On 20-year anniversary, peace remains elusive
COVINGTON, Ky. -- With their suddenness, violence, and scope, the horrific events that transpired 20 years ago tomorrow traumatized America.
Even here in Covington, 650 miles from the collapse of the Twin Towers after a coordinated terrorist attack, residents found personal connection to the tragedy beyond just the newly discovered sense of natio...
Torrential rains in June 2019 flooded streets and basements.
COVINGTON, Ky. -- If your basement floods during heavy rain, here’s a reminder that the City of Covington wants to make sure you’re on a list of addresses where flooded basements have been reported in the past.
Step 1: See if your address is on this list: https://bit.ly/3nhRUFh
Step 2: If NOT on the li...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Lederhosen will be de rigueur this weekend in MainStrasse Village while, over on the other side of town, our favorite farm girl from Kansas gets caught up in something much bigger than a twister, and there’s a bunch of singing and dancing about it.
But if you don’t like to quaff and scarecrows are too scary, there’s plenty of other options this...
Draft agenda, legislation, and minutes from the previous meetings.
Brad Schwenke and Gene Koehl of Covington’s Public Works Department check out the site where the new salt dome will go while Greystone Construction employees work on the footers.
Public Works erecting ‘dome’ at Russell St. home-to-be
for 1,500 tons of wintry road treatment
COVINGTON, Ky. – When some people go looking for a new home, they think ...
Billy the missing goat, in happier times (before he went missing), along with two possible theories as to his current state.
No splinters, paint chips to be found;
reward possible but probably not probable
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Three years ago to the day, Covington’s Economic Development Department woke to terrible news: Billy was gone. The department had won “Most C...
Covington’s new city manager, Ken Smith, poses with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear recently at Frank’s Old Town Café on Pike Street.
Department director held interim position for 13 weeks
COVINGTON, Ky. – Thirteen weeks after he stepped into Covington’s city manager position on an interim basis, Ken Smith now has the job permanently.
The Covington Board of Commissioner...
New assistant city manager ‘hooked’ on local government’s ability
to improve people’s lives
COVINGTON, Ky. – Joy Pierson’s mother always told her and her 14 siblings that, while they were not rich in money, they were rich in love.
“We weren’t raised to believe that you just go make money; we were raised to believe t...
COVINGTON, Ky. -- The pickup schedule for trash and recycling will be unaffected by the Labor Day holiday.
(Photo note: Christmas is only 113 days away, which means that yes! We beat the department stores in premature ornamentation.)
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Keep Covington’s First Responders safe this weekend
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Note that offices at City Hall at 20 W. Pike St. will be closed Monday for the federal Labor Day holiday but will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
As we all know, Labor Day honors the American worker, was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 189...