Reviving a depression-era program could help put young Kentuckians work in time of national crisis
By Nadia Ramlagan
Public News Service
The nation’s youth unemployment rate is the highest it’s been since the Great Depression, and some are calling for creating a new Civilian Conservation Corps to help rebuild the country’s parks and public lands at a time of national crisis.
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State unemployment rates soar in all 120 Kentucky counties due to COVID-19 pandemic
Unemployment rates soared in all 120 Kentucky counties between April 2019 and April 2020, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development...
Kentucky, Notre Dame to resume basketball rivalry this season; Irish to visit Rupp Arena on Dec. 12
By Keith Taylor
Kentucky Today
Kentucky has renewed its rivalry with Notre Dame on the basketball court.
The two storied programs agreed to a three-year contract beginning on Dec. 12 when the Wildcats...
Ky. reaches grim milestone with 400 coronvirus deaths; Aid applications, donations being accepted
By Tom Latek
Kentucky Today
Kentucky has now topped 9,000 cases of the coronavirus and reached the 400 mark in deaths, Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Wednesday.
During his daily press briefing at the Supreme...
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COVID-19 restrictions ease as ‘100 Deadliest Days’ begin for teens; road fatalities increase in summer
The season when teen drivers are most at risk is getting under way just as eased travel restrictions have motorists returning to the road. The combination... - More »
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Adams, Cameron co-chair Ballot Integrity Task Force; to monitor primary election, investigate vote fraud
Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Secretary of State Michael Adams have formed a team of election officials, law enforcement professionals and others... - More »
- State unemployment rates soar in all 120 Kentucky counties due to COVID-19 pandemic
- House Democrat leaders call for House Republican leaders to begin formal censure of Rep. Maddox
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Baptist Health spearheads breakthrough COVID-19 plasma treatment in study led by Mayo Clinic
COVID-19 patients at Baptist Health Lexington now have access to a treatment program in a study led by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. The breakthrough... - More »
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Quarles secures donations from CoBank, Farm Credit Mid-America to expand mobile meals distribution
Farm Credit Mid-America (FCMA) and CoBank are funding a significant expansion of mobile meals distribution in high need areas to hungry Kentucky schoolchildren... - More »
- Passport Health Plan increases giving for numerous area nonprofits during COVID-19 pandemic
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Tuition at Western Kentucky University to remain unchanged for 2020-21 academic year
Tuition at Western Kentucky University will remain unchanged for the 2020-21 academic year. The WKU Board of Regents has approved the tuition schedule,... - More »
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KHSAA board votes to allow high school sports teams to resume meeting in limited groups June 1
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today High schools across the state can begin meeting with their athletic teams on Monday. The Kentucky High School Athletics... - More »
- EKU women’s basketball adds Texas State transfer Jayla Johnson; averaged 7.2 points last season
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Reviving a depression-era program could help put young Kentuckians work in time of national crisis
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service The nation’s youth unemployment rate is the highest it’s been since the Great Depression, and some are... - More »
- Former Franklin County Board of Education finance director pleads guilty to $1.6 million theft
- Ky. reaches grim milestone with 400 coronvirus deaths; Aid applications, donations being accepted
- Lexington mayor prioritizes federal funding based on ‘community needs' and 'city’s financial stability’
- Governor Andy Beshear addresses effigy during daily briefing Tuesday, says he will not 'bow to terror'
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: A distinctive seasonal visitor, the brown thrasher is often found along roadsides
Driving Kentucky’s rural backroads during the spring and early summer it’s not uncommon to see this distinctively-marked brown bird darting into brushy... - More »
- UK Cooperative Extension agents help as Kentucky’s farmers markets open with an eye toward safe sales
- More than 100,000 Kentucky voters successfully apply online for absentee ballot as of Tuesday
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- Analysis of social media shows 'confusion reigns' around COVID-19 in rural swing state communities
- UK specialists encourage Kentucky grain producers to scout fields for crop damage due to freeze, disease
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Nunn Center oral history collection explores legacy of creativity hub Appalshop on golden anniversary
By Whitney Hale University of Kentucky As nonprofit Appalshop celebrates its golden anniversary serving as one of Appalachia’s most celebrated hubs of... - More »
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- Memorial service for Phyllis George, former Kentucky First Lady, to be livestreamed on KET Monday
- Kentucky Association of Health Plans responding to COVID-19 through boosted coverage for patients
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Jacqueline Coleman: Gov. Beshear and I committed as good teammates, to end divisive political rhetoric
As part of Team Kentucky, Andy Beshear and I made a commitment to be good teammates to our fellow Kentuckians, to end the divisive political rhetoric and... - More »
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