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Irvin ‘Butch’ Callery, former mayor and commisioner, dead at 83

Irvin T. “Butch” Callery, who served as mayor for two Northern Kentucky cities, died Sunday. He was 83. His lifetime of public service sprang from an effort to keep his beloved Covington neighborhood, Latonia, safe from pollution. In the late 1970s Callery was worried about how a proposal to build coal docks on the Licking […]

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Bloomington mayor joins city workers clearing homeless camp

City sanitation crews, police resource officers, social workers, medical outreach specialists and the mayor all pitched in to clear a near-westside homeless camp Thursday. On her fourth day as mayor of Bloomington, Kerry Thomson put on jeans, hiking boots and work gloves and went to a homeless encampment at the intersection of Patterson Drive and […]

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Greencastle Mayor Ben Thomas on ‘candy bomber,’ Depression, food banks

Greencastle Mayor Ben Thomas Jr. It’s a rainy Wednesday afternoon just two days after Christmas as I author this very special message due to the Echo Pilot’s holiday schedule. I hope you made some wonderful memories with your family and friends. The family room is nice and warm as the days are now steadily getting […]

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Jasiel Correia moved to third federal prison

As we kick off a new week, let’s take a look back at the week that was. Top stories this past week included: Some season previews for local sports. First up, a look at where local wrestling teams stand this winter. Plus, we’ve got a winter preview for the Herald News indoor track and field teams. The […]

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Montgomery City Council nixes law banning decorations on city property | #citycouncil

After a failed first vote, the Montgomery City Council repealed a controversial resolution Tuesday that bans decorations on city property, the apparent end of a months-long debate over limits on which groups and causes the city should support. The council initially voted with four in favor of a repeal of its “neutrality” ordinance and four […]

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Elizabeth “Liz” Becerra appointed mayor of Victorville.

On Tuesday night, during the last council meeting of the year, Elizabeth “Liz” Becerra was appointed the mayor of Victorville. Becerra, the former mayor pro tem, takes the mayoral seat from now-Councilwoman Debra Jones, who was absent from the meeting due to her exposure to COVID-19 and having mild symptoms. With Councilwoman Blanca Gomez also […]

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City hall makes big reveal ahead of Christmas Lights Parade | #citycouncil

The city of Abilene will proudly unveil its newest addition to join the Storybook Sculpture Project on Tuesday, November 28 at City Hall. The reveal will take place just prior to the annual Christmas Lights Parade. The sculpture is based on the book “Locomotive” by Brian Floca, which won the Caldecott Medal in 2014. City […]