Boone County’s historic Dinsmore Homestead to hold groundbreaking ceremony for new Heritage Center

Dinsmore Homestead will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 6,000-square-foot Heritage Center on April 2 at 3:30 p.m. The community is invited to join in celebrating this important milestone at its home just west of Burlington. The new facility, “Preserving the Past. Educating the Future,” will enhance Dinsmore’s ability to engage visitors and expand…

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Florence to hold public hearing on solar panel zoning

The Florence City Council has set a date for a public hearing on proposed zoning text amendments covering the city’s solar panels and battery storage facilities. The Boone County Planning Commission recommended a resolution to adopt the text amendments. The Florence planning committee reviewed the county’s recommendations and added regulations and language. “The county regulations…

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League of Women Voters to rally in state Capitol rotunda Friday for the ‘democracy principle’

The League of Women Voters of Kentucky is calling on all League members, friends, and citizen advocacy groups to unite for the Democracy Principle Rally in the Capitol Rotunda on Friday, March 28. The rally is an important stand for democracy, highlighting that the 2025 legislative session has done little to address the League’s documented…

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Ryle power forward Jayden McClain invited to USA Basketball junior minicamp

Ryle 2029 power forward Jayden McClain was invited Wednesday morning to the 2025 USA Basketball Women’s Junior National Team minicamp. McClain, who is 6-foot-6, averaged 10.2 points and 8.8 rebounds as an eighth-grader competing on the Ryle varsity girls basketball team this past season. “I’m very excited for her,” Ryle girls basketball coach Katie Haitz said. “It’s…

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Red Cross to present Clara Barton Award for Humanitarian Service at special breakfast event

The Greater Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter of the American Red Cross will honor Delores Hargrove-Young as the recipient of the prestigious Clara Barton Award for Humanitarian Service during a special breakfast event on April 3 at 8:30 a.m. at Cincinnati’s Music Hall. The Clara Barton Award is named after the founder and first leader of the…

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