The Seattle Slew specialty license plate was officially made available to Kentucky drivers today. The new license plate features a photo of the legendary Seattle Slew. Proceeds from the sale of each plate will support the KEEP Foundation’s Grassroots Funding Program and educational activities. “This license plate, bearing the image of one of the greatest…
The Boone County Public Library offers events at its branches and throughout the county during the month of May. Some events are one time only while others are recurring throughout the month. A list of scheduled events for adults is included here. A separate list of events for teens and children will be published separately….
Winners of Taste of Cincinnati’s Best of Taste Awards and new attractions for the 39th annual Memorial Day weekend festival were announced at a Wednesday news conference. Taste of Cincinnati, presented by Budweiser and produced by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, takes place May 27-29 on Fifth Street from Main to Sentinel Street and beyond…
It’s spring time and like bears coming out of hibernation, motorcyclists can now be found crisscrossing our streets and roadways as riders are out enjoying the warmer weather and freedom that a bike provides. Unfortunately, the spring season is always the most dangerous time of the year to ride a motorcycle because most operators haven’t…
Gov. Matt Bevin and executives from Braidy Industries Inc. today announced the company will build a $1.3 billion aluminum mill and create 550 advanced manufacturing jobs in Greenup County to produce sheet and plate for the automotive and aerospace industries. The announcement marks a turning point in bringing economic vitality to Eastern Kentucky, and comes…
The 2017 Cavalcade of Homes, sponsored by Drees Homes, begins Saturday, May 6th and features 19 homes in Northern Kentucky. The Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky will produce the 2017 Cavalcade of Homes May 6-7, 13-14, and 20-21. The hours are noon to 5 p.m. each day. Admission is free. The event’s program will…
Newport Business Association — members and guests — will hold its monthly meeting tomorr. The event is at the Newport City Building Multi-Purpose Room starting at 7:45 with coffee provided by Trailhead Coffee. From 8-9 a.m. is an “On the Move” program featuring transportation updates with panelists: Route 9 Expansion Project – Bob Yeager, KY…
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune (This is the sixth installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of articles detailing productive fishing techniques and opportunities across Kentucky. The series will continue until early summer. An archive of past articles is available on the department’s website at www.fw.ky.gov). Anglers with a bit of salt in their…
The Work Ready Skills Advisory Committee, formed to review and select proposals for the Commonwealth’s new $100 million workforce bond program, has identified 21 projects for continued consideration for second-round funding. Among those being considered are the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky, Kenton County Schools and the Freestore Foodbank, which is based in Cincinnati,…
Staff report Teen author Lauren Hudson, a high school junior at Dixie Heights, has garnered more than a dozen awards for her two books, Our Best Tomorrow – Students Teaching Capitalism to America and The Ascension, including a recent Best Young Adult Book Award at the London Book Festival. During the book’s initial release, it…
When water temperatures in Kentucky’s small lakes, streams and major reservoirs rise into the mid-to-upper 60s largemouth bass begin feeding along the shoreline, in preparation for spawning. For fly fishermen it’s the start of some of the best largemouth bass fishing of the year. This “topwater” action continues post-spawn into May, when water temperatures warm…
Co-hosted by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet and the Kentucky Health and Safety Network, Inc., the 33rd annual Governor’s Safety and Health Conference will be held at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center from May 8 – 12. This year will mark the first time that the conference has been held in northern Kentucky. The Conference brings…
By Robert D. Webster Special to NKyTribune Just after 9:00 p.m. on a frigid February 13, 2016, a massive fire struck the historic Rabbit Hash General Store in rural Boone County, causing near-total destruction. Five fire departments fought the blaze well past midnight, struggling not only against the raging inferno but also against the thick…
NKyTribune staff Newport Aquarium celebrated a milestone Thursday with the two-millionth crossing on Shark Bridge. Congratulations to the Maynard family from Monroe, Ohio. Rory Maynard, 8, was looking forward to visiting today, and was surprised to hear he was the 2-millionth crosser. Shark Bridge is the world’s first suspended rope bridge where guests can walk just…
Food, glorious food! We need it to live. It also shapes the way we live. The impact of food from diverse immigrant populations on Northern Kentucky’s social and cultural development is the focus of a new exhibit developed by students in Northern Kentucky University’s Kentucky University’s Public History Graduate Program in cooperation with Behringer-Crawford…
As the engines fired, the lightbulbs buzzed – a first for the annual non-points extravaganza. Never before had an all-star race been run under the lights. Dubbed “One Hot Night,” the 1992 race signaled a new era, one that became tradition for the fan-favorite event. And now, 25 years later, past meets present … as…
Tibetan Monks are at the Kenton County public library in Covington finishing up a Sand Mandala they started Monday after an opening ceremony. The Monks have returned to the library after seven years. They are from the Drepung Gomang Monastery to create an ancient, sacred form of Tibetan Buddhist art, the Sand Mandala. They work…
Vertical jigging may be the most overlooked presentation for catching walleye, sauger and saugeye in Kentucky’s lakes and rivers during the spring. In March and April these fish stack up below dams in rivers and lake tailwaters, and move into the headwaters of reservoirs, drawn by the current from feeder creeks and rivers. They school…
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Matt Bevin is saluting Kentucky lawmakers for the historic work they completed in the legislative session that ended last month. “What we got done was phenomenal,” he said in an interview at his Capitol office on Tuesday. “As soon as I think ‘I wish we would have gotten to…
The Covington Business Council will introduce to its members at the April 20 regular monthly luncheon two of the most high profile businesses to enter the community in some time. The program, made possible by sponsor C-Forward, will be a panel format entitled “Why Not Covington?” CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting, which has been based…
The Kentucky Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC) will host its 5th Annual Pulling for Kids Charity Clay Shoot presented by The NRA Foundation on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. The event will once again be held at Elk Creek Hunt Club in Owenton, a world-class sporting clays facility. The Kentucky Chapter of SCC is dedicated…
Only two Kentucky counties, Boone and Kenton, used seat belts at the national average or above in 2012, according to the latest local data available from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing poll by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A county-level map from The Washington Post using data from 2012 shows…
