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Joanne Huist Smith

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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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Bills aimed at shrinking government stirring controversy

10:03 PM Monday, February 6, 2012

Making government more efficient and cost-effective is the idea behind a new effort to change how county governments could operate in Ohio.

Dayton horse track plan switching to harness racing

10:42 PM Thursday, February 2, 2012

Penn National Gaming Inc.’s plan to request relocation of a thoroughbred horse racing track to Dayton has switched to a harness racing facility.

3 Dayton sites first targets of county land bank

9:38 PM Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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.

IRS audits, mostly of rich, surge

10:04 PM Sunday, January 29, 2012

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.

Leaders seek to improve treatment for drug abuse

8:16 PM Friday, January 27, 2012

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.

More affordable housing becoming available locally

12:19 AM Thursday, January 26, 2012

Fully renovated and affordable homes for middle-income families are hitting Montgomery County’s housing market.

Waste transfer station to close

10:19 PM Tuesday, January 24, 2012

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.

Emergency repairs in works for area bridge

10:11 PM Tuesday, January 24, 2012

DAYTON — Safety concerns are forcing Montgomery County to speed up repair work on the Broadway Street Bridge over Wolf Creek in Trotwood.

Feds propose consolidation of farming agencies

9:52 PM Saturday, January 21, 2012

A cost-savings proposal to consolidate federal farm service agencies could mean Montgomery and Clark county farmers have to travel farther for services.

Montgomery County seeks citizens' input about its future, regionalism

11:25 PM Thursday, January 19, 2012

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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