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Today's News

  • 4-H Gardening Club to meet

     The 4-H Gardening Club will have its first meeting of the season 10 a.m. Saturday at Lee’s Garden Center.

    All LaRue County youth with an interest in gardening  – and their parents – are encouraged to attend. This club is open to youth of all ages.

    Participants will learn about gardening and be given plants to take home and plant to begin their own garden. They will also be encouraged to keep a journal of when they plant, water and fertilize.

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  • PHOTO: 4-H Shooting Sports

     The 4-H Shooting Sports Club will have practice 6:30 p.m. March 21 at the New Haven Gun Club. Club officers are from left, president, Hunter Thomas; vice president, Nichole Thomas; treasurer, Cameron Wimsett; secretary, Mason Lane and photographer, Hannah Perry.

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  • 4-H Calendar - March 20, 2013

     Cloverbuds

    Cloverbuds (ages 5 to 8 or grades K-3) will meet 3:30-4:45 p.m. March 20 at the LaRue County Extension office.

     

    Kids Choice and Photography

    The 4-H Kids Choice Club and the 4-H Photography Club will meet 3:30-4:45 p.m. March 21 at the Extension office.

     

    Talent Show

    The 4-H Talent Show will be 6:30 p.m. March 22 at the LCHS auditorium. Participants must pre-register by March 18. Call 358-3401 for more information.

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  • COLUMN: Start small to save big

     Many households experienced a 2 percent decline in take-home pay in January as the employee portion of Social Security taxes returned to 2010 levels. Combined with fluctuating prices for different goods and services, this reduction in take-home pay might have you feeling more stretched at the end of the month than usual. Spending plans are a key tool to help families balance their income and expenses on a monthly basis.

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  • COLUMN: What influences you?

     Dr. C. Everett Koop, former surgeon general under President Ronald Reagan, died recently. The president of the National Christian Medical and Dental Association paid tribute to Dr. Koop’s Christian life and ministry in a newsletter to fellow physicians. 

    In his article he quoted a poem that meant much in Dr. Koop’s life:

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  • COLUMN: Let Christ handle your worries

     In the time we are living, many of us are choked by anxieties.

    Our lives are characterized by feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, dread, concern, tension, restlessness and worry. Our brains record specific memories and emotions that are stored and can be replayed today in as vivid a form as when they occurred. We are reacting not only to the current day stresses, but also to the repressed emotions of childhood. 

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  • Deadline looms to file income taxes

     The Kentucky Department of Revenue reminds everyone that income taxes are due Monday, April 15. New this year is “Where’s My Refund,” an online resource that allows taxpayers to check the status of their 2012 individual income tax refund.

    Taxpayers can log on to www.revenue.ky.gov and click on Where’s My Refund to obtain the most current and up-to-date information about their 2012 refund. A primary social security number and the exact amount of the refund are needed to retrieve this information.

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  • Districts given power to raise dropout age

     On Monday, the General Assembly passed a law giving school boards the option to raise the dropout age for high school students.

    The Senate voted 33-5 in favor of Senate Bill 97, which allows school districts to raise the age from 16 to 18.  

    If more than 55 percent of school districts decide to do so, the policy becomes mandatory statewide. All other school districts would then have four years to implement the new policy.

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  • COLUMN: Social media is not the place for political rants

     During Sen. Rand Paul’s marathon of a filibuster, I couldn’t help but notice all of the ranting tweets and Facebook statuses my friends and acquaintances posted — negative and positive.

    Obviously, as a writer, I’m a strong believer in freedom of speech, which sometimes gets me in trouble, but when you post obnoxious opinions on your personal social media websites, odds are you are probably offending several people.

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  • SOFTBALL: Lady Hawks win season opener

     The LaRue County Lady Hawks won their season opener March 14 with a 10-4 thrashing of Bardstown Bethlehem in eight innings.

    Junior Brigitte Skaggs went 2-for-5 with a double and five RBIs as the visiting Lady Hawks knocked off the Banshees.

    Bethlehem scored first, bringing in two runs in the bottom of the first inning. LaRue didn’t score until the third inning – but scored six in the final inning.

    Freshman Jill Hughes chipped in with two doubles and two RBIs, while junior Peyton Gardner had three singles and an RBI.

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