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William R. “Ronnie” Rust knew what he wanted to be when he grew up.
At the age of 7, or perhaps 8, he saw an ambulance drive by his home in Lyons Station. He watched it until it passed out of sight.
“I said, ‘That’s what I want to do … help somebody.”
Helping others who are “going through a tough time” continued to appeal to him. As he grew older, he realized that dealing with the death of a loved one was a tough time indeed.

Denise Stillwell was selected as the February Employee of the Month for Nationwide Uniform.

She has been employed with Nationwide since September 2000 and is under the supervision of Claire Greyling in the trouser department. She will receive an award for her dedication and service.

KentuckyOne Health, the parent organization of Flaget Memorial Hospital, announced this week it will lay off employees but didn’t release many details.

“The process is under way, and we will be reaching out to those employees affected first through the end of the month,” KentuckyOne Health spokeswoman Barbara Mackovic said in an email Tuesday.

 State Representative Michael Meredith met with members of the Leadership LaRue class last week in Frankfort. From left, Martha Read, Michelle Rogers, Missy Milby, Angel French, Jason Detre, Krista Levee, Hazel Hinton, Meredith, Teleana Davis, Paul Richey, Kayla Moore, Nathan Highbaugh and Chad Puyear.