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Construction continues on Spooky Nook Sports Champion Mill Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 in Hamilton. This entrance faces north and has a parking lot nearby. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Spooky Nook edges closer to opening sports complex side

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The CVS pharmacy located at 1115 High Street in Hamilton will close Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, as part of a national store reorganization announced last year. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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CVS on High Street in Hamilton to close Thursday

Middletown City Schools and Middletown Division of Police recently went through active shooter training scenarios in drills repeated by many districts locally and nationwide as classes begin to open on the 2022-2023 school year. Prompted in part by the May deadly shooting massacre at a Texas elementary school, school officials in Butler and Warren counties are ramping up school building security measures, often with the help of new Ohio school safety grants. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Sweeping school security changes in place as classes begin to open

Middletown Police Officers Sheoki Reece and Jamie Patterson may show their tattoos while they are on duty. CONTRIBUTED/MIDDLETOWN POLICE DEPT.

Police agencies loosen tattoo policy in effort to recruit, retain officers

Ann Marie Davis, 12, won a state design award for her "No Issue Tissue" designed to make it easier for people with mobility issues to grab a tissue while in bed. The Queen of Peace student came up with the idea and created the project for her makerspace class taught by Melissa Moser, right. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Queen of Peace student turns ‘tissue issue’ upside down, wins top state award for...

$A new $1 million community service program will start when classes at Miami University resume next month and it will benefit both participating students and local assistance agencies, said school officials. The $1 million over three years for Miami’s “Service+ AmeriCorps” program comes from the state’s “ServeOhio” commission on community service and volunteerism and in its initial school year of 2022-2023 will pay 41 students to serve at 18 nonprofit organizations throughout Butler County. (File Photo\Journal-News)$

Miami University among area schools staying with optional student masking - for now

Hamilton's Cash Brown (12) comforts teammate Carter Jackson at home plate after their 1-0 loss to Kentucky's North Laurel Little League in a Great Lakes Region elimination baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 at the Little League Central Region Complex in Whitestown, IN. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

West Side Little League falls to Kentucky in Great Lakes Region

More than a century after plans were first proposed to deal with railroad tracks’ negative impact on traffic, the city of Hamilton dedicated the Jim Blount South Hamilton Crossing overpass. The five-lane overpass was touted by Hamilton Mayor Pat Moeller - and other local and state officials - as a “game-changer” for the city and the regional that will speed economic development and add to the quality of life in the Butler County city. FILE

Fairfield seeks funds to address railroad crossing problem

The West Side Little League practices on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at their home field in Hamilton. They depart on Thursday afternoon for Whitestown, Ind. for the Great Lakes Region tournament set to take place between Saturday, Aug. 6, and Wednesday, Aug. 10. WSLL will play its first game at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7, against the winner of the Illinois/Kentucky matchup. The game will air on ESPN+. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

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Hamilton’s West Side All-Stars ready for Great Lakes tournament

The West Side Little League practices on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at their home field in Hamilton. They depart on Thursday afternoon for Whitestown, Ind. for the Great Lakes Region tournament set to take place between Saturday, Aug. 6, and Wednesday, Aug. 10. WSLL will play its first game at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7, against the winner of the Illinois/Kentucky matchup. The game will air on ESPN+. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

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PHOTOS: West Side Little League ready to play in regional tournament

A "vote here" sign is seen at the Butler County Board of Elections headquarters in Hamilton on May 2, 2022. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Butler County shifts focus to general election in fewer than 100 days

A "vote here" sign is seen at the Butler County Board of Elections headquarters in Hamilton on May 2, 2022. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Butler County’s statehouse incumbents win primary elections

David Campbell works on an art glass project in late June at InsideOut Studio in Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

InsideOut Studio’s artists create more installations around Butler County

Ohio Rep. Sarah Carruthers was one of several donors who helped raise money to replace five stolen canoes, associated equipment and a trailer. Pictured is Carruthers with three of the YMCA campers at the Hughes Summer Camp at Camp Campbell Gard on Augspurger Road. PROVIDED

Several donors help replace stolen YMCA canoes

ELECTIONS: Voters to decide house and senate contests, Ross Schools levy today

Large crowds gathered at the Butler County Fair Friday, July 30, 2021 in Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF

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Flub’s ice cream shop to open fourth location at Spooky Nook Sports

Butler County voters will have decisions to make in the special Aug. 2 primary. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Aug. 2 Election Day: Butler County voters to decide Statehouse nominees, Ross levy

