‘Miss Bennie’ gets her day: Social justice advocate honored for her service to Covington residents
Back in the day, the woman known simply as Miss Bennie was a thorn in the side of the City….
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Highway fatalities increase in state by 5%, adding to ‘devastating loss’; wear your seat belts
Highway fatalities in Kentucky increased last year according to preliminary numbers from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) Office of Highway…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Grayson Lake’s rocky cliffs and waterfalls offer varied outdoor experience
This is the 14th article in an ongoing series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Grayson Lake is in Carter and Elliott…
NKY Funders’ Grants Partners take new approach in 2021; 15 nonprofits to ignite fundraising potential
Horizon Community Funds, The R. C. Durr Foundation, The Butler Foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, and The Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation…
Trade wars slash Kentucky bourbon exports by 35%, exports to European Union plunge almost 50%
Tariffs imposed on U.S. spirits as a result of unrelated trade disputes slashed exports of Kentucky Bourbon by 35% in…
Beshear reports 1,497 cases, 16 deaths; wants all schools to open for in-person opportunities March 1
Gov. Andy Beshear reported 1,497 new COVID cases and 16 deaths and a positivity rate lowered to 6.3%, the lowest…
Senior Services and Meals on Wheels Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky combine operations
Two nonprofits that serve older adults in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky have merged to form one of the largest…
Retired, respected Supreme Court Justice Donald Wintersheimer, 89, dies peacefully at Covington home
Donald C. Wintersheimer who grew up in Northern Kentucky and held a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court for 24…
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…
Gov. Beshear visits Covington regional vaccination center, praises work of “heroic’ health-care workers
Some 2,400 people have received their first COVID-19 vaccine shot at the state’s new regional vaccination center in downtown Covington,…
Winter storm means warming centers, power outages, roadway clearing — and limited travel
Gov. Beshear, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Secretary Jim Gray, and Kentucky Division of Emergency Management Director Michael Dossett updated Kentuckians…
Kentucky Distillers see Bourbon Trail attendance drop during pandemic, seek legislative remedies
For the first time in its 21-year history, total attendance at Kentucky Bourbon Trail® distilleries fell sharply in 2020 amidst…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Martin’s Fork Lake is Ky’s only reservoir with four species of black bass
This is the 13th article in an ongoing series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Martins Fork Lake is about 4 miles…
Horizon provides $32k for emergency relief for food, shelter, transportation to three nonprofits
Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky has distributed $31,800 across three local nonprofits through the Horizon NKY Coronavirus Relief Fund,…
State’s travel, tourism industry hit hard by COVID crisis, adds a priority to big plan: RECOVERY
Staff report The Kentucky Travel Industry Association (KTIA) has released a plan containing over 40 recommendations designed to contribute to…
Kentucky by Heart: Former slave, Ky. native Wheeling Gaunt defied the odds with an unrelenting work ethic
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Though making no claims of being a bona fide Kentucky historian, I enjoy researching and…
Winter storm underway — and more coming; state of emergency in effect; stay home if you can
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today State officials are urging Kentuckians to limit travel as much as possible due to the…
Our Rich History: Dave Cowens and his life in Newport before the Hall of Fame
Part 63 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.”By Steve Preston Special to the NKyTribune “Our Rich History”…
Pandemic metrics continue to fall in Kentucky, but state’s infection rate remains one of the highest
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Two major measures of the pandemic in Kentucky, new cases of the novel coronavirus…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s 2020-2021 deer season results in fifth-highest harvest on record
The coronavirus pandemic had little if any impact on Kentucky’s 2020-2021 white-tailed deer season as hunters checked in 141,630 deer,…
Leadership Council for Nonprofits announces Legacy Award recipients, including two NKyians
In 2020, during the 20th anniversary of the Securing the Future Conference, conference host Leadership Council for Nonprofits inaugurated the…