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Ohio Senate President Rob McColley, R-Napoleon, takes questions from reporters alongside Senate Finance Chair Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, shortly after unveiling the Senate's initial tweaks to the state's proposed 2026 and 2027 operating budget. June 3, 2025.

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Ohio Senate budget eyes flat income tax, $600M toward Cleveland Browns4m ago

$Dayton International Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Delta ending Dayton flights to New York in September, adding service to Atlanta2h ago

A zoning requestion that would have put condominiums like these at the northeast corner of Lesourdsville-West Chester and Tylersville roads was rejected by West Chester Twp. trustees. Contributed photo

West Chester condo development plans rejected by township leaders

Ohio’s 2nd Wawa to open in Fairfield later this month

Pictured is The American Cape on Thursday, May 29, 2025, on High Street in downtown Hamilton. The American Cape is a sculpture of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father and namesake for the city of Hamilton, which was named as No. 4 best livable cities in Ohio by the U.S. News and World Report in May 2025. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

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Hamilton near top of list of best places to live in Ohio

Queen of Peace, E&H Ace Hardware and Kroger donated money and food to Serve City, which is part of the ongoing relationship between the school and the shelter for the unhoused. Pictured is the donation made on May 30, 2025, at the Queen of Peace Catholic School on Millville Avenue. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

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Serving the city: School, businesses support Hamilton food pantry amid scarcity

Vera Slamka and her husband, John, have owned Central Pastry in Middletown for 41 years. She loves interacting with her loyal customers. RICK McCRBB/CONTRIBUTOR

Central Pastry owner: ‘I’m not here to be a millionaire’

The city of Hamilton is considering selling 44 acres of property along Ohio 4 Bypass that is mainly wetlands, grasslands and deciduous forest to MetroParks of Butler County. It's similar to the nearby Gilmore Pond MetroPark, and is best used for some type of recreation. The land is appraised at $289,000, but the city will sell the land for $216,750, which is the amount of an Ohio Public Works Commission grant MetroParks received to help purchase the property. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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MetroParks to purchase 44 acres in Hamilton for conservation corridor

U.S. Capital building in Washington, D.C. CONTRIBUTED

Estate tax repeal pending in Congress raises debate over charity, wealth gap

Music director Mary Ellen Clinard on keyboard and Asst. Director Abbie Miller help youth learn the music for the production of "Letters to God" in Middletown. The Middletown Lyric Theatre is back and partnering with Sorg Opera House for this production. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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5 shows on list of Middletown Lyric Theatre’s 2026 performances

Gov. Mike DeWine (left) and Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason Bartolomei, commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, laugh while signing copies of a memorandum of understanding between the State of Ohio and AFRL on Monday at Pentagon Tower in Beavercreek. The memorandum renews a partnership between the two entities to share science and technology information and foster economic developing within Ohio. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF

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Ohio and Wright-Patt’s Air Force research lab to continue to share knowledge, tech

This photo released by Governor of Irkutsk region Igor Kobzev telegram channel on Sunday, June 1, 2025, shows a truck used to release some of the Ukrainian drones that attacked Russian air bases in the Irkutsk region, more than 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) from Ukraine. (Governor of Irkutsk region Igor Kobzev telegram channel via AP)

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AFRL commander says attacks ‘demonstrate a drone warfare future’

"Rosie the Riveters" Lucille "Cille" MacDonald, left, and Delphine Kaput, hold hands during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in honor of the World War II factory workers, on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2024. “Rosie the Riveter,” is a catchall referencing the women who flooded factories and shipyards during World War II to build planes, ships, and bombs. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Meet the Original Rosies this weekend at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

The 11th FC Mini Pitch opened with a grand opening celebration Friday, March 14, 2025, at the Booker T. Washington Center, 1140 S. Front St. in Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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‘Healthy Hamilton Neighborhood Games’ continue today and through June 14

$One of the employee work stations at Soin Medical Center, a Kettering Health hospital located at 3535 Pentagon Blvd. in Beavercreek. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Kettering Health cyberattack latest: Internal health records back, MyChart work continues

Construction continues Tuesday, March 18, 2025 on the Lanni Family Stadium at Matandy SportsPlex with concession stands, locker rooms and a turf practice field at Badin High School in Hamilton. The complex featuring Coach Terry Malone Field with an eight lane track around it is scheduled to be completed for fall sports seasons. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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PHOTOS: Construction continues on Badin's new stadium and turf fields