The Union city commission voted unanimous last week to reduce its real property tax rate. The city’s 2021- 2022 real property tax rate from was lowered from 0.216 to 0.206 per $100 of valuation. The measure passed 5-0. “Due to our unprecedented growth in numbers and valuation, it is a privilege to reduce the tax […]
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Judges/Executive Weigh In on ‘State of NKY’
Judge/Executives Gary Moore, Boone County; Steve Pendery, Campbell County; and Kris Knochelmann, Kenton County participated in the annual ‘State of NKY’ during the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Eggs ‘N Issues meeting Tuesday morning. The panel discussed topics relating to increased access to high speed broadband internet, the Brent Spence Bridge and general infrastructure, […]
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St. Henry Honors ’81 Volleyball Team, Former Principal
St. Henry District High School honored its 1981 state champion volleyball team and renamed the floor at its athletic complex in honor of a former principal. The volleyball team was recognized during an alumni event between varsity and junior varsity games against Louisville Assumption late last month. The team will also be inducted into the […]
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City Seeks Feedback on How to Spend $35.9 Million in Federal Funds
The City of Covington is looking for feedback from the public on how to spend $35.9 million awarded to it by the federal government as part of the recovery effort from the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey has been created for the public. By Oct. 31, the city must send the federal Treasury Department an outline […]
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Part of Stevenson Road to Close Thursday for Railway Repair
Part of Stevenson Road in Erlanger will be closed for several hours on Thursday to allow for repairs on the railway crossing. The railroad crosses Stevenson (KY 236) near where the road intersects with Dixie Highway. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet – District 6 Office said that the road will be closed to through-traffic on Thursday […]
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Gov. Beshear: Federal Government Announces Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Shortage Due to Extraordinary Demand
Today, Gov. Andy Beshear said the federal government announced a change in the way COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments will be distributed among states due to supply shortages and extraordinary demand across the country. Health care providers will no longer be able to order the treatments directly; instead, state governments will supervise the distribution of a […]
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Former Fort Thomas Mayor, Fred “Fritz” Erschell, passes away
Fred W. “Fritz” Erschell. Former Fort Thomas Mayor, Councilman and longtime resident, Fred W. “Fritz” Erschell has passed away. Erschell served as mayor from 1978 to 1989. Erschell had spent more than half of his life in service to the City of Fort Thomas and its schools. This year, the Fort Thomas Education Foundation and […]
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Mehling to Retire as Kenton Family Court Judge
Kenton Family Court Judge Christopher Mehling announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of his current term, which expires December 31, 2022. By that time, Mehling will have served 16 years on that bench, and turned 70 years old, he said. “My wife Pat and I are ready to go onto the next […]
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New Building, Largest-Ever Capital Campaign Underway at Thomas More
Thomas More University is celebrating its first one hundred years and is working actively to prepare for its next century. The university announced its Second Century Campaign during a campus event on Monday afternoon in which President Joseph Chillo and other Thomas More leaders and fundraisers addressed a crowd of supporters and students. While the […]
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COVID-19: Ky. Adds 10,007 Positive Cases in 3 Days Including 784 in NKY
Kentucky ranks third in the nation for the number of new daily positive COVID-19 cases per capita, with a seven-day average of approximately 90 new cases reported per 100,000 people, Governor Andy Beshear said Monday. “I am asking you to break the Thanksgiving dinner rule and have a tough conversation with those you love and […]