Florence City Council votes, on first reading, to keep the property tax rate flat; personal property rate down
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter The Florence City Council set the tax rate for the fiscal year beginning on…
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KBE names Robin Fields Kinney as Kentucky’s interim commissioner of education effective Sept. 30
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) on Thursday named Robin Fields Kinney as interim state commissioner of education. Kinney, an…
Ashley Edwards finds her service as grant writer at The Point/Arc rewarding and purposeful
By Andy Furman Point/Arc It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Not for Ashley Edwards, at least. “I always wanted…
Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet releases preliminary August 2023 unemployment report
The Kentucky Center for Statistics has reported Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary August 2023 unemployment rate was 4%. The preliminary August…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Once nearly absent in the state, the house wren now most abundant in NKY
The House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) has the distinction of being one of the very few songbirds that were rare or…
Bill Straub: Maybe Daniel Cameron was premature in taking on popular incumbent Andy Beshear
Word is that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell was hoping his protégé, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, would skip this…
Game of the year has Dixie Highway neighbors Beechwood and CovCath going at one another again
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They’re just seven minutes apart, 2.3 miles according to Mapquest, from Park Hills to…
NKU welcomes new president, Dr. Cady Short-Thompson, ‘back home’ with a standing ovation
By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter When an ebullient Dr. Cady Short-Thompson was introduced Wednesday as Northern Kentucky University’s new…
Ballyshannon Middle School’s Kevin Daily, a social studies teacher, named ’24 Kentucky Teacher of Year
Kevin Dailey, a middle school social studies teacher at Ballyshannon Middle School in Boone County, has been named the 2024…
Bluegrass Wildlife: Think about it — to bait or not to bait? There are ethics involved in the decision
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University A few years ago I observed a sign above a pallet of feed corn…
Beshear far outraises Cameron in governor’s race, but that’s only part of the money story
By Tom Loftus Kentucky Lantern Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s campaign outraised Republican challenger Daniel Cameron by more than double the…
Horizon Community Funds’ annual Philanthropy Symposium set for Sept. 25; make reservations here
Horizon Community Funds will host its annual Philanthropy Symposium on September 25, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the St….
St. Elizabeth Healthcare is first in state to use CathWorks FFR technology for coronary diagnostics
St. Elizabeth Healthcare achieves a significant milestone in cardiovascular care with the use of technology known as CathWorks FFRangio (FFR)….
Kentucky Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer presented with 2023 KY Chamber MVP Award
Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer was presented the Kentucky Chamber MVP Award in September by Kentucky Chamber President and CEO…
Daniel Boone National Forest to hold clean up event, waive fees for National Public Lands Day Sept. 23
In honor of the 30th annual National Public Lands Day, the Daniel Boone National Forest is supporting a trash clean…
Prep Sports Report: Beechwood girls cross country has perfect record after first four invitational meets
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Beechwood girls cross country team is taking a well deserved break this weekend…
Al Cross: Tell us more, Mitch and Joe
Mitch McConnell, who has a policy of saying little, is exactly nine months older than Joe Biden, who says too…
TMU’s week in sports: Saints open GMAC football schedule at home Saturday coming off a big win
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Coming off an impressive 37-0 win over the University of Virginia Wise, the Thomas…
Dr. Cady Short-Thompson, former NKU professor, named 7th president of Northern Kentucky University
Cady Short-Thompson, Ph.D. has been selected the seventh president of Northern Kentucky University. The university’s Board of Regents, in a…
Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles is among the three finalists for the presidency of KCTCS
Staff report The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) has named three finalists for their new president — and…
Aviatra Accelerators to host two-day ‘Second Act Bootcamp’ program September 29-30
Aviatra Accelerators will host its first Second Act Bootcamp on Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30 in Symmes Township….
Covington Rotary supports Cameron’s Cause for AEDs in schools to prevent tragedies like Cameron’s
By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter It was born out of tragedy. Cameron’s Cause is a foundation that started in March…