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10.15.26 · 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. As a reminder, we begin this edition, David,
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Speaker 1: on Thursday, October 15th, 2026. And as a reminder, Radio
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Speaker 1: Eye is a reading service intended for people who are
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Speaker 1: blind or have other disabilities that make it difficult to
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Speaker 1: read printed material. Red Cross highlights need for blood donations
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Speaker 1: ahead of Memorial Drive by Veronica Nally. An upcoming blood
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Speaker 1: drive in memory of a Washington County teenager will give
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Speaker 1: area residents an opportunity to help save lives while honoring
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Speaker 1: a young man whose own life depended on donated blood.
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Speaker 1: The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Monday,
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Speaker 1: October 12th. Actually, we should say that this was held.
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Speaker 1: on Monday, October the 12th. CKT presents Sweeney Todd by
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Speaker 1: Jenna George. This barber returns to Fleet Street, but this
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Speaker 1: time it's Sweeney Todd who owns the parlor and not
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Speaker 1: the precious Benjamin Barker in the Central Kentucky Theater production
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Speaker 1: of Sweeney Todd. After returning home from his recent prison escape,
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Speaker 1: Todd heads for Fleet Street, the place he once called home.
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Speaker 1: Todd previously had been forced to spend his time in
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Speaker 1: a penal colony for 15 years because the town's Judge
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Speaker 1: Turpin wanted Lucy, Todd's wife, all for himself and shipped
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Speaker 1: Todd away. Once back home, Todd has a visit with Mrs. Lovett,
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Speaker 1: the owner of a local and failing pie shop. Though
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Speaker 1: Todd did return home, he was hoping to keep up
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Speaker 1: his fake identity longer than this. But Lovett admits she
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Speaker 1: recognizes Todd as the true Lovett. Benjamin Barker. Barker, now
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Speaker 1: known as Todd, was a barber-surgeon who lived above Lovett's
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Speaker 1: shop many moons ago with his wife Lucy and daughter Johanna.
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Speaker 1: Lovett explains to Todd that Turpin made advances against Lucy,
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Speaker 1: though she refused and in shame swallowed poison. With Lucy gone,
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Speaker 1: this now left Judge Turpin to have custody of Johanna,
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Speaker 1: leaving her as his ward. Once he found out about
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Speaker 1: his family's fate, Todd vows to take revenge on Turpin
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Speaker 1: and his police accomplice, Beetle Bamford. Lovett decides to join
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Speaker 1: in on this plan, resupplying Todd with his razors from
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Speaker 1: long ago, which she kept protected during his absence. Through
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Speaker 1: many steps in the process of Sweeney's revenge, things seem
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Speaker 1: to go haywire. Sweeney opens a barbershop once more above Mrs.
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Speaker 1: Lovett's business and begins his killings there, where the bodies
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Speaker 1: are disposed of by being baked into the meat pies.
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Speaker 1: While this new mystery meat begins to boom Lovett's business,
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Speaker 1: Todd can't seem to wrangle in his thirst for blood,
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Speaker 1: while Lovett still can't seem to keep up with her
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Speaker 1: supply and demand. This overall journey leads to many bumps
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Speaker 1: in the road for the pair, but it seems there
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Speaker 1: is only one obvious answer to solve them. Children 12
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Speaker 1: and below and seniors 65 plus will be able to
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Speaker 1: purchase $ 12 tickets, while other adults are $ 15 for this production.
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Speaker 1: If any members of the community would like to go
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Speaker 1: see the production, then they have three more chances. The
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Speaker 1: first chance is on October the 16th at 7 p.m.,
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Speaker 1: the next on October 17th at 7 p.m., and lastly
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Speaker 1: at their closing show on October 18th at 2 p.m.
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Speaker 1: All showings are located at the theater in the Opera
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Speaker 1: House on Main Street. Appreciation Breakfast honors Senator Jimmy Higdon
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Speaker 1: and his wife, Jane, by Veronica Nally. Kentucky Senator Jimmy
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Speaker 1: Higdon and his wife, Jane, were honored Saturday, October 10th
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Speaker 1: during an Appreciation Breakfast held at the Expo Center in
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Speaker 1: Marion County, recognizing Higdon's years of service to the public.
