Tag: Local News

Courage, a Connecticut-based group endorsed by the Pope, uses a 12-step style program to get gays to stop having sex and now it has a chapter in Louisville, all with the blessing of the Archdiocese of Louisville, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz told the Courier-Journal that the goal is “both to promote the dignity of every human being […]

Each week The River City News talks with Kenton County Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders about his weekly e-newsletter that highlights who was sent to prison or got probation in the previous week. At the bottom of this post you can find a link to that newsletter. Here are this week's questions and answers: RCN:  In reading […]

The following information comes from the Monday Morning Message, a weekly e-newsletter from Covington Independent Public Schools superintendent Lynda Jackson.   KUDOS to our 10 newest Ron Clark teachers. The teachers attended the Ron Clark Academy on October 5 where they observed and attended sessions on teaching with high energy and high student engagement. These teachers are also part of […]

This article appears at RCN via our partnership with KY Forward. It is written by Terri Darr McLean and originally appeared in Kentucky School Advocate, the monthly magazine of the Kentucky School Boards Association. The morning bells have not yet rung in the halls of Newport Independent’s schools, but a line has already begun to form […]

The final day to nominate someone for a Covington Community Leader Award from the Center for Great Neighborhoods is Monday. Here is what any submission must include, via the Peaselburg Neighborhood Association: Leader to be nominated:  Nominee’s Address:  Nominee’s Phone: Email:  Nominee’s Employer: Nominated by (your name):  Your Phone:  Email: The Community Leader Award is […]

When you go to the polls in Kentucky on November 6, there will be a constitutional question on the ballot. It reads:  Are you in favor of amending the Kentucky Constitution to state that the citizens of Kentucky have the personal right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife, subject to laws and regulations that promote […]

Forbes Magazine has released its list of the best cities in America for working mothers and the Cincinnati region comes in at number four. Columbus, Ohio topped the list. To reach its findings, Forbes studied the violent crimes per 100,000 people, annual earnings for females, physicians per 100,000 people, the average commute, the annual expenditure […]

The Kenton County Courthouse in Independence is 100 years old and the City of Independence is celebrating Friday and Saturday with some special events that are free to the public. Starting at 5:00PM Friday, there will be guided tours of the building as well as informational displays from the County Clerk's office and historical information […]

This article comes to RCN from partner KY Forward and is written by Steve Flairty. As a kid joyfully playing the game of basketball in his hometown of Edwardsville, Ill., a St. Louis suburb, Dustin Maguire learned a couple of important things quite early. He learned how to properly shoot the ball, thanks to the […]

October 11 is noted in some parts of the gay & lesbian community as National Coming Out Day, a day selected because it also marks the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights".  Pike Street Lounge (266 Pike Street) is hosting a "Pop-Up LGBTQ  resource center and evening of music […]