Following up on its Comprehensive Plan, the Fort Thomas Planning and Zoning Commission has launched an extensive review of zoning ordinances. The plan itself was a culmination of more than a year of planning and community-wide discussions. City officials are working to implement parts of the plan, and updating the zoning ordinance is part of […]
Category: Top 3
Posted inCulture
Grant County Middle School teacher honored with Gold Star Award for outstanding impact on students
It was a packed house at the Grant County Middle School Gymnasium in Dry Ridge Wednesday afternoon. A special education teacher at the school was honored with the Gold Star Teacher Award at a surprise all-school special assembly. “This teacher has always gone above and beyond for her students to make each one feel loved […]
Posted inCulture
Tips for healing after a loved one dies: ‘Grief affects everyone’
Reverend Robert Ashley Beagle held a Grief Seminar and Workshop at First Baptist Church in this week in Dayton. The seminar was a combination of three two-hour sessions. The meeting was not meant to be religious but rather an option to help people cope with grief, whether from death or guilt they feel from other […]
Posted inFrankfort
Beshear signs name, image and likeness bill into law
Gov. Andy Beshear signed into law the name, image, and likeness bill that will allow college students to cash in on their own brand. He was flanked by Kentucky’s college coaches, including John Calipari, Northern Kentucky University’s Men’s Basketball Coach Darrin Horn, and Director of Athletics, Ken Bothof. Fellow Northern Kentuckian Jeff Walz, the University […]
Posted inTop 3
Covington drivers beware: Parking meters now being enforced on evenings, Saturdays
Drivers in Covington will need to get used to remembering to feed their parking meters at night and on Saturdays, the city announced Wednesday. “As downtown grows and becomes busier, we want to ensure that our businesses have parking for their customers and clients,” City Manager Ken Smith said. “These metered spots are designed for […]
Posted inNews
Independence to address dangerous intersection in partnership with county: ‘You can’t put a price on safety’
Independence City Council is partnering with Kenton County to fix the intersection at Independence Station road and Kimberly Drive. The partnership was discussed at this week’s Independence city council meeting. According to Mayor Christopher Reinersman, the intersection has been dangerous for some time, especially for the school buses. The Kenton County School district has discontinued […]
Posted inBasketball
Covington Catholic Takes Battle of Colonels for Sixth Region Crown in Nine Seasons
You had the 9th Region’s gold standard over the last 10 years for boys basketball on one side and one that made it back to the championship game for the second time during that span hoping to dethrone the arch-rival. Both happened to be nicknamed Colonels. When the game finished, the Covington Catholic Blue Colonels […]
Posted inSports
Nightmare finish for NKU’s NCAA dream season
INDIANAPOLIS – Play after play, possession after possession, Northern Kentucky’s Norse were doing their thing. With toughness and precision and a quick-hitting offense and ferocious rebounding. They were on their way – to their 15th win in the last 17 games, to a Horizon League championship and to their fourth NCAA trip in the last […]
Posted inNews
Covington Mayor Joe Meyer calls ‘irregular’ credit card purchases appalling
The City of Covington announced in a statement yesterday that a city employee had resigned after an internal investigation revealed “irregular” credit card purchases were made. The Covington Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. before their regularly scheduled legislative meeting. However, prior to the legislative meeting, Covington Mayor Joe Meyer […]
Posted inFrankfort
Bill banning vaccine mandates and disclosure intended to ‘protect privacy rights’
On Tuesday, a bill that would ban vaccine mandates and disclosure in the public sector passed the House State and Local government committee. “The first section of House Bill 28 would disallow public institutions from requiring the disclosure of immunization status with regard to COVID-19,” said the bill’s primary sponsor Rep. Savannah Maddox (R-Dry Ridge). […]