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Obituary: Ronald Franklin Whitehouse, 86, Springfield

Ronald Franklin Whitehouse, 86, of Bardstown Road, Springfield, died Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. He is survived by his wife, Rudell Graves Whitehouse; three daughters, Diane Keene of Lexington, Brenda Mattingly of Loretto and Sheila Thomas of Springfield; one son, Ralph Whitehouse of Bloomfield; three sisters, Joanne Barnes of Louisville […]

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Obituary: Danny Johann Howard, 66, Bardstown

Danny Johann Howard, 66, of Bardstown, died Thursday, May 26, 2016, at his residence. He was born on Jan. 3, 1950, in Bardstown to the late George M. and Christine E. Nalley Howard Jr. He was employed at Inoac USA. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, a member of St. Joseph […]

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Obituary: Joseph Ignatius ‘Ig’ Ballard Sr, 91, Loretto

Joseph Ignatius “Ig” Ballard Sr, 91, of Loretto, died Monday, May 30, 2016, at Baptist Health Louisville. He was born Sept. 1, 1924, in Holy Cross. He was a former president of the old Bank of Loretto, a former operator of Ballard Insurance and Real Estate, a lifelong farmer, a U.S. Army Veteran of World […]

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Riggs files as 13th candidate for a seat on Bardstown City Council

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, June 1, 2016, 2 p.m. — Freddy Riggs is the latest candidate to file for a seat on the Bardstown City Council. Riggs, 61, is a resident of Madison Avenue. He and his wife Becky are pastors at Faith Worship Center in Bardstown, a church they started […]

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Facing financial challenges, board votes to close St. Catharine College July 31

  NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, June 1, 2016 — The St. Catharine College board of trustees voted Tuesday to approve the closure of the college effective July 31. Despite the Washington County college’s efforts to resolve its issues with the U.S. Department of Education in regard to the withholding of federal […]

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Mayor fires retiring officer for alleged shredding of police department files

By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, June 1, 2016, 11 a.m. — Bardstown Police Officer Tom Roby was terminated Tuesday by Bardstown Mayor John Royalty on allegations that he destroyed official police department documents. A statement released Wednesday morning by the city alleges that during the week of April 18-22, and […]

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