LINK Kenton Reader - Volume 3, Issue 46 - October 17, 2025
Showboat pioneer once called NKY home
By David S. Rotenstein
For most of his life, Ralph Emerson Gaches lived and worked along the Ohio River.
He owned and operated showboats, including one that became the model for novelist Edna Ferber’s 1926 book “Show Boat” (inspiration for the classic Broadway musical and three film adaptations). Dubbed the “Barnum of the rivers,” Gaches and his first wife, Beatrice, had deep ties to Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati.
“America has deep river roots and a river system that extends all throughout the central part of the country,” said Rick Greiwe, executive committee co-chair of America’s River Roots festival. “We had several assets that we could use to bring attention to that theme of America’s river roots.”
With America’s River Roots festival docked on both shores of the Ohio earlier this month, it’s a good time to dive into Gaches’ story.
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Traffic measures OK’d for Fort Wright Chick-fil-A
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By Nathan Granger
Various changes to the Chick-fil-A on Madison Pike in Fort Wright got the stamp of approval Oct. 2 from the Kenton County Planning Commission.
Changes include the addition of a drivethrough lane and dedicated turn lanes, all with the aim of reducing traffic and improving safety near the restaurant.
“This was motivated by safety improvements,” said Stacey Ranucci of CPH Consulting, the engineering firm contracted by Brent Linn, the restaurant’s owner, to plan the work.
Ranucci and Linn ultimately split the proposed changes into two parts. One part was submitted to the commission before the meeting, focusing primarily on the drivethrough lane, while the other was submitted during the meeting. The latter changes
focused on the addition of dedicated turn lanes into the lot.
Linn described the traffic concerns in and around the restaurant, which at times, he said, can even stop nearby highway traffic: Drivers come in from Valley Plaza Parkway and fight for space in the single turn lane with drivers coming off Madison Pike, also known as Ky. 17.
“So what this will do, it will give a dedicated lane to Valley, and then a dedicated lane straight in from 17, where they don’t have to fight with each other,” Linn said.
The proposal submitted before the meeting calls for the construction of an additional drive-through lane, which would require removing trees, other landscaping and several parking spaces.
The drive-through lanes’ width would be reduced, but the additional lane would de-
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Showboat Majestic photographed in 1943 by Arthur Rothstein. Provided | Library of Congress.
The Chik-Fil-A on Madison Pike in Fort Wright. Provided | Victor Jordan
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barge,” said Capt. Donald Sanders in his 2023 book “The River: River Rat to Steamboatman.” Sanders, a Covington native, went to work on the rivers in the 1950s. “It’d be like a theater built on a barge … you go inside and there would be the stage and there would be an auditorium.”
Showboats first began plying the Ohio River in 1816 when Noah Ludlow converted a keelboat into a floating theater. The first purpose-built showboat, William Chapman’s Floating Theater, began working its way down the Ohio from Pittsburgh in 1831. By the 1890s, Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky had become vibrant showboat bases and destinations.
Ralph Emerson Gaches – who frequently went by Ralph Waldo Emerson – was born in Pittsburgh in 1873. “He thought that people could remember Emerson better,” a Cincinnati-based Delta Queen Corp. officer told the Cincinnati Enquirer in 1956.
Gaches’ mother died when he was still a boy, and his father remarried. The family moved to Meigs County, Ohio, when he was 10. He grew up in a rural community along a bend in the Ohio River above Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Gaches’ father was a widely known railroad conductor who briefly owned a Youngstown hotel.
“Conductor Gaches is popular with the traveling public,” the Cleveland Leader wrote in 1892 after Gaches’s father bought the Hotel Spencer.
Marketing innovator
Gaches appears to have inherited his father’s wanderlust and garrulous personal-
ity. While still a teenager, he ran away from home in the mid-1890s and joined a riverboat crew as a clerk. Gaches quickly worked his way up the ranks to pilot, captain and then owner. Some riverboat men made their living hauling coal, people and mail. Others did salvage work. Gaches became an entertainment entrepreneur.
“Ralph Emerson was a good advertising man,” wrote author Philip Graham in his 1951 book, “Showboats: The History of an American Institution.” While managing Billy Price’s showboat, the Water Queen, Gaches changed how showboats advertised their arrival by leaving the boat days ahead of time and traveling to the next landing, where he plastered showbills around the towns.
While still working aboard the Water
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Queen, Gaches bought his first showboat, the Grand Floating Palace, in 1906.
“Its name became synonymous with the best in the entertainment world,” wrote historian Carl Bogardus in a 1979 feature on Ohio River showboats published in a Warsaw, Kentucky, newspaper. Over the next 30 years, Gaches owned nine showboats (and their tow boats), including the Goldenrod, the Cotton Blossom and the Manitou.
As a big baseball fan, Gaches frequently recruited actors and crew members that also had good baseball chops, peers and competitors recalled. People in towns along the river could count on both a good show and a robust ballgame when his boats landed.
Between 1900 and 1930, Gaches became
Ralph Gaches’ showboat Goldenrod in 1920. Evansville Courier | Newspapers.com
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legendary. Tales of his business acumen and spectacular stagecraft flowed freely along the Mississippi River system, from Wisconsin to the Gulf of Mexico.
“Each of the big-boat operators has left the distinct impress of his personality and his achievement as an inheritance to the rivers,” Graham wrote. “There was one man among these big-time operators who seemed to have the qualities of them all … he was Ralph W. Emerson. His name weaves itself in and out of almost every important showboat of the era.”
Ferber wrote “Show Boat” after spending several weeks on the Goldenrod, and she named her fictional floating theater the Cotton Blossom, after one of Gaches’ former boats.
