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Today's Features

  • Aquaculture workshop covers gamut from water gardens to bass

    Proper pond management is essential for establishing and maintaining a healthy environment for fish, whether it’s in a backyard water garden or a three-acre production pond. An upcoming Kentucky Cooperative Extension aquaculture workshop, “Pond Management: Home-use and Recreational Aquaculture,” will focus on information that will be useful for pond owners and landowners wishing to develop ponds.

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  • 40th anniversary

    Bill and Brenda McAllister celebrated recently their fortieth wedding anniversary. The couple wed Jan. 8, 1971, at Plum Creek Baptist Church in Waterford and currently resides in Mount Washington. Both are Spencer County natives and retired from the Bullitt County School System.

    Bill is a broker/realtor/developer for Coldwell Banker Action Realty in Mount Washington.

    The couple has two children, Abby and Andrew, and two grandsons, Zane and Zachary McAllister, all of Louisville.

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  • Valentine ideas for kids

    Valentine’s Day can celebrate all kinds of love, not just the romantic kind. It is just a few days away, but there is still time to make plans for making the day special. These are just a few of the ways that Spencer County moms remind their families of their love.

    “We always get a heart shaped pizza,” said Terri Cooper, mother of five. They get their specialty pizza from Bearno’s Pizza.

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  • Homemade Candy Valentine's Day

    Aprons and Ideas Homemaker Club held a homemade candy exchange for their February meeting. A candy exchange, much like a cookie exchange, lets participants sample and share multiple recipes. The candy can then be given as gifts or kept to serve to guests or eaten by the family.

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  • Family welcomes Samuel Earls

    Ronald Ernest Earls and Jennifer Marcum would like to announce the birth of their son, Samuel Owen Earls.

    Samuel was born Nov. 13, 2010, at Norton Suburban Hospital. He was six pounds, nine ounces and 19 inches long.

    Samuel was welcomed home by his older brothers, Andrew Paul Earls and Jacob Cole Earls.

    Proud grandparents are Ronnie and Paula Earls.

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  • Faimly welcomes Daniel Burba III

    Daniel Wayne Burba III was born Jan. 23, 2011, at 5:19 p.m. at Norton Suburban Hospital.

    Daniel weighed seven pounds, nine ounces and was 20.5 inches long.

    His mom and dad are Daniel Wayne Burba Jr. and Alisha Marie Polly of New Hope.

    His grandparents on the mother’s side are Mitchell and Elaine Polly of Lebanon Junction; Bryan and Melissa Macdonald of Taylorsville; and Wes Keeling of Taylorsville.

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  • Family welcomes Isaiah Chilton

    Kevin and Amanda Chilton of Chaplin would like to announce the birth of their son, Isaiah James Chilton.

    Isaiah was born Feb. 1, 2011, at Norton Suburban Hospital. He weighed seven pounds, 13 ounces and 19.5 inches long.

    Isaiah’s grandparents are James Smith of Bardstown, Glenita and David Fenwick of Taylorsville, Harold Chilton of Harrodsburg, and Thelma McDonald of Harrodsburg.

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  • Family welcomes Charles Armstrong

    Anthony Armstrong and Shawna Montes of Taylorsville welcomed Charles Waylon Armstrong to the family Jan. 4, 8:17 a.m., at Baptist Hospital East.

    Charles weighed 7 pounds, 10.6 ounces and was 20 inches long.

    Charles’ brothers are Corey, 17, and AJ, 5, and his sisters are Talia, 16, Whitney, 15, and Makenzie, 8.

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  • Planning an onion crop

    Although we’re in the midst of winter, it is never too soon to think about next growing season. This is particularly true if you want to grown onions.

    Onions are a good crop for Kentucky farmers. Typically, in late winter it takes eight to 10 weeks to produce a reasonably sized transplant. If you want to plant in late March or the beginning of April, you should have seeded your transplants in late January.

    If you have not already seeded, it’s not too late for an onion crop this year. You can purchase transplants.

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  • To God be the glory, alone.

    In a moment of victory, Greg Jennings, wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers told a national audience that the glory belongs to God alone after his team won back the Lombardi Trophy at the 45th annual Super Bowl.

    Jennings, catching four passes for 64 yards, scored two touchdowns in the biggest football game of his life.

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