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Morning News - 02/18/15

CYNTHIANA / HARRISON

CLOSINGS:

…additional offices and businesses are closed and/or delayed; please check with broadcast media, your business/organization facebook page, etc. ---###---

Harrison County Emergency Weather Shelter on Oddville Ave. (the old offices of the Harrison County Clerk) will be open this week for those who need it. Anyone wishing to volunteer their services  to assist in operations should call Re'Jeana Craft at 859.588.1359

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1: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=901958756491195&id=139332626087149

KENTUCKY

Governor Steve Beshear issued two executive orders yesterday to protect consumers from price gouging and to ensure families have access to needed prescription medicines.

“Both of these orders will help Kentuckians manage the effects of the storm, knowing that they will pay fair prices for goods like gasoline and won’t have to worry about skipping doses of maintenance medications,” said Gov. Beshear.

Price Gouging Executive Order At the request of Attorney General Jack Conway, the Governor activated the state’s prohibitions on price gouging.  The emergency declaration triggers several consumer protection measures that will remain in place for 30 days, but may be extended past that time as needed. The order empowers the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute, where appropriate, those who sell gasoline, generators, building supplies, chain saws, hotel rooms and other necessary goods and services at an exorbitant price in a time of disaster.

Anyone with specific information regarding possible price gouging should contact the Office of the Attorney General at 1-888-432-9257 or email: consumerprotection@ky.gov[2].

2: https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=consumerprotection@ky.gov

Prescription Drug Executive Order The Governor also issued an order which allows pharmacists to refill up to a 30-day supply of needed prescriptions without a physician’s refill order, excluding controlled substances.  This order is effective in every county in Kentucky.

This executive order will be in effect through Tuesday, Feb. 24.

“We recommend that patients contact their providers first to renew a prescription,” said Dr. Stephanie Mayfield, Commissioner of Public Health. “In the event patients and pharmacists are unable to reach the providers due to severe weather, this executive order enables pharmacists to appropriately assist patients for emergency refills."

https://web.archive.org/web/20170211084042/http://migration.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/governor/20150217orders.htm

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The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) remains activated as another winter weather system is expected to bring additional snow to the Commonwealth. National Weather Service offices in Kentucky have issued Winter Weather Advisories for snow in effect for 5:00 p.m. EST Tuesday to 7:00 p.m. EST Wednesday. The advisories call for an additional one to three inches of new snow and snow squalls with wind gusts up to 45 mph. Bitter Arctic air is also in the forecast and temperatures are expected to dip well below zero Wednesday and Thursday nights. Complete weather forecasts by region can be found at www.weather.gov.

New snow accumulations will hamper the ongoing efforts to clear roadways of yesterday’s snowfall and will continue to create hazardous driving conditions.

Governor Beshear declared a statewide emergency Monday afternoon. As a result of yesterday’s snow event, KYEM has received 66 county emergency declarations and 16 city emergency declarations. For the complete list of declarations, please see our website at www.kyem.ky.gov.

There are no reported injuries or deaths associated with this event. There have been no major power outages during this event

Officials encourage citizens to refrain from unnecessary travel; allowing roads crews unimpeded ability to continue clearing roads. Road conditions throughout the state can be found on the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s website at www.511.ky.gov, by calling 511 in Kentucky or 1-866-737-3767 for out-of-state callers

Those using auxiliary heating devices should be familiar with the manufacturer’s warnings, the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and how to safely operate their units. A Center for Disease Control carbon monoxide poison fact sheet is available at http://www.cdc.gov/co/factsheets.htm[3] .

3: http://www.cdc.gov/co/factsheets.htm

Additional winter safety tips, including winter driving tips, can also be found on the KYEM website at www.kyem.ky.gov. Kentuckians can also follow KYEMPIO on Twitter and 'like' on Facebook.

https://web.archive.org/web/20170211084101/http://migration.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/dma_kyem/stateEOCremainsactivated.htm

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