The issue of blasting near the construction site of the forthcoming Amazon Prime Air site near CVG Airport returned to the Boone County Fiscal Court on Tuesday. Judge/Executive Gary Moore told the gathered crowd that following the January 28 meeting where this issue was first explored, he met with representatives form the airport, Amazon, […]
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Three Bison at Big Bone Lick to Be Auctioned
The Kentucky Department of Parks is auctioning three bison at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site in Boone County. The cow, heifer, and bull are being sold in one lot. The deadline for sealed bids is Feb. 10. Bids should include your name, address, and daytime telephone number. A $100 deposit is required with all […]
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Boone Co. Man Gets 20 Years After Traffic Stop Leads to Meth Discovery
A Boone County man was sentenced to twenty years in federal prison on Thursday after being convicted on charges related to possessing crystal methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. Craig Jeremy Harp, of Petersburg, was arrested in Covington following a traffic stop during which officers found crystal meth and a digital scale. Several bindles […]
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Boone County’s Schewnke Bros. Farm Brings Home Soybean Awards
The Kentucky Soybean Board honored its yield and quality contest winners at the Kentucky Commodity Conference on Thursday. In the 2019 soybean quality contest, Schwenke Brothers Farms took first place in Highest Percent Oil with 23.80 percent. Soybean oil is used for a wide variety of purposes, from cooking oil and processed foods to biodiesel. […]
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Boone County Approves Second Amendment Sanctuary
In front of a packed, overflow crowd, the Boone County Fiscal Court on Tuesday adopted a resolution designated the region’s fastest-growing county as a Second Amendment sanctuary. The vote followed a similar one by the Kenton County Fiscal Court last week and precedes one expected by the Campbell County Fiscal Court on Wednesday. All […]
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Richwood Traffic Stop Yields $36,000 in Drugs, Two Arrests
A vehicle was stopped by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office in Richwood on Tuesday resulting in the seizure of of illegal drugs valued at more than $36,000. The sheriff’s office said in a news release that the vehicle was stopped on southbound I-75 for several traffic violations. The driver, Robert H. McKenzie, 49, of Olympia, […]
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$100,000 Powerball Winner Sold in Boone County
Someone who purchased a Powerball lottery ticket in Boone County won $100,000 in Saturday night’s drawing. The winning ticket was sold at the Blue Pantry on Richwood Road in Walton. The winning ticket matched four of the first five numbers and the Powerball to win the game’s third-highest prize. Though the prize for matching those […]
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No Charges Filed in Burlington Pike Stabbing Involving Taxi, Drunk Passenger
No charges will be filed in a stabbing that happened in mid-November, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday. According to the sheriff’s office, on Saturday, November 16, at around 10 p.m., deputies responded to the 1700 block of Burlington Pike in Burlington where they learned that someone had been stabbed. Loyal R. […]
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Boone Dispatcher Graduates State Academy as Trainee of Distinction
Twenty-four law enforcement dispatchers graduated Friday from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training. Samuel Shoup, of the Boone County Public Safety Center, graduated as a trainee of distinction. The graduates hail from communications centers across the state, and comprise DOCJT’s 129th telecommunications academy class, which first began in 1999. The […]
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Fourth Threat this Week at NKY School Leads to Arrest of Teen
For the fourth time this week, Boone County Sheriff’s deputies announced the arrest of a teen accused of making threats at a local school. This time, a 15-year old student at Cooper High School is charged with second degree terroristic threatening after allegedly threatening to shoot up a school bus. According to the sheriff’s office, […]
