If they don't know it already, anyone driving through Middletown will know it's the home of Vice President JD Vance.

The community then rallied together to support the band, raising $140,000 to fund the trip to Washington, D.C.

A ceramic refractory company has plans to consolidate several of its area plants and bring new life to the decades-old Armco/AK Research Building on Curtis Street in Middletown.

In Middletown, Ohio, many residents of JD Vance's hometown are bursting with pride at their native son’s accomplishments.

Sen. Bernie Moreno gifted the Vice President-elect with a personalized No. 1 Ohio State jersey featuring "Vance" on the back, a spokesperson for Moreno told the Enquirer.

JD Vance, an Ohio native with strong ties to Columbus, will be sworn in as vice president Monday. Vance, the now-former senator from Ohio who was tapped as presidential candidate Donald Trump's running mate this summer, grew up in Middletown, Ohio, as he details in his 2016 book "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis ."

Owner Pete Esposito is retiring at the end of 2026, and plans to hand down both locations to his two sons, Nick and Mitch.

Vice President JD Vance’s journey to the White House took an unusual route, but now the Middletown native finds himself serving in the second-highest seat in

The Middletown High School band and cheerleading squad became part of history Monday as JD Vance, a native of the northern Butler County community, took the oath to become the 50th vice president of the United States.

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — With his hand on the Bible that his great-grandmother gave him, and with his wife and children by his side, Middletown's JD Vance became the 50th Vice President of the United States when he took the oath of office at one minute past noon on Monday.

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WXIX) - With the presidential inauguration just three days away, a Middletown church is preparing for its watch party. Berachah Church will open its doors on Monday morning to watch Middletown native J.D. Vance take office, and the Middletown High School Marching Band perform in the inaugural parade.

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — It was a month after her son’s election as vice president of the United States and JD Vance ‘s mother wondered why the city of his birth had yet to recognize him.