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State livestock inspector David Thompson visited former Marion County agriculture extension agent Ed Lanham Jr.'s farm March 20, 2008. That led to a search warrant being executed on Lanham's property.

Following that search, newspaper articles were published and criminal charges were filed (one of which was dropped) against Lanham.

In response, Lanham filed a civil defamation lawsuit against Thompson, The Lebanon Enterprise and Donald Brockman, a Campbellsville veterinarian who examined Lanham's horses after the search warrant was served.

With the yard sale season already underway, the Lebanon Planning and Zoning Commission wants to remind people they should follow the city's signage ordinance.

Lebanon building inspector John Thompson, who enforces the sign ordinance, said some sign problems are more common than others, such as people putting signs on telephone and utility poles.

"That's still illegal for any sign on a pole, whatever it is," Thompson said. "That's a city ordinance as well as a KU and phone company regulation."

A short stretch of KY 289, about a half mile north of the Taylor County line, in Marion County, will be closed Monday, June 8, while state crews install a culvert.   The road will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT.

Johnny Lanham, 46, of New Hope has been charged with attempted murder and first-degree assault after he stabbed a New Haven man at Hawk's Place in Loretto May 24.

According to Kentucky State Police, at approximately 12:23 a.m. Post 15 received a call of a stabbing at Hawk's Place. Lanham and William Bennington, 45, of New Haven were involved in a verbal altercation that escalated into a stabbing, police said. Lanham stabbed Bennington in the abdomen. Bennington was flown to University of Louisville Hospital for treatment.