May 21, 2013
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Inmates sue to get marriage licenses
LOUISVILLE — Sara Hudson and James Scott Keeling had a spring wedding all set: a wedding dress was picked out, a cake selected and two disposable cameras were bought to commemorate the April 26, 20...
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State to shutter costly gasoline testing lab
FRANKFORT — Agriculture Commissioner James Comer said Wednesday that he will shutter a $3 million gasoline and pesticide testing lab that was built under his predecessor Richie Farmer, saying it “h...
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Tracking dog joins eastern EMA office
CATLETTSBURG — After months of training, the newest — and youngest — member of the Ashland Boyd County Catlettsburg Office of Emergency Management is on the job. Lucy’s specialty is tracking peo...
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Easter eggs get stiff competition
BENTON — Easter eggs had competition from potatoes in Benton. Make that “taters.” Since the date for Easter floats, based on the vernal equinox, it fell on the fixed date Tater Day in the wes...
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Man gets 6 year plea deal in DUI death
BURLINGTON— A Salyersville man has taken a plea to second-degree manslaughter in exchange for a potentially shorter prison term. The Kentucky Enquirer reported 29-year-old Jonathan Keeton was se...
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Beshear considering industrial hemp bill
FRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear has until Saturday to sign or veto a bill that would open the door to industrial hemp farming in Kentucky. So far, he hasn’t said what he’ll do. The General Assemb...
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GOP lawmakers endorse McConnell
FRANKFORT — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell has picked up endorsements from nearly all state-level Republican lawmakers in Kentucky. The McConnell campaign announced the endorsements on Monday from 64...
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Beshear appoints new school board members
FRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed two new members to the Kentucky Board of Education. Tevor R. Bonnstetter of Mayfield, head of West Kentucky Rural Telephone, replaces Dorothy Combs, ...
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Officials still fighting growing metal thefts
BOWLING GREEN — Although Bowling Green officials have taken aim at the growing number of metal thefts, they are still a common occurrence. The Daily News reports three incidents were reported in...
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Slain soldier prepared for ‘anything’
LOUISVILLE — Before leaving for Afghanistan, Army Sgt. Michael C. Cable quietly met with several family members and relayed to them the hazards of his upcoming deployment. The meetings were unusual...
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