NEWS ROUND-UP -- WEDNESDAY EVENING 29 AUGUST

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by Michael Monks 

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ERLANGER SCOFFS AT MERGED DISPATCH CENTER

The City of Erlanger is not anxious to join the City of Covington and other in the new consolidated Kenton County 911 emergency dispatch center:

“The bottom line is this, this is Erlanger’s position on dispatch. Erlanger will continue to dispatch its emergency services, and those who are partner cities that choose to remain for as long as it is economically possible,” (Erlanger Mayor Tom) Rouse said. “If and when the new system becomes as good as our system and as efficient with the money, we will consider joining. And that’s been our position all along.”

Full story: Cincinnati Enquirer/Libby Cunningham 
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WHAT'S UP WITH THIS SINKHOLE ON RUSSELL STREET?
A reader emailed The River City News and said that this apparent sinkhole has just been all sinkin' and holin' on Russell Street between Fifth & Sixth since March:

Anyone know why this hasn't been attended to?

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DON'T MISS WEDNESDAY MORNING'S NEWS!

Should Covington Schools drug-test its students? A public meeting tonight discusses the issue; Whoa... how much did you pay for gas this morning?; Plus, a fall fashion show tonight in Downtown Covington. Those stories and much more at the link.

Full story: The RC News: Wednesday Morning Round-Up 

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QUICKIES

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KY homeowners are benefiting from foreclosure settlement Jack Conway 

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Tropical storm Isaac could affect Kentucky agriculture, livestock Lane Report 

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KY electrical line workers head to Gulf Coast to help out WKYT 

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81-year old KY man charged in shooting death AP 

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Sec. of State Grimes makes Nov. 6 official date for special election to fill Geoff Davis's Congressional seat press release
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Sen. McConnell downplays Ron Paul rift in GOP WFPL 

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Anti-tax pundit Grover Norquist previews what a US Senate would like with Sen. McConnell as majority leader WFPL 

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Gov. Beshear names a new chief of staff Bluegrass Politics 

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Governor creates task force to tackle substance abuse, mental health issues among veterans press release 

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White House puts Hardin County in drug initiative Herald-Leader 

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Kenton Co. Library creates scary video Cincinnati Enquirer 

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Assistant attorney general urges students to fight bullying WKYT 

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Cincinnati Port Authority begins landbanking effort Cincinnati Enquirer 

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Grant will help NKU retain STEM students NKU 

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KY State Fair attendance down slightly State-Journal 

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Thoroughbred leaders: KY drug rules being held hostage Herald-Leader 

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State taking orders for fifty kinds of trees Herald-Leader 

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MAN CHARGED IN KIDNAPPING WANTS TO DUMP COVINGTON LAWYER

A guy accused of abducting a shopper at the Crestview Hills Town Center last year says he can't get along with his attorney:

Joseph Weir interrupted his own competency hearing Tuesday in federal court by raising his left hand, showing off a blue-colored cast decorated with a UK logo, and asked that lawyer F. Dennis Alerding be removed.
“Trying to have a conversation with Mr. Alerding just doesn’t seem possible,” Weir said. “I don’t feel like I’m being represented in a serious manner.”
Weir gave U.S. Magistrate Judge Candace Smith a list of grievances that included allegations Alerding cursed and told him, “If you don’t like me, why don’t you just fire me.”

Full story: Cincinnati Enquirer/Jim Hannah
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MEETING SET FOR NEXT WEEK ABOUT FUTURE FOOD TRUCK EVENTS
Via C'est Cheese mobile food truck:

 ...the plan is to do them monthly. The team that puts them on and the participating trucks are supposed to be meeting next week to discuss future logistics. I'll be sure to publicize dates as soon as they're set! 

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WORK ON MAINSTRASSE POPEYE'S MOVING ALONG

The folks opening the new Popeye's at Fifth & Main Streets are wasting no time in getting the former Skyline Chili location in order...

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HISTORICAL MARKER TO HONOR BLACK SETTLEMENT OF STONETOWN

A new historical marker will go up in Scott County:

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will dedicate a historical marker to honor the African-American settlement of Stonetown at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at 176 Stonetown Road in Stamping Ground.

In the 1780s, slaves were brought to Scott County with their white owners as part of the “traveling church,” a Baptist exodus from Virginia. After the Civil War, they purchased land and settled in Stonetown. The community had a school and two churches, one of which, the First Baptist Church, is still open today. In 1877, many former slaves moved farther west to newly formed Nicodemus, Kan.

This marker dedication is part of a weekend-long celebration of the 135th anniversary of that migration from Kentucky to Kansas. Descendants of those early settlers; Angela Bates, executive director of the Nicodemus Historical Society; and Kent Whitworth, executive director of the Kentucky Historical Society, will be in attendance.

Via press release.
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HOT DOG! CINCINNATI IS NUMBER ONE!
Eat it, Chicago!

Crain’s Chicago Business and Food Genius, a Chicago-based food data analytics company, paired up to see where Chicago ranked in terms of hot dog availability. Chicago ranked as the 28th Top Hot Dog City, with only 1.2 percent of menus containing hot dog items, according to Food Genius’s database of restaurant menus. The Queen City, and we should all be proud of this, ranked No. 1. Nearly 7.3 percent of our restaurant menus contain hot dog items.

Full story: Business Courier/Tom Demeropolis