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City Commission takes first step to end civil service
HENDERSON, Ky. - The City of Henderson Board of Commissioners passed a series of first readings of ordinances that would end the civil service system for testing and hiring at a special-called meeting...
Ryan Davenport Aug 12, 2020
Previous Recipient Of Executive Commutation Federally Indicted For Armed Drug Trafficking
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - A Logan County, Kentucky, man, who previously received a commuted sentence for a felony drug conviction by former Gov. Matt Bevin has today been federally charged with armed drug ...
Ryan Davenport Aug 12, 2020
Kentucky attorney general meets with Breonna Taylor's family
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's attorney general has met with the family of Breonna Taylor amid the ongoing investigation into her fatal shooting by police. Daniel Cameron has faced calls for...
Ryan Davenport Aug 12, 2020
Catholic Schools to Resume In-Person Instruction
The Catholic Schools Office for the Diocese of Owensboro respects and appreciates Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear's recommendation to begin the 2020-2021 school year with non-traditional instruction un...
Ryan Davenport Aug 12, 2020
Gov. Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 11, 2020) - Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday updated Kentuckians on the state's continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in the commonwealth. Earlier Tuesday,...
Ryan Davenport Aug 12, 2020
Effort to Change Makeup of County Government Comes Up Short
An effort to change the current form of county government has come up short by less than 200 signatures. In a Facebook post, County Magistrate Charlie McCollum says people were still coming up after T...
Ryan Davenport Aug 12, 2020
Congressman says he tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky congressman says he tested positive for coronavirus antibodies and plans to donate his plasma. The Courier-Journal reports that Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Mas...
Ryan Davenport Aug 11, 2020
Henderson Community College to Delay Start of Fall Semester
Henderson Community College to Delay Start of Fall Semester Henderson, KY - In response to two positive COVID-19 cases among employees, Henderson Community College (HCC) has made the decision to delay...
Ryan Davenport Aug 11, 2020
Gov. Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19
Schools advised to delay in-person classes until Sept. 28; bars and restaurants can open at 50% capacity Visit the Governor's Facebook page to watch today's news conference FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 10, 20...
Ryan Davenport Aug 10, 2020
1 killed, 4 wounded in western Kentucky shooting
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - Authorities say one person was killed and four others were wounded in a weekend shooting in western Kentucky. News outlets cited a police in reporting that officers responded late ...
Ryan Davenport Aug 10, 2020