River Metals Recycling in Newport was honored Tuesday by the Commonwealth of Kentucky as it was recognized for its new certification under the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP). Out of more than two thousand manufacturing sites in Kentucky, River Metals Recycling is one of just eighteen to obtain the certification. Representatives from the […]
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River Metals Recycling to Receive State Safety Award
River Metals Recycling in Newport will be recognized by the Commonwealth of Kentucy’s Labor Cabinet on Tuesday. The company will receive “SHARP” status, or “safety and health achievement recognition program”. Anthony Russell, Commissioner of Workplace Standards at the Kentucky Labor Cabinet will join Plant Manager Arvil Pennington when presenting the honor. A ceremony is planned […]
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River Metals Recycling to Receive State Safety Award
River Metals Recycling in Newport will be recognized by the Commonwealth of Kentucy’s Labor Cabinet on Tuesday. The company will receive “SHARP” status, or “safety and health achievement recognition program”. Anthony Russell, Commissioner of Workplace Standards at the Kentucky Labor Cabinet will join Plant Manager Arvil Pennington when presenting the honor. A ceremony is planned […]
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Newport Leaders, Grimes Support Increase in Minimum Wage
Newport’s mayor and city manager want to consider a formal stance on the minimum wage issue, they said Monday. If they vow to support an increase in the federal $7.25 minimum wage, they would be in the company of Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, who’s running for the US Senate seat held by […]
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Newport Leaders, Grimes Support Increase in Minimum Wage
Newport’s mayor and city manager want to consider a formal stance on the minimum wage issue, they said Monday. If they vow to support an increase in the federal $7.25 minimum wage, they would be in the company of Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, who’s running for the US Senate seat held by […]
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Newport Police Want Tommy Guns Back
With its once notorious and now celebrated history associated with organized criminal activity, it only makes sense that the Newport Police Department was once armed with that weapon of mafia choice, the Thompson Machine Gun. Or, Tommy Gun, for short. After all, it was mostly developed in Newport by US Army Brigadier General John T. […]
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Newport Police Want Tommy Guns Back
With its once notorious and now celebrated history associated with organized criminal activity, it only makes sense that the Newport Police Department was once armed with that weapon of mafia choice, the Thompson Machine Gun. Or, Tommy Gun, for short. After all, it was mostly developed in Newport by US Army Brigadier General John T. […]
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Newport Police Want Tommy Guns Back
With its once notorious and now celebrated history associated with organized criminal activity, it only makes sense that the Newport Police Department was once armed with that weapon of mafia choice, the Thompson Machine Gun. Or, Tommy Gun, for short. After all, it was mostly developed in Newport by US Army Brigadier General John T. […]
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Police: Woman Stole Older Lady’s Card, Spent $1,200 at Target
Police are looking for a woman believed to have ripped off an elderly woman who walks with a cane. On Monday, the older woman was in a Newport grocery store when the unknown suspect approached her asking for help in retrieving an item from a shelf. The older woman could not help her and the […]
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Police: Woman Stole Older Lady’s Card, Spent $1,200 at Target
Police are looking for a woman believed to have ripped off an elderly woman who walks with a cane. On Monday, the older woman was in a Newport grocery store when the unknown suspect approached her asking for help in retrieving an item from a shelf. The older woman could not help her and the […]