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Today's News

  • Crestwood man, 54, suffered stroke in jail, still needs evaluation

    The mental status of a Crestwood man indicted for sexual abuse of a teenager is still unclear after the defendant suffered a stroke nearly three months ago at the Oldham County Jail.

    Toby Mason, 54, faces 15 criminal charges, including use of a minor in a sexual performance, sodomy and custodial inference for sex acts he allegedly performed and videotaped with a teen girl in 2011.

    Mason suffered a stroke shortly after indictment in January. He now uses a wheelchair and is housed in a medical unit at the Kentucky State Reformatory while awaiting trial.

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  • County-wide burn ban starts May 1

    A county-wide restriction on open burning goes into effect next week.

    The burn ban starts May 1 and continues through Sept. 30.

    Oldham County Emergency Management Director Kevin Nuss said the ban is mandated by the federal Clean Air Act to limit already-high pollution levels during the summer months.

    There are exemptions to the burn ban, including setting fires for cooking food (e.g., grills or cooking pits); recreational or ceremonial purposes (e.g., small bonfires or campfires); and recognized agricultural or wildlife management practices.

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  • County employees could face more drug tests

    County employees could soon be required to attend yearly substance abuse training and be subject to more frequent alcohol and drug tests.

    Members of Oldham County Fiscal Court are considering a change to the county’s drug- and alcohol-free workplace policy.

    The policy would be amended to include yearly mandatory alcohol and substance abuse education and awareness training for all county employees.

    Initial training will last at least an hour with 30-minute review sessions each year thereafter.

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  • Prosecutors want DNA tests of hair found at murder scene

    Prosecutors say four hairs found at the scene of a double-fatal shooting in Dec. 2011 could yield details about the day a Westport man claims two sisters attacked him with a knife.

    Ronald T. “Ronnie” Evridge, 58, faces two murder charges and one count tampering with physical evidence for the Dec. 2011 fatal shooting of a pregnant woman and her sister.

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  • County judges’ task force seeks improvements for Interstate 71

    With millions of state tax dollars going to improve interstates 64 and 65 running into and out of Louisville, one group is asking: What about Interstate 71?

    In recent years, stretches of I-64 and I-65 have been widened to six lanes to accommodate increased traffic.

    That has the judge-executives of six counties along I-71 wondering when that road will get its due.

    To get an answer, they’ve formed Kentucky Connected.

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  • Oldham Co. sewer rates will increase July 1

    County residents will soon pay more for sewer services.

    Oldham County Fiscal Court April 16 approved a request from the Oldham County Environmental Authority to increase sewer rates for the 2013-14 fiscal year.

    Magistrates voted 8-1 in favor of a 3 percent increase and a $2.15 bump in OCEA’s compliance surcharge.

    The rate and surcharge hikes kick in July 1.

    Based on an average monthly water usage of 5,500 gallons, customers will see an approximate $3.50 monthly increase in sewer service fees.

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  • TRUITT: Finding hope in the eyes of a newborn

    Fifteen years ago, we celebrated my mother’s life at her funeral.

    Because she was a school teacher, it was a grand funeral with hundreds of people in attendance.

    The memory that stands out most is of her third-grade class tearfully singing a song in her honor. They had only been back from spring break one day when she fell ill at school and was rushed to the hospital.

    She died at the age of 47.

    In four years, I will be 47.

    The closer I get, the more I realize how truly young my mom was.

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  • MUELLER: The dignity of living

    So many people feel insignificant, unworthy and unimportant.

    The truth of the matter is there are no unimportant people and no unimportant events.

    A man sat in the shade of a tree and saw an apple fall and discovered the law of gravity. His name was Isaac Newton.

    Another man sat in the kitchen and saw a teakettle steam. It was a significant experience because, seeing that teakettle, he discovered the principle of the steam engine. His name was Robert Fulton.

    There are no insignificant people or insignificant events.

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  • April's Living Treasure: Waldi Gault

    Waltraud “Waldi” Anna Gault became a U.S. citizen in 1970 in Chicago.

    “I am born of German descent in a place very few people have ever heard of, in the town of Eger in the Sudetenland, in Bohemia. Today, the town is called Cheb and in the Czech Republic.”

    Eger was one of the oldest and most prosperous cities. It is first mentioned in 1061 when it was founded by Celtic tribes.

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  • Harmony Landing promotes two, welcomes three new employees

    Harmony Landing Country Club recently promoted two employees and hired three others to work at the Goshen establishment.

    • Karen Groody is the new general manager. She has served as the country club’s controller for the past eight years.

    A Chicago native, Groody is a certified public accountant and a member of the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Club Managers’ Association.

    • Sherry Haley has been promoted to clubhouse manager. She previously was the club’s director of membership and events.

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