Local News

A short 16 months after beginning operations in Owen County, St. Elizabeth Healthcare announced today its plans to close its local emergency department.
The closure, set for July 31, comes after months of consistent low patient volume, according to a news release.
A business analysis has shown that a majority of patients and conditions that have been seen at the emergency department could be cared for at a primary care office, according to the release.

Grant County locals broke out the antique records and vintage comic books for one of the biggest yard sale extravaganzas of the year from June 1 to June 3 during the sixth annual U.S. 25 Yard Sale.

The annual event incorporates hundreds of yard sales located along 265 miles of U.S. 25 and U.S. 25 West, running from Rocky Top, Tennessee to southern Boone County in Kentucky.
Judy Wigginton, who originally created the U.S. 25 Yard Sale, said this year’s optimal turnout likely signals an upward trend for participation in the yard sale that crosses state lines.

Williamstown Family Fun Park is offering weekday discounts for its Treetop Ziplines and Chutes and Ladders Adventure Course.
The park, located at 605 KY 36 West near the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, is open during the summer from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays and on Sundays, from noon to 8 p.m. on Fridays and from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturdays.
The business is closed Mondays except for group events.
Pricing for the Treetop Ziplines is $29.99 Tuesday through Thursday and $39.99 Friday through Sunday.

A Dry Ridge resident is in critical but stable condition after sustaining head trauma during a single-vehicle accident near 3400 Taft Highway at about 9:30 p.m. on June 3.
Grant County Sheriff’s Deputy K.J. Little said that a witness reported that the driver was swaying inside his own lane inbounds toward Dry Ridge, but that witness did not see the crash. Little said the driver, later identified as 48-year-old John Sullivan, is under suspicion of driving while intoxicated.