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, […]
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Threats to Shoot Up Ignite Institute Land Two Boys, 14, in Jail
Two 14-year old boys are scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday morning after being taken into custody following alleged threats to Ignite Academy in Erlanger. The school opened this year. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office reported that a school resource officer was notified by Ignite staff about a threat made by two students. Both […]
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Boy, 13, Arrested for Alleged Threats Against Florence School
A 13-year old boy was arrested Saturday after being accused of threatening to “shoot up (Jones Middle School) with guns,” the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday. The call came in on Saturday evening, a news release said, when deputies were made aware of the alleged school shooting threat. The boy is a student at […]
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Man Accused of 1978 Rape, Kidnapping in Park Hills Arrested
This article has been updated to correct errors related to the date of the suspect’s arrest and a reference to the victim’s current age, which is not known. A man accused of kidnapping and raping a woman in Park Hills forty-one years ago was arrested in Georgia. Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders announced on […]
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Boone County Schools Superintendent to Retire
Boone County Schools Superintendent Dr. Randy Poe will retire at the conclusion of this academic year. Poe made the announcement at Wednesday night’s Boone County board of education meeting. He has been at Boone County for thirty-seven years, twelve of them as superintendent. With more than 20,000 students, Boone County Schools is Northern Kentucky’s […]
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Late Boone Golf Courses Superintendent to Be Memorialized
Former Boone County Golf Course Superintendent Jerry Coldiron will be memorialized at the Lassing Point Golf Course Turf Center (2266 Double Eagle Drive, Union) on Saturday, November 16. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. Coldiron died in 2017. He spent 27 years with the county. A 1979 graduate of Eastern Kentucky University with a degree […]
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Boone Early Childhood Fund Awards $82,000 in Grants to Local Agencies
The Boone County Early Childhood Fund announced four grant recipients receiving awards worth a total of $82,000. The agencies receiving funds are working to improve school readiness for children in Boone County, a news release said. Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, Inc. received $10,000. The Ft. Mitchell-based agency offers childcare and preschool for children with […]
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Boone County Rest Areas to Close this Month
The rest areas along Interstates 71/75 near Florence will be closed throughout November, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced. Both the northbound and southbound rest areas will have their roofs replaced. Work is expected to begin on Monday on the northbound side, ending by Monday, Nov. 18, weather permitting. On Monday, Nov. 18, the southbound facility […]
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Op-Ed: Judges/Executive Support Gov. Bevin’s Reelection Campaign
The following op-ed is written by Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore, Campbell County Judge/Executive Steve Pendery, and Kenton County Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann. We’re writing today to urge you to vote for Governor Matt Bevin on Tuesday, November 5. When our parents’ generation went to war in 1941, they left a state that was nearly identical […]
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Big Bone Lick Will Receive $1.1 Million in Improvements
Kentucky Tourism officials announced Thursday that approximately $1.1 million in improvements are coming to Big Bone Lick State Historic Site as part of the state’s Restoring the Finest initiative, which is an effort to make repairs and safety improvements to the Kentucky State Park system. The funding for Big Bone Lick State Historic Site includes upgrades […]
