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    Montgomery County is planning on raising its water rates by 5% for the next five years. FILE
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    Are you getting hosed? Moving one town over could save you hundreds in water bills
    Owen Flannery, an employee with the City of Springfield, cleans the electric vertical take off and landing aircraft that hangs in the lobby of the new National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. BILL LACKEY/FILE
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    Auditor reviewing Springfield travel expenses to Paris airshow as part of regular audit
    The Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra will present its fourth annual A Swingin’ Big Band Holiday Party at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 at Mother Stewart’s Brewing Company. Admission is free. CONTRIBUTED
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    A Swingin’ Big Band Holiday Party to jingle bells at Mother Stewart’s
    The Ohio State Highway Patrol investigating a crash in Harrison Twp. Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF
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    Vehicle registration, renewal fees to increase in 2026 as lifeline for state highway...
    The Springfield City Commission approved funds to allow Shelter Inc. to keep its men's shelter open through the winter at its Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 meeting. JESSICA OROZCO/STAFF
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    City funds men’s homeless shelter through winter as nonprofit continues raising money
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    No charges for Springfield police officer involved in fatal Taser incident in September
    Ohio Governor Mike DeWine joined Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor Mike Duffey on Dec. 16, 2025, to announce the results of a recent audit into educator preparation programs at colleges and universities across the state. Photo taken by the governor's office.
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    Wright State, Central State not compliant with Ohio ‘science of reading’ standards, state...
    Clark County Common Pleas Court
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    Clark County Common Pleas Court cases
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    Clark County Municipal Court cases
    Orville Wright is at the controls of the "Wright Flyer" as his brother Wilbur Wright looks on during the plane's first flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C., in this Dec. 17, 1903 file photo.
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    When the Wright brothers shocked the world, the Dayton media flubbed it
    While Ohio’s unemployment rate fell from 5 to 4.8%, the September jobs report showed that Ohio’s job market took a step backward, as the private sector lost 2,000 jobs and more workers left the job market. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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    Ohio unemployment rate doesn’t give the whole jobs picture
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    Taylorsville MetroPark is one of three MetroParks that have designated sledding areas. CONTRIBUTED
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    PHOTOS: 4-6 inches of snow falls in Southwest Ohio
    Gwendolyn Iheme, center, celebrates by holding a key to her new house that was given to her by Springfield Restore manager Rathena Austin, right, during a home dedication hosted by the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, in Springfield. The ceremony was for Iheme, who will live in the house with her 8-year-old granddaughter Rileyanna Foster. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF
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    PHOTOS: Habitat for Humanity holds home dedication for Springfield family
    A bicyclist rides past a shiny Christmas tree at the Springfield Esplanade on South Fountain Avenue, between Columbia and High streets, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Springfield. The tree was lit on Nov. 28, 2025. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF
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    PHOTOS: Christmas decorations standout in downtown Springfield
    Luna Reed, 6, catches some air while sledding on a snow day off school Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 at St. John XXIII School in Middletown. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    PHOTOS: Snow blankets southwest Ohio on Tuesday, Dec. 2
    A vehicle with evidence markers near its front wheel after a shooting incident in the Sportsplex parking lot near Dayton Road on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 in Fairborn. MARSHALL GORBY / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    PHOTOS: Shooting investigated outside Fairborn SportsPlex
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    Clark State names its new president
    Clark State students in the modeling and simulation engineering program will interact with digital 3D models using virtual reality headsets. CONTRIBUTED
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    Clark State launches Ohio’s only associate degree in modeling, simulation engineering
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    Parents, grandparent react to Springfield’s School of Innovation closure
    Each year, Fulton Elementary School holds the "Longest Table" event, where all 400-plus students sit to eat a traditional Thanksgiving meal together. Contributed
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    Springfield’s Fulton Elementary students come together before Thanksgiving holiday
    Springfield's School of Innovation where Keifer used to by located. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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    Will you be affected by Springfield’s School of Innovation closure? We want to hear from...
    Springfield School District's School of Innovation. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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    Springfield’s School of Innovation to close, consolidate with Springfield High School
    People walk along a sidewalk at Central State University campus on Oct. 24, 2024. The university recently reported it has about $26 million in unpaid tuition and fees that is more than a year past due. THOMAS GNAU/STAFF
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    Central State owed about $26M in unpaid tuition, fees
    Global Impact STEM Academy teacher Andrea Keener teachers her students during class. CONTRIBUTED
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    Virtual Farm Trips providing students alternative way to learn aside traditional field...
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