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MASK MANDATE
04/08/21
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD RULED YESTERDAY THAT GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S COVID-19 ORDERS…..INCLUDING THE MASK
MANDATE…..ARE STILL LEGAL AND IN EFFECT DESPITE LAWMAKERS PASSAGE OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 77……WHICH ENDS ALL EXECUTIVE
ORDERS…..ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS….OR OTHER DIRECTIVES FROM THE GOVERNOR….
JUDGE SHEPHERD SAID BOTH PARTIES AGREE THE RESOLUTION WAS PASSED AS A WAY TO IMPLEMENT SENATE BILL ONE…..WHICH LIMITS THE
GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO 30-DAYS DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
04/08/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NINE NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…....…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 19-HUNDRED-54 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 18-HUNDRED-87 HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 32 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 34 DEATHS……
THERE WERE FOUR PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
ELECTION BILL SIGNED
04/08/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS SIGNED LEGISLATION EXPANDING EARLY VOTING IN KENTUCKY…..
THE MEASURE PROVIDES FOR THREE DAYS OF NO-EXCUSE…..EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING….INCLUDING A SATURDAY….BEFORE ELECTION DAY…..
IT ALSO ALLOWS COUNTIES TO ESTABLISH VOTING CENTERS WHERE ANY REGISTERED VOTER IN EACH COUNTY CAN CAST THEIR BALLOT….
REGARDLESS OF PRECINCT….
THESE WERE SOME OF THE TEMPORARY MEASURES USED DURING THE 20-20 ELECTION….BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING PANDEMIC……
EMERGENCY DECLARATION
04/08/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ASKING THAT A MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION BE ISSUED
FROM SOME OF THE WORST FLOODING IN KENTUCKY…..WHICH LED TO FLASH FLOODING….MUDSLIDES AND LAND SLIDES ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH…..
BETWEEN FEBRUARY 26TH AND MARCH FIRST….THE COMMONWEALTH HAD MORE THAN SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
COUNTIES WHICH RESULTED IN FLOODING ON THE GREEN…..KENTUCKY…..LICKING….. OHIO….. RED…..AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS……
SPORTS
04/08/21
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM ENTERTINS LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM HOSTS EDMONSON COUNTY AND PARIS……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN DETRIOT TO PLAY THE RED WINGS……
AT THE GIRL’S SWEET 16 YESTERDAY……
SACRED HEART…..FRANKLIN COUNTY…..ANDERSON COUNTY…..AND BOWLING GREEN WERE WINNERS……
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM DROPPED A 13 TO SIX DECISION TO MADISON CENTRAL……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
04/07/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…....…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 19-HUNDRED-45 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 18-HUNDRED-67 HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 42 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 34 DEATHS……
THERE WERE FIVE PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
EMPLOYMENT CENTERS
04/07/21
THE COMMONWEALTH IS OPENING…13 REGIONAL “KENTUCKY CAREER CENTERS”……INCLUDING ONE IN BOWLING GREEN….
AND STARTING TODAY AT 12NOON…..YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO K-C-C-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV…..TO SCHEUDLE AN IN-PERSON APPOINTMENT FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AT THE CENTER…..HOWEVER…. THE APPOINTMENTS WON’T START TAKING PLACE UNTIL APRIL 15TH…..
ANYONE ATTENDING AN APPOINTMENT…..
MUST WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES…..
A PHOTO I-D WILL BE REQUIRED TO ENTER THE BUILDING…..
AND TEMPERSTURES WILL BE TAKEN BEFORE ENTERING THE BUILDING…..
SAILER IDENTIFIED
04/07/21
06:05AM
A BARREN COUNTY SAILER KILLED DURING THE PERAL HARBOT ATTACK HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED….
NAVY SEAMAN SECOND CLASS HOWARD MAGER….WHO WAS 18 AT THE TIME….WAS ASSIGNED TO THE BATTLESHIP “U-S-S OKLAHOMA”…..WHICH
TOOK MULTIPLE TORPEDO HITS AND SANK QUICKLY…..
MAGERS WILL BE BURIED MAY 29TH AT MERRY OAKS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CEMETREY IN SMITHS GROVE……
WHITLOW
04/07/21
62 YEAR OLD JOE DAVID WHITLOW OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY APRIL FIRST AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRECENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFER TWO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON A THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATONS MAY BE MADE FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON. DAVID….AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KIMBERLY AND DEVIN DOZIER ALL OF INDIANA…..AND TWO BROTHERS AND
SISTERS-IN-LAW; MIKE AND KANEAL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND DANIEL AND BEV OF INDIANA……
EDWARDS
04/07/21
81 YEAR OLD HELEN EDWARDS OF EVANSVILLE-INDIANA PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE
ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BRIAL IN MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; JAMES EDWARDS AND RICHARD JONES…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/07/21
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MADISON SOUTHEN……
THE GIRL’S SWEET 16 BEGINS TODAY AT RUPP ARENA AS….
KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL PLAYS SACRED HEART…..
THEN BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON BISHP BROSSART…..
THEN TONIGHT….
FRANKLIN COUNTY TANGLES WITH SOUTH LAURAL….
AND ANDERSON COUNTY GOES AGAINST SOUTHWESTERN…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….AND WLCK-FM AT 100-POINT ONE STARTING AT NINE-45 THIS MORNING…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
04/06/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 10 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..
WITH TWO CASES FRIDAY, TWO SATURDAY, ONE SUNDAY AND FIVE YESTERDAY…....…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 19-HUNDRED-39 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 18-HUNDRED-67 HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 37 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 34 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 3 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
FRIENDS OF MAMMOTH CAVE
04/06/21
THE FRIENDS OF MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK ARE ONE OF 26 PARK PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE A…..STRONG PARKS-STRONG
COMMUNITIES CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT…..FROM THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION…..
THE GRANT WILL ENABLE “FRIENDS OF MAMMOTH CAVE” TO CREATE A FIVE-YEAR CAPACITY-BUILDING CAMPAIGN PLAN…..TO INCREASE REACH AND
DIVERSITY IN TYPES OF MEMBERS AND DONORS TO FURTHER MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK’S “K-16” EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS…..
A PORTION OF THE GRANT WILL BE USED AS A MATCH TO INCREASE DONATIONS TO THOSE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS……
MCCONNELL DOWNPLAYS AID
04/06/21
DURING A STOP IN LEXINGTON YESTERDAY…..SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL DOWNPLAYED A NEW INFUSION OF FEDERAL RELIEF FOR KENTUCKY
GOVERNMENT….QUESTIONING THE NEED AS THE ECONOMY LOOKS TO REBOUNC FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…..
MCCONNELL TOUTED THE FEDERAL PANDEMIC AID PASSED BY CONGRESS LAST YEAR WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT……BUT WAS DISMISSIVE OF THE
LATEST ROUND OF FEDERAL RELIEF…..
THE COMMONWEALTH IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE MORE THAN TWO-POINT-FOUR BILLION DOLLARS……
UNEMPLOYMENT CHANGE
04/06/21
THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE HAS ANNOUNCED A CHANGED AIMED AT CUTTING BACK FRAUDULENT CLAIMS FILED IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….
AS THE AGENCY HAS STOPPED ALL CLAIMANTS FROM MAKIN G CHANGES TO THE BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION ON FILE WITH THE AGENCY…..
THE MOVE COMES AFTER O-U-I WAS MADE AWARE OF CLAIMANTS REPORTING UNAUTHORIZED CHANGES TO THEIR BACK ACCOUNTS IN RECENT
DAYS…..
I-65 ROAD WORK
04/06/21
A MAJOR PAVEMENT REHABILITATIONN AND RESURFACING PROJECT CONTINUES TODAY…..ON I-65…..BETWEEN THE 13-MILE MARKER IN SIMPSONN
COUNTY…..TO NEAR THE 25-MILE MARKERT IN WARREN COUNTY…..
THE PROJECT COVERS BOTH DIRECTIONS…..BUT LANE CLOSURES MAY ONLY BE IN ONE DIRECTION AT A TIME….MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT
DELAYS ALONG WITH SLOWED OR STOPPED TRAFFIC…..AND THE SPEED LIMIT WILL BE REDUCTED TO 55 MILES-PER-HOUR…..
TODAY…..I-65 NORTH-BOUND BETWEEN MILE MARKER 22 AND 24 WILL BE REDUCED TO TWO LANES AT SIX TONIGHT…..AND THEN WILL BE REDUCED
TO ONE LANE FROM SEVEN TONIGHT TO SIX TOMORROW MORNING….
SPORTS
04/06/21
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM CONTINUES PLAY AT LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..IN THE LADY PATRIOT INVITATIONAL…..AS THE TAKE ON
MARSHALL COUNTY AND NORTH HARDIN…….
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO DETRIOT TO TANGLE WITH THE RED WINGS……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS TRAVELED TO CASEY COUNTY FOR A REGUALR SEASON GAME AND PICKED UP A 10 TO FIVE WIN….
THEN THEY WENT ON TO LINCOLN COUNTY….TO START PLAY IN THE LADY PATROT INVITIALN AND DEFEATED GRAYSON COUNTY 14 TO NOTHING……
HOUCHINS PURCHASE
04/05/21
HOUCHENS INDUSTRIES HAS ANNOUNCED THE ACQUISITION OF “LEE MASONARY PRODUCTS”…..AND APPROVED THE MERGER OF THE EXISTING
LEE MASONRY EMPLOYEE “STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN” BUSINESS INTO THE HOUCHENS EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN……
LEE MASONRY PRODUCTS WAS ESTABLISHED IN FRANKFORT IN 1963 AND BECAME A COMPLETELY 100-PERCENT EMPLOYEE-OWNED COMPANY IN
TWO-THOUAND-SIX…..
LEE OPERATES 19 FACILITES IN TWO STATES WITH MORE THAN 400-EMPLOYEES……
VACCINATIONS
04/05/21
STARTING TODAY……KENTUCKY IS EXPANDING THE AGE GROUPS OF THOSE WHO CAN SIGN UP FOR THE CONVID-19 VACCINE…..
THOSE 16 AND OLDER WILL RECEIVE THE PFIZER VACCINE….AND 18 AND OVER…. WILL RECEIVE THE MODERNA AND JOHNSON AND JOHNSON
VACCINES……
TREK AT THE TRACK
04/05/21
WENDY’S…..TREK AT THE TRACK….RETURNS TO THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUMS “MOTORSPORTS PARK” TOMORROW NIGHT AND WILL BE
OFFERED EACH WEEK ON TUESDAY NIGHTS…..……
“TREK AT THE TRACK” IS A FREE EVENT AND OFFERS A SAFE….ENCLOSED ENVIRONEMTN FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO WALK….JOG….
SKATE….OR BICYCLE ON THE THREE-POINT-TWO MILE ROAD COURSE….
WEATHER PERMITTING…..
TREK AT THE TRACK WILL BE OPEN FROM FIVE TO SEVEN THRU MAY 25TH……
FIVE TO EIGHT JUNE FIRST THRU AUGUST 31ST….
AND TUESDAYS IN SEPTEMBER FROM FIVE TO SEVEN……
I-65 ROAD WORK
04/05/21
A MAJOR PAVEMENT REHABILITATIONN AND RESURFACING PROJECT IS BEGINNING TODAY…..BETWEEN THE 13-MILE MARKER IN SIMPSONN
COUNTY…..TO NEAR THE 25-MILE MARKERT IN WARREN COUNTY…..
THE PROJECT WILL COVER BOTH DIRECTIONS…..BUT LANE CLOSURES MAY ONLY BE IN ONE DIRECTION AT A TIME….MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT
DELAYS ALONG WITH SLOWED OR STOPPED TRAFFIC…..AND THE SPEED LIMIT WILL BE REDUCTED TO 55 MILES-PER-HOUR…..
TODAY…..I-65 SOUTH BOUND BETWEEN MILE MARKER 23 AND 25 WILL BE REDUCED TO TWO LANES AT SIX TONIGHT…..AND THEN WILL BE REDUCED
TO ONE LANE FROM SEVEN TONIGHT TO SIX TOMORROW MORNING….
FEE BOXES
04/05/21
THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS INSTALLED AUTOMATED FEE MACHINES AT MANY OF THE RECREATION AREAS AT BARREN RIVER LAKE…..AND
THESE AREAS WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT CASH PAYMENT…..
THE AUTOMATED FEE MACHINES ACCEPT PAYMENTS FOR DAY-USE PASSES…. AND/OR ANNUAL PASSES BY CREDIT CARD ONLY…..AND THE
AUTOMATED MACHINES WILL NOT BE INSTALLED IN ANY AREA WHERE FEES WERE PREVIOUSLY NOT COLLECTED……
SPORTS
04/05/21
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TO TAKE PART IN THE LADY PATRIOT CLASSIC……
THE MEN’S N-C-A-A BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED AT GONZAGA TAKES ON BAYLOR……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY……
STANFORD HELD OFF ARIZONA 54 TO 53 TO WIN THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP…..
IN BASEBALL ACTION…..
THE REDS BLASTED THE CARDINALS 12 TO ONE…..
AND THE PHILLIES DOWNED THE BRAVES TWO TO ONE…..
AND THE PREDATORS/BLACKHAWK GAME WAS POSTPONED……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
04/02/21
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY REMAINED STEADY FROM JANUARY TO
FEBRUARY AT FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..WHICH WAS ABOVE THE THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT RECORDED IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR…..
JOBLESS RATES IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN LOGAN COUNTY…..TO SIX-
PERCENT IN BARREN COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ROSE IN 69 COUNTIES…..FELL IN 43……AND STAYED THE SAME IN EIGHT…..
OLDHAM AND TODD COUNTIES RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 15-POINT-TWO PERCENT……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
04/02/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FIVE NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS …..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 19-HUNDRED-29 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 18-HUNDRED-52
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 43 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 32 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 11 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
CONCERT HALL
04/02/21
“ARTS OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY” HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE PRIMARY PERFORMANCE SPACE IN THE SOUTHERN KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS
CENTER…..OR SKYPAC…..WILL BE NAMED THE “RITA AND JIM SCOTT CONCERT HALL” AS A RESULT OF THE COUPLE’S ONE-MILLION-DOLLAR GIFT
TO THE ORGANIZATION…..
THE DONATION WILL BE SPLIT EVENLY BETWEEN THE SUPPORT OF OPERATING EXPENSES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE “RITA AND JIM SCOTT”
ENDOWMENT……..
HOGUE
04/02/21
84 YEAR OLD BARBARA JANE HOGUE OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAT AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) ADTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BRO. SCOTT AND SONYA OF TENNESSEE AND BRO. TIMOTHY AND VICKIE OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; JACK PERKINS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; BETTY AND EARL SPURLOCK OF
RUSSELLVILLE AND MARGARET AND DAVE ROMINE OF INDIANA…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND 15 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
KEEN
04/02/21
73 YEAR OLD RALPH BUEL KEEN OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY (THURS) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT 11-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JOANN MEDLEY KEEN…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; STEVEN AND PATRICIA…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW;
DEWEY AND BARBARA….. AND A SISTER; CAROLYN BERRY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
TURNER
04/02/21
56 YEAR OLD TROY NEAL TURNER OF TOMPKINVILLE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY (THURS) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE THIS
MORNING (FRI) AT 11 AT AKERSVILLE CEMETERY…..
HE’S SURVIVED LOCALLY BY A SISTER; KIM TURNER OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
04/02/01
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO GO AGAINST RUSSELLVILLE…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY RUSSELL COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM PICKED UP A WIN YESTERDAY….AS THEY DOWNED EDMONSON COUNTY 11 TO 10…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM DOWNED BARREN COUNTY 16 TO FIVE…..
THE PREDATORS DROPPED A FOUR TO ONE DECISION TO THE STAR…..
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
03/31/21
FOLLOWING TWO DAYS OF HECTIC ACTIVITY……THE 20-21 SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY CAME TO A CLOSE LAST NIGHT….
MOST OF MONDAY WAS SPENT OVERRIDING GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S VETOS…..AND YESTERDAY’S FOCUS WAS HEARING BILLS STILL WAITING
FINAL PASSAGE….
ANY BILLS PASSED THE FINAL TWO DAYS…..AND VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR…… CAN NOT BE OVERRIDDNE BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..
JOIN US TOMORROW MORNING…..AROUND SEVEN-30…..FOLLOWING DR. SANJA GUPTA AS 22ND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE JOINING US TO
DISCUSS THE JUST COMPLETED SESSION…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/31/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 12 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS …..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 19-HUNDRED-20 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 18-HUNDRED-43
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 47 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 32 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 11 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
I-65 ROAD WORK
03/31/21
A PROJECT TO REHABILITATE AND RESURFACE A SECTION OF I-65….IN BOTH DIRECTIONS IN SIMPSON AND WARREN COUNTIES….IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN MONDAY…..
THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE PAVEMENT ISSUES FROM NEAR THE 13-MILE MARKER IN SIMPSON COUNTY…..TO NEAR THE 25-MILE MARKER IN
WARREN COUNY…..
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS…..I-65 WILL BE REDUCED TO TWO LANES DURING CERTAIN PERIODS OF THE PROJECT…..AS-WELL-AS
DOWN TO ONE LANE IN OTHER PERIODS….AS THE SHOULDER WILL BE USED AS A TRAVEL LANE AND THE SPEED LIMIT WILL BE REDUCED TO 55
MILES-PER-HOUR………
SPORTS
03/31/21
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE PREDATORS GOT PAST THE STARS THREE TO TWO……
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
LOUISVILLE DROPPED A 78 TO 63 DECISION TO STANFORD……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WAS DEFEATED BY BARREN COUNTY 13 TO THREE……
THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE IS INCREASING THE REGUALR SESSON TO 17-GAMES…..WHILE REDUCING THE PRE-SEASON TO THREE….AND
THE SUPER BOWL WILL MOVE BACK A WEEK…..
AND THE BOY’S SWEET 16 BEGINS THIS MORNING….
AS KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL PLAYS E’TOWN…..
THEN BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS…..
TONIGHTS GAMES FIND…..
MADISON CENTRAL TANGLING WITH BALLARD….
AND GEORGE ROGERS CLARK GOES AGAINST OLDHAM COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/30/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 13 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..WITH
THREE CASES SATURDAY…..TWO SUNDAY…..AND EIGHT YESTERDAY …..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 19-HUNDRED-EIGHT CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 18-HUNDRED-28
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 47 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 32 DEATHS……
THERE WERE EIGHT PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
PARKS GRANTS
03/30/21
41 PARKS PROJECT…..TOTALING FOUR-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS…..HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE…..LAND AND
WATER CONSERVATON FUND……
ALL SELECTED PROJECTS WILL UPGRADE PARKS AND RECREATION SPACES IN THE COMMONWEALTH……AS THE FEDERAL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED
TO PROTECT IMPORTANT NATURAL AREAS…..HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACQUIRE LAND FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION SPACES…..AND TO DEVELOP
OR RENOVATE PUBLIC….. OUTDOOR RECREATION SPACES…..
IN SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY…..AUBURN IS RECEIVING 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS….. EDMONTON 67-THOUSAND…..MUNFORDVILLE 40-THOUSAND….
AND HORSE CAVE 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
FATAL-EDMONSON
03/30/21
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON KENTUCKY TWO-59 IN EDMONSON COUNTY YESTERDAY CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN ACCORD DRIVEN BY 46 YEAR OLD JULIA BRODERICK OF LOUISVILLE…..CROSSED THE CENTER LINE….
AND STRUCK A 20-12 G-M-C TRUCK OPERATED BY 54 YEAR OLD STANLEY K. BRAGG OF SMITHS GROVE…..
BRODERICK DIED AT THE SCENE…..
AND BRAGG AND HIS PASSENTER….75 YEAR OLD STANLEY V. BRAGG WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..
TEDDY BEARS
03/30/21
JUST IN TIME FOR EASTER…..KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ARE SELLING “TROOPER TEDDY BEARS”…..THROUGH APRIL FOURTH FOR 14-DOLLAR AND 99
CENTS….
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE…..TROOPER TEDDY BEAR PROJECT…..WHICH PROVIDES TEDDY BEARS TO CHILDREN IN TRAUMATIC SITUATIONS….
WHICH SOMETIMES RESULTS IN THE ARRST OF A PARENT…..
TROOPER TEDDY BEARS CAN BE ORDERED ON LINE AT…..
TROOPER-TEDDY-DOT-SQUARE-DOT-SITE-FORWARD SLASH……OR CAN BE PICKED UP AT ANY STATE POLICE POST…..
STINSON
03/30/21
19 MONTH OLD TRISTEN DAVID STINSON PASSED AWAY SATURDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE TOMORROW (WED)
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL H OME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR
FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER; CARSON STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HE FATHER; CHRIS STINSON OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO BROTHERS; AIDAN
AND GAVIN….. MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; EMILY KING AND HUSBAND DAVID…..MATERNAL GRANDFATHERS; BRENT BRANDSFORD…..AND MATERNAL
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS; MICHAEL AND CATHY KEITH ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE AUNTS AND SEVERAL COUSINS ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
03/30/21
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE STARS…..
IN QUARTER-FINAL ACTION AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
LOUISVILLE PLAYS STANFORD……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IN ON THE ROAD TO BARRNE COUNTY……
KY 585 LOW WATER CROSSING
03/29/21
CONSTRUCTION ON A NEW…..LOW WATER CROSSING ON KENTUCKY FIVE-85…..OLD FRANKLIN ROAD HAS STARTED…..
THE OLD STRUCTURE WAS CLOSED IN JANUARY FOLLOWING A STATE-WIDE LOAD RATING ANALYSIS OF SELECTED STEEL CULVERTS….AND
TRANSPORTATION CABINET BRIDGE PRESERVATION ENGINEERS DETERMINED THE CLOSURE WAS NECESSARY DUE TO DETERORAO OF THE STEEL
PIPER AND INSUFFICIENT SUPPORING MATERIAL ABOVE THE PIPES…..
THE CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY 60 WORKING DAYS……BUT THE PROJECT IS VERY WEATHER DEPENDENT…..AND
WATER LEVELS WILL GREATLY IMPACT THE CONSTRUCTION……
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
03/29/21
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS RETURN TO FRANKFOR TODAY….FOLLOWING THE VETO RECESS…..FOR THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE 20-21
SESSON……AND REPUBLICANS ARE SET TO TAKE UP DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S VETOES ON EVERYTHING FROM SCHOLARSHIP TAX
CREDITS TO HIS ABILITY TO TILL A U-S SENATE SEAT IF A VANCANY OCCURES……
REPUBLICANS HOLD SUPER-MAJORITIES IN BOTH LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS….AND G-O-P LEADERS ARE EGER TO PUT IMPRINT ON EDUCATION
POLICY AND TO WATER DOWN THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY…..
LAWMAKERS ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT HOW TO SPEND KENTUCKY’S…..TWO-POINT-FOUR- BILLION DOLLAR SHARE OF THE…..ONE-POINT-NINE
TRILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL CORONA-VIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE….
BILL CAN STILL BE PASSED THESE FINAL TWO DAYS……BUT G-O-P LAWMAKERS LOSE THEIR UPPER-HAND…..AS THEY WON’T BE ABLE TO CONSIDER
OVER-RIDING ANY VETOES OF THOSE MEASURES…..
VOTERS REMOVED
03/29/21
ACCORDING TO KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS…..FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTH…..THE COMMONWEALTH REMOVED
MORE VOTERS FROM ITS ROLLS THAN IT ADDED….
IN FEBRUARY….THREE-THOUSAND-69 NEW VOTERS REGISTERED….WHILE FIVE-THOUSAND-106 WERE REMOVED…..MEANING THERE ARE NOW TWO-
THOSUAND-37 FEWER VOTERS ON THE ROLLS AS OF FEBRUARY 28TH…..THAN ON JANAURY 31ST…..A POINT-ZERO-SIX DECREASE…..
DEMOCRATIC REGISTRANTS REPRESENT 47-PERCENT OF THE ELECGTORATE….. REPUBLICAN REGISTRANTS TOTAL 44-PERCENT…..AND NINE-
PERCENT OF VOTERS ARE LISTED UNDER “OTHER” AFFILIATIONS…..
HINTON
03/29/21
82 YEAR OLD WANDA WIX HINTON OF BOWLING GREEN PASSSED AWAY SATURDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE IN BOWLING GREEN…..THERE WILL BE NO
VISITATION AND A PRIVATE SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; RHONDA AND TERRY BLANKENSHIP OF ADOLPHUS AND KIM AND LEE HINTON OF
SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; WILLIAM AND BETTY WIX AND CHARLES AND LEATRICE WIX ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND
FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; JUDY AND DON FULLENWIDER OF ALABAMA AND ANN DURRETT, SHARON AND ROCKY PARIS AND KAREN
AND STEVE HOWARD ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/29/21
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO BARREN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GREENWOOD….
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 70 YEARS…..THE NASCAR CUP SERIES WAS TO HAVE RACED ON THE DIRT AT THE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY YESTERDAY…..
BUT AFTER TWO-AND-A-HALF INCHES OF RAIN FELL ON THUNDER VALLEY…..THE CAMPING WORLD TRUCK RACE AND THE CUP RACE WERE BOTH
RESCHEDULED FOR TODAY…….
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT….
LOUISVILLE DEFEATED OREGON 60 TO 42 TO MOVE INTO THE ELITE EIGHT…..
AND BOWLING GREEN CLAIMED THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL TITLE WITH A 49 TO 38 WIN OVER BARREN COUNTY…….
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
03/26/21
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S FEBRUARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FIVE-POINT-TWO
PERCENT…..WHICH WAS DOWN “ONE-TENTH” OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FROM JANUARY….BUT UP “ONE” PERCENTAGE POINT FROM THE FOUR-
POINT-TWO PERCENT RECORDED IN JANUARY 20-20……
THE NUMBER OF WORKERS WITH JOBS IMPROVED SLIGHTLY IN FEBRUARY….. HELPING PUSH KENTUCKY’S JOBLESS RATE FURTHE DOWN…..
OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS…..BOTH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE LABOR FORCE….AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED HAVE
IMPROVED…..HOWEVER….. WORKERS ARE FINDING JOBS MORE QUICKLY THAN THEY ARE RETURNING TO THE LABOR FORCE…..WHICH LOWERS
THE COMMONWEALTH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/26/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FOUR NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS …..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-93 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 18-HUNDRED-
SEVEN HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 54 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 32 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 3 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
03/26/21
IN RESPONSE TO YESTERDAY’S RULING BY THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT…..IN A CASE INVOLVING THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND ITS
STUDENT NEWSPAPER….
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WILL MAKE AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO ALL “TITLE-NINE” INVESTIGATIONS ASSERTED AGAINST W-K-U
EMPLOYEES…..FROM NOVEMBER 20-11 TO NOVEMBER 20-16…..AS REQUESTED BY THE COLLEGE HEIGHTS HERALD IN AN OPEN RECORDS
REQUEST…..
SOLAR FARM
03/26/21
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY PLANS TO BUILD THE LARGEST….SOLAR-PLUS-STORAGE PROJECT…..IN SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY….
THE NEW LOGAN COUNTY SOLAR FARM…..PART OF T-V-A’s “GREEN INVEST PROGRAM”….WILL PROVIDE FACEBOOK’S REGIONAL DATA CENTER
OPERATIONS WITH 145 MEGA-WATTS OF SOLAR POWER….AND G-M”S CORVETTE PLANT IN BOWLING WITH 28 MEGA-WATTS OF POWER…..
T-V-A…..WARREN RURAL ELECTRIC…..AND NASHVILLE-BASED SILICOM RANCH ARE PARTNERING TO DEVELOP THE PROJECT……
UK ARREST
03/26/21
ACTING ON A TIP….AUTHORITIES ARRESTED AN ARMED KENTUCKY MAN YESTERDAY AS HE WAS LEAVING THE U-K CHANDLER HOSPITAL
EMERGENCY ROOM…..
BRYAN CARROLL OF VERSAILLES…..WHO WAS VISITING A FAMILY MEMBER…WAS ARMED AT THE TIME…..AND BODY ARMOR AND POSSIBLE EXPLOSIVE
DEVICES WERE FOUND IN HIS CAR…..
CARROLL IS FACING STATE AND FEDERAL CHARGES…….
SPORTS
03/26/21
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO RUSSELLVILLE…..
IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
BARREN COUNTY TAKES ON GREENWOOD….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/25/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVEN NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS …..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-89 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-98
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 59 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 31 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 18 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
SHERIFFS AUDIT
03/25/21
KENTUCKY STATE AUDITOR MIKE HARMON HAS RELEASED THE AUDIT OF ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF JEFF COOK’S…..20-19 TAX SETTLEMENT….
THE AUDIT FOUND THAT THAT THE SHERIFF’S FINANCIAL STATEMENT FAIRLY PRESENTS THE TAXES CHARGED……CREDITED AND PAID……FOR THE
PERIOD APRIL 16TH 20-19 AND MAY 15TH 20-20…..IN CONFORMITY WITH THE REGULATORY BASIS OF ACCOUNTING……
THE AUDITOR NOTED NO INSTANCES OF NON-COMPLIANCE…..THE AUDITOR ALSO NOTED NO MATTERS INVOLVING INTERNAL CONTROL OVE
FINANCIAL REPORTING…. AND ITS OPERATION…..THAT WERE CONSIDERED TO BE MATERNAL WEAKNESSES…..
ARREST
03/25/21
TUESDAY MORNING…..THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE ALONG WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND SCOTTSVILLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT…. EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT 51 HINTON AVENUE-APARTMENT “C-TWO” IN REFERENCE TO A DRUG INVESTIGATION……
DETECTIVES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 15 GRAMS OF SUSPECTED CRYSTAL METH, MARIJUANA, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND CASH…….
32 YEAR OLD ASHLEY GOOSETREE, 22 YEAR OLD ZACHARY TAYLOR, 25 YEAR OLD JACOB SMITH AND 21 YEAR OLD CHELSEY SCRUGGS…..ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE….. WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSOIN OF MARIJUANA AND
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND LODGED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER……
SPORTS
03/25/21
THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT GETS UNDERWAY AS……
BARREN COUNTY TAKES ON RUSSELLVILLE…..
MECALFE COUNTY PLAYS GREENWOOD…..
BOWLING GREEN TANGLES WITH RUSSELLL COUNTY….
AND FRANKLIN/SIMPSON PLAYS GLASGOW……
THE TOPPERS TANGLE WITH LOUISIANA TECH AT THE N-I-T……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE RED WINGS……
AND BOWLING GREEN CLAIMED THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 57 TO 49 WIN OVER GREENWOOD…..
UK DUAL CREDIT
03/24/21
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IS ONE OF FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOINING THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY’S
DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM….WITH COURSES STARTING IN THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR…..
THE PROGRAM ALLOWS HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS TO SIMULATNEOUSLY EARN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEE CREDITS IN COURSES
TAUGHT BY BOTH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND U-K INSTRUCTORS WHO TEACHE THE COURSES VIA INTER-ACTIVE VIDEO……
IN ADDITION TO AC/S……THREE OTHER DISTRICTS……LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..RYLE HIGH SCHOOL…..AND FRANKFORT INDEPENDENT
HIGH SCHOOL…. WILL BEGIN OFFER DUAL CREDIT WITH “U-K” IN THE FALL……
THE PROGRAM…..WHICH LAUNCHED IN EARLY 20-20 WITH FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS AS PILOT SITES….WILL HAVE GROWN TO 14 SCHOOLS THIS
FALL……
FISCAL COURT
03/24/21
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MET BY “ZOOM” CONFERENCING LAST NIGHT….AND APPROVED ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE FLEET
MANAGEMENT….FOR SEVEN NEW VEHICLES…..FOUR FOR THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.....TWO FOR THE ROAD DEPARTMENT….AND ONE FOR ANIMAL
CONTROL……
THE ONE-POINT-NINE TRILLION DOLLAR……AMERICAN RESCUE ACT FUNDS….WAS RECENTLY APPROVED…..AND JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS
HARPER TALKED WITH THE COURT ABOUT THE FUNDING ALLEN COUNTY WILL BE RECEIVING……
THE COURT ALSO APPROVED SIGNING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THE “WASTE TIRE COLLECTION PROGRAM” WHICH WILL BE
MAY SIXTH THRU EIGHTH……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/24/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS …..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-82 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-97
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 53 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 31 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
PURSUIT-WARREN
03/24/21
STATE POLICE ARRESTED ATENNESSE MAN FOLLOWING A PURSUIT ON I-65…..
TROOPER JONATHAN DOWNS ATTEMPTED TO STOP A 20-12 ALTIMA….TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED…..NEAR THE 12 MILE MARKER
NORTHBOUND…..
WHILE FLEEING THE ALTIMA STRUCK THE SIDE OF A FORD PIKUP THAT WAS ALSO NORTHBOUDS….
A TIRE DEFLATION DEVICE WAS USED NEAR THE 22 MILE MARKER TO STOP THE VEHICLE…..WHICH WAS DRIVEN BY 18 YEAR OLD JOEL PANHALKER
OF FRANKLIN-TENNESSEE…..
HE WAS CHARGED WITH FLEEING OR EVADLING….WANTON ENDANGERMENT…AND A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC RELATED OFFENSES……
FLAGS
03/24/21
IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PROCLAMATION FROM THE WHITE HOUSE….. GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS DIRECTED THAT FLAGS AT ALL STATE OFFICE
BUILDING BE LOWERD TO HALF-STAFF…..IN HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE OF THE SHOOTING VICTIMS IN BOULDER-COLORADO……
THE PROCLAMATION GOES UNTIL SUNSET ON SATURADAY-MARCH 27TH…..
AND THE GOVERNOR ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSES….AND ORGANIZATONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH TO JOIN IN THE
TRIBUTE……
SPORTS
03/24/21
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM LAST NIGHT…..
IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT THE BOYS FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
GREENWOOD DEFEATED BARREN COUNTY 63 TO 39……
THE PREDATORS SHUT OUT THE RED WINGS TWO-NOTHING…..
AND AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT……
MICHIGAN DEFEATED TENNESSEE 70 TO 55……
AND KENTUCKY DROPPED AN 86 TO 72 DECISION TO IOWA……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/23/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 10 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..WITH NO
CASES SATURDAY…..TWO SUNDAY…..AND EIGHT YESTERDAY…..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-76 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-96
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 48 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 31 DEATHS……
THERE WERE SIX PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
SVILLE ROAD PROJECT
03/23/21
A PROJECT TO IMPROVE A SECTON OF THE U-S TWO-31…..SCOTTSVILLE ROAD CORRIDOR IN BOWLING GREEN…..HAS STARTD…..
THE PROJECT AREA FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS IS BETWEEN…..KENTUCKY EIGHT-84…. THREE SPRINGS ROAD TO THE GREENWOOD MALL ENTRANCE
ON BRYANT WAY…..
THE BULK OF THE WORK WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TO LIMIT TRAFFIC IMPACTS AS-MUCH-AS POSSIBLE…..HOWEVER….
WORK DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE AND MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS…..DELAYS…..AND LANE
LOSURES……
THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN LATE FALL…..
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT
03/23/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS APPOINTED MARK THURMOND OF FRANKLIN…..TO THE OFFICE OF CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE 49TH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT…..DIVISION ONE…. OF KENTUCKY WHICH INCLUDES ALLEN AND SIMPSON COUNTIES…..
THURMOND…..WHO REPLACES JUDGE JANET CROCKER WHO RESIGNED JANUARY 31ST……WAS A PARTNER AT THE LAW FIRM OF CROCKER AND
THURMOND….. AND PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS TRIAL COMMISSIONER……
SPORTS
03/23/21
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM LAST NIGHT…..AS THEY LOST TO THE BOWLING GREEN PURPLES IN THE SEMI-
FINALS OF THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT 53 TO 38…..
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT……
BELMONT DEFEATED GONZAGA 64 TO 59…..
AND LOUISVILLE DOWNED MIRST 74 TO 43……
DISASTER DECLARATON
03/22/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS GOTTEN THE BACKING OF KENTUCKY’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IN HIS EFFORT TO HAVE PRESIDENT JOE
BIDEN ISSUE A MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATON FOR THE COMMONWEALTH…..DUE TO FEBRUARY’S SNOW AND ICE…..
ALL SIX MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIGHED THE LETTER OT THE PRSEIDENT…..AS WELL AS SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL…….
SENATOR RAND PAUL DIDN’T SIGN THE LETTER AS HE HAD ALREADY SENT HIS OWN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BIDEN…..
THE THREE STORMS IMPACTED KENTUCKY FEBRUARY EIGHTH THRU 19TH….. PROMPTING THE GOVERNOR TO ISSUE A STATE OF EMRY ORDER…..
59 COUNTIES AND 38 CITIES LIKEWISE ISSUED LOCAL STATES-OF-EMERGENCY……
COVID UPDATE
03/22/21
THE COMMONWELTH HAS NOW HAD 10 STRAIGHT WEEKS OF DECLINING CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS AS 316 WERE REPORTED
YESTERDAY……RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 420-THOUSAND-828……
ONLY THREE COUNTIES REPORTED DOUBLE DIGIT NUMBERS WITH JEFFERSON HAVING 67 NEW CASES….FAYETTE 32……AND WAREN 13…….
16 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED……INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO FIVE-THOUSAND0738……
463 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 49-THOUSAND-105 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY TATE IS TWO-POINT-97 PERCENT….WHICH IS THE LOWEST SINCE JULY THRID…..
TAX FILING DEADLINE
03/22/21
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS EXTENDED THE TAX FILING DEADLINE FROMAPRIL 15TH TO MAY 17TH…..FOLLOWING SIMILAR ACTION TAKEN BY THE
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE……
KENTUCKY’S FILING EXTENSOIN DOESN’T APPLY TO CORPORATE INCOME TAX….. LIMITED LIABILITY ENTITY TAX…..WITHHOLDING TAC…..SALES OF
USE TAX…..OR OTHER TYPES OF STATE TAXES……
SPORTS
03/22/21
IN OPENING ROUND ACTION OF THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY…..THE PATRIOTS DEFEATED RUSSELLVILLE 53 TO 48……
IN OTHER FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT ACTION YESTERDAY….
IT WAS BOWLING GREEN 66 AND CLINTON COUNTY 50……
GREENWOOD DOWNED METCAFLE COUNTY 73 TO 58……
AND BARREN COUNTY GOT PAST FRANKLIN/SIMPSON 69 TO 62…..
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT……
TENNESSEE DEFEATED MIDDLE TENNESSEE 87 TO 62……
AND KENTUCKY BEAT IDAHO STATE 71 TO 63…..
THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MOVES TO DIDLE AREA TONIGHT FOR SEMI FINAL GAMES….AS THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON
BOWLING GREEN….. AND THEN GREENWOOD TANGLEW WITH BARREN COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE PATRIOT GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AROUND FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/19/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVEN NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-63 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-85
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 48 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 30 DEATHS……
THERE WERE TWO PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
VACCINATION EXPANSION
03/19/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS ANNOUNCED AN EXPANSOIN OF WHO CAN RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINE…..AND IS EXTENDING HOURS FOR
RESTAURANTS AND BARE…..
BEGINNING MONDAY…..PRIORITY GROUP “ONE-C” WILL BE OPENED UP TO ALL KENTUCKIANS 50 YEARS AND OLDER…..
RIGHT NOW……”ONE-C”….IS FOR THOSE 60 AND OLDER…AND THOSE WHO HAVE AT RISK CONDITONS…….
THE GOVERNOR WENT ON TO SAY THEY’RE COMMITTED TO OPENING UP VACCINE ELIGIBILITY TO EVERYONE 16 YEARS AND OLDER BY APRIL
12TH……
THE GOVERNER ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT STARTING TODAY……BARS AND RESTAURANTS CAN SERVIE UNTIL MIDNIGHT….AND DOORS MUST CLOSE
BY ONE…..
CAPACITIES…..HOWEVE….WILL REMAIN AT 60-PERCENT AND THE SEAT RULE STILL APPLIES…..
SPORTS
03/19/21
THE PATRIOTS WILL HOST A FIRST ROUND GAME…….FOR THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT……SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT PATRIOT
GYM…….
TICKET FOR THE GAME WILL BE ON SALE IN THE FRONT LOBBY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL TODAY FROM 12NOON TO TWO…..
TICKETS ARE EIGHT DOLLARS AND TICKET PRIORITY IS…..
PATRIOT PLAYERS PARENTS AND FAMILY……PARENTS OF AC/S CHEERLEADERS….. AC/S STAFF AND STUDENTS….AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC…..
ANY REMAINING TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE TOMORROW MORNING FROM 10 TO 11 IN THE FRONT LOBBY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL…..
THERE WILL BE NO TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE GATE SUNDAY…..AND NO COACHES CARDS OR PASSES WILL BE ACCEPTED…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/18/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-56 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-82
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 42 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 26 DEATHS……
THERE WERE EIGHT PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
GUARD IN WASHINGTON
03/18/21
DOZENS OF KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS WILL REMAIN IN WASHINGTON D-C…..THRU MAY 23RD…..IS SUPPORT OF THE U-S CAPITOL
POLICE……
THE KENTUCKY GUARD WILL REDUCE ITS PERSONNEL FROM 150 TO 70…..AS SOME 23-HUNDRED NATIONAL GURAD MEMBERS CONTINUE THE
SUPPORT MISSION FOLLOWING THE JANUARY SIXTH RIOT……
MCCONNELL
03/18/21
SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL HAS WARNED OF A….. SCORCHED EARTH LANDSCAPE…..IF DEMOCRATS USE THEIR NEW
MAJORITY TO BRING AN END TO THE SENATE FILIBUSTER IN HOPES OF MUSCLING LEGISLATION SUPPORTING PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S AGENDA PAST
G-O-P OPPOSITION…..
MCCONNELL FORECAST A SENATE THAT WOULD ALL BUT CEASE TO FUNCTION….. IMPLYING REPUBLICANS WOULD GRIND BUSINESS TO A HALT BY
REFUSING TO GIVE CONCENT FOR ROUTINE OPERATIONS……
13TH MILLION TOYOTA
03/18/21
KENTUCKY’S TOYOTA PLANT IN GEORGETOWN….THE COMPANY’S LARGEST WORLD-WIDE PRODUCTION PLANT…..HAS TURNED OUT ITS 13TH
MILLION VEHICLE SINCE OPENING IN 1988…..
THE PLANT……WHICH EMPLOYEES MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND PEOPLE…..PRODUCES CAMRYS….AVALONS….RAV-4s
MED CENTER HEALTH
03/18/21
DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF MORE VACCINATION SITES IN THE AREA…..MED CENTER HEALTH IS NOW SCHEDULING AND INDIVIDUAL AGE 16 AND
OLDER FOR THE COVID VACCINE……
TEXT COVID TO TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-NINE-SIX-44-HUNDRED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT…..TEXT CANCEL TO CANCEL AN APPOINTMENT…..
AND RESCHEDULE TO RESCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT…..
MED CENTER HEALTH INCLUDES HOSPITALS IN SCOTTSVILLE….BOWLING GREEN….ALBANY…..CAVERNA….AND FRANKLIN…..
AS WELL AS COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALITY HOSPITAL….A LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL……
SPORTS
03/18/21
LAST NIGHT……AT BARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL……THE PATRIOTS CLAIMED THE BOYS 15TH DISTRICT TITLE AS THEY DEFEATED BARREN
COUNTY 57 TO 48……
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE……THE PATRIOTS WILL HOST A FOURTH REGION……FIRST GOUND GAME……
A NUMBER OF PATRIOTS WERE HONORED FOLLOWING THE GAME…… MASON SHIRLEY WAS SELECTED AS THE DISTRCIT 15 PLAYER OF THE YEAR….
JOINING SHIRLEY ON THE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM ARE JAX COOPER AND TYLER FORD…..
JOINING SHIRLEY ON THE ALL-SEASON WERE COOPER AND MICHAEL…..
AND BRADY ALDERSON WAS NAMED TO THE ALL-DISTRICT ACADEMIC TEAM……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/17/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED TWO NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-50 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-82
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 36 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 26 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 13 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
HEALTH DEPT IMMUNIZATIONS
03/17/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS MAKING APPOINTMENTS FOR THOSE IN THE……ONE-C-PHASE……FOR THE MODERNA VACCINE AT THIS
TIME…..
TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT CALL……
TWO-THREE-SEVEN-44-23……OR TWO-THREE-NINE-7378
NEW VIRUS VARIANT
03/17/21
A NEW VARIANT OF COVID-19 HAS APPEARED IN A NURSING HOME IN EASTERN KENTUCKY…..
85-PERCENT OF RESIDENTS AND 48-PERCENT OF THE STAFF WERE VACCINATED…. AND IT APPEARS AN UNVACCINATED PERSON BROUGH THE
COVID-19 INTO THE FACILITY……
OF THE 41-INFECTED PERSONS…..27 ARE RESIDENTS AND 14 ARE HEALCARE WORKERS…..ONLY 30-PERCENT OF VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS HAVE
BEEN SYMPTOMATIC…..WHILE 83-PERCENT OF THE UNVACCINATED INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN SYMPTOMATIC……
DEATH INVESTIGATION-ALLEN
03/17/21
STATE POLICE IS CONDUCTING A DEATH INVESTIGATION IN ALLEN COUNTY….. AFTER A DECEASED MALE WAS LOCATED IN THE ADOLPHUS AREA….
JUST AFTER 10 YESTERDAY MORNING…..
THE BODY OF 55 YEAR OLD JAMES RUSSELL OF WESTMORELAND WAS LOCATED IN A FIELD…..NEAR HIS VEHICLE…..IN THE 200-BLOCK OF ANDREW
JACKSON HIGHWAY….. RUSSELL HAD BEEN REPORTED MISSING EARLIER YESTERDAY MORNING…..
AN AUTOPSY AND TOXICCOLGY WILL BE PERFORMED TODAY AT THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE IN LOUISVILLE…..
SPORTS
03/17/21
IN OPENING ROUND ACTION AT THE GIRL’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT….THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 63 TO 45 DECISION TO
BARREN COUNTY…..
AND IN LAST NIGHT’S OTHER GAME…..
IT WAS GLASGOW 53 AND MONROE COUNTY 46
IN TONIGHT’S BOY’S CHAMPIONSHOP GAME AT THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT…..THE PATROTS TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY……
TIP OFF AT BARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IS SIX…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AROUND FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON…….
IN THE MEN’S N-I-T……
THE TOPPERS TAKE ON ST. MARYS……
SCHOOL
03/16/21
IT’S BACK TO FOUR-DAY AWEEK……IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION…..IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TODAY……
MONDAY’S WILL REMAIN VIRTUAL DAYS FOR CLEANING OF THE BUILDINGS….. AND TO ALLOW TEACHERS TO MEET WITH FULL TIME VIRTUAL
STUDENTS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/16/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 16 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..WITH 14
ON SATURDAY…. NONE SUNDAY…..AND TWO YESTERDAY…..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-48 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-80
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 37 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 26 DEATHS……
THERE WERE SEVEN PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
FATAL-ADAIR
03/16/21
AN ACCIDENT ON THE NUNN PARKWAY…..AT THE 46 MILE MARKER YESTERDAY MORNING…..CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A 20-20 FREIGHTLINER OPERATED BY 58 YEAROLD RICKY NELSON OF GEORGIA WAS EASTBOUND…..WHEN IT CROSSED THE
MEDICAN THROUGH THE GUARDRAIL….AND OVERTURNED IN THE WESTBNOUND SHOULDER…..
NELSON WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASES ON THE SCENE……
SPORTS
03/16/21
THE GIRL’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT AT BARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL……AS THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAY BARREN COUNTY
AND GLASGOW TAKES ON MONROE COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE LADY PATRIOT GAME IS FIVE-30…….AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTOIN STARTING AROUND FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PATRIOTS OPENED 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT PLAY LAST NIGHT WITH A 76 TO 48 WIN OVER MONROE COUNTY……
IN LAST NIGHT’S OTHER GAME…..BARREN COUNTY DEFEATED GLASGOW 71 TO 66…..
SO THE PATRIOTS WILL TAKE ON THE TROJANS IN TOMORROW NIGHT’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME……
KENTUCKY GRADUATION
03/15/21
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY WILL HOLE……IN-PERSON…..COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES THIS SPRING…..
SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT RUPP ARENA THE WEEK-END OF MAY 14TH THRU 16TH…..THIS WILL BE THE FIRST “IN-PERSON” GRADUATION
CEREMONIES AT U-K SINCE DECEMBER 20-19…..
THE SCHOOL WILL ALSO OFFER A VIRTUAL OPTION FOR STUDENTS…..AND THE “IN-PERSON” CEREMONIES WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED……
COVID UPDATE
03/15/21
THE NUMBER OF NEW COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH CONTINUE TO DROP YESTERDAY…..AS 445 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED…..
INCREASING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 416-THOUSAND-215……
THERE WERE ONLY NINE COUNTIES REPORTING DOUBLE-DIGIT CASE NUMBERS….. INCLUDING ALLEN WITH 14 AND WARREN WITH 11……
16 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED……BRING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO FOUR-THOUSAND-982…….
488 REMAIN HSOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 48-THOUSAND-674 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS THREE-POINT-99 PERCENT……
BUDGET
03/15/21
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS HAVE UNVEILED A STATE BUDGET PLAN THAT STAKES OUT THEIR AUTHORITY OVER HOW THE COMMONWEALTH SPENDS ITS
NEXT MASSIVE INFUSION OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC RELIEF…..
THE SPENDING PROPOSAL…..IS MOSTLY A CONTINUATION OF THE CURRENT BUDGET PASSED LAST YEAR…..
KENTUCKY IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE ABOUT TWO-POINT-FOUR BILLION DOLLARS IN NEW PANDEMIC FEDERAL AID……AND THE BUDGET BILL
WOULD GIVE THE LEGISLATURE “EXPRESS AUTHORITY” OVER HOW IT SPENT……
UNEMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION
03/15/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS SIGNED LEGISLATON ALLOWING THE COMMONWEALTH TO WAIVE THE OVERPAYMENT OF SOME PANDEMIC-RELATED
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS….
THE BILL APPLIES TO SOME INDIVIDUALS….WHO LEFT THEIR JOBS EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT EXPOSURE TO COVID-19….
AT THE TIME….BESHER ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STAY “HEALTHY AT HOME”….AND THE COMMONWLTH SIGNALED THEY’D BE ELIGIBLE FOR JOBLESS
ASSISTANCE….. HOWEVER…..LATER THE REIPIENTS WERE INFORMED THE MONEY HAD TO BE GIVERN BACK……
GAMMON
03/15/21
87 YEAR OLD BOBBY GENE GAMON OF HOLLAND PASSED AWAY FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT ONE AT ALEXANDER FUNERAL HOME-LAFAYETTE CHAPEL WITH BURIAL IN MT. ZION CEMETERY…..VISITATION IS IN
PROGRESS AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LOUISE GAMMON…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; LOUELLA AND JODY HITE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER; BETTY
JO GRISSOM….. TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND A STEP-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/12/21
THE BOY’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT AT BARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL……
AS THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY……THEN GLASGOW PLAYS BARREN COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE PATRIOT GAME IS FIVE-30……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AROUND FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE TEAMS FOR THIS YEARS……MEN’S N-C-A-A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WERE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY…..AND MOREHEAD IS THE ONLY TEAM
FROM KENTUCKY IN THE FIELD….
AS THE EAGLES WILL TAKE ON WEST VIRGINIA FRIDAY……
LOUISVILLE IS ONE OF FOUR REPLACEMENT TEAMS NAMED…..THAT COULD BE PLACED IN THE TOURNAMENT IS A SCHOOL HAS TO DROP OUT
BECAUSE OF COVID-19 BEFORE SIX TOMORROW NIGHT…..
THE OTHER REPLACEMENT TEAMS ARE….. COLORADO STATE….. STAINT LOUIS……AND OLE MISS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/10/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-19 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-69
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 18 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 26 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 25 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
NEW NTI GUIDELINES
03/10/21
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS RELEASED NEW GUIDANCE ON CHANGES AND UPDATES TO KENTUCKY’S NON-TRADITIONAL
INSTRUCTION PROGRAM……OF N-T-L…..
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS SIGNED HOUSE BILLL TWO-ZERO-EIGHT……WHICH TURND INTO LAW MANY OF THE EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
UNDER WHICH THE COMMONWEALTH’S SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN OPERATING DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR….
DISTRICTS MUST PROVIDE EACH STUDENT WITH ACCESS TO “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION AT LEAST 40-PERCENT OF THE WEEK…..AND EACH
SCHOOL MUST BE OPEN TO SOME FORM OF “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION AT LEAST 80-PERCENT OF THE WEEK…..BEGINNING ON OR AFTER MARCH
29TH…..
MORGANTOWN PLANT
03/10/21
STRATUS PLASTICS IN MORGANTOWN IS HIRING 40-EMPLOYEES TO EXPAND PRODUCTION…..WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A TOTAL OF 135 NEW
POSITONS IN THE YEARS TO COME….
THE OPERATION…..STRATUS’ FIRST IN KENTUCKY….OPENED IN TWENTY-17 AT A 165-SQUARE FOOTB FACILITY…..
THE CANADIAN COMPANY PRODUCES AUTOMOTIVE…..INDUSTRIAL….AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS…….
TROOPER CHARGED
03/10/21
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE…..BOWLING GREEN POST….WAS CONTACTED ABOUT A TROOPER’S INVOLVEMENT WITH A POSSIBLE STOLEN…..AND
ILLEGAL FIREARM…. IN BARREN COUNTY……
AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED…..WHICH LED TO THE RESIGNATION OF TROOPER BEN HUBBARD…..AND HIS ARREST…..
HUBBARD IS CHARGED WITH OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT…..POSSESSION OF A DEFACED FIREARM…..TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE…..AND
RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY-FIREARM……
BLANKENSHIP
03/10/21
82 YEAR OLD RUBY JEWELL BLANKENSHIP OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MARTIN’C CHAPEL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON
(WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; RUSSELL NEAL BLANKENSHIP…..FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JOHN AND BETTY LEE, MATTHEW AND
DONNA LEE AND JEFFERY LEE ALL OF TENNESSEE AND BILLY AND PAIGE LEE OF VIRGINIA…..AND TWO SISTERS; MARGARET HILL AND IVORY
GREENBRIER BOTH OF TENNESSEE…..10 GRANDCHILDREN AND 11 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/10/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ON THE ROAD TO GREEWOOD LAST NIGHT…. AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 58 TO 49 DECISION TO THE
LADY GATORS…..
AND AFTER GETTING DOWN EARLY……THE PATRIOTS LOST TO THE GATORS……IN OVERTIME……82 TO 72…….
BOTH TEAMS WILL CLOSED OUT THE REGULAR SEASON TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE GO TO CUMBERLAND COUNTY……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
03/09/21
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S ANNUAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR 20-20 WAS SIX-POINT-SIX
PERCENT…..WHICH WAS UP FROM FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN 20-19…..
ALL 50 STATES EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THEIR ANNUAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FROM 20-19 TO 20-20……..AS KENTUCKY’S 20-20
JOBLESS RATE WAS HIGHER THAN 20 STATES AND LOWER THAN 29 STATES……
NEVEDA HAS THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE LAST YEAR AT 12-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT…..
WHILE NEBRASKA HAD THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT……..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/09/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVEN NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..
WITH TWO CASSES SATURDAY…..THREE SUNDAY…..AND TWO YESTERDAY…..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-13 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-63
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 18 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 26 DEATHS……
THERE WERE NINE PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
TRAILS PROJECTS
03/09/21
12 PROJECTS…..TOTALING 692-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM…..
ALL OF WHICH WILL BE USED TO UPGRADE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL SPACES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..
HART COUNTY WILL RECEIVE 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO CONSTRUCT THE…..HART COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELD
WALKING TRAIL….
THE SELECTED APPLICANTS MUST STILL UNDERGO AN ENVIRONEMNTAL REVIEW…..AND RECEIVE CLEARANCE FROM THE KENTUCKY
TRANSPORTATION CABINET AND APPROVAL FROM THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION…….
SPORTS
03/09/21
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THE TRAVEL TO GREENWOOD…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…….AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AROUND FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON…….
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO TAKE ON THE HURRICANES…..
THE MEN’S A-C-C TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY AS…..
PITT TAKES ON MIAMI…..DUKE GOES AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE…..AND NOTRE DAME PLAYS WAKE FOREST…..
PLAY BEGINS IN THE MEN’S C-USA TOURNAMENT…..
AS RICE TANGLES WITH SOUTERN MISS AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE BATTLES FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL……
THE WOMEN’S C-USA TOURNAMENT ALSO STARTS TODAY AS……
U-A-B GOES AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTIONO…..AND THE LADY TOPPERS TAKE ON OLD DOMINION…..
BLUEGRASS SALE FINAL
03/08/21
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS HAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED THE DEAL TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN ASSETS OF BLUEGRASS CELLULAR…..WHICH SERVED 210-
THOUSAND CUSTOMERS IN 34 COUNTIES……
VERIZON SAYS NO ACTION IS NEEDED FROM CUSTOMERS RIGHT NOW…..AS THEY WILL RECEIVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE ACQUISITION AND
THE ARRAY OF SERVICES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM VERIZON…….
TRANSPORTATION ORDER
03/08/21
KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY JIM GRAY HAS SIGNED AN OFFICIAL ORDER TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON
MOTOR CARRIERS ENGAGED IN RESTORING POWER AND DELIVERING FUEL AND OTHER RELIEF SERVICES TO AREAS STRICKENED BY FLOODING
AND OTHER WEATHR-RELATED DISASTERS….
THE ORDER……WHICH TEMPORARILY RELIEVES COMMERCIAL DRIVERS FROM MAXIMUM DRIVING TIMES AND WEIGH STATION STOPS IF PROVIDING
RESPONSE RELIEF…….IS EFFECTIVE THRU MARCH 19TH AND MAY BE EXTENDED IF NEED…..
IT ALSO AUTHORIZES THE WAIVER OF PERMIT FEES FOR OVERWEIGHT/OVER DIMENSIONAL VEHICLES……
CABONI CONTRACT
03/08/21
THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS HAVE APPROVED AN ADDENDUM TO PRESIDENT TIMOTHY CABONI’S EMPLOYMENT
CONTRACT THAT INCLUDES RETENTION AND PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUSES…..A DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAY…..SEPARATION PAYMENTS….
AND AN INCREASE TO HIS BASE SALARY FORM 416-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO 450-THOUSAND……
THE CONTRACT RUNS THRU JUNE 30TH……20-25…..
OVERDOSES
03/08/21
AUTHORITIES IN HAZARD ARE WORKING WITH FEDERAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF SUSPECTED OVERDOSES
THAT RESULTED IN THREE DEATHS AND SICKENED SEVERAL OTHERS…..INCLUDING TWO POLICE OFFICERS……
AUTHORITIES URGE RESIDENTS TO USE CAUTION IF THE SEE ANY SUBSTANCE THAT IS NOT EARILY RECOGNIZABLE…..AS WHAT EVER THIS IS…..IT IS
DEADLY……
SPORTS
03/08/21
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL….
TENNESSEE DOWNED FLORIDA 65 TO 54…..
SOUTH CAROLINA CLAIMED THE WOMEN’S S-E-C TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AS THEY DEFEATED GEORGIA 67 TO 62……
IN THE WOMEN’S A-C-C TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..
LOUISVILLE DROPPED A 58 TO 56 DECISION TO N-C STATE……
AND KYLE LARSON TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG AT THE LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/05/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED THREE NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-FOUR CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-50
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 22 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WAS ONE PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
03/05/21
KENTUCKY VOTERS COULD DECIDE WHETHER TO GIVE LAWMAKERS THE OPTION TO EXTEND THE NUMBER OF DAYS THEY MEET UNDER A
PROPOSAL THAT HAS WON SENATE APPROVAL…..
THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WOULD GIVE LAWMAKERS THE OPTION TO BE IN SESSION UP TO 12 EXTRA DAYS EACH YEAR…..IN
ADDITION TO THEIR REGULAR SESSION WHICH LASTS 60-DAYS IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS AND 30-DAYS IN ODD NUMBERED YEARS…..AND THE
PROPOSAL ALSO WOULD NOT CHANGE A GOVENOR’S ABILITY TO CALL SPECIAL SESSIONS…..
IF APPROVED…..THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE ON THE 20-22 BALLOT……
HALL PROMOTED
03/05/21
THE FIRST BANK SCOTTSVILLE LOCATION HAS A NEW….FINANCIAL CENTER MANAGER…..
TRACIE HALL…..AN ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE AND VETERAN BANKER WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF FINANCIAL SERVICES EXPERIENCE……HAS BEEN
PROMOTED TO “FINANCIAL CENTER MANAGER…..
IN HER NEW ROLL…..HALL WILL OVERSEE CENTER OPERTIONS….LEAD INITIATIVES TO ATTRACT NEW CUSTOMERS……AND SOLIDIFY RELATIONSHIPS
WITH EXISTING CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESSES IN THE SCOTTSVILLE COMMUNITY…..
HALL BEGAN HER BANKING CAREER IN 1993 WITH FARMERS NATIONAL BANK…. WHICH MERGED WITH FIRST BANK LAST YEAR……
JUDGE NOMINEES
03/05/21
THE JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION…..LED BY CHIEF JUSTICE OF KENTUCKY JOHN MINTON-JUNIOR…..HAS ANNOUNCED NOMINEES TO FILL THE
CIRCUIT COURT JUDICIAL VACANY FOR ALLEN AND SIMPSON COUNTIES……
THE THREE NOMINEES ARE ATTORNEYS MARK THURMON….DAVID CUMMINS….AND CLINT WILLIS ALL OF FRANKLIN…..
THURMON IS A PARTNER AT THE LAW FIRM OF CROCKER AND THURMAN AND SERVES AS A TRIAL L COMMISSIONER…..
CUMMINS IS A MEMBER WITH THE LAW FIRM OF LEACH AND CUMMINS…..
AND WILLIS SERVES AS AN ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS
COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY FOR ALLEN AND SIMPSON COUNTIES……
THE JUDICIAL SEAT BECAME VACANT WHEN JUDGE JANET CROCKER RESIGNED JANUARY 31ST…..
SPORTS
03/05/21
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO METFALVE COUNTY…..TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AROUND FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON…..
INJUNCTION GRANTED
03/04/21
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD HAS ISSUED A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION KEEPING THREE BILLS PASSED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY….. THAT
LIMIT THE GOVERNOR’S POWER TO DEAL WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…..FROM BEING IMPLEMENTED UNTIL THE MERITS OF THE CASE ARE
HEARD….
HOUSE BILL ONE AND SENATE BILLS ONE AND TWO WERE APPROVED BY THE REPUBLICAN SUPERMAJORITY…..IN BOTH CHAMBERS….DURING THE
FIRST DAYS OF THE 20-21 SESSION…..
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR THEN VETOED THE BILLS……WHICH LAWMAKERS OVERRODE…..AND THE GOVERNOR THEN FILED SUIT
SEEKING TO KEEP THE BILLS FROM BECOMING LAW…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/04/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED TWO NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-ONE CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-50
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 19 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 11 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
ARREST-HART
03/05/21
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A HART COUNTY MAN ON MULTIPLE CHARGES RELATED TO AN INVESTIGAION INTO SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS…..
74 YEAR OLD JAMES HEALEY OF MUNFORDVILLE WAS ARRESTED ON AN INDICTMENT WARRANT AND LODGED IN THE HART COUNTY JAIL……
SPORTS
03/04/21
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON CAROLINA……
AT THE WOMEN’S A-C-C TOURNAMENT…..
NORTH CAROLINA PLAYS WAKE FOREST…..SYRCUSE TAKES ON BOSTON COLLEGE….. VIRGINIA TECH TANGLES WITH MIAMI…..AND NOTRE DAME
BATTLES CLEMSON…..
AT THE WOMEN’S S-E-C TOURNAMENT……
MISSISSIPPI STATE GOES AGAINST L-S-U…..MISSOURI PLAYS ALABAMA…..OLE MISS TANGLES WITH ARKANSAS…..AND KENTUCKY TAKES ON
FLORIDA……
CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS
03/02/21
DUE TO A SEVEN WEEK DECLINE IN NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN KENTUCKY….. BEGINNING THIS FRIDAY…..CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS IN SOME
BUSINESSES WIL BE RELAXED BY 10-PERCENT……
AMONG THE BUSINESSES AFFECT ARE BARS AND RESTAURANTS…..FITNESS CENTERS…..MOVIE THEATRES…..RETAIL….AND MOVIE THEATRES…..
CURRENT CAPACITIES ARE 50-PERCENT….WHICH WILL INCREASE TO 60-PERENT……
AT PLACES OF WORSHIP…….CAPACITY IS A RECOMMENDATON…..BUT THE RECOMMENDATON IS TO INCREASE BY 10-PERCENT……
THE MASK MANDATE IS STILL IN PLACE…..AND THE INCREASE IS ONLY ALLOWED IF THE BUSINESS CAN MAINTAIN SIX-FEET OF SOCIAL DISTANCE…..
IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY…..THAT CHILDCARE CENTER CAPACITY WILL INCREASE TO REGUALR GROUP SIZE ON MARCH 15TH……..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/02/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVEN NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE LAST FRIDAY
AFTERNOON……WITH THREE CASSES SATURDAY…..TWO SUNDAY…..AND TWO YESTERDAY…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-93 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-46
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 15 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE SIX PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
STATE OF EMERGENCY
03/02/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS DECLARED A “STATE OF EMERGENCY” DUE TO THE EXTREMEMLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS MOST OF KENTUCKY
OVER THE WEEK-END….
THE “STATE OF EMERGENCY” ALLOWS THE COMMONWEALTH’S RESOURCES TO BE MOBILIZED TO HELP CITIES AND COUNTIES AFECTED BY THE
RAINFALL…..
AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING…..13 COUNTIES HAD DECLARED STATES OF EMERGENCY……
ARREST
03/02/21
FRIDAY NIGHT…..THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A RESIDENCE ON OLD BOWLING GREEN ROAD IN
BARREN COUNTY…. IN REFERENCE TO A DRUG INVESTIGATION…..
LOCATED WERE SEVERAL BAGS OF CRYSTAL METH PACKAGED FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIGITAL SCALES, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, CASH, A LOADED FIRE
ARM, PILLS AND OTHER PACKAGING MATERIALS……AND A LARGE BAG OF MARIJUANA WAS FOUND IN AN OUTBUILDING…..
46 YEAR OLD MICHAEL LOWE…..WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-ENHANCED, POSSESSION OF A
HANDGUN BY A CONVICTED FELON, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHENALIA…..
DECTECTIVES SAY ADDITIONAL CHARGES ARE PENDING……
SPORTS
03/02/21
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT……AND DROPPED A 41 TO 32 DECISION TO RUSSELLVILLE……
THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE BACK IN ACTION FRIDAY NIGHT……
THE PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TONIGHT FOR A BOY’S DOUBLEHEADER…..AS BOWLING GREEN COMES TO PATRIOT GYM…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME STARTING AROUND SEVEN-15……
REAL ESTATE SALES
03/01/21
THE REALTORS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY REPORTED RECORD SALES AND FALLING INVENTORY CONTINUES…..AS JANUARY WAS THE
FIFTH MONTH IN A ROW THAT SALES HAVE TOPPED THE SAME MONTH FROM A YEAR PRIOR…..
195 RESIDENTIAL UNITS WERE SOLD IN JANUARY….WHICH WAS UP EIGHT-POINT-33 PERCENT FROM LAST JANUARY…..AS SALES VOLUME REACHED
JUST OVER 38-MILLION DOLLARS…..WHICH WAS UP 16-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT FROM JANUARY 20-20……
MEANWHILE….RESIDENTIAL INVENTORY FOR SALE HAS FALLEN 10 OF THE LAST 12 MONTH…..AS OF JANUARY 31ST THERE WERE ONLY 443
RESIDENTIAL UNITES FOR SALE…..DOWN FROM 961 FOR THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR…..
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME…..HOMES “UNDER CONTRACT” OR “PENDING” OUTNUMBERED THE ACTIVE LISTINGS…..
FLOODING
03/01
MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY IS DEALIING WITH SIGNIFICANT…..FLASH FLOODING….FOLLOWING YESTERDAY’S ALL-DAY RAIN-FALL…..
MANY ROADS IN LOW-LYING AREAS ARE IMPASSABLE…..
RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE CONTINUING TO RISE…..
IF YOU COME UPON A FLOOD ROAD…..FIND ANOTHER ROUTE……AS AUTHORITIES URGE EVERYONE TO “TURN AROUND AND DON’T DROWN”…….
A TORNADO WATCH WAS ALSO ISSUED LAST NIGHT……
COVID UPDATE
03/01/21
675 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY….. RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 404-THOUSAND-762…..
12 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO FOUR-THOUSAND-632……
732 ARE CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 45-THOUSAND-544 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS FIVE-POINT-56 PERCENT……
LICENSE RENEWAL
03/01/21
KENTUCKY REQUIRES A VISION SCREENING FOR NEW DRIVERS…..BUT NOT FOR INDIVIDUALS RENEWING THEIR LICENSE……HOWEVER…..THAT
WOULD CHANGE UNDER A BILL PASSED BY THE KENTUCKY HOUSE……
THE MEASURE WOULD REQUIRE A VISION SCREENING WHENEVER SOMEONE RENEWS THEIR’S DRIVER’S LICENSE……CURRENTLY 42 STATES
REQUIRE A VISION SCREENING DURING DRIVER’S LICENSE RENEWALS…..
THE VISION TEST COULD BE DONE BY AN EYE-CARE PROFESIONSL…..OUR OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL……OR AT THE DRIVER’S LICENSE
OFFICE…….
SPORTS
03/0121
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS TRAVEL TO THE WARREN COUNTY AQUATIC CENTER FOR A MEET…….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON RUSSELLVILLE IN A GIRL’S VARSITY GAME…..
TIP OFF IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
THE TOPPERS HOST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/25/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FIVE NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-86 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-31
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 23 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 16 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES CURRENTLY…..YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
BRENT
02/26/21
52 YEAR OLD LARRY BRENT OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..THERE WILL BE NO
VISITATION OF SERVICES AS CREMATION WAS CHOSEN…AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JANET BRENT…..TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; BILL AND FRED AND MIUK….AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; PAT BRENT
ALL OF MICHIGAN….. THREE AUNTS ALSO SURVIVE……
MAYHEW
02/26/21
87 YEAR OLD JOYCE AUSBROOKS MAYHEW OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
MONDAY AFTERNOON AT ON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WALKER’S CHAPEL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO WALKER’S CHAPEL CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; CHARLES AND HANNAH AUSBROOKS OF SCOTTSVILLE AND LARRY AND LINDA AUSBROOKS
OF OAKLAND….. TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; JANE AND HERBERT SMITH AND PATTY AND JIMMY LANDERS….AND A BROTHER; BILLY TAYLOR
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SISTER; PEGGY MCGINLY OF TEXAS…..AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; BOBBY AUSBROOKS OF ADOLPHUS……EIGHT
GRANDCHILDREN, TWO STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND 16 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
PARRISH
02/26/21
76 YEAR OLD PHILLIP S. PARRISH OF MADISONVILLE…..AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY AT HILLSIDE CENTER IN
MADISONVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HOLLAND
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOHN AND GAIL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDSON ALSO SURVIVES……
SPORTS
02/26/21
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND DROPPED A 39 TO 32 DECISION TO SOUTH WARREN…..
LADY PATRIOTS BACK IN ACTION TOMORROW AS THEY TRAVEL TO CLINTON COUNTY…….
AND THE RED WINGS DEFEATED THE PREDATORS FIVE TO TWO……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/25/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-81 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-30
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 20 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 14 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES CURRENTLY…..YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
INSTRUCTION BILL
02/245/21
THE KENTUCKY HOUSE PASSED A BILL YESTERDAY THAT REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO REOPEN TO “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION BY LATE MARCH…..
THE REQUIREMENT THAT “IN-PERSON” CLASSES RESUME BY MARCH 29TH WAS ADDED TO A LARGER EDUCATION BILL THAT NOW GOES TO THE
SENATE….
UNDER THE BILL…..SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD NEED TO OFFER….AT LEAST….A HYBRID SCHEDULE WHERE STUDENTS ATTEND “IN-PERSON”
CLASSES AT LEAST TWO DAYS A WEEK…..AND CLASSES ARE HELD AT LEAST FOUR DAYS A WEEK…
UP TO FIVE NONTRADITONAL INSTRUCTION DAYS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRICTS THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR……AND MORE N-T-I DAYS
COULD BE GRANTED IN AREAS WITH THE MOST SERIOUS COVID-19 INCIDENCE RATES….
UNEMPLOYMENT WEBSITE
02/25/21
A KENTUCKY UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIM WEBSITE WAS TEMPOARILY INACCESSIBLE YESTERDAY FOLLOWING AN ATTEMPTED CYBER-ATTACK…..
THE KENTUCKY CAREER CENTER SAYS UNIDENTIFIED SUSPECTS ATTEMPED TO GAIN ENTRY TO THE SITE AND OVERWHELMED IT WITH RANDOM
LOGIN USERNAMES……
NONE OF THE LOGIN ATTEMPTS WERE SUCCESSFUL AND NO INFORMATION WAS COMPROMISED…..
THE SITE IS USED TO FILE NEW CLAIMS…..AS-WELL-AS TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF EXSISTING CLAIMS…..VIEW PAYMENT HISTORY…..AND UPDATE
PROFILE INFORMATION……
HARPER
02/25/21
78 YEAR OLD SHERLIE CHARLTON HAPER OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY AT TUESDAY AT COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALITY HOSPITAL IN
BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OAK FOREST NUMBER ONE
CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONAITONS TO OAK FOREST NUMBER ONE CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; EUGENE HARPER…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-N-LAW; RUSTY AND RHONDA, DENNIS AND SALLY AND MIKE
AND LAURA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; DONNA AUSBROOKS OF ADOLPHUS AND BARBARA AUSBROOKS AND
LYNN AND JIMMY DENTON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; STEVE AND MARY CHARLTON OF ADOLPHUS…..A SISTER;
DELOYCE MEADOR OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; MURL HUGHES OF ADOLPHUS…..17 GRAND CHILDREN AND 30 GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/25/21
THE LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM IS BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT AS SOUTH WARREN COMES TO PATRTOT GYM FOR A GIRL’S VARSITY GAME…..
TIP OFF IS SIX…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE TOPPERS ARE ON THE ROAD TO HOUSTON……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN DETRIOT TO TAKE ON THE RED WINGS….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/24/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FOUR NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-81 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-28
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 23 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 81 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES CURRENTLY…..YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
UNEMPLOYMENT BILL
02/24/21
A BILL ALLOWING THE COMMONWEALTH TO WAIVE THE OVERPAYMENT OF SOME PANDEMIC-RELATED UNEMPLOYEMTN CLAIMS….HAS WON
APPROVAL FROM A KENTUCKY SENATE COMMITTEE…..
THE MEASURE APPLIES TO SOME PEOPLE WHO LEFT THEIR JOBS EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC DUE TO CONCERNS……AT THE TIME…..THEY WERE TOLD
THEY WERE ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE…..BUT LATER WERE INFORMED THEY MONEY HAD TO TBE GIVEN BACK….
THE LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW THE LABOR CABINET TO WAIVE OVERPAYMENTS WHEN THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE WAS AT FAULT……
MPEACHMENT PANEL
02/24/21
A LEGISLATIVE PANEL HAS WRAPPED UP ITS REVIEW OF IMPEACHMENT EFFORTS AGAINST GOVENOR ANDY BESHEAR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL
DANIEL CAMERON….. RECOMMENDING THEY NOT BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE…..
THE PETITIONS WERE FILED BY AN HANDFFUL OF KENTUCKIANS AGAINST BESHEAR FOR HIS CORONA-VIRUS RESTRICTIONS…..AND CAMERON FOR
HIS HANDLING OF THE BREONNA TAYLOR DEATH INVESTIGATION…….
ARREST-WARREN
02/24/21
AN INVESTIGATON BY THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ELECTRONIC CRIME BRANCH HAS LEAD TO THE ARREST OF 21 YEAR OLD TRISTAN SCOTT
WALLACE OF BOWLING GREEN .ON CHARGES RELATED TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE…..
A SEARCH WAS EXECUTED AT WALLACE’S RESIDENCE WHERE EQUIPMENT TO FACILIATE THE CRIME WAS SEIZED…..
TWO STATE PURSUIT
02/24/21
A TWO-DAY……TWO STATE PURSUIT LEAD TO THE ARREST OF A TENNESSEE MAN…..
THE SUMNER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE A STOLEN NISSAN TRUCK NEAR THE KENTUCKY/TENNESSEE LINE…WHEN
SIMPSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES TOOK UP THE PURSUIT ON I-65……AND K-S-P TROOPERS RESPONDED AS THE STOLEN VEHICLE EXITED I-
65 TO PLANO ROAD…..
THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A WOODED AREA WHERE IS BECAME LODGED AGAISNT A TREE……AND THE OPERATOR 31 YEAAR OLD JAMES TORSAK OF
GALLATIN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF OFFENSES AND LODGED IN THE WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL……
FBI ARREST
02/24/21
A KENTUCKY COUPLE HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY THE F-B-I IN CONNECTION WITH THE JANUARY SIXTH RIOT AT THE U-S CAPITOL…..
LORI ANN VINSON AND TOMAS RAY VINSON WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN OWENSBORO……
SPORTS
02/24/21
DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY…..THE “YUM CENTER” AND THE LOUISVILLE XTREME INDOOR FOOTBALL TEAM….ANNOUNCED A THREE
YEAR AGREEMENT FOR THE TEAM TO PLAY THEIR HOME GAMES AT THE “YUM CENTER”…..
THE EIGHT HOME GAMES WILL BE PLAYED BETWEEN APRIL AND AUGUST…..WITH THE HOME OPENER APRIL 24TH……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/23/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FOUR NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE LAST FRIDAY…..WITH ONE
CASE STAURDAY….. NONE SUNDAY AND THREE YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-77 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-20
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 25 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 78 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS IN THE YELLOW ZONE FOR CASES CURRENTLY…..YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
VACCINES EXPANDING
02/23/21
KENTUCKY IS EXPANDING ITS VACCINATION ELIGIBILITY TO ANYONE OVER 60 BEGINNING MARCH FIRST……
STARTING MONDAY…..KENTUCKY’S REGIONAL VACCINATION SITES WILL MOVE TO PHASE “ONE-C”…..WHICH EXPANDS THE POOL OF ELIGIBLE
RECIPIENTS TO THOSE OVER 60…..AND ANYONE OVER AGE 16 WHO HAS A HIGH RISK CONDITION…..
THE “ONE-C” ALSO INCLUDES REMAINING ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO WEREN’T IN THE HIHER PRIORITY CATEGORIES……
ALCOHOL TO GO
02/23/21
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS HAVE ADVANCED LEGISLATION ALLOWING “TO-GO” ALCHOL SALES TO BECOME A PERMANENT FIXURE FOR RESTAURANTS…..
TO HELP OFFSET CORONA-VIRUS RELATED LOSSES….
THE PROPOSAL WOULD ALLO RESTAURANTS AND BARS TO SELL ALCHOHOL….. INCLUDING COCKTAISL…..IN SEALED CONTAINERS FOR DELIVERY
AND TO-GO ORDERS AS PART OF A MEAL PURCHASE…..
EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ALLOW ALCOHOL ‘TO-GO” SALES……AND THE BILL WOULD
MAKE THAT ACCOMMODATON PERMANENT……
IMPEACHMENT PANEL
02/23/21
A LEGISLATIVE PANEL TOOK NO ACTON ON IMPEACHMENT PETITONS PENDING AGAINST GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL
DANIEL CAMERON… AFTER MEETING FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR YESTERDAY……
THE PETITIONS WERE DISCUSSED DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSON…..BUT THE PANEL REACH NO “FINAL RESOLUTION…..AND ANOTHER MEETING
OF THE PANEL HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME…..
HART FIRE-FATAL
02/23/21
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL HOUSE FIRE IN HART COUNTY….
THE HARDVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO A RESIDENCE ON HUNDRED ACRE POND ROAD SUNDAY NIGHT…..WHERE A DECEASED MALE…..
IDENTIFIED AT 81 YEAROLD RALPH BENNET WAS DISCOVERED IN THE RESIDENCE……
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HASN’T BEEN DETERMINED…..BUT NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED AT THIS TIME……
SPORTS
02/23/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE BACK IN ACTION LAST NIGHT…..AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 41 TO 38 DECISION TO WARREN
EAST…..
AND THE PATRIOTS DEFEATED THE RAIDERS 74 TO 46……
THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE BACK IN ACTION THURSDAY NIGHT……
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO TAKE ON THE RED WINGS….
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LOUISVILLE IS AT HOME TO PLAY NOTRE DAME……
AND THE KENTUCKY/ TEXAS A-AND-M GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED……
COVID UPDATE
02/22/21
YESTERDAY SAW ANOTHER DROP IN COVID-19 MUMBERS IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY…..AS 979 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED…..BRINGING THE
PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 396-THOUSAND-997…..
JEFFERSON WAS THE ONLY COUNTY WITH MORE THAN 100 CASES…..WARREN WAS TIED FOR SIXTH WITH BULLITT COUNTY WITH 20 EACH…..AND
BARREN COUNTY WAS 10TH WITH 21…..
21 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOS TO THE VIRUS TO FOUR-THOUSAND-447……
902 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 46-THOUSAND-753 HAVE RECOVERED……
AND THE POSITIVIY RATE DROPPED TO SIX-POINT-72 PERCENT……
KROGER DATA BREACH
02/22/21
KROGER IS INFORMING SOME CUSTOMERS AND ASSOCIATES THAT A THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE COMPANY IT USES FOR DATA SERVICES SUFFERED A
DATA BREACH…..
KROGER’S OWN “I-T” SYSTEMS WERE NO AFFECTED….AND NO GROCERY STOR DATA….CREDIT OR DEBIT CARE INFORMATION OR CUSTOMER
ACCOUNT PASSWORDS WERE IMPACTED….
KROGER DOES SAY SOME ASSOCIATE H-R DATA…..SOME PHARMACY RECORDS…. AND SOME MONEY SERVICES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED….
KROGER IS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THOSE IMPACTED…..AND SAYS THERE IS NO INDICATION OF FRAUD OR MISUSE OF PERSONAL
INFORMATION AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT…..
KY DOWNS EXPANSION
02/22/21
THE KENTUCKY HORSE RACING COMMISSION HAS APPROVED A REQUEST FROM KENTUCKY DOWNS IN FRANKLIN…..TO EXPAND ITS LICENSED
PREMISES TO AN EXTENSION FACILITY IN BOWLING GREEN…..
THE REQUEST HAD BEEN MADE LAST FALL…..AND APPROVAL CAME JUST DAYS AFTER THE GENERAL ASSEMLY PASSED LEGISLATON TO LEGALIZE
THE ”SLOT MACHINE LIKE” HISTORIACL HORSE RACING MACHINES…..
SPORTS
02/22/21
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAMS CELEBRATE HOMECOMING TONIGHT AS WARREN EAST COMES TO PATRIOT GYM…..
HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD BETWEEN GAMES……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/19/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 11 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-73 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 16-HUNDRED-95
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 46 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 84 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES CURRENTLY…..YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
VISITATION
02/19/21
BEGINNING TOMORROW……NON-MEDICAID CERTIFIED……LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES WILL BE OPEN TO VISITORS…..
VISITS ARE LIMITED TO ONE PERSON…..OR TWO FROM THE SAME HOUSEHOLD……
VISITORS WILL ALSO NEED TO SHOW A NEGATIVE COVID-TEST TAKEN IN THE LAST 72-HOURS…..OR PROOF OF VACCINATION…….
RULING
02/19/21
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD……YESTERDAY……EXTENDED A TEMPORARY ORDER BLOCKING A NEW STATE LAW RESTRICTING
THE GOVERNOR’S AUTHORITY TO COMBAT COVID-19……
THE RESTRAINING ORDER IS CURRENTLY BLOCKING A MEASURE THAT WOULD.ALLOW BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS TO COMPLY WITH COVID-19
GUIDELINES FROM THE BESHEAR ADMINISTRATION….OR THE C-D-C…..WHICHEVER IS LEAST RESTRICTIVE……
SPORTS
0219/21
THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS HAVE RELEASED THEIR 20-21 SCHEDULE…..
THE HOT RODS WILL PLAY A 120-GAME SCHEDULE…..HOSTING 60 CONTESTS AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK OVER 10 HOMESTANDS…..
THE HOT RODS WILL BEGIN THE SEASON ON THE ROAD AS THEY TAKE ON THE GREENVILLE DRIVE……AND WILL HOST THEIR HOME OPENER ON MAY
11TH……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/18/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED TWO NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-62 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 16-HUNDRED-45
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 83 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE FOUR PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING
ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
MORE VACCINE
02/18/21
KENTUCKY IS SET TO RECEIVE A 29-PERCENT INCREASE IN ITS COVID-19 VACCINATION SUPPLY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT…..STARTING
NEXT WEEK…..
THE LATEST BOOST IN SHIPMENTS MEANS THE COMMONWEALTH’S VACCINE ALLOCATION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE RISEN BY 57-
PERCENT…….
MORE THAN 540-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS…..OR ABOUT 12-PERCENT OF THE POPULATON…..HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST THEIR FIRST DOSE OF
VACCINE……
SPORTS
02/18/21
THE PREDATORS ARE IN COLUMBUS TO TAKE ON THE BLUEJACKETS……
ROAD
02/16/21
ROADS IN SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY REMAN SNOW AND ICE COVERED OR PARTIALLY COVERED DUE TO THE WINTER STORM….
STATE CREWS HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON MAINLY ON PRIORITY “A” ROUTES…..WITH SOME PRIORITY “B” ROUTED BEING TREATED……THOSE WHO
LIVE ON PRIOTITY “C” ROUTES….WHICH ARE MORE RURAL AREAS ARE ASKED TO BE PATIENT……
THE COLD TEMPERATURES MAKE PLOWING HARD ON CREW MEMBERS AND EQUIPMENT….AND MAKE THE ROADWAYS HARDER TO PLOW……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/16/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FOUR NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..WITH
FOUR SATURDAY AND NONE SUNDAY AND YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-59 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 16-HUNDRED-30
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 97 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE EIGHT PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE…..THE SECOND HIGHEST IN THE COMMONWEALTH FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN
VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND
SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS
SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
VACCINE CHANGE
02/16/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNUNCED A CHANGE IN VACCINE PRIORITY FOR ONE GROUP YESTERDAY…..AS CHILD CARE WORKERS WILL BE MOVED
UP TO….ONE “B”…..
THE C-D-C MADE THAT CHANGE ABOUT A MONTH AGO….WITH LITTLE ANNOUNCEMENT…..AND THE GOVERNOR SAID THE COMMONWEALTH IS AT A
PLACE WHERE THE TIME IS RIGHT TO DO IT……
SO CHILDCARE WORKERS NOW QUALIFY TO SIGN UP ANYWHERE IN KENTUCKY FOR A COVID-19 VACCINE……
SPORTS
02/16/21
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM ARE SCHEDULED TO BE AT HOME AND TAKE ON SOUTH WARREN……
THE PREDATORS TAKE ON THE STARS IN DALLAS…….
WINTER WEATHER
02/15/21
MOST OF THE KENTUCKY IS UNDER A…..WINTER STORM WARNING…..FOR HEAVY SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT
THE COMMONWEALTH THRU TOMORROW…..
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE WILL BE TWO SEPARATE WAVES…. THERE WAS MIXED PRECIPATATION WITH SLEET AND A LITTLE
SNOW LAST NIGH…..AND THERE WILL BE A LULL BEFORE THE HEAVY SNOW BEGINS TODAY….
THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN THE AREA OF HEAVY SNOW AND ICE WILL EXTEND PRIMARILY FROM BOWLING GREEN THROUGH LEXINGTON AND ON
TO ASHLAND…..
NORTH AND WEST OF THAT LINE IS LOOKING FOR 10 TO 12 INCHES IN SOME AREAA…..WHILE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE LINE WILL HAVE MORE ICE
THAN SNOW…..
ROADS
02/15/21
CITY……COUNTY….AND STATE ROAD CREWS CONTINUE TO WORK THE ROADS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM THAT
MOVED THROUGH LAST NIGHT…..
THE SYSTEM DUMPED SLEET…..FREEZING RAIN…..AND SOME SNOW IN JUST A FEW HOURS TO COVER THE ROADS…..WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
20s……
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
02/15/21
DUE TO THE WEATHER…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BE RESHCEDLIGN TODAY’S…..COVID-19 INITIAL AND BOOSTER
VACCINATIONS…..TO WEDNESDAY……
AT THIS TIME…..INDIVIDUALS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW WILL NOT BE EFFECTED…….
SHOOTING-WARREN
02/15/21
STATE POLICE CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION INTO A SHOOT IN WARREN COUNTY YESTERDAY THAT CLAIMED A LIFE….
AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO A RESIDENCE ON GALLOWAYS MILL ROAD IN ROCKFIELD…..WHERE THERE WAS AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN 37
YEAR OLD DANIEL MOORE OF GREENSBURG AND 35 YEAR OLD BRADLEY HEARD OF ROCKFIELD….
THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN MOORE RECEIVING A KNIFE WOUND…..MOORE, WHO WAS ARMED WITH A HAND GUN, FIRED MULTIPLE ROUNDS
STRIKING HEARD ALONG WITH HIS 74 YEAR OLD FATHER RUSSELL WHO DIED AT THE SCENE……
BRANDLY HEARD WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….AND MOORE….WHO LEFT THE SCENE IN A VEHICLE….WAS LOCATED
ON RUSSELLVILLE ROAD AND TAKEN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT…..
SPORTS
02/15/21
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE SCHEDULED TO HOST LOGAN COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO DALLAS TO TAKE ON THE STARS….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/12/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED EIGHT NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-51 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 15-HUNDRED-44
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 175 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 23 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE THE HIGHEST IN THE COMMONWEALTH FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..
WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF
YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL
CARE…..
VACCINE SITES
02/12/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS ANNOUNCED NEW VACCINATION SITES IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
THERE ARE SIX NEW REGIONAL SITES…..10 KROGER STORES…..15 WALMART STORES….125 PHARMACIES INCLUDING WALGREENS AND GOOD
NEIGHBOR INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES…….…..
VACCINES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT MOBILE CLINICS AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS……
TRANSPORTATION ORDER
02/12/21
KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY JIM RAY HAS SIGNED AN OFFICIAL ORDER TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON
MOTOR CARRIERS ENGATED IN RESTORING POWER AND DELIVERING FUEL AND OTHER RELIEF SERVICES TO AREA STRICKEN BY THIS WEEK’S
SNOW AND ICE STORM….
THE ORDER IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT…..FEBRUARY 21ST…..AND MAY NE EXTENDED IF NEEDED….
IN ADDITION…..THE ORDER AUTHORIZED THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET’S…. DEPARTMENT OF VEHICLE REGULATION….TO WAIVE PERMIT FEES FOR
OVERWEIGHT-OVER-DEMENSIION VEHICLES……
CARRIERS MUST STILL COMPLY WITH ALL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND HAVE A COPY OF THE ORDER IN THE TRUCK CAB IF OPERATING UNDER ITS
AUTHORITY……
PAUL
02/12/21
SENATOR RAND PAUL IS ENCOURAGING KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS TO ADVANCE “IN-PERSON” VOTING AS A WAY TO PROTECT ELECTION SECURITY…..
KENTUCKY ALLOWED WIDESPREAD “MAIL-IN” VOTING LAST YEAR TO TRY AND PROTECT PEOPLE FROM COVID-19…..IT WAS PART OF AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR AND SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS THAT MMINIMIZED LONG LINES…..AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS…..
AND WAS CREDITED FOR THE COMMONWEALTH’S BIG VOTER TURN-OUT IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC…..
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
02/12/21
STATE POLICE CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION INTO AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN LOGAN COUNTY…..
LOGAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WENT TO THE RESIDENCE IN RUSSELLVILLE…..IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATED OF 44 YEAR OLD BRIAN ELLIS OF
HOPKINSVILLE….WHO HAD ACTIVE WARRANTS FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER…..
WHEN THEY FOUND ELLIS…..HE DROVE A VEHICLE TOWARDS THEM….AND SHOTS WERE FIRED….
ELLIS WAS TAKEN TO A MEDICAL FACILITY FOR TREATMENT…..
SPORTS
02/12/21
AND TONIGHT’S PATRIOT/LADY PATRIOT BALLGAMES IN TAYLOR COUNTY HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO A BOY’S VARSITY GAME ONLY…..
TIP OFF IS SIX-30 SCOTTSVILLE TIME…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AT SIX-15……
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
THE LADY TOPPERS ARE ON THE ROAD TO RICE….
WHILE THE TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON RICE….
SCHOOL
02/11/21
DUE TO THE WEATHER…..
THERE WILL BE NO “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TODAY AND TOMORROW…..
INSTRUCTION WILL BE VIRTUAL TODAY AND TOMORROW…..
ALLEN COUNTY HEAD START CLOSE AND WILL HAVE N-T-I INSTRUCTION…..
ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSESD TODAY….AND ALL COVID-19 VACCINATIONS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED…..
THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS WILL HAVE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION…..
BARREN COUNTY, CAVERNA, EDMONSON COUNTY HART COUNTY, METCALFE COUNTY MONROE COUNTY AND SIMPSON COUNTH….
TODAY IS AN “ALERT THURDDAY” FOR BOWLING GREEN CITY SCHOOLS…..
VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY AND GLASGOW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY CLOSED TO DAY
SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE CLOSED TODAY AND TOMORROW…..
ALL CAMPUSES OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERITY CLOSED TO “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION…..BUT REMOTE LEARNING WILL CONTINUE
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/11/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 20 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-43 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 15-HUNDRED-41
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 170 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 23 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE THE HIGHEST IN THE COMMONWEALTH FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..
WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF
YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL
CARE…..
SPORTS
02/11/21
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE RED WINGS……
THE “DUAL 150s” WILL BE RUN AT THE DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY….. WHICH WILL SET THE FIELD AND LINEUP FOR SUNDAY’S DAYTONA
500…..
APPOINTMENTS
02/10/21
IF THE IMPENDING WINTER WEATHER FORCES THE CLOSURE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT….THEY WILL RESCHEDULE
VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NEX AVAILABLE DAY AND TIME……
PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE NOTIFICATION BY PHONE OF THEIR NEW APPOINTMENT AS THEY’RE RESCHEDULED…….
IF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS OPEN…..AND YOU’RE UNABLE TO MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT DUE TO THE WEATHER…..CALL TWO-THREE-SEVEN-44-
23 TO LEAVE YOUR INFORMATION AND SOMEONE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU REGARDING MAKE-UP APPOINTMENT INSTRUCTIONS…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/10/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 15 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-23 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 15-HUNDRED-20
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 170 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 32 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE THE HIGHEST IN THE COMMONWEALTH FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..
WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF
YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL
CARE…..
DOSES INCREASING
02/10/21
KENTUCKY IS GOING TO BE RECEIVING MORE DOSES OF THE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS……AS THE WHITE HOUSED ANNOUNCED THE
COMMONWEALTH WILL BE GETTING SIX-PERCENT MORE NEXT WEEK……THAT WILL BRING THE WEEKLY TOTAL TO 71-THOUSAND675…..
AND BECAUSE OF THE IMPENDING WINTER STORM……VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW AT THE KROGER REGIONAL
VACCINE SITES….. INCLUDING THE ONE IN BOWLING GREEN….WILL BE RESCHEDULED…….
COVID UPDATE
02/10/21
23-HUNDRED-39 NEW CASES OF THE CORONA VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO
381-THOUSAND 121…..
THREE COUNTIES HAD MORE THAN 100 CASES…AND WARREN WAS TIED FOR SIXTH WITH 66…..
35 DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY……INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 41-HUNDRED-26…..
12-HUNDRED-FOUR REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 445-THOUSAND-118 HAVE RECOVERED……
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS FALLEN TO SEVEN-POINT-66 PERCENT…….
AUDIT
02/10/21
A REPORT RELEASED YESTERDAY…..BY KENTUCKY AUDITOR MIKE HARMON….. FOUND NUMEROUS ISSUES WITHIN THE KENTUCKY
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM…..INCLUDING A BACK LOG OF OVER 400-THOUSAND UNREAD EMAILS…..
THE REPORT WENT ON TO SAY THAT DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUMNE OF CLAIMS…..AND NEW FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS DURING THE
PANDEMIC…..DECISIONS WERE MADE THAT VIOLATED FEDERAL LAWS AND SACRIFICED PROGRAM INTEGRITY IN AN ATTEMPT TO MORE QUICKLY GET
PAYMENTS TO UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS……
SPORTS
02/10/21
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL….
TENNESSE IS AT HOME TO PLAY GEORGIA…….
AND THE LOUISVILLE/PITTSBURGH GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/09/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 58 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..WITH 17
SATURDAY….25 SUNDAY…..AND 16 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-SEVEN CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 14-HUNDRED-
95 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 180 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME
OR HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 38 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
BRADD PORTAL
02/09/21
THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT HAS RECENTLY UNVEILED AN INTERACTIVE INTERFACE WEB PORTAL…..THAT GIVES ANYONE THE
OPTION TO SCROLL THROUGH A LIST OF POTENTIAL HARARDS AND WHAT AREAS THOSE HAZARDS ARE LOCATED…..
BRADD NEEDED TO UPDATE THE REGIONAL MULTI-HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN BY TWENTY-22…..ALONG WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT STRATEFY……AND THE INTERACTIVE MAP FILLS BOTH OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS….
NEW FEATURES WILL COME IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS…..INCLUDING AN INTER-ACTIVE MAPPING PORTAL WHERE RESIDENTS CAN MARK AREAS OF
CONCERN…..
THE INTERACTICE MAP IS IN-PLACE OF IN-PERSON MEETINGS THAT CAN’T BE HELD DUE TO COVORA-VIRUS RESTRICTIONS……
VACCINE UPDATE
02/09/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED 100 PRIME DOSES OF CORONA-VIRUS IMMUNIZATONS FOR THE 70 AND OLDER
POPULATION…..AND THEY WILL BE CALLING INDIVIDUALS ON THE WAIT LIST TO FILL THESE APPOINTMENTS…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BE RECEIVING WEEKLY SHIPMENTS FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS FOR THIS GROUP…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY ADMINISTERING BOOSTER DOSES TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS…..FIRST RESPONDERS….AND “K-12” FOR
THIS WEEK…. FINISHING UP THIS GROUP…..
200 BOOST DOSES WILL START TO BE ADMINISTERED NEX WEEK….AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK…..TO THE DESIGNATED “K-12” STAFF AND FACULTY
OF ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS…..PUBLIC AND PRIVATE…TO COMPLETE THIS GROUP…..
COVID UPDATE
02/09/21
THE COMMONWEALTH REPORTED ONE-THOUSAND-THREE NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….WHICH IS THE LOWEST DAILY TOTAL
SINCE DECEMBER 26TH…. AND RAISES THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 378-THOUSAND-793……
ONLY ONE COUNTY…JEFFERSON HAD MORE THAN 100 CASES….AND WARREN COUNTY WAS THIRD WITH 38…..
40 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO FOUR-THOUSAND-91……
ONE-THOUSAND-163 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 44-THOUSAND-961 HAVE RECOVERD…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE WAS SEVEN-POINT-78 PERCENT……
UOFL PARTNERSHIP
02/09/21
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE IS PARTNERING WITH INDIANAPOLIS-BASED…..ELI LILLY AND COMPANY….ON WHETHER ONE OF THE FIRM’S
TREATMENTS CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES…..
THE PHASE THREE TRIAL ENROLLS RESIDENTS AND STAFF…..WHO LIVE OR WORK AT FACILITIES THAT HAVE HAD A RECENTLY DIAGNOSED CASE OF
COVID-19…..AND WHO NOW ARE AT A HIGH RISK OF EXPOSURE……
SPORTS
02/09/21
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS TRAVEL TO MUHLENBERG COUNTY……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON TAMPA BAY……
THE BUSCH CLASH AT DAYTONNA…..NASCAR’S ANNUAL EXHIBITION RACE THAT KICKS OF SPEED WEEKS WILL BE RUN TONIGHT……AND FOR THE
FIRST TIME THE RACE WILL BE RUN ON THE DAYTONA ROAD COURSE……
COVID UPDATE
02/08/21
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN…..THE COMMONWEALTH REPORTED THE FOURTH STRAIGHT WEEK OF DECLINING CASES
YESTERAY….WITH 15-HUNDRED-32 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 377-THOUSAND-790……
TWO COUNTIES HAD OVER 100 CASES…..AND WARREN COUNTY WAS EIGHTH WITH 36……
31 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO FOUR-THOUSAND-51…..
12-HUNDRED-35 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 44-THOUSAND-945 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE DROPPED BELOW EIGHT-PERCENT TO SEVEN-POINT-97 PERCENT…..
GRADUATION RATES
02/08/21
GRADUATION AND RETENTION RATES CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN KENTUCKY’S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES LAST YEAR…..DESPITE DISRUPTIONS
CAUSED BY THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..
ACCORDING TO THE COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION…..THE SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATE AT FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITIES WAS 56-POINT-
FOUR PERCENT…. WHICH WAS UP ONE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR….AND UP NEARLY SIX-PERCENT OVER THE LAST FIVE
YEARS…..
AND GRADUATION RATES WERE ALSO UP TWO-POINT-FOUR PERCENT AT THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM……
PHISHING TEXT
02/08/32
THE KENTUVKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET IS WARNING OF A….TEXT PHISHING ATTEMPT…..IMPERSONATING THE AGENCY…..
THE TEXT MESSAGE INCLUDES A LINK AND THE SENDER IS LISTED AS….. K-Y-D-O-T”…..
THIS IMESSAGE IS NOT FROM THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET AND RECIPIENTS ARE WARNED NOT TO CLICK THE LINK THAT ASKS FOR PERSONAL
INFORMATION…..
FATAL-WARREN
02/08/21
AN ACCIDENT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING….ON I-65 SOUTH AT THE 32 MILE MARKER…..CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A WARREN COUNTY RESIDENT…..
STATE POLICE SAY A FORD PASSENGER VEHICLE OPERATED BY 30 YEAR OLD CEIRRA BROWN OF BOWLING GREEN WAS DISABLED IN THE RIGHT
LANE OF TRAVEL…..WHEN A 20-20 PETERBILT TRACTOR HAULING TWO TRAILERS AND OPERATED BY 44 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER ZATEZALO OF
TEXAS…..STRUCK THE DISABLE VEHICLE CAUSING ONE TO THE TRAILERS TO OVERTURN…..
BROWN WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE BY THE WARREN COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE…..
SHOOTING-HART
02/06/21
STATE POLICE ARE INESTIGATING A SHOOTING AT A RESIDENCE ON CUB RUN HIGHWAY IN HART COUNTY…..
21 YEAR OLD ALEXANDER GARDNER OF CUB RUN WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF ASSAULT-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE…..
HIS FATHER AND GRANDFATHER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT……
SPORTS
02/08/21
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BARREN COUNTY…
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE LIGHTENING……
REGIONAL CENTERS
02/05/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED FOUR MORE REGONAL COVID-19 VACCINATION CENTERS THAT WILL BE OPENING NEXT WEEK…..
IN COOPERAATION WITH KROGER….ONE WILL BE IN BOWLING GREEN AT THE FORMER SEARS LOCATION IN THE GREENWOOD MALL…..IT WILL BE
OPEN THURSDAY THRU SA TURDAY FROM 10 TO FOUR…..AND YOU CAN SIGN UP BY GOING TO….. KROGER-DOT-COM-FORWARD SLASH/COVID-
VACCINE…..OR CAL EIGHT-SIX-SIX-TWO-ONE-ONE-53-20…..
ANOTHER CENTER WILL BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH T-J- REGIONAL HEALTH AT THE T-J HEALTH PAVILLION IN GLASGOW…..DAYS AND HOURS ARE
STILL BEING DETERMINED…… CHECK THEIR WEBSITE AT T-J-REGIONAL-HEALTH-DOT-ORG….OR CALL TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SIX-FIVE-NINE-10-10…..
THE OTHER REGIONAL CENTERS WILL BE AT THE KENTUCKY CENTER IN COVINGTON AND AT MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/05/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 15 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 16-HUNDRED-EIGHT CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 14-HUNDRED-68
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 109 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 21 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
ARREST
02/05/21
A BOWLING GREEN MAN IS FACING A NUMBER OF CHARGES FOLLOWING HIS ARREST BY THE STATE POLICE INTERDICTION TEAM…..
21 YEAR OLD JOSEPH BUDD OF 20-69 GRIDER POND ROAD WAS A PASSENGER IN A VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED…..AFTER A BRIEF ENCOUNTER…HE
FLED ON FOOT, FOR ANOUT A BLOCK, BEFORE HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODAY…..
LOCATED IN THE VEHICLE WERE A SAWED OFF SHOT GUN, SHELLS, BAGGIES OF METH AND DIGITAL SCALES……
GERALD
02/05/21
94 YEAR OLD LARRY ELDRIDGE GERALD PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL
BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THE T-W
CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS SON; ED AND WIFE RENEE AND DAUGHTER SUSAN….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; KEITH AND MARGARET…..FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/05/21
YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS CHANGE TO YOUR AC/S SCHEDULE…..
TONIGHT’S PATRIOT/LADY PATRIOT DOUBLEHEADER AT BARREN COUNTY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A BOYS GAME ONLY….
TIP OFF IS SIX…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
VETO RULING
02/24/21
A FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE HAS ISSUED A TEMPORATY INJUNCTION ON HOUSE BILL-1…..WHICH WOULD ALLOW BUSINESSES…..SCHOOLS….
AND CHURCHES TO REMAIN OPEN DURING AN EMERGENCY…..AS LONG AS THE FOLLOW C-D-C OR STATE GUIDELINES…..
IN HIS ORDER…..JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD SAID THE LAW COULD CREATE…. CHAOS…..AND UNDERMINE MEASURESS INTENDED TO COMBAT THE
CORONA-VIRUS…..
SHEPHERD NOTED THAT SENATE BILL-ONE WHICH PLACES LIMITS ON THE GOVERNOR’S POWER TO ISSUE EXECUTIVE ORDERS DURING AN
EMERGENCY…. AND SENATE BILL TWO WHICH PROVIDES MORE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF EMERGENCY REGULATONS CAN WAIT FOR FURTHER
ACTION…..
SHEPHERD’S RESTRAINING ORDER WILL LAST FOR 30-DAYS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/04/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 11 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 15-HUNDRED-93 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 14-HUNDRED-68
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 94 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 21 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 20 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
GUIDELINES TIGHTENED
02/04/21
THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES HAS TIGHTENED THE CORONA VACCINE GUIDELINES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH….
BEGINNING TODAY….RECIPIENTS IN KENTUCKY MUST EITHER….
BE A RESIDENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE RESIDENCY……
OR BE AN INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES…..INVOLVING DIRECT CARE TO PATIENTS IN KENTUCKY…..
THE CHANGE WAS PROMPTED BY REPORTS OF PEOPLE CROSSING STATE LINES TO GET THE SHOT……
COVID UPDATE
02/24/21
25-HUNDRED-92 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY……BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO
369-THOUSAND-519…..
FIVE COUNTIES REPORTED OVER 100 CASES……WHILE WARREN COUNTY WAS SEVENTH WITH 85……
51 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY……INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO THREE-THOUSAND-863……
13-HUNDRED-40 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 44-THOUSAND-73 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS EIGHT-POINT-58 PERCENT…..
SPORTS
02/04/21
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE SCHEDULED TO PLAY AT BARREN COUNTY……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO CAROLINA TO TAKE ON THE PANTHERS…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/03/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 23 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 15-HUNDRED-82 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 14-HUNDRED-56
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 95 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 21 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
02/03/21
LAW MAKERS RETURNED TO FRANKFORT YESTERDAY…..FOR THE SECOND PORTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION…..WITH THE MAIN
ORDER OF BUSINESS BEING AN OVERRIDE OF ALL SIX VETOES BY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR….WHICH IN TURN PROMPTED A LAWSUIT BY
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR AGAINST THREE OF THE BILLS…..
ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNOR….HOUSE BILL ONE….SENATE BILL ONE….AND SENATE BILL TWO SEEK TO UNLAWFULLY INFRINGE ON THE
GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY TO RESPOND TO EMERGENIES……..
THE SUIT ASKES THE THREE BILLS BE DECLARED AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL….AND THAT TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF BE
GRANTED TO HALT ENFORCEMENT OF THE NEW LAWS…..
COVID UPDATE
02/03/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SILL INCREASE KENTUCKY’S VACCINE SUPPLY BY AN
ADDITIONAL FIVE=PERCENT BEGINNING NEXT WEEK….COMBINED WITH AN INCREASE ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S SUPPLY
WILL INCREASE BY 22-PERCENT BEGINNING MONDAY…..
24-HUNDRED-43 NEWS CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 366-THOUSAND-938…..
FOUR COUNTIES HAD OVER 100 NEW CASES….AND WARREN COUNTY WAS EIGHTH WITH 77 CASES….
32 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY……INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 38-HUNDRED-12……
13-HUNDRED-35 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 43-THOUSAND-714 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS EIGHT-POINT-83 PERCENT……
PURSUIT
02/03/21
A LOUISVILLE MAN IS BEHIND BARS FOLLOWING A MULTI-AGENCY POLICE PURSUIT THAT EXTENDED FROM GLASGOW TO BOWLING GREEN…..
GLASOGW POLCIE AND BARREN COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE IN PURSUIT OF A REPORTEDLY STOLEN TWO-THOUSAND-FOUR CHEVY PICK UP….WHEN
IT EXITED ONTO I-65…WHERE STATE POLICE JOINED IN…..…..
TIRE DEFLATIONN DEVICES WERE DEPLOYED….AND THE TRUCK THEN EXITED AT LOUISVILLE ROAD WHERE IT STRUCK A PASSENGER CAR…..
A PIT MANEUVER WAS FINALLY USED TO STOP THE TRUCK……AND THE DRIVER….23 YEAR OOLD CODIE DEWITT OF LOUISVILLE WAS ARRESTED….HE
WAS TAKEN TO BE MEDICALL CLEARED AND THEN LODGED IN JIAL FACING A NUMBER OF CHARGES INCLUDING WANTON ENDANGERMENT OF A
POLICE OFFICER, ASSAULT AND FLEEING OR EVADING…..
