Seniors, freshmen, even sophomore, step up for NKU in its fight for a favorable postseason playoff spot
By Dan Weber
NKyTribune sports reporter
“March Starts Here” the Horizon Conference website proclaims in touting the final two postseason championship rounds in Indianapolis March 11-12.
Then as if to confirm it, Northern Kentucky University Coach Darrin Horn’s entire Norse mantra continues to be that Horizon basketball comes down to “three games in March.” No “must win” games for him...
Epic Ride headlines field of 14 for Saturday’s $150,000 John Battaglia Stakes at Turfway Park
The Road to the Kentucky Derby “prep season” concludes on Saturday at Turfway Park when Welch Racing’s Epic Ride headlines an oversubscribed field of 14 3-year-olds that were entered in the 42nd running of the $150,000 John Battaglia Memorial.
The John Battaglia Memorial, named in honor of the longtime General Manager of Latonia Race Track and Turfway Park, will go as Race 6 at 8:25 p.m....
‘Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky’ 2024 to be decided — nominations are open; it’s a tournament!
The Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has launched the KAM 2024 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance.
Now in its second year, the competition is an online voting, bracket-style tournament that allows Kentuckians to pick the 2024 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky from among the thousands of world-class products manufactured in the Commonwealth....
Covington-based CTI Clinical Trials and Consulting granted prestigious accreditation for safety testing
CTI Clinical Trials and Consulting, a full-service global research provider, located in Covington’s RiverCenter, has announced that its North American laboratory facility has been granted the prestigious College of American Pathologists (CAP) Accreditation for Safety Testing.
CTI — based in RiverCenter (Photo provided)
This recognition is awarded to laboratories that demonstrate adherence...
Bridge replacement project over Campbell County’s Scaffold Creek set for March 4 though July 31
A bridge replacement project on KY 915 (Licking Pike) will begin on Monday, March 4. The project will consist of removing the existing bridge deck and beams, then setting new beams, and a deck.
The Scaffold Creek crossing at the 2.67 mile point will close to traffic on Monday, March 4, and will remain closed for 50 days while contractors install the new structure. The new bridge will provide a safer...
Wildfire Hazard Season in effect for every Kentucky county until April 30, burning limitations apply
By Tom Latek
Kentucky Today
Gov. Andy Beshear is reminding Kentuckians that the Spring Wildfire Hazard Season, which began Feb. 15, is in effect for every Kentucky county until April 30.
During this season, state law prohibits burning between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. in or within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland.
Wildfire season (file photo)
“March and April are typically high wildfire...
St. Elizabeth Healthcare first in state, region to implant new device to treat abnormal heart rhythm
Doctors with the Florence Wormald Heart & Vascular Institute at St. Elizabeth Healthcare are the first in Kentucky and the Greater Cincinnati region to implant the Aurora EV-ICD™ system — a new device to treat fast or irregular heartbeats and prevent sudden cardiac arrest. J. Christian Hays, MD, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, performed the procedure on January...
Stateline: Federal officials deliver stark warnings to state election officials ahead of November
By Matt Vasilogambros
Stateline
WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement and cybersecurity officials are warning the nation’s state election administrators that they face serious threats ahead of November’s presidential election.
Secretaries of state and state election directors must be ready for potential cyberattacks, both familiar and uncomfortably new, according to the feds. And they must remain...
Frontier Airlines announces another six nonstop departures from CVG — major fare sale on all routes
Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines will begin nonstop service from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to six additional destinations in May.
Frontier’s Michael Pewther announces new flights (Photo provided)
These routes are in addition to service announced last month from CVG to Minneapolis-Saint Paul and New York LaGuardia. With the new routes, Frontier will serve...
‘Momnibus’ bill aimed at lowering state’s maternal mortality rate, awaiting vote of full House
By Melissa Patrick
Kentucky Health News
A bill aimed at decreasing the state’s high maternal-mortality rate was approved by the House Health Services Committee last week and now awaits a vote in the full House. It’s been dubbed the “Momnibus” bill.
The prime sponsor, Rep. Kim Moser, R-Taylor Mill, who chairs the committee, said House Bill 10 was the result of an informal House-Senate...