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Beavercreek
Old Scratch Pizza is opening its first restaurant outside of the Dayton region. FILE PHOTO
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Old Scratch Pizza announces expansion to Columbus
A young family looks on one of the displays at Beavercreek's 9/11 Memorial, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. LONDON BISHOP/STAFF
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Beavercreek commemorates the events of 9/11
Officials tour the High-Power Electromagnetic Effects and Modeling, or HPEM, Facility at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 7, 2022. Air Force photo / 1st Lt. Nina Rogers
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AFRL directs $747 million in work to Beavercreek contractor
Jeffrey Smith, 562nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron mechanic, performs engine change procedures on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Nov. 23, 2019, at Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)
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Beavercreek company Illumination Works lands Air Force award with $97M ceiling
Bellbrook
The KFC at 4458 Clyo Road in Sugarcreek Twp. near Miami Valley Hospital South is “permanently closed,” according to a sign posted at the restaurant on Sept. 3. NATALIE JONES/STAFF
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KFC on Clyo Road is permanently closed
A Monroe woman has the first confirmed case of West Nile virus in Butler County.
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Public Health to spray for mosquitoes Tuesday, Wednesday in Greene County
A large number of people attended the Bellbrook School Board meeting Thursday, August 14, 2025 to discuss the impacts of closing the high school library for a review of “sexuality and gender content.” LONDON BISHOP/STAFF
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Bellbrook High School Library reopens amid ‘gender and sexuality’ review
A large number of people attended the Bellbrook School Board meeting Thursday, August 14, 2025 to discuss the impacts of closing the high school library for a review of “sexuality and gender content.” LONDON BISHOP/STAFF
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Bellbrook closes high school library temporarily for review of ‘sexuality content and...
Brookville
Sweden Creme in Lindenwald, a neighborhood of Hamilton, is painted pink and light blue, and the building is lit up with neon lights at night. Metal tables with built-in benches and umbrellas and picnic-table style seating are available outdoors. A new sign advertises the signature Dixie Burger. The windows are decorated with dancing Dixie Burgers and ice cream cones. CONTRIBUTED
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It’s hot! Here are 150 stops on the Ohio Ice Cream Trail to get a cool treat
Jennifer Vollmer talks about tornado damage her property sustained while standing in front of the remains of a grain bin that was destroyed during the storm last year. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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Ohio home insurance rates soar due to storms, inflation; how to protect yourself
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20 Miami Valley communities expand energy programs to residents, small businesses
The 48th annual Troy Strawberry Festival took place on Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2, 2024 in downtown Troy and the Great Miami River levee. Featured festivities included strawberry themed foods, vendors, live music and more. Here are scenes from Saturday plus a behind the scenes glimpse at the making of the festival’s famous strawberry donuts by Troy Music Boosters volunteers at Troy Memorial Stadium. This year’s festival theme was Blooming Berries. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
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Troy Strawberry Festival to have 2 stages of entertainment, car show and more
Centerville
Old Scratch Pizza is opening its first restaurant outside of the Dayton region. FILE PHOTO
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Old Scratch Pizza announces expansion to Columbus
The Centerville Fall Fest at Stubbs Park, 255 W. Spring Valley Road, includes a Vendor Village, featuring more than 100 local vendors and food trucks offering a variety of goods and handcrafted items. The free event is scheduled for noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 4 at the park. CONTRIBUTED
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Centerville Fall Fest returns to Stubbs Park with family fun, vendor village
Currito, a fast-casual restaurant with a globally inspired menu featuring bowls, wraps, salads, smoothies, shakes and more, is opening its first location in the Dayton region at 1024 Miamisburg-Centerville Road in Washington Twp. NATALIE JONES/STAFF
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3 Currito restaurants coming to Dayton area with first opening by end of year
Washington Twp. plans to create Gateway Plaza at Countryside Park. It will feature a new outdoor pavilion, spray park, ticket booth, restrooms and covered walkways. CONTRIBUTED
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Washington Twp.’s Countryside Park set for $5.2M revamp
Clayton
Elaine Wittman, who previously served as city of Clayton's assistant city manager, will replace outgoing City Manager Amanda Zimmerlin on an interim basis later this month. CONTRIBUTED
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Wittman appointed interim city manager for Clayton
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1 injured after being thrown off ATV in Clayton
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First look inside Bella Sorella Pizza in Clayton: How to try it before the opening
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PHOTOS: Sneak peek inside Bella Sorella Pizza in Clayton
Dayton
Ohio State Sen. Willis Blackshear, Jr., D-Dayton, will be a featured speaker at a town hall meeting discussing the future of three Montgomery County nursing homes. FILE
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Town Hall to address possibility of nursing home closures
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MISSING: Police searching for girl, man after personal items found near river in Dayton
Beyond Grocery is a cashless grocery store located at 31 S. Main St. in the Dayton Arcade. NATALIE JONES/STAFF
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Beyond Grocery to celebrate grand opening with free ‘Flyer Fest’ event at Dayton Arcade
A group rallied Friday Sept. 12, 2025 outside a downtown Dayton federal offices building, urging U.S. Rep. Mike Turner to protect VA jobs. Two members of the group met with Turner staff members. THOMAS GNAU/STAFF
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Nurses, allies rally Friday to protect VA jobs
Englewood
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE
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Man sentenced in OVI crash that killed 1, seriously injured another outside Miami Valley...
