On/off ramps from U.S. 41 to Second Street closing for weeks
The on and off ramps from U.S. 41 South to Ky. 351/Second Street are scheduled to close Monday and won’t reopen till late July, said a release from I-69 Ohio River Crossing.
Signed detours will be in place. Drivers traveling southbound on U.S. 41 who want to access Ky 351/Second Street will use the next exit—Exit 13—to take a right on Ky. 2084 and follow it to Ky. 351/ Second Street, said the release.
Temporary traffic signals will be in place at the bottom of the ramp to Ky. 2084 and at the Ky. 351/Second Street intersection to help facilitate the safe and efficient flow of traffic in the area, said the release.
Drivers on Ky. 351 who want to go south on U.S. 41 will take Ky. 2084 to Ky. 425 (left turn onto Ky. 425) and then take the ramp to U.S. 41, said the release.
During the ramp closures, crews will continue rebuilding the KY 351/Second Street interchange as part of Section 1 of the I-69 Ohio River Crossing. The two roundabouts west of U.S. 41 are expected to open to traffic before the new school year starts in August.
Summerfest gives $18K to AKZ
SummerFest recently awarded Audubon Kids Zone $18,000 that was raised at its May 18 concert and festivities in downtown Henderson.
AKZ interim executive Director Kace Campbell said the money is going to help pay for trips and activities for children participating in the organization’s summer programs.
Campbell said the children have compiled a “summer bucket list” of activities they want to accomplish before summer is over. They plan to go to a farm, go to Venture River water park and take other small field trips. The money helps to pay for transportation, Campbell said.
She said there are 40 children in the kindergarten through fifth grade program that meets 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Additionally, there are 20 teenagers who participate in the teen program from 3-5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, she said. And five sixth through tenth graders are AKZ ambassadors who help with the younger students and act as support staff, she said.
The money is “definitely a huge help,” Campbell said. “It takes a load off our shoulders to get that money.”
Organizers for SummerFest, in its third year, chose AKZ before the festivities as the recipient of fundraising that occurs at the event.
McGraw Named 2024 Pathfinder Award Winner
Henderson Community College recently presented its 2024 Pathfinder of the Year Award to Margie McGraw, Computer Programming Teacher and Perkins/Work-Based Learning Coordinator, at Union County High School.
The annual Pathfinder Award recognizes a local teacher or guidance counselor for exemplary efforts in assisting students with their college-going and career plans, according to a release from the college.
Each of KCTCS’s 16 colleges statewide selected a Pathfinder Award winner. A total of 320 high school teachers or guidance counselors were nominated by students, faculty or staff from the colleges. Winners were selected based on the following criteria:
- Encouraged students to attend a KCTCS college
- Assisted students in identifying a career and postsecondary path
- Provided mentorship
- Maintained contact with students
“We are thrilled to present this year’s Pathfinder Award to Margie McGraw,” said HCC President/CEO Jason Warren. “Margie is a valued partner at Union County High School who is a strong advocate of higher education and a great mentor for students. We appreciate all her efforts to help prepare and equip the next generation of Kentucky’s workforce.”