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The cost to install lighting to address safety concerns along the Montfort Heights trail will be included in city council's 2026 capital budget deliberations.
City administration estimates the lighting will cost $150,000.
Local residents have raised concerns about the trail area since 2016
With reports of break-ins impacting garages
residents believe trail lighting would increase security
deter trespassing from the trail area and encampments
and increase the safety of residents who use the trail and wooden stairs.
Through the years city staff and enforcement have worked to address concerns
like cleaning out the bush in the area
The issue was brought forward for discussion through a notice of motion by Coun
Dianne Wyntjes at Monday's regular council meeting
Vesna Higham was absent) also directs administration to once again meet with citizens making the request
"It's certainly recognized that city administration has made attempts over the years to satisfy the community residents
But this matter remains outstanding and remains overdue," Wyntjes said
it has been almost 10 years of patience
continued monitoring of park and bush areas
and sometimes restless sleep when disturbances were heard but not visible due to a lack of lighting
Wyntjes was disappointed the project was not included in the 2025 capital deliberations
but recognized the city's challenges and the focus on maintenance in that budget
Cindy Jefferies encouraged continued conversation in the interim to find possible solutions that may be better than lighting and expected that there were likely other areas in the city with similar issues and more requests for lighting would be made
Mayor Ken Johnston agreed there may be future requests
accessibility and enjoyment of areas should be recognized.
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Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInCINCINNATI (WXIX) - Hundreds of Greater Cincinnati Duke Energy customers are still without power after Sunday’s severe weather
Earlier Sunday afternoon during the first round of severe weather
According to Hamilton County Police Dispatch
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Monfort Heights Garden Club marks 85-year anniversaryCINFounders of the Monfort Heights Garden Club planted great seeds when they met for the first time 85 years ago
when a small group of Monfort Heights residents gathered on Boomer Road at the home of Daisy Jones
who was the gardening editor of the Cincinnati Times Star
and rolled up their sleeves for their first project later that first year with foundation plantings at the Monfort Heights Public School
Club member Ginny Clark says from the beginning
both service and education has been a focal point of the organization
As one of the oldest garden clubs in the greater Cincinnati area
Monfort Heights Garden Club planned to celebrate its 85th anniversary March 26,with a luncheon and program of Design Techniques by Dale Kabbes
With “Reflections” as the theme of the celebration
the club planned to have reminders of its history on display and guests from neighboring garden clubs were invited to share in the celebration
Clark says the group once a month the garden club arranges flowers
plant seeds and flowers and coordinate artistic crafts with the residents at Llanfair Retirement Center as a part of garden therapy
The group also plants and maintains the flower beds in the spring and summer of the Monfort Heights Firehouse
the group bus tour places and gardens of interest in Ohio
Neighboring garden clubs are invited to join in the outing where we draw inspiration and enjoyment from our surroundings
For the last several years during the school year at Monfort Heights Elementary
first- and third-grade children learn how plants grow by growing the seed and planting their plants in the Monet Gardens project on school grounds
There is also a Scent Garden which is filled with long lasting perennials and is both enjoyed for the scent and visual beauty by students
This program is headed by club members Peggy Lopez and Jackie Golay
Several garden club members assist with the program as well
The project of Monet and Scent Gardens was featured in an issue of Horticulture magazine and received awards from Garden Club of Ohio Inc
$500 in scholarships has been awarded to high school students pursuing studies in horticultural related studies
Of our membership we have two honorary members
who have a combined total of 102 years of participation and service
we continue to have a very active garden club with many ongoing projects within the community
Monfort Heights Garden Club was presented with a plaque from Green Township honoring the club for “Dedicated Service to the Residents of the Green Township.”
The plaque was accepted by club President Joyce Mohaupt; co-president Joan Willey
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A hearing was held Wednesday morning on the fate of four more Frisch's restaurants
All four were ordered to vacate for non-payment of rent
the Middletown location on Germantown Road was also ordered to vacate
the buildings and land for 73 Frisch's restaurants were sold to NNN REIT
leasing back the properties to continue operations
court documents reveal that Frisch's Inc
began falling behind on its $1.2 million monthly lease payments in April for the remaining 65 restaurants
The following restaurants were ordered to vacate as a result of a 10/30/24 hearing:
The sheriff's office received notice Friday to lock out employees on Nov
An earlier version of this article said rent was paid at three locations which is not the case
Ohio (WKEF) -- In an announcement Thursday
Kroger unveiled an investment ofabout $84 million across in Cincinnati and Dayton
The company plans to remodel 15 stores in the area
including both Kettering stores: East Dorothy Lane and East Stroop Road
The Cincinnati-based company also plans a new Kroger Marketplace in Hamilton Township
“This investment is yet another demonstration of the commitment Kroger makes each and every day to the customers and communities in which we serve," said Ann Reed
the Cincinnati and Dayton Division president
"It also reconfirms our dedication to increasing career advancement for our associates
economic growth and supporting local producers who supply our stores with high-quality products.”
