Two Villa Hills teens were killed in a boating accident in Pulaski County Friday afternoon, Pulaski County Coroner Clyde Strunk told LINK nky. The collision, between a jet ski and a speedboat, happened at about 12:45 p.m. Friday near the Big South Fork of Lake Cumberland, just south of Woodson Bend Boat Dock near Bronston, […]
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Villa Hills dentist convicted of causing patient’s death
Villa Hills dentist Jay M. Sadrinia was recently convicted in federal court for a patient’s death caused by his unlawful prescribing of morphine. The jury convicted Sadrinia on June 22 on “one count of unlawful distribution of controlled substances resulting in death and one count of unlawful distribution of controlled substances,” per the Department of […]
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Villa Hills city council candidates answer questions
There are seven candidates running for six seats on the Villa Hills City Council. All six incumbents: Seth Thompson, Jim Cahill, Cathy Stover, Suzanne Wadsworth, Rod Baehner, and Scott Ringo, are running for reelection, and are joined on the ballot by challenger Kyle Walsh. LINK nky submitted questions to the candidates via email and their […]
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NKY Cities receive grant funding from regional council of governments
Multiple cities from Campbell, Kenton, and Boone Counties have received grant funding from the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, also known as OKI, for regional transportation projects. The agency awarded a total of $11.19 million across the three counties; it awarded $69 million in funding across the three states. “$69 million dollars is the largest […]
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GoFundMe Organized for Villa Hills family following their child’s death
The family of the 11-year old boy who drowned in a Villa Hills pool last month is hoping to raise funds for his funeral and other related expenses. Eric Mutabazi died while swimming in a friend’s pool on Sept. 17. He was later found unresponsive in the pool and efforts to save him by witnesses […]
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Villa Madonna students honor 9/11 victims
Students at Villa Madonna Academy High School in Villa Hills paid tribute to victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a banner naming every person who died that day. The attacks targeted the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, and the Pentagon. A fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, when passengers overpowered the […]
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City, school celebrate principal’s 25 years of service
The students of Villa Madonna Academy Elementary School surprised their principal with a celebration of her 25 years of service this week.
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New firehouse, civic club to push back dump truck arrival in Villa Hills
Villa Hills City Council discussed their soon-to-be rebuilt civic club and firehouse during Wednesday evening’s meeting. Ernie Brown of the Villa Hills Civic Club is tasked with rebuilding the 61-year-old community structure along Rogers Road that burned in the overnight hours of Feb. 17. A donation site will be forthcoming on the city’s website in […]
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Crescent Springs Villa Hills Fire Department approved for new firehouse
The Crescent Springs city council passed a resolution at Monday’s city council meeting to build a new firehouse for the Crescent Springs Villa Hills Fire Department. The Crescent Villa Fire Authority (CVFA) was created through an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between Crescent Springs and Villa Hills along with the Crescent Springs Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. “The […]
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Family of man shot during traffic stop files wrongful death lawsuit
The family of a man who was shot and killed during a traffic stop last February filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court. Manchester, Kentucky native Randall Lockaby, 57, was stopped along I-75 in Kenton County for speeding. Two Villa Hills police officers, Sean Dooley and Jacob Bolten, asked him to step out of […]
