A 35-13 playoff win sends Waynesville to a regional semifinal, the boys cross country team runs at state, and Hearthwarming Holidays continues downtown.
Weather
Today: 54°F, Patchy Frost then Mostly Cloudy (high 54° / low 30°)
Outlook: - Sunday — high 58° / low 35°, Widespread Frost then Sunny - Monday — high 61° / low 37°, Widespread Frost then Sunny - Tuesday — high 67° / low 38°, Sunny
No NWS alerts in effect.
This morning in Waynesville
- Spartans advance in the playoffs. Waynesville beat Preble Shawnee 35-13 Friday night at Spartan Community Field. Next up is a regional semifinal at Graham Local in St. Paris, Friday at 7:00 p.m. (box score · next game)
- Boys cross country runs at state today. The district invited the community to send the team off at 11:20 a.m. today and wished the team, along with an individual qualifier, good luck at the state meet. (Wayne Local Schools)
- Hearthwarming Holidays continues downtown. Shops are open 11 a.m.–8 p.m. today and noon–5 p.m. Sunday for the Merchants Association's holiday shopping weekend. The CrossView Christmas Bazaar at CrossView Christian Church, 4237 E. Social Row Rd., wraps up today, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (Merchants Association · events calendar)
Schools
Two Spartan teams are still playing in November: football heads to a regional semifinal Friday, and boys cross country runs at state today. 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)
Library programs (Mary L. Cook Public Library) - Sat · Nov 7, 10:00 AM — Paint Party at the Library (registration required, in person, $10 deposit) - 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) - …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. Tuesday's commissioners agenda includes, up for consideration, contracts 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 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). Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., the county engineer presents the North Warren County Transportation Plan at the village office, 1400 Lytle Rd.; the plan's online survey is open through November 17.
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):
Around town
American Legion Post 615 holds its annual Veterans Day dinner Sunday starting at 3:00 p.m. Next Saturday, the Waynesville Fantasy Festival comes downtown, the same day as Owl Fest at Caesar Creek State Park. Regionally, Kings Island is open for a bonus weekend today and Sunday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m., and The City Mercantile Christmas Market fills the Warren County Fairgrounds in Lebanon November 13–15. (full calendar · Kings Island hours)
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
Public safety
No NWS weather alerts are in effect this morning; expect frost again Sunday and Monday mornings. 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 (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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- "2026 NOVEMBER ELECTIONS: Latest Results for Warren County Ohio" — Dayton Daily News, full story. The latest results for Ohio's November 3, 2026, election in Warren County, Ohio.
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