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

The Middletown High School marching band is back home after performing on the national stage! The band returned form Washington D.C. just before midnight Tuesday, capping off their trip to play at the inauguration parade.

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.

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 ."

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.

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

After JD Vance's mother's request and pressure from some residents, road signs honoring the vice president-elect will go up in his hometown.

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.

As JD Vance and Donald Trump were sworn in as Vice President and President at noon Monday, a group of Middletown residents watched and celebrated at Berachah Church in Middletown.

NEW MIDDLETOWN, Ohio – A Mass of Christian burial will be held Friday, January 24, 2025 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in New Middletown at 11:00 a.m. for Dolores “Laurie” A. Hill who died, Thursday, January 16, 2025 at her home surrounded by her loved ones.

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.

Thousands stood in line for hours for President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural events, including a family from JD Vance's hometown.