From Newport to Chicago
Gaches left no memoirs and no known papers. Shreds and patches of his life story survive in history books, the biographies of other showboat captains and contemporary media accounts.
In 1898, he married Beatrice Alexander, the daughter of a local judge. For the first few years of their marriage the couple remained in Meigs County, where they rented a home. They then moved downstream to Northern Kentucky.
While he owned the Goldenrod, Ralph and Beatrice Gaches rented an apartment on East Third Street in Newport. The only surviving documentary records are the 1920 census and Ralph’s father’s 1920 death certificate with the couple’s Newport address. Fire insurance maps from the period show the building where they lived as a two-story brick house.
The Gaches’ marriage disintegrated in the 1920s, and they separated. Before the couple split, they had moved to a Norwood apartment building that Beatrice owned. It was one of several Cincinnati properties that Beatrice bought between 1920 and 1930.
As radio and movies began eroding the market for showboat entertainment, Gach-
es took his sales skills on shore and went into advertising and real estate. He moved to Chicago and remarried.
In Chicago, between 1932 and 1934, he briefly tried to operate two showboats – one he bought and renamed the Cotton Blossom after his earlier (and by then famous) boat and another, the Dixiana, which he had built in Wisconsin. Gaches’ entertainment career ended after he sold the Dixiana. He died in Chicago in 1956. He was 75.
Beatrice Gaches stayed in Cincinnati, where she and her widowed mother made a healthy living in real estate until their fortunes turned in the mid-1930s. Beset by foreclosures and lawsuits, Beatrice returned to Meigs County.
“Mrs. Gaches will arrive next week to make her future home here,” a Meigs County newspaper reported in 1937. “Her husband is employed in Chicago.”
Few people alive today, even longtime riverboat men like Sanders, remember Gaches. It didn’t surprise Sanders that he hadn’t heard of the showboat entrepreneur. Gaches has a lot of competition for recognition in Ohio River lore.
“People were known from one end [of the river] to the other, and then they die and within a few years they’re totally forgotten,” Sanders told LINK nky, quoting a river historian whose name he also has forgotten.
As for Cincinnati and North Kentucky’s showboats, the era’s last surviving showboat, the Majestic, spent its final working years moored at Cincinnati’s former public landing at the foot of Broadway. It was one of two showboats with deep local ties to be designated National Historic Landmarks.
The other was the Goldenrod, which spent its final years in St. Louis and burned in 2017. In 2019, by then owned by the City of Cincinnati and in need of costly repairs, the city sold the Majestic, and it left Cincinnati’s waterfront. It’s been moored in Greenup, Kentucky, since 2024.
A March 26, 1908, ad for Emerson’s Floating Palace, one of nine showboats Ralh Gaches owned in his career. Monongahela, Pennsylvania, Daily Republican | Newspapers.com
Ralph Emerson Gaches in a photo published in June 13, 1920. Evansville Courier | Newspapers. com
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crease cars’ backing up on the property. Additional curbs and transition lanes would also be installed. The number of parking spaces would be reduced by five, to 62.
The county’s planning professionals gave a favorable recommendation to the changes, with the additional recommendation of adding another crosswalk for safety.
There was discussion among the commissioners and the county staff about why the dedicated turn lanes hadn’t been submitted sooner, but most were in favor of them. Commissioner Greg Sketch didn’t think the changes even needed to come before the commission, and Commissioner Jeff Bethell called the changes “an excellent idea.”
Megan Bessey, principal planner with Kenton County Planning and Development Services, said staff members were “pretty comfortable with the plan.”
Kareem Simpson was the only commissioner to show some trepidation about the changes and the only commissioner that eventually voted against the changes. He thought the commission needed more time to consider the potential changes to the traffic patterns.
“It’s great for this business, but are there any repercussions or downsides to their neighbors?” Simpson said. “That needs to be looked at.”
The restaurant will still need to submit a final development plan to the commission before work can begin in earnest. No businesses or residents from the community spoke about the changes during the public hearing.
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IPredicting the future is impossible … right?
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Rice is a futurist, which means he explores the intersections of technology, education, climate, community economic development and politics to make educated predictions about what we may see in the coming years.
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Independence weighs zoning for Freedom Park expansion
By Nathan Granger
Independence City Council is considering final approval of a zoning change that would allow a 126-lot expansion of the Freedom Park subdivision.
Council gave a first reading of the change Oct. 6 after developer and Noll Homes principal David Noll fielded questions from council members. The council will cast a final vote on the change at its meeting in November.
The development got a stamp of approval in September from the Kenton County Planning Commission. The area spans just over 43 acres in Independence at the end of Freedom Trail, which currently dead-ends into a wooded area. Wilson Road sits to the west, and Bramlage Road sits just south of the land. Shaw Road is north of the site.
Aside from the adjoining subdivision, the area is mostly surrounded by open green space and farmland. There are also conservation easements along some of the land’s streams.
Despite the increased density permitted under the zoning change, the county planning professionals in September recom-
mended the zoning change to the commission only on the condition that developers not exceed 3.41 housing units per buildable acre. Planning professionals believed this density would better conform to the adjacent area’s use.
Some of the homes Noll Homes proposes
Mayor Chris Reinersman emphasized the recent meeting that “this development has been approved for many, many years.”
No members of the public spoke about the development at the meeting; however, one council member, Chris Vogelpohl, lives in the existing Freedom Park neighborhood, and another council member, Carol Franzen, had gotten inquiries from residents about it.
Much of the discussion centered on traffic and the construction process. Noll said his company would perform a traffic study in the area. Franzen wanted to know about the styles of the homes and if the HOA requirement would extend to the existing subdivision; Noll said it would not.
