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Report: black lung funding cut will cost taxpayers billions
A report from a national watchdog group says a cut to the tax that coal companies pay to fund a trust for sick miners will cost taxpayers billions of dollars. The Washington-based group Taxpayers for ...
Ryan Davenport Dec 10, 2019
NATIONAL RENAISSANCE STAFFULTY OF THE MONTH: DECEMBER – GINGER STOVALL
This month's National Renaissance Staffulty of the Month is Ginger Stovall from Henderson County High School in Henderson, KY. Nominator Shawna Evans describes how Ginger tirelessly leads their Renais...
Ryan Davenport Dec 10, 2019
Henderson fire officials release more details concerning two recent structure fires.
The cause of a deadly house fire on North Elm St. behind McDonalds has been ruled accidental and unintentional according to Henderson city fire investigator Capt. Brad Mattingly. The blaze earlier thi...
Ryan Davenport Dec 10, 2019
Henderson Community College Celebrates End of Fall 2019 Semester
Henderson, KY - Henderson Community College (HCC) is pleased to announce the Fall 2019 graduation ceremonies are scheduled for Friday, December 13, 2019 at the Preston Arts Center located at 2660 Sout...
Ryan Davenport Dec 10, 2019
Henderson Seeks New Economic Development Leader
HENDERSON, Ky. - The board of directors for the newly forming economic development agency for Henderson and Henderson County is accepting applications for its executive director position. KYNDLE, the ...
Ryan Davenport Dec 09, 2019
Supreme Court leaves Kentucky's ultrasound law in place
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions. The justices did not comment Monday in...
Ryan Davenport Dec 09, 2019
CARDINALS CONGRATULATE TED SIMMONS ON HALL OF FAME SELECTION
FORMER REDBIRDS CATCHER VOTED IN ON "MODERN BASEBALL ERA" BALLOT SAN DIEGO, Calif., December 8, 2019 - The St. Louis Cardinals congratulate former Redbirds catcher Ted Simmons who earned selection tod...
Ryan Davenport Dec 09, 2019
Hendersonian honored on retirement as longtime Red Cross volunteer
Ruth Bunch recently ended 42 years serving as a Red Cross volunteer HENDERSON, Ky. (Dec. 6, 2019) - To her surprise, Ruth Bunch was recognized for her dedication to improving the lives of those served...
Ryan Davenport Dec 09, 2019
Upcoming new look and production of Kentucky license plates to drive efficiencies
KYTC selects vendor to switch from embossed plates to flat surface FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 9, 2019) -The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is making major progress to introduce a modernized license ...
Ryan Davenport Dec 09, 2019
Kentucky paid $600K for probe but not known what it produced
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - An Indiana law firm has been paid at least $600,000 by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin's administration for an investigation of former Gov. Steve Beshear's administration. The Lexington...
Ryan Davenport Dec 09, 2019