ONE PERSON FROM THE PASSENGER CAR WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES…..
CRONE
02/03/21
73 YEAR OLD JIMMY CRONE OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS)
MORNING AT 10 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HICKORY HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPTHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONAITONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY NEAL AND RENEE OF ADOLPHUS AND STEVIE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO DAUGHTERS
AND SONS-IN-LAW; NANCY AND RODNEY OWENS OF SCOTTSVILLE AND KATELYNN AND WILLIAM GIFFORD OF TENNESSEE…….THREE SISTERS AND
BROTHERS-IN-LAW; WANDA STRODE, DIANE AND LARRY MAHANEY AND JOYCE AND JESSIE MORGAN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND A SISTER-IN-LAW;
WANDA CRONE OF SCOTTSVILLE……. EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/03/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT….AND PICKED UP TWO BIG WINS OVER GLASGOW….AS THE LADY PATRIOTS
DEFEATED THE LAY SCOTTIES 40 TO 31…..
AND THE PATRIOTS DOWNED THE SCOTTIES 76 TO 59……
BOTH TEAM WILL BE BACK IN ACTION FRIDAY NIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO BARREN COUNTY…….
DRIVERS LICENSE RENEWAL
02/02/21
A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR REMOTE RENEWAL OF QUALIFYING….EXPIRED KENTUCKY DRIVER’S LICENSES AND I-D CARDS……HAS BEEN RENEWED….
THE RENEWAL APPLIES TO KENTUCKY DRIVER’S LICENSES…..PERMITS…..AND STATE-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION CARDS THAT EXPIRED OR WILL
EXPIRE BY JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR…..
APPLICANTS WHO REQUIRE DRIVER TESTING PERFORMED BY THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THAT STEP BEFORE
RENEWING A CREDENTIAL……
RESIDENTS SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR CIRCUIT CLERK’S OFFICE AS TO THE PREFERRED METHOD FOR RENEWAL….SUCH AS THE “DROP-OFF”
FORM OR “MAIL-IN” FORM…..KEEP IN MIND THAT THE “MAIL-IN” OPTION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REAL I-Ds….. OR NEW STANDARD LICENSES…..
PERMITS….AND I-Ds…..ALL OF WHICH MUST BE RENEWED OR OBTAINED IN PERSON…..
IT ALSO DOES NOT APPLY TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES…..OR LICENSE HOLDERS WHO HAVE HAD AN ADDRESS CHANGE……
TO LEARN MORE……GO TO…..DRIVE-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV…….
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
02/02/21
LAWMAKERS RETURN TO FRANKFORT TODAY….TO BEGIN THE SECOND PART OF THE 20-21 GENERAL ASSEMBLY….WITH A STATE BUDGET….
GAMBLING….AND VETO OVERRIDES AMONG THE ITEMS TO BE CONSIDEREC….
KENTUUCKY’S TOP LAW MAKERS HAVE INDICATED THE GOP-LED LEGISLATURE WILL MOVE AHEAD WITH VOTES TO OVERRIDE GOVERNOR ANDY
BESHER’S VETOES LIMITING THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE POWERS TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES….. INCLUDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…….
THERE ARE FOUR BUDGET BILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION…..FOR THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH….TRANSPORTATION CABINET….LEGISLATIVE BRANCH…..
AND JUDICIAL BRANCH……
HEALTH DEPARTMENT IMMUNIZATIONS
02/02/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ADMINISTERED 200-INITIAL VACCINE DOSES TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS….FIRST RESPONDERS….
AND K-THRU-12 EDUCATORS…..AND IS CURRENTLY ADMINISTERING THE BOOSTER TO THESE INDIVIDUALS…..
PRESENTLY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE ANY “PRIME” DOSES ON HAND FOR THE NEXT GROUP OF 70 AND OVER RESIDENTS AT
THIS TIME….
ARREST
02/02/21
TWO MORE KENTUCKY MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ILLEGALY ENTERING THE U-S CAPITOL DURING THE JANUARY SIXTH RIOT…..
DALTON CRASE AND TROY WILLIAMS WERE ARRSTED BY THE F-B-I…..WHO LEARNED OF THEIR TRIP TO WASHINGTON FROM ANOTHER PERSON WHO
HAD PLANNED TO TRAVEL WITH THEM…..BUT BECAME ILL AND DIDN’T GO…..
THE F-B-I HAS ARRESTED SEVEN KENTUCKIANS IN CONNECTION WITH THE RIOT AT THE CAPITOL……
APP-HARVEST
02/02/21
APPHARVEST…..AN AGRI-TECH BUSINESS BASED IN MOREHEAD….BEGAN TRADING ON THE NASDAQ STOCK EXCHANGE YESTERDAY…..
APPHARVEST OPENED THE LARGEST GREENHOUSE IN NORTH AMERICA….AND ONE OF THE 10-LARGEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD…..WITH THE MOST
SOPHISTICATED L-E-D LIGHTING SYSTEM THAT’S EVER BEEN CREATED…..
THEY’VE JUST DELIVERED THEIR FIRST CROP OF TOMOTOES TO GROCERY STORES ALL ALONG THE EAST COAST……
SPORTS
02/02/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT…..AS GLASGOW COMES TO PATRIOT GYM……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AROUND FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
COURT PAYMENTS
02/01/21
KENTUCKY’S COURT SYSTEM IS OFFERING MORE PAYMENT OPTIONS…..ON-LINE….. STARTING THISWEEK….
THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS HAS EXPANDED ITS….E-PAY PROGRAM…..TO LET INDIVIDUALS MAKE FULL OR PARTIAL PAYMENTS ON
ELIGIBLE CASES IN WHICH THEY OWE COURT COSTS….FINES….FEES…..OR RESTITUTION….
A PREPAYABLE CASE IS ON THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE A COURT APPEARANCE….. SUCH AS A MINOR TRAFFIC TICKET….INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A
PREPAYABLE CASE AND OPT TO MAKE PAYMENTS…..WILL RECEIVE TEXT/EMAIL REMINDERS AS PART OF THE “E-PAY” EXPANSION……
TO FIND OUT MORE……GO TO K-Y-COURTS-DOT-GOV…..AND CLICK ON THE “PAY FINE/FEE” ICON……
COVID UPDATE
02/01/21
DAILY FIGURES ON COVID-19 ALL SAW DECREASES YESTERDAY….AS 17-HUNDRED-68 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED…..
BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 346-THOUSAND-586…..
TWO COUNTIES HAD OVER 100 CASES YESTERDAY…..WHILE WARREN COUNTY WAS THIRD ON THE LIST WITH 67……
35 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERING…..RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO THREE-THOUSAND-714……
13-HUNDRED-27 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 43-THOUSAND-380 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE DROPPED TO EIGHT-POINT-81 PERCENT……
WISCONSIN TEEN ARRESTED
02/01/21
A WISCONSIN TEENAGER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH CALLING IN FALSE REPORTS OF A GUN BEING FIRED AND A BOMB THREAT AT MURRAY HIGH
SCHOOL…..
19 YEAROLD KYA NELSON…..WHO WAS ARRSTED FRIDAY IN RAINE AND CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF TERRORISTIC THREATENING…..IS
AWAITING EXTRADITION TO KENTUCKY……
SPORTS
02/02/21
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS HOST SOUTH WARREN…..
WHILE THE LADY PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS GLASGOW…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN TAMPA BAY TO PLAY THE LIGTHENING…..
ARREST
01/29/21
THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE CONCLUDED A THREE-MONTH INVESTIGATION IN BARREN COUNTY….WHEN THEY STOPPED A VEHICLE ON
BAILEYS BEND ROAD…..
THE DRIVER….34 YEAROLD TYLER BRANSTETTER TRIED TO ELUD OFFICERS BY DRIVING THRU A YARD…..BUT WAS STOPPED WITHOUT INCIDENT…..
BRANSTETTER ADMITTED TO HAVING CRYSTAL METH….AND HE ALSO HAD MARIJUANA….A HANDGUN…..AND PARAPHERBALIA…..
BRANSTTER WAS ARRESTED AND LODGED IN THE BARREN COUNTY JAIL……
CUMBERLANDS
01/29/21
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS RECENTLY RECEIVED NEARLY SIX-MILLION DOLLARS IN EMERGNEY CORONA-VIRUS RELIEF FUNDS……AND
THEY’RE DIRECTING EVERY DOLLAR TO THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT BODY….
FULL-TIME….DEGREE SEEKING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS…..WILL RECEIVE 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS…..WITH PELL-ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
RECEIVING 475-DOLLARS…..
AND PART-TIME….DEGREE SEEKING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS…..WILL RECEIVE 500-DOLLARS….WITH PELL-ELIGIBLE STUDENTS RECEIVING AN
ADDITIONAL 275-DOLLARS…….
MHS EXPANSION
01/29/21
A MT. WASHINGTON BASED MANUFACTURER OF CONVEYOR AND AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT PLANS TO OPEN A FACILITY IN BOWLING GREEN WHICH
WILL CREATE 200 NEW JOBS…..
MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS WILL INVEST SEVEN-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLLARS TO LEASE A 181-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IN THE
KENTUCKY TRANS PARK…..DO RENOVATIONS…..AND PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT……
SPORTS
01/29/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TONIGHT…..TO CELEBRATE SENIOR NIGHT…..AT THEY TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY……
TIP OF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
THE LADY TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY CHARLOTTE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/28/22
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 10 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 15-HUNDRED-15 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 13-HUNDRED-85
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 104 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 21 DEATHS …..
THERE WERE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…… AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES…. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE……
COVID UPDATE
01/28/21
KENTUCKY’S POST –HOLIDAY BUMP IN COVID-19 DEATHS CONTINUES…..WHILE NEW CASES ANS THE POSITIVITY RATE ARE DECLINING……
24-HUNDRED-24 NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 352-THOUSAND-943…..
THREE COUNTIES HAD OVER 100 CASES….WHILE WARREN COUNTY WAS SIXTH WITH 76……
47 MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY……RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO THREE-THOUSAND-
542…….
15-HUNDRED-97 REMAIN HOSPITLIZED……
AT LEAST 41-THOUSAND-625 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS DECLINED TO NINE-POINT-35 PERCENT……
IMPEACHMENT COMMITTEE
01/28/21
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE CONSIDERING A PETITION FILED BY FOUR INDIVIDUALS…..CALLING FOR THE IMPEACHMENT OF GOVERNOR
ANDY BESHEAR….. MET FOR THREE HOURS YESTERDAY……
THE COMMITTEE IS SEEKING MORE INFORMATION FROM BESHEAR…..WHO HAS UNTIL MONDAY TO RESPOND TO RESPOND TO THEIR REQUEST…..
WHILE ONE OF THE PETITIONERS HAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE PETITION……
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO CONSIDER IMPEACHMENTS AGAINST ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON AND REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT
GOFORTH……
SPORTS
01/28/21
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS GO TO MONROE COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ALSO TRAVEL TO MONROE COUNTY…..
WHILE THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKEBALL TEAM ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/27/22
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 18 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 15-HUNDRED-FIVE CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 13-HUNDRED-84
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 95 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 21 DEATHS …..
THERE WERE 16 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…… AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES…. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE……
COVID UPDATE
01/26/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL INCREASE ITS SUPPLY OF COVID-19 VACCINE TO THE COMMONWEALTH BY 17-
PERCENT……NOW THAT KENTUCKY HAS SEEN ITS FIRST CASES OF THE U-K VAIANT VIRUS……
27-HUNDRED-14 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY……. BRINGING THE TOTL NUMBER OF CASES TO 350-THOUSAND-528
SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN…..
THREE COUNTIES HAD MORE THAN 100 CASES….AND WARREN COUNTY WAS FOURTH WITH 94…..
35 MORE DEATHS WERE REPORED YESTERDAY…..INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 34-HUNDRED-95…..
15-HUNDRED-66 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 41-THOUSAND-878 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS DECLINED TO NINE-POINT-63 PERCENT……
FATAL-HART
01/27/21
A THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT…..AT THE 67 MILE MARKER ON I-65 NORTHBOUND IN HART COUNTY…..CLAIMED A LIFE….
STATE POLICE SAY 47 YEAR OLD NAOMI SPARROW OF LOUISVILLE DIED AT THE SCENE AFTER HER 20-14 DODGE AVENGER HIT THE GUARD RAIL….
CAUSING I TO STALL IN THE RIGHT LANE OF TRAVEL…..
THE VEHICLE WAS THEN HIT BY A KENWORTH TRACTOR/TRAILER AND A G-M-C S-U-V……
NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT……
SPORTS
01/27/21
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT…..TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..AND THEY GAINED A HARD FOUGHT 45 TO 43 WIN…..
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WILL BOTH BE BACK IN ACTION FRIDAY NIGHT AS THEY CELEBRATE SENIOR NIGHT…… K
THE PREDATORS DOWNED THE BLACKHAWKS THREE TO TWO…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/26/22
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 24 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH FIVE
SATURDAY…..FIVE SUNDAY……AND 14 YESTERDAY…….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 14-HUNDRED-87 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 13-HUNDRED-82
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 79 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 21 DEATHS …..
THERE WAS ONE PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…… AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
VOTER NUMBERS DECLINE
01/26/21
ACCORDING TO KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS….IN DECEMBER THE COMMONWEALTH’S ELECTORATE DECLINED…..AS MORE
VOTERS WERE TAKEN OFF THE VOTING ROLLS THAN WERE ADDED….
WHILE 671 NEW VOTERS REGISTERED…..THREE-THOUSAND-89 WERE REMOVED….. MAKING 24-HUNDRED-18 FEWER VOTERS ON THE ROLLS AS OF
DECEMBER 31ST…. THAN ON NOVEMBER 30TH…..A SEVEN-HUNDREDTHS OF A PERCENT DECREASE…..
DEMOCRATS REPRESENT 47-PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS…..WITH REPUBLICANS AT 44-PERCENT….AND NINE PERCENT OF VOTERS ARE
LISTED UNDER OTHER AFFILIATIONS…….
COVID UPDATE
01/26/21
NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS CONTINUE TO DROP IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..AS 12-HUNDRED-68 WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..
BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTA TO 347-THOUSAND-836……
39 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED……INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 34-HUNDRED-60……
15-HUNDRED-39 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 41-THOUSAND-760 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS DROPPED TO NINE-POINT-92 PERCENT……
FBI ARREST
01/26/21
THE F-B-I HAS ARRESTED ANOTHER KENTUCKY RESIDENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE JANUARY SIXTH ATTACK ON THE U-S CAPITOL…..
22 YEAR OLD JORDAN REVLETT OF ISLAND-KENTUCKY…..WHICH IS LOCATED IN MCLEAN COUNTY…..JOINS FOUR OTHER KENTUCKIANS ALREADY
FEDERALLY CHARGED…..
REVLETT WAS ARRESTED FOR ENTERING THE CAPITOL BUILDING AFTER POSTING PICTURES AND A 42-SECOND VIDEO ON SNAPCHAT……
SPORTS
01/26/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT AS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON COME TO PATRIOT GYM…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE HE ACTION STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE BLACKHAWKS……
STAGE LENGTHS FOR THE 20-21 NASCAR CUP SERIES HAVE BEEN RELEASED…..
NASCAR RETURNS TO THE NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY THIS SEASON….WITH A 300-LAP CUP RACE…..AND STAGE BREAKS AT 90 AND 185 LAPS……
IMMUNIZATIONS
01/25/21
AS THE COVID-19 IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE CONTINUES IN THE COMMONWEALTH….. MORE KENTUCKIANS ARE HAVING TO WAIT TO RECEIVE THE
VACCINE BECAUSE OF SUPPLY……ESPECIALLY SINCE THE COMMONWEALTH HAS EXPANDED THE “PHASE ONE-B” TO EDUCATORS AND NON-
MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDERS….
AS OF FRIDAY…..267-THOUSAND-577 TOTAL DOSES OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED IN KENTUCKY…..
223-THOUSAND-867 DOSES HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED THROUGH KENTUCKY’S PROGRAMFOR PRIORITY GROUPS…..ONE-A AND ONE-B…..
AND ANOTHER 43-THOUSAND-710 HAVE GONE THROUGH THE LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES PROGRAM…..WHICH IS HANDLED BY WALGREEN’S AND
CVS AS PART OF A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT…..
THE COMMONWEALTH IS EXPECTING 56-THOUSAND DOSES THIS WEEK…..
COVID UPDATE
01/25/21
AS IS GENERALLY THE CASE ON SUNDAY……THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS AND DEATHS IN KENTUCKY WERE DOWN
YESTERDAY…..
TWO-THOUSAND-18 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 386-THOUSAND-546…..TWO COUNTIES REPORTED OVER
100 CASES AND WARREN COUNTY WAS FIFTH ON THE LIST WITH 68……
35 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY……INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE IRUS TO 34-HUNDRED-21……
15-HUNDRED-40 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 41-THOUSAND-660 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS 10-POINT-24 PERCENT……
MCCONNELL
01/25/21
A KENTUCKY REPUBLICAN PARTY COMMITTEE ON SATUDAY REJECTED A RESOLUTION URGING SENATE G-O-P LEADER…..MITCH MCCONNELL….TO
FULLY SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP IN THE EX-PRESIDENT’S UPCOMING IMPEACHMENT TRIAL….
THE G-O-P CENTRAL COMMITTEE MET TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL AFTER A GRASSROOTS GROUP OF REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS PUSHED THE
RESOLUTION…..
CAMRON IMPEACHMENT
01/25/21
FRIDAY…..AN IMPEACHMENT PETITION SEEKING THE REMOVAL OF ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON WAS FILED WITH THE KENTUCKY HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES…..
THREE OF THE CONCERNED CITIZENS WERE MEMBERS OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY GRAND JURY…..WHO EARLIE THIS YEAR….CONSIDERED THE
SHOOTING OF BREONNA TAYLOR DURING A DRUG RAID ON HER HOME…..
ARREST
01/25/21
FOLLOWING A JOINT INVESTIGATION BY THE BOWLING GREEN/WARREN COUNTY DRUG TASK….D-T-F….AND THE U-S POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE…..
A SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED AT 12-27 HIGH STREET……
THE SUSPECT…..24 YEAR OLD OLIVER ALEXANDRE WOULDN’T OPEN THE DOOR WHICH WAS FORCED OPEN….AND HE THEM JUMPED FROM THE
SEOND FLOOR BALCONY AND RAN A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE BEING APPRDHENDED…..
SEIZED WERE SEVEN POUNDS OF HIGH-GRADE MARIJUANA……101 HIGH CONCENTRATION MARIJUANA VAPES…..92 PACKAGES PF JOGJ
CONCENTRATION T-H-C GUMMY’S….NINE JARS OF “DABS”…..A 40-MM GLOCK HANDGUN AND AN AK-PISTOL GRIP SEMI-AUTOMATIC WEAPON……
AN ADDITIONAL SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED AT A STORAGE UNIT WERE A SAFE CONTAINING 40-THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS LOCATED…..
ALEXANDRE WAS LODGED IN THE WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL…..
SPORTS
0125/21
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE LADY PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS GO TO FRANK/SIMPSON…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/21/22
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 11 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 14-HUNDRED-49 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 13-HUNDRED-12
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 118 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 165 CONTACTS IN ADDITION
TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 18 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
01/22/21
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S DECEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS SIX PERCENT…..WHICH
WAS UP THREE-TENTHS OF A POINT FROM NOVEMBER…..AND UP ONE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT FROM THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT RECORDED
IN 20-19……
MOST OF DECEMBER’S EMPLOYMENT DECLINE WAS IN THE….ACCOMMONDATIONS AND FOOD SERVICE SECTOR…..WHICH OPERATED UNDER
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS TO HELP SLOW RISING COVID-19 RATES……..
THE “U-S” DECEMBER JOBLESS RATE WAS SIX-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT….WHICH WAS UNCHANGED FROM NOVEMBER……
COVID UPDATE
01/22/21
KENTUCKY SAW ITS HIGHEST DAILY NUMBER OF DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..WITH 58 NEW CASES……BRING THE NUMBER OF
KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO THREE-THOUSAND-301…..
37-HUNDRED-28 NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE ALSO REPORTED….. RAISING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH
TO 338-THOUSAND-34…..
EIGHT COUNTIES HAD MORE THAN 100 CASES…..WITH WARREN COUNTY BEING SIXTH ON THE LIST WITH 126……
16-HUNDRED-FOUR REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 41-THOUSAND-469 HAVE RECOVERED……
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS 11-POINT-ZERO-FIVE PERCENT…….
SEARCH WARRANTS
01/22/21
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERO HAS FORMED A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE SEARCH WARRANT PROCESS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….
CAMERON SAID THE GOAL OF THE TASK FORCE IS TO ESTABLISH KENTUCKY AS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR HOW SEARCH WARRANTS SHOULD BE
PURSUED AND EXECUTED…..
THE TASK FORCE WILL BE ASKED TO CONSIDER LAW ENFORCEMENT’S ROLE IN ADVANCING PUBLIC SAFETY……ALONG WITH PERSONAL
PROTECTONS GUARANTEED TO CITIZENS BY THE CONSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE COMMONWEALTH……
TRUMP TRIAL
01/22/21
SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL IS PROPOSING TO PUSH BACK THE START OF DONALD TRUMP’S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL TO
FEBRUARY…..TO GIVE THE FORMER PRESIDENT TIME TO PREPARE AND REVIEW HIS CASE…..
HOUSE DEMOCRATS……WHO VOTED TO IMPEACH TRUMP LAST WEEK…..HAVE SIGNALED THEY WANT TO MOVE QUICKLY TO TRIAL……
SPORTS
01/22/21
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT TO CLINTON COUNTY…..
TONIGHT’S GAMES WERE ORGINALLY SCHEDULED AS A BOY/GIRL DOUBLEHEADER…..BUT THE CLINTON COUNTY GIRL’S ARE PLAYING IN THE ALL “A”
STATE CLASSIC……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO DALLAS…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/21/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX3 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 14-HUNDRED-38 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 13-HUNDRED-ONE
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 118 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 158 CONTACTS IN ADDITION
TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 28 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
COVID UPDATE
01/21/21
WHILE KENTUCKY SAW A BIG JUMP IN BOTH NEW CASES AND DEATHS DUE TO THE CORONIA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..THE POSITIVITY RATE CONTINUED
TO DROP…..
34-HUNDRED-33 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY……RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 334-THOUSAND-321……
SEVEN COUNTIES REPORTED OVER 100 CASES….WITH WARREN BEING FIFTH ON THE LIST WITH 129…..
49 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 32-HUNDRED-43……
16-HUNDRED-78 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 41-THOUSAND-240 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITRY RATE DROPPED TO 11-POINT-28 PERCENT……
REAL ESTATE RECORD
01/21/21
ACCORDING TO THE REALTOR ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY….MORE RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE WAS SOLD IN 20-20 THAN IN PREVIOUS
YEAR…..AS UNITS SOLD….SALES VOLUME….AVERAGE PRICE….AND MEDIAN PRICE WERE ALL WELL ABOVE PREVIOUS RECORDS…..
LAST YEAR…..32-HUNDRED-24 RESIDENTIAL UNITS WERE SOLD WITH A TOTAL SALES VOLUME OF 671-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..WHICH WAS IN
INCREASE OF SEVEN-POINT-SIX PERCENT AND 16-POINT14-PERCENT FORM 20-19 NUMBERS RESPECTFULLY…..
THE AVERAGE SALES PRICE WAS 208-THOUSAND DOLLARS….AND THE MEDIAN PRICE WAS 185-THOUSAND LAST YEAR…..WHICH WAS UP FROM
SEVEN-POINT-93 PERCENT…..AND EIGHT-POINT-SIX PERCENT FROM 20-19…..
HOWARD
01/21/21
81 YEAR OLD ARNOLD J. HOWARD OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL
SERVIES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
THREE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIED BY HIS WIFE; BRENDA KINSLOW HOWARD……TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JERRY AND DIANA AND JEFF…..AND TWO
DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; LISA AND GREG LEE AND HILLARY KINSLOW ALLL OF INDIANA…..AND HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW; DORIS LONAS AND
HUSBAND CLESSIE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..NINE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
BROWN
01/21/21
81 YEAR OLD SAMUEL BROWN-JUNIOR OF BIRMINGHAM-ALABAMA PASSED AWAY MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES FOR THE
ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT NEW SALEM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION WILL BE
FROM 12-30 TO ONE-30 SATUDAY AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME…..IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE “SAM BROWN
BRIDGE BUILDER AWARD”…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ELIZABETH “LIBBY” O’BRYAN BROWN…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; SCOTT AND KELLY OF ALABAMA AND
STUART AND NOELLE OF GEORGIA…..AND A DAUGHTER; JULIE BROWN OF ALABAMA…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
CROWE
01/21/21
91 YEAR OLD REBA JEAN CROWE OF FOUNTAIN RUN PASSED AWAY TUESDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL….FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY WILL BE THIS TODAY (THURS) AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEAL CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; CATHY TURNER OF MT. HERMON AND JUDY AND STEVE ELLIS OF ETOIL….A SISTER; ANNA
TURNER OF TOMPKINSVILLE…..AND TWO BROTHERS; RANCEL ISENBERG OF INDIANA AND MARVIN ISENBERG OF TOMPKINSVILLE…..THREE
GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/21/21
TUESDAY……THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAM TRAVELED TO HOPKINSVILLE FOR A TRI-MEET……
AC/S COMPILED A SCORE OF TWO-34…..TO EASLY GET PAST HOPKINSVILLE WITH 106 AND CRISTIAN COUNTY WHO SCOTED 94 POINTS…..
THE DATES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THE 20-21 BOYS AND GIRLS SWEET-16 TOURNAMENTS AT RUPP ARENA…..
HE BOYS TOURNAMENT WILL BE MARCH 31ST THRU APRIL THIRD…..AND THE GIRLS TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD APRIL SEVENTH THRU 10TH……
AT THIS TIME….ATTENDANCE AT BOTH TOURNAMENTS WILL BE RESTRICTED TO 15-PERENT OF CAPACITY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/20/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 33 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON…...
WITH THREE SATURDAY, SEVEN SUNDAY, NINE MONDAY AND 14 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 14-HUNDRED-32 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 12-HUNDRED-78
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 134 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 135 CONTACTS IN ADDITION
TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 23 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
COVID UPDATE
01/20/21
THE COMMONWEALTH REPORTED 22-HUNDRED-50 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY……BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 330-
THOUSAND-907…..THREE COUNTIES REPORTED OVER 100 CASES……INCLUDING WARREN COUNTY WHICH WAS THIRD ON THE LIST WITH
112……WHILE BARREN WAS TIED FOR SEVENTH WITH DAVIES AND PULASKI WITH 51 EACH……
27 DEATHS ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..RASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO THREE-THOUSAND-194…..
BESHEAR VETOS BILLS
01/20/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS VETOED FIVE BILLS PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..INCLUDING THREE WHICH WOULE LIMIT THE
GOVERNOR’S EMERGENCY POWERS DURING A PANDEMID……
ALL FIVE WERE PRIORITY LEGISLATION FOR THE REPUBLICAN SUPER-MAJORITIES OF BOTH CHAMBERS…..AND THE HAVE THE POWER TO OVERRIDE
THE GOVERN’S VETOS…..
BESHEAR SAID HE WOULD SEND A LETTER TO LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO HOPEFULLY BEGIN MORE DISCUSSION…….
TROOPERS TO WASHINGTON
01/20/21
A UNIT OF 44 KENTUCKY STATE POLICE TROOPERS ARE IN WASHINGTON D-C TO HELP PROVIDE SECURITY FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL
INAUGURATION…..
THE TROOPERS WERE TEMPORARILY SWORN IN AS LOCAL OFFICERS…..GIVING THEM ARREST POERS DURING THEIR DUTIES…..
TWO TROOPERS FROM EACH OF THE 16 POSTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE DETAIL……
BUTLER TRIPLE HOMICIDE
01/20/21
STATE POLICE CONTINUE THE INVESTIGAION INTO A TRIPLE HOMICIDE IN BUTLER COUNTY YESTERDAY…..
THE VICTIMS….63 YEAR OLD LUPE MCGRANAHAN, 79 YEAR OLD CHARLES MCGRANAHAN AND 30 YEAR OLD ANGELA CAREY…..ALL OF
MORGANTOWN….HAD ALL BEEN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES…..
32 YEAR OLD JOSEPH CAREY OF BOWLING GREEN…..HUSBAND OF ANGELA CAREY….
HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THE DEATHS OF THE THREE VICTIMS……
SPORTS
01/20/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN CENTRAL LAST NIGHT…..AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 60 TO 44
DECISION TO THE LADY DRAGONS……
KYLE HARWOOD HAS YOUR U-S BANK GAME WRAP-UP…..
AND THE PATRIOTS LOST TO THE DRAGONS 77 TO 47……
THE PATRIOTS TRAVEL TO CLINTON COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT……
THE VANDERBILT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HAS ELECTED NOT TO CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON……DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
COVID-19 RELATED CIRCUMSTANCES….OPT-OUTS AND INJURIES…..
THE LADY COMMODORES FINISH THE SEASON WITH A FOUR AND FOUR OVER ALL RECORD…..AND ZERO AND THREE IN THE S-E-C……..
DOLLAR GENERAL IMMUNIZATONS
01/19/21
DOLLAR GENERAL IS MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES WHO WANT TO RECEIVE A CORNA-VIRUS IMMUNIZATION TO DO SO…….
DOLLAR GENERAL DOESN’T HAVE AN “ON-SITE” PHARMACY AND ALSO DOEN’T HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE FOR EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE A VACCINE AT
THEIR WORK SITE……
SO THEY ARE PROVIDING FRONTLINE…..HOURLY TEAM MEMBERS….WITH A ONE-TIME PAYMENT EQUIVALENT TO FOUR HOURS OF REGULAR PAY
AFTER RECEIVING A COMPLETED COVID-19 VACCINATION…..AND SALARIED TEAM MEMBERS WITH ADDITIONAL STORE LABOR HOURS TO
ACCOMMODATE THEIR TIME AWAY FROM THE STORE……
DOLLAR GENERAL IS ALSO WORKING WITH THEIR DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATON TEAMS TO MAKE SIMILAR ACCOMMODATION……
SCHOOL BOARD
01/19/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR LAST NIGHT…..
BOARD MEMBERS AL BARMAN…..STEPHANIE ASHBY AND BILLY TURNER WHO WERE REELECTED IN NOVEMBER….WERE GIVEN THEIR OATH OF
OFFICE…..
JUSTIN MARSH WAS REELECTED CHAIRMAN AND AL BARMAN VICE-CHAITMAN….THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE MEETING THE THRID MONDAY OF THE
MONTH AT SIX…. EXCEPT FOR MARCH AND DECEMBER……
THE BOARD REVIEWED THE FISCAL YEAR 22 BUDGET…..
THE BOARD’S NEXT MEETING WILL BE FEBRUARY 15TH…….
COVID UPDATE
01/19/21
LESS THAN TWO-THOUSAND CORONA-VIRUS CASES WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY…….HOWEVER 40 DEATHS WERE ALSO
REPORTED BRING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TOO THE VIRUS TO 31-HUNDRED-67…..
19-HUNDRED-98 COVID-19 CASES WERE CONFIRMED…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 328-THOUSAND-668……
15-HUNDRED 87 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 40-THOUSAND-761 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE WAS 11-POINT-64 PERCENT….
KENTUCKY’S VACCINATION RATE IS ON THE RIAD WITH 83-THOUSAND-212 BEING VACCINATED THE PAST SEVEN DAYS…..
A TOTAL OF 213-THOUSAND-567 COVID-19 VACCINE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH SO FAR……
HAWES
01/19/21
87 YEAR OLD LUCIAN GLENN HAWES OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN PLEASANT HOME CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
FOUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL H OME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BEATRICE HAWES…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DAVID AND LAURA OF MICIIGAN….A DAUGHTER; LINDA SUE HAWES-
CRAWFORD….. AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; PEGGY CUNNINGHAM OF GLASGOW…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…..
RAPCHINSKI
01/19/21
80 YEAR OLD JOAN VIOLET RAMCHINSKI OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..VISITATION WILL BE
FROM 11 TO THREE TOMORROW (WED) AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH CREAMATION TO FOLLOW…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE
FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS; ROBYN BOMBA AND KELLEY GAWLIK BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER; DIANE BEARD OF NORTH
CAROLINA…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/19/21
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND DROPPED A 45 TO 34 DECISION TO BUTLER COUNTY……
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO WARREN CENTRAL…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON WLCK AND WVLE BEGINNING AT FIVE-45 THIS
AFTERNOON……
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY…..THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE WOMEN’S BASKESTBALL TEAM IS THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE
COUNTRY…..
THE LADY CARDINALS MOVED TO THE TOP SPOT YESTERDAY…. ONE DAY AFTER PREVIOUS NUMBER ONE STANFORD LOST TO COLORADO……
BRIDGE CLOSED
01/18/21
FRIDAY…….THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET CLOSED THE LOW WATER FORD ON KENTUCKY FIVE-85…..OLD FRANKLIN ROAD…..
FOLLOWING A STATEWIDE LOAD RATING ANALYSIS OF SELECT STEEL CULVERTS…… BRIDGE PRESERVATION ENGINEERS WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION CABINET DETERMINED THE CLOSURE WAS NECESSARY DUE TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE STEEL PIPES AND INSUFFICIENT
SUPPORTING MATERIAL ABOVE THE PIPES…….
ACCORDING TO DISTRICT THREE CHIEF ENGINEER…..JOE PLUNK……THE DURATION OF THE CLOSURE WILL BE DETERMINED ONCE RESTORATION
PLANS ARE CONFIRMED……
THE LOW WATER CROSSING WAS BUILT IN 1989 AFTER THE PRIVIOUS STRUCTURE WASHED OUT…..ABOUT 850 VEHICLES AND A NUMBER OF HORSE
AND BUGGIES DRIVE OVER THE CROSSING EACH DAY……
ALSO…..A PROJECT TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE OVER WEST BAYS FORK CONTINUES……AS THE OLD BRIDGE REMAINS OPEN DURING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BRIDGE…..
COVID UPDATE
01/18/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 23-HUNDRED-62 NEW COVID-19 CASES YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 326-THOUSAND-
675…..
34 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED……BRINGING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO THREE-THOUSAND-127……
16-HUNDRED-TWO REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 40-THOUSAND-541 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATED INCREASED SLIGHTLY TO 11-POINT-49 PERCENT……
ARREST-WARREN
01/18/21
06:05AM
STATE POLICE ARRESTED A MAN…..INVOLVED IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENTCE CASE FROM SIMPSON COUNTY……IN WARREN COUNTY…..
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE FLYING “J” TRAVEL CENTER AT EXIT TWO….
AUTHORITIES ARE WORKING ON CHARGES AND HAVE PENDING FELONIES ON THE SUSPECT…….
KENTUCKY MAN CHARGED
01/18/21
A KENTUCKY MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES RELATED TO THE STORMING OF THE U-S CAPITAL…..
CHAD BARRETT JONES OF MOUNT WASHINGTON WAS ARRESTED SATURDAY AND CHARGED WITH ASSAULT ON A FEDERAL OFFICER, CERTAIN ACTS
DURING A CIVIL DISORDER, DESTRUCITON OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, OBSTRUCITON OF JUSTICE, UNLAWFUL ENTRY ON RESTRICTED BUILDING
OR GROUNDS, VIOLENT ENTRY AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT ON CAPITAL GROUNDS……
MISSING TEENS
01/18/21
GLASGOW POLICE ARE SEEKING HELP IN LOCATING TWO MISSING TEENS…..
17 YEAR OLD HALEIGH FRANKE WHO HAS BLONDE/BROWN HAIR…..AND 16 YEAR OLD TRENADY HINSON WHO HAS BLACK HAIR….WERE LAST SEEN
YESTERDAY MORNING AROUND THREE AT THEIR RESIDENCE ON LEXINGTON DRIVE…..
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THEIR WHEREABOUT IS ASKED TO CONTACT GLASGOW POLICE AT….TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SIX-FIVE-ONE-51-51…….
VANCE
01/18/21
59 YEAR OLD BILLY JOE VANCE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..AND A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE
HELD AT A LATER DATE…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO LOCAL YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LISA MURPHY VANCE…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JONATHAN AND HOLLY OF AUBURN, JAKE AND HEATHER
OF FRANKLIN AND ADAM AND BRITTANY OF BOWLING GREEN……AND TWO BROTHERS; RANDY OF WOODBURN AND DANNY OF BOWLING GREEN…..
NINE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/18/21
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARITY TEAMS TRAVEL TO GLASOW…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT JUNIOR VARISTY AND VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BUTLER COUNTY…..
TIP OFF FOR THE J-V GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON WLCK AND WVLE STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON…….
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE HURRICANES……
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LOUISVILLE HOSTS FLORIDA STATE…..
WLCK FM
01/15/21
WLCK-AM HAS BEEN SERVING SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND NORTHERN TENNESSEE WITH SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC AND INSPIRATIONAL
PROGRAMMING FOR MANY YEARS…..…..
NOW…..WLCK-FM IS NOW ON THE AIR AT 100-POINT-ONE ON THE FM-DIAL…..
WLCK-AM-AND FM WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER THE BEST IN SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC AND INSPRITAIONAL PROGRAMMING 24-HOURS A
DAY……SEVEN DAYS A WEEK……
ONCE AGAIN…..WLCK-FM IS NOW ON THE AIR AT 100-POINT ONE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/15/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 11 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 13-HUNDRED-86 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 12-HUNDRED-23
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 144 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 173 CONTACTS IN ADDITION
TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 17 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
EDMONSON TEACHER ARRESTED
01/15/21
AN EDMONSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER IS FACING FEDERAL CHARGED OF ATTEMPTED PRODUCITION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND
ATTEMPTED ONLINE ENTICEMENT…..
28 YEAR OLD WILLIAM O’NEAL LINDSEY WAS CHARGED FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION THAT ALSO INVOLVED THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S
OFFICE….
LINDSEY IS FACING UP TO LIFE IN PRISON…..A 250-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE…..AND 10 YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE……
ARREST-LOGAN COUPLE
01/15/21
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED AN AUBURN COUPLE ON CHARGES RELATED TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL….
THE INVESTIGATION LED TO 39 YEAR OLD JOSHUA LEWIS AND 43 YEAR OLD DAWN LEWIS BEING CHARGED AFTER A SEARCH WAS EXECUTED AT
THEIR RESIDENCE……
JOSHUA LEWIS IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF DISTRIBUTION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A MINOR IN A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE….AND 20 COUNTS
OF POSSESSON OF MATTER PORTRAYING A MINOR IN A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE…..
AND DAWN LEWIS IS FACING 26 COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A MINOR IN A SEXUTL PERFORMANCE…..
MLK CLOSINGS
01/15/21
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY MONDAY…..
THE COUNTY CLERKS AND SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY…..
COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERTY…..
TRANSFER STATION, ANIMAL SHELTER, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED MONDAY…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND MONDAY’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP TUESDAY……
THERE’S NO SCHOOL MONDAY…..
AND THE CORE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY……
SPORTS
01/15/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TONIGHT TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-
THREE….WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTEDAY….
THE PREDATORS OPENED THE SEASON WITH A THREE TO ONE WIN OVER THE BLUE JACKETS…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/14/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 23 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 13-HUNDRED-75 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 12-HUNDRED-10X
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 146 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 173 CONTACTS IN ADDITION
TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 18 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
COVID UPDATE
01/14/21
IT WAS ANOTHER HIGH DAY OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY YESERDAY……AND A NEAR RECORD NUMBER OF DEATHS…..
45-HUNDRED-60 NEWS CASES WERE REPORTED…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 313-THOUSAND-282……
NINE COUNTIES HAD OVER 100 CASES….AS WARREN COUNTY WAS 10TH ON THE LIST WITH 97……
47 MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED…..RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TWO 29-HUNDRED-91…..
17-HUNDRED-TWO REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
EKU SOLAR FARM
01/14/21
A NEW SOLAR FARM JUST RECENTLY WENT ON-LINE AT EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……
THE NEW SOLAR ARRAYS WILL ALLOW .E-K-U TO GENERATE ABOUT 450-THOUSAND KILOWATT-HOURS A YEAR…..WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT OF
ENOUGH ENERGY TO POWER ROUGHLY 40-HOMES FOR A YEAR…..
WITH NEW SOLAR FARM…..EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS THE LARGEST SOLAR CAPABILITIES OF ANY PUBLIC COLLEGE IN THE
COMMONWEALTH…….
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
01/14/21
THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPENT THE LAST DAY…..OF THE FIRST PART OF THE 20-21 SESSION……WORKING ON THE BUDGET AND SENT
ONE BILL TO THE GOVERNOR…..
THERE WERE FOUR BUDGET BILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION….FOR THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH…..TRANSPORTATION CABINET….LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH….AND JUDICIAL BRANCH….
ALL FOUR WERE PASSED BY THE HOUSE AS CONTINUATION BUDGETS…..THE SENATE DID MAKE MINOR CHANGES IN EACH…..WHICH THE HOUSE
WOULD NOT AGREE TO AND THE SENATE WOULD NOT RECEDE FROM THEIR CHANGES….
.SO CONFERENCE COMMITTEES WERE NAMED TO BEGIN THE REAL WORK ON THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR STARTING JULY FIRST……
DOUGLAS
01/14/21
69 YEAR OLD CAROLYN CARTER DOUGLAS OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY TUESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
THREE THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
DONATIONS TO HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; EDWARD DOUGLAS…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; ROBERT AMD TAMARA OF ELIZABETHTOWN AND
DAVID AND BEVERLY OF ADOLPHUS……TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; TERESA STEWART AND EMILY AND JEREMY CREEK……THREE SISTERS
AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; NANCY AND CURTIS DAVIS, GAYLE DAVIS AND PATRICIA AND GRANT DILLARD…..AND TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; CAROL AND
MARIA CARTER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/14/21
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN COUNTY FOR THE “WARREN COUNTY INVITATIONAL”…..
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS GO TO BARREN COUNTY……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARISTY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BARREN COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS OPEN THE SEASON AS THEY’RE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE BLUE JACKETS…..
STATION OFF
01/13/21
TOMORROW…..WEATHER PERMITTING…..WLCK-AM WILL BE OFF THE AIR FOR MOST OF THE DAY AS ENGINEERS WILL BE INSTALLING AN “FM-
TRANSLOR”…..WHICH WHEN OPERATIONAL WILL PUT SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50 ALSO ON THE FM-BAND……
WHILE THE WORK IS BEING PERFORMED TOMORROW…..WVLE-FM WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE OFF THE AIR FROM TIME TO TIME DURING THE DAY…..
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE MAKE THIS IMPROVEMENT TO PROVIDE SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC TO A LARGER AUDIENCE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/13/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 8 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 13-HUNDRED-52 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 12-HUNDRED-SIX
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERD AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 127 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 192 CONTACTS IN ADDITION
TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..THERE ARE 43 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE
AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
COVID UPDATE
01/13/21
AFTER BEING LOWER SUNDAY AND MONDAY…..THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN THE COMMONWEALTH WENT BACK UP….AD
THREE-THOUSAND-53 NEW WERE REPORTED…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 308-THOUSAND-729….. FOUR OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES
REPORTED OVER 100 NEW CASES…..WHILE WARREN COUNTY WAS SIXTH WITH 90……
22 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY……RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 29-HUNDRED-44……
17-HUNDRED-33 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 39-THOUSAND-200 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS 12-POINT-23 PERCENT…..
ARREST
01/13/21
LAST NIGHT…..THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A RESIDENCE ON WILDCAT ROAD IN BARREN COUNTY….
LOCATED WERE 40-GRAMS OF CRYSTAL METH, 275-GRAMS OF PROCESSED MARIJUANA, PSYCHEDELIC MUSHROOMS, FIREARMS AND CASH…..
THE RESIDENT…..51 YEAR OLD BRIAN JAMES STEPHENSON WAS LODGED IN THE BARREN COUNTY CORRECTION CENTER…..CHARGED WITH A
NUMBER OF DRUG OFFENSES WHICH WERE ALL ENHANCE WITH A FIREARM….
SPORTS
01/13/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO LOGAN COUNTY LAST NIGHT AND PICKED UP TWO WINS……AS THE LADY PATRIOTS PICK
UP THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON 42 TO 39 OVER THE LADY COUGARS….
AND IT WAS A LOW SCORING GAME……AS THE PATRIOTS GOT PAST THE COUGARS 43 TO 42……KYLE HARWOOD HAS YOUR U-S BANK GAME WRAP
UP……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/12/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 36 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL
YESTERDAY…..20 SATURDAY…..11 SUNDAY…..AND FIVE YESTERDAY….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 13-HUNDRED-44 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 11-HUNDRED-89 HAVE
FULLY RECOVERD AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 136 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 185 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE
ACTIVE CASES…..THERE ARE 24 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE
MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
IMPEACHMENT COMMITTEE
01/12/21
REPUBLICAN HOUSE LEADERS YESTERDAY…..APPOINTED A COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER A PETITION CALLING FOR GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S
IMPEACHMENT….. FOR HIS HANDLING OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…..
THE COMMITTEE IS IN RESPONSE TO A PETITION SUBMITTED BY FOUR KENTUCKIANS…..
HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID OSBORNE SAID HE DOESN’T HAVE A CHOICE BUT TO PROCEED….. AFTER RECEIVING THE PETITION…..ADDING HE WAS
FOLLOWING A PROCEDURE SET OUT IN LAW…..
70 PLUS VACCINATIONS
01/12/21
ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENTS…..AGE 70 AND ABOVE….WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR A COVID-19 VACINATION…..CAN CALL THE ALLEN
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO BE ADDED TO A WAITING LIST….
CALL…..TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-TWO-THREE-NINE-7378…..MONDAY THRU THURS BETWEEN NINE AND 12NOON AND ONE TO THREE…..
ONCE VACCINE IS AVAILABEL….THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL CONTACT THE RESIDENT TO SCHEUDLE AN APPOINTMENT….
A DRIVER’S LICENSE….OR OTHER GOVERNMENT FORM OF PROOF OF ADDRESS AND AGE WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF THE APPOINTMENT…..
GREEN RIVER FERRY
01/12/21
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL BE CLOSED TODAY AND TOMORROW….FROM EIGHT TO FOUR…..IN ORDER TO
TRANSPORT AND INSTALL A 200-FOOT PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE ECHO RIVER…..
THE ECHO RIVER SPRINGS ACCESSIBLE TRAIL IS OPEN…..BUT VISITORS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE TRAIL ON THE DAYS OF THE BRIDGE
INSTALLATION….AND MAY EXPERIENCE LIMITED ACCESS PERIODS OVER THE COURSE OF THE BRIDGE INSTALLATION……
WILSON
01/12/21
72 YEAR OLD PEGGY ANN WILSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE….CREAMATION WAS CHOSEN AND NO SERVICES WILL BE
HELD AT THIS TIME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GLEN AND APRIL OF MICHIGAN……A DAUGHTER AND SON-N-LAW; GAIL AND STUART SCHERER
OF ADOLPHUS…..A STEP-DAUGHTER; DAWN DOWELL…..A BROTHER; DAVID LAWFIELD, A SISTER; JACQUELINE KORTE…..A HALF-BROTHER; MARK
WILSON…..AND A HALF-SISTER; OPAL WILSON ALL OF MICHIGAN…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/12/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THE TRAVEL TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POOINT-
THREE….. WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
COVID UPDATE
01/11/21
THERE WAS A SHARP DROP IN NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY…..BUT THE NUMBER OF DEATHS AND POSITIVITY RATE BOTH
ROSE…..
32-HUNDRED-32 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY….WHICH WAS ONE-THOUSAND-EIGHT LESS THAT SATURDAY…..THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH NOW STANDS AT 303-TOUSAND-625…..
FIVE COUNTIES HAD MORE THAN 100 CASES YESTERDAY…AND WARREN WAS SIXTH ON THE LIST WITH 98……OF KENTUCY’S 120 COUNTIES….117
HAD AT LEAST ONE NEW CASES…..
AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE NUMBER OF CASES OFTEN HAS A SHARP DROP ON SUNDAYS SINCE SOME LABS ARE CLOSED FOR THE WEEK-
END….
THERE WERE 25 NEW DEATHS YESTERDAY…..BEING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO TWO-THOUSAND-901…..
AT LEAST 39-THOUSAND-SIX HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE CONTINUED TO INCREASE TO 12-POINT-45 PERCENT…..
COURT EXECUTIVE ORDER
01/11/21
THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT HAS ENTERED TWO NEW ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS…..FOR COURT OPERATIONS….AS THE COVID PANDEMIC
CONTINUES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
ACCORDING TO CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN MINTON-JUNIOR…..THE NEW ORDERS….
POSTPONE ALL JURY TRIALS UNTIL APRIL-FIRST…..REQUIRE GRAND JURIES TO EITHER BE CONDUCTED REMOTELY OR SUSPENDED…..POSTPONE
ALL SHOW CAUSE DOCKETS UNTIL APRIL-FIRST…..REQUIRE JUDICIAL SALES TO BE CONDUCTED EITHER REMOTELY OR OUTSIDE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH C-D-C GUIDELINES….AND POSTPONES ALL IN-PERSON MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES….COMMISSIONS….TASK FORCES….BOARDS….AND OTHER
ADMINISTRSATIVE BODIES UNTIL APRIL FIRST……
VACCINATIOINS
01/11/21
THE MEDICAL HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO MOVE INTO PHASE…..”ONE-B” FOR CORONA-VIRUS
IMMUNIZATIONS…..……
“PHASE ONE-B” INCLUDES FIRST RESPONDERS…..ANYONE AT LEAST AGE 70….AND K-THRU-12 SCHOOL PERSONNEL…..
INDIVIDUALS WHO QUALITY UNDER THE AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PRIORITY PHASE CAN ADD THEIR NAME TO THE SCHEDULING REQUEST LIST
BY TEXTING….. SENIOR TO TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-NINE-SIX-32-HUNDRED…..OR BY MAILING VACCINE-AT-M-C-HEALTH-DOT-NET…..WITH YOUR
FULL NAME…..DATE OF BIRTH…. AND PHONE NUMBER…..AND YOU WILL BE CONTACTED WHEN AN APPOINTMENT TIME BECOMES AVAILABLE…..
MAYNARD
01/11/21
75 YEAR OLD MARY TINSLEY MAYNARD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY(SUN) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUE) AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; TERRY AND CARLA, JERRY AND FREDIA AND TIMMY AND DORIS…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS
AND SONS-IN-LAW; GAIL AND RICHARD SLOAN AND VICKIE AND TIMMY CARTER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW;
SHIRLEY SLACK AND BRENDA PENDLELTON AND GEORGE RUSSELL ALL OF FRANKLIN…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN,
THREE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/11/21
NASCAR HAS CONFIRMED THAT EIGHT CUP RACES THIS SEASON WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH PRACTICE AND QUALIFING SESSIONS…..BEGINNING
WITH THE DAYTONA 500 ON FEBRUARY 14TH…..
FOLLOWING NASCAR’S RETURN TO COMPETITION LAST MAY…..AFTER A TWO-MONTH PAUSE DUE TO THE CORON-VIRUS PANDEMIC……A MAJORY OF
EVENTS WERE HELD WITHOUT PRACTIVE OR QUALIFYING…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/08/21
UNFORTUNATELY…..THE COMMUNITY HAS LOST ANOTHER CITIZEN WITH CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF COVID-19……AND WE HERE AT WVLE AND
WLCK SEND OUR DEEPEST SUMPATH AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS……
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 21 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 12-HUNDRED-
91 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 11-HUNDRED-30 HAVE FULLY RECOVERD AND ARE OUT OF
QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 142 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE
BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 185 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..THERE ARE 14
PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT
SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
COVID 19 UPDATE
01/08/21
THE CORONA-VIRUS IS CONTINUING IT LATEST SURGE…..AS KENTUCKY SAW ITS SECOND-HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES YESTERDAY…..ONE DAY
AFTER SETTING AN ALL-TIME RECORD…..BRINGING THE NUMBER OF CASES FOR THE TWO DAY PERIOD TO OVER 10-THOUSAND…..
A TOTAL OF FOUR-THOUSAND-911 NEW CASES WE REPORTED YESTERDAY….. BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 291-THOUSAND-430…..
NINE COUNTIES REPORTED OVER 100 CASES YESTERDAY….INCLUDING WARREN WITH 240…..
THERE WERE ALSO 37 MORE DEATHS YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 28-HUNDRED-42……
17-HUNDRED-44 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 38-THOUSAND-173 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS 11-POINT-NINE PERCENT…..
BUDGET
01/08/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEATR DELIVERED AN UNUSAL…..BUDGET AND STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH ADDRESS LAST NIGHT……AND WHILE IT TOOK
PLACE BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..HE DELIVERED IT VIRTUALLY…. INSTEAD OF IN PERSON…..
HE BEGAN BY SAYING THE STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH IS GOOD….AND THEN BEGAN TO OUTLINE HIS……BETTER KENTUCKY BUDGET…..WHICH
IS BUILT ON THREE PILLARS…..
RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND KENTUCKY FAMILITE…..PRIORITIZING PEOPLE….. AND INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE……
HE CONCLUDE BY CALLING ON ALL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT TO WORK TOGETHER……
THE HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO PASS A “CONTINUATION” BUDGET…..WHICH THE SENTATE WILL TWEAK……AND SET THE STAGE FOR A BUDGET
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE WHERE THE FINAL BUDGET WILL EMERGE…..
SPORTS
01/08/21
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THE TRAVEL TO GLASGOW….
.
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…….WLCK……AND 99-POINT-
THREE…..WVLE….. STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
THE LADY TOPPERS ARE ON THE ROAD TO LOUISIANA TECH…..
AND IN MEN’S GAMES…..
THE TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY LOUISIANA TECH……
ARREST
01/07/21
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE HAVE MADE AN ARREST INCONNECTION WITH A RESIDENTIAL FIRE AT ONE-71 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY YESTERDAY……
WITNESSES SAW A VEHICLE LEAVE THE SCENE PRIOR TO THE FIRE AND THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION….OFFICERS JOHN T. WILLIAMS AND TREVER
THOMPSON CHARGED 34 YEAR OLD CHRISTY BETH JONES OF SCOTTSVILLE WITH ARSON, WANTON ENDANGERMENT, BURGLARY, CRIMINAL
MISCHIEF, RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY UNDER 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS, POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON, TAMPERING WITH
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSANCE-METH AND PERSISTEN FELONY OFFENDER…..
AND THE TIME OF HER ARREST…..JONES WAS IN POSSESSION OF A STOLEN VEHICLE, A FIREARM AND ILLEGAL DRUGS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/07/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 23 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 12-HUNDRED-70 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 11-HUNDRED-19 HAVE
FULLY RECOVERD AND ARE OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 133 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 18 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 169 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE
ACTIVE CASES…..THERE ARE 30 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE
MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT MONEY
01/07/21
A MEASURE TO MOVE THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DECIDE HOW TO SPEND MUCH OF KENTUCKY’S SHARE OF THE……TOBACCO MASTER SETTLEMENT
MONEY FROM THE GOVERNOR’S PURVIEW…..HAS CLEARED THE SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE……
SENATE BILL THREE…..WOULD PLACE THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE FINANCE CORPORATION
UNDER THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUE……AND WOULD ALSO ABOLISH THE KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE AND THE
KENTUCKY TOBACCO SETTLEMENT TRUST CORPORATION…..
THE BILL’S SPONSOR SAYS HE FILED THE LEGISLATION OUT OF CONCERN THE GROUPS WERE BEING POLITICIZED……
COVID UPDATE
01/07/21
A HIGH NUMBER OF COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS…..ALONG WITH A DAILY RECORD NUMBER OF NEW CASES WERE REPORTED IN THE
COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY…..
A TOTAL OF FIVE-THOUSAND-732 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED…..BRINGING HE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 286-THOUSAND-541……A DOZEN COUNTIES
REPORTED MORE THAN 100 NEW CASES…..WITH WARREN COUNTY BEING THIRD WITH 238…..
34 MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 28-HUNDRED-SIX……
17-HUNDRED-78 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 37-THOUSAND-821 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS THE HIGHEST ITS BEEN SINCE MAY FIFTH AT 11-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT…..
HOBDY
01/07/21
102 YEAR OLD ALLIE HOBDY OF ADOLPHUS PASSED AWAY TUESDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WALKERS CHAPEL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW
(FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; BOBBY OF ADOLPHUS….AND A SISTER; RITA MAY WESTMORELAND FROM TENNESSEE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND
FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/07/21
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
TENNESSEE IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON ARKANSAS…..
KENTUCKY IS ON THE ROAD TO TEXAS “A-AND-M”……
AND LOUISVILLE PLAYS AT VIRGINIA TECH……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/06/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 32 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 12-HUNDRED-47 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY ONE-THOUSAND-80
HAVE FULLY RECOVERD AND ARE OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 149 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 18 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 167 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE
ACTIVE CASES…..THERE ARE 49 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE
MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS HAD FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
MED CENTER
01/06/21
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN IS PARTERING WITH THE KENTUCK DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH…..TO BE A COVID VACCINE
ADMINISTRATION SIDE FOR HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL IN PHASE ONE-A…..
HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL….WORKING IN CLINICAL SETTINGS….WHO WANT TO RECEIVIE THE VACCINE AND MEET THE PHASE ONE-A CRITERIA….
CAN BE SCHEDULED FOR VACCINATION BY EMAILING THER FULL NAME….CELL PHONE NUMBER…. AND THE NAME OF THEIR EMPLOYEER TO….
VACCINE-AT-M-C-HEALTH-DOT-NET……..
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
01/06/21
REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS…..ARMED WITH VETO-PROOF POWER BECAUSE OF THEIR SUPER-MAJORITIES….WASTED NO TIME IN SHOWING IT OFF
YESTERDAY AS THE 20-21 SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENED IN FRANKFORT….
REPUBLICANS PLAN TO HAVE AT LEAST SOME OF THE PRIORITY BILLS PASSED BEFORE THE UPCOMING THREE-WEEK BREAK……
BYRN
01/06/21
68 YEAR OLD DANA SARVER BYRN OF BOWLING GREEN PASSED AWAY MONDAY AT THE U-K MED CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE
ADOLPHUS NATIVE WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
FOUR TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JEFF AND BETH, JEREMY AND CINDY AND JAY AND SAMANTHA…..AND A DAUGHTER AND
SON-IN-LAW; JORDAN AND RICHIE TOWE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; DOUGLAS SARVER OF A ADOLPHUS…..TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-
IN-LAW; DIANE AND RONNIE HOWARD AND DEBBIE AND JIMMY WHEAT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; PAM SARVER OF ADOLPHUS…..
NINE GRANDCHILDREN, TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, FIVE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
HURT
01/06/21
80 YEAR OLD HAROLD DEAN HURT OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS)
AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON
(WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JEAN PEDIGO HURT…… SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOHNNY AND LINDA OF TENNESSEE……AND A DAUGHTER AND
SON-IN-LAW; TAMMY AND RANDY LINDSEY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDCHILD AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/06/21
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAMS OPENED THE SEASON LAST NIGHT…..AS THEY TRAVELED TO MONROE COUNTY…..WHERE THE
LADY PATRIOTS WERE DEFEATED BY THE LADY FALCONS 65 TO 55…..
AND THE PATRIOTS DOWNED THE FALCON 73 TO 30……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/05/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 48 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE DECEMBER 30TH….AS THERE
WERE 21 THURSDAY, 10 SATURDAY, TWO SUNDAY AND 15 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 12-HUNDRED-15 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY…..ONE-THOUSAND-42…..
HAVE FULLY RECOVERD AND ARE OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 155 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 179 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE
ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS HAD FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
LI-HEAP
01/05/21
COMMUNITY ACTION OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY’S…..”CRISIS” PORTION OF THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS NOW
AVAILABLE…..
THE PROGRAM……WHICH RUNS THRU MARCH OR UNTIL FEDERAL FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED…..ASSISTS HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE IN A HOME HEATING
CRISIS…..
WHEN APPLYING YOU WILL NEED TO BRING….PROOF OF SOCIAL SECURITY MUMBER OR PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE
HOUSEHOLD….
PROOF OF ALL THE HOUSEHOLD’S INCOME FOR THE PRECEDING MONTH…..
A DISCONNECT OR LATE NOTICE FROM YOUR UTILITY COMPANY….STATEMENT FROM YOUR LANDLORD IF HEATING EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED IN
YOUR RENT….OR A STATEMENT FROM THE UTILITY COMPANY IF YOU PARTICIPANT IN A PRE-PAY ELECTRIC PROGRAM……
AND VENDOR INFORMATION….INCLUDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND NAME ON YOUR ACCOUNT….FOR YOUR MAIN HEATING FUEL….AS WELL AS
ELECTRIC……
FOR MORE INFORMATION…..CONTACT THE ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION OFFCIE AT 25 J-L TURNER PLACE…..OR CALL TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-
TWO-THREE-SEVEN-41-49……
COVID UPDATE
01/05/21
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF COVID-19 FOR A
MONDAY WITH 23-HUNDRED-19…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 279-THOUSAND-143……AS HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE STILL TRYING TO
DETERMINE IF THE RECENT UPTICK IN CASES IS DUE TO MANY LABS BEING CLOSED DURING THE HOLIDAYS…..OR IF IT IS ANOTHER SPIKE BECAUSE
OF HOLIDAY GATHERINGS….
THREE OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES FOR NEW CASES REPORTED OVER 100…AND WARREN COUNTY WAS FIFTH ON THE LIST WITH 76…..
26 NEW DEATHS ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…….INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 27-HUNDRED-49…..
17-HUNDRED-37 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED….
AT LEAST 37-THOUSAND-455 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS NOW 11-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..
BG FIRE
01/05/21
THE BOWLING GREEN FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A LARGE STRUCTURE FIRE…..ON RIVER STREET…LATE YESTERDAY MORNING…..
PEOPLE WORKING IN THE BUILDING WERE ABLE TO EXXI SAFELY…..AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED…..
ALL ON-DUTY FIREFIGHTERS IN THE CITY RESPONDED TO THE BLAZE……AND A “STRIKE TEAM”…..WHICH CONSISTS OF COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS
WAS ACTIVITED TO ASSIST WITH OTHER CALLS……WHICH BOWLING GREEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUGHT THE FIRE…..
FURROW
01/05/21
81 YEAR OLD MARIA MAGDALENA FURROW OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY ARE SUGGESTEDD TO THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GREG AND SONYA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; CARMEN AND
MICHAEL WILSON OF BOWLING GREEN…..12 GRANDCHILDREN AND 16 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/05/20
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAM HIT THE WATER YESTERDAY FOR A DUAL MEET WITH OHIO COUNTY…..WHICH WAS ONE OF THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL SWIM
MEETS IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO BE HELD WITH THE RESUMPTON OF WINTER SPORTS THIS WEEK…..
HOWEVER…..THE MEET WAS LIMITED TO INDIVIDUAL EVENTS…..AS NO RELAY COMPETITIONS WERE PERMITTED…..
AS ACS DEFEATED OHIO COUNTY 105 TO 79…..WITH THE PATRIOTS EARING 58 POINTS…..AND THE LADY PATRIOTS ACQUIRED 47 POINTS……
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAMS OPEN THE SEASON TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO MONROE COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-
THREE…..WVLE….. STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON…..
COVID UPDATE
01/04/21
ANOTHER INCREASE IN KENTUKY’S COVID-19 POSITIVITY RATE…..AND THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES AND DEATHS REPORTED BY GOVERNOR ANDY
BESHEAR YESTERDAY….
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES WAS 28-HUNDRED-60……NEARLY DOUBLE SATURDAY’S TOTAL……AND INCREASED THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 276-
THOUSAND831……
FIVE COUNTIES REPORTED AT LEASE 100 NEW CASES…..INCLUDING WARREN WITH 116……
THERE WERE 25 NEW DEATHS…..BRINGING THENUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 27-HYNDRED-23….
THE POSITIVITY RATE CLAIMBED TO 11-POINT-21 PERCENT….WHICH HEALTH OFFICIALS BELIEVE WAS LIKELY DUE TO SOME LABS AND PUBLIC
TESTING SITES BEING CLOSED OVER THE HOLIDAY……
16-HUNDRED-77 REMAIN HOSPITAIZED…..
AND AT LEAST 37-THOUSAND-375 HAVE RECOVERED……
VOTER ROLLS
01/04/21
KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS HAS TAKEN STEPS TO CLEAN UP THE COMMONWEALTH’S VOTER ROLLS…..
ACCORDING TO ADAMS….THERE ARE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS THAT REQUIRE VOER ROLLS TO BE “CLEANED UP”…….BUT IT HAD BEEN DONE FOR
THE LAST DECADE……
AS OF DECEMBER 14TH…..33-THOUSAND-696 DECEASED VOTERS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ROLLS…..
ALONG WITH 42-HUNDRED-52 VOTERS CONVICTED OF FELONIES…..34-HUNDRED-35 WHO HAD MOVED OUT OF STATE……586 VOTERS WHO ASKED
TO DE-REGISTER….. AND 242 VOTERS JUDGED MENTALLY INCOMPETENT…….
ATV FATAL
01/04/21
AN A-T-V ACCIDENT…..EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING IN WARREN COUNTY CLAIMED A LIFE….
ACCORDING TO THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE…..THE SIDE-BY-SIDE A-T-V ROLLED OVER INTO A CREEK ON EDEN ROAD….TRAPPING
BOTH OCCUPANTS IN THE WATER…..
BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..WHERE THE FFMALE PASSENGER WAS PRONOUNCED
DEAD…..
THE DRIVER….MCINLEY BROWN WILL BE CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER AND DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE-SECOND OFFENSE…..
LAWSON
01/04/21
81 YEAR OLD SHELBY LANCE LAWSON OF FOUNTAIN RUN PASSED AWAY FRIDAY AT N-C-H HEALTH CARE IN TLASGOW…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WOOD CEMETERY…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JANICE PROFITT LAWSONS…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; CONNIE AND TODD PRUITT OF NORTH CAROLINA
AND CELESTE AND PAUL SHEARER OF TENNESSEE…..A SISTER; SHIRLEY PRUITT OF GEORGIA….AND TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; LINDA GORDON OF
LOUISVILLE AND PAT PROFITT OF GAMALIEL……THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/04/21
WHEN THE PUCK DROPS ON THE N-H-L SEASON LATER THIS MONTH…..THERE WILL BE FANS IN BRIDGESTONE ARENA….
THE PREDS WILL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 15-PERCENT CAPACITY INSIDE BRIDGESTONE FOR GAMES THROUGH
JANUARY……HOWEVER…..AND THERE’S BEEN NO WORD ON IF THE CAPACITY CAP WILL CHANGE AS THE SEASON PROGRESSES….
THE N-H-L HAS APPROVED A 56-GAME REGULAER SEASON….WHICH THE “PREDS” WILL OPEN AT HOME ON JANUARY 14TH AGAINST COLUMBUS…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/31/20
YESTERDAY…...THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 21 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 11-HUNDRED-67 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 939 CASES HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE….. WITH THE 210 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AND THERE HAVE BEEN 18
DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 223 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 20 PENDING
TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS
TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
GREEN RIVER FERRY
12/31/20
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IS NEAR COMPLETION ON SEVERAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TAKING PLACE AT GREEN RIVER FERRY….
THE FERRY….WHICH HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE SEPTEMBER TO EXTEND THE VEHICLE RAMP BY 30 FEET INTO THE GREEN RIVER….WILL RESUME
OPERATIONS SUNDAY……
THE FERRY WILL BE OPEN FROM SIX IN THE MORNING UNTIL 10 AT NIGHT…..BUT WILL BE CLOSED DAILY BETWEEN ONE-45 AND TWO-15 FOR
CLEANING AND DISINFECTION OF THE OPERATING BOOTH………..
DUE TO HIGH WATER……WORK TO INSTALL A NEW CANOE AND KAYAK ACCESS RAMP HAS BEEN SUSPENDED UNTIL LATE SPRING…..
AND THE FIRST HALF OF THE….ECHO RIVER SPRINGS ACCESSIBLE TRAIL….IS CURRENTLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC…..THE INSTALLATION OF THE
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE ECHO RIVER WILL BE JANUARY 12TH AND 13TH…..AND WILL INCLUDE A TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE GREEN
RIVER FERRY ROAD AND GREEN RIVER FERRY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR EACH DAY…..…
SCHOOL
12/31/20
SCHOOL RESUMES IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ON MONDAY….. FOLLOWING THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR BREAK…..
THE DISTRICT WILL BE OPERATING UNDER THE HYBRID PLAN…..A-B SCHEDULED ROTATION…..THAT THE DISTRICT WAS FOLLOWING BEFORE
THANKSGIVING…..
TUESDAY WILL BE A “B” DAY…..WEDNESDAY WILL BE AN “A”-DAY….
AND EACH MONDAY WILL REMAIN A FULL…..N-CLASS-AT-HOME-DAY…….
BUILDING DOORS WILL NO OPEN UNTIL SEVEN-15 EACH MORNING FOR STUDENTS DROP OFFS…..STUDENT DRIVERS….AND BUS RIDERS….
AND THE DISTRICT WILL BE MAKING A MORE AGGRESSIVE AND STRINGENT MONITORING OF COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS……
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
12/31/20
THOUSAND OF KENTUCKIANS…..WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS EXPIRED THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS…..MAY WAIT WEEKS BEFORE SEEING
THEIR NEXT PAYMENT AS THE COMMONWEALTH SWITCHES OVER TO THE NEW BENEFITS EXTENSION RECENTLY PASSED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT…..
KENTUCKY OFFICIALS MUST WAIT TO RECEIVE GUIDELINE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT….BEFORE IT CAN BEGIN ISSUING PAYMENTS AGAIN…..
WHICH WILL IMPACT AROUND 88-THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS……
SIMPSON WELCOME CENTER
12/31/20
THE NEW SIMPSON COUNTY WELCOME CENTER IS NOW OPEN TO VISITORS….
THE NEW WELCOME CENTER…..WHICH REPLACES A 1974 FACILITY….IS A FEDERAL STYLE BUILDING FEATURING TRADITIONAL RED BRICK
COMPLEMENTED WITH STONE TRIM…..AND EXPANSIVE FRONT PORCHES WITH CONFORTABLE BENCH SEATING AND ROCKING CHAIRS….
THE WELCOME CENTER IS EXPECTING 60-TO-70 THOUSAND VISITORS ANNUALLY……
SPORTS
12/31/20
CONFERENCE U-S-A…..MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL…..IS MOVING TO A DIVISIONAL STANDINGS FORMAT FOR THE CURRENT SEASON…..
THE…..EAST AND WEST DIVISIONS….WILL CROWN DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONS AT THE CONCLUSION OF CONFERENCE PLAY IN MARCH……AND
DIVISIONAL SEEDING WILL BE USED FOR THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS…..
THE TOPPERS WILL BE IN THE EAST DIVISION…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/30/20
YESTERDAY…...THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 24 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 11-HUNDRED-46 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..AND 407 CASES FOR THE MONTH
WHICH IS THE HIGHEST MONTHLY TOTAL SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN….
CURRENTLY 938 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE….. WITH THE 189 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE
AND THERE HAVE BEEN 18 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 199 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND
THERE ARE 27 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
12/30/20
A TOTAL OF 29-HUNDRED-90 NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY…..WITH 307 OF THEM INVOLVING
THOSE 18 AND YOUNGER…..AND RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 261-THOUSAND-492…..THREE COUNTIES HAD OVER 100 CASES INCLUDING
WARREN WITH 207……
31 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED….BRING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 25-HUNDRED-94…….
16-HUNDRED-35 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 36-THOUSAND-124 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS EIGHT-POINT-41 PERCENT……
NEW HIGHWAY LIGHTS
12/30/20
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET AND THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET ARE REPLACING THOUSANDS OF ROADWAY LIGHTING
FIXTURES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH WITH ENERGY-SAVING L-E-D LIGHTS…..
THE UPGRADES WILL REDUCE THE ENERGY COMSUMPTION OF ROADWAY LIGHTING SYSTEMS BY MORE THAN 50-PERCENT…..AND SAVE MORE
THANT TWO-POINT-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN REDUCED UTILITY AND MAINTENANCE COSTS….
AROUND 15-HUNDRED LIGHTS IN GARAGES AND PARKING LOTS ARE BEING REPLCED……AS ARE ROADSIDE CONTROLLER BOXES AND
CABINETS……AND “CRASH-PRONE” POLES ARE BEING RELOCATED…..
THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY 20-22………
TODD PLANT
12/30/20
TODD COUNTY FREEZER AND COOLER DOOR MANUFACTURER…..D-D-S GLASS DOORS…..IS RELOCATING TO A LARGER FACILITY IN ELKTON…..
THE ONE-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLAR EXPANSION IS EXPECTED TO CREATE 50 FULL TIME JOBS….WHICH WILL COMPRISE MOSTLY OF PRODUCTION
POSITIONS…..AS-WELL-AS SOME SUPERVISORY ROLES……
NEW YEARS CLOSINGS
12/30/20
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE NEW YEARS HOLIDAY……
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30 AND CLOSED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…..
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND CIRCUIT CLERKS OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..TOMORROW’S TRASH WILL BE PICKED UP MONDAY AND FRIDAY’S TRASH WILL BE COLLECTED
TUESDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, ALLEN COUNTY FARMERS SERVICE, FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED FRIDAY AND THERE WILL
BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
SCOTTSVILLE TRANIT BUS WILL NOT RUN FRIDAY…..
COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE, TRANSFER STATION AND ANIMAL SHELTER CLOSED TOMORROW, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…..
CORE OPEN TOMORROW FROM FIVE-30 TO FOUR-30 AND OPEN FRIDAY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR……
SPORTS
12/30/20
THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE WILL GET BACK IN ACTION NEXT MONTH WITH A TELEVISED TRIPLE-HEADER…..
AS N-B-C-S-N WILL SHOW THE….PITTSBURGH/PHILADELPHIA….CHICAGO/TAMPA BAY…..AND ST. LOUIS/COLORADO GAMES ON JANUARY 13TH……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/29/20
YESTERDAY…...THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER DEATH DUE TO COVID-19…..AND WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK
SEND OUT DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS….THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 51 NEW CASES OF
CORNA-VIRUS FROM THREE WEDNESDAY TO YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….THERE WERE 12 CASES THURSDAY, NINE SATURDAY, 11 SUNDAY AND 19
YESTERDAY…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 11-HUNDRED-22 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 926 CASES HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 178 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 18
DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 170 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 50 PENDING
TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS
TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
TAX BILLS
12/29/20
HERE’S A REMINDER TO ALL THOSE WITH UNPAID ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY TAX BILLS THAT IF THEY’RE PAID BY THIS THURSDAY…..DECEMBER
31ST…..THE FACE VALUE OF THE BILL IS DUE…..THEN BEGINNING FRIDAY…..JANUARY FIRST….A FIVE PERCENT PENALITY WILL BE ADDED TO ALL
UNPAID BILLS…..
THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE WILL BE OPEN THURSDAY…..NEW YEARS EVE…….FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30…….
AND WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…….
VOTER REGISTRATION UP
12/29/20
KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS HAS ANNOUNCED A BUMP IN VOTER REGISTRATION….WITH 10-THOUSAND-5334 NEW VOTERS
REGISTERING BETWEEN OCTOBER FIRST AND FIFTH….AND NOVEMBER FOURTH THRU 30TH….
BY LAW…..VOTER REGISTRAION BOOKS CLOSE THE FOUR WEEK BEFORE AN ELECTION…..THROUGH ELECTION DAY….AND IN COMPARISION ONLY 41-
HUNDRED-15 NEW VOTERS REGISTERED IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR….
FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER COMBINED….DEMOCRATS SAW A POINT-12-PERCENT DECREASE IN REGISTRATION…..REPUBLICANS SAW A POINT-
63-PERCENT INCREASE IN REGISTRATION…..AND “OTHERS” SAW A POINT-75-PERCENT INCREASE IN REGISTRATION……
ABSHER
12/29/20
94 YEAR OLD EVELYN MARIE KING ABSHER PASSED AWAY SUNDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST
CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BYA DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; PEGGY AND DANNY MITCHELL….. AND A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MIKE AND KATHY ABSHER
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, 10 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
KING
12/29/20
71 YEAR OLD BENTON KING OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY (MON) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS
AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; DEBBIE KING…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; KIM AND MIKE SALLEE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND JAMIE MADDEN OF
BOWLING GREEN…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BENTON AND SANDY OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND A BROTHER; RONALD OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE
GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/29/20
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
THE KENTUCKY/SOUTH CAROLINA GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED…..
COVID UPDATE
12/28/20
THERE WERE 21 MORE COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY…..ALONG WITH ONE-THOUSAND-509 NEW CASSES…..
KENTUCKY HAS NOW SEEN 257-THOUSAND-63 POSITIVE CASES SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC….WHILE 25-HUNDRED-55 KENTUCKIANS HAVE
LOST THEIR LIVES TO THE VIRUS…..
THE POSITIVITY RATE EDGED UP SLIGHTLY TO EIGHT-POINT-SIX PERCENT…..
YESTERDAY’S “COVID” INCIDENCE MAP SHOWED HICKMAN COUNTY HAS REACHED THE YELLOW ZONE…….15-COUNTIES ARE AT THE ORANGE
LEVEL….AND THE REMAINING 104 COUNTIES ARE IN THE RED ZONE……
GATTON ACADEMY
12/28/20
THE GATTON ACADEMY AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AND THE CRAFT ACADEMY AT MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERITY HAVE EXTENDED THEIR
ADMISSIONS DEADLINES FROM FEBRUARY-FIRST TO MARCH-FIRST….
IN ADDTION TO EXTENDING THE DEADLINES…..THEY ARE OFFERNG SPEICAL ADMINISTRATIONS OF THE A-C-T AT MOREHEAD AND WESTERN…..KNOW
AS “A-C-T ON CAMPUS”…..THESE SPECIAL TESTING DATES PROVIDE PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE A-C-T EXAM OUTSIDE
OF A NATIONAL TEST ADMINISTRATION AND ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE CANCELLED OR RESCHEDULED…..
THE ACADEMIES ARE TAKING THE STEPS TO SUPPORT PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS IN APPLYING FOR ADMISSIONS TO THE ACADEMIES DESPITE THE
CURRENT PANDEMIC…….
HAMBARGER
12/28/20
74 YEAR OLD CATHERINE ANN BUTTERWORTH SHAMBARGER OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT
SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH CREMATION TO
FOLLOW…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY ARE SUGGESTED FOR
FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; KAREN NILSSON OF SCOTTSILLE…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
WILLOUGHBY
12/2820
51 YEAR OLD TRACY DEE GENTRY WILLOUGHBY OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY SATURDAY AT JEWISH HOSPITAL IN LOUISVILLE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL H OME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL
CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY ARE SUGGESTED
FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; STEVE WILLOUGHBY…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; TOSHA AND HENRY LICH OF ADOLPHUS AND TALLY
AND CODY PAYNE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; TIMMY AND BRIDGET GENTRY OF BOWLING GREEN AND TROY AND
GLENDA GENTRY AND TREVER AND SHELLY GENTRY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; TAMMY AND BILL NEALY OF
FRANKLIN AND TARA BURTON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
CARVER
12/28/20
67 YEAR OLD VIKKI CALVERT CARVER OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; STEVEN AND AMANDA…..AND TWO SISTERS; FAYE HENSLEY AND HELEN JOHNSON ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
12/28/20
IN MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBLL……
BUFFALO IS ON THE ROAD TO NEW ENGLAND……
AND IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
TENNESSEE IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON LIPSCOMB…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/24/20
YESTERDAY…...THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 21 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD ONE-THOUSAND-71 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 885 CASES HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 169 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17
DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 204 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 26 PENDING
TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS
TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
12/24/20
THERE WERE TWO-THOUSAND-953 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS REPORTED IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY……BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO
250-THOUSAND-280…..
OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES….FOUR HAD OVER 100 CASES….AND WARREN COUNTY WAS SIXTH ON THE LSIT WITH 0…..
24 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 24-HUNDRED-66…..
16-HUNDRED-44 REMAIN HOSPITLIZED…..
AT LEAST 35-THOUSAND-478 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE CONTINUES ITS DECLINE AT EIGHT-POINT-35 PERCENT…….
ELECTRONIC CRIMES
12/24/20
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ELECTRONIC CRIME BRANCH SAYS 20-20 WAS A BUSY YEAR FOR THEM…..AS THEY RESPONDED TO OVER THREE-
THOUSAND CYBER-CRIME TIPS….LEADING TO 707 COMPLETED INVESTIGATIONS….RESULSING IN 114 ARRRESTS OF CHILD INTERNET
PREDATORS……
SO FAR THIS YEAR…..THE KENTUCKY INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCE….WHICH INCLUDES SERVERAL LAWENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH
CORNWELL
12/24/20
71 YEAR OLD PHILLIP GORDAN “COWBOY” CORNWELL OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY SUNDAY AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE MONDAY MORNING AT 11 AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER TWO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JASON AND ABBYE OF SOUTH CAROLINA…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SHANNON AND GLENN
HOFFMAN OF COLORADO…..A BROTHER; CAMILUS…..AND TWO SISTERS; PAYY CORNWELL AND SUE JACKSON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/24/20
THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE HAS RELEASED THE 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE WHICH WILL OPEN JANUARY 13TH……
AND THE PREDATORS WILL BEGIN THEIR SEASON JANUARY 14TH AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA AGAINST THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS….
THE SHORTENED SEASON WILL SEE THE PREDS ONLY FACE OPPONENTS FROM THE TEMPORARILY REALIGNED “CENTRAL DIVISION” OVER THE
NEXT FOUR MONTHS…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/23/20
YESTERDAY…...THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 18 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD ONE-THOUSAND-50 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 858 CASES HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 175 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17
DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 171 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 27 PENDING
TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS
TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
UNEMPLOYMENT AUDIT
12/23/20
KENTUCKY AUDITOR MIKE HARMON’S OFFICE HAS COMPLETED ITS ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE…..COMMONWEALTH’S COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT…..AND FOUND SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND…..
SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC…..THOUSANDS OF UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS HAVE GONE UNRESOLVED FOR MONTHS….WHICH HAS
FRUSTRATED UNEMPLOYED KENUCKIANS…..AND HAS PREVENTED A FULL AND ACCURATE AUDIT OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST
FUND……CAUSING THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE TO ISSUE A “QUALIFIED OPINION”……..
THE AUDITOR SAID IT’S “IMPERATIVE” THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE ADDRESS THE LACK OF RELIABLE DATA…..ESPECIALLY AS THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY STARTS WORK ON A NEW BUDGET IN JANUARY……
LEADERS VACCINATED
12/23/20
THE HEADS OF THREE BRANCHES OF KENTUCKY STATE GOVERNMENT RECEIVED VACCINATIONS AGAINST COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
THEY INCLUDED GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR…..HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID OABORNE…. AND SENATE PRESIDET ROBERT STIVERS….SUPREME COURT
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN MINTON ALSO RECEIVED THE VACCINATION…..
THEY WERE JOINED BY FIRST LADY BRITAINY BESHEAR…..SECRETARY OF THE EXECUTIVE CABINET J-MICHAEL BROWN….AND PUBLIC HEALTH
COMMISSIONER DR. STEVEN STACK……
PAUL
12/23/20
TWO KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS…..SENATOR RAND PAUL AND REPRESENTAIVE THOMAS MASSIE…..ARE EXPRESSING ANGER OVER THE SPENDING IN
THE COVID RELIEF BILL APPROVED BY CONGRESS…..
THE BILL INCLUDES 900-BILLION DOLLARS FOR COVID-19 AID…..741-BILLIONS IN DEFENSE SPENDING…..AND 665-BILLION FOR DOMESTIC
PROGRAM…..
THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES 600-DOLLAR PAYMENTS FOR MOST AMERICANS…..
SPENCER
12/23/20
79 YEAR OLD LEON SPENCER OF BOWLING GREEN PASSED AWAY MONDAY AT CHANDLER PARK MEMORY CARE…..MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR THE
ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 SATURDAY MORNING AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JEANNIE WESTFALL SPENCER…..A SON; DAVID OF INDIANA…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SARA AND ROBBIE RATHER
OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; LARRY AND KATHY OF ALVATON….. TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
12/23/20
NASCAR WILL SPEND THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF THE 20-21 SEASON IN FLORIDA…..
THE DAYTONA 500 IS FEBRUARY 14TH…..
THE NEXT WEEK-END…..THE DAYTONA ROAD COURSE WILL BE REPLACING THE AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY IN CALIFORNIA…..
AND THE THIRD WEEK WILL MOVE TO THE HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/22/20
FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 43 NEW CASES OF CORNA-
VIRUS….20 WERE SATURDAY…..14 SUNDAY….AND NINE YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD ONE-THOUSAND-32 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 855 CASES HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 160 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17
DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 151 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 33 PENDING
TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS
TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
12/22/20
KENTUCKY SAW AN INCREASE OF NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY….WITH 19-HUNDRED-88 BEING REPORTED…..RAISING THE PANDEMIC
TOTAL TO 244-THOUSAND-297…..
OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES…..ONLY ONE REPORTED OVER 100 CASES…..WITH WARREN COUNTY BEING SIX WITH 72 CASES…..
15 MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 24-HUNDRED 12…..
CURRENTLY 15-HUNDRED-80 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 34-THOUSAND-704 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS EIGHT-POINT-64 PERCENT…..
VIRTUAL SWEARING IN
12/22/20
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON SAYS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS….. WHO WANT TO HOLD THEIR SWEARING IN CEREMONIES VITALLY
ON JANUARY FIRST DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC……CAN DO SO…..
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE ISSUED THE OPINION IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM THE KENTUCKY LEAGUE OF CITIES….
CAMERON NOTED THAT WHILE THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION AND KENTUCKY LAW REQUIRE OATHS OF OFFICE MUST BE ADMINISTERE…..NO
PROVISION DICTATES WHETHER THE OATH MUST BE TAKEN IN PERSON OR THROUGH OTHER MEANS……
CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS
12/22/20
HERE ARE YOUR CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS…..
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE CORE, CIRCUIT CLERKS OFFICE, ALLEN COUNTY
FARMERS SERVICE AND ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU ALL CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY…..THURSDAY’S TRASH WILL BE PICKED UP MONDAY THE 28TH…..FRIDAY’S TRASH WILL BE
COLLECTED TUESDAY THE 29TH……
SCOTTSVILLE TRANSIT BUS WILL NOT RUN FRIDAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED FRIDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
COUNTY CLERK OFFICE, SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE, TRANSFER STATION AND ANIMAL SHELTER CLOSED THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY…….
SPORTS
12/22/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
VANDY IS ON THE ROAD TO DAVIDSON…..
LOUISVILLLE TRAVELS TO PITTSBURGH……
AND THE TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON TENNESSEE TECH……
MODERNA VACCINE
12/21/20
THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF THE MODERNA VACCINES MADE THEIR WAY INTO THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERFDAY….
THEY’LL BE IN SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY TODAY…..AND MED CENTER HEALTH HAS CONFIRMED THAT RURAL MED CENTER HEALTH OPERATIONS
WILL BE RECEIVING THE VACCINE…..
HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS WERE THE FIRST TO BE VACCINATED WITH THE PFIZER VACCINE…
WITH THE SHIPMENT OF THE MODERNA VACCINE…..THE ADVISOTY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATIONS PRACTICES SAID THE NEXT TO BE VACCINATED
SHOULD BE INDIVIDUALS 75 AND OLDER AND CERTAIN FRONT-LINE WORKERS……
COVID UPDATE
12/21/20
THE COMMONWEALTH REPORTED 17-HUNDRED-65 NEW CASES OF CORONA VIRUS YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 242-THOUSAND-
321……
THREE OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES HAD OVER 100 CASES WITH WARREN COUNTY BEING THIRD WITH 114……
26 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED….BRINGING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO TWO-THOUSAND397…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE ROSE SLIGHTELY TO EIGHT-POINT-73 PERCENT…..
UNEMPLOYMENT FUNDS
12/21/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID FRIDAY HE’S USING 52-MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL CORONA-VIRUS FUNDING TO PROVIDE RELIEFT FROM
UNEMPLOYMENT COSTS FOR MORE THAN 15-HUNDRED EMPLOYERS……
THOSE IMPACTED WILL BE PUBLIC SCHOOLS….UNIVERSITIES….GOVERNMENT ENTITIES…..AND NEARLY ONE-THOUSAND NON-PROFITS….
DURING THE PANDEMIC….THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS LET STATES PROVIDE RELIEF TO EMPLOYERS THAT REIMBURSE THE STATE 100-
PERCENT ON EMPLOYMENT CLAISM PAID ON THEIR BEHALF…..BRINGING THEIR SHARE DOWN TO 50-PRCENT…..
BESHEAR’S ACTION COVERS THE OTHER HALF OWED BY THE EMPLOYERS…..
KY RECEIVES “CARES” FUNDING
12/21/20
THE COMMONWEALTH IS RECEIVING AN ADDITIONAL TWO-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLALRS TO HELP FIGHT COVID-19…..
ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS OF THE FUNDING WILL GO TOWARDS VACCINE PREPAREDNESS…..AND 916-THOUSAND FOR TESTING AND
CONTRACT TRACING…..
AND ANOTHER 142-MILLION DOLLARS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO 598 KENTUCKY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS……
SPORTS
12/21/20
THE BOWL SCHEDULE IS NOW COMPLETE…..
AS TENNESSEE TAKES ON WEST VIRGINIA IN THE LIBERTY BOWL…..
KENTUCKY PLAYS NORTH CAROLINA STATE IN THE GATOR BOWL…..
AND THE TOPPERS TANGLE WITH GEORGA IN THE LENDING TREE BOWL……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/18/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 33 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 977 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 826 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 134 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 171 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 33 PENDING TESTS WITH
THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
12/18/20
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S NOVEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FIVE-POINT-SIX
PERCENT…..WHICH WAS DOWN ONE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT FROM OCTOBER…..BUT UP ONE-POIONT-THREE PERCENT FROM THE FOUR-POINT-
THREE PERCENT RECORDED IN NOVEMBER 20-19…..
MORE KENTUCKIANS REPORTED THEY WORKED IN OCTOBER THAN IN SEPTEMBER…. BUT KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASED IN SPITE
OF THESE EMPLOYMENT GAINS…..AS MORE KENTUCKANS ALSO REPORTED THEY WERE WITHOUT WORK…..AND ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR A
JOB……
COVID UPDATE
12/18/20
THE COMMONWEALTH SET A NEW DAILY RECORD OF DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19 YESTERDAY WITH 54…..A TOTAL OF 232-HUNDRED-16 KENTUCKIANS
HAVE NOW LOST THEIR LIVES TO THE VIRUS….
33-HUNDRED-59 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 234-THOUSAND-21…..
IN THE TOP 10 COUNTIES WITH NEW CASES…..SEVEN REPORTED AT LEAST 100 NEW CASES….AND WARREN WAS 10TH ON THE LIST WITH 80…..
18-HUNDRED-17 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 33-THOUSAND-666 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE WAS EIGHT-POINT-45 PERCENT….WHICH WAS THE LOWEST THIS WEEK…..
ONLINE POKER
12/18/20
THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT HAS RULED THAT AN ONLINE POKER COMPANY MUST PAY MORE THAN ONE-BILLION DOLLARS TO THE
COMMONWEALTH FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING LOSSES…..IN A COURT BATTLE….THAT BEGAN A DECADE AGO…..
THE RULING REINSTATES A FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT JUDGEMENT AGAINST POKER-STARS-DOT-COM….AFTER STATE APPEALS COURT REJECTED
THE COLLECTION OF THE GAMBLING LOSSES IN 20-18……
AT THAT TIME….THE TOTAL WAS 870-MILLION DOLLARS PLUS INTEREST……
SUPREME COURT
12/18/20
THE U-S SUPREME COURT YESTERDAY DECIDED AGAINST BLOCKING GOVENOR ANDY BESHEAR’S ORDER CLOSING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
SCHOOLS….SAYING THAT HIS ORDER WILL EXPIRE THIS WEEK……
THE HIGH COURT WAS RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY REQUEST FROM KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERL DANIEL CAMERON…..AND 17 PRIVATE
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS…. TO REOPEN CLASSROOMS TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION…..
THE LAWSUIT ARGUED THE GOVERNOR’S ORDERED INFRINGED ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS……
SPORTS
12/18/20
STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES WILL BE PLAYED AT KROGER FIELD STARTING TODAY….
IN THE ONE “A” GAME….KENTUCKY COUNTRY DAY TAKES ON PAINTSVILLE…..
THE TWO “A” GAME….FINDS LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN GOING AGAINST BEECHWOOD….
AND IN THE FOUR “A” GAME….BOYLE COUNTY PLAYS FRANKLIN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/17/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 11 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 944 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 816 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 111 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 159 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 24 PENDING TESTS WITH
THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
DONATED FOOD
1/17/20
THROUGH THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF…..REALTORS HOPE FOR HUNGER…. FEEDING AMERICA….AND KENTUCKY’S HEARTLAND…..A TOTAL OF 18-
HUNDRED-TWO POUNDS OF FOOD HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES IN NEED IN ALLEN COUNTY….
FAMILY RESOURCE COORDINATOR FROM ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL DETERMINE HOW THE FOOD WILL BE ALLOCATD TO CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES…..
NOW IN IT’S NINTH YEAR….REALTORS HOPE FOR HUNGER DISTRIBUTER A TOTAL OF 25-THOUAND-983 POUNDS OF FOOD TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN
NEED……
VACCCINE DISTRIBUTION
12/17/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT ALL 11 HEALTH FACILITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..IDENTIFIED TO RECEIVE INITIAL
SHIPMENT OF THE PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINES…..HAVE CONFIRMED RECEIPT….
AS YESTERDAY….MERCY HEALTH-LOURDES HOSPITAL IN PADUCAH ACCEPTED ITS DELIVERY…..
THE INITIAL RECIPIENTS OF THE VACCINE ON MONDAY….WERE U-OF-L HEALTH IN LOUISVILLE…..BAPTIST HEALTH LEXINGTON…. THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……
GOOGLE SUIT
12/17/20
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON…..HAS JOINED NINE OTHER ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN A MULTI-STATE LAWSUIT AGAINST
“GOOGLE”…..FOR VIOLATING FEDERAL AND STATE ANTITRUST LAWS THROUGH ANTICOMPETITIVE CONDUCT…..ECLUSIONARY PRACTICES….AND
DECEPTIVE MISRREPRESENTATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH ITS ROLE IN THE MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR ONLINE DISPLAY ADVERTISING INDUSTRY…..
SPORTS
12/17/20
THE KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WILL PLAY NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY IN THE……CBS SPORTS CLASSIC…..IN PLACE OF THE ORGINALLY
SCHEDULED MATCHUP WITH UCLA……WHO WILL FLIP WITH NORTH CAROLINA AND PLAY OHIO STATE…..
THE SCHEDULE CHANGE WAS MADE TO MORE CLOSELY ALIGN WITH COVID-19 TESTING PROTOCOLS BETWEEN THE PROGRAMS AND THEIR
RESPECTIVE CONFERENCES…..
CAL TURNER IMMUNIZATIONS
12/16/20
CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE IS ONE OF THE FIRST LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO RECEIVE HE PFIZER
CORONA-VIRUS VACCINE….AS MED CENTER HEALTH ALLOCTED 200 DOSES TO THE FACILITY…..
25 RESIDENTS AND STAFF WERE THE FIRST TO RECEIVE THEVACCINATION….WITH MORE SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE IT THROUGHOUT THE WEEK…..
THIS FIRST SHIPMENT OF THE VACCINE TO KENTUCKY IS BEING DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES AND FRONT LINE MEDICAL
STAFF…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/16/20
YESTERDAY….THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 22 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 933 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 814 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 101 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT
TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 155 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 26 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN
COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT
INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
CORONA UPDATE
12/16/20
29-HUNDRED-46 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY…..BRING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 227-
THOUSAND-818……
FIVE COUNTIES REPORTED OVER 100 CASES….WITH WARREN COUNTY BEING THIRD ON THE LIST WITH 123…..
15 MORE COVID-19 DEATHS REPORTED YESTERDAY….RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TOO THE VIRUS TO TWO-THOUSAND-239……
17-HUNDRED-88 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 34-THOUSAND-234 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY AT EIGHT-POINT-53 PERCENT……
MCCONNELL APPOINTS TAYLOR
12/16/20
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL IS WELCOMING….ROBBIN MORRISON TAYLOR….BACK TO SERVED AS HIS STATE DIRECTOR FOR THE
COMMONWELTH…..
SHE PREVIOUSLY WORK FOR MCCONNELL FROM 19-91 TO TWO-THOUSAND AS THE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY FIELD REPRESENTATIVE IN
BOWLING GREEN…..
A WESTERN GRADUATE…..TAYLOR SUCCEEDS TERRY CARMAK WHO MCCONNELL RECENTLY NAMED AS HIS NEW CHIEF OF STAFF IN HIS
WASHINGTON D-C OFFICE……
SPAN TECH
12/16/20
SPAN TECH HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR A 13-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION OF ITS….CONVEYOR SYSTEM MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN
GLASGOW…..
THE INVESTMENT WILL INCLUDE THE PURCHASE OF 10-ACRES ON HILLTOPPER WAY…..CONSTRUCTION OF A 100-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT
BUILDING….AS WELL AS THE PURCHASE OF NEW EQUIPMENT…..
THE EXPANSION IS EXPECTED TO CREATE 40 FULL-TIME JOBS……
SPORTS
12/16/20
THE TOPPER BASKETBALL TEAM HAS FILLED ITS FINAL…..NON-CONFERENCE VACANCY…..WITH A ROAD GAME AT ALABAMA THIS SATURDAY…..
THE TOPPERS WILL FACE THE CRIMSON TIDE AT ONE AT COLEMEN COLISEUM IN TUSCALOOSA…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/15/20
UNFORTUNATELY……DURING THE WEEK-END….THE COMMUNITY LOST ANOTHER CITIZEN WITH CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF COVID-19……WE HERE
AT WVLE AND WLCK SENT OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS…..YESTERDAY….THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT REPORTED 24 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO YESTERDAY…..THERE WERE 11 CASES
SATURDAY…SIX SUNDAY…..AND SEVEN YESTERDAY….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 911 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 797 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 97 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT
TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 161 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 32 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN
COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT
INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
IMMUNIZATIONS
12/15/20
FIVE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WERE THE FIRST PEOPLE IN KENTUCKY TO RECEIVE THE PFIZER COVID-19
VACCINE YESTERDAY…..
IN ADDITION TO U-OF-L……BAPTIST HEALTH IN LEXINGTON AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN ALSO RECEIVED THEIR FIRST SHIPMENT
OF 975 DOSES…..
FIVE FRONT-LINE MEDICAL WORKERS WERE THE FIRST TO RECEIVE THE IMMUNIZATIONS AT THE MEDICAL CENTER……
CITY COUNCIL
12/15/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET BY “ZOOM” CONFERENCING YESTERDAY….AND CITY SUPERINTENDENT GREG COOK TALKED WITH THE COUNCIL
ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE AT THE HALIFAX NATURAL GAS STATION…..WHICH SUPPLIES THE CITY WITH NATURAL
GAS……
THE COUNCIL ALSO APPOINTED CITY CLERK GAYLE DAVIS AS THE “APPLICANTS AGENT”…..TO CONTINUE WORK WITH A FEMA GRANT THAT WAS
RECEIVED IN TWO-THOUSAND-NINE WHEN THERE WAS FLOODING AT THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT……...
SCHOOL BOARD
12/15/20
IT WAS A RATHER ROUTINE MEETING FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION LAST NIGHT….
THE BOARD SET A DATE OF JANUARY 18TH FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON WAYS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE
DISTRICT……
THE REVIEWED THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND APPROVED THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN…..
AND APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR A “VOICE-OVER” PHONE SYSTEM…….
KEEN
12/15/20
83 YEAR OLD REUBEN OWEN KEEN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT BEACH GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEINS AFTER
FIVE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL…..
MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO BEACH GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; EDNA MCFARLAND KEEN…..A SON; MICHAEL….AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; GINGER AND FRANK KEEN ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE….AND HIS SISTER; BERTHA TYREE OF INDIANA…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/15/20
U-K ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MITCH BARNHART HAS REMOVED THE “INTERIM” TAG FROM KYRA ELZY’S TEMORTY JOB TITLE…..
ELZY…..NAMED INTERIM HEAD COACH AFTER MATTHEW MITCHELL UNEXPECTEDLY RETIRED LAST MONTH…..RECEIVED THE TITLE PERMANENTLY
AFTER GUIDING THE WILDCATS TO A SIX-AND-OH START TO OPEN THE SEASON…..
TONIGHT’S KENTUCKY/DETROIT MERCH BASKETBALL GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED AGAIN……
THE GAME WAS TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED EARLIER…..BUT WAS POSTPONED UNTIL NIGHT……
THE TEAM WILL NOW LOOK FOR ANOTHER DATE TO PLAY……
VACCINE
12/14/20
THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF PFIZER CORONA-VIRUS VACCINES ARRIVED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY…..
IN THIS FIRST SHIPMENT…..12-THOUSAND-674 VILES ARE GOING TO 11 REGIONAL HOSPITALS…..INCLUDING THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING
GREEN…..
AND AN ADDITIONAL 25-THOUSAND-350 ARE BEING DELIVERED TO C-V-S AND WALGREENS…..DESTINED FOR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN
KENTUCKY……
ELECTORS VOTE
12/14/20
KENTUCKY’S EIGHT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS WILL CAST THEIR VOTES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT TODAY…..AT THE CAPITAL IN A
CEREMONY HOSTED BY SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS……
THE CEREMONY IS USUALLY HELD IN THE SUPREMENT COURT OF KENTUCKY’S COURTROOM……BUT TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE SOCIAL
DISTANCING…..IT HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE KENTUCKY SENATE CHAMBER……..
COVID UPDATE
12/14/20
06:05AM
24-HUNDRED-54 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY….BRING THE TOTAL TO 223-THOUSAND-104
POSITIVE CASES IN KENTUCKY…….
15 MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED…..RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 22-HUNDRED-SEVEN……
17-HUNDRED-12 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE DECLINED FOR THE 10TH DAY TO EIGHT-POINT-52-PERCENT……
WESTERN SALARY CUTS
12/14/20
THERE’S SOME GOOD NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….AT FRIDAY’S BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING IT WAS
ANNOUNCED THAT SALARY CUTS MADE DURING THE PANDEMIC ARE ENDING THIS MONTH…..AND EMPLOYEES WILL RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR
THE AMOUNT WITHHELD SINCE JULY FIRST…..
THE CUTS WERE MADE AS THE SCHOOL PREPARED FOR AN UNCERTAIN FALL SEMESTER DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS…..HOWEVER…..FALL
ENROLLMENT EXCEEDED EXPECTIONS….AND THE UNIVERSITY EXPECTS NO ADDITIONAL CUTS TO STATE FUNDING THROUGH THE END OF THE
FISCAL YEAR…..
SPORTS
12/14/20
THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM WILL FACE GEORGIA STATE….. IN THE “LENDING TREE BOWL”……ON DECEMBER 26TH IN
MOBILE-ALABAMA…..
THIS WILL BE THE TOPPER’S SEVENTH BOWL APPEARANCE IN THE LAST NINE SEASON……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/11/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 15 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 866 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 747 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 103 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 16 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 188 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 31 PENDING TESTS WITH
THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
12/11/20
43-HUNDRED-24 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY……RAISING THE PANDEMICTOTAL TO 213-
THOUSNAD-450……
EIGHT COUNTIES HAD AT LEAST 100 CASES…..INCLUDING WARREN WITH 106…..
THERE WERE 28 MORE COVID RELATED DEATHS YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 21-HUNDRED-
46…..
17-HUNDRED-56 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 30-THOUSAND-605 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE DECLINED FOR THE SEVENTH STRAIGHT DAY TO NINE-POINT-13 PERCENT……
FATAL-ALLEN
12/11/20
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON 31-E….IN THE ADOLPHUS AREA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AROUND FOUR-30….. CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A LINCOLN TOWN CAR DRIVEN BY 75 YEAR OLD LUTHER TUTTLE-JUNIOR OF ADOLPHS….CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND HIT A
TOYOTA TACOMA OPERATED BY 69 YEAR OLD ROBERT DYER OF NASHVILLE…..
TUTTLE DIED AT THE SCENE….AND DYER WAS FLOWN BY AIR-EVAC TO SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER……
SPORTS
12/11/20
THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A BOARD OF CONTROL DECIDED YESTERDAY TO KEEP THE START OF THE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SEASON THE SAME….
WHILE PUSHING BACK THE SWEET 16 WINDOW….
PRACTICE CAN START THIS COMING MONDAY…..DECEMBER 14TH….WITH GAMES BEGINNING JANUARY FOURTH…..
THE SWEET 16 WINDOW WAS ALSO PUSHED BACK TO MARCH 28TH THRU APRIL EIGHTH…..WITH DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS THE WEEK OF MARCH
15TH…AND REGONAL TOURNAMENT TAKING PLACE THE NEXT WEEK…..
OTHER WINTER SPORTS INCLUDING…WRESTLING…SWIMMING…BOWLING… CHEER AND DANCE….CAN ALSO START PRACTICE DECEMBER
14TH…WITH COMPETITION BEGINNING JANUARY FOURTH……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/10/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 26 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY..…WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ONE DAY TOTAL
SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 851 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 730 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 105 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 16 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 152 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 31 PENDING TESTS WITH
THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
FOOD FUND
12/10/20
FOUR-THOUSAND-69 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN FILED FOR THE…..TEAM KENTUCKY FOOD AND BEVERAGE RELIEF FUND…..REQUESTING 36-POINT-
FOUR MILLION DOLLARS IN ASSISTANCE….
THE FUND CONTAINS 40-MILLION DOLLARS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ELIGIBLE BAR AND RESTAURANT OWNERS AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC……
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ALSO EXTENDED A PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE ORDER PROHIBITING PRICE-GOUGING…..WHICH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THE DURATION OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY….
AND THE RESTRICTIONS IMPACTING RESTAURANTS…BARS….SOCIAL GATHERINGS…. INDOOR FITNESS AND RECREATION ENTER…VENUES….
THEATRES….PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND SCHOOLS ARE SET TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 13TH……
ADOPT A HIGHWAY ART CONTEST
12/10/20
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET’S ANNUAL….ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY ART CONTEST IS NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES FROM CHILDREN BETWEEN
FIVE AND 18 YEARS OF AGE…..
THE CONTEST IS DIVIDED INTO THREE AGE GROUPS….AND THIS YEAR’S THEME IS…..ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY FOR A LITTER FREE KENTUCKY….
WINNERS OF EACH AGE DIVISION RECEIVE A 100-DOLLAR GIFT CARD….WHILE THE SECOND AND THIRD PLACE FINISHERS RECEIVE 50-DOLLAR GIFT
CARDS……
ADDITIONALLY….THE FIRST THRU THIRD PLACE RECIPENTS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS WILL HAVE THEIR ARTWORK FEATURED IN THE “ADOPT-A-
HiGHWAY CALENDAR….. AND PRINTS WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET’S CONFERENCE CENTER IN FRANKFORT…..
SPORTS
12/10/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINDS…..
THE PATRIOTS ON THE ROAD TO L-A TO TAKE ON THE RAMS…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL……
TENNESSEE PLAYS FURMAN….
AND IN MEN’S GAMES…..
THE TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GARDNER-WEBB……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/09/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 11 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY..….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 825 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 723 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 86 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 16 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 157 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 31 PENDING TESTS WITH
THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
GET COVERED DAY
12/09/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS PROCLAIMED TOMORROW…..DECEMBER 10TH….AS “GET COVERED DAY” IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..AND JOINED A
BROAD COALITION OF OTHER STATES….. HEALTH GROUPS…..AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN LAUNCHING “GET COVERED 20-21”……
WHICH IS A NATIONAL EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE MASK-WEARING…..AND TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH HEALTH
COVERAGE……
AC FARM BUREAU
12/09/20
DURING THE RECENT 101ST MEETING OF THE KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU…..THE ALLEN COUNTY…..YOUNG FARMER PROGRAM….. RECEIVED THE
“2020 YOUNG FARMER GOLD STAR AWARD OF EXCELLENCE….FOR ITS PARTICIPATION IN FARM BUREAU LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS…..
COMPETITIONS…..AND EDUCATIONAL OR PROMOTIONAL INITIATIVES…..
AND ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED FOR ITS OUTSTANDING MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS…..
COKE SHCOLARSHIPS
12/009/20
THREE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS…..TAYLOR HUFF, JAE MCREYNOLDS AND LAKIA SIMMONS…..HAVE BEEN NAMED
SEMIFINALIST FO THE 20-21 CLASE OF THE “COCA-COLA SCHOLARS PROGRAM…..
THE TRIO ARE AMONG ONE-THOUSAND-609 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS SELECTED AS SEMIFINALSIST FROM A POOL OF 99-THOUSAND-403 SUBMITTED
APPLICATIONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY…..
THE “COCA-COLA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM” IS THE LARGEST CORPORATGE- SPONSORED…..ACHIEVEMENT-BASED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN
THE UNITED STATES…..
HOSPITAL CAPACITY
12/09/20
HOSPITALS IN MANY PARTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH ARE NEARING FULL CAPACITY….WHICH COULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO
RECEIVE PROPER TREATMENT….
KENTUCKY IS DIVIDED INTO 10 REGIONS AND HOSPITAL CAPACITY FOR INPATIENT BEDS….I-C-U BEDS…..OR VENTALATORS IS AT OR ABOVE 80-
PERCENT IN FOUR REGIONS….WHILE I-C-U CAPACITY IN TWO ZONES…..ONE ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER AND ONE IN EASTERN KENTUCKY IS
OVE 90-PERCENT……
HOSPITALIZATOINS ARE UP ABOUT 17-PERCENT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER……
SPORTS
12/09/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
KENTUCKY TAKES ON MARSHALL….
