By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Residents of our region call one of our favorite icons by various names: The John A. Roebling Bridge; the Suspension Bridge; the Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge; and the “Singing Bridge.” Officially opened 150 years ago, in 1867, the bridge is still being used today, by both vehicular…
NKyTribune staff report The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6 office is asking motorists to be more aware as highway construction season ramps up. This is Work Zone Safety Awareness Week in Kentucky, but KYTC officials say vigilance in impacted areas should be maintained throughout the construction season. Some folks, however, just aren’t getting the message. A…
An Independence woman and her grandson were killed in an accident at Wayman’s Branch Road and Rockwood Drive in South Covington late Thursday afternoon. Covington Police say when they arrived on the scene at approximately 5:08 p.m., they discovered a vehicle that had left the roadway, on its top, partially submerged in a creek. Naomi…
A Kentucky Horse Racing Commission advisory committee on Tuesday approved transferring $300,000 in state-bred purse supplements from Kentucky Downs to Ellis Park for the Henderson track’s 2017 summer meet. The action of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund advisory committee, which must get final approval from the KHRC, paves the way for a total package of…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist It’s major league baseball time again, and as the Cincinnati Reds get their season underway, my thoughts drift to years past as a fan of the team while growing up about 25 miles from home field. I count over a half-century being a Reds fan. Looking back at my staying…
Villa Hills Mayor Butch Callery — and Mayor-for-a-Day Seth Dossa — have called a special meeting of the City Council for Wednesday. The meeting will take place at Villa Madonna Academy Auditorium at 2500 Amsterdam Road. It is the annual “Shadow Night” with local 5th graders from River Ridge Elementary, St. Joseph School, and Villa…
The 2017 regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly ended Thursday evening shortly before midnight after months of work that led to passage of over 130 bills that will impact most areas of Kentucky life, from public education to the fight against drug abuse. Most new laws – those that come from legislation that don’t…
The Geo. Wiedemann Brewing Co. is proud to have the following honored guests on its Opening Day Parade float: • U.S. Army Sergeant Matthew Buchert, who has been a member of the Army Reserves for 18 years and served two tours of duty in Iraq in 2005-06 and 2009-10, and one tour of duty in…
NKyTribune staff Cheryl Jeffers, 50, of Williamstown was killed Friday evening when the minivan she was a passenger in collided with a pickup truck on Weaver Road at Sam Neace Road near Florence. Three others in the minivan were also injured and were transported to University Medical Center and Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati. All are in…
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune (Note: This is the fourth 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). Now that the Kentucky-based teams are no…
The Management Board for Planning and Development Services (PDS) of Kenton County has unanimously agreed to move into the planned government campus being developed at the old Bavarian Brewery site. The PDS will work with the Kenton County Fiscal Court on moving the agency’s operations from its current location in Fort Mitchell into the new…
It is a truism that every picture tells a story. Perhaps, it is true as well that every picture must necessarily raise questions: What was the intent of the artist? What is the interplay between intent and the perceptions of divergent and diverse audiences over time and across chasms of race, identity, gender and ideology?…
A man with a car or truck, a machete and a murderous determination has now become the new norm for low tech terrorist attack. This recent vehicle ramming attack in Britain, where a man mowed down pedestrians on the Westminster Bridge before jumping out of the vehicle and stabbing a policeman to death before he…
Gov. Matt Bevin today ceremonially signed two pieces of recently enacted legislation that will improve the lives of children removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect. House Bill 180 allows youth to be temporarily placed with non-relative adults who already have a significant emotional relationship with the child. House Bill 192 allows foster…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist The Methodist Church leadership called them “traveling” clergy. They traveled on horseback, usually with a simple handbag and of course, a well-used Bible. They often navigated rough terrain, both hilly and over creeks and valleys with thick undergrowth, as well as less challenging landscapes as they moved from area to…
This is the first of a two-part series on Cincinnati artist and religious painter, Charles C. Svendsen. By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune It has been more than a century since the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area was known as “America’s Paris.” At one time, this area was home to one of the most prolific…
While many Kentuckians associate the color orange with rival college athletics programs, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) today announced “Glow Orange, Kentucky week, an initiative inspired by a national campaign to increase work zone safety awareness. The KYTC invites organizations and citizens throughout the Commonwealth to pledge to illuminate buildings, landmarks, bridges, structures and homes…
Kentucky Farm Bureau, in partnership with Farm Credit Mid-America, has published a book by Kentucky artist and author, Mitchell Tolle titled The Most Wonderful Dream. Mitchell Tolle grew up in rural Kentucky on the edge of the broad Ohio River and he has spent a lifetime painting and drawing the familiar faces and colorful places that…
Their appearance is comical — a compact body, with the profile of a loaf of bread, covered by bony plates and scales. The legs seem way too short, but have grotesquely long “toenails.” The head is small with a pointed pig-like snout. The ears are pointy and erect, like the ears on a Chihuahua dog….
NKyTribune staff report A Union man was serious injured in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday evening on U.S. 42 . The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says Chandler Steed, 21, was transported to St. Elizabeth, Florence after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a vehicle on U.S. 42 at Arbor Springs Boulevard in Union at 5:12…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor It will be several weeks before convicted killer David Wayne Dooley knows if he is granted a new trial. Testimony ended Monday and Dooley’s defense team saved what may be its most compelling witness testimony for last. Dooley was sentenced to life in prison in 2014 for killing Mockbee…
National Ag Day is March 21, and it is a good time to reflect on some of the many ways agriculture affects us every day. Agriculture is a major economic driver in Kentucky and the United States. Nationally, it is one of few sectors that can boast a trade surplus. In Kentucky, agricultural exports totaled…
