‘Lifeguard crisis’ averted, but training will take a few days
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington Parks & Recs’ “lifeguard crisis” was averted thanks to an 11th-hour marketing and hiring blitz, but training time will require a staggered start to the pool season for its first four days.
Due to the temporary shortage of certified lifeguards, here is the swim sche...
Photos 1 and 2: Officers Petri and White help young readers at City Heights.
Photo 3: From left, Officer White, Officer Hancock, Officer Monson, Sgt. Meyer, Officer McBee, Officer Christen, and Officer Petri (lying down) pose with young readers near the Read Ready Covington sign.
Officers promote literacy at book event
COVINGTON, Ky. – Books, kids, and badges proved an exciting...
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Excavators are like a Swiss Army knife or Leatherman – with the right set of attachments, you can pretty much handle any job.
Which is another way of saying that O’Rourke Wrecking has ALL the tools, and it’s employing a variety of them as its crews continue to sweep clean the 23-acre former IRS data-processing complex and prepare the site for development.
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COVINGTON, Ky. – Non-profit agencies and organizations will have an additional eight days to apply for a piece of the $1.15 million the City of Covington is awarding to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on Covington families and workers.
Instead of a June 13 deadline for submissions, the deadline has been moved to 4 p.m. June 21. The addendum can be seen on the City’s Procur...
Draft agenda, legislation, and minutes from the previous meeting(s).
COVINGTON, Ky. – Whew … now that we got those tornado warnings out of the way (hopefully), it’s time to look ahead to a good time in The Cov.
As you well know, here in The Cov we’re all about moving forward but never without a nod to our past. Beers are sort of like that too. That’s why you can raise your stein to a longtime favorite this weekend as well as tip yo...
Photo taken by Covington Police Sgt. Jason Gray
COVINGTON, Ky. – The deadline is July 1 for recent high school graduates headed to college to apply for a $500 scholarship from Covington’s police union.
To earn the Covington FOP Lodge #1 Fallen Officer Scholarship, students must fill out an application found HERE and write an essay answering, “What does living in C...
Photo 1: Covington Mayor Joe Meyer accepts the new way-finding sign from Frances Mennone, a member of the Ohio River Way board, and Brewster Rhoads, its chairman.
Photo 2: One of the Voyageur canoes carried Covington’s city flag along part of the 250-mile journey. (Photo from ORSANCO/Annette Shumard)
Photo 3: Ohio River Challenge paddlers and local officials cut th...
Bring ID to Goebel Pool to apply for summer job
COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington’s ongoing push to find enough lifeguards to staff a full-schedule pool season continues with a one-stop hiring event Thursday held at Goebel Pool.
Applicants need only to bring identification to the event, which will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. A resume is helpful but not required.
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Purple designates the federal Qualified Census Tracts where services must be delivered.
COVINGTON, Ky. – Here’s a reminder that non-profit agencies and organizations have until 4 p.m. June 13 to apply for a piece of the $1.15 million the City of Covington is awarding to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on Covington families and workers.
The City issued a request for proposals...