Written by Anna Azallion | WCPO reporter Nearly three months after a Kentucky law went into effect requiring school resource officers (SROs) in every school building, many districts are still struggling to fill these mandated positions. According to a report from the State School Security Marshall’s office released at the end of August, roughly 55% of schools didn’t have […]
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‘Give them a proper sendoff’: Bellevue hosts flag football game after Tigers’ season canceled
Written by Taylor Nimmo, WCPO reporter The Bellevue High School football team didn’t think they’d get another chance to play under the Friday night lights. But for one last time this season, they did. Nothing brings a community together quite like high school football. That’s why the Tigers were devastated when the rest of their regular […]
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Bellevue mayor’s race: Meet the candidates
Incumbent Bellevue Mayor Charlie Cleves will face challenger Chasity Bothman this November. Cleves is a lifelong Bellevue resident seeking his second four-year term in office. He said he is running for reelection to see through the $115 million development deal he recently signed. The project includes building homes, businesses, office space, a hotel, and parking […]
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NKY Cities receive grant funding from regional council of governments
Multiple cities from Campbell, Kenton, and Boone Counties have received grant funding from the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, also known as OKI, for regional transportation projects. The agency awarded a total of $11.19 million across the three counties; it awarded $69 million in funding across the three states. “$69 million dollars is the largest […]
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Bellevue to host Fall Fest and Taste of Bellevue event
The city of Bellevue is hosting its Fall Fest and Taste of Bellevue as part of its “First Friday” monthly event this Friday, Oct. 7, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. In addition to the 25-plus vendors, the fall festival will have live music, beer from Darkness Brewing, hot bourbon cider and wine, and food […]
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Regional driver’s license office now open in Bellevue
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday the opening of a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Driver Licensing Regional Office in Bellevue that expands driver licensing services to more Kentuckians here in the northern part of the state. The office, located at 103 Landmark Dr. in Bellevue, is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “The […]
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Three Spirits Tavern in Bellevue to host NKY Cocktail Classic event
September is National bourbon heritage month, and bartenders in Northern Kentucky along the B-Line are having a cocktail competition to celebrate. Their goal is to have all bars along the line make a cocktail and sell that drink to patrons of their bars during September, while explaining the heritage of bourbon and how they made […]
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Many NKY school districts set tax rates lower than last year
Northern Kentucky school districts have officially set their tax rates for the year, and they may be lower than residents anticipated. The Ludlow Independent School Board discussed what their rate should be at their last meeting in August and didn’t pass anything. Then they realized that there was a fast-approaching deadline for the tax rate […]
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Bengal’s foundation to donate backpacks filled with school supplies to Bellevue students
Bengals defensive end and Cincinnati native Sam Hubbard continues to make an impact on and off the field. Hubbard will be at Bellevue High School on Tuesday, August 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. to distribute 650 backpacks filled with school supplies to Bellevue students through his Sam Hubbard Foundation. The backpack drive will be […]
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Residents at Bellevue apartments, faced with rent hikes, unsure of next steps
City Center Street apartments in Bellevue was once a senior living center. Then LCH 1 LLC, based in Texas, purchased it in 2021 and changed its name to The School Haus, a moniker derived from the building’s former life as Bellevue High School. School Haus, like many other properties around Northern Kentucky, has undergone renovations […]