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Today's News

  • Primary Elections are today

    Marion Countians will be going to the polls today to cast their ballots in the primary elections.

    The polls are open until 6 p.m.

    The races on the ballot are as follows:

    Democratic primary

    PVA - Terry "Catfish" Rakes, William U. Scott (I)

    Sheriff - Jimmy Clements, Carroll Kirkland (I)

    Magistrate, District D - Larry Caldwell (I), Wayne Shively

    Magistrate, District E - James Rickie Livers, Charlotte Brady Mattingly, Mike Peterson, Roger "Cotton" Smothers

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  • Five Republican's seek Bunning's seat

    Jim Bunning will conclude his second term as a U.S. Senator from Kentucky next January.

    On May 18, five candidates will be vying to take his place on the Republican ticket.

    Among the remaining candidates, the front-runners are Dr. Rand Paul, the son of Texas Congressman Ron Paul, and Secretary of State Trey Grayson, but they aren't the only options for Republican voters. Gurley Martin of Owensboro, Jon Scribner of Gray and John Stephenson of Independence are also seeking the right to run in November.

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  • Summer reading program in the works

    Marion County Superintendent Donald Smith is planning for a new summer reading program, which he hopes will help "gap kids" acquire a love for reading.

    The program will focus on the four elementary schools and will target 108 specific children, including 21 students from Lebanon Elementary School, 23 students from Calvary Elementary School, 16 students from A.C. Glasscock Elementary School and 48 students from West Marion Elementary School. Smith said he is specifically targeting male students.

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  • KSP investigating Riverview Drive fire

    The Kentucky State Police are investigating a fire that occurred April 28 at 403 Riverview Drive in Bradfordsville.

    The fire was reported to the Lebanon Police at 2:22 a.m. Wednesday morning.

    Assistant Bradfordsville Fire Chief Joe Pat Kirkland said the house was fully involved when the firefighters arrived and was a total loss.

    Jake Redfern, who was living in the house, was at his parents the night of the fire, Kirkland said.

    Det. Alex Wesley of the Kentucky State Police was investigating the cause of the fire.

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  • Make Mom's day

    Even though I had dessert recipes in my column last week, with Mother's Day coming up this Sunday I'm going to do it again. My mother definitely had a sweet tooth, and was always trying new recipes. I was her (lucky) guinea pig for many years, and when I moved away from home she still sent me recipes wherever I was.

    She was very fond of pecans, and I know she would d love this Butter Pecan Dessert. It has a crunchy buttery crust full of chopped pecans, and a thin cheesecake-like filling on top. Yummy! I could eat the whole pan full myself.

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  • State police arrest 19 on drug charges

    The Kentucky State Police announced Thursday that they have arrested 19 individuals, 17 of whom are from Lebanon, as the result of a year-long undercover drug investigation.

    Those arrested range in age from 24 to 65.

    More arrests are pending, but at this time, these are the individuals who have been arrested:

    - Danny Jefferies Sr., 63, of Lebanon on three counts of first-degree trafficking in controlled substance.

    - Jamie Hunt, 32, of Lebanon on second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and second-degree persistent felony offender.

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  • Fire, ice or water

    While the sloppy racetrack conditions posed a problem at Churchill Downs this past weekend for the Kentucky Derby, it was the 7 to 8 inches of rain Mother Nature dumped on central Kentucky that caused widespread flooding, road closures and other troubles for residents in Marion County.   The rain seemed to be never-ending.   It rained, it rained and it rained some more.

    As a result, many people found themselves trapped - either in their flooded homes or vehicles - and they needed help fast.

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  • School board tours Marion County Area Technology Center

    The Marion County Board of Education toured the Marion County Area Technology Center last week, which is currently undergoing a $5 million addition/renovation project.

    "I wonder what the general public would think if they came up here and could see this?" Board member DeLane Pinkson said after taking a tour of the building. "It's more than I expected."

    According to George Birk of RossTarrant Architects, the project is on schedule and it's scheduled to be substantially complete in October, with final completion in November.

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  • Boil water advisory has been lifted

    The boil water advisory for Marion County residents has been lifted, according to Lebanon Water Works Superintendent John L. Thomas.

    The Marion County Water District also reported that its boil water advisory has been lifted.

    Thomas said the water company collected samples Wednesday morning. The samples were observed for 24 hours. All of the samples were good, therefore the boil water advisory has been lifted.

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  • Downtown development a focus for upcoming year

    The Lebanon Tourist and Convention Commission is planning for the 2010-11 fiscal year and its budget is "lean," according to Executive Director Chris Hamilton. But, even with a bare bones budget, Hamilton hopes to accomplish many of the commission's goals, including more downtown development.

    "I think we've operated well lean in the past fiscal year," Hamilton said. "I think we've accomplished a lot of our goals... We've had some of our biggest achievements in the worst economy that we've had in my lifetime."

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