🌱 How would a 7% police raise impact Newport’s upcoming budgets?

Greetings Newport! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How would a 7% police raise impact Newport’s upcoming budgets?
• What Newport’s $2 million bridge lighting upgrade means for your summer walks
• When Jason Newsted’s new band hits Southgate House Revival this summer

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds and sun, a t-shower, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 56.
• Friday: Showers around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Newport mulls 7% pay increase for police amid contract talks (linknky.com) — Newport officials are considering a 7% pay raise for police recruits through sergeants as they negotiate the final two years of the department’s union contract, aiming to stay competitive in Northern Kentucky. City leaders say the increase would help recruit and retain officers, but it will also raise personnel costs in the 2026–2028 budgets if approved at a second reading.
   

• Newport launches long-term repairs, secures $2 million for lighting upgrades to Purple People Bridge (fox19.com) — Newport is starting long-term structural repairs on the Purple People Bridge and has secured $2 million in state funding for new color-changing LED lighting. Work is expected from late April through August, with officials emphasizing safety, access, and the bridge’s growing role as a regional economic and recreational draw for residents and visitors.
   

• Jason Newsted and the Chophouse Band Announce Summer 2026 Tour (katsfm.com) — Jason Newsted and the Chophouse Band are bringing their first-ever U.S. headlining tour to Newport on July 21, with a show at Southgate House Revival. The monthlong run mixes headlining dates and Blackberry Smoke support slots, blending Newsted’s metal roots with bluegrass, folk, and soul. Tickets for the headlining dates go on sale Friday.
   

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📸 Around Newport

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newport

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Thursday April 23

• MES Taste of Moyer
  Moyer Elementary , 219 Highland Ave , Fort Thomas
  5:30 pm

Friday April 24

• WES Variety Show
  Woodfill Elementary , 1025 Alexandria Pike , Fort Thomas
  6:30 pm

Tuesday April 28

• MES Spring Choir Concert
  Moyer Elementary , 219 Highland Ave , Fort Thomas
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Future Bulldogs Open House
  Holmes Middle School
  5:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• MES Taste of Moyer
  Moyer Elementary , 219 Highland Ave , Fort Thomas
  5:30 pm
• WIF Cincinnati Annual Member Meeting & Networking Event
  Second Sight Spirits , 301 Elm St , Ludlow
  6:00 pm
• Crossroads Talent Show
  Crossroads Elementary School , 475 Crossroads Blvd. , Cold Spring
  6:00 pm
• Code Enforcement Board | 7pm
  Callahan Community Center , 322 Van Voast Ave , Bellevue
  7:00 pm
• Old McBrayer Bourbon Tasting | Mainstrasse, Covington, KY
  Goodfellas Pizzeria - Mainstrasse , 603 Main St , Covington
  7:00 pm
• Squeaky Feet
  The Southgate House Revival , 111 E 6th St , Newport
  7:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Meet Your MediGold Broker Managers
  Senior Market Team , 1881 Dixie Hwy #130 , Fort Wright
  10:00 am
• Marty Mayer MS Classic
  Bellevue High School , 201 Center St , Bellevue
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Madonna Manor posted a job opening for Painter in Covington. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Highland Heights

• Barrels Unleash Offensive Chaos (thegruelingtruth.com)

Covington

• Covington, UK Cooperative Extension plan free tree giveaways as part of Arbor Day celebrations April 25 (nkytribune.com)
• How to Choose a Water Filtration System in Covington, KY (bakercityherald.com)
• Covington to front $200,000 to build two affordable housing units (linknky.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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