The Kentucky Nonprofit Network is now accepting nominations for its annual innovation and leadership awards. The awards will be presented at a luncheon held during the 15th annual Kentucky Nonprofit Leadership Forum, October 24-25, at the Lexington Convention Center. The deadline for submission is Friday, Sept. 1. The Innovative Nonprofit Award recognizes a nonprofit organization [...]...»
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune On a crisp autumn morning in November 1954, 60-year old Hugh Watson, one of Cincinnati's early air pioneers, walked into a meeting room helped by his wife Roberta and slowly took a seat at the table. He looked tired and moved with some effort, but was otherwise alert and [...]...»
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau As the end of another summer approaches, school bells will start to signal the signing of forms, forms, and more forms. For parents, it can be exhausting filling out the endless sheets of paper for the numerous activities their kids are involved in - and all of that information [...]
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USA Gymnastics has selected the sites for the three 2018 Junior Olympic championship events for women's gymnastics: U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio; Junior Olympic Level 9 Eastern Championships, Rochester N.Y.; and Junior Olympic Level 9 Western Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah. The Junior Olympics is USA Gymnastics' age-group, developmental program, and these three [...]...»
The Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechcanical Solutions, overcame a three-run ninth-inning deficit to win, 11-10, in walk-off fashion in the rubber game of the series over the Lake Erie Crushers Sunday night at UC Health Stadium. Trailing 10-7, the Freedom (38-22) got a leadoff walk from Andre Mercurio in the bottom of the ninth, [...]...»
Ken Harper of Crestview Hills was sitting in economics classic at the University of Kentucky Community College just after Christmas vacation in 1951 when a classmate walked in and said, "I got my draft papers." When class was over, Harper walked down the street and joined the Air Force. When he got home that afternoon, [...]...»
More than 900 backpacks filled with school supplies will be given away to school children from low-income families on Saturday, Aug. 12 at the 17th annual Backpacks and Breakfast event put on by Northern Kentucky Harvest. The event will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 11 a.m. in Goebel Park at Fifth and Philadelphia [...]...»
NKyTribune staff The Kentucky Senate Democratic Caucus has voted to remove Sen. Julian Carroll (D-Frankfort) from his position as minority whip. The Caucus has also called on Carroll, a former governor, to resign, following reports that he propositioned a man for sex in 2005. Members of the Senate Democratic Caucus issued the following statement Sunday: [...]...»
Asian carp swim by the millions in Kentucky's waterways, threatening to crowd out native fish in some of the state's most cherished fishing destinations - including Kentucky and Barkley lakes in the west. With an absence of predators and little natural controls available for these invasive species, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, [...]...»
Kentucky State Parks will be participating in the Aug. 21 Great American Solar Eclipse with fun and educational events during July and August. Some parks have astronomy experts scheduled to give talks about the eclipse. Kenlake State Resort Park will kick off the events July 28 with "The Star Geezer" Mark Steven Williams. Kentucky Dam [...]...»
Newport Aquarium has so many shark habitats to see, touch and explore, it's a great place to celebrate Discovery Channel's Shark Week. See sharks like never before when you cross over the open waters of the 385,000-gallon Surrounded by Sharks exhibit on Shark Bridge. Experience what it feels like to touch six different species in [...]...»
The City of Covington has scheduled a Trash Amnesty Week beginning today, through July 28. In addition to the trash contained inside the City-issued trash carts, residents can place up to three large items and ten 30-gallon bags of trash at the curb during amnesty week without using their green stickers. This trash will be [...]...»
If you enjoy a good mystery, then check out "The Sword & the Spectre" weekend Aug. 11-13 at General Butler State Resort Park. This interactive live game of Clue will feature a story about a group of ghost hunters who are actually looking for a valuable sword that once belonged to the park's namesake, General [...]...»
This is the second of a two-part series about recently-published nonfiction books that you may enjoy this summer. - "Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy" by Anne Lamott (Riverhead Books, $20) is an attempt to tell what we need to know about mercy. While using the kindness, wisdom and humor, Lamott explains that as we struggle to [...]...»
By Mike Farrell Special to NKyTribune The Scripps Howard First Amendment Center is looking for a Kentuckian who is a champion of the First Amendment. The center in the College of Communication and Information's School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky is requesting nominations for its annual James Madison Award. The award, [...]...»
