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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 covers Montgomery County government.
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Racinos reviving horse industry
Anticipation of $10 million a year from taxes on casino revenue and an estimated $1 million a month from video lottery play has led to a rebound in race horse breeding.“When most of the public says horse racing, they’re thinking about multi-million dollar companies that own the racetracks. It’s much ...
Dayton racino gets OK from Racing Commission
Workers are expected to break ground on a new Dayton racino within the next few days, following a Wednesday vote from the Ohio State Racing Commission that breaks a stalemate that had delayed the project. The racino, located at the site of a former Delphi plant, will cost about $125 ...
Racing commission delays decision on Dayton racino
The Ohio State Racing Commission will take a week to consider a compromise to its seating requirements for Penn National Gaming’s proposed racinos in Dayton and the Youngstown area. Under a plan Penn presented to the racing commission on Wednesday, the Dayton racino would open with 509 enclosed seats with ...
Local runners in race for peace remember Boston
More than 100 people participated in the 8th annual Dayton Peace Accords 5K Walk/Run Saturday morning, a fundraiser for the Dayton International Peace Museum, including some who decided to run just last night. Though many in the greater Dayton running community had signed for the Peace run before the tragedies ...
Revenue at new Cincinnati casino ranks second highest
Ohio’s newest casino in Cincinnati, open three days shy of a full month, ranked second among the state’s four casinos for the highest monthly adjusted gross revenue in March, according to data released Monday by the Ohio Casino Control Commission. Gross casino revenue refers to the money received by the ...
State racing commission and racino operators at odds over seating
Big gaming companies rushing to redevelop Ohio racetracks into racinos have run into a roadblock: the Ohio State Racing Commission’s demand for more seating as part of an effort to restore the popularity of horse racing. The commission, tasked with promoting and regulating Ohio horse racing, now serves as a ...
Montgomery County reports physical abuse of children up, neglect down in 2012
Cases of physical abuse of children in Montgomery County rose by more than 100 in 2012, compared to the previous year, while neglect cases decreased. Montgomery County’s Department of Job and Family Services, Children’s Services Division, on Monday, released abuse data for last year as part of a kickoff to ...
Montogmery County child support agency moving
The Montgomery County Child Support Enforcement Agency will be moving from the Reibold Building in downtown Dayton into the Job Center on Edwin C. Moses Boulevard. “There have been conversations about this going back a long time,” County Administrator Joe Tuss said. “It’s about integrating all the various pieces of ...
Area businesses deliver on job promises
Greater Dayton-area businesses made good on 88 percent of the jobs they pledged to create as part of $10.9 million in incentive agreements with counties between 2008-2012 and more than $4 million in tax abatements, some extending back nearly two decades. The Dayton Daily News analyzed data on economic development ...
Dayton racino delayed for months over seating concerns
Construction on a proposed $125 million Dayton racino will be delayed a minimum of four to six months following a vote from the Ohio State Racing Commission on Wednesday, officials with the company behind the project said.After a testy public exchange with a top Penn National Gaming official, the racing ...
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