TJ Ball and Joe Koehl pick up trash, a rusted rim, and an old carpet during River Sweep 2020.
Cleanup limited to 30 volunteers, but they cleared 3.19 tons
COVINGTON, Ky. - Compared to the festival-like atmosphere of pre-pandemic cleanups, River Sweep 2020 was a tightly controlled, well-orchest...
City: Residents better served if MS4 permit managed in-house
COVINGTON, Ky. - Since 2003, the City of Covington has partnered with Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky to co-manage what’s called the City’s MS4 permit, a rather narrow subset of federal Clean Water Act tha...
$500K of repaving in 11 neighborhoods to begin soon
COVINGTON, Ky. - Get ready for the pungent smell of fresh asphalt.
The City of Covington’s annual repaving program will likely begin Aug. 17, weather permitting, with trucks, equipment, and crews heading to out to...
Lane closure expected Tuesday; walkways to stay open
COVINGTON, Ky. - Be extra careful driving on the John S. Roebling Suspension Bridge next week.
Starting Monday, crews doing a routine inspection will be rappelling on the cables and towers to get a hands-on look at the structure...
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 goa...
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 s...
Covington Parks & Rec Manager Rosie Santos waves at the camera before masking up at an activities drop-off event during the early stages of the pandemic. Santos is leaving the City for a new career opportunity.
Santos leaving City for new role across the river
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington is...
One use for federal grants: Improving sidewalks and other streetscape elements to make downtown more conducive to business investment and job creation.
Comment period ends Tuesday for federal grant programs
COVINGTON, Ky. - The Covington public has until the end of the day Tuesday, July 14, to...
Laborer III Ryan Tuemler of Covington’s Public Works Department wraps a chain around a play-set post so technician III Harold “Hector” Klette – in the backhoe – can yank it out of the ground.
Demolition begins work on Latonia park’s massive rebuild
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Public can weigh in as Parks & Rec master plan nears completion
COVINGTON, Ky. - A proposed 10-year master plan for parks and recreation investments that is nearing completion in Covington is jammed full of exciting ideas to expand how residents and visitors interact with the outdoor...