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According to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW), five of Butler County’s 10 public school systems showed a decline in the state’s five-star ranking for the 2024-2025 school year. FILE

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Half of Butler County’s schools state report card ratings drop

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Commission race drawing large crowd from GOP

United Auto Workers has reached a tentative agreement with GE Aerospace, a union spokesperson confirmed Sept. 12. MADDY SCHMIDT/WCPO

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UAW, GE Aerospace reach tentative agreement, union spokesperson says

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Area priest gone from his parish with no explanation from Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Bellbrook High School students take AP computer science class in March 2022 with teacher Rob Schultz. FILE

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Ohio Report Card: Here’s the state ratings for local school districts

Vice President JD Vance, right, Second Lady Usha Vance, center, and Erika Kirk, holding a cross on a chain, deplane Air Force Two, carrying the body of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Kirk played major role in JD Vance’s rise to U.S. Senate, White House

FILE - A federal agent wears a badge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement while standing outside an immigration courtroom at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

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ICE arrests in Ohio soaring under Trump: Here’s what the data shows

Bryan Cranston, right, presents the award for outstanding talk series to Stephen Colbert, left, for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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PHOTOS: What happened during 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards show

Walton Goggins, left, and Nadia Conners arrive at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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PHOTOS: 77th Primetime Emmy Awards arrivals

Butler County commissioners are looking into how to best provide tax relief to locals. This photo shows homes in Hamilton looking west of the Great Miami River. FILE

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‘It’s obvious the state’s not going to do anything’: Butler Co. commissioners seek to...

The city of Hamilton is considering allowing the acceptance of sponsorships and donations to support special events and marketing campaigns. The city has not had a sponsorship policy since it agreed in 2015 to allow the Hamilton Parks Conservancy to manage city-owned parks. That agreement left the city without a sponsorship policy. NICK GRAHAM/FILE

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Hamilton set to create sponsorship policy to support special events, marketing campaign

State Representative Tom Young is serving his third term in the Ohio House of Representatives. He represents the 37th House District, which covers southern Montgomery County. In addition to serving as Chair of the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee, Young serves on the Finance, Financial Institutions, and Public Insurance and Pensions committees. CONTRIBUTED

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Area Ohio House rep wants public database of every government dollar raised and spent in...

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Hamilton medical clinic temporarily closed following fire Saturday

Residents of Monroe Schools got their first look at a new high school building coming to the school system’s main campus. Monroe Schools Superintendent Robert Buskirk unveiled the first aerial-view rendering of the future high school, which is tentatively scheduled to open in June 2028, during a facilities committee meeting of the Monroe school board Tuesday evening. (Provided)

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Monroe Schools unveil rendering of new high school

Molly Deardorff, a senior cross country runner at Lakota East High School, has the fastest time this season in the Greater Miami Conference. She hopes the team qualifies for state this season. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Lakota East runner Molly Deardorff has recorded fastest time in GMC

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Multiple Butler County road crossings to be closed Monday for repairs