Earthquake rattles Purchase

Mar 16, 2017 at 03:57 pm by admin

Residents of the Jackson Purchase experienced a small quake Wednesday morning. The 2.5 magnitude quake hit the Mississippi River five miles west of Bardwell Kentucky. Shown be.... Read More

Falling down. Falling down. Building collapses in west Kentucky

Feb 26, 2014 at 04:34 pm by admin

The building collapse in Murray over the weekend was the latest in a series of falling structures in Western Kentucky. Over the past several years, every town in the Purchase.... Read More

2.6 earthquake hits West Kentucky

Jan 27, 2014 at 08:34 am by admin

We reported that a recent study by the USGS said that the New Madrid Fault is still active. The new report contradicts an earlier study that opined that the New Madrid Fault w.... Read More

The General, the Judge, and Temporal Geography

Aug 10, 2010 at 09:04 pm by admin

The earth shakes violently. Buildings crumble and fall. Air is thick with death of property and humans. Fires start as the ruptured gas lines explode. All of this and more hap.... Read More

General Heltzel brings earthquake preparedness workshops to West Kentucky

Jul 27, 2010 at 08:41 pm by admin

Murray, KY July 27, 2010:  General John Heltzel, Kentucky’s Emergency Management Director, and his staff are putting on the biggest emergency training workshop prog.... Read More

West Kentucky Veteran Center reaches out to earthquake victims

Feb 19, 2010 at 04:08 pm by admin

Veterans Center Staff Donates Cash, Supplies to Help Victims of Haiti Earthquake   Hanson facility has raised more than $1,000     (HANSON, Feb. 19, 20.... Read More