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9.10.26 · Springfield Sun

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Speaker 1: We now turn to the Springfield Sun to bring you
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Speaker 1: news from in and around Washington County. Your reader today
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Speaker 1: is Amy Jones-Timoney. We begin with the edition dated Thursday,
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Speaker 1: September 10, 2026. As a reminder, Radio Eye is a
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Speaker 1: reading service intended for people who are blind or have
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Speaker 1: other disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material.
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Speaker 1: Two arrested after child abuse allegations. Last week, the Kentucky
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Speaker 1: State Police had troopers and detectives from Post 15 arrested
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Speaker 1: two Springfield Head Start employees after an investigation was had
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Speaker 1: into allegations of child abuse involving two students. Back in June,
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Speaker 1: KSP Post 15 received a request from the Kentucky Department
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Speaker 1: of Community-Based Services, or DCBS, This request was for assistance
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Speaker 1: to investigate allegations of possible child abuse. The abuse allegations
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Speaker 1: stem from the Springfield branch of Central Kentucky Head Start.
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Speaker 1: From here, Detective James Ford responded and opened an investigation.
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Speaker 1: Once the case was opened, two separate incidents of child
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Speaker 1: abuse were uncovered. These incidents erupted from two juvenile students
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Speaker 1: and a substitute teacher's aide known as Diana Sanders. Along
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Speaker 1: with Sanders, Janie Chester, a school supervisor, was discovered to
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Speaker 1: have known of the incidents and failed to report them.
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Speaker 1: Sanders is 68 of Lebanon and Chester is 43 of Springfield.
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Speaker 1: Both Sanders and Chester were employed by Central Kentucky Head
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Speaker 1: Start at the time of the alleged incidents. August 19,
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Speaker 1: 2026 was the date the investigation was presented to the
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Speaker 1: Washington County Grand Juries. The jury returned an indictment on
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Speaker 1: Sanders for two counts of criminal abuse, first degree, child
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Speaker 1: age 12 or under. The same jury returned an indictment
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Speaker 1: on Chesser, charging her with two counts of criminal abuse,
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Speaker 1: first degree, child age 12 or under, along with one
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Speaker 1: count of failure to report child abuse or neglect, first degree.
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Speaker 1: Senior Trooper Trevor Sabresi served the indictment on September 1, 2026,
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Speaker 1: and both were arrested and then lodged at the Marion
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Speaker 1: County Detention Center and are being held on a $ 25, 000 bond.
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Speaker 1: Car Run School Bus Arm by Jenna George. The Washington
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Speaker 1: County Sheriff's Office is still seeking the public's help identifying
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Speaker 1: the driver who passed a stopped school bus as children
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Speaker 1: were getting off. On August 26, 2026, a bus had
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Speaker 1: stopped on Bardstown Road in Springfield around 3.30 p.m. that afternoon.
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Speaker 1: As students stepped off the bus, surveillance video shows a
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Speaker 1: Ford vehicle disregarding the bus's stop arm and continuing to drive.
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Speaker 1: The Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook shortly after the incident
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Speaker 1: seeking aid from the community. This reckless behavior is entirely
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Speaker 1: unacceptable and puts innocent young lives at direct risk. In Kentucky,
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Speaker 1: traffic in both directions must stop on a two-lane road
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Speaker 1: when a school bus has its stop arm deployed, said
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Speaker 1: the Facebook post. Deputies will be actively monitoring school zones
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Speaker 1: and bus routes. Please slow down, pay attention, and look
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Speaker 1: out for our kids. A few seconds saved is not
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Speaker 1: worth a child's life. As of August 8th, 2026, the
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Speaker 1: Sheriff's Department added an additional information from the incident. We
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Speaker 1: want to identify this vehicle. Please check your doorbell footage
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Speaker 1: from around 325 p.m. to 345 p.m. on Bardstown Road
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Speaker 1: and St. Rose Road in Springfield, Kentucky, said the Facebook post.
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Speaker 1: You all are great in helping us. Thank you in advance.
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Speaker 1: Washington County Fair Contest returns soon. A sorghum by Jenna George.
