Amazon is hosting a 5k event in Campbell County to benefit kids waiting for wishes, featuring family activities, local vendors, food trucks, and appearances from the Bengals mascot and cheerleaders.
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Covington to vote on cycling infrastructure expansion plan
Covington is set to vote on a plan to expand and connect cycling infrastructure in Covington and Newport next week, following Newport’s approval of their end of the plan this week.
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Covington allocates $60K to support Carnegie Arts Center
The City of Covington has allocated $60,000 to the Carnegie Arts Center to support it as a community building creative outlet, with $50,000 earmarked for energy bill reimbursement and $10,000 for general operating expenses.
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Emergency shelter ‘not willing’ to participate in suggested audit
The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky has declined to undergo a management audit, despite Covington city officials suggesting it to address complaints from neighbors and former employees.
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Win bourbon, vacation packages at upcoming NKY Catholic Charities raffles
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Covington is raffling off four bourbon packages and three vacation packages, with proceeds benefiting the organization. Tickets can be purchased at cassba.com.
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Duke Energy doles out $10k in funding to Gateway Foundation, other local nonprofits
The Duke Energy Foundation granted the Gateway Community & Technical College Foundation a $10,000 grant as part of the nonprofit’s 40-year anniversary celebration. In addition to Gateway, two Cincinnati-based nonprofits with operations in Northern Kentucky—the Adopt A Class Foundation and United Way of Greater Cincinnati—were granted $10,000. “Gateway Community and Technical College is grateful for […]
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Necessity or nuisance? What a conflict over a house in Peaselburg says about animal welfare
The Tristate Noah Project, a nonprofit animal service organization, has purchased a house in Covington’s Peaselburg neighborhood to provide care for homeless cats, but the house has become a conflict between the organization, the city, and some of the street’s neighbors who view the house as a nuisance.
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Turfway Racing donates $4K to Jeff Ruby Foundation
Turfway Racing and Gaming presented a check for $4,000 to the Jeff Ruby Foundation to help provide resources to organizations focused on helping vulnerable youth in local communities.
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Covington’s Backpacks Bonanza offers 1,100 free backpacks to local students
The Backpacks Bonanza event will take place at the Covington location of St. Elizabeth Medical Center on Aug. 10, with 1,100 backpacks filled with school supplies to be given away to Northern Kentucky students.
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Central Bank boosts investment in Catalytic Fund
Lexington-based Central Bank is upping its investment in the Catalytic Fund with a new commitment of $1 million. The Catalytic Fund, a Community Development Financial Institution, is a private sector, not-for-profit entity that attracts quality place-based investments to Northern Kentucky that result in regional economic development and local community development. Central Bank was one of […]
