One man arrested after breaking into home in Ohio, taking his child
OHIO — Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported disturbance Saturday night at a home in Harrison Township that led to a burglary arrest. According to a sheriff’s office spokesperson, deputies were dispatched around 9:42 p.m. to the 30 block of Redder Avenue after neighbors reported individuals...
Ohio–Kentucky Weather Alert Today: 61° Spring Tease in Cincinnati Before Sunday Snow Chance
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Ohio wakes up to a calm, crisp start, but the air already hints at change. Sunshine is lifting temperatures quickly through the 30s, and by early afternoon, Cincinnati surges to a springlike 61°. It feels...
Cincinnati $5M Real Property Reparations Motion Explained
What the Cincinnati Real Property Reparations Motion Directs. On February 19, members of Cincinnati City Council introduced a motion directing the city administration to design a Cincinnati Real Property Reparations Program backed by an initial $5 million investment. The proposal is not a symbolic resolution. It...
Real heroes do not wear capes at the middle school
NOTE: Each quarter, students in the eighth grade yearbook class will write an article for the Hilltopper Online. The school is clean. All doors are left locked tight. The food is ready for the morning. There is not a speck of dirt to be seen. The floor, the desks, the boards are all left spotless and shine like the...
Somebody has to say it
I read the following on Facebook, not usually a credible source of news. However, marking the fifth anniversary of the death of Scott Richardson of the Sugartree Ridge Mennonite community whose buggy was hit by a car, I thought this was appropriate:. “From 1985 to today, the Amish community and...
Cincinnati Schools Stare Down $101 Million Budget Black Hole By 2030
Cincinnati Public Schools is staring at a possible nine-figure budget hole, and the clock is already ticking. At a meeting Monday, district leaders rolled out a new five-year forecast that shows a worst-case cash shortfall of $101 million by 2030 if nothing changes. Board members openly acknowledged the numbers could...
Transportation barriers threaten workforce growth in NKY, experts say
Panelists said reliable transportation is essential for connecting workers to jobs and sustaining economic growth. Transit demand has shifted toward suburban job centers like CVG and major logistics corridors, creating new challenges. Leaders emphasized that solving transportation gaps will require coordinated...
Mt. Auburn murder victim remembered on her birthday as family awaits trial
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Family members of Josslyn Brown gathered at Eden Park on Saturday to mark what would have been her 26th birthday, three years after her death in a Mt. Auburn apartment complex. The family held a balloon release in her memory and said they continue to push for...
Opinion: Cincinnati just hit the jackpot—now don’t blow it
Written by Thomas Maddox, a senior at the University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati just made a decision that almost no American city will ever get to make. The city sold a railroad built by past generations and created a financial engine expected to generate roughly $1.6 billion over time—an opportunity capable of...
Ten must-try restaurants in Cincinnati, according to CityBeat’s newest writers
What’s more universal to the human experience than food?. We share food together, we make food for each other, we even spend hours arguing about our favorite foods. (Don’t believe me? Just go take a look at CityBeat’s Facebook comments.) If you don’t know me, I’m our...

















