Keeping Covington beautiful; Saturday’s Cleanup delayed, but organizers create alternatives
The “official” Great American Cleanup scheduled for Saturday is postponed this year, but organizers are creating ways to honor the…
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City of Covington offers two options, three locations, for residents to recycle Christmas trees
If you decorated your house with a natural Christmas tree and you’re already thinking about stripping it of ornaments and…
NKY Young Professionals meet nearly 30 nonprofits at its second annual Bourbon and Boards event
More than 100 young professionals interested in getting more involved with area non-profits attended the second annual Bourbon and Boards,…
People of NKY: Sheila Fields made history in Nevada, now devotes her talents to Cov’s waste management
By Ginger Dawson NKyTribune reporter Let’s start this off right at the very beginning. It was 12:02 a.m., January…
Covington’s drop-off event Saturday for e-waste and paper shredding enables responsible disposal
Need to get rid of old TVs, computers and other electronics gathering dust? What about sensitive paper documents you need…
No butts allowed: New ‘urns,’ campaign target significant cigarette litter in Covington
A cigarette butt is small – just an inch or so long – so flicking a single butt onto a…
Covington’s new ‘Market Garden’ law lets urban farmers sell harvest; Sunday alcohol sales approved
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter Community gardens will now be going to market. In other words, those who are growing…
Party touts Adopt-A-Spot success; volunteer program beautifies Covington, one location at a time
The street gutters along East 13th and Wheeler streets routinely have less trash than they used to. The dirt hole…
Two ways for Cov residents to recycle Christmas trees; trash, recycling schedule for New Year’s week
Some people treat Christmas as a month-long holiday that extends long after Dec. 25. But other people are already feeling…
Covington City Commission recommends policy priorities for next fiscal year; includes list of 20 topics
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter It’s about being held accountable, Mayor Joseph U. Meyer said at the regularly scheduled city…
River Sweep yield: Clean banks, strange debris; event covers 981 miles of Ohio River, tributaries
Tired and sore muscles are likely. Muddy gloves a given. And a sense of accomplishment a certainty. But the one…
Tandy reflects on 13 years leading NKY Community Action Commission, ready for next chapter
By Hannah Carver NKyTribune reporter After 13 years of service, Florence Tandy will retire as executive director of the Northern…
Keep Covington Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup to gather volunteers at 25 sites on Saturday, April 28
Keep Covington Beautiful’s largest annual volunteer day of service is the Great American Cleanup to be held April 28. The…
Keep Covington Beautiful looking for volunteers — help plant trees, perk up the park, donate trash
Keep Covington Beautiful is looking for volunteers and involvement for three major upcoming events: Madison Avenue Tree Planting Saturday, October…
Empower Tools’ EmpowerU offers DIY workshop series; Gus Wolf presenting free workshop on trees
As the leaves begin to turn, Covington’s newest tool lending service, Empower Tools, will continue EmpowerU, its DIY workshop series,…
Lowe’s awards $20k to Keep Covington Beautiful to support Empower Tools’ free tool lending service
Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s iconic community improvement nonprofit organization, announced the organization is providing Keep Covington Beautiful with a…
Sierra Club’s Goebel Park Butterfly Garden, a pollinator habitat, to be dedicated August 28
The Northern Kentucky Sierra Club has completed a three-year volunteer effort to establish a pollinator and butterfly garden in Covington’s…
Keep Covington Beautiful looking for volunteers to help clean up the riverbanks as part of River Sweep
Since 1989, this award-winning cleanup for the Ohio River and its tributaries brings thousands of volunteers to the riverbanks to…
City Partners with Keep Covington Beautiful, Rumpke for the 2017 Ohio River Sweep; seeks volunteers
The City of Covington is partnering with Keep Covington Beautiful and Rumpke Waste & Recycling for the 2017 Ohio River…
Covington residents can recycle unwanted electronics, get documents shredded
Bring your old and broken electronics, and your confidential health or financial documents that you don’t want to recycle curbside….
Keep Covington Beautiful: Volunteers sought for day of service for Great American Cleanup Apri 29
Keep Covington Beautiful is preparing for the Great American Cleanup, Covington’s largest annual volunteer day of service, taking place on…
Keep Covington Beautiful looking for volunteers, donations for Great American Cleanup in April
Keep Covington Beautiful (KCB) is preparing for the Great American Cleanup, Covington’s largest annual volunteer day of service, taking place…