Old computer and electronic equipment piled up at a previous year's recycling drop-off event.
COVINGTON, Ky. - A free drop-off event on Saturday can help Covington residents get rid of two categories of items far apart on the recycling spectrum:
Boxes of sensitive financial, health or other documents they’ve been meaning to shred.
And obsolete computer and electronic e...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Lack of financial resources keeps some people from owning a home. So does lack of knowledge.
Credit scores, loans, closing costs, real estate contracts, appraisals, inspections - it's almost a separate language, one that's confusing enough to keep some people from pursuing the dream of homeownership.
On Saturday, June 30, a free fair aimed at helping would-be homebuy...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Volunteers who cleaned debris off Covington’s riverbanks Saturday carried away spare tires, half a pallet, a cloth folding chair, about 90 bags of garbage and debris and 15 large bags full of plastic bottles to be recycled.
But there was no doubt what the crown jewel of Ohio River Sweep 2018 was:
“The cart.”
Almost completely buried in the mu...
COVINGTON, Ky. – The Latonia Water Park/Splash Pad is fixed and will be open today.
The complex at 43rd Street and Decoursey Avenue was closed Friday after the water filtration system broke.
Employees from the City’s Public Works Department and local electricians spend Friday afternoon and early evening working on the pump and electrical system and got it fixed.
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The OSHA heat index, designed to protect workers during hot weather
COVINGTON, Ky. - On brutally hot days, the garbage trucks may be driving down Covington streets an hour earlier than usual.
In an effort to protect workers at Rumpke Waste & Recycling from heat-related illnesses like heat stroke and heat exhaustion, the City of Covington has agreed to let Rumpke begin residential and commercia...
Some 300-400 people a day come to the Latonia Water Park/Splash Pad on weekends.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Since the publication of this article, the Water Park has been repaired and is open.)
COVINGTON, Ky. - Electricians and Covington Public Works technicians are working furiously to fix the water filtration system at the Latonia Water Park/Splash Pad heading into what is expected to be the hottest weeken...