LINK Kenton Reader - Volume 3, Issue 24 - May 9, 2025

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VOLUME 3, ISSUE 24 — MAY 9, 2025

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Walton art teacher brings students’ work to the world

By Nathan Granger

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t’s insane … that we’re such a technology-based world in the media arts,” Steeplechase Elementary art teacher George Canfield told LINK nky before his first fifth-grade class on April 29. “Though I embrace it, and I definitely expose the students to it, I want to ensure that we follow the old practices, like the painting, the ceramics. I don’t want kids to lose touch with using their hands in different ways to get creative.”

Steeplechase, on Grand National Boulevard in Walton, is in only its fourth year of operation, and Canfield was responsible for building much of the school’s art program. He was recently honored by Artsonia, an online gallery of student art portfolios, with a 2025 Art Education Leadership Award. He is one of only 15 awardees nationwide.

When LINK nky visited Canfield, he was teaching his class about still life. He’d put some art supplies in the center of each table, and, after explaining what still life was Continues on page 3

George Canfield, left, teaches fifth grade students at Steeplechase Elementary in Walton about still life on April 29. Photo by Nathan Granger | LINK nky

Independent pharmacy closes, citing familiar ailment

By Kenton Hornbeck

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n independently owned community pharmacy in Newport has permanently shut its doors.

Newport Drug Center, at 39 W. 10th St., closed May 5, according to a Facebook post on the business’s page. All outstanding prescriptions and refills are being transferred to the Newport Kroger’s pharmacy.

The post cited pharmacy benefit managers and insurance companies as primary factors for the decision to close.

Newport Drug Center permanently closed May 5.

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“The PBMs and insurance companies have won and beat another small independent pharmacy into closing to ensure they con-

tinue to make billions of dollars of profit per year,” read the post. “While putting communities like ours without another pharmacy option.”

Newport Drug Center is the latest of several independently owned pharmacies to shut its doors over the past few years. In 2023, Fort Thomas Drug Center, Ludlow Pharmacy and Alexandria Drugs all closed – each citing exorbitant costs charged by pharmacy benefit managers as a reason.

Bob Crawford, owner and proprietor of Newport Drug Center, told LINK nky his business had slipped from just breaking in recent years to losing money.

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Nonprofit aims to raise $8M to help build new home p5 Which roads will county repair next with state aid? p7 Public domain art inspires twisted takes in comics p11

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to the class, he instructed his students to begin drawing.

One fifth grader, Ella Birch, said art was her favorite class. “Because it’s calming,” she said. “You can, like, go out of the world.

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“We can express our creativity,” said another fifth grader, Isabella Spiller.

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Canfield has been with the district for about eight years and previously taught at Florence Elementary before Steeplechase opened. His principal at Florence encouraged him to apply for the open art teacher position at Steeplechase. Since he is the school’s first art teacher, he has had near total freedom to establish the program.

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“When the school was being built, they were like, ‘Here’s some money, and it’s all on you,’” said Canfield.

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By the start of the first year, the room had been stocked with drying racks, a kiln and disposable art supplies. Canfield said he liked to use pop culture to keep the kids engaged – paper representations of Pokémon adorned the walls, and a cardboard cutout of Taylor Swift stood near his desk – while teaching them about both historical and living artists. Portraits of famous artists lined one of the walls.

Canfield is primarily a sculptor and 3-D artist, although, he said, “The kids, I use them as my medium. They create in here, and then I use their artwork to form the murals and come up with different things.”

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Those murals consist of large paper images that can be augmented, altered and moved around to different surfaces in the school.

There weren’t any up when LINK nky visited, but displaying student work is a big part of Canfield’s class, and not just in the school itself. Canfield has posted over 22,000 student art projects to Artsonia, according to his website profile. He also posts student artwork to his X account.

Portraits of famous artists in George Canfield’s classroom in Walton.

“Everything that we make in the art room, I photograph, or I have the kids photograph, and we work together to upload their portfolio,” Canfield said, “and then, by the end of their career at Steeplechase, we look at the growth and the celebration of what had happened in their portfolio.”

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“The kids, they love it,” he said. “Parents love it.… I remember when I was in school, most of my art was thrown away because, you know, you bring some of it home, your parents put it on the fridge, it’s done. But other than that, to have it forever is amazing.”

Student art See examples of Steeplechase students’ art online at: artsonia.com/schools/media. asp?id=184694.

Fifth grade students practice still life drawing April 29 at Steeplechase Elementary.

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“The PBMs are just forcing everybody out of business, paying under-cost claims and all…. We’ve been breaking even, probably, for the last three, four or five years, maybe, and now we’re into the red,” Crawford said.

“I’ve actually had to hit my credit line, and you can only go so far. They’ve all basically just put us out of business.”

PBMs are third-party companies that act as middlemen among pharmacies, health insurance providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers. They occupy a significant role in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry by managing prescription drug benefits for health insurance plans, including Medicare Part D. PBMs negotiate contracts with pharmacies to establish reimbursement rates and terms for dispensing medications to patients covered by PBM-affiliated insurance plans.

Independent pharmacies, as well as large corporate pharmacy chains, aren’t required to do business with PBMs. Still, many do because of their access to patients served by the aforementioned insurance

plans. If independent pharmacies choose not to deal with PBMs, they essentially limit their customer pool.

In recent years, trade organizations like the National Community Pharmacists Association have criticized direct and indirect remuneration fees charged by PBMs, arguing they are a primary reason for independently owned pharmacies in underserved areas to close.

Crawford lamented that he would no longer be able to provide personal service to the business’s patients and customers.

Crawford decided to retire in the wake of the closure.

“It’s horrible for the patients,” he said. “They just do not have anybody to provide the personal service that we provide. I mean, they’re going to go to Kroger’s or Walgreens or wherever they’re going to wind up, and they’re going to be taken care of, but they’re just not going to get the personal service that they get here and they’re accustomed to.”

Craig Seither, the former owner of Fort Thomas Drug Center, with his family before it closed in 2023.

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A chart detailing the increasing amount of money in DIR fees paid by Kentucky’s independently owned pharmacies from 2021 to 2023. Provided | Kentucky Independent Pharmacist Alliance

The inside of Ludlow Pharmacy before it closed in 2023. Provided | Ludlow Pharmacy

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Meals on Wheels kicks off capital campaign

By Nathan Granger

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eals on Wheels of Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky, known for delivering meals to seniors, on April 30 announced a capital fundraising campaign.

