BY KATELYN NORRIS and NACOGDOCHES MILLER knorris@kystandard.comand nmiller@kystandard.com The county saw several areas affected with Monday night’s and Tuesday morning’s heavy rain, leading to flash flooding. Bloomfield, New Haven and Boston were three of the most heavily affected areas with some citizens needing water rescue services because of the rising water levels ..read more

  BY KATELYN NORRIS knorris@kystandard.com For Bernard Ice, his time as the District Three Magistrate began in 1985 following an unopposed run in the November election. Thirty-seven years later, Ice is saying goodbye to the role that made a major impact not just in his life, but to the greater Nelson County community ..read more

  BY KATELYN NORRIS knorris@kystandard.com As every student can attest, nothing will prepare you for the future quite like someone who has been in your shoes. For the students of Thomas Nelson, they were treated with a day to interact with various alumni from the last several years, just ahead of their winter break ..read more

The Bardstown-Nelson County area has always been a newsy one, giving our reporters a wealth of interesting and impactful stories to cover, delivering compelling news and feature stories to you, our valued readers. Below we will recount a sampling of the biggest stories to hit the area over the past year as we see why 2022 was such an impactful year. These are not listed in any ranked order.   Primary/General Election 2022 ..read more

  BY KATELYN NORRIS knorris@kystandard.com As the final days of 2022 pass, so does the 10-year anniversary of Thomas Nelson High School. After the last decade, there are still five original teachers that remain on staff at the school: Matt Hoyes, Jeannie Greenwell, John Hammond, Leslie Harmon-Girdley and Laura Cornish ..read more

Family and friends packed into a crowded courtroom to watch as new and incumbent officials took their oaths Tuesday. County officials were formally sworn in by Judge Charles Simms III, beginning with Nelson County’s new Judge-Executive, Tim Hutchins. “It’s exciting,” Hutchins said. “There’s a lot of challenges, but it’s a bright day for the county, I hope. We got some new ideas, new energy and new blood ..read more

Like many other people across the country when last week’s massive winter storm hit, Chris Osborne was making regular checks through the weekend on his business, taking steps to account for the sub-zero temperatures that accompanied the storm. “I was up there all weekend because it’s never been this cold,” said Osborne, owner of Maywood Country Club ..read more

  BY KATELYN NORRIS knorris@kystandard.com The season of giving has come to pass, but for the Nelson County Animal Shelter, they say they are in need throughout all the months of the year. Recently, Takigawa donated food, blankets, paper towels and more to the shelter prior to the Christmas weekend. However, according to Lydia Graves, Rescue Coordinator, the shelter would love to see this level of giving all year round ..read more

  BY KATELYN NORRIS knorris@kystandard.com Just ahead of winter break, the Bardstown Middle School Y-Club found success at the Kentucky Youth Assembly, just a few weeks after their high school counterparts had their bill passed at KYA as well ..read more

  BY KATELYN NORRIS knorris@kystandard.com For one St. Francis couple, Christmas was a bit more special with the arrival of their daughter that morning. Madison Gribbins and Hugo Caal welcomed their daughter Camila Maria Rose Caal into the world at 9:47 a.m. on Christmas day ..read more