What is Northern Kentucky? If you ask LINK nky, it’s Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties (at least, that’s our coverage area). If you ask The Northern Kentucky Health Department, the region is made up of Boone, Campbell, Kenton and Grant counties. The Census also includes Gallatin, Pendleton and Bracken counties in that list. Do these […]
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Kentucky Wool Festival returns next month
Mark your calendar: One of Northern Kentucky’s most beloved fall traditions is right around the corner. The Kentucky Wool Festival returns Oct. 3-5, bringing three “full days of heritage, music, food and family fun to Pendleton County,” per a press release from event organizers. Held beside Kincaid Lake State Park, the festival celebrates the region’s […]
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Friends move to memorialize NKY environmentalist who died in floods
Northern Kentucky residents are working to memorialize a man who died after floods swept through Pendleton County earlier this month. Robert “Boo” Singleton, an avid environmentalist, suffered a medical event and was found in the Licking River with his life jacket on in early April. The Boo Project would build an educational walking path and […]
Posted inWeather
Falmouth, Butler residents under ‘mandatory evacuation’ due to flooding
Written by WCPO’s Molly Schramm and Alex Null Mason Taylor, from Butler, said his family is prepared for what could be historic flooding this weekend. “This is something we’ve grown accustomed to, unfortunately,” Taylor said. Taylor said his biggest concern is making sure his residents are safe. “We will be at some point an island,” […]
Posted inSoccer
Northern Kentucky boys soccer coaches release all-area teams and awards
The all-region boys soccer teams and awards for northern Kentucky have been released, with Parker Byland of Boone County named Offensive Player of the Year and Tanner Robertson of Covington Catholic named Defensive Player of the Year.
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Bellevue football team mutually cancels Saturday’s away game due to safety concerns
The Bellevue High School football game scheduled for Saturday night at Lynn Camp High School in Corbin, Ky., has been canceled due to an ongoing manhunt for the suspect in a shooting on I-75 in Laurel County Sept. 7. Bellevue Independent Schools issued a statement Thursday afternoon about the game’s cancellation. “Due to the ongoing safety […]
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KY Girl Hemp offers CBD products tracked from seed to sale
KY Girl Hemp sells CBD products produced from hemp that is grown and processed in the Bluegrass State, and also offers Delta-8 and Delta-9 products, while owner Rose Seeger is concerned about the state taking away her ability to sell these products should recreational marijuana become legalized.
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Meet Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer
Each week, LINK nky is publishing a profile of one of our local legislators so that Northern Kentuckians can get to know the people representing them at the state level. Wellness is more than physical to Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer. It’s mental, the Alexandria Republican and certified financial planner tells LINK nky. It’s also what […]
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Meet Rep. Mark Hart
Each week, LINK nky is publishing a profile of one of our local legislators so that Northern Kentuckians can get to know the people representing them at the state level. Rep. Mark Hart was first elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2016. Since then he has been reelected three times and racked up […]
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More Boone County jobs available than housing, report finds
Boone County is creating more jobs than it has housing for those workers, according to a newly released housing study. That’s according to the recently released Northern Kentucky Housing Data Study examining regional housing concerns. A Boone County Fiscal Court special caucus meeting served as the backdrop for the breakdown of the Northern Kentucky Housing […]