The service organization hopes to raise the final $8 million it needs to cap a $30 million plan that includes building a new main office, diversifying its revenue sources and raising awareness about its work beyond delivering food to area seniors.

“You may or may not be aware, we are experiencing a crisis in aging,” said CEO Mike Dunn at the kickoff event April 30 at the main Meals on Wheels office in Cincinnati.

“Nearly one in four Americans is 60 years or older. In the next decade, for the first time in U.S. history, there will be more seniors than young people 18 and under.”

Dunn cited data from the Meals on Wheels national office (each branch of Meals on Wheels operates independently), which analyzed data on aging in America. Using federal data sources, such as the U.S. Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the national office’s analysis suggested that just under 25% of the U.S. population is aged 60 and older. Ditto for Kentucky. The organization forecast that the number would increase in coming years.

Although it’s known primarily for its food delivery services, Meals on Wheels also provides other senior-focused services, such as independent living support, legal guardianship, senior social programs aimed at reducing isolation, wellness checks and transportation services. The Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky affiliate serves eight counties in Kentucky and five counties in Ohio.

Meals on Wheels hopes to build its new main office on the former John Nolan Ford dealership site by late 2026. Provided | Meals on Wheels

Given the country’s aging population, people will likely need to rely more on services from organizations like Meals on Wheels in the future. To be ready, the organization is raising money for a new central office through a campaign it has dubbed Driving into the Future.

The new facility – slated for the former John Nolan Ford dealership site in Hamilton County’s Columbia Township – will allow the organization to centralize much of its administration and operations. The organization will continue operating its distribution centers in Boone County and Butler County, Ohio, “It’s a 51,500 square-foot facility with about seven and a half acres,” Dunn said. “To put that in context, that’s more than double [the current] facility. It will allow us to take our meal production from 1.2 million meals [annually] to 3 million meals, and it will also allow us to create social enterprise op-

portunities that we’re not able to do here.

So, things like a private pay option for folks that don’t qualify for our services, as well as a wholesale option for other nonprofits.”

The organization has raised about $22 million in gifts and pledges for the campaign, Dunn said, leaving about $8 million to reach their goal.

Other speakers at the event touted the significance of Meals on Wheels services.

Denise Driehaus, president of the Hamilton County Commission, not only gave a proclamation in honor of the kickoff but also described her family’s own experience with aging.

“Our mom fell about a month ago and broke her wrist,” Driehaus said. “She was unable to cook, she was unable to dress herself, she was unable to do so many things. Had it not been for all the siblings going, ‘OK, who’s got mom,’ right? And we all went over and slept over and the whole nine yards – she would have needed services of some sort.

“There’s no way she could have done that by herself,” Driehaus continued. “So, the touch point with Meals on Wheels is so important so that we can make sure that people like that, with varying needs in this community, can age in place with dignity and do what they want to do in their later years.”

One of the organization’s clients, Otis Miller, spoke about his involvement with the program.

“I think it’s awesome,” Miller told LINK nky after his initial statement at the event. “It is.

I mean, they send you so much food, man; it’s one plate, two people.”

During his address to the event attendees, Miller did say he had one problem: “The juice boxes. They so good – two sucks, they gone.”

The crowd laughed, and Miller continued.

CEO Mike Dunn of Meals on Wheels of Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky speaks at the April 30 kickoff event. Photo by Nathan Granger | LINK nky

“I had another problem with the hamburgers,” Miller said. “They were so thin, like White Castle patties. Now, they are like

Wendy’s patties. They give you a slice of cheese instead of shredded cheese, so I’m grateful for that.”

Groundbreaking for the new facility is scheduled for the fall, with opening slated for late 2026.

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Ovation toasts milestones: Bars, residential units open

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Market Bar is on the plaza level of the Homewood Suites hotel at Ovation in Newport. Photos by Kenton Hornbeck | LINK nky

By Kenton Hornbeck

O

vation is open – that was the message April 30 from Newport officials and leaders in the Northern Kentucky business community as they stood on the plaza of the recently opened Homewood Suites hotel.

The large-scale mixed-use development, spearheaded by Covington-based real estate developer Corporex, aims to transform 25 acres along the Newport riverfront. The project kicked off in the fall of 2019. On April 30, community leaders unveiled two new bars and finished condominiums.

Market Bar, co-owned by entrepreneurs Pete Volker and Wayne Lin, is on the plaza level of the Homewood Suites hotel. Market Bar has another location in Columbus, Ohio.

Market Bar will be open to hotel guests and the public, offering indoor and outdoor seating. Its menu features made-fromscratch cocktails, wines, and local craft and domestic beers. Andrew Vecellio, vice president of market development at Corporex, said Market Bar will be open by the summer.

“It’s a real honor to become part of such a vibrant, growing community,” Volker said.

“It’s early, but you really can’t feel that sense of community.”

The second bar launched at Homewood Suites is High Note, a rooftop venue featuring unobstructed views of the Cincinnati skyline. High Note, which opened April 30, will be open from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 11 p.m. on Sundays.

“Our brand new rooftop bar is unlike anything else from a Homewood perspective.

This was completely thoughtfully designed and improved in response to the energy, vision and opportunity of feeling this entire development,” said Jennifer Porter, president of Covington-based hotel manager Commonwealth Hotels.

Besides the bars, Corporex officials touted construction progress on the Boardwalk Residences, a three-building condominium complex built at the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers. The condominiums are being constructed on top of a large parking garage. Its name comes from the boardwalk that runs along the levee in front of the structure.

So far, 78% of 88 condos in the three buildings already are sold, according to Corporex. Construction on Building 3 is complete, and residents are already moving in; Building 2 is nearing completion.

Building 1 started construction in 2024, but no units have yet been completed. According to the release, nearly 47% of Building 1’s units have been presold.

For Brett Blackwell, Corporex chief operations officer, Ovation is the product of two decades of perseverance.

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High Note features three beers and Prosecco on tap, a full bar and a craft cocktail menu. For food, High Note offers items like charcuterie boards and flatbreads.

“One thing I’d like to point out is that Ovation – this is a culmination of what we’ve tried to create here with this master development,” he said. “Over the last several months, we’ve had residents moving in at the boardwalk, so you can now live at Ovation.”

Which roads will county repair next?

