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President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a campaign rally at Truist Arena in Highland Heights, on Northern Kentucky University’s campus, on Saturday, Oct. 17. The visit comes during the 2026 midterm campaign, as Trump-backed Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr runs against Democrat Charles Booker for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat. The planned event has prompted student opposition and a regional traffic-and-security advisory.
The proposed Pike County development would pair large-scale natural-gas generation with a hyperscale data-center complex on and near the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant site in Piketon. SB Energy, SoftBank’s U.S. subsidiary, is leading the project, which federal officials have promoted as a redevelopment and employment opportunity for southern Ohio. The proposal has also drawn concerns over its scale, emissions, water and land impacts, and potential effects on electricity customers.
Meta, the California-based parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is the company behind a proposed hyperscale data-center campus in Mason County, Kentucky, near Maysville. The project has been discussed publicly for weeks under the name Crisham LLC while the developer’s identity was subject to nondisclosure agreements. The finalized arrangement includes community-benefit commitments and a long-term industrial-revenue-bond/PILOT structure that has drawn resident criticism and remains associated with pending legal challenges.
Liberty Landing is a riverfront redevelopment project in New Richmond, Ohio, in Clermont County along the Ohio River. The project adds an elevated streetscape, a marina, river overlooks and a brick plaza in the village’s retail district.
Northwest High School is part of Northwest Local School District in Colerain Township, Ohio. The district says it is investigating reports that two staff members made racist or otherwise offensive comments toward a student; one, identified only as a school nurse, was placed on leave.
The Savannah Bananas are a baseball-entertainment team that began playing under its Banana Ball rules in 2020 and has barnstormed nationally since 2022. Banana Ball differs from traditional baseball through features including a two-hour game limit, point-based scoring, no bunting and fan-caught foul balls counting as outs. The Banana Ball Championship League announced its 2027 schedule on October 15, 2026.
Xavier men’s basketball defeated Tennessee 86-70 in a preseason exhibition at Food City Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Musketeers erased an eight-point halftime deficit and outscored the Volunteers 59-35 after intermission. Because it was an exhibition, the result does not count toward either team’s official regular-season record.