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Liberty, Kentucky Patch AM: a 2 min readGood morning Liberty! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Liberty’s new $500 million power plant could reshape local jobs
Today's riddle: If you have 13 apples in one hand and 10 oranges in the other, what do you have ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
- Monday: Some sun, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• EKPC's New Gas Plant Shows 'Strong Investment' in Rural Kentucky Community (electric.coop) — A $500 million East Kentucky Power Cooperative natural gas plant, called Liberty Station, is coming to Casey County and the town of Liberty, promising new jobs and long-term economic benefits. The 214-megawatt facility is expected online by 2028, supporting 95,000 homes and strengthening power reliability for local co-op members across the region. 
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- Cumberland Family Medical Center, Inc. posted a job opening for Licensed Behavioral Health Therapist in Liberty. Apply here.
- Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Russell Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Liberty here.
🗞 Nearby News
Russell Springs
- Man arrested, no injuries reported in rollover wreck on Highway 80 yesterday (lakercountry.com)
- Donnie Ray Stargle, age 81, of Russell Springs (lakercountry.com)
- Citizens in poor, under-educated KY county allow higher tax for new school (newsfromthestates.com)
Campbellsville
- Senator Max Wise: A Graduation Day Message To The Class Of 2026 (myq104.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Big hands ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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