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People walking on paths beside the road is a common sight on Colerain Avenue between Banning Road and Byrneside Drive. New plans include constructing adequate sidewalks along Colerain Avenue to increase pedestrian safety and connectivity along the corridor. THE ENQUIRER/JENNIE KEY

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Expect to hear a lot about creating connections in 2020. Colerain Township trustees aim to improve how Colerain’s offi cials and residents communicate and connect in the new year.

Geoff Milz, the township administrator, said the administration also intends to improve “physical connections within our community” with a pivotal focus on sidewalks near schools, subdivisions, larger regional trail projects.

Here are fi ve things Colerain Township residents should watch for as a new decade begins in 2020.

The former Western Home Center on Colerain Avenue will be the site of a new Duke Energy operations center.

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Main Street Trail ready in January Colerain Township plans a ribbon cutting on a three-mile multi-use trail that travels through Northbrook, Peach Grove, and Daleview communities.The trail will begin at Clippard Park and end at Colerain High School. Destinations along the route include Stone Creek Towne Center, the Colerain Township Administrative Complex and Colerain Park.

The ribbon cutting was set for Jan. 14, in the Trustee Chambers, 4200 Springdale Road.

A new vision for Colerain Avenue Trustees will discuss and possibly adopt a new plan for Colerain Avenue Corridor Plan. The avenue spans more than four miles and has an average daily traffi c count of 29,992.

Outlined in the Oct. 2019 draft: ❚ Constructing adequate sidewalks along Colerain Avenue to increase pedestrian safety and connectivity along the corridor. ❚ Consolidate business entrances (reducing number of driveways) ❚ Reducing trash along the roadway and eliminating a cluttered look by adding low monument signage ❚ Continuing beautifi cation eff orts by installing proper signage at intersections, improving median landscaping, installing street trees and lawn buff ers ❚ Removing left turns by modifying medians (U-turns) and incorporating bus stop pull-off s

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Geoff Milz said the administration intends to improve “physical connections within our community” with a pivotal focus on sidewalks near schools, subdivisions, larger regional trail projects.

For at least the second time in less than six months, the Winton Woods school district has been formally accused with neglecting a student with disabilities.

The student, a second grader who is 8 years old, recounted being abused in an interview with The Enquirer, abuse that was reiterated in a due process complaint fi led last month by the family’s lawyer. The child said Winton Woods Primary North offi cials pushed him, isolated him from his peers and sometimes kept him from using the bathroom.

“It feels like you’re in jail,” said the child, who is not being identifi ed at his mother’s request.

The Enquirer also spoke with a former student who says a Winton Woods employee asked her about her sex life and other inappropriate questions.

The former student is 13 years old.

Winton Woods Superintendent Anthony Smith wrote in a statement that the district does not tolerate abuse or mistreatment of students, but student privacy laws prevent the district from going into detail about these specifi c students’ complaints.

Action is taken to ensure safety if there is credible evidence that an employee violated policy, Smith added, but “we also recognize the need to support employees who have dedicated their lives to helping children when false accusations are made.” Winton Woods offi cials declined to talk to The Enquirer but sent a statement in response to questions.

Richard Ganulin, a Cincinnati lawyer, fi led the complaint on behalf of the 8-year-old child and submitted it to Smith. The Ohio Department of Education also received a copy and has appointed a mediator, Ganulin said.

In the complaint, the child’s disabilities are listed, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and sensory sensitivities. School offi cials delayed granting special education services to

the child despite a clear need, according to the complaint and the child’s mother, Robyn Kelly.

Only after Kelly hired a lawyer did the district grant the need for an individualized education program, or IEP, the complaint says. IEPs are used to cater to the specifi c academic needs of students with disabilities.

“Your school district knew about (the child’s) disabilities prior to the time he enrolled in Winton Woods yet failed to assess him in all areas of suspected disability,” the complaint says.

One school offi cial steered the family away from services due to a stigma associated with African American students and learning disabilities, the complaint and Kelly added.

‘You want me to manhandle him?’

After Kelly complained, the district retaliated, the complaint says, by fi ling truancy charges “even though Winton Woods’ own culpability caused (the student) to be unable to attend school.”

The child told The Enquirer that Kevin Jones, the school principal, sat in a room alone with him, his math work and a stopwatch. The principal kept track of the time the child, then in the fi rst grade, didn’t spend studying and deducted that from his recess break.

The child told his mother “that the school principal hurt” him, according to the complaint.

The child also told The Enquirer that offi cials used a mat to push him into a desk. Marks caused by the pressure appeared on his face, he said. The child later told his mother about the incident.

“Examples of how Winton Woods improperly addressed (the child’s) needs (were) dragging him out of class,” the complaint says, “pulling him down the hall without his shoes, placing him in a padded room, restraining him, pushing him, isolating him from his peers, putting a padded mat in his face multiple times, and repeatedly unlawfully disciplining him for behaviors that were a manifestation of his disabilities.”

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Variety of new housing options Milz said Colerain has nearly 800 housing units undergoing development or in the construction process.

The new units include luxury singlefamily homes, market-rate multifamily homes, aff ordable senior living, and workforce multi-family units.

Duke Operations Center opens During the summer of 2020, offi cials will cut the ribbon at the $16 million Duke Operations Center. The project brought about the demolition of the vacant former Western Home Center in Colerain Township and the adjacent Fireside Motel and Colerain Resource Center, which was formerly the Groesbeck Tavern.

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Sometimes, the child said, he was told he could only use the bathroom after he completed his work.

Kelly told The Enquirer she eventually discovered that district offi cials restrained and hurt her son. After she found out, Kelly said, she asked district offi cials to stop using restraining methods or to notify her if they used them.

But they continued doing so, Kelly said, without informing her.

In an incident captured on video and later shared with The Enquirer, educators are seen in a classroom with the upset child.

“I’m trying not to have to restrain him,” an educator says while on the phone with Kelly, according to the video, “but he’s throwing chairs, breaking things, trashing my room.”

The educator tries to protect items in the classroom from damage. She appears to guide the student without using physical intervention.

However, at one point, someone off camera says, “We need to do what we would normally do, which is keep him safe over here.”

“OK, so you want me to manhandle him?” the educator says. “Because I said I wouldn’t.”

Kelly wrote in a May 2018 email that the educator wasn’t getting “the support she deserves and it’s so frustrating.”

Students with disabilities made up just 12% of the overall student population nationally in 2015-16, but they made up 71% and 66% of all restraint and seclusion incidents, respectively, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Education, which is based on data from nearly 100,000 schools.

An independent behavior analysis concluded the Winton Woods child’s various disabilities aff ected his functioning in school, but the district didn’t respond appropriately and “even exacerbated” the problem, the complaint says.

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“His behaviors occurred after he asked for help and didn’t get it or couldn’t wait for it,” Kelly said.

Former student asked about sex Ameerah Brown, a 13-year-old who attended Winton Woods from preschool through seventh grade, also has grievances with the district.

Vanessa Brown, her mother, said Ameerah has ADHD, anxiety and oppositional defi ant disorder, a syndrome involving disobedient behavior by children toward authority fi gures.

Ameerah, now an eighth-grader, has since transferred to a diff erent school district. Vanessa Brown said she moved her daughter because Winton Woods “was very negligent regarding her disability.”

The family told The Enquirer that a Winton Woods special education employee visited Ameerah’s new school last month and was involved in asking her inappropriate questions. Ameerah said she was alone in a room with the employee as well as a school resource offi cer from her new school.

