The Jolly Park Community Development Council offers tree and bench dedications in honor or memory of an individual, group, or organization at AJ Jolly Park and the golf course for between $500 and $750.
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Rock’n Revival for the Cure: A tribute to a local man’s legacy, battle with cancer
Following his untimely death, the legacy of John Forsthoefel continues to live on thanks to one man and his band. The day after attending his future son-in-law’s bachelor party, just a few weeks before his daughter’s wedding, John had a seizure and was quickly diagnosed with glioblastoma. Resistant to most conventional therapy, glioblastoma is a […]
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St. Paul’s Church revamps food pantry for evolving Newport needs
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Newport has had to adjust its food pantry distribution due to recent demographic changes and now serves primarily Newport senior living facilities.
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Beloved Fort Thomas crossing guard ‘Miss Judy’ retires after 40 years
Fort Thomas has big shoes to fill now that Judy Kiskaden has hung up her striped neon green coat. After 40 years of ushering both children and adults safely across the busy intersection of North Fort Thomas and Highland avenues, she decided to retire. An outpouring of appreciation News of her retirement spread quickly on […]
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NKY mom’s company inspired by 5-year-old son who died from cancer
Written by Valerie Lyons for WCPO As the first anniversary of her son’s death nears, Dedra Klotzbach is on a mission to keep the 5-year-old’s memory alive. “He was just the best kid I could have asked for,” she said. “He was my best friend. We just did everything together.” WCPO last spoke with Klotzbach […]
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Campbell County parks yearly recap showcases previous successes, anticipated projects
AJ Jolly Park has more than tripled its number of season passes in the last 11 years. Last year was the 60th anniversary of AJ Jolly Park. Parks and Recreations Manager Larry Harrod said they have averaged 3,600 season passes in the past three years—which he contributed to the programming and upgrades the park sees […]
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Plans presented for new Erlanger park: Greenway at Dry Creek
Plans for a new park in Erlanger were presented at the city’s first council meeting of the year this week. Chris Manning, principal of Cincinnati-based landscape planning firm Human Nature Inc., unveiled a comprehensive master plan to the council to transform the land at Houston North and Turfway Road into an interactive park called the […]
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Alexandria selects Christmas Beautification Award winner
The 2023 Alexandria Beautification Award for best Christmas/Winter yard was awarded to a house that gets letters to Santa. Alexandria residents Garrett Haynes and Mary Banks won the award and were given their certificate and a yard sign Thursday evening. Part of their Christmas display includes a mailbox where kids can drop off letters to […]
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Inside LINK: A Primer for Understanding Baby Boomers
Rick Robinson is a local author who has written a book based on life in Northern Kentucky in 1968 and what we can learn now. Every month this year, LINK has regularly published excerpts from the book in the LINK Reader, as well as online. The book is described as “a small-town deep-dive into one […]
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Check out these NKY winter weather activities for when it does finally snow
It may not have been a white Christmas, but winter weather is sure to be making its way to the region here soon, and we wanted to offer up some local activities to enjoy when snow eventually comes to town. We’ve also gathered a few you can enjoy inside to escape the cold. Northern Kentucky […]
