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The Christian Science Monitor goes to Salt Lick, Sandy Hook, West Liberty, etc. in eastern Kentucky to gaze at the curiosity of registered Democrats who are likely to vote again for President Trump ("they all said 'yes,' and they all said 'yes' emphatically") and probably Sen. McConnell ("will likely be fine").

Terri Bradshaw's plan for Mercer County economic development: Go deep ... well, ... more accurately, wide.

A 112th LaRue County Fair is happening, after all.

Good jobs news from Versailles.

Frankfort/Danville/Louisville/Lexington/Millville 2019: Aug. 15-Sept. 15.

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— App. News-Express (@AppalachianNews) July 2, 2019

Way to go. You missed Barbara Bailey Day in Lexington. It was yesterday.

As for tomorrow: "Happy Fourth of July from the Carlisle Mercury: Nicholas County’s oldest business, serving Fleming County since 1867. The Mercury has been a cornerstone of Nicholas County culture for 152 years and as a product of ‘a free press’ in a nation where inhabitants enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, we are proud of the fact that we have operated as a product of The American Free Press longer than the Statue of Liberty has been standing on Ellis Island."

What do you like about The Trimble Banner? There could be four tickets to the Quaker State 400 in it for you.

Floyd County Chronicle: "Both these agencies are public bodies and the business they conduct is done 100 percent on behalf of taxpayers and ratepayers. It’s vital that those on whose behalf this business is being conducted be involved in and aware of what’s going on."

Chuck Witt in The Winchester Sun: "What is impeachment?"

PRNewswire: "Dippin' Dots Heats Up Summer with Launch of Social Media Dance Challenge."

Per U.S. News and World Report, 15 colleges and universities have more than one grad currently serving as chief executive officer of a Fortune 100 company. The University of Kentucky is one of them.

In Elkton, you've got until 10 Central tonight and then 8 a.m.-10 p.m. tomorrow, Friday and Saturday to shoot off your fireworks--but that's it, buddy. In Louisa, it's until midnight Eastern today and then 10 a.m.-midnight tomorrow, and you're done--well, unless you put in a permit 15 days ago, and it was approved.

Felix E. Martin Jr's 2008 gift to Muhlenberg County keeps giving to economic development, community development, education and youth services there.

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Is Allen, Kentucky, on the brink of being no more?

A former auction house on U.S. 68 in Carlisle is being converted into a combination fireworks store/petting zoo.

It's Scouts BSA camp season.

Good jobs news from Bardstown and Paris.

The new physician-in-chief of UK HealthCare's Kentucky Children's Hospital and chair of its Department of Pediatrics is a Smilax native who introduces his Leslie County hometown to the HP family of #ohky labels.

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The Kentucky Department of Health says more than 60 county health departments are in jeopardy of closing within the next two years. Clark County's is one of them, and Whitney Liggett with The Winchester Sun has a very thorough report on how local officials are adapting to the crisis.

Facilities in Elsmere, Louisville, Owensboro, Paducah and Paintsville show up on a federal list of 400 problem nursing homes.

Here's the updated list of Need Line needed items in Murray, per the Murray Ledger & Times: mustard, potatoes, tea bags, bread, saltine crackers, pancake mix, pancake syrup, catsup, onions, Kool Aid, buns, peanut butter, pickle relish, pork and beans, sugar, Jiffy Mix, eggs, margarine, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, ground beef, hot dogs, chicken, toilet paper, dish liquid, laundry detergent, soap, plastic storage bags (1- and 2-gallon sizes), hotel or travel-size shampoo, lotions, soap and large brown bags.

Kentucky for sale:

Good jobs news from (Dave Cowens Drive in) Newport, (and between) New Haven and New Hope.

The guys opening the Alley on Main restaurant hope to capture some of Paintsville's history, and, with good Kentucky names like Estep and Pelphrey, that seems like a fitting plan.

A new Master of Science in Global Business with Blockchain Technology will be available this summer from the University of Cumberlands--and nowhere else in the state.

Rest in peace, "King" Kelly Coleman, "truly the greatest basketball player Kentucky has ever had." Great tribute from Josh Moore in the Lexington Herald-Leader.

