Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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The Mason Fire Department holds CPR and AED certification training on the first Saturday of every month at Fire Station 51, with the next session scheduled for Saturday, August 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Mason and Deerfield Township residents can expect a calm weekend after recent storms, with Friday night lows near 59°F climbing to the mid-90s by Monday, alongside the Deerfield Farmers Market, MYO Baseball, and a free Cincinnati Pops concert at Cottell Park on Tuesday.
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Mason's Planning Commission will consider bringing nearly 247 acres along the SR 741 corridor into the city's light industrial zoning, close a public hearing on 48 townhomes at 200 Cowan Drive, and review parking lot expansions for L3Harris and Cintas at its Tuesday, August 4 meeting.
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Mason's free Music in Mason concert series lost its July 17 show to severe weather — the second cancellation of 2026 — but remaining Friday night performances at Downtown Mason Plaza continue through the end of July, with the Sounds of Deerfield Cincinnati Pops concert also ahead on July 28.
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The Warren County Park District told commissioners Tuesday that without a proposed 0.7-mill levy on the November 3 ballot, reserves will run out by 2028 and up to 10 parks could close; the same session featured Warren County Airport reporting rapid growth with 40 businesses and an estimated $18–$27 million annual economic impact.
Community
West Chester Township's Keehner Park has been awarded $250,000 in state capital funding for master planning and improvements as the 123-acre park celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2026.
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The Mason Symphony Orchestra reported $173,653 in revenue for fiscal year 2025, up from $108,650 two years earlier, as the City of Mason pledges an additional $10,000 if the volunteer nonprofit meets community fundraising goals.
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The Ohio Life Sciences Institute received $1.5 million in first-ever state capital funding for a training center that will prepare biotech operators statewide, a development Mason's economic development office says could strengthen the city's growing life science sector.
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Volunteers are racing to restore the aging Warren County Fairgrounds after Lebanon issued violations in June, with local art teacher Ty Ball painting a community mural and fair board member Amy Brewer rallying crews before the 176-year-old fair opens Monday, July 20.
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