Last month two Jolly Plumbing employees helped rescue a woman who appeared to have fallen through a frozen lake, as reported by LINK nky. At the Campbell County Fiscal Court meeting on March 2, the court recognized the two employees and the woman who has willingly gone into the lake to save her dog. Isaiah Maines […]
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TANK Plan Eliminates Fort Thomas Local Route
In the new TANK plan, Fort Thomas local bus route 11 will be eliminated, leaving the city with no service except a stop at St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas Hospital. By Robin Gee Despite pleas from Fort Thomas city officials and residents, the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky, or TANK, has announced it will eliminate local […]
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Campbell County Citizens’ Academy Returning in September
Campbell County Fiscal Court will offer its third annual citizens’ academy program on Monday evenings from 6:30 — 9:00 p.m. starting September 9 through November 4. The Campbell County Citizens’ Academy is a nine-week interactive educational program, similar to a citizens’ police academy. Participants will meet on Monday evenings to gain firsthand knowledge about the […]
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Campbell County Graduates First Citizen Academy
County leadership and staff congratulated the first Campbell County Citizen Academy graduates prior to the November Fiscal Court meeting. Photo courtesy of Seth Cutter. “Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government…” said Thomas Jefferson. With an eye toward Jefferson’s ideal, Campbell County launched its first Citizens Academy in September […]
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Campbell County Debuts New Financial Transparency Tool
Fiscal Court introduces its presence on OpenGov platform to share key financial data FTM file. Tonight the Campbell County Fiscal Court unveiled an online platform through which the public can more easily access the county government’s financial information. The county’s finance team launched the tool, OpenGov, in a presentation to the Fiscal Court. In addition […]
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SD1 Appointment A Point of Contention Again in Campbell County
A special meeting was called on June 29 at the Campbell County Fiscal Courthouse. Photo still: Campbell County Media Central. A special meeting on June 29 to reappoint a Sanitation District No. 1 board member by the Campbell County Fiscal Court spun into yet another debate about the validity of the six-year deliberation on whether […]
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Campbell Hears from Special Taxing Districts, Approves Bonds for Jail Renovation
FTM file. Written by Bryan Burke, associate editor of The River City News. Special taxing districts continued their annual parade before the Campbell Fiscal Court on Wednesday, as mandated by a relatively new state law. The most notable of these agencies may have been the Campbell County Public Library which was sued by a group […]
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Pendery Rips Sanitation District Spending Priorities
Story & photo by Bryan Burke, associate editor The River City News During the Campbell County Mayor’s Meeting in the Fiscal Court Chambers at the County Administration Building in Newport on Tuesday, Judge/Executive Steve Pendery criticized Sanitation District 1’s board of directors for its refusal to increase its rates which he says prevents necessary growth […]
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Former Administrator’s Appointment to SD1 Board Creates Debate in Campbell Co.
Judge Executive Steve Pendery discusses his decision to appoint Robert Horine to SD1. A group of Campbell County residents raised their concerns at the Campbell County Fiscal Court on Wednesday evening in Alexandria over the appointment of Robert Horine for the County seat to the Sanitation District 1 Board, who will replace Fort Thomas resident […]
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Campbell County Fiscal Court Approves Use of Funds for Southbank
Fort Thomas Money Yet to Be Earmarked for Use Campbell County Fiscal Court. FTM file. By Bryan Burke, Associate Editor, The River City News The Campbell County Fiscal Court passed a resolution that sets out the joint use of riverfront development funds appropriated to the Campbell and Kenton County Fiscal Courts for development of the […]
