On Friday, August 16, 1935, the Miller brothers, Ellis, 6, and Neal, 7, heard gunshots fired from a Colt 45. Bisley model single action revolver by a nasty career criminal named George W. Barrett. Barrett exchanged gunfire with a young Cincinnati FBI special agent, Nelson B. Klein, who pulled his holstered Colt .38 Super Automatic and fired […]
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Op-Ed: 2017 Marks the 40th Anniversary of the Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire
Southgate Mayor Jim Hamberg and Campbell County Judge/Executive Steve Pendery jointly released the following statement regarding the site of the Beverly Hills Supper Club and the 40th anniversary of the fire that destroyed it. May 28, 1977, is a date many in Southgate, Campbell County, Northern Kentucky, and Greater Cincinnati will not soon forget. Forty […]
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9 Northern Kentucky Cities Listed as “Top Suburbs” in State
If you are looking for the best suburbs in the Commonwealth, you’ll find nine of them in Northern Kentucky. That’s according to analysis by Niche, an online magazine that analyzes neighborhoods and school districts. It announced this week its top 25 suburbs in Kentucky. 16 are found in the Louisville area and the rest are Boone, […]
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Former Senator Jim Bunning Recovering from Stroke
Former U.S. Senator Jim Bunning is recovering from a stroke, his family told The River City News on Friday. According to a statement released Friday afternoon, Bunning, who will turn 85 on Sunday, suffered a stroke on Tuesday at his home in Southgate. His wife, Mary Bunning, was with him as he was transported to St. Elizabeth […]
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Southgate, Realtors Team Up to Place Bench, Little Free Library at City Building
The Northern Kentucky Association of REALTORS® and the City of Southgate have collaborated on a community improvement project by installing a park bench and Little Free Library on a grassy area along Electric Avenue in between the City Building and the Southgate Volunteer Fire Department Firehouse. The bench and Little Free Library were dedicated Oct. 11 by Southgate city officials – including […]
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Dayton Schools Lose Both Principals; One Becomes Southgate Superintendent
This story has been updated with corrected titles for each principal. Dayton Independent Schools will be looking for two new principals as both schools – Dayton High and Lincoln Elementary – lost their top administrators to other opportunities. Elementary school principal Greg Duty is the new superintendent at Southgate Independent Schools, and high school principal […]
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Mayor’s Letter About Low-Performing Schools Prompts Superintendents to Show Up at Council
A letter from Alexandria Mayor Bill Rachford to superintendents of all seven school districts in Campbell County and to the mayors and school board members in each community, prompted a public response from education leaders at Thursday’s city council meeting. In the letter, first reported by The River City News last week, Rachford wrote, “I urge everyone […]
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Historic Cemetery Needs More than $800,000 in Road Work, Board Says
An historic Campbell County cemetery is hoping that the public will help its roads. The Board of Directors at Evergreen Cemetery in Southgate, founded in 1847 and home to 65,000 burial sites, estimate that $850,000 is needed to repair the roads, some of which need immediate attention because of the extreme disrepair. Evergreen Cemetery has […]
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NKY Student Awarded COF Scholarship
Samuel T. Krebs of Wilder won a Tuition Assistance Program award from the Catholic Order of Foresters. He attends St. Therese School and Parish in Southgate and is the son of Tony and Tessy Krebs. Annually, COF gives away 125 $250 tuition assistance awards to members attending a Catholic kindergarten, elementary or high school. Student […]
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More Preschool Classes a Possibility in Eight Northern Kentucky Districts
A federal grant being pursued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky could lead to universal preschool in eight local school districts. The $15 million possibility was sprung on the districts pretty suddenly, according to Bill Grein, an administrator with Covington Independent Public Schools. He presented details about the grant to the Covington Board of Education last […]