Versailles News

Flood warnings remained in effect throughout much of Kentucky as heavy rains have caused flooding on numerous roads and forced several school systems to close Friday. via WLEX-TV Lexington

The U.S. Patent Office issues patents weekly. These patents were issued for inventors or assignees in the Lexington area: Marker holder and dispensing device. via Kentucky.com

Two central Kentucky businessmen are suing the majority owner of a marina on Lake Cumberland, saying he owes them $2.5 million used to start up the business. via WFIE-TV Evansville

“We have made some payments and are not getting an appropriate response from Mr. Fulton.”

Fulton filed the lawsuit March 14 in Fayette County Circuit Court, claiming that Stonewall Farm Stallions stopped making payments on the purchase of It's No Joke , who currently stands for a fee of $5,000 at ... via Blood Horse

“It's the same thing that has happened to him off and on”

Date Posted: March 13, 2008 Last Updated: March 13, 2008 Major sire Kingmambo is ready to return to stallion duty after missing about a week. via Blood Horse

When horses roamed the countryside, their diets didn't require supplementation. As horses migrated, they fed on diverse species of plants in various soils and climatic environments. via The Horse

“Actions taken at a certain point in the campaign tend to smack of 'Hey, this is politics, this is gamesmanship, this isn't really what the guy feels strongly about.'”

With just days to go until Election Day, Gov. Ernie Fletcher reached into his pocket and pulled out the gay card.

Fletcher and his Republican allies warned voters that Democratic challenger Steve Beshear had gay and lesbian friends, that he backed 'every homosexual cause,' that he would legalize same-sex marriage, promote adoption by gay couples and put more gay teachers in schools. They even hinted about Beshear and his running mate Daniel Mongiardo personally, calling them 'a couple of San Francisco treats.' Read more

“We've always supported the military”

A couple of Versailles businesses are making Veterans Day a monthlong celebration. via Lexington Herald-Leader

Young sires Monashee Mountain and Thunderello have been relocated to Dave Ferguson's Diamond F Ranch near Grass Valley, Calif. via Blood Horse

“Some of the fellows were in pretty bad shape, but we found out later that all the ones we had on board survived”

Walter H. Smith, 83, was still busy late yesterday polishing the speech he'll give before officials from Deauville, France, in downtown Lexington today.

'It's been a job,' he said. 'But it means a lot.'

Smith, a Navy veteran of the 1944 Normandy invasion, will be thanking the Deauville group for the French medals they gave to him and other Normandy veterans when the French delegation visited Lexington in April 2005. The medals honored soldiers, sailors and airmen who served during the Normandy operation, which led to the liberation of France in World War II. Read more

Posted: Updated: Police say a Woodford County teen was arrested after he allegedly attacked a Versailles Police officer early Wednesday morning. via WLEX-TV Lexington

“It was for medical conditions prior to the officer arriving, some unknown possible drug usage.”

An unidentified teen-ager was charged early Wednesday after he got into a scuffle with a Versailles police officer. via Lexington Herald-Leader

Kingmambo, who has stood his entire career at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky., will stand for $250,000 in 2008. via Blood Horse

Grade II winner Spellbinder will stand at Stonewall Farm. Photo: Benoit Photo Grade II winner Spellbinder, whose half-brother Whywhywhy sired a 2007 Breeders' Cup winner from his first crop, has been retired ... via Blood Horse

A bridge repair project that began Monday morning is squeezing Interstate 64 down to one lane in Franklin County. via Lexington Herald-Leader

“I chose Scott County as my office because of Community Connections”

It's a job she says she's spent a lifetime preparing for. And she wants to keep it. via News Graphic

A chlorine leak at the Harrodsburg Waste Water Treatment Plant caused the evacuation of 10 nearby residents on Saturday, but no one was hurt.

Capt. Terry Smith of the Harrodsburg Fire Department said a sensor detected a leak in a regulator on a 2,000-pound chlorine cylinder at about 8 a.m.

Smith said firefighters trained in handling hazardous materials came from Lexington and Versailles, and the leak was stopped by about 2:30 p.m.

In addition to the evacuation, residents of a nearby mobile home park were told to stay indoors until the problem was resolved, Smith said. Read more

“With five individual $1,000,000-plus yearlings at Keeneland September, coupled with his year-in, year-out success with top class runners, we feel he has found himself in a class alongside A.P. Indy and Storm Cat”

Distorted Humor now shares top honors with fellow stallions A.P. Indy and Storm Cat when it comes to 2008 stud fee. via Blood Horse

Buck Pond Farm has lowered the fees on three of its stallions for the 2008 breeding season. via Blood Horse

Ashford Stud, a division of Coolmore located near Versailles, Ky., released its 2008 stud fees Nov. via Blood Horse