Community
Lakota Local School District invites K-12 students, including home-schooled and private-school students within district boundaries, to enter its 28th annual MLK Day contest by 4 p.m. Nov. 23, with winners performing at a January community celebration.
Local Government
West Chester Township trustees will consider three police equipment grants, two state road-funding applications, a mixed-use development public hearing and a 747 Corridor moratorium extension at their Oct. 13 meeting.
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West Chester Township and Liberty Township have both set Halloween trick-or-treating for Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m., with several other Halloween events scheduled across the area in the weeks leading up.
Reach Out Lakota reports a 22 percent increase in pantry visits as nearly 200 new families sought help in 2025, and Lakota Local Schools launches its 19th annual Stuff the Bus food drive running Oct. 12–23.
Lakota Local School District invites K-12 students, including home-schooled and private-school students within district boundaries, to enter its 28th annual MLK Day contest by 4 p.m. Nov. 23, with winners performing at a January community celebration.
VanGorden Elementary in Liberty Township invites families to its annual Glow Bingo Family Night on Friday, Nov. 6, with food, prizes and glow-in-the-dark fun.
Cherokee Elementary School in Liberty Township hosts its Trunk or Treat on Friday, Oct. 23, with costume and trunk-decorating contests, games and a volunteer opportunity for high school students seeking service hours.
MetroParks of Butler County is hosting "The Howl," a Halloween costume contest and enrichment event for dogs, at Wiggly Field Dog Park inside Voice of America MetroPark on Tuesday, Oct. 20, with admission at $7 per dog.
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Local Government
West Chester Township trustees will consider three police equipment grants, two state road-funding applications, a mixed-use development public hearing and a 747 Corridor moratorium extension at their Oct. 13 meeting.
Local Government
An Ohio appeals court unanimously ruled the EdChoice voucher program unconstitutional on Oct. 15, siding with Lakota Local Schools and more than 300 districts that sued over the diversion of taxpayer dollars to private schools.
Local Government
Republican Michael Ryan and Democrat Mike Miller are competing to replace outgoing Butler County Commissioner Cindy Carpenter in the Nov. 3 election, disagreeing on how to handle rising property taxes, data center growth and ICE contracts.
Local Government
West Chester Township's Zoning Commission will review a final development plan for a Bubba's 33 restaurant at 7248 Cabela Dr. on Oct. 19, alongside an International Academy of Cincinnati campus expansion, four new Bel Haven homes and two trustee-requested zoning amendments.
Local Government
Ohio lawmakers convene in special session Wednesday, Sept. 30, to vote on a 90-day gas tax suspension that would save drivers about 38 cents per gallon, though Gov. DeWine has not said whether he would sign the bill.
Local Government
State Rep. Jennifer Gross called on Ohio to begin fixing Medicaid eligibility problems identified in a state audit that found over $2 million in benefits paid to ineligible and deceased individuals, saying some changes can start under current law.
Education
Lakota Local Schools named ten staff members as its first Gem Award honorees of the 2026-27 school year, with recipients spanning eight buildings and roles from bus driver to speech pathologist.
Education
Lakota West Winter Guard invites students in grades 6–12 to a no-experience-required Try It Night on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the West Freshman Gym.
Public Safety
State Rep. Karen Brownlee is calling for an indefinite statewide pause on automatic license plate readers after a Sharonville police lieutenant was indicted for allegedly misusing the same Flock camera technology that Liberty Township installed earlier this year.
Public Safety
Lakota West teachers describe mold, bee infestations and cockroaches in the freshman campus building, adding firsthand accounts to the case for a $223 million bond issue on the Nov. 3 ballot that would close the building and end the district's split-campus model.
Public Safety
Three 18-year-olds and a juvenile face vehicular vandalism and complicity charges after police say they threw a pineapple at a Tesla on West Chester Road on Oct. 1, shattering the windshield. The arrests come as investigators also probe six similar reports filed the same night in Liberty Township.
Public Safety
Heritage Early Childhood School and Cherokee Elementary in Liberty Township are rolling out state-mandated Erin's Law personal body safety lessons, with Cherokee starting the week of Oct. 6 and Heritage beginning kindergarten lessons Oct. 21.
Public Safety
Three frozen organic berry products sold at Walmart and Trader Joe's have been recalled in Ohio over possible E. coli O145 contamination; shoppers should check lot codes and discard or return affected bags for a full refund.
Public Safety
The Warren County Sheriff's Office is investigating after at least six drivers reported objects thrown at their windshields along Socialville-Foster Road in Liberty Township on Thursday, Oct. 1, causing hundreds of dollars in damage and no arrests so far.
Community
Lakota Local School District invites K-12 students, including home-schooled and private-school students within district boundaries, to enter its 28th annual MLK Day contest by 4 p.m. Nov. 23, with winners performing at a January community celebration.
Community
Reach Out Lakota reports a 22 percent increase in pantry visits as nearly 200 new families sought help in 2025, and Lakota Local Schools launches its 19th annual Stuff the Bus food drive running Oct. 12–23.
Business
Kroger plans to eliminate about 3,000 corporate positions over three years, cutting roughly 37% of its corporate workforce in a restructuring that could affect employees at its Cincinnati headquarters near West Chester and Liberty Township.
Business
Heritage ECS PTO holds a dine-to-donate fundraiser at Marco's Pizza on Oct. 21, with 25% of qualifying orders going back to the Liberty Township school.
Business
Rob and Rachel Gilley's Christmas-themed ice cream truck, Jolly Treats, has expanded from one converted mail truck to two vehicles since launching in Liberty Township in 2023.
Business
O'Charley's closed all corporate-owned locations on Sept. 9, including the Springdale restaurant on Princeton Pike near West Chester Township, ending the casual-dining chain's 55-year run.
Sports
Lakota West unofficially clinched a Division I, Region 4 playoff berth after shutting out Colerain 48-0 on Oct. 9, with senior Kenyon Norman rushing for 182 yards and three touchdowns in the first half.
Sports
Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order Oct. 13 letting Ohio colleges grant fifth-year eligibility to Class of 2022 athletes despite NCAA rules, a move with ties to Lakota West graduates competing at the college level.
Weather
Severe thunderstorms Monday night, July 27, knocked out power for roughly 2,500 Duke Energy customers in Butler County and nearly 15,000 regionwide, with downed trees and power lines reported along Stahlheber Road; most power was restored by Tuesday morning.
Weather
Severe storms left at least 10,000 Duke Energy customers without power across Greater Cincinnati on Tuesday, July 21, with Butler County in the affected region, though no local outage numbers have been confirmed for West Chester or Liberty Township.
Weather
Canadian wildfire smoke and afternoon thunderstorms complicate Saturday plans in West Chester Township, but Sunday offers clearer skies and lower humidity before a major storm system arrives Tuesday.
Editor
Maryam Khanum is a journalist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2024 with majors in Political Science and Communications. Maryam was heavily involved in journalism throughout her college career, serving as Multimedia Managing Editor for the student-run newspaper, the Old Gold & Black. She previously worked for the International Business Times.
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