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Today's News

  • Two Republicans vie for ag commissioner nomination

    James Comer of Tompkinsville and Rob Rothenburger of Shelbyville are seeking to become Kentucky's next Commissioner of Agriculture.

    Before either has a chance to make that happen, one will have to win the Republican nomination in the May 17 primary, however.

    The current ag commissioner, Richie Farmer, is running for lieutenant governor on David Williams' ticket. Comer and Rothenburger hope to keep Farmer's seat in Republican hands.

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  • Flash flood watch in effect through late tonight

    The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch in effect through late tonight.

    Weather reports indicate that heavy rain and thunderstorms will continue through much of today, leading to flash flooding as well as more general flooding across the region. By this evening, a total of two to four inches of rain is expected to fall. This amount of rain on already saturated ground will lead to rapid rises across creeks and streams and future flooding across larger rivers.

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  • State of Emergency declared

    Marion County Judge/Executive John G. Mattingly on Tuesday declared a state of emergency due to the effects of flooding April 25-26 in Marion County.
    Judge Mattingly said state officials asked county officials to go ahead an issue states of emergency. The county has had some isolated damage, but nothing like the damage during the ice storm in 2009 or the flooding last year.

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  • WMES students heading back to their school

    West Marion Elementary students' day away from their own school has come to an end.
    Due to a power outage early Tuesday morning, West Marion students were sent to St. Charles Middle School for most of the school day. Shortly after 1 p.m., buses arrived at SCMS to take the elementary students back to their school.

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  • Tonight's baseball game has been cancelled

    The Marion County High School baseball team's game at Bardstown, scheduled for tonight, April 25, has been cancelled.

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  • Enterprise fax is available again

    The Lebanon Enterprise's fax machine is back in working order.

    Faxes can be sent to 692-2118.

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  • Fiscal court meets at 4 p.m., April 21

    The Marion County Fiscal Court is scheduled to meet at 4 p.m. today, April 21, at the David R. Hourigan Government Center.

    Items on the agenda include:

    - Minutes of the previous meeting.

    - Workers compensation insurance renewal with KACo.

    - A status report from Delena Trent of The Caring Place

    - A report on co-op funding from the Marion County Area Technology Center

    - Payment to the Marion County Clerk for preparation of tax bills

    - Agreement with the City of Lebanon to share E-911 contracts

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  • Candidate for State Treasurer - Steve Hamrick

    Steve Hamrick

     

    Date of birth: 11/18/50

     

    Family: Seven Children; Eleven Grandchildren, Married to Karen Grim Spragens Hamrick

    Born in Murray Kentucky, Father William D. Hamrick was First Superintent of KenLake State Park

    Four of my children are from Marion County and all have lived in county.

     

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  • The face of child abuse

    It's been more than 10 years, but I can still see her face.

    Her name was Megan.

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  • Learning to live with our divisions

    This year, the United States will mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. While we as a nation will commemorate this event, I hesitate to call it a celebration considering more Americans were killed in that conflict than in both World Wars combined.

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