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Bridge Between KY And Illinois Still Closed An Ohio River bridge connecting Kentucky and Illinois will remain closed for about five more months.The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says an ongoing maintenance and repair project will require more work at the Brookport Bridge in Paducah.The agency says in a news release that inspectors determined additional repairs…
Opioid Manufacturer Pays Up An opioid manufacturer has agreed to pay $225 million to resolve federal investigations into allegations that it paid kickbacks and used other illegal marketing tactics to sell a powerful fentanyl spray, authorities said Wednesday.The settlement stems from criminal and civil probes into Insys Therapeutics Inc.’s scheme to pay doctors in…
Eastern KY University President On NCAA Presidential Forum The president of Eastern Kentucky University has been selected to represent the Ohio Valley Conference on the NCAA’s Division 1 presidential forum.Michael Benson was chosen at the May 31 meeting of the board of the conference’s presidents. His term begins Sept. 1.The forum assists the NCAA…
Remembering D-Day The world will focus today Thursday to the beaches of Normandy, France, paying tribute to the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion and the few surviving veterans of that battle that changed the course of World War II. PresidentTrump is expected to give a speech while touring the beaches and an American…
Kids’ Summer Meals Program In Johnson County “There’a program in Johnson County where kids can get free meals just to help families throughout the summer,” says Johnson County School System’s Director of Nutrition Services Marsha Coleman. If you do not have a way to get to one of their locations, they now have mobile…
Juveniles Rob A Christian Woman’s Store Three juveniles are now behind bars after a slew of burglaries and vandalism. Officials believe all of the thefts and vandalism happened late Monday night into early Tuesday morning. Police say the three kids broke into four businesses; three in Cumberland and one in Lynch. Officials say they…
Catching Code Violators In Hazard And Perry Counties In 2019 Hazard and Perry County hired Bailey Richards as the Downtown Coordinator to oversee and foster the change needed downtown.In 2018 the city created a codes board. Now, they are moving to enforce those codes.”Through that process, the city can either raise people’s taxes to…
University Of Pikeville Names New Dean Of Arts And Sciences Jennifer Dugan, Ph.D., has been named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at the University of Pikeville following a national search, the university announced in a statement Monday.She will assume her role on July 20 and succeeds Tom Hess, Ph.D., who…
“Fishing With Kids” A Grand Success In Pike County Pike County’s fifth annual “Fishing With Kids” event saw a record number of attendees on Sunday at the Pikeville City Pond, with more than 800 children fishing.Chad Webb, one of the event’s organizers, said he was thankful for the community coming together to take part…
KY Association Of Counties Has New Leadership The Kentucky Association of Counties has a new leader at the helm. The group’s board of directors appointed Jim Henderson as executive director and CEO. The association says Henderson has served as deputy executive director since January 2018 and will assume the new duties immediately. Henderson previously…