After being released earlier than expected from prison, a former local standout athlete is back behind bars. Duran Jefferson, 26, was arrested Wednesday when he checked in with his parole officer in Newport. He is charged with two counts of first degree trafficking in a controlled substance (second offense), B felonies, and one other count […]
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He Was a Standout Local Athlete, but Now He’s Back Behind Bars
After being released earlier than expected from prison, a former local standout athlete is back behind bars. Duran Jefferson, 26, was arrested Wednesday when he checked in with his parole officer in Newport. He is charged with two counts of first degree trafficking in a controlled substance (second offense), B felonies, and one other count […]
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Police Need Your Help Finding This Missing 13-yr-old Girl
13-yr-old Rebekah Letner went missing Thursday morning on her way to school/Kenton County Police UPDATE: Rebekah has been found safe, according to Kenton Co. Police/7:00 p.m. Kenton County Police are searching for 13-year-old Rebekah Letner, who reportedly went missing this morning on her way to school, from her home in Ryland Heights.
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The Gentleman from Kenton Lands Coveted Chairmanship in Frankfort
Kenton County Senator Chris McDaniel sure has moved up fast in Frankfort. Just two short years after being elected, the Taylor Mill Republican is already on a statewide ticket as the lieutenant governor candidate in Agriculture Commissioner James Comer’s gubernatorial campaign, and as of Monday afternoon now chairs the Senate’s powerful Appropriations & Revenue Committee. […]
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The Gentleman from Kenton Lands Coveted Chairmanship in Frankfort
Kenton County Senator Chris McDaniel sure has moved up fast in Frankfort. Just two short years after being elected, the Taylor Mill Republican is already on a statewide ticket as the lieutenant governor candidate in Agriculture Commissioner James Comer’s gubernatorial campaign, and as of Monday afternoon now chairs the Senate’s powerful Appropriations & Revenue Committee. […]
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NKY Nonprofit Offering $50K in Exchange for Big Ideas
In honor of Covington’s Bicentennial, the Devou Good Project Inc. has furthered its mission to help the city thrive by inviting nonprofits and other community-based groups to enter The Covington Project Contest. The contest seeks to help qualifying organizations get a community betterment project completed. The project is open exclusively to groups with ideas that […]
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NKY Nonprofit Offering $50K in Exchange for Big Ideas
In honor of Covington’s Bicentennial, the Devou Good Project Inc. has furthered its mission to help the city thrive by inviting nonprofits and other community-based groups to enter The Covington Project Contest. The contest seeks to help qualifying organizations get a community betterment project completed. The project is open exclusively to groups with ideas that […]
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State Money Coming to Kenton, Campbell Trail Projects
Trail projects in Kenton and Campbell Counties scored big funds from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, it was announced Wednesday. Governor Steve Beshear said that nearly $1.1 million in funding has been awarded to seventeen trail projects across Kentucky, including a pair in Northern Kentucky. “Improving Kentucky’s trails is important to developing our state’s overall adventure tourism […]
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State Money Coming to Kenton, Campbell Trail Projects
Trail projects in Kenton and Campbell Counties scored big funds from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, it was announced Wednesday. Governor Steve Beshear said that nearly $1.1 million in funding has been awarded to seventeen trail projects across Kentucky, including a pair in Northern Kentucky. “Improving Kentucky’s trails is important to developing our state’s overall adventure tourism […]
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Man Dead in Kenton County After Tree Falls on Him
A man is dead after a tree fell Sunday morning in Kenton County. Stephen Price, 67, was killed when the tree fell in Ryland Heights. Price was found on the 4400 block of Ernst Bridge Road. According to Kenton County Police, Price was attempting to cut down the tree when the accident took place. The […]
