Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine opened its 25th Cincinnati-area office and its third in Northern Kentucky at 775 Alexandria Pike in Fort Thomas. It is near the entrance to the Highland County Club in a building developed by Ashley Development Group. “Northern Kentucky continues to be a major focus at Beacon, and the opening of […]
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Fort Thomas chief: New police officers both have ‘impressive resumes’
Fort Thomas Police Chief Casey Kilgore introduced two new police officers who were sworn in at the February city council meeting. “Both have a calm, cool demeanor,” Kilgore said of the new officers. “Both have very impressive resumes. If you wrote an ideal resume for a police officer you could just put either of their […]
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Padrino in Fort Thomas opening for hot food carryout Friday
Padrino in Fort Thomas is opening for hot food carryout beginning Friday, said owner Hunter Thomas. Hot food will be available from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, Thomas said, but hours will continue to expand once the business gets more staff. Thomas owns three other restaurants — two other Padrino locations […]
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Colonel de Gourmet announces closure of Fort Thomas location
Colonel De Gourmet announced Friday it would be closing its Fort Thomas location Saturday, Feb. 19. “After much consideration, evaluation, and tears, we have reached the extremely difficult decision to close our Fort Thomas location,” the company announced on its Facebook page. The company’s Findlay Market and Newport stores will remain open, along with their […]
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Peterman returns to Fort Thomas council to fill vacant term
Former Fort Thomas City Council member Roger Peterman will return to council to fill the remainder of a term vacated by Connie Grubbs. In January, Grubbs announced she would be moving and unable to fulfill the rest of her term through the end of this year. According to state law, council had 30 days from […]
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Community honors legendary Fort Thomas crossing guard
Beloved Fort Thomas crossing guard Judy Kiskaden is being honored by the city for her 40 years of outstanding public service. Kiskaden famously directs traffic at the intersection of Fort Thomas Avenue and Highland Avenue. On Tuesday, City Administrative Officer Ron Dill presented Kiskaden with the keys to her new Subuaru as a gesture of […]
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How the mask debate is playing out at Fort Thomas schools
Written by Kenton Hornbeck, LINKnky Media reporter Fort Thomas Independent Schools Superintendent Brian Robinson said he has never seen an issue divide a community like that of the debate over masks in schools. But, he said, “what I can assure you is, if we get to a point where we have to make a decision […]
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Villa Madonna, Fort Thomas Named Cognia Schools of Distinction
Villa Madonna Academy High School and Fort Thomas Independent Schools were both recognized as Cognia Schools of Distinction. Both are among the 59 schools and 20 systems out of 1,200 that sought accreditation from the global school improvement organization. “We are incredibly proud of the work of our faculty, students, and families as […]
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New Storefront Promotion Program to Highlight Businesses in Ludlow, Bellevue, Ft. Thomas
A new partnership formed to promote local business districts will include Fort Thomas, Bellevue, and Ludlow. The three Northern Kentucky cities are included among eleven across the Cincinnati area as part of the joint effort between the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and Duke Energy. “Storefronts to the Forefront” is designed to provide business connections and […]
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Lane Closures Coming to I-471 Thursday and Friday
Double lane closures are planned for Interstate 471 on Thursday and Friday. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet – District 6 Office said that work crews will be conducting a bridge inspection on the Highland Avenue Bridge over I-471. The lane closures will be needed from I-275 northbound towards the Grand Ave. exit on I-471. On Thursday, […]
