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    West Chester & Liberty Township News

    A NextDoor alert sent to some in Liberty Twp. was meant for Spokane, Wash. SUE KIESEWETTER/STAFF
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    False alarm: Liberty Twp. NextDoor alert for child finding loaded gun meant for Spokane...
    The Lane Libraries is seeking cartoonists from 7 to adults for its Library Comic Strip Contest. Original strips are due Sept. 25. PROVIDED
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    Calling all cartoonists, artists for Lane Libraries comic strip contest
    The Butler County OVI Task Force along with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the Butler County Sheriff’s office and other local law enforcement agencies set up a sobriety checkpoint to check for impaired drivers Friday, Nov. 20 on US-127 in New Miami. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    OVI checkpoint scheduled tonight in West Chester Twp.
    Fifth Third Bank gets approval for West Chester Plaza location
    Effective immediately, Liberty Twp. is restricting locations for electric vehicle charging stations, prohibiting them in garages under multi-family buildings. 
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    Liberty Twp. regulating placement of EV charging stations
    West Chester Twp.'s 9-1-1 dispatch center is not one of the systems affected by this week's cyberattack. SUE KIESEWETTER/CONTRIBUTED
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    West Chester Twp. 911 call center not affected by cyberattack
    West Chester Twp.’s new Splash Park in Beckett Park West is not likely to reopen this year. Township officials are waiting on a controller to be delivered and installed. SUE KIESEWETTER/CONTRIBUTOR
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    West Chester Twp. Splash Park not likely to reopen until next year
    West Chester Twp. officials are working with law enforcement and consultants to investigate a cyber incident. SUE KIESEWETTER/CONTRIBUTED
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    West Chester Twp. becomes 3rd Butler County community investigating cyberattack
    West Chester Twp. trustees agreed to buy two 'gently used' fire trucks to bring the fleet up after a crash and maintenance issues have sidelined four of seven vehicles. WEST CHESTER TWP./CONTRIBUTED
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    Shortage of fire engines in West Chester leads to purchase of two ‘gently used’ trucks
    Kindergarten teacher Allison Glaab talks to students on the first day of school Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 at Brookwood Elementary School in Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    PHOTOS: Back to school at Lakota, Fairfield and Hamilton
    The new splash pad at Beckett Park in West Chester Township is closed until further notice due to operational, maintenance, and safety concerns. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    West Chester Twp. splash pad closed until further notice
    Four additional buildings like these - each with two units - will be built in the Heritage Spring development in Liberty Twp., near its border with West Chester Twp. LIBERTY TWP./CONTRIBUTED
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    Age, rent restrictions being removed from Heritage Spring Cottages
    Christ Hospital Medical Center-Liberty Twp. is part of the Christ Health Network. For the 11th consecutive year Christ was named the top hospital in greater Cincinnati by U.S. News and World Report. The Liberty Twp. hospital opened eight years ago on Cox Road.  ERIC SCHWARTZBERG/STAFF
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    Christ Hospital named top hospital in greater Cincinnati; tied for third best in state
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    New menu at Liberty Center movie theater CMX CinéBistro includes donut burger, chicken &...
    CMX CinéBistro at the Liberty Center has launched a new menu offering elevated theater food and snacks. Pictured is the Nashville hot chicken & waffles. NATALIE JONES/STAFF
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    PHOTOS: New food menu at CMX CinéBistro at Liberty Center in Butler Co.
    First Watch is moving into the closed Frisch’s restaurant on Princeton Road in Fairfield Twp. Renovations are underway with an anticipated September opening. SUE KIESEWETTER/CONTRIBUTED
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    First Watch coming to closed Princeton Road Frisch’s
    Crews from multiple departments were called to a fire at Lakota's Hopewell Junior School Monday, Sept. 4, 2023 on Cox Road in West Chester Township. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    West Chester Twp. trustees raise questions about Lakota facilities plan, cost to...
    Chappys Social House is located at 7880 Washington Village Drive in Washington Twp. NATALIE JONES/STAFF
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    Summer Restaurant Week, happening now, has more than 25 businesses participating
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    Tube slide at West Chester’s Splash Park closed ‘until further notice’
    Potter Stewart United States Courthouse, Cincinnati
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    Romanian national pleads guilty to bank fraud impacting Liberty Twp.
    WCPO's Adrian Whitsett talks with Rujva Patel. WCPO
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    West Chester 6th grader preps for the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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    FBI arrests Warren County man accused of leaving explosive device at sports complex
    Ohio's first Wawa officially opened its doors on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 7198 Cincinnati-Dayton Road in Liberty Twp. NATALIE JONES/STAFF
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    PHOTOS: Take a look at the food at Ohio's first Wawa
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    At least 3 tornadoes touch down in Butler, Warren counties
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    Men facing sex-related crimes involving juveniles indicted in Butler County
    The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio announced convictions and arrests of illegal immigrants charged with illegal reentry into the United States and other crimes.
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    U.S. Attorney announces convictions of illegal immigrants arrested in Butler County after...
    Construction continues Monday, Dec. 26, 2024 on a Wawa convenience store at the corner of Liberty Way and Cincinnati Dayton Road in Liberty Township. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    The first Wawa in Ohio is in Liberty Twp., and it opens in April
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    No jail for ex-West Chester Twp. officer who pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence
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    Ex-West Chester Twp. police officer pleads guilty to tampering with evidence
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