“They were asking if I were having sex, did I want to have a baby and if I were smoking,” Ameerah said, adding later, “It was harassment. ... I wanted to cry.”

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According to Winton Woods district records obtained by The Enquirer, the employee was identifi ed as Nicole Roach, who was hired in 2017 as a special education aide.

“For the teacher to follow my daughter and harass her,” Vanessa Brown said, “it was a slap in the face.”

The allegations against Roach included that she met with a former student without parental consent and discussed her “sexual relationship(s), use of marijuana and inquired whether the former student wanted to get pregnant,” according to a letter to Roach from Courtney Wilson, executive director of human resources and legal services at Winton Woods.

During the incident, Ameerah said she asked to call her mother but was told her she couldn’t.

Roach admitted to engaging in the conversation with the student, according to the records.

Roach stated her “participation in the conversation was an attempt to assist the former student,” the letter says.

Vanessa Brown told a Winton Woods offi cial that Roach had damaged her daughter’s reputation at her new school.

Wilson wrote in the letter to Roach that there wasn’t enough proof for “just cause for discipline” but that Roach had “demonstrated poor judgment.”

Roach received a verbal warning and was allowed to return to work. Handwritten notes in Roach’s personnel fi le mention paid leave and a directive to

not engage the parent or student, likely referring to Ameerah and Vanessa Brown.

“Agrees it was bad idea,” the note says. “Won’t happen again.”

It wasn’t the fi rst time Ameerah had been subjected to questionable treatment by a Winton Woods employee, she and her mother said.

Ameerah also said a Winton Woods teacher dragged her out of a classroom when she was a fi fth grader, causing an injury.

“He picked me up, scratched my whole face, dragged me out of class,” Ameerah said of the 2017 incident. “I was shaking.”

The employee was identifi ed as Thomas Goines by the Brown family and in school records obtained by The Enquirer under the Ohio Open Records Act. According to an educator misconduct reporting form in his personnel fi le, Goines was accused of using “unnecessary force on a student and failed to report using such force.”

Wilson, in a letter to a diff erent employee, wrote that the employee didn’t immediately report the possible abuse.

Goines initially gave the impression that he hadn’t touched the student, according to a witness account in his personnel fi le, but later said “he had touched her but only on the arm,” according to the records.

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Duke Energy bought the property at 7600 Colerain Ave. for $2 million, which consists of 12 acres. The cost of the new facility is estimated at $16 million.

Start of Megaland construction The initial Megaland — built more than 20 years ago — is no more. The $350,000 replacement playground is

set to begin construction in 2020.

The new park will cost more than the original because of the price of materials and new federal safety and accessibility requirements.

Megaland was the fi rst of the large wooden community-built playgrounds in the Greater Cincinnati area.

Over time, the playground began deteriorating and was diffi cult to maintain.

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Democrats choose Victoria Parks as Portune’s successor Historic vote makes Hamilton county commission all-female Scott Wartman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

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It was an easy choice for the Democrats on Jan. 11.

The Hamilton County Democratic Party unanimously appointed Victoria Parks to succeed former Commissioner Todd Portune.

The vote made history.

For the fi rst time, the three-member Hamilton County Board of Commissioners is all-female and majority black. It’s only the third all-female county board of commissioners in the state, the other being Montgomery County just to the north and Portage County near Cleveland.

Portune, before he stepped down Dec. 31 after a resurgence of his cancer, asked the Democrats to choose Parks, who was his chief of staff , to fi ll his seat.

The hundred or so Democrats who packed a union hall in Evanston to vote said they wanted to honor Portune’s wishes.

After taking the oath of offi ce, Parks thanked everyone for having faith in her to complete Portune’s term, which ends Jan. 1, 2021.

“I want to start with Todd Portune,” Parks said. “I am humbled by his confi dence that he would ask me to complete his term. Todd is such a giant. He’s my hero.”

This marks a seismic change in Hamilton County politics. In 2016, the county commissioners were all white males.

Since then, current Democratic commissioners Denise Driehaus and Ste-

Victoria Parks was Chief of Staff for Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune. Before he stepped down Dec. 31 after a resurgence of his cancer, Portune asked the Democrats to choose Parks to fi ll his seat.

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phanie Summerow Dumas won election.

It looks like it won’t change anytime soon.

Now three Democratic women are vying for Portune’s seat this year, former State Reps. Connie Pillich and Alicia Reece and community activist Kelli Prather. The winner faces Indian Hill Republican Andy Black in the general election.

Because Portune resigned less than a year before the next election, state law allows his political party to choose the successor.

By nominating Parks, the Democrats avoid giving an advantage to any of the three candidates.

All three candidates supported Parks for the interim.

“We just made history, the fi rst time ever three women on the county commission,” Reece said.

Parks isn’t running for election but said she plans on serving out the rest of Portune’s term until the end of the year.

Parks shot down the notion she’d resign after the March 17 primary to allow the party to appoint the winner.

“I’m going to complete Todd’s term,” Parks said, saying it would be messy if she stepped down within a month. “I vow to continue roll out and complete his policy agenda.”

The Enquirer asked the candidates how they felt about Parks not stepping down in favor of the primary winner.

It’s Parks’ decision, Pillich said.

“My thought was Todd was an incredible public servant,” Pillich said.

“He’s given so many years of his life to public offi ce. We needed to do what he thought was best.”

Reece said it was premature to talk about whether the primary winner should be appointed.

“At my kickoff , I said we’ve got to earn the seat,” Reece said. “We didn’t say we would get appointed to the seat.”

Prather said she supports Parks serving the full year.

So who is Victoria Parks?

Parks, 62, has served as Portune’s chief of staff since 2016 at an annual salary of $65,000.

Portune told The Enquirer last month that Parks “will be able to operate the offi ce without interruption and understands all the issues that are pending.”

Parks, of College Hill, is an Air Force veteran who’s worked in public relations. But politics has always been close to her heart, even though she’s never run for offi ce. Her childhood in College Hill is fi lled with memories of her mother taking her to rallies and registering people to vote. She remembers President Lyndon Johnson giving a speech on Fountain Square about the “War on Poverty.”

“I loved it, because our neighborhood was a family,” Parks told The Enquirer.

“This is back in the day when everybody knew everybody. It was a time of discovery and hope that things would actually change. Where, as black Americans, our ambitions would come to fruition.”

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student witnesses say Goines physically removed a student from a classroom.

Ameerah’s name is redacted in the documents.

“Mr. Goines picked her up and locked the door,” one account states.

“He dragged her on the fl oor and she (kept) trying to get up,” the second statement says.

Hamilton County Job and Family Services was notifi ed. A report from the agency states that after the incident, Ameerah “requested a band aid and showed a small scratch on her face, near her eye.”

However, the agency doesn’t investigate rule violations.

According to the Ohio Department of Education, Goines was disciplined for “conduct unbecoming to the teaching profession when he used improper physical intervention to remove (a) disruptive student from his classroom.”

Goines resigned under threat of termination or non-renewal, according to the records.

He does not hold active teaching credentials, according to the Ohio Department of Education, and would need to complete training and community service should he ever reapply.

Earlier this year, The Enquirer reported on a civil lawsuit fi led in federal court against the Winton Woods Board of Education. The suit alleges school offi cials ignored bullying of a high school student and failed to provide him a proper education given his disabilities. The district, in an October fi ling, denied the accusations.

The suit also claims the student was unlawfully arrested in 2017. Charges against him were eventually dismissed.