Franzen also stated that some residents were “requesting a ‘no-thru traffic’ sign,” but that would have to be handled through the city.
to build were dubbed “courtyard homes” because they would include courtyards. An August email from Noll to county planning professionals describes the homes as designed primarily for buyers 55 and older. At the Oct. 6 meeting, he added that nothing would prevent other demographics from purchasing the homes.
Residents would pay into a homeowners association, which would be responsible for yard maintenance.
Documents submitted to the county indicate the homes would have two to four bedrooms, and the developer estimated average sale prices between $385,000 and $536,000, depending on the unit’s size. Monthly expenses – including a 10% down monthly mortgage payment, HOA fees, property taxes, as well as mortgage and property insurance – were estimated at between $3,125 and $4,300.
Much of the land was annexed into Independence from the unincorporated county in 2004, an action that came with several conditions, most notably that any heavy equipment necessary to develop the area would have to come in from Wilson Road rather than Freedom Trail.
Vogelpohl, like some of the planning commissioners in September, wanted to know about the heavy equipment stipulation. “What is considered heavy equipment?” he asked.
“We’re talking about the big, giant, heavy stuff,” Noll said. “Big trucks, the pans, the big earth movers and that kind of thing will come off of Wilson Road.”
Vogelpohl also wanted to know about bridge construction across creeks running through the land to facilitate the movement of equipment. “Is there a reason that could not be done last?” Vogelpohl said, to control traffic better.
Noll replied that the construction would have taken place as early as possible to facilitate sewer and utility construction. It would also ensure the development occurs more quickly and would enable equipment to move more efficiently.
Council will cast its final vote on the zoning at its meeting on Nov. 3.
A rendering of courtyard homes proposed for the planned Freedom Park expansion in Independence. Images provided | Noll Homes via Kenton County Planning and Development Services
A map showing the location of the proposed development. Provided | Kenton County Planning and Development Services
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NKU-UK center headed to Covington, but not Central Riverfront site
The future site of the Center for Biomedical Excellence. Provided | Kenton County
The Center for Biomedical Excellence is coming to the Ohio Riverfront in Covington.
The center, a collaboration between Northern Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky, will house NKU’s Chase College of Law and UK’s College of Medicine Northern Kentucky campus.
On Oct. 7, representatives from both universities announced the selection of 11 East Rivercenter Blvd. as the center’s future home. The site is currently a parking lot used by employees of Covington RiverCenter, the Northern Kentucky riverfront’s most prominent office complex.
The decision follows a monthslong search of downtown Covington led by engineering firm HDR, serving as the Northern Kentucky Port Authority’s owner representative, with development firm Pizzuti assisting in site evaluation. Speculation had focused on a block in the Covington Central Riverfront project for the center.
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“Locating the Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence in bustling Covington, just across the Roebling Bridge from Cincinnati, places Chase Law School students at the center of the region’s legal, business, civic and social activity,” NKU President Cady Short-Thompson said in a news release. “The proximity to courts, firms, Convention Center and government offices gives them unmatched access to internships, clerkships and networking opportunities. This site immerses Chase Law School students in the environments where critical decisions are made, preparing them to lead and to serve in a rapidly changing legal landscape.”
The Port Authority plans to buy the site from its current owner, the Butler Foundation, for $3.8 million. HDR will keep working with both universities and the port authority to finalize design plans before a projected groundbreaking in spring 2026. The authority is accepting design-build proposals for the project through Oct. 31.
According to a release from Kenton County, the 1.89-acre site provides opportunity for future expansion by both universities. In addition, its current use as a surface-level parking lot shortens the timeline to start construction.
The $125 million project, funded by the Kentucky General Assembly in 2024, is expected to bring approximately 600 faculty, staff and students to downtown Covington. Once complete, it will return Chase Law School to Covington, where it was located from 1972 to 1981, and allow UK’s medical campus to expand its enrollment by 40%.
By virtue of a judgment and order of sale of the Boone Circuit Court rendered SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 the above case, I shall proceed to offer for sale at the Justice Center Building in Burlington, Kentucky, to the highest bidder, at public auction on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2025 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. or thereabouts, the following described property to-wit:
Independence officers, first responders honored for saving resident’s life
Firefighter/EMT Doug Stewart and Capt. Brian Strole. Photo by Nathan Granger | LINK nky
A group of Independence first responders was honored this week for saving the life of a resident. One of the officers, Nathan Beikman, was even granted a lifesaving medal from the American Police Hall of Fame.
City Council honored the first responders Oct. 6 with a proclamation.
The first responders were honored for actions they took July 25, which required them to administer CPR and other life-saving measures following an emergency call.
The dispatcher gave instructions to the caller on how to administer CPR until police officers arrived. The officers continued to perform CPR on the victim until EMS professionals arrived and used a LUCAS device, which mechanically compresses the chest, and other interventions to save
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the victim’s life. The victim attended the meeting.
Those recognized were Kenton County dispatcher Lena Hargett; Independence police officers Nathan Beikman, Whitney Buerger and Hunter Ransdell; police Sgt. Joshua Salyers; firefighter and paramedic Mason O’Brien; fire captains Kenny Harney and Brian Strole; and firefighers and EMTs Bryson Reiskamp and Doug Stewart.
