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May 16, 2012 12:36 PM
Mercer County High School senior Tayler Lowe will attempt to win the class 2A state title in the high jump, despite suffering through the pain of stress fractures in both feet.
Lowe hobbled away from the Region 5 2A championship meet on crutches with a second place finish, having...
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May 8, 2012 6:34 AM
A Harrodsburg city commissioner recently stepped down in protest, claiming the city refused to back him up when he made a motion to terminate a cemetery supervisor after trash was found buried in the graveyard.
City Commissioner Marvin Isham says the EPA began digging in the Spring Hill Cemetery...
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April 9, 2012 11:09 AM
Mercer County High School football coach Paul Rains stepped down last week to take the head coaching job at Letcher County Central.
Mercer County High School athletic director Jaziel Guerra confirmed Rains was leaving Friday, according to the Danville Advocate Messenger.
Last season was Rains' first on the...
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March 21, 2012 5:53 AM
The Burgin Police Department chief says a burglary suspect tried to run him over with a car Tuesday.
Jim Caldwell says dispatch got a report of a burglary around 3 p.m. A neighbor gave the description of a vehicle leaving the scene, and Caldwell spotted the car a short...
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November 10, 2011 12:44 PM
Mercer County Sheriff Ernie Kelty was one of the first people on the scene of a fatal crash along Perryville Road nearly two weeks ago.
Dealing with crash scenes tax the emotions of first responders in any situation. But imagine dealing with a crash when the victim is your...
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November 10, 2011 8:11 AM
The West Jessamine County High School cheerleading squad set rivalry aside to reach out to a Mercer County team grieving after a teammate died in a car accident.
The Colts surprised the Titan cheerleaders Wednesday, presenting Mercer County team members with bracelets honoring Alyssa Kelty.
Kelty died in...
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November 9, 2011 8:12 AM
A Mercer County woman accused of smothering her mother pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Tuesday.
The Herald Leader reports Megan Brooks, 25, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, hindering prosecution and tampering with physical evidence. Prosecutors say Brooks and Paul Estes, 38, killed her mother, Debbie Brooks, in 2009.
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November 2, 2011 8:12 AM
A scholarship fund has been set up in honor of a Mercer County teenager killed in an accident last weekend.
Alyssa Kelty, 17, died Friday when she lost control of her vehicle along Perryville Road and slammed into an oncoming SUV.
Donations to the Alyssa Kelty Memorial Fund...
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November 1, 2011 6:22 AM
Thousands of people packed Southside Christian Church in Harrodsburg Monday evening to pay their respects to a teenager killed in a car accident over the weekend.
Alyssa Kelty, 17, died Friday when she lost control of her vehicle along Perryville Road and slammed into an oncoming SUV.
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October 31, 2011 8:12 AM
Family and friends of Alyssa Kelty plan to gather Monday to begin saying final goodbyes.
The 17-year-old daughter of the Mercer County Sheriff died Friday in a wreck along Perryville Road just outside Harrodsburg. Two of her cheerleading teammates watched in their rearview mirror as Kelty lost control of...
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October 12, 2011 1:04 PM
A crash in rural Mercer County obliterated a mailbox and left authorities scratching their heads.
Police say they arrived at the scene along a stretch of US-127 and found a truck had crashed into a brick encased mailbox, shattering it, scattering chunks of concrete and metal across two yards....
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September 15, 2011 7:16 AM
Officials have extended the boil water advisory for the City Of Harrodsburg and North Mercer Water District until further notice.
The advisory went into effect Tuesday due to work on a transmission main at the water treatment plant. Tests Wednesday came back inconclusive. A second sample was sent to...
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July 26, 2011 8:54 AM
Officials call a fire in a vacant Mercer County mobile home suspicious.
Firefighters responded to the burning manufactured home along Cap Bottom Lane around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. The mobile home sustained heavy damage.
Fire officials say the fact the the home was vacant raises suspicions. State arson investigators...
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July 19, 2011 6:50 AM
Three firefighters were hospitalized after battling a blaze that destroyed a Mercer County home Monday evening.
More than two-dozen firefighters from four companies responded to a home on Irish Ridge Road around 8 p.m. after a passing motorcyclist spotted flames and called 911. The Mercer County fire chief says...
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July 11, 2011 5:23 AM
A Mercer County judge is expected to rule Monday whether a man accused of murdering his business partner is competent to stand trial.
