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BRIEFS: Deaconess plans $150 million cancer center; HCS starts annual assessment tests; City begins milling and paving; Mother’s Day breakfast Saturday; Hydro awarded Business Service Award for Kentucky; HMP&L wins three awards

April 29, 2026

AKZ’s first forum offers different way of hearing candidates

April 29, 2026

Schools

BRIEF: HCS will cover costs of background checks for volunteers

April 25, 2026

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Candidate intro: Cindy Weaver, running for Henderson mayor

Weaver exits race for Henderson mayor

February 25, 2026

Now running unopposed, Staton has four more years in office Cindy Weaver, who filed to run for Henderson mayor on...

Kentucky community colleges working to meet students’ ‘severe’ need for mental health support

Kentucky would opt into federal plan for private-school tuition aid under GOP bill

by McKenna Horsely

February 25, 2026

Henderson Rep. Payne defends his 'aye' vote The state House approved a bill that would opt Kentucky into a federal...

Kentucky Republicans issue subpoenas to Beshear administration for budget information

by McKenna Horsely

February 25, 2026

Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Republicans in the General Assembly have issued subpoenas to the Beshear administration for information they...

City makes deal with PTTG to paint bridge section over Water Street

BRIEFS: Bridge over Water Street prep work not for painting; Health Careers Fair; City’s spring cleanup dates set

by Staff

February 24, 2026

Water Street closure for prep work on train bridge is not connected to painting Henderson Assistant City Manager Buzzy Newman...

Medicaid, housing, energy, I-69 are some of the topics discussed Monday at chamber’s Legislative Preview

State

Mills hopes SB 9 spurs construction across state

State Sen. Robby Mills says he’s excited about the possibility of local governments across the state putting in place tools...

Schools

KY Supreme Court unanimously strikes down Republican lawmakers’ 2022 charter school law

by McKenna Horsely

Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Supreme Court justices all agreed that the Republican-controlled legislature’s 2022 law allowing charter schools is...

BRIEFS: Lotter volunteer of the year; Rotary scholarships; DAR awards; Sentencings

by Staff

Henderson County Schools Recognizes FRYSC Volunteer of the Year Millie Lotter of East Heights Elementary School was recently recognized as...

Terror on the Trail can remain open if the haunted trail meets certain conditions

Terror on the Trail can again open after the Henderson County Board of Zoning Adjustments recently approved a conditional use...

Kentucky House committee approves changes to assessments that measure student growth

Crafting HB 500 is just beginning, state legislators say

The bill in current form would cause many state employees to pay much more for health insurance, says Personnel Cabinet...