A candidate for Grant County judge/executive is giving away an AR-15 as part of his campaign. Myron Miller is running for the Republican nomination to the county’s top post on May 22. “It’s a perfectly legal firearm. Firearms are rooted in our culture in this county. There’s no reason we can’t give away a gun,” […]
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Listen: Democratic Candidates for House District 61 Debate at RCN
House District 61 is one of two open seats in Northern Kentucky’s legislative caucus (the other is House District 65, mostly comprised of Covington and northern Kenton County). The sprawling district encompasses all of Grant County, good parts of Kenton and Scott counties, and one precinct in Boone County. Darrell Link is the former judge/executive […]
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Dry Ridge Native Serving in Navy Aboard Ship in Japan
YOKOSUKA, Japan- A Dry Ridge, native and 2016 Grant County High School is serving in the U.S. Navy forward-deployed aboard USS Blue Ridge. Seaman Elizabeth Whitekerkearns works in the deck department aboard the ship operating out of Yokosuka, Japan. The ship routinely deploys to protect alliances, enhance partnerships, and be ready to respond if a natural disaster occurs […]
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Needle Program in Grant County Showing Positive Results
New numbers released Wednesday show positive results at the Grant County syringe access program operated by the Northern Kentucky Health Department’s Grant County Health Center in Williamstown. Since March, 2016 when the program started, 322 people have used it. The health department said that the program helps prevent infectious diseases spread through intravenous drug use, […]
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Meth, Gun Arrest Made in Dry Ridge
A man is behind bars after being arrested on meth and gun charges in Dry Ridge. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported that Thomas Haynes was arrested Friday by Deputy Lee Jacobs and K9 Digger. Haynes, 21, is in the Grant County Detention Center where he faces charges of trafficking marijuana and crystal meth, and […]
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Grant County Doctor Guilty on Oxycodone Charges
A Grant County doctor was convicted Tuesday on 173 drug trafficking offenses. Sundiata El-Amin, 69, was found guilty by a jury in the U.S. District Court in Covington. The charges stem from a raid of his Dry Ridge clinic. El-Amin was indicted in December 2015. The conviction follows six days of trial and four hours of […]
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Ludlow Man Wanted in Grant Co. Shooting
Kentucky State Police have identified as a suspect in Friday’s shooting in Crittenden. Matthew Paul Reusch, 19, is considered to be armed and dangerous. KSP is investigating the shooting that took place at around 9 p.m. along U.S. 25. That’s where troopers found shell casings and blood and later learned that someone had showed up […]
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Man Busted in Grant County with Crystal Meth, “Spice”
A Grant County man is behind bars after sheriff’s deputies say they found him with 27 grams of crystal meth and more than 300 grams of “spice”. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Terry Wayne Jackson, 35, of Corinth. He was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Corinth and is charged with first degree […]
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NKY Travel Impaired by Pothole Repair, Mudslide
Pothole repair will slow travel in Grant and Boone Counties, and a mudslide continues to cause problems in Owen County. Starting Tuesday morning, road crews from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet – District 6 will be repairing potholes in Interstate 75 northbound from the Scott-Grant County line to Dry Ridge, and then starting at 1 p.m., […]
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$3.5 Million Road Project Expected to Improve Access to Ark Encounter
A highway improvement project is ready to start on KY 36 in Williamstown. “This project will greatly improve the I-75 ramps at this exit as well as the roadway leading to the Ark Encounter,” said Bob Yeager, chief district engineer for KYTC District 6. The improvements include grading the northbound and southbound exit ramps which will improve sight […]