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After blowback, Covington moves ahead with homeless shelter restrictions Julia Fair
Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
Strict location restrictions. Bike rack requirements. Paying the city for “excessive” use of public safety agencies. Those were some of the most criticized elements of a Covington homeless shelter draft ordinance The Enquirer obtained in October. Advocates for the homeless feared the regulations would force the shelters to close and leave people experiencing homelessness without shelter. Later in October, organizations sent letters to city offi cials and called the ordinance “unconstitutional,” “problematic” and “troubling,” among other analyses. Most critiqued the location restriction. Since then, offi cials have nixed the most contested elements from the bill. “The city has been working on this for several months and many of the issues that had been raised have been addressed in the ordinance itself,” said Covington Mayor Joe Meyer at the Covington City Commission meeting Tuesday. That night, the commission introduced the offi cial public version of the ordinance, which has been altered from the original. The ordinance will be voted on in about two weeks. “There has been much progress made these last few months and we will continue to provide input going forward,” said Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky Executive Director Kim Webb in a statement. “There are many good points in the ordinance along with many points that are still vague and we will need clarifi cation on.”
Experiencing homelessness in Northern Kentucky There are four homeless shelters in Covington, Northern Kentucky’s biggest city: Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky, Welcome House, Fairhaven Rescue Mission and Women’s Crisis Center. They are also the only shelters operating in the counties of Boone, Campbell and Kenton. “Covington is not the only city in Northern Kentucky… there are plenty of other people and agencies who should step up to provide these services,” Meyer said at the meeting. About 1,500 people experienced homelessness in the counties of Boone, Kenton and Campbell between July 2018 and June 2019, according to a report from the Northern Kentucky Homelessness Working Group. That group is made up of organizations that provide services to people experiencing homelessness in Northern Kentucky. What changed:
Aaron Hoskins, 25, packs up his camp and his belongings near the banks of the Ohio River in Covington,on Nov. 8, 2019. Hoskins had been sleeping near the river's edge but was packing his camp and preparing to migrate toward Florence. SAM GREENE/THE ENQUIRER
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The original language banned homeless shelters from operating within 1,000 feet of public or private schools, universities, colleges, student housing, childcare facilities, public parks, businesses licensed for on- or off -site alcohol sales or parole/probation home or halfway houses. Those restrictions have been removed. Some of the shelters wouldn’t have met the original requirements, forcing them to move. Advocates for people experiencing homelessness told The Enquirer in October they hadn’t seen that type of restriction placed on shelters. At the commission meeting, Meyer said the city’s experience with the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky had been “less than desirable,” and said the city got complaints from businesses, residents and other government. “We’ve seen the city’s investments for the poor and for the African American community over run by homelessrelated matters all to the detriment to the people of Covington,” Meyer said. The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky recently acquired a new home on West 13th Street. It will move into the location later in 2020 and plans to expand its services.
Before, the city wanted shelters to reimburse it for “excessive” use of police, fi re or ambulance calls. That fee is no longer part of the ordinance. Instead, the ordinance said shelters should have “adequately trained staff ,” onsite to handle “potential behavioral issues,” from the shelter’s clients. There are still fees listed in the ordinance. Shelters without a license or that don’t follow other rules stated in the ordinance will face a fi ne between $500 and $1,000 for each day the shelter is in violation.
What does the ordinance include? Covington offi cials kept many other standards in the ordinance. The shelters must: ❚ Be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and give access to toilet and shower facilities at all times. ❚ Not allow people experiencing homelessness at a shelter for more than 120 days each year, “except for good cause,” according to the ordinance. ❚ Not allow shopping carts or pets at the shelter, unless the pet is a registered disability or emotional support pet. ❚ Obtain a business license from the city. ❚ Provide a waiting area for people
How well did CVG perform in 2019? Julia Fair
Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
Traveling by air can be fun, nervewracking and expensive. But, that didn't stop local travelers from using the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 2019. In fact, more local travelers climbed aboard fl ights at the airport than ever before. And, they were able to do it with cheaper rates, according to the airport's 2019 year in review. That's just part of the airport's 2019 successes. It increased passengers, added new fl ights and made nearly $1 billion in improvements to facility and more.
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“We celebrated another year of records in 2019 serving the most local passengers in our 73-year history,” said Candace McGraw, chief executive offi cer, CVG Airport in a statement. “With added fl ights, expanded capacity and lower fares, our community is able to travel by air like never before. We have already started 2020 out strong with numerous announcements and openings so are looking forward to another successful year.”
Coming to the airport in 2020 The airport has already announced a few of its plans for the new year. They plan to: ❚ Open a new cargo maintenance
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hangar. ❚ Add nonstop route to Memphis via Allegiant. ❚ Expand service to Los Cabos during Spring Break travel period via Vacation Express. ❚ Add eight food and beverage options. ❚ Host the International Aviation Forecast Summit in August. ❚ Work on a consolidated rental car facility which will open in 2021. Julia is the Northern Kentucky government reporter through the Report For America program. Do you know something she should know? Send her a note at jfair@enquirer.com and follow her on twitter at @JFair_Reports.
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experiencing homelessness away from public sidewalks, streets and alleys. ❚ Give information to the Kentucky Homeless Management Information System on a quarterly basis and give the city access to the data. What’s next? After offi cials approve the ordinance, shelters will have six months to apply for the mandated permit. If an existing shelters need to make adjustments to comply with the ordinance, they’ll have time make improvements. If a shelter has to invest $50,000 or more to follow the ordinance rules, it will have two years after the the ordinance is passed to make the adjustments, according to the ordinance. Shelters have 90 days after the ordinance is passed to let the city know if it needs that time. New shelters have to comply without delay, according to the ordinance. Do you have an opinion about this ordinance? Email your city offi cials at citycommissioners@covingtonky.gov to let them know. Julia is the Northern Kentucky government reporter through the Report For America program. Anonymous donors pledged to cover the local donor portion of her grant-funded position with The Enquirer. Do you know something she should know? Send her a note at jfair@enquirer.com and follow her on twitter at @JFair_Reports.
