A $4.8 million water main extension has brought public water infrastructure to 61 more households in Kenton County. Elected county leaders and professionals from the Northern Kentucky Water District, which headed up the project, celebrated the completion of the extension on Tuesday. The extension not only brings public drinking water to households that were previously […]
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A golf ball drop in Northern Kentucky could help wipe out polio worldwide
People around the region can help eradicate polio throughout the world this week by purchasing a golf ball. The Kenton County Rotary Club‘s annual charity Golf Ball Drop is scheduled to take place this Thursday. The event will see as many as 400 numbered golf balls dropped from the top of an Independence fire truck […]
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President Trump holds midterm rally in Highland Heights
President Donald Trump returned to Northern Kentucky for the second time this year in hopes of swaying GOP voters in the commonwealth to back Republicans at the ballot box. The president spoke at Truist Arena in Highland Heights on Saturday afternoon. The event comes weeks ahead of the midterm election with key seats up for […]
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Melissa Strange speaks to Kenton County Rotarians in Villa Hills
Melissa Strange spoke to the Kenton County Rotary Club in Villa Hills Thursday, pitching her policy platform and fielding questions from the Rotarians as she prepares for the upcoming November election. “I want to disrupt, and I want to get people thinking again about the candidate that they’re voting for, and not just the party,” […]
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Covington recommends 30-day license suspension for Ritte’s Corner Cafe
Covington’s alcohol beverage control administrator has recommended a 30-day suspension of Ritte’s Corner Cafe’s late-night liquor permit, following a hearing on Wednesday. Ritte’s Corner Cafe is located at 3711 Winston Ave., near the five-road intersection in Latonia called Ritte’s Corner. The hearing also saw recommendations for increased security at the bar in the face of […]
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What will the future of bike infrastructure in Covington look like?
Attendees at this week’s meeting of the Covington Board of Commissioners got a sneak peek at how biking infrastructure could be changing in Covington. The meeting saw presentations from reps at the Cincinnati Off-Road Alliance, or CORA, and Tri-State Trails, two cycling nonprofits involved in trail expansion in the area. CORA’s presentation focused largely on […]
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With McConnell retiring, four candidates vie for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat
It’s been 16 years since a Senate seat opened in Kentucky, one that was filled by the election of Rand Paul in 2010. Now, with the impending departure of Mitch McConnell — who has not only served in the Senate since 1985 but is also the longest-serving Senate party leader ever — another significant opening […]
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Developer looks to build 80 new condos next to Walton Towne Center
Local developer Tony Berling is looking to build 80 new Fischer Homes condos in a tract of land adjacent to the Walton Towne Center. The matter came before the Boone County Planning Commission during a public hearing last Wednesday in the form of a zoning change request. Berling requested rezoning from the land’s current commercial […]
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Fischer Homes looks to expand Ballyshannon development by 687 units
A subsidiary of Fischer Homes is looking to add 687 housing units to the Ballyshannon development in Boone County. A request for a zoning change that would allow for the construction of the units came before the Boone County Planning Commission last Wednesday. The planning commission will issue a recommendation on the zoning change request […]
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Ed Gallrein speaks to Kenton County Rotarians in Villa Hills
Ed Gallrein spoke to the Kenton County Rotary Club in Villa Hills Thursday, pitching his message and policy platform to the Rotarians as he prepares for the upcoming November election. “This election is simply about choice of the Constitution that’s rooted in religion and our fiery birth of our nation for liberty versus the Communist […]