The company will invest $39 million on the new Hamilton Township Kroger Marketplace
Kroger has earmarked $45 million to renovate the 15 stores in Ohio
The Kroger stores in Kettering are currently undergoing remodeling projects
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CINCINNATI -- Guenther Oka started wakeboarding when he was 3 years old
His family has a place on Williamstown Lake in Grant County
"We'd go to the lake house every weekend," Oka said
it was kind of a no-brainer to plop me on a wakeboard and see what happened with it."
Williamstown Lake is full of other water-skiers and wakeboarders every weekend
Pretty much none of them turn it into a living
he was the overall Pro Junior World champion last year
lake-less Monfort Heights end up among the best wakeboarders in the world
Guenther Oka (Photo provided by Rodrigo Donoso)
Oka's father was more than your average water-skier
He spent time skiing in shows at Sea World in Orlando
the wakeboard nationals came to Cincinnati," Guenther said
It's like in the backyard.' I had learned quite a few tricks
So I got ready for this contest and to compete with all the other kids
"I was kind of inspired to learn more tricks and excel my skills on a wakeboard," he said
"I liked the whole competitive edge of individual sport
Check out these videos of Oka's skills!
He was a junior at Walnut Hills at the time
But Orlando is the competitive wakeboard Mecca of the U.S
"It was a really hard decision," Janie said
"Since we had been in the wakeboard industry
We saw a lot of parents let their children go to Orlando without them at a very young age -- 11
13 -- because there's this carrot out there
Guenther had shown that ability from the time of that first competition
but his parents wanted to wait before allowing him to make the big move
Two things cinched the decision: Guenther won that world junior title
and the Okas ran into the mother of Mike Dowdy
"She told us her story on how she let her son go and do it," Janie said
Guenther was also moving up to the next level
he would need to be on the water in winter
"It wouldn't have been fair for him to come out and only have had a couple of sets," Janie said
"We set guidelines and criteria: If you're going to do this you're going to have the grades
It helped that Thomas knew a lot of people in Orlando from his time there and that Guenther would be living with Dowdy
graduated from the online school (he's taking online college courses now) and flourished on the wakeboard
Wakeboarding is to water skiing what snowboarding is to snow skiing
There are two types of competition -- cable and boat
Oka honed his craft at Wake Nation in Fairfield
"That's where I grew up riding cable," Oka said
The cable park allows you to have six or seven people spaced out on the cable
Before he began spending winters in Orlando
Heshbacks headware and Konex allow him to pursue the sport full time
"The past couple years I've gotten support from multiple companies," he said
"There's the opportunity to make a career out of this and embed yourself in the wakeboard community."
The tour stops in West Chester at Voice of America Park on Aug
"I'm definitely going to try to make it up there."
Safety lighting for Montfort Heights trail will be discussed by city council on Jan 27.
recommends that city administration once again meet with concerned Highland Green residents
and that lighting be included in the 2026 capital budget and the project completed no later than the end of June 2026
Similar lighting has been installed in some Red Deer neighbourhoods and along trails
Administration reported that residents first contacted the city in 2016 with concerns
City staff and enforcement have cleaned out bush in the area many times
Installing lights and making the park area more visible may deter encampments and cost less than addressing debris in the area
and increase safety of residents who use the trail and wooden stairs.