Mayor Chris Reinersman said the council and citizens of the city “extend our sincere, heartfelt gratitude to these individuals for their heroic efforts, incredible skill and extraordinary compassion displayed during the exemplary execution of their duties on that day.“
Park Hills council passes on zoning overhaul, but resident challenges vote
Park Hills resident Gretchen Stephenson has filed a complaint with the Kentucky At-
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By virtue of a judgment and order of sale of the Boone Circuit Court rendered JULY 15, 2025 the above case, I shall proceed to offer for sale at the Justice Center Building in Burlington, Kentucky, to the highest bidder, at public auction on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2025 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. or thereabouts, the following described property to-wit:
TERMS OF SALE: The property shall be sold as a whole. The purchaser may pay all or part of the purchase price in cash, and may pay the balance of the purchase price on a credit of 30 days after date of sale; said credit shall be granted only upon the execution by the purchaser of bond, with surety thereon, and said surety shall be a lending institution authorized and doing business in Kentucky, or a reputable fidelity or surety company, authorized and doing business in Kentucky, and only if said surety be acceptable to the Commissioner of the Boone Circuit Court; and an authorized officer of the surety must be present at the sale or must have given the Commissioner adequate assurance of its intent to be surety prior to or at the sale; and said Bond shall be, and shall remain, a lien on the property sold as additional security for the payment of the full purchase price, and shall have the full force and effect of a Judgment; and said Bond shall bear interest at the rate provided by the Judgment up to Twelve (12%) Percent per annum until paid. The purchaser shall be required to pay the sum of 10% of the bid amount in cash or certified check on the purchase at the time of sale.
The successful bidder at the sale shall, at bidder’s own expense, carry fire and extended insurance coverage on any improvements from the date of sale until the purchase price is fully paid, with a loss payable clause to the Commissioner of the Boone Circuit Court. Failure of the purchaser to effect such insurance shall not affect the validity of the sale or the purchaser’s liability thereunder, but shall entitle, but not require, a lien holder herein, after giving notice to the Commissioner, to effect said insurance and furnish the policy or evidence thereof to the Commissioner, and the premium thereon or the proper portion thereof shall be charged to the purchaser as purchaser’s cost.
The property shall be sold subject to ad valorem taxes for the year 2025 and all subsequent years thereafter; easements, restrictions and stipulations of record; assessments for public improvements levied against the property, if any; existing zoning ordinances, statutes, laws, or regulations; and any facts which an inspection and accurate survey of the property may disclose. BIDDERS SHALL BE PREPARED TO COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS. All sales are “as is” and the Plaintiff, the Master Commissioner, and the Court shall not be deemed to have warranted title of the real estate to the purchaser.
FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THESE SALES AND OTHER UPCOMING SALES CAN BE FOUND AT www.boonecountyky.org (Link to Department/Agencies to Master Commissioner) PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ARE ADVISED AND ENCOURAGED TO REFER TO THAT WEBSITE FOR ANSWERS TO ANY QUESTIONS.
Zoning the shuttered Szechuan Garden restaurant is split between commercial and residential. Photo by Nathan Granger | LINK nky
From left, Kenton County dispatcher Lena Hargett, officers Nathan Beikman and Whitney Buerger, Capt. Kenny Harney, Firefighter/EMT Bryson Reiskamp, Sgt. Joshua Salyers, officer Hunter Ransdell,
torney General after the city’s council voted on a resolution Sept. 29, even though Council Member Sarah Froelich had walked out of the meeting in protest, thereby denying the body a quorum to conduct business.
“I believe this resolution is being brought forward prematurely without sufficient information or council participation,” Froelich said before walking out. “As an elected representative, I have a duty to act in the best interest of the community, and I do not believe that this process honors that responsibility.”
Park Hills has a six-member council, headed up by a mayoral executive, in this case Kathy Zembrodt. In order to discuss and legally cast votes on city business, the council requires a quorum of a majority of members, i.e., four of the six, besides the mayor. The mayor does not vote on legislation.
The meeting from which Froelich walked out was a special meeting. Two council members, Laura Cardosi and Emily Sayers, did not attend. Froelich was present at the beginning of the meeting but left before the remaining members cast their votes, leaving the body with only three members.
In spite of this, City Attorney Daniel Braun, who also serves as the city attorney of Newport, advised the body to vote.
“Call the roll,” Zembrodt instructed the city clerk. “He [Braun] said call the roll.”
The members voted 3-0 in favor of the resolution.
The resolution revises the city’s zoning ordinance to bring it more in line with county planning. This process is referred to as the Z21 process in Kenton County, and Park Hills is somewhat of a latecomer; many major cities in the county have already revised their zoning to be more in line with the county’s recommendations.
The resolution revoked an earlier resolution from August. That resolution would have advanced the Z21 zoning for Parks Hills to the Kenton County Planning Commission and would have affected zoning throughout the city, most notably for this case parts of the land where the old Szechuan Garden building sits.
The site’s zoning is unusual, with a commercial zone in the front of the lot, where the Szechuan Garden building itself sits, and a residential zone for single- and two-family homes in the back, which is currently vacant. The August resolution would have converted the back land to an urban residential zone.
In August, Council Member Cardosi moved to “approve the resolution to move forward with the Z21 package to the Kenton County Planning Commission for review, with the exception of the proposed changes dated 7/29, [20]25.”
The exception Cardosi mentioned was in reference to a memo dated July 29, which laid out the exceptions to the Z21 proposal, one of which was zoning for the Szechuan site. The resolution voted on Sept. 29 effectively repealed the exceptions Cardosi called for in August. This would have the effect of turning the back portion of the Szechuan Garden site to a mixed residential zone.
The August resolution was set to go before the Kenton County Planning Commission, but Zembrodt said the new vote meant the issue would be tabled. Correspondence from Kenton County Planning and Development Services, the professional wing of the planning commission, that LINK nky obtained confirms this.