The student earlier told The Enquirer he was simply trying to retrieve a bag of potato chips, but a school resource offi cer stopped him and drew his stun gun, according to a district “emergency removal” report.

More than 50 special education teachers are on staff at the district, which has roughly 550 students with IEPs, or about 15% of the student population, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

The due process complaint by the former 8-year-old student seeks services or funding to “restore (the child) to the academic, behavioral, and functional developmental levels he would have achieved had the school district not failed” to provide a proper education.

“The predictable occurred while (the child) attended your school,” the complaint says. “(The child) failed to progress.”

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Man detained after shots fi red at police offi cer Jennifer Edwards Baker and Ken Brown Fox19

A man is being detained in connection with an incident Monday, Jan. 13 in which shots were fi red at a police offi cer as she checked a vacant home in North College Hill, according to the North College Hill Police Department.

Steven Phifer, 38, who police say they believe is Phifer the suspect who fi red the shots, is currently being held on a parole violation for a 2018 weapons charge.

Offi cer Lauren Shepherd was in the 1800 block of Dallas Avenue about 10 a. m. when police said she heard a gunshot inside a house.

She then reportedly circled to the back garage, where the suspect was trying to escape.

At that point, police said he turned his gun on the offi cer.

“When she could see his hands, she noticed that he had a gun and pointed the gun in her direction and started fi r-

ing shots,” Police Chief Ryan Schrand said. “She took cover and noticed him running northbound through the alley and going from there.”

Shepherd was not hurt.

Police said a handgun was recovered in a backyard of a home on Savannah Avenue.

Schrand said Shepherd would have been justifi ed in fi ring back, but he praised her decision not to.

“We have a lot of things we have to consider,” he said. “We have to consider the backdrop, we have to consider all kinds of things. So, the person fi red at her and took off running, so after that, her backdrop is everybody’s houses that are back there and the subject is running.”

North College Hill Schools were put on lockdown after the shooting as the suspect in the direction of the Board of Education building.

The order was lifted about 11:45 a.m.

Police said Phifer is being held while they wait for a forensic report to come back before fi ling a new charge against him.

Phifer is being held on a parole violation related to a similar incident in No-

Officer Lauren Shepherd was in the 1800 block of Dallas Avenue about 10 a. m. when police said she heard a gunshot inside a house.

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vember 2018.

Both occurred in the same area of North College Hill and resulted in schools going on lockdown, court records show.

Police wrote in an affi davit they arrested Phifer on Nov. 5, 2018, after they

received a radio run of shots being fi red from a house in North College Hill in the 1800 block of Dallas Avenue.

According to that sworn statement, police found spent shell casings and talked to a witness, a neighbor. Three city schools and si daycares were put on lockdown for the duration of the incident Phifer would not come to the door when they knocked, court records show.

During a search of the building, he was found hiding in a closet in possession of a stolen fi rearm with a prior conviction of aggravated assault.

He pleaded guilty to having weapons under disability and receiving stolen property. Two other charges - inducing panic and discharging a fi rearm on or near prohibited premises - were dismissed.

On Dec. 11, 2018, he was sentenced to two years in prison total but given credit for 36 days served and then his total sentence was ordered to be one year by Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Melba Marsh, court documents show.

Enquirer media partner Fox19 provided this report

This study says Ohio drivers are the worst, no surprises there Sarah Brookbank Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A new study has determined that Ohio has the most dangerous drivers in the nation.

The study from Insurify found that Ohio has the highest share of drivers with traffi c infractions. To add insult to in-

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“Analysts compared the number of drivers with infractions against the total population of drivers to determine the state with the highest share of off ending drivers in the country,” the Insur-

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Ohio ranked worst overall. Virginia has the most speeding infractions, Maine has the most accidents and Wyoming has the most DUIs. “If your travel plans are taking you through one of the most dangerous states, you should be sure to keep your eyes peeled for some of Amer-

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No grill required for barbecued baby back ribs Easy oven-barbecued baby back ribs: no grill required First you need a rub. Use your favorite store bought or try this one.

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Not real spicy so if you want to up the heat, add more cayenne.

All purpose dry rub

powder ⁄ 2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

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Optional but really good: 1 teaspoon cumin and few shakes allspice Instructions

Ingredients

Mix together. Store in refrigerator for up to 1 month.

4 tablespoons salt ⁄ 3cup brown sugar

1

3 tablespoons sweet paprika (or sub in 1 tablespoon smoked paprika and 2 tablespoons sweet) 2 teaspoons black pepper

Sauce Use your homemade or doctor up store bought with a bit of the rub and some pan juices.

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Oven-barbecued baby back ribs. RITA HEIKENFELD FOR THE ENQUIRER

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Sprinkle rub generously on both sides.

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Viewpoints Can't ignore role of social media in Northgate Mall brawl Matthew Wahlert Guest Columnist Community Press

The holiday season is supposed to be one of quiet and calm – a time to be at peace with your family and friends.

Well, it was highly disappointing that the spirit of the holidays didn't even last for 24 hours after Christmas.

On Dec. 26, I happened to be driving

by Northgate Mall shortly after 6 p.m. I saw large groups of youths in various adjoining parking lots and a large number of police cruisers at the mall.

As incoming Colerain Township trustee, I felt it necessary to get a fi rst-hand account of what was happening and speak to as many police, employees, patrons and adolescents in the groups involved as I could.

Fights broke out among the young people, some groups walked in front of and attempted to stop traffi c, and others shouted obscenities to the numerous law enforcement offi cers on scene.

The Colerain Police Department made a number of arrests – all of people that did not live in the township.

Colerain police and mutual aid from neighboring departments did an outstanding job of making sure the incident did not escalate into something much more dangerous.

And, for that, I am very thankful.

The next two days brought a heavy police presence and calmer times at Northgate Mall.

However, we soon found out that the incident at Northgate was one played out in a number of locations in the U.S. Reactions the next few days looked for explanations for the behavior and reasons why incidents like this have become more commonplace.

Some blamed malls for not anticipating the issue.

Others argued that kids needed more things to do, while some found fault

Hundreds of teens showed up at Northgate Mall in Colerain Township past curfew the night of Dec. 26, officials said.

MADELINE MITCHELL/THE ENQUIRER

with the police departments. And, others blamed the parents for lack of supervision.

It is clear that, at some level, social media was used as a way to drive a larger turnout to Northgate Mall.

Ultimately, the number of young adults that converged on the mall was in the hundreds and in such a small window of time that they overwhelmed police.

What concerns me, however, is the big picture regarding the place of social media in our society, generally.

Social media itself is neither normatively "good" or "bad."

But, we have seen time and time again how social media is used to divide us, appeal to our basest fears and emotions, and as a platform to spread hate and cynicism.

Social media makes it easier to tear

down, divide and be cynical.

Thankfully, largely due to an outstanding response from police and workers at the Northgate Mall, the costs were not too high and things did not escalate.

This is yet another lesson for all of us who have some responsibility for young adults.

We need to be attentive to what is going on in their social media accounts and understand the potential for harm social media poses.

At the same time, we also have a responsibility to begin to shape a world in which social media incentivizes those that do the right thing and use it to make our world a better place.

Matthew Wahlert is a Colerain Township trustee.

A social media post shows an “invitation” to an event at Northgate Mall, and has photos of the mall's entrance. PROVIDED/COLERAIN TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT

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Cincinnati tops Ohio's biggest cities in hate crimes per capita Chris Mayhew

Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Statistics collected by the FBI from local police agencies show that Cincinnati has the highest rate of crimes motivated by or related to hate amongst Ohio's largest cities, according to new federal statistics.

