By Casey Northcutt
Frankfort, KY – Governor Beshear announced Friday that the state government would cover ice storm cleanup costs for affected Jackson Purchase counties. Originally, FEMA agreed to pay 75 percent of the cost for debris removal and left the rest for Kentucky state and local governments to split in matching funds. Beshear says the state will now cover the entire 25 percent, reimbursing counties for eligible expenses through Kentucky Emergency Management. Caldwell County Judge-Executive Brock Thomas says this will save his county 345-thousand-dollars.