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Police: $10K returned to Englewood man after scammer poses as son
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE
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Englewood man sentenced to at least 8 years for sexually abusing child
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PHOTOS: Sneak peek inside Bella Sorella Pizza in Clayton
Fairborn
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Owner of Dayton’s Baker Benji’s indicted on child pornography charges
Meadowdale defeated Belmont, 22-2, to win its first City League championship since 1999 at Welcome Stadium on Oct. 23, 2024. Michael Cooper/CONTRIBUTED
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High School Football: Top players in Meadowdale history
A scene from the Ohio Defense Forum in 2023. From left, U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, Tim Grason, Gen. T. Michael "Buzz" Moseley and Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry. JIM NOELKER/STAFF
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Ohio Defense Forum opens Monday with Air, Space Force heavy-hitters
The planned Convergence Research Center, shown in an artist's image. Dayton Development Coalition
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Synergy gets construction access to Wright-Patt as development work advances
Huber Heights
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Traffic enforcement detail scheduled for Ohio 4 today
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Machines removed from Huber Heights pool hall in gambling investigation
A former employee at the center of an investigation into four infants who were allegedly injured in 2024 while at Anna's Early Beginnings Child Care and Learning Center has pleaded no contest to one count of endangering children, a misdemeanor. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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Former Huber Heights day care worker pleads no contest to endangering children
Taquitos Urupan has opened a new location in Huber Heights at 4480 Powell Road at the site of the former Mr. Pollo. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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Mexican restaurant Taquitos Uruapan opens in Huber Heights
Kettering
Stickers line a machine in the Montgomery County Board of Elections office. Early, in-person voting ends on Sunday.
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Kettering man dropped from ballot asks elections board to reconsider
Kettering veteran Todd Combs makes a presentation to Kettering City Council Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, during a public hearing for an appeal of a Board of Zoning Appeals ruling that zoning administrators did not err in determining his backyard chickens violate city rules. In background is City Planner Ryan Homsi, left, Fire Chief Mitch Robbins and Police Chief Chip Protsman. JEN BALDUF/STAFF
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Kettering backyard chicken owner fights to keep his ‘household pet fowl’
Kettering City School District's Fairmont High School. JEN BALDUF/STAFF
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Kettering Fairmont HS reports whooping cough case
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PHOTOS: 2025 Italian Fall Festa at Bella Villa Hall
Lebanon
Warren Correctional Institution. STAFF FILE
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Man gets at least 15 years for attacking, killing Warren Correctional inmate
Miami Valley Meals’ Diced in Dayton competition highlighted the creativity of 13 local chefs as they prepared a dish using a box of mystery ingredients (MIAMI VALLEY MEALS).
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Lebanon Otterbein chef wins final cook-off during ‘Diced in Dayton’ competition
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Lebanon’s historic bell rings out after decades of silence
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PHOTOS: Hidden Valley Orchards has new food, activities
Miamisburg
Currito, a fast-casual restaurant with a globally inspired menu featuring bowls, wraps, salads, smoothies, shakes and more, is opening its first location in the Dayton region at 1024 Miamisburg-Centerville Road in Washington Twp. NATALIE JONES/STAFF
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3 Currito restaurants coming to Dayton area with first opening by end of year
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Miamisburg High honors 9/11 victims with memorial stair climb
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Miamisburg to celebrate nearly $10.3M park upgrade Saturday
Miami Twp. Public Works employees install new, more visible street signs Thursday, Aug 21, 2025. Nearly 1,000 signs are being replaced on township-maintained streets, but not Ohio Department of Transportation or Montgomery County signs. CONTRIBUTED
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Miami Twp. upgrades street signs for safety and more branded roadways
Moraine
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The Cozy Book Nook, which specializes in indie authors, relocates to downtown Dayton
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE
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Moraine man sentenced for attacking police officer, strangulation
A Frisch's Big Boy operated at 4830 S. Dixie Drive for nearly 60 years before closing in 2023. The vacant site sits immediately north of 2705 Lehigh Place, a property Moraine City Council rezoned from residential use to a neighborhood business zone Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, paving the way for a Wawa gas station and convenience store. Image from Google.