By Kenton Hornbeck

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enton County is evaluating what roads could receive money for needed repairs from the state’s Rural and Secondary Roads pro-

gram.

Each year, counties, incorporated cities and unincorporated urban places are given county and municipal road aid for the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of county roads and city streets.

Typically, a Rural and Municipal Aid representative from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet presents recommended projects to a county’s fiscal court. After analyzing each request, the legislative body then approves or denies the recommendations.

Andy Yeager, a transportation engineer supervisor with the Transportation Cabinet, gave this year’s presentation to the Kenton County Fiscal Court on April 22. Yeager works in the District 6 office in Fort Mitchell, which serves 11 counties in and around Northern Kentucky.

Kentucky allocated $678,511 in road aid to Kenton County this year, a 7% rise from last year, as reported by Yeagar. Of this, $219,000 is designated for routine maintenance and traffic services, like repairing potholes, which the county provides to the state under their agreement.

In addition, $135,000 in “flex funds” from the Rural and Secondary Roads program is set aside for road resurfacing projects.

The fiscal court must approve the use of flex funds. Flex fund amounts are determined by the state’s maintenance division, which assesses the condition of state roads in each county. The money goes toward financing the necessary upkeep of roads through the fiscal year.

In total, the county has $388,777 available for state resurfacing projects, the total from the $219,000 in routine maintenance and traffic services and $135,000 in flex funds.

The first project recommended by Yeager was the resurfacing of Rich Road, a 5 mile roadway that runs from Ky. 17 in Piner to Ky. 177 in Morning View. The estimated cost of the project is $409,200. Yeager said the county could designate road aid funds and a portion of the flex funds to financing the project.

Spencer Stork, the county public works director, said the sections of Rich Road are “in pretty bad shape.”

“These are sections that we maintain for the state as well, and they are in rough shape,” Stork said.

Yeager said that, if Kenton County chooses not to use flex funds for resurfacing Rich Road, it could instead resurface a 1.2-mile stretch of Staffordsburg Road in Independence that runs from Ky. 16 to Visalia Road. The estimated cost of that project is

Kenton County has state money from two sources available for road repairs. Provided | Jamie Street via Unsplash

$122,930.

Kenton County Administrator Joe Shriver noted that county public works crews are not obligated to provide maintenance to all state-owned roads, but only to stateowned roads in unincorporated Kenton County. Unincorporated Kenton County mainly encompasses more rural areas of the county, rather than the urbanized and suburban areas in the county’s north.

“I just want to make that clear to folks, that you know our agreement with the state isn’t maintaining roads all over Kenton County,” Shriver said. “It’s purely what makes sense to maintain.”

Moreover, Shriver explained that the maintenance agreement between the county and Transportation Cabinet materialized after county officials noticed that the agency didn’t have the capacity to conduct snow removal operations on some state-owned roads.

“It all came about with snow removal, where we were passing by state routes that weren’t our obligation to maintain, but you guys didn’t have the opportunity to get to them yet, so this, this whole agreement, grew out of that relationship,” Shriver said.

The next steps are for the fiscal court to review the recommendations provided by Yeager, then take action at a future meeting.

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kenton county briefs Elsmere charges Owen with neglect, misconduct; public hearing May 27

Elsmere’s city council charged Serena Owen with neglect of her duties as a council member. Photo

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Elsmere charged Councilmember Serena Owen with six counts of woeful neglect and misconduct at a special meeting on April 29.

Attorney Jeff Otis, of Covington-based law firm Otis, Braun & Johnson, who will conduct Owen’s removal hearing, read Resolution 6-2025 before the council. The document charges Owen with woeful neglect of council duties and misconduct due to her lack of attendance at city meetings and participation in legislative functions in 2025.

The resolution cites Owen’s refusal to create a valid email address for official communications per executive directives and instructions in Elsmere. She has been using a personal email account to communicate as a council member. Her refusal to accept payment for her council position, insisting that she serves on the council as a volunteer, is stated to be “dishonest, if not fraudulent” and charged as misconduct.

Another misconduct charge holds that Owen directed city staff to delete photos of her attendance at a city-sponsored public event April 10 in the Elsmere Community Center. She attributed her absence at city council meetings to a disability, for which she sought accommodation in the form of virtual attendance. Her failure to accept Elsmere’s alternative accommodations, including police escort and protective glass, is cited in the resolution as misconduct.

“Councilwoman Owen’s directive to delete evidence is unethical and a blatant attempt to disguise her ability to attend city meetings,” the resolution states. The charges

provide just cause to remove Owen from her elected position. The council unanimously approved the charging document.

The council also approved a resolution that authorizes Otis to spend $2,000 on Mary Gina Connor, a licensed clinical social worker for WellSpring Psychological Services in Florence. The resolution states that Owen has raised issues in her defense that require the opinion of a qualified mental health professional. Connor will testify on behalf of the Elsmere City Council at Owen’s removal hearing.

The misconduct charges may be addressed at the hearing if Owen so chooses.

The public hearing for Owen’s removal is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. May 27 in council chambers at the city building, 3921 Dixie Highway.

Nonprofit founder combines passion for music with substance abuse prevention

“People want it, there’s a very obvious need.

We can go to any show and we’ll at least hand out one box of Narcan. Like, that may not seem like a lot, but that’s a life that’s potentially being saved,” Kathman said.

Start Today Harm Reduction’s team sets up a table with physical tools like fentanyl testing strips and Narcan. The team also facilitates conversations to assist people who may be struggling with substance abuse disorder.

Kathman cited his work with musicians and at concerts as a special way for them to connect with those who need it.

LINK’s media partner, WCPO 9, continues its commitment to finding solutions and highlighting people and organizations in the Tristate committed to assisting with substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery. We connected with Kathman when he attended our community conversation on substance abuse prevention and recovery on April 14.

He told us that, through the community conversation, he was able to connect with another nonprofit, Madi’s House, and work on future collaborations.

Start Today Harm Reduction. Provided | Sean Kathman

Sean Kathman knows firsthand the impact of substance abuse disorder. A self-admitted heavy drinker, Kathman said he began his own journey toward recovery after the loss of a loved one.

