/tags/butler-county Butler County en-US Copyright Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:25:18 GMT /local-news/2025-10-30/west-chester-announces-mill-creek-district 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." Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:25:18 GMT /local-news/2025-10-30/west-chester-announces-mill-creek-district Tana Weingartner /local-news/2025-10-30/oxford-lane-library-reopen-fire The children's department has been blocked off since a small electrical fire Sept. 22. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:28:00 GMT /local-news/2025-10-30/oxford-lane-library-reopen-fire Tana Weingartner /local-news/2025-10-29/union-centre-boulevard-tanker-truck-fire 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. Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:48:05 GMT /local-news/2025-10-29/union-centre-boulevard-tanker-truck-fire Tana Weingartner /local-news/2025-10-13/butler-county-new-coroners-office-911-center 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. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:30:20 GMT /local-news/2025-10-13/butler-county-new-coroners-office-911-center Tana Weingartner /local-news/2025-10-10/butler-county-developmental-disabilities-fiscal-emergency The agency hasn't floated a new levy since 2004, but it intends to ask Butler County commissioners to approve an increase. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:17:29 GMT /local-news/2025-10-10/butler-county-developmental-disabilities-fiscal-emergency Tana Weingartner /local-news/2025-09-23/oxford-lane-library-fire 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. Tue, 23 Sep 2025 20:11:47 GMT /local-news/2025-09-23/oxford-lane-library-fire Tana Weingartner /local-news/2025-09-22/butler-county-property-tax-breaks Commissioners voted on two measures that will reduce property taxes by roughly $20 million next year. Mon, 22 Sep 2025 18:28:02 GMT /local-news/2025-09-22/butler-county-property-tax-breaks Nick Swartsell /environment/2025-09-02/citizen-scientist-bioblitz-middletown-park 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. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 05:56:00 GMT /environment/2025-09-02/citizen-scientist-bioblitz-middletown-park Isabel Nissley /environment/2025-04-24/restoration-project-four-mile-creek The Butler Soil and Water Conservation District is working to restore aquatic connectivity in the Four Mile Creek. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 08:50:00 GMT /environment/2025-04-24/restoration-project-four-mile-creek Isabel Nissley /local-news/2025-02-21/usa-fencing-tournament-liberty-center-queen-city-cup 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. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 08:32:00 GMT /local-news/2025-02-21/usa-fencing-tournament-liberty-center-queen-city-cup Tana Weingartner