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  • LPD's officer's killer still at large

    It's been nearly four months since Lebanon Police Officer David Ford was murdered and no arrests have been made in connection with the crime.

    This past Sunday, Ford would have celebrated his 41st birthday. It was a difficult day for Ford's brother, Darrell, and the rest of his family.

    "I'm having a hard time dealing with it," Darrell said.

    Darrell said he has remained in close contact with detectives and that they are still waiting on evidence and lab results before they can make an arrest.

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  • Lebanon City Council to meet Tuesday

    The Lebanon City Council will hold a special called meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, at city hall.

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  • BBB warns of strange phone calls

    The Better Business Bureau received phone calls from consumers across Kentucky and Southern Indiana all day Thursday, May 21, saying they were contacted overnight at 3, 4, and 5 a.m. in the morning. It is a robo call saying that their financial accounts have been compromised and to push 1 to continue.   Another scenario is a robo call saying the interest rate on your credit card is going up if you don't do something about it right now, press 1 to continue. When the consumer hits one, it asks for the consumer's account numbers.

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  • Lebanon City Council, board of education holding special meetings Friday

    The Lebanon City Council and the Marion County Board of Education have each scheduled special-called meetings Friday, May 29.

    The city council will meet at noon at city hall regarding a contract with Beverly Mings to operate the pool concession stand under the pavilion at Graham Memorial Park.

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  • Hamilton to lead Mercer County school district

    When interviewing for the Marion County superintendent position in March, Chuck Hamilton told community leaders and the board of education that he would be a superintendent somewhere, even if it weren't here.

    And he meant it.

    Last week, he was named the next superintendent of Mercer County schools.

    The Mercer County Board of Education made the announcement during a special-called meeting Thursday.

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  • 'Click It or Ticket' campaign underway

    State and local law enforcement will be watching closely for drivers who are not wearing their seat belts during this year's "Click It or Ticket" Campaign.   The campaign started Monday and lasts until May 31.

    The Lebanon Police Department received a grant to participate in the program this year, according to Officer Brandon Blair.

    The Kentucky State Police reported that 274 people have died in traffic accidents on state highways as of May 14, and 127 of the people who died were not wearing seat belts. 

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  • Rancho Poultry won't build in Lebanon

    Gov. Steve Beshear announced last July that Rancho Poultry would open a $43-million, 100,000-square-foot chicken processing plant in Lebanon.

    Last week, Marion County Economic Development Director Tom Lund said that's not going to happen after all.

    "It's the economy," Lund said.

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  • Child safety seat inspection May 27

    Free child safety seat inspections will take place next week in Lebanon. The inspections are sponsored by the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety, Marion County Health Department and Marion County EMS.

    The inspections will take place between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, at the Marion County EMS Building, 436 W. Walnut Street in Lebanon.

    Nationally certified child passenger safety technicians will be educating people about the correct installation and usage of child safety seats. They will also check seats for damage and for seats that have been recalled.

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  • Pickerill Motors remains a Chrysler dealership

    Chrysler LLC announced last week that it will be eliminating nearly 800 dealerships nationwide as part of its corporate restructuring effort.

    Pickerill Motor Company in Lebanon was not on the list, however. Pickerill Motor sells new Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles.

    Chrysler President Jim Press said in an interview with WWJ, a Detroit radio station, that changes were necessary for the corporation to be profitable and viable in the future. A link to the interview was posted on Chrysler's corporate website.

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  • Angell-Demmel merges with the Sellner Group

    Angell-Demmel announced last week that it will be merging with the Sellner Group based out of Germany, but the merger will not impact the Lebanon operation, according to company officials.

    John Turner, president of Angell-Demmel North America, Ltd., announced Thursday that the owners of its parent company, Angell-Demmel Holding GmbH & Co. KG, signed an agreement resulting in a merger with the Sellner Group.

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