Edgewood city council received an update on the ongoing Dudley Road project. Cincinnati-based Branstetter, Carroll, Inc.’s Tim Branstetter offered an update on the engineering part of the project. Branstetter said he was happy to report because just that day, last Monday, he had gotten an email from the state which told him the construction funds […]
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Photos: Edgewood’s Spooky Sunday
The City of Edgewood hosted its Spooky Sunday event in celebration of Halloween. RCN’s Patricia A. Scheyer produced these photos.
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NKY Police Officers Graduate from Basic Training
Twenty-eight law enforcement officers from agencies across the state, including four from Northern Kentucky, graduated Thursday from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training. The graduates of Class 504 completed 20 weeks of training, which consisted of 800 hours of recruit-level instruction. Major training areas included law offenses and procedures, vehicle operations, […]
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Edgewood Agrees to Participate in Program to Assist Homeowners Experiencing Water Damage
The City of Edgewood agreed to participate in Sanitation District 1’s program that splits the cost for a homeowner who experienced water damage. The costs are broken into thirds, paid for by the homeowner, SD1, and the city. City Administrator Brian Dehner explained that the Oberschlake family had been dealing with water damage for years […]
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St. Elizabeth Announces Partnership with Essential Oils, Aromatherapy Company
St. Elizabeth Healthcare announced this week a partnership with doTERRA, a global aromatherapy and essential oils company. In a news release, St. Elizabeth said that doTERRA will play a foundational role in the development of its Center for Integrative Oncology within the new Cancer Center that will open in 2020 in Edgewood. “When the […]
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Edgewood Resident Still Bothered by Summer Storms’ Damage
Edgewood residents and their problems caused by heavy summer rainfall returned to the city building for this month’s regular city council meeting. Tom O’Connor wanted to know what had been done in the months since. He and several of his neighbors suffered water damage in their basements when water flowed that way or sewage rose […]
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Edgewood Kmart to Close
Northern Kentucky’s final Kmart location will shutter by the end of the year. The store at 3071 Dixie Highway in Edgewood was named by company officials, USA Today reported, as one of more than a hundred Kmart and Sears locations that would close around the country. In fact, the company is also closing its Kmart store in Somerset, […]
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Edgewood Residents Express Frustration Over Flooding
Edgewood residents continue to express frustration with flooding after recent heavy rain events. Homeowners are saying that storm water and sewage are pouring into basements and yards, damaging property and belongings. Keith Henry and Lynda Martinelli, residents of Meadowlark Drive, spoke to city council recently about rainfall in July. Henry said that he ended up with […]
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For St. Elizabeth’s New Cancer Center, Central Bank Vows to Match $1 Million in Donations
Central Bank announced earlier this month that it will match community donations to St. Elizabeth Cancer Center up to $1 million. The new center is under construction in Edgewood. When completed and open in the summer of 2020, the 233,000-sq. ft. facility will serve the region as a comprehensive cancer center. At the 40th annual […]
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Edgewood Residents Hit Hard by Heavy Rain
Edgewood residents were not immune from seeing their homes damaged by the most recent heavy rains that impacted the Northern Kentucky region. Resident Tom O’Connor, who lives on Elmwood Drive, asked city council to set up a special meeting for residents whose homes were damaged on July 15. O’Connor said he and four others got […]
