Retired Kentucky Department of Agriculture employee Stewart Gritton of Lawrenceburg is running for state Agriculture Commissioner. The 58-year old Anderson County dairy and tobacco farmer, who dropped by the Secretary of State’s office to file his papers and pay the $500 qualifying fee, is running as a Democrat. Gritton joins three other Democrats already in the race - Bob Farmer of Louisville, David Williams of Glasgow and B.D. Wilson of Frankfort. Republicans already running are Representative James Comer of Tompkinsville and Rob Rothenburger of Shelbyville
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.