Editor’s note: Your Community Press and Recorder newspaper looks a little diff erent today. The size of the page is longer. Why, you ask? Simple. We are changing locations where the paper is printed – to Louisville from Lafayette, Ind. The confi guration of the printing presses is diff erent, thus the change to what we call a “broadsheet” format. Because of the bigger page size, you may see fewer pages in some editions, but we are not reducing the number of stories. The larger format also includes more options for our advertisers, making it a win across the board. We hope you share our excitement as we make this change in format. – Beryl Love, executive editor
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150th anniversary of black men winning the vote brings refl ection Terry DeMio
Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
One hundred fi fty years ago today, America made a big step toward the nation we know today. Black men got the right to vote with the ratifi cation on Feb. 3, 1870 of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The monumental change that came just after the polarizing and bloody Civil War, say historians of the era, brought its own controversy and challenges that speak to us now. The promise of the amendment that the right to vote "shall not be denied ... on account of race" wouldn't be fulfi lled until nearly 100 years later, with the passage of the Voting Rights Act. And suffragettes, including those who were fervent abolitionists, would have to wait 50 years until the 19th Amendment was ratifi ed in 1920, bringing women the vote. The fi ght over the 15th Amendment, which was passed by Congress in 1869, split the women's suff rage movement for 20 years. One side wanted to get the vote at the same time as blacks; others thought women's suff rage was inevitable and censed the time wasn't right for it. The 15th Amendment was approved by 29 states, three-fourths of the nation's total at the time. But that doesn't mean there wasn't division over it. New York passed the amendment and then rescinded its passage; the 15th didn't go into eff ect until Georgia approved it. Despite the approval of a supermajority of states, opinions were divided about the amendment, including among residents in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. This division is something to remember as the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment is celebrated, said Christopher Miller, senior director of education for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati. "It's an opportunity to refl ect: (the amendment) enfranchised black men. It gave them access to the ballot box, something that had been denied," Miller said. "It was also the fi rst wave of voter suppression. "There were Southern white women who were outraged that black men would get citizenship and the right to vote." Eric Foner, a leading historian of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period, said that before the war, women's suffrage advocates were "quite aligned" in giving blacks the vote. "They were all in favor," said Foner, the DeWitt Clinton professor emeritus of history at Columbia University. But when the 15th Amendment fi nally came, "some were supportive, some were not." The suff ragette movement split into two groups after the passage of the 14th Amendment, which affi rmed the rights of former male and female slaves but also said that all males over the age of 21 should be able to vote. "The insertion of the word 'male' into the Constitution and the enfranchisement of African American men presented new challenges for women’s rights activists," writes historian Allison Lange on the National Women's History Museum's website. Suff ragette leader Elizabeth Cady Stanton observed, “If that word ‘male’ be inserted, it will take us a century at least to get it out.” Stanton and fellow leader Susan B. Anthony "wanted women to be included with black men. Others – like Lucy Stone – supported the amendment as it was," wrote Lange, an assistant professor of history at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. "Stone believed that women would win the vote soon." The two major women’s suff rage groups reunited in 1890 as the National American Woman’s Suff rage Association. Ohio was so divided over the 15th Amendment that it passed in the state House by two votes and in the state Senate by one. The Enquirer off ered this report on
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President Ulysses S. Grant signing the 15th Amendment granting that the right to vote cannot be denied on basis of race or color. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Jan. 20, 1870 about the House vote: "The Democratic members made a noble and gallant fi ght against the ratifi cation ... but they were outnumbered. Indeed, this result seemed inevitable for some days. The Republicans indulged in hearty cheers when the result was announced." Indeed, Republican Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes won re-election in 1869 by campaigning for the measure. His party also won small majorities in both houses of the General Assembly, according to the Ohio History Connection website. A day after the story about Ohio's ratifi cation, an Enquirer editorial titled "Let Them Resign," stated: "The people of Hamilton County who were so grossly misrepresented in the vote on the Fifteenth Amendment in Columbus last night, have a right to call upon their recreant servants to resign the seats they have disgraced." In Indiana, the amendment was so controversial that 54 Democrats in the legislature resigned in March 1869, stalling a vote on it because there wasn't a quorum available. The governor then ordered a special election – at which most of the resignees were re-elected, according to an article in the Indiana Magazine of History. In May 1869, the amendment was called up again and 51 Democrats resigned. But because some of them were still in the building, the majority Republicans called it a quorum and voted for ratifi cation. During the Civil War, Kentucky had been a border state between North and South. Though sympathetic to the Confederacy, the commonwealth stayed in the Union. "You would think that humankind would say, 'How did we get here?' " said Paul Tenkotte, a professor of history at Northern Kentucky University. "The 13th Amendment freed the slaves in the former Confederacy. The 14th Amendment declared citizenship by law and equal protection. The 15th was next, giving black men the right to vote." Yet, Tenkotte said, "People of the time were not all there yet." The former Confederate states, he said, went with the idea, "We're not rolling over." "You got what you always get when change occurs," Tenkotte said. "Some people embrace change. Some ... fi ght change. Some are in the middle." "They may have thought that blacks were equal to whites, (there were) so many opinions," he said. Like this one that Tenkotte said was off ered as justifi cation to limit voting rights: "They're free but need to be educated, literate." Tenkotte said there was a determined faction, the Radical Republicans, with a diff erent view of the end of the war: "We can't waste this opportunity to make the changes." In addition, some Republicans believed that white Southerners would never support a GOP candidate after the war, so they hoped African Americans would give their party a base of support in former Confederate states, according to Ohio History Connection. The struggle with voting rights for African American people continues, said Charles Jones, department head of Africana studies at the University of Cincinnati and an expert in African American
studies. "The key" after the Civil War, Jones said, "was to bring some realities to the principles that this country stood for. Clearly, you needed the right to vote. That was making a step towards real American citizenship. "Then, throughout history, you had eff orts to chip away and deny that right." Jim Crow laws, literacy tests and other kinds of discrimination were rampant in the South as ways to disenfranchise African American voters. "Although we have the 15th Amendment, still, decades later, we needed the Voting Rights Act," the Freedom Center's Miller said. The act, which forbade voting-rights discrimination, ended laws to block vot-
ing of black men and later, women, was made law in 1965. Even still, UC's Jones said, there are "sophisticated" ways, including redistricting, which redraws election voting boundaries, can be used to deter black voters today. Required state ID cards are used to eliminate some of the black vote, he believes. Congress had forced the former Confederate states to ratify the 15th Amendment as a condition for re-admission to the Union, according to Ohio History Connection. But Kentucky never was in the Confederacy, so it waited more than 100 years, until 1976, to ratify the amendment. NKU's Tenkotte called it a way to set the record straight.
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Make your valentine feel special with these homemade truffl es Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist
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Jane’s chocolate truffles Called truffles since they originally were made to resemble the precious black truffle mushroom. If you look at Jane’s truffles next to mine, you’ll see hers are very round and elegant while mine, though pretty, aren’t quite as perfectly shaped. So you have two choices, and both are acceptable.
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Man in child porn case jailed for Facebook messages to witness
Coroner identifi es steelworker dead after incident at CVG
Kevin Grasha Cincinnati Enquirer
Segann March
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A Northern Kentucky man facing federal child pornography charges involving a male teen coworker is now in jail after he contacted a witness, documents say. Jeremy Garey, 44, of Burlington is accused of paying the coworker “to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography.” According to court documents, Garey then sent that sexually explicit image to the wit- Garey ness, a man, who is expected to testify at Garey’s trial. On Jan. 15, Garey sent a Facebook message to the witness, saying he would take the case to trial and subpoena him to testify, the documents say. “And just so you know, everything about us will come out – everything,” Garey said in the message, according to the documents. “And it will be public knowledge. Since you told them some bull---- story.” The documents say Garey also told the witness: “I got a copy of your interview.” At a Jan. 23 hearing in federal court in Covington, a magistrate judge, “per valid admissions by Defendant,” revoked Garey’s bond, court records show. Garey’s attorney, Fred Johnson, said his client maintains his innocence “and looks forward to his day in court.” Johnson declined to comment further. The alleged crimes involving the sexually explicit image happened in 2017, when Garey was an assistant manager at an unnamed Northern Kentucky restaurant. Garey was indicted Nov. 14 and arrested the next day, records show. At a detention hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Candace Smith released Garey on his own recognizance. Garey has a young son, and Smith allowed Garey to have visitation with him.
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Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – Feb. 2. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates. A steelworker died after a construction accident at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Saturday. Boone County Coroner Missy Rittinger said that the workplace injury resulted in a fatality. She identifi ed the man Sunday as 46-year-old Loren Shoemake. Offi cials said the incident happened around 12:45 p.m. at CVG's Amazon Air Hub construction site, according to Mindy Kershner, Communications Manager at CVG. Shoemake worked for Columbus Steel Erectors and was a resident of Campbell County at the time of his death. He has been an ironworker since 2003.
Construction is underway at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. HANNAH SPARLING/THE ENQUIRER
Coroner identifi es woman killed in Union fi re, funeral services announced Cameron Knight and Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
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The woman recently killed in the house fi re in Boone County has been identifi ed, offi cials said Wednesday, Jan. 29. Linda Jean Anderson, 59, was found dead in the Caitin Drive home in Union after emergency crews searched the rubble for nearly three days.
Boone County Coroner Missy Rittinger reported the identifi cation was made using dental records. Offi cials said Anderson's cause of death has still not been verifi ed. In lieu of fl owers, memorial contributions are suggested to Best Friends Animal Society. Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – Jan. 29. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates.
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More Kentuckians know someone battling opioids. So is problem growing? Terry DeMio
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Are more Kentucky residents struggling with prescription drug use now than in the past several years? A newly released 2019 Kentucky Health Issues Poll may look that way. In the poll, 38% of residents responded they know someone who has experienced problems as a result of prescription opioid use. And that's more than have answered the same question in Kentucky Health Issues Polls every year since 2011, when the opioid crisis fi rst came into view. So, is the problem growing in Kentucky? Not likely, say leaders watching the opioid epidemic. "We can't separate an increase in knowledge versus an increase in use (of prescription opioids)," said Colleen Desmond, research associate with Interact for Health. The Norwood-based nonprofi t organization, which promotes good health in 20 counties around Cincinnati, sponsored the Kentucky Health Issues Poll and an Ohio Health Issues Poll. Both polls were released Thursday morning. Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky also sponsored the Kentucky poll. In Ohio, 33% of respondents said they know someone who's had problems from prescription opioid use. That response has remained steady over the years, Interact for Health researchers said.
