The Ludlow Heritage Museum and Norfolk Southern announced a lease agreement to preserve the railroad company’s Ludlow Yard Store House building. According to the announcement, the agreement allows the museum to renovate the building and repurpose it as its new headquarters. It is the last remaining original structure in Ludlow used by the Cincinnati, New […]
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Posted inBasketball, College, Sports
#13 Thomas More Holds Off Campbellsville in Men’s Basketball
The Thomas More men’s basketball team beat Campbellsville Thursday night, 78-66. The #13-ranked Saints improve to 13-2 overall and 7-1 in the Mid-South Conference. Ryan Batte led TMU with 21 points while Noah Pack added 14 and Garren Berstch put in 12. The Saints shot 50% from the field, including 6 of 22 from beyond […]
Posted inBasketball, College, Sports, Sports
Dan Weber: Thomas More Beats Top-Ranked Campbellsville
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. The weather outside may have been frightful, as the song goes. As was the ability of the Thomas More women’s basketball team to attack the aggressive zone thrown at them all night by the — until Thursday night — nationally […]
Posted inOpinion, Sports, Sports
Dan Weber: Boys, Girls Basketball State Rankings; Boys All-A Preview
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. If the first Associated Press high school boys basketball rankings of 2022 are any sign, it’s going to be a season-long head-to-head race between Winchester’s George Rogers Clark and Covington Catholic for the top spot. And as Northern Kentucky observers […]
Posted inCollege, Sports
NKU Athletic Director to Retire
Northern Kentucky University Vice President and Director of Athletics Ken Bothof announced this week that he is retiring, effective, June 30. His departure concludes nine years at the helm of Norse athletics. “I’m very grateful that my 35-year career in college athletics provided me the opportunity to interact with so many outstanding student-athletes, coaches and […]
Posted inEducation, Health
COVID Shutters River City Schools as Cases, Positivity Rate Rise
The school districts in Covington, Newport, Bellevue, and Dayton are closed due to rising COVID-19 cases. The closures come as nearly 10,000 new positive COVID-19 cases were reported across Kentucky on Thursday, the state’s highest-ever single-day figure. There were 1,300 new cases Thursday across five Northern Kentucky counties on a day where the state reported […]
Posted inEducation
NKU Alumni Award Recipients Announced
Northern Kentucky University announced the recipients of its 2022 Alumni Awards. An awards dinner is scheduled for February 4 to kick off homecoming week on campus. “The recipients of the Alumni Awards have shown that they have deep passion for supporting our students and making a positive impact in the community,” NKU President Ashish Vaidya said. “The […]
Posted inCrime, News
NKY Attorney Sentenced on Human Trafficking Charges
A Northern Kentucky attorney was sentenced to five years in prison on human trafficking charges. Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced that Robert L. Poole pleaded guilty to two counts of promoting human trafficking – commercial sex activity. His five-year sentence, delivered in Boone Circuit Court, is to be served concurrently with an existing sentence, a […]
Posted inBusiness, Restaurants
NKY’s One Holland Group Named First Watch Franchisee of the Year
First Watch’s curated menu takes an elevated approach to traditional breakfast, brunch and lunch offerings that are made to order using farm-fresh ingredients. Northern Kentucky-based One Holland Restaurant Group announced that it has been named First Watch’s 2021 Franchisee of the Year. First Watch, a leading Daytime Dining concept with more than 420 restaurants nationwide, […]
Posted inPolitics, Top Stories
Fort Thomas City Council Considers Energy Saving Measures
Fort Thomas is exploring options for placing EV stations in public parking areas as well as how to permit homeowners who want to place them in front of their properties. (photo: Creative Commons) by Robin Gee With the rising cost of energy and concerns about our climate future, cities are considering options in “going green.” […]
