Campbell County officials have recommended approval of the first phase of a proposed 60-unit apartment complex on Moreland Road, a project aimed at expanding workforce housing. Hill Tide Ventures LLC received the first round of approvals for a zone change and stage one development plan from the Campbell County Planning and Zoning Commission on April […]
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Boone County graduate contributes to NASA Artemis II lunar mission
A Boone County High School graduate played an important role in NASA’s successful Artemis II mission. Dr. Taylor Schlotman, who graduated from Boone County High School in 2009, served as a human performance engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Her alma mater celebrated her contributions in a Facebook post. According to NASA, […]
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Covington boutique to give women-owned businesses a retail foothold
What you need to know Entrepreneur Shaucuana Knight is returning to the retail space with the help of Aviatra Accelerators. Knight is the founder and operator of Cora’s Cakery, a mobile cake bar named after her late grandmother Cora. After operating storefronts in Cincinnati, she moved into Newport’s Incubator Kitchen Collective to reorient her primary […]
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Local cyclists hit the streets as Ride the Cov spring season begins
On a sunny April evening, dozens of cyclists gathered in Covington, ready to roll through the city for Ride the Cov’s first spring ride of the season. The group gathered around Covington’s Goose Girl Fountain for its first spring ride on Wednesday, April 8. “There’s no pressure to these,” said Justin Brandenburg, who first rode […]
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From Union to Covington, here are some NKY homes for sale
This story originally appeared in the April 10, 2026, edition of the LINK Reader. To get stories like this first, subscribe here. Each week, we feature houses for sale around Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties, and this week, we’ve got some great properties to check out. Five bedrooms and four cars Address: 2424 Royal Castle […]
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BLINK goes international ahead of 2026 art and light festival
BLINK has gone global. The four-day Cincinnati art and light festival features illuminated murals and installations spanning 30 blocks within the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region. The event debuted in 2017, and ahead of the biannual event’s return, festival organizers traveled to Paris and London. The goal was to expand global awareness and cast BLINK […]
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Drees Homes withdraws 377-unit Union development proposal
What you need to know Fort Mitchell-based homebuilder Drees Homes has withdrawn a zone-change application it submitted to the Boone County Planning Commission for a 377-unit suburban development near Union. In March, Drees Homes submitted an application to the planning commission, looking to rezone an 185-acre area along the west side of U.S. 42, between […]
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Covington Schools selects new Superintendent: Cortnei Flucas
What you need to know Covington Independent Public Schools has appointed Cortnei Flucas, an educational professional from Indianapolis, as the district’s new superintendent. She will assume the role at the end of the current school year, taking over from current Superintendent Alvin Garrison. The Board of Education declined to reappoint Garrison last summer. “I hope […]
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Campbell County Schools superintendent announces retirement
Campbell County Superintendent Shelli Wilson announced her decision to retire at the completion of the school year in a letter to school staff and families on April 3. The announcement comes after Wilson’s 32 years of service in public education, including 25 years in Campbell County Schools. “This decision has not come easily,” Wilson said […]
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Learn about the candidates that’ll be on your primary ballot
It’s officially t-minus 40 days to the Kentucky May Primary Election on May 19. LINK nky has been working for months on our election coverage (literally — our Election HQ launched on Nov. 5, the first day candidates could file with the secretary of state). We’ve got information that will help you with just about […]
