American Legion Post 615 gave two flags to district campuses, boys soccer drew 0-0 at Carlisle, volleyball visits Dayton Christian tonight, and an 88° Thursday gives way to Friday rain and a cool, sunny weekend.

Weather

Today: 88°F, Mostly Sunny (high 88° / low 65°)

Outlook: - Friday — high 70° / low 49°, Rain Showers - Saturday — high 68° / low 47°, Sunny - Sunday — high 72° / low 47°, Mostly Sunny

No NWS alerts in effect.

Source: National Weather Service

This morning in Waynesville

1. Legion post donates two flags. Newland-Trimble American Legion Post 615 visited campus and donated two American flags to Wayne Local; one now flies at Waynesville Elementary and the other at the Performing Arts Center. (district post)
2. Volleyball at Dayton Christian tonight; football at Carlisle Friday. Varsity volleyball, which fell 3-1 to Oakwood Tuesday, plays at Dayton Christian at 6:45 p.m., after the JV at 5:30. Boys soccer played Carlisle to a 0-0 draw Wednesday, and football, 42-14 winners at Dayton Christian last week, is at Carlisle Friday at 7:00 p.m. (MaxPreps)
3. 88° today, then rain and a cool weekend. The National Weather Service calls for a mostly sunny 88° today, rain showers Friday with a high of 70°, and a sunny 68° Saturday with a low of 47°. No alerts are in effect. (forecast)

Schools

Newland-Trimble American Legion Post 615 donated two American flags to the district, now on display at Waynesville Elementary and the Performing Arts Center, and Mrs. Bowersox's young fives and kindergarten students celebrated Apple Day with tastings and apple measuring. On the field, boys soccer drew 0-0 at Carlisle Wednesday; volleyball is at Dayton Christian tonight and hosts Batavia Saturday; football plays at Carlisle Friday at 7:00 p.m. The Mary L. Cook Public Library has Preschool Storytime this morning at 10:30 and the Teen Anime & Manga Club at 3:00 p.m. The Board of Education next meets Monday, October 5 at 6:00 p.m. Sources: - Wayne Local BoardDocs — https://go.boarddocs.com/oh/waylo/Board.nsf/Public - District news — https://www.wayne-local.com/district-news - Spartans / MaxPreps — https://www.maxpreps.com/oh/waynesville/waynesville-spartans/ - Mary L. Cook Library — https://www.mlcook.lib.oh.us/ - Wayne Local Schools Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/waynelocalschools

From the September 14, 2026 board meeting - A new partnership with Catalyst Counseling has placed a school-based mental health therapist in each building — Waynesville Elementary, Waynesville Middle School and Waynesville High School. - The WES PTO has raised $20,000 toward a $45,000 Fun Run goal, with proceeds going in part toward playground equipment, and has begun a YMCA partnership teaching elementary students swimming and water safety. - New English Language Arts and Math curriculum rolled out for grades 6-8, with MAP standards testing for grades 6-10. The Warren County Career Center is offering new Global Foods and Health & Nutrition classes in partnership with WHS, and driver education is now available on campus. - Principal Chip Will reported an early read on the new cell phone policy, describing a rise in student interaction, particularly at lunch. - Facility dogs are now in place at both campuses — Welkin at the secondary campus, funded by the Student Councils, and an elementary dog funded by the WES PTO. Dr. AJ Iwasko is donating veterinary services and La Bella Vida Pet Salon is providing grooming.

From Wayne Local Schools on Facebook - Wed, Sep 30 — 🍎 Fall fun is in full swing at WES! Mrs. Bowersox's young fives and kindergarten students just celebrated Apple Day… with hands-on learning, including tasting different apple products, using apples to measure and compare items, and estimating how many apples tall they are. Great work, students! Your creativity is off the charts!⭐ (post) - Wed, Sep 30 — Big shout-out to the Newland-Trimble American Legion Post 615 for making a trip to our campus to donate not one but two… American flags! The flags are already proudly on display, one at Waynesville Elementary and the other at our Performing Arts Center. Be sure to check them out when you're on campus next! 🇺🇸We appreciate Post 615 for its generosity and continued support of our district!🧡 (post) - Mon, Sep 28 — Waynesville Elementary's Goodies with Grands event brought our preschoolers and their grandparents or special guests… together to celebrate learning, make memories, and kick off the school year with connection.🧡🖤 Because at Wayne Local Schools, belonging includes our families, too! #YouBelong #WeAreWayneLocal (post) - Mon, Sep 28 — A big thank you to our Waynesville Leo Club members who spent the day at Kroger yesterday collecting food and supplies… for the Waynesville Food Pantry!🧡 We’re proud of these students for giving their time and making a meaningful difference right here in our community. Way to represent Waynesville with a spirit of service! (post) - Sun, Sep 27 — 🦁Fall Into Giving! Stop by Kroger, 1095 S. Main Street in Centerville, where our Waynesville Leo Club members are… collecting food and household items for the Waynesville Food Pantry. Grab an extra item while you shop and help our students support local families in need. Monetary donations can also be made at: https://www.waynesvilleohiofoodpantry.org/ We’re proud of our Leo Club members for making a… (post) - Sat, Sep 26 — 🏅Congratulations to our newest Waynesville Elementary Sparty Award recipients! Each month, students are recognized for… consistently demonstrating the PBIS values that help make WES a great place to learn and grow: being Respectful, Responsible, and Kind. These students were nominated by teachers and staff for the positive choices they make each day. We’re proud of you, Spartans! Keep setting a great example!… (post)

