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People who use electronic cigarettes and smoke traditional cigarettes are more likely to develop lung cancer than people who just smoke, according to a new study. The Ohio State University study, published in the Journal of Oncology Research and Therapy, found that vaping combined with cigarette smoking was eight times more common in the cases with lung cancer than the control subjects, and the risk of developing lung cancer was four times higher among those who combined vaping and cigarette smoking than those who only smoked.

MORGANTOWN – At approximately 9:00 p.m. the Kentucky State Police Post 03 was notified of a possible fatal collision in Butler County. Troopers arrived on the scene on Russellville Road. 

Main Street in Morgantown was full last weekend as 19 churches of the Gasper River Association of Baptists held the 2nd Annual Block Party, which is an outreach effort to support local students as the new school year approaches.  

FRANKFORT— Counties are struggling to fund jails, according to county jailers, judge-executives, and other stakeholders. A presentation on the financial burden county jails have on local governments was given to the Interim Joint Committee on Local Government on Monday. Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) Executive Director Jim Henderson said the fiscal impact jails have on counties is challenging and complex.

Butler County Fiscal Court met at the courthouse on Monday, July 22. Magistrates Stevie Givens, Kevin Phelps, Allen Smith, David Whittinghill, and Dillon Bryant were in attendance.

FRANKFORT – Kentucky State Treasurer Mark H. Metcalf proudly announces that in the first six months of his administration, his office has returned a total of $13,415,270.66 to Kentucky taxpayers and families.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 12, 2024) — A battery of new state laws will take effect in Kentucky next week, including key measures on crime, autonomous vehicles, maternal health and child protection.

Kentucky retailers seek to offer selection, convenience and value

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Back-to-school and back-to-college spending are expected to reach

 WASHINGTON – National Association of Counties (NACo) President James Gore appointed Butler County, KY, Magistrate Dillon Bryant to a one-year term as Agriculture and Food Safety Subcommittee Vice Chair of the NACo Agriculture and Rural Affairs Policy Steering Committee.

Gore, a Supervisor in Sonoma County, Calif., issued leadership appointments shortly after being sworn in as NACo’s president on July 15, at the conclusion of NACo’s annual conference, the nation’s largest convening of county leaders.

FRANKFORT, KY. — Kentucky homeowners and renters in Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Clay, Greenup, Hopkins, Knox, Logan, Muhlenberg, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Warren and Whitley counties who experienced damage or losses caused by the May 21-27 severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides may apply for FEMA disaster assistance. How to Apply for FEMA Assistance There are several ways to apply: Go online to DisasterAssistance.gov, call 800-621-3362 from 7 a.m. to midnight local time every day, or use the FEMA mobile app.