Budget, public safety, workforce development, school choice top to-do list The Kentucky legislative process is political. That’s true both inside Republican and Democratic caucuses and in how the parties interact with each other. Bills can live or die by the clout of the lawmaker (or lawmakers) behind them. Then there is the state budget, which […]
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Landscape of addiction in Northern Kentucky: ‘You’re not just seeing one thing that people are addicted to’
Adam Pendleton grew up in Ohio’s Clermont County, where drug addiction was generational. “My mom and dad are both drug addicts; it’s a rite of passage,” Pendleton said. “Everybody in my neighborhood was a drug addict. All my friends were drug addicts, and we normalized that type of f***ed-up thinking from a pretty early age.” […]
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Workers who died at SD1 facility in Bromley identified
The two workers who died after an incident at the Sanitation District 1 facility in Bromley Thursday have been identified. Mason Neises, 23, of Alexandria, and 26-year-old Josh Mason of Moscow, Ohio, were identified in a statement released Friday by their employer, Building Crafts, Inc., as the individuals who died following the incident. Police responded […]
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Historical societies preserve past, court future generations
Scenic Verona Lake Park was once one of the most popular venues for country music and family entertainment in Kentucky throughout the 1950s. Situated nearly 5 miles outside of Verona — a rural town in southern Boone County — the 80-acre ranch hosted some of country music’s most prominent artists, including Jimmie Skinner, the Stanley […]
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Homelessness in NKY: Region grapples with how to care for those who are unhoused
This story originally appeared in the Dec. 1, 2023 edition of the LINK Reader. To get stories like this first, subscribe to our weekly print newspaper here. The Cold Shelter The line stretched along the outside of the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky and into an adjacent alcove. People laden with bags sat on nearby curbs, […]
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Fueling future firefighters: Campbell County Area Technology Center introduces fire science program
This story originally appeared in the Nov. 10 issue of the LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Enjoy this story in two ways – read below or listen here. Campbell County Area Technology Center’s new fire science program trains students to put them two years ahead in their careers by the time they graduate with […]
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Lawsuit: NKY 8th grader called racial slur by another student, teacher used same slur multiple times in class
Written by WCPO’s Christian LeDuc A Northern Kentucky woman is suing the Diocese of Covington, St. Joseph Catholic Church Middle School and all teachers, faculty and staff involved in what her lawsuit claims is the “intentional discrimination and harassment of a Black student with disabilities.” Covington’s J. Davis Law Firm said it plans to file […]
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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 […]
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Local markets a key ingredient in NKY’s food landscape
This story originally appeared in the Oct. 6 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Enjoy this story in two ways – read below or listen here. “Life-changing” is how some Dee Felice Market shoppers describe the grocery’s smoked chicken salad. The dish is one of the market’s top sellers, consistently snatched […]
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Meet Independence’s new police chief
Brian Ferayorni hadn’t always planned on getting into law enforcement. The new Independence new police chief was sworn in at a special meeting of the Independence City Council in September. After graduating from Boone County High School in 2000, he enrolled in Northern Kentucky University to study not criminal justice but pharmaceuticals. However, he took […]