Steel Magnolias Salon and Day Spa owner Allie Greene cuts the ribbon to her new location at 120 N. 2nd St. in downtown Hamilton. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

Steel Magnolias Salon finds new downtown Hamilton home

Kinship, a home goods and tea shop, opened in downtown Hamilton at the corner of South 3rd and Ludlow streets. Pictured on Friday, July 29, 2022, is owner Cass Ruhlman, who opened in the former Blank Space location earlier this year. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

Kinship fills former Blank Space location in downtown Hamilton

Spooky Nook at Champion Mill on Friday, July 29, 2022. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

Liens for payment of ‘labor, work and materials’ placed against Spooky Nook Sports

Alleged Walmart shooter Anthony F. Brown, 32, of Hamilton, was arraigned in Butler County Common Pleas Court on Friday, June 3, 2022, on several charges, including aggravated murder, murder, and aggravated robbery. He is accused of shooting and killing one man, and shooting and wounding another man while allegedly attempting to steal cell phones from the Fairfield Twp. Walmart on Princeton Road. GREG LYNCH/STAFF

Man accused in deadly Walmart shooting to get 3rd psychological evaluation

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OVI checkpoint tonight in Monroe

Troy Parker, the owner of Innovative Labor and Cleaning Services, was a primary reason why the May 19 Play Ball Gala has been lauded as a success by those who attended. Two days before, Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Dan Bates had major concerns about getting heavy equipment up two and three flights of stairs without the use of an elevator. Reentry citizens employed by Parker helped save the gala, Bates said. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

6 re-entry citizens ‘saved the day’ at Spooky Nook gala

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Simon Fluckiger, Hamilton’s former top cop, dies at 74

Bridgewater Falls Chick-Fil-A reopened on July 25, some 3-1/2 months after closing for remodeling construction of its restaurant. FACEBOOK/PROVIDED

Bridgewater Falls Chick-Fil-A reopens after temporary closure

Alleged Walmart shooter Anthony F. Brown, 32, of Hamilton, was arraigned in Butler County Common Pleas Court on Friday, June 3, 2022, on several charges, including aggravated murder, murder, and aggravated robbery. He is accused of shooting and killing one man, and shooting and wounding another man while allegedly attempting to steal cell phones from the Fairfield Twp. Walmart on Princeton Road. GREG LYNCH/STAFF

Man accused in deadly Walmart shooting to get 2nd psychological evaluation

The results of an international tree survey, being partially conducted in Hamilton, Ohio, will determine some best practices when maintaining trees near power lines that will help reduce maintenance costs and the number of outages resulting from fallen trees. Pictured is a downed tree entangled in power lines at Liberty Avenue and North F Street in Hamilton after a May 3, 2022, storm. NICK GRAHAM/FILE

Hamilton’s trees will be studied to help reduce power outages

Alleged Walmart shooter Anthony F. Brown, 32, of Hamilton, was arraigned in Butler County Common Pleas Court on Friday, June 3, 2022, on several charges, including aggravated murder, murder, and aggravated robbery. He is accused of shooting and killing one man, and shooting and wounding another man while allegedly attempting to steal cell phones from the Fairfield Twp. Walmart on Princeton Road. GREG LYNCH/STAFF

Man accused in deadly Walmart shooting to be in court today

The Joe Nuxhall Miracle League in Fairfield and the Miracle League of the South Hills of Pittsburgh competed in the first of its kind matchup. Former Cincinnati Red Sean Casey’s team from Pennsylvania traveled four hours to Fairfield for the matchup. The Fairfield team will travel to Pittsburgh next summer. Pictured is MLSH player Cody Clegg fielding a ball during warms on Lance Cpl. Taylor Prazynski Field at the JNML Fields in Fairfield. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

Miracle League organizations play in Fairfield, honor 10 years of local fields

The art deco façade of the former Pepsi bottling building on Ohio 4 couldn't be saved as Third Eye Brewing works to convert the building into the brewery's second location. It's expected to open in 2023. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Third Eye Brewing location in Hamilton to help with space issues

Pinball Garage owner Brad Baker pours a Municipal Brew Works beer, crafted by a fellow Hamilton business, Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Hamilton. Many businesses in Hamilton support each other in various ways. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Hamilton’s business community firmly ‘we’ is greater than ‘me’

Pinball Garage held a grand opening of its expansion, along with a huge party. They've doubled their size and added 30 more games and a dining area. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Pinball Garage doubles its size with expansion

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