Independence City Council unanimously accepted a bid Monday night to perform corrective construction in the streets of the Falcon Ridge subdivision. The bid relates to a corrective construction project addressing water seepage in the subdivision, which has caused damage to road expansion joints and led to unsightly mold blooms along the sidewalks and curbs. The […]
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Lt. Gov. Coleman presents Kenton County organizations with state funding awards
Kentucky’s lieutenant governor, Jacqueline Coleman, presented state funding awards to a variety of Kenton County organizations at a special event at the Kenton County courthouse in Covington Monday morning. The money will serve to augment the region with additional investment in the hopes that the selected organizations can better build out their programs, services and, […]
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Temporary lane closures scheduled for KY 1017 on April 3
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has warned Boone County residents that KY 1017, Turfway Road, will undergo multiple temporary closures so that utility infrastructure can be repaired on April 3. The work will occur just east of ramps onto I-75 from 11 p.m., April 3 to 2 a.m., April 4. There will be multiple locations where […]
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Union strikes partnership with fiscal court to collect occupational tax
The Boone County Fiscal Court discussed what it would mean for them and the City of Union in terms of a Memorandum of Understanding and exchange of information agreement at Tuesday’s meeting. This MOA would be Boone County assisting Union in the startup and implementation of their new occupational license fee ordinance, which is a […]
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Fort Mitchell to purchase new body cameras, cloud-based storage
At a recent city council meeting, Police Chief Robert Nader proposed changing body camera platforms for the Fort Mitchell Police Department. The Fort Mitchell Police Department has been using body cameras in some capacity since July 2015. They currently have body cameras on their officers and cameras in police cruisers, and Nader is considering switching […]
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Covington Schools consider policy change after Meinken Field complaints
A complaint relating to the use of Meinken Field, the baseball field of Holmes High School, has cast a light on Covington Independent Schools’ policy for community use of school facilities, specifically around the issue of pricing and fee waivers for community members outside of the district. “I want to have this discussion with the […]
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Fort Mitchell proposes change to vicious dog penalties
Fort Mitchell has heard complaints and concerns on the topic of vicious dog penalties in the city over the past few months. In February, the city first read the proposed Ordinance 2023-04, which would change the penalty for animal-related offenses within the city. After proposing the ordinance, the city of Fort Mitchell took calls from […]
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UPDATE: Kenton County to host property valuation assessment info sessions
The Kenton County Property Valuation Administrator, Darlene Plummer, along with members of the county’s PVA assessment team, will host several informational sessions at several locations throughout Kenton County in March and April. The PVA office, which is responsible for determining the value of real estate property in Kenton County, is mandated by law to review […]
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Former Covington employee who charged $150K on company credit card pays restitution
The Covington City Commission voted Tuesday to accept $165,587.53 in restitution from the legal counsel of a former city employee. A federal grand jury indicted Allison Donaldson on four counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft in September. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, from February 2020 […]
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Covington Commission increases short-term rental penalties
The Covington City Commission unanimously voted to increase penalties for short-term rental property owners who have failed to obtain licensing from the city. The vote, which occurred during Tuesday’s legislative session, is the end of a months-long process of investigation, deliberation and revision of measures related to short-term rentals. More commonly referred to as Airbnbs, […]
