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, […]
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Bean Bash Moves to Boone County Fairgrounds
The Bean Bash has another new home this year. After many years at Turfway Park before relocating to the new St. Elizabeth SETEC Center in Erlanger last year, the annual event will take place for the 46th time at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Burlington. “After moving from several sites the past few years, we’re […]
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Boone Fiscal Court Votes to Lower Property Tax
The Boone County Fiscal Court voted to lower the county property tax rate at its meeting last week. The rate was reduced from 10.4 to 10.2 cents per $100 assessed value. The fiscal court has voted to lower or keep the rate the same in nine of the last ten years. Property tax revenue in […]
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Op-Ed: Why I Voted Against Hebron Development
Jesse Brewer is a Boone County commissioner At our most recent Boone County Fiscal Court meeting on Aug. 27, a majority of the fiscal court approved, by a 3-1 vote, a new residential development off Old North Bend Road comprised of condos, townhouses, and patio homes. Of the four legislative members on the fiscal court, […]
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Unemployment Ticks Up in NKY, but Region Still Has Lowest Rates in State
The unemployment rate rose in ninety-nine of Kentucky 120 counties between July 2018 and July 2019, information from the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Over the same period, the unemployment rate fell in fifteen counties and stayed the same in six others. While Woodford County has the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at 3.7 […]
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Op-Ed: Celebrating 100 Years of Boone American Legion
On Sunday, I had the pleasure of attending the 100th anniversary celebration of the American Legion chapter Boone Post No. 4. It was my honor to speak and present them with a senate resolution honoring 100 years as an organization. Although I have been associated with Boone Post No. 4 for many years, I did not […]
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Sheriff: 18-Year Old Traveled to NKY to Kidnap Conner Student
A man was arrested on an attempted kidnapping charge on Monday at Conner High School. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office reported that a school resource officer at the Hebron school was alerted at around 11 a.m. about a possible situation involving a juvenile female student. The sheriff’s office later reported that Benjamin J. Margitza, 18, […]
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Boone Commissioner Testifies to Lawmakers on Need for Property Owners’ Protection
Boone County Commissioner Jesse Brewer testified to lawmakers on Friday about what he sees as the need to change state criminal laws to protect owners of residential rental properties damaged by tenants. Brewer owns residential rental property across Northern Kentucky and is on the board of directors of the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Apartment Association. The […]
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Man Charged Months After January’s Fatal Crash in Walton
A January crash in Walton that killed 45-year old Amy Skiba led to a months-long investigation by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. On Thursday, the sheriff’s office announced charges against Darrin Carroll. The 43-year old was booked at the Boone County Detention Center on $250,000 bond, and faces charges of second degree manslaughter, three […]
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3 Former Students Arrested After Vandalism at Conner High School
Three former students were arrested after a vandalism at Conner High School in Hebron. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office responded to the school on Friday morning after receiving reports of tens of thousands of dollars in damage. Anthony C. Collins and Brian Kerr, both 18 and of Erlanger, were charged with two counts of […]
