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North College Hill places fire chief on administrative leave after he quits with most of department | #citycouncil

NORTH COLLEGE HILL, Ohio (WXIX) – North College Hill’s fire chief was put on administrative leave effective immediately at 6 p.m. Saturday, the city announced in a news release shortly after. This comes on one day after Chief Brian Fels and 14 other members of the fire department resigned effective Sunday, March 17 due to […]

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Dennis Kucinich portrait hung up

CLEVELAND — Dennis Kucinich, who served as Cleveland’s mayor from 1977 to 1979, now has his portrait hung up at City Hall. What You Need To Know Dennis Kucinich was Mayor of Cleveland from 1977 to 1979 Cleveland City Hall hung up his portrait 44 years later Kucinich’s portrait is on display for the public […]

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City Council considering ‘rapid response program’ to help neighborhoods following shootings | #citycouncil

CINCINNATI (WXIX) – Members of the Cincinnati City Council are considering a rapid response program to address gun violence after an 11-year-old boy was killed in a West End shooting earlier this month. “This is about really changing the complexion and the dynamic of the community when these incidents occur,” councilmember Meeka Owens said. “When […]

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Former NKY city council member sentenced after pleading guilty to drug charges | #citycouncil

Video form previous coverage. CINCINNATI (WXIX) – A judge sentenced a former Highland Heights council member to five years in prison following his guilty plea to drug charges. Edward Fessler pleaded guilty in July to trafficking meth and possessing LSD, marijuana and hallucinogenic mushrooms, according to Campbell County court documents. Court records say Fessler was […]

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City council discusses solutions ahead of possible $9.5 million budget deficit | #citycouncil

CINCINNATI — The City of Cincinnati is working to make sure it can continue to provide city services as part of the budget process going on right now. Cincinnati city council members heard a presentation from the City Manager’s office on the proposed budget Tuesday. City leaders said the city is facing a deficit. They […]

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2 men arrested on charges of disrupting city council meeting | #citycouncil

WILMINGTON, Ohio (WXIX) – Two Tri-State men are accused of disrupting a recent city council meeting. Tony Thomas, 52, of Wilmington, and Darrell Petrey, 42, of Clarksville, were both arrested by Wilmington police and charged with disrupting a lawful meeting on April 20. Both men criticized the mayor, John Stanforth, and turned to address the […]

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Cincinnati Mayor backtracks viral trash-talk video

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Cincinnati mayor Aftab Pureval is backing down from comments he made about the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes on Friday. “That escalated quickly,” Pureval said to reporters on Saturday. “That really went viral.” On Friday, Pureval set the Kansas City social media scene on fire when he released a satirical, trash-talking […]

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Cincinnati mayor gives key to the city to medical staff who cared for Damar Hamlin

Cincinnati Mayor gives medical staff who cared for Damar Hamlin a key to the city Cincinnati Mayor gives medical staff who cared for Damar Hamlin a key to the city 00:20 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Doctors and nurses who cared for Damar Hamlin at the UC Medical Center in Cincinnati have been given a key to […]

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Seth Walsh will replace Greg Landsman on Cincinnati City Council | #citycouncil

CINCINNATI — Seth Walsh has been selected to fill Greg Landsman’s vacated seat on Cincinnati’s City Council, Councilmember Reggie Harris announced Friday. Walsh is filling the seat after Congressman-elect Greg Landsman beat incumbent Steve Chabot in the November election. More than 40 people applied to replace Landsman. Walsh is the current executive director of the […]

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Cincinnati city council announces next steps in filling Greg Landsman’s open seat | #citycouncil

THERE IS ONLY ONE MORE DAY TO APPLY TO FILL CINCINNATI CITY COUNCIL MEMBER GREG LANDSMAN’S SEAT, BEFORE HE HEADS TO WASHINGTON D-C. LANDSMAN WON THE RACE FOR OHIO’S FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT EARLIER THIS MONTH. CITY LEADERS LAID OUT THE PROCESS TO FIND HIS REPLACEMENT EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE APPLICATION IS LIVE ON THE CITY […]