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Commissioners give Paducah residents new option to pay property taxes
The Paducah Board of Commissioners has passed an ordinance giving taxpayers an additional way to pay city real estate or property taxes. At Tuesday's meeting, Commissioners gave passage to a measure that would implement what they call Interactive Voice Response for the paying of tax bills over the phone. The number would make paying property and real estate taxes available at any time. Taxpayers could use the Interactive Voice Response and pay with an electronic check or credit card without having to give that information to someone in the city finance office.
Groundbreaking held at Paducah Sports Park
PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – Paducah unveils a complex that could bring in more than $100 million in revenue. The Paducah Sports Park held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday. It is a collaborative project with McCracken County to make the location a regional destination for athletic tournaments. City leaders hope to...
Conlee Lindsey Wins Marshall County Invitational (w/PHOTOS)
Conlee Lindsey and the rest of Tuesday’s golfers at the Calvert City Country Club had to endure the elements, brutal pin placements, and differing paces of play during the Marshall County Invitational. However, the University Heights Academy senior shot a 5-over-par 77 to win the event, starting her season...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker cites ‘private conversations’ in declining to discuss VP possibility
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday continued to sidestep questions about whether he’s under consideration as a potential running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, again saying he would not discuss “private conversations.” The comments were Pritzker’s first to local media since President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid over the weekend, and came a day after ...
Illinois is paying $380,000+ to WHO???
You will NEVER guess whose salary in the Land of Lincoln was over $380,000 last year...Taxpayer dollars are going to this person and I guarantee you have ZERO idea who this person is or what they do... According to an article from the Illinois State Journal-Register (they are a FANTASTIC...
Illinois quick hits: Flood clean kits available; unclaimed property auction
Flood clean kits available Residents of Nashville, Illinois, will be able to collect cleanup kits from the American Red Cross this week to help with flooding recovery efforts. Last week, multiple inches of rain fell, leading to flash flooding in Nashville and the surrounding area. Local emergency officials warned of an imminent dam failure and evacuated over 200 residents. ...
64th Pulaski County Fair kicks off with Sunday parade
Southern Illinois' 64th annual Pulaski County Fair will take place July 28 through August 2. Festivities will start Sunday with the kickoff parade at 5 pm in downtown Pulaski, plus a gospel sing and community service. Beginning Monday at the fairgrounds will be a variety of truck and tractor pulling...
WSIU Morning News Update (7/24/24)
WSIU's Jeff Williams reports the latest local and state news along with the region's weather for Wednesday, July 24, 2024. WSIU Public Broadcasting is an NPR, PBS member-station located in Carbondale, IL at Southern Illinois University. Contact WSIU Radio at 618-453-6101 or email us at wsiuradio@wsiu.org.
Swansea’s Rep. Hoffman’s Initiatives To Curb Catalytic Converter Theft, Strengthen Move Over Laws, Signed By Governor
– A pair of initiatives led by state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, and the Illinois Secretary of State were signed into law Friday, July 19, 2024, strengthening the state’s move over “Scott’s Law” zones and bringing increased scrutiny to catalytic converter transactions in order to reduce their theft.
Southeast Missouri Wakes Up Wednesday to a New Madrid Earthquake
If you blinked, you missed it. It was brief, but there was an earthquake to make sure everyone in southeast Missouri was awake thanks to the ever-present New Madrid Fault. I noticed on the USGS earthquake map, there was a circle in southeast Missouri early Wednesday morning. The epicenter of this not large quake was just west of New Madrid, Missouri.
OVL semifinals headed to Game 3’s
Both Ohio Valley League semifinal series will be decided in a Game 3 Wednesday night. Fifth seed Fulton upset top seed Madisonville 8-5 Tuesday night in Fulton to tie their series at 1-1. Meanwhile, in Paducah, the third-seed Chiefs held off the second seed Henderson Flash 5-2. Madisonville is scheduled...
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