Oh, Kentucky

Oh, Kentucky

"This is a sad day for our wonderful, close-knit community. If we can't extend a helping hand for our elderly that have blazed the path for our current and future generations then that speaks volumes for our integrity." Rachel Keller Collins delivers the breaking and heartbreaking news in The Marshall County Tribune-Courier that the Marshall County Senior Citizens Center is giving up the fight.

Madisonville's hoping to draw new residents from Fort Campbell.

The Kentucky Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum is leaving Owensboro for Central City.

Muhlenberg County is also getting a new indoor-sports facility.

For what (I think) is its third CEO in three years, Lexmark taps a lifer.

A couple of Erlanger-Elsmere originals are shutting down Florence's "hands-on" Herbs & More after 22 years, and it sounds like backroads driving, family visiting and maybe even (finally again) some fishing might be on the agenda. Patricia Scheyer's farewell feature at The River City News is a fun read.

Banking hiccups are holding back hemp in Kentucky, an Eddyville operator and other industry leaders tell Sen. McConnell and other congressional leaders.

There's a Head Start hard stop in Flemingsburg, but no one's yet saying what's up.

More on the passing of "King" Coleman: Per Steve LeMaster in the Floyd County Chronicle, visitation will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday in the Wayland High School gym, and the family asks memorial contributions go to the Mountain Sports Hall of Fame.

Oh, Kentucky

Hebron's getting a new public library.

Hoptown's new Chronicle has launched, and there are cookies.

The 35 companies that Forbes lists as Kentucky's best employers include 10 headquartered here.

Kentucky for sale:

A disbarred Floyd County attorney's Abraham Lincoln statue might be on the move.

"The decision by the Tennessee Valley Authority’s board of directors to close the Paradise Unit 3 coal-burning power plant in 2020 made perfect sense: Economically, the aging facility simply could not compete with the utility’s new combined cycle natural gas units and enhanced nuclear generation capacity."

Berry Craig weighs in at Forward Kentucky on the GOP's growing dominance in the Jackson Purchase.

Oh, Kentucky

Here's a fantastic, inspiring Dennis K. Brown feature in the Lewis County Herald on a lifelong resident who didn't think he had time to an organization aimed at attracting industry and employers to northeast Kentucky--until he was paralyzed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) more than two years ago. Since then, the construction contractor he founded has experienced two of its busiest years, and now Northeast Kentucky Development has launched.

Pugh's Midway of western Paducah (but not quite West Paducah)--a prime supplier of soft drinks, microwaveable breakfast sandwiches and apple fritters to lollygagging first-period English students in the Heath High School Class of '86 (among others, I'm sure)--has been swallowed by Madisonville's Rocket Oil empire and is being rebranded as Ideal Market Number 19.

Good jobs news from Pikeville.

Oh, Kentucky

Day 2 in Highland Heights ...

Good jobs news from Burlington and Louisville. Bad from Bowling Green.

Corbin's effort to keep its Carnegie Library lurches forward.

One-hundred thirty complaints of sexual harassment by state employees since 2012 (not counting the corrections or juvenile-justice departments, which have not yet fulfilled November records requests from the Kentucky Center for Investigative Journalism).

About the shooter at Marshall County High.

Oh, Kentucky

Just can't get enough of these ...

City, county dealing with busted water pipes after sub-zero freeze https://t.co/aPuSbq38Vy #somky pic.twitter.com/BNYc4LkbiD

— Somerset Kentucky (@Somerset_KY) January 19, 2018

 

Lots of melting expected today with bright sunshine and temps near 40°. Continued warming takes us into the weekend with readings topping out in the 50s Sunday. Somewhat soggy weather returns Sunday. @TNelsonWX has more: pic.twitter.com/nlSdHNE58Y

— Spectrum News KY (@SpecNewsKY) January 19, 2018

 

Gov. Bevin also said he wanted suggestions on how to generate more revenue.

HAPPY 200TH, WHITLEY COUNTY!

Oh, Kentucky

Save the Children says childhood "ends" latest in New Hampshire (No. 1) and earliest in Louisiana (No. 50) among the 50 states. Kentucky comes in No. 33 on the list.

Williamsburg has its first liquor store.

The state's community lakes are stocked and loaded for this weekend's children's derbies and other free fishing.

