From the Kentucky Department of Education Four Kentucky teachers addressed the Kentucky Senate Education Committee on Thursday regarding the impact of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Max Wise (R-Campbellsville), the committee chair, said each teacher had been asked to speak about one success they’ve seen during the fall 2020 semester, one innovation they’re […]
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COVID-19: New Daily Record in Ky. with 5,742 Cases; 527 in NKY
Kentucky set another new record for positive COVID-19 cases confirmed in a single day. Governor Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that the state recorded 5,742 new cases, including 527 in five Northern Kentucky counties. An 89-year old woman from Kenton County was among the 34 deaths reported statwewide on Wednesday. Kenton County recorded 216 new cases […]
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COVID-19: 1,781 New Cases in Ky,; 150 in NKY; Kenton Co. Woman Dies
Kentucky is set to receive an additional 53,800 initial doses of COVID-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna next week, in addition to the 57,000 expected this week. These numbers do not include booster doses sent to Kentucky for people who have already received an initial dose, Governor Andy Beshear said Tuesday. At least 66,582 […]
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COVID-19: Fifteen People from NKY Counties Among Monday’s Death Report
Of the twenty-six newly reported COVID-19 deaths in Kentucky on Monday, fifteen were from Northern Kentucky counties. The victims included a 79-year old woman and 81-year old man from Boone County, three woman aged 73, 84, and 92 and a 72-year old man from Campbell Co., 40-year old and 70-year old men from Grant Co., […]
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Five Former Governors, Top Lawmakers Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Five former governors and their spouses, and leadership within the General Assembly received a COVID-19 vaccination on Monday in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort. Those who received the Moderna vaccine Monday include former governors Julian Carroll, John Y. Brown Jr., Martha Layne Collins (and husband Bill Collins), Ernie (and wife Glenna) Fletcher, and Steve (and wife Jane) […]
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Poll Shows Majority Support for Beshear’s Handling of COVID-19, Executive Orders
The Kentucky Democratic Party released a poll on Monday showing strong statewide, bipartisan support for Governor Andy Beshear overall and for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the commonwealth. The poll, conducted last month by the polling firm Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group, interviewed 602 Kentucky voters. According to self-identification, 34% of the respondents were Democrats […]
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COVID-19: NKY Records 1,081 Cases Thursday to Sunday
More than a thousand newly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases were reported across five Northern Kentucky counties since Thursday as the state recorded more than 11,500 during the same period. The state’s positivity rare is also back up over 11%. Governor Andy Beshear said that the state’s increased positivity rate is likely due to some labs […]
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RCN’s 11 Most-Read Stories of 2020
You came, you saw, you clicked. These are the eleven most-read stories published at The River City News in 2011: 11. Cat Cafe Opens in Covington Readers loved our preview of Purrfect Day Cafe’s plans to open in downtown Covington, with the original article published in March, and then a photo slideshow from its grand opening published […]
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COVID-19: 3,784 New Cases in Ky.; 304 in NKY with 4 New Local Deaths
Kentucky saw its highest number of positive COVID-19 cases in recent days, with more than 3,700 reported. The state’s positivity rate ticked back above 9%, as well. Governor Andy Beshear announced 3,784 new cases in his daily update, 304 of which were in Northern Kentucky (Kenton Co. 141, Boone Co. 97, Campbell Co. 48, Grant […]
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33,000+ Dead Voters Removed from Kentucky’s Rolls this Year
Tens of thousands of dead voters have been removed from Kentucky’s voter rolls this year, Secretary of State Michael G. Adams announced. Adams’s office said Wednesday that 33,696 dead voters have been removed from the state’s rolls through December 14, following a campaign promise “to clean up Kentucky’s voter rolls.” “There is no legitimate interest […]