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Speaker 1: The event brought together fellow Republican lawmakers, political figures, and
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Speaker 1: other attendees to recognize Higdon's. Among those present was U.S.
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Speaker 1: Representative Andy Barr, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. Throughout
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Speaker 1: the gathering, speakers shared personal anecdotes and reflections on Higdon's
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Speaker 1: legislative career and their relationships with the couple. The breakfast,
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Speaker 1: provided by Cedarwood Restaurant, came as Higdon prepares to retire
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Speaker 1: from the Kentucky General Assembly after more than two decades
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Speaker 1: in public office. A Marion County native, Higdon began his
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Speaker 1: legislative career in 2003, representing the 24th District in the
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Speaker 1: Kentucky House of Representatives. He was elected to the Senate,
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Speaker 1: the State Senate, in a December 2009 special election and
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Speaker 1: currently represents the 14th District, which includes Marion, Washington, LaRue, Nelson,
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Speaker 1: and Spencer Counties. Before entering public office, Higdon was a
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Speaker 1: longtime local businessman. He and Jane operated Higdon's Food Town
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Speaker 1: in Lebanon from 1986 to 2011. We have always been
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Speaker 1: in the center of the lane. We have always believed
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Speaker 1: in helping the community, and there are still many in need,
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Speaker 1: the Higdon said. The couple's remarks reflected their stated commitment
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Speaker 1: to helping others as Higdon approaches the conclusion of his
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Speaker 1: legislative career. And there is a picture from the event.
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Speaker 1: The caption says, Kentucky Senator Jimmy Higdon and his wife
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Speaker 1: Jane posed for a photo during an appreciation breakfast held Saturday,
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Speaker 1: October 10th at the Expo Center in Marion County. The
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Speaker 1: event honored Higdon's more than two decades of public service
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Speaker 1: as he prepares to retire from the Kentucky General Assembly.
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Speaker 1: Memorial Bench honors Jeremy Boblett's service to Willisburg. Members of
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Speaker 1: the Willisburg community gathered to dedicate a memorial bench honoring
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Speaker 1: Jeremy Boblett, remembering a man whose generosity and willingness to
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Speaker 1: help others left a lasting impression on those who knew him.
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Speaker 1: During the dedication, Wanda, who helped arrange the memorial, spoke
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Speaker 1: about Boblett's contributions to the community, including his support of
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Speaker 1: local churches and the fire department. He was just one
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Speaker 1: great guy. He had a heart of gold, she said.
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Speaker 1: Wanda recalled Boblett's dedication to maintaining the flag near the
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Speaker 1: memorial site, explaining that he regularly checked its condition and
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Speaker 1: made sure the ropes were in good working order. I
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Speaker 1: think he deserves this bench right in front of his flag,
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Speaker 1: she said. A church representative offered a prayer and reflected
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Speaker 1: on the importance of memorials, comparing the bench to the
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Speaker 1: memorial stones described in the biblical account of Joshua crossing
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Speaker 1: the Jordan River. He recalled Boblett helping the church on
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Speaker 1: several occasions without accepting payment and encouraged those visiting the
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Speaker 1: bench to remember his example of service. Another speaker, who
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Speaker 1: described knowing Boblett for approximately 15 years, remembered him as
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Speaker 1: a loyal friend who remained dependable through life's challenges. The
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Speaker 1: dedication concluded with the message of remembrance, encouraging residents to
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Speaker 1: honor Boblett's legacy through kindness and service to others. And
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Speaker 1: there is a photo, also by Veronica Nally. It says,
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Speaker 1: family members, friends, and community members gathered around a memorial
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Speaker 1: bench dedicated in honor of Jeremy Boblett in Bullisburg. The
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Speaker 1: bench recognizes Boblett's generosity, service, and lasting contributions to the community.
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Speaker 1: Over $ 1, 400 raised for Bailey Joe at Fall Fire Festival
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Speaker 1: by Jenna George. There are some photos that accompany this story.
