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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

High school finals · 2026-10-09

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

October 9, 2026 · 14 of 14 tracked games final

Butler County first, followed by remaining GMC/GCL coverage. These are the 14 games in the verified Friday checkpoint; this is not a claim of complete regional coverage.

MatchupFinal scoreStatus
Colerain at Lakota WestColerain 0, Lakota West 48Final
Middletown at Lakota EastMiddletown 22, Lakota East 11Final
Fairfield at MasonFairfield 21, Mason 10Final
Princeton at HamiltonPrinceton 60, Hamilton 6Final
Chaminade Julienne Catholic at Bishop FenwickChaminade Julienne Catholic 14, Bishop Fenwick 10Final
Carroll at BadinCarroll 20, Badin 49Final
Edgewood at Valley ViewEdgewood 10, Valley View 28Final
Ross at FranklinRoss 42, Franklin 0Final
Bellbrook at MonroeBellbrook 56, Monroe 0Final
Talawanda at HarrisonTalawanda 7, Harrison 20Final
Sycamore at Oak HillsSycamore 36, Oak Hills 35Final
Elder at HighlandsElder 30, Highlands 27Final
St. Xavier at La SalleSt. Xavier 38, La Salle 14Final
Archbishop Moeller at St. IgnatiusArchbishop Moeller 43, St. Ignatius 21Final

MaxPreps October 9 scoreboard · Checked 2026-10-10T15:18:04.214Z. Exact field names not re-verified in this pass.