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Today's News

  • Soldier on

    Everyone has a story to tell … if we listen.
    Veteran James Spalding, 95, has always been reluctant to share his story, specifically his experiences during World War II.
    He’s seen and experienced things that are unfathomable to most of us. And he remembers practically every moment, down to the very last detail.
    But, if you ask him, his story isn’t anything special.

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  • Budget talk: Employees to receive 3 percent pay increase

    Following his annual budget address on May 23, Lebanon Mayor Gary Crenshaw presented the city council with his initial budget proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year.
    The proposal includes $8.65 million, which is lower than the nearly $9.02 million projected budget for the current fiscal year.
    “The city is in very stable financial condition and well situated to meet the needs of our citizens,” Crenshaw said.

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  • Inmate commits suicide at MCDC

    For the first time in more than 10 years, an inmate has committed suicide at the Marion County Detention Center.
    The incident occurred at approximately 8 a.m., Monday, May 27.
    A fellow inmate found Victor Aaron Mattingly, 36, of Springfield unresponsive in a bathroom. The staff attempted CPR, and called Marion County EMS, according to Jailer Barry Brady, who was out of town when the incident occurred.
    Brady said the jail’s staff, the inmates and Marion County EMS personnel handled the situation very professionally.

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  • Jo. Bell Field dedication is this afternoon

    The dedication of Jo. Bell Field at Graham Memorial Park will take place this afternoon.

    The dedication was originaly planned for Thursday, May 30, but it has been rescheduled for Tuesday, June 4, at 5:15 p.m.

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  • Main Street talks ‘making progress’

    The Lebanon Main Street Committee will continue to exist, but what it will look like is still under discussion.
    More than 20 people attended a meeting May 20 at the David R. Hourigan Center about the future of the program. This was a follow-up to a meeting held May 8.
    The second meeting included a mix of people who attended the first meeting and some new faces, according to Mary Lou Brock, the Lebanon Main Street manager.

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  • The Lebanon Aquatic Center is open

    The Lebanon Aquatic Center is officially open.
    The hours for the indoor pool are as follows: Monday-Friday 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday noon to 8 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. The hours for the outdoor pools are: Monday-Saturday noon to 7 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    Daily admission is $2 a person, children ages five and under are $1 each. Sunday admission is $1 for everyone.
     

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  • Gravel Switch woman recovering from accident

    Kristin Courey, 18, of Gravel Switch is recovering after a single-vehicle accident May 21.
    According to Marion County Sheriff Jimmy Clements, Courey was driving west on US 68 in a 2001 Buick when she lost control of the vehicle in a curve seven miles east of Lebanon. According to the accident report, Courey overcorrected and her vehicle left the roadway, collided with an embankment, overturned, and came to rest in a ditch.
    Courey was flown from the scene to University Hospital in Louisville, but she was no longer listed as a patient on May 23.

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  • Memorial Day service is Sunday

    The annual Memorial Day program will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 26, at Lebanon National Cemetery. VFW Post 5910 is hosting this year’s event.
    State Senator Jimmy Higdon will be the guest speaker. Higdon is a graduate of Marion County High School and Morehead State University. After college, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

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  • No garbage pick-up on Memorial Day

    Monday, May 27, is Memorial Day, and it is a holiday for Marion County government employees.

    As a result, no garbage pick up will take place Monday. Instead, the Monday route will be pick up Tuesday,May 28, along with the regular Tuesday route. County residents are encouraged to put their trash out earlier than usual because May 28 will be a double-up day for sanitation crews.

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  • Highway dedicated to fallen deputy

    At 1 p.m. Friday, a section of US 68 from the eastern city limit of Lebanon to the end of Marion County was dedicated as the Deputy Sheriff Carl Anthony Rakes Memorial Highway.

    Rakes was killed Nov. 14, 2012, during a traffic stop on US 68.

    Patty Dunaway, chief district engineer for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, gave a brief introduction. State Rep. Terry Mills, who sponsored the resolution to rename the highway in Rakes' honor also spoke.

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