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THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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by Michael Monks
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PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IN KENTUCKY
POLLS ARE OPEN UNTIL 6:00PM
VOTE!
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Three candidates want your vote for Covington Mayor: City Commissioners Sherry Carran and Steve Casper and local mother Dara McDowell. Two will advance to the November general election.
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All eight of the candidates running for Covington City Commission will advance to the November race but are interested in seeing where they place in this first contest.
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If you see voting irregularities call Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway at 1-800-328-VOTE (8683).
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Secretary of State Allison Lundergan Grimes predicts low turnout across Kentucky, but it could be higher in Northern Kentucky with a heavily contested GOP primary for Congress and a GOP primary for the 23rd District state senate seat.
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THE RIVER CITY NEWS WILL HAVE ELECTION RESULTS HERE AFTER THE POLLS CLOSE.
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STATE WARNS MAIFEST ABOUT FREE BEER AT KEG TAPPING
Did the ceremonial tapping of the first keg at Maifest violate the law? The Commonwealth says, yes; Meanwhile, the festival resulted in record sales for at least one business while another vendor was approached by a national distributor; Plus, a youth-led fight will result in changes at the carnival area. Full details at the link. |
COVINGTON POLICE CLOSE TO ARREST IN DOWNTOWN MURDER?
No arrests have been announced yet in the murder of Jonathan Lowe, 40, last Wednesday morning around Eighth and Madison in Downtown Covington, but Covington Police may be close. "We are making progress on the murder," said Lt. Col. Spike Jones. "We do have some good witness statements that we are working with and I am really optimistic that we'll be able to wrap this up soon."
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SEE ALSO: A petition has started online in support of naming Spike Jones the next Chief of Police in Covington Click Here
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COVINGTON SAILOR LOST AT SEA TO BE REMEMBERED 68 YEARS LATER
Norb Lankheit was just 23 and engaged when he went down with the USS Rich, sunk by the Nazis during World War II. His now 93-year old fiancee and his family will finally have a memorial service for him:
Between the short visits and the censored letters she received, Barhorst said she has few memories of the time Lankheit served.Full story at the link.
But she remembers clear as day when she learned her fiance was missing.
“It was a Sunday morning, and I was upstairs with my mother reading The Enquirer when the phone rang. It was Norb’s mother saying they’d just gotten word that he was missing,” she said.
Cincinnati Enquirer/Cindy Schroeder
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REP. DAVIS SPEAKS AT 11TH GRADE LEVEL, SEN. PAUL 8TH GRADE
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| Rep. Geoff Davis |
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., ranked third in Congress with the lowest-grade speaking level, at 8.039832522 (hey, they really try to be accurate with these ratings).Full story at the link.
(snip)Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., scored a speaking grade level of 11.15845336.
(snip)Rep. Geoff Davis, R-4th District, speaks at a grade level of 11.90163974.
Courier-Journal/James Carroll
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SEE ALSO: Primary election carries harbinger Courier-Journal
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QUICKIES
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Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman arrested WKRC
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Dayton, KY schools select new superintendent that "wowed" the board Cincinnati Enquirer
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Confederate flag raised near Paducah Herald-Leader
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KKK has small rally in Crittenden WKRC
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Former Governor Paul Patton to take different job at Pikeville College Herald-Leader
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Violation issued after dye leaks from fountain into creek Herald-Leader
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Reward offered for thief that stole 55 cartons of cigarettes WKYT
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NCAA conference realignment helps UK, hurts UofL Herald-Leader
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Check out the Makers Mark billboard slideshow Business First
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COVINGTON'S DOWNTOWN DIALOGUE SET FOR WEDNESDAY
This was a really informative session last time, so if you are curious about what is happening and what will happen in Downtown Covington, try to attend. It's Wednesday from 5:00 - 7:00PM at the Artisan Enterprise Center on West Seventh Street. Discussion topics include the Center City Action Plan, Covington Gallery Hop, the Farmers Market, 2012 holiday events, and RoeblingFest.
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CHILDREN'S INC NOW SERVES 3,500 LOCAL CHILDREN
Right here in Covington:
Children Inc. is known for this research-based, “whole child” approach to early childhood education, and using this method is just one of many ways the agency is working to keep a promise it made to local families when it was founded in 1977.More at the link.
The Covington-based nonprofit marks its 35th anniversary this month. Children Inc. began with one small child care center for low-income families in downtown Covington.
Cincinnati Enquirer/Sarah Hardee
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Two NKY water treatment plans among those recognized by the state press release
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ABUSED HORSE RECOVERING NICELY IN KENTON COUNTY
This horse, Captain, was part of an animal abuse case in 2011:
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According to the Kenton County Animal Shelter, Captain is getting much better as evidenced by this photo:
The shelter reports that Captain will be leaving Kentucky for a new home in California! More pics at the link.
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SIXTH DISTRICT PRINCIPAL SELECTED FOR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Bill Bradford, principal of Sixth District Elementary School, has been selected to attend the prestigious Leadership Institute for School Principals which was created and funded by the state’s business community through the Kentucky Chamber Foundation.|
Bradford is one of 56 Kentucky school principals who will receive executive-level leadership training that begins this summer at the nationally recognized Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, N.C. It will continue with two follow-up sessions in the fall and early next year at the Kentucky Chamber’s headquarters in Frankfort.
The Center for Creative Leadership is a top-ranked global provider of executive education founded in 1970 that established an education and nonprofit section in 1988. Many Kentucky corporations use the center to provide training for their executives. Elementary, middle and high school principals from across Kentucky representing both public and private schools applied for the institute.
Participants were selected by an advisory board made up of business leaders and school superintendents. The institute is being supported by generous donations from businesses across the state. The participating principals will attend at no cost to themselves. Tuition and hotel costs will be paid by the Kentucky Chamber Foundation.
HOME SERVICES COMPANY RAISES MONEY FOR EMPLOYEE'S NEW SMILE
Platinum Services, a full-service domestic services/home-cleaning company based in the river cities, hosted a fundraiser over the weekend so that one of its employees can have a new smile from a local dentist:
This program was started at the beginning of our business. It involves taking an individual to the dentist and fulfilling all their dental needs including but not limited to implants, crowns, and dentures. We hire unemployed local struggling people and give them a chance. We get to know them and their work ethic.After a few months we offer to make something positive happen that they have always needed. In the past seven years most needs have been basic needs like better nutrition, housing, shoes…. just about anything. In our core client base is a doctor’s office, Loveland Family Medicine and they have always taken care of basic healthcare needs for our employees. In the past three years we have developed a personal and professional relationship with what we consider the Tri-State’s best dentist Dr. Tran at West Chester family dentistry.
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| The Platinum Services Team |
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MORE LOCAL QUICKIES
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Check out this great rehab going on in Austinburg Facebook
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Gateway College is taking hair appointments at its cosmetology program this summer Gateway
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From The Welcome House:
Thank you to Jeff, Todd and all of the Fifth Third Bank employees who took part in the employee appreciation drive that helped generate thousands of dollars for local pantries. Welcome House was awarded almost $3,000. Thank you!|
Update from the Northern Kentucky Youth Foundation Click Here
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What do the presentations look like at UpTech business acclerator? YouTube
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OPEN LETTER FOR KENTUCKY TOURISM
Kentucky's Secretary of the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet pens an op-ed for Kentucky Forward:
I would like to invite you to travel in Kentucky. There is most likely someplace in the Bluegrass State you have thought about visiting and just never got around to. Or perhaps there is a place you visited years ago and always wanted to return. I urge you to take some time and travel in your own state this year.Kentucky Forward
