The Southbank Shuttle returns to service later this month, the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) announced Monday. The shuttle, which served the urban centers of Covington, Newport, and Cincinnati until the COVID-19 pandemic arrived here in March of 2020, will roll through those cities again starting Saturday, August 20. TANK said that even after […]
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Boone County buys 296 acres from CVG for park, animal shelter
Boone County Fiscal Court has approved the purchase of 296 acres of land from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The court reviewed the deal on Tuesday during its regular meeting. Commissioners voted unanimously to purchase the acreage from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport for $1.18 million, according to County Administrator Jeff Earlywine. The land is […]
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Covington expanding citywide Homeowner Repair Program
The City of Covington announced that it has been able to help approximately 124 homeowners in need of urgent repairs over the past ten years. The repairs often fixed problems that posed threats to the health and safety of the people living there. Now, Covington is looking to double those efforts. Covington allocated $200,000 to […]
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Boone County praised for American Rescue Plan spending
Boone County was the subject of praise in a recent press conference in Colorado held by the National Association of Counties.
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Taylor Mill commissioner calls chosen location for amphitheater a ‘lunatic’ idea
After a contentious back and forth, Taylor Mill commissioners chose last week where to put a new amphitheater the city will build with grant money it received last month. The two possible locations were a bowl-shaped area in Pride Park and a large, flat area farther into the park. The flat area eventually won out. […]
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Kenton County continues expansion of high-speed internet
High-speed internet for Northern Kentuckians has been a focus of regional leadership for years, as many rural residents in Kenton, Campbell and Boone counties lacked proper access. In summer 2021, Kenton County negotiated an agreement with Altafiber, formerly Cincinnati Bell, to construct a high-speed fiber broadband network for every home in the county by August […]
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Notices to vacate posted at ‘last affordable place in Newport’
Residents of the Victoria Square Apartments in Newport received notices to vacate on Tuesday, giving them about ten weeks to find other living arrangements. These notices arrived about two weeks after Cincinnati-based Sunset Property Solutions, or SPS, acquired the property located at 506 Central Ave. SPS Management has sent out two different notices to residents. […]
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Op-Ed: Kentucky crosses into new era of driver licensing
The following op-ed is written by Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has delivered its fair share of big, bold and transformative infrastructure projects over the years. On June 27, 2022, we crossed a significant milestone by completing one of the largest statewide initiatives in our recent history that surprisingly didn’t […]
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Flipped truck carrying gasoline closes I-71/75 at bridge, ‘code red’ alert issued for nearby residents
This story has been updated to indicate that northbound travel reopened at 10:15 a.m., according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. A truck hauling thousands of gallons of gasoline flipped on its side near the Brent Spence Bridge on southbound I-71/75 late Saturday night prompting the closure of the highway in both directions. The City of […]
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Three roads approved for slope repairs in Boone County
Three Boone County roads are on the list for repairs using soil nailing, which reinforces the slope of roads on steep terrain
