What you need to know When people think of sheriffs, they likely picture what they see in the movies, i.e., a community police leader patrolling the streets and solving crime. But this conception doesn’t always match the actual role of sheriffs in the commonwealth, at least not most of the time. Sheriffs are one of […]
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Boone County proposes 2026-2027 budget with public safety boost
What you need to know The Boone County Fiscal Court has released its proposed budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, with public safety spending seeing the largest increase. Boone County Administrator Matthew Webster presented the county’s budget plan to the legislative body on Tuesday, April 28, and reviewed the financial changes from last year’s budget. […]
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Florence opens 2026 community photo contest
The City of Florence has launched its annual Community Photo Contest, inviting photographers of any experience level to submit original photos taken within the city’s limits. Participants can submit up to three high-resolution color images in JPEG or PNG format by email between May 1 and May 15. Images should fall into one of three […]
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Boone County native, NASA engineer reflects on Artemis II’s emotional return to Earth
What you need to know As NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the choppy waters far off the San Diego coast, Dr. Taylor Schlotman anxiously awaited the four-person crew’s return to Earth after a harrowing 10-day journey around the moon. “It’s tears of joy, tears of excitement, tears of just nervousness,” she told LINK nky. […]
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Florence mulls ordinance to curb business traffic from spilling onto roadways
What you need to know The City of Florence is seeking solutions to prevent vehicle queues from local businesses spilling onto the roads, which impacts traffic safety. During a special meeting on April 22, Florence City Administrator Josh Hunt said that vehicle queuing becomes a concern for residents and officials when lines extend into roadways, […]
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Burlington Fire District taps longtime firefighter as chief, continuing family legacy
What you need to know Newly minted Burlington Fire Protection District Chief Chad Eha, a Boone County native, is following in his father’s footsteps. “I actually grew up in a fire station,” Eha reminisced with LINK nky. His father, Phil, served as a fire chief in Crescent Springs, in addition to volunteering for many years […]
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Boone County Library seeks input on future of Florence branch
The Boone County Public Library is inviting residents to participate in a community engagement meeting to help shape the future of its Florence branch. The meeting will be held Monday, April 27, at the Florence branch–located at 7425 U.S. 42–with two sessions scheduled from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m. Representatives from […]
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7 Brew donates $6,692 to NKY Children’s Advocacy Center
Drive-thru coffee franchise 7 Brew donated $6,692 to a Northern Kentucky nonprofit after opening its second store in Florence at 7303 Turfway Road. To celebrate, 7 Brew hosted a donation week from April 10 through 12, where customers could try 7 Brew and “pay what they want” as a donation to the Northern Kentucky Children’s […]
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Florence City Council rejects QuikTrip development off Burlington Pike
What you need to know The City of Florence unanimously voted to kill a project that would’ve led to the development of a QuikTrip convenience store and gas station off Burlington Pike. Initially proposed in early January, QuikTrip, the seventh-largest convenience store chain in the United States, aimed to develop a two-acre plot of land […]
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Boone County nears final vote on long-running commercial truck parking zoning changes
What you need to know Boone County is nearing completion of updating its zoning rules for commercial truck parking and staging — a saga that’s been ongoing for over a year. Since December 2024, the Boone County Fiscal Court and the Boone County Planning Commission have been working to refine the county’s zoning regulations governing […]