Change has arrived at Summit View Academy, the combined elementary and middle school in Independence. Academically, the school will emphasize science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) beginning this year. Also new this year is Head Football Coach Bill McLeid, who hopes to end years of losing seasons. McLeid was a staff member at the […]
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In Effort to Streamline Services, Kenton Co. Has New Driver’s License & Test Location
The days of teenagers either eagerly anticipating or dreading a trip to Erlanger for a short drive with a Kentucky State Trooper as a passenger – are over. There is now a new driver’s testing center for Kenton County residents, inside the former Kroger store in Independence (which is next to the newer, larger grocery […]
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NKY High School Football Spotlight: Simon Kenton
Simon Kenton football has put together back-to-back quality seasons where they were able to reach the Class 6A quarterfinals in each year, but a state championship game appearance has proven elusive for the Pioneers. This year, the schedule is a doozy with Highlands, Dixie, Bryan Station and Christian Academy slated for the regular season. “I […]
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Day Care Center Proposal in Independence Needs Work, City Says
The Independence City Council decided at its regularly-scheduled meeting on Monday night to table the first reading of a resolution to green-light a proposed day care in the Gateway complex zone. The proposal, presented at the meeting by a representative from Arlinghaus Builders and owner Jessica Ballard, faced heavy opposition from Mayor Chris Reinersman and city council. […]
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Kenton County to Evaluate Golf Course, Administration Building
The Kenton County Fiscal Court agreed Tuesday to have its administration building in Covington and its golf courses in Independence professionally evaluated. Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann and County Commissioners Jon Draud and Joe Nienaber voted to accept a request for qualifications from Corporex to take a look at opportunities for the tall, aging Kenton County Administration Building […]
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Sock Hat Bandit Indicted by Federal Government
The Sock Hat Bandit was indicted by the federal government Thursday on three counts of bank robbery. Brian Parnell, 31, remains behind bars at the Kenton County Detention Center. He was booked on June 18 after a two-month series of alleged bank robberies in Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. Parnell, of Dayton, Ohio, was captured in […]
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Independence Couple Killed in Scott Co. Crash
A couple from Independence were killed on Sunday while changing a tire on the side of the road. Timothy Wayne Cantrell, 70, and Susan Cantell, 63, were identified as the victims by the Scott County County Coroner. According to WTVQ, the Scott County Sheriff’s Office reported the accident as having taken place on I-75 northbound […]
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Sock Hat Bandit Arrested in Latonia After Robbing Independence Bank
The so-called Sock Hat Bandit is now in police custody. The man who has plagued Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana by robbing more than 10 banks in recent months, set police on a chase Thursday afternoon after he allegedly robbed the 5/3 Bank branch on Declaration Drive in Independence. The chase triggered a multi-vehicle wreck on […]
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Photos: Cute Kids Get Up Close & Personal with Big Kenton Co. Trucks
Young kids got up and close and personal with some heavy machinery at this week’s Touch-a-Truck event at Middlton-Mills Park in Covington. Kenton County Parks & Recreation and Cub Scouts Pack 808 hosted the event where children could see, touch, sit in, and climb on the type of vehicles they may only be used to […]
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Crash Closes Taylor Mill Road
A crash involving at least two vehicles and maybe four has closed Taylor Mill Road at Harris Pike near White’s Tower Elementary School. One of the vehicles is a Chevrolet Tahoe and the other is a smaller passenger vehicle, according to scanner traffic. Police on the scene have decided to shut down the road and […]