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16,798 books, in one month

Captions: Photo 1: One of the grand-prize winners, second-grader Akeem Thompson, poses with his parents, Kera and Shannon Thompson. Photo 2: The third-grade grand-prize winner was Angelica Gomez Cordova, shown here with her mom, Julia. Photo 3: Mayor Joe Meyer gives a fist bump to another grand-prize winner, pre-K student Melita Valle, at the City Commission meeting while her parents, Ado...

Heavy smoke, heat … & a thorough search

From left, firefighter Chase Autry, engineer Sean Schatzman, and firefighter Kyle Vogelpohl pose with their award.   3 Covington firefighters honored for dramatic rescue COVINGTON, Ky. – The call came in at 11:04 p.m. Smoke was coming from an apartment building in the Botany Hills neighborhood … and the caller suspected people might still be trapped inside. Within ...

Special Meeting Notice - Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority 2/2/2022

A Special Meeting of the Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority will be held in person on February 2, 2022 at 9:00 AM at City Hall, 20 W. Pike Street, Covington, KY 41011 for the purpose of discussing the 2022 meeting schedule, financials, Executive Director hiring progress, parking ordinance updates, residential parking program, and parking meter petition .

Special Meeting Notice - ABC Board 01/31/22

A Special Meeting of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of Covington, Kentucky will be held in person on January 31, 2022 at 3:00 PM at City Hall, 20 W. Pike Street, Covington, KY 41011 for the purpose of an annual presentation by the City Administrator regarding 2:30 a.m. permit renewals and discussion of the City Administrator's recommendations.

Special Meeting Notice - Devou Park Advisory Committee 2/16/22

A Special Meeting of the Devou Park Advisory Committee will be held in person on Wednesday February 16, 2022 at 6:00 PM at The Devou Golf and Event Center, 1201 Park Dr., Covington, KY 41011 for the purpose of discussions regarding projects for FY23 and will be held jointly with Devou Properties, Inc..

Dog park demolition under way

City hopes to open facility this spring COVINGTON, Ky. – The construction of a neighborhood dog park on Covington’s west side officially got under way today. A Bobcat and dump truck operated by Public Works crews began removing pavement and short divider walls at an existing playground at Ninth and Philadelphia streets early this afternoon. The demolition is the first physical wo...

From 20 W. Pike to France

Ross Patten (maroon shirt) listens during the Eastern Corridor cookout & conversation event last fall. Key economic development official Patten leaving the City for overseas adventure COVINGTON, Ky. – Even if you haven’t met Ross Patten personally, odds are you see evidence of his work every day throughout Covington. New small business in your neighborhood? Patten likel...

Board games and ‘pretty decent music’

COVINGTON, Ky. – If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, we’ve got a few things for your consideration. Show your skill (and maybe a cunning, fierce competitiveness) at playing board games. … Cheer on the Bengals when they take on the Titans in Nashville (homefield losses hurt more, so there might be some Titan tears shed). … Listen to some smokin&rsq...

City, Fire Department mourn death of longtime firefighter Dave Studer

Dave Studer served with the City for almost 25 years. Photo used courtesy of Katie Woodring. COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington firefighter Dave Studer will be remembered for his banter, his joking, his playful kidding of fellow firefighters – a big personality that helped make a stressful job easier to bear. “He was a jokester and just had a funny way about him,” Chief Mark ...
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