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An elderly Stanford woman was in the hospital in unknown condition Monday after she was allegedly raped during a burglary Friday night.

Covered wagons could be seen circled in a field just south of Stanford off U.S. 27 Friday night.

Mayor Bill Miracle has proposed a $2.2 million budget for Stanford in the coming fiscal year that would reduce the city's police force and rework the organization of the arts program, among other changes.

The Lincoln County coroner has released the identity of a motorcyclist killed Saturday morning on U.S. 27 just north of Stanford.

A vehicle and a motorcycle collided about 10:28 a.m. Saturday on U.S. 27, leaving the motorcyclist dead and sending his female passenger to the hospital.

Built in 1800, the Willis Green house was sold at absolute auction for $87,200. The groups who will pay that bill are the Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation, Angela and Jess Correll of First Southern National Bank in Stanford, the James Harrod Trust in Harrodsburg and the Crutcher Family Foundation in Lexington.

The evening bloomed beautifully: warm and sunny, with just a hint of breeze. It was a properly prime time for a Gallery Hop Stop.

After years of lobbying by a gas station owner and elected officials to improve a wreck-prone stretch of U.S. 127 just south of Junction City, construction is now underway to add turning lanes in front of Don's Food Mart.

A rainy start didn't stop many car and tractor enthusiasts from showing up Friday evening for a cruise-in on Stanford's Main Street.

Despite seeing total revenue grow by 15 percent last fiscal year, the city of Stanford still wound up spending more than it brought in, according to an audit performed by accountant Craig Butler.

Tamara Richie, 50, allegedly shot her husband in the head Oct. 22 while he was sleeping in their home south of Stanford.

With a July 1 deadline looming, City Council has yet to get its first peek at Mayor Bill Miracle's proposed financial plan for fiscal year 2013-14. That's raised the alarm of at least a couple of councilmen, especially since Stanford's most recent audit shows the city's finances losing ground and Miracle has been slow to discuss the audit with the ... (more)

Though thunderstorms ultimately canceled the truck and tractor pull scheduled for Friday evening, the rides and food associated with the Boyle County Fair went on as planned.

A Roman Catholic priest in St. Louis has written a book about his life as a gay priest, a move that could risk his priesthood.

Ambulance service in the McKinney area is being provided temporarily by neighboring EMTs after the local ambulance service shut its doors May 17.

Camp Nelson National Cemetery was a sea of red, white and blue during its annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday afternoon.

The first-time event, organized by members of the American Legion Caswell Saufley Post No.

A former Danville couple has been re-indicted on drug trafficking charges by a Fayette County grand jury.

Poor performance numbers from the Stanford Fire Department over the past three years are threatening to cause insurance rates in the city to rise.

Three Lincoln County men have been arrested on charges they committed an armed robbery of a Stanford home last week.