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• Charles Hahn

  20-08-2026 22:24 via state-journal.com
  LAWRENCEBURG — Services for Charles Lee Hahn, 93, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at the funeral home. Hahn died Wednesday, Aug. 19, at his home in Anderson County.
  
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• CARTOON: My dad

  20-08-2026 21:47 via state-journal.com
  
  CARTOON: My dad
  
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• CARTOON: Can I eat it?

  20-08-2026 21:44 via state-journal.com
  
  CARTOON: Can I eat it?
  
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• Fire Station 1 targets end of year completion

  20-08-2026 04:16 via state-journal.com
  
  The city’s new Fire Station 1 has been under construction since fall of last year. However, development may need further time.
  “We hit some delays due to weather, but we’re looking at November or December completion,” Fire Marshal Matthew Marshall told The State Journal.
  The more than $12 million project is progressing as crews continued to work on the new structure Tuesday.
  New amenities for firefighters will be provided, such as a fitness room, two bunk rooms — on
  
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• Ashbrook Hotel selling bourbon by the bottle

  20-08-2026 04:15 via state-journal.com
  The Ashbrook Hotel, the 14-room boutique hotel located in the heart of Frankfort, has begun selling bourbon by the bottle, offering guests and visitors the chance to take home a range of unique selections.
  The hotel’s new offering features an exciting lineup of bourbons, including Eagle Rare and E.H. Taylor Small Batch. Additional selections will be made available on a rotating basis.
  Bottles are available for purchase on-site at the hotel by hotel guests and the general public. Inventory
  
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• Western Hills’ Tolentino advances to National FFA Agriscience Fair

  20-08-2026 04:13 via state-journal.com
  
  Western Hills freshman Ayla Tolentino has qualified to compete at the 2026 National FFA Agriscience Fair in the Social Systems category, Division 1.
  Tolentino earned her spot on the national stage following her performance at the state-level competition, where she took first place in Division 1 Social Systems while completing her eighth-grade year at Bondurant Middle School. This marks her second consecutive trip to the national event, where she placed eighth in the nation last year.
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• Police, fire blotter (Aug. 18)

  20-08-2026 04:12 via state-journal.com
  
  The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS and Franklin County Fire Department on Tuesday:
  • At 6:48 a.m., deputies were called to a non-injury motor vehicle accident on Farmbrook Circle.
  • At 8:26 a.m., deputies at the sheriff’s office on River Bend Road took a theft report.
  • At 11:08 a.m., officers responded to a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident on Mero Street.
  • At 2:05 p.m.,
  
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• I-64 overnight lane closures start Friday

  20-08-2026 04:12 via state-journal.com
  
  Overnight alternating lane closures begin Friday on Interstate 64 East and West in Franklin County.
  According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, overnight alternating lane closures will occur on I-64 East and West between mile markers 53 and 58 (between U.S. 127 and U.S. 60) during overnight hours from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night beginning Friday through Friday, Aug. 28 (overnight work will not occur on the night of Saturday, Aug. 22). The overnight alternating lane closures are necessary f
  
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