The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has hired Scott Sedmak as the Chamber’s new Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications. Sedmak, who will take over the position on October 30, will come to the Chamber from Axcess Financial where he was Corporate Communications Manager for the last four years. “Scott is a smart communicator […]
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Highland Heights Reflects on Past With Move of Memorial
The Highland Heights City Council meeting featured a special guest to commemorate the moving of a Veterans Memorial to the current city building on Johns Hill Road. Mayor Greg Meyers welcomed former Mayor Jud Daum, who served as Mayor of Highland Heights from 1968 through 1980. Daum, now in his 70’s, was the youngest person […]
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Beshear’s Big Day: Governor Hands Out Millions for Riverfront, Breaks Ground at NKU
His days in office winding down, Governor Steve Beshear made a whirlwind trip around Northern Kentucky handing out ceremonial checks worth millions of dollars. At Northern Kentucky University, Beshear, NKU President Geoffrey Mearns, dean of the College of Health Professions Dale Scalise-Smith, and NKU Pre-Nursing Student Billy Morgan spoke to a crowd of local and state […]
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Lawsuit: Neighbor, City of Highland Heights, Contractor Sued Over Driveway Project
The City of Highland Heights, Mayor Greg Meyers, Planning and Zoning Chair Steve Crawford, and multiple John and Jane Does are named as defendants in a lawsuit filed against them by a Highland Heights resident in the continuing driveway controversy that The River City News has previously reported on. SEE PREVIOUSLY: Council members clash over driveway Gary […]
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NKU Picked to Finish 10th in Men’s Basketball Preseason Conference Poll
The Horizon League conference office released its men’s basketball preseason conference poll and all-conference teams as voted on by the coaches, sports information directors and members of the media. Northern Kentucky was selected to finish 10th in the poll. Valparaiso topped the league poll with 418 points. Oakland was second with 368 points and was […]
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NKU Women’s Soccer Team Wins in OT, Remains Undefeated in Conference
In its first overtime match since September 2014, the Northern Kentucky University women’s soccer team defeated Valparaiso, 3-2, on a golden goal from senior Kelsey Laumann in the 101st minute to remain undefeated in Horizon League play at 4-0. NKU’s overall record improves to 8-3 with the victory. Valparaiso, the defending Horizon League champion, slips to […]
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NKY Forum Presentations to Touch on Current Political Issues
Are you interested in politics? The NKY Forum is celebrating the election season with two events sponsored by the Scripts Howard Center for Civic Engagement. Wednesday, October 7, 2015With the presidential election just a year away, the campaigns are in full swing. the Iowa caucuses and the first primaries arrive just after the New Year […]
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Cuban Journalist to Speak at NKU on Thursday Night
After more than 50 years, the U.S. restored diplomatic relations with Cuba this summer – but what does a post-embargo Cuba look like, and what does it mean for the U.S.? An international expert will visit Northern Kentucky University on Thursday to discuss “Cuba in an Era of Change.” The event is the keynote address […]
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Norse’s Portz Finishes 3rd at NKU Fall Classic
A 5-under par 66 from Clayton Portz led the Northern Kentucky men’s golf team to the only red team score in the final round of the 2015 NKU Fall Classic and move up to fourth. Portz climbed the individual leaderboard and earned a share of third at 2-under for the tournament. Six birdies from Portz […]
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Theatre Reviews: “Moon Over Buffalo” at NKU, “SILENCE! The Musical” at Falcon
Northern Kentucky season openers are giving audiences a good time with a pair of very, very, very, very – we’re talking really different comedies. Moon Over Buffalo at Northern Kentucky University is a contemporary, backstage farce that looks back to the Fifties for its setting and even further back, say the Thirties, for its plot. Silence! The […]
