La Grange News

Every now and then I get to use my college undergraduate degree. This may sound odd as most of us have guided our career choices to complement our educational achievements.

Employees of Laser Technology, located in the old Kincaid Hardware building in La Grange are considering restoration of the old opera house on the second floor of their building.

Pressure ulcers sometimes called bed sores affect millions of people each year. They are painful and dangerous for patients and expensive to treat.

The Oldham County Health Department distributed about 2,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine during a clinic at La Grange Baptist Church Saturday, nearly depleting OCHD's supply of the injectable vaccine.

A longtime LaGrange businessman has filed to run for mayor and hopes to replace Elsie Carter.

La Grange businessman Bill Lammlein filed Nov. 4 to run for mayor of La Grange, according to records on file with the Oldham County Clerk's Office.

The Treasured Child, a small La Grange specialty store is one of the nation's top sellers of a family game called Ruckus, outselling much larger retailers across the country, according to Dan Levy, president of Funstreet Inc and the game's creator and manufacturer.

A nonprofit group that works with homeless people in Oldham County is starting a program to help needy families pay their rent.

Ponderosa Steakhouse in La Grange will host a military appreciation day Monday. All military personnel and veterans will eat free that day at the restaurant.

The Oldham County High School Band will host a $5 all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Applebee's in La Grange.

Aleksander's Song will host a fundraiser to help fight autism from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the John Black Community Center in Buckner.

Dance-Forms Productions' fourth Blue Grass State International Dance Festival is happening at La Grange Community Center through Saturday.

A fundraiser for MacKindsey Walker, a 7-year-old from La Grange, will take place 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at La Grange Elementary School.

The Oldham County Chamber of Commerce will host a panel of female leaders to discuss "Women in Leadership" on Thursday, Nov.

Louisville Metro Police are searching for a man who tried to rob three ATMs in eastern Jefferson County and stole a donation jar for a sick child in Oldham County earlier this month.

J.W. Hall Jr. was born Nov. 22, 1926 to Florence Steele and Joseph William Hall in Crestwood and lived off Floydsburg Road and Kavanaugh Road.

Residents who need assistance with heating expenses may be eligible for an energy assistance program.

6301 Bass Lane, Prospect. North Oldham Lions Club Halloween Party. 6 to 9 p.m. Free hay rides, two haunted forests, BBQ and kids meals sold, games and trick-or-treat bags.

State health officials are reporting the death of a man in his 40s from the Kentucky State Reformatory who had been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus.

Two La Grange men face several drug-related charges after police executed a search warrant in the 200 block of South Second Street.