Church on Fire Ministries’ Widow Home Makeover takes a new approach in teaching kids an age old Bible lesson.

Dave Roark, Church on Fire’s junior high youth pastor, said the widow assistance group took a new approach this year. Instead of helping two widows in two days the group helped one widow in two days.

He said the purpose was to let the kids do more work and allow the adults time to teach them how to do it.

When it comes to playing around, there is no playing around at Whitewater Elementary, which has raised more than $24,000 toward the first phase of  sorely needed new playground equipment.

In these times of budgetary cutbacks, the Whitewater family, PTA, and folks and businesses throughout Greater Harrison took it upon themselves to raise the cash through school funds, donations and fundraisers.

The following legal actions were filed in Hamilton County courts and previously published in the Cincinnati Court Index.

LCpl. Charles New, who passed away Oct. 28, 2012, while sleeping at Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville N.C., is being honored with a scholarship that will be presented to a Harrison High School student.

Keith Maupin started the Yellow Ribbon Support Center after his son, Matt Maupin, was captured in the war on terrorism on April 9, 2004.

Angie Long, New’s mother and owner of Guido’s Restaurant, said that Maupin raised money to honor soldiers by having a dinner each year.

Two serious threats in the Southwest Local School District last week demonstrated that Harrison police and the district must work out some kinks to keep students as safe as possible, said Superintendent Chris Brown.

Administrators will meet with Harrison Police Chief Chuck Lindsey this week to iron out changes to increase safety, said Brown.