Park Hills city council discussed last week how to use the $214,353 it received from the federal government for COVID-19 relief. Possible plans include $20,000 to assist businesses, $18,000 to aid employees on a sliding scale, and $100,000 to offset the advanced life support (ALS) contract with the City of Fort Wright. Remaining funds could […]
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Notre Dame Academy President Stepping Down for National Role
Notre Dame Academy President Dr. Laura Koehl is stepping down from her role at the Park Hills school to become executive director of the Sisters of Notre Dame National Sponsorship and Network Officer and as chief operating officer of the National Ministry Corporation. Koehl will remain at Notre Dame through September 1. Following that date, […]
Park Hills Council Assigns Committees, Discusses Fire Pit Complaints
Park Hills city council is set to amend its calendar for when committees meet. Council listened to the first reading of an ordinance amending those times. Mayor Kathy Zembrodt said that there were rules in the original order that are no longer relevant due to the pandemic when most meetings have happened virtually. The meetings […]
Kleier Named Chief Communications Officer at Notre Dame Academy
Notre Dame Academy named Jane Kleier its chief communications officer. Kleier has been with the Park Hills Catholic high school for girls since 2012 serving as its director of marketing and communications. The new position reflects a promotion, recognizing Kleier’s successes in her current role at the school, said NDA President Dr. Laura Koehl. […]
St. Joseph Lane Sidewalk Project Closer to Beginning in Park Hills
The City of Park Hills is set to move forward on a long-awaited sidewalk project on St. Joseph Lane. At the city council’s meeting earlier in January, residents were told that Monday, January 25 would be the time to address council virtually about the project. City Engineer Jay Bayer started Monday’s meeting by explaining the […]
Park Hills to Allow Pervious Parking; Audit Shows City in Strong Cash Position
Park Hills city council gave its approval to pervious parking spaces, designed to be an alternative to more typical parking pads at residences. The city has been studying the issue for about a year. Since Park Hills residents find parking challenging to come by in some parts of the city, allowing for alternatives to cement, […]
Park Hills Swears In New Council Members
The Park Hills city council was sworn in virtually by Kenton County Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann. Pam Spoor, Joe Shields, Sarah Froelich, and Steve Elkins were reelected in November. Dr. Kevin Downes and Anthony Darin were elected to their first terms. Council members Wesley Deters and Kevin Theissen are leaving council. At the end of last […]
Man Pleads Guilty to 1978 Park Hills Rape
A man pleaded guilty in a rape, sodomy, and kidnapping case from 1978. Dean Tate, 78, pleaded guilty to all three charges stemming from an attack on a Park Hills woman outside her home in the early morning hours of October 1, 1978. Tate was arrested at his Georgia home in November of last year […]
Your CBD Store Opens in Park Hills
Your CBD Store in Park Hills, Kentucky, would like to attract like-minded people to the store. Elizabeth Kirby opened her store in June of 2019 in Crescent Springs, and in October of that year opened a store in Florence. Earlier this month she moved her Crescent Springs store to Park Hills, in the strip with Loschiavio’s […]
City News Roundup: Taylor Mill, Park Hills, Edgewood
The following is a list of news items from local cities as covered by RCN’s Patricia A. Scheyer: Park Hills: Public Works Director Dan VonHandorf said that he is unsure when the Amsterdam Road project will be completed, but progress is being made. Meanwhile, the city usually conducts an annual leaf pick-up, but this year, […]

