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Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · Evening Edition · Verified 4:06 PM ET

Today Recap

Good evening, Butler County. The National Weather Service forecast updated at 12:05 p.m. called for rain and a possible thunderstorm this afternoon, with a high near 67 and south-wind gusts up to 28 miles per hour. A current airport observation and the final daytime rainfall total were not independently available for this edition, so neither is being claimed.

Tonight

Rain chances taper this evening. The National Weather Service calls for a 30 percent chance of rain before 8 p.m., followed by patchy drizzle through midnight. Skies should remain mostly cloudy, with a low around 50 and west wind from 5 to 9 miles per hour.

Tomorrow

Thursday should begin mostly cloudy and gradually become sunny, with a high near 64 and southwest wind from 6 to 13 miles per hour. Thursday night is forecast partly cloudy with a low around 44.

Roads and Transit

Yankee Road remains scheduled closed just north of Hornet Drive for the Monroe High School driveway project. The posted through-traffic detour uses Todhunter Road, Salzman Road and State Route 63, with reopening expected November 20, weather permitting. Butler County RTA currently lists three service alerts: the Riverfront Transit Center closure with CincyLink service using the temporary Third Street stop, the R6 Hanover Street detour through the end of November, and the O1/O1D Cook Field detour through 11 p.m. Friday, November 6.

Coverage Note

This Evening edition is limited to weather, road and transit information independently checked from official sources during preparation. Current airport conditions, live traffic incidents, event changes, sports results, school notices, fuel prices and market figures were not independently reverified for this narration, so no current claims are made in those categories.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2026Updated October 27, 2026 · 7:22 PM ET

The Butler Brief

Weekly matchups · 2026-09-25

Archived sports edition. Scores, schedules and graphics reflect the dated publication.

Latest published edition · September 25–28, 2026

Open a graphic to view it full size. All times Eastern. Schedules were checked September 22, 2026; confirm game-day changes with the host school, team or league.

Friday, September 25 · High-school football

Twenty-one verified matchups across the GMC, GCL, Butler County and nearby leagues. All listed games are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday.

GMC and Butler County football matchups for Friday, September 25, 2026
Friday · September 25, 2026

GMC + Butler County

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GCL football matchups for Friday, September 25, 2026
Friday · September 25, 2026

GCL matchups

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Additional Greater Cincinnati football matchups for Friday, September 25, 2026
Friday · September 25, 2026

More local matchups

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Cincinnati Hills League football matchups for Friday, September 25, 2026
Friday · September 25, 2026

Cincinnati Hills League

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Source check: Ohio high-school schedules ↗ · Checked September 22, 2026

Saturday, September 26 · College football

MatchupTimeLocationTV / stream
Illinois at Ohio StateNoonOhio Stadium · ColumbusFOX · Official schedule ↗
UConn at Miami University3:30 p.m.Yager Stadium · OxfordESPN+ · Official schedule ↗
Kansas State at Cincinnati7 p.m.Nippert Stadium · CincinnatiESPN2 · Official schedule ↗

NFL Week 3 · September 24, 27–28

DateMatchupTimeTV / stream
Thu · Sep. 24Atlanta at Green Bay8:15 p.m.Prime Video
Sun · Sep. 27Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo1 p.m.FOX
Sun · Sep. 27Carolina at Cleveland1 p.m.FOX
Sun · Sep. 27New York Jets at Detroit1 p.m.FOX
Sun · Sep. 27Houston at Indianapolis1 p.m.CBS
Sun · Sep. 27Kansas City at Miami1 p.m.CBS
Sun · Sep. 27Tennessee at New York Giants1 p.m.CBS
Sun · Sep. 27Cincinnati at Pittsburgh1 p.m.CBS
Sun · Sep. 27Seattle at Washington1 p.m.FOX
Sun · Sep. 27New England at Jacksonville1 p.m.CBS
Sun · Sep. 27Arizona at San Francisco4:05 p.m.FOX
Sun · Sep. 27Minnesota at Tampa Bay4:05 p.m.FOX
Sun · Sep. 27Baltimore at Dallas4:25 p.m.CBS
Sun · Sep. 27Las Vegas at New Orleans4:25 p.m.CBS
Sun · Sep. 27Los Angeles Rams at Denver8:20 p.m.NBC
Mon · Sep. 28Philadelphia at Chicago8:15 p.m.ESPN / ABC

Official NFL Week 3 schedule ↗ · Checked September 22, 2026