Kentucky by Heart: A sneak-peek of coming children’s book starting with Joey and honey balls
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part selection from Steve Flairty’s in-progress children’s book, tentatively titled Kentucky Billy…
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Jan Hillard: Reopening schools and lessons learned from spring shutdown; schools face a dilemma
As Fall approaches, school districts, parents, students, and elected officials are struggling with the question of re-opening schools amidst the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Asian carp invasion and the war to rid Ky. waterways of these nuisance species
Of all the invasive, non-native species that have made their way to North America from China, none is more egregious…
NKU men’s soccer adds 12-player recruiting class for upcoming season; Norse were 7-10-1 a year ago
Northern Kentucky University men’s soccer head coach Stu Riddle has announced a 12-player recruiting class for the upcoming season. Deryn…
Kentucky by Heart: Versailles resident’s watchful eye averts major disaster, helps him truly know faith
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Ted Hill must have felt like his own version of The Man Who Knew Too…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Non-native mussel, aquatic vegetation have become common in Kentucky waters
A non-native mussel and three species of non-native aquatic vegetation have become established in Kentucky’s major lakes. Zebra Mussels endanger…
Kentucky by Heart: Amid horrors of racial intolerance in post-Civil War Ky., some stood and said ‘no more’
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist In an attempt to further educate myself on the roots of today’s social/racial unrest, particularly…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The yellow bass is a small, underappreciated species, but makes a tasty meal
This underappreciated native fish species is usually an incidental bycatch, most often taken by crappie anglers casting or drifting small…
Kentucky by Heart: Although the stage has changed, Lexington History Museum’s ‘encore’ plays on
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist When the Lexington History Museum “left the building” in 2012, there were many who figured…
Al Cross: Charles Booker, Mike Broihier harvest votes on a field Amy McGrath planted
When Amy McGrath ran for the U.S. House in 2018, Cameron French was with her. He was a campus organizer…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Saugeye fishery has blossomed in Ky., providing a bonanza for anglers
What started out as experimental stockings in 2013 has blossomed into a bonafide fishery management success story for the Kentucky…
Kentucky by Heart: Stories behind names of high schools reveal unique look at Kentucky’s past
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist While recently looking over information about public high schools in Kentucky, it occurred to me…
Billy Reed: Finally, at long last, Jefferson Davis’ statue out of Rotunda. Bring on Muhammad Ali
So the statue of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, finally is being removed from the rotunda of the Kentucky…
Daily Yonder: In historic First, protests spread to more than 3,000 towns across United States
By John W. Miller The Daily Yonder As one of the only black kids growing up in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (pop….
Jamie’s Bookshelf: A rundown of recently-published sports books for your summer reading list
• “Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask” by Jon Pessah (Little, Brown and Company, $30) is a definitive biography of Yogi…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A ‘big-time brawler,’ the Muskellunge is Kentucky’s top predator fish
The Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) is king of Kentucky’s major lakes and the streams they were impounded from, a voracious predator…
Kentucky by Heart: Celebrating Kentucky’s own James Bond, and all of the state’s ‘overcomers’
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Reading and writing about overcomers from Kentucky is a passion of mine. Overcomers are often…
Kentucky Republicans hold online state convention; grassroots leaders select RNC delegates, alternates
The Republican Party of Kentucky held its first-ever online state convention during the weekend, with grassroots GOP leaders from across…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Hybrid striped bass in Ky. waters are result of a controlled interspecies cross
The Hybrid Striped Bass is the result of interspecific hybridization, a cross of two species that must occur in the…
Kentucky by Heart: Precious time in the family garden is heaven, a release not to be mistaken for a chore
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist I like gardening a lot, and I don’t want to mess it up by becoming…
Northern Kentucky, Greater Cincinnati playwrights offer insight into why they write plays
By William H. McCann, Jr. Special to NKyTribune For most theatre professionals, their world is on hiatus. For the indefinite…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A distinctive seasonal visitor, the brown thrasher is often found along roadsides
Driving Kentucky’s rural backroads during the spring and early summer it’s not uncommon to see this distinctively-marked brown bird darting…