What you need to know The Covington Board of Commissioners and city staff set new priorities for themselves at a special meeting over the weekend. The roughly three-hour long meeting included discussions on everything from skate parks to police drones to non-compliant landlords, but in the end, the commissioners came away with five priorities they […]
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How’s the progress on Erlanger’s Eons Park?
What you need to know The early phases of Erlanger’s Eons adventure park are coming together. LINK nky joined community members and city leaders this week for a tour of areas that are either complete or near completion, specifically the areas around Houston Road and Sycamore Tree Lane, near the area where the park’s groundbreaking […]
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A new dog park is coming to Idlewild Park in Boone County
A new dog park is in England Idlewild Park’s near future. The Boone County Fiscal Court approved a bid related to the project with Covington-based LK Concrete securing the pact. The county’s dog park is temporarily located on Baseball Field #7 within England Idlewild Park to accommodate the new Boone County Animal Care and Control […]
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West Covington dog park, twice delayed, could open in Spring 2023
In January, the City of Covington began construction work on a new dog park at Sgt. Jason Bishop Memorial Park. Now, when dog owners walk by, they see a fully fenced in area for their pets to play in, along with benches, waste stations, trees, a perimeter trail and straw-covered growing grass. The park features […]
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Like dogs? Like beer? This place is for you
A dog park and cold beer are brewing at a new business in Florence. Lee Cahill has been building his business idea of a taproom and dog park for over a year, and it’s almost ready to open. Originally from Verona, Cahill attended the University of Louisville for his degree in biology. That’s when he […]
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Around the County: Alexandria City Council Holds Public Hearing on Property Tax Rate
The Alexandria City Council met on August 15. (photo: FTM file) By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Alexandria, Kentucky, city council members began their August 15 meeting with a public hearing on the fiscal year 2019-2020 property tax rate. As required by Kentucky law, the city must have a public hearing when the tax […]
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Fort Thomas Police Need Your Help To Identify Suspects In Brazen Robbery
Fort Thomas Police have again seen a rash of “smash and grab” robberies in the city and they believe an East Coast gang may be responsible. Det. Derek Faught of the Fort Thomas Police said they have seen a trend of crime that involves shattering windows and stealing purses. He said that he’s been working […]
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“Smash and Grab” Crime Gang Back In Fort Thomas
The Fort Thomas Dog Park has been the scene for “smash and grab” crimes that Fort Thomas Police attributes to the “Felony Lane Gang.” FTM file. On Saturday, September 3, Fort Thomas resident David Thompson said that he was leaving the Fort Thomas dog park when he noticed two cars with smashed windows. “I […]
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Woman struck by fallen tree at Highland Dog Park
Highland Dog Park, where a woman was struck by a falling tree Tuesday morning/Google Update: This story has been updated to include comments from the city’s Assistant City Administrator and Director of General Services, Ron Dill. Reports are coming in that a woman was struck by a falling tree at the Highland Dog Park in […]
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Where Did All the Children Go?
Tonight after work my wife and I took advantage of possibly one of the last nice weather days in 2011 and got the kids out of the house for a walk. I got home late so a walk to Tower Park was out of the question before it got dark so we made a short […]