CVG outlines goals for Covington City Commission; objective is ‘authentic, Midwestern, nice experience’
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter Back in the 1940s, when the airport first opened, it was common to look to…
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Newport Board of Commissioners authorize ground lease agreement for Newport SkyWheel project
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter The Newport Board of Commissioners authorized City Manager Thomas Fromme to execute a ground lease…
John Tilley announces grant applications for federal Victims Of Crime Act to be available on May 3
Kentucky Justice Secretary John Tilley has announced that applications will be available May 3 for obtaining grants under the federal…
Covington has money for neighborhoods; meeting next week to explain new City grant program
The City of Covington is holding an informational meeting Monday (April 22) to explain a new grant program designed to…
EPA awards $1.1 million to Kentucky to help address leaking underground storage tanks throughout state
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,170,000 grant to the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection to assist the…
KYTC announces winners of its Adopt-a-Highway Art Contest; three finalists are from NKY schools
Students from four Kentucky counties earned first place in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) 2018 Adopt-a-Highway Art Contest, which seeks…
Transportation Cabinet conducts extensive testing of new driver’s license program; extension continues
The Kentucky Transportation (KYTC) is in the end stages of testing the state’s new driver’s license system to introduce new,…
Covington Mayor to Interplastic: ‘Be Good Neighbors’ city does not want another shelter-in-place situation
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter It’s about being good neighbors. That’s what Covington Mayor Joseph U. Meyer said at the…
Deadline is April 22 to register to vote in the May primary; register online at GoVoteKY
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is reminding eligible Kentuckians that the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming…
City of Covington starts path to build bigger Fire Department’s Engine Co. 2 on Parkway Avenue
Stack 10 quarters on top of each other. That’s the distance between the ladder on top of Pumper 2 and…
ProPublica: Kentucky’s Secretary of State turns up the heat in fight with the elections board
By Jessica Huseman Propublica and Daniel Desrochers Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes escalated her fight with…
Individual income tax filing deadline is Monday for both state and federal returns
The filing deadline to submit both federal and Kentucky individual income tax returns is Monday, April 15. Returns filed by…
Gov. Bevin, Sen. Stivers at odds over governor’s veto of public pension bill passed on legislature’s final day
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Two of Kentucky’s top Republican leaders, Gov. Matt Bevin and Senate President Robert Stivers, are…
City lights up Florence Y’All water tower; joins KYTC to recognize National Work Zone Awareness Week
The City of Florence joins the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) in recognition of National Work Zone Awareness Week. KYTC invites…
Commission greenlights RFP for West Covington Fire Station; Fiscal Court meetings may be on tap
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter The West Covington Fire Station is one step closer to becoming reality. Commissioners approved an…
Covington seeking to give away $50K to small businesses for rent, facade work; apply by April 26
Almost $50,000 is available for businesses in Covington who need help with first-year rent or with fixing up the exterior…
Kentucky Court of Justice to launch RESTORE initiative to help courts address opioid epidemic
The Kentucky Court of Justice will kick off a new initiative to help judges, circuit court clerks, and court personnel…
Spring street-sweeping has begun in Covington, find out when and where it hits local neighborhoods
The spring cleaning of Covington’s streets is underway. City’s Public Works Department has begun its seasonal street-sweeping schedule, having divided…
Boone County Fiscal Court conducts citizen survey; animal shelter gets $35K from Petco Foundation
The Boone County Fiscal Court is partnering with Northern Kentucky University to perform a citizen survey. The goal is to…
TANK gets $2.2 million in federal funding from Transportation Cabinet to improve air quality
Governor Matt Bevin and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) have announced $2.2 million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)…
Is CodeRED alert system reaching you? Residents urged to add contact info to emergency network
Does CodeRED have your contact information? The high-speed mass-notification system is used during emergencies such as tornadoes and chemical spills…
Covington Business Council proposes Improvement District; RFPs to be issued for new fire station
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter A year ago, residents in the northern part of Covington took a survey. The results…