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Read Ready Covington festival celebrates learning through fun

COVINGTON, Ky. – A Saturday morning of games, raffles, face painting, music, touch-a-truck, and more is part of an organized effort aimed to help Covington children learn and thrive. Saturday’s 2nd Annual Early Childhood Festival is at the Lincoln Grant Scholar House, at 824 Greenup St., and runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.. The free event is sponsored by the Read Ready Covington Coaliti...

Oktoberfest, freshArt & Mothman

COVINGTON, Ky. – It’s a weekend of lederhosen, local art, and cryptids in The Cov. (Cryptids being those animals or creatures that are believed to exist but never actually proven to exist, though stories told around a campfire or at a slumber party say otherwise.) There’s also plenty of live music, lots to learn about trees, author readings, a ‘superhero” race for ...

City tweaks property tax rate

Change increase bill by 50 cents a month for $100K house COVINGTON, Ky. – The owner of a $100,000 house in Covington will pay an extra 50 cents a month under the annual property tax rate set by the Covington Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night. The new rate, 0.277, translates to $2.77 per each $1,000 in assessed value of real estate, up slightly from $2.71 in 2022. That’s $6 ...

Get to know Latonia/Milldale trees

Photo: Walkers learned about trees in the Austinburg neighborhood on a previous tour last September. Urban Forestry, UK to lead walking tour Saturday COVINGTON, Ky. – Expect to see some unique trees on Saturday when Covington’s Urban Forestry Program partners with the Kenton County Extension Office for it’s Urban Tree Walk: Latonia/Milldale. The tour runs from 10 a.m. to...

‘Fire Boat 1’ to be named for ‘a fireman’s fireman’

Photo: Lt. Dale A. Brown with Covington Fire Boat 1. Covington firefighters dedicate boat to one of their own: Lt. Dale A. Brown COVINGTON, Ky. – Lt. Dale A. Brown was instrumental in the design and implementation of the Covington Fire Department’s Fire Boat 1, the 35-foot rescue vessel the department dispatches for emergencies on the Ohio and Licking rivers. In fact, he remained...

Hayden to fill vacancy on Commission

Neighborhood advocate a longtime fixture on boards, City initiatives COVINGTON, Ky. – For more than a decade, Steve Hayden has been a fixture in the front rows of the audience at Covington’s Board of Commission’s Tuesday night meetings, following along as policy is discussed and voted on. Starting Sept. 5, he’ll be one of the five officials doing the discussing and vo...

Riverfest & nostalgic tunes

  COVINGTON, Ky. – You’ve got a three-day weekend to fill. Whether you choose to fill it with fun or leisure, you’ll find plenty of options right here in The Cov. First, let’s be thankful for the 19th century labor activists who pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the American worker. They made it happen. And let’s be mindful of the group of workers p...

City offices closed Monday

Let’s keep Covington’s First Responders safe this holiday weekend COVINGTON, Ky. – Note that offices at City Hall at 20 W. Pike St. will be closed Monday for the federal Labor Day holiday and will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday. We all know that Labor Day was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century as a day designated to honor the American worker and became a feder...

Covington’s newest Police officer always wanted to be a cop

COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s newest police officer looks forward to a long career of service to the people of Covington. Trevor Collins was sworn in by Mayor Joe Meyer this morning and received his badge from Assistant Police Chief Matt Winship in a ceremony at City Hall. Prior to administering the oath of office, Meyer spoke to Collins about the significance of the Department&rs...

Riverfest rules set for downtown, Devou

Familiar restrictions for fireworks display address safety, traffic, parking COVINGTON, Ky. – Large crowds will again flock to the riverfront and viewing spots around Covington to watch the 47th annual Labor Day weekend fireworks on Sunday, Sept. 3, so the City and its Police Department are putting in place familiar restrictions designed to ensure safety and orderly traffic flow. ...
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