VonLehman, one of Northern Kentucky’s largest accounting firms, is merging with one of the area’s other largest firms — Dean Dorton. Starting Jan. 1, VonLehman will operate under the Dean Dorton name and brand. Currently, VonLehman operates offices in Blue Ash, Fort Wright and Indianapolis. Dean Dorton has offices in Louisville, Lexington and Raleigh. Post-merger, Dean […]
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Fort Wright city council discusses ways to address panhandling
Fort Wright City Council members discussed what they said was an increase in panhandling at their special meeting on Wednesday evening. “Panhandling has increased a lot in the last six months to a year,” Mayor Dave Hatter said at the meeting. “I see it all over the place, but it seems like it has really […]
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Park Hills passes resolution to support police training facility in NKY
Park Hills passed a resolution Monday night in conjunction with Fort Wright and Covington to support building a new police training facility in Northern Kentucky. Police agencies across the state are reporting that they are routinely being left without trained police officers for at least one year despite the required training period of 20 weeks. […]
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Fort Wright to increase waste collection fee
Fort Wright residents will likely soon see a rise in their annual waste collection fee. At a Nov. 2 Fort Wright special meeting, city council members conducted a first reading of an ordinance that would amend the current fee structure. Fort Wright has contracted with Rumpke for city waste collection and recycling services for several […]
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Covington votes to support the establishment of local police academy
The Covington Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution at their meeting on Tuesday to support the establishment of a police academy in the Northern Kentucky Region. Discussion among the commissioners on the topic was limited, but the issue of police recruiting is an ongoing issue in the region. “There has been a change in […]
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Targets of homophobic vandalism in Fort Wright say response ‘misses the mark’
The recent incident of targeted homophobic vandalism in Fort Wright has citizens talking about change. On Sept. 18, Hannah Wintorn and Elise Sebastian’s Fort Wright home was vandalized. Adjacent to their pride flag and their daughter’s bedroom window, someone spray-painted the words “Hell is real” on the side of their home. Wintorn and Sebastian are […]
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Ethics complaint against NKY Rep. Banta dismissed
An ethics complaint filed as a controversial bill funding a charter school pilot program moved through the legislature in 2022 against Rep. Kim Banta (R-Fort Wright) has been dismissed. Banta served on the House education committee where the bill initially passed, and her vote proved crucial to the bill moving through the committee, then the […]
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Fort Wright condemns homophobic vandalism, calls behavior ‘repugnant’
The City of Fort Wright vocally condemned a recent act of vandalism at the home of a local couple at the city’s council meeting this week. Neighbors and city leaders spoke out at the meeting, expressing their support for the couple, who are women, and the council approved a resolution condemning the acts and others […]
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Fort Wright welcomes new police officer
Fort Wright recently hired a new police officer. Officer Emily Horseman has already been sworn and worked a couple of shifts, but Fort Wright introduced her to city council and the watching audience during their Oct. 4 meeting. Horseman has lived in Northern Kentucky for most of her life. She attended Notre Dame Academy for […]
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NKY police departments offer staffing shortage suggestions
As industries across the country are feeling the effects of staffing shortages, a group of Northern Kentucky police departments are offering suggestions for how to combat the issue within their ranks. “The total number of police applications are down and there is a lack of police officers in general wanting to remain in the policing […]
