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Hail to the resilient bamboo plant

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of recycling tips from the City of Covington's Neighborhood Services Department, Solid Waste & Recycling Division.) COVINGTON, Ky. – Here’s a new and sustainable way to wipe up spills while also saving money:  Reusable paper towels made of bamboo. If properly cared for (i.e. washed and dried), bamboo paper towels can be...

New recruitment program opens pipeline from military to law enforcement

The process of becoming a police officer includes both classroom study and in-the-field training at a 20-week formal state police academy, followed by on-the-job training under the tutelage of a Covington field training officer. Officers with specialized roles, such as K9 officers, require even more (ongoing) training. Photo taken by Covington Police Sgt. Jason Gray. Already boasting 31 veteran...

V-Day & Who Dey

COVINGTON, Ky. – All of you happily in love couples better hope our neighbors to the north win the big game on Sunday. If not, the region’s collective depression, dejection and discouragement would make it a little difficult to celebrate with enthusiasm Monday, the day the candy-and-card industry has set aside for love and romance. (We’re confident, of course. The way we se...

Vandals stealing young learners’ joy

Already, 11 of Read Ready Covington’s signs have been damaged or stolen. Read Ready Covington ‘word walk’ signs destroyed, removed COVINGTON, Ky. – A literacy initiative’s efforts to get Covington’s youngest learners off to a better start in their school careers is being hampered by thieves and vandals. The target? Read Ready Covington’s brightly ...

Rumpke collecting today’s trash on Monday

Wintry weather causes havoc with normal route schedule COVINGTON, Ky. – If your trash and recycling is usually picked up on Fridays, you should set your containers out on Monday. In case you didn’t see the advisory from Rumpke Waste & Recycling, the company was unable to run its normal route schedule today in Northern Kentucky because of the wintry weather.  That incl...

Winter storm response: Over 30 hours & counting

Public Works crews working double shifts to clear streets COVINGTON, Ky. – Every driver and piece of equipment available ... As snowflakes continued to fall this morning on the second day of a particularly problematic winter storm, leaders at Covington’s Public Works Department said they will continue to throw everything they have toward the mission of clearing roads and making t...

Belly dancing & ‘bundles’

COVINGTON, Ky. – The odds of you wanting to leave your house this weekend are slim. We get it. We’d just as soon stay put too. Make a fire, grab a book, drink hot chocolate, or warm up with bourbon. But … we have a job to do, and that job is to inform you of the always cool, wonderful, entertaining, tasty, and just plain overall worthwhile things to do in The Cov, come wee...

Behind scenes, grant writer found $$ for big projects

City of Covington grant writer Meganne Robinson is leaving the City and going west. Robinson leaving to go west; City seeking applications COVINGTON, Ky. – Grant writer Meganne Robinson will soon leave the City of Covington knowing that her work behind the scenes was critical to moving forward a number of important projects. Take, for instance, the Restoration Trades School in the w...

Our cup runneth over (with this news)

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of recycling tips from the City of Covington's Neighborhood Services Department, Solid Waste & Recycling Division.) COVINGTON, Ky. – Cue up Anna Kendrick’s “Cups” song and grab a plastic container to “pop” on the table, because today’s recycling tip isn’t just a helpful reminder but God&rsquo...

Winter storm gonna be ‘ugly’

Daniel Chumley, left, and Doug Meyung mount a snow plow on a City of Covington Public Works truck. The two are mechanics in the Fleet Division. Rain, bitter cold to complicate road crews’ response COVINGTON, Ky. – It’s going to be “ugly.” As crews from Covington’s Public Works Department prepare for the coming winter storm, its leaders say drivers shoul...
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