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ODOT to host job fair in October
LEBANON, Ohio (WDTN) — If you’re looking for a job, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) may have you covered. ODOT will host a job fair on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 505 S. State Route 741 in Lebanon. The fair will offer seasonal positions within the District 8 branch […]
Kettering family shares experience in Florida amidst Hurricane Helene
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Some families have chosen to stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Helene prepares to hit Florida. 2 NEWS spoke with a Kettering resident of 40 years who has a home in Florida. She says she’s staying put despite the warnings. The Waizmann family went down to Florida two weeks ago. […]
Montgomery County judge accused of ethics violation for early release of inmate
A Montgomery County judge is the focus of a new ethics complaint that accuses him of improperly releasing a prison inmate after repeatedly talking about the case privately with the inmate’s mother for more than a year.
What Springfield can learn about culture wars from nearby Middletown, Ohio: Ken Futernick
PLACERVILLE, California -- In the recent presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Trump lit the fuse of another American culture war. “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in,” he said. “They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there. And this is what’s happening in our country, and it’s a shame.”
New rainfall records set in Cincinnati, Dayton on Tuesday
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Although the Miami Valley had not seen much rainfall in recent weeks, southwest Ohio broke two records related to rainfall. On Sept. 24, both Dayton and Cincinnati broke rainfall records, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. Dayton held a record of 1.15 inches of rain, which was set back […]
Weekend events around Dayton: Sept. 27-29
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — It’s the first official weekend of Fall and the Dayton area is full of festivals and Oktoberfest celebrations. 2 NEWS compiled a list of events happening across the Miami Valley. Friday, Sept. 27 Tipp City Mum Festival – 4 p.m., 35 Parkwood Drive, Tipp City. Shop from a large selection of […]
Dayton Public Health to spray for mosquitos today
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Public Health will spray mosquitos after West Nile Virus was detected in tested mosquito traps. Public Health Dayton and Montgomery County’s mosquito control program detected mosquitos positive for West Nile Virus. Despite the positive mosquito cases, there have been no reported human cases of West Nile so far in Montgomery County. […]
Upstate NY native who survived 1941 Japanese attack on Hawaii airfield dies at 101
Elmer Calvin Smith, who as an 18-year-old soldier stationed at an Army airfield survived the Japanese surprise attack on Hawaii in 1941, died Friday at age 101. Smith, originally from Upstate New York, was living in Middletown, Ohio, and receiving hospice care, according to an obituary posted on the web site for Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home in Birmingham, Ala.
1st business breaks ground at new Miami Twp. commerce center
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The first business at Miami Township’s new First Flight Commerce Center broke ground Wednesday. The new business park is a multi-building complex just east of the Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport. Costing $146 million, the commerce center is expected to bring 600 jobs to the area. The first business, Accelevation, celebrated their new […]
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