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Small Steps Led to Big Changes for Kentucky Dems

May 23, 2022 at 11:33 am by admin

The question posed by George Humphreys in his look back at the Democratic political history of Western Kentucky Where Have All the Democrats Gone? is one that has more than on.... Read More

Where Have All the Democrats Gone?

May 22, 2022 at 12:36 pm by admin

If former United States Senator and Vice President Alben W. Barkley could return 100 years after his losing the gubernatorial primary in 1923 in his first statewide campaign,.... Read More

General Assembly 2022: Public comment bill -Wait for the unexpected consequences

Feb 10, 2022 at 10:21 am by admin

School board public comment requirement bill advances FRANKFORT-- A bill that would require public comment at school board meetings is now one step closer to becoming law..... Read More

New Book Details 20th Century Advances in Western Kentucky

Feb 09, 2022 at 09:32 am by admin

Editor's Note: The Fall of Kentucky's Rock: Western Kentucky Democratic Politics Since the New Deal was selected for a 2022 Kentucky History Award, presented by the Kentucky.... Read More

Masks for Mayfield: 1500 distributed by Indivisible

Jan 25, 2022 at 11:45 am by admin

Following the December 10th tornado that devastated towns in western Kentucky and Tennessee, help has flooded in. Donations of food, clothing, dry goods and furniture filled w.... Read More

"We should not have to beg for services for our people"

Oct 30, 2021 at 12:03 pm by admin

County to send formal protest to Dr. Stack's office (State Department of Health) in regard to Purchase District Health Department not providing services for citizens here By G.... Read More

Mississippi River Profile

Oct 02, 2021 at 11:27 am by admin

Introduction to the River The Mississippi River is one of the world's major river systems in size, habitat diversity and biological productivity. It is also one of the world's.... Read More

New River Port at Cairo IL will be a Game Changer for River Trade

Oct 01, 2021 at 10:55 am by admin

The state of Illinois made a commitment of four million dollars to the Alexander--Cairo Port Project on June 2, 2021. Another 40 million dollars is in the Illinois state budge.... Read More

Cairo Port will be one of emerging maritime national security concerns

Oct 01, 2021 at 10:55 am by admin

The just announced and planned river port on the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois will be completed in 2023. At that time the port will become a new central axis in Americ.... Read More

October 1 - Kentucky Positivity Rate drops below 10%

Sep 27, 2021 at 12:12 pm by admin

Kentucky's positivity rate dropped below 10% in a report published October 1, 2021. Several Purchase counties have climbed out of high rate of spread to moderate - a good sign.... Read More

Paducah Public Schools to continue universal masking

Sep 14, 2021 at 03:34 pm by admin

Statement from Dr. Donald Shively, Superintendent, Paducah Public Schools: "Paducah Public School began the year with Level 3 COVID-19 mitigation strategies due to the surge i.... Read More

Covid Cases as of September 13, 2021

Sep 14, 2021 at 11:26 am by admin

All but one Kentucky county in red zone as of September 13, 2021. Over 8000 deaths associated with virus. Positivity rate 13.70%

Run still on but Covid cancels this Saturday Pediatric Day at Discovery Park

Sep 14, 2021 at 11:14 am by admin

Due to the rising COVID-19 numbers in our region, and considering that a majority of our sponsors and vendors work in healthcare or emergency management, our partners have mad.... Read More

Stamp collecting

Sep 14, 2021 at 10:26 am by admin

Freedom without responsibility is selfishness

Sep 02, 2021 at 04:26 pm by admin

To the Editor: I am a wife who, more times than I would like to count, has sat with her husband as a tube down his throat breathed for him. I have listened to the whoosh whoos.... Read More