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Making Your Vehicle Winter Ready According to mechanic at Bailey’s Tire Service in Hazard “The biggest three main things I would worry about is checking your tires, checking the air pressure, checking your coolant levels and wiper blades,” said Dwayne Eversole. He says checking your tires is important when road conditions get bad, cold…
Winter Weather Advisory Forecasters say a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the entire region until 11 a.m.Regardless if you ended up with snow on the ground or not at your house, temps will be cold all day. Daytime highs will struggle to get to 30 for most and some places may not…
KY Drought Declarations Lifted Kentucky officials have removed drought declarations for all 120 counties in the state.A Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet news release says recent rains have eliminated precipitation deficits and improved stream flows and soil moisture levels.Statewide drought declarations were issued Oct. 3, but officials say precipitation since then has helped ease…
Large Donation For KY Law School The University of Kentucky’s College of Law has drawn a $20 million donation from one of its alumni.The university announced the gift from J. David Rosenberg and his wife Dianne on Friday. The donation is the third largest single gift in university history.Rosenberg specializes in corporate finance, venture…
Diocese Provides Help for Addiction Recovery A Roman Catholic diocese in Kentucky plans to lease a retreat center to community groups for addiction treatment and recovery.News outlets report reports the Lexington diocese announced the move Friday involving the little-used Cliffview Retreat and Conference Center in Lancaster.The facility will be leased to the Catholic Action…
Johnson County Animal Shelter Needs Help The Johnson County animal shelter is raising money to help them get through the winter. On Sunday the shelter hosted a chili dinner-gospel sing.Lisa Trusty-Roberts, shelter president and manager, said the event benefits a good cause.”We are hoping it will just grow year to year. This is our…
New, Life-Saving Equipment For Floyd County AMR Lifeguard supplied AED defibrillators to each police cruiser in Floyd County with no cost to the department.”It’s another way for us to grow our resources and to increase our capabilities to all of the citizens we serve,” explained Bert Absher, Director of Operations.Officials with the American Heart…
Rescuing A Dog The Mount Vernon Fire Department and Brodhead Fire Department recused a coon dog on Sunday.The dog fell about 100 feet into a sink hole off Sand Springs Road.They used a tripod and rope rescue system to lower a firefighter into the sinkhole where he was able to rescue the dog.Both the…
Crews Battle Large Warehouse, Lab Fire in Winchester An explosion and fire have damaged a hemp processing plant in eastern Kentucky. Crews were dispatched Thursday night to the GenCanna facility in Winchester and arrived to find a large fire at one building. Officials said the building where the explosion and fire occurred looks like…
Group Aims to Help Homeowners Keep Heating Bills Down A group called the Appalachia Heat squad is going around the region to try and help keep people’s heating bills down. The group is part of the Housing Development Alliance. Executive Director Scott McReynolds told WYMT-TV that while the common thought is that to keep…