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The Ohio Department of Agriculture has sent a letter to Land of Illusion Adventure Park Aqua Adventures on Thomas Road in Madison Twp. about a possible violation and $500 fine for operating an unlicensed inflatable on the ground. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
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Fairfield West Elementary Principal Missy Mueller, pictured here with students, learned in June she had been stricken with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), which is a rare group of disorders in which your body no longer makes enough healthy blood cells. She decided to go public and campaign for all those battling illnesses who need donors to survive. (Provided Photo\Journal-News)
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Hamilton teen charged in machete attack at Hueston Woods
The demolition derby was held at the Butler County Fair Friday, July 30, 2021 in Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
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Oregon District shooting lawsuit claims companies selling ‘instruments of mass slaughter’
Mark Gunton with his childern Monica and Drew was shopping for school supplies at the Meijer Store on Wilmington Pike on Friday, July 30, 2021. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF
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Brick Street Bar in Oxford. STAFF FILE PHOTO
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Popular Oxford bar will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test for entry
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Does Butler County have too much space? Leaders look to shedding buildings, moving...
Representatives from RINKA made a presentation recently to city council about the possible redevelopment of the Towne Mall Galleria. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Fairfield West Elementary Principal Missy Mueller, pictured here with students, learned in June she had been stricken with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), which is a rare group of disorders in which your body no longer makes enough healthy blood cells. She decided to go public and campaign for all those battling illnesses who need donors to survive. (Provided Photo\Journal-News)
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Butler County's four tiny villages, College Corner, Millville, New Miami and Seven Mile are hoping the county commissioners will give them $11.5 million in American Rescue Plan funds to upgrade antiquated infrastructure. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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Butler County villages hoping for $11.5 million in federal funds to fix infrastructure
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Hamilton teen charged in machete attack at Hueston Woods
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Ex-Springboro Schools superintendent indicted for theft in office
Aerial Brazzell was sentened to 2.5 years in prison Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court after pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in the shooting death of Bennie Boggs Jr. Nick Graham/STAFF
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Hamilton homicide case that led to protests finishes in sentencing family says is too...
Middletown police are investigating a woman found dead on Verity Parkway near Access 3 Road after a hit and run crash Thursday night. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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Woman killed in hit-and-run crash in Middletown identified
Brian Ingram told Keith Spaeth he didn't want to be represented by Frank Schiavone III Thursday during his final hearing before his trial was scheduled to begin Monday n Butler County Common Pleas Court. His murder trial has been delayed until Ingram can hire another attorney. FILE PHOTO
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Man accused of murder for incident outside Middletown bar hires new attorney
A 6-year-old child was hit and killed Tuesday evening while crossing Pleasant Avenue in Hamilton's Lindenwald neighborhood NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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Northern Ohio man indicted in rape of Miami University student
Hamilton Police are investigating a shooting today on Noyes Avenue. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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Police investigating shooting in Hamilton
Aerial Brazzell was sentened to 2.5 years in prison Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court after pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in the shooting death of Bennie Boggs Jr. Nick Graham/STAFF
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Just Add Water, an innovative sidewalk art installation in Butler County, Ohio combines art with hydrophobic paint to reveal art when it rains. The art is invisible when dry, but with the help of some water art it suddenly appears on sidewalks. The artwork is interactive and can be found at eight different locations in Butler County including Liberty Center, Marcum Park, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, the Square @ Union Centre, Oxford Aquatic Center, Furfield Dog Park, Jungle Jim’s International Market, and Governor’s Square. KATHRYN TRUCCO / CONTRIBUTED
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The demolition derby was held at the Butler County Fair Friday, July 30, 2021 in Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
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Zach Apple of the United States warms up for a swimming practice session at the Tokyo Aquatics Center at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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The Billy Yanks bourbon bar on Main Street is nearing completion, with hopes of a late-July opening. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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Long-awaited Hamilton restaurant and bar Billy Yanks sets opening date
The Haunted House Restaurant in Cleveland Heights serves up horror-movie-themed dishes and spooky ambiance.
