Playoff football at Spartan Community Field, Hearthwarming Holidays opens downtown, and a new study maps possible I-75/I-71 connectors through northern Warren County.
Weather
Today: 55°F, Partly Sunny (high 55° / low 34°)
Outlook: - Saturday — high 53° / low 30°, Patchy Frost then Partly Sunny - Sunday — high 57° / low 34°, Widespread Frost then Sunny - Monday — high 62° / low 39°, Widespread Frost then Sunny
No NWS alerts in effect.
This morning in Waynesville
- Playoff football at home tonight. Waynesville hosts Preble Shawnee in Round 2 of the playoffs at 7:00 p.m. at Spartan Community Field. Frost is possible overnight, with a low near 30° after a high of 55°, so bring a layer. (game details)
- Hearthwarming Holidays opens downtown. The Merchants Association's holiday shopping weekend runs today through Sunday, with shops open 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon–5 p.m. Sunday. The CrossView Christmas Bazaar at CrossView Christian Church, 4237 E. Social Row Rd., runs today 3–7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (Merchants Association · events calendar)
- Study maps possible I-75/I-71 connectors. The Dayton Daily News reports that a study proposes six connectors between I-75 and I-71 in northern Warren County, part of the North Warren County Transportation Plan. The Warren County Engineer presents the plan at the Village of Waynesville office, 1400 Lytle Rd., Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., and the plan's online survey is open through November 17. (Dayton Daily News · online survey)
Weekend planner
Tonight it's playoff football and the first evening of Hearthwarming Holidays downtown. Saturday brings the CrossView Christmas Bazaar's second day and two library programs: a Paint Party at 10 a.m. and the Gingerbread 101 Workshop at 11 a.m.
Weekend weather: Saturday — high 53° / low 30°, Patchy Frost then Partly Sunny · Sunday — high 57° / low 34°, Widespread Frost then Sunny (National Weather Service)
All weekend - 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 - Fri–Sat, Nov 6–7 · Fri 3–7 PM, Sat 9 AM–4 PM — CrossView Christmas Bazaar (CrossView Christian Church, 4237 E. Social Row Rd, Waynesville) — details
Friday - 7:00 PM — Playoff football, Round 2: Waynesville vs. Preble Shawnee (Spartan Community Field, Waynesville) — details - 7:00 PM — Spartans football vs. Preble Shawnee (home) — details
Saturday - 10:00 AM — Paint Party at the Library (Mary L. Cook Public Library) - 11:00 AM–1:30 PM — Gingerbread 101 Workshop (Mary L. Cook Public Library, 381 Old Stage Rd, Waynesville) — details
See the full events calendar for what's coming after the weekend.
Schools
The district invites the community to send off the boys cross country team Saturday at 11:20 a.m. ahead of its next meet, and it says 30 Waynesville High School freshmen and sophomores recently volunteered during a community service visit. The Board of Education meets Monday, November 9, at 6:00 p.m. in the WLS Performing Arts Center, with Spartan Recognition Awards. No delays or closings are posted. (district · Facebook)
Library programs (Mary L. Cook Public Library) - Sat · Nov 7, 10:00 AM — Paint Party at the 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 - …and 2 more — see the full list
This week in sports
Upcoming - Football (Varsity) — vs Preble Shawnee, Fri · Nov 6, 7:00 PM — details
Local government
Next up: Warren County Commissioners, Tue, Nov 10 · 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 17 · 7:00 PM, 6050 N. Clarksville Rd., Waynesville — latest posted agenda: Trustees Meeting Agenda, Oct 20, 2026. The commissioners have not yet posted an agenda for Tuesday's session. Tuesday evening, the county engineer's North Warren County Transportation Plan presentation is at the village office at 7:00 p.m.; Wayne Township has posted information about the plan on its website. (township notice)
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)
November 3, 2026 General Election — unofficial results: Warren County results.
Village Council — minutes of the October 19, 2026 meeting (posted as part of the November 2, 2026 agenda packet):
Around town
Hearthwarming Holidays has downtown shops open late tonight and Saturday. Next weekend, the Waynesville Fantasy Festival comes downtown Saturday, November 14, the same day as Owl Fest at Caesar Creek State Park. Regionally, The City Mercantile Christmas Market fills the Warren County Fairgrounds in Lebanon November 13–15. (full calendar)
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. 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. Wayne Township Fire Department covers Waynesville, Corwin and the township.
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 (see release for duration) - Began Oct 26: Wilkens Blvd Closure (see release for duration) - Began Oct 16: Innovation Way Closure Cyclocross Bike Race (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
- Fri–Sun, Nov 6–8 · Fri & Sat 11 AM–8 PM, Sun noon–5 PM — Hearthwarming Holidays (Historic downtown Waynesville) — details
- Fri–Sat, Nov 6–7 · Fri 3–7 PM, Sat 9 AM–4 PM — CrossView Christmas Bazaar (CrossView Christian Church, 4237 E. Social Row Rd, Waynesville) — details
- Fri, Nov 6 · 7:00 PM — Playoff football, Round 2: Waynesville vs. Preble Shawnee (Spartan Community Field, 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
- Mary Noland — Aug. 10, 1956 - Nov. 04, 2026 (tribute)
Local headlines
- "Lebanon Lawmaker Adam Mathews Named Legislator of the Year by Ohio Chamber of Commerce" — Warren County Post, full story. Rep. Adam Mathews Honored with Ohio Chamber of Commerce Legislator of the Year Award
- "Warren County, Ohio, election results – Nov. 3, 2026" — WDTN.com, full story.
- "ELECTION RESULTS | Warren County races" — WLWT, full story.
- "2026 NOVEMBER ELECTIONS: Latest Results for Warren County Ohio" — Dayton Daily News, full story.
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