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Plane Down Near Airport; Only Minor Injuries

(LEX 18) – Lexington Fire officials say a plane was forced to make an emergency landing in a field near Blue Grass Airport after a reported engine failure. It happened at about 3:50p.m. according to the fire department. Reportedly a Beechcraft Bonanza plane was approaching Blue Grass Airport for landing when the engine failed. The…MORE

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Congratulations to: LaDonda Porter of Beaumont Middler School, named Kentucky 2019 Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. Brooks Conrad, named manger of the Lexington Legends for 2019. Thomas Lister, a sixth-grader at Beaumont Middler School, who earned first place honors in “The Write Stuff,” a statewide contest sponsored by Gilda’s Club-Kentuckiana.MORE

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Congratulations to: Davile Bustle of Locust Trace AgriScience Center, selected to participate in the 2018-19 XLR8 Institute. Xiabo “Max” Dong, a doctoral student at UK’s Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, awarded the American Membrane Technology Association Ian C. Satwon Fellowship for membrane Advancement. Patricia Kunz Howard of UK HealthCare, named president of the Emergency…MORE

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Wrapping up 2018 with Congratulations to: Fred Sarver, named 2018 Friend of University of Kentucky Ag Equine Programs. These award-winners at the Midway University Nursing Pinning Ceremony: Stacy Frost of Georgetown, who received the Majmundar Nursing Award and the Florence Nightingale Award. Kaci Leatherwood of Georgetown, winner of the Outstanding Freshman Award. Ansley Yankey of…MORE

Woman Faces Charges After Chase

(LEX 18)– A woman is facing charges after she allegedly led authorities on a high speed chase from Montgomery County to Lexington. The chase started at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in Mount Sterling and ended about 45 minutes later. Jail officials tell LEX 18 that police approached 30-year-old Tiffany Watkins in the Walmart parking…MORE

Organic Almond Butter Recalled

Inspired Organics, LLC has issued a voluntary recall of Organic Almond Butter due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever,…MORE

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Congratulations to: UK Senior kicker Miles Butler, who earned first-team Google Cloud Academic All-America honors. Fred Sarver, named 2018 Friend of University Of Kentucky Ag Equine Programs. Gabriella Martin, a seventh Grader at Leestown Middle School, named to the American Choral Directors Association Middle School/Junior High SATB Honor Choir. Dr. Robert Frazer, named chair of…MORE

Hep A Case in Hotel

(LFCHD)–An employee in the kitchen of the Clarion Hotel Conference Center-North, 1950 Newtown Pike, has been diagnosed with a confirmed case of hepatitis A. As a result, customers who ate at the hotel, including the Sports Page Bourbon and Bar Grill, from Nov. 26-Dec. 4, 2018, may have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus…MORE

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Congratulations to: Winners of the Library Science Tuition Scholarship:  Sylina Adkins, Paris-Bourbon County Public Library and Heather Tackett, Jessamine County Public Library. Doug Boyd, Director of University of Kentucky Libraries’ Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral HIstory, recipient of  a Fulbright U.S. Scholar program award to conduct research in Australia. These First Place winners in…MORE

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Congratulations to: The recipients of the 2018 Terry B. Mobley Philanthropy Award: Mitch Barnhart, Greg Casey, Amber Bowling,  Tarin Adams, Jamie Risen, and Lori Ekdahl. Michael Blowen, found of Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Sanctuary, winner of the 2018 John W. Galbreath Award for Outstanding Entrepreneurship in the Equine Industry. Daret St. Clair of the University…MORE

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