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Speaker 1: As Sorghum Festival rounds the corner, this welcomes in the
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Speaker 1: annual Washington County Fair with many art groupings for judging
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Speaker 1: and other additional categories. This event will be held at
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Speaker 1: the Louisville store on October 1st, 2nd, and 3rd with
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Speaker 1: awards for all categories. Each category will have a best
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Speaker 1: of show, which will win a $ 10 prize and a ribbon.
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Speaker 1: Second place will get $ 8 and third will get $ 6.
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Speaker 1: There will be multiple contests and they will be as follows.
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Speaker 1: self-cured country ham, doll, ugly lamp, creative farm ant, farmscapes
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Speaker 1: display and collections, along with the farm collection section. Special
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Speaker 1: categories will also be available of arts, photography, snowing, quilts, crafts, textiles, needlework, woodworking,
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Speaker 1: culinary foods, food preservation, field crops, flowers and plants, eggs, horticulture. Rules, regulations,
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Speaker 1: and other details about the Washington County Fair can be
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Speaker 1: found within the fair booklet, which is now located in
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Speaker 1: the Extension Office. Area Dems Gather for Annual Tri-County Rally.
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Speaker 1: By Caitlin Norris. Hundreds of Democrats from across Nelson, Marion,
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Speaker 1: and Washington County came together for the annual Tri-County Democratic
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Speaker 1: Party Meetup. This year brought in candidates for local, state,
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Speaker 1: and federal races. Idlewower Park in Springfield was buzzing with
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Speaker 1: energy as Democrats from the Tri-County area met with candidates
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Speaker 1: for the upcoming races in November and beyond. Typically held
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Speaker 1: in Fredericktown or The Berg near the Washington-Nelson County line,
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Speaker 1: construction of a new park pavilion pushed the event to
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Speaker 1: a temporary location in Springfield. Two candidates for governor of Kentucky,
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Speaker 1: Jacqueline Coleman and Rocky Atkins, spoke first at Sunday's event.
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Speaker 1: Atkins said those in attendance would see his name on
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Speaker 1: the ballot next May, but he was there Sunday to
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Speaker 1: talk about November 3rd. He said now is the time
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Speaker 1: to rally behind those in the local, state, and federal
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Speaker 1: races and bring people together during a time of great
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Speaker 1: political divide. He said he has run for office 17
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Speaker 1: times during his career, winning 16 times. Atkins says it's
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Speaker 1: important to understand the impact of federal decisions on people
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Speaker 1: in Kentucky. specifically calling out the cut to the SNAP
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Speaker 1: program and voting against infrastructure bills. I can tell you
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Speaker 1: that working families, the people of Kentucky, the people of
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Speaker 1: this great commonwealth of Kentucky, they deserve common sense, Adkins said.
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Speaker 1: They deserve common ground. They deserve certainty and stability. They
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Speaker 1: deserve somebody, and they deserve a party like ours that's
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Speaker 1: going to treat people with dignity and respect, regardless of
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Speaker 1: who you are or where you come from, with dignity
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Speaker 1: and respect. Coleman spoke about her years of experience in education,
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Speaker 1: which has transferred over to her role as Lieutenant Governor.
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Speaker 1: Her advocacy for students and families with funding for education,
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Speaker 1: health care, and housing has been a hallmark of her candidacy.
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Speaker 1: She said this race is personal to her because it's
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Speaker 1: about families. Coleman said it's about showing up and listening
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Speaker 1: to the challenges Kentuckians face and moving forward to deliver results.
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Speaker 1: We are ready for a new life. generation of leadership,
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Speaker 1: she said. We are ready to send those career politicians
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Speaker 1: home and elect people who have spent more time in
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Speaker 1: a classroom and on a basketball court than in the
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Speaker 1: halls of Frankfurt, feeling for themselves. That's what this is about.
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Speaker 1: I see people who are very excited, who are ready
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Speaker 1: to keep all, I'm sorry, I should have said, I
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Speaker 1: see people who are excited, who are ready to keep
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Speaker 1: all of these amazing things that our administration has started,
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Speaker 1: but to move us into the future. Charles Booker, candidate
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Speaker 1: for U.S. Senate, has also made an appearance at Sunday's event.
