Staff report Duke Energy will celebrate Lineman Appreciation Day on Thursday April 18 with a public gathering on the Purple People Bridge in Newport 10-11 a.m. Snapped poles and tangled power lines over a battered landscape of downed trees are the usual challenges lineworkers face after severe weather strikes, – but they are just some…
Esporta Fitness is closing its Bellevue location at Fairfield Avenue. The company emailed membership holders stating this will be effective April 1 at 2 p.m. The news comes after rumors of a close were going around at the beginning of 2022. The email states that membership holders’ club access will be expanded to all Esporta Fitness Clubs…
The City of Covington and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet released crash statistics for the redesigned 4th Street entrance ramp onto northbound I-71/I-75 on Tuesday. The ramp redesign began service in December 2022, and crash figures collected by Kentucky State Police and analyzed by the transportation cabinet showed an overall downward trend in crashes. The cabinet’s…
The Covington City Commission briefly discussed the programs and services the city would be unable to fund as a result of declining payroll tax revenue at their meeting on Tuesday. Although discussions of this matter have been ongoing since last year, Tuesday’s meeting saw the commission discuss the cut programs in detail. The effects of…
EducateNKY has a mission. The local nonprofit is dedicated to rethinking education in Northern Kentucky. The organization was launched in March of 2023. But before its leaders did anything, they decided to listen. “Our researcher interviewed every superintendent in Northern Kentucky, many families, many parents, nonprofit leaders, Judges/Executives—a lot of people—and came up with these…
The Kenton County Local Board of Health is now accepting sealed sale bids for the Northern Kentucky Health Department building in Covington, located at 2002 Madison Ave. The building is currently listed as surplus property. The board will accept sealed sale bids until noon on Thursday, May 9. All bids must be clearly labeled as…
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter It’s real, Covington Mayor Joseph U. Meyer told his constituents. “Any allegations about the fantasy of these budget cuts not being real should be put to rest,” he said during the Covington Commission’s regularly scheduled caucus meeting Tuesday night. During the city manager’s report at the beginning of the meeting,…
The Independence City Council voted in a 5 to 1 vote at their meeting Monday night to institute a new ordinance regulating the storage of trailers in the city. Council Member Greg Steffen cast the only vote against the ordinance. The new regulations have been in the works for over a year, and have gone…
KLH Engineers, a Fort Thomas-based mechanical, electrical, plumbing and technology engineering firm, has named a new CEO. On March 5, the firm announced that CEO Bob Heil had stepped down after nine years at the helm. Jim Tavernelli, the firm’s former president and chief operating officer, is succeeding Heil. “This transition is part of a…
In an effort to enhance the accessibility and efficiency of its admissions process, Northern Kentucky University announced the implementation of a new Direct Admit Program. This approach aims to expand access to higher education in the regioxn by simplifying the enrollment process for prospective students and providing them with a straightforward pathway to securing their…
