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Regional

  • Expansion in soy acres drives investments

    CHICAGO – The U.S. soybean industry is turning a corner. This year, soy acres closed in on corn acres, narrowing the gap between the two crops. At the United Soybean Board’s (USB) July meeting, the booming supply of soy was a topic of discussion – as was the need for continued strong demand. Conversations shifted from increasing volume to maximizing value to set farmers up for long-term profitability.

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  • State parks offering Aug. 21 eclipse events

    FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky State Parks will be participating in the Aug. 21 Great American Solar Eclipse with fun and educational events during July and August.
    Some parks have astronomy experts scheduled to give talks about the eclipse. Kenlake State Resort Park will kick off the events July 28 with “The Star Geezer” Mark Steven Williams. Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park will host University of Louisville Astronomy Professor Benne Holwerda for a presentation the weekend before the eclipse.

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  • Kentucky Natl. Guard well prepared, lawmakers told

    FRANKFORT—Kentucky has 197 National Guard personnel currently deployed with the U.S. Army or U.S. Air Force, with future mobilizations planned for later this year and in 2018 and 2019, state lawmakers were told last week.

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  • Farms to Food Banks program accepting produce, eggs

    Berea, KY – This summer, Kentucky farmers have an opportunity to recover losses for their unmarketable product while helping fight hunger. Through the Farms to Food Banks program, the Kentucky Association of Food Banks (KAFB) reimburses farmers for the cost of picking, packaging, and transporting their surplus or Number 2 - grade produce to a food bank. Eggs from Kentucky farmers are also being accepted for the first time this year.  

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  • Progress on domestic violence

    Lexington Herald-Leader
    Kentuckians will be safer, thanks to a pair of laws taking effect this week that strengthen protections for victims of domestic violence.
    No longer can people be evicted or refused rental housing because of their status as a victim. The new law, which was sponsored by Rep. Melinda Gibbons Prunty, R-Belton, also requires landlords to allow survivors who have long-term protective orders to replace locks on rental housing and break leases.

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  • Don’t fall prey to ransom

    By Mindy Eaton
    Better Business Bureau
    The Better Business Bureau serving Louisville, Southern Indiana, and Western Kentucky is warning consumers about ransomware.
    In light of the latest ransomware attack, it is more important than ever to make sure you are protecting your computer and other electronic devices.
    Anyone using a smartphone, computer or any internet-connected device could be vulnerable. This scam can begin in many ways.

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  • When the steam locomotives came to northern Ky.

    By DAVE TAYLOR
    The Trimble Banner
    Kentucky residents along the Ohio River had long been accustomed to the long, mournful steam whistles of the numerous mail packet and excursion steamboats plying America’s waterways. But in the late 1860s, steam whistles of a second kind became familiar sounds in southern parts of Trimble and Carroll counties when a railroad line connecting Louisville, Ky., and Cincinnati, Ohio was completed by the Louisville, Cincinnati & Lexington Railroad (LC&L).

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  • Kentucky State Police to conduct traffic safety checkpoints

    CAMPBELLSBURG, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints in the counties of Oldham, Trimble, Henry, Owen, Carroll and Gallatin during the period of July 1st through July 31st. 

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  • Public forum on agriculture and manufacturing draws crowd at Shelby distillery

    By Jacob Blair
    Landmark News Service
    Shelbyville was home to the second of three forums across the state on Linking Agriculture for Networking and Development (LAND) Wednesday at Jeptha Creed Distillery.
    Although Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said the partnerships between the commonwealth’s $6 billion agriculture industry and the $30 billion manufacturing industry are officially forming at the state level, ongoing partnerships between local agriculture producers and local manufacturers have existed for decades.

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  • Veteran farmers’ service continues through agriculture

    By Cora Fox
    Center for Rural Affairs
    When I think of farmers, veteran farmers in particular, I think of hard working and innovative men and women. I see their work in rows of fields covering the rural landscape, in rolling green pastures dotted with livestock, and on shelves in grocery stores.

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