AND LOUISVILLE PLAYS DUKE…..
IN MEN’S GAMES…..
THE LOUISVILLE/WISCONSIN GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/08/20
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 28 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO
YESTERDAY….12 WERE SATURDAY….11 SUNDAY….AND FIVE YESTERDAY….… .ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 814 CASES SINCE THE START OF
THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 716 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 82 REMAINING ACTIVE
CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 16 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 150 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 33 PENDING TESTS WITH
THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
VACCINE
12/08/20
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED THE COMMONWEALTH IS EXPECTING TWO ADDITIONAL
COVID-19 VACCINE SHIPMENTS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR……
THE GOVERNOR WENT ON TO SAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EXPECTS TO DELIVER THE SECOND BOOSTER SHOT OF THE PFIZER VACCINE TWO
WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST…..AND THE SECOND MODERNA BATCH ABOUT FOUR WEEKS LATER…..
HEALTH INSURANCE
12/08/20
THE DEADLINE FOR OPEN ENTOLLMENT IN KENTUCKY’S…..20-21 MARKET PLACE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS IS DECEMBER 15TH…..
COVERAGE STARTS JANUARY FIRST…..AND KENTUCKIAN WHO WERE ENROLLED THRU THE MARKETPLACE THIS YEAR…..AND DO NOT WANT TO
MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR PLANS….WILL BE AUSTOATICALLY RE-ENROLLED…..
MANY COUNTIES NOW OFFER TWO OR MORE OPTIONS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE CARRIERS…..AS ANTHEM AND CARE-SOURCE HAVE EXPANDED
THEIR SERVICE AREAS TO COVER ADDITIONAL COUNTIES…..
ABOUT 80-PERCENT OF THOSE ENROLLED IN THE EXCHANGE QUALIFY FOR TAX CREDITS OR SUBSIDIES THAT REDUCE THEIR MONTHLY HEALTH
INSURANCE PREMIUMS…..AND FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY…..THE CREDITS SHOULD OFFSET ANY PREIMUM INCREASES…..SO THE COST OF HEALTH
INSURANCE IN 20-21 WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME AS THIS YEAR……
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
12/08/20
THE NUMBER OF UNPROCESSED UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS IN THE COMMONWEALTH IS RISING…..
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST DATA FROM THE LABOR CABINET…..KENUCKY’S BACKLOG OF UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS HAS JUMPED TO JUST UNDER 88-
THOUSAND…...WHICH IS 14-PERCENT HIGHER THAT IT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO….
THE MAJORITY OF THE REMAINING UNPROCESSED CLAIMS WERE FILED BETWEEN JUNE AND OCTOBER…...HOWEVER…..THERE ARE STILL MORE
THAN 600 UNPROCESSED CLAIMS DATING BACK TO MARCH……
SPORTS
12/08/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
IN TUESDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…..
THE COWBOYS PLAY THE RAVENS……
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL….
VANDY TAKES ON EAST TENNESSEE…..
AND IN MEN’S GAMES…..
TENNESSEE TANGLES WITH COLORADO…….
PEARL HARBOR DAY
12/07/20
TODAY IS….“PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY….AND GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS DIRECTED THAT FLAGS AT ALL STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS BE
LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF IN OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSES….AND ORGANIZATONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH TO JOIN IN THIS
TRIBUTE……
KY ECONOMY
12/07/20
DESPITE TE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…..AND ITS EFFECT ON KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY….. THE CONSENSUS FORECASTING GROUP HAS RAISED ITS
ESTIMATE ON WHAT THE COMMONWEALTH’S REVENUES WILL BE OVER THE NEXT 18-MONTHS….
THE 10-MEMBER PANEL…..WHICH IS INDEPENDENT OF STATE GOVERNMENT AND CONSISTS OF ECONOMISTS…..HAS PROJECT CURRENT FISCAL
YEAR REVENUES….. WHICH ENDS JUNE 30TH…..TO JUMP 17-MILLION DOLLARS….
AND FOR THE 20-22 FISCAL YEAR THEY’RE PROJECTING A 53-MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE…..
THE ESTIMATE WAS COMPLETED NOT KNOWING IF CONGRESS WILL APPROVE EXTENDING THE “CARES ACT”…..OR ANOTHER FEDERAL STIMULUS
PROGRAM….OR THE AMOUNT……
COVIDA UPDATE
12/07/20
YESTERDAY….25-HUNDRED-67 NEWS CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH….RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL
TO 200-THOUSAND-632….
ONLY THREE COUNTIES REPORTED MORE THAN 100 NEW CASES….AND THE REST OF THE TOP 10 INCLUDED WARREN…..AT SIXTH…..WITH 71…..
10 MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED….RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO TWO-THOUSAND-72…..
SUNDAY’S USUALLY SEE LOWER NUMBERS AS SOME LABS ARE CLOSED AND DON’T REPORT OVER THE WEEK END….
COVID VACCINE
12/07/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR MET VIRTUALLY FRIDAY WITH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO BEGIN PLANNIGN FOR THE
EVENTUAL DISRIBUTION OF CORONA-VIRUS VACCINES TO THEIR EMPLOYEES….
THE COMMONWEALTH’S INITIAL SHIPMENT OF ABOUT 38-THOUSAND DOARS OF COVID-19 VACCINE IS EXPECTE THE MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH….AND
WILL DO TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND LONG TERM CARE RESIDENTS AND STAFF…..
AFTER THOSE GROUPS…..E-M-S WORKERS AND EDUCATORS WILL BE PRIORITIZED…..
ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU
12/07/20
RECOGNIZED FOR THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF IT WOMEN’S PROGRAM THIS YEAR….. THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU RECEIVED THE…..20-20 GOLD
STAR OF EXCELLENCE…..FROM THE KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU DURING THEIR ANNUAL MEETING…..
THE AWARD HONORS THE COUNTY WOMEN’S COMMITTEE FOR ITS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN FARM BUREAU LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS….. STATE COMPETITIONS….AND EDUCATIONAL OR PROMOTIONAL INITIATIVES…..
MARTHA ARTERBURN CHAIRS THE “ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU WOMEN’S COMMITTEE”……
SPORTS
12/07/20
ON THE SCHEUDULE FOR TODAY….
IN MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…..
WASHINGTON TAKES ON PITTSBURGH…..
AND THE BILLS PLAY THE 49ers…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/04/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT…..YESTERDAY….. ANNOUNCED THE LOSS OF ANOTHER ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENT TO THE CORONA-
CIRUS…..WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS…..
THE ALLEN HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALSO REPORTED 22 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….… .ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 776
CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 675 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH
THE 85 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 16 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 219 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 26 PENDING TESTS WITH THE
ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT
INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
HOSPITALS
12/04/20
THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF PFIZER CORONA-VACCINE IMMUNIZATIONS WILL BE GOING TO LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN
THE COMMONWEALTH….AND THE FIRST 11 HEALTHCARE SITES CHOSEN WERE ANNOUNCED YESTEDAY…..AND THEY INCLUDE THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN WHICH WILL BE RECEIVING 975 DOSES…..
THE SITES WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE THEY ARE LARGE ENOUGH TO HANDLE AT LEAST 975 DOSES…..WHICH IS THE SIZE OF A PFIZER SHIPMENT…..
AND THEY ALSO HAVE ULTRA-LOW-COLD STORAGE WHICH IS REQUIRED……
COVID UP DATE
12/04/20
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES OF COVID-19 IN KENTUCKY HAS PASSED THE 190-THOUSAND MARK….AS 38-HUNDRED-95 NEW CASES WERE
REPORTED YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 190-THOUSAND-601…..416 OF THE NEW CASES INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL AGE 18 AND
YOUNGER…..
34-NEWS DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY….MAKING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TWO-THOUSAND-14……
18-HUNDRED-10 REMAIN HOSPSITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 28-THOUSAND 755 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATES IS 10-POINT-ZERO-SEVEN PERCENT……
THE GOVERNOR ALSO EXTENDED THE COMMONWEALTH’S FACE COVERING MANDATE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS……
SPORTS
12/04/20
THE PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO FRANKLIN COUNTY FOR THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..
KICK OFF IS SIX-30 SCOTTSVILLE TIME…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE….STARTING AT SIX
TONIGHT…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/03/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 17 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….… .
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 754 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 657 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 82 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 15 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 232 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 93 PENDING TESTS WITH THE
ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT
INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
12/03/20
FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW…..KENTUCKY HAS SET A NEW DAILY RECORD FOR DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19…..AS 37 DEATHS WERE REPORTED
YESTERDAY….THAT BRINGS THE COMMONWEALTH TO 19-HUNDRED-80 DEATHS SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC….
YESTERDAY ALSO SAW THE SIXTH MOST NEW CASES REPORTED WITH THREE-THOUSAND-601….379 OF THEM WERE AGE 18 OR YOUNGER….AND
THAT RAISES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES TO 186-THOUSAND-765…..
IN THE 10 COUNTIES REPORTING THE MOST CASES…..WARREN WAS SIXTH WITH 103……
AT LEAST 28-THOUSAND-468 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS NINE-POINT-62 PERCENT…….
TREE AUCTION
12/03/20
THE “FRIENDS OF THE “L-AND-N” DEPOT WILL HOLD THEIR ANNUAL…..CHRISTMAS IN SCOTTSVILLLE SLIENT CHRISTMAS TREE
AUCTION……TOMORROW AND SATURDAY AT THE WASHINGTON CENTER…..WHERE BUYERS CAN BID ON THEMED DECORATED TREES AND
DECORATONS…..
PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE RESTORATION O OF SCOTTSVILLE’S “L AND N” TRAIN DEPOT……
SET UP IS FROM THREE TO SEVEN THIS AFTERNOON…
PUBLIC VIEWING AND AUCTION HOURS ARE…..
TOMORROW FROM 10 TO 12NOON AND ONE TO SIX
AND SATURDAY FROM 10 TO THREE……
HABEGGER
12/03/20
86 YEAR OLD SALOME HORST HABEGGER OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY TUESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 10 AT OAKWOOD MENNONITE CHURCH WITH BURIAL OAKWOOD CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOSEPH AND ORPHA….AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOANNA HOOVER AND HUSBAN LUKE…..11
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
12/03/20
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE STEELERS GOT PAST THE RAVENS 19 TO 14……
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
KENTUCKY TAKES ON KANSAS STATE……
COFFEE
12/02/20
65 YEAR OLD STANLEY E. COFFEE OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY
AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. ZION CEMETERY…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; DARRELL OF TENNESSEEE…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; AMY AND SCOTT BERRY OF TENNESSEE AND HOPE
ERFOURTH OF HARTSVILLE…..THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; RONNIE AND CAROLINE AND JOHNNY AND JANET ALL OF TENNESSEE AND
RICKY AND DARLENE OF SCOTTSVILLE….. AND THREE SISTERS; ROSE COFFEE, TAMMY COFFEE AND JULIE SHERRARD ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SIX
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/01/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO FRANKLIN COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME….AND THERE WILL BE A
LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE DUE TO COVID-19 GUIDANCE AND SEATING LIMINTATIONS AT WATKINS FIELD…..
EACH PATRIOT PLAY WHO DRESSES FOR THE GAME CAN PURCHASE…..
ON LINE ONLY… TWO TICKETS AT 10-DOLLARS EACH….
NO ADDITIONAL TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AND NO COACHES’ CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED……
APPEALS COURT
11/30/20
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT YESTERDAY…..SIDED WITH GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S ORDER TO CLOSE RELIGIOUS PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND
OTHERS IN THE STATE DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS….
THE U-S SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS IN CINCINNATI GRANTED BESHEAR’S REQUEST TO TEMPORARILY HALT A JUDGE’S RULING THAT WOULD
HAVE ALLOWED PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS TO REOPEN….
IN MAKING THE RULING……THE APPELLATE SAID THE ORDER DIDN’T SPECIFICALLY TARGET RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS…..
THOSE SCHOOLS FILED A LAWSUIT OVER THE GOVERNOR’S RESTRICTIONS….AND WERE AWARDED A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION LAST WEEK…..
COVID UPDATE
11/30/20
YESTERDAY SAW ANOTHER BIG DAY OF NEW COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH….AS 28-HUNDRED-THREE WERE REPORTED…..BRINGING
THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 176-THOUSAND-925……
11 MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..RAISING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO ONE-THOUSAND-806…..
SINCE SOME LABS ARE CLOSED ON THE WEEKEND….ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON…. SUCH AS POSTIVITY RATE…..TESTING FIGURES….AND THE
NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE RECOVERED WILL BE UPDATED TODAY……
RESTAURANT HELP
11/30/20
KENTUCKY RESTAURANTS AND BARS…..THAT HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY IMPACTED BY SHUTDOWNS AND LIMINTATIONS DURING THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC…..WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THEIR SHARE OF 40-MILLION DOLLARS IN RELIEF FUNDS BEGINNING TODAY…..
A CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE WILL OPEN AT 10-30….AND AN APPLICATION PORTAL…..FOR THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE RELIEF FUND….. WILL OPEN AT
NOON…..
TO BE ELIGIBLE….A BUSINES MUST BE DEFINED AS A BAR OR RESTAURANT…..WITH LESS THAN 50-PERCENT OF THEIR SALES VIA DRIVE-THRU…..
HOLDER
11/30/20
89 YEAR OLD JOHN EUAL HOLDER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AT TWO……AND CAN BE VIEWED ON THE GOAD FUNERAL HOME FACE BOOK PAGE…..EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO HOSPICE OF SOUTHER KENTUCKY OR THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SARA NAPIER HOLDER…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LA;W STEPHEN AND TERI…..A DAUGHTER; MELANIE CALVER….AND A
SISTER; VAUNITA GILMORE ALL OF SCOTTSIVLLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/30/20
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINDS….
SEATTLE ON THE ROAD TO PHIDELPHIA……
RULING
11/27/20
A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED WESNESDAY THAT A PART OF GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER…..REQUIRING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
SCHOOLS TO TOP IN-PERSON CLASSES UNTIL JANUARY…..INFRIGES ON THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS…..
U-S DISTRICT JUDGE GREGORY VAN TATENHOVE SAID THE ORDER CANNOT APPLY TO PRIVATE….RELIGIOUS-LED SCHOOLS ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH…..BUT CAN REMAIN FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS….AND HE GRANTED A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION TO 17-PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
THAT HAD FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST BESHEAR’S EMERGENCY RESTRICTION……
THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE HAS FILED AN APPEAL TO THE SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT REQUESTING AN EMERGENCY STAY OF THE JUDGE’S
ORDER……AND THEY WILL APPEAL TO THE U-S SUPERE COURT IF NECESSARY……
ELECTIONS
11/27/20
SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS HAS MORE SUPPORT IN HIS EFFORT TO HAVE SOME OF THE CHANGES MADE TO THE WAY ELECTIONS WERE
CONDUCTED THIS YEAR……MADE PERMANENT BY THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY NEXT YEAR…..
ADAMS SAYS THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS HE HOPES LAWMAKERS CONSIDER….AND A SURVEY OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S 120 COUNTY CLERKS
SUPPORT HIS PROPOSALS…..
79-PERCENT WANT TO KEEP IN-PERSON EARLY VOING….
92-PERCENT SUPPORT KEEPING THE “VOTING CENTERS”…..
70-PERCENT FAVOR KEEPING A SIGNATURE “CURE” PROVESS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS….GIVING VOTERS A CHANCE TO CORRECT ERRORS WITH
THEIR BALLOTS…..
AND 89-PERCENT SUPPORT KEEPING THE ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUEST PORTAL…..WHERE VOTERS CAN APPLY ON LINE AND HAVE AN ABSENTEE
BALLOT MAILED TO THEM…..
FSA ELECTIONS
11/27/20
VOTING IS NOW UNDERWAY FOR THE 20-20….U-S-D-A FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY COMMITTEE ELECTIONS…..THRU SECEMBER SEVENTH…..
BALLOTS HAVE BEEN MAILED TO ELIGIBLE VOTERS…..HOWEVER…..IF YOU DIDN’T RECEIVE YOUR BALLOT BY MAIL…..YOU CAN REQUEST ONE FROM
THE ALLEN COUNTY U-S-D-A SERVICE CENTER……
BALLOTS MUS BE RETURNED AND POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER SEVENTH……AND FOR MORE INFORMATION…….CALL TWO-THREE-
SEVEN-31-89……
NEW PLANES
11/27/20
THE KENTUCKY AIR NATIONAL GUARD IS RECEIVIGN EIGHT NEW….C-130-J SUPER HERCULES TRANSPORT PLANES FROM THE AIR FORCE….TO
REPLACE THEIR CURRENT FLEET…..
ONLY FOUR AIR NATIONAL GUARD UNITS IN THE COUNTRY WERE CHOSEN BY THE AIR FORCE…..IN A COMPETITIVE STATIONING PROCESS….TO
RECEIVE THE PLANES…..
THE 123RD AIRLIFT WING…..STATIONED IN LOUISVILLE……IS AMONG THE MOST DECORATED AIR NATIONAL GUARD UNITS IN THE COUNTRY…..
SPORTS
11/27/20
THE PATRIOTS HOST WARREN EAST IN THE DISTRICT CHAMPSIONSHIP GAME TONIGHT…..
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE….
STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/25/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 12 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 682 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 615 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 52 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 15 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 146 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 30 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
EXTENDED BENEFITS
11/25/20
EXTENDED FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS…..PUT IN PLACE DURING HIGH PERIODS OF UNEMPLOYNEMT THIS YEAR…..ARE ENDING IN THE
COMMONWEALTH…..
THE “ENTENDED BENEFITS PROGRAM”…..WHICH IS TRIGGERED WHEN A STATE’S INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS HIGHER THANT FIVE-
PERCENT…..WILL END THIS SATURDAY….NOVEMBER 28TH…..
NO NEW APPLICATONS WILL BE PERMITTED AFTER THAT DATE…..AND THOSE WHO FAIL TO EXHAUST THEIR BENEFITS BEFORE THEN WILL NOT
RECEIVE ANY REMAINING FUNDS……
THE “FEDERAL EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM”…..DOES NOT AFFECT THE KENTUCKY UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM OR PREVENT
RESIDENTS FROM APPLYING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH…..
THANKSGIVING CLOSINGS
11/25/20
HERE ARE YOUR THANKSGIVING CLOSINGS…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED TOMORROW…..
STATE AND COUNTY OFFICES, FARM BUREAU OFFICE AND ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..
HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND EXTENSION OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY….TOMORROW TRASH ROUTES WILL BE RUN MONDAY AND FRIDAY’S TRASH WILL BE COLLECTED
TUESDAY……
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE, COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE, TRANSFER STATION AND ANIMAL SHELTER CLOSED TOMORROW…..FRIDAY….AND
SATURDAY….
SCOTTSVILLE TRANSIT BUS WILL NOT OPERATE TOMORROW OR FRIDAY…..BUT WILL RUN SATURDAY FROM EIGHT TO TWO FOR SHOP SMALL
SATURDAY…….
THE CORE CLOSED TOMORROW…..
OPEN FRIDAY FROM FIVE-30 TO 4-30
AND OPEN REGULAR HOURS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY……
WOOD
11/25/20
22 YEAR OLD LUCAS ALLEN “LIKE” WOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER…..A PRIVATE CELEBRATION OF LIFE
SERVICE WILL BE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE…..WITH DRIVE-THRU VISITAITON FRIDAY FROM 11 TO 12NOON AT THE
FUNERAL HOME….IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS; DAVID AND HIM WOOD…..TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; CORI WOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE AND ASHLEY AND JON
KOCH OF BOWLING GREEN….AND HIS PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; JOYCE WOOD OF SMITHS GRIVE….TWO NIECES ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/25/20
THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL SEASON GETS UNDERWAY TODAY…..
IN WOMEN’S GAMES…..
KENTUCKY TAKES ON MURRAY STATE…..
AND LOUISVILLE PLAYS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI….
MEN’S GAMES FIND…..
TENESSEE TANGLES WITH CHARLOTTE…..
KENTUCKY GOES AGAINST MOREHEAD IN THE BLUEGRASS SHOW CASE…..
AND LOUISVILLE PLAYS EDWARDSVILLE IN THE WADE HOUSTON TIP-OFF CLASSIC…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/24/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 15 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..WITH 10 CASES SATURDAY….THREE SUNDAY…..AND TWO YESTERDAY….….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 670 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 615 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 40 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 15 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 149 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 30 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS MOVED BACK INTO THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY
HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
HART-FATAL
11/24/20
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON CUB RUN HIGHWAY IN HART COUNTY YESTERDAY CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A 20-14 VOLKSWAGON…..DRIVEN BY 24 YEAR OLD JOHNNY MORAN THE THIRD OF LEITCHFIELD CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND
HIT A TWO-THOUSAND FREIGHTLINER…..OPEARTED BY 64 YEAR OLD BENNIE SIMS OF CLARKSON HEAD ON….
MORAN WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT CAVERNA WERE HE WAS PRONOUCNED DECEASED….AND SIMS WASN’T INJURED…...
TROOPER TEDDY
11/24/20
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE…..TROOPER TEDDY PROJECT SALES ARE THIS WEEK-END……
THE PROJECT…..WHICH RELIES SOLELY ON DONATIONS AND THE SALE OF BEARS…… IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP TRUST BETWEEN OFFICERS AND
CHILDREN BY PROVIDING TEDDY BEARS TO CHILDREN IN TRAUMATIC SITUATIONS……
THE BEARS WILL GO ON SALE THANKSGIVING NIGHT AT SIX AND WILL SELL THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEK-END FOR 15-DOLLARS…..PLUS
SHOPPING…..
OR YOU CAN PICK UP YOUR BEAR FOR FREE AT K-S-P HEADQUARTERS IN FRANKFORT OR AT ANY K-S-P POST……
SHOCKLEY
11/24/20
87 YEAR OLD BOBBY GLEN SHOCKLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(WED) AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN LIBERTY CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BRENDA SHOCKLEY…..A DAUGHTER; DONNA JOHNSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…AND TWO STEP-SONS AND STEP-
DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JOHNNY AND RENEE MADDEN OF FRANKLIN AND TIMMY MADDEN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS AND STEP-
SON-IN-LAW; BRENDA AND EDDIE VIOLETT AND PAMELA KINSLOW ALL OF TENNESSEE…….14 STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN STEP-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/24/20
TICKETS FOR THE PATRIOTS PLAY OFF GAME FRIDAY NIGHT ARE ON SALE…..
THIS AFTERNOON FROM 5:30 TO 6:15, AT THE STADIUM, FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADER PARENTS MAY PURCHASE…..
TOMORROW FROM FOUR TO SIX…..STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY CAN PURCHASE TICKETS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL OFFICE…..
SCHOOLS MOVE TO PURPLE
11/23/20
IN RESPONSE TO AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR…..ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE MOVING TO THE “PURPLE LEVEL”
OF INSTRUCTION BEGINNING TODAY AND RUNNING UNTIL JANUARY FOURTH…..
STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ATTENDING “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION WILL SHIFT TO….N-CLASS-AT HOME….AND STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE
“VIRTUAL LELAGNING ACADEMY”…..WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO……
STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN DAILY SCHEDULED ZOOM OR GOOGLE MEETS WITH THEIR TEACHERS……AND IT WILL BE IMPORTANT
FOR STUDENTS TO COMPLETE AND RETURN ASSIGNMENTS AND TASKS AS REQUESTED….SO THEY DO NOT FALL BEHIND AND ARE NOT COUNTED
ABSENT…..
COVID UPDATE
11/23/20
YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS FOR A SUNDAY…..AT 21-
HUNDRED-94…… BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 158-THOUSAND-100…..
YESTERDAY’S CURRENT INCIDENCE RATE MAP SHOWS 117 OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S 120 COUNTIES IN THE “RED ZONE”……WITH ALLEN COUNTY
BEING ONE OF THE THREE COUNTIES IN THE “ORANGE” ZONE……
FOUR NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY….BEING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 17-HUNDRED-87…..
15-HUNDRED-33 REMAIN HOSPTIALIZED…..
AT LEAST 26-THOUSAND-156 HAVE RECOVERED….
SCHOOLS SUE
11/23/20
FOUNDATION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IN BOWLING GREEN HAS JOINED THE LAWSUIT FILED BY A NUMBER OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS AND ATTORNEY
GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON REGARDING THE GOVERNOR’S ORDER BANNING IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AT RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS…..
THE SUIT SAYS HALTING “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION VIOLATES THE FIRST ADMENDMENT…..AS-WELL-AS KENTUCKY’S EQUIVALENT CONSTITUTIONAL
GUARANTEES AND THE COMMONWEALTH’S RELIGLOUS FREEDOM ANN RESTORATION ACT…..
THE SCHOOLS SAY THEY HAVE HEAVILY INVESTED IN COVID PRECAUTIONS….AND DONE EVERYTHING ASKED OF THE TO REMAIN OPEN FOR “IN-
PERSON” INSTRUCTION…..
SUPREME COURT MANDATES
11/23/20
ON FRIDAY…..IN RESPONSE TO THE RISING NUMBE OF COVID-19 CASES….THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT ISSUED NEE MANDATES CONCERNING
LOCAL OPERATIONS……
THE NEW ORDERS……
LIMITE ENTRANCE TO JUDICIAL FACILITIES…..REQUIRES REMOTE HEARINGS IN ALL PROCEEDINGS EXCEPT FOR EMERGENC AND TIME SENSITIVE
MATTERS…... REQUIRES REMOTE HEARING IN ALL PROCEEDINGS…..POSTPONES ALL JURY TRIALS AND SHOW CAUSE DOCKETS UNTIL FEBRUARY
FIRST…..AND REQUIRES JUDICIAL SALES TO BE CONDUCTED REMOTELY OR OUTSIDE……
SPORTS
11/23/20
THE NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY WILL HAVE A NASCAR TRIPLE HEADER ON FATHER’S DAY WEEK END…..
A CUP SERIES RACE HAD ALREADY BEEN ANNOUNCED…..
THEN LAST WEEK…..NASCAR SAID THERE WILL ALSO BE A TRUCK RACE AND XFINITY SERIES RACE THAT WEEK END…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/20/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 13X NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 650 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 594 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 41 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 15 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 173 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL
COVID UPDATE
11/20/20
A RECORD WAS SET YESTERDA FOR NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY…..AND A NEAR RECORD COVID-19 RELATED DEATH TOLL….
A TOTAL OF 36-HUNDRED-49 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED…..WHICH INCLUDES 437 KIDS AGE 18 AND UNDER…..AND BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTAL
TO 148-THOUSAND-390…….
AMONG THE TOP 10 COUNTIES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBR OF NEW CASES….. WARREN COUNTY WAS FIFTH WITH 115…..
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ALSO ANNOUNCED 30 NEW COVID RELATED DEATHS YESTERDAY…..RAISING TO 17-HUNDRED-40 THE NUMBER OF
KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVE TO THE VIRUS…..
25-THOUSAND-437 HAVE RECOVERED……
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS NINE-POINT-18 PERCENT…….
NEW RESTRICTIONS
11/20/20
THE NEW RESTRICTIONS GOING INTO EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AT FIVE INCLUDE…..
NO IN-PERSON SERVICE AT RESTAURANT AND BARS
PRIVATE AND SOCIAL GATHERING LIMITED TO EIGHT PEOPLE
GYMS, FITNESS CENTERS, POOLS AND OTHER INDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES LIMITED TO 33-PERCENTD CAPACITY WITH NO GROUP CLASSES
OR TEAM PRACTIVES
VENUES, EVENT SPACES AND THEATRES LIMITED TO 25 PEEOPLE….
PROFESSIONAL SERVIVCES LIMITED TO 33-PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES
AND ALL SCHOOLS IN THE COMMONWEALTH WILL MOVE TO VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION
THE NEW RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IN EFFECT THRU 11-59PM ON DECEMEBR 13TH……
GUARD MOBILIZED
11/20/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS MOBILIZED 50 MEMBERS OF THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD TO HELP LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN RESPONSE
TO THE INFLUX OF COVID-19 CASES….
THE GUARD MEMBERS WILL BE A PART OF 10 DIFFERENT…..NON-CLINICAL SUPPORT TEAMS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWELTH…..WHO
WILL RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR HELP FROM PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS…..
SPORTS
11/20/20
THE PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON….
.
KICK OFF IS SEVEN……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…….WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE
STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/19/20
THE COMMUNITY HAS LOST ANOTHER RESIDENT AS THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER DEATH YESTERDAY…..WE
HERE AT WVLE ANE WLCK SENT OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALSO REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 637 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 592 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 30 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 15 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 180 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 40 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
NEW RESTRICTIONS
11/19/20
SAYING…….ACTION IS UNPOPULAR, BUT INACTION IS DEADLY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUCED A NEW SERIES OF INITITIVES YESTERDAY
TO COMBAT THE CORONA VIRUS…..
THE RESTRICTIONS GO INTO EFFECT AT FIVE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND RUN THRU SUNDAY-DECEMBER 13 AT 11-59…..
RESTAURANTS AND BAR WILL CLOSED TO “INPERSON” SERVIE…..OUTDOOR DINING AREAS REMAIN OPEN ALONG WITH CARRYOUT AND DELIVERY…..
PRIVATE AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS LIMITED TO UP TO EIGHT PEOPLE FROM A MAXIMUM OF TWO HOUSEHOLDS…..
GYMS, FITNESS CENTERS, POOLS AND OTHER INDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES LIMITED TO 33-PERCENT CAPACITY, GROUP CLASSSES, TEAM
PRACTIVES AND COMPETITONS PROHIBITED AND MASKS MUST BE WORN….
VENUES, EVENT SPACES AND THEATRES LIMITED TO 25 PEOPLE…..THIS DOESN’T APPLY TO CHURCH SERVICES WHICH THE GOVERNOR WILL
ADDRESS TODAY…..
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED TO 33-PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES….ALL WHO CAN SHOUILD WORK FROM HOME….AND BUSINESS THAT CAN CLOSE
TO THE PUBLIC MUST DO SO….
ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WILL CEASED IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION….. MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS MUST REMAIN VIRTUAL UNTIL JANUARY
FOURTH…..AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS MAY REOPEN FOR INPERSON INSTRUCTION DECEMBE SEVENTH…..
A 40-MILLION DOLLAR CARES FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO HELP BARS AND RESTAURANTS….QUALIFYING ENTITIES WILL RECEIVE 10-
THOUSAND DOLLARS….. WITH A MAXIMUM AWARD OF 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS 1 TO HELP WITH EXPENSES….
BUSINESSES WITH AT LEAST 50-PERCENT OF THEIR SALES FROM DRIVE-THRU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE…..
COOMER
11/19/20
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER AND REPRESENTATIVE JIM JORDAN HAVE CALLED FOR AN IMMEDIATE CONGRESSIONAL
INTESTIGATION INTO THE 20-20 ELECTION……
COOMER SAID…..THE 20-20 ELECTON WAS FULL OF CHAOS……AND CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT IS NEEDED FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO HAVE
FAITH AND INTEGRITY IN OUR ELECTION PROCESS….
SPORTS
11/19/20
MEETING YESTERDAY…..THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION HAS MOVED THE START DATES FOR HIGH SCHOOL WINTER
SPORTS TO JANUARY FOURTH…..WITH STATE TOURNAMENTS SCHEDULED FOR LATE MARCH….
PRACTICE WOULD START UP TO THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE START OF THE SEASON…..WHICH WOULD BE DECEMBER 14TH……….
AS PERTAINS TO FOOTBALL…THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A…..DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLAYOFFS…..
18 TEAM HAVE OPTED OUT OF THE PLAY OFFS….AND COMMISSIONER JULIAN TACKETT ADDED THAT IF A TEAM WITHDRAWS IN THE SEMI-FINALS OF
FINALS…. THE TEAM THEY DEFEATED IN THE PREVIOUS ROUND WOULD REPLACE THEM……
THE BOARD ALSO GAVE THE COMMISSIONER THE AUTHORITY TO REVISE CHAMPIONSHIP DATES IF NEEDED…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/18/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FOUR NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 631 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 582 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 35 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 14 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 187 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 25 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
NEW RESTRICTIONS
11/18/20
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING TODAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR WILL ANNOUNCE NEW STEPS THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE TAKING TO HALT
THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA VIRUS…..
THE GOVERNOR WILL MEET WITH LEGISLATIVE LEADERS THIS MORNING….. BEFORE MAKING HIS PLANS PUBLICE……WHICH HE CONTINEUS TO SAY
WILL BE DIFFERENT AND A MORE TARGETED APPROACH THAN THOSE TAKEN IN MARCH AND APRIL……
THE STEPS TO BE ANNOUNCED TODAY WILL AFFECT RESTAURANTS AND BARS…. BUT A PROGRAM TO HOPEFULL PROVIDE SOME RELIEF WILL ALSO
BE ANNOUNCED……
THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID HE DOESN’T PLAN TO MAKE A STATEWIDE CURFEW AS SOME STATES HAVE…..
COVID UPDATE
11/18/20
YESTERDAY……SAW KENTUCKY’S HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY NUMBER OF DEATHS RELATED TO THE CORONA-VIRUS…..AND THE THIRD HIGHEST DAY OF
NEW CASES….. AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORED 29-HUNDRED-31 NEW CASES YESTERDAY…..WITH 325 INVOLVIND KIDS AND 18…..AND
BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 142-THOUSAND-EIGHT……
33 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE NUUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS OT 16-HUNDRED-97……
15-HUNDRED-21 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
25-THOUSAND-760 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS RISEN TO NINE-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
HOT RODS FOOD DRIVE
11/18/20
THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS ARE HOLDING A NON-PERISHABLE FOOD DRIVE THIS WEEK TO BENEFIT THE “VETERANS ALLIANCE FOOD PANTRY”
…..
THE FOOD DRIVE RUNS THRU FRIDAY…..AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK FROM NINE TO
FOUR EACH DAY…… AND THIS AFTERNOON THERE WILL BE CURBSIDE PICKUP FROM FIVE TO SEVEN…..
ANYONE WHO DONATES WILL RECEIVE A FIVE-DOLLAR COUPON TO THE HOT RODS MERCHANDISE STORE AS A THANK YOU FROM THE TEAM……
SPORTS
11/18/20
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY IS SELLING FAN CUTOUTS FOR MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES IN RUPP ARENA…..AND AT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AND
VOLLEYBALL GAMES AND GYMNASTICS EVENTS AT MEMORIAL COLISEUM…..
PRICES START AT 50-DOLLARS…..WITH OPTIONS RANGING FROM FOUR-TO-SIX FOOT TALL CUTOUTS……AND AN UPGRADED VERSION AUTOGRAPHED
BY MEN’S COACH JOHN CALIPARI……
SIMILAR OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN’S GAMES WITH AUTOGRAPHS BY INTERIM COACH KYRA ELZY…..VOLLEYBALL COACH CRAIG
SKINNER…..AND GYMNASTICS COACH TIM GARRISON…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/14/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NINE NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL YESTERDAY….
THERE WAS ONE ON SATURDAY….FIVE SUNDAY….AND THREE YESTERDAY…….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 62718 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 576 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 37 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 14 DEATHS…..
ALSO THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 177 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY
HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
SCHOOL BOARD
11/17/20
IT WAS A RATHER ROUTINE MEETING FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION LAST NIGT….
THE BOARD ACCEPTED THE 2019-2020 AUDIT REPORT AND FINDINGS…. LANNIE WHITE WITH CARR-RIGGS-AND-INGRAM PRESENTED THE AUDIT TO
THE BOARD IN A WORKING SESSION BEFORE THE MEETING…..
FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR…..ROBIN HERRINGTON…..REVIEWED THE “NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REPORT FOR LAST SCHOOL YEAR….
THAT SAW FOOD SERIVE PERSONNEL PREPARE A TOTAL OF 862-THOUSAND-254 MEALS……
AND THE BOARD APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF FIVE NEW BUSES…UTILIZING THE REPLACEMENT FUNDS FROM THE “VOLKSWAGON MITIGATION
TRUST FUNDS” WHICH WILL PAY HALF-THE COST FOR TWO PROPANE BUSES…..TWO DIESEL BUSES….AND A SPECIAL NEEDS BUS…..
COVID UPDATE
11/17/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 15-HUNDRED-14 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY….WHICH WAS THE
SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES FOR A MONDAY…..WHICH THAT BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 139-THOUSAND-97……
173 OF THE NEW CASES INCLUDE CHILDREN AGE EIGHT AND YOUNGER….AND 103 OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S 120 COUNTIES ARE IN THE “RED
ZONE”…….
THREE MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY….MAKING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIUS 16-HUNDRED-64……
THE GOVERNOR WENT ON TO SAY THAT IF THE NUMBERS DON’T CHAMGE…..MORE RESTRICTION COULD BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW….HE WENT
ON TO SAY THEY WOULD NOT LOOK LIKE THE RESTRICTION BACK IN MARCH AND APRIL….AS THEY WOULD BE MORE TARGETED…..AND HE ADDED
BAR AND RESTAURANT CAPACITIES COULD BE AFFECTED……
SPORTS
11/17/20
SIX PATRIOT FOOTBALL PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE….20-20 ALL-SKY CONFERENCE TEAM FOR LARGE FOUR-A AND FIVE-A
SCHOOLS……
DILLION ROOKSTOOL…..KAYDEN WHITNEY…..AND JAX COOPER ARE FRIST TEAM SELCTIONS…..
WHILE WILL MOORE….TANNER STINSON…..AND TUCKER TRACY ARE SECOND TEAM MEMBERS…..
THE N-C-A-A ANNOUNED YESTERDAY THAT THIS YEAR’S MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WILL BE PLAYED IN ONE GEOGRAPIC AREA…..INSTEAD
OF BEING SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY……TO MITIGATE THE RISKS OF COVID-19….
CURRENLTY…..THEY’RE IN TALKS WITH INDIANAPOLIS TO SERVE AS THE HOST CITY……
THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE WORD ON THE WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT…..WHICH RUNS CONCURRENTLY IN MARCH AND EARLY APRIL……
COVID UPDATE
11/16/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 14-HUNDRED-49 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN THE COMMONWEALTH YSTERDAY…..RAISING THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 137-THOUSAND-586……
OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES WITH NEW CASES….WARREN WAS NINTH WITH 24……
THREE NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED….BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 16-HUNDRED-61,,,,,
13-HUNDRED-83 REMAIN HOSPITALIZE…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS EIGHT-POINT-88 PERCENT…..
CURRENTLY….94 OF KENTUCKY’S 120 COUNTIES ARE CONSIDERED “RED COUNTIES” MEANING THEY SHOULD FOLLOW THE “RED ZONE”
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WEEK….STARTING TODAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR NEW CASES……
HEMP APPLICATIONS
11/16/20
APPLICATIONS FOR THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S…..20-21 HEMP LICENSING PROGRAM….WILL START BEING ACCEPTED
TODAY….
K-D-A…..WHICH ADMINISTERS THE COMMONWEALTH’S HEMP LICENSING PROGRAM…..IS HOSTING AN ONLINE APPLICATION PORTAL ON ITS HEMP
WEBPAGE…..
GROWER APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 15TH…..WHILE PROCESSOR APPLICATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED YEAR ROUND…..
KY SENATE LEADERSHIP
11/16/20
THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THE KENTUCKY SENATE CHOSE THEIR LEASDERSHIP FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS FRIDAY…..ALL OF WHOM WERE
REELECTED….
SENATOR ROBERT STIVERS REMAINS PRESIDENT….PRESIDENT PRO TEM IS SENATOR DAVID GIVENS…..SENATOR DAMON THAYER IS MAJORITY
FLOOR LEADER…..SENATE MAJORITY CAUCUS CHAIR IS JULIE ADAMS……AND SENATE MAJORITY WHIP IS MIKE WILSON……
SPORTS
11/16/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM OPENS THE PLAYOFFS FRIDAY NIGHT AS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON COMES TO PATRIOT FIELD….
TODAY AND TOMORROW….FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADER PARENTS MAY PURCHASE TICKETS…..
TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY….STUDENTS AND FACULITY AND STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE TICKETS….
AND THURSDAY COMMUNITY TICKETS…..IF AVAILABLE….WILL BE SOLD IN THE HIGH OFFICE FROM 11 TO ONE…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/13/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 10 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 616 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 565 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 37 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 14 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 147 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 19 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY
HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
11/13/20
THE COMMONWEALTH…..YESTERDAY SAW THE THIRD-HIGHEST DAILY TOTAL OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS AND MORE COUNTIES HAVE
MOVED INTO THE RED ZONE……AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 23-HUNDRED-42 NEW CASES…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO
129-THOUSAND-680…..
OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES WITH NEW CASES…..WARREN WAS FIFTH WITH 58…..
18 MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED….MAKING THE NUMBER OF KENTUKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS 16-HUNDRED-22…..
13-HUNDRED-11 REMAIN HOPITALIZED…..
23-THOUSAND-629 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS NOW EIGHT-POINT-29 PERCENT….
THE NUMBER OF RED COUNTIES IS 94…..UP FROM 80 LAST THURSDAY…..MEANING MORE COUNTIES SHOULD FOLLOW THE “RED ZONE”
RECOMMENDATIONS STARTING MONDAY……
COVID ALERT
11/13/20
THE BOWLING GREEN/WARREN COUNTY CORONA-VIRUS WORK GROUP HELD A VIRTUAL NEWS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY…..WITH AN URGENT
REQUEST FOR AREA RESIDENTS TO INCREASE THEIR COMPLIANCE TO C-D-C AND STATE HEALTH GUIDELINES…….WITH THE MOST URGENT
MESSAGE COMING FROM THE LEADERS OF LOCAL HOSPITALS…..
THE WORK GROUP IS MADE UP OF LEADERS IN BUSINESS…..EDUCATION….AND HEALTH CARE…..
SUPREME COURT RULING
11/13/20
THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT RULED UNANIMOUSLY YESTEDAY THAT GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S EMERGENCY REGULATIONS TO SLOW THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19 ARE LEGAL…..
THE DECISION MEANS DOZENS OF EMERGENCY ORDERS FROM THE GOVERNOR….. RANGING FROM A REQUIREMENT FOR MOST KENTUCKIANS TO
WAS A MASK IN PUBLI….TO CLASS SIZES IN CHILD CARE CENTER…..WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT……
SPORTS
11/13/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM WAS TO HAVE THEIR FIRST PLAY-OFF GAME TONIGHT……BUT THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A HAS MOVED THE START OF THE
PLAY-OFF TO NEXT FRIDAY…….
WHEN THE PATRIOTS WILL HOST FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…….
AFTER CONSULTING WITH HIS FAMILY….KENTUCKY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH…..MATTHEW MITCHELL ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT
YESTERDAY……….
LAST SUMMER…..MITCHELL SUFFERED A FALL…WHICH LATER RESULTED IN SURGERY FOR A BRAIN BLEED……AN INCIDENT HE DESCRIBED AS “LIFE
ALTERING”….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/12/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FIVE NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 606 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 559 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 33 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 14 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 156 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY
HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
11/12/20
DURING HIS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 27-HUNDRED NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS…..WHICH IS THE
COMMONWEALTH’S HIGHEST-EVER SINGLE DAY TOTAL….WHICH RAISES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES TO 127-THOUSAND-344……
14 MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..BRINGING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO ONE-THOUSAND-604…..
12-HUNDRED-74 REMAIN HOSPITLIZED……
23-THOUSAND-165 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS INCREASED TO EIGHT-POINT-12 PERCENT…WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ITS BEEN SINCE MAY FIFTH……
DOLLAR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
11/12/20
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BUILD AN 800-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT…..COMBINATION DRY AND D-G FRESH DISTRIBUTION
CENTER IN BLAIR- NEBRASKA…..
CONSTRUCITON IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN DECENBER….AND WHEN COMPLETED IN EALRY 20-22……THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER IS EXPECTED TO
CREATE 400 NEW JOBS AND WILL SERVE E MORE THAN 15-HUNDRED STORES…..
DOLLAR GENERAL OPENED ITS FIRST STORE IN NEBRASKA IN 1992…….
BRIDGE CLOSED
11/12/20
A BUSY BRIDGE BETWEEN NORTHENR KENTUCKY AND CINCINNATI WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR SEVERL DAY TO ALL ENGINEERS TI ACCESS DAMAGE
CAUSED BY A FIREY CRASH YESTERDAY MORNING…..
THE BRENT SPENCE BRIDGE……WHICH CARRIES I-71 AND I-75 TRAFFIC ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER….WAS CLOSED AFTER TWO SEMI-TRACTOR
TRAILER RIGS CRASHED….. CAUSING ONE OF THE TRUCKS….WHICH WAS CARRYIG POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE TO BURST INTO FLAMES…..WHICH
CAUSED VISIBLE DAMABGE TO THE BRIDGE AND ITS CONCRETE DECKING….
OFFICIALS SAY AT BEST…..THE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED FOR SEVERAL DAYS….BUT MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AN EXTENDED
CLOSURE…..
SPORTS
11/12/20
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOY’S BASKETBALL TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO BE AT HOME TO PLAY BARREN COUNTY……
THE TITANS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE COLTS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/11/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 601 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 559 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 28 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 14 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 156 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 19 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY
HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
11/11/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED TWO-THOUSAND-120 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY….THE MOST EVER ON
TUESDAY AND THE FIFTH HIGHEST DAY OVER ALL…..
THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 124-THOUSAND-646…..
OUT OF THE TOP 10-COUNTIES WITH NEW CASES….WARREN COUNTY WAS THIRD…..
14 MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..MAKING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL 15-HUNDRED-90…..
A RECORD 11-HUNDRED-89 KENTUCKIANS REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
23-THOUSAND-165 HAVE RECOVRED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS RISEN TO SEVEN-POINT-68 PERCENT……
MCCONNELL
11/11/20
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL WAS ELECTED YESTERDAY TO SERVE AS THE SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER FOR THE 117TH CONGRESS……
MCCONNELL….IS THE LONGEST-SERVING SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES….AND IS ONLY THE SECOND
KENTUCKIAN TO EVER SERVE AS MAJORTY LEADER IN THE SENATE…..
THE FIRST…..SENATOR ALBEN BARKLEY…..LED THE DEMOCRATS FROM 1937 TO 1949…….
HUMANA TO HIRE VETERANS
11/11/20
LOUISVILLE BASED HUMANA ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT PLANS TO HIRE AN ADDITIONAL 600 MILITRAY VETERANS AND 150 MILITARY SPOUSES
IN THE COMMONWEALTH DURING THE NEXT FOUR YEARS…..
HUMAMA LAUNCHED A VETERAN’S INITIATIVE NEARLY A DECADE AGO….THAT HAS LED TO THE HIRING OF THOUSANDS OF MILITRY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS FOR JOBS COMPANY-WIDE…….
SPORTS
11/11/20
THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE HAS ANNOUNCED ITS MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE SCHEDULES FOR THE UPCOMING
SEASON….
THIS YEAR’S SCHEDULES INCREASE CONFERENCE GAMES FROM 18 TO 20….TO HELP ADDRESS ISUES DUE THE DELAYED START TO THE
SEASON……AS TEAMS WILL PLAY EVERY O-V-C TEAM ONCE AND NINE SCHOOLS TWICE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/10/20
YESTERDAY……THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE LOSS OF TWO MORE ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENTS TO THE CORONA-
VIRUS…..WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS…….
THE ALLEN ALSO REPORTED 11 NEW CASES SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..FIVE SATURDAY….TWO SUNDAY…..AND TWO YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 601 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 548 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 39 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 14 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 161 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY
HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
PAUL MOVES CLASS
11/10/20
SENATOR RAND PAUL MOVED A PRESENTATION AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERITY OUTDOORS YESTERDAY…..RATHER THAN PUT ON A MASK IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE SCHOOL’S COVID-19 POLICY….
PAUL WAS SPEAKING TO A GROUP OF ECONOMICS STUDENTS WHEN AN ADMINISTRATOR INTERRUPED TO INFORM HIM OF THE MASK POLICY……
PAUL THEN MOVED THE CLASS OUTDOORS AND CONTINUED SPEAKING WITHOUT A MASK…..
LAFAVOR
11/10/20
69 YEAR OLD CAROLYN MAXINE LAFAVOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS
AFTERNOON (TUED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BILLY AND ANGELA MARSH AND ETHAN AND SAMARA LAFAVOR …..AND A DAUGHTER AND
SON-IN-LAW; NIKKI AND EDDIE WOODS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO BROTHER; JASON GADDIS OF OKLAHOMA AND JOHN GADDIS OF BOWLING
GREEN…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; TERI AND THUAN TRINH AND LEIGHA AND BRUCE COOK ALL OF BOWLING GREEN……THREE
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
WEAVER
11/10/20
82 YEAR OLD WAYNE WEAVER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL
BE TODAY (TUES) AT 12NOON AT LIBERTY CEMETERY…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATION TO LIBERTY BAPTIST
CEMETERY FUND AND THE ALLEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; BETTY AND DANIEL ROSS OF LEXINGTON….SEVERAL NEPHEWS, NIECES, GREAT-NEPHEWS AND
GREAT-NIECES ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/20/20
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO TRAVEL TO BARREN COUNTY……
CORONA UPDATE
11/09/20
WHILE KENTUCKY SAW LESS THAN 12-HUNDRED NEW CASESS OF THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…….IT WAS STILL ENOUGH TO SET A NEW
WEEKLY RECORD….AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR EPORTED 11-HUNDRED-77 NEW CASES…..RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL WO 120-THOUSAND-
838…..
AND AGAIN……WARREN COUNTY WAS ONE OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES IN TERMS OF NEW CASES WITH 41…..
FOUR MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED…..BRING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 15-HUNDRED-65……
AND THE COMMONWEALTH’S POSITIVITY RATE HAS RISEN TO SEVEN-POINT-24 PERCENT…..
SINCE MANY LABS DON’T WORK ON SUNDAYS…..ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THE NUMBWR OF KENTUCKUANS WHO HAVE RECOVERED
AND TOTAL TESTS ADMINISTERED WEREN’T AVAILABLE……
AKIN
11/09/20
73 YEAR OLD ROSIE AKIN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN SILOAM CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS
AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL H OME…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; RANDY AND HELEN OF TENNESSEE…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; CATHERINE AND JASON
BROWN OF ADOLPHUS…..A STEP-SON; EDDIE AKIN OF FRANKLIN…..A STEP-DAUGHTER AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; VICKIE AND JAMES MANN OF
FRANKLIN…..TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; EUGENE AND PAULETTE CARTER AND TOMMY AND LADORA CARTER ALL OF TENNESSEE…..AND
TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; MARY LOCKE AND DORA AND R-B GULLEY ALL OF TENNESSEE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/09/20
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO PLAY IN MONROE COUNTY…..
WHILE THE GIRL’S TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY……
THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION NOTIFIED MEMBER SCHOOLS YESTERDAY THAT THE START OF THE FOOTBALLL PLAYOFFS
WILL BE DELAYED ONE WEEK IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS TIME TO REVIEW AND WORK WITH THEIR HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS TO DETERMINE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION…..
THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS WILL TAKE PLAcE THE WEEK-END OF NOVEMBE 19TH THRU 21ST…..WITH NO ADDITONAL PLANNED CHANGES IN
THE PLAYOFF STRUCTURE FOR NOW……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/05/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FIVE NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 578 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 514 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 42 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 12 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 168 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
SUPER MAJORITY
11/05/20
WITH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SET TO MEET IN JANUARY…..FOLLOWING YESTERDAY’S ELECTION….REPUBLICANS HAVE WIDENED THEIR SUPER-
MAJORITY IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE….
THE G-O-P FLIPPED TWO SEATS IN THE SENATE….GIVINGING THEM 30 OF THE 38 MEMBERS…..
AND IN THE HOUSE…..THEY PICKED UP ENOUGH TO NOW HOLD 75 OF THE 100 SEATS……
SPORTS
11/05/20
THE JAMES E. BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GLASGOW……
AND THE PATRIOT’S FOOTBALL GAME…..SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW NIGHT….HAS BEEN MOVED TO NIGHT……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE……STARTING
AT SIX-30 TONIGHT……
ELECTION RETURNS
11/04/20
06:05AM
YESTERDAY WAS ELECTION DAY….WHICH WAS THE FIRST WITH THE EXTENDED ABSENTTE VOTING AND 13-DAYS OF EARLY VOTING….
IN THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT……PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP RECEIVED SEVEN-THOUSAND-571 VOTES AND JOE BIDEN ONE-THOUSAND-67…….
THE RACE FOR THE U-S SENATE RACE SAW SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL DEFEAT AMY MCGRATH S 69-HUNDRED-31 VOTES TO 19-HUNDRED-
FIVE……
IN THE U-S REPRESENTATIVES RACE……CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER RECEIVED SEVEN-THOUSAND-783 VOTES TO JAMES RHODES’ ONE-
THOUSAND-58……
THE STATE SENATE RACE FOR THE NINTH DISTRICT SAW SENATOR DAVID GIVENS GETTING 75-HUNDRED-13 VOTES TO BRIAN PEDIGO’S 15-
HUNDRED-62……
IN THE RACE TO FILL THE 22ND DISTRICT SEAT….SHAWN MCPHERSON RECEIVED 66-HUNDRED-27 VOTES….AND DAVID YOUNG HAD 25-HUNDRED-
92……IN SIMPSON COUNTY MCPHERSON HAD 56-HUNDRED-19 VOTES TO YOUNG’S 29-HUNDRED-84… AND SIMPSON COUNTY STILL HAS 100 MAIL IN
BALLOTS OUT…..
FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE….CHRIS MCNEILL HAD 36-HUNDRED-70 VOTES TO JENNY HINES’ 25-HUNDRED-42…….
THE SOIL CONSERVATON SUPERVIRORS RACE SAW RANDY HARSTON GETTING 47-HUNDRED-93 VOTES…..DANNY SHIPLEY 44-HUNDRED-
65……TOMMY LONG
43-HUNDRED-85…..DANNY STINSON 35-HUNDRED-76……AND LINDA SMITH THREE-THOUSAND-43……
THREE MEMBERS OF THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WERE RUNING UNOPPOSED…..AS STEPHANIE ASHBY HAD 13-HUNDRED-30
VOTES……BILLY TURNER ONE-THOUSAND-84…..AND AL BARMAN 12-HUNDRED-19……
THE RACE TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE MAYOR OF SCOTTSVILLE SAW DAVID BURCH RECEIVING 11-HUNDRED-67 VOTES AND JERRY
WHITNEY 415…..
THE SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL RACE SAW BEVERLY TRACY ANDERSON GETTING 982 VOTES…..MARK HUNTMAN 967…..KEN GOFORTH 921…..
FRANKLIN FOSTER 907…..MICHAEL MCGUIRE 868…..ROGERLYNN BUCHANNON 782…..JOHNNY BEWLEY 757…..AND MARK NETHERY 393…..
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ONE…..MARCY’S LAW WAS APPROVED FOUR-THOUSAND-547 VOTES TO 27-HUNDRED-787….
AND CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT TWO DEALING WITH THE TERMS OF DISTRICT JUDGES AND COMMONWELATH ATTORNEYS WAS DEFEATED 47-
HUNDRED-73 VOTES TO 26-HUNDRED-79…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/03/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 13 NEWS CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON….WITH FIVE
SATURDAY…. FOUR SUNDAY…..AND FOUR YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 570 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 507 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 51 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 12 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 172 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 32 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLICC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
VERNON
11/03/20
81 YEAROLD LOLLIS VERNON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE IN BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; JARRETT HARDCASTLE….A STEP-DAUGHTER; JESSICA PORTER…..A SISTER; VIRGINIA LOCKHART…..AND TWO BROTHERS;
HENRY AND JERRY…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/03/20
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE SENIOR STUDENT-ATHLETE….JAE MCREYNOLDS….IS THE SCHOOL WINNER OF THE 20-20 HEISMAN HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOLARSHIP….. PRESENTED BY ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE……
MCREYNOLDS IS AMONG 36-HUNDRED SCHOLAR/ATHLETES NATIONWIDE THAN HAVE BEEN SELECTE AS A SCHOOL WINNER…..SHE IS NOW
ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A STATE WINNER…..A NATIONA FINALIST….OR A NATIONS WINNER……
STATE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK…..WITH THE NATIONAL FINALISTS ANNOUCED NEXT WEEK…..AND THE OVER-ALL WINNER WILL BE
ANNOUNCED IN EARLY DECEMBER……
CORONA UPDATE
11/02/20
KENTUCKY SAW THE MOST NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS LAST WEEK….THAN FOR ANY OTHER WEEK….SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN…..
AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 14-HUNDRED-23 NEW CASES YESTERDAY….BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 108-THOUSAND-642…….AMONG
THE 10 COUNTIES WITH THIS HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES REPORTED YESTERDAY WERE WARREN WITH 38 AND BARREN WITH 33……
FOUR NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 14-HUNDRED-
89…..
994 KENTUCKIAN REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS SIX-POINT-14 PERCENT……
SVILLE TRANSIT
11/02/20
BEGINNING TODAY……THE SCOTTSVILLE TRANS-IT BUS WILL RUN FROM SEVEN TO FOUR……TODAY…..TOMORROW…..WEDNESDAY…..AND
FRIDAY……
ROAD CLOSINGS
11/02/20
AS YOU MAKE YOUR TRAVEL PLANS…..
KEEP IN MIND SNAKE CREEK ROAD IS CLOSED TODAY FOR A CULVERT REPLACEMENT……
AND TODAY AND TOMORROW…..LAMBERT ROAD WILL BE RESURFACED…..
AND IT’S ASKED YOU AVOID THESE AREAS……
PEDIGO
11/02/20
73 YEAR OLD JIM PEDIGO OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES)
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HME WITH BURIAL IN CRSCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR
THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND HALFREY DALTON V-F-W POST WILL HOLD RITES TONIGHT AT SIX…..FOLLOWED BY MASONIC
RITES AD SIX-30 BY GRAHAM LODDGE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LEREASA LYNN RATHER PEDIGO…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; CHRIS PEDIGO OF EDMONTON AND JOSEPH
AND ANGEL COSBY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; CRICKET AND DON GILPIN OF EDMONTON, DR. DANA COSBY OF
BOWLING GREEN AND LINDSEY AND JONATHAN FELTY OF MISSISSIPPI…….AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; PATTI AND EDDIE HARBISON OF
SUMMER SHADE……12 GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/02/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINDS TAMPA BAY ON THE ROAD TO TAKE ON THE GIANTS……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY….
THE TITANS DROPPED A 31 TO 20 DECISION TO THE BENGALS……
AND CHASE ELLIOTT TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG AT THE MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY……
AND WILL JOIN JOEY LOGANO….BRAD KESLOWSKI…..AND DENNIE HAMLIN IN NEXT WEEKS CHAMPIONSHIP RACE…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/30/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FIVE NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 554 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 480 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 62 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 12 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 194 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLICCMAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
COVID UPDATE
10/30/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 18-HUNDRED-21 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY…..MAKING IT THE HIGHEST
EVER ON A THURSDAY AND THE THIRD HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY TOTAL…..THIS BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 103-THOUSAND-305……
THERE WERE ALSO 19 NEW DEATHS REPORTED YESTERDAY…….RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 15-HUNDRED-
24……
A TOTAL OF 969 KENTUCKIANS ARE CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED……
18-THOUSAND-277 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS SIX-POINT-ZERO-FOUR PERCENT……
NEW BG STEEL PLANT
10/30/20
A CANADIAN-OWNED STEEL PROCESSOR PLANS TO LOCATE A TUB MANUFACTUING FACILITY IN BOWLING GREEN…….
NOVA STEEL…..WHICH PURCHASED A 108-SQUARE FOOT BUILDING IN THE KENTUCKY TRANS PARK…..PLANS TWO ADDITIONAL EXPANSIONS IN
THREE TO FIVE YEARS….BRINGING THE TOTAL INVESTMENT TO 70-MILLION DOLLARS AND TOTAL FULL TIME JOBS TO 110………
GROUPS COMBINING
10/30/20
ORCHESTRA KENTUCKY AND THE SOUTHERN KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ARE UNITIING TO ENSURE THE FUTURE OF PERFORMING
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY….
THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF BOTH GROUPS UNAMIMOUSLY APPROVED THE PLAN WHICH WILL ALLOW SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY’S TWO
LARGEST PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES POSED BY THE CURRENT GLOBAL PANDEMIC……AND TO ENSURE
ACCESS TO ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR FUTURE AUDIENCES….
SPORTS
10/30/20
THREE MEMBERS OF THE PATRIOT CROSS COUNTY TEAM….SENIOR TAD KOLIN TAYLOR….FRESHMAN TYLER STANGER…..AND FRESHMAN SARAH
DAVIS WILL BE RUNNING IN THE STATE CROSS COUNTRY TODAY….BEING HELD AT THE BOURBON COUNTY CROSS COUNTY COURSE IN PARIS…..
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM WAS TO HAVE PLAYED MONROE COUNTY TONIGHT……BUT THE GAME HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS MONROE COUNTY
HAS GONE TO ALL VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/29/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED TWO NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 549 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 469 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 68 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 12 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 196 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 21 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAIN IN THE “RED ZONE” ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLICC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL
DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVIDA UPDATE
10/29/20
KENTUCKY HAS NOW PASSED THE 100-THOUSAND MARK FOR CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 18-HUNDRED-
64 NEW CASES YESTERDAY RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 101-THOUSAND-494…..
14 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY….RAISING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 15-HUNDRED-
NINE…..
927 KENTUCKIANS REMAIN HOSPIALIZED…..
18-THOUSAND-165 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS NOOW SIX-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT…..
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
10/29/20
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAS COMPLETED THE “DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT PLAN AND ENVIRONMENAL ASSESSMENT” FOR THE HOUCHIN
FERRY AREA…..WITH A FINDING OF “NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT”…..
THE COMPLETED PLAN AIMS TO RE-ESTABLISH THE HOUCHIN FERRY SITE AS A DESTINATION DEDICATED TO A VARIETY OF USER GROUPS AND
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES….INCLUDING SAFE ACCESS TO THE RIVER…..
THE NEXT STEP FOR THE HOUCHIN FERRY SITE WILL BE TO SEEK PROJECT FUNGING TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT THE PLANS……
KROGER COVID TESTS
10/29/20
KROGER WILL SOON OFFER COVID-19 RAPID ANTIBODY TESTING AT ITS PHARMACIES AND CLINICS….BECOMING THE FIRST RETAILER IN THE
COUNTRY TO DO SO…..
THE CINCINNATI-BASE SUPERMARKET SAYS THE TESTS WILL INITIALLY ONLY BE AVAILABLE IN CALIFORNIA AND MICIGAN……BUT PLANS TO HAVE IT IN
ALL LOCATIONS BY THE END OF NOVEMBER……
SPORTS
10/29/20
THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE DECIDED TONIGHT AS GREENWOOD TAKES ON BOWLING GREEN…..
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINDS…..
ATLANTA ON THE ROAD TO CAROLINA…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/27/20
UNFORTNATELY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER DEATH YESTERDAY WITH CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO COVID-
19 YESTERDAY…..WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY……
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALSO REPORTED 22 NEW CASE OF THE CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 15-SATURDAY….
SIX-SUNDAY….AND ONE YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 543 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 446 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 85 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 12 DEATHS…..
THERE ARE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PULIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
10/27/20
SAYING NEARLY HALF OF KENTUCKY’S COUNTIES ARE IN THE “RED”…. GOVENOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 953 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE
COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY…..MARKING THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DAY OF A RECORD FOR A PARTICULAR DAY OF THE WEEK…..THIS BRINGS
THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 97-THOUSAND-866…..
THREE MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY….BRING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 14-HUNDRED-80……
858 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
17-THOUSAND-881 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS RISEN TO FIVE-POINT-84 PERCENT……
PEDIGO
10/27/20
74 YEAR OLD EDNA LOUISE EATON PEDIGO OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
THURSDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JOHNNIE PEDIGO…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; LORETTA MANSFIELD OF SCOTTSVILLE AND SUSAN
AND JEFF TURNER OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..AND TWO SISTERS; ANNIE CROWE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND PATTY CARTER OF TENNESSEE…..FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN AND 10 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/27/20
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM LAST NIGHT…..AT THE FOURTH REGON TOURNAMENT…..AS THE LOST TO
RUSSELL COUNTY THREE SETS TO NONE….IN LAST NIGHT’S OTHER MATCH….GREENWOOD SHUT OUT TODD COUNTY CENTRAL THREE SETS TO
NONE….
FOLLOWING LAST SATURDAY’S….TWO-A REGION TWO CROSS COUNTRY MEET….. THE PATRIOTS WILL HAVE THREE RUNNERS COMPETING IN THE
STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET THIS FRIDAY….
SENIOR TAD KOLIN TAYLOR….FRESHMAND TYLER STANGER…..AND FRESHMAN SARAH DAVIS POSTED QUALIFYING TIMES AT THE REGIONAL MEET…..
AND WILL MOVE ON TO STATE COMPETITION…….
COVID UPDATE
10/26/20
KENTUCKY SET A NEW RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW COVID-19 CASES IN A WEEK AND FOR A SUNDAY YESTERDAY….
AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED NINE-THOUSAND-335 POSITIVE CASE FOR THIS PAST WEEK…..AND ALTHOUGH SOME LABS AREN’T OPEN
ON SUNDAY…..IT WAS ALSO THE HIGHEST NUMBE OF NEW CASES REPORTED ON SUNDY WITH 14-HUNDRED-62……BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL
TO 96-THOUSAND-942…..
WARREN COUNTY HAD THE FIFTH HIGHST CASE TOTAL REPORTED YESTERDAY WITH 37…..
THERE WERE ALSO THREE MORE DEATHS…..BRINGING TO 140HUNDRED-SEVEN THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO
THE VIRUS…..
DURING HIS BRIETING TODAY…..THE GOVERNOR WILL BE TALKING ABOUT NEW RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNTIES IN THE RED ZONE…..WHICH ARE
THOSE WITH 25 OR MORE DAILY AVERAGE CASES PER 100-THOUSAND RESIDENTS……
FATAL-WARREN
10/26/20
FRIDAY…..STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO A FATAL ACCIDENT ON I-65 IN WARREN COUNTY INVOLVING A PEDESTRIAN….
22 YEAR OLD BRANDI WILLIS OF ILLINOIS WAS SOUTHBOUND IN THE LEFT LAND OF TRAVLE….NEAR THE 23 MILE MARKER….WHEN A PEDESTRIAN
ENTERED THE ROADWAY INTO THE TRAVEL PATH OF WILLIS’ VEHILE AND WAS STRUCK….
THE PEDESTRIAN…..WHO DIED AT THE SCENE…..HASN’T BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME…..
SPORTS
10/26/20
THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEY BALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT AT RUSSELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..AS GREENWOOD TAKES ON TODD
COUNTY CENTRAL AT FIVE-30…..THEN THE LADY PATROTS BATTLE RUSSELL COUNTY…..
TOMORROW…..LOGAN COUNTY GOES AGAINST BARREN COUNTY AND CLINTON COUNTY TANGLES WITH BOWLING GREEN…..
THE SEMI-FINALS WILL BE PLAYED WEDNESDAY…..
AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH IS SET FOR THURSDAY……
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO GREENWOOD……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/23/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 12 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 516 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 431 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 74 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 11 DEATHS…..
THERE ARE 59 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PULIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
SURVEY
10/23/20
THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH IS ASKING COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVING AND WORKING IN 27 RURAL COUNTIES…..INCLUDING ALLEN….
TO COMPLETE A SURVEY ABOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH C-P-R AND OTHER LIFE SAVING TECHNIQUES…..
THE SURVEY…..WHICH TAKE ABOUT 10-MINUTES TO COMPLETE…..CAN BE FOUND ON LINE AT…..BIT-DOT-L-Y-FORWARD SLASH 30-I-N-K-C-D-DOT-
COM….
RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL HELP THE OFFICE PLAN FUTURE TRAINING WHICH SEEKS TO IMMPROVE OUT-OF-HOSPITAL SUDDEN CARDIAC
ARREST SURVIVAL RATES IN RURAL COUNTIES……
CARTER
10/23/20
19 YEAR OLD TAYLOR MARIE CARTER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OAK GROVE CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS
AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER FATHER AND STEP-MOTHER; JOHNNY AND LATONYA CARTER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HER MOTHER AND STEP-FATHER;
CRYSTAL AND JEFF BECK OF BOWLING GREEN…..FOUR BROTHERS; BLAKE CARTER AND MATTHEW HAWKS BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE AND CONNOR
TRIVETTE AND CANNAN MOONEYHAN BOTH OF BOWLING GREEN…..THREE SISTERS; ALYSON CARTER AND SARAH HAWKS BOTH OF SCOTTSIVLLE
AND ZALA MOONEYHAN OF BOWLING GREEN…..MATERAL GRANDMOTHERS; DEBORAH FLOWERS AND HUSBAND ROY AND LORA HUSTON ALL OF
FRANKLINE…..MATERNAL GRANDFATHER;ROBERT TRIVETTE AND WIFE CATHY OFTENNESSEE…..PATERNAL GRANDMOTHERS; ANNIE CARTER AND
LATRICE HOLDER BOTH OF ADOLPHUS…..AND PATERNAL GRANDFATHER; MARVIN MESKER AND WIFE LINDA OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
10/23/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM IS BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO RUSSELL COUNTY……
‘KICK OFF IS SEVEN……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND
99-POINT-THREE…. WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-40 TONIGHT……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/22/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 10 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 504 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 429 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 64 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 11 DEATHS…..
THERE ARE 31 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF
ALLEN COUNTY……
YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PULIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
10/22/20
KENTUCKY SAW ITS SECOND-HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..AND THE SESCOND-HIGHEST NUMBER OF
DEATHS…..
AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 14-HUNDRED-87 NEW POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
OF THE NEW CASES…..186 ARE AMONG THOSE AGE 18 AND YOUNGER…. AND BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 90-
THOUSAND-996…….
21 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..WHICH MEANS 13-HUNDRED063 KENTUCKIANS HAVE BEEN LOST TO THE VIRUS……
794 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
17-THOUSAND-534 HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS FOUR-POINT-99 PERCENT……
ARREST-WARREN & SIMPSON
10/22/21
TWO SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY MEN ARE FACING CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION CHARGES FOLLOWING THEIR ARREST BY STATE POLICE…..THE
INVESTIGATION LED TO THE EXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANTS AT BOTH RESIDENCES…..
37 YEAR OLD BRANDON SCOTT FISH OF WARREN COUNTY IS CHARGED WITH 20-COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A MINOR IN A
SEXUAL PERFORMANCE…..
AND 20 YEAR OLD DANIEL RAY ESTES OF SIMPSON COUNTY WHO’S CHARGED WITH 10-COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTION OF MATTER POTRAYING A MINOR IN
A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE…..AND 17-COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A MINOR IN A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE……
SPORTS
10/22/20
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLYBALL TEAM CLAIMED THEIR FOURTH STRAIGHT…..15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP LAST NIGHT…..AS THEY
DEFEATED BARREN COUNTY THREE SETS TO NONE…..
THEY WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/21/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 494 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 420 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 63 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 11 DEATHS…..
THERE ARE 31 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF
ALLEN COUNTY……
YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PULIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCT….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREGUENTLY….AND
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
10/21/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR YESTERDAY ANNOUNCED 13-HUNDRED-12 NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..WHICH WAS THE
FOURTH HIGHEST TOTAL FOR POSITIVE NEW CASES…..
144 OF THE NEW CASES INVOLVED CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 89-THOUSAND-544…….
16 MORE COVID-RELATED DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..MAKING 13-HUNDRED-42 KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO THE VIRUS…..
776 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
17-THOUSAND-402 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS BACK ABOVE FIVE……AT FIVE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT…..
“AG” TAG PROGRAM
10/21/20
DESPITE FINANCIAL ISSUES CAUSED BY THE CORONIA-VIRUS…..KENTUCKY FARMERS DONATED ALMOST 612-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE “AG” TAG
PROGRAM IN THE 20-20 FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED JUNE 30TH…..ACCORDING TO AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES…..
THE VOLUNTARY DONATIONS ARE DIVIDED EQUALLY AMONG KENTUCKY FOUR-H….. KENTUCKY F-F-A…..AND THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTUE…….
SINCE ITS INCEPTION……THE “AG” TAG PROGRAM HAS RAISED AMOST THREE-MILLION DOLLARS……
SKYCTC GRANT
10/21/20
CONGRESSMAN BRETT GUTHRIE WAS AT THE SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE YESTERDAY TO OFFICIALL
PRESNE THE SCHOOLS WITH A FIVE-YEAR…..ONE-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS GRANT FROM THE “U-S” DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION…..TO
SUPPORT STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES…..
THE GRANT WILL SERVE 120 FIRST-GENERATION…..LOW-COME STUDENTS EACH YEAR WITH SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING ACADEMIC
ADVISING……TUTORING….. ACCESS TO CULTURAL ACTIVITIES….AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE…..
GOOGLE LAWSUIT
10/21/20
ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON HAS JOINED THE “U-S” DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICT AND A MULTI-STATE COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN
FILING A CIVIL ANTITRUST COMPLAINT AGAINS GOOGLE……
THE COMPLAINT……SIMILAR TO THE CASE BROUGHT IN 1998 AGAINST MICROSOFT…. ALLEGES GOOGLE ENTER A SERIES OF EXCLUSIVE
AGREEMENTS TO ELIMINATE COMPETITION BY REQUIRING ITS SEARCH ENGINE TO SERVE AS THE DEFAULT OR OR EXCLUSIVE SEARCH FUNCTION
ON BILLIONS OF MOBILE DEVICES AND COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE…..
SPORTS
10/21/20
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLYBALL TOURNAMENT…..
BARREN COUNTY DEFEAED GLASGOW THREE SETS TO ONE……
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DOWNED MONROE COUNTY THREE SETS TO ONE……
THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE CROWNED TONIGHT AS THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS ARE SEEKING THEIR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DISTRICT 15 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/20/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS REPORTED ANOTHER DEATH IN THE COMMUNITY WITH CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO COVID-
19……WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OU DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 19 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 SINCE THREE FRIDAY AFTERNOON……1 SATURDAY…..SIX SUNDAY…..AND
12 YESTERDAY.....………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 488 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 416 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 60 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 11 DEATHS…..
THERE ARE 23 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF
ALLEN COUNTY……
BLUEGRASS SALE
10/20/20
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN ASSETS OF BLUEGRASS CELLUAR…..WHICH WENT INTO OPERATION
29 YEARS AGO AND PROVIDES WIRELESS SERVICE TO 210-THOUSAND CUSTOMERS IN 34-COUNTIES……
THE ACQUISTION IS SUBJECT TO F-C-C APPROVAL AND OTHER CONDITIONS…..AND IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE LATE THIS YEAR OR EARLY IN 20-21……
ESCAPEES LOCATED
10/20/20
STATE POLICE LOCATED TO ESCAPEES FROM THE MACON COUNTY JAIL IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY……
25 YEAR OLD JEREMY FULLER AND 22 YEAR OLD JOSEH WHITMORE….BOTH OF LAFAYETTE….WERE FOUND IN AN ABANDONED RESIDENCE ON
SOUTH OAK FOREST ROAD…..
A VAN THEY HAD TAKEN FOLLOWING THEIR ESCAPE WAS ALSO RECOVERED…..
TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS
10/20/20
SIGN UPS FOR THE ANNUAL….TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS PROGRAM….ARE BEING TAKEN THIS WEEK….THRU FRIDAY…..AT DUGAS PARK……
THE FATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE AND THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL’S YOUTH SERVICE CENTER PARTNER FOR THE PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES
LOWER INCOME FAMILIES WITH GIFTS IN DECEMBER…..
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL DO THE SHOPPING FOR THE FAMILIES…..AND A DRIVE-THRU PICK UP OF THE GIFTS WILL BE DECEMBER 12TH…..
FROM NINE TO NOON…..AT THE HIGH SCHOOL…….
GOSNELL
10/20/20
74 YEAR OLD KATHLEEN GOSNELL DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; J-R SUTTON OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; KATHYAND JAMES GOSNELL OF ADOLPHUS AND
ELIZABETH AND TIMMY WATSON OF SCOTTSVILLE….TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; EUGENE COTTON OF OWENSBORO AND CHARLES AND
MATILDA COTTON OF BEAVER DAM…..A SISTER; ROSE SIMPSON OF ELIZABETHTOWN…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; PATRICIA COTTON OF BEAVER
DAM……SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GRANDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/20/20
AFTER BEING POSTPONED YESTERDAY…..THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT WITH THE LADY PATRIOTS SEEKING A
FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DISTRICT 15 TOURNAMENT CHAMPSIONSHIP….
TONIGHT GAMES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE AS THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKES ON MONROE COUNTY AT FIVE….AND THEN
BARREN COUNTY BATTLES GLASGOW……
THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WILL BE TOMORROW……
ESCAPEES
10/19/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS SEARCHING FOR TWO ESCAPEES FROM THE MACON COUNTY JAIL…..
JOSEPH WHITTEMORE AND JEREMY FULLER ESCAPED LAST NIGHT AND THEN STOLE A VAN THAT HAS BEEN LOCATED IN ALLEN COUNTY IN THE
SOUTH OAK FOREST CHURCH/FLEET ROAD AREA OF ADOLPHUS…..
THE TWO SUBJECTS ARE BELIVED TO STILL BE IN THE AREA…..MAKE SURE TO LOCK ALL BUILDINGS AND ESPECIALLY VEHICLES……
IF YOU SEE THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS OR ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS…..CONTACT THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AT TWO-THREE-SEVEN-32-
10…..
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY MONTH
10/19/20
THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HIGHAY SAFETY IS PARTNERING WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION THIS MONTH…..FOR
NATIONAL PEDESTRIAN SAFEY MONTH……
APPROXIMATELY 17-PERCENT OF PEOPLE KILLED IN ROAYWAT-RELATED INCIDENTS ARE PEDESTRIANS…..WHICH EQUATES TO ONE EVERY 84-
MINUTES……WITH A MAJORITY OF THOSE BEING DISTRICTED BY USING THEIR CELL PHONE…..
LAST YEAR IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..THERE WERE 74-PEDETRIAN DEATHS….WITH 60 OCCURING AFTER DARK…..AND SO FAR THIS YEAR…..THERE
HAVE BEEN 58 PEDESTRIAN DEATHS…..40 OF WHICH OCCURRED AFTER DARK….
COVID VACCINE DISTRIBUTION
10/19/20
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH HAS RELEASED A DRAFT PLAN FOR DISTRIBUTING THE COVID-19 VACINE TO LOCAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS AND HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS….
THE DEPARTMENT ANTICIPATES THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF THE VACCINE WOULD BE DELIVED TO THE COMMONWEALTH SOMETIME BETWEEN LATE 20-
20 AND EARLY 20-21…….
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PLAN WILL HELP INSURE THOSE MOST AT RISK….. INCLUDING CERTAIN HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS
HAVE ACCESS TO THE VACCINATION……
PHASE TWO INCLUDE FORD SERVICE EMPLOYEES….TRANSPORTATION WORKERS….AND HIGH EDUCATION OFFICIALS….
THE THIRD PHASE ARE INDIVIDUALS 60-YEARS OLD AND OLDE…..HIGH RISK CHILDREN….AND PREGNANT WOMEN…..
AND THE REST OF THE COMMONWEALTH CAN BE VACCINATED BY PHASE FOUR……
COVID UPDATE
10/19/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE COROAN-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY FELL TO 812 YESTERDAY……116 WERE FROM CHILDREN UP THROUGH AGE 18…..
OF WHICH 28 WERE AGE FIVE AND UNDER…..
THE RAISES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 87-THOUSAND-607…..
FIVE MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..INCREASEING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIUS TO 13-
HUNDRED-17……
DUE TO LIMITED REPORTING ON SUNDAYS…..SOME INFORMATION IS DELAYED UNTIL TODAY…..AND THAT INCLUDES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TESTS
PERFORMED….THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS HOSPITALIZED……THOSE WHO HAVE RECOVERED….AND THE POSITIVITY RATE……
ABORTION LAW UPHELD
10/19/20
THE U-S SIX CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HAS RULED TO UPHOLD KENTUCKY’S “TRANSFER-AGREEMENT LAW” AND ITS IMPLEMENTING
REGULATION THAT REQUIRES ABORTION CLINICE HAVE A TRANSFER AGREEMENT WITH A HOSPITAL….. AS-WELL-AS AN AGREEMENT WITH A LOCAL
AMBULANCE PROVIDER…..……
THE TRANSFER AGREEMENT…..WHICH WAS PASSED BY THE 1998 GENERAL ASSEMBLY….ENSURES ABORTION CLINCS CAN TRANSFER PATIENTS TO
LOCAL HOSPITALS IN THE SAFEST AND FASTEST WAY POSSIBLE IN CASE OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY OR COMPLICATION…….
SPORTS
10/19/20
THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM GOES GO GLASGOW…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL BE SEEKING A FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DISTRICT 15 TOURNAMENT CHAMPSIONSHIP….WHEN THE
TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT AT BARREN COUNTH HIGH SCHOOL…..
AC/S TAKES ON MONROE COUNTY AT FIVE….AND THENN BARREN COUNTY BATTLES GLASGOW……
THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WILL BE TOMORROW……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/16/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FIVE NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 458 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 406 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 42 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 10 DEATHS…..
THERE ARE 28 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF
ALLEN COUNTY……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
10/16/20
WHILE KENTUKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL IN SEPTEMBER….COMPARED TO AUGUST…..OFFICIALS ATTRIBUTE IT TO PEOPLE GIVING UP THEIR
JOB SERCH….. DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS……
ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET….THE COMMONWEALTH’S SEPTEMBER JOBLESS RATE WAS FIVE-POINT-
SIX PERCENT….. WHICH WAS DOWN ONE-POINT-PERCENT FROM AUGUST….BUT UP ONE-POINT-THREE PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST
SEPTEMBER…..
EVEN WITH THE DROP…..DR. MIKE CLARK WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY’S CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH…..THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING IN THE COMMONWEALTH WAS STILL DOWN EIGHT-POINT-NINE PERENT COMPARED TO THE MONTHS JUST BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC…….
TRAVELING WALL
10/16/20
YOU HAVE A OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEK-END TO VISIT THE……. “VIETNAM TRAVELING MEMORIAL WALL” IN GLASGOW…..WHICH IS SET UP IN THE
BEAVER TRAIL PARK THRU MONDAY……
THE TRAVELING WALL IS A REPLICA OF THE ONE IN WASHINGTON D-C….HONORING THE LIVES LOST DURING THE VIETNAM WAR…….
COFFEE
10/16/20
47 YEAR OLD TERRY COFFEE OF HOLLAND SIDE SEPTEMBER 26TH AT HIS RESIDENCE……MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON
AT TWO AT NINE-72 WALNUT HILL ROAD……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS FATHER; STANLY COFFEE OF HOLLAND…..A BROTHER; DAVID OF TENNESSEE…..AND TWO HALF-SISTERS; AMY BERRY AND
HUSBAND SCOTTY OF TENNESSEE AND JENNIFER MCMILLAN OF FLORIDA……
CECIL
10/16/20
67 YEAR OLD DORIS JUNE MARR CECIL OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WESNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE……THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OR FUNERAL
SERVICE AS CREAMATION WAS CHOSEN…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER; CHARLOTTE LINVILLE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE NIECES AND A NEPHEW ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/16/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TONIGHT…..TO CELEBRATE HOMECOMING……AS THEY TAKE ON WARREN EAST……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES WILL BE AT HALF-TIME….. AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT FIELD…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE
THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…….AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE….STARTING AT SIX-40 TONIGHT…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/15/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVEN NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 463 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 401 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 42 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 10 DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 43 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
NEW DG STORE
10/15/20
DOLLAR GENERAL IS INTRODUCING ITS NEWEST RETAIL STORE CONCEPT…. POPSHELF STORES…..WHICH WILL OPEN LATER THIS FALL WITH 95-
PERCENT OF THE ITEMS PRICED AT FIVE-DOLLARS OR LESS……
THE NEW……POPSHELF STORES…..WILL BE LOCATED IN DIVERSE SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES WITH A TOTAL HOUSEHOLD ANNUAL INCOME RANGING
FROM 50 TO 125-THOUSAND DOLALRS…..
THE FIRST TWO……POPSHELF STORES…..WILL OPEN NEAR NASHVILLE IN THE HENDERSON AND CLARKSVILLE COMMUNITIES…..WITH CURRENT
PLANS TO HAVE 30….POPSHELF STORES….OPEN BY THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 20-21…….
MAMMOTH CAVE SHARKS
10/15/20
SCIENTISTS AT MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAVE BEEN DIGGING TROUGH FOSSILS…..SINCE NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR….. AND HAVE IDENTIFIED
AT LEAST 40 DIFFERENT SPECIES OF SHARKS THAT LIVED IN THE PARK…..
THE FOSSILS…..MOSTLY TEETH AND FIN SPINES…..WERE FOUND IN THE LIMESTONE CEILINGS AND WALLS IN REMOTE LOATIONS DEEP WITHIN THE
CAVE……
SPORTS
10/15/20
THE PATRIOT CROSS COUNTY TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO RUN IN THE BARREN COUNTY INVITATIONAL…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO OHIO COUNTY……
TONIGHT’S THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN THE CHIEFS AND BUFFALO HAS BEEN MOVED TO MONDAY…….
SCHOOL REPORT CARD
10/14/20
KENTUCKY’S 172-SCHOOL DISTRICTS CLOSED TO “IN-PERSON” CLASSES IN MARCH TO HELP CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA-VIUS…..AND
DUE TO THE CLOSURE…..THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVD A WAIVER FROM THE “U-S” DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION FOR ASSESSMENTS…..ACCOUNTABILITY….AND SCHOOL IDENTIFICATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS…..
SO DUE TO THE WAVIER…..DATA IS LIMITED FOR THE 20-20 SCHOOL REPORT CARD RELEASE….
HOWEVER….. ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINDENDENT TRAVIS HAMBY INDICATED THE SCHOOL REPORT CARD DOES HAVE SOME KEY DATA
WORTH NOTING…..
AS STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING KINDERGARTEN READINESS INCREASED FROM 61-POINT-FIVE PERCENT TO 63-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..ENGLISH
LEARNER ACCESS RESULTS SURPASSED THE GOAL OF 23-POINT-SIX PERCENT….ACHIEVING 41-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..
A-P EXAM QUALIFYING SCORES INCREASED FROM 39-PERCENT TO 42-PRCENT…..
DUAL CREDIT ENROLLMENT INCREASED FROM 412 TO 450 STUDENTS….BUT THE PERCENT OF STUDENTS RECEIVING A QUALIFYING GRADE
DROPPED SLIGHTLY FROM 87-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT TO 85-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..
AND THE FOUR AND FIVE YEAR AVERAGE GRADUATION RATE INCREASED FROM 95-POINT-ONE PERCENT TO 95-POINT-THREE PERCENT…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/14/20
06:0AM
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ONE NEW CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 446 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 396 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 40 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 10 DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 71 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
COVID UPDATE
10/14/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS DECLINED IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY……FROM A EARLIER…..AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR
REPORTED 776 NEW CASES OF COVID-19…….
111 OF THE NEW CASES WERE CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER…..WHILE 22 WERE AGE FIVE AND UNDER……AND THAT BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO
81-THOUSAND-691 CASES……
THERE WRE ALSO 14 MORE DEATHS REPORTED YESTERDAY…..MEANING THERE HAVE NOW BEEN ONE-THOUSAND-269 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE
VIRUS…..
THE POSITIVITY RATE IS FOUR-POINT-59 PERCENT…..
AND AT LEAST 13-THOUSAND-986 HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
COX
10/14/20
73 YEAR OLD JUDY BARNFIELD COX OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HAYSVILLE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW
(THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MICHAEL AND LESLIE OF AKERSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KERRI AND JIMMY
SHRUM OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; JUSTIN AND CHRISTY BARNFIELD OF TENNESSEE…..AND A SISTER; PATRICIA HOLLAND
OF THE AMOS COMMUNITY….. SIX GRANDCHILDREN. THREE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN, A GREAT-GRANDCHILD AND SEVEN STEP-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
MCPEAK
10/14/20
56 YEAR OLD BONNIE LOU TURNER MCPEAK OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERQAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CHESTNUT POINT CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFGER 11 THIS MORNING
(WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; STEVE MCPEAK…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; JESSICA AND KENT STAMPS OF FRANKLIN AND ERICA
AND CHAD WARD OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; PHILLIPS TURNER OF TENNESSEE, LARRY AND NATALIE TURNER AND
PAUL “SOCK” TURNER ALL OF GAMALIEL….AND JEFF AND SUSAN TURNER OF TOMPKINSVILLE……AND TWO SISTERS; PATTY TURNER OF GAMALIEL
AND KATHY CLOUSE OF TENNESSEE……. THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/14/20
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE…..
AS THE BRAVES TAKE ON THE DODGERS…..WITH ATLANTA LEADING THE SERIES TWO GAME TO NONE…..
AND THE STING RAYS PLAY THE ASTROS…..WITH TAMPA BAY LEADING THE SERIES THREE GAME TO NONE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/13/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 15 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY SINCE LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THRREE….
THREE ON SATURDAY…..SIX SUNDAY…..AND SIX YESTERDAY…..………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 445 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 394 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 41 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 13 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
DEBATE
10/13/20
IN THEIR FIRST…..AND POTENTIALLY ONLY DEBATE OF THE CAMPAIGN…..SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL AND DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER AMY
MCGRATH SPARRED OVER THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC……THE SUPREME COURT NOMINATION FIGHT……AND MCCONNELL’S
DECADES LONG RECORD…..
MCGRATH ACCUSED MCCONNELL OF FAILING THE COUNTY WITH THE LACK OF ANOTHER CORONA-VIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE…..WHILE MCCONNELL
DESCRIBED HIM SELF AS A POWERFUL ADVOCATE FOR KENTUCKY……
CITY COUNCIL
10/13/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL HELD THEIR FIRST LIVE MEETING LAST NIGHT…..SINCE MARCH……AND COUDUCTED MOSTLY ROUTINE….
POLICE CHIEF DARRIN TABOR REPORED A NINE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT INCREASE IN CALL FOR SERVIE LAST MONTH…..WHILE DISPATCH
SUPERVIOR MADIE CALVERT SAID THE DISPATCH CENTER RECEIVED 638 NINE-ONE—ONE CALSS ASLE MEINT… WITH 533 BEING FROM CELL
PHHONES…..
A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN ATTENDENCE WERE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL……
ONE THANKED MAYOR DAVID BURCH FOR WORKING TO SAVE THE CITY MONEY….AND ASKED ABOUT THE COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE FOR
COUNCIL MEMBERS….
THERE WERE ALSO QUESTIONS CONCERNING SCOTTSVILLE INFRASTRUCTURE….. SPECIFICALLY SEWER LINES……
QUESTIONS ABOUT FUNDING FOR THE NEW GAS LINE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PARK WERE BROUGHT UP……
AND THERE WERE ALSO SUGGESTIONS FOR THE USE OF “CARES” FUNDING……
SPORTS
10/13/20
THE INAUGURAL L SEASON FOR THE PATRIOT SOCCER TEAM CAME TO AN END LAST NIGHT……AS THE BARREN COUNTY TROJANS DEFEATED THE
PATRIOTS NINE TO ONE IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT…..
BESHEAR QUARANTINED
10/12/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE GONE INTO QUARATINE AT THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION AFTER A
MEMBER OF HIS SECUARITY DETAIL TESTED POSTIVE FOR THE CORONA-VIRUS….
THE STATE TROOPER DROVE WITH THE FIRST FAMILY ON SATURDAY AND LEARNED OF A POSITIVE TEST LATER THAT DAY…..
THE BESHEAR’S WERE NOT IN CONTACT WITH ANYONE ELSE FOLLOWING THE EXPOSURE…….AND NONE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE…..
COVID UPDATE
10/12/20
THE COMMONEALTH SET ANOTHER WEEKLY RECORD FOR CORONA-VIRUS CASES LAST WEEK….WITH 852 NEW CASES BEING REPORTED
YESTERDAY…..PUSHING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 80-THOUSAND-292…….
OF THE NEW CASES…..90 WERE FROM CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER AND 23 BEING AGE FIVE AND UDNER…..
THREE MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY……BRINGING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO ONE-THOUSAND 252…..
DUE TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF LABS REPORTING ON SUNDAY……INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS HOSPITALIZED….TOTAL
TESTED…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S POSITIVITY RATE….AND HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE RECOVERED WERE NOT AVAILABLE……
ARRESTS
10/12/20
TWO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN CONNECTION WITH A DOUBLE MURDER IN FOUNTAIN RUN…..
29 YEAR OLD EDWARD WHITLEDGE OF BAKERSFIELD-CALIFORNIA AND 28 YEAR OLD KAYLA SPIVEY OF HIHAM-TENNESSEE WERE ARRESTED IN
BAKERSFIELD…..AND WILL BE EXTRADITED BACK TO KENTUCKY…….
SPORTS
10/12/20
THE PATRIOT SOCCER TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO ENTER THEIR FIRST POST-SEASON PLAY TODAY…..AS THEY TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY TONIGHT AT
SIX IN THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT…..BEING PLAYED AT THE GLASGOW/BARREN COUNTY SOCER COMPLEX….
THE PATRIOTS MISSED THE FINAL FOUR GAMES OF THE REGUALR SEASON DUE TO COVID-19 RELELATED ISSUES……AS THEY DROPPED AN 11-TO-
ONE DECISION TO THE TROJANS…A DAY BEFORE THE SUSPENSION OF PLAY……..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/02/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVEN NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 378 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 300 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 69 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 44 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
KANSAS MAN INDICTED
10/02/20
A KANSAS MAN WAS INDICTED YESTERDAY IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY…..FOR FEDERAL CHARGES OF SENDING THREATENING
COMMUNICATIONS IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE….
THE INDICTMENT OF 29 YEAR OLD WESLEY CLAY OF OLATHE-KANSAS FOLLOWS A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT ALLEGING HE CALLED THE KENTUCKY
ATTORNEY GENERALS TELEPHONE LINE IN FRANKFORT…..DEDICATED TO THE BREONNA TAYLOR INVESTIGATION…..ON THE CALL HE GAVE HIS NAME
AND TELEPHONE NUMBER AND THEN THREATENED ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON……
SPORTS
10/02/20
NASCAR HAS MADE SOME MAJOR REVISIONS TO ITS “CUP SERIES” SCHEDULE FOR NEXT YEAR…..
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 50-YEARS…..THERE WILL BE A DIRT TRACK RACE…..SIX ROAD COURSES ARE ON THE SCHEUDLE….AND THE SERIES WILL
VISIT THREE NEW VENUES INCLUDING NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY……..
FOREST FIRE SEASON
10/01/20
KENTUCKY’S FALL WILDFIRE HAZARD SEASON BEGINS TODAY AND RUNS THRU DECEMBER 15TH…..
DURING THIS TIME…..BURNING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF SIX IN THE MORNING TO SIX AT NIGHT WITH 150 FEET OF ANY WOODLAND…..BRUSHLAND….
OR FIELDS CONTAINING DRY GRASS OR OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIALS IS PROHIBITED….
SO FAR THIS YEAR…..278 WILDLAND FIRES HAVE BURNED MORE THAN 37-HUNDRED ACRES……
SPORTS
10/01/20
ALL PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELED UNTIL OCTOER 12TH
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/30/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVEN NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 352 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 295 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 48 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 42 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
WKU TUITION
09/30/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS ADDED ANOTHER WAY TO ATTRACT STUDENTS…..SPECIFICALLY THOSE FROM BORDERING STATES….
THE…..BORDER STATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM…..WILL GIVE INCOMING FRESHMAN FROM STATES BORDERING KENTUCKY…..THE CHANCE TO
ATTEN W-K-U FOR IN-STATE TUITION COSTS….
THE STATES INCLUDE…..ILLINOIS….INDIANA…MISSOURI….OHIO….. TENNESSEE…. VIRGINIA…
AND THE SCHOLARSHIP…..WHICH WILL LOWER THE TUITION RATE BY NEARLY 60-PERCENT….CAN BE STACKED WITH OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS AN
INCOMING FRESHMAN MAY HAVE……
PITCHFORD
09/30/20
94 YEAR OLD HAROLD “WOP” PITCHFORD DIED MONDAY AT CREEKWOOD NURSING AND REHAB IN RUSSELLVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER NINE
FRIDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATOINS TO SCOTTSVILLE FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MARK AND FRIEDA OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; JANET AND TERRY
CLARK OF LEXINGTON…….FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/30/20
THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY HAS LOST IT SPOT ON NASCAR’S SCHEDULE…..
KENTUCKY HELD ITS FIRST CUP SERIES RACE IN TWENTY-11…..AND HAS HOSTED A TRIPLEHEADER WEEK-ENDS IN RECENT YEARS WITH RACES IN
THE CUP…..XFINITY… AND TRUCK SERIES…..
OFFICIALS WITH THE ONE-POINT-FIVE MILE TRACK…..WHICH OPENED IN TWO-THOUSAND…..SAID THEY WOULD LOOK TO HOST OTHER RACING
SERIES…..SPECIAL EVENTS….AND MUSIC FESTIVALS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/29/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 14 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY SINCE LAST FRIDAY…………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 345 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 294 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 42 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 20 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ENROLLMENT
09/29/20
DESPITE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ITS EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY….. KENTUCKY’S EIGHT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ARE SHOWING ONLY A SLIGHT
DECLINE IN FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT…..ACCORDING TO DATA RELEASED BY THE COUNCIL ON POST SECONDARY EDUCATION…..
18-THOUSAND-373 FRESHMAN ARE ENROLLED AT PUBLIC…..FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE FALL SEMESTER….DOWN ONLY 44-TUDENTS OR
POINT-TWO PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR…..OVERALL….FOUR OF THE EIGHT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ACTUALLY HAS AN INCRESE IN
FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT….
FIRST-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT AT PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS IS ALSO TRACKING CLOSELY WITH LAST YEAR…..DECLINING ONE-POINT-SIX
PERCENT….
AND LIKE MOST COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NATION…..THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
EXPERIENCED LARGER DECLINES…..
GRAND JURY TAPES
09/29/20
ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON SAID LAST NIGHT THAT HIS OFFICE WILL COMPLY WITH A JUDGES ORDER BY RELEASEING A RECORDING OF
GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS IN THE BREONNA TAYLOR CASE TOMORROW….
CAMERON MAINTAINED HIS OFFICE HAS AN ETHICAL OBLIGATION NOT TO RELEASE THE RECORDINGS BECAUSE THE GRAND JURY IS MEANT TO BE A
SECRETIVE BODY…..AND THE RELEASE COULD COMPROMISE THE ONGOING F-B-I INVESTIGATION…..
SPORTS
09/29/20
AT THE BOYS THIRD REGION GOLF TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY…..PATRIOT JUNIOR GOLFER J-C SIKES FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR THE STATE GOLF
TOURNAMENT BY ONE STROKE….SIKES CARDED A ROUND OF 80 EARING HIM 11TH OVERALL IN THE TOURNAMENT….AND A SPOT IN A FOUR-PLAYER
PLAYOFF FOR THE FINAL STATE TOURNAMENT SPOT….HOWEVER…..BARREN COUNTY’S JAMISON CORBIN ELIMINATED SIKES ON THE SECOND EXTRA
HOLE….
GREENWOOD CAPTURED THE TEAM TITLE….AND FRANKLIN/SIMPSON’S CHASE WILSON TOOK INDIVIDUAL HONORS….
THE PATRIOT CROSS COUNTY TEAM RUNS AT BARREN COUNTY TODAY…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLYBALL TEAM GOES TO GLASGOW…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLAYS IN THE REGION THREE TOURNAMENT AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTRY CLUB……
COVID UPDATE
09/28/20
SINCE A NUMBER OF LABS ARE CLOSED ON THE WEEK-END……AND DON’T REPORT TEST RESULTS…..THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE
CORONA-VIRUS DROP IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY….
455 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..WHICH INCLUDED 60 FROM CHILDREN 18 AND YOUNGER….AND 10 OF WHICH WERE AGE FIVE AND
UNDER….. THAT INCREASES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 66-TOUSAND-491…..
THREE MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 11-HUNDRED-
57…..
DUE TO OTHE LIMITED REPORTING……THERE WAS NO INFORMATION ON THE POSITIVITY RATE…..NUMBER OF TESTS PERFORMED…….THE NUMBER
OF KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE RECOVERED….OR HOSPITALIATION FIGURES REPORTED YESTERDAY……
SIGNS REMOVED
09/28/20
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTAION CABINET CREWS ARE REMOVING ILLEGALLY PLACED ITEMS ALONG STATE MAINTAINED RIGHT-OF-WAY AREAS…..
POLITICAL CANDIDATES…..RESIDENTS…..BUSINESS OPERATORS…..AND PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG “U-S” AND KENTUCKY ROUTES ARE
REMINDED NO SIGNS ARE ALLOWED ON THE RIGHT OF WAY…..OTHER THAN OFFICIAL HIGHWAY SIGNS AND ITEMS APPROVED THROUGH A PERMIT
PROCESS……AND RIGHT OF WAY FENCES ARE INCLUDED….AS NO SIGNS MAY BE ATTACHED TO THE FENCE…..
IT IS ALSO ILLEGAL TO ATTACH ITEMS SUCH AS FLYERS…..POSTERS….BALLOONS…. OR STREAMERS TO STOP SIGNS…..HIGHWAY MARKERS…..OR
ANY OTHER ROAD SIGN OR UTILITY POLE……
REMOVED ITEMS WILL BE TAKEN TO EACH COUNTY’S MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND TEMPORARILY HELD BEFORE BEING TRASHED OR RECYCLED……
AC FARM BUREAU
09/28/20
AT THE RECENT ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU ANNUAL MEETING…..THE ORGANIZATION NAMED MICAH AND KORI THOMAS “YOUNG FARM FAMILY OF
HE YEAR” AND AWARDED MARY JO DEWITT THE “EXCELLENCE IN “AG” LITERACY HONOR…..
TORI LANGMAN WAS FIRST RUUNER UP IN THE “OUTSTANDING FARM BUREAU YOUTH CONTEST”……AS KIERA OWENS WON BOTH THE VARIETY
CONTEST AND THE OUTSTANDING FARM BUREAU YOUTH CONTEST……
BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR WERE….TIM GARDNER….. BART JONES….MARLIN MOODY….AND PAUL NAPIER….
JOHN NEWMAN WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT…..BART HONES FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT…..DENNIS ARTERBURN SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT….AND HARAH
HONES SECRETARY/TREASURER…..
AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE WAS HONORED FOR HIS YEARS OF LEADERSHIP IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY……
SPORTS
09/28/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLAYS IN THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT AT THE CROSSWINDS GOLF COURSE……
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL GOES TO EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AND THE JUNIOR VARISTY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON BOWLING GREEN……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT
09/25/20
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY JUMPED FROM FOUR-POINT-THREE
PERCENT IN JULY…..TO SIX-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN AUGUST…..WHICH IS WELL ABOVE THE FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT RECORDED IN AUGUST OF
LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..JOBLESS RATES RANDED FROM FIVE-POINT-EIGHT PRECENT IN LOGAN COUNTY…..TO
EIGHT-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN BARREN COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ROSE IN ALL 120 COUNTIES……
OLDHAM COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT FIVE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 18-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/25/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY SINCE LAST FRIDAY…………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 323 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 283 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 31 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 67 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
MURDER WARRANTS
09/25/20
STATE POLICE HAVE OBTAINED MURDER ARREST WARRANT FOR TWO INDIVIDAL INVOLERD IN A DOUBLE-MURDER IN FOUNTAIN RUN SUNDAY…..
29 YEAR OLD EDWARD WHITLEDGE OF CALIFORNIA IS WANTED ON TWO COUNTS OF MURDER…..HE IS SIX-FEET-TWO INCHES TALL….WEIGHT 188
POUNDS….AND HAS HAZEL EYES AND BROWN HAIR….
AND 28 YEAR OLD KAYLA SPIVEY OF TENNESSEE IS WANTED ON COUNTS OF COMPLICITY TO MURDER….SHE’S FIVE-FEET-SIX INCHES TALL….
WEIGHTS 14 POUNDS AND HAS BROWN EYES AND RED HAIR….
WHEN LAST SEEN……THEY WERE DRIVING A BLCK TWO-THOUSAND-NINE MISSAN ALTIMA……WITH TENNESSEE LICENSE….D-P-SIX-EIGHT-SEVEN-
EIGHT-ONE……
STATE POLIC SAY THE PAIR SHOULD BE CONSIDERD ARMED AND DANGEROUS…AND IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMAION ON THERE WHEREABOUTS CALL
STATE PLOLICE AT 800-TWO-TWO-TWO-55-55…… OR YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY……
SPORTS
09/25/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM IS BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT SIX-40 TONIGHT……
FISCAL COURT
09/23/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE MEADOR FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING….
SHELIA STOVALL WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTED THEIR TAX RATE…..AS THE LIBRARY DCHOSE THE COMPENSATIN RATE…..
WHICH WILL BE SEVEN-POINT-FIVE CENTS FOR REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY…..WHICH IS DOWN FROM THE CURRENT SEVEN-POINT-NINE
CENTS…..
THE COURT AUTHORIZED JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER TO SIGN THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK WITH THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR 181-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FLEX FUNDS FOR ROAD PAVING……
21 INMATES REMAIN IN THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER….AS ALL STATE INMATES WERE MOVED OUT WITH THE COVIDA-19 OUTBRREAK….
INMATES AND STAFF CONTINUE TO BE TESTED…..AND THE STATE INMATES WILL BE RETURNING AT A FUTURE DATE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/23/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FOUR NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY SINCE LAST FRIDAY…………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 310 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 281 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 20 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 82 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
MINIX
09/23/20
83 YEAR OLD BILL MINIX OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT TRISTAR SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS
AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
AND FOR MR. MINIX’S FUNERAL THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING WILL CLOSE AT 12NOON TOMORROW AND FLAGS WILL BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PEGGY MINIX…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-ON-LAW; OWEN AND SHENNA OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND A DAUGHTER-ON-LAW;
DIANE MINIX…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/23/20
ACCORDING TO REPORTS….HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL IN KENTUCKY WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT LOOK THIS SEASON AS THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A IS
PROPOSING A COIN TOSS……INSTEAD OF A JUMP BALL TO START THE GAME…..AS PART OF IT’S COVID-19 GUIDELINES……
FOLLOWING THE COIN TOSS……THE “POSSESSION ARROW” WOULD BE USED FOR THE REST OF THE GAME…….
SCHOOL BOARD
09/22/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LAST NIGHT….AND APPROVE A CHANGE TO THE “A-B” CLASS ROTATION
SCHEDULE AND ALSO APPROVED THE WORKING BUDGET…..
AND NON-RESIDNET CONTRACTS WITH BARREN COUNTY, BOWLING GREEN INDEPENDENT, GLASGOW INDEPENDENT, MONROE COUNTY, SIMPSON
COUNTY AND WARREN COUNTY WERE ALSO APPROVED……
PLANNING AND ZONING
09/22/20
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING……
A REQUEST MADE BY UNIVERSAL INVESTMENT FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM SINGLE FAMILY….TO BUSINESS….WAS APPROVED FOR THREE-11 NORTH
THIRD STREET……
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY SPECIALITY CONTRACTING HAD REQUESTED A ZONE CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURE TO B-TWO BUSINESS WAS APPROVED
FOR SEVEN-32 NEW GALLATIN ROAD…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/22/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED EIGHT NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY SINCE LAST FRIDAY…………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 306 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 280 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 17 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 38 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
UNEMPLOYMENT
09/22/20
KENTUCKY HAS APPLIED FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS FOR MANY PEOPLE WHO LOST WORK DURING THE COVID-
19 OUTBREAK…..
THE COMMONWEALTH IS SEEKING FEDERAL APPROVAL TO CONTINUE THE EXTRA 40-DOLLARS IN WEEKLY BENEFITS FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE
WEEKS….
IF APPROVED….QUALIFIED KENTUCKIANS WOULD RECEIVE THE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR THE WEEKS OF AUGUST 22ND…..AUGUST 29TH……AND
SEPTEMBER FIFTH……
ARREST
09/22/20
A SCOTTSVILLE MAN WAS ARRESTED AT THE GLASGOW WALMART SATURDAY AFTER TAKING ITEMS FROM THE STORE….
OFFICERS MAN CONTACT WITH 40 YEAR OLD DONALD HARRISON OF SCOTTSVILLE AND ANOTERH MAN….WHO WAS NOT IDENTIFIED…..IN THE
PARKING LOT…
THE UNIDENTIFED SUBJECT FLED ON FOOT AND HARRISON FLED IN A VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED…..BUT WAS APPREHENDED…..
A SYRINGE….DIGITAL SCALES AND METH WERE FOUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE….AND HARRISON WAS CHARGED WITH THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING-
SHOP LIFTING, FLEEING OR EVADING, WANTON ENDANGERMENT, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND POSSESSION OF DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA……
HARRISON
09/22/20
25 YEAR OLD BRANDON THOMAS HARRISON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SEPTEMBER 12TH…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT
ONE AT GOAD FUNEAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON FRIDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; KAYLEIGH DANIELLE HARRISON…..A SON; RYLAN…..AND A DAUGHTER; JESSLYN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……HIS MOTHER;
JESSIE SUE MANSFIELD OF FOUNTAIN RUN…MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; JOYCE PAYNE OF SCOTTSVILLE….HIS STEP-FATHER; JESSIE MANSFIELD OF
FOUNTAIN RUN…..HIS FATHER-IN-LAW AND MOTHER-IN-LAW; TERRY AND LYNDIA HIGG OF FRANKLIN…..A BROTHER; ANTHONY OF GLASGOW…..AND
TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; MONICA HARRISON OF FRANKLIN AND EMILY AND STEVEN WHITNEY OF SCOTTSVILLE…AN UNCLE, TWO
BROTHERS-IN-LAW…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
09/22/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLACED FOURTH YESTERDAY IN THE DISTRICT GOLF TOURNAMENT HELD AT THE BARREN RIVER STATE PARK GOLF
COURSE….