Prescription opioids spill from a bottle. ENQUIRER FILE PHOTO
In Kentucky, 38% of those surveyed in the new poll know somebody who's suff ered from prescription opioids. That's up from 32% in 2011, the fi rst year the question was asked; up from 24% in 2017 and up from 30% in 2018. The survey answer refl ects awareness of someone with a substance-use problem not opioid use, said Van Ingram, director of the Kentucky Offi ce of Drug Control Policy. He points to other direct indicators that offi cials use to track the prescription-opioid issue. "Overdose hospitalizations due to prescription opioids are down in Kentucky. Emergency-room visits are
down," Ingram said, adding that "every factor" he looks at shows a downtrend. National sources agreed with Ingram. "More people could be responding that they know someone with substance use disorder related to prescription pain medication because as a society, we are now more aware than ever of addiction," said Robyn Oster, research associate with the Center on Addiction of New York City, a science-based, nonpartisan nonprofi t that researches and promotes policy and solutions to end the addiction crisis in the United States." She added, "The stigma regarding prescription opioid overdose deaths has decreased, which could lead to more people being willing to disclose their friends and family have been impacted. Experts say prescription-opioid misuse is falling because prescribing rates have dropped steadily in recent years. Fewer pain pills legally in circulation means fewer pills getting out to those without prescriptiosn. The 2017 prescribing rate in Kentucky was 86.8 opioid prescriptions for every 100 persons, a drop of 36% from a peak of 137 opioid prescriptions per 100 persons in 2011, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. In Ohio, prescribers wrote 63.5 opioid prescriptions for every 100 persons in 2017, a 38% drop from a peak of 102.4 opioid prescriptions per 100 persons in 2010. And in another indicator, both states have seen a drop in overdose deaths due
to prescription drugs in both states in 2018 (the most recent available data). In Kentucky, overdose deaths from opioids other than fentanyl, its analogues or heroin dropped 13 percent to 941 from 2017 to 2018, according to Kentucky Substance Use Research and Enforcement data. Overdose deaths involving opioids such as oxycodone and hydrocodone declined 42% in Ohio from 2017 to 2018, Ohio Department of Health records show. The two health polls also asked people if they know someone who's had problems with heroin or methamphetamine. In both states, the answers have stayed fl at in recent years. Yet narcotics agents and treatment providers are seeing a rise in meth and those using it. Interact for Health President and CEO Dr. O'dell Owens was not immediately available to comment. But he said in a statement, "The data show that, while there was an uptick in the percentage of Kentucky adults with knowledge of abuse of prescription pain relievers in 2019, knowledge of use of other substances has not changed in recent years." The University of Cincinnati's Institute for Policy Research conducted both the polls on behalf of Interact for Health and in the Kentucky poll, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. The margin of error for the poll of Kentucky residents is plus or minus 2.5 percentage points. In Ohio, the margin of error is plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.
Painkiller prescribing plummets in emergency rooms Terry DeMio
Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
Think you need pain pills for an injury? Be aware: If you go to a hospital emergency room these days you're a lot less likely to leave with a prescription for them than before the opioid crisis. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released an analysis of emergency department prescribing that shows rates dropped nearly a third from 2006-07 to 2016-17. Since then, laws have cut even deeper into the power of doctors to prescribe pain killers. So what does that mean to you? Will you have to endure more suff ering? Will you be treated properly for your pain? Dr. Mark Binstock, co-chief medical information offi cer for Bon Secours Mercy Health, said patients at the health system's 43-plus hospitals in the United States should feel safer. The drop in prescribing comes with education for prescribers about how to deal with acute patient pain (the kind that comes with a broken bone or a shoulder dislocation, for example) without putting patients at risk for opioid dependence or misuse, he said. "The patient can know, 'My encounter with the ED will ... lead to a good outcome. I will not be exposed to unnecessary threats ... downstream.' "They will treat the pain in a safe way," Binstock said. Dr. Shawn Ryan, who is both a certifi ed addiction expert and a specialist in emergency medicine, says the drop doesn't mean people are getting shorted on treatment. "It does not mean that the EDs are not treating pain," said Ryan, founder of BrightView Health centers in Ohio, which treat addiction. "It just means that they may consider alternative medicines or treatments for pain that are in the best interest of the patient." Ryan said that, whether a patient still experiences pain, and how much, varies from person to person and the type of injury or illness. Those who end up with chronic pain may be referred to a painmanagement specialist. But some doctors watching the opioid crisis say the cutback in prescribing is not OK. That group includes Dr. Jeff rey Singer, who practices general surgery in Phoenix and is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington, D.C. "It means that a lot of people are getting under-treated for pain," Singer said. He says he's seen it repeatedly as a practicing surgeon. "I get people coming to me from emergency rooms under-treated for their pain," he said, adding that some
Prescription pain pills that are opioids. ENQUIRER FILE PHOTO
are told "use Tylenol" for an injury that requires surgery when what he believes they really needed was an opioid. In Ohio, prescriptions for acute pain are limited to seven days (with some exemptions). Kentucky has further limited prescriptions to three days' worth, because of legislation. And a whole host of states have created laws limiting prescribing to try to curb the epidemic, National Conference of State Legislatures research shows. Bon Secours Mercy Health has chronicled a big drop in emergency department opioid prescriptions to adults from 2016-2019. Its nine Cincinnati-area emergency departments reduced opioid prescribing by half, from 45,880 to 22,795 in that period, records show. Add to that this change: Emergency department staff wrote 89% fewer highdose prescriptions for pain pills, dropping from 847 to 91 during the same, 2016-19 period. That's because it's a priority for the hospital system to address the opioid crisis, said Wayne Bohenek, chief ancillary services offi cer (which includes pharmacy). Bon Secours Mercy has taken several measures to combat the epidemic, including providing prescription drop-off bins throughout their hospitals, assessing all patients for substance use disorder, directing them to appropriate treatment for addiction and looking closely at prescribing. As part of its broader goal, Mercy has streamlined information for its prescribers to closely monitor patients' past prescriptions at other prescriber locations and, in the same computer system, provide physicians with tools they need for prescribing appropriately, Binstock said. Similar measures have been taken at
other hospitals, the CDC numbers show and area hospital offi cials confi rm. Singer does not see benefi t in the trend. "This is cruel," he said. And, he added, "Trying to legislate how to do medicine is wrong." Singer advocates for harm-reduction strategies, which help people who use drugs stay safe. The strategies include syringe exchange, medication-assisted treatment, access and use of naloxone
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and safe-injection sites that have medical professionals who ensure the safety of those who use them. He argues that legitimate prescriptions are less of a danger than blackmarket pills, which can be fentanyl powder pushed into molds that are designed to look like pain pills. Pain prescribing rules, such as guidelines established by the CDC, actually help ensure that people are "appropriately treated for pain" rather than turned away without help, said Cameron McNamee, director of policy and communications for the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. Beyond the impact on those who actually go to a hospital emergency department, he and Ryan say, is a positive societal eff ect: Having fewer prescription pain pills in circulation. "There is a public health perspective that the volume of pills that were in the public presented a risk that someone who was not prescribed them would get them," Ryan said, "through no malice, no intent of the person prescribed them." McNamee agreed, saying that as more pain pills are left in medicine cabinets unused, it's more likely for them to slip into the hands of those for whom they weren't prescribed, such as teenagers, neighbors, relatives or friends. It just makes sense to watch prescribing closely, McNamee said. "We have to keep our eye on the ball."
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Sports 2019 Greater Cincinnati High School Fall All-Stars Dayton: Caulyn Asher, Eric Jimenez; Dixie Heights: Jeremy Adams, Jeremy Marshall; Holmes: Damario Foster, Holy Cross: Donavan Moses; Lawrenceburg: Garrett Yoon, Gavin Yoon; Newport Central Catholic: Paul Kremer; Scott: Sage Lalley; Simon Kenton: Zack Koenes, Nate Walker; Lloyd Memorial: Treshawn Cody; Ludlow: Braxton Newborn; Newport: Simon Keating; South Dearborn: Daulton Guthrie; Walton-Verona: Travis Brauer, Peyton Smith.
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The Enquirer announces 2019 all-stars for Northern Kentucky fall sports.
