Crestview Hills Mayor Paul Meier has been elected to the Executive Board of the Kentucky League of Cities, often shortened to the KLC. The KLC is a membership-based advocacy group that lobbies for the interests of cities in the commonwealth and provides services, such as insurance coverage, to its membership. Most of the cities in […]
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Thomas More’s Biology Field Station wins grants for research and conservation
Thomas More University’s Biology Field Station, a university research and educational facility along the Ohio River in Campbell County, has received two major grants. The first is a roughly $194,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research advancement. The second is a $7,500 from the National Wildlife Federation and Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom […]
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Jewish Federation of Cincinnati donates $25K to NKY regional housing fund
The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati is set to donate up to $25,000 in matching funds to a Northern Kentucky regional housing fund, according to the Horizon Community Foundation. Specifically, the federation has donated to the Horizon Community Foundation’s Home for All Fund, which sprang out of an initiative by local institutions to address the region’s […]
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Northern Kentucky Area Development District installs new Board of Directors
The Northern Kentucky Area Development District has a new board of directors. The installation occurred on Sept. 10. The AD District is a statutorily created nonprofit that provides various public services for Kentucky’s eight northernmost counties. Services include workforce development, aging and disability services and financial management, among other services. The state has 15 area […]
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Covington Business Council creates new award in Katie Meyer’s honor
The Covington Business Council created a new award to honor the late Katie Meyer, a local advocate and community leader. The council will present it for the first time at its annual dinner on Nov. 12. Dubbed the “Katie Meyer Spirit of Covington Award,” future awards will honor people who demonstrate the traits Meyer showed […]
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FIRE Foundation of NKY raises over $70,000 at inaugural ‘FIRE in the Hole’ golf outing
Golfers hit the course at Devou Park earlier this month and raised more than $70,000 for inclusive education programs at Northern Kentucky Catholic schools. Held on Sept. 12, the FIRE Foundation of Northern Kentucky inaugural ‘FIRE in the Hole’ golf outing brought together golfers, sponsors, volunteers, donors and supporters for a memorable day of golf, […]
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Services for veterans come to Life Learning Center
The Life Learning Center, a large nonprofit in Covington, is now hosting a range of services for veterans and their families. “We have always served Northern Kentucky Veterans, but our new partnership with the Life Learning Center allows us to do it closer to home,” said Easterseals Director of Military and Veteran Services Dave Corlett. […]
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Tara Johnson-Noem to depart as NKADD executive director
Tara Johnson-Noem will step down as executive director of the Northern Kentucky Area Development District later this year. “I plan to finish out my time fully at the Northern Kentucky Area Development District and make sure there is a smooth transition of leadership,” Johnson-Noem said, adding that it had been “the honor of my career […]
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Nonprofit creates scholarship program fueled by federal tax credit for Kentucky students
A statewide nonprofit organization has been established to oversee educational scholarships for Kentucky public and private school students under a future federal tax credit program. The Kentucky Education Fund “a statewide, nonpartisan option for administering qualifying contributions and scholarships under the new program,” a press release from the organization said. Earlier this year, the Kentucky General Assembly opted […]
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Schickel’s Pickles and Wieners Feast returns to benefit Special Olympics
Former State. Sen John Schickel’s annual “Pickles and Wieners Feast” is set to return later this month. Schickel, who represented northern Boone County in the Kentucky Senate from 2009 to 2025, hosts an annual dinner fundraiser centered on selling homemade pickles and hot dogs. The event began as a fundraiser for Schickel’s political campaigns before […]
