The Kenton County fiscal court voted unanimously to lower its real property tax rate by 3.1% this week. The real property tax rate was reduced from 15.9 cents per $100 of valuation to 15.4 cents. The personal property tax rate was also reduced 4.5%, from 20.2 cents per $100 of valuation to 19.3 cents. “Improvements […]
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Posted inCrime, News
Dozens from NKY, Cincinnati Area Arrested/Cited in Human Trafficking Sting
Northern Kentucky was targeted as part of Operation United Front, a multi-state human trafficking sting carried out last week by twenty-nine law enforcement agencies across Kentucky. Twenty-one victims were rescued, including two minors, and 46 people were arrested or cited, Governor Andy Beshear announced on Wednesday. All local arrests and citations involved solicitation of prostitution […]
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Bellevue and Dayton Raise Salaries for Fire Service Personnel
Bellevue Dayton Fire Department Chief Chris Adkins makes the case for more competitive compensation for fire personnel. Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to […]
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Mayor Orders Civil War Museum Closed
Sixteen years after it opened, the James A. Ramage Civil War Museum in Ft. Wright was ordered to be closed by Mayor Dave Hatter. The museum and its property are owned by the City of Ft. Wright and governed by a board of directors appointed by the mayor. But for the past several months, there […]
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St. Elizabeth Introduces “The Lady Bod Podcast” Focusing on Women’s Health
A Weekly Chat Focusing on Women’s Health and Friendship Dr. Susan Oakley, Urogynecologist at St. Elizabeth Physicians, and Holly Morgan, Cincinnati radio personality, have teamed up to host a new podcast called the Lady Bod Pod. This weekly podcast will address everything from periods to sex drive. “We wanted to create a safe space in […]
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Vision Air Research Will Continue Deer Census in Fort Thomas
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Reporter Vision Air Research has done the deer census in Fort Thomas since 2010 and will continue to do so. Fort Thomas City Administrator Don Martin said the city likes Vision Air’s work. Vision Air Research is based in Boise, Idaho. President and founder Susan Bernatas has more […]
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School, City taxes separate Fort Thomas property taxes
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Reporter The perception in Fort Thomas is the majority of the property taxes go toward funding the highly-ranked schools. While that is true, Fort Thomas City Administrative Officer Don Martin wanted to clear up a huge misconception. The city does not operate the Fort Thomas Independent School System.
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Minor Road Construction to be done in Fort Thomas
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Reporter It may be a pain in the neck to drive on Interstate 471 throughout the summer for commuters from Fort Thomas and surrounding towns going to and from Cincinnati. But when the work is done, a bigger financial impact may occur for Fort Thomas. The short interstate […]
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Monday Council Meeting finishes quick
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Reporter The Fort Thomas Council Meetings have gone so smoothly lately that nothing major occurred during Monday’s meeting. Throughout the process, council members joked about how short the meeting would last. It ended up lasting just 11 minutes and 16 seconds. “All the elected officials are focused on […]
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Why Fort Thomas will not be Stockton, CA (BANKRUPT)
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Reporter Stories about cities going bankrupt have grown more common in the news over the past couple years. Cities like Stockton, California and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania among other cities have done that. But City Administrative Officer Don Martin said Fort Thomas is not in that boat, nor is he […]