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Today’s edition · Tues., Nov. 3

Free and cheap rides to the polls today, plus Hamilton's turkey drop

Plus, 3,000 rubber turkeys are headed for Riverfront Plaza on Nov. 25.

The Daily Hamilton team2 stories12 sources5 min read

Election DayTop story

Need a ride to the polls today? Free and discounted options cover Butler County

Lyft is offering 50% off rides to the polls from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Rides to polling locations or registered dropboxes on Tue., Nov. 3

Midnight6 a.m.Noon6 p.m.5 a.m.to 10 p.m.
  • 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.Lyft 50% off, up to $10
Promo code
VOTE26
Limit
One ride, $10 max

Sources: WVXU, WCPO 9 Cincinnati

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WhenWhat
5 a.m. to 10 p.m.Lyft 50% off, up to $10
Promo codeVOTE26
LimitOne ride, $10 max

If you need a ride to vote today, you have choices. Butler County Regional Transit Authority offers free fixed routes in Hamilton, Middletown and Oxford, and riders without a route can book a same-day BGo trip for $5 each way. About 5% of Butler County households have no car. In Hamilton County, it's more than 10%.

WCPO notes the Lyft discount covers one ride: if your trip costs $20, you'll pay $10, and it won't cover the ride back. We suggest lining up your return before you leave.

  • Hamilton County: free volunteer round trip at cincyvotes.org or 888-858-3421
  • Lime: two free 30-minute rides through Nov. 3
  • trip planning: 513-785-5237
  • TANK: $2 each way, not free this year

Metro and BCRTA buses are free, while BGo and the Lebanon Loop charge.

CountyRideCost
HamiltonMetro, Access, MetroNow!Free Election Day
ButlerBCRTA fixed routesFree
ButlerBGo same-day trip$5 each way
WarrenLebanon Loop$3 each way

Sources: WVXU, WCPO 9 Cincinnati

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Hamilton Life

Hamilton's Turkey Drop will rain 3,000 rubber turkeys on Nov. 25

If you grew up on WKRP in Cincinnati, Hamilton has a Thanksgiving-eve plan for you. WKRP-FM will recreate the famous turkey drop on Wed., Nov. 25, with rubber turkeys dropped from a fire-truck ladder instead of live birds. The city's annual Turkey Drop returns for a fourth year, with the Hamilton Fire Department doing the dropping.

The Turkey Drop sells 3,000 rubber turkeys at $10 each.

3,000
rubber turkeys for sale
$10
for each rubber turkey
7:30 p.m.
drop time on Wed., Nov. 25

Sources: WVXU, WDTN.com, WKRC

The turkeys that land closest to the targets win cash, bragging rights and a place in WKRP lore. Why no helicopter? Laura Ziesmann, the station's vice president of sales, says darkness and potential weather concerns make one unreliable, and a fire truck lets the promotion happen regardless.

  • Where: between Municipal Brew Works and the Casual Pint, Riverfront Plaza
  • T-shirts: available through Nov. 24
  • Proceeds: all net proceeds go to

The Turkey Drop builds to Thanksgiving eve.

  1. Nov. 2WKRP-FM host Dave Mason announces the turkey drop on air.
  2. Nov. 24Last day to buy commemorative T-shirts.
  3. Nov. 25Rubber turkeys drop from a fire-truck ladder at 7:30 p.m.

Sources: WVXU, WDTN.com

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Lakota Issue 2

Voters in Butler County's largest school district decide Issue 2 today. The Lakota Schools plan would renovate and expand buildings for grades six through 12 and could close some older buildings, at an estimated $300M with a local share of about $223M after state funding. WKRC

Lakota's local share would be about $223 million of $300 million

Source: WKRC

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Value
Estimated cost$300 million
Local share$223 million

School levies

Eleven Greater Cincinnati school districts are proposing 11 tax levies on today's ballot. For many of them, the outcome will decide whether cuts to programs or positions are coming. FOX19

Early vote

More than 1.6 million Ohioans had cast ballots by Sunday morning, according to the University of Florida Election Lab, already topping the state's total from the 2022 midterm. In Hamilton County, 114,000 people voted early. Spectrum News Toledo

Butler Tech

Students in Butler Tech's Mechatronics Engineering program in Fairfield help run a business that makes and sells specialized cast iron chips to customers around the world. Some of their products are headed to Australia. WCPO 9 Cincinnati

Football

No. 9 Middletown (7-4) visits No. 1 Princeton (10-0) in a Division I, Region 4 regional quarterfinal this week. The OHSAA says all regional quarterfinal games start at 7 p.m. 95.3 and 101.1 FM The Eagle

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Lakota's local share would be about $223M of a $300M plan.

Source: WKRC

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Estimated cost$300M
Local share, with state funding$223M

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Quoted

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— David Foster Wallace

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The Wrap

Tom Tsuchiya, the internationally renowned sculptor behind the Cincinnati Reds heroes outside Great American Ballpark, returns to the City for "Celebrating Self" at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts on Wed., Nov. 4. He also made the Hall of Fame plaques for baseball immortals enshrined in Cooperstown. Not a bad résumé for a lunchtime talk.

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Daily Hamiltonto me · Tues., Nov. 36:00 a.m.

Free and cheap rides to the polls today, plus Hamilton's turkey drop

Plus, 3,000 rubber turkeys are headed for Riverfront Plaza on Nov. 25.

The TLDR

  1. Need a ride to vote? Free and discounted options are out there
  2. Hamilton's Turkey Drop rains 3,000 rubber turkeys on Nov. 25
  3. Lakota voters decide a $300M bond issue today
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