Erlanger News

COVINGTON - Elsie Reusch Nienaber, 100, died Tuesday, June 30, at Madonna Manor in Villa Hills.

ERLANGER - Sen. Jack Westwood was on a mission to Africa and missed the General Assembly special session that ended last week.

Emergency crews safely rescued a man after his boat capsized in Erlanger early Tuesday morning.

Emergency crews are responding to reports of a possible drowning in Erlanger. According to officials, a boat capsized on a private pond along the 3800 block of Narrows Road just after 8 Tuesday morning.

ERLANGER - Mary Queen of Heaven Parish will hold its annual FunFest Saturday and Sunday at 1150 Donaldson Road.

Even though incentive-laden legislation included tax breaks for Newport on the Levee and the Kentucky Speedway, most Northern Kentucky House members voted against the bill in the General Assembly special session that ended last week.

The city council voted unanimously at a June 23 special meeting on a resolution that will allow them to receive just over $180,000 in municipal road aid money.

Nine servicemen from Northern Kentucky who died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will be remembered during an Independence Day tribute at the World Peace Bell.

Tim Menoher, of Erlanger, finished the 3.1 mile race in just 15:33, making him the winner of the Librarya s 5K, which benefits early childhood literacy.

FORT MITCHELL-- Three lanes of traffic are closed on southbound Interstate 71/75 just south of the Buttermilk Pike exit due to an accident.

Covington is sticking with its own emergency 911 dispatch system. City commissioners have approved a resolution to that effect.

The sixth annual Kenton County Public Library Foundation Racing to Read 5K Run & Walk, presented by U.S. Bank brought nearly 1,000 participants and volunteers to downtown Covington on Saturday, June 13.

CRESCENT SPRINGS -- Kenton County Commissioner Kris Knochelmann has announced he'll seek a second term on Kenton Fiscal Court next year.

ERLANGER -- It's been a busy four years for co-valedictorian Sean Connolly. During his high school career at St.

Local police officers, firefighters and city officials plan to participate in the Kenton County Public Library and First Watch's second annual Pancake Eating Contest.

Five local businesses have been named winners of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce 's 2009 Success Awards.

Erlanger teens can enjoy a Teen Swim Night 9 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday 6/12 at Silverlake Recreation Center, 301 Kenton Lands Rd.

Additional coverage of composites in the wind energy market in this issue includes: "Windpower 2009 Highlights" The American Wind Energy Assn.'s show confirmed wind energy's status as a recession-proof market for composites, but blade manufacturers were put on notice about the need to automate.

Gov. Steve Beshear has scheduled a 2 p.m. press conference to reportedly add casino gambling legislation to the Kentucky General Assembly special session he has called for June 15.

VILLA HILLS - Deborah Kohl Kremer spent the last year on what she called a 'treasure hunt' for old photos of Dixie Highway.