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FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 25, 2017) – The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) is reporting four human cases of West Nile virus infection in Kentucky residents. To date, 42 states and Washington, D.C. have reported West Nile virus infections in people, birds, mosquitoes, or horses in 2017. Kentucky’s four human cases include residents of Fayette

Senator Dorsey Ridley, D-Henderson, spoke to the Kentucky Magistrates Association Wednesday morning at the annual state conference in Louisville. He covered such topics as the pension crisis and other issues that could be addressed in the 2018 Legislative Session. Above, Magistrate Brue Todd, president of the state association, presented Sen. Ridley with a plaque recognizing