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Convenience store robbed at...

The Speedy Mart at 603 Bloomfield Road was robbed just after 9 p.m. Monday, according to Bardstown Police.

Bardstown Police responded and officer Hugh Hall said that the cashier was about to close the store when a man pulled a gun on her and demanded money.

Hall said a customer then walked in and she asked him to stay with her until police got there.

He and Officer Thomas Rosel responded at 9:08 p.m., and Rosel interviewed the witness.

Detective Lynn Davis was the investigating officer.

Fight in car leads to crash,...

 Five people, including three juveniles, were injured in a Sunday night crash allegedly caused by a domestic dispute.

According to a press release from the Nelson County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Philip Dean and Lieutenant Kaelen Matthews were called to the 300 block of Fairfield Hill Road in Bloomfield just before 8 p.m. on report of a crash. The car appeared to have run off the road, struck a utility pole and then a tree. 

Lawyer collapses at courthouse

A Bardstown lawyer collapsed at the Nelson County Justice Center Wednesday and was later pronounced dead at Flaget Memorial Hospital.

Bardstown Bourbon Company...

One of Bardstown Bourbon Company’s founders, David Mandell, is stepping down as president and CEO of the distillery, according to an announcement made on the company’s social media Thursday. Mandell will be succeeded by retired Army Col. Mark Erwin. 

INOAC plans to lay off half its...

INOAC Packing Group has notified the state Education and Workforce Development Cabinet of its plans to lay off 72 employees at its Bardstown plant on Nov. 12.

The plant at 901 Nutter Drive opened in 1988 with about 60 employees. A company official told The Kentucky Standard this week the current number is 134.

Al Lustrino, the company’s president, notified the Kentucky Career Center of the job losses as required by the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, which requires that the public be notified of the losses within 60 days.

Louisville woman pleads guilty...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking two women and faces up to almost 20 years in prison.

The U.S. Justice Department said 41-year-old Cleoretta Allen of Louisville pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to two counts of sex trafficking and one count of interstate transportation for prostitution.

Budweiser Clydesdales here for...

 

Distributors of the “King of Beers” will bring some regal steeds to Bardstown for the Kentucky Bourbon Festival this week.

Man convicted in million-dollar...

A Bardstown man was released from jail this month against prosecutors’ wishes, and the judge who gave the order cites issues with inmate resources, rehabilitation and staffing in his decision. 

Sheriff’s Office recovers...

The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, working in cooperation with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, recently recovered thousands of dollars in property allegedly stolen from the historic Grundy Plantation in Washington County.

The agencies held a joint press conference at the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office Friday morning announcing the find.

Local woman killed in weekend...

A Bardstown woman, 33-year-old Ashley Coulter, was killed early Sunday morning after a single-vehicle crash in Casey County.