Madison County Fiscal Court Approves Buy of Chase Bank Building
From a release from the Madison County Fiscal Court this morning following the meeting:
Kentucky River Foothills Awarded $200,000 Federal Opioid Planning Grant
According to a press release from the Kentucky River Foothills Development Council, they were recently awarded a $200,000 one-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HRSA) to implement and sustain Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) prevention, treatment, and recovery services. HRSA awarded a total of $24,000,000 to 120 Rural Communities Opioid Response […]
A ‘Big’ Fundraiser for Richmond’s ‘World’
A local business is currently donating 100% of proceeds from a specially-made T-shirt in honor of a local celebrity. Kentucky Shelf Life in downtown Richmond was alerted to the fact that Anthony ‘Big World’ Mitchell was behind on his rent, and jumped into action. According to owner John Perkins, he and his wife who own […]
Electricity Shutoff Scam Threatens Central Kentucky Businesses
From today’s press release from the BBB: Better Business Bureau® serving Central & Eastern Kentucky hasheard from local businesses this week that received calls from scammers posing as Kentucky Utilities, threatening that their power would be shut off immediately if they did not pay their bill by phone right away. These businesses also said that when they called […]
Afternoon News Brief: 5/16/19: Checkpoints, Man Arrested for Alleged Stalking at EKU, Missing Mother and Child Found Safe, Depot Visit From McConnell
Afternoon News Brief: 5/16/19: Checkpoints, Man Arrested for Alleged Stalking at EKU, Missing Mother and Child Found Safe, Depot Visit From McConnell
Election 2019 Two Minute Sit-Downs: Secretary of State Candidate Stephen L. Knipper
Chief of Staff for Lt. Governor Jenean Hampton Stephen L. Knipper says he is no stranger to the race for Secretary of State, as he ran back in the 2015 elections and lost by a small margin to Alison Lundergran Grimes. Knipper says he wants to take on the challenge again, as he was previously […]
Following a Viral Sensation: #BereaWearsLeggings Moving Forward
Emily LaDouceur, the Berea City councilor that was body shamed for giving a tour to elementary students while wearing leggings has found support from the citizens of her city that she says she could have never imagined. LaDouceur was pinpointed on Facebook not for the tour, but for what she was wearing. The posts and […]
Election 2019 Two Minute Sit-Downs: Secretary of State Candidate Michael G. Adams
McCracken County native Michael G Adams says he knew he had a knack for politics early on watching his heroes such as Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp and other Republican leaders. At the young age of 16, the Kentuckian volunteered for Bush/Quayle ’92 campaign and got hooked. Adams explained his background in his two minute sit-down, […]
Election 2019 Two Minute Sit-Downs: Secretary of State Candidate Andrew English
Secretary of State candidate Andrew English’s resumé alone was a little too long to fit in a regular two minute sit-down, so the pertinent information had to be edited down. The Kentucky native calls Oldham county home, and is proud of his background that started out throwing a football at an early age, which led […]
Man Arrested After Allegedly Seen Dancing Intoxicated Without Shoes Atop Cars in Walmart Parking Lot
Richmond Police Department recently arrested a Ravenna man following a call that he was seen dancing without shoes in the Richmond Walmart parking lot. According to the citation, Jeffery Smith was even seen dancing on top of cars in the lot. When officers arrived, Smith did not give a reason for the dance party, and […]
Election 2019 Two Minute Sit-Downs: Secretary of State Candidate Jason Griffith
Letcher County teacher and small business owner Jason Griffith came in for a two minute sit-down to discuss his platform for Secretary of State. Griffith, a Democrat, has multiple degrees including a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Ashland University. Griffith explains that his business, which is in the tech sphere, places him in a unique […]
44 Years In The Making
John Hamilton is retiring from the banking business after 44 years. He got his start in Richmond at State Bank on Big Hill Avenue, now the re-designed location of Jerry Goble State Farm Insurance and Purdy’s Coffee. John gives us an exclusive interview when he began in the banking business and tells us some good […]
Election 2019 Two Minute Sit-downs: Gubernatorial Candidate Geoff Young
