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What is minimum wage in Kentucky? Here's what we know about where wage rates sit
Workers making less than $17 per hour are considered "low wage," according to a new study from Oxfam, "a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice." The study, which provides a state-by-state analysis and ultimately calls for the minimum wage to be raised to $17 hourly, found...
Tyler Brooks adjusting to new role as McCracken County head coach
PADUCAH, KY -- McCracken County head coach Tyler Brooks is one of seven new head coaches in the west Kentucky area heading into the 2024 high school football season. Brooks takes over the Mustangs after spending last season as the offensive coordinator. Now, with a new season underway, the transition...
Misty Pond Alpaca Farm feature
Misty Pond Alpaca and Maremmas farm brings soft alpaca joy to Paducah. Three years ago, Ruth and Rick Brinly had no livestock experience. Today, the couple owns and operates Misty Pond Alpaca and Maremmas, a 40-acre alpaca farm and store that sells apparel and artisan goods in Paducah.
Kentucky Parents of Public School Students Check Your Mailbox For Summer EBT Program Benefits
So, the other day we received a letter in the mail and a surprise we were not expecting. Two envelopes from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Department of Community Based Services. One was a letter about the Summer EBT program and the other was an...
KY Poison Control Center urges caution amid recall of edibles
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Kentucky Poison Control Center is warning Kentuckians to not buy or consume Diamond Shruumz brand products, including chocolate bars, cones and gummies. All flavors of these products have been recalled because they have been linked to severe illness. Officials say Diamond Shruumz brand products were sold online and at a […]
Multiple thefts from vehicles reported in McCracken County
WEST PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – McCracken County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating multiple reports of thefts from vehicles throughout the county. Deputies with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office responded to and investigated multiple calls of thefts from vehicles throughout the county during the early morning hours of July 18.
Extended Stave is newest member of Ky Distillers Association
Extended Stave Warehousing in Lawrenceburg is the newest member of the Kentucky Distillers’ Association non-profit trade group that unites and leads Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. Located at 2160 Harrodsburg Road in Anderson County, Extended Stave features a 50-gallon copper pot still, 15 palletized warehouses with...
High school teams have to work around the heat
Monday was on the front end of a heat advisory for this area of western Kentucky and southern Indiana. Temperatures and heat indexes were high enough that they would start heat safety restrictions mandated by the KHSAA. Feels like temperatures Monday afternoon were at 105 degrees, with the actual temperature in the high 90s. All outdoor activities should stop if heat indexes are over 104 ...
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