The Dixie Heights Colonels (25-7 overall) won their ninth straight 34th District championship with a 68-41 win over the host St. Henry Crusaders (18-12) on Thursday. Dixie Heights put four players in double figures. Senior guard Ella Steczynski led the way scoring 16 points with freshman guard Coralee Pelfrey scoring 13. Freshman guard Aubrey Elkins […]
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Simon Kenton girls explode in second half to advance in Girls 32nd District Tournament
The Simon Kenton (16-13) and Walton-Verona (16-14) girls basketball teams normally meet for the 32nd District championship. With Grant County knocking off both during the regular season, it meant the two met in the 32nd District semifinals on Monday trying to keep their seasons alive for the first time since 2017. After a tight game […]
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LINK nky boys and girls hoops top 10: Lloyd boys, Simon Kenton girls rise
What a season its been for milestones. St. Henry’s David Faust breaking the Ninth Region wins record as a coach, Covington Catholic’s Scott Ruthsatz becoming the all-time wins leader for the Colonels, Aric Russell doing the same at Campbell County. Now it’s time for Holy Cross senior Jacob Meyer to break the Ninth Region scoring […]
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Missing 14-year-old girl has been found, police say
Police say that Harmony Collins, 14, who had been missing from the Fort Thomas area since 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17, has been found.
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Burst pipe floods four floors at Children’s Home of NKY
The extreme cold felt over the holiday weekend burst a pipe at Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky (CHNK) Behavioral Health, flooding four floors and causing damage that officials said could take months to undo. When the Greater Cincinnati region experience sub-zero temperatures over Dec. 24 and 25, Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky (CHNK) Behavioral Health […]
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Covington Public Works hit the streets to prep for last night’s blizzard
A variety of different types of trucks were outfitted with plows and salt “spinners”. Brine went down over bridges and steep hills. The City of Covington was locked and loaded in anticipation of the first blizzard in over 40 years. Public Works administrators and supervisors met earlier this week and again this morning to plan […]
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Beechwood’s Robinson Jr. inks with Wake Forest
He may have been a part of Beechwood for just one season, but Antonio Robinson Jr. made the most of his opportunity. Now he’ll head to Winston-Salem as he signed his National Letter of Intent with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Wednesday to continue his academic and football career. Robinson’s lone season in Fort […]
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Level 1 Snow Emergency issued for Kenton, Boone County, travel advisory for Campbell
Here’s to hoping you have all the provisions for French toast on hand as counties prepare for an impending cold front. A Level 1 Snow Emergency has been issued for Kenton County, effective Dec. 22, 2022 at 6 p.m. until the emergency has been lifted. In Boone County there is also a Level 1 Snow […]
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Covington developing workforce programs for residents, businesses
The City of Covington and the Northern Kentucky Area Development District (NKADD) are partnering to offer a variety of programs and services to Covington residents and businesses. The NKADD is a collaboration of local leaders and staff educating and empowering communities by implementing quality services through specific areas of expertise in aging, community development, human […]
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Fort Thomas Women’s Club to be considered for National Register of Historic Places
The Fort Thomas Women’s club will be considered for a National Register of Historic Places listing during a Dec. 12 meeting of the Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board. The club is a three-story building consisting of the 1908 structure and a 1925 addition designed by Harry Hake in a late 19/20th-century commercial style, per a […]