Democratic Candidate for Governor Geoff Young is no stranger to running for office: he previously ran for Governor in 2015, as well as in the nationwide race for 6th District Congressman. He is seeking election again, first in the primary this May in the Democratic race for Governor of Kentucky. He sat down with Marisa […]
Richmond LifeWay Christian Store to Close its Doors May 31st
LifeWay Christian Resources, the largest Christian bookstore and retail chain in the country, is closing all their stores this year including the location at the Richmond Centre. According to the CEO they will plan to switch their focus on online and digital sales. WBONtv spoke to both the manager of the location and dedicated regular […]
Water Street Reconstruction, Charging Ports Discussed by City Manager
After other broken up areas of roadway in Richmond have recently been brought to the City’s attention, an old one has come up again. According to City Manager Rob Minerich, the continually plagued area of Water Street is finally going to get much needed updates, including being completely paved over. We spoke to Minerich, who […]
Widely Circulated Post of Seemingly Dangerous Hole Gets City’s Attention
You may have seen a picture of a seemingly large hole on South Third Street that was circulating on social media this week. The poster had a concern that a small child could even fall through or that an adult walking past could injure themselves. WBONtv went out to the site after bringing this to […]
Want to Get Paid to Drink with the Law?
Want to have a drink with the law? Well, now is your chance…for a good cause of course. The Department of Criminal Justice Training here in Richmond has offered to provide dinner and drinks for those that are willing to up their BAC in order to help recruits learn DUI training. In addition, selected participants […]
Richmond Kroger Gas Station Lead Worker Allegedly Steals $600 from Employer
A gas station lead worker from the Richmond Kroger location was recently taken into custody following an investigation by loss prevention. According to police, Angie Gibbs has allegedly finagled returns so that she was able to make away with $600.00. Gibbs reportedly would make false returns on gas and cigarettes so that she could pocket […]
Local Perspective of Federal Worker in Central Kentucky that Worked through the Government Shutdown
Although the shutdown ended within the past few days, the ramifications may still remain for those locally who went over a month (34 days) without a paycheck. WBONtv spoke to a Federal Prison system worker from Lexington who was not willing to be on camera because of stipulations with his job, but he provided us […]
Jimmy John’s and Gallery Downtown Close Their Doors, Two More Doors Open
When one (or two) doors close, two more tend to open as the saying goes. This is true for Richmond’s downtown area, where the Jimmy John’s sandwich chain located on Main Street closed its doors for good in the past days. Crews are working to clear the area as you can see in the footage despite […]
Room in the Inn Berea Uses National Model to Clothe, Feed, and Offer Services to Homeless
What was recently an empty storefront at 412 Chestnut Street is now available for the city’s homeless population, thanks to a nationwide model called Room in the Inn. The volunteer-run and donation based program was started by Barb Anspach of Berea. Watch the video to get the details, and to find out what sort of […]
Eastern Kentuckians to be Featured on Discovery Channel’s ‘Moonshiners’
WBONtv will soon be featuring interviews with two locals from Kentucky who will be on the Discovery Channel’s ‘Moonshiners’ show. Stay tuned for their exclusive interviews! Until then, here are their bios: Donnie Benton grew up in Old Landing Ky. His granddaddy was a Moonshiner. His Grandaddy always told him there was no good in […]
City Manager Minerich Talks New Year Changes, Downtown Development
With the new administration in Richmond City government, there may soon be some changes here in the heart of Madison County. WBONtv spoke to still relatively-new City Manager Rob Minerich, who told us some sneak peeks of what is to come, as well as how the new year has started off at City Hall. We […]
A Bale-ful Impact on the Local Economy: Hay Shortage Explained
This past weekend at the Madison County Fairgrounds, the annual Hay auction took place following the wettest year on record. Because of this, many may not be aware that there was a record breaking hay shortage this year, due to the large amounts of rain ruining parts of the integral crop. We spoke to Agriculture […]
