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Tour de Paris 5K – Run With Them or Sponsor the Race!
Good Afternoon! The countdown is on for the Tour de Paris 5K, and we want YOU to be part of the excitement—whether you’re running the race or cheering from the sidelines as a proud sponsor! 🎉 Tour de Paris 5K📍 Start/Finish: 806 Main Street, Paris, KY (Eiffel Tower)📅 Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025🕘 Time: 9:00…
Read MoreAuxiliary Gate 207 features Margaret Layton and Paris Is For Horse Lovers promotion
Al Cross on Kansas
Kentucky Journalism Hall-of-Famer Al Cross weighs in on the police raid on the weekly newspaper in Kansas, why all Kentuckians should pay attention to it, and the reason we need a free press.
Read MoreCovid-19 vaccines: What parents need to know now
Photo illustration via Children’s Hospital Los Angeles The Covid-19 pandemic is no longer a national emergency, but the virus that caused it isn’t gone—and neither is the risk of getting the disease, says Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. It published a Q and A with Dr. Michael Smit, the hospital’s medical director of infection prevention and control:…
Read MoreElection board certifies May primary results
TOM LATEK | KENTUCKY TODAY FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The State Board of Elections has certified the vote totals from the May Primary Election, so the fields are now officially set for Democratic and Republican nominees in the Constitutional offices that will appear on the November ballot. In the Governor’s race, incumbent Democrat Andy Beshear…
Read MoreSpring has Sprung, Keeneland in Full Bloom!
MURRAY WEST | Citizen Staff Friday, 4-7-2023 This past weekend saw spring officially welcomed into central Kentucky, with opening day at glorious Keeneland! We quickly understood that the racing world was in good order when the opening race of the meet saw Bledsoe, a two-year-old son of Iqbaal, sprint away in mid-stretch for owner/breeder/trainer Wesley…
Read MoreMostly along partisan lines, legislature overrides governor’s veto of bill that would ban gender-affirming care to minors in Kentucky
Nineteen protesters opposing Senate Bill 150 in the gallery were arrested as the House voted to override the veto of a bill to ban gender-affirming care for Kentucky’s youth. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsRepublicans in the Kentucky House and Senate voted Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto…
Read MoreBill to legalize medical marijuana for some in 2025 becomes law
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear shows his signature on the cannabis bill to state Sen. Stephen West, R-Paris, as legislators of both parties and others look on. (Kentucky Lantern photo by McKenna Horsley) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After years of failed attempts, on the last day of the 2023 legislative session legislators passed…
Read More5 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…
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…
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