BakeryExpress Midwest, a commercial baking company, is investing $10 million to build a 35,000-square-foot facility in Boone County that will produce baked goods for retailers in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee. The facility is projected to create 175 jobs, according to a press release from the Governor’s office. Construction is expected to begin in late […]
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Kentucky boosts enforcement staff for sports betting; critics say they’re going to need more
Written by Dan Monk for WCPO The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission plans to hire 14 new employees for sports betting enforcement and publish rules for the new industry by early next month. But job links posted on its website indicate only six positions are currently available and none of the job descriptions specify that those […]
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Kentucky sign language interpreters embody others’ words, are servants at heart
Written by Sarah Ladd for Kentucky Lantern Sign language interpreters aren’t quite used to celebrity. The job is usually more behind-the-scenes. Translating a diagnosis at the doctor’s office, standing off to the side of a stage. But the COVID-19 pandemic thrust the late Virginia Moore — and her office, the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of […]
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Daniel Cameron is accused of seeking donations from company his office is investigating
Written by Bruce Shreiner for the Associated Press Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron directly solicited donations for his gubernatorial campaign from executives of a Kentucky drug treatment organization that his office began investigating last year, according to an attorney for the organization. The request for contributions occurred during a call Cameron made early this year […]
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Spay, neuter grants available to county, metro governments in Kentucky
The Kentucky Animal Control Advisory Board invites Kentucky county and metropolitan governments to apply for grants to spay and neuter dogs and cats. The board will award up to $1,500 to each government on a competitive basis. Grant applicants do not need to offer matching funds; however, governments with matching funds that exceed the grant […]
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Kentucky lost hundreds of physicians when it most needed them
Written by Sarah Ladd for Kentucky Lantern The commonwealth lost nearly 600 physicians from 2019 to 2022, Kentucky Medical Association Executive Vice President Patrick Padgett told legislators in Frankfort on Wednesday. The loss of 590 physicians represents a $1 billion economic loss, Padgett said. It also means a hit to patient services. And it happened during […]
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Kentucky to stay in voter fraud system for another year while seeking alternatives
Written by Bruce Schreiner for the Associated Press Kentucky will remain in a multistate effort designed to ensure accurate voter lists for another year while looking for possible alternatives to detect voter fraud, the state’s chief election officer said Wednesday. Secretary of State Michael Adams weighed in on Kentucky’s future role in a partnership that […]
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Drug deaths drop in Kentucky, but fentanyl still rages
The number of drug overdose deaths dropped in Kentucky last year, according to the most recent report from the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy. But deaths from fentanyl and methamphetamine still remain high. Experts in NKY are saying that fentanyl and methamphetamine are what they see the most, too. In the report, 2,135 Kentuckians […]
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Grant County to receive funds to help agriculture producers
Grant County will receive money through an investment program to help agriculture producers with cost-sharing assistance to improve farm operations. The $220,000 grant is part of the County Agricultural Investment Program that covers a wide variety of agricultural enterprises in its 11 investment areas, including, but not limited to: bees and honey; equine; forage; beef […]
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Beshear to proclaim Monday as Juneteenth in Kentucky
Gov. Andy Beshear is set to sign a proclamation today, declaring Monday, June 19, 2023, as Juneteenth National Freedom Day in Kentucky. Beshear will sign the proclamation at 1 p.m. at the Kentucky State Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort. He will be joined by Sen. Gerald Neal, J. Michael Brown, director of pre-law and constitutional studies, […]
