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LBL Offers Programs on Prescribed Fires March 27 03/11/2010 2:39 PM Have you ever wanted to see a prescribed fire up close? Land Between The Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area will offer a chance to do just that on March 27. The program, Prescribed Fire on the Farm at 12pm, will offer a unique opportunity for visitors to safely observe a Forest Service Full Story

Quinn Stumps for Tax Increase to Aid IL Schools 03/11/2010 2:30 PM Governor Pat Quinn is out making the case for an income tax increase that seems to have little support among Illinois lawmakers. Quinn visited a Springfield middle school Thursday to talk about the tax increase. He says that without the additional tax money, education spending will have to Full Story

MCCCE Scholarship Deadline is Monday 03/11/2010 12:00 PM The McCracken County Community Career Endowment reminds you that the deadline for submitting applications for education assistance is Monday, March 15. All applications postmarked after that date will not be considered. Officials say the assistance is open to minority students who reside in Full Story

Stumbo Makes Good on Threats to Cut Funds 03/11/2010 8:05 AM As threatened by House Speaker Greg Stumbo after State Representative Brent Housman of Paducah voted against the revenue measure, funding for a new Paducah Middle School is missing from a list of school construction projects endorsed Wednesday by the Kentucky House. Housman says that's not Full Story

Big Crowd Turns Out for Stein Book Reading 03/10/2010 10:07 PM More than 350 people came to see Garth Stein, author of the New York Times best seller, The Art of Racing in the Rain, at West Kentucky Community & Technical College on March 9. During three presentations, WKCTC students, faculty and staff, and community members listened Full Story