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Today’s edition · Tues., Nov. 3

Christian County leads Kentucky in measles cases; polls open today

Plus, Kentucky's medical debt relief tops $153 million and Saturday's veterans parade closes downtown streets.

The 5AM Hopkinsville team2 stories17 sources5 min read

HealthTop story

Christian County still has the most measles cases in Kentucky, with 65 confirmed

Christian County has the most measles cases in Kentucky

Source: Christian County Now - Local News & Weather in Hopkinsville KY

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Laurel56
Trigg31

If you live in Christian County, you're at the center of Kentucky's measles outbreak. The county has 65 confirmed cases as of Oct. 29, the most in the state, and Christian County Now reports exposures are still spreading. Laurel County has 56 and Trigg County has 31.

State health officials call it Kentucky's largest measles outbreak since 1991, and most people who got sick were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status. The Oct. 26 state dashboard showed Christian County at 63 cases, up 10 in a week.

  • Statewide: 201 confirmed cases as of Oct. 30 report
  • Hospitalized: 11 people in Kentucky, with no deaths
  • First symptoms: 8 to 12 days after exposure
  • Rash: usually three to five days after symptoms begin

Christian County's measles count more than doubled since mid-September

  1. Aug. 13Christian County Health Department announces the outbreak.
  2. Sept. 15Christian County Now reports 20 local cases.
  3. Oct. 26State dashboard shows 63 cases in Christian County.
  4. Oct. 29The state confirms 65 cases in Christian County.

Sources: hazard-herald.com, Christian County Now - Local News & Weather in Hopkinsville KY

If you think you've been exposed, call a health care provider or the health department before you go to a medical office. The Christian County Health Department website has vaccine information.

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Kentucky has erased $153 million in medical debt, with a second round of letters due the week of Nov. 9

If you owe medical bills, a letter could show up that you didn't ask for. Gov. Andy Beshear says the has erased $153 million in medical debt for more than 67,000 Kentuckians, more than halfway to its $250 million goal.

Kentucky is more than halfway to erasing $250 million in medical debt

$153 millionMedical debt erased so far

Sources: WHOP Radio, WPSD Local 6

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There's no application, and you can't request relief. Eligible Kentuckians get an official letter from Team Kentucky, and the next batch is expected to be mailed around the week of Nov. 9.

  • Qualify: Kentucky resident owing at least 5% of annual income in medical bills
  • Or earn at or below 400% of the federal poverty level
  • 400% is around $100,000 for a family of three
  • Program started by executive order on Sept. 15

Kentucky's medical debt program, by the numbers

$97 million
left to go toward medical debt forgiveness
80,000
more people that amount would support, Beshear says
Over 67,000
Kentuckians helped so far
$2.5 million
transferred to Undue Medical Debt

Sources: WHOP Radio, WPSD Local 6

The executive order moved $2.5 million to , a national nonprofit that buys medical debt from participating hospitals and collection agencies, to erase $250 million for an estimated 130,000 eligible Kentuckians.

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Election Day

Voting today? Polls are open in Christian County, after 3,996 ballots came in at three early-voting sites Oct. 29-31. Thursday drew more than 1,500 voters, Friday 1,400 and Saturday nearly 1,100, roughly 8% of the county's 46,392 registered voters. Kentucky New Era compares early turnout across Christian, Trigg and Todd counties. Christian County NowWKDZ RadioKentucky New Era

City Council

Hopkinsville City Council approved a 25-mph school zone and a crosswalk on Lovers Lane near Christian County High School at Monday's special-called meeting. The zone starts near Fort Campbell Boulevard and runs past Conference Center Drive, with the crosswalk near Hopkinsville Towne Center. Council also renamed Westside Park "Judge John Atkins Westside Park" and, in a tight vote, moved planning services from Community and Development Services () to the city. WHOP RadioChristian County Now

Veterans Parade

The annual Veterans Honor Parade starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the War Memorial Building on Virginia Street and ends at the Christian County Justice Center with a ceremony. Veterans can walk, and should gather by 9:45 a.m. Streets close from 9 to 10:30 a.m., including 14th, 13th and 12th streets at Virginia Street, so plan around them if you're headed downtown. WHOP RadioHoptown Chronicle

Volleyball

Christian County's first volleyball season ended Monday in Paducah with a straight-set loss to McCracken County at the KHSAA State Tournament. The Lady Tigers finished with 26 wins, district and regional championships and the school's first state tournament trip. Senior middle blocker Madysen Taggart was also named Second Team All-State by the Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association. WHVO RadioWHOP Radio

Taggart piled up 349 kills, 64 blocks and 71 digs this season

Source: WHOP Radio

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Spaghetti Dinner

The Kiwanis Club of Hopkinsville is hosting its first annual spaghetti dinner at the Crusty Pig on Nov. 16 from 4 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 per person, and proceeds go to the Warm the Children program. The club hopes to raise $30,000. WHOP Radio

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Friday night downtown turned into a full-on costume parade. A crowd estimated at 3,400 probably set a record for Hopkinsville's downtown trick-or-treating, said Pam Rudd of Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation, who has helped at the event since it started in 2009. Pleasant weather and a Friday date didn't hurt.

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  7. Christian County Nowchristiancountynow.com
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5AM Hopkinsvilleto me · Tues., Nov. 36:00 a.m.

Christian County leads Kentucky in measles cases; polls open today

Plus, Kentucky's medical debt relief tops $153 million and Saturday's veterans parade closes downtown streets.

The TLDR

  1. Christian County leads Kentucky with 65 measles cases
  2. Kentucky has erased $153 million in medical debt; more letters expected around the week of Nov. 9
  3. It's Election Day after 3,996 early ballots in Christian County
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