Campbell County Officials
CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS
As of 4 December 2007
The list of officials from cities and towns in Campbell County
was obtained from newspapers, election results, city officials, County Court
Record books, and documents located at the Campbell County Historical Society.
This document is a work in progress and if there are correction or additions
please contact Mike Stull At the Campbell County Historical Society 859-635-6407
JUDGE/EXECUTIVE
Theodore M Hill, 1891-94
Norval J Bennett, 1895-98
Martin J Brown, 1898-1901
William J. Hissem, 1901-05
Matt Moore, 1906-1909
H. L.Hawkins, 1910-14
J Edward Boltz, 1914-17
A. M. Caldwell, 1918-21
William C Buten, 1922-29
Conrad G Martz, 1930-33
William C Buten,1934-37
Odis W Bertlesman, 1938-49
Stanley C Meebus, 1950-53
Frederick M Warren, 1953-57
A. J. "Andy" Jolly, 1958-74
Lambert Huhn, 1974-81
Lloyd K Rogers, 1982-85
Kenneth Paul, 1986-98
Steve Pendry, 1999-current
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SHERIFFS
Nathan Kelly, 1794-97 (Appointed by Gov Shelby)
William Reddick, 1797
Bernard Stewart, 1798-1801 (Appointed by Gov Garrard)
Henry Brasher, 1801-02 (Appointed by Gov Garrard)
John Bartle, 1802 (Appointed by Gov Garrard)
Henry Brasher, 1803
Daniel Enos, 1804 (Appointed by Gov Greenup)
John Bartle, 1805 (Appointed by Gov Greenup)
Henry Brasher, 1805-06
Obadiah Scott, 1807-09 (Appointed by Gov Greenup)
Squire Grant, 1809-11 (Appointed by Gov Scott)
Thomas Lindsey, 1811-12 (appointed by Gov Scott)
Frank Spilman, 1814-16
Benjamin Graves, 1816
Bartlett Graves, 1816-17
James Kennedy, 1818-20
Jonathan Huling, 1821-22
John Lawrence, 1822
Squire Grant, 1823
Benjamin D Fowler, 1824-25
James Gardiner Lindsey, 1825-26
John Brown Lindsey, 1827-28
James Gardiner Lindsey, 1828-29
James Cooper, 1830-31
Oner R Powell, 1832-33
Stacy Reeves, 1834-35
Jonathan Carmack, 1835
John Carlisle, 1836
William DeCourcy, 1837
William H Lacy, 1837
Samuel Bennett Baker, 1838-41
Oliver Miles DeCourcy, 1841-48
L C Buskett, 1849-51
James A. Piner, 1852-56
Hubbard Dozier Helms,1856-59
Charles Stricker, 1859-60
James Rairdin, 1861-63
John Schwartz, 1864-68
Hubbard Dozier Helm, 1868-72
Thos Jones, 1874-78
Thomas M White, 1878-79
J. J. White, 1880-82
Francis Reichman, 1882-87
John Trapp, 1887-91
Louis Betz, 1891-95
Julius Leonard Plummer, 1895-98
J M. Radford, 1898
Fred Miller, 1898-1902
Dan Riedel, 1902-06
John P Nagel, 1906-10
Henry Tawery, 1910
C. L. Jordan, 1910
Joseph Dietz, 1912-14
Boone Gosney, 1914-18
Joseph Dietz, 1918-22
Louis B Tieman, 1923-26
Jacob Roll, 1927-30
Theodore Bertelsman, 1931-32
Albert E Howe, 1933-36
Louis C Sickmeier, 1938-42
Lee B Keslar, 1942-46
James G Lang, 1946-50
Ray J Diebold, 1950-54
Albert B Howe, 1954-58
Norbert W Roll, 1958-62
George Ratterman, 1962-66
E. J. Connor, 1966-70
Albert B Howe, 1970-74
Steve "Bernie" Sandfoss, 1974-78
Jim Murphy, 1979-83
Steve "Bernie" Sandfoss, 1983-87
John Dunn Jr. 1988-current
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CAMPBELL COUNTY POLICE CHIEFS
John Sheeran, 1922-25
John J Higgins, 1926-29
Frank Crail, 1930-33
Ed Offenback, 1934-37
J Len Plummer, 1938-44
George Benz (Bens) 1945-48
Jacob Racke, 1949-50
Ralph Adams, 1951-54
Richard Gegan Acting 1954
James Winters, 1955
Hugh Hacker, 1955-56
Henry Stuart, 1958-64
George Arnold, 1964-82
Thomas Bridges, 1982-93
David H Sandfoss, 1994-2004
Keith D Hill, 2004-current
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CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT
Since 2000 The central Campbell County Fire District has provide protection to the cities of Cold Spring, Crestview, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights and the surrounding County area.
