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Today's News

  • DREAM BIG - FIGHT BIG - HOPE BIG

    Marion County held its 17th annual Relay for Life event Friday and Saturday at Lebanon Middle School. This year's event raised more than $51,500, a considerable increase from last year’s total, which was approximately $40,000. Team money and donations are still coming in and can be turned in to add to this year's team totals. Contact Liz Lawson or Lisa Sandusky to turn in any further donations.

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  • Second season of ‘Wildman’ underway

    The Turtleman still has plenty of fans.
    When Ernie Brown Jr. dropped by the Marion County Heritage Center Thursday, fans including a family, a couple and a pair of missionaries took time to pose for pictures and get autographs from the Turtleman.
    The second season of Brown’s Animal Planet program, “Call of Wildman,” started June 2 with episodes featuring the Turtleman catching a llama on a Marion County farm, venomous snakes at a community pool in Danville, and a skunk.
    "We're filming every day," Brown said.

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  • Board to examine other school nurse options

    How much is a school nurse worth?
    That’s a question the Marion County Board of Education will be examining in the coming year.
    Currently, the district has a contract with the Lincoln Trail District Health Department for school nurse services. Board members approved this year’s contract, at a total cost of $161,708 (a $15,300 savings from last year), but they plan on reviewing other options in the coming year.
    “I still wonder are we getting the value we need?” School Board Member Bernard Miles said.

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  • MCHS completes second year of drug testing program

    Fourteen out of 439 students at Marion County High School failed drug tests during the 2012-13 school year, according to results released at the June 11 Marion County Board of Education meeting.

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  • Flash flood lives up to its name

    The City of Lebanon got a firsthand look at what “flash flood” means Monday afternoon.
    Unofficially, Lebanon received four inches of rain in about 45 minutes, according to Marion County Emergency Management Director Hayden Johnson. The storm arrived before 5 p.m. Monday.
    Johnson said almost every road in town was covered with water at some point during the storm. Johnson had not heard of any injuries, but the Red Cross did get a room at the Hampton Inn for one family from Derring Court.

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  • All Americans

    For many people around the world, the United States is still seen as the land of opportunity.
    “A lot of immigrants come to the United States because you see a big difference,” said Saul Magana, who was born in Mexico.
    Karla O’Daniel, who was born in Guatemala, agreed that the USA offers something different than her native country.
    “It has a little bit of everything, and that’s exciting,” she said.

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  • Some feel park field fee isn’t fair

    The Lebanon City Council recently approved a recommendation from the park board to begin charging a $125 fee for teams to use its ball fields (not including Little League and schools teams) and some think its unfair.
    Lebanon Mayor Gary Crenshaw reported to the council Monday, June 10, that he received a call from a representative on the Sluggers traveling team complaining about the fee.

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  • Tourism budget projected to exceed $590,000

    The Lebanon Tourist and Convention Commission is anticipating it will have resources of more than $593,000 during the 2013-14 fiscal year.
    According to the proposed budget, which was approved June 10, the tourist commission is anticipating $290,000 in restaurant tax revenue and $40,000 from hotel taxes during the next fiscal year.
    The commission approved the budget, 5-0. Commissioners Joe Hickey and Nancy Higdon were not present for the June 10 meeting.

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  • City budget projected at nearly $8.6 million

    The Lebanon City Council unanimously approved the first reading of the 2013-14 budget during a special-called meeting June 13.
    The budget includes nearly $8.6 million in total resources, including $6.4 million in new revenue.
    This is a decrease compared to the $8.86 million in resources the city had during the 2012-13 fiscal year. Last week, the city council also approved the first reading of its amended 2012-13 budget.
    The city council must approve a second reading of both budgets and then publish them before the budgets are considered official.

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  • New Kentucky laws go into effect next week

    From the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    FRANKFORT - New laws approved during the Kentucky General Assembly's 2013 regular session go into effect on June 25.
    That means laws against human trafficking will soon be strengthened. More DNA testing will be allowed as evidence in post-conviction felony cases. And school districts can start deciding whether they want to raise their compulsory attendance age to 18, though the 2015-16 school year would be the first year any changes could actually impact students.

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