The Kenton County Police Department is asking the public’s help to locate 27-year-old Barry Dishon of Independence. Dishon is considered a missing/endangered person and has not been heard from since Dec. 24. Police described Dishon as 6 feet tall and 160 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing jeans or […]
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Crews from across Boone County called to Florence apartment fire
A Saturday night fire at a Florence apartment complex required the Florence Fire Department to call in crews from Union, Burlington and Independence to help put out the flames, the department shared on their Facebook page. The fire began on the top floor of the apartment building on Palladian Drive — additional crews helped to […]
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Independence man lived in apartment with dead girlfriend for days before arrest, police say
An Independence man is in custody after police said he killed his girlfriend and then lived in the apartment with her body for several days. Tommy Joe Powell, 55, is accused of killing his girlfriend, Amberly Harris, according to the Kenton County Prosecutor’s Office. Harris’ death comes just over a year after court records show […]
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Space Cowboys find galactic success in Northern Kentucky
They’re “Space Cowboys, bet you weren’t ready for that…” and the Independence-based restaurant group are lassoing galactic success throughout Northern Kentucky. “Yeah, it’s unique,” Bill Aseere, Space Cowboys Restaurant Group co-founder, said of the name. “We took it from our high school and college intramural teams names. We had softball and basketball teams and yeah, […]
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Final presentation made on options for New Kenton County Park
Plans for the future of Kenton County’s new park were presented to the fiscal court on Sept. 27. Human Nature, a Cincinnati-based planning and design firm, presented potential options for feedback for the New Kenton County Park in Independence. Gary Wolnitzek, the principal in charge of technical design at Human Nature, gave the third and final presentation […]
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Kentucky food banks treated to ‘sweet’ donation
Candy manufacturer Perfetti Van Melle is donating more than 54,000 pounds of candy to food banks throughout Kentucky, including God’s Pantry Food Bank in Lexington, Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland in Elizabethtown and Northern Kentucky Area Development District food pantry in Independence. “Through our Kentucky Hunger Initiative, we mostly highlight donations of fresh, Kentucky farm produce […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: August 30, 2022
On today’s episode: Newport to update fireworks laws to encourage residents to ‘respect each other’; Why did NKY legislator cast the only ‘no’ vote on flood relief aid?; Independence to lower tax rates for second straight year; and suspicious package detonated near Covington church. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Independence swears in new officer, promotes another
Independence Mayor Christopher Reinersman administered the oath of office Monday night to Cole O’Brien, who was recently hired as a police officer. His family looked on proudly, including his dad, Scott, who had served as an officer in Taylor Mill and Dayton, as well as with Homeland Security. “Cole’s mother Andrea served on the EMS […]
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Independence uses seized drug money for new equipment
Independence officials recently boasted the equipment purchased with money confiscated in drug seizure events.
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Independence to reduce speed on busy Hogrefe Road
Independence City Council took the first step to reduce the speed limit on part of Hogrefe Road from 35 miles per hour to 20 on Monday night. Hogrefe Road is off of State Route 536. “We have always had calls about the speed on Hogrefe,” said City Administrator Chris Moriconi. “Now it has been developed […]