New Richmond school district investigating another threat to middle school

New Richmond school district investigating another threat to middle school Advertisement Updated: 10:06 PM EST Nov 5, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Matthew Dietz Digital Editor New Richmond school district investigating another threat to middle school Updated: 10:06 PM EST Nov 5, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Matthew Dietz Digital Editor NEW RICHMOND, Ohio — Officials in the New Richmond Exempted Village School District are investigating a second threat made this week toward the district’s middle school. In a statement, the district said it was made aware of the threat toward New Richmond Middle School around 7 p.m. Thursday. Advertisement The district didn’t release specific information on the threat but said officials are working with police and have "verifiable names to start a thorough investigation." They urged anyone with additional information to come forward. According to the district, the group chat connected to the alleged threat had more than 40 phone numbers in it. “Thank you to those who have reported already, and we ask you to be patient. Any specific information you share with us can be quickly passed onto law enforcement so they can do their work and keep us all safe,” the district said in a statement. A tip line was shared by the district, which can be found here . The threat on Thursday comes after an eighth-grade student was charged earlier this week for allegedly making online threats toward the middle school. Make WLWT a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks New study links energy drinks to reports of heart attacks and cardiac arrest in young adults 16 midterm races are within 1%. What could happen next? These toys are worth buying for your kids, according to Good Housekeeping experts and kid testers Republican redistricting failed to flip most targeted districts