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Overnight Lane Closures Scheduled on I-75/I-64 Sunday, Sept. 7
I-75/I-64 Sunday, Sept. 7 LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 5, 2025) – Construction for the I-75 widening project in Lexington will require temporary overnight lane closures on Sunday, Sept. 7. This closure will allow contractors to remove the temporary barrier walls for the finished sign bases. Beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday, contractors will close the left…
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Frictionless Living: When Life is Just Too Convenient
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Keep It Rural, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Like what you see? Join the mailing list for more rural news, thoughts, and analysis in your inbox each week. “I want everything to be hard and I want it to be deeply rewarding,” so says…
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Radically Relational Farming Reclaims Local Food
Nationwide, a new agricultural movement is taking root, but it’s not just about growing food. It’s about growing power, healing and community through radically collaborative models that challenge generations of injustice and land loss. According to the USDA’s Economic Research Service, Black farmers operated nearly 926,000 farms in 1920, holding around 15 million acres,…
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Neighbors Don’t Let ICE Arrest Their Neighbors Without a Warrant
In Southwest Colorado, increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity has prompted local groups to organize to protect immigrants and arm residents with knowledge about their constitutional rights when dealing with federal law enforcement. Over the past month, approximately 20 people have been detained by ICE in La Plata County, Colorado, said Beatriz Garcia…
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Operations scheduled for Fayette County
Thermoplastic markings LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 5, 2025) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that thermoplastic marking operations are scheduled. Markings include stop bars, crosswalks and arrows. The markings improve reflectivity, and visibility which enhance safety. Flaggers will be onsite to guide and direct traffic. Motorists can pass through the work zones. Sunday, Sept.…
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Gov. Beshear Certifies 6 Counties as Recovery Ready Communities
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sep. 5, 2025) – Today, during the Team Kentucky Recovery Month celebration in Frankfort, Gov. Andy Beshear certified six counties as Recovery Ready Communities. By designating Boyd, Carter, Clay, Greenup, Letcher and Owsley counties as Recovery Ready, Team Kentucky is ensuring access to assistance for drug or alcohol addiction for the nearly 153,000…
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Update – Project progressing for Mt. Sterling in Montgomery County
Sidewalk reconstruction LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 5, 2025) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that this news release serves as an update for a scheduled improvement project in Mt. Sterling. The work includes sidewalk reconstruction. Motorists can pass through the work zone. The anticipated completion date for the entire project is Friday, December 19, 2025.…
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Education Abroad Peer Ambassadors help ignite journeys abroad
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 5, 2025) – For many students, studying abroad can seem as overwhelming as it is exciting. For these students, the best people to ask for help are often those who have recently navigated the process. That’s where Education Abroad Peer Ambassadors (EAPAs) come in — a group of 15 student leaders from…
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Lewis Honors College to transform courtyard into pollinator space
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 5, 2025) — This fall, honors students will transform the space between the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College and The 90 into a pollinator garden, replacing non-native grasses and shrubs with vibrant native species. Lewis Honors College is hosting two events to prepare for the pollinator garden by removing the…
