A NewsJournal for 21st Century West Kentucky
Vol. 17 No. 3 March 2025 (c)

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Chicken suits and thin skin Or as they say in Western Kentucky: “A hit dog hollers”

Mar 23, 2025 at 09:45 am by WKJ Editorial Team

by   Berry Craig   republished with permission from Forward Kentucky March 23, 2025 . 8:00 AM 6 min read Three women and two men — one guy 82-years.... Read More
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GOP Cuts to Medicaid Could Threaten Rural Hospitals

Mar 22, 2025 at 08:12 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

by Sarah Melotte and Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder March 17, 2025 Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colorado, received more than 59,000 patient visits last year. That.... Read More
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The Jamie Comer Chicken-Suit Protest Four Rivers Indivisible strikes again

Mar 22, 2025 at 02:19 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

By Berry CraigMarch 21, 2025   Reprinted with permission from Forward KentuckyAbout 30 people, five in bright yellow chicken suits, gathered outside First District C.... Read More
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Parkinson’s Voice Project grant supports Murray State University’s Center for Communication Disorders in enhancing speech therapy for Parkinson’s patients

Mar 22, 2025 at 01:52 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

from: Press Release March 13, 2025MURRAY, Ky. – Murray State University’s Center for Communication Disorders (CDI) department received the Parkinson’s V.... Read More
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Kentucky Democratic Party Rural Listening Tour comes to Graves County on April 17th.

Mar 10, 2025 at 03:19 pm by Leslie McColgin

The Kentucky Democratic Party has announced a listening tour this spring to hear concerns of Kentuckians in rural areas.  They will be in Graves County on April 17th from.... Read More