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 inElections
From AI to housing, your decision at the polls will affect just about everything
When you go to the polls in May, you won’t be voting for president. But the races you are voting for will actually have a much bigger impact on your everyday life. You wouldn’t know that if you saw voter turnout in the 2024 primary election (it was an average of 11% between Boone, Kenton […]
Posted inElection NKY 2026
What do Kentucky’s House and Senate do, and why should I care?
What you need to know What exactly do senators and representatives do, and how does that affect everyday people in Northern Kentucky? Both are state lawmakers who introduce and vote on legislation whenever the state legislature is in session. Both are elected to represent Kentuckians based on equal representation under the law. State senators and […]
Posted inElection NKY 2026
Inside LINK: Next year’s election has officially begun
Hang on, you may be asking. It’s 2025. How has the 2026 election already started? Nov. 5 is the first day Kentucky allows those seeking office to register with the Secretary of State for the Primary Election in May, one of two steps required to officially become a candidate. The other step is to register […]
Posted inTop 3
Community Voices: Serving with gratitude in NKY
This Community Voices column is written by Marcus O’Malley, who shares ways you can get involved and give back to your community in NKY. You can email him at marcus@caringexcellenceathome.com. November invites us not just to give—but to give with gratitude and intention. In a world that often moves at breakneck speed, pausing to serve others […]
Posted inBusiness
Predicting the future is impossible … right?
In 10 years, will a robot be serving you your cheeseburger at the drive-thru? Instead of traditional work training, will your AI assistant be around at all times to help you fill in the blanks? Will we start learning how to do things like train to be a nurse in high school? Nobody can actually […]
Posted inNews
Bridging the gap: how parents, schools in NKY are building community together
April Draine moved to Northern Kentucky with her husband and three kids in April 2022. It was the second big move her kids had been through in a few years, so Draine was dedicated to being a bridge between her kids and their new schools. Right away, Draine felt welcomed into the Ryle community, where […]
Posted inHealth
She thought it was a heart attack. Then a doctor recommended neck surgery
What you need to know When I ask Emily Robbins what she’d be doing if I weren’t here, she responds quickly. “Working,” she said. Robbins is a family attorney in Newport, a job she says requires her to be on her feet a lot — a difficult job that she says has been made much […]
Posted inCulture
Inside LINK: Introducing our new food writers
A couple of months ago, we announced that our food writer, Maria Hehman, who had been with LINK from almost the beginning, would be parting ways with us (we miss you, Maria!). I certainly didn’t think it would be two months before I announced who we had hired to replace her, but that was before I […]
Posted inEducation
Here’s how parents and schools are partnering up on education
As the region prepares to send its kids back to school for the 2025-26 school year (where did the summer go?!), we are gearing up for our next Community Conversation, which is all about education solutions for kids from birth to grade 12. If you go: What: LINK nky Community Conversation event on housing When: […]