There are seven candidates running for six seats on the Villa Hills City Council. All six incumbents: Seth Thompson, Jim Cahill, Cathy Stover, Suzanne Wadsworth, Rod Baehner, and Scott Ringo, are running for reelection, and are joined on the ballot by challenger Kyle Walsh. LINK nky submitted questions to the candidates via email and their […]
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Crescent Springs mayoral candidates answer questions
Crescent Springs voters will select a mayor to serve for the next four years. Three men have served in the role in the current term. Mayor Lou Hartfiel, who was first elected in 2014 and reelected in 2018, died in office in April 2021 at the age of 83. Justin Hartfiel, who was elected to […]
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Crescent Springs city council candidates answer questions
There are seven candidates running for the six seats on Crescent Springs city council. Three incumbents are not seeking reelection. On the ballot Nov. 8 are incumbents Carol McGowan, Patrick Hackett, and Jeannine Bell Smith, and challengers Mark Wurtenberger, Brian Barclay, William David Schult, and Donald Kiely. LINK nky submitted questions to the candidates and […]
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Candidates for Ft. Mitchell city council answer questions
There are eight candidates running for seven seats on the Ft. Mitchell city council. Incumbents Greg Pohlgeers, Vicki Boerger, Jerry Deatherage, Michael Stoeckle, Alyson Roeding, and Kim Nachazel are joined on the ballot by challengers Delana Sanders and Jeff Dietrich. Incumbent Mary Burns is not seeking reelection. All the candidates answered questions from LINK nky. […]
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Meet the four candidates running for the Covington Board of Education
The Covington Independent School District is holding elections for two seats on their Board of Education. School board members are elected to serve four-year terms. Elections occur every two years, and the number of school board members up for reelection alternates between two and three board members. There is currently one incumbent seeking reelection, Jerry […]
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Beechwood school board candidates answer questions
Three of the five seats on the Beechwood Independent Schools Board of Education are on the ballot on Nov. 8. Incumbents Jeanne Berger and Amy Sleet are joined by challengers Michael Smith, Chris Korba, Robann Cunningham, and Brad Hood. Voters can select up to three candidates on their ballot. LINK nky asked questions of the […]
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From 12 to 9: Shrinking Erlanger council race threatens to push out incumbents
Editor’s note: LINK nky sent a candidate questionnaire by email to every candidate in the race and received responses from six individuals. Ryan Elmore, Don Skidmore, Renee Skidmore, Stephen Knipper, and Frank Wichmann did not return a request for their campaign information. This story has been updated to include comments from Tyson Hermes. Erlanger City […]
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Four candidates seek election in Newport Board of Education race
The Newport Independent School District is holding elections for two seats on their Board of Education. School board members are elected to serve four-year terms. Elections occur every two years, and the number of school board members up for reelection alternates between two and three board members. There are currently two incumbents seeking reelection: Ramona […]
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Meet the seven candidates running for Newport City Commission
The Newport Board of Commissioners serves as one of the most important institutions of the city, deciding on matters related to the city budget, infrastructure and policy. November will prove to be an important election for the commission because longtime city leaders Jerry and Frank Peluso chose not to seek reelection. There are two incumbents […]
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Candidates for Edgewood mayor answer questions
Longtime incumbent Edgewood Mayor John Link faces a challenges this election from Mike Thelen. Both candidates talked with LINK nky ahead of the Nov. 8 vote. Mike Thelen, challenger Mike Thelen was born and raised in the city, is married and has a grown daughter. Thelen attended Covington Latin School and Covington Catholic High School, […]