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Speaker 1: Fire Chief Corey Hathaway smiles as he takes a selfie
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Speaker 1: with his chicken bingo setup, knowing the crowd was loving
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Speaker 1: the game. And then another photo by Corey Halfley. The
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Speaker 1: games were set up and waiting for the patrons of
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Speaker 1: the event, allowing everyone to explore the Fall Fire Festival
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Speaker 1: at their own pace. Recently, the Gravel Switch Fire Department
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Speaker 1: held their annual Fall Festival, alongside hosting a vigil and
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Speaker 1: fundraiser for Bailey Joe this year as well. The vigil
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Speaker 1: for Bailey Joe was a success for the department, where
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Speaker 1: they were able to raise over $ 670 for Bailey's family.
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Speaker 1: These funds will help with the bills, food, travel expenses,
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Speaker 1: and so forth for her parents while Bailey is in
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Speaker 1: the hospital. As for the fire department themselves, they raised
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Speaker 1: over $ 1, 880, of which $ 800 was matched and added to
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Speaker 1: the funds for Bailey Jo and her family. This added
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Speaker 1: donation from the department brought Bailey Jo's total added amount
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Speaker 1: to just over $ 1, 470. There were many things at the
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Speaker 1: fall festival for attendees to enjoy, such as a donkey booth,
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Speaker 1: firefighter game, and even chicken bingo. The firefighter game involved
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Speaker 1: kids being able to try their best at the task
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Speaker 1: firefighters complete every day, such as dealing with the hose
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Speaker 1: while chicken bingo had a chicken choosing the numbers for
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Speaker 1: the player's card. A few vendors and other additions to
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Speaker 1: the festival were there as well. Mickey Maddox with Cookie Cottage,
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Speaker 1: Nelson Reynolds Puppet Ministries, Chalmers Country Market, and Marion County Bookmobile.
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Speaker 1: Along with those vendors, a meal of beans and cornbread
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Speaker 1: was served, and a bouncy house was set up for
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Speaker 1: kids in attendance. I really couldn't have done this without
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Speaker 1: the women's auxiliary of the Gravel Switch Fire Department, said
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Speaker 1: Fire Chief Corey Halfley. They really helped make this Fall
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Speaker 1: Fire Festival happen. Thank you to them and to the
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Speaker 1: community for coming out to support us in everything we do.
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Speaker 1: Thank you for supporting the department and for supporting Bailey.
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Speaker 1: Mackville Boosters. Another beautiful day for boosters to gather and
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Speaker 1: visit with the family and friends. Judge Graves blessed the
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Speaker 1: meal with barbecue, okra, hash brown casserole, coleslaw, blonde brownie,
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Speaker 1: and fruit cocktails. County Judge Tim Graves presented a very
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Speaker 1: interesting and informative program. He discussed the fiscal side of
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Speaker 1: the judge's office, referring to taxes, revenue, public money, and
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Speaker 1: the county budget. He also talked about solar panels, water,
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Speaker 1: data centers, rickhouses, the late census, and the potential growth
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Speaker 1: for Washington County tiny house construction on Perryville Road. He
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Speaker 1: shared stories of cutting tobacco on Ed Russell's farm, and
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Speaker 1: going to R and Juanita Bottoms Country Store for lunch.
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Speaker 1: Jimmy Devine added more stories about eating lunch at various
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Speaker 1: country stores in the area. This brought back a lot
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Speaker 1: of memories for everyone. Judge Graves then opened the floor
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Speaker 1: for questions. Some questions asked were about driver's license, offices, zoning,
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Speaker 1: and more construction for 555. A little bit of trivia.
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Speaker 1: The last three county judges had Mackville connections. Bobby Brady,
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Speaker 1: John Suttles, and Tim Graves. Tim's dad, Eugene Graves, was
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Speaker 1: a 1962 graduate of Mackville High School. Sheila Derringer-Smith, daughter
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Speaker 1: of Daryl and Debbie Derringer, served as secretary for all
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Speaker 1: these judges and was also a Mackville native. After an
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Speaker 1: enjoyable presentation, Donna Sue presented Judge Graves a copy of
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Speaker 1: the Mackville history book. Added to our prayer list was
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Speaker 1: Rosemary Devine. She is very ill and day-in-day-out. Also, sympathy
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Speaker 1: to Terry Hill's family. Terry helped a lot with our landscaping.
