Sanitation District 1 issued a written defense of its route, saying the project would eliminate about 1.2 million gallons of sewer overflows into Woolper Creek in a typical year. SD1 chose design B.2, which needs easements from 18 property owners, over B.3, which would affect three owners but require pump station upgrades. Landowner Gayle Pille, whose property SD1 is acquiring through eminent domain, has petitioned the Kentucky Supreme Court to hear her case.
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Hoxworth Blood Center will hold a community blood drive Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Florence Government Center, 8100 Ewing Boulevard. Donations run from 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the donor bus near the north parking lot. All donors receive a Hoxworth wearable blanket, and appointments are strongly encouraged.
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The Honor Run Half Marathon returns to Florence on Sunday, Nov. 15, with proceeds supporting Honor Flights that take veterans to the war memorials in Washington, D.C. The city says the event welcomes experienced runners, those honoring veterans and community members who want to support service members. Registration is open online through RunSignup.
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Conner built a 21 to 0 first quarter lead and led 41 to 7 at halftime on the way to a 55 to 14 win over Boone County. The Rebels fell to 2 and 4 with their fourth straight loss. Boone County plays Scott on Thursday in a game with playoff implications.
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☀ Monday — 69° / 42° · Sunny
☀ Tuesday — 69° / 44° · Sunny
☀ Wednesday — 79° / 54° · Sunny
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October 5 - October 11
Drop off unwanted debris at the Public Services Maintenance Facility at 7850 Tanners Lane, Florence, KY 41042
Mon - Fri…7am to 7pm
Sat - Sun…9am to 7pm

Hoxworth Blood Center is partnering with the City of Florence for a blood drive on Thursday, October 8, with two sessions: 11:00 a.m.–1:15 p.m. and 2:30–4:45 p.m. The donor bus will be parked at 8100 Ewing Blvd in Florence. Every donor receives a Hoxworth wearable blanket. Appointments encouraged — schedule online or call (513) 451-0910.
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Big Bone Lick State Historic Site in Union is hosting its annual Salt Festival on October 16–18, with tickets now available for purchase online. The festival celebrates the site's natural and archaeological heritage through live demonstrations, guided tours, and educational programming at one of Kentucky's most significant Pleistocene fossil sites.
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Tuesday, October 6 — WITS: Interactive Brain Workout
Tuesday, October 6 — Stitch a Stocking for Adults
Wednesday, October 7 — Medicare Basics
Wednesday, October 7 — Hike the Trails
Wednesday, October 7 — Sleep Smarts: Getting Better ZZZs
Thursday, October 8 — Introduction to Watercolor
Thursday, October 8 — Create A... (afternoon session)
Thursday, October 8 — Create A... (evening sessions)
Thursday, October 8 — Introduction to Forest Gardening
Friday, October 9 — Callery Pear Bounty Program
Tuesday, October 13 — WITS: Interactive Brain Workout
Tuesday, October 13 — 4-H Writers & Storytellers Club: October
Tuesday, October 13 — 4-H Passport Kitchen
Wednesday, October 14 — Hike the Trails
Wednesday, October 14 — Sleep Smarts: Getting Better ZZZs
Wednesday, October 14 — 4-H Floral Design Club: October 2026
Thursday, October 15 — Create A... (afternoon session)
Thursday, October 15 — 2026 4-H Achievement Banquet
Thursday, October 15 — Create A... (evening sessions)
Friday, October 16 — Visual Journaling Series
Monday, October 19 — Air-Dry Clay Ghosts
Tuesday, October 20 — Fall Color Walk
Tuesday, October 20 — Wildlife Critters October 2026
Tuesday, October 20 — Building Healthy Soils
Wednesday, October 21 — Hike the Trails
Wednesday, October 21 — Pokeberry Ink & Quill Pen Workshop
Wednesday, October 21 — Sleep Smarts: Getting Better ZZZs
Wednesday, October 21 — 4-H Little Buds: October 2026
Thursday, October 22 — Woody Plants & Landscape Symposium
Thursday, October 22 — Pokeberry Ink & Quill Pen Workshop
Thursday, October 22 — Adulting Academy
Friday, October 23 — Coffee, Tea, Caffeine, and Thee
Friday, October 23 — Air-Dry Clay Ghosts
Tuesday, October 27 — Healing Power of Connection
Tuesday, October 27 — Fall Tree and Wildflower Hike
Tuesday, October 27 — Intermediate Paper Mache
Wednesday, October 28 — Hike the Trails
Wednesday, October 28 — Intermediate Paper Mache
Wednesday, October 28 — Sleep Smarts: Getting Better ZZZs
Thursday, October 29 — Intermediate Paper Mache
Thursday, October 29 — Adulting Academy

Date: Every Saturday through Oct 31.
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: 1961 Burlington Pike, Burlington, KY 41005
Description: About 50 member farm families sell Northern Kentucky-grown produce, flowers and other items. Vendors may also set up on other days, and the market's Facebook page posts pop-ups.
More Info: Boone County Farmers Market

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⚽ 🏈 🏐 📣 BCHS Varsity Sports Schedule — Oct. 5 – Oct. 9

Florence Bowl is hosting the Judy's Crew doubles bowling tournament this October. Teams can enter on six dates: Saturday, October 10; Sunday, October 11; Saturday, October 17; Sunday, October 18; Saturday, October 24; and Sunday, October 25, 2026, with 10:00 AM and 12:15 PM start times available each day. Entry fee is $60 per team.

Location: Florence Bowl, 7500 Sussex Dr., Florence, KY 41042

Sign up: https://www.florencebowl.com/judyscrew

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The land that became Boone County had been home to people long before any European surveyor drew a line around it. Archaeological evidence puts the first humans in this valley around 12,000 B.C., small bands of nomadic hunters following the large game that gathered at salt deposits like Big Bone Lick. They left almost nothing behind except their tools and the bones of what they killed.

What came after them lasted much longer. The Fort Ancient people, named for a site in southern Ohio, lived in villages along the Ohio River and its tributaries in Boone County from roughly A.D. 1000 to 1690, nearly seven centuries. Their largest local settlement, at Petersburg on the Ohio River floodplain, housed between 250 and 500 people at its height. They built central plazas for ceremonies, kept storage pits full of corn, and traded for shell beads from coastal peoples to the south and copper ornaments from tribes to the north. They were farmers and hunters who built something that could fairly be called a civilization.

By the time European traders and explorers reached northern Kentucky in the early 1700s, the Fort Ancient people were gone, displaced or absorbed by pressures from the east. The Shawnee and Miami nations had taken their place as the dominant peoples of the region. The Shawnee claimed much of Kentucky as their own, maintaining villages on the north bank of the Ohio River while using the land to the south for seasonal hunting. That arrangement would hold until European settlers decided they wanted the same land. Tomorrow, we look at the river that tied it all together.