Incumbent Campbell County District 1 Commissioner Brian Painter, a Republican, faces a challenge from Democrat Melissa Whalen in the Nov. 8 General Election. There are three commissioners in Campbell County that cover three different districts. District 1 covers most of Fort Thomas, Highland Heights, Cold Spring, and Alexandria. Commissioners must live within their boundaries, but […]
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GoFundMe Organized for Villa Hills family following their child’s death
The family of the 11-year old boy who drowned in a Villa Hills pool last month is hoping to raise funds for his funeral and other related expenses. Eric Mutabazi died while swimming in a friend’s pool on Sept. 17. He was later found unresponsive in the pool and efforts to save him by witnesses […]
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Voter registration surges as deadline approaches
Following two years of flatlined voter registration, Kentucky is witnessing a surge, Secretary of State Michael Adams announced last week. Adams said 9,631 new voters joined the rolls in August. That’s up from 5,995 in July. Also in August, 5,373 voters were removed from the rolls—4,189 died, 677 were convicted of felonies, 412 moved out […]
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Kentucky Democracy Project plans NKY pub crawl
The Kentucky Democracy Project is planning a series of events to help register voters and acquaint them with candidates. Kentucky’s voter registration deadline for the November election is Oct. 11. The events include two candidate meet-and-greets, two pub crawls over the first two weekends of October, and other opportunities to register voters across Northern Kentucky. […]
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NKY law enforcement backs Rand Paul, who says he is against ‘defunding the police’
Northern Kentucky’s law enforcement community backed Sen. Rand Paul with an official endorsement Tuesday at Covington’s Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge. The endorsement comes on the heels of the Kentucky FOP announcing the candidates they support ahead of the Nov. 8 elections. Ryan Straw, the vice president and governmental affairs director for the Kentucky […]
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With Election Day getting closer, we wanted to know: Do yard signs actually work?
It’s electioneering season, and there’s a new crop of signage popping up in Northern Kentucky yards and lining streets. Most private businesses pick and chose what candidates can post in their window or on their lawn but, Pferrman Floors in Cold Spring has allowed all comers. Rival candidates have lined up next to each other, […]
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NKU professor talks cybersecurity in election process as part of speaker series
Computers in election systems have introduced both new features and new risks to the electoral process, said NKU Professor and Director for the Center for Information Security Dr. James Walden at a meeting Wednesday evening. During the meeting, Walden talked about cybersecurity during the election process starting with voter registration and continuing through the tabulation […]
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Massie challenger Lehman picks up endorsements from multiple NKY mayors
Fourth Congressional District candidate Matt Lehman announced that three NKY mayors are endorsing him. Covington Mayor Joe Meyer spoke at the event at the Northern Kentucky Democratic Party Headquarters in Covington on Monday, where he touted his support for Lehman. Meanwhile, Newport Mayor Tom Guidugli Jr. and Dayton Mayor Ben Baker also endorsed Lehman for […]
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Learn about voting rights, law changes, registration at League of Women Voters webinars
The League of Women Voters of NKY is hosting two webinars on Thursday at 7 p.m. and next Thursday, Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. The Kentucky Voting Rights Basics presentations will cover voting law changes, opportunities to register, choosing the best voting process, where to vote, candidate information and the two constitutional amendments on the […]
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Boone County woman found not guilty of trying to vote twice in 2020 Primary
In a jury trial held Monday, a Boone County woman was found not guilty of falsely impersonating a voter during the 2020 Primary election. Linda O. Smith was accused of falsely impersonating a voter, a Class D felony, for allegedly voting twice during the 2020 Primary. According to the timeline presented during Monday’s jury trial, […]