Cincinnati's 9.93 incidents per 100,000 population in 2018 is slightly higher than the 9.87 incidents per 100,000 in Cleveland and 8.6 per 100,000 in Columbus for 2018, according to the latest FBI statistics.

Cincinnati's rate did decrease 26.8 percent from 2017's rate of 13.7 incidents per 100,000 in 2017.

Cincinnati had 30 reported hate crimes in 2018 compared to 41 hate crimes in 2017.

The FBI's hate crime website sets a high bar for the methodology of when

Police in Cincinnati reported 30 instances of hate crimes to the FBI in 2018, according to newly released federal statistics. Cincinnati had 9.93 incidents per 100,000 population, the highest rate amongst Ohio's largest cities. THINKSTOCK, GETTY IMAGES/COMSTOCK IMAGES

law enforcement shall report crimes as hate.

"Only when a law enforcement inves-

tigation reveals suffi cient evidence to lead a reasonable and prudent person to conclude that the off ender’s actions were motivated, in whole or in part, by his or her bias, should an agency report an incident as a hate crime," states the FBI's website.

Of the 30 2018, incidents, 24 were motivated by race, ethnicity or ancestry, according to the FBI report. There were four instances of religion and two instances of sexual orientation as the motivation for reported incidents in 2018, in Cincinnati.

Across Ohio, race, ethnicity or ancestry accounts for 218 of the 350 reported hate crime incidents in 2018.

Sexual orientation accounted for 54 of the reported incidents, religion accounted for 40 reported incidents and disability accounted for 32 reported incidents. Gender was listed as the motivation in two Ohio incidents and gender identity was listed as the motivation in

four incidents.

Statistics from 2018 in Kentucky listed seven reported hate crimes from Boone County police, six reported hate crimes in Covington, four in Florence, and two from Campbell County Police Department There was one hate crime reported in 2018 to each of the police agencies covering Erlanger, Fort Thomas, Highland Heights, Independence, Newport and at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

In Southwest Ohio, Hamilton police had fi ve reported hate crimes. Green Township, and Miami Township in Clermont County, Monroe, Norwood and in Warren County each had two reported hate crimes.

Delhi Township, Colerain Township, Lebanon, Liberty Township, Montgomery, Mount Healthy, North College Hill, Reading and Ross Township each had one reported hate crime.

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Sports Kuechly’s impressive football legacy St. Xavier alum accomplished much during his NFL career Scott SpringerCincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly (59), who is a St. Xavier High School alumnus, smiles while talking to Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (14) before a Week 3 NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. KAREEM ELGAZZAR,

Eleven seasons after playing in his last game for St. Xavier High School, one of the most highly-decorated Bombers in school history has played his last football game. Luke Kuechly, the 28-year-old linebacker retired from the NFL via a video on the Carolina Panthers website on Jan. 14.

“I think now is the right chance for me to move on,” Kuechly said. “It makes me sad because I love playing this game, I’ve played it since I was a kid. It’s my favorite thing in the world to do. The memories I have from this place and this organization and being on the fi eld with these guys – they’ll never go away.

“In my heart I know it’s the right thing to do…

There’s only one way to play this game since I was a little kid – play fast, play physical and play strong. And at this point, I don’t know if I am able to do that anymore.”

After 1,092 NFL tackles, 532 with the Boston College Eagles and hundreds of sacks, hurries and spectacular moments for St. Xavier, Kuechly’s work is just beginning according to his high school coach Steve Specht.

“He dwarfs NFL football, it ain’t about football with Luke Kuechly, it never has been,” Specht said. “His life’s work isn’t going to be about football. He’ll be the fi rst one to tell you. ‘God didn’t put me on this earth to play football. There’s more to it’. The impact that Luke Kuechly’s going to have on the world isn’t going to be in football.”

Specht looks for his former linebacker to be involved in service, aff ecting people’s lives. His characSee KUECHLY, Page 2B

Baseball is hard: A coach, a

team and a 3-year losing streak Dan Horn

Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Editor's note: This is an excerpt from the next installment of The Long, Hard Road, an Enquirer special section published on Cincinnati.com.

As he stands in the dugout watching his team take the fi eld on a sunny April afternoon, Fred James thinks today might be the day.

Because he is a rational man, he can’t explain why he feels this way. The St. Bernard Titans have lost 55 straight games over the past three seasons and their best player is in street clothes, benched for mouthing off to an ump.

But James, the Titans’ fi rst-year head coach, didn’t take this job because he’s a pessimist. He believes his boys can win.

“Let’s get the job done today!” he shouts as his pitcher warms up.

Then the home game against Lockland High School begins, and James is reminded again that in baseball, as in many things, hope alone is not enough. The fi rst opposing batter draws a walk. Then comes a stolen base. Another walk. A wild throw. A bobbled grounder.

A missed tag.

James keeps coaching through it all, giving pep talks, fi xing batting stances. But as the Titans fall behind 14-0, his optimism turns to resignation.

“Lord help me, Jesus,” he says quietly.

James, the son of a preacher, prays a lot about his job. He’s a baseball guy, a former minor leaguer, so he knew what he was getting into when he took over a team that had been outscored 571-76 the previous two See BASEBALL, Page 2B

St. Bernard Titans huddle before their game against Lockland at Ross Park in St. Bernard Tuesday, April 23, 2019. MEG VOGEL/THE ENQUIRER

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Baseball Continued from Page 1B

seasons.

What he didn’t expect was that teaching baseball would be the least of his problems. One in 5 students in the St. Bernard-Elmwood Place school district lives below the poverty line, and household income here is 20% lower than the national median.

For James, who worked three years as an assistant at Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati’s elite college preparatory school, the new job in St. Bernard has been a culture shock. Everything is harder here.

On his fi rst day, some players showed up for practice wearing football cleats. Many didn’t own gloves or bats or protective cups. The team’s uniforms were so old that one kid told James his dad had worn the same one two decades earlier.

James went to work right away. He convinced sponsors to donate equipment. He found used bats at a secondhand store. He organized a fundraiser to buy new uniforms, which he got at a discount.

The Titans kept losing, though. And as much as James hated the losses, he hated even more how much they weighed on his players. He thought often about a conversation he had with a friend after taking the job at St. Bernard.

“You don’t have any biological children,” she said, “but you’re going to raise sons and daughters in that school.”

James, 39, took her words to heart. He talks to his players not just about baseball, but about troubles at home and school. He buys them meals when they’re hungry. He lectures them about the proper way to dress and shake hands.

Sometimes, he does their laundry, bringing home uniforms to wash to make sure they're clean for the next game.

The Lockland game is another test of that relationship. When his pitcher slumps his shoulders after walking a batter, James claps and shouts, “Pick yourself up!” When his fi rst baseman melts down after a botched play, screaming at a teammate, James takes him out of the game.

“I’m sick of this!” the boy shouts, punching his glove and kicking up dirt.

James understands his frustration. He’s searched all year for a lineup, a strategy, anything to help the team fi nally get a win. Nothing has worked. Sometimes, alone in his offi ce or driving home after work, he prays for an answer.

“God, what is it that I’m supposed to be doing?”

