Fort Mitchell approved an ordinance updating the city’s bicycle, motorcycle and scooter laws. The updated language accounts for what city officials called the dangers unique to e-scooters and e-bicycles. This ordinance has been in the works since late 2023, and council discussed the particulars with city attorney Olivia Amlung over several meetings. Amlung revised the […]
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Fort Mitchell Police Department hires former Elsmere Police Chief
The Fort Mitchell Police Department is now fully staffed after swearing in new officer Joseph Maier earlier this month. Maier spent over 23 years as an officer for the Florence Police Department. There, he rose to the rank of lieutenant and retired from the department in 2019. In 2020, Maier was hired as the police […]
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Fort Mitchell offers e-scooter safety tips ahead of holidays
Fort Mitchell City Council is planning to update the city’s ordinance regulating bicycles and scooters to take into account e-bikes and e-scooters. Alongside this legal change, the city aims to educate citizens about these changes. This is especially relevant during the holiday season, when Fort Mitchell predicts more children could receive those vehicles as gifts. […]
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Fort Wright police take ‘multi-tiered’ approach to increased traffic violations
There are many things contributing to traffic issues in Fort Wright, said Police Chief Ed Butler, but he told LINK nky that he suspects an increase in population and COVID comparison to be the culprits. “Without directly looking at the data, my gut says [Fort Wright] is the main artery for people south of the […]
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Fort Mitchell reappoints councilmember to planning, development committee
Fort Mitchell City Council re-appointed councilmember Greg Pohlgeers to Kenton County’s Planning and Development Services at its Nov. 11 meeting. Fort Mitchell Councilmember Greg Pohlgeers was re-appointed to Kenton County’s Planning and Development Services, which some refer to as PDS. Pohlgeers has served on council for seven years and is council vice president. Members of […]
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Fort Wright city council discusses ways to address panhandling
Fort Wright City Council members discussed what they said was an increase in panhandling at their special meeting on Wednesday evening. “Panhandling has increased a lot in the last six months to a year,” Mayor Dave Hatter said at the meeting. “I see it all over the place, but it seems like it has really […]
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Fort Mitchell Cub Scout asks city council for speed bumps on Cherrywood Drive
Fort Mitchell heard pleas for new speed bumps from a concerned young citizen. Cub Scout Troop 367 attended the Nov. 13 city council meeting to earn its citizenship badges. The group introduced itself and led the pledge of allegiance to kick off the meeting. The troop also stayed through the whole meeting, and one member […]
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Fort Wright to increase waste collection fee
Fort Wright residents will likely soon see a rise in their annual waste collection fee. At a Nov. 2 Fort Wright special meeting, city council members conducted a first reading of an ordinance that would amend the current fee structure. Fort Wright has contracted with Rumpke for city waste collection and recycling services for several […]
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Targets of homophobic vandalism in Fort Wright say response ‘misses the mark’
The recent incident of targeted homophobic vandalism in Fort Wright has citizens talking about change. On Sept. 18, Hannah Wintorn and Elise Sebastian’s Fort Wright home was vandalized. Adjacent to their pride flag and their daughter’s bedroom window, someone spray-painted the words “Hell is real” on the side of their home. Wintorn and Sebastian are […]
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Fort Wright welcomes new police officer
Fort Wright recently hired a new police officer. Officer Emily Horseman has already been sworn and worked a couple of shifts, but Fort Wright introduced her to city council and the watching audience during their Oct. 4 meeting. Horseman has lived in Northern Kentucky for most of her life. She attended Notre Dame Academy for […]