Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Soon, those in certain areas of Jessamine County will have the power to save someone’s life if necessary — no training required. Jessamine County Emergency Medical Services has purchased seven automated external defibrillators (AEDs) it...

­ ­Three very different religious communities are choosing to focus on their common goals rather than their differences as they unite to host a wellness fair this weekend covering a broad range of topics. The Living Well Expo will take place from 10...

THURSDAY — The Wilmore Senior Center will host “Body Recall: Fitness for Life” each Thursday in April at 11 a.m. — The Jessamine County Public Library will host “Lunch and Learn” from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday,...

The woman struck by lightning last Thursday night while working on a farm in southern Jessamine County has died. Kathlyn Friend, 67, died Saturday afternoon at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. Friend was transported to the hospital...

THURSDAY — The Jessamine County Public Library will host Spellbinders chapter meeting and story swap from 6-8 p.m. FRIDAY — The Gospel on the Green concert series will feature Heritage followed by The Patriot Quartet. Music starts at 7 p.m....

It could have been a scene from a movie last Wednesday at the Jessamine County courthouse, circuit clerk Doug Fain said. Local, ordinary citizens — a postman, an attorney and a radiology technician — selflessly came to the aid of a man they...

It’s time to bone up on my CPR skills. After reading about Andy Sims’ collapse in the grand-jury room, I realize I’m far from prepared enough to help someone in a life-threatening situation. As Doug Fain aptly said, it must have...

Thanks to a federal grant awarded to Ephraim McDowell Health Care Foundation, Camp Dick Fire Department and other agencies in the area are better equipped to respond to emergencies. Two and one-half years ago, the Ephraim McDowell Health Care...

THURSDAY — The Jessamine County Public Library will host “Waggin’ Tales” from 7-8:30 p.m. — Wilmore Senior Community Center will host the music of Dmitry Shostakovich at 1:15 p.m. FRIDAY — The Jessamine County...

THURSDAY — Wilmore Senior Community Center will host Asbury University Masterworks Series April 12 at 3:30 p.m. — Wilmore Senior Community Center will host movie night featuring “Hugo” at 6 p.m. April 12. — Firehouse...

THURSDAY — The Jessamine County Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting April 26 at 7 p.m. Elexene Cox will be the guest speaker. Her topic will be “Growing up in Nicholasville in the 1930s.” The historical society is located...

THURSDAY — “Elijah/Elisha the Musical,” a production written and directed by Wilmore’s Jeremy White and Kendra White, has performances scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Lexington First Assembly, located at 2780...