Police say James Kelley shot and killed John Dacci in December 2010 and tried to kill the victim's wife. The next day, Kelley shot himself outside...
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July 7, 2011 6:28 AM
Police in Campbellsville are searching for a man who robbed a gas station in Mercer County late Wednesday night.
Police say a clerk at the Marathon on South College Street in Harrodsburg told them the suspect came in around 10:15 p.m.and walked around inside the store until the manager...
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July 6, 2011 9:13 AM
HARRODSBURG (AP) - Officials are looking for a new home for a historic bridge in Mercer County. The Federal Highway Administration and the state Transportation Cabinet next year will start building a bridge to replace the Central Pike Bridge, which is near Harrodsburg at mile point 0.4 on County Road...
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July 5, 2011 11:16 AM
The Fayette County coroner said Tuesday that a 2-year-old Mercer County toddler has died after being discovered in his family's pool.
The coroner said Tyler Baker was found in the pool on June 30 at the home, located in Harrodsburg on the Mercer County Fairgrounds property. He was pronounced...
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June 29, 2011 7:34 AM
Firefighters in Mercer County battled a blaze at a Burgin bar early Wednesday morning.
The fire broke out inside Bullfrogs at the corner of Kennedy Bridge Road and Ashley Camp Road. There was nobody inside when the blaze started, and there were no reported injuries.
The fire cause...
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June 7, 2011 7:08 AM
A man was airlifted to UK Hospital after a tractor ran over him in Mercer County Monday afternoon.
The accident happened before 1 p.m. Neighbors say James Taylor was hooking up a piece of equipment when the tractor rolled over him. He suffered cuts to his ear and chest....
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June 2, 2011 12:03 PM
The Mercer County High School baseball team won its first ever regional championship Wednesday night, exploding for 11 runs to beat Somerset 11-7.
The Titans (25-9) racked up 13 hits and came from behind three times to put away the Briar Jumpers (26-12)
Somerset jumped out to a...
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April 14, 2011 12:10 PM
Officials with the Mercer County Sheriff's office have released the names of a couple found dead in their home Wednesday night in what they are now calling an apparent murder-suicide.
Rafael Lopez, 63, and his wife, Teresa, 56, were found shot to death inside their home along Paradise Camp...
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March 14, 2011 5:54 AM
A five alarm fire destroyed a Mercer County home early Monday morning.
Bruce Jackson says smoke detectors llikely save his life. He says he thinks the fire may have started around a freezer. Jackson threw about five dogs out the window before he escaped the burning home.
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February 4, 2011 6:30 AM
A Mercer County fire displaced a family Thursday evening.
The blaze broke out around 5:30 p.m. in a home along Perryville Road.
There were no reported injuries.
Firefighters have not determined a cause.
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January 3, 2011 11:06 AM
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways announced Monday that a road closure is in effect for a portion of US 68. The closure is necessary due to a slide that has occurred on the road.
Both lanes of US 68 are closed from the 0.000 mile point at...
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January 3, 2011 10:24 AM
A Mercer County man has been charged with threatening a police officer following a fire at a home Sunday night.
The Harrodsburg Fire Department say they responded to a fire at around 9 p.m. on Franks Court Road in Harrodsburg. . A man later identified as Gregory Vandivier was...
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December 29, 2010 9:52 PM
Former LCA coach Paul Rains, who led the Eagles to a state title in 2009, didn't stay out of coaching for long.
Rains tells LEX 18 Sports he is the new head coach at Mercer County.
"I'm looking forward to the challenge," said Rains.
When asked Wednesday...
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December 27, 2010 6:14 AM
Mercer County police say they suspect drunk driving caused a crash that injured a man early Monday morning.
Police say a driver lost control of his truck along Talmage Mayo Road, rolled off the edge of the pavement and flipped in a field. Firefighters cut the man out of...
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December 24, 2010 6:30 AM
Lexington police say they have located an elderly man missing from Mercer County since Thursday afternoon.
Police have not released details, but officers confirm James Benny Yeast, 93, was found safe in Lexington.
Yeast went missing Thursday after he left his home to get a haircut in Lexington.
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December 24, 2010 5:16 AM
Police in Mercer County are searching for a missing elderly man.
Police say family member last saw James Benny Yeast, 93, around 4 p.m. Thursday in Harrodsburg as he was heading to the Eastland area in Lexington to get a hair cut.
