Good morning, Dayton.

Today, the Great Lakes Shrine Association Parade will begin at Longs Cleaners and travel north on Main Street, turning onto Ferry Street and ending on Water Street.

Road closures are expected along the route.

Today, community members, students, and first responders climbed the stairs at Miamisburg High School Stadium for twenty minutes to honor the 2,977 9/11 victims — and to help students understand the sacrifice involved.

They rang a bell at the end to commemorate the lives lost.

Veterans and staff at Wright-Patterson recall the intense response on Sept.

11, 2001 — when the base deployed early radar sensor technology for search and rescue and personal recollections highlighted a day that reshaped military readiness and community identity.

AAA urges local tailgaters today to avoid impaired driving and to keep grills away from vehicles and tents.

The group advises using fire extinguishers and ensuring coals cool completely before transport during football season.

Flying Ace Car Wash opens a Linden Avenue location on Sept.

18 at noon, offering free Ceramic 4 Ultra washes through Sept. 27 and a three-month discount on its Wash Smart Unlimited Club, while donating $10 per new membership to Crayons to Classrooms (gift card sales also benefit the nonprofit).

Wawa opened its new convenience store on North Springboro Pike today at 8 a.m., hosting a ribbon cutting and free giveaways for the first 100 customers (first responders also joined a hoagie-building competition).

Former FBI agent Kenneth Wall recalled his recovery efforts after the Sept.

11 attacks in Shanksville (where Flight 93 crashed) and later at Fresh Kills. He left a Dayton hospital to join the FBI in gathering evidence to help families gain closure as the 25th anniversary nears.

Dayton journalists reflected on their 9/11 coverage marking 25 years since the attacks as they recalled reporting from New York and the challenges they faced during that historic day.

Fairfield City Schools warns that if voters reject a 1.25% income tax levy (on the November ballot), 169 jobs could be cut along with electives reduced and sports fees increased while the district has already trimmed $5.7 million from this year's budget.

Dayton Regional STEM Schools will expand its campus with an 11,000 sqft Dosser Center for Manufacturing Sciences + offering hands-on labs and studios for manufacturing, engineering and emerging technologies.

Construction begins this fall and the center will open in the 2027-2028 school year.

The police department reminded residents today to use marked crosswalks and ensure drivers see them before crossing.

Drivers are advised to slow down near schools, intersections, and busy areas to help keep pedestrians safe (jaywalking increases risk).