The annual Lou Manchise Labor-Management Conference is returning to Northern Kentucky University. NKU is set to host the 43rd annual Lou Manchise Labor-Management Conference on Friday, May 15, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Votruba Student Union. The conference, organized by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Center at NKU’s Haile College of Business, functions […]
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Lincoln Elementary fourth graders donate $1,000 to Go Pantry
Fourth-grade students at Lincoln Elementary School donated $1,000 to a local nonprofit as part of an innovative Adopt A Class program. Go Pantry, a Florence-based nonprofit focused on combating food insecurity, was selected as the winner after students absorbed multiple presentations by regional nonprofits, including Learning Grove and the Northern Kentucky Emergency Shelter. This project […]
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Boone County graduate contributes to NASA Artemis II lunar mission
A Boone County High School graduate played an important role in NASA’s successful Artemis II mission. Dr. Taylor Schlotman, who graduated from Boone County High School in 2009, served as a human performance engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Her alma mater celebrated her contributions in a Facebook post. According to NASA, […]
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The LINK nky Educator of the Week: Lynne Webster
The votes are in, and this week’s LINK nky Educator of the Week is Lynne Webster, a teacher at Campbell County Middle School Webster was nominated by Shelbi Hitch “for recently completing their master’s degree and demonstrating an ongoing commitment to professional growth.” “They actively seek out new knowledge and strategies, even when the work […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Educator of the Week
At LINK nky, we believe that educators – whether they are teachers or principals, tutors or superintendents – are at the heart of our community’s success. The Educator of the Week contest is our way of recognizing and celebrating the incredible educators who go above and beyond for Northern Kentucky students every day. Each week, we will […]
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New state license plate helps promote Gateway, community college system
Local residents can now support emergency funding for students at Gateway and other Kentucky community and technical colleges by purchasing a new Kentucky Community and Technical College System, or KCTCS, license plate when renewing their vehicle registration. “With every registration, $10 goes directly to our student emergency funds, helping remove non-academic barriers and keeping our […]
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Covington Schools selects new Superintendent: Cortnei Flucas
What you need to know Covington Independent Public Schools has appointed Cortnei Flucas, an educational professional from Indianapolis, as the district’s new superintendent. She will assume the role at the end of the current school year, taking over from current Superintendent Alvin Garrison. The Board of Education declined to reappoint Garrison last summer. “I hope […]
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Flying Pig issues $20K in scholarships to local student athletes
The Flying Pig Community Scholars Program, which operates under the umbrella of the Flying Pig Marathon, issued $20,000 to 24 high school student athletes around Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati on Thursday. The recipients were honored at a special ceremony at Music Hall in Cincinnati. The scholarship program began in 2018 and started off as […]
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Campbell County Schools superintendent announces retirement
Campbell County Superintendent Shelli Wilson announced her decision to retire at the completion of the school year in a letter to school staff and families on April 3. The announcement comes after Wilson’s 32 years of service in public education, including 25 years in Campbell County Schools. “This decision has not come easily,” Wilson said […]
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Northern Kentucky University receives gold Military Friendly rating
Northern Kentucky University has received a gold rating from Military Friendly, a organization that surveys and rates institutions and employers on their willingness and programing effectiveness for both veterans and active-duty service members and their families, for 2026. Gold ranks are conferred upon institutions that score within the top 10% of the organization’s surveys. “At […]