Hurricane Help From KY Kentuckians are preparing to help victims of another hurricane.Both the American Red Cross and Baptist Relief personnel are either already in Louisiana or are prepared to head out. Some just returned from hard-hit areas in September.Piles of debris can still be found all around Louisiana from Hurricane Laura. …
Pike County Cancels Halloween As counties make decisions on Halloween events, Pike County has opted to cancel all door-to-door trick or treating. So this week the Pike County Fiscal Court voted against allowing traditional trick-or-treat and trunk-or-treat events.“I would rather for them to miss one trick-or-treat event than to get this illness bring it…
Southwest Airlines Expanded Service Southwest Airlines has announced it’s expanding service between Cincinnati and three cities: Orlando, Florida; Tampa, Florida; and Phoenix, Arizona.The news comes one week after the low-cost airline announced it would soon offer a new flight from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) to Houston, the fourth nonstop Southwest route after Baltimore/Washington, Chicago…
Eastern Ky Constable Life Threatened One man has been arrested for threatening to kill a constable in one Eastern Kentucky county.Officials in Lawrence County and Kentucky State Police say Corbie Fyffe, of Blaine, made multiple threats to shoot Constable Daniel Castle.When Fyffe was arrested, investigators say he was in possession of a substance believed…
Red Cross Training Program The American Red Cross Kentucky Region, attending to both Kentucky and southern Indiana, is hosting a disaster relief training course over the next few weeks.The course is called “Heroes Needed” and is a six-hour course that can be completed over one or two days virtually through Microsoft Teams. The course…
Kentuckians Request Absentee Ballots About half a million Kentuckians have already requested absentee ballots.Secretary of State Micheal Adams says more than 80,000 those have been returned so far.In Franklin County, Clerk Jeff Hancock says things have been going well so far, noting that more than 10,000 people have already requested absentee ballots. He says…
Feeding Kentucky The Guiding Light Community Church took its food drive to the community Wednesday, partnering with several organizations to feed more than 500 families in Pike County.The food drive, hosted at the Addiction Recovery Care Riverplace Men’s Facility, allowed families to drive through as volunteers from several local churches and organizations worked in…
Extending The Mask Mandate Kentucky’s governor said Tuesday he extended his mask mandate for another 30 days and promised stricter enforcement as the state struggles with surging numbers of coronavirus cases.With the state on pace to set another record high for weekly COVID-19 cases, Gov. Andy Beshear said the mask requirement follows recommendations from…
A New Ohio River Bridge More public input is being sought on plans to construct a new Ohio River bridge that would connect Wickliffe, Kentucky and Cairo, Illinois, officials said.Anyone with an interest in the replacement for the U.S. 51/U.S. 60/U.S. 62 Ohio River “Cairo” Bridge can give feedback online from Oct. 16 to…
KY Absentee Ballot Deadline October 9th The 2020 general election is just around the corner and this year there are several ways for Kentuckians to vote, whether that be an absentee ballot, early in-person voting, or voting on November 3, election day. October 9th is the last day to register for an absentee ballot.…