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🌱 How Somerset EMS and Nancy firefighters handled a freezing roadside birth
Hey there, Somerset! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Somerset EMS and Nancy firefighters handled a freezing roadside birth
- Somerset grad helps mark Lindsey Wilson University’s record-breaking first commencement
Also on today's calendar: Somerset Gun and Knife Show.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sun and areas of low clouds, with a high of 44 and low of 34 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 49, low: 38.
- Thursday: Becoming windier with rain, with a high of 60 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Volunteer firefighters help deliver baby on side of Cumberland Parkway in freezing temperatures (lex18.com) — Somerset EMS helped safely transport a mother and newborn to Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital after Nancy volunteer firefighters assisted with a roadside birth off the Cumberland Parkway in frigid weather. Local first responders describe how training and quick action kept mom and baby warm and stable until they reached Somerset-based care. 
• Lindsey Wilson University Celebrates First Commencement With Record Class (935wain.com) — A Lindsey Wilson University graduate student from Somerset was among the record 974 students receiving degrees at the school’s first commencement as a university. The ceremonies in Columbia highlighted first-generation graduates, new band and choir performances, and student speakers who emphasized faith, perseverance, and the impact they hope to make in Kentucky communities and beyond.
📸 Around Somerset
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Upcoming Events in
Somerset
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★ Featured events ★
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Classic Movie Night: A Christmas Story
The Virginia, 214 E Mt Vernon St, Somerset
7:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Somerset Gun and Knife Show
The Center For Rural Development , 2292 S Hwy 27 #300 , Somerset
9:00 am -
Live Music at The Somerset Makers Mill
The Makers Mill , 402 E Mt Vernon St , Somerset
7:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Library Littles
Casey County Public Library , 238 Middleburg St , Liberty
5:30 pm -
Casey County Rebels vs Rockcastle Co. DH
Casey County High School , 1841 E State Hwy 70 , Liberty
6:30 pm -
Somerset, KY – Gun Show
The Center For Rural Development , 2292 S Hwy 27 #300 , Somerset
9:00 am -
Casey County Rebels vs Model Laboratory Patriots
Casey County High School , 1841 E State Hwy 70 , Liberty
2:30 pm -
Kentucky Universal Miss State Pageant
The Center For Rural Development , 2292 S Hwy 27 #300 , Somerset
8:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
Friday February 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Somerset. Apply here.
- Phenom People posted a job opening for Clerk-Billing/Coder-Centralized Billing-FT-(Days) in Somerset. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Somerset here.
🗞 Nearby News
London
- Three-time Colonel graduate found purpose and a home at EKU (sentinel-echo.com)
- London community mourns beloved local figure Larry Lee (lex18.com)
- Ohio Fugitive Arrested at Business in Southern Laurel County, Kentucky (clayconews.com)
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- The News Journal ‘Do not withhold good:' Jim Bruner's daily mission to make a difference by serving others (thenewsjournal.net)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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