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…
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…
