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Webb music shop to be featured on Kentucky Life
Memorial Day banjo workshop and jam draw crowd BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — James E. Webb Musical Repair and Sales, located in Tomahawk, will soon be gracing screens across the state as part of KET’s Kentucky Life. Filming was underway Monday during a Memorial Day banjo workshop and all-star jam that drew music…
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Animal tranquilizer in fentanyl found in 48 states, including Kentucky
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE Fentanyl in Kentucky may now be laced with an animal tranquilizer called Xylazine, what drug officials are calling the “third wave” of the opioid epidemic. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, in the Commonwealth, Xylazine has so far shown up at DEA labs in the Florence/Covington area and in…
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Older Kentuckians want aging-in-place support, affordable medication
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE Kentuckians age 50 and older across the state continue to struggle with high prescription drug costs, caregiver stress, and lack of long-term care options. Advocates say most residents want aging-in-place resources to stay in their homes longer. Dwight Butler, executive council member of AARP Kentucky, explained increasing support for…
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After Russell County school employees were educated about adverse childhood experiences, suspensions dropped by half
Suspensions of elementary-school students in Russell County have dropped by half since 2019, when teachers, staff, counselors, and bus drivers began getting intensive training on the effects of childhood trauma on students’ mental and physical health, reports Nadia Ramlagan of Public News Service. “More kids report feeling safe, cared for, and feel they ‘belong’ at…
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RSV, Flu, COVID: Kentucky faces ‘triple threat’ this winter
BY NADIA RAMLAGANKENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION The flu, COVID and RSV are rapidly spreading in Kentucky, and health experts say that’s a problem for hospitals, schools and the state’s vulnerable residents. So far, more than 20 school districts have temporarily halted classes due to RSV. At Norton Children’s Hospital, pediatrician Dr. Robert Blair said respiratory viruses…
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Call for Kentucky’s rural electric co-ops: increase energy efficiency
BY NADIA RAMLAGANKENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION Kentucky’s two dozen rural electric co-ops could do more to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy, according to a recent ranking of southeastern rural electric co-ops. Co-op utilities provide power to 1.5 million people in nearly all Kentucky counties. Chris Woolery, residential energy coordinator with the nonprofit Mountain Association,…
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Rural Kentucky schools tackle childhood trauma
BY NADIA RAMLAGANKENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION Russell County teachers, staff, counselors, and bus drivers have received intensive training on the effects of childhood trauma on kids’ mental and physical health since 2019. Today, elementary school suspensions have decreased by 50%, and more kids report feeling safe, cared for, and feel they “belong” at school. Amalia Mendoza,…
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Trust your gut, know the signs to spot, prevent child abuse
BY NADIA RAMLAGANKENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION Child abuse cases in the state dropped between 2019 and 2020, but Kentucky still ranks fifth among states for incidents of child maltreatment, according to the latest federal data. Dr. Kelsey Gregory, a pediatrician specializing in child-abuse cases in the Division of Forensic Medicine at the University of Kentucky, said…
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Possible link between flood risk, Abandoned Mine Land brings urgency to reclamation efforts
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN KENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION The impact of abandoned mine land on flood risk is receiving new scrutiny after devastating floods in the eastern part of the state left 40 people dead. Mary Cromer, deputy director of the Appalachian Citizens Law Center in Whitesburg, said while research is ongoing and no definitive link has…
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COVID boosters, seasonal flu shots can prevent illness this winter
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN KENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION State health experts are warning the flu and COVID season could be severe, and are urging Kentuckians to stay on guard. With COVID restrictions loosened or no longer in effect in many places, researchers said they are seeing evidence the flu will make a strong comeback. Eric Friedlander, secretary…
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