Pantry creates ‘safe’ ways to pick up food, donate   COVINGTON, Ky. - As the contagious COVID-19 spreads across the nation, Covington’s largest pantry has two challenges getting food to people who desperately need it:  Making sure it has food to give. Getting that food in the people’s hands while protecting the health of recipients, staff, and volunteers....

Covington Mayor Joe Meyer, left, and Police Chief Rob Nader stand with new officer Alex Turner just after he was sworn in.   COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington’s newest police officer has served in law enforcement for over 26 years and is a military veteran as well.  Alex Turner - most recently an officer with the Campbell County Police Department - was sworn in Monday by Mayor Joe Meyer d...

But residents should note small changes in procedure   COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington’s police and fire departments are implementing small procedural changes to increase protection from the new and extremely contagious strain of coronavirus hitting the nation, but those changes won’t interfere with the high level of service that residents have come to expect.   “Our primary...

  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced aggressive new measures to limit public contact across the state, including Covington, during his live-streamed press conference this morning, one of numerous he’s held in the past couple of weeks. Unemployment benefits rules to be loosened during virus fight  COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington officials are urging local businesses to comply ...

Covington schoolchildren can pick up free meals at almost a dozen locations Monday through Friday on days that schools are closed.   See the attached flyer for details on the program set up during temporary school closures in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

COVINGTON, Ky. - We will not be publishing our #Weekend in LoveTheCov narrative events calendar this week.   One, we appreciate the opportunity to distract and entertain. But our usual jocular and irreverent approach (and any attempt at gallows humor) would be tone deaf given the magnitude of the historical crisis that is enveloping us with the global spread of the coronavirus that causes the...

Chance to reshape ‘our identity and economics’ long into the future   COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington will soon own 23 acres of land once described by an East Coast commercial developer as one of “the most exciting land redevelopment opportunities between Baltimore and New Orleans.”   In an emergency meeting held today and called on Wednesday, t...

Covington officials taking steps to mitigate spread, impact   COVINGTON, Ky. - Pay attention and begin taking commonsense protective steps.   That’s the message from the City of Covington to its residents and employers as a global outbreak of acute respiratory disease - called COVID-19 after the new strain of coronavirus that causes it - has spread into the Commonwealth.   &ld...

Covington firefighters responded to a structure fire last year. (Photo used courtesy of Katie Woodring) Annual report compiled, available to the public  COVINGTON, Ky. - The Covington Fire Department made 6,024 “runs" in the last half of 2019, of which 78.25 percent were EMS-related, 8.28 percent were false alarms, and 0.73 percent (7/10 of 1 percent) were structure fires.   Furthe...

COVINGTON, Ky. -- The City of Covington celebrated International Women’s Day on Sunday by calling attention to the many women at the City who use their intellects, talent, skills, and expertise to make Covington a better place to live, work, and visit.   In this group photo taken last week, female employees from various departments are joined by Vice Mayor Michelle Williams and Commissi...