This story mentions domestic violence. If you or someone you know has experienced domestic violence, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. What you need to know October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the timing couldn’t be more unfortunate. At the end of […]
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Erlanger experiments with combined public safety departments
What you need to know The City of Erlanger is combining its police and fire departments under a single umbrella in an effort to streamline emergency operations and training. The new combined public safety department will be headed up by former Police Chief Kyle Rader, who will now oversee both departments as the new director […]
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What will the future of 9th District, Latonia Elementary be?
What you need to know The Covington Schools Board of Education voted on Thursday to do two studies to assess the future of 9th District Elementary and Latonia Elementary, at the cost of $25,000 and $42,000, respectively. The studies, which will be conducted by architectural firm SHP, will supplement the ongoing master planning of the […]
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Erlanger weighs allowing public hearing for Corporex zoning
Impending zoning approval for a large Corporex development in Erlanger served as the starting point for a discussion about public comments and public hearings at this week’s Erlanger City Council meeting. Much of the exchange centered on balancing residents’ ability to speak about public issues with the need to adhere to legal protocols regarding the […]
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Covington drinking area popular with businesses, iffy with others
What you need to know Business owners largely backed a proposed outdoor drinking zone in Covington at a public hearing this week, but residents and workers raised concerns about safety, cleanliness and the city’s cultural identity. “If this doesn’t work, I’m going to be the first person to cut it off because I’m going to […]
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Covington IRS workers push back against potential layoffs
Workers at the IRS office in Covington, one of the city’s largest employers, have begun receiving Reduction in Force, or RIF, notices due to work furloughs resulting from the federal government shutdown that began on Oct. 1. The IRS employed about 2,600 people out of its Covington office as of June 30, 2024, the last […]
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Park Hills considers how to formalize meeting conduct
Snowballing over from another disagreement about how to represent the events in official minutes, a debate over how to formalize meeting procedures took place among Park Hills elected officials on Tuesday. “It needs to happen because everyone seems to have forgotten their behavior,” said Mayor Kathy Zembrodt. “Everyone seems to forget that Robert’s Rules is […]
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Park Hills Council debates whether member walked out: ‘This is crazy’
What you need to know A Parks Hills City Council member walked out of a special meeting last month; now, officials are grappling over how to define the events of the night. “This is crazy,” said an exasperated Council Member, Pam Spoor, during the council’s Tuesday meeting. Her comment was made during a discussion of […]
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Program distributing free books to kids looks to expand Kentucky footprint
What you need to know A Cincinnati-based organization that distributes free books to students at select schools, including five schools in Northern Kentucky, is hoping to bring the joy of reading to even more kids in the commonwealth. “It brings books into kids’ homes that might not otherwise have a home library,” said Molly Wesley, […]
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Family, school partnerships take center stage at Community Conversation
What you need to know A theme quickly took center stage at Thursday’s iteration of the LINK nky Community Conversation series, which focused on solutions for K-12 education. Although the panelists believed there had been progress in the region broadly, they agreed success in school was dependent on how well families and schools could work […]
