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Today's News

  • District lands another $100K


    The Washington County School Board voted to accept a $100,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation during its regular monthly meeting Monday evening.

    It is the second grant of the same amount to come from the foundation.
    Washington County Public Schools received a similar grant in February to help students prepare for college.
    The school district is just one of 12 in the state to receive the grant, which totals $8.8 million over three years.

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  • Deputy sentencing rescheduled


    Sentencing for Norris Wayne Bartley and Billy Joe Mattingly, who pled guilty to stealing marijuana while serving as sheriff’s deputies, has been delayed until Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the Gene Snyder building in Louisville. 

    Bartley, 43, of Springfield requested his sentencing be rescheduled until around the middle of September.

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  • Property tax rates remain the same for city residents


    Tax rates on personal property, motor vehicles, watercraft and aircraft will remain the same as last year for Springfield city residents.

    The second reading of the ad valorem tax on real and personal property and the ordinance on re-establishing a tax rate on motor vehicles, watercraft and aircraft were passed unanimously by the Springfield City Council on Sept. 13 at its regular scheduled meeting.
    Tax rates for real and personal property remain at $.130 per $100 valuation of property assessed for taxation.

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  • Jake’s Day at the River


    In the poultry world, a jake is a young turkey.
    On Saturday, a group of children and adults came to River of Life Community Church to celebrate Jake’s Day. These were no turkeys, however.

    Jake’s Day is an educational program sponsored by the National Wild Turkey Federation. “Jake’s” stands for “juniors acquiring knowledge, ethics and sportsmanship.”
    The local Wild Turkey Federation sponsored a Jake’s Day event on Saturday at River of Life.

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  • Commanderettes drop two last week


    The Washington County High School volleyball team dropped two matches last week.

    On Tuesday of last week, the Commanderettes (6-10) fell 2-0 to John Hardin (8-9) at John Hardin High School. They lost 25-12, 25-15.
    On Thursday, the Commanderettes faced district rival Bethlehem (16-3). They fell 2-0 in that match, as well. Bethlehem advanced 25-13, 25-15.
    Washington County resumes action this weekend at the Purples Classic in Bowling Green.
    They faced LaRue County (8-11) at home on Monday and Nelson County (13-9) at Nelson on Tuesday.

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  • St. Dominic Lady Knights on a roll


    The St. Dominic Lady Knights’ seventh grade basketball team is off to a great start with a 6-3 record.

    On Aug. 16, the Knights traveled to St. Catherine in New Haven for the first game of the season and came away with a 23-16 win.
    Bloomfield played host to the Lady Knights on Aug. 18. After leading most of the game, the Knights came up short with a 21-19 loss. The team came up short again on Aug. 22 when they traveled to New Haven Middle School and lost 24-20.

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  • SCC men’s soccer drops MSC opener to Lindsey Wilson


    Lindsey Wilson, ranked fourth nationally in the NAIA, broke open a close game Tuesday with four second half goals en route to a 6-0 win over Tom Wolz’ Patriots. The game was played at Nelson County High School.

    Leading 2-0, the Blue Raiders scored five minutes into the second half, and then added three more goals for the final margin. St. Catharine head coach Tim Wolz was not discouraged by the setback that left his team with a 0-3-1 record.

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  • SCC women’s soccer splits two close decisions


    Goals were hard to come by last week in college women’s soccer action as the St. Catharine College Patriots split a pair of 1-0 games. Both contests were played at Nelson County High School. Paul Patton’s team fell 1-0 Tuesday against Union College, and won by the same margin Saturday against St. Mary of the Woods (Ind.). The split left the Patriots with a 2-3 slate for the season.

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  • Patriots volleyball outlast Tigers in conference play


    The St. Catharine College Patriots have now played two matches in the Mid-South Conference.
     Adam Stevenson’s team found the results to be quite different.
    After dropping a 3-0 decision in the conference opener at Georgetown, the Patriots bounced back with a thrilling 3-2 victory Tuesday over visiting Campbellsville.
    The Patriots suffered no letdown after the big conference victory as they topped visiting Mid-Continent University in straight sets Friday to improve their record to 12-2.

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  • Mikie Yates bags club championship


    The Lincoln Men’s Golf Club held their championships recently, and Mikie Yates proved his position as the number one golfer at Lincoln Homestead Golf Course yet again.

    After the first round,  Yates shot an even-par 71, and held a slim one-stroke lead over Brad Cox’s 72.
    Joe B. Yates finished third with a 75, while Scott Reinle took fourth with a 76.
    Jason Osbourne, Barrett Tingle and Ricky Hoppes  tied for fifth with a 78.
    Bill Frost finished eighth with a 79, while Randell Cox took ninth place with an 86.

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