Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with two county renewal levies and a statewide photo-ID amendment on the ballot; Village Council meets tonight at 7; and Hearthwarming Holidays opens downtown Friday.
Weather
Today: 65°F, Chance Rain Showers (high 65° / low 54°)
Outlook: - Tuesday — high 77° / low 60°, Sunny - Wednesday — high 72° / low 52°, Rain Showers - Thursday — high 68° / low 47°, Mostly Sunny
No NWS alerts in effect.
This morning in Waynesville
- Election Day is Tuesday. Polls are open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3; early voting has ended. Waynesville-area ballots carry renewal levies for the Mental Health Recovery Board (1 mill, five years) and Warren County Senior Services (1.21 mills, five years), plus a statewide constitutional amendment on photo ID for voting. (Board of Elections notice)
- Village Council meets tonight. Waynesville Village Council meets at 7:00 p.m. at the Waynesville Municipal Building, 1400 Lytle Road. The posted agenda lists approval of the October 19 minutes, visitor comments, and committee, village manager, police, finance and law director reports. (agenda)
- Holiday season starts downtown Friday. Hearthwarming Holidays runs Friday through Sunday, November 6–8, in historic downtown Waynesville; check the event page for each day's hours. (Merchants Association)
Schools
The boys cross country Spartans are headed to the state meet after a third-place team finish at Saturday's regional, the district reports (post). Football hosts Preble Shawnee Friday at 7:00 p.m. The Board of Education meets next Monday, November 9, at 6:00 p.m. in the WLS Performing Arts Center, with Spartan Recognition Awards. At the library, Super Snackers is at 4:00 p.m. and Trivia Night at 6:00 p.m. today.
Library programs (Mary L. Cook Public Library) - Mon · Nov 2, 4:00 PM — Super Snackers - Mon · Nov 2, 6:00 PM — Trivia Night - Tue · Nov 3, 10:30 AM — Toddler Time - Tue · Nov 3, 3:00 PM — Teen Tuesday (6th-12th Grade) - …and 2 more — see the full list
This week in sports
Results - Girls Soccer (Varsity) — Waynesville 4, Valley View 1 (Home) — box score - Boys Soccer (Varsity) — Waynesville 0, Archbishop Alter 4 (Away) — box score - Girls Soccer (Varsity) — Waynesville 0, Madeira 3 (Home) — box score
Upcoming - Football (Varsity) — vs Preble Shawnee, Fri · Nov 6, 7:00 PM — details
Local government
Next up: Warren County Commissioners, Tue, Nov 3 · 9:00 AM — agendas. Latest posted by the commissioners: agenda, Oct 27 · resolutions, Oct 27 · minutes, Oct 20 (Regular Session 2) · minutes, Oct 20 (Regular Session 1). Also next up: Wayne Township Trustees, Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM, 6050 N. Clarksville Rd., Waynesville — latest posted agenda: Trustees Meeting Agenda, Oct 20, 2026. Wayne Township Trustees also meet Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.; the township has posted the meeting's agenda outline on its Facebook page. The county commissioners had not posted an agenda for Tuesday's session as of this morning.
Official notices (past two weeks): - Oct 21, Wayne Township — WCTA Scholarship Application 2027: View Application
November 3, 2026 General Election — 1 day away. Early voting has ended; polls open 6:30 AM–7:30 PM on Tue, Nov 3. 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
Village Council — minutes of the October 19, 2026 meeting (posted as part of the November 2, 2026 agenda packet):
Around town
Hearthwarming Holidays opens the downtown shopping season Friday, followed by the Waynesville Fantasy Festival on November 14 and Town Square Days November 21–22. The Chamber's next Business to Business networking mixer is Thursday, November 19, at 5:00 p.m. at A Chick with Wicks, and its Holiday Jingle Mingle is December 17 at Stonehouse Tavern (Chamber events).
Merchant Association events (waynesvilleshops.com) - 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. Check each program's page for meeting points and any changes.
- Sat, Nov 14 · 3:00 PM–11:00 PM — Owl Fest
Public safety
No NWS weather alerts are in effect this morning. On S.R. 73, resurfacing between Red Lion-Five Points Road and Harveysburg Road, with a new left-turn lane, keeps lane restrictions in place through November 30, per ODOT. The county prosecutor posted no new press releases in the past week.
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…
County road closures (Warren County Engineer, countywide): - Began Oct 26: Wilkens Blvd Closure (see release for duration) - Began Oct 16: Innovation Way Closure Cyclocross Bike Race (see release for duration) - Began Oct 15: Wilkens Blvd Northbound Closure (see release for duration)
This week's events
- Requests now · ahead of Thanksgiving (Nov 26) — Free Thanksgiving food baskets for Waynesville families (MorningStar Baptist Church (Centerville) outreach ministry) — details
- Tue, Nov 3 · 9:00 AM — Warren County Commissioners — Weekly Session (406 Justice Dr, Lebanon) — details
- Fri–Sun, Nov 6–8 · Fri & Sat 11 AM–8 PM, Sun noon–5 PM — Hearthwarming Holidays (Historic downtown Waynesville) — details
- Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM–1:30 PM — Gingerbread 101 Workshop (Mary L. Cook Public Library, 381 Old Stage Rd, Waynesville) — details
- …and 1 more — see the full list
Holiday Lights Guide: Christmas light displays and holiday events in and around Waynesville — see the guide.
See the full events calendar.
Obituaries
- Jennie Lee Runyon — Jun. 18, 1931 - Oct. 27, 2026 (tribute)
Local headlines
- "OSP identifies man who died after single-vehicle crash in Warren County" — WLWT, full story.
- "Rider killed at Warren County rodeo died doing what he loved, friend says" — FOX19 | Cincinnati, full story.
- "Sunday, Nov. 1, Is Last Day to Vote Early in Warren County" — Warren County Post, full story.
- "Warren County candidates weigh in on taxes, data centers: Election 2026" — Dayton Daily News, full story.
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