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Motorists Urged to Be On The Lookout for Farm Equipment On The Movealong Area Highways
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is urging motorists to be alert for farm equipment on the move along highways across the region. In 2017, there were 189 farm tractor-related crashes in Kentucky. There were 40 injury crashes and 6 farm tractor-related fatal crashes on Kentucky highways […]
Henderson Community College will Close Herron Center Building
(Henderson, KY) – Henderson Community College will close its Herron Center building in Morganfield, Kentucky, on July 1, 2018. HCC President Kris Williams stated, “HCC reviews it resources on an on-going basis. Recently, three actions have required college leadership to consider closing the Herron Center […]
KSP Offers Free School Safety Resource for Educators
FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 4, 2018) As part of its Safe Schools Program, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) is rolling out a new video, ‘Be Prepared, not Scared’, that provides tips for keeping children safe in schools. The video is designed for pre-school through elementary-level students […]
Presidential Disaster Declared for Kentucky Counties Impacted by Severe Weather and Flooding
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 27, 2018) – President Donald Trump has authorized assistance for certain Kentucky counties that suffered significant damage as a result of the severe weather and flooding event occurring from Feb. 21, 2018 through March 21, 2018. “We are grateful to the President […]
Less than week left to register to vote in Kentucky primary
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentuckians have less than a week left to register to vote in next month’s primary election. The deadline to register is April 23. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes says county clerks’ offices statewide will accept online and paper applications until […]
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (April 8-14) Honors Silent Heroes Behind The Headsets
HENDERSON, Ky. (April 08, 2018) — Telecommunicators at Kentucky State Police Post 16-Henderson in will be recognized along with more than 200,000 of their fellow communicators nationwide April 8-14 during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. These silent heroes behind the headsets are more than just […]
Kentucky State Parks Offer Spring Weekday Golf Discount
20 percent discount Monday-Thursday FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 4, 2018) – Golfers can get a 20 percent discount off the normal rate at all Kentucky State Parks golf courses Monday through Thursday through May 24, 2018. You can get the discount by reserving a tee time […]
Senate Week in Review – By State Senator Dorsey Ridley
FRANKFORT — The last five days of this session were framed by the voices of citizens from around the commonwealth making their wishes known. Thousands came to the Capitol daily, chanting and marching from early in the morning to late in the evening. The protests […]
Henderson County Man Arrested for Fleeing Police in Union County
Crawford was Driving on a DUI Suspended License WAVERLY, Ky. (March 31, 2018)—Around 7p.m. Saturday, a Kentucky State Police trooper patrolling US 60 near Waverly observed a vehicle with occupants who were not wearing their seatbelts. When the trooper attempted to stop the vehicle, the […]
State releases county unemployment data for February 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 29, 2018) – Unemployment rates fell in 119 Kentucky counties between February 2017 and February 2018 and rose in one (Metcalfe County), according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development […]
Pioneer Plastics to Upgrade Webster County Plant, Create 17 Jobs
Company will add production capacity to meet demand Kyndle announced Pioneer Plastics, which manufactures a range of products for the restaurant, retail and appliance industries, will invest $600,000 and create 17 full-time jobs as it renovates its facility in Dixon. Pioneer will purchase new equipment […]
Traffic Alert – Deer Back On The Move On US 41 North Near Twin Bridges
Floodwaters are back and that’s likely to mean deer herds along US 41 near Audubon State Park at Henderson. Rising Ohio River floodwaters are approaching a level where they will again push deer across US 41 at the north edge of Henderson starting perhaps as […]
Marion Man Arrested for Morganfield Burglary
McConnell is Lodged in the Union County Detention Center MORGANFIELD, Ky. (March 15, 2018)—Kentucky State Police troopers arrested Gary T. McConnell, 20 of Marion for Burglary 1st. KSP troopers have been actively investigating a residential burglary that occurred back in May. Troopers recently obtained a […]
Marion Man Arrested for Morganfield Burglary
McConnell is Lodged in the Union County Detention Center MORGANFIELD, Ky. (March 15, 2018)—Kentucky State Police troopers arrested Gary T. McConnell, 20 of Marion for Burglary 1st. KSP troopers have been actively investigating a residential burglary that occurred back in May. Troopers recently obtained a […]
7th annual ‘Feed Seniors Now’ food drive begins March 16
Nearly one in six senior citizens is at risk of hunger—representing an 88 percent increase over the past decade—according to the Meals on Wheels Association of America. To combat troubling statistics like these, local agencies are once again partnering to sponsor the “Feed Seniors Now” […]
