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Local officials hope latest truancy bill increases attendance in Kentucky schools
PADUCAH — Kentucky’s latest truancy law requires that schools alert the county attorney’s office when a student has 15 or more unexcused absences. House Bill 611, which took effect this month, is meant to combat a rise in truancy throughout the state — where close to 30% of students were absent for 10% or more of the 2022-2023 school year.
County health dept. to celebrate 75 years with free community health fair
CHARLESTON, Mo. (KFVS) - The Mississippi County Health Department will celebrate 75 years of serving the community with a free health fair. On Thursday, July 25 the community can come by the department at 1200 E. Marshall St. in Charleston, Missouri for free health services, classes and demonstrations, activities for children and more.
McCracken County commissioners respond to sports park groundbreaking
PADUCAH — During Monday’s McCracken County Fiscal Court meeting, commissioners reflected on the progress of the Paducah Sports Park after a groundbreaking ceremony for the project earlier in the day. “We’re out of the starting gate," McCracken County Judge Executive Craig Clymer said. “It’s been several years in...
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