Oh, Kentucky

Not the old, old Whaler's Catch, but Paducah's old Whaler's Catch appears headed for new life next year.

Hiring in Dawson Springs, Dixon, Graham, Madisonville, Sebree, etc. Closed for good in Lawrenceburg, Radcliff and Winchester.

Hail to the bus-driver woman, Miss J.

The Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System was in better position again in fiscal 2019, says the state auditor.

It appears it'll be back to biz for Kentucky's apparently former New Hampshire vice-presidential hopeful.

Turning to sports, in Murray, it's rodeo time again. In Elkton, they had "the annual Meet the Rebels. YSE was there and got some of the first pics of the season of this year's team." And rest in peace, Mr. Terrell--he "loved the City of Corbin, he loved the Redhounds and most of all he loved people."

Christmas parades: Sharpsburg, Nov. 9; Owensboro, Nov. 23; Lebanon and Louisville, Nov. 29; Pikeville, Nov. 30; Boyce, Dawson Springs and Murray, Dec. 1; Bardstown, Dec. 5; Fredonia, Harrodsburg, Hopkinsville, London, Monticello and Pineville, Dec. 6; Barbourville, Berea, Bowling Green, Cadiz, Calvert City, Columbia, Corbin, Cynthiana, Danville, Frankfort, Glasgow, Henderson, Lawrenceburg, Lexington, Madisonville, Owingsville, Paducah, Scottsville, Shelbyville, Trenton, Versailles and Whitley City, Dec. 7; Georgetown, Dec. 8; Cave City, Dec. 10; Burnside, Elkton and Williamsburg, Dec. 14, and Tollesboro, Dec. 15.

Oh, Kentucky

A former EKU cheerleader who grew up in Winchester was working at a Las Vegas Hooters, where she met a model. They started dating. Then he got a job as a server at a restaurant featured in a Bravo reality-TV series. Then the guy and the woman from Winchester ended up getting their own Bravo spinoff, and on Saturday they got married at the Kentucky Castle in Versailles. People has exclusive photos and coverage--including details such as that former 'NSYNC performer Lance Bass officiated and that rentals were provided by Bryant's Rent-all of Lexington. "Mr. Vernon Bryant started in the rental business in Lexington, Kentucky in 1953, as a United Rent-All franchise store. His store was located at 531 South Limestone, just opposite the University of Kentucky. This was the first equipment rental store in central Kentucky. The telephone book did not have 'rental' as a heading at the time, so Mr. Bryant was the first business under that heading."

A mechanic decided to shift to law enforcement in 1957. He retired Friday from the Campbell County Sheriff's Office.

Hazard's new police department is an old McDonald's.

The U.S. Postal Service says Louisville's Girard Drive has gone to the dogs, and so they aren't going there for now.

Good jobs news from Wurtland.

World's largest pocketknife, in Radcliff.

"That's OK if you don’t believe in it, but it’s all about everybody being treated fairly." Shamarria Morrison has an interesting feature on Paducah's "safe spaces" for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or sexual-identity-questioning people.

Christmas parades: Dawson Springs and Murray, Dec. 1; Hopkinsville, Dec. 6, and Henderson and Scottsville, Dec. 7.

Oh, Kentucky

.@covingtonkygov Piece by piece, the Covington floodgate takes shape https://t.co/91Eslz9elp pic.twitter.com/F20Gkwd7Nk

— The Lane Report (@TheLaneReport) February 12, 2019

Lexington homelessness reportedly is down 55 percent since 2014, and a $1.8 federal grant is intended to accelerate the trend.

A "Mobile Grocery Store" is coming to parts of Bowling Green where bricks-and-mortar versions do not exist.

"You can come one day a week, you can come every day if you want to. But seven days a week we are going to try to feed our community as long as we possibly can. We just want to show you the love of God." Erin Cox in the Corbin Times-Tribune delivers an inspiring feature on Lily's new New Day Cafe.

Guns, guns, guns: Pikeville.

On the specter of police cuts in Louisville.

Toward boosting Fort Knox's civilian workforce.

