The NKU women’s basketball team saw its ten-game winning streak snapped at home on Saturday afternoon as Green Bay (9-5, 5-3) got the best of the Norse, 67-58. Northern Kentucky falls to 14-4 overall this season and 8-3 in the Horizon League. Lindsey Duvall led the Norse in scoring with 17 points, shooting 7 of […]
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Covington Business Council Founders Award Presented to Tony & Amy Milburn
The Covington Business Council presented its Founders Award to Tony and Amy Milburn, the first time that the business group has awarded its top honor to a couple. The Milburns received the award at the CBC’s annual dinner last month. According to an announcement from the CBC, the Milburns have developed a well-earned reputation of […]
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Poll: Beshear Has 60% Approval; Paul Leads Booker in Senate Race
A newly released poll shows that Governor Andy Beshear has a 60% approval rating among registered voters. The poll also showed that U.S. Senator Rand Paul, the Republican seeking his third six-year term, has a comfortable lead over leading Democratic challenger Charles Booker. For Beshear, the poll shows a gain of 5 percentage points from […]
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Dan Weber: All “A” 9th Region Girls Tournament Features State’s Top Scorers
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Headlining the 32nd annual Girls All “A” Classic Ninth Region Basketball Tournament this week will be Kentucky’s top two scorers — Newport Central Catholic’s Rylee Turner, at 28.8 ppg, and Ludlow’s Jenna Lillard at 26.4 ppg. The tourney gets under way Monday evening at […]
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Dan Weber: NKU Goes from “Uh Oh” to “Oh Yeah” in First League Win
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Uh oh. You hope these moments don’t come along all that often. Especially not in your first Horizon League home game after starting 0-2 in the conference on the road and now with a 2-9 Green Bay team coming in […]
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Proposed Maps Bring Big Changes to NKY Statehouse Districts
Written by Michael A. Monks and Mark Payne for LINK Media Editor’s note: There is an apparent contradiction in the visual of the maps provided by Kentucky House Republicans and the corresponding precincts list, particularly as it relates to District 67 and District 68. The proposed map illustration suggests that Bellevue and Dayton would be removed […]
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The Top Stories in NKY in 2021 as Reported by RCN and FTM
Another year is soon to be in the books – and with the close of 2021, we mark more than ten years of intense coverage of Covington, Fort Thomas, and all of Northern Kentucky through the independent efforts of The River City News and Fort Thomas Matters. This is a collection of our most-read stories in the calendar […]
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Roebling Suspension Bridge Reopening Delayed
The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge was expected to reopen by the end of 2021, but the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet amended that timeline on Wednesday. Now, the historic span connecting Covington to Cincinnati over the Ohio River is slated for a targeted reopening of January 24. The bridge has been closed entirely to vehicular traffic […]
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NKY Lawmakers Talk Redistricting as House Prepares to Unveil Maps on Thursday
Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media Government & Politics Correspondent The General Assembly convenes in Frankfort on Jan. 4, with local lawmakers set to introduce numerous bills. But, there could be some delays as the main focus will still be on the often highly contentious redistricting process that’s rolling over from 2021. The delay will […]
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COVID-19: “Ky. is Now in a Surge”; 1,007 New NKY Cases in Two Days
Kentucky is now in the midst of another COVID-19 surge, Governor Andy Beshear said Wednesday. He blamed the omicron variant for the increase in cases and the state’s positivity rate which is now at 14.46% on Wednesday, up from 12.61% a day before. “Folks, it’s clear Kentucky is now in a surge from Omicron,” Beshear […]