Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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Kings Island's Halloween Haunt opens Friday, Sept. 25, in Mason with two new mazes, a returning Conjuring experience and a chaperone policy requiring guests 15 and under to be accompanied by an adult 21 or older.
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Deerfield Township's Board of Zoning Appeals will hear a variance request Oct. 8 from homeowners who want to add an in-ground pool as a fourth accessory structure, exceeding the township's two-structure limit.
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The Mason Arts Council must raise $13 million in private funds to build a regional performing arts center on 16 city-donated acres along SR 741 and US 42, with advisory committees convening Thursday, Oct. 1 and a public fundraising campaign set for early 2027.
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Friends of the Little Miami State Park, an all-volunteer nonprofit based in Mason, cleared more than 20 fallen trees and repaired pavement damage along the Little Miami Scenic Trail after an Aug. 11 derecho, part of a busy summer of trail maintenance that also included erosion repairs and crack filling.
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The Mason High School Marching Band has incorporated 44 modified bicycles into its Chinese New Year-themed competition show "Fire Horse," claiming a national first, and won Grand Champion at its season opener Sept. 20.
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Makino and FANUC America, two advanced-manufacturing companies with major Mason operations on Innovation Way, showcased robotics and machining technology at the International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago, drawing attention from the City of Mason Economic Development office for their role in the local manufacturing sector.
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Mason Recreation is accepting sign-ups for the 2nd Annual Spooktacular Costume 5K Run and Walk on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Corwin M. Nixon Park, with race proceeds supporting food-insecure Mason City Schools students.
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Mason Recreation is hosting a free one-hour freestyle swim clinic for teens and adults at the Mason Municipal Aquatic Center on Wednesday, Oct. 14; registration is open.
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Mason High School sophomores have donated more than 22,000 social-emotional learning resources through their nonprofit, the Handmade Gifts Initiative, including 667 classroom kits distributed across 16 counties in three states.
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Kings Island's Halloween Haunt returns to Mason on Sept. 25 with a new "Jason: Blood Reign" haunted maze based on the "Friday the 13th" franchise, plus a second new maze and the family-friendly Tricks and Treats event running through Nov. 1.
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Warren County Airport hosts its third annual Airport Fest on Saturday, Sept. 19, with free admission, cockpit tours, a WWII B-25 bomber, airplane and helicopter rides, food trucks and live music at a facility that has grown into one of Ohio's busiest general aviation airports.
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Mason Middle School teacher Steve Mays reflects on the day student Ashley Faulkner's mother, Wendy, was killed in the World Trade Center, as Mason marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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