Cincinnati-based PRIME AE is the City of Union’s new engineering services provider. The recommendation of the engineering, architecture and construction management firm was presented during Monday’s regular city commission meeting. Last month, officials indicated a process was being developed for selecting new engineering services after the city commission voted to terminate city engineer Barry Burke’s […]
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Douglas Clark is LINK nky's Boone County reporter
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Shell projected Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner race victor
As a fifth-generation Kentucky farmer, Jonathan Shell proclaims firsthand knowledge of challenges the agriculture industry faces. And now he has an opportunity to put that insight into practice as Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner. Shell, the Republican candidate for the office, has been projected by the Associated Press as the victor over Democratic opponent Sierra Enlow. With […]
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Boone County brings on marketing firm to help with comprehensive plan update
A marketing firm is assisting with public engagement as Boone County works on updating its comprehensive plan. “One of the things I wanted to do was expand our public outreach, awareness and participation,” Boone County Planning Commission Executive Director Kevin Costello said. “We sent out an RFP (request for proposal) to hire a firm. Three […]
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Memorial in Florence dedicated to former slaves, Black veterans
Priscilla Chambers has been conducting family history research since she was a teen, so she was pleased to recently learn there was a descendant buried at the Florence Cemetery. Chambers was present on Thursday as the Boone County Public Library hosted a ceremony dedicating a memorial to the 127 Black people buried at the cemetery […]
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Florence Witness Tree event works to raise veteran suicide awareness
In the days leading up to Veterans Day, the City of Florence is partnering with a local church to raise veteran suicide awareness. The city has joined Florence Christian Church to conduct a Witness Tree ceremony at the Boone County Veterans Memorial on the Florence City Government Center campus. The 11-day, 15-minute ceremony starts daily […]
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Kentucky Department of Education releases school report cards
Kentucky’s School Report Card data was released Tuesday, showing a range of school performance across Northern Kentucky. “The accountability results in the school report card are only one measure of school performance,” Kentucky Department of Education Interim State Commissioner of Education Robin Fields Kinney said. “A failed test score does not provide, by itself, a […]
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Boone County extends traffic signal maintenance, inspection contractÂ
A Burlington-based firm will handle Boone County’s traffic signal maintenance and inspection responsibilities for another year. County-owned traffic signals, school zone flashers and traffic light poles will serviced by Bluegrass Electrical Consultants in the wake of the Boone County Fiscal Court approving an extension of the present contractual agreement. “In 2019, the fiscal court approved […]
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NKY Area Development District reflects on partnerships, service initiatives
Nurturing partnerships and assisting regional growth were key elements of the Northern Kentucky Area Development District’s annual meeting. Thursday’s session drew representatives from each of the counties the Northern Kentucky Area Development District serves – Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and Pendleton – to reflect upon achievements and focus on the mission of […]
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Meet the candidates for Kentucky agriculture commissioner
Sierra Enlow Democratic candidate for Kentucky agriculture commissioner Sierra Enlow said she has had an eye on the post since she was a teen. “This has always been an office that I’ve wanted to run for, ever since I was in high school,” said Enlow, who grew up on a multigenerational family farm in LaRue […]
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Boone County animal shelter project over budget by $280k
Citing issues encountered amid the work, the cost of the Boone County animal shelter construction project will exceed budget by approximately $280,000, officials said. “This is comprised of some field issues that must be remediated, some inflationary costs related to our owner-provided equipment and a recommended change in scope for security access control,” Boone County […]