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Local law enforcement receives almost $300K in state funds for drug enforcement3h ago

Kings Island held an opening ceremony and ribbon cutting Friday, April 29, 2022 in celebration of their 50th Anniversary. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Kings Island opens Wednesday for daily operations

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Fatal crash on US 127 near Morganthaler Road

Man sent to jail for fatal steel coil crash on U.S. 127

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Ohio Democrats announced May 17 they will seek a state constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights. House Minority Whip Jessica Miranda, D-Forest Park, speaks at the Statehouse, backed by fellow legislators.

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Ohio Dems seek to put abortion protection in state constitution

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$As Fairfield High School senior Vincent Ariss walks on to the commencement stage later this month to accept his high school diploma, he will be doing so having already earned an associate degree from Sinclair Community College. Ariss is part of a rare handful of high school graduates this spring who achieved graduation credits for their school and a tuition-free, two-year college degrees simultaneously. (Contributed Photo\Journal-News)$

Top local news for Tuesday, May 17, 2022

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Popular Butler County drive-in restaurant is closed

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Daryl Hall added to Kings Island summer concert lineup

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Latest Headlines

Monroe Fire Department was dispatched before 5 a.m. Sunday to Hawthorne Glen Nursing Home on 5414 Hankins Road in Monroe in reference of a fire alarm activation. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Monroe fire: Failure of ceiling ventilation blamed for blaze at nursing home

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I-275 ramp in Fairfield to close Friday

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Mostly sunny, warm today; Showers, storms move in tomorrow

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Springboro schools mourns death of fourth grader who battled brain cancer

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Gold Star Middletown, 449 Oxford State Road, is collecting items for those impacted by the war in Ukraine. The restaurant has collected more than $16,000 in donations and supplies. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Gold Star Middletown raises more than $16K for Ukraine

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Government offering additional 8 free COVID-19 tests to public

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Police canine demonstration on Wednesday open to public

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FOP Lodge stabbings: Police continue search for fugitive suspects, offer $1,500 reward

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Pro Kleen, which does business as Porta Kleen, plans to begin construction on or before July 1 on a new 27,000-square-foot building at 1095 Tedia Way. PROVIDED

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Pro Kleen expansion to add jobs in Fairfield

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Fairfield senior earns high school degree, college diploma simultaneously

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David Shaw: Big River Get Down introduces people to Hamilton and to new music

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American Cornhole Organization considers locating headquarters in Butler County

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The Monroe Fire Department was dispatched before 5 a.m. Sunday to Hawthorne Glen Nursing Home, 5414 Hankins Road, in reference of a fire alarm activation. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Daughter with mom in nursing home where fire broke out concerned for her safety

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Movies, food trucks invading Monroe Community Park this week

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Butler County Jail’s pharmacy bill: $200K contract extension approved

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Think before they drink: It’s illegal for parents to host alcohol parties

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2022 Food Drive

2022 Food Drive

Pour House self pour tap room opens in Hamilton

Pour House self pour tap room opens in Hamilton

For the first time in two years, Middletown Schools put on their famed Middie Olympics for their special needs students.

Middletown Schools revive Special Olympics

Food & Dining

Monroe's Food Truck Fair is set for 5-9 p.m. Thursday in Community Park, 500 S. Main St. Eighteen food trucks are registered and Cassette Junkies, a live band, will play. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Movies, food trucks invading Monroe Community Park this week

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Pour House self pour tap room opens in Hamilton

VIDEO: Pour House opens at The Marcum in downtown Hamilton

Strawberry Cheesecake is the first of five summer bonus flavors at Graeter's Ice Cream.

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First bonus flavor of summer now available at Graeter’s Ice Cream

Gold Star Germantown has been renovated and reopens for business May 14, 2022. CONTRIBUTED

Gold Star Germantown reopens Saturday with new look

Work has started on the demolition of Steak 'n Shake on Hamilton's West Side, where a Panda Express will be built. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Work begins at former Steak ’n Shake site where Panda Express will be

Sweden Creme. CONTRIBUTED

No Dixie Burgers, Dole Whips this year: Sweden Creme won’t be opening

Pictured is a Lime Coconut Donut from Holtman's Donuts and Lime Coconut Donut Gose (beer) from Grainworks Brewing Company. CONTRIBUTED

Donuts in beer? Grainworks Brewing and Holtman’s Donuts celebrate return of ‘Lime...

