Northern Kentucky-based Fischer Homes is building 60 homes at the Memorial Pointe residential community being developed on a Southgate hilltop, where the Beverly Hills Supper Club once sat. The entertainment venue and restaurant caught fire in 1977, killing 165 people. As part of the new housing development, Fischer Homes is committed to supporting the public […]
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Commissioners to form task force to fight elder abuse
Soon, Boone County may have a task force to combat elder abuse in the community. Commissioners Jesse Brewer and Charlie Kenner announced their intention to create an Elderly Abuse Prevention Task Force for the county.
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Florence teen to represent Boone County at state level
Joud Dahleh, a sophomore at the Ignite Institute in Boone County, was appointed to a one-year term as a non-voting member of the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) and is also serving on Education Commissioner Jason Glass’s Student Advisory Council.
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Community rallies around Erlanger family in need of mobility van
Written by Jake Ryle, WCPO reporter While all couples promise to stick together in sickness and in health, one Northern Kentucky couple’s vows are certainly coming to fruition. Michael and Morgan Moss say it all started when they met in September 2019. “Although we’re a couple of old fogies, we actually met online,” Morgan said. […]
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Beshear signs two NKY legislators’ bills into law
Gov. Andy Beshear signed two pieces of legislation sponsored by two Northern Kentucky legislators on Wednesday. House Bill 680 was sponsored by Rep. Ed Massey (R-Union) and would allow high school students to earn credits for a computer science degree passed the House on Monday. Through the virtual computer science career academy, iLEAD, middle and […]
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NKU grads return to stage for Ukraine benefit concert
Anna and Dmitri Shelest are returning to the Northern Kentucky University campus Friday, April 22, for a concert to benefit Ukraine, and to help families like their own. The Shelests are professional pianists and natives of Kharkiv. Though some relatives live in the States, the majority of their family remains in Ukraine after the Russian […]
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Excavator knocks first hole into defunct IRS building
The first hole was knocked into the IRS “Flat Top” building in Covington on Monday. Observers said it was “almost gentle” the way that O’Rourke Wrecking Co. construction site superintendent Chris Ferguson drove the Caterpillar Excavator forward into position, then tapped against the facility’s southern wall. The jarring sound of breaking glass and falling brick […]
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Dayton to begin cracking down on home code enforcement violations
At Tuesday’s Dayton City Council meeting, the council read and discussed an ordinance to establish civil penalties for Code Enforcement violations. The goal of the regulation is to crack down on abandoned homes, homes that aren’t being taken care of, and other unsightly matters outside of a property, such as trash buildup, broken windows, and […]
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Thomas Massie stumps at Covington Optimist Club
Primary election season is in full swing in Northern Kentucky. The Covington Optimist Club is having weekly events for candidates running for Northern Kentucky state-level legislative offices, as well as for the candidates running for senatorial and congressional seats in the United States. They hold the events at PeeWee’s Place in Crescent Springs. Rep. Thomas […]
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NKU lobbied charter school bill after learning of ‘authorizer’ role
The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission releases information on who lobbied during the legislative session on the 15th of each month. Over the past week, KLEC released records that showed that the Northern Kentucky University Foundation lobbied House Bill 9, the controversial charter school bill, during the last month of the session. But, the reports show […]