Labor Cabinet secretary Derrick Ramsey--quarterback of the 1976 SEC- and Peach Bowl-champion UK Wildcat football team, walk-on with the '76 basketball 'Cats and my all-time-favorite Oakland Raider and New England Patriot--and Gov. Bevin visited Heaven Hill to celebrate the distillery's workplace-safety performance.

Improvements at Fleming County, Robertson County and Caverna schools might be bringing an end to state oversight of the districts.

NKU is offering a workshop on teaching about climate and environment in middle and high schools.

The Franklin County Humane Society rescued about 200 animals from an apparently abandoned Frankfort pet store.

Good jobs news from Louisville.

NASA reportedly says all of us out here in western Kentucky are greatly underestimating the coming eclipse crowd.

Oh, Kentucky

"The US resettlement program may be suspended by executive order, but KRM will continue to make Kentucky home for refugees. Join us on this journey."

"This is what I needed when I was on the street, and it wasn’t there for me."

Kayla VanHoose reports (via Cameron Mills) that the Smithsonian Institution’s “Hometown Teams” exhibit is coming to 15 Kentucky locations, starting with Wayland.

Meanwhile, the Messenger-Inquirer has it that Darryl Strawberry is coming to Owensboro.

Bad bikes and bowling news from Louisville and Lexington, respectively.

Say hello to the Norse ...

A former NKU student paid for 70-plus students to make the trip to Detroit to cheer on the Norse in the Horizon League tournament finals. pic.twitter.com/L6n4ivbgGr

— Enquirer (@Enquirer) March 7, 2017

#NKU is going DANCING in their first year of eligibility 🎉#HorizonLeague pic.twitter.com/QDXuL4ZLyR

— Tres Terrell (@TerrellTres) March 8, 2017

NORSE WINNNNN!!! #Champions #NKU #motorcitymadness pic.twitter.com/1oaB6S8E05

— NKUDanceTeam (@NKUDanceTeam) March 8, 2017

If @NKUNorseMBB is going dancing, @Jbut00 and I are going dancing. NORSE TF UP pic.twitter.com/CCyqXihScI

— Adam Anderson (@Anderson_adam94) March 8, 2017

.@NKUNorseMBB highlights from its @HorizonLeague Championship win on Tues. night, Who's ready to dance?! #NorseUp #OnTheRise pic.twitter.com/dYpku1YBEc

— NKU Norse (@NKUNorse) March 8, 2017

Oh, Kentucky

Sorry, JFrakes ... it appears the first 2016 Kentucky high-school football games are scheduled for seven Fridays from tonight ...

Every cake should be this nice.... pic.twitter.com/1fuxH7MFih

— Mercer Co Athletics (@MercerCoTitans) June 30, 2016

Believe the hype about Eater Louisville's No. 1 "Big Time Restaurant in Kentucky Small Towns," DiFabio's Casapela of Madisonville.

"Uber for trash," founded in Lexington, by Ashoka in Forbes.

Following a three-month surge in folks requesting assistance, the Grayson County Alliance Food Pantry posts an "amazing," "record-setting" day, reports Ken Howlett for K105, "The Best Mix."

Glen Jennings in The Oldham Era delivers a sweet and detailed accounting of events surrounding delivery of some chocolate malts to a hospitalized Oldham County woman by the La Grange Dairy Queen.

Ron Bailey in Marysville's Ledger-Independent remembers "The Fleming Flame's" near-perfect game at Shea.

Good jobs news from Corbin and Paintsville.

A new bridge will link Henderson with Evansville, Indiana ... eventually.

Oh, Kentucky

I had no idea Shaun King grew up in Versailles.

The 2016 “Lead PBS Digital Innovator” from Kentucky, James Wampler, an eighth-grade science teacher at Shelby County High School, “believes that students are naturally curious explorers. He believes that technology is a way to connect their inherent curiosity to rich content that can drive and inform their adventures in ways previously unimaginable. He loves that his job allows him to guide students away from distraction, towards discovery, and give them a lens of curious investigation that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.”

Good jobs news from Flemingsburg and Walton. Bad related to Kmart closures in Elizabethtown, Louisville, Maysville and Paintsville. Some good but more bad from Wickliffe.