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Ohio (WKRC) - Two Clermont County Frisch's restaurants are set to close in less than two weeks
Ordered to vacate in seven days as a result of a 10/30/24 hearing:
Restaurants due for hearings in Hamilton County 11/06/24:
Eviction hearings scheduled outside Hamilton County:
A Monfort Heights East man is being held on a $50,000 bond after a series of robberies this August
pointed a shotgun at three persons and demanded their property on Aug
One of the witnesses had no property on their person
the documents state. But Weathersby fled the scene on Aug
a laptop computer and a wallet belonging to the two other victims
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court documents state that Weathersby grabbed and shoved another person at the North College Hill Shell Gas Station on Hamilton Avenue while reaching for a pack of cigarillos behind the counter
Weathersby was identified through police investigation and then again through a photo lineup
A warrant went out for Weathersby's arrest on Aug
27 on four counts of robbery and three counts of aggravated robbery.
Big developments are coming to Green Township in 2024
New housing starts in the West Side township of 60,400 will highlight the township's progress this year
a large housing development with nature at the forefront will be built next to the bike trail off Harrison Avenue
Related: West Side Buffalo Wild Wings is the third new restaurant in Green Township this year
Infrastructure like sidewalks and bike paths will help increase safety in the township
Trustees are also promoting new security measures being taken by the police department
“We never lose sight of what’s most important to our residents
steady growth and listening and then reacting to our citizens wants and needs will keep Green Township a great community to live and raise a family," said Tony Rosiello
Trailside VillageWhat used to be farmland tucked away in the woods behind Harrison Avenue is now set to be a huge housing development aimed at preserving the land's natural features – the first of its kind in Hamilton County
developers and township officials broke ground on the first phase of Trailside Village
Named for its location along the Green Township Bike Trail
it is a conservation development designed with a plan to ensure sensitive streams and woodlands are preserved and integrated into the neighborhood's amenities
The development will feature the township's first natural play area constructed from timber repurposed from the site
expected to serve as the recreational hub of the neighborhood
Phase one includes 195 lots for residential development
which includes 90 trailside and creekside row-style homes with attached garages
The trail will be expanded from 1.1 miles to 2.6 miles
Phase two is in the planning stages and includes adding commercial or mixed-use development near Harrison Avenue that will add shopping and apartments
A timeline for the second phase has not been set
Additional housing developmentsIn addition to Trailside Village
there are other housing developments coming to the township this year:
trustees expect more than 300 new homes will be built in the township in the next few years
A new facility will help accommodate a growing Green Township Police Department
The police department is currently housed in the township administration building at 6303 Harrison Ave
The facility houses all township departments
and staffing has grown 45% over the past 10 years
Instead of a more costly demolition and rebuild of the administration building to accommodate the new employees
the township opted to move the police department into a new
The new police station will be located next to the Dent Lowe's store and will accommodate 63 officers
The costs of site work and the building bring the price tag to about $14.5 million
The department is also expanding its Flock camera program by installing more license plate readers throughout the township's 28 square miles. Cameras are used to capture images of license plates pinged for a felony, which police use to track down the driver.
Road, sidewalk, trail improvementsExpect more pedestrian and bike-friendly amenities to appear throughout 2024.
New sidewalks will appear on Harrison Avenue, North Bend Road near Mercy Hospital, and Colerain Avenue near Blue Rock Road. North Bend Road near Diehl Road will be improved to accommodate traffic flow better later this year. The township is expected to finalize plans for two future projects this year, a roundabout at Hutchingson and Ebenezer and turning lanes at Westbourne and Werk Road.
Walkers, runners and cyclists have something to look forward to as well with new parks and recreation improvements. In addition to the 1.5 mile-expansion of the bike trail for the Trailside Village project, Veterans Park is also slated to get a new nature trail this year.
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WATCHLocal seniors get special visitor from Cincinnati Zooby WKRC
Ohio (WKRC) - Some Monfort Heights seniors get a special visitor from the Cincinnati Zoo
Myra the African penguin visited The Wellington at North Bend Thursday
the residents at the senior living facility studied some trivia about penguins
Myra lives with 30 other African penguins at the zoo and often takes field trips to educate the public about her species
CINCINNATI — Kroger has announced the company plans to invest a total of $84 million in renovating multiple grocery locations in the Tri-State
including opening a new location in Hamilton Township
A press release sent by the Kroger Company on Thursday said 15 stores in total will be renovated — 12 located in the Greater Cincinnati area
$39 million of the overall investment will go toward opening a new Kroger Marketplace in Hamilton Township
That new location is slated to open in 2024
though Kroger did not provide a more specific date
The renovations are also set to begin this year
The 15 Kroger locations that will see remodeling efforts are located in:
This announcement comes as The Kroger Company is in the middle of an attempted merger with the Albertsons grocery chain. Kroger recently announced it would sell more of its stores and "additional non-store assets" to satisfy antitrust regulators as the company attempts a $24.6 billion acquisition of its largest supermarket rival
The updated plan calls for C&S Wholesale Grocers to purchase 166 more stores than previously announced
Kroger has been working since October 2022 on the acquisition; After more than a year of research
the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the merger in February
claiming it will lead to higher prices and reduced bargaining power for labor unions
The FTC also objected to the companies’ plan to mitigate damage by selling 413 stores to C&S, the nation’s 8th largest privately owned company with annual sales of more than $34 billion, according to Forbes.
