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    Hamilton City Council candidates attended the Oct. 9, 2025, forum held at the weekly Hamilton Rotary Club meeting at Basil 1791 in downtown Hamilton. They addressed various questions including data center, streets and taxes, and marijuana laws. From left are candidate Pat Bach, Councilman Joel Lauer, Councilman Tim Naab, and candidate Lauren Copas Smallwood. Candidate Andrew Conn was unable to attend due to an illness. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Hamilton council candidates address city’s pot prohibition
    Texas Roadhouse in Hamilton will open its newly constructed location in front of Meijer on Main Street on Oct. 22, 2025. The current location at 1366 Main St. will close on Oct. 19, 2025. The new location's building and parking lot is bigger than the current 25-year-old restaurant. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    New Hamilton Texas Roadhouse location opens next week
    The Butler County Regional Transit Authority received three new propane-powered buses, adding a new type of vehicle to the agency's mixed fleet of gasoline and low-emission vehicles. The new propane buses are part of a broader initiative supported by the Federal Transit Administration’s Ohio Zero Emission Ready Ohio (OH-ZERO) Project. PROVIDED
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    Butler County RTA adds propane buses to fleet
    Third Eye Brewing was named Brewery of the Year in the 2025 Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colo. The GABF is the largest professional beer competition in the country, which this year featured more than 9,000 entries from more than 2,000 brewers. Third Eye Brewing and Municipal Brew Works together took home a gold medal for its Route 4 Revive-Ale collaboration beer NICK GRAHAM/FILE
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    Hamilton breweries bring home gold at 2025 Great American Beer Festival
    Election Day is Nov. 4, 2025, and early voting begins on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. NICK GRAHAM/FILE
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    Election 2025: 4 seek 2 spots on Ross Twp. trustee board
    Sisters Ellie Gordon (left) and Mariana Maus opened Frannie & Joe Bridal in 2024 at 226 High St. in downtown Hamilton. They are the only wedding dress shop on High Street in downtown Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
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    Local businesses aim to form Hamilton Bridal District
    Giant pumpkins are on display the weekend of Oct. 10-12, 2025 at Operation Pumpkin in downtown Hamilton. One pumpkin broke the state record for heaviest. MANDY GAMBRELL/STAFF
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    Pumpkin at Hamilton festival breaks state record
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    Residents say ‘no’ on $1B data center project, want Hamilton to do the same
    Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities GREG LYNCH / STAFF
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    Butler County Developmental Disabilities declares fiscal emergency
    Aglamesis Bros started a summer reading program for the first time this year in 2025 at all three locations. It started in June 2025 and will end at the end of August. Each month, a child 12 and under who reads 12 books in a month can earn a free scoop of ice cream. TVHAMILTON/PROVIDED
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    Sweet deals in store for Aglamesis Brothers anniversary weekend
    The Ohio Historical Marker honoring Joe Nuxhall, the former Cincinnati Reds pitcher and announcer, will be dedicated on Oct. 18, 2025, at L.J. Smith Park. Pictured is the marker that has already been installed. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Hamilton Joe gets an Ohio Historical Marker at L.J. Smith Park
    Fairfield Senior High School was briefly locked down on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, for a caller claiming there was a school shooter. The juvenile caller was arrested for inducing panic and swatting, both felony charges. NICK GRAHAM/FILE
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    Fairfield swatting 911 call: ‘I think this kid’s messing,’ dispatcher heard saying
    As part of Miami University's polytechnic initiative, the school is planning to develop a master plan for its Hamilton regional campus after it acquired nearly 55 acres. Pictured is the former Vora Tech building on Knightsbridge Drive which will house the new Advanced Manufacturing and Workforce Hub, a partnership with Butler Tech, the city of Hamilton, Hamilton City Schools and 30 businesses, among others. Miami University's southern campus is in the top right corner of this photo taken in August 2025. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Miami U.’s polytechnic transformation may include student housing in Hamilton
    Five people are seeking three open seats on Hamilton City Council in the Nov. 4 general election. Candidates participated in a candidates' forum hosted by the Greater Chamber of Commerce, on Sept. 24 at Miami Downtown Hamilton Center on High Street. MICHAEL D. PITMAN / STAFF
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    Election 2025: 5 seek 3 spots on Hamilton City Council
    Farmers harvest soybeans in a field near Ohio 202 near Tipp City on Sept. 29, 2025. Tariffs on China and stalled trade negotiations are threatening the financial stability of soybean farmers nationwide. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Farmers struggle financially as soybean prices continue to plunge
