The Campbell County Public Library’s annual effort to collect new underwear and socks for local public schools set a record in 2021, an announcement said. The library collected more than 15,100 pairs of new socks and underwear, more than double its goal of 7,000, as part of its “Drop Your Drawers” campaign. Due to the […]
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Cincinnati Zoo Names Baby Penguin in Honor of Betty White Character
The Cincinnati Zoo announced Monday that it has named its one-month old blue penguin, “Rose”, after the Golden Girls character portrayed by actress Betty White. White died December 31, weeks shy of her 100th birthday. She had been a wildly popular TV star for decades but is often remembered for Emmy-winning turn as the dimwitted but affable […]
Posted inCollege, Football, Sports
Thomas More Names Defensive Coordinator as New Head Football Coach
Thomas More University announced Monday that defensive coordinator Chris Norwell will take over as head coach of the Saints football program. Norwell has spent thirteen seasons on the Thomas More sidelines, serving eight as defensive coordinator. “It is with great enthusiasm and pride that I accept the position of head football coach at Thomas More,” […]
Posted inBasketball, College, Sports
Thomas More Women, Men Extend Winning Streaks
The Thomas More women’s basketball team picked up its sixteenth consecutive win by downing Freed-Hardeman, 80-56 on Saturday. The Saints are now 17-1 overall and 10-0 in the Mid-South Conference. TMU nailed 14 of 28 shots from three-point range in the win. Sophomore Alex Smith led the team with 20 points, including six threes on […]
Posted inBasketball, College, Sports
NKU Basketball: Women on a Roll, Men Continue to Struggle
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team picked up its seventh-straight win on Saturday in a 79-67 victory at Oakland. The Norse are now 11-3 overall and 5-2 in the Horizon League. Ivy Turner led NKU, putting up 17 points on Oakland (7-8, 5-3). Lindsey Duvall added 16, while Emmy Souder (13), Carissa Garcia (10), and […]
Posted inOpinion, Sports, Sports
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: UK Commit to Face CovCath at BB&T Arena; Other Notes
Dan Weber writes a sports column for LINK Media. You can contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Back in the day back when the UK Wildcats under the late and so rightly beloved Joe B. Hall, who died Saturday morning at the age of 93, were starting on the path of re-exerting Big Blue college basketball dominance in […]
Posted inCrime, News
Alexandria couple convicted of harboring undocumented workers
When a worker at the Tokyo Dragon Buffet in Alexandria was badly burned by hot oil, owners Yun Zheng and Yan Qui Wu initially refused to take him to a hospital because they didn’t want authorities to find out the worker was here illegally, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the […]
Posted inBusiness, Entertainment, Openings & Closings
Braxton Labs Closing Taproom, Party Source Adding New In-House Bourbon Bar
Braxton Labs announced that is closing its Newport taproom while the Party Source announced that it will fill the space with an in-house bourbon bar. (Party Source is adjacent to the taproom, but is located in Bellevue as the cities’ border runs along the property.) The full-service bourbon bar is unnamed as of yet, but […]
Posted inBusiness, Openings & Closings, Restaurants
New Seafood Restaurant in Bellevue Opens Softly Friday, then Fully on Monday
If you’re in Bellevue and in the mood for some seafood, a new spot is opening in the former Joe’s Crab Shack location this weekend. Enson Harbor is holding a soft opening Friday from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., the restaurant announced on its Facebook page Thursday. Also, there’s robots. Yep – you read that […]
Posted inBasketball, College, Sports
Thomas More’s #1 Women, #10 Men Pick Up Wins at Bethel
The top=ranked Thomas More women’s basketball team escaped with a win at Bethel on Thursday. Summer Secrist hit two late free-throws and scored the final points of the game to seal a 55-53 victory. With the win, the #1-ranked Saints are now 16-1 on the season and 9-0 in the Mid-South Conference. Secrist led TMU […]
