Dayton’s central business district will see a transformation if a newly adopted program succeeds as planned. The city council approved, by a vote of 4-1, the Commercial Community Advantage Program (CCAP) at Tuesday night’s meeting. The program, developed by Main Street manager Anthony Cadle, City Administrator Michael Giffen, and others, will earmark $500,000 from the […]
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It’s the Dayton YMCA, but Teens from All Over are Welcome Here
The Dayton YMCA offers local teenagers a safe and comfortable place away from home. Justine Ryan is the Program Director at the Dayton YMCA and has seen the Teen Center grow in her four years there. She says the Center sees an average of around 40 kids a day and that the program continues to […]
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Hey Campbell County, Get Ready for More Little Libraries!
Getting a free book soon could be as easy as going to your front yard, or to your neighbor’s yard. You can get a sneak preview at the BIG Kickoff for Little Libraries at 6 p.m. Friday, April 17, at the Newport Branch of the Campbell County Public Library. A Little Library is a decorated box that provides shelter for a selection of […]
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Lincoln Elementary Celebrates State Test Achievement; Dayton Seniors Argue for Graduation Cap Decoration
Lincoln Elementary principal Greg Duty and assistant principal Heather Dragan proudly announced Wednesday night that their school scored “proficient” in state assessments. The announcement was made at the regular meeting of the Dayton Board of Education. Thanks to an outcry from state superintendents, the Commissioner of Education, Dr. Terry Holliday recently issued new guidelines for schools, stating […]
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Dayton Track Star Inducted Into Kentucky High School Sports Hall of Fame
Many may not know that perhaps the most decorated athlete ever in the Commonwealth of Kentucky is from Dayton and was a track star. Adrienne Hundemer won 20 state titles during her time at Dayton High School and was inducted into the KHSAA Hall-of-Fame last Saturday for her illustrious career. Her accolades are seemingly endless. […]
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Mudslide Forces 4-Day Closure of Mary Ingles Highway
A mudslide will cause some traffic problems in Campbell County. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet issued a news Kentucky 8 (Mary Ingles Highway) will be closed to through traffic so that crews can remove a mudslide near sections of the right away. The closure will be between Tower Hill Road and Kentucky 445 (River Road). The […]
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Photos: River Rises in the Northern Kentucky River Cities
More than two inches of rain have fallen on Northern Kentucky in the past two days according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio. Combined with melted snow, the Ohio River was expected to crest at 58-feet on Sunday before it finally begins to recede. The Licking River also rose beyond original expectations. All […]
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Police Department Reorganizing to Place More Officers on Street
There will soon be more police officers working the streets of Dayton more frequently. The city council heard a first reading of an ordinance that would restructure the police department, removing two part-time officers and replacing those positions with one full-time officer. Administratively, the position of captain will be eliminated and the employee currently in […]
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A Significant Win for the Redevelopment Efforts of the NKY River Cities
Goal achieved. The Catalytic Fund has been certified by the U.S. Treasury Department as a community development financing institution (CDFI) which opens the development corporation to federal funds such as Financial Assistance Awards, allocations of New Market Tax Credits, and bond guarantee programs that are administered annually. That could mean big things for the redevelopment […]
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Fire Board OKs Request of More Money from Bellevue, Dayton & Grant for More Firefighters
It made the second-highest number of fire and EMS runs in all of Campbell Co. last year but the Bellevue-Dayton Fire Department has the lowest daily manpower of the six departments. Only Newport made more runs, but Alexandria, Central, Ft. Thomas, and Wilder, along with Newport, have higher daily staffing counts than the merged department […]
