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  • Foxhollow Farm Market named certified roadside market

    Foxhollow Farm Market is one of 92 markets across the state – and two in Oldham County – named a member of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Farm Market Program.

    In joining the program, the market has committed to offering quality products and service to their customers.

    Foxhollow Farm Market sells farm fresh grass-fed beef, organic vegetables and a variety of relishes, salsa and baked goods at their market on Ky. 329 in Crestwood. 

    For information on Foxhollow Farm Market visit www.foxhollowfarm.com or call 241-9674.

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  • Schools maintain tax rate

    School taxes aren’t going up in Oldham County this year as the Oldham County Board of Education voted to maintain the current property tax rate.

    Superintendent Paul Upchurch argued for a higher rate of 67.3 cents per $100 of assessed property value. That rate would’ve garnered about $225,000 extra for schools which have undergone drastic cuts this year, while only taxing each home-owner a few more dollars.

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  • Property tax rate remains the same in Pewee Valley

    Pewee Valley residents will pay the same property tax as the last two years after the city council approved the rate at their Monday meeting.

    The council approved a rate of $.1439 per $100 of assessed property – the same rate as the previous two years. Bills should go out within the next month.

    As in the past, property owners can receive a 10-percent discount for early payment before Oct. 31. After Dec. 1, a 7-percent penalty plus interest will be added onto the bill.

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  • OCEMS is drug-free certified

    Oldham County EMS is the first ambulance service in the state to be recognized by the Kentucky League of Cities as a drug-free certified workplace.

    To achieve the certification, OCEMS had to implement a variety of training and testing measures, many of which were already in place, Maj. Stuart Crawford said.

    “It’s saying to the public that we’re doing everything humanly possible to be drug-free,” Crawford said.

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  • Prospect fencing ordinance may be too intrusive

    A proposed fencing ordinance in Prospect is being called too intrusive and unenforceable.

    Members of the Prospect city council are have been formulating new guidelines for fences since winter. 

    Residents’ latest concerns stem from two provisions in the ordinance.

    It states temporary fences are allowable for seasonal vegetable gardens, but shouldn’t be visible from the road. 

    Resident Peggy Mealey-Miles said with some effort, most backyards are visible from the street. 

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  • Officer dove into I-71 median to avoid crash; driver charged, alcohol suspected

    A La Grange police officer is injured and another man is hospitalized after a crash on I-71.

    According to police, a pickup truck pulling a small trailer jackknifed and flipped on its side about 1:20 a.m. Sunday on I-71 southbound between milemarkers 20 and 21.

    Two officers from the Oldham County Police Department and La Grange Police Officer Jeremy Ferguson responded to the scene and prepared to close a section of the interstate.

    OCPD Lt. Col. Billy Way said Ferguson exited his vehicle and popped the trunk to retrieve emergency equipment and a reflective vest.

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  • 2009 Guide to the Gridiron

    The Oldham Era is gearing up for this weekend's Kickoff Classic with our special preview section filled with stats, schedules, analyses and photos of North Oldham, Oldham and South Oldham high school football players.

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  • Sheriff's Reports

    Warrant arrests

    Timothy Allen Carpenter Jr., 23, 2701 W. Ky. 22, Crestwood, arrested by OCSO Aug. 10, conditional release violation and failure to comply.

    Robert K. Johnson, 47, 510 E. Riverside Drive, Evansville, Ind., arrested by OCSO Aug. 8, third-degree criminal trespassing.

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  • Woman found in burning home

    Police are investigating the cause of a Sunday morning house fire after firefighters rescued a woman from the house.

    Neighbors noticed smoke coming from a bi-level home in the 7300 block of Autumn Bent Way in Orchard Grass Hills subdivision about 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

    When firefighters arrived at the scene, witnesses told police they believed a 41-year-old woman and her daughter could still be inside.

    Firefighters encountered heavy smoke inside the house, and it took about 20 minutes to locate the woman.

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  • Ballardsville family loses home, pets to electrical fire

    The joy of seeing their two small dogs rescued from a house fire  became short-lived for a Ballardsville family. 

    When Ballardsville Fire Department Lt. Ryan Baker emerged from the Kinser family’s home carrying two Shih Tzus, Kathy Kinser  started hugging and thanking everyone in sight.

    Kinser had waited more than an hour Aug. 12 hoping to see her dogs alive after an electrical fire ripped through her home.

    “Everything else can be replaced,” she said that afternoon. 

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