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NASCAR drivers visit Mazak plant

Submitted by Fox19 Web Staff
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011, 4:49pm

Mazak Corporation is welcoming Penske NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing Team drivers Kurt Busch and Brad Keselowski to its Florence, Kentucky, production plant on Wednesday.

The Penske Team drivers will gather in the Technology Center of the manufacturing campus to meet and greet Mazak employees. As time allows, the drivers will also tour Mazak's expansive Production-On-Demand machine tool manufacturing areas, where many of the Mazak machine tool models used by Penske's racing machine shops are built from the ground up.

"We are proud to be able to welcome the Penske Racing Team drivers to our facility and to display the Kurt Busch Sprint Cup No. 22 Pennzoil car and Brad Keselowski's No. 22 Nationwide Series Discount Tire car," said Brian Papke, president of Mazak. "Mazak has long been a strong Penske Racing technology sponsor since 1994, and theMazak logo can be seen on these Penske racing cars." 

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Police locate 77-year-old woman who went missing

Submitted by Fox19 Web Staff
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011, 11:57am

The Boone County Sheriff's Department has located a 77-year-old woman who went missing.

Joyce Ann Whitney, 77 of Florence, Kentucky was reported missing by her daughter after she left her house on Tuesday, July 5 at about 12:00 p.m. and failed to return home. 

Whitney was located at around 11 a.m. Wednesday at her home, safe and sound.

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FOX19 Exclusive: New details in Northern KY woman's death

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011, 9:27am
FOX19 Exclusive: New details in Northern KY woman's death
By Stefano DiPietrantonio - bio | email

FLORENCE, KY (FOX19) - FOX19 has new information about the death of a northern Kentucky woman who was found buried in a container in a Clearwater, Fla.

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Fans wait for chance to get Tony Stewart autograph

Submitted by Fox19 Web Staff
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011, 8:34am

Dozens of fans waited in line Wednesday morning for a chance to get an autograph from NASCAR driver Tony Stewart.

Stewart is holding an autograph session at the Office Depot at 6825 Burlington Pike in Florence.

Fans are required to have a wristband in order to get an autograph. Wristbands were passed out at 8 a.m. and were limited to the first 300 fans.

Fans with wristbands must be in line no later than 5 p.m. to receive an autograph.

Stewart's show car will be on display from 1 to 6 p.m. Stewart is scheduled to greet fans beginning at 4 p.m.

Stewart is in town for the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, which is on Saturday, July 9.

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Campground opens for NASCAR race at Kentucky Speedway

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Wednesday, July 6th, 2011, 6:38am
Campground opens for NASCAR race at Kentucky Speedway

Campers arrived in RVs and pitched tents at the campground at Kentucky Speedway Tuesday in preparation for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Quaker State 400 this Saturday.

The campground opened at noon for anyone who wanted to get an early start on tailgating. Campers will spend five days outside the track, in what they call their little NASCAR city.

"It's like a small city...everybody's got their favorites. Whether the good guy wins or the bad guy wins, it doesn't matter...any day away from work is a good day of racing," one person at Kentucky Speedway said.

4,000 spots were reserved for campers this week on the grounds of the Kentucky Speedway. That covers 150 acres of land. Inside the track, 600 more spots have been reserved.

"You'll get really close to people that are here, and it's a blessing that this part of the state got a race," said a camper.

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New message signs, cameras coming to Ky. highways

Submitted by Fox19 Web Staff
Monday, July 4th, 2011, 8:01am

Drivers in five Kentucky counties may notice new message signs and traffic-monitoring cameras coming in the next few months.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the equipment is designed to improve traffic flow and safety for motorists on interstate highways and parkways.

The signs and cameras are being installed in Boone, Gallatin, Hardin, Jefferson and Oldham counties.

Seven new side-mounted message signs and eight cameras are being installed by Arrow Electric of Louisville under a $1.5 million contract. The devices will be part of the cabinet's overall intelligent transportation system, which relays information to motorists about traffic incidents and delays.

Seven existing overhead message signs will also be replaced on the interstate system in Jefferson County.

The work is scheduled to be finished in January.

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Boone County neighborhood takes time to say thanks to troops

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Sunday, July 3rd, 2011, 9:02am
Boone County neighborhood takes time to say thanks to troops

One small neighborhood in Burlington brought together more than 1,000 people on Saturday to collect care packages to send overseas as part of their Fourth of July celebration.

The purpose behind the "4th for Our Soldiers" party in the Arborwood subdivision in Boone County is to help active soldiers and their families. With enough food to feed 1,100 people, the "4th For Our Soldiers" event collects basic necessities to send overseas.

16-year-old Brady Dunn had the idea six years ago, and the response continues to grow.

"It makes you feel good and it makes you feel safe. It makes you feel that these guys are giving their lives for us and we should do something for them," said Dunn.

With the help of his mom Michelle and the entire neighborhood, last year's event raised more than $5,000. This year's goal is $8,000.

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