Library programs (Mary L. Cook Public Library) - Thu · Oct 1, 10:30 AM — Preschool Storytime - Thu · Oct 1, 3:00 PM — Teen Anime & Manga Club (6th-12th grade) - 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 - Thu · Oct 8, 10:30 AM — Preschool Storytime - Sat · Oct 10, 10:00 AM — Sauerkraut Festival

This week in sports

Results - Boys Soccer (JV) — Waynesville 1, Oakwood 1 (Away) — box score - Girls Soccer (Varsity) — Waynesville 1, Oakwood 2 (Home) — box score - Volleyball (Varsity) — Waynesville 0, Eaton 3 (sets) (Away) — box score - Boys Soccer (Varsity) — Waynesville 0, Oakwood 3 (Away) — box score - Football (Varsity) — Waynesville 42, Dayton Christian 14 (Away) — box score - Girls Soccer (Varsity) — Waynesville 2, Lebanon 4 (Home) — box score - Boys Soccer (JV) — Waynesville 2, Yellow Springs 1 (Home) — box score - Girls Soccer (JV) — Waynesville 0, Troy 2 (Away) — box score - Volleyball (Varsity) — Waynesville 1, Monroe 3 (sets) (Away) — box score - Boys Soccer (Varsity) — Waynesville 4, Yellow Springs 0 (Home) — box score - Girls Soccer (Varsity) — Waynesville 1, Troy 4 (Away) — box score - Volleyball (Varsity) — Waynesville 1, Oakwood 3 (sets) (Home) — box score - Boys Soccer (Varsity) — Waynesville 0, Carlisle 0 (Away) — box score

Upcoming - Volleyball (JV) — @ Dayton Christian, Thu · Oct 1, 5:30 PM — details - Volleyball (Varsity) — @ Dayton Christian, Thu · Oct 1, 6:45 PM — details - Football (Varsity) — @ Carlisle, Fri · Oct 2, 7:00 PM — details - Football (JV) — vs Carlisle, Sat · Oct 3, 10:00 AM — details - Volleyball (JV) — vs Batavia, Sat · Oct 3, 10:00 AM — details - Volleyball (Varsity) — vs Batavia, Sat · Oct 3, 11:00 AM — details - Girls Soccer (JV) — @ Carroll, Sat · Oct 3, 11:00 AM — details - Girls Soccer (Varsity) — @ Carroll, Sat · Oct 3, 12:45 PM — details - Boys Soccer (JV) — @ Bethel, Sat · Oct 3, 1:00 PM — details - Boys Soccer (Varsity) — vs Bethel, Sat · Oct 3, 2:45 PM — details - Boys Soccer (JV) — vs Legacy Christian Academy, Mon · Oct 5, 5:30 PM — details - Girls Soccer (JV) — @ Tippecanoe, Mon · Oct 5, 5:30 PM — details - Volleyball (Varsity) — vs Fairmont, Mon · Oct 5, 6:30 PM — details - Boys Soccer (Varsity) — vs Legacy Christian Academy, Mon · Oct 5, 7:15 PM — details - Girls Soccer (Varsity) — @ Tippecanoe, Mon · Oct 5, 7:15 PM — details - Volleyball (JV) — vs Carlisle, Tue · Oct 6, 5:30 PM — details - Volleyball (Varsity) — vs Carlisle, Tue · Oct 6, 6:30 PM — details

