One of Matthew Tarka’s earliest memories is sitting on his father’s lap in front of a computer and learning about the stock market. At the time, he was about 5 years old. Now, he’s a freshman at Xavier University and his knowledge of investing has grown dramatically. It also has paid off. Tarka, a finance […]
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St. E Expands Air Medical Services, Opens Base in Grant Co.
St. Elizabeth and Air Evac Lifeteam have joined forces to increase air medical services coverage in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana with a new base in Grant County. The base scheduled to open on January 15 and located on the campus of St. Elizabeth in Williamstown will ensure even more residents in the region will have […]
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City to Close on Additional Property for Presidents Park, but What to Do With It?
Edgewood Mayor John Link gave an update this week on the city’s property acquisition of 7 acres adjacent to Presidents Park near the tennis courts. All of the papers have been signed and Link said the closing could be in February. The property is scheduled to be added to Presidents Park, but council was […]
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Chickens in Edgewood Cause Concern for Resident
Edgewood City Council listened to a complaint about the chicken ordinance Monday night which the city passed a few months ago. Bob Barth, who finds himself in the ubiquitous position of reluctant chicken neighbor, stood up to relate why he thinks council should rescind the ordinance, or at least tweak it to make it easier on the neighbors […]
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City Commits to Transparency with Purchase of New Program
Edgewood City Administrator Brian Dehner and Senior Deputy Clerk Belinda Nitschke gave city council an overview of a program called “Open Gov”, a program that promotes financial transparency. The program is in use all over the country, and the treasurer of the state of Ohio purchased the program and made it available to every community there. In Kentucky, […]
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Photos: Spooky Sunday in Edgewood
It was spooky Sunday in Edgewood’s Presidents Park. Actually… it was mostly an adorable Sunday! RCN’s Patricia A. Scheyer produced these photos:
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Edgewood a Step Closer to Allowing Chickens to Be Raised in Yards
The topic of chickens in Edgewood returned to city council’s agenda on Monday. The city heard a first reading of an ordinance spelling out the conditions of owning chickens within the city limits. Attorney Kim Wichmann, filling in for Frank Wichmann, read the ordinance summary without fanfare, with no one commenting or objecting. The new amendment to an […]
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Volunteers Needed for the Local Medical Reserve Corps
The Northern Kentucky Medical Reserve Corps provides citizens of both medical and non-medical backgrounds with a way to help their communities during a public health emergency. Anyone interested in joining the Medical Reserve Corps is invited to attend an orientation session from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, at the Health Department’s District Office at […]
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3 Northern Kentucky Schools Named “Blue Ribbon” by U.S. Dept. of Ed.
A big round of applause is in order for three Northern Kentucky schools named among the 335 Blue Ribbon Schools by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Beechwood Elementary and Blessed Sacrament School in Ft. Mitchell and St. Pius X School in Edgewood were the local schools among the list. Eleven Kentucky schools were named as […]
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Edgewood Postpones Vote on Chickens, Property Tax Hike
Edgewood City Council decided to table the issue of regulating chicken flocks in the city so that City Attorney Frank Wichmann can look at the new ordinance regulationsand how they match with the zoning ordinance that regulates dimensions and set backs for storage sheds. The discussion on the fowl ordinance, which was drawn up by Wichmann and […]
