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Alyssa Benningfield named a 2026 Ag Athlete of the Year

2026-03-26 - Lexington, KY - Photo courtesy Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell, center, awarded six Kentucky high school student-athletes 2026 Kentucky High School Athletic Association-Kentucky Department of Agriculture Ag Athletes of the Year awards during the KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen(R) State Basketball Tournament at Rupp Arena on Friday night, March 20, 2026, in Lexington.

Above, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell presents Taylor County High School student Alyssa Benningfield the $2,000 scholarship for Outstanding Ag Athlete of the Year.
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Neighbors presents HB 689 to Committee

2026-03-26 - Frankfort, KY - Photo courtesy LRC
Rep. Amy Neighbors, R-Edmonton, presents House Bill 689, an act related to the establishment of a Medicaid state-directed payment program, in the Wednesday, March 25, 2026, Senate Committee on Health Services meeting.
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Adair County Magistrates working out a budget

2026-03-26 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Vicky Pike of Miss Vicky's Pampered Angus Ranch
Redemption Road to Recovery brought media representatives to Fiscal Court Tuesday evening. Money is being made available through the Court to expand the details about the available addiction support services offered by Redemption Road, a faith-based nonprofit with both men's and women's transitional housing. The money can only be allocated on this mission, it can't be put into other funds.

Mary Bardin, community resource person, operates Redemption Road to Recovery from her office on Columbia's public square, providing services at no cost to individuals nor to the county. Patients are accepted regardless of insurance; special support for pregnant mothers and mothers with children (allowing them to keep their children during recovery). Magistrates Chris Reeder, at left, and Todd Davenport, third from left, worked out the budget details before the vote to assure fairness in distribution.
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