Park Hills is a city of approximately 3,100 people in northern Kenton County. Park Hill’s city government operates under a council-style format. Voters elect a group of councilors who serve as the city’s legislative and policymaking body. They are responsible for deciding issues such as local tax rates and city budgets. The city council is […]
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YOLO Fitness’ group classes will whip you into shape
In 2013, personal trainer and marathon runner Annie Beck-Kaliin opened her personal boutique fitness studio, YOLO Fitness, in Park Hills, conveniently located off I-75. At the studio, she provides personal one-on-one training and group classes. The group classes hold up to 14 people and focus on strength, balance, core and cardio. “My group classes are […]
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Park Hills considers ordinance that would make Juneteenth a paid holiday
Park Hills held the first reading of an ordinance Monday evening that would add Juneteenth to the list of paid holidays that city employees receive. Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19 each year, marked the first full year of emancipation that formerly enslaved people in Galveston, Texas celebrated in 1866. If this ordinance is passed, Juneteenth […]
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Slew of last-minute candidate filings puts some Kenton County positions into question
The final filing deadline for Kenton County’s municipal elections has resulted in 122 candidates running in contested races, including city government seats in Erlanger, Covington, Independence, Bromley, Crescent Springs, Edgewood, Elsmere, Erlanger, Fort Wright, Independence, Lakeside Park, Ludlow, Park Hills, Taylor Mill, and school board seats in Beechwood Independent Public Schools and Covington Independent Public Schools.
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Park Hills recognizes former employee for 50 years of service
Charles Lee Meyers, a former board of adjustments member and county engineer for Kenton County, was recognized with a proclamation for his long-standing dedication to the Park Hills community.
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Park Hills welcomes new full-time police officer
Independence native Chelsea Little is Park Hills’ newest police officer. Little graduated from Simon Kenton High School in 2020. She played basketball into her college career at West Virginia University Institute of Technology, where she majored in biology and minored in criminal justice. City council voted to approve Little’s hiring at Monday’s meeting, where she […]
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Park Hills church reacts to priests’ suspension
The Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, a traditional Catholic order that runs Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Park Hills, has issued a statement in response to the Diocese of Covington’s recent barring of two of the parish’s priests, Reverends Shannon Collins and Sean Kopczynski, from their ministerial duties.
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Park Hills City Council appoints members to three committees
The city of Park Hills appointed representatives to three committees at its city council meeting this week: the Planning and Development Services of Kenton County Council, the Park Hills Forestry Board, and the Board of Adjustments. The planning and development services committee focuses on city planning and zoning throughout Kenton County; each city then appoints […]
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Park Hills passes resolution to support police training facility in NKY
Park Hills passed a resolution Monday night in conjunction with Fort Wright and Covington to support building a new police training facility in Northern Kentucky. Police agencies across the state are reporting that they are routinely being left without trained police officers for at least one year despite the required training period of 20 weeks. […]
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Park Hills weighs cost-benefits of getting a traffic radar unit trailer
Police Chief Cody Stanley updated Park Hills’ City Council on costs for a potential new traffic radar unit trailer at the recent council meeting. The company that currently supplies the city offers small units, ranging between $7000-15,000, which is lower than other companies the chief says he looked into. “Consistency with equipment is important so […]
