NYK Health is encouraging efforts to ensure trick-or-treaters can remain safe by being seen on Halloween. Glowsticks, reflective tape and flashlights are useful tools for use by children and adults when they’re walking around in the dark, officials said. On average, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and […]
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DHL workers picket for union contract, improved safety conditions at CVG
“Labor rights are under attack! What do you do?” “Stand up, fight back,” chanted the crowd of DHL workers. On a brisk Wednesday morning, dozens of DHL ramp and tug workers gathered at the corner of Ted Bushelman Blvd. in Florence. The picketers waved signs boasting the message: “DHL: Deliver Fair Contract NOW!” DHL is […]
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Boone County human resources hires part-time safety coordinator
The Boone County Fiscal Court has approved the hiring of Stephen Becker as part-time safety coordinator within the Human Resources Department. “We received around 21 applications, which is fairly good for a part time position,” Boone County Human Resources Director Lori Zombek said. “And we interviewed five candidates. Mr. Becker has 30 years of experience […]
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Dayton receives federal grant for youth traffic garden
A $25,000 federal grant will fund Dayton’s small-scale safety town, known as a traffic garden, for children in low-income communities to learn about pedestrian and traffic safety through hands-on activities. The projects are being created to work with community-based groups representing underserved populations to provide safe youth mobility options like walking, biking, or riding a […]
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Could This Fort Thomas Guardrail Cause More Harm than Good?
Does this guardrail along Route 8 actually pose more of a threat than provide safety?/MG When driving down KY Route 8, as it stretches down along the Fort Thomas riverfront, have you ever noticed this guardrail? If you overlooked it completely, it is probably because it might as well not even be there.