By Merk & Gile Law With winter weather upon the tristate area, snowfall, ice, and below freezing temperatures are becoming increasingly more common. These treacherous conditions appear on roads, sidewalks, stairs, and parking lots making the surfaces increasingly slick. The slick conditions increase slip and fall accidents, as well as motor vehicle accidents in the […]
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Safe Haven Baby Box Provides ‘Safe Place For Parents In Crisis’ In Fort Mitchell
In August of 1972, a woman was attacked and left on the side of the road. Her rapist was charged. But she ended up pregnant. She ended up giving birth to a baby girl and then abandoned her two days later. That girl was Monica Kelsey, who went on to serve in the military and […]
Posted inBasketball, College, Sports
#10 Thomas More Beats Lindsey Wilson, 87-77
Thomas More men’s basketball beat Lindsey Wilson on Thursday night, 87-77. With the win, the #10-ranked Saints improve to 16-2 on the season and 10-1 in the Mid-South Conference. Ryan Batte led TMU with 26 points. Garren Bertsch put in 15 for the Saints. Jacob Jones added 13 points and Luke Rudy scored 12. Thomas […]
Posted inBasketball, College, Sports
Vinson’s Career High Leads NKU Men to OT Win; Norse Women Beat Wright St.
Freshman Sam Vinson’s career high 24 points boosted the Northern Kentucky Norse to an overtime win at UIC, 74-70, on Thursday night. With the victory, NKU improves to 7-9 overall and 3-4 in the Horizon League. Northern Kentucky fell behind by five points in the extra period but the Norse held the Flames scoreless for […]
Posted inOpinion, Sports, Sports
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Getting to Know Thomas More’s New Head Football Coach
Dan Weber writes a sports column for LINK nky. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. His 2008 Rose Bowl poster is still right there – “Hanging on my wall,” Chris Norwell says proudly. The newly announced Thomas More University head football coach says it represents his journey from Anderson High, where he was a basketball guy to […]
Posted inSports
Dan Weber: NKY Sports Hall of Fame’s January Inductees Share Stories
Dan Weber writes a sports column for LINK nky. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. For special guest speaker Dick Murgatroyd, Wednesday’s Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame Induction was a time for recalling his time “traveling with Bob” – Hope, that is, and making himself at home in Ft. Thomas. For inductee Elizabeth Blackburn-Huff, it was […]
Posted inInfrastructure
Roebling Bridge Reopening Delayed Again
Another delay was announced Wednesday for the reopening of the Roebling Suspension Bridge. The more than 150-year old span between Covington and Cincinnati has been closed for almost a year for an extensive maintenance project by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. It was expected originally to reopen by the end of last year, and when that […]
Posted inHealth, News, Top Stories
COVID-19: Ky. Surpasses 1 Million Total Cases; Positivity Rate Now at 30.25%
Kentucky surpassed 1 million positive COVID-19 cases in recent days and the state also currently has its highest-ever positivity rate, a staggering 30.25%. Saturday brought the highest number of positive cases in a single day – 14,896 – since the pandemic began nearly two years ago. “The increase in cases is severe, by far more […]
Posted inObituaries, Sports, Sports
Dan Weber: Remembering Joe B. Hall (and Some NKY Connections)
Dan Weber writes a sports column for LINK nky. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Over three decades removed to Philadelphia, Chicago, and Southern California, I’ve had some opportunities, not many, to write about UK basketball. And that’s as the lone person who has covered – on a daily beat basis – the top two programs in […]
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Rumpke Driver Retires After Nearly 47 Years of NKY Routes
Rumpke Waste & Recycling Driver Tommy Wells retired Friday after nearly 47 years of driving Northern Kentucky routes. Tommy Wells started his forty-six-and-a-half-year career with Rumpke by driving routes in Covington and Newport for his first fifteen years in the business. He has spent the past 31 years in commercial collection, serving customers in the […]