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    Middletown police seeking information for early morning shots fired incident
    Assistance for mental health emergencies can be accessed through 988, the first nationwide three-digit mental health crisis hotline, which went live in 2022. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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    Butler County crisis hotline restored after being shut down for a day
    A new location of Barnes & Noble is opening soon at Bridgewater Falls in Fairfield Twp. GREG LYNCH/STAFF
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    Barnes & Noble opening store at Bridgewater Falls
    The sign went up Monday morning, though Huffman removed it Thursday following the Reds' Wednesday loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. PROVIDED
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    ‘Lord, help the Bengals’: Local church sign goes viral
    Hamilton city manager Craig Bucheit speaks during Hamilton's State of the City event Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 at COhatch Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Hamilton city manager announces ‘audacious’ affordable home-building plan
    Hamilton City Manager Craig Bucheit will announce the next phase of the Build Back the Block initiative at the Oct. 1, 2025, State of the City address. Pictured is Bucheit at the groundbreaking of the first two homes of the Build Back the Block initiative in early September. NICK GRAHAM/FILE
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    State of the City address to highlight projects in Hamilton’s future
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    Lakota teacher charged with 8 counts of sexual battery out on bond
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    Butler County Commission votes against taking over EMA
    Justin Daniel Dennis, 42, of West Chester Twp., is the Lakota East school teacher charged with a count of sexual battery involving a former student who was 17 years old at the start of a sexual relationship that lasted nine months. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Local school teacher indicted on sex charges involving Lakota student
    Hamilton Police assistant chief Brian Robinson leads a tour of their new police station Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 in Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Hamilton PD shows off its new office to the public
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    Man indicted on charges from Hunt Road shooting in Hamilton
    On Sept. 22, 2025, Butler County Commission voted on a $20.1 million tax break plan that will rebate $100 for every $100,000 in home valuation and double the Ohio Homestead exemption. Hamilton City Manager Craig Bucheit the rebate could be a $200,000 to $300,000 from the city going back to property owners. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
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    Hamilton council supports Butler County Commission’s tax break plan
    Roger Reed, 41, of Hamilton, pleaded guilty on Sept. 8, 2025, to two sexual battery counts and a single count of gross sexual imposition. Seven other charges were dismissed. Reed, pictured here during an arraignment in March in Butler County Common Pleas court, was in indicted on 10 charges. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/FILE
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    Hamilton man sentenced to nearly 10 years for sex crimes
    Anthony Brown, 35, of Hamilton, charged with several counts, including aggravated murder and murder, was allowed to represent himself in his trial to start on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, with jury selection. Pictured is Brown walking into a Butler County courtroom on Sept. 11, 2025, for his hearing on a pro se motion to fire his public defender, Kirk McVay, and represent himself. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Hamilton man pleads guilty to murder charge in Walmart shooting
    The Booker T. Washington Community Center on Front Street in Hamilton was awarded a $500,000 grant from bi3 for a Maternal Wellness Center that focuses on the body, mind, soul and spirit. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/FILE
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    Launch of maternal wellness center to strengthen care at Booker T. Washington Community...
    Logan Fitzwater plans to open his breakfast and brunch restaurant, Early Berd's on North Third Street in Hamilton's German Village, later this year in 2025. The native Hamiltonian is the stepson of Berd's Grill and Bar in Fairfield. Pictured is Fitzwater in the restaurant space on Sept. 22, 2025. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Early Berd’s in Hamilton expected to open by end of 2025
    The Butler County Commission held a special meeting on Tuesday morning where many of the more than 100 supporters of the Butler County EMA voiced their concerns about the county taking over the agency. The commission have explored the necessary steps to needed to be taken in order to take control of the Butler County EMA, and a decision must be made by Sept. 30, 2025, if the county takes over the agency by Jan. 1, 2026. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Future of Butler County EMA at stake with commission vote
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