Yeast is a black man, about...
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December 22, 2010 11:46 PM
A shooting at Richmond's Pattie A. Clay Hospital may mean the end to the search for a Mercer County murder suspect.
Hospital officials say a man was found inside a truck parked at the hospital and that he was suffering from a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
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December 22, 2010 3:25 PM
Police have released a photo of a man who is the subject of a manhunt across central Kentucky after they say he shot a man to death and wounded his wife in Mercer County Tuesday night.
A Mercer County deputy coroner says John "Bud" Dacci, 53, died from three...
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December 22, 2010 11:28 AM
Police across central Kentucky continue to search for the man they say shot a man to death and wounded his wife in Mercer County Tuesday night.
A Mercer County deputy coroner says John "Bud" Dacci, 57, died from three gunshots wounds. Dacci's wife was also shot. EMS transported her...
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December 22, 2010 5:57 AM
Officials have released the name of the man shot and killed in Mercer County, Tuesday night.
A Mercer County deputy coroner says John "Bud" Dacci, 53, died from multiple stab and gunshots wounds.
Dacci's wife was also shot. EMS transported her to a local hospital. Her condition is...
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December 8, 2010 8:48 AM
Police arrested a man after he assaulted a couple in their home in Mercer County Tuesday night.
Police say Edward Dunlap entered a home along Dedman Street in Harrodsburg. He assaulted the male homeowner and a woman in the house, and then fled the scene. Both victims suffered cuts...
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November 11, 2010 7:53 AM
A Mercer County fire destroyed a family's home early Thursday morning.
Two adults and two children escaped from the house along Poteet Street when the fire broke out, but the home was a total loss. Adding to that loss, the family had recently done its Christmas shopping.
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October 22, 2010 11:59 AM
Pulaski County has its district wrapped up. The 7-1 Maroons have reeled off six straight wins since falling to Henry Clay 35-28 back on Sept. 3. But Pulaski coach John Hines says his fifth ranked 5A Maroons won't lack motivation when they visit Mercer County (3-6) Friday night.
"Mercer...
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October 22, 2010 11:03 AM
Dunbar and Danville each won its region and will meet in a boys Sub Section match next week.
A heady play earned sixth ranked Paul Laurence Dunbar the boys' soccer 14th Region crown Thursday night.
Alan Von Nieda headed a Dan Marnatte corner kick past East Jessamine goalkeeper...
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October 14, 2010 8:17 AM
The Mercer County Sheriff's Department is investigating an attempted assault in Harrodsburg's Anderson Dean Park Wednesday night.
Police say two women in their late 30s were walking along a trail on the back side of the park around 7:30 p.m. when a man whistled at them and dropped his...
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October 4, 2010 5:51 AM
Family members say an elderly woman died in a house fire early Monday morning in Harrodsburg.
The fire heavily damaged a home on West Lane. Family members say Mary Rose Harley, 71, was inside the house when the blaze broke out and that she died in the fire.
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September 16, 2010 8:48 AM
Fire gutted a vacant house in Mercer County Thursday morning. Firefighters say they got the call around 6:30 a.m. When they arrived at the house along Warwick Road, flames were already shooting through the roof. The fire completely destroyed the inside of the house. Officials say the house was for...
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September 14, 2010 5:23 AM
One person was killed and two seriously injured in a single vehicle accident in Mercer County Monday night. Police say Eric L. Devine, of Harrodsburg, was heading east on Bohon Road around 9 p.m. when he lost control of the Mitsubishi Eclipse he was driving. The car went off the...
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September 13, 2010 9:34 AM
All lanes of US-127 in Mercer County are now open. The highway was shut down for several hours after a dump truck flipped, pulling down telephone lines. Although lanes are open, you may still face some delays in the area. Officials say they may have to shut down lanes from...
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September 13, 2010 5:39 AM
A Mercer County family escaped its burning home Sunday night. Officials say three kids were sleeping inside a house on Main Street in Burgin when their father opened an upstairs door, and saw smoke and flames. Everyone got out safely, but fire and smoke heavily damaged the interior of the...
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September 8, 2010 7:39 AM
A Burgin family escaped its burning home early Wednesday morning. Firefighters say that when arrived they on the scene just before 3 a.m., the roof was on fire and a section had already collapsed. Nobody was injured, but the house was heavily damaged.
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August 28, 2010 3:59 PM
The Bluegrass Parkway is back open after a driver lost control and flipped his Jeep.
