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For years, Ballard County has longed to build a riverport to capitalize on its strategic location at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Landing a federal grant would help launch the project, but there's one catch — the rural Kentucky county can't afford its share of the funding.
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Ballard County is receiving $300,000 in state funding to go towards the development of a new riverport.
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The long-time Republican incumbent Rep. Steven Rudy held off a political newcomer to win the House District 1 GOP primary, according to unofficial results Tuesday.
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The new Kentucky Mesonet station in Ballard County is in what’s been an underserved area with regard to weather data.
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Ballard County’s incumbent judge-executive is running unopposed for the top county post in 2022.
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A high school student from Ballard County recently brought home a national championship in powerlifting, bringing residents out in the streets to cheer her on when she got home.
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Ballard County celebrated the imminent arrival of eight new businesses related to Asian carp and river fish in its Kentucky International Industrial Fish Park during a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday at Fort Jefferson Park and Memorial Cross in Wickliffe.
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An economic development partnership representing far western Kentucky counties along the Mississippi River announced Tuesday the U.S. Department of Transportation is still reviewing WAVE’s application for a $14 million grant to help fund the development of a river commerce port in Wickliffe.
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This story is part of a WKMS News series highlighting organizations and groups helping others amid the pandemic.Court-appointed volunteers with a western…