Park Hills, Kentucky

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• No strangers at Xmas dinner
  

  COVINGTON - An unassuming rental hall off of Scott Street became the North Pole for Abby Humfleet's family Christmas Day.

• Roeding exits as N.Ky. champion
  

  FLORENCE - It was early 1990 and Dick Roeding was leaving Blessed Sacrament church in Fort Mitchell when a friend active in the Republican Party posed a question.

• Reliving his words
  

  PARK HILLS - Two of Chris Collins' poems based on his military experience in the Middle East will be published in February as part of an anthology.

• Fiscal Court plans special session today
  

  Kenton County Fiscal Court will meet in special session at noon today in the judge-executive's second-floor conference room in the county administration building, 303 Court St., Covington.

• 'No Strings Attached' at school
  

  PARK HILLS -- Students at Notre Dame Academy and Covington Catholic High School will perform 'No Strings Attached,' a contemporary musical Pinocchio tale, at 1:30 and 4 p.m. Dec.

• Artist Visits High School Art Students
  

  Brenda Tarbell is a local Ceramicist and Sculptor who lives and works in urban Cincinnati.

• Blame game: It's on
  

  COVINGTON - The first whiff of trouble with some of Kenton County's voting machines came just minutes after the polls opened at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Election Day.

• Kenton races decided by write-ins
  

  Winners in three Kenton County races have been determined after write-in votes were counted.

• Steinhauer photography on display
  

  PARK HILLS -- The work of local photographer Mel Steinhauer will be on display this weekend at Reality Tuesday Cafe, 1518 Dixie Hwy.

• Two races now contested
  

  KENTON CO. -- Two races in Kenton County are now contested after people filed letters of intent by Friday'sdeadline to run as write-in candidates.

• Amsterdam Road Getting Ready To Re-Open
  

  A landslide closed part of Amsterdam Road between Park Hills and Covington not far from the Gateway Community College.

• Park Hills votes on tax for fire truck
  

  PARK HILLS - When Park Hills voters go to the polls on Nov. 4, they'll be asked to make a decision on a 'revenue neutral' ballot issue to raise money for a new fire pumper and an economic development fund.

• Covington Catholic High School Senior Wins National Contest
  

  A Covington Catholic High School Senior is receiving national recognition for his writing.

• Republicans criticize Groob over listing of lobbyist check
  

  It is against Kentucky law for registered lobbyists to make campaign contributions to legislative candidates.

• NKU, Gateway look at Covington
  

  COVINGTON - Northern Kentucky's largest city is hoping to attract two college campuses to its downtown.

• Notre Dame, CovCath host play
  

  PARK HILLS -- Notre Dame Academy and Covington Catholic High School will perform 'An Evening of One Acts' Friday through Oct.

• Office hours extended to pay taxes
  

  PARK HILLS -- The Park Hills city building is extending its office hours Monday and Tuesday for payment of city taxes that are due Tuesday.

• Dixie Highway getting a facelift
  

  Four of the projects proposed to improve a stretch of Dixie Highway through Kenton and Boone Counties have been completed, funding has been secured for six, and another seven are planned for the near future.

• Money matters prompt questions
  

  Wall Street's wobbling has caused Main Street jitters around America this week, but it's a great time to be a teacher of economics.

City Description

Park Hills is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,977 at the 2000 census. Park Hills is located at 39°4′13″N 84°31′51″W / 39.07028, -84.53083 (39.070261, -84.530854). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land. In the 1800s Park Hills was still mostly uninhabited - too hilly to farm and too inaccessible for homes. A few houses existed along Lexington Pike, the forerunner of Dixie Highway, and on Old State Road. The only landmark in the area was the Stonewall House, built sometime in the mid 1800s, which served as a stopover point on the turnpike for farmers taking stock to market in Covington and Cincinnati. The development of Park Hills started in the 1920s decades after cities like Erlanger, Elsmere, and Crescent Springs were founded. It began in earnest when the Lee, Simmons, and Billiter families bought land and laid out streets. By 1926 homes were for sale on Audubon, Emerson, Cleveland, Park Drive and Rose Circle. The developers proclaimed Park Hills "the most beautiful subdivision property in the country with every city convenience and no city taxes". Lots were

City Contained By:

• Kenton County
• Kentucky

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 2.07199048827 km squared

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