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Betty Keefe

Betty Jean Hendren Keefe, 85, of Lexington, formerly of Harrodsburg, widow of Ron Keefe, died Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Born Dec. 27, 1938, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Worrley T. and Vannetta B. (Robinson) Hendren. Survivors include: one sister, Annetta Crey, Mitchellsburg; one niece, Candace Coulter; two nephews, Richard and Willis…

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Norvie Lay

Norvie Lay, 83, of Louisville, widower of Gretchen Lay, died Friday, April 12, 2024, at Episcopal Church Home of Louisville. Born April 17, 1940, in Washington County, he was the son of the late Arlie and the late Opha (Burns) Lay. He was a law professor at the University of Louisville Law School and a…

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Ray Owens

Ray Owens, 63, husband of Valerie Owens, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Lexington Bluegrass Hospice Care Center. Born June 30, 1960, in Paris, he was the son of the late Mary Donathan. He was an auto tech for Exhaust Pro. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include: two sons,  Matthew Wood of Lexington…

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Joyce Powell

Joyce Anne Leonard Powell, 79, widow of James K. “Jim” Powell, of Mackville, died Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at her home. Born March 15, 1945, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Hattie Camden Leonard. She was a member of the Harrodsburg Baptist Church, attended the Mackville Baptist Church, a 1963…

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Joan Preston

Joan Preston, 77, of Harrodsburg, widow of Lonnie Hayden, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at Harrodsburg Health & Rehab. Born July 5, 1946, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Ora V. (Moore) Preston. She was a retired Case Worker for the Kentucky Cabinet For Human Resources – Dept Of…

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Betty Ryan

Betty M. Ryan, 83, of Harrodsburg, widow of Gene Ryan, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at her residence. Born Aug. 29, 1940, in Minnesota, she was the daughter of the late Fred Myers and Leone Myers Sigurdson. She was a graduate of  Ocosta High School, owned three businesses and attended Carpenter’s Christian Church. She preceded…

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Bernetta West

Bernetta “Jane” West, 82, widow of Delbert West, of Harrodsburg died Monday, April 8, 2024, at Harrodsburg Health & Rehabilitation. Born Jan. 3, 1942, in Lexington, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Georgie (Scott) Barker. She was a member of the Jehovah Witness and a retired hairdresser.     Survivors include: one…

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Harrodsburg City Commission To Make Changes in Public Participation Policies

During last week’s meeting, the Harrodsburg City Commission gave first reading to a new ordinance changing the procedure for participation in city meetings. Reading from a draft of the new ordinance, Mayor Bob Williams said citizens are encouraged to bring matters of importance to department supervisors, Chief Administrative Officer Stacey Maynard, or individually to any…

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Magistrate Kevin Hicks: A Closer Look

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Kevin Hicks moved to Harrodsburg, where he lives on Perryville Street, in 2019. Soon after, Hicks decided to run for office, and now repre­sents District 5 on the Mercer County Fiscal Couft, replacing Wayne Jackson, who served on the fiscal court for 29 years. Hicks was raised in “a little…

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New Exhibit At Harrodsburg Historical Society, Bunch with the Babies And More

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Check out the new exhibit exploring the aftereffects of the Battle of Perryville in Harrodsburg  at the Harrodsburg Historical Society (220 South Chiles Street). The exhibit opened Tuesday, April 9. Kentucky’s bloodiest Civil War battle resulted in hundreds of wounded soldiers being cared for in almost all the town’s homes,…

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