Dayton Independent Schools saw its revenues increase and expenses decrease, according to the results of an annual audit conducted by firm Barnes Dennig. Accountant Morgan Ryle explained that federal dollars bolstered the district’s revenues. Meanwhile, architect Joe Hayes of the firm Robert Ehmet Hayes offered an update on projects at Dayton High School. The district […]
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Massey Honored at Florence Council Meeting
The Kentucky League of Cities presented one of its Friends of Kentucky Cities awards to State Rep. Ed Massey (R-Hebron) at the Florence city council meeting on Tuesday night. KLC Executive Director J.D. Chaney cited Massey’s legislation that was pushed through the General Assembly’s judicial committee, which Massey chairs. Chaney said that Massey was instrumental […]
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Union’s Plummer Named NKY City/County Manager of the Year
Union City Administrator David Plummer was named Northern Kentucky City/County Manager of the Year. The award was announced on December 7 at the City/County Managers meeting. Plummer has held the post in Union for more than four years. Since 2017, Plummer has helped to manage the flurry of growth the city has experienced. Notable achievements […]
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Thomas More Women Sweep Games in Hawaii Tournament
Thomas More women’s basketball left Hawaii unbeaten in the Hoop N Surf Class. The #3-ranked Saints downed #22 Concordia (Nebraska) on Sunday night, 84-67, to improve to 12-1 on the season. Courtney Hurst and Zoie Barth each scored 14 points to lead the team while Emily Simon added 12. Thomas More hit 12 three-point shots […]
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Thomas More Men Win at Pikeville, Women Pick Up Victory in Hawaii
Thomas More men’s basketball picked up a win on the road at Pikeville Saturday, 81-70. The #13-ranked Saints are now 10-2 on the season and 5-1 in the Mid-South Conference. Noah Pack led the Saints with 27 points while Jacob Jones scored 18, Ryan Batte added 14, and and Luke Rudy scored 12. TMU is […]
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More than 1,700 Graduate from Northern Kentucky University on Saturday
More than 1,700 graduates of Northern Kentucky University were honored during fall commencement ceremonies in Highland Heights on Saturday. BB&T Arena hosted multiple graduation events for graduates from the College of Education, College of Arts & Sciences, and the Haile College of Business, and then the College of Informatics and College of Health and Human […]
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Norse Fall in Overtime at Eastern Kentucky, 81-68
Northern Kentucky men’s basketball fell in overtime at Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. The Norse fought back from a second half deficit to send the game into an extra period, but the Colonels pulled away. With the loss, the Norse fall to 4-6 on the season. Marques Warrick led NKU with 22 points while Bryson Langdon […]
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Omicron Variant Found in Kenton, Campbell Cos.; “This Thing is Going to Spread So Fast”
Updated with the full news release from the governor’s office below. Kentucky’s first positive cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been reported, with cases locally in Kenton and Campbell counties, as well as Fayette (Lexington) and Jefferson (Louisville). Governor Andy Beshear confirmed the specific locations of the new cases Saturday afternoon after first […]
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Five NKY Officers Graduate from State Sergeant’s Academy
Five Northern Kentucky police officers were among the twenty-two from around the state to graduate from the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) Academy of Police Supervision (APS). APS, also called the sergeant’s academy, is a three-week, 122-hour training program targeted for newly promoted sergeants or officers who are on their agency’s promotion list to become sergeants. “As […]
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Dan Weber: Honoring 50 Years of NKU Athletics; Local Football Awards
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Nice job by the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame in hitting just the right notes in their focus Wednesday on what made the 50-year athletic program at Northern Kentucky (State College first, now University) program so special from its […]
