Day: August 24, 2012
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Hopkinsville council, absent a proponent, narrowly replaces smoking ban idea with plan to require posted smoking policies
The effort to pass a smoking ban in the largest Kentucky town without one may have hit a roadblock Thursday night. The Hopkinsville City Council forwarded a smoking ordinance that...
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Central Baptist takes over Russell County Hospital
Russell County Hospital in Russell Springs will be managed by Lexington’s Central Baptist Hospital, at least for the next three years. The deal announced this week is the latest in...
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Laurel County man talks about bout with West Nile; one of few diagnosed with disease in Kentucky
A Laurel County man has shared his story after contracting the West Nile Virus, which, though rare in Kentucky, has been more common nationwide this year than it has been...
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At least 50 Kentuckians sick from salmonella, likely from cantaloupes; best to wash them with a diluted bleach solution
Photo by Richard North for Gristmill Health officials have zeroed in on a farm in southwestern Indiana responsible for at least some of the cantaloupe that were contaminated with salmonella,...