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    The Warren County Commissioners and County Auditor Matt Nolan are studying ways to provide a property tax "holiday" and funding options if property taxes are eliminated completely. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    17% sales tax? Warren County looking at possible property tax alternatives
    Frisch's Restaurant on Kyles Lane is relocating to Madison Pike after 13 other Frisch's locations change hands.

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    Dormant Frisch’s poised for redevelopment 18 months after evictions forced closures
    Amanda Hollingsworth hugs the owner of Strange Records in the Morrow Arts Center. Hollingsworth says the record shop has become a safe space for LGTBQ+ members of this small Warren County community.

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    ‘A little scared’: After pride poster taken down, Little Miami mom tries to start a...
    Gene and Marsha Frame, Middletown natives, along with their son, John Christopher, have written a devotional book, "From Sea to Shining Sea" about their travels to all 50 states.
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    McCrabb: Couple turns lifetime of travel into devotional book
    Chilli’s Wings & Fish plans to open this summer at 3015 Dixie Highway in Hamilton. The restaurant was formerly occupied by Richard's Pizza. ERIC SCHWARTZBERG
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    Chilli’s Wings & Fish expands to Hamilton
    MidPointe Library System has five branches in Butler County: Middletown, Monroe, West Chester Twp., Trenton and Liberty Twp. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Could end of passport services at nonprofit libraries lead to stricter voting rules?
    Hamilton Fire Department responded to Meyer Brothers & Son in Hamilton after receiving a first alarm at 10:26 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2026. The blaze destroyed the home remodeling business, but no one was hurt. CONTRIBUTED/CITY OF HAMILTON
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    Hamilton business Meyer Brothers & Sons destroyed by fire
    The Ohio Supreme Court at the Moyer Judicial Center in Columbus on March 24, 2026 about to hear oral arguments in the case Moe et al. v. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost et al. CONTRIBUTED
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    Ohio Supreme Court weighs parental rights in challenge to gender‑affirming care ban
    Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose speaks during the Ohio Republican Party dinner, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Lima, Ohio. (AP Photo/Lauren Leigh Bacho)
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    Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose activated for duty
    In total, more than $18.9 million has been invested into the project by Middletown into the Renaissance Pointe project between site acquisition and infrastructure improvements. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Renaissance Pointe development in limbo due to delay of $12.5M in funding
    Fire crews from Trenton and Madison, St. Clair and Fairfield Townships responded to a structure fire at Woodsdale Duke Energy Generating Station at 3:35 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2026. BRYN DIPPOLD/STAFF
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    U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks to the media following a roundtable discussion with local representatives from defense firms, educational programs and other organizations on Friday, March 6, 2026. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF
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    Husted backs bill to expand law enforcement conceal-carry rights; critics call it...
    Nicholas Dearth, 47, who pleaded guilty to driving drunk and killing a 58-year-old in a high-speed crash in August 2025 has been sentenced to three years prison. BRYN DIPPOLD/STAFF
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    Driver who killed 58-year-old in high‑speed crash sentenced to prison
    The front windows of the Walter H. Rice Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in downtown Dayton. THOMAS GNAU / STAFF
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    Chinese companies accused of drug trafficking, money laundering facing federal charges in...