THE PATRIOTS WERE LED BY SENIOR PAYTON CLINE WHO SHOT A 41….
MONDAY….THE PATRIOTS WILL PLAY IN THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT…..
THE BAZZELL FOOTBALL TEAM GOES TO CAVERNA…..
AND THE BAZZELL SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MONROE COUNTY……
COVID UPDATE
09/21/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED A RELATIVELY LOW NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTCKY YESTERDAY…..COMPARED
TO THE ONE-THOUSAND-TWO CASES REPORTED ON SATURDAY….
439 NEW CASES WE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..68 WERE FROM CHILDREN AGES 18 AND YOUNGER AND 12 WERE FIVE AND UNDER…..THAT BRINGS
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 61-THOUSAND-42……
THREE MORE DEATHS WERE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY….RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO ONE-THOUSAND-111…..
DUE TO LIMITED REPORTING ON SUNDAYS…..SOME INFORMATION SUCH AS POSITIVITY RATE AND THE NUMBER OF THOSE RECOVERED WEREN’T
AVAILABLE YESTERDAY……
ROAD WORK
09/21/20
A PROJECT TO WIDEN THE NATCHER EXPRESSWAY NORTHBOUND RAMP….TO 31-W NASHVILLE ROAD IN BOWLING GREEN WITH DUAL LEFT TURN
LANES IS BEGINNING TODAY…..
THE CONSTRUCITON IS EXPECTED TO TAKE APPROXIMATLEY THREE WEEKS…..AND DURING THIS TIME…..THE RAMP WILL BE MORE NARROW THAT IT
IS CURRENTLY…..
TAYLOR
09/21/20
64 YEAR OLD CHARLES SCOTTY TAYLOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNEAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OLD MACEDONIA CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
FOUR THIS AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS
FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ANDIE TAYLOR…..A SON; CHARLES…..AND A DAUGHTER; CONSWELLA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HIS MOTHER; GRACIE
HESSON…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; DAVID AND CATHY…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; LYDIA AND STEVE RICHEY ALL OF
ADOLPHUS……
SPORTS
09/21/20
THE BAZZELL SOFTBALL TEAMS TRAVELS TO BUTLERY COUNTY…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS GLASGOW…..
THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WESTMORELAND…..
AND THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS PLAY IN THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/17/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 296 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 256 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 31 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 33 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
WARREN-FATAL
09/17/20
AN ACCIDENT ON I-65 NEAR THE 40-MILE MARKER IN WARREN COUNTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A NORTHBOUND…..TWO-THOUSAND-ONE-FORD PICKUP….. DRIVEN BY 67 YEAR OLD JEFFERY MIDLAR OF MAGNOLIA STRUCK THE
CONCRETE DIVIDING WALL……EJECTING MIDLAR WHO WAS UNRESTRAINED AT THE TIME…..AND HE DIED AT THE SCENE……
SPORTS
09/17/20
THE PATRIOT SOCCER TEAM GOES TO RUSSELLVILLE….
AND THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST……
CARTER
09/16/20
90 YEAR OLD ROGER GRAY CARTER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS
AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ARTHEMA CARTER…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; ERCI AND MARCIA OF ALVATON…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW;
ANGELA AND DON MARR OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; DIXIE WOODWARD AND MELBA AND RICHARD PERKINS
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
09/16/20
COMMUNITY TICKETS FOR THE PATRIOTS GAME FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE ONSALE TOMORROW…..FROM 11 TO TWO…..IN FRONT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL
OFFICE…..
IT’S ASKED THAT YOU HAVE CORRECT CHANGE WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR PURCHASE……
COVID UPDATE
09/14/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS DROPPED YESTERDAY…..AS IS NORMALLY THE CASE OF SUNDAY…..BUT THREE MORE DEATHS
WERE ALSO REPORTED….
536 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..87 OF WHICH WERE CHILDREN 18 AND YOUNGER…..AND 24 BEING AGE FIVE AND
UNDER…..THAT BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 56-THOUSAND-945…..
THE THREE NEW DEATHS RAIED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO ONE-THOUSAND-60……
AS OF YESTERDAY…..AT LEAST 10-THOUSAND-905 HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
ALLEN-FATAL
09/14/20
AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A MOTORCYCLE AND A TRUCK…..SATURDAY MORNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF TWO-31 AND HALFWAY-HALIFAX
ROAD……CLAIMED A LIFE……
STATE POLICE 77 YEAR OLD CHARLES WAGONER OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS OPERATING A 20-18 G-M-C PICKUP….HAULING A PONTOON BOAT….HE
ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO THE SOUTHVBOUND LANE OF TWO-31…..AND PULLED INTO THE PATH OF A TWO-THOUSAND-NINE KAWASAKI
MOTORCYCLE OPERATED BY 25 YEAR OLD BRANDON HARRISON OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND THE MOTORCYCLE STRUCK THE DRIVER’S SIDE OF THE
PONTOON…..
HARRISON DIED AT THE SCENE…..AND HIS PASSENGER….22 YEAR OLD KAYLEIGH HARRISON WAS TAKEN TO SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE
SHE’S REPORTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION……NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS THE INVESTIGATIONCONTINUES……
CITY COUNCIL
09/14/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCITY MEETS TONIGHT AT SIX…..USING “ZOOM CONFERENCING”……
THE LOG IN CREDITIONALS TO ATTEND THE MEETING ARE AVAILABE ON THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE FACE BOOK PAGE….
MISS ALLEN COUNTY
09/14/20
THE MISS ALLEN COUNTY PAGEANT WAS HELD AT THE GLEA YESTERDAY…..WITH 15 CONTESTANTS……AND 21 YEAR OLD COURTNEY SUE CROWE
OF TOMPKINSVILLE WAS CROWNED MISS ALLEN COUNTY 20-20…..
CROWE IS AN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR AT W-K-U…….
SPORTS
09/14/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOST WARREN EAST……
SCHOOL
09/08/29
IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TODAY…. FOLLOWING THE LONG LABOR DAY WEEK-END…..
FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS….SCHOOLS HAVE OPERATED ON THE “PURPLE SCHEDULE”…..IN CLASS AT HOME FOR ALL STUDENTS……
AND TODAY……THE DISTRICT SWITCHES TO THE “RED” OR “A-B” SCHEDULE…..
WHEN OPERATING ON THE “RED” SCHEDULE…..A WEEK’S SUPPLY OF FOOD WILL BE SENT HOME WITH STUDENTS ONCE A WEEK….STUDENTS ON
THE “B” ROTATON WILL RECEIVE THEIR MEALS ON TUESDAYS….AND STUDENTS ON “A” ROTATION WILL RECEIVE THEIR MEALS ON WEDNESDAY….
EACH STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THEIR MEALS HOME…..
MEALS FOR STUDENTS IN THE “VIRTUAL ACADEMY” MUST BE PICKED UP BY A DISIGNATED PERSON…..WITH I-D….AT THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFTERIA
FROM THREE-15 TO 5-15 ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS ONLY…..
CLERK FEE AUDIT
09/08/20
KENTUCKY AUDITOR MIKE HARMON HAS RELEASED THE AUDIT OF THE 20-19 FINANCIAL STATE OF ALLEN COUNTY CLERK ELAINE WILLIAMS…..
ACCORDING TO HARMON……THE CLERK’S FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS FAIRLY PRESENTED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE REGULATORY BASIS OF
CCOUNTING….. WHICH IS AN ACCEPTABLE REPORTING METHODOLOGY…..WHICH IS FOLLOWED FOR ALL 120 CLERK AUDITS IN KENTUCKY……
THE AUDITOR NOTED NO INSTANCES OF NON-COMPLIANCE…..THE AUDITOR ALSO NOTED NO MATTERS INVOLVING INTERNAL CONTROL OVER
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ITS OPERATION THAT WERE CONSIDERED TO BE MATERIAL WEAKNESSES…….
DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMAN
09/08/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY “DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMAN PROGRAM” WAS HELD SATURDAY NIGHT…..AND NAMED 20-21 DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMAN
OF ALLEN COUNTY WAS TAYLOR ELIZABETH HUFF……THE DAUGHTER OF SHAWN AND GINA HUFF…….
GREEN RIVER FERRY
09/08/20
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IS CLOSED TO COMPLETE THE LAST STEPS OF A VEHICLE RAMP EXTESION PROJECT….
THE WORK WILL REQUIRE A THREE MONTH CLOSURE OF ALL RIVER ACESS POINTS AT GREEN RIVER FERRY AND AT DENNISON FERRY WHICH IS
LOCATED EIGHT MILES UP STREET FROM THE GREEN RIVER FERRY….
RIVER USERS MAY STILL UTILIZE THE GREEN RIVER THROUGH THE PARK…..BUT THE ONLY RIVER ACCESS POINT WILL BE AT HOUCNENS FERRY……
SPORTS
09/08/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD….
AND THE SOCCER TEAMS HOSTS BUTLER COUNTY…….
WHEN THE HILLTOPPERS KICK OFF THEIR SEASON AT HOUCHENS-L-T SMITH STADIUM…..THERE WILL BE A 20-PERCENT CAPACITY WITH LESS THAN
FIVE-THOUSAND FANS…..AND A MINMUM OF ONE-THOUSAND SEATS WILL BE HELD FOR WESTERN STUDENTS….
ALL SEATS WILL BE REASSIGNED TO CREAT SOCIAL DISTANCE….
AND AT THIS TIME…..NO SINGLE GAME TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/04/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED TWO NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 256 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 235 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 12 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
BARREN-FATAL
09/04/20
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON THE CUMBERLAND PARKWAY EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING…..NEAR THE 14 MILE MARKER…..CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A 20-17 FORD FIESTA DRIVEN BY 24 YEAR ODL CASSIE HORTON OF GLASGOW CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND ENTERED INTO THE
WEST BOUND LANES WHERE IT WAS STRUCK BY A 20-15 VOLVO SEMI-TRUCK OPERATED BY 60 YEAR OLD STEVIE SURGENER OF EUBANK……
HORTON DIED AT THE SCENE…..AN EIGHT-MONTH OLD PASSENGER WAS FLOWN TO KOSAIR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL…..AND SURGENER WASN’T
INJURED……
LABOR DAY CLOSINGS
09/04/20
HERE ARE YOUR LABOR DAY CLOSINGS…..
COUNTY CLERKS AND SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY……
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
TRANSFER STATION, ANIMAL SHELTER, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED MONDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND MONDAY’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP TUESDAY……
NO SCHOOL IN ALLEN COUNTY MONDAY…..
AND THE CORE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY FROM 5:30 AM TO 4:30PM……
SPORTS
09/04/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN THE SEASON NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT……AND TODAY WE BEGIN OUT PRESEASON LOOK AT THE
TEAM WITH HEAD COACH BRAD HOOD…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/03/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ONE NEW CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 254 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 235 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 10 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 26 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
MASK EXTENSION
09/03/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SIGNALED YESTERDAY THAT HE EXPECTS TO EXTEND HIS MASK MANDATE…..WHICH EXPIRES ON THE 10TH OF
SEPTEMBE…..SAYING THE FACIAL COVERING REQUIREMENT IS….. “MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER”…….AMID EFFORTS TO REOPEN SCHOOLS AND
PROTECT THE ECONOMY DURING THE PANDEMID…..
COFFEE
09/03/20
83 YEAR OLD BILLY COFFEE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. ZION CEMETERY….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (FRI)
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; STANLEY OF HOLLAND, RONNIE AND JOHNNY AND JANET ALL OF TENNESSEE AND RICKY
AND DARLENE OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR DAUGHTERS; ROSE COFFEE, TAMMY COFFEE AND ROBBIE MORRIS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE ANDJULIE
SHERRAD OF ADOLPHUS…….A BROTHER; THOMAS OF SMITHS GROVE…….AND SIX SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; SALLY TROUT OF OHIO,
KATHLEEN LLOYD OF ROCKFIELD, JUANITA WEST AND DOROTHY RAY BOTH OF TENNESSEE AND GRACE HALL AND ALTA AND MIKE BROWN ALL OF
BOWLING GREEN…….21 GRANDCHILDREN, 50 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
09/03/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO THE WILLOW OAKS COUNTY CLUB TO TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
WHILE THE LADY PATROT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/02/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED TWO NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 253 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 229 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 15 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 33 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE
STUDENT MASKS
09/02/20
KENTUCKY STUDENTS WOULD WEAR MASKS INSIDE SCHOOLS ALL DAY LONG….. EVEN WHEN THEY’RE SIX FEET A APRT…..ACCORDING TO NEW
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH…..
PREVIOUSLY…..MASKS DIDN’T HAVE TO BE WORN IF STUDENTS AND SFAFF WERE SIX FEET APART…..
IF STUDENTS ARE OUTSIDE…..AND SIX FEET FROM OTHERS…..MASKS ARE NOT REQUIRED PER THE UDATED GUIDELINE……
WILKERSON STEPPING DOWN
09/03/20
CITING REOCCURRING HEALTH CONDITIONS…..BOWLING GREEN MAYOR BRUCE WILKERSON ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY HE WILL NOT BE SEEKING
REELECTION AND HIS TAKEN HIS NAME OFF THE NOVEMBER BALLOT…..
WILKERSON SAYS HE WILL FINISH OUT HIS TERM……THRU DECEMBER…..HEALTH PERMITTING…….
SPORTS
09/02/20
THE DRAW FOR SATURDAY’S KENTUCKY DERBY WAS HELD YESTERDAY…..AND FAVORITE…..“TIZ THE LAW” WILL ATTEMPT TO BECOME THE FIRST
WINNER FROM THE NUMBER 17 POST POSITION….
THE BEST FINISH IN 41 STARTS FROM THAT SPOT WAS A SECOND PLACE BY “FORTY NINER” IN 1988 AND THERE HAVE BEEN TWO THIRDS…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/01/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ONE NEW CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY FROM THE WEEK-END……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 251 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 229 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 13 REMAINING ACTIVE CASSES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 28 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
MOSER
09/01/20
64 YEAR OLD JEANETTE SUE MOSER OF DELPHI-INDIANA DIED AUGUST 19TH AT I-U ARNETT HOSPITAL IN LAFAYETTE-INDIANA…..GRAVESIDE
SERVICES FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AT ONE AT WALKER’S CHAPEL CEMETERY…..VISITATION WILL BE FROM 10 TO
121NOON TOMORROW (WED) AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY FOUR DAUGHTERS; TRISTA HILLMAN, AMBER BLANKENSHIP, TANYA TAYLOR AND JACQUELINE CREASY…..AND TWO SONS;
WILLIAM GARDNER AND BRIAN BAKER ALL OF INDIANA…..THREE BROTHERS; CLIFFORD AND JAMES PEARSON BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE AND LARRY
PEARSON OF MAINE…..AND A SISTER; DELORES EDWARDS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND A STEP GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
KINSLOW
09/01/20
61 YEAR OLD JIMMY T. KNISLOW OF GLASGOW DIED SUNDAY AT GLENVIEW HEALTH AND REHAB…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE
WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFER THREE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAS; RAHEL AND COLBY MILLER AND JENNIFER KINSLOW…..HIS MOTHER; LILLIE KINSLOW…..AND
HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW; MARY RAILEY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDCHILD AND TWO STEP-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
BULLINGTON
09/01/20
81 YEAR OLD BETTY JO BULLINGTON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING AT 10 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEW BETHEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER FIVE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOM…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SISTERS-IN-LAW; MARY RIGDON OF SMITHS GROVE, ANN RIGDON OF ALABAMA AND MARGIE RIGDON OF ILLINOIS….A
SPECIAL NIECE; BARBARA BLANKENSHIP AND HUSBAND TURK…..AND SPECIAL NEPHEWS; JAMES HARDCASTLE AND WIFE DANA AND ROBERT
HARDCASTLE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….. SEVERAL OTHER NIECES AND NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE…..
BROCK
09/01/20
75 YEAR OLD LUTHER BROCK OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT N-H-C HEALTHCARE IN GLASGOW…..AND THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OF
SERVICES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BONNIE GALE BROCK…..SIX SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; GRANT, DARREN AND RICHIE BROCK, JAMES AND VIDA
MILLER AND LEE AND BECKY MILLER ALL OF INDIANA AND SHANE AND JESSICA MILLER OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO DAUGHTERS; TERESA PITMAN AND
AMANDA YONTZ BOTH OF INDIANA…..AND TWO SISTERS; MOLLY BEST OF INDIANA AND PEGGY BROWN OF TENNESSEE…..SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN
AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIV E……
SPORTS
09/01/20
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT HAS UPHELD THE DECISION BY CHURCHILL DOWNS STEWARDS THAT MADE “COUNTRY HOUSE” THE WINNER OF THE
TWENTY-19 KENTUCKY DERBY…..
THE DECISION DISMISSED A LAWSUIT BY GARY AND MARY WEST…..WHO OWN MAXIMUM SECURITY……WHO CROSSED THE FINISH LINE FIRST IN LAST
YEAR’S DERBY……BUT WAS DISQUALIFIED FOR INTERFERENCE…..
DRUG FIGHT FUNDING
08/31/20
THE “U-S” DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HAS AWARDED THE COMMONWEALTH 35-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS AS PART OF
THE…..STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANTS PROGRAM…..
14 AGENCIES IN KENTUCKY……INCLUDING THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY FAITH COALIATION…..WILL BE RECEIVING 125-THOUSAND DOLLARS
EACH FOR THEIR WORK TO EDUCATE AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES…..
THE FUNDING CAN BE USED FOR A VARITY OF PURPOSES…..INCLUDING ADDICTION INTERVENTION AND RECOVERY PROGRAMS…..
COVID UPDATE
08/31/20
YESTERDAY SAW A HUGE DROP IN NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY…..FROM SATURDAY’S FOURTH HIGHTEST SINGLE DAY TOTAL
OF 825….. BUT THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES HAS NOW TOPPED 48-THOUSAND AND DEATHS HAVE REACHED 930…..
462 NEW…..POSITIVE CASSES OF COVID19 WERE REPORTED YESERDAY…..MAKING LAST WEEK THE LARGEST FOR NEW CASES OF THE CORNOA-
VIRUS AT FOUR-THOUSAND-503…..
CHILDREN AGE 18 AND UNDER MADE UP 79 OF YESTERDAY’S NEWLY REPORTED CASES…..OF WHICH 13 WERE CHILDRREN AGES FIVE AND
UNDER…..
AND NINE NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..
DUE TO LIMITED REPORTING ON SUNDAYS…..SOME INFORMATION IS UNVAILABLE UNTIL MONDAY INCLUDING THE POSITIVITY RATE….TOTAL NUMBER
TESTED…..HOW MANY KENTUCKIANS ARE HOSPITALIZED…..AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECOVERED…..
MCCONNELL HIRES SANDMAN
08/31/20
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL’S CAMPAIGN HAS HIRED A KENTUCKY TEEN…..KNOWN FOR HIS VIRAL ENCOUNTER WITH A NATIVE AMERICAN MAN AT
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL LAST YEAR….
NICKOLAS SANDMAN IS THE “GRASSROOTS” DIRECTOR FOR MCCONNELL’S REELECTION EFFORTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
SPORTS
08/31/20
THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET FRIDAY AND TOOK NO ACTION ON FALL SPORTS…..INCLUDING FOOTBALL……BUT DID VOTE TO SEND A
LETTER TO THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A ASKING THEM TO CONSIDER……“ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR HIGH-CONTANCT SPORTS”….
LAST WEEK…..THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A VOTED TO ALLOW THE FALL SPORTS SEASON TO START ON SEPTEMBER SEVENTH FOR SOME SPROTS…..AND
SEPTEMBER 11TH FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/28/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 248 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 236 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 12 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 35 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
FREE WIFI
08/28/20
KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU IS BRINGING FREE……WIFI……TO EVERY COUNTY IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..AS THEORGSNIZATION IS PROVIDING FREE
INTERNET ACCESS AT ALL THEIR OFFICES….
THE WIFI NETWORK……K-F-B-FREE-WIFI…..IS ACCESSABLE FROM THE PARKING AREAS ARUND EACH BUILDING FROM SEVEN IN THE MORNING TO 10
AT NIGHT FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO USE IT……
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU OFFICE IS LOCATED AT THREE-60 FRANKLIN ROAD…..
KSP RECRUITS
08/28/20
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE IS SEEKING INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR 101ST CADET CLASS…..
EXPERIENCED OFFICERS…..WITH AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE….CAN APPLY FOR THE “LEAP” PPROGRAM…..WHERE THEY WILL COMPET 13-
WEEKS OF TRAINING AT THE ACADEMY BEFORE RE BEING ASSIGNED TO ONE OF KSP”S 16 POSTS FOR FIELD TRAINING……..
TRADITONAL NEW HIRE CANDIDATES WILL COMPLETE 24-WEEKS AT THE ACADEMY BEFORE BEING ASSIGNED TO A POST FOR FIELD TRAINING……
SPORTS
08/28/20
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS……DESPITE RUMORS….. CANCELING OR POSTPONING THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALLL SEASON
AND OTHER FALL SPORTS WILL NOT BE A PART OF THEIR SPECIAL MEETING THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE ADENDA DOES INCLUDE A “REPORT” FROM K-H-S-DOUBLE-A COMMISSIONER JULIAN TACKETT…..
ACTING EDUCATION COMMISSIONER KEVIN BROWN SAID THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A IS A DESIGNATED AGENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
ITS AUTHORITY WILL BE RESPECTED…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/26/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ONE NEW CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 241 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 225 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 8 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 33 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
BURNLEY
08/26/20
65 YEAR OLD SHIRLEY ANN BURNLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; LEWIS BURNLEY…..TWO SONS; JEFFERY WEAVER OF LEXINGTON AND ERIC SCHWARTZ OF MICHIGAN…..TWO
DAUGHTERS; NGELA SCHWARTZ OF INDIANA AND CHRISTY TROYER OF MICHIGAN…..TWO BROTHERS; DANNY CARVER AND BILLY BUNDREN BOTH OF
SCOTTSTILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS; NINA CENTER OF SCOTTSVILLE AND TRINA PUTMAN OF ALABAMA…..11 GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
08/26/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/25/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FOUR NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY FROM THE WEEK-END…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 240 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 224 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 8 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 33 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
COVID UPDATE
08/25/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 373 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY… WITH 68 BEING FROM CHILDREN AGES 18 AND YOUNGER…..OF
WHICH 14 WERE FIVE AND UNDER…..THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 43-THOUSAND-899…..
HE ALSO REPORTED FOUR NEW DEATHS…..RAISING THE TOTAL TO 885 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS….
THE POSITIVITY RATE IS DOWN TO FOUR-POINT-77 PERCENT……
AS AT LEST NINE-THOUSAND-544 HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS…..
PLANNING & ZONING
08/25/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FROM UNIVERSAL INVESTMENT
A ZONE CHANGE THAT AT 311 NORTH 3RD STREET….THEY’RE REQUESTING A SINGLE FAMILY ZONE BE CHANGE TO A BUSINESS ZONE…..AND THE
COMMISSION TABLED THE REQUEST UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING……
EVICTION
08/25/20
YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER SETTING UP A SYSTEM AIMED A PROTECTIN PEOPLE IN JEOPARDY OF
EVICTION…..WHILE KEEPING MONEY FLOWING TO LANDLORDS……
AND “EVICTION RELIEF FUND” WILL BE ESTABLISHED……USING 15-MILLION DOLLARS FROM “CARES” FUNDS…….
SPORTS
08/25/20
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO TANGLE WITH WARREN EAST…..
LAST WEEK…..THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A VOTED FOR FALL SPORTS…….INCLUDING FOOTBALL TO CONTINE……AND YESTERDAY GOVERNOR ANDY
BESHEAR SAID HE WAS NOT GOING TO OVERTURN THAT DECISION EVEN THOUGH HE HAS CONCERNS……
THE GOVERNOR DID NOT……HOWEVER……STEPPING IN IF CORONAVIRUS NUMBER ARE OUT OF CONTROL IN OCTOBER……
MARTIN
08/20/20
58 YEAR OLD BILLY MARTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT
GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETRY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE
FUNERA HOME….IN LIEU OF FLOWERS EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; TRUCKER PAYNE AND STORM MARTIN BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR DAUGHTERS; ANGELA WALLACE AND CORA
PAYNE BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE, AMANDA AND JUAN BARTOLON OF TENNESSEE AND BRANDY MARTIN AND WIFE JUDY OF OWENSBORO…..HIS MOTHER;
IRENE MARTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE….. FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; ROGER AND LISA MARTIN, RANDY MARTIN AND TRACY WHITNEY ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE AND JEFF AND PENNY MARTIN OF FRANKLIN……AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; EDNA BROWN, VONDA AND CHIP BROWN
AND DIANE WITCHER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND CHARLOTTE SHIELDS OF FRANKLIN…..NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO
SURVIVE……
PERKINS
08/20/20
65 YEAR OLD MARVIN LEE PERKINS OF SCOTTSVIEE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOWE WITH BURIAL IN BETHLEHEM CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 SUNDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTHER; MELVIN…..AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; IDA AND JERRY EMMITT, CONNIE EMMITT, BETTY AND WILLIAM
EMMITT AND ANGIE PERKINS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPEARS
08/20/20
74 YEAR OLD CARROL SPEARS OF MOSS-TENNESSEE DIED TUESDAY AT GREENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERONOON AT ONE AT YOKLEY-TRIBLE FUNERAL HOME IN TOMPKINSVILLE WITH BURIAL IN MONROE COUNTY MEMORIAL LAWN…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME….
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KELLY AND EVERICK LASLEY OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO SONS; SHAWN AND DONIVAN SPEARS
BOTH OF FOUNTAIN RUN……TWO SISTERS; JESSIE HAYS OF INDIANA AND WANDA CARI OF TOMPKINSVILLE…..AND FOUR BROTHERS; SINDEY,AUDIE
AND JAMES ALL OF TOMPKINSVILLE AND ROYCE OF INDIANA…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
08/20/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD…..
THE 41ST ANNUAL…..MED CENTER HEALTH 10-K CLASSIC…..WILL NOW BE VIRTUAL BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…..
PARTICIPANTS CAN RUN THEIR OWN ROUTE OR CHOOSE A COURSE PROVIDED BY MED CENTER HEALTH…..
A VARIETY OF RACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE…..AND PATRICIPANTS ARE ASKK TO COMPLETE THEIR RUN SOMETIME BETWEEN OCTOBER THIRD AND
OCTOBER 24TH…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/19/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 234 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 216 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 10 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 21 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
SHOOTING
08/19/20
MONDAY NIGHT THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO 76 HIGHLAND CHURCH ROAD TO REPORTS OF A FEMALE WITH A
GUNSHOT WOUND……
UPON ARRIVAL…..DEPUTIES DISCOVERED THAT 38 YEAR OLD DUSTIE BURTON HAD SUFFERED A SINGLE GUNSHOT WOUND TO HER UPPER BODY…..
THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE SHOOTING STEMMED FROM ONGOING DOMESTIC ISSUES INVOLVING HER HUSBAND…..JOHN PAUL BURTON….
WHO WAS ARRESTED ON OUTSTANDING WARRANTS UNRELEATED TO THE SHOOTING……
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE SHOOTING CONTINUES……
SHERFEY
08/19/20
86 YEAR OLD MARCUS D. SHERFEY-JUNIOR DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER….A FORMER PRINCIPAL AT FOUNTAIN
RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT ANDERSON-BARTLEY FUNERAL HOME IN
TOMPKINSVILLE WITH BURIAL IN MONROE COUNTY MEMORIAL LAWN MAUSOLEUM…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE
FUNERAL HOME….
HE’S SURVIVE BY HIS WIFE; NAOMI SHERFEY…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MARK AND LAURIE OF TENNESSEE……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW;
SHEILA AND JAMES EMBERGTON OF TOMPKINSVILLE…..AND A SISTER; BERNELL KENDALL OF TOMPKINSVILLE…….NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
08/19/20
CONFERENCE U-S-A IS MOVING FORWARD WITH IT PLAN TO PLAY FOOTBALL THIS FALL…..EVEN THOUGH OLD DOMINION HAS CANCELLED THEIR
FOOTBALL SEASON……
C-U-S-A JOINS THE…..SEC….ACC…..BIG 12….AAC…..AND THE SUN BELT AS THE SIX F-B-S CONFERENCES STILL PLANNING TO PLAY FOOTBALL
THIS FALL……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/17/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 FRIDAY AND NONE DURING THE
WEEK-END YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 233 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 212 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 13 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 37 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
COMMUNITY FUNDING
08/17/20
23 WESTERN KENTUCKY GOVERNMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR 14-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS…..IN REIMBURSEMENT…..FROM THE “CARES
ACT”…FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO COVID-19…..
COUNTIES RECEIVING FUNDING INCLUDE….BARREN…..LOGAN….METCALFE…..AND SIMPSON…..
AND CITIES RECEIVING FUNDING INCLUDE…..BOWLING GREEN….BROWNSVILLE….. HORSE CAVE…..GLASGOW…..AND TOMPKINSVILLE…..
TRAFFIC SIGNAL CHANGE
08/18/20
A TRAFFIC SIGNAL CHANGE IS CONING TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE 31-W BYPASS AND FAIRVIEW AVENUE IN BOWLING GREEN…..
STARTING TODAY…..CREWS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN WORKING ON CHANGING SIGNAL OPERATION AND STRIPING AT THE INTERSECTION…..
THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CHANGE AND RESTRIPING IS AN IMMEDIATE SHORT-TERM SOLUTION TO HELP THE INTERSECTION OPERATE MORE SAFELY
AND EFFIIENTLY…..
THE LONG TERM SOLUTION……WHICH IS STILL YEARS AWAY…..IS TO WIDEN THE ROADWAY……
SPORTS
08/18/10
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS TRAVEL TO THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY…..
THE S-E-C RELEASED THE REVISED….10 GAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE…..THAT HAS ONLY CONFERENCE GAMES….
KENTUCKY OPENS THE SEASON SEPTEMBE 26TH AT AUBURN….
WITH THE HOME OPENER OCTOBE 10TH AGAINST OLE MISS…..
DUE TO LOCAL AND STATE RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH…..CAPACITY AT KROGER FIELD WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED…..
NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
08//17/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR AND SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS HAVE AGREED TO THE FORMAT OF THE UPCOMING NOVEMBER THIRD
GENERAL ELECTION…..
KENTUCKIANS CONCERNED WITH CONTRACTING OR SPREADING COVID-19 CAN REQUEST A BALLOT BY MAIL….AN ONLINE PORTAL WILL LAUNCH
WITHIN THE WEEK TO REQUEST A BALLOT THRU OCTOBER NINTH……AND THEN BY TRADITIONAL MEANS AFTER THAT…..
EARLY VOTING WILL BEGIN OCTOBER 13…..
COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS WILL DECIDE ELECTION SITES ON ELECTION DAY…. AND EACH COUNTY MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE “SUPER CENTER”
…..WHERE EVERYONE FROM THE COUNTY CAN GO TO VOTE….REGARDLESS OF THEIR PRECINCT…..
FILM PRODUCTION
08/17/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WILL OFFER THE COMMONWEALTH’S FIRST….. BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN FILM PRODUCTION…..STARTING THIS
FALL…..THE NEW MAJOR IS A PRE-PROFESSIONAL DEGREE FOR STUDENTS PURSUING A CAREET IN THE FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSOTU…..
THE NEW…..B-F-A IN FILM PRODUCTION’S CONSERVATORY-STYLE APPROACH….. WILL GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNIT TO WRITE AND DIRECT
SEVERAL OF THEIR OWN FILMS…..AS-WELL-AS WORK ON 30-TO-40 OF THEIR PEERS’ FILMS IN THEIR PRODUCTION COURSES……
THE….B-F-A IN FILM PRODUCITON…..WILL BE OFFERD ALONGSIDE THE “BACHELOR OF ARTS IN FILM”…..NOW IN ITS 10TH YEAR……
GREEN RIVER FERRY
08/17/20
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY AND GREEN RIVER FERRY ROAD NORTH….IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK……WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR
TRAFFIC TODAY THRU THURSDAY….IN ORDER TO COMPLETE A FRESHWATER MUSSELL RELOCATION PROJECT AND A PAVEMENT PRESERVATION
PROJECT…..
THE RELOCATON WORK IS BEING CONDUCTED IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT PLASE OF THE GREEN RIVER FERRY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WHICH WILL
EXTEND THE SOUTH RAMP 30-FEET INTO THE RIVER AND REQUIRE THE INSTALLATION OF A COFFER DAM…..
AND THE PAVING WORK IS PART OF THE ONGOING PROJECT TO RESURFACE PAVED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE PARK…..
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
08/17/20
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING….
BOWLING GREEN POLICE RESPONDED TO A LOCATION ON WEST 10TH AVENUE….IN REFERENCE TO A THEFT COMPLAINT….
UPONN ARRIVAL…..ONE OF THE SUSPECTS GOT IN A CAR AND DROVE IT TOWARD OFFICERS….AT WHICH TIME SHOTS WERE FIRED….THE DRIVER…..
37 YEAR OLD JOSEPH COMPTON OF ROCKFIED CONTINUED ON AND WAS LOCATED AT GREENVIEW HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS SEEKING MEDICAL
TREATMENT…..
AFTER BEING TREATED……COMPTON WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A POLICE OFFICER AND WANTON
ENDANGERMENT……
SPORTS
08/17/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO KENNY PERRY’S “COUNTRY CREEK” COURSE IN FRANKLIN TO TAKE ON THE WILDCATS…..
THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE WILL ANNOUNCE IT 10-GAME FOOTBALL SECHEDULE TONIGHT……WHICH WILL BE COMPRISED OF
CONFERENCE GAMES ONLY…..
THE SCHEDULE WILL INCLUDE ONE MID-SEASON OPEN DATE FOR EACH SCHOOL…..AND AN OPEN DATE ON DECEMBER 12TH FOR ALL SCHOOLS….
THE SEASON KICKS OFF SEPTEMBER 26TH…..
AND THE CHAMPIONSHP GAME WILL BE PLAYED DECEMBER FIFTH…..
SCHOOL BOARD
08/14/20
FOLLOWING A LONG DISCUSSION AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING…..THE BOARD GAVE APPROVAL FOR THE
SCHOOL STARTING PLAN FOR AUGUST 25TH…..
CONCERNING THE 20-21 TAX RATE…..THE BOARD INTENDS TO TAKE THE FOUR-PERCENT INCREASE…..AND SET A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MATTER
FOR SEPTEMBER 10TH AT FOUR-30……
APPROVAL WAS ALSO GIVEN TO INCREASE ADULT/VISTOR MEAL PRICES….. BREAKFAST WILL GO FROM TWO-DOLLARS AND 50-CENTS TO TWO-55…..
AND LUNCH WILL GO FROM THREE-DOLLARS AND 50-CENTS TO THREE-75…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/14/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19…..YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 230 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 211 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 11 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 20 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
LEE APPOINTMENT
08/14/20
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP INTENDS TO NOMINATE…..AND APPOINT….TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE TO HIS “COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS” FOR A
TWO YEAR TERM…..
THE “COUNCIL”…..WHICH CONSISTS OF 10 GOVERNORS WITH NO MORE THAN FIVE MEMBERS FROM THE SAME PARTY……PROVIDES INPUT ON
MATTERS REGARDING THE NATIONAL GUARD…..HOMELAND DEFENSE…..AND DEFENSE SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES…..
SPORTS
08/14/20
TONIGHT AT EIGHT…..THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS ARE HOSTING MOVIE NIGHT AT THE BALL PARK AS “JAWS” WILL BE SHOWN….THERE’S NO
ADMISSION AND THE PUBLIC IS INVITED…..
THE TOMORROW NIGHT AT SEVEN…..THE TEAM WILL HOST A WATCH PARTY FOR…. U-F-C-TWO-52….WHICH WILL BE BROADCAST ON THE BALL PARK’
S VIDEO BOARD….AND THERE WILL BE A 15-DOLLAR ADMISSION CHARGE…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/13/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19…..YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 229 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 208 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 13 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 30 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
COVID UPDATE
08/13/20
A RECORD NUMBER OF DAILY CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY……WITH MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND…..ALONG WITH
SEVEN MORE DEATHS….
LOWER NUMBERS WERE REPORTED MONDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID A TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH THE COMMONWEALTH’S DATA
PROCESSOR CAUSED A DELAY IN SOME REPORTING…..
YESTERDAY…..THOSE NUMBERS WERE UPDATING LEADING TO THE ONE-THOUSAND-163 CASES BEING REPORTED…..39 OF WHICH INVOLVED
CHILDREN FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND YOUNGER…..THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN KENTUCKY TO 36-THOUSAND-945……
SEVEN MORE DEATH WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE TOTAL TO 790 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS…..
ON A POSITIVE NOTE…..EIGHT-THOUSAND-893 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED….
NOVEMBER ELECTION
08/13/20
THERE’S NO AGREEMENT YET BETWEEN GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR AND SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS ON HOW TO CONDUCT THE
NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION…..BUT BOTH SIDES SAY THEY ARE NOT FAR APART….
THE MAJOR STICKING POINTS ARE HOW LONG THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD WILL BE…. HOW BROAD THE EXCUSES SHOULD BE FOR ABSENTEE…..AND
HOW FAST THE CAN THE VOTES BE CAST AND COUNTED……
WILSON
08/13/20
90 YEAR OLD J-R WILSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE THIS
AFTERNOON (THURS) AT TWO-30 AT UNION CHAPEL CEMETERY…..
VISITATION WILL BE FROM 12NOON TO TWO TODAY (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
PEREA
08/13/20
84 YEAR OLD MARGARET PEREA OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE
THIS MONRING (THURS) AT ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIDAL GARDENS…..
VISITATION WILL BE FROM 10 TO 10-45 THIS MORNING (THURS) AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME……
SPORTS
08/13/20
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY……
CHURCHILL DOWNS OFFICIALS SAY LESS THAN 23-THOUSAND FANS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND NEXT MONTH’S RESCHEDULED KENTUCKY DERBY….
THE UPDATED PLAN ELIMINATES GENERAL ADMISSION AND STANDING ROOM ONLY AREAS…..WITH TOTAL CAPACITY LIMITED TO LESS THAN 14-
PERCENT OF THE 20-15 RECORD ATTENDANCE OF 170-THOUSAND-513……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/11/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19…..YESTERDAY…..SINCE
FRIDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 225 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 205 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 12 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 45 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
CITY COUNCIL
08/11/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEET YESTERDAY…..VIA ZOOM TELECONFERCING…… AND GAVE FIRST READING TO THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR 20-
20…..TO TAKE THE COMPENSATING RATE WHICH WILL SEE A TAX DECREASE……
THE COUNCIL APPROVED APPLYING FOR A 696-THOUSAND-500 DOLLAR LOAN FROM THE STATE REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM…..
IF APPROVED……50-PERCENT OF THE LOAN WILL BE FORGIVEN WITH REMAINING 50-PERCENT FINANCED AT POINT-25 PERCENT……
AND FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW THE USE OF RED AND BLUE LIGHTS FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT…….
SPORTS
0811/20
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVEL TO KENNY PERRY’S…..COUNTRY CREEK…..FOR A MATCH WITH FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……..
CONFERENCE U-S-A WILL CONTINUE WITH ITS ORIGINAL PLAY FOOTBALL THIS FALL….EVEN THOUGHT CONFERENCE MEMBER “OLD DOMINION” HAS
ANNOUNCED THE CANCELLATION OF ALL FALL SPORTS…..
THE TOPPERS…..WHO WERE TO HOST O-D-U FOR THE HOMECOMING GAME ON OCTOBER 31ST….. WILL NOW BE LOOKING FOR AN OPPONENT TO
REPLACE THE MONARCHS……
COVID UPDATE
08/10/20
BOTH THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS AND DEATHS DECLINED SHARPLY IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY…..AS GOVERNOR ANDY
BESHEAR REPORTED 525 NEW CASES YESTERDAY…..
COMPARED TO 801 CASES SATURDAY…..AND NINE OF YESTERDAY’S CASE WERE CHILDREN AGE FIVE AND UNDER…..
THE TOTAL CASES IN THE COMMONWELTH NOW STANDS AT 34-THOUSAND-982…….
ONE NEW DEATH WAS ALSO REPORTED YESERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 773 KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES…..
DO TO LIMITED REPORTING ON SUNDAYS……KENTUCKY’S POSITIVITY RATE AND THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE
VIRUS WERE NOT AVAILABLE…..
KEA
08/10/20
THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION…..WHICH REPPRESENTS NEARLY 42-THOUSAND EDUCATOR……WANTS KENTUCKY’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NOT TO RESUME “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION UNTIL THE “COVIOD-19” POSITIVITY RATES IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND COUNTY LEVELS FALL AND
STAY BELOW FOUR-PERCENT FOR 21-CONSECUTIVE DAYS….AS MEASURED BY A SEVEN-DAY ROLLING AVERAGE…..
IN A LENGTHY STATEMENT……K-E-A SAID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS WORSE NOW THAN WHEN SCHOOLS CLOSED IN EARLY SPRING…..
WKU COVID CASES
08/10/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY REPORTS 187 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 SINCE JULY FIRST…..OF THE 187 CASES……161 ARE
STUDENTS AND 26 ARE FACULTY….STAFF….OR ON-CAMPUS CONTRACTORS…..
AND ADDITIONAL 45 STUDENTS AND SIX FACULITY…..STAFF…AND ON CAMPUS CONTRACTORS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE BETWEEN JULY 31ST AND
AUGUST SIXTH…..
13-HUNDRED-30 VIRAL TESTS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED……
PAUL FILING
08/10/20
SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS FILED LEGISLATION TO PAY FOR AT LEAST PART OF THE ADDITIONAL DEBT THE COUNTRY IS PILING UP IN CORONA-VIRUS
RELIEF….
THE…..PANDEMIC-PAY-FOR ACT…..WOULD COVER APPROXIMATELY TWO-TRILLION DOLLARS OF THE FEDEAL GOVERNMENT’S EMERGENCY
SPENDING BY FREEZING DISCRETIONARY SPENDING AT FISCAL YEAR 20-21 LEVELS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS……
STRIPING
08/10/20
SEALING AND STRIPING OF THE FOUR QUADRANTS OF THE SCOTTSVILLE SQUARE WILL BEGIN THIS FRIDAY……AND WILL BE SPREAD OVER THE NEXT
TWO WEEK-END….
THIS WEEK-END…….THE DOLLAR GENERAL QUADRANT AND THE MCKINNEY AND ASSOCIATES QUADRANT WILL BE STRIPED AND SEALED…..
AND THERE WILL BE NO PARKING IN THE QUARDRANT FOR 48-HOURS WHILE THE WORK IS DONE……
CITY COUNCIL
08/10/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION THIS AFTERNOON….. AT ONE-30…..VIA ZOOM TELECONFERENCE…..
THE AGENDA AND INFORMATION TO JOIN THE MEETING ARE AVAILABE ON THE CITY’S FACEBOOK PAGE……
SPORTS
08/10/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE BARREN RIVER STATE PARK GOLF COURSE TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY…..
STATE FAIR RESTRICTIONS
08/07/20
THE KENTUCKY STATE FAIR……TAKING PLACE LATER THIS MONTH…..WILL BE GREATLY SCALED BACK WITH ATTENDANCE LIMITED TO
PARTICIPANTS…..DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS…..
APPEARING WITH GOVERNOR ANY BESHEAR YESTERDAY…..STATE FAIR BOARD CHAIRMAN STEVE WILSON SAID THE FAIR WOULD REQUIRE MASKS…..
EMPLOYEES HANDLING CASH PAYMENTS WILL WEAR GLOVES…..AND ONLY CREDENTIALED PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ALLOWED IN FREEDOM HLL AND
BROADBENT ARENA……
THERE WILL BE NO MIDWAY…..FOOD VENDORS WILL BE PROHIBITED…..AND THE FREE CONCERTS HAVE BEEN CANCELEDD…….
SPORTS
08/07/20
THE PREDATORS TAKE ON THE COYOTES IN GAME FOUR OF THEIR BEST OF FIVE SERIES…..WITH ARIZONA LEADING TWO GAMES TO ONE…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/06/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER SIX CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 221 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 195 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 18 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 21 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
CORONA UPDATE
08/06/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY TOOK ANOTHER SHARP DROP YESTERDAY……AND ONLY ONE NEW DEATH WAS
REPORTED……
AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 546 NEW POSITIVE CASES….WHICH WAS DOWN FROM 700 ON TUESDAY…..HOWEVER…..21 OF THE
CASES INVOLVED KIDS UNDER FIVE…..AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL CASES NOW STANDS AT 32-THOUSAND-741….
THE ONE REPORTED NEW DEATH BRINGS THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 752…..
ON A POSITIVE NOTE……AT LEAST 84-HUNDRED-67 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
DEPP STATUE
08/06/20
A STATUE OF NETTIE DEPP……AN EDUCATION REFORMER AND KENTUCKY NATIVE…..WILL BE ERECTED IN THE KENTUCKY CAPITOL NEXT AUGUST…..
DEPP…..WHO WAS PART OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA EDUCATION REFORM MOVEMENT IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY…..WAS THE FIRST WOMAN
ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE IN BARREN COUNTY…..AND SHE UNITED TWO BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO CREATE THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL AVAILABLE
TO LOCAL STUDENTS IN BARREN COUNTY…..
ONCE INSTALLED…..THE LIFESIZE STATUE WILL BE THE FIRST MONUMENT OF A WOMAN IN THE COMMONWEALTH’ CAPITAL……
COMER LEGISLATION
08/06/20
WHILE THERE’S A STANDOFF IN WASHINGTON OVER EXTENDING THE “CARES ACT”…..A MEMBER OF KENTUCKY’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATON HAS
FILED TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION AIMED AT REDUCING REGULATORY BARRIERS TO THE ECONOMY COMING BACK FRO THE PANDEMIC….
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER MAINTAINS BURDENSOME FEDERAL REGULATIONS HAVE CREATED A STRONG BARRIER TO
RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY……AND THAT MANY OF THE REGULATIONS WILL ONLY SERVE TO THREATEN THE “U-S” ECONOMY’S
RECOVERY AND GETTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK…..
FORD
08/06/20
41 YEAR OLD DUSTIN RAY FORD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 10 AT HARWOOD
AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIL IN RED HILL GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS
AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS FATHER; TIMMY FORD….AND HIS MOTHER; JUDY DAVENPORT BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE….TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW;
DUSTY AND HUNTER PURSLEY OF BOWLING GREEN AND CYDNEY FORD OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; SCOTTY AND
AMANDA OF SCOTTSVILLE….
SPORTS
08/06/20
THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT IS THE FIRST SCHOOL TO CANCEL THIS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FOR THIS SEASON…..
AMONG OTHER THINGS…..GOVERNOR NED LAMONT SAID THE HUSKIES WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE STATE’S 14-DAY QUARANTINE RULE AFTER
RETURNING FROM AWAY GAMES…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/05/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 215 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 191 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 16 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 37 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
CORONA UPDATE
08/05/20
AFTER THREE DAYS IN A ROW WITH BIG DROPS IN NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS……AS KENTUCKY SAW ANOTHER SPIKE YESTERDAY….AS
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 700 NEW CASES…..BRINGING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL TO 32-THOUSAND-197…..18 OF THE NEW
CASES WERE CHILDREN AGE FIVE AND UNDER……
SEVEN MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE NUMBER TO 751 KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO THE
VIRUS….
AND EIGHT-THOUSAND-406 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
COUNTERFEIT BELTS
08/05/20
NEARLY HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS’ WORTH OF COUNTERFEIT LOUIS VUITTON BELTS HAVE BE SEIZED BY CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
OFFICERS IN LOUISVILLE….
THE PARCEL CONTAINING 216 FAKE BELTS…..WHICH ARRIVED IN LOUISVILLE FROM HONG KONG…..WAS DESTINED FOR ATLANTA……
PURSUIT
08/05/20
A THREE COUNTY PURSUIT THAT BEGAN IN OHIO COUNTY…..ENDED IN BOWLING GREEN WITH THE ARREST OF A MISSOURI MAN….
STATE POLICE CLOCKED THE 20-20 KIA TRAVELING 114 MILES-PER-HOUR ON I-65 IN OHIO COUNTY…..WHEN THE PURSUIT REACHED WARREN
COUNTY…..OFFICERS DEPLOYED TIRE DEFLATION DEVICES….ENDING THE PURSUIT NEAR THE EIGHT MILE MARKER….
26 YEAR OLD DAMIAN HOWARD FLED ON FOOT INTO A WOOD LINE….BUT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND LODGED IN THE OHIO DENTENTION
CENTER….FACING A NUMBER OF CHARGES INCLUDING DEFACING A FIREARM AND POSSESSION OF A FIRE ARM BY A CONVICTED FELON……
WKU QUARANTINE AREAS
08/05/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IS COMING UP WITH A NEW WAY TO TACKLE CONCERNS OVER COVID-19…….AS THEY’RE SETTING UP
QUARANTINING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS TO STOP THE SPREAD….
W-K-U HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE HAS SET UP DESIGNATED DORM MROOMS THAT WIL ACT AS QUARANTINE ROOMS FOR PEOPLE EXPOSED
TO……OR DIAGNOSED WITH THE VIRUS…..
IN ADDITION…..BARNES CAMPBELL HALL WILL REMAIN EMPTY THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER TO PROVIDE EXTRA SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO
QUARANTINE IF NEEDED……
SPORTS
08/05/20
THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 IS SET TO BE RUN ON AUGUST 23RD…..AND YESTERDAY SPEEDWAY OWNER ROGER PENSKE REVERSED COURSE AND SAID
FANS WILL NOT BE AT THE 104TH RUNNING OF THE INDY 500…..
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME IN HISTOY THE “500” WILL BE HELD WITHOUT SPECTATORS……
THE PREDATORS PLAY THE COYOTOES IN GAME THREE OF THE BEST OF FIVE SERIES…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/04/20
SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON….. THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER NEW CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 214 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 191 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 15 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 20 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
CORONA UPDATE
08/04/20
FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW…..NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY DROPPED BY MORE THAN 100 OVER THE PREVIOUS DAY…..AS
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORED 322 NEW CASES…..MAKING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL 31-THOUSAND-568……YESTERDAY’S NEW CASES
ALSO INCLUDED 12 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE…..
TWO MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE TOTAL TO 744 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS….
ON A POSITIVE NOTE……EIGHT-THOUSAND-335 HAVE RECOVERED…..AND KENTUCKY’S POSITIVITY RATE WAS FIVE-POINT-18 PERCENT
YESTERDAY…….
GILL
08/04/20
47 YEAR OLD ROBBIE NEAL FOLLIS GILL OF FRANKLINN DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE
WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT LIFE POINT CHURCH IN FRANKLIN….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THURSDAY MORNING AT THE
CHURCH…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JASON GILL…..A SON; BAILEY BULLINGTON…..A DAUGHTER; AZHLEY GILL…..AND HER MOTHER ANNETTE
WATKINS AND HUSBAND LEO ALL OF FRANKLIN……
MEADOR
08/04/20
SEVEN YEAR OLD REVELIN MARIE ELIZABETH MEADOR OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED SATURDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HIGHLAND CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HIS ADOPTED DAD; BOBBY MEADOR…..HER BIOLOGICAL FATHER; FARREN MEADOR OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..HE BIOLOGICAL
MOTHER; CASEY LEVIRS AND TWO BROTHERS BRAXTON AND SKYLER PAYNE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….. TWO SISTERS; CARLY PAYNE OF SCOTTSVILLE
AND ADDIE GRAHAM OF OHIO….. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS; TIMOTHY BOWMAN OF TENNESSEE AND MYOMI MEANS AND HUSBAND JOHN OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..PATERNAL GRANMOTHER; LORETT MARTUS OF GAMALIEL…..MATERNAL GREAT-GRANDMOTHER; DOROTHY BOWMAN OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDMOTHER; BETSY LLOYD OF TOMPKINSVILLE……
SPORTS
08/04/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM WILL KICK OFF THE SEASON SEPTEMBER 11TH AS THEY TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
LAST WEEK…..THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-S ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TO START SEPTEMBET 11TH….THREE WEEKS AFTER THE
ORIGINAL START DATE OF AUGUST 21ST…..IN ADDITION THE REGULAR SEASON WAS EXTENDED BY ONE WEEK…….
CORVID UPDATE
08/03/20
FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW….THERE WAS A DROP OF MORE THAN 100 NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY…..
SPARKING SOME OPTIMISM THAT WE MAY BE EXPERIENCING THE SECOND PLATEAU IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
463 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..INCLUDING 11 FROM CHILDREN AGE FIVE AND YOUNGER…..WHICH BRING’S KENTUCKY’S TOTAL
TO 31-THOUSND-185 CASES…..
THERE WERE ALSO TWO NEW DEATHS REPORTED YESTERDAY….RAISING THE TOTAL OF 743 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS……
AND AT LEAST EIGHT-THOUSND-135 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS…..
FARMERS MARKET WEEK
08/03/20
TODAY THRU SATURDAY IS “KENTUCKY FARMERS’ MARKET WEEK”….WHICH IS A TIME TO SALUTE THE 167 FARMER’S MARKETS IN 115 OF THE
COMMONWEALTH 120 COUNTIES….AND IN THOSE 167 MARKETS…..MORE THAT 27-HUNDRED-68 VENDORS ARE OFFERING PRODUCTS FOR SALE…..
WITH REPORTED SALES OF NEARLY 13-MILLON DOLLARS LAST….FARMERS’ MARKETS ARE AN ECONOMIC ENGINE THAT BRINGS THE FARM TO
KENTUCKY’S CONSUMERS……
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARMERS’ MARKET IS OPEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS…..FROM EIGHT TO 12NOON…..IN THE LIBRARY QUADRANT
OF THE SQUAR…….
LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE
08/03/20
RENOVATIONS AT THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE…..NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK….BEGIN TODAY…..
THE “KNOB CREEK TAVERN” REHABILITATION PROJECT WILL INCLUDE INSTALLING NEW INTERPRETRIVE EXBITHE IN THE FACILITY…..WHICH WILL
REOPEN AS A VISITORS CENTER…..
THE TAVERN AND BOYHOME WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE RENOVATIONS WHICH WILL TAKE SIX TO 12 MONTHS……
SPORTS
08/03/20
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLAYS IN THE GLASGOW LADY SCOTTIE INVITATIONAL AT THE GLASGOW COUNTRY CLUB….
AND THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TAKES PART IN THE GATOR INVITATIONAL AT THE BOWLING GREEN COUNTY CLUB……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/30/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 212 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 177 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 27 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 27 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
CORONA UPDATE
07/30/20
THE DAILY TOTAL OF CORONA-VIRUS CASES IN KENTUCKY INCREASED AGAIN YESTERDAY AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 619 NEW
CASES OF COVID-19…..INCLUDING 17-CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE…..BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 28-THOUSAND-727….
FIVE MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTL OF 724…….
THE POSITIVITY RATE……BASED ON A SEVEN-DAY FLOATING AVERAGE…..ALSO ROSE T FIVE-POINT-81 PERCENT…..UP FROM FIVE-POINT-ZERO-EIGHT
PERCENT ON TUESDAY……
AND SEVEN-THOUSAND-495 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
NEW HS PRINCIPAL
07/30/20
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HAS A NEW PRINCIPAL……
AARON ETHERINGTON REPLACES JOSEPH COSBY WHO IS MOVING TO THE CENTRAL OFFICE TO BECOME H-R AND TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR……
DURING HIS 21-YEAR CAREER…..ETHERINGTON HAS SERVED AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER….ASSISTAN PRINCIPAL….AND PRINCIPAL…..MOST
RECENTLY AT THE NELSON COUNTY AREA TECHNOLOGY CENTER IN BARDSTOWN……
ETHERINGTON WILL BEGIN HIS NEW DUTIES ON AUGUST THIRD……
GREEN
07/30/20
61 YEAR OLD ROBERT JAMES GREEN OF ADOLPHUS DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE
HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO BROTHERS; ALBERT OF ADOLPHUS AND CARL OF MISSOURI……
SPORTS
07/30/20
THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE HAS REWORKED ITS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE TO ALLOW EACH TEAM TO PLAY AN 11-GAME SCHEUDLE…..AND TO
INCORPORATE NOTRE DAME…..WHICH IS GIVING UP ITS INDEPENDENCE….
THE 11-GAME SCHEDULE WILL INCLUDE ONE NONCONDERENCE GAME….AND PUSHES BACK THE FIRST WEEK TO SEPTEMBER SEVENTH……
THE A-C-C WILL ELIMINATE ITS TRADITIONAL DIVISIONAL FORMAT THIS SEASON….. AND THE TWO TEAMS WITH THE BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN
CONFERENCE PLAY WILL MEET FOR THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/29/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 211 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 177 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 26 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 37 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU DO….
AND USE THE HASHTAG…MASK-UP-ALLEN-C-O-K-Y……..
CORONA UPDATE
07/29/30
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY ROSE SLIGHTLY YESTEDAY…..AS DID THE NUMBER OF DEATHS….
AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 532 NEW CASES…..BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 28-THOUSAND-126……22 OF THE NEW CASES INVOLVED
CHILDREN AGES FIVE OR YOUNGER…..
10 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..MAKING IT 719-KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVS TO COVID-19……
THE COMMONWEALTH’S POSITIVITY RATE DROPPED SLIGHTLY YESTERDAY TO FIVE-POINT-ZERO-EIGHT PERCENT…..
AND SEVEN-THOUSAND-470 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
FISCAL COURT
07/29/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE STONY POINT FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING AND CONDUCTED MOSTLY ROUTINE
BUSINESS…..
FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO ADD “CARES” FUNDS… THE AMENDMENT MUST NOW BE APPROVED BY “KENTUCKY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT” BEFORE FISCAL COURT GIVES IT SECOND READING……
JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER INFORMED THE COURT HE HAD APPLIED FOR EMERGENY FUDING FOR SNAKE CREEK ROAD……
AND 16-THOUSAND-312 DOLLARS WERE APPROVED FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW COMPUTERS…..MONITORS….AND SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE
NINE-ONE-ONE DISPATCH CENTER…….
SPORTS
07/29/20
THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION VOTED YESTERDAY FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE TO BEGIN PRACTICE AUGUST 24TH AND
COMPETITION TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER 11TH….
CROSS COUNTY….FIELD HOCKEY…..SOCCER….AND VOLLEYBALL WILL ALSO BEGIN PRACTICE ON AUGUST 24TH…….BUT WILL START COMPETITION
ON SEPTEMBER SEVENTH….
THE BOARD DOES PLAN TO MEET BEFORE THE AUGUST 24TH PRACTICE START DATE TO CHECK ON COVID-19 NUMBERS TO ASSURE IT’S SAFE FOR
PLAYERS TO PLAY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/28/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER THREE CONFIRMED NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY
YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 209 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 177 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 24 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 37 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ENCOURAGE TO POST ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU DO….AND USE THE
HASHTAG…MASK-UP-ALLEN-C-O-K-Y……..
RESTRICTIONS
07/28/20
TO DEAL WITH THE SPIKE IN CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ORDERED BARS TO CLOSE AND RESTAURANTS TO SCALE
BACK SERVICE BEGINNING TODAY…….
AND THE GOVERNOR ALSO RECOMMEND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WAIT UNTIL THE THRID WEEK IN AUGUST TO OPEN…..
CLASSES IN ALLEN COUNTY ARE SCHEUDLE TO BEGIN AUGUST 25TH…..
A TOTAL OF 522 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 27-THOUSAND-601…..22 OF THE NEW
CASES INVOLVED CHILDREN UNDER FIVE….NINE NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED MAKING 709 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS….
THE COMMONWEALTH’S POSITIVITY RATE IS NOW FIVE-POINT-58 PERCENT…..
AND SEVEN-THOUSAND-446 KENTCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
BOUCHER RESENTENCED
07/28/20
SENATOR RAND PAUL’S FORMER NEIGHBOT WAS RESENTENCED YESTERDAY TO AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN MONTHS BEHIND BARS AND SIX-MONTH
HOME DETENTION FOR TACKLING AND INJURING PAUL OVER A LAWN CARE DISPUTE…..
RENE BOUCHER WAS ORIGINALLY GIVEN A 30-DAY SENTENCE AFTER HE PLEAD GUILTY…..BUT FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ARGUED THE SENTENCE
WAS TOO LENIENT FOR WHAY THEY DESCRIBED AS A “VICIOUS AND UNPROVOKED” ATTACK…..
PAUL SUFFERED MULTIPLE BROKEN RIBS AND LATER UNDERWENT LUNG AND HERNIA SURGERIES THAT HE LINKED TO THE ATTACK…..
FATAL-HART
07/28/20
A HODGENVILLE MAN DIED IN A FATAL COLLISION IN HART COUNTY YESTERDAY……
STATE POLICE SAY A SEMI-TRUCK…..DRIVEN BY 41 YEAR OLD NICHOLA SHAVER OF INDIANA…..WAS BACKING INTO A BUSINESS WHEN A TWO-
THOUSAND-EIGHT JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OPERATED BY 90 YEAR OLD JOHN COX STRUCK THE DRIVER’S SIDE OF THE TRAILER……
COX DIED AT THE SCENE AND SHAVER WAS UNINJURED……
HOBDY
07/28/20
105 YEAR OLD VIRGINIA “NYM” BINNION HOBDY OF SCOTTSVILLE LDIED SUNDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..THERE ILL BE
PRIVATE VISITATION AND SERVICE.…MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW’ HARRIETTE WILSON OF FLORIDA AND NAN AND DAVID WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND A
SISTER-IN-LAW; EFFIE BUCHANON……TWO GRANDCHILDREN, SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
ISENBERG
07/28/20
64 YEAR OLD ANNA WILLOUGHBY ISENBERG OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL
GARDENS……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; SAMMY ISENBERG……A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BRIAN AND JILL…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; PATRICIA
AND DEWAYNE PEDIGO…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; RANDALL AND BETTY WILLOUGHBY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN
AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/27/20
STARTING DATES FOR KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL FALL SPORTS WILL BE THE MAIN TOPIC FOR THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF CONTROL VIRTUAL MEETING TODAY…..
EARLIER THIS MONTH….GOLF TEAMS WERE GIVEN THE GO-HEAD TO START COMPETITION ON JULY 31ST….WITH STARTING DATES FOR SOCCER,
VOLLEYBALL, CROSS COUNTRY, FIELD HOCKEY AND FOOTBALL BEING IN AUGUST…..
AND TODAY THE BOARD OF CONTROL WILL DECIDE IF THOSE STARTING DATES WILL REMAIN……
CORONA MEETING
07/26/20
DR. DEBORAH BIRX…..RESPONSE COORDINATOR FOR THE WHITE HOUSE CORONA-VIRUS TASK FORCE…..MET WITH GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR
AND OTHER LEADERS IN A CLOSED DOOR SESSION YESTERDAY…..AND RECOMMENDED THAT KENTUCKY CLOSE BARS AND REDUECE RESTAURANT
CAPACITY IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA-VIRUS……
BESHEAR HAS ALREADY INSTITUTED A REQUIREMENT THAT MOST KENTUCKIANS WEAR A MASK WHEN THEY ARE IN PUNLIC AND REDUCED THE
NUMBER OF PEOLD ALLOWED TO ATTEND SOLICAL GATHERINGS FROM 50 TO10…..HE ALSO ISSUED A TRAVEL ADVISORY THAT KENTUCKIANS WHO
TRAVEL TO STATE WITH CORONA-VIRUS OUTBREAKS SELF-QUARANTINE FOR 14-DAYS WHEN THEY RETURN…AND RECOMMENDED RELIGIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS SUSPEND IN-PERSON SERVICES…..
THE GOVERNOR SAY HE WILL ANNOUNCE NEW RESTRICTIONS THIS AFTERNOON……
CORONA UPDATE
07/27/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY REPORTED YESTERDAY…..WAS A FRACTON OF THE NUMBERS SEEN THIS PAST
WEEK….BUT THE NUMBER OF DEATHS HAS NOW REACHED 700…..
316-NEW CASES OF COVID-19 WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY……BRINGING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL TO 27-THOUSAND-79….EIGHT OF THE
NEW CASES WERE FROM CHILDREN AGES FIVE AND YOUNGER….
THERE WERE ALSO FOUR NEW DEATHS YESTERDAY…..
AND AS OF SATURDAY…..SEVEN-THOUSAND-421 KENTUCKIANS HAD RECOVERD FROM THE VIRUS…..
07/27/20
06:05AM
THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE WILL BE FLUSHING HYDRANTS TODAY THRU FRIDAY….FROM SEVEN TO THREE EACH DAY…..
DURING THIS TIME…..CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE NO PRESSURE…..LOW PRESSURE……DINGY WATER…..OR MUDDY WATER…..
THESE CONDITIONS ARE ONLY TEMPORARY WHILE THE FLUSHING IS UNDERWAY……
GAME DESIGN
07/27/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IS LAUNCHING A NEW…..CERTIFICATE IN GAME DESIGN THIS FALL…..
THE “CERTIFICATE”…..IS AN 18-HOUR INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM…..IN WHICH STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP SKILLS IN COMPUTER ANIMATION AND
INDUSTRY-STANDARD GAME DESIGN ENGINES…….
THE CERTIFICATE CAN BE COMBINED WITH VARIOUS MAJORS AS A COMPONENT OF A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE…..OR COMPLETED AS A STAND-ALONE
CREDENTIAL IN AS LITTLE AS ONE YEAR……
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO ONLINE TO…..W-K-U-DOT-E-D-U-FORWARD SLASH-GAME-FORWARD SLASH……
SPORTS
07/27/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE REDS PLAY THE CUBS…..
AND THE BRAVES TANGLE WITH THE RAYS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/24/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 202 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 174 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 20 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 20 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
TAKE A SELFIE WEARING A MASK….POST ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK AND COMMENT WHY YOU WEAR A MASK….AND USE THE
HASHTAG…MASK-UP-ALLEN-C-O-K-Y……..
CORONA UPDATE
07/24/20
KENTUCKY SAW ITS FOURTH-HIGHEST DAILY NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REOITU
611 NEW CASES….BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 25-THOUSAND-147…..
21 OF THE NEW CASES INVOLVED KIDS UNDER FIVE…..AND THE GOVERNOR CALLED ON NKENTUCKIN TO STOP THE ESCALATION BY FOLLOWING
THE GUIDLELINES IN PLACE….
SEVEN MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 684……
AND AT LEAST SEVEN-THOUSAND-46 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
RUPP NAME CHANGE
07/23/20
RUPP ARENA HAS BEEN THE HOME OF KENTUCKY BASKETBALL SINCE NOVEMBER 1976…..BUT THE FACULITY OF THE AFRICIAN-AMERICAN AND
AFRICANA STUDIES AT “U-K” WANTS THE NAME TAKEN DOWN…..
THEIR REASONING…..ADOLPH RUPP WAS A RACIST WITH HIS LANGUAGE AND DIDN’T DO ENOUGH FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS AT “U-K”….
IN JANUARY…LEXINGTON CENTER CORPORATION AND ”U-K” ANNOUNCED NAMING RIGHTS TO THE CONVENTION CENTER HAD BEEN SOLD TO
CENTRAL BANK….AND THE HISTORIC VENUE WAS RENAMED…..RUPP ARENA AT CENTRAL BANK CENTER……
SPORTS
07/24/20
THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS…..SENIOR ALL-STAR SHOWCASE GAME….WILL BE PLAYED TOMORROW NIGHT AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK….
WITH THE FIRST PITCH SLATED FOR SIX-35…..
THE SHOWCASE IS FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO LOST THEIR SENIOR SEASON DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/23/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY…..HOWEVER…..THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT DID REPORT THE DEATH OF ANOTHER ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENT…..AND WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OUT THOUGHTS AND
PRAYERS TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS….….
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 202 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 174 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 20 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 25 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
CORONA UPDATE
07/23/20
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 518 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..BRING THE TOTAL TO 24-
THOUSAND-540…. YESTERDAY’S CASES INCLUDED 13-CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE….AND BRINGS THE COMMONWEALTH’S POSITIVITY RATE
TO FOUR-POINT-92 PERCENT…..
THREE NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 677……
ON THE POSITIVE SIDE……AT LEAST SEVEN-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS…….
WHITE HOUSE RECOMMENDATIONS
07/23/20
A REPORT PREPARED FOR THE WHITE HOUSE CORONA-VIRUS TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR CLOSE BARS IN ALL
COUNTIES WITH RISING PERCENTAGES OF POSITIVE TESTS FOR THE VIRUS…..LIMIT SOCIAL GATHERINGS TO NO MORE THAN 10….DECREASE
INDOOR RESTAURANT CAPACITY TO 25-PERCENT……AND INCREASE OUTDOOR DINING OPPORTUNITIES…..
IF ADOPTED…..THE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT ROLLBACK…..
COVER THE CRUISER
07/23/20
NEXT WEEK…..KENTUCKY STATE POLICE INVITES THE PUBLIC TO…..COVER THE CRUISER……IN SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS…..
STATE POLICE POSTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH WILL HAVE CRUISERS PARKED AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS…..AND WILL ENOURAGE THE
PUBLIC TO COVER THEM WITH CUSTOM SPECIAL OLYMPICS STICKERS…..WHICH CAN BE PURCHASED FOR ONE-DOLLAR AT DESIGNATED
LOCATIONS…..
SPORTS
07/23/20
THE NASCAR “CUP” SERIES IS AT THE KANSAS SPEEDWAY TONIGHT FOR THE “SUPER START BATTERIES” 400…….
AND THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON BEGINS TONIGHT AS THE…..
YANIEES TAKE ON THE NATIONALS…..
AND THE GIANTS PLAY THE DODGERS…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/22/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY….
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 202 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 173 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 22 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 32 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
CORONA UPDATE
07/22/20
ONE AGAIN…..KENTUCKY SAW A HIGH NUMBER OF NEW COVID-19 CASES YESTERDAY…..WITH 674 NEW CASES….WHICH WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST
DAILY TOTAL SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN…..TOTAL CASES NOW STAND AT 24-THOUSAND-60…..
22 OF THE NEW CASES INVOLVED CHILDREN UNDER FIVE…..
THREE MORE DEATH WERE REPORTED….BRINGING THAT NUMBER IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 674…..
KENTUCKY’S POSITIVITY RATE IS NOW FOUR-POINT-37 PERCENT…..
AND SIX-THOUSAND-927 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
BEST LOOKING CRUISER
07/22/20
THE “BEST LOOKING CRUISER” CONTEST HAS COME TO A CLOSE….AND GEORGIA’S STATE TROOPER CRUISER POLLED MORE THAN 50-THOUSAND
VOTES TO EDGE OUT THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE CRUISER….WHICH RECEIVED 48-THOUSAND-500 VOTES…. TO TAKE THE TOP SPOT…..
BUT AS ONE OF THE TOP 12…..THE K-S-P CRUISER STILL GETS A TOP SPOT IN THE NATIONAL CALENDARE…..
K-S-P TOOK THIRD LAST YEAR…..AND WON THE CONTEST IN 20-18……
ATWOOD
07/22/20
89 YEAR OLD FLO “NANNIE” ATWOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW
(THURS) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JERRY AND NANCE AND TODD AND JENNIFER…..A BROTHER-IN-LAW; DON WELCH…..AND
TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; BARBARA RASCOE AND PATTY RENEAU ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/22/20
THE N-F-L PLAYERS ASSOCIATION HAS AGREED TO THE LEAGUE’S PLAN TO DROP ALL PRESEASON GAMES FOR THE 20-20 SEASON…..
THE UNION HAS ALSO AGREED TO AN 80-PLAYER ROSTER LIMIT FOR TRAINING CAMP….INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 90…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/21/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER FIVE CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY….ONE FROM
SATURDAY AND FOUR FROM YESTERDAY…...
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 200 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 173 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 20 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 27 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
CORONA UPDATE
07/21/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED NEW RESTRICTIONS AND A TRAVEL ADVISORY YESTERDAY DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES
OVER THE PAST WEEK…..
UNDER THE TRAVEL ADVISORY…..KENTUCKIANS WHO TRAVEL TO NINE HOT SPOTS ARE URGED TO UNDERGO A 14-DAY SELF QUARATINE…….AND
NEW STRICTIONS WERE PLACED ON SOCIAL GATHERINGS……
NEWS-2………..1:08…………….Q-THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS
258 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY WHICH BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 23-THOUSAND-414….AND THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH …..
MAKING 671 SINCE KENTUCKY’S FIRST CASE WAS REPORTED….
THE COMMONWEALTH’S POSITIVITY RATE IS NOW FOUR-POINT-52 PERCENT….
AND SIX-THOUSND-876 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS…..
SCHOOL BOARD
07/21/20
LAST NIGHT……THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED A 23-PAGE….. COLORED CODED….FIVE-STEP BACK TO SCHOOL PLAN THAT A
GROUP OF 20 HAS BEEN WORKING ON…..
FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR ROBIN HERRINGTON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE “SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM” WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SCHOOL
STARTS….
THEN THE DISTRICT WILL GO BACK ON THE….NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM…. AND PLANS ARE BEING FINALIZED TO GET MEALS TO
STUDENTS USING THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM…….
ROSS
07/21/20
25 YEAR OLD CONNER DOUGLAS ROSS OF LOUISVILLE…..AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..DIED SATURDAY IN LOUISVILLE…..
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL
CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO
TAYLOR CHRISTIAN CAMP…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS; MARK AND DONNA ROSS….AND TWO BROTHERS; CAYDEN AND CHASE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……MATERNAL
GRANDPARENTS; ANN MANTUS AND RANDALL AND ELAINE DAVIDSON OF TENNESSEE…..AND PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS; LARRY AND JUDY ROSS OF
TOMPKINSVILLE……..
SHELTON
07/21/20
69 YEAR OLD NANCY CAROL SHELTON OF ADOLPHUS DIED SUNDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OAK FOREST NUMBER ONE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; LOUIS SHELTON…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; ERIC AND SHANNON PITCHFORD OF SCOTTSVILLE AND
MARCUS AND MINDY SHELTON OF ADOLPHUS…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; TARA AND BRIAN VARNER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND
SISTER-IN-LAW; KEVIN AND TERRY GLAAB OF GLASGOW…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; ANGIE AND GARY RAMSAY OF ILLINOIS…..EIGHT
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
07/21/20
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS HAVE RELEASED THEIR SCHEUDLES…..
THE PATRIOTS WILL TEE OF THE 20-20 SEASON ON JULY 31ST IN THE FIRST OF 22 EVENTS…. EITHER 18-HOLE TOURNAMENTS OR NINE-HOLE
MATCHES OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS….
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS START THEIR SEASON AUGHST FIRST WITH THE FIRST OF 14-EVENTS…..THAT WILL INCLUDE FIVE REGULAR SEASON
TOURNAMENTS….THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT….AND EIGHT MATCHES…..
CORONA UPDATE
07/20/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR TYPICALLY DOESN’T RELEASE CORONA-VIRUS CASE NUMBERS ON SUNDAY…..BUT THAT CHANGE YESTERDAY…..AS
NEARLY ONE-THOUSAND NEW CASES WERE REPORTED….
979 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO AT LEAST 23-THOUSAND-161….AND
30 OF THE NEW CASES WERE CHILDREN FIVE-YEARS-OLD OR YOUNGER…..
FOUR OF THE FIVE HIGHEST DAILY NUMBER OF NEW CASES IN KENTUCKY HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE LAST WEEK…..
THERE WERE ALSO THREE NEW DEATHS REPORTED YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE TOTAL TO 670 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS…..
GREEN RIVER FERRY
07/20/20
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON SEVERAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS PLANNED FOR THE GREEN RIVER FERRY AREA
STARTING TODAY…..
AS THE PARK WILL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON A CANOE AND KAYAK RIVER ACCESS RAMP AND THE INSTALLATION OF A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER
THE ECHO RIVER…..
RIVER AND FERRY USERS WILL BE BLE TO ACCESS THE GREEN RIVER FERRY RAMPS…..UNTIL SEPTEMBER EIGHTH…..WHEN CONSTRUCTION ON
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY RAMP EXTENSION PROJECT WILL RESUME…..
FISHER
07/20/20
79 YEAR OLD JUDY FISHER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME
WITH BURIAL IN BETHLEHEM CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT HE FUNERAL HOME….AND IN LIEU
OF FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO BETHLEHEM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HE HUSBAND WINDOL FISHER…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JONATHAN AND HOLLY OF ALVATON…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND
SON-IN-LAW; CHETA AND TOMMY PAGE OF WOODBURN AND CHANA FLANDREAU OF SOUTH DAKOTA…..A BROTHER; HAROLD GARDNER-JUNIOR OF
SOUTH CAROLINA…..AND TWO SISTERS; JEAN PENNINGTON OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND DIANNA PETERS OF SOUTH DAKITA….. THREE
GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/20/A20
THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE HASN’T RELEASED ITS PLANS FOR FALL SPORTS….. BUT REPORTEDLY THEY’RE CONSIDERING AN EIGHT AND
TWO FOOTBALL SCHEDULE…..WHICH WOULD KEEP EIGHT CONFERENCE GAMES INTACT AND ALLOW MEMBER SCHOOLS TO PLAY TWO NON-
CONFERENCE GAMES…..
LAST TUESDAY…..THE S-E-C POSTPONED THE START OF FALL SPORTS….AS THE LEAGUE CANCELED VOLLEYBALL…..SOCCER….AND CROSS
COUNTRY COMPETITION THROUGH AUGUST 31ST……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/17/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER NEW CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 194 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 166 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 21 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 21 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
BALLOT DRAW
07/17/20
THE DRAW FOR BALLOT POSITION FOR THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE
YESTERDAY…..
IN THE RACE FOR MAYOR OF SCOTTSVILLE….
JERRY WHITHEY DREW POSITION ONE…..WITH CURRENT MAYOR DAVID BURCH SECOND…..
THE CITY COUNCIL RACE SAW….
MARK NETHERY DRAWING POSITION ONE…..AND HE’S FOLLOWED BY KEN GORFORTH, MICHAEL MCGUIRE, FRANKLIN FOSTER, ROGER LYNN
BRIDDEN, BEVERLY ANDERSON, MARK HUNTSMAN AND JOHNNY BEWLEY…..
AND IN THE SOIL CONSERVATION BOARD RACE…..
RANDY HARSTON IS NUMBER ONE….AND IS FOLLOWED BY DANNY SHIPLEY, DANNY STINSON, TOMMY LONG AND LINDA SMITH……
CAMERON-BESHEAR
07/17/20
ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON IS ASKING A BOONE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE TO BLOCK ALL OF GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S COVID-19
ORDERS…..AND STOP HIM FROM MAKING OR ENFORCING ANY FUTURE ONES….
HE ACCUSES BESHEAR OF RESPONDING TO THE PANDEMIC WITH….UNCHECKED, TOTALITAIN USE OF EMERGENCY AUTHORITY….IN VIOLATION OF
THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION……
BESHSER RESPONDED BY SAYING WITHOUT ANY RULES TO HOLD OFF HE CIRUS….HE ECONOMY WILL SUFFER…..KIDS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO
BACK TO SCHOOL…..AND PEOPLE WILL DIE…..
CAMERON RESPONDED SAYING…..THE CONSTITUTION IS NOT POLITICAL…..AND MUST BE FOLLOWED EVEN IN A PANDEMIC……
CORONA UPDATE
06/17/20
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOIUNCED 413 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN KENTUCKY…..MOVING THE
COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES TO 21-THOUSAND-83…..
FIVE MORE KENTUCKIANS HAVE DIED FROM THE VIRUS RAISING THE DEATH TOTAL OF 650……AND 55-HUNDRED HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE
VIRUS…..
THE INFECTION RATE IS UP TO FOUR-POINT-38 PERCENT…..ROUGHLY TWO-PERCENT HIGHER THAT IN LATE JUNE…..
ONCE IT GETS TO FIVE-PERCENT…..IT BECOMES A REAL CONCERN……
CARVER
07/17/20
43 YEAR OLD SHERRY LYNN CARVER OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED WEDNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVIES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT)
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WOOD CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO WOOD CEMETERY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER PARENTS; AUBREY AND MAE DEAN CARVER OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; CHRISTY AND SEAN
MCPHERSON OF INDIANA…….
SPORTS
07/17/20
A NEW….SIX RACE…..SHORT-TRACK SERIES IS COMING TO C-B-S TELEVISION ON SATURDAY NIGHTS IN PRIME TIME….
THE MONTAG GROUP……CREATED BY NASCAR HALL OF FAMERS TONY STEWART AND RAY EVERHAM AND INVESTOR GEORGE PYNE….HAVE
ENTERED INTO A MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP TO PRODUCE THE SERIES…..
EACH RACE WILL INCLUDE A VARIETY OF DRIVERS AND COURSES…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/16/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER NEW CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 193 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 193 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 163 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 23 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 21 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS
CORONA UPDATE
07/15/20
ANOTHER HIGH NUMBER OF NEW CASSES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY……BUT IT WAS NEARLY
100 LESS THAT TUESDAY’S NEAR-RECORD TOTAL….
YESTERDAY…..477 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 WERE REPORTED….WHCIH WAS DOWN FROM TUESDAY’S 576 CASES…..THERE HAVE NOW BEEN AT
LEAST 20-THOUSAND-677 CORONA-VIRUS CASES IN KENTUCKY……
THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 498-THOUSAND-179 CORONA-VIRUS TESTS PERFORMED IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
THE POSITIVITY RATE CURRENTLY STANDS AD FOUR-POINT-62-PERCENT…..
AND AT LEAST FIVE-THOUSAND-475 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
APPEAL
07/16/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S LEAGAL TEAM HAS FILED PAPERS WITH THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT SEEKING TO OVERTURN LOWER COURT
RULINGS IN BOONE AND SCOTT COUNTIES THAT HALTED ENFORCEMENT OF HIS EXECUTIVE ORDERS RELATED TO THE CORONA-VIRUS
PANDEMIC…..
THE CASES INVOLVE RESTRICTIONS IN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN AT A DAYCARE AND FANS AT AN AUTO RACE TRACK….AND THE OTHER CASE
INVOLVED AN “AGRI-TOURISM” BUSINESS….
MONDAY…..KENTUCKY COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE GLENN ACREE DENIED A MOTION BY THE GOVENOR’S ATTORNEYS TO DISSOLVE THE
RESTRAINING ORDERS…..AND INSTEAD….COMBINED THE TWO CASES INTO ONE AND ASSIGNED IT TO A THREE-JUDGE APPELLATE PANEL…..
STATE MARCHING CANCELED
07/16/20
THE KENTUCKY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION…..MARCHING BAND COMMITTEE…..HAS VOTED TO CANCEL THE 20-20 STATE MARCHING BAND
CHAMPIONSHIP TO KEEP STUDENTS…STAFF…..AND PARENTS SAFE….
IN MAKING THE ANNOUCMENT……K-M-E-A SAID THEY HOPE MARCHING BANDS CONTINUE TO PERFORM….EVEN IF THEY DON’T HAVE A COMPETITION
TO ATTEND……
SPORTS
07/16/20
LAST NIGHT…..AT THE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY…..CHASE ELLIOTT TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG TO WIN THE NASCAR ALL-STAR RACE…..
THE ONLY OTHER TIME THE ALL-STAR WASN’T HELD IN CHARLOTTE…..ELLIOTT’S DAD BILL……WAS THE WINNER…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/15/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER NEW CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 192 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 163 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 22 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 24 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
CORONA UPDATE
07/15/20
KENTUCKY HAD NEARLY A RECORD NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY……AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 576
NEW CASES…..THE HIGHEST SINGLE DAY TOTAL WAS 625 ON MAY FIFTH…….BUT NEARLY HALF OF THOSE WERE AT THE GREEN RIVER
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY…….
THE COMMONWEALTH’S PANDEMIC TOTAL HAS NOW REACHED 20-THOUSAND-223…..
SIX ADDITIONAL DEATHS WERE ALSO ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY…..MAKING 635 KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS……
AND FIVE-THOUSAND-389 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
STATUE REMOVAL
07/15/20
THE DECISION BY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S ADMINISTRATION TO AWARD A 225-THOUSAND DOLLAR…..NO BID CONTRACT…..TO REMOVE THE
JEFFERSON DAVIS STATUE FROM THE STATE CAPITAL ROTUNDA WILL BE INVESTIGATED…..AFTER LAWMAKERS ALLEGED THE CONTRACT WENT TO A
COMPANY WITH A FAMILY MEMBER WHO DONATED TO THE GOVERNOR’S EXECTION CAMPAIGN…..
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL……REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS VOTED YESTERDAY TO ASK THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE THE
PROCESS….. SAYING THEY WEREN’T QUESTIONING THE DECISION TO REMOVE THE STATUE……. BUT SAID THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION HAD REWARDED A POLITICAL DONOR WITH A CONTRACT……
SCKCTC NEW PROGRAM
07/15/20
SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IS INTRODUCING A NEW PROGRAM THIS FALL…..
AS THE COLLEGE WILL OFFER A “DIESEL TECHONOLOGY PROGRAM” AT THE BARREN COUNTY AREA TECHNOLOGY CENTER IN GLASGOW…..
S-K-Y-C-T-C’s CLASS WILL BE THE ONLY DIESEL TECHONOLOGY PROGRAM IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AREA…..
RICH
07/15/20
88 YEAR OLD FRANK MARRS RICH OF MONROE COUNTY DIED MONDAY AT MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT ANDERSON/BARTLEY FUNERAL HOME IN TOMPKINSVILLKE WITH BURIAL IN MT. POLAND CEMETERY…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SUMPATHY CAN BE MADE IN MEMORY OF
FRANK RIC TO THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; MARY BELL RICH…..AND DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; FRANKIE AND TONY TADE OF SCOTTSVILLE….THREE
GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
07/15/20
ATHLETIC DIRECTORS FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE HAVE MET….. SOCIAL DISTANCING STYLE……TO DISCUSS THE UPCOMING
SEASON……
NO FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE CONCERNING FALL SPORTS…..BUT THE AD’s SAID THAT SHOULD COME BY LATE JULY……AS THE
CONTINUE TO MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING THE CORONA-VIRUS….AND MEET REGULARLY WITH CAMPUS LEADERS VIA VIDEO-
CONFERENCES…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/14/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED THREE NEW CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 191 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 161 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 23 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 34 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
RULING
07/14/20
A KENTUCKY APPEALS JUDGE HAS DISMISSED EFFORTS BY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEER TO OVERTURN TWO LOWER COURT RULING CONCERNING
COVID-19 EMERGENCY ORDERS….
JUDGE GLEEN ACREE UPHELD TWO LOWER COURT RULINGS THAT SAID THE GOVERNOR COULD NO LIMIT CROWD SIZES AT FLORENCE
SPEEDWAY…..CLASS SIZES AT DAY CARE CENTERS…..OR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT “PICK-YOUR-OWN” FAMILY FARMS AND EVENT CENTERS…..
THE RULING DOES NOT AFFECT A SEPARATE ORDER BY BESHEAR MANDATING KENTUCKIANS WEAR FACE MASKS IN PUBLIC PLACES WHERE
PEOPLE GATHER…. ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON HAS CHALLENDED THAT ORDER WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT
FIVE…..
FISCAL COURT
07/14/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS THIS MORNING…..IN THE FISCAL COURT MEETING ROOM….IN THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING AT NINE……
FACE MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED AND SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL BE MAINTAINED…. AND THIS MORNING’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON
SOUTHER GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND NINE……
SPORTS
07/14/20
THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION…..BOARD OF CONTROL….. HAS VOTED TO POSTPONE THE BEGINNING OF MANDATORY HIGH
SCHOOL SPORTS PRACTICES TO AT LEAST AUGUST FIRST…..EXCEPT FOR GOLF…..WHICH CAN CONTINUE AS PLANNED WITH FULL PRACTIVES
STARTING TOMORROW AND COMPETITIONS ON JULY 31ST……
THE BOARD ALSO VOTED TO LIMIT ATHLETES TO SIX HOURS OF PRACTICE PER WEEK THRU AUGUST SECOND….
COMMISSIONER JULIAN TACKETT SAID THAT IF KENTUCKY CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS IN IT EMERGENCE FROM THE PANDEMIC…..HE DOESN’T
KNOW WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE…..BUT THERE WILL BE ATHELTICS AND ACTIVITIES THIS FALL…..
CORONA UPDATE
07/13/20
KENTUCKY IS CLOSING IN ON 20-THOUSAND TOTAL CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS…..AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 277 NEW CASES
YESTERDAY….WHICH WAS DOWN FROM THE 453 CASES SATURDAY WHICH WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST DAILY TOTAL…..
THERE HAVE NOW BEEN AT LEAST 19-THOUSAND-389 COVID-19 CASES IN KENTUCKY…. .AS REPORTED NEW CASES HAVE INCREASED 48-POINT-
SEVEN PERCENT FROM JUNE 29TH…….
THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID IN THE PAST THAT SUNDAY AND MONDAY NUMBERS ARE OFTEN ARTICIALLY LOW AS SOME LABS DON’T REPORT CASES
OVER THE WEEK-END…….
NEW EDUCATION COMMISSIONER
07/13/20
THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS SELECTED THE SUPERINTENDENT OF COLORADO’S SECOND LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE THE
COMMONWEALTH’S NEXT EDUCATION COMMISSIONER…..
JASON GLASS WILL OVERSEE KENTUCKY’S…..K-THRU-12 SCHOOL SYSTEM AND IT 650-THOUSAND STUDENTS…..
HIS APPOINTMENT COMES SEVERAL MONTHE AFTER GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR MOVED TO DISBAND THE COMMONWEALTH’S SCHOOL BOARD AND
INSTALL 11-NEW MEMBERS ON HIS FIRST DAY IN OFFICE….
A FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISED A LAWSUIT BY THE FORMER BOARD MEMBERS IN JUNE…..
MAMMOTH CAVE ROAD
07/13/20
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL INTERMITTENTLY CLOSE “FLINT RIDGE ROAD”…..TODAY THRU FRIDAY FOR PAVEMENT PRESERVATION
WORK…..
THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED ANYWHERE FROM ONE TO 10 HOURS…..FROM MAMMOTH CAVE ENTRANCE ROAD TO THE PARK RIDGE/MAMMOTH CAVE
PARK ROAD INTERSECTION……
SPORTS
07/13/20
THE NASCAR WEEK-END……AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY CAME TO A CLOSE YESTERDAY WITH AN UPSET WIN….AS ROOKIE COLE CUSTER BEAT
KEVIN HARVICK AND MARTIN NTRUEX-JUNIOR TO THE FINISH LINE TO TAKE THE CLECKERED FLAG……
ACCORDING TO A NUMBER OF REPORTS….WASHINGTON’S N-F-L TEAM IS DROPPING THE NICKNAME “REDSKINS” TODAY……
WASHINGTON IS ONE OF THE LEAGUE’S OLDEST FRANCHISES…..AND IT’S UNCLEAR WHEN A NEW NAME WILL BE REVEALED…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/10/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED THREE NEW CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 183 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 158 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 18 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 44 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
FACE MASK
07/10/20
FOLLOWING A HUGE SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS THE PAST FEW DAYS……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED
YESTERDAY THAT HE HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REQUIRING ALL KENTUCKIANS TO WEAR A FACE MASK……
BESHEAR WENT ON TO SAY THAT THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS TO THE REQUIREMENT……
THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION AND THE KENTUCKY RETAIL ASSOCIATION HAD ASK HIME TO TAKE THE ACTION….THE FACE MASK REQUIREMENT
GOES INTO EFFECT AT FIVE THIS AFTERNOON….. AND WILL BE RE-EVALUATED AFTER 30-DAYS…..
333-NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUSE WERE ANNOUNCED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY……BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 18-THOUSAND-245….
AND FOUR MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED…..MAKING 612-KENTUCKANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO COVID-19…….
DOLLAR GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
07/10/20
DOLLAR GENERAL AND THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACEY FOUNDATION HAVE ANNOUNCED A COMBINED FIVE-MILLION DOLLAR PLEDGE IN
SUPPORT OF RACIAL EQUITY……
THE FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON LITERACY…..EDUCATION…..AND RACIAL AND JUSTICE
JUSTICE……
SPORTS
07/10/20
THE NASCAR WEEK-END KICKED OFF LAST NIGHT AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY AS IT TOOK OVERTIME FOR AUSTIN CINDRIC TO TAKE THE
CHECKERED FLAG IN THE XFINITY……KENTUCKY 200……
IN A RARE XFINITY DOUBLEHEADER……THEY WILL BE RACING AGAIN TONIGHT IN THE….ALSCO 300……
THE BIG-10 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT WILL NOT PLAY….NON-CONFERENCE GAMES IN FOOTBALL AND SEVERAL OTHER
SPORTS THIS FALL…..
THE CONFERENCE CITED MEDICAL ADVICE IN MAKING THE DECISION….AND SAID IT WOULD BE EASIER TO JUST WORK WITH BIG-10
INSTITUTIONS…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/09/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO NEW CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 180 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 155 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 18 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE ANY
TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
COVID UPDATE
07/09/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY CONTINUES TO SPIKE…..REACHING NEARLY 18-THOUSAND….AND PROMPTING
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR TO PROMISE NEW ACTION WILL BE TAKEN TO HALT THE RECENT TREND….
THERE WERE 402 NEW CASES REPORTED YESTERDAY…..MAKING THE TOTAL AT LEAST 17-THOUSAND-919 SINCE THE START OF THE
PANDEMIC……THERE WERE ALSO SIX NEW DEATHS YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE TOTAL TO 608 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS……
THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS EVER HOSPITALIZED DUE TO THE VIRUS HAS NOW REACHED TWO-THOUSAND-373…..WHILE THE CURRENT TOTAL IS
453…..
AND AT LEAST FOUR-THOUSAND-912 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS…….
GREEN RIVER FERRY HOURS
07/09/20
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAS TEMPORARILY ALTERED ITS OPERATING SCHEDULE TO…..SIX IN THE MORNING TO
EIGHT-30 AT NIGHT…..WHILE REPAIRS ARE MADE TO ELECTRICAL LIGHTS LOCATED ALONG THE SHORELINE….
THE LIGHTS ARE POSITIONED TO PROVIDE THE FERRY BOAT OPERATOR WITH AN AFTER DARK VIEW TO WATCH FOR BOATS AND FLOATING
DEBRIS……
THE FERRY WILL RESUME ITS NORMAL OPERATING HOURS OF SIX TO NINE-55 ONCE ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS HAS BEEN REPAIRED……
SPORTS
07/09/20
THE IVY LEAGUE HAS BECOME THE FIRST DIVISION-ONE CONFERENCE TO SUSPEND FALL SPORTS…..INCLUDING FOOTBALL…..LEAVING OPEN THE
POSSIBILITY OF MOVING SOME SEASON TO THE SPRING IF THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC IS BETTER CONTROLLED BY THEN…..
THE NASCAR WEEK-END GETS UNDERWAY TONIGHT AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY IN SPARTA…..WITHOUT FANS…..WITH THE FIRST OF TWO XFINIFY
SERIES RACES WITH TONIGHT’S “SHADY RAYS 200”……
KING
07/08/20
74 YEAR OLD LINDA CAROL JONES KING OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TODAY (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO DURHAM SPRINGS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OR
HOSPARUS HEALTH OF BARREN RIVER…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; PAIGE TABOR AND JULIE AND NICK SHELTON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
07/08/20
SOUTHEASTERN CONFENENCE COMMISSIONER GREG SANKEY HAS TOLD A U-S SENATE COMMITTEE THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A UNIFORM
FEDERAL LAW TO REGULATE COMPENSATON OF COLLEGE ATHLETES…..INSTEAD OF A SERIES OF STATE-LEVEL VERSIONS WITH DIFFERENT
REQUIREMENTS……
THE HEARING CAME AS THREE STATES HAVE SIGNED ATHLETE- COMPENSATION BILLS INTO WITH…..WITH FLORIDA’S SET TO TAKE EFFECT NEXT
SUMER…..
SANKEY SAID THERE’S A RISK OF STATES…..ONE-UPPING EACH OTHER….WITH THEIR OWN VERSIONS WITHOUT A FEDERAL LAW…..
STATE FAIR CONCERTS
07/07/20
THE KENTUCKY STATE FAIR HAS ANNOUNCED THE THIRD ANNUAL….. TEXAS ROADHOUSE CONCERT SERIES…..WHICH WILL BE HELD ALL 11 DAYS OF
THE KENTUCKY STATE FAIR…..
THIS YEARS FREE CONCERT SERIES INCLUDES A WIDE RANGE OF MUSICAL ARTISTS FOR A TOTAL OF 24 BANDS…..ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE WITH
PAID GATE ADMISSION TO THE STATE FAIR WHICH RUNS AUGUST 20TH THRU 30TH…..AND THERE WILL BE CHANGES TO THE CONCERT AREA DUE TO
THE CORONA VIRUS….
STATE FAIR TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW AT TICKETMASTER AND IN SELECT KROGER LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH……
ADVANCED ADMISSION IS SEVEN DOLLARS…..ADVANCE PARKING FIVE-DOLLARS…. AND RIDE WRISTBANDS ARE 20-DOLLARS……
SPORTS
07/07/20
THE N-B-A IS OFFERING PLAYERS A “SMART RING” TO TRACK THE CORONA-VIRUS AS THEY GET READY TO RESTART THE SEASON….
THE RING’S MAKER SAYS IT CAN TRACK A USSER’S HEALTH DATA AND EVEN PREDICT IF USERS ARE ABOUT TO SHOW SUMPTONS OF THE CORONA-
VIRUS INFECTION…..
RULING
07/06/20
A NORTHERN KENTUCKY JUDGE HAS ISSUED A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER TO KEEP THE BESHEAR ADMINISTRATION FOR ENFORCING SOME
OF THEIR EXECUTIVE ORDERS ISSUED TO CONTROL THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..
THE SUIT WAS FILED IN BOONE CIRCUIT COURT BY FLORENCE SPEEDWAY…..A HALF-MILE DIRT TRACK…..AND LITTLE LINKS TO LEARING CHILD CARE
CENTER…..
THE SUIT MAINTAINS THE GOVERNOR HAS NO AUTHORITY TO MAKE “VALUE JUDGEMENTS” OR “ARBITRARILY INVADE LIBERTY OR PROPERTY RIGHTS
UNDER THE GUISE OF POLCE PROTECTION…..AND THAT STATE LAW PROVIDES NO AUTHORITY FOR “ANY EMERGENCY POWERS TO EXIST FOR A
PERPETUAL…..POTENTIALLY NEVER-ENDING DISEASE OUTBREAK…..
GREEN RIVER FERRY
07/06/20
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL TEMPORARILY REOPEN THE GREEN RIVER FERRY AND GREEN RIVER FERRY ROAD TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
TODAY…..FOR SERVICE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK……FROM SIX IN THE MORNING TO NINE-55 AT NIGHT….
THE NEWLY RETROFITTED FERRY HAS BEEN CERTIFIED FOR SERVICE BY THE COAST GUARD…..BUT CONSTRUCTION ON THE SOUTH RAMP OF THE
VEHICLE CROSSING IS STILL NEEDED….AND COMMUTERS SHOULD ANTICIPATE AN ADDITIONAL CLOSURE OF THE FERRY LATER IN THE SUMMER…….
COIN SHORTAGE
07/06/20
YOU’VE SEEN THE SIGNS IN CONVENIENCE STORES AND FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS ASKING YOU TO…….PLEASE PAY WITH CORRECT CHANGE…..
THAT’S BECAUSE A NATIONWIDE COIN SHORTAGE IS IMPACTING PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS…..
ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE….ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE SHORTAGE IS THE ECONOMIC SHUTDOWNS WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY
SLOWED THE FLOW OF COINS THROUGH HOUSEHOLDS…..BUSINESSES….AND BANKS…….
WATER RESCUE
07/06/20
WARREN COUNTY EMERGNCY PERSONNEL RESPONDED TO A WATER RESCUE AT PHIL MOORE PARK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….
WHERE THEIR SEARCH LOCATED FOUR ADULTS AND A CHILD…..AND A BOAT…..THAT WAS TAKING ON WATER……..
SPORTS
07/06/20
THE N-F-L PLANS TO CONSIDER THE N-L-F PLAYERS ASSOCIATION’S RECOMMENDATION TO CANCEL THE PRESEASON…..
THE LEAGUE ANNOUNCED A PLAN LAST WEEK…..TO CUT THE PRESEASON SCHUDLE IN HALF…..FROM FOUR GAMES TO TWO…..AND PUSH BACK THE
START OF EXHIBITION PLAY…….
KEVIN HARVICK TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG AT THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY YESTERDAY TO WIN THE “BRICK YARD 400”…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/03/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER ONE CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 171 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 141 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 23 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 44 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE ANY
TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
DUGAS FIRE WORKS
07/03/20
“FIREWORKS IN THE PARK” ARE RETURNIN TO DUMONT HILL TONIGHT….AS THE DUGAS FAMILY PARK….ALLEN FISCAL COURT…..AND THE CITY OF
SCOTTSVILLE ARE HOSTING TONIGHT’S EVENT…..
HOWEVER…..THIS YEAR’S EVENT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT DUE TO THE PANDEMIC…. AS THOSE WITH TICKETS WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE PARK
STARTING AT SIX….AND ATTENDEES WILL BE REQUESTED TO WEAR A MASK AND ADHERE TO SIX-FOOT SOCIAL DISTANCING…..
THE FIREWORKS SHOW WILL START AT DARK……ROUGHLY EIGHT-30…..AND WILL LAST 15-TO-20 MINUTES…….
FATAL-HART
07/03/20
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL ACCIDENT ON I-65…..AT THE 58 MILE MARKER IN HORSE CAVE…..INVOLVING A PEDESTRIAN….
TROOPERS SAY 57 YEAR OLD LISA SWARM OF MUNFORDVILLE WAS WALKING ON THE INTER-STATE….WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK BY A VEHCILE DRIVEN
BY 28 YEAR OLD ANTHONY ANDRES OF WISCONSIN…..
SWARM DIED AT THE SCENE…….
SPORTS
07/03/20
BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING STARTS TODAY…..AS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WILL ATTEMPT TO START A SHORTENED 60-GAME SEASON IN THE
WAKE OF THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC….
SPRING TRAINING CAMP WILL BE HELD IN EVERY TEAM’S HOME BALL PARK INSTEAD OF THEIR TRADITIONAL SPRING-TRAINING FACILITIES IN FLORIDA
AND ARIZONA…..
AND THERE’S A 103 PAGE MANUAL DETAILING THE PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES PLAYERS AND STAFF MEMBER MUST ADHERE TO THIS
SEASON…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/01/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER THREE CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 166 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 137 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 24 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 51 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLENN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS NUMBE DOESN’T INCLUDE ANY
TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
CORONA UPDATE
07/01/20
DURING HIS PRESS BREIFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 282 NEW CASSES OF COVID-19 AND FIVE MORE DEATHS…..
WHICH BRINGS THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL TO 15-THOUSAND-624 CASES AND 565 DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY……AT LEAST 39-HUNDRED90 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS…..AND 404-THOUSAND-781 TESTS HAVE BEEN
ADMINISTERED…..
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
07/01/20
LOOKING TO END A BACKLOG OF UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FILED THIS SPRING….. THE COMMONWELTH HAS HIRED ERNEST AND YOUNG TO SHORE
UP STAFFING TO PROCESS THE REQUESTS FOR BENEFITS…..
THE CONTRACT WITH THE FIRM BEGINS TODAY AND RUNS FOR FOUR WEEKS….. AND IT WILL BE PAID FOR WITH JUST OVER SEVEN-MILLION
DOLLARS OF FEDERAL “CARES” MONEY…..
THE GOAL IS TO PROCESS A BACKLOG OF 56-THOUSAND INITIAL CLAIMS FROM MARCH….. APRIL….AND MAY……
SPORTS
07/01/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OFFICIALLY CANCELED THE 20-20 MINOR LEAGUE SEASON YESTERDAY……
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE MOVE……THE HOT RODS HAVE BEEN PROAC TIVE IN TAKING CARE OF TICKET HOLDERS…..ALL INDIVIDUAL TICKETS HAVE
BEEN REFUNDED…..SEASON TICKET AND PARTIAL SEASON TICKETS HOLDERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED WITH THEIR OPTIONS….AND FAN PACK
HOLDERS WILL BE CONTACTED THIS WEEK…..
AND EVEN THOUGHT THE HOT RODS SEASON HAS BEEN CANCELED…..BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK WILL BE HOSTING A NUMBER OF EVENTS…..
WITH RESTRICTIONS……AND THE FIRST IS A 16 AND UNDER BASEBALL TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK-END……
PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS
07/30/20
THE PRIMARY ELECTION WAS JUNE 23RD AND BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS, THE RESULTS WEREN’T RELEASED UNTIL
TODAY……
IN THE 22ND DISTRICT-STATE REPRESENTATIVES RACE, TO FILL THE SEAT BEING VACATED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE WHO DIDN’T SEEK
REELECTION…..
IN ALLEN COUNTY…..SHAWN MCPHERSON WAS THE WINNER WITH 16-HUNDRED-66 VOTES…..TIGER GANN RECEIVED 798 VOTES…..TIM MILLER 216....
AND NATHAN BRACE 39 VOTES…..
IN SIMPSON COUNTY…..GANN WAS THE WINNER WITH 793 VOTES….MCPHERSON RECEI VED 322 VOTES IN SIMPSON COUNTY…..MILLER 78 AND
BRACE 48….
IN WARREN COUNTY…..GANN WAS THE WINNER WITH 335 AND MCPHERSON RECEIVED 232 VOTES….AND DEFEATS GANN BY 294 VOTES…..
IN ALLEN COUNTY IN THE REPUBLICAN RACE FOR PRESIDENT……DONALD TRUMP RECEIVED TWO-THOUSAND-553 VOTES AND UNCOMMITED 221….
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNEL WON THE REPUBLICAN RACE FOR SENATOR WITH 21-HUNDRED 47 VOTES…..WITH C-WESLEY MORGAN COMING IN
SECOND WITH 300 VOTES…..
FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WON THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT IN ALLEN COUNTY WITH 655 VOTES…AND UNCOMMITTED
WAS SECOND WITH 147…..
AMY MCGRATH CLAIMED THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR SENATOR WITH 564 VOTES….AND CHARLES BOOKER WAS SECOND WITH 273…..
AND IN ALLEN COUNTY….CHRIS MCNEILL WON THE RACE TO FILL AN UNEXPIRED TERM ON THE KENTUCKY COURT OF APPEALS WITH ONE-
THOUSAND-262 VOTES……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/30/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT THE COMMUNITY LOST ANOTHER CITIZEN THAT WAS A CONFIRMED CASE
OF COVID-19….. WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OUT HEARTFLET SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS……
ALSO…..THERE WERE NO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS REPORTED YETEERSAY….
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 165 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 134 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 24 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 56 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
COMER
06/30/20
A MEMBER OF KENTUCKY’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION HAS BEEN NAMED “RANKING MINORITY MEMBER” OF A HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE…..
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER HAS BEEN CHOSEN THE REPUBLICAN LEADER OF THE……HOUSE OVERSIGHT AND REFORM
COMMITTEE……WHICH IS THE PRIMARY INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE IN CONGRESS……
QUARLES SUES GOVERNOR
06/30/20
KENTUCKY’S TOP AGRICULTURAL OFFICIAL IS TAKING THE GOVERNOR TO COURT…..
THE OWNERS OF AN AGRI-TOURISM BUSINESS IN SCOTT COUNTY ARE JOINING “AG” COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES IN THE SUIT…..WHICH ALLEGES
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS VIOLATED THE “KENTUCKY ADMINISTRAVITE PRACTICES ACT” THAT ALLOWS INPUT FROM
CITIZENS AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHEN FORMING PUBLIC POLICY……
SPORTS
06/30/20
THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH FREE-AGENT QUARTERBACK…..CAM NEWTON…..BRINGING IN THE 20-15 N-F-L
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER TO HELP THE TEAM MOVE ON FROM THE LOST OF THREE-TIME M-V-P TOM BRADY…..
THE ONE YEAR DEAL IS WORTH UP TO SEVEN-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS WITH INCENTIVES……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/29/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 165 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 129 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 30 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SIX
DEATHS…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
NASHVILLE FACE MASKS
06/29/20
NASHVILLE HAS NOW JOINED THE GROWING LIST OF LOCALES REQUIRING THE USE OF MASKS IN PUBLIC….
OFFICIALS ISSUED AN ORDER TO ENFORCE MANDATORY WEARING OF MASKS OR FACE COVERINGS….IN NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTIES….
DUE TO THE RECENT RISE OF COV ID-19 CARED INTNE…..
THE ORDER TOOK EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT…..
FARRIS
06/29/20
62 YEAR OLD ERNEST WAYNE FARRIS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED THURSDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……CREMATION WAS CHOSEN
AND THERE WIL BE NO VISITATION OF FUNERAL SERVICES…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; CASEY FARRIS…..HIS STEP-FATHER; ODUS BROWN….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; HUMPY AND MARY ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SISTER; MELINDA HUSSEY OF BOWLINGGREEN….AND TWO HALF-SISTERS; SANDY KEEN AND CINDY BROWN BOTH OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO DRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/29/20
KENTUCKY’S WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH…..MATTHEW MITCHELL…..IS RECOVERING FOLLOWING BRAIN SURGERY….
MITCHELL FELL AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION NEARLY FOUR MONTHS AGO AND LATER BLOOD WAS FOUND ON HIS BRAIN…..
AND DENNY HAMLIN TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG AT THE POCONO SPEEDWAY YESTERDAY…..FOR HIS FOURTH WIN OF THE SEASON…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/25/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 158 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 120-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 33 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FIVE
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 25 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
BACK TO SCHOOL
06/25/20
LIEUTENANT GOVERNORT JACQUELINE COLEMAN AND ACTING EDUCATION COMMISSION KEVIN BROWN UNVEILED THE….HEALTHY AT SCHOOL
INITIATIVE YESTERDAY WHICH COVERS KINDERGARTEN THRU 12 GRADE…..WILL ALLOW KENTUCKY’S PUBLIC SCHOOL TO OPEN FOR THE 2020-21
SCHOOL YEAR…..
IT INCLUDES SOCIAL DISTANCING…..WEARING MAEKS…..SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS…..SCREENING AND SCHOOL EXCEPTIONS…..
