The Boone County Fiscal Court has approved hiring a pair of individuals to help address its emergency dispatcher shortage. Brice Lovell and Samuel Moreno have been added to the Public Safety Communications Center staff. Boone County Human Resources Director Lori Zombek noted the center is now down six dispatchers. “Brice comes to us with customer […]
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Point Pleasant Fire Protection District reappoints board of trustees member
The Boone County Fiscal Court has reappointed Deborah Newman to the Point Pleasant Fire Protection District Board of Trustees. “When I spoke with Deborah about wanting to continue to serve, she was telling me some history about her father being one of the people who helped transform it (Point Pleasant) into what it is today,” […]
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Boone County appoints former employee to NKY council on aging
The Boone County Fiscal Court has appointed Ruth Tanner to the Northern Kentucky Area Development District Council on Aging. “Ruth retired from the county,” Boone County Judge/Executive Gary W. Moore said. “She ran the assisted housing department and worked within the department for many years.” With regard to the appointment, Tanner has strong interest in […]
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Belleview-McVille Fire Protection District reappoints board member
The Boone County Fiscal Court has reappointed Brett Riggins to the Belleview-McVille Fire Protection District Board of Trustees. Riggins was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Charlie Wieler on the Belleview-McVille Board of Trustees in January 2019, Boone County Fiscal Court meeting minutes noted.
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Boone County now has more say in when, how sexually-oriented businesses operate
Sixteen years after adopting an ordinance relating to when and how sexually-oriented businesses operate, Boone County has a new regulatory resource in place. Boone County can now strictly regulate the time, place and manner a sexually-oriented business operates, said Chattanooga, Tennessee-based attorney Scott Bergthold, who helped craft the new legislation. After its second reading the […]
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Boone County hires new Public Works Department director
Thomas Logan’s passion for the public works vocation began with his participation in a Harlan, Kentucky, weatherization program at 18. “I could see the immediate rewards I was giving to those people, but to also the community I lived in,” Logan, Boone County’s new director of Public Works, said. “To be able to come to […]
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Boone County Water Rescue gets new captain
Jason Geiman has served Boone County Water Rescue in various roles since becoming a member 19 years ago, and now he’ll lead the organization as its captain. During Tuesday’s Boone County Fiscal Court meeting, the body voted to appoint Geiman to the post. He succeeds Ken Purcell, who recently resigned after serving as captain for […]
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Boone County hires new emergency dispatchers, but there’s still a shortage
The Boone County Fiscal Court approved a pair of hires in an attempt to slice into the county’s emergency dispatcher staffing shortage. The Public Safety Communications Center was down eight dispatchers and one supervisor, Boone County Human Resources Director Lori Zombek said during the panel’s June 27 meeting. But now, Zombek said during Tuesday’s meeting, […]
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Boone County approves police services contract
The Boone County Fiscal Court has approved a resolution executing a police services contract between the county and the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. “This is something we have to do every year,” Boone County Treasurer/Finance Director Robert Notton said. “We have to certify to the state how many sheriff’s deputies are employed and our budget […]
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Boone County working to address emergency dispatcher staffing needs
Emergency dispatchers are in high demand right now in Boone County. “We are eight dispatchers and one supervisor down now,” Boone County Human Resources Director Lori Zombek said. “There’s 27 dispatchers. We’re down a little more than a third. We’re advertising on national platforms.” The dispatchers work within the Public Safety Communications Center – which processes 911 […]
