The Crescent Springs city council passed a resolution at Monday’s city council meeting to build a new firehouse for the Crescent Springs Villa Hills Fire Department. The Crescent Villa Fire Authority (CVFA) was created through an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between Crescent Springs and Villa Hills along with the Crescent Springs Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. “The […]
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Park Hills council meets to talk about a place to meet
The Park Hills city council is still looking for a permanent home to hold its meetings. The city building has not been used for meetings in some time but during Monday’s virtual meeting, Mayor Kathy Zembrodt suggested that the next meeting could be in person there. Councilman Joe Shields raised concerns about federal Americans With […]
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Walton-Verona reviews plan for new school building
Walton-Verona Independent School District is looking to build a new school to house its growing student population. During a recent board meeting, the Walton-Verona Board of Education was presented with an “early schematic” of a new intermediate school, one that will house fourth and fifth grade students. The elementary school currently teaches kindergarten through fourth […]
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Musician and cobbler opens new business in Covington, continues father’s legacy
Soulful. It’s the adjective that best describes local cobbler and musician James Napier. He’s a man with plenty of soul. Soul is not only the genre of music Napier creates and performs, but also what is required to reintroduce his father’s shoe repair business to Covington. His new business will be one of a few […]
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Three-year traffic study in Crescent Springs neighborhood shows no speed issue despite residents’ concerns
Crossings Drive and Sierra Drive in Crescent Springs have undergone a traffic speed study analysis over the last three years to address residents’ complaints about speeding and drivers running stop signs in the area. Villa Hills Police Lt. Matt Hall gave the traffic study presentation at the Crescent Springs city council meeting on Monday. The […]
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The Kentucky Side: Voting in NKY in 2022; 1950 Census Details Released
On this week’s episode of Northern Kentucky’s podcast “The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks”: We are just weeks away from the May primary election in Kentucky, our first time casting ballots since the pandemic election year of 2020. COVID worries and restrictions offered expanded access to voting that year, but in 2022 that won’t be […]
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Funding for Brent Spence Companion Bridge clears hurdles in Kentucky Legislature
Funding for the Brent Spence Bridge corridor project took two crucial steps Tuesday. House Bill 242, which is the House Biennial Highway Construction plan, passed the Senate Transportation Committee. The Budget Conference Committee also moved forward its budget, including $250 million in matching funds from the General Fund for the project. House Bill 242 now […]
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Crescent Springs appoints Mike Daugherty as new mayor
The new mayor of Crescent Springs is Mike Daugherty, a longtime member of city council. Daugherty was selected by his fellow council members at Monday night’s meeting. He replaces Justin Hartfiel stepped down as mayor on March 27 in order to focus on his doctoral research, as reported by LINK nky. Justin Hartfiel replaced his […]
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A potential Covington office development is announced, but not much is being shared
Last Friday, Director of External Affairs for Kenton County John Stanton made a Facebook post saying CBRE, a real estate company, announced a partnership with Urban Sites- a property management company, to bring a Class A office space to the Roebling Point Neighborhood in Covington. The proposed 50,000 square feet of office space is said […]
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‘We have to do better’: Boone Co. seeks community help for roadside litter
Roadside litter is piling up in Boone County, and authorities say staff shortages share some of the blame. Roadside litter collection has fallen off its normal routine during the pandemic due to staff shortages at the jail. Without enough corrections officers on duty, the jail cannot safely transport inmate work crews to collect garbage lining […]