Gerald Sandfoss, 2000- present
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EASTERN CAMPBELL COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
Eastern Campbell County Fire District Provides fire protection to cities of Mentor, and California. Also included are the unincorporated areas of Carthage, Gubser’s Mill, Flagg Springs, and Koehler.
Robert "Bob" Moore, 1964-65
Bill Edwards, 1965-66
Leroy "Pete" Dougherty, 1966-67
James Sigafoose, 1967-72
Leroy "Pete" Dougherty, 1972-82
Richard "Dick" McCormick, 1982-83
Keith Workman, 1983-84
Leroy "Pete" Dougherty, 1984-85
Greg C Schultz, 1985-95
Greg L Buckler, 1995-99
William R Shields, 1999-2002
In 2002 Eastern Campbell County Fire Department merged with
Camp Springs and Silver Grove Fire Departments and Became Campbell County Fire
District #1
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SOUTHERN CAMPBELL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
Southern Campbell County fire department provides service to the communities of Grant’s Lick, Brayville, Aspen Grove, Sun Valley a portion of Persimmon Grove, and a portion of Claryville.
Claude Farwick, 1959-60
George Bachmann, 1960-64
Garland Morgan, 1964-65
William E Hofstetter, 1966-83
Carl E Bihl, 1983-93
Donald Orth , 1994-96
William J Hofstetter, 1997-2001
James G Bell, 2001-current
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ALEXANDRIA MAYORS
Jack Neuslein, 1970-73
George Carmack, 1974-77
Roger E Stephen, 1978-87
Victor Stephen, 1987-88
George Carmack, 1988-89
Ray Hildbrand, 1990-93
Pat Fanning, 1994-98
Charlotte Krift, 1998
Dan McGinley1999-current
ALEXANDRIA CHIEF OF POLICE
Jack Bailey, 1965-87
Tom Rowland, 1987-89
Charles Edward Stein, 1990-98
Gary Farmer, 1998-2001
Mike Ward, 2001-current
ALEXANDRIA FIRE CHIEFS
Pete Neiser, 1938-1955
George Harding, 1955-69
Dick Arnold, 1969-74
Val "Bud" Lederer, 1974-1991
Dick Matter, 1991-1992
Herb Steffen, 1992-95
Charles Rauch, 1995-97
Mike Traylor, 1997-98
Ken Schaub, 1999-2003
Jeff Pohlman, 2003-current
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ASPEN GROVE (UNINCORPORATED)
MAYORS
No elected city mayors
CHIEF OF POLICE
Police protection is provided by the Campbell County Police
FIRE CHIEFS
Fire protection was provided by the Southern Campbell
Volunteer Fire Department after 1959.
