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  • ROGERS PHOTO.JPG Rogers says it will be a great year for tourism

    Congressman Hal Rogers, on a congressional break and at his Somerset district office, made several salient points during an interview Thursday with the Commonwealth Journal.

    May 2, 2013 1 Photo

  • REDISTRICTING MAP FW.jpg Pulaski Co. would be divided into 4 districts in draft plan

    May 2, 2013 1 Photo

  • Restricted Fishing Areas FW.jpg Corps outlaws fishing near Wolf Creek Dam

    May 2, 2013 1 Photo

  • Google Doodle Kid FW.jpg Southern Middle student finalist in national contest

    May 2, 2013 1 Photo

  • DSCN0251.JPG Local man killed by train

    A man was apparently struck and killed by a train Tuesday evening near the West Columbia Street crossing, according to Somerset Police.

    April 30, 2013 1 Photo

  • Stober honor 2.JPG Pulaski Fiscal Court honors late volunteer Larry Stober
    Amid all the heavy business of Tuesday’s Pulaski County Fiscal Court meeting, officials took a few moments to honor a man who had worked for years to make his community a more beautiful place.
    Gerald Hines, Pulaski County Solid Waste coordinator, appeared before the court to remember Larry Stober, who passed away in February of this year after a battle with cancer.

    April 30, 2013 1 Photo

  • SCC’s ‘smart growth’ saved it $3.4 mil

    In an effort to control escalating costs and burgeoning enrollment, Somerset Community College (SCC) is focused on using data to maximize its faculty and academic space resources. In the process, the community college was able to grow without adding resources and related expenses, saving an estimated $3.4 million in adjunct teaching costs in the process.  The process has also made it easier for students to get conflict-free access to classes at registration.  

    April 29, 2013

  • SERVICE MEDAL-HAND FOTO.JPG New Jersey librarian tackling medal mystery

    A  librarian in Perth Amboy is searching historical records to see if she can determine how a World War 1 service medal presented by that New Jersey city ended up partially buried underground in a relatively remote wooded area in the Oil Center section of Pulaski County.

    April 29, 2013 1 Photo

  • Aubrey, Austin and Easton.jpg Local family at heart of new law
    Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear earlier this month signed a bill into law that will require that all newborn babies be given what is called a pulse oximetry test — a painless, low-cost test that will catch several life-threatening congenital heart defects.
    Somerset resident Kimberly Clark, mother of three, two of whom were born with serious congenital heart defects, stood by and cried as she watched Senate Bill 125 become law during the ceremonial signing on Wednesday, April 17 at Kosair Children’s Hospital. 

    April 27, 2013 1 Photo

  • stanziano.jpg Stanziano tabbed one of state’s top trial lawyers
    One local member of the legal community received a very exclusive distinction — gaining membership into “The National Trial Lawyers Top 100” fold.
    Mark Stanziano was chosen for The National Trial Lawyers organization Top 100 for Kentucky, a prestigious group of some of the top attorneys in the Commonwealth. It’s part of a larger directory recognizing the best of the best from all over the United States.

    April 27, 2013 1 Photo

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