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    Tina Vrabel, left, and Carrie Anderson run and dance during the O'Dora Dash fun run on Riverfront Plaza on St. Patrick's Day Tuesday, March, 17, 2026 in Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    PHOTOS: St. Patrick's Day celebration in Hamilton27m ago
    A look back: The West Chester/Liberty Chamber Alliance 2011 Annual Dinner and Awards Gala, celebrating its 35th anniversary, was at the Cincinnati Marriott North. FILE PHOTO
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    A child swings while at Fort Liberty Playland with siblings Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 on Van Gorden Road in Liberty Twp. FILE
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    Holi Cincy is this weekend: Festival of Colors a 2-day event at Braxton Brewing
    Skyline Chili offers a "Green Way" for St. Patrick’s Day. SKYLINE CHILI/CONTRIBUTED
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    Skyline Chili goes ‘Green Way’ for St. Patrick’s Day
    Miami (Ohio) head coach Travis Steele on the sidelines in the first half of a basketball game against Massachusetts in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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    Miami RedHawks Coach Travis Steele will speak at United Way event at Edgewood HS
    FILE - Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce takes off his helmet during warmups before an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Dec. 25, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)
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    Kings Island parent company Six Flags says Travis Kelce will be its brand ambassador
    Michael B. Jordan, winner of the award for actor in a leading role for "Sinners," poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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    Rolled oats, quinoa, buckwheat and teff. Whole grains supply protein, as well as a variety of essential vitamins and minerals. HEATHER WILLENSKY/THE NEW YORK TIMES
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    Smart tips for buying and storing whole-grain foods
    In this April 28, 2021 photo, a man works on the settlement tanks at the Conshohocken, Pa., sewer plant. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
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    A Northern Spring Peeper crawling over a bed of moss. iSTOCK/COX
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    These tiny frogs are ‘like modern stereo speakers’
    "Bone Valley - a True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida" by Gilbert King. CONTRIBUTED
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    Pamela’s mother-in-law, Bessie Chandler, pictured with several of her grandchildren on a family cruise in 2025. Bessie recently passed away, leaving behind a legacy of family, love, and generations who will carry her memory forward. CONTRIBUTED
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    Birthdays and goodbyes: The legacy of a mother
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    Turning to smoothies to get through life’s daily grind
    Turned Up Band will headline the Sixth Annual Concert for a Cause on April 18 in downtown Hamilton. CONTRIBUTED
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    The City of Middletown has partnered with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and MetroParks of Butler County for a performance of "The Tortoise and the Hare" on April 19. Photos of Tod Fish (Steady Eddie Galapagos/Howard Co-Shell) and Romeo Seay (Leveret D. Hare/Jimmy Falcon) by Mikki Shaffner.
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    Upcoming Middletown event will feature live theater paired with live animals
    The "Colors of Creativity" showcase of Lakota students' artwork opens March 14, 2026. CONTRIBUTED
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    To see more than 500 pieces of artwork by local students, head to Liberty Center
    Hyde's restaurant is represented at last year's Bourbon and Chocolate Festival by the Hamilton Rotary Club. CONTRIBUTED
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    Bourbon and Chocolate Festival in Hamilton is March 21: What to know
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    Watch: Kings Island gives sneak peek of new Phantom Theater ride
    The biggest addition to Kings Island for the 2026 season is the "Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare" ride, a sequel to the original "Phantom Theater," the park's signature dark ride for 10 years. The attraction took guests through a haunted opera house filled with various ghouls and ghosts, with characters such as Houdelini, The Great Garbanzo and The Maestro, the attraction’s mascot. It closed in 2002. To bring the classic indoor attraction back to life, Kings Island has teamed up with Sally Dark Rides, a prolific manufacturer behind attractions found across the world. These photos are a sneak peek of the behind-the-scenes work getting done ahead of the new ride's opening. ALEX CUTLER/STAFF
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    PHOTOS: Sneak peek of revived Phantom Theater ride at Kings Island
    InsideOut Studios in Hamilton, Ohio, provides spaces for artists with developmental disabilities to flex their creative muscles. (Photos courtesy of InsideOut Studios)
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    InsideOut Studios artists team up with local author on book illustrations
    A Special Wish Foundation of SW Ohio  has granted hundreds of wishes to local children who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Liam, who is from Middletown,  is shown in a gravity chair on his wish trip to NASA. CONTRIBUTED
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    Hundreds of wishes by local children granted: How to support the organization doing it
    When pruning perennials in the spring, leave a few woody stems 8-10" tall for native bees to use this season for nesting.
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    Have pruning tasks to get done? This is a great time for it
    Nashville-based Lonestar, which has scored nine number one country singles and sold more than 10-million records, will perform at Lori's Roadhouse in West Chester Twp. FILE
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    Things to do this weekend in Butler and Warren counties
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    Meet the 2026 Hamvention award winners driving the future of amateur radio
    Beef Stew With Guinness. GWYNN GALVIN, SWIRLSOFFLAVOR.COM
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