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Pensions, Roads And Bridges On The Governor’s List Offering a glimpse into what a second term would look like, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said Wednesday that his top priorities would echo themes he’s emphasized since taking office – topped by fixing the state’s chronic pension problems.The Republican governor told a gathering of county officials…
Breathitt County Judge Executive Indicted Again Breathitt County Judge Executive Jeff Noble was indicted for the second time in the past few months.Wednesday, Noble was indicted on one count of abuse of public trust and one count of theft by unlawful taking, both class D felonies. He was also indicted on one count of…
Hospital Files For Bankruptcy Protection Nearby, a West Virginia hospital has filed for bankruptcy protection.Williamson Memorial Hospital made the Chapter 11 filing Monday in federal bankruptcy court.Williamson-based Mingo Health Partners LLC bought the 76-bed hospital from Franklin, Tennessee-based Community Healthcare Systems in 2018.The filing lists at least 50 creditors, including $651,000 owed to CHS…
Not Wearing Seat Belts Costing Lives In Perry County Perry county is the first in fatalities in the state related to people not wearing seat belts.”Every fatality that occurred in Perry County, all those victims were unbelted,” said Trooper Jody Sims, talking about 2016 and 2017.In those two years, the county had a 100…
KY Bridge Replacement Contractors are set to begin work on a bridge replacement project in Kentucky.The state Transportation Cabinet says the project on Kentucky 1944 in northwest Bath County is expected to begin Monday over White Oak Creek just east of Cow Creek Road. The bridge and road will be closed for up to…
Former Miss America Running For KY Office A former Miss America is running for secretary of state in Kentucky as a Democrat, but she’d rather not talk about her party. Instead, Heather French Henry calls herself the most non-partisan candidate running for office and touts her work at the state Department of Veterans Affairs…
National Drug Take Back Day Is Saturday Kentucky State Police officials are encouraging people to participate in National Drug Take Back Day as a way to potentially combat drug misuse.The program allows people to remove potentially dangerous medicines from homes and dispose of them safely. Officials say 16 collection sites statewide will be available…
Helping A Horse The Kentucky Humane Society is working hard to rehabilitate a horse that was abandoned by her owner and left to starve.According to the Humane Society, when Willow first came to the shelter she was very thin.Willow has since been responding well to the feeding programs, and they hope that she will…
KY Elephant Named A 2 ½-month-old elephant calf born at a Kentucky zoo is now known as Fitz, the namesake of a woman who was a fan of the pachyderms.The Louisville Zoo said the winner of its fundraising vote was Kristin Hays of Prospect for the name she submitted after her great-grandmother, who loved…
Fighting Food Insecurity One in six Kentuckians are food insecure and one in five Kentucky school children are at risk of not having their next meal.Kentucky’s Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles is canvasing the state, bringing his agenda of fighting food insecurity to those who will listen.One local solution in Hazard County is a food…