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Foes since both took office in 2015, it's Bevin vs. Beshear for Kentucky governor in 2019 https://t.co/iTyE3kS8l8 pic.twitter.com/iKeu3zUTgJ

— The Gleaner (@TheGleanerNews) May 22, 2019

There appears to be a heck of testing mess unfolding at Betsy Layne Elementary School.

Prayers for the 11 puppies fighting to survive in Louisville after being dumped in a Jackson County ravine.

Hooray for the multi-county collaboration that led to a first-of-its-kind rescue atop Natural Bridge!

Good jobs news from Morehead. Bad from (Dressbarns of) Elizabethtown, Florence, Lexington, Louisville, Pikeville and Simpsonville.

Hiring (fairs) in Louisville, Madisonville and West Liberty.

Godspeed to the forthcoming Carlisle Restaurant's operators as they hustle to beat the Blackberry Festival clock.

The Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival, launched in 1931, puts on No. 89 in and around Pineville, starting Thursday.

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Well, I just discovered my new favorite Facebook follow ...

Oh, except for, perhaps, the Winter Road Report series from The Crittenden Press ...

In the wake of New Hampshire vice-presidential-hopeful Matt Bevin's "soft" soundbites, Kentucky's social-media-sensation elementary-school principal goes a little harder-edged with his latest video.

And speaking of the governor, here's "Refreshing the Finest," Phase II.

Christmas parades: Murray, Dec. 1, and Scottsville, Dec. 7.

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Free Potato Olés for the first 50 customers at Glasgow's new Taco John's.

Hiring in Carlisle.

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Christmas parades: Owensboro, Nov. 17; Ashland, Nov. 20; Brownsville, Nov. 24; Cumberland and Fredonia, Nov. 30; Arlington, Barbourville (thank you, Mountain Advocate, for the video above), Berea, Cadiz, Calvert City, Carlisle (thank you, Carlisle Mercury, for the video above), Clinton, Columbia, Hawesville, Jenkins, Lawrenceburg, Leitchfield, Lewisport, Madisonville, Marion (thank you, Crittenden Press, for the video above), Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Whitley City, Dec. 1; Bowling Green, Dawson Springs, Glasgow and Salyersville, Dec. 2; Lexington, Dec. 4; Greenup, Dec. 6; Frankfort, Monticello and Richmond, Dec. 7; Benton, Elkton, Eubank, Harlan, Hopkinsville, Horse Cave, Louisa, Munfordville and Stamping Ground, Dec. 8; Whitesburg, Dec. 14; Burnside, La Center, Manchester (thank you, Manchester Enterprise, for the news) and Neon, Dec. 15.

The disappearance in Paducah of a legendary San Francisco radio host has been solved, sadly, but the case appears to be not at all closed.

The expansion of the Paxton Media Group engulfs another half-dozen papers in western Kentucky.

The Bellevue-Dayton Fire Department is getting serious about the help it needs. So's Clear Creek Baptist Bible College in Pineville.

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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.

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I received this email from Marshall County High School today about their basketball doubleheader vs. Livingston Central. pic.twitter.com/eelhMh9Nbp

— Jeff Bidwell (@AKAJeffBidwell) January 29, 2018

At Marshall County for its doubleheader against Livingston Central. I expect it to be packed tonight. pic.twitter.com/PB887NwMkO

— Al Willman (@AlWillmanSports) January 29, 2018

Livingston Central's cheerleaders present Marshall County's with a banner at half court. It reads, "Two are better than one. One falls, the other is there. Though one can be overpowered, two can defend themselves. (We) are not easily broken."

— Al Willman (@AlWillmanSports) January 30, 2018

🧡💙🧡💙 thank you livingston pic.twitter.com/laaDGg057I

— Marshall Nation (@Marshall_Nation) January 30, 2018

#MarshallStrong pic.twitter.com/UTytHozJgW

— Livingston Schools (@live_red) January 30, 2018

#MarshallStrong pic.twitter.com/Q8LKnvqh9S

— Jen (@jgill_1225) January 30, 2018

Marshall County missed its winner and Livingston Central ran the floor and put up a shot with .2 left for the winner.

But it's waived off, and there can't be a review because...welp.

Free hoops, tied at 56.

— Edward Alan Marlowe (@dreamarlowe85) January 30, 2018

FINAL, BB: Marshall County edges Livingston Central 61-59 in OT at the reopening of Reed Conder.

