The River City News and Fort Thomas Matters announce partnership and creation of NKY1 to align their respective large audiences for NKY Election Central – a unique look at the 2020 campaign and the issues that matter to them. The operators of the two largest independent online media companies based in Northern Kentucky have joined […]
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Highlands Art Teacher Opens New Exhibit at NKU, Explores Versatility of Paper
Some of Kristine Donnelly’s art. By Jackie Demaline, RCN Arts This week Highlands High School art teacher Kristine Donnelly adds Northern Kentucky University’s Main Gallery to a list of solo exhibits that includes the Taft Museum of Art, 21c Museum Hotel, and University of Cincinnati galleries. Supplying the Void, Works on paper by Kristine Donnelly […]
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Campbell Jailer Recovering After Heart Attack
By Michael Monks (River City News) and Mark Collier (Fort Thomas Matters) Campbell County Jailer, Jim Daley. Campbell County Jailer James Daley suffered a heart attack this week and is now recovering in the hospital. County leaders reacted by making sure the jail continues to operate normally and also extended their well wishes to Daley […]
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As Fort Thomas Boy Battles Cancer, His Highlands Classmates Rally for Him
Written by Bryan Burke, associate editor The River City News Brady Walz, watching his uncle Jeff coach at the University of Louisville. FTM file. A freshman at Highlands High School diagnosed with leukemia has seen a swell of support from his classmates this month as they prepare to participate in The Campbell County Relay for […]
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Darkness Brewing: Brew/Pub to open in Bellevue
This article was originally on The River City News By Bryan Burke Darkness is brewing in Bellevue, but in all the right ways. Two men—Eric Bosler and Ron Sanders—are working to open a brew-pub there called Darkness Brewing, and while there are still many steps for them to take before becoming a business—they are shooting […]
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Here’s What NKY Lawmakers Plan to Accomplish This Session
Northern Kentucky’s state legislators convened for a panel discussion Thursday evening./Provided Northern Kentucky’s representatives in Frankfort came together Thursday night to explore the most pressing issues facing our region, in a panel discussion that looked ahead to how those issues will be addressed during the 2015 session of the General Assembly.
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NKY New Media Mavens Settle “Wager” in Prep for HHS-Cov Cath Playoff Battle
FTM chief Mark Collier poses with River City News chief Michael Monks, in some sweet Bluebirds swag/Mark Collier. You can purchase items like this on ApplaudGoodThings.com. As the Bluebirds gear up to hit the gridiron in Friday night’s playoff game against the Covington Catholic Colonels, the editors and publishers of each city’s respective news sites met […]
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NKY New Media Mavens “Wager” on HHS vs. Cov Cath
Forget Moeller at St. X. Tonight the center of the Tri-State High School football universe will be held at David A. Cecil Memorial Stadium. That’ll be especially true for myself and Editor and Publisher of The River City News, Michael Monks. Editor and Publisher, River City News, Michael Monks The Covington Catholic Colonels (3-1) take on […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday Links (Quaker Steak and Lube, Sgt. Zachary Rawlings, Blighted Properties, Sgt. Casey Kilgore,
Photo Credit: FOX19 – Sergeant Zachary Rawlings, who recently finished a 10-month tour in Afghanistan, has been welcomed home by multiple signs and marquees throughout Fort Thomas. When he returned home last week, he began his second mission. Rawlings started a Facebook page, Running For Our Heros, where he pledged to run 1,000 miles to raise money […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday Links
Well, it’s not really Friday, but with Labor Day Monday, it kind of is. – I went to Anita’s Mexican Restaurant last night and the review will henceforth be coming. But without giving too much away from my review, I’ll describe it in one word: Badass. My spell-check is telling me that Badass isn’t a […]