Kroger is offering customers the opportunity to purchase rare bottles of Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon and Buffalo Trace Antique Collection at five Northern Kentucky Kroger Wine & Spirits Shops on Dec. 7, with wristband distribution and random number drawings to determine who gets to purchase the bottles.
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Posted inBusiness
NKY/Cincinnati-based accounting company merges with Indiana firm
One of Cincinnati’s biggest accounting firms, Burke & Schindler, announced last week that they are merging with Indiana-based firm Gillam & Zetzl Inc. Burke & Schindler operate out of their Adams Crossing location in Cincinnati and their Fort Mitchell location off Dixie Highway. The Richmond, Indiana office will be their third location. Burke & Schindler […]
Posted inCulture
Looking to celebrate the Fourth this weekend? Here are events happening around NKY
Monday, July 4 is Independence Day and cities around Northern Kentucky are holding runs, parades and concerts to celebrate. Here’s a list of what’s happening where. Bellevue: First Friday- “Bellevue is Poppin” When: July 1, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Where: Fairfield Avenue What: Popsicle vendor/Fourth of July Theme Covington: Friends of Peaselburg Neighborhood Association […]
Posted inHealth, Infrastructure
Ft. Mitchell Hopes to Alleviate COVID Testing Traffic, Hires Public Works Director
Written by Michael Monks, LINK Media The Ft. Mitchell city council met virtually on Monday night, citing COVID-19 cases and exposures among staff members. During the meeting, council members listened to Police Chief Andrew Schierberg explain the traffic issues surrounding a COVID-19 testing site in the city. Covington-based Gravity Diagnostics operates a drive-thru testing site […]
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AT&T Contributes $10,000 to DCCH Center for Children and Families
DCCH Center for Children and Families received a $10,000 donation from AT&T. State Senator Chris McDaniel (R-Taylor Mill) and his wife, Renee, joined in the check presentation. The McDaniels made a referral to AT&T that made the donation possible, a news release from DCCH said. “We are blessed to have such generous support from both […]
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Grants Support Redwood’s Therapy Programs, Facility Upgrades
Redwood recently received about $94,000 in grand funds. The funds will support the Fort Mitchell organization’s Therapeutic Intervention Program and help complete renovations and other improvements to its campus. “Because of the generosity of so many individuals, businesses, and foundations, Redwood can sustain much-needed services and complete occasional but expensive renovation projects benefiting those we serve,” said […]
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Senior Housing, Grocery Discussed as Possibilities for Old Drawbridge Site
After months of silence, the developers of the former Drawbridge Inn site in Ft. Mitchell updated city council on forthcoming plans this week. There were not a lot of specifics about tenants, but general references were made to a grocery store, senior housing, coffee shops, and possibly single-family housing. “This senior living we’re very excited […]
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Blessed Sacrament, St. Henry Named Blue Ribbon Schools
Two private schools in Northern Kentucky were announced Tuesday as U. S. Department of Education 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools based on their overall academic excellence. Blessed Sacrament School and St. Henry District High Schools are among the 325 public and private elementary, middle and high schools across the country that were recognized this year. The recognition is based […]
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Ft. Mitchell Man Reflects on Life at Age 104
Ernie Heinisch recently celebrated his 104th birthday. The Ft. Mitchell man said that he has seen a lot of change in his century-plus on Earth. A simpler time Heinisch, born Aug. 23, 1917, grew up along the Ohio River in Vanceburg, Kentucky, about 90 miles east of Cincinnati. His mom and dad took him home […]
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Beechwood, Boone Educators Win Teacher of the Year Honors
Kentucky’s 2022 Elementary School Teacher of the Year and Middle School Teacher of the Year are educators from Northern Kentucky schools. The Elementary School Teacher of the Year is Beechwood Elementary second-grade teacher Ashley Ritchie of the Beechwood Independent School District, and the Middle School Teacher of the Year is Hallie Booth, an eighth-grade teacher […]