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PRINCETON, KY - A Princeton man was taken into custody early this morning after holding his girlfriend and Grandmother hostage.

FRANKFORT, KY– Highway construction will be suspended through the long Labor Day holiday period to minimize delays for travelers, though lane restrictions will remain in place at multiple sites.

WEBSTER COUNTY, KY—This upcoming Monday, September 6th, will mark our nation’s 128th Labor Day celebration, but do we really know why we celebrate and where the holiday began?

MUHLENBERG COUNTY, KY - The National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame (NTPHF) was founded in 1998, in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The 2010 NTPHF weekend will be held September 24-26 at the Merle Travis Music Center, located next to Paradise Park in Powderly, KY.

MUHLENBERG COUNTY, KY – Each year, the local non-profit organization, Pathway of Hope, holds its’ annual fundraising banquet. At each of these events, there is always some form of entertainment, but rarely on a level that will be seen by local citizens this year.

WEBSTER COUNTY, KY - iSurf News brings you what opens this week in theatres.  New this Friday:  Machete, Going the Distance, and The American.

NORTONVILLE, KY - Friendly reminder:  organizers are utilizing The River facility to host a concert Friday (Sept 3) by Jeff & Sheri Easter.

WEBSTER COUNTY, KY - Tuesday morning, I attended the latest meeting of the Medicaid Cost Containment Task Force in Frankfort.

Sebree Chamber of Commerce members gathered Friday for a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony at Angela's and Cuts N Moore, two businesses which recently came together and opened in a downtown Sebree building earlier this summer.

WEBSTER COUNTY, KY - Poole's annual "Harvest Daze" festival will be held Friday, Sept. 10, and Saturday, Sept. 11.

WEBSTER COUNTY, KY – Several counties within the Western Kentucky region have officially been declared as suffering from a drought.

WEBSTER COUNTY, KY - That's right football fans ... the world-famous "Beat The Experts" football challenge kicks-off this week.

WEBSTER COUNTY, KY - After opening the season 0-3, the WCHS soccer team has reeled-off two very impressive victories, including a strong 6-0 win over Crittenden County and a 4-2 thumping of Muhlenberg County.

WEBSTER COUNTY, KY - Madisonville-North Hopkins scored early and often in a dominating 46-0 blowout of Webster County Friday night at the Badgett Complex on the campus of Madisonville-North Hopkins High School.

WEBSTER COUNTY, KY - Joy E. Ricketson Powers, 67, Clay, died at 9:55 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, at her home.

WEBSTER COUNTY, KY – Herb Wilke, 65, born Dec. 17th, 1944 in Henderson, Ky., passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at his home in Gilbertsville.

WEBSTER COUNTY, KY - Tony Wayne Pease, 41, Providence, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, at his home.