City Administrator Ron Dill (center) shares his thoughts on school safety in light of recent national events. He is flanked by Council member Jeff Bezold (l) and Mayor Eric Haas (r) The March Fort Thomas City Council meeting included reports looking at economic development, general services and recreation last year as well as some plans […]
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Proposed Ordinances Address Vacant Homes and Property Issues
The city of Fort Thomas is looking at two city ordinances designed to keep neighborhoods safe and tidy. Council member David Cameron, chair of the Law, Labor and Licensing Committee, introduced ordinances to establish the Vacant Home Registration Program and the Code Enforcement Board at the March city council meeting. “We are fortunate in Fort […]
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Police Department Creates New Traffic Officer Position
Officer Nicholas Hoffman shares his traffic data with Lisa Kelly and other city council members. Although most officers deal with traffic violations and related issues in their day-to-day duties, the Fort Thomas Police Department now has a position dedicated exclusively to this issue. Officer Nicholas Hoffman has been selected to fill the newly created position […]
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Highlands Students Turn Hard Work Into Wins
Highlands bowler Andy Campbell talks about his championship win. His coach is Glenn Schmidt. –> Students from Highlands High and Middle schools stepped into the winner’s circle at the March meeting of the Fort Thomas Independent School Board. Anticipating the room would be filled with family and friends, the board moved its monthly meeting to […]
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2018 Merchants & Music Headliner is Announced
10,000 Maniacs highlights the return of the Merchants & Music festival. Fort Thomas celebrates the return of one of the region’s premiere family festivals, Merchants & Music, with the announcement that multi-platinum alt rock favorites 10,000 Maniacs will perform. This year, the event date is Saturday, September 22. The event returns to Tower Park and […]
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Fort Thomas Police Chief Announces Retirement
Chief Mike Daly has 27 years in criminal justice, most of them in Fort Thomas. He will retire July 31. The March Fort Thomas City Council meeting concluded on a bittersweet note with the announcement that Police Chief Mike Daly will retire as of July 31, 2018. Daly began his career as a police officer […]
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Mayors Talk Pensions and More at NKY Chamber Event
Northern Kentucky mayors speak at Chamber panel: Chris Reinersman, Eric Haas, Diane Whelan Mayors from Independence, Florence and Fort Thomas shared their thoughts on a wide range of topics at a government forum hosted by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. About 60 people attended the lunch and mayor’s panel at The Metropolitan Club in […]
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Fort Thomas School Board to Discuss Grading Policy Change
The state champion Highlands High School We the People team will head to the DC area for the national competition. Tonight’s Fort Thomas Independent School Boards meeting will be held at Woodfill Elementary to accommodate all of the state champions in the district. The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. and will include discussion […]
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National Education Leaders Gather Ideas for Fort Thomas Schools
Assistant Principal Peter Winkler and teachers Megan Boimann-Hennies and Karen Kampschmidt share what they learned at High Tech High Fort Thomas schools’ mission states that the district will provide learning experiences that “foster creativity, curiosity and innovation, while inspiring all students to pursue lifelong learning and become productive members of the global community.” The mission […]
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Fort Thomas City Council Roundup: Police News, Street Program and a Name Change for the VA Homes
New Fort Thomas Police Officer Joe Paolucci was welcomed back from the Academy and is completing training. The project we’ve all been calling “VA Homes” has a new name in keeping with the new life of the property. It is now the “Alexander Circle” project named by the developer for the street on which the […]