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HARRODSBURG - A Mercer County teenager was killed Saturday morning when her vehicle was hit by a train. Mercer County Deputy Coroner Chuck Bugg said it was about 9:15 a.m. when Sophia Ammons, 19, of Harrodsburg was crossing railroad tracks on Bohon Road about a mile west of Harrodsburg when her pickup truck collided with a moving train. Bugg said Ammons was ejected from her truck and died from blunt force trauma to the back of the head. She likely was killed instantly, Bugg said.

HARRODSBURG — Central Kentucky Welding Classic competition will be Nov. 12 at Harrodsburg Area Technology Center, 661 Tapp Road, Harrodsburg. Sign-ups will be from 7:30-7:45 a.m. and contestant briefing will begin at 7:45 a.m. Welding will begin at 8 a.m. and the competition will end around 3 p.m. Mail entry fees to P.O. Box 628, Harrodsburg, KY 40330 no later than Saturday. An awards ceremony will recognize first- through fifth-place winners and a trophy and welding gear will be awarded.

A Mercer County couple who have been on the run since police discovered a methamphetamine lab at their home in July were finally arrested Thursday at a Springfield motel. Waylon Brewer, 43, and his wife, Lacricia Brewer, 39, both of Salvisa, are lodged this morning in the Boyle County Detention Center on charges of manufacturing and trafficking methamphetamine. Kentucky State Police Detective Wes Gaddis said an anonymous tip Thursday morning led police to the Springfield Inn, where the Brewers were found and taken into custody without incident.

The Mercer County boys took a three-goal lead at the half and went on to blank Pulaski County 5-0 Thursday on senior night. “This was a great night, we celebrated our seniors, they all got minutes they all normally wouldn't and we controlled the game,” Mercer coach David Welsh said. Anthony Patterson got the host Titans on the six minutes into the match, snaring a ball the Maroons has just cleared and firing it in from 30 yards out. It stayed that way until Tate Spivey scored in the 32nd minute and Landon Souder scored in the 35th minute for a 3-0 lead.

HARRODSBURG — During Tuesday’s regular Fiscal Court meeting, magistrates approved a change in health insurance policies for county employees which will change deductibles from $250 to $2,000. The presentation was given by Bob Davis with Whitenack and Souder Insurance out of Harrodsburg, who the county already is insured with. Magistrates questioned Davis about the pros of adopting the new program. Davis said the change would save the county an average of $109,000 a year, and that he already had taken the new policy to several department heads of the county who seemed to have no hesitation with switching to it. He said eight out of nine counties he serves, including Lincoln and Garrard counties, use the same program.

Jim Murray: Who did Mercer's (golf) team lose to??? Larry: Mercer lost to Russell County and Taylor County in a four-team match at Campbellsville. Not quite sure how Jay is counting his wins and losses, but that's the match they lost.

HARRODSBURG - The Mercer County boys track and field teamis finding strength in numbers. Not that the Titans weren't already strong. They won a regional championship and were a top-10 team in their section of the state meet last season. But now they are developing one of the deepest rosters they have ever had, and they think that will help them have one of their best seasons ever and perhaps even contend for a championship in their section of the state meet. Mercer has more than 30 boys in the program, a number of whom came on board for the first time this year to join a talented group of returning athletes.

The Mercer County boys won nearly 90 percent of the games played in a 9-0 victory over Danville on Wednesday at Harrodsburg. Mercer won 64 of 72 games in the eight contested matches, with 8-0 victories by Chris Fuller, Jacob Crowell and Rett Pigman at Nos. 2, 3, and 6 singles. Wednesday's Area Tennis Result BOYS At Mercer County 9, Danville 0 Singles No. 1 - Yeager def. Nelson 8-1; No. 2 - Fuller def. Joiner 8-0; No. 3 - Crowell def. McChesney 8-0; No. 4 - Sheehan def. Graves 8-2; No. 5 - Conover def. Rankin 8-2; No. 6 - Pigman def. Hill 8-0. Doubles No. 1 - Sheehan-Crowell def. Nelson-Joiner 8-2; No. 2 - Mercer players NA won by forfeit; No. 3 - Pigman-Conover def. McChesney-Hill 8-1.

The Mercer County boys led at the half, but No. 7 East Jessamine netted three second-half goals Saturday to edge the Titans 3-2 at Nicholasville. “Our kids played great. They did their thing against one of the best teams in the state,” Mercer coach David Welsh said. “I think this may help them to realize that they are also a really awesome team.” In the 20th minute, Nathan Sheehan took a throw-in and sent a cross to Mason Angel for the first goal of the game as Mercer led 1-0 at the half.

Four Mercer County boys had two goals each Thursday as the Titans coasted to a 10-1 win over visiting Southwestern. Christian Curry, Mason Angel, Tanner Readnower and Nathan Sheehan each scored twice for the Titans (7-2-1). Mason also had three assists, Tate Spivey had two assists and Jordan Merchant, Landon Souder, Caleb Sheehan and Tanner Readnower and one assist each. “Ten goals by six different players and eight assist from six, that is team play,” Mercer coach David Welsh said.