    The Warren County courts building houses Warren County Common Pleas Court. JEN BALDUF/STAFF
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    Kentucky man accused of sexual contact with young child in Franklin
    Officials from the Butler County Emergency Management Agency, the Butler County Coroner’s Office and Hamilton Police Department search the underground sewer system on Market Street Friday, March 20, 2026. Authorities were looking for any additional remains or evidence connected to the death of William Lee Campbell, who went missing in 2022, but whose remains were discovered in the sewer last August. PHOTO COURTESY OF HAMILTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
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    A fire truck sits inside a Milford Twp. Fire Department fire station. Township voters will decide May 5 whether to approve a 2‑mill Fire/EMS levy that would fund operations and equipment without raising the tax rate. CONTRIBUTED
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    Tamika Duverglas, from Dayton, pumps gas at the UDF at Brown and Stewart Streets Wednesday December 27, 2023. Gas prices have been rising lately because of tensions in the Middle East. JIM NOELKER/STAFF
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    Where to find the cheapest gas in the Miami Valley
    A view of the vision of the improved Marsh Park in Fairfield. CONTRIBUTED
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    Marsh Park improvements focus on access, restoration
    Cincinnati police disperse large crowds and unruly groups at The Banks on Opening Day, March 26, 2026. Photo by: Jay Shakur/WCPO
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    Cincinnati police: Multiple people arrested amid Opening Day ‘disorder and violence’
     Downtown Springfield, Ohio, Oct. 6, 2024.  Thousands of Haitians have settled in the city, and the majority of them have lawful status, often through the Temporary Protected Status program.  (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
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    Letters to the editor: TPS has been a detriment to Springfield; public schools deserve...
    Patrick Stafford and Mandi McKinley have been friends since meeting in ninth grade at Tecumseh High School.  Stafford, a Los Angeles-based actor, will receive his second kidney transplant courtesy of McKinley. This photo, taken in December 2025, features McKinley wearing a T-shirt that reads "Kidneys are made to be shared." CONTRIBUTED
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    ‘She is saving my life from afar’: Actor in LA who is from Dayton area to get kidney from...
    "Convergence,” by Hamilton artist Brett Tachi, will span the exterior of Pfefferle Tire & Auto Service at 990 Main St. Founded in 2016. The mural is one of four to be added this summer by StreetSpark, a public arts program now entering its second decade. CONTRIBUTED
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    StreetSpark adds four new murals across Hamilton
    While most school principals employ acoustic options such as shouting, hand claps, whistles, hand bells and the occasional megaphone with big gatherings of students, Central Academy Principal Stephen Sippel just reaches into his pocket for his ever-present harmonica and hits a few notes. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    A winning tune: Middletown principal uses harmonica to quiet students
    An existing Amazon AWS Data Center in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF
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    New data center ban amendment proposal to start gathering signatures
    U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks to the media following a roundtable discussion with local representatives from defense firms, educational programs and other organizations on Friday, March 6, 2026. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF
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    Husted backs bill to expand law enforcement conceal-carry rights; critics call it...
    Nicholas Dearth, 47, who pleaded guilty to driving drunk and killing a 58-year-old in a high-speed crash in August 2025 has been sentenced to three years prison. BRYN DIPPOLD/STAFF
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    Driver who killed 58-year-old in high‑speed crash sentenced to prison
    The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will participate in America 250-Ohio, a statewide initiative designed to connect Ohio’s people, places and achievements to the broader national story of the United States.  PHOTO CREDIT: NMUSAF/Prichard
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    100 days until July 4: How locals are able to celebrate America250 right now
    A Cincinnati Reds memorabilia event is scheduled this weekend at Marriott Cincinnati North in West Chester. Pictured here is Broadcaster Marty Brennaman in the 2025 Opening Day Parade in Cincinnati. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Things to do in Butler County this weekend: Bourbon and blues, toy show, baseball...
    A 48-year-old man suffered serious injuries after being hit by a Middletown police cruiser March 19, according to an Ohio traffic crash report and city spokesman. STAFF
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    Man seriously hurt when hit by Middletown police cruiser, report says
    A file photo of inside what was previously known as the Women's Med Center, now known as the Planned Parenthood - Dayton Surgical Center, located in Kettering. A new report shows that the number of abortions that took place in 2025 in Montgomery County declined nearly 28% in 2025 compared to 2024. JIM NOELKER/STAFF
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    Local abortions decrease nearly 28% in 2025 over 2024, state report says
    Construction of Buc-ee's in Huber Heights near the Interstate 70 and Ohio 235 interchange is nearly complete. The superstation is scheduled to open to the public on April 6. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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