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On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, the Green River District Health Department (GRDHD) reported that in theprevious week it had investigated 843 new COVID-19 infections; 463 in Daviess County, 28 in HancockCounty, 150 in Henderson County, 26 in McLean County, 84 in Ohio County, 54 in Union County, and 38in Webster County. There was 1 COVID-19 […]

Motorists should anticipate reduced speeds and congested areas on US 60 MADISONVILLE, Ky. (July 12, 2022) –  The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) reminds motorists to be alert for thousands of motorcycles and other vehicles making their way to the 2022 Sturgis Kentucky Biker Rally this weekend. The rally creates heavy traffic along U.S. 60 in the

It’s an updated one-stop shop for project news and information Henderson, Ky. (July 11, 2022) – With progress continuing on both sides of the river, the I-69 Ohio River Crossing (I-69 ORX) is launching a new and improved project website. It includes new maps, photos and updated project information. The updated website can be found at the

Sends $25 million to other tracks’ purses since 2016 FRANKLIN, Ky. (Thursday, July 7, 2022) — Kentucky Downs is transferring an additional $1 million to Ellis Park’s horsemen to beef up purses at the Henderson track’s summer meet. The allocation is part of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF), which supplements the money that registered Kentucky-bred

  FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 7, 2022) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on work to address the water shortage in the city of Marion, efforts to ease the burden of rising costs for Kentuckians, the Commonwealth Sheltering Program, Western Kentucky tornado recovery, Christmas in July events for families impacted by December tornadoes, the state’s electric

Over twenty award-winning songwriters will return to Henderson for the 12th Annual Sandy Lee Watkins Songwriters Festival. The event will take place in Downtown Henderson in the evenings from July 27th through July 30th. We are thrilled to welcome back songwriters who have played on stage alongside ZZ Top, Garth Brooks, Bob Segar’s “Silver Bullet

On Tuesday, July 5, 2022, the Green River District Health Department (GRDHD) reported that in theprevious week it had investigated 647 new COVID-19 infections; 364 in Daviess County, 21 in HancockCounty, 106 in Henderson County, 20 in McLean County, 80 in Ohio County, 21 in Union County, and 35in Webster County. There were 2 COVID-19

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 3, 2022) – Attorney General Daniel Cameron today asked the state’s highest court to reinstate Kentucky’s Human Life Protection Act and Heartbeat Law.  The Attorney General filed a Writ of Mandamus and Prohibition with the Supreme Court of Kentucky, which responds to a temporary restraining order issued last week against the laws by

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 4, 2022) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise on Tuesday, July 5, to sunset on Thursday, July 7, in honor of Floyd County peace officers who died after being shot in a standoff on Thursday. June 30. Funeral services for Floyd

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 30, 2022) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on economic development, grants for riverports, transportation funding to support economic development, the groundbreaking of Norton Healthcare Goodwill Opportunity Campus, Western Kentucky tornado recovery and COVID-19. He also named Dr. Aaron Thompson and the Thompson Scholars Program as this week’s Team Kentucky All-Stars. Economic

Independence Day Column Independence Day gives us all a chance to reflect on our country and take pride in our nation’s enduring principles. On this day 246 years ago, the Declaration of Independence was ratified by exemplary visionaries who dared to initiate the most grand experiment of self-governance in human history by creating a new

On Tuesday, June 28, 2022, the Green River District Health Department (GRDHD) reported that in theprevious week it had investigated 408 new COVID-19 infections; 188 in Daviess County, 22 in HancockCounty, 72 in Henderson County, 20 in McLean County, 57 in Ohio County, 26 in Union County, and 23 inWebster County. There were 3 COVID-19

Help prevent impaired driving crashes during the holiday weekend FRANKFORT, Ky.  (June 27, 2022) – As Kentuckians celebrate Independence Day next weekend, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is joining the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind drivers that “Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving.” Unfortunately, the holiday weekend can create dangerous driving situations when individuals choose