The Covington City Commission approved revisions to the city’s small business incentive programs at their meeting Tuesday night. The decision followed revision proposals delivered by Covington’s Director of Economic Development Tom West, at the caucus meeting a week before on June 6. After some discussion among commissioners on Tuesday, the commission revised the guidelines even […]
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4th Street Bridge project expected to cost $68 million
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet gave an update on the progress of the 4th Street Bridge replacement project at the Newport City Commission meeting Monday evening. A representative from the cabinet brought the commission up to speed on their plans for the bridge’s design, answered questions from commissioners and discussed ways the public could stay informed. […]
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Kroger working with police, FBI to investigate Saturday bomb threats
Law enforcement agencies from across the region were sent to Kroger locations in Bellevue, Newport, Cold Spring and Erlanger Saturday for reports of bomb threats. A threat was also called into the Oakley location in Cincinnati, according to Cincinnati Police. Upon receiving the calls, police forces closed the stores, evacuated the buildings and placed the […]
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Bomb threats at Newport, Bellevue Kroger resolved
UPDATE: Bellevue Police confirmed the threat at the Bellevue location has been resolved. They believe that the threats were part of a nation-wide hoax. Federal investigators are being informed.–06/10/23 @ 1 p.m. UPDATE: Campbell County police dispatch confirmed that the threat at the Bellevue location has been resolved. –06/10/23 @ 12:46 p.m. UPDATE: The City […]
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Covington Board of Education confronts new legal mandates on gender identity, sexuality
The Covington Board of Education discussed new legal policies, including rules related to gender identity, human sexuality and controversial books, at a regular meeting Thursday evening. The board discussed and completed the first reading of the revised legal policies furnished by the Kentucky School Board Association. The revised policies come in the wake of this […]
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Covington’s Western Avenue sidewalk repair plan moving forward
During their caucus meeting Tuesday night, the Covington Board of Commissioners heard a request from the city’s Public Works Department to approve a sidewalk stabilization project contractor at the intersection of Western Avenue and 9th Street. The project only received one bid, which came from JTM Smith Construction for the amount of $727,370. Approval of […]
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These Covington homes will soon be demolished
The Covington Department of Neighborhood Services asked the Covington City Commission for approval to demolish four properties throughout the city at the commission meeting Tuesday night. All four requests for demolition were placed on the consent agenda for the legislative meeting next week on June 13, meaning the commission will likely vote to approve the […]
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Independence approves plan for 52 townhome development
Independence City Council voted to pass a resolution approving the development plans of 52 town homes at a Monday night meeting. The development will take place within a planned unit development in Independence that also contains The Villages of Beechgrove apartment communities, located off of Beechgrove Drive. “I really look forward to introducing a unique […]
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Covington Police asking for help in identifying Mainstrasse groper
Covington Police Chief Brian Valenti is asking for help in identifying the main suspect in several instances of alleged harassment and inappropriate touching in Covington’s Mainstrasse and Mutter Gottes neighborhoods. “Most are aware; some are not,” said Commissioner Shannon Smith at the Covington Commission meeting Tuesday evening. “There’s an individual frequenting the Mainstrasse area and […]