$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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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 […]
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Covington starting citywide leaf pickups on Monday
Using the unique powers of their two vacuum trucks, the Covington Public Works Department will soon rid the city street of foliage debris. Covington’s annual citywide leaf pickup is set to begin on Monday, Oct. 24. The formal collection schedule runs through Dec. 20, but Covington will do spot pick-up until Dec. 31. Streets and […]
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Covington drop-off program turns food scraps into compost, saves landfill space
The Covington Solid Waste & Recycling Department is offering a program where residents can drop off food scraps and waste to be composted rather than dumped into city trash cans. The specific bin is set up by composting advocate Queen City Commons and accepts organic waste, from everything from potato peels to eggshells to carrot […]
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NKY Cities receive grant funding from regional council of governments
Multiple cities from Campbell, Kenton, and Boone Counties have received grant funding from the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, also known as OKI, for regional transportation projects. The agency awarded a total of $11.19 million across the three counties; it awarded $69 million in funding across the three states. “$69 million dollars is the largest […]
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Every home to receive Altafiber in Kenton, Boone and Campbell Counties
In the summer of 2021, Kenton County negotiated an agreement with Altafiber (previously Cincinnati Bell) to ensure the construction of a high-speed fiber optic internet network to every home in the county by August 2023. As of October 2022, fiber-to-premise is now expanded to 15,812 total addresses. Of those, 13,841 are single-family homes, and 2,002 […]
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Dayton looks to revamp parking violation ordinance/hearing board
To better correspond with state laws and surrounding cities, Dayton held the first reading for changes to its parking enforcement hearing board at the city council meeting on Oct. 4. Dayton City Administrator Jay Fossett said the city had an ordinance for many years, but it no longer comports with the changes at the state […]
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After years of dispute, county and two cities close to agreement on one troubled road
A road that has been the focus of litigation involving two cities and the county is closer to being improved once an agreement is signed. The Covington City Commission on Tuesday will consider an agreement with the City of Taylor Mill for the maintenance of Wolf Road. The road runs east to west between Taylor […]
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Trouble again with trucks in Erlanger’s Cherry Hill: ‘A never-ending battle’
Tractor trailers were again the topic of conversation at the Erlanger City Council meeting after a semi-truck drove on Sycamore Tree Lane in the Cherry Hill subdivision — a street that cannot handle the size or weight of the trucks, even though mapping apps often direct drivers along the street formerly known as Erlanger Road. […]