Toward stricter dog control in Clarkson.

Toward a less-shabby Paintsville.

Toward what is said to be the state's first "outdoor bodyweight circuit-training system," in Mount Washington.

Toward marketing "Our Paducah."

Good jobs news from Wurtland.

Turning to sports, I am thankful that Kacie Goode's reporting in The Kentucky Standard gives me reason to launch the HP's #khsabowl label.

And, finally, happy Saint Valentine's Day tomorrow: The eastern golden eagle that Bernheim Forest officials have been tracking over the last four years appears to have found a mate.

Oh, Kentucky

Flanked by outriders the hearse carrying @johnasher made two laps around @ChurchillDowns on Tuesday morning. Asher died of a heart attack last week. @courierjournal pic.twitter.com/yDdO0jf2Wo

— Michael Clevenger (@MClevenger_CJ) September 4, 2018

Harlan is getting a museum, thanks, in part, to Cawood Ledford.

Jim Beam is expanding in both Boston and Clermont.

Good jobs news from Horse Cave, Pikeville and Roxana.

Gov. Bevin announces more funding for the healing in Draffenville.

Secretary of State Grimes announces the voting is coming to four state veterans centers.

Princeton's WPKY ... still local after all of these years.

One of the Paxtons of Paducah is bringing up to 12 Taco John's restaurants to central Kentucky--the first to be opened in Glasgow. Here's the whole, excellent scoop from Melinda J. Overstreet in the Glasgow Daily Times.

Ghostbusters, obviously the greatest movie of our Class of '86 lives, is classing it up with an Orchestra Kentucky performance in Bowling Green.

Oh, Kentucky

The Madisonville fire department helped us get our cat out of a tree a few years ago. Once the truck pulled onto our street, River got scared by the sound and leapt probably about 20 feet to the ground and scampered to the backyard. The Bardstown fire department had a more challenging time with Kitten, per Spencer Harsh's reporting in The Kentucky Standard.

I have never been to Red River Gorge, and I have never been to Miguel's Pizza near Slade, and, now when I do get there, it's going to look like I was just jumping on the Food & Wine bandwagon.

No fees at McCreary County's Natural Arch Scenic Area for National Get Outdoors Day, Saturday.

Eighteen bicyclists retracing the northern Trail of Tears route are due in Princeton tomorrow.

Bad Marco Polo news from Lucas.

Good jobs news from Bowling Green.

Hiring aplenty in and around Paducah.

Hoptown's forthcoming Tacos El Papi had me at "homemade tamales."

Hardin County Schools takes its summer-meals program to the streets.

Voter turnout for last month's primaries reportedly was highest in Grayson (33.2 percent) and lowest in Kenton (10.0 percent), among Kentucky's 120 counties.

Oh, Kentucky

I need to start regularly watching Kentucky Life, so I think I'm going to plan to start pasting it in the Monday #ohkys:

"I'm kidding. I'm kidding. That was Barack Obama."

Kentucky is all about apprenticeships these days. For example, Barren County has launched them in office management, through the judge-executive's office, and culinary arts and transportation maintenance, through the public schools, and the state has rolled out what it says is the first-of-its-kind program for government social services. Now all of these people connected to registered apprenticeships around the state are being invited to Louisville in September: "The goals of the Summit will be accomplished by: (1) providing a forum for businesses, education leaders, government officials and others to gather and exchange practical ideas/models for building a robust and sustainable apprenticeship pipeline; (2) delivering access to thought-provoking national and international speakers experienced in managing apprenticeship program in both plenary and workforce sector breakouts; (3) and offering a career fair for high school students, underserved populations and veterans for days two and three of the summit in conjunction with the renowned UPS Career Fair." 

Also: drones.

One person was hospitalized after a roller-coaster problem at Kentucky Kingdom on Saturday.

Nice Leah Shields feature for Channel 6 on a police officer's retirement in Marshall County.

Oh, Kentucky

Yoga 411.

