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01/01/2025

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01/01/2025

Our business reporter, Kenton Hornbeck, is revisiting his favorite stories of 2024, which include the impact of legalized sports betting in Kentucky, the rise of independent pharmacies, and the success of an NKY trading card shop.

Explore the top five stories from 2024, including independent pharmacies, sports trading cards, sports betting, and more.

12/31/2024

Check out our year in review of the region’s dining scene!

Northern Kentucky's dining scene saw several closings and openings in 2024. Read on for a year in review of the region's dining scene.

12/31/2024

Fish thrive in an environment that is full of different types of cover including trees and logs. The donated trees will help restore woody structures in lakes that decay over time, providing protective cover and shade for a variety of fish species.

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department seeks natural Christmas trees to improve underwater habitat for fish. Donate trees to enhance fishing opportunities.

12/31/2024

Explore Northern Kentucky homes for sale, including a spacious Hebron home, a Newport home with city views and a historic property in Covington's Seminary Square.

This story originally appeared in the Dec. 20, 2024 edition of the LINK Reader. To get stories like this first, subscribe here. Discover homes for sale in Northern Kentucky. Spacious Hebron home perfect for entertaining Address: 2264 Britt Drive, Hebron Price: $750,000 Bedrooms: Four Bathrooms: Two ...

12/31/2024

Tired of being stuck inside? Find some local activities you can do this winter:

Explore the Greater Cincinnati region this winter with these five cold-weather activities. From breweries to ice skating, there's something for everyone.

12/31/2024

Find out which five stories were our most read this year:

As LINK’s digital editor, I always have my eye on what you, our readers, are most interested in so we can make sure we’re providing you with the best and most interesting content we can. One way we can tell what people are interested in is through looking at pageviews. These tell us how many [...

12/30/2024

Explore Northern Kentucky's culinary scene with the LINK team's favorite eateries. From Dixie Chili to Purple Poulet to Junipers, we've got a mix of fast-food joints, date-night spots and recommendations for visitors.

Discover the best fast food joints, date-night spots, and overall favorite restaurants in Northern Kentucky. Find out our team's top picks.

12/30/2024

Brinkmans, Stiebers help propel Ryle to another NKAC wrestling championship.

The Brinkman family dominates the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference wrestling championships, with five individual titles won by three siblings.

12/30/2024

Voting is open until Friday at noon.

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Vote for your favorite local sports team to win the Team of the Week award. Voting ends Friday at 11:59 a.m.

12/30/2024

11-year-old Erlanger resident Levi Still's dream came true when he received a football from star cornerback Pat Surtain II during the recent Bengals vs. Broncos game. However, the ball was confiscated by stadium security, prompting a social media campaign to reunite Levi with his ball.

Even though his father may be faithful to the Cincinnati Bengals, 11-year-old Levi Still is a lifelong Denver Broncos fan. His parents told LINK’s media partner WCPO that he has three jerseys: Von Miller, Justin Simmons, and now Patrick Surtain II. “He’s been a fan since he was 5 years old,”...

12/30/2024

At LINK, we are committed to keeping our reporting free and available to everyone, whether they can afford to pay for it or not. But to do that, we need help from folks who CAN afford it. If you can, please consider giving a gift today.

We only have one day left to meet our goal of raising $10,000 to support our public-interest reporting in 2025. And thanks to a generous matching gift from C-Forward, every dollar raised between now and midnight, December 31 will be doubled.

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12/30/2024

This post is by (Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development)
Kentucky's economic growth is gaining momentum, with over 1,000 private-sector projects and 59,000 jobs created in the past four years. The state's focus on speed-to-market initiatives and site development is attracting more investment and job creation. The KPDI program and Build-Ready sites are key elements in this success story.

Kentucky's economic success is laying the groundwork for future growth. Learn about the state's speed-to-market initiatives and Build-Ready sites.

12/30/2024

This year, LINK reported on 25 new openings that ranged from restaurants and bars to coffee shops to a butcher, a bakery and more.

Find out what’s new in NKY dining:

Discover the latest additions to the Northern Kentucky dining scene with LINK's roundup of 25 new openings. From bourbon bars to coffee shops, there's something for everyone.

12/30/2024

Both of the breaches seem to have been the result of a phishing scheme, wherein a cybercriminal solicits personal security information, such as passwords, in order to access someone’s account.

Data breach at Boone and Kenton County School Districts may have exposed student information. Phishing scheme suspected.

12/30/2024

From Gaza ceasefire protests to grappling with Northern Kentucky's unique geographical challenges, our Kenton County reporter Nathan Granger reflects on his coverage in 2024.

LINK nky Kenton County Reporter Nathan Granger looks back on stories from 2024 that present the challenges and complexities of reporting well on events as they occur.

12/30/2024

Remembering Pat Crowley, a beloved NKY journalist and public relations firm founder who passed away recently. His legacy includes over 27 years of journalism and advocacy, as well as a commitment to community service.

When we heard about the passing of Northern Kentucky’s Pat Crowley, each of us here at LINK told our own Crowley story. Then we worked to quickly put together a story with his family’s statement so that the community would know what happened and be able to tell their own Crowley stories. In the ...

12/29/2024

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has passed away at the age of 100. Carter, who served as the 39th President from 1977 to 1981, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his work in advancing peace and human rights.

Jimmy Carter, former U.S. president and global advocate of human rights, has died at 100 years old. His legacy includes peacemaking and humanitarian work.