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This building, at 221 S. B St. in Hamilton, is being converted into Nic & Norm's Sidecar Bar, a Prohibition-style restaurant and bar, featuring bourbon and bacon-featured meals. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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Cincinnati man wanted, accused of shooting man in chest in Dayton
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Buzzz, the outdoor patio at Gracie’s in Middletown will be reopening on Memorial Day Weekend. The patio has been expanded and will feature a new outdoor bar, a sound system, a lounge area with big screen TV’s, new tables and chairs, outdoor lighting and much more. CONTRIBUTED
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This building, at 221 S. B St. in Hamilton, is being converted into Nic & Norm's Sidecar Bar, a Prohibition-style restaurant and bar, featuring bourbon and bacon-featured meals. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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A woman walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Tuesday as jitters about the coronavirus's delta variant dented enthusiasm about strong corporate profits. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
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Supporters of Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., camp with her outside the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, as anger and frustration has mounted in Congress after a nationwide eviction moratorium expired at midnight Saturday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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FILE - In this May 18, 2021 file photo, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks at the end of the Financing of African Economies Summit, in Paris. The governing body of the IMF on Monday, Aug. 2 approved a $650 billion expansion in the agency's resources to support economically vulnerable countries battling the coronavirus pandemic and the economic downturn it has caused. “This is a historic decision ... and a shot in the arm for the global economy at a time of unprecedented crisis,” Georgieva said. “It will particularly help our most vulnerable countries struggling to cope with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.” (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File)
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FILE - In this March 30, 2021 file photo, a banner encouraging workers to vote in labor balloting is shown at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. The union that tried, and failed, to organize Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, says it may get a do-over. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union on Monday, Aug. 2 said that a hearing officer for the National Labor Relations Board has recommended that the vote by workers in April to overwhelmingly reject the union be set aside and that another vote be held in its place. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the chamber as the Senate works to advance the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. The 2,700-page bill includes new expenditures on roads, bridges, water pipes broadband and other projects, plus cyber security. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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$1T infrastructure bill gets first action as senators dig in
FILE - This Feb. 24, 2021 file photo shows the entrance to a Victoria's Secret store at a shopping mall in Pittsburgh. Oregon officials believe a $90 million settlement with the parent company of Victoria’s Secret guarantees an end to its culture of harassment and fear. Under the settlement, Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, owned by L Brands Inc., committed to each invest $45 million to protect employees from harassment and discrimination and require accountability from executives when misconduct occurs. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
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Oregon: Settlement with Victoria 's Secret owner ends 'fear'
FILE - This May 4, 2021, photo shows the Treasury Building in Washington. The Treasury Department has unveiled plans to borrow $673 billion in the current quarter while employing emergency measures to keep the government from an unprecedented default on the national debt. The department said Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 that its plans for borrowing in the July-September period assume Congress will pass either a suspension of the current debt limit or an increase in the limit. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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Treasury Department's borrowing plans assume debt-limit deal
FILE - The login/sign up screen for a Twitter account is seen on a laptop computer Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Twitter has signed deals with The Associated Press and Reuters news agencies to help elevate accurate information on its platform. Twitter said Monday, Aug. 2, that the program will expand its existing work to help explain why things are trending on the site, show information and news from trusted resources and debunk misinformation. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Lakota West High School guard Chance Gray goes up to score against Mason guard Margo Mattes during a Greater Miami Conference basketball game in West Chester Jan. 23, 2021. Contributed photo by E.L. Hubbard
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Lakota West basketball star commits to Oregon
Peter Bol, of Australia, right, leads Clayton Murphy, of United States, center, in finishing a semifinal of the men's 800-meter at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Tri-Village grad Murphy advances to 800 final at Olympics
The United States' men's 4x100-meter medley relay tram, Caeleb Dressel, Zach Apple, Ryan Murphy and Michael Andrew, celebrate winning the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Trenton’s Apple wins second gold medal at Olympics
The Cubs’ Kyle Schwarber singles in the first inning against the Reds on Monday, July 20, 2015, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. DAVID JABLONSKI/STAFF
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Photos: Kyle Schwarber through the years
Washington Nationals' Kyle Schwarber watches his solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Nationals Park, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Nationals trade Middletown’s Schwarber to Red Sox
Linda and Richard Hoppe. Photo courtesy of Linda Hoppe
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Beloved Fairmont West coach Hoppe dies at 82 after living a ‘magical life’
Zach Apple, of the United States, starts in a men's 100-meter freestyle semifinal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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Olympics: Apple falls short of finals in 100 freestyle, medal in 4x200 relay
Marissa Wenzler holds the trophy after winning the Women’s Western Am at Park Ridge Country Club in Park Ridge, Ill., on Saturday, July 24, 2021. Photo courtesy of Charles Cherney Photography
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Centerville grad wins prestigious Western Amateur golf tournament
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