Government

Oldham County has lost a “gentleman’s gentleman” in Gilbert Winters, according to his colleagues.
Winters, who lived in La Grange and served a magistrate for 17 years, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at age 85.
He was a farmer and construction worker by trade, and served as a U.S. Marine in World War II.

The county judge-executive’s appointment of his brother-in-law as deputy judge-executive does not constitute nepotism, the Oldham County Ethics Commission decided Tuesday.

Christmas trees, used lawnmowers, freshly stained furniture and other goods sold in a row of buildings known as the Buckner mall will no longer be available starting next month.

That’s because the county plans to purchase the property, a strip of land with five cinderblock buildings at Ky. 146 and Ky. 393, and build a turn lane to reduce traffic jams.

Kentucky’s Auditor General has released a report suggesting Oldham County Fiscal Court hasn’t complied with federal regulations for money management in years past.
The report released March 31 by State Auditor Crit Luallen highlights several areas where the county must improve oversight of financial matters.