Author Archives: Mark Collier

Marci McNay Executive Director as Dale Edmondson Retires The Campbell County Consolidated Dispatch Center (CCCDC) Board of Directors has named Marci McNay its new Executive Director as current Executive Director Dale Edmondson will retire effective December 31, 2020. McNay joined CCCDC in May 2004 and has served as the Assistant Director since July 2015. She […]

Gov. Andy Beshear receiving the Covid-19 vaccines. Provided.  Gov. Andy Beshear, Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr., House Speaker David Osborne and Senate President Robert Stivers, heads of the three branches of Kentucky government, each received their initial dose of the Moderna vaccine on Tuesday, ensuring the continuity of state government during […]

Bob Heil. FTM file.  The Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development Corporation (Tri-ED) announced several board members were recently elected to new roles. In addition, Ben Brandstetter, President of Brandstetter Carroll Inc., was appointed to the company’s board of directors by Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore and approved by the Boone County Fiscal Court. 1017 S. […]

Historic public health campaign introduces vaccines with some of the commonwealth’s most vulnerable citizens Boone County Judge Executive, Gary Moore, with Carespring officials.  Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that several long-term care facilities in the commonwealth began administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, including Boonespring in Union.  On Monday, the Governor showed images from the first […]

Vaccine update, safe winter holidays guidance provided   On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on COVID-19 and said while new cases continue to plateau and the state’s positivity rate declines, the commonwealth set a record of newly reported deaths. “Our death report today is by far the most people that we’ve lost,”  said Gov. […]

Transportation Secretary Jim Gray Announces Crews are ‘Rounding Third’ Once Final Concrete Work Occurs This Week for Brent Spence Bridge Repair Project Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary (KYTC) Jim Gray today said the anticipated final pouring of new concrete signals the final stretch of work needed to complete the emergency repair project before reopening the Brent […]

Julie Kirkpatrick has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of meetNKY | Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitors Bureau. Kirkpatrick, who joined meetNKY in 2014, has been holding both roles on an interim basis since June.   Our Haus is open! Stop for a bite or call to make a reservation today! 859-491-7200. “This year has […]

Former Kentucky offensive line coach John Schlarman has posthumously earned the Broyles Lifetime Achievement Award, the Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation announced today. Roofing, siding, gutters, painting. Call Matt 859-393-5264.  Schlarman, a Highlands High School alumni, passed away back on Nov. 12, 2020 after a long battle with cancer.  RELATED: Class of 2019 Highlands Athletic […]

The first Covid-19 vaccines began working their way through Northern Kentucky today, as St. Elizabeth Edgewood received an allotment of 975 vaccines that would be distributed to front-line healthcare workers.  “St. Elizabeth Healthcare is honored to be among the first health care organizations in the commonwealth to receive the COVID-19 vaccine allocations,” said St. Elizabeth […]

Local, efficient, reliable. Call Adam for your electric needs today. (859) 628-8304. A group of local skateboarding dads, known as the Dad Skate Squad, have morphed into the Santa Skate Squad this holiday season. Their mission is to make Christmas a tad more rad for area kids. The squad is raising funds to provide new […]