Sydney Dawes
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Reporter @daytondailynews.com. Ohio U alumna. RT ≠ endorsements.
I picked the rainiest day to come back hOUme.
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I picked the rainiest day to come back hOUme.
Local residents who received their partial food assistance payments Wednesday said they felt both surprised and relieved by payments that appeared on their EBT cards. www.daytondailynews.com/local/local-...
Local families receiving partial SNAP benefits: ‘I’ve been so stressed’
Local residents who received their partial food assistance payments on Wednesday said they felt both surprised and relieved by payments that appeared on their EBT cards.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Local residents who received their partial food assistance payments Wednesday said they felt both surprised and relieved by payments that appeared on their EBT cards. www.daytondailynews.com/local/local-...
Election Day is here! Polling locations across the state will stay open until 7:30 p.m. www.daytondailynews.com/local/electi...
Election 2025: Live updates, including unintended poll worker removed in Butler County
Election Day is Tuesday, with thousands of local voters already casting a ballot on local issues and races that impact their communities.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Election Day is here! Polling locations across the state will stay open until 7:30 p.m. www.daytondailynews.com/local/electi...
Ohio will provide up to $25 million in support for food assistance to help families affected by the impending suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits due to the federal government shutdown. www.daytondailynews.com/local/ohio-t...
Ohio to use up to $25M for food assistance during federal SNAP delay
Ohio will provide up to $25 million in support for food assistance to help families that may soon be affected by the anticipated suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Ohio will provide up to $25 million in support for food assistance to help families affected by the impending suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits due to the federal government shutdown. www.daytondailynews.com/local/ohio-t...
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Nearly 150,000 area residents are at risk of their food assistance being cut off if the federal government shutdown drags into November. And the shutdown could impact health education and child care services - via @sydneydawes.bsky.social daytondailynews.com/local/food-c...
Food, childcare aid for 150K area residents in jeopardy as federal shutdown drags on
With no end in sight to the government shutdown, three federal programs could see a halt to funding that provides food, health education and childcare services to thousands of local residents.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Nearly 150,000 area residents are at risk of their food assistance being cut off if the federal government shutdown drags into November. And the shutdown could impact health education and child care services - via @sydneydawes.bsky.social daytondailynews.com/local/food-c...
The Dayton city commission approved a five-year, $1.4 million contract with a new concession company that plans to roll out several new restaurants at Dayton International Airport. www.daytondailynews.com/local/warped...
Warped Wing among new restaurants coming to Dayton International Airport
The Dayton city commission approved a five-year, $1.4 million contract with a new concession company that plans to roll out several new restaurants at Dayton International Airport.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The Dayton city commission approved a five-year, $1.4 million contract with a new concession company that plans to roll out several new restaurants at Dayton International Airport. www.daytondailynews.com/local/warped...
Voter registration deadline for Nov. 4 election is Monday: What you need to know www.daytondailynews.com/local/voter-...
Voter registration deadline for Nov. 4 election is Monday: What you need to know
The deadline to register to vote or update voter registration for the Nov. 4 general election is Monday. Early voting will begin the next day.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Voter registration deadline for Nov. 4 election is Monday: What you need to know www.daytondailynews.com/local/voter-...
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The @daytondailynews.com spoke to residents across the region who voiced a spectrum of opinions regarding upcoming tax levy requests on their November ballot. daytondailynews.com/local/local-...
Local tax asks face headwinds in November amid property tax, inflation frustration
Cheryl Dern, a Xenia resident, has lived on King Street since 1988. Hers is arguably one of the most pockmarked, pitted and potholed streets in the city — to the point some of her neighbors avoid driv...
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October 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The @daytondailynews.com spoke to residents across the region who voiced a spectrum of opinions regarding upcoming tax levy requests on their November ballot. daytondailynews.com/local/local-...
The next part of our "Making Dayton Home" series is here! Immigrants are far more likely than native-born citizens to start their own businesses. How does this impact Dayton? www.daytondailynews.com/local/making...
Making Dayton Home: Immigrant-owned businesses and cultural events fuel economy, ‘heartbeat’ of region
Immigrants are far more likely than native-born citizens to start their own businesses, and leaders in Dayton-area entrepreneurism say these small business owners both power the local economy and make...
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September 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The next part of our "Making Dayton Home" series is here! Immigrants are far more likely than native-born citizens to start their own businesses. How does this impact Dayton? www.daytondailynews.com/local/making...
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One of Montgomery County’s government buildings was ranked among the 100 ugliest public buildings in America. www.daytondailynews.com/local/montgo...
Montgomery County building ranked in ‘ugliest public buildings’ survey
One of Montgomery County’s government buildings was ranked among the 100 ugliest public buildings in America.
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August 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
One of Montgomery County’s government buildings was ranked among the 100 ugliest public buildings in America. www.daytondailynews.com/local/montgo...
Reclassifying marijuana would not make it nationally legal for recreational use by adults, but it would instead change the way marijuana is regulated and taxed.
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Trump administration eyeing federal marijuana reclassification: Change could impact Ohio cannabis market, research
The Trump administration said it would consider reclassifying marijuana on the federal level.
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August 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Reclassifying marijuana would not make it nationally legal for recreational use by adults, but it would instead change the way marijuana is regulated and taxed.
