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$An elderly woman was found dead outside of Bishop Fenwick High School this morning. Middletown police are investigating the death. FILE PHOTO Middletown's Fenwick High School - and other area private schools - are preparing their students and school families for the many changes brought on by holding classes under the coronavirus threat. (Photo by Michael D. Clark\ Journal-News)$

Elderly woman found dead outside of high school

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Fairfield City Council is considering placing a levy on the May 3 primary ballot, but the type, size and length of the ballot have not been decided. The levy is needed because of budget increases due to added overtime costs which were needed as the department is having a difficult time finding and retaining part-time firefighters. Pictured is the Fairfield Fire Department responding to a medical call at The Waterford at Fairfield senior living community Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022 in Fairfield. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF

Fairfield voters to decide on fire levy aimed at adding full-time jobs

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The Ohio Statehouse

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New challenges to state House, Senate maps

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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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TOMORROW: Community Conversation focuses on urgent plea from local hospitals amid COVID...

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What is wind chill and how does it work?

Wind Chill Advisory this morning; Freezing cold expected today

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Ann Antenen is interviewed by Shaun Higgins at Miami Hamilton Downtown as part of their What's Your Story? series on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. SAMANTHA GRIER/FILE PHOTO

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Remembering Ann Antenen: Hamilton’s only female mayor had passion for preserving history

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FILE: All Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers will get body cameras soon, the governor announced on Tuesday, Nov. 23.

Hamilton, Oxford, Oxford Twp. win state grants for police body cams

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$Area and state transportation officials have announced the proposed Interstate 75 and Millikin Road interchange design will be the same as the "diamond" designed interchange opened in 2020 farther south on I-75 in West Chester Twp. The $36 million proposed highway connector at Millikin Road in Liberty Twp. (current overpass pictured) is a key transportation project for both the township and Butler County. (PHOTO BY NICK GRAHAM\Journal-News)$

New Liberty Twp. I-75 interchange could mirror West Chester Twp.’s connector

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Members of the Monroe Fire Department received the first Challenge Coins from Atrium Medical Center, part of Premier Health. They were recognized for going 'above and beyond' when they used a treatment technique that may have saved a gunshot victim's life. From left, Ann Brock, trauma outreach coordinator at Atrium, firefighters Joel Coomer, Jacob Zeckser, Todd Lohse, Lt Rusty Rickard and Claire Hardman, trauma program manager at Atrium. They removed their masks for the picture, then put them back on. CONTRIBUTED

5 Monroe firefighters honored with Challenge Coins for ‘above and beyond’ efforts saving...

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Sister M. Pascaline Colling worked at Schroder Manor in Hamilton for 40 years, including 32 years as its administrator. She died Jan. 20. She was 95. FILE PHOTO

Butler County nun, nursing home director, 95, dies

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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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New Miami speed cameras case reaches final destination today

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Crime News

Rojanae F. Grigsby

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Woman accused of intentionally driving car into a crowd in Trotwood

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Ryan Daniel Combs

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Germantown man jailed in sexual battery case

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A Greene County sheriff's deputy was nearly stuck when a vehicle lost control on an icy roadway.

WATCH: Greene County deputy nearly hit; sheriff urges caution on icy roads

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Preble County Sheriff: Deaths of father, 2 children believed to be murder-suicide

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A memorial has been started in front of a house on Greenbush Road in Gratis Twp. where a man and his two children were found dead Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Man, 2 children found dead inside Preble County home

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Butler County Government Services Center

Redistricting maps maintain previous changes to Butler County’s districts

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Rojanae F. Grigsby

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Woman accused of intentionally driving car into a crowd in Trotwood

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Ryan Daniel Combs

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Germantown man jailed in sexual battery case

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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: On Day 40, Dayton native ‘very dominant’ in runaway performance

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Wayne High School. WILL GARBE / STAFF

Huber Heights schools hire former Talawanda chief as interim superintendent

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How to protect your pets during cold weather

Keep your pets safe in cold weather

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5 Things You Should Not Leave In Your Car During Cold Weather

How you can stay safe, healthy during extreme cold

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$People enjoying lunch Tuesday Jan. 25, 2022 at the Wheat Penny Oven and Bar located at 515 Wayne Ave. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Survey shows Ohio restaurants still fighting COVID effects

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New Ohio Senate district map

Big changes: New state House, Senate maps rearrange Montgomery, Butler counties

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In addition to providing emergency cold-weather utility assistance, the SELF program (Supports to Encourage Low-income Families) also arranges for house weatherization to lower energy bills. NICK GRAHAM/FILE

More than 520 Butler Co. families get utility assistance; applications open through March

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FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2021, file photo, two visitors peer into the room of a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit at Salem Hospital in Salem, Ore., as a nurse dons full protective gear before going into the room of another patient. Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, that the state has contracted with a medical staffing company to provide up to 500 health care workers to hospitals around the state to help respond to the surge in patients due to the delta variant. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)

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Ohio bill seeks to require hospitals to let some visitors see patients during pandemics

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A Greene County sheriff's deputy was nearly stuck when a vehicle lost control on an icy roadway.

WATCH: Greene County deputy nearly hit; sheriff urges caution on icy roads

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Preble County Sheriff: Deaths of father, 2 children believed to be murder-suicide

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Unemployment-related ID theft victims qualify for free credit monitoring

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Adult and two children found dead inside house on Greenbush Road in Preble County

Top local news for Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022

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Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds. STAFF FILE PHOTO

Case involving Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds goes to trial in June 2023

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