In Kentucky, it can be challenging to keep track of what happens when during election season. When is the filing deadline, what’s the last date to switch parties before the primary, when does early voting start? We put together this timeline to make it easy to double check key dates. Feel free to bookmark, peruse […]
Author Archives: Meghan Goth
As LINK nky's executive editor, Meghan Goth oversees editorial operations across all platforms. Before she started at LINK in 2022, she managed the investigative and enterprise teams at WCPO 9 in Cincinnati. She has also worked at The Cincinnati Enquirer, Dateline NBC and The New York Times Syndicate. She graduated with her Bachelor's in journalism from the University of Cincinnati in 2007 and received her Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University in 2008.
Posted inElection NKY 2026
Inside LINK: Turnout has nearly doubled in four years – kudos to the voters!
Since LINK nky launched in 2021, we knew from the beginning politics and elections would be a huge focus for us. In fact, LINK’s founders hired a political reporter before they even hired me as the managing editor to start building the rest of the team. Politics and the electoral process are part of our […]
Posted inCommunity Voices
Community Voices: How business owners can plan during quiet months
This Community Voices column is written by Jill Morenz, the CEO of Aviatra Accelerators in Covington. Some businesses thrive during quarter one. Others love the summer months when things slow things down across the community, allowing them to focus in and get stuff done. You might also see seasonal slowdowns as a time to worry […]
Posted inElection NKY 2026
Learn about the candidates that’ll be on your primary ballot
It’s officially t-minus 40 days to the Kentucky May Primary Election on May 19. LINK nky has been working for months on our election coverage (literally — our Election HQ launched on Nov. 5, the first day candidates could file with the secretary of state). We’ve got information that will help you with just about […]
Posted inOpinion
Inside LINK: Celebrate local news day with us
LINK nky launched in 2021 with a simple mission: Bring local news back to Northern Kentucky, which hadn’t had consistent coverage since the Cincinnati Post closed in 2007. Right after we launched, went to city council meetings and commission meetings and planning and zoning meetings, expecting to be met with neutrality or maybe even distain. […]
Posted inElection NKY 2026
If more Northern Kentuckians knew how much primaries matter, would more of them vote?
An average of 11% of people voted in the primary election in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties in 2024. Eleven percent. Even though races you’ll be voting for on May 19 won’t necessarily be as sexy as a presidential or gubernatorial race, they’ll have a lot more impact on your daily life. Voters will get […]
Posted inOpinion
Inside LINK: Stay up to date on the election without doing a thing
Here at LINK nky, we’ve been working on 2026 election coverage since last summer. So it’s easy to forget that the rest of the region isn’t as versed on everything that’s going on as we are. Last week, I was talking to someone who is very plugged in politically, and they asked me when we […]
Posted inCulture
Community Voices: God’s gift to Kentucky
This Community Voices column is written by Cody Pelle, a marketing and copywriting professional who has a knack for telling stories that bring us back to the nostalgic days of Northern Kentucky’s past. Have an idea for him? Email Cody at codympelle@gmail.com. I spent every Sunday morning of my childhood in a small Baptist church […]
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Community Voices: Why a human centered entrepreneurial mindset matters more than ever
This Community Voices column is written by Zac Strobl, the director of Northern Kentucky University’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Northern Kentucky employers frequently express concerns about how to prepare the workforce for rapid changes, new technologies, and, of course, artificial intelligence . When considering the future workforce, the solution isn’t simply to teach students […]
Posted inCommunity Voices
Community Voices: Creating your own gratitude practice for entrepreneurship
This Community Voices column is written by Rachel DesRochers, a serial entrepreneur in the Greater Cincinnati Region who builds companies through the lens of spreading the message of gratitude & building community. If there’s one thing the last decade of my life has taught me, it’s that entrepreneurship will stretch you in every direction. It will […]
