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 […]
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Independence to enter into local program to help residents become homeowners
The Independence City Council unanimously voted at a meeting Monday evening to allow the city’s mayor to begin the process of entering Independence into the Northern Kentucky HOME Consortium, a local program that uses federal grant money to aid Northern Kentucky residents with purchasing a home. Independence will be the newest addition to the consortium, […]
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Covington considers using COVID funds to close general fund shortfall
The Covington City Commission and city staff considered the possibility of diverting American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, money into the city’s general fund to close a shortfall caused by dwindling payroll tax revenue at a budget meeting on June 3. No final decisions were made at the meeting, and the discussions were all preliminary. […]
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Amendments for development on former site of Willie’s Sports Cafe approved
The Kenton County Planning Commission approved three measures allowing for the development of townhouses on the former site of Willie’s Sports Cafe in Covington. The measures were approved at a meeting Thursday night in the face of mixed opinions from people in the surrounding area. The property is located on Crescent Avenue atop a hill […]
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Ludlow’s SHINE program keeps students sharp this summer
If you head down to Mary A. Goetz Elementary School in Ludlow this summer, you may be surprised that students are still in the building. “Each day we have an hour and a half of math, an hour and a half of reading, one hour of STEM, so we kind of hit all the main […]
