🌱 How badly did July’s historic flooding impact Fairfax’s sewers?

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• How badly did July’s historic flooding impact Fairfax’s sewers?

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
• Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Sewer Backups: Aftermath of the July Storm (thecincinnatiexchange.com) — Fairfax was among the Cincinnati-area communities hit by the July 17 flash flooding, which triggered more than 1,800 sewer backup reports and widespread damage. Crews from the Metropolitan Sewer District are still helping residents clean up, assess damage, and file claims, while local and county leaders debate long-term fixes to aging stormwater and sewer infrastructure exposed by this extreme rainfall event.
   

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📸 Around Fairfax

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairfax

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Monday August 10

• Board of Education Meeting
  Mariemont Elementary School Mariemont High School Community Forum
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Schedule Pick-Up/School Picture Day →
  Sycamore High School Gregory Center
  8:00 am
• YOGA →
  Norwood, OH Calendar, 1810 Courtland Ave 1st Floor, Norwood
  9:45 am
• Lunch →
  Norwood, OH Calendar, 1810 Courtland Ave 1st Floor, Norwood
  11:30 am
• BINGO!! →
  Norwood, OH Calendar, 1810 Courtland Ave 1st Floor, Norwood
  12:30 pm
• Water Aerobics →
  Norwood, OH Calendar, 2039 Sherman Ave, Norwood
  7:00 pm
• Drum Line - Music Room
  Woodward Career Technical High School Cincinnati, OH 45237
  8:15 pm

Friday August 7

• Schedule Pick-Up Day (8-11:30) (12:30-3)
  Sycamore Junior High School 5757 Cooper Road, Cincinatti, OH 45242
  8:00 am
• Exercise Class at Senior Center →
  Norwood, OH Calendar, 1810 Courtland Ave 1st Floor, Norwood
  11:00 am
• Summer Camp For Adults
  Greenacres Arts Center Greenacres Spooky Hollow Farm, 8500 Spooky Hollow Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45242, United States
  6:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Cassette Junkies ROCK Deer Park’s “Days in the Park” Festival →
  Chamberlin Park, 7777 Blue Ash Rd, Cincinnati
  8:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• GUILD GARDEN CREW
  Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati , 4870 Gray Rd, Cincinnati
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Mariemont

• Mariemont will induct 5 into 2026 Doc Kusel Hall of Fame class (cincinnati.com)
• From the front row of Greater Cincinnati's arts scene (citybeat.com)

Norwood

• Hamilton County Veterans Service Commission reports surge in walk-ins at new Norwood location (fox19.com)
• The Unique Garage Themed Restaurant In Ohio Where Great Food Meets Automotive History (takingthekids.com)
• Cincinnati city worker killed on the job honored as council plans memorial (wlwt.com)

Cincinnati

• $57M affordable housing project faces pushback on Cincinnati's West Side (local12.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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