Oh, Kentucky

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Adoption and foster care are near and dear to Gov. Bevin, and now he has appointed a former senior vice president with Southern Baptist Theological Seminary to rethink the state's approach to connecting children in need with "their forever families."

Good jobs news from Ashland.

Kentucky No. 37 in that U.S. News & World Report ranking of high schools from last week was Marshall County High, and Mary Garrison Minyard has an interesting story in the Marshall County Daily about the local superintendent's takes on testing, personalized learning, college/career readiness, etc.

The Jesse Stuart Lodge is set to re-open grandly at Greenbo Lake State Resort Park.

Kentucky has drinking-water issues, and there's something up with the silver carp in Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley.

Also in sports, Coach Cal reportedly offered a grant-in-aid to the 7-foot-1 son of former Washington Bullet Manute Bol.

Rest in peace, Mr. McCarley, star of the 28-3 1953 Auburn High Tigers, member of Coach John Oldham's 1956 Ohio Valley Conference co-champions at Tennessee Tech and Logan County farm-implement dealer.

One and done: Girls' Sweet Sixteen

Kentucky's girls' basketball state tournament resumes noon Central today at Western Kentucky University's E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green. Everything's on iHigh.com.

Interesting how the bracket is playing out with four teams from a jagged gash through the commonwealth's midsection comprising the upper half and teams from points west and east (Murray, Inez, Mount Vernon and Manchester) battling it out in the bottom.

Today's games:

Bowling Green vs. Louisville DuPont Manual, noon Central
Louisville Butler vs. Marion County, 1:30 p.m.
Inez Sheldon Clark vs. Calloway County, 6:30 p.m.
Rockcastle County vs. Clay County, 8 p.m.

First round:

Bowling Green 58, Walton-Verona 32
Louisville DuPont Manual 78, Crittenden County 40
Louisville Butler Traditional 42, Perry County Central 40
Marion County 55, Montgomery County 41
Inez Sheldon Clark 74, Boyd County 59
Calloway County 62, Newport Central Catholic 57
Rockcastle County 55, Madison Central 52
Clay County 61, Owensboro Catholic 48