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The Greene County Beekeepers Association Honey Harvest, held June 15, aims to raise awareness of beekeeping and native plants. LONDON BISHOP/STAFF

Greene County Beekeepers’ Honey Harvest event returns this June

Greene County Courthouse in Xenia, OH. FILE PHOTO

Credit: Lisa Powell

Greene County to expedite property foreclosure transfers in Fairborn

The Dayton Hamvention returns to Xenia, May 16 - 18, 2025, bringing tens of thousands of people worldwide for a weekend of technology, radio, and entertainment. LONDON BISHOP/STAFF

Hamvention 2025 breaks attendance record, draws 36,000 to Xenia, organizers say

COMMUNITY GEMS: Nominate someone doing something great in your community

Xenia man dies in Saturday night motorcycle crash on U.S. 35 in Dayton

Two little girls from the Czech Republic construct FM radios at the 2025 Dayton Hamvention, Saturday May 17, 2025. LONDON BISHOP/STAFF

Amateur radio spirit continues all over world, but gathers at Xenia’s Hamvention

Kaci Warren and Colton Holley-Wolf from the Harm Reduction team at Greene County Public Health showcase the new outdoor NaloxBox in Fairborn. CONTRIBUTED

24-7 ‘NaloxBox’ in Greene County a first locally in treating opioid overdoses

The 72nd annual Dayton Hamvention took over the Greene County Fairgrounds & Expo Center in Xenia from Friday, May 17 through Sunday, May 19, 2024. Sponsored by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association, the event is the largest ham radio convention in the world. Over 500 indoor exhibits and 2,500 outdoor exhibits, showcasing the latest in amateur radio equipment, technology, computer software and hardware were featured. Here are scenes from Saturday. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

Credit: Tom Gilliam

Hamvention: Thousands flocking to Xenia this weekend for amateur radio show

$Piqua steel Inc. moves an electric transformer from the AES substation site on Dayton Xenia Road in Greene County to its new location at the new Honda plant in Fayette County on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

‘Superload’ detours in Greene County finished for today

Amy Wamsley, 49, of Yellow Springs, during a 6-hour swim underneath the Golden Gate Bridge in October 2024. Wamsley will attempt to swim the English Channel this June. CONTRIBUTED

Yellow Springs woman to swim English Channel for 50th birthday, and for a cause

Kil-Kare Speedway has a new owner

The 52nd annual A World A’Fair took place from Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 4, 2025, at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia. Attendees visited booths representing over 30 countries to try food, drinks and learn about each country through their cultural displays. Dayton International Festival Inc. organized the ticketed event with non-profit organizations representing each participating country. This year’s festival theme was “Our National Heroes.” TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

Credit: Tom Gilliam

PHOTOS: A World A'Fair 2025 at the Greene County Fairgrounds & Expo Center

In this file photo, a crew from Valley Asphalt was laying down a fresh coat of asphalt on Columbia Street in downtown Springfield Monday, July 31, 2023. The resurfacing project had traffic on eastbound Columbia down to one lane and had several cross streets closed. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Credit: Bill Lackey

Xenia asphalt company target of Ohio Inspector General investigation

A rendering of the future Bolthouse Academic Center at Cedarville University, which will be a place for students to study and interact with faculty members. Contributed

Construction to begin on Cedarville University‘s $35M academic center

Man killed in multi-vehicle crash in Greene County has been ID’d

The Greene County Courthouse in Xenia. FILE

Credit: Lisa Powell

Spring Valley Twp. residents, Greene County continue debate over $1.8M bridge

Greene elections board, Bellbrook officials bicker over typo that nixed tax levy

Meet the family behind Los Mariachis, a Xenia restaurant reopening this month

Los Mariachis at 608 N. Detroit St. in Xenia has been remodeled after a fire in June 2024. The owners hope to reopen in May. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

Credit: Natalie Jones

PHOTOS: Sneak peek inside Los Mariachis in Xenia after remodel

A World A’Fair turned 50 in 2023. Formerly held at the Dayton Convention Center, the weekend long event moved to a new location, the Greene County Expo Center in Xenia. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

Credit: Tom Gilliam

A World A’Fair returns with food, drinks from more than 25 countries

Carson's Treasures in downtown Xenia, one of two businesses hosting Sidewalk Saturdays, showing off local businesses, crafters, and more. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF

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Xenia ‘Sidewalk Saturdays’ to showcase downtown small businesses starting May 3

$Inside the new Warner Middle School in Xenia. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Xenia schools protest state budget proposal in letter to DeWine, legislators

This is an aerial photograph of the intersection of Dayton Xenia Road and North Fairfield Road in Beavercreek, Ohio. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Several major Greene County roads to have construction, paving this summer

Human remains found in Greene County to undergo testing