Northern Kentucky Football Player of the Year: Michael Mayer, Covington Catholic Notre Dame signee led Covington Catholic to a 15-0 record and the 5A state championship. Leading receiver with 50 catches for 970 yards and 15 touchdowns. Also had two TD rushes and a pick-six on defense. Leading tackler on defense with 99, plus 7.5 for loss. Nationally ranked tight end who has won two statewide honors for Kentucky player of the year and could potentially win the annual Mr. Football award from the Associated Press. Coach of the Year: Eddie Eviston, Covington Catholic Led the Colonels to a 15-0 record and the 5A state championship. First team Isaac Abdon, Lloyd Noah Benza, Conner Michaely Boydston, Covington Catholic Jacob Brass, Highlands Tayquan Calloway, Holmes Luke Collinsworth, East Central Kaleal Davis, Newport Adam Dixon, South Dearborn Devin Donawerth, East Central Jake Fike, East Central Trey Gronotte, Covington Catholic Jackson Hardin, Scott Brycen Huddleston, Highlands Caleb Jacob, Covington Catholic Lucas Jones, Covington Catholic Cody Kramer, Ludlow Kyle Krummen, East Central John Lawrie, Covington Catholic Jeremiah Lee, Cooper. Carter Martin, Covington Catholic Jordan Marksberry, Dayton. Michael Mayer, Covington Catholic: Brandon McClendon, Holy Cross Andy Molique, Covington Catholic Jason Morton, Lawrenceburg Quincy Perrin, Scott Colten Roy, Conner Ethan Reardon, Covington Catholic Vuk Sajlovic, Simon Kenton Blake Shepherd, Beechwood Ian Vallandingham, Ludlow Dakota Thiel, Lloyd Memorial Second team Adam Burd, Lawrenceburg Quantez Calloway, Holmes Tyron Chipwelong, Cooper
Volleyball
Hannah Hall of Walton-Verona has won seven medals this season. THANKS TO WALTON-VERONA
Drew Cobble, Conner Justin Daniels, Conner Jack Delagrange, Highlands Dalton Dixon, Lawrenceburg Kyle England, Ryle Gage Ertel, East Central Daniel Felix, Covington Catholic Colin Graman, Beechwood Austin Hammack, Simon Kenton Jared Hicks, Conner Caleb Jeff erson, Newport Central Catholic Logan Kreidenweis, Simon Kenton Collin Melcher, Conner Jack Milton, Simon Kenton Ethan Parris, Lawrenceburg Cam Patterson, Scott Casey Rauch, Campbell County Andrew Rennekamp, Lawrenceburg Nigel Robinson, Scott Dominic Rulli, Cooper Nick Smedley, Dixie Heights Kole Viel, East Central Mason Williams, Beechwod Anthony Witschey, Cooper Honorable mention Beechwood: Cam Hergott, Brady Moore, Parker Mason; Bellevue: Gunner Barnes; Bishop Brossart: Devon Carson; Boone County: Bryce Chenot; Conner: Parker Hitzfi eld, Chase Kurtz; Cooper: Bryan Yelton;
Player of the Year: Lucy Trump, Ryle Ninth Region player of the year and NKAC Division I player of the year. Led Ryle with 435 kills and was second in digs with 210. Also had 33 aces. Coach of the Year: Katelyn Sallee, Highlands Led the Bluebirds to a 29-8 record, 36th District championship, Ninth Region semifi nals, and the second-most wins in the Ninth Region. First team Olivia Crowl, Campbell County Zoe Epplen, St. Henry Torie Houston, Holy Cross Anna Long, Notre Dame Kaitlyn Luebbers, Cooper Taylor Preston, St. Henry Lilly Trump, Ryle Lucy Trump, Ryle Grace Ward, Notre Dame Irene Wogenstahl, Dixie Heights Second team Casey Dunn, Highlands Emma Grace, Notre Dame Audrey Graves, Highlands Marie Kiefer, Bishop Brossart Maia Long, Dixie Heights Madison McCloskey, Newport Central Catholic Rylee McKinney, Campbell County Gabby Kallmeyer, Scott Anna Wolf, Calvary Christian Torri Wurtz, Holy Cross Honorable mention Beechwood: Molly Camden, Emma Massie; Bellevue: Brooke Bridewell, Nicole Rechtin; Bishop Brossart: Lauren Heck, Raele Ruschman; Boone County: Sofi a Thomas; Calvary Christian: Caroline Abney, Portia Kohls; Campbell County: Kasey Martin, Maddy Pond, Ella Schloemer; Conner: Taylor Connelly, Ellee Depenbrock; Cooper: Savannah Snebold; Covington Latin: Katie Hammerle, Rilyn Hundemer; Dayton: Johnessah Barbiea, Laci Davis, Sophia Halfhill; Heritage: Emma Pierce, Ally Stone; Highlands: Ava Hockney, CC Shick; Holmes: Montasia Jones; Holy Cross: Julia Hunt, Maya Hunt; Lloyd Memorial: Jalyn Ballman, Jada Gentry; Ludlow: Karina Castrellon, Jenna Lillard; Newport: Kamaya White; Notre Dame: Emily Wichmann; NCC: Maddie Kramer; Scott: Keaton Mossman; St. Henry: Ellie Orchelle, Abby Schaefer; Simon Kenton: Rebekah Sergent; Villa Madonna: See ALL-STARS, Page 2B
College football players of local interest among PFF's best Shelby Dermer
Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
Several college football players of local interest were represented in Pro Football Focus’ list of the Top 101 from 2019. To no surprise, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow was tabbed as the No. 1 player in the nation by PFF after leading the Tigers to a perfect season, culminating with a 42-25 victory over Clemson in the National Championship. Burrow, an Athens, Ohio native, has been speculated to be the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL Drat by the Cincinnati Bengals. ❚ From PFF: The season Burrow put forth in 201920 is unlike we’ve ever seen. No matter which way you slice it, Burrow was the nation’s best player at the sport’s most important position. His 2019 season will go down in history as the best quarterback season ever.
Tanner Morgan, QB, Minnesota Ryle High School product Tanner Morgan was ranked No. 34 in the country by Pro Football Focus after leading the University of Minnesota to an 11-2 season. Morgan set single-season school records with 3,252 passing yards and 30 touchdowns and his big day against Penn State on Nov. 9 was ranked the No. 1 performance by a Power-5 quarterback against a Power-5 opponent. In PFF’s fi nal college football starting quarterback rankings of the season, Morgan ranked No. 7 in the nation.
Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati University of Cincinnati defensive back Ahmad Gardner is the lone Bearcat to crack PFF’s fi nal ranking, landing at No. 74. The Detroit, Michigan native had three interceptions this season, none bigger than his 62-yard picksix against East Carolina Nov. 2 that helped lift Cincinnati to a 46-43 victory. Gardner also had a go-ahead pick-six in the Bearcats’ 27-24 home upset win over UCF Oct. 4. From PFF: Just like LSU’s Derek Stingley, Gardner was every bit of a lockdown cornerback in his fi rst year of college football. Gardner had 16 forced incompletions and allowed a completion percentage of just 39.7%, all while not allowing a single touchdown his way.
Travion Banks, CB, Miami University Banks is ranked No. 77 by Pro Football Focus after tallying fi ve interceptions, tied for the most in the MidAmerican Conference and seventh in the nation. Banks helped the RedHawks capture their fi rst MAC Championship since 2010, recording six tackles and an interception in the conference title game against Central Michigan. The senior was named MAC East player of the week after a two-pick performance in a win over Bowling Green on Nov. 13. He also had an interception in a 35-13 loss to Cincinnati at Nippert Stadium. From PFF: A big reason for the RedHawks’ MAC Championship, Banks was as sticky in coverage as any other Group of 5 cornerback. He saw 33 targets on the year
and allowed just 19 receptions compared to 11 plays on the ball that included fi ve picks and six more breakups.
Ohio State Ohio State had fi ve players included in PFF’s 101 best, tied for second-most with Clemson (LSU led the way with six). Defensive end Chase Young was named the nation’s top defensive player and No. 2 overall. The All-American was a Heisman Trophy fi nalist and is expected to be on the top picks of the 2020 NFL Draft. Quarterback Justin Fields fi nished No. 7 as the third highest-ranked quarterback in the country behind Burrow and Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence. From PFF: Okudah was incredibly stingy in coverage, as you’d expect a likely top pick in this year’s draft to be. He was tasked with the primary coverage duties out wide and routinely lined up in press-man coverage, which gave him the freedom to work his athleticism to his benefi t. He rewarded the Buckeyes with a catch rate of just 46.6% on throws into his coverage, and he didn’t allow a pass longer than 28 yards all year long. Fellow fi rst-team All-Big 10 selection, running back J.K. Dobbins, is at No. 55. Dobbins set a single-season Ohio State record with 2,003 yards last season, eclipsing the previous mark of 1,927 yards set by Heisman winner Eddie George in 1995. Ohio State guard Wyatt Davis is the fi nal Buckeye on the list, fi nishing in the No. 90 slot. According to PFF, Davis “fi nished with the nation’s fourth-highest overall grade but fi nished fi rst among full-time, Power-5 starters at the position.”
