Mike Battaglia’s Turfway Park selections for Saturday
Turfway Park’s Mike Battaglia provides daily selections and comments for the Tribune during the live racing meets. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15,…
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Prep Sports Notebook: Ryle coach begins promoting Maddie Scherr for Miss Kentucky Basketball Award
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Ryle girls basketball coach Katie Haitz started promoting senior point guard Maddie Scherr for…
New project will finance synthetic turf athletic fields at all four Boone County public high schools
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter It didn’t take long for students at Cooper, Conner and Boone County high schools…
Al Cross: McConnell surely cannot approve of Trump’s inappropriate behavior; why not say so?
Last Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell scheduled a press conference in Louisville, which he had to cancel because his…
Boone County Schools get $16M from company’s underpayment of taxes; will fund two projects
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Boone County Schools recently received a very large, and very unexpected, increase in revenue….
Thomas More University, Newport Aquarium team up to present ‘Expeditions in Ocean Exploration’
Thomas More University will present Amanda Netburn, Ph.D., on “Expeditions in Ocean Exploration” as part of its Marine Biology and…
Mike Battaglia’s Turfway Park selections for Friday, card includes the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes
Turfway Park’s Mike Battaglia provides daily selections and comments for the Tribune during the live racing meets. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14,…
Two Sisters of Notre Dame return from Uganda, will talk about mission at Feb. 16 pancake breakfast
Two Sisters of Notre Dame (SND) from Covington, recently completed more than a decade of teaching in rural Buseesa, Uganda….
Boone County School’s Youth Mental Health Summit to be Feb. 28-29 at Florence Baptist Church
The 3rd Annual Youth Mental Health Summit will take place Friday, February 28, 6-9 p.m. and Saturday, February 29, 8…
Verizon to bring enhanced wireless connectivity as official Wi-Fi Partner of 12 NASCAR racetracks
NKyTribune staff Ahead of the iconic DAYTONA 500, NASCAR and Verizon announced today a multi-year partnership to modernize 12 NASCAR-owned…
Gov. Beshear tours flooded southeastern counties, explains response effort; ‘worst flooding on record’
Gov. Andy Beshear and local leaders provided an update on the emergency management and relief response to flooding events in…
Independence man admits causing June crash in Taylor Mill that killed his wife, injured two others
Yakema J. Buckley, 40, of Independence, entered a guilty plea to Manslaughter 2nd Degree, Assault 2nd Degree, and two counts…
Mentoring Plus to honor Newport’s Tom Fromme with ‘Seeds of Hope’ award at event on March 20
Tom Fromme, a lifelong resident of the City of Newport and its City Manager will be recognized for his dedication…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The long-tailed weasel, a fearless little carnivore prevalent in Central Kentucky
This is the third article in an occasional series about furbearers in Kentucky. The word weasel is something of a…
Garcia pours in 20 points, NKU women coast to 78-35 win over Illinois-Chicago on Thursday night
NKyTribune staff Freshman guard Carissa Garcia scored a career-high 20 points as the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team coasted…
Bill Straub: Does the Trump cult even remember when they first sold out? Does Rob Portman?
This is a column written more in sorrow than anger, stealing a reference from Shakespeare, about a man who once…
Thomas More’s Institute for Religious Liberty offers free ‘Civil Dialogue’ program tonight at 7 p.m.
The Institute for Religious Liberty at Thomas More University will present “Civil Dialogue: An Antidote to Polarization” tonight at 7…
Registration now open for The Carnegie Winter 2020 ArtStop artist series workshops for students age 7-12
Creativity and imagination fuel The Carnegie’s popular ArtStop Artist Series Workshops. This winter, children ages 7-12 will have the opportunity…
Medical marijuana bill passes easily out of committee and is going to House; Rep. Moser is lone dissenter
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Legislation to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky easily won passage in a House committee on…
NKY Chamber announces presenters for Employer Best Practices Symposium; register early by Feb. 15
The future of work will have many components, the most important being technology as humans create new and innovative ways…
‘Covington Leads’ seeks applicants; deadline for 13-week leadership program is next Tuesday
A program whose goal is to identify, train, nurture, and energize a new set of civic leaders in Covington is…
How do I love thee, let’s count the ways; why don’t we just spend time together for Valentine’s Day?
Tomorrow is Valentine’s day — a day for lovers and friends — and ripe with pressure to get it right….