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BELLEVUE MAYORS
A. T. West 1878-79
Reese Morgan, 1880-83
Missing 1883-86
Gus R Harms, 1886-92
Charles W Nagel, 1893-1900
S B Steward, 1900-01
J W Ellis 1902-05
George Ewing Jr. 1906-07
Joseph Cassidy, 1908-09
William List, 1910-13
John L Winters, 1914-21
Chester Dorsey, 1922-25
Clem A Wiethorn, 1926-33
Fred C Klett, 1934-41
Robert P Hummel, 1942-57
Richard C Callahan, 1958-65
Thomas C Rechtin, 1966-73
Willard G Hundemer, 1974-85
Thomas J Wiethorn, 1986-2001
John D Meyer, 2001-current
BELLEVUE CHIEF OF POLICE
John W Ratcliff, (Marshall) 1878-79
Missing 1880-84
Ira Neville Listed as policeman 1884-87
Henry F. Corielli, 1888-1900
John W Ratliff, 1900-20
George C Seither, 1920-28
Charles Egan, 1928-35
Edward G Winter, 1935-37
Edward Hausfeld, 1938-47
Adolph H Perry, 1948-67
Elmer E Corbin, 1968-91
Ricky Sears, 1991-2002
William D Cole, 2002-current
BELLEVUE FIRE CHIEFS
Chas F Egan, 1926-29
-------- 1930-37
Ed Winters, 1938-41
Ray L Yelton, 1942-43
George Closs, 1944-45
John Huhn, 1945-46
Charles Bright, 1946-47
Red Sesher, 1948-49
August "Gus" Bosch, 1949-60
Franklin "Bud" Moore, 1960-74
Richard "Dick" Mohr, 1974-80
James Krogman Sr. 1980-85
Ralph H Quitter, 1986-94
John W Daley, 1995-2002
In 2002 The Bellevue Fire department consolidated with the Dayton Fire Dept
Denny Lynn 2002
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BRENT (UNINCORPORATED)
MAYORS
No elected city Mayors
CHIEFS OF POLICE
Police protection is provided by the Campbell County Police Department
FIRE CHIEFS
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CALIFORNIA MAYORS
Missing 1987
Michael Young
Walter Govan, 1995-1997
Franklin Smith, 1997-current
CALIFORNIA CHIEF OF POLICE
Ray Buckler, 1968-1974
Police protection is provided by the Campbell County police Department.
CALIFORNIA FIRE CHIEFS
Fire protection is provided by the eastern Campbell County
Fire Department
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CAMP SPRINGS (UNINCORPORATED)
MAYORS
No elected City Mayors
CHIEF OF POLICE
Police protection is provided by the Campbell County Police Department
FIRE CHIEFS
John Reitman, 1949-65
Ervin Enzweiler, 1965-67
Edward See, 1967-84
George Johnson, 1984-85
Len Beck, 1985-97
Myron Born, 1997-2002
In 2002 camp springs merged with eastern Campbell County Fire
Department
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CARTHAGE (UNINCORPORATED)
MAYORS
No elected city mayors
CHIEF OF POLICE
Police protection is provided by the Campbell County Police Department
FIRE CHIEFS
Fire protection is provided by the Eastern Campbell County
Fire Department and Alexandria fire department
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CLARYVILLE (UNINCORPORATED
MAYORS
No elected city Mayors
CHIEF OF POLICE
Police protection is provided by the Campbell County Police Department
FIRE CHIEFS
After 1959 Fire protection was provided by the Southern
Campbell Volunteer Fire Department.