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Speaker 1: Booker is currently running against Republican candidate Andy Barr for
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Speaker 1: Senator Mitch McConnell's seat. He said people know it's possible
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Speaker 1: for a government to work for its people, and he
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Speaker 1: wants the senator to make it happen. This is our
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Speaker 1: time to take the Senate back, Booker said. When I
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Speaker 1: think about our government and the dysfunction and the hatred
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Speaker 1: and the trampling of the Constitution and the attacks on
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Speaker 1: so many things that we have fought for, so many
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Speaker 1: of our loved ones have sacrificed for and given their
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Speaker 1: lives for, I think about how important it is to
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Speaker 1: love your neighbor, to honor the commandments, the greatest of
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Speaker 1: these being love and showing that love in action. Megan Wingfield,
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Speaker 1: 2nd District, and Melissa Strange, 4th District, who are both
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Speaker 1: running for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, also spoke. Weinfeld,
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Speaker 1: who will face off against incumbent Brett Guthrie, said we
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Speaker 1: are done asking for things like rural health care, respect
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Speaker 1: and dignity for immigrants, and an end to the war
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Speaker 1: in the Middle East. Instead, Weinfeld said, we're going to
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Speaker 1: take it. Weinfeld said it is up to us to
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Speaker 1: make the change we want to be in the world.
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Speaker 1: She said once she is in Congress, impossible will not
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Speaker 1: be in her vocabulary, and she will be opting to
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Speaker 1: advocate for what is right for all. Strange, who will
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Speaker 1: face off against Republican Ed Gowering, said that she began
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Speaker 1: thinking about running for office after the results of the
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Speaker 1: 2024 presidential election. She decided she needed to do something.
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Speaker 1: She said something she is very passionate about is fixing
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Speaker 1: what's broken in our government. We need to end the corruption,
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Speaker 1: Strange said. We need to get the money out of politics.
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Speaker 1: We need to ban stock trading from congressional members and
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Speaker 1: the executive branch. We need to do a lot of
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Speaker 1: things that make sure people understand when you go to Washington,
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Speaker 1: you are there to serve the public, not to enrich yourself.
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Speaker 1: In the statewide race, Carrie Truitt, a candidate for Kentucky's
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Speaker 1: 14th district in the Senate, said she's seen what can happen.
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Speaker 1: And then it cuts off at that point. Locally, Nelson
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Speaker 1: County candidates J.T. Roby, A.J. Lewis, and Frankie Cameron spoke
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Speaker 1: to constituents about their vision for the area. And in
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Speaker 1: the pictures, there's a picture of Rocky Atkins and some
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Speaker 1: folks around him. The caption says, Rocky Atkins, candidate for governor,
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Speaker 1: made an appearance at the Tri-County Democratic Rally at Idle
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Speaker 1: Hour Park on Sunday. And then other pictures, J.T. Roby
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Speaker 1: left and Megan Wingfield right talked prior to Sunday's Tri-County
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Speaker 1: Democratic Party Rally in Springfield. The rally brought together federal, state,
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Speaker 1: and local candidates from Nelson, Marion, and Washington County. There
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Speaker 1: is also a photo that says Kenny Fogle with Nelson
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Speaker 1: County Democrats hugs Kentucky gubernatorial candidate Jacqueline Coleman during Sunday's
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Speaker 1: Tri-County Democratic Party rally in Springfield. Or Democrat Party rally,
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Speaker 1: I should say. A.J. Lewis, Nelson County Sheriff candidate, speaks
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Speaker 1: with a community member during the Democratic or Democrat rally,
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Speaker 1: party rally on Sunday. Sorry, it's spelled two different ways
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Speaker 1: in two different captions, so just want to point that out. Okay,
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Speaker 1: turning to some obituaries from the area. Thomas Gerald Thompson, 86,
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Speaker 1: of St. Mary's, passed away Friday, September 4, 2026, at
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Speaker 1: Springview Hospital. The visitation was on Monday, September 7th, and
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Speaker 1: then a funeral and prayer service at 6.30 p.m. And
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Speaker 1: let's see, James Gary Ellery, 61, of Riley Court in Springfield,
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Speaker 1: passed away Thursday, August 27th, 2026, at Baptist Health Hospice
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Speaker 1: in Louisville. The prayer service was held September 4th. Hale
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Speaker 1: Pullman Robinson Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements. Kimberly
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Speaker 1: Johnson Keene, 56, of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2026,
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Speaker 1: at UK Medical Center in Lexington. The funeral was on
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Speaker 1: September 4. Hale Pullman Robinson Funeral Home was entrusted with
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Speaker 1: the arrangements. Herbert Lewis Walker, 79, of Tyler, Texas, formerly
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Speaker 1: of Springfield, passed away Friday, August 28, 2026, in Springfield.
