Well, the controversial website Road Snacks is at it again, and either you laugh, cry, sneer, or ignore their latest findings about Northern Kentucky cities. This time, the site which describes itself as, “The bad side of cities in America. We use science and data to create bite-sized news stories about where you live,” has […]
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Bromley Chooses Crescent Springs-Villa Hills Over Ludlow, May Explore Own Fire Department’s Future
The City of Bromley chose to contract with Crescent Springs-Villa Hills Fire Department for Advanced Life Support (ALS) service, ending the city’s relationship with private third-party provider Rural Metro. The decision followed the issuance of a letter from Crescent Springs-Villa Hills Fire Chief Jeff Wendt to Bromley City Council and the Kenton County Fiscal Court that […]
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State Commission Examining Bromley Fire Department as Neighboring Chief Says City Not Pulling Weight
EXCLUSIVE The chief of the Bromley Volunteer Fire Department has his hands full these days, and not just because he is also the mayor of this northern Kenton County city of roughly 800 people. The Kentucky Fire Commission is examining the department’s roster after names submitted by Jobe were discovered to belong to firefighters who […]
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Villa Hills Mayor Declares Snow Emergency
Per the order of Mayor Butch Callery, the City of Villa Hills has declared a snow emergency effective at 11:00 a.m. today. The city is asking that all vehicles parked on city streets be removed to allow Public Works personnel to treat the roads. The snow emergency will remain in effect for at least four […]
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He’s Only 5 But this Northern Kentucky Boy Plays a Mean Game of Chess
He’s only 5 years old but Eli Dropic is well on his way to achieving his goal of becoming a world chess master. The Villa Madonna kindergarten student and Erlanger resident recently won the 31st Lexington Winter Scholastic Chess Tournament at Rosa Parks Elementary in Lexington and has his new trophy sitting at home. Eli won […]
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Villa Madonna Junior Scores 1000th Career Point
Villa Madonna junior Thomas Schutzman recorded his 1,000th point for the Blue Lightning on Monday night. Schutzman, a guard from Villa Hills, was 14 points away from the milestone heading into the game against Bellevue. He ended up with 15 for the night and 1,001 in his career, though Villa lost to the Tigers, 57-52. Schutzman is the […]
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The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Promotes Villa Hills Resident
Shelly Espich of Villa Hills has been promoted to Systems Manager at The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF). She was formerly Giving Strategies Coordinator. Espich will serve as the systems administrator for the Foundation’s new and existing software. Her responsibilities will include promoting data integrity, creating reports, and providing user training. “Shelly has proven to be […]
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Buttermilk Pike Reopens in Villa Hills
After nearly a month, a stretch of Buttermilk Pike in Villa Hills is reopened. The road closed on August 7 for reconstruction between Rogers Road and Niewahner Drive. The project was an approximately $150,000 complete replacement of the road, reconfiguring the intersection. The island in the middle of the intersection was relocated to the side […]
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Road Closure Notice for Villa Hills
A contractor for the City of Villa Hills began a project on August 7 to replace the concrete panels and traffic island located at the intersection of Buttermilk Pike, Valley Trails and Niewahner. Residents of the Amsterdam Village subdivision are asked to use Amsterdam Road for the next two to three weeks. Buttermilk will close […]
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Villa Hills Looks to Variety of Tax Increases to Improve City Roads
Villa Hills City Council held a special meeting on Wednesday night where two taxes were raised in order to generate enough revenue to reach the $700,000 mark the city needs to re-pave its streets over the next 20 years. Those tax increases were the first in a sequence of funding mechanisms in play that would ultimately be […]
