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    A group with Butler County for Immigrant Justice attended the Butler County Commission meeting to express their concerns over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees being housed in the Butler County jail and ask commissioners to end the contract. The group gathered at the corner of High Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. with signs after the meeting. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Protesters urge Butler County to end ICE agreement in wake of Minneapolis fatal shooting16m ago
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    John Carter’s request at hearing was ‘bizarre,’ Katelyn Markham’s father says
    Butler County Area I Court will be relocating its court proceedings and offices to Butler County Government Services Center in Hamilton. The move is  expected to take place on or shortly after March 31. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Area I Court moving from Oxford to Hamilton: What Miami University students should know
    Ciao Vino, which opened in the Artspace building at 218 High St. in Hamilton in late 2024, now sits empty. The space was leased through Artspace Projects Inc., which owns the Artspace Hamilton Lofts. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Wine bar connected to downtown Hamilton’s Artspace building closes
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    QuikTrip to open this June at major Hamilton intersection
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    New patriotic-themed restaurant in Hamilton serves comfort food
    YWCA of Hamilton say there is a growing need for more housing and shelter options domestic violence survivors as the stigma is a hurdle to construct a new facility. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Emergency shelter for domestic violence survivors a growing need in Butler County
    In February, Butler Tech and its partners will unveil major portions of the new learning Advanced Manufacturing Hub in Hamilton and its $31 million collaboration designed to connect education and industry in a way that mirrors modern manufacturing environments, said school officials. FILE PHOTO
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    Economic outlook for Butler County cheery, but cautious
    Kettering Health Hamilton welcomed its first baby of 2026 early Thursday afternoon, Jan. 1. Palmer Jo Freudemann was born to parents Brittany and Charlie Freudemann, of Hamilton, at 12:11 a.m. CONTRIBUTED
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    Meet Palmer Jo, Kettering Health Hamilton’s first baby of 2026
    Megan Hardesty, owner Salon Blend, will open up her full-service salon in the Rossville Flats building in early 2026. CONTRIBUTED
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    New full-service salon coming to Main Street in Hamilton
    The Nuxhall Foundation has exceeded the $1 million matching gift challenge after the Hatton Foundation pledged that amount as a matching gift for the Hope Center, a year-round indoor complex for those who are physically and developmentally disabled. The 31,000-square-foot facility will be an addition to the Joe Nuxhall Miracle League Fields on Groh Lane in Fairfield. PROVIDED
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    $1M match met: Nuxhall Foundation’s Hope Center project to start in 2026
    The dual Hilton hotel project, which plans show both a Hampton Inn and Home2Suites at the corner of North MLK Jr. Boulevard and High Street, is expected to begin in 2026, according to the city of Hamilton. Pictured is an aerial of the site on Dec. 4, 2025. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Delayed Hamilton hotel projects expected to start in 2026
    Dr. Tom Nye, owner of Vision Source Hamilton on High Street, said technological advances over the years have made him "a better doctor." He will be honored on Jan. 30 as the Hamilton Small Business Person of the Year during the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting at Spooky Nook Sports Champion Mill. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Former Hamilton mayor Tom Nye named Small Business Person of the Year
    A bomb threat was emailed over the weekend to Beth Israel Synagogue on Butler Street in Hamilton. Police checked the synagogue on Monday morning, Dec. 29, 2025, but found nothing suspicious. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Hamilton police investigate synagogue bomb threat
    Logistix is proposing to construct a 155,000-square-foot data center on a large parcel that is along U.S. 127, Grand Boulevard and University Boulevard in Hamilton on vacant and undeveloped property. The building is expected to be near the corner of Grand and U.S. 127, with planned entrance off Grand Boulevard. PROVIDED
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    The big Journal-News headlines of 2025: Data centers, JD Vance, immigration and more
    Hamilton High School senior Alan Morales helps serve drinks on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, during the Fitton Center for Creative Arts' Celebrating Self lunchtime speaker series in Hamilton. He is with the Hamilton High School Transitions program, which helps students with developmental and intellectual disabilities transition into post-high school life. They partner with local businesses, including the Fitton Center. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Hamilton Schools program sparks workforce readiness for students with disabilities
