The River Monsters have their first home game of the year this Friday at the Bank of Kentucky Center at 7:30. Tickets range from $7 to $25. Here’s a quick summary of the first three games, all of which have been on the road: Win @ Canton Cougars, 63-41 Lorenzen: 24 of 38 257 yards, […]
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5 Things to Know… About Tax Time
This week’s 5 Things to Know feature is particularly pertinent to mostly everyone around this time of year. As I type this, we have 35 days until April 15. Gross. Lori Owen, a Fort Thomas resident and CPA, has the low down on which items to look out for if you are choosing to go […]
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Autographed Beyond a Dream 25% off for Fort Thomas Matters Readers!
If you haven’t already done so, for a limited time you can buy Mark Krebs’ book, Beyond a Dream, for 25% off and Mark will autograph it for you. Mark was good enough to provide a link just for Fort Thomas Matters readers. and here it is…. Autographed Beyond a Dream 25% off
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Former UK Basketball Player, Newport Native, Releases Book
I love this tag line to this book: Beyond a Dream captures the amount of fight in a family, the courage of a mother, and the joy of chasing dreams. Author of Beyond a Dream, Mark Krebs, who was a 2005 NCC alum, walked on at the University of Kentucky and played under three coaches. […]
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FAQ’s about Organ and Tissue Donation
I always thought it a bit strange that just by signing the back of your driver’s license allowed someone to extract your organs after you die. That may seem a bit out of left field, and pretty morbid for a Saturday afternoon, but I do have a point. Campbell County Circuit Clerk, Taunya Nolan Jack, […]
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5 Things to Know… About Selling Your Home
This week’s 5 Things to Know column features Doug Schuerman, a Realtor at Sibcy Cline. I haven’t personally worked with Doug, but know plenty of people who have and all have good things to say. He’s a resident of Fort Thomas and is currently listing 11 properties in the city. Without further adieu: We all […]
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Northern Kentucky’s Most Vulnerable Children
At any given time in Northern Kentucky, there are approximately 900 children in out-of-home care, including foster care and residential living.Now, more than ever, the need for loving families is crucial.Of those 900 children, more than 30% are removed from Campbell County. Currently there are only 19 Campbell County foster homes, two of which are […]
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Target Opens! (with pictures)
And Fort Thomas Matters was there. Actually the very first one in the store after the ribbon was cut. Now I have one of those types of stories you can tell your grand kids. Here are some pictures from the event: Newport Mayor, Jerry Peluso, looks on as Target employees cut the ribbon to “loosely” […]
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2011 Street Resurfacing
From time to time we get emails from our readers inquiring about issues that are important to them. We recently had one asking about some of the streets in Fort Thomas that needed a bit of work. The document submitted by the Public Works Committee (Haas, Lampe, Doepker) to the Mayor and Board of Council […]
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5 Things to Know…
About the Mortgage Market Ed Vinson and I coach under 12 girls soccer together. Getting to know him over the last few seasons, it’s easy to understand how his company, Consumers Mortgage Source, has done well. He’s an easy going, incredibly likable, trustworthy guy who knows his craft. The mortgage market has shifted significantly over […]
