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 SHEPHERDSVILLE - For eight years of service on the Zoneton Fire Department, Joshua Riggle has seen how emergency services work.

He’s been able to interact with law enforcement and medical personnel, as well as firefighters.

Wanting to do even more to help people, Riggle has entered the race to become constable of the First District.

Riggle will be one of the Democratic contenders in the May primary with the winner advancing to the general election in the fall.

“I like to help people,” said Riggle, 31.

 MOUNT WASHINGTON - Soon the books on the Mount Washington Library shelves will be on their way to their new home -- across the street. Though the process has now hit a little snag.

In September, the Library Board of Trustees purchased the old Methodist Church Building on Main Street for $400,000. 

After some environmental studies, they found out the building contained some portions with high levels of asbestos.

“We are taking all precautions to make sure it is removed,” said new library director Joe Schweiss.

SHEPHERDSVILLE - It was a simple debate of increased student safety versus substantial and available funding.

But a pink elephant at the Shepherdsville CIty Council meeting became a lengthy discussion resulting in the approval of two new student resource officers for the Shepherdsville Police Department.

The approval came from a 3-3 tie vote by the council broken by mayor Scott Ellis.

"I'm standing up for our employees and our children and I'm voting yes," he announced.

 SHEPHERDSVILLE -- A few days into his first term as mayor of Shepherdsville, Scott Ellis may have been asking himself why he ever ran for the position.