City News & Updates

Artists should submit their entry by noon on February 21. Voting will then take place until February 28.

Miller, who is from Carmel, Ind., becomes the department’s 36th officer. HPD has one additional opening it will pursue filling for a full roster of 37 officers serving the Huntington community.

Downtown construction started this week at the Jefferson and Market intersection. In a turn of good news, Atlas Construction helped us identify a new project solution that will both save money (about $100,000 overall!) and greatly reduce the closure’s impact on the Downtown area.

The Huntington Fire Department promoted two deserving team members during a Monday morning ceremony at the City Building.

Huntington residents can leave their discarded Christmas trees at the curb in front of their homes for free pickup. 

Here’s what to look for going into the new year with ongoing construction projects.

Make time to enjoy a Huntington tradition this holiday season.

Holiday-themed artwork by Huntington first- and second-graders is on display on each floor of the City Building for everyone to enjoy.

The week ending Friday, December 20, is when we'll finish leaf collection for the year.

The Community Development & Redevelopment Department (CDR) provided a community update during December 16’s Reuse Advisory Committee meeting about ongoing efforts to abate contamination at the former H.K. Porter industrial site.

Hosts from the City and EPA will answer questions, talk about recent activity and discuss next steps.

November 30th will be a big day for downtown Huntington!

Welcome to Huntington’s first holiday window scavenger hunt. There are 18 locations participating. If you collect and submit photos from all 18 locations, you will win a book of coupons from these local businesses! The Scavenger Hunt will take place from November 18, 2024, to January 1, 2025

The City of Huntington has taken initial steps to design a new northside fire station. Property near Schenkel’s Dairy on Flaxmill Road that the City acquired in 2008 has been selected as the likely site.

Eight years of private fundraising and planning culminated with the unveiling and dedication of a new National Iwo Jima Memorial at Huntington’s Memorial Park.

Lafontaine Street reopened on Wednesday evening between Tipton Street and the bridge. While the sewer installation project still has a ways to go, we’re glad to have street surfaces, curbs and sidewalks completed and newly planted trees on this portion of the Long-Term Control Plan route.

A unanimous City Council vote on October 29 authorized a lease revenue rental bond proposal that will fund nearly $10 million for capital projects. Financial consultant Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors confirmed the plan will keep the city’s portion of the overall tax rate flat with no out-of-pocket taxpayer impact.

Please plan to join the Fun Committee for our annual United Way fundraiser … the ever-popular Soup-Off on Halloween day, Thursday, October 31.

The Huntington Fire Department announced its newest firefighter during a swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, October 22.