The Covington Independent School District Board of Education unanimously voted to send a project renovating the softball field at Glenn O. Swing Elementary out to bid to design contractors, after months of discussion about building projects and spending between the board, the district and the community.
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NKY Port Authority commits to compliance with local standards
The Northern Kentucky Port Authority Board of Directors passed a new policy that requires private developers partnered with the Port Authority to adhere to local standards of the jurisdiction where their development is occurring.
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Commission to approve traffic, archeology studies for Covington Riverfront development
The Covington City Commission is likely to approve a legally mandated traffic impact study and archeological study for the Central Riverfront development, which will be paid for with bond funding, at their meeting on Feb. 27, 2024.
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Boone County using opioid settlement funds to create social worker role under the sheriff’s department
Boone County is set to hire three new workers aimed at addressing the multifaceted challenges posed by the opioid crisis. On Tuesday, the Boone County Fiscal Court approved a resolution allowing the use of opioid abatement funds to hire up to three police navigators/social workers — a newly created position. “This is one of the […]
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Austinburg Park upgrades: Covington City Commission to vote next week
The Covington City Commission heard a contract proposal for improvements to the equipment and shelter at Austinburg Park at their meeting Tuesday, with the proposal likely to pass at the legislative meeting on Feb. 27.
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Licking Pike bridge replacement: 50-day traffic detour
A bridge replacement project on Licking Pike will begin on March 4 and will close the Scaffold Creek crossing for 50 days while contractors install the new structure.
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Kentucky Senate passes bill to let landlords reject Section 8, avoid fees
Kentucky state lawmakers are closer to outlawing two local ordinances that ban landlords from refusing to rent to someone based solely on the use of housing assistance income, like Section 8. Likely to become law pending final passage in the House, House Bill 18 would prohibit cities and counties from adopting – or enforcing, in […]
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Fort Thomas discusses progress on zoning ordinance update project
Fort Thomas Planning Commission members joined the city council’s February meeting to discuss progress on the city’s zoning ordinance update project. The group heard from Alisa Duffey Rogers, an architect and planner with CT Consultants, who has been working on the project. The city has been updating its zoning ordinances for more than a year, […]
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Lawmakers pitched on economic, educational value of increasing state support for child care
Kathy Donelan doesn’t like the options facing her Highland Heights child care and preschool center if the state doesn’t put money into the child care industry this session. “I could close,” Donelan told members of the Senate Families and Children Committee Tuesday as she testified in support of the Horizons Act, a $300 million, two-year […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024
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