Hospital Files For Bankruptcy Protection Nearby, a West Virginia hospital has filed for bankruptcy protection.Williamson Memorial Hospital made the Chapter 11 filing Monday in federal bankruptcy court.Williamson-based Mingo Health Partners LLC bought the 76-bed hospital from Franklin, Tennessee-based Community…
Not Wearing Seat Belts Costing Lives In Perry County Perry county is the first in fatalities in the state related to people not wearing seat belts.”Every fatality that occurred in Perry County, all those victims were unbelted,” said Trooper…
KY Bridge Replacement Contractors are set to begin work on a bridge replacement project in Kentucky.The state Transportation Cabinet says the project on Kentucky 1944 in northwest Bath County is expected to begin Monday over White Oak Creek just…
Former Miss America Running For KY Office A former Miss America is running for secretary of state in Kentucky as a Democrat, but she’d rather not talk about her party. Instead, Heather French Henry calls herself the most non-partisan…
National Drug Take Back Day Is Saturday Kentucky State Police officials are encouraging people to participate in National Drug Take Back Day as a way to potentially combat drug misuse.The program allows people to remove potentially dangerous medicines from…
Helping A Horse The Kentucky Humane Society is working hard to rehabilitate a horse that was abandoned by her owner and left to starve.According to the Humane Society, when Willow first came to the shelter she was very thin.Willow…
KY Elephant Named A 2 ½-month-old elephant calf born at a Kentucky zoo is now known as Fitz, the namesake of a woman who was a fan of the pachyderms.The Louisville Zoo said the winner of its fundraising vote…
Fighting Food Insecurity One in six Kentuckians are food insecure and one in five Kentucky school children are at risk of not having their next meal.Kentucky’s Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles is canvasing the state, bringing his agenda of fighting…
KY Corrections Officer Suspended A Kentucky corrections officer previously suspended for excessive use of force and several other violations was fired earlier this year over accusations of repeated insubordination on the job. An argument with another guard preceded Daniel…
New Water Storage Tank Coming To West Liberty The Department of Local Government announced a $1.2 million grant for a new water storage tank and the replacement of aging water lines in West Liberty.This project is funded by the…