The City of Florence has unveiled two new signs dedicated to the men and women of the Florence Police Department and the Florence Fire/EMS Department for their service to the community. The signs are in conjunction with the painting of a “Thin Blue Line” in honor of the Police Department on Ewing Boulevard and a […]
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City of Dayton receives emergency road aid funds for slide repair
The City of Dayton receives $70,000 in county road aid emergency funds for a slide repair on 7th Avenue to make travel safer for motorists that rely on the road. The repairs will take place on 7th, located east of Dayton, Pike extending east to the end of the road for nearly a mile. “The […]
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Open house allows public to give feedback on 4th Street Bridge designs
A previous version of this story said that both open houses were in Covington. LINK nky regrets the error. Curious to know what designs are being considered for the replacement of the 4th Street Bridge? Join Vision Zero’s open house in a couple weeks, planned to welcome the public to review and give feedback on […]
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Beshear announces $15 million for infrastructure, education in NKY
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday over $15 million in funding for infrastructure and education in Northern Kentucky. “Today’s awards will help our students, our seniors and everyone in between,” Beshear said. “World-class companies are choosing Kentucky because of our world-class workforce, and that means we have to keep investing in education, as well as our infrastructure […]
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Changes made to streamline animal services in Campbell County
Cities in Campbell County have entered into an interlocal agreement with the county to dissolve the Northern Kentucky Animal Control Board and enter into a new deal with the fiscal court to provide animal control services. The cities of Bellevue, Cold Spring, Dayton, Fort Thomas, Highland Heights, Melbourne, Silver Grove, Southgate, and Wilder are participating […]
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Air buses, AI distilled whiskey, 3D home printers: Futurist looks ahead to 2037
Can you imagine the year 2037? What will people wear? What will they drive (or ride in)? What foods will they eat? Futurist Christopher Rice posed these questions before his presentation at the One NKY Regional Summit Wednesday afternoon. In a short 15 years, we’ll have these answers, but at Wednesday’s summit, Rice discussed his […]
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Newport approves $1 million for playground, street, sidewalk improvements
$1 million is going to be injected into the infrastructure of Newport – which will be used to improve streets, install new playground equipment at two city parks and enhance sidewalks along Monmouth and Third streets. On Tuesday night, the Newport City Commission approved plans to spend $1 million, including more than $600,000 of federal […]
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Gift promoting bike safety could open eyes to larger conversation: ‘It’s the concept of making our streets safer for everyone’
Brrring, brring! That’s the sound drivers, bike riders and pedestrians will hear more often in Fort Thomas if all goes according to plan. At the October city meeting, council member Ken Bowman announced that Reser Bicycle in Newport donated 400 bike bells to Fort Thomas residents in the hopes of promoting safer riding, especially on […]
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Boone County marks progress on rural water expansion program
Boone County is advancing its rural water project, which aims to expand Boone County Water District access to several hundred homes throughout the county. During the Oct. 11 Boone County Fiscal Court meeting, County Administrator Jeff Earlywine offered an update on the project. First, he said around 340 customers should see a $25 drop in […]
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TANK promotes Gina Douthat to general manager
Gina Douthat has is the new general manager for TANK, the transportation agency announced this week. Douthat has held various positions with TANK since 1997, most recently as deputy general manager and director of communications and development. During her time at TANK, Douthat has provided oversight to areas including marketing and communications, planning, IT and […]
