The Sheltowee Trace Association recently honored 17 people who hiked 307 miles of Kentucky’s longest trail in 2014. Each year, the Sheltowee Trace Association leads a series of guided section hikes on the entire length of the Sheltowee Trace called the Hiker Challenge. Hikers are able to complete the Trace in 11 months by hiking […]
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Local Hikers Among Those Honored for Completing Kentucky’s Longest Trail
The Sheltowee Trace Association recently honored 17 people who hiked 307 miles of Kentucky’s longest trail in 2014. Each year, the Sheltowee Trace Association leads a series of guided section hikes on the entire length of the Sheltowee Trace called the Hiker Challenge. Hikers are able to complete the Trace in 11 months by hiking […]
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Boone County Man Takes State Nature Preserve’s Highest Honor
The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission (KSNPC) has presented its Biological Diversity Protection Award to Loran D. Gibson, of Florence. The annual award is given to an individual or organization that has made a significant contribution to the knowledge and protection of Kentucky’s biodiversity. Gibson has been engaged in a fervent study of insects, in […]
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Boone County Man Takes State Nature Preserve’s Highest Honor
The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission (KSNPC) has presented its Biological Diversity Protection Award to Loran D. Gibson, of Florence. The annual award is given to an individual or organization that has made a significant contribution to the knowledge and protection of Kentucky’s biodiversity. Gibson has been engaged in a fervent study of insects, in […]
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Public Input Sought on Kentucky’s Long-Term Historic Preservation Plan
Public input is being requested for a new five-year strategic plan outlining goals and objectives for helping preserve historic buildings and other sites in the Commonwealth through 2020. The Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office (KHC) has set up an online survey and will also be arranging a series of public meetings and networking opportunities […]
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Public Input Sought on Kentucky’s Long-Term Historic Preservation Plan
Public input is being requested for a new five-year strategic plan outlining goals and objectives for helping preserve historic buildings and other sites in the Commonwealth through 2020. The Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office (KHC) has set up an online survey and will also be arranging a series of public meetings and networking opportunities […]
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Mitch McConnell: Looking Forward to Holidays, Next Congress
Last month, the people of Kentucky elected me to be their Senator for the next six years and in the process helped me become Senate Majority Leader. I am deeply honored and humbled by the faith the voters have placed in me. The message from the electorate in Kentucky and nationwide could not have been […]
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Mitch McConnell: Looking Forward to Holidays, Next Congress
Last month, the people of Kentucky elected me to be their Senator for the next six years and in the process helped me become Senate Majority Leader. I am deeply honored and humbled by the faith the voters have placed in me. The message from the electorate in Kentucky and nationwide could not have been […]
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Boone Students Among Winners in State Highway Poster Contest
Students from Williamstown Independent Schools in Grant County, Drakes Creek Middle School in Warren County, Immaculate Heart of Mary in Boone County, and Simpson Elementary in Simpson County took first place in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s 2014 Adopt-a-Highway poster contest. “The purpose of the contest is to increase environmental awareness among children,” Transportation Secretary Mike Hancock […]
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Boone Students Among Winners in State Highway Poster Contest
Students from Williamstown Independent Schools in Grant County, Drakes Creek Middle School in Warren County, Immaculate Heart of Mary in Boone County, and Simpson Elementary in Simpson County took first place in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s 2014 Adopt-a-Highway poster contest. “The purpose of the contest is to increase environmental awareness among children,” Transportation Secretary Mike Hancock […]
