Bluegrass & Backroads: Hidden treasure Muir Valley provides climbers a safe place to explore gorge
Liz and Rick Weber have carved out a climber’s paradise with the help of the Friends of Muir Valley. This…
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Award-winning public television producer, reporter, editor and Winchester native Grant dies at 72
William R. Grant, an award-winning producer of some of public television’s most successful programs, died May 15 in Atlanta of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Freshwater drum a largely overlooked species in Kentucky’s rivers and streams
Sheephead, white perch, gasper goo. These are a few of the common names for the freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), a…
Kentucky Office of Homeland Security accepting grant applications for 2016-17 FY through July 8
The Kentucky Office of Homeland Security (KOHS) is accepting applications for the FY 2016 Homeland Security Grant Program through July…
Jamie Vaught: Reigning Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival Queen proud to be a country girl
Lindsay Ratliff, the 2015 Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival Queen, will be returning to Pineville for the Memorial Day weekend. And…
Old Time Kentucky: Remote Madrid Bend was scene of a less famous, but still deadly, family feud
By Berry Craig NKyTribune columnist Nobody seemed to know what brewed the bad blood between the Darnells and Watsons in…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Late spring means it’s time to chase redear sunfish and bluegill
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune (This is the eighth installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of articles, detailing…
May 21 is Kids to Parks Day at Kentucky State Parks; special events planned at five Bluegrass locations
Kids to Parks Day, celebrated on May 21, is a day devoted to outdoor play, organized by the National Park…
NKY Postal carriers food drive is Saturday; residents asked to leave nonperishable food by the mailbox
One of the biggest food drives of the year to benefit low-income families in Northern Kentucky is set for Saturday,…
Williamstown Family Fun Park to open in June near Ark Encounter; features include mini golf, zipline
The opening of a new local attraction continues the economic expansion of Williamstown on the west side of Interstate 75….
Former Menifee County Sheriff Coffey appointed new law enforcement director for Fish and Wildlife
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Gregory K. Johnson announced Tuesday the appointment of retired Menifee County Sheriff Rodney Coffey as…
Bluegrass & Backroads: Great American Dollhouse Museum fascinating mix of miniatures, story telling
The Great American Dollhouse Museum in Danville, Kentucky is a fascinating mix of miniatures and story telling, where an entire…
Old Time Kentucky: At the beginning of the Space Age, Aurora’s honorary mayor was ‘out of this world’
By Berry Craig NKyTribune columnist Aurora had an honorary mayor who was out of this world. “Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter…
Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection announces 2016 EcoART contest winners
The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) has selected its 2016 EcoART Contest student winners. The annual contest is open…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: With weather conditions stablizing, state fishing approaching optimal level
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune (This is the seventh installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of articles, detailing…
Billy Reed: The jury’s still out over the impact of ‘Pharoah Effect’ on the racing game
A popular topic on the Churchill Downs backstretch this week has been the so-called “Pharoah Effect.” That’s the name that…
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: KYTC employee has personal story to share about survival
In recognition of May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Office of Highway Safety is taking…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Man Cave Project No. 4 — making a paring knife and cutting board
This is the fourth article in an occasional series of easy-to-build construction projects for the outdoors Man Cave. An outdoors…
Belles of the Ferdinand’s Ball: NKY sisters throw a pre-Derby place-to-be party to benefit retired horses
By Vicki Prichard NKyTribune reporter The time has come to shine the julep cups, snip the mint and lift the…
Luxco Breaks Ground on Bardstown Distillery; $30 million facility expected to create 34 jobs
Gov. Matt Bevin joined local officials and executives from Luxco, a distilled spirits company, in breaking ground on an approximately…
Old Time Kentucky: When it comes to a plague, think bubonic, locust … or squirrel?
By Berry Craig NKyTribune columnist When I hear “plague,” I think “bubonic” or “locust.” But in 1827, my neck of…
Toyota gives $1 million to Georgetown College to support scholarships for STEM students
As Yogi Berra put it, “the future ain’t what it used to be.” The same could be said for manufacturing,…