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EATON — Downtown Eaton will come alive once again on Saturday, Aug. 24, as the 26th annual Old Fashioned Downtown Saturday Nite brings the community an evening of live music, vintage automobiles, motorcycles, and good old-fashioned family fun.

CAMDEN — Preble Shawnee Local Schools said goodbye to its director of curriculum, Jaime Peaso, at its Tuesday, July 9, meeting, and approved the hiring of her replacement.

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EATON — A local branch of a farm equipment dealer has closed its doors.

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BROOKVILLE — Charles Prass learned the shoemaker trade from his father and joined him in the business in 1898. His business dated back to the time when he made all shoes by hand.

Despite an early evening thunderstorm, the City of Englewood managed to hold its annual July 4 fireworks display in Centennial Park. Thousands of area residents packed the park, surrounding business parking lots and sat in chairs along city streets to take in the pyrotechnic display.

CLAYTON — The first step to purchase six parcels of land from Montgomery County in the amount of $15,000 under the Expedited Tax Foreclosure Program was approved by adoption of the first of two readings of an ordinance by Clayton council at its June 20 meeting.

PREBLE COUNTY — A culvert replacement on Ohio 725 in Preble County is scheduled to start mid-July, requiring closure of the route.

ENGLEWOOD — At its June 25 meeting, city council passed Bill 24-08 to amend the assignment of pay grades for a maximum number of full-time positions for fiscal year 2024.