Covington Public Works employees fixed these large potholes today on E. 15th Street between Scott Boulevard and Greenup Street. At left is cement brick mason Gene Koehl. At right is driver Dan Bitter. Unseen and driving the truck is light equipment operator Paul Thompson.
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington's pothole repair crews were out again today, fixing the dam...
The statue of John A. Roebling between Greenup Street and Riverside Drive is stranded in the rising waters of the Ohio River, which have blocked access to a couple of roads in the City.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Riverside Drive in Historic Licking Riverside and River Road in Botany Hills are closed because of flooding.
Barricades are blocking access to the roads, which are under water anyway,...
The City of Covington wants the public’s help in fundamentally restructuring its approach to zoning, the process by which communities guide physical development of land.
Residents invited to help shape zoning code rewrite
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington is inviting the public to four neighborhood open houses over the next two weeks to begin weighing in on “the Z word.&rdqu...
Brandon Mims and Bradie Bowen were appointed tonight to the board of the Housing Authority of Covington.
COVINGTON, Ky. - A long-time educator and a human rights advocate are the newest members of the Housing Authority of Covington’s board of directors.
The appointments of Bradie Bowen and Brandon Mims were approved by a 5-0 vote of the Covington City Commission tonig...
Members of Covington’s Public Works Department put together the spine of the floodgate that will block the Madison Avenue floodwall gap and hold back the rising Ohio River.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Parks and Facilities Supervisor Brad Schwenke picked up a 10-lb. sledgehammer and gave the steel stanchion three hard blows.
It wasn’t enough.
The 2,000-lb. A-shaped piece o...
10 of Covington Fire Department's team members, before the 45-story climb
Team defends title in 45-floor climb
COVINGTON, Ky. - In the end, the training paid off: Covington firefighters not only defended their title in the American Lung Association’s Fight for Air Climb in Cincinnati but did so in dominating fashion:
Covington finished 2 minutes and 19 seconds ahead of th...
As of Sunday night, the Ohio River was measured at 51 feet and lapping at the parking lot underneath the Roebling Suspension Bridge.
How high's the water, Mama? 51 feet and rising (quickly)
COVINGTON, Ky. - Traffic at the foot of Madison Avenue will be cut to one lane in the morning as crews from the Covington Public Works Department prepare to install the gate in the floodwall holding back...
Meganne Robinson started this week as the City of Covington’s grant writer, a new position.
COVINGTON, Ky. - At its core, Meganne Robinson’s mission at the City of Covington is simple: Help the City search under proverbial rocks for money that can be used to fund services and projects.
Robinson, the City’s grant writer, started this week in a newly established positi...
COVINGTON, Ky. - What do the soon-to-be Miss Kentucky, a new OJ theory, black forest scorpions, a new nightspot called Sugar Whiskey Sis, a brand-new 5K race tied to a holiday have in common and painted wine bottles have in common?
They all can be found in Covington this weekend.
(Of course you already guessed that, given this IS the weekend events roundup for #LoveTheCov.)
Or...
Covington Fire Lt. Mike Davis, left, urges on Firefighter Stu Johnson as they prepare for Sunday’s Fight for Air Climb.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington firefighter Stu Johnson slid off his Air-Pak and bent over, sweat literally dripping off his forehead and hitting the tiled floor.
He was hot, and his legs ached.
Wearing 55 pounds of gear, Johnson had just climbed the eq...