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Charges dismissed against Trageser

Charges that a Spencer County man attempted to access the county’s computer system and harassed a Spencer County sheriff’s deputy were dismissed Tuesday morning in Spencer District Court.
The charges were dismissed without prejudice against Lawrence S. Trageser, 47, of Elmers Court, less than a month after the special prosecutor assigned to the case, Rebecca Schroering, assistant county attorney in Jefferson County, first appeared in the case.

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Amazing Alpacas

Down a back road off Ky. 55, sprawling country houses hide behind winding gravel driveways and expansive green lawns. A few man-made ponds divide the acres and provide further detail to the picturesque scene.

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Boy Scout troops face uncertain future following national decision to allow openly gay members

On the heels of the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to allow openly gay members, the future of two Spencer County’s Boy Scout troops is uncertain.
Spencer County houses at least three troops — Troop 63, hosted at Risen Lord Lutheran Church; Troop 465 hosted at Spencer Christian Church (as well as Cub Scout Pack 465); and Troop 176, hosted at All Saints Catholic Church.

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PHOTOS: Blown away

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Local cancer survivor, UK fan is in remission

Blake Hundley is one lucky 7-year-old.
Hundley, a huge UK basketball fan, once won a basketball signed by Cats head coach John Calipari.
Last week, his name was drawn to play the NBA 2K video game with Terrence Jones, former national championship-winning Kentucky basketball player and current Houston Rocket.

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Drug Intervention Fund helps get drugs off the streets

From mushrooms to methamphetamine, heroin, alcohol, pills and cocaine, local law enforcement has seen it all. And thanks, in part, to the Spencer County Drug Intervention fund, officers, deputies and troopers are hard at work to make sure tomorrow’s citizens don’t have to see it or see it tear their loved ones apart.

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Farmers featured at local market love what they do despite challenges

Farming is often one of the careers listed when a magazine or website lists its top 10 or 20 worst jobs. But most who are actually in the profession love what they do and wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Waits, Mason win nine press association awards

Three was the magic number for The Spencer Magnet’s advertising and design staff in the Kentucky Press Association advertising awards this year.

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Magistrate advocates elimination of fee-pooling

An effort by Magistrate Jerry Davis to repeal the county’s fee-pooling ordinance failed 2-4 on first reading at Monday’s meeting of the Fiscal Court.

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Abell leaves TES to be district assistant superintendent

Taylorsville Elementary School will lose Chuck Abell as its principal July 1, but he isn’t going far. Abell will still be within the Taylorsville city limits just across town at the Spencer County Board of Education, where he will serve as the district’s new assistant superintendent.

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