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  • $413,000 waiting to be claimed

    Over $413,000 in “treasure” belongs to Anderson County residents, and State Treasurer Todd Hollenbach wants to help them claim it.

    Hollenbach spoke to local officials Thursday afternoon in the fiscal court chambers to announce that his office’s Treasure Finders program is coming to Anderson County.

    Hollenbach, representatives from his office and local volunteers will meet at the community building in the county park this Thursday, March 4 from noon to 4 p.m. to begin calling residents who have unclaimed property.

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  • Icy road blamed in wreck that injures mom, daughter

    One person was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center and another taken there by ambulance after a crash Thursday morning on snow-covered Anderson City Road.

    Chasidy Price, 32, was driving a Ford Explorer when it slammed into a tree. No other vehicles were involved.

    “The road was covered [with snow] and it was slick,” said Deputy Chad Cox, who responded to the scene for the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. “She was coming around a curve and just lost control.”

    Price was airlifted to UK with a leg injury, Cox said.

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  • Lady Bearcats win region, head to Sweet 16

    Most of the girls on the Anderson County Lady Bearcat basketball team have a way to  go before they reach that sweet  16th birthday but that has not kept them from the Sweet 16.

    With a blend of youthful exuberance and a senior who played the three-game Eighth Region Tournament with an incredible passion, Anderson whipped two-time defending champion Simon Kenton, 53-40, on Saturday night.

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  • Pep rally planned for Lady Bearcats

    The Anderson County Lady Bearcat basketball team will head to the Girls' Sweet 16 tournament in Bowling Green in style Tuesday.

    A pep rally for the team is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. in the gymnasium at Anderson County High School.

    The pep rally is open to the public, but community members are asked to arrive no later than 2:20 p.m.

    The team will leave for Bowling Green after school Tuesday afternoon and will get a police escort out of town.

    Anderson County faces Clay County at the Diddle Arena in Bowling Green at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday.

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  • Girls' Sweet 16 tickets now on sale at high school

    Tickets for the Girls' Sweet 16 are now on sale at Anderson County High School. Tickets will be available at the school until 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, according to athletic director Rick Sallee.

    Tickets can also be purchased online at www.wkusports.com or at the Diddle Arena box office in Bowling Green. Fans who do not purchase tickets at the school but wish to sit near the Lady Cat cheering section should note that sections 106 and 107 have been designated as Anderson's cheering section for the Wednesday night session.

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  • Drury vows change on the way if she's elected judge-executive

    A sprawling community center that would house all facets of county government and offer free internet access, parenting classes and a host of other activities.

    Countywide broadband Internet service for all that would be used for economic development and to webcast fiscal court meetings.

    Putting an end to what she says is corruption and the good-old boy way of doing things in county government.

    The above are just several examples of what Donna Drury says she will do if elected judge-executive in November.

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  • Anderson is state's 5th healthiest county

    Anderson County ranks as Kentucky’s fifth healthiest county, according to the “County Health Rankings” released Feb. 17 by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

    The rankings, based on data from 2000 to 2008, provide a report for each of the country’s 50 states, which is then broken down into individual reports for each county.

    Counties are ranked within the state according to how healthy their residents are and how long they live.

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  • District court proceedings

    Judge Matthew K. Eckert heard the following cases during Anderson District Court proceedings Nov. 19.

    Brandie Cobb, arraignment, three counts of theft by deception (less than $500) -- show cause Dec. 17.

    Darrell L. Combs, arraignment, third-degree possession of a controlled substance (drug unspecified), controlled substance prescription not in its original container -- pleaded not guilty, continued to Dec. 9, pretrial conference Dec. 17.

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  • County audit shows problems

    An audit of the county’s 2009 finances revealed multiple problems, including several hundred thousand dollars in a local bank that weren’t insured or collateralized.

    The audit, released by state Auditor Crit Luallen’s office, also revealed that the county had negative fund balances in several line items of its budget and three instances of where it’s bills were not paid within 30 days, as is required by state law.

    Judge-Executive Steve Cornish said the bill paying issue stems from the fiscal court meeting twice each month.

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  • 'I've got to get out of here'

    Steve Liles says he doesn’t remember the moment his van slammed roof-first into a swollen creek near the middle school.

    He does remember, though, water gushing into the van and thinking he could die.

    Liles, 59, said he is lucky to be alive after his mini-van collided with another car and was propelled into the creek at the intersection of Glensboro Road and Mustang Drive.

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