"I’ve often dreamed about watching my son run and play with family and friends in his very own back yard. I’m excited to be able to entertain family and friends at my home for Thanksgiving, Christmas and social events." Hooray for Habitat for Humanity, and hooray for journalism like Henderson's Gleaner.

Good jobs news from Scottsville.

Remembering the Carrolton crash in Radcliff.

Rest in peace, Mr. Clark, the "Red" in Paducah's Red's Donuts.

Oh, Kentucky

I'm disappointed I got only five of nine correct.

Good jobs news from Calvert City, Ghent and Russellville.

Help wanted in advanced manufacturing, business/information technology, construction trades, healthcare and transportation/logistics.

The northbound I-65 rest area in Hart County returns to action this weekend.

Greg Thompson in The News-Enterprise: The Radcliff City Council learns it is "not in the tourism business."

Angela Turner in the Times-Tribune: "Yet another meeting" of the Corbin and Whitley County libraries, trying to get it together.

Sam Neace in The Hazard Herald: "Folks in the Hazard area are already familiar with the work McDonald’s and Future Farmers of America have done individually to help the community. Now, both entities are teaming up ..."

You can keep right on voting through May 31 for Madisonville to win a bunch of playground equipment.

Oh, Kentucky

Marcetta York Darensbourg, a native of Artemus and a grad of Knox Central High School and Union College in Barbourville, is the 2017 American Chemical Society (ACS) award winner for organometallic chemistry!

There's a Change.org petition opposing rollout of utility smart meters in Kentucky (smart grid!).

Oh, wow, it turns out there all sorts of Change.org petitions about Kentucky ... save drug court, remove Gov. Bevin from office, investigate people who kill snakes, rejigger the KHSAA wrestling finals, train students in CPR, allow the schools to paddle kids ...

101st Brass Band visits Crofton Elementary https://t.co/zxCrgi1HUb pic.twitter.com/UYPnQVh6cD

— WHOP AM/FM (@WHOPradio) March 6, 2017

Good jobs news from Wickliffe.

Fayette Mall starts free valet parking tonight.

Just in time for the 13th Region KHSAA basketball tournaments ...

Aldi is bringing its discount-supermarket game to Radcliff. Hazard's Sav-a-Lots is bringing the noise for an area provider of hospice and other types of care. Paducah's first free pantry is up and running, thanks to Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church. And Madisonville's Christian Food Bank new home in the old Foodtown is almost ready to drop.

Nicholasville is seeking a new Extension agent.

Rest in peace, Irene Nolan, The Courier-Journal's managing editor when it won its 1989 Pulitzer.

Kentucky for sale:

Oh, Kentucky

More Room, in Radcliff.

Tickets for the annual Midway Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Feast of the Epiphany are now on sale (no refunds).

Christmas parades: Owensboro, Nov. 19; Ashland, Nov. 22; Lebanon, Nov. 25; Brownsville and Sebree, Nov. 26; Bardstown and Tompkinsville (first of the season in south-central Kentucky), Dec. 1; London, Maysville, Monticello and Richmond, Dec. 2; Arlington, Beaver Dam, Beaver Dam/Hartford, Berea, Bowling Green, Cadiz, Calvert City, Clinton, Columbia, Corbin, Flatwoods, Frankfort, Franklin, Glasgow (more than 140 entries), Grayson, Guthrie, Harlan, Henderson (tree lighting and Christmas in the Park the night before), Horse Cave, Madisonville, Manchester, Marion, Morgantown, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Paintsville, Paris, Richardsville, Somerset, Scottsville (starts at the Dollar General Warehouse) and Winchester, Dec. 3; Boyce, Nortonville, Owenton and Schochoh, Dec. 4; Hickman and Lexington, Dec. 6; Augusta, Benton, Burnside, Cave City, Crofton, Edmonton, Elkton, Hopkinsville, La Center, Livermore, Nicholasville, Pikeville, Princeton, Quality and Williamsburg, Dec. 10, and Auburn, Dec. 11.

Good jobs news from Dawson Springs.