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CLIFTON
(Annexed by Newport in 1935)
MAYORS
George Fewless, 1888-
Missing 1889-1906
John Hurley, 1907
Missing 1908-1923
Edward C Junk, 1923-24
Frank C Rardin, 1926-29
Robert F Snow, 1935
CHIEF OF POLICE
T Lewis Riley, 1888
A. H. Schneider, 1923-24
Missing 1925-35
FIRE CHIEFS
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COLD SPRING
MAYORS
(Cold Spring had a Chairman until 1965)
Leonard W Kruse, 1941-45
Joseph Schmidt, 1946-51
Harry Heuerman, 1952-55
Albert Goetz, 1956-57
Elmer Schultz, 1958-61
Richard Knock, 1962-64
Jack Whitehouse, 1965-69
Malcomb Eads Jr. 1970-73
Thomas "Ed" Rieckhoff, 1974-77
Clarence Martin, 1978-81
Gary Reynolds, 1982-85
Paul Weghorn, 1986-93
Clarence J Martin, 1994-98
Paul Weghorn Jr. 1999-2002
Mark Stoeber, 2003-current
CHIEF OF POLICE
Missing 1943
Ray Pembeton, missing dates
William J Bailey, 1973-79
Jack Williamson, 1979-81
Louis Gene Schwitzer, 1981-83
Donn Jayes Sr. 1983-85
Louis Gene Schweitzer, 1986-96
Mike Piccirillo, 1996-99
Jim Hales, 1999-2002
Rick Sears, 2002-2006
Ed Burke, 2006-current
FIRE CHIEFS
Ed Velkey, 1943-43
Phil Knock, 1943-52
Barney Sacksteder, 1952-62
Clarence Pritchard, 1962-63
Bill Burkhart, 1963-64
Ted Newton, 1964
Clarence Pritchard, 1964-65
Bill Burkhart, 1965-68
Jim Molique, 1968-70
Dave Rust, 1970-77
Paul Krebs, 1977-78
Gary Seibel, 1978-79
Mark Schroder, 1979-88
Alan Goetz, 1988-90
Mary Bailey, 1990-96
Mike Rust, 1996-2000
In 1950 included Crestview into fire protection area.
In 2000 merged with Central Campbell County Fire Department.
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CRESTVIEW
MAYORS
William Toner, 1950-1953
Michael Carroll, 1954-1955
William Toner, 1956-1957
Walter Bricking, 1958
Ray Beiting, 1959
Paul Evans, 1960-1961
Ray Beiting, 1962-1963
Robert Thomas, 1964-1965
Nicholas Nicolletta, 1966-1967
Ken Mueller, 1968-1973
Steve Toner, 1974-1975
Frank Bardonaro, 1976-1977
Chris Gillespie, 1978-1979
Catherine Crostwaite, 1980-1981
Max Dawson, 19882-1989
John Strassel, 1990-1992
Pat Stortz, 1992-1998
Mike Leopold, 1999-2002
Janet Krebs, 2003-2006
Karen Bonds, 2007-present
CHIEF OF POLICE
Walter Ashmore, 1950- Marshall
Police protection comes from the Campbell County Police Department.
FIRE CHIEFS
In 1950 Crestview merged with the Cold Spring Fire Department.
In 2000 merged with Central Campbell County Fire District.
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DAYTON
MAYORS
James B Chadwick, 1872-73
Missing 1874-78
Henry W Gunnison, 1878-79
George Maxey, 1880-85
Edwin R Helm, 1886-87
John Reid, 1888-91
Missing 1892-93
Chas A Bird, 1894-1901
John Kruchten, 1902-11
William C Quinby, 1911-17
William R Smith, 1918-21
Fred H Reeker, 1922-26
Conrad A Wissel, 1926-29
Byron L McCormick, 1931***
Alfred H Reekers, 1942-44
Missing 1945-48
Alfred H Reekers, 1949
Missing 1950-54
Walter G Pilgrim, 1954-55
Ted Dupont, 19 -1965****
Marshall Dodd, 1965-68
Louis Brueggen, 1969
Paul Kroth, 1970-74
Miles P Vaught, 1974-75
Gilbert H Lynn, 1978-89
Carol Ann Creekmore, 1990
Bobby Crittendon, 1991-2000
Ronald Gunning, 2000-02
Kenneth Rankle, 2003-current
CHIEF OF POLICE
Prior to 1890 were called City Marshall
Newton Stamper, 1878-81
Thos Knopp, 1882-83
Henry C Havlin 1884-91
Missing 1892-93
John W Swift, 1894-99
George McClure 1900-05
Frank C Ortlieb, 1906-15
Christ Dorna Sr, 1916-17
George A Klein, 1918-19
Frank C Ortlieb, 1920-24
Charles M Finley, 1926-29
Missing 1930-42
John R Moran, 1942-49
Missing 1949-68
John R Moran, 1968-74
Gerald Early, 1987-88
Mark Brown
James Werner, 2007-current
FIRE CHIEF
George McClure, 1870-78
M. Dixon, 1878-1906
Eugene Banks, 1906-
Charles Finley, 1924-
Clarence Kiefer Sr. 1932-42
Ray Sesher, 1942-43
Justin Bell, 1943-46
George Riechers, 1946-46
Ralph Branch, 1946-49
Charles Spreter, 1949-90
Dennis Lynn, 1990-2002
In 2002 the Dayton and Bellevue Fire Departments consolidated
Dennis Lynn, 2002-
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FLAGG SPRINGS (UNINCORPORATED)
MAYORS
No elected city Mayors
CHIEF OF POLICE
Police protection provided by the Campbell County Police Department.
