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by Michael Monks
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FULL COVERAGE OF A LONG MEETING AT COVINGTON CITY HALL
Tuesday night's meeting is covered in three different sections today. Check out all the links below for the most comprehensive coverage.
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More than $1.5 million must be cut from public safety while another $700,000 must be cut from other city departments according to the city manager and finance director. That likely means layoffs are coming to Covington. Click the link for the full story. |
The streets of City Heights are crumbling and an apparent breakdown in communication between the City and the Housing Authority will likely keep them that way. Plus, a full list of the streets that will be resurfaced this summer in part one of the city commission recap at the link!|
The police are so short on working radios that command staff had to give theirs up (that's about to change); How new zoning aims to help make the city easier to do business with; Three city-owned properties sell for a buck; Plus, five years after funding is secured, will Botany Hills ever get its new firehouse? Click it.|
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PUBLIC MEETING ON KENTON CO MERGED DISPATCH CENTER TONIGHT
It starts at 7:00PM, so get going if you want to attend! From a Kenton County press release:
The Kenton County Fiscal Court is holding a public forum to provide information and take questions regarding the effort to consolidate the county's three emergency dispatch centers. Funding options will be discussed. Kenton County Judge-executive Steve Arlinghaus and other community and government leaders will present a brief Power Point presentation and then take questions from the audience. In addition to the public, major stakeholders that include local elected officials and police, fire and EMS first responders have been invited to attend.The meeting is inside the theater at Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills.
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Father & Son enter guilty pleas in Covington man's death
The Cincinnati Enquirer's Jim Hannah reports via Twitter:
Leslie Haun admitts to beating his #AlcoholicsAnonymous sponsor to death with ball bat in #Covington. Prosecutors ask for 20 years.And:
Leslie Haun's 21-year-old son pleads to tampering with evidence for dumping the bat down the sewer. Prosecutors want 5 years.
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SEE ALSO: Man convicted in two murders, including the strangulation of a 70-year old woman in Kenton Hills, gets hearing on possible retrial:
Fred Furnish already won an appeal to get re-sentenced a few years ago – but a judge just sent him back to death row for the 1998 strangulation of Ramona Jean Williamson. The victim was found by her housekeeper immersed in the water in her bathtub.Cincinnati Enquirer/Jim Hannah
Now his new public defenders, Meggan Smith of LaGrange and Jamesa Drake of Frankfort, are trying to show Furnish’s previous public defenders were so bad their representation was equivalent to their client having no lawyers at all.
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REDS PITCHER AROLDIS CHAPMAN'S GIRLFRIEND TIED UP, ROBBED
Rough couple of weeks for the pitching star:
When the woman opened the door, he ransacked the room and tied her up with cloth napkins before leaving. The suspect stole jewelry, clothing, a notebook computer, credit cards and various forms of identification.WKRC
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The event prompted Deadspin to ask, is someone chasing Aroldis Chapman?
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MEANWHILE... Reds third baseman Todd Frazier is credited with saving a man's life in Pittsburgh:
Frazier and teammate Ryan Ludwick were eating dinner when they noticed a customer across the room struggling to breathe. Frazier leapt into action, jumping behind the man and using the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge a sizable piece of meat. "I don't know what it was — it was a monster piece," Frazier said. "The lady he was with was crying, and it was like surreal. Never done it before in my life."WKRC
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FRANKFORT/POLITICS QUICKIES
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Coal industry under siege in Kentucky The New York Times
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Senator McConnell: Taxing the wealthy is crazy! cn|2
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Attorney General Conway: Tell Congress to change the rules on for-profit colleges press release
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State audit shows improvement at Passport healthcare press release
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Congressman John Yarmuth's mother rescued from flood waters WKYT
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Governor Beshear authorizes $4 million in scholarship funds for students living in coal producing counties press release
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Busy courts, low-paid workers to suffer through 3 furlough days cn|2
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Questions that dot Kentucky's political landscape Courier-Journal
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Congressman Brett Guthrie may run for Governor in 2015 Richmond Register
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State tax commission begins regional hearings (They come to Covington later this summer) WFPL
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Kentucky is the 20th most Christian state Huffington Post
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Democratic women gather in Louisville Elect Women Magazine
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REP. GEOFF DAVIS'S LETTER IN SUPPORT OF COVINGTON
Northern Kentucky's retiring Congressman shared with the public his letter win support of Covington's desired changes to the Brent Spence Bridge project:
The Brent Spence Bridge is also a critical transportation artery for the City of Covington. The City's leadership and residents have articulated how important access to the 5th Street corridor from the Brent Spence Bridge is to the City and the region. As you are aware, the principal concerns are in regards to commuter access to Downtown Covington, and the impact this could have on the local economy, residents and businesses. As you consider design alternatives, I ask that you give full consideration to the City of Covington's concerns and proposed solutions.
