After nearly three years, the City of Fort Wright officially repealed its COVID state of emergency. Near the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was recommended that city governments impose a state of emergency via executive order which would give the mayor extra powers. Specifically, the power to enact legislation without City Council approval. Mayor […]
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Businesses in Kentucky took the seventh lowest amount of PPP Loan money
Businesses in Kentucky accepted the seventh lowest amount of Payment Protection Program money in the country, per a study released by smartestdollar.com. PPP Loans came as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis that followed. The pandemic’s negative downstream effects on the United States economy caused the government to pass a […]
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Perfetti Van Melle teams up with diaper bank to help families in need
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, American families were asked to bear a lot. The highly publicized baby formula shortage was just the tip of the iceberg. Crucial items such as diapers became harder to find in the aisles of stores due to supply chain complications. Confection manufacturer Perfetti Van Melle decided to utilize their Community Day […]
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A return to normal: Boone County Schools dropping COVID-19 restrictions this year
Boone County Schools will keep masks optional for students this year, according to Public Information Officer Barbara Brady. During a COVID-19 committee meeting on Monday, district officials discussed COVID-19-related information to be sent out to families in a flyer ahead of the first day of school. Brady told LINK nky the district is approaching this […]
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Association offers gift cards to Ky. schools for COVID vaccine clinics
The Kentucky Association of Health Plans is encouraging schools to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinics by offering a supply of $20 Mastercard gift cards. The association announced its “Healthy Back-to-School” grant program to “increase vaccine access and acceptance by empowering local schools with funding for vaccine incentives,” according to a press release from KAHP. The gift […]
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‘A perfect storm’ for hunger in the Commonwealth
Rising costs of food and waning benefits are placing more strain on resources and those out of reach of government benefits.
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Judge: School board violated Open Meetings Law over mask requirement
Campbell County Circuit Court Judge Julie R. Ward has ruled the Campbell County Board of Education violated the state’s Open Meetings Law at four of its board meetings held between August and September of 2021 because of a mask requirement. She required the board to pay damages and attorney fees to one of the plaintiffs, […]
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Biden announces new round of free COVID tests as transmission rates rise
As COVID-19 transmission rates have gone up throughout the United States, President Joe Biden announced that Americans can receive another round of free at-home COVID tests. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID Data Tracker shows that transmission rates in Boone County have moved to substantial; rates are considered high in Kenton and Campbell […]
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Beshear orders flags to half-staff in remembrance of 1 million Americans lost to COVID-19
In accordance with a proclamation from the White House, Gov. Andy Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff immediately and remain so until sunset on Monday, May 16, to mark the tragic milestone of 1,000,000 American lives lost to COVID-19. The Governor noted that more than 15,700 Kentuckians […]
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COVID-19 tests to be given to people experiencing homelessness in NKY
Local organizations are joining together to distribute COVID-19 tests to Kentuckians experiencing homelessness. The Brighton Center, Welcome House, Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid announced last week that they are working together to provide COVID-19 tests to Northern Kentucky’s ”underserved” homeless population. Leon Lamoreaux, Anthem Blue Cross and […]