Author Archives: Mark Collier

Fort Thomas Drug Center. FTM file.  The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a measure aimed at providing additional oversight and ensuring cost savings in administering pharmacy benefits for Medicaid recipients in Kentucky.  HB 222, sponsored by Representative Steve Sheldon, R-Bowling Green, would require the Department for Medicaid Services (DMS) to contract with a single independent […]

Merk & Gile Injury Attorney. 526 York Street, Newport. Free consultation 513-713-0862. On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state’s positivity rate has declined to 5.9%, the lowest since Oct. 27. “We are getting these vaccines out faster than the federal government can provide them, so there’s a lot of hope moving into the future,” […]

Dr. Laura Koehl to serve in management position in Sisters of Notre Dame new national organization    Dr. Laura Koehl, a Fort Thomas resident, will assume a leadership role in new national organization.  Barre3 Ft. Thomas. Located at 90 Alexandria Pike.  The Notre Dame Academy (NDA) Board of Directors announced today that Dr. Laura Koehl […]

Rep. Patti Minter, D-Bowling Green.   The U.S. Constitution guarantees due process for those accused of a crime or misconduct.   House Bill 145 would make sure students facing disciplinary action at a public postsecondary education institution have those rights.   The House Judiciary Committee approved HB 145 today, but not without discussion.   Rep. […]

John Wood, CPA, CVA, Principal at Rudler. Provided.  By John Wood, CPA, CVA, Principal at Rudler, PSC Similar to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the passing of the second stimulus package, or the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), included another round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and tax relief provisions for […]

Orangetheory Fitness, Newport Pavilion.  The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) has allocated $40,817,799 to Kentucky for emergency assistance to non-public schools in the state. All non-public schools may apply to the state for reimbursement of COVID-19 related costs, or to provide COVID-19 related services, through the recently authorized Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (EANS) under […]

  40 years in the business! Home building, room additions, deck building, roofing, structural work, concrete, painting. (513) 205-4020. Trevon Faulkner and Marques Warrick both earned postseason recognition by the Horizon League, as voted on by the conference coaches, the league office announced on Tuesday. Faulkner was named to the All-Horizon League Second Team, while […]

Local restaurants like Padrino Fort Thomas had to get creative during 2020. The newly opened restaurant is located at 14 N. Grand Ave.  Legislation aimed at supporting the food service industry in Kentucky passed the House of Representatives unanimously today. Rep. John Blanton, R-Salyersville, sponsored the measure. “This bill provides restaurants the option to offer basic […]

Newport Aquarium.  Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear joined Herschend Enterprises Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wexler, state officials and community leaders to announce that Herschend Enterprises has become a majority partner and operator of Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay amusement and water park located in Louisville, Kentucky. 2000 Memorial Parkway.  Georgia-based Herschend is the nation’s largest family-owned […]

Brad and Abbey Franzen. By Matthew Stevens 2000 Memorial Parkway.  It was a homecoming.  For a more than a half century Stephen Kidd accurately listed his place of birth as Fort Thomas, KY, but outside of the first couple of days in his life, he had not live here.  That changed when he and his […]