by WILL PERKINS, [email protected] – GLASGOW – When Ann Ferrell chose to write her doctorate dissertation on Kentucky’s burley tobacco, she thought she was going to be writing about the end of the tobacco industry. “Honestly, I got into it thinking, ‘Oh, I’m gonna’ be documenting the end of tobacco in Kentucky,’” Ferrell said on Wednesday…
by Terry DeMio, [email protected] – Overdoses continue to plague Northern Kentucky and the rest of the commonwealth, health officials say. St. Elizabeth Healthcare’s hospital emergency departments reversed 94 overdoses from Aug. 28 through Saturday. The numbers are “still extremely high,” said spokesman Guy Karrick. The Kentucky Public Health department released its own count, which numbered 15…
by Morgan Watkins, @morganwatkins26 – The ex-chairman of the Kentucky Retirement Systems Board of Trustees said in court Wednesday that he skipped a recent meeting because he was concerned state troopers would try to remove him. Thomas Elliott, who served as chairman of the pension board until Gov. Matt Bevin replaced him earlier this year, said…