Heckuva game. pic.twitter.com/JRamvVii8K

— Edward Alan Marlowe (@dreamarlowe85) January 30, 2018

Marshall County defeats Livingston Central in overtime, 61-59. pic.twitter.com/yNThmDh9wZ

— Ryan Hermens (@ryanhermens) January 30, 2018

Toughest pregame open I've ever had to write. pic.twitter.com/bYT6iqhkno

— Jeffrey Waters (@marshalsvoice) January 30, 2018

The people, yes. (Outstanding Bowling Green Daily News feature by Eliott Pratt here.)

I confess that I knew next to zero about any of the inductees-as-of-tomorrow to the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame: John Fox Jr. (1862-1919) of Stony Point and finally Paris, bell hooks of Hopkinsville and currently Berea College, Annie Fellows Johnston (1863-1931) eventually of Pewee Valley and Walter Tevis (1928-1984) periodically of Madison County, Carlisle, Hawesville, Irvine, Science Hill, etc.

Thank you for your service, Cpl. (Ret.) Bradford of Winchester, and enjoy your trip to Washington.

The Kochs, meanwhile, had Gov. Bevin out to Palm Springs this past weekend. 

Kentucky for sale:

Today is the deadline to file for primary candidacy in Kentucky.

After going from revenues of about $2,500 a day when UK was in session to about $2,500 a month when it wasn't, Lexington's near-campus Noodles is no more. But the Nicholasville Road location absorbed some of the employees from the old place. That's all per Kamillah Williams, who delivers a solid and detailed biz story in the Kentucky Kernel.

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Rest in peace, Rep. Danny Ray Johnson.

Christmas parades: Irvington and Owensboro, Nov. 18; Central City, Nov. 19; Ashland, Nov. 21; Lebanon, Nov. 24; Brownsville and Danville, Nov. 25; Greenup, Nov. 28; Cumberland, London, Monticello and Richmond, Dec. 1; Arlington, Barbourville, Beaver Dam, Bowling Green, Cadiz, Corbin, Fordsville, Georgetown, Glasgow, Harlan, Hartford, Henderson, Lawrenceburg, Madisonville, Marion, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 2; Dawson Springs, Evarts and Nortonville, Dec. 3; Mount Sterling, Dec. 4; Lexington, Dec. 5; Bardstown, Dec. 7; Frankfort and Fredonia, Dec. 8; Augusta, Berea, Burnside, Cave City, Crofton, Edmonton, Elkton, Hanson, Hickman, Hopkinsville, Paintsville, Prestonsburg, Salem, Vanceburg and Whitesville, Dec. 9, and La Center and Oak Grove, Dec. 16.

Good jobs news from Glasgow, Lexington and Pikeville.

One more week for Kennedy's Wildcat Den bookstore.

The Kentucky Castle has big long-term plans, though.

The new Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky president is coming (almost) home from Japan starting in the new year.

CNN's Jessica Ravitz in eastern Kentucky: "What can make a difference in tackling unplanned and unwanted pregnancies are more conversations about -- and more access to -- birth control, reproductive health care and sex ed. But the challenges in opening up these discussions run as deep as the 'hollers,' or valleys, that cut through these green hills."

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A discount code and Florida driver's license can get you a 25-percent discount on Kentucky State Park lodge rooms and cottages through Sept. 12.

What might dark fiber do for Nelson County?

Kentucky for sale (I would love to see a traveling exhibit of snapshots taken by "avid-candid-camera-enthusiast" Mrs. Chandler during her husband's years in office):

Bad jobs news in Left Beaver and Louisville.

An 82-year-old man from Russell Springs has become the Kentucky horseshoes champ for a fifth time.

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Mothers Day Buffet @kystateparks May 14. Details at: https://t.co/T66ZSjbO09 #kystateparks pic.twitter.com/ttIaDWKahw

— KentuckyStateParks (@KYStateParks) April 17, 2017

I'm getting very excited about Sixth Podcast.

Want to be among the first to see Audubon?

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And the campgrounds open tomorrow.

Kentucky for sale:

Hiring at Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park and My Old Kentucky Home. 

"Rattlesnake Trail," yes. "Copperhead Trail," no. 

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"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

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A few years after starting running to kick his nicotine habit, a Hanson man reportedly ran seven public marathons on seven continents in seven days.

