The Executive Director of Kentucky Habitat for Humanity has a new job. For 20 years, Heath Duncan has dedicated himself to leading Habitat for Humanity in the Pennyrile Region. To celebrate his work, everyone is welcome to his going away party. It will be at Mahr Park Event Barn A on Tuesday, the 26th, from 3 until 5.
A bicyclist the police described as manifestly under the influence of a controlled substance who had been contacted earlier about prowling around some Park Avenue residences is facing two charges. On the way to jail, Douglas Simmons told the officer that he had stolen the bicycle, but was unable to tell him where he got the bike.
The random check of a Madisonville vehicle by a police officer found that the moped driver had no insurance or license. Santos Matias was transported to the county jail and his vehicle was towed away.
While the national economy is struggling, Kentucky is celebrating the best first quarter in our history for economic investment.
The governor says the record-breaking 13-hundred private-sector new-location and expansion projects are a highlight of the overall economic success. Unemployment rates fell in every county between December of 24 and December of 25.
It was not a good year for turkeys. Hunters harvested a record 36,439 of them during the spring hunting season. Officials attribute the record to more turkeys on the landscape, more hunters in the woods and weather conducive for hunting.
The National Weather Service says our unseasonably cool temperatures will trend back above normal by the middle of next week.
The police are charging a reckless driver who disregarded a traffic light with two crimes. Richard McVay was seen by the cops pulling out of the Ideal Market on East Center Street at a high rate of speed and then running the red light. During the traffic stop, McVay was arrested.
The Hopkins County School District says the Y-M-C-A Summer Food Program is for June and July. It’s a partnership with the the Department of Agriculture. Social media has the details.
In Washington, Kentucky Representative James Comer is concerned about what he described as a coordinated pattern of left-wing dark money influence-operations aimed at misleading Americans online. He says the public deserves transparency when political messaging is funded by Democratic groups and coordinated behind the scenes.
Comer says his Oversight Committee’s investigation is focused on promoting transparency, protecting election integrity, and ensuring compliance with federal law.
The new State Long-Term-Care Ombudsman is Jodi Holsclaw. Holsclaw has been with the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program since 2015. Holsclaw has focused her work on resident advocacy, education, and strengthening awareness of long-term care issues. She replaces Sherry Culp who retired.
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