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Big Bone Lick's 42nd Salt Festival opens Oct. 16 in Union

Big Bone Lick State Historic Site in Boone County hosts its 42nd annual Salt Festival from Friday, Oct. 16, through Sunday, Oct. 18, featuring frontier demonstrations, live music, a petting zoo and the park's resident bison herd.

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Stone park entrance sign flanked by mammoth sculptures and colorful flowers

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Chick-fil-A food drive collects meals for 1,300 NKY students

Area Chick-fil-A restaurants are collecting nonperishable food through Friday, Oct. 16, for GO Pantry's weekend meal program that serves about 1,300 Northern Kentucky students weekly. Donors who return filled bags receive a Chick-fil-A meal card while supplies last.

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Chick-fil-A in Hillsboro, Oregon, which formerly housed a Newport Bay restaurant. This location was the first in Oregon in over a decade and opened in March 2016.

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Florence Mayor Aubuchon hosts Cider & Chat forum Oct. 8

Florence Mayor Julie M. Aubuchon and city department leaders will hold a free Cider & Chat community forum at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Florence Government Center, giving residents a chance to ask questions and share feedback in an informal setting.

Glass jar of whole dill pickles beside a bowl of pickle slices on a wooden board.

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Florence Pickle Fest raises funds for Special Olympics Sept. 26

Schickel's Pickle and Wiener Fest returns to Florence on Saturday, Sept. 26, with $500 and $1,200 raffle prizes, appearances by U.S. Rep. James Comer and former Bengals lineman Joe Walter, and a New Riff bourbon tasting, all benefiting Special Olympics Northern Kentucky.

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