Happy Bicentennial, Kentucky, from 7Up (Kentucky for sale):

Oh, Kentucky

Telethon of Stars raises more than $187,000 and counting. https://t.co/fjnZ220pD0 #WPSD pic.twitter.com/n2Y8PjALo4

— WPSD Local 6 (@WPSDLocal6) November 15, 2015

Per the Lexington Herald-Leader: "Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear said Monday that Kentuckians should do 'the Christian thing' and welcome all refugees who have cleared an extensive vetting process. But Beshear leaves office in three weeks. His Republican successor, Matt Bevin, said he will oppose the resettlement of Syrian refugees 'until we can better determine the full extent of any risks to our citizens.'"

And Elizabethtown's News-Enterprise: "When community members sitting in pews in the council chamber began to call out suggestions and comments, (Radcliff mayor Mike) Weaver said they were out of order and not part of the discussion. When similar comments resumed, Weaver called for Police Chief Jeff Cross. As Weaver began to point out an individual he wanted dismissed from the room, council members intervened by immediately making a motion to adjourn."

Lebanon's Gen. John Hunt Morgan statue is for sale.

Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Lexington, Dec. 1; Harlan, Dec. 4; Bowling Green, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Benton and Elkton, Dec. 12. 

A different sort of parade is set for Saturday from Shelby, through Marrowbone and Elkhorn City and then out of the state.

Oh, Kentucky

Christmas parades: Murray and Winchester, Dec. 5.

"WHO YA WITH?!"

Rowan Co clerk Kim Davis continues to deny marriage licenses to couples day before contempt hearing in federal court pic.twitter.com/oGjQLZnxwR

— Ryland Barton (@RylandKY) September 2, 2015

.@statejournal cartoonist Linda Boileau is leaving the paper after an editorial critical of Frankfort's cable company pic.twitter.com/qIXrlXPkg7

— Phillip M. Bailey (@phillipmbailey) July 30, 2015

Summer sunsets of Trenton.

Dusk for Jerry's.

As long as A&W doesn't get rid of the tap root beer, I'm OK with whatever.

Latest in the Dippin' Dots/Crumbs Cupcakes saga.

The oldest active bowling alley in the United States is closing, in Louisville.

But Uncle Lee's of Greenville is back!

I have seen the future of Ballard County, and it's fishy--in a totally excellent way.

Well, this is terrifying (you can tell by the music) ...

But this is pleasant ...

Oh, Kentucky

I think the Paducah Student Christmas Ornament Contest entry criteria are exceptionally well crafted. I will absolutely steal them the next time I am involved in organizing a Christmas-ornament contest.

It's National Honey Month, and the state apiarist sees a market opportunity for more Kentuckians in beekeeping.

It's a new day in Pioneer Village--new flag, new motto and no more 1996-tornado debt.

Louisville, not Kentucky.

Great to have @NBA @WashWizards star @paulpierce34 in Diddle this afternoon. @WKUSports @spalding pic.twitter.com/M4lP0SM6Ly
— WKU Sports Pics (@WKUSportsPics) September 15, 2014

"We're all on the same team, anyway."

"There is little evidence that the expansion of health coverage will help Kentucky Democrats in this fall’s midterm elections."

Good jobs news from Danville and Louisville.

They paved Wendy's, and they're putting up another Wendy's--in Glasgow.

Revolutionizing the southern tip of Radcliff.

Another media merger, in the Pennyroyal.

Shelby County Schools is experimenting with IEEE 802.11™-based wireless Internet connectivity on its buses. (Products based on IEEE 802.11-2012 “Standard for Information technology--Telecommunications and information exchange between systems Local and metropolitan area networks--Specific requirements Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications” are often branded as “Wi-Fi^®” in the market.)

A pay-what-you-can restaurant has opened in Danville.

Is 9-1-1 a joke in this town?

Oh, Kentucky

Down memory lane with Coach Rupp, Alex Groza & Pat Riley. #BBN #NBA #Miami-heat #UK basketball pic.twitter.com/6unGZN2sas
— Oscar Combs (@wildcatnews) July 12, 2014

Kentucky Sports Radio's Drew Franklin: Go, Cavs!

