Bardstown Bulletin

10/25/2025

Trinity Spencer, 67, of Bardstown passed away Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 at University of Kentucky Medical Center.

Her memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 at Bardstown Church of God. Visitation will be at the church from 2:00 till the time of service.

Memorial contributions may go to the American Heart Association.

10/25/2025

Wayne Coleman Collins, 82, passed away peacefully at his home on Oct. 23, 2025.

A Funeral Mass will be held 11 am, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 at Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral with burial to follow in KY Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff.

Visitation will be 2 pm to 6 pm Sunday, Oct. 26 and 9 am to 10:15 am Monday, Oct. 27 at Barlow Funeral Home. A prayer service will be held at 5 pm Sunday.

Memorial contributions may be made to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, St. Jude Children's Hospital. and/ or St. Elizabeth Home Hospice in Burlington, KY.

10/22/2025

Melissa Jane Polin Leake, Bardstown, passed away at her home on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, at the age of 68.

Cremation was chosen and a memorial mass will be conducted at 11:00 am Tuesday, Oct. 28 at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Springfield with inurnment in St. Dominic-Holy Rosary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 am till time of service at 11:00 am on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at St. Dominic Catholic Church.

10/21/2025

About 400 City of Bardstown electric customers in the downtown area were without power for about an hour Tuesday afternoon.

There was no immediate word on what caused the outage.

10/21/2025

Terry Allen Schultz Sr., 76, of Bardstown , KY passed away Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at his residence.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at the First United Methodist Church in Bardstown, KY. The family has requested everyone to wear green as it was his favorite color. Memorial donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital.

10/21/2025

Gailyn Shepherd, 73, of Boston, Kentucky, passed away Sunday October 19, 2025 at her residence.

Her funeral service will be 11:00 am Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 at Barlow Funeral Home, with burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Brownsville, Kentucky. Visitation will be 3 - 8 pm Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 and 9 - 11 am Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 at Barlow Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may go to donor's favorite charity.

10/19/2025

City school board to meet this week.

The Bardstown Independent Schools Board of Education will meet at the district’s central office at noon Tuesday, Oct.

10/19/2025

A strong cold front moves through late tonight into Sunday morning, bringing showers, thunderstorms, and gusty winds. A brief spin-up tornado can’t be ruled out.

After the front passes, expect a cooler, windy Sunday with gusts up to 40 mph. Stay weather-aware!

BARDSTOWN, Ky.

10/17/2025

A strong fall cold front is expected to move through the region Saturday night into Sunday, bringing a chance for heavy rain and strong to severe thunderstorms Saturday night into Sunday morning. Additionally, gusty non-thunderstorm winds are expected Saturday afternoon and again on Sunday.

10/17/2025

Anna Faye Janes, 71, of Lexington, passed away at the University of Kentucky Hospital on Oct. 15, 2025.

Per her wishes, her family respectfully chose cremation. Memorial visitation will be 3:00-6:00 pm Monday, Oct. 20, 2025 at the Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home. A prayer service will be Monday evening. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Guthrie Opportunity Center.

10/16/2025

A Nelson County man was indicted this week on drug charges by a Nelson County grand jury.

Phillip Wayne Young, 48, of Bardstown, is charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (fentanyl) resulting in death.

According to the indictment, the alleged incident occurred in November 2024 and resulted in the death of another man.

Bond was set at $250,000 cash. Arraignment is scheduled for Nov. 6, 2025, in Nelson Circuit Court.

An indictment is a legal accusation only and does not imply guilt.

10/16/2025

Norman Earl Furrie, 89, of Cox’s Creek, KY passed away at home on Oct. 14, 2025.

Funeral services will be 11:00 am Monday, Oct. 20, 2025 at Parkway Baptist Church. Interment will be in Bardstown Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home on Sunday from 12:00-7:00 pm. Additional visitation will be at Parkway Baptist Church on Monday after 9:00 am until time of the funeral service. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Parkway Baptist Church of Bardstown, KY.