The grocery giant plans to invest a total of $84 million to renovate 15 stores
including 12 in the Greater Cincinnati area
The renovations are scheduled to begin this year
The 15 Kroger locations that will be remodeled are located in:
"This investment is yet another demonstration of the commitment Kroger makes each and every day to the customers and communities in which we serve," said Ann Reed
"It also reconfirms our dedication to increasing career advancement for our associates
economic growth and supporting local producers who supply our stores with high quality products."
This story originally appeared on Chain Store Age.
– The White Castle restaurant at 5404 North Bend Road in Green Township shut down last October
A spokesperson for Taco Bell said there are plans to convert the former castle on the corner to a Taco Bell
More: Signs of the Apocalypse: West Side White Castle closes doors
The new Mexican fast food restaurant is expected to open by the end of 2018
The new location will bring about 35-40 new jobs to the area
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Ohio (WKRC) - Hamilton County deputies investigated a bank robbery in Monfort Heights Friday
The robber targeted the Key Bank on West Fork Road near North Bend Road at about 9:45 a.m
Police say he gave a teller a note demanding money
He implied had a weapon but didn't show one
A police dog tried to track the robber but had no luck
Anyone with information is asked to call the Green Township Police Department at 513-574-0007 or CrimeStoppers at 352-3040
MONFORT HEIGHTS – Dan Fleming has carved out quite the career at La Salle High School
Fleming was hired in 1990 and he's spent the last 25 years molding the Lancers into a perennial powerhouse on the hardwood
La Salle beat Northmont 58-44 to give Fleming his 400th career win
The wins haven't all come at La Salle — Fleming spent one season as the head coach at Taylor during the 1987-88 season
a graduate of Summit Country Day (1981) before going on to play college basketball at Northern Kentucky
is the winningest coach in La Salle history and he also brought the Lancers their only two state basketball championships (1996
I always liked being in the gym…I'm lucky to be at La Salle doing it for such a long time," Fleming said
but for Fleming it's not about the total number of wins — it's about championships
we're trying to win the state," said Fleming
"I guess maybe when I'm done I'll look back and say 'this is a lot (of wins).'"
Pat Goedde was a senior and the starting point guard
because Goedde graduated in 1991 and immediately became an assistant coach at La Salle upon graduating
"The thing that really stands out is he tried to set the tone taking over a new program," remembered Goedde
who's in his 24th year as a member of Fleming's staff
Fleming's philosophy hasn't changed all that much
the biggest change in Fleming is his intensity
"Don't get me wrong; he's still intense," said Goedde
"But it's a different type; he knows when to pick and choose it
He realized with age and health you can't go like that every day."
the former in 2011 and the latter is a sophomore this season
He's had the opportunity to surround himself with high school kids
"We've had a number of great families and great young men at La Salle," Fleming said
The school and community have been very supportive."
