By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter In some respects, Thomas More College’s announcement on Tuesday that it has officially accepted an invitation to join the NAIA and become a full member of the Mid-South Conference is a return to its original sports roots. “In a way, Thomas More is going back home — to the NAIA,”…
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune The John A. Roebling Bridge, connecting Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, has always been the lesser-known sibling to its bigger and better-known sister, the Brooklyn Bridge. Both were designed by the famous Roebling family. Beyond that, the sibling competition is fierce. The Cincinnati bridge has graceful rounded Roman…
The Covington Business Council will present ‘A Celebration of Covington’ at its annual meeting on August 2 and will honor Thomas Banta of Corporex with its prestigious Founder Award. The event will be held at The Madison Event Center from 5:30-8 p.m. Banta is managing director of the Corporex Companies, LLC and Corporex Realty &…
By Hannah Carver NKyTribune reporter Bearing the responsibility for thousands of employees and staying accountable for the service of hundreds of thousands of customers, Amy Spiller is now a little more than a month into her new role, serving as state president of Duke Energy Ohio and Duke Energy Kentucky. She’s no novice when it…
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune “In all our history, there is no more despicable character.” Theodore Roosevelt While the formative years of the Ohio Valley and Northern Kentucky were often filled with a rogue’s gallery of characters such as Lewis Wetzel, Simon Girty, and Aaron Burr, one character stands out from all the rest,…
By Hannah Carver NKyTribune reporter Now 13 years cancer free, Martha Barnes and her identical twin sister, Amy Beck, continue to fight the disease putt by putt through their annual Rally for the Cure golf outing. Two of their friends, Joyce Callery and Kristy Knobloch, started it all in 2005, just months after Barnes first…
Conventions, Sports and Leisure International (CSL) has been selected to lead a feasibility study on expanding the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. Minneapolis-based CSL, which has worked on hundreds of convention center studies and analysis across the United States, was chosen among four competing firms by the Northern Kentucky Convention Center and meetNKY I Northern Kentucky…
By Steve Flairty Special to NKyTribune After thinking about a Kentucky connection to Independence Day for this week’s column, I recalled hearing some intriguing facts about America’s War of 1812. The conflict included a highly significant number from the state who served militarily, including a two-time governor of Kentucky, Isaac Shelby. Additionally, another iconic Kentuckian…
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is celebrating 40 years of Leadership Northern Kentucky with a new class of 52 professionals from businesses around Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati region. The nine-month program utilizes the community as a classroom to help participants gain an understanding of the strengths and opportunities of the Northern Kentucky region…
A Bluegrass music concert series is coming to Northern Kentucky this summer at Taylor Creek Park, the new riverfront park on the Ohio River that straddles the boundary between the cities of Bellevue and Newport. The free concert series – known as “Kentucky Bluegrass on the Ohio River” – will be held once each…
By David Kubota NKyTribune reporter The Florence Freedom toppled the Evansville Otters, 5-2, on Thursday to win their third straight series. In the bottom of the first with the bases loaded, the Freedom’s Andre Mercurio hit a run-scoring single to drive in Caleb Lopes. Later that inning, Jordan Brower’s sacrifice fly gave the Freedom a…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor The Kentucky Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has determined that the Villa Hills City Council did not violate the state’s Open Meetings act on May 16. Villa Hills resident Steve Schletker asserted that the City violated the Act because it failed to provide adequate facilities for public observation…
By Marc Hardin NKyTribune contributor Course familiarity and a fortuitous schedule break has lured veteran Northern Kentucky golfer Lance Lucas back to the Greater Cincinnati Golf Association’s marquee event. Lucas will tee it up next week at the 109th Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur Championship at Triple Crown Country Club after a two-year layoff, and he…
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter The Newport SkyWheel project will become a reality in the very near future. At Monday night’s Newport city commission meeting, city manager Thomas Fromme was authorized to execute a development agreement for the project near Newport on the Levee. The Newport SkyWheel will stand more than 230-feet tall with 30…
Sunday is Father’s Day, but there’s no need to take a long, expensive trip out of town to celebrate. Covington is host to a long list of exciting events this weekend for all ages. Here are some of the highlights: Ohio River Sweep Join an estimated 13,000 volunteers from Pittsburgh to Cairo (Ill.) in picking…
It was the worst possible combination of traits that he could have inherited – that foal I found standing wobbly, still wet, in the thick straw with Lover, his mother. An anathema to every standardbred horse person, he was bright orange, with a glaring white blaze running down his face. To put the nails in…
NKyTribune staff Chance Shepard’s three-run homer in the top of the 12th inning lifted the Southern Illinois Miners to a 10-9 win over the Florence Freedom on Thursday night at UC Health Stadium. Shepard blasted his Frontier League-leading ninth homer of the season to left field, a three-run blast to put the Miners up 10-7….
By Steve Preston Special to the NKyTribune Did you know that Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky have been considered French, British, Québécois, and United States territory? Throughout American history, the Ohio Valley was a much-desired area of land. If the Ohio Valley was the heart of the Midwest, then the river systems draining to Lake Erie…
Family-friendly activities related to archaeology, Mississippian Native American culture and the natural environment will be offered on Saturdays through the summer at Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site. Each “Hands On History Saturday” activity will be demonstrated by park staff for visitors of all ages and will include games, pottery, baskets, bow and arrows, gourds and…
The Northern Kentucky Chamber Women’s Initiative will host a special Connecting Shore to Shore from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, June 25, at Carnegie Hall at Newport (401 Monmouth St., Newport, KY 41071). The annual women-only event brings women from all over the region together for an evening of networking and professional development. While…
With a crane operator’s deft touch and the helping hands of construction workers waiting to guide it into place, a metal pedestrian bridge was lowered gently into its position on the Licking River floodwall on Friday, creating an important new link in a scenic recreation trail being built in Covington. The brightly colored bridge will…
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is offering a diverse schedule of events for learning, networking and connecting: Pints & Perspectives: Branding the Region On Wednesday, May 23rd (4:30-6) join a discussion about how local companies and organizations, like the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, are working to create a unique and recognizable brand for our region –…
