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  • Democratic senate candidates debate

    The leading Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate in next Tuesday's Primary differed on the Iraq war and a proposed gas-tax holiday in a 90-minute debate on Kentucky Educational Television Monday night.

    Asked what the nation should do to bring a successful end to its military presence in Iraq, political newcomer Greg Fischer initially voiced more urgency than Bruce Lunsford, a fellow Louisville businessman.

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  • City schools eliminate associate principals

    Budget cuts will eliminate associate principal positions this fall in the Campbellsville Independent School District.

    However, teachers and other staff will still get the state-mandated 1 percent raise.

    The tentative 2008-2009 budget approved by School Board members Monday night totals $9.95 million, down from this year's $10.7 million. It includes a 133 percent increase in diesel fuel costs, a projected 15 percent increase in utilities and the possible elimination of several grant-funded positions.

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  • Woman of the Year

    Anne Fraim was named the 2008 Central Kentucky News-Journal Taylor County Woman of the Year. Fraim, above, laughs with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Arvin Pike, during a reception in her honor on Thursday afternoon.

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  • Truck drives into store window

    Firefighters rope off a section of Main Street after a pickup drove into a storefront window Friday afternoon. The impact shattered the glass storefront of Murphy Sleep Center. No one was injured.

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  • CU graduates 323 students

    Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the United States Marine Corps, urged Campbellsville University's graduates to expect the unexpected, be bold and daring and to take care of others before self as he spoke to the 212 students receiving undergraduate degrees during commencement May 10 at Finley Stadium.

    A total of 323 students received academic degrees upon completion of all graduation requirements during two commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday, May 9-10. There were 111 master's degrees conferred May 9, and 212 undergraduate degrees conferred May 10.

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  • Dunnville man injured in motorcycle crash

    A Dunnville man has been hospitalized at Taylor Regional Hospital after crashing his motorcycle on South Central Avenue on Tuesday.

    According to a Campbellsville Police report, Gregory Whalen was driving a 2005 Harley-Davidson motorcycle south on South Central Avenue when he came upon traffic stopped in the road. Whalen was unable to stop and his motorcycle slid off the roadway. The crash occurred at 1:35 p.m.

    He was transported to TRH by Campbellsville/Taylor County Rescue. He remains in stable condition.

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  • Agency offers programs that help

    Maxine Hitch has found herself in tough spots before.

    Disabled and unable to work, Hitch said times are often tight. Though her four children are now grown and living on their own, Hitch has been raising her great-great-grandson Jonathan, 4, since he was 5 months old.

    "I got in hard spots, but I always try to pay my bills first."

    It could be a struggle, Hitch said, but, thanks to Lake Cumberland Community Action, she gets by.

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  • Man gets prison time for attempted rape

    A Michigan man accused of attempting to rape a Campbellsville woman is going to prison for his crimes.

    Anthony "Tony" Michael Politi, 36, appeared before Taylor Circuit Judge Allan Bertram on Tuesday, April 22. Bertram sentenced him to seven years in prison.

    In February, Politi pleaded guilty to first-degree wanton endangerment and being a second-degree persistent felony offender. He was originally charged with first-degree attempted rape.

    According to Politi's arrest warrant, he was accused of attempting to force a Campbellsville woman to have sex with him last year.

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  • Fire damages Cardinal Lane house

    Cathy Pike was home with her youngest son, Devin, 8, when the alarm sounded. Her other son, 17-year-old Tyler, was not at home.

    "I was sitting in the living room and the smoke detector went off," Pike said.

    She got up to investigate, saw one of the rooms on fire, grabbed her son and left the house. She didn't have time to attempt to rescue any of her family's belongings.

    "We lost everything."

    Without an alarm, Campbellsville Fire Chief Allen Johnson said, it could have been worse.

    "It definitely did alert them and help them get out," Johnson said.

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  • Council considers security at meetings

    It's a scenario they hope would never happen. A resident, angry with City Council members, pulls out a weapon during a public meeting.

    "It happens," Campbellsville Mayor Brenda Allen said. "Someone gets angry at the Council members or the mayor because they didn't do what they wanted."

    The concern prompted a discussion of security during Campbellsville City Council's regular meeting Monday.

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