Memorial Park in Ludlow reopened Memorial Day weekend after it was closed in October 2021 to undergo renovations. After two years of planning on top of seven months of work, the park officially reopened with a new baseball field, playground equipment, fresh concrete, concessions, and bathrooms. In May, a grand opening was held for the […]
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Ludlow superintendent announces employee, teacher raises
As inflation rises, school districts are making sure their teachers’ salaries are keeping up with state levels. “Our salary schedules rank 10th in the state, and 4th in Northern Kentucky,” said Ludlow Independent Schools Superintendent Michael Borchers. “Fort Thomas, Kenton County and Boone County are above us, but while salaries are a strong factor, there […]
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Ludlow elementary students to learn Mandarin: ‘It is amazing to watch kids grow’
Ludlow elementary students will be able to learn Mandarin starting this fall. Mary A. Goetz Elementary Principal Tonya Brummer said at this week’s city council meeting that a new program will allow the school to bring in teachers from China to help teach the students. “The teacher starts in the primary, grades Kindergarten, first and […]
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Kenton County PVA offering extensions for property valuation appeals
Northern Kentucky residents have cumulatively seen a spike in their property valuations throughout the past few weeks. Kenton County residents in Bromley, Covington, and Ludlow are opening their mail to find they received a jump in their home value from their Property Valuation Administration. Campbell County cities Fort Thomas, Southgate, Wilder, and Woodlawn received the […]
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Ludlow Community Service Day to be held at Memorial Park
The Reds Community Fund, St. Elizabeth Healthcare and the Duke Energy Foundation are partnering for a day-long service project on Thursday, May 5 at Memorial Park and Lemker Field in Ludlow, Kentucky. Over 80 volunteers from the organizations and the community will be working on projects including: Painting the dugouts, picnic shelter and skate park […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Looking ahead a little bit here
Just happened to be driving through my old hometown of Ludlow Sunday and could not help but stop by and check out the nearly-renovated Lemker Field – or its about-to-be-new name of Lemker Field at St. Elizabeth Ball Park. There was still some work to do on finishing the sod in the outfield but the […]
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Ludlow joins NKU Young Scholars Program
The Ludlow Independent School board voted Thursday night to pay a fee to reserve seven places in the Northern Kentucky University Young Scholars Program for their students. The Young Scholars program is a highly selective partnership between the Kenton County School district and Northern Kentucky University. It did start with Kenton County schools, but now […]
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New audio technology helps Ludlow kids ‘want to read’
Fifth grade Ludlow teacher Chris Zimmerman said new audio technology recently added to a classroom has made kids who aren’t as engaged in lessons excited to learn. And not only that, it can help students with cochlear implants — in fact, the inventor of the system for audio enhancement had two brothers who were deaf, […]
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Ludlow Police Chief Looks to Bring Change to Policing in NKY With New Program
Written by Haley Parnell, LINK nky reporter Scott Smith holds many titles. He is the Ludlow City Administrator, the Ludlow Police Chief, and he owns the NKY Martial Arts Academy in Ludlow. Smith is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt with 26 years of experience. Jiu-Jitsu is a martial arts and combat sport based on ground […]
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Ludlow Moves Forward on Cityview Station Project
The City of Ludlow is moving forward with allowing Fischer Homes to construct its Cityview Station development. During last week’s meeting, Ludlow’s city council voted on a resolution to reject the Kenton County Planning Commission’s recommendation against the development citing that the commission’s recommendation was based on Ludlow’s comprehensive plan which was adopted in 2011. Although […]