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Under 300 new Covid-19 cases reported for state Monday

Cases continue to decrease as vaccination increase. That was the message from Governor Andy Beshear during his media briefing yesterday afternoon. Beshear announced only 294 new cases of the virus, as well as a positivity rate of 2.93%, the lowest since the beginning of last July. Beshear says 1.1 million Kentuckians have been vaccinated so far. Of local counties, only Meade county reported a single case of Covid-19.

Samantha’s Hugs collects stuffed animals in first Towne Mall event

Over the weekend, residents came together to drop off stuffed animals for a good cause. Samantha’s Hugs, a new local organization collecting stuffed animals for law enforcement, says they collected numerous stuffed animals during their event at the Towne Mall last Saturday.

Organizer Kevin Cox says the event resulted in two vans full of stuffed animals. Cox says the amount will be divided between KSP Post 4 and the Frankfort post. Cox says he hopes a conversation in Frankfort might lead to Samantha’s Hugs going across the state and collecting stuffed animals for local police posts.