Praying in Lebanon about the refugee crisis. Talking, then walking, then shouting in Owensboro.

Check out our 2016 Annual Report! Plus, you can download it here: https://t.co/TotDVragN3 pic.twitter.com/fW88m2H1Xc

— GleanKY (@gleanKY) February 3, 2017

Congratulations, Covington Holy Cross

Holy Cross! Holy.... Abby Hassert's state title winner! @abby_hassert @dee_tee00 @ally_mayhaus33 @McclendonDajah pic.twitter.com/oD7HOVQ5i8
— Jeremy Rauch (@FOX19Jeremy) March 15, 2015

The black and red Indians of Covington Holy Cross--a high school of 385 boys and girls mostly from the "Kenton County parishes of Cathedral, Holy Cross, Our Savior, St. Anthony, St. Augustine, St. Benedict, St. Cecilia, St. Matthew and St. Patrick"--are the new Kentucky state champs in girls' basketball. And here are the previous ones:

1920 Paris
1921 Ashland
1922 Ashland
1923 West Louisville
1924 Ashland
1925 Georgetown
1926 Maysville
1927 West Louisville
1928 Ashland
1929 Ashland
1930 Hazard
1931 Woodburn
1932 Woodburn
1975 Louisville Butler Traditional
1976 Louisville Sacred Heart
1977 Laurel County
1978 Laurel County
1979 Laurel County
1980 Louisville Butler
1981 Pulaski County
1982 Marshall County
1983 Bowling Green Warren Central
1984 Marshall County
1985 Whitley County
1986 Oldham County
1987 Laurel County
1988 Louisville Southern
1989 Clay County
1990 Lexington Henry Clay
1991 Laurel County
1992 Louisville Mercy
1993 Nicholas County
1994 Hazard M.C. Napier
1995 Scott County
1996 Union County
1997 Hazard
1998 Elizabethtown
1999 Lexington Catholic
2000 Olive Hill West Carter
2001 Lexington Catholic
2002 Louisville Sacred Heart
2003 Louisville Sacred Heart
2004 Louisville Sacred Heart
2005 Lexington Catholic
2006 Lexington Catholic
2007 Lexington Catholic
2008 Louisville Butler
2009 Louisville Iroquois
2010 Louisville Mercy
2011 Rockcastle County
2012 Louisville duPont Manual
2013 Marion County
2014 Louisville Butler

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This is fantastic! It turns out that my favorite college-basketball player, George Fant, who is the son of a great early '90s Lady Topper (and kin of Jim McDaniels), is engaged to be married to the senior star forward on the current Lady Toppers! 

Falling in love with/in Paducah.

"The sex education debate still rages on and it surfaced once again just days ago in the Daviess County School System."

"That's another thing that I've noticed over the last five years in Lexington: the tolerance in the investment community for failure and risk has increased a lot, and the entrepreneurs themselves are more willing to take on risks." 

The state's highest per-capita job growth in 2014 was found in Marion County. 

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KENNY PERRY!

MICHELLE MCKAMEY!

@BluegressBasketball asked its Twitter followers to send in pictures of Kentucky gyms, and the results are awesome (and still coming in).

@BluegrassBball Corbin Redhounds. pic.twitter.com/lw1ptJgkED
— Jacob Partin (@Jacobpartin) May 20, 2014

"This is devastating for the people of Nicholas County."

"It's an accumulation of lots of things that weren't being done right."

"A brief in support of Kentucky's gay marriage ban is so outrageous that some are questioning whether the state is purposefully trying to lose the case."

Good jobs news from Bowling Green and Florence.

The Kentucky Kingdom comeback looms.

The mystery of the Lake Barkley Asian-carp die-off might be solved.

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eTees. eCity.

$41 million from the feds for education around Kentucky--including more than $1 million in Harlan County.

Fifteen years of antiques in Florence. More than 80 in Pineville--but don't call The Flocoe is no antique. But what about the Capitol Cinema in Princeton?

The Center for Rural Development has honored a slew of eastern Kentucky entrepreneurs.

Here are a couple of 20-year-old pictures from Carlisle.

Rest in peace, Mr. Corman, Nicholasville short-line-railroad magnate, friend of the Caliparis and a Fortune editor's "Most Unforgettable Character I've Ever Met."