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Kentucky Main Street honors downtown champions with 2025 awards
The Messenger - Kentucky
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The Kentucky Main Street Program has announced the winners of its 2025 Kentucky Main Street Awards, recognizing individuals, businesses and community leaders for their contributions to revitalizing downtowns across the state. The awards were...
Kentucky to secure $73M in opioid settlement funds from Purdue Pharma, AG says
Murray Ledger & Times - Kentucky
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FRANKFORT – (TNS) Kentucky stands to obtain millions of dollars in settlement funds from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family for their role in the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Monday. Purdue Pharma has agreed to pay...
Nonprofits are essential to Kentucky — and they need our help
Appalachian News Express - Kentucky
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When tornadoes strike or floodwaters rise in Kentucky, it’s local charitable nonprofits that mobilize early to provide relief, working hand-in-hand with first responders to help neighbors in crisis. Within hours, nonprofits and volunteers are...
First National Bank of KY’s H. Lytle Thomas joins Thomas More University Board of Trustees
Northern Kentucky Tribune
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June 17, 2025
H. Lytle Thomas, president of First National Bank of Kentucky, has been appointed to the Thomas More University Board of Trustees, effective immediately. Thomas will serve on the Finance, Business & Capital Planning Committee. H. Lytle Thomas...
Public Service Commission opens case to explore development of nuclear energy in Kentucky
Northern Kentucky Tribune
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June 17, 2025
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) opened a case providing an opportunity for stakeholders in the Commonwealth to discuss concerns and investigate potential areas of opportunity for developing nuclear energy in the state. The Commission...
Villa Hills resident Becky Jones re-elected first vice president of Kentucky League of Women Voters
Northern Kentucky Tribune
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June 17, 2025
The League of Women Voters of Kentucky elected five officers and adopted a new budget and program at its 2025 Annual meeting on earlier this month in Lexington. The new officers include: • President: Jennifer Jackson, M.D., Lexington • 1st Vice...
KY Youth Advocates, Bloom KY report shows childhood trauma is taking economic toll on state
Northern Kentucky Tribune
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June 17, 2025
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Childhood trauma is costing Kentucky millions each year, according to a new report released by Kentucky Youth Advocates and Bloom Kentucky. The report claims that between 2015 and 2020, 62% of Kentucky adults...
Lamar Honkers honk new business – Tidy Tails Pet Pawlor
The Prowers Journal - Colorado
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June 16, 2025
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Kentucky man accused of kidnapping toddler, punches mom and flees in getaway car indicted
Dayton 24/7 Now - Ohio
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DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) -- A Kentucky man is facing charges after officials said he kidnapped a toddler and assaulted the child's mother. According to Prosecuting Attorney Mat Heck, Adam Anderson is facing the following charges: One count of...
Kentucky-Based Minuteman Press Aids Tornado Victims
Printing Impressions
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June 16, 2025
On May 16, 2025, a devastating EF4 tornado hit Garry Conley’s hometown of London, KY as well as other surrounding communities. Garry explains, “The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado’s strength after surveying the damage. Winds reached...
Kentucky just opened an African American heritage trail — with 50 sites celebrating Black history
AOL
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Mike Wilkinson/Visit Kentucky Visitors walking around the Beecher Stowe Museum.The state of Kentucky introduced an African American Heritage Trail today, offering visitors nearly 50 primary sites and several additional locations that bring...
Did either of Kentucky's two James Beard Award finalists win in 2025?
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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Two Kentucky chefs, Noam Bilitzer and Sara Bradley, were finalists for the 2025 James Beard "Best Chef: Southeast" award. Neither chef won, meaning Kentucky still has not had a chef win this particular James Beard Award. Several Kentucky chefs...
Frankfort Avenue bar closes after more than 30 years
WHAS 11 - Kentucky
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June 16, 2025
Patrick’s Liquors Bar on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville held its last call this past Saturday. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville bar has closed after more than 30 years in business. Patrick’s Liquors Bar, located on Frankfort Avenue in Crescent Hill,...
Kentucky unveils African American Heritage Trail highlighting historic sites
WDRB - Kentucky
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June 16, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An African American Heritage Trail was unveiled in Kentucky Monday by Gov. Andy Beshear. The trail will feature more than 50 sites that showcase how African Americans and their communities helped shape Kentucky and the...
SBA Opens Business Recovery Center in Pulaski County Kentucky
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the opening of Business Recovery Center (BRC) in Pulaski county to assist small businesses, private nonprofits and residents affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds and...
Tourism means big money for Kentucky
WCHS - West Virginia
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PRESTONSBURG, KY (WCHS) — The summer vacation season is in full swing and it's a time that is economically beneficial to Kentucky. For three years in a row, Kentucky has broken tourism economic impact records. Tourism is a key piece of Kentucky's...
FOIA request sent to Kentucky State University regarding Chinese National students on June 16, 2025
North Bluegrass News - Kentucky
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June 16, 2025
Dr. Koffi C. Akakpo, President | Kentucky State UniversityDr. Koffi C. Akakpo, President | Kentucky State University FOIA Request to Kentucky State University regarding Chinese National students on June 16, 2025. North Bluegrass News has submitted...
FOIA request sent to Western Kentucky University regarding Chinese National students on June 16, 2025
Bowling Green Today - Kentucky
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June 16, 2025
FOIA Request to Western Kentucky University regarding Chinese National students on June 16, 2025. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to Western Kentucky University by Bowling Green Today, a media organization dedicated to...
Mayors and Business Leaders Say Budget Bill Threatens Clean Energy Jobs
Newsweek
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June 16, 2025
City officials and business leaders in the clean energy sector are ramping up efforts to persuade Congress to prevent the budget reconciliation bill from cutting tax credits for clean energy. The mayors say thousands of jobs in their cities and...
Economic gaps persist for Blacks in Springfield
NPR Illinois
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June 16, 2025
(The following report from the Illinois Times is being reprinted with permission.) When Astria Campbell works as a substitute teacher at inner-city schools in District 186, she often asks her middle and high school students what they want to be...