Villa Hills Civic Club officially reopens after devastation from fire

Pursuant to KRS 424.300 and 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(2)(b), NOTICE is hereby given that the Kentucky Public Service Commission has scheduled a public hearing in a case styled “In the Matter of the Electronic Application of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. for: 1) An Adjustment of the Electric Rates; 2) Approval of New Tariffs; 3) Approval of Accounting Practices to Establish Regulatory Assets and Liabilities; and 4) All Other Required Approvals and Relief,” Case No. 2024-00354, beginning Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, at the offices of the Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky. The purpose of the hearing will be to take evidence on Duke Energy Kentucky’s electric rate request. Public comments may be made at the beginning of the hearing. Those wishing to make oral public comments may do so by following the instructions listed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov. This hearing will be streamed live and may be viewed on the PSC website, www.psc.ky.gov.

The Five Seasons in Crestview Hills will remain under Thomas More University’s ownership. Corporex sold it to the college in 2023. Corporex will finish transitioning all operations fully to Thomas More later this spring.

“Corporex’s strength lies not just in real estate and investment, but in curating brands that uplift neighborhoods and contribute to long-term vitality,” said Brett Blackwell, Corporex chief operations officer, in a release. “We look forward to what the future holds as we continue to seek and support impactful brands – whether we’re building them from the ground up or helping existing ones grow to their full potential.”

Five Seasons was founded by Corporex in 1988 as a community-centric health and fitness club. The clubs boast several amenities, including swimming pools, fitness programs and pickleball courts.

Fischer Homes sponsors Northern Kentucky zones at River Roots Festival

Covington will host one of two Northern Kentucky stages during the America’s River Roots Festival. Provided | America’s River Roots

Homebuilder Fischer Homes is one of the lead sponsors of the two Northern Kentucky-based zones at America’s River Roots Festival.

Now sober, the local nurse and drummer took his experience and turned it into a larger mission.

In May 2024, Kathman and his wife started Start Today Harm Reduction. The organization combines Kathman’s background in nursing and his passion for music by bringing substance abuse prevention and recovery services directly to those who need them. The nonprofit works at local music

Sports Club, announced the sale April 22.

Life Time purchased the clubs in Burr Ridge and Northbrook, Illinois, Dayton, Ohio, and Cincinnati.

Kathman said he and his team are working to expand their reach as they mark their first anniversary in May.

“One of my very best friends, Nick Bungenstock, he passed away from a heroin overdose in 2013,” Kathman said.

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and concert venues, including Southgate House Revival and MegaCorp Pavilion.

Patrons at the Villa Hills Civic Club. Provided | Villa Hills Civic Club

The Villa Hills Civic Club, a legacy institution in Villa Hills that burned down in February 2022, has officially reopened to the public after three years of fundraising.

The club held a soft opening April 24 for staff members, volunteers and the club’s leadership.

“We are excited to see you all … as we open to the membership and public that are interested in becoming members of the great community organization!” announced a post on the club’s Facebook page before the reopening.

Five Seasons sports clubs sold; Thomas More to hold Crestview Hills location Five Seasons Family Sports Club has been sold to a Minnesota-based holding company.

Covington-based real estate developer Corporex, owner of Five Seasons Family

The festival, set to take place Oct. 8 through 12, is a dual celebration of Greater Cincinnati’s cultural heritage and the United States’ 250th anniversary.

The festival features eight total zones that will feature their own music stages. Two zones are in Covington and Newport along the Northern Kentucky riverfront. These zones – referred to as the OneNKY Zones – are sponsored by OneNKY Alliance member companies. OneNKY is a Northern Kentucky nonprofit that focuses on areas such as health and education.

“Fischer Homes is honored to sponsor the OneNKY Zones, as America’s River Roots Festival serves as a celebration of the progress and community development taking place throughout our region,” Fischer Homes Chairman Greg Fischer said in a release. “As a growing company with deep local roots, we are proud to support an event that highlights the positive impact being made across Northern Kentucky.”

The homebuilder joins other companies as event sponsors, including Corporex, Fischer Homes, Perfetti Van Melle, Verst Logistics, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, CVG, Paul

kenton county briefs Hemmer Co., Central Bank, KLH Engineers, Northern Kentucky University and Thomas More University.

Karen Finan, executive director of OneNKY, touted the sponsorship as positive for the festival.

“America’s River Roots Festival will attract international, national and regional guests to our market,” OneNKY Alliance President and CEO Karen Finan said in the release.

“The OneNKY Zones will spotlight all that Northern Kentucky specifically has to offer, thanks to the generosity of the OneNKY Zone sponsors.”

Covington considers changing policies on open records requests Covington is considering changing its open records ordinance to be more in line with state regulations about open records.

Specifically, the change would add a line requiring Kentucky residency for those making requests. The city commission gave first reading to the ordinance April 22.

The ordinance (and the state generally) define a resident as one of the following: • Someone living in Kentucky.

• An American business with a location in Kentucky.

• A foreign business properly registered with the Kentucky secretary of state.

• Someone who is employed by and

works at a business in Kentucky.

• A person or business that owns property in Kentucky.

• A person or business authorized to act on behalf of any of the business previously mentioned.

• A news-gathering organization.

as they followed established records procedures.

Transportation Cabinet installs signs to warn wrong-way drivers

Most cities in the commonwealth adhere to the residency requirement, and City Attorney Frank Schultz said the change came about due to the high number of out-ofstate requests the city receives.

“The number of out-of-state open records requests that we receive constitutes roughly 41% of all requests, and, honestly, it takes up a tremendous amount of time with the legal department,” Schultz told the city commission at its April 15 meeting.

“Wrong way” signs are being installed at interchanges and interstate ramps across Northern Kentucky.

“This is used a lot of times by companies and data miners who are trying to get information from the city for free and trying to make us do all the work,” Schultz later said.

“Currently, our code of ordinances does not expressly state that we cannot use this exemption already provided by [Kentucky law], but we thought that it was needed to make it clear, just so that our policy is clear.”

Work on the project already has begun in Grant County; once it’s complete, the work will extend into Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties as well as the remainder of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6’s service area.

Mayor Ron Washington asked if media organizations, especially ones across the river in Cincinnati, could still make records requests if they wanted to write a story about the city.

Schultz said the city would still honor requests from media organizations so long

A highway safety improvement project for the region will mandate installing “wrong way” signs across Northern Kentucky.

“As part of the project, contractors will install ‘Wrong Way,’ ‘Do Not Enter,’ ‘One Way’ and ‘Stop’ signs at interchanges and exit ramps in Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and Kenton counties,” according to a release from the cabinet. “The improvements aim to reduce wrong way driving incidents and enhance safety for motorists.”

