Last month, the final installment of the Making Dayton Home series was published. This story looked at how federal policy changes are making it harder for immigrants to legally make Dayton home: www.daytondailynews.com/local/immigr...

Sunset appreciation post

I picked the rainiest day to come back hOUme.

Local residents who received their partial food assistance payments Wednesday said they felt both surprised and relieved by payments that appeared on their EBT cards. www.daytondailynews.com/local/local-...

Election Day is here! Polling locations across the state will stay open until 7:30 p.m. www.daytondailynews.com/local/electi...

Ohio will provide up to $25 million in support for food assistance to help families affected by the impending suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits due to the federal government shutdown. www.daytondailynews.com/local/ohio-t...

Nearly 150,000 area residents are at risk of their food assistance being cut off if the federal government shutdown drags into November. And the shutdown could impact health education and child care services - via @sydneydawes.bsky.social daytondailynews.com/local/food-c...

The Dayton city commission approved a five-year, $1.4 million contract with a new concession company that plans to roll out several new restaurants at Dayton International Airport. www.daytondailynews.com/local/warped...

Voter registration deadline for Nov. 4 election is Monday: What you need to know www.daytondailynews.com/local/voter-...

The @daytondailynews.com spoke to residents across the region who voiced a spectrum of opinions regarding upcoming tax levy requests on their November ballot. daytondailynews.com/local/local-...

The next part of our "Making Dayton Home" series is here! Immigrants are far more likely than native-born citizens to start their own businesses. How does this impact Dayton? www.daytondailynews.com/local/making...

Come work with us! jobs.coxenterprises.com/en/jobs/r202...

One of Montgomery County’s government buildings was ranked among the 100 ugliest public buildings in America. www.daytondailynews.com/local/montgo...

Reclassifying marijuana would not make it nationally legal for recreational use by adults, but it would instead change the way marijuana is regulated and taxed. www.daytondailynews.com/local/trump-...

The average Montgomery County resident discards six pounds of trash per day. A new campaign through the Montgomery County Environmental Learning Center aims to make students question what happens when they throw something away. www.daytondailynews.com/local/away-i...

Montgomery County’s care facility for residents with developmental disabilities or other medical needs unveiled its inclusive playground for its nearly 100 residents. www.daytondailynews.com/local/stillw...

After its defunding by Congress, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — a nonprofit that has funneled federal funding to Dayton-area NPR and PBS stations for decades — will shut down in the coming months. www.daytondailynews.com/local/cpb-sh...

My project, Making Dayton Home, launched this weekend. Over the next few months, we will explore how immigration strengthens Dayton's economy, how it adds to the vibrancy of the region and what legal challenges exist with immigration.

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A new robotics club in Dayton wants to cultivate community and curiosity among refugee and immigrant children and their families, along with other children living around East Dayton. www.daytondailynews.com/local/we-can...

The day after Montgomery County Clerk of Courts Mike Foley changed his plea in his criminal case to no contest and was convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges, his attorney filed a motion to withdraw his change in plea. www.daytondailynews.com/local/video-...

"People were running from so much to be at Job Corps. So many people didn’t have a place to go home to. Or if they did, it wasn’t the place that was best for them."

We're hiring! jobs.coxenterprises.com/en/jobs/r202...

The Job Corps program — the largest residential career training and education program in the nation —serves people ages 16-24 by providing hands-on job training. Ohio has three Job Corps centers, one of which is in Dayton. www.daytondailynews.com/local/labor-...

Was last week’s NATO Parliamentary Assembly a success? Depending on who you ask, you could get very different answers. I and other DDN staff shared our perspectives. www.daytondailynews.com/ideas-voices...

I'm a sucker for yellow flowers. Spotted these on my way home:

ICYMI: Kettering Health’s system-wide technology outage is in its second week as the hospital system works to restore access. www.daytondailynews.com/local/will-i...

LIVE UPDATES: Committee sessions resume, larger protests taking place Sunday www.daytondailynews.com/local/live-u...

NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegates and staff enjoyed themselves about town Saturday night, visiting places like the Dayton Arcade, Wright-Dunbar and the Oregon District. www.daytondailynews.com/local/steak-...

Thirty years after she covered the Dayton Peace Accords for the region’s newspaper, a former Dayton Daily News columnist said the Gem City is seeing a “full circle moment” with NATO’s visit to the area. www.daytondailynews.com/local/former...

The “Trump Baby” balloon was inflated on East Second Street in downtown on Saturday morning as part of protest activities during the NATO Parliamentary Assembly that is taking place in Dayton over the holiday weekend. www.daytondailynews.com/local/big-tr...

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New mural at Courthouse Square in Dayton:

The streets of Dayton felt very, very quiet today. Delegates are starting to come into town for NATO's Parliamentary Assembly, and much of downtown has been blocked off to traffic.

Just in time for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the Downtown Dayton Partnership is debuting t-shirts highlighting Dayton’s newest landmark.

Starting Wednesday, access to a large part of downtown Dayton will be restricted as hundreds of representatives from parliaments from 32 nations arrive in Dayton, joined by hundreds more guest speakers, U.S. officials and staff. www.daytondailynews.com/local/nato-a...

A Montgomery County Municipal Court judge who was sentenced last week for a misdemeanor charge of obstructing official business told a small courtroom that he doesn’t “plan on stepping out of line any time soon.”

Cleansing your feed with rainbows. 🌈

While no charges were filed, investigative records obtained by the @daytondailynews.com raise questions about how the Preble County sheriff and prosecutor — who both later recused themselves from the case due to their relationships with Creech — originally handled the allegation.

The problem of loose dogs is reportedly growing locally, leading lawmakers and community leaders to seek solutions, a @daytondailynews.com investigation found. But humane solutions are elusive - via @sydneydawes.bsky.social www.daytondailynews.com/local/the-pu...

Montgomery County community members called on their county commission to use their voice for change at the region‘s jail, where nine inmates have died in the past 2.5 years. www.daytondailynews.com/local/we-hav...

ICYMI: Lawyers representing the family of Christian Black, who died in March after an altercation at the Montgomery County Jail, are calling for major changes and for corrections officers to be charged with murder. www.daytondailynews.com/local/attorn...

“Information is not partisan. Facts and truthful things are not partisan." www.daytondailynews.com/local/wyso-t...

One Dayton mother, when asked what she would do if Head Start were eliminated: “We’ve come up with our Plan A, but there is no Plan B. And I feel like we’re not alone in that.” www.daytondailynews.com/local/propos...

Despite efforts by the Trump administration to revoke the legal status — and therefore, work permits — of many Springfie...

The Montgomery County Human Services Levy Council is recommending a renewal for an expiring levy that funds $58 million in social services.

There are indications that a significant portion of Springfield’s Haitian immigrant population has relocated elsewhere. But after months of scrutiny and facing the threat of deportation, the majority appear to be staying put. www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/are-hai...

Springfield and Clark County government and nonprofit leaders are convening to discuss impacts of reductions in federal spending by the Trump administration to the local community.

With looming prospects of program changes and federal cuts, @samwildow.bsky.social talked to area residents about how the program has impacted their lives. www.daytondailynews.com/local/medica...