The Newport Commission is considering an ordinance allowing any board member who cannot physically attend a meeting to participate by video teleconference. The ordinance brought up at Monday’s commission meeting was drafted with the idea of allowing board members to still participate in meetings when they are out of town, have an illness, etc., and […]
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Newport Police Lieutenant receives Years of Service award
Newport Police Lieutenant Daniel Delaney received the Years of Service award Monday evening for his tenure as a police officer. The department gave Delaney a shadowbox for his retirement with things he has accomplished in his career, from being a field training officer to his work as a traffic officer. “He was the hardest-working police […]
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Ludlow breaks ground on district-wide school expansions
Ludlow Independent Public Schools broke ground on district-wide renovations and improvements on Monday. The project has been in the planning stages for over a year and will see additions and improvements to facilities throughout the district. “What a great day to be a Ludlow panther,” said district Superintendent Mike Borchers. “We invited our community members, […]
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Lane closures scheduled on Brent Spence Bridge starting Tuesday night
Lane closures on the Brent Spence Bridge for drainage clearing will start Tuesday evening, according to a recent announcement from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. “Work will be performed between the hours of 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.,” the announcement said. “Crews will require a single right lane closure on the Brent Spence Bridge north of […]
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Meet Cooper: Dayton police announce new K9 recruit
Written by Christian LeDuc for WCPO Police in Dayton, Kentucky have a new member of the force and he’s already turning heads. No offense to other officers, but K9 Recruit Cooper, a labrador, is definitely the cutest law enforcement agent in all of the Tri-State. The Dayton Police K9 Fund announced Cooper’s hiring over the […]
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Republic Bank to judge TMU Mock Interview CompetitionÂ
Louisville-based Republic Bank associates will conduct student interviews and provide feedback to participants of Thomas More University’s 10th annual Mock Interview Competition on Wednesday. The competition will be hosted at the Saints Center on Thomas More’s campus from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 25. “As a community bank, we have an important role […]
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Beshear, Cameron continue to show their differences in KET debate
Written by the Kentucky Lantern staff Kentucky’s gubernatorial candidates — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron — further differentiated themselves on topics like education, abortion and the coronavirus pandemic in their fourth debate at KET’s Lexington studios Monday evening. During the debate, both candidates pressed the other on their campaign talking […]
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Newport visitors, residents can soon sip and stroll on Monmouth
Those visiting Newport’s Monmouth Street will soon be able to sip on an alcoholic beverage while strolling in a designated entertainment district.  Newport voted Monday to adopt a pilot program called the Newport Entertainment District, or NED, within defined boundaries along Monmouth Street from the intersection of 3rd Street south to the intersection of […]
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Main Street Ventures opens applications for Launch It: Cincy summer program
Cincinnati-based entrepreneurial support organization Main Street Ventures has unveiled its official 2024 application for Launch It: Cincy summer program for undergraduate students. The three-year old program provides undergraduate entrepreneurs with the opportunity to spend the summer living and working in Cincinnati while having access to office space, mentoring, finance support, and other resources to help grow their […]
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Covington native enters Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame
Covington native Roy E. Osborne, born in 1904, who made his first flight in 1923 and served as a flight instructor before World War II, is being inducted into the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame. In 1941, at 37, the late Osborne entered active duty and saw service with the U.S. Navy as an engineering […]