A former Boone County resident has been found not guilty of a first-degree manslaughter charge in connection to the death of her 1-year-old son. Circuit Court Judge Richard Brueggemann handed down the ruling in favor of Kimberly S. Moore on Friday during proceedings in Burlington, according to court documents. Moore called 911 requesting help for […]
Tag: Walton
Posted inBriefs
Skyway Drive in Walton to close as public street for development of boys’ school
Walton will be closing Skyway Drive as a public street to begin construction of a Catholic boys’ school. Walton City Council approved the motion to close the street’s public right-of-way during a meeting Tuesday evening. “By vacating this right-of-way, we relinquish the city’s ownership and maintenance responsibility,” said city attorney Michael Duncan. The closure comes […]
Posted inBriefs
Walton re-appoints two Board of Adjustment members
Walton City Council approved the re-appointment of two Board of Adjustment members during a meeting held Tuesday evening. Caitlin Fugate and Edward Sedor were re-appointed for four-year terms, set to expire June 30, 2027. The board of adjustment is responsible for hearing zoning administrator appeals of and hearing requests for conditional use permits and variances. The five-member […]
Posted inNews
Walton will not construct proposed joint fire, law enforcement training center
Walton will not construct the joint fire and law enforcement training center proposed by Mayor Gabe Brown last week. Walton City Council held a special called meeting Tuesday evening and did a second reading of the proposed resolution to construct the training center on a portion of land formerly owned by the late Dr. O’dell […]
Posted inNews
Walton residents voice concerns over proposed fire, law enforcement training center
Walton City Council held a public hearing Tuesday evening for residents to review and discuss a proposed fire and law enforcement training center, and it was a full house. Mayor Gabe Brown proposed developing a training center on city property – 58 acres of land, including a 14-acre lake — off Church Street and Percival […]
Posted inNews
Walton homeowners ask city council for solution to sewage in their homes
Two Walton homeowners are asking the city for a solution after their basements flooded with sewage for the second time in a year. Neighbors Jodi Farmer and Sharon Baldwin attended Walton’s City Council meeting Tuesday evening to request the city resolve the sewage backups that have repeatedly swamped their newly constructed homes. According to Farmer, […]
Posted inNews
Walton homeowner at wits end after basement floods twice with sewage
Written by Valerie Lyons for WCPO An elderly Walton homeowner is looking to the city for answers after her basement flooded with sewage for the second time in 10 months. Sharon Baldwin, 76, shared pictures and videos of the aftermath the latest sewer backup, which happened Memorial Day Weekend. Some images showed the basement floor […]
Posted inNews
New $30 million condo community coming to Walton
Site development is currently underway for a $30 million condominium complex coming to the southern Boone County city of Walton. Named the “Crossings” and “Walton Square,” the 125-unit condominium community will be located off Mary Grubbs Highway. The development is also within walking distance of the Walton Towne Center, home to Kroger, Kohl’s and Starbucks. […]
Posted inNews
On Your Street: Generations of friends, families call Mustang Drive home
This story originally appeared in the April 14 edition of the weekly LINK reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. On the street where you live is a regular feature in which contributor Ann Mort takes readers on a tour of one street in Northern Kentucky to tell the story of the people who […]
Posted inNews
Walton to build fire training facility, park in honor of Dr. O’dell Owens
A 54-acre plot of land in Walton, donated by the late Dr. O’dell Owens — who served as the Hamilton County coroner and later the president of Cincinnati State and Technical and Community College — will be converted into a park and fire training facility called Dr. O’dell Owens Park. “He was larger than life,” […]