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The average Montgomery County resident discards six pounds of trash per day. A new campaign through the Montgomery County Environmental Learning Center aims to make students question what happens when they throw something away. www.daytondailynews.com/local/away-i...
‘Away is Somewhere’ campaign aims to reduce waste in Montgomery County
The average Montgomery County resident discards six pounds of trash per day. A new campaign through the Montgomery County Environmental Learning Center aims to make students question what happens when...
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August 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The average Montgomery County resident discards six pounds of trash per day. A new campaign through the Montgomery County Environmental Learning Center aims to make students question what happens when they throw something away. www.daytondailynews.com/local/away-i...
Montgomery County’s care facility for residents with developmental disabilities or other medical needs unveiled its inclusive playground for its nearly 100 residents. www.daytondailynews.com/local/stillw...
Stillwater Center unveils inclusive playground
Montgomery County’s care facility unveiled its American Rescue Plan Act-funded, all-inclusive playground for its nearly 100 residents.
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August 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Montgomery County’s care facility for residents with developmental disabilities or other medical needs unveiled its inclusive playground for its nearly 100 residents. www.daytondailynews.com/local/stillw...
After its defunding by Congress, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — a nonprofit that has funneled federal funding to Dayton-area NPR and PBS stations for decades — will shut down in the coming months. www.daytondailynews.com/local/cpb-sh...
CPB shutdown won’t take Dayton NPR, PBS stations off air, but could affect programming
After its defunding by Congress, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — a nonprofit that has funneled federal funding to Dayton-area NPR and PBS stations for decades — will shut down in the coming ...
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August 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
After its defunding by Congress, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — a nonprofit that has funneled federal funding to Dayton-area NPR and PBS stations for decades — will shut down in the coming months. www.daytondailynews.com/local/cpb-sh...
My project, Making Dayton Home, launched this weekend. Over the next few months, we will explore how immigration strengthens Dayton's economy, how it adds to the vibrancy of the region and what legal challenges exist with immigration.
Making Dayton Home: Who is immigrating to the Dayton region, and why
A picture mural on the Third National Bank building, at 34 N. Main St. facing Courthouse Square in downtown Dayton, greets passersby with the faces of a dozen immigrants and refugees who have ties to the Dayton region.
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July 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My project, Making Dayton Home, launched this weekend. Over the next few months, we will explore how immigration strengthens Dayton's economy, how it adds to the vibrancy of the region and what legal challenges exist with immigration.
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July 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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A new robotics club in Dayton wants to cultivate community and curiosity among refugee and immigrant children and their families, along with other children living around East Dayton. www.daytondailynews.com/local/we-can...
‘We can learn so much from each other’: Robotics club aims to engage refugees, immigrants
A new robotics club in Dayton wants to cultivate community and curiosity among refugee and immigrant children and their families, along with other children living around East Dayton.
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July 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A new robotics club in Dayton wants to cultivate community and curiosity among refugee and immigrant children and their families, along with other children living around East Dayton. www.daytondailynews.com/local/we-can...
The day after Montgomery County Clerk of Courts Mike Foley changed his plea in his criminal case to no contest and was convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges, his attorney filed a motion to withdraw his change in plea. www.daytondailynews.com/local/video-...
Attorney: Clerk of courts will take back ‘no contest’ plea in criminal case, move forward toward trial
The Montgomery County Clerk of Courts will maintain his office after being convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges related to political contribution solicitation and unauthorized use of computers.
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June 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The day after Montgomery County Clerk of Courts Mike Foley changed his plea in his criminal case to no contest and was convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges, his attorney filed a motion to withdraw his change in plea. www.daytondailynews.com/local/video-...
"People were running from so much to be at Job Corps. So many people didn’t have a place to go home to. Or if they did, it wasn’t the place that was best for them."
Dayton Job Corps grad: ‘Some people don’t have a place to go home to’ if program ends
More than 700 Ohio students could be impacted by federally planned closures of Job Corps Centers nationwide, leaving them without work and, in some cases, without housing.
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June 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"People were running from so much to be at Job Corps. So many people didn’t have a place to go home to. Or if they did, it wasn’t the place that was best for them."
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The Job Corps program — the largest residential career training and education program in the nation —serves people ages 16-24 by providing hands-on job training. Ohio has three Job Corps centers, one of which is in Dayton.
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Labor Department pausing Job Corps operations: Future of Dayton center uncertain
Operations at Job Corps centers nationwide will be paused in phases, the U.S. Department of Labor announced this week.
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May 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The Job Corps program — the largest residential career training and education program in the nation —serves people ages 16-24 by providing hands-on job training. Ohio has three Job Corps centers, one of which is in Dayton.
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Was last week’s NATO Parliamentary Assembly a success? Depending on who you ask, you could get very different answers. I and other DDN staff shared our perspectives.
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Dayton Daily News staff reflect on NATO event coverage
Covering the various dimensions of NATO’s presence in Dayton — protests, press conferences, and the events in and around the NATO Village — has had a profound impact on me and how I view our city. The...
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May 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Was last week’s NATO Parliamentary Assembly a success? Depending on who you ask, you could get very different answers. I and other DDN staff shared our perspectives.
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I'm a sucker for yellow flowers. Spotted these on my way home:
May 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I'm a sucker for yellow flowers. Spotted these on my way home: