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  • Friends of the library

    The Washington County Public Library needs YOU! We are rejuvenating the Friends of the Washington County Public Library look forward to our exciting future. An informational meeting of the Friends of the Washington County Public Library will be held at the Library, 210 E. Main Street, on Thursday, February 20, at 5:30 pm.

    We know that the community recognizes that a great library is central to a great community. The Friends raise and receive funds for books, equipment, programs and other needs not covered by the library budget.

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  • The return of ‘Sew This & That’

     

    Yes, we are back.

    Just two spritely 60-and-up-year-olds full of new ideas, vigor and interesting stuff.

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  • News briefs 2/12

    Mary Ministry

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  • PHOTOS: WCHS students in the community
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  • PHOTO: A recognition of art
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  • School board holds special session

    Members of Washington County School Board took advantage of an opportunity to meet and discuss two points of business at The Galt House in Louisville earlier this month in a special session.

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  • KSP warns of one-call scam

    Kentucky State Police warned last week that cell phone users should be aware of a new scam called “The one-ring scam,” which has been reported frequently to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in Kentucky and in other states.

    A number of people have reported receiving phone calls that were a “ring-and-run,” where the culprit leaves a missed call in the hopes of getting the target to return the call.

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  • CKCT to put grant to use

    The Central Kentucky Community Theatre received plenty of praise and a bit of financial assistance at the Arts Day in Kentucky event held in Frankfort two weeks ago.

    The theater was presented a check for $4,495 by Sen. Tom Buford and Rep. Kim King as part of a Kentucky Arts Partnership (KAP) grant from the Kentucky Arts Council in 2013. The grant received by CKCT was among $1.8 million distributed to 102 non-profit arts organizations across Kentucky for the 2014 fiscal year.

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  • County discusses progress

    SWEDA Executive Director Daniel Carney was present to give the organization’s annual report to the Washington County fiscal court during Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting.

    Carney mentioned that one of their main objectives this past year was retaining the factories that are currently in Washington County and encouraging them to expand, areas that have already seen some promising results.

    “There are a lot of good things going on right now with hiring within the current (companies) that we already have,” Carney said.

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  • News briefs 2/5

    Spring Soccer Sign-ups
    The Marion County Youth Soccer association will have Spring Soccer Sign-ups Feb. 1 and Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to noon at the concession stand at the soccer fields on Fair Grounds Rd. in Lebanon or you can print your registration and medical release form from our website http://www.mcys.webs.com/ and mail to the address listed on the form. Please note: if they played for Marion County Youth Soccer in the fall, they do not need to register, as they will continue on their same teams to play in the spring.

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