Gateway Community & Technical College is proud to partner with Northern Kentucky’s leading companies to strengthen our area’s workforce while improving access to higher earning potential. Businesses in Kentucky’s key sectors including Healthcare, Manufacturing, Skilled Trades, and many others that are committed to attainable education and investing in their workforce will now hold the title Education First Employer. Companies that qualify to participate in this program share similar values and have shown a commitment to go above and beyond to support employees through education and trainin ..read more

Unemployment rates rose in 98 counties between July 2022 and July 2023, fell in 17, and stayed the same in five counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.         Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at 3.5%. It was followed by Carroll County, 3.6%; Cumberland and Washington counties, 3.7% each; Anderson, Boone, Nelson, Oldham, Scott and Spencer counties, 3.8% each. Martin County recorded the state’s highest unemployment rate at 10.5%. It was followed b ..read more

By Dr. Howard Whiteman Murray State University The devastating and tragic fires in Maui — now one of the most deadly in America’s history — are the most recent example of how we like to blame our problems on nature. Even though we know that our addiction to fossil fuels helped create the drought, heat, and wind that set off these fires and allowed them to burn without mercy, killing what will likely be hundreds of people, we cannot help ourselves. We call it a “natural disaster.” You have heard this meme on the news. There are plenty of natural disasters out there, but many of these events are ..read more

By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter After a week to look over the proposals, residents wanted to, once again, voice their concerns and opinions over the Fourth Street Bridge Project. This week, they had a forum to do just that at the Covington Commission meeting. Using the full allotted 30 minutes of public comment time, more than a dozen citizens came out to speak on the topic at the city commission’s regularly scheduled legislative meeting. While no one seemed to care — or comment — about the four design options, most wanted to again say how they were not comfortable with the decision to have ..read more

St. Vincent de Paul Northern Kentucky will be hosting its annual Feast Day Celebration at the Cathedral Basilica in Covington on Saturday, September 23 at 10 a.m. This year also marks the Centennial anniversary of St. Vincent de Paul Northern Kentucky. The closed event will offer mass at the Cathedral Basilica celebrated by Bishop John C. Iffert.  A brunch for the Vincentian volunteers will follow at Covington Latin School where two will be honored. Clarence Martin St. Vincent de Paul was born in Pouy, France, on April 24, 1581, and was ordained a priest on September 23, 1600. Well know ..read more

The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) announced today that St. Elizabeth Cancer Center in Edgewood, Kentucky, is a recipient of a 2023 ACCC Innovator Award.  St. Elizabeth Cancer Center won the award for the development of a care delivery model that demonstrates sustainable outreach for cancer screening, with a specific focus on at-risk and underserved patient populations.   Dr. Michael Gieske The model is a result of the healthcare system’s multi-year effort to develop a program for outreach to patients with outstanding orders for lung, breast, and colon cancer screen ..read more

Bow hunters in Kentucky have had a contentious relationship with the crossbow through the years. When archers hunted with traditional bows — longbows and recurves– opponents called the crossbow a “gun bow,” referring to the fact that crossbows have triggers, and anyone could shoot one accurately without much practice or dedication to the sport. The crossbow, initially a weapon of war, is believed to have originated in China as early as 6th century BC, but its heyday was likely during the Middle Ages in Europe. (Photo from bing images) As a deer hunting weapon, many state wildlife agencies, t ..read more

Believe it or don’t, Mitch McConnell that longtime champion of the coal industry, has emerged as the John Muir of the Kentucky Republican congressional delegation. That’s right. According to the League of Conservation Voters, which annually issues a report card on congressional votes related to the environment, the Senate GOP leader from Louisville has shown himself to be a real tree-hugger, outdistancing the other members of the Republican delegation by a wide margin. According to the LCV, McConnell registered pro-environment votes an astounding 9 percent of the time – that’s right, a rollick ..read more

By Dan Weber NKyTribune reporter This week is personal. Covington Catholic at Highlands. For the 78th time in what will be its 55th year, Northern Kentucky’s most consequential high school football series takes place at historic David Cecil Stadium in Fort Thomas. We were there for the first one, as a first-year CovCath coach just out of college for a first-year CovCath program and as a longtime Highlands fan who followed and rooted for the Birds on their many state title runs. And we’ll be there again Friday (8 p.m.) at a rivalry that has meant so much to high school football here. In 28 of t ..read more

By Andy Furman NKyTribune Reporter This is corny. Real corny. For 25 years Butch Stephenson has been on the corner of Rt. 18 and Greenview Road, in Florence. Seven days-a-week. From 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Selling, gulp – corn. Butch Stephenson (Photo by Andy Furman) “I’ve been at the same spot for 25 years,” he told the Northern Kentucky Tribune. “A good friend told us about it, and it’s worked out.” From July through September, Stephenson loads his truck with ears of corn. “That’s corn season,” he says. And the cars line-up, drive through as the 74-year-old Covington native meets and greets ..read more