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Speaker 1: A very kind and nice man. As always, we adore prizes,
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Speaker 1: the Pledge of Allegiance, and saying God bless America. A
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Speaker 1: fall family fun night will be held Saturday, October 24th
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Speaker 1: from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Community Center. There
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Speaker 1: will be a chili supper. A free treat trail for
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Speaker 1: the kids will be held with candy and goodies to enjoy.
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Speaker 1: Raffles will be held for prizes. More info next week.
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Speaker 1: Food for thought from Dennis the Menace. When was the
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Speaker 1: last time you had to do something for the first time?
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Speaker 1: John Graves of Washington County and other Kentucky residents appointed
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Speaker 1: by Governor Beshear. From Frankfurt. Governor Andy Beshear has made
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Speaker 1: the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions. Governor Beshear
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Speaker 1: has appointed John Graves as the Washington County Property Valuation Administrator.
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Speaker 1: John Graves of Springfield replaces Fran Curricchio, who has retired.
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Speaker 1: Governor Beshear has reappointed Candace McGraw to the Kentucky Economic
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Speaker 1: Development Partnership to serve for a term expiring October 1, 2030.
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Speaker 1: Candace McGraw of Union is the former CEO of the
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Speaker 1: Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport. Governor Beshear has appointed Rick
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Speaker 1: Queen to the Kentucky Heritage Council to serve for a
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Speaker 1: term expiring March 25, 2028. Rick Queen of Lexington is
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Speaker 1: a realtor with Turf Town Properties. He replaces Silas House,
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Speaker 1: who has resigned. Governor Beshear has appointed Brooks Pope to
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Speaker 1: the Historic Properties Advisory Commission to serve for a term
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Speaker 1: expiring September 27, 2030. Brooks Pope of Louisville is a
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Speaker 1: nonprofit development director. She replaces Benita Chandler, whose term has expired.
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Speaker 1: And those were really all the ones from this particular area.
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Speaker 1: Moving on to briefs. Upcoming events, Loretto Motherhouse Music. Silver
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Speaker 1: and Streams Music Ensemble is coming to play at Loretto
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Speaker 1: Motherhouse on 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 27th. The ensemble has
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Speaker 1: a fun program of light classical and pop music ready
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Speaker 1: to go, from Bach to the Beatles, from Scandinavia to Scotland,
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Speaker 1: with plenty of good old Americana fun thrown in. With
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Speaker 1: special guest soloists and audience participation, we'll be hanging out
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Speaker 1: with Dolly Parton, Old MacDonald, Bizette, and Major Smiley. Prepare
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Speaker 1: to feel proud and inspired by a brand new composition
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Speaker 1: in honor of our country's birthday. Senior Fall Festival. On
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Speaker 1: November 13th, the Lincoln Trail Area Development District, WellCare of Kentucky,
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Speaker 1: Hossborough Health, and the Washington County Extension Office will be
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Speaker 1: hosting a Senior Fall Festival. There will be multiple vendors
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Speaker 1: set up, bingo, door prizes, and more. The first 50
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Speaker 1: people in the door will receive a free meal ticket
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Speaker 1: for lunch courtesy of the Washington County Cattlemen's Association. This
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Speaker 1: event will start at 11 a.m. and take place at
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Speaker 1: Springfield Baptist Church. 305 Lincoln Park Road, Springfield. Everyone is
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Speaker 1: welcome to attend this free event. Fall Fencing School. On
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Speaker 1: November 12, 2026, the Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent for
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Speaker 1: Washington County, Taylor Graves, will be hosting and teaching a
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Speaker 1: fencing class. Please see the Washington County Extension Office Facebook
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Speaker 1: page for more information and instructions for registering for the class.
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Speaker 1: Reef Making Workshop. Dennis Morgison, Horticulture Agent for Washington County Extension,
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Speaker 1: will once again be hosting a wreath-making workshop. The 2026
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Speaker 1: workshop will be December 10th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Speaker 1: Participants are invited to drop by any time that day.
