Ludlow Council to pick acting mayor

        LUDLOW — City Council has called a special meeting for Monday to appoint an acting mayor and to establish procedures for filling the office permanently.

        The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the Ludlow Senior Center, 808 Elm St.

        Council has 30 days to choose a permanent successor to Mayor Tom Stacy. In a letter to council, Mr. Stacy, the city's 2 1/2-year mayor, said he is resigning Friday because of health problems and time constraints.
       

Coming events at Kenton library

        COVINGTON — The Friends of the Kenton County Public Library will hold a used-book sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the Mary Ann Mongan Library, 502 Scott Blvd.

        New and used books, videos, and CDs will be priced from 50 cents to $4. All proceeds benefit the Kenton County Public Library.

        The library also will celebrate Cinco de Mayo at noon Saturday. Singer Carols Flores will share songs of his heritage on the library's main floor. Mr. Flores has been playing the guitar for more than 30 years in Mexico and the United States.

        Information: (859) 491-7610.
       

Taylor Mill board seeks applicants

        TAYLOR MILL — The city is seeking applications and resumes from anyone interested in filling a vacancy on the Taylor Mill Board of Adjustments Committee.

        Committee meetings are 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month, provided the committee has an application requesting a variance from the Taylor Mill Zoning Code.

        Applicants should mail their resumes or complete an application at the city building before May 9.

        Information: Jill Bailey at (859) 581-3234.
       

NKU student heads College Democrats

        HIGHLAND HEIGHTS — A Northern Kentucky University student has been elected president of the College Democrats of Kentucky.

        Josh Wice, 22, of Edgewood defeated University of Kentucky student Heidi Barlow of Erlanger during the College of Democrats of Kentucky state convention April 21 in Frankfort.

        Another NKU student, Tim Furlong of Louisville, was elected internal communications director. He was unopposed.

        During his acceptance speech, Mr. Wice said the Democratic Party “has continuously stood up for preserving Kentucky families' way of life.

        “As the youthful branch of the Democratic Party, college Democrats all across this commonwealth are going to continue to build on our successes of the last two years,” Mr. Wice said.

        Among the Democratic officials attending the event were Gov. Paul Patton, Lt. Gov. Steve Henry, House Speaker Jody Richards of Bowling Green, U.S. Rep. Ken Lucas of Richwood and U.S. Senate candidate Lois Combs Weinberg of eastern Kentucky.
       

Three from N.Ky. on state tech council

        FRANKFORT — Gov. Paul Patton has appointed three Northern Kentucky residents to a new panel that will advise the state on how to improve the way government uses technology.

        Local members of the Kentucky Information Technology Advisory Council are:

        • Martin Huelsmann of Fort Mitchell, chairman of the Kentucky Public Service Commission in Frankfort.

        • Brad Wolfe of Villa Hills, co-executive director of the Main Street Ventures technology incubator in Cincinnati.

        • Vicki Fields of Independence, technology coordinator for Kenton County Schools.

        “The goal of the council is to have Kentucky's technology initiatives reflect the needs of our customers, who are citizens, state, local and county governments,” said Aldona Valicenti, Kentucky's chief information officer.

        “We were looking for council members who were interested in technology to be a sounding board and provide citizen and industry input.”

        One issue the council will explore is the state's push into electronic government, also known as E-government.

        E-government is delivery of government services and information via the Internet and other technology.

        “We're working to establish constant communication and open feedback statewide, as we continue our job of aggressively changing the way we implement technology,” Ms. Valicenti said.
       

20-year sentence for killing dirt-track racer

        GRAYSON — A Carter County man convicted of killing a popular dirt-track racer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

        Charles “Blaine” Dailey was sentenced Wednesday. Circuit Judge Samuel Long accepted the recommendation of a jury when he set the sentence for Mr. Dailey, who was convicted April 26 of murdering race car driver Murial “Jack” Boggs in March 2000.

        Tommy Boggs, son of the murder victim, called the sentence just.

        “My family's got closure now and I'm pretty happy with it,” he said. “Twenty years doesn't seem like a long time, but when you get to thinking about it, it's a real long time.”

        Mr. Dailey, 43, was to have been sentenced Monday, but the hearing was moved up after he and fellow inmate John Chester Knipp tried to break out of the jail early Tuesday, Carter County Attorney Mike Fox said.

        “I wanted Mr. Dailey transferred to the Department of Corrections as soon as possible and get him out of the Carter County Jail,” Mr. Fox said.

        Authorities said Mr. Dailey faked a heart attack. When Deputy Jailer David Gardner went into the cell to help Mr. Dailey, Mr. Knipp sneaked up behind the deputy and hit him on the head with a brick, knocking him down.

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