The garden tour returns to Park Hills to show off residents’ hard work. Karen Oberjohn is the event chair for the Park Hills Garden Tour and said this revived tour will be a fundraiser for the Park Hills Civic Association. “We have a new board of Directors, and they are doing a knockout job of […]
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Park Hills Chooses Ft. Wright Over Covington, Ludlow for Ambulance Services
The City of Park Hills will continue to use Ft. Wright for its advanced and basic life support services. At Monday night’s special council meeting, Fire Chief John Rigney recommended continuing with Ft. Wright rather than its other neighboring departments in Ludlow and Covington. Ft. Wright’s new contract was $21,000 higher than the year before, […]
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Park Hills, Covington Take Action on Proposed Hilltop Development
A development of new housing that will take place on land in both Covington and Park Hills saw action from each city’s government this week. On Monday, Park Hills city council had its first reading of an ordinance related to the development, and Covington city commission followed on Tuesday night. At last report, the plan […]
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Photos: Park Hills Memorial Day Parade
The City of Park Hills hosted its annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday. The event included the reunion of two World War II veterans who nearly died on an air mission in 1944. RCN’s Patricia A. Scheyer produced these photos.
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Reunited for First Time Since Deadly Battle in 1944, WWII Vets to Lead Park Hills Parade
It has been nearly 74 years since John H. Klette, Jr. and Arthur Unruh have seen each other. The last time was in 1944 after their damaged B-17 Bomber landed safely in Italy during World War II. On Monday, they will be reunited, sharing Grand Marshal status at the Park Hills Memorial Day Parade. Klette […]
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3 Covington Catholic Students Awarded Merit Scholarships
Three students at Covington Catholic High School have been awarded Merit Scholarships by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Alec Ballman, Daniel Howard, and Tyler MacKnight are among the 7,500 students selected nationally from the roughly 15,000 National Merit Finalists. 1.6 million students entered the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program in the fall of 2016. Alec […]
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9 from Covington Catholic Accepted to Governor’s Scholars, Arts Programs
Covington Catholic High School announced that five students were accepted into the 2018 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program and four were accepted to the Governor’s School for the Arts. Harrison Farrar, Nathan Guenther, Grant Hemmer, Jude Kiely, and Lance Knipper were admitted to the GSA. Students were evaluated in areas of service, extracurricular activities, academics, and […]
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New Hilltop Subdivision in Covington, Park Hills Moves Forward
A residential development planned for the site of the former Gateway Community & Technical College campus atop a hill in Covington and Park Hills won approval from the Kenton County Planning Commission. The development sought a map amendment to rezone a parcel so that all three parcels could be considered contiguous zoning. The plan for […]
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Bumper Sticker Still Causing Debate, Prompting Questions in Park Hills
As Park Hills continues to mull the possibility of creating a human rights commission, which would make it the tenth city in the state to do so and the second in Northern Kentucky, the issue that started the initial conversation returned to city council on Monday. A bumper sticker on a car was originally reported […]
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Photos: Mayors Battle in Ludlow Senior Center Chili Cook-Off
The Ludlow Senior Center hosted its annual chili cookoff Thursday night, sponsored by the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission. “We started this last year as a way to let people know that the Ludlow Senior Center is here, and has wonderful programs,” said Rhonda Chisenhall, vice president of community development. “Ludlow Senior Center serves Covington, Ft […]
