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• Minnie Bowling Brown

  12-10-2026 21:48 via State-Journal
  Minnie Bowling Brown, 97, of Lawrenceburg passed away Sunday. Funeral service will be at noon Wednesday at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Visitation will take place from 10 a.m. until the start of the service.
  
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• Johnson appointed to Kentucky Geological Survey Advisory Board

  12-10-2026 18:42 via State-Journal
  
  Gov. Andy Beshear recently appointed a local resident to the Kentucky Geological Survey Advisory Board.David Johnson, of Frankfort, is the floodplain management technical leader for AECOM. He replaces Julie Ross, who has resigned, and will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term, which expires Sept. 1, 2027.
  
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• Guest columnist: Government policy is killing independent medicine

  12-10-2026 18:37 via State-Journal
  
  Independent physicians are disappearing. Increasingly, the doctors Americans see are employees of hospital systems or insurance conglomerates.
  Government policy is a major reason for this wave of consolidation.
  Medicare’s reimbursement rules, payment advantages for hospitals, and distortions embedded in the federal 340B drug discount program have weakened independent physician practices. The result has been a wave of acquisitions that’s pushed doctors into hospital employment and red
  
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• Rodgers leads Franklin County at girls state golf tournament

  12-10-2026 18:35 via State-Journal
  
  Franklin County’s girls golf team wrapped up its season Saturday at the Leachman Buick-GMC KHSAA Girls State Championship at the Bowling Green Country Club.
  FCHS’ Mary Clayton Rodgers finished 14th, shooting a two-day total of 156 (75-81).
  Emerson Bowling tied for 38th place with a 167 (88-79), and Lyla Hardesty finished in 60th place with a score of 173 (90-83).
  
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• Police, fire blotter (Oct. 9-11)

  12-10-2026 18:35 via State-Journal
  
  The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department over the weekend:
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  • At 1:35 a.m., officers were called to a non-injury motor vehicle accident on DG Parsons Drive.
  • At 3:47 a.m., city firefighters were called to a rescue at Thorobred Hall on the Kentucky State University campus on South University Drive. A caller reported a female was stuck in an elevator.
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• Local man accused of pepper spraying, assaulting two people

  12-10-2026 18:35 via State-Journal
  
  A Frankfort man was arrested Friday night after police say he assaulted and pepper sprayed one person and physically fought another.
  Frankfort Police were called to a fight involving approximately 10 people on Tupelo Trail at 9:19 p.m. Upon arrival, Dustin Ewing allegedly told authorities that he had been attacked by other individuals and used pepper spray and physical force to protect himself and his girlfriend, who was not identified.
  However, police got a different account of the incident fro
  
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• Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs Summer Startup, Collegiate Pitch accepting applications

  12-10-2026 18:35 via State-Journal
  
  LOUISVILLE — The Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs (GSE) is now accepting applications for its Summer Startup program for high school students and its Collegiate Pitch competition for college-age entrepreneurs. In 2027, GSE will once again partner with the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics to host the Summer Startup program, while its Collegiate Pitch competition will take place for the first time at Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory.
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• Franklin County’s football team gets off to fast start, beats Grant County 62-0

  12-10-2026 18:35 via State-Journal
  
  Franklin County’s football team struck early and often Friday.
  The Flyers defeated Grant County 62-0 at Benny Watkins Field and sent the game to a running clock with a 35-0 lead in the first quarter.
  “Our kids handled business, and it’s the first time I felt we’ve done that,” FCHS coach Eddie James said. “We didn’t let anyone hang around or do that stuff. We went to town early and continued to keep our foot on the gas.”
  The Flyers scored twice in t
  
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• Driver charged after accident leaves one with serious injuries

  12-10-2026 18:35 via State-Journal
  
  An Ohio woman has been charged with multiple offenses stemming from an injury motor vehicle accident on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Saturday night.
  First responders were called to the scene after a BMW ran off the roadway into a ditch at 8:14 p.m. leaving one passenger unconscious with serious injuries. The patient was transported to Frankfort Regional Medical Center for treatment.
  When officers made contact with the driver of the vehicle, Jamaria Bell, of Cincinnati, they reportedly smelle
  
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• Mary Elizabeth Reed

  12-10-2026 17:28 via State-Journal
  
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mary Elizabeth “Woogie” Reed, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend. Born June 16, 1944, in Frankfort, Kentucky, Mary departed this life on Oct. 6, 2026.
  Services will be held at First Baptist Church on Clinton Street on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, at noon with Rev. Les Whitlock officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be at First Baptist Church from 10 a.m. until noon on Thursday.Her life was
  
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• Anthony ‘Wayne’ Hockensmith

  12-10-2026 17:23 via State-Journal
  Anthony “Wayne” Hockensmith, age 67, passed away Thursday. No services will be scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home & Crematory.
  
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• Verna Mae Boggess

  12-10-2026 16:23 via State-Journal
  LAWRENCEBURG — Verna Mae Casey Boggess, 84, passed away on Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home, 701 N. Main St., Lawrenceburg, with Dr. Bob Ehr officiating. Burial will follow in Lawrenceburg Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Arrangements have been entrusted to Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Condolences may be shared online at www.ritchieandpeach.com.
  
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• Frankfort’s football team loses to Eminence 43-6

  12-10-2026 03:40 via State-Journal
  
  Frankfort High’s football team lost at Eminence 43-6 Thursday. The game was the district opener for the Panthers.
  FHS scored its touchdown on a 9-yard pass from Toma Washington to Jeramiah Washington.
  On defense, Toma Washington and Karlell Hall both had six tackles, and Jeramiah Washington and Tyler Mattison both had five.
  The Panthers’ next game is Friday at Sayre.
  
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• Franklin County’s Rodgers leads local golfers at state tournament

  12-10-2026 03:39 via State-Journal
  
  Franklin County’s Mary Clayton Rodgers shot a three-over par 75 Friday in the first of the final two rounds of the Leachman Buick-GMC KHSAA Girls State Golf Championship at the Bowling Green Country Club.
  Rodgers was in the top 10 after Friday’s round. Teammates Emerson Bowling, playing with a foot injury, shot an 88, and Lyla Hardesty finished at 90.
  Lexington Christian was the team leader after Friday’s round, and Lexington Catholic’s Parker Haddix was the individual le
  
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