Government briefs: Round-up of public meetings across the region this week
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter BOONE COUNTY Boone County Fiscal Court set their new tax rate Tuesday night but…
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Governor to host blood drive at state Capitol, gives update on medical marijuana
Gov. Andy Beshear says he and first lady Britainy Beshear will be hosting a blood drive in the State Capitol…
Green Umbrella to host Cultivate + Connect, celebration of food system champions
Green Umbrella invites you to connect with passionate foodies and advocates at their newest event, Cultivate + Connect, a celebration…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist’s view — Summer’s end, poll calls, school shootings, Sept. 11
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Every household can get four free COVID-19 tests by mail, starting late September
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Starting in late September, the federal government will relaunch its at-home COVID-19 test program…
Cooper’s O-Hara slings Jags to breakthrough win over Ryle at buzzer in battle for Union
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Life, like football, occasionally offers you a win-win deal. As it did in Friday’s…
Kentucky Department of Education seeking nominations for U.S. Presidential Scholars
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking nominations from schools for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. This is not…
Groundbreaking held this week for expansion of Republican Headquarters in Frankfort
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Republican Party of Kentucky (RPK) and prominent Republicans from across Kentucky were in Frankfort…
It’s National Library Card Sign-Up Month — get a card of your own and get more than books
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month. Everyone knows the library helps people save on books, but there are so…
C-Forward celebrates its 25th anniversary and new ownership — its employees
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor Covington-based information technology company C-Forward celebrated its 25th anniversary Thursday with an open house and…
Commonwealth’s Attorney Louis Kelly receives ‘Outstanding Commonwealth’s Attorney Award’
Commonwealth’s Attorney Louis Kelley, who serves Kentucky’s 54th Judicial Circuit in Boone and Gallatin counties, has received one of two…
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center speaker series to ‘turn dialogue into action’
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center announced a new speaker series to turn injustice into dialogue and dialogue into action….
New study finds even light drinking linked to cancer deaths among older adults
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A new study found that even light drinking was linked to an increase in…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Never too early for some basketball, lots of schedule stuff here
OK, we know it’s just Week 3 in high school football here right now but we thought you might like…
Local projects among those funded by nearly $1.7 million in aid to Community Forestry Programs
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that $1,688,132 will go to 16 organizations or communities across Kentucky to plant trees, hire…
KDA, state universities launch coalition to address alcohol, drug misuse among college students
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association, alongside universities and colleges throughout the state including Northern Kentucky University, has launched the Kentucky Coalition…
DJ Brody Flynn to perform at Zembrodt Education Center’s end of summer picnic
DJ Brody Flynn is set to perform at The Point/Arc’s Zembrodt Education Center Fifth Annual End of Summer Picnic, Wednesday,…
For Thomas More football, winning starts at home (with seven lucky home games)
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter As the Thomas More Saints head into their second year in the Ohio-centric, demographically-…
Welcome House CEO Danielle Amrine receives state award from KHC for ‘homeless solutions’
Welcome House, Inc. CEO Danielle (Daney) Amrine has received the Lynn Luallen Innovation Award from the Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC)….
Mike Tussey: Homecomings — a return to the very pulse of our lives
My wife Jo and I moved from Ashland to Florence, Kentucky, in 1997. It was tough for both of us,…
Bluegrass Wildlife: Here trash, there trash, everywhere there’s trash — clean up the mess
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University Taking a jog along the country roads near my house brings out a mix…
Cooper grad and Vanderbilt student Max Perry pursues public service, aims to stamp out hate
By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter He is one of only 100. Max Perry has recently been awarded the prestigious Obama-Chesky…