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SHORT HOPS Alex Harrison Cincinnati Euquirer
Boys basketball ❚ Boone County lost to Simon Kenton 80-58 Jan. 28 and Conner 68-47 Jan. 31 before topping Paris 68-62 Feb. 1 . ❚ Conner improved to 15-5 by beating Holy Cross 81-62 Jan. 28 and Boone County 68-47 Jan. 31. ❚ Cooper beat Ryle 45-35 Jan. 31. ❚ St. Henry topped Walton-Verona 74-59 Jan. 29. ❚ Holy Cross was beaten 81-62 at Conner Jan. 28 before winning at Lloyd 64-62 Jan. 30. ❚ Beechwood beat Campbell County 52-47 Jan. 28 and Harrison County 6953 Feb. 1. ❚ Covington Catholic beat Simon Kenton 66-43 Jan. 31 and Highlands 6539 Feb. 1. ❚ Covington Latin lost at Heritage Academy 88-51 Feb. 1. ❚ Dixie Heights lost to Lloyd 64-59 Jan. 28 before beating Villa Madonna 68-46 Jan. 30. The Colonels lost at Eastern 71-41 Jan. 31. ❚ Lloyd beat Dixie Heights 64-59 Jan. 28, but fell to Holy Cross 64-62 Jan. 30. Lloyd topped Gallatin County 63-54 Feb. 1.
All-Stars Continued from Page 1B
Grace Ransdell, Audrey Smith; WaltonVerona: Nora Caudill, Lexie Eten.
Boys soccer Co-Players of the Year: Alec Lockard, Calvary Christian; and Porter Hedenberg, Highlands Lockard was the off ensive star of Calvary Christian’s 10th Region championship team, scoring 32 goals with 30 assists. Hedenberg led the midfi eld for Highlands’ 17-6-4 team that was Ninth Region champion and state quarterfi nalists. Coach of the Year: Michael McCarthy, Calvary Christian Led the Cougars to a 16-5-1 record, 37th District champions, and their fi rst ever 10th Region championship. First team William Bosley, Covington Catholic Nathan Darpel, Covington Catholic Luke Dreas, Holy Cross Logan Drew, Conner Nick Fischer, Highlands Dekkar Haaser, Conner Porter Hedenberg, Highlands Alec Lockard, Calvary Christian Colin Noble, Conner Trey Penrod, Campbell County Nick Reiger, St. Henry Second team Ceu Bik, Dixie Heights Luke Crone, Dixie Heights Max Farris, Highlands Jake Maher, St. Henry Noah Moeller, Ryle Josh Moran, Calvary Christian Jacob Ponder, Simon Kenton Brady Randle, Newport Central Catholic Josh Spence, Cooper Elijah Stevie, Highlands Patrick Thelen, Covington Catholic Honorable mention Beechwood: Ruben Rechtin, Peter Shoyat; Bishop Brossart: Brian Paulin, Drew Paulin, Evan Ratcliff ; Boone County: Dan Likiko; Calvary Christian: Zach McNeill; Conner: Nick Keller; Cooper: Dylan Clifton, Mikey Knab, Jaxon Rollins; Covington Catholic: Carter Eilers; Dixie Heights: Mason Lawrence; Grant County: Jack Epperson; Highlands: Alex Foubert, Caymon Stevie; Holmes: Hunter McGill; Holy Cross: Holden Lipscomb, Otto Reser; Newport Central Catholic: Josh Martin; Ryle: Adam Arellano, Trey Denigan, Felipe Parra; St. Henry: Ben Durrough, Elhadj Seck; Scott: Luke Iden; Simon Kenton: Nick Seger; Villa Madonna: Dominic Martin; Walton-Verona: Ian Strom; Williamstown: Brock Houchens.
Girls soccer Player of the Year: Lauren Deckert, Highlands The senior defender led the Bluebirds and a 20-4-5 record overall, anchoring a defense that allowed only 22 goals all year. Signed with NKU. Coach of the Year: Alex Dean, Highlands He led the 2018 state champions back to the 2019 state fi nal, compiling a 204-5, 36th District championship and Ninth Region championship. First team Jayden Boelter Conner Raygen Black Boone Lydia Bowling, Scott Lauren Carothers Notre Dame
❚ Ludlow beat Bellevue 76-43 Jan. 28, Owen County 59-53 Jan. 30 and Williamstown 68-31 Feb. 1. ❚ Grant Profi tt led in scoring Scott as the Eagles fell at Bishop Brossart 68-50 Jan. 28 and at Campbell County 64-50 Jan. 31. ❚ Simon Kenton beat Boone County 80-58 Jan. 28 before losing at Covington Catholic 66-43 Jan. 31. ❚ Villa Madonna lost to Dixie Heights 68-46 Jan. 30, but topped Heritage Academy 73-46 Jan. 31. ❚ Bellevue lost to Ludlow 76-43 Jan. 28, Calvary Christian 70-22 Jan. 31 and Berea 68-30 Feb. 1. ❚ Bishop Brossart topped Scott 6850 Jan. 28. ❚ Campbell County lost to Beechwood 52-47 Jan. 28, but Dane Hegyi scored 29 points to lead the Camels over Scott 64-50 Jan. 31. ❚ Highlands topped Newport Central Catholic 81-77 in overtime Jan. 28, but lost to Covington Catholic 65-39 Feb. 1 . ❚ DaeShawn White had 31 points in Newport’s neared triple digits in a 9960 win over Dayton Jan. 29. The Wildcats then improved to 12-9 after beating Trimble County 78-57 Jan. 31.
Girls basketball
Lauren Deckert Highlands Ellie Dreas, Simon Kenton Stephanie Grome, Cooper Mackenzie Kent, St. Henry Parker Price Highlands Jasmine Rehberger, Highlands Carson Smith, Dixie Heights Second team Natalie Bain, Notre Dame Abby Breeze, Notre Dame Maria Broering, Highlands Erin Cheek, St. Henry Macie Feldman, Notre Dame Grace Gerding, Dixie Heights Kaia Griffi n, Ryle Grace Kramer, Campbell County Cassidy Lett, Ryle Rylee Turner, Newport Central Catholic Jade Waters, Simon Kenton Honorable mention Beechwood: Sydney Ehrhardt, Raegan Noll, Megan Williams; Dory Smith; Bishop Brossart: Mallory Macht, Grace Schroeder; Boone County: Savannah Briedis; Campbell County: Ruby Dunlevy, Leah Hertzenberg, Haley Turner, Mady Schoultheis; Conner: Nicole Alig, Emilee Bischoff , Megan Williams; Cooper: Maura McDermott, Autumn Miller; Dixie Heights: Ashtyn Ivey, Macy Wilson, Maggie Yelton; Highlands: Greta Noble, Tatum Price; Holy Cross: Izzy Fisk, Kara Krumpelman; Ludlow: Paige Arnold, Jaden Deller, Ashley Ridge; Newport Central Catholic: Karly Enginger, Sydney Willike; Notre Dame: Becky Hammill, Kate Moore, Emma Spivey; Ryle: Sarah Lonneman, Lilly Zehnder; St. Henry: Kathryn Bartlett, Katie Evans, Macy Gamel; Scott: Ava Coleman, Laney Coleman, Brooke Early, Ashley Hampton, Kylie Ronnebaum, Alysa Smith; Simon Kenton: Cayla Coleman, Samantha Prather, Meghan Vehige; Villa Madonna: Neema Adley, Caitlyn Riordan; Walton-Verona: Audrey Carrico, Emma Gutman, Megan Kunkle, Aubrey Lightner.
Honorable mention Beechwood: Cole Hetzel, Kaden Marker, Natnael Weldemichael; Bishop Brossart: Nathan Ruth; Boone County: Owen Cernetisch; Campbell County: Colin Grothaus, Noah Slone; Conner: Ryan Hanak, Drew Moore, Robbie Notton; Covington Catholic: Andrew Bosch; Dixie Heights: Toby Cook, James Kazmaier; Highlands: Peter Laskey, Malcolm Robertson; Holy Cross: Kadin Engle; Ludlow: Jack McMillen; Pendleton County: Samuel Peoples; Ryle: Carson Inderwiesch, Joseph Sander, Logan Whaley; Scott: Bryson Lindloff ; St. Henry: Charlie Barsan, Dixon Ryan; Simon Kenton: Brandon McDaniel, Austin Shaff er; Walton-Verona: Alex Baker, Seth Cockrell, Tristen Spalding; Williamstown: Ben Kinsey, Joel McCain.