Kurt Seybold would serenade his customers with a rendition of "My Way" with a Manhattan in his hand at the end of every evening at Forest View Gardens
when I hear 'My Way,' I think of Kurt before I think of Sinatra," said Titilayo Adedokun-Helm
the former Miss Ohio and Miss America runner-up
one of some 200 singers who got their start singing at the German restaurant in Monfort Heights
who owned Forest View Gardens with his wife
is remembered as a kind and generous man with a soft spot for singers
He loved life and always had time for wicked joke or a good laugh
He died on April 7 of complications from congestive heart failure
Kurt added a true sense of gemütlichkeit to the whole atmosphere," said Thomas Hammons
a renowned bass-baritone who was a singing waiter as a University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music student before debuting at the Metropolitan Opera
and sweated and served sauerbraten and sang
It was as though we were transported to Bavaria for an evening
None of us had ever experienced this kind of welcome before
and they were always helpful in whatever way they could be," said singer and local voice teacher Lincoln Chapman
Trudie and Kurt Seybold said "auf wiedersehen" to their restaurant in 2001
ending a 62-year tradition of authentic German cooking that had begun with Trudie's mother
Trudie Seybold introduced talented singers from CCM as waiters and waitresses
who served up arias and show tunes along with sauerkraut balls
Seybold walked into Forest View Gardens for the first time
noticed his "beautiful eyes and the most gorgeous voice." They began communicating
He soon asked the CCM graduate for voice lessons and
ran the business and kept the books meticulously
His father was killed by Russian soldiers right after the war
His first job was at Kahn's (in the ham department) because he spoke no English and most of its employees were German
He worked as an insurance salesman for Nationwide for nearly 30 years
and the couple hosted cast parties for Cincinnati Opera for two decades
"He had an outsized personality which was truly operatic
and one of the things I always loved about him was his overflowing enthusiasm for anything in which he was involved
whether it was expressing a vivid opinion of what he'd just seen on the stage
or reliving a memory of Forest View Gardens
in his inimitable German accent," said Evans Mirageas
The couple has closely followed the careers of each of their singers
they established the Klose-Seybold Memorial Scholarship at CCM in honor of their parents
Later renamed the Seybold-Russell Scholarship Award
the prize is part of the school's annual opera scholarship competition
Seybold was also an original member of a group involved in the development of the School for Creative and Performing Arts
and helped to find the arts school's former home on Sycamore Street
He was active at the United Church of Christ
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Ohio
Knights Templar of Cincinnati and The Royal Order of Jesters
On the final night that Forest View Gardens was open
Some of the former singers from Forest View Gardens will participate in a celebration of his life from 7-9 p.m
at Evergreen Retirement Community Auditorium
step-sons Eddie Russell of Tampa and Luciano Moral of Augusta
five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren
and step-son Jay Russell preceded him in death
Memorial donations can be sent to the Seybold/Russell/ Scholarship Fund
UC College-Conservatory of Music External Relations Office
Oh.) – It is almost Skyline time in Miamitown
Skyline Chili today celebrated the groundbreaking of the new locations in southwest Ohio
Nicholas Lambrinides founded Skyline Chili 74 years ago and his family is carrying on his legacy with what will be the sixth location on the west side of Cincinnati
Skyline currently has locations in Harrison
The Miamitown Skyline will be located near the Interstate 275 ramp
The program provides grants to Rising Sun-Ohio County School Corporation teachers
Eighteen students statewide will serve on the committee
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Ohio — Some big changes could be coming to Northwest Local School District
The board approved a plan Monday that would combine Colerain and Northwest High Schools
The plan details tearing down Colerain High School and building a new school in its place
meaning Northwest and Colerain students would go to the same school
The new high school would have a capacity of 2,500 students
Not all NWLSD parents are on board with the plan
“I personally feel like it should be kept two schools,” Melissa Setzer said
that’s kind of a far drive for those families especially when you don’t have bus service.”
District officials said they based the plan around community survey results
Some parents feel the plan was not reflective of the feedback from families
“I think it was pretty clear everyone wanted to keep it separate,” Setzer said
Brian Farrell's kids go to Monfort Heights Elementary School and Houston Early Learning Center
Farrell said merging the two high schools would impact his kids down the line
Putting students together is naturally going to add more kids to the classroom.”
Superintendent Darrell Yater did confirm that class sizes would increase with the move
“Although you're increasing the number of students in a building
you would be increasing the number of classrooms so that our ratios stayed the same,” Yater said
Setzer said she believes Colerain Elementary and Colerain Middle have the greatest need
The plan also includes new Colerain elementary and middle school buildings
“The current plan does also focus on Colerain Elementary as well as our three middle schools and our high school,” Yater said
it does consolidate three middle schools to two
Yater said having their plan on file with the state is just step one of the process
He said they need to figure out funding before any of this would go before voters with a bond issue
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OH (FOX19) - Trial was supposed to begin Monday for a man accused of killing a local teacher
when Jonathan Foster arrived in court Monday morning
he pled guilty to the murder of Jacqueline Skukan
Foster was sentenced to 22 years to life in prison
Skukan was a PE teacher at Monfort Heights Elementary. She was found dead inside her Norwood home on Christmas Day 2008 after her family got worried when they couldn't reach her
Her car was found behind an apartment building in Mount Auburn
which helped police connect Foster to her death
Foster pled guilty to aggravated murder and tampering with evidence
The Northwest school district has three new buildings to name
and school officials want the community to help pick them
The Northwest Local School District is building three new elementary buildings
which reduces the number of elementary schools in the district
Three new elementary schools are under construction:
which will combine attendance from Pleasant Run and Welch elementary schools;
which combines attendance from Struble and Weigel elementary schools;
which combines attendance from Taylor and Bevis elementary.
