It has been tough in recent weeks when the skies became cloudy. Teams did not know whether they would be playing or not. The Covington Catholic Colonels (5-6) and Campbell County Camels (6-4) baseball teams played. But it came at a different site. The game moved to Park Hills since it did not rain as […]
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Park Hills hears audit report during virtual city council meeting
John Chamberlin, from Chamberlin, Owen and Company, came to the virtual meeting of Park Hills council Tuesday night to present his report on the 2021-2022 audit. He said the audit was an unmodified opinion, and fairly presented, which is the highest result. Chamberlin said there was one issue in compliance that the city did, and […]
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Park Hills Traffic Counts Presented to Council
Written by Patricia A. Scheyer, LINK nky contributor More than 18,000 cars traveled north on south Arlington Road in Park Hills in December, according to the results of a traffic study presented by Police Chief Cody Stanley. The chief’s report was presented to city council earlier this month and showed that 18,396 cars were on […]
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One New Tree Planted for Each Household is Goal of Park Hills Tree Board
The Tree Board of Park Hills approved the goal of planting 1,382 trees, one per household, in the city over the next two years. The goal was set at the board’s meeting on December 2. The “Just One Tree” initiative would make progress towards reforesting the city, the board said in a news release. The […]
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Park Hills Adjusts Occupational Tax, Removes Cap
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 […]
