CINCINNATI (FOX19) – In the throes of the Great Depression, workers with the Works Progress Administration, an agency that put unemployed people to work, created a set of maps intended to show every burial spot for veterans in Hamilton County, from the Revolutionary War through what was then called the World War.

Less than 20 years later, the records were transferred to microfiche, and in the 1970’s, the Hamilton County Recorder’s Office made what could have been a costly decision.  They decided to get rid of the books, not knowing that the printed text would last better than the microfiche, which has been deteriorating, frustrating historians and genealogists for decades.

Wednesday, the original books were unveiled, having survived a series of moves that might have led to their disappearance, if a few people hadn’t sought to preserve them.

MT. WASHINGTON - As President Barack Obama boarded Marine One this past Wednesday morning, Guardian Angels School 8th graders on a White House tour had a front row seat.  The class from the Mt. Washington school watched as the President crossed the lawn, waved to them, and boarded the helicopter.      

“When the White House asked me if we had 30 minutes to spare, I knew we were going to have an opportunity few were able to have,” said Michelle Gallagher, one of the teachers chaperoning.  “It was hard for all of us to contain our excitement!”

“I was, like, who does this happen to? We were able to go out to the garden and see the President walk to his helicopter!” student Cyra Luttmer said.  “I was speechless and very emotional…I started to cry.”

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Hamilton County property owners will be able to see what they will pay in taxes if proposed levies on the ballot on Tuesday, March 6 in their taxing districts are passed.

County Auditor Dusty Rhodes has added specific information on new levies on his website www.hamiltoncountyauditor.org.  By accessing their property records, homeowners can go to the Levy tab on their property’s record main page to see the effect of new levies based on their property’s current value.  

“This is vital information which allows voters to see what they will pay if new tax levies are approved,” said Rhodes.  “It is all a part of holding government accountable to the people who pay for it”.

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