A bit of Special Olympics history will make a stop in Northern Kentucky when the Special Olympics Unified Relay Across America presented by Bank of America holds a celebration at Kerry Toyota in Florence. The Unified Relay is carrying the Special Olympics “Flame of Hope” torch from the east coast of the United States to […]
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Welcome House Executive Director to Speak in Erlanger
Linda Young, Executive Director of the Welcome House of Northern Kentucky, will be the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Kenton County’s luncheon meeting on Thursday, June 11. The Welcome House of Northern Kentucky was founded in 1982 by Father William Mertes and an ecumenical coalition of churches. This coalition of churches committed to support […]
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Local School District Superintendent to Speak at Rotary Club Luncheon
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District Superintendent, Dr. Kathlyn Burkhardt, will be the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Kenton County’s luncheon meeting on Thursday, May 28. The vision and mission of the Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District is to provide essential opportunities for all students to reach their greatest potential and to embrace and attend to […]
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NKY Authors to Sign Latest Book at Erlanger Library
Authors Dennis Hetzel and Rick Robinson will be discussing and signing their new book, “Killing the Curse” this Saturday, May 23 at 1:00 p.m. at the Erlanger branch of the Kenton County Public Library. The event is free and open to the public. Just in time for summer baseball, this sports-political thriller about the Chicago Cubs features […]
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Kenton Deputy’s Allergies Put Him in Right Place to Capture Wanted Man
On Mat 7, Pat Morgan stayed home from work because he had been suffering from severe allergies as the spring season set in. Morgan is a colonel and chief deputy with the Kenton County Sheriff’s Office and the day he needed to take off due to illness happened to be a very busy one for […]
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126-Year-Old Covington Business Acquired by Erlanger Company
Locally-owned business supply company, Federal Supply, has announced its acquisition of Covington Paper & Woodenware in Latonia. “We are excited to welcome Covington Paper’s customers to the Federal Supply family. Covington Paper has a 126-year history of providing great customer service, products, and pricing for the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area – qualities that […]
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Arrested: Man Accused of Assaulting Officer, Fleeing
The man accused of assaulting a Kenton County Police officer and then fleeing the scene leading to a countywide manhunt that lasted around eight hours is now behind bars. Erlanger Police caught up with Marquez Anthony Moore on Thursday evening and arrested him. He is currently at the Kenton County Detention Center. Moore, 23, was […]
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Erlanger Names New Police Chief, Awards Scholarship to Dixie Senior
Tony Wilson pledged to uphold the duties of the Chief of Police while his wife held the bible, and Mayor Tyson Hermes read the oath at the regular Erlanger City Council meeting Tuesday night. Wilson praised the foresight of former chief Greg Sandel who hired him over twenty years ago, and for the mentoring help of Tim Thames, […]
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Craft Fair Coming to the Erlanger Branch Library
Not sure what to get mom for Mother’s Day? Check out the Guardians of Hope Craft Fair at the Erlanger Branch of the Kenton County Public Library on Saturday, May 9. The fair takes place from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will feature more than 30 vendors offering a variety of gifts items for mom, grandma or […]
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Employee Expands Library’s Reach by Translating Children’s Books to Her Native Tongue
Arlene Wilson is changing the dynamics of the Kenton County Public Library. Always a place to be able to visit the world virtually, the library is being enhanced by the Phillippines native who is translating children’s books into the language of her homeland, Tagalog, essentially expanding the inventory of books. “So far I have translated five books […]