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Cram The Cruiser Fundraiser Results We now know how much food you helped Kentucky State Police collect as part of their annual “Cram the Cruiser” campaign.Troopers say they collected more than 211 tons of food statewide. That is roughly 422,682 pounds of food.The donations will go to food banks across Kentucky.”Due to the generous…
Boyd County Kids Receive After-School Meals Across the United States, one in six children are considered food insecure. Feeding America says that totals out to be around 12 million kids who don’t know where their next meal is coming from.At Fairview Independent Schools in Boyd County, the district just started a dinner program where…
KY Programs Receive Federal Funding Hundreds of Kentucky programs have been awarded more than $26 million in federal grant money.The grant money comes just a week before Christmas and for one Lexington non-profit, it’s a gift they will be able to use right away.Greenhouse 17 provides shelter and emergency counseling services for domestic violence…
KY Progrmas Receive Federal Funding Hundreds of Kentucky programs have been awarded more than $26 million in federal grant money.The grant money comes just a week before Christmas and for one Lexington non-profit, it’s a gift they will be able to use right away.Greenhouse 17 provides shelter and emergency counseling services for domestic violence…
Bank Robber From Eastern KY Sentenced In Eastern Kentucky a man will spend more than five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to robbing a West Virginia bank. Officials say Steve Ray Meeks, 62, of Louisa, took more than $32,000 from the Community Trust Bank in Fort Gay. That’s in Wayne County. It…
Primary Care Centers Wraps Christmas Gifts Monday, Santa had a few helpers at Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky in Hazard.Clinic workers wrapped gifts for more than 300 children at Perry County Schools.Workers said the wrapping takes a couple of weeks but they fundraise for the presents all year.All of the gifts are addressed…
Nearby Ski Slopes Are Now Open For the Season Two more West Virginia ski resorts have opened their slopes for the winter season.Canaan Valley Resort in Davis and Winterplace Ski Resort in Raleigh County began offering skiing, snowboarding, and snow tubing on Saturday.Snowshoe Mountain in Pocahontas County opened its slopes during the Thanksgiving holiday.…
Think Before Giving A Pet For Christmas Christmas is right around the corner and many are gearing up looking for that one last present to make someone’s Christmas bright.One gift idea that may seem like a really good idea but it is not is getting a pet as a present.”We have a lot of…
Mission of Hope Delivers Toys Christmas arrived early for students at Owsley Elementary School on Monday.Mission of Hope was able to bring thousands of toys to the kids.Kids got the opportunity to pick out two toys for themselves and a stuffed animal for a younger sibling.Matt Estes lives in the area and has been…
Deer Hunting Restrictions In KY Wildlife officials have placed restrictions on the transport of deer from Tennessee into Kentucky in response to the detection of chronic wasting disease.The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says in a news release deer can only be brought from Tennessee into Kentucky if the brain and spinal…