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A Ballardsville family lost their home in a fire Wednesday afternoon, but at least their two small dogs made it out alive.

"Everything else can be replaced," resident Kathy Kinser said. 

She had to wait more than an hour to see her dogs come out alive in the arms of Ballardsville Fire Department Lieutenant Ryan Baker.

For those who think their Mondays start too early, envision the Oldham County YMCA swimming pool packed at 6 a.m. 

The water is full of athletes churning down the lanes for hours at a time, squeezing in a workout before work.

“It’s Ironman season,” lifeguard Kris Kroszkewicz explains.

One of those in the pool is Kris Frazier, Oldham County’s top female finisher in the 2008 Ironman Louisville triathlon. 

Dynegy Inc., a power company with a plant on Commerce Parkway in Buckner, has announced plans to sell its Oldham County operation and several others.

As part of the company's agreements with LS Power, Dynegy will receive more than $1 billion in cash and 245 million shares.

According to a release from Dynegy, the sale enables the company to "significantly increase liquidity and financial strength."

Owners of Reardon’s Fruit Market are eager to get back in business after a fire destroyed their business Aug. 5.

They’re waiting for the go-ahead from LG&E before they can raze the remnants of the building and begin construction on a new building.

Firefighters responded to heavy flames at the business about 3:30 a.m., South Oldham Fire Department public information officer Kevin Parker said.