Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief helping flood victims Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief in in Power County helping flood victims recover. Volunteers from five other states will be in the area through next week. They will also be doing work in…
Over 700 new cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky There are over 730 new cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky and twenty-five more people have died. That state’s positive test rate is three-point-four percent. More than one-million Kentuckians have been vaccinated.…
Gov. Beshear asking for Major Disaster Declaration Governor Beshear is asking President Biden to declare a Major Disaster for the winter storms that hit Kentucky in February. The Governor says a number of counties sustained damage and require additional…
KY Resident Arrested In U.S. Capitol Breech Another Kentucky resident has been arrested in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, authorities said.Michael Orangias of Louisville was charged on Wednesday with knowingly entering or remaining in a…
Roadside Weed Mitigation Kentucky transportation crews are starting to treat roadsides around the state for weeds in an effort to improve driver safety and efficient maintenance operations, officials said.Crews were expected to begin treatment for noxious and nuisance weeds…
KY Toyota Plant Milestone Kentucky’s Toyota plant in Georgetown, the automaker’s largest worldwide production plant, has built 13 million vehicles.The RAV4 hybrid rolled off the line at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky plant earlier this month.It was the 13…
School Year Redo Senate Bill 128 would give families of students in kindergarten through 12th grade at public and nonpublic schools in Kentucky the option to redo the school year, regardless of academic status.The bill is headed to the…
Smoker Screenings More smokers are now eligible for yearly screenings to detect lung cancer.That’s according to the updated recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. The panel recommends high-risk patients start screening at age 50, rather than 55.Also,…
Expanding ATV Trails The Pike County Trails Authority is continuing its efforts to get the area’s ATV trails on the map.Work began in 2017 when the county reinstituted its trails authority after the Kentucky Mountain Regional Recreation Authority was…
Church Vandalism The Powell County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a vandalism at a church.The sheriff’s office posted on Facebook that the South Fork Church of God was vandalized.They said in the post, “this was very devastating to walk into…