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- Teen Sentenced In Firebombing Case
A judge in Covington has sentenced a Walton teenager to 25 years in prison in the firebombing of a home.
- Blood drive at library
INDEPENDENCE -- The Durr Branch of the Kenton County Library will hold a blood drive 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the library at 1992 Walton-Nicholson Road.
- Kimmich readies for judge-exec campaign
KENTON COUNTY - The positioning continues in the 2010 Republican primary for Kenton County Judge-executive, a race that is still more than a year away.
- New Year's dance for kids
INDEPENDENCE -- The Independence Fire District, in conjunction with Independence Professional Firefighters Local 3945, will host a New Year's Youth Dance, for students in grades 4 through 8 from 7 to 10 p.m. ...
- Lawyer Deters fined $14K
Lawyer Eric Deters has been fined about $14,000 for filing a frivolous lawsuit relating to the January 2007 Grant County school bus crash that critically injured two students.
- Visit our Independence page
A Share your Photos and Stories The Thaman family from St. Cecilia parish in Independence, poses for a photo with St.
- Kenton fee hike likely
Next month, Kenton County Fiscal Court is expected to vote to raise the county's 911 emergency dispatch fee for the first time in two years.
- Background Note: Seychelles
Geography Area: 444 sq. km; about 2.5 times the size of Washington DC. Major islands: Mahe and Praslin.
- Claude W. Brady
FLORENCE - Claude W. Brady, 58, died Monday, Dec. 15, at his home. He was a sales representative for Lowe's Home Improvement, a Navy veteran and member of Walton Masonic Lodge.
- Man indicted in shooting at funeral
INDEPENDENCE, Ky. - A grand jury in northern Kentucky has indicted a man in a funeral shooting that killed the pastor of a Cincinnati church and wounded a deacon.
- Independence senior center for rent
The Independence Senior Citizens & Community Center is available for public rental during daytime hours on Fridays.
- Appeals Court Hears Gideon Case
Blogroll Archives Declaring Independence podcast feed YearlyKos 2007 Video of speech on Dover and the Future of the Anti-Evolution Movement Audio of Greg Raymer Interview Category: Politics Posted on: December ...
- Guard plans $20 mil. center in Boone
The Kentucky National Guard plans to build a $20 million, 80,000 square-foot National Guard Readiness Center on a 34.7-acre site in Boone County, it announced today.
- Beshear can't rule out layoffs
FLORENCE - Gov. Steve Beshear is not ruling out state employee layoffs and is giving strong indications that he will ask legislators to approve a cigarette tax increase in January as he looks for ways to ...
- Senate race cost tops $300K
If you are going to run for a Kenton County seat in the Kentucky state Senate, you better be able to raise at least $300,000. Three of the four candidates who ran for the Senate in the 23rd and 17th districts ...
- Letters To Santa Deadline Looms
If you have a good girl or boy who needs to send off their letters to Santa, the Kenton County Library reminds all parents of the Friday deadline.
- Free Holiday Fun At Library
Looking for fun free activities to enjoy with the family this holiday season? Need pictures with Santa but dona TMt want to pay for it? The Kenton County Public Library can help.
- Group says state law about the a Dependence of God' is unconstitutional
An atheist rights group is furious. They are suing the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security because a state law requires the agency to stress, "Dependence on Almighty God is vital to the security of the ...
- Plea made in imposition case
Cincinnati Christian University's chief financial officer entered a written plea of not guilty Monday after he was arrested Saturday in Mount Airy Forest and charged with sexual imposition.
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City DescriptionIndependence is a suburban city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 14,982 at the 2000 census. It is one of two county seats of Kenton County . In 1842 the county of Campbell was split to form a new county, Kenton, named after a pioneer who'd helped explore the territory, Simon Kenton. The city of Independence was incorporated in 1842 to mark its independence from Campbell County.
Independence is located at 38°57′13″N 84°32′49″W / 38.95361, -84.54694 (38.953668, -84.546990).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.8 square miles (43.5 km²), of which, 16.8 square miles (43.4 km²) of it is land and 0.06% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,982 people, 5,181 households, and 4,149 families residing in the city. The population density was 893.2 people per square mile (344.9/km²). There were 5,391 housing units at an average density of 321.4/sq mi (124.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.20% White, 0.96% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:- North American Eastern Time Zone
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