Mother's Day buffet @KYstateparks resorts May 8. Plan to take mom out and enjoy a great meal! #kystateparks pic.twitter.com/K05ocgUqIU

— KentuckyStateParks (@KYStateParks) April 22, 2016

Kentucky High-school Football, Week 3

Here are the games this weekend that feature (bolded) teams that I think could win state championships.

Class A

Mayfield (defending state champ, Associated Press No. 1, 2-1) at Murray

Frankfort (No. 2, 2-0) at Franklin County

Williamsburg (No. 3, 3-0) at Wayne County

Russellville (No. 4, 3-0) at Logan County

Pikeville (No. 5, 3-0) at Inez Sheldon Clark

Raceland (No. 8, 2-1) at Greenup County

Class 2A

Washington County at Louisville DeSales (defending state champ, No. 1, 3-0)

Trigg County at Caldwell County (No. 2, 3-0)

Bardstown Thomas Nelson at Christian Academy-Louisville (No. 3, 3-0)

Mayfield at Murray (No. 4, 2-1)

Nelson County at Bardstown (No. 5, 2-0)

Independence Simon Kenton at Newport Central Catholic (No. 6, 0-2)

Corbin at Danville (No. 8, 2-1)

Allen County-Scottsville at Glasgow (No. 9, 2-1)

Powell County at Prestonsburg (No. 10, 2-1)

Bell County at Middlesboro (receiving votes in the AP poll, 1-0-1)

Barlow Ballard Memorial (votes, 3-0) at Webster County

Fort Knox at Louisville Shawnee (votes, 3-0)

Owen County at Erlanger Lloyd Memorial (votes, 2-0)

Union County at Crittenden County (2-0)

Pikeville Shelby Valley (2-0) at Paintsville

Hazard at Somerset (0-3)

Class 3A

Belfry (defending state champ, No. 1, 2-0) at Somerset Southwestern

Bell County (No. 2, 3-0) at Middlesboro

Bowling Green South Warren (No. 4, 3-0) at Elizabethtown (No. 8, 3-0)

Harrison County at Mason County (No. 6, 3-0)

Lawrence County (No. 10, 3-0) at Breathitt County

Louisville Holy Cross at Henry County (votes, 3-0)

Adair County (2-0) at Metcalfe County

Fleming County (2-0) at Rowan County

Olive Hill West Carter (2-0) at Morgan County

Class 4A

Elizabethtown John Hardin at Fort Thomas Highlands (No. 1, 2-0)

Boyle County (No. 2, 3-0) at Anderson County

Henderson County at Covington Catholic (No. 3, 2-1) on Saturday

Bowling Green at Owensboro (No. 4, 3-0)

Paintsville Johnson Central (No. 5, 2-0) at Hazard Perry County Central

Franklin-Simpson (No. 6, 2-0) at Bowling Green Greenwood

Lexington Bryan Station at Lexington Catholic (No. 7, 1-2)

Harlan County at Barbourville Knox Central (No. 9, 2-0)

Shelby County at Shelbyville Martha Layne Collins (defending state champs, votes, 0-3)

Class 5A

Bowling Green (defending state champ, No. 1, 3-0) at Owensboro

Pulaski County (No. 2, 2-0) at Russell County

Berea Madison Southern (No. 3, 3-0) at Lexington Paul Laurence Dunbar

Union Randall K. Cooper (No. 4, 3-0) at Campbell County

Frankfort at Franklin County (No. 6T, 3-0)

Louisville Southern at Louisville Iroquois (votes, 3-0)

Newport at Covington Scott (votes, 2-0-1)

Shepherdsville Bullitt Central (3-0) at Louisville Valley

Class 6A

Louisville Male (No. 1, 3-0) at Jeffersontown

Scott County (defending state champ, No. 2, 3-0) at Richmond Madison Central
Louisville Trinity (No. 3, 1-2) at Colerain (Ohio)
Louisville Fairdale at Louisville Saint Xavier (No. 4, 2-1)

Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park (No. 10) at Louisville duPont Manual (No. 6, 2-0)
Mercer County at Elizabethtown Central Hardin (No. 8, 3-0)
Independence Simon Kenton (No. 9, 3-0) at Newport Central Catholic

Louisville Fern Creek at Louisville Seneca (votes, 2-0)

