Richard and Debbie Zegarra founded Ethan’s Purpose, a suicide prevention nonprofit, after losing their son Ethan. Since its inception in 2018, Ethan’s Purpose has provided suicide prevention training to more than 520 teachers and school administrators, offered counseling to over 335 students and reached more than 5,700 students through Ethan’s Challenge–a mental health and suicide […]
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Hebron, Point Pleasant Fire Districts officially merge
The fire protection districts of Hebron and Point Pleasant finalized a merger last week. The combined departments will now operate as a single organization under the Hebron Fire Protection District. “The merger reflects years of discussions, hard work and commitment by both firedistricts to deliver the best possible emergency services to our residents,” said Boone […]
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Levi Strauss to lay off hundreds in distribution center closure
Levi Strauss’s Hebron facility is set to close, affecting nearly 350 employees. The San Francisco-based apparel company notified the Kentucky Department of Workforce Development in a letter dated June 16. The Hebron site, located at 3750 N. Bend Road, operated as a distribution center. The closure will result in the layoff of 346 plant workers, […]
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Wawa announces new Tri-State distribution out of Hebron
Wawa convenience stores and the McLane Company, which has over 80 distribution centers throughout the country and serves convenience store chains, chain restaurants, and mass merchants, announced on Wednesday that they would move their distribution efforts for Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio to McLane’s Bluegrass distribution center in Hebron. The convenience store chain recently opened its […]
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UPDATE: Golden Alert issued for Hebron woman
UPDATE: Cassie Smith was located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, sometime overnight between April 9 and April 10, according to a sheriff’s press release from April 10, 2025. Smith’s family has been notified and Smith is safe, according to the release. As such, the Golden Alert has been canceled.–LINK nky editorial, April 10, 2025 The Boone […]
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Brewpub coming to Boone County thanks to zone change approval
The Burlington area is getting a new brewpub complex after a recent zone change ordinance was approved. On Jan. 21, the Boone County Fiscal Court conducted a second reading of a zoning map amendment ordinance that changed the zoning designation of a 5.3-acre plot of land from Rural Suburban to Industrial One, allowing for the development. The […]
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For sale in NKY: Check out these homes for sale right now
Check out these homes for sale across Northern Kentucky, from Hebron to Fort Thomas to Crescent Springs. Hebron ranch with Ohio River views Address: 4040 Roundup Ridge, Hebron Price: $1,399,900 Bedrooms: Four Bathrooms: Three (plus one half bath) Square footage: 4,226 School district: Boone County County: Boone Special features: This ranch home sits on nearly […]
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Jimmy John’s coming to CVG
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will install a new food option in Concourse B. According to a post on CVG’s official Instagram, sub-sandwich franchise Jimmy John’s will open inside the airport’s Concourse B food court this year. Jimmy John’s will move into the space previously occupied by Chick-fil-A, which is relocating to the current Earl […]
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Boone County Sheriff seeks suspects who crashed into pawn shop
The Boone County Sheriff is asking residents for help in identifying suspects who drove a car into Goodies Pawn on Petersburg Road in Hebron before burglarizing the shop early Thursday morning. The car was a stolen Hyundai Elantra, according to the sheriff’s office. The suspects used the car to crash through the doors to the […]
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Developer discusses plan for complex that features brewery, soccer fields, more in Hebron
Brad Trauth and his family love to bike the trails in Cincinnati. He said they enjoy finding a spot off the trail for the kids to play and the adults to have a beer, but he wishes that was something he could find in Northern Kentucky. Trauth said his family started biking during the COVID-19 […]