With forecasts for possible heavy snow and freezing rain in the Midwest, Duke Energy is preparing to respond to possible power outages in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Heavy wet snow or freezing rain can cause outages due to the weight they create on tree limbs, which can break or sag onto power lines. Widespread outages…
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter A doctor will decide if the leading scorer on the Cooper boys’ basketball team gets to play against Covington Catholic in the feature game of the Bluegrass-Buckeye Charity Classic at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Northern Kentucky University’s BB&T Arena. Cooper senior guard Adam Kunkel sat out his team’s last…
By Kevin Fleischman Camp Ernst Middle School When people imagine what a classroom looks like, most of them picture rows of desks, students filing quietly into the room. They picture the teacher standing in front of the classroom like a symphony conductor, signaling to the kids that learning is about to begin. I’ve been a…
The Public Arts Network of Northern Kentucky has announced its new community initiative – The NKY Picnic Table Project — a low-cost, high-impact project that will bring the region’s communities together with art and food. Here’s how it works: Any person, family, or group — such as a business, school, church, neighborhood, city, or club…
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) announced recipients of grants from the Kentucky Local History Trust Fund (KRS 171.325), a funding pool that supports local history organizations’ efforts to preserve and tell Kentucky’s stories. Seventeen organizations from 16 Kentucky counties received grants totaling $22,217. Individual amounts range from $856 to $1,500 for projects related to collection…
By Donna Vitucci Covington Ladies Home The arc of history lives within the walls of Covington Ladies Home. Since 1894, the Victorian at Garrard and East 7th has been home for this legacy organization, born of charity and rooted in service to our community’s women. Covington Ladies Home — which West Covington resident Ellen Battelle…
The Northern Kentucky Chamber Women’s Initiative is proud to recognize Shelley Funke Frommeyer as the recipient of the fifth annual Spirit of Achievement Award, presented by C-Forward. The award, which will be presented at the Women’s Initiative Annual Breakfast, sponsored by PNC on Wednesday, January 24, honors women involved in the Northern Kentucky Chamber Women’s…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Two separate automobile incidents in Northern Kentucky that resulted in fatalities and charges against the drivers, including one that took place almost three years ago, are winding their way through the courts. In March 2015, a car driven by Jessica Hood struck and killed two toddlers and their grandfather…
The Newport Police Department (NPD) is asking city residents and businesses to assist with future criminal investigations by notifying the police if they have security cameras covering their property or nearby streets and sidewalks. The request is part of an initiative to create a database of where citizen-owned cameras are installed, which will allow police…
WASHINGTON – One thing that can be said about Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root and Branch’’ McConnell, to paraphrase the late Democratic Sen. Henry “Scoop’’ Jackson of Washington, is that he’s a conservative, not a damn fool. While his counterpart in the lower chamber, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-WI, is becoming increasingly bellicose about tackling…
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter One glance at the Simon Kenton High School boys’ basketball record book reveals Jeff Krohman is the greatest scorer in the program’s history. The sharpshooting guard poured in 2,181 career points from 1991-95 and parlayed that success into a scholarship to Division II powerhouse Kentucky Wesleyan. But Jeff is no…
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division in conjunction with its Traffic Division and Traffic Grant personnel have experimented with conducting “traffic blitzes” during late evening/early morning hours on specific roadways in Boone County. The concentrated enforcement campaigns are geared toward criminal interdiction and apprehending impaired drivers through saturated patrol. The teams usually consist of…
The message AAA and other traffic safety advocates share in advance of New Year’s Eve typically focuses on impaired driving but this year there is an additional concern – the extreme cold. AAA is encouraging drivers to not only dress for a warm New Year’s Day celebration but to also take along the additional…
NKyTribune staff New Year’s Eve is a night when many people enjoy an adult beverage. For some it is a common practice, while others imbibe less frequently and may only drink on the last day of the year. Regardless of how much, or how little, one drinks, it’s a good idea to know how much…
This is the first in an occasional series of articles on elk in Kentucky, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the elk restoration project. The end-of-the-year holiday celebrations have a special significance this year as it was 20 years ago this December 18th that Kentucky’s elk restoration project began. The return of elk to…
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Heavy hitters in the business world have joined together as shareholders in Braidy Industries, the firm that’s building a $1.3 billion aluminum rolling mill in northeastern Kentucky. The list includes entrepreneurs, industrialists, investors, a former member of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, a world-renowned Harvard University economist, as well as…
Gov. Matt Bevin has named replacement judges/executive in two Kentucky counties. Bevin named Kevin Williams, of Irvine, as Judge-Executive of Estill County, replacing Wallace Taylor, who has resigned. Williams is a lifelong resident of Estill County and previously served as a member of the Irvine City Council from 1990 to 1994. He was subsequently elected…
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet today announced that Boone County Fiscal Court will receive $165,000 in County Road Aid emergency funds. These funds will be used for a slide repair on Ryle Road (CR 1214), making it safer for cars, school buses and other vehicles that rely upon this highway. The slide is located just north…
By Kristen Mees St. Elizabeth Healthcare The holiday spirit is in the air — happy hours, family gatherings, and holiday parties. Don’t let the holiday cocktails ruin your diet. Remember, what you drink matters as much as what you eat. The hidden calories found in our glass can easily destroy the best holiday diet plans….
Turfway Park will welcome 2018 at its annual New Year’s Eve party by paying tribute to the iconic fashion and music of the 1970s. Themed Hustle into 2018, the Dec. 31 party offers live Thoroughbred racing, a free concert, free admission and free parking. Dinner reservations and valet parking are also available. Live racing starts…
Kentucky Today A record number of Americans are expected to travel this holiday season and drivers are being urged to be careful and not drink and drive. AAA predicts 107.3 million Americans will take to planes, trains, automobiles and other modes of transportation during the year-end holiday period from Saturday through Jan. 1. It’s…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Belterra Park in Cincinnati and Belterra Casino Resort in Florence, Indiana, are among four properties to be purchased by Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corporation as part of a complex $2.8 billion agreement involving three gaming companies. Boyd Gaming will pay $575 million cash for the two Belterra properties and…
