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To make life easier on farmers, property owners and firefighters, the Mercer County Fiscal Court is amending the county’s open burn ordinance. Since 2006, county ordinance has banned setting fires from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. from October to December. The Mercer County Fire Protection District has asked the fiscal court to amend the ordinance…

UPDATE: Copies of “Thelma’s Treasures” are still available at the Harrodsburg Herald (101 West Broadway, open Monday–Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Copies may also be ordered by mailing: Little Barter Press 465 Balden Lane, Harrodsburg KY 40330 The books cost $19.95. Shipping is $7 for 1-2 copies, $14 for 3-4 copies and $21…

Last week was a busy one for the Harrodsburg Fire Department with three fires in three days. Two of them were routine, but the one that concerns Harrodsburg Fire Chief Ric Maxfield most is the one that happened Thursday at 451 Cornishville Street. Maxfield said the house, which is owned by Bennie Hume, caught fire…

Harrodsburg residents are letting their elected leaders know they’re fed up with the city’s torn up streets. As temperatures drop, local roadways are still cut up after a long summer of utility work, including repairing and replacing water, sewer and gas lines. Many residents don’t believe the contractors are doing a good job and they…

The Mercer County Public Library is preparing to host local veterans for a special event on Monday, Nov. 6, entitled “Thank You For Your Service: Honoring Mercer County’s Veterans.” A special exhibit will also display memorabilia from local veterans. Lolita Short, children’s librarian at MCPL, says the event is a small token of appreciation for…

There has been a voluntary product recall of prepackaged vegetables sold under various labels at stores including Meijer, Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Aldi and Target as well as Sysco. Mann Packing of Salinas, California, is recalling the vegetable trays because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall is in response to a single positive…

Harrodsburg is helping to honor Mercer County’s war dead. The Harrodsburg Board of Commissioners voted Monday night to donate $900 to purchase a stone on which the names of Mercer County residents who were killed in action will be engraved. The stone will be installed at Anderson-Dean Community Park, said Jack Mattingly, president of the…

A Mercer County man has been indicted for stealing guns worth more than $18,000. Robin S. Huffman, 54, of Harrodsburg, is being held at Boyle County Detention Center on a $30,000 bond.  Huffman has been charged with 1st-degree burglary and theft by unlawful taking $10,000. Police say Huffman repeatedly burglarized a Harrodsburg residence while the…

Mercer County schools will soon go tobacco free. The board of education voted unanimously to adopt a 100 percent tobacco free policy at their meeting last Thursday. The policy, which covers all tobacco use including alternative nicotine products and vaping, will apply to all students, all school personnel and all visitors while they are in…

New to the fall schedule of events is the Burgin Independent Fall Festival being held Saturday, Oct. 28 at the school campus. It begins at 2 p.m.  and admission is free. The event promises something for everyone to enjoy. A car show will be held, if the weather cooperates, at the Burgin Baptist Church at…