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Friday, September 20, 2013

Rain dampens the mood in Onton

Hay Days Cruise-In rescheduled for Sat. at 4:00 p.m.


by Matt Hughes
JE News Editor
            Rain brought festivities at the 20th annual Onton Hay Days celebration to a halt on Friday night, with everything but the Hay Days dinner being canceled. But the show must go on.
          "We’ve had around 80 cars agree to come back tomorrow," said Lisa Preston, one of the event’s organizers. "The Cruise-In will start around 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. We’re

Clay Days officially underway



The 2013 Clay Days officially kicked off on Thursday September 19 with the annual Clay Days parade.
The Journal-Enterprise’s editor Charlie Hust was on hand for all the action.

EPA Rules Another Blow to Coal, Small Business


Tom Underwood, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new emission standards for coal and natural-gas plants:
“This is the last thing Kentucky needs. Coal companies are laying off workers left and right, and this is only going to make things worse. On top of that, these new rules are only going to drive up the cost of energy, and that’s going to hurt Kentucky’s job creators, its small businesses. Our members say energy costs is one of their toughest challenges, and this absolutely is not going to help. We’re disappointed, but we’re not surprised, by the