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Moraine clears path for new Wawa location
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Cause of Moraine explosion unclear, drop-off closed at solid waste district
Oakwood
Smith Elementary School, along with Harman Elementary School, will be the focus of renovation work as part of the next phase of the Oakwood City School District's master facilities plan. JEN BALDUF/STAFF
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Oakwood Schools ‘pivoting’ on facilities plan
Dorothy Lane Market is opening the doors to its Mason store at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20. CONTRIBUTED
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Dorothy Lane Market announces opening date of Mason grocery store
Miamisburg Municipal Court
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Former Oakwood Schools gym teacher accused of thefts from multiple stores
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Anticoli’s house dressing is now available locally: Here’s where you can get it
Springboro
An update from the Ohio Auditor of State shows Springboro Schools was performing much better financially than what the state had previously reported. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/SPRINGBORO SCHOOLS
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Update to auditor’s report shows Springboro Schools in good position
Scott Michaud
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Funeral set for Springboro grad killed in crash near Marquette University
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PHOTOS: Views from Oktoberfest Springboro
Blue Dog Books is a locally owned and operated bookstore now open at 245 S. Main St. in historic Springboro. JEN BALDUF/STAFF
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Blue Dog Books opens in historic Springboro
Trotwood
Taquitos Urupan has opened a new location in Huber Heights at 4480 Powell Road at the site of the former Mr. Pollo. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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Mexican restaurant Taquitos Uruapan opens in Huber Heights
Trotwood-Madison schools will now require minors be accompanied by a chaperone at sporting events following a "disruption" at the varsity football team's home opener on Aug. 22. CONTRIBUTED
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Trotwood-Madison enacts list of new rules for sporting events after football game fight
Trotwood Police Officer Tyrone Derrick with students from one of his police explorer program classes. CONTRIBUTED
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COMMUNITY GEM: Trotwood police officer ‘a true role model’ for students
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Police investigating Wednesday shooting near Trotwood apartments
Troy
Old Scratch Pizza is opening its first restaurant outside of the Dayton region. FILE PHOTO
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Old Scratch Pizza announces expansion to Columbus
The overall average residential value increase for 40,000 property owners in Miami County was 28.8 percent, according to the auditor’s office. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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Miami County property values to increase an average of 28% in 2026
John J. Fisher, of Troy, celebrated his 100th birthday at StoryPoint Troy on Sunday. AIMEE HANCOCK/STAFF
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100 YEARS OLD: StoryPoint Troy resident celebrates milestone birthday
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Tipp City man sentenced to prison for 12 sex crimes
Vandalia
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22-year-old charged in Vandalia shooting
Warehouse 4 is opening Sept. 4 at 3210 Seajay Drive in Beavercreek. NATALIE JONES/STAFF
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First look inside new Warehouse 4 in Beavercreek, which opens next week
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PHOTOS: Sneak peek inside Warehouse 4 in Beavercreek
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16-year-old, man injured in weekend shooting in Vandalia
Waynesville
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At 1572 Roadhouse Bar-B-Q, smoked meats and house-made sauces are on the menu
1572 Roadhouse Bar-B-Q is an open-air BBQ joint located on the grounds of the Ohio Renaissance Festival. NATALIE JONES/STAFF
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Food options aplenty at this year’s Ohio Renaissance Festival
Village Family Restaurant in Waynesville is still looking for a new owner after being on the market for more than two years. NATALIE JONES/STAFF
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2 years later, Waynesville restaurant still on market; now available for lease
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The ‘official baker’ of the Ohio Renaissance Festival is based in Old North Dayton
West Carrollton
The chlorine feed room at West Carrollton's Water Treatment Plant pictured in this June 2024 photo is one part of upgrades slated for the facility. The Ohio EPA recently approved West Carrollton’s plans to upgrade the site. STAFF FILE PHOTO
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West Carrollton secures EPA approval for $8.8M water plant upgrade
David Wessling, West Carrollton's chief of police. CONTRIBUTED
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West Carrollton names new police chief familiar with city
A classroom in West Carrollton Elementary School. The first day of school at the new building is Aug. 20. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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West Carrollton set to open new, sustainable elementary school
West Carrollton continues to advance plans to develop the area along East Dixie Drive just west of Interstate 75's Exit 47. One key feature of the development will be a whitewater park on the Great Miami River. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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West Carrollton takes key step toward new riverfront whitewater park
Xenia
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4 taken into custody after chase involving stolen SUV ends in Xenia
Greene County Sheriff Scott Anger talks in the main conference room in the new sheriff's office on Monday, Sept. 8. The department moved into its new office on Greene Way Boulevard, just off West Main Street in Xenia, in early August. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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First phase of Greene County Jail project complete as Sheriff’s Office moves into new...
The Eavey Exchange building located off of Detroit Street in downtown Xenia. Built in 1908, the former grocery store warehouse has been vacant for many years. LONDON BISHOP/STAFF
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Entrepreneur spearheading multimillion-dollar redevelopment of old Eavey Exchange...
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UPDATE: Missing Xenia man with memory issues found safe
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