Community Corner
🌱 How cheap can Kettering shoppers score mystery merchandise this week?
Happening soon: Woodland Indoor Mausoleum Tour on the Kettering Patch calendar
Greetings Kettering! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How cheap can Kettering shoppers score mystery merchandise this week?
- How a new NICU at Kettering Health could change newborn care
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Ketteringfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Cold with low clouds, with a high of 31 and low of 27 degrees.
- Friday: A little snow, up to 1", temps: high: 33, low: 17. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: Snow and flurries in the p.m., with a high of 22 and low of 3 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bin store bargains: What's the big deal when area shoppers roll the dice (daytondailynews.com) — A new wave of bargain bin stores includes MVP Liquidation on Bigger Road in Kettering, where deeply discounted returned and overstock goods are sold on a sliding price scale through the week. Alongside similar shops in Moraine, Fairborn and Enon, these no-frills outlets draw deal-hunters willing to dig through mystery merchandise for big savings. Expect changing inventory, falling prices, and minimal advertising. 
Find out what's happening in Ketteringfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
• Dayton Children's and Kettering Health team up for NICU care (wdtn.com) — Families in Kettering should know that Dayton Children’s is opening its second Neonatal Intensive Care Unit inside Kettering Health Main Campus, creating a “hospital within a hospital” for fragile newborns. The new setup, led by a shared NICU director, aims to better coordinate care, keep families closer to home, and address rising NICU admissions and infant health challenges across the Dayton region.
📸 Around Kettering
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kettering
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- Woodland Indoor Mausoleum Tour
Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum , 118 Woodland Ave , Dayton
2:00 pm
Saturday December 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Calling All Yarn Crafters!
Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
10:00 am - Homeschool Homeroom with Miss Julie
Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
1:00 pm - Tree Advisory Board
Beavercreek, OH Calendar Beavercreek, OH 45432
3:00 pm - Beginner Book Club
Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
5:00 pm - Educational Seminar: Enhanced Planning
Clark State College-Greene Center , 3775 Pentagon Blvd , Beavercreek
6:00 pm - Bikeway and Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Committee
Beavercreek, OH Calendar , 1368 Research Park Drive , Beavercreek
6:00 pm - Celebrate Recovery - Be Hope Church
Be Hope Church , 1850 N. Fairfield Rd. , Beavercreek
6:00 pm - Council Work Session
City of Riverside Offices , 5200 Springfield St , Dayton
6:00 pm - BE - Holiday Concert - GR1 & GR2
Gymnasium Memorial Auditorium , S 6th St , Miamisburg
7:00 pm - A Christmas Concert @ The Bellbrook Presbyterian Church
Winters-Bellbrook Community Library , 57 W Franklin St , Bellbrook
7:00 pm - Preschool Pretzels: Stories And A Little Yoga
Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
10:30 am
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- FOUND CAT ALERT!
is this your pet? Pet was found on 2025-12-09T05:00:00 near Beavercreek, H. Lady at The Greene had this cat in her hood orginally from.Beavercreek… (Nextdoor Prentice Dr) - Definitely a major highlight of our trip to the Florida Keys was getting in the water with the dolphins at the Dolphin Research Center!
We were shown how to give the dolphins hand signals and watch them show what they can do! The speed run was amazing! And I got a tow by dolphin… (Nextdoor South Oak Creek)
🗞 Nearby News
Centerville
- Point of Grace, Jason Gray to bring ‘Comfort & Joy' Christmas Tour to Centerville (daytondailynews.com)
- 24-year-old Kettering murder case: Defense disputes evidence against Centerville man (daytondailynews.com)
- Boys basketball: ‘Explosive' Alter displays athleticism, beats Carroll 78-48 (daytondailynews.com)
Dayton
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