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Speaker 1: Each wreath comes with a bow and costs $ 25. Please
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Speaker 1: RSVP if space is limited by calling 859-336-7741. The Dough
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Speaker 1: Depot has arrived at the Washington County Extension Office. Provided
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Speaker 1: by Boone Brothers USA, the Dough Depot takes donations of
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Speaker 1: field-dressed deer and makes them into delicious summer sausage, which
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Speaker 1: is then distributed to food pantries and schools in the area.
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Speaker 1: For more information, stop by and see the Depot at
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Speaker 1: the Extension Office at 245 Corporate Drive or give the
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Speaker 1: Extension Office a call at 859-336-7741. Senior menu, Wednesday, October 14th,
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Speaker 1: which was yesterday, so we won't do. Thursday, October 15th,
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Speaker 1: which is today, meatball with gravy, three each, mashed potatoes, peas, pears,
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Speaker 1: whole grain roll. Friday, October 16th, broccoli cheese soup, deli turkey,
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Speaker 1: whole grain bread, two slices, lettuce and tomato, one each,
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Speaker 1: and mixed fruit. Monday, October 19th, vegetable beef soup, chicken salad,
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Speaker 1: whole grain bread, two slices, mixed fruit. Tuesday, October 20th,
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Speaker 1: barbecue pork, whole grain bun, corn, marinated cucumber, pineapple. Wednesday,
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Speaker 1: October 21st, chicken drumstick, mashed potatoes, lima beans, cornbread, and
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Speaker 1: fresh orange. Moving on to some other articles in this edition.
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Speaker 1: This is a column by Ken Begley, house painter. My
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Speaker 1: church believes in a lot of counseling before a couple
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Speaker 1: gets married. It is a good idea. It's not really counseling, though.
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Speaker 1: It's more like getting to intimately know the person you
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Speaker 1: want to live with forever. You get into areas that
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Speaker 1: never come up in normal dating, like money, kids, and
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Speaker 1: where you're going to live. But let's face it. How
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Speaker 1: do you know if your future partner is telling the
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Speaker 1: truth or just saying what you want to hear? Someone
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Speaker 1: might easily slip through the cracks just to get what
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Speaker 1: they want. My wife often accuses me of doing exactly that.
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Speaker 1: Because of this, I have a foolproof method for testing
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Speaker 1: a couple's compatibility. Make them paint a house together. Hey,
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Speaker 1: don't laugh. You can learn a lot about someone during
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Speaker 1: that ordeal, especially if you use oil-based paints. After many
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Speaker 1: years in our home, my wife decided we need a
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Speaker 1: new carpet. I didn't see why. I had come to
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Speaker 1: enjoy the many crude life forms evolving out of the
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Speaker 1: indeterminable colors. To make matters worse, she decided the entire
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Speaker 1: house needed to be repainted from top to bottom. Personally,
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Speaker 1: I enjoyed the rustic wall art of stick figures and
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Speaker 1: dirty handprints left by our then kids. I hate painting.
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Speaker 1: I painted the house when we first moved in. It
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Speaker 1: took two weeks, and I still get aches in odd
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Speaker 1: places during cold weather to prove it. The first true
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Speaker 1: test of compatibility is agreement. We disagreed on everything. Mainly,
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Speaker 1: my wife wanted to paint every room a different color,
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Speaker 1: while I preferred the simplistic one-color-fits-all approach. I attempted to
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Speaker 1: explain my philosophy to Cindy. We may all want rainbows
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Speaker 1: in our lives, but sometimes the drab and dreary must prevail.
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Speaker 1: She replied, what the heck does that gobbledygook mean? It means,
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Speaker 1: I ain't gonna do it, I said. Poetic language was
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Speaker 1: clearly lost on her, so a short answer was required.
