UPDATE!!! House Speaker Stumbo files Petition of Censure or Expulsion for Rep. Arnold

          As an investigation against state Rep. John Arnold continues, House Speaker Greg Stumbo filed a petition at 2 p.m. today that sets the stage for the full House to investigate the alleged conduct and decide whether censure or expulsion is in order.

UofL accepting patients in study of vaccine designed to prevent bacterial infection

The University of Louisville has been selected as a study site for a clinical trial researching a vaccine to prevent infection from a bacterium that primarily affects older patients in hospitals or long-term care facilities who also have taken broad-spectrum antibiotics.

Providence Native Goes from Military to NY State Town Judge

Jessie Scheer, a 2000 Providence High School graduate, planned to be a career military officer when he enlisted in the United States Army following his high school graduation.

After basic training Scheer entered advanced training to become a combat engineer, a job that requires a lot of training.

Starks Named Sebree Principal

A little over a month after Superintendant James Kemp named Terry Starks the interim principal at Sebree Elementary, the Sebree Site Based Decision Making (SBDM) council announced on Monday that it had selected Starks to fill the position on a permanent basis.

Jim Gooch and Other Leaders Across the South Back Coal

During the recent meeting of the Southern Legislative Conference, state Rep. Jim Gooch joined with other state legislators from across the South in support of a resolution that calls on the federal government to reconsider new greenhouse gas standards as they pertain to fossil fuels.

“As the third-leading coal-producing state in the nation, Kentucky has a strong incentive to see these new standards changed,” said Rep. Gooch, who chairs the Kentucky House of Representatives’ Natural Resources and Environment Committee. “Otherwise, these changes will have a devastating effect on the coal industry, resulting in unnecessary hikes in electricity costs across the country and making Kentucky much less competitive economically.”

Clay Council Agrees to Repair Damage to Vehicle

Until last week there was a pothole on First Street in Clay that one council member referred to as “a crater”. The hole was paved the morning of the council meeting, but not in time to prevent damage to a few cars.