Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Knowing your needs is the key to getting the right kayak
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune FRANKFORT, Ky. – The first time I fished a stream out of a kayak,…
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Skies threatened but Freedom fans saw stars: Big Red Machine legends Johnny Bench, George Foster
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune Managing Editor Rain threatened to delay the start of the Florence Freedom game Friday night, but…
‘A Gathering of Descendants’ June 13 – 14 is a family reunion Fort Boonesborough style
Calling all Boones … and other descendants of Daniel Boone and settlers who lived at Fort Boonesborough in the late…
Road Tripping in Kentucky: Blair Hess, Cameron Ludwick share no-rules adventures
By John Gregory KET Take two long-time girlfriends who share a sense of adventure, give them a stack of road…
Amber Decker steps into VP role at Gateway today
Gateway Community and Technical College announced that Amber Decker will begin her role as vice president of development and strategic…
American Pharoah again the horse to beat as top Derby challengers return for Preakness
Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah is set to take the second step along the Triple Crown trail in Saturday’s 140th…
Butch Ostendorf closing Dick’s Standard station’s doors for last time today, after 84 years in Covington
By Andy Foltz NKyTribune Reporter A mainstay of Covington for 84 years will be closing up shop for the final…
Battle of the Blue Bloods: Kentucky heads to Kansas for Big 12-SEC Challenge matchup
The two winningest schools in NCAA Division I history will meet during the 2015-16 season when Kentucky plays at Kansas…
Highlands softball, baseball among the favorites as road to state tourney begins
By John Lachmann NKyTribune sports reporter The Highlands and Notre Dame softball teams locked up in another thriller on Thursday….
Notre Dame girls, Covington Catholic boys advance to finals of state tennis tournament
Notre Dame and Covington Catholic will play in the girls’ and boys’ championship finals of the state team tennis tournament…
Late rally by Northern Kentucky falls short as Lipscomb takes A-Sun victory
Caleb Lonkard finished 3-for-4 from the plate and scored once as the Northern Kentucky University baseball team fell to Lipscomb…
As head of ORSANCO Richard Harrison is now focused on clean water along 981 miles of river
By Mike Rutledge NKyTribune Reporter For 27 years, Richard Harrison’s jobs with the Northern Kentucky Water District helped ensure the…
Don Then: University Press of Ky is good resource to find books by Kentucky authors, see latest releases
I enjoy surfing the Internet to find resources for books about Kentucky. Recently I came upon the University Press of…
Bill Straub: McConnell’s claims that GOP is putting policy before party just a lot of wind
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is like the man who leapt off the Observation Deck of the Empire State Building….
Beshear celebrates NKy’s contribution to Governor’s Cup, ‘Brainy Bots’ robotics team makes it special
By Mark Hansel NKy Tribune Managing Editor Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear visited Northern Kentucky this morning to celebrate Kentucky’s first…
Our Rich History: Gotta get goetta. What’s that? A mystery food few outside our region ever heard of
(This is part of a regular series especially for the NKyTribune on local history by three distinguished historians, Paul Tenkotte…
Congratulations! It’s a William or Emma! Results show state’s favorite baby names
By Jonathan Coffman Special to NKyTribune Noah and Emma might reign supreme among the nation’s most popular baby names, but…
Record-setting Villa Madonna star Baugh looking for his own Triple Crown in state championship meet
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Several people congratulated Villa Madonna senior Eric Baugh after he won three events at…
New design of playing surface at CWS uses updated UK logo, checkerboard end zone pattern
With a $120 million renovation entering its final stages, a new synthetic surface is set to be installed this month…
Sponsored by United Way, TEDxCincinnati will hold sixth annual event in July, tickets now on sale
Tickets are now on sale for TEDxCincinnati’s 6th annual Main Stage event, “Accelerate,” on July 9. Tickets are available online…
MainStrasse Village Maifest is this weekend with plenty of food, fun and entertainment for all
The MainStrasse Village Association and The Bank of Kentucky will present the 36th Annual MainStrasse Village Maifest this weekend, starting…