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Travelers advised to prepare for potential disruption to Cave-in-Rock ferry service
(KBSI) – With less than a week remaining before the current agreement with the Ferry Authority ends, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials remind travelers of the potential disruption to the Cave-in-Rock ferry service beginning July 1. Travelers should be prepared to use an alternate route between Cave-in-Rock, Ill. and Crittenden...
U.S.60/U.S. 641 intersection in Crittenden County to convert to all-way stop Thursday
PADUCAH — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet had announced plans to convert the intersection of U.S. 60 and U.S. 641 in Marion from a traffic signal to an all-way stop. Work will begin Thursday. A news release from KYTC said one of the signal support poles at the intersection has...
Negotiations Ongoing to Continue Cave-In-Rock Ferry Service
MARION, Ky. (WEVV) — Team Kentucky and the Illinois Department of Transportation remains committed to supporting the Ohio River Ferry Authority and its mission to oversee operations of the Cave-In-Rock Ferry. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) understands the importance of the link the Ferry offers between Kentucky and Illinois,...
Lyon County Tennis Celebrates 2024 Season (w/PHOTOS)
It was a season worth celebrating. The Lyon County Lyon and Lady Lyon tennis teams got the chance to celebrate one of the best seasons in program history at their annual end of the season tennis banquet. The guys picked up a regional doubles championship and then advanced to the...
Drug Take Back Kiosk Now Available at Saline County Sheriff’s Office
HARRISBURG – Saline County residents can now safely dispose of unused or expired medications thanks to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office in Harrisburg. A drug take back kiosk is now available at the sheriff’s office, located at 1 N. Main St., around the clock every day so you can drop off your medications when you are in town.
Kuttawa Tourism Commission Gives Back to First Responders of Lyon County
The last weekend in September for the past several years, thousands of tourists from over 15 states and locals alike fill the town of Kuttawa for a weekend of live music, carnival rides, arts and crafts, kayaking, a food truck rodeo and an annual Oktoberfest celebration. Hosted and organized by...
Live On the Lawn Annual Concert and Oktoberfest Returns to Kuttawa
The Kuttawa Tourism Commission is hosting its fifth-annual music festival, Live on the Lawn V, on September 28 this year. Live on the Lawn Oktoberfest is also back for its third year in a row, along with the annual two-day Kuttawa Days Carnival Celebration on September 27 and 28. This event is located at Silver Cliff Park in Kuttawa. The free music festival will feature some tribute bands from across America, such as Noise Pollution: The AC/DC Experience, Hysteria When Wet: A Tribute to Def Leppard & Bon Jovi, and Poet’s Moon: A Nashville band with original music and classic rock covers. High Noon Moon will also be performing, a local band out of Murray, at the Oktoberfest.
Wangler and Bailey power Post 25 Seniors past Harrisburg, Illinois
PRINCETON — A total team effort in terms of high-quality pitching, solid defense and timely hitting propelled the Brent Denbo-led Princeton Post 25 Senior American Legion Baseball team past Harrisburg, Illinois Post 167, 3-1, on Wednesday night at historic and legendary Gil Hodges Field. Powered by the pitching arms...
Is It An Ape Or An Anteater? Hybrid Beast Terrorized Illinois Town For 60 Years!
HARRISBURG, IL – Within southern Illinois, along the Saline River watershed, lies a swampy area known as Tuttle Bottoms. For decades, this unremarkable stretch of land has been the focal point of a cryptozoological phenomenon that has fascinated local residents and baffled law enforcement. The Tuttle Bottoms Monster has...
Southern Il Boys, Girls Clubs community meeting
Boys and Girls Club of Southern Illinois invites community to meet board, shares update on club future. The session aimed to give community members a forum to inquire about the closure of Carbondale's and Marion's Southern Illinois Boys and Girls Club and speak with board members about the club's future. Read what the board thinks it will take to reopen the clubs by the fall.
U.S. 62/U.S. 641 intersection near Eddyville reopens following multi-vehicle crash
LYON COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reports the intersection of U.S. 62 and U.S. 641 in Lyon County has reopened. According to KYTC, there was a multi-vehicle crash near the east edge of Eddyville that restricted traffic to one lane at U.S. 62 mile point 10.47 and U.S. 641 mile point 0.0.
NEGOTIATIONS ONGOING TO CONTINUE CAVE-IN-ROCK FERRY SERVICE
Kentucky and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) remains in negotiations with the Ferry Authority but has yet to finalize a new agreement for financial support of the Cave-in-Rock Ferry. The Ferry Authority and Kentucky officials have tentatively come to an agreement on a 13% increase in annual funding for the ferry. Discussions are underway with the Ferry Authority to review contractual language and to work to finalize the agreement to ensure it meets reimbursement guidelines and state procurement regulations.
Flood gates being installed in Union Co.
UNION CO., Ky. (WFIE) - Union County EMA will be installing the flood gates on KY 923 (Old Providence Road) in Sturgis on Thursday. Transportation officials say its part of a routine annual inspection, forcing a temporary closure of the roadway at the flood wall. According to the EMA, the...
Contract talks ongoing to keep Cave-in-Rock Ferry open
PADUCAH, Ky. (KT) – Last-minute negotiations continue between the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), its partner the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Ohio River Ferry Authority, to keep the Cave-In-Rock Ferry operating, after the contact expires on June 30. The Cave-in-Rock Ferry connects KY-91 in Crittenden County, Ky., with...
Union County EMA to install KY 923 Flood Gate on Thursday
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WEVV)— Union County EMA says they will be installing flood gates on KY-923 (Old Providence Road) in Sturgis on Thursday. Its a part of routine annual inspection, forcing a temporary closure of the roadway at the flood wall. According to the EMA, the U.S. Army Corps of...
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