A pit bull was shot and killed by a Taylor Mill Police officer late Thursday night. Police were called to the 700 block of Saint Matthews Circle just before midnight after receiving a report of an active dog attack. There, they found a man in the back yard yelling, being attacked by the dog. When […]
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Taylor Mill Chief, Commissioners Spar Over Police Cruisers
The tension between Taylor Mill Police Chief Steve Knauf and two members of the city commission continued to grow at last week’s special meeting where the 2018-19 fiscal year budget was discussed. The city is in the process of creating a budget without a city administrator, after Jill Bailey departed to take the same job […]
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Letter: Taylor Mill Commissioner Responds to Recent Disputes
The following is a letter written by Taylor Mill city commissioner Phil Peace, which follows a tense series of events at the city building. Police Chief Steve Knauf declined the interim city administrator gig, saying that he did not trust Peace or Commissioner Sarah Frietch. Knuaf later said that he filed a complaint at the […]
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Police Chief Files Complaint in Taylor Mill Over “Toxic, Hostile Work Environment”
Taylor Mill Police Chief Steve Knauf filed a complaint with the city over what he called a toxic, hostile work environment. The move follows an extraordinary meeting of the city commission last week in which Knauf declined to accept the interim city adminsitrator position, said that he did not trust commissioners Sarah Frietch and Phil […]
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Chaos: Memos Detail Fractured Government, Chief Declines Administrator Job
“The emails are condescending, inflammatory, and derogatory in tone in the opinion of Chief Knuaf, and I agree with him.” A series of emails, detailed in an internal memo at the City of Taylor Mill, bring to light the turmoil and squabbling in the city’s government that ultimately led to longtime city administrator Jill Bailey […]
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Funeral for 3-Year Old Boy Killed on I-275 to Be Open to Public
The boy who died in a car crash on I-275 last week will be laid to rest this week. The visitation for Dawson Elder, 3, will take place Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home in Independence (11382 Madison Pike). He died on Thursday when a car driven by […]
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Police: Toddler Dies in “Horrific” Crash on Dangerous Stretch of NKY Interstate
A toddler is dead after a crash on I-275 near the border of Campbell and Kenton County in Taylor Mill. Taylor Mill police said a vehicle was broken down on the eastbound side of the road near the Licking River Wednesday evening. That vehicle was occupied by a mother and her young child, police said. […]
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Traveling War Memorial to Visit Taylor Mill this Weekend
The GoldStars Tribute Wall is coming to Taylor Mill. The traveling memorial honors the memory of those lost in the Gulf War, Iraq War, and Afghanistan War. It will be on display in Pride Park (5614 Taylor Mill Road) from Friday, May 4 through the morning of Monday, May 7. The site can be visited […]
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Scott Student Wins State “Capture the Earth” Contest with Video
A student from Scott High School won a state competition for a video about climate change. The annual Capture the Earth photo and video contest was initiated in 2011 by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and has been highly competitive, attracting a number of submissions each year. “It’s wonderful to see so many students […]
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Tensions Arise in Taylor Mill as Police Chief is Named Acting City Administrator
A proposal to appoint the police chief to the city administrator’s role through the end of the year was met with pushback from some members of the city commission, while others argued that the tension in the building is the reason that longtime administrator Jill Bailey is leaving in the first place. Bailey, after twenty-three […]
