Capitol Notes: Local option sales tax proposal clears panel, heads to full House for review
Local option sales tax clears House committee A House committee has approved a proposed local option sales tax constitutional amendment…
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Kentucky exports at all-time high; aerospace industry leads growth with $7.8B shipped
Kentucky-made products are being sold around the world at a record pace. The state exported $27.5 billion in 2014, the…
Special Olympics rally had special advocates from NKy, including gymnast Danielle Blakeney
NKyTribune Staff Report Among the nearly 100 advocates gathered in the Capitol rotunda yesterday to support Kentucky’s Special Olympics were…
NKy Prep Sports Notebook: New head coach Eviston will find he has holes to fill at Covington Catholic
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Eddie Eviston, the new head football coach at Covington Catholic, is taking over a…
Sports Notes: Let’s play a game called ‘Will They Stay or Will They Go’ with the Wildcats
By Glenn Osborne Special to NKyTribune As Kentucky’s quest for a historic basketball season continues, three questions emerge anytime two…
Opiate Summit brings three tri-state organizations to explore comprehensive solutions to big problem
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune Contributor A two-day opiate summit that takes place later this month at the Mets Center in…
Former NAIA Player of the Year Eviston back in NKy as head football coach at Covington Catholic
Eddie Eviston found great success at Georgetown College; the three-time NAIA Player of the Year quarterback from northern Kentucky helped…
Thomas More women rise to top of NCAA Division III poll; Moss named PAC Player of Week
The Thomas More women are the new No. 1 team in NCAA Division III, according to the most recent D3hoops.com…
Mer Grayson says he’ll ‘transition’ to retirement from Central Bank by year’s end; he’s ready to try it again
Mer Grayson, a familiar figure in Northern Kentucky banking for over 50 years, has announced that he plans to step…
Kentucky Symphony Orchestra does it again — Valentine’s super party for you and your sweetheart
Special to NKyTribune Flappers and Wise Guys, shades of Prohibition (without the prohibitions), jumps, jives and spins, a “killer” silent…
Easing the Burden: Machine shows promise in making tobacco stripping more efficient
By Aimee Nielson Special to NKyTribune Burley tobacco is one of the most labor-intensive crops a farmer could choose to…
No matter how far Forecastle Festival has come, founder McKnight keeps eye on future
By Jonathan Coffman Special to NKyTribune Forecastle Festival, Louisville’s music, arts and activism festival (July 17-19), released its lineup…
No More Bullying: Bullies develop their behaviors at home, school, in community
This column on bullying in schools will run periodically on KyForward. By Melissa Martin Special to NKyTribune What makes a…
State temporarily holding electronic returns because of fraudulent filing through TurboTax
Fraudulently filed tax returns through TurboTax has Kentucky and other states putting a temporary hold on processing all electronic returns….
Capitol Notes: Parade of bills – 480 of them – marks resumption of 2015 legislative session
In one of the busiest bill-filing days in recent years, members of the Kentucky General Assembly introduced more than…
Despite all new cast of characters, Pioneers right back in the hunt for regional title
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Two years ago, Simon Kenton girls’ basketball coach Jeff Stowers started having joint practice…
Children’s advocates rally in state Capitol building to promote ‘Blueprint’ for Kentucky’s most vulnerable
By Rae Hodges NKyTribune Frankfort Reporter Filling up three floors of the state’s Capitol building, an estimated 700 Kentuckians from…
Hiker will follow in ancestor’s boot steps on 200-mile, 16-day historic trek taken by Daniel Boone in 1775
Special to NKyTribune Curtis Penix will take an historic 200-mile trek, hiking the path marked by Daniel Boone almost 250…
Steve Frank: The heroin epidemic costs lives, robs us of a brighter future and needs your attention
The heroin and associated crime in Covington, Northern Kentucky, Greater Cincinnati, and indeed the whole Commonwealth has become completely intolerable….
HAPPY BIRTHDAY COVINGTON: A good time was had by all at the gala gala celebrating 200 years
Thanks to our Facebook friends for sharing their fun evening through pictures: See Tap Snap on Facebook for photos of…