In this aerial rescue simulation, City workers Jason Roberts, left, and Frank Coogan prepare to go to the aid of “Joe,” a dummy that was “injured” by contact with a high-voltage line and is stuck high up in this beech tree in Devou Park.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Heights, falling branches, and the inherent unpredictability of chain saws are a few of the dangers confronted by...
Come Friday, the parking lot at the foot of Greenup Street is one of three locations where Covington residents can drop off their natural Christmas trees.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Some people treat Christmas as a month-long holiday that extends long after Dec. 25. But other people are already feeling antsy: It’s two days after Christmas, they say, and that tree JUST HAS TO GO.
If you decorat...
Covington’s Snow & Ice Team gathered recently in front of the road salt dome near the Public Works Department’s garage on Boron Drive.
COVINGTON, Ky. - When winter unleashes its misery and covers Covington streets with snow and ice, most people eye their morning commute or evening trip to the grocery with anxiety and dread.
But Charlie McCain can’t wait to get ou...
Troy McCain, who has been with the City since 1995, will supervise the General Maintenance Division.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington will soon have a new supervisor to oversee street sweeping, leaf collection, mowing, and other responsibilities in the Public Works Department’s General Maintenance Division - and he’s a familiar face.
Troy McCain is set to be approved as part of the con...
With the top of the map facing west, the red line shows the approximate route of the realigned Prisoners Lake Drive, designed to improve safety and drainage and free up green space next to the lake.
COVINGTON, Ky. - The road that curves around and almost into Prisoners Lake in Covington’s Devou Park is about to be straightened.
The Covington City Commission approved a contract wi...
Randolph Pool in the Eastside neighborhood will get a new roof and fencing in the off-season.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington will spend almost $122,000 in the off-season to make improvements at its two full-size public swimming pools.
The Randolph Pool complex on Greenup Street in the Eastside neighborhood will get a new roof and new fencing, while Goebel Pool on Dalton Street in the MainStrasse...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Shoppers in MainStrasse Village will be able to park in the new RiverHaus Apartments garage during daytime hours this Friday and Saturday as part of a special, one-time change.
About 100 spots in the garage were made available starting Tuesday of this week as part of a special agreement worked out between the City and project developer Flaherty & Collins Properties.
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Starting this evening, drivers coming off Main Street can use about 100 parking spaces in the evening hours in the garage being built as part of the RiverHaus development.
COVINGTON, Ky. - About 100 parking spots will be open to the public starting this evening in the garage built in MainStrasse Village as part of the RiverHaus Apartments complex under construction.
The parking in the garage...
(Pictured from left to right Daniel Chumley/Mechanic, Chad Hyland/Groundworker, Mark Ranson/Mechanic, Troy McCain/Light Equipment Operator, and Rick Davis/Director. Floyd Ard/Laborer and Todd Marshall/Mechanic are not pictured)
COVINGTON, Ky. - The winners of the Public Works 'Snow-deo' have been announced.
Winners in Large Dump Truck Category-
1st place- Chad Hyland
2nd plac...
COVINGTON, Ky. -Troy McCain spun the wheel of his Kenworth T350 dump truck and almost took out the orange cones guarding the narrow lane he was maneuvering through.
“I thought I lost it for a minute,” he said, laughing as the uneven pavement and sharp turns caused him to bounce up and down inside the truck’s cab.
For McCain, a light equipment operator in the City of Covi...