Ft. Wright has a new council member. Margie Witt was appointed Wednesday night to fill the vacancy created by Joe Averdick who is stepping down because he is moving to Florida. Council received 11 applications and interviewed candidates for the opening on Monday. Mayor Dave Hatter complimented the caliber of applicants, and called […]
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Ft. Wright Councilman to Step Down, City Seeks Applications
A new council member is needed in Ft. Wright. Councilman Joe Averdick is moving out of town and will present his resignation on June 7. A new member of council will be appointed by the city council, which is seeking applications from interested parties. Those who wish to apply should direct their correspondence to City […]
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Ft. Wright Girl a Finalist in 2017 Braille Challenge
A girl from Ft. Wright is among the finalists in the 2017 Braille Challenge. 50 finalists, ages 6 to 19, along with their families and industry leaders will gather at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles on June 17. Calli Larison, of Ft. Wright, is among them, the Braille Institute, host of the […]
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“First Ladies of the Civil War” to Be Discussed at Civil War Museum’s Annual Dinner
The James A. Ramage Civil War Museum will hold its 7th Annual Blue & Gray Dinner on Tuesday, April 25 at Twin Oaks Golf and Plantation Club in Latonia. Cocktail hour (cash bar) will be between 6 and 7 p.m. Dinner will start at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gray Dinner’s guest speaker […]
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Development Causing Concern in Latonia to Be Voted on in Ft. Wright
“Ft. Wright, respect your code and my abode.” “Love thy neighbor. Don’t build industry in our backyard.” “Good neighbors, not developer favors.” “No more industry in our backyards.” Handmade signs have popped up in West Latonia, in a part of Covington that straddles the Ft. Wright line near a site where developer Kent Wessels plans […]
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Covington Asks Ft. Wright to Consider Neighbors in New Development
A proposed development in Ft. Wright near that city’s eastern edge where it borders the Latonia neighborhood caught scorn at Covington City Hall on Tuesday night. Nearby residents on the Latonia side pleaded for help from the City of Covington, whose board of commissioners unanimously passed a resolution urging Ft. Wright’s city council to oppose the […]
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Photos: Local Mayors Compete in Chili Cook-Off
It was all chili and good-time competition at the Ludlow Senior Center on Friday night at a chili cook-off sponsored by the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission. The chili chefs were Ludlow Mayor Ken Wynn, Covington Mayor Joe Meyer, and Ft. Wright Mayor Dave Hatter. “Well, I didn’t read the instructions, and so […]
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Mayors to Compete in Chili Cook-Off
They’ve been elected in their own cities, but now they’ll square off against each other. Covington Mayor Joe Meyer, Ft. Wright Mayor Dave Hatter, and Ludlow Mayor Ken Wynn will go head to head in chili cook-off. Which local mayor will be crowned Chili Champ of Northern Kentucky? The Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission is […]
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Woman Killed in Ft. Wright Crash Identified
An Tuesday night crash on Madison Pike near Lakeview Drive left a woman dead. Kelcie Lee, 24, was driving a Ford Focus and attempted to turn on to Madison Pike from Lakeview when she collided with a GMC Sierra 2500 headed northbound. The impact sent the Focus into the southbound lanes where it was struck […]
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Ft. Wright Increasingly Upset with Debt Associated with State Pension System
An independent review of the city’s finances caused Ft. Wright Mayor Dave Hatter to lash out at the state government for having an underfunded pension system. The City of Ft. Wright drew statewide attention when it sued the state retirement system for what the city characterized as bad investments. On Wednesday night, city […]