Talen Beane’s senior golf season got off to a superb start last week as he claimed the 46th Kentucky Boys Junior Amateur at Persimmon Ridge Golf Club in Louisville. The Campbell County rising senior finished with a 54-hole score of two-under par, winning in a field with 109 competitors at the start. Beane shot a […]
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50 NKY sports icons in 50 days: Day 35, John Toebben
The history of sports in Northern Kentucky goes back a long way. A very long way. Decades. Centuries. We know you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a different and unique way of presenting our “50 sports icons in Northern Kentucky” as we’ll provide you one per day over the next 50 days. Hall […]
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NKY golf notebook: Locals take on the Cincinnati Metropolitan
Some well decorated golfers from northern Kentucky took on all comers at the 116th Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur Championship in Cincinnati. Two of them clashed in match play. One made it to the round of 16. After all was said and done, a pair of area amateurs made gains in the most recent Greater Cincinnati […]
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50 NKY sports icons in 50 days: Day 27, Martin “Mote” Hils
The history of sports in Northern Kentucky goes back a long way. A very long way. Decades. Centuries. We know you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a different and unique way of presenting our “50 sports icons in Northern Kentucky” as we’ll provide you one per day over the next 50 days. Hall […]
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50 NKY sports icons in 50 days: Day 17, Nancy Winstel
The history of sports in Northern Kentucky goes back a long way. A very long way. Decades. Centuries. We know you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a different and unique way of presenting our “50 sports icons in Northern Kentucky” as we’ll provide you one per day over the next 50 days. Hall […]
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50 NKY sports icons in 50 days: Day 13, Kenney Shields
The history of sports in Northern Kentucky goes back a long way. A very long way. Decades. Centuries. We know you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a different and unique way of presenting our “50 sports icons in Northern Kentucky” as we’ll provide you one per day over the next 50 days. Hall […]
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Community Voices: What is a citizen academy and how can I get involved?
This Community Voices column on citizen academies is written by Darrin Wilson, an associate professor of public administration at Northern Kentucky University. In 2024, Gallup released its annual survey results on the public’s trust and confidence in government institutions. While local governments generally enjoy higher levels of trust compared to state and federal institutions, the […]
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Boone County student ends her four years in high school with a Bachelor’s degree
For the past four years, thousands of high school students across the Tri-State have been working hard to get their diplomas. For one local student, that work was doubled. Ignite Institute senior Hajar Elayyadi is about to receive her high school diploma. But earlier this month, she obtained another diploma — a bachelor’s degree in […]
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85th Northern Kentucky Amateur Championship tees off Tuesday at Lassing Pointe
Championship golf returns to the area this week with the three-day Northern Kentucky Amateur. The 85th playing of the annual event tees off Tuesday at Lassing Pointe Golf Course in Union. Tee times on the 6,729-yard, par-71 course begin at 7 a.m., weather permitting. “They are forecasting around an inch of rain Tuesday, but I’m […]
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Community Voices: So you want to run for office?
This Community Voices column is written by Shauna Reilly, a political science professor at Northern Kentucky University. Whether you are happy with the status quo or want to change the world, now is a good time to consider a run for office. With no statewide elections this fall, there is an opportunity to think more […]