An agreement between the Ludlow Board of Education and an architect was reached this week as the district moved closer to the construction of an addition to the high school gym. Thw $150,000, 1900-sq. ft. addition will be drawn up by Robert Ehmet Hayes & Associates, an architecture firm based in Ft. Mitchell. The firm […]
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Ludlow, Covington to Jointly Improve Old Incinerator in Park
Ludlow City Council voted to approve an inter-local agreement with the City of Covington to form a coalition to oversee the process of rehabbing and fortifying the old trash incinerator building in Devou Park. The two cities and the Devou Park Board are interested in improving the site for the trail system and to […]
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Fencing Academy Now Open in Ludlow
There are stories about Ludlow football, and Ludlow softball, but here is the first story about Ludlow fencing. Above Wynners Cup Cafe on Elm Street the sound of feet shuffling and swords clashing can immediately be heard while walking up the stairs to the Northern Kentucky Fencing Academy led by expert fencer Ned Kalapasev. There […]
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The Complicated History of Why There is No School in Bromley
There are no schools in Bromley, but that was not always the case. According to Kenton County Public Library Executive Director Dave Schroeder, there are indications that there was a school in Bromley as early as the 1850’s that was operated out of a resident’s store. Then in the early 1890’s a brick one-story, two-room […]
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Ludlow Hires Police Chief
After being without a police chief for all of 2015, Ludlow finally has their man in Scott Smith who comes from the Independence Police Department and will begin his new job as chief on July 20. Smith began his policing career in Newport before transferring to Independence where he worked as a sergeant before being […]
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Bromley Reacts to “F” from SD1, Will OK Golf Carts on City Streets
The City of Bromley is expected to allow golf carts to be driven on city streets. City council heard a first reading of the proposed ordinance on Wednesday. The ordinance, according to city attorney Kim Vocke, would require that the carts be inspected, that owners would pay a $75 fee, and that users possess a […]
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$1.6 Million for Riverfront Work in Ludlow, Newport
$1.6 million is on the way to Newport and Ludlow. The Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) allocated the funding for the next two phases of Riverfront Commons, the roughly 12-mile multipurpose path that will link the Northern Kentucky river cities from Ludlow in the west to Fort Thomas and the Combs-Hehl Bridge […]
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In Ludlow, School District & City Come to Terms for School Resource Officer
Superintendent Michael Borchers will sign a contract with the City of Ludlow authorizing a School Resource Officer for the Ludlow School District after the board instructed him to at the regular board meeting Thursday night. Borchers had declared at the May meeting that the schools would have a qualified SRO after talks with the city came to […]
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Ludlow’s Circus Mojo to Co-Host World Wheel Gymnastics Games at Mt. St. Joseph
The general assembly of the International Wheel Gymnastics Federation IRV announced last week that the 12th World Championships in Wheel Gymnastics will be held in Cincinnati June 21-26, 2016. The championships will be hosted by Circus Mojo from Ludlow and Team USA, based in Chicago. This competitive event will be held at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati and […]
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Photos: Ludlow Youth Football Fireworks Festival
What a fun weekend in Ludlow with two nights of fireworks! The Ludlow Youth Football Fireworks Festival drew good crowds for food, live music, and of course, fireworks. RCN photographer Brian Frey was there on Saturday and produced these pics.
