Hiring Nurses And Doctors The University of Louisville plans to hire almost 400 nurses and doctors to increase access to local health care in its expanded system, an official said.UofL Health Chief Executive Tom Miller told the school’s Board…
Mine Reclamation A Concern Kentucky officials are concerned that two bankrupt coal companies could abandon their environmental obligations.At a hearing this week in West Virginia, officials said Blackjewel LLC and Revelation Energy might leave Kentucky taxpayers with a bill…
Volunteer Firefighters Needed For Leslie County For the six fire departments in Leslie County, responding to fire and emergency calls is not always the easiest, especially since there is no regular staffing at any of them.”Yes the numbers have…
New Leader For KY Postsecondary Education The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education has chosen a new chairman.He is Ben Brandstetter of Hebron. He replaces outgoing Chairman Sherrill Zimmerman of Prospect.Brandstetter is president of Brandstetter Carroll Inc., a national architectural…
Perry County Firefighter Dies On Sunday, the Perry County community mourned and celebrated the life of longtime firefighter Ed Feltner. Feltner died at the age of 64 from a heart attack on Wednesday.Feltner dedicated more than three decades of…
Harlan Co. Judge Executive Asking Beshear to Extend Unemployment Benefits Harlan County Judge Executive Dan Mosley has asked Governor Andy Beshear to extend unemployment benefits for the Blackjewel miners that were laid off when the company went under. In…
State Officials Worried About Environmental Obligations of Closed Coal Companies Kentucky officials are concerned that two bankrupt coal companies could abandon their environmental obligations. At a hearing this week in West Virginia, officials said Blackjewel LLC and Revelation Energy…
Residents of Prestonburg Without Gas After Wed. Leak Residens in the Goble Roberts area are still without gas this morning after a leak left many in the Prestonsburg community without heat. Frontier Gas was forced to shut down its…
Funding Increase For Some Kentucky Schools Kentucky state colleges and universities will ask for their first funding increase since the 2007-08 budget, lawmakers were told.Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, said public colleges will seek…
School Still Closed In Clay County Schools across Southern and Eastern Kentucky are not in session as kids are sick and attendance rates are dropping.Clay County Schools are not in session for the second four-day weekend in a row.Classes…