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> CLEARING THE TRAILS
Backbreaking work to
create back country trails in Devou Park
A group of mountain bikers, trail runners, hikers and others interested are volunteering to help
build eight miles of trails designed for self-propelled activities at Devou Park in Covington.
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Gross to retire
from St. Elizabeth
After serving 25 years in the top spot at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Joseph Gross will retire from the Northern Kentucky hospital system at the end of this year.
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Covington bank robbed
The Bank of Kentucky at 231 Scott St. was robbed at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. The robber was reported by dispatchers as being a black man, 18-21 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall and 140 pounds.
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Comedy shows what's
happening in BP boardroom
Those funny guys at UCB Comedy are the latest to give BP the treatment, with a new video
posted on YouTube. So funny, that it may make you cry about the situation. More at CovingtonUSA's
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Lightning strikes down
giant Jesus in north Cincinnati
Armageddon is finally upon us: The oil spill. The Situation has a record deal. And last night, the six-story "King of Kings" roadside Jesus statue north of Cincinnati was struck by lightning and burned to the ground.
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Sirens sounded on fears of
tornadoes in the area
Residents of metro Cincinnati, including Northern Kentucky, got a scare Monday evening when a tornado warning was issued at just about 10:45 pm. No report of any touchdowns in Northern Kentucky, nor the metro
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Residential 'knox boxes' help
emergency crews get inside
A residential Knox Box is a high security steel key box, used for the storage of entry keys, which can be hung on an exterior door.
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Peaselburg planters: Group beautifies the neighborhood
The Peaselburg Neighborhood Association has covered the sidewalks of Peaselburg with planters filled with flowers.
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Painting begins on
Covington's latest wall mural
Yesterday, local Artist Tina Westerkamp along with 17 teen apprentices began work on the north-facing wall of the BeConcerned building, located on the corner of Washington and 7th Street.
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Covington history:
Schneider's on W. 12th
This was the W.F. Schneider Grocery and Sample Room on West 12th Street, somewhere around circa 1900. Another photo of the store 25 years later is also posted at Facebook.
Enlarged photo, comments at our
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Trash scare closed
Clay Wade Bailey bridge for a while
Clay Wade Bailey bridge reopened after being shut down briefly yesterday morning due to a report of a suspicious package that turned out to be a bag of trash.
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Afghan mineral wealth
could top $1 trillion: Pentagon
Untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan may be worth more than $1 trillion, a finding that could reshape the country's economy and help U.S. efforts to bolster the war-battered government, Pentagon officials said on Monday.
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Coming Events

GoettaFest is this weekend >>
Chosen again in 2010, for the eighth consecutive year, as one of the Summer's Top Ten Festivals and Events by the Kentucky Tourism Council, MainStrasse Village "Original" Goettafest invites you to join in the excitement.

RiverSweep
this Saturday >>
River sweep is a one-day shoreline cleanup that extends the entire length of the Ohio River and some of its tributaries. The sweep is scheduled for Saturday, June 19, from 8:00 am until noon (weather permitting).

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