Recruiting troubles continue to plague the Bellevue-Dayton Fire Department, even as the number of emergency service runs increased in the month of November, Fire Chief Christopher Adkins reported at this month’s Dayton and Bellevue city council meetings. “We’re too busy to keep hiring,” Adkins said when he summarized his monthly report at the Dayton Community […]
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Police chief warns of catalytic converter theft spike during holiday season
Wilder Police Chief Chad Martin warned local residents of catalytic converter thefts around the holiday season during a city council meeting earlier this month. “We’re getting it all around us,” Martin said. “Officers have been sitting up in the parking lots, trying to just watch all night long.” The thefts, Chief Martin went on to […]
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Police officer shortage could lead to PTO changes in Alexandria
A police officer shortage led Alexandria city officials to consider revisions to the city’s paid time off policy. Police Chief Lucas Cooper was the first to raise the issue at a recent Personnel Committee meeting, and while much of the discussion focused on police officers, the changes considered in the meetings could affect all full-time […]
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Bobby Mackey honored by Wilder City Council
The City of Wilder honored country music artist Bobby Mackey during a city council meeting earlier this month. Recently inducted into the Independent Country Music Hall of Fame by Josie Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee, Mackey has been a fixture of the Wilder community for over forty years. Mayor Bob Arnold presented Mackey with a […]
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Highland Heights Mayor Greg Meyers Offers Thoughts on Reelection
LINK nky recently corresponded with Highland Heights Mayor Gregory Meyers about issues important to his upcoming reelection campaign. Read our conversation below. Note: Some responses have been edited for space and clarity. LINK: Why are you running, and what would be your top priority if elected? Greg Meyers: This will be my fifth term as […]
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Southgate Mayor Jim Hamberg offers thoughts on issues ahead of election
Jim Hamberg is the incumbent mayor of Southgate, who is running unopposed in this year’s election. LINK nky reached out to him to get his thoughts on the issues he thinks are most important for Southgate. Note: responses have been edited for space and clarity. LINK: Why are you running, and what would be your […]
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Highland Heights council candidates answer questions
Highland Heights City Council candidates Gary Chinn, John Hoffert, Virgil Miller and R. Alex Bramel recently spoke with LINK nky about issues important to their campaigns. Read some of their responses to our questions below. Note: some responses have been edited for space and clarity. LINK: Why are you running for this office, and what […]
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Stone soup, microprocessors and poop: How Biggby CEO found success
Stone soup. Microprocessors. Poop. This was how Mike McFall, co-CEO of Biggby Coffee, framed a free, public talk he gave at the Metropolitan Club last week. The talk was the first in a series related to his book Grind: A No Bull**** Approach to Take Your Business from Concept to Cash-Flow, which details some of […]
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Local Candidates speak at Alexandria council meeting
Three local candidates, Kelly Jones, Shelley Funke Frommeyer and Nicole Broomall, attended and spoke at the Alexandria City Council meeting last week, with many of their supporters in tow. The meeting saw the official appointment of David Plummer, who will be the new city administrator, but the council allowed the candidates to take the podium […]
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Alexandria welcomes new city administrator
The Alexandria City Council unanimously voted to institute a new city administrator last night. David Plummer, who will begin his duties as City Administrator next month, will be the first person to hold in the position in nearly 30 years. “We did a pretty exhaustive search,” said Mayor Andy Schabell. “We had a lot of […]
