Even With Plenty of Activity, Families Find it Hard to Stay Fit
The average adult American is ballooning in weight. This isn’t breaking news. According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kentucky possessed a 31 percent obesity rate in...
View ArticleFolk Musician Peter Yarrow to Speak at Murray State
Joe Baust, Murray State professor emeritus, education, hosts Peter Yarrow of the famed folk group Peter, Paul and Mary for a 2 hour free concert in Wrather Hall on April 10 at 6:30 p.m. Yarrow travels...
View ArticleMSU Regional Youth Leadership Program Focuses on Participatory Citizenship
Carmen Garland coordinates a new leadership program for eighth graders. It is called the Regional Youth Leadership Program of MSU's Regional Outreach K12 Connect initiative, and it focuses on...
View ArticleMurray Attorney on Youth Pranks and Crimes
Murray Attorney Mark Blankenship joins Kate Lochte on Sounds Good to discuss how youths need to realize that what used to be pranks now lead to involvement with the courts.
View ArticleBikeWorld Offers Teens 'Adventure by Bike Leadership Camp'
'Adventure by Bike Leadership Camp' is a new service BikeWorld is offering for families. Its design is to allow teens between the ages of 13 and 15 an opportunity to navigate outside of their immediate...
View Article"Putt" Children First Fundraiser for Youth Mentors, Feb. 15
West Kentucky Mentoring provides one-to-one site-based mentoring services to youth between the ages of 5 to 18. They match caring adults with youth in various sites like schools libraries and homes;...
View ArticleFitness Games and Healthy Education at WOW Kids Fitness & Wellness Fair
Woodmen of the World hosts a Kids Fitness & Wellness Fair at Mid-Continent University's gymnasium on Saturday, March 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event features sports safety and first aid...
View ArticleWest Kentucky Mentoring Launches 'Buddy Campaign'
West Kentucky Mentoring or WKM has launched its annual Buddy Campaign. Today on Sounds Good, we welcome back Executive Director Suzy Crook to learn more about it. West Kentucky Mentoring serves youth...
View ArticlePaducah Family Launches YA Online Literary Magazine
Members of Paducah's Jaeger family have created an online literary magazine "for the imaginative young adult reader, inspired young adult writer and adventurous artist," titled Stone Crowns. Kate...
View ArticleTitans' George Wilson Comes Home to Paducah for Sports Fest
Young athletes gathered for the annual George Wilson Sports Fest Saturday for a chance to train with Tennessee Titans safety and Paducah native George Wilson.
View ArticleKids Participate in Triathlon at Noble Park
Rehab Associates in Paducah is organizing their 11th annual Mercy Pediatrics Kids Triathlon July 12, where kids between the ages of 7 and 14 compete in swimming, bicycling and running at Noble Park in...
View ArticleSex, Marijuana, Alcohol Among Topics in Baptist Health Paducah Addiction...
Baptist Health Paducah presents its 8th Annual Addiction & Compulsive Behaviors Symposium for healthcare professionals on Saturday, October 18th. Topics include marijuana use, sex addiction,...
View ArticleKids' Drawings Speak Volumes About Home
When children reach 6 years old, their drawings matter.Not because of those purple unicorns or pinstripe dragons but because of how kids sketch themselves and the very real people in their lives.In a...
View ArticlePlaying Youth Sports Takes A Lot More Green Than It Used To
You could say 36-year-old Matt Ray works in paradise — on a barrier island off the Florida's southern coast. As athletic director of the Anna Maria Island Community Center, Ray is doing what he...
View Article[Audio] Murray State Alumnus Works with the Peace Corps in Peru
Murray State alumni are working around the world. John Eads graduated with a degree in social work last spring and is now a volunteer with the Peace Corps, working to reform the juvenile detention...
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