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…Windy conditions expected today… .Deep low pressure will move from the Upper Midwest southeast to the Ohio Valley region today. Strong and gusty southwest winds will occur out ahead of an approaching cold front associated with the low pressure system. The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect […]

Henderson Community College Holiday Schedule and Open Enrollment Opportunity   (Henderson) KY- Henderson Community College will be closed beginning Monday, December 18, 2017 and will reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.   Henderson Community College will be hosting an Open Enrollment session for both new and returning students on Friday, December 29,

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A former University of Evansville assistant basketball coach says he’s still haunted 40 years after a plane crash in southwestern Indiana killed all members of the school’s men’s basketball team. Stafford Stephenson tells the Courier and Press he was one of three assistant coaches on recruiting trips when a DC-3 chartered

FRANKFORT, Ky. – (Dec. 8, 2017) –  A unique Kentucky State Park tradition – Eagle Watch Weekends – will be offered once again in January and February 2018. The park system sponsors this wildlife-watching opportunity as bald eagles gather around the major lakes of western Kentucky looking for food. The park tours allow guests to observe

Inventories of U.S. heating oil and propane are lower this year  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 7, 2017) – The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) and Kentucky’s propane industry want Kentuckians to be prepared to meet their home heating demands this winter. “Weather is a dominant influence in the demand for propane—colder winters both increase demand and negatively

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky GOP House members are asking Republican Gov. Matt Bevin not to call a special legislative session on pension reform before the end of the year. The Courier Journal reports that a large majority of House Republicans sent a letter making the request Wednesday. House Speaker Pro Tem David Osborne said

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 30, 2017) –  Unemployment rates fell in 88 Kentucky counties, stayed the same in ten and rose in 22 counties between October 2016 and October 2017, according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.                        Woodford County recorded

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Agricultural economists say farm income in Kentucky has rebounded from 2016 levels, but remains well below record figures earlier in the decade. The University of Kentucky ag economists on Thursday predicted 2017 farm cash receipts to reach $5.6 billion, which would be a 3.5 percent increase from last year. They’re also

Evansville – United States Attorney Josh Minkler today announced federal criminal charges against 14 individuals for their role in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking ring. “Drug dealing fuels much of the violence that plagues many of our communities,” said Minkler. “My goal is to make Evansville one of the most inhospitable places in the country to

State Budget Director Calls for Cavanaugh Macdonald to Redo KTRS Pension Bill Analysis FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 14, 2017) – State Budget Director John Chilton will call upon Cavanaugh Macdonald to redo its analysis of the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) pension bill utilizing a more appropriate set of assumptions for comparative purposes.   Cavanaugh Macdonald’s initial analysis of the

GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) — Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is offering free Christmas trees to those who want to visit and cut them down. A statement from Land Between the Lakes says permits and guidelines can be obtained online Nov. 25-Dec. 24 or in person at the administrative office Nov. 25-Dec. 23.