Covington Catholic will soon embark upon the expansion of its campus – with a new academic building that will house its Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program, drama and music classes, and a new 200-person classroom/auditorium, along with a south campus building addition with new benefits including flexible expansion of the cafeteria space as […]
Tag: Park Hills
Posted inUncategorized
Park Hills Police to Continue Patrolling Bromley; City Searches for Way to Increase Pay
The Park Hills Police Department will continue to patrol the neighboring City of Bromley through 2025. Bromley City Council unanimously approved the extension on Wednesday, and will pay the same amount of $100,000 per year that it has been paying. Park Hills Police Department has patrolled Bromley since 2012. On Monday night, Park Hills City […]
Posted inUncategorized
City Administrator Position Voted Down in Park Hills
Park Hills City Council voted down an ordinance Monday night that would have created a city administrator position by a vote of 4 to 2. The vote came after several residents spoke against having a city administrator, with sentiments ranging from the city can’t afford it, to the city is fine the way it […]
Posted inUncategorized
Hilltop Property in Covington Sells for $3.2 Million
It has sweeping views of the Cincinnati skyline and something new may soon sit upon this hilltop site on the Covington-Park Hills border. Gateway Community & Technical College received approval Wednesday from the Secretary of the Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet to accept a bid of $3.2 million, received by the college on February 16 […]
Posted inUncategorized
Does Park Hills Need a City Administrator? Pros Say, It Would Help
Does the City of Park Hills need a professional administrator? That was the topic of conversation at Monday night’s city council caucus meeting. Currently, the city of 3,000 people, operates without a city administrator, or chief administrative officer (CAO). Meghan Sandfoss, Associate Director for Public Administration and Community Development at the Northern Kentucky […]
Posted inUncategorized
Church Grotto, Future Plans for Parish’s New Home Discussed in Park Hills
Issues surrounding a new church community dominated discussion at this week’s Park Hills City Council meeting. Our Lady of Lourdes Church – part of the Diocese of Covington, and billed as offering traditional Latin mass – is now operating at 1101 Amsterdam Road in a facility owned by Missionaries of St. John the Baptist, […]
Posted inUncategorized
Police in Bellevue, Park Hills Deal With Vandals & Thieves at Little Libraries
In Bellevue, police are looking for vandals who did a number on a Little Free Library. In Park Hills, one man admitted to stealing all the books out of a Little Free Library. Both crimes were caught on camera. “We had recently installed cameras as a pilot program up here in Park Hills and one […]
Posted inUncategorized
Park Hills Building Attracts More Attention from Another Potential Business
The building at 1450 Dixie Highway in Park Hills may be one of the hottest listings in the region as yet another business owner approached city council about allowing his operation to locate there. Joe Nienaber, a Kenton County Commissioner, is the owner of Granite World, which manufactures countertops and other in-home design components. He […]
Posted inUncategorized
Park Hills Not Warm to Rental Business
The opening of a third location for Steffen’s Rental was part of a short agenda at a special meeting of the Park Hills City Council on Thursday. Members discussed the idea of a text amendment to the city’s zoning code that would allow Steffen’s to operate a new location at 1450 Dixie Highway, formerly […]
Posted inUncategorized
After Accident Shuttered Covington Location, Steffen’s Rental Seeks to Open New Location in Park Hills
Steffen’s Rental has been closed on Pike Street in Covington since part of its building collapsed on top of a group of students and chaperones in September, leaving one woman unable to walk. The long-running family business continues to operate at its Florence location and a new location may be on the horizon. […]
