Good morning, Beavercreek.

SICSA is asking for more volunteers, donations & fosters after hosting a record pet food drive on Pet Hunger Awareness Day that saw over 1,000 pounds collected.

The shelter will continue food distributions and launch a new Inseparable Snack Pack program to help both animals and families.

Rusty Taco announced that its Beavercreek restaurant will close soon (via Facebook) and customers should visit before it shuts its doors.

The Ohio Department of Commerce announced that starting Jan.

1 most non-tipped workers will earn $11.40 (up from $11) and tipped workers $5.70 (up from $5.50), a 3.5% raise; only businesses with receipts over $420,000 must update wage posters while others use the federal rate.

Ohio’s minimum wage will increase on Jan.

1, 2027 to $11.40 for non-tipped workers and $5.70 for tipped workers — an update based on a constitutional mandate and a new gross receipts threshold.

GE Aerospace and its Foundation will invest nearly $500K in local workforce training programs in 2027 at Sinclair Community College in Dayton and Mason, Hobart Welding Institute in Troy and the Talent Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati to boost welding and technician skills for the aerospace sector.

A commemorative scholarship for a Greenon High senior will be offered in memory of Nevin Vince and Natalie Daly, who lost their lives in a highway crash.

Tony Peters is spearheading a fundraiser at The Last Queen (4 to 9 p.m. Monday) to raise funds for the award.

Central State University will receive a $1.7M grant to expand educational opportunities for its students, announced by the U.S. Department of Education.

CSU President Morakinyo A.O. Kuti said the funds will support key initiatives & form part of a larger $174M investment for HBCUs nationwide.

University of Dayton students managing $5.6 million are donating 80% of their investment fees to local nonprofits such as the Artemis Center today.

The Davis Center fund gives 20 students real-world finance experience while supporting groups across the Miami Valley.

Ohio lawmakers approved a 90-day gas tax holiday on Sept.

30, suspending fuel taxes if Gov. Mike DeWine signs the bill (House Bill 519) which requires retailers to pass along savings to consumers. The measure is intended to help lower gas prices as early voting begins.