The Newport Parks & Recreation Department is hosting its fourth annual Juneteenth celebration on June 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be at The Prestant, 720 York St. in Newport. There will be music by DJ Shelby “Shabba Doo” Turney, and it is a free, family-friendly event with activities for kids and […]
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Cold Spring Publix to open this week
Campbell County’s first Publix Supermarket is opening on Wednesday. The Publix at 5401 Alexandria Pike will welcome customers at its grand opening on June 17 at 7 a.m. It is located in the Cold Spring Pointe development. “We are thrilled to continue our growth across Northern Kentucky with a new location in Cold Spring,” said […]
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Highlands’ Dixon highlights All-State softball team, wins Region Player of the Year
The Kentucky Softball Coaches Association have made their selections for the All-State teams and Region and Player of the Year in each respective region. While softball in the state isn’t classified, the KSCA splits the state into three classes to form the All-State teams. Each class has a first and second team along with an […]
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Campbell County PVA indicted by grand jury
Campbell County Property Valuation Administrator Daniel Braun was indicted by a grand jury on charges related to attempts to solicit a minor. According to a news release from Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman on June 11, a Campbell County Grand Jury indicted Braun on two counts of “Procuring or Promoting the Use of a Minor […]
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Dayton approves 2026-27 budget amid $6 million funding drop
The Dayton City Council has unanimously approved a budget for the city’s 2026-2027 fiscal year, which is set to start July 1. The new budget has a general fund of $9 million available for city programs like the police and fire departments, public works and waste collection; a 39% decrease from the 2025-2026 budget’s nearly […]
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Campbell County’s Tiemeier wins Johnny Bench award as state’s top catcher
The Johnny Bench Awards, which honors the top NCAA Division I male and female college catchers along with the top high school baseball and softball catchers from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia have been announced. Campbell County’s Camden Tiemeier was selected in Kentucky as the top backstop. The Camels senior hit .446 for the […]
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Fast start too much to overcome as Apollo ends Campbell County’s state run
It was quite the opposite of what Campbell County postseason games have been like. Apollo’s first seven batters reached base, they scored six in the opening inning and hung on to beat the Camels 14-10 in Saturday’s KHSAA state quarterfinal baseball matchup. The game featured 24 runs, 29 hits, four homeruns, three errors and even […]
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Peaking at the perfect time: Campbell County advances at state tournament
Campbell County continues to play its best baseball at the right time. The Camels earned a 6-1 victory over LaRue County on Friday in the first round of the KHSAA state baseball tournament at Legends Field in Lexington. They got another complete game performance from Tyler Schumacher and the Camel bats collected five extra-base hits […]
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How the Camels found their mojo on the way to state
Now that Campbell County is back in the 2026 Baseball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare, it’s easy to forget that the Camels started the prep season in a bit of a funk. Their record on April 15 following a 15-5 home loss to Covington Catholic stood at 7-6. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t […]
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Highland Heights councilmember’s arrest cited as possible conflict of interest
Several Highland Heights City Council members asked Jesse Hockenbury to voluntarily remove himself from future meetings after his arrest on misdemeanor sexual abuse charges earlier this year. The request was made at Tuesday’s city council meeting, with councilmember Hockenbury cited as posing a potential conflict of interest in any decisions related to the police department. […]
