Covington Catholic High School senior Pete Williams was named a semifinalist in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Williams, of Alexandria, was among the 1.5 million high school juniors who entered the program by taking the PSAT/NMSQT Qualifying Test. Only 16,000, or less than 1 percent were named semifinalists based on their scores. Semifinalists […]
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Park Hills Council Discusses Tax Rate, Infrastructure
Park Hills city council met last week virtually to discuss infrastructure and financial oversight. Council was told that too many cars are driving on Cleveland Avenue to avoid the construction work on Amsterdam Road. Apparently, Google Maps has been directing motorists to Cleveland as a detour. The city hopes to put up a sign informing […]
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Park Hills Gets New City Attorney; Sidewalk Project in Design Phase
Park Hills city council voted to appoint Daniel Braun as its city attorney during its virtual meeting Monday night. Braun replaces Kyle Winslow who moved to a new legal role elsewhere. Council also approved new fees for Rumpke’s trash collection, a $6 increase to $198 per year. Council extended the period in which residents can […]
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Park Hills May Join Covington in Effort to Improve Montague Road
Park Hills city council appears to be poised to keep tax rates the same as last year. The move would keep those rates in place for the tenth straight year. Council listened to a first reading of the tax ordinance, which will require a second reading before formal approval. The ad valorem tax rate will […]
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Park Hills Adopts Budget, Resolution Against Duke Rate Increase
The City of Park Hills has a budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year. City council gave its blessing to the budget on Monday night, though Councilwoman Sarah Froelich voted against it, arguing that she did not have enough information. She said that there should be a better system that offers more participation and understanding of […]
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Park Hills Considers Rule Change for Parking Pads
Park Hills city council discussed a resident’s proposal to amend the zoning ordinance related to driveways and parking pads. Lee Burkett, who lives on Aberdeen Road, said that he wants to put in a pervious parking pad with a mesh permeable grass and gravel materials to allow the grass to grow through it. The pad […]
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Park Hills Council Makes Changes to Development Agreement
Park Hills city council voted to amend an easement at Mt. Allen Road as part of a forthcoming housing development in nearby Covington. Arlington Properties is building new homes on the former site of Northern Kentucky University’s Covington campus, which borders Park Hills. Mt. Allen Road used to offer a secondary entrance to the campus. […]
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New Residential Project Announced in Covington
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that the residential project will be located in Park Hills. It is actually located in the city of Covington, along the border with Park Hills. The presentation, however, was presented to the Park Hills city council. RCN regrets the error. A new multi-family housing development is slated for […]
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Anti-Doxxing Bill Passes Senate Easily; Was Inspired by Cov Cath/D.C. Event
Legislation to criminalize a type of online harassment passed the state Senate on Monday by a 30-6 vote. Senate Bill 182 would make it a crime for a person to use online communications to intentionally disseminate identifying information of a minor with the intent to intimidate abuse, threaten, harass or frighten the minor. The information […]
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Park Hills Leaders Hear from Duke on Outages, Trees
The Park Hills city council listened to a presentation from Duke Energy officials on Monday night. Duke Account Executive Wes Needham explained that 2019 presented difficulties such as landslides in heavily wooded areas like in Park Hills. The city has hazard trees, he said, and it has been challenging to remove diseased ash trees. Council […]
