Newport Fire Department to get much-needed addition with purchase of new Pierce Fire Engine
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter Even though Thanksgiving is still more than a week away, Newport Fire Chief Bill Darin received…
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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…
Newport SkyWheel construction project to include $15 million bond, no cost to city or residents
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter When updating the status of the Newport SkyWheel project Monday night, Tom Fromme jokingly told…
Good fortune helps Newport gain new tenant at Sixth and Saratoga Street; skywheel progressing
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter A bit of good fortune has delivered Newport a new business tenant at the building…
Newport SkyWheel project to become reality in near future; board approves development plan by 4-1 vote
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter The Newport SkyWheel project will become a reality in the very near future. At Monday…
North American Properties’ purchase of Newport on the Levee is ‘win-win for everybody’ involved
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter The recent news that Newport on the Levee is being sold to Cincinnati-based North American…
Louisville’s temporary ‘SkyStar’ observation wheel on riverfront is similar to coming Newport Skywheel
Staff report A giant observation wheel — the SkyStar — is coming to Lousville’s Waterfront Park for a 5-week stay…
As parking problems on residential streets increase, Newport city commission looks for solutions
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter For many residents in Newport, finding a parking spot on their own street has become…