West Chester & Liberty Township News
Bond set for mother in jail on criminal charges after West Chester fire that killed 2...
Bond has been for a mother who is facing criminal charges, including two counts of involuntary manslaughter, for a...
New Americans pack Lakota High School gym for citizenship event
LIBERTY TWP. — Some of the region’s newest American citizens recently filled a local high school gym with their...
Lakota Schools BOE creates new public ‘listening session’
Lakota’s school board took the final step toward creating a special, pre-meeting “listening session” for school parents...
New class introduces Lakota students with special needs to music
The world of music is being opened to special needs students at a Lakota school through a choir director’s...
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Lakota school board leader says porn link posted to her social media after it was hacked
LIBERTY TWP. —The leader of Lakota Schools’ governing board said her social media page was hacked and provided a link...
Former Dayton-area administrator selected for Liberty Twp. role
Liberty Twp. has a new administrative leader but she is not new to leading township administrations.
No charges: Lakota West teacher no longer under police investigation
WEST CHESTER TWP. — A Lakota special needs teacher accused of allegedly slapping a student is no longer the focus of a...
Lakota teacher under investigation for alleged misconduct
WEST CHESTER TWP. — A teacher of special needs students at Lakota West High School is under investigation for an...
Trial date canceled for man charged in fatal pedestrian strike; competence questioned
A March trial date for a man accused of striking and killing a woman walking along a West Chester Twp. road last spring...
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Plans for 200-unit senior living center in Liberty Twp. move forward
Lakota East Freshman School’s campus is a step closer to having a new residential neighbor as township trustees...
Missing 83-year-old West Chester man found safe
An 83-year-old West Chester Twp. man reported missing was found safe Wednesday night. Thomas Geib was reported missing...
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Lakota school board considers ‘listening session’ for public
LIBERTY TWP. — Lakota’s school board is considering a new public speaking policy for meetings as the latest in a series...
Beloved area high school coach dies; school mourns
LIBERTY TWP. — The coach of Lakota East High School’s girls’ lacrosse team died earlier this week, leaving his team and...
New roundabout coming to Lakota school campus
WEST CHESTER TWP. — Butler County has seen dozens of traffic roundabouts constructed in recent years but one coming up...
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Butler Tech shares campus growth plans with Ohio lieutenant governor Husted
WEST CHESTER TWP. — Ohio’s lieutenant governor toured one of Butler Tech’s premier learning campuses Wednesday and came...
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Student struck while crossing roadway near Lakota school
WEST CHESTER TWP. — A Lakota elementary student was struck by a car walking to school Wednesday morning but was not...
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Teen admits guilt for role in fatal Fairfield hotel shooting
A West Chester Twp. teen has admitted guilt to her role in a deadly October 2022 shooting at a Fairfield hotel.
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Finding qualified workers affecting schools, leaders say at West Chester/Liberty Chamber...
WEST CHESTER TWP. — The lack of qualified employee candidates nationwide is being mirrored locally, said the leader of...
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2024 retrial set in West Chester Twp. quadruple homicide case
HAMILTON — The retrial of a West Chester Twp. man accused of the 2019 killings of his wife and three family members...
Lakota school district names interim superintendent
LIBERTY TWP. — The interim leader for Lakota Local Schools saw his employment contract approved earlier this week by...
Woman arrested after stolen vehicle reported in West Chester, then located in Dayton
A 33-year-old woman was arrested Monday night and charged with obstructing official business after she was apprehended...
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Butler County public, private schools get more money for security upgrades
The latest round of Ohio school security grants saw more Butler County schools, both public and private, receiving...
Teen driver released from hospital following Lakota school bus crash
LIBERTY TWP. — A teen driver injured in Monday’s crash involving a school bus has been released from the hospital...
$1.3 million land sale will be Liberty Twp.’s newest, mixed-use business strip
LIBERTY TWP. — Officials with a Cincinnati-based development company will soon break ground on their first project in...