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  • Business, health fairs combine into one big event

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - During trying economic times the Bullitt County Chamber of Commerce offers its version of a two-for-one deal by combining two popular events.

    This year the annual Health Expo will run in conjunction with Showcase Bullitt County on Thursday, Sept. 24, at Paroquet Springs Conference Centre.

    Chamber director Kristie Walls said combining the two events was not only feasible for participants but aided booth vendors as well.

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  • Mother, son die in I-65 crossover wreck

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - A crossover accident led to two fatalities on Interstate 65 Wednesday morning.

    According to Kentucky State Police Trooper Eric Hines, a maroon 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe was traveling southbound on I-65 around mile 120 when it crossed into northbound traffic.

    The Hyundai collided with a red 2000 Oldsmobile Alero traveling in the left northbound lane. The incident occurred about 9:45 a.m.

    The driver of the Alero, Ronald Gregory, 47, of Shepherdsville, and a passenger, Mildred Gregory, 74, of Shepherdsville, were pronounced dead at the scene.

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  • Man indicted for theft at Sunnyside Baptist

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - An individual has been indicted in the recent break-in at a church in western Bullitt County.

    Jason C. Kays has been indicted by the Bullitt County Grand Jury on allegations that he broke into Sunnyside Baptist Church on June 11, 2009.

    According to the indictment, Kays has been charged with burglary, theft by unlawful taking and being a persistent felony offender.

    In June, Kays allegedly broke into the church and took items valued at over $300.

    The crimes are Class D felonies punishable by 1-5 years in prison.

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  • Planner position proposed but not in budget

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - Bullitt County Judge/Executive Melanie Roberts would like to have more than a person in charge of the planning and zoning agency.

    She would like to have a county planner.

    In fact, she has a committee that has been studying the possibilities and applications have already been taken.

    There is one problem - there is no such job in the budget and Bullitt Fiscal Court members aren’t quite ready to jump on board.

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  • BULLITT COUNTY ROADWORK: Week of Sep. 18-26

    The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Highway District 5 reports the following roadwork scheduled in Bullitt County for the week of September 18-26:

    Bullitt County:

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  • Man shoots step-son, kills self

    MOUNT WASHINGTON - A fatal shooting in Mount Washington could be the result of an attempted murder/suicide.

    Emergency units were called to the scene before 5 p.m. at a residence in the 300 block of Choctaw Court, located in the Cedar Ridge Estates subdivision off of Waterford Road.

    Christoper Heidenreich Jr., 36, was pronounced dead at the scene due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to Bullitt County Chief Deputy Danny Thompson.

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  • Man guilty of theft from program

    LEBANON JUNCTION - A man who allegedly took money and equipment valued at over $10,000 from a youth football organization has entered a guilty plea in Bullitt Circuit Court.

    But Brian Edward Wibbels will avoid serving any additional time in prison.

    Wibbels, 34, entered an Alford plea on Tuesday to a single count of theft by unlawful taking over $300. The remaining charges were dismissed.

    According to the indictment, in 2006, Wibbels took items and money valued at over $300 from the Lebanon Junction Jaguars football program, of which he was an officer.

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  • Lebanon Junction residents to see little change to property tax bills

    LEBANON JUNCTION — City residents won’t see much of a change on their real and personal property tax bills this year.

    In the midst of water and wastewater treatment increases, council members agreed they didn’t want to put an additional burden on taxpayers.

    “I think with the water rates going up and with the other money coming in, we should keep them the same,” councilman Dion Collins said.

    The council passed the rates at its September meeting.

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  • Pioneer Village raises rate to offset assessment

    PIONEER VILLAGE - Cities throughout the county are facing a common problem - decreasing real estate values, especially when homestead exemptions are taken out for older residents.

    In the city of Pioneer Village, the adjusted assessments on real estate dropped over $1.4 million for the current year.

    Pioneer Village city officials opted to take the compensating rate on real property as a way to generate about the same revenue as a year ago.

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  • Masonic Lodge hosts MW fall festival Saturday

    MOUNT WASHINGTON — The Salt River Masonic Lodge is ushering in the fall season stylishly this Saturday by sponsoring the third-annual Mount Washington Fall Festival.

    This year’s festival is themed “A Fun Day at Crossroads” and will reflect upon the city’s history.

    Lodge member Bryan Gifford said that Mount Washington was once referred to as Crossroads because of its location between Taylorsville, Louisville, Bardstown and Shepherdsville.

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