The Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy, described on its website as Kentucky's only free market think-tank, had an editorial featured in the State-Journal, Frankfort's daily paper. Written by Jim Waters, the call for pension reform uses the City of Covington as an example of what local governments across the state face in relation to pension […]
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Police Chief Applauds Department Following Friday Shooting
Covington Police Chief Spike Jones took to YouTube Sunday to express his gratitude to the department for its work in apprehending the armed felon who fired upon four Covington officers Friday morning. Watch the video by clicking here. Here is what the Chief had to say: As you all are aware this past Friday, September 28, […]
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What’s Killing the Fish in a South Covington Pond?
Something is rotten in the land of South Covington, and the stench is coming from a pond at the end of Crystal Lake Drive where the fish are rising to the surface, floating dead around a mossy green sheet of something. Residents are increasingly concerned about the smell and the condition of the pond, but […]
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Covington Mayoral Candidates Appear on TV Sunday
Covington City Commissioners Sherry Carran and Steve Casper who are facing each other in November's mayoral election appeared on WKRC's Newsmakers program Sunday morning. Host Dan Hurley spent about twelve minutes with the candidates and briefly covered some of the issues that would face each of them should he or she become mayor. The first topic […]
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Prosecutor Talks Police Shooting, Dismemberment Case
Each week The River City News talks with Kenton County Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders about his weekly e-newsletter that highlights who was sent to prison or got probation in the previous week. At the bottom of this post you can find a link to that newsletter. Here are this week's questions and answers: RCN: Austin Eash, […]
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Volunteers Sought for Children in Foster Care
The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Department of Family & Juvenile Services sent out this urgent plea: | Citizen Foster Care Review Boards that serve Bracken, Campbell, Kenton and Mason counties are seeking volunteers to make a difference in the lives of local children in foster care. Volunteers are needed to review cases of children placed in […]
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Covington Police Officer Shot in City Heights, Alleged Shooter Arrested
| UPDATE (4:30PM): The alleged shooter, Pharo Wilson, has been arrested at the Fireside Inn on the 7500 block of Colerain Avenue. Covington Police Chief Spike Jones tells The River City News that Cincinnati Police, while investigating the early morning incident, located Wilson at the motel and arrested him without incident. "We are very grateful that […]
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NKY Riverfront is Ready for More Development
Covington and its sister NKY River Cities of Ludlow, Newport, Bellevue, Dayton, and Fort Thomas are ready for new developments, and local leaders made that clear at an event Wednesday dubbed Developers Day. Covington Mayor Chuck Scheper and Jeanne Schroer of the Catalytic Development Fund were on hand: Northern Kentucky leaders believe the south […]
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City Commission Candidates Make Their Cases in First Debate
Six of the eight candidates running for Covington City Commission appeared Monday night at Ninth Street Baptist Church in the Eastside in the first of what will be three debates or forums leading up to November's election. The sole incumbent seeking reelection to one of the four seats on the commission, Steve Frank, was joined […]
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Former Covington, Kenton Co. Commissioner OK After Plane Crash
A former Covington City Commissioner and Kenton County Commissioner and her husband were the two people involved in a small plane crash in Fort Thomas on Saturday night. Nyoka Johnston and her husband Gary Johnston were able to return to work today according to WKRC: Nyoka was a Covington Commissioner from 1986 to 1991 and […]