The work will prompt lane closures on se-

lect roads as the work takes place. At places with three or more lanes, a single lane in both directions will remain open. Flaggers will manage two-way traffic at places with two lanes, and exit ramp traffic will be maintained at partial-width, which is a minimum of 10 feet.

The work in Grant County began April 17 and is ongoing, according to the most recent updates from the cabinet. An exact timeline for when the work in the other counties will start has not yet been established.

The following locations in Boone County will be affected by the signage and closures, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: • I-275: Ky. 3608 (Idlewild Bypass) Exit 11, Ky. 495 (Graves Road) Exit 8, Ky. 237 (North Bend Road) Exit 6, Ky. 212 Exit 4 and Ky. 3076 (Mineola Pike) Exit 2.

• I-71/75: Ky. 18 (Burlington Pike) Exit 181, Mall Road Exit 180A, U.S. 42 Exit 180, Ky. 536 (Mt. Zion Road) Exit 178, I-75 Rest Area, Ky. 338 (Richwood Road) Exit 175 and Ky. 16 (Stephenson Mill Road) Exit 171.

• Other locations: Ky. 212 (Terminal Drive) at Ky. 236 (Donaldson Highway), Ky. 18 (Burlington Pike) at Ky. 237 (North Bend Road), I-75 southbound at Ky. 842 Exit 182, I-75 northbound at Ky. 1017 (Turfway Road) Exit 182 and I-71 at Ky. 14 (Verona-Mudlick Road) Exit 72.

NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS OF KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY RECOVERY BY ENVIRONMENTAL SURCHARGE OF KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY’S 2025 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE PLAN PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that in an April 30, 2025 Application, Kentucky Utilities Company (“KU”) is seeking approval by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (“Commission”) in Case No. 2025-00105, pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statute 278.183, of an amended compliance plan (“2025 Plan”). (Collectively, KU’s Application and supporting testimony and exhibits are KU’s “tariff filing.”) If approved, KU will begin recovering capital costs associated with a new pollution control facility in the 2025 Plan under KU’s existing Electric Rate Schedule ECR (also known as the Environmental Surcharge tariff) through an increase in the environmental surcharge on customers’ bills beginning in December 2025.

KU filed an application with the Commission on February 28, 2025, in Case No. 2025-00045 seeking approval to construct a selective catalytic reduction system at the Ghent generating station to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, which are a precursor to ozone. In Case No. 2025-00105, KU is seeking an order approving the 2025 Plan to recover the costs of this new pollution control facility through its Environmental Surcharge tariff. This project will help ensure ongoing compliance with regulations issued under the federal Clean Air Act as amended, including the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone.

The estimated total capital cost of this new pollution control facility is $152.3 million. Additionally, KU is requesting recovery of future incremental capital and operation and maintenance expenses associated with this new pollution control facility. KU is also asking to recover the cost of publishing this customer notice through the Environmental Surcharge over 12 months and to have Environmental Surcharge recovery of future Commission-approved administrative expenses, including customer notice costs.

Beginning in December 2025, the initial bill impact for KU’s Group 1 customers is estimated to be a 0.01% increase with a maximum increase of 0.81% in 2029. Group 1 includes Rate Schedules Residential Service (RS), Residential Time-of-Day Energy Service (RTODE), Residential Time-of-Day Demand Service (RTODD), Volunteer Fire Department Service (VFD), All Electric School (AES), and all Lighting Rates (i.e., LS, RLS, LE, and TE).

RS and VFD customers using 1,085 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $0.01 up to $1.09. RTODE customers using 1,043 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $0.01 up to $1.14. RTODD customers using 987 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $0.02 up to $1.80. AES customers using 25,620 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $0.30 up to $24.28. LS and RLS customers could expect a monthly increase of $0.00 up to $0.12. LE customers using 2,473 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $0.02 up to $1.59. TE customers using 147 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $0.00 up to $0.15.

Beginning in December 2025, the initial bill impact for KU’s Group 2 customers is estimated to be a 0.01% increase with a maximum increase of 1.10% in 2029. Group 2 includes Rate Schedules General Service (GS), General Time-of-Day Energy Service (GTODE), General Time-of-Day Demand Service (GTODD), Power Service (PS), Time-of-Day Secondary Service (TODS), Time-of-Day Primary Service (TODP), Retail Transmission Service (RTS), Fluctuating Load Service (FLS), and Outdoor Sports Lighting Service (OSL).

GS customers using 1,657 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $0.03 up to $2.41. GTODD customers using 19,652 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $0.31 up to $25.26. PS-Secondary customers using 30,434 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $0.39 up to $32.35. PS-Primary customers using 35,028 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $0.45 up to $36.82. TODS customers using 189,538 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $1.54 up to $126.82. TODP customers using 1,242,574 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $8.25 up to $678.42. RTS customers using 7,387,224 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $38.91 up to $3,199.31. FLS-Transmission customers using 44,229,667 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $237.46 up to $19,525.53. OSL-Secondary customers using 4,627 kWh/month could expect a monthly increase of $0.17 up to $13.87.

The Application described in this Notice is proposed by KU, but the Commission may issue an order resulting in an environmental surcharge for customers other than the environmental surcharge described in this Notice.

Comments regarding KU’s 2025 Plan and Application may be submitted to the Commission through its website or by mail to the Public Service Commission, Post Office Box 615, Frankfort, Kentucky 40602.

Any person may submit a timely written request for intervention to the Public Service Commission, Post Office Box 615, Frankfort, Kentucky 40602, establishing the grounds for the request including the status and interest of the party. If the Commission does not receive a written request for intervention within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this Notice, the Commission may take final action on the Application.

Any person may examine KU’s tariff filing at the Commission’s offices located at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or through the Commission’s website at http://psc.ky.gov or KU’s website (http://www.lge-ku.com) after KU makes its tariff filing on April 30, 2025. KU has requested a deviation from the requirement to make the tariff filing available at its office at One Quality Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40507. If the Commission denies that request, KU will make the tariff filing available at its office upon request by any person.

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Inside LINK: How is a staff report different from a byline story?

By Meghan Goth

W

e get a lot of questions here at LINK. Sometimes people want to know how to submit an opinion article (find out at linknky.com/letters-op-ed-2). Sometimes people want to know how we choose our stories.

