This is Boyce Tate. Today: Sunny and 90.
The mayor of Madisonville has a clearer picture of how city leadership plays a key role in building a healthy community. Kevin Cotton joined healthcare leaders from Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville and the Kentucky Hospital Association for a roundtable that focused on legislation, workforce health, and employer engagement.
No one knows what caused a vehicle fire in the parking lot in Madisonville at First United Bank & Trust on North Main. At the beginning, a small volume of smoke was coming from under the dashboard. The fire was extinguished when the fire department used water, followed by class-A foam using a Halligan tool. Total losses in property and contents are estimated at 3-thousand dollars.
The Madisonville police department is noted for the way they do their job. Chief Steve Bryan says that goes back several decades. He added that something he learned while with the state police is the way Madisonville does it. (Clip in audio below)
In Hopkins County, residence stickers are being handed out at the convenience centers. The stickers are good for all Convenience Center locations, not just the one where it was issued.
The schools in Webster County are launching a group that will gain a behind-the-scenes look. It will consist of parents, guardians, business, and community members. The Webster County Leadership Alliance is hoping many will desire to join. It will meet 4 times this year for 2 hours or less. The application deadline is tomorrow, Friday the 12th.
Madisonville will be hosting a prominent American tribute. The Traveling Vietnam Wall and Cost of Freedom Tribute will be set up at City Park through the 15th from 10 until 9. The 80 percent replica is 360 feet long. The Tribute Wall is intended to educate our youth so that history may never die.
The United Way of the Coalfield has two grants that are open. They say the Heidi Badgett Grant is open for non-profits in Hopkins, Muhlenberg, and Webster Counties. The United Way Community Investment Grant is open for non-profits in Hopkins, Muhlenberg, and Caldwell Counties.
Kentucky Congressman James Comer says the American people deserve to know who was truly calling the shots in the Biden White House. Mr. Comer appeared on Fox News.
(Clip in audio below) Representative Comer says new evidence reveals senior Biden staff pushed through thousands of executive actions without the President’s approval.
A maintenance project is slowing traffic in Henderson on the southbound U-S 41 Bridge. The work is scheduled to end on October 18th. The work hours will be from 6 PM to 7 AM. Traffic will be reduced to one lane. The inspections are meant to identify, inspect and test specific bridge components in T-1 steel bridges to verify the soundness of all the butt welds.
From the C-Plant Federal Credit Union Newsroom, I’m Boyce Tate.
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