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West Virginia cowboy triumphs at National Junior High Finals Rodeo
MILL CREEK, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Koalton Heckler, a 14-year-old from Mill Creek, has secured the title of World Reserve Champion in chute dogging at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR) in Des Moines, Iowa. Chute dogging is a preparatory event for steer wrestling, requiring competitors to guide a steer to a line ten feet […]
EXCLUSIVE: Skylar Neese’s family speaks out on the anniversary of her death, days before her killer sees parole board.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - Rachel Shoaf, one of the girls who killed Skylar Neese, has her second parole hearing coming up on Monday morning. Skylar’s murder happened in the early morning hours of July 7, 2012. Her father, Dave, spoke exclusively with 5 News about his life 12 years...
Kentucky ‘son of a soldier’ enters Kid’s Mullet Champ competition
Calvin Johnson made it to eighth place in the competition finals last year, garnering over $1,785 in support of Jared Allen's Home for Wounded Warriors, which he is competing on behalf of once again this year.
Thousands expected to travel this weekend
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – It’s been a busy week of traveling leading up to the fourth of July with millions of Americans traveling for the holiday. From last weekend through Sunday more than 70 million Americans are expected to travel for the 4th of July holiday. Including over 810,000 Kentuckians, either by car or by air.
Review: “That Book Woman” gives educational and entertaining view into Ky. history
lance.gaither@bluegrassnewsmedia.com “That Book Woman” made its world debut on the stage of Pioneer Playhouse on July 2, a play that gives a peek back in time to a piece of Kentucky history: the pack horse librarians. These librarians were women who distributed books throughout Appalachia on horses as part of the United States Works Progress […] The post Review: “That Book Woman” gives educational and entertaining view into Ky. history appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
Gov. Andy Beshear to Biden: Have an 'open conversation' about health
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear called on President Joe Biden to speak directly to the American people about his health during a White House meeting this week. Beshear, along with other Democratic governors, met the president at the White House on Wednesday to discuss concerns about Biden’s health following a poor debate performance late last month. ...
Kentucky Now Among the Top 10 Safest States in the U.S.
The Bluegrass State is now ranked among the safest states in the nation thanks to below-average crime rates. My wife and I sold our Kentucky home several months ago when we returned to Indiana to plant our roots, but there are definitely a couple of things I miss about the area. For one, I miss the rolling hills, or "baby mountains," as my wife and I called them. Growing up on flat Hoosier land, anything with an incline was a mountain in our eyes. Our favorite place to visit was a peak called "Pilot Rock," which is about an hour west of Bowling Green. We lived about five minutes away from the best views, so it was always a great place to catch a sunset.
Man shot while giving food to the homeless
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The wife of the shooting victim in the Newburg neighborhood claimed her husband was targeted for an alleged road rage incident earlier in the week. Romona Mattingly and her husband Joe have made it their mission since 2020 to feed front line workers and those in need and that’s what they were doing Saturday afternoon on Norene Lane when Ramona said a man walked up and shot her husband in the leg.
Louisville Orchestra holds concert at Louisville Zoo after 15-year hiatus
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Animals and music made for a harmonious combination in Louisville on Saturday night. ROARchestra, a partnership between the Louisville Zoo and Louisville Orchestra, returned after a 15-year hiatus. Visitors were able to tour around the zoo on Trevilian Way before a concert conducted Louisville Orchestra's music...
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