Boone County is receiving funds to help reduce traffic congestion at a busy intersection. The county received a $660,000 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant award from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to add turn lanes and improve movement at the intersection, Boone County Assistant County Administrator/County Engineer Rob Franxman said. The funds will be focused on the […]
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Check out these NKY homes on the market right now
This story originally appeared in the Sept. 15 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Each week, LINK nky finds homes for sale across the region that are notable for their price, features, location or all three. Here are the homes we featured in the Sept. 15 edition of the […]
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Boone County Schools to host special needs transition forum
Boone County Schools will host a meeting for parents and students seeking information about special needs postsecondary opportunities. The Special Needs Transition Forum is slated from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the Ralph Rush Professional Development Center, located at 99 Center St. in Florence, officials said. Postsecondary education includes universities and colleges, […]
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Scott High to participate in McDonald’s Digital Sports Day Fundraiser
McDonald’s franchise owners throughout Ohio will be raising funds for local high school athletic programs through the app. Scott High School is Taylor Mill is one of the schools participating in the fundraiser. The ‘High School Sports Digital Fundraiser’ is slated for Friday, Oct. 6. Twenty percent of all sales purchased through the McDonald’s app […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Monday, Sept. 25, 2023
Here’s to a new week! It’s been a busy weekend here in Northern Kentucky — if you want to catch up, take a listen to today’s headlines.
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The Sunday Story Podcast: KY governor race heats up with record spending, attack ads
This week on the Sunday Story Podcast, LINK nky Government and Politics Reporter Mark Payne dives in to election financing in the Kentucky Governors race. Enjoy this story two ways – listen below or read the full story here. — On a cool spring Kentucky Monday in April, an Axiom Strategies staffer stood outside Mokka Sunset […]
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Streetscapes ventures along Orphanage Road for brews, BBQ, quality steaks
This story originally appeared in the Sept. 15 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. This Streetscapes checks out one of the smaller “Forts” in the area. Fort Wright may be overlooked by its neighboring cities, but there’s still plenty of eats worth checking out. Come with us to […]
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Alexandria resident awarded Senate Citation
Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer (R-Alexandria) presented Alexandria resident Jenni McBride with a Senate Citation for her work in the city. McBride was honored earlier in the year at a council meeting, where she was presented with the city’s Outstanding Citizens Award after multiple people emailed the city citing McBride’s acts of charity and love for […]
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Gov. Brereton Jones will lie in state in Kentucky Capitol on Monday
Written by the Kentucky Lantern Staff The public is invited to pay respects to the late Gov. Brereton Jones who will lie in state in the Kentucky Capitol Rotunda from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 25. Jones’ family will host a public visitation in the Rotunda from 3 p.m. to 7 […]
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Officials: No threat at Boone County Dollar General after report of suspicious packages
Written by WCPO’s Taylor Weiter Boone County officials said there is no threat after an investigation of suspicious packages left at a Dollar General in Verona. Dispatchers first reported that a bomb squad responded to the Dollar General on Verona-Mudlick Road to investigate “suspicious packages.” A WCPO crew at the scene said investigators blocked off […]