St. Bernard Titans coach Fred James instructs Dwayne "Pot Pot" Pottinger on how to keep his composure, after Pot Pot was taken out of the game. PHOTOS BY MEG VOGEL/THE ENQUIRER

It’s a question he assumes coaches at elite baseball programs never ask. At schools like Summit Country Day and Cincinnati Country Day, which sit atop the standings of St. Bernard’s conference, tuition runs as high as $25,000 and kids play on select teams in the off season.

Some families – about 20%, according to one national survey – spend more than $12,000 a year on youth sports for a single child.

At St. Bernard, the baseball program’s annual budget is $1,500. There is no junior varsity or freshman team. There is no middle school program. Some kids don’t play organized ball until they put on a Titans’ uniform.

James’ goal when he took the job was to change

Logan Harper, Scott Bine and Dylan Shepherd watch their team, St. Bernard Titans, from the dugout at Ross Park in St. Bernard on April 23, 2019.

Kuechly Continued from Page 1B

ter has been demonstrated through the years with various honors, including the Art Rooney Award in 2017 for outstanding sportsmanship.

Opposing quarterbacks may not have cared to see Kuechly on the rush as he accumulated honors like sacks, including the Dick Butkus, Bronko Nagurski, Vince Lombardi and Ronnie Lott awards in college in addition to being 2013 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, a fi ve-time All-Pro First Team Member and Seven-Time Pro Bowl participant. At Boston College for coach Frank Spaziani he was All-ACC three seasons and a two-time All-American, eventually becoming the fi rst-round pick of Carolina and ninth overall in 2012.

Though his Facebook page reads “Keep Pounding”, the pounding is done for now.

“We’re so proud of him,” Specht said. “We’re highfi ving him and he’s going to do great things above and beyond the NFL. Luke Kuechly as a person is so far more impressive than Luke Kuechly as a football play-

“I think now is the right chance for me to move on. It makes me sad because I love playing this game, I’ve played it since I was a kid. It’s my favorite thing in the world to do. The memories I have from this place and this organization and being on the fi eld with these guys – they’ll never go away.”

Luke Kuechly

Announcing his retirement from the NFL

er.”

Still, his presence was known back when he wore the blue-and-white No. 3. Of all of Kuechly’s gridiron moments at St. Xavier, Specht best remembers the 2007 Division I state championship game where the Bombers blanked Mentor 27-0. Kuechly was but a junior.

that, to build a real program. But on this day, on the verge of their 56th consecutive loss, the Titans look over-matched again. Beaten.

Still, James keeps coaching, keeps working. He focuses on little things that give him comfort. Even hope.

His right fi elder takes a good angle to the ball and makes a running catch. A young batter shows patience at the plate and hits a line drive.

His pitcher settles down and gets some strikeouts, stepping into his throws, keeping his eyes on the catcher’s glove as he releases the ball, just like James had taught him.

Later, in the dugout, James fi nds the pitcher on the bench. It would have been easy to give up, James tells him, but he kept fi ghting. Despite everything, he didn’t quit.

“You picked yourself up,” James says, leaning in close, hand on the boy’s shoulder. “You picked yourself up.”

Three weeks later, the Titans win their fi rst game in three years, 5-4 in extra innings.

St. Bernard Titans coach Fred James watches his team warm up. This was his fi rst season as head coach.

“He owned that game, the whole playoff s,” Specht said. “The state semifi nal against Dublin Coff man. The fi nals against Mentor. He did things that made you say, ‘Wow!’” Another noted Bomber, ESPN analyst and radio personality Rocky Boiman, ended his NFL career (2002-2010) before Kuechly began. In terms of the Bomber end of North Bend Road, Boiman places Kuechly at the top of the hill.

“We’re looking at the best football player to come out of St. Xavier High School, there’s no question in my mind,” Boiman said. “In the NFL, here’s a guy that’s one of the best at his position in seven, eight years.”

Boiman had actually spoken with Kuechly about coming to the NFL when he left Boston College early.

As for his current decision, Boiman can relate.

“When the time came for me, you just know,” he said. “I think he’s kind of reluctantly reached that decision and is now looking for what kind of greater impact he can make for the world.”

Neither Boiman nor Specht would speculate on Kuechly’s next move other than to think better days were ahead.

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Mayor Hardman (center) at the groundbreaking of the new police station. PROVIDED

City of Sharonville Mayor Hardman recognized nationally with ELGL Traeger Award The 2019 ELGL Traeger Award list includes 100 local government infl uencers working at all levels in local government, across the United States and the United Kingdom.

Mayor Kevin Hardman of the City of Sharonville cracked the Top Ten and is number seven on the ELGL Traeger Award list. Mayor Hardman is recognized for his innovative program Sharonville Gives, which allows city employees to volunteer at organizations within the City of Sharonville during their work hours to give back and strengthen community relationships.

Under Hardman’s leadership, the City of Sharonville has undertaken or completed several infrastructure improvements including construction of a new police station, renovations to City Hall, a fi tness center expansion, and will begin in 2020 a renovation to one of their fi re stations and expansion of the exhibit hall space at the Sharonville Convention Center.

Selection for the Traeger List is not based on title or longevity. It is based on an individual’s infl uence in their community and outside their community through professional associations, mentoring, and writing. Traeger List honorees are nominated by their peers, and the nominations are included with their Traeger listing to showcase the reasons why they were selected for the list.

Any current ELGL member was eligible to make a nomination. Nominations were collected in the month of December 2019. Nominees were not required to join ELGL to be selected. The award list announcements were made in January 2020.

“Announcing the Traeger List is one of my favorite times of the year,” said ELGL co-founder and executive director Kirsten Wyatt. “Celebrating the great work that Traeger List honorees do every day in towns, cities, counties, and districts is a great start to the new year. And reading the kind words that the nominators shared is inspiring and brightens the days of all of our members. It’s a great reminder of why working in local government is so rewarding.”

ELGL is an international organization with more than 5,000 members. The ELGL vision is to amplify the good in local government, and the mission is to engage the brightest minds in local government. The Traeger List is an annual recognition program to celebrate local government leaders for their service and contributions.

The award is named for Chris Traeger, the city manager for the fi ctional City of Pawnee, Indiana on the television show “”Park and Recreation.”” He was known for extreme energy and commitment to improving local government.

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Membership in ELGL is $40/year and includes full member benefi ts to this growing network of local government leaders. Learn more about ELGL at ELGL.org or @ELGL50. The 2019 Traeger Award program was also supported by Zencity. Learn more about Zencity at Zencity.io or @Zencityio.

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Wyoming Woman’s Club to hear stories of Cincinnati women of the 1800s Diana Brake McBride will present to the Wyoming Woman’s Club “Cincinnati Women of the 1800s Whose Stories Yearn to be Told.”

As one of the fi rst docents at Spring Grove Cemetery, an independent tour guide, speaker, and historian, Ms. McBride will share stories of some of the remarkable women who played major roles in Cincinnati in the 1800s.

Wyoming Woman’s Club will meet on Monday, Feb. 3 at 11:30 a.m. at the Wyoming Civic Center, 1 Worthington Ave. For membership information, call 9319218.

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Forest Park Women’s Club meetings Join us on the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Forest Park Senior Center, 11555 Winton Road. Our Feb. 20 Special Event will be “Wine, Cheese & Chocolate Game Night.”

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For more information about the club, including projects and history, Visit: www.forestparkwomensclub.org Diane Dunivant, Forest Park Women’s Club

Grand Opening of Club MMA facility in Green Twp Club MMA has served thousands over the past 12 years on the Westside of Cincinnati.

