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Today's News

  • Shigella outbreak reaches Grant County

    At least two Grant County residents are included in an outbreak of Shigella in Northern Kentucky.
    Shigella is a bacteria that infects the bowels and causes the illness Shigellosis, which most often occurs in young children.
    Eighty-seven cases of Shigellosis have been confirmed in Northern Kentucky as of June 17, according to the Northern Kentucky Health Department.
    In Northern Kentucky, an average of 25 cases of Shigellosis are reported in a typical year.

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  • I-75 to be repaired

    A five-mile stretch of Interstate 75 in Grant County is one of 19 emergency maintenance projects Gov. Steve Beshear has authorized for repairs after being damaged by severe weather last winter.
    The repairs will be made on northbound I-75 between the 161 to 166 mile markers north of Dry Ridge to the Grant County line.
    Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials anticipate the project will be awarded to a contractor in July with an anticipated start date of late July or early August.

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  • Final Farewell

    By Kelly McKinney,
    Courtesy of the Richmond Register
    RICHMOND — One church couldn’t hold the hundreds of friends, family and law enforcement officers who joined together Wednesday to say farewell to Dry Ridge resident and former police officer Brett Benton.

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  • Pharmacy robbed

    Total Care Pharmacy in Dry Ridge was robbed last week.
    According to police, a white male walked into the pharmacy at 4:20 p.m. on June 15 and demanded drugs.
    The suspect was approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall to 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing around 170 pounds. He was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and a scarf covered his face.
    “He walked in and displayed a note demanding narcotics,” said Trooper David Jones, public information officer with the Kentucky State Police Pose 6 in Dry Ridge.

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  • Williamstown budget tops $11 million

    Williamstown Mayor Rick Skinner believes the city is in good financial shape.
    “Because of our utilities, we are able to be in good condition, but did have to make some budget  cuts,” Skinner said.
    “Our goal was to have less than last year, but increasing costs, such as employee health insurance, caused it to go up,” he added.
    The city council began working on the budget a couple of months ago.
    The budget includes $1.465 million in the general fund, which represents about 1 percent more than last year.

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  • 'PILL MILL' IN DRY RIDGE?

    Neighbors hugged police officers and clapped when federal agents raided El-Amin pain management clinic last week.
    “Thank God. I’m so thankful,” said Karen Tomlin, as nearly two-dozen law enforcement officers from the Drug Enforcement Agency, FBI, U.S. Marshal Service, Kentucky State Police and Grant County Sheriff’s Department descended on the Dry Ridge clinic located on U.S. 25 in Dry Ridge.

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  • Police Reports 6-23-11

     

    (Editor’s Note: The Grant County News publishes all items in police beat that are submitted from each individual police agency. The News does not omit names from police reports.)

    Dry Ridge Police

    Chief Rick Kells charged Kacie M. Cleveland, 24, of Williamstown, with theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting at noon June 14 on Ferguson Boulevard.
    The Dry Ridge Police Department charged an and out of county resident with alcohol intoxication and executed a Bath County warrant.

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  • Indictments 6-23-11

     

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  • For the Record 6-23-11

     

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  • Education honors 6-23-11

     

    Western Kentucky University

    Dean’s list:
    • Berry
    Dustin T. Auxier
    • Corinth
    Chase J. Perkins
    President’s list:
    • Crittenden
    Jacqueline E. Elliott
    
Students making the dean’s list have a grade-point average of 3.4 to 3.79 in a 4.0 scale. Students on the president’s list have GPAs of 3.8 to 4.0. To be eligible for the either list, students must have at least 12 hours of coursework that semester.
     

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