What you need to know The new Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence, which will relocate NKU’s Chase College of Law and the local branch of the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine from Highland Heights to Covington, passed a public facility review with the Kenton County Planning Commission earlier this month. The project has received […]
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Rep. Dietz presents Covington mayor with Black History accolade
Northern Kentucky Rep. Stephanie Dietz honored Covington Mayor Ron Washington on Tuesday night for becoming the city’s first Black mayor and for a lifetime of leadership achievements. Dietz, an Edgewood Republican representing Kentucky’s 65th House District, presented Washington with a special recognition during the event. Dietz had already read the citation at the Kentucky House […]
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How the fight over a grotto in Park Hills could have nationwide effects
What you need to know A years-long fight over the proposed expansion of a church in Park Hills is set to determine precedent for religious exercise and land use for the rest of the nation. That is, if it’s ever taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court. The First Liberty Institute is a right-leaning Christian […]
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Covington to officially join Read Ready network; more in NKY gov
This week in NKY government meetings, Covington will officially join Read Ready Covington with the Educate NKY Read Ready network. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened last week in NKY government? New Italian restaurant to open […]
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Elected office or not, a host of possibilities await Kentucky’s Thomas Massie
Even though he lost his reelection bid to Congress Tuesday night, U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie’s supporters signaled they’re ready for his next campaign. Shortly after the Associated Press called the race for Massie’s opponent, President Donald Trump’s candidate Ed Gallrein, Massie took to the stage in a packed ballroom at the Marriott Hotel near the Cincinnati airport […]
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These are the NKY winners in Kentucky’s House primary races
Seats in several of this region’s districts for the Kentucky House of Representatives were up for grabs this primary season. Kentucky representatives are state lawmakers who introduce and vote on legislation whenever the state legislature is in session. The Kentucky House, in contrast to the Kentucky Senate, tends to focus more on budgetary issues. Read […]
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Here are the Kenton County commission candidates heading to the general election
The numbers are in, and we now know what the final slate of candidates will be for the Kenton County commissioner race in November. Following the tallies from Tuesday night’s primary election, the following candidates will appear on the ballot in the general election: District 1 (Note: District 1 had no primaries this year): District […]
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Election results for this year’s primary races in Kenton County
There were several primary races in Kenton County this year, most notably for the Kenton County sheriff’s seat and for seats on the fiscal court, for which multiple Democrats ran for the first time in decades. Click the links below to jump to the results for a particular race. Find all our other Northern Kentucky […]
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Larry Shelton defeats Jude Hehman in Kenton County Sheriff GOP primary
Larry Shelton defeated Jude Hehman in the Republican primary for the Kenton County sheriff, and will be facing off against Democratic challenger and former Newport Chief of Police Tom Collins in November. Kenton County’s previous Sheriff Chuck Korzenborn retired at the end of 2025. Kenton County Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann (who, as an aside, is running […]
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5 Southgate residents accidentally cast ballots in Fort Thomas City Council race
A few Southgate residents accidentally voted in the Fort Thomas City Council race despite not living in that community, after poll workers mistakenly gave them the wrong ballots. It happened just after 6 a.m. on Tuesday at the Southgate Community Center, a voting precinct used by residents of the neighboring communities of Southgate and Fort […]