West Chester-Liberty Herald
Local news for West Chester and Liberty Township.
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Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
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Public Safety
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Public Safety
Dayton kayaker drowns in Great Miami River; officials warn of swift currents
A 47-year-old Dayton kayaker drowned in the Great Miami River near Hamilton's low dam, and Butler County officials are warning residents about dangerously swift currents and floating debris that have made the river treacherous for boaters.
Public Safety
Health officials warn against Great Miami River contact after Indiana sewage discharge
Hamilton County Public Health is warning residents to avoid the Great Miami River and Whitewater River after a flood-damaged Indiana treatment plant began releasing raw sewage, affecting waterways that flow downstream toward recreation sites near West Chester and Liberty Township.
West Chester, OH
77°F
Mostly Cloudy
Feels like 77° · 1% rain
MonMostly Sunny93°F3%
TueSunny96°F0%
WedSunny97°F0%
ThuSunny96°F14%
FriChance Showers And Thunderstorms90°F26%
SatSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms87°F25%
SunSunny85°F9%
Public Safety
Dayton kayaker drowns in Great Miami River; officials warn of swift currents
A 47-year-old Dayton kayaker drowned in the Great Miami River near Hamilton's low dam, and Butler County officials are warning residents about dangerously swift currents and floating debris that have made the river treacherous for boaters.
West Chester, OH
77°F
Mostly Cloudy
Feels like 77° · 1% rain
MonMostly Sunny93°F3%
TueSunny96°F0%
WedSunny97°F0%
ThuSunny96°F14%
FriChance Showers And Thunderstorms90°F26%
SatSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms87°F25%
SunSunny85°F9%
Public Safety
Dayton kayaker drowns in Great Miami River; officials warn of swift currents
A 47-year-old Dayton kayaker drowned in the Great Miami River near Hamilton's low dam, and Butler County officials are warning residents about dangerously swift currents and floating debris that have made the river treacherous for boaters.
West Chester, OH
77°F
Mostly Cloudy
Feels like 77° · 1% rain
MonMostly Sunny93°F3%
TueSunny96°F0%
WedSunny97°F0%
ThuSunny96°F14%
FriChance Showers And Thunderstorms90°F26%
SatSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms87°F25%
SunSunny85°F9%
Public Safety
Rollover crash with entrapment closes roads near Union Centre and Beckett in West Chester
A multi-vehicle rollover crash with entrapment near Union Centre Boulevard and Beckett Road in West Chester Township closed several roads Wednesday evening, Aug. 5, with injuries reported but details on severity not yet released by police.
Public Safety
VOA Country Music Festival warns of possible evacuation if storms hit this weekend
The VOA Country Music Festival at Voice of America MetroPark in West Chester Township faces potential storms Thursday through Saturday, with organizers warning that evacuation of the open grass field is possible if lightning threatens the tens of thousands of expected attendees.
Public Safety
Milford Township crash kills goat farm owner headed to Butler County Fair
Christine Rhoads-Larsen, 44, of Milford Township, was killed July 28 in a three-vehicle crash at U.S. 127 and Hamilton Eaton Road when a Toyota Camry failed to yield; two others were treated at UC West Chester Hospital and the Butler County S.T.A.R.T. team is investigating.
Public Safety
Liberty Fairfield Road closing 10 days for bridge replacement starting August 7
Liberty Fairfield Road in Liberty Township will close completely from 6 p.m. Friday, August 7, through 6 a.m. Monday, August 17, for a $1.3 million bridge replacement project near S.R. 4.
Public Safety
CDC deploys team to Ohio as Cyclospora cases top 2,500
Ohio's Cyclospora outbreak has nearly doubled to more than 2,500 reported cases in one week, prompting the CDC to send investigators to the state; Taco Bell locations in West Chester and Liberty Township remain in the federal warning zone.
Public Safety
NWS confirms EF-1 tornado in Clermont County from Tuesday's storm system
The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado struck Pierce Township in Clermont County during the same Tuesday, July 21 storm system that knocked out power across Butler County and triggered an air quality advisory covering West Chester and Liberty Township.
Public Safety
Butler County deputies wrangle snake from resident's bedroom
Butler County Sheriff's deputies, including Deputy Brittney Koch, removed a snake from a resident's bedroom and relocated it to the woods, the office announced July 20.
Public Safety
2-year-old child rushed to hospital after reported drowning incident in West Chester
A 2-year-old child was transported to UC West Chester Hospital on Saturday, July 18, after being pulled from a residential pool on Coachlight Way in West Chester Township
Public Safety
NWS flash flood warning hits southern Warren County as rescues unfold in Hamilton County
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning Friday evening covering southern Warren County, including West Chester and Liberty Township, as water rescues and road flooding were confirmed across Hamilton County and Interstate 71 was temporarily shut down near Norwood.
Public Safety
Liberty Township adds 2 deputies as calls for service climb
Liberty Township trustees approved a contract addendum adding two Butler County Sheriff's deputies to the township's patrol force by end of July 2026, at a cost of about $105,000 each per year, as calls for service have risen more than 38% since 2021.
Public Safety
Cyclospora cases surge past 1,200 in Ohio as Butler County health officials warn residents
Ohio's Cyclospora cases surged to 1,274 on Thursday, July 16, and the Middletown Health Department in Butler County has warned local residents about the outbreak spreading through contaminated produce across the Midwest.
Public Safety
Medicaid fraud: Fairfield woman among four Greater Cincinnati residents indicted
A Fairfield woman and three other Greater Cincinnati residents were indicted Wednesday, July 15, on charges of defrauding Ohio's Medicaid program as part of a larger statewide enforcement action announced by Attorney General Andy Wilson.
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