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 […]
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Park Hills explores potential partnership with the Catalytic Fund
The Park Hills Economic Development Committee met with The Catalytic Fund in Covington this week to explore a potential future partnership for revitalizing parts of the Park Hills business district on Dixie Highway. The meeting was part of an initiative to develop relationships with businesses and urban revitalization organizations. They aim to strategize for sustainable […]
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Park Hills council approves purchase of future city building
Park Hills will finally be getting a new city council meeting space and city services building. Council members voted this week to authorize Mayor Kathy Zembrodt to purchase the property at 1502 Dixie Hwy. for $300,000 with cash from the city’s general fund. The sale is set to close on May 10. The office building […]
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Park Hills police chief: We need a facilities upgrade
Park Hills Police Chief Cody Stanley wants a station better suited to their law enforcement’s needs. The asks include an evidence storage room, an interrogation room, separate office spaces for the chief, investigator, and officers, weapons and equipment storage, and a training room. While the chief said he is happy with the up-to-date police cruisers […]