The district will demolish the current Taylor
Pleasant Run and Weigel buildings and will open the new buildings at the start of school in 2018
With Monfort Heights and Colerain elementary schools
the new buildings will bring the total number of elementary schools in the district to five
The Northwest district has several namesake schools: Olivia Houston
Bevis (after the family who owned the land that Bevis was built upon) and Ann Weigel
Pleasant Run and Colerain are location schools
according to Colerain Township Historical Society
To encourage community input on names for the new schools, Northwest Superintendent Todd Bowling said the district has posted an online survey
The survey asks for suggestions for school names
and a brief explanation as to why you think your suggestion is appropriate
The suggestions will be forwarded to school committees which will narrow the list down to the top three for each site
that list will go to the district’s administration and a final recommendation will be made to the board of education
He says he hopes to make that recommendation in October.
The district is going to all-day kindergarten beginning in the fall
some kindergarten students in the Colerain and Monfort Heights attendance area may need to attend kindergarten at the new Struble or Taylor sites
They will return to their regular school beginning in the first grade
No attendance changes that affect which high school students would attend are planned
students attending the new school on the Taylor site will go to different high schools
"We have a clean feed from Monfort Heights
Colerain and the Struble site to Colerain Middle or White Oak Middle and then to Colerain HIgh School
and we have a clean feed from Pleasant Run to Pleasant Run Middle and Northwest High School," he said
Bowling said he hopes to make recommendations on the new building names to the board of education in October.
The district has a site to see how the construction of the new buildings is progressing.
"We are on time and on budget," Bowling said
"Right where we need to be to open our new schools next year."
Ignatius School says school officials were never told that a parish priest was supposed to be monitored and kept away from kids
parents are expressing anger at the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and claiming they also had been kept in the dark about the Rev
Principal Kevin Vance said the school had not been informed about Drew
who was put on leave last week after being accused of inappropriately text messaging at least one boy
“I can state unequivocally that no administrator or school staff member was informed that Fr
Geoff should have limited contact with students
before our meeting this morning,” Vance said in the email
“If at any time a staff member is notified of alleged inappropriate behavior towards a student
we are mandated to inform civil authorities.”
described her reaction after a meeting with archdiocese officials Monday night at the Monfort Heights church
“Number one was shock … then that immediately turned to anger and rage,” Sullivan said
Parishioners said they learned of Drew’s leave at last Sunday's Masses, but it wasn’t until Monday that the archdiocese announced it had removed Drew for actions “contrary to” the archdiocese’s “Decree On Child Protection.”
Although Drew has not been charged with a crime
the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office released this statement Tuesday asking people with information about Drew’s case to come forward:
Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
invited Chief Assistant Prosecutor Mark Piepmeier to attend a meeting at the parish last night to answer any questions about possible criminal prosecutions
the parish is going to send out a letter to the parishioners to see if there is any information of which Green Township Police should be aware
I had my Chief Assistant prosecutor attend a parish meeting at St
has information regarding criminal activity by anyone connected with that parish
— Joe Deters (@JosephTDeters) July 30, 2019
Sullivan said parents deserved more information up front from church officials
It starts with 'I' and it ends with 'us' and we take that very seriously,” she said
Sullivan noted that Drew had lots of access to children
said it was especially troubling to find out that Drew had faced accusations at his previous parish in Liberty Township before being assigned to St
We don’t know if that’s why he got moved here.”
