“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 […]
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McConnell Urges Vaccinations in New PSA
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) released a public service announcement (PSA) urging Kentuckians and all Americans to get a COVID-19 vaccine. McConnell recorded the PSA in conjunction with the National Association of Broadcasters’ Congressional PSA Program and the Kentucky Broadcasters Association. The PSA has already aired over 100 times across the Commonwealth, a news release said. Click here to watch […]
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Brent Spence Repair Project Wins Another Honor
The emergency repair of the Brent Spence Bridge last year following a fiery crash involving two trucks has earned another award. The repair effort, completed in six weeks, was recognized in a regional recognition from the America’s Transportation Awards “operations excellence” category. The award is sponsored each year by AAA, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, […]
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Kenton Co. Lowers Property Tax Rate
The Kenton County fiscal court voted unanimously to lower its real property tax rate by 3.1% this week. The real property tax rate was reduced from 15.9 cents per $100 of valuation to 15.4 cents. The personal property tax rate was also reduced 4.5%, from 20.2 cents per $100 of valuation to 19.3 cents. “Improvements […]
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Dozens from NKY, Cincinnati Area Arrested/Cited in Human Trafficking Sting
Northern Kentucky was targeted as part of Operation United Front, a multi-state human trafficking sting carried out last week by twenty-nine law enforcement agencies across Kentucky. Twenty-one victims were rescued, including two minors, and 46 people were arrested or cited, Governor Andy Beshear announced on Wednesday. All local arrests and citations involved solicitation of prostitution […]
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Bellevue and Dayton Raise Salaries for Fire Service Personnel
Bellevue Dayton Fire Department Chief Chris Adkins makes the case for more competitive compensation for fire personnel. 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 […]
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Mayor Orders Civil War Museum Closed
Sixteen years after it opened, the James A. Ramage Civil War Museum in Ft. Wright was ordered to be closed by Mayor Dave Hatter. The museum and its property are owned by the City of Ft. Wright and governed by a board of directors appointed by the mayor. But for the past several months, there […]