Good morning, Hamilton.

Sixteen-year-old Meshaun Tubbs, a Forest Park teen battling a rare cancer recurrence who runs the nonprofit MightyMeshaun, is currently in first place to become the first-ever Stan Lee Super Kid; community members can cast a free daily vote online through Nov.

19 as local first responders rally behind him.

Miami University President Greg Crawford reached his 10th anniversary this year after being appointed in 2016 and has led major projects including new academic buildings, expanded regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown, the largest campus solar array, and an endowment drive nearing $1 billion. He is contracted through June 30, 2029, and Miami plans a Farmer School expansion plus a new arena opening in 2028.

The Cardinal Land Conservancy is installing upgraded nest cameras at Bortz Family Nature Preserve next week to give viewers a closer live look at resident bald eagles Bonnie and Clyde 2; the pair are expected to return to the nest toward the end of November to rebuild for the season.

Hamilton County commissioners declared Thursday, Oct.

29 Liz Bonis Day (honoring the Local 12 health reporter's legacy of health education and public service), with Vice President Alicia Reece presenting the proclamation and her husband Fred Craig accepting it.

The VA deployed a new electronic health record system this week at Cincinnati, Chillicothe, Dayton and Fort Thomas medical centers, and more than (107,000 veterans, 7,200 clinicians) in southern Ohio will move to the system as the agency aims to reach all 170 sites by 2031.

Mike Herrmann of Cleves received a BiVACOR total artificial heart at Christ Hospital in 2024 as a bridge to transplant, received a donor heart weeks later, and says he’s thriving nearly two years after the implant as surgeons highlight the device’s potential to help more patients off transplant lists.

The Ohio Supreme Court filed an order Thursday that keeps about two dozen college basketball players in an eligibility dispute eligible to play, including Xavier’s Filip Borovicanin (and players at Gonzaga, Cincinnati, and Auburn), as the season opens next week.