What you need to know About 40 patients living at facilities run by Covington’s Twin Rails Sober Living will have to vacate after the organization failed to comply with both state and local licensing regulations, according to court records. Twin Rails is an organization that provides live-in services for patients with substance use disorders. Certification […]
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Inside Stacy Inc.: A Newport neighborhood’s answer to cancer diagnosis
When Stacy Neurohr was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, in June 2025, her neighbors did more than just offer her a meal for dinner or a ride to a doctor’s appointment. They formed a company. Stacy Inc. is equipped with different roles for different people, from vice president of care to […]
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Support local NICUs by stuffing the bus this Saturday
Community members can support local infants in neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs, this Saturday at two special events implemented in partnership with the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky, Metro and March of Dimes. Residents can help by purchasing unopened diaper and baby wipe packages and putting them in buses at the locations listed below. […]
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NKY Health Dept. gives disaster prep recommendations for spring
Spring has officially sprung, as of March 20, and the Northern Kentucky Health Department is offering a set of preparation recommendations ahead of the spring weather. “March certainly came in like a lion (if you remember the snow and rain storms), and it looks like it’s going out like a lamb,” reads a social media […]
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Kenton County cleanup day gives places to drop off common waste
The Kenton County Spring Cleanup event, hosted by Kenton County Public Works, will take place on April 24 and April 25. It will give county residents a safe way to dispose of common household items, including electronics, furniture, scrap metal and more. Residents can drop off items at two locations: Piner Elementary in Morning View […]
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Pop up hazardous waste drop off event comes to Wilder
Residents of Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties can drop off various hazardous waste items at Frederick’s Landing in Wilder on Saturday, April 11 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Dubbed the “Pop-Up Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event,” it’s organized by the Northern Kentucky Solid Waste Management Area and sponsored by the Kentucky Division of Waste Management. The event is […]
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KY bill making sweeping changes to Medicaid adds copays (but they’re lower now)
The Kentucky Senate has lowered the copays Medicaid patients would have to pay under a bill that proposes a work requirement and other sweeping changes to the federal-state program. House Bill 2 proposed adding copays of $35 for inpatient hospital services and $8 copays for prescription glasses and contacts. In the Senate version, which passed the […]
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Crescent Springs approves $120K extra for FD in tie-breaker vote
What you need to know The Crescent Springs City Council has approved an additional $120,000 for the Crescent Springs/Villa Hills Fire Department after a contentious meeting Monday night that contained multiple tie-breaking votes from Mayor Mike Daugherty. The conflict arose after the fire department requested an additional budget allocation from the city to cover purportedly […]
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Medicaid cuts could add pressure to already-stressed psychiatric units
Federal Medicaid cuts could exact a heavy toll on psychiatric units at hospitals across the country, many of which are already struggling to keep their doors open but provide essential mental health care to people who need it. Psychiatric units are costly and, like labor and delivery services, typically lose money for hospitals and tend […]
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Local, state leaders welcome Japanese biomed company to NKY
LifeSciKY, a biomedical incubator located at the OneNKY Center in Covington, welcomed its first international tenant on Tuesday. Gov. Andy Beshear and local leaders joined a special ceremony to herald the arrival of Mitsui Chemicals, a Japanese biomedical and chemical manufacturer. The company will be the first international business to establish itself at the incubator. […]
