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🌱 Todd County community mourns veteran and former Elkton caregiver Laura Pavelchik

Elkton, Kentucky Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Elkton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Todd County community mourns veteran and former Elkton caregiver Laura Pavelchik
  • How Elkton’s budget chair is tied to Kentucky’s funding fight

Also on today's calendar: Flag Day Ceremony.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Cloudy, a t-storm; not as hot, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Saturday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 88, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Laura Kay Pavelchik, 69, of Allensville (wektradio.com) — Elkton readers are mourning Laura Kay Pavelchik, a 69-year-old U.S. Army veteran and former Certified Nurse’s Assistant at Hearthstone Place in Elkton, who passed away Wednesday at her Allensville home. Her family, including a son and daughter-in-law living in Elkton, will hold a memorial service with military honors later at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville.
   

• A week after announcing budget cuts, Kentucky governor moves millions to offset them (hoptownchronicle.org) — State Rep. Jason Petrie of Elkton is at the center of Kentucky’s budget debate, after Gov. Andy Beshear moved $30 million from stalled projects to ease cuts to Medicaid, foster care, and TANF. The move tests how much flexibility lawmakers, including Petrie, truly intended to give the governor when they crafted the “needs, not wants” budget earlier this year.
   

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    Sunday June 14
  • Flag Day Ceremony →
    Fort Campbell American Legion Post 233, 14633 Fort Campbell Blvd, Oak Grove
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Russellville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Russellville

Oak Grove

  • Medical cannabis expanded for 15 more conditions, Blue Sage offers patient drives to help (christiancountynow.com)
  • Oak Grove growth consistent in quiet but eventful week – U.S. Trotting News (ustrottingnews.com)

Ok Elkton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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