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Morning News - 12/30/14

CYNTHIANA / HARRISON

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The Cynthiana Harrison County Public Library will be ringing in the new year during a special "Happy Noon Year" party on Wednesday at 11AM; the party--open to children 6mos through 2nd grade--will take the place of the library's regular Story-Time hour. The event will take place across the street from the library, at the Cynthiana Presbyterian Church. For more information, contact the library at 859.234.4881.

1: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=760457000689196&id=179196648815237

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=760457000689196&id=179196648815237[1]

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Harrison Memorial Hospital honored members of the Board of Directors at their December meeting, which was held on Dec. 18th. Eight members recieved the Calvin Martin Perfect Attendance Award, as well as desk clocks crafted by Don Wynn--the clocks were crafted from wood that had been retrieved from the hopital's former "South-Wing". Those that received these honors were: Doug Hampton, John Lair, Dr. Brian Mulberry, Jane Thomas, Gerald Fields, Larry Wiley, Dr. Derek Clarke and Paul Tucker. The award is named in honor of former member Calvin Martin; Martin was approaching 10 consecutive years of perfect attendance when he passed away just hours before the October 1999 board meeting.

Other honors presented at the meeting included the presentation of plaques to members leaving the board. Those exiting the board at the end of the 2014 year are: Jane Thomas, Dr. Derek Clarke, Steve Moses, and Doug Hampton.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/harrison-memorial-hospital/trustees-honored-on-hmh-board-appreciation-night/783962981674778

KENTUCKY

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Justice Will T. Scott is stepping down from the Kentucky Supreme Court

Photo: Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts[2][/caption]

2: http://courts.ky.gov

Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott announced yeterday that he will be stepping down from his position effective midnight this coming Friday. Scott--a 67 yr-old Republican--has served as a Justice for 10 years; Scott states that serving on the Sumpreme Court has been a "great honor", though the position limits court member's abilities in finding solutions to Kentucky's problems. It is rumored that Scott may consider running for governor in 2015.

3: http://wuky.org/post/scott-stepping-down-ky-supreme-court

http://wuky.org/post/scott-stepping-down-ky-supreme-court[3]

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Campus kitchen students prepare food for local charities.

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A new program at the University of Kentucky is working to educate students on hunger and nutrition while feeding members of the community. Campus Kitchen--a national community service initiative--focuses on collecting unused and left-over foods from school cafeterias and delivering meals to community members in need. At UK, the effort has collected foods from UK Dining and produce from the school's College of Agriculture Food and Environment’s Horticulture Research Farm, and delivered meals to Lexington charities such as the Catholic Action Center, Salvation Army and Hope Center. You can find more information on the UK Campus Kitchen efforts on facebook at facebook.com/ckkentucky. http://www.kyforward.com/uk-students-tackle-food-waste-problems-while-also-helping-feed-lexingtons-hungry/[4] NATIONAL

4: http://www.kyforward.com/uk-students-tackle-food-waste-problems-while-also-helping-feed-lexingtons-hungry/

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Kathryn Allman and Tristen Dutiel went missing from Sumner County, Tennessee on Christmas Day

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Gallatin, Tennessee authorities are asking citizens in Louisville, Kentucky to be on the lookout for two teens that have been missing since Christmas Day. Police believe that 16-year-old Kathryn Allman and 17-year-old Tristen Dutiel may be in the Louisville area, based on recent activity on a debit card belonging to Kathryn's mother. Police have reported that Dutiel has friends and family in the Newark, Ohio area but cannot speculate as to whether the teens are heading in that direction. Allman is described as being 5-foot-3-inches tall, weighing 130-pounds, shoulder-length reddish-brown hair and was last seen wearing a long sleeve pink shirt and black leggings. Dutiel is 6-foot-2-inches tall, weighing 150-pounds and has short brown hair. Anyone having information pertaining to the teens are asked to contact Gallatin Police at 615.452.1313 http://www.whas11.com/story/news/local/2014/12/29/tenn-authorities-search-for-missing-teens-possibly-in-louisville/21018445/

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A recent study has concluded that some patients may find it difficult to find a doctor accepting Medicaid. The study--which was conducted by phone, in a manner similar to that which Medicaid patients would face--revealed a high number of inaccuracies in information published by the varying state Medicaid systems; the most common issue being that providers listed could not be located at the addresses/offices listed in the Medicaid managed care-plans.

