A Northern Kentucky teen is expected to be OK after jumping from a third-floor window in Ft. Mitchell where an apartment building caught fire on Wednesday afternoon. The girl, 17, was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital where she is expected to be OK. The teen is reportedly a student at Beechwood High School. WCPO reported […]
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Ft. Mitchell Building May Be Razed to Make Way for New Bank Branch
A new bank branch is looking to open on Buttermilk Pike in Ft. Mitchell, but first, a demolition would take place. The Kenton County Planning Commission will consider a couple of items on Thursday related to the matter. Midland Atlantic Properties, a real estate firm with offices in Cincinnati and Indianapolis, is asking for a […]
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Crash Closes I-75 Near Dixie Highway
A multi-vehicle crash closed down northbound Interstate 71/75 near Dixie Highway in Ft. Mitchell on Sunday afternoon. According to scanner traffic, four people were injured. The crash may have involved motorcycles, according to initial reports. Northbound I 75 at 187.8 shutdown at this time due to multiple non life threatening injury accident. pic.twitter.com/CzJOD78gBw — Fort […]
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Ft. Mitchell Man Guilty of Producing, Possessing Child Porn
A Ft. Mitchell man was convicted of on six counts of promoting a sexual performance by a minor under 16, and six counts of possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor. Matthew Bucher, 29, would post as a teen on social media apps like Facebook, Kik, and MeetMe. Kenton County investigators last […]
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Kick Off Summer with Party in the Fort (Mitchell)
Summer kicks off in Ft. Mitchell with Party in the Fort on Friday, May 18. The event starts at 6 p.m. and runs till 10:30 p.m. at Diocesan Catholic Children’s Home (75 Orphanage Road). Party in the Fort features activities and entertainment for all age groups, along with food and drinks. “We […]
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Beechwood Educator a Semifinalist for State Elementary Teacher of the Year
Beechwood Elementary teacher Amanda Klare is a semifinalist for the 2019 Kentucky Elementary Teacher of the Year award, the Kentucky Department of Education and ValvolineTM announced Thursday. Klare, who teaches fourth grade in the Ft. Mitchell school, is up against Ashley Whitehead-Judd from Jackson County and NyRee D. Clayton-Taylor from Jefferson County. The awards for […]
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Photos: Fort Mitchell Easter Egg Hunt
The City of Fort Mitchell hosted its annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday. RCN’s Patricia A. Scheyer produced these photos.
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Ft. Mitchell Explores Tax Options as Pension Bill Looms
Like cities across the state, Ft. Mitchell is facing touch choices as it prepares the budget for the next fiscal year, due in large part to inaction in Frankfort on the state’s pension problem. The state is forcing cities, counties, school boards, universities, and other local governments in the system to increase their annual pension […]
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NKY Cities Staring Down Big Pension Increase as Bill in Frankfort Stalls
It was going to be dealt with in a special session late last year. Then no such session happened. So, instead, pension reform was going to be the top priority of the regular session of the General Assembly. It was even dubbed Senate Bill 1. But as the session’s days wane, no reform package has […]
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Remke to Close Ft. Mitchell Location
The Remke Market in Fort Mitchell will close next month. The news was confirmed by RCN’s media partner 106.7 WNKR. A manager stated that the location at 2501 Dixie Highway would shutter on April 13. Remke Markets was purchased last year by Ohio-based Generative Growth, and is managed on that company’s behalf by Fresh Encounter. […]