OWENSBORO, Ky. (8/21/18) — The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panther Pianists will perform at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28 at the Senior Community Center, 1650 W. Second St., Owensboro. The group of college piano students along with Professor Diane Earle will perform classical and popular piano solos and duets and take audience requests. The 40-minute program is free and open to the public. SurfKY…

PRINCETON, Ky. (8/21/18) — The Princeton Police Department released the following reports Aug. 21: A School Resource Officer charged two Caldwell County juvenile students with drug offenses Aug. 16 after receiving a tip. One juvenile was charged with trafficking a controlled substance within 1,000 (feet) of a school while the other was charged with possession of marijuana. Brad A. Byassee, 25 of…

WASHINGTON, D. C. (8/21/18) — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Affordable Clean Energy rule, the EPA’s replacement for the Obama-era “Clean Power Plan”: “The Obama Administration’s so-called ‘Clean Power Plan’ offered a typical story from that era. An innocent-seeming name. A pleasant-sounding objective. But…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (8/21/18) — State Rep. Brandon Reed of Hodgenville has pre-filed legislation that would require public elementary and secondary schools to display the national motto, “In God We Trust,” in a prominent location. “In God We Trust” has served as America’s national motto since 1956, and is featured on money, license plates, and a variety of other platforms. “There is no reason for us…

KENTUCKY (8/21/18) — As Maxwell Smart used to say… Missed it by THAT much! After a rocky start, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index came within 1 percent of an all-time high last week, reported Ben Levisohn for Barron’s. It’s significant because the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index has been trading below its January record all year. The article suggested the lack of progress begs the question: Are we…

BELTON, Ky. (8/20/18) — I briefly would like to clarify a couple of things that came up in response to last week’s column. When I mentioned the “process” by which the bill was passed, I was referring to the fact that there is a deadline to file bills (which this year was Feb. 27). After that deadline new bills cannot be introduced. If a bill, that has been worked on up to that point, needs any…

KENTUCKY (8/20/18) — Religion in the News: “Intelligence, Patriotism, Christianity and a firm reliance on Him, who has never yet forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the best way, all our present difficulty.” — Abe Lincoln The culture of school shootings has become a way of life — no respect for life. Netflix is pushing a filmed series “13 Reasons Why’” in which a…

KENTUCKY (8/19/18) — In this week’s Dave Says, a reader asks about teaching teens to earn for what they want. Dear Dave, My wife and I are not on the same page when it comes to money and our two teenage daughters. I think they should be learning the value of work and money, but she doesn’t want them to work. She regularly hands them spending money and buys them expensive gifts. I want our girls…

KENTUCKY (8/10/18) — I just came back from another great opportunity to speak to some hunters and fishermen in central Kentucky. For nearly a decade, Terry and his volunteers have been hosting an expo. In fact, I spoke at the first one. Terry and his team rent the local high school and bring in vendors and groups from all over the region. They pay a small fee to host a booth and in turn, hundreds…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (8/18/18) — Gov. Matt Bevin has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half staff today, Aug. 18 in honor of a Kentucky serviceman, who was killed in action during the Korean War but whose remains were only recently identified. PFC Joe Stanton Elmore, 20, died on Dec. 2, 1950 in Changjim County, Hamgyeong Province, North Korea. A member of Company A, 1st…

OWENSBORO, Ky. (8/18/18) — The left lane of Second Street between St. Elizabeth Street and Locust Street is closed to allow work on the parking garage. The closure is expected to last until Sept. 8 pending no delays or inclement weather. Please use caution and attention while driving in this area. SurfKY NewsInformation by Beth Cecil

PADUCAH, Ky. (8/17/18) — Chapman Offutt, RN, has been named Neuroscience Coordinator for Baptist Health Paducah. Offutt’s duties include managing the hospital’s stroke program as a Primary Stroke Center and providing education to EMS partners and the community. Offutt has worked at Baptist since 2009, most recently as an Emergency department nurse. He previously worked at Mercy Regional EMS and…

KENTUCKY (8/17/18) — As the Labor Day weekend approaches, families and friends are making plans to celebrate the end of the summer. Sadly, this festive time has also become a dangerous time for motorists, as many impaired drivers get behind the wheel. For this reason, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Office of Highway Safety, the Kentucky State Police and local law enforcement agencies are…

PADUCAH, Ky. (8/16/18) — Baptist Health Paducah has announced the following events scheduled in September: Parkinson’s Support Group9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5 and Sept. 19, Shirley Trail Lanier Classroom, Medical Park 2, Baptist Health Paducah. Phone 270.575.2721 for more information. Multiple Myeloma Support Group6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 6, Radiation therapy conference room, Ray & Kay…

KENTUCKY (8/16/18) — First, the good news: Kentucky’s unemployment rate is among the lowest ever. Then, bad news: Kentucky’s unemployment rate is among the lowest ever. How can historically low unemployment rates be bad news? While more job opportunities than ever exist across the commonwealth with 10s of thousands of positions unfilled in the commonwealth, more Kentuckians fail to take advantage…

WESTERN KENTUCKY (8/16/18) — Gov. Matt Bevin today announced Global Win Wickliffe, a Chinese-owned paper products manufacturer, will reopen the former Verso Corp. mill in western Kentucky’s Ballard County with a $150 million investment expected to create 500 full-time jobs. “Global Win Wickliffe will be a tremendous addition to West Kentucky, and the 500 jobs associated with the reopening of this…