The sons of Billy Finke and his brothers will be the seventh generation to operate the family’s Fort Wright butcher shop. Since 1876, the Finke family has owned and operated Bill Finke & Sons. The shop was originally in a storefront on Main Street, but has been at its current location at 1502 Amsterdam Road […]
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Stonehouse Settlement Winery blends family, history and handcrafted wine
From 1913 through 1938, the Oakland 12-Mile School operated as a one-room schoolhouse for children in Campbell County. In 2025, the building is now the tasting room for Stonehouse Settlement Winery. Walter, Jean and Patsy Scott attended the school during that time. Three generations later, Sandy and Steve Scott bought the old school building on […]
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A cut above: NKY butchers keep craft alive
The sons of Billy Finke and his brothers will be the seventh generation to operate the family’s Fort Wright butcher shop. Since 1876, the Finke family has owned and operated Bill Finke & Sons. The shop was originally in a storefront on Main Street, but has been at its current location at 1502 Amsterdam Road […]
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From garage to city governments: FREY Municipal Software’s 50-year journey
FREY Municipal Software was founded in 1974 by Donald Frey and has since grown into an international business serving small and medium-sized municipalities with accounting, payroll and utility billing software.