Muhlenberg County (3-0) at McLean County

Berea Madison Southern at Lexington Paul Laurence Dunbar (3-0)

I decided a 46-year-old man has no business declaring that any team of teen-agers that hasn't yet actually lost a game couldn't possibly win a high-school state championship. I mean, honestly, how stupid can one be to not understand that unimaginable, magical things happen all of the time--and especially in (great) sports? I grew and have grown increasingly less proud of my post last Friday. I retroactively offer that confession under the umbrella of the following (also great) pastoral prayer from Bro. Stevie Wonder:

Previous reports:

-- Go Heath's 2013 awards banquet

-- on the weekend ending Aug. 23 and more and Go Heath's Week 0 western-Kentucky wrap

-- on the weekend ending Aug. 30, Go Heath's doping of the Week 1 western-Kentucky games and Go Heath's western-Kentucky wrap

-- Go Heath's doping of the Week 2 western-Kentucky games, on the weekend ending Sept. 6, more and Go Heath's western-Kentucky wrap

-- Go Heath's doping of the Week 3 western-Kentucky games

Kentucky High-school Basketball, Boys' Regionals

And now the boys' regional tournaments get rolling. Action is scheduled today for the Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and 14th regions. By Saturday, all 16 of the eight-team regionals will be active. The state tournament is scheduled for March 19-23 at Rupp Arena in Lexington.

Heath and 55 other teams have won the Kentucky High School Athletic Association boys' basketball championship since it was first decided in 1918. As of this moment, 128 teams still have a shot at winning the 97th title, but that field starts being pared this evening.

First Region at Murray State University--McCracken County vs. Calloway County and Graves County (defending regional champion, state quarterfinalist and top Courier-Journal Litkenhous rating in the region but not in the top 20 statewide) vs. Carlisle County on Friday and Hickman County vs. Mayfield and Marshall County vs. Paducah Saint Mary on Saturday

Second Region at Madisonville-North Hopkins--Trigg County vs. Hopkinsville University Heights and Henderson County vs. Caldwell County on Friday and Hopkinsville (defending regional champ, state semifinalist and Litkenhous No. 5) vs. Union County and Madisonville-North Hopkins over Crittenden County on Saturday

Third Region at the Owensboro Sportscenter--Owensboro (Litkenhous favorite but not in the statewide top 20) vs. Meade County and Butler County vs. Ohio County (defending regional champ) on Friday and Hancock County vs. Grayson County and Muhlenberg County vs. Daviess County on Saturday

Fourth Region at Barren County--Bowling Green vs. Franklin-Simpson and Barren County vs. Russell County on Friday and Clinton County vs. Bowling Green Warren Central (defending regional champ and Litkenhous No. 17) and Russellville vs. Monroe County on Saturday

Fifth Region at Marion County--Elizabethtown (Litkenhous No. 15) vs. LaRue County and Taylor County vs. Bardstown Thomas Nelson on Thursday and Green County vs. Elizabethtown John Hardin (defending regional champ and state quarterfinalist) and Bardstown vs. Adair County on Friday

Sixth Region (semifinals and final at Louisville Valley)--Hebron Estates North Bullitt at Louisville Doss (Litkenhous No. 12), Louisville Fern Creek at Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park (defending regional champ and Litkenhous No. 7), Louisville Fairdale at Shepherdsville Bullitt Central and Louisville DeSales at Mount Washington Bullitt East today

Seventh Region (semifinals and championship at Louisville Valley)--Middletown Eastern at Louisville duPont Manual (Litkenhous No. 18), Louisville Trinity (Litkenhous No. 2) vs. Louisville Saint Xavier at Bellarmine University, Louisville Central at Louisville Male and Louisville Ballard (defending regional champ, state runnerup and Litkenhous No. 1) vs. Louisville Waggener at Valley

Eighth Region at Henry County--Grant County vs. Shelbyville Martha Layne Collins and Owen County vs. Crestwood South Oldham (defending regional champ and Litkenhous favorite but not in top 20 statewide) on Thursday and Shelby County vs. Independence Simon Kenton and Oldham County vs. Henry County on Friday

