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    Pinball Garage owner Brad Baker asks entrepreneur Daymond John, who is one of the investors on the television show Shark Tank, Thursday evening, Nov. 14, 2025, on the Parrish Auditorium stage at Miami University Hamilton. The interview and discussion was part of the Harry T. Wilks Distinguished Lecture Series. John, known as "The People's Shark," invested in Baker's VPcabs Virtual Pinball business in 2016, which he has since sold. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    ‘Shark Tank’ investor Daymond John speaks at Miami Hamilton, calls discussion ‘very...
    Dillard's announced strong sales heading into the holiday shopping season. The department store will open at the Mall at Fairfield Commons in March. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Dillard’s heads into the holidays with strong sales
    Homes line the streets of Springboro in this July 24, 2025 photo. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Ohio property tax relief measures inching forward
    Furloughed employees are returning to work at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base following approval of a federal funding bill Wednesday night. U.S. Air Force photo/Michelle Gigante
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    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel returning to work
    The Butler County RTA dedicated its new Chestnut Street Multimodal Station in Oxford. The station will also be home to the new Amtrak Cardinal route, which construction on that infrastructure is expected to be done in 2026.  The building has indoor bus storage, maintenance garage, offices, bus wash, fueling station and a community room. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    See photos of the brand new $27M Oxford ‘multimodal’ transportation center
    Helen Jones-Kelley will retire from her position as executive director of the Montgomery County ADAMHA board in  MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF
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    Jones-Kelley to retire from Montgomery County ADAMHS after 15 years
    David Stark speaks to the crowd after being announced as Citizen of the year during the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce annual meeting Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 at Spooky Nook Sports Champion Mill in Hamilton. David Stark was honored as Hamilton Citizen of the Year and Kirsten Spicer was honored as Small Business Person of the Year. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Hamilton citizen, small business of the year nominations sought
    7 Brew Coffee has plans to build a new drive-thru coffee shop in Hamilton. The chain offers coffee, tea, smoothies, shakes and more. The location is planned for 1412 Main St., but a construction timeline is not available at this time. STAFF
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    7 Brew Coffee shop has plans to come to Hamilton
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    A baby box is installed at a Hamilton fire station
    Frank Pfirman, the founder of the Hamilton company Matandy Steel, lifts the Hamilton Community Foundation's David L. Belew Legacy Award on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Hamilton Community Foundation President and CEO John Guidugli looks on. The ceremony was held at the Courtyard by Marriott in downtown Hamilton. (PHOTO PROVIDED by Hamilton Community Foundation via Tom Pate)
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    Matandy Steel founder Frank Pfirman receives legacy award
    Paul Hughes poses with pictures on Thursday, Nov. 6 at Community Living Center on the VA campus in Dayton. Hughes served in the Navy for about 20 years and worked primarily as a barber while deployed in a destroyer. After retiring from the Navy, he worked as a barber in Dayton. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    The last of the greatest: WWII veterans fade from view, but their legacy endures
    Walmart is offering up to 50% off select toys, electronics and other popular gift items beginning Nov. 14 including Lego, televisions and Apple products. AP FILE
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    The Black Friday deals are plentiful already: What local stores are discounting right now
    The Butler County Veterans Memorial at Veterans Park in Hamilton was rededicated on Sept. 28, 2025. The memorial is in honor of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the nation. It represents 747 Butler County residents who left for war and did not return home. THOMAS PATE/NARRATUS MEDIA
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    Butler County veterans board continues to expand what it offers, including housing...
