Fort Mitchell News

Fort Mitchell City Council voted unanimously at its July 6 meeting to approve a municipal order that extends the parking regulations on Cherrywood Drive, responding to requests from neighbors in the area.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear on Monday named five Tri-Staters to the boards of Northern Kentucky University and other state universities.

Hazardous materials units were called to the Fort Mitchell office of a local Congressman after a suspicious letter was received there.

COVINGTON - Former Covington Business Council executive director Beth Sewell is formally kicking off her campaign for Kenton County Fiscal Court Friday marching in three Fourth of July parades.

NEWPORT - 5-11 p.m. Riverfront, America's Celebration and Motorcycle Rally. The celebration will include fireworks on the riverfront, games, live entertainment, food, contests and prizes.

A local funeral home director says the downturn of the economy is leading to an increase in indigent burials.

ERLANGER - Sen. Jack Westwood was on a mission to Africa and missed the General Assembly special session that ended last week.

There's a museum in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky that is a reminder that if you have a passion about something, collect it.

The state will spend $57 million on public schools - including building a new $25 million middle school in or near Union in Boone County - under a casino-related budget bill that passed the House budget committee Monday afternoon.

FRANKFORT - Casino backers trying to lure legislative votes sweetened the pot Wednesday, significantly increasing the ante of education spending tied to the video slots bill.

FORT MITCHELL - Scott McVey, who's headed the Fort Mitchell Fire Department on a voluntary basis for about three years, will take over as the department's first paid, part-time fire chief next month.

FORT MITCHELL - Fort Mitchell City Council Member Will Terwort on Friday praised the Kentucky League of Cities' decision to review and update travel and entertainment policies that recently had come under fire.

The sixth annual Kenton County Public Library Foundation Racing to Read 5K Run & Walk, presented by U.S. Bank brought nearly 1,000 participants and volunteers to downtown Covington on Saturday, June 13.

FRANKFORT - During the first few minutes of his Monday night address, Gov. Steve Beshear had to speak over the din of a fire alarm blaring in the State Capitol.

As local officials begin the formal phase of lobbying Frankfort to help pay for local construction and infrastructure projects, they know money is tight.

Newsweek magazine has released its annual listing of the 1,500 best public high schools in the nation, recognizing several Northern Kentucky schools.

SOUTHGATE -- An historical marker commemorating the members of Congress buried in Evergreen Cemetery has been approved and will eventually be placed at the cemetery's entrance.

A house in Fort Wright was destroyed by fire at about 1 a.m. Sunday. The house in the 1600 block of Amsterdam Avenue was a total loss when firefighters from Fort Wright, Fort Mitchell, Park Hills and Ludlow fire departments arrived on the scene, Fort Wright firefighter Greg Aylor said Sunday.

There are only about two dozen veterans living from the group who stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

A 65-year-old Fort Mitchell man died after a single-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on New Circle Road at Newtown Pike.