Both are a big deal in a district where 40% of students live in families below the poverty line.

Mary Allen's great-great grandfather advocated for New Richmond's Black residents 170 years ago, when it was an abolitionist hotbed. Times have changed, but she's committed to the river village.

The village's story is full of heroic acts, but also a lynching and racial tensions.

The design process is approaching completion on New Richmond's Liberty Landing project. Boosters say it will help New Richmond remake its economy, but it hasn't always been smooth sailing.

The differences between Lockland and Wyoming tell a bigger story about America's post-industrial economy — and how former factory towns might make a comeback.

The iconic high school — prominently visible from I-75 — desperately needed updating, and it would take a bond issue to fund the work.

Mauritanians have been immigrating to places like Lockland since the 1990s. A new wave has come in the past year during a pivotal political moment in their home country.

The highway anomaly has been a part of Lockland's identity for decades. Plans for its removal come as the village struggles with "frustrating" transportation issues.

After a lengthy period of disinvestment, Lockland's Mill and Dunn Historic District is seeing a bump in creative energy.

Over the past year, Lockland has seen a big influx of immigrants fleeing the West African country of Mauritania. They can't get work permits or driver's licenses. But they can fix bicycles.