Park Hills Police Chief Cody Stanley offered an update to city council on the ongoing talks to place a uniformed officer inside Covington Catholic High School. Stanley said that the school is willing to pay for 97 percent of the cost to have an officer present on campus each school day. The city would pay […]
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Housing Development Continues to Raise Questions at Council Meetings
Park Hills city council may soon invited representatives from Sanitation District 1 to an upcoming meeting to discuss the utility’s role in the Park Pointe residential development along the Covington-Park Hills border where Gateway Community & Technical College previously operated a campus. In February, resident Joe Daugherty had expressed concern about the design of a […]
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Agreement with Subdivision Developer Not Without Critics
Though there is an agreement between the developers of the new residential project known as Park Point, and the City of Park Hills, not everyone is happy about the agreement’s contents. Some of the concerns were expressed at the Park Hills city council caucus meeting this week. Paul Zeltwanger, a partner at the firm Joshua […]
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Two from Northern Kentucky Appointed to State Board, Council
A physician from Park Hills and the Grant County Judge/Executive were recently appointed to a state board and council, respectively, by Governor Matt Bevin. Dr. Chaitanya Mandapakala, of Park Hills, will represent pulmonologists on the Board of Respiratory Care. He will serve until Oct. 31, 2021. The Board of Respiratory Care is charged with regulating […]
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Diocese of Covington Releases Results of Cov Cath Investigation
The Diocese of Covington on Wednesday released the results of its investigation into a trip by Covington Catholic High School students to Washington, D.C. An encounter between students, Black Hebrew Israelites, and a Native American activist led to the release of multiple videos that went viral on social media, creating a firestorm of accusations against […]
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Park Hills Approves Agreement with Subdivision Developer
A development bringing more than eighty homes to a hilltop along the Covington and Park Hills border led to a nearly one-hour closed session of the Park Hills city council last week. The city finally hammered out details in an agreement with Park Pointe developer Paul Zeltwanger of Joshua One, which developed the nearby Views […]
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Sisters of Notre Dame and School Consider their Futures
The Covington Provincial of the Sisters of Notre Dame are considering what to do with their future. Sister Mary Ethel Parrot spoke to the Park Hills city council this week. A meeting was held at St. Joseph Heights, one of the older buildings on the campus that also includes Notre Dame Academy. Sister Parrot said […]
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Sidewalks, Lighting Discussed in Park Hills as New Leaders Take Oath
The Park Hills city council met for the final time this year and Kenton County Family Court Judge Dawn Gentry was on hand to swear in the new leaders. Kathy Zembrodt, a longtime council member, ran unopposed for mayor and was sworn in Tuesday. New council members Joe Shields, Wesley Deters, Sarah Froelich, and Kevin […]
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Park Hills Residents Asked to Vote on New Sidewalks; Business Locating to Town
Park Hills residents on lower Jackson Road will be invited to vote on a pair of options for sidewalks. Councilman Karl Oberjohn said that he would deliver a drawing of each option to all the residents of that street so that they can cast an informed vote at the Monday, Nov. 26 caucus meeting. One […]
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Op-Ed: Elect Matt Mattone to Park Hills City Council
The following op-ed is written by current Park Hills mayor Matt Mattone, who is seeking election to city council on Tuesday. On Election Day 2014, over 500 residents opted to “write-in” Matt Mattone for mayor as their choice for positive, inclusive change. On November 6th, I humbly ask that you consider casting one vote for […]
