LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 29 (TNSper) -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: Kentucky American Water has announced the promotion of four employees and named a new senior manager of rates and regulatory. Susan Lancho has been named senior manager, external and government affairs for the company. Lancho has been with the company 22 years in various communications roles, and most recently served as senior manager, external communications. In her new   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 29 (TNSsro) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00275) on Oct. 28, 2022: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Black Mountain Utility District For A Rate Adjustment Pursuant To 807 KAR 5:076 COMMISSION STAFF'S SECOND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO BLACK MOUNTAIN UTILITY DISTRICT Black Mountain Utility District (Black Mountain District), pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, is to file with the Commission an electronic ver  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 29 (TNSsro) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00104) on Oct. 28, 2022: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC For Certificates Of Convenience And Necessity For Projects At The Delaplain Site COMMISSION STAFF'S THIRD REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO BLUEGRASS WATER UTILITY OPERATING COMPANY Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC (Bluegrass Water), pursuant to  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 29 (TNSsro) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00316) on Oct. 28, 2022: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of East Casey County Water District For A Certificate Of Public Convenience And Necessity To Construct A System Improvements Project And An Order Approving An Increase In Rates And Authorizing The Issuance Of Securities Pursuant To KRS 278.023 ORDER On September 29, 2022, East Casey County Water Distr  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 29 (TNSsre) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00115) on Oct. 28, 2022: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Thoroughbred Solar, LLC For Certificate Of Construction For An Approximately 50 Megawatt Merchant Electric Solar Generating Facility In Hart County, Kentucky Pursuant To KRS 278.700 And 807 KAR 5:110 ORDER On October 12, 2022, Thoroughbred Solar, LLC (Thoroughbred Solar) filed an application seekin  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 28 -- The Kentucky Department of Agriculture issued the following statement: * * * Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles issues a statement about the impact on Kentucky farmers as record-low water levels continue to hinder grain transportation on the Mississippi River, leaving farmers with fewer alternatives for getting their crops onto barges to export. "We are seeing significant declines of our farmers' abilities to export their products from river ter  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Oct. 29 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: Dr. Ke Peng, Director of the Chinese Flagship Program and Associate Professor of Chinese, has received the 2022 Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award from the Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA). Each year, this award acknowledges a Kentucky world language teacher that has demonstrated long-term achievement and service to the profession. Dr. Peng will represent KWLA and WKU at the Southern Confer  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Oct. 28 (TNSper) -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: Ogden College of Science and Engineering is pleased to announce that Dr. Matthew Shake will be the next Chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences. Dr. Shake earned his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he trained at the interdisciplinary Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. His scholarly research focuses on cognitive aging and self-regulation  more