What you need to know Update: The Covington Board of Commissioners approved the development proposal on Feb. 24, 2026.–LINK nky editorial, March 3, 2026. Local developer A.M. Titan is set to buy up a handful of vacant city-owned lots in Covington’s Westside neighborhood and build 12 apartments on them after responding to a city request […]
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Boone County closer to adopting comprehensive plan update
What you need to know Boone County is finalizing its ‘Boone County – Plan 2045,’ an update to its comprehensive plan that will steer land use decisions in the coming years. In 2023, Boone County initiated the process to update its comprehensive plan, a long-term, strategic document that guides future development and land-use decisions in […]
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Fort Thomas hires HR consultant amid ongoing workplace questions
Fort Thomas is bringing in an outside consulting firm, advancing plans first raised last fall to hire an HR consultant amid ongoing workplace and procedural questions. The Fort Thomas City Council approved an $18,000 contract with consultants One Digital at its meeting on Feb. 17. The discussion continues a conversation from last October, when the […]
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How much does it cost to educate NKY’s kids?
April Draine moved to Northern Kentucky with her husband and kids in 2022. It was a seller’s market, and they only had a few days to find a home in a community they liked with schools they thought would be a good fit for their children. Draine’s family relied on their realtor’s advice on the […]
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EducateNKY celebrates $150k grant, Read Ready integration
EducateNKY announced a series of milestones strengthening the Read Ready Network, a regional early-learning initiative designed to ensure more Northern Kentucky children enter kindergarten ready to succeed. The Read Ready Network announced the integration of Read Ready Covington, the launch of the network’s first corporate sponsorship with C-Forward, and a $150,000 grant from the Carol […]
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Would NKY receive more funding if it were one big place?
What is Northern Kentucky? If you ask LINK nky, it’s Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties (at least, that’s our coverage area). If you ask The Northern Kentucky Health Department, the region is made up of Boone, Campbell, Kenton and Grant counties. The Census also includes Gallatin, Pendleton and Bracken counties in that list. Do these […]
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Would centralizing tax collection save NKY’s residents?
Taxes are complicated. In fact, it would be very difficult to concisely summarize all of the different taxation categories in the commonwealth in a single article like this (you can go to the Kentucky Department of Revenue’s website and check out all of the different subcategories under the drop-down menus on their main page if […]
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What does it cost to keep NKY safe?
Correction: Crescent Springs is covered by the Villa Hills Police Department. Point Pleasant is not an incorporated city in Boone County, nor is it census-designated like the county seat of Burlington. On a map, Point Pleasant consists of several industrial buildings, including the fire station, located just to the east of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International […]
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Poplar Ridge Road in Campbell County closes for landslide repair
Poplar Ridge Road in Campbell County will close for about six weeks to allow for landslide repairs and the installation of a road support wall, according to an announcement from Campbell County on Tuesday. “This restriction is necessary to protect road crews and provide the work zone space needed for heavy equipment and construction activity,” […]
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Opinion: Festival Park belongs to the community—and the community proved It
Written by Mike Radwanski, Newport City Commissioner Festival Park is more than a venue on a calendar. It’s a shared front porch for our city—a place where neighbors gather, ideas collide, and community comes to life. That’s why, when we set out to shape the future of Festival Park in 2021, we did something simple […]