A 22-year-old was killed early this Friday morning after a collision into a culvert. Allasandra Losey, of Hebron, was pronounced dead at the scene after being ejected from the vehicle. Losey was riding in the car with driver Bryanna R. Godsey, of Walton, who was operating a white 2010 Kia sedan when she lost control […]
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Boone County investigators solve 1976 cold case using genealogical DNA
In June 1976, Carol Sue Klaber’s body was found in Boone County. On March 8, 2023, police announced that they had solved the cold case during a press conference at the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Speaking next to an enlarged photo of Klaber, Detective Coy Cox told the crowd of reporters and onlookers Wednesday morning […]
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Walton joins other NKY cities in opposition to partisan election bills
Walton has joined a growing list of Northern Kentucky cities to adopt resolutions opposing Senate and House bills 50, which would effectively eliminate nonpartisan elections in the Commonwealth. The laws would require local candidates — namely mayors, local legislators, city wards, school board members and soil and water conservation officers — to publicly declare party […]
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NKY Cities receive grant funding from regional council of governments
Multiple cities from Campbell, Kenton, and Boone Counties have received grant funding from the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, also known as OKI, for regional transportation projects. The agency awarded a total of $11.19 million across the three counties; it awarded $69 million in funding across the three states. “$69 million dollars is the largest […]
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19-year-old dies nearly a week after semi crash on I-75 near Walton
Written by Christian LeDuc, WCPO digital content producer A 19-year-old woman died after spending nearly a week in the hospital after a crash involving a semi-truck on I-75. It happened Oct. 4 just after midnight south of the Richwood Road exit near the I-71 split in Boone County. According to police, a Subaru being driven […]
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Walton to receive new library
A new library location is in the planning stages among the Boone County Public Library system. Walton currently has a location at 21 S. Main St., but building a new Walton library location is first on the list of the 20-year vision for the library system, according to the master plan that looks from 2020 all the way to 2040.
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No one hurt after incident involving armed, suicidal male near Walton school
Walton-Verona Independent Schools issued a statement Wednesday regarding an armed man threatening suicide near the Walton-Verona High School campus.
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Proposal for Boone County industrial park sparks hours of debate: ‘Listen to us, please’
More than 100 residents stood in opposition to a proposed zoning change that would allow a 208-acre industrial development in rural Boone County.
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Here is when, where local officials are meeting this week
This is a look ahead at the local government voting sessions the public may attend during the week of Aug. 1 to Aug. 5. Monday, Aug. 1: The Union City Commission will meet at 1843 Bristow Drive for a business meeting at 6:30 p.m. On the agenda is a municipal order to condemn a property […]
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See when, where Boone County elected officials are meeting this week
Boone County government has recently encouraged the public to become more involved in local government meetings. Below is a roundup of meetings open to the public for the week of July 11 to July 15. Tuesday, July 12: Boone County Fiscal Court will hold a meeting starting at 5:30 p.m. at 2950 Washington St. in […]