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Speaker 1: The funeral was held on Thursday, September 3, and military
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Speaker 1: honors were conducted by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard.
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Speaker 1: Hale Poland Robinson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
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Speaker 1: And now some briefs. A new dementia caregiver support group
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Speaker 1: will be meeting on the first Monday of each month
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Speaker 1: from 1030 to 1130 a.m. at the Washington County Extension Office.
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Speaker 1: The support group is designed to provide a safe, supportive
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Speaker 1: environment to allow family members, friends, caregivers, and other interested
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Speaker 1: individuals to meet regularly for mutual support and to exchange
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Speaker 1: coping skills with one another in matters relating to Alzheimer's
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Speaker 1: disease and dementia. Our support groups are free and open
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Speaker 1: to the public. The WITS workout series is kicking off
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Speaker 1: a new round at the WCPO with the first class
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Speaker 1: taking place 10 a.m. on September 18th. These classes focus
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Speaker 1: on health and wellness of the brain and include no
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Speaker 1: physical activity. Everyone is invited to join. For a full
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Speaker 1: list of classes, please stop by the library or the
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Speaker 1: extension office and grab a flyer. The Heritage Homemakers, headquartered
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Speaker 1: in the Washington County Extension Office, is open to all
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Speaker 1: members of the public. I'm sorry, it's open to all
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Speaker 1: homemakers that are looking to get more involved in their
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Speaker 1: community and enjoy great fellowship. Please contact the Washington County
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Speaker 1: Extension Office at 859-336-7741 to join. When you renew your
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Speaker 1: vehicle license, don't forget to support the 4-H and FFA
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Speaker 1: with the Ag Tag. The $ 10 contributions from each Ag
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Speaker 1: Tag benefit Kentucky Proud, Kentucky 4-H, and Kentucky FFA. Help
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Speaker 1: grow agricultural and local leaders and ensure a fruitful future
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Speaker 1: for all Kentuckians. Every Tuesday morning around 8.30 a.m., you
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Speaker 1: can tune in to 100.9 WLSK to get all the
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Speaker 1: latest news and happenings from the Washington County Extension Office.
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Speaker 1: The Washington County Beekeepers Club meets the first Monday of
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Speaker 1: each month at the Extension Office. All are welcome to attend.
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Speaker 1: The Agricultural and Natural Resources Newsletter is mailed out at
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Speaker 1: the first of each month. To sign up to receive
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Speaker 1: this newsletter, send your name and address to kara.lewis at uky.edu
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Speaker 1: or call the Extension Office at 859-336-7741. You can also
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Speaker 1: find this newsletter and others on the website, washington.mgcafe.org. Nights
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Speaker 1: of Columbus Bingo is played every Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Speaker 1: Doors and concessions open at 5 p.m. Features a progressive
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Speaker 1: jackpot starting at $ 500 and going up every week until 1.
