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The Lebanon City Council is taking some time to review the Lebanon Tourist and Convention Commission’s 2014-15 budget, which Tourism Director Carla Wagner presented at the city council’s May 12 meeting.
According to the proposed budget, the tourist commission is anticipating total revenues of $602,289, which is an increase over the $593,261 the commission anticipated during the 2013-14 fiscal year. Total expenses are projected to increase from $545,462 during 2013-14 to $596,718 in 2014-15.

By Matt Overing
Summer intern

The first thing you'll notice about Popes Creek Ranch is its uniqueness.
Two teepees give an impression of the ranch being something different than your average recreational area. The ranch appeals to any outdoor enthusiast and has housed visitors from as far away as Europe.

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Two people have been indicted in connection to an alleged embezzlement of more than $1 million from the Abbey of Gethsemani, a monastery south of Bardstown. It's home to about 50 Trappist monks.
John E. Hutchins and his wife, Carrie, were indicted on multiple counts of theft by unlawful taking, complicity to theft by unlawful taking, unlawful access to a computer and complicity to unlawful access to a computer by a Nelson County grand jury today, according to a Nelson County Sheriff’s Office press release.

University of Kentucky student and Boyle County native Matt Overing, 22, will be working as an intern at The Lebanon Enterprise this summer.
Overing graduated from Boyle County High School in 2010, and will be a senior at the University of Kentucky in the fall, majoring in journalism. He will also be working as the sports editor at the Kentucky Kernel, UK’s student newspaper.
Overing has a fiancé, Kylee, and two dogs, Bailey, a collie, and Addie, a beagle jack russell mix. He enjoys playing video games (too much) and watching sports.