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Buying votes is not legal, but in the long run, candidates pay to get your vote and hopefully occupy public office. They post signs around the county, put bumper stickers and signs on vehicles,  advertise with local media outlets and take other measures to get elected, and those efforts can get expensive. By Kentucky state law, any candidate who spends more than $1,000 on a campaign is required to complete paperwork showing how the money was spent, as well as how it was collected to fund a campaign.

A semi-truck driver involved in a July 16, 2010, automobile accident on US 150 in Washington County has been indicted for murder.
Stephen W. Sizemore, 55, of East Bernstadt, Ky., has been indicted by a Washington County Grand Jury. He was charged with capital murder after the 1999 Peterbilt semi he was driving sideswiped a 2011 Toyota Camry, then hit a 2000 Nissan and finally struck a 2001 Honda head on, killing the driver, 45-year-old Victor Walters of Elizabethtown.

Many Washington Countians woke up this morning to find everything in sight covered by ice, and we at The Springfield Sun were no different. While the ice and winter weather are no fun, we decided to see if our readers could have some fun looking at a few local scenes, covered in ice. The first photo is a close-up and not-so-obvious view, while the next is a clear look at the subject. Click on the photos and see if you can guess the subject of each photo before looking at the next!