With House Bill 136 — the medical marijuana bill — likely not passing this legislative session, Gov. Andy Beshear mentioned that he might be open to issuing an executive order to legalize cannabis in Kentucky during his Thursday update on April 7. “We’re going to explore that,” Beshear said. “First, we should. It is time […]
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St. Henry player donates $1,000 of prize winnings
High school athlete Taylor Preston recently distributed $1,000 of her prize money to five local schools to support athletic programs. Preston is a 6-foot-2 volleyball player at St. Henry District High School. She was crowned the Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year, which comes with a $1,000 grant to a national or local organization of […]
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Ed leaders want better funding for public schools over charter investment
Education leaders want to see adequate funding for Kentucky’s public schools before state and local dollars are divvied up for charter schools. Education leaders in Boone County are responding to the passage of House Bill 9, the controversial legislation that paves the way for charter school funding. The bill cleared the Senate Tuesday and now […]
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Residents warn council: invasive species rampant in Tower Park
Fort Thomas resident Katie Beck spoke up at the March city council meeting to sound the alarm about a pretty yellow flower blooming behind the Mess Hall and other areas of Tower Park in the city. It is indeed a pretty plant and among the first signs of spring. However, Beck warned, the sweet yellow […]
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Op-Ed: Bias against natural hair costs Black women money, health and opportunities
The following op-ed is written by State Rep. Attica Scott (D-Louisville) In 2016, I defeated a 34-year incumbent to become the first Black woman elected to the Kentucky state legislature in 16 years. One of my early commitments to young people in Louisville and people across Kentucky was to address intolerance woven into public policy. […]
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Boone sheriff report: Fewer wrecks, tickets in 2021
Traffic accidents were at their highest in December; an unmanned drone was used on 31 missions; more marijuana was seized than any other illegal substance; school resource officers conducted 6,741 student counselings and more than 1,000 home visits. This is some of the information gleaned from the 2021 annual report from the Boone County Sheriff’s […]
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Kansas City, here come the Saints
It’s taken three shots for the Thomas More men’s basketball team to finally make it to Kansas City for the NAIA National Basketball Championships. Covid blocked the Saints on their first try after qualifying for the trip when the championships were canceled. Then a year ago even after getting to host the regionals, Thomas More […]
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CovCath will have to come from the bottom at Sweet 16
Scott Ruthsatz has one goal every season. Win a state championship for his Covington Catholic Colonels. For a Ninth Region and a Northern Kentucky that didn’t win one for 64 years until Simon Kenton did in 1981, that’s some out-of-the-box thinking. But for Ruthsatz, and his Colonels who will head off to Rupp Arena Thursday […]
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Thomas More goes 2 for 2 on the way to the NAIA nationals
Say goodbye – and good luck – to the nationally ranked Saints. They’re off to the shores of the mighty Missouri. For the Thomas More women, with two NCAA basketball championships in the past decade, it’s a return trip to Sioux City, Iowa, for the NAIA 16-team national championships. For the TMU men, it took […]
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Thomas More men and women advance in NAIA basketball tournament
As expected, host Thomas More’s two top-seeded teams will play another day in the NAIA Men’s and Women’s first-round regional basketball tournaments Saturday for the right to move on to the 16-team national finals next week in Kansas City and Sioux City, Iowa, respectively. But while the No. 3 nationally ranked women, as expected, had […]