AND CONTACT TRACING…..
COLEMAN SAID THE COMMONWEALTH IS WORKING TO ENSURE WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED TO SCHOOLS NEEDING TO USE…..NON-TRADITIONAL
INSTRUCTION DAYS…..
SHE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THROUGH “EXPANDED CARE”…..SCHOOLS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FEDERAL FUERN THAT COVERS MEDICAID-
ELIGIBLE STUDES FOR SERVICES……
DROWNING VICTIM
06/25/20
THE DROWNING VICTIM AT BARREN RIVER LAKE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AT 21 YEAR OLD SAMIR MANZULOV OF BOWLING GREEN…..
THE BODY WAS RECOVERED ABOUT 300-YARDS FROM THE BAILERYS POINT BOAT RAMP…..WHERE MANZULOV HAD BEENING RIDING ON A PONTOON
BOAT WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WHEN HE FELL OFF THE FRON OF THE BOAT……
CARVER
06/25/20
52 YEAR OLD TINA LYNN CARVER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE
HELD SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT UNION CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; HILARY CARVER AND MARIO GRAVES….. HILLARY’S DAD; WILLIAM “FROG” CARVER….AND A SISTER; MARY
JOHNSON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
MANSFIELD
06/25/20
54 YEAR OLD PAMELA RENEE MANSFIELD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(FRI) AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12-30 TOMORROW (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..IN LIEU OF
FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; ARNOLD MANSFIELD AND ASHLEY RODERICK…..AND A DAUGHTER; LENA JORDAN AND JOHN HEARD ALL OF OHIO…..A
SISTER; LENA VENTRESS…..AND DEBBIE BROWN BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
06/25/20
W-K-U FOOTBALLL HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE TEAM’S 20-20 SEASON OPENER IS BEING MOVED AHEAD TWO DAYS….ORGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR
SATURDAY…. SEPTEMBER FIFTH…..THE TOPPERS MATCH-UP WITH U-T CHATTANOOGA IS BEING MOVED TO THURSDAY…..SEPTEMBER THIRD…..
WITH A SIX O’CLOCK KICK OFF…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/24/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 156 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 119-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 32 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FIVE
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 19 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
ELECTION
06/24/20
YESTERDAY WAS ELECTION DAY IN KENTUCKY…..THE VOTING IS OVER…..BUT THE ELECTION ISN’T AS OFFICIAL RESULT TOTALS WON’T BE KNOWN
UNTIL NEXT WEEK….
THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SAID THE UNUSUAL PRIMARY WENT SMOOTHLY….. AND THEY SAY THERE COULD BE A RECORD TURN-OUT WHEN
SUAL PRIMARY WENT SMOOTHLY….. AND THEY SAY THERE COULD BE A RECORD TURN-OUT WHEN FINAL NUMBERS ARE SUBMITTED NEXT WEEK…..
FISCAL COURT
06/24/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MET LAST NIGHT USING “ZOOM” CONFERENCING…..AND THE COURT APPROVED JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER SIGNING
THE PAPER WORK FOR THE COUNTY TO RECEIVE 725-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN “CARES” FUNDING…..
THE COURT ALSO GAVE FINAL APPROVAL TO THE 2020-21 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF NINE-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS……
THE COURT ALSO APPROVED A CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF 98-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR BRUCH REMOVAL AT THE TRANSFER STATION….WITH
THE CITY PAYING HALF THE AMOUNT…..
AND 17-THOSUAND-794 DOLLARS WERE APPROVED FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW COMPUTERS FOR THE NINE-ONE-ONE DISPATCH CENTER……
K-9 TRAINING
06/24/20
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED POLICE VEHICLES FROM OTHER AGENCIES IN SCOTTSVILLE AND ALLEN COUNTY THIS WEEK……THAT’S BECAUE “ON-POINT
K-NINE” IS HOSTING A POLICE SEMINAR…..COMPETITION……AND CERTIFICATION…..
MOST OF THE DOGS IN ATTENDANCE ARE DUAL PURPOSE DOGS….WHICH MEANS THE TRACK NARCOTICS AND APPREHEND SUSPECTS…..
SPORTS
06/24/20
THE F-B-I ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THE NOOSE FOUND HANGING IN BUBBA WALLACE’S GARAGE AT THE TALLADEGA SUPER SPEEDWAY HAD
BEEN THERE SINCE LAST OCTOBER AND THERE WILL BE NO CHARGES FILED IN THE INCIDENT….
AND NO ONE COULD HAVE KNOWN WALLACE WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO GARAGE FOUR LAST WEEK……
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ISSUED A 60-GAME SCHEDULE YESTERDAY THAT WILL START JULY 23RD OR 24TH IN EMPTY BALLPARKS…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/2320
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 154 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 118 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 31 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FIVE
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 4 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
COVID UPDATE
06/23/20
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 90 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND NO
NEW DEATHS….
THE 90 NEW CASES BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 13-THOUSAND-839 AND THE NUMBER OF DEATS REMAINS AT 526…..AND THE NUMBER OF
KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS ARE THREE-THOUSAND-534……
PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONER……DR. STEVEN STACK…..SAID THE NEXT PHASE OF REOPENINGS IN KENTUCKY WILL BE THIS COMING MONDAY-
JUNE 29TH…..WHEN PROFESSIONALLY ORGANIZED VENUES AND EVENT SPACES…..LIKE HOTELS AND ARENAS CAN OPEN……THERE WILL BE
GUIDANCE FOR GATHERINGS UP TO 50-PEOPLE…..AND RESTAURANTS AND BARS WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE UP TO 50-PERCENT CAPACITY……
SPORTS
06/23/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLANS TO UNILATERALLY ISSUE A 60-GAME SCHEDULE…..FOR ITS SHORTEST SEASON SINCE 1878……FOLLOWING THE
PLAYER’S ASSOCIATION’S REJECTION OF A NEGOTIATED DEAL OF THE SAME LENGTH……
IT TOOK OVERTIME YESTERDAY…..AT THE TALLADAGA SUPER SPEEDWAY….FOR RYAN BLANEY TO TAKE THE CHECKERD FLAG AND WIN THE RAIN
DELAYED “GEIGO 500”……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/22/20
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS LOST ANOTHER CITIZEN THAT WAS A CONFIRMED
CASE OF COVID-19……WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OUR HEARTFELT SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS……
THERE WERE NO NEW CASE OF CORNA-VIRUS REPORTED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 152 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 113-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 34 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FIVE
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 18 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
BG SCHOOLS MERGE
06/22/20
TWO HISTORIC CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS IN BOWLING GREEN ARE COMBINING TO ESTABLISH….LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF BOWLING GREEN…..
ANCHORED CHRISTIAN SCHOOL WHICH BEGAN IN 1972…..AND BOWLING GREEN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1994 ARE
MERGING……
LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WILL HAVE PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE…..
COVID UPDATE
06/22/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 117 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY AND TWO MORE DEATHS….
THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES REPORTED TO AT LEAST 13-THOUSAND750 SINCE THE FIRST ONE WAS REPORTED ON MARCH SIXTH….
AS OF SATURDAY…..AT LEAST THREE-THOUSAND-530 KENTUCKIANS HAD RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……AND HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY
BELIEVE THAT NUMBER IS LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL TOTAL…..SINCE MANY RECOVERIES GO UNREPORTED…..
SPORTS
06/22/20
THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY FORCED NASCAR TO POSTPONE THE “CUP SERIES” RACE AT TALLADEGA SUPER SPEEDWAY THAT WAS TO MARK THE
RETURN OF MORE FANS TO THE TRACK….
THE RACE…..WHICH WILL BE RUN THIS AFTERNOON…..IS THE FIRST AMID THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC IN WHICH NASCAR OPENED THE GATES
FOR UP TO FIVE-THOUSAND FANS…..
GRADUATION
06/19/20
GRADUATION CEREMONIES FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 20-20 WILL BE HELD TONIGHT AT PATRIOT FIELD……
GO TO THE DISTRICT’S WEB-PAGE FOR A LINK TO THEIR “YOU-TUBE CHANNEL” WHICH WILL SHOW THE CEREMONIES….AND THEY WILL ALSO BE
“LIVE-STREAMED” ON THE DISTRICT’S PUBLIC RELATIONS FACE-PAGE…..
AND WVLE AND WLCK WILL ALSO BE BROADCASTING TONIGHT’S GRADUATION CEREMONIES……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/19/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER SEVEN CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 145 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 113-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 28 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 18 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
BOUCHER RESENTENCING
06/19/20
A NEW SENTENCING DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR THE BOWLING GREEN MAN WHO TACKLED SENATOR RAND PAUL IN HIS YARD…..IN 20-17,…..BREAKING
SEVERAL OF HIS RIBS…..
RENE BOUCHER WILL BE RESENTENCE JULY 27TH ON A COUNT OF ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS….
BOUCHER SERVED A 30-DAY SENTENCE…..PAID A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE…..AND PERFORMED COMMUNITY SERVICES AFTER PLEADING GUILTY
TO ATTACKING PAUL OVER A LAWN MAINTENANCE ISSUE ALONG THEIR PROPERTY LINE……
SPORTS
06/19/20
NASCAR IS GOING TO ALLOW UP TO 30-THOUSAND FANS AT THE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY NEXT MONTH…..WHEN IT MOVES THE “ALL-STAR
RACE” OUT OF THE CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOR JUST THE SECOND TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE RACE…..
THE RACE WAS ORGINIALLY SCHEDULED FOR MAY 16TH AT CHARLOTE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/18/20
GOOD NEWS FROM THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT YESTERDAY….AS THEY REPORTED NO NEW CASES OF COVID-19…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 138 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 110-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 24 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 18 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
CORONA UPDATE
06/18/20
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING YESTERDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THERE WERE 170-NEWS CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….AND SIX MORE DEATHS….
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES NOW STAND AT 12-THOUSAND-995…..WHILE 518 KENTUCKIANS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO THE
DISEASE……
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ANNOUNCED HE WAS REINSTATING A STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE PROGRAM…..LIKE KY-NEXT…...WHICH ALLOWED
SOME 500-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS TO PURCHASE COMMERCIAL HEALTH PLANS OR SIGN UP FOR MEDICAID…..
BESHEAR SAID HE NOTIFIED FEDERAL OFFICIALS OF HIS PLANS TO REVIVE THE STATE-BASED EXCHANGE IN JANUARY 20-22…..
SPORTS
06/18/20
THE N-C-A-A DIVISION ONE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A PLAN TO ALLOW COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYERS TO START WORKING WITH THEIR
COACHES…..FOR THE FIRST TIME…..SINCE THE PANDEMIC WIPED OUT MARCH MADNESS…..
THE SUMMER ACCESS PERIOD FOR MEN’S AND WOMEN’S PLAYES WILL BEGIN JULY 20TH……
THE COUNCIL ALSO APPROVE AN EXTENDED “PRESEASON” MODEL FOR FOOTBALL TEAMS……
AND A PROPOSAL FOR SCHOOLS TO TRANSITION STRAIGHT FROM DIVISION-THREE TO DIVISION-ONE WAS ALSO APPROVED…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/17/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 138 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 109-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 25 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 28 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
BARR’S WIFE DIES
06/17/20
CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR’S OFFICE HAS CONFIRMED THAT HIS WIFE…. CAROL….PASSSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT THEIR HOME IN LEXINGTON
YESTERDAY…..
THE BARR’S HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS……AND HE’S RUNNING FOR REELECTION IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT……
BEWLEY
06/17/20
80 YEAR OLD RAY “CORKEY” BEWLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL
HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOHNNY AND BRENDA…..A SON-IN-LAW; ;JOE OLIVER…..AND JUDY COX ALL FROM SCOTTSVILLE…..
THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GRANDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
06/17/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL COACHING LEGEND…..JIMMY FEIX….. HAS BEEN LISTED ON THE 20-21 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF
FAME BALLOTT……HE WAS PREVIOUSLY ON THE BALLOT IN 20-19 AND 19-97……IS ONE OF ONLY 40 COACHES NAMED THIS YEAR…..
FEIX IS THE ONLY FOOTBALL COACH IN WESTERN’S HISTORY TO ECLIPSE THE 100 WIN MARK….AMASSING A CAREER RECORD OF 106-56-AND-SIX….
FOR A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF SIX-49……IN HIS 16-YEARS AS THE PROGRAMS HEAD COACH……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/16/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER THREE CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 136 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 106-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 26 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
SCHOOL BOARD
06/16/20
AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING….. SUPERINTENDENT TRAVIS HAMBY DISCUSSSED A NUMBER OF PLANS FOR THE
OPENING OF SCHOOL THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED…..AND THE BOARD APPROVED AMENDING THE SCHOOL CALENDAR…..WHICH MOVES THE
OPENING DATE FOR STUDENTS TO AUGUST 25TH……
SPORTS AND OTHER EXTRA ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MARCH BAND CAN ALSO BEGIN….AND THE BOARD APPROVED THE SUPERINTENDENT REVIEWING
OPENING PLANS FROM VARIOUS TEAMS AND GROUPS…..AND APPROVING THEM IF THEY MEET THE GUIDELINES
MAMMOTH CAVE ROAD
06/16/20
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL TEMPORARILY CLOSE FLINT RIDGE ROAD TODAY FOR PAVEMENT PRESERVATION WORK….
THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FROM THE INTERSECTION WITH MAMMOTH CAVE ENTRANCE ROAD TO THE PARK RIDGE/MAMMOTH CAVE PARK ROAD
INTERSECTION……
SPORTS
06/16/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MAY NOT PLAY AT ALL THIS YEAR…..AFTER A BREAKDOWN IN TALKS BETWEEN TEAMS AND THE PLAYERS’ ASSOCIATION ON
HOW TO SPLIT UP MONEY IN THE SEASON DELAYED BY THE CORONA-VIRUS…..
YESTERDAY THE COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE NOTIFIED THE PLAYERS’ ASSOCIAION THAT IT WILL NOT PROCEED WITH A SCHEUDLE UNLESS THE
THREAT OF LEGAL ACTION BY THE UNION IS RESOLVED……
FATAL-TAYLOR
06/15/20
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING A FATAL ACCIDENT YESTERDAY MORNING….FOUR MILE NORTH OF CAMPBELLSVILLE….
TROOPERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO STOP A RECKLESS DRIVER….WHEN THE TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN CHEVY PICK UP….OPERATED BY 76 YEAR OLD
THOMAS HUNT OF CAMPBELLSVILLE LEFT THE ROADWAY MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE STRICKING A TREE….
ALLEN RESURFACING
06/15/20
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET SCHEDULED TO BEGIN A PAVING PROJECT ON KENTUCKY 100 IN ALLEN COUNTY…..BETWEEN HUGHES
ROAD AND CELSER ROAD TODAY…..
MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT LAND CLOSURES AND USE CAUTION…..
BOWLING GREEN RESURFACING
06/15/20
A PROJECT TO RESURFACE AND ADD A CENTER TURN LANE ON A SECTION OF SCOTTSVILLE ROAD IN BOWLING GREEN BEGAN LAST NIGHT….
THE SECTION OF TWO-31…..BETWEEN WILKINSON TRCE AND THE 31-W BYPASS…… WILL BE RESURFACED FROM SIX EACH NIGHT TO SIX THE NEXT
MORNING…..AND THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEK TO COMPLETE…..
AFTER THE ROADWAY IS RESURFACED….THE SECTION BETWEEN SMALLHOUSE ROAD AND WILKINSON TRACE WILL BE RESTRIPED TO ADD A
CENTER TURN LANE…..
SPORTS
06/15/20
DESPITE WEATHER DELAYS….DENNY HAMLIN TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG AT THE HOMESTEAD/MIAMI SPEEDWAY LAST NIGHT…. TO WIN THE “DIXIE
VODKA-400”……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/12/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER FIVE CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 123-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 95-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 24 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
SCHOOL MEETING
06/12/20
KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND HEALTH OFFICIALS WILL BE MEETING TODAY TO DISCUSS HOW TO SAFELY REOPEN SCHOOLS ….
OFFICIALS SAY A TIMELINE WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR RELEASING SAFETY PROCEDURES…..WHICH WILL INCLUDE MEASURES SUCH AS WEARING
FACE MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING…..
INTERIM EDUCATION COMMISSIONER…..KEVIN BROWN….SAID HE THINKS DISTRICT CAN BEGIN LOOKIN AT AN AUGUST START DATE FOR CLASSES…..
SPORTS
06/12/20
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HAS A NEW HEAD COACH…..
CAMERON COOK HAS BEEN NAMED AS THE PROGRAM’S SEVEN COACH….. REPLACING SHELBY KEEGAN WHO STEPPED ASIDE LAST MONTH AFTER
ACCEPTING A TEACHING POSITION WITH THE BOWLING GREEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/11/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 118-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 79-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 35-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 37 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
COVID UPDATE
06/11/20
A TOTAL OF 191 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS WERE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY DURING GOVERNOR ANDY BESHERS’ DAILY BRIEFING….
THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL TO 11-THOUSAND-883……WITH ROBERTSON COUNTY REMAINING THE ONLY ONE OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S 120
COUNTIES WITHOUT A POSITIVE CASE….
BESAHER ALSO REPORTED SEVEN NEW DEATHS…..WHICH INCLUDED THREE IN LOGAN……
A TOTAL OF 145 LONG-TERM CARE CENTERS…..SUCH AS NURING HOMES….HAVE NOW SEEN POSITIVE CASES……
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN ARE 14-HUNDRED-38 RESIDENTS AND 694-STAFF……THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN 310
DEATHS AMONG RESIDENTS AND THREE STAFF MEMBERS……
GLASGOW NEWSPAPER
06/11/20
THE GLASGOW DAILY-TIMES PUBLISHED ITS LAST ADDITION TUESDAY…..AND HAS NOW CONVERTED TO “ON-LINE” ONLY DUE TO STEEP LOSSESS IN
REVENUE CAUSED BY THE CORONA-VIRUS EPIDEMIC…..AND THE ALREADY BURDENSOME PRINT DELIVERY COSTS….
THE PAPER HAD BEEN PUBLISHING FIVE DAYS A WEEK…..TUESDAY THRU SATURDAY…….
SPORTS
06/11/20
NASCAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT ITS BANNING THE CONFEDERATE FLAG FROM ITS RACES AND VENUES…..
CONFEDERATE FLAGS HAVE BEEN A FAMILIAR SIGHT AT NASCAR RACES OVER ITS 72-YEAR HISORY….DOTTING THE INFIELD ATOP RVs OR BEING
WAVED BY FANS IN THE STANDS…..
THE ISSUED WAS BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT AS BUBBA WALLANCE…..NASCAR’S ONLY BLACK DRIVER…..CALLED FOR THE BANISHMEN OF THE
FLAG SAYING THERE WAS NO PLACE FOR THEM IN THE SPORT……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/10/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 118-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 79-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 33-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 40 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
SUMMER FEEDING
06/103/20
THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM WILL BE OPEN AGAIN TODAY AT 12-SITES AROUND THE COUNTY…..EACH WEDNESDAY YOUNGSTER AGES ONE
TO18 CAN RECEIVE FIVE-DAYS WORTH OF MEALS FREE…..HOWEVER YOU NEED TO RESERVE THE MEALS BY CALLING SIX-ONE-EIGHT-31-81 OR GO
ON-LINE TO……ALLEN-DOT-K-Y-SCHOOLS-DOT-U-S AND FILL OUT A FORM…..AND ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT TRAVIS HAMBY TELLS
NEWSWATCH THAT FUNDING HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THE PROGRAM TO CONTINUE THRU JULY……..
FEEDING SITES AND TIMES ARE……
CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER ONE AND ADOLPHUS FIRE DEPARTMENTS 10-30 TO 11
HIGH SCHOOL 10-30 TO 11-30
COUNTRY PLACE AND GREEN VALLEY APARTMENTS 11 TO 11-25
EAST ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT 11 TO 11-30
ALCO APARTMENTS AND THE CORE 11-45 TO 12-10
HALIFAX AND TRAMMEL FIRE DEPARTMENTS 11-45 TO 12-15……
AND LANDMARK APARTSMENTS AND JIM MCDANIEL PARK 12-30 TO 12-55
ALSTON
06/10/20
84 YEAR OLD CHARLES NATHANIEL ALSTON DIED JUNE FOURTH…..A CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE WILL BE A VIDEO FUNERAL TRIBUTE LED BY HIS
PASTOR AT SCOTTSVILLE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH….THE FUNERAL CAN BE VIEWED AT…..T-W-CROW-FUNERAL-HOME-DOT-COM…..BY
CLICKING THE TRIBUTE VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF HIS OBITUARY PAGE…..AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; GWEN ALSTON AND RICHARD HORVATH….AND A BROTHER; JAMES….A GRANDCHILD ALSO
SURVIVES……
SPORTS
06/10/20
NASHVILLE IS MAKING A BID TO HOST THE 20-24 OR 2025 N-F-L DRAFT…..
THIS YEAR’S DRAFT WAS HELD VIRTUALLY DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS…..
CLEVELAND WILL HOST THE 20-21 N-F-L DRAFT…..WITH LAS VEGAL GETTING IT IN 20-22 TO MAKE UP FOR THE MISSED DRAFT THIS YEAR…..
AND KANSAS CITY WILL HOST THE 20-23 DRAFT……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/09/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER FIVE CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 116-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 66-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 56-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 32 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
CITY COUNCIL
06/09/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET YESTERDAY…..VIA ZOOM CONFERENCING….AND GAVE SECOND AND FINAL APPROVAL TO THE NEW CITY BUDGET
THAT BEGINS JULY FIRST…..
MATTHEW LAMB…..A RESIDENT OF THE NORTH FOURTH STREET AREA…..TALKED WITH THE COUNCIL ABOUT HIS NEIGHBORHOOD……
APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR FOUR DILAPIDATD PROPERTIES TO BE RAZED……
AND CITY SUPERINTENDENT GREG CARVER RREPORTED THAT THE NEWS TWO-31 SEWER LINE PROJECT CONTINUES TO RUN ONE TO ONE-AND-A-
HALF MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE……
SPORTS
06/09/20
NASCAR IS RETURNING TO NASHVILLE…..AS THEY WILL HOLD A “CUP” RACE FOR THE FIRST TIME…..NEXT SEASON
THE LAST XFINITY AND TRUCK RACES WERE HELD AT NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY IN TWENTY-11…..
DOVER MOTORSPORTS…..WHO OWN THE NASHVILLE TRACK….IS GIVING UP ONE OF THE DOVER DATES AND MOVING IT TO MUSIC CITY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/08/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 111-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 57-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 50-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING…..THERE WERE 3 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS GIVEN
OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND
SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
KENTUCKY ECONOMY REOPENING
06/07/20
MORE OF THE COMMONWEALTHS ECONOMY IS REOPENING TODAY….
HISTORICAL RRACING FACILITIES LIKE KENTUCKY DOWNS CAN REOPEN…..
AQUARIUMS…..OUTDOOR ATTRATIONS….LIBRARIES…..DISTILLARIES CAN REOPEN…..
HORSE SHOWS CAN BE HELD…..
AND MUSEUMS……INCLUDING THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM…..CAN REOPEN TODAY……
REPUBLICAN ONLINE CONVENTION
06/08/20
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY HELD ITS FIRST EVER….ON-LINE STATE CONVENTION YESTERDAY…..WITH GOP LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE
COMONWEALTH ELECTING DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES TO THE 20-20 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION……AS-WELL-AS A SLATE OF
ELECTORS FOR THE ELECTORIAL COLLEGE FOLLOWING THIS YEAR’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION……
SPORTS
06/08/20
AT THE ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY……KEVIN HARVICK TOOK THE CHECKERED FLGG…..TO WIN THE “FOLDS OF HONOR…..QUICK TRIP 500”…..
U-K ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MITCH BARNHART SAYS KENTUCKY’S FIRST PRIORITY WILL BE SAFETY WHEN STUDENT-ATHLETES RETURN TO CAMPUS
TODAY…..
THE PHASED RETURN FOR ATHLETES BEGINS TODAY WITH THE FOOTBALL TEAM…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/07/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER ….. CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..AND ANOTHER DEATH…..WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY….
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-
ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT 24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 109-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 51-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 54-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING…..THERE WERE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
MILLER
06/07/20
60 YEAR OLD JIMMY EUGENE MILLER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (MON) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. ZION CEMETERY…..VISITAITON BEGINS AFTER NINE-30
TOMORROW (MON) MORNING AND THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE LIVESTREAMED ON THE GOAD FUNERAL HOME FACEBOOK PAGE STARTING AT
TWO……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO BROTHERS; ROY OF BOWLING GREEN AND JERRY OF SOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW;
FRANCES KINSLOW AND DORIS AND CLESSIE LONAS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND MARY AND JUNIOR BROWN OF FRANKLIN……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/05/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED THREE….. CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME……THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 103-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 45-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 55-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN THREE
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING…..THERE WERE 95 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
CORONA UPDATE
06/05/20
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED ANOTHER BIG SPIKE IN CORONA-VIRUS CASES…..WITH 295
NEW CASES BEING REPORTED…..MAKING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL 10-THOUSAND-705…..
AND EIGHT MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED…..BRINGING THAT OVERALL UMBER TO 458……
CASES HAVE NOW BEEN REPORTED IN 119 OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S 120 COUNTIES…..WITH ROBERTSON COUNTY BEING THE ONLY ONE
WITHOUT A CONFIRMED CASE…..
NASCAR
06/05/20
NASCAR HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE “QUAKER STATE 400” WILL BE HELD AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY ON JULY 12TH……
RACING AT THE SPEEDWAY WILL BEGIN THURSDAY-JULY NINTH WITH THE XFINITY SERIES RUNNING THE “KENTUCKY 200”……THE NEXT NIGHT THE
XFINITY SERIES WILL HOLD THE “ALSCO 300”…..
SATURDAY JULY 11TH……THE GANDER R-V AND OUTDOOR TRUCK SERIES WILL RUN THE “BUCKLE UP IN YOUR TRUCK TWO-25”……
THEN THE “CUP SERIES” CLOSES OUT THE WEEK END WITH THE “QUAKER STATE 400” ON SUNDAY JULY 12TH……
AND ALL RACES WILL BE HELD WITHOUT FANS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/04/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED THREE….. CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME……THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 100-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 45-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 52-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAS BEEN THREE
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING…..THERE WERE 68 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
COVID UPDATE
06/04/20
A LARGE SPIKE IN NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS…..AND THE COMMONWEALTH’S YOUNGEST VICTIM TO DIE WERE AMONG THE TOPICE
DISCUSSED BY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR DURING HIS DAILY BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..
A TOTAL OF EIGHT DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..INCLUDING A NINE-MONTH OLD INFANT FROM HOPKINS COUNTY….KENTUCKY PUBLIC
HEALTH COMMISSIONR…..DR. ROBERT STACK…..SAID WITHOUT COVID……THE CAUSE OF DEATH PROBBLY WOULD HAVE BEEN “SIDS”……450-
KENTUCKIANS HAVE NOW DIED FROM THE VIRUS……
265 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY……RAISING THAT TOTAL TO 10-THOUSAND-410…….
ROBERTSON COUNTY IS THE ONLY ONE IN KENTUCKY TO NOT REPORT A POSITIVE CASE OF CORONA-VIRUS……
PURSUITS
06/04/20
TWO PURSUITS……IN THE LAST THREE DAYS IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…..HAVE LEAD TO THE ARREST OF THREE PERSONS….
HORE CAVE POLICE CHARGED THREE LOUISVILLE MEN AFTER A HIGH-SPEED CHASE ON 31-W…..THE TRIO FROM LOUISVILLE THREATENED A
WOMAN…..HER MOTHER….AND HER CHILD WITH A HAND GUN….TWO OF THE MEN STOLE THE WOMEN’S CAR AND THE OTHER TOOK OFF
RUNNING……THE CHASE WHICH REACHED SPEEDS OF 120 MILES-PER-HOUR ENDED IN CAVE CITY AFTER HITTING SEVERAL VEHICLES….A
TRACTOR….AND ANOTHER CAR WITH TWO OCCUPANTS INSIDE…..
GLASGOW POLCIE ARRESTED A WESTVIEW MAN AFTER HE REFUSED TO STOP….THE F-800 SERIES FORD TRUCK LED OFFICERS THRU BARREN….
EDMONSON….HART AND METCALFE COUNTIES WHERE IT DROVE THRU SEVERAL BACK YARDS IN A MOBILE HOME PARK AND STRUCK A DECK
ATTACHED TO ONE OF THE RESIDENCES…..THE PURSUIT ENDED AFTER TIRE DEFLATION DEVISES WERE DEPLOYED AND THE TRUCK ENDED UP IN
A DITCH…….
BASEBALL
06/04/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HAS REJECTED A PLAYER’S PROPOSAL FOR A 114-GAME REGULAR SEASON WITH NO ADDITIONAL SALARY CUTS…..AND
WILL NOW TURN ITS ATTENTION TO A SHORTENED SLATE OF PERHAPS 50-GAMES FOR FEWER……
LAST WEEK…..OWNERS PROPOSED AN 82-GAME SCHEDULE STARTING IN EARLY JULY…….
THERE HASN’T BEEN A SCHEDULE AVERAGING FEWER THAN 82-GAMES PER TEAM SINCE 18-79…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/03/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ONE….. CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENS IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME……THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT 24-
HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 97-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 45-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 49-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…….
AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING…..THERE WERE 119 PENDING TESTS…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
COPS GRANTS
06/03/20
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS AWARDING NEARLY 400-MILLION DOLLARS IN “COPS” GRANT FUNDING……TO 596-LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
ACROSS THE NATION….TO HIRE 27-HUNDRED-32 FULL-TIME OFFICERS…..
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS RECEIVING 123-THOUSAND138 DOLLARS……
WHILE THE MORGANTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SIMPSON COUNTY SEHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ARE BOTH RECEIVING 250-THOUSAND
DOLLARS……
SUMMER FEEDING
06/03/20
THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM WILL BE OPEN AGAIN TODAY AT 12-SITES AROUND THE COUNTY…..EACH WEDNESDAY YOUNGSTER AGES ONE
TO18 CAN RECEIVE FIVE-DAYS WORTH OF MEALS FREE…..
HOWEVER YOU NEED TO RESERVE THE MEALS BY CALLING SIX-ONE-EIGHT-31-81 OR GO ON-LINE TO……ALLEN-DOT-K-Y-SCHOOLS-DOT-U-S AND FILL
OUT A FORM…..
FEEDING SITES AND TIMES ARE……
CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER ONE AND ADOLPHUS FIRE DEPARTMENTS 10-30 TO 11
HIGH SCHOOL 10-30 TO 11-30
COUNTRY PLACE AND GREEN VALLEY APARTMENTS 11 TO 11-25
EAST ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT 11 TO 11-30
ALCO APARTMENTS AND THE CORE 11-45 TO 12-10
HALIFAX AND TRAMMEL FIRE DEPARTMENTS 11-45 TO 12-15……
AND LANDMARK APARTSMENTS AND JIM MCDANIEL PARK 12-30 TO 12-44
SPORTS
06/03/20
74 YEAR OLD WES UNSELD….WHO WAS CHOSEN ONE OF THE 50-GREATEST PLAYERS IN N-B-A HISTORY AND LED WASHINGTON TO ITS ONLY
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP…..DIED YESTERDAY AFTER A SERIES OF HEALTH ISSUES……
UNSELD…..WHO PLAYED HIS COLLEGE BASKETBALL AT LOUISVILLE….AND WILT CHAMBERLAIN ARE THE ONLY TWO PLAYS TO WIN…N-B-A ROOKIE OF
THE YEAR AND M-V-P HONORS IN THE SAME SEASON…..
GRADUATION
06/02/20
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HAS RELEASED TENTATIVE PLAN FOR GRADUAITON ON JUNE 19TH…..HOWEVER…..KEEP IN MIND THAT
THIS PLAN IS SUBJECT TO COVID-19 GUIDELINES AND RESTRICTIONS THAT MANY BE IN PLACE AALE ON THE SCHEDULED DATE…..AND AS A
RESULT…..THE PLAN MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE.
GRADUATION ION WILL BE HELD ON THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL FIELD…..WITH AN ALTERNATE LOCATION IN PATRIOT GYM…..IN CASE OF INCLEMENT
WEATHER……
THERE WILL BE TWO CEREMONIES…..THE FIRST AT SIX WILL INCLUDE SENIORS WITH LAST NAMES BEGINNING WITH “A” AND ENDING WITH “L”…..
THEN THE SECOND CEREMEORY WILL BEGIN AT EIGHT AND INCLUDE SENIORS WITH LAST NAME BEGINNNING WITH “M” AND ENDING IN “Z”…..
ONLY THE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS OF THE GRADUATE WILL BEPER TO ATTEND THE CEREMONY…..WHICH WILL BE LIVESTREAMED AND
BROADCAST ON WVLE……
GRADUATES MUST CALL THE HIGH SCHOOL BY JUNE FIFTH TO CONFIRM THE NUMBER OF TICKETS NEEDED…..AND TO SPECFY IF HANDICAPED
PARKING AND OR SEATING IS NEEDED……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/02/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER EIGHT….. CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME……THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 96-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 44-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 49-ACTIVE CASES IN QUAANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…….
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
CORONA UPDATE
06/02/20
KENTUCKY HAS NOW ECLIPSED THE 10-THOUSAND MARK IN THE NUMBER OF CASES OF COVID-19…..ACCORDING TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOP
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIAL….
DR. ROBERT STACK KENTUCKY HAD 131 NEW CASES SUNDAY WITH NO NEW DEATHS SUNDAY…..AND YESTERDAY THERE WERE 214 NEWS CASE
EIGTH NEWS DEATHS…..
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS TESTED IS NOW 236-THOUSAND-416…..
AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT AT LEAST THREE-THOUSAND-232 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
LOUISVILLE SHOOTING
06/02/20
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE WILL BE INVESTIGARTING THE SHOOTING….EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING IN LOUISVILLE…..BY POLICE AND KENTUCKY
NATIONAL GUARDS TROOPS WHICH LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD….
DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR DIDN’T MINCE WORDS ABOUT OFFICERS NOT HAVING THEIR “BODY CAMERAS”
ON…..
THE TWO OFFICERS WHO FIRED THEIR WEAPONS HAVE BEEN PUT ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE…..AND LOUISVILLE POLICE CHIEF STEVE CONRAD HAS
BEEN FIRED…..
SPORTS
06/02/20
COLLEGE FOOTBALL CONFERENCES AND TELEVISION NETWORKS HAVE AGREED TO HOLD-OFF ON ANNOUNCING START TIMES FOR EARLY-SEASON
GAMES…..
NETWORKS GENERALLY ANNOUNCE EARLY GAME TIMES FOR THE FOOTBALL BOWLING SUBDIVISION CONFERENCES ON JUNE FIRST…..
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN WITH A HANDFUL OF GAMES ON AUGUST 29TH……WITH A FULL SLATE OF GAMES THE
FOLLOWING WEEK……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/01/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER SIX…..CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME……THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 80-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 43-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 42-ACTIVE CASES IN QUAANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…….
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
LOUISVILLE PROTESTS
06/01/20
KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS REMAINED DEPLOYED IN LOUISVILLE FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE NIGHT LAST NIIGHT……GOVERNOR ANDY
BESHEAR CALLED OUT THE GUARD SATURDAY…..AS MORE THAN 400-MEMBERS ARE ON DUTY……
LOUISVILLE’S PROTESTS FOLLOWED THE RELEASE OF A NINE-ONE-ONE CALL……BY SHOOTING VICTIM BREONNA TAYLOR’S BOYFRIEND…..MADE
MOMENTS AFTER THE 26-YEAR-OLD E-M-T WAS SHOT BY NARCTICS DETECTIVES WHO KNOCKED DOWN HEAR FRONT DOOT…..NO DRUGS WERE
FOUND IN HER HOME…..
KY ECONOMY REOPENING
06/01/20
THE FIRST OF JUNE MEANS MORE OF KENTUCKY’S ECONONY IS REOPENING……
BOWLING ALLEYS AND MOVIE THEATRES REOPEN TODAY…..
FISHING TOURNAMENTS CAN BEGIN ALONG WITH LIVE AUCTIONS…..
AUTO/DIRT TRACKS AND AQUATIC CENTERS ARE ALSO OPENING…..
KENTUCKY STATE RESORT PARKS…..RECREATIONAL PARKS….LODGES AND CABINS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR NORMAL BUSIESS TODAY……..
HOWVER…..BARREN RIVER STATE PARK IS CLOSED DUE TO ONGOING RENOVATIONS…….
SPORTS
06/01/20
AT THE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY YESTERDAY…..BRAD KESELOWSKI WON HIS SECOND RACE IN SEVEN DAYS AS HE TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG
IN THE “SUPER MARKET 400”……
THE XFINITY SERIES WILL BE RACING AT BRISTOL TODAY…..
ALSO TODAY…….HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS CAN BEGIN HOLDING TEAM MEETINGS…..OF 10 OR LESS…..THRU JUNE 14TH…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 74 THRU 82
05/31/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER NINE CONFIRMED…..POSITIVE…..CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY
YESTERDAY…..….
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 82-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENLY 42-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 37-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……
CORONA UPDATE
05/31/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THERE WERE 247-NEWLY CONFIRMED CORONA-VIRUS CASES AND 13-DEATHS IN KENTTUCKY SATURDAY…..
FRIDAY’S CASES WERE ALSO HIGH….WITH 37-PECENT OF YESTERDAY’S CASES FROM LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES…..AND ANOTHER NINE-PERCENT
OF CASES WERE FROM CONGREGATE CARE SETTINGS…..MAINLY THE FEDERAL PRISON IN LEXINGTON……
65-THOUSAND-800 TESTS WERE REPORTED LAST WEEK…..
AND THREE-THOUSAND-232 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 62 THRU 67
05/29/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER FIVE CONFIRMED…..POSITIVE…..CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY
YESTERDAY…..….
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 67-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENLY 38-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 26-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……
CORONA UPDATE
05/29/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS CONTINUES TO BE ON THE DECLINE IN KENTUCKY…..HOWEVER…..THE NUMBER OF DEATHS
ROSE YESTERDAY…..
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 113-NEWS CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY FOR A TOTAL OF NINE-THOUSAND-184 IN THE
COMMONWEALTH……AND THERE WERE ALSO NINE MORE DEATHS…..RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 409…….
TAYLOR
05/29/20
53 YEAR OLD TONY TAYLOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AT 12NOON
AT FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..VISITATION WILL BE TOMORROW MORNING FROM NINE-30 TO 11-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; DEREK…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; TIM AND CATHY…..AN UNCLE; RAY DESMON AND WIFE JOYCE…..AND AN AUNT;
OPAL HAYES ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES……
SPORTS
05/29/20
THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BOARD OF CONTROL VOTED YESTERDAY TO ALLOW TEAM MEETINGS OF 10 OR LESS JUNE
FIRST THRU 14TH….
BEGINNING JUNE 15TH….PRACTICES CAN RESUME FOR SOME SPORTS SUCH AS GOLF AND CROSS COUNTY….ON A LIMITED BASIS…..
ALSO ON THE 15TH…..VOLLEYBALL….FOOTBALL….SOCCER…..FIELD HOCKEY AND BASKETBALL CAN START WORKOUTS AND EXERCISE IN A SMALL-
GROUP SETTINGS…..BUT CAN’T BEGIN PRACTICES UNTIL JUNE 29TH…….
CORONA UPDATE
05/28/20
KENTUKY HAS NOW TOPPED NINE-THOUSAND CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS AND REACHED 400-DEATHS…..
DURING HIS DAILY BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THERE WERE 127-NEW CASES…..MAKING AT LEAST NINE-THOUSAND-
77 SINCE THE FIRST CASE WAS OE ON MARCH SXITH….
THERE WERE SIX DEATHS…..BRING THAT TOTAL TO 400…..
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES……SUCH AS NURSING HOMES…..ARE STILL SEEING AN INCREASE IN CASES…..BUT YESTERDAY’S TOTAL WAS LESS
THAN IN MANY RECENT DAYS…..AS THER WERE 15-NEW CASES AMONG RESIDENTS AND 16-INVOLVING STAFF MEMBERS…..
VOTING LAWSUIT
05/28/20
A FEDERAL LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED…..SEEKING TO KEEP EXPANDED ABSENTEE VOTING IN PLACE FOR THE NOVERMBER GENERAL ELECTION AND
TO THROW OUT THE PHOTO I-D REQUIREMENT TO VOTE….
THE SUIT WAS FILE BY SEVERAL GROUPS INCLUDING THE A-C-L-U………
NAMED AS DEFENDANT ARE SECRETARY OF STATE MICHALE ADAMS…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR…..AND BEN CHANDLER WHO CLAIRS THE STATE
BOARD OF ELECTIONS……
ANIMAL SHELTER
05/28/20
ALLEN COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT THE ALLEN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL
AT LEAST MONDAY…..JUNE FIRST……
SPORTS
05/28/20
THE KENTUCKY HORSE RACING COMMISSION “DATES COMMITTEE”……HAS APPROVED KEENELAND’S REQUEST TO CONDUCT A SPECTATOR-FREE….
FIVE-DAY SUMMER MEET…..WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE JULY-EIGHTH THRU 12TH…..
THE TRACK SAYS IT PLANS TO HOST NINE OR 10 RACES EACH DAY OF THE ABBREVIATED SUMMER MEET……AND WILL FEATUE 10-GRADED STAKES
RACES…… WHICH ARE TRADITIONALLY RUN DURING KEENELAND’S SPRING MEET…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 54-59
05/27/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER FIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..AS THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING
MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-
ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 59-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENLY 36-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARATINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 20-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…..
FISCAL COURT
05/27/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MET LAST NIGHT….USING “ZOOM CONFERENCING”….TO HOLD THEIR MEETING……
THE COURT GAVE FIRST READING TO THE FISAL YEAR 20-21 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF NINE-POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS…..THE BUDGET WILL
NOW BE SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR APPROVAL BEFORE RECEIVING SECOND READING BY THE COURT…..
JOHN BETNER……WITH BETNER COMMUNICATIONS…..TALKED WITH THE COURT ABOUT THE INSTALLATION OF NEW REPEATERS THAT WILL BE
TAKING PLACE TODAY……
AND A STANDING ORDER WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WAS APPROVED WHICH WILL HAVE FEES……IN EXCESS OF FIVE-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
BEING RETURNED TO THE COURT……
ARREST
05/27/20
A SCOTTSVILLE MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY SLASHING ANOTHER MAN’S NECK…..
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE SAY 31 YEAR OLD ROBERT TOMES SLASHED THE MAN’S NECK AT A RESIDENCE ON EAST WALNUT STREET….A WITNESS TO THE
STABBING GAVE AUHORITIES A DESCRIBTION OF TOMES WHO WAS LOCATED ON WEST MAIN STREET….
HE’S BEEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT…..WANTON ENDANGERMENT…..POSSESION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA……
SPORTS
05/27/20
IF PLAY IS RESUMED……THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE WILL ABANDON THE REST OF THE REGULAR SEASON AND GO STRAIGHT INTO THE PLAY-
OFFS WITH 24-TEAMS INSTEAD OF 16…..
GROUPS OF 12-TEAMS…..REPRESENTING EACH OF THE TWO CONFERENCES….WILL BE LIMITED TO PLAYING IN TWO CITIES….YET TO BE
DETERMINED….
THREE WEEK TRAINING CAMPS WOULD OPEN NO EARLIER THAN JULY FIRST….AND VOLUNTARY WORKOUT COULD BEGIN IN EARLY JUNE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 53
05/26/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS REPORTED THE DEATH OF ANOTHER ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENT YESTERDAY FROM THE COVID-19
OUTBREAK…..WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OUT DEPEST REGRETS AND HEARTFELT SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY…..
ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSTIVE CASE OF CORONA-VIRUS WAS ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY……THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT
AND IS IN QUARTINE AT THIS TIME…..
THE HEALT DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS…..CONTACT TRACING….. WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING
THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS A TOTAL OF 53-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENLY 35-CASES HAVE FULL RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARATINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 15-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…..
STEWART
05/26/20
63 YEAR OLD DOUG STEWART OF ADOLPHUS DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT MT. PLEASANT UNITED METHORIDS CHURCH CEMETERY……FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. BUT ASKED TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL
DISTANCING…..VISITATION WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING FROM NINE-30 TO 11-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JANICE STEWART…..A STEP-SON; JOSEPH SWAN…..AND A STEP-DAUGHTER; RECECCA GALUNAS BOTH OF NEW
YORK…..THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; BEVIN AND LISA OF ADOLPHUS; TERRY AND SHANNON OF SCOTTSIVLLE AND LEON OF CAVE CITY…..
TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; MARGARET VERNON OF NEW JERSEY AND DONNA JAMES OF NEW YORK…..AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; GORDON VERNON OF
WIFE BARBARA OF MURRAY…….
PRUITT
05/26/20
65 YEAR OLD DR. RANDY PRUITT OF LYNCHBURG-VIRGINIA DIED FRIDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..A PRIVE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE WEDNESDAY AT
NEW BETHEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY…..
HE’S SURVIVE DBY HIS WIFE; ROSE PRUITT…..FOUR DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; HANNAH QUEBEDWAUX AND HUSBAND MILES SCHRISTIAN OF
OHIO, TINA AND BEN JONE OF SCOTTSVILLE, EMILY AND LARRY MEADOR OF BOWLINGG REN AND JENNY DAVIS OF VIRGINIA…..HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW;
LOU WILLIAMS OF BOWLING GREEN….. FOUR BROTHERS ABD SISTERS-IN-LAW; GARY AND KETHY, DOUGLAS AND JEANINE, TIMOTHY AND DIANE AND
JAMES AND MARY BESS…..AND HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW; PATTY MOSS ALL OS WISCONSIN……SIX GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
KEEN
05/26/20
EIGHT MONTH OLD NOVALIE “NOVA” KEEN NOF ADOLPHUS DIEDD THURSDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT FOUR AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
DONAITONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER MOTHER; HEYANNE KEEN…..HER FATHER; CODY PHELPS OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO SISTERS; MADI KEEN OF ADOLPHUS
AND MADISON LOCKHART OF LEWISBURG….A BROTHER; MASON LOCKHART OF LEWISBURG…. MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; K-C PHELPS OF
HUSBAND ANDY OF BOWLING GREEN….. AND MATERNAL GREAT-GRANDPARENTS; ALICE AND MELVIN KIMBLE OF NEW YORK………
SPORTS
05/26/20
THE “MATCH”…..IN WHICH TIGER WOODS AND PEYTON MANNING SCORED A ONE-UP WIN OVER PHIL MICKELSON AND TOM BRADY…..WAS NOT ONLY
THE MOST WATCHED GOLF MATEH IN HISTODY…..IT ALSO RAISED 20-MILLION DOLLARS FOR COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDS…….
AND PROFESSIONAL GOLF RETURNS TO THE BLUEGRASS THIS WEEK…..AS THE “UNBRIDLED TOUR” WILL BE PLAYING AT “THE BULL AT BOONES
TAVERN” TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY……
SCHOOL BOARD
05/22/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR MAY MEETING LAST NIGHT…..USING “ZOOM” TELECONFERENCING……AND APPROVED A
REORGANIZATION OF THE CENTRAL OFFICE…..
AND THOSE FOUR DIVISIONS AR LEARNING…..OPERATIONS…..FINANCE….AND HUMAN RESOURCES….
THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED THE TENTATIVE 2020-2021 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF 37-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS…..
AND APPROVED THE CURENT CERTIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR……
ECONOMY REOPENING
05/22/20
MORE OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S ECONOMY IS SET TO REOPEN TODAY…..
AS RESTAURANT DINING ROOMS CAN REOPEN WITH 33-PERCENT CAPACITY INSIDE AND UNLIMITED OUT DOORS…..
GROUPS OF 10 OR LESS CAN BE TOGETHE TODAY……
THE TRAVEL BAN EXPIES TODAY…..
AND THE COMMONWEALTH’S ONLINE PORTAL…..TO REQUEST AN ABSENTTE BALLOT FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION GOES INTO OPERATON TODAY……
INFANT DROWNS
05/22/20
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DROWNING DEATH OF AN EIGHT-MONTH- OLD ALLEN COUNTY INFANT….
STATE POLCIE WERE CALLED…..BY ALLEN COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES…..TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE AROUND ONE-30 YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON……
AN AUTOPSY WILL BE CONDUCTED TODAY AT THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE……AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES……
SPORTS
05/22/20
WEDNESDAY THE N-C-A-A VOTED NOT TO EXTEND ITS MORATORUM ON SPORTS…. WHICH EXPIRES MAY 31ST……AND YESTERDAY THE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISVILLE RELEASED IT PHASED IN PLAN FOR ATHLETES TO RETURN TO CAMPUS…..
UOFL ATHLETES WILL REPORT TO CAMPUS ON MAY 27TH…..BE QUARANTINED AND UNDERGO TESTING FOR 14-DAYS……THEN BEGIN VOLUNTARY
ACTIVITIES ON JUNE EIGHTH……
BRITT
05/21/20
67 YEAR OLD CLOYD LEE BRITT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER NINE TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..A SPECIAL VISITATION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING FROM 7-30 TO NINE AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
AND FOR MR. BRITT’S FUNERAL……THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING WILL CLOSE AT 11 TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PATRICIA HUGHES BRITT…..FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JONATHAN AND MELISA WOLFE OF FOUNTAIN RUN,
JEREMY AND AMANDA BRITT AND ADAM BRITT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND ANDREW BRITT OF ADOLPHUS…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW;
BRENDA AND JAMES ARMSTRONG OF BOWLING GREEN…….THREE GRANDHILDREN, A STEP-GRANDCHILD AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…..
REOPENING
05/20/20
TODAY…..WILL SEE THE REOPENING OF RETAIL BUSINESSES…..INCLUDING MALLS….. IN THE COMMONWEALTH….. BUT WITH 33-PERCENT
CAPACITY……
CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES MUST MAINTAIN PROPER SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WEAR MASKS……
FUNERAL AND MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL ALSO BE ALLOWED TO RESUME TODAY….. BUT WITH THE SAME RESTRICTIONS…..
CORONA UPDATE
05/20/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR YESTERDAY ANNOUNCED 20 MORE DEATHS IN KENTUCKY .RELATED TO THE CORONA-VIRUS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S
LARGEST SINGLE-DAY TOTAL SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN…..THE GOVERNOR DID SAY THE HIGHER DEATH COUNT WAS BASED IN PART ON THE
TIMING OF SOME REPORTS…..
THE 20-ADDITIONAL DEATHS RAIDED KENTUCKY’S TOTAL TO AT LEAST 366 ……
BESHEAR ALSO REPORTED 164 MORE COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH… RAISING THE TOTAL TO MORE THAN EIGHT-THOUSAND-60…..
AND ON A POSITIVE NOTE….28-HUNDRED-20 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
HART-DEATH INVESTIGATION
05/20/20
STATE POLICE ARE CONDUCTING A DEATH INVESTIGATION IN HART COUNTY IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRE….
THE ADULT INDIVIDUAL WAS LOCATED IN A DETACHED GARAGE/BARN WHICH HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY FIRE……THE ADJACENT RESIDENCE WAS
UNOCCUPIED AND NOT DAMAGED BY THE BLAZE…..
THE BODY WAS SENT TO THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE FOR IDENTIFICATION…..AND TO DETERMINE THE MANNER AND CAUSE OF
DEATH……
SPORTS
05/20/20
NASCAR’S “CUP SERIES” WILL BE BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT AT THE DARLINGTON RACEWAY…..
DUE TO THE CORONA PANDEMIC…..HORSE RACING’S TRIPLE CROWN WILL LOOK DIFFERENT THIS YEAR…..AS THE BELMONT STAKES WILL BE RUN
BEFORE THE KENTUCKY DERBY AND PREAKNESS…. AND WILL TAKE PLACE AT A SHORTER……AS IT WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 20TH…..
THE DERBY WAS MOVED TO SEPTEMBER FIFTH AND THE PREAKNESS TO OCTOBER THIRD…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 42 & 43
05/19/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TW CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..….
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 43-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENLY 22-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 19 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……
COVID UPDATE
05/19/20
SINCE GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR DIDN’T HAVE A BRIEFING SUNDAY…..HE GAVE A TWO-DAY UPDATE YESTERDAY…..
THERE WERE 122-NEW CASES SUNDAY ALONG WITH THREE-DEATHS AND YESTERDAY SAW 138-NEWS CASES AND NINE DEATHS…..THAT BRINGS
THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO SEVEN-THOUSAND-935 CASES AND 346 DEATHS……..THE GOVERNOR ALSO REPORTED TWO MORE CHILDREN AFFECTED
BY PEDIATRIC MULTI-SYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO FOUR……
145-THOUSAND-238 INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN TESTED…..AND 27-HUNDRED-85 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
CONE
05/19/20
51 YEAR OLD BRIAN JAMES CONE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE……
HE’ SURVIVED BY FOUR SONS; MATHEW LADD OF JAPAN, ANDREW LADD OF BOWLING GREEN AND DALTON AND WESLEY CONE……HIS MOTHER;
YOLANDA QUEEN OF TENNESSEE…..A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; VALERIE AND JOE ARMFIELD OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO STEP-BROTHRS; TONY
QUEEN OF TENNESSEE AND ROBERT QUEEN OF MISSOURI…..AND TWO STEP-SISTERS; ROBIN FUNK OF LOUISVILLE AND HOLLY JONES OF
TENNESSEE…….
SPORTS
05/19/20
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH CHOOL SENIOR FOOTBALL LINEMAN…..JORDAN MADDEN……WILL PLAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL AT CAMPBELLSVILLE
UNIVERSITY…..
MADDEN RECENTLY SIGNED WITH THE TIGERS IN PRIVATE CEREMONY AT HIS HOME…..
KY ECONOMY REOPENING
05/18/20
THE NEXT PHASE IN THE REOPENING OF KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY IS TODAY……AS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OFFICE CAN START TO “RE-OPEN”…..
HOWEVER….NO MORE THAN 50-PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYEES CAN BE IN THE BUILDING AT ONE TIME……AND NO MORE THAN 33-PERCENT
OCCUPATIONAL CAPACITY IN THE FACILITY…….
THE CITY/COUNTY COUNTY BUILDING WILL BE REOPENING……
HOWEVER….CITY OFFICE WILL NOT “REOPEN” TO IN PERSON SERVICE……
AND THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL AFTER THE JUNE PRIMARY….AND WILL REOPEN TO “IN-SERVICE” BUSINESS JULY
SIXTH……
CORONA UPDATE
05/18/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR CANCELED HIS NORMALLY SCHEUDULED CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE FOR SATURDAY……BUT HE RELEASED A VIDO
ANNOUNCING UPDATED NUMBERS…..
HE SAID THERE WERE 244 NEW CASES…..BRING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL TO SEVEN-THOUSAND-688…..HE ALSO REPORTED TWO NEW
DEATHS…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 334……AND 27-HUNDRED-68 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED……
THE GOVERNOR’S NEXT UPDATE WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AT FOUR LOCAL TIME………….
CROLEY
05/18/20
52 YEAR OLD ROY KEITH CROLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 10 AT
HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..
A SPECIAL VISITATION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM NINE TO 11….AND VISITATION FOR GENERAL PUBLIC WILL BE
WEDNESDAY FROM 12NOON TO EIGHT……AND THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION PRIOR TO THE FUNERAL SERVVICE……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; CHRISTY PETTY CROLEY…..A SON; JACK…..TWO DAUGHTERS; MACY AND ALEX…..HIS MOTHER; GRETA DEAN BALL
CROLEY….TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; ROBERTA CROLEY AND CINDY FOSTER…..AND HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW; JUDY PETTY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
05/18/20
FOLLOWING A 10-WEEK LAY-OFF DUE TO THE CORONIA-VIRUS…..NASCAR RETURNED TO THE TRACK YESTERDAY AT THE DARLINGTON SPEEDWAY….
WITH EMPTY STANDS….AS KEVIN HARVICK WON THE 400-MILE RACE……
THE “CUP SERIES” WILL RACE AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT DARLINGTON…..WHICH IS HOSTING THREE EVENTS IN FOUR DAYS BEFORE SHIFTING
TO CHARLOTTE…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 38 & 39
05/15/20
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED TWO MORE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN
COUNTY….
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 39-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENLY 20-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 18-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……
CORONA UPDATE
05/15/20
DURING HIS DAILY BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 199-NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS…..MAKING THE TOTAL
IN KENTUCKY SEVEN-THOUSAND-225……AND ONLY TWO DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 328…..
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES CONTINUE TO SEE A RISE IN CASES…..AS THERE WERE 20-NEW CASES INVOLVING RRESIDENTS AND SIX STAFF……
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES NOW STANDS AT 941 RESIDENTS…..380-STAFF…..AND 191 DEATHS….WITH ALL BUT TWO INVOLVING RESIDENTS…..
POSITIVE TESTS HAVE NOW BEEN FOUND AT 90-FACILITIES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH……
SIKES
05/15/20
75 YEAR OLD LARRY JAY SIKES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AT 12-30
AT CRESCENT HILL CEMETRY….THE FAMILY REQUESTS THAT FAMILY AND FRIENDS ATTENDING THE SERVICE MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING……
A DRIVE-THRU WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) FROM 11 TO 12-30….AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, EXPRESSIONS SOF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
DONATIONS TO YOUTH BASKETBALL…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LINDA JACKSON SIKES…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; TODD AND MISSY, TYLER AND STEPHANIE AND JAY
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER; KATIE BAUGHMAN OF LOUISVILLE……AND A SISTER; MELBA RICHARDSON OF GLASGOW……SIX
GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/15/20
NASCAR RETURNS TO THE TRACK SUNDAY AT THE DARLINGTON RACEWAY….AS A RANDOM DRAW WILL DETERMINE THE STARTING LINE UP FOR
SUNDAY’S CUP RACE…..
THE FIELD WILL ALSO BE FROZEN DURING THE LAP-30 OMPETITION CAUTION AND ALLOWED TO PIT TWO SEPARATE TIMES…….TO GIVE TEAMS TIME
TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS THEY WILL NOT HAVE ANY PRACTICE OR QUALIFYING BEFORE THE RACE…….
SITE BASED ELECTION
05/14/20
THE ANNUAL ELECTION FOR PARENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE……SCHOOL-BASED DECISION MAKING COUNCILS OR “SITE BASED COUNCILS” AT
ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS……ARE BEING CONDUCTED ON-LINE THIS YEAR…..
THE VOTING WINDOW…..FOR THOSE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WHO REGISTERED TO VOTE……IS NOW OPEN THRU MAY 19TH……
PARENT REPRESENTATIVES WILL SERVE A ONE YER TERM BEGINNING JULY FIRST AND ENDING JUNE 30TH OF 20-21……
CORONA UPDATE
05/14/20
THE NUMBER OF POSITIVE CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY HAS TOPPED SEVEN-THOUSAND…..AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED
227-NEW CASES YESTERDAY….MAKING THE TOTAL AT LEAST SEVEN-THOUSAND-80…..FIVE MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED BRINGING THE
PANDEMI TOTAL TO 326…..
THE BOWLING GREEN AREA HAS BECOME THE NEW HOT SPOT IN THE COMMONWELTH…..AS WARREN COUNTY HAD 72 OF YESTERDAY’S NEW CASES
AND 708 SINCE MARCH…..AND 13 OF WARREN COUNTY’S NEW CASES INCLUDED CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER…..KENTUCKY PUBLIC HEALTH
COMMISSIONER….
THE GOVERNOR ALSO REPORTED A POSITIVE NUMBER YESTERDAY…..AS TWO-THOUSAND-649 KENTUCKIANS HAVE NOW RECOVERED AFTER BEING
DIAGNOSED WITH COVIA-19……
WOOD
05/14/20
85 YEAR OLD PAUL LOUIS WOOD-SENIOR OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED WEDNESDAY AT MONREO COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER…..PRIVATE FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE HELD WITH BURIAL IN WHITE OAK CEMETERY…..IN LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATIONS ARE SUGGESTED TO WHITE OAK RIDGE
CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; PAUL-JUNIOR AND JUNE AND WILLIAM AND CHRIS…..AND THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-
LAW; MARIA WOOD, SONYA AND TIM GANN AND ANGIE AND RONNIE MORGAN ALL OF TENNESSEE……TWO BROTHERS; BOBBY OF GAMALIEL AND
JACKIE OF TENNESSEE…..AND TWO SISTERS; LVERN CAIN AND ESTELL VEACH BOTH OF TENNESSEE…..12 GRANDCHILDREN AND 24 GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN……
DOOLIN
05/14/20
90 YEAR OLD GLADYS CHERRY DOOLIN OF PORTLAND DIED TUESDAY AT OAK HILL ASSISTED LIVING IN PORTLAND……PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AT RIPPY CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; REGINA AND HOWARD BROWN AND JENNIFER AND MARK JONES ALL OF TENNESSEE…..
THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
BERRY
05/14/20
72 YEAR OLD STELLA LOUISE BERRY OF ADOLPHUS DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES
WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON…..AND THERE WILL BE A DRIVE-THRU FROM ONE TO ONE-45 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME……EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; CHARLES BERRY…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DEWAYNE AND BRENDA AND JEFF AND REBECCA
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GLEN AND DIANE OF TENNESSEE……THREE DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; CONNIE DUFFER OF TENNESSEE, SHELIA AND
DAVID HARRISON OF BOWLING GREEN AND LILY WARD OF ADOLPHUS……AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; JOYCE FARLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..21
GRANDCHILDREN AND 27 GREAT-GRANDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/14/20
THE N-F-L IS EXTENDING ITS VIRTUAL OFF-SEASON WORKOUTS THROUGH THE END OF MAY……
COACHING AND TRAINING STAFFS HAVE WORKED WITH PLAYERS BY CONDUCTING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND ON-FIELD ACTIVITIES THROUGH
DIGITAL APPLICATIONS INSTEAD OF AT TEAM FACILITIES…..WHICH HAVE BEEN CLOSED SINCE LATE MARCH……THE VIRTUAL MEETINGS CAN BE
HELD FOUR-HOURS PER DAY….FOUR DAYS PER WEEK…….
AND ALL 32-TEAM MUST SUBMIT PLANS FOR REOPENING THEIR FACILITIES TO THE LEAGUE BY TOMORROW…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 35
05/12/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED THREE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY….
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 35-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENLY 12-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 22 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……
CORONA UPDATE
05/13/20
DURING HIS CORONA VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 191 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE
COMMONWEALTH…..INCLUIDNG 71 NEW CASES IN WARREN COUNTY….AS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES HAVE NOW REACHED SIX-THOUSAND-
853……
AND 10-MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 321…..
A SECOND…..16 YEAR OLD KENTUCKY YOUTH HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED DUE TO AN INFLAMMATORY ILLNESS RELATED TO THE CORONA-VIRUS….. A
10 YEAR OLD WAS REPORTED HOSPITLIZED MONDAY…..
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS TESTED IS 110-THOUSAND-609…..
AND 25-HUNDRED-46 HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
MED CENTER HEALTH
05/13/20
MED CENER HEALTH HAS CONFIRMED 95-EMPLOYEES HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN IN MARCH…..
NEARLY 38-HUNDRED WORK FOR MED CENTER HEALTH…..AND 38-EMPLOYEES THAT TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RETURNED TO WORK…..
MED CENTER HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE NUMBERS ARE NOT SURPRIZING…..GIVEN THE COMMUNITY-LEVEL SPREAD OF THE VIRUS AND THE SIZE
OF THEIR WORKFORCE…..
GM REOPENING
05/13/20
GENERAL MOTORS HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO REOPEN SOME OF ITS MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS ON MAY 18TH……BUT THE CORVETTE PLANT
IN BOWLING GREEN WON’T REOPEN UNTIL MAY 26TH….AND WILL DO SO SLOWLY….
DEMAND FOR THE 20-20 CORVETTE WAS EXPECTED TO BE HIGH AS G-M UNVEILED A REVOLUNTIONARY…..MID-ENGINE DESIGN……
AND THE ADDED A SECOND SHIFT AT THE PLANT WHICH INCREASED EMPLOYMENT FROM 900 TO AROUND 14-HUNDRED……
HEALTH CARE REOPENING
05/13/20
THE THIRD PHASE OF THE REOPENING OF THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IN THE COMMONWEALTH BEGINS TODAY……
AS IT ALLOWS HOSPITALS AND CARE FACILITIES TO BEGIN PERFORMING NON-EMERGENCY SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES AT 50-PERCENT OF
THEIR PRE-COVID-19 PATIENT VOLUMNE…..
SPORTS
05/13/20
THE FIELD IS SET FOR THE 20-20……SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC…..TO BE PLAYED AT ALLEN COUINTY HIGH SCHOOL IN LATE
DECEMBER…….
THE EIGHT GIRLS TEAMS IN THIS YEARS TOUNAMENT ARE FRANKLIN COUNTY….. SOUTH OLDHAM…..BARDSTOWN…..CORIN…..CRITTENDEN
COUNTY…..LOGAN COUNTY…..WARREN CENTRAL…..AND THE HOST LADY PATRIOTS….
PLANS ARE UNDER WAY FOR A BOYS TOURNAMENT AS WELL…..BUT THE TEAMS AND FORMAT HAVE YET TO BE ANNOUNCED……
LOTTERY SALES DOWN
05/12/20
LOTTERY TICKET SALES IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE TAKEN A NOSEDIVE DURING THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..
MEGA MILLIONS AND POWERBALL JACKPOT SALES ARE DOWN NEARLY 50-PERCENT…..OR JUST OVER NINE-MILLION DOLLARS….AND TOTAL SALES
ARE DOWN 11-MILLION WHEN COMPARED TO LAST YEAR…..
LAST YEAR…….THE LOTTERY GAVE 126-THOUSAND KENTUCKY STUDENTS MORE THAN 250-MILLION DOLLARS FOR THEIR COLLEGE EXPENSES
AND DESITE SALES BEING DOWN….LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL STILL HONOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SEND THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS TO
COLLEGE THROUGH ITS PROCEEDS…..
CORONA UPDATE
05/12/20
DURING HIS CORONA-VIRUS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID A 10-YEAR-OLD HAS BECOME THE FIRST KENTUCKY CHILD TO
GO ON A VENTILATOR DUE TO HIS IMMUNE SYSTEM BEING OVERSTRESSED BY THE CORONA-VIRUS….
SUNDAY SAW 141 NEW CASES OF THE VIRUS AND THREE DEATHS…..AND YESTERDAY 105 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED AND FOUR MORE
DEATHS….. BESHEAR SAID BOTH DAYS NUMBERS WERE BELOW WHAT THEY HAD BEEN SEEING SINCE MAY LABS DON’T REPORT OVER THE WEEK-
END…..AND THEY EXPECT THE NUMBERS TO CATCH BACK UP TODAY AND TOMORROW…..
104-THOUSAND-ONE KENTUCKANS HAVE BEEN TESTED…..AND 23-HUNDRED-35 HAVE RECOVED FROM THE VIRUS……
CHINA INVESTIGATION
05/12/20
ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT HE HAS JOINED AN 18-STATE COALITION CALLING ON CONGRESS TO
INVESTIGATE THE COMMUNIST CHINESE GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..
SOUTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL ALAN WILSON IS LEADING THE EFFORT……
DEATH INVESTIGATION
05/12/20
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO THE DEATH OF A MAN WHO JUMPED OVER A FENCE LAST NIGHT AND INTO THE RIVER THAT FLOWS INTO LOST
RIVER CAVE…..
AN AUTOPSY WILL BE CONDUCTED TODAY……AS AUTHORITIES HAVENT’ RELEASED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION……
SHORT
05/12/20
27 YEAR OLD KALEB DANIEL SHORT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY IN BOWLING GREEN……THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OR FUNERAL SERVICES
AND A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE….
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO WARREN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OR SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY
RESCUE SQUAD…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; NATHAN…..AND HIS MOTHER; KERRI SHORT BOTH OF ARIZONA…..HIS FATHER; DANNY SHORT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; TRILBY BROWN AND HUSBAND CHARLES……AND PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; LINDA SHORT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
05/12/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OWNERS HAVE APPROVED A PLAN…..THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLAYERS UNION TODAY…..THAT WILL OPEN THE 20-
20 SEASON AROUND THE FOURTH OF JULY…..
THE PROPOSAL WOULD RESRICT THE SCHEDULE TO ABOUT 82-GAMES…..WITH TEAMS PRIMARILY PLAYING REGONAL OPPONENTS…..REGARDLESS
OF THE LEAGUE……
AND TO EVEN THE PLAYING FIELD…..THE NATIONAL LEAGUE IS EXPECTED TO ADOPT THE DESIGNATED HITTER RULE……
ALLEN COUNTY FIRST DEATH
05/08/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT ALLEN COUNTY HAS SEEN ITS FIRST DEATH FROM THE CORONIA-VIRUS
IN THE PAST 24-HOURS…..
AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ALSO REPORTING TWO NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN THE COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 31-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
NINE CASES ARE FULLY RECOVED…..
WITH THE REMAINING 21 IN QUARANTINE AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……
SCHOOL REOPENING
05/08/20
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS ASKING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE FLEXABLE AS THE CONSIDER PLANS FOR THE START OF THE
NEXT SCHOOL YEAR DURING THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY…..
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE PLANNING FOR MULTIPLE SITUATIONS THAT COULD OCCUR BEFORE AND AFTER THE START OF THE 20-20-21
SCHOOL YEAR…….AS KENTUCKY EDUCATION OFFICIALS WANT DISTRICTS TO CONSIDER THREE POSSIBILITIES FOR WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR
MIGHT START…..
PERHAPS AS EARLY AS LATE JULY…..
OR A TRADITIONAL START….
OR A LATER START….PERHAPS AFTER LABOR DAY
REOPENING DATES
05/08/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR RELEASED A TENTATIVE TIMETABLE YESTERDAY FOR MORE SECTIONS OF KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY TO REOPEN…..
TO START “HEALTHY AT WORK PHASE TWO”…….RRESTAURANTS WILL BE ABLE TO REOPEN TO LIMTIED INSIDE CAPACITY ON MAY 22ND…THAT WILL
BE 33-PERCENT PLUS THEY CAN DO UNLIMITED OUTDOOR SEATING……THE GOVERNOR HAD BEEN POINTING TOWARD JUNE FOR REOPENING
RESTAURANTS…..BUT HE SAID MOVING IT TO MAY 22ND WILL ALLOW THEM TO BE OPEN FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND…..
THE NEXT IS JUNE FIRST AND WILL INCLUDE MOVIE THEATRES AND FITNESS CENTERS…..
ON JUNE 11TH……PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CAMPGROUNDS WILL BE ABLE TO REOPEN…….
AND JUNE 15TH IS HIS GOAL TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDCARE AND YOUTH SPORTS……
CORONA UPDATE
05/08/20
DURING HIS DAILY CORONIA-VIRUS BRIEFING YESTERDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED THERE WERE 208-NEW CASES OF COVID-
19…..BRINGING THE TOTAL TO SIX-THOUSAND-129…..
THERE WERE ALSO 11 MORE DEATHS…..EIGHT OF WHICH OCCURRED AT LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES…..MAKING 294 SINCE THE PANDEMIC
BEGAN…..
BESHEAR ALSO ANNOUNCED THE CORONA-VIRUS TESTING PROGRAM WILL BE GREATLY EXPANDED AS “FIRST CARE CLINICS” CAN NOW PROVIDE
COVID-19 TESTS AT 13-LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH……SEVEN DAYS A WEEK….AND AT NO COST TO EMPLOYEES OR THEIR
EMPLOYERS……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
05/08/20
ABOUT 80-THOUSAND KENTUCKY RESIDENTS APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS LAST WEEK…..WHICH WAS DOWN 11-THOUSAND FROM THE
PRIOR WEEK…..
THE NUMBER OF LAID-OFF KENTUCKY WORKERS SEEKING JOBLESS ASSISTANCE IN THE PAST SEVEN WEEKS IS APPROACHING 700-THOUSAND…..
OR ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S CIVILIAN WORKFORCE……
SPORTS
05/08/20
THE DATE FOR…..TIGER-PHIL TWO….HAS BEEN SET FOR MAY 24TH AT MEDALIST GOLF CLUB IN FLORIDA……
PHIL MICKELSON AND TIGER WOODS FIRST MET IN TWENTY-18 WITH MICKELSON TAKING HOME THE TROPHY……
AND THIS TIME THEY WILL BE JOINED BY TOM BRADY AND PAYTON MANNING IN THE “CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITY” EVENT…..AS WOODS AND MANNING
WILL TAKE ON MICKELSON AND BRADY
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 28-29
05/07/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY AS OF THIS MORNING…..….
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24-
HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 29-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENTLY NINE-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 20 CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME……
HUNGER INITIATIVE
05/07/20
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER……DR. RYAN QUARLES…..HAS ANNOUNCED THE DONATION OF MORE THAN 560-THOUSAND EGGS FROM
“CAL-MAINE FOODS” TO FEEDING KENTUCKY……AS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICT’S HUNGER INITIATIVE…..
FEEDING KENTUCKY’S SEVEN MEMBER FOOD BANK SERVE ALL 120- COUNTIES IN WITH COMMONWEALTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A NETWORK OF
OVER 800 LOCAN FOOD PANTRIES AND SHELTER…..THAT REACH ONE-IN-SEVEN KENTUCKIANS EACH YEAR…..
IN 20-19…..MEMBERS DISTRIBUTED 86-MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND GROCERY PRODUCTS…..WHICH WAS ENOUGH TO SUPPLY 72-MILLION MEALS
FOR THOSE IN NEED……
SPORTS
05/07/20
CHURCHILL DOWNS WILL OPEN STABLES AT THE TRACK AND TRAINING CENTERS IN PHASES BEGINNING MONDAY…..
THE OPENING OF THE STABLES…..WHICH HAVE BEEN CLOSED SINCE THE END OF DECEMBER FOR WINTER RENOVATIONS…..HAS BEEN DELAYED
SEVERAL TIMES…..
RACING WILL BEGIN AFTER TRACK OFFICIALS EVALUATE ITS INCOMING HORSE POPULATON AND LOAD-IN PROCEDURES…..AND WILL BE FREE OF
SPECTATORS UNTIL HEALTH OFFICIALS APPROVE THEIR RETURN……
REOPENING
05/06/20
AS THE COMMONWEALTH PREPARES TO REOPEN THE ECONOMY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC……THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS
PARTNERING WITH THE BESHEAR ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE MASKS AND HAND SANITIZER AVAILABLE TO THOSE BUSINESSES THAT NEED THEM…..
MASKS CAN BE ORDERED ON LINE AT…..K-Y-CHAMBER-DOT-COM-FORWARD SLASH-MASK-ORDER-FORM…..
AND HAND SANITIZER IS AVAILABLE FROM THE KENTUCKY DISTILLERS ASSOCIATION AT……K-Y-HAND-SANITIZER-DOT-COM……
MEDICAL REOPENING
05/06/20
THE PHASED IN REOPENING OF MEDICAL FACILITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH CONTINUES TODAY WITH “PHASE TWO”……WHICH WILL ALLOW
OUTPATIENT SURGERY…..AND AMBULATORY AND INVASIVE PROCEDURES TO RESUME…..
PHASE THREE OF THE REOPEING WILL BE NEXT WEDNEDAY…..MAY 13TH…..AND PHASE FOUR BEGINS MAY 27TH…..
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE REOPENING……GO ONLINE TO…..
K-Y-COVID-19-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV……..
CORONA UPDATE
05/06/20
KENTUCKY REPORTED THE HIGHEST SINGLE DAY TOTAL OF NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY WITH 625…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC
TOTAL TO FIVE-THOUSAND-822…..HOWEVER…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR WENT ON TO SAY 309 OF THOSE CASES WERE FROM THE GREEN RIVER
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY…..
14 NEW DEATHS WERE ALRO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES CONTINUE TO BE HIT HARD WITH 16 NEW CASES INVOLVING RESIDENTS…..10 STAFF MAMEBRS…..AND 13 MORE
DEATHS…..
TEACHER HONORED
05/06/20
IN CONJUNCTION WITH TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK…..WESTERN KENTUCKY HAS ANNOUNCED THE INAUGURAL WINNERS OF THE “W-K-U
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES’ DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR AWARDS….WHICH CELEBRATE THE INDIVIDUAL AND
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS EDUCATORS MAKE TO THE TEACHING PROFESSION……
AND RECEIVING THE “SECONDARY AWARD”…..WAS JEREMY BYRN FROM ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL…….
HERRINGTON
05/06/20
76 YEAR OLD MARY WEST HERRINGTON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..
PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (THURS) AT UNION CHAPEL CEMETERY…..DRIVE-THRU VISITATION WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) FROM 12NOON TO ONE-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND IT’S ASKED THAT ATENDEES REMAIN IN THEIR VEHICLES…..EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO UNION CHAPEL CEMETERY FUND OR THE CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; HOWARD HERRINGTON…..FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; CLINT AND SHERRY WEST AND ERIC WEST ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE….TYLER AND KATE WEST OF BOWLING GREEN AND AARON AND REBECCA WEST OF TENNESSEE……TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS AND
STEP-SONS-IN-LAW; TERRI AND BRUCE STANLEY AND CATHY AND GARY BARNES ALL OF FRANKLIN….. FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; WILL
AND BRENDA HUNTSMAN OF ALVATON, EDWARD AND BEVERLY HUNTSMAN OF SMITHS GROVE, HAROLD HUNTSMAN OF WOODBURN AND RICKIE AND
KIM HUNTSMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; MARTHA AND KENNETH MORRISON OF FRANKIFORT, AND BRENDA
AND PHILLIP ARTERBURN AND LENDA AND JACKIE SMITH ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN, THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND
THREE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/06/20
KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION COMMISSIONER JULIAN TACKETT SAYS HE IS PREPARING FOR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES TO BE
SHUT DOWN UNTIL AUGUST FIRST….AND HAVING OR NOT SPORTS THIS FALL IS A TOSS UP RIGHT NOW…..
BECAUSE OF THE CORONA-VIRUS……THERE WAS NO CONCLUSION TO THE GIRLS AND BOYS SWEET-16 AND ALL SPRING SPORTS WERE
CANCELLED….
CORONA UPDATE
05/05/20
DURING HIS DAILY BRIEFING YESTEDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 163-NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY…..BRINGING
THE TOTAL TO FIVE-THOUSAND-245….AS-WELL-AS EIGHT ADDITIONAL DEATHS….MAKING 261 KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES SINCE THE
PANDEMIC BEGAN….
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES HAVE NOW SEEN 812 CASES OF COVID-19 AMONG RRESIDENTS……321-STAFF MEMBERS…..AND 139-DEATHS…..WITH
ALL BUT TWO BEING RRESIDENTS…..
MEDICAL AND NURSING SCHOOL STUDENTS HAE VOLUNTEERED THEIR SERVICES TO HELP STAFF MEMBERS AT LONG-TERM CARE CENTERS AND
PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISISONER…..DR. ROBERT STACK…..SAYS 40 OR MORE REMAIN DEPLOYED AT DIFFERENT FACILITIES……
TRAVEL BAN UNCONSTITUTIONAL
05/05/20
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS RULED THAT GOVERNOR ANY BESHEAR’S RESTRICTION ON TRAVEL AMID THE PANDEMIC IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL….BUT
JUDGE WILLIAM BERTELSMAN SIDED WITH THE GOVERNOR ON HIS BAN OF MASS GATHERING IN A RULING ISSUED YESTERDAY….
BESHEAR SAID LAST NIGHT THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE RULING AND WAS WILLING TO AMEND THE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS……AS BERTELSMAN
WROTE IN A FOOTNOTE THAT “MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATIONS MIGHT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEMS”
GAS LINE EXPLOSION
05/05/20
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATION A GAS PIPELINE EXPLOSION…..AND RESULTING FIRE…..IN FLEMING COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PIPLE LINE EXPLOSION WAS THREE MILES OUTSIDE HILLSBORO AND NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE WERE REPORTED…..
THE PIPELINE BELONGS TO TEXAS EASTERN……
SPORTS
05/05/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS EXPLORING VAROUS OPTIONS THAT COULD ALLOW THE SEASON TO START IF THE MEDICAL SITUATION
ALLOWS……INCLUDING A PLAN IN WHICH THE 30-TEAMS MIGHT BE SPLIT INTO THREE REGIONAL DIVISIONS…..WITH TH TEAM BEING RESTRICTED TO
PLAY WITHIN THEIR REGION…..
IF USED…..THE PLAN WOULD BREAK UP THE TRADITIONAL ALIGNMENT OF THE AMERICAN AND NATIONAL LEAGUES……AND WOULD CUT TRAVEL
DURING THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 19
05/01/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY TODAY….
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTCT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24-HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 19-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENTLY SIX-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 13 IN QUARATINE AT HOME……
CORONA UPDATE
05/04/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR RETURNED TO HOLDING HIS DAILY PRESS BREIFING ON THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..AFTER TAKING THE FIRST
DAY OFF SINCE EARLY MARCH ON SATURDAY……
HE ANNOUNCED THERE WERE 173-NEW CASES REPORTED ON SATURDAY AND ANOTERH 80-YESERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO AT
LEAST FIVE-THOUSAND-130…..THERE WERE FIVE NEW DEATHS REPORTED ON SATURDAY AND NONE YESTERDAY…..
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES CONTINUE TO BE HIT HARD…..WITH 43-NEW RESIDENT CASES REPORTED THIS WEEKEND…..NINE STAFF MEMBERS…..
AND FOUR RESIDENT DEATHS…..
BESHEAR SAID HE HAS SEVERAL GOALS FOR THIS WEEK…..WITH THE FIRST BEING TO GET ALL THE GUIDANCE UP FOR BUSINESSES THAT START MAY
11…..
AND PHASE TWO OF RELAXING HEALTHCARE RESTRICTIONS…..
BRADD LOAN PROGRAM
05/04/20
THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT HAS STARTED A MICO-LOAN PROGRAM TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY COVID-
10…..
UTILIZING ITS EXISTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION REVOLVING LOAN FUND……THE BRADD BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE ALLOCATION OF 100-THOSUAND DOLLARS IN FUNDING TO BE SET ASIDE FOR MICRO-LOANS RANGING FROM FIVE-TO
25-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR MEETING SHORT-TEM WORKING CAPITAL NEEDS…..
THE LOAN APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND ON LINE AT…..BRADD-DOT-ORG……OR CALL TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-23-81……
FEDERAL APPEALS COURT
05/04/20
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT ON SATURDAY DECLINED TO BLOCK GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S TEMPORARY BAN ON MASS GATHERINGS FROM
APPLYING TO “IN-PERSON” RELIGION SERVICES….
THE RULING CAME SOON AFTER MARYVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH ASKED THE SIXTH U-S CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR AN EMERGENCY ORDER
STOPPING BESHEAR’S MASS GATHERING BAN FROM BEING ENFORCED AGAINST RELIGIOU SERVICES…..
THE THREE JUDGE PANEL CLEARED THE WAY FOR THE CHURCH TO HOLD “DRIVE-IN” WORSHIP SERVICES WHILE ADHERING TO PUBLIC HEALTH
REQUIREMENTS…..
BESHEAR RECENTLY ANNOIUNCED THAT PLACES OF WORSHIP IN THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE ABLE TO ONCE AGAIN HOLD “IN-PEOSN” SERVICES
STARTING MAY 20TH…….AS PART OF A BROADER PLAN TO GRADUALLY REOPEN KENUCKY’S ECONOMY…..
BARREN RIVER SEARCH
05/04/20
THE SEARCH FOR A MAN WHO JUMPED OFF THE COLLEGE STREET PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE……OVER BARREN RIVER…..WAS CALLED OFF YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON DUE TO THE WEATHER….
REPORTEDLY TWO PEOPLE JUMPED OFF THE BRIDGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON….ONE PERSON SWAM TO SHORE…..BUT THE OTHER PERSON NEVER
RESURFACED……
PLANE CRASH
05/04/20
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IS INVESTIGATING THE CRASH OF A DE-HAVILLAND BI-PLANE AT THE BOWLING GREEN/WARREN
COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT SATURDAY MORNING…..
THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED IN THE CRASH WHICH HAPPENED AT THE END OF RUNWAY-THREE…..
SPORTS
05/04/20
THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE IS PLANNING TO PLAY A FULL SEASON…. THOUGH IT’S UNCERTAIN RIGHT NOW WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE….
AN N-F-L SPOKESPERSON SAID THAT THE 20-20 SCHEUDLE WAS INTENED FOR RELASE AFTER THE DRAFT…..AND IT’S PLANNED FOR RELEASE BY
THE END OF THIS WEEK….WITH THE KICK-OFF GAME THURSDAY-SEPTEMBER 10TH AND CONCLUDING WITH THE SUPER BOWL ON FEBRUARY-
SEVETH IN TAMPA……
BUT THE LEAGUE IS PLANNING SEVERL CONTINGENCIES BECAUSE OF THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..THAT COULD LEAD TO EVERYTHING FROM
A DELAYED START TO A LATE-WINTER SUPER BOWL……
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 18
05/01/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY TODAY….
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTCT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24-HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 18-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENLY SIX-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 12 IN QUARATINE AT HOME……
KY BUDGET SHORTFALL
05/01/20
A NEW REPORT FROM THE KENTUCKY BUDGET DIRECTOR’S OFFICE SHOWS A POTENTIAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE SHORTFALL OF 319-TO-496
MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE 20-20 FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDS JUNE 30TH….
WHILE GENERAL FUND REVENUE GROWTH WAS THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT THROUGH THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF THE FISCAL YEAR…..
FOURTH QUARTER GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS ARE ESTIMATED TO RANGE FROM 18-POINT-TWO TO 23-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT LESS THAT FOURTH
QUARTER RECEIPTS IN FISCAL YEAR 20-19…..
GENERAL FUND REVENUES IN THE FIRST HALF OF FISCAL YEAR -21 ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL ANOTHER 10-POINT-FIVE TO 17-POINT-TWO
PERCENT……
THE ROAD FUND REVENUE SHORTFALL IS PROJECT TO RANGE FROM 116-TO-195 MILLION DOLLARS…..REFLECTING A SEVEN-POINT-FIVE TO 12-
POINT-FIVE PERCENT REVENUE SHORTFALL COMPARED TO THE OFFCIAL ESTIMATE…..AS ROAD FUND RECEIPTS ARE ESTIMATED TO RANGE FROM
36-POINT-EIGHT TO 55-POINT-TWO PERENT LESS THAN THE PRIOR YEAR……
CORONA UPDATE
05/01/20
DURING HIS DAILY CORONA-VIRUS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THERE WERE 174 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 AND FIVE
MORE DEATHS IN THE COMMONWEALTH….BRINGING THE TOTAL CASES TO FOUR-THOUSAND-708 AND 240 DEATHS SINCE THE START OF THE
PANDEMIC……
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES CONTINUE TO BE HIT HARD WITH 74 FACILITIES ACCOUNTING FOR JUST OVER HALF OF THE DEATHS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….
YESTERDAY…..LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES REPORTED 24-NEW CASES AMONG RESIDENTS…..FIVE STAFF MEMBERS….AND TWO RESIDENTS
DIED…..
THAT BRINGS THOSE TOTALS TO 727 RESIDENTS…..307 STAFF….AND 122 DEATHS…. 121 OF WHICH WERE RESIDENTS……
UNEMPLOYMENT
05/01/20
NEARLY 91-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS LAST WEEK…..WHICH WAS ACTUALLY DOWN 13-THOUSAND FROM
THE PRIOR WEEK…..
AS THE RANKS OF LAID-OFF KENTUCKY WORKERS SEEKING JOBLESS ASSISANCE IN THE PAST SIX-WEEKS HAS SWELLED TO NEARLY 600-
THOUSAND…..WHICH IS ABOUT 30-PERCENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE……
NEW JUSTICE
05/02/20
J-CHRISTOPHER MCNEILL WILL BE SWORN IN TODAY AS THE NEWEST KENTUCKY COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE…..
MCNEILL WAS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR TO SERVE THE FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT…..DIVISION ONE…..WHICH INCLUDES ALLEN….BUTLER…..
LOGAN…. SIMPSON…..AND TODD COUNTIES…..
MCNEILL SUCCEEDS JUSTICE CHRISTOPHER NICKELL WHO WAS ELECTED TO THE SUPREME COURT IN NOVEMBER…………
SOUTH WARREN TESTING
05/02/20
REGISTRATION IS BACK OPEN FOR DRIVE-THRU…..CORONA VIRUS TESTING AT SOUTH WARREN HIGH SCHOOL NEXT WEEK…..
HOWEVER…..TO BE TESTED….YOU MUST GO ON-LINE TO THE “KROGER HEALTH WEBSITE” TO REGISTER FOR A TIME SLOT……
ANYONE NEEDING HELP TO PRE-REGISTER ON-LINE CAN CALL…..EIGHT-EIGHT-EIGHT-EIGHT-FIVE-TWO-25-67…….
SPORTS
05/01/20
THIS YEAR’S LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED…..AS OFFICIALS SAID IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD THE EVENT AMID ON-
GOING RESTRICTIONS ON LARGE GATHERINGS AND TRAVEL…..
THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES HAS BEEN HELD EVERY AUGUST SINCE 1947…… AND HAD NEVER BEEN CANCELED BEFORE……
KENTUCKY REOPENING
04/30/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR…..YESTERDAY….. UNVEILED THE MOST SPECIFIC TIMELINE YET FOR REOPENING KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY……
THE FIRST PHASE BEGINS MAY 11TH WITH MANUFACTURING….CONSTRUCTION…. VEHICLE AND BOAT DEALERSHIPS….. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WITH 50-PEECENT CAPACITY…..HORSE RACING WITH NO FANS AND PET GROOMING AND BOARDING…..
PHASE ONE CONTINEUS MAY 20TH WITH RETAIL BUSINESSES REOPENING AND HOUSES OF WORSHIP MAY RESUME “IN-PERSON” SERVICES” WITH
A LIMITED CAPACITY…..
PHASE ONE CONCLUDES ON MAY 25TH BY ALLOWING 10-PERSON SOCIAL GATHERINGS…..BARBERS…..SALONS….COSMETOLOTY BUSINESSES AND
SIMILAR SERVICES TO REOPEN…..
THE GOVERNOR DID SAY ALL ASPECTS OF PHASE ONE ARE “SUBJECT TO PAUSE”…..
RESTAURANTS…..DAYCARES….PUBLIC POOLS….AND SUMMER CAMPS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN PHASE ONE…..ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNOR DID SAY
THEY ARE WORKING TO SEE OF DAYCARES WILL OPEN SOMETIME IN JUNE…..
AND NO TIMETABLE WAS GIVEN AS TO WHEN THE SECOND PHASE WILL BEGIN……
HEALTHY AT HOME
04/30/20
A NEW STUDY RELEASED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY INDICATES GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S…….”HEALTHY AT HOME” SOCIAL DISTANCING
EFFORTS…..HAVE HAS A MAJOR EFFECT ON REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CORONA-VIRUS CASES IN KENTUCKY…..
ACCORDING TO THE STUDY……CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH WOULD HAVE REACHED NEARLY 45-THOUSAND BY APRIL
25TH WITHOUT ANY IMPOSED SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES…..RATHER THAN THE 43-HUNDRED-75 AS OF APRIL 28TH……
IN OTHER WORDS…..THE RESTRICTIONS HAVE PREVENTED MORE THAN 90-PERCENT OF CONFIRMED CASES THAT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE
OCCURRED…….AND HAVE SAVED APPROXIMATELY TWO-THOUSAND LIVES……
CORONA UPDATE
04/30/20
DURING HIS DAILY CORONA VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY….GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 184-NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE
COMMONWWELTH….. ALONG WITH 10-MORE DEATHS……
THAT BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTLS TO AT LEAST FOUR-THOUSAND-539 CASES AND 235 DEATHS……
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES…..SUCH AS NURSING HOMES…..CONTINUE TO BE HIT HARD BY THE CORONA-VIRUS…..AS THERE HAVE NOW BEEN 703
CASES INVOLVING RESIDENTS…..302-STAFF CASES…..AND 119 RESIDENT DEATHS….ALONG WITH ONE STAFF MEMBER WHO DIED FROM THE
DISEASE…..
DAVIS
04/30/20
59 YEAR OLD DARLENE KAY DAVIS OF FRANKLIN…..AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..DIED TUESDAY AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON NURSING AND
REHAB….. THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OR SERVICES AS CREMATION WAS CHOSEN……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; BRENDA AND BRADLEY LINDQUIST OF SCOTTSVILLE…….A BROTHER; RANDY MCINTOSH…..A
SISTER; MARSHA MURPHY…..TWO STEP-SISTERS; DONNA MCCOMICK AND JEWELL SULLIVAN…..AND AN ADOPTED SISTER; DEBBIE CHAPMAN ALL OF
INDIANA…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
HURT
04/30/20
95 YEAR OLD REV. CECIL HURT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT GREENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB…..PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE
HELD TOMORROW (FRI) AT MT. UNION GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONSS TO ST.
JUDE’S…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DON OF SCOTTSVILLE AND ROGER AND WAYNETTE OF OHIO…..A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; ANN
DURRETT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SISTER; MARIE LAWSON OF WASHINGTON…..TWO HALF-BROTHERS; DENVER AND DAVID HURT BOTH OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A HALF-SISTER; GLADA HASTINGS AND HUSBAND; ALBERT OF TENNESSEE……SIX GRANDCHILDREN, FIVE GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/30/20
THE “BASEBALL HALL OF FAME” ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT HAS CANCELED THE JULY 26TH INDUCTION CEREMONY BECAUSE OF THE
CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC……
INSTEAD .THE CLASS WILL BE INCLUDED IN NEXT YEAR’S INDUCTION FESTIVIES….. ON JULY 25TH…..ALONG WITH ANY ADDITIONAL NEW CHOICES…..
CORONA UPDATE
04/29/20
DURING HIS DAILY CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 29-NEW CASES IN WARREN COUNTY…..PLACING
BOWLING IN THE TOP-10 LOCATIONS FOR CORONA-VIRUS GROWTH…..
THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED A TOTAL OF 230-NEW CASSES YESTERDAY….. BRINGING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL TO FOUR-THOUSAND-375
CASES….. 12-MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED MAKING 224 SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN……
METCALFE AND OWEN COUNTIES HAD THEIR FIRST CASES REPORTED……MEANING THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES WITHOUT A CASE IS NOW EIGHT…..
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES CONTINUE TO BE HIT HARD WITH 65-NEW CASES AMONG RESIDENTS…….10-STAFF MEMBERS…..AND THREE
DEATHS……
CHURCH BAN
04/29/20
DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY…..KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON CALLED UPON GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR TO
REOPEN CHURCHS TO “IN-PERSON” SERVICES OR FACE LEGAL ACTION…..
CAMERON SAID HE SEES THE BAN AS A VIOLATON OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT…..AS IT PERTAINS TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION…..CAMERON WENT ON
THE SAY THAT HE WASN’T ADVOCATING FOR AN IMMEDIATE RESUPMTION OF “IN-PERSON” SERVICES….AND HE FELT RELIGION LEADERS WOULD
FOLLOW GUIDANCE FROM HEALTH EXPERTS…..
ON MARCH 19TH…..BESHEAR ISSUED AN ORDER BANNING ALL MASS GATHERINGS IN AN EFFORT TO HALT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA-VIRUS…..
FISCAL COURT
04/29/30
ALLEN FISCAL COURT HELD A…..VIRTUAL “SKYPE” MEETING LAST NIGHT…..AND APPROVED USING AN 88-THOUSAND-500 DOLLAR HOMELAND
SECURITY GRANT TO PURCHASE NEW REPEATERS FOR THE NINE-ONE-ONE SYSTEM……
THE COURT ALSO APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT JUST OVER ONE-MILLION DOLLARS IN MUNICIPAL ROAD AID FUNDS FROM THE KENTUCKY
TRANSPORTATON CABINET……
MITCHELL
04/29/20
06:05AM
41 YEAR OLD BRIAN MICHAEL MITCHELL OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE
HELD AT ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; HUNTER AND AUSTIN BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO DAUGHTERS; ALLY AND ASHTON MITCHELL BOTH OF
TENNESSEE…..HIS FATHER; MIKE MITCHELL AND WIFE; BLANCA OF SCOTTSVILLE……HIS MOTHER; BOBBIE CALDWELL AND HUSBAND BILLY OF
ADOLPHUS…..AND A SISTER; HEATHER CENTERS OF SCOTTSVILLE………..
STEPHENS
04/29/20
52 YEAR OLD ANGELA LEIGH STEPHENS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER…..PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
HELD AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND IN LIEU OF FLOWER…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATONS TO HOPE LODGE IN
NASHVILLE…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; RICKY STEPHENS…..A SON; CODY OF BOWLING GREEN…..HER FATHER; JAMES COOK AND WIFE SANDY OF
BOWLING GREEN…..HER MOTHER; MARCELLA PERKINS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; CINDY AND NATHAN FARLEY OF
SCOTTSVILLE AND JENNIFER AND TODD MISENER OF OKLAHOMA…..AND A STEP-BROTHER AND STEP-SISTER-IN-LAW; MICHAEL AND KATHY LYLE OF
BOWLING GREEN….A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…….
SPORTS
04/29/20
THE 20-20 MIDWEST ALL-STAR GAME…..THAT WAS TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK….HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-
19…..
BOWLING GEEN WILL HOST THE EVENT IN JUNE OF NEXT YEAR……AND ANY TICKET PURCHASED FOR THIS YEAR’S ALL-STAR GAME AND ITS
RELATED EVENTS….WILL BE HONORED IN 20-21….
THE HOT RODS ARE ALSO OFFERING A REFUND OPTION……
ALLEN COUNTY COVID 13TH CASE
04/28/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME……THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION RREQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NECT 24-
HOURS……
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS A TOTAL OF 13-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENTLY…..FIVE CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING EIGHT IN QUARANTINE AT HOME……
CORONA UPDATE
04/28/20
DURING HIS CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY……
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUCNED 87-NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN KENTUCKY…..ALONG WITH FIVE ADDITIONAL DEATHS…..THE
COMMONWALTH HAS NOW SEEN AT LEAST FOUR-THOUSAND-146 CASES AND 213 DEATHS….
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES…..SUCH AS NURSING HOMES….CONTINUE TO BE DEAVASTATED BY THE VIRUS……NINE NEW CASES INVOLVING
RESIDENTS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..FOUR TO STAFF MEMBERS…..AND THREE RESIDENT DEATHS…..
BESHEAR ALSO SAID ALL OUTSTANDIG UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS…..FILED IN MARCH….. WILL BE PROCESSED BY THE END OF THE WEEK…….
HEALTH CARE REOPENING
04/28/20
SPEAKING AT GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S DAILY CORONA-VIRU BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIOER DR. STEVEN STACK
ANNOUNCED THE SCHEDULE FOR PHASED HEALTHCARE REOPENING IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
PHASE ONE WHICH STARTED YESTERDAY…..ALLOWS FOR ALL OUTPATIENT SERVICES…..
PHASE TWO WILL BEGIN MAY SIXTH AND WILL ALLOW OUTPATIENT SURGERY……
PHASE THREE BEGINS MAY 13TH…..WITH SOME IN-PATIENT SURGERIES RESUMING……
AND A LARGER NUMBER OF IN-PATIENT SURGERIES WILL BE ALLOWED DURING PHASE FOUR….WHICH STARTS MAY 27TH…..
GOVERNOR BESHEAR ALSO ANNOUNCED THE GRADUAL REOPENING OF BUSINESSES STARTING MAY 11TH…….WHEN IT WILL BE MANDATORY FOR
EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS TO WEAR MASKS AT BUSINESSES….
AND THE GOVERNOR SAID ALL KENTUCKIANS SHOULD BEGINNING WEARING MASKES BEFORE MAY 11TH…….
US ATTORNEY
04/28/20
THE SECOND FULL-TIME ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY…..ASSIGNED TO THE NEWLY STAFFED BOWLING GREEN OFFICE…..WAS SWORN IN
YESTERDAY…..
WARREN COUNTY NATIVE MARK YURCHISIN JOINS BRANCH CHIEF…..MADISON SEWELL……WHO IS THE FIRST EVER…..FULL-TIME ASSISTANT
UNITED STATED ATTORNEY BASED IN BOWLING GREEN…..
FISCAL COURT
04/28/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT WILL MEET TONIHT…..AT SIX…..WITH A CIRTUAL MEETING ON SKYPE…….
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE MEETING……CONTACT THE JUDGE EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE FOR ACCESS SET-UP…….
WEST
04/28/20
74 YEAR OLD WILMA DEE WEST OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALITY HOSPITAL……PRIVATE GRAVESIDE
SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..AND A “DRIVE-THRU” WILL BE HELD FROM ONE TO TWO THIS AFTERNOON AT
GOAD FUNERAL HOME……AND IT’S ASKED THAT YOU REMAIN IN YOUR VEHICLES….
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO HIGHLAND GENERAL BAPTIST VHUECH…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JUNIOR AND PAT BRAY OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GLEN AND PAM WEST OF BOWLING GREEN…..
A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KIM ND TIMMY DUKE OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; PAM AND DONALD CARMON
AND LISA AILOR ALL OF TENNESSEE…..TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; BUCK AND KAREN CORNWELL AND MIKEY CORNWELL…….AND A
SISTER; PANSY POWELL ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….. FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
TILLEY
04/28/20
70 YEAR OLD RALPH EUGENE TILLEY DIED THURSDAY AT SUMNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER……PRIVATE SERVICES AND BURIAL AT CRESCENT
HILL CEMETERY WILL BE HELD….
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; KIM TILLEY…..AND STEP-DAUGHTER; TIFFANY WILLIS BOTH OF TENNESSEE…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/28/20
ONE PROFESSIONAL SPORT WAS BACK IN BUSINESS LAST WEEK-END….AS THE PROFESIONAL BULL RIDERS TOUR HELD AN EVENT IN GUTHRIE-
OKLAHOMA…..AS TOP BULL RIDERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY COMPETED IN FRONT OF EMPTY STANDS…...BUT FOR A TELEVISION AUDIENCE…..
AND THEY MAY HAVE SET THE TEMPLATE FOR ALL OTHER MAJOR SPORTS TO FOLLOW….
CORONA UPDATE
04/27/20
KENTUCKY NOW HAS MORE THAN FOUR-THOUSAND CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS….. GOVENOR ANDY BESHEAR MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT DURING
HIS DAILY BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..
THE GOVERNOR SAID THERE WERE 202 NEW CASES……MAKING THE TOTAL FOUR-THOUSAND-74……THREE MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO
REPORTED…..THE LOWEST NUMBER IN SEVERAL DAYS……BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO 208……
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES…..SUCH AS NURSING HOMES….HAD ONE OF THE LOWEST NUMBERS OF NEW CASES FOR SEVERAL DAYS
YESTERDAY….. WITH EIGHT NEW CASES AMONG RESIDENTS…..SEVEN STAFF MAMBERS….AND ONE NEW DEATH….
BESHEAR DID NOTE PART OF THE REASON FOR LOWER NUMBERS IS THAT SOME LABS DON’T REPORT ON SUNDAYS……
HEALTH REOPENING
04/27/20
THE COMMONWEALTH IS PARTIALLY LIFTING SOME OF THE CORONA-VIRUS RESTRCTIONS ON HEALTH CARE TODAY……AS REGUALR MEDICAL
SERVICES IN CEATAIN SETTING WILL RESUME TODAY IN HEALTHCARE CLINICS AND MEDICAL OFFICES……
SOME OF THE SERVICES RESUMING ARE OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES….. PHYSICAL THERAPPY AND CHIROPRATIC SERVICES…..AND
OPTOMETRISTS AND DENTAL OFFICES……
TRADITIONAL WAITING ROOMS WILL BE ELIMINATED IN FAVOR OF ALTERNATIVES SUCHH AS A PARKING LOT LOBBY WHERE YOU WAIT IN YOUR
VEHICLE FOR A TEXT MESSAGE TELLING YOU TO COME IN…..AND MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCING…..
PROVIDERS AND STAFF WILL HAVE TO WEAT MASKS…..AND ALL OTHERS ENTERING THE FACILITIES WILL ALSO HAVE TO WEAR MASKS…..WHICH
LIKELY HAVE TO BE PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE……
TESTING SITES
04/27/20
11-DRIVE THRU TESTING SITES…..FOR ANY ONE…..WILL BE OPEN IN THE COMMONWEALTH THIS WEEK…..INCLUDING ONE AT SOUTHWARREN HIGH
SCHOL…..
THE SOUTH WARREN SITE WAS TO HAVE PROVIDED TESTS TUESDAY THRU THURSDAY……WITH OFFICIALS HOPING TO TEST 300 PEOPLE A DAY……
THAT TESTING SITE AT SOUTH WARREN HAS BEEN EXTENDED THRU FRIDAY AND INTO NEXT WEEK……AS ALL TESTING APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS
WEEK ARE FULL……
SPORTS
04/27/20
APPARENTLY THIS WEEK END’S……N-F-L DRAFT WAS A HIT ON TELEVISION…..AS IT AVERAGED A RECORD EIGHT-POINT-FOUR MILLION VIEWERS
OVER THE THREE DAYS…..BEATING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF SIX-POINT-TWO MILLION SET LAST YEAR…..
THE DRAFT WAS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT LIVE SPORTING EVENT SINCE THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC GROUND EVERYTHING TO A HALT……
ALLEN COUNTY NINTH CASE
04/24/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERONS
WHO MAY HAV BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24-
HOURS……
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF NINE-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…….
CURRENTLY FOUR CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE….. WITH THE REMAINING FIVE IN QUARATINE AT HOME……
ALLEN MARCH UNEMPLOYMENT
04/24/20
THE CORONA-VIRUS HAD A BIG EFFECT ON ALLEN COUNTY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN MARCH…..ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR
STATISTICS…...AS THE JOBLESS RATE ROSE FROM THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN FEBRUARY…..TO FIVE-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN
MARCH……AND THIS MARCH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS ALSO ABOVE THE FOUR-POINT-FIVE PERCENT RECORDED IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…….JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM FIVE-POINT THREE PERCENT IN ALLEN, LOGAN AND
WARREN COUNTIES…..TO SEVEN-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN HART COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH……UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ROSE IN 117-COUNTIES…..FELL IN ONE…..AND STAYED THE SAME IN TWO…..
OLDHAM COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 18-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS
04/23/20
ACCORDING TO ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON…..KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED ALMOST 113-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE ANNUAL
SETTLEMENT PAYMENT FROM THE TOBACCO MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT…..
THE FUNDS SUPPORT IMPORTANT PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH……INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION INITIATIVES…..
AND HEALTH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS…..
SINCE BEING SIGNED IN 1998…..KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN TWO-POINT-TWO BILLION DOLLARS FROM TOBACCO
MANUFACTURERS……WHO AGREED TO CONTINUING MAKING PAYMENTS AS LONG AS THE PARTICIPATING MANUFACTURERS SELL CIGARETTES….
CRIME STOPPERES
04/23/20
SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY CRIME STOPPERS IS SEEKING YOUR HELP IN FINDING AN ALLEN COUNTY WOMAN WHOSE BEEN MISSING SINCE TWO-
TOUSAND….
23 YEAR OLD PEGGY SUE ASHLEY WAS LAST SEEN AT TWO O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING….ON JULY 29TH….TWO-THOUSAND….GETTING INTO A TRUCK
AT THE A-O SMITH PLANT……
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE AND THE F-B-I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING LEADS SINCE THEN….. AND DO HAVE A PERSON OF INTEREST…..HOWEVER…..ANY
DETAILS THAT SOMEONE MAY KNOW COULD ASSIST IN A RESOLUTION OF THE CASE…..
CONTACT CRIME STOPPERS AT….SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE CLUE…..OR EIGHT-SIX-SIX-EIGHT-FOUR-TWO-CLUE…… OR ONLINE AT SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-CLUE-
DOT-COM……
CITY COUNCIL
04/23/20
THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING……IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING THIS AFTERNOON AT ONE….FOR
COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION TO NAME THE NEW BRIDGE IN SCOTTSVILLE OVER BAYS FORK CREEK ON OLD GALLATIN ROAD IN HONOR OF FORMER
MAYOR ROB CLINE…..
ANY PERSON WANTIN TO PARTICPE IN THE MEETING WILL NEED TO LOG-ON TO THE “ZOOM MEETING” I-D….878-624-0890……WITH PASSWORD:
511362……..
CORONA UPDATE
04/23/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT AN EXPANDED TESTING PROGRAM FOR THE CORONA-VIRUS WILL BE AVAILABLE
STARTING MONDAY……
AND SOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES WILL BEGIN AGAIN AT HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE CLINICS…..
BEGINNING MONDAY……IN-PERSON DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY…..NON-URGENT EMERGENT CARE……PRE-ANESTHESIA TESTING…..AND AMBULATORY
VISITS WILL BE ALLOW…..
NEW DRIVE-THRU TESTING SITES WILL OPEN NEXT WEEK…. INCLUDING ONE AT SOUTH WARREN HIGH SCHOOL……AND THE EXPANDED TESTING
PROGRAM WILL BE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE….
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ANNOUCNED 196 NEW CASES OF THE VIRUS AND 14-MORE DEATHS…..BRINGING THE TOTALS TO 33-HUNDRED-73 AND 185-
RESPECTIVELY……
VIRUS DRUG
04/23/20
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCHERS SAY THEY HAVE DEVELOPED A TECHNOLOGY THAT IS BELIEVED TO BLOCK THE CORONA-VIRUS FROM
INFECTING HUMAN CELLS….
U-OF-L IS SEEKING TO FAST-TRACK DEVELOPMENT……INCLUDING APPLICATION TO THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FOR APPROVAL TO
START TREATING PATIENTS SERIOUSLY AFFECTED WITH COVID-19…….
SPORTS
04/23/20
THE N-F-L DRAFT BEGINS TODAY AND RUNS THRU SATURDAY…..AND FOR THE FIRST TIME THE DRAFT WILL BE HELD IN A COMPLETELY VIRTUAL
FORMAT DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..
