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3 accused of attempting to traffic pot through mail
HARRODSBURG — Three central Kentucky residents are facing charges after allegedly trying to traffic marijuana through the mail, authorities said. Mercer County Sheriff Ernie Kelty told The Advoc...
Aug 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Workers replacing gate at Greenup Locks and Dam
LLOYD — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun work to replace an aging gate at the Greenup Locks and Dam on the Ohio River. The Independent reports an emergency gate and bulkhead have been ...
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Vets to watch for swine flu at State Fair
LOUISVILLE — State veterinarians will be watching for evidence of swine flu during this year’s Kentucky State Fair as health officials nationwide have reported a five-fold increase of a new strain ...
Aug 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press A corn plant shows damage caused by summertime heat and dry conditions July 26 near Eminence, Ky. The National Agricultural Statistics Service's field office says in a report that the state is facing the worst corn crop in decades.
Report: State faces worst corn crop since 1983
LOUISVILLE — Triple-digit heat and dry conditions that withered crops during a brutal summer could end up producing Kentucky’s skimpiest corn yields in nearly three decades, a report said Friday. ...
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Personnel Board delays decision in hiring case
FRANKFORT — A prison worker from northeastern Kentucky will have to wait at least another month to find out if he gets to keep a job promotion he received more than a year ago. The State Personn...
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Associated Press Piles of recently cut burley tobacco sit on a trailer Thursday on a farm near Finchville. Tobacco specialists say much of the burley has gone through a growth spurt, thanks to recent rains.
Burley crop shows growth spurt after timely rains
FINCHVILLE — For burley tobacco farmers in Kentucky and Tennessee, forecasts for a close-to-average yield are coming as a big relief after sweating through prospects of a paltry harvest as extreme ...
Aug 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Angry mom hurls pigs feet through window
LOYALL — Dianne Lewis says she doesn’t remember throwing the jars of pickled pigs feet through the window of a convenience store in Harlan County. Nor raking merchandise from the shelves of the ...
Aug 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Girl Scouts collect books for tornado-damaged school
WEST LIBERTY — Four central Kentucky Girl Scouts have delivered 4,272 books they collected to a school in eastern Kentucky that was destroyed last spring by a tornado. Librarian Frances Gulley r...
Aug 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Universities of Kentucky, Louisville team up to curb alcohol abuse
LOUISVILLE — With the fall semester starting soon, Kentucky’s two largest universities are teaming with a pair of distilleries in a stepped up campaign to curb alcohol abuse among students. The ...
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State agency can help farmers find forage
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Department of Agriculture may be able to help farmers find forage for livestock now that many pastures and hay fields have been depleted by drought. State Agriculture Co...
Aug 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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