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Today's News

  • Get a good start on seedling production

    It won’t be long before tobacco growers will prepare greenhouses and outdoor float beds and start producing tobacco transplants. Higher production costs associated with increased prices of fuel and other inputs are among the problems faced by tobacco producers.

    Losses to disease in the float system could take an additional toll on a growers’ bottom line. Planning and preparation now can lead to better disease control and better yields of transplants in the spring.

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  • ‘Teens Leading Kids’ targets gifted/talented

    Calling it “peer leading in its purest form” Marsha Duncan described the Teen Leadership Program which her office and others in the LaRue County School District sponsor.

    Twelve LaRue County High School seniors, members of the school’s Teens Leading Kids Club, pass on the training they’ve received in several areas to elementary and middle school children as part of what Duncan, who coordinates the district’s Youth Service Center, says may be unique in this area of the state.

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  • Paden named virtual high school teacher of the month

    Multi-tasking is an understatement when talking about Eddie Paden’s schedule.

    In addition to teaching eighth-grade language arts at LaRue County Middle School, Paden also finds time to coach wrestling and volleyball, and since 2000 he has taught online classes through the Kentucky Virtual High School.

    For his innovative online instruction, the administrative staff at KVHS named him January Teacher of the Month.

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  • LaRue’s region hopes dashed

    LaRue County scored the game’s first five points, but John Hardin tallied the next 14 points and then used a 17-8 third quarter to end the Hawks’ season 70-58 in the first round of the 5th Region Tournament on March 5 in the Roby Dome at Marion County High School.

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  • Estes, Armes form team in home business

    Two LaRue County educators have entered the business side of health drinks.

    Chris Estes, a physical education and health teacher at LaRue County Middle School and triathlete, was looking for a healthful beverage to enhance his training. He heard about Zija, an all-natural drink high in several nutrients, and was impressed by its results.

    Zija is made from roots, leaves and pods of the moringa plant, the 2008 National Institute of Health plant of the year. The plant has high amounts of calcium, vitamin C and potassium.

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  • Agencies agree communication was needed after the storm

    Representatives from several agencies gathered to discuss lessons learned during the January ice storm.

    The nearly two-hour meeting March 5 at the LaRue County Courthouse gave emergency responders, health care providers, utility companies, city and county government and the media the chance to compare notes and discuss what services could be improved in the event of another catastrophe.

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  • Bryan Bault's play recognized

    A LaRue County High School senior was honored Tuesday night following the 5th Region Tournament finals.

    Bryan Bault, the Hawks' 6-foot-3 center, was named to the All-Tournament Team. The announcement was made at Marion County High School, the tournament's site.

    Bault was recognized for his play in the Hawks' 70-58 loss March 5 to John Hardin in the tournament's first round. He scored 14 points, including a pair of 3-point baskets.

    He also was named to the All-District Team after LaRue County won the 12th District title.

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  • LaRue has 6 elementary school state wrestling champs

    Thirty-five teams entered the Kentucky Elementary School State Wrestling Tournament Saturday.

    LaRue County’s team placed eighth with six wrestlers bringing home state championships. Ten others were awarded medals.

    LaRue took only 19 wrestlers to the meet, whereas some of the larger schools brought 40 to 50 athletes.

    State champions were Tharon Blair, Bryson Puyear, Tristin Brown, Tyger Hall, Marquis “Tootie” Franklin and Mason Ray.

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  • Shock probation denied to bank robber

    Shock probation was denied to a Radcliff woman who robbed Magnolia Bank in March 2007.

    Sherry Jensen, 38, of Radcliff, entered a guilty plea to first-degree robbery in LaRue Circuit Court last May. Jensen has been incarcerated since her arrest.

    According to court records, she walked in the Magnolia bank with a loaded handgun and demanded money from a teller. She was apprehended minutes later by officers from the LaRue County Sheriff’s Department as she drove north on U.S. 31E.

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  • Hearing held in property dispute

    A hearing was held Monday afternoon in the year-long dispute between the city of Hodgenville and high bidder for the former city hall building.

    Last April, city council decided to sell the Lincoln Boulevard building that once housed the mayor’s office. Harold W. Warren was the high bidder at $77,800.

    The city accepted Warren’s deposit check of $5,000.

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