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Mason's Lindner Center of HOPE publicly denied treating Texas Senate candidate James Talarico after a viral conspiracy theory put the local mental health facility in a national spotlight.
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The Deerfield Regional Stormwater District board meets Tuesday, Oct. 13, with five active stormwater cases at specific township addresses and a closed executive session tied to pending litigation.
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Mason City Schools says diesel prices jumped 35% to $5.15 per gallon, adding thousands to the fuel budget, but the district pledges no bus routes will be cut.
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A $4.3 million FAA grant will expand Warren County Airport's aircraft ramp by early spring 2027, as four businesses eye corporate hangars and flight traffic near Mason-area employers surges 35%.
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Warren County commissioners meet Tuesday to hear presentations on AI platforms, radio encryption, and the 2027 employee benefits renewal, plus a public hearing on rezoning 30 acres in Union Township to light industrial use.
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Rep. Greg Landsman introduced a bipartisan bill to ban NDAs that prevent local officials from sharing data center project details with residents, as Warren County weighs its own moratorium on data center development.
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Ohio lawmakers are scheduled to vote Wednesday, Sept. 30, on suspending the state's gas and diesel taxes for 90 days, a move that would save drivers roughly $678 million but pull up to $700 million from road funds as fuel prices hit record highs across Warren County and the Mason area.
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ODOT District 8 is collecting public comments through Nov. 3 on two new interchange alternatives at Galbraith Road as part of the I-75 Unification Project, which will shift northbound lanes next to southbound lanes and add a lane in each direction between SR 126 and Shepherd Lane.
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Warren County commissioners are scheduled to vote Sept. 22 on a new reimbursement policy covering water main break damage, prompted by a Deerfield Township case in which the county paid $16,287 to a homeowner after a Rose Road break.
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Warren County commissioners will vote Tuesday, Sept. 22 on a new property damage reimbursement policy that expands coverage beyond sewer backups to include water main breaks, with payouts capped at $2,500 per incident.
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U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman introduced a bill that would send up to $4,200 a year in tax credits to workers earning under $100,000, funded by a minimum tax on billionaires, but the proposal faces long odds in a Republican-controlled Congress.
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Ohio Issue 3, the only statewide question on the Tuesday, Nov. 3, ballot, would enshrine the state's existing photo ID voting requirement in the constitution; Mason and Deerfield Township voters can register through Monday, Oct. 5, and begin early voting Tuesday, Oct. 6.
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