Becky Ann Baker, a 1975 Western Kentucky University graduate, is a first-time nominee for a Primetime Emmy Award for her work on the HBO series Girls. Baker, who is known for roles in the movies Men in Black (1997), Spider-Man 3 (2007) and A Simple Plan (1998) as well as work on television and Broadway, was [...]...»
Kentucky basketball sophomore forward Sacha Killeya-Jones has accepted an invitation to attend Great Britain's national training camp that will determine the team's final roster for FIBA EuroBasket 2017. Killeya-Jones is eligible to play for Great Britain via his British-born mother, Ley. Killeya-Jones is one of 24 players selected to a preliminary squad for Great Britain's senior men's team...
This is the first of a two-part series about recently-published nonfiction books, beginning with several volumes on baseball, that you may enjoy this summer.
- "The Streak: Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken Jr., and Baseball's Most Historic Record" by John Eisenberg (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26) is basically a well-researched story about two baseball legends who held the incredible record for consecutive games played...
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Fall can seem like an eternity away when the heat index soars into the triple digits and air conditioners must work overtime to meet unrelenting demand. The arrival of the new Kentucky Hunting and Trapping Guide from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources provides a comforting reassurance that summer is marching closer to fall...
The Kentucky Nonprofit Network is now accepting nominations for its annual innovation and leadership awards. The awards will be presented at a luncheon held during the 15th annual Kentucky Nonprofit Leadership Forum, October 24-25, at the Lexington Convention Center. The deadline for submission is Friday, Sept. 1. The Innovative Nonprofit Award recognizes a nonprofit organization [...]
USA Gymnastics has selected the sites for the three 2018 Junior Olympic championship events for women's gymnastics: U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio; Junior Olympic Level 9 Eastern Championships, Rochester N.Y.; and Junior Olympic Level 9 Western Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah. The Junior Olympics is USA Gymnastics' age-group, developmental program, and these three [...]
The Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechcanical Solutions, overcame a three-run ninth-inning deficit to win, 11-10, in walk-off fashion in the rubber game of the series over the Lake Erie Crushers Sunday night at UC Health Stadium. Trailing 10-7, the Freedom (38-22) got a leadoff walk from Andre Mercurio in the bottom of the ninth, [...]
More than 900 backpacks filled with school supplies will be given away to school children from low-income families on Saturday, Aug. 12 at the 17th annual Backpacks and Breakfast event put on by Northern Kentucky Harvest. The event will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 11 a.m. in Goebel Park at Fifth and Philadelphia [...]
NKyTribune staff The Kentucky Senate Democratic Caucus has voted to remove Sen. Julian Carroll (D-Frankfort) from his position as minority whip. The Caucus has also called on Carroll, a former governor, to resign, following reports that he propositioned a man for sex in 2005. Members of the Senate Democratic Caucus issued the following statement Sunday: [...]
Kentucky State Parks will be participating in the Aug. 21 Great American Solar Eclipse with fun and educational events during July and August. Some parks have astronomy experts scheduled to give talks about the eclipse. Kenlake State Resort Park will kick off the events July 28 with "The Star Geezer" Mark Steven Williams. Kentucky Dam [...]
The City of Covington has scheduled a Trash Amnesty Week beginning today, through July 28. In addition to the trash contained inside the City-issued trash carts, residents can place up to three large items and ten 30-gallon bags of trash at the curb during amnesty week without using their green stickers. This trash will be [...]
This is the second of a two-part series about recently-published nonfiction books that you may enjoy this summer. - "Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy" by Anne Lamott (Riverhead Books, $20) is an attempt to tell what we need to know about mercy. While using the kindness, wisdom and humor, Lamott explains that as we struggle to [...]
By Mike Farrell Special to NKyTribune The Scripps Howard First Amendment Center is looking for a Kentuckian who is a champion of the First Amendment. The center in the College of Communication and Information's School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky is requesting nominations for its annual James Madison Award. The award, [...]
Becky Ann Baker, a 1975 Western Kentucky University graduate, is a first-time nominee for a Primetime Emmy Award for her work on the HBO series Girls. Baker, who is known for roles in the movies Men in Black (1997), Spider-Man 3 (2007) and A Simple Plan (1998) as well as work on television and Broadway, was [...]
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune 