FIRE CHIEFS
Fire Protection provided by the Eastern Campbell County Fire
Department and Alexandria Fire Department.
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FORT THOMAS
MAYORS
Community leaders serving as chairman (or later president) of the Board of Trustees until the District became the city of Fort Thomas in 1914 are as follows:
John Cline, 1867
Jacob Hawthorne, 1868-72
Samuel Shaw, 1873-75
Benjamin Smith, 1876-78
D. S. Carrick, 1879-80
Samuel Shaw, 1881-96
J. M. Shaw, 1897-98
O. F. Barrett, 1899-1901
J. M. Shaw, 1902
John Macht, 1903
William H Donaldson, 1904-06
Fred Miller, 1907
D. F. Gerauld, 1908
C. C. Weber 1909
H. M. Stegeman, 1910-11
F. H. Albershardt, 1912-13
William H Donaldson,1914
MAYORS
George Fulner 1915-19 (became first Mayor)
W. H. D. Wheat, 1920-33
Dr. L L Ross, 1934-50
Frank B Stegeman, 1950-61
W Donaldson Brown, 1961-65
W Bruce Ross, 1966-77
Fred W Eschell, Jr 1978- 89
P Steven Pendery, 1990-98
Mary Brown, 1998-current
CHIEF OF POLICE
Louis Thoeny, 1908
Louis W Cook, 1909-55
Richard H Quehl, 1955-70
Edward G Schmidt, 1970-78
Norman H Hughes, 1978-91
Fred Rogers, 1991-95
Michael Bischoff, 1995-99
Steven Schmidt, 1999-2005
Michael G Daly, 2005-current
FIRE CHIEFS
The official District of the Highlands Volunteer was formed in 1904
Frank Phister, 1905-07
Charles R Flynn, 1907-09
Louis Cook, 1909-30
Prior to 1930 the fire chief was also the Police Chief
Bernie J Nielander, 1930-55
Raymond Tantum, 1955-1961
Raymond Mueller, 1961-1970
Earl Reppetto, 1970-83
William Dieckman, 1983-99
Dale Edmondson, 1999-2004
Mark Bailey, 2004-current
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GRANTS LICK (UNINCORPORATED)
MAYORS
No elected city Mayors
CHIEF OF POLICE
Police protection is provided by the Campbell County Police Department.
FIRE CHIEFS
Since 1959 fire protection is provided by the Southern
Campbell Volunteer Fire Department
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GUBSER’S MILL (UNINCORPORATED )
MAYORS
No elected city Mayors
CHIEF OF POLICE
Police protection is provided by the Campbell County Police Department
FIRE CHIEFS
Fire protection provided by Eastern Campbell County Fire
Department
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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS
MAYORS
Ralph T Beiting 1957
George Winkler 19--
Judson Daum 1978-1981
Elwood D Schneider, 1986-1989
Herbert Kenter, 1989-1993
Robert W Slatter 1994-1996
Charles W Roettger III, 1997-99
CHIEF OF POLICE
Edward Worthington, 1958
Missing info
Wilbur H Gasdorf, 1978-1982
Fred Otto, 1982-83
Allen L Griffin, 1983-86
Edgar Hauger, 1987-1995
Carl Mullins, 1995-current
FIRE CHIEFS
Keif Rachford, 1939-40
Bud Schneider, 1941-44
Lou Lockey, 1945-47
Ralph Jordan, 1948-49
Bud Schneider, 1949-50
Ralph Jordan, 1951-52
Vince Schneider, 1952-59
Dick Strauss, 1960-65
Ed Bohart, 1966-75
Gene McCord, 1976-81
Steve Derrick, 1982-88
Gene McCord, 1988-90
Ron Schneider, 1990-91
Brad Derrick, 1992-95
Paul Uebel,1996-1999
In 2000 Merged with Fire District #2 to create the new Central
Campbell County Fire District.
