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On the first Saturday in August, thousands of political spectators flock to a far West Kentucky town with a population of about 300 people.  They are always ready to loudly cheer, boo and wave campaign signs during a church picnic that annually brings together Kentucky Republicans and Democrats vying for office.  The Fancy Farm…

Olivia Lane off Newtown Pike will close beginning Friday, July 31 at 7 p.m. for approximately one week as part of ongoing I-75 widening construction. Sugar Maple Lane is designated as the detour.

KOI Superior Walls has opened its first Kentucky manufacturing facility in Boone County, creating 73 full-time jobs and expanding the operations of the parent company KOI Precast Concrete.

Pete Nochta has been promoted to general manager of Kentucky football, replacing Pat Biondo who departed after seven months. The promotion comes as Head Coach Will Stein prepares for his first season.

Jenny Mock, a physical education teacher at Leestown Middle School, has been named the 2026 Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year by KYSHAPE, the state affiliate of SHAPE America.

In 49 states, the number of people enrolled in Obamacare plans has declined since Congress made coverage more expensive by allowing federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year. The lone exception was New Mexico, the only state that has used its own money to fully replace the expired aid, according to…

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s most visible public health officials during the coronavirus pandemic, declined to answer questions from a U.S. Senate committee in a tense and confrontational hearing Wednesday, citing his Fifth Amendment rights.  Fauci said during a brief opening statement he believed Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee…

As the Kentucky Lantern covered, legislation in the last legislative session mandated the creation of a new Center for American Civics at the University of Kentucky. Though the legislation itself is somewhat opaque about its intentions, it clearly aimed to set up a full academic unit in a style increasingly familiar across the United…

The YMCA of Central Kentucky will host Back to School Rallies on August 2 at seven locations across Central Kentucky, distributing free backpacks and school supplies to elementary, middle, and high school students.

Kentucky volleyball has been picked by SEC coaches to win the conference title for the 10th consecutive year, with five Wildcats earning preseason All-SEC honors including standout setter Kassie O’Brien and three-time All-SEC selection Brooklyn DeLeye.