A long-standing effort to make healthcare more accessible took a major step forward Wednesday with the grand opening of Northern Kentucky’s first free full-time health clinic. The clinic is an extension of Faith Community Health Network’s free pharmacy. It is located in the same building as the pharmacy at 601 Washington Ave. in Newport, making […]
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The healthcare gap: How Northern Kentucky is caring for neighbors left behind
“I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the medicine I get from them,” said Donald Robinson, who turns 85 this month. The Edgewood resident is on Medicare and receives many of the medicines he needs to live through the Faith Community Pharmacy, located at 601 Washington Ave. in Newport. The pharmacy, founded in 2002 […]
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Newport to remove Flock cameras, end pilot program
The city of Newport is ending its Flock pilot program, will remove the cameras from the city and will not move forward in purchasing the technology. Newport announced Tuesday afternoon that it is ending its Flock Safety pilot program and will not purchase the automated license plate reader cameras. The city said the cameras helped […]
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Kenton PD to request bid for automated license plate readers, more in NKY gov
This week in NKY government meetings, the Kenton County Police Department is requesting to solicit bids for Automated License Plate Readers. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened last week in NKY gov? Newport town hall draws […]
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Newport resumes floodwall mural project with first new panels set for August
The blank spaces along Newport’s floodwall won’t stay empty much longer. Beginning in August, local artists will start transforming them into scenes from the city’s past. Newport’s new floodwall mural project, along Dave Cowens Drive, is designed to celebrate the city’s history through a series of murals. The first two mural panels will begin next […]
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Boss Hog’s next chapter: Inspiring NKY’s future trades workers
The pig that charmed crowds at parades and fairs across Northern Kentucky last year is now serving as the face of a new mission to encourage young people to pursue careers in the skilled trades. Boss Hog became the mascot of AnyWeather, a construction service company, last year after owner Phil Griffin purchased the pig […]
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Meet farmers, shop local on Campbell County’s Backroads Farm Tour
Campbell Countians can slow down, take the scenic route and discover the farms that help shape the county’s rural landscape during the county’s backroads farm tour. The Campbell County Backroads Farm Tour is July 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. rain or shine. See the county as you never have before during the self-guided driving […]
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Newport town hall draws crowd over proposed Flock cameras
“Newport does not need to be a guinea pig for invasive technological surveillance,” said Newport resident Jeff Richardson Wednesday night. “One of the most controversial issues in America.” The Newport Police Department held a town hall meeting on July 8 for residents to ask questions about the city’s consideration of Flock cameras. Members of the […]
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Newport Police to host Flock camera town hall, more in NKY gov
This week in NKY government meetings, the Newport Police Department is hosting a town hall to answer questions about Flock cameras. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened last week in NKY government? Arlinghaus Builders proposes 182-home […]
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Hear ye, hear ye: Colonial town crier brings 1776 to Mainstrasse
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…” If you strolled through Mainstrasse Village in Covington on Wednesday evening, you probably saw a man in colonial garb, bellowing […]