Listings for two-bedroom condos in Newport’s luxury riverfront housing complex Ovation went up on Zillow this week, with purchase prices starting at $975,000. Nearby on 5th Street, an apartment complex called The Cadence of Newport has two-bedroom apartments listed for $1,495 per month. Yet, many in the community still remember the apartments by their former […]
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Lack of instructors is primary obstacle for NKY police basic training academy, police chiefs say
Taylor Mills Police Chief James Mills Jr. told the Kenton County Mayors Group on Saturday that what he had to say may make them want to run him out of the room. “We are not in a position right now to do basic training here,” he said. Mills, who is also a board member of […]
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Independence approves zoning for new grocery store
The Independence City Council approved a zoning change for a new grocery store development located at the northeast corner of Madison and Harris Pikes by a 5-1 vote Monday night. The development plot is roughly 19 acres and is being developed by Crosland Southeast, a developer out of North Carolina. Greg Steffen was the only […]
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Semitrailer accidents in Cherry Hill neighborhood concern local residents
UPDATE: The original version of this story was published on Nov. 11, 2023. Public records requests LINK nky made for this story had not come in by the time of the article’s initial publication, but relevant lines were updated upon the records’ receipt. This current version reflects those changes.–LINK nky editorial, Nov. 15, 2023. An […]
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Ninth District Elementary School boasts improvements: ‘We are turning the culture around’
“We’re really proud that we are turning the culture around,” said Ninth District Elementary School Assistant Principal Jennifer Maines at the Covington Independent Public Schools Board of Education meeting Thursday night. Maines and the school’s main principal, Rachel Jenkins, gave a presentation on the status of the school during the meeting, where they highlighted new […]
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Park Hills support group offers ‘no judgment zone’ for women’s discussions
“I was struggling personally,” said Samantha Finke, a life coach from Fort Wright, “and my friend who was also struggling with her anxiety, we were talking about how we were really struggling, and she’s like, I wish there was a support group.” This was the beginning of a women’s support group that now meets twice […]
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Here are the results for 2023’s local races
Although much of the attention on Election Day was focused on the state-level constitutional races, there were a few local races on the ballot as well, most of which were uncontested. The only contested local election took place in Ludlow in Kenton County for a city council seat (read our candidate profiles here). In that […]
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Michael Adams reelected as Kentucky secretary of state
The Associated Press has called the secretary of state race in favor of Republican incumbent Michael Adams, who secured just over 60% of the reported votes (view live election results here) as of 7:46 p.m., defeating the Democratic challenger Charles “Buddy” Wheatley. “On this stage I told you the mission impossible had become mission accomplished,” […]
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Independence home destroyed in Sunday night fire
A large fire Sunday night completely destroyed a home in Independence. The fire was first reported around 10 p.m., and fire crews from Independence arrived on the scene about ten minutes later, according to a statement from the fire chief. The fire had engulfed the roughly 6,000-square-foot house, located at 11848 Straffordsburg Road, which sat […]
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Kenton County Planning Commission tables discussions of Independence trailer regulations
The Kenton County Planning Commission voted to table a decision on proposed revisions to Independence’s regulations on flatbed utility trailers as well other hauled trailers and vehicles, such as campers and boats, at their meeting Thursday night. Megan Bessey, a project manager with Kenton County Planning and Development Services, gave an unfavorable recommendation on the […]
