Daytime traffic across the Fourth Street/Veterans Memorial Bridge between Covington and Newport may move more slowly than usual on Monday and Tuesday. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet – District 6 Office said that a bridge maintenance project will reduce traffic to one lane in both directions during daytime hours. The work will be conducted on Monday […]
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Parking Authority recommends selling meters, offering monthly parking spaces at Madison Ave. lot
With Covington’s push to market itself as a desirable urban area for business relocation, City leaders have emphasized the importance of expanding parking infrastructure, while also repurposing underutilized parking spaces to better suit the needs of the public and incoming businesses. At a special meeting held on Wednesday, the Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority voted […]
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Alexandria housing development gets first reading at Campbell Fiscal Court
The zone change for the Maronda Homes development at 10743 S. Licking Pike was on the agenda at Wednesday night’s Campbell County Fiscal Court meeting. It was the first reading of an ordinance for a zone change required for this development. There was no vote. That will happen following a second reading. Wednesday’s meeting was […]
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Kenton County driver licensing transferring to new state office in Independence
The Kenton County Circuit Court Clerk’s office will cease driver’s licensing services on Thursday, and a new Driver Licensing Regional Office will open in Independence on Monday. A regional office opened in Covington in April at the Kenton County Government Building (1840 Simon Kenton Way). In an announcement, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said that the […]
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Major public infrastructure projects coming to Dayton
Eleven public infrastructure projects — including new roads, sidewalks, pedestrian bump-outs, hiking and biking trails, and storm-water projects — will make for a busy spring and summer season this year in Dayton. “All of this construction work will create some short-term pain in terms of traffic disruptions, dust, and detours,” Dayton Mayor Ben Baker said, […]
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Open house invites Boone resident feedback on planning/zoning strategy
On Wednesday, May 25, the Planning and Zoning Committee is hosting an open house to solicit feedback from the community. Information gathered from the meeting will supplement the official zoning update for the county.
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Florence gets update on growth plans for St. Elizabeth campus
St. Elizabeth Healthcare’s regional chief operating officer gave a presentation to Florence City Council at this week’s meeting to update the city about how its campus here will be spending $90 million allocated to the project. “We had made the decision a while back that we wanted to move our orthopedic service line off the […]
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Overnight work will close part of I-75 on Friday
Some lanes on Interstate 75 will be closed between midnight and 5 a.m. on Friday, May 13. Work crews with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6 Office and Boone County will be making pavement repairs during that time. Work between the Mt. Zion exit and the Kenton County line will close some of the lanes. […]
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Park Hills residents protest temporary speed bumps
Residents from a street in Park Hills came to the first in-person meeting of Park Hills city council in over a year Monday night to protest the speed bumps that are being temporarily installed at some intersections in the city. “I understand the intersection of Audubon and Lawton are going to be getting these same, […]
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Kenton County PVA offering extensions for property valuation appeals
Northern Kentucky residents have cumulatively seen a spike in their property valuations throughout the past few weeks. Kenton County residents in Bromley, Covington, and Ludlow are opening their mail to find they received a jump in their home value from their Property Valuation Administration. Campbell County cities Fort Thomas, Southgate, Wilder, and Woodlawn received the […]
