Dayton residents gathered at the Kroc Center as Mayor Shenise Turner-Sloss and City Commissioners were sworn in during the January 5 Oath of Office ceremony.

As his term closes, Mayor Jeffrey Mims Jr. looks back on decades of public service, youth mentorship, and efforts to improve quality of life across Dayton.

Dayton is preparing to launch a new Home Repair Revolving Loan program offering $2.6 million in forgivable loans for essential exterior repairs, targeting 80 homes across key neighborhoods.

This year’s elections transformed more than City Hall—they reshaped Black political power across the entire Dayton metropolitan region. From Turner-Sloss’s historic mayoral win to the community-driven push for a West Dayton hospital, voters signaled change is possible. Yet widening suburban disparities reveal how far the region still must go. DWN breaks down the wins, the warning signs, and what’s at stake next.