Zoey Smith is proving to be a force to be reckoned with. The 17-year old Simon Kenton senior just ended her official wrestling season, and with it her last official high school wrestling match. However, Zoey received a four-year scholarship to Cumberland University in Williamsburg for wrestling. Zoey’s father, Scott Smith, owns a Brazilian Jiujitsu […]
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Independence Council Approves Industrial Park Changes
Independence city council met last week to address a few items. First up was a second reading of an ordinance approving a text amendment to the industrial park zoning. The measure addresses three items: first, it will increase the allowable building height from 40-feet to 50-feet; second, it adds office to the list of allowable uses; and […]
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Independence Firefighters Collecting Items for Eastern Ky. Flood Victims
The Independence Professional Firefighters Association Local 3945 in partnership with the Independence Fire District and other local fire departments is collecting items to support those impacted by the severe flooding in eastern Kentucky. The collection drive started on Thursday and runs through Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Donation Drop Point: Independence Fire District Company […]
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Update: Independence Woman Reported Missing Found in Tennessee
UPDATE: Barbara Ball, who was reported missing over the weekend, was located in Tennessee. A family member tells RCN, Ball, of Independence, was located by the Maynardsville, Tenn. Police traveling along Highway 33. She was described as confused but otherwise fine. Independence Police confirmed that Ball had been located. ORIGINAL POST: An 82-year old Independence woman […]
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Residential Development with Brewery, Restaurants Planned for Independence
This story has been corrected to reflect that the city approved allowing the development to move forward to consideration at the Kenton County Planning Commission. The error was made in editing by Michael Monks, not in reporting by Patricia A. Scheyer. Independence city council gave its blessing for a new development to move forward for […]
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Independence Man Jailed After Shooting Brother While Playing with Gun Drunk
An Independence man is jailed Monday after shooting his brother, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were dispatched to Phyllis Court in Hebron on Sunday after receiving reports of individuals fighting and gunshots. Shell casings were located in the roadway but there was no suspect or victim nearby, deputies said. On Monday morning, […]
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Independence Helps 17 Businesses and Expects to Assist More
The City of Independence was able to assist seventeen of its businesses through a relief program, using federal dollars sent here to aid in the economic recovery in the COVID-19 pandemic. City Administrator Chris Moriconi said that the city is still processing other requests and expects more checks to go out soon. Mayor Chris Reinersman […]
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Four Kenton Co. Cities Host Civil Rights Leader for Virtual MLK Event
A civil rights leader who started his work at age 14 and has continued it for more than six decades will be the guest speaker on Monday as four Kenton County cities come together for a virtual celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Raoul Cunningham was arrested in 1961 as a student demonstrating against segregated […]
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Independence OKs $70 Million Industrial Development
Independence city council gave its approval to the issuance of industrial revenue bonds (IRB) and development agreement in support of an industrial park development on a 110-acre site in unincorporated Kenton County southwest of the city. The city is expected to annex that land. Jim Parsons, an attorney with Keating, Muething and Klekamp who specializes […]
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Independence Hears Complaints About Neighbor’s Box Truck
A Cynthiana Court resident complained to Independence city council last week about a neighbor parking a box truck in that neighbor’s driveway. Brad Jones said that he did not want to pick on this person because of that person’s line of work, and also called out another neighbor who parks cars in their yard, and […]
