KEA Selects New President

KEA Selects New President Kentucky Education Association Vice President Eddie Campbell was elected as the new president Thursday.Cambell has served as the association vice president since 2016. He is also on leave from the Knox County School system where he is the Choir Director for Knox Central High and Knox Middle Schools.His three-year term…

KY Oil Magnate Honored

KY Oil Magnate Honored 90-year-old Willard Kinzer has spent most of his life working in Kentucky’s oil and gas industry.Kinzer was honored Thursday by the Kentucky Oil and Gas Association and by Senator McConnell’s office.To this day, Kinzer says he still goes into his office every day at Kinzer Drilling, the company he built…

Measles In KY

Measles In KY A second case of the measles has been confirmed in Kentucky.The case comes from the Barren River Health District, which includes Bowling Green and the surrounding area.The first case was reported in February. It involved a child who health officials say was not vaccinated, and had recently traveled out of the…

KY Food Prices Increase This Quarter

KY Food Prices Increase This Quarter The Kentucky Farm Bureau says its latest Marketbasket Survey shows overall food costs rose slightly in the first quarter of 2019.It says the average overall cost of food in the first three months of this year was $118.64 in Kentucky, up 1.85 percent from $116.44 in the fourth…

Governor Signs Bill Helping Midwives

Governor Signs Bill Helping Midwives A new law will license midwives here in Kentucky. Gov. Matt Bevin signed the bill into law in an effort to help mothers.While being a midwife was never illegal, the industry has not been regulated since 1975.This means anyone could call themselves a midwife.Senate Bill 84 lays out a…