River Road (KY 8) is closed in Villa Hills. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet – District 6 Office said Thursday that a slide repair project is in progress. The road is closed to through-traffic at the 5-mile marker until Friday afternoon. At approximately 6 p.m. on Friday, one lane will be open with the use of […]
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Ludlow K9 Had Suspect in Grips When He Fled to Ohio River, Disappeared
A man wanted on rape and other charges was in the grips of a Ludlow Police K9 when he fled to the Ohio River, and disappeared. Robert Kasee, 34, was wanted on charges by Cincinnati Police. He had been spotted in Villa Hills, but when officers from that city’s police department attempted to arrest him, […]
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Police Search for Suspect in Ohio River
An attempt to arrest a wanted man has led police to the waters of the Ohio River. Details are limited at this time, but The River City News has learned that Cincinnati Police were attempting to arrest Robert Kasee, 34, on outstanding felony warrants, but he fled the scene into deep, dense woods on a steep terrain. […]
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Letter: Welcome Change with Villa Hills Project
The following is a letter to the editor about the mixed-use development coming to the St. Walburg Monastery site in Villa Hills. I have been a resident of Villa Hills for almost 38 years. Until recently I have enjoyed our community and the people who live here including my neighbors who reside in the […]
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Fire Destroys Villa Hills Home, Family Escapes
Fire destroyed a home in Villa Hills early Thursday morning. It happened on the 600 block of River Road, which was closed as firefighters from multiple cities responded. Two adults and two childred escaped the flames. River Rd near Villa Hills will probably be closed for about an hour or so as Fire crews pack […]
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Bevin Appoints 3 from Northern Kentucky to Boards and Commissions
Governor Matt Bevin announced his latest rounds of appointments to state boards and commissions. Three from Northern Kentucky are on the list. Two landed on the Kentucky Board of Landscape Architects: Gary Woltinzek, of Villa Hills, and Brock MacNeil MacKay, of Verona, are both landscape architects. Woltinezek will serve until February, 2020 and MacKay will […]
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Villa Madonna Student Admitted to Two Prestigious Programs
Villa Madonna Academy sophomore Yamaan Ahmad was accepted to two competitive programs. Ahmad, of Villa Hills, was one of forty-five students chosen for Regional Youth Leadership (RYL), sponsored by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The admitted students will meet monthly during the school year and visit local businesses and meet local community leaders to […]
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Villa Madonna Student Accepted to Governor’s School for the Arts
Villa Madonna Academy sophomore Caroline Montgomery of Hebron has been accepted in the Governor’s School for the Arts. GSA is a competitive program for which sophomores and juniors audition to be accepted. Students may audition in nine different art disciplines. About 200 promising young artists from Kentucky are accepted each year. Montgomery was accepted into […]
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Op-Ed: Villa Hills Project is Not the Result of Community Input
Mr. John Yeager’s recent opinion regarding the proposed development by Ashley development failed to mention the single largest feature of the project. It is this aspect that has generated unprecedented opposition to a zoning change. Ashley wants to build a massive, four-story apartment building with 187 units and 300 parking spaces. Nothing similar exists in […]
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Op-Ed: Villa Hills Development to Be Among Most Thoughtful, Innovative in NKY
As a life-long resident of Northern Kentucky with more than 40 years of experience in residential and commercial development, I want to set the record straight about the misinformation spread throughout Villa Hills during the rezoning process for our proposed development on property owned by the Benedictine Sisters of St. Walburg Monastery. The Benedictine Sisters […]
