What you need to know Boone County is considering a move that would allow street-legal UTVs on some public roads. On Sept. 24, Boone County Assistant County Administrator Matthew Dowling gave the fiscal court an overview of how street-legal UTVs could be regulated if the county chooses to allow them on public roads. “Really, it […]
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I-275 roadblocks to cause overnight delays in Boone County this weekend
Overnight roadblocks are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27, along I-275 West in Boone County as maintenance crews install new overhead utility wires. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews will install overhead utility wires near mile marker 4.9, just west of Petersburg Road, also known as KY 20. Several rolling roadblocks, each lasting about 15 minutes, are scheduled […]
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Dayton police chief completes FBI Leadership Certification Program
Dayton Police Chief David Halfhill recently graduated from the FBI National Academy Associates Leadership Certification Program. The nationally recognized certification program develops and enhances leadership skills of law-enforcement professionals across the country, preparing them to lead organizations in an ever-evolving public-safety environment. The certification program provides advanced leadership education through a series of specialized courses […]
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Boone County High School teacher placed on leave over word search puzzle containing racial slur
A teacher was placed on immediate leave Thursday after distributing a word search puzzle in a classroom at Boone County High School that included a “deeply offensive racial slur,” according to the district. “We wish to be unequivocally clear: There is NO place in our schools for language or actions that demean, intimidate, or marginalize […]
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Covington lowers real estate tax rate, raises personal property tax rate
Covington set its new property tax rates Tuesday night. The city’s real estate property tax rate has decreased, whereas the rate on personal property, also called tangible property, has increased. The new real estate property tax rate is $0.262 per $100 of property valuation, down from last year’s rate of $0.287 per $100 of property […]
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Little Reds bakery coming to former Silver Grove School
Silver Grove is getting sweeter. Compass Leasing announced Little Reds, a cottage-style bakery that has been serving the greater Cincinnati area with custom cakes, cupcakes and other baked goods, is coming to the old Silver Grove School building. The Campbell County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a zone map amendment and stage-one plans to adapt […]
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Economists forecast lower Kentucky revenue growth amid ‘much uncertainty’ in economy
A group of economists in charge of forecasting how much revenue Kentucky will bring in the next two fiscal years predicted a more pessimistic financial outlook in the coming years, citing a number of uncertainties in the economy. During a Tuesday meeting, the Consensus Forecasting Group, made up of economists from around the state, chose […]
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Thomas More’s Biology Field Station wins grants for research and conservation
Thomas More University’s Biology Field Station, a university research and educational facility along the Ohio River in Campbell County, has received two major grants. The first is a roughly $194,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research advancement. The second is a $7,500 from the National Wildlife Federation and Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom […]
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Newport High School students to help paint Newport’s new floodwall murals
Newport High School students will join local artist, Peyton Harshfield, for a “Community Paint Day” supporting the city of Newport’s floodwall mural project. Using a paint-by-numbers-style process, more than a dozen students will help paint portions of the murals while learning about the creation of public art and the history represented in the project. The […]
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Fort Thomas forensic audit finds more than $847K in cash discrepancies
Fort Thomas recently reviewed a draft forensic audit that revealed a larger total of unrecorded discrepancies in the city’s general fund than originally discovered. On Monday, the draft of the forensic audit, conducted by Dean Dorton Allen Ford, PLLC earlier this year, was shared during the city council meeting. The audit revealed over $847,000 in […]