Connor Blevins slugged three home runs and Casey Whittle added another Monday as Boyle County blanked Lincoln County 7-0 in a 45th Distirct Tournament semifinal at Danville. Blevins hit his first home run in the second inning to give Boyle a 1-0 lead. He hit a two-run homer in the fourth to make it 3-0 and added another solo homer in the fifth for the Rebels' final run. Whittle's 11th home run of the season also came in the Rebels' four-run fifth inning. Boyle (17-13) will face Danville tonight in the championship game.

East and West Jessamine softball's Monday night rout's have yet again pitted the foes against one another. The Lady Colts (13-21) opened the 46th District softball tournament with a 17-1 win over Mercer County in five innings. West's 10-run explosion in the first inning provided the Lady Colts an early opportunity for the onset of the mercy rule with defensive aid. Through the following two innings, the Lady Titans failed to score while West tacked on an additional three runs in the third.

LOUISVILLE - The Mercer County boys said their repeat state championship in the 3,200-meter relay was not as easy as it looked. But it sure seemed that way Friday as Bryant Qualls, Dean Tayler and Jawan Smith built a huge lead for Landon Souder and the Titans won their second straight Class AA boys title in a time of 8 minutes, 8.49 seconds at the University of Louisville. “We knew we had a job to do when we came here. We had to defend that title. That's our race, the 4-by-8 is our race,” said Souder, a member of last year's team along with Tyler.

Mason Stamm and Tyler Whitehouse hit home runs Friday and Danville closed out its regular season with an 11-4 win over Model on senior night. Stamm finished 2-for-3 and added a double and drove in three runs, while Whitehouse hit a two-run blast. Cole Phillips was 2-for-4, Kyle Lange drove in two runs and Chase Ransdell walked three times for the Admirals (23-13). “It was a good all-around game to finish the regular season on,” Danville coach Paul Morse said. “It was senior night and all eight seniors got to start.

HARRODSBURG - Mercer County students will see changes happening to the high school as soon as July, according to Superintendent Dennis Davis.  Following the months-long process of submitting and approving a plan from the school district's Local Planning Committee, the board heard a presentation from architect Leonard Bowers with RossTarrant Architects in Lexington at a special meeting May 9 for the changes to be made to the high school, which consists...

J.T. Long singled home the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday as Mercer County rallied to defeat Lexington Christian 9-8 at Harrodsburg. Mercer trailed 8-6 after LCA scored three runs in the top of the seventh, but the Titans answered with four hits to win their third straight game. Long's one-out hit drove in Layne Peavler with the winning run. Earlier in the inning, Brandon Doughty led off with a double and pinch-runner Dylan Logue moved up on a John Ingram single and scored on a wild pitch.

Micah Miniard of Boyle County threw a no-hitter Monday, but the Rebels' offense couldn't support him in a 1-0 loss to No. 8 Woodford County at Versailles. Miniard was matched against Clinton ace Clinton Hollon, who held Boyle to one hit. Both Miniard, a junior who has committed to Western Kentucky, and Hollon, a senior who has committed to Kentucky and is expected to be selected in the major league draft next month, threw in the 90s in the game as about half a dozen pro scouts looked on. “Micah was put on a big stage tonight going against Hollon, and he held his own to say the least,” Boyle coach Kyle Wynn said.

As Clint Hellyer took the baton for the final leg of the 1,600-meter relay, he had one goal in mind: Get second place. The Boyle County senior outran a West Jessamine runner who was right with him, then passed a Russell County runner to get that second for his team and edge Mercer County 19-116 in the Class AA, Region 5 championships on a drizzly, windy day at Boyle. “It was close. I passed a kid (from Russell) on the first curve and just ran away from them,” said Hellyer, who was part of two runner-up relay teams.

The Boyle County baseball team pounded out 25 hits Saturday while earning a doubleheader split at Knox Central. In the first game, the Rebels got a nine strikeout, one-hit performance from Addison Coffey and a grand slam from Jarrett Payne in a 12-1 victory. Casey Whittle hit two home runs in the second game, a 9-8 loss. In the first game, Brady Wehmiller had a two hits with a double and drove in two runs, Wittle had a home run and three RBIs, and Cooper Lindberg and Jase Sharp each drove in a run. Boyle (13-11)

West Jessamine softball's turnaround continued Thursday with a 3-1 win over district opponent Mercer County. Between collegiate signings and their recent play on the diamond, it's safe to say these 'girls are on fire,' as goes the song by musical artist Alicia Keys (and head coach Michelle Baker). The Lady Colts have emphasized those lyrics as they are riding the momentum of seven wins in their last 11 games heading into the district tournament. “It's exciting for them,” coach Baker said.