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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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CITY COMMISSION TO APPROVE THIRD UNION CONTRACT TUESDAY
After approving new working agreements between the City of Covington and the unions representing police officers and firefighters, the city commission tonight will approve the third and final working agreement with the union representing dispatchers, public improvements employees, and clerical workers. Here is the agenda for Tuesday night's meeting at City Hall:
- A working agreement between the City and AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees) through December 31, 2015
- Purchase of a new ambulance in the amount of $135,888 (with additional options in the amount of $18,564) from Muster Emergency Vehicles payable from capital improvement funds
- Purchase of two new street sweepers (No price listed. Here is the language from the resolution: "Declaring the bids received from CMI Equipment Sales, Inc and Jack Doheny Supplies Inc for the purchase of two regenerative air street sweepers to be the two responsible bids in accordance with KRS45A.365 and rejecting all other bids and authorizing the competitive negotiation process between CMI Equipment Inc and Jack Doheny Supplies, Inc in accordance with KRS45A.370)
- Sale of street sweepers: accepting the bid of William A. Clark in the amount of $138,100 for the purchase of two 2008 street sweepers
- A 1988 Boston Whaler boat used by the fire department will be voted on as surplus property and its ownership could be transferred to another government agency
- Vehicles formerly used by the fire department and department of public improvements will be voted on as surplus property
- The City of Covington may enter into a third amended development agreement with the Center for Great Neighborhoods
- Covington resident Gina Estes will be recognized for her appointment as the Chair of Preservation Kentucky
- Two presentations: one on the purchase of Insight Cable by Time Warner and another on the Children's Home of Northern Kentucky
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C+V=G TOUR CONTINUES WITH MEETING IN THE EASTSIDE
Mayor Chuck Scheper and the City Commissioners will meet Wednesday evening with the Eastside neighborhood association at the OASIS Outreach Center at 6:00PM.
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Congratulations to the Holmes High School marching band which will be part of the Kentucky Derby Festival's Pegasus Parade on Thursday. What an honor! Congratulations!
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SCENES FROM A MONDAY IN COVINGTON
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| Where in Covington am I? |
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| This work crew was sending that cargo to the roof |
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| Construction continues at the new library |
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| "Where in Covington?" -- The US Bank building at 6th & Madison |
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| In the distance, you can see a police cadet directing traffic after the stop lights went out at Pike & Russell Streets |
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DISAPPOINTMENT MOUNTS IN FORMER KENTUCKY HERO RICHIE FARMER
DISAPPOINTMENT MOUNTS IN FORMER KENTUCKY HERO RICHIE FARMER
Kentucky basketball fans who came of age while Richie Farmer was a homegrown star in the program lament the downfall of the disgraced former Commissioner of Agriculture.
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From Nation of Blue:
Autograph seeking is what led to my encounter with Farmer. There was a booth set up on the other side of Main Street where you could get Richie’s autograph and maybe pose for a picture or two. There was no doubt in my mind I was going to get his signature, my young pre-teen mind obsessed over it. We get to the booth, and the line is pretty manageable, about four of five people deep. I’m standing there excited, ready to meet one of my basketball heroes. It gets to my brother and my turn for signatures. I introduced myself about as cheerfully as I could, starstruck in a way. I congratulate him on a great season and tell him he’s one of my favorite players. His response? (Click here for the rest)|
From Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones:
What is clear now is the Richie Farmer that I idolized simply did not exist. The humble Clay County mountain boy, who seemed to represent the best of the Eastern Kentucky Appalachian culture was a figment of my imagination. For all the times I rooted for him at Clay County, in college in Lexington, while his jersey was being retired in Rupp and even during his various election victories (that actually went against my personal political loyalties), it turns out I had it all wrong.Sad.
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MEANWHILE: Another former UK star is in trouble... but not like Richie:
The NBA has suspended Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo one game for making contact with an official in Sunday's 83-74 playoff loss to the Atlanta Hawks.The Sports Network via Herald-Leader
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FRANKFORT
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MAKERS OF COLD MEDICINE SET LOBBYING RECORD IN FRANKFORT
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association spent $457,053 on lobbying activities in the first three months of this year's legislative session, according to reports filed with the state Legislative Ethics Commission.Herald-Leader/Bill Estep
That is the most money that any group has ever spent on lobbying in a legislative session, according to the commission. The group's lobbying effort was so dominant that it spent more than the next five groups combined in that period, January through March, according to spending reports.
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Governor signs bill extending foster care benefits to children for period beyond reaching 18-years of age press release
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Governor signs bill allowing students with disabilities to receive an alternative diploma press release
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Commonwealth of Kentucky offers resource guide on crime victims Herald-Leader
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Governor Beshear to talk with Attorney General Conway before moving KASPER system Bluegrass Politics
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Monday is the deadline to register for storm aid WKYT
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THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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MONDAY AFTERNOON HEADLINES
A 15-year old boy is expected to plead guilty to a Covington murder; Man accused in fatal Covington crash was pulled over yet again; Plus, Holmes basketball star commits to a college. Those stories and much more at the link. The RC News: Monday Afternoon Round-Up
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Republican Congressional candidates hoping to represent NKY met for another forum Monday evening Cincinnati Enquirer
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NKY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS GOING DOOR TO DOOR STARTING TODAY
Why?
This survey is a part of the Healthy Homes and Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control grant awarded to the Kentucky Department for Public Health this year from the U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development. Officials will be collecting information regarding the community’s perceptions on health and how their health is impacted by their home or environment. Surveyors will be utilizing a methodology known as a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response or CASPER, which uses a random sampling process.See more: NKY Health Dept
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SEE ALSO: Flu activity remains low in NKY NKY Health Dept
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Investigation of Villa Hills mayor made public Cincinnati Enquirer
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The Welcome House is hiring four new employees Click Here
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Spring meet at Keeneland sets attendance record Business First
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DOG FLEES KENTUCKY CRASH SCENE, IS FEARED LOST, BUT IS FOUND!
Following a crash on a Kentucky highway, an Ohio family thought its dog was gone for good after he ran away from the scene into the woods. Weeks later, the same company that towed the vehicle from the accident scene, made the phone call that the dog had been saved:
This morning, all those phone calls paid off as Bear was caught in an improvised trap made out of a kennel with something familiar to him inside.More with video at the link.
"Ultimately that's where we found him, laying on his bed," says Wallen. He was happy to make that special phone call shortly before 8:00 this morning.
"I woke them up and said 'You're going to be glad I woke you up!'" says Wallen.
WKYT
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