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40422 KY-230162 With yet another threat found in Lincoln County at Hustonville Elementary School on Thursday, school cials are working closely with emergency management and local and state police to put an end to the copy cat behavior. The words evry with the word misspelled were found written on the stall of a third grade bathroom at Hustonville Elementary between 10:20 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., according to a statement from Principal Gwen Lawson on the Face- book page. individuals have been contacted and are supporting the effort to identify the guilty Lawson said. addition, the local police cer came to school and talked frankly to our second, third, fourth, and fth grade students about the serious nature of threatening behavior and the consequences that occur as a natural Like the three previous threats found in Lincoln County this week one Lincoln battles copycat threats By ABIGAIL WHITEHOUSE See THREAT, on A8 Centre College students buzzing around the entrances of Boyle County polling places have now become as much an Election Day xture as the ubiquitous stickers.

It is the fourth time since 2011 Centre professor Benjamin classes have conducted exit polls and information captured by the surveys has become anticipated as much by residents and local agencies as it is by the students. Expect to see them again the next time ballots are cast statewide. got it down to a reliable system now where we know what we need to do and where people need to Knoll said. become kind of an institution for the students, where they know if they major in politics something they are going to get to participate in. I think something a lot of them look forward As in past years, students got right to work after the election compiling and recording the ndings.

They were posted along with some early analysis on his blog (in- formationknoll.wordpress.com) not long after the victory and concession speeches were delivered. As with previous elections, some of those ndings have proved surprising with regard to topics of local, state and national interest. While some revelations are enough to cause head scratching on their surface (Barack Obama had a slightly higher approval rating than Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul and Brett Guthrie), others can offer some Academics at the exits poll now a xture of Boyle elections By DAVID BROCK SO YOU KNOW Centre College professor Benjamin politics class has conducted exit polls in Danville and Boyle County in 2011, 2012, 2014 and in general election. For the full results and analysis from each of those elections visit wordpress.com. NOTES FROM POLL LOCAL: County Judge-Executive Harold McKinney: 64 percent approve, 18.8 disapprove, 17.2 opinion EDP organization: 43.8 approve, 26.4 disapprove, 29.8 opinion Danville Mayor Mike Perros: 62.3 approve, 21.1 disapprove, 16.6 opinion Danville City Commission: 60.9 approve, 22.1 disapprove, 17.1 opinion Danville City Manager Ron Scott: 55.5 approve, 21.4disapprove, 23.1 opinion STATE: Rowan County clerk Kim recent refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples: 32.6 agree, 64.1 disagree, 3.2 opinion Raising minimum wage to 64.3 agree, 33.1 disagree, 2.6 opinion Random drug tests for those receiving public assistance in Kentucky: 72.3 agree, 25.3 disagree, 2.4 opinion Support for allowing teachers and local school cials to carry guns in schools: 44.9 support, 50.3 oppose, 4.6 opinion Knoll Johnathan Johnson had always played sports.

Football, basketball, baseball Then he hit the stage for the rst time last year as a junior at Danville High School. It was really enlightening, he says. He found himself and what he wants to do. is Johnson says, bright-eyed and smiling from the front row of Gravely Hall. His castmates of warm up with director Craig Payst on stage, rolling their tongues.

Some are singing. Some bounce on toes, some swing arms like rag dolls. A new world Now a senior, Johnson enrolled in college with sights on a broadcast engineering major. After a year in theater, writing a lot a novel, movies and a screenplay with two other friends. He wants to do it all, including act and master all behind-the-scenes components.

Admittedly a thousand-times more dent, he says he was ed to talk to people. anymore. How sitting here, talking to you have never been able to do no terror here on stage, either. All eagerly await next instruction with a lot of movement, lots of contagious energy but very attentively. They want to hear him.

Backstage, they talk about him. Corbyn Denson sits cross-legged atop a counter, applying her stage paint in the mirror. She acted when she was younger but quit when she get a part she auditioned for, disillusioned by the whole thing. Then, inspired me to start acting again. His vision for in in the spring was so awesome, such an incredible Johnson says the same.

is great at what he does, it really opened up my eyes to a new world. He can put a modern twist on Which is good, considering is an ancient epic poem written by Homer possibly as long ago as 8th century BC. And Payst, who carries a degree in the classics pointed out that this adaptation is no classic. Very mod- ernized, something everyone can connect to, especially with the emphasis on the father-son relationship. This story has been around for thousands of years, he says.

And bad stories last thousands of years. a production like this, the audience just needs to embrace the theatricality of it. not something seen around here a lot New experiences These kids know privileged to work with him. Payst comes with more than 30 years of experience. He began his own acting Life-changing Drama DHS presents before taking it on the road Clay The cast of Danville High rehearses the very modernized adaptation of the centuries-old piece by Homer.

By BOBBIE CURD IF YOU GO Danville High School presents 7:30 pm. Tuesday and Thursday in Gravely Hall of the high school Tickets: and senior citizens See ODYSSEY, on A8 See POLL, on A8.