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DACA debate hits home

Mirna and Dora Lozano are your typical bubbly teenagers who grew up in Springfield and are working their way through college.
Mirna, 19, and her sister, Dora, 18, aren’t United States citizens, though, and they’re worried they’ll have to leave the country in a couple of years.

Lebanon man, woman plead not...

Meagan Medley, 23, and Thomas E. Fleener, 26, both of 3701 Boss Luckett Road in Lebanon, have pleaded not guilty to charges connected to the hit and run death of Landon T. Wheatley, 19, of Springfield.
Both Medley and Fleener were in Marion Circuit Court Thursday to face charges of tampering with physical evidence and leaving the scene of an accident - failure to render and/or aid assistance.

Lebanon rap artist releases his...

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Javar Adams, 29, of Lebanon has released his first album titled “Born 2 Lose Built 2 Win.”

County approves financial...

Marion County’s largest industry, TG Kentucky, has an opportunity to expand, creating 150 additional jobs, and the Marion County Fiscal Court is going to help the industry make that opportunity a reality.

Lebanon man indicted for rape

Makenzie E. Abell, 20, of 3810 Saint Mary’s Road in Lebanon was indicted for two counts of second-degree rape in Marion Circuit Court on Aug. 28.
According to the indictment, on or about Jan. 1, 2016 through Jan. 1, 2017, (on two occasions) Abell being 18 years or older, engaged in sexual intercourse with another person less than 14 years old.
Abell’s bond was set at $5,000, and he was ordered to have no contact with the complaining witness.

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Former police officer’s lawsuit...

A lawsuit filed against the City of Lebanon by one of its former police officers has been dismissed.
Joseph Aaron Caldwell, who was a Lebanon police officer for almost six years, filed a lawsuit against the city in November of 2016 in Marion Circuit Court after he was terminated. Caldwell claimed that the city violated the Police Officer's Bill of Rights when they fired him, and he was demanding that the City of Lebanon reinstate him to his prior position as a Lebanon police officer.

MCHS students share life-...

Seven Marion County High School students joined more than 1,000 other outstanding Kentucky high school rising seniors in the Governor’s Scholars Program this past summer.

BOYS SOCCER: Knights draw red...

The Knights match with Bardstown last year was both physical and chippy, with red cards assessed. When Bardstown and Marion County met up on Aug. 29 in Lebanon, much the same happened, with three ejections, a whole lot of physicality and two important Knights players sidelined with suspensions for at least the next two games.   

Martina McBride performing at...

By Larry Vaught
Correspondent

Martina McBride has been named Country Music Association’s Female Vocalist of the Year four times and Academy of County Music’s Top Female Vocalist three times. She’s also a 14-time Grammy Award nominee.
Yet coming to perform at Centre College’s Norton Center Friday is still as much fun for her as when her career started about 30 years ago.

Water rate talks reach boiling...

The water rate discussion between the Marion County Fiscal Court and the Lebanon City Council has reached a boiling point. The council approved the second and final reading of an ordinance increasing the water rates Monday evening, and it’s likely the issue will now bubble over into Public Service Commission territory.