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Beavercreek

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Dayton BBQ Company, located at Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, took home Best Smoked Wing, as well as Best Side for their loaded fries topped with mac and cheese and brisket, at the 2025 Kickin’ Chicken Wing Fest (CONTRIBUTED).

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Winners of the 2025 Kickin’ Chicken Wing Fest

Marion’s Piazza turns 60, celebrates with discount for customers

The Silly Goose Creative Play Cafe is open in Beavercreek at 2781 Centre Drive 12B. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

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PHOTOS: A look inside Silly Goose Creative Play Cafe in Beavercreek

Bellbrook

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Winners of the 2025 Kickin’ Chicken Wing Fest

Cornerstone of Centerville South is planned to feature retail shops, restaurants, office buildings, a hotel and an entertainment venue.

Cornerstone development OK’d for next phase; tenants for 14 parcels not named yet

Wingstop is opening a new location next week in the Dayton region.

Wingstop near Miami Valley South in Sugarcreek Twp. opens next week

Mi Ramen is located at 4457 W. Franklin St. in Bellbrook. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

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Mi Ramen, with authentic Japanese cuisine, opening in Bellbrook

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

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

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Marion’s Piazza turns 60, celebrates with discount for customers

Mudlick Tap House is expected to relocate to 110 W. Franklin St. in spring 2025. For now, it’s business as usual at their Dayton spot on East Third Street until construction is complete. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

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Mudlick Tap House announces final day of regular service in downtown Dayton

Centerville has launched a pilot project using AI-equipped recycling trucks to detect contamination in real time. Residents whose items don’t meet the guidelines will be notified via a personalized postcard, one that tells them which items are not accepted and provides tips on proper recycling. CONTRIBUTED

Watching your trash: Local city using AI-equipped trucks to scan recycling

Clayton

AeCha Cafe brings bubble tea and community warmth to Tipp City: Now serving morning...

Anticoli’s house dressing is now available locally: Here’s where you can get it

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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

Dayton

Missy Creachbaum, Hershall Creachbaum Jr.'s grandmother, visited a bridge on McClure Street over U.S. 35 where a memorial has been created for the 7-year-old boy. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

‘They took an innocent life’: Family of 7-year-old boy call for justice after remains...

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LISTEN: Man reports 7-year-old Dayton boy missing: ‘A tattooed man, he just ran away with...

Michael Kendrick (left) appeared electronically before Magistrate Brandon McClain in Dayton Municipal Court. McClain set his bond at $2 million. He is facing three counts of tampering with evidence and one count gross abuse of a corpse for allegedly leaving the body of a 7-year-old boy in grass field in Dayton before collecting his bones. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF

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Bond set at $2M for man accused of disposing of 7-year-old’s body in Dayton

Englewood

Marion’s Piazza turns 60, celebrates with discount for customers

AeCha Cafe brings bubble tea and community warmth to Tipp City: Now serving morning...

It’s hot! Here are 150 stops on the Ohio Ice Cream Trail to get a cool treat

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20 Miami Valley communities expand energy programs to residents, small businesses

Fairborn

Members of the 181st Security Forces Squadron attend an M4A1 carbine weapons safety training course at the Warfighter Training Center on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on June 13, 2025. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Amber Anderson)

Wright-Patterson plans anti-terrorism exercise this week

Man indicted on murder charges in deadly Fairborn shooting

Michael McShirley, an 88th Civil Engineer Squadron stationary engineer, inspects the Kaufman Avenue heat plant’s biggest boilers in this 2021 photo. The two boilers are capable of putting out as much as 120,000 pounds each of steam every hour and are partly responsible for heating Area B of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

Wright-Patt launches major energy overhaul

Only a few of the 59 species of mosquitoes in Ohio can transmit disease. However, the diseases these mosquitoes can carry are very serious and include: Eastern equine encephalitis, La Crosse encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis and West Nile virus. CONTRIBUTED

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Greene County confirms first West Nile report after virus detected in Fairborn

Huber Heights

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2 sobriety checkpoints to take place in Huber Heights tonight

Athlete of the week: Keng Martin, Wayne High School

U.S. Attorney Kenneth Parker, Southern District of Ohio, discussed a 14-person indictment related to a racketeering scheme involving the Thug Riders Motorcycle club in Ohio and Kentucky on June 14, 2024. Approximately 330 law enforcement officers assisted with search warrants and arrests on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in connection to the case. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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First member of Thug Riders Motorcycle Club sentenced, ordered to 30 months in prison

Kettering

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Winners of the 2025 Kickin’ Chicken Wing Fest

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Meet the chickens: Kettering man’s pets or farm animals?

Marion’s Piazza turns 60, celebrates with discount for customers

Todd Combs holds one of his pet chickens Sunday, July 13, 2025, in the backyard of his Kenosha Road home in Kettering. JEN BALDUF/STAFF

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PHOTOS: Meet the chickens: Kettering pets or farm animals?

