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    Ashley Blevins is sworn in Monday, March 10, 2025, by Franklin City Schools Treasurer Kevin Hawley as the newest member of the Franklin Board of Education. Looking on at left are board members Chris Sizemore and Lori Raleigh. JEN BALDUF/STAFF
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    Newly-elected Franklin school board member resigns1h ago
    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
    This image provided by the Ohio National Guard shows Capt. Curtis J. Angst. (Ohio National Guard via AP)
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    Wilmington pilot with local connection among those killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq
    President Donald Trump addresses a crowd at a rally Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Verst Logistics in Hebron, Kentucky. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    OPINION: Trump has Ohio voters where he wants them...distracted
    Cincinnati police arrested 30 people in a planned street takeover on Sunday.
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    More than 30 arrests and 65 vehicles towed in Cincinnati planned street takeover
    This image provided by the Ohio National Guard shows Capt. Curtis J. Angst. (Ohio National Guard via AP)
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    Wilmington man killed in military refueling crash in Iraq
    Schools in five local districts have earned the Ohio Governor’s Science of Reading Champions Award, Gov. Mike DeWine announced this week. FILE
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    5 local schools earn top Ohio award from Gov. DeWine
    Ohio fall color forester David Parrott suggests heading into the forest for better fall color. CONTRIBUTED
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    Letters to the editor: Ohio promotes parks and then allows fracking in them
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    Ed Maloof, left, with AxOhioTax, gets signature from Donna Trueman Bryant as she goes to pay taxes Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 at Butler County Government Services Center building on High Street in Hamilton. AxOhioTax was collecting signatures in order to put property tax repeal on the November ballot. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Letters to the editor: Don’t leave Africa; property taxes are good
    Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran check on some kindergarten and first-grade New Miami students who received free glasses Thursday afternoon as part of the Ohio Student Eye Exam program. RICK McCRABB/CONTRIBUTOR
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    Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones has taken a hard stance on immigration since taking office more than two decades ago. He had 10 deputies credentialed to serve as ICE agents in the county, and said he plans to have more deputies eventually go through the training. Pictured are inmates on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, entering a pod to assist in cleaning. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Second round of Butler County Jail complaints ruled unfounded
    FILE - This May 8, 2019, file photo, shows a sign for Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.  (AP Photo/Angie Wang, File)
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    Ohio State names Bellamkonda as next president
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    Ohio lawmakers propose ending third-party tax lien sales
    Jason Harmeyer, president and CEO of Camp Chautauqua, said the camp plans to start about $900,000 worth of renovations to its kitchen, dining area and gymnasium beginning in August. The camp was annexed by the city of Franklin this month. MICHAEL KURTZ / STAFF
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    LaRose Opinion: Election reforms about making cheating harder not suppression
    San Diego State guard Nick Boyd dribbles during the first half of a First Four college basketball game against North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament, Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
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    NCAA First Four: All eyes on Dayton for the start of men’s basketball tournament
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    OPINION: Rising Ohio property taxes burden more than just homeowners
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    The road to Buc-ee’s: How traffic near the megastore will flow
    Congressman Mike Turner speaks to delegates following the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Monday, May 26, 2025. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Construction of Buc-ee's in Huber Heights near the Interstate 70 and Ohio 235 interchange is nearly complete. The superstation is scheduled to open to the public on April 6. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    FILE - The Department of Homeland Security logo during a news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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    Haiti TPS: Government will ask Supreme Court to end protections for Haitians
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    Bill would slow property tax increases if home values spike
    Airmen assigned to the 178th Wing board an Ohio National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment during a combat readiness inspection at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base, Ohio, July 14, 2025. CONTRIBUTED
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    OPINION: Ohio’s citizen warriors deserve our support
    A group of pastors from Montgomery County asked Butler County commissioners Tuesday to drop the contract with ICE to house prisoners in Jail. WCPO
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    OPINION: Commissioners have the power to end ICE contract
    Kings Island will sell off props and sets from its now-defunct Boo Blasters on Boo Hill attraction. Photos courtesy of Kings Island
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    Kings Island to host auction with more than 100 items from defunct ride
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    OPINION: Khamenei and his top military advisers do not deserve any mourning
    Global Gauge Corporation will add six positions when it moves from its location on Kettering Boulevard to South Suburban Road. CONTRIBUTED
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    Moraine manufacturer of gauges relocating to Centerville
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    GoBus on the road in Dayton, Springfield, Middletown and Yellow Springs
    Tiffany Ways, left, chief school health officer of Health Partners of Western Ohio, First Lady Fran DeWine, center, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine share laughs as a speaker talks to students and teachers about the new children's eyesight program, OhioSEE, at Northeastern Elementary School on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in South Vienna. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF
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    OPINION: DeWine should be applauded for Haitian approach
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