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1,623 new cases of Covid-19 announced for the state Monday afternoon. Governor Andy Beshear pointed to the low number as he discussed a good trend for the state in recent week, as weekly totals have fallen across the board
The state’s positivity rate still remains below 9%, still hovering around 8.8% as it was yesterday. Local numbers yesterday included 17 new cases for Hardin county, 3 for LaRue county, and 2 for Meade county.
Just down the road from the Gold Depository, a Hardin county resident won big on a Kentucky lottery game named for the famous structure. It was announced that the unnamed resident won a million dollars off of a “Break Fort Knox” lottery game. The $20 ticket was purchased at Warren’s Vine Grove Food Market. As a result, the store will receive a bonus of over $7,700. As for the winner? They chose to take their winnings in a lump sum of nearly $553,000, after taxes.
Scholarships for incoming and current ECTC students are now open for the upcoming academic year.
The application can be found by going to the college’s website. Stith says the college awarded over $200,000 worth of scholarships this year.
A LaRue county man was arrested last week after a traffic stop resulted in drug trafficking charges. According to officials, Kentucky State Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle just past Campbellsville early Friday morning. The trooper approached the vehicle, driven by Casey D’Amore, and detected a strong marijuana odor coming from the cab. A search of the vehicle by a k-s-p k9 resulted in the discovery of drugs in the vehicle. D’Amore and a passenger, Scott Kuchera, were arrested and charged with trafficking in marijuana, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia. D’Amore was also charged with operating on a suspended license.
Over the weekend, the state saw 4,417 new cases of Covid-19. That comes as the state continues to see a drop in the statewide positivity rate. The rate, which has decreased over the past few weeks, is at 8.8% as of Sunday night. The positivity rate has remained around 8% this weekend, with state officials announcing 8.7% on Friday. For local counties, Hardin county saw a total of 55 new cases from this weekend. Meade county saw 21 new cases, and officials reported only 7 cases from LaRue county.
