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The Spirit is pleased to share with our readers vignettes of life in the 19th Century as originally reported in past issues of the newspaper.

Local dignitaries and members of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce gather to officially cut the ribbon to open the 2009 Business Expo at Times Square Mall on Friday.

Katie Hardy, a Jefferson County Girl Scout, was one of six Girl Scouts from the region who had the privilege of witnessing President Barack Obama sign the Girl Scouts of the USA Commemorative Coin Act in a recent ceremony.

Local dignitaries and members of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce gather to officially cut the ribbon to open the 2009 Business Expo at Times Square Mall on Friday.

Local businessman Greg Fischer is now officially in the running to be the next Mayor of Louisville after signing the proper documents Wednesday morning.

Back row from left to right, Wilbert Dittmer, Paul Collier, Southern District Commissioner Richard "Dick" Hassler and Northern District Commissioner Norvelle "Brownie" Brown.

Chris Brinley does not entirely buy the stories that his staff of mostly teenagers tells about a ghost that haunts his pizzeria.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Tax receipts within the county are continuing to decline, in addition to the planned decrease in the Public Safety Tax.

Classes are getting back underway Monday in the Phelps County R-3 School District.

A local repair shop wants to fix your car for free. Northside Auto in Watertown will fix a person's car who cannot afford to fix it themselves.

Forget the "gardening fever" that hits in spring time along with the birds, bees and flowering trees.

Now, here's a very bizarre story for you. Local convenience store is robbed by a man wearing a Halloween mask; but get this: he managed to get away on his skateboard! It happened around 1 AM at a Kangaroo Express in Pinson, Thursday morning.

If you're looking for a seasonal flu shot in Jefferson County, you may have to wait a while.

Local labor must come first for contractors staffing future projects if the companies that use them want any tax relief from Jefferson County.

It's estimated more than half the users at Apex Park are mountain bikers, but a new proposal by Jefferson County Open Space could have them looking for other places to ride.

In Jefferson County, state and county investigators will search the crime scene for more evidence where they found a local man, Shelby Miller, dead.

Local motorcyclists will have the opportunity for a day of riding and helping the fight against breast cancer at the same time by participating in the Poker Run for Life benefit on Oct.

An angry letter from a driver complaining about having to stop as a military funeral passed by has been met with dozens of even angrier responses.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday will address students across the nation live from the White House.

School officials have learned that a student attending Ranson Elementary School has been diagnosed with a case of the swine flu.