News from Cincinnati's villages: Indian Hill, Madeira, Mariemont, Terrace Park, and Sycamore Township.
News from Cincinnati's villages: Indian Hill, Madeira, Mariemont, Terrace Park, and Sycamore Township.
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Local Government
Sycamore Township will hold a public hearing Sept. 1 on a proposed Joint Economic Development District with the City of Reading, the first formal opportunity for residents to comment on the new income-tax-sharing zone.

Local Government
Sycamore Township's free monthly brush chipping service runs Saturday, Aug. 29, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. behind the administration building, with no service scheduled for September.

Education
Indian Hill Schools conducted its annual K-12 campus tour on Wednesday, Aug. 26, asking students about their career aspirations, with answers ranging from ice cream truck driver at the primary school to neurosurgeon at the high school.

Public Safety
Ali's Bar and Grill owner Alison Tepe-Guy estimates nearly $25,000 in losses from a storm that knocked out power for days, while Bailey Family Catering also lost thousands on a Camargo Road corridor already battered by months of construction.

Public Safety
Former priest Geoff Drew, convicted of nine counts of child rape, was released from prison Monday, Aug. 17, and placed at a Cincinnati halfway house; the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office enforces the 1,000-foot school residency ban in east-side villages and requires lifetime registration every 90 days.

Community
Mitch Hardy, a 2015 Indian Hill High School graduate, is returning to the district this fall as the new 5–12 Band Co-Director at a salary of $76,408, succeeding retired 31-year veteran Chris Rotsching and joining his former teacher Don Barker on the band staff.

Community
Madeira High School Class of 2026 graduate Isabella Sammut testified before the Ohio House Insurance Committee, advocated for the federal HEADACHE Act in Washington and landed her original artwork on the cover of Practical Neurology's May/June 2026 issue.

Business
80 Acres Farms, the Hamilton-based vertical farming company that supplied produce to Kroger, Meijer and other grocers across the region, permanently closed Monday, Aug. 3 after a prospective buyer withdrew, eliminating 145 local jobs by Monday, Aug. 17.

Sports
Indian Hill High School midfielder Carson Bahl has been named one of just 30 national 5-Star recruits in the Class of 2028 by Inside Lacrosse and Nike Lacrosse, making her the only Ohio player on the list ahead of the Sept. 1 NCAA contact date.

Sports
Indian Hill High School named Tim "Shep" Shepherd, a 22-year coaching veteran and owner of Shep's Indoor Training in Greater Cincinnati, as its new varsity softball program director and head coach pending board approval.


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.

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.

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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