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CYNTHIANA / HARRISON

Hayden Joseph Bach son of Kaitlyn Bach, of Carlisle, is the first baby born at Harrison Memorial Hospital in 2015. He arrived January 2, 2015, at 7:07 p.m. Hayden weighed 7 pounds and 2 ounces, was 18.5 inches long and was delivered by Dr. Gerald Harpel. He was presented with gifts from HMH, the HMH OB department and Project Linus.

Featured in the photo is Kaitlyn Bach holding Hayden Joseph and Dr. Gerald Harpel, HMH OB/GYN.

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KENTUCKY

Gov. Steve Beshear set a special election for March 3 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Walter Blevins Jr. (Dem.) of Morehead from the Kentucky Senate. Blevins resigned Sunday from his seat as State Senator for District 27 to become Rowan County judge-executive, a position he won in the Nov. 4 election. District 27 includes the counties of Bourbon, Fleming, Harrison, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas, Robertson and Rowan. Potential Democratic candidates have been listed as: banker Scott McCauley of Harrison County, Maysville attorney Kelly Caudill, James Bodie Stevens of Rowan County, Paris Mayor Mike Thornton and Paige Short of Paris. The State Democratic Party is scheduled to select a candidate at a special meeting in Morehead, this Saturday. The State Republican Party has not revealed any potential candidates as of yet.

http://www.kentucky.com/2015/01/05/3625045_democratic-state-sen-walter-blevins.html

http://wuky.org/post/beshear-sets-special-election-state-senate-seat

http://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-Stream.aspx?viewMode=ViewDetailInNewPage&eventID=%7b48995C37-CA91-4D93-9338-03AB01036AEF%7d&activityType=PressRelease

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For the second year, Whitaker Bank, as part of its continuing title sponsorship of the Boys’ Sweet 16®, and the KHSAA will be presenting four one-time $1,500 scholarships. The scholarships are open to high school seniors that participate in KHSAA sanctioned sports and sport-activities.

Deadline for the information to be received by the KHSAA is Feb. 25. There is no limit to the number of applicants from a school.

Winners will be recognized during the 2015 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ State Basketball Tournament, March 18-22 in Lexington.

Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Sweet 16® Scholarship Application Form:
http://khsaa.org/forms/bk148.pdf

http://khsaa.org/010515-whitaker-bankkhsaa-sweet-16-scholarship-application/

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According to recently published numbers, only 1/4 of Kentuckians have taken advantage of their eligibility to purchase insurance through the Kynect system. State officials had previously estimated that 340,000 people would be able to select and purchase subsidized plans through the state’s insurance exchange; in reality, only some 86,000 have done so.

“People earning between 138 and 400 percent of the poverty level — between about $16,000 and $47,000 for a single person — can get subsidies to help with the cost,” explains New York Times reporter Abby Goodnough, who has been chronicling Obamacare and Kentucky’s lead in the use and enrollment under the Affordable Care Act. According to Goodnough’s article, part of the reason behind so few enrolling in healthcare still lies in the views of healthcare being too expensive–despite the ability to pay a subsidized premium.

http://www.kyforward.com/only-a-fourth-of-those-eligible-have-bought-subsidized-health-coverage-through-kynect/

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/30/us/kentucky-health-plan-is-flooded-with-the-poorest-and-sickest.html?_r=0

Personal note: I am among one of the 86,000 to have enrolled. Due to my low-income, I was able to qualify for Medicaid and have now been insured for over a year–the first time that I have had medical insurance since I was 21, when I was no longer eligible under my parent’s plans. I am very grateful for the ACA, as I have now been able to pay better attention to my health. Had it not been for the ACA, I would likely have HMH breathing down my neck for that gall-bladder surgery that I had this past summer.

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ENTERTAINMENT

A streaming cable/satellite-like viewing experience for as little as $20 per month is what Dish Network aims to deliver with the forthcoming launch of a product called Sling TV. Dish unveiled details about the service at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, yesterday. Among some of the top points mentioned in the announcement are that Sling TV will carry channels like ABC Family, Cartoon Network, CNN, Disney Channel, ESPN and ESPN 2, the Food Network, HGTV, TBS, TNT, The Travel Channel and Adult Swim. Sling TV will be available on many devices and platforms including Windows and Macintosh OSes, Andriod and iOS devices, Roku, Xbox One, and certain LG televisions. Sling TV is set to launch  in the first quarter of 2015.

http://about.dish.com/press-release/products-and-services/sling-tv-launch-live-over-top-service-20-month-watch-tvs-tablets

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2015/01/05/dish-new-sling-tv-streaming-service/21236795/

http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/15/01/05/2115219/dish-introduces-20-a-month-streaming-tv-service?utm_source=rss1.0moreanon&utm_medium=feed

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WEATHER

An Arctic front will bring the coldest air of the season to the region beginning Wednesday. After a mild December, this Arctic blast will be some of the coldest air to affect the area since last January. Now is the time to make precautions for the cold.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY

