Attorneys for the five suspects accused of being involved in the murder of a man on Stateline Road near Allensville in September have some time to talk with new Commonwealth's Attorney Neil Kerr before a trial date is set. Judge Tyler Gill had asked attorneys to be thinking about a trial date in July or November dur...

Fire destroyed a home near Clifty Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters from Clifty, Sharon Grove and Allegre responded to the home at 424 Heltsley Lane and found it fully engulfed in flames. Cause of the blaze has not been determined, according to Todd County Emergency Management Director Daniel Smith, who said a tota...

Harris Craig A second suspect has been charged in connection with a burglary last week at the Pro Wash car wash in Guthrie. An arrest warrant for third-degree burglary and first-degree criminal mischief was served...

The Todd County School Board recently approved changes to the district calendar to make up days lost to inclement weather. March 11th and May 17th will be used as makeup days and May 20th will be the students' last day of school, according to an update posted on the district website.

Photo: Guy Mallory on his 100th birthday in 2017 Elkton will officially unveil signage Friday afternoon dedicating a city street to honor a local hero who died last year at the age of 101. Elkton City Council recently renamed North Weathers Lane to Mr. Guy Mallory Lane and the unveiling will be 1 p.m. Friday at t...

One suspect has been served with a warrant for a burglary last week at the Guthrie car wash and charges are pending against a second man. Guthrie Police have charged 31-year old Joshua Craig of Oak Grove with felony theft and possession of burglary tools. He allegedly drove the car to the car wash, pretended to wash...

The boil water advisory that had been issued for an area east of Elkton over the weekend has been lifted. A water main break led to the advisory issuance on Saturday for portions of Miller Valley Road, East Jefferson Davis Highway, Old Quarry Road, Williams Hill Road and Gates Road. The Todd County Water District...

The American Farm Bureau Federation presented Congressman James Comer with its first Outstanding New Member of Congress award Sunday at its 100th Annual Convention. Kentucky Farm Bureau endorsed Comer for the award. Comer served on the conference committee that ironed out a compromise on last year's Farm Bill and...

A water main break has caused the Todd County Water District to issue a precautionary Boil Water Advisory for an area east of Elkton. It includes from 0 to the 2200 block of Miller Valley Road, the 1000 to 3500 block of East Jefferson Davis Highway, Old Quarry Road, Williams Hill Road and Gates Road. Drinking wat...

Pro-life legislation has already made its way out of the Kentucky Senate one week into the 2019 session of the General Assembly and a local representative is advocating for his own bills in the House. Senate Bill 55 requires providers of abortions to report all types of abortion procedures to the state and State Sen...

Legislation was unveiled this week that would make medical marijuana legal in Kentucky, but it's not certain how much momentum House Bill 136 can gain during the 2019 short session of the General Assembly. State Representative Lynn Bechler of Marion doesn't currently support the bill and doesn't think it will pass t...

New Todd County Jailer Jeff Penick wants to start a garden that inmates would tend in the upcoming growing season. He explained to magistrates Friday morning that he's looking to either use a half-acre to an acre of county property somewhere or to lease that much land at another location. Penick didn't ask fo...

State Senator Whitney Westerfield of Christian County has officially filed his papers to run for the Republican nomination for Attorney General in May and Governor Matt Bevin has reasserted that he will file to run for reelection. Governor Bevin addressed a group of reporters in Frankfort Thursday and said he will g...

The filing deadline for the May primary statewide election is a little over two weeks away and rumors circulate about who may or may not be on the ballot. Governor Matt Bevin has not officially filed for reelection, but Kentucky Republican Party Chairman Mac Brown tells the Courier Journal that Bevin is, "absol...

Photos provided by Guthrie PD Guthrie Police are seeking the public's help to locate two suspects responsible for a burglary at the town's car wash Tuesday night. One of the suspects acted like he was washing the car while the other went through the ceiling panels of the building to get access to money machines i...