The WHS and WMS choirs take the Performing Arts Center stage at 7 p.m., Cincinnati, Ohio State, Dayton and Xavier play an outdoor doubleheader in Mason, and parent-teacher conferences Thursday lead into a long weekend, all under sunny skies near 79 degrees.

Weather

Today: 79°F, Sunny (high 79° / low 52°)

Outlook: - Thursday — high 76° / low 45°, Sunny - Friday — high 76° / low 53°, Sunny - Saturday — high 81° / low 60°, Mostly Sunny

No NWS alerts in effect.

This morning in Waynesville

1. Choirs' fall concert tonight. The Waynesville High School and Waynesville Middle School choirs give their fall concert at 7:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. (district post)
2. Outdoor college basketball in Mason. The CareSource Invitational puts two preseason exhibitions on the outdoor courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center: Cincinnati vs. Ohio State at 3:00 p.m. and Dayton vs. Xavier at 5:30 p.m., with gates at 1:00 p.m. Organizers say the games benefit mental-health and suicide-prevention nonprofits and that times are subject to change; per WCPO, bad weather would move them to UD Arena in Dayton. (organizer)
3. Conferences Thursday, no school Friday. Wayne Local parent-teacher conferences run Thursday, October 8, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the elementary, middle and high schools. Students are off Friday for a teacher professional day, and fall break follows Monday, October 12. (wayne-local.com)

Schools

Friday night's home football game against Madison (7:00 p.m.) is the district's Pink Out game; the district says this year's game will honor a longtime member of the Waynesville community. A WHS junior goalkeeper has set school records for both career and season saves, the district reported Tuesday, and a WHS physics class posted a hands-on study of one-dimensional motion, graphing position and time data to calculate speed, velocity and acceleration. On Monday, varsity boys soccer tied Legacy Christian Academy 1-1 at home and varsity girls soccer fell 4-1 at Tippecanoe. Thursday brings a full slate: volleyball at Madison (varsity 6:30 p.m.), boys soccer home against Dayton Christian and girls soccer at Dayton Christian (varsity 7:15 p.m.).

Library programs (Mary L. Cook Public Library) - Wed · Oct 7, 10:30 AM — Baby Bookworms - Thu · Oct 8, 10:30 AM — Preschool Storytime - Sat · Oct 10, 10:00 AM — Sauerkraut Festival - Mon · Oct 12, 9:00 AM — Monsters University Interactive Movie Kits - …and 4 more — see the full list

This week in sports

Results - 4 earlier — see the full list - Girls Soccer (Varsity) — Waynesville 1, Carroll 3 (Away) — box score - Boys Soccer (Varsity) — Waynesville 3, Bethel 3 (Home) — box score - Boys Soccer (Varsity) — Waynesville 1, Legacy Christian Academy 1 (Home) — box score - Girls Soccer (Varsity) — Waynesville 1, Tippecanoe 4 (Away) — box score

Upcoming - Volleyball (Varsity) — @ Madison, Thu · Oct 8, 6:30 PM — details - Boys Soccer (Varsity) — vs Dayton Christian, Thu · Oct 8, 7:15 PM — details - Girls Soccer (Varsity) — @ Dayton Christian, Thu · Oct 8, 7:15 PM — details - Football (Varsity) — vs Madison, Fri · Oct 9, 7:00 PM — details - …and 2 more — see the full list

Local government

Next up: Warren County Commissioners, Tue, Oct 13 · 9:00 AM — agenda. Also next up: Wayne Township Trustees, Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM, 6050 N. Clarksville Rd., Waynesville — latest posted agenda: Trustees Meeting Agenda, Sep 15, 2026. No local meetings are scheduled today. The Warren County Commissioners return Tuesday, October 13, at 9:00 a.m., and the Wayne Township Trustees meet next on Tuesday, October 20, at 7:00 p.m. Early in-person voting continues weekdays at the Board of Elections in Lebanon.

November 3, 2026 General Election — 27 days away. Early voting is open today, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, at the Warren County Board of Elections, 520 Justice Dr, Lebanon. Full schedule. Statewide and countywide issues on the ballot, as labeled on the Board of Elections' issue list: - Constitutional Amendment Requiring Photo Id for Voting with Pros and Cons (ballot language) - Mental Health Recovery Board Ren 1 Mil 5 yrs (ballot language) - Warren County Senior Services Ren 1.21 mills 5 Yrs (ballot language) 4 other local issues appear only on ballots elsewhere in the county. All issues · candidates

Around town

Sunny skies hold through Friday with highs near 76°, and Saturday turns mostly sunny with a high near 81°. The 56th Ohio Sauerkraut Festival fills downtown Saturday and Sunday, October 10-11 (Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.), the same weekend as the Renaissance Festival's Time Travelers Weekend and Fox Hollow Rodeo's Saturday bull riding at 6:00 p.m. Historical Haunts ghost walks continue Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays downtown through October. At Caesar Creek State Park, the Jason Lagore Memorial Dog Park dedication is Friday at 10:00 a.m., and Thursday brings a Tree Trek at 1:00 p.m.