They recently purchased their own building and after renovations have opened their doors making them one of the largest Martial Arts Schools in the Tri-State, located at 3285 Westbourne Drive in Green Township.

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Blue Ash Fire will welcome new roommates from Sharonville Blue Ash Firefi ghters will be getting new roommates on Jan. 18.

The Blue Ash Fire Department is off ering up living space in the North Fire Station for two Sharonville fi refi ghters as Sharonville Fire Station 87 on Reading Rd. gets an overhaul.

One of the Sharonville Fire Engines will also be temporarily housed in the North Fire Station garage in Blue Ash. Blue Ash is providing the accommodations at no charge to help Sharonville maintain their full slate of services while the renovations are underway.

“Last summer I heard that Sharonville was looking for a rental space to house the crew while station 87 was being renovated,” said Blue Ash Fire Chief Chris Theders.

“The original space they were looking at was not able to accommodate E-87 inside and the vehicle would need to run 24 hours a day during the winter so the water would not freeze. I reached out to Chief Kirk Mousa and extended the invitation for E-87 and the crew to stay here while the work was being done on their station.”

The decision to help was an easy one to make, said Theders.

“We have a great working relationship with Sharonville and would help out any way we can. It is our honor to help them during this period, I know they would do the same for us,” Theders said.

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In 2013, the Cincinnati Science Olympiad joined iSPACE, to ensure the long-term fi nancial viability. Many volunteers from colleges and industries in the Cincinnati area gather each year to provide this opportunity for students, who will most likely become the science and technology leaders of tomorrow The Best Buy Foundation Community Grants program supports programs that help teens develop technology skills to prepare for college and careers. The Best Buy Foundation’s primary goal is to provide underserved teens with technology program to help develop 21st century skills and bridge the digital divide. iSPACE, the STEM Learning Place is a non-profi t organization, serving the Greater Cincinnati Region. iSPACE programs are aligned with national and state educational standards and complement teaching curricula but they reach beyond the formal classroom setting to spark curiosity and inspire interest in STEM. For more information, visit iSPACEstem.org.

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Fredrika Richardson accepting her award with members of the WeTHRIVE committee and Mt. Healthy CSD Wellness Committee (from left) Katie Millbower, Karen O’Connell, Yvonne Watson, Richardson, Madison Linek, in addition to Hamilton County Assistant Health Commisioner Greg Kesterman and Hamilton County Board of Health President Jim Brett. PROVIDED

Mt. Healthy City School District’s food service director receives WeTHRIVE Award The Hamilton County Public Health Department awarded Fredrika Richardson, Mt. Healthy City School District Food Service Director, the WeTHRIVE! Champion Award for Leadership and Initiative at the annual meeting.

Held at the Sharonville Convention Center, the event honored and celebrated those who make a difference in their community through “outstanding leadership; demonstrating a signifi cant commitment to advancing health and safety initiatives; leading by example in contributing to the overall health, safety, and vitality; taking initiative to make improvements; and shares resources and collaborates with others.”of the WeTHRIVE organization, Fredrika began and continues to lead Mt. Healthy CSD’s Wellness Committee

in addition to her position as Director of Food Service for the district.

Mt. Healthy City School District is a partner member of the WeTHRIVE! initiative, The aim of WeTHRIVE! is to create environments that support and encourage a healthy and safe place to learn, work, and play.

Karen O’Connell nominated Fredrika stating that “she has improved the quality of life in our ‘school community’ through her eff orts as both District Wellness Committee Chairperson and Food Service Director.”

Karen also added, “in the spring of 2019, Fredrika led eff orts to add a “wellness” component to the district’s traditional Art & Education Fair. Planning for the Art, Wellness & Education Fair (AWE) took place throughout the year and resulted in over 200 visitors interacting with 18 community agencies who provided

meaningful referrals to community-based supports.”

Additionally, Fredrika and her team are planning for the 2020 AWE Fair. They are collaborating with Green Umbrella to bring the “Farm to School” initiative to Mt. Healthy City School District The Food Service Department implemented a self-serve vegetable and fruit bar in the elementary schools earlier this school year that appears to be a hit with students.

They developed a partnership with Ohio State University Extension Program to establish a school-based garden, as well as with the U.C. Center for Community Engagement to host a U.C. Medical Sciences studentvolunteer who is focused on reducing food insecurity in our school community.

This year, the Wellness Committee is expanding its focus to include staff wellness.

See SCHOOL NEWS, Page 12B

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Superintendent Dr. Reva Cosby congratulated Fredrika on her accomplished award by stating, “we are lucky to have a champion for our students and our staff in Fredrika. She and her team focus on helping students make positive choices regarding food and general wellness.”

Missy Knight, Mt. Healthy City School District

Great Oaks reaches 50 November 1970: Voters in southwest Ohio approved funding for a new kind of public school system, a joint vocational school district (JVSD) serving multiple school districts in Hamilton and Warren Counties.

The Hamilton County JVSD was created. It quickly grew as other area school districts decided to join, and the Board of Directors searched for other potential campus locations to serve the region. As the district expanded well beyond Hamilton County, eventually serving 2200 square miles of southwest Ohio, the name changed to the Great Oaks JVSD. Now, nearly 50 years later, the district is named Great Oaks Career Campuses and serves students at four campuses and in 36 school districts.

An estimated 40,000 high school graduates got their start at Great Oaks.

They include at least one Olympic gold medalist, an Emmy Award nominee, business owners, and multiple fi re chiefs and police chiefs. They save lives, design buildings, keep us comfortable, build and repair complex machinery, and protect our health. Chances are that nearly every southwest Ohio resident knows, works with, or has been helped by a Great Oaks graduate.

“We want to reconnect with our alumni,” said President/CEO Harry Snyder. “Graduates tend to be more connected to their home school, so over

From left: Great Oaks Dean of Satellite Programs Ted Kirkpatrick, Harleena Chopra, Great Oaks Board member Debbie Delp of Mason, and Board member Jim Perdue of Reading. PROVIDED

time we lose track of them.”

Snyder said that any Great Oaks alumnus should go to greatoaks.com/ alumni and fi ll out the information form.

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74 West Coast birthplace 28 Like a soufflé of John Steinbeck 29 ____ Kea 75 Like some candles 78 “No way, José!”

30 2014 film with the tagline “One dream 80 Fairy-tale prince, perhaps can change the world” 81 “There it is!”

31 Losers 84 Big Island city 85 Events for socialites 33 Safari sighting [Golden State] 87 Knight’s accouterments 35 Captain of science [Ocean State] fiction 92 Brother or sister 36 Spleen 95 School 38 Wiggle room 96 ____ Schwarz (toy 39 Rehearsed company) 42 Device that keeps fish 97 Like some wallpaper alive patterns 44 Pay a brief visit 100 In which a single raised pinkie is an 48 Stashed for later “i”: Abbr.

[Blue Hen State] 101 Wilbur’s partner in Online subscriptions: Today’s an old sitcom puzzle and more 103 Sushi-bar offering than 4,000 past puzzles, [Centennial State] nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year).

107 Cockney and others AC R O S S

111 Pilots’ flights just after training is finished 112 Face-planted 113 Detach slowly (from) 114 Hit playfully on the nose, slangily 115 Rights-defending org.

