By DAVID FLOYD 50th State Representative Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2015, 10:01 a.m. — On Thursday, Feb. 11, Governor Matt Bevin held a signing ceremony for the first bill that passed this year’s General Assembly: SB 4, which clarifies the law regarding face-to-face consultation between patient and surgeon, commonly known as “informed consent.” The ceremonial signing was in […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, 5:50 p.m. — It should come as no surprise that scammers are getting more and more sophisticated, but a new scam targeting Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities customers is taking things to the next level. This latest scheme uses a recording of […]
Claudia Ann Hoover, 69, of Bloomfield, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at her residence. She was born April 13, 1946, in Gary, Ind., to the late George Amos and Irene Margaret Huppenthal Schmidt. She was a retired school bus driver and a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Chicago, Ill. She is survived by […]
Doris Jean Katheris, 85, of New Haven, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at her residence. She was a member of Hodgenville Church of Christ and retired as Assistant Credit Manager for the old Ben Snyder in Louisville. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Angelo Katheris; her parents, Kelly and Lillian Reed Smith; […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, 11:55 p.m. — A group of budget amendments presented at Tuesday’s Bardstown City Council meeting prompted some pointed questions related to the city’s move last year to end its joint recreation department with Nelson Fiscal Court. One of the five amendments to […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette/ WBRT Radio Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, 11:30 p.m. — The Bardstown City Council upheld a recommendation to deny a property owners’ request to remove a deteriorating chimney from a home in the city’s historic zoning district. At its meeting Feb. 16, the Historic Review Board rejected an application from […]
Jerry Thomas Curtsinger, 63, of Fairfield, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He was born Jan. 1, 1953, in Nelson County to the late Ray and Willie Dee Fletcher Curtsinger. He was a self-employed autobody repairman and a member of the Bullitt County Coon Hunters Club. He was preceded in death […]
John R. “JR” Dennis, 96, of Bardstown, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at his residence. He was born in Bloomfield on Oct. 4, 1919. He was a member of the Nelson Christian Church and was retired from Jim Beam Distillery where he worked for 37 years. He was preceded in death by his wife of […]
Frances Lee Roby, 81, joined the angels Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was surrounded in death as she was in life by her family and her wonderful caregivers at The Loretto Motherhouse. She was born Jan. 19, 1935, in Colesburg to Emma Lucy Harris Roby and Will Lee Roby. […]
By DAVID FLOYD 50th District State Representative Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, 10:01 a.m. — Last week we passed the midway point of this 60-day session. As you know, the primary mission in even-year sessions is to pass a TWO-year budget. There is always political maneuvering when writing a budget but this year, several new factors combine to […]