Building permits, August 2026 — 17 permits issued in Wayne Township and the villages of Waynesville and Corwin, $571,097 in listed project costs. The Warren County Building Department posts each month's report about five to six weeks after the month ends, so these are not new filings. Full report - Aug 4 — CIERRA WAY (Wayne Township): 16x35x5 Pool Trench, Bonding, Electric — $100,000 - Aug 7 — Cobblestone, 10 N MAIN STREET (Village of Waynesville): inspect is needed to restore power to the building after being turned off for more than 30 days per AES - Aug 19 — SANDY RUN DRIVE (Wayne Township): 34x20 add on to detached garage — $40,000 - Aug 20 — FERRY ROAD (Wayne Township): in-ground fiberglass pool w/ concrete pool decking — $103,000 - …and 3 more — see the full list

Merchant Association events (waynesvilleshops.com) - Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM–4:00 PM — Trick or Treat - Fri, Nov 6 · 11:00 AM–5:00 PM — Hearthwarming Holidays - Sun, Dec 6 · 10:00 AM–4:00 PM — Waynesville Street Faire The Christmas Market

Caesar Creek State Park

Naturalist programs at the park, about five miles east of the village, over the next 14 days. Times and meeting points are ODNR's own.

• Thu, Oct 8 · 1:00 PM–2:00 PM — Tree Trek
• Thu, Oct 8 · 2:30 PM–3:00 PM — Mystery Animal Meet and Greet
• Thu, Oct 15 · 9:30 AM–11:00 AM — Giving Back to the Wild: Land Stewardship
• Thu, Oct 15 · 1:00 PM–2:00 PM — Nature Shapes and Shadows
• …and 5 more — see the full list

Public safety

No NWS weather alerts are in effect this morning, and the Warren County Prosecutor's Office posted no new releases in the past week. Flagger-controlled lane restrictions continue on S.R. 73 between Red Lion-Five Points Road and Harveysburg Road through November 30 and between Springboro and Red Lion-Five Points Road through November 1. With festival traffic heading downtown this weekend, allow extra time on S.R. 73.

Road work near Waynesville (ODOT, within about 8 miles): - S.R. 73 Resurfacing and Turn Lane Addtiion — lane restrictions through Nov 30. Resurfacing S.R. 73, between Red Lion- Five Points Road and Harveysburg Road, as well as the installation of a left-turn lane on S.R. 73 at Old S.R. 73 near Waynesville. Traffic will be maintained in one lane in either direction with the use of flaggers and/or other traffic… - WAR-73-5.88 — lane restrictions through Nov 1. Resurfacing on S.R. 73, between its junction with S.R. 741 in the city of Springboro to Red Lion Five Points Road. Traffic will be maintained in a minimum of one lane in either direction with the use of flaggers and traffic control devices.

County road closures (Warren County Engineer, countywide): - Starting Oct 16: Innovation Way Closure Cyclocross Bike Race

This week's events

• Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays through October · $20 — Historical Haunts — ghost walk of downtown Waynesville (Downtown Waynesville (Museum at the Friends Home)) — details
• Sep 26 – Oct 31 (times not published) — Windmill Farm Market Spooktacular (Windmill Farm Market, 1454 E State Route 73, Springboro) — details
• Sat/Sun through Nov 1 · Sat 11–6, Sun 12–6 (next: Sep 26) — Waynesville Fall Fest (7392 E State Route 73, Waynesville) — details
• Wed, Oct 7 · 10:30–11:30 AM — Toddler Trek: Spider Kid at Landen-Deerfield Park (Landen-Deerfield Park, 2258 US-22/3, Maineville) — details
• …and 2 more — see the full list

See the full events calendar.

Local headlines

• "Soybean Harvest Cab Cam – Mike Lutmer, Warren County" — Ohio's Country Journal, full story.
• "Guided Fossil Collecting at Caesar Creek Highlights Ohio Earth Science Week" — Warren County Post, full story.
• "James E. "Jim" Fleenor Obituary (2026) - Waynesville, OH - Stubbs-Conner Funeral Home & Cremation Services" — Legacy | Obituary, full story.
• "Murder investigation underway at state prison in Warren County" — FOX19 | Cincinnati, full story.
• …and 4 more — see the full list

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