It happened in Mercer County.
State Police say the driver was going east when he flipped twice into the westbound lanes and skidded to a stop.
The driver is expected to survive.
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August 24, 2010 10:13 AM
Testimony concluded Tuesday morning and opening arguments have begun in the murder trial of a Mercer County doctor accused of killing his wife. Prosecutors say Dr. Steven Hall killed his wife, Isabel Hall, by running over her with a pontoon boat during a trip to Herrington Lake. During testimony on...
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August 16, 2010 2:27 PM
Memorial funds have been set up for a Mercer County mother of three who was killed last week when she crashed her van while en route to pick up her kids from school. Jennifer Teel was on her way from Danville to pick up her three children from Burgin Independent...
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August 12, 2010 4:07 PM
A Mercer County woman was killed after she crashed into a utility pole Thursday afternoon while on her way to pick up her children from school.
The accident happened at about 2:30 p.m. on Highway 33 near Burgin. Police say the woman, whose name has not been released, somehow...
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May 28, 2010 3:43 PM
No one was hurt after a fire destroyed a Mercer County house Friday afternoon. The fire broke out at about 1 p.m. At a home on Sunrise Shores Road in Burgin. Officials say a teenager who is graduating from Burgin High School Friday night was home alone taking a nap...
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May 28, 2010 6:46 AM
Like a fish out of water. A lot like it. A houseboat's overland trek through Mercer County demonstrates some things are better left in their own element. The tires on a trailer carrying the 110 foot houseboat along KY-152 through Mercer County blew Thursday night, stranding the big rig and...
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May 14, 2010 7:29 AM
Some Mercer County residents lost nearly everything in last week's flooding. Now they want to know why some Kentucky counties were promised federal aid, while Mercer County was not. "I'm mad because we have not been declared a disaster area. Now, Woodford County is a disaster area, and they got...
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April 28, 2010 8:03 AM
The Mercer County Sheriff's Department needs your help in catching a man on the run. LEX 18 brought you this story Tuesday on Sunrise. Investigators continue to work to track down Joel Cunningham, 20. A woman claims that he attacked her, and when deputies tried to arrest him he bolted...
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April 27, 2010 5:53 AM
A man on the run. A woman in fear. The story began last Friday night in Mercer County. A woman, who does not want her identity revealed, claims Joel Cunningham, 20, attacked her. The woman says the couple went out for dinner Friday night, but when she tried to drive...
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April 23, 2010 7:33 AM
Police in Mercer County say they have arrested the man who led them on a high speed chase back on April 4. Officers arrested Mark Powell Thursday night. Police say Powell was the man who led officers an a chase after committing a burglary at a farm on Bailey Pike...
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April 19, 2010 5:59 AM
Police in Mercer County continue to search for the man who led them on a high-speed chase two weeks ago, after finding his abandoned car on Sunday. Officers say that they found Mark Powell's truck on a road about a mile from the Kentucky River Sunday morning. Police say Powell...
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March 16, 2010 3:20 PM
A Madison County woman avoided injury after her car flipped over after she lost control of it Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened on Highway 1016 near Berea. Police say her car went down an embankment and completely flipped on its top. She was wearing a seatbelt, and walked away from...
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February 23, 2010 4:54 PM
A trailer fire Tuesday afternoon in Mercer County has left the owners homeless. The fire broke out at about 1:30 p.m. at the home, located off Alford Road near the Anderson County line. Firefighters say they are investigating, but are still not sure what started it. No one was home...
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February 9, 2010 5:06 PM
A Mercer County man is dead after officials say he was discovered on the floor of his kitchen after a fire at his home. Officials say the fire was discovered at about 11:45 p.m. Monday at a home on Short Road in Salvia. Officials say Roscoe Brown, 67, was pronounced...
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September 22, 2009 12:15 PM
A Mercer County High School teacher arrested Monday after allegedly threatening another teacher hosted a party last month at which there was underage drinking, according the a complaint filed by the teacher he allegedly threatened. The alleged threatening incident happened at about noon Monday. According to a complaint filed with...
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September 22, 2009 9:11 AM
A Mercer County High School teacher was arrested Monday night and charged with terroristic threatening after he allegedly argued with and threatened another teacher. The incident happened at about noon Monday. According to a complaint filed with police, Dustin Mosko, a drama teacher at the school, went into the classroom...
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