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 Saturday, Jan. 2 RACE 1 BOLD VISIONARY didn’t show much last time out, but is capable of better and is the choice for the win on…
The Kentucky State Police request a unique Christmas gift from Kentuckians this year. They are asking for the gift of life. Simply put, they want motorists to wear their seat belts every time they get in their vehicle. Sgt. Michael Webb, spokesperson for the agency, says performing the simple click of a seat belt will…
Researchers at the University of Vermont’s Gund Institute for Ecological Economics have created a county-level map showing that bees are “disappearing in many of the country’s most important farmlands—including California’s Central Valley, the Midwest’s Corn Belt and the Mississippi River Valley,” Joshua Brown reports for the university. The map is part of a study published…
Staff Report Laura Menge joined The Greater Cincinnati Foundation three years ago, bringing her impressive experience in philanthropy to put it to work for the Northern Kentucky Fund. A New England native who found NKY via Boston and Washington, D.C., she has enthusiastically embraced urban living in downtown Covington, has engaged actively in the community…
Around this time of year, we often find ourselves counting, whether it is the number of days left in the year, the number of presents we still need to buy or the number of calories we put on our plates. The holidays are when many count their blessings as well. In that regard, 2015 has…
Northern Kentucky motorists traveling to the Louisville/Jefferson County region over the holidays should be aware of a crackdown on drunk driving. The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS), Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Brown-Forman joined other Louisville Highway Safety Committee team members, to kick off the holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign…
The Christmas season is in full swing and with it comes the “Ghost of Holiday Party Litigation” increasing the risk of a workplace claims arising from inappropriate workplace conduct such as harassment, sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination, and workplace health and safety issues. Injuries suffered at the Holiday party or other workplace event can be the…
Sal Wertheim, Special Events Coordinator for the City of Newport, has been honored by the German government for his long-term work on a sister city program. Wertheim, a resident of Blue Ash, was awarded the Order of Merit, the highest tribute the German government can pay to an individual. He was recognized for his work…
Wildlife responds to the presence of quality habitat. Examples are all around us. Populations of temperature nesting (resident) Canada geese have soared throughout Central Kentucky because of the region’s many ponds, small lakes and manicured pastures. Quail numbers in western Kentucky increased where fescue was eradicated and warm season grasses were planted. White-tailed deer flourished…
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has affirmed its earlier approval of combustion waste landfills at power plants operated by the state’s two largest electric utilities, despite sharp increases in the cost of the facilities. But the PSC, in an order issued Tuesday, declined requests by Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) and Louisville Gas & Electric…
Speedway Children’s Charities officials have announced that the nonprofit will distribute nearly $2.9 million in grants to more than 390 different charitable organizations across the country in 2015. “My parents started Speedway Children’s Charities from modest beginnings with the goal of helping children in physical, financial, emotional and medical need,” said Marcus Smith, vice chairman…
About 16 years ago, as most states were deciding how best to spend their portion of a landmark settlement reached with the major tobacco companies, Kentucky took an innovative approach that is continuing to pay substantial dividends. Under that agreement, half of the annual payments are set aside for agriculture and the other half is…
Senior guard/forward Sydney Moss (St. Albans, W.Va./Boone County (Ky.)) became the all-time leading scorer in Thomas More College women’s basketball history Saturday as she scored 19 points to lead the top-ranked Saints defeated Grove City College, 95-37, in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) game at the Connor Convocation Center. With the win, the Saints remain…
May I rise on a point of personal privilege to discuss, briefly, something I’ve been doing on-and-off for more than 30 years – writing a column. It should be noted that, in this job there’s a constant fear of getting stale, writing about something or someone ad infinitum, thus boring even regular readers. It happens….
The annual Kentucky Educational Television event in Northern Kentucky honored long-time KET supporters and community activists, Mer and Susan Grayson. Mer Grayson is chairman of the board of Central Bank in Northern Kentucky. It also offered a preview screening of the upcoming second Inside Northern Kentucky program for KET, produced by the Kentucky Center for…
The region will experience unseasonably warm temperatures this week, but the Kentucky Transportation cabinet wants to remind motorists that winter is on its way. District 6 crews had their annual snow and ice meetings in October to check equipment and go over procedures for the upcoming winter season. This readies them for the challenges that…
The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission proposed the dates of the 2016-2017 deer seasons, changes to deer zones and slight modifications for elk hunting at its quarterly meeting. Commission members proposed deer zone changes for Hardin, Webster and Marion counties. They also recommended modifying deer hunting regulations on four wildlife management areas (WMAs). The commission…
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Before the founding of Newport and Covington and before Ohio, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico existed as states, Jacob Fowler was there. Jacob Fowler was born in New Jersey in 1764. By the time of the American Revolution, Fowlers were already living in Kentucky, although it is…
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The recent spate of rainy and somewhat dismal days sends many minds toward the grim reality that winter is here to stay. Sunless, dreary days with bouts of rain in December, January and February give most people the blues. However, desolate winter days bring joy to the heart of…
By Kristy Robinson Horine NKyTribune contributor The door swings open and he steps out into the sunshine. It has been eight years since he has felt this free. It has also been eight years since he has felt intimidated by freedom. He still has a sentence to serve, but this time he will be behind…
The City of Newport’s Tree Lighting Ceremony and Pearl Harbor Memorial Service take place this weekend. City Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, with Santa, begins Saturday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. at 998 Monmouth Street. The event is free and open to the public and complimentary refreshments will be served after the ceremony The Pearl Harbor…
Sixty years ago yesterday, Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and move to the back of the bus, as ordered by the driver, James F. Blake. Keenly aware she was in violation of Alabama’s Jim Crow stance on racial segregation, Ms. Parks simply decided it was time to act against…
