What happened in Northern Kentucky during last Tuesday’s election? NKY1, a joint venture by The River City News and Fort Thomas Matters, produced its final live video from the 2020 campaign season, and hosts Michael Monks and Mark Collier discussed the results with re-elected State Rep. Rachel Roberts (D-Newport), Dayton Mayor Ben Baker, political consultant Kevin Burton, and […]
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COVID-19: Record Week for Positive Cases in Kentucky; NKY in Red Zone
Kentucky saw a record number of positive COVID-19 cases for a single week in the week ending Sunday. The state recorded 3,339 new cases on Saturday and Sunday, and the positivity rate is now over 7% at 7.24%. Northern Kentucky saw 139 new cases on Sunday with 60 in Kenton Co., 42 in Boone Co., […]
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COVID-19: All 4 NKY Counties “Red”, 271 New Cases Here; 2,302 Statewide
Kentucky recorded more than 2,300 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases for the second straight day on Friday. Governor Andy Beshear announced 2,302 coronavirus cases statewide and 271 in Northern Kentucky and now all four counties in the region’s independent health district are in the “red zone”, though that distinction is only officially updated on Thursdays and […]
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COVID-19: 211 Cases in NKY Thursday, Three Counties “Red Zone”
Three Northern Kentucky counties are now in the red zone in the state’s color-coded classification system related to the spread of COVID-19. Kenton and Campbell counties now enter their second week as “red zone” counties and now Boone County shares the same distinction of averaging 25 or more daily cases of the coronavirus per 100,000 […]
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COVID-19: Mask Order Extended; 153 New Cases in NKY; 1,635 Statewide
Northern Kentucky recorded 153 of the state’s 1,635 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, Governor Andy Beshear announced. He also extended his executive order mandating face coverings in public places for another thirty days. Kenton Co. recorded 64 new cases while Boone saw 46, Campbell 38, and Grant five. Kenton, Campbell, and Boone are […]
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Votes Still to Come in Northern Kentucky: Bromley Council is a Tight Race!
Correction: The Bromley vote totals and candidates to which they were assigned have been corrected. Election Day has come and gone, but there are more votes to come in Northern Kentucky. Ballots can be received through November 6. While it is unlikely for most races to change hands, there are some close enough to see a […]
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COVID-19: 1,795 New Cases in Ky.; 155 in NKY
Another 1,795 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 were announced in Kentucky on Tuesday, including 155 in four Northern Kentucky counties, three of which are considered “red zone” as of Tuesday, denoting an average daily count of 25 or more per 100,000 population. Boone County counted another 57 cases and is averaging 26.8 daily cases per […]
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NKY Election Results: Legislative Races
These are the results for the 2020 legislative elections in Northern Kentucky statehouse and senate districts. We have only included competitive races and not those in which there were only or not enough candidates to fill the designated number of seats. The winner(s) will be noted in bold and with WINNER typed next to the name(s) […]
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NKY Election Results: City and School Board Races
This now includes updated results as of Friday, November 6 at 5 p.m. These are the results for the 2020 city and school board elections in Northern Kentucky statehouse and senate districts. We have only included competitive races and not those in which there were only or not enough candidates to fill the designated number […]
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COVID-19: Boone Joins Campbell, Kenton With “Red Zone” Averages
Boone County is now above the average daily COVID-19 case count to classify it as “red zone” if its average daily count should remain above 25 per 100,000 population when the state issues its new list Thursday. Kenton and Campbell counties moved to “red zone” status officially last week and are still showing increasing numbers […]