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Finance Director turning heads downstate

Webb named ‘Finance Officer of the Year’ in Kentucky, elected president of statewide GFOA COVINGTON, Ky. – Less than 15 months after becoming the City of Covington’s Finance Director, Steve Webb is earning statewide recognition. On Friday in Bowling Green, Webb was: Named the Kentucky Government Finance Officers Association “Finance Officer of the Yea...

‘1,000 degrees in 5 minutes’

Covington firefighters use vacant apartments at City Heights to advance the study of fire science, investigation COVINGTON, Ky. – The fire starts as tiny flames on the stovetop in a vacant City Heights apartment, but its progression is scary. By minute 2, material on the counter is ablaze, and at 2:50, so is the wooden cabinet above it. At 3:30, the drywall ceiling starts to darke...

From ‘ducks’ to firefighters

From left, Brian Wear, Ethan Nuckols, Jacob Toole, Kyle Fryman, and Derrick Stolz are sworn in by Mayor Joe Meyer. Watching in the background is Chief Mark Pierce and Deputy Chief Mike Bloemer (hidden). After 10 weeks of ferocious training, Covington pins badges on five new members of its Fire Department COVINGTON, Ky. – In a pinning ceremony infused with history and tradition, fi...

Woolly Fest & high-level guitar

COVINGTON, Ky. – Artists, authors, and an award-winning acoustic guitarist are in The Cov this weekend, bringing you plenty of great options for a good time. If you’re looking for the kind of fun that comes from physical labor and the satisfaction of planting something that will be enjoyed by generations to come, we’ve got that for you too. Lots of good stuff happening. Oh,...

Making downtown more inviting to business

City officials believe Seventh Street in particular could be more inspiring to businesses and visitors. Streetscape ‘refresh’ of Madison, Seventh blocks set to begin COVINGTON, Ky. – On any given night, hundreds of visitors to The Cov walk near the intersection of Madison Avenue and Seventh Street – drawn by Hotel Covington, The Madison Event Center, the taproom at Br...

Tree-planting event Saturday in Eastside

Dig holes, get dirty, enjoy a donut (or two), and help beautify The Cov COVINGTON, Ky. – About 60 trees will take root in Covington’s Eastside neighborhood this Saturday, but they won’t get in the ground by themselves. That’s where you come in. If you’re good with a shovel and don’t mind a little dirt, the Covington Urban Forestry Board and Ohio Valley For...

Register ASAP for final ’23 intro session of Covington Academy of Heritage Trades

COVINGTON, Ky. – If you’re interested in learning unique construction skills from talented craftspeople and still haven’t enrolled in an “introductory session” of the Covington Academy of Heritage Trades, you’ve got a sliver of time to get in on the final session of 2023. The session – this weekend – runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and noon...

Prizes in store for The Cov’s top young readers

Mayor’s Holiday Reading Challenge kicks off this week COVINGTON, Ky. – The time has come once again for The Cov’s young readers and pre-readers to accept a mighty mission: The annual Covington Mayor’s Holiday Reading Challenge begins Wednesday with cool prizes ready to be won. The challenge runs through Dec. 13 and is open to all Covington children Pre-K through Grade...

Free drop-off for household hazardous waste prevents ‘dead zones’

Bring completed registration form Saturday to speed up lines COVINGTON, Ky. – Back in the day, it seemed standard practice: Change your car’s oil, then dump the used oil in a hole in the back yard or down the storm sewer drain in front of your house. In fact, the storm drain seemed to be a catch-all for a lot of dangerous chemicals and not-sure-what-to-do-with fluids … all...

Newest Covington Police officer wants career that ‘helps people’

New Covington Police Officer Jordan Bussell poses with Assistant Chief Justin Wietholter and Mayor Joe Meyer. COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s newest police officer has an engineering degree and engineering experience but – in his words – wanted a new career of service. “I want to be in the (Covington and law enforcement) community, and I want to help people,”...
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