BRIEFS: Athletic complex opening this summer, Fire department busy and more
New athletic complex will open this summer Henderson Assistant City Manager Dylan Ward said the city’s new athletic complex will ...
State, local officials urge patience during eclipse travel
State transportation and local officials are urging travelers to bring “a five-gallon bucket of patience” on April 8, the day ...
Henderson County Sports Hall of Fame accepting nominations
The Henderson County Sports Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for the 2024 induction class, said a release from ...
Kentucky legislature sends state budget bills to governor, including billions in one-time spending
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 29, 2024 FRANKFORT — Bills funding the state executive branch to the tune of more than ...
New restrictions on vape sales in Kentucky win approval with tobacco industry backing
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 29, 2024 FRANKFORT — A bill to curb underage vaping, which opponents say will hurt small ...
Close call for open records law as panel un-adopts mass exemptions for Kentucky elected officials
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 27, 2024 FRANKFORT — In a rare change of mind, a Senate committee rejected a measure ...
Henderson County government vows to get tougher on illegal dumping
Henderson County Solid Waste Coordinator Eric Higgs was looking at an illegal dump in Horseshoe Bend in late February when ...
Author wrote book to help son, and herself, deal with the loss of daughter
(This article first appeared in the March print edition published Feb. 28) Her journey toward becoming a published children’s author ...
Eastern and western Kentucky rebuilding projects get House nod
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 25, 2024 FRANKFORT — A House shell bill was changed in a committee Monday afternoon to ...
YMCA offers new program for those with Parkinson’s
The text message YMCA aerobics coordinator Annette Garrison received two years ago was an SOS. Sylvia Hunt, a good friend ...