BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Sept. 22 (TNSper) -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: New Western Kentucky University meteorology faculty members Dr. Jerald (Jerry) Brotzge and Dr. Zachary Suriano are excited to join a program that is poised for more growth and student success. Dr. Brotzge, a native of Shepherdsville, returns to his home state as the director of the Kentucky Climate Center and the Kentucky Mesonet at WKU and will serve as the State Climatologist. He replaces Dr.  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Sept. 21 (TNSfund) -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: Bingocize(R), an evidence-based senior wellness program created by Western Kentucky University faculty member Dr. Jason Crandall, continues to grow in popularity and expand to more states. Over the next three years, Bingocize(R) will be available in forty-five North Carolina certified nursing homes and is expected to reach over 2,000 residents. Faculty at Western Carolina University have been a  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 22 -- Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: State Auditor Mike Harmon today released the 2021 agreed-upon procedures engagement of Estill County Sheriff Chris Flynn. State law requires the auditor to annually audit the accounts of each county sheriff. In compliance with this law, the auditor issues two sheriff's reports each year: one reporting on the audit of the sheriff's tax account, and the other repor  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 22 -- Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: State Auditor Mike Harmon today released the audit of the 2021 financial statement of Crittenden County Clerk Daryl K. Tabor. State law requires the auditor to conduct annual audits of county clerks and sheriffs. Auditing standards require the auditor's letter to communicate whether the financial statement presents fairly the receipts, disbursements and excess f  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 22 -- Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: State Auditor Mike Harmon today released the audit of the January 1 - November 30, 2021 financial statement of former Whitley County Sheriff Todd Shelley. State law requires the auditor to annually audit the accounts of each county sheriff. In compliance with this law, the auditor issues two sheriff's reports each year: one reporting on the audit of the sheriff's  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 22 -- Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: State Auditor Mike Harmon today released the audit of the 2021 financial statement of Laurel County Clerk Tony Brown. State law requires the auditor to conduct annual audits of county clerks and sheriffs. Auditing standards require the auditor's letter to communicate whether the financial statement presents fairly the receipts, disbursements and excess fees of t  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 22 -- Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: State Auditor Mike Harmon today released the audit of the 2021 financial statement of Letcher County Clerk Winston Meade. State law requires the auditor to conduct annual audits of county clerks and sheriffs. Auditing standards require the auditor's letter to communicate whether the financial statement presents fairly the receipts, disbursements and excess fees   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 22 -- Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: State Auditor Mike Harmon today released the audit of the 2021 financial statement of Ohio County Clerk Bess T. Ralph. State law requires the auditor to conduct annual audits of county clerks and sheriffs. Auditing standards require the auditor's letter to communicate whether the financial statement presents fairly the receipts, disbursements and excess fees of   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 22 -- Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: State Auditor Mike Harmon today released the audit of the 2021 financial statement of Trimble County Clerk Tina R. Browning. State law requires the auditor to conduct annual audits of county clerks and sheriffs. Auditing standards require the auditor's letter to communicate whether the financial statement presents fairly the receipts, disbursements and excess fe  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 22 -- Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: State Auditor Mike Harmon today released the audit of the 2021 financial statement of Webster County Clerk Valerie Newell. State law requires the auditor to conduct annual audits of county clerks and sheriffs. Auditing standards require the auditor's letter to communicate whether the financial statement presents fairly the receipts, disbursements and excess fees  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 22 -- Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined a 24-state coalition in urging banks and the chief executive officers of three major credit card companies, American Express, Mastercard, and Visa, to avoid tracking and monitoring firearms and ammunition purchases through Merchant Category Codes. The attorneys general warn that the use of these codes may violate consumer protection laws,  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 22 -- Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2022: * * * The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana struck down the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff and volunteers in federal Head Start programs in 24 states. This ruling supports the legal challenge brought by Attorney General Cameron and 23 other states in December of 2021, which argued that the mandate was unlawful and unconst  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Sept. 22 (TNSconf) -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: Julio Capo Jr. will give a talk entitled "Undesirables: A Queer History of Latinx Challenges to U.S. Immigration Policy" in Gary Ransdell Hall Auditorium at 7 pm on October 4. Dr. Capo is Associate Professor of History and Deputy Director of the Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab at Florida International University. He is the award-winning author of the book Welcome to Fairyland: Queer Miami be  more