Park Hills city council adopted an ordinance lowering the occupational tax rate and removing the cap. The move changes the tax rate from $0.0035 to $0.00125 per taxable gross returns other than employees. It also removes the cap of $1,000 and the minimum of $25. Mayor Kathy Zembrodt explained that the wording of the ordinance […]
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Dan Weber: the Special Environment of Covington Catholic’s Gym
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. As rewarding as it is to return home to Northern Kentucky after three decades in places like Philadelphia and New Jersey, Chicago/Northwest Indiana and Los Angeles/Orange County, there’s one thing I’ve missed. In moving on from the Big East to […]
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Students Break Notre Dame Record in Collecting for Canned Food Drive
Notre Dame Academy students have broken the school’s all-time record by collecting more than 17,000 canned food items in November. By collecting 17,394 canned food items, students broke the previous high by 1,644 items collected in 2010 when the annual canned food drive was established. Over the past twelve years, Notre Dame Academy students have […]
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Park Hills Discusses on Adding Space at City Building & Allowing Golf Carts
The City of Park Hills continues its search for a way to accommodate more people at the city building. Mayor Kathy Zembrodt gave a report on an exploration of raising the roof of the current building and adding a room that could hold up to 70 people. Schwartz Engineering was tasked to look into the […]
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Council Approves Text Amendment for Planned Liquor Store
Park Hills city council adopted a text amendment to the zoning code along the highway commercial zone to accommodate a forthcoming liquor store at 1430 Dixie Highway. The site is currently home to a storage facility and was formerly home to a motel. Councilwoman Pam Spoor expressed concern about the design plans submitted by the […]
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Park Hills to Set Tax Rates
The City of Park Hills is to set its property tax rate at $0.209 per $100 of assessed value, the same as it has been since 2008. The compensating rate is $0.216. Councilwoman Pam Spoor said that the city currently has the largest savings and reserve Park Hills has ever had, and she said it […]
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Park Hills Focus of NKY History Hour
The City of Park Hills and its history will be the focus of Behringer-Crawford Museum’s NKY History Hour. The virtual event, broadcast via Zoom and on Facebook, is scheduled for Wednesday, August 25 at 6:30 p.m. Park Hills was an early Northern Kentucky suburb where streetcars, one-car families, and bicycles created a quiet landscape. “Neighbors […]
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Man Convicted on Rape Charges Involving Two Young Girls
A local man was convicted this week on charges of rape and sodomy involving two girls under the age of 12. Joshua Robert Turner was tried on eight felony counts of rape and sodomy. A Kenton County jury deliberated for about half an hour before reaching a guilty verdict, and then for another three hours […]
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Man Convicted on Rape Charges Involving Two Young Girls
A local man was convicted this week on charges of rape and sodomy involving two girls under the age of 12. Joshua Robert Turner was tried on eight felony counts of rape and sodomy. A Kenton County jury deliberated for about half an hour before reaching a guilty verdict, and then for another three hours […]
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Park Hills Addresses Parking, Stop Signs in City
Park Hills city council discussed some challenges about parking on certain streets such as Cleveland and Mt. Allen. Councilwoman Pam Spoor warned residents to avoid Cleveland where construction equipment is present, noting that the street is already narrow, and is now more hazardous. She said that it is increasingly difficult there to see pedestrians among […]
