Local News

Grant County will soon have a seat on the board that oversees the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport.
A bill recently passed by the General Assembly restructures the Kenton County Airport Board.
The board currently has seven voting members appointed by the Kenton County judge-executive.
Kenton County owns the airport although it is located in Boone County.

Four people have been arrested in a home invasion in Dry Ridge that led to a bullet grazing a woman’s head.
Nineteen-year-old Daniel M. Swope of Dry Ridge is charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary and tampering with physical evidence.

Three juveniles were also charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree burglary.
The charges stem from a home invasion April 26 on Michigan Avenue where several masked and armed individuals allegedly broke into a residence.

Orange barrels have become a familiar, if unwanted, sight for drivers in Grant County.
As snow melted and temperatures broke, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has begun work on several projects, in particular on Interstate 75.
In both directions, a $6.3 million pavement reconstruction project on I-75, the 152 to 166 mile-markers, is underway.