Fort Wright discussed a potential contract with Flock Safety at their Feb. 18 caucus meeting. Council members Jason Collins and Bernie Wessels requested City Administrator Jill Cain Bailey pull information about the company and a potential agreement. Mayor Dave Hatter let his opposition be known at the start of the discussion. “I’m a no,” Hatter […]
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NKHSGBCA All-Division teams released
The Northern Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Coaches Association has announced its selections for the Northern Kentucky All-Division teams. Competing under the umbrella of the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference (NKAC), the association recognizes standout performances across three divisions. The NKAC is structured by school size, with Division I consisting of the largest schools in the […]
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If this bill passes, grabbing a drink with friends will soon cost 4% more
Ordering a cocktail at dinner or grabbing a case of beer from a liquor store in Kentucky may soon come with a bigger price tag if House Bill 612 becomes law. The state introduced the bill, which would impose an additional 4% state regulatory license fee on gross receipts. Essentially, if passed, it would be […]
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Bellevue Police spot snoozing coyote on Ohio River ice
The Bellevue Police Department shared a photo on its Facebook page over the weekend of a coyote catching up on its sleep on the ice coating the Ohio River. It is currently coyote mating season, which typically runs from January through March, with activity peaking in February. According to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, during the breeding season, […]
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Campbell County to review safety facility project; Covington to discuss ladder truck purchase
This week in NKY government meetings, Campbell County Planning and Zoning will review a new public safety facility, while Covington looks to purchase a tractor-drawn ladder truck for the fire department. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What […]
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Scott High tabs Trimnell to lead football program
The scoreboard operator in Taylor Mill will get a little bit of a break now. Scott High School has named Dustin Trimnell the next football coach of the program. Trimnell comes over from Bellevue, where he was the defensive coordinator under Chad Montgomery the past couple of seasons. Prior to that, he was an assistant […]
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Bellevue native inducted into Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame
Marc Herklotz, a Bellevue native, was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Class of 2025 after a paramount career as a technical director. Herklotz was inducted into the Hall of Fame in December in a class with folks like Lee Corso, Greg Gumbel and Pam Oliver. His 30-plus-year career as a technical director had […]
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Cold Spring to review restaurant proposals at two major developments; more in NKY gov
This week in NKY government meetings, Cold Spring will discuss restaurants proposed for the Cold Spring Pointe and Cold Spring Town Center developments. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened last week in NKY government Newport superintendent […]
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Bellevue’s Harry Steinfeldt: The fourth man left out of baseball’s most famous poem
Imagine if someone had written a well-known novel about your family and left you out. Imagine being a member of a famous band that wrote a hit song about itself and the song never mentioned you, the drummer. Well, that’s kind of what happened to baseball player Harry Steinfeldt, who was born 150 years ago, […]
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Eat, drink, repeat: LINK Team’s go-to NKY restaurants, bars
There are too many good places to eat in Northern Kentucky to count, and the people on the LINK team certainly like to eat (and occasionally drink), so we thought we’d share some of our favorites. To get you the best recommendations I could, I (LINK’s digital editor) asked our team members (and myself) six […]
