Community members attended a special service in honor of Amani Smith on Thursday, expressing their grief at the issues of gun violence and bullying in the community.
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Proposed state residential zoning reforms trouble local officials
The Kenton County Mayors Group discussed Kentucky House Bill 102, which aims to reform local zoning laws in an effort to increase affordable housing, at their meeting on Saturday, with many local officials concerned that it might restrict the power of local governments to determine their own zoning policy.
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The 4th Street Bridge: What do the numbers say?
“The IRS [site], when it was the IRS, had thousands of employees,” said Covington Commission Member Steve Hayden at an open house event for the Brent Spence Bridge in August. At the time, Hayden had not yet taken his seat on the commission, but he had been following developments related to the KY-8 Bridge, known more […]
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Ed Massey kicks off campaign in face of Boone County GOP censure
Ed Massey, former Kentucky state representative and current GOP candidate for Kentucky district 66, held a campaign kickoff event Tuesday night at The Oriental Wok restaurant in Lakeside Park, seemingly unphased by a resolution passed the night before by the Boone County Republicans censuring him as a candidate. “I wear it as a badge of […]
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Plans for potential Cold Spring development move forward; Publix rumors still unconfirmed
Cold Spring has taken the next steps on Cold Spring Pointe, a potential mixed-used development across from the city’s Meijer Shopping Center, at Monday’s city council meeting. Council members passed a resolution that approved the bonds for Midland Atlantic Properties, a Cincinnati-based real estate developer, the firm responsible for the plan. Last September, the Cold […]
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Newport approves $16.5 million in bonds for new parking garage
The Newport Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to approve $16.5 million in general obligation bonds at their meeting Monday evening to finance a city parking garage planned to go in near the World Peace Bell at the intersection of York and Fifth Streets. The garage will be city-owned, but it is part of a larger […]
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NKY Health: Flu cases up throughout region, HIV diagnoses up among African Americans
Last week saw the year’s first reported child deaths from both influenza and COVID-19. Flu season falls in autumn and winter, with cases tending to peak between December and February, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and public data tracking throughout the region suggests that cases of flu, at least, are increasing. […]
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Urgency, budget needs drive swift appointment of Diana McGill as provost at NKU
The Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents voted to confirm the appointment of new Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs Diana McGill at their meeting Wednesday morning, despite some trepidation from faculty about the process of the appointment. “I promise to give everything to face our challenges, to solve problems together […]
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Rand Paul promotes trades education during visit to Enzweiler Building Institute
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) visited the Enzweiler Building Institute in Latonia on Tuesday to learn about the institute’s programming, extol the virtues of trades education, and discuss his political platform. “These are good jobs,” Paul said. “A welder, a plumber, a carpenter, HVAC: All these are great jobs, leaving you solidly in the middle class […]
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Covington School Board seeks more clarity, better communication on building projects, costs
Discussions on the scope and cost of district building projects continued at the meeting of the Covington Independent Public Schools Board of Education last week and served as a jumping off point for broader discussions about communications and disagreements between district staff and the board. The conversations picked up from a discussion in November about […]
