A 14-year old girl was injured Thursday after being struck by a vehicle while walking from Conner Middle School. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said it happened when a black Chevrolet Tahoe was headed southbound on Limaburg Road in Hebron when the teen girl tried to run across the road amid heavy vehicular traffic. The […]
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Dooley Convicted Again of Murder of Michelle Mockbee
David Dooley was convicted again Wednesday in the 2012 slaying of Michelle Mockbee at a Boone County workplace. Dooley, 45, of Burlington was found guilty by a Boone County jury of murder and tampering with physical evidence. The jury deliberated for more than six hours. In a news release from Attorney General Andy Beshear’s office, […]
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Boone County Clerk Kenny Brown Dies
Kenny Brown, who helped bring the Northern Kentucky Tea Party movement into mainstream Republican Party politics, died Friday as a result of a history of medical issues. First responders were called to the Boone County Clerk’s Florence home at about 5:20 p.m. after a friend was concerned that a phone call was disconnected because of […]
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Meyer Tool Expected to Add 100 Jobs, Invest $15.9 Million in Boone County
Meyer Tool, Inc. is expected to add 100 new jobs at a new facility in Boone County. The Cincinnati-based company announced Friday that it will invest $15.9 million in its new location, which includes the acquisition and renovation of an 83,000-sq. ft. property located just outside of Erlanger, according to a news release. “We are […]
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Man Found Dead in Boone County Creek
A man was found dead in a Boone County creek on Saturday. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office noted that deputies were dispatched to the 5900 block of Peoples Lane in Burlington at around 1:55 p.m. Kerrick K. Joslin, 20, was found dead in a creek behind an apartment complex. The sheriff’s office said that Joslin […]
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Two Arrested After Multiple Cars, Items Reported Stolen Across NKY
Two people were arrested after a string of events that took place in Boone County and Taylor Mill. It started at around 8:50 a.m. on Tuesday when Boone County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1300 block of Boone Aire Road in unincorporated Florence after receiving a report of a theft from a vehicle. When deputies […]
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4 Bison to Be Sold at Big Bone Lick
The Kentucky Department of Parks are accepting bids for four bison at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site. The four-year-old cow and three bulls, all less than a year old, are in excellent health, a news release said. They are being sold in a single lot. Bids are being accepted Feb. 4-18, 2019. For questions […]
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Big Bone Lick to Be Featured on KET’s “Kentucky Life”
Big Bone Lick Historic State Site will be featured on KET’s Kentucky Life. The program will highlight the Boone County destination on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m., and then again on Sunday, Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. and then on KET 2 on Monday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. In the segment, Kentucky Life explores the history […]
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Man Charged After Confessing to Sex with Teen Boy
An Erlanger man was arrested Sunday on charges of sodomizing a 14-year old boy in Burlington. Edward Hernandez, 21, is charged with ten counts of first degree sodomy, and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Hernandez is suspected of performing oral sex on the boy ten times over a one-year […]
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Knochelmann, Moore Take Top Spots on OKI Board
The board of directors of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) will be led by two Northern Kentucky officials. Kenton County Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann will serve as president while Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore will serve as first vice president. OKI is a council of local governments, business organizations, and community groups that develop […]
