Drizzle early; showers after 2 ↗
Patchy drizzle ends this morning, then a few showers or a thunderstorm are possible after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday turns partly sunny before a sunnier, mild Friday-through-Sunday stretch.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026Updated September 23, 2026 · 8:33 AM ET
The Butler Brief
Today in Butler County
Weather, things to do today and tonight, sports, roads and useful local updates.
A free fall Saturday in Liberty ↗
Liberty Township’s Fall Festival is September 26, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., at Liberty Park.
WHAT A GALLON COSTS LOCALLY ↗
$4.42PER GALLON · CINCINNATI REGULARAAA’s September 23 area average is $4.4192. Open the dated regional comparison.
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Check Ohio’s official traffic map before leaving. Incident locations and delays can change quickly.
Upcoming county work ↗
Read the county engineer’s latest notices for dates, detours and reopening changes.
West Chester Road closes tonight ↗
Through traffic is scheduled to close between Barret Road and Selkirk Drive from 9 p.m. Wednesday to 4 a.m. Thursday for Duke Energy transmission-pole work. A second night may be needed.
Today’s quick hits
County dispatch and coroner facility ↗
Butler County reports a groundbreaking for a roughly 40,000-square-foot facility in Hamilton to house 911 dispatch and coroner services. The announcement describes a nearly $35 million project. An opening date is not stated in the reviewed announcement.
Planning Commission tonight ↗
Fairfield Planning Commission meets at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Building; use the official calendar for the posted agenda.
Fairfield market today ↗
September 23, 4–7 p.m., outside the Community Arts Center.