NEWS ROUND-UP -- TUESDAY AFTERNOON 3 APR

by Michael Monks 

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PROPOSED COVINGTON METHADONE CLINIC FINDS HOME

In another story you read first at The River City News Facebook page, the long proposed Covington methadone clinic has finally found a home. The former Sav-a-Lot grocery story on Madison Avenue is where the clinic will open later this year. A zoning permit was sought late last week at City Hall by the clinic's ownership and was approved. More details on this as they become available. 

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SEE PREVIOUS STORIES: 

Methadone Clinic Wins Approval from Kenton Court 

Proposed Latonia Methadone Clinic Issues Continue in Federal Court 

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A BUSY COVINGTON CITY COMMISSION MEETING SET FOR TONIGHT

The city commission will vote on a resolution supporting the ending of the city's dispatch center and Commissioner Shawn Masters will formally announce his exit from the 2012 election. The River City News will be at City Hall and will have full reports afterwards. 

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in case you missed...

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THIS MORNING'S NEWS

Ending the city's dispatch center is officially added to tonight's Commission agenda; The C+V=G tour continues with a stop in Helentown; Plus, NKU nursing students partner with Madison Ave church to help the homeless. Click it. 

The RC News: Tuesday Morning Round-Up 

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KENTON RANKS 21ST IN COUNTY-BY-COUNTY HEALTH REPORT

Our neighbors to the west, Boone County, is the second healthiest county in the Commonwealth behind top-ranked Oldham. Kenton County came in at 21 and Campbell was at 18. See highlights from Kenton's report by clicking here. 

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  KENTUCKY RAISES ITS BANNER

At 4:30 this afternoon the University of Kentucky raised its 2012 men's basketball national championship banner in Rupp Arena in front of 20,000 screaming fans. What a sight!

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Kentucky should be a contender again next year, too USA Today 

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Unfortunately, the celebration in Lexington last night had devastating consequences for one man...

Shooting victim has foot amputated Herald-Leader 

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Buy your championship gear from a local Covington business!

Information from Egelston-Maynard here. 

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Cocoa-Cola unveils UK championship can FOX 19 

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Drunk, rioting Kentucky tips over West Virginia

LOL:

Moments after Kentucky clinched the national title, fans filled the streets throughout the commonwealth, setting fires and tipping over cars. But Kentuckians soon grew tired of that and eyed West Virginia sitting there on the eastern border. Soon thousands of fans gathered along the state line and lifted West Virginia into the air, and flipped it over with one, final great heave.

Sports Pickle 

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QUICKIES

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Bill Erpenbeck story to be featured on national TV program American Greed Cincinnati Enquirer 

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Xavier indeix shows American Dream index increased in March Business Courier 

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Check out the new Bengals uniforms Facebook 

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PHOTOS: Cincinnati Red Joey Votto's new cereal unveiled in Newport NKY Spot 

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4TH DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMES TO PIKE STREET

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CHURCHES PROTEST POLE DANCING ON KY/TN STATE LINE

The Tenn-Tucky State Line Tavern is causing concern among church-goers at the southern end of the Commonwealth: 

They actually wear bikinis and go-go boots. The one dancer at Tenn-Tucky on Sunday was doing it just for fun because she can’t be paid until the business gets a Logan County entertainment license. It’s the application for that license that stirred up the community. “I’m not even really sure we can regulate it,” Logan County Judge-Executive Logan Chick said Friday. “Because all of her business is conducted in Tennessee.” 

300 people prayed in public over the pole dancing. 
Bowling Green Daily News/Robyn L. Minor  
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EASTER EGG EVENT AT BELLEVUE SHOPS NKY Spot 
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Just for fun: 20 TV shows recreated with marshmallow Peeps Mental Floss

NEWS ROUND-UP -- MONDAY AFTERNOON

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NO BOND REDUCTION IN COVINGTON TEEN'S SLAYING

This is one of the most tragic stories to come out of Covington in a long time. Two teens accused of killing another. 

An attorney for Mikael Crumes asked Kenton Circuit Judge Patricia Summe to lower his $100,000 bond in hopes he would be able to be released. Crumes is being held in the regional juvenile detention center in Campbell County. Crumes and 14-year-old Tromonte Rice are charged with murder and robbery in the death of Dre’Shawn Hammond. His body was found June 25 on a trail behind the City Heights housing complex. Hammond’s family has said they believe he was shot over a dice game.

