🗳️ Rep. Mike Turner: The Republican lawmaker drew backlash from conservatives after he accidentally voted against a GOP resolution to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver, a New Jersey Democrat charged with assaulting federal agents during an immigration facility visit.
💰 Powerball: The jackpot has climbed to $1.7 billion, with the next drawing scheduled for Saturday night.
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Home prices surge as buyers navigate tight market
Ohio home prices saw one of the biggest increases in the country in the first half of 2025 and area prices slightly outpaced the state, signaling strong demand despite limited inventory.
• Property value increase: The state recorded the second most substantial property value changes nationwide with home prices rising by 18% from $249,950 in January to $295,000 by June.
• Moderately priced: Ohio’s home prices still remain 35% below the national benchmark, suggesting that the state continues to offer relatively affordable housing compared to other regions.
• Local homes sales: In the Miami Valley, median home sales prices rose 19% from $231,000 in January to $275,000 by June, the highest median price ever.
• What realtors are saying: “Buyers have more choices, they’re willing to make decisions, so I think it shows momentum in the market,” Kelly McCormick, president of Dayton Realtors, said.
Rep. Mike Turner says he accidentally cast a vote against censuring a U.S. House Democrat from New Jersey accused of assaulting federal agents
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner’s vote this week against a GOP effort to censure a U.S. House Democrat from New Jersey charged with assaulting federal law enforcement officers drew heated rebukes from conservatives in online forums.
• What happened: Turner was one of five Republicans who voted to kill a GOP resolution to censure U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver, a Democrat who was involved in a shoving match with federal agents at an immigration detention facility in her New Jersey district.
• What Turner is saying: Asked to explain his vote, Turner said that he simply made a mistake — and accidentally voted the wrong way. “I had stepped off the floor to make a phone call,” Turner said in an interview with the Dayton Daily News just off the House floor. “I stepped back on, the votes were in a different order.”
• Vote tally: The measure was defeated on a vote of 215-207. Turner’s vote would not have changed the outcome.
• Background: Visits by Democratic lawmakers to immigration detention facilities have spurred controversy in recent months. Under federal law, members of Congress are allowed to show up unannounced for oversight visits, but Democrats have repeatedly been denied access by Trump administration officials.
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What to know today
• One big takeaway: The Dayton Branch of the NAACP earned national recognition during the 116th NAACP National Convention, held in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Big move of the day: Letters have started arriving for people affected by the 2023 data breach at Premier Health that resulted in the possible exposure of Social Security numbers, medical information and other private information to unauthorized parties.
• Dayton Food & Dining: Bubba’s 33, a sports bar spinoff chain from the founders of Texas Roadhouse, may be coming to one of Beavercreek’s major restaurant and retail hubs next spring.
• Thing to do: The weather will be perfect this weekend so be sure to get out and enjoy some great community festivals and other notable events across the Dayton region.
• In your prime: For 35 years, Sharon Kelly Roth was responsible for arranging author visits at Books&Co. Now she is ready to share her career’s biggest moments, including which celebrities were a hit.
• High school football: Trotwood-Madison City Schools has released a full list of new guidelines to be implemented during sporting events after a melee during the varsity football team’s home opener.
• Cincinnati Bengals: First-year Bengals defensive coordinator Al Golden wants to get the “B.E.S.T.” out of his players, coining an acronym to fit his expectations.
• Photo of the day: The Amplified Series Reggae Fest happened at Levitt Pavilion in downtown Dayton on Saturday. Bands featured in this gallery are as follows: Headliner Jamaican born reggae singer and two-time Grammy Award nominee Etana and her band plus Dayton’s own Roots Society and the Luv Locz Experiment. Check out all the photos here.