Boys cross country Boys Runner of the Year: Peyton Fairchild, Conner He led a deep Conner team all season, winning the conference and regional championships and fi nishing 19th at the 3A state meet, leading Conner to third place in the team standings and a team medal. Boys Coach of the Year: Ian Johnstone, Conner He led the Cougars to the 3A, Region 5 championship and third in the state championship. Conner ohad fi ve of the top six fi nishers in the regional meet. First team Brooks Boschert, Covington Catholic Peyton Fairchild, Conner Will Hanak, Conner George Johnson, Conner Joseph Kiely, Covington Catholic Jack Murphy, Conner Sean Ryan, St. Henry Will Sandlin, Scott Dominic Taylor, Covington Catholic Ethan Wever, Covington Catholic Second team Ryan Branch, Bishop Brossart Will Griffi th, Highlands Sam Hopper, Highlands Joseph Impellitteri, Conner Sam Jones, Highlands Austin Patello, Cooper Johnny Powers, Newport Central Catholic Caden Tien, Williamstown Luke Van Laningham, Cooper Jacob Vogelpohl, Simon Kenton
❚ Boone County lost at Simon Kenton 69-46 Jan. 29 before losing to Highlands 53-26 Feb. 1. ❚ Conner lost to Ryle 84-66 Jan. 29 then beat Mercy McAuley 49-32 Feb. 1. ❚ Cooper beat Scott 54-38 Jan. 29, lost to Walton-Verona 69-46 Jan. 31. ❚ Maddie Scherr scored 31 points when Ryle beat Conner 84-66 Jan. 29. Ryle then beat Bullitt East 82-73 Jan. 31 and lost to Sacred Heart 59-57 Feb. 1. ❚ St. Henry topped Bishop Brossart 51-40 Jan. 28 before losing at Ludlow 56-53 Jan. 31. St. Henry then beat Holmes 57-47 Feb. 1. ❚ Walton-Verona improved to 18-5 after beating Henry County 77-41 Jan. 29 and Cooper 69-46 Jan. 31. ❚ Holy Cross beat Beechwood 57-42 Jan. 31. ❚ Lacey Bradshaw scored 20 points to send Notre Dame over Scott 68-25 Jan. 31. ❚ Covington Latin lost at St. Patrick 63-29 Jan. 29. ❚ Dixie Heights beat Lloyd 83-39 Jan. 28 and Ludlow 64-27 Jan. 29 before losing to Highlands 51-42 Jan. 31. ❚ Holmes was beaten by Campbell County 65-45 Jan. 29, Newport Central Catholic 71-37 Jan. 31 and St. Henry 57-
Girls cross country Girls Co-Runners of the Year: Olivia Holbrook – Campbell County and Maddie Strong, Scott Strong, an eighth-grader won the 2A, Region 4 championship and fi nished third at the state meet, leading the Eagles to the regional championship and their second straight state championship. Holbrook, a seventh-grader, was conference champion, 3A Region 5 champion and fi nished 16th in the 3A state meet. Girls Coach of the Year: Zach Triplett, Scott He led the Eagles to their second straight 2A state championship. First team Dyllan Hasler, Scott Olivia Holbrook, Campbell County Kaylee Holtzapple, Calvary Christian Amy Klocke, Bishop Brossart Renae Kopser, Ryle Reganne McMain, St. Henry Macey Ruth, Cooper Maggie Schroeder, Highlands Maddie Strong, Scott Ashlyn Vanlandingham, Conner Second team Ashley Akins, Walton-Verona Eden Brumer, Highlands Allison Clemons, Scott Claire Curtsinger, Bishop Brossart Maddie Dickman, Villa Madonna Julian Ellington, Scott Alyssa Harris, Highlands Clarissa Miller, Dixie Heights Cara Weber, Ryle Emilie Zengel, Campbell County Honorable mention Beechwood: Gracie Grunkemeyer, Tanya Shoyat; Bishop Brossart: Cora Bertsch, Maria Klocke, Natalie Reis; Campbell County: Kylie Little, Kaitlyn Strange; Conner: Daphne Benjamin, Carrin Frey, Ella Mann; Cooper: Kyla Bryson; Covington Latin: Ella Thornberry; Grant County: Audrey Shelton; Highlands: Alissa Campbell, Adrienne Harris, Ruby Smith, Kayma Wolfi nbarger; Notre Dame: Olivia Maschinot, Hailey Taylor; Ryle: Ella Gregory; St. Henry: Kasey Hill; Scott: Laney Coleman, Lorin Neal; Villa Madonna: Maddie Bailey; Walton-Verona: Sophia Anderson, Kalyn Hurles; Williamstown: Jasmine Swartz.
Boys golf Player of the Year: Rylan Wotherspoon, Cooper First team all-state after winning eight tournaments during the season, including the Region 7 championship by shooting a 68 for a fi ve-shot victory. Finished 22nd in the state tournament with
47 Feb. 1. ❚ Ludlow lost at Dixie Heights 64-27 Jan. 29 before beating St. Henry 56-53 Jan. 31 and Newport 72-18 Feb. 1. ❚ Scott lost at Cooper 54-38 Jan. 29 and at Notre Dame 68-25 Jan. 31 before falling to Rowan County 80-47 Feb. 1. ❚ Simon Kenton beat Boone County 69-46 Jan. 29. ❚ Villa Madonna was edged by Bellevue 66-62 Jan. 29 before beating Sayre 50-17 Feb. 1. ❚ Bellevue topped Villa Madonna 6662 Jan. 29. ❚ After going 18-2 through 20 games, Bishop Brossart fell to 18-4 after losing at St. Henry 51-40 Jan. 28 and Highlands 33-25 Jan. 30. ❚ Campbell County won at Holmes 65-45 Jan. 29 before beating Mason County 75-44 Feb. 1. ❚ Dayton was edged by Pendleton County 64-63 Jan. 28 and fell in overtime to Carroll County 58-54 Jan. 30. ❚ Highlands lost at Newport Central Catholic 50-47 Jan. 28, beat Bishop Brossart 33-25 Jan. 30, Dixie Heights 5142 Jan. 31 and Boone Cty. 53-26 Feb. 1. ❚ Annie Heck’s 23 points helped Newport Central Catholic edge Highlands 50-47 Jan. 28. NCC followed with a 71-37 win over Holmes Jan. 31. ❚ Newport lost to Ludlow 72-18 Feb. 1.
