When President Donald Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Andy Barr to become the next senator from Kentucky the day before the Kentucky Derby, some believed the Republican primary to be over. But Barr says his campaign is “working harder than ever” ahead of the May 19 election. “I run every race that I’ve ever had, as […]
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Biggby Coffee coming to Wilder
It’s official. Biggby Coffee is opening a new location in Wilder. Biggby will be located at 523 Licking Pike and is the city’s first specialty coffee shop. Franchise owners Casey and Carrie Williams signed the lease on May 12. According to the city, the goal is to open this fall.
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Florence updates police policies to comply with Kentucky Police Officers’ Bill of Rights
What you need to know Florence has updated its rules and regulations for its citywide police department to better align its policies with the ‘Police Officers Bill of Rights.’ The Police Officers’ Bill of Rights, a state law enacted by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1980, was designed to provide due process protections for law […]
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Park Hills becomes Purple Heart city
The Park Hills City Council voted Monday night to enshrine the city as a Purple Heart city, honoring members of the armed services who have been wounded or killed in the line of duty. “I’m excited about this,” said City Council Member Pam Spoor, who informed attendees at Monday night’s meeting that her husband has […]
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Covington’s Father Hanses Park to get new playground equipment
Father Hanses Park, located at the intersections of Hermes Avenue and West 11th Street in Covington’s Lewisburg neighborhood, will officially be getting new playground equipment. The Covington Board of Commissioner approved the roughly $63,000 purchase of new equipment on Tuesday. The money will come from federal Community Development Block Grant dollars, which are awarded to […]
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Bellevue ReStore location to close
Habitat for Humanity’s ReStores are consolidating locations and the Bellevue location will permanently close. Habitat for Humanity’s ReStores are owned and operated by the organization to generate revenue to build homes in the community. Bellevue’s location at 15 Donnermeyer Drive will close on June 30. In Northern Kentucky, the Florence ReStore location at 7102 Turfway […]
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Opinion: Kentuckians need more life-saving screenings for colorectal cancer
Written by State Representative Deanna Gordon Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death among adults under 50 and remains the only major cancer for which mortality rates are still increasing in younger adults despite overall cancer mortality decreasing. Even more concerning, nearly 30% of Kentuckians ages 45 and older are not up […]
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Emergency Shelter of NKY receives $7,500 through Horizon’s new giving circle initiative
The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky, located at 436 W. 13th St. in Covington, received $7,500 in donations from the newly launched and unified ‘The 410: Give Where You Live NKY’ giving circle initiative. The initiative, hosted by the Horizon Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky, brings together the organization’s two signature giving circles: The 410 […]
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Barr to headline ‘Get Out The Vote’ rally at MegaCorp Pavilion prior to GOP Senate primary
Kentucky’s 6th District Congressman Andy Barr (R) will headline a ‘Get Out The Vote’ rally at Newport’s MegaCorp Pavilion ahead of the May 19th Senate primary. Barr, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump last week, is facing former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron in the Republican primary election. The winner of the primary will […]
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The LINK nky Educator of the Week: Heidi Clary
The votes are in, and this week’s LINK nky Educator of the Week is Heidi Clary, a special education teacher at Mary A Goetz Elementary School in Ludlow Clary was nominated by Julie Futscher because “My daughter is now a senior, she suffers from anxiety and depression, when she is having a bad day, she […]
