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LEXINGTON, Ky. — A University of Kentucky reproductive biologist is leading an ambitious four-year study to investigate what may be the swine industry’s most pressing yet largely invisible problem: the mismatch between how many piglets modern sows now conceive and how many their bodies can adequately support during pregnancy. Jonathan Pasternak, associate professor in…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Council voted 10-5 Tuesday to keep the Mint Lane pump station behind Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. It will be torn open, rebuilt, and brought into compliance with a federal consent decree that has shaped this city’s sewer policy for 18 years and counting. The bill, as approved,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will conduct street sweeping operations on New Circle Road (KY 4) in Fayette County on Thursday, April 30, according to a traffic advisory released by KYTC District 7. Work is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both the inner and outer loops between mile points…

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has announced a scheduled road closure on KY 922 in Scott County on Thursday, April 30 for pavement maintenance work. The closure will affect the roadway between mile points 3.1 and 4.0 near U.S. 460 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., weather permitting, according to the KYTC District 7 advisory.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council held a work session Tuesday to consider a slate of funding agreements, capital projects and infrastructure improvements totaling millions of dollars. Among the major items on the agenda was authorization for a $50,000 memorandum of understanding with the Boys and Girls Club of the Bluegrass to…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Walsh Construction and the University of Kentucky have officially launched the second cohort of their Pre-Apprenticeship Program, expanding a workforce development initiative aimed at creating pathways into the construction trades for local residents. The program, tied to the construction of the UK Cancer and Advanced Ambulatory Building, enrolled seven participants from…

The 37th annual Barnstable Brown Kentucky Derby Eve Gala will bring together an array of international celebrities on May 1 for one of Derby Week’s most exclusive events, with all proceeds benefiting UK HealthCare’s Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center. The star-studded bash, held at Patricia Barnstable Brown’s home in Louisville, has been named one of…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington’s first Civic Assembly presented its recommendations to the General Government and Planning Committee on April 28th after deliberating on issues of Councilmember pay and how the city’s charter should be reviewed over time. The 36-member assembly, organized by CivicLex and funded independently with no local government funding, advanced three proposals…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky will join organizations across the country in lighting up green May 1 to recognize Mental Health Awareness Month, according to a university announcement. Buildings including William T. Young Library and others across UK’s campus will display the symbolic green illumination in honor of the nationwide observance. Mental…