Grants awarded to county fairs in Kentucky

by The Associated Press –  FRANKFORT, KY. — Five Kentucky county fairs have been awarded grants totaling more than $455,000 from the state Department of Agriculture. State Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles says the grants are for fairground construction and remodeling. The department says the fair boards in Nelson, Harrison and Hancock counties will receive $100,000 each.…

VOA plans expansion amidst heroin crisis

by Bailey Loosemore , @bloosemore – For 20 years, the Volunteers of America Mid-States was able to get by with eight to 10 beds in its Freedom House program, which provides residential treatment for pregnant women struggling with addiction. But since 2013, a community-wide rise in heroin and opioid use has caused the nonprofit to see a drastic…