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Bevin hands out naloxone in N. Kentucky Scott Wartman swartman@nky.com
BURLINGTON-- A doctor laid supine on a table in the Boone County Sheriff’s office as Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin approached. “It is imperative to have called 911,” Bevin on Wednesday told television cameras and reporters as he stood before a crowd made up largely of emergency medical technicians, firefighters and police officers from 15 different agencies. “Get professionals to come and help. I’m not a professional. I’m a civilian.” The governor then pretended to squirt the lifesaving drug naloxone, used to reverse opioid
overdoses, into the doctor’s nostrils. The doctor wasn’t overdosing. He volunteered to help the governor demonstrate how to administer the medicine. In the back of the room sat boxes of naloxone, marketed under the name Narcan. Bevin visited Northern Kentucky Wednesday to hand out Narcan. Insurance company Aetna donated 720 doses to first responders in Northern Kentucky and Hazard that need the drug. That should last four months at the rate local emergency rooms are seeing overdoses in the region. It’s the second area of the country where Aetna has done
this, behind Pennsylvania in 2015. As overdoses soar, Bevin and the area’s medical workers want the public to get Narcan and be trained on how to use it. Anyone can go to one of the four Northern Kentucky Health Department Centers in Boone, Kenton, Campbell and Grant counties, take a 10-minute training course and go home with free Narcan. It’s saved 26 lives in Grant County alone, said Dr. Lynne Saddler, district director of Northern Kentucky Health Department. In the first seven months of 2017, St. Elizabeth Hospitals See BEVIN, Page 2A
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Gov. Matt Bevin on Wednesday demonstrates on a volunteer how to administer naloxone
Airport begins work on $6M makeover CVG improving terminal, concourses, other areas Alexander Coolidge acoolidge@enquirer.com
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Jake Speed and The Freddies perform during the 37th annual Rabbit Hash Old Timers Day on Sept. 3, 2016.
Rabbit Hash has much to celebrate on Old Timers Day Saturday, Sept. 2, is the 38th annual music festival in Rabbit Hash celebrating the longstanding community that has thrived on the banks of the Ohio since 1831. Old Timers Day festival features local bands, food vendors, artists and general merrymaking, according to a press release. This is a special year for the Old Timers Day festival because it reSee FESTIVAL, Page 2A
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MUSIC SCHEDULE 11:30-12:15 p.m. - Steve Bonafel 12:30-1:30 p.m. - The Pedigos 1:40-2:40 p.m. - Jake Speed and the Freddies 2:40-3:40 p.m. - Anna Scala and friends (kid show) 4-5 p.m. - Northside Sheiks 5-6 p.m. - Keshvar Project 6-7 p.m. - Marmalade Brigade 7:15-8:15 p.m. - Pappy's Jam Band 8:30-9:30 p.m. - Johnny Berry and the Outliers 9:50-10:50 p.m. - Wilder
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is starting a $6 million refresh of its terminal on Monday. The project is split into six phases to minimize passenger disruptions and is expected to be completed by next spring. Both terminals and concourses will get upgrades. The first phase includes a floor-to-ceiling makeover in the baggage claim area. Improvements include: more energy-efficient lighting; new carpeting; and wall treatments. The ground transportation center will also be renovated with new carpet in the walking tunnel connecting the terminal and concourses. The first phase is slated to wrap up late this year or early 2018. CVG’s curb front will get brighter lighting and simplified signs in upcoming phases. Other upgrades will be made to the vestibules next to parking and
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the garage tunnel. A new carpet will also be installed in the terminal ticketing level as well as Concourses A and B. “As CVG embraces what’s next, this terminal modernization project delivers on our mission to provide an unforgettably positive experience for our passengers,” said CVG CEO Candace McGraw. “We’re building on the sense of place currently in our terminal and concourses, for passengers to feel welcomed home or welcomed to our region, by incorporating regional branding elements inspired by the Roebling Bridge and Ohio River into the design.”
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CVG CEO Candace McGraw says, “We’re building on the sense of place ... for passengers to feel welcomed home or welcomed to our region ...”
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