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Health advocates worry drop in immunizations could reopen the door for long-tamed illnesses
The commonwealth has yet to return to pre-pandemic immunization levels, and representatives with the Kentucky Association of Health Plans and Kentucky Voices for Health say the drop in immunizations is fueling the rise of illnesses that we haven't seen in their prime since the Victorian era. Think measles, mumps, rubella,...
Ag Commissioner Shell Shares Vision At Murray State University
Looking to bring think tanks together across the Commonwealth, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell made the first of many planned visits across the state Monday morning at Murray State University — headlining an “Agriculture Is Economic Development” Conference that brought together scores of civic leaders from this region.
Youngman serves as Republican National Convention delegate
Daviess County Sheriff Brad Youngman spent last week serving as a Kentucky delegate at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Youngman said the week was a whirlwind of events, starting with a reception for the Kentucky delegation that was hosted by Sen. Mitch McConnell, who spoke to the attendees. “It was a chance for all of us to get to know each other and talk about what ...
KY Comedy Fest 2024 - hosts
Kentucky Comedy Festival organizer Ben Wilson introduces the hosts, Miss Kentucky Teen USA Karlie Holmen, left, and 2023 Miss Kentucky Mallory Hudson, right. Holmen is currently a Marshall County High School student and Hudson, a Bowling Green native, is a University of Kentucky graduate who plans to take online communications classes at Murray State University this fall. HAWKINS TEAGUE / Ledger & Times.
Kentucky’s governor is a rising political star who learned from another governor, his father
The sweepstakes to replace President Joe Biden is unfolding at breakneck speed, with Vice President Kamala Harris considering VP contenders. Whatever the future holds for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, he owes much to his father, former Gov. Steve Beshear.
Historic preservation effort may halt Rabbit Hole Distillery's expansion plans in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Rabbit Hole Distillery's multi-million expansion could be on pause after a petition to save a building that is set to be demolished. Rabbit Hole, which is majority-owned by French wine and spirits giant Pernod Ricard, has purchased a hodge-podge of buildings surrounding its distillery over the last two years and planned a campus spanning East Jefferson between South Clay and South Shelby streets. Rabbit Hole Spirits spent $10.6 million in June 2022 to purchase the rest of the block bounded by Jefferson, Clay and Shelby streets and Nanny Goat Strut, Jefferson County property records show.
Maverick Men’s Basketball to Face Kentucky in Exhibition Game
MANKATO, Minn. --- The Minnesota State men's basketball team will face the University of Kentucky in an exhibition game on Tuesday, October 29 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. Tip-off between the Mavericks and the Wildcats is to be determined. "We are very excited to be playing one of the...
Kentucky not expected to land Julius Halaifonua
There was some thought that the Kentucky Basketball team would fill out its roster with a recently reclassified big man from New Zealand. However, new reports indicate that 7-footer Julius Halaifonua will not be coming to Kentucky. Halaifonua, who recently reclassified from the 2025 class to the 2024 class, was...
Fan Will Have Her Dream Come True Saturday When She Gets Married on UK Football Field
When Kentucky opens the football season by hosting Southern Mississippi on Aug. 31, it will be the 145th straight home game that Erin Waggoner has attended. She’s always been a Kentucky fan because her father played on Kentucky’s freshman basketball team during the 1960-61 season. Her football craziness took off when she attended UK during the Tim Couch era and when she graduated and got her first teaching job, her first purchase was a pair of season football tickets in 2003 that she has renewed annually.
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