By WBKO News Staff ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (WBKO) – Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, a regional food bank serving 42 Kentucky counties, has invested $2.7 million in resources toward December 2021 tornado recovery efforts to date. Jamie Sizemore, Executive Director of Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland said the non-profit organization anticipates spending $4 million by the end of this…
WEKU | By Stan Ingold Last week, Governor Andy Beshear announced the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood would be receiving around eight million dollars. That money is coming from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement funds to promote early childhood education. Amy Neal is the executive director of the Kentucky Governor’s Office of Early Childhood. She said…
By Ryan Van Velzer The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency laid plans in February to curtail smog pollution that would decrease premature deaths, reduce hospital visits and curb greenhouse gas emissions. The so-called “Good Neighbor Plan” would cut emissions of ozone-forming pollution in 26 states, including Kentucky, and prevent it from traveling into downwind states. On the…
By Dakota Makres HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – Last Friday, public health officials reported Kentucky’s first probable case of Monkeypox. The positive case is from Jefferson County, and state health officials said they are not releasing more information because of privacy concerns. The patient’s initial test was completed at Kentucky’s Department for Public Health. ”It’s a rare disease that…
WUKY | By Josh James COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months are now being administered at UK HealthCare. Following emergency use authorization by the FDA and the CDC, UK HealthCare is now offering both the Pfizer and Moderna versions of the COVID vaccine for the last group to be protected – children between…
BY SAM KNEF KENTUCKY FLORENCE, Ky. — A new grant awarded to a northern Kentucky college aims to address a labor shortage in a field most everyone depends on, especially, as Kentuckians have been reminded this summer, following severe weather. What You Need To Know A grant from Duke Energy will help Gateway Community and Technical College…
By Jess Clark Food access advocates have been sounding the alarms for months, watching the original June 30 expiration date for the federal child nutrition waivers creep closer and closer. The pandemic-era program has allowed school districts to feed millions more needy children by increasing reimbursement rates, opening eligibility to more students and loosening rules about how…
By Justin Hicks Nearly 5,000 abortions were performed in Kentucky between April 2021 and April 2022. The vast majority accessed the health care in Louisville. Now, they’ll have to look elsewhere after a Supreme Court ruling Friday triggered a Kentucky law banning abortions. Data obtained by WFPL News from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Health and…
VERSAILLES, Ky. — The Thoroughbred Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America has named Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) President Paul Czarapata Communicator of the Year. The award is given annually to someone outside the public relations field. In his first year as KCTCS president, Czarapata created strong communication plans to inform 7,100…
By William Battle FRANKLIN, Ky. (WBKO) – Sen. Rand Paul met with citizens of Franklin in the Simpson County Courthouse Tuesday morning. The purpose of the meeting was so that the senator could listen to issues that are most important to them varying from rising inflation, local businesses finding workers and COVID-19 vaccines for children under…
