Good morning, Frankfort.

Members of the Travelers’ Century Club visited Frankfort Tuesday, Sept.

22 to explore downtown on a riverboat bourbon tour, attend the Japan Festival, visit a horse farm, and dine at Holly Hill Inn—experiencing the city’s blend of history and local attractions.

Frankfort Transit plans to add more bus shelters and benches as ridership increases.

City officials have applied for a grant to fund 11 new shelters at key stops & improvements will focus on safety and efficiency based on community input.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky will receive $17M in federal funding to expand mental health services including the 988 lifeline, youth crisis teams and support for addiction recovery, doula services (to help new mothers) and school crisis response programs.

The funds aim to boost access and improve care.

Fit4Life held a blood drive on Monday amid a national blood crisis, allowing local donors like Franklin County Fire Department firefighter Garrett Turner to help.

The American Red Cross will host three more drives this week at Kentucky State University, Capital Avenue, and VFW Post 4075.

A boil water advisory is in effect today for Aaron Drive, Grider Lane, Voils Circle, Kerr Brown Road, North Epperson + a part of Creelsboro Street due to waterline work on Creelsboro Street as part of the city’s improvement project.

Officials will update residents when the advisory ends.

Kentucky is joining Child Passenger Safety Week to remind drivers to check that child seats are correctly installed until Sept.

26. Local families should review their car seats before travel to ensure safety.

Frankfort High School’s volleyball team beat The Frankfort Christian Academy 3-1 on Thursday, Sept.

17 at TFCA. The team secured the win with set scores of 25-19, 29-27, 20-25, and 25-6.

Franklin County High School’s boys soccer team defeated The Frankfort Christian Academy 1-0 on Sept.

17 at FCHS (the score reflected a tight match).

Franklin County’s Emerson Bowling finished second in the Kentucky 2A State Championship last week and tied for fourth at Monday’s regional tournament at the Woodford Club while playing with a foot injury, earning Athlete of the Week honors + setting her up to compete at the state tournament.