NKY Thrives

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Young women at Northern Kentucky manufacturing companies working toward careers on their own terms

Each is taking her own path, showing there are multiple ways to work toward a career in this field.

Owner Dave Mulcahy and his daughter, Maddie Mulcahy, a sophomore at Highlands High School who often helps out in the store.
Holiday gift giving guide: Fort Thomas

Find something for everyone on your nice list concentrated in a few welcoming districts in Fort Thomas, tucked just south of Newport.

Two local bakers to know when you or your host is grain, gluten or dairy free

Navigating specific dietary needs during the holidays.  

Goodbye y’all: Florence mayor reflects on 24 years of leadership

The new year will bring an apparent end to a political career filled with ups and downs but marked by Diane Ewing Whalen’s even-keeled style.

Cultural change spoken in 64 languages at Boone County Schools

They come from South America, Asia, Europe and Africa – from Albania to Zimbabwe.  

Refugees from war-torn Myanmar, once known as Burma, find a home in Northern Kentucky

With all their success building lives here, Chin don’t stop thinking about relatives who remain in Burma after its brief but failed experiment with democracy.

Kharkiv hunkers down as Russian invasion penetrates the city

Messages from the bomb shelter: Cincinnati Sister City awaits news from friends amid the fog of war

Nancy Daly, a career journalist who covered communities in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

Nancy brought her deep knowledge of the community, particularly Northern Kentucky, to many stories that resonated with readers.

When the helpers need help: New methods for first responders to treat their own stress

The people we call for help may not ask for help themselves. But there's a growing awareness and options for treatment.  

Northern Kentucky's Dr. Michael Greiwe developed an orthopedics telemedicine app used across the U.S.
The pandemic jumpstarted innovations in telemedicine

As heartbreaking as the COVID-19 pandemic has been, the virus brought about an innovation in health care that might not have occurred otherwise.

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