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ORSANCO, partners to host Ohio River Sweep cleanup events Saturday in Newport, Covington

May 15, 2025May 14, 20250

The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO), in partnership with the WAVE Foundation at Newport Aquarium and the City…

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City of Covington seeking additional volunteers for Saturday’s Great American Cleanup event

April 25, 2025April 24, 20250

If you enjoy the outdoors and take pride in your community, then you’re the very person to help volunteer in…

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City of Covington, BlairTech to partner for special e-waste drop-off event April 5 at Latonia’s Tech Castle

March 23, 2025March 23, 20250

A special e-waste drop-off event April 5 at computer refurbisher BlairTech in Latonia will kick off a partnership that will…

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Covington Urban Forestry Board seeking volunteers to plant trees in Peaselburg Saturday

October 31, 2024October 30, 20240

The City of Covington is seeking volunteers with shovels who aren’t afraid to get muddy — and no doubt sore…

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Covington residents can purge e-waste, paper files and more during free disposal event Saturday

June 21, 2024June 20, 20240

Saturday brings the perfect opportunity to finally get rid of those burdensome “trash” items in a way that’s eco-friendly. The…

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Covington seeking volunteers for Saturday’s River Sweep cleanup event along banks Ohio River

May 16, 2024May 16, 20240

The Iroquois called the river “Ohio” – a name by the French as La Belle Riviere, or “the beautiful” —…

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Covington plans volunteer events to help build community, love for the planet during Earth Month

April 7, 20240

Earth Month – aka “April” – will be celebrated in Covington with events and activities related to trees, beautification, waste…

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Covington’s annual E-Waste Recycling Event set for June 24 at Holmes High School parking lot

June 20, 2023June 19, 20230

A free drop-off recycling event will be held in Covington on Saturday, June 24, to help residents get rid of…

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Corner by corner, volunteers are keeping Covington beautiful through the city’s Adopt-A-Spot program

March 21, 2023March 20, 20230

With black “pins” arrayed like a general’s strategic deployment of resources, the Adopt-A-Spot map showcases one of The Cov’s biggest…

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City of Covington seeking volunteers, sites for October 22 Great American Cleanup projects

October 15, 2022October 14, 20220

If you’re the outdoorsy, “like-to-keep-my-community-looking good” type, then you’re just the person to help lead a neighborhood or site cleanup…

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Covington’s annual drop-off event for recycling (e-waste, old files, styrofoam) Saturday at Holmes

June 24, 2022June 23, 20220

Ready to purge that outdated television or computer? Tired of other electronic items gathering dust? How about that drawer full…

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City of Covington seeking volunteers for first of two Great American Cleanup days Saturday

April 27, 2022April 26, 20220

If you’re a fan of fresh air, physical exercise, community spirit, and contributing to the “public good,” Saturday’s your opportunity…

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Keep Northern Kentucky beautiful: Use drop-off sites across region to recycle those tangled holiday lights

December 6, 2021December 5, 20210

Among the many things that bring us together during the holidays is the collective aggravation of plugging in the just-purchased…

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Covington Urban Forestry Board seeking weekend volunteers to plant 80 trees in West Latonia

October 27, 2021October 26, 20210

Looking to do something worthwhile this weekend? How about helping to establish a verdant canopy of trees along Covington City…

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Today at Goebel Park Pollinator Garden in Covington, you can get free perennial plants for your garden

October 23, 2021October 22, 20210

Want to attract butterflies to your yard? Here’s your chance to get some free perennial plants to start or add…

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Butterfly tagging event at Covington’s Goebel, Randolph Parks aims to help save iconic monarch

September 15, 2021September 14, 20210

With firm but gentle pressure, Patrick Moore picked the colorful monarch butterfly out of the net, pressed the leading edges…

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River Sweep 2021: Banks of COV riverfront cleaner thanks to volunteers’ ‘hot, exhausting’ work

June 17, 2021June 16, 20210

The banks of the Ohio River in Covington are more devoid of litter and debris, thanks to the efforts of…

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Volunteers needed Saturday for Covington leg of national River Sweet 2021 — help pick up trash

June 10, 2021June 9, 20210

Dozens of volunteers are needed Saturday to clean trash from the banks of the Ohio River as part of the…

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213 trees, 592 pounds of lights — Covington’s holiday recycling programs save landfill space

February 7, 2021February 6, 20210

Efforts to recycle and repurpose holiday-related waste in Covington this season gathered in over a quarter-ton of burned-out light strings…

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Covington recycling event collects almost 16 tons of e-waste; organizers applaud enthusiasm for ‘green’

September 13, 2020September 12, 20200

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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Great American Cleanup in Covington has become fall events, thanks to pandemic — volunteers wanted

August 27, 2020August 26, 20200

With several neighborhood cleanup events completed and more to come, pandemic-related restrictions are proving no barrier for tenacious Keep Covington…

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River Sweep 2020: 88 degrees, mud and masks; cleanup’s 30 volunteers cleared 3.19 tons

August 18, 2020August 18, 20200

Compared to the festival-like atmosphere of pre-pandemic cleanups, River Sweep 2020 was a tightly controlled, well-orchestrated, and almost choreographed event….

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