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WILMINGTON, Ohio (January 6, 2026)— The City of Wilmington is updating its public transit service hours following feedback from residents and a recent public meeting. Starting February 1, 2026, Wilmington Transit will operate from 6:30am to 10pm Monday through Friday, and from 9am to 10pm on Saturdays. Sunday service hours remain unchanged, running from 9am to 3pm. EXTENDED HOURS (enacted on April 1, 2025) CITY REDUCTIONS (proposed for Feb 1, 2026) COMMUNITY REVISIONS (planne

WILMINGTON, Ohio (January 7, 2026)— Wilmington College continues to demonstrate steady progress and renewed momentum—a theme reflected throughout the fall meeting of the Board of Trustees. We began our time together with a moment of gratitude for our Quaker High Note feature, Patricia Thomas, whose remarkable $2 million gift will endow the Campus Minister position in perpetuity. Patricia, a former campus minister and current clerk of Wilmington Yearly Meeting, spoke about her

WILMINGTON, Ohio (January 7, 2026)— Davids Dr., between Fife Ave. and Rombach Ave., Wilmington, OH The City of Wilmington announces a crew will be taking core samples of pavement on Davids Drive from Fife Avenue to Rombach Avenue beginning on Wednesday, January 7. While the crew is working, portions of lanes will be closed, and an arrow board will be in place to direct motorists around the work area. The City of Wilmington asks that all motorists be patient, reduce speed, and

Photo Courtesy of Wilmington News Journal "I think that had this presentation been out a whole lot earlier, a lot of the issues that are running around right now would have been toned down," stated Robert Gross during comments at the Wilmington City Council and Clinton County Port Authority (CCPA) first public meeting on November 25, 2025, to discuss a proposed Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center at 1488 South US-68. The sale of the farm land was between a private land owne

Bryce Whelchel & Dustin Pearce Superintendent Curt Bradshaw joins the podcast to share how the Southern Ohio Educational Service Center is helping support local schools in Clinton, Fayette, Highland, Adams, and Brown Counties. Curt is a Clinton County native who has a passion for community and service to others. Before becoming Superintendent of the Southern Ohio ESC, Curt was a teacher at both Clinton-Massie Local Schools and Wilmington City Schools. Listen to episode 78 of

WILMINGTON, Ohio (December 20, 2027)—Wilmington VFW Post 6710 has partnered with First Class Athletics to offer a holiday-season fitness and membership promotion aimed at supporting local VFW eligible veterans and their families as they head into the new year. To veterans, physical fitness means being mission-ready, able to handle unpredictable demands, and maintaining peak performance through rigorous training. But those demands don’t ease up after you leave the service as