Incumbent Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore filed for reelection to the county’s executive seat on Dec. 30, according to Kentucky Secretary of State’s office. “As the only candidate in this race who is a lifelong Northern Kentuckian, Boone County isn’t just where I work; it’s my home,” Moore said in his campaign announcement. “My career […]
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Jude Hehman appointed as Kenton County Sheriff in 2026
What you need to know The Kenton County Fiscal Court announced Monday that Jude Hehman would be appointed as Kenton County Sheriff in 2026, effective Jan. 1. The announcement comes on the heels of current Sheriff Charles “Chuck” Korzenborn’s announcement earlier this month that he would retire at the end of the year. Korzenborn openly […]
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Chris Reinersman announces run for Kenton County PVA
Chris Reinersman, who currently serves as the mayor of Independence, announced Thursday that he would not seek reelection to the mayoral seat in 2026. Instead, he will run for the position of Kenton County property valuation administrator. “My 35 years in real estate appraisal work along with the insights gained from serving as mayor and […]
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Kenton County Sheriff announces retirement, endorses Hehman
CORRECTION: The original version of this brief misstated that Jude Hehman was the only candidate to have filed for the sheriff’s seat. The relevant lines have been corrected. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.–LINK nky editorial, Dec. 10, 2025. Kenton County Sheriff Charles “Chuck” Korzenborn announced his retirement Tuesday morning. Korzenborn has […]
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Lianna Nguyen launches campaign for Boone County Fiscal Court
Lianna Nguyen, a Democrat, announced her candidacy for the Boone County Fiscal Court. According to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, Nguyen is running for Boone County’s 2nd district commissioner seat, currently held by Hand. The fiscal court is comprised of three Republicans: Chet Hand, Jesse Brewer, and Cathy Flaig, along with Judge/Executive Gary Moore. […]
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Some Boone County election results improperly certified, motion says
What you need to know Just when the issues surrounding last year’s local elections in Union were seemingly resolved, a new motion has been submitted to the Boone County Circuit Court alleging that the Boone County Board of Elections improperly certified multiple election results last year. Additionally, the motion argues, Deputy Clerk Stacy Adkins may […]
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Brant Owens enters District 3 Campbell County commissioner race
Brant Owens has filed to run for a seat on the Campbell County Fiscal Court. Owens, a Democrat, is running for the District 3 seat on the court, which encompasses the county’s urban river cities of Dayton, Bellevue, and Newport, in addition to parts of Ft. Thomas and Southgate. The seat is currently held by […]
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Newcomer Ben Bach to run for seat on Kenton County Fiscal Court
Benjamin Bach, a Democrat and first-time candidate, announced this week that he would be running for a seat on the Kenton County Fiscal Court. He will be running to represent District 2, which encompasses much of the southern end of the county. Bach, along with Sarah Froelich, who also announced this week she’d be running […]
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Park Hills council member to run for Kenton County Commissioner
Sarah Froelich, a Democrat who currently serves as a member of the Park Hills City Council, announced this week she would run for election to the Kenton County Fiscal Court next year. Froelich, along with another Democrat candidate in a different county district, Benjamin Bach, will be the first Democrats to seek election on the […]
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Alexandria mayor to run for Campbell County judge/executive
Alexandria Mayor Andy Schabell announced Saturday that he intends to run for judge/executive in Campbell County next year. The Kentucky Secretary of State’s office and Kentucky Registry of Election Finance do not yet have record of the necessary paperwork on file for him at the time of this brief’s publication, but the announcement follows the […]