Republished from WEKU. Nearly every outdoor siren in Powell County is working again – just in time for spring severe weather season. Powell 911 Director Larry Hall said they were tested last Thursday, and of their dozen, 11 worked. He said they used parts from surplus sirens donated by the neighboring Estill County Fiscal Court. “I took all the radios that we currently have in our sirens, from the Estill County siren bases. Had those reprogrammed to a frequency that matches our controller, matches our sirens.” Hall said he’s spoken to three private...

Originally published by WEKU. Laying down new pavement along Lexington streets is something that often interests both citizens and Council members representing residents. Members of the Council’s Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee got an update this week. Responding to a question about when new asphalt comes into play, Streets and Roads Director Rob Allen said it varies quite a bit.  “It has to do with traffic count and for example, an arterial road could be five to seven years whereas a local road, we’re probably more in the 25-year range and collectors...

For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. – United States Attorney Carlton S. Shier, IV announced today that, in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky collected more than $42 million for crime victims and taxpayers, and obtained civil settlements totaling more than $23 million through its affirmative civil enforcement efforts. “Our office remains dedicated to pursuing restitution for victims of crime, recovering illegally obtained funds, and protecting taxpayer dollars from fraud, waste, and abuse,” said United States...

Originally published by WEKU. It is certainly the horse racing season in the Commonwealth. Saturday’s 150th running of the Kentucky Derby follows the 100th running of the Bluegrass Stakes last month at Keeneland. Lexington Rotarians got their annual Thoroughbred racing update Thursday. Before longtime radio broadcaster and horse racing expert Tom Leach gave his picks for the Derby, Keeneland President Shannon Arvin briefed club members on the Lexington track’s $93 million construction project. Whenever there’s work done, Arvin says the question comes, ‘are you gonna mess up it up?’ She said steps are...