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Friday, November 6, 2026 · Morning Edition · Verified 4:04 AM ET

Today and Tonight

Good morning, Butler County. The National Weather Service forecast updated at 4 a.m. calls for cloudy skies gradually becoming mostly sunny today, with a high near 54 degrees. Light west wind should become northwest at 6 to 11 miles per hour this morning. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 33, and patchy frost is possible after 2 a.m.

This Weekend

Saturday should be mostly sunny near 54 after areas of frost before 9 a.m. Saturday night is forecast mostly clear near 30, with widespread frost mainly after 5 a.m. Sunday should be sunny near 58 after widespread early frost. Check the latest National Weather Service forecast before weather-sensitive plans.

Roads and Transit

The Butler County Engineer's Office continues to list Yankee Road closed to through traffic just north of Hornet Drive for the Monroe High School driveway project. The posted detour uses Todhunter Road, Salzman Road and State Route 63, with reopening expected November 20, weather permitting. Butler County RTA lists the O1 and O1D Cook Field detour through 11 p.m. today, the R6 Hanover Street detour through the end of November, and the Riverfront Transit Center closure with CincyLink service using a temporary Third Street stop.

Coverage Note

This Morning edition is limited to weather, road and transit information freshly checked from official sources. No unverified live traffic incident, event change, school notice, sports result, fuel price or market figure is presented as current.

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The Butler Brief

Butler County Road Watch

Active traffic, upcoming roadwork and completed closures for county roads and Southwest Ohio highways.

OHGO

Active now ↗

Check Ohio’s official traffic map before leaving. Incident locations and delays can change quickly.

No live incident feed is connected here. Use OHGO for active conditions on I-75, I-275, I-71, I-74, US-27 and SR-4. A missing listing is not an all-clear.

Current traffic advisories

SCHEDULED NOTICE · LEMON TOWNSHIP / MONROE

Yankee Road: October 19–November 20 scheduled closure ↗

The announced closure north of Hornet Drive is scheduled for October 19 through November 20, weather permitting. This is the official scheduled notice; current road status has not been independently verified.

Ongoing county work

Completed and archived notices

REOPENED OCTOBER 1

Kehr Road · Oxford area ↗

BCEO updated the notice October 1: the Collins Creek bridge project is complete and the road is open.