Good morning, Hamilton.

Riverfest 2026 celebrates its 50th year with Labor Day festivities beginning today at 3 p.m. in Hamilton, and the event will feature fireworks and family-friendly activities (with special safety measures) for all to enjoy.

Bob S. of Lebanon won $10,000 in the Freestore Foodbank Rubber Duck Regatta, which sold over 127,000 ducks to raise funds for 1,910,100 meals for families in Southwest Ohio and the region.

Two winners, Lindsay R. of Loveland and Dawn K. of Highland Heights, received yearlong prizes in groceries and gas.

SHP Architecture & Design celebrates its 125th anniversary with a retrospective exhibit of original blueprints and drawings.

The special event runs 5:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts (a historic civic venue) and opens to the public Sunday, Sept. 13.

Lakota Schools now offers Treasurer Tuesdays, a video series where Interim Treasurer Randy Bertram explains school financing on the district website.

Videos air every Tuesday and cover topics like the proposed 2.20-mill replacement tax bond set to begin in 2029.

After heavy storms on Sept.

4 & 5, AES Ohio reported that over 6,500 customers lost power across the region with Montgomery County hardest hit and crews responding to a tree-related house fire in Oakwood on Sept. 4.