Outside Student Union Room 107A at Northern Kentucky University on Tuesday, public educators from around the region spoke animatedly in groups after NKU’s Board of Regents declined to vote on whether it would become an authorizer for the region’s impending charter school. Authorizers are the institutions that can approve, deny, and oversee charter school schools. […]
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NKU will not oversee Northern Kentucky charter schools
A charter school pilot is coming to Northern Kentucky, but the region’s largest university will not be its authorizer. Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents declined to take action Tuesday to be the authorizer — the institution that can approve, deny, and oversee a charter school — ending months of speculation about a project for […]
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Highland Heights hires full-time police social worker
Highland Heights City Council voted at their Dec. 6 meeting to hire a full-time social worker to work in tandem with the police department. Social worker Angie Weinel previously worked jointly for the city’s police department and the Campbell County Police Department. Police social work is relatively new to Northern Kentucky. The City of Alexandria’s […]
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Highland Heights to use Campbell County’s planning and zoning services
The City of Highland Heights will no longer use its own planning and zoning services and will instead utilize the Campbell County Fiscal Court Planning and Zoning Department. The city voted at its Dec. 6 city council meeting to enter a contract with the Campbell County Fiscal Court, noting that they currently contract for building […]
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Highland Heights mayor, council members sworn into office
Highland Heights officials elected in the Nov. 11 General Election were sworn into office at the Dec. 6 city council meeting. The new members sworn in will officially take office on Jan. 1, 2023. Campbell County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Zalla administered the oath of office at the meeting. Highland Heights Mayor Greg Meyers, who […]
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Prysmian Group unveils renovated North American headquarters in Highland Heights
One of the largest employers of Northern Kentucky has unveiled a $7.2 million renovation to their North American headquarters in Highland Heights. Prysmian Group, an Italian multinational cable manufacturing and design company hosted a ribbon cutting on Tuesday at their newly renovated 80,000-square-foot office space near Northern Kentucky University’s campus. Speakers at the ceremony included […]
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NKU’s East Village residents face mold, unreliable elevators
Written by Evan Bales, contributor at The Northerner Residents of NKU’s East Village tackle daily university life, among other obstacles, in their dorm halls. NKU freshman Ethan Rice moved into Callahan Hall in the fall semester and encountered a grisly sight when entering his dorm room for the first time. “My mother almost cried when […]
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Big crowd, even bigger moment for NKU basketball in beating UC Bearcats in cross-river rivalry
The band kept playing until the very end. Just the way the Norse men’s basketball team did. And the fans, almost every one of the record Truist Arena crowd of 8,305 — just 100 below a sellout — stayed well past the end. Who could blame them? The students, who turned out in record numbers, […]
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Highland Heights Servatii location now open
After a mysterious Servatii sign popped up in Highland Heights back in October with no further details, the location announced Wednesday morning that it is officially open. You can now stop and grab a pastry from the new Servatii location at 2740 Alexandria Pike in Highland Heights. Servatii is a local family owned bakery that […]
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Changes made to streamline animal services in Campbell County
Cities in Campbell County have entered into an interlocal agreement with the county to dissolve the Northern Kentucky Animal Control Board and enter into a new deal with the fiscal court to provide animal control services. The cities of Bellevue, Cold Spring, Dayton, Fort Thomas, Highland Heights, Melbourne, Silver Grove, Southgate, and Wilder are participating […]
