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by Michael Monks
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FOOD TRUCK EVENT EARNS ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION, HIGH ATTENDANCE
Covington's first foray into food trucks was a blast, with hundreds of orders taken Friday afternoon by the five trucks. The Food Truck Invasion, sponsored by Renaissance Covington and the BLDG was to introduce the City to that type of food vendor as the city commission prepares to relax zoning laws that previously prohibited them. When able to open full-time, the trucks will likely appear around parts of Downtown Covington that do not have a lot of food choices, such as where the IRS is located. The operator of one food truck was surprised at how well-attended the event was and told The River City News that she can't wait to return to Covington. PHOTOS:
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NOTES FROM THE COVINGTON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
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SEE PREVIOUSLY: School District considers drug-testing students
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Budget to be discussed
The School Board will have an extensive session on August 9 to discuss the budget for the upcoming school year. "You will all be pleased with where we are financially at the end of the year," said superintendent Lynda Jackson. Those numbers were not readily available at Thursday night's meeting because of the accountant's vacation but will be presented August 9.
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Program contract awarded, but not unanimously
The board awarded a contract for the 2012-13 school year that is not exceed $75,000 to Flaugher & Associates which will serve as the local evaluator of the programs and initiatives of the Leadership Resiliency Program, the Covington Mentoring Program, and Fitness Rocks under the Twenty-first Century Community learning Center grants and the Carol M. White grant. Board members Krista Powers voted against the contract's approval. "We are quite pleased with the programmatic evaluation services rendered; however, given the magnitude of work we do with (Flaugher) for many years now, I believe we could have a candid conversation about our budget, our needs, and where Flaugher & Associates fits into the picture with an outcome of reducing the maximum cost permitted for service, at the least," Powers said. The contract was not awarded through a competitive bid process because this particular item does not require that.
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Another contract was awarded Thursday night, this one to Cintas for fire protection services, including the manual inspection of the district's fire extinguishers. The district did offer a competitive bid process that came down to Cintas and Silco, the company that had previously provided services, but Cintas will be able to perform the tasks at a 40% lower cost than previously paid.
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Holmes students improve performance on AP tests, courses
Holmes High School showed improvement on this year's AP tests. Three ninth graders passed the AP human geography class earning college credit. "That's never happened before, so we're excited about that," said Marian Benavides, the school's AP/IB coordinator. Additionally, it had been "many years" according to Benavides since students passed the AP English test but two passed this year. Two also passed a "very tough" AP history exam.
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Congratulations to the graduates of the Adult High School
Two students were recognized at Thursday night's school board meeting for graduating from the Adult High School. Tyler Lindsey, who hopes to study music at an arts program, and Joshua Jarvis, the first in his family to earn a high school diploma who now intends to go to Morehead State, are now high school graduates.
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Summer program success highlighted
"People are blown away by this program," said Stacy Strotman, who lead the school district's summer program which is a partnership with the City offering academic and recreational curriculum for five weeks after school ends. Strotman said that the data collected during the program will be compared to the participating students' academic achievement in the previous spring and in the upcoming fall. "We have a foundation in place to make this summer program bigger and better each year." Individual students were recognized as "employees of the month". The student-workers are all Holmes students or recent graduates.
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Board chairperson Glenda Huff suggested that a presentation on the program be made at a City Commission meeting so that they can see where their dollars are going.
Board chairperson Glenda Huff suggested that a presentation on the program be made at a City Commission meeting so that they can see where their dollars are going.
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Board member would like to see dress code enforced
While meeting with Governor Beshear's education secretary Joe Meyer and others, school board member Mike Fitzgerald discussed whether Holmes graduates are job-ready upon graduating. One way to improve upon any struggles in that area would be more strict enforcement of the school's dress code, Fitzgerald said, to give the students an idea of order and structure. Ken Kippenbrock, director of pupil personnel, explained that dress code decisions are made by each school's site-based council.
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DON'T MISS FRIDAY'S NEWS!
A Covington school will have to start the new year without its playground; Delta to cease operations of Comair; Plus, News anchor and Covington resident Katherine Nero discusses her breast cancer diagnosis. Those stories and more at the link. |
DON'T MISS FRIDAY'S NEWS!
