Power has been restored in most of Northern Kentucky after a storm brought heavy winds through the area Sunday evening. About 3,000 people in NKY were without power at the outage’s peak. Around 200 people are still experiencing outages. You can view Duke’s live outage map below or by visiting their website. The map is […]
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Crestview Hills, Edgewood partner to deal with Horsebranch Road erosion
A recent Memorial Day weekend storm created a small erosion on a creek bank between Edgewood and Crestview Hills on Horsebranch Road, and the cities are working together to get it fixed. “It’s not gigantic,” said Crestview Hills City Administrator Alex Mattingly at a Thursday evening city council meeting. “It’s near a country road, and […]
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The Sunday Story Podcast: Helping loved ones navigate the maze of elder care
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Newport Parks receives new playground equipment
Just in time for summer, Newport has been working to install new playground equipment in two of the city’s parks. A new playground structure has been completed at Buena Vista Park on W 12th Street in the city’s west side neighborhood. New playground equipment is also coming soon to Ralph Mussman Recreation Complex, adjacent to […]
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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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Covington releases short-term rental ordinance draft, schedules public hearing
The City of Covington released a draft of its new short-term rental regulations, along with a list of frequently asked questions, in a press release on Thursday. The release has hyperlinks to the proposed ordinance and lays out the neighborhoods most affected. It also contains an online comment form, where people can leave feedback on […]
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Drees transfers land to Crestview Hills for $1
Crestview Hills City Council members voted unanimously at a meeting Thursday evening to accept the transfer of two parcels of property on Shinkle Road from The Drees Company for $1. “This was given to us,” said Alex Mattingly, Crestview Hills’ city administrator. “We have identified this as a small parcel of land, adjacent to Shinkle […]
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Weekend closures scheduled on I-71/75 NB ramp to I-275 in Kenton County
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced lane and ramp closures on the bridge overpass from I-71/75 northbound to I-275 eastbound/westbound in Kenton County beginning Friday, June 9. Crews will be performing a bridge deck overlay project with various lane and ramp closures from Friday, June 9 from 9 p.m. to Monday, June 12 at 6 a.m. […]
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Wilder to modernize city building, increase pay for city workers
The City of Wilder is set to approve a new $6.9 million annual budget with special appropriations for updating the city building and increasing pay for all city personnel. The improvements to city hall will focus on improving the functionality and presentation of the council chamber. That includes new carpet, an upgraded dais, and two […]
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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 […]
