The Covington city commission on Tuesday put forward a plan to renew the city’s lease at 20 West Pike Street where City Hall has been located since 2013. The City of Covington became a renter that year when it sold its Madison Avenue building to be developed as Hotel Covington. Since then, the city has […]
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Kung Food Chu’s AmerAsia announces temporary closure after exhaust system hit by truck
Update: Hours after announcing a temporary and possibly prolonged closure, Kung Food Chu’s AmerAsia said that needed repairs were made quickly at it resumed operations on Tuesday night. Original post: Beloved fusion restaurant Kung Food Chu’s AmerAsia, located on Madison Avenue in Covington, has announced a temporary closure in a Facebook. The restaurant said in […]
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Klosterman Bakery holding job fair
Klosterman Baking Company is inviting job seekers to attend an upcoming job fair. Klosterman will be interviewing applicants on the spot for many open, full-time positions. The job fair is scheduled for April 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Klosterman Bakery at 2100 Litton Lane in Hebron. Pay is slated to start up […]
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Construction for new Northern Kentucky Health Center planned to begin this summer
The Northern Kentucky Health Department’s plan for a new health center built in Covington has finally resumed. In November of 2016, the Kenton County Local Board of Health met to discuss finding a new location for the Kenton County (Dressman) Health Center. Meetings and discussions continued until March 2020, when the project was put on […]
Posted inNonprofit
Covington Rotary Club partners with Be Concerned for a yearlong annual food drive
As economic uncertainty grips America, charities such as Be Concerned become increasingly vital to local communities. Be Concerned is a Northern Kentucky-based food pantry. Their charity has helped thousands of residents get access to food. In February, the Covington Rotary Club partnered with Be Concerned to set up collection bins in popular local businesses year […]
Posted inInfrastructure
O’Rourke releases demolition schedule for former IRS site in Covington
A “groundbreaking” next step has taken place for demolition of the former IRS site in Covington. Cincinnati-based firm O’Rourke Wrecking has announced their schedule for their demolition of the IRS building. Jeff Sizemore, project manager for O’Rourke, laid out the demolition schedule Thursday at a meeting with the city of Covington. “We’re super thankful and […]
Posted inInfrastructure
Here’s what the new 4th Street bridge could look like
Residents got to look at and weigh in on several designs for a new 4th Street bridge this week that the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and leadership from Newport and Covington presented. The current bridge is 1,001 feet and was built in 1936 and connects Newport and Covington across the Licking River. “The bridge that connects […]
Posted inEducation
Holmes carpentry students donate homemade wooden props to Covington Fire Department
Covington Holmes High School carpentry students attended the Covington Fire Department on E. Robbins Street in order to show off their recently crafted wooden training props. The props will be integral tools for training local firefighters. After the props were displayed for the media at 12:30 p.m., Covington firefighters used them in live demonstrations for […]
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Covington’s finance director retires to spend more time with family
The City of Covington Finance Director Muhammed Owusu is retiring nearly one month shy of his four year anniversary in the position. Owusu’s official last day of employment was on March 30. “It’s time to hang up my boots,” said Owusu, who will be returning to his home state of Virginia. “I’m tired.” Owusu’s main […]
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Rep. Koenig’s House Bill 607 on pari-mutuel betting easily passes in Senate
House Bill 607, co-sponsored by Rep. Adam Koenig of Erlanger, has officially passed the Kentucky Senate with a final vote of 33-1. There was one abstention. The bill will now return to the House of Representatives to concur on changes made in the Senate before being sent off to the desk of Gov. Andy Beshear. […]
