The Taylor Mill city commission will now host caucus meetings following a recent vote. Caucus meetings allow local governments to meet to discuss items of importance or for consideration without taking legislative action. It also allows a quorum of elected officials to gather without violating the open meetings law. Commissioner Mark Kreimborg, who said that […]
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Proposed BBQ Restaurant and Required Map Amendment to Be Discussed
There are plans for a new drive-thru restaurant at the eastern end of Dudley Road where it meets Madison Pike (KY 17) in Edgewood. A zoning map amendment is required first. Local former attorney Eric Deters is planning to launch what he is calling Liberty BBQ on a site currently occupied by an office building […]
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Independence Swears in New K9 Officer Jocko
Jocko, the new K9 officer at the Independence Police Department, was sworn into office last week. The dog will serve alongside Officer Josh Salyers. Mayor Chris Reinersman administered the oath of office, and city council also thanked the Matt Haverkamp Foundation for its support in adding Jocko to the force. Haverkamp was a Golf Manor […]
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Dan Weber: the Special Environment of Covington Catholic’s Gym
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. As rewarding as it is to return home to Northern Kentucky after three decades in places like Philadelphia and New Jersey, Chicago/Northwest Indiana and Los Angeles/Orange County, there’s one thing I’ve missed. In moving on from the Big East to […]
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Photos: NKU Dominant in Clash with Alice Lloyd
Northern Kentucky easily downed tiny Alice Lloyd in a men’s basketball clash at BB&T Arena on Sunday. The Norse won 91-55 to their second-straight win, bringing the season record to 4-5. NKU eclipsed the school record in three-point shot attempts, taking 45 shots from beyond the arc. The Norse hit 17 of them. The previous […]
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NKY Agencies Deploying Hazards Management Team to Western Ky. After Deadly Tornado
Northern Kentucky emergency management officials will depart the region for western Kentucky to assist with the recovery efforts following the deadly tornado strike from the weekend. At least fifty people were killed and more than a thousand properties were destroyed when a strong tornado devastated cities like Mayfield and Bowling Green. “Kentucky is absolutely united,” […]
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NKY Bar Association Honors Outstanding Members
Last Friday, December 3, the Northern Kentucky Bar Association (NKBA) hosted its annual gala honoring Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Susanne Cetrulo as the 2021 Distinguished Lawyer of the Year and Michael S. Brown with Thomson Reuters FindLaw as the 2021 Outstanding Volunteer of the Year. The award recipients were nominated by their peers detailing […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: A Look at Beechwood’s Recipe for Success
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Noel Rash didn’t take long to decompress last Friday from months of what is necessarily an all-encompassing football-coaching mode. His Beechwood Tigers had just edged Lexington Christian Friday evening at UK’s Kroger Field, 23-21, giving Rash his seventh state title (in […]
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Lloyd Grad, NFL Player Opens Training Center in Hebron
Lloyd High School football star Charles Johnson, who played several seasons in the National Football League, is now in business in Northern Kentucky. He opened a D1 Training franchise in Hebron (1952 North Bend Rd.). The group fitness facility employs a sports-science backed training regimen led by certified trainers to help people of all ages […]
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NKU Snaps 4-Game Skid with Win Over Canisius
The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball snapped a four-game losing street Wednesday night, toppling visiting Canisius, 75-62. NKU is now 3-5 on the season. Marques Warrick led the Norse in scoring with 30 points, a career high, including four makes from three-point range. Sam Vinson scored 17, also tying a career high, while Adrian Nelson and […]
