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Breezy, cold today; Subzero wind chills expected again tonight

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Left turn only green arrows are being added at the Ohio 63/Main Street intersection in Monroe, site of a double-fatal crash last summer. The work will begin Thursday, said City Manager Bill Brock. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Monroe adding green turn arrow at dangerous Ohio 63 intersection, site of double fatal in

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A group of Lebanon and Warren County residents expressed their opposition to the use of Donovan Elementary School for an After School Satan Club meeting on Thursday. No incidents were reported at the meeting or outside of the school. At the extreme right of the photograph is Donovan Elementary School. ED RICHTER/STAFF

Opponents held signs but no incidents for 1st meeting of Satan Club in Lebanon

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The preliminary cause of death of an elderly woman whose body was found before school started Wednesday at Bishop Fenwick High School is believed to be from hypothermia, according to the Warren County Coroner's Office. ED RICHTER/STAFF

Bishop Fenwick High School was on a “soft lockdown” this morning, meaning classes were conducted but no one was allowed to enter or leave the school, officials said. ED RICHTER/STAFF

Woman, 80, found outside Fenwick HS believed to have died of hypothermia

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$Middletown Schools Superintendent Marlon Styles Jr., who has led the district since 2017, is one of three finalists to fill the superintendent's job at Cincinnati Public Schools, which is the third largest district in Ohio. The 41-year-old Styles has installed sweeping education reforms in Middletown's schools, including working to close the "digital divide" for many students in the city schools. (File Photo\Journal-News)$

Middletown Schools leader finalist for Cincinnati superintendent’s job

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Members of the Ohio National Guard are helping at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton as Ohio experiences staffing shortages at hospitals across the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guard members arrived on Dec. 30, 2021, for orientation and have been assisting with food service, environmental services, patient transport and other non-clinical jobs. The National Guard is also helping with Premier Health’s COVID testing site located across from MVH on Main Street. Photo courtesy Premier Health

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COVID contact tracing rules change for schools, health departments

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Middletown City Schools Superintendent Marlon Styles Jr. speaks to local community and business leaders about state report card scores and strategic plans for the district during a luncheon hosted by the school district Friday, Sept. 22, in Middletown. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Top local news for Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022

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COVID hospitalizations show early signs of decrease in West Central, Southwest Ohio

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Hamilton-based 80 Acres Farms plans to open a facility in Boone County, Ky. PROVIDED

Hamilton-based 80 Acres Farms planning new facility in N. Kentucky

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A jumbo screen that was used over the summer for West Side Little League championship viewing at Municipal Brew Works will be outside at Hamilton’s Urban Backyard this Sunday for the Bengals game. TRACE FOWLER/CONTRIBUTED

Bengals vs. Chiefs: Where to watch in Butler County on Sunday

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Miami Valley Hospital medical staff work in full PPE gear in a COVID-19 patient room in December. Submitted photo.

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WATCH: Local hospitals talk COVID surge in our Community Conversation

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Man convicted of murder in deaths of Mansfield couple, unborn child

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Judge Helen Wallace presided over the arraignments of four teenagers accused of killing a Lyft driver Wednesday.

Teens accused in fatal Lyft driver shooting will be held in detention

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Ashley Ra-Nae Rison, 30, was indicted Wednesday by a grand jury. CONTRIBUTED

Bond set for former New Miami softball coach indicted on sex charges

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Bond was set Tuesday in Butler County Common Pleas Court for Kahreem Brown who is charged with murder and felonious assault on a beating death last month. NICK GRAHAM

Man found incompetent to stand trial in Hamilton beating death

Teens charged in deadly shooting of Dayton ride-share driver

Police: Teens lure, fatally shoot Lyft driver during robbery in Dayton

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Bond set for former New Miami softball coach indicted on sex charges

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Bengals vs. Chiefs: Where to watch in Butler County on Sunday

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WATCH: Local hospitals talk COVID surge in our Community Conversation

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The Ohio National Guard is helping in non-clinical capacities at Miami Valley Hospital as hospitals across Ohio deal with staffing shortages amid the omicron surge.

Has omicron peaked? Depends on where in Ohio you are

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The Broadway tour of “Hamilton” will include a two-week run in Dayton at the Schuster Center during the 2021-22 season. JOAN MARCUS/CONTRIBUTED

‘HAMILTON’ TICKETS: Your best dates to catch the big show

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This image provided by Jeopardy Productions, Inc. shows game show champion Amy Schneider on the set of "Jeopardy!" Schneider is the first trans person to qualify for the show's Tournament of Champions. (Jeopardy Productions, Inc. via AP)

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‘Jeopardy!’ Notebook: 5 times Dayton native super champ was stumped

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Hamilton vs. Overland Park: Mayors make wager on Bengals vs. Chiefs playoff game

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Hamilton Vice Mayor wore his stripes at Wednesday's City Council meeting, with a team scarf, striped tie and a Bengals coozie around his bottle of Hamilton water. His house also is decorated in honor of the team. MIKE RUTLEDGE/STAFF

‘Go Bengals, Who Dey, and Amen’: Hamilton City Council shows support for NFL team

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The Talawanda/Butler Tech FFA Parliamentary Procedure team is shown after their fourth-place finish in the state contest. They are, from left, Chapter Advisor Carley Snider, junior Ryland Beckner, sophomore Abbey Garland, junior Kaydence Morris, team secretary sophomore Emma Puckett, junior Anna Abbitt and team chair senior Rachel Dsuban. CONTRIBUTED

Talawanda FFA Parliamentary Procedure team ranks high at state contest

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FILE: More than 2,000 video games are available in the Teen Center at the TRI Building giving high school and middle school students a place to relax and hang out. This photo was taken in 2020. CONTRIBUTED

Oxford’s TRI building history dates back to 1960s; community support for current board...

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The wine-cask sign in front of the Winery at Versailles. Staff photo by Mark Fisher

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Area winery reopens after fire damage

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$Officials from the 17,000-student Lakota Schools this week announced the resumption of plans to possibly move ahead toward building new schools or renovating learning spaces to accommodate the needs of students in the coming decades. The plans were largely slowed by the onset of the COVID-19 in March 2020. (File Photo\Journal-News)$

Lakota resumes plans that may lead to new school buildings, renovations

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The former Linden Theater, later renamed the Grand, may become a music-entertainment in Hamilton's Lindenwald neighborhood, with musician David Shaw of the Revivalists interested in the project. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Linden Theater in Hamilton sparks interest from Revivalists frontman David Shaw

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The former Fairfield Cleaners location at 1099 Magie Ave. requires remediation to clean chemicals from the ground the dry cleaners used for more than 50 years. The cleaners closed the location in 2019. It could take up to two years to remediate the soil under the former cleaners location, which is part of Hicks Manor, a plaza on Magie Avenue in Fairfield. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

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Fairfield seeks state grant to clean soil under old dry cleaner

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The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments in the $3.4 million New Miami speed camera case Wednesday.

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Ohio justices question whether they should have taken speed camera case

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Below normal temps forecast through first half of weekend

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