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In today's newsletter:
- How Baptist Health Paducah just ranked among America’s top heart hospitals
- Serious McCracken County crash near Paducah sends two men to hospital
- Paducah Power’s APPA board seat is open—who will step up?
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Humid with drenching t-storms, temps: high: 84, low: 67.
- Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Baptist Health Paducah recognized nationally for heart attack care - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News (kbsi23.com) — Baptist Health Paducah has earned a prestigious national award for its heart attack care, placing it among just 350 hospitals recognized across the country. The honor reflects two years of top-tier performance in a national chest pain and heart attack registry, underscoring faster, guideline-based treatment for local patients and stronger emergency cardiac care for the Paducah community. 
2. Two Injured, Sent to Hospital After McCracken County Crash (marshallcountydaily.com) — Two men were seriously injured Monday evening in a two-vehicle crash at Lebanon Church Road and Old U.S. 45 in McCracken County, reported from Paducah. Deputies say one driver allegedly ran a stop sign, both vehicles left the roadway, and the intersection was shut down for nearly two hours during the investigation.
3. APPA Seeks Nominations for Four Vacant Seats on Board of Directors (publicpower.org) — Paducah readers connected to public power should know that APPA is filling four open Board of Directors seats, including the Region 7 seat vacated by David Carroll of Paducah Power System. Utilities and local leaders in Kentucky, including Paducah, can submit nominations by September 10, 2026, with final selections expected this fall.
4. 90 Day Fiance: Shea McGuire Is A Multimillionaire? How Rich Is He Really? (tvseasonspoilers.com) — A Paducah realtor, Shea McGuire, is gaining national attention on 90 Day Fiance while maintaining his long-established real estate career in Paducah. The piece explores his reported earnings, estimated net worth, and recent 80-pound weight loss, noting that most of his wealth appears to come from decades of local real estate success rather than reality TV.
5. Barren fiscal court talks tourism at Tuesday meeting (wcluradio.com) — Barren County leaders are rethinking their tourism partnership with Glasgow and looking at new sports tourism taxes modeled on McCracken County’s approach in Paducah. A Paducah-based commissioner explained how his county built revenue this way, as Barren officials weigh a tiered tax to support projects like the proposed Cave City Agricultural Expo Center.
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Board of Education Meeting
Reidland Intermediate School 300 Cumberland Ave, Paducah, KY 42001, USA
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MCHS Men's JV/Varsity Soccer vs Paducah Tilghman @ HOME, Mercy Hea
McCracken County Public Schools Paducah, KY 42003
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MCHS Women's Varsity Soccer @ Smoky Mountain Cup vs Pope John Paul
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The Carson Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Kentucky Ave, Paducah
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