by Michael Monks
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THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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BOTANY HILLS SWIMMING POOL TO CLOSE
The closure of Gus Sheehan Pool will be discussed at tomorrow's Botany Hills neighborhood association meeting. The agenda indicates that Covington recreation director Natalie Gardner will address shutting down the pool. The River City News is working on details but at this point has learned that the disrepair has become too expensive to maintain.
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MAYOR SCHEPER TO ADDRESS LATONIA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION TODAY
Fresh off headlines from two important achievements on his ten-point plan, Covington Mayor Chuck Scheper will address the Latonia Business Association at lunch today. Last Friday, Scheper announced that agreements were reached between the City of Covington and its three public employees unions which followed news from a week before that Covington was eliminating its 911 emergency dispatch services and that the County would be taking over.
The LBA luncheon is Wednesday from 11:30AM-1:00PM at Twin Oaks golf course. The buffet lunch is $11.
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THIRD UNION APPROVES CONTRACT AS CITY ACCEPTS FIRST TWO
City commission approves working agreement with two unions as third approves its own contract. Plus, other notes from the commission meeting including a new kiosk for Mainstrasse and repairs on the way to Covington drivers' favorite route to escape trains. Click it. The RC News: City Commission Recap
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VEHICLE FEE DISCUSSED AS POSSIBLE FUNDING SOURCE FOR DISPATCH
Kenton County Judge-Executive is floating a $35-per-car fee to help fund the merged dispatch center:
“Even though it’s possible we could be successful in that and have the least amount of cost per person, the long-term battle might not be worth it, and we also would miss this window of opportunity where Covington is today,” Arlinghaus said.Thorough explanation of the proposal at the link.
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“My concern is that we want to be able to assist (Covington) and help them in moving forward, but the fact of the matter is, we don’t have a funding source in place, that could carry us that soon, to help them out,” Arlinghaus said.
Cincinnati Enquirer/Cindy Schroeder
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MORE C+V=G LOGOS FILL EMPTY DOWNTOWN STOREFRONTS
These were spotted Tuesday evening:
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PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES SCHEDULED FOR HOLMES
From Covington Independent Public Schools:
Holmes High School Scheduling Conferences for Parents Parents/guardians of Holmes High School students will be able to meet with administrators and counselors from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, April 24, 2012, to discuss their child’s college and career plans and class selections for the 2012-2013 school year. The individual scheduling conferences will take place in the Evans Field House (gymnasium) on the Holmes campus. Appointments are not necessary. For more information, please call the high school, 859-655-9545.|
DOCTOR WHO WANTED METHADONE CLINIC IN COVINGTON HAS OFFICE RAIDED
Dr. Gary Shearer, one of two partners that hoped to open a methadone clinic in Covington, saw the DEA and FBI raid his Florence office Tuesday:
Florence Police officers turned away numerous patients who came to the office hoping to see Shearer while FBI agents carted out boxes filled with file folders and loaded them into a U-Haul truck.Cincinnati Enquirer/Brenna Kelly
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FRANKFORT NOTES
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House to vote today on roads budget, pill mill bill Bluegrass Politics
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Read the text of the roads bill here
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Doctors disagree over effectiveness of pill bill cn|2
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Head of KY student loan organization retires abruptly Herald-Leader
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MCCONNELL ENDORSES ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT
Kentucky's senior senator says his party is united behind the presumptive Republican nominee:
“I support Governor Romney for President of the United States and he is going to be the nominee,” he told reporters. “If you’ve noticed, the party is in the process of unifying behind him. And I think it’s going to be an incredibly close, hard fought race.”WFPL/Phillip M. Bailey
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THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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HOLY CROSS FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RING CEREMONY SUNDAY
The state champions from Holy Cross will receive their rings on Sunday afternoon inside the school's cafeteria. A time is still being worked out. The public is welcome to attend.
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Holy Cross junior throws no-hitter against St. Henry
Tiberi pitched aggressively, throwing lots of strikes and not wasting many pitches. He threw a complete game in just 88 pitches, 58 of which were strikes.NKY Sports Blog/Rick Broering
“Everything was working for me tonight,” he said. “I had the fastball, I had the change and curve going for me — just getting ahead… that was key.”
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SCOTT FOOTBALL TEAM HONORED FOR WORK AFTER TORNADOES
From the football team:
Scott Football receives Award of Excellence from the Kenton County Board of Education for our efforts to help clean up after the Piner Tornado. Great day to be an Eagle!Click the above link for a photo.
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WANT TO SEE A COOL PHOTO OF STATE REP. ARNOLD SIMPSON AND FORMER STATE SENATOR JOE MEYER? Click Here
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Covington Farmers Market is looking for vendors. Click here and here for the info.
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KENTUCKY BASKETBALL TO LOSE TOP 6 SCORERS TO NBA
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