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Domestic violence affects men, women and children of all races, status, religions and culture.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is updating its Long-Range Statewide Transportation Plan (LRSTP) an...

Janie Slaven | CJ County Treasurer Joan Isaacs discusses a recommendation to replace the 911 phone system at Tuesdays meeting of Pulaski County Fiscal Court.  Janie Slaven | CJ Pulaski County Emergency Management/911 Director Aaron Ross presented several items during Tuesdays fiscal court meeting. Janie Slaven | CJ While magistrates Mike Strunk, left, and Jason Turpen, center, listen, County Treasurer Joan Isaacs explains why the 911 center should contract with the state to replace its ph...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 10, 2021) — A project led by researchers from the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) at the University of Kentucky will soon help officials and residents in west-central Kentucky better understand the risks related to karst and mitigate potential damage from sinkholes.  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, has awarded $293,984 to KGS to develop a multijurisdictional plan for karst mitigation in the Lincoln Tra...

Eagle Country 99.3 By Travis Thayer (Frankfort, Ky.) – Millions of dollars are being made available in Kentucky for utility bill assistance. Governor Andy Beshear announced Monday that up to $38 million is available to local governments to help Kentuckians with overdue utility bills in their jurisdiction. The Department for Local Government will administer the funding from the Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Response program established by the U.S. Depart...

Kenneth Franks passed away 2021-01-07 in Monterey, Kentucky. This is the full obituary story where you can express condolences and share memories. Services by McDonald & New Funeral Homes.

Sherry McDavid of the FIVCO development district asks a question during Sen. Rand Pauls town hall meeting. KEVIN GOLDY | THE DAILY INDEPENDENT Sherry McDavid has spent her entire career help to build and strengthen communities. McDavid has dedicated 27 years as the executive director of the FIVCO Area Development District, and before that she was executive director of the FIVCO Service Agency, bringing her total to 38 years serving the residents of Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Greenup and Lawrence co...

BY Scott Miller | December 30, 2020 Communities in Scotts Bluff, Morrill and Kimball counties are kicking in funding for an effort intended to boost workforce housing in the region. The Western Nebraska Rural Workforce Housing Grant Fund is a pool of loan funding intended to be leveraged with a state economic development grant being applied for in January that would match those state funds ...