ballard county

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.

The new Kentucky Mesonet station in Ballard County is in what’s been an underserved area with regard to weather data.

Ballard County’s incumbent judge-executive is running unopposed for the top county post in 2022.

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.

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.

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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