The Boone County Public Safety Communications Center has been named Kentucky’s 2026 Public Safety Answering Point 911 Agency of the Year. The award, presented by the Kentucky Emergency Number Association and the Kentucky chapter of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, recognizes the work of Boone County’s 911 dispatch center. The Boone County Public Safety […]
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Northern Kentucky medical examiner’s office, crime lab break ground
Northern Kentucky is one step closer to having a medical examiner’s office again after state and local officials broke ground Friday on a new facility. Construction at the former Highland Heights city building on Harriet Avenue is expected to begin within the next three to four weeks and be completed in early 2028, according to […]
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Drees’ scaled-down Boone County housing proposal advances
What you need to know A scaled-down development proposal from Fort Mitchell-based Drees Homes has advanced through a key subcommittee of the Boone County Planning Commission. Drees Homes is seeking a zone change for 185 acres along the west side of U.S. 42, between Rice Pike and Bleu Yacht Lane, to make way for a […]
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Covington to approve five more affordable homes for Pleasant Street
UPDATE: The Covington Board of Commissioners approved the relevant legislation to begin developing the parcels on Sept. 22, 2026.–LINK nky editorial, Sept. 22, 2026. Covington is set to approve the development of five more homes on Pleasant Street in the city’s Eastside neighborhood next week. This will be the second phase of the city’s attempt […]
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Newport votes against Southbank Partners dues, citing transparency concerns
Newport commissioners rejected the city’s roughly $58,000 Southbank Partners membership payment this week, citing concerns about transparency, oversight and unfinished projects. The Newport City Commission voted 3-2 Monday against paying its annual dues to Southbank Partners at its Sept. 14 meeting. Commissioners Ken Rechtin, Mike Radwanski and Vice Mayor Julie Smith-Morrow voted no, while Mayor […]
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Major door, front-end security firm considers moving to region
UPDATE: The city agreed to the incentive agreement on Sept. 22, 2026. The purchase of the relevant property, however, had not yet taken place as of that date, according to county property records.–LINK nky, Sept. 23, 2026. Innovative Opening Solutions, a Norwood-based security, door and window designer, is considering moving its headquarters to Northern Kentucky. […]
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Residents, demonstrators ask SD1 to reroute Boone County sewer project
What you need to know Demonstrators and Northern Kentucky residents protested outside the headquarters of Sanitation District 1 (SD1) Tuesday against a massive sewer project in Boone County. Many also spoke before SD1’s Board of Directors, asking them to reconsider and possibly reroute the project. The project itself runs along Woolper Creek and has been […]
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St. Vincent de Paul breaks ground on new Erlanger headquarters
St. Vincent de Paul broke ground on its new headquarters in Erlanger on Tuesday. The new HQ is the result of a multi-million-dollar capital campaign started earlier this year. “For more than a century, St. Vincent de Paul has been serving our neighbors throughout Northern Kentucky,” said Erlanger Mayor Jessica Fette. “For many years, Erlanger […]
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CVG to conduct full-scale emergency response drill Sept. 18
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is set to conduct a large-scale emergency response drill on Sept. 18. Kicking off at 9 a.m., the drill will involve over 700 people from nearly 100 emergency response agencies. The drill will stage two aircraft crash sites on a closed runway to test response teams’ emergency preparedness in a […]
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Newport approves $102K rubber surface for Mansion Hill Park playground
Newport is moving forward with a more than $100,000 rubber playground surface at Mansion Hill Park. The Newport City Commission approved an agreement with DWA Recreation for a poured-in-place rubber surface as part of the ongoing playground overhaul at 524 E. 3rd St. The agreement is not to exceed $102,326, although Newport Assistant City Manager […]
