Art Lander’s Outdoors: Rotator cuff injuries are a real risk for those who participate in outdoor activities
A lifetime in the outdoors can take a toll on hips, knees, ankles and shoulders. Problems may develop from decades…
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Big second half from Wildcats in Athens hands Bulldogs first home loss of the season
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky survived its first true road game of the year and handed Georgia its first…
Kentucky by Heart: Warmth, comfort and inclusion is ‘percolating’ at Lexington’s McLeod’s Coffee House
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist On a warm December morning at McLeod’s Coffee House, where “no one is excluded,” Brewster…
Kentucky by Heart: Mike Howard went from ‘black sheep’ to beloved ‘Mountain Santa,’ the legend
Because Christmas is all about traditions, we are offering this traditional Kentucky by Heart column on Mike Howard, the Mountain…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Last minute gift ideas for the anglers, hunters and target shooters on your list
There are just four shopping days until Christmas. Is there an angler, hunter or target shooter on your shopping list?…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Northern Flicker a frequent winter visitor to Kentucky’s backyard bird feeders
As the first day of winter approaches, and we get hard freezes and our first snows, homeowners begin feeding songbirds…
Kentucky by Heart: A look at some worthy Kentucky service organizations for your holiday giving list
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist We’re in the holiday season when most of us likely feel inundated with messages coaxing…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Snowy Owl, a winter migrant rarely observed in Ky., but not unheard of
A glimpse of this winter migrant might be on the holiday wish list of birdwatchers in Kentucky, and bordering states…
Kentucky by Heart: Bluegrass Writers Coalition members compile book of Ky’s ‘mined treasures’
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Back in 2018, two founding members of the Bluegrass Writers Coalition, from Frankfort, Mike Embry…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: 20 years after first proposal Green River National Wildlife Refuge now a reality
Almost 20 years after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) first published a proposal for a national wildlife refuge…
Boone County Public Library December calendar for adults includes activities at all branches
The Boone County Public Library offers events at its branches and throughout the county during the month of December. A…
Kentucky by Heart: A ‘Kentucky-fied’ trip through a beautiful part of our state into a beautiful part of Ohio
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist It’s not often in this column that I talk about a trip taken outside the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky deer harvest strong heading into final weekend of modern gun season
The deer harvest is strong heading into the final weekend of modern gun season, the highlight of Kentucky’s 2019-20 hunting…
Kentucky by Heart: Inventor of submachine gun was NKy native; finding strength in challenging times
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Although not a gun enthusiast myself, I recently noticed while perusing a resource I use…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Cooper’s Hawk is a winged hunter with awe-inspiring aerial skills
Hunters who spend a lot of time afield in the fall are likely to observe all sorts of amazing animal…
Kentucky By Heart: Annual Kentucky Book Fair a grand celebration of state’s literary landscape
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist I look forward with joy to participating, as an author, in the 38th Annual Kentucky…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Cast iron cookware used by generations of Kentucky’s cooks
Venerable cast iron cookware has a place in the hearts of generations of Kentucky cooks who love to prepare traditional…
Kentucky by Heart: Humility of Northern Kentucky’s 2019 Newsmakers evidence of state’s giving spirit
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist “It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you do not care who gets the credit.”…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky Wild program supports endangered, threatened non-game wildlife
The Kentucky Wild program, launched during the summer of 2018 by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR),…
Kentucky by Heart: Kentucky Senator Richard Mentor Johnson led an interesting and controversial life
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist I have been reading The US Senate and the Commonwealth (University Press of Kentucky, 2019),…
Lynn Bowden’s rain dance leads Kentucky to 29-7 victory over Missouri in wet one at Kroger Field
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Not even a driving rainstorm could stop Lynn Bowden Jr. The Kentucky junior quarterback rushed…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: With striking looks and eerie sounds, the Great Horned Owl is a Halloween icon
A night hunter with a striking appearance and eerie vocalizations, this owl is a Halloween icon. The Great Horned Owl…