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Tax hike studied by Winchester health agency
The Clark County Board of Health may raise the public health tax to ensure Dr. Rankin Skinner’s pediatric oral health program stays in place upon his retirement this summer. At their meeting Thursday evening, the board heard from Skinner, who...
Tags: Physical Therapy, Health, Health Insurance, Dietary Supplements, Dental Health
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From our files for April 28, 2013
100 YEARS AGO — 1913 Wesley Gilpin, the 9-year-old Stanford boy who walked to Danville last week in search of his brother, was taken in by Shorty Coconougher at Fox's Livery Stable. The lad slept at the stable and seemed inclined to remain there...
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From our files for Jan. 20, 2013
1913: 100 years ago Bertha Penman, the notorious blind tiger keeper, who carries a government license and employs bootleggers on a straight salary, is to be released from the work house, provided she will leave Danville never to return. Health Officer...
Tags: Judges, Atlantic Ocean, Mount Vernon, Justice System, Cuba
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Kentucky Fiction: Fox excels at dramatizing divided loyalties of Civil War
ContribEditor’s note: “The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come,” 1903, by John Fox Jr., is the fourth in a series of book reviews about works of Kentucky fiction. An unexpected number of the best Kentucky novels have come from the hills of the...Tags: Chad, Wars and Interventions, Mark Twain, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Book
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Clark County Health Dept. cutting some services
Because of changes in funding distribution from the Department of Public Health, the Clark County Health Department will no longer provide certain services to patients residing outside of the county. The Clark County Board of Health unanimously...
Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Family Planning, Health, Women, Infants and Children, Breast Cancer
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Looking Back: From Our Files: Jan. 22, 2012
100 YEARS AGO — 1912
The Messres. Lowell, who have earned the well-deserved reputation of making their Gilcher Hotel one of the best hostelries in the country, and who want to continue improving its service, have determined to adopt on Feb. 1 the...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Basketball, Justice System, Nashville Flooding (2010)
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Tuberculosis tests urged for people at high risk
Clark County Health DepartmentEach year, World Tuberculosis Day is recognized on March 24. It was on this date in 1882 that Dr. Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacillus that causes TB. In the 19th century, TB killed one out of every seven people in the U.S. and...Tags: Human Body, X-rays, Health, Immune System, Steroid Therapy
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