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Speaker 1: Bingo tabs are available on-site. This is charitable gaming, and
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Speaker 1: all proceeds are donated back to charities. Call 859-336. The
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Speaker 1: Disabled American Veterans Transport Van leaves from the Lebanon McDonald's
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Speaker 1: by 715 a.m. every Monday and Thursday, then proceeds to
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Speaker 1: the Springfield Hardee's in Bardstown Burger King. Riders need to
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Speaker 1: set up medical appointments through the VA and notify the
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Speaker 1: DAV Transport Coordinator before they ride. Veterans who wish to
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Speaker 1: ride on the Lebanon van Mondays or Thursdays should call 502-780-3247.
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Speaker 1: There is no charge for riding the van. The Washington
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Speaker 1: County Extension Office has a new website. Please visit us
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Speaker 1: at extension.mgcafe.org. to stay up to date on all the
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Speaker 1: latest news and happenings at the Extension Office. Where has
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Speaker 1: all the nice weather gone? This week has been the
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Speaker 1: hottest of the summer. Be sure to drink lots of water,
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Speaker 1: check on your neighbors and pets, and stay in air
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Speaker 1: conditioning when possible. Remember, it will soon change. As they say,
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Speaker 1: if you don't like Kentucky weather, just stick around. It'll
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Speaker 1: soon change. Did you know that Labor Day is an
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Speaker 1: American holiday observed the first Monday in September? It honors
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Speaker 1: the contributions and achievements of all American workers. Labor Day
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Speaker 1: is the unofficial final weekend of summer, marked by parades, cookouts,
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Speaker 1: and family reunions. Hope you had an enjoyable holiday. Lest
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Speaker 1: we forget, 9-11-2001. It has been 25 years since all
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Speaker 1: the terrible attacks on America. May it never happen again.
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Speaker 1: Remember all of the lost lives in those attacks and
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Speaker 1: give thanks for all that protect us. Washington County has
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Speaker 1: two stories in Kentucky Monthly Magazine. One features Mary Cutter,
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Speaker 1: rising songwriter and vocalist in Nashville. The other was written
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Speaker 1: by the late Maddie Cooksey Fair, formerly of Willisburg, about
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Speaker 1: Willisburg Shack on Maxwell Road, where community members gathered to
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Speaker 1: play rook, games, and to catch up on all the news.
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Speaker 1: Another article was on Aggie Sale from Harrodsburg. It's very
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Speaker 1: interesting for our area. We lost former Maxwell area resident
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Speaker 1: June Wiley, who was 105 years old. She was such
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Speaker 1: a sweet, kind lady. Georgian Bay Pike, Maxwell Booster, and
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Speaker 1: MHS graduate 1955, now a resident of the Willows in Harrisburg,
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Speaker 1: took a hot air balloon ride this week, courtesy of
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Speaker 1: the Live a Dream program. What a great experience. We
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Speaker 1: will be featuring Kitty Land Open 9 to 5 at
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Speaker 1: the Harvest Festival. Bouncy houses are furnished by Pinkston Electric,
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Speaker 1: owned by Chad Pinkston, formerly of Maxwell. All games and
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Speaker 1: prizes are free. Added to our prayer list was Jim Crouch,
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Speaker 1: Nicole Centers, and Jimmy Hawthorne. Lisa Cochran-Barnett is improving at
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Speaker 1: Cardinal Hill. Pumpkin door decorations were made as a craft
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Speaker 1: this past Wednesday. Come visit any week and see our
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Speaker 1: beautifully decorated booster rooms and community center. Come one, come
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Speaker 1: all to the Maxwell Harvest Homecoming Festival on September the 19th.
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Speaker 1: The Washington County Fair Board, continuing with a few more
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Speaker 1: briefs and the Washington County Extension Office will host the
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Speaker 1: annual Farm to City Breakfast to kick off the Sorghum
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Speaker 1: Festival at 8 a.m. on October 2nd. Boone Brothers USA
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Speaker 1: will be the guest speaker sharing information about the Doe
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Speaker 1: Depot to be parked at the Washington County Extension Office.
