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Sports gambling bill passes KY House

A bill that would legalize sports gambling in Kentucky passed through the Kentucky House of Representatives on Friday. House Bill 606 passed through the Kentucky House of Representatives by a 58-30 vote on Friday that […]

Bill to ban school mask mandates passes KY House

A bill that will make face masks completely optional in schools regardless of district policy passed by a 56-35 vote in the Kentucky House yesterday. While the legislative body took a measure in its last […]

2022 General Assembly passes its halfway point

The Kentucky General Assembly last week took up several school-related issues regarding student safety, academic standards, masking, and athletics. Keith West files this report from Frankfort… Representatives also discussed a measure to stop SLAPP lawsuits […]

H.M. Bottom passes away at 82

H.M. Bottom, a man known by many for his community service, passed away over the weekend at the age of 82. H.M. was well-known through the community for being the chief of the Russell Springs […]

School board narrowly passes mask requirement in schools

Students, employees, and visitors will be required to continue wearing masks indoors at school according to action taken by the Russell County Board of Education in a special-called meeting Thursday. Masks have been required in […]

Well-known LWC professor passes away at 45

Columbia, KY — Beloved Lindsey Wilson College English Professor Kara Louise Mollis, an accomplished scholar in 19th and 20th century American literature and women’s and gender studies, died on Thursday, June 24. She was 45. […]