Sunday, March 12, 2017

Epic Saturday at Lexington Comic Con and other top stories.

  • Epic Saturday at Lexington Comic Con

    Epic Saturday at Lexington Comic Con
    In just six years, the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention has ascended to a scale on par with many of the epic movies it celebrates.Film, TV, comics and gaming fans filled all three levels of Lexington Center Saturday — many decked out like their favorite characters — taking in photo opportunities, question and answer sessions with stars, displays, activities and scores of merchants that made parts of the convention center feel like a comic book shop times a thousand. Popular stars included “Guar..
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  • Lexington architect named to American Institute of Architects ...

    Lexington architect named to American Institute of Architects ...
    ▪ The 2017 Jury of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects has elevated Michael W. Jacobs of Lexington, to its College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession. Jacobs is a charter member of Omni Architects, which was established in 1975. He serves as president of the firm.▪ Atchison Heller Construction, the 35-year-old Lexington builder of upscale residential homes, has won “Best Of Customer Service” on Houzz, a platform for home..
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  • Monk credits early-morning workout for early-afternoon revival

    Monk credits early-morning workout for early-afternoon revival
    Besides Kentucky fans, coaches and players, maybe no one was more pleased by Malik Monk’s revival Saturday than alarm clock manufacturers.Monk credited an early-morning workout for his 20-point performance in Kentucky’s 79-74 victory over Alabama on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals. As UK fans know, Monk had made only three of 17 shots and scored eight points in the two most recent games.Monk and teammate Wenyen Gabriel came to Bridgestone Arena for a workout at 7:..
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  • Lexington celebrates St. Patrick's Day

    Lexington celebrates St. Patrick's Day
    Lexington celebrates St. Patrick’s Day 0 Comments for this article Submitted: 03/11/2017 - 9:18pm Tags: celebrates, Lexington, St. Patrick's Day LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)- The luck of the Irish comes early this year. St. Patrick’s day is next Friday, but Lexington celebrated this weekend. Saturday started with a chilly shamrock shuffle and of course the parade capped off the celebration. Colleen Kelly, of Colleen’s Creations says, “Here in Lexington, we actually have a huge Irish ..
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  • North Dakota beats St. Cloud St. in OT for series sweep

    North Dakota beats St. Cloud St. in OT for series sweep
    Trevor Olson's deflected goal in overtime lifted North Dakota to a 6-5 win over St. Cloud State on Saturday and a sweep of their National Collegiate Hockey Conference quarterfinal series.The win was the Fighting Hawks' 15th straight first-round playoff victory and sends them to the Frozen Faceoff in Minneapolis next weekend.Olson's goal was his third game-winner in the last four games. He skated around the net and redirected a shot by Johnny Simonson from near the boards over SCSU goalie Jeff S..
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  • St. Patrick's Parade and Festival bring a bit o' Ireland to Lexington

    St. Patrick's Parade and Festival bring a bit o' Ireland to Lexington
    Lexington’s St. Patrick’s Parade and its accompanying festival of music and dance painted downtown green on Saturday.Cheryl Irwin and Tim Francis rode the parade route on their rolling couch and attached coffee table, along with “new Leprechauns” Eric and Andrea Rishel.“We love it,” said Irwin, whose eyeshadow matched her green outfit. “We call it couch therapy,” Francis added. “Nobody can be in a bad mood” when they see a couch rolling down the street.The parade was sparsely attended, likely b..
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  • Banks merge, appoint board of directors

    Banks merge, appoint board of directors
    Finance Bank of the Bluegrass & Trust Co.: Patrick Calloway has been named assistant senior loan originator.Enderle Besten Dieruf: Stuart P. Cooksey has joined the firm as a staff accountant.United Bank & Capital Trust Co.: The following have been named to the bank’s board of directors: Lloyd C. Hillard Jr., chairman; James E. Clouse; Michael J. Crawford; Dr. Evan K. Dicken; Rickey D. Harp; Richard A. Miles; Thomas J. Munninghoff; Dr. William C. Nash; David R. O’Bryan; Terry N. Patterson; Ford ..
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  • A happy birthday, indeed: Anthony Davis scores 46 in overtime win

    A happy birthday, indeed: Anthony Davis scores 46 in overtime win
    Anthony Davis didn’t seem fazed that fellow All-Star and former University of Kentucky standout DeMarcus Cousins was sitting on the bench during crunch time. Instead, he just took over. Davis scored 46 points and grabbed 21 rebounds Saturday night, leading the New Orleans Pelicans to a 125-122 victory in overtime against the Charlotte Hornets. He had 15 points in the fourth quarter and nine more in overtime, including a three-point play on an offensive rebound to put the Pelicans ahead for goo..
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  • De'Aaron Fox steps up late, guides Kentucky to SEC tourney finals

    De'Aaron Fox steps up late, guides Kentucky to SEC tourney finals
    Anything can happen in a three-minute game. It was on that slippery slope that Kentucky found itself Saturday. Tiny margin for error, immense room for UK basketball’s second-guess machine to hum.The Cats led Alabama by two points. Advancement to Sunday’s championship game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament or going home to ponder a surprising defeat enveloped Bridgestone Arena.As Isaiah Briscoe saw it, Kentucky had Alabama right where it wanted the Tide. He suggested the UK team also fou..
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  • Mercer County tops Murray to reach state finals

    Mercer County tops Murray to reach state finals
    The Mercer County girls’ basketball team had one goal in mind from the outset this season — bring home the program’s first state championship. And now the Titans are one win away from turning dream into reality. Behind big games from their three Division 1 commits, the Titans fought off a scrappy Murray squad 67-60 in the semifinals of the St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Sweet Sixteen at Northern Kentucky University.Emmy Souder’s 19 points led the Titans to their first berth in the finals in sch..
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Tiny new frog species found in India .Study suggests Earth once had many moonlets — until they merged to form the moon .
Astronomers spot 'planet-eating' star similar to our sun .Lexington man injured during robbery .

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