The restaurant site is currently eyed for development by Greg Berling, Mark Zimmerman and Joe Nienaber, the latter of whom is the proprietor of Granite World, which operates near the Szechuan Garden building on Dixie Highway, and is an elected member of the Kenton County Fiscal Court.
The three held an impromptu community meeting last month to inform neighbors of their plans for the site. They spent much of the meeting sharing their early plans for the site and fielding questions from the packed showroom of Granite World, where the meeting took place. The plans they presented were not final but represented a general overview of what they hoped to accomplish at the site.
Additionally, they’re seeking funding to help the city and state rework the roads around the property. The hope is to widen Arlington Road, where it currently takes a steep vertical curve past the city building, before terminating onto Dixie Highway. They’d also like to create a new intersection that would connect Dixie Highway, Arlington and the road leading into the development, eliminating the vertical curve. A portion of the land where they’re calling for a new intersection is owned by the city.
The proposed changes could enable the state, which manages Dixie Highway, to reduce the number of stop lights on the highway from two to one in that stretch.
The road work is contingent upon securing funding from the state through the Kenton County Site Development Fund. The funding could help bankroll the road project, which the developers estimate will cost about $1 million. The city would be responsible for matching 10% of the county’s contribution, or $100,000.
Comments during the meeting indicate that the mayor and others wanted to keep the process moving and secure funding for the road work before the money from the Site Development Fund dried up. Cities in the county can apply for funding, but it must be tied to specific projects, such as a development. The city has already applied for funding.
Critics of this move characterized the action as hasty. Stephenson, who would later make the complaint to the attorney general, told council members at the meeting that “it seemed secretive to me.”
Zembrodt said she had been fielding criticism from residents in the lead-up to the meeting, especially on social media.
LINK nky contacted several legal experts to determine if Froelich’s walkout did, in fact, nullify any vote that followed. Their responses were mixed.
At the meeting, Braun said the resolution “still passed because you have the majority of the quorum present.”
The Kentucky law that lays out when a city
government can vote states that, “unless otherwise provided by statute, a majority of a legislative body shall constitute a quorum and a vote of a majority of a quorum shall be sufficient to take action.”
The question lies in the language that “a majority of a legislative body” is required for a quorum, but “a majority of a quorum” is required for action. A majority of the council’s minimum quorum, four members, would be three members, which matches the votes cast for the zoning measure.
The statute focuses only on the discussion of ordinances, though, rather than resolutions. Abstaining from voting, meanwhile, usually counts with however the majority of the body voted, but it’s not clear if Froelich’s actions were equivalent to an abstention.
This issue has come before the attorney general before. A similar case in 1984, in which four members of a seven-member council left a meeting but the remaining three continued to vote, served as the basis for one opinion that challenges Braun’s assertion.
Matt Smith, the attorney for the Kenton County Planning Commission, told LINK nky that the commission, not being an adjudicative body, would defer to the opinion of the city attorney.
The attorney general’s office has yet to rule on Stephenson’s complaint.
Beloved NKY man still spreading love following crash injuries
Along Turkeyfoot Road in Erlanger, you can typically find Brad Fritz waving and blowing kisses to drivers.
Fritz began doing it during the pandemic as a way to get out and see people. “I was going insane,” Fritz said.
For most of this summer, though, the corner he typically sits at has been empty. That’s because in July, Fritz was hit by a suspected drunk driver near his home.
It’s a cruel irony for Fritz. When he was 15, he was involved in a car crash where a friend who had been drinking was behind the wheel. “It was like, ‘How is this happening again?’” Fritz said.
When Fritz was hospitalized this summer, the community stepped up. They hosted fundraisers and wrote letters to the man they call “champ.”
“The support has been amazing,” Fritz said.
He had a long list of injuries, including a broken arm, collapsed lungs and a lacerated liver. “It hasn’t been fun,” Fritz said.
Not even that hardship can get Fritz to stop smiling.
We asked Fritz why he feels it’s important to keep a positive attitude. “It’s important because I am still alive,” he said.
His road to recovery continues, but he’s back out on Turkeyfoot Road, continuing to spread his love.
“There are always reasons to smile,” Fritz said.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Public Service Commission of Kentucky issued orders on July 7, 2025, scheduling a hearing to be held on November 3, 2025, at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, in the Richard Raff Hearing Room at the offices of the Public Service Commission located at 211 Sower Boulevard in Frankfort, Kentucky for Case Nos. 2025 -00113 and 202500114. This is an examination of the Electronic Applications of Kentucky Utilities Company and Louisville Gas and Electric Company for adjustment of its electric and gas rates and approval of certain regulatory and accounting treatments.
This hearing will be streamed live and may be viewed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov.
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.
Brad Fritz waves at passing motorists along Turkeyfoot Road in Erlanger. Photo by WCPO
By Joe Schutzman
Oktoberfests near and far are social affairs
Joe Schutzman is a Newport firefighter who loves Northern Kentucky’s culture, sense of place – and beer. Come back each month for a new column on the latest brewery opening, Joe’s seasonal favorites, and more. Find Joe’s previous columns and more on NKY dining at linknky.com.
Had I discovered running marathons before drinking good beer, perhaps I wouldn’t be sitting at my desk now, a local Northern Row hefeweizen by my side, typing away. For better or worse, this was not the case, but, had it been, I have a sneaking suspicion my running days would have come to an abrupt halt the day I had my first sip.
It’s my understanding that folks who run marathons train quite extensively, running for months in advance at varying distances and intensity, all in an effort to perform at their optimal level come race day. A trip to Oktoberfest is no different. The principle is the same, and the process infinitely more enjoyable.
