Union County

Green River Regional Educational Co-op Wins $40 million in Federal Grants

John Walker — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:43:25 +0000

Kentucky's Green River Regional Educational Cooperative, or GRREC, is a winner an estimated $40 million in Federal Race to the Top District Funds. GRREC represents 23 Western Kentucky School Districts, including Union County, Daviess County and Owensboro Independent. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says this year’s Race to The Top saw many new school districts competing for funds.

Unemployment Rates Drop Throughout Ky.

Whitney Jones — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:46:06 +0000

The latest Kentucky job numbers show Fulton County still has highest unemployment rate in the Commonwealth at just over 16.5 percent. Still, the state Office of Employment and Training reports most counties improved in September, with jobless rates increasing in only 12. Woodford County had the lowest at 5.3 percent. Union County posted the lowest numbers in western Kentucky at almost 6 percent. Calloway was next, just under half a point higher.

Sturgis plan to consildate water system makes economic sense

Angela Hatton and Whitney Jones — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:26:21 +0000

The city of Sturgis’s plan to shut down its water plant and move to the county water system is a good economic decision. That’s the opinion of Department for Local Government Commissioner Tony Wilder. He said the 34-year old Sturgis water plant spends 40-thousand dollars a year to meet current cleaning standards. Wilder said it’s cheaper for Sturgis to connect to the Morganfield plant than to build a new local one.

Sturgis to get new water source

Rose Krzton-Presson — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:59:34 +0000

The city of Sturgis, Kentucky will purchase treated water from the Union County Water District with the help of state funds. Governor Steve Beshear announced a new $986,000 state grant today, as well as an additional $3-million from the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority. The current outdated water system has received 33 Notices of Violations for unsafe levels of methane and acids found in the water in the past. Water rates will not increase for Sturgis residents.

Princeton & Sturgis Alcohol Vote

Drew Adams and Rose Krzton-Presson — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 20:27:39 +0000

Residents of both Princeton and Sturgis Kentucky go to the polls tomorrow to decide the fate of alcohol sales in their cities.

Patriot Coal Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Erica Peterson (KPR) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:08:32 +0000

A major coal company with mines in Appalachia and Western Kentucky has filed for bankruptcy. In a news release, Patriot Coal said it was undertaking the move to facilitate restructuring.