The Oldham County Detention Center is now housing federal inmates from Indiana. Oldham County Jailer Mike Simpson has previously spoken at Oldham County Fiscal Court about the possible arrangement with U.S. Marshals in Indiana to house federal inmates in the county jail. As of a few weeks ago, that arrangement came to fruition. “It was … Continue reading County jail begins housing Indiana federal inmates
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In Oct. 2018, I started as a reporter for The Oldham Era. I cover general news, features, city government and many odds and ends. I also photograph and design pages.
Kentucky becomes first US state to have Shared Parenting Day
Goshen man driving force behind landmark law, shared parenting day One year after a landmark law, Kentucky also became the first state in the United States to declare a Shared Parenting Day. The Commonwealth proclaimed April 26 as Shared Parenting Day to honor shared parenting as a way to encourage children’s access to both parents. … Continue reading Kentucky becomes first US state to have Shared Parenting Day
Mayor-elect forces out La Grange police chief
La Grange Police Chief Frank Conway will no longer serve as police chief come the beginning of next year. The end of Conway’s tenure comes at the request of La Grange mayor-elect John Black. Conway said Black recently informed him that next month, when Black is oficially sworn in as mayor on Jan. 1, 2019, … Continue reading Mayor-elect forces out La Grange police chief
Local sentenced 15 years in overdose death of Oldham Countian
A Crestwood local, 23-year-old Phillip Clayton Jennings, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the overdose death of Mason Reppen, a 22-year-old who was also an OldhamCounty native. Judge Danny Reeves, a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, sentenced Jennings today, Dec. 14, … Continue reading Local sentenced 15 years in overdose death of Oldham Countian
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