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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 serves on the government team covering Dayton city hall.

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DAYTON — Dayton police were called to the scene of a shooting around 11 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, in the vicinity of 4428 Eichelberger Ave.
DAYTON — Gary Simms is a self-proclaimed “football fanatic.” His wife, Gaynelle, just wanted to get out of the house.
DAYTON — While some Miami Valley communities continue to deal with fallout from the weekend snowfall, another slow-moving winter storm is headed this way.
DAYTON — Police Chief Richard Biehl lobbied city commissioners on Wednesday, Feb. 3, for a change in city law to allow speeders to be ticketed through photo enforcement.
DAYTON — City of Dayton trash customers will pay more for the service beginning with their April bills.
DAYTON — Traffic enforcement cameras nabbing red-light violators at some Dayton intersections could soon be equipped to catch motorists who speed through green lights.
DAYTON — The U.S. Postal Service has whittled down from five to two the number of Dayton-area branches being considered for closure in a cost-cutting move.
DAYTON — The RiverBlast Festival has been cut from the Five Rivers MetroParks summer event line-up. Charlie Shoemaker, executive director of MetroParks, said the family fest has “outlived its time.
DAYTON — The Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition will again offer free tax preparation services this year at locations around Dayton and Montgomery County.
DAYTON — Dayton City Commissioner Joey D. Williams, president of Chase Bank in west Ohio, has been named in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Fifth Third Bank and faces a financial judgment stemming from the default of a small business loan.
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