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Burgin Police Chief Casey Rucker accused Councilman Sindicat “Sid” Dunn of no longer living in the city and asked him to resign. Rucker cited sections of Kentucky state law that establish minimum residency requirements for elected officials, which he said Dunn no longer meets. “My question to you citizens, if someone doesn’t reside within your…

A Mercer County man is accused of shooting out the windows at Taco Bell last week. On Wednesday, March 14, at 2:01 p.m., Harrodsburg Police were dispatched to the College Street Taco Bell. Witnesses said someone shot at the windows and gave a description of the shooter’s vehicle, which was found parked at Apple Market.…

It’s one of the biggest stories to come out of the Bluegrass in a long time. Lawrenceburg midwife Emily Dial helped deliver her own baby via Caesarean section at Frankfort Regional Medical Center. And  Harrodsburg photographer Sarah Hill was there to capture every moment. Hill has been a professional photographer for a little over two…

School leaders seem happier with the latest proposed state budget. But they’re not as comfortable with how it’s being paid for. Last month, the Harrodsburg Herald reported the budget proposed by Gov. Matt Bevin could force 120 of Kentucky’s 173 school districts—including Mercer County—into insolvency. In contrast, school leaders are much happier with the House…

The Mercer County Sanitation District is considering their options about what to do about two issues related to Burgin’s new sewer system: flooding around Burgin’s sinkhole and complaints over high sewer fees. A state geologist inspected the sinkhole last week with members of a committee who are trying to solve the recent flooding. Mayor George…

Trenton Easterling has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Last month, a jury convicted Easterling, 18, of murdering 17-year-old Tristan Cole in April 2016. Easterling was 16 at the time of his arrest. Referring to his  initial youthful offender status, Easterling’s defense team asked for probation or for Easterling to be placed in a juvenile…

Kathi Hudson needs your vote, not for president, but for the Kentucky Oaks Survivor Parade. The Survivors Parade is a march of breast and ovarian cancer survivors which takes place at the historic Churchill Downs racetrack Friday, March 4. 144 breast and ovarian cancer survivors will walk in the parade in honor of the 144th…

Each year, colon cancer claims more than 53,500 lives. An estimated 145,000 men and women will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year alone. Colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States. However, the diagnosis doesn’t have to mean a death sentence. Found in its earliest stages, colon cancer…

Boyle County has decided to stop charging Mercer County to transport Boyle jail inmates to and from Boyle County Detention Center. For over 20 years, Mercer has been paying 35-percent of Boyle’s jail transportation costs on top of paying all of their own costs for transporting offenders to and from BCDC. Last week, Boyle announced…

Mercer County officials say they are disappointed by recent comments made by Boyle County officials in the media, but it’s not going to change their minds. Last week, the Danville Advocate-Messenger quoted  Boyle Magistrate Phil Sammons as saying, “They should be glad and keep their mouths shut.” Sammons was upset that Mercer County had hired…