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Speaker 1: The next phase is the equal sharing of work. I
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Speaker 1: looked around the house and said, wow, you sure do
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Speaker 1: have a lot of work to do if you're going
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Speaker 1: to paint all this. Cindy said, I think we can
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Speaker 1: get it done. What's the sweet stuff, I replied. Before
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Speaker 1: I knew it, I was slapped and chained with a
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Speaker 1: paint roller in one hand while Cindy cracked a whip
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Speaker 1: around my head yelling faster, faster. Seriously, I'm just not
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Speaker 1: a good painter. I'm a great painter if I do
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Speaker 1: say so myself. By the way, I have to say
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Speaker 1: so myself because Cindy certainly won't. Cindy happened to be
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Speaker 1: working the weekend this massive project began. I got up
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Speaker 1: at the crack of dawn on Saturday. Always wondered what
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Speaker 1: that looked like. like, and started painting. I eagerly awaited
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Speaker 1: her reaction to my masterpiece. She walked in, looked around
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Speaker 1: in horror, and said, you got paint on the ceiling.
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Speaker 1: I was deeply offended. An artist of my standing shouldn't
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Speaker 1: have to take criticism from a mere mortal. I thought
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Speaker 1: about strangling her, but I was afraid the pain in
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Speaker 1: my hands would leave too many fingerprints. We finally proved
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Speaker 1: our compatibility when my wife dropped her supervisory role to
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Speaker 1: associate with a common riffraff and paint alongside me. Her
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Speaker 1: high standards of excellence quickly deteriorated as the project dragged
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Speaker 1: into the weekends and late weeknights. Finally, I caught her
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Speaker 1: painting right over a thumbtack still stuck in the wood doorframe.
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Speaker 1: I helpfully pointed this out and asked why. She looked
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Speaker 1: at me in utter exhaustion and said, I thought we
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Speaker 1: might use it again one day, so why move it?
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Speaker 1: Sounded good to me. My wife, I think I'll keep her.
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Speaker 1: Now moving on to some other news in the area.
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Speaker 1: We'll actually move back and look at the looking back section.
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Speaker 1: Editor's note, the dates listed in looking back reflect the
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Speaker 1: date of the article's publication. The dates do not necessarily
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Speaker 1: reflect the date of a specific incident occurring. Items taken
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Speaker 1: from the files of the son and the leader for
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Speaker 1: the looking back page are as they appeared in the
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Speaker 1: previous edition. This includes spelling of names and locations as
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Speaker 1: they were spelled when they were published. We may use
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Speaker 1: a unique item that we find interesting. It may seem
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Speaker 1: odd and incorrect now, but we print it as published.
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Speaker 1: Seventy years ago, October 11, 1956, two Springfield men enrolled
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Speaker 1: at Center. Two Washington County residents were enrolled for the
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Speaker 1: fall-winter semester at Center College. which has begun its 137th
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Speaker 1: year at Danville Center's total enrollment of 455 resident students
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Speaker 1: this fall is 40 more than the 415 total enrollment
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Speaker 1: last fall. The two county residents enrolled are Roland Kimberlin
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Speaker 1: and Marvin Lawson, both of Springfield. Kimberlin is the son
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Speaker 1: of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kimberlin, 110 Main Street. A
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Speaker 1: graduate of the Springfield High School, he is majoring in
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Speaker 1: Business Administration, Kimberlin is a member of Delta Dappa Epsilon
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Speaker 1: Fraternity and an outstanding player of the Center Colonels football team.
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Speaker 1: Lawson is the son of Mrs. Raymond Lawson Maxwell Hill.
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Speaker 1: A graduate of Springfield High School, he was recipient of
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Speaker 1: the Citizenship Award, an outstanding senior boy award. He is
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Speaker 1: majoring in business administration. 60 years ago, October 13th, 1966,
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Speaker 1: Sergeant Fenwick gets overseas promotions. Marine Sergeant Donald M. Fenwick,
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Speaker 1: son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fenwick, Route 2, was
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Speaker 1: recently promoted to his present rank while servicing near the
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Speaker 1: demilitarized zone in South Vietnam. His promotion was based on
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Speaker 1: his time in service, rank, military appearance, and his knowledge
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Speaker 1: of selected military subjects. 50 years ago, October 14th, 1976,
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Speaker 1: Governor Terrell dedicates new 555 section Governor Julian Carroll joined
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Speaker 1: with about 200 other persons last Thursday afternoon in dedicating
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Speaker 1: the new Kentucky 555 connector route around Springville. The ceremony,
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Speaker 1: carried out under threatening skies and a chilly wind, drew
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Speaker 1: the attention of many local, regional, and state political figures.
