Ken Rechtin and Steve Pendery. Provided Ken Rechtin has wanted a debate with Judge Executive, Steve Pendery, since Pendery defeated fellow Republican, Kevin Sell, in the May primary. Pendery had rebuffed those early inquires but with just over a month to go until election day, three debates have been set up to hear those debates […]
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Pendery, Rechtin Schedule First Debate for Judge Executive Race
Ken Rechtin (Democrat, left) is challenging incumbent Steve Pendery (Republican, right) for Campbell County Judge Executive/Provided Republican Steve Pendery has held Campbell County’s Judge Executive seat for the last 15 years. Democrat Ken Rechtin, who has also served the county as a County Commissioner for over a decade, wants to bring Pendery’s tenure to a […]
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Rechtin Invites Pendery to Debate
Ken Rechtin, Democrat “Let’s you and I get down to business.” So said an eager Ken Rechtin, Democratic candidate for Campbell County Judge/Executive, in a letter to Republican Steve Pendery, inviting the 15-year incumbent to a series of debates to be held this fall. In the letter, which Rechtin wrote the same day Campbell County Republicans stuck […]
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SPECIAL EDITION: Complete Guide to Campbell County Primary Elections
Campbell County voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide which candidates facing primary elections will advance to the General Election in November. In Campbell County, 13 county-level primary elections will take place. See below for a full list of candidates. FTM has worked hard to bring you more Campbell County campaign news […]
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Judge-Exec Candidates Debate County’s Role in Northern Kentucky
COLD SPRING, Ky. — Campbell County’s role in the greater Northern Kentucky community was the central topic of debate at a recent public forum between Campbell County Judge-Executive incumbent Steve Pendery and challenger Kevin Sell.
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Town Hall Meetings to Discuss Heroin’s Effects on NKY Communities
Photo: Hendrike, Wikimedia Commons by PAT LaFLEUR City Reporter, Fort Thomas Matters Northern Kentucky leaders are coming together to discuss the growing heroin problem facing communities throughout the region, with a series of town hall meetings intended to boost discussion and awareness and to educate the public on this issue. Specifically, the town hall meetings […]
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Fort Thomas News – Week of December 13
1. Smoking Ban – As expected the Campbell County Court passed the smoking ban this week with Ken Rechtin the lone hold out on the vote. There was a bit of drama during the session as it opened with a surprise amendment that would have exempted any businesses that have 18+ year age limit. The […]
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Smoking Ban Takes First Step
The draft of the smoke free ordinance was posted last night on the Kenton County website. While it is technically a Kenton County ordinance this is the draft that will likely be used by the Campbell County Commission as to gather public input. The various county commission meetings will be the first step in getting […]
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Fort Thomas & Campbell County Results
Quick recap of the races this evening that impacts Fort Thomas: 1. Council is unchanged. This is the right result – I have had my doubts about Jeremy Canter as a real candidate and despite my misgivings on Lisa Kelly she is a better option than Canter. 2. We have a new member on the […]
