Boone Co. parks a hot topic
BOONE COUNTY - Opponents of a proposed parks tax want to know where elected officials and candidates stand on the issue.

Robert "Bob" Tucker
Robert "Bob" Arthur Tucker, 88, of the Slate Branch community, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2008 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.

Survey tracks entertainment favorites
Aron Levin knows exactly what you do for fun. And exactly how you like to spend your money.

Riding strong, N. Ky. horse center plans expansion
The Northern Kentucky Horse Center is tripling capacity and adding more riding space on its more than 200 acres in Verona.

Carroll has two Homecoming queens
In soccer, Logansport shutout McCutcheon, 5-0. A "Hail, Mary" play allowed Southwood to shock the host Rochester Zebras 13-7. Cass County 4-H supporters are raising money for a $100,000 endowment.

Government Print Management Clients Win GPO Jobs - Sept. 3-10, 2008
Top winners of U. S. Government Printing Office Jobs announced by Government Print Management.

N.Ky. Exceeds Vision 2015 Milestone
In March 2005, a team of nearly 100 civic, business and government leaders launched Vision 2015, a community effort to develop a strategic plan for Northern Kentucky's future.

Business digest
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. - Lender GMAC Financial Services said Wednesday it will close all of its 200 retail offices and lay off 5,000 employees as part of plan to reduce its mortgage lending and servicing ...

N. Ky. tops Vision 2015 job creation goals in '07
Northern Kentucky created 2,264 new jobs in 2007, bettering the goal set by the Vision 2015 strategic plan, Northern Kentucky Tri-ED said Wednesday.

Better than expected
Ellis Park's meet 'a turnaround' By Tim Ethridge Monday, September 1, 2008 At the track Sunday's attendance: 5,000 On-track handle: Not available.

Signature students soar
Cheers for the performance of students and teachers at the Signature Schools, the state's first charter high school.

Dining news & notes
A pan-Asian restaurant called Asiatique Bistro and Lounge is breaking ground in West Chester Township today.

Land of a Million Cereals Ends
Alas, Ryan Alexiev's whimsical look at breakfast cereal and the stars - or as he puts it, a "solo exhibition examin[ing] the ideology of free choice in American consumer culture " - came to an end this weekend ...

Jewelry maker's work on magazine
A necklace created by Richmond jewelry maker John Leeds was featured on the May cover of Jewelry Artist, a national trade publication.

Traveling Back Through the Door County Advocate Files
75 Years Ago Aug. 4, 1933 The availability of summer jobs should cut Door County relief costs to a minimum through August and September, according to Paul D. Plowman, director of relief. A body believed to be that of Kenneth Thorp, 15, who drowned last October in the Strawberry Passage, was found on the shores of Chambers Island. A five-day heat wave that began Friday and proved to be the w...

Good old country softball
Over the weekend, I visited the Metro Softball Tournament in western Hamilton County near Miami Whitewater Forest to write about a team from Independence called the Blue Collars.

Pawsitive influence
Kentucky author Leigh Anne Florence let children pet "Woody the Kentucky Wiener Dog," the inspiration for her children's books, during a visit to the Laurel County Public Library on Thursday.

Spectrum Interiors Owner To Prison In Immigration Case
The head of Erlanger's Spectrum Interiors, former Fort Wright council member Jeffrey Wolnitzek, will spend eight months in a federal prison for violating U.S. immigration laws.

Volunteer opportunities
The Web site www.NKYhelps.org is a comprehensive register of organizations that need help.

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