As I write this, I’m a week out from heading to Munich, Germany, to attend my second Oktoberfest there. I’m a firm believer that you never step onto a moving train without first taking a running start. That’s the best way to stay on your feet, and that’s exactly why I moseyed on down to Newport and Covington a few weeks ago to check out the local Oktoberfest festivities.
First, let’s talk about the beer. Newport offered Warsteiner, one of Germany’s largest private breweries, brewing since 1753. On tap were Warsteiner’s dunkel and Oktoberfest. Obviously, in the spirit of the day, I
went with the latter.
Covington, on the other hand, was sponsored by Northern Kentucky beer titan Braxton, which had a very nice fest beer on tap, aptly named Oktober Fuel. I was stoked to drink something local, and I was definitely pleased.
Besides beer, one of my favorite Oktoberfest traditions is the dancing. In Newport, I was fortunate enough to catch the Enzian Dancers, a local troupe that performs traditional Bavarian folk dances. I even had the chance to speak with one of the members, Sylvia Nadler. Her father, a German immigrant, founded the group back in the ’70s, and she has been performing with them
It took me back to last year, when I was traveling through Buching, a small Bavarian town a little over 60 miles southwest of Munich. We had the privilege of attending the town’s annual Viehscheid, a parade and festival celebrating the return of the cows from their summer grazing up in the mountains back to the village before being taken to market. The celebration includes traditional music, dancing, food and, of course, beer!
I also caught Newport’s stein-holding competition, where contestants hold a liter of water with their arm straight out in front of them. The rules are straightforward: First
one to spill their stein or drop their arm loses. (If you’re wondering why the competition uses water, the answer is simple: We don’t spill beer.)
An Oktoberfest celebration is never complete without a little bit of “oompah” music. The Zinzinnati Bierband was live in Covington, and, frankly, they tore the roof off the joint. The band was having as much fun as the crowd, and they appeared to be enjoying the beer as much as the crowd, too, possibly even more.
Whether you’re attending a local Oktoberfest, flying around the world to attend one in Munich or merely cracking open a homegrown festbier with a friend or two in your back yard, never forget that it’s all about community.
It’s about the intertwining of your story with the greater story of the festival. Oktoberfest has deep rooted traditions, not only in Bavarian culture but in our own regional culture. It’s your opportunity to participate in that history. I can’t help but marvel at the beauty of a festival tent full of friends, family and strangers sharing an afternoon together with a good beer.
It’s a social affair. Tell the band you loved its set. Ask the Bavarian dancers about their story. And, if you happen upon a ridiculously cute beagle named Remy, as I did in Newport, who is proudly sporting lederhosen, don’t pass up the opportunity to say hello and pet her, with her human’s permission of course.
By the time you read this, I’ll be sipping it up at the Weisn, the hallowed grounds of Oktobefest, where friends and strangers alike create community. Prost!
Joe Schutzman, second from right, at Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. Provided | Joe Schutzman since she was 14.
Library is the heartbeat of our community
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By Jennifer Cheek
Every town has a rhythm – a grocery store where neighbors bump into each other, a park to explore nature together, a coffee shop to fuel mornings. But my favorite place is the library. The Boone County Public Library is a special place where stories live and our community thrives.
Walk through the doors of any of our six locations, and you’ll discover biographies and romances, history and how-tos, with something for every age and interest. There’s a unique joy in scanning the shelves, chasing your next great read.
Beyond the books, something even more powerful happens every day at the library: connection. Books feed the mind, but community feeds the soul. And, as the years change, so does the way people connect.
That’s why, as we celebrate National Library Card Sign-Up Month, I’m especially proud to serve as PR and marketing director for the Boone County Public Library and to help extend our reach beyond the physical library card. My mission is simple: to connect people with resources, with stories and, most importantly, with one another.
Since opening in 1974, the library has been more than a building; it has been a community staple. Like libraries everywhere, we’ve
adapted with the times, using new tools to serve in new ways. Today, that includes the digital spaces where our neighbors gather.
On Facebook, more than 21,000 people follow our page, where we showcase programs, spark conversations and celebrate milestones like National Library Card SignUp Month. We create reels using trending and viral themes to highlight our resources, books and events, blending the fun of social media with the heart of the library.
Our BookFace Fridays bring the community together to celebrate special events and milestones like iconic birthdays or the anniversaries of beloved books. Our comment sections have turned strangers into friends, and weekly features like “Whatcha’ Reading Wednesday” invite neighbors to share their love of books. Each post, whether big or small, reflects the joy we hope to spread throughout Boone County.
A library is more than books on shelves. It’s where neighbors meet, stories are shared, and connections grow. This National Library Card Sign-Up Month, I invite you to get your card, explore our programs and connect with us both in person and online. Together, we’ll write the next chapter of Boone County’s story.
Jennifer Cheek is director of public relations and marketing at Boone County Public Library.
Louise Jean Steidel, dedicated life to education
Louise Jean Steidel, of Cold Spring, died peacefully Oct. 3. She was 84.
Born to Pearl Thomas Baker and Nettie Herald, Ms. Steidel graduated in 1959 from Silver Grove High School, and she went on to be a member of the first graduating class of what became Northern Kentucky University.
Ms. Steidel dedicated her life to education and community service. She retired from Campbell County Schools as a beloved teacher who cared deeply for her students and their success. She was a proud member of the NEA, KEA – her daughters sometimes referred to her as the KEA queen – and Northern Kentucky Education Association. She also was a devoted advocate for local politics and served as a champion of the local Democratic Committee.
Faith was an important part of Ms. Steidel’s life, and she was a member of Living Hope Baptist Church in Fort Thomas. She also was a huge fan of the Reds, Bengals, University of Kentucky and Troy State. She was dedicated to
the protection of turtles and saved every turtle that she saw crossing a road.