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MELBOURNE
MAYORS
Otto Good, 1970-75
William Ellison, Jan of 1976 to May 76
Earl Moher, June of 76 to 79
Steve Minshall, 1980-81
Maurice P Hehman Jr. 1982-98
George Koopman, 1999-2002
Helen Lutz, 2003-2006
Ed Fisher, 2007-current
CHIEF OF POLICE
Police protection is provide by the Campbell County Police Department.
FIRE CHIEFS
James Minshall 1951-54
Charles Hehman, 1954-94
Benton Clift, 1994-
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MENTOR
MAYORS
Ronald Strassinger, 1987
David Gearing, 2003-
CHIEF OF POLICE
Police protection is provided by the Campbell County Police Department.
FIRE CHIEFS
Fire protection is provided by the Eastern Campbell County
Fire Department
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NEWPORT
MAYORS
Francis Taliaferro Helm, 1834-38
John B Lindsey, 1838-39
Francis Taliaferro Helm, 1839-45
John B Lindsey, 1845-49
Horatio T Harris, 1849-50
John N Taliaferro, 1850-51
Robert D Hayman, 1851-52
T. W. DeCoursey, 1852-53
George R Fearons, 1853-55
Frederick A Boyd, 1855-56
George R Fearons, 1856-58
Edmund W Hawkins Sr. 1858-62
Robert B McCracken, 1862-66
C. P. Buchanan, 1866-70
Richard H Hayman, 1870-74
Louis Constans, 1874-75
Albert S Berry, 1876-77
William H Harton, 1878-85
James C Wright, 1886-87
M. V. Daly, 1888-89
Albert S Berry, 1890-91
George H Ahlering, 1891-93
Paris C Brown, 1894-97
Edward Biltz, 1897-1900
Robert W Nelson, 1900-04
August Helmbold, 1904-08
Edward L Krieger, 1908-1912
August Helmbold, 1912-16
Andrew Jackson Livingston, 1916-20
Joseph George Hermann, 1920-24
Andrew Jackson Livingston, 1924-28
Fred L Mclane , 1928-32
Dr Fred C Weber, 1932-36
Joseph George Hermann, 1936-40
Leo R Broering, 1940-44
Oscar O Hesch, 1944-48
James E Decker, 1948-52
Robert L Sidell, 1952-56
Alford Maybury, 1956-60
Ralph Mussman, 1960-64
John J Peluso, 1964-68
John Schmitz, 1968-72
Roland Vories, 1972-76
John J Peluso, 1976-80
Irene Deaton, 1980-84
Steven Goetz, 1984-90
Thomas Guidugili, 1990-current
CITY MANAGERS
Clyde E Wallingford, 1932-36
John T Rawlings, 1936-37
J Baily Morlidge, 1938-47
Oscar O Hesch, 1948-49
Malcolm Rhoads, 1950-51
Oscar O Hesch, 1952-55
A. C. Joseph, 1956
Ralph Mussman, 1957-58
Oscar O Hesch, 1959-65
Robert L Sidell, 1966-68
Donald Rodney, 1969-71
Robert L Sidell 1972-76
Ralph Mussman, 1977-80
Bert Berg (Feb-May 1980)
Ralph Mussman, 1980-84
Dennis Phelan, 1984-89
James Parsons, 1989-99
Phil Ciafardini, 1999-2005
Thomas Fromme, 2005-current
CHIEF OF POLICE
(Prior to 1875, Newport had a Town Marshal elected for a two-year term; in 1933, the City manager directed the police)
Charles Daniels, 1839
Missing 1840-55
A. F. Miller, 1856-57
Missing 1858-60
William H Bennett, 1861-63
Missing 1864-66
Thomas Fowler, 1867-70
Missing 1871-73
David R Lock, 1873-79
Thomas H Cottingham, 1880-81
