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Lakota Local School District invites K-12 students, including home-schooled and private-school students within district boundaries, to enter its 28th annual MLK Day contest by 4 p.m. Nov. 23, with winners performing at a January community celebration.
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Reach Out Lakota reports a 22 percent increase in pantry visits as nearly 200 new families sought help in 2025, and Lakota Local Schools launches its 19th annual Stuff the Bus food drive running Oct. 12–23.
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Cherokee Elementary's PTA holds its first Dine to Donate of the school year on Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Liberty Township Wendy's, with 20% of sales going back to the school.
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MidPointe Library now offers free Pure Flix streaming to all registered cardholders, making it among the first library systems in the country to carry the faith-and-family video platform that normally costs $9.99 per month.
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West Chester Township resident Rebecca Reed, who has Down syndrome, has turned her watercolor fashion illustrations into a small business called Rebecca's ClothesLine, selling greeting cards, gift bags and bookmarks with her mother, Jenny Reed, with their first open house set for Sept. 27.
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Hutsenpiller Contractors Inc. is asking West Chester Township's Board of Zoning Appeals for conditional use approval to build an 80-by-60-foot, two-story retail and office building at 6749 Station Road, which is zoned for single-family residential use.
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Country music fans gathered at Lori's Roadhouse in West Chester on Tuesday, Aug. 25, to honor Dolly Parton with line dancing and personal reflections, as local residents and state leaders pledged to continue her Imagination Library legacy in Ohio.
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The Windisch Road bridge north of Crescentville Road in West Chester Township closed Monday, Aug. 24, for a superstructure replacement and is tentatively set to reopen in early- to mid-November, with a three-road detour now in place for all through traffic.
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Six years after his son Antaun Hill Jr. was fatally shot at the West Chester YMCA in 2020, Antaun Hill Sr. now works as a case manager for inner-city youth and advocates for violence prevention through community discussions.
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Lakota East's homecoming dance is Sept. 12 on the stadium turf, with $25 early-bird tickets available starting Aug. 31 on the Hometown App and a $35 price after Sept. 11 at 3 p.m.
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Butler County's second annual Paint the Plow contest is open to Lakota East and Lakota West students in grades 8–12, with applications due Sept. 11 and two winning schools' artwork displayed on county snowplows all winter.
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Events by Golden Chic will host a public open house and ribbon cutting Sept. 26 at Liberty Center's revamped Unity Hall and Sabin Hall, marking the debut of professionally managed event venues as part of the property's $20 million-plus renovation.
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Sawasdee Thai Cuisine & Sushi owner Lek Thitirungrojkul built her West Chester restaurant from scratch after selling egg rolls at the local farmers market in 2008, relocating from Fairfield after a landlord dispute and growing herbs in a garden outside the kitchen.
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital ranked No. 7 overall and No. 1 among Ohio health systems on Forbes' 2026 Best Employers in Ohio list, spotlighting one of Liberty Township's largest employers as its $365 million campus expansion moves forward.
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