THIS YEAR’S EVENT WAS ORIGINALLY SSET TO TAKE PLACE IN LAS VEGAS….BUT THE LEAGUE WAS FORCED TO SHIFT ITS PLAN……AND ALL 32-
TEAMS WILL BE OPERATING FROM THEIR HOMES…….
VOTER REGISTRATION
04/22/20
KENTUCKY VOTER REGISTRATON SAW AN INCREASE OF JUST OVER 500 IN MARCH…..AND WITH COUNTY CLERKS OFFICES CLOSED TO “IN-PERSON”
VISITS….. SECRETRY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS IS URGING PEOPLE TO REGISTER ONLINE AND HAS EXTENDED THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE TO
MAY 26TH…..
MAY 26TH WAS THE ORIGINAL DATE FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION……BUT GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ADAMS…..
MOVED THE PRIMARY ELECTION TO JUNE 23RD WHICH IS PERMISSIABLE UNDER KENTUCKY LAW…..
AS OF MARCH 31ST …..THERE WERE THREE-POINT-FOUR MILLION REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE COMMONWEALTH….WHICH WAS A “POINT-ZERO-
ONE” PERCENT INCREASE FROM FEBRUARY 29TH……..
NKU FREEZES TUTITION
04/22/20
WHILE SOME UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE ANNOUNCED SPENDING CUTS AND LAYOFFS……YESTERDAY…..
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERISTY SAID THEY WILL HAVE A TUITION FREEZE FOR THE FALL 20-20 AND SPRING 20-21 SEMESTERS…..
UNDERGRADUATE….IN-STATE TUITION….WILL REMAIN T AT 413-DOLLARS PER CREDIT HOUR…. TOTALING 99-HUNDRED-12 DOLLARS ANNUALLY
FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS……
IN ADDITION TO FREEZING TUITION…….THE UNIVERSITY WILL ALSO KEEP PARKING FEES ON CAMPUS AT THE SAME RATE…….
ALLEN COUNTY EIGHTH CASE
04/22/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME……THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL…..AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS……
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS A TOTAL OF EIGHT CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
PATIENTS ONE THRU FOUR ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE AND DOING WELL…..
ONE PATIENT IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND IN HOME QUARANTINE….
AND THREE PATIENTS REMAIN IN HOME QUARANTINE…….
CORONA UPDATE
04/22/20
KENTUCKY RECORDED ITS HIGHEST ONE-DAY DEATH TOLL FROM THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY……BUT GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID
DESPITE A SPIKE IN CASES AND DEATHS…..IT LOOKS LIKE THE COMMONWEALTH HAS “LIKELY PLATEAUED……
BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 177-NEW CASES AND 17-MORE DEATHES…..BRINGING THE TOTALS TO 31-HUNDRED-92 AND 171-RESPECTIVELY……..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ANNOUNCED THE LAUCNCH OF……HEALTHY AT WORK…..A NEW INITIATIVE TO HELP KENUCKY BUSINESSES REOPEN
SAFELY…..
“HEALTHY AT WORK……IS A PHASED APPROACH TO REOPENING THE COMMONWEALTH’S ECONOMY……AND IS BASED ON CRITERIA SET BY PUBLIC
HEALTH EXPERTS AND ADVICE FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS……
BURNETTE
04/22/20
64 YEAR OLD DAVID EARL BURNETTE OF LEBANON DIED SUNDAY AT SUMNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER…..A PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL
BE HELD AT CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..WITH A CELEBRATION OF LIFE TO BE HELD AT A LATER DATE…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE
THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE BRIDGE MINISTRY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS; KENNETH AND RACHEL BURNETTE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; DOUG OF LOUISANA…..AND A SISTER AND
BROTHER-IN-LAW; SHELLY AND BILLY PHILLIPS OF FLORIDA……
SPORTS
04/22/20
ON THE HEELS OF THE CLOSE OF ALL KENTUCKY SCHOOLS TO “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION FOR THE REST OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR…..
YESTERDAY…..THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BOARD OF CONTROL APPROVED A RECOMMENDATON FROM COMMISSIONER
JULIAN TACKETT THAT THE 20-20 STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS WILL NOT BE RESUMED…..AND ALL SPRING SPORTS PRACTICES AND
TOURNAMENTS BE CANELLED FOR THE 20-19-20 SCHOOL YEAR……
ALLEN 2019 UNEMPLOYMENT
04/21/20
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…….THE YEARLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE FROM THREE-POINT-
EIGHT PERCENT IN TWENTY-18……TO FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN TWENTY-19……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT LAST YEAR…..JOBLES RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN METCALFE AND
WARREN COUNTIES…..TO FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FELL IN 62 COUNTIES…..ROSE IN 39….. AND REMAINED THE SAME IN 19…….
WOODFORD COUNTY HAS THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED KENTUCKY’S HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 11-PERCENT.......
CORONA VIRUS
04/21/20
DURING HIS DAILY CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 102 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN KENTUCKY….
BUT ADDED THAT NUMBER IS “ARTIFICIALLY” LOW SINCE MANY LABS ARE CLOSED ON SUNDAY….. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN THE
COMMONWEALTH NOW TOTALS THREE-THOUSNAD-50…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ANNOUNCED SIX MORE DEATHS…..BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO 154……AND ALSO SAID THERE WILL BE A WREATH LAYING
CEREMONY IN THE CAPITAL ROTONDA TODAY……BY TH STATE POLICE HONOR GUARD…..TO HONOR THOSE KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE DIED FROM
THE VIRUS….
SCHOOL BOARD
04/21/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEET ON “ZOOM” LAST NIGHT….AND SUPERINTENDENT TRAVIS HAMBY TALKED ABOUT THE
COMMONWEALTH’S DECISION THAT THERE WILL BE NO MONE “IN-PERSON” CLASSROOM INSTRUCITON FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR……
KENTUCKY REQUIRES 22 CREDITS TO GRADUATION AND ALLEN COUNTY REQUIRES 27…..THE BOARD APPROVED WAIVING GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CREDITS REQUIRED TO 25…..
THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR THIS YEAR WAS AMENDED TO MAKE MAY 12TH THE FINAL DAY OF INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS SINCE THE REQUIRED
NUMBER OF HOURS OF INSTRUCTION WILL BE MET ON THAT DATE…..
A CHANGE IN THE PAYROLL SCHEDULE WAS ALSO APPROVED TO MOVE TO TWO-PAY-PERIODS A MONTH……BEGINNING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR…..
AND THE BOARD WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN OUT…..THE DISTRICT HAS SERVED 122-THOUSAND-545 MEALS……..
WESTERN GRADUATION
04/21/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT DEGREE CONFERRAL WILL TAKE PLACE “VIRTUALLY” IN MAY TO ALLOW SENIORS TO
GRADUATE ON TIME…..
THE CLASS OFF 20-20 WILL THEN COME BACK TO WESTERN FOR COMMENCEMENT ACTIVITIES TO BE HELD THIS FALL…..WHICH ARE TENTATIVE
PLANNED FOR THE WEEK-END OF SEPTEMBER 19TH……WHICH IS ALSO PARENT AND FAMILY WEEK-END ON THE HILL…..
GRADUATES CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DECEMBER 20-20 AND MAY 20-21 CEREMONIES………..
SPORTS
04/21/20
THERE MAY NOT BE ANY GAMES ON THE FIELD…..BUT THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS ARE BRINGING “BASEBALL” TO FANS WITH THE HELP OT
“TWITCH”…..WHICH IS A STREAMING SERVICE THAT ALLOWS VIDEO GAME PLAYERS TO LIVE STREAM THEIR GAMEPLAY FOR OTHERS TO VIEW…..
CORONA UPDATE
04/20/20
KENTUCKY HAD IT HIGHEST SINGLE DAY NUMBER OF CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS REPORTED YESTERDAY WITH 293……BRINGING THE TOTAL TO
AT LEAST 29-HUNDRED-60…….AND GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ALSO REPORTED FOUR MORE DEATHS……BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO 148……
THE GOVERNOR SAID THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS EVER HOSPITALIZED DUE TO THE VIRUS IS ONE-THOUSAND-11….WITH THE CURRENT FIGURE
AT 265…..
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RECOVERED NOW STANDS AT 11-HUNDRED-22…..
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES…..SUCH AS NURSING HOMES……CONTINUE TO BE HIT HARD WITH 46 NEW CASES YESTERDAY……
REOPENING
04/20/20
FRIDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR DISCUSSED HIS SEVEN BENCHMARKS THAT THE COMMONWEALTH MUST MEET IN ORDER TO START
REOPENING KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY…..WHILE KEEPING KENTUCKIANS SAFE FROM THE CORONA-VIRUS…..
THE GOVERNOR’S PLAN REFLECTS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE ANNOUNCED BY THE WHITE HOUSE THURSDAY…..INCLUDING INCREASED
TESTING AND A 14-DAY DECREASE IN CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUE AS A THRESHOLD TO BEGIN OPENING BUSINESSES BACK UP…..
SUIT DENIED
04/20/20
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS DENIED A KENTUCKY CHURCH’S BID TO BLOCK ENFORCEMENT OF THE GOVERNOR’S RESTRICTIONS ON FAITH-BASED
GATERINGS DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..
DISRICT JUDGE DAVID HALE REJECTED A MOTION FOR A RESTRAINING ORDER SOUGHT BY MARYVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH NEAR LOUISVILLE…..
THE CHURCH ARGUED THE ORDER INFRINGED ON THE CONGREGATION’S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS…..
BUT HALE RULED THE GOVERNOR’S ORDER BANS ALL MASS GATHERINGS AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST RELIGION…..HALE ALSO NOTED
THAT OTHER FORMS OF GROUP WORSHIP ARE PERMITTED…..INCLUDING DRIVE-IN AND ONLINE SERVICES……
SCHNEIDER
04/20/20
86 YEAR OLD ALDENE HEIBERT SCHNEIDER OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED FRIDAY AT N-H-C HEALTH CARE IN GLASGOW……THERE WILL BE A PRIVATE
FUNERAL SERVICE WITH BURIAL IN FLORIDA……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; RITA AND GREG EICHER OF FOUNTAIN RUN AND JAN AND RANDY DIRKS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA….A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LA;W JOYCE AND VIRGIL FUNK OF KANSAS….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; RON AND MARILYN
HEIBERT OF KANSAS…….11 GRANDCHILDREN AND 16 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/20/20
IN A CONFERENCE CALL WITH VICE-PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE…..THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE NATION’S MAJOR FOOTBALL CONFERENCES
STRESSED THAT COLLEGE SPORTS CANNOT RETURN FROM THE CORONA-VIRUS SHUTDOWN UNTIL CAMPUSES HAVE REOPENED……
THE 10 COMMISSIONERS…..ALONG WITH THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF NOTRE DAME….. COMPRIZE THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE……
NON-PROFITS HIT
04/17/20
IT ISN’T JUST BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY RIGHT NOW…..AS NONPROFITS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH GOOD
THINGS FOR PEOPLE ARE ALSO FARING POORLY…..
THE KENTUCKY NONPROFIT NETWORK SAYS 92-PERCENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S NONPROFITS ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING DISRUPTIONS IN
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DUE TO COVID-19…….
SPORTS
04/17/20
THE P-G-A TOUR LAID OUT AN AMBITIOUS PLAN YESTERDAY TO RESUME ITS SEASON IN THE SECOND WEEK OF JUNE……BUT FANS WILL BE KEPT
AWAY FOR AT LEAST A MONTH……
THE TOUR WILL BEGIN JUNE EIGHTH THRU 14TH WITH THE CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE IN FORTH WORTH-TEXAS……HOWEVER…..THE
RETURN DEPENDS ON GOLF GETTING THE “GREEN LIGHT” FROM GOVERNMENT AND HEALTH OFFICIALS….
GOLF IS THE FIRST SPORT TO ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR A RESTART……AS IT IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER SPORTS……AS THEY PLAY OUTSIDE OVER
SOME 400-ACRES……
COMER
04/16/20
JOIN US TOMORROW MORNING....FRIDAY AT SEVEN-35…..AS FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER WILL BE JOINING US VIA TELEPHONE….
TO DISCUSS THE CORONA-VIRUS AND OTHER TOPICS…..
CORONA UPDATE
04/16/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S NIGHTLY CORONA BRIEFING WAS NEARLY DROWNED OUT LAST NIGHT BY PROTESTERS WANTING TO “REOPEN
KENTUCKY” NOW……
THE GOVERNOR REPORTED 88-NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS AND SEVEN MORE DETHS……WHICH RAISED KENTUCKY’S DEATH TOLL TO 122……
BESHEAR SAID THE COMMONWEALTH IS MOVING TO A NEW SYSTEM OF TRACKING CASES……SO ALTHOUGH THEY REPORTED 88-NEW
CASES……BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 22-HUNDRED-91…….THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER 50 ADDED TO THE LIST…….
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
04/16/20
ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION YESTERDAY….. LAWMAKERS OVERRODE LINE-ITEM VETOS THAT GOVERNOR ANDY
BESHEAR HAD MADE TO THE ONE-YEAR EXECUTIVE BRANCH BUDGET……AS-WELL-AS TO OTHER BUDGET AND REVENUE BILLS…..
BESHER’S VETOS DIDN’T REMOVE ANY SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS……BUT HE SAID THE LANGUAGE WOULD “LIMIT HIS FLEXIBILITY” TO RESPOND TO
THE CORONA-VIRUS CRISIS OR WOULD “HAMPER THE NORMAL ACTIVITIES” OF STATE GOVERNMENT……
BESHEAR SUED
04/16/20
THREE KENTUCKIANS…..WHO ATTENDED AN EASTER SERVICE IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY AGAINST THE COMMONWEALTH’S PROHIBITION OF MASS
GATHERINGS….. HAVE FIELD A FEDERAL LAWSUIT ALLEGING GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S CORONA-VIRUS MEASURES VIOLATE THEIR
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS…..
STATE POLICE PLACED NOTICES ON CARS IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT….. ORDERING THE CHURCHGOERS TO SELF-QUARANTINE FOR 14-
DAYS……
MARR
04/16/20
35 YEAR OLD JEREMY SCOTT MARR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..A PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE
HELD AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OAK HILL CEMETERY IN BROWNSVILLE….. AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JOANNA MARR…..TWO SONS; CALEB CANTRELL AND DYLLAN MARR BOTH OF BOWLING GREEN…..FOUR DAUGHTERS;
DESTIN MARR OF BOWLING GREEN AND EMMA MARR, CHLOE MATHIS AND MAKENZIE MATHIS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER;
EVA MARR OF OAKLAND…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW BROCK AND TARAH OF SMITHS GROVE…..A SISTER; DANA MARR OF GEORGIA……AND A
STEP-BROTHER AND STEP-SISTER-IN-LAW; ZACH AND MCKENZY CHAFFIN OF ROCKFIELD……
ADEN
04/16/20
84 YEAR OLD ELVIN HAROLD “JOHN” ADEN DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON NURSING AND REHAB CENTER…..A PRIVATE SERVICE
WILL BE HELD…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY FRIENDS; TIMOTHY AND PATTY JOHNSON…….
SPORTS
04/16/20
LOS ANGELES RAMS CENTER BRIAN ALLEN IS THE FIRST KNOWN ACTIVE “N-F-L” PLAYER TO CONTACT THE CORONA-VIRUS…..
ALLEN WAS UNDERGOING REHABILITATION FOR A KNEE INJURY WHEN HE BEGAN TO FEEL THE SYMPTOMS…..
THE 24 YEAR OLD IS BEING TREATED AND IS RECOVERING WELL……
CORONA UPDATE
04/14/20
YESTERDAY DURING HIS DAILY CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID KENTUCKY HAS TOPPED TWO-THOUSAND CASES OF
THE CORONA-VIRUS….WITH MORE THAN 100-DEATHS…..
87-NEW CASES WERE REPORTED BRINGING THE TOTAL TO TWO-THOUSAND-48……AND THE SEVEN DEATHS REPORTED PUSHED THAT TOTAL TO
104…..
THE FIRST DAY OF FREE…..DRIVE-THRU TESTING CONDUCTED BY KROGER…..WAS HELD YESTERDAY IN FRANKFORT WITH 97-PEOPLE BEING
TESTED……
A SECOND KROGER DRIVE-THRU TESTING FACILITY WILL OPEN TOMORROW IN KENTON COUNTY WITH A GOAL OF TESTING 250-INDIVIDUALS
ADAY……
04/14/20
06:05AM
LAWMAKERS RETURN TO FRANKFORT TODAY TO CONSIDER OVERRIDING VETOS MADE BY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR……TOMORROW IS THE FINAL
DAY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CAN MEET FOR THIS SESSION……
THE GOVERNOR HAS VETOED FIVE BILLS AND ALSO USED THE LINE-ITEM VETO ON THE BUDGET……
BISHOP
04/14/20
73 YEAR OLD BILLY BISHOP OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY……A PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT BETHANY CHUCH OF CHRIST
CEMETRY…. WITH A CELEBRTION OF LIFE TO BE HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; STACY AND KIM OF FRANKLIN AND CHRIS……A GRANDCHILD, TWO GREAT-GRANDHILDREN
AND A STEP-GRANCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
04/14/20
THE N-F-L AND ITS PLAYERS UNION HAVE AGREED TO CONDUCT…..VIRTUAL OFFSEASON WORKOUT PROGRAMS DUE TO THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC…..UNTIL EVERY TEAM IS PERMITTTED TO OPEN ITS FACILITIES…..
THE THREE-WEEK “VIRTUAL OFFSEASON STARTS APRIL 20TH FOR TEAMS WITH NEW HEAD COACH AND APRIL 27TH FOR THE OTHER…..AND RUNS
THRU MAY 15TH……
TEAMS WITH A NEW HEAD COACH HAVE THE OPTION TO GO FOUR WEEKS…..AND A TEAM CAN’T BEGIN ITS VIRTUAL PROGRAM AFTER APRIL 27TH……
CORONA UPDATE
04/13/20
DURING HIS DAILY CORONA-VIRUS UP DATE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 134-NEW CASES OF THE COVIA-19
VIRUS…ALONG WITH THREE MORE DEATHS….BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 19-HUNDRED-63 CASES AND 97-WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES…..THE
GOVERNOR SAID ADAIR COUNTY WAS THE HARDEST HIT WITH 35-NEW CASES….
BESHEAR ALSO SAID A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH KROGER….TO DO DRIVE-THRU CORONA=VIRUS TESTING FOR UP TO 20-THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS…..
WILL BEGIN TODAY IN FRANKFORT……KROGR HOPES TO HVE ANOTHER TESTING LOCATION OPEN THIS WEEK AND TWO MORE NEXT WEEK…..
THE INITIAL TEST WILL BE LIMITED TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS……FIRST RESPONDERS…..INDIVIDUALS 65 AND OLDER…..AND THOSE WITH A
CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION……
UOFL FURLOUGHS
04/13/20
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE WILL FURLOUGH SOME EMPLOYEES….AS-WELL-AS IMPLEMENT HIRING FREEZES AND PAY CUTS…..BECAUSE OF THE
IMPACT OF THE CORONA-VIRUS…..
THE EMAIL SENT TO STAFF AND STUDENTS DIDN’T SAY HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE FURLOUGHS .OR HOW LONW THEY
MIGHT LAST…..
SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY LOWER TUITION RATES FOR SUMMER CLASSES….THE CANCELLATION OF THE N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT….AND A
GOVERNMENT-ORDERED HALT ON OPTIONAL MEDICAL PROCEDURES ALL CONTRIBUTED TO A FINANCIAL DRAIN ON THE UNIVERSITY……
MEETINGS
04/13/20
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
SCOTTSIVLLE CITY COUNCIL HAS CANCELED THEIR MEETING FOR TONIGHT….
ALLEN FISCAL COURT WILL MEET TOMORROW MORNING BY “SKYPE”
AND THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST CLUB MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY MORNING HAS BEEN
CANCELED…..
SPORTS
04/12/20
DALE EARNHARDT-JUNIOR…..JEFF BURTON….AND CARL EDWARDS ARE AMONG THE NOMINEES FOR NASCAR’S NEXT HALL OF FAME CLASS UNDER
A REVAMPED VOTING PROCEDURE….
THE NEW PROCESS SPLITS THE NOMINEES INTO TWO BALLOTS…..MODERN CANDIDATES AND PIONEER CANDIDATES……
TWO NOMINEES FROM THE 10-MODERN CANDIDATES WILL BE ELECTED…..ALONG WITH ONE ENTRY FROM THE FIVE-CANDIATE PIONEER
CATEGORY…..
ALLEN COUNTY 5TH CASE
04/10/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY……
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24-
HOURS……
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS FIVE CASES REPORTED AT THIS TIME……
CORONA UPDATE
04/10/20
DURING HIS CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 134-NEWS CASE OF COVID-19 WITH SIX DEATHS….AND
HE ALSO EXPRESSSED CONCERN OVER RISING NUMBERS IN NURSING CARE FACILITIES…..
BESHEAR SAID THE TOTALS ARE NOW 14-HUNDRED-52 CASES AFTER WEEDING OUT DUPLICATE CASES AND THOSE WHO ACTUALLY LIVE OUT OF
STATE….BUT WERE TESTED HERE……THE PANDEMIC HAS NOW CLAIMED 77-LIVES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…
SPORTS
04/10/20
THE KENTUCKY/INDIANA SENIOR ALL-STAR BASKETBAL SERIES HAS BEEN CANCELED BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC….
THE SENIOR GAMES WERE SCHEDULE FOR JUNE FIFTH IN GEORGETOWN AND JUNE SIXTH IN INDIANAPOLIS…….THE JUNIOR ALL-STAR GAME
SCHEDULED FOR JUNE FIRST HAS BEEN CANCELED…..
THE MR AND MISS BASKETBALL CEREMONEY HAS ALSO BEEN RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 28TH……
..
CORONA UPDATE
04/09/20
DURING HIS DAILY BREIFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 204 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY…..BRINGING
THE COMMONWEALTH’S OFFICIAL TOTAL TO 13-HUNDRED-46…….AND EIGHT MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO 73…….…..
BESHEAR SAID WORK CONTINUES ON ESTABLISHING A FIELD HOSPITAL AT THE KENTUCKY FAIR AND EXPOSITION CENTER IN LOUISVILLE….WHERE
THEY HOPE TO HAVE 250-ACTIVE BEDS IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS…..
AND ACCORDING TO KENTUCKY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONER DR. STEVEN STACK…..KENTUCKY DAM VILLAGE STATE PARK IS PREPARING TO
HOUSE HEALTH CARE WORKERS ON A LIMITED SCALE…..
SHOPPING RESTRICTIONS
04/07/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ISSUED A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER YESTERDAY TO LIMIT SHOPPING TO ONE PERSON PER HOUSEHOLD…..STEPPING UP
EFFORTS TO ENFORCE SOCIAL DISTANCING….
THE NEW ORDER MOSTLY LIMITS SHOPPING TO ONE PERSON-PER HOUSES HOLD….. IT DOES HOWEVER…..INCLUDE EXCEPTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO
HAVE CHILDREN OR OTHERS WHO NEED SUPERVISION…..
THE ORDER ALSO CRACKS DOWN ON DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES…..
CORONA UPDATE
04/08/20
DURING HIS CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 147-NEW CASES BRINGING KENTUCKY’S TOTAL TO 11-
HUNDRED-49…… SEVEN MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED….BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO 65…..
YESTERDAY WAS THE HIGHEST DAILY NUMBER OF NEW CASES REPORTED…..BUT THE THREE DAY TOTAL TREND WAS LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS
THREE DAY TREND…..
THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE CASES ARE SHOWING UP……HE SAID THERE WERE 55-CASES IN 21-NURSING HOME
FACILITIES…..THE GREEN RIVER CORRECTONAL COMPLEX HAS 14 CASES…..AND WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL 13……
ADMISSIONS
04/08/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IS ALLOWING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TO SELF-REPORT THEIR G-P-A TO KEEP THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS ON
TRACK…..
THIS WILL ALLOW WESTERN TO GRANT A “CONDITIONAL ADMISSION” TO STUDENTS….WHILE GIVING THEM FOUR MONTHS TO ATTAIN THEIR OFFICIAL
TRNSCRIPT…….
NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS MAY ALSO SELF REPORT THEIR G-P-A WHILE SEEKIGN THEIR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT…..
THE STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OFFICE WILL USE THE INFORMATION TO ISSUE ESTIMATED SCHOLARSUP AWARDS……
STUDENTS WHO PROVIDE THEIR SELF-REPORTED G-P-A….WILL HAVE UNTIL AUGUST FIRST TO PROVIDE AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT AND BE FULLY
ADMITTED TO WESTERN……
PAUL VOLUNTEERING
04/08/20
SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS RECOVERED FROM THE CORONA-VIRUS AND IS NOW VOLUNTEERING AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN BOWLING
GREEN…..WHILE THE SENATE IS ON A BREAK…..
PAUL…..WHO IS AN EYE SURGEON……WORKED IN EMERGENCY ROOMS EARLY IN HS CAREER AS A PHYSICIAN…….
SPORTS
04/08/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HAS CONFIRMED IT IS CONSIDERING A SCENARIO IN WHICH ALL 30-TEAMS WOULD PLAY GAMES IN ARIZONA…..AT CHASE
FIELD…..AND MULTIPLE SPRING TRAINING SITES…….ONCE THE PUBLIC HEALTH SITUATION HAS IMPROVED TO THE POINT THAT IT’S SAFE TO DO
SO……
CORONA UPDATE
04/07/20
THE NUMBER OF CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY NOW STANDS AT ONE-THOUSAND-EIGHT….AND 14 MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED
YESTERDAY FOR A TOTAL OF 59….. AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR GAVE HIS DAILY UPDATE ON THE VIRUS….
YESTERDAY’S UPDATE CAME ONE MONTH SINCE THE COMMONWEALTH’S FIRST POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19….
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ASKED KENTUCKIANS FOR DONATIONS OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPEMT…..INCLUIDNG MASKS……GOWNS…..AND
GLOVES……
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL…EIGHT-THREE-THREE-FOUR-FOUR-EIGHT-37-73…….
MOSES
04/07/20
58 YEAR OLD BARRY LYNN MOSES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…CREMATION WAS CHOSEN AND A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE
HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; TINA MOSES…..A SON. STEVEN HAMER….AND A DAUGHTER; DEBRA MOSES ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…….A BROTHER AND
SISTER-IN-LAW; FRANK AND LINDA OF INDIANA…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; BRENDA AND ROGER KILMAN OF ILLINOIS AND SHEILA
AND MIKE METCALFE OF OHIO……
MAHANEY
04/07/20
90 YEAR OLD CLARA MAHANEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..A PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE
HELD AT ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; RANDY…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; BRENDA AND NORMAN CARTER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR BROTHERS
AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; MURL WIX, HAROLD AND JOYCE WIX, DANNY AND LINDA WIX AND KENNETH AND SHELIA WIX ALL OF TENNESSEE……AND TWO
SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; CASSIE TURNER OF SCOTTSVILLE AND ANN AND LOUIS WOLFE OF TENNESSEE……. THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND
SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/07/20
N-F-L COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL TOLD THE 32-TEAMS YESTERDAY THAT THE DRAFT WILL TAKE PLACE APRIL 23RD THU 25TH……BUT WILL BE
CONDUCTED IN A VIRTUAL FORMAT WITH TEAM PERSONNEL WORKING FROM THEIR HOMES…..
THE DRAFT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEUDLED TO BE HELD IN LAS VAGAS…..BUT THE N-F-L CANCELED ALL PUBLIC EVENTS LAST MONTH AS A
SAFEGUARD AGAINST THE CORONA-VIRUS……
CORONA UPDATE
04/06/20
IN HIS DAILY CORONA VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN KENTUCKY
FELL…WITH 38 NEW CASES …..BRINGING THE TOTAL IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 955……
FIVE NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..MAKING IT 45-DURNG THE PADEMIC….. THE AGES OF THOSE WHO DIED RANGED FROM 54 TO 90…..
BESHEAR ALSO SAID MORE NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS HAD BEEN DEPLOYED ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH……THE 334 GUARD MEMBERS ARE
DOING EVERYTHINF FROM HELPING AT HOSPITALS TO HELPING AT FOOD BANKS……..THE GOVERNOR WENT ON TO SAY MORE GUARD MEMBERS
WILL BE ACTIVATED AS THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES…..
UK FIELD HOSPITAL
04/06/20
A 400-BED FIELD HOSPITAL WILL BE SET UP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AS HEALTH OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR A POTENTIAL SURGE OF
CORONA-VIRUS…..
THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THE MAKESHIFT HOSPITAL READY IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AT NUTTER FIELD HOUSE…..THE FOOTBALL PRACTICE FACILITY
ON THE LEXINGTON CAMPUS…..
FOURTH ALLEN COUNTY CASE
04/04/20
THIS MORNING, ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR SCOTT WILLIAMS HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAD
CONFIRMED THE FOURTH PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY……
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS…..AND ACCORDING TO NEW
GUIDELINES THE AGE OF GENDER OF THE PATIENT CAN’T BE RELEASED…..
THIRD ALLEN COUNTY CASE
04/04/20
ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR SCOTT WILLIAMS HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAD CONFIRMED
ANOTHER PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY……
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS…..AND ACCORDING TO NEW
GUIDELINES THE AGE OF GENDER OF THE PATIENT CAN’T BE RELEASED…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS THREE CASES REPORTED AT THIS TIME……
MEALS
04/04/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DELIVERING MEALS TO STUDENTS WHILE SCHOOL IS OUT……
WITH “SPRING BREAK” BEING NEXT WEEK…..YESTERDAY THE SCHOOOL DELIVERED SIX MEALS TO EACH CHILD FOR A TOTAL OF 36-THOUSAND-656
MEAL BEING DELIVERED……
SINCE MARCH 16TH…….THE DISTRICT HAS DELIVERED 82-THOUSAND-713 MEALS……
THE DELIVERY WILL RESUME FOLLOWING “SPRING BREAK”……..
CARTER
04/04/20
84 YEAR OLD INEZ CARTER OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (FRI) AT HER RESIDENCE…..A PRIVATE SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME
WITH PRIVATE BURIAL IN CARTER’S TABERNACLE CEMETERY…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONAITONS TO CARTER’S
TABERNACLE CEMETERY FUND…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; LEION CARTER…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; CATHY SANDERS OF ADOLPHUS AND SANDI AND TONY
GRAVES OF FRANKLIN……A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; DONALD AND BECKY CARTER OF FLORIDA…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW;
BONNIE AND BOB LAWSON OF OHIO……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN, SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/04/20
THE W-N-B-A HAS POSTPONED THE START OF ITS 20-20 SEASON……WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MAY 15TH…….AND THERE IS NO TIMELINE
TO START THE SEASON….…..
HOWEVER……THE W-N-B-A WILL STILL HOLD A VITUAL DRAFT ON APRI 17TH….WITH THE PROSPECTS PARTICIPATING REMOTELY…….
PRIMARY ELECTION
04/02/20
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS PASSED…..AND SENT TO GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR FOR HIS SIGNATURE….LEGISLATION THAT WOULD GRANT THE
GOVERNOR….. SECREATRY OF STATE…..AND STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN THE CONDUCT OF THE 20-20 PRIMARY
ELECTION NOW SET FOR JUNE 23RD…..
CURRENT KENTUCKY LAW PERMITS THE GOVERNOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE TO CHANGE THE TIME OR PLACE…..BUT NOT THE “MANNER” OF AN
ELECTION…..
THE NEW LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO DEVELOP A PRIMARY ELECTION PROCEDURE MORE OPEN TO
ABSENTEE VOTING….. WHICH MAY BE NECESSARY IF THE CURRENT PANDEMIC CONTINUES…..
SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS RULED OUT ANY MOVE TO A UNIVERSIAL “VOTE-BY-MAIL” SYSTEM……BUT ASSURED LAWMAKERS THAT EVEN
WITH EXPANDED ABSENTEE VOTING…..THEY WOULD STILL REQUIRE PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT…..WITH SOME SORT OF
VERIFYING INFORMATION…..BEFORE THEY WOULD BE MAILED A BALLOT……
CORONA UPDATE
04/02/20
93-NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS AND TWO-DEATHES WERE REPORTED IN KENUCKY YESTERDAY BY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR DURING HIS
DAILY BREIFING…..BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES TO 680 AND THE COMMONWEALTH’S DEATH TOTAL TO A LEAST 20……
THE DEATHS WERE A 76 YEAR-OLD HOPKINS COUNTY MAN AND A 60 YEAR-OLD DAVIESS COUNTY WOMAN…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO WARNED OF SCAMS ABOUT TESTING AND TESTING KITS…… THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF “POP-UP” DRIVE-THRU SITES IN
HAZARD AND LOUISVILLE CHARGING 250-DOLLARS CASH FOR A TEST….
ALSO SAID 70-MEMBERS OF THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD WILL BE DEPLOYED TO HELP WITH FOOD BANKS IN E’TOWN…..LEXINGTON……AND
LOUISVILLE…..
PRIMARY ELECTION
04/02/20
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS PASSED…..AND SENT TO GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR FOR HIS SIGNATURE….LEGISLATION THAT WOULD GRANT THE
GOVERNOR….. SECREATRY OF STATE…..AND STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN THE CONDUCT OF THE 20-20 PRIMARY
ELECTION NOW SET FOR JUNE 23RD…..
CURRENT KENTUCKY LAW PERMITS THE GOVERNOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE TO CHANGE THE TIME OR PLACE…..BUT NOT THE “MANNER” OF AN
ELECTION…..
THE NEW LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO DEVELOP A PRIMARY ELECTION PROCEDURE MORE OPEN TO
ABSENTEE VOTING….. WHICH MAY BE NECESSARY IF THE CURRENT PANDEMIC CONTINUES…..
SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS RULED OUT ANY MOVE TO A UNIVERSIAL “VOTE-BY-MAIL” SYSTEM……BUT ASSURED LAWMAKERS THAT EVEN
WITH EXPANDED ABSENTEE VOTING…..THEY WOULD STILL REQUIRE PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT…..WITH SOME SORT OF
VERIFYING INFORMATION…..BEFORE THEY WOULD BE MAILED A BALLOT……
NEW BUDGET
04/02/20
SOCIAL DISTANCING WAS OBSERVED IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY YESTERDAY…… AS LAWMAKERS PASSED A SLIMMED-DOWN……ONE-YEAR
BUDGET WITHOUT PAY RAISES FOR TEACHERS OR INCREASED EDUCATION FUNDING…..NORMALLY A TWO-YEAR BUDGET IS APPROVED…..
THE NEW SPENDING PLAN REFLECTS KENTUCKY TAX COLECTIONS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET WITH MANY BUSINESSES ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH CLOSED OR SLIMMED DOWN TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA-VIRUS……..
THE NEW BUDGET WILL RUN THRU JUNE 30TH……20-21………
SPORTS
04/02/20
THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME HAS ANNOUNCED ITS 20-20 CLASS OF INDUCTEES…..A GROUP THAT INCLUDES 10-
PLAYERS AND THREE COACHES….
ONE OF THE PLAYERS CHOSEN IS CLARENCE GLOVER…..FROM HORSE CAVE…..WHO PLAYED HIS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL AT CAVERNA……THEN
WENT ON TO PLAY COLLEGE BALL AT WESTERN AND IN THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION……
AN INDUCTION CELEBRATION IS SET FOR JULY 11TH IN ELIZABETHTOWN…….
MEAL DELIVERY
04/01/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN DELIVERING MEALS TO STUDENTS HOMES EACH DAY……AND WITH NEXT WEEK BEING “SPRING
BREAK”…..THE SCHEDULE IS BEING ADJUSTED…..
STUDENTS WERE DELIVERED TWO MEALS TODAY AS THERE WILL BE NO MEAL DELIVERTY TOMORROW……
THEN FRIDAY…..SIX MEALS WILL BE DELIVERED TO EACH STUDENT FOR THE SPRING BREAK WEEK……
CENSUS
04/01/20
IN THE MIDST OF THE CORONIA-VIRUS PANDEMIC……WE MAY HAVE FORGOTTON THAT THE…….20-20 CENSUS IS UNDERWAY…..
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED YOUR CENSUS FORM AND AS WE…..“STAY AT HOME TO STAY HEALTHLY…..THIS WOULD BE A GREATED TIME TO
SUBMITT YOUR CENSUS INFORMATION ON-LINE…….
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST INFORNATION FROM THE CENSUS BURUEAU..... JUST OVER 26-PERCENT OF ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE
SUBMITTED THEIR INFORMATION AND 24-PERCENT OF SCOTTSVILLE RESIDENTS HAVE DONE SO…….
THE RESPONSE RATE FOR KENTUCKY IS 28-POINT-THREE PERCENT…..WHICH IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL RATE OF 28-POINT-ONE
PERCENT…..
AND IN THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT…….THE RESPONSE RATE IS 30-PERCENT…….
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
04/01/20
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN OFFICER INVOLVED…..FATAL SHOOTING…..IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY….
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ATTEMPTED TO STOP A RECKLESS DRIVER ON KENTUCKY-90….THE PURSUIT ENDED WHEN THE
DRIVER CRASHED INTO A DITCH…..
THE DRIVER…..WHO WAS ARMED WITH A KNIFE…..THEN CONFRONTED DEPUTIES IN AN AGGRESSIVE MANNER…..AND THAT’S WHEN SHOTS WERE
FIRED AND HE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES…..
CORONOA UPDATE
04/01/20
THE COMMONWEALTH HAD ITS WORSE DAY OF THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC YESTERDAY WITH 114 NEW CASES AND SEVEN DEATHS…..WHICH
BRINGS THE TOTALS TO 591 POSITIVE TESTS AND 17-DEATHS……
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAD THE ANNOUNCEMENT DURING HIS DAILY UPDATE YESTERDAY…….AND SAID ALL OF THOSE WHO DIED WERE
ELDERLY AND HAD UNDERLYING MEDICAL PROBLEMS…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ANNOUNCED ADDITIONAL STEP BEING TAKEN…..
CHILD-CARE OPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE BEING EXPANDED TO GROCERY
STORE WORKERS……
AND THE GOVERNOR SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ALLOWING LOCAL….. COUNTY…. AND STATE GOVERNMENTS TO HIRE BACK POLICE.….
FIREFIGHTERS….. E-M-S AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WHO HAVE RETIRED WITH NO PENALITY TO THEIR RETIREMENT……
KY BUDGET
04/01/20
THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY RETURNS TO FRANKFORT TODAY TO TAKE UP A NEW BUDGET FOR THE COMMONWEALTH……AND IN A RARE
MOVE PROMPTED BY THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC……BUDGET NEGOTIATORS WILL PRESENT LAWMAKERS WITH ON A ONE-YEAR SPENDING
PLANT THAT HOLDS THE LINE ON THE MAIN “K-12” SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA……LAWMAKERS TRADITIONALL PASS A TWO-YEAR BUDGET…..BUT
ECONOMIC DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE VIRUS NECESSITATED THE UNPRECEDENTED MOVE TO A ONE YEAR BUDGET…..
THE BUDGET DOESN’T INCLUDE A PAY RAISE FOR TEACHERS WHICH GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAD PUSHED FOR…..
PASSING A ONE YEAR SPENDING PLAN ENABLES LAWMAKERS TO MEET THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY OF PASSING A BUDGET……AS THEY PREPARE
FOR A SHARP DOWNTURN IN TAX COLLECTIONS AS MANY BUSINESSES HAVE CLOSED OR SCALED BACK OPERATIONS……
SPORTS
04/01/20
THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A HAS SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY REGUALR SEASONS AND POSTSEASONS FOR BASEBALL…..SOFTBALL…..TENNIS…..AND
TRACK AND FIELD…..
IN ADDITION…..THE BOYS AND GIRLS “SWEET 16” REMAINS SUSPENDED…..
ALSO…..NO PRACTICE IS PERMITTED BY ATHLETES ON A CURRENT SEASON ROSTER OR WHO HAS PRACTIVED AT ANY TIME DURING THE 2019-20
SCHOOL YEAR……
AND NO COACHING IS PERMITTED BY ANY COACH…….PAID OR UNPAID……
CORONA UPDATE
03/31/20
DURING HIS CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THERE WERE 42-NEW CASES…..BRINGING THE
COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL TO 480……YESTERDAY’S NEW POSITIVES INCLUDED TWO FROM A NURSING HOME IN CAMPBELL COUNTY……A PATIENT
AND STAFF MEMBER….WHICH ARE THE FIRST FROM A LONG-CARE NURSING FACILITY IN KENTUCKY…..
TWO NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..ONE IN SIMPSON COUNTY AND ONE IN KENTON…..
GOVERNOR BESHEAR ALSO ANNOUNCED HE SIGNED A NEW EXECUTIVER ORDER TO DIRECT KENTUCKIANS TO NOT TRAVEL TO THE STATES….
EXCEPT FOR A FEW EXCEPTIONS INCLUDING FOR YOUR JOB…..TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE…..A MEDICAL CARE…..MEDICINE OR OTHER
SUPPLIES AND NECESSITIES…..TO CARE FOR A LOVED ONE….OR A COURT REQUIRES YOU TO TRAVEL…..
IF YOU DO TRAVEL TO ANOTHER STATE FOR ANY OTHER REASON….THE ORDER REQUIRES YOU TO SELF-QUARANTINE FOR 14-DAYS WHEN YOU
RETURN TO THE COMMONWEALTH…….
DOLLAR GENERAL DISCOUNT
03/31/20
DOLLAR GENERAL IS NOW PROVIDING ALL MEDICAL PERSONNEL……FIRST RESPONDERS…..AND ACTIVATED NATIONAL GUARDSMEN WITH A 10-
DISCOUNT ON QUALIFYING PURCHASES…..
THE DISCOUNT WILL BE OFFERED THRU APRIL 30TH…….BUT MAY BE EXTENDED BASED ON THE STATUS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…..
DOLLAR GENERAL STORES ARE ALSO DEDICATING THE FIRST HOUR EACH MORNING TO SENIOR SHOPPERS .WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING AT-
RISK SHOPPERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOP FOR ESSENTIAL ITEMS IN A LESS CROWDED ENVIRONMENT……
STORES ARE ALSO CLOSING ONE HOUR EARLY TO CLEAN AND RE-STOCK SHELVES……AS-WELL-AS FOR EMPLOYEES’ SAFETY AND WELL-BEING…….
JOHNSON
03/31/20
81 YEAROLD KATHLEEN GARRETT JOHNSON OF GLASGOW DIED YESTERDAY (MON)…..PRIVATE SERVICES WILL BE HELD……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SHERRY AND TIM WHEELER…. AND A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GREG AND TORIE ALL OF
FOUNTAIN RUN…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; DAVID AND EVELYN GARRETT OF TEXAS…..FIVE GRANDCHILDRREN ANDA GREAT-
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
03/31/20
THE N-C-A-A HAS VOTED TO ALLOW SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE SPRING-SPORT STUDENT-ATHLETES AN ADDITIONAL SEASON OF COMPETITION…..AND
AN EXTENSION OF THEIR PERIOD OF ELIGIBILTY……
FINANCIAL AID RULES HAVE ALSO BEEN ADJUSTED TO ALLOW TEAMS TO CARRY MORE MEMBERS ON SCHOLARSHIP TO ACCOUNT FOR INCOMING
RECRUITS AND STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO HAD BEEN IN THEIR LAST YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY WHO DECIDE TO STAY……
CORONA UPDATE
03/30/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR YESTERDAY REPORTED 45 NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY……BRINING THE TOTAL TO
439……BUT YESTERDAY’S NUMBER OFD NEW CASSES WAS THE LOWEST NUMBER IN FOUR DAYS AND LESS THAN HALF OF THE 92-NEW CASES
REPORTED ON SATURDAY……
THE GOVERNOR ALSO PRESSED KENTUCKIANS TO REMAIN VIGILANT ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING AMID REPORTS OF CROWDING AT GOLF
COURSES…..BASKETBALL COURTS…..AND HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES……..
WHILE HE DIDN’T ANNOUCE ANY MORE RESTRICTIONS……HE ONCE AGAIN CAUTION PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE BORDER WITH TENNESSEE AGAINST
GOING TO BUSINESS TYPES THERE THAT ARE CLOSED IN KENTUCKY……
STATE BUDGET
03/30/20
AS HOUSE AND SENATE BUDGET NEGOTIATORS ARE CRFTING A FINAL TWO-YEAR SPENDING PLAN……KENTUCKY HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID OSBORNE
SAYS ECONOMIC DAMAGE FROM THE CORONA-VIRUS E WILL FORCE LAWMAKERS TO SCALE BACK STATE SPENDING PLANS…..
HE’S FORECASTING AN AUSTORE STATE BUDGET…..AND SAID THAT PROPOSED PAY RAISES FOR TEACHERS AND STATE EMPLOYEES ARE NOW
UNLIKELY……
HE ALSO SAID INCREASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH’S MAIN FUNDING FORMULAT FOR…… “K” THRU 12TH GRADE SCHOOLS…..ARE NOW IN
JEOPARDY…….
SUPREME COURT
03/30/20
AS SOCIAL DISTANCING BECOMES EVEN MORE CRITICAL DURING THE PANDEMIC…… THE KENTUCKY JUDICIAL BRANCH CONTINUES TO MAKE
CHANGES THAT WILL ENSURE ACCESS TO THE COURTS…..WHILE PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF COURT PERSONNEL AND THE
PUBLIC…..
AS CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN MINTON-JUNIOR HAS ANNOUNCED NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE SUPREME COURT ORDER RESTRICTING IN-PERSON COURT
PROVEEDING……
THE AMENDMENTS EXTEND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDER THRU APRIL 24TH……
TEMPORARY CHILD SUPPORT AND IN-CUSTODY JUVENILE DETENTIONHEARINGS ARE BEING ADDED TO THE LIST OF “EMERGENCY OR TIME-
SENSITIVE MATTERS”….
AND THE NEW AMENDMENTS ALLOWS JUDGES TO USE TELEPHONIC OR VIDEO TECHNOLOGY TO HEAR SEVERL MATTERS……
SPORTS
03/30/20
THE FINAL DEADLINE TO NOMINATE HORSES FOR THE “TRIPLE CROWN” SERIES….. WHICH WAS TODAY…… IS BEING EXTENDED INDEFINITELY
BECAUSE OF THE CORONA-VIRUS……
A TOTAL OF 347 HORSES WERE NOMINATED DURING THE EARLY PHASE THAT CLOSED JANUARY 25TH…..
THE KENTUCKY DERBY HAS BEEN MOVED FROM MAY SECOND TO SEPTEMBER FIFTH…….WHILE MAYLAND AND NEW YORK RACING OFFICIALS ARE
CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS TO DECIDE WHEN THE PREAKNESS AND BELMONT STAKES WILL BE RUN……
HARTMAN
03/27/20
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE……LEAH HARTMAN…..HAS BEEN ACCEPTED TO THE GATTON ACADMEY OF MATHEMATICS
AND SCIENCE LOCATED ON THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CAMPUS…..
HARTMAN WILL START THIS FALL AT GATTON WITH DUAL ENROLLMENT STATUS…..AS A JUNIOR AT AC/S AND A STUDENT AT WESTERN……
SHE’S FINISH HIGH SCHOOL WHILE EARNING BETWEEN 60 AND 72 COLLEGE HOURS……
KET SCHEDULE
03/27/20
KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IS CHANGING ITS DAYTIME LINEUP TO HELP STUDENTS WITH AT-HOME LEARNING……
BEGINNING MONDAY….NORMAL PROGRAMMING ON WEEK-DAYS…..FROM SEVEN TO FIVE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A SPECIAL LINEUP SPECIFIC TO
AT-HOME LEARNING FOR CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH 12TH GRADE……
THE PROGRAM LINEUP WILL CATER TO PRESCHOOL THRU THIRD GRADE FROM SEVEN TO NINE…..FOURTH THRU EIGHTH GRADE FROM NINE TO
THREE…..AND TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THREE TO FIVE……
CORONA
03/27/20
KENTUCKY SAW A ONE-DAY RECORD FOR NEW CASES OF CORONA- VIRUS YESTERDAY WITH 50…..BRINGING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL TO AT
LEAST 248…..
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT DURING HIS DAILY BRIEFING…..THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID KENTUCKY HAD ITS FIRST
CASE OF SOMEONE TESTING POSITIVE IN A NURSING HOME…..A 90-YEAR-OLD MAN IN PERRY COUNTY WHO WAS REMOVED FROM THE FACILITY…….
BUT IT WAS LATER REVEALED HE HAD TESTED POSITIVE……
THE COMMONWEALTH IS ALSO REACTIVATING THE EXPIRED LICENSES OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT…….
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
03/27/20
WHILE KENTUCKY IS EXPECTED TO SEE A MASSIVE SPIKE IN UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH……FIGURES RELEASED BY THE KENTUCKY
CENTER FOR STATISTICS THE JOBLESS RATE DROPPED FOR FEBRUARY…….
THE COMMONWEALTH’S FEBRUARY 20-20 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..WHICH WAS DOWN ONE-TENTH OF A
PERCENTAGE POINT FROM JANUARY……AND WAS UNCHANGED FROM MARCH 20-19…….
HIGDON
03/27/20
60 YEAR OLD TAYLOR HIGDON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY……PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT 2-30 WITH PRIVATE BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; SKEETER HIGDON AND SCOOTER HIDGON…..A BROTHER; FRANK…..AND FOUR SISTERS; BETTY HIGDON, RUTH
DOOLIN, LOU PERRY AND SUE MEADOR ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/27/20
THE N-C-A-A WILL DISTRIBUTE 225-MILLION DOLLARS TO ITS DIVISION-ONE MEMBERS IN JUNE……
HOWEVER…..THAT’S 375-MILLION LESS THAN HAD BEEN BUDGETED THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE CORONA-VIRUS OUTBREAK FORCED THE
CANCELLATION OF THE MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT…….
COVID-19 TESTING
03/26/20
ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR SCOTT WILLIAMS HAS SHARED SOME INFORMATION WITH NEWSWATCH FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE TESTED FOR COVID-19…….
IF YOU ARE TESTED FOR COVID-19….YOU SHOULD SELF-QUARANTINE UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR TEST RESULTS…..UNLESS YOU ARE A HEALTH
CARE WORKER, THEN CONSULT WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION……THE SELF-QUARANTINE WILL PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS WHILE YOU’RE
AWATING YOUR TEST RESULTS…..
ALSO WAIT FOR YOUR MEDICAL PROVIDER TO CALLL YOU WITH THE RESULTS…… AND KEEP IN MIND THIS MAY TAKE A FEW DAYS……
IF YOU ARE POSITIVE FOR COVID-19…..YOUR RESULTS WILL BE SHARED WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT….WHO WILL CONTACT YOU TO GIVE
DIRECTIONS ON ISOLATIONS PROCEDURES AND THE NEXT STEPS……
AND JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER REMINDS RESIDENTS THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO GATHERINGS OF ANY KIND…..AND DURING THE
COMMONWEALTH’S “STATE OF EMERGENCY”…..GATHERING IS AGAINST THE LAW AND IS A CLASS “A” MISDEMEANOR……
CORONA UPDATE
03/26/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR…..DURING HIS DAILY BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..SAID THERE WERE 35-NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY…..
HOWEVER….THAT NUMBER WAS DOWN FROM TUESDAY…..
A FIFTH DEATH FROM THE VIRUS WAS ALSO REPORTED……A 75-YEAR OLD MAN FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY WHO HAD OTHER HEALTH ISSUES……
THE GOVERNOR URGED KENTUCKIANS TO CONTINUE TO STAY AT HOME AND SAID THE NEXT TWO-TO-THREE WEEKS ARE CRITICAL…..
HE ALSO SAID SOME REQUIRMENTS HAVE BEEN RELAXED SO INDIVIDUALS CAN FILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT…….INDEPENDENT CONTACTORS….SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS…..SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS……COSMETOLOGISTS…..AND ANYONE WHO HAD TO LEAVE THEIR JOB BECAUSE OF QUARANTINE
AND NO PAID LEAVE NOW QUALIFIES FOR UNEMPLOYMENT…..
INFORMATION SOURCES
03/26/19
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS ESTABLISHED TWO SOURCES FOR RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THE CORONA-VIRUS AND HAVE THEIR
QUESTIONS ANSWERED…..
THE COVID-19 HOTLINE NUMBER IS……800-SEVEN-TWO-TWO-57-25……..
AND YOU CAN ALSO GO ON-LINE TO…..K-Y-DOT-COVID-19-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV……
LOCALLY……MAYOR DAVID BURCH AND JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER HAVE CREATED A NEW FACEBOOK PAGE……A-C-S-U-ALLEN
COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE UNITED…..WHERE YOU’LL FIND LOCAL INFORMATION…..
INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACE BOOK PAGE
SCHOOL MEALS
03/26/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE MEALS TO STUDENTS AS THEY REMAIN AT HOME DURING THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC……
SEVERAL MEAL SITES ARE SET UP AND EACH MORING AT 10……SCHOOL BUSES LOADED WITH MEALS MAKE DELIVERIES TO HOMES…AS SOME 45-
HUNDRED MEALS WERE DISTRIBUTED YESTERDAY……
WHEN THE BUSES RUN TODAY…….STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN MEALS FOR TWO DAYS AS THERE WILL BE NO MEAL DELIVERY TOMORROW…….
IT TAKES 105 PEOPLE ADAY TO MAKE THE DELIVERIES……AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP…..CALL RICK FISHER AT….SIX-ONE-EIGHT-32-64……
SPORTS
03/26/20
THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON WAS TO OPEN TODAY……BUT WITH OPENING DAY DELAYED TO AT LEAST MID-MAY…..30 GAMES WILL BE
AIRED ACROSS DIGITAL PLATFORMS TODAY……
M-L-B WILL AIR ONE MEMORABLE GAME FOR EACH FRANCHISE ON ITS…..YOU-TUBE….. TWITTER…..AND FACEBOOK PAGES…..
AND ALL GAMES WILL BE STREAMED ON….M-L-B-DOT-COM……..
J-M SMUCKER
03/25/20
THE J-M MUCKER COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED A SERIES OF MEASURES TO SUPPORT ITS EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITIES AS THEY DEAL WITH THE
IMPACT OF “COVID-19”……IN ADDITION TO IMPLEMENTING EXTENSIVE SANITATION MEASURES AND TEMPERATURE SCREENINGS……THE COMPANY
HAS ESTABLISHED OTHER MESURES INCLUDING:
MAXIMIZING PRODUCTION AT ITS FACILITIES…….
PROVIDING UP TO 12-WEEKS OF FULL PAY AND BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES WHOSE MANUFACTURING OR DISTRIBUTION FACILITY IS CLOSED DUE TO
THE “COVID-19” SITUATION…..
PAID SICK LEAVE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MUST MISS WORK TO CARE FOR INDEPENDENTS OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR THE
CORNOA-VIRUS…..
AND PAYING 100-PERCENT OF “COVID-19” TESTING……
CORONA UPDATE
03/25/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID DURING HIS CORONA UPDATE YESTERDAY….THAT THE COMMONWEALTH HAD 39-NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS….
THE LARGEST SINGLE DAY SO FAR…..BRINGING KENTUCKY’S TOTAL TO AT LEAST 163…..
BESHEAR ALSO ANNNOUNCES THAT EFFECT AT EIGHT’O’CLOCK TOMORROW NIGHT…..ALL “NON-LIFE SUSTAINING BUSINESSES” WILL CLOSE TO IN-
PERSON TRAFFIC……
AN EXECUTIVE ORDER….TO BE ISSUED TODAY…..WILL OUTLINE THE DETAILS…. BUT THE GOVERNOR DID SAY BUSINESSES EXEMPTED FROM HIS
ORDER OF A FEW DAYS AGO WILL REMAIN SSO…..
THOSE INCLUDED GROCERY STORES…..PHARMACIES AND DRUG STORES….. BANKS…..GAS STATIONS…..AUTO REPAIR AND PARTS BUSINESSES…..
MEDIA….. AGRICULTURE-RELATED BUSINESSES AND LIQUOR STORES…..
ALLEN CORONA CASE
03/25/20
ALLEN COUNTY STILL HAS ONLY ONE CONFIRMED CASE OF THE CORONA-VIRUS…. INVOLVING A 24-YEAR OLD FEMALE…..WHO IS CURRENTLY
RECOVERING…..
AUTHORITIES SAY ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS SHE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED…….
MCDOWELL
03/25/20
60 YEAR OLD MARK ANTHONY MCDOWELL OF JAMESTOWN DIED MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……AND NO SERVICES ARE SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; ETHAN LAFAVOR OF SCOTTSVILLE…….HIS MOTHER; JANICE BLANFORD…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; RHONDA
AND TIM BRAWNER ALL OF TENNESSEE…..SEVEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; BOR AND YVONNE BLANDORD OF TEXAS, JIM BLANDFORD OF
INDIANA, DAVID AND HEATHER BLANFORD OF FLORIDA AND KEVIN, JENNY BLANFORD AND SCOTT AND TRISH BLANFORD ALL OF TENNESSEE,
PATRICK ND CARRIE BLANFORD OF KENTUCKY AND DAVID SIMPSON OF INDIANA………..
WILSON
03/25/20
81 YEAR OLD CHARLENE DREW WILSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT CEDAR CROSS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; CHARLOTTE AND STEVE WHITE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND MARILYN DE MATTEO OF
TENNESSEE…….A STEP-SON AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; LARRY AND BECKY WILSON OF CARROLLTON….. TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
03/25/20
THE TOKYO OLYMPICS WERE POSTPONED YESTERDAY UNTIL 20-21…..
THE “I-O-C” SAID THE GAMES WILL BE HELD NO LATER THAT THE SUMMER OF 20-21……BUT THEY WILL STILL BE CALLED THE 20-20 TOKYO
OLYMPICS……
FISCAL COURT
03/24/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS TONIGHT……THE MEETING WAS TO HAVE BEEN HELD AT THE SOUTH ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT……BUT IS BEING
MOVED BACK TO THE FISCAL COURT MEETING ROOM IN THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING……
BECAUSE OF THE CORONA-VIRUS……THE PUBLIC WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE MEETING…..
BUT IT WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED ON THE ALLEN COUNTY ACTION NEWS FACEBOOK PAGE…..
AND CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…….WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SEVEN……
CORONA UPDATE
03/24/20
DURING HIS AFTERNOON BREIFING YESTERDAY……
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID KENTUCKY HAS SEEN ITS FOURTH DEATH FROM THE CORONA VIRUS AND THERE ARE NOW AT LEAST 124
CONFIRMED CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..THE LATEST DEATH WAS AN 82 YEAR OLD WOMAN IN LEXINGTON WHO HAD UNDERLYING HEALTH
CONDITIONS……
WITH NATIONAL HEALTH EXPERTS WARNING OF A SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF POSITIVE CORONA-VIRUS TESTS…..KENTUCKY IS STEPPING UP
SECURITY AT HEALTH CARE FACILITIES….WHICH HAS READY BEGUN…..AND INCLUDES LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SOME NATIONAL GUARD TO MAKE
SURE ANY CASES OF PUBLIC CONCERN OR PANIC DON’T GET SERIOUS…..AND TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF PATIENTS AND HEALTH CARE
WORKERS…..
SHOCKLEY
03/24/20
64 YEAR OLD RICKY SHOCKLEY OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….A PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICE
WILL BE HELD FOR FAMILY ONLY…….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPRESSIONS…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY THREE DAUGHTERS; MISTY GRAVES AND TERRY JACKSON OF FOUNTAIN RUN AND BEVERLY WARREN OF EDMONTON…..AND
TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; SHORTY AND JULIE SHOCKLEY OF TENNESSEE AND WILLIAM SHOCKLEY OF FLORIDA…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN
AND NINE GREAT-GRANDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
BUCHANON
03/24/70
75 YEAR OLD BETTIE LOU BUCHANON DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE……A PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL
BE HELD FOR FAMILY ONLY……AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE ALLEN OR WARREN COUNTY HUMANE
SOCIETIES OR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; FREDA AND MICHAEL HUBBARD OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND A STEP-DAUGHTER AND STEP-SON-IN-
LAW; CONNIE AND JAMES WOODARD OF TENNESSEE…..TWO GRANDCHIDLREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
03/24/20
THERE’S HOPE…..FOR AT LEAST NOW…..THAT THE P-G-A TOUR WILL STILL COME TO THE BLUEGRASS IN JULY…..
THE BARBASOL CHAMPSIONSHIP…..SCHEUDLED FOR JULY 16TH THRU 19TH AT KEENE TRACE GOLF CLUB IN NICHOLASVILLE…..HAS YET TO BE
POSTPONED OR CANCELED……
THE MASTERS AND P-G-A CHAMPIONSHIP HAVE BEEN POSTPONED…..THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP WAS CANCELED…..AND NO DECISION HAS BEEN
MADE ON THE U-S OPEN…..AS THE P-G-A TOUR HASN’T MADE ANY DECISIONS ON TOURNAMENTS BEYOND MAY 21ST…..
COVID UPDATE
03/23/20
IN HIS SUNDAY NIGHT COVID-19 BRAFING…..GOVERNOR ANDY BRESHSERA SAID THE COMMONWEALTH NOW HAS 103 POSITIVE CASE OF CORONA
VIRUS…..BESHEAR SAID HE BELIEVED OVER TWO-THOUSAND TESTS HAD BEEN ADMINISTEREDTO DATE…..AND THE AVERAGE AGE OF POSITIVE
CASES WAS 53-POINT-THREE…..THE COMMONWEALTH ALSO NOW HAS TWO NEW LABS UP AND TESTING PATIENTS…..…..
THE GOVERNER ALSO ANNOUINCED THAT NON-ESSENTIAL RETAIL BUSINESSES WILL CLOSE TONIGHT AT EIGHT…….BUSINESSES AFFERCT BY THE
CLOSURE ARE ENTERTAINMENT…..SPORTING GOODS….CLOTHING AND SHOE STORES….BOOK STORES….JEWELRY…..FLORISTS…..FURNITURE AND
AUTO DEALERS….WHILE PEOPLE CAN’T GO INTO THE STORES….THEY CAN ORDER ON LINE FOR CURBSIDE SERVICE OR DELIVERS…..
NOT AFFECTED BY THE CLOSURE ARE GROCERY STORES….PHARMACIES AND DRUG STORES…..GAS STATIONS…..AUTO REPAIR…..PARTS STORES
AND LIQUOR STORES….AND THE GOVERNOR WENT ON TO SAY THAT NO MATTER WHAT RESTRICTIN ARE PUT IN PLACE….RESIDENTS WILL ALWAYS
BE ABLE TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORS…..SO DO NOT HOARD FOOD…..
AND IT’S NOW MANDARY FOR MEDICAL FACILITIESTO CEASE ELECTIVE OR NON-ESSENTIAL PROCEDURES…..
PAUL TESTS POSITIVE
03/23/20
SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE CORONA-VIRUS….
PAUL SAID HE HAS NOT HAD ANY SYMPTOMS AND WAS TESTED OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION DUE TO HIS EXTENSIVE TRAVEL AND
EVENTS…….
HE ATTENDED A FUNDRAISER IN LOUISVILLE ON MARCH SEVENTH…..WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY A WOMAN WHO LATER TESTED POSTIVE FOR THE
VIRUS……
ALLEN COUNTY COVID-19
03/23/20
ALLEN COUNTY HAS RECORDED ITS FIRST CONFIRMED POSITIVE COVID-19 CASE…..
ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR…..DAVID WILLIAMS…..TELLS NEWSWATCH THE PATIENT IS A 24-YEAR OLD FEMALE…..
WILLIAMS WENT ON TO EMPHASIZE THAT IF ANYONE GETS A CALL FROM THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT……TO ANSWER IT…….THEY’RE IN
THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE……OR MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT……
SPORTS
03/23/20
THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE IS GOING TO TAKE UP TO FOUR WEEKS TO CONSIDER POSTPOING THE TOKYO OLYMPICS…..
THE I-O-C IS PLANNING MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES…..GLOBAL SPORTS OFFICIALS…..BROADCASTERS….AND SPONSORS……
THE GAMES ARE SCHEUDLED TO START JULY 24TH…….AND THE I-O-C SAYS CANCELING THE GAMES IS NOT UNDER CONSIDERATION……
ALLEN COUNTY CORONA CASES
03/22/90
ALLEN COUNTY HAS ITS FIRST CONFRIMED CASE OF CORONAVIRUS. A 24 YEAR OLD FEMALE WHO'S QUARANTENED.
CORONA UPDATE
03/21/20
WARREN COUNTY HAS ITS THIRD CONFIRMED CASE OF THE CORONA VIRUS….THE 73 YEAR OLD MAN IS BEING TREATED AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT
BOWLING GREEN….
DURING HIS AFTERNOON UPDATE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THE COMMONWEALTH NOW HAS 63 POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-
19…..BESIDES WARREN…..OTHER NEW CASES OF THE VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN ANDERSON….. CALLOWAY…..FAYETTE …..HARDIN…..
HENDERSON……AND OLDHAM…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ASKED SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR BAN ON “IN-PERSON” CLASSES UNTIL AT LEAST APRIL 20TH……
AND FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT…..THE COMMONWEALTH HAS EXTENDED THE TAX FILING DEADLINE TO JULY 15TH…….
NCLASS@HOME
03/20/20
IN ACCORDANCE WITH A REQUEST FROM GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR…..ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT TRAVIS HAMBY HAS INFORMED
NEWSWATCH THAT ALLEN COUNTY IS EXTENDING “NCLASS@HOME” THRU FRIDAY-APRIL 17TH…..
MORE INFORMATION ON CONTINUING “NCLASS@HOME” WILL BE FORTHCOMING NEXT WEEK…..
ALSO……..TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF DELIVERING MEALS TO STUDENTS HOMES…..AND THREE-THOUSAND MEALS WERE GIVEN OUT…..ANY
CHILD IN THE COUNTY……AGES ONE TO 18……MAY RECEIVE THE MEALS……
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ALSO SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST WITH THIS COMMUNITY PROJECT……..
CORONA UPDATE
03/20/20
IN HIS CORONA VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THE COMMONWEALTH NOW HAS 47 POSITIVE CORONA VIRUS
CASES…..A SECOND DEATH……AND A SECOND CHILD HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19…..
THE SECOND DEATH WAS A 64 YEAR OLD MAN FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY WHO HAD A NUMBER OF OTHER FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO HIS
DEATH……AND THE SECOND CHILD THAT TESTED POSITIVE IS A SIX YEAR OLD FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY……
THE GOVERNER WENT ON TO SAY THERE HASN’T BEEN ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 19…..WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE DISEASE….ADMITTED
INTO THE I-C-U…….
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT
03/20/20
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENER FOR STATISTICS……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE FROM FOUR-PERCENT IN
DECEMBER TO FOUR-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN JANAURY……WHICH IS ALSO ABOVE THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT RECORDED IN JANUARY OF
LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT….JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN WARREN COUNTY……TO
SIX-POINT-SIX PERECENT IN HART COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH……UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ROSE IN 94 COUNTIES…..FELL IN 21……AND STAYED THE SAME IN FIVE…..
OLDHAM COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT…..
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 14-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT…….
KY FUNERALS
03/20/20
KENTUCKY FUNERAL HOMES ARE STAYING OPEN DURING THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..BUT THE WAY BUSINESS IS DONE MUST CHANGE…..
ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCAION OF EKNCY…..
FOLLOWING A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RECOMMENDATIONS……VIEWINGS AND FUNERALS SHOULD INCLUDE ONLY IMMEDIATE FAMILY…..WITH A
LARGER MEMORIAL SERVICE DELAYED UNTIL AFTER THE CORONA VIRUS HAS PASSED……
SPORTS
03/20/20
THE OLYMPIC FLAME ARRIVED IN JAPAN FROM GREECE YESTERDAY AND WAS GREETED INN A SCALED-DOWN CEREMONY……
THE GAMES ARE SCHEDULED TO OPEN JULY 24TH……
MEAL DELIVERY
03/19/20
FOR THE PAST WEEK……ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN DELIVERING MEALS TO VARIOUS FEEDING SITES……AND BEGINNING TOMORROW
MORNING AROUND 10…..THEY WILL BEGIN DELIVERING MEALS TO STUDENTS HOMES……
IF YOUR CHILD DOESN’T RIDE A BUS IN THE AFTERNOON…..THEN YOU MAY STILL PICK UP FOOD FROM ONE OF THE SUMMER FEEDNG SITES OR
FLAG THE BUS DOWN AS IT APPROACHES YOUR HOME…….
ALSO ANY CHILD IN THE COUNTY BETWEEN THE AGES OF ONE TO 18…..REGARDLESS IF THEY ARE A CURRENT STUDENT……..IS ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE THE MEALS……
EMERGENCY ORDER
03/19/20
THIS MORNING……IN THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING……ALLEN COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER AND SCOTTSVILLE MAYOR DAVID BURCH
SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDERS DECLARING A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY IN SCOTTSVILLE AND ALLEN COUNTY……
THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS DECLARING A LOCAL STATE O EMERGENCY ARE NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE……
CORONA UPDATE
03/19/20
DURING HIS CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THERE WERE NINE NEW CASES OF THE VIRUS……INCLUDING
THE FIRST CONFIRMED CASE IN WARREN COUNTY…..BRINGING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS TO 35……
THE WARREN COUNTY CASE IS A 73 YEAR OLD MAN WHO’S BEING TREATED AT GREENVIEW HOSPTIAL…..
THE OTHER NEW CASES WERE REPORTED IN…..BOURBON….KENTON….. FAYETTE….CLARK….AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES WITH ONE OF THE
JEFFERSON COUNTY CASES BEING AN EIGHT-MONTH-OLD…..
MEADOWS
03/19/20
88 YEAR OLD GERTRUDE MEADOWS OF LOUISVILLE DIED TUESDAY IN LOUISVILLE….. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE FOUNTAIN RUN NATIVE WILL BE
SATURDAY AT 12NOON AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WHITE OAK CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 SATURDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME….
SHE’S SURVIVED BYA SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; THOMAS AND SHIRLEY…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; ELIZABETH AND GARY REXROAT…..AND
TWO SISTERS; BRENDA DYER AND SUSIE WHITE……THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRAND-CHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
MEDLEY
03/19/20
75 YEAR OLD MURAL THOMAS MEDLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..PRIVATE GRADESIDE
SERVICES WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (FRI) ON THE FAMILY FARM IN ALLEN COUNTY…….ONLINE CONDOLENCES CAN BE MADE AT……HARWOOD-
STRODE-FUNERAL-HOME-DOT-COM…..AND MEMORIAL ARE SUGGESTED TO HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; WILLIAM AND VANESSA OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW;
KRISTINE AND JOSHUA JUDGE OF WEST VIRGINIA, CINDY AND ALAN WISELY OF VIRGINIA AND JENNIFER AND RUSS HURD OF BOWLING GREEN…..
FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/19/20
NASCAR HAS SUSPENDED ITS SEASON……UNTIL MAY…..AS PART OF THE C-D-C’s RECOMMENDATIONS TO POSTONE GATHERINGS FOR THE NEXT
EIGHT WEEKS BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…..
THE SERIES PLANS TO RETURN TO THE TRACK AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY…..INN VIRGINIA…….ON MAY NINTH……
DOLLAR GENERAL SHOPPING
03/17/20
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO DEDICATE THE FIRST HOUR OF EACH SHOPPING DAY TO SENIOR SHOPPERS…..
DOLLAR GENERAL IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGING THE FIRST OUR OF EACH DAY BE DEDICATED TO SENIOR SHOPPS…..WHO ARE ONE OF THE MOST
VULNERABLE GROUPS TO THE CORONIA-VIRUS…..
OTHER SHOPPERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAN THEIR SHOPPING TRIPS AROUND THIS WINDOW….
ALSO…..ALL DOLLAR GENERAL STORES PLAN TO CLOSE ONE HOUR EARLIER THAN THE CURRENT CLOSING TIMES TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES TIME TO
CLEAN AND RE-STOCK SHELVES…….
INFORMATION SOURCES
03/17/19
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS ESTABLISHED TWO SOURCES FOR RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATON ON THE CORONA-VIRUS AND HAVE THEIR
QUESTIONS ASKED…..
THE COVID-19 HOTLINE NUMBER IS……800-SEVEN-TWO-TWO-57-25……..
AND YOU CAN ALSO GO ON-LINE TO…..K-Y-DOT-COVID-19-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV……
FOOD SITES
03/17/20
BEGINNING TODAY……THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE DELIVERING BREAKFAST AND LUNCH…..FOR STUDENTS…..TO VARIOUS
SITES……
BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED FROM 7-30 TO 9-30 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND FROM 7-30 TO 8-30 AT THE CORE…..
THEN LUNCH WILL BE SERVED AT THE…..
HIGH SCHOOL FROM 10-30 TO 11-30…..COUNTY PLACE APARTMENTS AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FROM 11 TO 11-25…..ALCO APARTMENTS FROM
11-35 TO 12NOON…..THE CORE FROM 11-45 TO 121-30…….JIM MCDANIEL PARK FROM 12NOON TO 12-25……AND LANDMARK APARTMENTS FORM 12-
10 TO-12-30….
AGAIN…..IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO ONE OF THE SITES…..CALL SIX-ONE-EIGHT-32-64 TO HAVE THE MEALS DELIVERED…..
CORONA UPDATE
03/17/20
FOUR NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY….BRINGING THE TOTAL IN KENTUCKY TO 25…..
ONE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED……THE 66 YEAR OLD BOURBON COUNTY MAN ALSO HAD A NUMBER OF OTHER HEALTH ISSUES…..
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ALSO SAID CHILD CARE CENTERS WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF THE BUSINESS DAY ON FRIDAY……
AND THE MAY PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE POSTPONED FROM MAY 19TH TO JUNE 23RD……
CLOSURES
03/17/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY IS CLOSED THRU APRIL FIFTH AND THEY PLAN ON REOPENING ON MONDAY….APRIL SIXTH…..
DURING THIS TIME IT’S ASK THAT YOU NOT RETURN ANY LIBRARY MATERIALS UNTIL THEY REOPEN…..ALSO THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR
OVERDUE MATERIALS AND ITEMS…..AND THEY WILL AUTOMATICLLY RENEW ANY ITEMS CHECKED OUT……..
THE ALLEN COUNTY DISTRICT OFFICE LOBBY WILL BE CLOSED TODAY THRU APRIL FIRST……BILLS MAY BE PAID AT THE DRIVE THRU WINDOW…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM IS CLOSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK……
KROGER HOURS
03/16/20
KROGER HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT CONCERNING A CHANGE IN STORE HOURS IN THEIR BOWLING GREEN AND HOPKINSVILLE STORES…..
EFFECTIVE YESTERDAY…..THESE LOCATIONS HAVE TEMPORARILY SHIFTED THEIR SERVICE HOURS FROM SIX IN THE MORNING TO 10 AT NIGHT……
COURT RESTRICTIONS
03/16/20
THE KNTUCKY SUPREME COURT HAS ISSUED RESTRICTIONS TO THE COMMONWELAHT’S COURT SYSTEM IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS….
THE HIGH COURT ISSUED AN ORDER TO BE IMPLEMENTED FROM TODAY UNTIL APRIL 10TH…..TO POSTPONE AND RESCHEUDLE CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH……..
IN-PERSON HEARINGS WILL ALSO BE SEVERELY LIMITED FOR CRIMINAL CASES….. WITH THE EXECPTION OF EMERGENCY HEARINGS…..DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE HEARINGS…..AND EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS………
SHOW CAUSE HEARINGS FOR FINES AND COURT COSTS ALREADY SCHEUDULED BETWEEN TODAY AND APRIL 10TH WILL BE PUSHED OUT 60-
DAYS………..
THE ORDER IS ALSO DELAYING JURY DUTY……
KY CORNONA VIRUS UPDATE
03/16/20
GOVERNOR ANY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THREE MORE POSITIVE CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY….BRINGING THE TOTAL TO
21….
THE LATEST CASES CONFIRMED WERE TWO MORE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THE FIRST CASE IN CLARK COUNTY……THE CORONA-VIRUS IS NOW
HAD CASES IN SEVEN COUNTIES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..WITH SIX IN HARRIOSN COUNTY BEING THE MOST IN ANY SINGLE AREA….
THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID HE HAS TESTED NEGATIVE….AFTER COMIN IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO WAS POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS WHILE
ATTENDING A LARGE EVENT IN LOUISVILLE EARLIES THIS MONTH……
SPORTS
03/16/20
FORMER LOUISVILLE AND KENTUCKY BASKETBALL COACH….RICK PITINO…..IS THE NEW BASKETBALL COACH AT IONA COLLEGE……PITINO
REPLACES TIM CLUEES WHO RESIGNED FRIDAY FOR HEALTH REASONS…..
PITINO HAS AN OVER-ALL COLLEGE RECORD OF 770 AND 271….
AND HE WAS THE FIRST COACH TO TAKE THREE DIFFERENCE SCHOOLS TO THE N-C-A-A FINAL FOUR…..WINNING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT
LOUISVILLE AND KENTUCKY…….AND HE ALSO WENT TO THE FINAL FOUR WITH PROVIDENCE……
WKU COVID UPDATE
03/12/20
IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC……WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WILL EXTEND SPRING BREAK AND TRANSITION FROM A
CLASSROOM STYLE SETTING…..
W-K-U WILL EXTEND SPRING BREAK THROUGH MARCH 22ND….AS RESIDENTAL HALLS WILL REMAIN OPEN THRU MARCH 15TH AS PLANNED…..
AND WESTERN WILL TRANSITION FROM FACE-TO-FACE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION TO ANOTHER FORMAT THRU APRIL FIFTH…..
SPORTS
03/12/20
THE ARENAS PLAYING HOST TO THE S-E-C AND A-C-C CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS WILL BE MOSTLY EMPTY THE REST OF THE WEEK AS THE GAMES
WILL BE LAYED WITH OUT FANS…..
AND THE N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..WHICH STARTS NEXT WEEK…..WILL ALSO BE PLAYED WITHOUT FANS IN ATTENDANCE…..
A PRESS CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL YESERDAY TO INTRODUCE JOSE RAMIREZ AS THE NEW VARSITY
SOCCER COACH AND WILLIAMD DEL RIO AS THE ASSISTANT COACH
CORONA UPDATE
03/11/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT THAT KENTUCKY’S TOTAL NUMBER OF CORONA VIRUS CASES HAS GROWN TO EIGHT…..THE
TWO NEW CASES ARE BOTH PEOPLE FROM HARRISON COUNTY WHERE THE FIRST CASE WAS CONFIRMED….
KENTUCKY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE RECEIVED RESULTS OF 54 CASES…..WITH 46 OF THOSE BEING NEGATIVE……18 OF THE 20 RESULTS
RECEIVED YESTERDAY WERE NEGATIVE…..
THE COMMONWEALTH’S NURING HOMES ARE RESTRICTING VISTORS BEGINNING TODAY TO COMBAT THE CORONA VIRUS FROM SPREADING TO A
VULNERABLE POPULATION……
THE BESHEAR ADMINISTRATION HAS ALSO ISSUED…..VERY STRONG GUIDANCE….. FOR PRIVATE RUN FACILITIES……AND CAL TURNER REHAB AND
SPECIALITY CARE IS RESTRICTING VISITATION STARTING TODAY…….
SPORTS
03/11/20
SENIOR PATRIOT BASKETBALL PLAYER CHARLIE CALVERT HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE 22-MEMBER….TOM LEACH ALL RESILIENT TEAM…..
THE RECOGNITION HONORS STUDENT-ATHLETES FROM KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOLS WHO HAD TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY TO PARTICIPATE….AND OR
EXCELL IN SPORTS IN THE PAST CALENDAR YEAR……
AND THE GIRL’S SWEET 16 BEGINS TODAY AS…..
IN TODAY’S OPENING ROUND….
RYLE PLAYS LETCHER COUNTY AND E’TOWN GOES AGAINST BULLITT EAST…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE TOURNAMENT ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…….STARTING AT 10-45 THIS MORNING…….
CORONA VIRUS
03/10/20
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE LAST NIGHT…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID TWO MORE PEOPLE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE CORONA-VIRUS IN
KENTUCKY…… BRINGING THE TOTAL TO SIX……
THE LATEST CASES ARE IN FAYETTE AND HARRISON COUNTIES……AS HARRISON COUNTY NOW HAS THRE CASES…..FAYETEE COUNTY HAS TWO
PEOPLE BEING THREATED AND ONE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY…..
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN HAS TESTED ONE PERSON FOR THE VIRUS……AND THE TEST RESULT WAS NEGATIVE…..
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH…..STATE OPERATIONS CENTER IS OPERATING AT LEVEL ONE…..WHICH IS THE HIGHEST
CACTIVATION LEVEL…..
AND THERE’S A NEW HOTLINE FOR KENTUCKIANS TO CALL WITH CONERNS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIRUS…..AND THAT NUMBER IS……ONE-
800-SEVEN-TWO-TWO-57-25
WHITE
03/10/20
67 YEAR OLD JERRY WAYNE WHITE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..GRVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE
AT ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PAM WHITE……FIVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JOSHUA AND CHRISTINE AND JUSTIN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE,
ZACHARY AND JENNIFER AND MATTHEW AND JACQUELINE ALL OF BOWLING GREEN AND BRIAN OF ILLINOIS….. THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-
LAW; SHANNON AND NICK WHITE OF BOWLING GREEN AND MEGAN AND KEVEN WHITE AND KELLIE MILLER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….. THREE
BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; TIM AND CHERYL RICE AND TERRY RICE ALL OF MISSOURI AND DENNIS RICE OF KANSAS…..AND A SISTER; TAMMY
RICE OF MISSOURI…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX STEP-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
WILLIAMS
03/10/20
93 YEAR OLD ALMA PHILLIPS WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
12NOON TOMORROW (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; NORMA AND CARROL WILLOUGHBY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SISTER; PAULINE NORBY OF
MINNESOTA……AND TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; MILDRED PHILLIPS AND ARTHEMA CARTER BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/10/20
THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED TONIGHT AS BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON WARREN CENTRAL…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN MONTREAL TO TAKE ON THE CANADIENS……
TIME OFF
03/06/20
IN THE MIDST OF A BAD FLU SEASON….AND THE GROWING THREAT OF THE CORONAVIRUS…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS CALLED ON
EMPLOYERS TO OFFER PAID SICK LEAVE IF THE DON’T ALREADY…..
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY…..THE COMMONWEALTH IS ONE OF THE WORST STATE’S IN THE NATION WHEN IT
COMES TO OFFERING PAID SICK LEAVE…..IN PART…..BECAUSE IT HAS SO MANY LOW-WAGE JOBS……
ESCAPEE CAPTURED
03/06/20
AN ESCAPEE FROM A HART COUNTY JAIL WORK DETAIL HAS BEEN LOCATED AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY STATE POLICE….
JERRY BRITT WAS CHARGED WITH ESCAPE AND THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING-AUTO……
KY CORONAVIRUS
03/0620
KENTUCKY IS TESTING A HANDFULL OF PATIENTS FOR THE CORONAVIRUS…..BUT THERE ARE NO CONFIRMED CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS OFFICIALS HAVE TESTED SEVEN LOW-RISK INDIVIDUALS FOR THE VIRUS…..FOUR TESTED NEGATIVE AND THREE
RESULTS ARE PENDING……
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH NOW HAS THE CAPABILITY TO TEST FOR THE VIRUS AND CAN GET RESULTS IN THE SAME DAY OR
THE NEXT DAY…..
MEANWHLE….TENNESSEE HAS CONFIRMED ITS FIRST CASE OF THE VIRUS…..THE PATIENT IS AN ADULT MALE LIVING IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY WHO
RECENTLY TRAVELD OUT OF THE STATE…..THE INDIVIDUAL IS ISOLATED AT HOME WITH MILD SYMPTOMS…..
MUTTER NOT GUILTY
03/06/20
AN ALLEN COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY…..
JACKIE MUTTER HAD BEEN CHARGED WITH THE JANUARY TWENTY-17 SHOOTING DEATH OF 38 YEAR OLD WENDELL JACKSON….
MUTTER CLAIMED HE SHOT JACKSON IN SELF-DEFENSE AND THEY JURY AGREED……
RIGSBY
03/06/20
37 YEAR OLD JEFFERY BRYANT “JEFF” RIGSBY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FEBRUARY 19TH AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..A CELEBRATION OF LIFE
SERVICE WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW (SAT) AT THE
FUNERAL HOME AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS FATHER; TOM AND WIFE DEBBIE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HIS MOTHER; CINDY RIETKERK AND HUSBAND KIPP OF FLORIDA……A
BROTHER; ZACH OF BOWLING GREEN…..A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; SAMANTHA AND JOEY SMITH OF GLASGOW……A STEP-BROTHER; SEAN
RIETKERK OF MICHIGAN…..MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; DEANIE VOYLES OF LEWISPORT…..AND PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; EDNA RIGSBY OF
BOWLING GREEN…..
SPORTS
03/06/20
THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CONTINUES AT DIDDLE ARENA AS……
RUSSELL COUNTY GOES AGAINST BOWLING GREEN,,,,,
AND LOGAN COUNTY TAKES ON BARREN COUNTY……
CAMPGROUNDS TO OPEN
03/05/20
KENTUCKY STATE PARK CAMPGROUNDS ARE PREPARING TO OPEN LATER THIS MONTH…..
THE CAMPING SEASON OFFICIALY STARTS MARCH 13TH AT ALL 30-KENTUCKY STATE PARK CAMPGOUNDS…..THAT FEATUE ABOUT 23-HUNDRED
CAMPING SITES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…….
ALL STATE PARK CAMPGROUNDS HAVE WATER AND ELECTRIC SERVICE WITH DUMP STATIONS OR SEWER HOOKUPS…..ALONG WITH PICNIC TABLES
AND FIRE RINGS AT EACH IMPROVED SITE AND BATHHOUSES…..PRIMITIVE SITES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE…..
VOTING RIGHTS
03/05/20
MORE THAN 152-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS NOW HAVE A CONVENIENT WAY TO FIND OUT IF THEIR VOTING RIGHTS HAVE BEEN RESTORED….
YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR UNVEILED A WEBSITE…..CIVIL-RIGHTS-RESTORE-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV…….TO HELP KENTUCKIANS
DETERMINE IF THEY QUALIFY……
ON HIS THIRD DAY IN OFFICE……BESHEAR SIGNED AN ORDER RESTORING THE RIGHTS TO VOTE AND HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE TO KENTUCKIANS WHO
WERE CONVICTED OF MOST NON-VIOLENT FELONIES AND WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SENTENCES……
ESCAPEE
03/05/20
STATE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A SCOTTSVILLE MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM A HART COUNTY JAIL WORK DETAIL YESTERDAY…..
37 YEAR OLD JERRY BRITT TOOK A TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN….GOLD LINCOLN NAVIGATOR IN THE BLUEGRASS AVENUE AREA IN HART COUNTY…..THE
VEHICLE WAS LATER LOCATED IN THE SHANTY HOLLOW AREA OF WARREN COUNTY…..
BRITT IS A WHITE MALE WITH BROWN HAIR AND HAZEL EYES…..HE’S FIVE-FEET 11-INCLES TALL AND WEIGHT 175-POUNDS……AND WAS WEARING
BLUE JEANS….BLACK HOODIE AND CAMOUFLAGE HAT…..
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF JERRY BRITT IS ASKED TO CONTACT STATE POLICE AT TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-
EIGHT-TWO-20-10….OR BY TEXT A TIP VIA THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE APP……
SPORTS
03/05/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE STARS……
UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
03/04/20
DURING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24TH….THE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY DIVISION OF THE KENTUCKY STATE TREASURER’S OFFICE RETURNED ONE-
POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO KENTUCKIANS…..
THIS IS THE FIRST MILLION DOLLAR PAYMENT OF THE YEAR…..AND SINCE TAKING OFFICE IN TWENTY-16…..TREASURER ALLISON BALL HAS
RETURNED 93-MILLION DOLLARS IN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY TO KENTUCKIANS…..
UNCLAIMED PROPERTY GENERALLY CONSISTS OF PAYROOL CHECKS….UNCLAIMED SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES….OLD LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES…..
STOCKS…..OR VENDOR CHECKS…..
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT UNCLAIMED PROPERTY….GO ONLINE TO…..TREASURY-DOT-K-Y-DOTGOV……
SEVERE WEATHER WEEK
03/04/20
THIS IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN KENTUCKY…..AND A STATEWIDE TORNADO SAFETY DRILL IS SCHEUDLED FOR TODAY……
THE DRILL WILL BE AT NINE-OH-SEVEN CENTRAL TIME THIS MORNING…..AS OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN WILL SOUND…..WEATHER ALERT RADIOS
WILL ACTIVATE…..AND TEVEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS WILL BROADCAST THE ALERT…..ALONG WITH MOBILE DEVISES…..
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER….YOU CAN GO TO THE KENTUCKY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WEBSITE
AT…..K-Y-E-M-DOT-K-Y-DOT COM……
PURSUIT-FOUNTAIN RUN
03/04/20
STATE POLICE ATTEMPTED TO STOP A VEHICLE ON MAIN STREET IN FOUNTAIN RUN WHEN IT SPEED AWAY…..
THE PURSUIT CAME INTO ALLEN COUNTY AND TURNED ONTO CELSOR ROAD….. WHERE THE VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH A CLOSED GATE AND INTO
AN OPEN FIELD….THE CAR THEN WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT WHERE IT BECAME STUCK…..
THE DRIVER…..26 YEAR OLD AARON COLES OF FOUNTAIN RUN WAS FOUND TRYING TO HIDE UNDER A LOG….HE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED
WITH WANTON ENDANGERMENT-POLICE OFFICER, FLEEING OR EVADING, RESISTING ARREST AND A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES…..
SPORTS
03/04/20
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE PATROTS LAST NIGHT…..AT THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..AS THE DROPPED AT 78 TO 46 DECISION
TO BOWLING GREEN…..
IN LAST NIGHT’S OTHER GAME….
IT WAS LOGAN COUNTY 79 AND CUMBERLAND COUNTY 58……
SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK
03/03/20
NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK IS BEING OBSERVED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT…..
THE “NATONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK CAMPAIGN….A YEARLY PROGRAM LAUNCED IN 1989…..IS CENTERED ON A NATIONAL THEME OF “OUT OF
THIS WORLD” TO REMIND THE ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY THAT SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROVIDES A HEALTHY AND ENERGIZING START TO THE DAY
FOR STUDENTS…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVES OVER 19-HUNDRED BREAKFAST MEALS DAILY THROUGH THE FEDERALLY FUNDED SCHOOL
BREAKFAST PROGRAM….. WHICH PROVIDES BREAKFAST AND LUNCH IN ALL ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS AT NO COST TO STUDENTS…..
MADISONVILLE REAL I-D OFFICE
03/03/20
A REGIONAL….REAL-I-D OFFICE HAS OPENED IN MADISIONVILLE…..AND THE NEW HOPKINS COUNTY OFFICE CAN SERVE ALL KENTUCKIANS
REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE…….
LIKE MADISONVILLE…..THE “REAL I-D” OFFICE AT THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HEADQUARTERS IN FRANKFORT IS A REGIONAL
APPLICATION SITE…..
WHILE THE OFFICES IN PADUCAH…..SOMERSET….AND BOWLING GREEN ARE CURRENTLY SERVING THE COUNTIES WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED…..
BUT WILL SERVE THE REGION ONCE WORKSTATION CAPACITY EXPANDS……
DOLLAR GENERAL AWARD
03/02/20
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN AROW…..DOLLAR GENERAL HAS EARNED “TRAINING MAGAZINE’S” TOP HONOR FOR ITS “20-20 TOP ONE-HUNDRED-25”
IN ADDITION TO THE COMPANY’S SECOND YEAR OF EARNING THE MAGAZINE’S TOP TRAINING HONOR…..THIS IS DOLALR GENERAL’S THIRD YEAR
AMONG THE PRESTIGIOU LIST’S TOP FIVE HONOREES AND THE NINTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR TO BE NAMED TO THE TOP ONE-25 LIST……
IN ADDITION TO “TRAINING”…..DOLLAR GENERAL WAS RECOGNIZED ON “FORTUNE” MAGAZINE’S 20-20 WORLD’S MOST ADMIRED COMPANIES…..AND
NAMED AS “MASS MARKET RETAILERS” 20-20 RETAILER OF THE YEAR…..
LEGAL FOOD FRENZY
03/02/20
THE…..20-20 LEGAL FOOD FRENZY…..KICKED OFF FRIDAY…..
ACCORDING TO ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON……THE FOOD FRENZY IS A STATEWIDE COMPETITION THAT CHALLENGES THE
COMMONWEALTH’S LEGAL COMMUNITY TO RAISE RESOURCES FOR HUNGER RELIEF…..
THE GOAL OF THIS YEAR’S CAMPAIGN IS TO COLLECT 800-THOUSAND POUNDS OF FOOD OR 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS BEFORE MARCH 14TH…..
WITH THE PROCEES GOING TO “FEEDING KENTUCKY”….WHICH IS A STATEWIDE FOOD BANK NETWORK THAT DISTRIBUTES 72-MILLION MEALS
ANNUALLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 800-LOCAL CHARITABLE FEEDING ORGANIZATIONS IN ALL 120 COUNTIES…..
MULTI-VEHICLE FATAL
03/02/20
STATE POLICE SAY A MUTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY OF BARREN COUNTY…..ON AUSTIN/TRACY ROAD…..
CLAIMED A LIFE…..
A VEHICLE DRIVEN NBY 57 YEAR OLD TAMMY GOSNELL OF AUSTIN…..STRUCK THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE OPERATED BY 18 YEAR OLD ZAYNE
BARNHARDT OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..……
GOSNELL THEN PASSED BARNHARDT….HITTING THE PASSENG SIDE AND CROSSING THE CENTER LINE AND STRIKING A GOOSNECK TRAILER BEING
TOWED BY 62 YEAR OLD DAVID STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE……
GOSELL DIED AT THE SCENE…..AND A PASSENGER IN THE BARNHARDT VEHICLE….37 YEAR OLD CASSANDRA BARNHARDT WAS TRANSPORTED TO
T-J SAMSON HOSPITAL…..
SPORTS
03/02/20
THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT CONTINUES…..
AS LOGAN COUNTY TAKES ON METCALFE COUNTY…..
AND BARREN COUNTY PLAYS WARREN EAST……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE OILERS…..
BRIDGE CLOSURE
02/28/20
AS YOU BEGIN TO MAKE YOUR PLANS FOR NEXT WEEK…..KEEP IN MIND THAT A BRIDGE REHABILITATION PROJECT WILL CREATE A LONG-TERM ROAD
CLOSURE ON KENTUCKY FIVE-85…..AT MILE POINT EIGHT-POINT-THREE….AT THE ALLEN/SIMPSON COUNTY LINE…..
THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING MONDAY .AND WILL BE CLOSED FOR APPROXIMALTEY 60-DAYS…..AND KEEP IN MIND THAT THE DETOUR WILL
ADD EXTRA TRAVEL TIME TO YOUR DESTINATION……
THE BRIDGE IS BEING REHABILITATED AND UPGRADED TO ELIMINATE WEIGHT RETRICTIONS……
NEW TRACK
02/28/20
A NEW TRACK IS COMING TO THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM’S MOTORSPORTS PARK…..
THE NEW….OFF-ROADING OBSTACLE COURSE…..WILL BE FOR OFF-ROAD VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS….JEEPS….AND S-U-Vs…..
AS THE VENUE WILL CATER TO DRIVERS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS…..AND WILL INCLUDE A MUD PIT….LOG CRAWL…..SAND PIT…..AND MORE……
WARREN COUNTY NEW PLANT
02/27/20
126-NEW JOBS WILL BE COMING TO WARREN COUNTY AS CROWN CORK AND SEAL U-S-A WILL INVEST 148-MILLION DOLLARS TO CONSTRUCT A
327-THOUSAND-SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IN THE KENTUCKY TRANSPARK……
CROWN CORK AND SEAL PRODUCES METAL BEVERAGE CANS…..PROMOTIONAL PACKAGING….AND FOOD AND CONSUMER GOODS ENCLOSURES…..
HORSE CAVE PLANT EXPANSION
02/28/20
A TOTAL OF 140 NEWS JOBS WILL BE COMING TO HART COUNTY DUE TO AN EXPANSION OF THE T-MARZETTE COMPANY FACILITY IN HORSE CAVE…..
THE SALAD DRESSING PRODUCER PLANS TO EXPAND ITS PLANT WITH A 93-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT……
THE 185-THOUSAND-SQUARE-FOOT EXPANSON WILL ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURING SPACE…..AS-WELL-AS THE PURCHASE OF NEW
EQUIPMENT FOR INCREADSE DRESSING AND SAUCE PRODUCTION……
TAXING BILL
02/28/20
A KENTUCKY HOUSE PANEL HAS APPROVED A PROPOSAL AIMED AT GIVING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MORE LATITUDE IN GENERATING TAX REVENUE TO
KEEP UP WITH DEMANDS FOR SERVICES…..
THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT NOW HEADS TO THE FULL HOUSE…..
SPORTS
02/28/20
TONIGHT…..THE BOY’S 15TH DISTRICT CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL…..AS THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON
BARREN COUNTY……
TIP OFF IS SIX……AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..
AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
PATRIOT SENIOR GOLFER BRYSON BONDS WILL CONTINUE HIS PLAYING CAREER FOLLOWING GRADUATION…..
AS YESTERDAY HE SIGNED HIS LETTER OF INTENT TO PLAY COLLEGE GOLF AT BRESIA UNIVERSITY IN OWENSBORO……
NEW MESONET STATION
02/27/20
THE KENTUCKY MESNONET…..AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..IS GOING TO ADD A NEW STATION IN WAYNE COUNTY…..
THE MESONET WILL PROVIDE HALF OF THE FUNDING TO INSTALL THE STATION….. AND WAYNE COUNTY FISCAL COURT WILL PROVIDE THE OTHER
HALF…..AS-WELL-AS ANNUAL FUNDING FOR SITE MAINTENANCE….
THE MESONET…..WHICH COLLECTS REAL-TIME WEATHER DATA EVERY FIVE-MINUTES……24-HOURS A DAY….. IS THE COMMONWEALTH’S OFFICIAL
SOUCRCE FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE DATA…..
THE FIRST STATION WAS INSTALLED IN MAY TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN…..AND BY THE END OF THIS YEAR…..THE MESONET EXPECTS TO HAVE AT
LEAST 75-STATIONS OPERATING…..COVERNING OVER HALF OF KENTUCKY’S COUNTIES…..
PHONE SCAMS
02/27/20
THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE ARE TWO NEW PHONE SCAMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED…
IN ONE….THE SCAMMER SAYS THE INDIVIDUAL LEFT A CREDIT CARD IN THE STORE AND THEY NEED THEM TO VERIFY THE CARD NUMBER…..
IN THE OTHER….THE SCAMMER IMPERSONATES A POLICE OFFICER WHO SAYS THE INDIVIDUALS INFORMATION WAS COMPROMISED…..AND THEY
NEED TO TRANSFER THE INDIVIDUAL TO “HOMELAND SECURITY”….WHERE THEY ARE ASKED FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION….
IF YOU RECEIVE ONE OF THESE CALLS….HANG UP…AND NEVER GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE…..
COSBY
02/26/20
73 YEAR OLD BARBARA ANN COSBY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; CHRIS AND INA ELMORE AND JESSE AND BENITA ELMORE…..HER MOTHER; JEAN FROST…..
AND A SISTER; JANET WALLIN…..SIX GRANDCHIDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/27/20
AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL…..
BARREN COUNTY PLAYS GLASGOW IN THE CHAMPIONSHP GAME……
TIP OFF IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..
AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE……STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE FLAMES….. .
FISCAL COURT
02/26/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE RESCUE SQUAD BUILDING LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING….
THE COURT APPROVED A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING ONE-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN RURAL AND MUNICIPAL ROAD AID FROM THE KENTUCKY
TRANSPORTARION CABINET FOR BLACK TOPPING,…..THE ANNUAL SPRING CLEAN-UP WEEK WAS SET FOR MARCH 21ST THRU THE 28TH……AND THE
FINAL SATURDAY WILL BE A “COUNTY WIDE CLEAN UP DAY”……
A GRANT HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THE WIDENING OF JOHNSON ROAD…..FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS APPROVED
FOR A NEW COUNTY “LOGO” AND WEB-SITE…..AND JOE CORNWELL WAS REAPPOINTED TO THE FOUNTAIN RUN WATER DISTRICT BOARD…….
REMAINS IDENTIFIED
02/26/20
REMAINS OF A FEMALE…..FOUND IN RURAL PULASKI COUNTY NEAR NANCY IN 1995….HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THOSE OF A MISSING ALLEN COUNTY
WOMAN….
CHRISTIE YORK WITCHER WAS LAST SEEN IN JULY 1993……THERE WAS NO IDENTIFYING INFORMATION NEAR THE REMAINS AND DETAILS OF THE
CASE HAD BEEN PLACED INTO THE NATONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS SYSTEM… AND A SAMPLE OF THE FEMALE’S D-N-A WAS ALSO
PROVIDED FOR COMPARISON IN THE “COMBINED D-N-A INDEXED SYSTEM” RUN BY THE F-B-I……
THE INVESTIGATION INTO WITCHERS DISAPPEARANCE AND DEATH ARE STILL ACTIVE……AND ONGOING…..BY THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT AND PULASKI COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…….
FLU CASES DOWN
02/25/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES IN KENTUCKY IS DOWN….ABOUT 18-HUNDRED NEW CASES WERE REPORTED LAST WEEK…..WHICH WAS DOWN FROM
ABOUT 21-HUNDRED THE WEEK BEFORE….
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FLU CASES FOR THE SEASON…..IN THE COMMONWEALTH….. IS APPROACHING 20-THOUSAND WITH 66 DEATHS FROM FLU-
RELATED COMPLICATONS…..
SO FAR THIS YEAR……THERE HAVE BEEN 331 CONFIRMED FLU CASES IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
JURY POOL
02/25/20
SENATE BILL “ONE-32”……WHICH WOULD ADD PEOPLE WITH STATE-ISSUED PERSONAL IDENTIFICAION CARDS……TO A POOL OF POTENTIAL
JURORS…..PASSED THE KENTUCKY SENATE ON A 35-TO-NOTHING VOTE YESTERDAY……
AND SENATE BILL TWO WHICH WOULD PROVIDE A FREE STATE-ISSUED “I-D CARD” FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT LEAST 18 AND DO NOT HAVE A
VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE……CURRENTLY THE “I-D” COSTS 30-DOLLARS….
THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS COMPLIES A LIST OF PROSPECTIVE JURORS DRWAN FROM PEOPLE WITH DRIVER’S LICENSES…..TAX
ROLLS FROM INDIVIDUAL RETURNS……AND VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS……
DISTRICTED DRIVING
02/24/20
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION….. KENTUCKY RANKS IN THE TOP FIVE IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE MOST
DISTRICTED DRIVES…..
STATE POLICE SAY THEY ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE INSTANCES OF PEOPLE TEXTING…..ANSWERING MESSAGES….AND EVEN WATCHING
PROGRAMS ON I-PADS WHILE DRIVING…..
THEY GO ON TO SAY THAT IF YOU ARE AT FAULT IN A COLLISION…..BECAUSE YOU WERE TEXING AND DRIVING……YOU CAN LEGALLY BE HELD LIABLE
FOR THE ACCIDENT…….
FATAL-BARREN
02/24/20
A THREE- VEHICLE ACCIDENT YESTERDAY MORNING IN BARREN COUNTY…..ON HAPPY VALLEY ROAD NEAR HARRY KING ROAD…..CLAIMED A LIFE….
STATE POLCIE SAY 73 YEAR OLD MARY JOHNSON HIT A VEHICLE DRIVERN BY 60 YEAR OLD DEBORAH CUNDARI WHILE SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO
MAKE A TURN….. JOHNSON’S VEHICLE THEN TRAVELED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHERE IT WAS HIT BY A THIRD CAR….
JOHNSON DIED AT THE SCENE….WHILE CUNDARI WAS TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..
REMAINS FOUND
02/24/20
SUSPECTED HUMAN REMAINS WERE LOCATED IN A FIELD NEAR THE 11-HUNDRED BLOCK OF NORTH NELSON ROAD IN HART COUNTY YESTERDAY…..
STATE POLICE SAY THE REMAINS ARE UNIDENTIFIABLE AT THIS TIME AND WILL BE TAKEN TO THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE FOR
EXAMINATION…..
SPORTS
02/24/20
THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BEGINS AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL…..
AS THE BARREN COUNTY GIRLS PLAY MONROE COUNTY AT SIX…..
AND THEN THE TROJANS TAKE ON THE HORNETS AT SEVEN-30……
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-
THREE…..WVLE…. STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
SULLIVAN
02/20/20
37 YEAR OLD MALISSA SHAWN HOOTEN SULLIVAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION METHODIST CEMETERY….. VISITAION BEGINS AFTER 11 SATURDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JESSE ALLEN SULLIVAN…..A DAUGHTER; REGAN SULLIVAN….A STEP-DAUGHTER; JESSICA SULLIVAN…..HER
MOTHER; DONNA BARNES….AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; BRANDI AND JOE SULLIVAN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW AND
SISTER-IN-LAW; NATHAN AND DEBORA SULLIVAN OF FOUNTAIN RUN……A STEP-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…..
SPORTS
02/20/20
THE PATRIOTS GO TO RUSSELLVILLE FOR A BOYS DOUBLEHEADER…..
HART INMATE
02/19/20
AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR AN INMATE THAT ESCAPED FROM THE HART COUNTY JAIL…..
THE ESCAPEE IS 30 YEAR OLD DARRON WREN OF CAVE CITY…..WREN IS A WHITE MALE WITH BROWN HAIR AND HAZEL EYES…..HE’S APPROXIMATELY
FIVE-FEET NINE-INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS 135 POUNDS……
WHEN LAST SEEN HE WAS WEARING BLUE JEANS AND A WHITE HOODED SWEATSHIRT…..
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF DARRON WREN IS ASKED TO CONTACT STATE POLICE……
ROBBERY-EDMONSON
02/19/20
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN ARMED ROBBERT THAT OCCURRED SATURDAY MORNING AT THE “Z-MART” STORE IN THE SWEEDEN
COMMUNITY IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
JUST BEFOE FIVE….A MALE SUBJECT BRANDISHING A HANDGUN ENGTERED THE STORE AND DEMANDED……
HE’S DESCRIBED AS FIVE-FEET TO FIVE-FEET-TWO INCHES TALL….AND WAS WEARING BLACK CLOTHING AND BLACK MASK AND GLOVES…..
COOPER
02/19/20
28 YEAR OLD CORY REED COOPER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY IN LOUISVILLE…. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO-30 AT
GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE HEALING PLACE…. AND FOR MR. COOPER’S FUNERAL CITY
OFFICES WILL CLOSE AT NOON FRIDAY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER; JOHANNA HOBDY AND HUSBAND; TIM……AND HIS FATHER; CHAD COOPER AND WIFE VICKI ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS; GARRETT COOPER OF SCOTTSVILLE AND MATT HOBDY OF GLASGOW….A SISTER; ABIGAIL COOPER OF
SCOTTSVILLE……AND HIS MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS; JOHN AND BEVERLY ADAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE…….
SPORTS
02/19/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT TO TAKE ON WARREN CENTRAL….AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 50 TO 40
DECISION TO THE LADY DRAGONS…..
AND THE PATRIOTS LOST TO THE DRAGONS 75 TO 41……
CITY COUNCIL
02/17/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS IN SPECIAL SESSION THIS MORNING AT 10….. ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE APPROVING THE FLEET
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM…. ACCEPTING PROPOSALS…..AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO A VENDOR…..
UK TRUSTREES
02/17/20
KENTUCKY SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS SAID FRIDAY THAT FORMER GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S LAST FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY BOARD OF TRUSTEES WERE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW….
STIVERS SAID THE SENATE WILL BE UNABLE TO CONFIRM REPUBLICANS BEVIN APPOINTED LATE LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT WOULD IMPROPERLY
THROW OFF THE POLITICAL MAKEUP OF THE BOARD…..
ACCORDING TO KENTUCKY LAW…..UNIVERSITY BOARD APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR MUST REFLECT PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION OF
THE TWO LEADING POLITICAL PARTIES BASED ON THE COMMONWEALTH’S VOTER REGISTRAITON……
DEMOCRATS CURRENTLY OUTNUMBER REPUBLICANS IN KENTUCKY…..AND BEVIN’S APPOINTMENT OF THREE REPUBLICANS AND ONE DEMOCRAT
WOULD MAKE THE POLITICAL BALANCE OF THE BOARD 10 REPUBLICANS AND SEVEN DEMCRATS…..
TUITION DISCOUNT
02/17/20
BEGINNING THIS FALL…..THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA WILL OFFER DISCOUNTED TUITION TO STUDENTS FROM KENTUCKY AND
EIGHT OTHER STATES….
UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY THE GOAL OF THE NEW “REGIONAL TUTION PROGRAM IS TO ATRACT AND RETAIN DIVERSE TALENT IN THE AREA…..AS-
WELL-AS REACH ENROLLMENT GOALS….
UNDER THE NEW PROGRAM…..”REGIONAL STUDENTS” WOULD PAY ABOUT 18-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR…..INSTEAD OF ABOUT 26-THOUSAND AS
OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS…..
SPORTS
02/17/20
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
KENTUCKY DEFEATED MISSISSIPPI STATE 73 TO 62…..
AND LOUISVILLE DOWNED NOTRE DAME 82 TO 49…..
THE PREDATORS BEAT THE BLUES TWO TO ONE……
AND RAIN FORCED POSTPONEMENT OF THE DAYTONA 500 YESTERDAY…..THE GREAT AMERICAN RACE WILL BE RUN TODAY……
BACKPACK PROGRAM
02/14/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY FAMILY RECOURCE AND YOUTH SERVICE CENTERS HAVE RECEIVED A 500-DOLLAR DONATION FROM THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM
BUREAU FOUNDATION….THAT WILL BE USED TO HELP PURCHASE FOOD ITEMS FOR THE CENTER’S “BACKPACK PROGRAM”…..
THE “BACKPACK PROGRAM” FILLS BACKPACKS WITH FOOD STAPLES FOR STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO TAKE HOME FOR THE WEEK-
END….. THE STUDENT THEN RETURNS THE BACKPACK ON MONDAY FOR RE-USED THE FOLLOWING WEEK-END…..
