The City of Union will honor the Ryle High School girls basketball team after it won the state championship last week, and the school’s speech and debate coach was recently inducted into the Kentucky High School Speech League Hall of Fame. Rachel Page was inducted on March 16. She has coached at Ryle for eighteen […]
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Man Missing from Boone County After Reported Psychotic Episode
A Union man is missing and now Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for him. Earl “Josh” Callen, 39, was reported missing on Monday just before 8 p.m. after his family had not heard from him for more than 24 hours. He was reportedly with friends on Sunday at his residence on the […]
Fourth Student, a 17-Year Old Girl, Charged in Threats Against Ryle
A fourth student is now charged with making a threat against Ryle High School in Union. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday night that a 17-year old girl was taken into custody after deputies received a call from the girl’s mother that a threat had been made. Initially, deputies said, the girl’s mother said […]
Third Teen Charged in Threats Against Ryle High School
A third teen is behind bars, charged in connection to alleged threats against Ryle High School in Union. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest early Tuesday morning. The sheriff’s office said in a news release that a 15-year old boy was charged with second degree terroristic threatening and taken to the Campbell County […]
Second Teen Charged After Separate Threat to Ryle High School
A second teen is now charged in connection to alleged threats made against Ryle High School in Union. Earlier Monday, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a 17-year old male student who allegedly threatened the school on Sunday via social media. On Monday afternoon, the sheriff’s office announced a second arrest. A […]
Juvenile Arrested After Threats Aimed at Ryle High School
A juvenile is in custody after allegedly making threats against Ryle High School in Union. Update: Second teen arrested in connection with threats against Ryle High School The Boone County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday morning that it had received multiple phone calls, emails, and messages about the alleged threat. “The person responsible for the threat has […]
Verizon Looks to Add Staff at New Union Location
The new Verizon Wireless store in Union is open and looking for new staff members. It is operated by Cellular Sales, the largest independent Verizon retailer by volume. The new store, the 27th for Cellular Sales in Kentucky, is located at 8741 U.S. 42. “We are excited to work more closely with our customers through […]
Sugarfire Smoke House to Open in Union
Sugarfire Smoke House will open early next year in Union. It will be the St. Louis-based chain’s twelfth location. C-founder and chef Mike Johnson joined forces with majority owner and operator Jim Schwartz to launch the first local location, dubbed Sugarfire at Union Connection. It will be found just off U.S. 42 within the Kroger […]
14-Year Old Villa Madonna Student Scores Perfect 36 on ACT
He’s only 14-years old, but John Dumancic crushed the ACT. The Union teen scored a perfect 36, according to an announcement from his family. 36 is the highest possible score on the test, which measures aptitude in English, math, reading, and science. On average, one-tenth of 1-percent of all ACT test-takers score a perfect 36. […]
Union Bank Robbed, Suspect Sought
Police are looking for a man who robbed the 5/3 Bank branch inside the Kroger store in Union. It happened at around 11:45 a.m. on Sunday. The man entered the bank and handed a note to a teller, indicating that he was robbing the place and wanted money, and no dye packs. The robber is […]

