Kenton County awards contract to complete improvements to its golf courses
The Kenton County Fiscal Court awarded Riegler Blacktop the contract to complete improvements to the golf cart paths at the…
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Newport Board of Education considering reduction in property tax rates, explains details
Property tax rates will be reduced under a proposal being considered by the Newport Board of Education. The Newport Independent…
Kentucky Venues unveils plans for Kentucky Exposition Center’s renovations
Kentucky Venues leadership unveiled the visual concepts for the Kentucky Exposition Center’s Phase I & II renovations and broke ground…
U.S. FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccine; booster shots from Moderna, Pfizer to address variants
By Jennifer Shutt Kentucky Lantern The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine intended to…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — Off to college, Biden-Harris, aging student, Covid surge
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Keith Taylor: 7-5 sounds about right for Kentucky football this season
Kentucky hasn’t missed a bowl game in eight years but that streak could be in jeopardy this season, considering a…
Newport gets ‘historic’ $1 million grant to plant trees, its largest ‘green investment’ in history
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter The city of Newport took the first step toward a future of shade for…
Opportunistic Ryle makes the plays at the end, sends young CovCath home with work to do
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Sometimes it happens like this. Two teams evenly matched in an opener are deadlocked…
Government briefs: Edgewood, Boone County, Newport, Erlanger — meetings this week
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter EDGEWOOD The city of Edgewood will hold a special meeting for discussion of the…
Neighbors of closed landfill in Latonia getting monitors from state to test methane
Residents who live adjacent to the long-closed City of Covington landfill in Latonia are receiving monitors from state and local…
Alison Lundergan Grimes looks to future, but faces effort to reinstate alleged ethics violations
By Jack Brammer Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s Executive Branch Ethics Commission is seeking to reverse a judge’s ruling that cleared former…
Kentucky Chamber Foundation’s National Civics Bee state finals has a champion
The Kentucky Chamber Foundation hosted the National Civics Bee Kentucky State Finals this week where middle school students participated in…
Keven Moore: Food trucks food can be tasty — but how safe are the trucks and the food?
Food trucks have become a cherished part of the American culinary landscape, providing a diverse array of cuisines to people…
Children’s Law Center’s Boots, Bourbon, and Biscuits fundraiser set for September 14
Staff report Boots, Bourbon, and Biscuits, brunch for a cause, benefits the Children’s Law Center. The 35th anniversary celebration event…
By Golly’s is coming to Covington, from two locations in Cinci, to be followed by The Works
By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter Finally, the Epic Eeats Restaurant Group made it to Northern Kentucky. By Golly’s – a…
15 games get high school football off to a flying start this weekend
By Dan Weber NKyTribune reporter With out-of-region games and inter-conference matchups, and even an old rivalry or two, Week 1…
Walton-based L’Oreal among 39 companies honored as Governor’s safest workplaces
Education and Labor Cabinet Secretary Jamie Link recognized more 39 Kentucky employers with Governor’s Safety and Health Awards for excellence…
Prichard Committee’s analysis of Amendment 2 says it is not ‘effective use of public funds’
The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence released an analysis of Amendment 2, a proposed amendment to Kentucky’s Constitution that would…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Hall of Fame Reunion comes full circle for many
They call it a “reunion.” And it is one, a family reunion, this annual end-of-summer get-together for the Northern Kentucky…
Newport’s Taylen Kinney moving on to pro prep at Atlanta’s Overtime Elite
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It was happening, that was the word on the street. Newport junior Taylen Kinney,…
Corporex names Brett Blackwell president and chief operating officer, will continue as CFO
Corporex, a leading national development and investment firm, on Wednesday announced the appointment of Brett Blackwell as president and chief…
House Majority Caucus says state on track to see third decrease in state income tax in ’26
Members of the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue received formal notification Wednesday that the conditions required to lower…