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Cemetery levy set for city’s November ballot By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com Andrew Wysong, fifth from the left, is joined by fellow firefighters/EMT, city officials, and loved ones after getting sworn in as the newest member of the Wilmington Fire Department at Thursday’s city council meeting. John Hamilton | News Journal Andrew Wysong is sworn in as Wilmington’s newest firefighter/EMT by Mayor John Stanforth at Thursday’s Wilmington City Council meeting. John Hamilton | New...

DeWine tours Wilmington vaccination site By Tom Barr - tbarr@wnewsj.com WILMINGTON — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine toured the Ohio Mass Vaccination Site at the Wilmington Air Park and talked with staff, volunteers and people receiving their COVID-19 vaccinations Saturday morning. “I felt that this would be a great site because of its location not far from the interstate, close to Dayton, not far from Columbus, close to Cincinnati and everything in-between,” DeWine told local officials and media a...

City officials praise ODNR officer; more discussion on possible cemetery levy By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com WILMINGTON — An officer’s legacy and the city’s cemetery were the primary topics at Thursday’s Wilmington City Council meeting. Officer Lagore During his report, Mayor John Stanforth and other city officials paid tribute to Jason Lagore, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources officer who died in the line of duty. Lagore, 36, of Clarksville, suffered an apparent medical...

Paving the way: ‘21 a busy one for Wilmington street projects, including Rombach work By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com Wilmington officials along with consultants and contractors walk through Regal Drive, one of the many streets where they plan on doing repairs for their massive street project for the year. John Hamilton | News Journal This document lists the progress of City of Wilmington projects from late 2020 through 2021 and beyond. John Hamilton | News Journal From left, Mayo...

Mayor in State of the City: Departments moved city forward in ‘20, big projects set for 2021 By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com Mayor John Stanforth gives his State of the City address virtually during Thursday’s Wilmington City Council meeting. John Hamilton | News Journal WILMINGTON — “2020 was the year of perseverance,” said Mayor John Stanforth at the beginning of his State of the City address. At Thursday’s Wilmington City Council meeting, Stanforth recapped the oddities...

A look back at 2020 — January-March: High hopes, then a pandemic News Journal An historic building in Blanchester was destroyed by an overnight fire. (Photo by JoJo Van Winkle.) The Blanchester High School boys basketball team, co-champions of the SBAAC National Division, and fans celebrate going 21-1 on the year before finally falling to Fenwick in the sectional tournament. An historic building in Blanchester was destroyed by an overnight fire. (Photo by JoJo Van Winkle.) The Wilmington H...

City council talks lodging tax funds distribution, OKs 2021 budget Wilmington City Council meets for the last time in 202o. John Hamilton | News Journal WILMINGTON — Funds for the coming year was the main discussion for the final Wilmington City Council meeting of the year. Hotel Lodging Tax At Thursday’s meeting held via Zoom, council approved the city’s 2021 budget and discussed what to do about the money from the Hotel Lodging Tax. During the Judiciary Committee report, Councilmember...