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The Kenton County Planning Commission will vote Sept. 3 on 14 amendments to subdivision construction standards, including tougher concrete testing, a new minimum pipe depth and asphalt specs aligned with state standards.
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Local Government
The Kenton County Planning Commission will vote Sept. 3 on 14 amendments to subdivision construction standards, including tougher concrete testing, a new minimum pipe depth and asphalt specs aligned with state standards.

Local Government
The Kenton County Planning Commission will vote Sept. 3 on 14 amendments to subdivision construction standards, including tougher concrete testing, a new minimum pipe depth and asphalt specs aligned with state standards.
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Local Government
The Kenton County Planning Commission will vote Sept. 3 on 14 amendments to subdivision construction standards, including tougher concrete testing, a new minimum pipe depth and asphalt specs aligned with state standards.

Local Government
Fort Wright City Council will hold the first reading of a drone delivery services ordinance on Wednesday, Sept. 2, alongside ambulance bid results, a five-year road plan update and a vote on the Law Enforcement Navigator program.

Education
Thomas More University in Crestview Hills placed 142 student-athletes on the national D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award list, ranking third in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, with honorees spanning 24 sports who maintained a 3.5 GPA or higher.

Education
Villa Madonna Academy in Villa Hills dedicated the Chase & Cole Fischer STEM Wing on Thursday, Aug. 20, opening renovated labs and classrooms funded by the largest gift in the school's history and honoring two brothers who died in a 2023 boating accident.

Education
The Beechwood Independent Schools board voted 3-1 on Aug. 17 to propose a property tax rate increase that would cost the owner of a $350,000 home about $112 more per year, with most new revenue going toward teacher salaries that rank near the bottom in Northern Kentucky.

Education
Gateway Community & Technical College's four-week CDL training program at its Fort Wright campus offers day and evening classes for residents looking to break into commercial driving as Northern Kentucky grapples with persistent logistics labor shortages.

Education
Thomas More University in Crestview Hills welcomed 400 incoming freshmen at a Friday convocation ceremony, with the Class of 2030 representing 20 states, eight countries and 22% first-generation college students.

Education
Dixie Heights High School principal Roddy Stainforth was named KSCA Principal of the Year and Woodland Middle School counselor Julie Lovell won Middle School Counselor of the Year, the Kenton County School District announced Aug. 10, one week before the first day of school.

Community
The Villa Hills/Crescent Springs chapter of ASA Adopt-a-Unit is selling locally grown fall mums in two sizes, with orders due by 4 p.m. Sept. 14 and pickup Sept. 18 at the Crescent Springs City Building, to fund projects supporting the 1-320th Field Artillery Regiment at Fort Campbell.

Community
Crestview Hills is hosting a semi-formal dinner at Summit Hills Country Club on Saturday, Oct. 3, to celebrate 75 years since the city's 1951 incorporation, capping a year of anniversary events organized by city staff and the recreation committee.

Business
A new standalone Dunkin' with a drive-thru opens Monday, Aug. 31, at 2506 High Street in Crescent Springs, with a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. and a fundraiser partnership benefiting the Dixie Heights Marching Band.

Business
NKY Chamber president Brent Cooper announced Aug. 13 he will step down after a decade leading the Fort Mitchell-based organization, with airport CEO Larry Krauter heading the search for a successor.

Business
Sanctuary Social, a full-service restaurant tucked inside a Villa Hills subdivision, has earned LINK nky Readers' Choice recognition two years running since proprietor Andy Hagelman opened it in December 2024.

Business
Flottman Company, a woman-owned, third-generation printing firm headquartered in Crestview Hills since 1998, was named NKY Chamber Member of the Day on Thursday, Aug. 6, after 105 years of family ownership spanning pharmaceutical packaging, commercial printing and digital marketing.

Business
BE NKY Growth Partnership named Anthony Cadle, a Dayton, Ky., native who most recently led economic development for the City of Cincinnati, as its new vice president of strategy, tasking him with writing the region's next five-to-10-year Economic Plan.

Business
Northern Kentucky Magazine will induct Rich Boehne, Bob Hoffer, Bob Heil and posthumous honoree Gordon Martin into the eighth annual NKY Business Hall of Fame on Aug. 12 at Receptions in Erlanger.
Brady Johnson is an Illinois native and an Augustana College journalism alumni. His prior experience includes a stint as a Newscast Producer for KWQC-TV6 News in Davenport, Iowa.
Brady Johnson is an Illinois native and an Augustana College journalism alumni. His prior experience includes a stint as a Newscast Producer for KWQC-TV6 News in Davenport, Iowa.
Brady Johnson is an Illinois native and an Augustana College journalism alumni. His prior experience includes a stint as a Newscast Producer for KWQC-TV6 News in Davenport, Iowa.
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