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Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Colerain High School mourns dean of students Jeff Woltz after 'unexpected' death (wcpo.com) — Colerain High School in Cincinnati is mourning the unexpected death of longtime dean of students and former teacher and coach Jeff Woltz. The school is remembering his deep impact on students and families and is offering mental health resources to Northwest Local School District employees coping with the loss.
2. Matthew 25 Ministries to deploy to the Gulf Coast to help victims of Hurricane Isaias (wlwt.com) — Greater Cincinnati residents are being asked to donate supplies to Matthew 25 Ministries in Blue Ash and partner churches to support Hurricane Isaias survivors along the Gulf Coast. You can drop off items like bottled water, cleaning supplies, baby products, and flashlights locally, or give money online or by mail, with all funds going directly to relief efforts.
3. OKI approves $65M for 37 projects, including Victory Parkway and Western Hills Viaduct (local12.com) — Cincinnati residents can expect major upgrades to local streets, bridges, and transit after OKI approved $65 million for 37 transportation projects across Greater Cincinnati. Big-ticket items include Victory Parkway improvements, Western Hills Viaduct replacement funding, new SORTA hybrid and paratransit buses, the Ludlow Connector, and Red Bike modernization that will affect daily commutes and neighborhood connectivity.
4. Deputy's wife testifies, witnesses describe crash in Rodney Hinton trial (kentucky.com) — Cincinnati readers are following emotional testimony in the murder trial of Rodney Hinton Jr., accused of intentionally striking Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy Larry Henderson near the University of Cincinnati in 2025. Witnesses, including Hinton's relatives, described his grief after his son was fatally shot by a Cincinnati officer and recounted the moments leading up to the crash as the jury weighs his mental state.
5. Cincinnati man, Villa Hills man sentenced in fentanyl overdose death case (local12.com) — A Cincinnati man has been sentenced to 12½ years in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl distribution case that led to a fatal overdose in Kenton County, Kentucky. Investigators say he supplied pressed pills containing fentanyl and other drugs that were passed along to the victim, and controlled buys and text messages later documented an ongoing pill supply chain.
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