Today's Features

Visitors to the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park will be greeted by a new face this week.

Douglas Richardson, whose permanent position is at the Johnstown Flood National Memorial in Pennsylvania, will be filling in for recently retired Sandy Brue, chief of interpretation and resource management at the park.

Richardson said he is “absolutely thrilled” to be working at the park for a few months during the search for a permanent replacement for Brue.

You can keep your kitchen cooler in the summer by using an outdoor grill more often to cook your family meals.

The following tips are from Dr. Gregg Rentfrow, UK College of Ag assistant Extension Professor in Meat Science, on the best cuts of meat for the outdoor grill and the importance of keeping your food safe throughout the grilling experience.

Lead poisoning is one of the most common and most preventable health problems, affecting children today. The CDC reports that 900,000 children in the United States between ages 1 and 5 have elevated levels of lead in their blood. The good news is – lead poisoning is entirely preventable.

Signs of lead poisoning are not always easy to see and symptoms may go unrecognized for some time. Because of this, children may be poisoned and not act or look sick. A simple blood test is the only way to find out if a child has lead poisoning.

Sarah Latham graduated with honors from Brown Mackie College in Louisville where she earned an associate’s degree in veterinary technology.

She has been employed at the LaRue County Animal Clinic since January 2006.

She lives in Elizabethtown with her husband and three children.