    The city's South Water Treatment Plant can produce up to 40 million gallons of water per day. STAFF FILE PHOTO
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    Hamilton to replace lead water service lines, gets funding boost
    The artists at InsideOut Studio in Hamilton have worked with students at the Booker T. Washington Center for the past few summers thanks to funding from the Hamilton Community Foundation. Pictured are students working on mosaics at the BTW Center on Monday, July 7, 2025. Inspiration Studios and Booker T. Washington Center are examples of organizations involved in the 2025 Holiday Giving Hub.  MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Holiday giving: 6 tips for end-of-year donations
    Paul Craft, Ohio superintendent of public instruction, visited the Hamilton City School District to discuss the economic issues many districts are facing due to state education budget cuts. Pictured is Craft at the Hamilton Schools administration office on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Hamilton, state school officials discuss public education troubles
    OVI checkpoint set for Fairfield Twp. tonight, Dec. 20, 2025
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    OVI checkpoint in Fairfield Twp. tonight
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    COhatch Hamilton set to open in February
    Hamilton Living Waters Church on South 8th Street in the Jefferson neighborhood will be host to the inaugural Posada, a Latino tradition that celebrates Mary and Joseph's search for shelter ahead of their child's birth. Pictured is a gathering at the church in July for the StreetSpark mural titled “Viva El Sueno,” or “Live the Dream," celebrating Hispanic heritage and the potential of the Jefferson neighborhood. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/FILE
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    Inaugural Posada in Hamilton to be hosted in Jefferson neighborhood
    Fred Anthony Carr II, left, and his son, Caleb Anthony Carr, appeared in a Butler County courtroom Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. They are charged with reckless homicide in connection with the May 10, 2025 stabbing death of Jacob Spencer. Bond was set at $200,000 each. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Father, son indicted on reckless homicide charges for death of 24-year-old Hamilton man
    Anthony Brown, 35, was sentenced to 26 years to life in the double 2022 shooting that killed Adam Black and wounded Eric Ruff. He pleaded guilty in September to two counts, including murder with a gun specification. Pictured is Brown in the courtroom of Butler County Common Pleas Judge Dan Haughey on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    ‘All these lives destroyed:’ Man sentenced to life in prison in Walmart killing
    The Manchester Inn and Sonshine building are two of the five sites chosen by the city for its call for developers. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Middletown’s next downtown move may be guided by Hamilton’s redevelopment playbook
    SencorpWhite plans to open its U.S. headquarters at 3024 Symmes Road in Hamilton. It's anticipated the opening of the advanced manufacturing facility is in early 2026. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Two companies adding nearly 260 new jobs in Hamilton
    In Butler County, there were 184 overdose deaths in 2022, 130 deaths in 2023 and 88 deaths in 2024, according to the Butler County General Health District.  NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Overdose deaths down in Butler County as Narcan access increases
    Hamilton to consider a quiet zone for the seven-crossing corridor through the center of town. Pictured is a CSX train traveling on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at the Maple Avenue train crossing. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Train horns go off 1,800 times a day in Hamilton; city aims to make town quiet(er) again
    Part of the North Hamilton Crossing project would eventually convert the Black Street Bridge (pictured) into a primarily pedestrian crossing. A bridge phase of the North Hamilton Crossing project could cost around $33 million. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    North Hamilton Crossing project expected to start in 2026: See the map
    Casey Gilpin, 47, of Mason, is charged with six felony counts related to tampering with evidence. He's pictured with his attorney, Chelsea Panzeca, on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Butler County Judge Keith Spaeth's courtroom. He'll be back in court on Jan. 8. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Former New Miami auxiliary cop arraigned on felony charges
    The recently expanded medical wing of the Butler County Jail on Nov. 20. Butler County jail officials say it’s hard to know how many people in the jail are developmentally disabled or suffer from mental health issues, as they aren’t required to keep that statistic; but Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones believes it could be as many as a third of the entire jail population. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Butler County Jail medical costs surge past $746K in 2025 — up $214K in a year
    Tyler McCleary was named the 2025 Hamilton Citizen of the Year and will be honored in January at the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce annual dinner. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    2025 Hamilton Citizen of the Year is Tyler McCleary, founder of HamilTurkey
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