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Columbus, BCI agree to plan to update state's criminal background check system
The City of Columbus and the Ohio Attorney General's office have agreed to a plan to modernize how statewide background checks are conducted. Columbus and Dayton sued the state in 2020 because of issues with compliance and tracking in the system used by employers and firearms dealers to check the criminal backgrounds of...
'Hillbilly Elegy' is back in the spotlight. These Appalachians write a different tale
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, the 2016 memoir from Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, once again began flying off the shelves after former President Donald Trump named Vance as his running mate. Many have turned to the memoir to find out the story of Vance’s upbringing, a core part of why he’s on the Republican ticket to begin with. But the book also brings along a host of assumptions that many authors still find not to be true.
UD student volunteers help with Zero Waste Move-In day
DAYTON, Ohio — If you’ve ever experienced a first college move-in day, it’s no secret that it can be a stressful few hours filled with goodbyes, new supplies, and boxes, boxes and more boxes. Student volunteers with the University of Dayton are working to help the first...
Local real estate: Vandalia home for sale has finished walk-out basement
This custom-built, brick-and-cedar two-story home in Vandalia has a full, finished walk-out lower level. Originally built in 1999, it has extensive updates and is in the Vandalia-Butler School District. A concrete driveway leads to the two-car attached garage. A concrete walkway connects the driveway to the covered two-story front porch...
First-place Dragons win 5th straight game
Three Dayton Dragons pitchers combined to allow just one run in a 7-1 victory over the host Fort Wayne TinCaps on Sunday afternoon. The win was the fifth straight for the Dragons, matching their season’s longest winning streak. The Dayton win increased the Dragons lead in the playoff race...
Rain showers and storms set for this morning, afternoon and tonight
Highs will be near 78 degrees, while the lows will fall around 62 degrees. Tonight brings showers and storms, mainly before midnight. Monday will be mostly sunny and bright with highs in the upper to mid 70s, followed by a mostly clear Monday night with temperatures dipping into the lower to mid-50s for the lows.
COMMUNITY GEMS: Dayton man helps firefighters overcome mental dangers of job
When Jim Burneka Jr. was growing up in Dayton, he thought that becoming a firefighter would be a dream come true. “I didn’t have any firefighters in my family,” Burneka said. “But my dad played softball with his high school buddies from CJ (Chaminade Julienne), and some of them were in the Dayton Fire Department.”
You Can Be The Star of Young’s Jersey Dairy Community Talent Show
Are you ready to shine in the spotlight? Young’s Jersey Dairy has announced the return of their annual Community Talent Show! Whether your talent is singing, dancing, juggling, or performing magic tricks, they’re calling on YOU to bring your talent to the stage. They are on the hunt for extraordinary local talent, hidden gems waiting to be discovered in our wonderful community. The show will be Friday, August 27th from 6-8pm.
Governor to announce new Ohio ‘innovation hub’ in Dayton visit Monday
Gov. Mike DeWine will visit Dayton Monday to announce Ohio’s second “innovation hub.”. Working with legislators, the DeWine administration developed the Ohio Innovation Hubs program last year to spur investment around the state’s major metro areas. ExploreWright-Patt’s working population has doubled since 2002. DeWine first announced...
First-place Dragons rally to top TinCaps
The Dayton Dragons scored seven runs in the sixth inning, keyed by a grand slam home run by John Michael Faile, as they erased an early 5-0 deficit to defeat the Fort Wayne TinCaps, 8-7 on Saturday night in Fort Wayne. Faile has hit a home run in each of...
H.S. Results 8/17: Boys and girls soccer seasons start
Brookville 3, Dixie 2: B: King goal assist, King goal assist, Fowler goal. Calvary Christian 1, Benjamin Logan 1: BL: Lyden goal, Stoodt assist. Carroll 3, La Salle 1: C: Schumann goal assist, O’Bleness goal, Gervais goal. Dayton Christian 4, Newton 0. Franklin 2, Preble Shawnee 1: F: Guisse...
McCrabb: ‘American hero’ honored during Warrior Weekend to Remember
First Class Sgt. Dawson has received nation’s second highest award for valor. Living in Reno, Nev., Jeffrey M. Dawson said he didn’t have enough money in 2008 to purchase the textbook he needed for his one college course. He barely could pay his monthly bills and he was...
Archdeacon: Team Buckeye Tuna and the $1 million fish tale
Maybe it was because they’d positioned themselves so perfectly in the large pod of powerful tuna off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland. Maybe it was the look or movement of that ballyhoo they were trolling on a circular hook through those deep blue waters. Then again, it may...
Food, community highlight 10th Rotary Food Truck Competition
Springfield Rotary celebrated its signature fundraising event in the same way they have since 2014 — bringing the community together with the widest range of food choices in the area in one place on a sunny summer Saturday in a park. Rotarians and the community wouldn’t have it any other way.
Unearthed Photo Shows Teen JD Vance Posing in Bathroom With Three Girls at Urinals
JD Vance, no fan of gender-neutral bathrooms, was photographed in his high school yearbook next to three girls posing in front of urinals in a bathroom during his senior year.The photo, unearthed by the Daily Mail, shows an 18-year-old JD Hamel, as he was known at the time, standing next to the three girls, who were facing the urinals. The picture was captured in the 2003 Middletown High School yearbook. One of the three girls pictured in the photo spoke to the Daily Mail, telling the tabloid the photo was intended to illustrate the authority of the girls in the...
Hurricane came out on top against Astros, Wildcats
GREEN TOWNSHIP — With a pair of 45s sharing top honors, Wilmington defeated East Clinton and Williamsburg Thursday afternoon at Snow Hill Country Club in a boys golf match. Gunnar Martin and Gavynn Walls came with 45s for the Hurricane while Collin Wood had a 46. Kaiden Roth led...
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