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Sports Editor Evan Dennison co-hosts with Pendleton County girls basketball coach Patrick Kelsch for the Stay Hot Podcast, a weekly podcast that talks hoops in the 9th and 10th Regions and interviews coaches. On January 18, we spoke with Ryle coach Rod Snapp and Nicholas County coach Spencer Morris. Check us out every Sunday through […] The post Stay Hot Podcast: Episode 7 appeared first on LINK nky.

By SAM McNEIL, Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Threats from the White House over Greenland have sparked outrage and a flurry of diplomatic activity across Europe, as leaders consider possible countermeasures, including retaliatory tariffs and the first-ever use of the European Union’s anti-coercion instrument. Related Articles Trump’s Board of Peace has several invited leaders trying to figure out how it’ll work Trump ties his stance on Greenland to not getting Nobel Peace Prize, European officials say One year of Trump. The cost is already too much to measure. Bruce Springsteen dedicates song to Renee Good and says ICE should ‘get the f— out of Minneapolis’ $1 billion in cash buys a permanent seat on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland would face the tariff, Trump said in a social media post while at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. The rate would climb to 25% on June 1 if no deal was in place for “the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland” by the United States, he said. European leaders from Dublin to Helsinki quickly condemned the announcement as economic coercion and sent representatives to Brussels on Sunday for an emergency meeting. If diplomacy fails, they have signaled a new willingness to wield the economic might of the 27-nation European Union. “Our priority is to engage, not escalate. Sometimes the most responsible form of leadership is restraint,” said European Commission spokesperson Olof Gill on Monday. “The EU has tools at its disposal and is prepared to respond should the threatened tariffs be imposed.” What next for the EU? Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and other world leaders will are now traveling to Davos for the annual World Economic Forum. No meetings are yet scheduled between European leaders and Trump. After Davos, the 27 EU leaders will convene in Brussels on Thursday evening for an emergency meeting on transatlantic relations. Costa has said EU leaders agree “that tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and are incompatible with the EU-U.S. trade agreement.” The leaders expressed “readiness to defend ourselves against any form of coercion.” What are options on the table? Europe has a lot of tools at its disposal but a fraught path ahead, said Penny Naas, senior vice president of the German Marshall Fund, a Washington-based think tank. “It’s tough for the Europeans to find that space where they can both demonstrate strength without incurring significant retaliation. And as long as they’re unwilling to accept retaliation, they’re going to have trouble projecting strength,” she said. The EU has three major economic tools it could use to pressure Washington: new tariffs, suspension of the U.S.-EU trade deal, and a “trade bazooka,” the unofficial term for the bloc’s Anti-Coercion Instrument that could sanction individuals or institutions found to be putting undue pressure on the EU. The EU and the U.S. agreed in June on a framework for a trade deal. It was due to be ratified by the European Parliament this week, but on Saturday, the leader of the largest group in the Parliament, center-right German lawmaker Manfred Weber, said approval was “not possible at this stage.” The EU could also levy tariffs on U.S. goods worth 93 billion euros ($108 billion) that it suspended after the July deal. However, commission spokesperson Gill said that unless that suspension is extended, those levies would take effect on Feb. 7 if the U.S. follows through on its tariff threat. Europe’s biggest exports to the U.S. are pharmaceuticals, cars, aircraft, chemicals, medical instruments, and wine and spirits. The value of EU-U.S. trade in goods and services amounted to 1.7 trillion euros ($2 trillion) in…

Written by Newport City Commissioner Aaron Sutherland From January 1st through mid-March, gyms are packed. The treadmills are full, group classes are waitlisted, and motivation is high. By spring, the crowds thin out, and by summer, they’re gone. The cycle repeats every year. Most people who begin the new year energized and determined to get […] The post Opinion: Keeping people moving and communities connected during state construction appeared first on LINK nky.

Six weeks ago, LINK Media acquired CityBeat. For us, and for many of our readers, that feels like a lifetime ago. I know everyone is eager to hear how things have been going with the acquisition and integration, so I wanted to provide an update and let folks know what’s coming next. In the past […] The post Inside LINK: An update on LINK + CityBeat appeared first on LINK nky.

The Seattle Seahawks’ NFC Championship Game opponent is set. In the final game of NFL Divisional Round weekend, the Chicago Bears’ magical season came to a crushing end against the Los Angeles Rams. Despite Caleb Williams’ absolutely absurd game-tying touchdown pass to Cole Kmet on 4th down in the closing stages of regulation, the Rams defense came up with a critical interception in overtime to set up Harrison Mevis’ game-winning 42-yard field goal. The Rams survive and advance in a 20-17 classic to set up the trilogy with the Seahawks. We know the story by now: Sam Darnold’s four interceptions were costly in Seattle’s 21-19 loss to the Rams in Week 11. It looked like Darnold’s two interceptions would be costly in the Week 16 rematch at Lumen Field, only for Darnold to come back with two touchdown passes and the game-winning two-point conversion in overtime for the 38-37 victory. That result ultimately propelled Seattle to the NFC West title and number one seed, and now a week after conquering the San Francisco 49ers a second time in a matter of weeks, they’ll have to do the same to their other division rivals. Seahawks vs. Rams NFC Championship Game kickoff date, time, network The NFC Championship will be Sunday, Jan. 25 at 3:30 pm PT on FOX. Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady will be the commentators at Lumen Field. NFL Playoffs 2026 Conference Championship schedule AFC Championship Game No. 1 Denver Broncos vs. No. 2 New England Patriots – Saturday, Jan. 25 (5 pm PT, FOX) NFC Championship Game No. 1 Seattle Seahawks vs. No. 5 Los Angeles Rams – Sunday, Jan. 25 (3:30 pm PT, FOX)