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  • 40 years ago May 1973

    40 YEARS AGO
    MAY 1973

    Roberts to be County Judge
    Mattingly, Wimsett, Conder win

    Nelson County will have a new County Judge for the four-year term beginning Jan. 1, 1974, as result of Tuesday’s heavy Democratic primary balloting. With no Republican candidates, nomination by the Democrats is equivalent to election.

  • Looking Back

    Bob Kiefer fingerprints 5- year-old Christopher Culver. Christopher's mother, Betty Culver, watched her son. This photo was originally published the week of Sept. 19, 1983.

  • 20 YEARS AGO MAY 1993

    20 YEARS AGO
    MAY 1993

    1,478-acre farm brings $2.26
    million
    On Saturday Joe Pat Downs’ struggle to hang onto a piece of ground in Nelson County was finally over.
    The huge property once known as Hardscrabble Farms was sold at auction, chunk by chunk. The sale was a win for Century 21 Joe Guy Hagan Realtors, who made a nice piece of change on the deal.
    The 1,478-acre property brought a total of $2.26 million, according to Pat Hagan of Century 21.

  • 10 YEARS AGO MAY 2003

    10 YEARS AGO
    MAY 2003

    City Council
    majority supports occupational tax
    Attitudes divided on details

    A majority of the Bardstown City Council apparently feels an occupational tax should be imposed during the upcoming fiscal year.
    At Tuesday’s working session, five out of six councilmen gave an unofficial expression of support for passing the occupational tax.
    Most were in favor of a one-half of 1 percent tax affecting an individual’s salary after it reaches $15,000.

  • Years ago in the Standard: 60 years ago April 1953

    The nine paintings, including three priceless old masterpieces, stolen from historic St. Joseph Cathedral in Bardstown last Nov. 12, have been recovered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and 11 men have been arrested.

    The paintings were recovered in Chicago in good condition except for the frayed edges caused when they were ripped from their frames. All but one of the paintings will be returned to the cathedral, the FBI stated, but one will be kept temporarily for evidence.

  • Wedding-Mouser-McCauley

    Lacey Nicole Mouser and Michael Lambert McCauley, both of Clearwater, Fla. were married at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 31, 2012, at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Louisville.
    The bride is the daughter of Mike and Karen Mouser, of New Haven. She is the granddaughter of Jewell Newton, of Bardstown, and Joe Eddie and Francis Mouser, of New Haven.
    The groom is the son of Steve and Judy McCauley of Louisville.
    The Rev. Anthony Olges officiated the ceremony.
    Music was performed by Jack Griffin and members of the Louisville Orchestra.

  • Engage-Hall-Gordon

    Dr. and Mrs. Edmond Hall, of Bardstown, announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Theresa Hall, to John Beverly Gordon, son of the late John Beverly Gordon and Barbara Frank Gordon.
    The bride-elect is a 1985 graduate of Bethlehem High School and attended the University of Kentucky. She is employed as a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines in Chicago.
    The groom-elect is a 1981 graduate of Flint River High School and a 1984 graduate of Abraham Baldwin Ag. College. He is employed as captain of Air Tran in Atlanta.

  • Birth-Shields

    Shanna Ballard Shields and Ted Shields, of Bloomfield, announce the birth of a son, Carter Thomas, March 18, 2013, at Norton Pavilion Hospital, in Louisville. He weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces.
    Maternal grandparents are David Ballard, of Bloomfield, and Sherri Perkins,  of Louisville. Paternal grandparents are Jean Carol Shields, of Bloomfield, and the late Ted “Butch” Shields Sr.
    Great-grandmother is Bonnie Cain, of Louisville.
    The baby was welcomed home by a brother, Tre Defazio, 15.

  • Tomb of the Unknown
  • 20 YEARS AGO APRIL 1993

    20 YEARS AGO
    APRIL 1993

    Representing U.S. in basketball
    invitational Scrogham in Europe for
    tournament

    Mike Scrogham will be making a little side trip over the next week before he visits Frankfort High School April 16-17 to try out for the Kentucky All-star basketball team.
    The Nelson County High School player will be traveling to Europe with a group of U.S. All Stars to represent his country in a  tournament at Tourcoing, France.
    The American team leaves today and will return next Tuesday, April 13.