“It’s time we get serious. Please, get vaccinated, encourage others and mask up indoors,” Governor Andy Beshear tweeted on Thursday after announcing the state’s second-highest single-day total of positive COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began. Kentucky recorded 5,457 new cases on Thursday including 1,774 in people under the age of 18. The state also has […]
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McConnell Urges Vaccinations in New PSA
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) released a public service announcement (PSA) urging Kentuckians and all Americans to get a COVID-19 vaccine. McConnell recorded the PSA in conjunction with the National Association of Broadcasters’ Congressional PSA Program and the Kentucky Broadcasters Association. The PSA has already aired over 100 times across the Commonwealth, a news release said. Click here to watch […]
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Kenton Co. Lowers Property Tax Rate
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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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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Kenton Co. Judge Gentry Removed from Family Court Bench
Kenton County Family Court Judge Dawn Gentry was removed from the bench following a unanimous vote by the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission. Gentry faced charges of judicial misconduct related to her time in office. She was appointed to the bench by former Governor Matt Bevin in 2016 and elected to the seat in 2018. In […]
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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 […]
