🌱 Back-To-School Job Fair + Car Crashes Into Cincinnati Walmart

Good morning, everybody. It's me, Sean Peek, your host of the Cincinnati Daily — here to impart everything you need to know about what's happening in the community today. Here goes.

First, today's weather:

Humid with clouds and sun. High: 80 Low: 63.

Here are the top three stories in Cincinnati today:

1. Cincinnati Public Schools will be hosting a Back-to-School Job Fair today (Aug. 16). The job fair will include on-site interviews and offers, and background checks for selected candidates. The city is hiring LPNs, substitute teachers, paraprofessionals, special needs paraprofessionals, custodians, food service helpers, and more. The fair will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m at the CPS Ed Center (located at 2651 Burnet Avenue). (Cincinnati Public Schools via Facebook)
2. On Sunday, a car crashed into a Walmart in Cincinnati. The incident occurred at 11:20 p.m. at the store in Westwood on Ferguson Road, in the Western Hills Square shopping center, when a black car smashed through the sliding glass entrance doors. One person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. According to Lt. Tim Lanter, the night chief, the Cincinnati Police Traffic Unit is investigating. (FOX19)
3. The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden announced the name of its new baby hippo on Monday morning. The zoo began taking name suggestions on Aug. 8 after the baby hippo — now named Fritz — was born earlier this month. Within two days, the zoo collected 90,000 comments from every state and more than 60 counties, narrowing it down to two names: Fritz and Ferguson. (Spectrum News 1)

Today in Cincinnati:

• Park Police Sergeant Edward B. Lunsford Funeral, At Dalbert Woodruff & Isenogle, 2880 Boudinot Ave (10:00 AM)
• Open Interviews, At Mercy Health - Anderson Hospital (11:00 AM)
• Grief To Peace, At Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum (6:00 PM)
• The Beach Boys And The Temptations - Sixty Years Of The Sounds Of Summer, At PNC Pavilion (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for some fun? Here are 11 things to do in Cincinnati this weekend (Aug. 19-21). (Cincinnati CityBeat)
• Five Cincinnati homes sold for $2 million or more in July. Click to see photos. (The Business Journals)
• The Cincinnati Library has telescopes available at new locations! You can now borrow them from the Clifton, Groesbeck, Harrison, Loveland, Mariemont, and Wyoming branches. (Cincy Library via Instagram)
• Here's a back-to-school tip for Cincinnati Public School Metro riders: Keep an eye out for your transportation postcard. In addition to routing information, this card will act as your Metro bus pass on the first day of school. (Cincinnati Public Schools via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you around!

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.