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NKY Area Development District to receive grant money awarded to Kentucky by the federal EPA aimed at cleaning up contaminated lands:
Northern Kentucky Area Development District––$850,000 Revolving Loan Fundpress release
The Northern Kentucky Area Development District will use this funding to establish a revolving loan fund grant for its service area of Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Owen, Grant and Pendleton counties.
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KEEP COVINGTON BEAUTIFUL WINS TWO IMPORTANT GRANTS
From the organization's Facebook page:
Keep Covington Beautiful is very pleased to announce that we are the recipient of a $20,000 Lowe's Community Improvement Grant via Keep America Beautiful for the Devou Backcountry Trails. :-) The Backcountry Trails are designed for hikers, trail runners and mountain bikers. The Trails promote healthy lifestyle choices through outdoor experiences and stewardship of our green spaces to Covington's urban residents. This money will be used for Phase II of the trails project to create 14 miles of sustainably built trails.And:
Keep Covington Beautiful is very happy to announce that we have been awarded a $5,000 Lowe's Community Improvement Grant in partnership with Urban Center of Gateway Community Technical College to renovate and rejuvenate the existing playground and park grounds at the Sixth District Elementary School. The Maryland Millennium Park and Playground was originally built by community members and The Center for Great Neighborhoods in 2000 and serves not only as an elementary school playground, but also one of the few community green spaces in the neighborhood.
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Meanwhile, the Mainstrasse Community Garden has already sold out of plots! Look forward to seeing some veggies and flowers growing on West 7th Street!
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Boy's lemonade stand in Mainstrasse raises cash for The Welcome House:
Max's lemonade stand brought in $369 for Welcome House. Thank you Max! If you missed him at Mainstrasse Village last Sunday, he'll be back out raising money for the kids in our Emergency Shelter June 24th. One person really can make a big impact!
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QUICKIES
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Covington man arrested for burglary WXIX
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Growing up gay in Appalachia WFPL
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Gateway College names outstanding administrative staff member Gateway
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Photos from Children's Inc luncheon Facebook
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Former Kentucky Kingdom is in bad condition Courier-Journal
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NKU featured in Princeton Review's list of green colleges NKU
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Tick season starting early in Kentucky WBKO
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Holmes High School band lists 2011-12 accolades:
As we enter the final days of the school year we wanted to take a moment a reflect on the 2011-2012 Holmes Band year. This year has been a very successful one for the entire band program. We continue to get "Better Every Day" and look for even better things in the 2012-2013 school year. Some of our accomplishments this year are:Follow the band on Facebook.
Marching Band
Finished 9th placed in AAA East Quarterfinals missing Semi-Finals by one place.Finished with the 16th highest score overall in class AAA.Highest combined placement and score since 1993.Invited to participate in the 2012 Kentucky Derby Festival Pegasus Parade
Concert Band
Five students selected to participate in EKU Middle School Honors Band ClinicSeven students selected to participate in the Tri State Honor Band Symposium at NKU.Two students selected to the Northern Kentucky High School Select BandOne student selected to the Northern Kentucky Middle School Select Band.High School Concert Band earned a Proficient Rating at KMEA District Performance AssessmentHigh School Symphonic Band earned a Proficient Rating at KMEA District Performance Assessment.Jazz Band won first place with a Proficient Rating at the Music in the Parks festival.Middle School Beginning Band won first place with a Distinguished Rating at the Music in the Parks festival.Middle School Concert Band won second place with a Distinguished Rating at the Music in the Parks Festival.High School Concert Band won second place with a Distinguished Rating at the Music in the Parks festival.High School Symphonic Band won first place with a Distinguished Rating at the Music in the Parks festival.High School Symphonic Band awarded Best Overall High School Band at the Music in the Parks festival.
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Here are highlights from the band's performance on Memorial Day:
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THE CARNEGIE FEATURED ON KET'S KENTUCKY LIFE
Here's a segment shot in Covington about the history of The Carnegie:
