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<v Speaker 1>Now we turn to the Kentucky Standard for news and

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<v Speaker 1>Barstown and Nelson County. Your reader to day is Brian Hunt.

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<v Speaker 1>As a reminder, Radio Eyes a reading service intended for

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<v Speaker 1>people who are blind or have other disabilities that make

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<v Speaker 1>it difficult to read printed material. We will begin with

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<v Speaker 1>the addition dated March twenty ninth. Barstown Bourbon Company files

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<v Speaker 1>counterclaim motion to dismiss Sanders request counterclaimed dismissal. Bardstown Bourbon

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<v Speaker 1>Company filed a counterclaim March twentieth against former vice president

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<v Speaker 1>of human Resources Sylvia Sanders, in addition to filing a

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<v Speaker 1>motion to dismiss parts of sanders suit. The counterclaim alleges

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<v Speaker 1>Sanders broke or contracts, specifically her non disclosure agreements by

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<v Speaker 1>releasing confidential in her initial lawsuit. Bardstown Bourbon Company is

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<v Speaker 1>seeking damages and injunctive relief to prevent Sanders from disclosing

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<v Speaker 1>additional confidential information. Earlier this month, Nelson Circuit Judge Charles

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<v Speaker 1>Simms ordered Sanders to re submit her lawsuits to the

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<v Speaker 1>court after removing the names of non parties. On March twentieth,

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<v Speaker 1>Sanders filed the redacted version of her complaints. Her original

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<v Speaker 1>lawsuit contained the names of current and Bardstown Bourbon Company

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<v Speaker 1>employee and their experiences in the company as told to

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<v Speaker 1>Sanders as VP of HR, and also contained non party

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<v Speaker 1>email addresses. Bargstown Bourbon Company CEO Mark Irwin and BBC

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<v Speaker 1>told President Peter Marino also filed a motion to dismiss

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<v Speaker 1>Counts three through ten in Sanders lawsuit. The motion to

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<v Speaker 1>dismiss was also filed on March twentyth The motion to

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<v Speaker 1>dismiss states that eight of the ten of the counts

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<v Speaker 1>of Sanders suits are either supported by Kentucky law and

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<v Speaker 1>or any facts to survive a motion to dismiss. No discovery,

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<v Speaker 1>whether responding to interrogatories or requests for documents or deposition testimony,

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<v Speaker 1>will alter the legal analysis of these claims. The motion claims,

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<v Speaker 1>under these circumstances, the parties should not be required to

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<v Speaker 1>engage in lengthy and expensive discovery and depositions for claims

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<v Speaker 1>that are not visible as a matter of law. On

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<v Speaker 1>March twenty fourth, Sanders filed a motion to dismiss March'town

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<v Speaker 1>Bourbon Company's counterclaim. The motion to dismiss alleges the BBC

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<v Speaker 1>counterclaim is not a legitimate claim of breach of contract.

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<v Speaker 1>It alleges the counterclaim is a strategic litigation against public

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<v Speaker 1>participation retaliatory action aimed at punishing Sanders in the motion

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<v Speaker 1>to dismiss. Sanders as the counterclaim to be dismissed and

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<v Speaker 1>to omit her complaint to incorporate a claim for violation

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<v Speaker 1>of Kentucky's judicial statement privileged in Kentucky's Uniform Public Expression

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<v Speaker 1>Protection Act. There are two upcoming court dates for the case,

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<v Speaker 1>one hearing on a first at nine am to address

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<v Speaker 1>Sanders's motion to dismiss and another on May sixth at

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<v Speaker 1>nine a m. To address bb CO and PPS the

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<v Speaker 1>investment motion to dismiss. Next. Candidates discussed top priorities in

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<v Speaker 1>Republican primary debates Tuesday, half of the Republican primary candidates

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<v Speaker 1>in Nelson County came together for a debate hosted by

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<v Speaker 1>the Republican Party of Nelson County. The first of two

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<v Speaker 1>Republican debates took place on Tuesday at Thomas Nelson High School.

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<v Speaker 1>Candidates from the Coroner, Property Value Administrator, magistrate for District

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<v Speaker 1>three and five spoke alongside their opponents for the upcoming primaries.

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<v Speaker 1>District five magistrates, the fifth District Magistrates seat as three

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<v Speaker 1>community members campaigny Robert Chesser, Deborah Volceski and Ted Shields.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the only seat this election cycle where the incumbent,

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<v Speaker 1>John Snow is not running for reelection. Chester spoke about

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<v Speaker 1>his desire to be a voice for community for people

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<v Speaker 1>in his community. He said he wants to be an

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<v Speaker 1>honest person that his community members know that they can

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<v Speaker 1>count on to address issues or to ask questions. For Chester,

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<v Speaker 1>safety was top priority. He said he'd like to get

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<v Speaker 1>a police department in Chaplain and would repair roads as

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<v Speaker 1>they serve as a safety hazard if unmanaged. I'd love

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<v Speaker 1>to be a magistrate, he said. I love to help

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<v Speaker 1>people out. I've done this all my life, not as

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<v Speaker 1>a magistrate, but to help other people out. It doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>matter what I accomplish in life. One day I want

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<v Speaker 1>somebody to say, you try, and that's all we can do.

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<v Speaker 1>Bohatchevsky said she is someone who does their research and

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<v Speaker 1>would be excited to advocate for Nelson County locally and

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<v Speaker 1>on a state level. She emphasized the most important need

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<v Speaker 1>for constituents in her district would be fiscal responsibility. Bochesky

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<v Speaker 1>at it is important to fund essential services through tax dollars,

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<v Speaker 1>but to make sure it's fair and sustainable. Fifth District

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<v Speaker 1>residents get to vote for me, but I will affect everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>She said. I am not running to just make quick

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<v Speaker 1>decisions or because nobody else signed I signed up because

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<v Speaker 1>I really want this position and it would be an

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<v Speaker 1>honor to be the first female to ever have this position.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the end of the day, I just really

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<v Speaker 1>want to do a good job and represent Nelson County.

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<v Speaker 1>Shields spoke about his public service experience in the Northeast

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson Fire Protection District fire chief and being a lifelong

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<v Speaker 1>District five resident. He said he's also previously served a

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<v Speaker 1>member of the NC nine to one one the dispatch board.

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<v Speaker 1>Shields believe safety is one of the biggest priorities for

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<v Speaker 1>the district. He added that he also wants to be

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<v Speaker 1>fiscally responsible, noting how no one likes paying taxes, but

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<v Speaker 1>they are how essential services are funded. He said safety

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<v Speaker 1>also extends to taking care of roadways across the county

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<v Speaker 1>as well. If I'm elected, we'll stay on top of

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<v Speaker 1>things and do our jobs. He said. We need to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that our county employees have competitive salaries. I

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<v Speaker 1>would prioritize the roads. I don't want to diminish the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that I think it's very important that we hire

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<v Speaker 1>good people in these positions all across county government and

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<v Speaker 1>make sure their salaries are competitive enough to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to keep them. District three magistrates. The second magistrate race

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<v Speaker 1>of the evening was between incumbent M. T. Harned and

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<v Speaker 1>challenger David Kall for District three. Call has deep roots

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<v Speaker 1>in District three and said he wants to be responsible

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<v Speaker 1>with county funds. He said he would spend money like

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<v Speaker 1>he was still on the farm, saving for a rainy day.

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<v Speaker 1>Call said he is a people person if he were elected.

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<v Speaker 1>Call said he's aiming to be available to community members

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<v Speaker 1>at any moment. For District three, Call was asked how

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<v Speaker 1>he would balance the needs of agricultural needs and developing areas.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, they want people to come here and stay here,

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<v Speaker 1>but his main concern was expansion is the environment. If

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<v Speaker 1>you have people coming into this county and not having

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<v Speaker 1>a place to live, it's very important, he said, But

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<v Speaker 1>the main thing is trying to have it in the

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<v Speaker 1>environment where people won't stay here and someday your kid's

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<v Speaker 1>going to live here. Harnet is running for his second

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<v Speaker 1>term as magistrate, aiming to continue to learn if he

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<v Speaker 1>were elected again. He spoke about his last three and

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<v Speaker 1>a half years in the role, including amending the Comprehensive

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<v Speaker 1>Plan and creating ordinances that allow for equal power between

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<v Speaker 1>corporation expansion and new housing. Taxes are a double edged

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<v Speaker 1>sword for Harnett. He said the county tax rate needs

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<v Speaker 1>to be responsible, stating he would prefer to take the

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<v Speaker 1>compensating rate or lower. However, he said it also is

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<v Speaker 1>important to be able to maintain current expenses and services

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<v Speaker 1>offered in Nelson County. Nobody wants to see less services,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, that's a hard sell. It doesn't matter what

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<v Speaker 1>party you are. You don't want to see fewer ambulances,

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<v Speaker 1>less police force, less garbage pickups. Those things are pretty

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<v Speaker 1>important to every constituent of mind. The compensation rate or below,

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<v Speaker 1>and we've done a good job. Property Valuation Administrator. Both

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<v Speaker 1>candidates for PBA, incumbent Jay Williams and challenger Stephen Hibbs,

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<v Speaker 1>spoke at Tuesday's debate. Williams, who was elected in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two, said in his first year in office, they

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<v Speaker 1>assessed anywhere from two to three thousand properties out of

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen thousand residential properties in the county. He said for

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<v Speaker 1>every residence to get evaluated in four years, they would

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<v Speaker 1>He said he has been speaking with PDAs in other

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<v Speaker 1>counties and learning how they do things, aiming to make

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<v Speaker 1>changes to the way his office operates. William said he

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<v Speaker 1>is always educating the public about the role of his office,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly that do not set the tax rate. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>challenge on a daily basis, and trying to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>and problem solved is one of the things that I've

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<v Speaker 1>really enjoyed about this job, he said of his role.

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<v Speaker 1>But I just want to say thank you to the taxpayers.

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<v Speaker 1>I really really do appreciate the opportunity to serve as

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<v Speaker 1>a PDA for Nelson County. Hibbs is the challenger in

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<v Speaker 1>the PBA race. The land surveyor taught talk about how

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<v Speaker 1>he believed his knowledge, expertise, and experience make him suitable

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<v Speaker 1>for the role. He said he would strive for balance

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<v Speaker 1>between following mandate and not place burdens on taxpayers. He

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<v Speaker 1>added he believes assessments should be done on a yearly basis. However,

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<v Speaker 1>Hibbs said he understands this would be this would be

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<v Speaker 1>a very logically logistically heavy endeavor to do so. He

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<v Speaker 1>said yearly assessins would lessen the burden on taxpayers, allowing

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<v Speaker 1>them to see a steady increase as opposed to big leaps.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that any way to lessen that burden is

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<v Speaker 1>something I'd like to see happened, Hibbs said. Coroner Jet

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<v Speaker 1>Danielle Schladick, Nelson County Coroner, also spoke at Tuesday's debate.

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<v Speaker 1>Her challenger in the primary is Carrie Mohnin, who was

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<v Speaker 1>invited but chose not to participate. Schladec spoke about the

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<v Speaker 1>last three and a half years in her role, including

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<v Speaker 1>the duties of the office, her collaboration with other counties

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<v Speaker 1>and local funeral homes. She said in her role she

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<v Speaker 1>also focused on creating community programs, including a grief support group.

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<v Speaker 1>Most recently, she said she's working with Nell Care to

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<v Speaker 1>create an overdose in suicide review team. Schlodec also said

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<v Speaker 1>she is the first Republican coroner and first to be

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<v Speaker 1>independent from any area of funeral homes. She mentioned that

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<v Speaker 1>the only funds her office receives are through grants, or

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<v Speaker 1>allocations from Nelson County Fiscal Court. A lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>don't know anything about the Coroner's office, she said, made

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<v Speaker 1>it very transparent. If you have any questions or you'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to come and see what we do, we talk.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll talk to you about what we do. I'm very

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<v Speaker 1>open about that. I want the community not to be

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<v Speaker 1>afraid to come up, and i want you to know

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<v Speaker 1>that we're here for you. A second Republican debate will

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<v Speaker 1>take place on Monday, March thirtieth, at Thomas Nelson High School,

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<v Speaker 1>beginning at six pm. Candidates for Magistrate in District two

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<v Speaker 1>and Judge executive race will debate. Next Bethlehem Students honor veterans.

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<v Speaker 1>Students travel to Lebanon National Cemetery Earlier this month, Bethlehem

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<v Speaker 1>Students honor two veterans at Lebanon National Cemetery, wrapping up

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<v Speaker 1>the underlying project for the class. On March thirteenth, one

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<v Speaker 1>of Laura Craig's classes travel to Lebanon to honor Private

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<v Speaker 1>Elmerlee Arnold and Corporal James Bevin Miles. For the several months,

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<v Speaker 1>the students have been researching the lives of both men

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<v Speaker 1>as part of the Silent Heroes program. The Silent Heroes Program,

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<v Speaker 1>Untold Stories from the U. S. Marine Corps in World

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<v Speaker 1>War II, is sponsored by the grant from the Veterans

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<v Speaker 1>Legacy Program at the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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<v Speaker 1>Craig's students were tasked with learning more about the lives

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<v Speaker 1>of Miles and Arnold's to write profiles for the online gallery.

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<v Speaker 1>Part of the project for the students included a trip

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<v Speaker 1>to both men's final resting place at Lebanon National Cemetery,

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<v Speaker 1>where they read eulogy. Craig said they were able to

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<v Speaker 1>contact the family of Miles, many of whom were president

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<v Speaker 1>present at the cemetery on March thirteenth. Rika Calson, one

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<v Speaker 1>of Craig's students, said, in addition to visiting their grave site,

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<v Speaker 1>they also traveled to Miles church in the area. Craig

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<v Speaker 1>said with his family and attendance, they also told them

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<v Speaker 1>stories about him and his life. She added they also

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<v Speaker 1>planned to stop in to the class and speak with

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<v Speaker 1>them more about him. It was unique to be where

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<v Speaker 1>he was would have grown up, Colson said of their

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<v Speaker 1>visit to the church. Calson said research was difficult for them.

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<v Speaker 1>The class dividing into two groups and focusing on a

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<v Speaker 1>and receiving the Purple Heart. Times were different in learning

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<v Speaker 1>how all their stories are different. Bethlehem's students, Sophia Riggs,

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<v Speaker 1>I was just so proud. Next House advances Landon's Law,

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<v Speaker 1>Representatives on a vote of seventy eight to fifteen. House

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<v Speaker 1>Bill three three five would require schools to train staff

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<v Speaker 1>and other expected users to use anti choking devices. If

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<v Speaker 1>receive instruction on the proper technique of the Heimlich maneuver.

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<v Speaker 1>HB three three five would also provide legal protection for

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<v Speaker 1>of eight year old Landon mud Covens, who tragically passed

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<v Speaker 1>away after choking in a Nelson County classroom. Landon's Law

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<v Speaker 1>happening to another Kentucky child. Masseroni stated, our schools should

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<v Speaker 1>be prepared in the event that a student begins to choke.

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<v Speaker 1>HB three three five ensures that school staff received training

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<v Speaker 1>anti choking device. The anti choking device manufacturer life Back

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<v Speaker 1>and Drug Administration FDA has classified the life Back device

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<v Speaker 1>This classification supports the device's use in an emergency as

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<v Speaker 1>To keep track of HB three three five during the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty six regular session, go to Legislature dot ky

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<v Speaker 1>dot go. Barstown City Council briefs. The Barstown City Council

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<v Speaker 1>Similar to the recent Nelson County Fiscal Court meeting, Barstown

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<v Speaker 1>City Council held a moment of silence honoring the service

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<v Speaker 1>of the late Air Force Tech Sergeant Ashley B. Young

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<v Speaker 1>Prophet Prewitt, a Nelson County native who lost her life

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<v Speaker 1>in touch with Prewitt's family, but that the Air Force

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<v Speaker 1>The city read a proclamation recognizing April as Child Abuse

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<v Speaker 1>Advocates Lincoln Trail Program in support of the proclamation. The

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<v Speaker 1>city heard the second reading and passed an ordinance raising

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<v Speaker 1>dollars per month. Bardtown Fire Chief Todds Faulding reported that

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<v Speaker 1>City Administrator Aaron Boles said that Spectrum has begun the

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<v Speaker 1>process of switching over Barstown Connect customers to their service,

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<v Speaker 1>and that customers will be receiving correspondence from Spectrum about

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<v Speaker 1>the details of the switchover and equipment changes. The city

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<v Speaker 1>heard a municipal order changing the number of appointees for

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<v Speaker 1>the board of the Bardstown Nelson County Airport, raising the

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<v Speaker 1>number from six to ten. Bardstown appoints five members to

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<v Speaker 1>the board, while Nelson County Fiscal Court appoints the other

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<v Speaker 1>five members. The city appointed Aaron Briggs to a four

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomfield County City Council brief. The City of Bloomfield held

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<v Speaker 1>a special calls meeting Monday, making up for the council

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<v Speaker 1>meeting from March sixteenth, when council did not have enough

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<v Speaker 1>members for a voting quorum. Monday's special Calls meeting was

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<v Speaker 1>a brief one, which included setting the date in time

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<v Speaker 1>for the Bloomfield Church's Church of God's annual Easter eggcont

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<v Speaker 1>at Bloomfield Memorial Park. The church's hunt is set for Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>with registration at one thirty pm and the hunt to

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<v Speaker 1>begin at one forty five. City Council voted to donate

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred and fifty dollars toward the church to help

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<v Speaker 1>put on the event. Bloomfield Memorial Park will also be

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<v Speaker 1>the site for another egg hunt Saturday, April four, which

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<v Speaker 1>is sponsored by Lincoln National Bank. For that event, registration

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<v Speaker 1>is nine forty five a m. With the hunt to

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<v Speaker 1>start at ten thirty. City council held the first reading

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<v Speaker 1>of an Ordinance amending code changes for the Joint City

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<v Speaker 1>County Planning and Zoning Commission. The changes are being made

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<v Speaker 1>consolidate other information. Bloomfield also read a proclamation declaring May

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<v Speaker 1>twenty second National Poppy Day, in honor of the founding

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<v Speaker 1>of the American Legion Following World War One. The Legion

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<v Speaker 1>adopted the poppy as a symbol of freedom and the

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<v Speaker 1>sacrifices made by troops during wartime. Next Eastern event Bunny

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<v Speaker 1>at Mayor's Park, Bardstown Main Street program will have the

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<v Speaker 1>pictures with the Easter Bunny at the Mayor's Park across

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday's March twenty eighth and April fourth. Bloomfield Church of

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<v Speaker 1>God will have an Easter egg hunt will be Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>March twenty eighth at Bloomfield Memorial Park. Registration at one

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<v Speaker 1>thirty a hunt start at one forty five. This is

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