FLORENCE, KY (FOX19) - The Northern Kentucky Solid Waste Management Area and the Northern Kentucky Household Hazardous Waste Action Coalition are joining forces to help residents of Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties properly dispose of unwanted household hazardous waste. 

At this event, residents can dispose of aerosol cans, antifreeze, batteries, corrosives/flammables (fuel, kerosene, etc.), drugs (over the counter and prescription), e-scraps (computers, monitors, keyboards, printers, cell phones, etc.), ink cartridges/toner, light bulbs, oil, pesticides, propane tanks, paint and televisions. Residents can also bring documents that they want shredded.

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The Kroger Co. stores in the Cincinnati and Dayton areas are asking customers to check their refrigerators and freezers for 5 lb. chub Kroger Ground Beef 73% Lean 27% Fat and Kroger Beef Patties with a "best before or freeze by" date of September 12, 2011. 

This ground beef is part of a recall announced by Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. 

Kroger customers can visit www.kroger.com/recall for the list of products subject to the recall sold in Kroger’s family of stores. The Tyson website lists all of the affected products and retailers. 

Kroger has removed affected items from store shelves and initiated its customer recall notification system. Customers who may have purchased the affected products will receive register receipt messages and/or automated phone calls.

FRANKFORT, KY (FOX19) - With fall just around the corner, state foresters are encouraging Kentuckians to plan their tree-planting activities now by ordering tree seedlings through the Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF). 

Nearly 50 species including white pine, baldcypress, black walnut, white oak, yellow-poplar, dogwood, redbud and many more are available by calling toll free 1-800-866-0555.  Order forms are also available on-line at http://forestry.ky.gov.

The trees are available as bare-root seedlings in bundles of 10 or 100 and range in price from $24 to $45 per bundle.  The seedlings are lifted at two state tree nurseries in Marshall and Morgan counties and delivered at your request from winter to early spring.

Seedlings are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, therefore it is advised to place orders as soon as possible.   

Seedlings are sold each year by KDF for use in