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QUICKIES
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Woman sentenced for threatening to kill Sen. Mitch McConnell Herald-Leader
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McConnell discusses Kentucky's drought with Agriculture Secretary WFPL
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Gov. Beshear's statement on Comair being shut down Business Courier
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Delta wants to negotiate Comair separation as quickly as possible Business Courier
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What does Comair departure mean for CVG airport? Business Courier
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"Deny everything" said ex-Bengal cheerleader and NKY teacher to boy she's accused of having sex with WLWT
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Allegations that he had sexual contact with a 13-year old boy forces popular Zumba instructor to lose license Herald-Leader
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Wanted Kenton Co insurance agent who was accused of bilking elderly out of half million dollars found dead in barn WKRC
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Two KY mothers join in campaign to prevent pill abuse Deseret News
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NKY cable customers losing NFL Network Cincinnati Enquirer
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Sanctions against KY lawyer rejected on free speech grounds Courier-Journal
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NKU students get high tech education, jobs PC Advisor
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What changes in Over-the-Rhine mean for long-standing residents Urban Cincy
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Kings Island dismantling Son of Beast roller coaster Cincinnati Enquirer
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WHISTLEBLOWER SAYS CAMPBELL LODGE RETALIATED AGAINST THEM
This story gets worse and worse:
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Campbell Circuit Court by the home’s former therapists Jennifer Rush and Shane Donohue, along with the director of equine-assisted services, Mary Oldiges, and equine specialist Regina Bach.Full story: Cincinnati Enquirer/Jim Hannah
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The children at the home, licensed to care for 24 at a time, were removed after the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services investigated the whistleblowers’ claims. The home then laid off about 50 employees and fired Jones, who earned $96,652 per year. The suit echoes the findings of the state investigation. The home had a dangerous practice of improperly dispensing psychotropic medications and narcotics to the children. When the children acted out, the staff then handled them roughly.
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KY COURTHOUSES TO CLOSE DOWN FOR FULL DAY ON AUGUST 6
As part of mandatory furlough days across the Commonwealth, the state court system will shut down on Monday, August 6. Via news release:
The Supreme Court of Kentucky has approved two orders that provide guidance on how the statewide court closures are to be implemented. While the two orders provide more detail, below is a summary of what the public and the law enforcement and legal communities should expect on furlough days:|
• Trials and other court proceedings will not be scheduled on furlough days as there will be no staff available. Items already on the docket for those days will be rescheduled.
• Driver licenses will not be issued.• The Supreme Court will suspend its rule requiring pretrial officers to interview a defendant within 12 hours after incarceration. No Pretrial Services staff will be working on furlough days.• Deputy clerks will not be available to process bonds and no release orders will be issued.• Existing after-hours protocol will be followed for processing domestic violence orders (DVOs) and emergency protective orders (EPOs).• Local court designated workers will not be available. The Court Designated Worker Program will have a supervisor available to ensure that law enforcement adheres to its statutory requirements in cases involving the arrest and custody of juveniles.
• Technology Services staff will not be available to recover the CourtNet database in the event the system experiences an interruption in service.• County offices that share space with the state court system in courthouses and judicial centers will not be affected.
Chief Justice of KY Supreme Court reacts:
“As chief justice, I find it disheartening that I can no longer assure you that the courts in Kentucky will be open when you need them,” Minton said in a statement. “For the first time in modern history, we will have to close every courthouse in the state to balance the Judicial Branch budget. For three days in 2012, we must furlough all court personnel and close all courthouse doors because the General Assembly has not allotted enough money to fund court operations at current levels.Full story: Herald-Leader/Jack Brammer
“The 4.3 million people in Kentucky generate nearly 1.1 million court cases each year. To meet that demand, the Judicial Branch needs only about 3 percent of the state budget. Yet since 2008 our court system has experienced a cumulative budget reduction of 48 percent. “
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CHICK-FIL-A CONTROVERSY HITS KENTUCKY CAMPUS
The anti-gay marriage remarks by the CEO of Chick-fil-A has spawned protests and boycotts across the country and now both the President and Provost at the University of Louisville have vowed not to eat at the campus location:
U of L spokesman Mark Hebert says the university is not officially boycotting the restaurant, but that Ramsey an Willinganz have made a personal decision to not patronize Chic-Fil-A anytime soon.Full story: WFPL/Phillip M. Bailey
"The president and the provost feel very strongly about the statements that were made by the president of Chic-Fil-A. They found them very offensive and unnecessary," he says. "And that it goes against a number of their own personal views and they think the views of this campus as being a welcoming and tolerant campus."
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NORTHERN KENTUCKY COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION YEAR IN REVIEW
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CARNEGIE RECOGNIZED IN THEATER SEASON RETROSPECTIVE
From CityBeat's Rick Pender:
Another local producer coming into its own is the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center in Covington, which often creates shows by partnering with other organizations with positive results. Last fall it offered the area premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s award-winning script In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play with CCM’s drama program, directed by Ed Cohen, a respected local director who came up through the community theater ranks and now works more frequently with university programs. This spring, the Carnegie collaborated with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra for a satisfying concert presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I. However, my choice for the Carnegie’s best show of 2011-2012 was its own production of the down-home Pump Boys and Dinettes, a stage full of singers and musicians portraying folks who are just having a good ol’ time. Jared Doren directed it; Steve Goers provided music direction (and turned in a fine onstage performance personally) with able assistance from Brad Myers, lead guitarist with Ray’s Music Exchange.Full story: CityBeat | The disco ball rises at The Carnegie in anticipation of the upcoming musical production of Xanadu:
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NAKED MAN FLEES MAYSVILLE HOSPITAL, STEALS CLOTHES, JEEP
Yep:
Maysville Police Sgt. Chris Neal says 34-year-old Justin Young didn't want to stay for treatment at Meadowview Regional Medical Center on Thursday, so he fled into a nearby corn field.Full story: WLWT
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