Saving history thanks to new low-interest loans

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A new fund is providing low-interest loans to help restore neglected historic homes in Louisville. Louisville Metro Government and the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation are giving $1 million to the Vital Sites’ loan fund. What You Need To Know A new fund is providing low-interest loans to help restore neglected historic homes…

KY lawmakers to convene 2023 Interim Session June 6 in Frankfort; 2024 Regular Session set for Jan. 2

The 2023 Interim Session is poised to officially begin Tuesday morning with a host of interim joint committee meetings in Frankfort. Interim meetings and special committees approved by the Legislative Research Commission (LRC), headed by House Speaker David Osborne, R-Prospect, and Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, will serve as a primer for the 2024 Regular Session scheduled…

Clark Regional Hospital announces expansion

WINCHESTER, Ky. — Clark Regional Hospital announced the expansion of its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Medical-Surgical Unit to accommodate higher-acuity patients. As part of this expansion, the Transitional Care Unit, or TCU, which serves long-term care and rehabilitation patients, will officially discontinue service on August 1, 2023. “The needs for medical care in our region…

Covington Life Sciences Partners announces new research and development lab at OneNKY Center

May 30th, 2023 Covington Life Sciences Partners, Inc. (CLSP), a non-profit corporation established in November 2022, was founded to advance science, education, entrepreneurism, and job creation in the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati region. CLSP has announced the Covington Life Science Lab, funded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, will be located in 15,000 square feet…

STEM, early childhood programs expand with new route to teacher certification

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Beginning this summer, the University of Kentucky College of Education is expanding options for those wanting to change careers to teach science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and early childhood. The Kentucky Professional Education Standards Board’s university-based alternative pathway to certification, known as Option 6, allows qualified teacher candidates to work full-time in a Kentucky school…