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GRDHD Reports 1 Death and 22 Additional Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

On Monday, August 3, 2020 the Green River District Health Department (GRDHD) reported 22 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases – 9 in Daviess County, 2 in Hancock County, 5 in Henderson County, 1 in McLean, 1 in Ohio County, 1 in Union County, and 3 in Webster. The person who died was a Daviess County resident. […]

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Lane Closures on U.S. 41 for Inspection on the Twin Bridges in Henderson

MADISONVILLE, Ky. (August 3, 2020) – Lane closures will be in place on the U.S. 41 Twin Bridges from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. beginning today. Weekend lane closures will be from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.  The closures are necessary for the bridge inspection. This work is expected to be completed on the 16th. 

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Eastbound 10-foot Lane Beginning Monday morning on U.S. 60 in Union County

Work scheduled for completion on Wednesday MADISONVILLE, Ky. (July 31, 2020) – The work currently underway on U.S. 60 in Union County will include a 10-foot lane for the eastbound direction. The 10-foot lane will be in place on Monday morning (Aug. 3) and will remain in place until Tuesday morning.  Contractors will be adding earth embankment and

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Gov. Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19

​​​FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 1, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Case InformationAs of  4 p.m. Aug. 1, Gov. Beshear said there were at least 30,723 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 572 of which were newly reported Saturday. Eleven of the newly reported

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GRDHD Reports 16 Additional Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

On Saturday, August 1, 2020 the Green River District Health Department (GRDHD) reported 16 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases – 8 in Daviess County, 1 in Hancock County, 2 in Henderson County, 1 in Ohio County, and 4 in Union County. The total number of reported COVID-19 cases in the district is 1,568. Thirty-five reported confirmed

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TODAY’S BREWERS-CARDINALS GAME RESCHEDULED

Today’s scheduled game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Parkhas been rescheduled as part of a traditional doubleheader on Sunday, August 2nd at 1:10 p.m. (CT). Therescheduling as a result of two positive COVID-19 tests in the Cardinals’ organization is consistent withprotocols to allow enough time for additional testing and

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GRDHD Reports 18 Additional Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

On Friday, July 31, 2020 the Green River District Health Department (GRDHD) reported 18 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases – 8 in Daviess County, 3 in Hancock County, 5 in Henderson County, 1 in Union County, and 1 in Webster County. The total number of reported COVID-19 cases in the district is 1,552. Thirty-four reported confirmed

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Security breach detected in Kentucky’s unemployment system

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — State technology workers are trying to determine the cause of another security breach in Kentucky’s unemployment system. The state Labor Cabinet says the problem was discovered Monday after a claimant saw another person’s information while navigating his own unemployment application. The cabinet said Wednesday that the claimant saw the other person’s

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Gov. Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 29, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “The commonwealth is at war with the coronavirus. It’s going to take how long it takes. But we know if we don’t put our best effort forward, it will take the

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Junior Achievement Working to Alleviate Students’ Top Concerns About Their Future

Owensboro, KY – Junior Achievement (JA) is working to inspire and prepare students for their futures, even as a new survey from JA by the research firm ENGINE Insights shows that many teens are concerned about their future, given the current state of the world. The top concern, shared by nearly half of respondents (49%), is that

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Red Cross encourages donations to keep robust blood supply as pandemic continues

Spike in COVID-19 cases has led to emergency plasma shortage $5 Amazon.com Gift Cards offered to thank all blood donors who come to give (July 28, 2020) — Right now, the American Red Cross has an emergency shortage of convalescent plasma, a potentially lifesaving treatment for patients with COVID-19. The Red Cross has seen demand

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GRDHD Reports 1 Death and 17 Additional Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

On Wednesday, July 29, 2020 the Green River District Health Department (GRDHD) reported 17 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases – 11 in Daviess County, 4 in Henderson County, 1 in Ohio County, and 1 in Webster County. The person who died was an Ohio County resident. The total number of reported COVID-19 cases in the district

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Gov. Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19

Visit the Governor’s Facebook page to watch today’s news conference FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 28, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “We are at war with this virus. It has come to take the lives of our people, it has tried to turn everything

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Kentucky making election plans amid ongoing virus outbreak

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Republican secretary of state says he’ll press to make more polling places available and count ballots faster in the November general election than in last month’s primary. Secretary of State Michael Adams said Tuesday he hopes to make recommendations to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in early August on plans for

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Kentucky criminal jury trials may resume next week

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Supreme Court says criminal jury trials may resume next week, but civil jury trials are still a couple of months away. The court also said in an administrative order that attorneys, jurors, parties, witnesses, members of the public and media must wear facial coverings during jury trials. The court

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