The Covington Independent Schools Board of Education voted to accept a bid to repair the district’s central school bus garage and parts of the gym at Glenn O. Swing Elementary at a meeting on May 11. The garage, located on Eugenia Avenue in Latonia, is over one-hundred years old. The building has multiple structural problems, […]
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WIC recipients on the rise region-wide, health department says
Dr. Jennifer Mooney, the Boone County District Director for the Northern Kentucky Health Department, announced a region-wide increase in WIC recipients at a meeting of the county’s local board of health Friday morning. “We’re really making great strides in our women, infant and children’s nutrition program,” Mooney said during her presentation to the board. The […]
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Covington zoning dispute escalates to the federal level: ‘All we’re looking to be is a good neighbor’
The potential opening of a new pet business in Covington’s Old Seminary Square subdivision has led to a series of legal battles between the city, Covington’s Board of Architectural Review and Development and SKLO Acquisitions, an LLC based out of Cincinnati. The lawsuits escalated to the federal level in March, and the disputes have prompted […]
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Organized sports in Erlanger parks continue to frame revisions to city parks ordinance
The question of organized sports in Erlanger parks continued to frame discussions of the city’s master parks plan in a meeting last week, where task force members decided to create a universal permitting process for reserving park time for sports practices. This was the second meeting the task force had undertaken to revise the city’s […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Friday, May 5, 2023
Are you ready for the weekend? LINK nky is, it’s been a busy week here in Northern Kentucky, and if you want to catch up take a listen to today’s headlines.
Posted inElections
Here’s how to vote early or absentee in Kentucky
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been some changes to the way early voting works in Kentucky. Here’s what to know if you’re not planning to vote in person on May 16. Absentee Voting Any resident from any county who wishes to vote using an absentee ballot can request a ballot by visiting govote.ky.gov and […]
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Voting on Election Day in 2023
Election Day is May 16, but Northern Kentucky voters have a handful of ways to vote, including expanded early voting and absentee access. Still, many in the region prefer to vote in person on the day of the election. There are 121 standard, in-person polling places in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties for the 2023 […]
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Erlanger honors Notre Dame Academy student with academic scholarship
Riley Maddox, a senior at Notre Dame Academy, was honored with Erlanger’s 12th annual secondary education scholarship, worth $2,500, at a ceremony at the Erlanger City Building Tuesday night. Mayor Jessica Fette and Annette Gray, the mother of last year’s recipient, Katherine Gray, who is currently a student at the University of Tennessee, presented the […]
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Covington architecture firm, Devou Good Foundation showcase 4th Street Bridge proposals
Correction: A previous version of this story misspelled Jake Ryle’s name as Jack Ryle. The relevant lines have been updated. LINK nky apologizes for the mistake. The Devou Good Foundation, a local philanthropic group, along with architecture firm Hub+Weber hosted an event Wednesday evening to promote what they would like to see for the 4th […]
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Independence increases building permit fees
The Independence City Council unanimously voted to increase the city’s building permit fees at the city council meeting on May 1. This will be the first time the city has increased its fees since 2015. The council completed a first reading of the policy change in April. Kentucky statute prevents cities from making profits on […]
