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Inside LINK  by LINK nky is a deep dive into Northern Kentucky issues that impact our communities. This podcast will address important topics that require a closer look. You can experience this story in two ways; read or listen. Subscribe to our LINK Reader for just $25 a year. Click here to sign up. Covering the news for NKY takes a lot of work. Help support our mission here.

For most high school sports teams, lower-level colleges and any amateur league out there, it really does take a community to make it work.  There are no gaudy TV deals, corporate sponsors or billionaire owners.  For the Florence Y’alls, a lot of the operation depends on host families – people who volunteer and offer up their homes to the players, trying to keep their expenses low because of how li...

This week on the Sunday Story, LINK nky reporter Haley Parnell explores creative farming, like The Lavender Field, in Northern Kentucky. Inside LINK  by LINK nky is a deep dive into Northern Kentucky issues that impact our communities. This podcast will address important topics that require a closer look. You can experience this story in two ways; read or listen. Subscribe to our LINK Reader for j...

This small stretch of road has become a microcosm of a trend that’s swept up many in the urban areas of the region, both individual residents and businesses. As cities and economic institutions have made changes to draw in new development, demand for housing and commercial space has driven up property values and rent prices, making it harder for established residents and businesses to keep pace. I...

The number of people over 65 in the U.S. is expected to surpass the number of children in 2034, according to a 2018 study by the U.S. Census Bureau. Work is underway to see how COVID-19 deaths have impacted the pace of this prediction.      Today, seniors over the age of 65 make up about 16% of the population in Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties, according to Census Bureau data, but that estima...

As the labor force participation rate among teenagers declines, it begs the questions: Is this a bad thing, or is it just a natural shift in economic priorities? What does the declining number of adolescent workers say about the state of Northern Kentucky’s workforce? Inside LINK  by LINK nky is a deep dive into Northern Kentucky issues that impact our communities. This podcast will address import...

An innovative, new program for young adults struggling with different life situations and instability is breaking down barriers to help students pursue their education. For this week's cover story, LINK nky Contributor Mildred Nguyen spoke to three individuals with the Brighton Center's "Opportunity House", to learn more about the program and how it helps young adults from ages...

As Northern Kentucky’s population increases and expands south into more rural areas, tension has developed between those moving into that open space and those who would prefer it to stay just that – open.  Residents of Kenton County face a similar situation. “The suburban and urban areas are continually growing, and in Kenton County, the way to grow is by moving further south,” said Andy Videkovic...