The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Sunday morning traffic crash that resulted in two sheriff’s deputies and a Verona man being hospitalized. At approximately 12:38 a.m., Deputies Jerald Wilmes and Clayton Dennison were responding to a service call in Wilmes’ sheriff’s office vehicle traveling northbound on Dixie Highway with emergency equipment activated, according […]
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NKY Moms for Liberty protest speaker at Kentucky Library Association conference
American Library Association President Emily Drabinski’s participation in a state library conference in Florence drew protestors on Friday. A group of Northern Kentucky Moms for Liberty members stood on the sidewalk in front of the Hilton Cincinnati Airport Hilton Hotel entrance, displaying signs representing opposition to what they deemed American Library Association policies. Drabinski, a […]
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Task force recommends Boone County build homeless shelter
A Boone County task force responsible for assessing homelessness service gaps recommended the county build a homeless shelter to help meet community needs. The recommendation was among several issued by the Boone County Homelessness Task Force during Wednesday’s Boone County Fiscal Court special caucus meeting. “In developing a brick and mortar shelter, the task force […]
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NKY Workforce Investment Board works to connect candidates to the right positions
Florence resident Jo Lynn Sanders is a student and will soon be entering the labor pool. The Northern Kentucky Workforce Investment Board believes its efforts to utilize technology to pair job seekers with employers will benefit people like Sanders. During the board’s Tuesday session in Florence, the panel, which drives policy, direction and funding oversight […]
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Daniel Cameron makes appearance at Boone County Senior PicnicÂ
With the 36th annual Boone County Senior Picnic serving as the backdrop, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the Republican nominee for governor, greeted and mingled with attendees on Wednesday. “I always enjoy being here in Boone County and it’s nice to be invited to this picnic; see so many familiar faces; and meet new people,” Cameron […]
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Boone County Garden Club unveils Blue Star highway marker
On the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the crash of United Airlines Flight 93, a group gathered in Florence to pay tribute to armed forces personnel. The Boone County Garden Club, a member of The Garden Club of Kentucky, Inc. and National Garden Clubs, Inc., […]
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Deck the Y’all’s Lightfest coming to Thomas More StadiumÂ
The Florence Y’all’s recently announced their first winter season event: A winter festival with Christmas lights covering the entire Thomas More Stadium. The festival begins on Nov. 25 and runs until Jan. 1, 2023. Tickets are available for purchase online. Pricing varies depending on age and ticket date. Specific operation hours vary and are available […]