Boys cross country caps its season seventh in Ohio, football prepares for Graham, Hearthwarming Holidays wraps up today, and the transportation plan comes to the village office Tuesday.

Weather

Today: 58°F, Widespread Frost then Sunny (high 58° / low 35°)

Outlook: - Monday — high 60° / low 35°, Widespread Frost then Sunny - Tuesday — high 65° / low 38°, Sunny - Veterans Day — high 62° / low 39°, Mostly Sunny

No NWS alerts in effect.

This morning in Waynesville

1. A big Spartan weekend. The Waynesville boys cross country team finished 7th as a team at Saturday's OHSAA state meet, and its top runner placed 28th overall in 16:08.8, according to Wayne Local Schools. The football team, fresh off Friday's 35-13 playoff win over Preble Shawnee, plays a regional semifinal at Graham Local in St. Paris this Friday at 7:00 p.m. (Wayne Local Schools · next game)
2. Last day of Hearthwarming Holidays. Downtown shops are open noon–5 p.m. today for the final day of the Merchants Association's holiday shopping weekend. American Legion Post 615 holds its annual Veterans Day dinner today starting at 3:00 p.m. (Merchants Association · events calendar)
3. Roads plan comes to the village Tuesday. Warren County Engineer Kurt Weber will discuss the North Warren County Transportation Plan Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at the Village of Waynesville office, 1400 Lytle Rd., according to the Chamber, which asks attendees to RSVP. The plan's online survey is open through November 17. (Chamber · survey)

Schools

The Board of Education holds its regular monthly meeting Monday, November 9, at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the WLS Performing Arts Center, 625 Dayton Rd., with Spartan Recognition Awards on the program. The boys cross country team's 7th-place state finish closes its season; football is the last fall team still playing. No delays or closings are posted. (district)

Library programs (Mary L. Cook Public Library) - Tue · Nov 10, 10:30 AM — Toddler Time - Tue · Nov 10, 3:00 PM — Teen Tuesday (6th-12th Grade) - Tue · Nov 10, 4:00 PM — Chapters Book Club (registration required) - Wed · Nov 11, 10:30 AM — Baby Bookworms - …and 2 more — see the full list

This week in sports

Results - Football (Varsity) — Waynesville 35, Preble Shawnee 13 (Home) — box score

Upcoming - Football (Varsity) — @ Graham Local, Fri · Nov 13, 7:00 PM — details

Local government

Next up: Warren County Commissioners, Tue, Nov 10 · 9:00 AM — agenda posted (Regular Session 2) · agenda posted (Regular Session 1). 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 17 · 7:00 PM, 6050 N. Clarksville Rd., Waynesville — latest posted agenda: Trustees Meeting Agenda, Oct 20, 2026. Up for consideration at Tuesday's commissioners session: contracts with Ford Development Corp. and Crawford, Murphy, and Tilly Inc. for an apron and taxiway project at the Warren County Airport, spending OneOhio opioid settlement funds for the county drug task force, and starting contract negotiations with Sound Communications to replace the Emergency Communications Center's voice, radio and screen recording system (agenda). A 2027 budget work session follows at 11:30 a.m. (agenda).

Official notices (past two weeks): - Nov 4, Wayne Township — Northern Warren County Transpiration Plan: Warren County, the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission, and the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments are developing the North Warren…

North Warren County Transportation Plan — new or updated on the project site this week: - Nov 4: Online Survey (updated) - Nov 4: Public Open House (updated)

Village Council — minutes of the October 19, 2026 meeting (posted as part of the November 2, 2026 agenda packet):

full agenda/minutes packet

Around town

Next Saturday, November 14, the Waynesville Fantasy Festival comes downtown, Owl Fest runs 3–11 p.m. at Caesar Creek State Park, and CrossView Christian Church holds a dessert auction for the Miami Cemetery Association roads fund. Regionally, The City Mercantile Christmas Market fills the Warren County Fairgrounds in Lebanon November 13–15. (full calendar)

Building permits, October 2026 — 19 permits issued in Wayne Township and the villages of Waynesville and Corwin, $3,807,553 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 - Oct 5 — N ROUTE 42 (Wayne Township): new single family home — $661,978 - Oct 6 — CUMBERLAND COURT (Wayne Township): residential new — $1,000,000 - Oct 6 — COUNTRY LAKE BOULEVARD (Wayne Township): new residential — $900,000 - Oct 6 — ADAM LANE (Wayne Township): 30x40 ft pole barn construction — $35,000 - …and 10 more — see the full list

Merchant Association events (waynesvilleshops.com) - 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
• Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM–2:00 PM — Cast Iron Cooking (Nature Center)

Public safety

No NWS weather alerts are in effect this morning; expect widespread frost again Monday morning before a sunny, milder Tuesday. The S.R. 73 resurfacing and turn-lane project between Red Lion-Five Points Road and Harveysburg Road continues with lane restrictions through November 30, according to ODOT. Countywide, the Morrow-Woodville Road closure has been extended through November 13, according to the county engineer.

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 Nov 4: Morrow-Woodville Rd Closure to be extended (through Nov 13)

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
• Fri–Sun, Nov 6–8 · Fri & Sat 11 AM–8 PM, Sun noon–5 PM — Hearthwarming Holidays (Historic downtown Waynesville) — details
• Sun, Nov 8 · starting at 3:00 PM — American Legion Post 615 Annual Veterans Day Dinner (American Legion Post 615, Waynesville) — details
• Mon–Sat, Nov 9–14 · during library hours — Donations wanted for the Friends of the Library Holiday Silent Auction (Mary L. Cook Public Library, 381 Old Stage Rd, Waynesville (front desk)) — 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

• Mary Noland — Aug. 10, 1956 - Nov. 04, 2026 (tribute)

Local headlines

• "ELECTION RESULTS | Warren County races" — WLWT, full story.
• "Warren County, Ohio, election results – Nov. 3, 2026" — WDTN.com, full story.
• "Warren County Votes Push Zac Haines to Victory in Ohio Senate District 7 Race" — Warren County Post, full story.
• "Warren County Disability Advocates Present and Connect at Annual Synergy Conference" — Warren County Post, full story.

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