Ms. Steidel is survived by her daughters, Jennifer (Joey) Jones and Melanie Pelle; her grandchildren, Steven Pelle, Jordyn Jones and Joel (Ashley) Jones; and her great-grandchildren, Addy Pelle and Hudson Pelle. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Stanley Steidel; a daughter, Elizabeth Steidel; a brother, Pearl Edward Baker; a son-in-law, Steve Pelle; and a granddaughter, Paige Pelle.
Visitation was held Oct. 10 at Cooper Funeral Home. A private burial followed. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, OH 45203-1742 or to the Campbell County Animal Shelter, 1989 Poplar Ridge Road, Melbourne, KY 41059.
The Boone County Library offers more than meets the eye, with summer reading programs, the Boone Innovation Lab, and events for families and children of all
NKU
picked 6th in
Horizon League preseason poll
Fans had a chance to get their first look of the 2025-26 Northern Kentucky University men’s and women’s basketball teams at Hoops and Scoops at Truist Arena on Oct. 7.
The family-friendly event allowed fans to meet the Norse along with games, inflatables and, of course … free custard from Whit’s Frozen Custard.
Team Black faced Team Gold in showcases that featured 3-point contests and skills challenges. Scott alum and fifth-year senior Mya Meredith was the captain for Team Black while senior L.J. Wells captained Team Gold. Meredith teamed up with Dan Gherezgher in the skills challenge while Bryce Darbyshire, Shawn Nelson, Mia Jordan and Karina Bystry formed the 3-point team.
For Team Gold, Ethan Elliott and Conner grad Anna Hamilton led the way for the skills challenge. Wells was joined by Kael Robinson, Notre Dame Academy grad Noelle Hubert and Taysha Rushton in the 3-point challenge.
In Horizon League news, the preseason poll tabbed the Norse to finish sixth among 11 teams in the conference. Gherezgher was named to the preseason All-League second team.
Northern Kentucky received 274 total votes, 13 behind fifth-place Purdue Fort Wayne. Last season, NKU finished 11-9 in league play, finishing seventh in the conference.
Gherezgher is coming off a junior campaign in which he averaged 7.5 points and 1.9 assists per game, fourth on the team in both categories. Gherezgher had a strong finish to the season, breaking out with a 22-point performance Feb. 1 against Oakland, and averaged 16 points per game over the final 11 games. In that stretch, he reached double figures in scoring on eight occasions and scored 20-plus three times, including a 26-point game in a Feb. 5 win over Cleveland State.
2025-26 Under Armour #HLMBB Preseason Poll
Pl. Team (First-place votes) – Pts.
1. Milwaukee (24) – 428
2. Oakland (7) – 384
3. Youngstown State (2) – 364
4. Robert Morris (8) – 345
5. Purdue Fort Wayne (1) – 287
6. Northern Kentucky – 274
7. Wright State – 221
8. Cleveland State (2) – 217
9. Detroit Mercy – 176
10. IU Indianapolis – 115
11. Green Bay – 93
HLMBB Preseason Player of the Year: Tuburu Naivalurua, Oakland.
Preseason All-League First Team: Orlando Lovejoy, Detroit Mercy; Marcus Hall,
Preseason All-League Second Team: Faizon Fields and Seth Hubbard, Milwaukee; Dan Gherezgher, Northern Kentucky; Corey Hadnot II, Purdue.
Okuda finishes 29th in state tournament, tops NKY girls golfers
Ryle senior Anika Okuda closed out her high school golf career as the top finisher from Northern Kentucky in the KHSAA girls state golf tournament Oct. 7-8 at Bowling Green Country Club.
Okuda finished with a 36-hole score of 17 over par, which put her in a tie for 29th place. Okuda shot a 78 on Oct. 7 and an 83 on Oct. 8. She claimed her first region title this season after back-to-back runner-up finishes and was the Lady Raiders leader the past couple of seasons, which included back-to-back region titles.
Notre Dame’s Maria Penaranda finished 27-over and in a tie for 57th. The junior will be the most likely favorite to win the region in 2026 after a runner-up finish and a strong end to the 2025 season.
St. Henry’s Reese Anthony finished 32over and tied for 69. The seventh grader got her first taste of the state tournament and should be making plenty of trips there in the future.
Dixie Heights’ Tatjana Andracenko withdrew after a first round 85. Andracenko, a junior, qualified for her second straight state tournament and finished third at the region tournament.
Sacred Heart’s Keira Yun shot a 67 in the Oct. 8 round to take the individual title at 6-under. Two-time state champion Trinity Beth out of Marshall County finished runner-up at 2 under. They were the only two under par for the tournament, Ballard Memorial’s Madison Glisson third at even-par.
Madison Central took the team title by 12 strokes over Lexington Christian with a 304. It’s the lowest recorded score all-time at the state tournament and the program’s third title all-time.
Lloyd cracks top 5, Holy Cross inches up in latest football poll
The Kentucky High School Football Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists across the state, with one representative for each of the 16 basketball regions in order to provide geographical balance. The poll is released each Wednesday morning through the regular season.
In the latest poll after seven weeks of play, Lloyd Memorial climbed to No. 5 in 3A, the first time they’ve cracked the top five this season as they’re off to a 7-0 start. Holy Cross is 6-0 and sits at No. 6 in 1A.
Other Northern Kentucky teams ranked include Ryle at No. 6 in 6A, Cooper at No. 4 in 5A, Highlands at No. 4 in 4A, Covington Catholic No. 6 in 4A, Beechwood still holding firm at No. 1 in 2A and Newport in the others receiving votes in 1A.