The New York Times asks, "What's the Matter with Eastern Kentucky?"

Forbes explains, "What Went Right in Kentucky."

the 'Ville Voice declares, "You’re only as good as you treat your animals, your children, the elderly and the poor."

And the kaintuckeean: "Art is winning in Lexington and Nicholasville."

Market House, My Morning Jacket and Danville are among the 2014 Governor's Awards in the Arts winners.

Good jobs news from Catlettsburg, Horse Cave and Paducah.

Boyd Truelove, a Provo native and former captain of the WKU rifle team, is a trapshooting hall-of-famer!

CPA summer camp!

Oh, Kentucky

And a belatedly happy from the Kentucky desk, Mr. Claycomb of Campbellsville.

Happy 90th Birthday to one of our favorites! Mr Conrad Claycomb, who spent 7 months as a #POW in Germany in 1944! pic.twitter.com/8ZMVhYBdb8
— Druther's Restaurant (@Druthers_Cville) June 16, 2014

Yes, we can! Lyon County rejoices as our president signs the Freedom to Fish Act.

It's morning in Eddyville again.

Celebrating big government's role in bringing safe, reliable electricity to Barren County.

Good jobs news from Elizabethtown and Franklin.

On the bad from Louisville's Courier-Journal last week.

Paducah's Summer Festival does not start Friday.

Take that, Southern Illinois All-Stars (of high-school football)! (By the way, the new KHSAA football season starts Aug. 22.)

Here's your newest KHSAA hall-of-fame class.

Oh, Kentucky

Game 1, starting at 10 a.m. Central today, pits McCracken County against Hazard!

Day 1 of the Rawlings/KHSAA Baseball State Tournament at Whitaker Bank Ballpark #khsba pic.twitter.com/AlTin6VMd8
— Joe Angolia (@jangoliakhsaa) June 2, 2014

The gov's giving the commencement address at Transy.

I think we have more bees around western Kentucky this spring than we have the last couple of years. In related news, here's a heck of a good little story about the return of running buffalo clover and some research and efforts around that by some EKU people.

A former Miss America is Kentucky's new Veterans Affairs boss, and what of it?

Bad jobs news from Frankfort.

An almost totally positive, crowd-sourced restaurant review for Hampton's Dairy Mart of Elkton.

"Hoodyhoo" gets the baseball party started in Madisonville.

Oh, Kentucky

Breathitt County was the hotbed of election fraud in Kentucky last night--or at least of election-fraud whistleblowing.

Scott County went for Matt Bevin.

Every vote really did count in the Barren County judge-executive race.

"I guess everyone is aware, especially in particular parts of our city, we have an odor problem."

Good jobs news from Louisville, Owensboro, Paducah and Pikeville.

Radcliff is giving a pre-owned fire truck to West Point.

Kentucky's longest trail appears headed for rerouting through downtown Morehead.

The expansion of Madisonville Hobbies and Raceway continues.

Springfield appears ready to allow motorcycles back in its parades--but wheelies would be a no-no, and don't go all craycray with the vroomvroom.

The state's new apiarist is a Harlan County native whose books include Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation and Beeconomy: What Women and Bees Can Teach Us About Local Trade and Global Markets.

The next "Paducah Day at Busch Stadium" is scheduled for Sept. 21. We had one in 1982, too:

Oh, Kentucky

Happy Beef Month!

Bourbon demand (good bourbon, anyway) is apparently outpacing supply.

The KHSAA Sweet Sixteen girls' basketball tournament is moving from Bowling Green to Highland Heights.

What's the deal with the die-off of Lake Barkley Asian carp?

@Wayne_C_Hart @Kentuckyweather Maceo, Ky pic.twitter.com/QM587dxHEz
— Jenae Blake (@jenaeb24) May 13, 2014

"The current database has 5,813 names. More research is needed to account for all 7,607 soldiers who died, were wounded or went missing during the battle in 1862."

Bad jobs news from western Paducah and Radcliff. Good from Auburn.