Cincinnati Reds greats George Foster and Dave Parker popped by the new U.S. Bank branch on Buttermilk Pike in Ft. Mitchell on Monday. The pair were originally slated to take part in the branch’s March grand opening, but the COVID-19 pandemic squashed those plans. Six months later, U.S. Bank hosted a small, socially distanced celebration […]
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Developer Targets Specialty Grocery as Part of New Vision for Ft. Mitchell Site
The former site of the Drawbridge Inn in Ft. Mitchell is back in the mix for a future development. The famed local hotel and meeting space was razed to make way for what Christ Hospital and Bellevue-based Brandicorp had hoped would be home to a mixed-use development anchored by a new outpatient surgical center. A […]
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Ft. Mitchell Native Awarded Ireland Scholarship for Graduate Studies
Fort Mitchell native and Beechwood High School graduate Brandt Coleman was awarded a Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship for the 2020-21 academic year. More than 3,000 international candidates applied and Coleman was one of sixty chosen. The award includes full tuition for the completion of a graduate program, a stipend of 10,000 euros, and the […]
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$652,000 Federal Grant to Aid Staffing at Ft. Mitchell Fire Dept.
The City of Fort Mitchell was awarded a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program. The $664,652 award will fund a full-time employee to handle recruitment and retention in the fire department and six college interns who will have their tuition paid up to a […]
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Park Renovation Plan in Ft. Mitchell Currently Over Budget
The City of Fort Mitchell’s park board meets Tuesday night to set priorities and to outline options for the renovation of General Ormbsy Mitchel Park. At last week’s city council meeting, Parks Director Kyle Bennett explained that a bid was received for $1.26 million and that he, engineers, and the board are hoping to reduce that […]
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Ft. Mitchell PD, Boone and Grant Jails Receive Federal Funds
State and local public safety agencies across Kentucky received more than $5.7 million from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program (CESF). Some of the agencies are in Northern Kentucky. “These funds are crucial in assisting police departments, sheriff’s offices, correctional institutions and other agencies within the criminal justice system, to prevent, prepare […]
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Hellman Named Finance Director at Redwood
Barb Hellmann was named as the finance director at Redwood, a newly created position at the Ft. Mitchell school. The Union native and resident graduated from Boone County High School and Northern Kentucky University. Hellmann, 61, has worked at Redwood for the past five years, serving as finance manager. Now she will oversee total operations […]
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Three NKY Fire Departments Receive Federal Funds
Nine Kentucky fire departments – including three from Northern Kentucky – received a total of $76,852 from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican Majority Leader, announced that the funds would help protect the health and safety of the public and first responders through the purchase of […]
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More Traffic Impacts Expected on I-71/75 Starting Sunday
The entrance ramp from Dixie Highway to northbound Interstate 71/75 will close on Sunday night for one week as the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet continues its pavement improvement project on the highway. The closure starts at 10 p.m. on Sunday and is expected to last through August 16. The left lane of northbound I-71/75 will also […]
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BenchMark Physical Therapy Opens New Location in Ft. Mitchell
BenchMark Physical Therapy opened its third Northern Kentucky location this month at 2501 Dixie Highway, Suite 8 in Fort Mitchell. The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce joined the practice for a ribbon-cutting last week. The clinic offers outpatient orthopedic physical therapy, including manual therapy, injury prevention, return to performance and total joint replacement programs. Appointments […]