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City of Fort Wright Community Yard Sale Friday, September 8th, and/or Saturday, September 9th 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Please No Early Birds)           How to Participate: Register for the event by printing and completing the Community Yard Sale Permit and emailing it to info@fortwr...

Cooling Centers Open in Kenton County - Thursday August 24th & Friday August 25th Kenton County will be opening two cooling centers, which will be operational  from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday August 24th and  Friday August 25th.  The location of those centers are listed below: Kenton County Administration Building, Rie...

Sanitation District No. 1 serves Northern Kentucky communities, including Fort Wright, maintaining the area's wastewater and stormwater systems to protect local waterways. Residents, business owners, and visitors can help protect waterways through simple practices listed below.  When it rains, storm water runoff flows over dri...

Fort Wright looks into equipment to fight electric vehicle fires By Kathleen Bryant August 16, 2023 There are 302 electric vehicles currently registered in Kenton County. Fort Wright firefighters haven’t had to extinguish a lithium-ion car battery fire, but that might change, and the fire chief wants to be prepared. Fire Chief ...

Fort Wright council hears concerns from Fire Chief about being prepared to fight electric car fires Aug 9th, 2023 By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter Fort Wright Fire Chief Steve Schewe told council last week that his department is investigating different methods of extinguishing car fires now that electric cars are becoming more p...

Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project Team Invites Public to August Open House Events   The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will conduct two open house events this month to update the public on the $3.6 billion Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project. One meeting will be held in Kent...

Fiscal Court honors Kenton County resident with Pioneer Award By Staff Report June 28, 2023 The Kenton County Fiscal Court honored lifelong resident Tom Litzler with the pioneer award at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting. Litzler served in the United States Army for six years, being honorably discharged as a Staff Sargent in 196...

Due to scheduling conflicts, The City of Fort Wright will not be holding our regularly scheduled City Council Meeting on Wednesday, July 5th, 2023. Our next City Council meeting is anticipated to be held on Wednesday, July 19th, 2023, at 6 pm, preceding our regularly scheduled Caucus Meeting. For additional information please contact Ms. Ji...

Local municipalities share input on Brent Spence Bridge corridor designs By Kathleen Bryant June 14, 2023 The Brent Spence Bridge Corridor will be making big aesthetic changes to the region over the next few years, including the I-71/75 overpasses in Fort Wright and Fort Mitchell.  At Fort Wright’s June 7 city council...

Temporary Road Closures Impacting Fort Henry, Pickett Drive and Lookout Court Local Traffic Only - No Thru Traffic Beginning Immediately - Until further notice   Water Main Replacement & Road Reconstruction– Fort Henry Dr. Temporary Road Closures and Delays Work is scheduled to continue on the Fort Henry Drive water main...