The Union city commission opted to postpone its vote on a proposed fairness ordinance to February due to the absence of one of its members. The ordinance would extend further legal protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and would make Union the first city in Boone Co. to adopt such an ordinance, […]
Author Archives: Michael Monks
Michael Monks was one of the founding members of LINK nky.
Posted inWeather
What to Expect in Thursday’s Forecasted Snow?
It seems that our first snow of 2022 could arrive in Northern Kentucky on Thursday – but where and how much are among the lingering questions. The National Weather Service in Wilmington, Oh. issued a hazardous weather outlook, indicating that accumulating snow will be possible Thursday into Thursday night as low pressure moves northeast from […]
Posted inNews, Politics
Union to Consider LGBT Fairness Ordinance, First City in Boone to Do So
Northern Kentucky could have its tenth city to enact what is commonly referred to as a fairness ordinance, extending legal protections against discrimination for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The Union city commission takes up the issue on Monday night and would be the first Boone County community to adopt such legislation. In […]
Posted inNews, Politics
Covington Mayor, City Manager Test Positive for COVID-19
COVID-19 has impacted Covington City Hall in recent days with Mayor Joe Meyer and City Manager Ken Smith testing positive for the virus. A third employee also tested positive but was not identified. Both Meyer and Smith were fully vaccinated from the virus and are suffering only mild symptoms, the city said Tuesday. Both are […]
Posted inNews, Politics
Mehling to Retire as Kenton Family Court Judge
Kenton Family Court Judge Christopher Mehling announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of his current term, which expires December 31, 2022. By that time, Mehling will have served 16 years on that bench, and turned 70 years old, he said. “My wife Pat and I are ready to go onto the next […]
Posted inEducation, News
New Building, Largest-Ever Capital Campaign Underway at Thomas More
Thomas More University is celebrating its first one hundred years and is working actively to prepare for its next century. The university announced its Second Century Campaign during a campus event on Monday afternoon in which President Joseph Chillo and other Thomas More leaders and fundraisers addressed a crowd of supporters and students. While the […]
Posted inCrime, News
One Dead, One Wounded, 18-Year Old Charged in Covington Shootings
A man is dead and a woman is wounded after a shooting on Sunday morning in Covington. Now an 18-year old man is charged with murder. It happened just before 11 a.m. Sunday on the 3100 block of Rosina Ave. in Latonia. Covington Police were dispatched to the scene of a reported shooting and found […]
Posted inHealth, News
COVID-19: National Guard to Be Deployed to St. E Covington
St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington will see the arrival of Kentucky National Guard soldiers and/or airmen next week, Governor Andy Beshear said Thursday. The National Guard is being deployed to 21 additional hospitals around the state to assist with non-clinical support to help ease the burden on hospitals overwhelmed by the surge in COVID-19 patients. […]
Posted inBusiness, Openings & Closings, Restaurants
Waffle House Out, Taco Bell In: Bellevue Prepares for New Restaurants
There will be no new Waffle House in Bellevue, after all. At least not as originally planned. The popular national chain was the catalyst for tearing down an old self-serve car wash on Donnermeyer Drive near the Kroger store, but the land has sat vacant for years with occasional updates from the city that Waffle […]
Posted inNews, Top Stories
Mayor Orders Civil War Museum Closed
Sixteen years after it opened, the James A. Ramage Civil War Museum in Ft. Wright was ordered to be closed by Mayor Dave Hatter. The museum and its property are owned by the City of Ft. Wright and governed by a board of directors appointed by the mayor. But for the past several months, there […]
