Good morning, Hamilton.

Tuesday's storm left trees down and damaged farmland in Shandon near the Morgan Township Fire Department, forcing Herb Summe and neighbors to work together on cleanup.

Local volunteers with chainsaws + backhoes cleared roads on Millville Shandon Road to ease travel and help emergency services.

After more than 250 days apart, Dylan Reedy reunited with his dog Timber (renamed Flash) at Animal Friends Humane Society after a Facebook photo taken by Ferg the Bike Dude led to the discovery; Timber recognized his family, and the shelter advises pet owners to update their pet microchip info.

Amazon Web Services is negotiating a planned data center on a 601-acre site in Butler County near Trenton & expects the project to include 18 new buildings each about 220,000 sqft.

A Visit Cincy report shows Hamilton County’s visitor economy generated $7.4 billion in impact by Aug.

4, with $4.5 billion in direct spending and 48,356+ jobs supported, marking a 2.7% rise in spending from 2024.

Lakota School officials held a back-to-school event last Friday at VanGorden Elementary (Liberty Twp) to help over 1,000 new families complete school registration, meal setups, and transportation queries.

Classes for the 2026-2027 school year begin on Thursday, Aug. 13.

Hamilton City Schools launches its year this week with a major restructuring that consolidates campuses, reassigns students, and preserves key programs (saving $9.6M) as Wilson Middle School moves to a larger building and freshmen join the high school.

More than 134,000 Duke Energy customers remain without power early Wednesday, with damage assessments underway in areas including Hamilton & Clermont counties.

Restoration times remain uncertain.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed an emergency order to let the state directly certify recovery houses amid a surge in unregulated homes (including Hamilton County).

The 120-day order calls for hiring more survey staffers while legislators review a plan for lasting rules.

ODOT is investigating flooding on I-71 near Ridge after heavy rains closed parts of the highway twice this summer; officials are checking catch basins and erosion issues on both public and private property and cleared storm drains before predicted storms— a flood watch was in effect until Wednesday morning.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a high-alert Class I recall on frozen breaded fish products imported from the United Arab Emirates that were sold in Ohio and seven other states.

Customers who purchased the affected items are advised to discard them + return them to the store.

Target & Walmart in Ohio are recalling Taylor Farms products linked to fresh jalapeños after a multistate salmonella outbreak was reported.

Recalled items bear best if used by dates from Aug. 8 to Aug. 16, and Taylor Farms said it is switching suppliers.

Rick Ross Concert

6:10-7:10 PM — Great American Ball Park — Cost N/A — Enjoy a live performance from hip-hop star Rick Ross in a major league baseball stadium.