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Democratic Gov. Beshear's budget proposal seeks to improve drinking water, affordable housing, roads
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear unveiled a portion of his state budget proposal Tuesday that deals with infrastructure, including funding requests for improving drinking water, afford...
Erin Oct 04, 2023
Kentucky AG announces latest round of funding to groups battling the state's drug abuse problems
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A state commission has awarded nearly $14 million in the latest round of funding to groups serving "in the trenches" to combat Kentucky's drug abuse problems, Attorney General Da...
Erin Oct 04, 2023 FILE - Kentucky Republican gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron speaks to supporters in Richmond, Ky., June 2, 2023. Cameron says Kentucky should develop state-backed tutoring programs to help students recover from pandemic learning setbacks. Cameron also proposed raising starting salaries for teachers and bolstering discipline in classrooms. He introduced his plan Tuesday, Aug. 15 in a bid to undercut Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's record on education. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
HPD selling $10 pink patches to raise money for people battling cancer
The Henderson Police Department is pleased to announce our participation in the Pink Patch Project. The goal of this project is to raise awareness and funds to further treatment and care of those batt...
Erin Oct 04, 2023
Henderson County High School student attends SkillsUSA's Washington Leadership Training Institute on Capitol Hill
Leesburg, Va. - A delegation of students and instructors from Kentucky met with their elected officials in Washington, D.C September 23-27, 2023 to talk about how SkillsUSA and their career and techni...
Erin Oct 03, 2023
Henderson County Family Court Judge suspended from the bench
Henderson County Family Court Judge David Curlin has been suspended from the bench. Curlin was "indefinitely suspended from the practice of law, effective Sept. 30, 2023," according to an order from t...
Erin Oct 03, 2023
Owensboro Health named sports medicine provider for Henderson County Schools
(Henderson, Ky. - Sept. 29, 2023) - The Henderson County school district has selected Owensboro Health to provide orthopedics and sports medicine services to its student-athletes, effective immediatel...
Erin Oct 03, 2023
GRDHD: COVID-19 infections up in September
Green River District Health Department reported 1,124 new confirmed COVID-19 infections in September. The Health Department said it investigated 415 in Daviess County, 31 in Hancock County, 340 in Hen...
Erin Oct 03, 2023
Kentucky agriculture commissioner chosen to lead state's community and technical college system
State Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles was selected Friday as the next president of the vast Kentucky Community and Technical College System, as the Republican charts a new career path after his ...
Erin Oct 02, 2023 FILE - Kentucky Republican candidate for Agriculture Commissioner, Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles addresses the audience gathered at the Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky., Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. State Agriculture Commissioner Quarles was selected Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, as the next president of the vast Kentucky Community and Technical College System, as the Republican charts a new career path after his unsuccessful bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Henderson US 41 Bridge Inspection Update: Southbound Lane Closure Swap on Tuesday
Travelers should be careful of the new lane location The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to swap which lane is closed on the southbound U.S. 41 twin bridge Tuesday. KYTC officials said that the ...
Erin Oct 02, 2023
Henderson Rotary to hold Pints for Polio event
The Henderson Rotary will be holding an event called Pints for Polio. The reason for this is that October is Polio Awareness Month. One of the pillars of Rotary International is to eradicate Polio fro...
Erin Sep 29, 2023