Soldiers Return To KY Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are returning to Kentucky this week after nine months in Iraq.Fort Campbell says the soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team are scheduled to return Monday, when a welcome…
Pumpkin Season Is Nearly Here People at Eckert’s farm continued on with fall festivities this weekend despite the summer-like heat.The general manager of Eckert’s Farm said the apples are thriving in the heat as well.”Apples actually love this type…
Research Grant For City Of Prestonsburg The City of Prestonsburg in Floyd County was selected to receive a $185,000 grant to study and develop the Levisa and Russell Forks River as a Blue Water Trail.Officials said this river ties…
Jail Escapees An official from the Kentucky River Regional Jail says two inmates escaped Saturday evening.The inmates are identified as Carl Engle and John Miller.This is the second time Engle escaped from police custody.In early September, Engle was at…
Another Hepatitis A Case Reported in Pike County Yet another case of hepatitis A was diagnosed in Pike County earlier this month. The person who tested positive for the virus was an employee at a KFC restaurant in South…
Public Health Advisories Issued for Algae Blooms in Ohio River Kentucky’s Division of Water and Department for Public Health are issuing a public health advisory for harmful algal bloom along the Ohio River.The advisory is for people using the…
Feds Cite Mine Operator in May Death A federal report says failure to control parts of a Kentucky coal mine led to the death of a miner crushed by a 2,000-pound piece of rock and coal. A U.S. Mine…
Coal Miners Stop Protesting A group of Kentucky coal miners who sat on railroad tracks in order to block a shipment of coal while protesting bounced paychecks is ending a standoff after two months.The miners formerly employed by Blackjewel…
Public Health Advisory Issued Kentucky’s Division of Water and Department for Public Health are issuing a public health advisory for harmful algal bloom along the Ohio River.The advisory is for people using the waters for recreation. The advisory area…
Operation UNITE To Fight Opioids More than 200 people met Thursday at Operation UNITE’s first-ever Rural Health Opioid Project Provider Summit.”Most people have realized that trying to incarcerate or sending people who are addicted to drugs to prison is…