Government

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.

After a tumultuous year marked by dozens of letters to the editor defending and discrediting her leadership, Oldham County GOP Chair Anne Gernstein has resigned amid allegations of malfeasance.

Gernstein announced her plans to resign during a GOP meeting Wednesday night in Crestwood, just a week after a local official requested she be removed from office.

Oldham County government has reached a settlement with a Ky. National Guardsman who a jury awarded $600,000 for his discrimination suit against the county's police department.