Good morning, Kettering.

Operating from its Centerville campus, the Kettering Foundation has grown its assets to $594M to support inclusive democracy as election concerns rise.

The nonprofit uses podcasts+video and fellowships to boost citizen engagement and strengthen community ties today.

A 13-year-old teen surpassed her goal by collecting over 40,000 feminine product donations for local students through her birthday initiative and will donate them via Dayton Public Schools.

She and the Ohio Coalition for Menstrual Equity will manage the drive through October with a final tally set for Nov. 17.

Community Park (the event site) is closed all day for preparations for the city-run Happy Haunted Trail event, which is set to take place later today.

Gas prices in Dayton have risen to $4.49 per gallon ahead of the holiday season, intensifying budget pressures for local drivers.

Students and workers struggle with higher costs while AAA advises checking tire pressure and using cruise control (prices were about $3 per gallon last year).

EGOT winner John Legend will appear at a rally in Dayton on Monday, Oct.

26 to back gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and registered guests will receive location details.

Kettering joins 19 other Miami Valley communities in offering a new electricity rate program that lets residents enroll voluntarily and leave at any time (without a cancellation fee).

Premier Health selected Rosanna Morris, MBA, BSN, RN — with over 27 years of leadership experience — as its new president and CEO; she will begin in the first quarter of 2027 after a national search by the Board.

Former Reds first baseman Todd Benzinger, who caught the final out in the 1990 World Series, died Thursday.

He managed the Dayton Dragons for two seasons and is remembered for his kindness and lasting impact on the local baseball community.

Tickets have sold out for the Stars, Stripes and Flight Classic men's basketball game on Nov.

2 at the Nutter Center in Dayton. Ticket holders will receive a free Vintage Rowdy T-shirt before the 7:00 p.m. tipoff, and the game honors Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, veterans and active-duty military.