Kentucky by Heart: Authors West, Brackney offer sordid details of two Kentucky murder mysteries
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist My usual amount of reading is a lot, but with staying healthy at home to…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s abundant sunfish can be caught with live bait and basic fishing tackle
They thrive in farm ponds, small lakes and tree-canopied creeks, little fish that are fun to catch and make a…
Kentucky by Heart: Tiny Wickliffe community has a lot of ‘Hart’ and many treasured souls
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Wickliffe, Kentucky, sets along the Mississippi River, a couple miles from where the Ohio River…
Forest Service announces reopening schedule for Daniel Boone National Forest, Red River Gorge
The Daniel Boone National Forest will begin reopening recreation sites in June using a site-by-site approach, including assessment of facility…
Our Rich History: The spirit of our German Heritage lives on through Newport’s Turnverein, closed in 1936
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Part 27 of our series: Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky Today the building…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: James Henshall forever remembered for introducing America to black bass
Editor’s Note: This is the last of three articles on the life and work of the father of bass fishing…
Kentucky by Heart: Story of William ‘King’ Solomon a poignant one for this challenging time of pandemic
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist For many years as a fourth-grade teacher, I read the story of William “King” Solomon’s…
KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett says fall sports could be vastly different for Kentucky’s schools
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Julian Tackett is hopeful a form of normalcy can be achieved in high school sports…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: James Henshall moves to Cincinnati where Black Bass odyssey began
Editor’s note: This is the second of three articles on the life and work of the father of bass fishing…
Kentucky by Heart: Video history series offers unique look at Kentucky’s vintage buildings and structures
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Our knowledge of Kentucky’s history often comes from what we’ve read in textbooks, articles in…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: James Alexander Henshall is known as the father of bass fishing in America
Editor’s note: This is the first of three articles on the life and work of the father of bass fishing…
Kentucky by Heart: These guys are deltiologists — meaning they collect postcards — lots of postcards
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist When Carl Howell looks back on his professional work career, a highly successful one, he…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A look at the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on outdoor activities in Ky.
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has reached into the outdoors, where we practice social distancing on purpose. Fishing and…
Kentucky by Heart: Some ramblings, musings and wanderings to pass the time during social distancing
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Sometimes it feels good to allow this Kentucky-centric mind to do some wandering and then…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Warm temps bring out ticks early, and these bloodsuckers don’t social distance
When temperatures spiked into the upper 70s in early April, grasses and clover hit a growth spurt, flowers bloomed and…
Kentucky by Heart: A most underrated tool of the small farmer or gardener — the trusty bucket
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist I should have learned while growing up in Claryville that the most important tool for…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s 23-day spring wild turkey season getting a late start in 2020
Due to calendar shift Kentucky’s 2020 spring wild turkey season is starting five days later than last year and two…
Kentucky by Heart: Alice Hegan Rice’s classic ‘Mrs. Wiggs’ offers many lessons for today’s trying times
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Last week, I pulled a book out of my collection of old Kentucky books that…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: April is crappie month in Kentucky; vary tackle and techniques for success
A crappie is a crappie… well not exactly. The two species found in Kentucky waters look a lot alike, but…
Kentucky by Heart: One man’s top 10 bucket list of books not to be missed — what are your favorites?
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist My love of reading Kentucky-related books, particularly non-fiction, started as a child. Inspired by my…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Most outbreaks of disease like covid-19 trace to consumption of wildlife in China
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a family of viruses common in animals that can cause human illness ranging from the symptoms of…
Kentucky by Heart: Even the inconveniences brought on by coronavirus can be embraced in a positive way
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Okay, my Kentucky brethren, our personal mobility will likely be curtailed for the foreseeable future…