The Florence Police Department is joining Florence/EMS in welcoming new personnel to respective folds. Florence Mayor Julie Aubuchon administered oaths to three Florence police recruits and four Florence/EMS members during Tuesday’s Florence City Council meeting. “I’d like to welcome our four newest members to the Florence Fire/EMS,” Florence Fire Chief Rodney Wren said. Aubuchon expressed […]
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Douglas Clark is LINK nky's Boone County reporter
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Boone County Public Library outlines strategic plan objectives
Early childhood education, local history and cultural experiences are key components of the Boone County Public Library’s Strategic Plan, officials said. The plan is centered around services, spaces and staff – with an eye toward ensuring Boone County residents have access to information enabling them to compete on a global level, Boone County Library Executive […]
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Project targets Hebron intersection traffic congestion
Boone County is receiving funds to help reduce traffic congestion at a busy intersection. The county received a $660,000 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant award from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to add turn lanes and improve movement at the intersection, Boone County Assistant County Administrator/County Engineer Rob Franxman said. The funds will be focused on the […]
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Boone County, Welcome House renew winter sheltering plan agreement
Boone County and Covington-based nonprofit Welcome House of Northern Kentucky have renewed an agreement to provide cold weather sheltering for the winter season. “We’ve operated for three winters,” Boone County Human Services Director Laura Pleiman said. “We’re really looking at those who are unsheltered in Boone County and at risk of effects from severe weather.” […]
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Boone County details Porter Road widening project
Rural county roads that are unsafe or need improvements are on Boone County’s radar. Two-lane Porter Road in Verona is first on the list – and slated to be widened. “A few years ago, we decided to create the Rural Roads Fund to begin to address these roads,” Boone County Judge/Executive Gary W. Moore said. “Porter […]
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Boone County eyes new parks department facility
Plans for a new Boone County Parks Department facility are budding. The facility’s end goal, said county administrator Matthew Weber at Tuesday’s fiscal court meeting, would be to house staff, programming and equipment storage in one central location. “Current facilities are inadequate to support an operation of our size and we have significant deficiencies with […]
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New Walton library taking shape
Construction of the Boone County Library’s Walton branch is progressing on schedule, officials said. “They started pouring the first layer of the parking lot today,” Boone County Library Director Carrie Herrmann said during Monday’s Boone County Library Board of Trustees meeting. “And we are refining plans for preparing the collection to move over to the […]
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Union terminates contract with city engineer: ‘We made it perfectly clear’
After 19 years as the City of Union’s engineer, Barry Burke’s contract was terminated earlier this month. Commissioners agreed on the termination on Sept. 6, citing alleged violations that included doing work Burke was not authorized to do and billing for unapproved time, Mayor Larry Solomon said. The problem, Solomon said, was a recurring one. […]
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Boone principals stepping up to help with bus driver shortage
Boone County Schools is anticipating receiving reinforcements to address its school bus driver shortage – in the form of school principals. Deputy Superintendent Eric McArtor said at Thursday’s Boone County Schools Board of Education meeting that several school administrators are in training and will be hitting the roads soon. “Some of our principals have volunteered […]
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NKY Workforce Investment Board works to connect candidates to the right positions
Florence resident Jo Lynn Sanders is a student and will soon be entering the labor pool. The Northern Kentucky Workforce Investment Board believes its efforts to utilize technology to pair job seekers with employers will benefit people like Sanders. During the board’s Tuesday session in Florence, the panel, which drives policy, direction and funding oversight […]