116 Has been around the block [Evergreen State] 119 What locks are made of 120 Hawaiian word that’s also a common Chinese surname 121 Layers 122 Ready for publication, say 123 “Like that’ll ever happen” 124 Lead-in to Brown or Robinson in No.1 song titles 125 Sport on a range 126 Not for ____ (sign)

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14 Cry with an accent 15 Emphatic rejection 16 Food inspectors test for it 17 Thrifty competitor 18 Sticky roll 24 Snub 25 Let fly 30 One leaving a trail 32 What scared horses do 34 “That’s so sweet!”

36 Article 37 40 make up a furlong 39 Exam for the collegebound 40 ____ fortis (another name for nitric acid) 41 Noted export from Holland 43 Something North Carolina’s Alcohol Law Enforcement regulates, aptly 45 Charlie Brown catchphrase 46 Ask the obvious question, so to speak DOWN 47 “Ouch!”

1 Disney heroine of 2016 49 Indolent 2 Invalidate 50 “____ here!”

3 Cocktail garnishes 51 Maintain 4 ____ City, Yukon 52 Reading on the Territory dashboard of the 5 Nail DeLorean in “Back 6 Bit of party decoration to the Future” 7 Puts up 57 Improv offering 8 Pushing the envelope 60 Fed. agency that 9 Letters after CD helped take down Al Capone 10 Most of the 2010s 61 Secretive org.

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107 Many a founding father, religiously 108 Terra ____ 109 Dry (off) 110 Fine china 113 “This is fun!”

116 Airline with a crown in its logo 117 1-1, for one 118 Something that might accompany a dedication

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We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Cincinnati Low Income, Section 8 Apartments. Affordable Housing, Rent Based on Income.

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This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newpaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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16th Annual Cincinnati Chicken Soup Cook Off - Presented by Wise Temple Brotherhood. Wise Center 8329 Ridge Road - Sunday 1-26-20 12:15 to 2:15. $8 adult - $4 child $20 family. Over 30 different soups. www.chickensoupcookoff.org for more information - 513-615-1012

ATTENTION GE EVENDALE (1961-70) and FERNALD (FMPC) (1951-83) FAMILIES AND WORKERS: Was your claim with the Department of Labor denied? We may still be able to obtain benefits for you. We assist with claims, dose reconstructions, appeals, impairment ratings, wage loss, health care and home care.

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Tin, Wind-up, Battery-operated, Tonka, Hot Wheels, Cast Iron toys and banks, Pedal cars and wagons, and more! Fair, honest prices paid! ~ Call 513-310-0703 ~

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Bridgetown - Nice Ranch with 2 bdrms. Pegged hdwd flrs, repl winds, roof’16, newer furn, remod bath, 1 car gar, rear deck & cov porch! $126,900 H-9849

Bridgetown Spacious, well maintained 5 bd Cape on over an AC. Large GR and kitchen.3 full baths.Fin bsmt w/walkout! 2 car att garage. $329,900 H-1263

Bridgetown - Grand 1st fl leven entry 2800+sf rabcg cibdi w/fin’d LL. 2 car att gar.

Rear wds view. 9 rms, 2-3 bdrm+study! 1st fl laun. Pets OK. $259,900 H-1296

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Bridgetown - Private wooded 2.6 acres on Benken Ln! Beautiful setting next to the new Green Twp park. Soil & site evaluation for sewer is att. $69,900 H-9889

Cheviot - Exciting business opp to run a restaurant, bar or entertainment facility.

Existing business up for sale with RE. Be you own boss! $179,900 H-9916

Delhi - Nice full brick 3 bdd,2 ba ranch, W/O to lg deck,almost ½AC, fen yd. Part fin bsmt, att 1 car gar, fresh paint & carpet. $126,500 H-1259

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Delhi - Great Investment. 3 bdrm 1.5 bath ranch. 1 car attached garage. Hdwd floors.

Needs updating. Sold as is. $104,900 H-1258

Fairfield - 2 Bd, 2 full ba condo, super convenient location. Newer mechs, deck, new carpet, cheaper than rent, great value. $66,000 H-1270

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Harrison - Like New! Level entry, no steps, 2 car att gar, walk-out patio.New Hdwd and carpet, granite kit,bookshelves & FP upgrades.$224,900 H-1187

Harrison - Rare opportunity.Big views of Harrison. I-74 frontage.

15 Acres. Don’t miss this opportunity. $219,900 H-9983

Harrison - 2 BD , 2 full ba condo at desirable Legacy, pool/ clubhouse community.

Garage, covered porch. Pets OK. $125,000 H-1285

Miami Twp. - Vacant 0.54 acre lot w/ Country Setting in Miami Twp!Electric & water at st.

Needs private sewer system due to no pubic sewer. $12,000 H-9919

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Cheviot - 3954 School Section 3 Bdrm/1 ba $104,900 Dir: Harrison Ave. or Westwood Northern Blvd. to School Section. H-1277 Beth Boyer

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Bridgetown - $129,900 Dir: 1,400 sf 6 rm, 2 bdrm+study end unit 2n flf condo in elev bldg. H-1291

Springfield Twp. - 8532 Wyoming Club 2 Bdrm/2 ba $139,900 Dir: Off Compton near Springfield Pike.

H-1047 Sylvia Kalker

Delhi Twp. - 5276 Glen Creek 2 Bdrm/3 BA $214,000 Dir: Anderson Ferry - Glens of Delhi, Rapid Run and Anderson Ferry. H-1277 Karen Oswald

Westwood - 2851 Harrison 4 Bdrm/3 ba $249,900 Dir: Harrison Ave between Werk & Montana H-1293 HoetingWisselDattilo

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Fairfield - $150,000 Dir: 2 BD updated ranch. 1st fl laun, move in cond. Level yard. H-1292

Hamilton - Spacious Victorian w/1st & 2nd fl master bdrm suites.

Open kitchen to Fam Rm w/gas FP. 1st fl laundry, fin bsmt. Quiet setting. $290,000 H-1256

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Price Hill - Great Turn Key property.

Shotgun 4 room Ranch.

Newer roof, furnace. Easy to Maintain.$39,900 H-1272

Springdale - Build the house of your dream on 1 of 2 vacant lots located in Springdale. They are both 70x125, less than 0.25 acres with all utilities. $8,000 H-1249

Westwood - Vacant 67x100 ft.

Commercial lot in the Heart of Westwood. $34,900 H-1267

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GREAT Cinn. INVERNESS MODEL HOME FURNISHINGS SALE! January 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs - Sat

Inverness Homes Legendary Ridge 3800 Legendary Ridge, Cleves, OH 45002 (then follow signs to model) Beautiful Model Home, Furniture & Accessories... all Designer Home Décor!

AKC English Cream Golden Retriever Pups. Shots, wormed, family raised.

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KENNER / HASBRO TOYS & HISTORICAL MEMORABILIA WANTED! SELL DIRECT TO LOCAL COLLECTORS! Help add to the largest private STAR WARS collection in Ohio!

Did you or a family member used to work for Kenner? We are LOCAL paying up to $150,000 CASH for prototypes, packaging samples, displays, artwork, paperwork, and toys in all conditions. STAR WARS, M.A.S.K., Jurassic Park, GI Joe, Alien, Super Powers, The Real Ghostbusters, & most character lines. Let’s keep Kenner history here in Cincinnati!

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VILLAGE OF EVENDALE ADOPTED ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

The Colerain Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the Colerain Township Government Complex, 4200 Springdale Rd., Cincinnati, OH for the following case: Case No: ZA2019-09 Ap pl i c a nt : MV Residential Land LLC Property Owner: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Loc at io n: 3431 Springdale Road (parcel 510-0112-0015) Request: Zone Map Amendment from R-6 Urban Residential District to PD-R Planned Development Residential to develop 70 apartment units.

