Airbnb Thinking About Renters’ Safety Airbnb wants more of its rental properties to have smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. The San Francisco-based company will now alert guests before they book a property if the host hasn’t reported having a smoke or carbon monoxide alarm. Source: MG News Return to News
State Treasurer Seeks Re-Election Floyd County’s Allison Ball filed her paperwork this week to seek re-election. The state treasurer first won the office in the 2015 election. The Republican defeated Democratic State Representative Rick Nelson of Bell County that year. Ball is a former prosecutor and worked as a bankruptcy attorney. Source:…
Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Eastern KY First responders were called to Wendell Ford Airport in Perry County early Thursday morning after a medical helicopter asked to make an emergency landing.The pilot reported engine problems just before one a.m.Crews were on standby for a possible hard landing, however, the helicopter landed safely.No injuries were…
Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over Campaign Now through the first of the year, motorists throughout Kentucky will see a larger number of police officers patrolling the roads, thanks to the annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign. Several law enforcement agencies throughout the state participate in the program, which provides funding to…
Looking At Changes For KY Department OF Fish And Wildlife Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon called for changes in Kentucky’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.The changes come after a review of the department’s spending. In the auditor’s report, he found employees used the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation to make unauthorized payments, including about…
Narcan And Naloxone Saving Lives In Eastern KY According to a recent report in Hamilton County, Ohio overdose deaths dropped about 31% when the county had a program in which Narcan or Naloxone is given away for free. Naloxone is the overdose-reversal drug used to treat opioid overdoses.Health officials in the Ohio county credit…
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…