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Joanne Huist Smith is a native of Dayton. She grew up in the Old North Dayton Neighborhood and attended the St. Adalbert’s Catholic Elementary School on Valley Street. Joanne graduated from John H. Patterson Cooperative High School, then earned a bachelor’s degree in English at Wright State University. She joined the staff of the Dayton Daily News as a reporter in 1997. During her tenure with the newspaper, Joanne has covered Greene and Warren counties, focusing on education and communities. She currently covers Montgomery County government.

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Making government more efficient and cost-effective is the idea behind a new effort to change how county governments could operate in Ohio.
Penn National Gaming Inc.’s plan to request relocation of a thoroughbred horse racing track to Dayton has switched to a harness racing facility.
Three abandoned Dayton industrial sites tallying nearly $900,000 in delinquent property taxes could be the first freed up for redevelopment by the Montgomery County Land Reutilization Corporation, a land bank.
The number of taxpayers saddled with an Internal Revenue Service audit has been growing gradually during the last decade and is almost double audits conducted in 2001.
More than 40,000 Montgomery County residents need care for alcohol or other drug abuse and community leaders are looking for ways to improve services without adding costs to taxpayers.
Fully renovated and affordable homes for middle-income families are hitting Montgomery County’s housing market.
DAYTON — Montgomery County plans to close its north solid waste transfer station on Old Webster Street by the end of the year, saving $1 million annually in operating costs and avoiding $8 million in environmental updates needed at that facility.
DAYTON — Safety concerns are forcing Montgomery County to speed up repair work on the Broadway Street Bridge over Wolf Creek in Trotwood.
A cost-savings proposal to consolidate federal farm service agencies could mean Montgomery and Clark county farmers have to travel farther for services.
DAYTON — A yearlong, community conversation is underway in Montgomery County that could shape the way government operates, the scope of public services here and transformation of the economy.
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