At the Newport City Commission meeting Monday, the board of commissioners passed an order to execute a bicycle transportation plan agreement with Tri-State Trails in conjunction with the city of Covington. The order comes to the city after the tragic death of Gloria San Miguel, who was killed in a hit-and-run last August on the 11th Street […]
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Council Considers Vision Zero and Other Traffic Safety Efforts
Matt Butler of the Vision Zero Northern Kentucky Taskforce,shared sobering traffic statistics with Fort Thomas City Council. By Robin Gee, city council beat editor Matt Butler of Vision Zero Northern Kentucky shared some sobering information at this month’s city council meeting. He stated that research shows that car accidents are the leading cause of death […]
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Man Injured in Bicycle Wreck on Memorial Parkway
A man was injured today when he wrecked his bicycle on Memorial Parkway at about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Clover Ridge. The man, in his 60s, was taken to St. Elizabeth in Fort Thomas for his injuries, which were non life-threatening. Fort Thomas Police, Fire and EMS were on the scene. Try a […]
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8 Things Fort Thomas Police Want You to Know to Increase Your Safety Around Town
Fort Thomas, a bedroom community of 16,400 people, is always ranked highly in statistics that make property values high: safety, proximity to a large metropolitan area and schools. Life in Fort Thomas revolves around the award-winning schools and just like the tides, traffic patterns are predictably heaviest during start and end times. Sgt. Will Hunt […]
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5 Simple Rules to Sharing the Roads in NKY
By Pat Lafleur FortThomasMatters City Beat Like any Kentucky-grown boy on Memorial Day, I took this long weekend as a chance to be outside as much as possible. For me and — to my delight — for many others, this meant riding my bike all over Kenton and Campbell counties. By Saturday evening, I’d lost […]
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The Downside of an Active Community
I have mentioned many times about how I think it is great that we have such an active community. I love that there are always people out and about and I love that it reinforces a healthy and active culture. However, I think it may be time for a refresher on etiquette of a healthy […]