Phyllis A. Porrell
Phyllis A. Porrell, 83. Our beloved mother passed away on August 5, 2022. She is survived by her three children, James Horgos, Joseph Horgos, and Kathy Pickup (Matthew.) She was predeceased in 2020 by her husband of 42 years, Joseph J. Porrell. During the last few years of her life, Phyllis was lovingly cared for…
Read MoreFlooding devastated many health clinics in Eastern Kentucky
The flooding in Eastern Kentucky has disrupted much of life, and health care is no exception. “The floods dealt a devastating blow to the ‘safety net’ system of federally-designated community health clinics throughout Eastern Kentucky which focus on medically underserved areas and low-income patients,” reports Deborah Yetter of The Courier Journal. “In addition to primary…
Read MoreCOVID-19: Kentucky infection rate second highest among the states
9 counties drop to low risk of Covid-19, but 80 remain at high risk; Kentucky infection rate second highest among the states CDC map, adapted by Kentucky Health News By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s risk from Covid-19 fell slightly last week, based on the county-by-county risk as estimated by the Centers for…
Read MoreWest Nile virus popping up again in Kentucky
By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today Aug 5, 2022 Updated 23 hrs ago FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – West Nile virus has started appearing in Kentucky once again this year, and although there are no vaccines to prevent it nor medications to treat it, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are steps you…
Read MoreKentucky flood survivors turn to grim task: Burying the dead
Angel Campbell should have been looking through photo albums and eating soup beans in her grandmother’s living room this week By LEAH WILLINGHAM and BRYNN ANDERSON ASSOCIATED PRESS Aug 5, 2022 Updated Aug 5, 2022 CHAVIES, Ky. (AP) — Angel Campbell should have been sitting in her usual chair in her grandmother’s living room this…
Read MoreCatherine Miller Wells
Catherine Miller Wells, 63, went home on July 25, 2022, in Prospect, Kentucky. Cathy was born June 27, 1959,in Paducah, Kentucky to Joann Turner and adopted by Alex and Bette Miller in August 1959. Cathy was a 1981 graduate of Transylvania University. She was so happy to be a member of the Tri Delta sorority,…
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Read MoreBobbie W. Stone
Bobbie W. Stone, 81, died Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Homestead Post Acute Care in Lexington, KY. Born in Paris, KY, he was the husband of the late Barbara Dyer Stone and the son of the late Carl and June Mynear Stone. He was a pastor for 30 years and a member of the Carlisle…
Read MoreJoseph William Hedges
Joseph William Hedges, age 84, Cynthiana, died Monday, August 1, 2022, at Bluegrass Hospice Care Center at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born in Bourbon County, on March 9, 1938, to the late Ora Cecil and Elsie Ellen Ransdell Hedges. Joseph was a Navy machinist mate. Besides his parents, he was preceded in…
Read MoreA Love Story….
A BOOK BY A LOCAL WRITER, “A LOVE STORY” TO BE RELEASED IN PARIS The book, A Love Story, is being released in Paris with a book signing scheduled at Frames on Main, 6:30 Main St., Paris, August 13, from 11-3. Written by Paul A Gibson Sr., staff writer for the Bourbon County. Citizen, the…
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