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Pediatricians from across the Ohio Valley say this new wave of COVID-19 is sickening children with severe symptoms that require hospitalizations, as school districts continue to try to maintain in-person learning without closures.

Up to 1,000 city residents can receive $100 each if they get a COVID-19 vaccination between Sept. 13 and Oct. 31.

Republicans, who had long opposed Gov. Andy Beshear's handling of the pandemic, also advanced a bill to ban nursing home lockdowns.

The Pennyroyal Arts Council and Kentucky Humanities Council is presenting the play on Sept. 16.

The webinars are part of an effort to expand the maple syrup industry in Kentucky.

The proposed municipal order aims to pay $100 each to as many as 1,000 city residents who become fully vaccinated between Sept. 13 and Oct. 31.

Beshear wants legislators to give him the authority to order masking at some level of infection, and has said he expects that to be the most contentious issue of a special session that beings Tuesday morning.

On Friday, there wasn't a single intensive care bed available in Christian County or within its 11-county region. In the majority of other areas, more than 95% of ICU beds were occupied.

Tentatively, the chamber plans to reschedule the dinner in June 2022.

Several colleges across western Kentucky have begun rolling out incentives for students and employees who get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The district office is taking suggestions for the school's name, mascot and colors through an online survey and suggestion boxes.

The band said the Sept. 18 show in Hopkinsville and another show in Bowling Green were being canceled because of a rise in COVID-19 cases.