Today's News

Billy and Rose Marie Abell of Springfield announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Alison Michelle Abell, to Jeremy Allen Simpson, son of Jeff and Philda Simpson of Frankfort, Ky.  
She is the granddaughter of Cyril and Louise Nally of Fredericktown and Lillian Kidwell from Springfield.
He is the grandson of Lena Ellis and Barbara Ward, both of Frankfort.
Abell is a 2006 graduate of the University of Kentucky and a 2011 graduate of the University of Louisville School of Dentistry.  

The final pleas have been entered in the case of two former Washington County deputies.

Gas prices are creeping toward the $4 per gallon mark, and consumers are sure to be looking for a break when it comes time to fill up.
A new Washington County merchant says he is going to do all he can to keep gas prices low for customers, and he even plans to have the cheapest gas in town.
Umesh Patel, who goes by the name Omar, recently purchased the convenience store that formerly operated as Porky’s on Perryville Road in Springfield. Patel is young, but said he brings years of experience in the convenience store market to town with him.

Winter is long gone and golfers in the region are ready to hit the fairways and greens. There is no better way to get back into the swing of things than taking part in the 3rd Annual Washington County Relay for Life Golf Scramble on May 21 at Lincoln Homestead Golf Course.