Park Hills held the first reading of an ordinance Monday evening that would add Juneteenth to the list of paid holidays that city employees receive. Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19 each year, marked the first full year of emancipation that formerly enslaved people in Galveston, Texas celebrated in 1866. If this ordinance is passed, Juneteenth […]
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Park Hills recognizes former employee for 50 years of service
Charles Lee Meyers, a former board of adjustments member and county engineer for Kenton County, was recognized with a proclamation for his long-standing dedication to the Park Hills community.
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NKU programs attract non-locals with strong local demands
This story originally appeared in the March 1, 2024 edition of the LINK Reader. To subscribe and get stories like this first, click here. Logan Pendleton was shocked, when she first started at NKU as the director of admissions, at how supportive everyone at the university was. “One of the things that stood out to […]
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Park Hills welcomes new full-time police officer
Independence native Chelsea Little is Park Hills’ newest police officer. Little graduated from Simon Kenton High School in 2020. She played basketball into her college career at West Virginia University Institute of Technology, where she majored in biology and minored in criminal justice. City council voted to approve Little’s hiring at Monday’s meeting, where she […]
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Park Hills passes resolution to support police training facility in NKY
Park Hills passed a resolution Monday night in conjunction with Fort Wright and Covington to support building a new police training facility in Northern Kentucky. Police agencies across the state are reporting that they are routinely being left without trained police officers for at least one year despite the required training period of 20 weeks. […]