Your Morning Briefing for Monday, May 26
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May 26, 2025
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Dayton Daily News

GREG LYNCH
Digital Content Producer
Good morning

The NATO Parliamentary Assembly proceeded as planned in Dayton on Sunday.

In today’s Morning Briefing, we continue to keep you updated with news from the historic event and get you caught up on what happened over the weekend.

We also give you the latest from Kettering Health, where a system-wide technology outage is heading into its second week as the hospital system works to restore access. What questions or concerns do you have? Tell us here.

If you have thoughts or feedback on this newsletter or other news tips, please let me know at Greg.Lynch@coxinc.com.

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Protesters march through downtown, committee sessions resumed Sunday

                        

Here are some highlights from Sunday and what to know as the event prepares to conclude today.

• Sunday roundup: Catch up on yesterday’s main NATO assembly happenings here, including a visit to Hope Hotel and a march through downtown.

• What NATO is trying to accomplish in Dayton? The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is trying to set its future course in Dayton.

• Impressions of Dayton: NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegates and staff enjoyed themselves about town Saturday night, visiting places like the Dayton Arcade, Wright-Dunbar and the Oregon District.

• Looking back: Dayton Daily News reporter Mary McCarty describes covering the Dayton Peace Accords 30 years ago.

• Recalling peace talks: Col. Garald K. “Robbie” Robinson former commander of the 88th Air Base Wing when Wright-Patterson Air Force Base recalls the 1995 talks that ended a war in the former Yugoslavia.

• PHOTOS: Scenes from the NATO assembly events in Dayton on Sunday.

• Secretary General: NATO’s highest ranking representative, Secretary General Mark Rutte is in Dayton and will take part in a session today.

• Map: What you need to know to get around downtown Dayton.

• Looking for some content we’ve shared? Visit daytondailynews.com/nato-dayton to see all of our latest coverage.


What to know today

• Big move of the day: United Alloy recently announced a new expansion of manufacturing capacity in its just-established Union facility, adding 250 jobs to the more than 400 jobs anticipated there.

• Cincinnati Bengals: Despite career-best numbers last season, Joe Burrow believes he has room to improve.

• Vintage Dayton: The NATO Parliamentary Assembly is meeting in Dayton to commemorate the 30th anniversary of those Dayton Peace Accords. Read more about those negotiations here.

• Community Gem: Working as a secretary for Dayton Public Schools for almost a decade, Courtney Brandon saw the difficulty some students faced getting to and from school.

• Things to do: The Garden Gems Tour presented by the Garden Club of Dayton takes place in June.

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