Kentucky by Heart: Despite intrusion of virus, we’ve made positive changes and learned valuable lessons
By Steve Flairty KyForward Columnist The pandemic experience has been a bummer for most of us. I passed through my…
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NKU’s Danny Dollar Academy offers virtual, free program to help educators teach financial literacy
Northern Kentucky University’s Center for Economic Education is expanding its award-winning Danny Dollar Academy to a virtual platform for elementary…
Ryle rolls to surprising 52-28 win over Cooper in showdown between highly ranked teams
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Ryle girls basketball team extended its long winning streak against local opponents with…
NKU’s Warrick earns Horizon League Freshman of the Week accolades for seventh time this season
NKyTribune staff Marques Warrick made it a magnificent seven on Monday as he earned Horizon League Freshman of the Week…
Our Rich History: The Earth’s not flat, it’s . . . hollow? The other John Cleves Symmes
by Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Part 64 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” “I declare the…
Kentucky Book Festival offering a School Days Program to bring authors, free book to students
As part of the Kentucky Humanities’ Kentucky Book Festival, the School Days Program brings authors to schools across Kentucky to…
Governor reports 979 COVID cases, 21 deaths, 6.72% positivity; sixth straight week of declining KY cases
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Sunday saw another drop in new COVID-19 cases, deaths, and the positivity rate, according to…
Twin Peaks franchise coming to Florence, seeking employees for its new sports lodge concept
Twin Peaks is set to bring its delicious made-from-scratch menu, ice-cold 29-degree beer and scenic views to the heart of…
BCM’s History Hour: A conversation about Covington’s Cathedral Basilica on February 24
A stone facade which mirrors Paris’ Notre Dame, Italian mosaics containing at least 70,000 pieces. Murals by famous realist artist…
KY has 8th highest diabetes rate in nation; join virtual Diabetes Day at the Capitol on Feb. 23
To promote several bills to reduce the out-of-pocket insulin and other costs for Kentuckians with diabetes join the virtual Diabetes…
Constance Alexander: Rand Paul fights on, with boorish behavior as his sullen superpower
A Genius of calligraphic swordsmanship, swashbuckler Zorro proudly wears a mask as he traces a Z onto a villain. Armed…
Routine maintenance to begin on Brent Spence Bridge on March 1; two lanes will remain open
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) will undertake routine maintenance to clean and paint the Brent Spence Bridge will begin March…
Want to buy a bridge? State reminds public of availability of Perry County historic bridge
The March 1 deadline for accepting applications for relocation of the historic Kenmont Bridge in Perry County is near, so…
CovCath visits St. Henry for Tuesday night showdown; Colonels own nine-game winning streak
By Don Owen NKyTribune sports editor A showdown between two of the top basketball teams in the 9th Region is…
Life Learning Center designated local Recovery Community Center by KY Opioid Response Effort
Life Learning Center (LLC), has been designated as a local Recovery Community Center (RCC) utilizing grant dollars from the Kentucky…
Governor reports 1,333 new COVID cases, 25 deaths, declining positivity, 6.77%; 921 currently hospitalized
Staff report Governor Andy Beshear announced the Commonwealth’s positivity rate is 6.77 percent and continues to decline. Saturday’s report confirmed…
Kentucky Department of Agriculture to host virtual Community Supported Agriculture Fair Feb. 22-28
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s (KDA) Kentucky Proud brand is once again co-hosting the Virtual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair…
DBL Law adds five attorneys to its growing firm, to join Louisville, Northern Kentucky offices
DBL Law has added five attorneys to its growing firm: Madison Gamble, Emma Gripshover, Rebecca McDonough, Olivia Oney and Brad…
Billy Reed: When players and gamblers mixed and a reminder that basketball can never relax its vigilance
I know this comes under the heading of “ancient history,” but I remain fascinated by the 1951 point-shaving scandal that…
Cinci Museum Center’s beloved Moon rock tells its story in new children’s book, Bok’s Giant Leap
“A piece of this young basalt is completely separated from its mother. Its brothers and sisters lie nearby. Let’s call…
The River: Today, the refrain is ‘Don’t throw it in the river,’ but it wasn’t always that way unfortunately
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
Twice as many deceased voters removed from rolls than new voters added for second consecutive month
Secretary of State Michael Adams has announced for the second consecutive month, more voters were removed from Kentucky’s rolls than…