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‘Brings back a thousand memories’

Thousands worked at soon-to-be-demolished IRS center   COVINGTON, Ky. - A single photograph shared by City Hall this week from inside the soon-to-be-demolished IRS processing center triggered memories for Covingtonians who used to work at the massive facility:   ... “I met a lot of good people there. Good times.”   ... “Brings back a thousand memo...

$2.5MM digital divide project full speed ahead

Free computer signup under way; City seeking Wi-Fi spots   COVINGTON, Ky. - A few weeks in, and “Covington Connect” is surging forward.   Families of Covington schoolchildren who need a computer can now register to get a free one, thanks to the $2.5 million initiative whose goal is to destroy the digital divide in Northern Kentucky’s largest city.   The City and si...

It’s final: City gains control of IRS site

  Millions of federal tax returns were processed over the last 52 years within the cavernous IRS facility on Fourth Street. With the center shut down, the City now owns the building and 23-acre site.   With purchase final, demolition of cavernous building up next  COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington took possession of the 23-acre IRS site today, officially closing t...

A ‘cleanup’ & coasters

COVINGTON, Ky. - We sound like the proverbial broken record these days, but it’s an appealing tune: If you can afford it, visit one of Covington’s restaurants or order carryout.   The food’s pretty fantastic, there’s a hugely diverse selection to pick from ... and you could very well help that restaurant and its employees survive this pandemic.   The Covington Bus...

Census reward? Ice cream & foot-longs

Dari-Crest ‘grill-out’ Friday stresses need to fill out form   COVINGTON, Ky. - The Covington Census Committee’s next stop?   Dari-Crest Ice Cream in Latonia, where anybody who fills out the Census form during a grill-out on Friday evening will receive a swag bag and tasty Dari-Crest treats “to go”: foot-long hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, soft drinks and ice...

Parking restricted near GRC Park, Riverside Drive

Night-time order enforces health directives related to COVID-19   COVINGTON, Ky. - On-street parking between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. will be prohibited for the time being on streets near George Rogers Clark Park in the Historic Licking Riverside Neighborhood.   The ban does not apply to residents of the neighborhood who have a residential parking permit.   The City is instituting the rul...

‘Landslide in very slow motion’

The levee on the river side of the Glenway and Madison floodwall is sloughing toward the Licking River. Geotech survey to help City forge solution to levee sloughing  COVINGTON, Ky. - Neither a camera lens nor an untrained eye captures the gravity of the problem with the floodwall on the east side of Glenway and Wallace avenues.   When hikers on the Licking River Greenway and Trail look ...

New CPR tool ‘doesn’t get tired’

Andrea Quigley of the Stryker Corporation trains Covington firefighters in the use of the LUCAS 3 mechanical compression device. Purchase helps Fire Dept. improve response to cardiac arrests  COVINGTON, Ky. - When it comes to giving CPR, the Covington Fire Department is going mechanical.   As part of its continuous efforts to improve the survival rates of people suffering health emergenc...

Covington cancels participation in Riverfest

Decision joins neighboring cities in desire to protect residents   COVINGTON, Ky. - Citing health and safety concerns related to the pandemic, the City of Covington is canceling its participation in the annual Riverfest fireworks.   Covington joins the cities of Newport and Bellevue, which have previously made similar announcements.   “This is about protecting the health and s...
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