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    $7.2M Butler County Historic Courthouse restoration enters final phase46m ago
    Cincinnati firefighters have responded responded to nearly two dozen residential fires so far this year. Seven people have died in five of those fires. WCPO
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    Amount of fires in Cincinnati in 2026 is unprecedented, officials say51m ago
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    Letter to the Editor: Is Middletown council hiding secrets with Hueston Woods meeting?1h ago
    The Kettering Board of Education on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, authorized agreements for the future demolition of Van Buren Middle School and reconfiguration of Kettering Middle School to accommodate additional students.  SAM WILDOW/STAFF
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    Letters to the editor: Kettering school need support; vaccine education available
    Regular unleaded gas at Speedway on Second Street was $2.49/gallon on Wednesday. A national study of daily prices says Monday is the least expensive day for Ohioans to fill up. MICHAEL KURTZ / STAFF
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    Study: Ohio ‘price cycling’ makes Mondays the best day for gas savings
    Four contested races will appear on Warren County ballots for the May 5 primary. FILE
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    Election 2026: Contested races on Warren County May 5 primary ballots
    GE Aerospace photo of the GEnx engine, the fastest selling engine in GE’s history.
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    GE Aerospace and United ink big engine order
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    OPINION: Doesn’t the Ohio lottery fund our schools?
    Ken Blackwell, Ohio’s 43rd Treasurer, 48th Secretary of State, and a former Mayor of Cincinnati, is Senior Fellow for Family Empowerment with The Family Research Council. (CONTRIBUTED)
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    OPINION: Ohio making right choice with nuclear energy
    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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    Haitians not alone: Noem has cancelled TPS for 1M people from 13 countries
    State Representative Bernie Willis speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Seven Brew location at the intersection of East Main Street and Belmont Avenue in Springfield Tuesday, July 16, 2024. The new  Seven Brew is the first in area. It offers hot and cold coffee drinks as well as energy drinks, milk shakes and smoothies. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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    Bill would end ‘autopilot’ property tax levies, imperiling most taxes on the books
    Property tax is the main source of revenue for services including schools, police and fire and county social services in Butler County. Shown here are residences in Middletown. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Where property tax repeal efforts stand in Butler County
    Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare is set to open at Warren County's Kings Island in 2026. Contributed
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    The latest on the ‘Phantom Theater’ ride at Kings Island: Work happening now
    Vehicles travel on the intersection of West High Street and South Fountain Avenue on the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 11. 2026, in Springfield. JOSEPH COOKE VIA DRONE / STAFF
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    Haiti TPS: Ruling could come this week impacting protections for Haitians
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    Roof collapses at Koch Foods during large fire; 1 person missing
    Work on Forrer Boulevard from Woodman Drive to Smithville Road in Kettering was in progress in this 2022 photo as part of $2.473 million contract awarded to Barrett Paving Inc. FILE.
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    Area asphalt companies agree to pay $30M total in test fraud dispute, US attorney says
    Work on Forrer Boulevard from Woodman Drive to Smithville Road in Kettering was in progress in this 2022 photo as part of $2.473 million contract awarded to Barrett Paving Inc. FILE.
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    Area asphalt companies agree to pay $30M total in test fraud dispute, US attorney says
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    Warren County pilot helps hospice patient fulfill lifelong dream to fly
    Patrick Oliver, former police chief and Cedarville University professor
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    OPINION: Hiring of quality law enforcement officers a great challenge
    Children do their homework at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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    Haitian leader: Springfield bomb threats bring back memories of dangers in Haiti
    Democrat Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    OPINION: Medicaid and Medicare not mistakes. They’re the backbone of Ohio’s health care...
    Matthew Mesisklis
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    OPINION: Ohio’s lack of stable local school funding hurting taxpayers
    A man (right) walks as vehicles drive on West Main Street in Troy on Saturday, Jan. 24. All areas in the Miami Valley received over 10 inches of snow during the storm and dealt with frigid temperatures in the last half of the month, including a stretch with seven straight days of a low below 0 degrees. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    How much was your electric, gas bill last month?
    Aerial view of Kettering Health main campus on Southern Blvd. in Kettering. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Kettering Health sends out data breach notices to affected patients
    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine addresses reporters in Columbus on Feb. 5, 2026. AVERY KREEMER / STAFF
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    Report: Nixing Ohio property tax could lead to 15% income tax, 18% sales tax
    Bad Bunny performs in his white suit by the fast-fashion retailer Zara during the halftime show of Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Feb. 8, 2026. The Puerto Rican superstar’s set included cameos, stunts and powerful statements. (Loren Elliott/The New York Times)
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    OPINION: If the NFL can take a stand, why won’t others
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    OPINION: School income tax a viable alternative to local funding issues
    Clark State College's main campus at 570 E. Leffel Lane in Springfield on Feb. 10, 2026. JOSEPH COOKE VIA DRONE / STAFF
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    Springfield Police: No risk after second round of bomb threats
    A file photo of staff members Sabrina Hall, STNA, left and Kent Little, STNA, at the Friends Care Community Facility in Yellow Springs assisting resident Woody Wilson on Feb. 19, 2024. The Ohio Supreme Court in late 2025 ruled the Ohio Department of Medicaid had been underpaying nursing homes for about two years due to the state's interpretation of the complex pay model. STAFF FILE PHOTO
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    Ohio Medicaid underpaid nursing homes by $572M: What’s happening now with the repayment?
    Warren County pilot Ken Ross said he will give a ride to just about anyone who asks. On Thursday, Ross will give hospice patient James Whitehead his first ever trip in an airplane. MICHAEL KURTZ / STAFF
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    Hospice patient wish: Pilot to give area man his first airplane flight
    Pastor Jose Salas, front, hugs Viles Dorsainvil, co-founder and executive director of the Haitian Community Help & Support Center, during Here We Stand: Faith Leaders for Immigration Justice & Family Unity at St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Springfield. Pastors, faith leaders and community members gathered to pray and call for the extension of Temporary Protected Status which is scheduled to expire on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF
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    TPS Haiti: DHS claims no specific plans to mobilize ICE in Springfield - but says ICE is...
    President Donald Trump waves to the media as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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    Letters to the editor: Trump posting is racist; Hamilton schools making tough decisions
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