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  • Mount Washington looks at making elections non-partisan seats

    MOUNT WASHINGTON – Abolishing partisan city elections could be the last action that the Mount Washington city council is remembered for if it passes a proposed ordinance establishing nonpartisan elections for city offices this December.

    The ordinance, which was introduced by councilman Greg Gentry, would abolish partisan elections and primaries for the offices of mayor and council members.

    The council had its first reading of the ordinance at Monday night's meeting and will vote on the issue Dec. 22.

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  • Two with roles in murder enter guilty pleas

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - Two individuals involved with the events following the shooting death of Timothy Nevitt in January 2007 now know their fate.

    Paul Cipparone and Kimberly Ann Moore were in Bullitt Circuit Court over the past week.

    Cipparone, 48, of Bardstown, was sentenced to four years in prison and Moore entered a plea where she would serve the next five years on probation.

    Both were charged with complicity to tampering with physical evidence.

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  • Burress, Spainhour attend AOC course for circuit judges

    FRANKFORT – Circuit Judges Rodney Burress and Elisè Givhan Spainhour, who serve Bullitt County, participated in the 2008 Circuit Judges College held Oct. 26-30 in Covington.

    The Administrative Office of the Courts offered the college for Circuit Court judges and Family Court judges throughout the state.

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  • County hopes to see more utilize prescription cards

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - With the rising costs of prescription drugs, Bullitt County residents still has a way that might save them a few dollars.

    Whether you have insurance coverage or not, a prescription card is available through county government at no cost.

    The card, which was made available several years ago, offers discounts at select pharmacies in the area.

    Administrative assistant Lisa Craddock told Bullitt Fiscal Court members that several hundred people have picked up the cards in the county judge’s office.

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  • Former priest allowed to stay on probation

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - A former Roman Catholic priest will be allowed to remain free on probation.

    Daniel C. Clark, 60, who entered an Alford plea earlier in the year on charges of sexual abuse against two boys, will be allowed to remain free.

    A probation revocation hearing was held Wednesday after Clark was allegedly in violation for not attending a sex offender treatment program.

    Assistant commonwealth attorney Mike Ferguson requested the motion to revoke probation be remanded since he felt Clark was now in compliance.

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  • Planning administrator dies Tuesday

    Evelyn Fackler, Bullitt County's planning and zoning administrator, died on Tuesday after an illness.

    Fackler, 49, served the past 20 years in the planning office, including the past three as the administrator. Prior to that, she served as an administrative assistant and as assistant planning administrator.

    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday at Schoppenhorst, Underwood and Brooks Funeral Home in Shepherdsville with burial in Brookland Cemetery.

    Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. on Thursday.

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  • BULLITT COUNTY ROADWORK: Week of December 14

    The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Highway District 5 reports the following roadwork scheduled for the week of December 14:

    Jefferson County:

    Interstate 265 (Snyder Freeway):  Roadway will be closed in both directions intermittently, up to 15 minutes at a time, at mile point 31.  This closure is scheduled for Sunday, December 21, 2008, 6:00-9:00 a.m. for utility work.

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  • Bullitt County Public Schools 2009/10 calendar, start time surveys

    SHEPHERDSVILLE – When should school start each August?

    And should elementary students be the first ones to start school each day?

    What do you think about fall break or the day before the Kentucky Derby?

    These are just a few of the questions officials with the Bullitt County Public School System are asking.

    A survey is online to deal with both the school calendar and the start times for the 2009-10 school year.

    The only condition is that the surveys will only be on-line until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16.

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  • UPDATE: WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BULLITT COUNTY

    The National Weather Service issued a continuance on the winter storm warning for Bullitt County through 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening.

    A winter storm warning means significant amounts of snow. Sleet and freezing rain are expected or occuring. Travel becomes hazardous or impossible. Bridges and overpasses could become slick.

    A mixture of wintry precipitation occurred throughout the area Tuesday morning ranging from snow to freezing rain.

    Snow and sleet accumulation of one to four inches is possible across central Kentucky.

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  • Seven charged in meth busts

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - Seven people were arrested in two separate incidents alleging the manufacturing of methamphetamine.

    According to Kenny Hardin, director of the Bullitt County Drug Task Force, a simple traffic stop over a license plate that did not match the vehicle led to the arrest of two people on Thursday afternoon.

    At approximately 4:30 p.m., Sheriff's Deputy George Thurman pulled over Brian E. Wibbels on Interstate 65 near the Bernheim Forest exit.

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