a 153. He averaged under 70 for the year in 18-hole matches. Coach of the Year: Alex Ammerman, Covington Catholic Led the Colonels to the Region 7 championship the past two years, having to do it this season with a mostly new lineup. CovCath rallied from 18 strokes down at the halfway point to defeat St. Henry and fi nished eighth in the KHSAA state tournament. CovCath has fi nished in the top eight four seasons in a row, one of only two schools to currently have that streak. First team Mason Butler, St. Henry Ryan Butler, St. Henry Dakota Finn, Boone County Justin Gabbard, Highlands Chris Harpum, Ryle Ben McDaniel, Ryle Tyler Mitts, Grant County Luke Muller, Highlands Dominic Paterno, Covington Catholic Rylan Wotherspoon, Cooper Second team Ian Asch, Covington Catholic Harrison Brunsman, Covington Catholic Ben Epplen, Beechwood Christopher Fitz, Covington Catholic Mike Geiman, Bishop Brossart Joel Kraft, Highlands Kyle Lewis, Grant County Mathew Marlette, Villa Madonna Clay Monroe, Pendleton County Evan Schwartz, St. Henry Will Stamm, Beechwood Evan Stewart, Conner Ben Sweeten, Covington Catholic Kevin Tobergte, St. Henry
Girls golf Players of the Year: Abby Cook, Bishop Brossart; and Hannah Hall, Walton-Verona Both were regional champions and players of the year in their regions: Hall in Region 7 and Cook in Region 8. Both have signed with NKU. Hall shot a 70 in the regional tournament and fi nished 54th in the state tournament. She was NKAC champion. Cook shot 73 in the Region 8 tourney and fi nished 16th in the state tournament to lead all local players. She was second in the NKAC tourney and won two other tournaments during the year, averaging 77. Coach of the Year: Karen Henderson, Notre Dame She led the Pandas to the Region 7 championship and ninth place in the state tournament. First team Emilie Bertram, Pendleton County Brooke Bihl, Newport Central Catholic Abby Cook, Bishop Brossart Hannah Hall, Walton-Verona Clare Hooper, Notre Dame Madison Hudson, Grant County Eva Maley, Cooper Emma Meyer, Notre Dame Hannah Rice, Notre Dame Caitlyn Richardson, Ryle Hannah Rice, Notre Dame Second team Kendall Brissey, Cooper Brooklyn Callioni, Villa Madonna Victoria Camacho, Grant County Hannah Dargie, Ryle Jordan Gillum, Notre Dame Maggie Merse, Notre Dame Reagan Ramage, Cooper Ellie Rowland, Highlands Anna Slaughter, Grant County Lydia Smith, Grant County Laura Tatum, Grant County KJ Toole, Highlands
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COMMUNITY NEWS Burlington resident enlists in National Guard Christopher Tucker, of Burlington, and a Cooper High School graduate, enlisted into the Kentucky Army National Guard Dec. 18. PVT Tucker enlisted as an 88M (Heavy Vehicle Driver) and will be assigned to the 2112th Transportation Company in Burlington. Justin Pieschel, KYARNG
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St. Elizabeth Healthcare opened an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) to expand care to people in Northern Kentucky living with the challenging disease of epilepsy. Nearly four percent of the population will experience the challenges of epilepsy in their lifetime. The new EMU at St. Elizabeth Edgewood will help diagnose people with seizures and epilepsy so they can get more eff ective treatment and manage their complex symptoms. In the EMU, patients stay in private rooms that are customized for the safe Brown care of people with seizures. The twobed unit has continuous 24/7 electroencephalogram (EEG) and electrocardiogram (EKG) monitoring technology to record the electrical activity in the brain and heart. Continuously tracking brain activity allows proper diagnoses of seizures by pinpointing what part of the brain triggers the seizure. “Ten percent of the population will have a seizure in their lifetime,” says Dr. Ty Brown, Neurologist with St. Elizabeth Physicians. “Seizures can be diffi cult to diagnose and treat. The new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit allows our team of specialists to improve the level of care and seizure management options we off er to the people in the region.” Dr. Brown explains, “The EMU will allow us to confi rm if a patient is having seizures, determine the type of seizures a patient is having, diagnose epilepsy, and adjust medications to treat the symptoms of epilepsy better and to improve his/her quality of life.” Dr. Brown notes that determining the type of medication most eff ective for each patient can be time-consuming. Some seizure medications can make certain types of seizures worse, and after two medication
changes, the likelihood another medication will improve seizures is only fi ve percent. By monitoring brain activity, doctors can obtain a specifi c source of the seizure and recommend more eff ective treatment. Patients typically stay for three nights, depending on symptoms. Gary Blank, Chief Operating Offi cer at St. Elizabeth said, “We are proud to expand our neurological care in the region. More than 3.5 million people in the U.S. suffer from seizures and this new unit will allow our physicians to evaluate, diagnose, and recommend eff ective treatment for people experiencing seizures or diagnosed with epilepsy.” Tony Hyott, Assistant Vice President of Orthopaedics, Neurosciences and Administrative Aff airs at St. Elizabeth said, “Our goal is to enhance neurologic care to the people in Northern Kentucky. With the new EMU led by Dr. Ty Brown, we will be able to monitor patients experiencing seizures at the safest, most acute level of care — 24 hours a day. As a part of our vision to expand neurologic care at St. Elizabeth, we continue to look for opportunities to provide the most innovative, advanced care to our patients.” Submitted
Vacation dreams? Start planning now It is a great time of year to start planning summer trips and excursions. Vacations can vary in scope. If you are dreaming of a bigger trip this summer – longer, farther, or including more family and friends than usual – then you will benefi t from planning ahead. First – set a goal. Discuss destination Mason choices with everyone who will go. Research your options for lodging and
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Playgrounds are a great place to take kids when the weather is good. But your kids don't have to become couch potatoes in the winter. Cincinnati has a plethora of indoor playgrounds and areas for kids to get exercise and expend their energy during the cold months ahead. Here are some of the good ones.
❚ Has three locations in the Cincinnati area and they all have a small kid’s play area with a big slide and tunnels. Admission to the play area is free. Inquire about the cost of the arcade games. 4394 Eastgate Square Drive, Union Township. 7635 Mall Road, Florence. 429 E. Kemper Road, Sharonville. chuckecheese.com.
Duke Energy Children’s Museum ❚ Has seven educational, themed exhibits for children. All have play areas. However, the Woods, which features climbing logs, rope bridges and a climbing wall, is the exhibit that off ers the most exercise. Admission is $14.50 for adults, $13.50 for seniors, $10.50 for kids ages 3 to 12, $5.50 for kids 1 to 2 years old and free for kids under age one. 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate. cincymuseum.org/childrensmuseum.
Children work together to excavate foam rocks in the new Kids at Work area at the children's museum inside the Cincinnati Museum Center in Cincinnati on May 4, 2018. SAM GREENE/THE ENQUIRER
Jump Zone ❚ Features a Kid’s Incredible Indoor Playground, which has themed infl atable slides, obstacle courses, bounce houses, interactive games and toddler activities. Admission is $12 for kids ages 2 to 12 and $5 for kids ages 12 to 23 months. 5765 Constitution Drive, Florence. jumpzoneparty.com.
Recreations Outlet ❚ Has an indoor playground, which includes swings, trampolines and basketball hoops. Admission is $7 from Monday through Friday and $10 on weekends and holidays. Kids should be at least one year old and the playtime is for up to two hours. 885 Ohio 28, Milford. recreationsoutlet.com.
Run, Jump & Play
❚ Has a small, soft play area for small children with small slides and other play structures. Admission is free. 2028 Florence Mall, Florence. fl orencemall.com.
❚ Has an indoor playground with basketball hoops, slides, swings, an infl atable open play area and a toddler zone. Admission is $7 on weekdays and $10 on weekends for open play. Infl atable sessions cost $12 and kids must be at least 36 inches tall. 5897 Pfeiff er Road, Suite B, Blue Ash. runjumpnplay.com.
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Tri-County Mall
❚ Multi-level indoor play structure designed for children up to age 11. It has three play areas: Jack’s Playground, Toddler Zone and Jump’s Infl atables. Admission is $4 for toddlers up to age two, and $8 for kids age three and up on weekdays and $10 on Friday nights and weekends. 7102 Offi ce Park Drive, West Chester. jumpandjacks.com.
❚ Has a multi-level children’s play structure with several slides, ladders and a mini climbing wall. The play area has a hometown theme, featuring a car wash, fi re department, gas station, police department and school bus. Admission is free. 11700 Princeton Pike, Springdale. tricountymall.com.
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❚ Has a two-story indoor play area for children ages 2 to 12. It is connected by a large sycamore tree ladder, climbing elements and three slides. The fi rst fl oor features a cave, giant bird nests and swinging stalactites. The second fl oor features an 1800s town with a horse stable, general store and jail. Admission is $4.50 for children ages 2 to 12 and free for kids under age two. 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville. greatparks.org.