Ninth Region at Northern Kentucky University--Union Larry A. Ryle vs. Covington Catholic (Litkenhous No. 8) and Newport Central Catholic (Litkenhous No. 4) vs. Erlanger Saint Henry today and Edgewood Dixie Heights vs. Hebron Conner and Covington Holmes (defending regional champ, state quarterfinalist and Litkenhous No. 11) vs. Fort Thomas Highlands on Friday

Tenth Region at Mason County--Campbell County vs. Bracken County and Harrison County vs. Winchester George Rogers Clark on Thursday and Montgomery County (defending regional champ, state semifinalist and Litkenhous favorite but outside the statewide top 20) vs. Alexandria Bishop Brossart and Augusta vs. Robertson County on Friday

Eleventh Region at Frankfort Convention Center--Richmond Madison Central (defending regional and state champ) vs. Franklin County and Lexington Catholic vs. Scott County (Litkenhous No. 3) on Thursday and Lexington Henry Clay (Litkenhous No. 19) vs. Lexington Lafayette (Litkenhous No. 9) and Woodford County vs. Berea Madison Southern on Friday

Twelfth Region at Pulaski County--Pulaski County vs. Somerset Southwestern (Litkenhous No. 16) and Lincoln County (Litkenhous No. 13) vs. Nicholasville East Jessamine on Friday and Nicholasville West Jessamine vs. Boyle County and Wayne County (defending regional champ and Litkenhous No. 6) vs. Casey County on Saturday

Thirteenth Region at Corbin--Clay County (defending regional champ and Litkenhous favorite but not in statewide top 20) vs. Middlesboro and Barbourville Knox Central vs. Williamsburg on Thursday and Bell County vs. Barbourville and Corbin vs. Jackson County on Friday

Fourteenth Region at Hazard Perry County Central--Breathitt County vs. Estill County and Hindman Knott County Central (defending champ, state quarterfinalist and Litkenhous No. 10) vs. Perry County Central (Litkenhous No. 20) today and Hazard vs. Cordia and Powell County vs. Wolfe County on Thursday

Fifteenth Region at Eastern Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville--Pikeville Pike County Central vs. Prestonsburg, Paintsville Johnson Central (defending regional champ and Litkenhous favorite but not in statewide top 20) vs. Lick Creek East Ridge, Betsy Layne vs. Lawrence County and Inez Shelby Valley vs. Belfry on Saturday

Sixteenth Region at Morehead State University--Fleming County (defending regional champ and Litkenhous favorite but not statewide top 20) vs. Elliott County, Boyd County vs. Lewis County, Rowan County vs. Greenup County and Ashland Blazer vs. Grayson East Carter on Saturday

Oh, Kentucky

100k kynect enrollees.

Congratulations to Etown's Mr. Robinson on the completion and publication of his first novel at age 47.

"... (S)omething that we can share with the community as an opportunity to come out here and have peace and quiet and a restful opportunity, and they can come out here and have prayer and just walk in our labyrinth. ..."

As of Saturday, Kentucky was on pace for its fewest highway fatalities since 1947--and the state has about half as many more people (and a load more cars) now than it did then.

The nation's No. 1 high school, two years running (per Newsweek), is in the market for a new boss.

The Hazard Herald is getting a new editor.

The Bullitt County Public Library has received its new director (and he came from Henry County).

Motch Jewelers has been burglarized for the first time since the Covington store opened in 1857.

The Spaldings are out of the Bardstown apparel game for the first time since 1856.

Back from the drawing board, the Kentucky School of Craft is readying for "rebirth."

The Logan County Public Library is going on hiatus for retooling.

What's next for the old Ewing school? (Might I suggest the "Woodie Fryman Memorial Free Public Sports Card Trading Post and Sports Board Game Playroom.")

A ringer shortage appears to have thwarted the Red Kettle campaign in Hardin County.

Two more nights of twinkling in Paducah's Bob Noble Park.

Oh, Kentucky

Good jobs news from Louisville and Owingsville.

I wonder what John Herndon has to say beyond the paywall.

About the wind turbines in Fleming and Mason counties, ...

About Obamacare in Lebanon, ...

An array of U.S. 60 activities: More green on Main in Marion, Monarch Butterfly Migration Mysteries in Henderson, Monroe Style Mandolin Camp in Owensboro and the Long Run Massacre & Floyd's Defeat Re-enactment in Shelbyville.

Loyall wants a fire truck.

