Due to the severe weather conditions, the Kentucky State Parks are offering special lodging rates to assist stranded travelers and others who may need lodging during the winter storm, Parks Commissioner Donnie Holland announced today. Lodge rooms will be available for $49.95 a night at the 16 resort parks. This rate will be available during…
Sixteen business leaders from across the state are leading the charge for increased funding for postsecondary education, and specifically, for their local community colleges. They have been selected to lead their local colleges’ Business Champions Council and will serve on the statewide council as part of the KCTCS Fuel the Force campaign. The campaign is…
First of a two-part series on white-tailed deer in Kentucky — pre-settlement, remnant deer herds, deer hunting prohibited and early restoration efforts. These are arguably the “good old days” of deer hunting in Kentucky. The 2015-16 season ended Monday with an all-time record harvest of more than 155,295 deer. Thanks to decades of wise and…
Business leaders from across the state are leading the charge for increased funding for postsecondary education, and specifically, for their local community colleges. A group of sixteen has been selected to lead their local colleges’ Business Champions Council, and will serve on the statewide council as part of the KCTCS Fuel the Force campaign. The…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Steve Flairty grew up feeling good about Kentucky. He recalls childhood trips orchestrated by his father, with the take-off points in Campbell County. The people and places he encountered then help define his passion about the state. “Kentucky by Heart” shares part and parcel of his joy. A little history,…
By Russ Brown Special to NKyTribune LOUISVILLE — Is Rick Pitino flirting with Nevada Las Vegas? Again? Probably not. But if so, it wouldn’t be the first time he has entertained overtures from Sin City. A report in Saturday’s Las Vegas Review-Journal cited an unnamed source who “insists (Pitino) is interested in the job,” 15…
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The coldest temperatures since the last visit of the Polar Vortex late last winter dim prospects of hunting and fishing over the next week or so. During times of single-digit temperatures greeting you in the morning, a little planning of outdoor adventures for the coming year helps lift spirits…
High water from the Ohio River continues to impact portions of West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in McCracken County. Due to the unexpected conditions, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is adjusting the number of spots available for the area’s firearm open deer hunt scheduled Jan. 16-18. The first 125 hunters who…
“I Sees Dead People” was the phrase the little boy said to Bruce Willis in the 1999 Supernatural Horror Thriller “ Sixth Sense;” and just like that little boy, I sometimes see the same but not in the ghostly way. As a safety and risk management consultant in the insurance profession, I see and view…
While Kentucky’s honey bees are clustering through the winter, beekeepers will have opportunities to sharpen their skills in schools throughout the Commonwealth. “Kentucky has a rich heritage in beekeeping, and today it’s becoming increasingly popular as a hobby as well as a business,” Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said. “These schools offer valuable information from experts…
Steve Flairty grew up feeling good about Kentucky. He recalls childhood day trips (and sometimes overnight ones) orchestrated by his father, with the take-off points in Campbell County. The people and places he encountered then help define his passion about the state. After teaching 28 years, Steve spends much of his time today writing and…
Covington Mayor Sherry Carran has announced plans to seek a second term. The Covington mayor’s race requires a primary if more than two candidates seek the office and the filing deadline is Jan. 26. If a primary election is necessary, it will take place May 17. Carran announced her intentions and the reasons she is…
Lee McNeely, president of the Northern Kentucky Bird Club, was pleasantly surprised recently at the number of American Bald Eagles he spotted on the Ohio River. One day, on an 8-mile stretch of the Ohio River between Belleview and Petersburg in Boone County, he spied seven Bald Eagles. “That was very unusual,” said Lee. “Usually…
The Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission has finalized a contract with Wasatch Railroad Contractors of Cheyenne, Wyoming to load former Louisville & Nashville 0-8-0 2132 and tender, plus L&N steel bay window caboose number 30, and truck them from Bainbridge, Georgia to Corbin. There, the equipment will be placed on a display track adjacent to…
Kentucky Speedway in Sparta has announced it is undertaking a comprehensive renovation of its racing surface which is highlighted by increased banking in Turns 1 and 2 and further includes drainage improvements, additional SAFER barrier, and repaving of the entire 1.5-mile tri-oval. Work has begun and will be completed in time for this year’s NASCAR…
This is the fifth article in a series on Kentucky furbearers. Beavers are nature’s water conservationists, but their handiwork can causes problems. Beavers become a nuisance when their gnawing on trees and dam-building activities are in conflict with human activities. To the ire of farmers, beavers dam up ditches and creeks, flooding crop fields. The…
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The high school basketball teams voted No. 1 in the pre-season Northern Kentucky boys’ and girls’ coaches polls are still on top after the first month of the season even though neither of them has the best record in the area. In the latest polls conducted by the N….
In the 1950s and early into 1960, Louisville’s Rudell Stitch was a highly successful amateur and professional boxer. He ranked as high as second in the world as a welterweight and later found renown as a lightweight. He won 45 of 57 amateur bouts, with five Kentucky state titles along the way. As a professional,…
Just like the memorable Walt Whitman poem, Jeff Manes hears America singing, but instead of poetry he hears the stories of real people, working people, those whose words are not usually showcased in mainstream media. Manes’ column in Northwest Indiana’s Post-Tribune is called “Salt” for good reason. The people he talks to are down-to-earth, supposedly…
By Dave Levinthal Center for Public Integrity The Koch brothers are supersizing their already hefty investments into college students’ hearts and minds. A pair of private foundations led by the billionaire industrialists poured more than $23.4 million into U.S. colleges and universities during 2014, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis of tax documents…
Northern Kentucky based manufactured housing company, SSK Communities, has acquired 1,100 home sites in two major developments in Evansville, Indiana. The acquisitions represent the sixth and seventh manufactured housing developments the company owns in Indiana and the first in the Evansville area. Earlier this year, SSK acquired a major park in Owensboro, on the Kentucky…
Bret Battaglia sets the morning line at Turfway Park in Florence and provides daily picks and comments for the Trib during the live racing meets. Picks and comments for Sunday, Jan. 3 RACE 1 CHIEF BLANCO drops in for a tag for the first time and is the choice to pick up the maiden win…
