THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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by Michael Monks
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DAY PLANNED TO HELP REBUILD SIXTH DISTRICT PLAYGROUND
The playground that burned at Sixth District Elementary School in Austinburg will get some TLC from the community on Saturday, July 21. The playground renovation and beautification project that was planned before the fire will proceed as scheduled, but with a larger mission. The event will run from 11:00AM to 2:00PM and will feature the following activities:
- Adopt a Plant Make a donation to the renovation efforts by purchasing a plant and then placing it in one of the the commemorative garden plots
- Soak the Superintendent For just two bucks you'll get three chances to dunk Covington Independent Public Schools Lynda Jackson and other community leaders
- Share your ideas There will be an interactive booth to share ideas on what should be at the rebuilt playground
- Volunteer Sign Up and Donations If you have experience in construction, landscaping, planting, and/or painting you can sign up for upcoming community build events
- Make a donation!
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SEE PREVIOUSLY: Fire Destroys Covington School Playground (Photos
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MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDER; BODY PARTS WERE FOUND IN COVINGTON
Remember the gruesome tale of some dismembered legs being found near Hands Pike in South Covington (SEE: Dismembered Parts Found in South Covington May Belong to Ohio Murder Victim)? One of the men accused in the crime has pleaded guilty:
The Champaign County Prosecutor's Office said 26-year-old Matthew Puccio's pleas came during a court hearing Wednesday. He faces life in prison when he is sentenced Aug. 20 for killing 21-year-old Jessica Rae Sacco.FULL STORY: WLWT
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CONVICTED KILLER FAKES DEATH, EMERGES ON YOUTUBE
A convicted killer that faked his death by jumping off the Carrollton-Prestonville Bridge, even leaving behind a suicide note, is believed to be the producer behind some new YouTube videos:
"We searched approximately 10 hours that day, trying to make a recovery of Mr. Meisberger. By the end of that evening, it was under the impression by the Boone County Water Rescue that Mr. Meisberger was not in that river. So, we began working on the theory that this might be a staged event," said Carrollton Police Chief Michael Willhoite.Read the full story: WLKY
Then, two weeks later, Willhoite said his department was tipped off about a YouTube video, and police said the man speaking in it is Meisberger.
It's one of five posted to a Facebook page in Meisberger's name.
One status reads, "I am alive and a fugitive on the run!" And in the video, the man said he's not going back to prison.
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Here's one of the YouTube videos:
Former America's Most Wanted celebrity from 1992, Wade Russell Meisberger, from Madison, Indiana is a fugitive on the run from a corrupt plot between government officials and other high ups from the small Indiana town. Meisberger has been forced from being successful to destroying him, causing him to loose his son... and finally run for his life. He has evidence to prove his statements that they have framed him to violate his probation and send him back to prison for 18 years due to a loop in his sentence discovered by his Monroe County Probation Officer.
More videos believed to be from Meisberger here: YouTube
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DON'T MISS THURSDAY MORNING'S NEWS
A website is launched to fight against proposed cuts to Covington's fire department; Covington business community to gather today for update on changes to bridge project; Plus, an auction for a dream trip to the top of the Suspension Bridge. Click it.|
QUICKIES
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CVG operations back to normal after security scare Cincinnati Enquirer
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Pot use among teens in region is up Cincinnati Enquirer
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Support veterans with this new Kentucky license plate press release
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NKY rubber plant to add 60 jobs press release
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Gov. Beshear applauds US Secretary of Agriculture for drought response press release
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A critical take on former UK basketball star and former KY Commissioner of Agriculture Richie Farmer's induction to the KY High School Basketball Hall of Fame Insider Louisville
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US Rep Ben Chandler (D-Versailles) to skip his Party's national convention State-Journal
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ATTORNEY GENERAL CONWAY WARNS AGAINST UTILITY SCAM
From a release:
Attorney General Jack Conway warns Kentucky consumers not to fall victim to a new identity theft scam involving the payment of utility bills. In this latest scam, fraudsters claim that President Obama will pay consumers' utility bills for one month through a new federal program. "Although there are government programs that provide home energy assistance, this is not one of them," General Conway said. "This is a scam designed to gain access to a consumer's personal and financial information and to steal their identity. Never provide your Social Security number or sensitive personal information to someone you do not know." Scam artists are using in-person solicitation, flyers, social media, phone calls and text messages as part of this multi-state scheme. Consumers are told that President Obama has approved special funding through the Federal Reserve Bank for utility bill assistance. The scam artists then solicit personal information such as a Social Security number from the victim and provide them with a fraudulent bank routing number to use when paying their utility bills online. Customers who use this number are led to believe that their utility bills are paid and even receive payment confirmation notices. Payments are later rescinded as a result of the fake account numbers. General Conway's Office of Consumer Protection has received no complaints from consumers about this scam and is not aware of any victims in Kentucky. Victims have been reported in California, Illinois, Tennessee and Texas. Residents who are in need of home emergency assistance may be eligible for financial help through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which is administered in Kentucky through the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and Community Action Agencies across the state. For additional information on the Kentucky LIHEAP program visit http://chfs.ky.gov/dcbs/dfs/liheap.htm or call 1-800-456-3452.
