Fort Mitchell and Blessed Sacrament Schools continue to discuss the city sponsoring a School Resource Officer at the school. Ted Edgington, a representative from the Diocese of Covington, addressed Fort Mitchell city council at their September meeting. Edgington was seeking information about a potential School Resource Officer sponsorship for Blessed Sacrament School. At this month’s […]
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Elsmere PD defends hiring Tyler Brockman
The Elsmere Police Department has hired Tyler Brockman, a former Boone County Sheriff’s Deputy, despite backlash from some of the community due to his actions while employed with the Sheriff’s office.
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Boone County discusses prospective budget for upcoming fiscal year
Boone County officials met this week to discuss the county’s tentative budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Boone County Administrator Matthew Webster outlined the county’s Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budgetary initiatives, including expanding county staff and maintaining existing tax rates. Most general fund revenues in Boone County come from payroll and property taxes. Within the county […]
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Florence man dies in firework accident during Fourth of July
A Florence man died while lighting a commercial-grade firework during a Fourth of July celebration, per the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Brian Simpson, 48, was found dead at the 200 block of Melinda Lane in Florence around 10:30 p.m. by deputies. According to deputies, Simpson attempted to light a commercial-grade firework by means of a […]
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Look out for counterfeit money being passed this holiday season
The Boone County Sheriffs Office warned residents this week of an uptick in counterfeit money printed around the holidays. Make sure your cash is genuine this holiday season by reading these notes on what to look for. Watermark. The 2004 style Federal Reserve notes (FRNs) have a watermark that is visible from either side when […]
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19-year-old sustains life-threatening injuries in crash on I-75
A 19-year-old passenger sustained life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 75 involving a semi-tractor trailer. Dry Ridge resident Corbin Adams, 21, was traveling northbound in a 2015 Subaru WRX on I-75 in the left lane. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office reports that Adams stopped the vehicle in the left travel lane over a […]
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Boone Co. sheriff facing back order of vehicles
The Boone County Fiscal Court recently approved funding for a $36,425 prison transport van for the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Both County Administrator Jeff Earlywine and Col. Les Hill, of the sheriff’s department, spoke to the Boone County Fiscal Court on the urgent need for an additional jail transport van. Hill said the current van […]