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• Sheriff, magistrate candidate forum scheduled Monday

  16-10-2026 18:13 via state-journal.com
  A candidate forum featuring the county’s only contested local offices is being hosted by two community organizations later this month.
  Together Frankfort and Development Interest Group Frankfort (DIG) are partnering with Kentucky State University and Cable 10 for the forums to be held at KSU’s main auditorium, 400 E. Main St.
  The sheriff and magistrate candidate forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday and is free and open to the public. It will be televised on Cable 10.
  “The purpo
  
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• Guest columnist: Hemp: Regulate, tax, reinvest

  16-10-2026 18:13 via state-journal.com
  
  Farmers are reeling from tariffs, rising fuel and fertilizer costs, soaring insurance premiums, and rising debt costs. Now, more than ever, America’s agricultural community needs diversification. Agricultural hemp is part of that solution.
  As Alice Peterson, President of Kentucky Heritage Hemp and whose family owns Peterson Farms, LLC, says, “We farm 25,000 acres of soybeans, wheat, and corn, and to be an enduring enterprise we, like most farmers, need meaningful diversification. We
  
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• Police, fire blotter (Oct. 15)

  16-10-2026 18:12 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 Thursday:
  • At 11:34 a.m., officers at the police station on West Second Street took an assault report.
  • At 12:23 p.m., officers were called to a non-injury motor vehicle accident on Hudson Street.
  • At 1:08 p.m., deputies at the sheriff’s office on River Bend Road took an abuse complaint.
  • At 1:54
  
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• Jeffrey Hopper

  16-10-2026 18:12 via state-journal.com
  
  LAWRENCEBURG — Jeffrey Hopper, age 61, husband of Donna Fain Hopper, passed away on Wednesday. Service is 7 p.m. Monday at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Visitation is Monday from 5 p.m. until the time of service at 7 p.m.
  
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• Guest columnist: Quiet confidence, not loud cockiness

  16-10-2026 18:12 via state-journal.com
  
  My home county was never affluent by any stretch of the imagination. When I was in high school, over a quarter of our people lived below the poverty line, and that figure climbed past a third among kids under eighteen. In 2001, the federal government officially added us to the Appalachian Regional Commission’s coverage area. I never considered us truly part of Appalachia, nor do many people. Whenever anyone questioned our inclusion, I always told them that we lacked mountains, but we more
  
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• WesBanco Student of the Week: Franklin County’s Bowling excels on and off the golf course

  16-10-2026 18:11 via state-journal.com
  
  Franklin County’s Emerson Bowling has made a name for herself in golf. She’s also making a difference off the golf course, and she has been named the WesBanco Student of the Week.
  Bowling, a junior, was named the Franklin County Schools’ Student Champion of the Month for October at the school board meeting Monday.
  “Emerson is the consummate student-athlete at Franklin County High School,” said FCS Superintendent Mark Kopp, reading from Bowling’s nomination at
  
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• Frankfort’s boys soccer team beats Western Hills in overtime to reach district title game

  16-10-2026 18:11 via state-journal.com
  
  Frankfort High boys soccer coach Austin Farmer knew his team would be in a battle Wednesday, facing Western Hills in the semifinals of the 41st District tournament at Capitol View Park.
  He was right.
  FHS won 2-1 in overtime, sending the Panthers to the district final Friday against Great Crossing.
  “I do want to say first thing, I want people to know that Western Hills is building a program and doing great things, and anybody who had to step on this field tonight, it was a little unfair if
  
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• Concert to benefit accessible playground at Lakeview Park

  16-10-2026 18:10 via state-journal.com
  
  Music is a powerful tool to inspire, educate, and even raise awareness and support for virtuous causes. On Friday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m the fiscal court will debut its benefit concert at the Grand Theatre. The concert will celebrate the sounds of 1976 and showcase chosen local musicians, with proceeds going towards a new accessible playground at Lakeview Park.
  “A lot of our local musicians never get a chance to play. This is our opportunity to give a chance not just anywhere, but at the Grand
  
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• Guest columnist: Millions missing breast cancer screenings due to red tape

  16-10-2026 17:24 via state-journal.com
  
  More than 8 million American women between 45 and 64 are overdue for breast cancer screening. That’s a staggering number for a disease expected to kill more than 40,000 women this year.
  The consequences of finding breast cancer late can be devastating. Five years after diagnosis, women whose cancer remains confined to the breast have a relative survival rate approaching 100%. Once the disease has spread to distant parts of the body, that figure falls to 33.8%.
  Early detection can save live
  
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• Fiscal court set to create 911 emergency board with the city

  16-10-2026 17:24 via state-journal.com
  
  With unanimous approval Wednesday evening, the fiscal court has established a joint city and county 911 emergency communication service board, with members of the county and the city, as well as one neutral member of the public joining the board.The aim is to help inform, advise and make recommendations of how that operation can be improved. The board will feature the judge-executive and mayor as ex officio, one magistrate, one city commissioner, one fire chief for the county, one sheriff for th
  
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• Frankfort’s girls soccer team reaches district final with win over Frankfort Christian

  16-10-2026 17:18 via state-journal.com
  
  In the Capital City Classic in August, Frankfort’s girls soccer team lost 3-1 to The Frankfort Christian Academy.
  The Lady Panthers used some lessons learned from that match to defeat TFCA 3-2 Wednesday in the semifinals of the 41st District tournament at Capitol View Park.
  “We got beat a lot on the outside with some give-and-goes,” FHS coach Chris Douglas said of teams’ first meeting, “so after that game happened we basically went back into the lab all the rest of
  
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• Bald Knob store owner saves friend’s life

  16-10-2026 17:17 via state-journal.com
  
  Disaster can strike at any moment. That rings true for Rhett’s Country Market owner Bill Murray, who was called into action when his lifelong friend, Willard Meade, suffered a heart attack right outside his store.
  It’s a daily occurrence when Meade joins Murray 20 minutes after 6 a.m. for a morning cup of coffee at the market, but things seemed a bit off. As Murray helped a customer, he noticed an oddity outside the window — seeing Meade’s head lean back, which to him was
  
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• James Kevin Woodrum

  16-10-2026 16:53 via state-journal.com
  
  James Kevin Woodrum, of Midway, passed away peacefully at home on October 13, 2026, at the age of 51 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born on September 11, 1975, in Frankfort, KY. He attended Good Shepherd School and Church and after graduating from Franklin County High School, he joined the military serving in the National Guard. His last place of employment was with Kentucky state government but his most prominent and rewarding career was with Dairy Queen, where he dedicated many
  
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• CARTOON: Midterm scares

  16-10-2026 16:48 via state-journal.com
  
  CARTOON: Midterm scares
  
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