One of the most common questions we receive is: What’s a staff report? How is that different from a story with a reporter’s byline on it?

In case you have no idea what I’m talking about: A byline is just what it sounds like: a line that tells you who the story is by – i.e., the person who did most of the reporting on a story. In the story you’re reading right now, the byline is mine. If Haley Parnell wrote the story, the byline would be hers.

But what if the byline says “staff report”?

The image on the left shows Haley Parnell's byline, while the story on the right carries a staff report credit. Photo by Meghan Goth | LINK nky

If you’re used to newspaper speak, a staff report credit usually goes on anything we consider to be a brief. If you’re not used to newspaper speak, a brief is a very short story (we’re talking a few paragraphs) about something happening in our community that didn’t require much reporting work.

It could be a quick item we wrote when we got a news release about something we want to let the broader community know

about. It could be a small item that happened at a city council meeting. It could be a heads up about traffic expected for an event that weekend.

A story with a reporter’s byline on it, in contrast, is longer and generally has more sources. Our reporters are required to speak to at least three people in order to earn a byline on a story. These stories are also longer.

A brief is, generally, a few hundred words or less. A byline story is normally at least 750 words. It requires digging, finding records or doing interviews and can take anywhere from a full day to a week or more to complete.

You can read our staff report briefs at linknky.com/author/staff-report. For our byline stories, you can read Haley’s at linknky.com/author/haley-parnell, Kenton Hornbeck’s at linknky.com/author/kenton-hornbeck and Nathan Granger’s at linknky.com/author/nathan-granger.

Long story short: A story with a staff report credit is a quick, short story that didn’t require much reporting, and a story with a reporter’s byline is a longer, more in-depth story that required interviews, research and reporting.

Meghan Goth is LINK nky’s executive editor. Curious about how something works at LINK nky? Email her at mgoth@linknky.com.

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Tim Fuller’s Sham Comics

By Thomas Boeing This Community Voices column is written by Thomas Boeing, who owns indie Northern Kentucky in Dayton with his wife, Ren. Each month, Boeing writes about a different artist featured at iNK. You can reach him at tom@ indienky.com.

L

ong gone are the days of goofy ads in the back of comic books for X-ray glasses and sea monkeys. But ads like these – or, at least, parodies of ads like these – can be found in the pages of Tim Fuller’s Sham Comics.

Tim Fuller is a Northern Kentucky artist who has been creating his own comics since middle school. He’s been creating and selling his own comics since before modern comic convention culture was even a thought – like, only two conventions on either side of the country.

Fuller’s main genre of comics had always been silly, cartoon animal comics. That is, until 2007, when he noticed something interesting about public domain.

While Fuller was researching a project about old, public domain films, he noticed

that there were also comic books whose copyright has expired. He got his toes wet making parodies of just the ads – the X-ray glasses and sea monkeys – in local comics anthologies. The positive reaction to the parody ads pushed him to try it with an old, golden age comic, Bozo the Iron Man. Smash Comics was the title where Bozo first appeared, but Fuller decided to go with the name Sham Comics.

The premise of Fuller’s public domain comics is simple and brilliant: Fuller finds an old comic that is in the public domain.

He creatively changes the narration and word balloons to fit his own twisted story.

Then he uses his years of artistic skill to make sure everything looks seamless, as if it had actually been printed that way decades ago. It’s smart, it’s fun and it doesn’t require him to spend hours hunched over a drawing table.

In the last eight years, Fuller has created nearly 30 Sham Comics isues. Some are single issues that play off golden age comics, some are parodies of Chick Tract religious comics, and then there are collections of them all. But he still takes the time to write and draw his own comics.

Tim Fuller started drawing comics in middle school. Photos provided | Tim Fuller

His current project is a partnership with Craig Boldman of Archie Comics fame.

Boldman writes and Fuller draws Cap’n Catnip. While Fuller has created so many comics over the years, he says his favorite that he’s drawn is a comic about a grouchy, chain smoking zombie named Marge who may or may not have owned a baseball team in her past life.

Fuller is a prolific comics artist in Greater Cincinnati, and his comics can be found in almost every comic shop on either side of the river. You’re almost guaranteed to see him at a local comic convention. When you do, go check out his stuff – the art, storytelling and humor are top notch.

If you have an idea for a Community Voices column, email Meghan Goth at mgoth@ linknky.com.

An example of Tim Fuller’s work.

A sample of the Zombie Marge comic.

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sports Kentucky-Indiana All-Star basketball rosters set for June

teams split last year’s series, and Indiana swept the girls series. All time, Indiana’s boys lead 104-46, and Indiana’s girls lead 55-41.

Tickets are available at kentuckybasketballcoaches.org.

The Kentucky-Indiana All Star Game was established in 1940 and is the longest running All-Star series of its kind.

Several from NKY advance to state bass tournament

The annual Kentucky-Indiana All-Star basketball series is scheduled for June 6 at Lexington Catholic High School and June 7 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Provided

The Kentucky senior team coaches are Bowling Green’s D.G. Sherrill (boys) and Sacred Heart’s Donna Moir (girls). The boys

Schultz and Vogel were right behind Smith and Parks in 21st with five bass for 10 pounds, 3 ounces. Prather and Moree’s five bass totaled 8 pounds, 8 ounces.

Scroggins also participated in the tournament last year with his brother Sam, who graduated. Schultz did as well, doing so with a new partner this year in Vogel.

The annual series between the states’ top seniors is scheduled for June 6 at Lexington Catholic High School and June 7 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The junior boys roster features Newport’s James Turner, and the junior girls roster has several from Northern Kentucky, including Ryle’s Jaelyn Jones, Cooper’s Addison Brissey, Notre Dame’s Emma Holtzapfel, Simon Kenton’s Haylie Webb and Campbell County’s Isabella Jayasuriya. The junior All-Star team doesn’t play against Indiana, but instead scrimmages the senior team in preparations for its contest with Indiana.

A total of 33 teams out of 99 that participated qualified for the state tournament.

Scroggins and Berling were the top area finishers, placing in a tie for sixth with five caught bass for 11 pounds, 14 ounces.

Smith and Parks had five caught bass for 10 pounds, 4 ounces and in 20th.

Smith and Parks are hopeful their fortunes are similar to last year, when they finished as runners-up at the state tournament after placing 21st in the region tournament.

The Kentucky-Indiana All-Star basketball rosters have been released for the twogame event that gets played in early June.

