Freedom announces new food choices for coming season; jerseys to be raffled for GO Pantry
With opening day coming up this Friday, it’s time to start thinking about all the delicious food options that will…
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Keven Moore: Police officers say ‘do as I say, not as I do’ when it comes to distracted driving
Distracted driving in the United States is a serious and escalating problem throughout the United States and when we think…
Kentucky by Heart: Local writing ‘colorists’ concerned with region’s character in late 1800s
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Northern Kentuckian John Uri Lloyd is a sterling example of the “local color” fiction writers…
Our Rich History: Covington Ladies Home celebrating 130th year, serving senior women with quality care
By Bill Stolz Special to NKyTribune 2016 marks the 130th year of operation for the Covington Ladies Home located at…
Elizabeth Lawson says opportunity to portray former slave’s battle for freedom provided personal insights
Lexington actress and Maysville native Elizabeth Lawson will perform “Charlotte Dupuy: Suing for Freedom” on Sunday, May 15, at 2…
Keven Moore: Insect phobia causes distracted driving accidents — keep car clean, eyes on the road
I read once that a Dutch biologist named Arnold van Vliet tried to estimate how many insects are killed by…
Kentucky by Heart: From ‘splittin’ jeans’ to splitting genes, Pendleton County native earned Nobel Prize
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Rural Kentucky had a big part to play in the awarding of the 1993 Nobel…
Our Rich History: Eugenia B. Farmer was a suffragist, early proponent of equal rights in Northern Kentucky
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Too many women in Northern Kentucky history have been either forgotten or, if…
Gayle Pille: 17-year-old ‘citizen scientist’ Kimmy Birrer monitors nest boxes, meets Tree Swallows
Kimmy Birrer of Villa Hills got more than she bargained for when she volunteered to monitor the Eastern Bluebird nest…
Operation Samalama: Verona native, Navy veteran joins friends on mission to run 1500-miles for vets
By Dan Guttridge Special to NKyTribune Matt Peace, U.S. Navy veteran and native of Verona has completed yet another mission….
Boone County Public Library May calendar for adults features MAYhem and a chance to set a world record
The Boone County Public Library offers events at its branches and throughout the county during the month of May. Some…
New man-made creek near Lake Cumberland so real even the fish can’t tell the difference
Trout anglers will soon be fishing in a man-made creek that looks so real the fish won’t even notice the…
Keven Moore: No ‘risk’ or ‘uncertainty’ here — death is absolutely certain — and we all have to deal with it
In this weekly column as a self-described riskologist, I try to find topics of interest that involve something that is…
Kentucky by Heart: While known more for basketball, state played key role in baseball’s most tragic story
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist When we’re talking sports in the Bluegrass, the state is likely most known as a…
Our Rich History: Johann Schmitt was one of most sought-after ecclesiastical artists in the U.S.
by Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune He was one of the first art teachers of Covington native and…
Bromley’s Caleb Maurer, 15, ‘Young Marine of Year,’ participated in ‘Reunion of Honor’ in Guam, Iwo Jima
Young Marines SgtMaj Caleb Maurer, 15, of Bromley, a freshman at Dixie Heights High School, recently returned from a trip…
Ghost Hunts: Big Bone Lick State Historic Site the place to explore paranormal activities
Interested in ghost hunting and paranormal investigations? Big Bone Lick State Historic Site in Boone County has just the thing….
Keven Moore: To barbecue or not to barbecue? Of course you’ll take command of the grill; do it safely
They say that vegetarian is an old Indian word for “Bad Hunter,” and I firmly believe that mankind didn’t eat…
Bowling Green middle school student wins annual EEC ‘Capture the Earth’ photography contest
Drakes Creek Middle School seventh-grader Leslie Hale, 13, is the winner of the sixth-annual “Capture the Earth” photography contest, sponsored…
Kentucky by Heart: Soured on politicians? Here are a few examples of ones who might change your mind
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist For sure, criticizing politics and politicians is not a novel practice seen only in modern…
Our Rich History: The spirit of our German heritage lives on though Newport’s Turnverein closed in 1936
By Don Heinrich Holzmann Special to NKyTribune Today the building at 22 E. 6th St. in Newport is the home…
Gayle Pille: Spring really is in sight — those ‘flying jewels,’ the fascinating hummingbirds, are back
Ya gotta love ‘em. Just about every gardener wants them in their backyard. They’re beautiful, they’re fascinating, they’re entertaining. They’re…