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Speaker 1: That's 245 Corporate Drive in Springfield. Tickets are $ 15 and
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Speaker 1: can be purchased at the Extension office. There will be
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Speaker 1: a Red Cross Blood Drive at Willisburg Christian Church on Monday,
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Speaker 1: September 14th from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. To schedule
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Speaker 1: an appointment, visit www.redcrossblood.org. Go to Give Blood and enter
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Speaker 1: zip code 40078. Then click on Willisburg Christian Church or
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Speaker 1: call 1-800-733-2767. You can also complete a rapid pass the
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Speaker 1: day of the blood drive if you visit the website.
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Speaker 1: This will allow you to already have the questions completed
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Speaker 1: before you arrive. Walk-ins are welcome, but we'll have to
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Speaker 1: wait for an opening. Celebrate the International Day of Peace
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Speaker 1: at the Loretto Mother House. On September 21, 2026, the
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Speaker 1: world will mark the International Day of Peace. Join us
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Speaker 1: as we honor this day with music to pray and
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Speaker 1: celebrate peace at Loretto Motherhouse Church at 7 p.m. A
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Speaker 1: wide variety of performers and music will be presented. St.
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Speaker 1: Dominic Handbell Choir, Mid-Kentucky Arts Choral Ensemble, St. Dominic Student Choir,
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Speaker 1: and piano duet performances by Teresa Tedder and Janice Smotherman.
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Speaker 1: The concert is free and open to the public. And
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Speaker 1: now turning to some sports. Penalties sink Commanders 21-2012 and
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Speaker 1: loss to Marion by Doug Thomas. Marion County took a
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Speaker 1: 14-0 lead in the second half and held off a
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Speaker 1: desperate Commander comeback to prevail 21-12 in the annual Border
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Speaker 1: War football game on Friday night. Playing in sweltering heat,
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Speaker 1: Washington County expected a rough and physical game against its
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Speaker 1: arch enemy from Lebanon, but with over 100 yards in
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Speaker 1: penalties and other careless mistakes, the commanders found their toughest
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Speaker 1: opponent was their own self-inflicted wounds. That's been the story
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Speaker 1: of our season thus far. We start moving the ball,
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Speaker 1: and we have a big penalty that sets us back.
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Speaker 1: Being 0-3 is no fun. Washington County coach Adam Smith said,
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Speaker 1: While Marion County dominated the time of possession and put
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Speaker 1: across two touchdown drives, the Washington County had its own
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Speaker 1: scarring opportunities in both the opening drive and the closing
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Speaker 1: seconds before intermission. The commanders took its opening drive and
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Speaker 1: pounded the ball deep into night territory, only to succumb
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Speaker 1: to a devastating holding penalty that essentially ended the drive.
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Speaker 1: Late in the first half, talented runner Elijah Keene broke
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Speaker 1: through some Marion County tackles, but the Knights maintained the
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Speaker 1: 14-0 advantage at the half. The commanders came roaring back
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Speaker 1: to start the second half with an excellent kickoff return
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Speaker 1: to midfield. Halfback Jay Kristen Thompson got the visitors on
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Speaker 1: the board with a sensational 48-yard burst through the Marion
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Speaker 1: County secondary. The Knights managed to block the extra point
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Speaker 1: attempt to keep the score at 14-6. Marion County responded
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Speaker 1: with a touchdown drive of its own, highlighted by hard
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Speaker 1: running from its stable of backs, including Dee Thornton and
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Speaker 1: Xavier Hayden. Quarterback Wyatt Thompson capped off the scoring drive
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Speaker 1: with a four-yard carry. The Knights got a little greedy
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Speaker 1: on the ensuing kickoff, opting for an onside kick that
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Speaker 1: worked to perfection a week ago. but this time the
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Speaker 1: unsuccessful gamble backfired as Washington County received exceptional field position
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Speaker 1: with its recovery. The Commanders continued their surge and appeared
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Speaker 1: to be on the cusp of scoring again when Thompson
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Speaker 1: dragged tacklers inside the five-yard line. While unstacking the pile
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Speaker 1: of tacklers, Thompson came off the ground and started throwing
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Speaker 1: punches and was promptly ejected from the game. The additional
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Speaker 1: 15-yard penalty backed the Commanders out of a scoring opportunity