LEGAL NOTICE Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 4504.18, the Springfield Township Board of Trustees will conduct two Public Hearings regarding the levy of an annual license tax upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads and highways in the unincorporated territory of the Township. The purpose of this tax is to provide necessary funding for the construction, maintenance, improvement, and repair of township roads, bridges, and culverts; for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of traffic signs, markers, lights, and signals; for the purchase of road machinery and equipment; and for the planning, construction, and maintenance of suitable buildings to house such equipment; and for other like and related activities and expenditures enumerated in Ohio Revised Code Section 4505.18.

The proposed tax will be at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per motor vehicle on all motor vehicles registered in Springfield Township, as outlined in the Ohio Revised Code, to be implemented in registration year 2020.

PUBLIC AUCTION In accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage Self Storage location(s) listed.

11378 Springfield Pike, Springdale, OH 45246. And, due notice having been given to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of at public auction to be held online at www.StorageTreasures.co m, which will take place 2/13/2020 at 10:00 AM. David Sanchez 3100 River Exchange Dr Apt 908 Norcross GA 30092 Hshldgds/furn

The following ordinances and resolutions were adopted by the Council of the Village of Evendale at its Regular Council Meeting on January 14, 2020

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ORD. # 20-01 ORDINANCE MAKING ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR CAPITAL AND OTHER EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ORD. #20-02 ORDINANCE APPROVING TRANSFERRING GENERAL FUNDS TO VARIOUS OTHER FUNDS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ORD. #20-03 ORDINANCE APPROVING ADVANCING GENERAL FUNDS TO THE AEROHUB TIF FUND, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ORD. #20-04 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A TRANSFER FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. ORD #20-05 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND RATIFYING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE VILAGE OF EVENDALE AND COMCATE, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, TO PROVIDE A COMPUTER PROGRAM TO ASSIST IN ZONING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT AND PERMITTING AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ORD. #20-06 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS DUE UPON CERTAIN CONTRACTS REQUIRING CERTIFICATION OF AVAILABILTY OF FUNDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ORD. #-20-07 AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING SECTIONS 3735.65 THROUGH 3735.70 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE, ESTABLISHING AND DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES OF COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA IN THE VILLAGE OF EVENDALE, OHIO, DESIGNATING A HOUSING OFFICER TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM, AND CREATING A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT HOUSING COUNCIL AND REPORTING TO THE HAMILTON COUNTY TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ORD. #20-08 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH IAP GOVERNMENT SERVICES GROUP TO SERVE AS THE DESIGN BUILD CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FOR THE PLAYGROUND UPDATES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. TCP,Jan22,29,’20# 4004913

NEED TO Business & Service Directory RENT? 2012 International 4300 Truck. 24Ft Stake Bed with liftgate.240,000 miles.

Truck is in very good condition with history of service. Price $ 17,500 513-851-9070

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An application for this is on file at the Colerain Township Department of Planning and Zoning located at 4200 Springdale Road. It may be examined Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact at 513-385-7505.

NWP,Jan22,’20#4009207 LEGAL NOTICE The Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Wyoming, OH gives notice that a public hearing will be held on February 11, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Building Council Chambers, 800 Oak Avenue, Wyoming, OH, to hear and decide the following requests: An application requesting a variance for the construction of a detached garage on the property located at 301 Linden Ridge was denied as the proposal violates the provisions of Section 1183.06 of the Zoning Code which regulates the side yard setback of accessory structures located in the AAA, Single-Family Residence District. Case #2-20.

An application requesting a variance for the construction of a two-story addition to the property located at 743 Barney Avenue was denied as the proposal violates the provisions of Section 1153.04(b) of the Zoning Code which regulates the side yard setback of homes located in the AAA, Single-Family Residence District. Case #3-20.

City of Wyoming Board of Zoning Appeals

The following legislation was passed at the January 15, 2020 Springdale City Council meeting: ORDINANCE NO. 04-2020 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 153 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SPRINGDALE, OHIO ORDINANCE NO. 05-2020 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 32.05 (E) (1) AND (7) OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SPRINGDALE, OHIO AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 06-2020 AN ORDINANCE CREATING SECTION 32.05 (F) OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SPRINGDALE, OHIO AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Kathy McNear Clerk of Council/Finance Director TCP,Jan22,’20# 4010718

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The Board of Trustees will hold the public hearings on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. in the Allen Paul Room in the Township Administration Building located at 9150 Winton Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 to consider the implementation of the license tax to fund necessary public improvements. The public may comment during those hearings.

Questions regarding this matter should be addressed to Michael Gould, Township Director of Infrastructure and Development at (513) 522-4004.

NW,Jan22,29,’20# 4005680 LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID CITY OF SHARONVILLE, HAMILTON COUNTY Sealed bid proposals for the 2020 STREET REPAIR PROGRAM will be received at the office of the Safety/Service Director, Sharonville Municipal Building, 10900 Reading Road, Sharonville, Ohio 45241 until 10:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 , and at the said time and place, publicly opened and read aloud.

Bid sheets and specifications can be obtained at the said office. A Pre-Bid Opening Meeting will be held at the Sharonville Municipal Building at 9:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, January 22, 2020.

Each bidder is required to submit with his proposal a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with 153.54 and 153.571 of the Ohio Revised Code, or certified check equal in amount to ten percent (10%) of the base bid. The bidder to who the contract is awarded will be required to furnish a surety bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Should the bid be rejected, such check or bond will be returned forthwith.

Proposals must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the same and all persons interested therein.

After opening of bids, no bid can be withdrawn for 60 days.

All Federal, State, County and City laws pertaining to Equal Employment Opportunity and Prevailing Wage shall apply where applicable.

The Safety/Service Director reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any or all bids.

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PUBLIC AUCTION In accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage Self Storage location(s) listed.

11378 Springfield Pike, Springdale, OH 45246.

And, due notice having been given to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of at public auction to be held online at www.St orageTreasures.com, which will take place Monday, 2/3/2020 at 10:00AM and end on Thursday, 2/13/2020 at 10:00AM. TRI,Jan,15,22,’20# 3977604 LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID CITY OF SHARONVILLE, HAMILTON COUNTY Sealed bid proposals for the Gorman Park Playground Project will be received at the office of the Safety/Service Director, Sharonville Municipal Building, 10900 Reading Road, Sharonville, Ohio 45241 until 10:00 a.m. local time on Monday, January 27, 2020, and at the said time and place, publicly opened and read aloud.

Bid sheets and specifications can be obtained at the Sharonville Community Center located at 10990 Thornview Drive, Sharonville, OH 45241.

A Pre-Bid Opening Meeting will be held on site at the Gorman Park shelter at 9:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 located at 12153 Centerdale Road, Sharonville, OH 45246.

Each bidder is required to submit with his proposal a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with 153.54 and 153.571 of the Ohio Revised Code, or certified check equal in amount to ten percent (10%) of the base bid. The bidder to who the contract is awarded will be required to furnish a surety bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Should the bid be rejected, such check or bond will be returned forthwith.

Proposals must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the same and all persons interested therein.

After opening of bids, no bid can be withdrawn for 60 days.

All Federal, State, County and City laws pertaining to Equal Employment Opportunity and Prevailing Wage shall apply where applicable.

The Safety/Service Director reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any or all bids.

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