The City of Covington put out an urgent call on Friday: ten more lifeguards are needed in order to open its swimming facilities next week at full schedule. “We’re just desperate,” said Ben Oldiges, manager of the city’s parks and recreation department. “If we’re not at full strength, the hours our pools are open might […]
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Michael Monks was one of the founding members of LINK nky.
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NKY Pride returns this weekend with parade, party and church offering free weddings
NKY Pride returns to Covington this weekend. Events include the NKY Pride Pop-Up Shop on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the NKY Pride Center (230 West Pike Street, Covington). Pride swag will be available for sale ahead of Sunday’s events. The NKY Pride Parade is Sunday and starts at 1 p.m. at […]
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Suspected Latonia Kroger robber may have targeted other U.S. stores
The man who Covington Police believe robbed the Kroger store in Latonia last week may have targeted other Kroger stores in the southeastern U.S., investigators said Thursday. The suspect has yet to be captured. The Kroger at 4303 Winston Ave. was robbed, police say, at around 1:40 p.m. on Thursday, May 26. Police said that […]
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Former Covington commissioner, code enforcement director dies
Mildred Rains, who served as the director of code enforcement at the City of Covington and as a city commissioner two different times, died Friday. She was 77. Rains worked for the City of Covington for 33 years, eventually rising to lead the code enforcement department. She was appointed to the city commission in 2009 […]
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As state requires police in schools, city and school board consider costs
The new requirement through a state law adopted this year that all local boards of education place a school resource/police officer at each of its campuses was a topic before the Taylor Mill city commission last week. The conversation followed the latest deadly mass shooting at a U.S. school when 21 young students and teachers […]
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Yes, NKY has a lot of tiny towns — but not as many as it used to
In the 2000 U.S. Census, the City of Visalia, Kentucky had a population of 111 souls. But not a one of them served on the city council. In fact, there had not been an active city government since the early 1990s, according to the Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky. In 2003, when the Kenton Co. board […]
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Incoming Ky. high school seniors can retake ACT free in the fall
Incoming high school seniors in Kentucky who have previously taken the ACT will have the option to take the standardized exam a second time at no charge. The ACT is an entrance exam used by most colleges and universities in making admissions decisions. Governor Andy Beshear made the announcement Thursday that a statewide ACT retake […]
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Hehman to seek reelection as Ft. Mitchell mayor
Ft. Mitchell Mayor Jude Hehman announced Thursday that he will seek a third term leading the Kenton County city of 8,500. “Improvements to our business districts, infrastructure, police and fire services have been among my top priorities,” Hehman said in the announcement. “We are on the cusp of breaking ground for the major Drawbridge site […]
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Covington receives $1.8 million federal grant to support IRS site redevelopment
The City of Covington will receive a $1.8 million federal grant to support infrastructure design for the redevelopment of the former IRS site in the city’s central riverfront area. The funding was announced this week by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and comes from that department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). The 23-acre site, […]
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The Kentucky Side: Analyzing the NKY primary; ‘Shift’ coming to local real estate market?
On this week’s edition of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks: Three prominent Northern Kentucky Republican lawmakers and a county commissioner all lost to primary challengers on May 17. What led up to this historic defeat of powerful incumbents? LINK nky politics and government reporter Mark Payne and local attorney, author and commentator Rick Robinson […]
