In-person early voting for the November 3 election begins today in Lebanon, the Spartans honor volleyball seniors against Carlisle, and Wayne Township Trustees hear the Settlers Grove street-lighting petition, all under sunny skies near 70 degrees.

Weather

Today: 70°F, Sunny (high 70° / low 46°)

Outlook: - Wednesday — high 79° / low 52°, Sunny - Thursday — high 75° / low 45°, Sunny - Friday — high 73° / low 47°, Sunny

No NWS alerts in effect.

This morning in Waynesville

1. Volleyball Senior Night tonight against Carlisle. Waynesville High honors its volleyball seniors as the Spartans host Carlisle, with JV at 5:30 p.m. and varsity at 6:30 p.m. Varsity comes in off a 3-1 home win over Batavia on Saturday. The WHS and WMS choirs follow with their fall concert Wednesday, October 7, at 7:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. (MaxPreps; district post)
2. Early in-person voting opens today. Voters can cast ballots for the November 3 general election, now 28 days away, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Warren County Board of Elections, 520 Justice Dr, Lebanon. Countywide, the ballot includes a statewide constitutional amendment requiring photo ID for voting and renewal levies for the Mental Health Recovery Board and Warren County Senior Services. (election notice; issues)
3. Settlers Grove street-lighting hearing tonight. Wayne Township Trustees meet at 7:00 p.m. At 7:30 p.m. they hold a public hearing on a petition to create a street-lighting district for the Settlers Grove subdivision under Chapter 515 of the Ohio Revised Code. Both are at the township administration building, 6050 N. Clarksville Rd. (township notice)

Schools

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. The district says it is joining schools nationwide to promote kindness, inclusion and belonging, and is encouraging students to be "upstanders" who speak up for and include others. The rest of the week runs as follows: Volleyball Senior Night tonight, the choir concert Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., parent-teacher conferences Thursday, October 8, and no school for students Friday, October 9 (teacher professional day). That night, varsity football hosts Madison at 7:00 p.m. for the Pink Out game, and fall break follows Monday, October 12. On Monday, varsity boys soccer tied Legacy Christian Academy 1-1 at home, and varsity girls soccer lost 4-1 at Tippecanoe. (Wayne Local Schools on Facebook; MaxPreps; wayne-local.com)

Library programs (Mary L. Cook Public Library) - Tue · Oct 6, 10:30 AM — Toddler Time - Tue · Oct 6, 3:00 PM — Teen Tuesday (6th-12th Grade) - Tue · Oct 6, 3:00 PM — Make your Own Veggie Super Hero - Wed · Oct 7, 10:30 AM — Baby Bookworms - …and 4 more — see the full list

This week in sports

Results - 5 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) — vs Carlisle, Tue · Oct 6, 6:30 PM — details - 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 - …and 1 more — see the full list

Local government

Next up: Warren County Commissioners, Tue, Oct 6 · 9:00 AM — agenda. Also next up: Wayne Township Trustees, Tue, Oct 6 · 7:00 PM, 6050 N. Clarksville Rd., Waynesville — latest posted agenda: Trustees Meeting Agenda, Sep 15, 2026. It's a two-meeting Tuesday. The Warren County Commissioners hold their weekly session at 9:00 a.m. at 406 Justice Dr in Lebanon. The Wayne Township Trustees meet at 7:00 p.m., with the Settlers Grove street-lighting hearing at 7:30 p.m. (notice). Waynesville Village Council met Monday night; its agenda packet is posted, and outcomes will be reported once minutes are available.

November 3, 2026 General Election — 28 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

Highs climb from about 70° today to near 79° Wednesday, and the dry, sunny stretch continues through Friday. Saturday and Sunday, October 10-11, bring the Ohio Sauerkraut Festival downtown, alongside the Renaissance Festival's Time Travelers Weekend and Fox Hollow Rodeo's Saturday bull riding at 6:00 p.m. Waynesville Fall Fest continues weekends through November 1 at 7392 E State Route 73. At Caesar Creek State Park, the Jason Lagore Memorial Dog Park dedication is Friday, October 9, at 10:00 a.m. The Friends of Warren County Park District have opened their 2027 membership drive.

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 no new releases from the Warren County Prosecutor's Office were posted in the past week. Drivers should expect flagger-controlled lane restrictions on S.R. 73 between Red Lion-Five Points Road and Harveysburg Road through November 30.

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
• Tue, Oct 6 — Volleyball Senior Night (Waynesville High School) — details
• …and 2 more — see the full list

See the full events calendar.

Local headlines

• "WARREN COUNTY GOES GERMAN THE WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 10TH" — Warren County Post, full story.
• "Historic Hammel House set to reopen ahead of Sauerkraut Festival" — WKEF, full story.
• "Ex-reality star convicted of rape, child endangering on some counts; acquitted on others in trial" — WLWT, full story.
• "Betty S. Lynch-Harrah Obituary (2026) - Waynesville, OH - Stubbs-Conner Funeral Home & Cremation Services" — legacy.com, full story.
• …and 1 more — see the full list

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