Owen County led Kentucky in deer kills in 2012.

Shingles sounds awful, and here's hoping the owner of the former Lynn's Paradise Cafe is feeling better and better each day.

A former Spice Girl favors Pineville's Jimmy Rose for tonight's America's Got Talent title.

Kentucky High-school Football, Week 2

Please rise.

Take a listen as members of the FCHS Choir, under the direction of Sheila Marshall, sing the National Anthem over... http://t.co/qF31HQx3Vx
— Fleming Co. High (@FCHSPanthers) September 6, 2013

OK, I'm awake. Hey, WMFW, come on by with this week's free Golden Glaze donuts any time you're ready.

Here are this week's biggies among this weekend's KHSAA football games.

Dyer County (Tennessee) at McCracken County (0-2)

Mayfield (2-0, Class A No. 1 in the Associated Press poll) at Paducah Tilghman (1-1, AP 3A No. 4) on Saturday--This is the 100th meeting. The Cardinals are on a seven-game winning streak in the series. Channel 6 notes that the Blue Tornado never lost in the four times they played Mayfield during the playing career of current Tilghman coach Randy Wyatt.

Christian Academy-Louisville (2-0, AP 2A No. T8) at Goshen North Oldham--Speaking of rivalries, ...

Caldwell County (2-0, AP 2A No. 1) at Ohio County (2-0)--Yeah, you're right; this would be a good one to go to tonight.

Bowling Green (1-0, AP 5A No. 1) at Louisville Saint Xavier (2-0, AP 6A No. 2)--But this one is my favorite fan-bus trip of the night. It's the best game in the state this week, and U.S. 31W is magical.

Christian County (1-1, AP 5A No. T9) at Henderson County (2-0, AP 6A No. 8)--Of course, this trip's pretty great, too.

Hopkinsville (2-0) at Trigg County (1-1) on Saturday--So's this one.

Russellville (2-0, AP A No. 3) at Butler County (1-0)--And this one. What a weekend of great roadtrips this weekend is!

Elizabethtown Central Hardin (2-0) at Madisonville-North Hopkins (1-0, AP 4A No. T8)--The visiting Class 6A Bruins see this as a statement-game opportunity. It's certainly huge for my main Maroons. If Madisonville-North Hopkins can open the season with wins over Class 5A Warren Central and Class 6A Central Hardin, that's going to be a pretty heady 2-0. And the Maroons are going to need all of the self-esteem they can muster; their next four games are against Hoptown, Henderson County, Owensboro and Tilghman. That's a schedule there, boy. Incidentally, it's a hall-of-fame night at the ol' Badget Athletic Complex tonight. One of the honorees will be Fred Drake from the Class of '84, and who, indeed, would ever foget his senior 1983 season?

Graves County (1-0) at Murray (1-1, AP 2A No. 6)--Close game last year. Coaches expect another close one this year, reports David Ramey in the Murray Ledger & Times.

Fort Knox (0-2) at Fort Campbell (0-2, AP 3A No. 8) 

Louisville Central (1-1, AP 3A No. 1) at Louisville Eastern (1-1)

Boyle County (2-0, AP 4A No. 3) at Danville (2-0, AP 2A No. 10)--Plus, the Barbecue Festival and Kentucky School for the Deaf Festival on the Green are this weekend.

Louisville Trinity (1-1, AP 6A No. 1) at Lawrence Central (Indiana)

Lexington Bryan Station (1-0) at Fort Thomas Highlands (2-0, AP 4A No. 1)

Louisville Ballard (1-1, AP 6A No. 5) at Shelybville Martha Layne Collins (1-1, AP 4A No. 4)

Independence Simon Kenton (2-0, AP 6A No. 7) at Hebron Conner (1-0, AP 5A No. 2)

Belfry (1-0, AP 3A No. 2) at Harlan County (2-0, AP 5A No. 3)

Owensboro Catholic (2-0, AP 2A No. 4) at Owensboro (2-0, AP 4A No. 5)

Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park (2-0, AP 6A No. 6) at Scott County (2-0, AP 6A No. 3)

Previous reports:

-- 2012 wrap

-- Week 0 roundup and GoHeath's western-Kentucky wrap and lookahead

-- Week 1 roundup and GoHeath's western-Kentucky wrap and lookahead