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. The Warren County Commissioners' next weekly session is Tuesday, October 6 at 9:00 a.m. at 406 Justice Dr. in Lebanon, and the Wayne Township Trustees meet that evening at 7:00 p.m. From the Village Council's September 8 minutes: Council awarded the Fifth and Sixth Street water main replacement and resurfacing contract to Ford Development Corp. (Ordinance 2026-033), approved a water-improvement security agreement for Settlers Grove Section 1 (Ordinance 2026-037), and gave a first reading to Resolution 2026-039, accepting the Budget Commission's amounts and rates and certifying tax levies to the County Auditor. Sources: - Commissioners agendas/minutes — https://commissioners.warrencountyohio.gov/News/AgendaMinutes/Index - Village of Waynesville — https://www.villageofwaynesville.org/news/ and /meetings/ - Wayne Township (covers Waynesville & Corwin) — https://waynetwpwarrencooh.gov/board-of-trustees/

Village Council — minutes of the September 8, 2026 meeting (posted as part of the September 21, 2026 agenda packet), called to order 7:00 p.m., adjourned 7:45 p.m.: - Mrs. Miller moved to excuse Mr. Colvin, Mr. Lauffer, and Mr. Powell from tonights Council meeting, and Mr. Gallagher seconded the motion. (Motion: Miller, Second: Gallagher, Roll Call: 4 yeas) - Mrs. Miller made a motion to approve the minutes for the Council meeting on August 17, 2026, as written, and Mr. Nation seconded the motion. (Motion: Miller, Second: Nation, Roll Call: 4 yeas) - Mrs. Miller moved to have the first reading for Ordinance 2026-038, and Mr. Nation seconded the motion. (Motion: Miller, Second: Nation, Roll Call: 4 yeas |) - Resolution 2026-039 Resolution Accepting the Amounts and Rates as Determined by the Budget Commission and Authorizing the Necessary Tax Levies and Certifying them to the County Auditor and Declaring an Emergency Mrs. Miller moved to have the first reading for Resolution 2026-039, and Mr. Gallagher seconded the motion. (Motion: Miller, Second: Gallagher, Roll Call: 4 yeas) - Ordinance No. 2026-033 An Ordinance Accepting the Recommendation of the Village Engineer and Awardin g a Contract to Ford Development Corp. for the Fifth Street and Sixth Street Water Main Replacement and Resurfacing Project and Authorizing the Village Manager to Execute a Construction Agreement and Related Contract Documents : Mr. Gallagher moved to adopt Ordinance 2026-033, and Mr. Nation seconded the motion. (Motion: Gallagher, Second: Nation, Roll Call: 4 yeas |) - Ordinance No. 2026-037 An Ordinance Authorizing the Village Manager to Execute a Subdivision Public Improvement Performance and Maintenance Security Agreement (Water) with C. Ellis Properties, LLC and Peoples Bank, and to Accept the Associated Escrow Security, for the Installation of Water Improvements in the Settlers Grove Subdivision, Section/Phase 1. Mr. Gallagher moved to adopt Ordinance 2026-037, and Mrs. Miller seconded the motion, (Motion: Gallagher, Second: Miller, Roll Call: 4 yeas |)

full agenda/minutes packet

Wayne Local Schools Board of Education — from the district's recap of the September 14, 2026 meeting (Board President Amanda Garrett was not in attendance. There were no public participants.): - Through August the district's General Fund is tracking roughly $143,315 below forecast on revenue — Treasurer Carolyn Huber attributed the gap primarily to local tax and reimbursement collections — while expenditures are essentially on target, a year-to-date variance of about $1. Together that represents an approximately $143,316 unfavorable impact on the projected General Fund cash balance. - The district received about $5.86 million in revenue through August, roughly $20,000 more than the same period last year, and spent about $3.71 million, up roughly $86,000 from about $3.62 million a year ago. - Levy discussions will resume when Board President Amanda Garrett returns from vacation. - The Board reviewed renewal of the district's depository agreement with LCNB National Bank — a five-year term running August 22, 2026 through August 22, 2031. - The district joined the Southwestern Ohio Educational Purchasing Council's cooperative school bus purchasing program, which lets it take part in a competitive bid run for multiple districts. Participation does not obligate Wayne Local to buy a bus; that decision follows once bids and pricing are available. Huber also reviewed the age of the current fleet. - Donations recognized: $1,000 from Leslie Dye, Bradley Wolf and Randall Wolf for the Wolf Family Scholarship, and $200 from the Goldsberry family for the WES Principal's Fund. - The Board adopted a resolution declaring transportation to Summit Academy Secondary School impractical under state transportation guidelines, with families of eligible students to receive payment in lieu of transportation under Ohio Revised Code 3327. - Both the Superintendent's and the Treasurer's consent agenda items were approved.

