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Erlanger Veterinary Hospital recently asked the community for donations of gently used towels and blankets for their facility in a Facebook post.

Park Hills tables decision to acquire Dixie Highway site

The decision to create a permanent home for Park Hills City Council was tabled at a recent meeting in order to gather input from the community and go over the cost.

Right now, the city doesn’t have an official council meeting space, and members need to set up and tear down meeting spaces each time they convene. For the most recent bridge project presentation, Mayor Kathy Zembrodt said they had to prop a display up on tables covered in sheets.

finance committee meeting and then a city caucus meeting can be held later this month and into February.

The options for a permanent home are for the city to buy land and build a new structure, which would cost upward of $1 million, or to develop a building on Amsterdam Road. But to bring that building up to the necessary codes, and that could cost $1 million as well, councilmembers noted.

CVG launches nonstop flight to Raleigh-Durham

“This is not just an attack on the course, it’s an attack on our community and the shared spaces we all enjoy,” read the Devou Good Foundation article. “We urge anyone with information to come forward and help bring the perpetrator to justice.”

On Oct. 12, thieves stole 12 of the 18 total disc golf baskets overnight with another severely damaged. The disc golf course

Towels and blankets are typically used to comfort and swaddle the hospital’s furry family members post-surgery. It is also used for bedding in crates during their stay at the hospital in recovery.

Donations can be dropped off any time between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday at the location on 3414 Dixie Hwy, Erlanger.

At the most recent meeting, held at the Gardens of Park Hills, a motion was put forth to authorize and direct Zembrodt to sign and execute a real estate purchase agreement with Global Technology Transfer LLC to acquire 1502 Dixie Highway in Park Hills, which would become the city’s new meeting space.

Ultimately, city council members voted instead to table the vote until a further

American Airlines recently launched a new nonstop service to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina.

The flight will depart daily from CVG at 8:15 p.m. and arrive at RDU at 9:50 p.m.

It will depart daily from RDU at 7:00 a.m. and arrive at CVG at 8:45 a.m.

The news of the new flight also arrived on the Northern Kentucky airport’s 76th anni- versary.

“Raleigh-Durham is a strong addition to American’s growing network at CVG, serving both leisure and business travelers,” said CVG’s CEO Candace McGraw. “This service is welcomed as another option for local travelers to get to the Triangle Region, a growing area where art and science intersect.”

23-year-old dies after double shooting in Covington

Twenty-three-year old Selvin Orlando Alvarado of Covington, one of the victims of Friday’s double shooting in Covington, passed away at 10:04 a.m. after succumbing to his wounds, according to a press release from the Covington Police Department.

Alvarado was previously in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

The suspects, both juveniles, were originally charged with first degree robbery and first degree assault. The charge of first degree assault has been upgraded to murder.

Hector Manuel Saur, 23, of Covington was reported in stable condition after being shot in the leg.

Covington Police responded to a report of a double shooting at the intersection of East 20th and Greenup streets near Tienda La Samaritana on Jan. 6. The victims, Alvarado and Saur, were promptly taken to the UC Medical Center.

Less than 24 hours after the shooting, detectives identified and arrested two juvenile suspects in connection with the incident.

Point/Arc purchases maker of ZELS pretzels

Covington’s Yankee Doodle Deli, producer of ZELS pretzels, has been purchased by the Point/Arc.

Marilyn Baker, founder and owner of Yankee Doodle Deli, said in a press release that the reason she decided to sell her business to Point/Arc was because of their similar mission statements.

“You can still feel good when purchasing, and eating. ZELS knowing that you’re supporting an organization that truly transforms lives,” Baker said.

ZELS will still be available to order through the Yankee Doodle Deli website. Baker said she won’t be stepping away immediately, instead opting to help train the Point/Arc employees on sales and order fulfillment.

The Point/Arc is an organization which provides opportunities such as jobs to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They run a number of operations to support this mission, such as the Point Perk Coffee Shop, The Point Apparel and the Zembrodt Education Center.

Can Park Hills address traffic issues before BSB project?

Park Hills police have been conducting traffic studies on the city’s stretch of Amsterdam Road, which is already a traffic overflow route when Interstates 71 and 75 are backed up. It is expected to get worse as the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project picks up speed.

A main artery that funnels commuters to and from Crescent Springs, Park Hills, and Villa Hills to Covington and the bridge, the road gets over 100,000 vehicles a month.

Park Hills City Council members spoke of the importance of solving this congested and road-worn throughway at last week’s council meeting.

“The traffic count on Amsterdam rivals that of Dixie Highway,” council member Pamela Spoor said, “which is maintained by the state, and it is a maintenance obligation that is overwhelming for a city of our size.”

Part of the cause of the high level of vehicles is because the road leads to Devou Park.

But another issue, council members pointed out, is that Amsterdam road has become a traffic overflow alternate route for whenever there are backups on 71/75 or Dixie Highway.

Discussions on whether to seek help from Kenton County and the state to remedy the issue will continue at future meetings.