Two Northern Kentucky boys hoopsters made the team – Cooper’s Andy Johnson and Walton-Verona’s Aaron Gutman – while Newport Central Catholic’s Caroline Eaglin made the girls senior All-Star roster.

Lloyd Memorial’s E.J. Walker was unable to play due to commitments with South Carolina.

Phoenix Parks advanced. Bishop Brossart’s teams of Carson Schultz and Carter Vogel, and John Prather and Wyatt Moree were also on to the Operation UNITE KHSAA state bass fishing championships May 8-10 at Lake Cumberland.

Simon Kenton’s Mallory Huffman and Hunter Elmore finished second in the Region 2 girls tournament. They caught one bass for 1 pound, 15 ounces. They’re also headed to Lake Cumberland May 8-10.

Simon Kenton’s Mallory Huffman and Hunter Elmore placed second at the KHSAA Regional Bass Fishing Tournament. Provided | Simon Kenton Athletics

The KHSAA Region 2 High School Bass Fishing tournament took place April 26 at Lake Cumberland in Jamestown, and several Northern Kentucky schools participated.

Two Covington Catholic and Bishop Brossart boys teams and a Simon Kenton girls team advanced and qualified for the state tournament.

Covington Catholic’s teams of Eli Scroggins and Drew Berling, and Brandon Smith and

Five other boys Northern Kentucky teams participated but failed to qualify. They were Simon Kenton’s Jacob Kunstman and Noah McMahan (three bass for 6 pounds, 7 ounces), Simon Kenton’s Braden Parker and Jackson Setter (three bass for 4 pounds, 12 ounces), Covington Catholic’s Archer Burcham and Aidan McLindon (one bass for 2 pounds, 15 ounces), Bishop Brossart’s Anderson Keller and Beckett Meersman (two bass for 2 pounds, 11 ounces) and Simon Kenton’s Samson Allan and Brody Maybury (one bass for 2 pounds, 6 ounces).

A total of 93 boys’ teams and 18 girls’ teams will participate in the state tournament.

Spring sports state tournament pairings announced

state tournament.

Baseball: The first round and quarterfinals are June 5-7. The semifinals and championship are June 13-14 with all games played at University of Kentucky’s Kentucky Proud Park.

The 9th Region will play the 4th Region in the first round. The 10th Region plays the 14th Region and the 8th Region plays the 15th Region.

Softball: The first round and quarterfinals are June 5-7. The semifinals and championship are June 13-14 at University of Kentucky’s John Cropp Stadium.

The 9th Region will play the 10th Region in the first round. The 8th Region is scheduled to play the 7th Region.

Tennis: The individual state tennis tournament is May 27-29 at University of Kentucky’s Boone Tennis Complex. The team state tennis tournament is June 2-4 at the Boone Tennis Complex.

In boys, the 9th Region plays the 7th Region and the 10th Region plays the 8th Region. In girls, the 10th Region plays the 6th Region and the 8th Region plays the 1st Region.

Boys volleyball: The first round and quarterfinals are May 14-17 with host sites for region winners meeting criteria. The semifinals and championship are May 20 at George Rogers Clark.

The 6th Region is made up of the Northern Kentucky area and surrounding regions.

They will play the Region 5 winner and runner-up. The top two teams in each region advance to the state tournament.

Boys lacrosse: The first round and quarterfinals are May 14-17 with host sites for region winners meeting criteria. The semifinals are May 19 and championship May 21 at Shelby County and Collins.

The 5th Region is made up of the Northern Kentucky schools Dixie Heights, Ryle, Covington Catholic, Cooper, Walton-Verona and St. Henry. They will play the 6th Region winner and runner-up as the top two teams advance to the state tournament.

Girls lacrosse: The first round and quarterfinals are May 14-17 with host sites for region winners meeting criteria. The semifinals are May 19 and championship May 21 at Shelby County and Collins.

The boys lacrosse state tournament begins May 14. Ryle’s Jake Bailey, right, is pictured. Provided | Charles Bolton

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On April 29, the spring sports state tournament draw show for softball, baseball, team tennis, boys’ volleyball and boys’ and girls’ lacrosse was held. Respective sports learned of their first-round pairings on the potential of who they’d be facing if they make it out of regional play and into the

The 6th Region is made up of the Northern Kentucky schools Notre Dame, Cooper, Ryle and Dixie Heights. They will play the Region 5 winner and runner-up as the top two teams advance to the state tournament.

CASE NUMBER 25-CI-00012

CASE NUMBER 24-CI-00279

CASE NUMBER 22-CI-00848

DIVISION 1

DIVISION 1

DIVISION 2

NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING

WELLINGTON PLACE COUNCIL OF CO-OWNERS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

CITIZENS BANK, N.A.

VS.

VS.

COLLIN BAYNUM, ET AL.

ADAM J. CARR, ET AL.

BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RENDERED 3/11/2025

BY THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT, IN THE ABOVE CAUSE I SHALL PROCEED TO OFFER FOR SALE AT THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURTHOUSE, 330 YORK STREET, NEWPORT, KENTUCKY 41071, OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR.

BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RENDERED 3/10/2025

BY THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT, IN THE ABOVE CAUSE I SHALL PROCEED TO OFFER FOR SALE AT THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURTHOUSE, 330 YORK STREET, NEWPORT, KENTUCKY 41071, OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR.

To the highest or best bidder at public auction on 5/13/2025 at 3:00pm, the following property, to-wit:

To the highest or best bidder at public auction on 5/13/2025 at 3:00pm, the following property, to-wit:

114 Main Avenue, Highland Heights, Kentucky 41076

10602 Christa Court, Alexandria, Kentucky 41001

Group No: 30632/A1

Group No: 70239/A13

PIDN: 999-99-21-668.00

PIDN: 999-99-36-247.01

VS. WILLIAM S. FULMER, ET AL.

BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RENDERED 3/28/2025

BY THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT, IN THE ABOVE CAUSE I SHALL PROCEED TO OFFER FOR SALE AT THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURTHOUSE, 330 YORK STREET, NEWPORT, KENTUCKY 41071, OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR.

To the highest or best bidder at public auction on 5/13/2025 at 3:00pm, the following property, to-wit: 8 Driftwood Court, Alexandria, Kentucky 41001 Group No: 70304/T2 PIDN: 999-99-24-042.00

CASE NUMBER 24-CI-00554

CASE NUMBER 19-CI-00918

DIVISION 2

DIVISION 1

CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE

VS.