THE DONATION WAS MADE IN RECOGNITION OF FOOD CHECK-OUT DAY….WHICH WAS FEBRUARY FIFTH….. WHICH IS THE DAY IN THE YEAR THAT THE
AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD HAS EARNED ENOUGH INCOME TO PAY A FULL YEAR’S GROCERY BILL…….
FRIENDS GRANT
02/14/20
THE FRIENDS OF MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAVE RECEIVED A SIX-THOUSAND DOLLAR STATE FARM “GOOD NEIGHBOR CITIZENSHIP
EDUCATION GRANT”…..
THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PARTNER WITH THE MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT….TO PROMOTE
TEACHE DEVELOPMENT THROUGHT A FREE OVER-NIGHT TEACH WORKSHOP IN THE PARK JULY NINTH AND TENTH…..
THE WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE TWO FULL DAYS OF LESSONS….AS-WELL-AS TEACHING METHODS……AS PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN THE
IMPORTANCE OF WATER IN A KARST ECOSYSTEM…..
SMOTHERMAN
02/14/20
76 YEAR OLD FORREST LEE “SMOKEY” SMOTHERMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..
MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT NEW LIFE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
MONDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH……
HE’S SURVIVED BY BARBARA CHAPMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JEFFERY OF BOWLING GREEN AND TIMMY AND
SHEILA OF HARDINSBURG…..A DAUGHTER; MEGAN GRIFFIN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A STEP-DAUGHTER AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; DEBBIE AND RONNIE
DONOVAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; TERRY AND CHRISTA OF AUBURN…..TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; SHEILA
ARMSTRONG OF RUSSELLVILLE AND JUDY AND MERVIN PEARSON OF DUNMOR…..AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; JUNIOR FULLER OF RUSSELLVILLE…….10
GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/14/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND PICKED UP TWO WINS OVER METCALFE COUNTY…..AS THE LADY PATROTS BEAT
THE LADY HORNETS 53 TO 49……
AND IT TOOK TWO OVERTIME FOR THE PATRIOTS TO GET PAST THE HORNETS 89 TO 78……
REVENUE UP
02/12/20
THERE’S GOOD NEWS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH’S FINANCES……AS BOTH THE GENERAL FUND AND ROAD FUND SHOWED HEALTHY INCREASES IN
JANUARY….. WHEN COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO…..
ACCORDING TO BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN HICKS…..GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS GREW NINE-POINT-TWO PERCENT INJANURY WHEN COMPARED TO A
YEAR AGO……WHILE THE ROAD FUND INCREASED FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..
THE OFFICIAL REVENUE ESTIMATE CALLS FROM ONE-POINT-SIX PERCENT GROWTH IN REVENUES OVER FISCAL YEAR-19 TOTALS……WHICH MEANS
COLLECTIONS FOR THE REMAINDER O THE YEAR CAN FALL ONE-POINT-ONE PERCENT AND STILL MEET THE OFFICIAL ESTIMATE……
FORT KNOX
02/2/20
06:05AM
FORT KNOX HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BE THE HOME OF THE NEW…..”U-S” ARMY FIFTH CORPS HEADQUARTERS…..
THE “FIFTH” CORP HEADQUARTERS WILL CONSIST OF APPROXIMATLEY 635 SOLDIERS….OF WHICH 200 WILL SUPPORT AN OPERATIONAL COMMAND
POST IN EUROPE ON A ROTATIONAL BASIS……
THE CORPS HEADQUARTERS IS PROJECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL BY THIS FALL……
VETS RIDES
02/12/20
THE FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH……A “V-F-W” SERVICE OFFICER IS AT THE HALFREY/DALTON POST TO ASSIST VETERANS AND THEIR
DEPENDENTS…..AND NOW FREE RIDES ON…..“SCOTTSVILLE TRANSIT”…..ARE AVAILBLE FOR VETERANS THAT DAY……
SPORTS
02/12/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS CONSIDERING EXPANDING THE PLAYOFFS TO NEARLY HALF THE TEAMS…..AND ALLOWING HIGHER-SEEDED WILD-CARD
TEAMS TO CHOSE THEIR OPPONENTS……
UNDER THE PROPOSAL….THE PLAOFFS WOULD GOT FROM THE CURRENT 10 TEAMS TO 14……WITH FOUR WILD CARD TEAMS IN EACH LEAGE…..UP
FROM TWO…..
FATAL ACCIDENTS
02/10/20
AN ACCIDENT FRIDAY NIGHT IN ROBERTSON COUNTY-TENNESSEE…..INVOLVING TWO SEMI-TRUCKS AND A NISSAN VERSA…..CLAIMED THE LIVES OF
THREE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY RESIDENTS…..
THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE VICTIMS WERE 53 YEAR OLD SHIRLEY POSEY AND 53 YEAR OLD ROBIN COFER BOTH OF BOWLING
GREEN AND 58 YEAR OLD MICHAEL POSEY OF RUSSELLVILLE….ALL THREE WERE IN THE NISSAN…..
THEN EARLIER FRIDAY ON SOUTH BOUND I-65…AS EXIT SIX…..A PICK UP DRIVEN BY 46 YEAR OLD BRIAN LOWE OF BOWLING GREEN WAS HEADED
SOUTH ON I-65 ACROSS THE OVERPASS OF KENTUCKY-100 AT EXIT SIX……WHEN HIS TRUCK LEFT THE ROADWAY…..WENT DOWN THE
EMBANKMENT….FLIPPED ONTO THE ENTRANCE RAMP OF I-5….. AND HIT A PARKED TRACTOR TRAILER…..
SPORTS
02/10/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO GLASGOW….. TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP
KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN VANCOUVER TO TAKE ON THE CANUCKS….
TYPHOID FEVER
02/07/20
A STUDENT AT BRIARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS HAVING A CASSE OF TPOID FEVER….
ACCORDING TO THE C-D-C…..THE STUDENT HAS “SALMONELLA TYPHI”….WHICH IS SPREAD THRU CONTAMINAITON OF FOOD OR WATER….AND
THROUGH PERSON-TO-PERSON CONTACT….AND IS A TREATABLE ILLNESS…..
SCHOOL OFFICIALS ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO STREE THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD HAND WASHING TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE INFECTION…..
ONLY ABOUT 350 PEOPLE IN THE “U-S” ARE DIAGNOSED WITH THE ILLNESS EVERY YEAR…….
GARDNER
02/06/20
73 YEAR OLD PEGGY STAMPS GARDNER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUUKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
11 TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; WESLEY AND TANIA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; REX STAMPS
AND PHIL AND ROSE STAMPS ALL OF INDIANA AND RANDY AND KAY STAMPS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDCHILD AND GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO
SURVIVE……
RUSH
02/06/20
61 YEAR OLD CONNIE SUE RUSH OF CAPE CORAL-FLORIDA DIED JANUARY 24TH AT GULF COAST HOSPTIAL IN FT. MYERS-FLORIDA….FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERLA HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; RALPH “POPS” RUSH…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JEREMY AND SHANNON O’DAY OF INDIANA AND
DANIEL RUSH OF FLORIDA…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; RACHEL AND MICHAEL TURNAGE OF FLORIDA……FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-
LAW; CARL AND MARIE MANUEL, JASON MANUEL, MATHEW AND TRISHA MANUEL AND ROBERT AND BRANDY MANUEL…..AND TWO SISTERS; ROBIN
CHILDS AND MARGARET FALL ALL OF INDIAIA……11 GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/07/20
THE PATROT AND LADY P BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY…..TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T
MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT
FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……..
DOLLAR GENERAL HIRING
02/06/20
DOLLAR GENERAL PLANS TO CREATE MORE THAN EIGHT-THOUSAND POSITIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 20-20 THROUGH ANTICIPATED STORE AND
DISTRIBUTION CENTER GROWTH……
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS…..DOLLAR GENERAL HAS ADDED APPROXIMATELY 35-THOUSAND NEW JOBS…..GROWING FROM 105-THOUSAND
EMPLOYEES IN TWENTY-15…..TO MORE THAN 143-THOUSAND CURRENT EMPLOYEES…..
DOLLAR GENERAL WAS RECENTLY NAMES AS “MASS MARKET RETAILER’S”….. RETAILER OF THE YEAR…..AND IS LISTED AMONG “FORTUNE
MAGAZINE’S” 20-20 LIST OF THE WORLD’S MOST ADMIRED COMPANY……
PROSECUTORS OFFICE
02/06/20
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF KENTUCKY…..THERE IS NOW A FULL-TIME FEDERAL PROSECUTORS’ IN BOWLING GREEN…..
AS UNITED STATE ATTORNEY RUSSELL COLEMEN….LAW ENFORCEMENT…..AND COMMUNITY LEADERS HELD THE RIBBON CUTTING AT THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE YESTERDAY…..
THE NEW OFFICE WILL EXPEDITE FEDERAL CASES AND FOSTER A CLOSER WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH STATE….LOCAL….AND FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT…..
PROCK
02/06/20
79 YEAR OLD PATRICIA LAW PROCK OF LAFAYETTE DIED TUESDAY AT SUMNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT ANDERSON AND SON FUNERAL HOME LAFAYETTE CHAPEL WITH BURIAL IN HAYSVILL
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 THIS MORNING (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; CHRIS AND MONESSA AND SHANE AND MONICA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDEN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/06/20
THE LADY PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY TEAMS GO TO BOWLING GREEN……
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS PLAY AT MONROE COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN CALGARY TO TAKE ON THE FLAMES……
LOBBYING EXPENSES
02/05/20
IT WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR LOBBYING EXPENSES….DURING THE 20-19 SHORT SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY……AS JUST OVER
22-MILLION DOLLARS WAS SPENT…..THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR A SHORT SESSION WAS SET IN 20-17 AT JUST VOER 30-MILLON DOLLARS…..
SPENDING DURING LAST YEARS SHORT SESSION ALMOST MATCHED THE TOTAL FOR THE 20-18 LONG SESSION WHICH TOTALED JUST OVER 23-
MILLION DOLLARS BEING SPENT ON LOBBYING….
AGAIN THE TOP TWO SPENDING LOBBYING ORGANIZATIONS WERE THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND “ALTRIA” WHICH INCLUDES
PHILIP MORRIS AND “ U-S” SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPANY…..
COAL PLANT SHUT DOWN
02/05/20
THE TENNESSEE VALLY AUTHORITY HAS SHUT DOWN ITS LAST COAL-FIRED UNIT AT THE PARADISE PLANT IN WESTERN KENTUCKY….
UNIT-THREE…..WHICH WAS THE LAST UNIT BURNING COAL AT THE MASSIVE POWER PLANT….. BEGAN OPERATING IN 1970 WITH A GENERATING
CAPACITY OF ONE-THOUAND-80 MEGAWATS……
IN 20-19…..TVA’s BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO RETIRE THE UNIT……THE OTHER TWO COAL-FIREED UNITS AT PARADISE WERE RETIRED IN
TWENTY-17…..
VISITING PROFESSOR
02/04/20
SEAN WARD…..W-K-U INSTRUCTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS…..HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE DUGAS FAMILY VISITING PROFESSOR FOR 2020-2021…….
AS PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ASSOCIATED WITH DUGA COMMUNITY PARK…..
WARD WILL INCORPORATE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE INTO THE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT WESTERN…..AS
THEY WORK TOWARD DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS PLANS ALONG WITH MARKETING….. PUBLIC RELATIONS…..AND ADVERTISING FOR THE
PARK…..
THE DUGAS COMMUNITY PARK AND DUGAS FAMILY VISITING PROFESSORSHIP WERE DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH W-K-U FROM A GENEROUS
CONTRIBUTION FROM THE DUGAS FAMILY IN TWENTY-16…..
BASKETBALL
02/05/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT….AS THE LADY PATRIOTS DOWNED THE LADY WILDCAST 46 TO 35……
AND THE PATRIOTS DOWNED THE WILDCATS 56 TO 55….
2020 CORVETTE
02/04/20
THE FIRST 20-20 CORVETTE HAS ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE AT THE GENERAL MOTORS PLAY IN BOWLING GREEN….
THE NEW CORVETTE…..THE FIRST OF ITS KIND WITH A MID-ENGINE…..WILL HAVE A BASE PRICE OF ABOUT 60-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
THE FIRST SHIPMENT TO DEALERS WILL HAPPEN LATER THIS MONTH OR IN MARCH…….
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
02/04/20
AS HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH FACE PENSION CHALLENGE THAT COULD FORCE MANY OF THE TO CUT SERVICES OR
CLOSE THEIR DOORS…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHERS’ TWO-YEAR BUDGET PROPOSAL OFFERS THEM A BIT OF A REPRIEVE…..
BESHEAR’S PROPOSL WOULD GIVE THE DEPARTMENTS ABOUT 16-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS EACH YEAR AS A WAY TO FREEZE THEIR EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTION RATE AT 67-POINT-41 PERCENT OF PAYROLL…..
THEIR CURRENT IS 49-POINT-FOUR PERCENT….BUT IS SET TO JUMP TO 83-POINT-43 PERCENT ON JULY FIRST….
IN A SPECIAL SESSION LAST SUMMER…...LAWMAKERS GAVE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS…..REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES….AND QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCIES THE CHOICE OF STAYING IN THE KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND PAYING THE FULL OBLIGATIONS OR LEAVING THE SYSTEM…..
EITHER BY PAYING A LUMP SUM OR BUYING THEIR WAY OUT OVER TIME…..
SO FAR…..NO DEPARTMENT HAS LEFT THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM….
CARVER
02/04/20
90 YEAR OLD TESSIE MARY D. “TECK’ MEADOR CARVER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AT
12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN BANDY GRAVEYARD…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWOTHIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; ROGER AND KATHY MEADOR, JIMMY MEADOR AND RICHARD AND RACHEL MEADOR ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE AND ROBERT AND DENISE MEADOR OF GLASGOW…..THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; CLESSIE MEADOR AND DARLENE AND
RICKY COFFEE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND MARGIE AND KENNETH BARNES OF TENNESSEE….TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; CLESSIE AND
DORIS LONAS AND JESSIE LONAS…..AND A SISTER; BESSIE TINSLEY…..24 GRANDCHILDREN, 47 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND 14 GREAT-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/04/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT
TO PATRIOT GYM KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE……STARTING
AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
INDIANA TECH
01/31/20
OFFICIALS FROM INDIANA TECH CUT THE RIBBON ON THEIR NEW BOWLING GREEN FACILITY YESTERDAY….WHICH IS THE THIRD CAMPUE IN
KENTUCKY AND THE 18TH AROUND THE REGION…...
THE NEW REGIONAL CAMPUS…..LOCATED AT STADIUM PARK PLAZA…..IS A FOUR-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY THAT FEATURES OFFICE….
CLASSROOM….AND TUTORING SPACE….
45 CAREER-ORIENTED DEGREE PROGRAMS ARE BEING OFFERED…..AS COURSES LAST SIX-WEEKS…..
INDIANA TECH’S OTHER TWO CAMPUSES IN THE COMMONWEALTH ARE LOCATED IN LOUISVILLE AND FORT WRIGHT……
SHOCKLEY
01/31/20
97 YEAR OLD ADELL SHOCKLEY OF KETTERING-OHIO……AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..DIED WEDNESDAY AT MIAMI VALLEY HOSPTIAL SOUTH IN
CENTERVILLE-OHIO…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEW BETHEL BAPTIST
CHURCH CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; CONNIE ROWE OF OHIO…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; ODIS AND SHERRY OF SHEPHERDSVILLE…..AND A
SISTER-IN-LAW; FRANCES WILSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/31/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON CLINTON COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
ORGAN DONORS
01/30/20
THE KENTUCKY ORGAN DONOR AFFILIATES HAD ITS HIGHEST NUMBER OF ORGAN DONORS LAST YEAR…..AS THEY HAD 137 ORGAN DONORS…..
WHICH RESULTED IN 416 ORGANS BEING TRANSPLANTED…..
ADDITIONALLY….THERE WERE A RECORD-BREAKING 523 TISSUE DONORS…..WHICH WAS A 42-PERCENT INCREASE OVER 20-18…..
AND THE KENTUCKY LIONS EYE BANK HAD 734 CORNEA DONORS…..WHICH RESULTED IN 11-HUNDRED-42 CORNAL TRANSPLANTS IN TWENTY-
19……..
HOUSE BILL ONE
01/30/20
THE KENTUCKY HOUSE IS TAKING UP LEGISLATION AIMED AT SHIFTING MORE PEOPLE OFF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND INTO THE WORKFORCE….
HOUSE BILL ONE SEEKS TO RESOLVE SITUATIONS THAT DISCOURAGE SOME PEOPLE FROM WORKING LONGER HOURS……OR GETTING BETTER-
PAYING JOBS……BECAUSE THEY CAN THEN LOSE PUBLIC BENEFITS……
FORSHEE
01/30/20
68 YEAROLD ROGER FORSHEE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE IN BOWLING GREEN…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GILBERT FUNERAL HOME IN FRANKLIN…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON SATURDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME….
AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY BE MADE TO HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…...
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; REGINA FORSHEE…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; CAYCE AND PHILIP MADISON OF PADUCAH…THREE STEP SONS
AND STEP-DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JAMES AND CHARITIE COOK OF ADOLPHUS, JEFFERY AND BECKY COOK OF ALVATON AND PHILLIP AND JORDAN
HAYES OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER; LINDA GREGORY OF FRANKLIN…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/30/20
THE PAIRINGS FOR THE 15TH DISTRICT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT….TO BE PLAYED FEBRUARY EIGHTH AT BARREN COUNT HIGH SCHOOL….HAVE
BEEN ANNOUNCED….
IN THE BOY’S TOURNAMENT….
MONROE COUNTY PLAYS GLASGOW…..THEN THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY……
AND IN THE GIRL’S TOURNAMENT…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS FACE BARREN COUNTY….AND GLASGOW GOES AGAINST MONROE COUNTY…….
FISCAL COURT
01/29/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MET LAST NIGHT…..AND APPROVED A PROPOSAL FROM THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE TO HELP FUND THE NEW SEWER LINE
EXPANSION…..
DUE TO NOT HAVING A VENDOR TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS…..THE COURT VOTED TO SUSPEND THE RECYCLING OF PLASTICS…..WITH NO ONE TO
PURCHASE PLASTICS…. IT’S BEING TAKEN TO THE GLASGOW LAND FILL…..
THE COURT WENT INTO A BRIEF CLOSED SESSSION TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF LAND WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN…..
CITY SPECIAL
01/29/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET IN SPECISL SESSION YESTERDAY….AND APPROVED REFINANCING THE LOAN FOR THE HIGHWAY TWO-31 GAS LINE
PROJECT…..WITH EDMONTON STATE BANK……
AFTER HEARING A PRESENTATION FROM “ENTERPRIZE”…..THE COUNCIL APPROVED GOING TO A FLEET MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CITY VEHICLES AND
AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO ADVERTISE FOR “REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS”……
BESHEAR BUDGET
01/29/20
CALLING IT AN EDUCATION FIRST BUDGET…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR PRESENTED HIS SPENDING PLAN FOR THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THE
NEXT TWO YEARS…..TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY LAST NIGHT…..
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A DECADE…..A GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET CONTAINS NO SPENDING CUTS AND FULLY FUNDS THE
PUBLIC PENSION PLANS….
BESHEAR ANTICIPATES JUST OVER 24-POINT-FIVE BILLON DOLLARS IN TOTAL INCOME…..FROM ALL SOURCES….FOR THE BIENNIUM THAT RUNS
FROM JJULY FIRST 20-20 TO JUNE 30TH 20-22……
SPORTS
01/29/20
THE GREENWOOD GATORS PAID A VISIT TO PATRIOT GYM LAST NIGHT AND TOOK TWO WINS……
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN WASHINGTON TO TAKE ON THE CAPITALS…..
VA CENTER
01/28/20
A CENTER FOR VETERANS IN BOWLING GREEN TOOK ANOTHER STEP TOWARD BECOMING A REALITY YESTERDAY…..AS THE KENTUCKY HOUSE
VOTED 90-TO-NOTHING TO APPROPRIATE TWO-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE DESIGN AND PRECONSTRUCTION COSTS OF THE
FACILITY….
IF THE CENTER IS BUILT……IT WILL BE LOCATED IN THE KENTUCKY TRANS-PARK….. AND WILL BE ONLY THE FOURTH VETERANS CENTER IN THE
COMMONWEALTH……
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
01/28/20
COLD WEATHER IS PROMPTING THE DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TO REMIND KENTUCKIANS TO TAKE STEPS IN ORDER TO PREVENT CARBON
MONOXIDE POISONING….
IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING SENDS MORE THAT 200 PEOPLE PER YEAR TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM……AND AN
AVRAGE OF 17-KENTUCKIANS DIE EVERY YEAR FROM ININTENTIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING…..
SINCE TWENTY-11…..KENTUCKY LAW HAS REQUIRED “C-O” DETECTORS IN NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS…..
TOWNHOMES LESS THAN THREE STORIES…..APARTMENT BUILDINGS…..DORMITORIES…..ADULT/CHILD CARE FACILITIES……AND ASSISTED LIVING
FACILITIES WHICH CONTAIN A FUEL-BURNING-APPLINCE OR AN ATTACHED GARAGE……
SPORTS
01/28/20
THE PATROTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TO TAKE ON GREEWOO….. TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO
PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION OF SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE….STARTING AT
FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
SALES TAX INCREASE
01/24/20
A BILL BEING CONSIDERED BY THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD RASIE THE COMMONWELTH’S SALES TAX FROM SIX-PERCENT TO EIGHT-
PERCENT STARTING IN JANUARY 20-21…..
IF APPROVED….THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST SALES TAX INCREASE SINCE 1990…..
THE BILL WOULD ALSO RAISE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX TO SIX-PERCENT AND MOTOR VEHICLE USAGE TAX UP TO EIGHT-PERCENT…..
COMMISSIONER SURVEY
01/24/20
KENTUCKY EDUCATION OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A SURVEY ON THE QUALITIES THAT THE
COMMONWEALTH’S NEXT EDUCATION COMMISSIONER SHOULD POSSESS…..
THE ON-LINE SURVEY OPENED THIS WEEK AND WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH FEBRUARU SIXTH….THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS ALSO
SEEKING AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM TO HELP FIND THE NEXT COMMISSIONER….WHICH THEY HOPE TO NAME BY JULY FIRST……
COACH ARRESTED
01/24/20
AN INVESTIGATION BY THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S….CYBER CRIMES UNIT…..HAS LEAD TO THE ARREST OF THE BOWLING GREEN JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL HEAD COACH…..
28 YEAR OLD LAVANCE ANDERSON WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY AT PARKER-BENNETT-CURRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE HE ALSO WORKS AS
AN INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT…. HE’S CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF PROHIBITED USE OF AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TO
PROCURE A MINOR TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL OR OTHER PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES…..
THE INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED AFTER HE CONTACTED AN UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE….ON LINE…..WHO WAS POSING AS A MINOR…..
SPORTS
01/24/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO BARREN COUNTY….. TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BU IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE
TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50
THIS AFTERNOON…….
HEMP PRODUCTION
01/22/20
KENTUCKY COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE…..RYAN QUARLES….SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT WILL USE THIS YEAR TO TRANSITION FROM A HEMP
RESERCH PILOT PROGRAM TO A COMMECIAL HEMP PROGRAM…..
THE TWENTY-18 FARM BILL REMOVED HEMP FROM THE FEDERAL LIST OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES……AND GAVE THE STATES AN OPTION TO
OPERATE HEMP PROGRAMS UNDER THE STATE PILOT PROVISIONS OF THE TWENTY-14 FARM ILL FOR THE 20-20 GROWING YEAR…….
QUARLES SAYS THE COMMONWEALTH WILL OPERATE KENTUCKY’S HEMP PROGRAM FOR ANOTHER YEAR AS A PILOT PROGRAM……AND USE THE
EXTENSION TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND THE U-S-D-A…..
BARREN GUN RESOLUTION
01/22/20
BARREN FISCAL COURT HAS UNANIMOUSLY PASS A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING ITS SUPPORT FOR THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS……
THE RESOLUTION ALSO SAYS THE COUNTY WILL DENOUNCE ANY LAWS BELIEVED TO INFRIGE ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT…..
HOWEVER……THE RESOLUTION DOES NOT MAKE BARREN COUNTY A “SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY”……
HOSPITAL CLOSING
01/22/20
AN EASTERN KENTUCKY HOSPITAL…..AND SEVERAL OF ITS CARE SITES…… WILL BE CLOSING LATER THIS YEAR….
BON SECOURS HEALTH SYSTEM WILL END ACUTE AND OUTPATIENT CARE IN THE ASHLAND AND TRI-STATE COMMUNITIES BY THE END OF
SEPTEMBER…..LEADING TO THE CLOSURE OF “OUR LADY OF BELLEFONTE HOSPITAL……SEVERAL SYSTEM OWNED CARE SITES AND ITS PHYSICIANS
NETWORK WILL ALSO CLOSE……
CURRENTLY THE HOSPITAL HAS ONE-THOUSANDS EMPLOYEES……
SPORTS
01/22/20
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT……AND DROPPED A 57 TO 47 DECISION TO EDMONSON COUNTY……
THE GIRL’S ALL “A” STATE TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY AT EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….
AS GLASGOW PLAYS WILLIAMSBURG…….
DOLLAR GENERAL AWARD
01/21/20
MASS MARKET RETAILER MAGAZINE HAS NAMED DOLLAR GENERAL AS ITS….. 20-19 RETAILER OF THE YEAR…..IN RECONGITION OF THE COMPANY’S
ONGOING SUCCESS IN GROWING ITS STORE BASE….SALES…..AND PROFITS…..
DURING 20-19……DOLLAR GENERAL NOT ONLY CELEBRATED ITS 80TH ANNIVERSARY……BUT ALSO OPENED ITS 16-THOUSANDTH STORE….
CURRENTLY……DOLLAR GENRNAL HAS 143-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES ACROSS 44-STATES…..IN 16-THOUSAND-100 STORES……17-TRADITIONAL AND
FOUR D-G FRESH DISTRIUTION CENTERS….AND AT THE STORE SUPPORT CENTER……
WESTMORELAND SHOOTING
01/21/20
THERE WAS AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN WESTMORELAND YESTERDAY….. AS WESTMORELAND POLICE GOT INTO A PURSUIT WITH A VEHICLE
THAT WAS TAKEN IN KENTUCKY…..
WHEN THE OFFICER GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPPED…..THE DRIVER GOT OUT WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE A HAND-GUN AND THEY EXCHANGED
SHOTS…THE SUSPECT RAN FROM THE SCENE AND WAS LATER LOCATED DOWN A CREEK…..
THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM THE SHOOTING…..BUT THE SUSPSECT WAS TREATED AFTER BEING IN THE COLD WATER…..
SCHOOL BOARD
01/21/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR LAST NIGHT……AND JUSTIN MARSH WAS ELECTED CHAIRMAN
AND .AL BARMAN WAS REELECTED VICE-CHAIRMAN…..THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE MEETING THE THIRD MONDAY AT SIX WITH A WORKING SESSION AT
FIVE…..
FIRST APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR WHICH SHOWS THE FIRST DAY FOR STUDENTS BEING AUGUST SIXTH…..
THE FISCAL YEAR 21 “DRAFT BUDGET” WAS APPROVED….WHICH IS A “ROLL OVER” OF THIS YEAR’S BUDGET…..
AND THREE BIDS WERE RECEIVED FOR THE DISTRICT-WIDE SECURITY PROJECT…. BUT ANY ANCTION WAS TABLED AS THE BOARD SEEKS MORE
INFORMATION ON THE BIDS…….
BREAK IN HELP
01/21/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A SUSPECT IN CONNECTION WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLE BREAK-INS
THAT HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING….IN THE BOWLING GREEN ROAD/GUY BROWN ROAD AREA….
RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE BEING ASKED TO CHECK……IF THEY HAVE THEM….. SECURITY CAMERAS….RING CAMERAS…..OR ANY TYPLE OF
CAMERA THEY MAY HAVE…..
AUTHORITIES SAY THESE BREAK-INS SERVE AS A REMINDER TO ALWAYS LOCK YOUR VEHICLE AND KEEP VALUABLE ELSEWHERE……
BRIDGES
01/21/20
80 YEAR OLD JOYCE FAYE BRIDGES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEW BETHEL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE
THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; P-J AND HEATHER OF WOODBURN……A SISTER; FRANCES WILSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO
SISTERS-IN-LAW; LINDA BRIDGE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND DIANA BRIDGES OF PENNSYLVANIA….. SIX GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……..
SPORTS
01/21/20
THE LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON EDMONSON COUNTY IN A GIRL’S DOUBLE HEADER…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARISTY GAME ON SOUTERN GOSPLE 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….WVLE…..
STARTING AT SIX-50 TONIGHT…….
GOVERNOR ELECTIONS
01/20/20
A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO MOVE KENTUCKY’S ELECTIONS FOR GOVERNOR AND OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS TO EVEN-
NUMBERED YEARS STARTING IN TWENTY-28….. TO COINCIDE WITH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS……HAS WON APPROVAL IN THE KENTUCKY SENATE….
THE BILLS SPONSOR…..SENATOR CHRISTIAN MCDANIEL…..SAYS THE COMMONWEALTH WOULD SAVE THREE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS…..AND
THE COUNTIES WOULD SAVE 13-PIONT-FIVE MILLION BY MOVING THE ELECTIONS TO EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS…..
THE BILL WOUND NOT EXTEND THE CURRENT TERM OF ANYONE IN OFFICE…..BUT IF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IS APPROVED….IT WOULD
PUT THE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT THIS FALL…..AND DURING THE TRANSITION WINNERS OF THE TWENTY-23 ELECTION WOULD GET A FIVE YEAR
TERM……
SCHOOL BOARD SUIT
01/20/20
THE BLUEGRASS INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY SOLUTIONS IS PARTNERING WITH RECENLY OUSTED MEMBERS OF THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF
EDUCATION WHO ARE SUING OVER THEIR REMOVAL….
ATTORNEYS FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE WITHDRAWN THEIR ORIGINAL CIRCUIT COURT LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE GOVERNOR…..AND HAVE
FILED A CASE IN FEDERAL COURT…..
THE FORMER STAFFERS WERE REMOVED FROM OFFICE BY AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ISUED BY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ON HIS FIRST DAY IN
OFFICE…..
WILSON
01/20/20
71 YEAR OLD BARBARA LOU WILSON OF ADOLPHUS DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITAITON BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TODAY (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; DALE WILSON…..A SON; SHAWN OF LIBERTY….. A DAUGHER AND SON-IN-LAW; BRIDGET AND JODY GARRISON OF
TENNESSEE…..FIVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; LARRY AND LINDA GLOVER, RUEL AND JULIE GLOVER AND JACK AND VINCENT GLOVER ALL OF
RUSSELL SPRINGS AND KENNY AND TAMMY GLOVER OF NANCY……AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; LINDA AND KEN ROBERTS OF DUNNVILLE…..
THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
TAYLOR
01/20/20
54 YEAR OLD FRANK E. TAYLOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; BRANDON AND DEREK OF SCOTTSVILLE….THEIR MOTHER; LORINDA TAYLOR ALL OS COTTSVILLE…..THREE
BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; ANDY OF BOWLING GREEN, JERRY OF SCOTTSVILLE AND VERLIN AND TANA OF ADOLPHUS…..AND A SISTER; PAMELA
TAYLOR OF BOWLING GREEN……
SPORTS
01/20/20
THE LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO BUTLER COUNTY FOR A VARSITY/J-V DOUBLEHEADER…..…..
AND THE PATRIOT FREAHMAN AND JUNIOR VARISTY TEAMS GO TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
MARKETBASKET
01/17/20
THE KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU MARKETBASKET SURVEY…..FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF LAST YEAR…..FOUND PRICE FLUCTUATIONS FOR MOST
FOOD ITEMS AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE OVERALL COST OF FOOD FOR THE YEAR….
THE MARKETBASKET SURVEY….WHICH IS TAKEN FOUR TIMES A YEAR….SURVEYS THE COST OF 40-BASIC FOOD ITEMS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH
AND THEN AVERAGES THE NUMBERS……
IN TWENTY-19…..THE AVERAGE OVERALL COST OF FOOD IN KENTUCKY INCREASED THREE OF THE FOUR QUARTERS TO END WITH AN AVERAGE OF
118-DOLLARS AND 74-CENTS……
AND DESPITE SLIGHT OVERALL INCREASES IN RECENT YEARS….THE AVERAGE MARKETBASKET PRICE IS STILL LOWER THAN THE COSTS SEEN FROM
20-14 THRU 20-16……
SELECTIVE SERVICE SCAM
01/17/19
THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD IS ADDRESSING RECENTLY RAISED QUESTIONS AND RUMORS ABOUT THE MILITARY’S SELECTIVE SERVICE
SYSTEM…..COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE DRAFT…..
THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS THAT TEXT MESSAGES ARE BEING SENT CLAIMING THAT A DRAFT HAS BEGUN OR IS IMMINENT…..THE KENTUCKY
NATIONAL GUARD ADVISES THAT THESE TEXT MESSAGE ARE NOT BE SENT BY THE SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY…..
AND THERE IS NO MILITARY DRAFT..…..
BY LAW……18-TO-25 YEAR OLD MALES MUST REGISTER WITH THE SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM…..
FLU CASES
01/17/20
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED FLU CASES CONTINUES TO RISE IN KENTUCKY….. LEADING SOME HOSPITALS TO ISSUE RESTRICTIONS TO VISITORS….
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH….22-HUNDRED-18 NEW CASES WERE REPORTE DURING THE PERIOD
DECEMBER 29TH THRU JANUARY FOURTH…..WHICH BRINGS THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES THIS FLU SEAON TO EIGHT-THOUSAND-106….
THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN 14-DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO THE FLU…..
BARREN COUNTY HAS REPORTED THE FIFTH HIGHEST NUMBER OF FLU CASES WITH 343……
THE C-D-C HAS KENTKCY IN THE…..WIDESPREAD CATEGORY FOR FLU…..WHICH IS THE HIGH EST CATEGORY…..
MLK CLOSINGS
01/17/20
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING-JUNIOR HOLIDAY……
THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY……
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
TRANSFER STATION, ANIMAL SHELTER, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED MONDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY…..
CITY FFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND MONDAY’S TRASH WILL BE PICKED TUESDAY……
NO SCHOOL IN ALLEN COUNTY MONDAY…..
AND THE CORE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY……
SPORTS
01/17/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WESTMORELAND…. TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..
AC SCHOOLS CLOSED
01/16/20
DUE TO HIGH ABSENTEEISM BECAUSE OF ILLNESS….ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED TODAY AND TOMORROW….AND THESE DAYS WILL BE
“N-CLASS AT HOME DAYS ONE AND TWO”…..
SCHOOLS WILL ALSO BE CLOSED MONDAY FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING-JUNIOR HOLIDAY…SO CLASSES WILL RESUME TUESDAY…..JANUARY
21ST….
ALL HOME BALL GAMES SCHEUDLED FOR TODAY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED TO ALLOW CUSTODIANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEEP CLEAN THE
BUILDINGS AND COMMON AREAS…..
THE MEDICAL CENTER CLINIC LOCATED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL REMAIN OPEN TODAY AND TOMORROW FROM SEVEN-30 TO FOUR-30 EACH
DAY…..IF YOU NEED ACCES TO THOSE SERVICES…..YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER THE BUILDING THRU THE BALLGAME ENTRANCE…..DOOR NUMBER-
33……
GLASGOW PLANT CLOSING
01/16/20
A COMMERCIAL PRINTING COMPANY THAT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN BARREN COUNTY HAS CONFIRMED IT’S CLOSING THREE OF ITS
FACILITIES…. INCLUDING ITS PLANT IN GLASGOW….THAT WAS OPERATED AT R-R DONNELLEY UNTIL TWENTY-16…..
CHICAGO BASED L-S-C COMMUNICAITONS IS THE SECOND LARGEST MANUFACTURER IN BARREN COUNTY…..AND AS R-R DONNELLEY IT WAS
THE LARGEST……
LAYOFFS WILL BE MADE GRADUALLY AHEAD OF ITS COMPLETE CLOSURE THIS SUMMER…..
L-S-C IS ALSO CLOSING PLANTS IN ILLINOIS AND VIRGINIA ASPART OF AN EFFORT TO REDUCE COSTS…….
SPORTS
01/16/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE DUCKS….
STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH
01/15/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR STRESSED HIS DESIRE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH LAWMAKERS…..TO IMPROVE THE COMMONWEALTH….AS HE
DELIVERED HIS FIRST “STATE OF THE COMMONWLETH” ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY LAST NIGHT…..
BESHEAR PROMISED TO SUPPORT FULLY FUNDING KENTUCKY’S PUBLIC PENSION OBLIGATIONS….AND CALLED ON LAWMAKERS TO ENSURE THAT
NO ONE CAN LOSE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE BECAUSE OF A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION…..
SPORTS
01/15/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON AND SPLIT WITH THE WILDCATS…..
AS THE PATRIOTS DROPPED AT 47 TO 41 DECISION…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DEFEATED THE LADY WILDCATS 59 TO 34……
THE NEXT GAMES FOR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE FRIDAY WHEN THEY GO TO WESTMORELAND…….
REVENUE DROPS
01/13/20
ACCORDING TO THE STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR’S OFFICE….THE COMMONWEALTH’S REVENUE DROPPED LAST MONTH…..WHEN COMPARED TO A
YEAR AGO…..BUT REMAINS HIGHER OVERALL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR….
WHEN COMPARED TO DECEMBER TWENTY-18…..THE DECEMBER 20-19 GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS WERE DOWN FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT…..
HOWEVER…..GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE UP TWO-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR WHICH ENDS JUNE
30TH……
STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN HICKS SAYS THE DECLINE IN GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS WAS DUE TO THE TIMING OF HE RECEIPT OF INDIVIDUAL
INCOME WITHHOLDING COLLECTIONS…..
THE OFFICIAL 20-20 FISCAL YEAR GENERAL FUND REVENUE FORECAST…..WHICH WAS REVIEND IN DECEMBER…..CALLS FOR A ONE-POINT-SIX
PERCENT GROWN….. WHICH MEANS REVENUES WOULD NEED TO GROW SIX-TENTHS OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF THE
FISCAL YEAR TO MEET THE ESTIMATE……
MEDICAID CONTRACTS
01/13/20
THE BESHEAR ADMINISTRATION HAS ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS…..FOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS …..AFTER THE GOVERNOR
CANCELED CONTRACTS AWARDED BY FORMER GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN…..
THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION DROPPED “PASSPORT HEALTH” IN AWARDING EIGHT-BILLON DOLLARS ANNUALLY IN MEDICAD CONTRACTS TO
AETNA…..HUMANA….. WELLCARE….UNITED HEALTH CARE….AND MOLINA HEALTH CARE…..
THE ADMINISTRATION HOPES TO AWARD NEW CONTRACTS IN THE SPRING……
VAPING DEATH
01/13/20
FRIDAY…..KENTUCKY HEALTH OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THE COMMONWEALTH’S FIRST PROBABLE VAPING-RELATED DEATH…..INVOLVING A 20-YEAR
OLD MAN…..
A “PROBABLE” CASE MEANS THE PERSON HAS A LUNG INJURY BELIEVED CASUED BY VAPING…..BUT MAY HAVE OTHER HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS
“FLU” OR “C-O-P-D”…..
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS HAD 48-REPORTS OF POSSIBLE VAPING-RELATED ILLNESS…..INCLUDING 13-PROBABLE CASES…..SEVEN CONFIRMED….
AND 15-PENDING…..
11-WERE DETERMINED NOT TO BE RELATED TO VAPING….AND TWO WERE RESIDENTS OF OTHER STATES TREATED IN KENTUCKY……
SPORTS
01/13/20
THE PATRIOT FRESHAM AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE SWIM TEAM IS IN GLASGOW FOR A DUAL MEET…..
ELECTION FILING
01/11/20
YESTERDAY WAS THE FILING DEADLING FOR THE 20-20 ELECTIONS…..
CURRENT 22ND DISTRICT STATE REPRSENTATIVE WILSON STONE IS NOT RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION AND FIVE INDIVIDUALS HAVE FILED TO RUN
FOR THE SEAT…..
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATED ARE SHAWN MCPHERSON AND TIM MILLER FROM SCOTTSILLE AND NATHAN BRACE AND BRIAN “TIGER” GANN OF
FRANKLIN…..DAVID YOUNG FROM SCOTTSVILLE IS THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC…….ON THE MAY 19TH PRIMARY ELECTION THE FOUR REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES WILL BE ON THE BALLOT……..
IN SCOTTSVILLE CITY RACES…..
MAYOR DAVID BURCH AND JERRY WHITNEY HAVE FILED….
FILING FOR CITY COUNCIL WERE INCUMBANTS…..
FRANKLIN FOSTER…..MICHAEL MCGUIRE…..KEN GOFORTH…..DR. MARK HUNTAMAN…..BEVERY TRACY ANDERSON….AND ROGERLYNNE BUCHANON
BRIDDEN…..ALSO FILING WERE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNNY BEWLEY AND MARK NETHERY-SENIOR…..
AND NEITHER THE MAYORS RACE OR CITY COUNCIL RACE WILL APPEAR ON THE MAY PRIMARY BALLOT.
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT
01/10/20
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY REMAINED STEADY AT THREE-POINT-SIX
PERCENT FROM OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER…..HOWEVER…..LAST NOVEMBER’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ABOVE THE THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT
RECORDED IN NOVEMBER 20-18…….
IN THE BARREN RIER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN MONROE
COUNTY….TO FIVE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN HART COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES ROSE IN 95-COUNTIES….FELL IN 18 AND REMAINED THE SAME IN SEVEN……
FAYETTE AND OLDHAM COUNTIES RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT TWO-POINT-NINE PERCENT……
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 12-PONT-SEVEN PERCENT……
EAGLE WATCH
01/10/20
THE KENTUCKY TOURISM…ARTS….AND HERITGE CABINET HAS ANNOUNCED THE DATES FOR THIS YEARS “EAGLE WATCH WEEKENDS” AT
KENTUCKY STATE PARKS….
THE TOURS WILL BE JANUARY 24TH AND 25TH AT LAKE BARKELY STATE RESORT PARK…..JANUARY 31ST THRU FEBRUARY SECOND AT KENLAKE
STATE RESORT PARK…..AND FEBRUARY SEVENTH THRU NINTH AT KENTUCKY DAM VILLAGE STATE RESORT PARK……
EACH PARK IS OFFERING OVERNIGHT PACKAGES THAT INCLUDE TOUR TICKETS AND LODGING…..THE THREE HOUR TOURS TO SEE THE BALD
EAGLES ARE CONDUCT ON A YACHT THAT HAS A HEATED CABIN…..
AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ARE PROVIDED ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS……
TEACHER OF THE YEAR
01/09/2020
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 20-21 KENTUCKY TEACHER AWARDS…..
NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY VISITING THE…..20-21 TEACHER OF THE YEAR WEBSITE AT…..KENTUCKY-T-O-Y-DOT-COM…..
THE DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS FEBRUARY 15TH…..AND ANY FULL-TIME PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..WITH AT LEAST
THRREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE….. IS ELIGBLE FOR THE AWARDS…..
THE EDUCATOR NAMED “TEACHER OF THE YEAR” WILL RECEIVE A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR CASH PRIZE AND WILL REPRESENT THE COMMONWEALTH
IN THE NATIONAL TEACHSEROF THE YEAR COMPETITION……
NEW POST FACILITY
01/09/20
STATE POLICE HAVE OPENED A NEW FACILITY IN ELIZABETHTOWN TO HOUSE POST-FOUR…..AS-WELL-AS A TRAINING FACILITY……
THE 62-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT BUILDING ALSO INCLUDES AN EVIDENCE STORAGE AREA THAT CAN BE USED BY MULTIPLE POSTS……
A BUILDING AND LAND ALREADY OWNED BY THE COMMONWEALTH WERE RENOVATED FOR THE NEW FACILITY…….
WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT
01/09/20
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE PHILIP SHEPHERD HAS DISMISSED A “WHISTLEBLOWER” COMPLAINT…..AGAINST THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
COMMISSION FROM A FORMER HOUSE REPUBLICAN STAFFER…..WHO ALLEGED SHE WAS RETALIATED AGAINST FOR SHEDDING LIGHT ON A SEXUAL
HARASSMENT SETTLEMENT INVOLVING THE FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER IN TWENTY-17
IN HIS RULING…..SHEPHERD SAID THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT DAISY OLIVO WAS FIRED BECAUSE OF HER DISCLOSURE……AND SHEPHERD
WENT ON TO SAY SHEY APPROPRIATELY REPORTED THE EXISTENCE OF THE SETTLEMENT……
HURT
01/09/20
75 YEAR OLD OTIS “O-J” HURT-JUNIOR OF FOUNTIN RUN DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLONG GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN CHURCH OF CHRIST WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETRY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERL HOME AND AFTER NINE SATURDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BECK HURT……A DAUGHTER ABD SON-IN-LAW; ; JOGEANA AND GREG JONES OF FOUNTAIN RUN……AND TWO SONS
AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; LEE AND TANYA OF BOWLING GREEN AND NICHOLAS AND AMANDA OF ADOLPHUS…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
CONNER
01/09/20
89 YEAR OLD DORAL GLEN CONNER DIED MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-
W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HOLLAND MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS
AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME………..
HE’ SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS; TERESA HOEFLER OF GEORGIA AND JANET CONNER OF MONTANNA…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
01/09/20
THE LADY PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBLL TEAM TRAVELS TO MONROE COUNTY…..
THE SWIM TEAM IS ALSO ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY….
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNOR VARISTY BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY….
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO CHICAGO TO TAKE ON THE BLACKHAWKS…..
PAUL
01/08/20
SENATOR RAND PAUL IS CO-SPONSORING A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD UPDATE THE “U-S” SENATE’S RULES ON HANDLING IMPEACHMENT….
THE RESOLUTION REGARDS ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT…..AS EXHIBITED BEFORE THE SENATE…..IF THE HOUSE FAILED TO SEND THE ARTICLES
WITHIN 25-CALENDAR DAYS OF ADOPTING THEM…..
THIS WOULD ALLOW ANY SENATOR TO INTRODUCE A MOTION TO DISMISS THE ARTICLES “WITH PREJUDICE”…….FOR FAILURE BY THE HOUSE TO
PROSECUTE SUCH ARTICLES……
CNN SETTLES
01/08/20
C-N-N HAS SETTLED A LAWSUIT WITH A KENTUCKY TEEN…..WHO CLAIMED MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS FALSELY LABELED HIM AS A RACIST…..FOLLOWING
A WELL-PUBLICIZED ENCOUNTER WITH A NATIVE AMERICAN AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL LAST YEAR….
THE NETWORK….AND NICHOLAS SANDMAN’S ATTORNEY CONFIRMED THE SETTLEMENT…..BUT GAVE NO DETAILS…..
THE COVINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SUED….C-N-N, THE WASHINGTON POST AND N-B-C UNIVERSAL…..FOR HOW HE WAS
CHARACTERIZED IN THE INCIDENT…..
THE CASES AGAINST THE POST AND N-B-C CONTINUE……
BUSTER
01/08/20
52 YEAR OLD BILLIE JOE BUSTER OF GLASGOW DIED FRIDAY AT N-H-C HEALTH CARE IN GLASGOW…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CLIFTON CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON (WED)
AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY FIVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; HAROLD BUSTER OF LOUISVILLE, JAMES AND ALMA BUSTER OF AUSTIN, TOMMY BUSTER
AND AMANDA STACY OF FRANKLIN AND BOBBY ESTERLY AND BOYD AND LEEANN ESTERLY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE AUNTS, TWO UNCLES, FIVE
NIECES AND SEVEN NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/08/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT OME LAST NIGHT AND DROPPED BOTH GAMES TO GLASGOW……AS THE LADYPATO LOST 58 TO 24……
AND THE PATRIOTS WERE DEFEATED BY THE SCOTTIEW 61 TO 42…..
NEXT GAMES FOR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE FRIDAY…….
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
01/07/20
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS WILL CONVENE IN FRANKFORT TODAY FOR A 60-DAY SESSION THAT WILL STRETCH INTO MID-APRIL…..WITH THE BUDGET
BEING THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE……
THE MAKE-UP OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH WILL BRING SOME CHALLENGES TO THE SESSION…..AS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN KENTUCKY’S MODERN
HISTORY……THERE IS A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE….WITH A DEMOCRAT IN THE GOVERNOR’S SEAT……
KY DOWN UNDER
01/07/20
KENTUCKY DOWN UNDER ADVENTURE ZOO IN HORSE CAVE IS PITCHING IN TO HELP THE AUSTRALIA ZOON AMID THE WILDFIRES THAT HAVE
RAVAGED THE COUNTRY…..
KENTUCKY DOWN UNDER OFFICIALS SAY HALF OF THEIR PROCEEDS IN JANUARY WILL BE DONATED TO THE XOO IN AUSTRIAL TO HELP SUPPORT
THEIR EFFORTS TO CARE AND TREAT ANIMALS IMPACTED BY THE WILDFIRES….
KENTUCKY DOWN UNDER IS OPEN FROM NINE TO FOUR DAILY…….
HARSTON
01/07/20
76 YEAR OLD CAROL FAYE CENTERS HARSTON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE IN BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICE WILL
BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
THREE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO GIDEON’S INTERNATIONAL…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JOHN HARSTON…..A SON, CHRIS OF TENNESSEE……TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAWW; KATHERINE AND
JERRY MARSH OF SCOTTSVILLE AND LINDA AND JERRY HUGHES OF GEORGIA….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; RICHARD AND DONNA
CENTERS OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
01/07/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW….. TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……BYT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO
PATRIOT GYM KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….. AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-
50 THIS AFTERNOON……
ARREST
01/06/20
FRIDAY AFTERNOON……ACTING ON A TIP…….SCOTTSVILLE “K-NINE” OFFICER TREVER THOMPSON ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT FIVE-10 PIPE
ROAD…..DURING THE SEARCH AN INDOOR MARIJUANA GROW, APROXIMATELY THREE-POINT-FIVE GRAMS OF METH, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, A HAND
GUN AND A A FOUR-WHEELER STOLEN IN WARREN COUNTY WERE LOCATED…..39 YEAR OLD NATALIE PLUMLEE AND 29 YEAR OLD DYLAN MARCUM
WERE CHARGED WITH CULTIVATING MARIJUANA-FIVE PLANTS OR MORE, P OSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON, POSSESSION OF
DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY AND TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH….. AND ALL OF THE CHARGES
WERE ENHANCED…..
A TRAFFIC STOP BY OFFICER THOMPSON RESULTED IN ANGELIQUE NICOLE FROMAN OF 36-ZERO-ONE EAST NEW ROE ROAD BEING CHARGED WITH
FAILURE TO PRODUCE AN INSURANCE CARD AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA…..
AT ANOTHER TRAFFIC STOP…..JUSTN PHILLIPS OF ONE-ZERO-NINE NORTH SECOND WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING ON A D-U-I SUSPENDED LICENSE
AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA……
AND 30 YEAR OLD MICHAEL NEAL OF BRADFORDSVILLE-KENTUCKY WAS ARRESTED BY OFFICER GLEN HOWARD ON A METCALFE COUNTY
INDICTMENT WARRANT CHARGING POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE -METH, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND POSSESSION
OF MARIJUANA…..
LITERACY APPLICATIONS
01/06/20
THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION HAS OPENED GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR PROGRAMS AIMED AT ENHANCING ADULT…..FAMILY…..AND
SUMMER LITERACY PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT DOLLAR GENERAL SERVES…..
SCHOOLS…..LIBARIES……AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN A 15-MILE RADIUS OF A DOLLAR GENERAL STORE…..DISTRIBUTION CENTER….OR
THE CORPORATE OFFICE ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY…..THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FEBRUAY 20TH AND GRANT RECIPIENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON
MAY 14TH……
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO ONLINE TO…..D-G-LITERACY-DOT-ORG…….
SENATE CANDIDATE
01/06/20
KENTUCKY STATE REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES BOOKER HAS JOINED A CROWDED FIELD CHALLENGING SENTAOR MITCH MCCONNELL IN THIS YEAR’
S ELECTION…..
BOOKER JOINS SIX OTHER DEMOCRATS IN THE PRIMARY….AS-WELL-AS FIVE REPUBLICAN WHO HAVE FILED TO CHALLENGE MCONNELL….WHO IS
THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER AND IS SEEKING A SEVENTH TERM……
CRISIS “HEAP” PROGRAM
01/06/20
COMMUNITY ACTION OF SOUTHER KENTUCKY WILL BEGIN THE “CRISIS” PORTION OF THE ……..LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
TODAY…..AS APPLICATIONS WILL BE TAKEN AT THE ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION OFFICE…..LOCATED AT 25 J-L TURNER PLACE….ON A FIRST
COME…..FIRST SERVED BASIS UNTIL FEDERAL FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED…..
“LI-HEAP” ASSISTS HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE IN A HOME HEATING CRISIS…..AND CLIENTS WILL NEED TO BRING…..
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD FOR EACH HOUSEHOLD MEMBER…..
PROOF OF ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS INCOME FOR THE PRECEEDING MONTH…..
A DISCONNECT OR LATE NOTIC FROM YOUR UTILITY COMPANY…...STAEMENT FROM YOUR LANDLORD IF HEATING EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR
RENT…..OR A STATEMENT FROM THE UTILITY COMPANY IF YOU PARTCIPAT IN A PRE-PAY ELECTRIC PROGRAM…..
AND VENDOR INFORMATION….INCLUDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND NAME ON THE ACCOUNT…..FOR YOUR MAIN HEATING FUEL AS-WELL-AS
ELECTRIC…..
BARREN RIVER RESCUE
01/06/20
THE WARREN COUNTY RESCUE TEAM AND BOWLING GREEN FIRE DEPARTMENT PULLED TWO STRANDED BOATERS FROM THE BARREN RIVER LAST
NIGHT….AFTER THEY BECAM STRANDED WHEN THE BOAT’S ENGINE GAVE OUT….
THE BOATERS GOT OUT OF THE BOAT TO TRY AND RESTRAT THE ENGINE….WITH NO LUCK…..AND GOT BACK INTO THE BOAT TO WAIT FOR RESCUE
PERSONNEL TO FIND THEM…..
THEY WERE LOCATED ABOUT A MILE FROM THE BOAT RAMP……
HOGAN
01/06/20
102 YEAR OLD BALLARD HOGAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MARRELL AND LINDA AND RAYBURN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……A BROTHER; BUFORD…..AND
TWO SISTERS; THELMA BLANTON AND DOROTHY CONNER ALL OF CHALYBEATE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDEN, 16 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, NINE GREAT-
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/06/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS GO TO WARREN CENTRAL TO TAKE ON THE DRAGONS IN THE TWO-“A” CHAMPIONSHIPS
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND
99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…..
CERTIFIED TEACHER
01/03/20
A SCIENCE TEACHER AT THE JAMES E. BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL IS THE DISTRICT’S NEWEST “NATIONAL BOARD CERTFIED TEACHER”……
SHELBY FISHER LEARNED IN EARLY DECEMBER THAT SHE IS ONE OF THE 218- KENTUCKY EDUCATORS THAT ACHIEVED “ N-B-C-T” STATUS FOR
THE TWENTY-18-19 CANDIDATE CYCLE…..
FISHER GRADUATED FROM ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLS IN 20-10….. SHE ATTENDED WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WHERE
SHE OBTAINED HER BACHELOR DEGREE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION…..
AND IN 20-17….FISHER RECEIVED HER MASTERS DEGREE IN TEACHER LEADERSHIP FROM WESTERN…..WITH AN ENDORSEMENT IN GIFTED
EDUCATION……
AG ASKS FBI TO INVESTIGATE
01/03/20
KENTUCKY’S NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ASKED THE F-B-I TO INVESTIGATE A FLURRY OF PARDONS BY FORMER GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN….
ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON SENT A LETTER TO REPRESENTATIVES CHRIS HARRIS AND MORGAN MCGARVEY ….IN RESPONSE TO THEIR
REQUEST FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR OR BIPARTISAN SPECIAL PROSECUTING TEAM TO INVESTIGATED THE PARDONS…..
IN HIS FINAL DAYS IN OFFICE…..BEVIN ISSUED HUNDREDS OF PARDONS….WHICH INCLUDED A CONVICTED MURDERER AND CHILD RAPIST…..
THE PARDONS HAVE ALSO ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF RUSSELL COLEMEN….. THE “U-S” ATTORNEY FOR KENTUCKY’S WESTERN DISTRICT……
SMITH
01/03/20
48 YEAR OLD DENIS SMITH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEING AFTER TWO TOMORROW
(SAT) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER MOTHER; LAVECE MOORE SMITH….AND AN UNCLE; WILLIAM SMITH BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO GREAT-AUNTS AND
COUSINS ALSO SURVIVE….
SPORTS
01/03/20
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL GAMES FIND…..
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON GOING TO RUSSELLVILLE…..
IN GIRLS GAMES……
BOWLING GREEN PLAYS AT BARDSTOWN, BUTLER COUNTY ENTERTAINS WARREN CENTRAL, HART COUNT IS AT HOME TO PLAY GREEN COUNTY,
LOGAN COUNTY TRAVELS TO TODD COUNTY CENTRAL AND METCALFE COUNTY IS ON THE ROAD TO SOUTH WARREN……
BOY/GIRL DOUBLEHEADERS HAVE…..
BARREN COUNTY GOING TO GLASGOW, CLINTON COUNTY PLAYS AT CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND MONROE COUNTY GOES TO RUSSELL COUNTY……
SIMPSON WELCOME CENTER
01/02/20
THE SIMPSON COUNTY WELCOME CENTER…..LOCATED AT THE “ZERO” MILE MARKER ON I-65……..IS CLOSED AND WILL BE DEMOLISHED FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FAICLTY WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 20-20…..
BUILT IN 1974…..THE CENTER HASN’T RECEIVED ANY MAJOR UPGRADES IN OVER FOUR-DECADES……AND IT HAS REQUIRED FREQUENT MINOR
REPAIRS AND MAINTENCE……
THE NEW CENTER WILL BRING IT IN A-D-A COMPLIANCE…..INCREASE SAFETY FEATURES…..ADD MORE RESTROOMS…...AND IMPROVE VENDING
AMENITIES….. HIGH MAST LIGHTING FOR RAMPS AND PARKING AREAS WILL BE ADDED….AS-WELL-AS MORE COMMERCIAL TRUCK PARKING……
HE NEW SIMPSON COUNTY WELCOME CENTER WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE REST AREAS IN HART COUNTY AND WILL FEATURE HORSE STATUES…..
FENCES…..IMPROVED SIGNAGE…..AND T-V SCREENS IN THE LOBBY TO SHOWCASE MANY OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOURIST ATTRACTIONS…..
TEACHERS
01/02/19
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHER’S ADMINISTRATION IS REVERSING A DECISION BY THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION…..NOW SAYING THAT MORE THAN ONE-
THOUSAND PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS DID NOT BREAK THE LAW WHEN THE PARTICIPATED IN PROTESTS THAT SHUT DOWN SOME SCHOOLS…
A LETTER FROM LABOR CABINET SECERETAY LARRY ROBERST CONCLUDES THAT THE TEACHERS WERE NOT ENGAGED IN AN ILLEGAL WORK
STOPPAGE…..ALTHOUGH SOME SCHOOLS HAD TO CLOSE FROM A LACK OF PERSONNEL……
ROBERTS SAYS THE TEACHERS WERE EXERCISING THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS…..AND THERE WAS NO “STRIKE” OR “WORK STOPPAGE”……
BEVIN PARDONS
01/02/20
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL…..THE “U-S” ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR KENTUCKY’S WESTERN DISTRICT SAYS IT IS LOOKING INTO
WHETHER FEDERAL CHARGES CAN BE BROUGHT AGAINST SOME OFFENDERS PARDONED BY FORMER GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN……
DURING HIS LAST DAYS IN OFFICE……BEVIN PARDONED SEVERAL VIOLENT OFFENERS…..INCLUDING CONVICTED MURDERERS AND CHILD
RAPOSITS…..
U-S ATTORNEY RUSSELL COLEMEN SAYS HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE “RISK TO THE PUBLIC”…….HOWEVER…..HE GOES ON TO SAY STATUTES OF
LIMINTATIONS AND DOUBLE JEOPARDY WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN DECIDING WHETHER TO PROSECUTE AN OFFENDER…..
EDMONSON FATAL FIRE
01/02/20
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL RESIDENTIAL FIRE IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
SEVERAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED TO THE BLAZE ON WILLIAM SIMMON ROAD YESTERDAY MORNING….WHERE 66 YEAR OOL WARREN
KESSINGER OF BOWLING GREEN WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE BURNT RESIDENCE……
NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED AT THIS TIME AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES……
SMITH
01/01/20
66 YEAR OLD PORTER WAYNE SMITH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW AFTERNOON (FRI) AT TWO AT GOAD
FUNERAL HOMWI WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 THIS MORNING (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; KATHY STINSON SMITH….. DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KRISTY AND BOBBY BURCHETT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE
BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; JAMES AND PEGGY, KENNETH, JACKIE AND LENDA AND PHILLIP ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND REX AND SUZANNE OF
AUBURN….AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; CHRISTINE AND DARRELL THOMAS, MARTHA SMITH, BARBARA AND BILLY CALDWELL AND
LARECEA AND TIMMY KEEN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…… FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/02/20
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
KENTUCKY IS ON THE ROAD TO SOUTH CAROLINA…..
LOUISVILLE GOES TO CLEMSON…….
AND THE LADY TOPPERS PLAY AT NORTH TEXAS…..
MEN’S GAMES HAVE……
THE TOPPERS HOSTING NORTH TEXAS……
AND IN MENS/WOMSN DOUBLEHEADERS…..
MOREHEAD IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON JACKSONVILLE…..
EASTERN KENTUCKY ENTERTAINS TENNESSEE TECH……
AND MURRAY STATE IS AT HOME TO PLAY U-T MARTIN……
BUSINESS COURT
12/30/19
A PILOT PROJECT BEGINS JANUARY FIRST IN JEFFERSON COUNTY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH’S FIRST “BUSINESS COURT” DOCKET……
THE DOCKET WILL PROVIDE SPECIALIZED ATTENTION FOR COMPLEX CIVIL COMMERCIAL CASES……IMPROVE COURT EFFICIENCY FOR ALL
LITIGANTS…..AND CREATE A MORE ATTRACTIVE FORUM FOR DOING BUSINESS…..
THE “BUSINESS COURT” DOCKET IS PART OF THE SUPREME COURT’S CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM INITIATIVE…….
CROP INSURANCE FRAUD
12/30/19
ANOTHER CENTRAL KENTUCKY FARMER HAS PLEADED GUILTY IN A CROP INSURANCE FRAUD SCHEME…..
ACCORDING TO THE HEARLD-LEADER……DANIEL ARVIN PLEADED GUILTY TO A CONSPIRACY CHARGE AFTER ADMITTING HE CLAIMED DAMAGE TO HIS
TOBACCO CROP……AND THEN SOLD THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF LEAF UNDER HIS MOTHER’S NAME……
ARVIN FACES UP TO FIVE-YEARS IN PRISON…….
ESCAPEE CAPTURED
12/30/19
AN INMATE WHO ESCAPED CUSTODY LAST THURSDAY WAS CAPTURED BY BOWLING GREEN POLCIE SATURDAY…..
19 YEAR OLD KEVIN ALLEN OF BOWLING GREEN WAS LOCATED AT FOUR-45 GLEN LILY ROAD…..
ALLEN ATTEMPTED TO EVADE POLCIE USING A BICYCLE AND THEN LED OFFICERS ON A FOOT PURSUIT IN PEDIGO PARK BEFORE BEING
APPREHENDED……
NEW YEARS CLOSINGS
12/30/19
HERE ARE YOUR NEW YEARS CLOSINGS…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW AND CLOSED WEDNESDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSING AT FIVE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CLOSED WEDNESDAY…..
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY……
TRANSFER STATON, ANIMAL SHELTER AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY…….
SVILLE TRANS-IT WILL NOT OPERATE TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY….
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY…..TOMORROW’S TRASH WILL BE PICKED UP THURSDAY AND WEDNESDAY’S TRASH WILL
BE COLLECTED FRIDAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES & POST OFFICE CLOSED WEDNESDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY….
CORE OPEN….
TOMORROW FROM 5-30AM TO 4-30PM
WEDNESDAY FROM 8AM TO 4-30PM
BROWN
12/30/19
82 YEAR OLD LOUISE “WEEZIE” BROWN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT ALIVE HOSPICE IN NASHVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; VICKY AND SAM TAYLOR AND CARLA PERDUE ALL OF TENNESSEE…..THREE
GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/30/19
THE LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON RUSSELL COUNTY IN A GIRL’S DOUBLEHEADER……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WLVE…..
STARTING ARUND FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON…….
LOUISVILLE TAKES ON MISSISSIPPL STATE IN THE MUSIC CITY BOWL…..
AND THE TOPPERS BATTLE WESTERN MICHIGAN IN THE FIRST RESPONDERS BOWL…….
FISCAL COURT
12/27/19
ALLEN FISCAL COURT HELD THEIR FINAL MEETING OF THE YEAR YESTERDAY AFTERNOON……
A NEW POSITION OF…..“MECHANIC/LABORER”…..HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE ROAD DEPARTMENT AND THE COURT APPROVED HIRING RICKY
MARR TO FILL THE POSITION…..
JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER INFORMED THE COURT THAT 13-RRESUMES HAD BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE…..”RECEPTIONIST/EXECUTIVE
ASSISTANT” PSOITON IN HIS OFFICE….
FIVE INDIVIDUALS WERE INTERVIEWED…..THAT NUMBER WAS REDUCED TO TWO WHO WERE INTERVIEW AGAIN…..AND THE COURT APPROVED
HIRING AYLEE LOVELL TO FILL THE POSITION…..
KY LEGISLATOR ILL
12/27/19
KENTUCKY HOUSE MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER JOHN CARNEY…..FROM TAYLOR COUNTY…..IS IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT BATTLING WHAT HIS FAMILY
SAYS WAS A SUDDEN ILLNESS….
CARNEY IS BEING TREATED FOR A SEVERE CASE OF PANCREATITIS AND INFECTION AT NORTON HOSPITAL IN LOUISVILLE…..
REPORTEDLY….HE GOT SICK WHILE EATING LUNCH SUNDAY……AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM MONDAY……
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
12/27/19
BREAKS-INTERSTATE PARK…..WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE KENTUCKY AND VIRGINIA BORDER…..WANTS TO BUILD THE LONGEST PEDESTRIAN
SWINGING BRIDGE IN NORTH AMERICA….
THE 725-FOOT BRIDGE WOULD CROSS THE RUSSEL FORK RIVER AND CONNECT THE VIRGINAI AND KENTUCKY SIDES OF THE PARK……
A VIRGINIA COALFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GRANT OF UP TO 433-THOUSAND DOLLARS WOULD HELP FUND THE BRIDGE……
THE PARK HAS AN ADDITIONAL 326-THOUSAND DOLLARS EARMARKED FOR THE BRIDGE CONSTRUCITON WHICH IS SET TO START IN 20-20 AND END
IN 20-21……
TAYLOR
12/27/19
70 YEAR OLD DELLA MAE TAYLOR OF ADOLPHUS DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT 10 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS
AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; PAUL AND KATHI TAYLOR OF MICHIGAN…..A SISTER; BETTY MCCOY OF PHELPS…..AND A SISTER-
IN-LAW; SHIRLEY TAYLOR OF OHIO….FOUR NEPHEWS, A NIECE AND SEVERAL GREAT-NIECES AND GREAT NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/27/19
THE SOUTHCENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC TIPS OFF THIS AFTERNOON AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL….
AT THREE-30…….CRITTENDEN COUNTY TANGLES WITH GRAYSON COUNTY….
THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON BULLITT CENTRAL AT FIVE-30…..
AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-
THREE…..WVLE….. STARTING AT FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON……
BEVIN INVESTIGATION
12/26/19
THE F-B-I IS INVESTIGATING FORMER GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WHO CONTROVERSIALLY ISSUED MORE THAN 400-PARDONS IN THE WEEKS AFTER HE
LOST HIS REELECTION BID….
AMONG THOSE WHO WERE GRANTED CLEMENCY WAS PATRICK BAKER….WHO HAD SERVED TWO YEARS OF A 19-YEAR SENTENCE FOR KILLING A
MAN DURING A HOME INVASION…..
AND MICAH SCHOETTE WHO WAS SENTENCED LAST YEAR TO 23-YEARS IN PRISON FO MULTIPLE SEXUAL OFFENCES INVOLVING CHILDREN…..
REPORTEDLY…..BAKER’S FAMILY DONATED 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BEVINS REELECTION CAMPAIGN…..
CORVETTE MUSEUM RENOVATION
12/26/19
THE PERFORMANCE GALLERY EXHIBIT…..AT THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM…..IS GETTING A NEW LOOK…..
THE GALLERY EXHIBIT ORGINALLY HOUSED AN INTERACTIVE PIT CREW GAME AND AN EDUCATIONAL DRIVING SIMULATOR……..
AND OVER THE COMING MONTHS…..THE GOAL IS TO DISPLAY EVEN MORE INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS……INCLUDING PROJECTIONS BEHIND EACH OF
THE DISPLAY CARS AND TOUCH SCREEN KIOSKS……
THE PERFORMANCE GALLERY IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN IN LATE MARCH……
CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS
12/26/19
HERE’S ONE LAST REMINDER FROM THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY THAT IF YOU
CITY TRASH ROUTE WAS TO HAVE BEEN RUN TUESDAY IT WILL BE PICKED UP TODAY……
AND IF YOUR CITY TRASH WAS TO HAVE BEEN COLLECTED YESTERDAY…..IT WILL BE RUN TOMORROW……
SPORTS
12/26/19
THE SOUTHCENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC TIPS OFF TOMORROW AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL….
AND FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR….AND THE SECOND TIME SINCE 1983….. ONLY FOUR GIRLS TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEARS
TOURNAMENT…..
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT THREE-30…….
CRITTENDEN COUNTY TANGLES WITH GRAYSON COUNTY….
THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON BULLITT CENTRAL AT FIVE-30…..
THE TOURNAMENT RUNS THRU SUNDAY AFTERNOON……..
ESCAPEE FOUND
12/24/19
AN ESCAPEE FROM THE WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL WAS LOCATED IN MT. VERNON-ILLINOIS YESTERDAY….
36 YEAR OLD MICHALE LANE OF BOWLING GREEN WALK AWAY FROM A WORK RELEASE PROERN ON DECEMBER 17TH….
NO OTHER DETAILS ABOUT LANE’S CAPTURE WERE RELEASED BY STATE POLICE……
MEADOR
12/24/19
87 YEAR OLD SUE ALDERSON MEADOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLEASANT METHODIST CHURCH CEMETRY…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; STEPHEN AND JOANNE OF FOUNTAIN AND DWIGHT AND ROBIN OF ADOLPHUS…..FIVE
GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
NEW MINORITY LEADER
12/23/19
KENTUCKY HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE MADE HISTORY BY SELECTING REPRESSENTATIVE JONI JENKINS AS THEIR TOP-RANKING LEADER….AS
JENKINS BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE AS THE PARTY’S FLOOR LEADER IN THE CHAMBER….
JENKINS…..WHO SUCCEEDS ROCKY ADKINS…..HAD SERVED AS MINORITY WHIP….A ROLE THAT WILL BE FILLED BY REPRESENTATIVE ANGIE
HATTON……
REFUGEES
12/23/19
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS TURNED DOWN AN OFFER FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO HALT REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT…..
IN A LETTER BESHEAR WROTE “U-S” SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO……THE GOVERNOR SAID THE COMMONWEALTH HAS ACCEPTED
REFUGEES FOR MORE THAN THREE-DECADES…..AND IN SEVERAL CITIES…..REFUGEES HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE WORKFORCE AND KENTUCKY’
S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT….
ABOUT HALF OF THE STATES HAVE CONSENTED TO KEEP ACCEPTING REFUGEES…. AND NO STATES SO FAR HAVE SAID THEY PLAN TO STOP
ACCEPTING REFUGEES UNDER TRUMP’S ORDER…..
CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS
12/23/19
HERE ARE YOUR CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS…..
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY…..
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, TRANSFER STATION, ANIMAL SHELTER AND PUBLIC LIBRATY CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY……
THE CORE CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY…..TOMORROW’S TRASH WILL BE PICKED UP THURSDAY AND WEDNESDAY’S TRASH WILL BE
COLLECTED FRIDAY…..
SCOTTSVILLE TRANSIT WILL NOT RUN TOMORROW OR WEDNEDAY…….
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED WEDNESDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
SPORTS
12/23/19
THE PATRIOTS CONTINUE PLAY AT FOUR THIS AFTERNOON…..IN THE WARREN EAST HOLIDAY HOOPS CLASSIC…..
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO “SMASHVILLE” TO TAKE ON THE COYOTES……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
12/20/10
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……THE COMMONWEALTH’S NOVEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-FOUR
PERCENT…..WHICH WAS UP SLIGHLY FROM THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT RECORDED IN OCTOBER…..
AND THIS NOVEMBER’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO UP ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FORM LAST NOVEMBER’S FOUR-POINT-THREE
PERCENT…..
ALSO IN NOVEMBER……THE “U-S” JOBLESS RATE WAS THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT….WHICH WAS DOWN ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT
FROM OCTOBER……
CRAM THE CRUISER
12/20/19
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE RAISED MORE THAN 236-TONS OF FOOD…..TO HELP FAMILIES IN NEED…..DURING ITS 10TH ANNUAL “CRAM THE CRUISER”
FOOD DRIVE…..
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS…..STATE POLICE SAY THE CAMPAIGN HAS TURNED INTO A FRIENDLY COMPETITION AMONG K-S-P POSTS……AND THIS
YEAR POST-16 IN OWENSBORO TOOK TOP HONORS WITH A TOTAL OF 61-THOUSAND POUNDS OF FOOD COLLECTED…..
SINCE IT BEGININGS IN TWENTY-10……”CRAM THE CRUISER” HAS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY TWO-MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO SHELTERS…..FOOD
BANKS…..AND CHURCHES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH……
KY GROUND BEEF
12/20/19
KENTUCKY CATTLEMEN’S GROUND BEEF RECENTLY MARKED A HUGE MILESTONE FOR KENTUCKY FARMERS BY HITTING ONE-MILLION DOLLARS IN
TOTAL FARM GATE SALES….
THE 80/20 GROUND BEEF IS PROVIDED BY 111-FARM IN 44-COUNTIES…..WHICH HAVE SOLD OVER 587-THOUSAND POUNDS OF GROUND BEEF
SINCE SALES BEGAN IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR….
THE KENTUCKY CATTLEMEN’S GROUND BEEF IS AVAILABLE AT KROGER STORRES IN KENTUCKY…..SOUTHERN INDIANA…..AND TENNESSEE…….
KENTUCKY SCHOOLS…..THE K-F-C YUM CENTER……AND THE KENTUCKY FAIR AND EXPOSITION CENTER
SPORTS
12/20/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT AS BARREN
COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT GYM……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-50 TONIGHT……
MARIJUANA BILL
12/18/19
A KENTUCKY LAW MAKER HAS PRE-FILED A BILL TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND USE THE REVENUES FROM TAXES TO FUND
THE COMMONWEALTH’S RETIREMENT SYSTEM….
THE BILL…..WOULD ALLOW ADULTS 21 AND OLDER TO USE MARIJUANA……AND IT WOULD ALLOW 75-PERCENT OF THE LICENSE AND WHOLESALE
TAX FEES TO GO TO THE KENTUCKY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND 25-PERCENT TO THE KENTUCKY TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM……..
THERE WOULD BE FOUR TYPES OF LICENSES……CULTIVATOR…..PROCESSOR….. TESTER…..AND RETAILER AND EACH LICENSE WOULD HAVE TO
BE RENEWED ANNUALLY……
NEW VOTING PORTAL
12/18/19
THE KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW “VOTING PORTAL” THAT WILL ALLOW KENTUCKIAN’S IN THE ARMED
FORCES AND TRAVELING ABROAD TO VOTE…..
IN TWENTY-13……KENTUCKY PASSED ITS FIRST EVER “MILITARY HERO’S VOTING BILL”…..WHICH FUNDED ONLINE VOTING FOR MILITARY AND
OVESEAS VOTERS…..
NOW….THE NEW “VOTING PORTAL” WILL ASSURE THEIR VOTES WILL BE RECEIVED EVEN IF FEDERAL FUNDING CHANGES IN THE FUTURE…….
FILINGS
12/18/19
ANOTHER ALLEN COUNTY RERSIDENT HAS FILED TO RUN FOR THE 22ND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES RACE…..
AS DAVID YOUNG HAS FILED TO RUN FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION…….
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE IS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION……
SPORTS
12/18/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD LAST NIGHT AND SPLIT WITH WARREN EAST…..AS THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 58 TO 31
DECISION TO THE LADY RAIDERS…..
AND THE PATRIOTS PULLED OUT A 65 TO 62 WIN…
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM LAST NIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS DEFEATED THE ISLANDERS EIGHT TO THREE….
ANDERSON
12/17/19
68 YEAR OLD LONNIE K. ANDERSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OR
SERVICE AS CREMATION WAS CHOSEN…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JEANA OWENS ANDERSON……TWO STEP-SONS AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JEREMY AND HACKEE TABOR AND JACOB
TABOR ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A BROTHER; SAM ANDERSON OF GLASGOW….. A STEP-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…..
BANDY
12/17/19
57 YEAR OLD KENNY BAND OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A
LATER DATE…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAKE TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; KENNETH SLOAN…..AND A DAUGHTER; KANDI JO SLOAN BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE BROTHERS; NICK AND JEFF
BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE AND MARK OF SOUTH CAROLINA…..AND A SISTER; MICKEY PATRICK OF SCOTTSVILLE…….
TURNER
12/17/19
66 YEAR OLD JOHNNY TURNER OF TOMPKINSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON
(TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DAVID AND HOLLY AND TERRY AND CAROLYN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND
SISTER-IN-LAW; JOE AND SHIRLEY OF TENNESSEE…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; JUDY TURNER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..10 GRANDCHILDREN AND 12 GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
12/17/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO WARREN EAST……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE……STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
HOME SALES
12/13/19
FOURTH QUARTER HOME SALES IN KENTUCKY BEGAN WITH A STRONG OCTOBER…. AS YEAR-TO-DATE SALES ARE UP ALMOST FIVE-PERCENT OVER
THE TWENTY-18 TOTAL…..
THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE IN THE COMMONWEALTH WAS ALSO UP EIGHT-POINT-THREE PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR…..AT 175-THOUSAND-500
DOLLARS…..
DAYS ON THE MARKET WERE 101….WHICH WAS A SIX-PERCENT INCREASE OVER LAST OCTOBER’S 95 DAYS……
AND THE INVENTORY SLIPPED SLIGHTLY TO FOUR-POINT-THREE MONTHS…..
EDUCATION COMMISSIONER RESIGNS
12/13/19
KENTUCKY’S EDUCATION COMMISSIONER SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION YESTERDY….. HANDING NEW GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR WHAT HE
WANTED…..AS HE RESHAPES THE TOP LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM…..
TUESDAY…ON HIS FIRST DAY IN OFFICE….BESHEAR DISBANDED THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION .AND THEN RE-CREATED IT WITH 11 NEW
MEMEBRS….
THE 10-FORMER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE FILED SUIT TO BLOCK THEIR REMOVAL…..BUT STATE JUDDGES HAVE REFUSED TO TEMPORARILY BLOCK
BESHEAR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER…..
DOLLAR GENERAL
12/13/19
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS ANNOUNCED THE AVAILABILITY OF APPROXIMATLEY 20-C-B-D PRODUCTS…..AT 11-HUNDRED STORES IN KENTUCKY AND
TENNESSEE…..AND BY SPRING OF NEXT YEAR THEY PLAN TO EXPAND THE PRODUCTS’ AVAILABILITY TO SEVEN MORE STATES…..
THE C-B-D ASSORTMENT IS LIMITED TO TOPICAL COSMETIC PRODUCTS…..AND DOLLAR GENERAL CURRENLY HAS NO PLANS TO PROVIDE
INGESTIBLE OR EDIBLE C-B-D MERCHANDISE…….
SPORTS
12/13/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE HOMECOMING AS CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT GYM…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE……WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
RIPPY
12/12/19
80 YEAR OLD NOAH M. RIPPY-JUNIOR OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OLD MACEDONIA CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS
AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..GRAHAM LODGE WILL HOLD MASONIC RITES TOMORROW NIGHT (FRI) AT SEVEN AT THE FUNERAL
HOME AND ALL MASTER MASONS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE SHOULD MEET AT THE LODGE AT SIX-30…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ALMA TAYLOR RIPPY…..FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; TIMMY AND SANDRA, CHRISTOPHER AND PEGGY AND
KEVIN AND VALERIE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND JERRY AND MELISSA OF OHIO…….A DAUGHER AND SON-IN-LAW; DEBRA AND DAVID LINDSEY OF
SCOTTSVILLE……A STEP-DAUGHTER; LEE ANN BLANKENSHIP AND HUSBAND BERRY……TWO STEP-SONS; ROBBIE TAYLOR AND MARK TAYLOR AND
WIFE PAM…..AND A SON-IN-LAW; RALPH WHITLOW ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; JARVIS AND CAROLYN OF ADOLPHUS…..
AND FOUR SISTERS; GRACIE HESSON, BETTY HARPER AND DIANE ISABEL ALL OF ADOLPHUS AND MARY OAKES OF SCOTTSVILLE…….12
GRANDCHILDREN, SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
12/12/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TO GREENWOOD….
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE SABRES…..
BESHEAR SWORE IN
12/10/19
AS IS CUSTOMARY IN THE COMMONWEALTH……TO ENSURE CONTINUITY IN STATE GOVERNMENT…..ANDY BESHEAR WAS SWORN IN AS KENTUKY’S
63RD GOVERNOR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION…..
BESHEAR FOLLOWS IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HIS FATHER STEVE BESHEAR…… WHO SERVED TWO TERMS AS GOVERNOR….AS THEY BECOME THE
FIRST “FATHER-SON” TO SERVE AS GOVERNORS OF KENTUCKY…..
A FULL DAY OF PUBLIC ACTIVITIES IS ON TAP FOR TODAY…..AND FOR TODAY’S INAGURATION…..STATE OFFICES INCLUDING THE ALLEN COUNTY P-V-A
OFFICE ARE CLOSED TODAY……
ARREST
12/10/19
THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT 84 CARVER DRIVE IN SCOTTSVILLE YESTERDAY…..
SEIZED WERE 10-GRAMS OF SUSPECTED METH…..SUSPECTED MARIJUANA….DIGITAL SCALES…..DRUG PARAPHERNALIA….AND MULTIPLE
FIREARMS….
39 YEAR OLD DUSTIN RICHARDS WAS ARRESTED AND LODGED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH, POSSESSON OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA…..AND ALL THE CHARGES WERE
“ENHANCED” DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF THE FIREARMS…..…..
HUNTSMAN
12/10/19
89 YEAR OLD CLYTIE PETTY HUNTMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TOMORROW (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; BOBBY PETTY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SHERRY AND JAMES CENTER OF ADOLPHUS…..
FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/10/19
THE PATRIOTS OPEN THE HOME PORTION OF THE SEASON TONIGHT……AS ADAIR COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT GYM FOR THE TWO “A”
CHAMPIONSHIPS…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
AC FARM BUREAU AWARDS
12/09/19
AT THE RECENT V100TH MEETING OF THE KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU…..THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU WAS NAMED “TOP COUNTY” FOR DISTRICT
FOUR…..AS THE AWARD RECOGNIZES THE COUNTY THAT BEST COMPLETES THE MANY PROGRAMS PROMOTED AT THE STATE LEVEL…..
MARTHA ARTERBURN EARNED THE “GOLD STAR AWARD” FOR THE WORK OF HER COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE “AG” EDUCATION IN THE PRIMARY
CENTER….AS-WELL-AS HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR ALL THE COUNTY…..
JOE YOUNG-JUNIOR EARNED A “GOLD STAR AWARD” FOR HIS COMMITTEE’S WORK PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING YOUNG FARMERS IN THE
COUNTY…..
AND THE ALLEN COUNTY WOMEN’S COMMITTEE ALSO RECEIVED A “GOLDF STAR” AWARD…..
KCTCS PRESIDENT RETIRING
12/09/19
THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM IS GOING TO LOOKING FOR A NEW PRESIDENT….
FRIDAY…..DURING THE BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING……PRESIDNET JAY BOX ANNOIUNCED HE WOUILD BE LEAVING AT THE END OF THE FISCAL
YEAR…WHICH IS JUNE 30TH…..
BOX WAS NAMED THE SECOND PRESIDENT OF K-C-T-CS IN NOVEMBR…..20-14…..
A NATIONAL SEARCH WILL BEGIN AND BOX’S SUCCESSOR IS EXPECTED TO BE NAMED IN EARLY FALL OF 20-20……
STINSON
12/09/19
67 YEAR OLD JIMMY STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVIES WILL BE TOMORROW
(TUES) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING
(MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ROBBIE STINSON…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BILL AND TONYA PATTERSON……A DAUGHTER; RENAY
PATTERSON…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; BOBBY AND PATRICIA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW;
MARTHA HARRISON AND PATTY JO WEBB BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE AND SHIRLEY AND BUDDY ADAMSON OF ADOLPHUS….12 GREATCHILDREN AND 10
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/09/19
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO GLASGOW…..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS HOST RUSSELL COUNTY…..
BOWL SELECTIONS WERE ANNOUONCED YESTERDAY…..
KENTUCKY WILL TAKE ON VIRGINIA TECH IN THE “BELK BOWL”…..
LOUISVILLE GOES AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE IN THE “MUSIC CITY BOWL”…..
AND THE TOPPERS TANGLE WITH WESTERN MICHIGN IN THE “FIRST RESPONDERS BOWL”…..
FARM INCOME
12/06/19
ACCORDING TO AGRICULTURAL ECOMOMISTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY….INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNCENTAINTY LOOMS OVER THE
COMMONWEALTH’S FARM ECONOMY…..WHICH WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN STABLE INCOME LEVELS WITH A BOOST FROM GOVERNMENT RELIEF
PAYMENTS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO TOTAL ABOUT 240-MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR…..
THIS YEAR STATEWIDE FARM CASH RECEIPTS ARE PROJECTED TO BE FIVE-POINT-NINE BILLION DOLLARS…..WHICH EQUALS THE PAST TWO
YEARS…..BUT IS WELL BELOW THE SIX-POINT-FIVE BILLION LEVEL IN TWENTY-14……
KENTUCK’S NET CASH INCOME……THE AMOUNT LEFT AFTER FARMER’S EXPENSES…..IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED ONE-POINT-EIGHT BILLION
DOLLARS WHICH IS UP SLIGHTLY FROM LAST YEAR……
DUI AWARDS
12/06/19
THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY HAS HONORED MORE THAN 200-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS…..FROM MORE THAN 180-AGENCIES
ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH….FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO TARGET IMPAIRD DRIVERS…..
AMONG THOSE HONORED WERE OFFICER TREVER THOMPSON WITH THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SERGEANT BRANDON LOVETT
WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..
LAST YEAR IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..THERE WERE FOUR-THOUSAND-742 CRASHES RELATED TO IMPAIRED DRIVING…..RESULTING IN 24-
HUNDRED-15 INJURIES AND 124 DEATHS……
SPORTS
12/06/19
LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL COACH SCOTT SATTERFIELD HAS BEEN NAMED THE A-C-C COACH OF THE YEAR……
IN HIS FIRST SEASON…..SATTERFIELD TURNED THE “U OF L” FOOTBALL PROGRAM AROUND MUCH SOONER THANT EXPECTED….LEADING THE
CARDINALS TO A SEVEN AND FIVE RECORD AND A BOWL TRIP….
SNAP CHANGES
12/05/19
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS ANNOIUNCED NEW RULES FOR THE…..“SNAP” PROGRAM……TO MOVE MORE RECIPIENTS
TOWARDS “SELF-SUFFICIENCY”…..
TO GO INTO EFFECT APRIL FIRST…..THE CHANGE WILL LIMIT THE ABILITY OF STATES TO EXEMPT WORK-ELIGIBLE ADULTS FROM HAVING TO OBTAIN
STEADY EMPLOYMENT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE BENEFITS…..
IT’S ESTIMATED THE CHANGE WILL REMOVE 40-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS FROM THE “SNAP” ROLLS IF THEY CAN’T FIND WORK…..
OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS
12/05/19
GOVERNOR-ELECT ANDY BESHEAR SAYS ALL EXECUTIVE BRANCH STATE AGENCIES WILL ACCEPT REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC RECORDS VIA E-MAIL
UNDER HIS ADMINISTRATION……
BESHEAR SAYS THE MOVE IS TO MAKE IT EARIER FOR KENTUCKIANS AND THE MEDIA TO INTERACT WITH THE GOVERNMENT……
KY WESLEYAN BREAK RECORD
12/05/19
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLGE HAS IT MOST SUCCESSFUL….SINGLE DAY OF GIVING IN SCHOOL HISTORY……ON “GIVING TUESDAY” AS THE
COLLEGE RAISE JUST UNDER 212-THOUSAND DOLALRS….A 35-PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR…..
THE TOTAL INCLUDED 291 GIFTS FROM DONORS IN 23-STATES…..AND 51-GIFTS OF ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE……
MOTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER
12/05/19
THE MOTHER OF A 20-MONTH-OLD EDMONSON COUNTY CHILD…..WHO DIED AFTER SHE DROVE HER VEHICLE ARROUND A “ROAD CLOSED” SIGN
INTO A FLOODED CREEK……HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER….
28 YEAR OLD ALEXANDRA RICHARDSON AND HER SEVEN YEAR OLD SON WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE…..SEARCHERS FOUND THE
TODDLER IN THE WATER AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN AND LATER FLOWN TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER
WHERE HE DIED….
A SEARCH WARRANT FOR RICHARDSON’S MEDICAL RECORDS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF METH AND MARIJUANA IN HER BLOOD AT THE TIME
SHE ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL…..
SPORTS
12/05/19
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS TRAVEL TO BOWLING GREEN……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS HOST LOGAN COUNTY…….
STUDENT LOAN BILL
12/04/19
SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS INTRODUCED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW STUDENTS TO DIP INTO RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS TO HELP PAY FOR
COLLEGE….AND MAKE MONTHLY DEBT PAYMENTS…..
UNDER HIS BILL…..INDIVIDUALS COULD TAKE UP TO 52-HUNDRED-50 DOLLARS….TAX AND PENALITY FREE…..FROM THEIR “FOUR-OH-ONE-K” OR “I-
R-A” EACH YEAR…. AND THEIR PARENTS COULD DIVERT THOUSANDS MORE….
CURRENTLY…..AMERICANS OWE ABOUT ONE ONE-POINT-FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS IN STUDENT LOANS……
CHILD SALE
12/04/19
BOWLING GREEN POLICE HAVE CHARGED THREE PEOPLE IN THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF AN INFANT….
ACTING ON A TIP FROM OFFICIALS AT PARKER/BENNETT/CURRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL…OFFICERS WENT TO A RESIDENCE ON WEST 10TH….WHERE
A WOMEN SAID SHE GAVE THE BABY AWAY…..
OFFICERS THEN FOUND THE COUPLE WHO TOOK THE CHILD AND THEY SAID THEY PAID TWO-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE INFANT….
45 YEAROLD JOSE PASCUAL…..31 YEAR OLD MARIA DOMINGO-PEREZ….AND 37 YEAR OLD CATARINA FELIPE ARE CHARGED WITH THE SALE OR
PURCHASE OF A CHILD FOR ADOPTION…..
DOMINGO-PEREZ…..WHO IS ACCUSED OF SELLING THE INFANT….HAS FIVE OTHER CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN PLACE IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY……
SPORTS
12/04/19
THE LADY PATRIOTS OPENED THE SEASON LAST NIGHT AT WARREN CENTRAL AND DROPPED A 62 TO 43 DECISION TO THE LADY SPARTANS….
.
THE PATRIOTS ALSO LOST TO THE SPARTANS 87 TO 68…….
GANN FILES
12/03/19
CURRENT 22ND DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE WHO REPRESENTS ALLEN…..SIMPSON…..AND A PORTION OF WARREN
COUNTIES…..HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL NOT SEEK REELECTION NEXT YEAR……
AND A CHECK WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE FINDS REPUBLICAN BRIAN “TIGER” GANN OF FRANKLIN HAS FILED TO RUN FOR THE
SEAT……
BESHEAR APPOINTMENTS
12/03/19
GOVERNOR ELECT ANDY BESHEAR HAS APPOINTED A GLASGOW NATIVE AND A FORMER RIVAL TO FILL POSITIONS IN HIS ADMINISTRATION…..
JIM GRAY WILL SERVE AS TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY……WHLE REPRESENTATIVE ROCKY ADKINS WILL SERVE AS BESHEAR’S SENOR ADVISOR…..
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR-ELECT JACQUELINE COLEMAN WILL SERVE AS SECRETARY OF THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
CABINET…..
HE ALSO SELECTED COLONEL HALDANE LAMBERT TO LEAD THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD AS ADJUTANT GENERAL…..
AND RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL KEITH JACKSON WILL BE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER……
BARREN FATAL
12/03/19
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN BARREN COUNTY……YESTEDAY MORNING NEAR THE SIX-THOUSAND BLOCK OF NEW BOWLING
GREEN ROAD…..CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A GLASGOW TEEN…..
REPORTEDLY….A TWO-THOUSAND=FIVE MERCURY S-U-V DRIVEN BY 19 YEAR OLD JACIE SMITH OF PARK CITY AND A TWO-THOUSAND-THREE FORD
PICKUP OPERATED BY 35 YEAR OLD BRANDON SMITH OF GLASOGW MADE CONTACT NEAR THE CENTER LINE…..
JACIE SMITH SWERVED HER VEHICLE WHICH WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK A TREE…..BRANDON SMITH WAS ABLE TO STOP HIS
VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER…..
JACIE SMITH AND A ONE YEAR OLD PASSENGER WE TRANSPORTED TO T-J SAMSON WHERE SMITH SUCCUMBED TO HER INJURIES….
BRANDON SMITH WAS ALSO TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL FOR MINOR INJURIES AND HIS PASSENGER WASN’T INJURED……
HENSON
12/03/19
80 YEAR OLD ANNA LEE HENSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING
AT 10 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; SUSAN BROADY OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO NICES, A NEPHEW,A GRANDCHILD AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/03/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS OPEN THE SEASON TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO SOUTH WARREN….
.
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
VETERANS DONATIONS
12/02/19
WITH TEMPERATURS FALLING AND WINTER QUICKLY APPROACHING…..THE VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC IN BOWLING GREEN IS ASKING FOR
DONATIONS THAT WILL BE GIVE TO VETERANS IN NEED……TO KEEP THEM WARM AND FED THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS….
HATS…..SCARVES….GLOVES…THICK WINTER COATS ARE ALL NEEDED…..ALONG WITH NON-PERISHABLE READY-TO-EAT FOOD DONATIONS…..….
ITEMS CAN BE DROPPED OFF TUESDAYS THROUGH THURSDAYS…..FROM 10 TO TWO…..AT THE “V-A” CLINIC LOCATED ON FAIVIEW AVENUE……
KY SCHOOL DISTRICT SUING
12/02/19
A KENTUCKY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS VOTED TO SUE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE COMPANIES FOR CREATING WHAT IT SAYS IS AN…..EPIDEMIC OF
NICOTINE ADDICTION…..AFFECTING STUDENT HEALTH AND SCHOOL LEAGNING INVIRONMENTS….
THE BULLIT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PLANS TO SUE JUUL AND OTHER INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS……DISTRIBUTORS…..AND
RETAILERS…..
JUUL…..WHICH CONTROLS ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE NATIONS E-CIGARETTE MARKET…..VACES SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS BY CONGRESS AND
FEDERAL REGULATORS……
KY HEMP SUMMIT
12/02/19
A KENTUCKY HEMP SUMMIT WILL BE HELD THIS WEDNESDAY……DECEMBER FOURTH….AT THE KENTUCKY EPOSITION CENTER IN LOUISVILLE…..
HOSTED BY THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE….THE SUMMIT WILL PROVIDE THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT HEMP PRODUCTION……KENTUCKY’S PLANS FOR 20-20…..AND THE NEW ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS……
A TRADE SHOW WILL ALSO BE PART OF THE ACTVITIES……
SEARS
12/01/19
84 YEAR OLD MARY ELLA SHIPLEY SEARS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JAMES SEARS……A SON; JEFF SHIPLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GAUGHTER; TONI WHITE OF INDIANA…..A BROTHER
AND SISTER-IN-LAW; WILLIE AND BERNICE SHIPLEY…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; JEAN SHIPLEY ALL OF CALIFORNIA…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND 19
GREAT-GRANDCHIDLREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/02/19
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS PLAY AT GREENWOOD…..
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
11/29/19
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICES WILL PROVIDE CONSULTANTS TO HELP CREATE EIGHT LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATION AND CONSERVATON AREAS
IN….. ALABAMA…. MISSISSIPPI…..SOUTH CAROLINA…..FLORIDA…..AND KENTUCKY …..
TWO PROJECTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED FOR THE PROGRAM…..ONE WILL CREATE AN “OHIO RIVER RECREATION TRAIL…..
AND THE OTHER WILL CREATE A TRAIL ALONG THE PATH THAT NATURALIST JOHN MUIR TOOK THROUGH KENTUCKY DURING HIS WALK TO THE GULF
OF MEXICO…..
COPPER THEFTS
11/29/19
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET IS ASKING RESIDENTS TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIEVES STEALING COPPER FROM K-Y-T-C
LIGHTING AROUND THE DISTRICT THREE AREA…..
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF COPPER WIRING WAS RECENTLY TAKEN IN WARREN COUNTY……WHICH CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR
MOTORISTS…..AS IT TAKES TIME TO GET THE WIRING REPLACED AND THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON……
THE COMMUNITY IS ASKED TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IS THEY SEE ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY……ESPECIALLY AT
NIGHT NEAR LIGHTING AREAS ON ROADWAYS…..
AND LOCAL RECYCLING BUSINESSES ARE ALSO BEING ASKED TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANYONE TRYIN TO SELL POSSIBLE STOLEN COPPER
WIRING……
MEDICAID CONTRACTS
11/29/19
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAID SERVICES HAS AWARDED NEW CONTRACTS TO FIVE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS……TO BEGIN
NEXT JULY……. BUT TWO CURRENT PROVIDERS……ANTHEM KENTUCKY AND PASSPORT HEALTH ARE BEING REPLACED…….
BOTH WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO MEDICAID MEMBERS THROUGH THE EXISTING CONTRACT TERMS WHICH EXPORES JUNE 30TH……
MOLINA AND UNITED HEALTHCARE ARE REPLACING ANTHEM AND PASSPORT……
SPORTS
11/29/19
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LOUISVILLE DEFEATED TEXAS-ARLINGTON 76 TO 67……
IN THE N-F-L……..
NEW ORLEANS BEAT ATLANTA 28 TO 18…..
AND THE BEARS GOT PAST THE LIONS 24 TO 20……
FISCAL COURT
11/27/19
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE ADOLPHUS FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING AND CONDUCTED MOSTLY ROUTINE
BUSINESS….
FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO THE FIRST BUDGET AMENDMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR…..
AND SHERIFF JEFF COOKE SAID THE THREE NEW VEHICLES FOR HIS DEPARTMENT WERE IN PADUCAH HAVE SPOTLIGHTS INSTALLED….
THE COURT HELD A SHORT CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNAL….AND UPON RETURNING TO OPEN SESSION…..ANNOUNCED THAT TWO
EMPLOYEES WITH THE ROAD DEPARTMENT HAD RESIGNED AND ONE EMPLOYEE AT THE TRANSFER STATION HAD BEEN TERMINATED…..
911 COMMITTEE
11/27/19
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY……NINE-ONE-ONE….ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET YESTERDAY…..
JOHN BETNER UPDATED THE COMMITTEE ON HIS WORK WITH THE RADIO SYSTEM…. ALL RADIOS HAVE NOW BEEN GONE THRU WITH NEEDED WORK
DONE ON EACH ONE…..AND PRE-AMPS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE REPEATERS….
THE NEXT STEP IS AT THE MT. UNION SITE WHERE TWO MORE ANTENNAS WILL BE INSTALLED SO THE AGENCIES WON’T BE WORKING OFF OF ONE
ANTENNA…..
A MADIE CALVERT WAS INTRODUCES AT THE NEW….NINE-ONE—ONE SUPERVISOR…..
LONG TIME SUPERVISOR RANDY STOVALL WILL BE STAYING WITH NINE-ONE-ONE……
SPORTS
11/27/19
THE PREDATORS ARE AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS…..
POST ELECTION AUDIT
11/25/19
SIX KENTUCKY COUNTIES WERE DRAWN AT RANDOM FRIDAY TO UNDERGO POST-ELECTION AUDITS…..
BY LAW…..THE ATTORNEY GENRAL’S OFFICE IS RQUIRED TO CONDUCT POSTELECTION AUDITS IN NO FEWER THAN FIVE-PERCENT OF THE
COMMONWEALTH’S COUNTIES FOLLOWING EACH PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION……AND FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION…..BOYLE….
GALLATIN…. HENDERSON…. KENTON….OLDHAM….AND POWELL COUNTIES HAVE BEEN SELECTED…..
DURING THE NOVEMBER ELECTION CYCLE…..THE ELECTIONN LAW VIOLATIONS HOTLINE RECEIVED 164-ELECTION CALLS FROM 56-COUNTIES……
AND BY LAW……THE OFFICE CAN’T PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS OR POSSIBLE PENDING INVESTIGATIONS…..
KY HOUSE TERMS
11/25/19
A KENTUCKY STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT WOULD INCREASE THE TERM OF HOUSE MEMBERS
FROM TWO TO FOUR YEAR…..WHICH WOULD MAKE IT THE SAME AS THE KENUCKY SENATE…
IF APPROVED BY THE HOUSE AND SENATE DURING THE UPCOMING GENERAL ASSEMBLEY SESSION……THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE PLACED ON THE
20-20 NOVEMBER BALLOT…..
HOUSE MEMBERS IN EVEN-NUMBED DISTRICT WOULD RECEIVE FOUR-YEAT TERMS IN 20-22…..WHILE ELECTIONS IN ODD-NUMBERED DISTRICT
WOULD BE FOR ONLY TWO YEARS…..WITH THE LATTER SERVING FOUR-YEAR TERMS STARTING WITH THE 20-24 ELECTION…..
GLASGOW NATIVE APPOINTED
11/25/19
GOVERNOR ELECT ANDY BESHEAR HAS APPOINTED A GLASGOW NATIVE TO SERVE AS GENERAL COUNCIL FOR THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE….
LA TASHA BUCKNER…..A 1992 GRADUATE OF GLASGOW HIGH SCHOOLS….IS A FORMER PROCECUTOR AND SERVED AS ASSISTANT DEPUTY
ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE CIVIL DIVISION……
BESHEAR TAKES OFFICE DECEMBER 10TH…..
SPORTS
11/25/19
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE BLUES…..
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT
11/22/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE SLIGHTLY FROM THREE-POINT-SIX
PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER TO THREE-POINT-SEVEN PERECENT IN OCTOBER…..WHICH IS ALSO SLIGHTLY ABOVE LAST OCTOBER’S THREE-POINT-SIX
PERCENT…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN MONROE COUNTY TO
FOUR-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN METCALFE COUNTY….
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FELL IN 85 COUNTIES….. ROSE IN 24…..AND SAYE THE SAME IN 11…..
FAYETTE AND OLDHAM COUNTIES RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATES AT TWO-POINT-NINE PERCENT….
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 10-POINT-NINE PERCENT……
SPORTS
11/22/19
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE…..
IN CLASS ONE “A”…..RUSSELLVILLE PLAYS CRITTENDEN COUNTY…..
CLASS TWO “A”…..FINDS EDMONSON COUNTY TAKING ON MAYFIELD…..
IN CLASS THREE “A”…..TAYLOR COUNTY GOES AGAINST PADUCAH TILGHMAN…..
CLASS FOUR “A”…..FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TANGLES WITH MADISONVILLE NORTH HOPKINS…..
AND IN CLASS FIVE “A”…..BOWLING GREEN PLAYS SOUTH OLDHAM…..
HEMP LICENSING
11/21/19
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES SAYS THE COMMONWEALTH’S HEMP LICENSING PROGRAM FOR 20-20 IS UNDERWAY…..
GROWER APPLICATONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 15TH OF NEXT YEAR….. PROCESSOR APPLICATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED YEAR-ROUND…..
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS HOSTING AN ONLINE APPLICATION PORTAL ON ITS HEMP WEBPAGE……
IN 20-19….KENTUCKY’S HEMP INDUSTRY HAD NEARLY ONE-THOUSAND GROWERS AND AN INFLUX OF PROCESSORS…….
FINAL C-7 STINGRAY DELIVERED
11/21/19
THE FINAL…..“C-7” FRONT ENGINE STINGRAY TO BE PRDUCED…..WAS DELIVERED TO THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MESUSM YESTERDAY….
WITH PRODUCTION OF THE EIGHTH GENERATION……THEY’RE MOVING TO A MID-ENGINE VEHICLE……SO THIS IS THE END OF A 66-YEAR ERA…..
THIS FINAL “C-7” HAS A WHITE EXTERIOR AND RED INTERIOR TO HONOR THE FIRST 300-CORVETTES PRODUCED IN 1953…….AS THEY WERE ALL
WHITE WITH RED INTERIOR…….
METCALFE TEACHER
11/21/19
A METCALFE COUNTY KINDERGARTEN TEACHER WILL BE RETURING TO THE WHITEHOUSE NEXT WEEK TO HELP DECORATE THE WHITE HOUSE FOR
CHRISTMAS….
JAY WHITE MADE THE TRIP LAST YEAR WHEN THE “PATRIOTI THEME” WAS CHOSEN BY THE FIRST LADY……..HOWEVER…..THIS YEAR’S THEME HAS
NOT YET BEEN ANNOUNCED……
SPORTS
11/21/19
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO HARTFORD FOR A DUAL MEET WITH OHIO COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO SCRIMMAGE HART COUNTY….
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE CANUCKS……
REAL ID
11/20/19
A KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIAL SAY THE COMMONWEALTH PLANS TO SET UP 12-REGIONAL OFFICES TO ISSUE SPECIAL DRIVER’S
LICENSES THAT WILL BE NEEDED IN LESS THAT A YEAR TO BOARD DOMESTIC AIRLINE FLIGHTS…..AS KENTUCKY FACES AN OCTOBER FIRST 20-20
FEDERAL DEADLINE TO START ISSUING I “REAL I-D” DRIVERS LICENSES…..
VEHICLE REGULATION COMMISSIONER……MATT HENDERSON……SAYS THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY LIKE TO HAVE 28 TO 30 REGIONAL OFFICES
WHICH WOULD COST ABOUT 16-MILLION DOLLARS TO OPERAE…..
THE LICENSES WILL COST 24-DOLLARS FOR FOUR YEARS AND 48-DOLLARS FOR EIGHT YEARS WHICH WOULD HELP DEFAY THE EXPENSES……
ROAD FUNDING
11/20/19
THE “MILEAGE-BASE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TAKS FORCE” HAS MADE THEIR RECOMMENDAITONS TO STATE LAWMAKERS…..
MEETING OVER THE LAST YEAR…..THE TASK FORCE LOOKED INTO ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO PAY FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
PROJECTS…. OTHER THAN THE CURRENT GAS TAX……
CO-CHAIRMAN…..SENATOR JIMMY HIGDON….SAID THEY FOUND ISSUES WITH MILAGE-BASED FUNDING…..USING A G-P-S AND THIRD-PARTY VENDOR
TO DETERMINE WHAT A DRIVER WOULD PAY…….
HOWEVER…..HE DID SAY SEXPECT TO SEE FEES FOR ELECTRIC VEHILCES WHICH CURRENTLY PAY NOTHING….THE TASK FORCE NOTED THAT
TENNESSE CHARGES ELECTRIC CAR OWNERS 200-DOLLAS A YEAR AND HYBRID OWNERS 100-DOLLARS…..
SPORTS
11/20/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL……
EASTERN KENTUCKY HOSTS MIAMI UNIVERSITY…….
AND LINDSEY WILSON IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON TALLADEGA COLLEGE…..
MEN’S GAMES HAVE…..
MORELEAD ON THE ROAD TO MISSOURI…..
CENTRE GOES TO TRANSY……
AND LOUISVILLE ENTERTAINS U-S-C UPSTATE……
SCHOOL BOARD
11/19/19
AT LAST NIGHT ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING…..THE BOARD APPROVED A MODIFICAION TO THE …….N-CLASS-AT-HOME…..HIGH
SCHOOL MODEL…..
FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR…..ROBIN HERRINGTON….PRESENTED THE NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REPORT FOR LAST YEAR……AS THEY
SERVED….
327-THOUSAND-622 BREAKFASTS AND 427-THOUSAND-929 LUNCHES….
WHILE THE SUMMER MEALS PROGRM SERVED….
27-HUNDRED-62 BREAKFASTS ND 67-HUNDRED-52 LUNHES……
THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED THE HIRING OF BOYS AND GIRLS VARISTY HEAD COACHES AND ASSISTANTS AND ARCHERY COACHES…..
PLANNING
11/19/19
AT LAST NIGHT’S PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING…..APUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD CONCERNIGN A PROPOSAL FROM “AT&T” TO CONSTRUCT A NEW
CELL TOWN AT 18-65 PLEASANT FIELD CHURCH ROAD…….ROBERT GRANT, THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING “AT&T” TOLD THE COMMISSION THAT
THE NEW CELL TOWER HAS BEEN PLANNED SINCE 9/11.
THIS AREA IN ALLEN COUNTY IS EXPERIENCES LOW COVERAGE….SO “AT&T” WANTS TO HELP THE SITUATION BY FOCUSING ON GETTING MORE
COVERAGE TO THEM.