The regular season wraps up Oct. 31 with playoffs beginning the following week and running through November. The state championships for Class 1A-6A are at University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field and are played on the first weekend of December, which would be Dec. 5-6.
Lloyd Memorial is up to No. 5 in Class 3A. It’s off to a 7-0 start. Provided | Jenny Quinn
Ryle’s Anika Okuda finished 29th at the girls state golf tournament. File photo | Bob Jackson
Northern Kentucky University hosted its annual Hoops and Scoops to introduce the basketball teams for the upcoming season. Provided | James Ernest
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CASE NUMBER 25-CI-00488 DIVISION 2
HEARTLAND BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO VICTORY COMMUNITY BANK VS. OHIO VALLEY SOLID SURFACE LLC, ET AL. BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RENDERED 9/15/2025 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 10/21/2025 at 3:00pm, the following property, towit:
107 Center Street, Wilder, Kentucky 41071
Group No: 30950/A12 & A13
PIDN: 999-99-19-823.00
CASE NUMBER 25-CI-00320 DIVISION 2
CITIMORTGAGE, INC. VS. LONNIE COLE , ET AL.
BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RENDERED 8/22/2025 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 10/21/2025 at 3:00pm, the following property, towit:
5 Franklin Avenue, Fort Thomas, Kentucky 41075
Group No: 30269/A1
PIDN: 999-99-15-903.00
CASE NUMBER 24-CI-01214 DIVISION 2
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VS.
RUSSELL E. ASHCRAFT, JR. , ET AL.
BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RENDERED 9/15/2025 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 10/21/2025 at 3:00pm, the following property, towit:
828 4th Avenue, Dayton, Kentucky 41074
Group No: 30384/A1
PIDN: 999-99-09-918.00
CASE NUMBER 24-CI-00495
DIVISION 1
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION VS.
HERBERT E. BISHOP A/K/A HERBERT EARL BISHOP JR. , ET AL.
BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RENDERED 12/10/2024 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 10/21/2025 at 3:00pm, the following property, towit:
621 Fifth Avenue, Dayton, Kentucky 41074
Group No: 30565/A2
PIDN: 999-99-08-502.00
COMMISSIONER’S SALE
CAMPBELL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
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. JOSEPH F. GRIMME, MASTER COMMISSIONER 859-291-9075
CASE NUMBER 24-CI-01225
DIVISION 2
WARSAW FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION VS.
ANTHONY E. MAIER A/K/A ANTHONY MAIER , ET AL. BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RENDERED 9/15/2025 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 10/21/2025 at 3:00pm, the following property, towit:
7 Sentinel Drive, Wilder, Kentucky 41071
Group No: 30866/A2
PIDN: 999-99-19-207.00
CASE NUMBER 24-CI-01175 DIVISION 2
THE CITY OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY VS.
BLUMBERG AND CRAWFORD REALTY COMPANY , ET AL.
BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RENDERED 8/22/2025 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 10/21/2025 at 3:00pm, the following property, towit:
734 Isabella Street, Newport, Kentucky 41071
Group No: 41088/A4
PIDN: 999-99-00-503.00
CASE NUMBER 25-CI-00221 DIVISION 1
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC VS. CHELSEA MEYERS , ET AL. BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RENDERED 8/1/2025 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 10/21/2025 at 3:00pm, the following property, towit:
1020 Ervin Terrace, Dayton, Kentucky 41074
Group No: 41336/A1
PIDN: 999-99-09-613.00
Modern Covington home with sweeping views
Address: 716 Western Ave., Covington
Price: $1,171,600
Bedrooms: Three
Bathrooms: Two (plus one half bath)
Square footage: 3,000+
School district: Covington Independent
County: Kenton
Special features: This modern residence offers panoramic views of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. The open-concept design features a kitchen with quartz countertops and a waterfall island opening to a large deck. The main-level primary suite features a spa-style bath with a steam shower, double vanity and a custom walkin closet. The lower level features a second suite, a third bedroom and an entertainment area with access to a covered terrace, a hot tub and an underdeck dry system.
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KRS 424.145 NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT
Northern Kentucky Water District Invitation to Bid – ORPS1 Temporary Bulkhead Installation and Sluice Gate Rehabilitation
– Phase II – The project consists of the rehabilitation of six (6) 60-inch by 72-inch sluice gates located within the ORPS1 wet well. The work will be completed in three sequential phases. Each phase will include:
• Installation of two (2) owner-provided temporary steel bulkheads.
• Isolation of one (1) wet well cell.
• Rehabilitation of two (2) sluice gates within the isolated cell.
This process will be repeated for each of the three (3) wet well cells until all sluice gates have been rehabilitated.
The cells will be isolated one at a time to allow the existing sluice gates to be removed, cleaned, inspected, rehabilitated, and reinstalled and for NKWD to perform maintenance. ORPS1 is located at Pump House Road in Campbell County, Kentucky.
Access to the Invitation to Bid can be found on the Northern Kentucky Water District website (https://nkywater.org/ procurement) by clicking the section labeled “NKWD’s QuestCDN webpage or at https://tinyurl.com/NKWDbids. Alternatively potential bidders may contact Cassandra Zoda at czoda@nkywater.org, 859-578-5455, or by visiting 2835 Crescent Springs Rd., Erlanger, KY 41018 for delivery of the Invitation to Bid.
A view of this home’s patio.
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The exterior of this Covington home. Photos provided | Olivia Ruch with Sibcy Cline
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Each row must contain the numbers 1 to 9; each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9; and each set of 3 by 3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 to 9. 7 4 3 4 2 5
Answer to Previous Sudoku:
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