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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 […]
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In Confrontational Meeting Ft. Wright Votes to Shutter Museum, Disband Board
Days after Mayor Dave Hatter issued an order closing the James A. Ramage Civil War Museum, the Ft. Wright city council in a heated meeting Wednesday night voted to make that decision permanent, closing the museum and disbanding the board. Former museum board president Bernie O’Bryan spoke at the meeting in protest. “Once again, Mayor, […]
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Diocese of Covington Schools to Require Masks Starting Tuesday
Schools within the Diocese of Covington will have required masking starting Tuesday, Superintendent of Schools Kendra McGuire wrote in a letter to parents on Friday. The decision follows a legal victory for some families at St. Joseph School in Cold Spring who went to court to protest Governor Andy Beshear’s mask mandate for all schools […]
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Massey Presented with Ky. Chamber MVP Award
State Rep. Ed Massey (R-Hebron) was presented the Kentucky Chamber MVP Award this week. The MVP honors were announced in April by the Kentucky Chamber which recognized ten state lawmakers for “going to bat” for business interests in the General Assembly. Other Northern Kentucky recipients include Rep. Kim Moser (R-Taylor Mill) and Rep. Adam Koenig […]
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Ft. Thomas Man Gets 33 Months for Wire Fraud, Tax Evasion
The man who owned RCC Services, Inc. in Fort Thomas is now going to federal prison. Kevin R. Welsch, 48, was sentenced to 33 months by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves after he previously pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and tax evasion. In his guilty plea, Welsch admitted defrauding clients […]
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State Sees Second-Highest COVID Case Total, Legislature Weighs Special Session
“It’s time we get serious. Please, get vaccinated, encourage others and mask up indoors,” Governor Andy Beshear tweeted on Thursday after announcing the state’s second-highest single-day total of positive COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began. Kentucky recorded 5,457 new cases on Thursday including 1,774 in people under the age of 18. The state also has […]
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Boone County Public Library Hosts 9/11 Memorial Exhibition
The Boone County Public Library has announced its participation in September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World, a downloadable educational exhibition that presents the history of 9/11, its origins, and its ongoing implications through the personal stories of those who witnessed and survived the attacks. The stories are told across 14 digital posters […]
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NKU Joins Program to Make Educational Resources More Accessible
Northern Kentucky University has been selected to participate in the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Institute on Open Educational Resources. NKU is the only university in the Commonwealth joining the year-long program designed to help institutions adopt accessible and affordable instructional materials. Open educational resources are classroom materials such as textbooks or single […]
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Event will Offer Free Wills for First Responders in Honor of 9/11
In light of the fact that only a handful of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11 had a will, Wills for First Responders – a program founded in Northern Kentucky – will provide wills and other estate planning services to first responders and their spouses free of charge. The organization is having an […]