“In these cases, callers were sometimes told that the practice had never heard of the provider, or that the provider had practiced at the location in the past but had retired or left the practice. Some providers had left months or even years before the time of the call,” the study report says.

The second and third most common issue--which only accounted for a total 16% of responses to the inquiries--were practitioners either no longer participating or no longer being able to accept new patients.

5: http://www.kyforward.com/u-s-study-finds-medicaid-patients-may-have-trouble-finding-doctor-kentucky-in-minority/

http://www.kyforward.com/u-s-study-finds-medicaid-patients-may-have-trouble-finding-doctor-kentucky-in-minority/[5]

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Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Extend Run as Most Admired

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President Barack Obama is the "most admired man" for the 7th year running, according to Gallup's Most Admired Man and Woman, 2014 results. Joining the president at the top of the poll on the women's side is Hilary Clinton, who has had the honor of being most admired for 17 out of the 18 years she's appeared on the list. Gallup has conducted the the open-ended poll for nearly 7 decades.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/180365/barack-obama-hillary-clinton-extend-run-admired.aspx[6] WORLD

6: http://www.gallup.com/poll/180365/barack-obama-hillary-clinton-extend-run-admired.aspx

Six bodies, as well as some debris has been spotted in the waters near the last known location of AirAsia 8501. The bodies were found approximately six miles from the last known coordinates of the flight; the bodies have been recovered and taken aboard an Indonesian naval ship. AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes has stated, "My heart is filled with sadness for all the families involved in QZ 8501. On behalf of AirAsia my condolences to all. Words cannot express how sorry I am." https://web.archive.org/web/20150426225309/http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Indonesia-Bodies-found-near-site-where-plane-disappeared-287088081.html[7] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/30/airasia-flight-qz8501-found_n_6387938.html[8] https://twitter.com/tonyfernandes/status/549840195579703296[9] ENTERTAINMENT

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[10]Netflix has given parents the chance to allow their kids to experience a countdown to 2015 at any time of the day; DreamWorks has produced a special three minute cartoon using the character's of All Hail King Julien--a Netflix exclusive spin-off of DreamWorks' Madagascar franchise. The cartoon is available for viewing at any time through New Year's Eve. http://lifehacker.com/send-your-kids-to-bed-early-new-years-eve-with-this-net-1676139174[11] FEATURED INTEREST

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Kentucky for Kentucky has released a list of 29 ways that Kentucky has "kicked ass" in 2014. Included in the list are numerous statistics--like Kentucky being the 7th-ranked "nerdiest" state; stories that made national attention; and even a few odd goofs that were good for a laugh--like WDKY inadvertently broadcasting an image of John Wayne as an escapee. To see the list, head over to:

7: https://web.archive.org/web/20150426225309/http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Indonesia-Bodies-found-near-site-where-plane-disappeared-287088081.html

8: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/30/airasia-flight-qz8501-found_n_6387938.html

9: https://twitter.com/tonyfernandes/status/549840195579703296

10: http://www.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=80027324&trkid=13078940

11: http://lifehacker.com/send-your-kids-to-bed-early-new-years-eve-with-this-net-1676139174

http://www.kentuckyforkentucky.com/blogs/news/16401100-29-ways-kentucky-and-its-kentuckians-kicked-ass-in-2014[12] THIS DAY IN HISTORY

12: https://web.archive.org/web/20150928003046/http://www.kentuckyforkentucky.com/blogs/news/16401100-29-ways-kentucky-and-its-kentuckians-kicked-ass-in-2014

1813 – War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York. 1922 – The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed. 1981 – In the 39th game of his third NHL season, Wayne Gretzky scores five goals, giving him 50 on the year and setting a new NHL record previously held by Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy, who earlier had each scored 50 goals in 50 games. 2006 – Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed.

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