Among other things, Covington used federal funds to help make improvements to Peaselburg Park. Covington wants public input on spending in neighborhoods  COVINGTON, Ky. - The federal CDBG and HOME programs have brought the City of Covington almost $20 million over the last 10 years to invest directly in neighborhoods - funding things like emergency house repairs, sidewalks, down payments...

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NKU event to benefit Read Ready Covington literacy program   COVINGTON, Ky. - If you’re a fan of education and tea parties (not the Boston Harbor type but the kind featuring goodies like tea cakes, thinly sliced cucumber sandwiches and an Earl Grey filled-cup and saucer) then an event March 1 will be to your taste.   The Red Apple Equi(Tea) Party will raise money and awareness...

Covington, Ky. -- Covington City Hall will be closed Monday for the federal holiday, Washington's Birthday (often referred to as Presidents' Day). Offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday.  ###

Members of Covington’s Public Works Department battle the bitter cold while putting together the spine of the floodgate at the Madison Overlook earlier today. Public Works team battles brutal cold, wind as river races by   COVINGTON, Ky. - The cold was merciless. The wind whipping off the Ohio River was unforgiving. The metal pieces were heavy and uncooperative.   And the “fi...

Covington Mayor Joe Meyer, left, converses with state Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, on the floor of the state Senate this week. Rising pension rates causing pain, top legislators told  COVINGTON, Ky. - Mayor Joe Meyer took Covington’s case against rising pension costs to Frankfort this week.   Having already grabbed the ear of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on several occasions, ...

COVINGTON, Ky. - If you don’t instantly recognize the significance of Feb. 14, there’s no need to read on.   Because whether you look to Robert Herrick (“How love came in I do not know ...”), the Bible (“Set me as a seal upon your heart ...”), Shakespeare “Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps ...”), or AC/DC (“She was a ...”...

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One project that came out of last year’s Covington Leads program was a wood-working workshop for youth. Deadline for 13-week leadership program next Tuesday  COVINGTON, Ky. - A program whose goal is to identify, train, nurture, and energize a new set of civic leaders in Covington is taking applications through next Tuesday for a new 13-week session, its second.   Last year, five p...