David R Lock, 1882-83
George Smith, 1884-85
David R. Lock, 1886
Fred Miller, 1887-88
Louis Betz, 1889-90
Thomas H Cottingham, 1891-92
W. H. Wallingford, 1893
William O B Stricker, 1893-96
George W Lieberth, 1896-97
Norvell L Bennett, 1898
Charles Schilling, 1899-1900
David R Lock, 1900-01
D Edwin Smith, 1901-03
Harry H Deputy, 1903-06
John Lickert, 1906-10
Chris Ebert, 1911-17
Frank Bregel, 1917-32
David Murphy , 1934-36
Leo Livingston, 1937-46
George Gugel, 1946-61
Upshere White 1961-67
Edward Gugel, 1968-79
William Hensley, 1979-81
John Warndorf, 1981-82
David Williams, 1982-85
Rick Huck, 1985-91
Thomas Fromme, 1991-2007
Robbi Hall, 2007-current
FIRE CHIEFS
Thomas Williams, 1871-82
John Link, 1982-90
John Waters, 1890-97
John Link, 1897-1902
John Waters, 1902-08
Fred Schmidt,1908-12
John Reichers, 1912-16
Samuel Rardin, 1916-23
Albert King, 1923-26
Edward Brandt, 1926-30
Edward Miles, 1930-57
Charles Stutler, 1957-63
Henry Wietholter, 1963-74
Ralph Quitter, 1974-86
Martin Dooley, 1986
Larry Atwell, 1987-2006
Bill Ravencraft, 2006-current
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ONEONTA (UNINCORPORATED)
MAYORS
No elected city Mayors
CHIEF OF POLICE
Police protection is provided by the Campbell County Police Department
FIRE CHIEFS
Fire protection is provided by Eastern Campbell County Fire
Department
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PERSIMMON GROVE (UNINCORPORATED)
MAYORS
No elected city Mayors
CHIEF OF POLICE
Police protection is provided by the Campbell County Police Department.
FIRE CHIEFS
Fire protection was provided for a portion of Persimmon Grove
by the Southern Campbell Volunteer Fire department.
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ROSS (UNINCORPORATED)
MAYORS
No elected city Mayors
CHIEF OF POLICE
Police protection is provided by the Campbell County Police Department.
FIRE CHIEFS
Fire protection is provided by Melbourne Fire Department
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SILVER GROVE
MAYORS
Gerald F Losey, 1951-57
Julia M Ruschell, 1957-70
Charles J Rachford, 1970-74
Lisle Frank Gulick, 1974-75
James I Rice, 1975-81
Elmer Borman, 1982-86
Katherine Wright, 1987-1994
Carl Schwaber, 1994-2006
Neal Bedel, 2006-current
CHIEF OF POLICE
Prior to 1950 the Police were called Police Marshals
Deco Farris, 1950-57
Vernon Black, 1957-60
John Sayers, 1960-current
FIRE CHIEFS
Lou Jacobs, 1950
Charlie Jones, 1951-61
Lou Nelson, 1962-66
Syl Dulte, 1967-71
Arnold Yeager, 1971-74
Ron Steinhauser, 1974-79
Dan Jones, 1980-85
Ken Kniper, 1985-93
Ron Burchfield Sr. 1994
Randy Steinhauer, 1994-2002
In 2002 the Fire District of Silver Grove, Camp Springs and
eastern Campbell County Consolidated into Fire District #1. It provided service
to Silver Grove, Camp Springs, Mentor, California and a part of the
unincorporated area of Campbell County.
