Heavy ice will close the parking garage at 5th and Main streets tonight in MainStrasse Village. Here is the Main Street entrance to the garage, as it looked in November.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Attention visitors to MainStrasse Village: The parking garage at Fifth and Main streets that is part of the partially constructed RiverHaus Apartments complex will not be open tonight.
Frigid temperatu...
The work of the volunteer Parks Advisory Group set in motion the upgrades of several parks, including pending work here at Barb Cook Park in Latonia.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington is looking for five more people to join a volunteer group that will help create a master plan for the 30 parks, playgrounds, and recreational areas run by the City.
The mission of the Parks Advisory Group is c...
COVINGTON, Ky. - For established cities, opportunities like this come along maybe once in their existence: 23 undeveloped acres, one block from a major river, near the heart of downtown.
The City of Covington will soon have that opportunity, and it wants the public’s help.
Next Thursday night, the City and its consultants are kicking off the public conversation on f...
Mark Ranson of Covington’s Public Works Department directs Daniel Chumley forward as the two Covington mechanics attach plows to the City’s truck fleet.
COVINGTON, Ky. - The Weather Channel officially named the approaching snowstorm this afternoon, saying over 2 million people across the middle of the country are now under a winter storm warning.
But if Covington’s Snow &...
COVINGTON, Ky. - More consistent code enforcement. More active communications. More strategic use of business incentive programs to make sure residents also benefit. Better investment of capital sitting in the City’s bank accounts. A more logical organization within City Hall focused on service delivery.
City of Covington informational bulletins over the last year have chronicled a bl...
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A ON-GOING BASES FOR SEASONAL LABORER, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BULK OF THE HIRING OCCURS IN THE MONTH OF MARCH-APRIL
Seasonal laborers will assist in the maintenance and repair of public property. Duties include, but are not limited to, cutting and trimming lawns; pruning trees and shrubs; cleaning up and removing litter; planting and watering trees;...
In this aerial rescue simulation, City workers Jason Roberts, left, and Frank Coogan prepare to go to the aid of “Joe,” a dummy that was “injured” by contact with a high-voltage line and is stuck high up in this beech tree in Devou Park.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Heights, falling branches, and the inherent unpredictability of chain saws are a few of the dangers confronted by...
Come Friday, the parking lot at the foot of Greenup Street is one of three locations where Covington residents can drop off their natural Christmas trees.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Some people treat Christmas as a month-long holiday that extends long after Dec. 25. But other people are already feeling antsy: It’s two days after Christmas, they say, and that tree JUST HAS TO GO.
If you decorat...
Covington’s Snow & Ice Team gathered recently in front of the road salt dome near the Public Works Department’s garage on Boron Drive.
COVINGTON, Ky. - When winter unleashes its misery and covers Covington streets with snow and ice, most people eye their morning commute or evening trip to the grocery with anxiety and dread.
But Charlie McCain can’t wait to get ou...
Troy McCain, who has been with the City since 1995, will supervise the General Maintenance Division.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington will soon have a new supervisor to oversee street sweeping, leaf collection, mowing, and other responsibilities in the Public Works Department’s General Maintenance Division - and he’s a familiar face.
Troy McCain is set to be approved as part of the con...