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Teachers, health professionals urge parents to tackle back-to-school tasks
PADUCAH — As many students prepare to return to school, teachers and health professionals urge parents to take care of last-minute tasks. Baptist Health Paducah Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Nicole Snow said it's important to get kids on a bedtime schedule. For elementary school children, Snow recommends going to bed between 8 and 9 p.m. When it comes to older kids, that time is more flexible.
CRAWFORD | Louisville's Brohm talks sign stealing, technology and scholarship changes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – While the financial and conference underpinnings of college football are changing rapidly and have been for a while, two new changes on the field will have an impact on the college game in the coming season. Teams will have the ability to communicate with offensive...
City commission rejects high bid for former HMP&L office
The Henderson City Commission rejected the high bid for the former office of Henderson Municipal Power & Light because it did not reach the lowest acceptable offer city officials had decided on before the auction of the building began. An online auction conducted by Herron Auction and Realty closed Thursday...
Norton Children’s Hospital receives $15 million from Boes family
The Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, has received a $15 million gift from Sarah Michelle Boes and her family in support of the Norton Children’s Congenital Heart Center. Dedicated in honor of their daughter, Meadow—now two years old—the congenital heart center will enhance the hospital’s ability to...
Logan County Detention Center helping inmates with new programs
LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. – In an effort to lower recidivism and improve quality of life outside of those four walls, the Logan County Detention Center is offering new programs to it’s inmates. News 40 came to Russellville today to see the job fair that happened today, the culmination...
Retro Louisville: Origins of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
“Suit Seeks to Block Borrowing of Funds to Extend Bowman Field” was a headline on the front page of the Sept. 21, 1940, edition of the Courier Journal which featured the effort to create a major airfield at the existing Bowman site. The lawsuit, brought by several nearby neighbors, “challenged the authority...
Cigarette Of Kentucky Changing Location Plans
No one told Paul Michael Ison and Tiffany Crawford that opening a new powerboat dealership would follow a hurdle-free, straight-line path. And to their credit the Kentucky-based couple didn’t expect that. Their initial plan to open Cigarette of Kentucky on the shores of Lake Cumberland in Somerset, Ky., has shifted. In two to three weeks, the dealership will host a soft-opening at a former Sea Ray dealership in Bronston, Ky. The location also has direct access to Lake Cumberland.
PHOTOS – Hopkins County Central Lady Storm vs East Carter (BGSG)
Hopkins County Central wrapped up play at the Bluegrass State Soccer Games with a win over East Carter, culminating a 2-0-1 weekend in Lexington. Here are some shots of the Lady Storm win over East Carter.
North Fork Music Festival kicks off in downtown Hazard
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The North Fork Music Festival kicked off Friday evening, with music, food, and vendors lining Main Street. Downtown restaurants, The Goal Line and Shenanigans opened their doors. There were also different food trucks. Bailey Richards, Downtown Coordinator, said she loves to see people coming from all...
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