Oh, Kentucky

A timely and helpful article from Insider Louisville's Darla Carter: "Ways to avoid Hepatitis A during Derby week."

It's Bike Night in Elkton.

You can read away your fines at the Lexington Public Library later this month.

Meanwhile, in Logan County, the library is hiring for an intern to better serve Spanish speakers.

Once "really bustling," Frankfort's Capital Plaza Fountain Place Shops are, at last, out of business.

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On this 12th day of Christmas 2017, Channel 6 is reporting that the Lone Oak Road Kmart is closing.

Good jobs news from Glasgow. Hiring in Auburn.

Here's how Logan County factors wind chill in determining whether to have school.

Three chiefs and two mass walkouts for the Munfordville VFD since July 2017, per WBKO.

The Lewis County Herald reports they're now set up to shelter in Vanceburg.

Mayor Greg Fischer on Kentucky (not Louisville) and its capital, according to WAVE3 NBC: "Kentucky's communities have critical needs in terms of education, health, social services and infrastructure. To meet them, Frankfort must broaden the tax base. That means we must reform an outdated system that exempts as much as it taxes. We need to take a hard look at a tax code that exempts luxury items. It doesn't make any sense to consider cuts that could impact your child's classroom, law enforcement, drug treatment or our justice system when we don't even tax country club memberships or limousines."

Looking ahead in Paducah and McCracken County--and maybe in Paducah/McCracken County.

Meanwhile, ahead in the new year for Barbourville, a dog park--and, hopefully, more jobs.

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Christmas parades: Bowling Green, Dec. 1.

The "Kentucky 120 United" Bible-reading marathon, kicked off by a Somerset minister, continues through Thursday.

"Kentucky is unique in a way that it's not sure whether it's Southern or Midwestern."

Wow! AmerAsia in #CovingtonKY is packed on this #Christmas night.
A line out the door! pic.twitter.com/YPpvWrtdKI

— The River City News (@theRCnews) December 25, 2017

 

"I can't get over how many times I've been invited to someone's home to eat."

"Who else in Logan County took their retirement and placed it on hold to tackle a city on the brink of backlash with its wastewater woes?"

"We are sad to say that Grant County Upward Sports has been canceled for 2018."

Noting the calendar turn in Corbin, Williamsburg and Barbourville.

The rare snowy owl in Wilmore, a probably-abandoned alligator in Harlan County.

Good jobs news from Madisonville and Marion.

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I don't believe I knew that Exile is from Kentucky! Thank you for the knowledge, Angela Turner of Corbin's Times-Tribune.

The Imagination Movers show might be worth the drive out to Prestonsburg.

The USS Nightmare is hiring in Newport ("for the creepiest, most intense, and scariest monsters in the tri-state").

Paducah Bank is shutting down for a couple of hours for the eclipse but serving Moon Pies the rest of the day.

"Overbooking" ... #smh.

Meanwhile, in Madisonville, ...

No homework and no spelling tests at Lewisburg Elementary this year.

An online auction for Marion's old Shopko property attracted 36 bids and a final price of $301,400, reports The Crittenden Press.

Unity in Frankfort.

No rest for the road-weary at Rowan County, indefinitely. 

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Glenn's On Main is no more in Marion, which translates into more owner involvement in The 88 Dip.

Hoptown's new Blackpatch Steak and Seafood isn't normally open Sundays and Mondays, but the eclipse is another matter.

In Lexington starting in September: "an all-local food hall that will feature all-independent local restaurants and chefs who honor Kentucky traditions."



Speaking of the eclipse, TVA assures western Kentucky that its mix of power generation is diverse enough that its grid will have the resilience to ride out the interruption of solar input. (My favorite part of this story is the WestKentuckyStar.com commenter named “Obam a” who weighs in, “Much ado about nothing just like the Y2K run up.”)

“I think having an author who has worked in such licenses universes as Star Trek and Supernatural is an interesting opportunity for local readers,” the organizer of the Providence Literary Festival tells The Journal-Enterprise. I think so, too.

Clark County's school-bus drivers are getting a raise!

Todd County is hiring for a part-time librarian ("Secretarial and Housekeeping skills will also be utilized").

You're invited to Logan County Public Library's 50th-anniversary celebration Sunday afternoon ("cake and punch will be provided").

Remembering "Clay's Darkest Day."

The "City Built on Coal" considers a casino.

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"Totality alley."

#VivaLaVue!

You can get a certified Gig in Adairville, Auburn and Lewisburg.

Ballard County has a new judge-executive, and he's a Class-of-'84 Bomber.

Lexington is getting a fourth skate park; Benton, a new library.

Murray is considering payroll and net-profit taxes, and, in a shocker, 73 percent of the businesses and other members surveyed by the local chamber oppose the proposal, WestKentuckyStar.com reports.

WEKU says Williamstown's Ark Encounter has appealed for a break on the $700,000 bill for increased police and fire services but that the city says, uh, no.

Hoptown's north-side IGA is closing.

Good jobs news in Somerset.

Rest in peace, Mr. Reno, a former McLean County magistrate, multiple-term county clerk, Sacramento Lions Club charter member, district Lions wheel and husband of Mrs. Reno for 68 years.

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I'm with Ray Wilson ...

GUEST POINT OF VIEW: According to Ray Wilson, pig wrestling has got to stop. https://t.co/eGbbGiJtQI pic.twitter.com/XONbHDcxI9

— WDRB News (@WDRBNews) June 12, 2017

Arena seating, multiple fighting pits, 5,000 members, restaurant and 30 years of cockfighting--in Floyd County.

The old one moved outside the city limits, so Lewisburg has a new mayor, and the first thing on his agenda is sewer problems.

Gov. Bevin is coming out to western Kentucky on Wednesday to ceremonially increase roadway-weight limits on trucking and lift the state's moratorium on construction of nuclear-power plants, so let's all leave him alone today so he can study up on Tour 16 in the WPA guide in advance of his great drive out U.S. 60 ...

The Winchester-Clark County Farmers’ Market is giving out vouchers to senior citizens, and the Benton Partnership is putting on the community's first farm-to-fork dinner.

Prestonsburg's Islamic Center of Eastern Kentucky broke Saturday's Ramadan fasting with an all-invited potluck meal.

Hiring, for nine positions across the Kentucky Press Association.

Carter Caves State Resort Park's restaurant, Tierney's Cavern, is expanding its buffet and salad-bar availability, and everyone's thrilled.

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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.

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"Micah Johnson is the cake that this country has baked," concludes Woodford County High's Shaun King in the New York Daily News.

They got together at the Christian County Senior Center on Sunday afternoon to talk about unity and diversity, and WHOP reports that they had to bring out extra folding chairs.

Comments to a Facebook post of a Kentucky Standard story about a protest march in Bardstown evidence disharmony.

Henderson Police Department looking for officers. Honorable career. Good people. Good department. @Henderson_PD pic.twitter.com/eDYaDrZ2KH

— Frank Boyett (@BoyettFrank) July 10, 2016

Mark Story reports in the Lexington Herald-Leader on another weird weekend at Kentucky Speedway and Brad Keselowski as "King of Sparta."

Kenton County is moving its government offices to an old brewery.

The Hazard Wendy's is one that got hacked.

The Kentucky Nurses Association throws its support behind medical marijuana.

The Kaiser Family Foundation comes down against Gov. Bevin's proposed Medicaid waiver.

Having cracked down on drag racing around Lewisburg, the Logan County Sheriff's Department turns its attention to Auburn.

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Christmas parades: Benton, Burnside, Cave City, Edmonton, Elkton, Livermore, McKee, Nicholasville, Princeton, Quality and Sacramento, today; Auburn, Central City and Edmonton, Dec. 14; Lewisburg, Dec. 19, and Rabbit Hash, Dec. 20.

Good jobs news from Warsaw. Unsettling from Henderson, Morganfield and Sturgis.

"On Main Streets Across Kentucky ... It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," per the Kaintuckeean.

"My dad may have had a simple message and not very eloquent of speech, but he spoke Christian without having to say a word. That’s the language we should all learn to speak. And if Christianity is a term you’re not comfortable affiliating yourself with maybe the simplistic message of a true Christian would be more fitting which is, goodwill toward all. I fully understand there will be philosophical and doctrinal differences between just about every church, tabernacle, mosque or other houses of worship, even some of the same denomination. We must learn and understand that it is OK to agree to disagree and still love each other regardless. Yes, my dad was a serpent handler. I am proud of that and hope to carry that tradition on throughout the rest of my life." Rest in peace, Pastor Fields.

Oh, Logan County

Ky. 591 north and west of Adairville, en route to the Red River ...

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Good jobs news from Elizabethtown.

Per the U.S. Census, Kentucky was 19.5-percent slave in 1860.

$125 per square foot on the perimeter of Lexington sounds reasonable as a starting price.

The back-and-forth in the renovation of Rupp Arena has turned testy.

Coon Rangers Nation is getting together to honor Coach Birdwhistell--again.

Trey Grayson's new gig is bringing him back home.

When the kids all come back to WKU in the fall and give their reports on "What I Did On Summer Vacation," Professor's All going to have them all beat.

Things have gotten interesting in Knox County this week since the incumbent sheriff lost in his primary for re-election.

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Player intros underway for the 2014 KHSAA Boys Tennis Championship Team Finals. St. X vs McCracken Co. #khstn pic.twitter.com/dlr1aW86A4
— Joe Angolia (@jangoliakhsaa) May 15, 2014

And then Louisville Saint Xavier and Sacred Heart repeated as the boys' and girls' KHSAA tennis champions.

Memorial Day is May 26, but Whitesville isn't going to wait.

The John Hunt Morgan exhibit is charging into Fairview before riding on to Columbus.

If it's election time in Elkton, it's a little tougher to get your hands on a Todd County Standard.

The Old Ledbetter Bridge isn't just falling down; it's coming down--starting June 10.

And: "We just started the new Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Burrito, but it’s for a limited time only. So, if you like hot, I recommend getting one."

Also, it's time to get your act together if you're going to enjoy Lewisburg's spectacular Purple Martin Festival.

We Believe In Owensboro (WBIO) calls the drop in Kentucky joblessness to 7.7 percent is "encouraging," but the jobs news is, on balance, bad, says the state's chamber-of-commerce director.

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"We wonder where it is that our leadership has gone."

Europe.

Murray State is hiring.

Middlesboro's Oasis Pizza Palace has been hanging in there. Paris's blackberry gum is just getting started. So's Moore's Karate in Shelbyville. Draffenville's Ponderosa is celebrating 25 years. Maybe a Kroger in Union?

Living the good life for less in Paducah.

The widow of the head of security at a Lynch coal mine for 33 years tells her "story of intrigue, heartbreak" to Dr. Vivian Blevins for The Middlesboro Daily News.

Northern Kentucky's only homeless shelter is on the move.

Caldwell and Lyon counties want to get all of their residents connected.

Here's how Butler Countians' tax dollars are spent.

Columbia's Dakota Meyer is advocating for more U.S. State Departmetnt support of Afghan translators.

A revealing map of Louisville's 2013 homicides.

A helpful guide to Kentucky's fall foliage.

The Milton-Madison Bridge is no longer one of them, but Kentucky numbers 145 bridges that are deemed both "structurally deficient" and "fracture critical." Not good.

Lewisburg School has inducted its first class of hall-of-famers. Great!

We just completed Week 2 of the KET News Quiz season, and I'm dominating these HeathPostdotcom fantasy-league standings.

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Laid-off coal miners look to re-invent themselves. 

Bad jobs news for Maine.

SNOW DAY!

Telling the turnaround in Eminence.

Riding the jingle comeback in Owensboro.

Tackling the gun debate in Edmonton and Henderson.

SNOW DAY!

Joker Phillips returned home to Franklin over the weekend, and it turned out to be a surprise party.

Ryne Sandberg's nephew is the new manager of the minor-league baseball team in Bowling Green.

Kentucky has closed out a record-breaking deer season.

SNOW DAY!

KET News Quiz!

SNOW DAY!

Cleanup of the Red River and Whippoorwill Creek is said to be the reason for an increase in pesky black flies in southern Logan County.

Now that a new director is coming to Madisonville's public library and the public library is moving to a new home, a group is organizing to fight for preservation of its old downtown home. Fun to think about the old gym on the third floor.

"Nickel City," too (!).

Rest in peace, Mrs. Christmas.

High School Baseball Update

It's an all-Calloway County showdown for the First Region Title. Here were the results from yesterday's semi-finals:

Calloway Co. 10, St. Mary 4
Murray 11, Hickman Co. 3

So the Lakers and Tigers get to make one more trip to Paducah for the Regional Championship today. Good luck to both teams.

Here are the other regional finals set for today:

2d Region: Caldwell Co. v. Henderson Co.
3d Region: Muhlenberg Co. v. Meade Co.
4th Region: South Warren v. Bowling Green
11th Region: Lex. Bryan Station v. Woodford Co.
14th Region: Powell Co. v. Estill Co.