travel, and select something you can reasonably afford. Estimate your total costs, including food and entertainment. Then divide that total by the number of months before you will leave. The answer is how much money you will need to save each month. Second – review the family budget. If you have extra money, start putting it into a vacation savings account. If your extra funds aren’t enough to equal the total, you may have to cut expenses or earn extra income. Save all the extra money you come up with. Planning can help you choose the best dates to complement your work, school, or activity schedules. If timing isn’t a concern, you might save money by avoiding peak travel times such as spring and fall breaks or late summer. Third - search for advance deals and discounts on reservations. Consider how amenities might help your budget. Some hotels off er free continental breakfast or have a refrigerator and microwave in the room that you can use for simple meals. Ask about all fees up front, such as resort fees and parking. If you are fl ying, book airfare early for better rates. Consider renting a house or condominium, or camping, if you are interested in controlling your meal expenses. If most people are travelling south for a break, considering taking your trip toward the north to help avoid crowds and higher prices. Fourth - if the type of vacation is more important than the specifi c place, consider alternatives to the most sought-after destinations. Choose to stay in a nearby town rather than a big city, or visit a smaller theme park rather than a mega attraction. Look for a similar experience at a lower price. Research to fi nd activities that are free or less expensive. Or look for deals on marketplace apps and websites. Vacations can be a great way for families to connect and get away from the normal routines. Planning ahead can help reduce the stress of spending more than you may have. Educational programs of the Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expressions, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. Diane Mason, Boone County Cooperative Extension Service
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Obituaries Wanda Rusk FLORENCE - Wanda Leona Rusk (nee: Crane) joined her Heavenly Father on January 24, 2020. She joins her husband, Willard Rusk and parents, Wendell and Vera Crane. Wanda was a beloved mother, sister, aunt, nana and friend. She was an accomplished musician, creating CD’s, writing music and playing for her church, Ashland Ave. Baptist. Her creativity came in the form of the written word as well. She published a book of short stories and wrote poetry. Wanda was a devout Christian woman and spread her heart for Christ through her missionary and extensive volunteer work. She worked as a School Secretary for Boone County Schools for 13 years. Wanda was also an avid traveler. Wanda is survived by her children, Thomas Earl (Beverly) Rusk, Catherine Frances Killingsworth, Patricia Lynn (Albert) Durant, Catherine Elizabeth Poston, and Douglas Ray Rusk; brother, Wendell “Bud” (Wanda) Crane; 10 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews as well as many other dear family members and friends. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 28th, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Linnemann Funeral Homes in Burlington, Kentucky. A service will be the following morning at 10:30 a.m. at the Funeral Home, followed by a burial at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North in Williamstown, Kentucky. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made for Ashland Ave. Baptist Church, 4255 Ashland Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45212.
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SCHOOL NEWS Villa to implement AP Capstone program Villa Madonna Academy High School/Junior High is one of approximately 1,800 schools worldwide to implement the AP Capstone Diploma program - an innovative program that allows students to develop the skills that matter most for college success, such as research, collaboration, and communication. The program consists of two courses taken in sequence: AP Seminar and AP Research. Villa Madonna Academy High School/Junior High will begin off ering AP Seminar in the fall of 2020. Mrs. Pamela McQueen, principal, said, “This innovative program prepares a broader, more diverse student population for college and beyond. The program gives our teachers more leeway with curriculum choices so Villa students can access even more challenging coursework and sharpen their reading and writing skills.” In AP Seminar, typically taken in 10th or 11th grade, students choose and eval-
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uate complex topics through multiple lenses, identify credibility and bias in sources, and develop arguments in support of a recommendation. AP Seminar is a project-based learning course. Offi cial AP Seminar assessments include research reports, written arguments, and presentations completed during the academic year. Students complete the course by taking an end-
of-course written exam in May. In the subsequent AP Research course students design, execute, present, and defend a yearlong researchbased investigation on a topic of individual interest. They build on skills developed in AP Seminar by learning how to understand research methodology, employ ethical research practices, and collect, analyze, and synthesize information to contribute to academic research. Like AP Seminar, AP Research is a project-based course. Each student’s offi cial AP Research score is based on his/her academic paper, presentation, and oral defense. There is no end-of-course exam for AP Research. Students who score a 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing earn the AP Capstone Diploma. This signifi es outstanding academic achievement and attainment of college-level academic and research skills. Students who score a 3 or higher in both AP Seminar and AP Research (but do not take the four additional AP Exams) earn the AP Seminar and Research
Certifi cate. “We’re proud to off er AP Capstone, which enables students and teachers to focus on topics of their choice in great depth,” said Trevor Packer, senior vice president for AP and instruction at the College Board. He adds, “This provides terrifi c opportunities for students to develop the ability to write and present their work eff ectively, individually, and in groups — the very skills college professors want their students to possess.” In partnership with the higher education community, the College Board developed AP Capstone so students can practice and master skills that serve them well in college and career. Colleges and universities have voiced their support for the program. “We’re excited more schools are offering the AP Capstone Diploma program,” said Kedra Ishop, vice provost for enrollment management at the University of Michigan. “We believe the research, collaboration, and presentation skills taught in the two courses will be valuable to students throughout their academic and professional careers.” Villa Madonna Academy
pany to Heather and Robert Sheilds; $446,000 1813 Northern Spy Drive: Lenah Malala and Oscar Ooko to Maria and Randy Albertson; $150,000 2503 Wedgewood Lane: Lisa Dyer to Patricia and Shawn Moore; $295,000 2712 Perth Court: Arlinghaus Builders, LLC to Shavonda and Brent Conatzer; $282,500 2883 Ridge Ave.: Karen and James Feighery to Sara Mirus; $120,000 2909 Ridge Ave.: Shawn Moore to Jalpa and Hirenkumar Padhi; $182,500 3293 Congress Drive: Anisha and Harshal Sanghani to Carson Barnes; $178,000
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Column: Northern Kentucky farmer’s idea ‘greens’ up the Super Bowl I’m a small sustainable farmer in Verona, Kentucky. I sell my cherry tomatoes seasonally to local Kroger stores and I hated putting them in plastic clamshell packages. Since there were no other good commercial options, I invented the Sustainable Produce Container: https:// SustainableProduceContainer.com/ Small growers across the country have found my website and love them, but now my little box is even making a diff erence at the Super Bowl. At the Farmer’s Market part of the weeklong Super Bowl Live! event, Taste of Redland used my containers exclusively because they are cardboard and easily recycled. They bought 9,000 of them to sell their locallygrown cherry tomatoes and strawberries in. Besides being an earth-friendly package they love that there is a lid so customers won’t spill them, the box is strong enough to be stacked high, and there is no need for a soaker pad for the extra juicy berries. Michael Huter at Taste of Redland says: “Taste of Redland loves the Sustainable Produce Container packaging for strawberries and tomatoes that Linda Fritz created. We wanted an eco-friendly package for the Super Bowl Live Miami event and they are perfect!” I’m also getting bigger growers and the major grocery stores to take notice, in high volumes my paper containers can compete with plastic on price, can be printed on directly (eliminating the label that makes it hard to recycle clamshells), and the lid can be locked/ sealed to prevent tampering. Who says midwesterners don’t care about the environment? Linda Fritz, Sun Sugar Farms
Donation to make Northern Kentucky streets safer A local foundation aims to make Northern Kentucky a safer place for all road users. Through their Vision Zero NKY taskforce, Devou Good Foundation is sponsoring a contest where qualifying neighborhood groups can win up to $50,000 in funding for the installation of street calming materials. Vision Zero NKY’s Slow Streets program asks residential neighborhoods to nominate themselves for traffi c-calming initiatives. If community groups can demonstrate enough support and need, their street will receive quick, low-cost safety improvements. Kelly Schwegman, Health Educator of the Northern Kentucky Health Department and Co-Chair of the NKY Slow Streets Project Contest, says the goal of the contest is to improve traffi c safety for all types of transportation. “We’re looking forward to working with communities to understand their concerns and making strides to support safer streets for all users on bike, on foot
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and in motor vehicles,” she says. In addition to signage and pavement markings, traffi c-calming interventions might include speed bumps and raised crosswalks, approaches cities in Northern Kentucky have used infrequently in residential neighborhoods thus far. In order to apply, neighborhood groups need to show broad support, whether through resident signatures or letters from community organizations, faithbased groups or elected offi cials. A number of factors could boost a neighborhood’s eligibility: a high concentration of youth or seniors, proximity to transit and community institutions like recreation centers and schools, and a high proportion of crashes. A kick-off event will be held 10 a.m., March 3 at the Kenton County Library, Covington Branch. All attendees will receive a free copy of the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide. To register, visit www.visionzeronky.org/slowstreets. “The NKY Slow Streets project contest is a way to further the Vision Zero movement in Northern Kentucky communities,” says Jeremy Worley, Co-Chair of the NKY Slow Streets Project Contest. “We know peo-
ple in our communities want walkability, they want to be connected and most importantly they want to feel safe walking or cycling in their neighborhoods. NKY Slow Streets gives cities and community members the opportunity to collaborate and deliver eff ective traffi c calming devices that fi t their neighborhood and make the streets safer for everyone.” This donation is the latest on behalf of Devou Good Foundation’s Vision Zero NKY, an initiative that strives to eliminate all traffi c fatalities and serious injuries in Northern Kentucky. On average one Northern Kentuckian dies in traffi c every ten days and every four hours someone is injured, according to the Kentucky State Police. The National Safety Council estimates the cost of traffi c collisions in Northern Kentucky to be $267,000,000 per year. Devou Good Foundation is a Greater Cincinnati foundation committed to cultivating vibrant communities out of transitional neighborhoods by partnering with local nonprofi ts, public and private organizations, and community leaders. Matt Butler, Devou Good Foundation
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