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The Kentucky Composting Conference returns Oct. 9 – 10 for two full days of networking, learning and innovation in composting. Held at the University of Kentucky’s E.S. Good Barn, farmers, environmental advocates, educators, businesses and policymakers will gather to advance composting practices and sustainability efforts across the Commonwealth. The conference is sponsored by Lexington’s…

Wagering update given to lawmakers September 25, 2025 House Minority Caucus Chair Al Gentry, D-Louisville, says he would like to see local governments benefit more from sports wagering during Thursday’s Interim Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations meeting. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — Sports wagering is a relatively…

Playing card manufacturer and distributor has operated in Kentucky since 2008   FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 24, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined local leaders in Erlanger and executives from the United States Playing Card Co. (USPC) to celebrate the 140th anniversary of Bicycle brand playing cards and cut the ribbon on its new…

First Lady Beshear also recognized Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky   LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 24, 2025) – Today, at the UK Chandler Hospital, First Lady Britainy Beshear joined leaders from the Kentucky Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fund (KPCRTF) Board to present $500,000 to the University of Kentucky (UK) Markey Cancer Foundation for the…

Lexington-Fayette County Health Department Announces Free Flu Shot Clinics on October 1Click here for registration. The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is hosting free flu shot clinics on October 1, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM, or until supplies run out, to help protect our community this flu season. These clinics will offer free…

UK HealthCare is the hospitals and clinics of the University of Kentucky. But it is so much more. It is more than 10,000 dedicated health care professionals committed to providing advanced subspecialty care for the most critically injured and ill patients from the Commonwealth and beyond. It also is the home of the state’s…

UK HealthCare is the hospitals and clinics of the University of Kentucky. But it is so much more. It is more than 10,000 dedicated health care professionals committed to providing advanced subspecialty care for the most critically injured and ill patients from the Commonwealth and beyond. It also is the home of the state’s…