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Today's News

  • Police reports: pair of juveniles arrested

    A pair of juveniles were arrested for first-degree wanton endangerment (a class D felony) on New Year’s Day morning by Charles Osbourn of the Springfield Police Department. SPD did not immediately return calls for comment and to elaborate on the incident, but the report did note that alcohol was suspected to be a factor. The arrests were made on West Main Street in Springfield.

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  • News briefs 1/8

    Volunteers Needed
    Volunteers are needed at the Lincoln Legacy Museum. If you have any free time, even a couple of hours would be greatly appreciated. Call Lena Russell at 859-336-3232.

    Mary Ministry

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  • Spring View names new CEO

    Spring View Hospital in Lebanon, which has served much of the region—including those in Washington County—since 1944, has officially named Timothy Trottier as its chief executive officer (CEO), effective this past Monday.

    Trottier is the third full-time CEO to take the helm at Spring View in recent years, after Mike Sherrod (2007-2010) stepped down from the position to pursue other opportunities four years ago and Ruth McDaniel (2010-2013) retired from the job on Aug. 31 of last year.

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  • Cox gets set for state DYW

    When Amanda Cox entered the local Distinguished Young Women event this past year, she had only one expectation: have fun.

    But, in a moment that “completely humbled” her, Cox’s name was called as the victor. And now that she will be competing in the statewide contest next week, she hopes to take that same mindset in with her

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  • 2 die in Marion County fire

    Post 15 of the Kentucky State Police released the names of Thomas Wayne Cundiff, 60, and his wife, Mary Rose Cundiff, 71, as the victims who parished in a mobile home fire in Holy Cross in northern Marion County early Monday morning.

    Marion County 911 received a call around 3:36 a.m. to respond to a residential fire at the home at 6310 Holy Cross Road. According to a KSP report, the fire was extinguished, but the mobile home was a complete loss.

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  • Support grows for statewide smoking ban

    On the heels of data released by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, a statewide smoking ban could be a hot topic of discussion at this year’s Kentucky General Assembly, or at least the numbers suggest it should be.

    This year’s session, which began on Tuesday, could feature a more pointed conversation on the topic thanks to an all-time high in support for a statewide law banning smoking in public places, which would include workplaces, restaurants and bars.

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  • Take precautions now for good fruit this summer

    Winter is an excellent time to prepare our orchards and patches for the production season when the threat of spreading some very serious disease problems is minimal.

    Primary infections for many fruit crop diseases occur in very early spring.

    Growers wishing to manage diseases of fruit crops more effectively should plan and act now so that, when the rush of spring gardening activities begins, important disease management operations can be implemented.

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  • Ways to prevent cold stress in newborn calves

    Dr. Michelle Arnold, UK Ruminant Extension veterinarian, has several thoughts on cold stress and newborn calves. Please read further for her valuable information and suggestions.

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  • 4-H News

    Kentucky weather is proving as usual to be very unpredictable with lots of “mood” swings.  

    4-H clubs and events will begin meeting right away in January, and as a reminder to all, the policy is if school is cancelled, then any 4-H event that day will be cancelled.  

    There might be rare cases where a specific livestock event may still be held. If in doubt, contact the Washington County Extension Office for complete details.

    Here is the upcoming 4-H club and project event information for the first part of January.  

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  • SCC women fall to 3-7 on season

    Lindsey Wilson College
    The SCC Lady Patriots (3-7, 1-3 MSC) concluded an uphill weekend Saturday, falling 90-73 at the hands of conference foe Lindsey Wilson College (12-4, 2-2 MSC).

    SCC kept things close in the opening frame of the contest with the outstanding guard play of Machera Calhoun (Fort Myers, Fla.).

    In the waning minutes of the first, the Patriots tore off a 15-6 run, sparked by a layup from Brooke Gee (Ashland) on a spectacular assist by Calhoun (one of six on the night).

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