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Speaker 1: and ended the rally. The Knights took over on downs
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Speaker 1: and quickly moved into Washington County territory with a 49-yard
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Speaker 1: keeper from Thompson. Marion County squandered its chances for a
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Speaker 1: touchdown with its own penalty and settled for a field
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Speaker 1: goal attempt that was subsequently missed wide right. With 10
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Speaker 1: minutes remaining, Washington County's Keene bolted through the night line
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Speaker 1: for the longest run of the game, all the way
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Speaker 1: to the seven-yard line. Quarterback Thomas Roushian fooled the night
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Speaker 1: defense next with a bootleg keeper and scampered in from
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Speaker 1: four yards out to cut the lead to 21-12. Once again,
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Speaker 1: the commanders could not convert the extra point, and the
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Speaker 1: game remained a two-point difference, or a two-score difference, I
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Speaker 1: should say. Washington County had one more scoring chance after
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Speaker 1: Marion County conservatively went three and out. After a punt
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Speaker 1: return put the Commanders in Knight territory, Roushian connected with
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Speaker 1: a tight end, Wade Crane, on a 20-yard completion. The
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Speaker 1: Knights stymied a pair of running plays, and the defensive end,
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Speaker 1: Max Taylor, sacked Roushian with a big loss, setting up
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Speaker 1: a fourth and long try for the Commanders. The final
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Speaker 1: pass play was broken up in the end zone, ensuring
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Speaker 1: the Knights' first win of the season. We had a
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Speaker 1: breakdown on our pass protection on the previous play, but
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Speaker 1: then we had a man open in the back of
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Speaker 1: the end zone. It was just another time that we
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Speaker 1: shot ourselves in the foot, Smith explained. I think they're
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Speaker 1: glad to get out of here with a win. If
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Speaker 1: it had gone another quarter, I think we'd win the
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Speaker 1: game because they were getting beaten down and we were
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Speaker 1: just getting our second win. I think we showed we
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Speaker 1: were the better team, Smith added. The commanders now travel
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Speaker 1: to Western Hills on Friday in a battle of winless teams.
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Speaker 1: Washington County will be at a disadvantage without its leading
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Speaker 1: rusher after the injection against Marion County. Somebody is going
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Speaker 1: to break through, but we've got some things that we've
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Speaker 1: got to fix. We've played a little better every game
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Speaker 1: this season. We just have to stop getting in our
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Speaker 1: own way, Smith explained. Taylor and Yates compete in all-A
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Speaker 1: Class A golf statewide tournaments. Washington County golfers Lauren Taylor
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Speaker 1: and Nash Yates competed in the All-A Classic Golf Statewide
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Speaker 1: Tournament on Sunday, August 30th. Some of the top boys
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Speaker 1: and girls high school golfers in the state were among
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Speaker 1: the competitors at the All-A Classic Golf Statewide Tournament. Taylor
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Speaker 1: made her third straight appearance in the All-A Classic Golf
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Speaker 1: Statewide Tournament, representing the Commanderettes. She competed at the University
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Speaker 1: Club in Arlington. Yates, a freshman, delivered a solid performance
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Speaker 1: in the All-A Tournament. The Washington County freshman shot an
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Speaker 1: 86 at Gibson Bay Golf Course. Yates finished 68th out
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Speaker 1: of 112 boys golfers in the tournament. And there are
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Speaker 1: pictures that were courtesy of the Washington County High School Golf.
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Speaker 1: The caption of one says, Washington County golfer Nash Yates
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Speaker 1: competed in the All-A Classic Golf Statewide Tournament in Richmond
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Speaker 1: on Sunday, August the 30th. And then in the other photo,
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Speaker 1: it says Washington County golfer Lauren Taylor competed in the
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Speaker 1: All-A Classic Golf Statewide Tournament in Richmond on Sunday, August 30th.
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Speaker 1: This concludes excerpts from recent editions of The Springfield Sun.
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Speaker 1: Your reader today has been Amy Jones-Timoney. And thank you
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Speaker 1: for dealing with my voice that cracked a little bit today.
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Speaker 1: Sorry about that. I think it must be allergies. On
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