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Regional Rocket News Some unusual rocket news nearby. A Bechtel-led plant in Kentucky has successfully begun destroying its next batch of chemical weapons, just two months after completing a previous campaign.The first M55 rockets containing VX nerve agent were destroyed July 9 at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP), near Richmond, Kentucky.…
KY Cancer Patient Study Calling all cancer patients. Now, a study is looking at the experiences of those who have recently been diagnosed with the disease.Kentuckians who are 18 years old or older who have been diagnosed with cancer in the past year are wanted for the Life After Diagnosis and Descriptors of Experience…
Perry County Farmer’s Market Perry County Farmer’s Market and ARH hospital have come together to host a pop-up farmer’s market in the ARH hospital’s parking lot aiming to make it more convenient for health care professionals to buy fresh, local produce and baked goods.“[Hospital workers] have a hard time getting to farmers markets because…
Pike County Girl Safe Cheyann Hatfield, the Pike County 17-year-old missing since Late June, was found safe.Hatfield’s father Rocky confirmed to news outlets that she was found late Monday night.Hatfield went missing from the Phelps area on Sunday, June 27th after going riding with her brother.Police have not released anymore details. Source:…
Flags At KY State Capitol If you drive by the Kentucky State Capitol, you’ll see thousands of American flags. Each one honors a Kentuckian who died from COVID-19.The temporary memorial is being taken down this week, and families of the victims are able to pick up a flag to remember their loved ones.The flags…
Letcher County Phone Scams Letcher County law enforcement are making you aware of several phone scams. In one, people in Letcher County are receiving calls from a person claiming to be kids or grandkids that need money to get out of jail or out of the hospital. Another involves callers posing as federal grant…
IRS Sending Checks The IRS will begin sending advances on annual child tax credits Thursday for qualifying families as part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill passed earlier this year. Biden signed off on the new law in March, which will pay as much as $300 per child on a monthly…
KY Auditor Running For Governor Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon filed papers Monday to become the first official 2023 Republican candidate for governor.In a letter announcing his decision to run, Harmon says Kentuckians have had their liberties and their livelihoods stolen. He says he’s not making a lot of promises, but he intends to rely…
Fishtrap Lake Marina Closed It appears that the marina at Fishtrap Lake will remain closed for the remainder of the season in Pike County.The marina was closed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers earlier this year after declaring it unsafe.Since the closing, bids have been entertained by the Corps for someone to take…
Response To Resistance The Hazard Police Department has received a “Response to Resistance” training simulator.“The training that they received both in the academy and through this response to resistance simulator gives us real life scenarios of what to do deal with and how to deal with it,” said deputy chief James East.The simulator training…