• 1838 – Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).
• 1853 – President-elect of the United States Franklin Pierce and his family are involved in a train wreck near Andover, Massachusetts. Pierce’s 11-year-old son Benjamin is killed in the crash.
• 1907 – Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
• 1912 – New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
• 1912 – German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift.
• 1929 – Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta, India to begin her work among India’s poorest and sick people.
• 1930 – The first diesel-engined automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York, New York.
• 1931 – Thomas Edison submits his last patent application.
• 1941 – United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address.
• 1947 – Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to schedule a flight around the world.
• 1950 – The United Kingdom recognizes the People’s Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.
• 1951 – Korean War: An estimated 200–1,300 South Korean communist sympathizers are slaughtered in what becomes the Ganghwa massacre.
• 1960 – National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami, Florida.
• 1974 – In response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.
• 1994 – Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan.
• 1995 – A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.
• 2000 – Celia, the last Pyrenean Ibex was found dead after a tree had landed on her.
• 2005 – American Civil Rights Movement: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect in the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers.

CYNTHIANA / HARRISON COUNTY

A Sadieville man was killed Friday in a two-vehicle crash near Corinth in Grant County, Kentucky State Police said in a news release.

Jeffery Adams (42) died at the scene; Adams was passenger in a 1998 Dodge Durango driven by Amy Lemons (38) of Sadieville. Lemons was reportedly traveling west on KY 330, when she lost control on the slick road, and crossed into the path of a 2003 Dodge 3500 driven by Rodney Milner (51), of Berry.

Lemons was taken to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, and listed in fair condition Friday; Milner was taken to St. Elizabeth Edgewood, where he was treated and released.

http://www.kentucky.com/2015/01/02/3621156_sadieville-man-dies-in-crash-of.html

http://www.news-graphic.com/breaking_news/article_081e77ec-92ca-11e4-a284-c32669819711.html

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KENTUCKY

Investigators from the NTSB arrived in Lyon County yesterday to investigate a tragic plane crash that occurred Friday night. Marty Gutzler (48) and his wife Kimberly Gutzler (46) were returning to Illinois from a holiday with family in Key West with their daughters, Piper (9) and Sailor Gutzler (7) and their cousin Sierra Wilder (14), when some trouble arose. According to State Police, Gutzler declared an emergency to air traffic control and proceeded toward the nearest airport, Kentucky Dam State Park Airport. Weather reports of the time show that cloud cover was around 600ft, which would have made visual landing at the airport difficult. The twin engine Piper Seneca crashed less than ten miles from the airport; seven-year-old Sailor was the sole survivor. A website has been established to assist in the “emotional, physical, and educational support” of Sailor Gutzler at www.sailorgutzlerfund.com.

https://web.archive.org/web/20150508153443/http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/NTSB-on-scene-of-deadly-Western-Kentucky-plane-crash-287462251.html

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NATION

Jurors will be selected from a pool of about 1,200 today for the case gainst Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man charged with the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Jurors will decide whether Tsarnaev carried out the twin bombings that killed three and injured more than 260 near the finish line of the marathon on April 15, 2013. If found guilty, jurors will also decide whether he should be put to death.

https://web.archive.org/web/20150510153634/http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Jury-selection-to-get-underway-in-marathon-attacks-287488141.html

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ENTERTAINMENT

The eldest cast member of the Grand Ole Opry, “Little Jimmy Dickens“, passed away on Friday at the age of 94. Dickens last appeared on the Opry on December 20th in a celebration of his birthday, the day prior. Dickens was hospitalized a few days later on December 25th for a stroke. The song-writer and performer joined the Opry in 1948 after being discovered by Roy Acuff. Dickens is perhaps best known for his small stature, rhinestone studded accouterments, and comical novelty songs–including his number-one hit, “May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose.”

https://web.archive.org/web/20150726092847/http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Little-Jimmy-Dickens-oldest-Opry-member-dies-at-94-287391501.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Jimmy_Dickens

 

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WEATHER

An arctic front will bring the coldest air of the season to the region beginning Wednesday. Temperatures will fall during the day, reaching the lower teens by late afternoon. Wednesday night will be the coldest–plan on lows around zero degrees. The combination of the very cold temperatures and brisk winds will create bitter wind chills Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning as low as 5 to 10 below zero.

Now is the time to prepare for these cold conditions. Take precautions to keep water pipes from freezing. Make sure you have heat sources prepared. Make arrangements for outdoor animals. Check on friends and family–especially those who may have limited heat sources. Finally…dress properly for the cold and wear plenty of layers.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY

• 1757 – Louis XV of France survives an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, the last person to be executed in France by drawing and quartering, the traditional and gruesome form of capital punishment used for regicides.
• 1781 – American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
• 1846 – The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the United Kingdom.
• 1896 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays.
• 1914 – The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and that it would pay a “living wage” of at least $5 for a day’s labor.
• 1919 – The German Workers’ Party, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded.
• 1925 – Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States.
• 1933 – Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.
• 1944 – The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper.
• 1949 – United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program.
• 1957 – In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
• 1972 – United States President Richard Nixon orders the development of a Space Shuttle program.
• 1974 – Warmest reliably measured temperature in Antarctica of +59 °F (+15 °C) recorded at Vanda Station
• 2005 – Eris, the largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System, is discovered by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the Palomar Observatory.