This story originally appeared in the June 16 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. Not all farms are raising cattle and planting vegetables; many are making money in nontraditional ways, such as selling bundles of lavender and bars of goat’s milk soap. While Northern Kentucky still boasts plenty […]
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Officer reunites with student from DARE program 33 years later
A challenge to a race on the playground 33 years ago came full circle for the officer and student earlier this month. The DARE program swept through schools beginning in the 80s but found its way to Covington in 1990. DARE, which stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, was a program that put officers in […]
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Bellevue to rename Taylor Avenue ‘Taylor Swift Avenue’ ahead of Cincinnati shows
Taylor Avenue in Bellevue is proclaimed Taylor Swift Avenue by the city for the week of June 26. The dedication comes ahead of Swift visiting the region for her concerts at Paycor Stadium on Friday, June 30, and Saturday, July 1. According to Bellevue Marketing and Communications Director Melissa Morandi, the city will change street […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Friday, June 23, 2023
Are you ready for the weekend? LINK nky is, it’s been a busy week here in Northern Kentucky, and if you want to catch up take a listen to today’s headlines.
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Campbell County meetings to vote out chair, treasurer ruled invalid
The Republican Party of Kentucky’s 4th District ruled that the March and April meetings held by members of the Campbell County Republican Party to vote out their chair and treasurer were invalid. The meetings called on March 2 and April 13 were found to be invalid because Chair Anna Zinkhon did not call the meetings to order. Following the […]
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Campbell County votes to streamline occupational tax collection
The Campbell County Fiscal Court voted to eliminate its net profit tax and replace it with a business license flat fee to streamline its occupational tax collection. The vote, which took place at the fiscal court meeting Wednesday evening, was ahead of a tax cap lifted by the general assembly last year, giving the fiscal […]
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Bellevue looks into allowing use of golf carts on Fairfield Avenue
Last June, Bellevue passed an ordinance permitting the use of golf carts in the city with the exclusion of Fairfield Avenue and Memorial Parkway. At the June 14 city council meeting, Bellevue City Administrator Frank Warnock and council members showed interest in legislation allowing the carts on Fairfield Avenue. However, Warnock said the police and […]
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Campbell County Schools Superintendent passes ‘new superintendent training’
Campbell County Schools Superintendent Shelli Wilson has completed and passed all the requirements for new superintendent training. The training is for new superintendents in the state, required by the Kentucky Department of Education to offer them support through an individualized learning plan. Wilson assumed her role on July 1, 2022, and dedicated about 21 days […]
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Harvey Lewis documentary showing on Amazon Prime produced and directed by NKY companies
After equipping an old electrician’s van in 2018 and recruiting a team that included Northern Kentucky’s Road ID and Harris Media, Ultrarunner Harvey Lewis attempted to run the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail faster than anyone in history. Though the documentary “Like Harvey Like Son” highlights Lewis’s time running the trail from Georgia to Maine, the story […]
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Boone County Board of Education tables ‘Zpass’ discussion upon parent concerns
Boone County Schools are working on the second phase of a proposed bus security feature, which consists of identification card readers on school buses. Parents spoke at the Boone County Board of Education regular meeting held Thursday evening and asked the board to wait for a vote until their questions and concerns were answered. The […]
