A bill to help address the nursing shortage passed the Senate Tuesday. Sponsored by Sen. Robby Mills (R-Henderson), Senate Bill 10 seeks to restructure the Kentucky Board of Nursing and provide more student access to nursing programs. “We can all be happy to see the latest wave of COVID-19 dramatically declining, but the awareness it […]
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NKU women’s basketball collects Horizon League awards
Written by Matthew Dietz, editor-in-chief of The Northerner On Monday, the Horizon League announced their end of season awards for women’s basketball, with several members of the Norse being named as winners for individual awards. Graduate forward Grayson Rose was named Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the all-defensive team. Redshirt senior guard Lindsey […]
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Program to pay $100 per mile for trash pickup on Kenton County roadways
Utilizing the Kentucky Division of Waste Management, Litter Abatement Grant Money, the Kenton County Solid Waste Division will pay approved 501(c)3 organizations $100 per mile to pick up trash off approved roadways within Kenton County. This program runs from April 1 through Sept. 30 each year. The application form for 2022 is now open. Interested […]
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Omnibus abortion bill passes House committee
For Kentucky resident Robin Kunkel, getting an abortion saved her life. If the omnibus abortion bill that passed the House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Committee meeting Tuesday morning becomes law, it might prevent others from getting the procedure. After years of deciding whether Kunkel and her partner wanted to have a baby, they […]
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Meet the Kenton County Police Department’s newest K9, Ronin
At the Kenton County Fiscal Court Meeting last week, the Kenton County Police Department formally retired K9 Loki and introduced the newest addition to the force K9 Ronin. K9 Loki entered full service with his handler Officer Jason Deacon in November of 2014. Officer Deacon received the Meritorious Service Award at the meeting for his […]
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Update on Beechwood grad in Ukraine: ‘It’s gotten too dangerous to leave’
Abigail Shoyat is a contributor for LINK nky. Igor Shoyat is her brother. Beechwood grad Igor Shoyat, who LINK nky checked in with last week as he attempted to get out of Ukraine as Russian troops invaded the country. But as of the weekend, Shoyat’s plans in response to the Russian invasion have changed. “It […]
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TMU couldn’t pass up partnership with Y’alls, athletic director says
Thomas More University in Crestview Hills held an important joint press conference with the Florence Y’alls Tuesday morning to announce a partnership between the university and the baseball team, which culminated in the renaming of the Y’alls stadium. Administrators from the Y’alls and TMU made multiple critical announcements that will change the way people in […]
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They’ve supported kids in Ukraine for decades. Now this Florence nonprofit is needed more than ever
It was the day Russia invaded Ukraine. Pavel Smolyakov and Ludmila Strokatyuk appeared on the Zoom call. Also on the screen was a conference room of people from Florence-based Master Provisions. Smolyakov and Strokatyuk are the directors for My Home for Orphans in Kherson, Ukraine. Master Provisions team members were checking in on the kids, for […]
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Community agrees on need for trade school — but where it should go is a different story
Talk of a technical trade school at the corner of Carthage Road and the AA Highway caused a stir in the California, Kentucky community. What everyone could agree on? That the school is needed. But where exactly the school should go was another story entirely. Dave Martin owns Martin Solutions, a construction company based out […]
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Newport’s city arborist discusses citywide tree care and pruning schedule
Monday night’s Newport City Commission meeting provided a forum for a public update on the citywide tree pruning schedule. Rachel Comte of Urban Canopy Works, who serves as the Newport city arborist, gave a presentation on how the scheduled pruning of the city’s trees will benefit the community. Newport instituted a proactive approach for the […]
