Ryle High School has a new principal, Boone County Schools announced on Tuesday. Matt Shafer, who previously served as assistant principal at Northern Kentucky’s largest high school, will now take the top job. He replaces Matt Turner who was named superintendent at Boone County Schools in May. Shafer has been assistant principal for two years […]
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Census: Union is Boone Co.’s Fastest-Growing City
The City of Union is the fastest-growing city in Boone County, according to 2019 population estimate numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The numbers show that Union grew 1.327 percent from 2018, for a population of 6,034. These numbers are population estimate numbers provided by the Census Bureau. Official population numbers will be released following the […]
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Two Cooper Students Graduate Without Ever Missing a Day of School
Two students from Cooper High School graduate this year with perfect attendance, not just through four years of high school but through their entire academic careers. Dylan Clifton, who is just a week away from his 18th birthday, is a self-proclaimed creature of habit and has liked schedules as far back as he can remember. […]
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Union to Celebrate America with Fireworks, but Without Parade and Street Party
The City of Union will hold its annual “Union Celebrates America” event on June 26, but the event will only include fireworks this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event usually includes a parade and street party, too. “Due to the restrictions on public gatherings from the state, and the amount of time it […]
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Union Man Guilty on Meth Charges
A Union man pleaded guilty this week to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Randy Lee Hall, 37, entered his plea on Tuesday before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Danny C. Reeves. Hall admitted that on November 14 of last year, he possessed with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to […]
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Union Mayor: We Will Get Through this as a Community
From Union Mayor Larry Solomon: These are difficult times for all of us. As we all try to make individual sacrifices to help fight the spread of COVID-19, life for the foreseeable future will no doubt be different. It can be unnerving not knowing what to expect in these times, so we will make it a […]
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Covington’s Non-Essential City Hall Staff to Work from Home
Non-essential employees at the City of Covington are now working from home. In a news release, the city said that any resulting delays in service would not affect public safety responses. “We want to assure our residents and businesses that our police officers, firefighters, and EMTs remain on the job, protecting the safety of this […]
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Union Man Found After Missing
Update: The Boone County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday afternoon that David Brown had been located in Whitley County, and is safe. His family has been notified. A Union man with dementia is missing, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office announced in their issuance of a Golden Alert. David L. Brown, 81, was last seen on Tuesday […]
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Cooper FBLA Seeks Speakers for College and Career Expo
The Cooper High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) seeks speakers to visit during the organization’s college and career expo, scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 13 from 8 a.m. to 1:25 p.m. There will be sixty students from different career and technical education classes and leadership/business clubs. There are timeslots open from 10:35 […]
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Woman Killed in Union Fire Identified
The woman killed in a fire last week in Union has been identified. Linda Jean Anderson, 59, was killed in the house fire last Tuesday at a home on the 900 block of Caitlin Drive. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that a cause of death was still pending. The home was part of […]
