This story has been updated. Kentucky’s School Report Card data was released Tuesday showing ongoing discrepancies in school performance across Northern Kentucky. The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is required by state statute and under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act to report such data. The data released Tuesday is from the 2021-22 academic year […]
Author Archives: Michael Monks
Michael Monks was one of the founding members of LINK nky.
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NKY candidate forums this week: State courts, Florence mayor, 3 House districts
LINK nky is live-streaming five candidate forums this week ahead of the Nov. 8 election. This week’s forums follow two from last week. If you missed our forum for for Senate District 24 (Campbell, Pendleton, and Bracken counties), click here to watch. If you missed our forum for Senate District 20 (southern Boone and Kenton […]
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Correction: We misidentified candidate in House District 68 in our latest print edition
In the Nov./Dec. issue of the LINK Reader, our bi-monthly direct-mail newspaper, LINK nky published the name of the wrong candidate as Democratic nominee in House District 68. The candidate is Democrat Kelly Jones, who is running against Republican nominee Mike Clines. In our print article listing races and candidates across the region, we published […]
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The Kentucky Side: We used to swim in the Ohio. Should we again?
On this edition of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks – LINK nky’s podcast – we explore the health of the Ohio River, our misconceptions about it, and whether it’s safe to swim in. Joining us to talk about the health of the river is Ohio River Foundation Executive Director Rich Cogen. To explore growing […]
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LINK nky Team of the Week nominations now open for 10/3 – 10/9
It is time to nominate Northern Kentucky’s next LINK nky Team of the Week. As a reminder, our honor is available to any athletics team from any sport at any level – from high school and collegiate to youth to recreational and beyond. If you saw a standout performance from a team from Monday, October […]
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The LINK nky Team of the Week, Sept. 26 – Oct. 2: Ludlow girls soccer
Our LINK nky Team of the Week is the Ludlow High School girls soccer team. In our weekly poll, the Panthers narrowly bested the Notre Dame Academy Pandas volleyball team. Ludlow was nominated after putting up more wins this season than the previous two seasons combined. They won nine games this year compared to a total […]
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Friday NKY football round-up: Ryle takes down Campbell County; Brossart escapes again
Another week of NKY high school football is in the books. Here is a look at how it played out. For our coverage of Lloyd’s victory over Newport, click here. For our coverage of Dayton’s win over Bellevue, click here. For our coverage of Highlands’s win over Boone County, click here. Ryle 35, Campbell County […]
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The Kentucky Side: Kenton Co.’s Farming Families
Kenton Co. is densely populated and geographically small, but retains a significant swath of rural land. On that land, local families continue their generational dedication to farming and agriculture. That lifestyle was highlighted recently on the Kenton Co. Farm Tour. Despite being best known as the home to Covington, just over a dozen miles south […]
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The LINK nky Team of the Week, Sept. 19 – 25: Highlands volleyball
Our LINK nky Team of the Week is the Highlands High School Bluebirds volleyball team. In our weekly poll, the Bluebirds claimed 70% of the vote. The team was nominated after winning four out of five games in a single day to win the Cake Classic Volleyball tournament. We also congratulate the other nominees from our […]
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Friday NKY football round-up: Highlands, Newport win big; Scott rolls
Another week of Northern Kentucky high school football is in the books. Here is how it played out: For our story on Covington Catholic-Boone Co., click here. For our story on Walton-Verona – Carroll County, click here. For our story on Rowan County-Holmes, click here. Highlands 55, Conner 0 The Bluebirds (5-2) rolled to another […]