“A new priest comes in and you might hear some things from other parishes
but there’s not a lot of information,” she said
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it had investigated Drew but only found his actions to be “inappropriate,” so no charges were filed
the archdiocese told parishioners Monday night that Drew was under “monitoring” out of concern
“They did say that he was under monitoring
which was even more concerning,” Hausfeld said
The archdiocese instituted the “Decree On Child Protection” in 1993 to protect children from abuse by clergy
It establishes rules governing access to children and requires reporting accusations to church and law enforcement officials
The archdiocese was still tight-lipped about Drew’s case Tuesday
WCPO reached out multiple times Tuesday requesting an interview
A spokesperson said they are working “diligently to get accurate information organized.”
the school said it’s working to get resources in place to help families talk to their kids about the situation
And families are banding together to make sure this never happens again
"We’re already talking about it," said Sullivan
so we understand how to talk to our children about it
The owner of Lemongrass and Wild Ginger takes a walk on the West Side with the opening of a new restaurant in Monfort Heights
who owns the Lemongrass and Wild Ginger in the Norwood-Hyde Park area
has spent the past seven months on a new venture
Yee describes the menu as Asian Fusion and it includes Thai
hibachi and sushi. The restaurant at 3474 North Bend Road was a Famous Recipe Fried Chicken Place
Now Yee hopes it will be her foothold on the West Side
"I think this location has a lot of potential," she said
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The restaurant plans to concentrate on delivery orders via Uber Eats and carryout service
but we still have a nice dining room for families," Yee said.
She brings 30 years of food service experience to the new restaurant and said Asian Spice has an extensive menu
"We have a little bit of everything on the menu," she said
The restaurant hours are quirky: It's open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m
Asian Spice opened with little fanfare Jan
5. Green Township officials think it will be well accepted by the community's foodies
there's an international flavor emerging with the township's restaurants," township administrator Frank Birkenhauer said
"It gives our residents a variety of choices close to home."
Trustee Tony Rosiello said he thinks it's a good sign when entrepreneurs want to open their businesses in your community
it's good to see independent operators come in
We're building a community where people want to raise their families
You can check out Asian Spice's menu and order online at the restaurant's website
Father Earl Fernandes has been named Pastor of St
He has been a member of the Staff of the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington
he was the Dean of the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary of the West in Cincinnati and an associate professor of moral theology
he was a weekend assistant at Guardian Angels Church in Cincinnati
he was the administrator of Sacred Heart Church in Cincinnati
Father Fernandes served as Parochial Vicar at Holy Angels Church and taught religion at Lehman Catholic High School in Sidney
prior to being sent for further studies in Rome in 2004
He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on May 18
Father Earl wrote for The Catholic Telegraph Newspaper in a column entitled A Question of Faith. One of his most popular is What are the rules for Godparents. For the answer, click here
watch the YouTube video Vocation Stories from 2013:
The Catholic Telegraph is the official news source of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
beautiful and inspiring resource to help you get more out of Lent than ever before
Ohio — Think you would never fall for a phone scam
professional event planner is out more than $10,000 of her life savings after being conned by a fake Pay Pal agent
We were at Leslie Flanigan's Monfort Heights
home when the scammer made one of several calls to her cell phone
"What are we trying to do here today?" she asked him
having dealt with him several times over the past two days
"We need two more cards in order to release the money
Flanigan had already sent him numbers off a stack of $500 Target gift cards
believing she had been dealing with PayPal
when she had a problem with a PayPal payment to a vendor
'This is PayPal,'" she said of her first conversation with them
But it turns out she had reached a phony PayPal when she Googled for their customer service number a few days ago to try to discuss a problem
The fake PayPal rep told her that her account had been hacked
"He told me there were 24 hackers attached to my PayPal account," Flanigan said
But she says he promised he would help her
he convinced Flanigan to buy a $500 Target gift card at her local grocery store
But then he told her that she needed to buy another Target gift card
he told her he was fixing an individual account breach
and that the money would all soon show up in her PayPal account
"I bet I have 18 of them that I sent," Flanigan said
but the agent was so convincing that she read him the numbers off 18 $500 Target gift cards
plus a couple of thousand more in eBay gift cards he told her to buy
explaining that I was a TV reporter and suspected he was scamming her
and our attempt to call the number back was fruitless
as no doubt he was calling from a disposable
and sharing with them all the individual gift card numbers
but are not hopeful the money can be found
you might not take a call if someone said they were calling you from PayPal or another financial service
But scammers are now putting their numbers onto Google listings
and therefore believe they are the real thing
Bottom line: Be careful Googling for customer service numbers of PayPal
who while pretending to be helpful will instead try to clear out your bank account
And remember: no legitimate company will ever ask you to buy gift cards and read them the numbers
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