The 4th Street Bridge may shine in changing colors above the Licking River, after Newport approved its share of funding for new programmable lighting. The Newport Commission held a first reading on March 16 to approve a payment of $112,500 to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for the city’s share of the multi-color programmable aesthetic lighting […]
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Construction on Brent Spence Companion Bridge set to begin this spring
Construction on the Brent Spence Companion Bridge is finally set to begin this spring, officials announced Monday. The Ohio Department of Transportation and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said the Ohio Controlling Board approved authority to finalize construction plans and start work on the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project in the spring. The project, now years in the […]
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Covington to foreclose on five blighted properties
Covington will foreclose on five nuisance properties throughout the city as part of the city’s housing initiative, which aims to inventory and develop city-owned and blighted properties throughout Covington for later redevelopment. The move follows a vote from the Board of Commissioners Tuesday night. The properties all have either been cited for nuisances, have absentee […]
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Boone County Fiscal Court backs proposed Crane Logistics parking lot near CVG
What you need to know A Florence-based supply chain company has gained the backing of the Boone County Fiscal Court to build a new parking lot off Aero Parkway near the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. On Tuesday, March 11, the fiscal court conducted a first reading of an ordinance that would change the zoning designation […]
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New KY energy planner would be exempt from open records law under advancing bill
A taxpayer-funded commission that the legislature is looking to for advice on energy policy would be exempt from Kentucky’s Open Records Act under a bill that a Senate committee approved Wednesday. Senate Bill 100, sponsored by Sen Robby Mills, R-Henderson, would shield records and correspondence of the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission, or EPIC, which the […]
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State advances bill that would add 4% fee to all alcohol sales
Kentucky is one step closer to getting a 4%-plus tax on all alcohol and THC beverages in the state under House Bill 9, formerly House Bill 612. ​The bill would impose an additional 4% state regulatory license fee on gross receipts. Essentially, if passed, it would be an extra 4% fee on all alcohol sold […]
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Covington audit shows no general fund deficit… for now
What you need to know Covington’s annual financial audit has come back clean for the third year in a row. Additionally, fiscal year 2025, which concluded June 31, was the first time since fiscal year 2021 that the city’s general fund closed the fiscal year with revenues exceeding expenditures, i.e., without a deficit. The general […]
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New bathroom coming to Barb Cook Park in Covington
A new pre-fabricated bathroom is coming to Barb Cook Park, which currently lacks public restrooms. The park is located across the street from Latonia Terrace in Covington. The unit will be constructed by Hunter Knepshield, a company out of La Grange in Oldham County. Documents submitted to the Covington Board of Commissioners put the price […]
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Newport launches home repair program for income-eligible residents
A new partnership in Newport is working to help income-eligible homeowners make critical repairs so they can safely stay in their homes. ​The Newport City Commission voted on March 9 to approve a pilot partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati and ReNewport, a citizen-driven, nonprofit community development organization, to provide home repairs for […]
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Additional traffic control measures coming to Girl Scout Bridge
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is planning to install additional measures on the Covington side of the Girl Scout Bridge, which connects Covington and Newport via KY-1120, starting next Monday. The measures follow requests made by both cities after last year’s reconfiguration of the bridge. The measures – which will initially appear as barrels before being […]
