Hickman County

The National Weather Service office in Paducah confirmed that two E-F 1 tornadoes touched down in the Purchase Area on Saturday morning.

Groups like the United Way of Kentucky are continuing to support the progress communities are making as recovery efforts continue nearly nine months after the December tornado outbreak.

Parts of Kentucky are likely to face days when the heat index reaches 125 degrees or more over the next three decades.

A far western Kentucky nonprofit nursing home has received a nearly $1 million federal grant to help build a new facility that will replace an existing building that’s more than 50 years old.

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 incumbent Republican Hickman County judge-executive is running unopposed for reelection.

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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