Oh, Kentucky

Five years later, Army comes home, to Oldham County.

WKU Photojournalism picks up Hearst Award for Overall Photojournalism No. 25.

Happy Ali Week in Louisville.

And then a free "afternoon of entertainment and exploration," courtesy of the Kentucky Opera, June 9 at The Brown Theatre.

Good jobs news from Edmonton.

Hiring in Cadiz (for "Welders, Assemblers, Machine Operators, Painters, Blasters & CNC Operators," on June 21).

Paducah's Midtown Alliance of Neighbors has three new 1,200-square-foot homes planned for low-to-moderate-income families, per Channel 12.

"(H)ealth coverage is just one factor that shapes health outcomes ... to further boost health in Kentucky we need to address these other important health factors. And yet, instead of increasing investments in these areas, the state has disinvested in education, public health, social services and environmental protection — all areas that are critical to health – for over a decade." Ashley Spalding and the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy peal the onion of Kentucky's poor health rankings.

"The way it’s worded, it’s completely counterintuitive to this Supreme Court directive. So it has to go." Ben Kleppinger's Advocate-Messenger breakdown on problems with Boyle County's sign ordinance is comprehensive, but, for my money, the real jewel here is his photograph of the signs along Danville's Hustonville Road. Makes me want pizza. Also, the font on the "Drive Thru" sign is a dead giveaway that Wok-N-Go used to be a Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Oh, Kentucky

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.

One and done: Girls' round of 32

Congratulations to the Magoffin County High School Lady Hornets, who beat Paintsville, 49-40, to win the 15th Region basketball title Monday night. They and 15 other regional champions now are amid a presumably happy and busy Tuesday to celebrate and, in most cases, pack for a trip to Bowling Green for the 2012 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls Sweet Sixteen® Basketball Tournament.

As you know, we at The Heath Post are, first and foremost, here to help, so here we're helping the 16 #khsgbk champs savor a bit more of their sweet day off from competition by going ahead and planning their bus routes to Western Kentucky University's E.A. Diddle Arena, where the girls' "Dribble Derby" tips off tomorrow at noon Central:

First Region champs--Marshall County Lady Marshals of Benton (but really Draffenville). Forever in the record books, there should be an asterisk next to the name of the 2012 boys' and girls' champions to indicate the impact on the First Region of the Eggner Ferry bridge outage.

Second Region champs--Hopkinsville Lady Tigers. In the school lobby outside the Madisonville-North Hopkinsville gym (and Don Hanson Court) are glass display cases with memorabilia from about a half-dozen great former Maroon and Lady Maroon athletes. Alongside Sonny Collins and Travis Ford and the others is a case for Tonya Wells, the current Hoptown coach who is still considered one of the all-time-best players in Second Region hoops.

Third Region champs--Muhlenberg County Lady Mustangs of Greenville. The drive up in the Rochester part of this route is really a delight.

Fourth Region champs--Glasgow Lady Scotties.

Fifth Region champs--Marion County Lady Knights of Lebanon.

Sixth Region champs--Suda E. Butler Traditional Bearettes of Louisville.

Seventh Region champs--Alfred Victor duPont Manual Lady Crimsons of Louisville.

Eighth Region champs--Walton-Verona Bearcats.

Ninth Region champs--Boone County Lady Rebels of Florence.

10th Region champs--Montgomery County Indians of Mount Sterling.

11th Region champs--Paul Laurence Dunbar Lady Bulldogs of Lexington.

12th Region champs--Lincoln County Lady Patriots of Stanford.

13th Region champs--Clay County Lady Tigers of Manchester.

14th Region champs--Perry County Central Lady Commodores of Hazard.

15th Region champs--Magoffin County Lady Hornets of Salyersville.

16th Region champs--Paul Blazer Kittens of Ashland.

Oh, Kentucky

A former Kentucky treasurer does a debt-ceiling breakdown. So does Sen. McConnell.

The DeAndre Liggins victory lap loops west.

Saint Charles, Jetson, Lovelaceville, Rochester and the downtown Hazard stop--among many, many others--on the block.

Waiver (partially) granted.

Wal-Mart (almost) never closes.

Ah-most.

Back to school!

He loves L.A., but he hates Kentucky.

This woman disagrees, however, and is telling her friends.

Your Col. Sanders stories requested.

Oh, Kentucky

Murray's WKMS surveys the state of Kentucky's Civil War battlefields.

Good jobs news from Morganfield. Bad traffic news from Bowling Green.

I would like to know more about the decision to omit the space between "history" and "mobile" in the name, "Kentucky HistoryMobile."

Here would've been an interesting guy to chat with about vocation. And about Rochester, which is a really neat place.

Joseph-Beth's founder is headed to Memphis.

The $500 egg was, indeed, in Martin.

On second thought, Dundee and Hartford, ...