Mike Denham: Legislators pledge to take action because ‘Those who protect us deserve no less’
When it comes to keeping us safe, it can be easy to take for granted those who protect us – until tragedy re-reminds us that their job can carry a steep price.
That thought came back to mind last week, when House Speaker Greg Stumbo joined with the father of Kentucky State Police Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder – who was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 13 – to pledge their support for actions...
21st Century Grant brings fun, learning to Goodridge Elementary students before and after school
By Mike Rutledge
NKyTribune contributor
One recent Monday, more than 30 students from Boone County’s Goodridge Elementary School were happily spending time at their school, long after most classmates had gone home.
The students arrived at the school an hour before their counterparts, yet, unmistakably, they were joyful about it.
Some of the first-through-fifth-graders actually beamed after finishing...
To Catch an Arsonist: Bloodhounds will be on the trail again during Kentucky’s fall wildfire season
Chloe is one of the bloodhounds specially trained to investigate arson cases. (KDF photo)
The Kentucky Division of Forestry is using noses and paws to catch arsonists during the fall wildfire season, which starts tomorrow, Oct. 1, and runs through Dec. 15. Bloodhounds trained to investigate arson cases will be available for a second year through a partnership with the Bell County Forestry Camp.
The...
Keeneland kicks off historic month of racing Friday with running of $400,000 Darley Alcibiades
Keeneland will be the center of the Thoroughbred racing world this fall as the historic track embarks upon an unprecedented Fall Meet, to be held Oct. 2-24, which will climax at month’s end with a special day of racing, Prelude to the Cup on Oct. 29, followed by the $26 million Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Oct. 30-31.
The 17-day Fall Meet features 16 stakes races worth a total of $5,075,000...
Fifteenth-ranked Thomas More men battle DePauw to tie behind late Hensley goal
The 15th-ranked Thomas More College men’s soccer team played DePauw University to a 2-2 tie Tuesday in a non-conference match at BB&T Field in Crestview Hills.
With the tie, the Saints are 8-1-1 and the Tigers at 6-1-2.
The Saints scored the equalizer at the 84:47 mark when freshman Jacob Hensley scored off a rebound (TMC Athletics Photo)
Thomas More took a 1-0 lead with 13:25 mark when senior...
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Cooler temperatures of autumn often produce excellent crappie catches
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 decline of water temperatures sends a signal that it’s time to...
Northern Kentucky judges-executive talk about regionalism, economic prosperity and the Brent Spence Bridge at NKY Chamber’s Eggs ‘N Issues
By Mark Hansel
NKyTribune managing editor
The Northern Kentucky Eggs ‘N Issues event Tuesday featured the region’s judges-executive who spoke on a wide range of topics at the Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport in Erlanger.
Judges-executive Gary Moore of Boone County, Steve Pendery of Campbell County, Stephen Wood of Grant County and Kris Knochelmann of Kenton County presented an overview of their...
Paul Long: Stretch your legs at the 5K on NKU’s campus or the 100 miler in Eastern Kentucky
If you’re like me, you cling to the outdated notion that the Northern Kentucky University campus is a pile of ugly concrete buildings surrounded by asphalt parking lots.
It that were ever true — and it probably wasn’t — it certainly is no longer the case. And to prove it, this coming weekend Northern is inviting the public to view the campus in a unique way: By running a 5K race through...
Governor, First Lady, a banker and philanthropist to receive Commonwealth Awards at KPI Summit today
Four distinguished Kentuckians who have had extraordinary impact on quality of life through philanthropic advocacy and investment will be honored at the seventh annual Summit on Philanthropy to be held in Lexington Tuesday and Wednesday.
Governor Steve Beshear, First Lady Jane Beshear, Jean R. Hale of Community Trust Bancorp, and Christy Brown of Louisvlle will receive the Commonwealth Award, created...
Marketbasket survey shows lower retail prices for food, thanks mostly to lower energy prices
Lower retail prices for several foods, including whole milk, cheddar cheese, bacon and apples resulted in a slight decrease in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Fall Harvest Marketbasket Survey.
The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare one or more meals was $54.14, down $.12 or less than 1 percent compared to a survey conducted a year ago. Of the 16...
Kentucky Innovation Network presents second IdeaFestival, a magnet for innovative, creative minds
For the second year, the Kentucky Innovation Network takes the presenting-sponsor role in IdeaFestival, the forum beginning today in Louisville for thinkers, doers, innovators, students, entrepreneurs and some of the world’s most creative minds.
The event, now in its 16th year, takes place through Oct. 2 at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. It includes more than 40 presenters discussing...
Henson and Hague — 40 plus years of friendship — shared in interchange of poetry, fiction and music
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 (Brighthorse Books, 2015)....
Ron Daley: Ready … or not? If we’re prepared, broadband can transform Appalachian Kentucky
Is your community ready for the great opportunities to grow the economy and improve the quality of life as broadband fiber optic cable comes to the region? If we are not, then the gap of economic quality will widen in Appalachian Kentucky.
We have no one to blame but ourselves if we do not ask these questions, get the right answers and use our mountain ingenuity to advance the region in the New Economy.
As...
Kentucky by Heart: Inspired to write and honor everyday people by David and Lalie Dick
Lalie and David Dick have co-authored numerous books through their Plum Lick Publishing Co., which was named after David Dick’s ancestral Plum Lick home in Bourbon County. (Photo by David Perry)
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 star running back Boom Williams expected to rejoin Wildcats after dealing with personal issues
By Keith Taylor
Special to NKyTribune
Kentucky could be without one of its top running backs when the Wildcats take on neighboring Eastern Kentucky University Saturday.
Sophomore Stanley “Boom” Williams didn’t practice Tuesday and is dealing with outside issues. Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said Williams remains a member of the team while “going through some personal things.”
Kentucky running...
