Local nonprofit GO Pantry, which provides free food for Northern Kentucky students, announced the 2023-2024 selections to its Student Ambassador and Junior Board programs this week. The two programs offer selected high school students a chance to learn about charitable and nonprofit work and increase awareness of student hunger in the community. Student members receive […]
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Targets of homophobic vandalism in Fort Wright say response ‘misses the mark’
The recent incident of targeted homophobic vandalism in Fort Wright has citizens talking about change. On Sept. 18, Hannah Wintorn and Elise Sebastian’s Fort Wright home was vandalized. Adjacent to their pride flag and their daughter’s bedroom window, someone spray-painted the words “Hell is real” on the side of their home. Wintorn and Sebastian are […]
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Final day to request mail-in ballots is Tuesday
The final day to request a mail-in absentee ballot for Kentucky’s upcoming election in November is Tuesday, Oct. 24. Any Kentucky resident who wishes to vote using a mail-in ballot should go to the Kentucky Board of Elections online portal and submit their information. Kentuckians can also view their registration status and information, update their […]
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St. Vincent de Paul to host 16th annual Turkeyfoot Trot 5k
St. Vincent de Paul, Northern Kentucky, announced their 16th annual Turkeyfoot Trot 5k Run/Walk. The 5k will occur on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 9 a.m. at Thomas More University, 333 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills. All proceeds from the event support St. Vincent de Paul parish conferences, which assist with helping neighbors in need with […]
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Here are the local government meetings happening across NKY this week
Each week, the LINK nky team stretches out across Northern Kentucky to attend — and translate — government meetings for our community. If you’re looking to make your voice heard or you just want to learn more about what’s going on in your community, we’ve got you covered. Here are the public meetings happening around […]
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Crews get to work on Union Park pickleball court
Pickleball court construction at Union Park is underway. “They’ve started the work and once they’re finished, we’ll have eight new courts from scratch,” said Boone County Director of Parks David Whitehouse, adding the courts would be located at the site of the former Union pool. “Riegler will also repave the parking lot and the drive aisle. […]
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Police: 35-year-old man shot, killed in Latonia
Written by Michael Coker for WCPO A man was killed in a shooting early Sunday morning in the Latonia neighborhood of Covington, Covington police said. Police responded at approximately 1:00 a.m. to the 300 block of E 39th Street for report of a shooting. Upon arrival, investigators found a man in a home who had […]
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‘Will you look at the camera?’ Beshear and Cameron clash in third debate
Written by McKenna Horsley for the Kentucky Lantern Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and his Republican challenger Attorney General Daniel Cameron clashed on abortion, education and the coronavirus in their third debate, continuing themes from their previous meetings. In his opening statement, Cameron again said that the governor’s race is about “crazy versus normal” and tied […]
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Kenton County Board of Elections votes to disallow Wi-Fi detectors at polling locations
The Kenton County Board of Elections unanimously voted to explicitly disallow the presence of wireless monitoring devices at polling places on Election Day. The meeting’s topic came as the result of discussions Kenton County Board of Election Chair Gabrielle Summe had at a recent county clerks meeting, where she heard about My Pillow Founder and […]
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How Northern Kentucky became a hub for life sciences
This story originally appeared in the Oct. 13 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. To some, the decision to construct a life sciences lab in downtown Covington may seem like a random choice. It was one that Mayor Joe Meyer certainly hadn’t considered when he sat down in 2021 […]