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January unemployment in Kentucky is down slightly from the previous month and year. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for January was 4.3 percent. That is down from the 4.5 percent average reported in December, and down .5 percent from the January 2025 average of 4.8 percent. Kentucky’s unemployment average for January came in tied with the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor says […]

Earth Day is April 22, but Bernheim Forest invites the community to celebrate the beauty of the planet this Saturday with Restore: Healthy Planet, Healthy Us, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 18. “We’re going to have a tree giveaway and plant sales,” said Bernheim Forest Director of Marketing and Communications Lynette Cox. “You can come and pick up a free native tree sapling from […]

Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland celebrated the volunteers who make the organization’s mission possible with their annual volunteer luncheon Friday, held at the Central Kentucky Community Foundation in Elizabethtown. “This is one of my favorite days of the year,” said FAKH Executive Director Charles Dennis. “At Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, we have a saying that ‘Food is all we do, and community is all we are,” and when I look out […]

The annual unemployment rate for Kentucky in 2025 came in higher than 39 other states. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state’s annual unemployment average for 2025 was 4.6 percent. That comes in higher than the U.S. annual unemployment rate of 4.3 percent. Kentucky, along with Illinois and Ohio, tied for the highest annual unemployment rate among surrounding states. California posted the highest rate at 5.5 percent while South […]

April 6 through 12 is National Public Health Week, an opportunity to celebrate the power of public health and the impact it has on keeping families safe, healthy, and thriving. The week is an opportunity to recognize the contributions of multiple workers and organizations, including your local health department. “We like to say that public health touches people from birth to the grave,” said Lincoln Trail District Health Department Public Relations Officer Melissa […]

Area pet owners and community members are invited to come out to the 12th annual PAWS United Pet Expo, to be held this Saturday at 2855 Centennial Avenue in Radcliff. “The official time is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,” said event organizer Charles Hinckley. “There’s going to be some great stuff that’s taking place. We’ve got a lot of vendors that are coming in. We have a shot clinic. The […]

More prep work ahead of the summer closure of Interstate 65 in Louisville is scheduled for this weekend. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Five says single lane closures are scheduled for I-65 North between Grade Lane and the Interstate 264 interchange. Contract crews will be completing shoulder strengthening to prepare for the summer closure. Work is expected to begin around 7 p.m. Friday and end by 6 a.m. Monday. Five miles […]