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Public Safety
Beshear taps Hebron fire chief for state EMS board
Gov. Andy Beshear appointed Hebron Fire Protection District Chief Adam Peddicord to the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services and Burlington's Patricia Talbert to the Kentucky Early Intervention System council, among more than 20 statewide board appointments announced Friday, Aug. 28.
Local Government
Boone planners advance 340-unit Florence apartment plan, 3-2
A Boone County planning subcommittee voted 3-2 on Aug. 24 to advance a 340-unit apartment complex proposed by Silverman & Co. near Old Union Road and U.S. 42 at the Florence-Union border, sending the zone change to the full planning commission for a Sept. 2 vote.
Public Safety
Beshear taps Hebron fire chief for state EMS board
Gov. Andy Beshear appointed Hebron Fire Protection District Chief Adam Peddicord to the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services and Burlington's Patricia Talbert to the Kentucky Early Intervention System council, among more than 20 statewide board appointments announced Friday, Aug. 28.
Local Government
Boone planners advance 340-unit Florence apartment plan, 3-2
A Boone County planning subcommittee voted 3-2 on Aug. 24 to advance a 340-unit apartment complex proposed by Silverman & Co. near Old Union Road and U.S. 42 at the Florence-Union border, sending the zone change to the full planning commission for a Sept. 2 vote.
Public Safety
Beshear taps Hebron fire chief for state EMS board
Gov. Andy Beshear appointed Hebron Fire Protection District Chief Adam Peddicord to the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services and Burlington's Patricia Talbert to the Kentucky Early Intervention System council, among more than 20 statewide board appointments announced Friday, Aug. 28.
Local Government
Boone planners advance 340-unit Florence apartment plan, 3-2
A Boone County planning subcommittee voted 3-2 on Aug. 24 to advance a 340-unit apartment complex proposed by Silverman & Co. near Old Union Road and U.S. 42 at the Florence-Union border, sending the zone change to the full planning commission for a Sept. 2 vote.
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Local Government
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Boone planners advance 340-unit Florence apartment plan, 3-2
A Boone County planning subcommittee voted 3-2 on Aug. 24 to advance a 340-unit apartment complex proposed by Silverman & Co. near Old Union Road and U.S. 42 at the Florence-Union border, sending the zone change to the full planning commission for a Sept. 2 vote.
Local Government
Florence council votes Tuesday on 2026 property tax rates
The Florence City Council holds a special meeting Sept. 1 to pass the final reading of its 2026 property tax ordinance, which would keep the real property rate flat and lower the personal property rate from 2025 levels.
Local Government
Boone County sheriff plans public talks on 20 Flock cameras
Local Government
Boone County cuts property tax rate for second straight year
Local Government
High property values cost Boone County schools state funding
Education
Education
Education
Education
Ryle grad from Union wins inaugural breast cancer scholarship
Morgan Poe, a 2026 Ryle High School graduate from Union, won the inaugural FITBODY Pink Breast Cancer Family Scholarship and its $1,000 award after being selected from nearly 400 applicants nationwide for her caregiving role during her mother's cancer treatment.
Education
Boone County Schools board to propose tax rates Thursday under new state law
The Boone County Board of Education will present proposed 2026-27 property tax rates at its Aug. 13 meeting in Florence, the first step in a new two-step state process that requires a separate public hearing before rates are formally adopted.
Education
Cooper High grad from Union earns $2,000 Teamsters scholarship for NKU
Union resident Caleb Dabbs, a Cooper High School graduate and son of a Teamsters Local 100 member, earned a $2,000 national scholarship from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and will attend Northern Kentucky University in fall 2026.
Education
EKU air traffic program, backed by $5M in state funds, could feed controller pipeline to CVG
Eastern Kentucky University will launch an Air Traffic Management Program in spring 2027 with $5 million in state startup funding, aiming to address a national controller shortage that directly affects operations at CVG in Hebron.
Education
Erpenbeck Elementary hosts Meet the Teacher Night on Aug. 13
Erpenbeck Elementary in Florence hosts Meet the Teacher Night on Thursday, Aug. 13, with staggered sessions by last name, six days before Boone County Schools opens the 2026-27 year on Aug. 19.
Education
Boone County schools open Aug. 19 as NKU debuts first graduate course on school safety
Northern Kentucky University completed its first graduate course dedicated to school safety this summer, training 14 current and aspiring principals, as Boone County Schools prepares for its Aug. 19 start with threat assessment teams and safety measures in place.
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Beshear taps Hebron fire chief for state EMS board
Public Safety
Guard opens $15M maintenance shop in Burlington
Community
Community
Community
Community
Boone County kids can still get Parton's free books
Following Dolly Parton's death at 80, Boone County Public Library youth services director Jill Frasher reflects on the Imagination Library's local impact and reminds families they can still enroll children for free monthly books.
Community
Northern Kentucky home listings climb 13% as buyers gain leverage
Active home listings in Northern Kentucky rose 13% year-over-year in July 2026, giving Boone County buyers more negotiating power at a $315,000 median price while sellers face pressure to price competitively.
Business
Business
Business
Business
NKY Chamber honors St. Elizabeth Healthcare with community award
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce presented St. Elizabeth Healthcare with its 2026 Community Award, citing the health system's mobile health units and educational programs across the region.
Business
Florence dispensary among Kentucky's first 24 cannabis retailers
Kentucky reached 24 of 48 authorized medical cannabis dispensaries as of Aug. 28, with Florence's Bluegrass Cannacare among a statewide network that generated $1.87 million in July sales and created 407 jobs.
Business
BE NKY promotes Rossetti to chief economic development officer
BE NKY Growth Partnership promoted Kimberly Rossetti to chief economic development officer, putting her in charge of the region's economic development strategy after her team secured 130 projects and $2 billion in investment since 2019.
Business
IKEA opens first Kentucky store in Florence on Tuesday
IKEA opens its first Kentucky location on Tuesday, Aug. 25, with a 4,200-square-foot Plan and Order Point at Florence Square Shopping Center on Mall Road, offering design consultations and order pickup for home furnishings.
Business
Hebron teen's freeze-dried candy reaches Disney from Florence shop
Aubrie Sink, 18, of Hebron runs Freezin' with Aubrie from a Florence storefront on Houston Road, operating 11 freeze dryers and employing 14 people to ship freeze-dried candy to Disney World, Six Flags and roughly 30 states.
Business
Allegiant launching year-round nonstop CVG-to-Orlando flights in February
Allegiant Airlines will launch year-round nonstop service from CVG in Hebron to Orlando International Airport on Feb. 12, 2027, expanding the airport's nonstop network to 23 cities.
Sports
Sports
Sports
Brady Johnson
Brady Johnson is an Illinois native and an Augustana College journalism alumni. His prior experience includes a stint as a Newscast Producer for KWQC-TV6 News in Davenport, Iowa.
Brady Johnson
Brady Johnson is an Illinois native and an Augustana College journalism alumni. His prior experience includes a stint as a Newscast Producer for KWQC-TV6 News in Davenport, Iowa.
Brady Johnson
Brady Johnson is an Illinois native and an Augustana College journalism alumni. His prior experience includes a stint as a Newscast Producer for KWQC-TV6 News in Davenport, Iowa.
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