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Parade planned for Union Co. Wrestler after winning gold at World Championships

Union County High School wrestler Jorydn Raney won gold medal at the U-17 World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey this week. Raney, a resident of Sturgis, Kentucky has been a worldwide computer of Greco-Roman style wrestling. The Morganfield Police Department said that the community will welcome Jordyn home with a celebration tonight. This parade will start […]

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Union County sophomore wins gold medal at Wrestling World Championships in Turkey

Union County High School sophomore Jordyn Raney is officially a wrestling world champion. According to Union County Public Schools District says that Raney competed in the 2023 U17 World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey. Raney won the gold medal in the 121lbs. (55 kg) weight class. Raney went undefeated in five matches and won the championship

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Grand Jury indicts nab for sexual abuse of a minor

14 news reported a Union County grand jury has indicted a man on a sexual abuse charge. William Wolfe aged 52-years-old, is accused of inappropriately touching two young girls on the 4th of July. He was arrested by Morganfield police last month and booked into the Webster County jail on a $20,000 cash bond. Officials

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Kentucky education commissioner leaving for job at Western Michigan University

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s education commissioner is leaving to take a job at a university in Michigan. Commissioner of Education Jason Glass said Monday that he will step down on Sept. 29 to become an associate vice president of teaching and learning at Western Michigan University. Glass was appointed to the state education department’s

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DHL Express To Expand at CVG Airport With $192 Million Investment, Creating 86 Full-Time Jobs

Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced further growth of the state’s distribution and logistics industry as DHL Express, a global leader in international express shipping, will expand its current operations at CVG Airport in Boone County with a $192 million total investment creating 86 quality Kentucky jobs. “Kentucky has one of the strongest distribution and logistics

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Former Owensboro Public Schools Superintendent arrested on charges related to the sexual solicitation of minors

A former Owensboro Public Schools Superintendent has been arrested on charges related to the sexual solicitation of minors. Kentucky State Police detectives arrested Dr. Matthew D. Constant, 51, of Owensboro at around 4:30 p.m. Thursday. He was charged with procuring or promoting, the use of a minor (12 years old or older) and tampering with

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GOP nominee says he would renew push for Medicaid work requirement if elected governor in Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican candidate Daniel Cameron said Wednesday that he would move quickly as Kentucky’s governor to revive a push to require some able-bodied adults to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid. If he succeeds in unseating Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear later this year, Cameron said his administration would seek

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Sandy Lee Watkins Songwriters Festival kicks off Wednesday in Downtown Henderson

July 25, 2023, | Henderson, KY – Over twenty award-winning songwriters will return to Henderson for the 13th Annual Sandy Lee Watkins Songwriters Festival. The event will take place in Downtown Henderson this week starting Wednesday evening. Organizers said they are thrilled to welcome back songwriters who have played on stage alongside Garth Brooks, Lee

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After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung

HARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. The inaction since — fueled by denials and lobbying from coal and other industries — has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of

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Gov. Beshear Orders Flags to Half-Staff Saturday in Honor of Kentucky Sailor Killed at Pearl Harbor

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 21, 2023) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, July 22, in honor of a Kentucky sailor who was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but whose remains were only identified in 2021. Navy Seaman 1st

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Daniel Cameron selects State Senator Robby Mills as Kentucky gubernatorial running mate

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Daniel Cameron selected state legislator Robby Mills of Henderson as his running mate Wednesday in Kentucky’s race for governor, turning to a steadfast conservative with a record of shepherding pro-coal and anti-transgender legislation that fits into his campaign themes. Cameron, the state’s attorney general, was introducing Mills to the campaign

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Trump says he has been notified he’s a target of the US probe into efforts to overturn 2020 election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has received a letter informing him that he is a target of the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, an indication he could soon be charged by U.S. prosecutors. New federal charges, on top of existing state

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Culvert Repairs on Kentucky 492 Begin Monday

MADISONVILLE, Ky. – KYTC crews in Union County  plan to  replace two cross drains on Kentucky 492. Motorists should anticipate the closures while this work is addressed.  The work is scheduled for 7a.m. to 4 p.m. Completion is set for the same day. Drivers may need to seek alternate routes during this time. To get

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Gov. Beshear Recognizes Sacrifice of Kentucky Sailor Killed at Pearl Harbor

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 14, 2023) – Gov. Andy Beshear recognizes the sacrifice of a Park City, Kentucky, sailor who died on the USS Oklahoma in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 but whose remains were not identified until 2021. “We are saddened to acknowledge the death of another young Kentuckian who died in the

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At NATO summit, Biden declares ‘our unity will not falter’ on Ukraine

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged Wednesday that western allies “will not waver” in defense of Ukraine, casting the struggle against Russian aggression as one of the world’s central challenges requiring a broad coalition of countries to stand in defense of freedom. “Our unity will not falter,” Biden declared. “I promise you.” He

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