VS.

ANDREA J. MARDIS, ET AL.

MAE MAYES AKA MAY MAYES, ET AL.

BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RENDERED 3/24/2025

BY THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT, IN THE ABOVE CAUSE I SHALL PROCEED TO OFFER FOR SALE AT THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURTHOUSE, 330 YORK STREET, NEWPORT, KENTUCKY 41071, OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR. To the highest or best bidder at public auction on 5/13/2025 at 3:00pm, the following property, to-wit: 72 View Terrace Drive Suite 7, Southgate, Kentucky 41071

BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RENDERED 1/19/2021

BY THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT, IN THE ABOVE CAUSE I SHALL PROCEED TO OFFER FOR SALE AT THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURTHOUSE, 330 YORK STREET, NEWPORT, KENTUCKY 41071, OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR.

COMMISSIONER’S SALE CAMPBELL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

To the highest or best bidder at public auction on 5/13/2025 at 3:00pm, the following property, to-wit: 700 Smith Hiteman Road, Alexandria, Kentucky 41001

Group No: 41642/K2

Group No: 70123/Z

PIDN: 999-99-10-848.00

PIDN: 999-99-30-652.00

CASE NUMBER 24-CI-00493 DIVISION 2

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST AND FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2005-SD1, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES VS. SUSAN MOORE AKA SUSAN L. MOORE, ET AL.

BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RENDERED 3/24/2025 BY THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT, IN THE ABOVE CAUSE I SHALL PROCEED TO OFFER FOR SALE AT THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURTHOUSE, 330 YORK STREET, NEWPORT, KENTUCKY 41071, OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR. To the highest or best bidder at public auction on 5/13/2025 at 3:00pm, the following property, to-wit: 502 Seventh Avenue, Dayton, Kentucky 41074 Group No: 41345/A4 PIDN: 999-99-09-623.00

THE COMPLETE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS MORE PARTICULARLY SET OUT IN THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SALE ENTERED IN THIS CASE. Subject to conditions, covenants, restrictions, right of ways and easements in existence, including but not limited to those in prior instruments of record; legal highways, and zoning ordinances.

SAID PROPERTY SHALL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO REAL ESTATE TAXES DUE AND OWING FOR THE YEAR OF SALE AND THEREAFTER PRIOR YEARS UNPAID TAXES SHALL BE PAID FROM THE PROCEEDS IF THE PURCHASER IS NOT THE PLAINTIFF. IF THE PURCHASER IS THE PLAINTIFF, PRIOR YEARS’ UNPAID TAXES SHALL BE PAID BY THE PLAINTIFF, IN FULL OR PRO RATA, PROVIDED THE SALE PURCHASE PRICE EXCEEDS THE COURT COSTS. THIS PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD TO PRODUCE THE SUMS OF MONEY SO ORDERED TO BE MADE IN THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SALE ENTERED IN THE WITHIN CASE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COURT COSTS, AD VALOREM TAXES, IN THE SUM OF $4,271.16; AND OTHER LIENS, INTEREST, ATTORNEY FEES AND/OR OTHER SUMS AND JUDGMENTS THAT MAY BE AWARDED BY THE COURT. THE SALE SHALL BE MADE TO THE HIGHEST AND BEST BIDDER(S). ANY PURCHASER OTHER THAN PLAINTIFF WHO DOES NOT PAY CASH IN FULL SHALL PAY 10% CASH AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO EXECUTE A BOND AT THE TIME OF SALE, WITH SURETY ACCEPTABLE TO THE MASTER COMMISSIONER AND PRE-APPROVED BY THE MASTER COMMISSIONER AT LEAST BY NOON, TWO (2) BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE SALE DATE, TO SECURE THE UNPAID BALANCE OF THE PURCHASE PRICE, AND SAID BOND SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 12% PER ANNUM FROM THE DATE OF SALE UNTIL PAID, AND SHALL HAVE THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS A JUDGMENT AND SHALL REMAIN AND BE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY UNTIL PAID THE BOND SURETY MUST BE PRESENT AT THE SALE AND EXECUTE SALE BOND AND THE AFFIDAVIT OF SURETY THE PURCHASER(S) SHALL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF PAYING ALL THE BALANCE OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD. THE DEPOSIT SHALL BE WAIVED IF PLAINTIFF IS THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER. THE MASTER COMMISSIONER SHALL SELL THE REAL ESTATE BY PUBLIC SALE ON A DAY AND TIME TO BE FIXED BY HIM, OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR OF THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURTHOUSE, 330 YORK STREET, NEWPORT, KENTUCKY. BIDDERS MUST BE PREPARED TO COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS. THE COSTS OF THE SALE SHALL BE PAID WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS OF THE SALE.

CASE NUMBER 24-CI-00367 DIVISION 2

FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION VS. LINDA HODGE THOMAS, ET AL.

BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RENDERED 3/28/2025

BY THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT, IN THE ABOVE CAUSE I SHALL PROCEED TO OFFER FOR SALE AT THE CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURTHOUSE, 330 YORK STREET, NEWPORT, KENTUCKY 41071, OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR. To the highest or best bidder at public auction on 5/13/2025 at 3:00pm, the following property, to-wit: 10100 Jefferson Street, California, Kentucky 41007 Group No: 70194/Z & 70196/A1 & 70196/A2 & 70196/Z & 70205/Z PIDN: 999-99-29-681.00 & 999-99-29-682.00

JOSEPH F. GRIMME, MASTER COMMISSIONER 859-291-9075

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Renovated Villa Hills home with finished basement Address: 966 Riverwatch Drive, Villa Hills Price: $624,900 Bedrooms: Four Bathrooms: Three (plus one half bath) Square footage: 3,218 School district: Kenton County County: Kenton Special features: This 1984 Villa Hills home has been fully renovated. New features include hardwood flooring, fresh paint, modern fixtures, and a kitchen with a stone backsplash, open shelving, stainless appliances and a counter bar. Enjoy a finished lower level with a bar and a family room with a fireplace that opens to the patio and backyard.

An exterior view of this Villa Hills property. Photos provided | Varun Varma with Coldwell Banker Realty

A look at this home’s kitchen with an eat-in dining space.

The home’s finished basement offers a bar and family room.

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