What you need to know An Arizona-based coffee shop chain is opening a new location in Northern Kentucky. In February, Dutch Bros requested a modification to the concept development plan for a 10.7-acre parcel at 7606-7654 Mall Road in Florence to construct a 990-square-foot coffee shop with a drive-thru. This was done through Village at […]
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Local partnership removes thousands of pounds of trash from Ohio River shores
What you need to know The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission estimates that roughly 394,000 pounds of trash were removed from the Ohio River in 2025. As one of the United States’ largest rivers, the Ohio receives a disproportionate amount of industrial discharge, agricultural runoff and litter. To combat the ongoing pollution issue, environmental […]
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Hebron residents weigh in on proposed housing complex
What you need to know Dozens of Hebron residents showed up to the Boone County Planning Commission Thursday to share their opinions about the Hebron Pointe North development in Northwestern Boone County. The public hearing was intended to allow input on a proposed zoning change that would make room for the development of a large, […]
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Union to comply with law on zoning for manufactured homes
What you need to know Union is the latest Kentucky city to comply with a law passed last year barring local governments from enforcing zoning rules that treat manufactured homes differently than single-family homes. Manufactured homes are prefabricated housing that is produced in factories and then transported to sites for use, as opposed to homes […]
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Boone County applies for federal BUILD grant to improve Longbranch Road
What you need to know Boone County has submitted an application for a U.S. Department of Transportation BUILD grant to help finance forthcoming improvements to Longbranch Road. According to the Transportation Department website, Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grants are a federal funding program that helps state and local governments complete significant transportation […]
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Transportation barriers threaten workforce growth in NKY, experts say
What you need to know Northern Kentucky University economics professor Janet Harrah believes reliable transportation is one of the central pillars for maintaining and growing the region’s workforce. Transportation is often a prerequisite for employment, as workers need to reliably get from where they live to where jobs are at the right times. Regional infrastructure […]
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Boone fiscal court approves $11.38M budget for new county building
What you need to know Boone County has settled on a project budget for its proposed emergency management and public safety communications building. Specifically, the fiscal court on Tuesday approved the Guaranteed Maximum Price budget, a contractually agreed-upon cap on construction project costs, along with a general project budget. At the moment, Boone County’s Public […]
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Residents celebrate opening of NKY’s first Wawa in Hebron
What you need to know As members of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department and the Hebron Fire Protection District hurled lettuce, tomatoes and bread back and forth in the midst of a heated hoagie-making competition, Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore stood between them, assuming the role of Switzerland. “I had to be neutral,” Moore told […]
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Partial government shutdown not currently affecting PreCheck at CVG
What you need to know Airline travelers concerned about a possible lapse in TSA’s PreCheck amid a partial government shutdown can rest (fly?) easy: The service remains operational at CVG. The Department of Homeland Security alerted the public Sunday that nonessential privileges and courtesies provided by the Transportation Security Administration would be suspended; this followed […]
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‘Our Boone County 2045’ comprehensive plan update approved
What you need to know The Boone County Planning Commission has approved the passage of its updated comprehensive plan. The plan – titled Our Boone County 2045 Plan – is the update to the county’s comprehensive plan, a document that guides future development and land-use decisions in unincorporated Boone County and the cities of Florence, […]