After more than four months of discussions, the Florence City Council approved two new Electricity Franchise agreements at a Wednesday evening special meeting. The city awarded Duke Energy and Owen Electric Cooperative 20-year contracts to do. The Wednesday meeting was the seventh time the council had considered the agreements since August. It was a long […]
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Florence council member gets another term on regional planning board
Florence City Council reappointed council member Gary Link to the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, known as OKI, for another one-year term. Winn, first elected to the Florence council in 2011, has served on the OKI board since 2015. Founded in 1964, OKI is a multi-jurisdictional organization with a 120-member board of directors. The board’s […]
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Florence Fire/EMS team honored for response to postpartum emergency
Two first responders from the Florence Fire/EMS Department received commendations for outstanding care provided during an emergency call in August. St. Elizabeth Healthcare Outreach Manager Chris Vogelpohl and EMS Outreach Coordinator Josh Cox gave certificates to Captain Chris Fuhrmann and paramedic Lauren Goldfuss at the Nov. 18 Florence City Council caucus meeting. St. Elizabeth Healthcare […]
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New agreement will cut red tape in emergencies, Florence officals say
“Laws have changed, rules have changed, and obviously the world has changed, and some of the disasters we’re seeing,” Kevin Vogelpohl told LINK nky before the Oct. 7 Florence City Council caucus meeting. “This is going to take a lot of the red tape out of it.” Vogelpohl, Boone County Emergency Management Director, was in […]
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Boone County needs foster parents
Boone County has 170 children in foster care, according to a briefing by Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services social services clinician Clyde Jamison. At the Oct. 7 Florence City Council caucus meeting, he briefed the members on foster care services in Kentucky and on local conditions in Boone County. Kentucky has 8,605 children […]
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Florence officer opens home to child headed to foster care: ‘His prayers were answered’
In October 2024, Florence police officer Michael Stanaland and Corporal Kelli Chapman responded to a call to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. At the Sept. 23 Florence City Council meeting, Florence police chief Jeff Mallery presented Stanaland with a distinguished service award for what happened in the aftermath of the call. “Not […]
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Is Florence getting a Wawa?
Florence City Council discussed plans at its Sept. 23 meeting for a new Wawa food market and gas station. The proposed development, which is expected to be completed in 2027, is situated at the intersection of U.S. Highway 42 and Hopeful Church Road. Florence Director of Community Development Todd Morgan briefed council members on the […]
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Kenton County Schools talk White’s Tower renovation; Newport to discuss Route 8 Bridge project
This week in NKY government meetings, Kenton County Schools will consider the construction drawings for White’s Tower Elementary School renovation project, while Newport plans to discuss the Kentucky Route 8 Bridge Replacement Project Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this […]
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Florence proceeds with foreclosure on neglected property
A property with 102 code violations and liens filed over a two-year period is being foreclosed on by the City of Florence. Florence City Council held a public hearing on July 8 to decide whether to accept a recommendation from the code enforcement board to foreclose on the property at 37 Goodridge Avenue. After hearing […]
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A dozen firefighters, paramedics join Florence Fire/EMS Department
Florence Mayor Julie Aubuchon swore in 12 new members of the Florence Fire Department at the city council meeting on June 8. Ten people hold the position of firefighter/EMT. One is a paramedic, and the other is a firefighter/paramedic. During the meeting, Fire/EMS Chief Rodney Wren shared a little about each new firefighter. Joe Melville, […]