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Evelyn Richard Evelyn and Ray Richard on their wedding day in 1979 (left) and on a cruise in 2017 (right). When Evelyn Richard met her husband, Ray, in the 1970s, they lived hundreds of miles apart. “He was actually in Walton [in Boone County, Ky.] visiting a friend that he had made while he was in the Navy,” she said. “I saw Ray in the congregation at the church and asked who he was. And then we were introduced.” They went on a date. There was a spark. So they kept in touch.  “We ...

Indoor mask wearing recommended for some to combat variant BRUCE SCHREINER and PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN, Associated Press July 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this April 27, 2021, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks in Louisville, Ky. Kentucky reached a contract deal Thursday, July 15, 2021 to continue placing youngsters with a Baptist-affiliated children’s agency, coming after the Democratic governors administration removed LGBTQ anti-discrimination language that the agenc...

Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack and Gov. Andy Beshear held a press conference on July 19 and alerted the public about the growing concern regarding the Delta variant of COVID-19 and how it is already ’spreading like wildfire’ among unvaccinated communities. During the press conference, Beshear provided information on the current situation in Kentucky regarding COVID-19 cases and vaccination rates. As of July 19, about 51 percent of Kentucky’s population, or n...

Gov. Beshear provides new masking recommendations as Delta variant spreads in Ky. Dustin Vogt, Jerrica Valtierra © Timothy D. Easley Governor Andy Beshear (photo) FRANKFORT, Ky. (WAVE) - After a little more than a month without afternoon COVID briefings, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear returned to the podium to speak on COVID Delta variant spread within the Commonwealth. Beshear said there was concern as more cases of the Delta variant have been confirmed within Kentucky, includin...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear did not levy any mandates during Monday’s special-called discussion revolving around the fast-spreading “Delta variant” of the coronavirus. He did, however, impress strong recommendations — based stalled vaccinations rates and the Commonwealth’s more-than-doubling of new COVID-19 cases over the last three weeks. ■ All unvaccinated Kentuckians should wear masks indoors when not in their home. ■ Kentuckians at higher risk due to pre-existing conditions sho...

Mon, 07/19/2021 - 18:32 RCN Newsdesk As a more transmissible variant of COVID-19 makes its way around the world, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and state Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack spoke in Frankfort on Monday about it. “We have the most aggressive variant that we have seen to date in our battle against COVID. It’s a serious, even deadly, threat to unvaccinated Kentuckians,” said Beshear. “If more adults don’t get vaccinated,...

Kentucky Gov. Pushes for Masks After Fully-Vaxxed Lawmakers Catch COVID Amid Delta Surge On 7/19/21 at 7:41 PM EDT Democratic Governor Andy Beshear of Kentucky issued new coronavirus recommendations Monday pushing for more mask-wearing amid a rise in Kentucky cases, even among the fully-vaccinated, driven by the Delta variant. During a press conference on Monday, Beshear said after months of dropping case rates, Kentucky is now seeing a rise in positive coronavirus cases, likely driven by the m...

Governor Andy Beshear said the delta variant is serious even among vaccinated Kentuckians and the state has seen three straight weeks of increasing cases. Kentucky’s current positivity rate has also jumped to 5.45%. It was just below 4.5% on Friday. The spread of cases is clear on the statewide map, there were eight red zone counties as of Monday, up from five on Friday. Clusters of cases are also being reported from gatherings such as camps, concerts and sporting events. There have been at ...

Kentucky COVID-19 cases and the positivity rate have begun rising Share Updated: 6:18 PM EDT Jul 8, 2021 Associated Press Share Updated: 6:18 PM EDT Jul 8, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THAT’S BEING GIVEN OUT AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE HOLIDAY SETUP. THE DELTA VARIANT IS LURKING IN THE SHADOWS. WE HAVE ABOUT A HUNDRED AND FOUR VARIANTS TO DATE THAT WE OWKN ABOUT AND OF THO TSEHREE OF THEM SO FAR ARE THE DELTA VARIANT SO WE KNOW IT’S HERE IN HA...

State health official: Kentucky COVID-19 cases, positivity rate have begun rising Share Updated: 8:57 PM EDT Jul 8, 2021 The Associated Press Share Updated: 8:57 PM EDT Jul 8, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Volunteers printed out 10,000 of these flyers to place them in homes, doors and even some fence lines. Its all to get certain zip codes more vaccinated house after house. Everybody go get the door.HCP volunteers are leaving behind little flyers w...