Kentucky saw its most COVID-19 positive cases in a single week Monday through Sunday last week, topping the previous record which was set just the week prior. There were 30,680 positive cases from August 30 through September 5. Over the past nine days, from August 30 through Monday, Tuesday, September 7, five counties in Northern […]
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Master Provisions Announces Horizon Community Funds Partnership
Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky is a sponsor of The River City News Master Provisions is the latest organization to announce an agency fund with Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky. The goal of the new fund, an announcement said, is to help Master Provisions grow by advancing operations, increasing its visibility in the […]
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Covington Police, Fire Departments See Retirements, Promotions
The Covington Police and Fire departments named new assistant chiefs as part of a series of promotions. Police Capt. Justin Wietholter recently was promoted to assistant chief of police to replace the recently retired Pat Swift, and Fire Lt. Gary Rucker was promoted to assistant chief of emergency medical service, replacing the recently retired David […]
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Marching Band Competition Returns to Beechwood this Weekend
The Beechwood Festival of Bands marks the return of competitive marching band events in nearly two years, the school announced. Beechwood will host its event on Saturday, September 11, welcoming ten bands from across the state. In addition to Beechwood, Northern Kentucky high school bands participating include Ryle, Campbell Co., Dixie Heights, and Lloyd, while […]
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Fort Thomas Overflow, Drainage Issues to Be Addressed, SD1 Says
Sanitation District 1 will soon begin a combined sanitary sewer and storm sewer project along Memorial Parkway in Fort Thomas that is part of a long-term sewer overflow elimination plan under its Clean H2O40 amended consent decree program, the utility announced Tuesday. The project which will upsize about 2,000 linear feet of sanitary sewer pipe […]
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High School Senior Designs Winning Logo for Taste of Newport
The logo for this year’s Taste of Newport is set thanks to a winning design by Newport High School senior Drake Ward. The Taste of Newport event runs all month long and kicked off last week. Instead of the typical street fair from years past, this year’s Taste of Newport includes restaurants participating digitally. The […]
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SD1 to begin storm drainage projects in Fort Thomas
Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! Sanitation District No. 1 will soon begin a combined sanitary sewer and storm sewer project along […]
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Highland Heights Takes a Close Look at Uses in Its Professional Office Zone
1800 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights. Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! by Robin Gee, city council beat editor In June, Earl Woeste, […]
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Gov. Beshear Calls Special Legislative Session to Extend COVID-19 State of Emergency
Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! Today, Gov. Andy Beshear called lawmakers to Frankfort next week to extend the pandemic state of […]
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Independence Man Killed in Crash
An Independence man died in a single-vehicle wreck on Friday evening. It happened just after 6 p.m. on the 15000 block of Dixie Highway where Daniel Baker, 26, was headed south in a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe between Walton and Crittenden. Kenton County Police said that Baker’s vehicle exited the right side of the road for […]