Thornwilde Elementary’s ‘Spreading Hope and Love Club’ shows big heart with comfort kits project
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor A Community Problem Solving Team (CmPS) of fourth- and fifth-graders at Thornwilde Elementary School in…
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Newport High School joins other NKY schools in Esports, using gaming as educational tool
Newport High School is launching an Esports program that will include competitive teams and utilizing gaming as an educational tool…
Human Trafficking is every community’s problem; regional task force is educating public about it
By Maridith Yahl NKyTribune reporter Human trafficking is a problem no community can ignore, says the leader of a local…
Sen. John Schickel: Remembering my friendship with Governor Julian Carroll, a remarkable public servant
I have known Julian Carroll for a long time. At the stroke of midnight on December 31, the curtain will…
AG Cameron randomly selected six counties, including Boone County, for post-election audit
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Wednesday held a drawing to randomly select six Kentucky counties…
Two Constitutional amendments (‘Marsy’s Law’/’Term Changes’) on ballots; today last day for early voting
Two constitutional amendments will appear on everyone’s ballot tomorrow as in-person voting takes place at your designated voting place. They…
Early voting continues apace in NKY and mail-in ballots rolling in; record number of voters registered
NKY’s three county clerks report brisk early voting and — already — a decent return of mail-in ballots. They join…
Beshear reports new COVID-19 daily case record of 1,487; there were 21 deaths; Boone, Kenton in top 10
Gov. Andy Beshear reported 1,487 new COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths Wednesday, with Boone and Kenton counties being in the…
Mount Zion Road in Boone County reopened; rebuild project made needed improvements to traffic flow
Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday announced the recent reopening to traffic of Mount Zion Road in Boone County with substantial…
Three Boone County students earn top honors in KYTC’s 2019-20 Adopt-a-Highway Art Contest
Students from Boone and Madison counties earned first-place honors in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) 2019-20 Adopt-a-Highway Art Contest. The…
Unemployment rates rise in every Kentucky county during past year; Magoffin highest at 18.1 percent
Unemployment rates rose in all 120 Kentucky counties between August 2019 and August 2020, according to the Kentucky Center for…
Lane closures, rolling roadblocks scheduled along I-71/75 highway in Boone County this week
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6 Office has released an update of upcoming traffic impacts and lane closures during nighttime hours….
Hebron native Josh Lillard one of three new members appointed to Fish and Wildlife Commission
The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission added three new members following the appointments of David Jones of Barlow, Josh Lillard…
Kentucky Supreme Court sets schedule for hearing on suit against Governor’s executive orders
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky Supreme Court issued an order on Friday, setting a briefing schedule and a…
Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs team winners of business-pitch competition include NKY students
The Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs (GSE) hit the high point of its three-week program Aug. 1 with its annual professional…
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announces traffic delays, road conditions for District 6 highways
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has announced the following conditions and/or operations that are being reported for highways in District 6…
Kentucky State Police called in to investigate officer-involved shooting by Boone County Sheriff deputy
The Kentucky State Police, Post 6 in Dry Ridge, was contacted by Boone County 911 just after 4:30 a.m. Saturday…
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announces road updates, traffic delays for District 6 highways
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has announced the following conditions and/or operations that are being reported for highways in District 6…
Crume completes transformation of NKY Tri-ED; implements new economic development strategy
By Mark Hansel Special to NKyTribune Since his appointment as President and CEO of Northern Kentucky Tri-ED (Tri-ED) in April 2019,…
WYWQ*: Graves Road Interchange in Boone County is moving quickly, relieves congestion, opens land
By Tory McKinley NKyTribune intern Started in January, the Graves Road Interchange Project in Boone County has seen exponential progress,…
Three more cases of COVID-19 identified in NKy and 49 statewide; ‘assume everyone you see has it’
Staff report As of Sunday afternoon, three additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Northern Kentucky, for a total…
Gary Moore: Boone County – working together, standing united, so that we will overcome
By now, everyone in our community has been affected in one way or another by the Coronavirus pandemic. I often say that “Boone County is a great…