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.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
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.
Public Safety
More than 11,000 Duke Energy customers remained without power Friday morning, down from a combined 261,000 outages after the Aug. 11 derecho, as crews staged at Tri-County Mall work around the clock to restore service across Greater Cincinnati's east-side villages.
Public Safety
Indian Hill will close Burley Hills Drive between Miami Road and Indian Hill Road starting Aug. 19 for a water main and culvert pipe replacement project on Burley Hills Drive and Mohican Lane, with work expected to finish by Nov. 30.
Public Safety
Hamilton County Auditor Jessica E. Miranda warns homeowners about an AI-generated video falsely claiming a federal property tax freeze, clarifying that the only real relief for seniors is Ohio's Homestead Exemption.
Public Safety
Hamilton County's preliminary damage assessment found only nine properties with major damage after July's flooding, well short of the 25-property FEMA threshold for federal disaster aid. Cincinnati City Council is set to vote Wednesday, Aug. 5, on a $1 million resident relief fund, part of a broader $2 million local package managed through MSD.
Public Safety
Jordan Grimes, 25, and a 17-year-old face felony theft and criminal damaging charges after allegedly using sledgehammers to steal $123,200 in watches from Watches of Switzerland at Kenwood Towne Centre on Tuesday, July 21. Hamilton County deputies tracked the suspects to Warren County using a Flock license plate reader camera.
Public Safety
The National Weather Service forecasts a calm, dry weekend for Indian Hill, Mariemont, Madeira, and Terrace Park with highs climbing from the mid-80s Saturday into the low 90s Monday, when a 30-40% chance of showers returns alongside scheduled council meetings in Mariemont and Madeira.
Public Safety
Sycamore Township is alerting zoning applicants that scammers are sending fake invoices bearing the township's name and logo, demanding electronic payment for zoning fees. The township urges recipients to call 513-792-7250 to verify any invoice before paying.
Public Safety
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval declared a state of emergency Monday, July 21, after two rounds of flooding in five days damaged more than two dozen businesses and homes combined; the city is developing a small-business grant program with details expected by the end of the week, while Mariemont and Madeira recorded some of the heaviest rainfall in Hamilton County.
Public Safety
Parker Lisle, 24, a welder at Greenacres Foundation in Indian Hill, died Wednesday, July 16, from burns sustained in a workplace explosion the day before while cutting a 55-gallon drum with a plasma machine. The Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating.
Public Safety
Hamilton County Public Health issued a flood cleanup safety advisory Monday, July 20, warning Indian Hill, Madeira, Mariemont, Terrace Park, and Sycamore Township residents about contaminated water, mold, and electrical hazards as they clean up from Friday's flash floods.
Public Safety
More than 900 sewer backups were reported across greater Cincinnati after Saturday's flash floods, and the National Weather Service warned of another severe storm system arriving Tuesday, July 21, with damaging winds, possible tornadoes, and additional flood risk for the east side.
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