WASHINGTON (AP) — unemployment benefits last week, a historically high pace that shows that many employers are still laying people off in the face of a resurgent coronavirus.

President Donald Trump insists that schools reopen this fall. Many parents, educators, doctors and economists want the same thing. But getting children back to school safely could mean keeping high-risk spots like bars and gyms closed.

Attorney General Daniel Cameron today announced that a Scott Circuit Judge ordered the Governor to cease issuing or enforcing executive orders related to COVID-19 unless the orders meet specific criteria for an emergency as outlined by state law. The Judge stated that, in order to issue and …

The Ivy League on Wednesday became the first Division I conference to suspend all fall sports, including football, leaving open the possibility of moving some seasons to the spring if the coronavirus pandemic is better controlled by then.

Two separate lawsuits naming Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear have been filed that seek rulings over orders made in the state during the coronavirus pandemic.

A resolution to approve a feasibility study to bring improved internet access to Lyon and three neighboring counties was voted on again by the Caldwell Fiscal Court last Wednesday in a special meeting.

An eviction moratorium is lifting. Extra unemployment benefits are ending. Parents are being called to work, but schools are struggling to reopen for fall as the COVID-19 crisis shows no signs of easing.

Meeting set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at McCracken Extension office

Kuttawa City Council last week approved a spending plan for the new fiscal year and renewed agreements for fire and police protection.

By HERALD LEDGER STAFF

U.S. unemployment fell to 11.1% in June as the economy added a solid 4.8 million jobs, the government reported Thursday. But the job-market recovery may already be faltering because of a new round of closings and layoffs triggered by a resurgence of the coronavirus.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast.

Three remaining candidates for Kentucky education commissioner have been identified and will be interviewed next week in Louisville.

Three Lyon County residents were indicted last month by a Caldwell County Grand Jury.

The novel coronavirus has changed things up a bit, but the pandemic is not keeping the community of Fredonia from celebrating American independence and local veterans.

An Illinois family traveling Interstate 24 late on the night of June 22 lost an 11-year-old son when their vehicle was hit by another car heading the wrong direction on the interstate in Lyon County.

More than 65% of Kentucky’s fourth-graders are less than proficient in reading, and 71% of eighth-graders are less than proficient in math, according to 2018 data released this week by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Two separate lawsuits naming Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear have been filed that seek rulings over orders made in the state during the coronavirus pandemic.

A resolution to approve a feasibility study to bring improved internet access to Lyon and three neighboring counties was voted on again by the Caldwell Fiscal Court last Wednesday in a special meeting.

An eviction moratorium is lifting. Extra unemployment benefits are ending. Parents are being called to work, but schools are struggling to reopen for fall as the COVID-19 crisis shows no signs of easing.

Kuttawa City Council last week approved a spending plan for the new fiscal year and renewed agreements for fire and police protection.

Meeting set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at McCracken Extension office

By HERALD LEDGER STAFF

U.S. unemployment fell to 11.1% in June as the economy added a solid 4.8 million jobs, the government reported Thursday. But the job-market recovery may already be faltering because of a new round of closings and layoffs triggered by a resurgence of the coronavirus.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast.

Three remaining candidates for Kentucky education commissioner have been identified and will be interviewed next week in Louisville.

Three Lyon County residents were indicted last month by a Caldwell County Grand Jury.

The novel coronavirus has changed things up a bit, but the pandemic is not keeping the community of Fredonia from celebrating American independence and local veterans.

An Illinois family traveling Interstate 24 late on the night of June 22 lost an 11-year-old son when their vehicle was hit by another car heading the wrong direction on the interstate in Lyon County.

With less than half the year gone, Kentucky has already had more drownings than it had all last year; top cause of death, ages 1-4

More than 65% of Kentucky’s fourth-graders are less than proficient in reading, and 71% of eighth-graders are less than proficient in math, according to 2018 data released this week by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Kentucky's top agriculture official on Monday accused the governor of circumventing state law by failing to gather public input for several executive orders issued amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Kentucky will begin offering in-person unemployment insurance services next week.

Murray State University continues to move forward with a phased process for a safe, healthy and effective restart in preparation for a successful fall 2020 semester.

A western Kentucky city has passed a resolution asking county officials to remove a century-old Confederate statue from the community's courthouse.

Health guidance for Kentucky schools reopening in the age of the coronavirus includes having students wear masks and practice social distancing.

Kentucky's premiere political event — the campaign speeches before raucous partisans at the Fancy Farm picnic — will be silenced this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Andy Beshear today announced Porter Road Butcher Meat Co. LLC, a meat processor based in Princeton, plans to relocate and expand within Caldwell County with a more than $1.5 million investment expected to create 83 full-time jobs.

Eddyville water and sewer customers will be paying 3% more beginning July 1 under a four-step bump tied to Phase 2 of a sewer rehab project. And city officials are asking a handful of customers to answer a few questions in the hope of keeping rates steady.

 A Texas man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of the body of a woman in a plastic container floating in Kentucky Lake, authorities said.

Eddyville residents may soon notice a paw print on their mailbox. But these prints weren’t left by a canine. They are part of a new Postal Service program aimed at preventing dog attacks on letter carriers.

Reversing his Republican predecessor, Kentucky’s Democratic governor announced plans to bring back a health insurance program that was credited with signing up hundreds of thousands of people for coverage before it was dismantled.

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