Sanitation District No. 1 is planning to repair a storm water line on Amsterdam Road near Doriel and Madonna Manor on either Friday, May 1 or Monday, May 4. The repair project will reduce the road to one lane from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Traffic control will be provided by flaggers. Expect delayed […]
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Another NKY High School Student Aces ACT Exam
Earlier this morning, Covington Catholic High School announced that Lucas Timmerman, a junior, has earned the top composite score of 36 on the ACT college admission and placement exam. He is the son of Jerry and Jennifer Timmerman of Florence, KY, and a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary parish. Last week, Covington Latin announced […]
11 CovCath Students Accepted to Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program
This morning, Covington Catholic High School announced that eleven students have been accepted to the 2015 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program. They are: Coire Ayres Logan Boyle Benjamin Darpel Adam Flynn Austin Flynn Samuel Hacker Daniel Kleier Mitchell MacKnight Samuel Romes Matthew Rose Lucas Timmerman Students were evaluated in areas of service, extracurricular activities, academics, and […]
Local High School Selects Next Principal
Notre Dame Academy President Dr. Laura Koehl announced today that NDA has selected its next principal. After an extensive search process that included several well-qualified candidates, Jack VonHandorf has accepted the position and will begin on July 1, 2015. VonHandorf has 27 years of experience in education as a high school teacher and administrator and […]
Special Olympics of NKY Honors Cov Cath Teacher
This afternoon, Covington Catholic High School announced that William (“Bill”) Snyder was recently chosen as the recipient of the Dave Hester Special Recognition Award from the Special Olympics of Northern Kentucky. John Foppe, Special Olympics of NKY Basketball Coordinator, and Jan Castle, Special Olympics of NKY Awards Coordinator, surprised Snyder with the presentation of the […]
Polling Places Change in 5 Kenton County Cities
In May, Kentucky voters will select their political party’s nominee for governor & lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer, and commissioner of agriculture. There is no primary for the state auditor’s race. In Kenton County, some voters in five cities will vote in different locations than they did in 2014, Kenton County […]
Married More than 50 Years, Couple Establishes Scholarships at Cov Cath, Notre Dame
Joe Schmidt graduated from Covington Catholic High School in 1961 and Ginnie (Bohman) Schmidt graduated from Notre Dame Academy that same year. The two have been married for more than five decades and have had two sons graduate from from Cov Cath and a daughter from Notre Dame. Now the Schmidts are giving back to […]
Repeat Run Falls Short: Overtime Loss Sends Covington Catholic Home
Covington Catholic’s run at back-to-back state titles came to an end on Saturday evening when they were unable to withstand a late run by Owensboro and lost 69-65 in overtime in the semifinals of the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys Basketball Sweet 16 Tournament at Rupp Arena. Backup guard Matthew Schumate knocked down a game-tying three-pointer in the waning […]
Cov Cath Gets By Holmes, Repeats as 9th Region Champs
As far as rivalries in Northern Kentucky go, it doesn’t get better than Covington Catholic and Holmes basketball. The two schools have locked horns nine times over the last three years, and have appeared in three straight 9th Region Championships against one another. Just like last year, though, the Colonels battled past a determined Holmes team […]
Holmes, Cov Cath to Meet Again in 9th Region Finals
The stage was set for a classic. Dixie and Holmes had battled all night, trading big baskets and playing terrific defense in the 9th Region Boys Tournament semifinals at the Bank of Kentucky Center. The game was tied at 55 and Dixie held onto the ball for the last shot. Colonels senior guard Austin Schreck dribbled […]

