Note: The following information came out last Thursday and Friday — or, two days after our deadline for submitting articles for the Times-News sports page … needless to say, these announcements rendered a lot of what was published invalid. It...

The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has decided to abruptly end extended unemployment insurance payments for Kentuckians. Extended benefit payments for 4,723 claimants will cease this weekend due to federal rules. The Kentucky Labor Cabinet received notification yesterday from the...

I think everyone can agree that 2020 has been a difficult year, and even though the holidays may look different this year because of the pandemic, we have many reasons to be  thankful. The pandemic has impacted almost all of...

Once again Kentucky broke its record for new COVID-19 cases last week as Kentucky along with the rest of the country continues to see a surge in cases. “Coronavirus is present in every corner of the Commonwealth and it’s spreading...

With the number of cases of COVID-19 continuing to rise and the county’s daily incident rate back in the critical Red Zone, county officials made changes this week to the daily operations at the county courthouse and community center. The...

On Monday, Ohio County once again entered the Red Zone on the Current Incidence Report of COVID-19 cases as the county, district, state and country continue to see a record escalation of cases as Kentucky’s positivity rate reached the highest...