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Angelic Crystal Treasures recently opened at 20 High St. in Hamilton, in the former city municipal building. The entrance is from the west side, facing the Great Miami River. PROVIDED

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Mary Ann Eaton was congratulated on her retirement as the city’s Clerk of Council at her final regular meeting Nov. 16. She was presented with this flower arrangement and a mayoral proclamation recognizing her last day on the job, Nov. 30, as Mary Ann Eaton Day in the City of Oxford. CONTRIBUTED

Tuesday is ‘Mary Ann Eaton Day’ in Oxford as clerk of council retires

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Provided/Suggested caption: The Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, featuring jazz vocalist Mandy Gaines, will perform “A Swingin’ Christmas” at the Fitton Center on Fri., Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. (Pictured: A photo from last year’s virtual “A Swinging Christmas” at the Fitton Center.)

‘A Swingin’ Christmas’ at Fitton Center showcases jazz orchestra, singer

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Elle Smith, who graduated in 2016 from Shawnee High School in Clark County, Ohio, was crowned Miss USA Nov. 29, 2021. She competed as Miss Kentucky.

Shawnee High School grad is Miss USA 2021

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Pair in chase ditch stolen car, hide in storm drain, Miamisburg police say

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Judge denies defense request in West Chester quadruple murder case

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Gurpreet Singh, 37, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder. With specifications of using a firearm and killing two or more persons, Singh faces the death penalty if convicted.

Judge denies defense request in West Chester quadruple murder case

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Six in region win $10,000 Vax-2-School scholarships

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Patients hospitalized with COVID in Ohio up 57% over last 3 weeks

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Ray Nichting was ‘impactful’ Army vet, barber, athlete, coach and family man

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Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon (28) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

Archdeacon: Bengals’ big win over Steelers gives them plenty of reasons to dance about

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Oregon District shooting report: Betts fantasized about killing for a decade

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Recount of votes for Butler Co. Educational Services Center board seat to happen Tuesday

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Holiday package theft may rise as deliveries increase

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USPS hosts weeklong hiring fair in Cincinnati

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Oxford kicks off holidays with festival, craft show on Dec. 4

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Hamilton sixth-grader stars in LaComedia’s ‘A Christmas Story: The Musical’

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Winter in the Wald: Neighborhood celebrates holidays with multiple events

Defense attorney Charles M. Rittgers, right, speaks with his client Gurpreet Singh, charged in a quadruple homicide in West Chester Township, during a hearing in Butler County Common Pleas Court Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 in Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF

Defense for Singh wants prosecution, public left out of funding request

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Kettering Health expands primary care physicians’ offices in Springboro

Few in Butler County pull petitions for May 2022 primary

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FILE - In this Wednesday, May 12, 2021, file photo, the Carnival Cruise ship "Liberty" is docked at Port Canaveral, Fla., as crew members get vaccinated for COVID-19. Carnival Corp. is still losing money, but it sees a glimmer of hope in stronger bookings for next year. The cruise line company said Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, that it lost $2.8 billion in the third quarter, which ended Aug. 31. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

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Food & Dining

The beloved local chocolatier and coffee shop has released a special collaboration with Columbus-based Watershed Distillery just in time for the holiday shopping season. Bourbon Cherry Cordials with Watershed Bourbon is now available for purchase online, ready to ship to your home.

Winans collaborates with Ohio distillery for new chocolate treat

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Sweet Tooth will open its doors for the first time Today, Nov. 17 at 75 N. Main St. in Springboro. The dessert-only café will offer fondue platters with an assortment of fruit and sweets for dipping, gelato, handmade crepes and waffles, a massive, rotating chocolate block that can be shaved for chocolate toppings, milkshakes and more.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert about a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to baby spinach sold in seven states, including Ohio.

CDC: Josie’s Organics baby spinach linked to E. coli outbreak

White Castle's holiday promotion begins on Nov. 1 with a $5 promotional gift card for free with the purchase of $25 in gift cards. The gift card promotion will run through Jan. 2, 2022, with the $5 promo cards valid between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28, 2022.

White Castle offers more deals as 100th birthday year nears end

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Serving up food at the Ohio Renaissance Festival's Royal Feast

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Greater Cincinnati’s annual Cincinnati Taco Week is back for its fourth year starting today, Oct. 11, through Friday, Oct. 17. Participating locations will offer special $2 tacos all week long, with some restaurants offering up to three different taco options.

Attention foodies: Weeklong $2 taco fest worth the short drive to Cincinnati this week

Centerville, Deerfield Twp., Piqua and Springfield are among the more than 20 Ohio sites for which Cracker Barrel, a national restaurant chain known for homecooked meals, is seeking D5I permits, state records show. FILE

Cracker Barrel seeks Ohio liquor permits to sell beer, wine

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People with candles walk along the old town of Erfurt, Germany, Monday, Nov. 29, 20212. In the state capital, hundreds of people have gathered for an unannounced Corona protest. The incidence of corona in Thuringia continued to rise at the start of the week. (Martin Schutt/dpa via AP)

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Trader Michael Milano works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Stock indexes are edging higher on Wall Street Monday as markets regain their footing following a big stumble on Friday on worries about the spread of the new variant of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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$Rosalia Tejeda, second from left, plays with her children, from left, son Juscianni Blackeller, 13; Adaliana Gray, 5, and Audrey Gray, 2, in their backyard in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. As Tejeda, 38, has learned more about health risks posed by fracking for natural gas, she has become a vocal opponent of a plan to add more natural gas wells at a site near her home. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)$

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$Rosalia Tejeda, second from left, plays with her children, from left, son Juscianni Blackeller, 13; Adaliana Gray, 5, and Audrey Gray, 2, in their backyard in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. As Tejeda, 38, has learned more about health risks posed by fracking for natural gas, she has become a vocal opponent of a plan to add more natural gas wells at a site near her home. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)$

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