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 […]
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Villa Hills Police Shoot Man During Traffic Stop
Villa Hills Police shot a man during a traffic stop on Saturday night and now the Kentucky State Police is handling the investigation. WLWT reported Sunday night that the man died. In a statement issued Sunday evening, the City of Villa Hills explained that it is cooperating with the state police during the investigation. At […]
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Plans Emerge for Police K9 Burial Site at Highland Cemetery
Heather Jansen is mayor of Villa Hills and president of the board of directors at Highland Cemetery in Ft. Mitchell. She and her siblings, Rick Hoefinghoff and Schelli Schroder, are in charge of a charitable trust put in place by their parents, and decided on a new project for some of the funds. Jansen tapped […]
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Beshear Appoints Three from NKY to State Board and Councils
Governor Andy Beshear appointed three people from Northern Kentucky to a state board and two councils. Carolyn Basford, of Villa Hills, was appointed to the Kentucky Board of Durable Medical Equipment. Basford is a respiratory manager at RSVP Home Care. She will serve a term expiring on October 7, 2024. Madelyn Duzyk, of Bellevue, was appointed […]
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RESCHEDULED: Part of Amsterdam Road to Close for Three Weeks
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet – District 6 office reported after this article was originally published that it would be postponing this three-week project. The dates originally reported were Oct. 5 through Oct. 26. The article has now been updated to show that work will begin on Weds., Oct. 14 at 8 a.m. and last through […]
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Search Continues for Driver Who Plowed Through Kremer’s Market Sign
The search continues for the driver who ran a vehicle through a Crescent Springs business’s sign on Friday afternoon. Villa Hills Police identified the culprit’s car as a tan or bronze Audi Q-7, likely a 2012 through 2018 model. Video shared on social media Friday show the car being driven in the Kremer’s Market parking […]
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Villa Madonna Named Exemplary High Performing National Blue Ribbon School
Villa Madonna Academy High School/Junior High was named an exemplary high performing National Blue Ribbon School, one of 367 across the country, and one of only ten in Kentucky to receive such a designation this year. “Villa Madonna Academy High School is honored to be recognized with our third National Blue Ribbon,” Villa Principal Pamela McQueen said. “What […]
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Two Villa Madonna Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
Two students from Villa Madonna Academy were National Merit semifinalists. Jackson Bond, of Hebron, and Emily Richardson, of Florence, are two among 16,000 students nationally to receive the honor in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship program. The two now continue their efforts to earn some of the 7,600 such scholarships available valued at a […]
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Three NKY Fire Departments Receive Federal Funds
Nine Kentucky fire departments – including three from Northern Kentucky – received a total of $76,852 from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican Majority Leader, announced that the funds would help protect the health and safety of the public and first responders through the purchase of […]
