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 […]
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Officials unsure about how Villa Hills Civic Club fire started, chief says
The Villa Hills Civic Club building burned down early this morning and responders said it is a complete loss. The initial call was made at 2:48 a.m. to the building at 729 Rogers Road, according to Jeff Wendt, Crescent Springs-Villa Hills fire chief. Callers said that flames were high into the air and extending into […]
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Five new members inducted into the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame
Five new members were inducted into the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame at the February meeting staged at the Villa Hills Civic Club, which burned down early this morning. Brittany Menninger Frakes, Matthew Mason, Joe Lorenzen (Jared’s father), Tom Noe and Craig Risheberger were all introduced by Joe Brennan, President of the Northern Kentucky […]
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Villa Madonna, Fort Thomas Named Cognia Schools of Distinction
Villa Madonna Academy High School and Fort Thomas Independent Schools were both recognized as Cognia Schools of Distinction. Both are among the 59 schools and 20 systems out of 1,200 that sought accreditation from the global school improvement organization. “We are incredibly proud of the work of our faculty, students, and families as […]
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Villa Madonna Teacher Receives Kenton Co. Library Literacy Award
A Villa Madonna Academy teacher was awarded the 2021 Kenton County Public Library Foundation’s Mary Ann Mongan Literacy Award. Jennifer Yuenger teaches sixth grade at Villa Madonna, where she has worked since 2004. Fir the past twelve years she has taught language arts, social studies, and religion. The award recognizes an individual or organization that […]
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Driver Charged After Fleeing Police, Crashing Into Ft. Mitchell Crusier
A Cincinnati man faces a slew of charges after he reportedly fled from police in Villa Hills and deliberately crashed into a Ft. Mitchell Police cruiser. Villa Hills Police said that officers were dispatched to Sunglow Drive just after 1 a.m. Wednesday after receiving a report of a suspicious vehicle. When officers arrived, they spotted […]
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Villa Students Pay Tribute to 9/11 Victims
Students at Villa Madonna Academy created a fabric memorial in honor of the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. Sophomores and juniors researched the people who died that day twenty years ago. The goal of the assignment was to enforce the idea that the people who died are not just […]
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Villa Hills First of Several to Come in Adopting New Kenton Co. Zoning Code
What is being described as a new era of planning and zoning in Kenton County will launch May 6 with the unveiling of an ordinance that proponents say creates a modern and more user- and business-friendly zoning code. The Kenton County Z21 Blueprint Zoning Ordinance updates existing zoning codes that were adopted decades ago with a flexible, streamlined […]
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Villa Madonna Launches $5 Million Capital Campaign to Renovate Historic Building
Villa Madonna Academy hopes to raise more than $5 million to renovate its historic Center Building and to create a new science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) wing in its Main Building. The Center was constructed in 1907 and housed boarders until 1979. Today it is home to fourth, fifth, and sixth grades and […]
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Villa Hills Police Justified in Shooting Man, Prosecutor Says
The shooting death of a man along Interstate 75 by two Villa Hills Police officers was justified, Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders said Friday. Sanders announced that he “found no probable cause to believe either Officer Sean Dooley or Officer Jacob Bolton violated any Kentucky laws.” Dooley and Bolton responded to a traffic […]
