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U.S. Department Of Labor Issues Guidance for Respirators Certified under Other Countries’ Standards During COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON, DC - In the latest effort to implement President Donald J. Trump's Memorandum on Making General Use Respirators Available, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Adm...
Ryan Davenport Apr 04, 2020
Local financial aid coming for laid-off workers, ailing nonprofits
  HENDERSON, Ky. - Thousands of Hendersonians have been suddenly thrust out of work by the coronavirus pandemic, and it could be weeks before they start receiving state unemployment benefits or t...
Ryan Davenport Apr 03, 2020
Field hospital to be set up at University of Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The University of Kentucky has announced plans to construct a 400-bed field hospital at its Lexington campus. The Friday announcement comes as officials prepare for a potential s...
Ryan Davenport Apr 03, 2020
U.S. Department Of Labor Announces Additional Guidance Following
Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Implementation WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced more guidance to provide information to workers and employers about ...
Ryan Davenport Apr 03, 2020
Henderson Community College Announces Dean’s List & Honor Roll for Fall 2019
Henderson, KY - Henderson Community College (HCC) is proud to recognize students who achieved President's Honor Roll and Dean's List recognition for the Fall 2019 Semester. The President's Honor Roll ...
Ryan Davenport Apr 03, 2020
GRDHD Reports 12 Additional Lab Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
GRDHD Reports 12 Additional Lab Confirmed COVID-19 Cases On Friday April 3, 2020 the Green River District Health Department reported 12 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases. Daviess County reported 8 n...
Ryan Davenport Apr 03, 2020
AP's One Good Thing- Feeding the front lines, one duck confit at a time
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A group of tech-savvy, entrepreneurial San Francisco friends wanted to help two groups devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. They came up with a plan that involved soliciting do...
Ryan Davenport Apr 03, 2020
Gov. Beshear Recommends Schools Stay Closed until May 1 in COVID-19 Fight
Governor also announces commutations, planned release of some non-violent prisoners FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 2, 2020) - Gov. Andy Beshear recommended Thursday that school districts statewide extend the s...
Ryan Davenport Apr 03, 2020
Can you fix ventilators? A fuel cell engineer figures it out
AP-One Good Thing-Ventilator Repairs SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The COVID-19 outbreak has prompted companies large and small to rethink how they do business. Bloom Energy in San Jose, California, makes...
Ryan Davenport Apr 02, 2020
DEACONESS TO BEGIN ON-SITE, SAME-DAY COVID-19 TESTING
EVANSVILLE - Deaconess is now able to offer onsite testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Test samples will no longer need to be sent to out-of-town laboratories, which means that Deaconess will now ha...
Ryan Davenport Apr 02, 2020