Ludlow has the best up and coming real estate market in Kentucky, according to Insurify, a Massachusetts-based insurance comparison shopping website. According to a news release, Insurify used Zillow Research in assigning a score to cities based on the relative change in home value between 2010 and 2020, the monthly home value trend from 2019 […]
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Ludlow Prepares for Flexibility with School Reopening Plans
The Ludlow board of education met in person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted such meetings. Attendees wore masks and were spaced apart. Superintendent Michael Borchers explained that the starting date for the next school year should be August 26 but according to state guidelines, there will be flexibility with that. The […]
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Two Juveniles Charged After Ludlow Fires
Two juveniles are charged after fires last week at a vacant structure and a business in Ludlow. Police said that “recent fires” damaged a vacant structure on Elm Street and the Norfolk Southern Railroad building. Police credited input from the community and three of its officers, along with the Ludlow Fire Department and the Kenton […]
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Ludlow Schools Prepare for Variety of Possibilities for Next School Year
Ludlow Independent Schools is working on its application for non-traditional instruction (NTI) for the next school year, as required by the Kentucky Department of Education, even though hope remains that classes will resume normally at some point. Ludlow’s College and Career Readiness Coordinator Jennifer McMillen told the Ludlow board of education that the application is […]
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Developments Move Forward in Ludlow
Developments are moving forward in Ludlow during the coronavirus pandemic, though one likely won’t look as hoped for originally. The Ludlow Yards site, which was the point of contention among city leadership in 2018 when one proposed project that would have placed apartments on the Elm Street lot was scrapped, is now poised to be […]
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Ludlow Schools Prepare for Alternative Graduation Ceremony
Enrollment for preschool and kindergarten is down at Ludlow Independent Schools, as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps people at home and schools closed. Mary A. Goetz Elementary principal Jason Steffen said that there are about fifty-four or fifty-five students enrolled in the two programs, which is low. Typically, students in the district would take home informational […]
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Ludlow Council to Vote on Adjusted Curfew Times for Minors
The Ludlow city council called an emergency meeting for Thursday to consider a tougher curfew for minors, citing recent violations of the current curfew as well as the COVID-19 global pandemic as a motivating factor. The meeting, which will take place by teleconference on Thursday at 7 p.m., follows a warning from the Ludlow Police […]
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Ludlow Students Present “A Day Without Words”
The Ludlow board of education saw a showcase of A Day Without Words, a special program presented by special education teacher Tammy Roberts. Students hosted the program to let other kids know what it feels like when they are unable to communicate verbally. The special education students wanted to show other ways to communicate, noting […]
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Ludlow, Bromley Close City Parks to Public
The neighboring cities of Ludlow and Bromley have closed their city parks to the public amid the coronavirus/COVID-19 global pandemic and to continue the effort to encourage social distancing to slow the respiratory virus’s spread. On Friday, the Ludlow Police Department posted a photo to its Facebook page demonstrating what it described as “not social […]
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Man Killed in Ludlow Fire
This article has been corrected to include the right time that the fire took place. It was Tuesday afternoon, not Wednesday morning. A man died after a fire at a Ludlow home overnight, according to WXIX. The Ludlow Fire Department in a news release said that fire broke out at 519 Linden Street at 12:19 […]