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New Booster Shot Governor Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear received the new, variant-specific, Covid-19 booster, known as the Bivalent Booster.The new booster targets the B.A.4 and B.A5 subvariants of the Omicron variant.Kentucky River District’s Public Health Director Scott Lockard said, if you are looking to get protected, you need to know if…
Increased Death Toll Weeks after devastating flooding struck Eastern Kentucky, the death toll has risen again.The death comes as neighbors are still picking up the pieces.Gov. Andy Beshear announced the death toll has risen to 40 — with one person from Pike County losing their life during the clean-up efforts. Source: MG…
Eastern KY Schools Schools in Eastern Kentucky are being faced with significant financial challenges as students attempt to return to classrooms in need of resources.The nonprofit organization Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) has created the Eastern Kentucky Student Support Fund, and the organization has successfully distributed more than $60,000 to schools in Breathitt, Knott…
KY Insect It’s shown up in Indiana. It’s a new insect that may soon call Kentucky home and it’s unwanted. Scientists say the spotted lanternfly is an invasive species.“One of the side effects of their feeding is that they create is what’s called honeydew. It’s a sugary fecal material and it rains down on…
Emergency Readiness First responders took part in an exercise to prepare for a possible emergency in Madison County.The Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, or C-SEPP, has been around since 1989. The program is in response to a what-if scenario involving the chemical weapons stockpile that’s located at the Blue Grass Army Depot. …