Next meeting: Monday, October 5 at 6:00 p.m., WLS Performing Arts Center (second floor), 625 Dayton Rd. full agenda and minutes on BoardDocs

Around town

The Ohio Renaissance Festival's Viking Weekend is this Saturday and Sunday (October 3–4, 10:30 a.m.–7 p.m.), and the Ohio Sauerkraut Festival fills downtown the following weekend, October 10–11 (9 a.m.–8 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Sunday). The Waynesville Fall Fest at 7392 E. State Route 73 continues weekends through November 1, the Historical Haunts ghost walks run downtown through October, and the Chamber's next Business to Business mixer is October 28 at 5:00 p.m. at Village Family Restaurant / Villager Pub. At Caesar Creek State Park, Friday evening brings Celestial Stories of the Underground Railroad programs, and a fossil hunt at the spillway is Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Sources: - Chamber — https://www.waynesvilleohio.com/ · Merchants — https://waynesvilleshops.com/

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. Check: - ODNR events calendar — https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/events-calendar/events-calendar?keyword=Caesar%20Creek - Caesar Creek State Park — https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/caesar-creek-state-park

• Fri, Oct 2 · 6:00 PM–7:30 PM — Cemetery Sunset Driving Tour and Celestial Stories of the Underground Railroad Special Event
• Fri, Oct 2 · 6:00 PM–11:00 PM — Celestial Stories of the Underground Railroad (Caesar Creek Pioneer Village)
• Fri, Oct 2 · 6:00 PM–7:30 PM — Stargazing and Storytelling and Celestial Stories of the Underground Railroad Special Event (Fifty Springs Group Camping Area)
• Fri, Oct 2 · 7:30 PM–8:30 PM — Lantern Night Hike and Celestial Stories of the Underground Railroad Special Event
• Sat, Oct 3 · 1:00 PM–3:00 PM — Field Trip to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
• Sun, Oct 4 · 3:00 PM–4:00 PM — Fossil Hunt at the Spillway
• 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

Public safety

From the Warren County Prosecutor's Office, released in the past week: - 09/28/2026 — Trenton Woman Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Theft of Over $2 Million (release)

No NWS weather alerts are in effect this morning. Sources: - Sheriff — https://sheriff.warrencountyohio.gov/ - Prosecutor press — https://prosecutor.warrencountyohio.gov/Public/Press/Index

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
• Fri, Oct 2 · 6:00 PM–7:30 PM — Cemetery Sunset Driving Tour and Celestial Stories of the Underground Railroad Special Event (Caesar Creek State Park) — details
• Fri, Oct 2 · 6:00 PM–11:00 PM — Celestial Stories of the Underground Railroad (Caesar Creek State Park) — details
• Oct 3–4 · 10:30 AM–7:00 PM — Ohio Renaissance Festival — Viking Weekend (Renaissance Park, Waynesville) — details

See the full events calendar.

Obituaries

• Rodney D. Wheelen — Jun. 16, 1960 - Sep. 27, 2026 (tribute)
• Betty S. Lynch-Harrah — Jan. 19, 1943 - Sep. 26, 2026 (tribute)
• Dickie L. Bradford — Jun. 11, 1947 - Sep. 25, 2026 (tribute)
• Marlene E. Sizemore — May 31, 1940 - Sep. 25, 2026 (tribute)

Local headlines

• "Warren County man pleads guilty to child pornography, animal sex charges as sex crimes case heads to trial" — WLWT, full story.
• "ODNR Accepting Applications for Student Geologic Research Grants" — Warren County Post, full story.
• "Betty S. Lynch-Harrah Obituary (2026) - Waynesville, OH - Stubbs-Conner Funeral Home & Cremation Services" — Legacy, full story.
• "Walmart to invest $300M in Tri-State area fulfillment center, adding 300+ jobs" — WKEF, full story.
• "Ohio reality TV star admits to multiple sex crimes in court" — Cleveland.com, full story.
• "Rodney D. Wheelen Obituary (2026) - Waynesville, OH - Stubbs-Conner Funeral Home & Cremation Services" — Legacy, full story.
• "Warren County man sentenced after stray bullet injures two women in Kroger" — FOX19 | Cincinnati, full story.
• "Prosecutor: Warren County bookkeeper pleads guilty in $2 million theft case" — WLWT, full story.

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