Good morning, Hamilton.

Community members participated in a charity softball tournament held by the Honor the Fallen Project in tribute to Deputy Larry Henderson.

Proceeds from the event will aid first responder families & local heroes including Sergeant Mai battling cancer.

Lakota Schools officials have shared drawings showing planned changes to expand Lakota East and West high schools and close three older buildings.

They ask voters to approve a replacement tax bond on Nov. 3 (no tax increase due to an expiring bond) so work can start after 2028.

Butler Tech's Bioscience Center and career programs are featured in an upcoming educational documentary, with narrator Meg Ryan contributing to its postproduction work + student voices and real-world skills highlighted from filming at the West Chester Twp. campus last week.

Council members plan new security rules for local parking lots and garages after reports of gun-related thefts raised concerns, and property owners warn that the changes may cut available parking spaces.

Hamilton County Public Health warned that cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid up to 10 times stronger than fentanyl, has appeared in limited samples combined with fentanyl.

Local health officials say pills not from licensed pharmacies are dangerous and urge caution to prevent overdoses.