Newport’s Molly Connor is LRC’s Graduate Fellow as UofL student, gets close-up legislative experience
A Newport student currently attending the University of Louisville has gained a front-row seat to legislative action at the Kentucky…
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Covington cancels participation in Riverfest; decision joins neighboring cities to protect residents
Citing health and safety concerns related to the pandemic, the City of Covington is canceling its participation in the annual…
Northern Kentucky Scholar House is enrolling single parents who are pursuing post-secondary education
Are you a single parent enrolled in post-secondary education? Are you a single parent who has dreamed of enrolling in…
People of NKY: Newport’s Pompilio’s is an old favorite and Larry Geiger and friends carry on
By Ginger Dawson NKyTribune reporter Pompilio’s restaurant and bar is an institution in these parts. Every living generation of diners in…
Our Rich History: Ice Age glaciers shaped the site of Newport; climate change will always have impact
Part 35 of our series, Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020. By Stanley Hedeen Special to NKyTribune Newport is bounded…
Footlighters extend creativity to old-time radio during pandemic; tune in to Fibber McGee and Molly
Staff report Footlighters has brought community theater to the region since 1963, finding a home at Newport’s historic Salem United…
Rachel Roberts: Real winners of this year’s primary election are the voters themselves
As we congratulate the winners of this year’s primary election and look ahead to November, there’s one group who has…
Our Rich History: Hillside suburb of Newport, Clifton, agreed to be annexed in 1935, in Great Depression
By Margo Warminski Special to NKyTribune Part 32 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” “In the late…
Ethos Laboratories of Newport to offer world’s first sVNT to evaluate COVID-19 protective immunity
Newport-based Ethos Laboratories has entered a strategic partnership with Genscript to offer the first quantitative surrogate Viral Neutralization Test (sVNT)…
Our Rich History: Organizing for action — women’s suffrage in Northern Kentucky
Part 30 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport Kentucky, 1795-2020″ and Part 1 of our series: Organizing for Action:…
People of NKY: Scott Clark is an authentic Historic Preservation Officer for Newport — and about time!
By Ginger Dawson NKyTribune reporter In these Northern Kentucky river cities, we like our historic preservation. Each city has a…
Route 9 in Wilder still shut down due to landslide; KTC officials developing plans to reopen
NKyTribune staff Heavy rains the past week have resulted in a landslide near the Newport/Wilder border on Route 9, and…
Our Rich History: The Flood of 1937 and flood control in Newport; a controversy over 79.99 ft. measurement
By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 28 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” In 1937, the…
Our Rich History: The spirit of our German Heritage lives on through Newport’s Turnverein, closed in 1936
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Part 27 of our series: Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky Today the building…
Brent Cooper: Newport gaming facility is good first bet, but state should double down on other gambling
The recent announcement by Churchill Downs to construct a $38.4 million gaming facility in the Newport Plaza Shopping Center that…
Our Rich History: VE-Day, May 8, 1945, was official end of WW II European theater; victory was in reach
Part 6 of our continuing series on the 75th anniversary of the closing stages of World War II and Part…
People of NKY: Renee Schuler loved food, cooking, entertaining, so psychology degree led to catering
By Ginger Dawson NKyTribune reporter Renee Schuler has always liked people. And it’s not that she is just a people person,…
Our Rich History: The Floods of 1913 in Newport caused terrific suffering and economic hardship
By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 25 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By 1913, the…
Our Rich History: The floods of 1883 and 1884 in Newport — the ‘beautiful water’ escapes its banks
By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 24 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” The Ohio River…
Construction at Ovation site in Newport ongoing; goal is completion of music venue by end of 2020
By Don Owen NKyTribune news editor Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, construction crews have continued working at the Ovation site…
Our Rich History: The Buena Vista Historic District of Newport, itself the oldest of NKY’s river towns
By Margo Warminski Special to NKyTribune Part 22 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” “Newport’s social structure…
Our Rich History: Newport’s Cote Brilliante (shining hill) Historic District thrives with new generation
By Margo Warminski Special to NKyTribune Part 21 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” The Cote Brilliante…