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SOUTHGATE
MAYORS
Before 1940 the towns governing body was a "Board of trustees" Who from among themselves appointed a "Chairman"
Thomas H Colling, 1907-10
Dutton J Hewetson, 1910-12
Chas Runck, 1912-14
W P Baker, 1916-18
John Begler, 1918-19
Claude Bonar, 1920-22
Arthur Liewelyn, 1922-24
Wilbert Sauer, 1924-26
George Stuckwisch, 1926-30
William Klicke, 1930-34
George Breiel, 1934-38
William F Blatt, 1938-68
William Daley, 1968-74
Ken Paul, 1974-81
Jim Callahan, 1982-86
Ron J Blanchet, 1987-96
Chuck Melville, 1996-2006
Jim Hamberg, 2007-current
CHIEFS OF POLICE
John Shay, 1955-77
missing
Robert Shields, 1983- 1989
John "Jack" Collins, 1993-
Chuck Hazel, 2002
Mike Hall, 2002-current
FIRE CHIEFS
John Begler, 1918-19
Harry Van Agthoven, 1919-23
Ed Meyers, 1923-24
Unknown, 1924-28
George Boehem, 1928-29
Earl Hemer, 1929-29
Cliff Specht, 1930-34
William P Conway, 1934-65
Ray A Muench, 1965-76
Richard Risenberg, 1976-78
Simon W Jewell, 1978-86
Larry Herfurth, 1986-92
John Beatsch, 1992-96
Marc Muench, 1996-2000
Richard Klaserner, 2000-2001
John Beatsch, 2001-current
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WILDER
MAYORS
Ben Jansing, 1941-47
A. J. Graf, 1948-49
William F Nelter, 1950-55
Paul Ruschman, 1956-57
Howard Barnes, 1958-59
Robert Porter, 1960-61
Missing 1962
William F Nelter, 1963-63
Otto Sears, 1964-67
Paul Howard, 1968-69
Kenneth Moore, 1970-71
Paul Howard, 1972-73
Gloria A Terrell, 1974-77
Douglas Haney, 1978-82
Jerry Williams, 1983-98
Harold Knight, 1999-2002
Stanley Turner, 2003-current
CHIEF OF POLICE
Fred Luerson, 1935
Jim Harris 1958 (Marshall)
William Verst Sr. 1958-72
Robert Schindler, 1973-93
Carl Eason, 1993-94
Hobert Strange 1994-2001
Anthony Rouse, 2001-current
FIRE CHIEFS
Red Barnes, 1957-58
Don Berkemeier, 1959-74
Jim Wilson, 1974
Jerry Steltenpohl, 1975
Ed Sendelbach, 1975-78
Bill Rowekamp, 1979
W Michael Castle, 1980-87
Jim Profitt, 1988-current
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WOODLAWN
MAYORS
Charles J Pirman 1923-24
Horace Hammer 1928-29 (Chairman)
Missing 1925-39
Louis F Bartlett, 1940-51
H Lewis Williams, 1952-53
Adolph Lombardo, 1954-57
Quinton Gene Magley, 1958-62
Frank B Feinauer, 1963
Quinton Gene Magley, 1964-66
Ted C Schumacher, 1970-71
Helen Purvis, 1972-75
Chas E Parnell, 1977-78
Patricia M Landenburger, 1979-
Terrance Rasche, 1982-86
Robert Cooney, 87-93
Jeff Cooney, 1994- 94
John Haun, 1994-2002
Ron Barth, 2002-current
CHIEFS OF POLICE
Police were called marshals in Woodlawn
William L Walker, 1942-51
Leo M Smith, 1952-57
Missing 1958-61
Eugene Stephens, 1962
James E Anderson, 1963-67
Irvin F Fessler, 1968-69
Robert Sexton, 1970-86
Jack Gullet, 1987
Robert Sexton, 1988
There were no listings for Marshall after 1988
FIRE CHIEFS
Prior to 1950 fire protection was provided by the Newport Fire department.
Joe Rasche, In 1947 he was the first president , there were no
fire chiefs.
Lou Bartlett, 1950
Louis A Bartlett, 1951-72
Al Lombardo, 1972-80
Carroll Huseman, 1980-86
Joe Eggemeier, 1986-91
Jude Zillios, 1991-current