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The cemetery of the oldest church in the county is a museum with no walls. Each of the interred has a story and the Arlington Historical Society is partnering with Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church ...

Family and loved ones of 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel gathered at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis on Sunday to celebrate his life. Merkel was one of two children killed in the mass shooting at ...

The funeral for Fletcher Merkel, one of the two young students killed last week in the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, is set for this weekend at nearby Mount Olivet ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The funeral for Fletcher Merkel, the 8-year-old killed in the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School, was held Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis. Visitation took place ...

Police are sharing more details in the investigation into a shooting that left three victims dead in Mt. Washington.It all unfolded at a home along Beacon Street in Mt. Washington Sunday around 1:30 p ...

Cincinnati police say that two people are dead and two others are in critical condition after a shooting occurred in Mt. Washington Sunday afternoon.According to CPD, it happened around 1:30 p.m. at ...

A funeral date is now set for one of the two children killed in the attack on Annunciation Church last week in Minneapolis. Fletcher Merkel, 8, will be laid to rest on Sunday. A visitation will begin ...

With love and sadness, the Eng and Eng-Bue families announce the death of their beloved mother and grandmother, Frances Elaine Eng, on August 8, 2025. Frannie, or Grandma Fran, as she was known to ...

MT. WASHINGTON, Ohio (WKRC) - A third person shot in Mt. Washington has died from their injuries. Police said someone shot three people on Beacon Ave. on Sunday afternoon, then turned the gun on ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Two people were killed and two are hospitalized after a shooting in Mt. Washington Sunday afternoon, according to Cincinnati police. Officers say they were called to the 1500 block ...

Martha Rose Canchola, 85, of St. Joseph, died Sept. 9, 2025. Visitation Sept. 14, 1 to 3 p.m. at Heaton-Bowman-Smith-Sidenfaden Chapel. The Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. at ...