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Speaker 1: The Washington County High School played for the occasion. Governor
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Speaker 1: Carroll in his address said, this new road, with its engineering,
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Speaker 1: high visibility, wider roadbed, and strategically placed passing lanes, is
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Speaker 1: going to be the pride of Washington County. It's safer
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Speaker 1: and easier to move along the road now. But once
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Speaker 1: heavy truck traffic, the bottleneck in the center of Springfield
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Speaker 1: is now eliminated. Governor Carroll was joined on the platform
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Speaker 1: by many noted and well-known political figures. Springfield Mayor Glenn Salmon,
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Speaker 1: who was already in Lexington and a municipal governor, government conference,
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Speaker 1: flew with the governor via helicopter to Springfield. They arrived
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Speaker 1: at 2.32 p.m. 40 years ago, October 15, 1986, thousands
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Speaker 1: enjoy eventful Sorghum Festival. Thousands of people came into downtown
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Speaker 1: Springfield Saturday and Sunday for a fun and event-filled Sorghum
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Speaker 1: Festival in 1986. They joined the dozens of contests, viewed
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Speaker 1: offerings at more than 100 booths, ate truckloads of food,
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Speaker 1: took in hours of free entertainment, watched the annual Sorgan
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Speaker 1: Festival parade. In general, they enjoyed the festivities of the
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Speaker 1: community's biggest annual event. It was a success indeed, said
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Speaker 1: Larry Oten, one of the festival co-chairmen. The festival is
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Speaker 1: sponsored annually by the Springfield and Washington County Chamber of Commerce.
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Speaker 1: October 16th, 1996, the Wizards of Mackville. Several Mackville families
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Speaker 1: got together to make a Wizard of Oz float for
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Speaker 1: the Mackville Harvest Festival Parade this past Saturday. October 11th, 2006,
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Speaker 1: man arrested in horse shooting incident. Brandon Keith Brady has
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Speaker 1: been charged with second-degree cruelty to animals in connection with
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Speaker 1: the horse shooting that occurred August 18th in Marion County. Brady, 21,
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Speaker 1: of 3310 Poplar Corner Road in Lebanon, was arrested on
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Speaker 1: September 28. He is being held at the Marion County
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Speaker 1: Detention Center. Kentucky State Trooper John Boyd questioned Brady at
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Speaker 1: the Lebanon Police Department. Ten years ago, October 12, 2016,
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Speaker 1: search for Warner continued. It's been more than three months
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Speaker 1: since Crystal Warner and Robert Jones were murdered in Washington County.
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Speaker 1: And while a suspect is in custody, the Jones' body
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Speaker 1: has been recovered. Warner's remains have yet to be found.
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Speaker 1: According to the Warner's mother, Mary Reeve, things have slowed down,
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Speaker 1: but the search continues. When they can, family members are
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Speaker 1: still actively looking in the Winchester area, where Jones' body
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Speaker 1: was found two months ago. They're also getting help from
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Speaker 1: Kentucky Canine, a search dog organization, and they hope to
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Speaker 1: search for rivers and ponds after the group received evidence.
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Speaker 1: a grant for a boat. Moving on to some sports news.
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Speaker 1: WCHS Girls Basketball Tryouts. The Girls Basketball Tryout schedule for
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Speaker 1: student athletes not currently involved with fall sports. Thursday, October 15th, 2026, 3.30 p.m.
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Speaker 1: to 5.00 p.m. Friday, October 16th, 2026, 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Saturday,
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Speaker 1: October 17, 2026, 9 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. I'm sorry,
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Speaker 1: 9 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. You must have a physical
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Speaker 1: on file with the school to be able to participate.
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Speaker 1: Contact Coach Fries for any questions that you may have.
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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. On behalf of
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Speaker 1: everyone here at Radio Eye, thank you for listening. Keep
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Speaker 1: on listening and have a good day.