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 […]
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Five NKY Dispatchers Graduate from State Academy
Twenty-three law enforcement dispatchers graduated earlier this month from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training. The 128th telecommunications class includes five dispatchers from Northern Kentucky agencies. The students graduating from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy represent the successful completion of a highly structured and comprehensive curriculum. The five weeks of […]
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Florence Mayor Says City Needs New Library but Gets Cool Reception
Florence Mayor Diane Whalen presented to the Boone County Library Board a resolution passed by city council in support of a new library for her city. According to the library board’s five-year plan, the next branch in line for a makeover is in Walton. Whalen would like to see Florence’s branch receive some love. “The […]
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NKY Counties Among Lowest Unemployment Rates in Kentucky
Though eighteen Kentucky counties saw their unemployment rates rise between September 2018 and September of this year, 91 counties’ rates fell, while 11 stayed the same. New data was released Thursday by the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Fayette, Oldham, and Woodford counties all recorded the lowest […]
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Bellevue, Florence, Erlanger Projects Receive Federal Funds
Five Northern Kentucky transportation projects are among the twenty-three receiving nearly $63 million in federal funds awarded through the Ohio Kentucky Indiana Council of Regional Governments (OKI). “Unanimously, the OKI board has delivered a nearly $63 million infrastructure package that will enhance a number of areas throughout our eight-county region,” said OKI board president and […]
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Boone Co. Ends Loan Agreement with SD1 Per Utility’s Request
The Boone County Fiscal Court voted Tuesday to terminates its 2016 agreement with Sanitation District 1 at the utility’s request. The 2016 Hebron Sanitary Sewer Loan Agreement was no longer necessary, according to SD1 executive director Adam Chaney. In 2016, the fiscal court agreed to the loan as Hebron was nearing its sewer capacity […]
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Four NKY Law Enforcement Officers Graduate from Basic Training
Twenty-nine law enforcement officers from agencies across the state graduated Thursday from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training. Four of the officers are from Northern Kentucky agencies. The graduates of Class 504 completed twenty weeks of training, which consisted of 800 hours of recruit-level instruction. Major training areas included law offenses […]
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Boone Co. Animal Shelter Awarded $10,000 Grant
The Boone County Animal Shelter was among the recipients of the 2019 Animal Welfare Giving Circle from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, which awarded $92,500 to organizations across Greater Cincinnati. The grantees include: Animal Friends Humane Society$10,000 Boone County Animal Care & Control $10,000 Clermont Animal CARE Humane Society $10,000 Homeless Animal Rescue Team (HART) of Cincinnati, […]
