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Clay County Father Missing, Last Seen in March at Frankfort Homeless Shelter Police are asking for help in locating a 26-year old Clay County man that has been missing for nearly a month. Tony Hinkle, a father of three, was last heard from back on March 14th when he appeared at a homeless shelter…
EPA Approves Kentucky Plan to Limit Haze, Pollution at Mammoth Cave Nat’l Park The EPA has approved Kentucky’s plan to meet federal air pollutant and visibility requirements around Mammoth Cave National Park. EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler visited Kentucky on Friday to announce the approval of the state’s regional haze plan. States develop plans in…
Lee County to Pay 0K to Federal Government in Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Scheme Lee County has agreed to pay nearly $254,000 to the federal government to settle a lawsuit alleging its ambulance service submitted more than 1,000 fake reimbursement claims to Medicare and Medicaid. The federal government sued Lee County and related agencies last year,…
Hepatitis A Outbreak Panel Meets The State Department for Public Health will hold a panel this morning to discuss the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak in the Commonwealth. It’s happening just one week after the department dismissed one of it’s top managers. The panel is part of the Kentucky Public Health Association’s annual conference in…
Hillbilly Days Festival Helps Local Children The Hillbilly Days Festival began in 1977 and 43 years later, it is still having a positive effect on the community. The festival brings more than 100,000 people to Pikeville for a good time and a good cause. “We sell these little Hillbilly Days buttons. It has the…
Mining Film Opens This Weekend An independent film telling the story of Appalachian coal miners trapped underground after a methane explosion opens this weekend.The film “Mine 9”, directed, written and produced by Eddie Mensore, centers around nine miners with only a one-hour supply of oxygen and their struggle to escape alive.The thriller opens on…
Helping Victims Of The McDonald’s Fire About 20 different local organizations, including Warm Souls for Worn Soles, local churches, fire departments, the tourism commission, and even the local jail, all came together to create a fundraiser for those who lost theri jobs in the recent Mcdonald’s fire in Eastern KY.For $5 a plate, people…
KY Without A Public Health Chief During Hepatitis “A” Outbreak Kentucky is struggling with the nation’s worst hepatitis A outbreak, and its state Department of Public Health is suddenly without its infectious diseases chief. John Bennett tells The Courier Journal that he was dismissed on Friday. Cabinet for Health and Family Services spokesman Doug…
KY State Police Looking For Escaped Inmate Kentucky State Police say they are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Green River Correctional Complex.Police said in a statement that the state prison in western Kentucky reported that 44-year-old Charles Pedigo escaped from the facility Wednesday evening. Authorities say he was serving a 29-year…
Gubernatorial Candidates To Speak Candidates vying for the Commonwealth’s top office will have the opportunity to share their views with voters Thursday evening.Two different gubernatorial candidate forums are scheduled, one in Frankfort and one in Lexington.The first forum, hosted by Community Action Kentucky, will begin around 1:15 p.m. at the Lexington Public Library’s downtown…