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LOCAL RETAIL COULD BE DESTROYED BY AMAZON SAME-DAY DELIVERY
By often being immune to local sales tax (though it collects taxes from Kentucky residents and those in other states), Amazon is able to offer virtually unbeatable prices, even compared to national chains like Wal-Mart, but it's really going for local, independent retail's jugular with its push for same-day delivery:
Why would Amazon give up its precious tax advantage? This week, as part of an excellent investigative series on the firm, the Financial Times’ Barney Jopson reports that Amazon’s tax capitulation is part of a major shift in the company’s operations. Amazon’s grand strategy has been to set up distribution centers in faraway, low-cost states and then ship stuff to people in more populous, high-cost states. When I order stuff from Amazon, for instance, it gets shipped to California from one of the company’s massive warehouses in Kentucky or Nevada. But now Amazon has a new game. Now that it has agreed to collect sales taxes, the company can legally set up warehouses right inside some of the largest metropolitan areas in the nation. Why would it want to do that? Because Amazon’s new goal is to get stuff to you immediately—as soon as a few hours after you hit Buy. (Disclosure: Slateparticipates in Amazon Associates, an "affiliate" advertising plan that rewards websites for sending customers to the online store. This means that if you click on an Amazon link from Slate—including a link in this story—and you end up buying something, Amazon will send Slate a percentage of your final purchase price.) It’s hard to overstate how thoroughly this move will shake up the retail industry. Same-day delivery has long been the holy grail of Internet retailers, something that dozens of startups have tried and failed to accomplish. (Remember Kozmo.com?) But Amazon is investing billions to make next-day delivery standard, and same-day delivery an option for lots of customers. If it can pull that off, the company will permanently alter how we shop. To put it more bluntly: Physical retailers will be hosed.Full story: Slate
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STOP CALLING CINCINNATI "THE QUEEN CITY"!
Because now and forever it shall be known as The City That Sings:
In an email to reporter Ryan Clark, who wrote about Cincinnati’s newest sister city, Quinlivan objected to the use of “Queen City” in the story’s first paragraph. The process for rebranding the city began after Quinlivan said she talked with Dan Lincoln, president and CEO of the Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau. Images of the Cincinnati 2001 riots, which had tarnished the city’s reputation, were fading. “We finally had a blank slate where people didn’t associate anything with us,” Quinlivan told the Enquirer this morning. “And with the World Choir Games, we have a great opportunity with international visitors and the media to redefine ourselves.”Full story: Cincinnati Enquirer/Carl Weiser
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SEE ALSO: The transformation of Cincinnati's Washington Park is covered nationally in The Atlantic Cities
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THIS WEEKEND IN THE RIVER CITIES...
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Colored Pencils exhibit opens at Carnegie on Friday The Carnegie
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Check out what's happening this week at The Madison Theater Click Here
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Bellevue will soon join Covington & Newport in boasting of an ArtWorks mural Click Here
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Also in Bellevue:
Fireworks and music at the park on Saturday!
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SPORTS
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Anthony Davis rejoins US Olympics basketball team after Blake Griffin suffers injury USA Today
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NKU BASKETBALL SEASON TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW
In case you don't know, NCAA Division I basketball is now in Northern Kentucky as the NKU Norse join the most elite rank of intercollegiate athletics next season. Get your season tickets now! Details: Click Here
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