Art Lander’s Outdoors: The American Robin, migratory songbird and harbinger of spring
In folklore, the American Robin is symbolic of impending warmer weather and is believed to be a harbinger of Spring….
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Long-awaited pension reform bill introduced in state Senate — with controversial provisions dropped
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today A long-awaited pension reform bill, filed Tuesday in the state Senate, will not force any…
Kentucky by Heart: Northern Kentucky’s John G. Carlisle; new book of work from Northpoint prisoners
Life’s full of those “just not fair” times when it seems that we’ve followed all the rules, yet have had…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Motorists, dog owner’s beware, skunk mating season a stinky proposition
Driving rural backroads or busy highways through wooded suburbs, motorists are likely to see skunk carcasses in the road this…
Kentucky by Heart: ‘Good Works’ of the Kentucky Colonels remains a tradition state can be proud of
By Steve Flairty Special to NKyTribune I sure got excited several years ago when a trip to my mailbox netted…
Chef John Foster: The mighty parsnip, a versatile root vegetable that’s both healthy, and delicious
Behold, the mighty parsnip! No, wait, that’s not right. Consider the gentle parsnip…No still not the tone I want to…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Woodpeckers are a Kentucky native negatively impacted by invasive Starling
Woodpeckers are found throughout Kentucky, and are most abundant wherever semi-open forests or big trees are present. In winter, several…
Yealey Elementary 2nd graders make their own ‘book commercials’ as part of service learning activity
By Steve Oldfield Children Inc. Young readers at the Boone County Library in Burlington are getting some high-tech help choosing…
KY Speedway – video Q&A with Mark Simendinger; GM talks about 2017 and what to expect this year
NKyTribune staff Kentucky Speedway General Manager Mark Simendinger reflects on the 2017 racing season and looks ahead to 2018. Highlights…
Kentucky by Heart: Deaths leave a void and legacy: Mountain Santa, Bob Wagoner each made mark
I was saddened by the recent passing of Mike Howard, aka “Mountain Santa.” He lived at Wallins Creek, in Harlan…
Kentucky by Heart: The work of C-J’s Allen Trout offers ‘folksy’ look back at Kentucky in the 1940s
By Steve Flairty Special to NKyTribune I picked up an interesting title on a recent visit to a used bookstore…
Mitch McConnell: A year of extraordinary progress has Senate poised for productive 2018 session
In November 2016, the American people sent President Trump to the White House and Republican majorities back to Congress. We…
Kentucky by Heart: Irma Gall, Peggy Kemner join to ‘lend a hand’ to the less fortunate in Knox County
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Irma Gall, amazingly spry to be in her mid-eighties, was only too happy to show…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A look back at 20 years since inception of Kentucky’s elk restoration project
This is the first in an occasional series of articles on elk in Kentucky, in celebration of the 20th anniversary…
Keven Moore: Counting down the ‘Twelve Days of Risk-mas;’ here’s what you better watch out for!
The classic holiday song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is a cumulative song in which each verse describes a gift…
Kentucky by Heart: Mike Howard goes from ‘black sheep’ to beloved ‘Mountain Santa’
This story is taken from Steve Flairty’s 2013 book, Kentucky’s Everyday Heroes #3. It was originally published in by KyForward…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: 2017-18 deer harvest update; 38 eastern counties impacted by EHD outbreak
With a month of hunting left in the 2017-18 deer season let’s take a look at the harvest, impacted somewhat…
Jamie Vaught: Kentucky sophomore Benny Snell Jr. joins impressive list of Wildcat running backs
Over the years, Kentucky has had a good handful of All-SEC or All-American football standouts who are among the school’s…
Constance Alexander: ‘Tis the season to celebrate simple gifts, the ones we cherish most
From the North Pole to South, coast to coast, and border to border, 2017 has had its ups and downs….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Red-tailed Hawk, Kentucky’s most conspicuous raptor
The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), a year-round resident, is perhaps the most conspicuous raptor in Kentucky. This large hawk, often…
John Foster: Sharing insight into grandeur of Ferris Wheel, the restaurant business, success, failure
The restaurant industry has always been an amusement park attraction, for as long as I’ve called Lexington my home. Part…
Pendleton County Schools superintendent Strong among Superintendent of the Year finalists
Four Kentucky school superintendents are in the running for the 2018 Kentucky Superintendent of the Year Award. The finalists include:…