What you need to know Demonstrators and Northern Kentucky residents protested outside the headquarters of Sanitation District 1 (SD1) Tuesday against a massive sewer project in Boone County. Many also spoke before SD1’s Board of Directors, asking them to reconsider and possibly reroute the project. The project itself runs along Woolper Creek and has been […]
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This Latonia street is getting a ‘facelift’
Summit Drive in Latonia will get a makeover from the neighborhood this weekend. Located on the edge of the Licking River opposite Frederick’s Landing, Summit Drive sports a grassy island down the center of the road. Some of the street’s residents, Rob Fischer and his daughter Mary Fischer, planted some flowers in the island this […]
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Behind the scenes at LifeSciKY ‘These things were not here when we opened up’
LifeSciKY is one of the flagship businesses at the OneNKY Center in Covington, but what do they actually do? Essentially, LifeSciKY provides areas for bioscience companies and scientific entrepreneurs to rent lab equipment and space to carry out scientific experiments. Think of it like a co-working space or an incubator… but for science. LifeSciKY invited […]
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Kenton County votes to repeal and replace ethics policies
What you need to know The Kenton County Fiscal Court approved a sweeping rewrite of the county’s ethics code Tuesday, changing financial disclosure requirements, the makeup of the county Ethics Commission and how ethics complaints are handled. The new ordinance replaces the county’s existing ethics code, which dates to 1994 and was most recently amended […]
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Immigration detainee in Campbell County sues for release
Beata Siemionkowicz, a Chicago resident, Polish immigrant and green card holder, is suing the jailer of the Campbell County Detention Center and several federal immigration officials after having been detained in the facility for over a year. The suit, which you can read here, alleges the federal government and detention center violated constitutional habeas corpus […]
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Covington approves Axon contract with caveats
Covington approved a contract with Axon Enterprises for police tech Tuesday night. The contract was approved with caveats against using automatic license plate readers and added restrictions on how the police department could use AI technology, among other amendments to the initial contract. An initial version, introduced in August, proved unpopular with many city residents. […]
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Ludlow seeks certified status from the Kentucky Heritage Council
Ludlow has begun the process of getting certified local government status from the Kentucky Heritage Council, which will open up more resources for the city to carry out historical preservation projects. “We want to be a [certified local government], so we have the opportunity for grants that Covington has [and] Newport has,” said Andy Corn, […]
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Elsmere seeks to change regulations on pools, dually trucks, other regs
Elsmere is seeking to change a handful of unrelated building and zoning regulations. The city sought a recommendation from the Kenton County Planning Commission this week. The regulations address pools and other backyard accessory structures; changes to driveway setbacks; fencing regulations in the city’s neighborhood commercial districts; storage regulations for large vehicles in non-residential zones; […]
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Covington to lower real estate tax rates, some residents to get lower bill
The proposed property tax rates for Covington are out, and Covingtonians can expect a lower tax rate on real estate but a higher rate for personal property, also called tangible property. That means if the assessed value of your property only saw a modest increase this year, then you’ll pay less in taxes, according to […]
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Kenton County to revamp its code of ethics and ethics commission
What you need to know The Kenton County Fiscal Court will consider a vote to revamp the county’s code of ethics next week. The proposed ordinance would completely rewrite the county’s current code of ethics, which sets ethical standards of conduct and financial disclosure requirements for county elected officials and employees. The fiscal court performed […]
