The Kentucky League of Cities, a regional nonprofit and insurance provider that advocates for the financial interest of cities in the commonwealth, has awarded the city of Crescent Springs a Work Compensation Safety Grant. The grant is issued to member cities to help improve their safety infrastructure and reduce their insurance liability. The league has […]
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CVG to upgrade security exit lane, passenger meet and greet area
Improvements are coming to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport’s main passenger exit area. On Tuesday, the Kenton County Airport Board entered into an agreement with Cincinnati-based contractor Graybach LLC to construct a new security exit lane, employee processing area, and to revamp the meet and greet area in CVG’s main terminal. The airport’s current passenger […]
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Open while closed: How Aquaramp Marina stayed in business during Route 8 saga
“Excited and relieved,” is how Aquaramp Marina co-founder Brian Schleper told LINK nky he felt when he learned the portion of Old Route 8, where his business is located, was reopening after a four-year closure. “We never dreamed it would take this long for this to get this going again,” Schleper said. The locally infamous […]
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Kenton County leaders to meet with state legislators about road projects
Mayors and other public officials from Kenton County identified several road improvement and expansion projects to focus on and set a date to meet with state legislators during a meeting Saturday. Erlanger Mayor Jessica Fette broke down the projects into three categories: road expansion projects already on the books, possible future road projects and the […]
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Boone County now has more say in when, how sexually-oriented businesses operate
Sixteen years after adopting an ordinance relating to when and how sexually-oriented businesses operate, Boone County has a new regulatory resource in place. Boone County can now strictly regulate the time, place and manner a sexually-oriented business operates, said Chattanooga, Tennessee-based attorney Scott Bergthold, who helped craft the new legislation. After its second reading the […]
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Bellevue to consider raising fine on curfew violations for minors
Bellevue is considering raising the penalty for curfew violations for minors. The city held a first reading of the ordinance amendment at its July 12 council meeting. The amendment reads that for a first violation by a minor, the parent or guardian will be fined $25. The parent or guardian will be fined $100 for […]
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Walton Fire Protection District earns national award: ‘Training is paramount’
The Walton Fire Protection District is firmly entrenched in the belief that being in lockstep with research and training is essential to serving those in need, Battalion Chief Steve Maselli told LINK nky. “Training is paramount,” Maselli said. “On average our staff gets approximately 180 hours of additional training each year. That’s both on the […]
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Development of former Willie’s Sports Cafe site in Covington hits roadblock
A Covington homeowner has challenged a zoning change that would allow for the development of townhomes at the former site of Willie’s Sports Cafe in Covington. The Kenton County Planning Commission recommended a zoning change for the land at their meeting on June 1. However, now that a county resident has appealed the approval, the […]
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Daytime lane closures on Richardson Road scheduled through October
Daytime lane closures are scheduled to begin on Monday, July 17, along Richardson Road in Erlanger, according to a recent announcement from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Work crews will be making safety improvements along the road. The work is expected to continue until Oct. 15. The work is occuring between the intersections at Bramblewood Drive […]
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Devou Good Foundation to host public hearing on 4th Street bridge
Two local nonprofits, the Devou Good Foundation and the Coalition for Transit and Sustainable Development of Greater Cincinnati, will host a public hearing relating to the 4th Street bridge on Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in Covington. The hearing will focus on the upcoming 4th Street bridge replacement project, which will […]
