President Barack Obama has nominated Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. to serve on the board of directors of the State Justice Institute. SJI is a federal non-profit corporation that awards grants to improve the quality of justice in state courts and foster innovative, efficient solutions to common issues faced by all courts. Some…
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune This time of year brings back a flood of memories from the 1960s. My mother used to say that after July 4th, stores would run sales on summer clothing and start to stock back-to-school supplies and clothes. Although she regularly drove us to downtown Covington to shop at…
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) announced that Kentucky has received more than $6 million in AmeriCorps federal funding for 19 programs with more than 1,000 members. Most of the programs were funded through an annual grant competition by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), a federal agency that engages…
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune An old saying among bass anglers declares they would rather catch one bass on a top-water lure than 10 on anything else. The shake-inducing strike of a huge black bass savaging a top-water lure at dawn is as addictive as free donuts in the break room at work. Once…
An interstate rehabilitation project is in progress on I-71/I-75 from the I-275 interchange to just south of US 25 (Exit 188). Beginning July 15 (Friday night), starting at 10 p.m., significant lane restrictions will be in place throughout the weekend on I-71/I-75 NB. The restrictions will occur between the 184 mile-marker (KY 236 – Donaldson…
Once again our nation has watched some very painful and disturbing videos of two different police encounters which resulted in black men being shot and killed. The incidents later sparked a lethal reaction in Dallas, where 5 police officers were killed and 8 others were injured by a sniper. Over the past couple of years…
What’s the ideal pre-season warmup for archery deer season? It might be a combination of target practice, and shooting fish. Bow fishing is a good way to sharpen up archery skills, while removing undesirable fish species in the process. Bow fishing is legal year-round in Kentucky, but only rough fish species may be taken. There…
With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicting that most of the U.S. will face well above average temperatures this summer, Kentucky State Police is warning parents and caregivers about the fatal dangers posed by leaving children in hot cars. “Heat stroke is the leading cause of non-crash related deaths for children ages 14…
By Vicki Prichard NKyTribune reporter Long before the culinary venues flanked the streets of MainStrasse, and the pulse of the city started pounding, Margo Grubbs was investing in Covington. While MainStrasse continues to develop with ever increasing energy, there’s some creative muscle-flexing on Pike Street too; evidence that the city is soundly moving towards establishing…
The Kentucky Oral History Commission (KOHC) has awarded $55,700 in fiscal year 2015-16 in new grants to support oral history projects ranging in topic from Bosnian immigrants in Bowling Green to the Kentucky Chili Bun Trail in Eastern Kentucky, public art in Louisville to the African American experience in Hopkinsville. Grants support both new projects…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor There is a lot more to NASCAR than just driving around a banked oval at a high rate of speed. NASCAR teams have helped raise awareness of everything from Autism and Diabetes to childhood hunger and bike riding. One of the most visible marketing tools in sports is a…
By Kevin Kelly Special to the NKyTribune from Kentucky Speedway Brad Keselowski and his team cut it so close on fuel in the closing laps of Saturday’s Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts that the driver of the No. 2 Ford needed a shove from a tow truck to reach victory lane. He…
Kentucky Speedway was repaved and reconfigured over the offseason but Kyle Busch showed Friday evening that he still knows how to get around it. Busch dominated the Alsco 300 but his fifth victory in nine NASCAR XFINITY Series starts this season didn’t come easily. A late caution set up a green-white-checkered flag overtime finish that…
SPARTA, Ky. – Ben Rhodes has a face made for a Wheaties box, not to mention the cover of Sports Illustrated. At 19, he is boyishly handsome and cool more than cocky. His smile could light up the Toyota factory in Georgetown. When he puts on the decal-spangled silver suit that he wears to work,…
By: Kevin Kelly Special to the NKyTribune from Kentucky Speedway William Byron delivered a record-setting victory for his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team on a night when racing returned to Kentucky Speedway for the first time since the track was repaved and reconfigured over the offseason. The 18-year-old held off John Hunter Nemechek and…
WASHINGTON – Rep. Thomas Massie probably never met Robert W. Welch but the Republican lawmaker from Somewhereorother Lewis County is leading a campaign that would make the old, reactionary battle axe proud. Welch, some of you may recall, founded the John Birch Society in 1958, an organization so far to the right that even the…
By Claire A. Johnson NKyTribune intern Tourists spent $13.7 billion in Kentucky in 2015, an increase of 5 percent over 2014, and the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet predicts that trend will continue this year. The state’s natural wonders and location are major factors in drawing visitors, according to Laura Brooks, deputy communication director…
The NBA season has been over for more than two weeks but that doesn’t stop players from competing in the summer months. Two summer leagues began this week in Orlando and Utah, giving players an opportunity to earn roster spots and further develop their skills. Several former Kentucky standouts are playing in the two leagues,…
Around the world, the carp is both a reviled and revered species. Most anglers in Kentucky consider the common carp, introduced in the mid-1800s, to be a nuisance “trash” fish, a bottom feeder of poor quality flesh. In fact, all nine of the most prominent species of carp in family Cyprinidae, are considered globally invasive…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor When Ben Rhodes drove past Kentucky Speedway as a kid, on his way to race go karts or Bandloeros not long ago, racing at the “big track” seemed like a dream. That dream comes true Thursday Night when Rhodes and the other NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers compete…
Three community groups — including one from NKY, have received awards from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services to help their efforts to stop elder abuse. The Public Awareness Initiative awards, including $500 each, went to the Kentucky River Council Against the Maltreatment of Elders, the Northern Kentucky Elder Maltreatment Alliance and the…
By Berry Craig NKyTribune columnist One of the most famous photos from World War II shows five U.S. Marines hosting the Stars and Stripes over Mount Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. No photographer preserved it for posterity, but there was a similar scene during the Civil War. The heroes were six…
