5 confirmed dead from Friday’s severe weather outbreak
By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – At least five people are confirmed dead and hundreds of thousands are without power due to the severe weather outbreak that rocked Kentucky on Friday, especially the western and central sections of the state. During a Saturday press conference at the Capitol, Gov. Andy Beshear gave…
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Read MoreLisa Lynn Wagner Long
Lisa Lynn Wagner Long, wife of David Long, died Wednesday February 15, 2023 at the Community North Hospital, Indianapolis, IN. She was born in Paris, KY to Glenn Phillips and Helen Mae Caywood Wagner. She was a retired data processor for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. In her spare time she enjoyed camping and fishing.…
Read MoreBCA Lions capture first KCSAA state basketball title
Bourbon Christian Academy completes year with a perfect record in league play in the Kentucky Christian School Athletic Association Conference, capping it off with a state title STORY SUBMITTED/IVAN K. RICE I For The Citizen ELIZABETHTOWN, KY – Coach Sean Rankin and his staff took their Bourbon Christian Academy Lions basketball team to…
Read MoreWilma Ann Toy
Wilma Ann Toy peacefully slipped into eternity on Friday, February 24, 2023. She was a remarkable woman in many ways and will be deeply missed by her family, friends, and to the many she impacted along the way. She was a woman of incredible joy. She lived life to the fullest overcoming many challenges. She…
Read MoreMargaret Jean Farley Isbell
Margaret Jean Farley Isbell, of Paris, widow of Ronald Herman Isbell, departed this life on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, at the age of 81. Jean was born in Wallins Creek, Kentucky on March 9, 1941, to the late Whitfield and Bertha Gross Farley. She was a homemaker, and…
Read MoreUnvaccinated attendee of big revival has state’s third case of measles in 3 months; Ky. ranks very low in measles vaccinations
An unvaccinated Jessamine County resident who attended the large, spontaneous revival at Asbury University has Kentucky’s third reported case of measles in three months, the state Department for Public Health said Friday. “Anyone who attended the revival on Feb. 18 may have been exposed to measles,” Dr. Steven Stack, the state health commissioner, said in…
Read MoreBill to let advance-practice registered nurses prescribe controlled substances on their own passes Senate, until now its roadblock
By Melissa Patrick | Kentucky Health News After years of debate and momths of negotiations, a bill to create a path for Kentucky’s advanced-practice registered nurses to prescribe controlled substances independently has passed the state Senate and gone to the House on a 30-2-1 vote. Senate Bill 94 was the result of a compromise brokered…
Read MoreCharles Thomas Skeen
Charles Thomas “Tom” Skeen, husband of Toni DeNitto Skeen, to whom he was married for 58 years, departed this life on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at his home with family by his side, having attained the age of 80 years. Tom was born in Lexington, Kentucky on March 10, 1942, the son of the late…
Read MoreMichelle Dare Jones
Michelle Dare Jones, 56, wife of Allen Jones, died Monday, February 20, 2023 at her home in Paris, KY. A native of Mt. Sterling, she was the daughter of the late Stanley W. Staton and Virginia Pieratt Staton. In addition to her husband, she is survived by one sister, Genean Crosby; one brother, Stanley P.…
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