Government

The chair of the county’s Republican Party is under fire and a local official has requested she be removed from office.
Pewee Valley resident JD Sparks, a Republican recently elected to serve as an Oldham County magistrate, has requested that Oldham County GOP Chair Anne Gernstein be removed from office.

Former La Grange City Council member Jason Taylor was appointed Monday night to replace Wally Nay.
Nay announced his resignation Jan. 28, and cited an ischemic stroke as his reason for stepping down.

A report issued Feb. 7 by the Kentucky Department of Highways states that the traffic count on Pewee Valley’s Central Avenue railroad crossing is closer to 10,000 vehicles per day, rather than a previously reported count of 900 cars per day.

The City of Prospect has honored a resident for her public service.
Linda J. Wardell received the 2011 Beach Craigmyle Public Service Award Jan. 10, an honor established to “recognize outstanding public service commitments to the City of Prospect.”