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Gov. Mike DeWine asked President Trump for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration covering 23 Ohio counties, including Hamilton County, after August storms destroyed or damaged more than 1,300 homes and businesses statewide.
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MADE CDC volunteers outlined their master plan for a walkable, safer downtown Mason at WCPO 9's Sept. 2 listening event, while a Navy veteran pitched submarine STEM exhibits and a resident questioned why his subdivision pays city taxes but lacks city services.
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Warren County commissioners are set to vote Sept. 1 on expanding the county's property damage reimbursement policy to cover water main breaks, not just sewer backups, with a $2,500 per-incident cap.
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Mason police credit Flock license-plate cameras with helping crack two armed-suspect cases this summer, but four neighboring cities have removed the technology amid growing privacy backlash.
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Jarret Buttrey, 27, faces felonious assault and animal cruelty charges after allegedly shooting his mother multiple times and killing two dogs at a Windward Drive home in Mason; prosecutors disclosed his mental illness history and medication stoppage during his Aug. 18 arraignment.
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The City of Mason opened registration for a free, nine-week Citizen Safety Academy starting Sept. 2 that gives residents hands-on exposure to police and fire department operations every Wednesday evening at the Mason Municipal Center.
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Jarrett Buttrey, 27, faces felonious assault and animal cruelty charges after a woman was shot and a multi-hour SWAT standoff unfolded on Windward Drive in Mason on Tuesday evening; his arraignment is set for Wednesday morning.
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Warren County commissioners unanimously approved four new 911 dispatchers at $23.93/hour, effective Sept. 9, days after accepting a dispatcher's resignation that leaves the center one position short for 32 days.
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The National Weather Service warns Mason and Deerfield Township residents of flash flooding and downed trees overnight Thursday into Friday as a new storm system hits already-saturated ground, compounding risks from earlier storms that knocked out power to thousands.
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Warren County's storm outages dropped from 4,621 to just 17 by late Wednesday night, while Duke Energy deployed more than 2,000 workers and targeted end-of-day Thursday to restore power to nearly all of the 38,861 customers still without electricity across Greater Cincinnati.
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Warren County power was nearly fully restored by Wednesday night after Tuesday's storms knocked out service to thousands, but more than 52,000 Duke Energy customers remain without power across Greater Cincinnati as of Thursday morning, with the utility warning that complex damage could extend some outages.
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The Mason Police Department will host a "Norms of Policing" Safety Workshop on Aug. 27 at the Mason Community Center, teaching residents ages 12 and older what to expect during traffic stops and other law enforcement interactions.
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