Local news for Montgomery, Blue Ash, and Sycamore Township.
Local news for Montgomery, Blue Ash, and Sycamore Township.
Education
UC Blue Ash College opened fall 2026 with more than 5,000 students, marking five straight years of enrollment growth, while debuting a $300,000 Vet Tech building renovation and a new 3D anatomy table.
Education
UC Blue Ash College opened fall 2026 with more than 5,000 students, marking five straight years of enrollment growth, while debuting a $300,000 Vet Tech building renovation and a new 3D anatomy table.
Education
UC Blue Ash College opened fall 2026 with more than 5,000 students, marking five straight years of enrollment growth, while debuting a $300,000 Vet Tech building renovation and a new 3D anatomy table.
Public Safety
Sycamore Township is warning zoning applicants about fraudulent invoices that use the Township's name and logo and direct victims to pay fees via ACH to a bank in the U.S. Virgin Islands; residents can call 513-792-7250 to verify any suspicious bill.
Registration opens Thursday, Sept. 3, at 9 a.m. for Montgomery's fall walking food tour on Sept. 26, with just 18 spots per tour and a history of selling out within 30 minutes.
Between 1,500 and 2,000 Greater Cincinnati Ukrainians face losing Temporary Protected Status on Oct. 19, a deadline that weighed on attendees at Saturday's heritage festival in Montgomery.
Sycamore Township's 16th Annual Car Show, postponed from Aug. 1 due to forecasted weather, is set for Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Schuler Sports Complex with free admission, food trucks, a live DJ and awards for dozens of car entries.
The Blue Ash Police Department hosts a free Open House on Sept. 15 from 4 to 7 p.m. featuring K9 and drone demos, station tours, free food and a sensory-friendly first hour with no sirens or flashing lights.
The Blue Ash Police Association's 3rd Annual Golf Scramble on Oct. 14 raises money for UC Blue Ash scholarships, the Heroes & Helpers holiday program and emergency aid for residents officers encounter on duty.
Chamberlain University, the nation's largest nursing school, opened its 25th campus Thursday, Aug. 20, on the third floor of the Kenwood Collection in Sycamore Township, filling 32,000 square feet that sat vacant since the pandemic after the township trustees unanimously approved the zoning change in March.
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Local Government
Sycamore Township will hold six JEDD and JEDZ board meetings on Tuesday, Sept. 1, including a required public hearing on a proposed income-tax district with the City of Reading and the regular Sycamore Township–City of Montgomery JEDD board session.
Local Government
Gov. Mike DeWine asked FEMA to begin assessing storm damage in Hamilton County on Aug. 20, bypassing the usual state-first process and advancing the question of whether local flood victims in Montgomery, Blue Ash and Sycamore Township will qualify for federal disaster relief.
Local Government
Rumpke is offering free yard waste drop-off from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at two Hamilton County locations for residents still clearing debris from the Aug. 11 derecho.
Local Government
Sycamore Township trustees unanimously declared seven properties nuisances on Aug. 11 for overgrown vegetation and debris, giving owners seven days from notice to clean up or face township-contracted removal billed to their tax accounts.
Local Government
Montgomery's Planning Commission reviewed the final development plan for a $10.5 million Safety Center renovation and addition at its Aug. 3 meeting, the panel's first session since canceling its July 20 meeting; the outcome has not yet been posted.
Local Government
Montgomery's Environmental Advisory Commission is installing grant-funded solar panels on the Weller Park concession and restroom building, partnering with Cincinnati-based Melink Solar on a project projected to return more than 300% on investment over 10 years and offset 40 tons of CO2 emissions over its 30-year lifespan.
Education
UC Blue Ash College opened fall 2026 with more than 5,000 students, marking five straight years of enrollment growth, while debuting a $300,000 Vet Tech building renovation and a new 3D anatomy table.
Education
A Blue Ash Parks team member named Jason hand-painted the Summit Park community book box with herons, hawks and cardinals, giving the free take-a-book station near the Water Corridor a distinctive new look.
Public Safety
About 26% of Hamilton County kindergartners lack vaccination documentation as Sycamore Community Schools begins its 2026-27 year, complicating disease tracking amid record-high national exemption rates and Ohio's third measles outbreak of 2026.
Public Safety
Montgomery will remove the Main Street yield lane onto Montgomery Road and replace it with a stop-sign T-intersection starting Aug. 31, adding pedestrian crossings and closing Main Street from Remington to Montgomery Road for about 30 days.
Public Safety
Duke Energy restored power to nearly 85% of the 260,000-plus customers who lost electricity in Tuesday's derecho, with about 20,000 still without service as of Thursday night; Sycamore Township declared a storm damage emergency and is offering free debris pickup for registered residents.
Public Safety
Hamilton County Emergency Management issued a "Turn Around, Don't Drown" warning on Friday, Aug. 14, covering Montgomery, Blue Ash and Sycamore Township as historic Whitewater River flooding triggered water rescues and evacuation alerts along Lawrenceburg Road and Suspension Bridge Road.
Public Safety
The Storm Prediction Center confirmed Wednesday that Tuesday's severe storms were a derecho, while 5 to 7 inches of follow-on rain triggered flash flooding across Greater Cincinnati with about 100,000 Duke Energy customers still without power.
Public Safety
Montgomery City Council's Aug. 5 business session featured a construction management agreement for the Safety Center renovation, a third-reading rezoning vote on Montgomery Road and a new rock salt purchasing contract through Hamilton County.
Community
The Montgomery Arts Commission's 17th season of Live at the Uni brings four free concerts to the historic Universalist Church starting Sept. 29, with registration for the first two shows opening Sept. 2.
Community
Registration opens Thursday, Sept. 3, at 9 a.m. for Montgomery's fall walking food tour on Sept. 26, with just 18 spots per tour and a history of selling out within 30 minutes.
Business
Range USA, the nation's largest indoor shooting range operator, keeps its 75-employee corporate headquarters on Kenwood Road in Blue Ash and plans to open three to five new stores per year over the next five years.
Business
Chamberlain University, the nation's largest nursing school, opened its 25th campus Thursday, Aug. 20, on the third floor of the Kenwood Collection in Sycamore Township, filling 32,000 square feet that sat vacant since the pandemic after the township trustees unanimously approved the zoning change in March.
Business
Four Blue Ash-based companies — Blue Bridge People, STACK Construction Technologies, Kinettix and Relevate Health — earned spots on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private U.S. companies, continuing the city's years-long streak of representation on the national ranking.
Business
Ohio Valley Electrical Services broke ground Aug. 10 on a $13 million, 70,000-square-foot headquarters at the former P&G Sharon Woods Innovation Center site in Blue Ash, a project that will add 40 jobs and marks the first major redevelopment of the demolished campus.
Business
Wawa opened its first Blue Ash location at 5900 Pfeiffer Road on Aug. 13, featuring a ribbon-cutting with Mayor Jill Cole, a Hoagies for Heroes competition won by the police department, and $2,000 in charitable donations.
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Business
Lahlouh, Inc., a family-owned California commercial printer, has opened a 197,000-square-foot facility at 9933 Alliance Road in Blue Ash, expanding its national distribution reach as part of a broader wave of corporate investment in the city's industrial corridor.
Sports
The Sycamore Aviators lost 34-6 at No. 20 Kings on Aug. 21, extending their losing streak to at least 11 games. Sycamore hosts Mason on Aug. 28 in its home opener.
Sports
Evendale native and St. Xavier graduate Luke Kuechly will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8 in Canton and has been named Netflix's lead NFL game analyst for the 2026 season, debuting Sept. 10.
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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