Morning Briefing: Saturday, March 14th, 2026

Waking up on a Saturday morning knowing the Flyers won and will get to play again today is quite the feeling. Feel free to sit back, relax, take another sip of that freshly brewed coffee as we bring you the local news you need to read on this weekend morning...

📄 Big contract for UD: The University of Dayton has picked up a massive contract from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. UD’s Research Institute was awarded a a contract with a top value of $850 million for “rapid operational capabilities and manufacturing for optimized readiness,” the Department of Defense said. Get more info from our Thomas Gnau here.

🏀Flyers move on: The Dayton Flyers The Dayton won an Atlantic 10 Conference tournament game for the first time in three years, beating No. 13 seed St. Bonaventure 68-63 in the quarterfinals of the tournament. Read more from our David Jablonski here. UD plays again this afternoon at 1pm in the semifinals.

🍴Restaurant closing: A Springfield fine dining restaurant has been listed for sale and will be closing. Owners of Cecil & Lime posted the news in social media. You can read more in Brooke Spurlock’s story.

If you have thoughts or feedback on this newsletter or other news tips, please let me know at jeremy.ratliff@coxinc.com.

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LOCAL NEWS

• ‘Our big, beautiful brownfield’; West Carrollton kicks off river district redevelopment

• Please don’t pour Lent fish fry oil down drain, county asks

• DCS expands Beavercreek footprint with acquisition of ARCTOS near Wright-Patt


LIFE

• Why Silver Slipper might be Dayton’s coziest bar

• YWCA Dayton honors influential women who have empowered, strengthened community

• St. Patrick’s Day festivities and other events across Dayton region


CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY

• Judge: Attack of security guard ‘something out of a horror movie’

• Pair indicted for carjacking Uber driver in Harrison Twp.


SPORTS

• Dayton basketball: Flyers advance in A-10 tournament for first time since 2023

• Archdeacon: One loss can’t erase Miami’s magic — or its NCAA Tournament case

• Girls basketball: Big Walnut junior Sydney Mobley named Ohio Ms. Basketball


NATION & WORLD

• The Latest: US hits Iran with intense strikes as Iranian air campaign drives oil prices higher

• Trump threatens Iran following new wave of attacks on Gulf states and Israel

• US military refueling plane crashes in Iraq and rescue is underway


FREE CONTENT: Silent Hike Club experience in Dayton area is an immersion in nature and aims to be healing

Few things calm my brain more than a walk through the woods. There is just something about it. So naturally, this story from Debbie Juniewicz has me wanting to get out of the house this weekend and become better aquainted with nature. She writes about the Silent Hike Club experience, and includes times and days of when these are taking place. She writes, “The Silent Hike Club is about more than fitness: A new offering by Satsang Yoga & Wellness, it is a seasonal membership-based mindful hiking experience designed to help participants slow down and be present.” Juniewicz tells us that each hike is a three-hour immersion in nature focused on connection. An immersion in nature is something I think many of us could use in our lives.