🌱 How a Franklin car theft turned into prison time and restitution

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Franklin car theft turned into prison time and restitution

Also on today's calendar: Haunted Dinner Club – Main Street Tavern.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Low clouds and cold, with a high of 32 and low of 29 degrees.
• Friday: A little snow, up to 1", temps: high: 36, low: 26.
• Saturday: A little snow, up to 1", with a high of 29 and low of -2 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Man in high-speed chase in car stolen from Franklin gets 3 years (daytondailynews.com) — A man has been sentenced to prison and lifetime license suspension after a car theft and high-speed chase that began at Adesa Auto Auction in Franklin and continued onto I-75. Franklin police and nearby departments pursued the stolen vehicle, which ultimately crashed near Springboro before officers apprehended two suspects, and restitution was ordered to the Franklin business.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• 38 West Mini Market
  38 W Franklin St, Washington Township
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Haunted Dinner Club – Main Street Tavern
  Main Street Tavern , 331 S Main St , Franklin
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• BE - Holiday Concert - GR1 & GR2
  Gymnasium Memorial Auditorium , S 6th St , Miamisburg
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Sew Fun Friday
  bobbin basics , 210 S Main St C , Springboro
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Healthy Rhythms Drum Circle w/Douglas Blue Feather
  White Dove Circle of Light and Love , 205 East St , Springboro
  2:00 pm
• The Art of Bourbon Cocktails
  Pipestone Golf Course , 4344 Benner Road , Miamisburg
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• DIY Holiday Workshop w/Tricia Doran
  White Dove Circle of Light and Love , 205 East St , Springboro
  12:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
  Springboro, OH Calendar , 320 W. Central Avenue , Springboro
  6:00 pm
• Trivia Night - Every Monday at the Springboro Taproom
  Warped Wing Barrel Room & Smokery - Springboro , 25 Wright Station Way , Springboro
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Junior Chef
  Miamisburg Community Center , 305 E Central Ave , Miamisburg
  5:15 pm
• Tree Authority (CANCELED)
  SPARC and Go , 320 S. Main Street , Springboro
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Court
  Springboro, OH Calendar , 320 W. Central Avenue , Springboro
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Firefighters responded to a reported house fire in Riverside on Ellington Road, which was deemed suspicious by the fire chief.
  12:01AM on Dec 10: Firefighters responded to a reported house fire in Riverside. (Nextdoor )

• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Franklin. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Team Supervisor - Full-Time in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Springboro

• These Hometown Hair-oes Are Giving Cincinnatians' Locks a Little Love (cincinnatimagazine.com)
• Cincinnati Enquirer names 2025 girls volleyball all-city teams (cincinnati.com)

Middletown

• Area woman pleads guilty to dealing drug that caused deadly overdose (whio.com)
• Sports Daily Digest December 10, 2025 (wrbiradio.com)
• James (Jim) Joseph Taulbee Sr (madisoncourier.com)

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