By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor In a Boone County courtroom Tuesday, the employee at Thermo Fisher Scientific who discovered Michelle Mockbee’s body described a different crime scene than the one portrayed in police photos. Edward “Ed” Yuska, an operations manager at the facility at the time, said Mockbee’s legs were bound with tape when…
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter Community gardens will now be going to market. In other words, those who are growing vegetables, flowers and plants in the city will now be able to sell them on the site, too. City commissioners voted unanimously at their regularly scheduled legislative meeting Tuesday night to allow these “community gardens”…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Rural Kentucky had a big part to play in the awarding of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. That’s because Dr. Phillip Sharp, who accepted the international award along with Richard J. Roberts, was raised on a tobacco farm near Falmouth, along the Licking River, in Pendleton County….
Squeaky floors. No vote-counting tote boards. And nearly two-century-old decor. That’s what greeted Senators when they convened for the fourth week of the 153rd regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly on Tuesday inside the Old State Capitol Building. The nostalgia commemorated President’s Day, often used to observe the birthday of one of Kentucky’s…
The next phase of Covington’s efforts to solicit the public’s ideas for the soon-to-be-vacant 23-acre IRS site is banking on two beliefs: • Covington is blessed with smart, interesting, creative, articulate, and engaged people. • Conversation around dinner and drinks is more productive and inviting than it would be in a 200-seat assembly hall or…
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Improving a state’s health outcomes and lowering healthcare costs often has less to do with health care and more to do with implementing a range of policies that are known to have long-term impacts on health, such as smoke-free policies and universal pre-kindergarten programs. So says a new report…
Reliable transportation is key to any successful economy. Business leaders are keenly aware of this fact. If you’re waiting on a critical shipment, want your employees to arrive on time, or if you’re running to catch a flight at CVG, you need reliable transportation. You’ll hear business groups talk about large companies impacted by transportation…
By Aimee Nielson University of Kentucky Agricultural land in the Bluegrass state is saturated with abundant rainfall from recent weeks. A new system threatens to drop 3 to 5 inches on top of soaked pastures, creating more problems for farmers who are already facing weather-related challenges with nutrition and overall animal health. “Unfortunately, more rain…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Some days, the proceedings in a murder trial can be riveting. That was certainly the case Wednesday, as prosecutors and defense attorneys gave opening statements in the David Dooley murder trial for the 2012 killing of Michelle Mockbee. Mockbee was killed at the Thermo Fisher Scientific facility in Boone…
Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt Jr. (1858 – 1919) was one of America’s most popular, admired and beloved presidents. The two-term Republican (1901-1909) was an outdoorsman, war hero, conservationist, book author and journalist, and naval historian. His likeness was carved into Mount Rushmore alongside other America icons of freedom — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln….
Veteran educator Dennis Maines, most recently superintendent of the Silver Grover Independent School District, has been named principal of Newport Intermediate School. Maines – a Dayton, native who has worked more than 30 years in education as a custodian, teacher, assistant principal, principal, and superintendent – began his new position Wednesday. He replaces Bob Seiter,…
Unless some technological wizard invents a time machine, comparing college basketball players from different eras — and NCAA divisions — will remain nothing more than conversational fodder. Such comparisons are strictly opinion, never an absolute fact. Sure, there are always statistical justifications for most viewpoints, but even numbers can sometimes be deceptive when it comes…
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter A physical gateway arch. Streetscape installations. The acquisition and reconstruction of four properties. Then there’s the private investment of $2.8 million, as well. It was easy to see why the The Lewisburg Thorofare Project won the very first RIPPLE grant from the city, announced at the commission’s regularly scheduled caucus…
Ashley Builders Group and Saint Walburg Monastery of Benedictine Sisters of Covington, Kentucky have agreed to settle a zoning appeal by Defend VH Group, LLC and 12 Villa Hills residents who sought to overturn a decision by the Villa Hills City Council that permitted construction of a mixed-use residential development project by the developer on…
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and the Cincinnati Reds are teaming up to offer animal and baseball enthusiasts opportunities to enjoy both at the same time this summer. Fans can visit with mascots and attend a special Q&A session with Reds players during Reds Day at the Zoo on June 17 and move the…
The City of Covington’s pothole repair crews have been out fixing the damage done to street surfaces by winter’s freezing and thawing, road salt, plows, and traffic. “As best we can, we’re trying to stay ahead of the game,” Public Works Director Rick Davis said. “Our crews have been hard at it, especially since the…
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune As the City of Cincinnati mobilized to meet the forthcoming threat of Confederate invasion in late summer 1862, all able-bodied men were expected to help defend the city. African-American men were no exception. They organized themselves into a unit to take up arms against the Confederates. Fearing armed African…
NKyTribune staff A Lawrenceburg, Indiana man was killed in an overnight accident on Burlington Pike (KY 18) at Aero Parkway in Florence. Joseph Sohmer, 36, was killed when the 2008 Jaguar S Type he was driving struck semi-tractor trailer broadside at 2:21 a.m., according to the Boone County Sheriff’s office. A police report indicates Sohmer…
Bass anglers today have a staggering array of tackle readily available. There’s a rod, reel, and line for every lure presentation. Casting reels, spinning reels, light, sensitive graphite rods of any length and action, and thin diameter, high-test fishing lines so clear that they literally disappear in water, can be purchased off store shelves and…
At its core, Meganne Robinson’s mission at the City of Covington is simple: Help the City search under proverbial rocks for money that can be used to fund services and projects. Robinson, the City’s grant writer, started this week in a newly established position. “We have high hopes in creating this position, and we think…
NKyTribune staff Kentucky Senate Bill 77 passed unanimously out of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee this morning. If passed, the bill would amend KRS 311.1947 to expand organ donor registration to the Commonwealth’s single sign-on system and would become effective January 1, 2020. Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA) and Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks’ Trust…
Editor’s Note: This is the third and final article in the three-part series on crappie fishing in Kentucky. Fishery biologists have three ways of evaluating crappie fisheries to gain a better understanding of catch rates, crappie reproductive success and population trends. Creel surveys, which are usually conducted from March through October, provide angler input. Creel…
