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Faust’s 300th St. Henry District High School boys basketball team enjoys taking the wins one at a time, but they found particular pleasure in the Jan. 27 win over Lloyd Memorial: It was Dave Faust’s 300th win of his 19-year coaching career. Sports, A11

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Cherishing memories

Walton teen takes

SOULFUL SOUND to

The seventh annual “Cherish the Memories” Valentine’s Day Dance will be 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Marriott Cincinnati Airport, 2395 Progress Drive in Hebron. The dance honors the memory of Cris Suesz’s father and supports the Alzheimer’s Association. Call 586-9779.

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YMCA program builds leaders Students across the state and in Boone County are getting a taste of government leadership. The Kentucky YMCA Youth Association focuses on building the leadership skills of teenagers. Story, A10

Flege advances to Hollywood round

By John Kiesewetter

Walton Park getting upgrades

jkiesewetter@enquirer.com

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ourtney Rachelle Flege skipped the final performance of her Walton-Vernon High School musical in December, but she had a good excuse. “I had to leave Sunday for Hollywood week,” said Flege,16, a contestant this season on Fox’s “American Idol,” TV’s No.1show. The Walton resident received unanimous approval from the three “Idol” judges at the Pittsburgh auditions. But she was never seen on the Jan.19 Pittsburgh show, which that night devoted 3-1/2 minutes to Loveland’s Eben Franckewitz,15, a Milford

The city of Walton and the Boone County Parks Department have been adding several new features to one of the county’s oldest parks. Story, A7

Three colleges honor Lokesak New Haven Elementary’s Lisa Lokesak was honored for her innovative work in promoting literacy and service learning.

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Courtney Flege of Walton and 17 family members and friends went to the "Idol" Pittsburgh auditions in July 2011.

Courtney Flege, 16, of Walton, has advanced to the Hollywood Round on "American Idol." She's a junior at Walton-Verona High School. PROVIDED Story, A10

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FLEGE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD What: “American Idol” Where: Channel 19, Fox Hollywood round: 8-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, and Thursday, Feb. 9, and 8-10 p.m. Feb. 15-16.

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Boone considers incentive for DHL Firm plans $47 million upgrade

By Stephanie Salmons ssalmons@nky.com

BURLINGTON — Boone County Fiscal Court members heard first reading of an ordinance during a Jan. 31 special meeting that would authorize a 0.6 percent credit of the county’s occupation-

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al license fee as part of the Kentucky Business Investment program for DHL Express. Following a $22 million expansion last year, DHL, located at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, now plans to invest $47 million in a new 193,000-square-foot sorting facility and upgrades to the current sorting facility. The new facility “will be complementary to their current DHL

sort hub facility,” Tri-Ed president Dan Tobergte said. According to the ordinance, the local credit will cause a 2.25 percent Kentucky personal income tax credit on such new jobs under the KBI program for a total 2.85 percent credit. “We’re glad to see DHL is continuing to improve and expand its operations at CVG,” Tobergte said. The expansion will create 120

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