Boys 34th District Tournament (at St. Henry) Monday: Villa Madonna 59, Ludlow 56 The Vikings got a defensive stand late as they avenged two regular season losses to the Panthers in advancing to Wednesday’s 34th District Tournament semifinals to face Lloyd Memorial. Henry Thole led Villa with 38 points and 14 rebounds, making 16-of-25 shots […]
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Grab Coffee with Ludlow’s Mayor Thursday Night
This Thursday, just like every third Thursday of each month, Ludlow Mayor Chris Wright will host an informal get-together at Ludlow Coffee on Elm Street from 6-7 p.m. Grab a drink and a snack and get to know the city’s new face in the local government. There to converse with Ludlow’s citizens about Ludlow’s happenings, […]
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Ludlow gives mayor authority to oppose controversial House Bill 50
At a recent Ludlow City Council meeting, councilmembers voted in favor of a resolution to give mayor Chris Wright the authority to oppose controversial proposed Senate Bill 50 and House Bill 50 that were filed in January. The concurrent bills would require the Democrat, Republican, Independent or other party affiliations’ label to be disclosed for […]
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Jared Lorenzen, Derek Smith among five with NKY ties entering KHSAA Hall of Fame
The Dawahares/KHSAA announced its Class of 2023 inductees on Friday. Among them are five who either played or coached at a Northern Kentucky school: Jared Lorenzen and Derek Smith (Highlands), Dave Cowens (Newport Central Catholic), Dan Goble (Lloyd Memorial) and Randy Reese (Ludlow). Lorenzen and Smith led Highlands to the 1998 Class 3A football state […]
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Pair of NKY small school hoopers among state’s leading scorers
If you had a few guesses at who is leading Kentucky high school boys’ basketball in scoring this season, a few of the common responses might be an obvious one first with Holy Cross senior Jacob Meyer, North Laurel’s Reed Sheppard, Lyon County’s Travis Perry or maybe even Covington Catholic’s Evan Ipsaro. Sheppard is 22nd […]
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Coffee talk: Mayor offers meetup at Ludlow Coffee
Ludlow Mayor Chris Wright is hosting “Conversations with Mayor Chris” at a local coffee shop on the third Thursday of every month. The informal meet and greet at Ludlow Coffee offers residents a chance to catch up with the Mayor on events and issues in the community. The first “Conversations with Chris” starts at 6 […]
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Stage is set: Newport, Holy Cross advance to All “A” Final
Newport 53, St. Henry 37 Taylen Kinney has a familial cheering section for every Newport basketball game. The 15-member contingent was at Beechwood on Friday. They – and the rest of the Wildcats – surely left satisfied. They watched Kinney drop 22 points on St. Henry and saw their team take a 53-37 victory in […]
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Wednesday NKY HS hoops round-up: Walton-Verona boys advance to All “A” 8th title game, Russell ties win mark at Campbell
The Walton-Verona Bearcats (10-3 overall) earned a trip back to the All “A” 8th Region title game Saturday with a sound 86-47 win over the Eminence Warriors (7-6) at Gallatin County. The Bearcats had 10 different players score, led by 22 apiece from senior Carter Krohman and sophomore Aaron Gutman. Junior Julian Dixon added 12. […]
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Tuesday NKY HS hoops round-up: St. Henry size, length too much for Ludlow
For years under veteran head coach Dave Faust, the St. Henry Crusaders boys basketball team has been contenders for both the 34th District and many times the 9th Region crowns since he took over in 1993. The Crusaders (4-7, 2-0) ventured near the Ohio River to take on an eager Ludlow Panthers squad (8-3, 0-1) […]
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Ludlow council expresses intent to grant IRB for Fischer Homes development
A previous version of this story used the incorrect name for Cityview Station development. The name has been corrected in the story. LINK regrets the error. Ludlow City Council voted to approve a memorandum of agreement to grant developer Fischer Homes a financing incentive for the Cityview Station development proposed for the hillside off Highway […]