Correction: Crescent Springs is covered by the Villa Hills Police Department. Point Pleasant is not an incorporated city in Boone County, nor is it census-designated like the county seat of Burlington. On a map, Point Pleasant consists of several industrial buildings, including the fire station, located just to the east of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International […]
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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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Notre Dame, Boone County semifinalists at girls state bowling tourney
Notre Dame Academy and Boone County both made runs through the bracket and are bringing home some hardware with them. Both reached the semifinal round of Tuesday’s KHSAA girls state bowling tournament in Louisville before dropping their Final Four matchups. Notre Dame earned the No. 6 seed in the qualifying round and defeated Apollo and […]
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Campbell County advances plan for new public safety complex
Campbell County took another step in centralizing its police, emergency management, dispatch and coroner operations in a new 58,000-square-foot facility on Racetrack Road. The county brought the project before the Campbell County Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 10, according to the commission’s counsel Matt Smith, for an advisory recommendation (government entities are exempt from […]
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CovCath, Boone’s Kuryla runner-up at state bowling tournament
Covington Catholic’s bowling team and Boone County’s Maddox Kurlya were close to the top prize, instead the two settled for runner-up at the boys KHSAA state bowling tournament in Louisville on Monday. The Colonels lost to Trinity in the championship round, Kuryla coming from the No. 4 seed to face Trinity’s Blake Ackermann in the […]
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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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One woman’s journey through immigration detention in NKY: ‘I want it to stop’
What you need to know CORRECTION: A previous version of this story stated the Kenton County Sheriff had a task force agreement with the federal government. This was not accurate. Instead, the detention center has a jail enforcement agreement and a warrant service agreement, which are distinct kinds of agreements. The relevant lines have been […]
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Who won region bowling titles in NKY?
Region bowling tournaments took place over the last week as bowlers vied for region titles with an opportunity to make the state tournament February 9-11 in Louisville. Quite a few Northern Kentucky teams and individuals either won region titles or qualified for the state tournament. Here they are: 5th Region Campbell County boys and girls […]
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Campbell County brings in jailer to answer ICE detainee concerns
After resident pushback over Campbell County’s ties to ICE, county officials brought the jailer before the fiscal court this week to answer lingering questions about detention contracts and enforcement practices. Northern Kentucky residents have been showing up at their county fiscal courts to ask them to end their agreements with ICE. Several residents attended Kenton […]
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Campbell County judge/executive to run for reelection
Campbell County Judge/Executive Steve Pendery is seeking reelection in 2026. According to a news release from Pendery’s campaign, during his time in office, Campbell County has seen billions of dollars in economic development, large gains in job creation and expansion of county services, all while the County spends less money per resident than any full-service […]
