Plenty has been going on in Northern Kentucky this week. If you’re eager to keep up, sit back, relax and take a listen to today’s headlines from Boone County Reporter, Grace Tierney.
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Posted inEducation
Instructional time changes approved for Boone County Elementary Schools
Boone County elementary schools will start the day a little earlier in the 2023-2024 school year. The move to add 10 to 15 minutes to each day’s original start time was approved by the Boone County Schools Board of Education during its March 9 meeting. The schools requesting extensions in their school days for the […]
Posted inBusiness
Hebron sidewalk project to connect neighbors with retail, restaurants
Residents along North Bend Road in Hebron have been asking for improvements to sidewalks in the area, and Boone County is delivering. At Tuesday night’s Boone County Fiscal Court meeting, a bid was awarded to Neyra Paving to complete the job of connecting neighbors to local retail and restaurants by foot. “On Feb. 23, the […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Thursday, March 9, 2023
Plenty has been going on in Northern Kentucky this week. If you’re eager to keep up, sit back, relax and take a listen to today’s headlines.
Posted inInfrastructure
Real estate company withdrawals application for Walton multi-family residential development
An Edgewood development company came before the Boone County Fiscal Court Tuesday evening to withdraw their request for a conditional use permit that would have made way for a multi-family residential development in Walton. The permit would allow for Jake’s Farm Real Estate Development Company, LLC, to build 160 multi-family residential units on about 36.74 […]
Posted inCrime
Boone County investigators solve 1976 cold case using genealogical DNA
In June 1976, Carol Sue Klaber’s body was found in Boone County. On March 8, 2023, police announced that they had solved the cold case during a press conference at the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Speaking next to an enlarged photo of Klaber, Detective Coy Cox told the crowd of reporters and onlookers Wednesday morning […]
Posted inNews
Florence municipal order authorizes sale of personal property deemed to be surplus, outdated
Florence has authorized the sales of personal property that no longer serve the community, according to city council. Last week, at the Florence City Council meeting, the city determined through its IT department, police department, public services department and World of Golf that the various items of personal property as identified on their inventory list […]
Posted inEducation
Amazon donates 50K to Conner Middle School’s STEM program
To kick off the start of Women’s History Month, Amazon donated $50,000 to the female students in Conner Middle School’s STEM program. Approximately 22 female students who showed special interest in science, technology, engineering and math went with Conner Middle School to Amazon’s STEM Day experience that encouraged students to interact, think creatively and imagine […]
Posted inInfrastructure
CVG to update passenger bridges following federal award
A multitude of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport’s passenger bridges will be updated following a $14 million award from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Terminal Program. Passenger bridges are the enclosed, elevated passageways that extend from an airport terminal gate to an airplane. CVG will begin a new phased approach to replace 28 bridges beginning in June. […]
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On the Edge: When making more means you end up with less
This story originally appeared in the Feb. 24 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. On the Edge is a regular feature that explores the challenges of the rising cost of living in Northern Kentucky. For Northern Kentucky University student Elena Song, even buying the basics from bargain stores […]