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One dead after Nelson County crash

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The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal collision that occurred in Nelson County Saturday.

According to KSP Post Four, at around 3:20 a.m. on August 30, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife requested trooper assistance in the investigation of a collision near the 6,900 block of Bloomfield Road involving a pickup truck and a passenger car.

The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates that a truck operated by Gavin Sims of Bardstown was traveling on Bloomfield Road when for unknown reasons the vehicle crossed the center line and struck a car operated by 34-year-old John Cecil of Bloomfield.

Cecil was pronounced dead at the scene by the Nelson County Coroner’s Office. Sims and other passengers were transported to local area hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. An autopsy and toxicology results have been requested.

The KSP’s investigation of the collision remains ongoing.

Tax credit available for Kentucky small businesses

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Kentucky small businesses have access to a state tax credit aimed at spurring development and job creation.

Governor Andy Beshear is encouraging small businesses to apply for the Kentucky Small Business Tax Credit, which is worth up to $25,000.

According to a release from the governor’s office, the tax credit is “available to eligible companies that added at least one net new full-time employee and invested $5,000 or more in qualifying equipment or technology within the past 24 months.” The governor’s office says most for-profit businesses with 50 or fewer full-time employees will qualify.

Qualifying businesses may be eligible for a state income tax credit between $3,500 and $25,000 based on the number of jobs created and the amount invested in new equipment or technology. Businesses may submit applications throughout the year, but an application must be submitted by November 1 to be fully reviewed for 2025 tax credit eligibility. Applications received after November 1 may not be eligible until the 2026 tax year.

Learn more about the Kentucky Small Business Tax Credit and find the application at www.kytaxcredit.org. Contact the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (1-800-626-2930 or info@kyinnovation.com) for assistance.

Bluegrass Middle School student’s design wins sticker design contest

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Voters in Hardin County and elsewhere in Kentucky will see some local stylings when they head to the polls in 2026.

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams has announced that Bluegrass Middle School student Alyson Marinich is the winner of his office’s “I Voted” sticker contest.

“It was really surprising and big, kind of unexpected,” Marinich said. “I don’t really do big things like this.”

Marinich entered the contest as part of Richard Rowland’s social studies class. Her design features a horse with a rose garland.

“The horse is inspired by my grandma’s horse, Chip, and the roses were for the ‘Run for the Roses,’” Marinich said.

Rowland said he was excited to see his students get excited for the contest and to take an interest in elections, and he had high praise for Marinich.

“Alyson is one of those quietly humble kids that does a lot of heavy lifting to fly under the radar, and I’m really glad and thrilled that a student like her had the opportunity to do this, that had the opportunity to be a finalist for the ballot, and then not only did she win, she walked away with the vote,” Rowland said.

After the Secretary of State’s office picked the finalists, visitors to the Kentucky State Fair cast their votes for their favorite designs. Marinich’s sticker will be sent to Hardin County, and other county clerk’s offices may request her design as well.

Hunters asked to remember CWD restrictions as deer season begins

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Archery deer season opens this Saturday, so Kentucky Fish and Wildlife is reminding hunters to review regulations in place regarding chronic wasting disease.

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture confirmed a case of CWD in a captive deer at a farm in Breckinridge County in October 2024, which prompted the creation of a CWD surveillance zone consisting of Breckinridge, Hardin, and Meade counties. Eight new cases of CWD were confirmed at the same facility in August.

Special regulations are in place in CWD surveillance zones. Whole carcases may not be taken out of a county within the zone. Baiting is allowed with restrictions, and is banned on public lands, with contact-style feeders prohibited. Scent attractants and urine products are still allowed.

Hunters may assist KFW by submitting the heads of harvested deer for testing, which can be done via drop-off sites and CWD sample mail-in kits. Sick or dead deer can be reported to the KFW Information Center (1-800-858-1549 or info.center@ky.gov) or via the KFW website.

Chronic wasting disease is caused by abnormal prions and affects cervids such as white-tailed deer and elk. The disease is always fatal and has no known cure. Visit the KFW’s deer hunting webpage for more information on the disease and other regulations.