LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Postal Service customers can obtain a pictorial postmark to commemorate the first day of issue of the contemporary boutonniere and garden corsage stamps. The postmark was designed by Norine Masterson, postmaster at New Haven, Kentucky. An event in conjuction with the first day of issue had been set for last Thursday at Yew Dell Gardens…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky guard Immanuel Quickley will enter the NBA draft and sign with an agent, leaving school after a breakout season in which he was an honorable mention All-America selection by The Associated Press. Southeastern Conference coaches voted the 6-foot-3 sophomore Player of the Year after he wasn’t picked for any preseason all-conference teams. Quickley averaged a…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials say Kentucky Derby merchandise with the original race date of May 2 will go on sale this week with 20% of proceeds going to funds set up to help people who have been financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The Kentucky Derby Museum said in a statement that merchandise will be sold online from April…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Courier Journal) — Most Kentucky churches did not hold in-person Easter services, heeding warnings against such gatherings in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Courier Journal reports many celebrated the holiday Sunday at home with sermons and masses delivered online. But news outlets reported that Kentucky State Police recorded license plate information on about 50 cars parked…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge says the city of Louisville cannot halt a local church’s drive-in church service planned for Easter. On Fire Christian Church had sued Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and the city after Fischer announced drive-in style religious gatherings were not allowed on Easter. On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Justin Walker sided with the church, saying…
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron is criticizing Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s plan to order people into quarantine if they attend in-person religious gatherings. Beshear announced the plan to prevent an Easter weekend acceleration of the coronavirus. While the new action will be applied to all mass gatherings, not just religious ones, some Republican leaders have…
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has taken a new step against mass gatherings. He said Friday that anyone attending gatherings will be ordered to self-quarantine for two weeks. The action comes as he announced a single-day high for coronavirus cases in Kentucky. With Easter two days away, Beshear took the step against gatherings in an attempt to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell flashes back to an earlier crisis that gripped the nation, and his own life, when he was a boy. He was stricken with polio. His earliest memory is of leaving the polio treatment facility at Warm Springs, Ga., as his mother is told he will be able…
Representative PhotoLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville Orchestra has launched a new website page where people can watch virtual performances by musicians. The move comes after the organization canceled the end of its concert season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The orchestra says in a statement that it’s a way for members to share music and connect with people confined…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Courier Journal) — The University of Louisville will furlough some employees as well as implement hiring freezes and pay cuts because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. News outlets report the university’s president announced the move in a campus-wide email to staff and students Thursday. The Courier Journal reports the email did not say how many employees…