Lebanon

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175th Warren County Fair opens with animal exhibits, food, vendors, rides

Owners of The Breakfast Club in Lebanon open second location in Springboro

After operating in Lebanon for almost 15 years, Cameron Whipp, who owns The Breakfast Club with his wife, Jordan, have opened a second location in Springboro. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

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PHOTOS: Take a look inside The Breakfast Club in Springboro

Hidden Valley Orchards revamping food program, adding farm-grown products to retail store

Miamisburg

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Marion’s Piazza turns 60, celebrates with discount for customers

Woman indicted for allegedly promoting prostitution at spa near Dayton Mall

Teen arrested after 18-year-old shot in the leg in Miamisburg

Moraine

Marion’s Piazza turns 60, celebrates with discount for customers

One of 33 recently installed signs that welcome people to Moraine, celebrate the city's history and mark a milestone. The new signs posted at all city entrances feature graphics incorporating the Wright Seaplane and a reference to Moraine becoming a city in 1965. CONTRIBUTED

Moraine’s new entry signage celebrates history, marks milestone

It’s hot! Here are 150 stops on the Ohio Ice Cream Trail to get a cool treat

Another Ohio community has officially banned businesses involved in the cultivation, processing and retail sale of recreational marijuana. Moraine City Council on Thursday, June 12, approved an ordinance prohibiting those activities within city limits, citing concerns about public health, safety and overall community welfare. STAFF FILE PHOTO

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Moraine bans recreational marijuana businesses

Oakwood

Anticoli’s house dressing is now available locally: Here’s where you can get it

Bright colors of native plants fill the sun garden outside Wright Memorial Public Library in Oakwood. JEN BALDUF/STAFF

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Oakwood library takes learning outside

The Oakwood City Schools Board of Education approved a two-year contract with its teachers' union that calls for a 3% raise for the 2025-26 academic year and a 2½% wage increase for 2026-27. STAFF FILE

Oakwood teachers get 3% raise in first year of 2-year contract

Three Birds opens in Dayton: Here’s what to expect

Springboro

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Warren County prosecutor outspoken about juvenile crime after Springboro auto thefts

Kathy Moore at 100 crochets several dozen winter hats a year to donate to people in need. JEN BALDUF/STAFF

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COMMUNITY GEM: 100-year-old’s winter hats give warmth to those in need

Anticoli’s house dressing is now available locally: Here’s where you can get it

Trotwood

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A man's body was found inside a Gardendale Avenue house, where Trotwood firefighters rescued four dogs on March 11, 2023. CONTRIBUTED

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Man accused in Trotwood murder, arson fire pleads guilty

Taste of Jamaica has relocated to 4570 Salem Ave. in Trotwood. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

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Taste of Jamaica relocates from Dayton to Trotwood

Anticoli’s house dressing is now available locally: Here’s where you can get it

Troy

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Miami County Courthouse. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Ohio appeals ruling from Miami County judge that overturned rape convictions

Size (and sauce) matters: BW3s co-founder judges local chicken wing competition

Marion’s Piazza turns 60, celebrates with discount for customers

Vandalia

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AeCha Cafe brings bubble tea and community warmth to Tipp City: Now serving morning...

Hydrochloric acid results in hazmat response at AmeriWater in Vandalia

It’s hot! Here are 150 stops on the Ohio Ice Cream Trail to get a cool treat

Waynesville

Bill’s Donut Shop is located at 268 N. Main St. in Centerville. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

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It’s National Donut Day: Freebies, raffles happening across the Dayton region

Warren County judge acquits Wayne Local treasurer, daughter on all charges in strong...

The first Waynesville Street Faire of 2025 happened on Main St. on Saturday, May 10. Featured activities included shopping from vendors, kids’ activities, food trucks and live music. Hosted by the Waynesville Merchants Association and Waynesville Area Arts Council, the recurring event will return on June 14, July 12, Aug. 9, Sept. 13 and Dec. 7. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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PHOTOS: First Waynesville Street Faire of 2025

Combo platters are the way to go, with choices of meat that include turkey, pulled pork, tri tip, hot link or smoked wings. FILE PHOTO

1572 Roadhouse Bar-B-Q at Renaissance Park to reopen next month

West Carrollton

New Culver’s location to open today as River District’s first business

Lauren Williams (right) takes the oath of office as she is sworn in by West Carrolton Mayor Rick Barnhart (left) as the newest member of West Carrollton City Council on Tuesday, June 25. Williams fills a seat on council vacated by Amanda Zennie's May 8 resignation. CONTRIBUTED

West Carrollton picks Williams to fill vacant city council spot

An image from a video displayed during a press conference at West Carrollton Civic Center in 2023, shows people enjoying a whitewater attraction in Michigan. West Carrollton will receive more than $1.2 million in state funding to advance a planned whitewater park along the Great Miami River. CONTRIBUTED

West Carrollton gets $1.2M in state grants for whitewater park, River District

Recreational marijuana is processed and packaged in a back room at Amazing Budz in Adrian, Michigan. West Carrollton is extending its ban on new cannabis businesses through March 30, 2026. That means no new dispensaries, growers or processors can open in the city for now. STAFFF FILE PHOTO

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West Carrollton extends cannabis business ban amid ongoing legal uncertainty

Xenia

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Young’s Jersey Dairy in Yellow Springs has announced a change in leadership as CEO Dan Young retires this fall after five decades. His son, John Young, will take the helm effective Nov. 1 (CONTRIBUTED).

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CEO of Young’s Jersey Dairy announces retirement; fourth-generation to take the reins

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Winners of the 2025 Kickin’ Chicken Wing Fest

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PHOTOS: A look inside Silly Goose Creative Play Cafe in Beavercreek