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The township is purchasing the large plot of land with frontage along I-75, bordered by Union Centre Boulevard and Cincinnati-Dayton Road. Township trustees envision the planned Mill Creek District as a destination that feels "uniquely West Chester."

The children's department has been blocked off since a small electrical fire Sept. 22.

The I-75 interchange at Union Centre reopened early Wednesday following a tanker truck fire and diesel spill that snarled traffic in West Chester for hours Tuesday.

The $35 million, 35,000-square foot facility on Princeton Road in Hamilton will be home to a new 911 Emergency Communication Dispatch Center and puts the Butler County Coroner's office in the same space as a new county morgue.

The agency hasn't floated a new levy since 2004, but it intends to ask Butler County commissioners to approve an increase.

The children's area could be closed for a while, and it's unclear if Friday's 10-year building anniversary party will be postponed.

Commissioners voted on two measures that will reduce property taxes by roughly $20 million next year.

Citizen scientists are documenting as many species of plants and animals as possible at Bull’s Run Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum during September and October. Anyone is able to participate by using the iNaturalist app.

The Butler Soil and Water Conservation District is working to restore aquatic connectivity in the Four Mile Creek.

The Queen City Cup, a youth fencing tournament sanctioned by USA Fencing, is expected to draw some 200 athletes to Liberty Center Feb. 22-23.