A NewsJournal for 21st Century West Kentucky
Vol. 17 No. 3 March 2025 (c)

UPDATED TIME! Kentucky Democratic Party Rural Listening Tour comes to Graves County on April 17th. (1)

Apr 15, 2025 at 01:09 am by Leslie McColgin

The Kentucky Democratic Party has announced a listening tour this spring to hear concerns of Kentuckians in rural areas.  They will be in Graves County on April 17th from.... Read More

A Moral Call to Hope

Apr 14, 2025 at 11:36 am by WKJ Editorial Team

Speech delivered by Rev. Leah Eubanks at HandsOff! Western Kentucky Fights Back on April 12, 2025 at Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 184 1127 Broadway, Paducah, KY.This is a m.... Read More

Paducah residents rally to prevent post office privatization--A government service actually mentioned in the Constitution is in danger of being given to corporate billionaires

Mar 27, 2025 at 10:01 am by WKJ Editorial Team

By Berry Craig   reprinted with permission from Forward Kentucky March 24, 2025 . 11:59 AM 4 min read Despite threatening skies and intermittent rain, about 50.... Read More
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Chicken suits and thin skin Or as they say in Western Kentucky: “A hit dog hollers”

Mar 23, 2025 at 09:45 am by WKJ Editorial Team

by   Berry Craig   republished with permission from Forward Kentucky March 23, 2025 . 8:00 AM 6 min read Three women and two men — one guy 82-years.... Read More
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GOP Cuts to Medicaid Could Threaten Rural Hospitals

Mar 22, 2025 at 08:12 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

by Sarah Melotte and Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder March 17, 2025 Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colorado, received more than 59,000 patient visits last year. That.... Read More