$6.8M scam leaves trail of foreclosures, bankruptcies
Janice Morse reports: Men from Mason, Monroe and Covington were sent to federal prison for a foreclosure-rescue scheme that left victims facing foreclosure, bankruptcy and ruined credit, authorities say. On Thursday, a U.S. District judge in Cincinnati...
Posted: 5/24/2013 11:10 AM in MasonBuzz.com
Kings Island offering free admission for vets this weekend
Kings Island is offering special perks to veterans this Memorial Day weekend. Military veterans receive free admission to the 364-acre Mason amusement park Friday through Monday. The offer extends to active and retired military, National Guard, veterans...
Posted: 5/23/2013 4:22 PM in MasonBuzz.com
Officials investigate air quality at Western Row
Michael D. Clark reports: Some teachers at a Mason elementary school are complaining about air quality at their school and Warren County health officials are investigating. Mason school officials say today they have done air quality testing and there...
Posted: 5/23/2013 3:53 PM in MasonBuzz.com
Mayor: Partnership a ‘win-win-win’ for city, start-ups
Top Gun Sales Performance owner Steven Osborne needed a larger space to grow his global sales training and operational support business. Mason city officials wanted to woo high-tech jobs to vacant office space in the heart of the city. The solution: A...
Posted: 5/23/2013 3:01 PM in MasonBuzz.com
Suburbs continue to grow, census shows
Lance Lambert reports: Many of Southwest Ohio’s cities, villages and townships have grown in population since the 2010 Census, new estimates released today show. The growth wasn’t as strong as in suburban areas around Columbus, however. In Northern Kentucky,...
Posted: 5/23/2013 1:40 PM in MasonBuzz.com
Local home prices, sales rise in April
Cindi Andrews reports: Local home prices prices rose last month as sales continued to show strong growth and inventory continued to lag. Median prices increased 6.6 percent in April in Southwest Ohio vs. April 2012 and 4 percent in Northern Kentucky,...
Posted: 5/23/2013 8:32 AM in MasonBuzz.com
Rainy start, cooler today
Jennifer Edwards Baker reports: Watch out for heavy rain that could leave standing water on the interstates this morning as you head into work. The downpours were so overwhelming around 4 a.m., hydroplaning was a concern and a handful of vehicles pulled...
Posted: 5/23/2013 7:50 AM in MasonBuzz.com
Kings board settles COAST lawsuit
Michael D. Clark reports: A public records lawsuit filed to the Ohio Supreme Court and connected to a former special education teacher ended with a settlement approved by the Kings school board Tuesday evening. The Kings Board of Education voted unanimously...
Posted: 5/22/2013 3:33 PM in MasonBuzz.com
No national Google prize for Kings student
Google announced its winners of its Doodle 4 Google art competition shortly before 1 p.m. today on its website. Kings Junior High student Clynn Yeoh’s doodle was not selected as a finalist in the grade 6-7 category. Only finalists from each of five age...
Posted: 5/22/2013 2:03 PM in MasonBuzz.com
Ohio Supreme Court: No new trial for Widmer
The Enquirer The state’s top court won’t give Ryan Widmer a new trial. In a 4-3 vote, the Ohio Supreme Court declined today to accept his case for review. Widmer is serving 15 years to life for killing his wife, Sarah, in their Hamilton Township home...
Posted: 5/22/2013 11:40 AM in MasonBuzz.com