Dixie Heights High School is seeking nominations for its inaugural Distinguished Alumni and Faculty Awards. The inaugural class of awardees will be recognized at the Distinguished Alumni Celebration Banquet on Sunday, May 1. Nominations close on January 15. The award program is organized by Dixie Heights’s Parent-Teacher Organization, the Colonels Club. The organization’s mission is to connect the […]
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Independence Boy Wins Scholarship After Growing 26-Pound Cabbage
An Independence boy was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Bonnie Plants 3rd Grade Cabbage Program. Brody Brock, a student at Kenton Elementary School, was selected as Kentucky’s winner in the program after growing a 26-pound cabbage deemed “best in state”. Bonnie relaunched the Cabbage Program this year as a remote-friendly learning activity to safely […]
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Ky. Voter Rolls Show GOP Gains, Dems Loss; Deadline for Party Registration Nears
For the eighth time this year, more names were removed from Kentucky’s voter rolls than added, Secretary of State Michael G. Adams announced. In November, there were 7,349 voters registered while 7,744 were removed (6,606 deceased voters, 615 felony convicts, 443 moved out of state, 64 adjudged to be mentally incompetent, and 27 who voluntarily […]
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Why Little to No Holiday Decorations in Downtown Covington this Year?
A couple weeks ago, Debbie Bonfilio took her grandkids to see the Christmas display in the windows at Sims Furniture in Covington. The elaborate showcase of the season features half a block of moving, mechanical North Pole characters like elves, reindeer, and even Santa Claus himself preparing for their big day. The furniture store started […]
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Campbell Co. Grads Jolly and Bertsch Each Reach 1,000-Point Milestone for TMU
Two members of the Thomas More men’s basketball team scored their 1,000th career points in a Wednesday night victory over Miami-Hamilton in Crestview Hills. The Saints won the game 99-64 and improve to 11-2 on the season. Garren Bertsch and Reid Jolly, both Campbell Co. High School grads, joined the 1,000-point club in the game. […]
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Dismal First Half Dooms Norse as NKU Falls at Indiana, 79-61
Northern Kentucky fell behind early at Indiana on Wednesday night before losing to the Hoosiers, 79-61. In a slow start, the Norse saw Indiana score sixteen unanswered points in the first half as part of an overall 20-3 run over about nine minutes. NKU went more than ten minutes without a bucket in the first […]
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Teen Missing from Independence Since October is Found in Carrollton
A teen missing from Independence since October was located in Carrollton and safely returned, Attorney General Daniel Cameron and the Independence Police Department said Wednesday. The 17-year old girl was reported missing on November 1 by the Department of Community Based Services (DCBS) with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. She had last been […]
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Molloy Appointed by Governor to Replace Retiring Kenton Judge Bartlett
Northern Kentucky attorney Mary Kathleen “Kate” Molloy was appointed by Governor Andy Beshear to fill the Kenton County Circuit Court judge’s seat currently held by the retiring Judge Gregory Bartlett. Bartlett is stepping aside at the end of the month after serving since the 1990s. Molloy will fulfill the unexpired term in Division 3, for […]
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Mt. Zion Rd. to See More Lanes, Multi-Use Paths Added in $17 Million Project
The next segment of work on Ky. 536 is set to begin soon. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet – District 6 Office announced Wednesday that the section of 536 (Mt. Zion Rd.) between Dixie Highway (U.S. 25) and Bristow Road (Ky. 1303) will see extended capacity and safety improvements. The project also aims to improve traffic […]
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Council Divided on Proposed BBQ Restaurant in Edgewood, Zone Change
Plans for a barbecue restaurant and office building near Madison Pike and Dudley Road in Edgewood arrived for consideration at Edgewood city council this week. The proposed development, from former local attorney and media personality Eric Deters, was given the OK by the Kenton County Planning Commission for a zoning map amendment in October, changing 990, 996, […]
