The City of Edgewood used a 2023 workers’ compensation grant to improve an ambulance, in addition to funding programs and services that reduce liability and make the city safer, according to Mayor John Link. The League of Cities awarded the grant — the group has awarded over $6.3 million in safety and liability grants since […]
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Meetings in NKY this week: Here’s how to make your voice heard
Each week, the LINK nky team stretches out across Northern Kentucky to attend — and translate — government meetings for our community. If you’re looking to make your voice heard or to just learn more about what’s going on in your community, we’ve got you covered. Here are the public meetings happening around Northern Kentucky […]
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Boone County Solid Waste Department conducting recycling survey
The Boone County Solid Waste Department is conducting an online recycling survey, with officials indicating the effort seeks to gain greater insight regarding what residents recycle in their homes. The survey seeks to learn about residents’ recycling habits, how often they recycle, if they opt for curbside recycling, what type of items residents recycle and […]
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Richwood Road, I-71/I-75 to undergo closures for five days beginning Tuesday
KY 338, Richwood Road, at the intersection of I-71/I-75, will undergo a series of closures from July 11 to July 17 to allow for the final construction measures of the roads’ new double crossover diamond interchange. Different closures limiting traffic will take place over the roughly five-day period, with most of the interchange reopening by […]
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Project slated to reopen Route 8 in Campbell County after four-year closure
The portion of Route 8 in Campbell County from Ky 445, also known as River Road, to Tower Hill Road, which has been closed for four years, is slated to reopen per the state. Public Information Officer with KYTC District 6 Jake Ryle specified that this would be a maintenance project to reopen the 2.87 […]
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Boone County working to address emergency dispatcher staffing needs
Emergency dispatchers are in high demand right now in Boone County. “We are eight dispatchers and one supervisor down now,” Boone County Human Resources Director Lori Zombek said. “There’s 27 dispatchers. We’re down a little more than a third. We’re advertising on national platforms.” The dispatchers work within the Public Safety Communications Center – which processes 911 […]
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Boone County eyeing expanded water service in unserved areas
The Boone County Fiscal Court is working to identify a contractor to complete all facets of the construction of desired water main lines in currently unserved areas of the county. Officials indicated the Boone County Fiscal Court has partnered with the Boone County Water District and the DLZ Kentucky, Inc. design team to produce project […]
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I-275 near Turkeyfoot to close for bridge repairs beginning Friday
Ramp and lane closures on I-275 near Turkeyfoot Road, KY 1303, will begin this Friday, July 7 at 9 p.m., according to a press release from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The closures will allow work teams to repair the steel on the bridge overpass. The work is expected to conclude on July 10 around 6 […]
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Amazon and Duke Energy unveil large solar project at CVG
With a goal to power their operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025, Amazon partnered with Duke Energy to harness the power of the sun. In order to achieve this goal, Amazon and Duke Energy collaborated on a solar project where they installed over 5,600 solar panels on the rooftop of the Amazon Air facility […]
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Bellevue residents plan to attend every meeting until proposed development is ‘squashed’
Bellevue residents that line the northwest intersection of Geiger and Berry avenues have been outspoken against a proposed apartment development behind their homes. Residents say the three-and-a-half acres of land owned by the city isn’t geologically sound, would decrease their property values, and would cause noise pollution from the industrial site that the existing trees […]
