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‘Last call’ for IRS site dinner discussions

Nearly 140 people have gathered with friends (and sometimes strangers) at Civic Dinners in Covington to discuss what should go on the soon-to-be-vacant 23-acre IRS site. (Photos courtesy of Civic Dinners)   COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington residents have a last chance to host or attend dinner parties designed to nurture public conversation about the future of the 23-acre Internal Revenue Service si...

Special delivery: New street garbage receptacles being trucked in

John Purnell, supervisor of the Right of Way Division in Covington's Public Works Department, oversees the unloading of some of the City's 23½ tons worth of new street corner garbage receptacles.   COVINGTON, Ky. -- Covington’s street corners will get new trash receptacles in the coming weeks.  The City has begun receiving, in batches, the 235 receptacles it ordere...

Suspension Bridge fix likely months away

COVINGTON, Ky. - Even an expedited, emergency repair of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge will likely take a couple of months, Covington leaders said after hearing an update from state highway officials about the closed bridge.   The Suspension Bridge’s roadway and its upriver sidewalk were blocked off April 17 after sandstone fragments - including a chunk “large enough to ha...

Saturday food drive makes it easy to help

The Stamp Out Hunger drive typically collects about 30,000 lbs. of food for needy families, including many in Covington. (Photos courtesy of Be Concerned) Covington agencies benefit from Postal Carrier event COVINGTON, Ky. - Set canned goods and other non-perishable food items by your mailbox on Saturday, and you will help four agencies in Covington who make sure low-income families get enoug...

Are you Covington’s home-run champ?

The Covington Adult Softball League is being replaced this year with a one-day event featuring a home-run derby. Slugging contest to replace Adult Softball League  COVINGTON, Ky. - Are you the type of softball player whose team barely scrapes together runs with a few “seeing-eye ground balls” and Texas Leaguers in the gaps?   Or do you wow the crowd with tape-measure shots ...

Horses & Flying Pigs

COVINGTON, Ky. - Ever since it was first settled, Northern Kentucky has seemingly suffered an identity crisis centered on a simple question: Are we part of Kentucky, or of Cincinnati?   This weekend, you’d think there would be no doubt. After all, it’s the first Saturday in May, y’all, and our eyes should be pointed at a starting gate 101 miles away.   There are plenty ...

Covington seeks zoning administrator

COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington is looking for a zoning and development specialist to replace Alex Koenig, who is leaving after three years to return to Arkansas.   The position carries a range of duties, many of them focused on administering the City’s zoning code, reviewing proposed development and construction documents, and working with other Economic Development Department team mem...

High voltage: City workers learn power-line safety

Duke Energy supervisor Dan Pangburn, left, demonstrates what happens when a Mylar balloon gets tangled up in a power line. Field supervisor Thom Bauer is at right.   COVINGTON, Ky. -- Puffs of smoke. Sparks. Balls of fire. Employees of the City of Covington undergoing safety training today were reminded with split-second eruptions of the dangers of coming into contact with a 7,200-volt power...
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