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Medicine storage campaign aims to reduce accidental poisonings among kids
BY NADIA RAMLAGANKENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION Small children are landing in the hospital because of accidental poisoning from ingesting medication meant for adults. Experts are working to give households the tools they need to keep kids out of medicines which could potentially harm them. Tonya Jernigan, licensed social worker for the Division of Pediatric Forensic Medicine…
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Access your shot records
Kentucky residents can now access their shot records online at chfs.ky.gov/KDPHMYVaxRecord. The secure Kentucky Immunization Registry Public Portal is a free service provided by the Kentucky Department for Public Health that allows individuals, parents and legal guardians to access official immunization records from the KYIR. Individuals have the option of obtaining a digital copy of…
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Harvest Fest bringing fun to Martin County
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Harvest Fest is rapidly approaching – Sept. 16 and 17 – and will bring arts, crafts, food and fun to Martin County. The festival officially starts at 11 a.m. Sept. 16. “The Martin County High School JKG and journalism class is going to do the fifth annual speech…
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MCMS announces Students of the Month
Martin County Middle School announced its Students of the Month for August. Those students include Samuel Allen, Lucas Dillon, Shawn Messer, Cameron Carter, Lyndsey Moore, Macee Maynard, Karlee Fletcher, Clyde Fitch, Landon Hager, Bradley Hatfield, Parker Maynard and Laurie Reed.
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Purse Bingo Sept. 17
INEZ — A group of volunteers will host Purse Bingo – the funniest bingo you will ever play — at 5 p.m. Sept. 17 to raise funds for the Martin County High School cheer and girls basketball teams. All purses are authentic – Coach, Kate Spade and many more. There are also other prizes to…
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Harvest Fest Treasure winner
Alexis Marcum found the Kiwanis Harvest Festival Treasure Hunt Clue No. 1 on the “13’9” clearance” sign on the bridge by Lovely Freewill Baptist Church. She won $100.
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New FAFSA filing season begins Oct. 1
FRANKFORT — High school seniors and postsecondary students needing student financial aid for fall 2023 can file the 2023–24 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, beginning Oct. 1, according to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. “In the first five months of 2022, the Beshear-Coleman administration helped bring more than $3.9 billion in…
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Federal government offers student loan forgiveness programs
FRANKFORT — The federal government may forgive all or part of federal student loans if borrowers meet certain requirements. The forgiveness options, according to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, include: Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Employees of a U.S. federal, state, local or tribal government or not-for-profit organization may qualify for loan forgiveness after making…
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Kentucky applications now open for U.S. Senate Youth Program
Two Kentucky high school students will be selected this fall as delegates to the United States Senate Youth Program, a merit-based program that takes the most outstanding high school students from around the country to Washington, D.C., for a weeklong study of the federal government and the people who lead it. Selected students also will…
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