Covington recycling event collects almost 16 tons of e-waste; organizers applaud enthusiasm for ‘green’
Organizers of the annual Recycling Drop-Off Day for Electronic Waste and Paper Shredding in Covington say the almost unbelievable numbers…
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Kenton County gets $9.6M grant from U.S. DOT to improve east-west link on KY 536 corridor
Kenton County has been awarded $9,640,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) “Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development” (BUILD)…
General Fund receipts increase 5.9 percent in August compared to last year; up 6.5 percent in FY21
State Budget Director John Hicks reported Thursday that General Fund receipts increased 5.9 percent in August compared to last year….
Erlanger City Council lowers city’s property tax rate; Mayor cites economic growth, fiscal responsibility
Erlanger City Council voted Tuesday night to lower the city’s property tax rate. The property tax rate was lowered to…
City to hear first reading of new development code; M&M Services wants to relocate HQ to Covington
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter COVINGTON – The goals sound simple: More effective. Less costly. Less unwieldy. The execution, however,…
Fewer cases reported over weekend, but White House report identifies 14 ‘red’ counties, others ‘smoldering’
Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday shared sparse reporting coming in over the holiday — 291 COVID-19 cases and no new…
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet updates traffic conditions, delays in Northern Kentucky
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has announced the following conditions and/or operations that are being reported for highways in District 6…
Fort Mitchell fire department receives FEMA grant for full-time employee, interns, volunteers
The City of Fort Mitchell has received a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant in the amount…
Economic Development is Not for Amateurs — so says a book co-authored by Covington’s ‘specialist’
The title of the new book is Economic Development is Not for Amateurs! … but as one of its authors…
Kentucky’s COVID cases top 50,000 — adding 906 new cases, 10 deaths; Beshear says ‘take it seriously’
Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday reported that Kentucky’s coronavirus cases have surpassed 50,000 with 906 cases, bringing the total to…
Beshear delivers ‘tough report all around’ — 816 COVID-19 cases, 18 deaths; talks state parks, voting
Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday reported 816 COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 49,991 cases and…
New beer packaging promotes poll worker recruitment, voter registration for November
Secretary of State Michael Adams, on National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, has announced a new initiative to promote poll worker…
If you need a little humor in your life, try ‘laughter yoga’ — free thanks to CovParks
Is your daily schedule “infected” with virtual meetings and video conferencing that threaten to put you to sleep, every time?…
Governor reports 381 new COVID-19 cases; notes overdose awareness, new child care guidance
Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday reported 381 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 48,396 cases…
Virus has spread too much for contact tracing to contain, but tracing can help if people cooperate
By Lisa Gillespie Kentucky Health News In wide swaths of Kentucky, tracing the contacts of people with the coronavirus is…
Kentucky Supreme Court issues two amended orders related to in-person testimony and evictions
The Supreme Court has entered two amended administrative orders related to in-person testimony and evictions. Highlights of those orders are…
Adams testifies before House Homeland Security committee on Kentucky’s election preparation
Secretary of State Michael Adams testified this Friday before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, offering an assessment of…
Unemployment rates rise in 109 Kentucky counties in past year; Magoffin jobless rate at 15.3 percent
Unemployment rates rose in 109 Kentucky counties between July 2019 and July 2020, fell in 10 and stayed the same…
Great American Cleanup in Covington has become fall events, thanks to pandemic — volunteers wanted
With several neighborhood cleanup events completed and more to come, pandemic-related restrictions are proving no barrier for tenacious Keep Covington…
City responds to Latonia yard controversy; votes 4-1 to give WWII artillery cannons to Elsmere
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter COVINGTON – The city wants to make their position clear: They only wanted to talk…
SD1, UofL and Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky partner on groundbreaking COVID-19 tracking
Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky (SD1) has been working quietly with researchers at the University of Louisville’s Christina…
Hebron native Josh Lillard one of three new members appointed to Fish and Wildlife Commission
The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission added three new members following the appointments of David Jones of Barlow, Josh Lillard…