A “zipper merge” will begin on Monday, Oct. 19 to help traffic flow on the Interstate 275 Carroll Cropper Bridge restoration project. It will impact traffic on the corridor between Kentucky and Indiana. The signage will be in place to begin with the afternoon rush hour. The zipper merge concept directs motorists to use BOTH…
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter After the Covington Catholic boys’ basketball team completed its first pre-season practice session on Thursday, the players helped place bright blue tarps on the basketball court and set up tables for the weekly bingo that’s held in the gym. The players got the job done in a matter of…
For nearly a decade now, Kentucky has made significant progress when it comes to reducing the number of traffic fatalities in the state. Totals that topped 900 annually between 2002 and 2006 dropped to 638 in 2013, a number not seen since the late 1940s. That downward trend, unfortunately, has begun to move in the…
Scott Padgett wants his Samford University basketball team to reach new heights by going to the NCAA Tournament every year, just like mid-major Gonzaga. Not just once a lifetime like the Birmingham, Ala., school did in 1999 and 2000, losing in the first round both times. “We’re all on board to take Samford to the…
By Hannah Purnell Special to NKyTribune from NKY Thrives The NASCAR series at Kentucky Speedway underscores the exciting regional efforts to spark a tourism boom that researchers say will continue gaining momentum for years to come. In early 2013, a study commissioned by Cincinnati USA and meetNKY (formerly Northern Kentucky Convention & Visitors Bureau) showed…
Most individuals on their final day of work get to take things easy. That wasn’t the case for Nugget, the beloved pony of Belterra Park outrider Kim Jordan. Before he was celebrated in the winner’s circle to cheers after the feature race, he proved that he still had the skills to get the job done….
This year marks the 24th year that the Friends of Covington will honor home owners and business owners with Beautification Awards that recognize people who have invested time, energy and money into making their homes and the City of Covington a more attractive place to live, work and play. Like those who have been honored…
Last of a series By R.G. Dunlop Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Abuse and misconduct in Kentucky’s county jails inflict immeasurable physical and emotional damage on victims. They also are costly to taxpayers. More than $52 million has been paid out during the past 15 years to settle legal claims involving Kentucky’s jails, according to…
By Mike Rutledge NKyTribune contributor Some Covington city commissioners were fond of a design for a proposed new classroom building on the Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center campus. Nonetheless, they voted 4-1 to uphold a city panel’s decision that rejected the modernistic glass-and-metal building. Lawyers told commissioners before the vote they had to uphold…
By Paul Long Special to NKyTribune Runners are acutely aware of the lack of public restrooms. We are often searching for one, whether we’re logging 10 miles running around our hometown or going out for a run while on vacation. We know that most stores don’t have public restrooms. If they do, it’s hidden away…
By Mike Rutledge NKyTribune Contributor The Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center has appealed a July ruling against its plans to build a glass-walled classroom on its Greenup Street campus, and the Covington City Commission will consider that appeal 6 p.m. Thursday at City Hall. The city’s Urban Design Review Board voted 5-1 against the…
With rounds of 11- and 13-over par, the Northern Kentucky University men’s golf team is ninth in the Cleveland State Invitational after the first day of competition. Three Norse notched scores of 73 in either the first or second round. Jackson Frame (t-44th) opened the day with his 1-over round before shooting a 78 in…
First in a series By R.G. Dunlop Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting HAZARD, Ky.—Larry Trent was just one of the 154 or more inmates who died in a Kentucky jail during the past 6½ years. Arrested on July 5, 2013, in his car outside a Hazard doughnut shop, the 54-year-old Trent told police he drank…
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune A new feature on the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources’ website at fw.ky.gov is a document detailing the department’s accomplishments toward its Strategic Plan over the last two years under the leadership of Commissioner Gregory K. Johnson. “The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources “Planning the…
First of a two-part series. Hello. My name is Lyn. I’m a genealogy freak. I’ve been addicted for quite some time. I suppressed it most of my life, busy with work and no Internet, but I’ve recently retired. Now that I have, things haven’t slowed down, they’ve slammed to a complete stop. I’m desperate to…
NKyTribune Staff Report Data released from the Kentucky Department of Education show a mixed bag of results for the state’s public schools. First, the good news: The latest Unbridled Learning Assessment and Accountability results show the number of students graduating from high school and considered college/career-ready continues to increase. In 2015, the college/career readiness rate…
Mention crappie in conversation and there’s always the assumption that the discussion will be about spring fishing. That’s because the crappie spawn in April offers the best fishing of the year, but the autumn cool down can produce some excellent catches, too. There are several good arguments for crappie fishing in the fall. A slow…
Thomas More College’s New Writer-in-Residence Dick Hague and Author-Editor Michael Henson shared from their latest publications in a relaxed interchange at Joseph Beth Booksellers last evening. The poetry, fiction and music performance were inspired by Hague’s Where Drunk Men Go (Dos Madres Press, 2015) and Henson’s The Way the Word Is: The Maggie Boylan Stories…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I often present the word “inspire” to elementary school students I teach. I’ll usually start by asking if they ever imagine themselves as a certain University of Kentucky basketball player while shooting hoops. Typically, a large number of hands fly upward saying yes to the question. Then, I ask: “Did…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor When Brent and Lisa Cooper met at the University Kentucky in 1990, he was an incoming committee chair on the student activities board, and she was leaving that position. “I trained him in his first job,” Lisa Cooper said. Their first date was homecoming in the fall of that…
First in a series by Paul A. Tenkotte Special to the NKyTribune On Thursday, September 24, last week, Pope Francis made an historic speech to the U.S. Congress, the first pope in history to do so. In it, he praised four Americans: Abraham Lincoln; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Dorothy Day; and Thomas Merton. All four…
Governor Steve Beshear has made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions: Gov. Beshear has appointed Michael H. Flynn as a member of the Kentucky River Authority to serve for a term expiring Sept. 18, 2019. · Michael H. Flynn, of Winchester, is general manager with Winchester Municipal Utilities. He replaces Herbbie W. Bannister,…
