Month: December 2025

The return of frigid temperatures is reminding us that winter is far from over, and the National Weather Service in Paducah is urging folks to be prepared for winter weather events. From extreme cold to freezing precipitation, winter brings its own hosts of hazards where it comes to the weather and Warning Coordination Meteorologist Christine Weilgos with the National Weather Service in Paducah detailed some of those dangers, urging folks […]

It’s not too late to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan with the U.S. Small Business Administration, if your business was affected by severe weather in the spring of 2025. Two different weather events affected businesses and individuals this year, including historic levels of flooding in April and then tornadoes in May in Christian and Todd County. Those that were impacted by April’s severe weather have until January 26, […]

Rural healthcare is getting a big boost, after the Commonwealth of Kentucky has been awarded $212 million for investment purposes. According to a news release from United States Senator Mitch McConnell’s Office, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services will receive funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program, which was authorized by the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. That federal funding will be directed toward rural hospitals and used […]

Photo from Todd County Emergency Management Clean-up operations continue in Trenton this morning, and will likely continue for at least the remainder of the week, following a multi-train car derailment Tuesday. Thirty-one train cars went off the rails about a mile out from the Trenton community in Todd County, and a couple of those cars were hauling molten sulfur that spilled and caught fire. That was cleaned up and extinguished, […]

A project that has been underway for some time at Gate 7 and Ripcord Road on Fort Campbell is officially complete. According to the Fort Campbell Public Affairs Office, Gate 7 operations will resume at 5 a.m. on Monday at 5 a.m. which means that commercial vehicle traffic, including food trucks, school buses bringing athletes from schools off-post to compete on Fort Campbell and RVs and campers will resume using […]

First responders remain on scene of a train that derailed in Todd County near the Trenton community, but the shelter-in-place order has been lifted as of mid-day Tuesday. According to Trenton Fire Department Chief John Stahl, it happened just before 7 a.m. Tuesday morning and resulted in the roadway being closed at Highway 41 and Highway 475 until further notice. Crews were attempting to investigate and hazmat crews from Hopkinsville […]