Wine and chocolate lovers from across the region know that downtown Middletown is the place to be for the 9th annual Women’s Wine & Chocolate Walk this weekend. Pictured here are Esther Price chocolates. FILE PHOTO

Middletown’s signature Women’s Wine & Chocolate Walk readies for 9th year

Fretboard Brewing was awarded a medal at the 2022 World Beer Cup on May 5, 2022. NICK GRAHAM/FILE

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Fretboard one of four area breweries to win top craft beer awards

Business

FILE - Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany on March 22, 2022. Musk says his deal to buy Twitter can’t ‘move forward’ unless the company shows public proof that less than 5% of the accounts on the platform are fake or spam. Musk made the comment in a reply to another user on Twitter early Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (Patrick Pleul/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Musk wars with Twitter over his buyout deal - on Twitter

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FILE - A pedestrian walks on a bridge above vehicle traffic in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, as the city is enveloped under thick smog. The air quality index exceeded 400, about eight times the recommended maximum. A study released on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed to dirty air from cars, trucks and industry rising 55% since 2000. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

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Global pollution kills 9 million people a year, study finds

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FILE - The scene of a fatality car crash, June 2, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla. Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year, the highest number in 16 years as Americans returned to the highways after the pandemic forced many to stay at home. The 10.5% jump over 2020 numbers was the largest percentage increase since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began its fatality data collection system in 1975. (Tanner Laws/Tulsa World via AP, File)

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Nearly 43,000 people died on US roads last year, agency says

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FILE - This Nov. 3, 2008 file photo shows one of Pacific Gas and Electric's Diablo Canyon Power Plant's nuclear reactors in Avila Beach, Calif. Facing possible electricity shortages, California Gov. Gavin Newsom raised the possibility that the state's sole remaining nuclear power plant might continue operating beyond a planned closing by 2025, an idea that could revive a decades-old fight over earthquake safety at the site. Dozens of environmental and anti-nuclear groups are opposing an extension of the plant's life. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, File)

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Environmentalists oppose more life for California nuke plant

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In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, specialists Patrick King, left, and Douglas Johnson work on the trading floor, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as investors review an encouraging report on retail sales and a mixed batch of earnings updates from several big retailers. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

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Markets shake off doldrums as traders get back to buying

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Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in Washington. The Federal Reserve intensified its drive to curb the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by an sizable half-percentage point. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Powell: Fed to keep hiking rates until it controls inflation

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FILE - An experimental autonomous vehicle arrives for a drop-off, Dec. 8, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. The autonomous vehicle technology company that partners with Ford and Volkswagen says it has started driverless operations in two of eight cities where it is developing its technology. Pittsburgh-based Argo AI has pulled drivers from its autonomous cars in Miami and Austin, though it is still in the testing phase. Its commercial partnerships with Walmart and Lyft still have backup drivers in both cities. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP)

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Argo touts driverless operations in Miami and Austin, Texas

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This photo provided by Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, shows Mykhailo Fedorov, vice prime minister of Ukraine and minister of digital transformation. The Ukrainian government is marrying some digital marketing tools with crowdfunding and other incentives for giving to keep global attention trained on its war efforts against the Russian invasion. “There is a wave and there is this kind of euphoria, but then it abates," Fedorov, told The Associated Press, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 during an interview. (Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine via AP)

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Ukraine's crowdfunding aims to keep donors' interest in war

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High School Sports

Shawn Phillips plays for Ypsi Prep Academy in the Top Gun Showcase on March 8, 2021, at Butler High School in Vandalia. David Jablonski/Staff

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Former Belmont center commits to LSU

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Springfield stops St. Edward's Christian Ramos at the 1-yard line in the Division I state championship game on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. David Jablonski/Staff

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NIL proposal off the table for now in Ohio, but it’s not going away

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Centerville boys basketball coach Brook Cupps embraces his son, Gabe, the team's sophomore point guard, after the Elks beat Westerville Central in the D-I state championship game Sunday night at UD Arena. Michael Cooper/CONTRIBUTED

Ohio high schools vote down payment deals for athletes

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Springfield's Aaron Scott tries to break-up a touchdown pass the St. Edward's Connor Goodall. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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High school football: May has already been a busy month for local recruiting

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H.S. Results 5/13

United States' Marissa Steen chips onto the 14th green during the third round of the Women's British Open golf championship, in Carnoustie, Scotland, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

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Former Lakota West standout qualifies for U.S Women’s Open

H.S. Results 5/12: Butler secures share of MVL Miami title

H.S. Results 5/11

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