The Wilder Police Department is asking for your help to try and figure out what caused a fatal, two-car accident on Saturday night on 275 Eastbound just after Exit 77. Two crashed cars wound up in the wooded area off of the roadway. One man died at the scene and a woman was severely injured. […]
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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Opens in Wilder
The new Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Wilder is now open and will host a ribbon-cutting next week. Crestpoint Companies and DAG will celebrate the new hotel on Thursday, January 18, from 2 to 7 p.m. The hotel opened at 8 Hampton Lane on December 14. The nearly 56,000-sq. ft. building is near Northern […]
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NFL Protests: Clooney Writes Prayer, Wilder Bar to Burn Merchandise
A pair of contrasting reactions with Northern Kentucky connections to the recent protests in the National Football League. A day after a Florence barbecue restaurant declared that it would no longer play NFL games on its TVs, a Wilder sports bar is upping the ante – and plans to host an NFL merchandise burning party on […]
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Know Any “L’il Plumbers”? Kids Will Love this Event at Jolly Plumbing
A local company is looking for the next generation of plumbers. Jolly Plumbing – which has 30 years of experience servicing Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati – is hosting its first-ever “L’il Plumbers”, a free event on Wednesday, July 12, 4:30 to 6 :30 p.m. at the Jolly Event Center (101 Beacon Dr., Wilder). […]
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Wilder Police: Help Us Find Man Who Threw $2,000 “Tantrum” in Store
Police are looking for the man that they say threw a “tantrum” in a local store, causing $2,000 in damage. On Tuesday, the man went into the United Dairy Farmers on Steffen Lane, off AA Highway, in Wilder and lost his cool, throwing equipment and products to the floor. The nature of the outburst was […]
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Fiery Vehicle Crash Shuts Down AA Highway in Wilder
FTM file. Photos provided to Fort Thomas Matters by Robert Brockman. It was like a scene from a movie. Robert Brockman, from Dayton Kentucky, said he was traveling on the AA Highway in Wilder passed the McDonald’s when he looked up an saw smoke billowing from about a quarter of a mile away. “We came […]
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Castellini Group Names New President/CEO
A new succession plan is in place at the Castellini Group of Companies. The Wilder-based business is one of the largest distributors of fresh produce in the U.S. and announced on Tuesday that Brian Kocher will become president and chief executive officer (CEO) on January 1, 2017. After thirty one years with the Castellini Group […]
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Schroder Reappointed as Vice Chair of Senate Judiciary Committee
Kentucky Senate Majority Caucus Leadership once again appointed Senator Wil Schroder (R-Wilder) as vice chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee ahead of the 2017 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly. “I am honored to again be named the vice chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee for the next two years,” Senator Schroder said. “I […]
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What’s to Become of the Licking River Greenway & Trails Project? No One Knows.
The City of Covington was awarded a $1 million grant to study the feasibility of turning an abandoned water bridge over the Licking River into a pedestrian and cyclist path from Kenton to Campbell County, connecting to the City of Wilder. On Tuesday night, the Covington City Commission will vote to reject the grant. It […]
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9 Northern Kentucky Cities Listed as “Top Suburbs” in State
If you are looking for the best suburbs in the Commonwealth, you’ll find nine of them in Northern Kentucky. That’s according to analysis by Niche, an online magazine that analyzes neighborhoods and school districts. It announced this week its top 25 suburbs in Kentucky. 16 are found in the Louisville area and the rest are Boone, […]