The request was denied. Tragedy all around.
Cincinnati Enquirer/Brenna Kelly 
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KY PROSECUTOR AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO GET DUI TRAINING
The headlines from the official release was eye-catching: "Attorney General Conway Announces Regional DUI Training". Apparently, though, the training is on how to prosecute a DUI, not avoid one while holding a public office:

"Our regional DUI trainings provide police officers and prosecutors with the tools they need to effectively enforce our DUI laws so they can better protect the citizens of our Commonwealth," General Conway said. "The trainings also result in better coordination between police, prosecutors, traffic safety experts and victims' support agencies to ensure that there are appropriate consequences for drunk drivers in Kentucky."

Jack Conway 
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GATEWAY HONORS OAKLEY & EVA FARRIS IN LEXINGTON
The benevolence of the Farrises will be remembered and celebrated in Covington for centuries to come.

Oakley and Eva Farris of Covington were named Benefactors of the Year by Gateway Community and Technical College in honor of their commitment to provide $500,000 to create a child development center at the college’s proposed Urban Campus in downtown Covington.

Cincinnati Enquirer 
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BILL PRE-FILED TO ALLOW 18-YEAR OLDS TO SEEK CITY OFFICES
State Representative Adam Koenig wants to lower the age to open up ballot access to teens:

“I spend a great deal of time speaking to young people within my district as a way to get them interested in government and public service, which is why I sponsored a civics bill to educate high school seniors about the voting process, which was passed and signed into law during the 2011 Regular Session,” said Rep. Koenig.  “This is just another step which I believe will better prepare our local and state leaders of tomorrow, and get them more engaged and informed about what their communities are doing.”

Kentucky House Republican Caucus 
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COVINGTON MUSEUM'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPOINTED TO STATE BOARD
Behringer-Crawford Museum Executive Director Laurie Risch was appointed (in November, but state just issued press release) to the Kentucky Historical Society Board of Directors.
Kentucky Historical Society
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XAVIER SURVEY: VIEW OF AMERICAN DREAM IS LOW
Surprise, surprise:

The index consists of five components. The economic index suffered the second-biggest decline in November, slumping 1.07 percent. The diversity index, a measure of people’s attitudes toward others who are different from them, dropped 1.42 percent. The environment index, which measures how much pollution people are exposed to, improved by 2.5 percent. The other components – a societal index and a personal well-being measure – declined during the month.

So, when people are broke, they like less people that are different from them.
Cincinnati Business Courier
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NKU FACULTY & STUDENTS SEEK TO STUDY LOCAL DIVERSITY
Four professors and three graduate students will work together toward something called "Dialoguing About Diversity". Dialoguing. Must be a word they teach in grad school. Anyway, it may be interesting to participate, though the survey questions are at least slightly ridiculous -- but mostly because they actually do need to be asked. Participate at the link.
NKU Grad Articles
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SOUTHGATE HOUSE TOPIC OF NKU DOCUMENTARY
Nice piece by students from NKU:

With a soundtrack loaded with local music (Mack West, The Tillers and many others), the movie features some great historical information about the old mansion, lovely footage of the interior and exterior of the building and lots of interviews with area musicians, music lovers, Southgate employees and longtime operator Ross Raleigh, all discussing the uniqueness of the club and what it means to the local music community.

Watch the video at the link.
CityBeat 
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RE: SANDHILL CRANES. SO, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT...
The Commonwealth of Kentucky makes headlines by changing the law and allowing people to hunt and kill the once-endangered sandhill crane, but then in the off-season, the Commonwealth of Kentucky sends out a press release advertising special sandhill crane tours where one can watch them in all their glory, bullet-free? What's next? Weekend tours of the soon-to-arrive horse slaughterhouses when the workers are at home?
Commonwealth of Kentucky
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NKY WOMAN TURNS 103
You must see the photo. 
Cincinnati Enquirer
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REHABILITATED EAGLE RELEASED AT KY'S LAKE BARKLEY
A lovely story. Hope the little guy gets away before we change the law to allow for shooting it!
Herald-Leader
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CHENEY RETURNS TO US WITH THICK HEAD OF HAIR
LOL.
The Onion
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don't miss the news from earlier!
A Kentucky man pleads guilty after sending child pornography directly to the Attorney General; Report urges the closure of a local jail facility; Two reasons why Chez Nora in Mainstrasse will be hopping tonight; Plus, that awkward moment when the Memphis public address announcer introduces their coach as John Calipari. Those stories and more at the link.
News Round-Up -- Monday Lunch
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Horse slaughter is very close to returning to Kentucky; Covington's new music venue is set to open this weekend; Governor Beshear's big party tomorrow will be done on the cheap; Occupy NKY will try again next week. Those stories and more at the link.
News Round-Up -- Monday Morning