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Bring your used cooking oil to the Gobble Grease Toss
Go green on Black Friday at the Gobble Grease Toss! If you fry your turkey on Thanksgiving, bring your used cooking oil to the Redwood Cooperative School, 166 Crestwood Drive, on Friday, Nov. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to be recycled. The sixteenth annual Gobble Grease Toss is a partnership between the…
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Bring your used cooking oil to the Gobble Grease Toss
Go green on Black Friday at the Gobble Grease Toss! If you fry your turkey on Thanksgiving, bring your used cooking oil to the Redwood Cooperative School, 166 Crestwood Drive, on Friday, Nov. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to be recycled. The sixteenth annual Gobble Grease Toss is a partnership between the…
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UK researchers awarded IMLS grant to strengthen social services in public libraries
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 25, 2025) — Researchers from the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information and the College of Social Work received a three-year grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to expand access to social services through public libraries. Youngok Choi, Ph.D., director of the School of Information Science; Brian…
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Third infant ‘whooping cough’ death reported in Kentucky in 12 months; health officials urge vaccinations
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News State health officials have announced that a third infant has died from pertussis, or whooping cough, in Kentucky in the past 12 months. “We are deeply saddened to learn of another infant death in Kentucky due to pertussis and are concerned by the volume of cases we are seeing…
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Pikeville Medical Center joins Golisano Children’s at UK Affiliate Network, increasing access to specialized pediatric care
Kentucky Health News A new affiliation between Pikeville Medical Center’s Mettu Children’s Hospital and Golisano Children’s at UK, formerly Kentucky Children’s Hospital, will expand specialized pediatric care to children and families in Pikeville. Mettu Children’s is the latest hospital to join the Golisano Children’s at UK Affiliate Network, a statewide initiative dedicated to strengthening pediatric care in…
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Estill, Henderson, Lewis and Warren counties certified as Recovery Ready Communities, totaling 35
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Four more Kentucky counties have been certified as Recovery Ready Communities, signaling that they have the resources needed to help their residents recover from addiction. That brings the total to 35 counties out of 120. “Too many of our families know the pain of losing a loved one to…
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Jim Bennett wins Gil Friedel Memorial Health Policy Award for immigrant and refugee work
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Jim Bennett is the winner of the Foundation for Healthy Kentucky‘s 2025 Gil Friedell Memorial Health Policy Award for his work to improve the health of immigrants and refugees in the Central Kentucky area. Bennett and his wife, Dot, have dedicated their time to creating Centro de San Juan Diego, a…