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    Joby opens its doors to the future of aviation
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    First snow: Snow showers to taper off in the afternoon in southwest Ohio
    Chicken chain Zaxbys has Family Packs group meals including 20 hand-breaded Chicken Fingerz, sauced or regular and served with Crinkle Fries, Texas Toast and dipping sauces. ZAXBYS/CONTRIBUTED
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    10 Zaxbys chicken locations coming to Dayton, Cincinnati
    Chicken chain Zaxbys has Family Packs group meals including 20 hand-breaded Chicken Fingerz, sauced or regular and served with Crinkle Fries, Texas Toast and dipping sauces. ZAXBYS/CONTRIBUTED
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    10 Zaxbys chicken locations coming to Dayton, Cincinnati
    Speedway is proposing to build a new gas station at the former Frisch's at 2949 Dixie Highway in Hamilton. Planning Commission have doubts about the plan proposed, including it being open 24/7. The commission tabled the presentation and discussion until the company can provide answers to commission members' questions, including issues concerning lighting, signage and hours of operations. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Hamilton Planning Commission has concerns with proposed Speedway
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    Area Christmas tree growers not raising prices
    Employers have continually singled out drug prices as a main factor contributing to higher insurance premiums according to the KFF annual benchmark health benefits survey. PAOLA CHAPDELAINE / NEW YORK TIMES
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    Employer-sponsored insurance premiums continue to rise
    Hamil-Turkey is expected to serve around 7,000 people this Thanksgiving. Pictured is Shared Harvest Foodbank and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hamilton with some of the pre-assembled family meal kits Nov. 19, 2025, CONTRIBUTED
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    Annual Hamil-Turkey continues to grow in feeding people
    Nearly 30% of registered Butler County voters either cast an early vote or turned out on Election Day. Pictured is Attie Kempf-Marshall casting a vote, with Harper Marshall, 13, Brad Marshall, 2, and Lettie Marshall, 4, by her side on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. They were at the Creekview Elementary School polling location in Middletown. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Candidate, levy results will impact Butler County communities
    Pictured are pallets of cans of food at Shared Harvest Foodbank in Fairfield, Ohio, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The federal cut to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits with the passage of the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill" approved by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump, organizations like Shared Harvest expect to see an increase in clients as federal food supplies decrease. "Our greatest concern is that we continue in the pattern of reducing food sources, and we continue to see growing numbers of people coming to our network,” said Shared Harvest Executive Director Terry Perdue. “It’s less food and more people needing access to charitable food.” MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Area foodbanks receive support from state funds
    Butler County Undercover Regional Narcotics Task Force officers found and confiscated on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 4 pounds of methamphetamine, 1.6 grams of fentanyl, 70 pressed pills and $10,000 (pictured). Officers arrested Obryan Chapman, 40, and Dominick Brown, 38, on drug-related felonies. Additional charges are pending as the case remains under investigation. CONTRIBUTED
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    2 Hamilton men arrested after meth, fentanyl recovered in undercover operation
    This is an aerial view of Vogelsang Farm on South Main Street/Cincinnati Dayton Road in Liberty Twp. The city of Monroe wants to annex 92 acres of it for a housing development. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Liberty Twp. fights potential Monroe annexation, eyes infrastructure funding for...
    Travelers through some of the busiest U.S. airports can expect to learn Thursday whether they’ll see fewer flights as the government shutdown drags into a second month. STAFF
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    Dayton airport not on list for reduced flights considered by FAA; Cincinnati listed
    Staff Sgt. Fred E. Brown, of Hamilton, was killed on March 15, 1969, in action during Vietnam. He saved three fellow soldiers during a firefight with the enemy, then dove on a grenade thrown in their direction. He was awarded the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Cross. He will be honored on Saturday, Nov. 8, with a dedication of a flagpole in Bailey Square. CONTRIBUTED
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    Hamilton to honor Vietnam War hero as hopes for Medal of Honor continue
    Julie Gilbert will serve as Butler County's executive director of Human and Social Services. FILE
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    Butler Co. commissioners giving $125K to food banks in SNAP crisis
    A Hamilton girl wrote Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1963 following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Her letter was included in the former KGB's dossier on the JFK assassination. The dossier was released by the U.S. government on Oct. 15, 2025, after receiving it from the Russian government. SOURCE: JFK FILES
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    ‘Isn’t that crazy’: Hamilton woman’s letter found in Soviet JFK assassination dossier
    Craig Burns, an employee of Foodbank Inc., unloads a skid of watermelons on Wednesday, July 9. Thousands of Ohioans could lose eligibility for food assistance over the next few years under the new federal budget. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Food assistance in Ohio slashed amid federal SNAP changes
    Andrew Broderick, a senior associate with Perkins and Will, the firm hired to help design the master plan of the campus expansion, speaks with attendees at an open house on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, on the north end of campus. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Miami Hamilton prepares for major educational shift
    Volunteers load food and other goods at the Franklin Area Community Services Food Pantry. Demand for help is up in spite of federal rulings that the SNAP program must be funded during the government shutdown. MICHAEL KURTZ/STAFF
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    Foodbank demand up in region in spite of SNAP order
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