Update (Wednesday, Jan. 1, 7:30 p.m.): The man accused of using a false name when in arrested in Ft. Wright and then pretending to be another inmate and accidentally released shortly after from the Kenton Co. Detention Center in Covington, is back behind bars. Police arrested Jacob Baxter, 29, on Wednesday afternoon. According to Kenton […]
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Ft. Wright Names Acting Police Chief
Ft. Wright Police Captain Jonathan Colwell will serve as acting police chief until a permanent replacement is named. Outgoing Chief Marc Schworer visited the final legislative meeting of 2019 of the Ft. Wright city council to say goodbye. Mayor Dave Hatter presented Schworer with a bottle of bourbon featuring the city’s crest. City council adopted […]
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VonLehman Announces 16 Promotions
VonLehman announced the promotions of sixteen employees across the Ft. Wright-based accounting firm. Two of the employees were promoted to shareholders. “We’ve spent years building a culture that naturally incites growth and development. Every one of our employees will say they have an opportunity to mold their own career at VonLehman, regardless of title, industry […]
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Ft. Wright Police Chief Talks About His Career Ahead of Retirement
Ft. Wright Police Chief Marc Schworer is a commanding figure, standing at six feet, four inches. But those who know him say the chief’s smile makes him approachable and that his eyes often betray a forthcoming joke. He grew up the son of a doctor and nurse alongside three brothers and two sisters and in […]
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11 Acres of Land Donated to City of Fort Wright
More than eleven acres of land were donated to the City of Fort Wright by the family of Ben and Agnes Wessels. The land is located on Sleepy Hollow Road near Devou Park. The Fort Wright City Council recently approved acceptance of the gift from the Wessels Construction & Development Company. Members of the Wessels […]
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Christ Passes on Ft. Mitchell, Will Expand in Ft. Wright
The Christ Hospital Health Network announced on Tuesday that it will not proceed with a development plan in Ft. Mitchell on the former site of the Drawbridge Inn. Instead, Christ will expand its current location in Ft. Wright on Dixie Highway. The announcement follows a court decision forbidding the addition of an ambulatory surgery center […]
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Reports: Ft. Wright Speedway Robbed at Gunpoint
An armed robber hit a Speedway gas station in Fort Wright, according to multiple media reports from overnight/early Friday morning. Fort Wright Police responded to 3395 Madison Pike at around 3 a.m., according to WXIX. A man with a gun reportedly took cash from the convenience store and fled in a vehicle with an unknown […]
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Ft. Wright Police Chief to Retire; Fire Chief Thanked with Bobblehead
Ft. Wright Police Chief Marc Schworer will retire on November 22. He received many positive comments and thanks at last Wednesday’s city council meeting. Councilman Bernie Wessels explained how when Chief Schworer went to the FBI academy, he came back and asked Wessels how he could get the word out to the public about attending the […]
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Chipotle with Pick-Up Window Opens in Hebron, with Ft. Wright Coming Next
Clarification: An earlier headline used the term “drive-thru”, and while customers will be able to drive up to the window to pick up their food at the Hebron location, there is not a traditional drive-thru where orders are taken. Instead, orders are placed via the app and picked up at the window. Chipotle Mexican Grill opened […]
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Man Arrested for Threat to Beechwood
Ft. Mitchell Police on Friday announced the arrest of a Ft. Wright man after report of a threat to Beechwood Independent Schools. Thomas Lowell, 19, was arrested by Ft. Mitchell and Ft. Wright Police and charged with second degree terroristic threatening. Police said that Beechwood, a school district located in Ft. Mitchell, received a threat […]