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Today's News

  • CORRECTION: Loretto Food Land advertisement

    An advertisement for Loretto Foodland in the July 25 Twin County Advantage contains price misprints.

    The ad should read as follows:

    - 10 pound Idaho potatoes should be $3.99

    - 16 ounce Kraft Salad Dressing should be three for $5

    We apologize for the error.

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  • Sports briefs

    July 22
    Ponderosa Speedway


    Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City will host the 16th annual Pete Abell Memorial.
    The event will feature the super late models in action for 40 laps.
    Also in action will be the open wheel modifieds for 25 laps.
    Pit gate opens at 4 p.m. and general admission opens at 5 p.m.
    Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane in Junction City.
    July 23
    Corn hole tournament

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  • SCC women’s soccer brings in big class


    “Another strong class,” is how St. Catharine College women’s soccer coach  Paul Patton describes his group of 2011 recruits. 

    Over a year of work, and many miles on the recruiting trail, went into what the coaching staff thinks will be a group of impact players that will suit up for the Patriots this August.

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  • International players add depth to SCC tennis rosters


    In just the first year of existence, the St. Catharine College tennis program has gone global.

    Coach Jim Coomer has signed nine players to the men’s team, four of them from outside the United States.
    “Recruiting for the men’s team has gone well, considering the late start I got,” said Coomer. “It is difficult getting women to commit now since most of them have already decided where they want to go to school, but that will get better next year.”

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  • Local manager makes MLB All-Star game a tradition


    While some baseball fans watched the Major League Baseball All-Star game on television last week, Joey Padgett took in the action live at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz.

    Padgett, manager at Bonnie Plant Farm, attended the 2011 MLB All-Star game with friends he grew up with in Alabama.
    The summer event has become a tradition for Padgett and his friends.
    “They tried for a long time to get me to join them, but I never did,” he said. “About five years ago I started going with them, and have been going ever since.”

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  • President’s Cup slips away- this year


    This year’s President’s Cup was a close affair, fueling the rivalry that started in 1999.

    After the final putt on Sunday, Springfield trailed Lebanon 15 1/2 to 14 1/2.
    “Only one more tied match by Springfield’s players and the Cup would have stayed at Lincoln Homestead pro shop,” captain and club president Bill Frost said.
    In the President’s Cup, whoever holds the trophy from the previous year can retain it by winning or tying the event in the current year.

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  • All-stars beat Adair, fall twice at state


    Washington County fell to a powerhouse in North Oldham on Monday night to end its run in the Kentucky State Little League tournament at Graham Memorial Park in Lebanon.

    North Oldham won 4-1, and will move on to the semifinals as the number one seed in pool B.
    Semifinal games took place on Tuesday night. The championship game is set for 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Graham Memorial.  

    WC    000 010 - 1    
    NO    103 00x - 4

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  • Former Springfield mayor to head up Kentucky Speedway traffic team

    Widening Interstate 71 probably wouldn’t improve traffic flow into the Kentucky Speedway, Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday as he confirmed that his chief of staff will lead a team looking at ways to avoid traffic jams on race days.
    Beshear, speaking during a news conference that had been called to discuss another topic, said the massive traffic tie-up that forced thousands of fans to miss the track’s inaugural Sprint Cup race July 10 probably was caused by parking problems.

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  • Springfield carries surplus into fiscal year 2011-12

    The city budget is off to a better start in the new fiscal year.
    The city began the 2010-11 fiscal year with $62,005.22, and went under budget by $49,348.63 in the same fiscal year.
    In FY 2011-12, Springfield started with a balance of $111,353.85. The city began the 2009-10 fiscal year with a balance of $131,497.04.

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  • Covered bridge project gets nearly $1 million grant

     

    County officials haven’t been notified, and details aren’t available, but the Mt. Zion Covered Bridge is supposedly set to receive nearly $1 million in grant money for repairs.

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