BUTLER COUNTY — Spooky Nook at Champion Mill doesn’t open until 2021, but Hamilton’s government officials, business owners and non-profit leaders are already taking steps to prepare for its impact.

That comes on the heels of a mid-March visit to its Pennsylvania predecessor, a 700,000-square-foot behemoth that is the largest indoor sports facility in North America, regularly drawing visitors from several hours away. Hamilton’s version would be on the same scale, but with a convention center in the heart of the city.

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