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The Air Force will host an industry day near Wright-Patterson on Nov.

9 to brief propulsion priorities, gather contractor feedback, and discuss manufacturing and supply chain resilience, and firms must register by 4 p.m. Nov. 2 by emailing Laura Burnette ([email protected]).

Kroger announced it will cut prices $5 billion and invest $5 billion while opening 110 stores by 2029 and introducing three new formats (100,000 sqft, 75,000 sqft, 50,000 sqft) focused on fresh food, prepared meals, and pickup; the company is pursuing a proposed Marketplace on North Dixie Drive in Butler Twp.

The Dayton Branch NAACP celebrated its 75th Hall of Freedom Awards Saturday in Dayton and launched a Hall of Fame, inducting Jessie O.

Gooding, Walter H. Rice, Rep. Joyce Beatty, and Edwin C. Moses. Beatty won the Lifetime Achievement Award, and local educators, activists, and volunteers received honors for education + civic engagement.

The University of Dayton men's basketball team sold out all 18 home games this season, its sixth straight season of sellouts, extending the Flyers' regular-season sellout streak to 112 games at UD Arena (Dayton).

State data show two-thirds of Ohio homes were built before 1978 and likely contain lead paint, and Montgomery County officials say 19 to 27 zip codes include neighborhoods at risk; parents are urged to have children tested before age 6 by their pediatrician.

The Ohio Department of Public Safety says residents in parts of the state can get a free rideshare credit through Project Plan Ahead this Halloween weekend for rides to and from gatherings; check your area’s eligibility + how to claim the credit.

Ohio's Home Energy Assistance Winter Crisis Program opens Sunday, Nov.

1 and will offer one-time heating bill help through March 31, 2027 for households earning up to 175% of the federal poverty level, assisting those facing shut-offs, new service needs, or low bulk fuel to apply through local energy-assistance providers.

The Miami Valley Research Park Association adopted a new master plan in October that calls for a shared gathering space near VC Flats (a 260-plus-unit apartment at Research Boulevard and County Line Road) and other updates designed to increase occupancy and park use.