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Today's News

  • Somerset overpowers commanders in All "A" finals

    Zack Peñalva

    Sports Writer

    After breezing through the opening round of the All “A” Classic against Burgin with a 71-40 win, the Commanders came up against their most difficult opponent of the season in the championship game. Despite keeping things close in the first quarter, a well-balanced Somerset team would eventually open up the gap and go on to win 76-59.

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  • Kennedy passes away

    Nick Schrager

    Editor

    A Washington County woman who spent nearly 20 years serving her community has passed away.

    Kay Kennedy, a former Washington County extension agent and Habitat for Humanity board member, passed away after a battle with cancer last week.

    According to Darice Russell and Cheryl Mattingly of the extension office, Kennedy was the family and consumer science agent in Washington County from 1994 until 2012. Prior to that, they said, she worked for Kentucky State University and the Christian County Extension Office.

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  • Willisburg resident appears on 'Wheel of Fortune' game show

    Nick Schrager

    Editor

    Joan Mazur has been watching “Wheel of Fortune” since it first aired on Dec. 1, 1975; but she saw an episode like none other last week.

    That’s when Mazur watched herself on national television, solving puzzles and winning more than $30,000 and a trip to London, England.

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  • Snow keeps road crews busy

    Approximately 6 inches of snow fell in Springfield last week, and both city and county government officials are happy with the way things were handled.

    Springfield Public Works Director Glenn Mattingly said while the city averaged about 6 inches, some areas in town got a little more than that.

    “This is the biggest snow event that we’ve seen in three years,” Mattingly said. “I got out at 7:30 p.m. on Monday night and began working with plowing at 10 p.m.”

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  • WCSD eligible for grant

    Nick Schrager

    Editor

    The Washington County School District is eligible for a grant after it reached a certain percentage of free lunch participation.

    According to Washington County Superintendent Robin Cochran, the district will apply for the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Grant.

    The grant is a three-year endeavor that will dispense $24.9 million to schools in the commonwealth.

    Cochran said nutrition requirements have been met for grades K-5.

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  • House is total loss after blaze

    Firefighters from the Washington County Fire Department arrived at an unsalvageable situation when responding to a call last Friday evening, as both they and the homeowner could do little to stop the destruction of a home near Pottsville.

    “A total loss,” said Fire Chief Jim Logsdon. “He got nothing out.”

    Logsdon says the house belonged to Washington County resident Donald James. The house was located on Deep Creek Road, about 11 miles from Springfield down Highway 150.

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  • The Tony Cecconi story

    A few years back I was watching a show about World War II on public television made by KET. It was a great show where old soldiers and sailors gave first-hand accounts of their time in the war.

    One fellow I did not know was brought back again and again for comment on what he had seen and what he had done while serving in the U.S. Navy.

    His name was Joseph Anthony “Tony” Cecconi.

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  • 1/24/18 Briefs

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    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 at (859) 336-3232.

     

    Addiction Counseling

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  • Basketball teams face midseason test in All ‘A’ Classic

    Zack Peñalva

    Sports Writer

    At nearly the halfway point of the season, Washington County High School’s basketball teams are in very different places.

    The boys have seesawed their way through the first half of the season and the team’s record sits at just above .500 at the time of print. A rocky end to 2017 saw them go 1-5 in a two-week span. Since then, they’ve won four regular season games in a row, outscoring their opponents by a cumulative score of 255-214.

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  • Waters retires from housing authority

    Nick Schrager

    Editor

    Darnell Waters has been serving his community for nearly 60 years, but as of Jan. 1, his service has come to an end.

    Waters, who’s been with the housing authority since before there was a housing project on Melavin Circle, retired as a commissioner earlier this month.

    “I’m not doing this for accolades,” Waters said in an interview with The Sun. “My main objective was to improve the housing on High Street and get people in safe housing.”

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