The Roundup: Things to know in Northern Kentucky this week

Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer
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We're back with your weekly roundup of things to know in Northern Kentucky.

We've bolded key words to make this article easy to browse through and included links where you can find more information about the issues you care about. .

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You can email me at jolenea@enquirer.com and follow me on X, formerly known as Twitter, @jolenea1.

Things to know

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital broke ground on a 27,000 square-foot primary care facility Friday in Union. The site will include primary care services, behavioral health counselors and a laboratory. It will be located at the Union Promenade off U.S. Route 42 near the intersection with Sweet Harmony Lane.

  • Longtime Boone County state Senator John Schickel, R-Union, announced he will not run for re-election next year. He has represented the northern part of the heavily Republican county for 16 years. Schickel will serve as the chair of the Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee in the upcoming legislative session before his term ends in December 2024.

  • One of the biggest tourism non-profits in Kentucky is getting a new executive CEO. Answers in Genesis, an umbrella non-profit headquartered out of Petersburg, runs the Ark Encounter in Williamstown and the Creation Museum in Petersburg. Martyn Iles has been promoted to the position while Founder CEO Ken Ham will stay on in an oversight and communications role.

  • Two Notre Dame Academy students, Anna Blair and Clara Heberling, earned a perfect score on the ACT. Nationally, only about 0.25% of test takers achieve a 36 on the college entrance exam, according to the tutoring service PrepScholar.

  • The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is looking to connect with members who want to be featured in an upcoming street map and resource guide. The resource guide will list the business, along with a brief description of its products and services. Ten thousand copies of the maps will be made and it will be available for the next 12-14 months.

In case you missed it

  • Two Northern Kentucky Moms for Liberty chairs were photographed posing with the Appalachian Proud Boys in Frankfort earlier this month and have evidently been removed from their local leadership positions.

  • Enquirer food writer Keith Pandolfi explored the Florence suburbs for a feature on 10 hidden-gem restaurants with "excellent food."

  • Graeter's Ice Cream is opening a new location at the end of the month in Union. Braxton Brewing Co. and Dewey's Pizza will also open at the site soon for a "fusion of beer, pizza, and ice cream under one roof," a press release said.

  • Some Kentucky lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill in the next legislative session that would give a person's family and friends an avenue to temporarily remove a firearm from someone experiencing a mental health crisis. State Rep. Savannah Maddox, R-Dry Ridge, is opposed to the idea.

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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: The Roundup: Things to know in Northern Kentucky this week