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Melissa Polites Named Director of the Year. Click on the link below to read the full letter on Melissa's Achievements.
Waverly resident Charlie Willett, center, prepares to cut the ribbon at the renovated Waverly City Park while surrounded by family, public officials and friends at a ceremony on Monday, June 26, 2017. Willett undertook most of the work to freshen up and add equipment to the park, which dates to the early 1970s
Kentucky’s unemployment rate decreases to 5 percent in May 2017
FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 15, 2017) – Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary May unemployment rate was 5 percent, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The unemployment rate for May 2017 was down 0.1 percentage […]
93 Year Old Union County Resident is Gold Medal Champion
Elizabeth Brown (93) of Union County participated in Basketball Hotshot during the May 31, 2017, Senior Games in the Park sponsored by GRADD, BB&T, and Daviess County Parks and Recreation. Seniors from across the GRADD region participated in Corn Hole, Football Throw, Basketball Hot Shot, […]
GOP lawmaker: Bevin’s executive order concerning
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A powerful Republican lawmaker says a significant number in the GOP-controlled state legislature believe Gov. Matt Bevin’s use of executive orders threatens their independence. Republican state Rep. John Carney is chairman of the House Education Committee. He said Bevin’s recent executive […]
2017 KIDS COUNT® Data Book Reveals Gains in Health and Continued Challenges in Economic Well-being
Kentucky Ranks 34th in Child Well-being in the U.S. Jeffersontown, KY – Kentucky ranks 34th in the nation in overall child well-being, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The 2017 Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data […]
Kyndle to honor Nonprofit of the Year as well as volunteers
HENDERSON, Ky. — A charitable organization will receive a grant of at least $1,000 at Kyndle’s 2017 Regional Nonprofit of the Year Awards Breakfast this Thursday. The event will begin at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at the Preston Arts Center on the Henderson Community College campus. […]
Update – Gov. Bevin to Ceremonially Sign HB 184 Wednesday in Henderson
Measure brings truck weight limits in line with competing states FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 12, 2017) – Gov. Matt Bevin will join state and local officials in Henderson on Wednesday to ceremonially sign the recently enacted House Bill 184. This measure increases roadway weight limits for […]
Feds say former Kentucky officer made arrest to retaliate
PROVIDENCE, Ky. (AP) — A former police officer in western Kentucky has been charged in federal court with willfully violating the civil rights of a person and filing a false report. A release from the U.S. Department of Justice says former police officer William Dukes […]
KSP Warns Warmer Weather Poses Danger For Children
FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 12, 2017) – Temperatures are on the rise this week and KSP is warning parents not to leave a child alone in a hot car. It may seem like common sense, but every year law enforcement agencies answer calls about unattended children […]
Union County Sheriff’s Department and Morganfield Police Department arrest man suspected of Drug Trafficking.
On 6/9/2017 at approximately 1643 pm, the Union County Sheriff’s Office and Morganfield Police Department responded to 169 Enterprlse Drive in reference to a domestic disturbance involving a weapon. Officers were given consent to search the residence. The search revealed a handgun with silencer attached, […]
CPR Training: Cardiac Arrest Survival Depends on It
Mary Kuhlman Kentucky News Connection FRANKFORT, Ky. – Every year more than 350,000 Americans suffer cardiac arrest in a location other than a hospital, and for every one of them, survival depends on someone immediately stepping up to administer CPR. According to the American Heart […]
Limited experience noted among coal miners who died
BEAVER, W.Va. (AP) — Federal officials say seven U.S. coal miners have died in accidents so far this year, compared with eight deaths all last year, most involving miners with less than one year of experience at that particular mine and that particular job. Tim […]
Kentucky hospitals say drug overdoses constrain resources
(Information from: Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, http://www.messenger-inquirer.com) OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Amid the opioid epidemic in Kentucky, hospitals say overdoses have strained emergency rooms. The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reports that Kentucky hospital officials say drug overdose cases require intervention and critical care, tying up resources. According to the […]
Morganfeld and Sturgis Chambers of Commerce merge to form Union County Chamber
Two chambers merge to form Union County Chamber of Commerce MORGANFIELD, Ky. — After years of consideration and months of meetings, the Morganfield and Sturgis chambers of commerce have merged to create the new Union County Chamber of Commerce. “We want to have a unified […]
HCC Schedules News Conference
Henderson Community College Introduces Early College Academy Pilot (Henderson) KY- Henderson Community College will host a press conference on Tuesday, June 6th 2017 10:00 AM in the Cyber Café located in the Sullivan Technology Building on the campus of Henderson Community College. Henderson Community College […]
Celebrate National Trails Day on June 3rd
FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 2, 2017) – Saturday, June 3rd is National Trails Day in Kentucky and across the United States. Hosted and organized by the American Hiking Society, National Trails Day is a nationally coordinated event to draw attention to trail systems all across the […]
