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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 ...

Recycle by mail ... for free

(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. – It’s called “flexible plastic packaging,” and while you cannot toss it in your City-issued recycling cart, you CAN recycle it. For free. Thanks to a partnership between Kroger Co...

$10MM lab could change the world

In its lab on Russell Street, researchers from Bexion Pharmaceuticals are working to revolutionize the treatment of cancer. (Photo used courtesy of Bexion) City partnering with Bexion, CTI, Gravity Diagnostics  on facility that would accelerate life sciences-biotech work COVINGTON, Ky. – Bexion Pharmaceuticals began in 2006 with two researchers, shards of incredible data, and a...

Meeting takes up Licking Riverside parking

Covington’s Historic Licking Riverside Neighborhood – seen in blue – encompasses the northeastern sliver of the city. Civic Association proposing changes to permit program COVINGTON, Ky. – A public meeting will be held Monday, Jan. 24, to get feedback on proposed changes to the residential parking permit program in the Historic Licking Riverside Neighborhood. The p...

Covington PD welcomes officer’s return

Veteran Police Officer Ryan Jones – signing papers after a (re)swearing-in ceremony today – is back with the Covington Police Department after a short time away.   COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington Police Officer Ryan Jones is back on familiar territory, patrolling the streets of what he says is “the greatest city in the state.” “He’s a great office...

MLK Jr. Day: City Hall closed Monday, breakfast discussion Saturday

In this historical photo, a group of Covington youth participated in the 1993 Ida Spence United Methodist Church's Martin Luther King Candlelight march. Photo used courtesy of the Kenton County Public Library.   COVINGTON, Ky. – Offices at Covington City Hall will be closed Monday to honor the federal holiday marking the birth anniversary of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luth...

The Bengals & Betty White

COVINGTON, Ky. – Did you know that raindrops are actually just tears from angels crying over the death of Betty White? At least that’s our theory. We’re still in mourning over the death of the beloved actress Dec. 31, just 17 days shy of her 100th birthday.   If you are too, you’ll be interested in knowing that there are two (2!) events in Latonia this weekend...

No rental license? Your time’s up

Landlords who operate outside the law will be fined, maybe shut down COVINGTON, Ky. – Time is running out for landlords who are refusing to obtain the required rental dwelling license. The City of Covington has begun issuing citations and $250 fines to property owners who rent out their housing – either on a long-term or short-term basis – and have ignored repeated warnings...

Is alert system reaching you?

Photo from last night’s TV news broadcast used with permission of WCPO. A day after chemical plant incident, residents again urged to enroll in county's emergency notification network COVINGTON, Ky. – Just after 8:15 Monday evening, a ferocious “boom” could be heard throughout West Latonia, rattling windows and raising anxiety levels. Soon thereafter, the ...

New entrance for COVID-19 testing site

Traffic pattern changes to alleviate backups on city streets COVINGTON, Ky. – Headed to Covington to get a COVID-19 test? Note that there’s a new entrance to the Gravity Diagnostics testing site downtown, and it incorporates a new traffic pattern that closes a city block and uses the entire former IRS campus. The new entrance is on RiverCenter Boulevard near the Northern ...
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