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Americana Festival returns to Centerville in July
Video in player above shows footage from the 2023 Americana Festival. CENTERVILLE, Ohio (WDTN) — Ohio’s largest one-day festival is returning once again for Independence Day. The Centerville-Washington Township Americana Festival will return on July 4. The annual festival features fun for the whole family, attracting over 85,000 visitors each year to downtown Centerville. Alongside […]
Covington, Milford and Oxford receive support to plan for effects of climate change
Green Umbrella selected Oxford, Covington and Milford to participate in its Climate Action Fellowship Program this summer. The three local governments will receive support for climate action planning — creating policy that provides communities with actions to take to address the negative effects of climate change. Currently, just a...
Greater Cincinnati police dog, handler to raise money to help protect K9s
AMBERLEY VILLAGE, Ohio (WKRC)- K9 Creed is the first and only K9 at the Amberley Village Police Department and is retiring after eight years of service. Creed is originally from Europe and responds to demands in Dutch, German, and English. Creed is a dual purpose K9 which means he is...
Middletown police search warrant yields 4 pounds of meth
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WXIX) - The Middletown Division of Police collected four pounds of meth off the streets after a special operations team executed a search warrant. According to police, the drugs were found at a home in the 2200 block of Tytus Avenue. Middletown police say they have detained at...
2 people were sent to Ohio jails just miles apart. One received treatment. The other died
The difference between life and death for people arrested and sent to jail can be a matter of miles and county lines. Ohio has 181 standards for full-service jails meant to ensure a minimum of care for inmates across the state. But a lack of enforcement and deference to local control mean conditions...
Why are so many people dying in Ohio jails?
Good morning, Cincinnati. Around January 2023, I was looking into deaths in the Butler County Jail and related lawsuits. My colleague, Laura Bischoff, had already been compiling information on deaths in other Ohio jails. We worked together to find out why at least 219 people died in Ohio county jails...
Homebuilder debuts 130-lot community in promising East Side suburb
CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) - Work is underway on the first home at a large new subdivision in Milford from one of Cincinnati’s largest homebuilders. M/I Homes began paving the streets at Grove Park in May. It sits on Deerfield Road near State Route 131. The model home will...
Wendy's Bridal to close shop after 5 decades in Cincinnati
A Cincinnati bridal shop is closing its doors after more than half a century. Wendy's Bridal, which first found a home at Northgate Mall in 1973, is closing its current location in the Reading Bridal District after 51 years of business. Its last day open is July 31. "We appreciate...
Breen leaving WC swim program for Countryside YMCA
WILMINGTON, Ohio – Long-time Wilmington College swim coach Trip Breen is leaving the college to take a job in Lebanon. Breen has been head coach of the WC swim program since 1998 and recently completed his 25th season as head coach. He has accepted the position of Director of Competitive Swimming at the Countryside YMCA.
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