NORTHERN KENTUCKY NEWS | NewsNKY.com NOTE: Headlines are deleted after two days Northern Kentucky FB > | OLD PHOTOS > | NKY HISTORY . OLD PHOTOS, PREVIOUSLY POSTED > The DenLou Motel on Dixie Highway, halfway up the hill at the Park Hills / Covington line was a popular spot for travellers taking US 25 before the interstate was built. It later became a rather seedy joint. Still later, about 2005, the old motel was converted into a self-storage center. That didn't last long, the complex was torn down roughly in 2013. TOP HEADLINE Weather reporter Marzullo taking job in Cleveland, for now GO TO > BACKGROUND After abruptly leaving WXIX, weather reporter Frank Marzullo is taking a job in Cleveland, his hometown. "The award winning team at the E.W. Scripps station WEWS News 5 in Cleveland, needed some help this summer," Marzullo wrote on Facebook. "While I wait for my next Cincinnati move, this is a perfect situation for me to say, I worked at Ohio's first television station." Kentucky's most misspelled word, according to study GO TO > BACKGROUND People in Kentucky can't spell people. Ahead of next week's National Spelling Bee, a company called Word Unscrambler released a list of the most misspelled words in each state. According to the study, Kentuckians struggle most with spelling "people," and the same goes for South Dakota and Virginia. What's going on at the old Marydale site in NKY? GO TO > BACKGROUND State of Kentucky contractors are using part of the site across the street from St. Henry District High School as a staging area for equipment and materials for the ongoing Donaldson Highway widening project. Covington schools, others face uncertainty following Trump funding pause GO TO > BACKGROUND The funding pause has left more than a dozen Kentucky public school districts in a tough position, which now face uncertainty about how several projects will move forward. "This was just such a surprise, an unfortunate surprise," said Covington Independent Schools Superintendent Alvin Garrison. He explained, his district had roughly $600,000 in funds frozen. Final battle: Last Revolutionary War clash was along the Licking River GO TO > BACKGROUND Blue Licks Battlefield Park is located near Mount Olivet along the Licking River. Today, there's a monument commemorating the August 19, 1782 Battle of Blue Licks. It involved a clash between a force of 182 Kentucky militia, led in part by Daniel Boone, and a combined force of Loyalists and Native American warriors, numbering about 350. The battle resulted in a decisive Loyalist (pro-British) and Native American victory, marking the last major conflicts of the Revolutionary War in the west. Click to go to top of page Click to go to top of page NORTHERN KENTUCKY NEWS is updated daily with news, information and key events in area. Northern Kentucky or NKY (for short) is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. Your input about NewsNKY.com is welcome. This site does not collect any data although advertisers may do so. Northern Kentucky. Northern Kentucky News. Northern Kentucky Headlines. Joe Burrow | Larry Flynt | Winter Storm Warning | Tom Cruise | indexfeb18-2022 | Amazon Air | Shannon Gilday