EMERGENY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR GARY PETTY EXPRESSED HIS SUPPORT OF THE TOWER…..AND ALSO ASKED IF AN EXTRA ANTENNA COULD BE
ADDED SO THAT EMERGENCIES CALLED-IN THAT AREA CAN HAVE A BROADER RANGE OF COVERAGE.
FOLLOWING TESTIMONY THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE PLAN…..
SPORTS
11/19/19
THE PREDATORS ARE AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON WINNIPEG…..
CAVE TOURS CLOSE
11/18/19
BEGINNING TODAY…..THE GRAND AVENUE AND WILD CAVE TOURS AT MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED…….AND THE
MAMMOTH CAVE ACCESSIBLE TOUR WILL BE LIMITED TO WEEKENDS ONLY DURING THE FIRST PHASE OF A CAVE TRAIL REHABILITATION PROJECT…….
THE TRAIL WORK WILL IMPROVE THE WALKING PATH…..STAIRS….. HANDRAILS….. SEATING AND RESOURCE ISSUES ALONG THE APPROXIMATELY
TWO MILES OF CAVE TRAIL THAT RUNS FROM THE SNOWBALL ROOM TO THE GRAND CENTRAL STATION……
THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE 18-TO-20 MONTHS TO COMPLETE….. BUT THE REMAINDER OF THE CAVE TOURS IN THE PARK WILL
BE OPEN TO VISITORS AS USUAL……
BARREN FATAL
11/18/19
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN CAVE CITY SATURDAY NIGHT CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE PASSENGER CAR…..DRIVEN BY 27 YEAR OLD JACOB RIGGS OF MUNFORDVILLE WAS TRAVELING ON
MAMMOTH CAVE STREET….WHEN HIS VEHICLE RAN ONTO THE SOULDER…HE OVER-CORRECTED CAUSING IT TO SPIN INTO THE PATH OF A TWO-
THOUSAND-EIGHT TAHOE OPERATED BY 28 YEAR OLD ASHLEY VANCE OF CANMER…..
RIGGS…..WHO WAS UNRESTRAINED…..DIED AT THE SCENE….
VANCE AND HER PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON FOR TREATMENT OF MINOR INJURIES……
RAILROAD PROJECT
11/18/19
A RAIROAD PROJECT WILL TEMPORARILY CLOSE KENTKCY -70…..AT THE RAILROAD TRACK IN CAVE CITY……
THE CLOSURRE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TODAY AND WILL LAST FOR TWO DAYS……
A SIGNED DETOUR USING 31-W AND KENTUYCKY-90 WILL BE IN PLACE……
SPORTS
11/18/19
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS DISMISSED A LAWSUIT BY THE OWNERS OF….MAXIMUM SECURITY…..SEEKING TO CHALLENGE THE DECISION TO DISQUALIFY
THEIR HORSE AS WINNER OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY…..
THE OWNERS…..GARY AND MARY WEST…..WANTED THE COURT TO REVERSE THE STEWARDS’ DECISION AND FIND THAT THEIR DECISION VIOLATED
THE COUPLES CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO DUE PROCESS…….
GREEN RIVER FERRY
11/15/19
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY VEHICLE RAMP IMPROVEMENT PROJECT…..IN MAMMOTH CAVE NAITONAL PARK….HAS BEEN EXTENDED BEYOUND THE
ORIGINAL COMPLETION DATE OF TODAY DUE TO SEVERAL DELAYS…..
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY WILL REMAIN CLOSED FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GREEN RIVER…..BEGINNING JUST SOUTH OF MAPLE SPRINGS
CAMPGROUND……TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RIVER AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE GREEN RIVER FERRY PARKINGLOT…..
THE FERRY AREA…..HOWEVER…..WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR HIKERS AND RIVER PADDLERS ……
SPORTS
11/15/19
THE PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO FRANKLLIN/SIMPSON…..KICK OFF IS SEVEN….. BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE
THE ACTION ON SOUTHEN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK……AND 99-POINT THEEE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-40 TONIGHT……
COMBS
11/14/19
18 YEAR OLD ROBERT BRAEDEN PATTON COMBS OF CHALYBEATE DIED SUNDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT
PLEASANT UNION UNITED BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (FRI)
AFTERNON AT PATTON FUNERAL HOME BROWNSVILLE CHAPEL…..IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE BRAEDEN
COMBS MEMORIAL SCHOLARHIP FUND AT THE BANK OF EDMONSON COUNTY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS ; ALISON AND JAY HOLLAND OF CHALYBEATE AND ROBERT SHANNON AND HEATHER COMBS OF RICHMOND….
SIBILINGS; WHITLEY COMBS AND MIA HOLLND…GRANDPARENTS; JERRY AND MARILYN PATTON OF BROWNSVILLE, DANNY AND JOY HOLLAND OF
SCOTTSVILLE AND STEPHANIE WELLS OF RICHMOND……
SPORTS
11/14/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BSKETBALL…..
CENTRE TRAVELS TO WABASH…..
AND MOREHEAD IS ON THE ROAD TO PRESBYTERIAN…..
WOMEN’S GAMES FIND……
LOUISVILLE AT HOME TO TAKE ON CENTRAL MICHIGAN……
AND IN THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…..
THE STEELERS GO TO CLEVELAND TO PLAY THE BROWNS……
MESONET SITE
11/13/19
THE KENTUCKY MESONIT AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERISTY HAS SELECTED A SITE FOR A NEW STATION IN NICHOLAS COUNTY…..THE COUNTY’S
FIRST STATION WAS INSTALLED IN MARCH 20-10…..BUT WAS CLOSED IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR…..
THE NEW SITE WILL BE LOCATED NEAR CARLISLE AND IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL IN THE SPRING OF 20-20……
THE MESSONET STATIONS…..COLLECT REAL-TIME WEATHER DATA…..AND TRANSMIT IT TO THE MESONET OPERATIONS CENTER AT WESTERN…..
CURRENTLY THE KENTUCKY MESSONET HAS 71-STATONS LOCATED IN 68-COUNTIES……
CITY COUNCIL
11/13/19
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS THIS MORNING….ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR REPORTS…..AND THIS MORNING’S
CITY COUNCIL MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND 10……..
BOUCHER APPEAL
11/13/19
THE MAN WHO WAS CONVICTED OF ATTACKING SENATOR RAND PAUL IN HIS YARD…. IS ASKING THE U-S SUPREME COURT TO HEAR HIS CASE…..
AFTER AN APPELLATE COURT VACATED HIS 30-DAY JAIL SENTENCE AND SUGGESTED IT WAS TOO LENIENT…..
THE TRIAL COURT SENTENCED RENE BOUCHER TO 30-DAYS IN PRISON….A FINE OF 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS….AND 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY
SERVICE AFTER HE PLEADED GUILT TO ATTACKING PAUL IN 20-17…..
IN SEPTEMBER…..THE COURT OF APPEALS VACATED THE SENTENCE AND SENT THE CASE BACK TO FEDERAL COURT FOR RESENTENCING…..
IN HIS FILING…..BOUCHER’S ATTORNEY SAID THE GOVERNMENT IS GETTING A…. MULLIGAN…..BECAUSE THE VICTIM IS A U-S SENATOR….
SPORTS
11/13/19
IN MEN’S GAMES….
LOUISVILLE ENTERTAINS INDIANA STATE…..
WOMEN’S GAMES HAVE…..
GEORGETOWN GOING TO MIDWAY…..
MURRAY STATE PLAYS AT MISSISSIPPI VALLEY……
KENTUCKY HOSTS STETSON……
AND THE LADY TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BELMONT……
PAUL ON ELECTION
11/11/19
SENATOR RAND PAUL SAYS MATT BEVIN’S RECENT ELECTION PERFORMANCE HAD MORE TO DO WITH VOTERS’ DISPLEASURE WITH KENTUCKY’S G-
O-P GOVERNOR THAT THEIR ATTITUDES ABOUT REPUBLICANS IN GENERAL…..
BEVIN HAD A RUNNING FUED WITH TEACHERS WHO OPPOSED HIS EFFORTS TO REVAMP THE COMMONWEALTH UNDERFUNDED PUBLIC PENSION
SYSTSM…..
BEVIN HAS RESUSED TO CONCEDE THE GOVERNORS RACE…..IN WHICH HE TRAILS DEMOCRAT ANDY BESHEAR BY MORE THAN FIVE-THOUSAND
VOTES….AND HAS REQUESTED A RECANVASS WHICH IS SET FOR NOVEMBER 14TH…..
BUTLER-FATAL
11/11/19
A TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN BUTLER COUNTY YESTERDAY CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWENTY-15 FORD PICK UP…..OPERATED BY 72 YEAR OLD PAUL HENSLEY OF HAZARED…..CROSSED THE CENTER LINE ON
REEDYVILLE ROAD AND STRUCK A TWO-THOUSNAD FIVE FORD PICK UP…..DRIVEN BY 18 YEAER OLD ROBERT COMBS OF SMITHS GROVE HEAD-
ON……
COMBS DIED AT THE SCENE AND HENSLEY WAS FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL……
VETERANS DAY
11/11/19
CONTINUING A TRADITION STARTED WHILE HE WAS STILL IN OFFICE….FORMER SCOTTSVILLE MAYOR ROB CLINE AND WIFE LINDA WILL THEIR
ANNUAL VETERANS LUNCHEON….FOR ALL VETERAND AND ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL….. TODAY AT 11 AT THE WASHINGTON CENTER…..
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO THE HALFREY/DALTON….POST 57-12 OF THE V-F-W…..TO THEIR ANNUAL VETERANS DAY CEREMONY AND OPEN HOUSE
TONIGHT AT SXI AT THE POST HOME LOCATED ON THE OLD GLASGOW ROAD….THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WILL BE RETIRED ARMY COLONEL JIM
HUGGINS…….
SPORTS
11/11/19
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINDS……
THE SEAHAWKS ON THE ROAD TO SAN FRANCISCO TO TAKE ON THE 49ers……
ELECTON RETURNS
11/06/19
YESTERDAY WAS ELECTION DAY……AND IN ALLEN COUNTY 35-PERCENT OF THE VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS WHICH WAS UP FROM THE LAST
GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION WHEN 24-PERCENT OF ALLEN COUNTY VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS…..
IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR….
MATT BEVIN RECEIVED THREE-THOUSAND-564 VOTES…..ANDY BESHEAR 16-HUNDRED-49 VOTES…..AND JOHN HICKS 96 VOTES….
THE SECRETARY OF STATE’ SREACE SAW….
MCHALE ADAMS DEFEAT HEATHER FRENCH HENRY 38-HUNDRED-58 VOTES TO 13-HUNDRED 66…..
IN THE ATTORNEY GENERALS RACE…..
IT WAS DANIEL CAMERON THREE-THOUSAND- 946 VOTES TO GREG STUMBO’S 12-HUNDRED-82 VOTES……
IN THE RACE FOR AUDITOR…..
MIKE HARMON RECEIVED 38-HUNDRED-41VOTES…..SHERI DONAHUE 11-HUNDRE-99 VOTES…..AND KYLE HUGENBERG 12…..
THE STATE’TREASURER’S RACE SAW…..
ALLISON BALL RECEIVE FOUR-THOUSAND-80 VOTES…..TO MICHAEL BOWMAN’S 11-HUNDRED-24-VOTES…..
FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE…..
RYAN QUARLES HAD 39-HUNDRED-56 VOTES…..ROBERT CONWAY 11-HUNDRED-19
AND JOSH GILPIN 117 VOTES……
IN THE RACE TO FILL THE FIRST DISTRICT SEAT ON THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT…..
WHITNEY WESTERFIELD DEFEATED CHRISTOPHER NICKELL ONE-THOUSAND-877 VOTES TO ONE-THOUSAND-543…..
AND RUNNING UNOPPOSED FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT MAGISTRATE SEAT….
ANTHONY THOMPSON RECEIVED 723 VOTES…..
MCPEARK
11/06/19
74 YEAR OLD DONALD “CHOPPER” MCPEAK OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY 9TUES) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER 11 FRIDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; LONNIE OF LOUISVILLE…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; DONNA AND JOE WOOD OF ADOLPHUS…..A BROTHER AND
SISTER-IN-LAW; DENNIS AND MARCELLA OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JOYCE AND JEFF LOVINO OF FLORIDA AND
BARBARA SIMONS, JUDY BESSINGER AND NANCY WOOD ALL OF TENNESSEE……TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/06/19
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
KENTUCKY BEAT MOUNT ST. MARY’S 67 TO 44….
AND LOUISVILLE DOWNED THE LADY TOPPERS 75 TO 56…..
IN MEN’S GAMES IT WAS…..
KENTUCKY 69 AND MICHIGAN STATE 62……
SPORTS
11/05/19
AT THE STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET THIS PAST SATURDAY…..
AC/S EIGHTH GRADER…..JAMES TYLER STANGER…..PLACED 16TH IN THE FIELD OF 251 RUNNERS
WHILE AC/S JUNIOR TAD KOLTON TAYLOR WAS 62ND…..
SUNDAY…..THE ALL-STATE TEAMS WERE ANNOUNCED…..STANGER WAS SELECTED TO THE TEAM AND IS THE ONLY EIGHTHE GRADER TO MAKE THE
ALL-STATE TEAM…..
HEAP
11/04/19
COMMUNITY ACTION OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY’S….LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANT PROGRAM…..BEGINS TODAY….
APPLICATIONS ARE TAKEN BY THE FIRST LETTER OF THE LAST NAME OF THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE HOLD…..
AND TODAY…..THOSE WHOSE LAST NAMES BEGIN WITH THE LETTER “A” MAY APPLY…..
TOMORROW IS A STAFF DAY…..
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY…..THOSE WHOSE LAST NAMES BEGIN WITH THE LETTER “B” MAY APPLY…..
AND FRIDAY….THOSE WHOSE LAST NAMES BEGIN WIT THE LETTER “C” MAY APPLY……
APPLICATIONS ARE TAKE AT THE ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION OFFICE AT 25 J-L TURNER PLACE…….TO APPLY….YOU MUST BRING PROOF OF
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD FOR EACH HOUSEHOLD MEMBER……. PROOF OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR THE
PREVIOUS MONTH…..MOST CURRENT HEATING BILL OR STATEMENT FROM YOUR LANDLORD IF HEATING EXPENSES IS INCLUDED IN RENT……AND
VENDER INFORMATION FOR YOUR MAIN HEATING FUEL AS WELL AS ELECTRIC…..
ROAD WORK
11/04/19
ROAD WORK CONTINUES ON THREE PROJECT IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE BRIDGE AT THE INTER-SECTION OF OLD GALLATIN ROAD AND OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD IS OPEN TO TRAFFIC…..HOWEVER….CREWS WLL BE
WORKING ON FINISHING ITEMS INCLUDING SHOULDER ROCK THIS WEEK…..AND TRAFFIC MAY BE DOWN TO ONE LANE…..
ON BROWNS FORD ROAD…..FROM KENTUCKY 100 TO KENTUCKY 18-55…..CREWS MAY BE PRESENT CONSTRUCTING EDGE LINE RUMBLE STRIPS
FOR THE RESURFACINGT PROJECT…..
AND ON OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD…FROM THE TENNESSE STATE LINE TO THE BRIDGE OVER ROUGH CREEK…..CREWS WILL BE PRESENT PLACING
ASPHALT SURFACE…..
KEEN
11/04/19
76 YEAR OLD RUTH RIPPY KEEN OF ADOLPHUS DIED FRIDAY AT HER RESIDENCE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON T ONE-
30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WALKER’S CHAPEL CEMETRY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JEWELL AND JERRY JONES OF FRANKLIN…..TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; HAZEL PARKER AND
HUSBAND WAYNE AND MARGIE LONG AND HUSBAND GROVER…..AND A BROTER-IN-LAW; ARLIE KEEN ALL OF ADOLPHUS…..
SPORTS
11/04/19
THE PREDATORS ARE IN DETRIOT TO TAKE ON THE RED WINGS…..
FLORIDA STATE HAS FIRED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH WILLIE TAGGART….WHO WAS NINE AND 12 IN PARTS OF TWO SEASONS……
ACCORDING TO REPORTS……KENTUCKY COACH MARK STOOPS IS ONE OF THOSE BEING CONSIDERED AS TAGGART’S REPLACEMENT…..
SUPREME COURT RULING
11/01/19
THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT HAS SIDED WITH A LEXINGTON PRINT SHOP OWNER….THAT REFUSED TO PRINT T-SHIRT FOR THE CITY’S PRIDE
FESTIVAL…..
IN THEIR RULING….THE HIGH COURT SAID THE WRONG PARTY FIELD THE SUIT…..MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHO WAS
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST…..
SUPREME COURT RULING
11/01/19
THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT HAS SIDED WITH A LEXINGTON PRINT SHOP OWNER….THAT REFUSED TO PRINT T-SHIRT FOR THE CITY’S PRIDE
FESTIVAL…..
IN THEIR RULING….THE HIGH COURT SAID THE WRONG PARTY FIELD THE SUIT…..MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHO WAS
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST…..
MASSEY
11/01/19
75 YEAR OLD JERRY LEE MASSEY OF ADOLPHUS DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..AND THERE WILL NE NO VISITATION OR SERVICE AS
CREMATION WAS CHOSEN….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ALICE MASSEY…..FOUR SONS; AARON, MARK, DONALD AND ALEX ALL OF OHIO…..AND THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-
LAW; CHRISTINE AND GREG FUNK OF ADOLPHUS AND PATARICIA AND TOM ELLISON AND ELIZABETH MASSEY ALL OF OHIO…..32 GRANDCHILDREN
AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
ENGLAND
11/01/19
71 YEAR OLD GENE ENGLAND OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED OCTOBER 11TH…..AND A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT THE BAR AT 3-M FARMS AT 224 HARPER ROAD……
MASON
11/01/19
64 YEAR OLD MICHELE MASON OF ADOLPHUS DIED WEDNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..A MEMORIAL MASS WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT 11
AT HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE CHURCH…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; EDDIE MASON…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JUSTIN AND ABIGAIL MORRELLL OF LEXINGTON,
GARRETT MORRELL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND MICHAEL MASON OF LOUISVILLE……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KARA AND DAVID UNDERWOOD OF
LOUISVILLE……A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; FRANK AND MARY VACCARO OF FLORIDA…..A SISTER; JANET BERGER OF TEXAS…..AND A SISTER-IN-
LAW; NANCY MASON OF TENNESSEE…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
11/01/19
THE PATRIOTS CELEBRATE SENIOR NIGHT AS MONROE COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT FIELD……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT SIX-45 TONIGHT…..
POACHERS ARRESTED
10/31/19
THREE BOWLING GGREEN MEN HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH NUMEROUS FISH AND WILDLIFE-RELATED VIOLATIONS IN ALLEN COUNTY……
FOLLOWING A TIP FROM A CONCERNED LANDOWNER AND USING A “TRAIL CAMERA”….JACKSON FOUND A RACOON….TWO HEN TURKEYS…..FOUR
DUCKS…. AND NINE SQUIRRELS HD BEEN HARVESTED…..
26 YEAR OLD Oo REH, 43 YEAR OLD PLU REH AND 49 YEAR OLD JAY REH WERE ALL CHARGED WITH ENTRY ON LAND TO SHOOT, HUNT, FISH OR
TRAP WITH OUT CONSENT…..TWO COUNTS OF ILLEGAL TAKING OR PURSUIT OF DEER OR WILD TURKEY…..FOUR COUNTS OF ILLEGAL TAKING OF A
MIGRATORY BIRD…..AND HUNTING WITHOUT A LICENSE…….
IN ADDITION…..PLU REH WAS CHARGED WITH HUNTING UNDER THE INFLUENCE….. AND Oo REH ALSO HAD AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT FROM 20-
15 FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE CHARGES IN BUTLER COUNTY…..
BOUBON PRODUCTION
10/31/19
BOURBON PRODUCTION FLOWED AT A RECORD PACE IN KENTUCKY LAST YEAR…..
THE KENTUCKY DISTILLERS’ ACCOCIATION SAY DISTILLERS FILLED MORE THAN TWO-POINT-ONE MILLION BARRELS OF BOURBON IN TWENTY-18…..
AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S INVENTORY OF AGING SPIRITS REACHED NINE-POINT-ONE MILLION BARRELS WHICH ARE BOTH MODERN-ERA
RECORDS…..
ITS THE HIGHEST INVENTORY IN THE 52-YEARS THAT RRECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT…..AND IT’S THE ONLY TIME SINCE 1967 THAT KENTUCKY
DISTILLERS FILLED MORE THAN TWO-MILLION BARRELS……
HALLOWEEN
10/31/19
IT’S HALLOWEEN AND TRICK-OR-TREATERS WILL BE OUT TONIGHT……
IT’S ASKED THAT ALL TRICK-OR-TREATING BE COMPLETED BY SEVEN TONIGHT…..
AND KEEP IN MIND THAT A COLD FRONT WILL BE PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 30s….WITH
SRONG WINDS THAT WILL MAKE IT FEEL EVER COLDER…..
NEW TROOPERS
10/31/19
THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE HAS TWO NEW TROOPERS….
CODY EDWARDS AND BEN HUBBARD…..BOTH OF GLASGOW….WERE AMONG THE 48-CADETS TO GRADUATE FROM THE TRAINING ACADEMY ON
OCTOBER 25TH…..
FIELD TRAINING OFFICER WILL SUPERVISE THE NEW TROOPERS FOR 12-WEEKS BEFORE WORKING THEIR ASSIGNED AREAS…….
CREWS
10/31/19
85 YEAR OLD DORIS BEA CREWS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER EIGHT SATURDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO “READS AND FEEDS”……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; FRANK CREWS….. SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MITCH AND AMY….AND A DAUGHTER; CORTNI CREWS ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE TWO GRANDCHILDREN ND FIVE GREAT-GRANDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/31/19
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY BOWLING GREEN….
TAXES
10/30/19
TWENTY-19 ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY TAX BILLS ARE NOW PAYABLE….AND IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE TWO-PERCENT DISCOUNT…..THEY NEED
TO BE PAID BY FRIIDAY….……
TAX BILLS PAID BY FRIDAY WILL RECEIVE A TWO-PERCENT DISCOUNT….
THEN STARTING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER SECOND…..THE FACE VALUE OF THE BILL WILL BE DUE…..
KY REVENUE TO GROW
10/30/19
THE CONSENSUS FORECASTING GROUP SAYS A PRELIMINARTY ESTIMATE SHOWS A SLIGHT GROWTH IN STATE REVENUE FOR THE NEXT TWO
YEARS…..
THE GROUP PROJECTS GENERAL FUND REVENUE TO REACH NEALTY 11-POINT-FIVE BILLION DOLLARS…..A POINT-EIGHT PERCENT GROWTH
INCREASE FOR THE 20-20 FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH……
THE GROUP ANTICIPTES A TWO-PERCENT INCREASE IN 20-21…..FOLLOWED BY A ONE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT INCREASE IN THE 20-22 FISCAL
YER…..
KENTUCKY’S ROAD FUND IS FORECAST TO BRING IN MORE THAN ONE-POINT-56 BILLION DOLALRS FOR FISCAL YEAR 20-20…..WHICH WOULE BE A
POINT-TWO PERCENT DECREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR…..THAT GROWTH COULD DOUBLE IN TO-21 WITH A POINT-FOUR PERCENT…..
FOLLOWED BY A ONE-POINT-TWO PERCENT INCREASE IN 20-22……
IT WILL BE MID TO LATE JANUARY BEFORE THE GOVERNOR ELECTED IN NOVEMBE PRESENTS HIS SPENDING PLAN TO LAWMAKERS……
DEBATE
10/30/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER…..ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR…..HELD THEIR FINAL DEBATE LAST NIGHT AT
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….
THE SERIES OF DEBATES EXPOSED NOT ONLY THEIR DIFFERENCES ON KEY ISSUES….. BUT ALSO THEIR MUTUAL ANIMOSITY…….
SPORTS
10/30/19
IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…..
SOUTH WARREN TAKES ON CLINTON COUNTY…..
AND LOGAN COUNTY PLAYS GREENWOOD……
THE N-C-A-A HAS TAKEN A MAJOR STEP TOWARD ALLOWING COLLEGE ATHLETES TO CASH IN ON THEIR FAME….AS THEY HAVE VOTED TO PERMIT
THEM TO….BENEFIT FROM THE USE OF THEIR NAME….IMAGE….AND LIKENESS…..
NOW THEY MUST FIGURE OUT HOW TO ALLOW THEM TO PROFIT…..WHILE STILL MAINTAINING RULES REGARDING AMATEURISM……
SCARECROW WINNERS
10/29/19
THE END OF OCTOBER MEANS THE “INVASION OF THE SCARECROWS” IS COMING TO AND END FOR THIS YEAR……AND THE WINNERS OF THE
SCARECROW CONTEST HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED….
SCARIEST…..FIRST PLACE TRUE GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP CHURCH…..
MOST CREATIVE…..FIRST PLACE A-J TREE SERVICE……SECONDN PLACE SOUTHERN STATES…..
CUTEST…..FIRST PLACE EDMONTON STATE BANK…..SECOND PLACE MED CENTER HEALTH……
FUNNIEST…..GIRL SCOUT TROOP FIVE-83…..SECOND PLACE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT…..
BEST PHOTO-OP…..FIRST PLACE FARMERS NATIONAL BANK….SECOND PLACE DOLLAR GENERAL…..
AND BEST OF SHOW…..J-M SMUCKER……
NEW MESONET OFFICES
10/29/19
THE KENTUCKY MESONET OFFICES HAVE MOVED FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY’S MAIN CAMPUS….TO THE W-K-U CENTER FOR
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT….
THE NEW LOCATON OFFERS DOUBLE THE SPACE…..AS-WELL-AS A LAB AND STORAGE ROOM….
THE KENTUCKY MESONET…..WHICH COLLETS DATA ON WEATHER AND CLIMATE .IS EXPANDING AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..AS THERE ARE
CURRENTLY 71-MONITORING STATIONS AND THE PLAN IS TO ADD NINE MORE…..
CHANDLER
10/29/19
59 YEAR OLD MICHAEL WAYNE CHANDLER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
12NOON TODAY (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; TAMMY CHANDLER…..HIS MOTHER; BENITA CHANDLER….. A SON; LOGAN…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-AW; ABBEY
AND ZACH PARDUE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO STEP-SONS AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DONOVAN HAGAN OF BOWLING GREEN AND JERRETT
AND TIFFANY WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A STEP-DAUGHTER AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; LACY AND MIKE HOUCHENS OF GLASGOW…..TWO STEP-
GRANDCHILDRENN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
10/29/19
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM LAST NIGHT…..AT THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
AS THEY WERE SHUT OUT BY SOUTH WARREN THREE TO NOTHING….
AND CLINTON COUNTY DOWNED TODD COUNTY CENTRAL THREE TO NOTHING…..
TWO PATRIOT CROSS RUNNERS HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE MEET THIS WEEK-END…..BY FINISHING IN THE TOP 17 AT THE REGIONAL MEET….
JAMES TYLER STANGER PLACED NINTH IN THE FIELD WHILE TAD KOLTON TAYLOR WAS 17TH IN THE FIELD OF 92 RUNNERS……
UNITED WAY GRANTS
10/24/19
UNITED WAY OF SOUHERN KENTUCKY IS PROVIDING OVER 55-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FLEXIBLE SUPPORT GRANTS…..WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO
MEET THE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WOULD NOT QUALIFY OR BE SUITABLE FOR THE ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS PROCESS…..
THESE GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO BE A ONE-TIME REQUEST FOR A PARTICULAR NEED…..AND NOT INTENDED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE
REGUALAR ALLOCATIONS PROGESS…..
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WILL RECEIVE SIX-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PURCHASE OF CHROMEBOOKS FOR USE BY NINE
CLASSROOMS…..
THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 20-APPLICATIONS ….SEEKING MORE THAN 143-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
BEVIN PRIORITIES
10/24/19
SPEAKING TO A MEETING OF COUNTY OFFICIALS YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN LAID OUT HIS TOP PROPRITE IF VOTERS GIVE HIM A SECOND
TERM…..
THE GOVERNOR VOWED TO SHORE UP PUBLIC PENSIONS……MODERNIZE THE COMMONWEALTH’S TAX CODE……IMPROVE ADOPTION AND FOSTER
CARE SYSTEMS…..AND REPAIR ROAD AND BRIDGES…..
SALMON
10/24/19
73 YEAROLD WAYNE SALMON OF HOLLAND DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) AT 12NOON AT OF GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SANDIE SALMON…..FIVE SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JAMES AND NICOLE OF FRANKLIN, KENNY OF BOWLING GREEN
AND JEFFERY, PHILLIP AND KURTIS ALL OF HOLLAND…..TWO DAUGHTERS; SARA BOATRIGHT OF FRANKLIN AND ROSA SALMON OF HOLLAND…..A
SISTER; PATRICIA BANTON OF INDIANA… AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; ROBERT CAMPBELL AND WIFE INGRID OF TENNESSEE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN
ASLSO SURVIVE….
SPORTS
10/24/19
THE PATROT FRESHAMN FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE WILD…..
MADDEN SENTENCING
10/23/19
IT WAS A LONG…..EMOTIONAL DAY IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY…..AS FINAL SENTENCING WAS HELD FOR TIMOTHY MADDEN WHO HAD
PLEAD GUILTY TO THE MURDER AND DEATH OF GABBIE DOOLIN IN NOEMBER 20-15……AND ALSO ENTERED AN ALFORD PLEA TO THE CHARGES OF
RAPE AND KIDNAPPING….
THE COMMONWEALTH CALLED SEVERAL STATE TROOOPERS WHO WERE INVOLVED WITH THE INVESTIGATION AND THE “D-N-A ” FORENSIC
SPECIALIST FROM THE STATE CRIME LAB……
HOWEVER……EVEN THOUGHT MADDEN HAD PLEAD GUILTY, HIS ATTORNEY TOM GRIFFITHS READ A STATEMENT FROM MADDEN IN WHICH HE
CONTINUED TO PROCLAIM HIS INNOCENSE AND SAID THERE WOULD NOT BE JUSTICE UNTILL HE WAS RELEASED AND THE RESPONSIBLE
PERSONWAS CHARGED…..MADDEN CLAIMS THE STATE POLCIE WANTED TO PLACE THE BAME ON HIM AND PLANTED EVIDENCE……
THE FINAL PERSON TO SPEAK WAS GABBIES MOTHER…..AMY DOOLIN…..AND DURING HER EMOTIONAL “VICTIM INPACT STATEMENT”…..MADDEN WAS
TALKING TO HIS ATTORNEY’S WHICH ANGERED BRIAN DOOLIN WHO SAID THEY HAD BEEN WAITING FOUR YEARS AND HE COULD GIVE THEM THREE
MINUTES OF RESPECT….
OFFICERS HAD TO RESTRAIN DOOLIN AND AT THAT POINT JUDGE JANET CROCKER CALLED FOR A RECESS AND HAD BOTH FAMILIES TAKEN FROM
THE COURT ROOM…..
UPON RETURING TO OPEN COURT……JUDGE CROCKER SAID IT WAS A PAINFUL DAY FOR BOTH FAMILIES…..HAVING TO HEAR THE TESTIMONY…..AND
SHE ALSO SAID THE DAY WAS ABOUT T GABBIE DOOLIN….AND SHE WAS ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND
SENTENCED MADDEN TO LIFE IN PROSON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE…..
MADDEN WILL BE MOVED TO THE MAXIMUM SECUTITY PRISON IN EDDYVILLE WITHIN THE NEXT 45-DAYS……
FISCAL COURT
10/23/19
THERE WAS A GOOD CROWD ON HAND LAST NIGHT AS ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER TWO TO
HOLD THEIR MEETING….
GREG COPLEY WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY…..CENTER FOR APPLIED ENERGY RESOURCE…..TALKED WITH THE COURT ABOUT A PROGRAM
IN THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT…..TO RENOVATE FACILITES TO MAKE THEM MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT…….
COPLEY WENT ON TO SAY ONCE A PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED……THAT IT’S NOT A CONTRACT AND IT CAN BE NEGOTIATED WITH THE COMPANY….AND
THE PROPOSED ENERGY SAVINGS ARE GUARENTEED…..
CURRENTLY…..THE TRANSFER STATION IS LOOSING ABOUT 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR…..AND THE COURT APPROVED A SLIDING INCREASE
IN THE DUMPING FEE…..BEING JANUARY FIRST THE FEE WILL GO UP TO 55-DOLLARS A TON….BUT WILL REMAIN AT 45-DOLLARS FOR THE CITY OF
SCOTTSVILLE….THEN FOR FISCAL YEAR 20-21 THE FEE WILL INCREASE TO 55-DOLLARS A TON FOR EVERYONE….AND INCREASE TO 60-DOLLARS A
TONE IN FISCAL YEAR 20-22……..
MADDEN SENTENCING
10/23/19
THE SENTENCING PHASE IN THE CASE OF TIMOTHY MADDEN BEGINS THIS MORNING IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT….
IN AUGUST…..MADDEN PLEAD GUILTY TO THE MURDER AND KIDNAPPING OF SEVEN YEAR OLD GABBIE DOOBLIN IN NOVEMBER 2O-15…..AND ALSO
ENTERED AN ALFORD PLEA TO THE RAPE AND SODOMY CHARGES…..
THE SENTENCING PHASE OF THE CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW…….
SPORTS
10/23/19
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS SHUT OUT GLASGOW IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THREE TO NOTHING….
AC/S WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS RELEASED ITS MEN’S PRESEASON COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL WHICH FINDS LOUISVILLE AND KENTUCKY BOTH
RANKED IN THE TOP FIVE…..
MICHIGAN STATE IS NUMBR ONE……WITH KENTUCKY SECOND….KANSAS THIRD…. DUKE IS FOURTH….AND LOUISVILLE IS FIFTH……
FISCAL COURT
10/22/19
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELS TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBE TWO TONIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..
AND TONIGHT’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..BEGINNING AROUND SEVEN…..
LESTER
10/22/19
60 YEAR OLD JERRY LYNN LESTER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..CREMATION WAS
CHOSEN AND THER WILL BE NO VISITATION OR SERVICE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; TRAVIS…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; CASEY AND ADAM GOODWIN AND KAMMIE AND PATRICK THROCKMORTON
ALL OF TENNESSEE…..AND SHERLENE DAVIS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
BERLIN
1022/19
48 YEAROLD CONNIE ANN BERLIN OF WESTMORELAND DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..CREMATION WAS CHOSEN AND
HERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OR SERVICE…. AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FOR OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; JOSH MORRIS OF TENNESSEE…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; CARYSTAL AND ROBERT HANOVER OF ADOLPHUS…….
SIX BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; CHARLIE AND BETTY SWALEF AND RAYMOND AND CHRISTOPHER SWALEF ALL OF FLORIDA, ARNIE AND
DARLENE SWALEF OF INDIANA, MIKE AND MAUDIE CALLADO OF SCOTTSVILLE AND RONALD AND BETTY SWALEF OF VIRGINIA……THREE SISTERS AND
BROTHERS-IN-LAW; JENNIFER AND EDDIE CARDWELL AND BOBBI AND GARY ERICKSON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND RINI SWALEF OF EUROPE……AND
JASON PRESLEY OF WESTMORELAND…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
STOTT
10/22/19
69 YEAR OLD BRENDA LEE STOTT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CROWN HIL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; RONNIE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; PHILLIP STOVALL AND DAVID AND CONNIE
STOVALL ALL OF INDIANA AND RICHARD AND SHEI KIRK OF FRANKLIN……TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LA;W BETTY AND WYMAN STOVALL OF
INDIANA AND LAUR AND WAYNE CATER OF TENNESSEE…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; CAROLYN MCDANIELS OF NORTH CAROLINA…..A GRANDCHILD AND
GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
10/22/19
IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AT THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…. THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON GLASGOW AT 6 TONIGHT…..
TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS
10/21/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE YOUTH SERVICE CENTERS AND THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE…..ARE
PARTNERING FOR THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR FOR THE “TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS” PROGRAM…..
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR CHILD’S CHRISTMAS MUST REGISTER FOR THE PROGRAM MUST REGISTER THIS
WEEK….BETWEEN MONDAY AND FRIDAY FROM NINE AND FIVE EACH DAY AT THE ATHLETIC COMPLEX LOCATED BEHIND THE HIGH SCHOOL……
TO REGISTER……YOU WILL NEED TO BRING A COPY OF EACH OF EACH CHILD’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD…..PROOF OF
RESIDENCEY IN ALLEN COUNTY….AND PROOF OF INCOME……
THE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF 18…..PROVIDED THE 18-YEAR OLDS ARE STILL ENROLLED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT……
DISASTER DECLARATION
10/21/19
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES WANTTS THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ISSUE A DISASTER DECLARATION
FOR PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH SUFFERING FROM EXTREME HEAT AND DROUGHT….
QUARLES SENT THE REQUEST TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S FARM SERVICE AGENCY…..SAYING THE DECLARATION WOULD ALLO
FFECTED FARMERS TO APPLY FOR EMERGENCY F-S-A LOANS TO HELP RECOVER FROM THE ONGOING DROUGHT….
AS OF TWO WEEKS AGO…..109 OF KENTUCKY’S 120 COUNTIES WERE UNDER A BURN BAN……BUT AS OF SATURDAY……ONLY 17 COUNTY BURN BNS
REMAINED IN EFFECT……
SCHOOL BOARD
10/21/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND APPROVED A MEMORANDUN OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS……
THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED THE HIGH SCHOOL APPLYING FOR A “21ST CENTURY LEARNING CENTER GRANT”….AND APPROVED TWO “K-S-B-A:
FIRST DEGREE SCHOLARHOP NOMINEES BEFORE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONDUCT A STUDENT HEARING……
SPORTS
10/21/19
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GLASGOW….
AND THE DISTRICT 15TH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT AT PATRIOT GYM….
AS THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY AT SIX….
THEN GLASGOW AND MONROE COUNTY PLAY THE SECOND MATCH…..
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6…..
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
10/18/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED UNCHANGED AT FOUR-
POINT-FOUR PERCENT FROM AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER…..
HOWEVER…..THIS SEPTEMBER’S JOBLESS RATE WAS UP ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FROM THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT
RECORDED IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR….
SINCE SEPTEMBER OF LASAT YEAR….KENTUCKY HAS ADDED 26-THOUSAND-200 JOBS…..FOR A GROWTH RATE OF ONE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT…..
ALSO IN SEPTEMBER…..THE “U-S” UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..WHICH WAS DOWN TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENTAGE
POINT FROM AUGUST……
DEER-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
10/17/19
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET IS WARNING MOTORISTS ABOUT THE START OF…… “FALL” DEER-VEHICLE COLLISON SEASON….AS
KENTUCKY IS RANKED 15TH IN THE NATION FOR CRASHES INVOLVING DEER…..
THE MOVEMENT OF DEER INCREASES IN OCTOBER AS THE DAYS GET SHORTER AND THE EVENINGS COOLER…..
OCTOBER…..NOVEMBER….AND DECEMBER ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT HALF OF THE DEER/VEICLE COLLISIONS….AS LAST YEAR THERE WERE THREE-
THOUSAND-86 DEER/VEHICLE COLLISIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH……WHICH WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE MORE THAN 32-HUNDRED IN
TWENTY-17……
IN ADDITION TO CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLES…..DEERS CONTRIBUTE TO MORE THAN 100 INJURY CRASHES AND ARE BLAMED FOR THREE-
HIGHWAY FATALITIES IN KENTUCKY EACH YEAR……
VICTIM ADVOCATE
10/17/19
YESTERDAY…..THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE WELCOMED SHANNON PICKETT AS THE NEW VICTIM ADVOCATE…..
A MUNFORDVILLE NATIVE….PICKETT GRADUATED FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERITY…..WHERE SHE RECEIVED A DEGEE IN ENGLISH….A
MASTER’S DEGREE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION….AND A RANK-ONE IN SCHOOL ADMINSITERIOT……
PICKETT….WHO HAS SPENT 27-YEARS AS A LOCAL EDUCATION…..CURRENTLY RESIDES IN GLASGOW WITH HER HUSBAND KEVIN PICKETT…..
GOVERNORS RACE
10/17/19
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST MASON/DIXON POLL…..WITH JUST OVER TWO WEEKS TO GO UNTIL THE ELECTION…..THE KENTUCKY GOVERNOR’S
RACE IS A DEAD HEAT WITH 46-PERCENT OF VOTERS SUPPORTING MATT BEVIN’S BID FOR REELELCCTION….AND 46-PERCENT BACKING
DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER ANDY BESHER…THE CURRENT ATTORNEY GENERAL……
ONE PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS VOTED FOR LIBERTARIAN NOMINEE JOHN HICKS…..WHILE SEVEN PERCENT WERE UNDECIDED……
LAST DECEMBER…..IN A SIMILAR POLL…..BESHEAR HELD A 48-TO-40 PERCENT LEAD OVER BEVIN…..
BEVIN LEADS AMONG MEN…OLDER VOTERS…AND THOSE IN RURAL AREAS….
WHILE BESHEAR IS STRONGER WITH WOMEN….YOUNGER VOTERS…..AND THOSE IN METROPOLITAN AREAS…..
BONNEAU
10/17/19
68 YEAR OLD RAYMOND E. BONNEAU OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT THE FIRST PAVILION ON THE RIGHT AT BARREN RIVER STATE PARK…. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
DONATIONS TO THE GATES FOUDATION……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; TRACEY BONNEAU…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; ERIK AND VICTORIA OF SCOTTSVILLE AND JOSEPH AND
RANDI OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; KATHYRN AND JAMES SAYERS OF SCOTTSVILLE AND CRYSAL AND YASAR KAYA
OF WASHINGTON…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTR-IN-LAW; JOHN AND TRACEY LARODA OF MASSACHUSETTS……EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SKAGGS
10/17/19
58 YEAR OLD JAMES HENRY SKAGGS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY IN LEXINGTON…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON
AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ELISA SKAGGS…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; PATRICK AND REBECCA FANNIN OF SCOTTSVILLE AND
ANDREW AND MELISSA FANNIN AND LEIF AND ASHLEY SKAGGS ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; CAROLYN AND
RONNIE SHIRLEY OF GLASGOW, JANIE AND STEVEN BUMPUS AND NELDA AND TOM DORMAN ALL OF BOWLIN GREEN AND LORETTA KITCHENS OF
IOWA……SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
10/17/19
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS RUN IN THE BARREN COUNTY INVITATIONAL……..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY PORTLAND……
THE BASKETBALL SEASON KICKS OFF ON THE HILL TONIGHT….AS THE TOPPERS AND LADY TOPPERS HOST…..HILLTOPPER HYSTERIA……
THE PREDATORS ARE BACK IN ACTION AS THEY’RE IN ARIZONA TO TAKE ON THE COYOTES….
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
10/16/19
OCTOBER IS…..NATIONAL ENERGY AWARENESS MOTH…..AND A RECENT REPORT RANKS KENTUCKY AS ONE OF THE LEAST ENERGY EFFICIENT
STATES….
IN THE REORT…..KENTUCKY RANKED 40TH OUT OF THE 48 STATES INLUDED IN THE STUDY…..
AS THE COMMONWEALTH RECEIVED BELOW AVERAGE SCORES IN THREE MAJOR EFFICIENTY CATEGORIES…..VEHICLE-FUEL….. TRANSPORTATION….
AND HOME ENERGY…..
KENTUCKY WAS RANKED 42ND IN THE HOME ENERGY CATEGORY…..WHICH WAS THE WORST OF THE THREE SCORES…..
GOVERNORS DEBATE
10/16/19
THE FEUD BETWEEN GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IS GROWING AS WE GET CLOSER TO ELECTION DAY….AS
THEY DEBATED LAST NIGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY….
THEY HAD SOME HEATED EXCHANGES ON SEVERAL TOPICS INCLUDING HEALTHCARE…..PENSIONS…AND EDUCATION…..AND THE EXCHANGES
SOMETIMES BECAME PERSONAL…….
SPORTS
10/16/19
THE PREDATORS GOT THE BEST OF THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS FIVE TO TWO…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM DEFEATED FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TWO TO NOTHING…..
MAYOR SWORN IN
10/15/19
THERE WAS A LARGE CROWD IN THE DISTRICT COURT ROOM THIS MORNING…..AS JUDGE JANET CROCKER ADMINISTERED THE OATH OF OFFICE TO
NEW…..INTRUM SCOTTSVILLE MAYOR DAVID BURCH……
BURCH WILL SERVE UNTIL THE NEXT MAYORIAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBR 20-20…..
NOVEMBER SIXTH IS THE FIRST FILING DATE FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM FOR MAYOR……
AND JANUTRY 10TH IS THE FILING DEADLINE…….
CITY COUNCIL
10/16/19
AFTER SERVING FOR 17-YEARS……AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING…..MAYOR ROB CLINE SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION…..
MAYOR PRO-TEM BEVERLY ANDERSON……
NEWS-3……………:41…………Q- ONE OPPOSED
THERE WAS A GROUP OF RESIDENTS AT THE MEETING ASKING HOW THE DECISION WAS REACHED TO APPOINT DAVID BURCH AS INTERUM-
MAYOR……COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WERE CONSIDERED…..BUT BURCH HAS EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE CITY
AND THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS NEEDED BEFORE THE NEXT MAYORIAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER 20-20…….
WASTE WATER TREAEMTN PLANT SUPEVISOR GREG COOKE INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THE PLANS FOR THE TWO-31 SEWER LINE EXPANSION
HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE…….
SCHOOL BOARD
10/15/19
AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEEING….THE BOARD APPROVED A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB OF FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TO OPEN A FACILITY IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE FACILITY WILL ALSO BE RECEIVING A 100-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE LAURA GOAD FOUNDATION….
THE DISTRICT WILL BE RECEIVING TWO NEW BUSES AND WILL BE UPGRADING A SPECIAL NEEDS BUS…..EIGHT TO 10 NEW BUS DRIVERS WILL BE
UNDERGOING TRAINING CLASSES AND WILL BE READY TO TAKE TO THE ROADS BY DECEMBER…. CURRENTLY THE DISTRICT IS STRUGGLING TO
GET ROUTES COVERED DUE TO DRIVERS BEING OUT FOR VARIOUS RREASONS….
SPORTS
10/15/19
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAMS TRAVELS TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
THE PREDATORS ARE BACK IN ACTIONS AS THEY ARE IN LAS VEGAS TO TAKE ON THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS…..
STATE REVENUE
10/14/19
THERE’S GOOD NEWS…..AND BAD NEWS IN STATE REVENUE IN SEPTEMBER…..AS GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS FELL….WHILE THE ROAD FUND SAW AN
INCREASE…..
STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON SAYS GENRAL FUND RECEIPTS FELL ONE-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER….COMPARED TO
SEPTEMBER TWENTY-18….
HOWEVER…..FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR WHICH BEGAN JULY FIRST…..GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS HAVE GROWN ONE-
POINT ONE PERCENT…. THE OFFICIAL REVENUE ESTIMATE CALLS FOR REVENUSE TO GROW POINT-SIX-PERCENT….. SO BASED ON SEPTEMBER’S
RESULTS…..GENERAL FUND REVENUES MUST INCREASE POINT-FIVE-PERCENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO MEET THE OFFICIAL
ESTIMATE…..
MEANWHILE…..ROAD FUND RECEIPTS IN SEPTEMBEN GREW THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT……AND YEAR TO DAY…..ROAD FUND REVENUES HAVE
GROWN ONE-POINT-ONE PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR……
WHILE THE OFFICIAL ESTIMATE CALLS FOR ROAD FUND RECEIPTS TO DECREASE THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR…..
MAGA MILLION
10/14/19
A ONE-MILLION DOLLAR “MEGA MILLIONS” TICKET WAS SOLD IN GLASGOW SATURDAY…..
THE WINNING TICKET MATCHED ALL FIVE WHITE BALL WINNING NUMBERS…..BUT NOT THE “MEGA BALL”…..WINNING THE GAMES SECOND PRIZE OF
ONE MILLION DOLLARS….
THE WINNING NUMERBS ARE 14…..22…..30…..37…..AND 60….. WITH A “MEGA BALL” OF EIGHT….
MEETINGS
10/14/19
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS THIS AFTERNOON AT 4…..
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS…..
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 AND HALFREY/DALTON V-F-W POST 57-
12 MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
10/14/19
THE PATROT FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM GOES TO PORTLAND….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GLASGOW……
BURN RESTRICTION
10/13/19
DUE TO THE RECENT RAINS AND FAVORABLE WEATHER FORECASTS…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAS LIFTED THE BURN RESTRICTION THAT
WAS IN PLACE FOR ALL OPEN FIRES WITHIN THE PARK…..
THE RESTRICTION HAD BEEN IN PLACE SINCE MID-SEPTEMBER AND APPLIED TO THE USE OF CAMPFIRES IN THE PARK’S THREE FRONT COUNTRY
CAMPGROUNDS AND ALL BACK-COUNTRY CAMPSITES AN PICNIC AREAS…..
VISITORS ARE NOW PERMITTED TO USE THE FIRE PITS AND GRILLS FOUND WITHIN THESE AREAS……
SPORTS
10/13/19
PATRIOT SENIOR GOLFER OWEN STAMPER PLACED THIRD IN THE IN THE STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP…..
MARSHALL COUNTY JUNIOR JAY NIMMO SHOT AN EVER PAR ROUND OF 72 YESTERDAY TO FINISH THREE-UNDER…..TO EARN INDIVIDUAL
MEDALIST HONORS…..
JOHN BUTLER…A SENIOR AT LOUISVILLE TRINITY…..FINISHED AT ONE UNDER TO CLAIM SECOND PLACE…..
AND STAMPER WAS A STROKE BACK AT EVEN PAR FOR THE 36-HOLE TOURNAMENT…..
TAYLOR COUNTY CLAIMED THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW……
OPERATION CRASH REDUCTION
10/12/19
KENTUCKY IS ONE OF SEVERAL STATES PARTICIPATING IN A NEW PROGRAM TO CUT DOWN ON TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS DURING THE COLUMBUS DAY
WEEK-END…..
”OPERATION CRASH REDUCTION” RUNS THRU MONDAY WITH A GOAL OF SAVING LIVES AND PREVENTING INJURIES DUE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS…..
AND DURING THIS TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL CONDUCT A HIGH-VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SEAT BELT USE….
DURING THE COLUMBUS DAY WEEK-END LAST YEAR….IN THE SIX STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHICH ARE TAKING PART IN THE
CAMPAIGN….THERE WERE MORE FATAL CRACHES ON THE COLUMBUS DAY WEEK-END…THAN DURING THE LONG WEEK-ENDS OF THANKSGIVING
OR MEMORIAL DAY….AS COLUMBUS DAY WAS THE SECOND DEADLIEST HOLIDAY IN 20-17 FOR THESE STATES….TRAILING ONLY INDEPENDENCE
DAY….
FLAGS
10/12/19
BOTH AMERICAN AND KENTUCKY FLAGS WILL BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF TOMORROW…..IN HONOR OF THE NATIONAL FALLEN FIGHTERS
MEMORIAL SERVICE…..
THE SERVICE…..HELD IN MARYLAND….WILL HONOR 92 FIREFIGHTER WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF LAST YEAR AND 27-FIREFIGHTER WHO DIED IN THE
LINE OF DUTY IN PREVIOUS SYEARS……
ALL INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSES….ORGANIZATIONS…..AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN……
MARSH
10/12/19
94 YEAR OLD CELMER ARLENE SADDLER MARSH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTEDAY (FRI) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVIE WILL BE TOMORROW (SUN) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HIGHLAND GENERAL BAPTIST
CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON (SAT) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JERRY AND KATHERINE…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS; CLARA MCCLARD AND VIRGINIA SPEARMAN ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, 10 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/12/19
AT THE BOY’S STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT…..BEING PLAYED AT THE BOWLING GREEN COUNTRY CLUB……SENIOR PATRIOT GOLFER AND MIDDLE
TENNESEE STATE UNIVERITY COMMIT OWEN STAMPER……MADE IT TO THE SECOND DAY OF PLAY TODAY BY SHOOTING A 74 YESTERDAY…..
STAMPER STARTS THE FINAL 18-HOLES FIVE STROKES OFF THE LEAD….TIED FOR 11TH OVERALL…..
MCDERMOTT
10/11/19
70 YEAR OLD SHARON GAYLE MCDERMOTT OF TOMPKINSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(SAT) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT YOKLEY/TRIBLE FUNERAL HOME IN TOMPKINSVILLE WITH BURIAL IN BAILEY CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; MISSY AND ERIC WIDENHOUSE OF SCOTTSVILLE……THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
10/11/19
THE BOY’S STATE GOLF CHAMPIIONSHIP TEES OFF TODAY AT THE BOWLING GREEN COUNTRY CLUB…..
AND SENIOR PATRIOT GOLFER AND MIDDLE TENNESSE UNIVERSITY COMMIT….. OWEN STAMPER…..WILL BE ONE OF THOSE IN THE FIELD…..MARKING
HIS THIRD CONSECUTIVE APPEARANCE IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT…..
TEACHER EMAILS
10/10/19
THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IS CALLING FOR A THROUGH AND IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION…..BY THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION….. INTO THE MISUE OF PUBLIC-TEACHERS’ E-MAILS BY AN UNKNOW ENTITY SUPPORTING THE REELECTION OF GOVERNOR MATT
BEVIN…..
THE K-E-A SAYS THEY HAVE RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF MESSAGES FROM TEACHERS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH VOICING THEIR OUTRAGE AT
RECEIVING POLITICAL EMAIL THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SYSTEM….
MARTIN
10/10/19
43 YEAR OLD BRYAN RAY MARTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HATCHER AND SADDLER FUNERAL HOME IN GLASGOW WITH BURIAL IN LOCUST GROVE CEMETERY…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; GAGE OF GLASGOW AND KONNER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HIS FATHER; EUGENE MARTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER
AND SISTER IN LAW; GREG AND TINA OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND HIS MATERNL GRANDMOTHER; EMMA BALLARD OF GLASGOW……
PITCOCK
10/10/19
70 YEAR OLD CHARLOTE MARIE PITCOCK OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 10 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEAL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW (FRI) AT
THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BOBBY AND SHIRLEY KEY OF ROCKFIELD…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SHAWNTAY AND TOM
CARTER OF DELAWARE…..TWO BROTHERS; BARLIN, JIMMY AND RICKEY WIX ALL OF TENNESSEE…..AND TWO SISTERS; GERTIE SILVA OF TENNESSEE
AND PATRICIA RIPPY OF FRANKLIN……FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDRENE ALSO SURVIVE…….
GREGORY
10/10/19
68 YEAR OLD EUNICE CONYER GREGORY OF ADOLPHUS DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CARTER’S TABERNACLE CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
12NOON TODAY (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO CARTER’S
TABERNACLE CEMETERY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; BRO. CLEATUS GREGORY…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JONATHAN AND AMY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO
DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; STEPHANIE AND RICK FERRELL OF TENNESSEE AND MARCELLINA AND RODNEY GROSS OF ADOLPHUS……TWO
BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; PAUL AND BRINDA CONYER AND TONY AND JENNIFER CONYER ALL OF TENNESSEE……AND TO SISTERS AND
BROTHERS-IN-LAW; WANDA AND BOBY SPEARS AND DARLA AND BRO. WOODY ALDERSON ALL OF TENNESSEE…….NINE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE………
SPORTS
10/10/19
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE CAPITALS……
EARTHQUAKE EXHIBIT
10/09/19
THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM HAS A NEW EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY FEATURING EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMISI…..AS THE “WHEN
THE EARTH SHAKES EXHIBIT” WILL BE OPEN THRU DECEMBER……
THERE ARE SEVERAL INTER-ACTIVE EARTHQUAKE EXHIBITS…..ONE OF WHICH WILL LET YOU TEST YOUR ENGINEERING SKILLS TO SEE IF YOU CAN
DESIGN A BUILDING THAT CAN HOLD UP TO AN EARTH QUAKE…..
THERE’s ALSO A 16-FOOT TSUNAMI TANK WHERE YOU CAN BUILD A WALL AND THEN MAKE THE TSUNAMI CRASH ON THE BEACH TO SEE IF YOUR
STRUCTURE HOLDS UP……
THE EXHIBIT IS INCLUDED WITH THE REGUALR ADMISSION TO THE CORVETTE MUSEUM……
RICH
10/09/19
68 YEAR OLD JUDY SCOTT RICH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HER RESIDENCE…..VISITATION WILL BE FROM 10 UNTIL EIGHT
TOMORROW AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND THERE WILL BE NO FUNERAL SERVICE……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; STEVEN AND LESLIE…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; DONNA AND STEVEN CROSSFIELD
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/09/19
LEGISLATION PROPOSED FOR THE 20-20 GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..WOULD INCREASE PENALTIES FOR ASSAULTING A SPORTS OFFICIAL…..AND ALSO
ADD THE CRIME OF INTIMIDATION OF A SPORTS OFFICIAL….
UNDER CURRENT LAW…..ASSAULTING A SPORTS OFFICIAL IS A MISDEMEANOR…. UNLESS FIVE OR MORE PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED….THEN IT
BECOMES A FELONY….
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATON WOULD MAKE THE ASSAULT OF A SPORTS OFFICIAL A FELONY .REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS
INVOLVED……
PIZZA HUT BRIDGE
10/07/19
THE “PIZZA HUT BRIDGE”….AT THE INTER-SECTION OF OLD GALLATIN ROAD AND OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD REMAINS CLOSED….WITH CREWS
PREPARING FOR THE BRIDGE STRUCTURE TO BE PUT IN PLACE STARTING TOMORROW WEATHER PERMITTING…….
CAMPBELLSVILLE EXPANSION
10/07/19
THE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION HAS APPROVED CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TO OFFER DEGREE PROGRAMS IN
WEST VIRGINIA……
THE EXPANSION WILL INITIALLY FOCUS ON UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE THEOLOGY DEGREES……AND THE EXPANDED PROGRAMS WILL STAY
ON-LINE WHILE THE COLLEGE SEEKS FURTHER APPROVALS TO OFFER IN-PERSON PROGRAMS……
THE UNIVERSITY IS WORKING ON THE EXPANSION WITH CHRIST TEMPLE CHURCH IN HUNTINGTON…..AND THE MAYOR OF WILLIAMSON WHO INVITED
THE COLLEGE TO HIS CITY……
SHOOTING
10/07/19
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED A SHOOTING SATURDAY MORNING IN THE 16-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MORGANTOWN
ROAD….
24 YEAR OLD RAYMOND GREEN HAD SHOWN UP AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN “E-R” WITH MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS….
DURING THE INVESTIGATION……DEPUTIES ARRESTED 20 YEAR OLD DEANTE DOWLEN OF RUSSELLVILLE….WHO WAS INSIDE THE RESIDENCE…..
ON A NON-RELATED FELONY WARRANT…..DRUGS AND PARAPHERNALIA WERE ALSO LOCATED IN THE RESIDENCE……
HART TEENS CHARGED
10/08/19
TWO HART COUNTY TEENS ARE FACING CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE BURGLARY AND DAMAGE TO SEVERL AMISH SCHOOLS AND
PROPERTY….
18 YEAR ODL ADAM MILLER AND 18 YEAR OLD PAUL GRABER….BOTH OF MUNFORDVILLE…ARE CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNTS OF BURTGLEY AND
FIVE COUNTS OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF…..
CHARGES ARE ALSO PENDING AGAINST A JUVENILE……
WIECH
10/07/19
47 YEAR OLD JEFFERY ALLEN WIECH OF FRANKLIN DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..AND THERE WILL BE NO
SERVICE OR VISITATION…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HI WIFE MELISSA WIECH…..AND TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; LUNDY AND HUNTER AND JESSICA ALL OF FRANKLIN…..HIS
MOTHER; BARBARA WIECH OF INDIANA…..AND TWO BROTHERS; MARK OF INDIANA AND CHRIS OF COLORADO…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
10/07/19
IN N-F-L ACTION…..
HOUSTON BLASTED ATLANAT 53 TO 32….
IT WAS ARIZONA 26 AND THE BENGALS 23….
AND THE TITANS DROPPED A 14 TO SEVEN DECISION TO THE BILLS….
DROUGHT
10/04/19
KENTUCKY’S ONGOING HOT….DRY WEATHER HAS PUSHED THE COMMONWEALTH DEEPER INTO A DROUGHT SITUATION…..AND PROMPTED
DROUGHT DECLARATIONS FOR ALL 120-COUNTIES…..
EIGHT PERCENT OF KENTUCKY IS NOW CONSIDERED ABNORMALLY DRY…..33-PERCENT IS IN MODERAGE DROUGHT…..54-PERCENT IN SEVERE
DROUGHT…..AND FOUR-PERCENT IN EXTREME DROUGHT WHICH IS THE SECOND HIGHEST CATEGORY……
AS A RESUT…..BASED ON A SCALE OF ONE TO THREE…..A LEVEL TWO DROUGHT DECLARATON HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS IN EASTERN….
CENTRAL….AND PARTS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY….
AND A LEVEONE DECLARATION HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS IN WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN KENTUCKY…..
RICHARDS
10/04/19
51 YEAR OLD REX RICHARDS OF ADOLPHUS DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….. CREMATION WAS CHOSEN AND THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION
OR SERVICE….
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; AUSTIN OF INDIANA…..A DAUGHTER; JESSICA OF BOWLING GREEN…..HIS MOTHER; LINDA BOEHLER….AND TWO
BROTHERS; JASEN AND GARY GREGORY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND SUSAN BUCKLEY OF ADOLPHUS……..
BLEVINS
10/04/19
57 YEAR OLD BARBARA ANN ROSE BLEVINS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE….CREMATION WAS CHOSEN AND THERE WILL
BE NO VISITATION OF SERVICE……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; CHRISTOPHER HINKLE AND TOM AND MICHELLE PETERMAN ALL OF ASHLND…..A DAUGHTER
AND SON-IN-LAW; REBECCA AND WESLEY FANNIN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; DAVID CRUM OF OHIO…..AND A SISTER; BRENDA MAYS OF WEST
VIRTINIA……11 GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/04/19
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY DO TO DANVILLE….. KICK-OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP KYLE
HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….. WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-45 TONIGHT……
THE PREDATORS OPENED THE SEASON WITH A FIVE TO TWO WIN OVER THE WILD…..
SCHOOL THREAT
10/03/19
A SCOTTSVILLE TEEN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TERRORISTIC THREATENING AFTER MAKING A THREAT ON THE ALLEN CUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION VOICE MAIL…..
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE TEEN CALLED THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TODAY AND DEMONDED MONEY IN THE VOICE MAIL….SAYING THERE WOULD BE
A MASSACURE IN 24-HOURS IF HE DIDN’T RECEIVE PAYMENT……
THROUGH THEIR INVESTIGATION…..SCOTTSVILLE POLICE…..THE F-B-I…..AND DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DETERMINED THE CALL CAME
FROM A STUDENT IN HE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM….
AUTHORITIES INTERVIEWS THE TEEN ALONG WITH A PARENT….AND HE CONFESSED TO MAKING THE THREAT……
FALL BURN BAN
10/02/19
YESTERDAY MARKED THE START OF THE ANNUAL “FALL WILDFIRE HAZARD SEASON” IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..BRINGING BURNING RESTRICTIONS
TO COMMUNITIES NOT ALREADY UNDER A LOCAL BURN BAN……
CURRENTLY….110 KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDING ALLEN…..HAVE ISSUED BURN BANS…....
DURING THIS TIME…..BURNING IS PROHIBITED BETWEEN SIX IN THE MORNING AND SIX AT NIGHT WITHIN 150-FEET OF A WOODLAND, BRUSHLAND
OR FIELDS CONTAINING DRY GRASS OR OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIALS…..AND THE RESTRICTIONS RUN THRU DECEMBER 15TH EVEN IF A LOCAL
BURN BAN IS LIFTED…..
IN SEPTEMBER…..THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FORESTY RESPONDED TO OVER 104 WILFIRES FIRES…..WHEN NORNALLY THERE ARE NONE
THIS TIME OF YEAR…..
AND RECENTLY RECENT FIRES HAVE BEEN CONTROLLED BY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE DIVISION’S STATISTICS…..
TAINTED CHICKEN
10/02/19
THE BARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ALERTING PARENTS THAT THEIR CHILDEN MAY HAVE CONSUMED CHICKEN FROM A COMPANY THAT JUST
ISSUED A RECALL…..
THE CHICKEN…..FROM TIP TOP POULTRY…..WAS RECENTLY RECALLED DUE TO POSSIBLE LISTERIA CONTAMINATION……
THE DICED CHICKEN WAS SERVED DURING AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER BEFORE THE SHOOLS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE CHICKEN MAY BE
CONTAMINATED……
THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF ANY ILLNESSES….AND THE CHICKEN THAT WAS LISTED IN THE RECALL HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE
CAFETERIAS……
OFFICER SHOOTING
10/02/19
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING FOLLOWING ATRAFFIC STOP IN TODD COUNTY THAT LEFT A MAN DEAD…..
A TODD COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY AND ELKTON POLICE OFICER PULLED A PICK-UP OVER THAT THE ELKTON OFFICER HAD ENCOUNTERED
EARLIER IN THE DAY……
K-S-P SAYS DURING THE STOP THE DRIVER OF THE PICK-UP…..WHO WAS ALONE…. PULLED OUT A WEAPON AND GUNFIRE WAS EXCHANGED….
KILLING THE DRIVER…..
NO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE INJURED AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES……
SPORTS
10/02/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM CONCLUDED THEIR SEASON WITH A FOURTH PLACE FINISH IN THE REGION THREE GOLF TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY….
AC/S CARDED A TEAM SCORE OF 322…..18-SHOTS OFF THE TOP SCORE OF 304…. POSTED BY BOWLING GREEN….GREENWOOD FINISHED AS
RUNNER-UP AND FRANKLIN/SIMPSON WAS THIRD IN THE 18-TEAM EVENT…..
PATRIOT SENIOR AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE COMMIT OWEN STAMPER….SHOT A 76 WHICH PLACED HIM IN THE SEVEN PLAYERS NOT ON THE
CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM….AND QUALFIED STAMPER FOR THE STATE TOURNAMENT WHICH WILL BE PLAYED IN BOWLING GREEN NEXT WEEK……
COLD CASE INVESTIGATION
10/01/19
THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT…..WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE F-B-I AND HART COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..ARE INVESTIGATING
THE COLD CASE OF PEGGY SUE ASHLEY WHO WENT MISSING FROM SCOTTSVILL ON JULY 29TH-TWO-THOUSAND….
THOUGH THE INVESTIGATION….CALVIN SMITH WHO RESIDES AT TWO-20 LESTER GARDNER ROAD IN MUNFORDVILL BECAME A PERSON OF
INVETEREST OM THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ASHLEY…..WHO WAS LAST SEEN GETTING INTO SMITH’S TRUCK ON JULY 29TH IN THE A-O SMITH PLANT
PARKING LOT IN SCOTTSVILLE AROUND TWO IN THE MORNING….
PROBABLE CAUSE LED INVESTIGATORS TO OBTAIN A SEARCH WARRANT FOR THE BARN LOCATED ON THE SMITH PROPERTY……
NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS BEING RELEASED AT THIS TIME AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES……
FLU SHOTS
10/01/19
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING KENTUCKIANS TO GE VACCINATED AGAINS THE FLU….
THE OFFICIAL FLU SEASON BEGAN SUNDAY AND RUNS THRU MAY 16TH…..AND THE DEPATMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS THERE HAVE ALREADY
BEEN 154 LAB-CONFIRMED FLU CASES IN THECOMMONWEALTH….
ALTHOUGH VACCINATION IF RECOMMEND FOR EVEYONE SIX-MONTHS AND OLDER…. OFFICIALS SAY INDIVIDUALS AT HIGHER RISK FOR
COMPLICATIONS INCLUDING CHILDREN…..OLDER ADULTS…PREGNANT WOMEN…..AND CARE GIVERS SHOULD GET IMMUNIZED……
LAST YEAR….KENTUCKY REPORTED 194 FLU-RELATED DEATHS…..TWO OF WHICH WERE CHILDERN……
ALGAE ADVISORY
10/01/19
KENTUCKY’S DIVISION OF WATER AND DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH HAVE ISSUED A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY FOR HARMFUL ALGE BLOOMS
ALONG THE OHIO RIVER…..
THE ADVISORY IS FOR PEOPLE USING THE WATER FOR RECREATION…..AND RUNS FROM THE MCALPINE DAM NEAR LOUISVILLE TO THE GREENUP
DAM IN NORTHEASTER KENTUCKY……
AN ADVISORY HS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR BRIGGS LAKE NEAR RUSSELLVILLE…..
EXPOSURE TO THE ALGAE BLOOMS CAN LEAD TO RASHES…..EYE IRRITATION…. NAUSEA…..AND OTHER SYMPTOMS……
SCORES
10/01/19
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS RELEASED ITS REPORT ON THE NEW…..FIVE STAR RATING SYSTEM…FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN
THE COMMOWNWEALTH……
OF THE 643 PUBLIC SHCOOLS IN KENTUCKY…..56 RECEIVED THE FIVE STAR RATING….. 89 RECEIVED ONE STAR….AND THE MAJORITY OF PUBLIC
SCHOOLS FALL IN THE MID-RANGE THREE-STAR CATEGORY…..
NO SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT IS IDENTIFIED AS “A-T-S-I” OR “C-S-I”…..
THE COMBINED GRADUATION RATE INCREASED TWO-POINT-NINE PERCENT….
AND THE TRANSITION READINESS SCORE INCREASED BY 18-POINT-TWO POINTS…..
WOOD
10/01/19
86 YEAR OLD BISHOP JAMES WOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT MAGNOLIA VILLAGE IN BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE AT
12NOON TOMORROW (WED) AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER SEVEN THIS
MORNING (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER; BARBARA FIKES OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE SISTERS-IN-LAW; JUDY WOOD AND BOBBYE WOOD BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE
AND FOLLIS PERDUE OF LOUISVILLE…..AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; BOBBY SAYLORS OF SMITHS GROVE……
BRANSFORD
10/01/19
90 YEAR OLD JAMES THOMAS BRANSFORD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO-30 WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JACK AND LEE ANN OF ADOLPHUS AND TODD AND JULIE AND BRENT ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE……SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND 12 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE………
SPORTS
10/01/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLAYS IN THE REGION THREE TOURNAMENT TODAY AT THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB IN TOMPKINSVILLE……
FIVE FORMER LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL PLAYERS HAVE REACHED A CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT OF A LAWSUIT WITH THE N-C-A-A….
THE SETTLEMENT DOESN’T RESTORE THE CARDINALS’ VACATEDTWENTY-13 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHP AND TWENTY-12 FINAL FOUR……BUT
RETAINS THE PLAYER’S STATISTICS AND HONORS “WITHOUT AN ASTERK.”……
16,000 DOLLAR STORE
09/30/19
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS HELD THE GRAND OPENING OF ITS…..16,000TH STORE…..IN PANAMA CITY –FLORIDA…..
DOLLAR GENERAL OPENED ONE OF ITS VERY FIRST FLORDIA LOCATIONS IN PANAMA CITY IN 1977….AND THE COMPANY ALSO OPERATES ONE OF ITS
16-DISTRIBUTION IN FLORIDA AND EMPLOYEES MORE THAN 83-HUNDRED FLORIDIANS…..
DOLLAR GENERAL OPERATES FACILITIES IN 44-STATES AND EMPLOYEES 141-THOUSAND PEOPLE THROUGH 16-THOUSAND RETAIL STORES…..16-
TRADITIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTERS….AND FOUR D-G FRESH FACILITIES…..
EARLIER THIS MONTH….DOLLAR GENERAL ANNOUNCED ITS PLAN TO EXPAND ITS PRESENCE TO 46 STATES…..BY ADDING LOCATIONS IN WYOMING
AND WASHINGTON IN FISCAL YEAR 20-20…….
CBD COMPANY FILES SUIT
09/30/19
A KENTUCKY BASED COMPANY…..THAT PRODUCES C-B-D…..HAS FILED A 44-MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT AGAINS AN OREGAN COMPANY IT CLAIMS
SOLD IT NEARLY WORTHLESS HEMP SEEDS THAT RUINED A GIANT 20-19 CROP…..
THE CROP WAS DESTINED TO HELP FULFILL THE COUNTRY’S BOOMING DEMAND FOR C-B-D…..BUT ELEMENTAL PROCESSING OF LEXINGTON…..
CLAIMS THOSE PLANS TANKED WHEN “H-P” FARMS IN OREGON SOLD IT MORE THAN SIX-MILLION SEEDS THAT WERE MOSTLY “MALE”……
THE FEMALE PLANTS PRODUCE A C-B-D RICH FLOWER…..AND THE SUIT SAYS IT WAS ONLY AFTER THE KENTUCKY COMPANY HAD DISTRIBUTED THE
SEEDS TO PRODUCERS…..AND THE CROPS SPROUTED…..THAT THE COMPANY LEARNED THE SEEDS WERE MALE……
TEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER
09/30/19
A WASHINGTON COUNTY TEEN IS FACING MURDER CHARGES….AFTER THE BODY OF A DECEASED MALE WAS FOUNDED IN AN OUT BUILDING ON
MOUNT ZION ROAD….
STATE POLICE SAY THE VICTIM…..18 YEAR OLD JOSPEH DAVIDSON OF UPTON…. HAD BEEN SHOT THREE TIMES AND THEN SET ON FIRE….
THE SUSPERCT IS CHARGED WITH MURDER…..TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVICENCE…...AND ABUSE OF A CORPSE……
SPORTS
09/30/19
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEY BALL TEAM TRAVELS TO METCALFE COUNTY…..
THE JUNIOR VARISTY FOOTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO BOWLING GREEN…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLAYS IN THE REGION FOUR TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD AT THE CROSSWINDS GOLF COURSE IN BOWLING
GREEN…..
THE TITANS GOT BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN YESTERDAY WITH A 21 TO 10 VICORY OVER ATLANTA…..
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
09/27/19
THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS SAYS THE UNEMPLOYHEMTN RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY DECLINED FROM FIVE-PERCENT IN JULY TO FOUR-
POINT-ONE PERCENT IN AUGUST…..HOWEVER…..THIS AUGUST’S JOBLESS WAS ABOVE THE THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT RECORDED IN AUGUST
OF LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN WARREN COUNTY
TO FIVE-PERCENT IN METCALFE COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES ROSE IN 75 COUNTIES…..FELL IN 36…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN NINE…..
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-PERCENT IN WOODFORD COUNTY…..
TO 13-PERCENT IN HARLAN COUNTY……
CIGARETTE SALES DOWN
09/27/19
ACCORDING TO THE COALITION FOR A SMOKE FREE TOMORROW…..CIGARETTE SALES IN KENTUCKY HAVE DROPPED MORE THAN 10-PERCNT IN
THE FIRST YEAR OF A TAX INCREASE….
ACCORDING TO THE COALIOTN…..IN THE FIRST 12-MONTHS OF A 50-CENT-PER-PACK STATE TAX……THE NUMBER OF CIGARETTE PACKAGES SOLD
IN THE COMMOWN DROPPED BY 36-MILLION……WHILE RAISING 140-MILLION DOLLARS…..
KENTUCKY’S 10-POINT-ONE PERCENT DROP WAS ALSO THE BIGGEST IN THE NATION WHICH SAW SALES DECLINE SIX-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
UNITED WAY FUNDING
09/27/19
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY IS INVITING ALL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS…..WHO WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR FUNDING FOR THE 2020-
2021 FUNDING CYCLE…..TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTENT BY OCTOBER 22ND…..
THE IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE ALLPLICATION PROCESS AND A SUBMISSION LINK CAN BE FOUND AT THE UNITED WAY WEBSITE AT……U-W-S-K-DOT-
ORG…..
ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING FUNDING FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS MUST SUBMIT A LETTTER OF INTENT FOR EACH PROGRAM…..
LONG
09/27/19
84 YEAR OLD SARAH EDITH LONG OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TOMORROW (SAT) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; LATTIE LONG…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; RICKY AND VICKIE JO ….AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW;
VICKIE AND BRO. MICHAEL HARPER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…….AND A SISTER; JUANITA BUCHANAN OF BOWLING GREEN…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND
SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
09/27/19
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM RETURNS HOME TONIGHT TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…… AND BEFORE THE GAME……THERE WILL BE A THREE-
HOUR “COMMUNITY TAILGATING”……
EDMOTON STATE BANK IS ALSO HOSTING A….GAME DAY LIVE EVENT…..FROM FIVE TO SEVEN……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT FIELD…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOEPEL 12-50…..
WLK….AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…. STARTING AT SIX-45 TONIGHT……
THE PREDATORS WIND UP THE PRESEASON AS THEY’RE IN CAROLINA TO TANGLE WITH THE HURRICANES…….
VOTER REGISTRATION
09/26/19
THE KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE SAYS MORE THAN ONE-POINT-TWO MILLION KENTUCKIAN HAVE VISITED…..GO-VOTE-K-Y-DOT-COM….
THE COMMONWEALTH’S FIRST-EVER ON-LINE VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM…..WITH MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND UPDATING THEIR
REGISTRATION…..AND 79-THOUSAND-448 REGISTERING FOR THE FIRST TIME…..
YESTERDAY WAS…..NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY…..AND OVER FIVE-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS UPDATED THEIR REGISTRAION AND
REGISTERED TO VOTE FOR THE FIRST TIME….
THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE UPCOMING NOVEMBER ELECTION IS OCTOBER SEVENTH……
UK SUIT
09/26/19
TWO UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY STUDENTS HAVE FILED A FEDERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ALLEGING THE SCHOOL VIOLATED “TITLE-NINE” BY NOT
OFFERING WOMEN MORE VARSITY SPORTS….
THE SUIT ALLEGES KENTUCKY NEEDS TO ADD 183 WOMEN TO ITS PROGRAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE 1972 FEDERAL LAW REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO
PROVIDE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN……
THE SCHOOL……IN A STATEMENT….SAID IT “FULLY COMPLIES WITH “TITLE-NINE” AND HAS THE BROADEST BASED ATHLETICS PROGRAM IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE WITH 22-SPORTS….
IT ADDED THAT STUDENT SURVEYS HAVE SAID CURRENT OFFERING ACCOMMODATE INTERESTS AND ABILITIES OF UNDERGRADUATES…..
CHURCH VANDELIZED
09/26/19
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING AN AT OF VANDALISM THAT OCCURRED AT THE HISTORC …..MAMMOTH CAVE BAPTIST
CHURCH…..ON SATURDAY…..
GRAFFITI NOW COVERS PARTS OF THE CHURCH’S EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR….. ALONG WITH ITS WINDOWS AND BENCHES…..
THE CHRUCH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1827 WITH THE CURRENT BUILDING BEING CONSTRUCTED IN 1927……AND ITS ONE OF ONLY THREE CHURCH
THAT REMAIN FROM THE TIME BEFORE THE PAR WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1941……
PARK OFFICIALS SAY THE PROCESS OF REMOVING GRAFFITI CAN DESTROY THE HISTORIC WOOD…..MAKING THE GRAFFITI’S COMPLETE REMOVAL
NEARLY IMPOSSIGLE…..IT’S ESTIMATED REPAIR WILL COST BETWEEN 10-AND-15-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
SPORTS
09/26/19
IN THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…..
THE EAGLES TRAVEL TO GREEN BAY TO TAKE ON THE PACKERS……
IN PRESEASON HOCKEY ACTION…..
THE PREDATORS SHUT OUT CAROLINA THREE TO NOTHING…..
BARREN RIVER STATE PARK
09/24/19
BARREN RIVER STATE PARK IS RECEIVING TWO-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLARS AS PART OF THE KENTUCKY STATE PARKS…..RESTORING THE
FINIEST…..INITIATIVE…..
THE FUNDING WILL GO TOWARD EXTERIOR AND ROOFING REPAIRS AT THE PARK LODGE….UPGRADES TO THE CAMPGROUNDS….AND TO VARIOUS
OTHER UTILITY AND SAFETY NEEDS……
SINCE TWENTY-16…..BARREN RIVER STATE PARK HAS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF FOUR-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS AS A RESULT OF ADDITION
STATE PARKS FUNDING……
FLU SEASON STARTED
09/24/19
KENTUCKY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE REMINDING KENTUCKIANS TO GET THEIR FLU SHOTS…..AS THE FIRST LABORATORY CONFIRMED CASE OF THE
FLU IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAS BEEN REPORTED IN LEXINGTON FOR THE TWENTY-19-TWENTY-TWENTY FLU SEASON….
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 25-PERCENT OF THE POPULATION GETS THE FLU ANNUALLY……
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDS THAT EVERYONE SIX MONTHS OF AGE AND OLDR SHOULD BE VACCINATED
AGAINST THE FLU…..AND WHILE VACCINATON AGAINST THE FLU IS RECOMMENDED FOR EVERYONE….IT’S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE AT
HIGH RISK FOR SERIOUS FLU-RELATED COMPLICATIONS OR THOSE WHO LIVE WITH OR CARE FOR PEOPLE AT HIGH RISK……
PEARSON
09/24/19
65 YEAR OLD RICHARD MOSS PEARSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WOLF CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL H OME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; WESLEY AND BRADLEY BOTH OF BOWLING GREEN AND DAKOTA AND MARY OF GLASGOW…..
TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; MELISSA AND CALVIN CRANDELL AND MANDY PEARSON ALL OF BOWLING REEN…….A SISTER; BRENDA PEDIGO
OF BOWLING GREEN….AND DIANA BLANKENSHIP, DEANA JONES AND LONNIE BLANKENSHIP ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……SIX GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/24/19
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO BARREN COUNTY…..
KCTCS NURSING
09/23/19
THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS HAS APPROVED A 2020-2022 BIENNIAL BUDGET REQUEST TO
BE CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION……
THE REQUEST INCLUDES A SEVEN-PERCENT INCREASE TO PERFORMANCE FUNDING IN 2021…..AND A 10-PERCENT INCREASE IN 20-21-22……IT
ALSO INCLUDES A REQUEST TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF NURSING PROGRAMS AT ALL K-C-T-C-S COLLEGES….
THE DEMAND FOR REGISTERED NURSES IN THE COMMONWEALTH FAR EXCEEDS THE SUPPLY…..LAST YEAR…..KC-T-C-S COLLEGES AWARDED 840
NURSING CREDENTIALS…...FULFILLNG 31-PERCENT OF KENTUCKY’S TOTAL NEED……
THE FUNDING REQUEST WILL ALLOW THE 16 K-C-T-C-S COLLEGES TO HIRE MORE NURSING FACULTY AND PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND COURSE
OFFERINGS AND IS EXPECTED TO GROW THE NUMBER OF NURSING GRADUATES BY ALMOST 25-PERCENT ANNUALLY……
VETERANS BIKE RIDE
09/23/19
A GROUP OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS FROM ARMY POSTS IN KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA ARE BIKING 101 MILES…..BEGINNING AT FORT CAMPBELL…..
“WHERE HOROES RENDEZVOUS”….. WILL BEGIN THIS FRIDAY AND WILL INCLUDE 70 WOUNDED…..ILL…..AND INJURED SOLIDERS FROM FORT
CAMPBELL…..FORT STEWART…..AND FORT BENNING…..ALONG WITH OTHER VETERNS AND VOLUNTEERS……
POWER BALL TICKET
09/23/19
KENTUCK LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY A POWERBALL TICKET WOTH ONE-MILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN SOLD IN OAK GROVE…..THE TICKET MATCHED ALL
FIVE WHITE BALLS….BUT NOT THE POWER BALL…
THE WINNER HAS 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE DRAWING TO CLAIM THEIR PRIZE…...WHICH HAS TO BE DONE AT LOTTERY HEADQUATERS IN
LOUISVILLE……
FARM BUREAU
09/23/19
HERE’S A REMINDER TO ALLEN COUNTY FARM BURESU MEMBERS…..THAT THIS IS THE FINAL DAY FOR YOU TO OBTAIN COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS TO
TOMORROW NIGHT’S ANNUAL MEETING…..
CALL OR STOP BY THE OFFICE BEFORE THREE THIS AFTERNOON……
SPORTS
09/23/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM PLAYS AT METCALFE COUNTY…..
AND THE PARTRIIOT JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBAL TRAVELS TO WESTMORELAND……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
09/20/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……THE COMMONWEALTH’S AUGUST UNEMPLOYEMNT RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-FOUR
PERCENT…..WHICH WAS UP SLIGHTLY FROM JULY’S FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT….AND THE AUGUST 20-19 JOBLESS RATE WAS UNCHANGED
FROM THE FOOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT RECORDED IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR……
LOSSES IN DURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING AND PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES CONTRIBUTED TO LOWER NONFARM PAYROLL
EMPLOYMENT IN AUGUST…..
THE “U-S” UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED UNCHANGED AT THREE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT FROM JULY TO AUGUST…..
FLIGHT LOGS RELEASED
09/20/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS RELEASED THE FLIGHT LOGS FOR HIS OFFICIAL TRIPS USING A STATE-OWNED PLANE……
THE LOG DETAILS THE PURPOSE OF EACH FLIGHT AND SHOWS A RANGE OF OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES REQUIRING AIR TRAVEL…..IT ALSO SHOWS THE
PASSENGERS ON EACH FLIGHT…..
THE FLIGHT LOGS HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC…. HOWEVER…..OFFICIALS HAVE NOT BEEN REQUIRED BY LAW TO RELEASE
THE REASON FOR OFFICIAL TRIPS…..AND SUCH INFORMATION IS EXEMPT FROM KENTUCKY’S OPEN RECORDS LAW…….
FATAL-HART
09/320/19
AN A-T-V ACCIDENT IN HART COUTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 31-E…..IN THE CANMER COMMUNITY….WHERE 77 YEAR OLD LARRY ROGERS LOST CONTROL OF
HIS A-T-V AND IT LEFT THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A TREE…..
ROGERS WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT CAVERNA WHERE HE LATER DIED……
STUDENT CHARGED
09/20/19
STATE POLICE SAY A STUDENT IN WASHINGTON COUNTY IS FACING CHARGES AFTER AUTHORITIES FOUND A HANDGUN IN THEIR BACK PACK ON
THE SCHOOL BUS…..
STUDENTS ON THE BUS SAW THE GUN AND IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE DRIVER….AND SCHOOL STAFF WERE ABLE TO INTERDEDE BEFORE THE
STUDENT ENTERED THE BUILDING……
THE STUDENT HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON ON SCHOOL PROPERTY……
SPORTS
09/20/19
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM IS BACK ON THE ROAD TO WARREN CENTRAL…. KICK-OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE
HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…. WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-45 TONIGHT…….
IN PRESEASON HOCKEY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN TAMPA BAY TO TANGLE WITH THE LIGHTNING….
MURDER ARRESTS
09/19/19
THREE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF AN ALLEN COUNTY MAN IN MAY OF THIS YEAR….. 47 YEAR OLD
JUSTIN WIX DIED AT HIS RESIDENCE ON STINSON LANE FROM MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS…..
YESTERDAY…..DETECTIVES FROM THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE OBTAINED ARREST WARRANTS FOR 20 YEAR OLD SEVONTE
SUMPTER-BAY OF BROWNSBURG-INDIANA AND 21 YEAR OLD DEREK LUCAS OF JANESTOWN-INDIANA…..
SUMPTER-BAY…..LUCAS….AND A MALE JUVENILE WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY CHARGED WITH MURDER AND ROBBERY……ALL THREE ARE
AWAITING EXTRADITION TO KENTUCKY……
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE
09/19/19
THE SCHEDULE FOR THE 20-20 GENERAL ASSMLYS EIO HAS BEEN APPROVED BY LEGISLLEADE…..
THE SESSION WILL CONVENE JANUARY SEVENTH AND ADJOURN APRIL 15TH……IT’S EXPECTED LAST 60-LEGISLATIVE DAYS……WHICH IS THE
MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS……
LAWMAKERS WILL NOT CONVENE ON JANUARY 20TH IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING-JUNIOR DAY……OR ON FEBRUARY 17TH IN
OBSERVANCE OF PRESIDENT’S DAY……
MARCH SECOND WILL BE THE FINAL DAY THAT HOUSE BILLS CAN BE INTRODUCED….AND MARCH THIRD WILL BE THE FINAL DAY FOR THE
INTRODUCTION OF SENATE BILLS…..
THE VETRO RECESS WILL RUN FROM APRIL THIRD THRU 13TH…….AND LAWMAKERS WILL RETURN TO THE CAPITAL ON APRIL 14TH AND 15TH FOR
THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE SESSION……
COMPUTER SEIZED
09/19/19
ATTORNEYS FOR SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES SAY STATE POLICE HAS SEIZED A COMPUTER FROM HER OFFICE IN AN
INVESTIGAION OF HOW SHE AND HER AIDES USED VOTER DATA…..
ACCORDING T THE HERALD-LEADER……A MOTION FILED IN FRANKLIN CIRCUIT SAYS THE COMPUTER IS THAT OF THE PERSON WHO MAINTAINED THE
VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM……
THE MOTION WAS FILED AS PART OF GRIMES’ LEGAL CHALLENGE TO A NEW STATE LAW STRIPPING SOME OF HER POWERS…..
REAL I-D
09/19/19
THE ON-AGAIN…..OFF-AGAIN ROLLOUT OF KENTUCKY’S NEW DRIVER’S LICENSE….. TO MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’
S “REAL I-D” PROGRAM IS OFF AGAIN….
THE COMMONWEALTH STARTED A PILOT PROGRAM IN FRANKLIN AND WOODFORD COUNTIES TO DISTRIBUT THE ENHANCED-SECURITY TRAVEL ID’
s…..WHICH IDENTIFIED STAFFING AND WORKLOAD INCREASES IN CIRCUIT CLERK OFFICES THAT ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE BOTH IN THE SHORT AND
LONG TERM…..
THE PLAN NOW IS TO HAVE CIRCUIT CLERK’S OFFICES CONTINUE TO ISSUE TRADITIONAL DRIVER’S LICENSES…..AND THE TRANSPORTATION
CABINET WILL WORK WITH STATE LAWMAKERS TO CONSIDER HAVING A NETWORK OF REGIONAL OFFICES ISSUE THE TRAVEL IDs…….
SPORTS
09/19/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO SOUTH WARREN…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE PATROT FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY WARREN EAST……
IN THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…..
THE TITANS ARE ON THE ROAD TO JACKSONVILLE TO TAKE ON THE JAGUARS…..
APPLE CONTRACT
09/18/19
APPLE HAS AWARD A HARRODSBURG PLANT 250-MILLION DOLLARS TO SUPPORT CORNING’S CONTINUED WORK TO DEVELOP GLASS FOR I-
PHONES AND OTHER DEVISES….
CORNING’S HARRODSBURG PLANT…..WHICH IS ITS LONGEST-RUNNING “U-S” BASED MANUFACTURING FACILITY……HAS BEEN IN HARRODSBURG
OVER 65-YEARS AND EMPLOYS 400-PEOPLE AT ITS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS…..
ALLEN MAN SENTENCED
09/18/19
AN ALLEN COUNTY MAN…..CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER…. WAS IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT FOR SENTENCING YESTERDAY IN THE SHOOTING
DEATH OF HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW IN TWENTY-16…..
JUDGE JANET CROCKER SENTENED KALOB CARTER TO 60-DAYS IN JAIL AND FIVE YEARS PROBATION….
CARTER SAID HE WENT TO HIS SISTERS HOME….WHEN AN ALTERCATION BROKE OUT BETWEEN HER AND HER HUSBAND……AND HE WAS TRYING
TO PROTECT HIS SISTER WHEN HE SHOT ERNEST MATT DAVIS…..
SPORTS
09/18/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CO-ED SOCCER TEAM PLAYS IN THE SCOTTIE CLASSIC……
SCHOOL BOARD
09/17/19
AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING…..THE BOARD APPROVED MOVING AHEAD TO PARTNER WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB OF FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TO ESTABLISH A BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN SCOTTSVILLE…..
THE BOARD APPROVED THE TWENTY-19-20 WORKING BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF 38-POINT THREE MILLION DOLLARS….
AND APPROVED AN AGREEMENT WITH MID-WEST AMERICA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FOR A…..“PATRIOT” DEBIT CARD FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS…..THAT
WOIULD SEE FOUR-CENTS GOING TO THE DISTRICT WITH EACH SWIPE OF THE CARD……THE AGREEMENT ALSO GUARENTEES THE DISTRICT 12-
THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS…….
INACTIVE VOTERS
09/17/19
THE KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CLAIMS MORE THAN 150-THOUSAND REGISTRED VOTERS…..REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS….. WERE
IMPROPERLY PLACED ON AN “INACTIVE LIST” THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE IN NOVEMBER…..
IN A LETTER TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS….DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN BEN SELF DEMANDED THE BOARD IMMEDIATLEY REACTIVE THOSE
REGISTRATIONS….. SAYING THE BOARD DEACTIVAED THE REGISTRATIONS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND WITH NO PUBLIC INPUT…..
SIMMONS
09/17/19
77 YEAR OLD SAMUEL LEROY SIMMONS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GILBERT FUNERAL HOME IN FRANKLIN WITH BURIAL IN GREENLAWN CEMETERY WITH MILITARY
HONORS……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; WILMA SIMMONS…..A SISTER AND BROTHER-N-LAW BETTY AND EWING HOPKINS OF GLASGOW…..AND SIX BROTHERS
AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; ROBERT OF TEXAS, KENNETH AND ROSE, DELMER, DANNY AND NANCY, DAVID AND TONY AND DEBORAH ALL OF GLASGOW……
SPORTS
09/17/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST…..
THE SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO BARREN COUNTY…..
THE SOCCER EAM TRAVELS TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MONREO COUNTY….
THE PREDATORS SWEPT THEIR PRESEASON DOUBELHEADER AGAINST FLORIDA SIX TO THREE AND ONE TO NOTHING…..
UK ENROLLMENT
09/16/19
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY IS REPORTING A RECORD NUMBER OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER…..
THIS YEAR’S FRESHMAN CLASS TOTALS FIVE-THOUSAND-396…..WHICH IS 319 MORE THAN LAST YEAR…..
THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKY RESIDENTS INCREASED TO 34-HUNDRED-22….UP FROM 32-HUNDRED-59 LAST YEAR…..WHICH IS THE LARGEST
NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS IN THE FIRST-YEAR CLASS SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-ONE….
AND ONE-THOUSAND-55 TRANSFER STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER……WHICH IS THE HIGHEST IN FIVE YEARS……
WARREN COUNTY BRIDGE CLOSURE
09/16/19
A SECTION OF KENTUCKY 26-23…..HAMMETT HILL ROAD IN WARREN COUNTY…..WILL CLOSE TODAY AT THE BRIDGE OVER SALT LICK CREEK……SO
THE BRIDGE CAN BE REPLACED….
THE CLOSURE IS EXPECTED TO LAST 42-DAYS WITH A SIGNED DETOUR USING MORGANTOWN ROAD AND JACKSON BRIDGE ROAD…..
THE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT IS PART OF A FIVE BRIDGE CONTRACT…..FOR ONE-POINT-NINE MILLION DOLLARS…..FOR BRIDGES IN ALLEN…..
TODD……AND WARREN COUNTIES……
DOLLAR GENERAL EXPANSION
09/16/19
DOLLAR GENERAL IS EXPANDING ITS SERVICE AREA TO 46- STATES FROM THE CURRENT 44 …..AS THE FIRST DOLLAR GENERAL STORES IN
WASHINGTON AND WYOMING ARE UNCER CONSTRUCTION….
THE TWO STORES IN WASHINGTON AND ONE IN WYOMING ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE THEIR GRAND OPENINGS IN EARLY FISCAHL YEAR 20-20…..
CURRENTLY DOLLAR GENERAL HAS 16-THOUSAND RETAIL LOCATIONS AND APPROXIMATELY 140-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES……..
SPORTS
09/16/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER TEAM PLAYS AT RUSSELLVILLE…..
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLD TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY WARREN EAST…..
THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE PATRIOT J-V FOOTBALL GAME HAS BEEN CANCELED……
THE PREDATORS OPEN THE PRESEASON TODAY AT BRIDGESTONE AREA AS THE TAKE ON THE FLORDIA PANTHERS….
PATRIOT BAND
09/13/19
THE PATROT MARCHING BAND AND GUARD WILL HOST THE…..ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE PATRIOT MARICN INVITIOAN……TOMORROW AT PARIOT
STADUEM……
NINE BANDS WILL BE IN COPERT STARING AT FIVE……THE PATRIOTS WON’T BE IN COMPETITION……BUT WILL PRESENT THEIR SHOW AT SEVEN-45….
AND AWARDS ARE SCHEDULED FOR EIGHT……
MAIL SCAMS
09/13/19
A RASH OF MAIL SCAMS…..TARGETING SENIOR CITIZENS AND LEADING TO THE LOSS OF 85-THOUSAND DOLLARS….HAS PROMPTED THE KENTUCKY
ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE TO ISSUE A SCAM ALERT….
SENIORS IN BOONE…..FRANKLIN….AND GREENUP COUNTIES SENT 85-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH….TO SCAMMERS POSING AS A COMPUTER
REPAIR TECHNICIAN…. A FAMILY MEMBER IN JAIL….AND A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL AWARDING GRANTS…..
THE MONEY WAS SENT USING FEDEX…..UPS….AND THE POSTAL SERVICE….
TWO OTHER POTENTIAL VICTIMS IN HARLAN AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES REPORTED A SCAMMER CLAIMING TO BE A FAMILY MEMBER NEEDING HELP
AFTER A CAR WRECK…..BUT THEY LOST NO MONEY……
INDIANA TECH
09/13/19
INDIANA TECH IS EXPANDING ITS PRESENCE IN THE COMMONWALTH BY OPENING A CAMPUS IN BOWLING GREEN….THEY CURRENLTY HAVE A
LOCATION IN LOUISVILLE…...
THE SCHOOL HOPES TO BE OPEN IN BOWLING GREEN BY NOVEMBER FIRST WITH CLASSES STARTING IN JANUARY……THEY WILL BE LOCATED IN A
FOUR-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT SPACE AT STADIUM PARK PLAZA….
INDIANA STATE OFFERS ASSOCIATE TO GRADUATE LEVEL DEGREES BOTH ONLINE AND IN THE CLASSROOM……AND THE IN-PERSON CLASSES WILL
BE TAUGHT IN THE EVENING TO ACCOMMODATE WORKING ADULTS……
GRIMES CONVICTED
09/13/19
A FEDERAL JURY HAS CONVICTED THE FATHER OF KENTUCKY’S SECRETARY OF STATE OF FUNNELING ILLEGAL CORPORATE CONRIBUTIONS TO HIS
DAUGHTERS FAILED 20-14 CHALLENGE OF SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL…..
JERRY LUNDERGAN WAS FOUND GUILTY ON 10-COUNTS AND CO-DEFENDANT DALE EMMONS WAS CONVICTED ON SIX COUNTS……
SENTENCING IS SET FOR JANUARY 22ND…..AS BOTH MEN FACE POTENTIALLY LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCES…..
BYRN
09/13/19
50 YEAR OLD CHRIS BYRN OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE
SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 10 THIS MORNING (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LESLIE BYRN…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS; BROOKE AND KHOLE ALL OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..AND TWO BROTHERS; DWIGHT
OF SCOTTSVILLE AND RANDY OF GLASGOW……
SPORTS
09/13/19
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM OPENS THE HOME PORTION OF THE SEASON TONIGHT AS THE GLASGOW SCOTTIES COME TO PATRIOT FIELD…..
TONIGHT’S GAME IS THE “HALL OF FAME” GAME WHEN THE TWENTY-19 CLASS….. CONSISTING OF SHELBY HARPER, EMMA NAPIER, DERRICK
HARWOOD, JEFF RIPPY AND GARRETT STONE WILL BE INDUCTED AT HALF-TIME…..
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT SIX-45 TONIGHT……
E-CIGARETTES
09/11/19
FEDERAL…..STATE…..AND LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING AN OUTBREAK OF SEVER PULMONARY DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH E-
CIGARETTE PRODUCTS……
ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION…..AS OF SEPTEMBER SIXTH……THERE HAVE BEEN 450 CASES
ASSOCIATED WITH E-CIGARETTE USE IN 33 STATES……INCLUDING KENTUCKY…..AS-WELL-AS FIVE DEATHS…..
THE C-D-C SAYS THEY’RE WORKING WITH STATES TO CREAE A CASE DEFINITION TO CLASSFY CASES IN A CONSISTENT WAY……
REMAINS
09/11/19
THE REMAINS OF A KENTUCKY SOLIDER WHO DIED IN GERMANY DURING WORLD WAR TWO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND WILL BE RETURNED
HOME….
P-F-C JACOB GIVENS….A NATIVE OF MOUNT STERLING….WAS 30 WHEN HE DIED FIGHTING IN GERMANY IN OCTOBER 1944…….
DODSON
09/10/19
SIX YEAR OLD TY MATTHEW MICHAEL DODSONN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY IN HERMITGE-TENNESSEE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNEAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…. VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW AT THE
FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER SEVEN THURSDAY MORNING……
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS; JENNIFER AND DANNY SMALLING…..FOUR SISTERS; JADEN CARTER, LAYLA CARTER, ADILYNN SMALLING AND
CIERA SMALLING ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……MATERNAL GRANPARENTS; MIKE AND BELINDA SHEA OF TENNESSEE…..PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS;
TEDDY AND TERESA DODSON….AND .PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDMOTHER; BETTY HALE ALL OF TOMPKINSVILLE……AND MATERNAL GREAT-
GRANDPARENTS; LEONARD AND ELIZABETH MANGRUM OF TENNESSEE AND BRO. DANNY AND BRENDA SMALLING OF SCOTTSVILLE……THREE
UNCLES AND TWO AUNTS ALSO SURVIVE……
SHEA
09/10/19
61 YEAR OLD LEIGH RENEE SHEA OF HERMITGE-TENNESSEE DIED SATURDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..VISITATION WILL BE FROM 11 TO EIGHT
TOMORROW (WED) AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND THERE WILL BE NO FUNERAL SERVICE…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JASON AND LYZA PEACHER OF INDIANA…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; JENNIFER AND DANNY
SMALLING OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HER PARENTS; LEONARD AND MARY MANGRUM…..AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; LEONARD AND TONYA
MANGRUM AND JAMES AND THERESA MANGRUM ALL OF TENNESSEE……SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
09/10/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM CLAIMED THE 15TH DISTRICT GOLF TITLE YESTERDAY…AS THEY CARDED A COMBINED SCORE OF ONE-49 TO EDGE
MONROE COUNTY BY FOUR STROKES IN THE NINE HOLE TOURNAMENT…..
IN INDIVIDUAL PLAY……AC/S SENIOR AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY COMMIT OWEN STAMPER CARD A TWO UNDER PAR ROUND OF
33 TO TAKE FIRST PLACE……
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
AND THE SOFTBALL TEAM HOSTS MONROE COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS GO TO THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO GLASGOW……
HOME SALES
09/06/19
HOME SALES IN THE COMMONELTH WERE UP SEVEN-PERCENT IN JULY….WHICH WAS A RECORD…AS 54-HUNDRED-71 HOMES WERE SOLD LAST
MONTH….AND FOR THE YEAR…..SALES FIGURES ARE ALSO HIGHER….AS THEY’RE UP TWO-PERCENT…..
THE MEDICAN HOME PRICE IN KENTUCY IN JULY WAS UP EIGHT-POINT FIVE PERCENT OVE LAST JULY…..AT 145-THOUSAND-325 DOLALRS……..
THE INVENTORY NUMBER FOR THE COMMONWEALTH IS UDNER FOUR-MONTHS…. FOR THE FIFTH COSECUTIVE MONTH…..AND DAYS ON THE
MARKET IS 97-DAYS……
NURSES TO NC
09/06/19
A TEAM OF NURSES FROM THE COMMONWEALTH IS HEADING TO NORTH CAROLINA TO HELP VICTIMS OF HURRICANE DORIAN…..
THE TEAM…..MADE UP OF REGISTERED NURSES AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF….. WILL WORK IN LOCAL SHELTERS IN HURRICANE AFFECTED AREAS…..
THE TEAM IS EXPECTED TO BE IN NORTH CAOLINA ABOUT TWO WEEKS……
NEW UK MED CENTER
09/06/19
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE……ALONG WITH ST. ELIZABETH HEALTH CARE AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..
HAVE OFFICIALLY OPENED U-K’s NORTHERN KENTUCKY CAMPUS…..AND WELCOMED THE 35-MEMBERS OF THE INAUGURLA CLASS….
THIS IS THE U-K COLLEGE OF MEDICINE’S FOUR-YEAR REGIONAL CAMPUS…..THE FIRST OPENED AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN
LAST YEAR…….
HOSPITALS SUE
09/06/19
A GROUP OF KENTUCKY HOSPTIAS IS SUING DOZENS OF OPIOID MAKERS AND DISTRIBUTORS…..SAYING THE COMPANIES MISREPRESENTED THE
BENEFITS AND DANGERS OF THE PAINKILLER….
THE CIVIL SUIT…..FILED IN WARREN CIRCUIT COURT…..INCLUDES HOSPITAL IN BOWLING GREEN…..PIKEVILLE…..MADISONVILLE….AND SEVERAL
COUNTY HOSPITALS…..
ABOUT 300-HOSPITALS AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE FILED SIMILAR SUITS……
SPORTS
09/06/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM IS BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO GREENWOOD……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….AND 99-
POINT-THREE….. WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-45 TONIGHT……
JUDGE WON’T STEP DOWN
09/05/19
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD HAS DENIED A MOTION ASKING THAT HE DISQUALITY HIMSELF FROM A HEARING A LAWSUIT
STEMMING FROM PROTESTS THAT SHUT DOWN SOME SCHOOLS…..
GOVENOR MATT BEVIN’S LEGAL TEAM SAID SHEPHERD SHOULD STEP ASIDE BECAUSE HE……LIKED…..A FACEBOOK POST PRAISING VOLUNTEERS
WORKING FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IN HIS CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR….
BESHEAR FILED THE SUIT…..CHALLENGING THE LABOR CABINET’S AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE PROTESTING TEACHERS…….
BESHEAR PAY RAISSE
09/05/19
DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE ANDY BESHEAR SAID YESTERDAY THAT IF ELECTED…..HIS ADMINISTRATION WOULD GIVE TEACHERS A
TWO-THOUSAND DOLLAR SALARY INCREASE……AND WOULD CREATE A PAY SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE NO STARTING TEACHER SALARY IS BELOW 40-
THOUSAND DOLLARS BY 20-22……
DURING THE CAMPAIGN…..BESHEAR HAS TRIED TO CAPITALIZE ON GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S FUED WITH EDUCATION GROUPS…….
OPIOID FUNDING
09/05/19
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THE COMMONWEALTH WILL RECEVIVE JUST OVER 32-MILLION DOLLARS…..FROM THE
U-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES…..AS PART OF THE STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANTS PROGRAM……
SINCE 1990…..DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS HAD CLIMBED…..BUT LAST YEAR SAW THE FIRST DROP….WHICH WAS FIVE PERCENT NATIONWIDE AND 15-
PERCENT IN KENTUCKY…….
COMER
09/05/19
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER WILL BE HOLDING A TOWN HALL MEETING THIS AFTERNOON……AT TWO….IN THE FISCAL COURT
MEETING ROOM IN THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING……
SPORTS
09/06/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO RUSSELLVILLE….
THE BOY’S SOCCER TEAM ALSO GOES TO RUSSELLVILLE…..
AND THE SOFTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS GLASGOW…..
THE CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS RUNS AT BARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GREENWOOD…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS BARREN COUNTY…….
AND THE J-V SOCCER TEAM GOES TO GLASGOW TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY…..
SCHOOL SECURITY MARSHALL
09/04/19
SENATE BILL ONE…..PASSED BY THE TWENTY-19 GENERAL ASSEMBLY….DEALS WITH SCHOOL SAFETY….ONE PORTION OF THE BILL REQUIRES THE
HIRING OF A “SCHOOL SECURITY MARSHALL”….AND BEN WILCOX HAS BEEN HIRED TO FILL THAT POSITION…..
WILCOX BECAM A RESOURCE OFFICER IN 1999 AFTER THE COLUMBINE SHOOTING…..AND LATER TRAINED OFFICERS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING…..
PART OF HIS POSITION WILL BE TO HIRE “COMPLIANCE OFFICERS”…..WHO WILL CHECK IN ON SCHOOLS AND MAKE SURE THEY’RE LOCKING
DOORS…..BUZZING PEOPLE IN…..AND CHECKING FOR IDs BEFORE LETTING ANYONE CHECK OUT A STUDENT…….
ADAIR MAN SENTENCED
09/04/19
06:05AM
AN ADAIR COUNTY MAN WILL BE SPENDING MORE THAN 23- YEARS BEHIND BARS AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO THE RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A
CHILD…..
STATE POLICE SAY 36 YEAR OLD JOSHUA GAYDE OF COLUMBIA ENTER THE GUILTY PLEA TO NINE CHARGES INVOLVING SEX CRIMES AGAINST A CHILD
UNDER THE AGE OF 12…….
GAYDE WILL BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A LIFETIME SEX OFFENDER….ON THE KENTUCKY STATE SEX REGISTRY…..AFTER HIS RELEASE…….
FUGITIVE
09/04/19
A MAN WANTED IN TENNESSEE WAS LODGED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER AFTER HE ATTEMPTED TO FIGHT A K-NINE…..NAKED…..
35 YEAR OLD WILLIAM CREASY OF WESTMROELAND….WHO DIDN’T HAVE ANY CLOTHES ON….WAS LOCATED IN A FIELD ON CALVERT ROAD….
HE FLED THE SCENE…..BUT WAS LATE LOCATED BY A CREEK WHEN THE K-NINE WAS RELEASED…..CASEY STRUCK THE DOG MULTIPLE TIMES WITH
A CLOSED FIST…..AND OFFICER THEN USED A TASER…..
CASEY IS CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OFFENSES INCLUDING INDECENT EXPOSURE….. RESISTING ARREST…..AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF…..
SPORTS
09/04/19
A MEMBER OF THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM HAS WILL BE PLAYING COLLEGE GOLF….. AS SENIOR OWEN STAMPER HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY
COLLEGIATE GOLF AT MIDDLE TENNESSE STATE UNIVERSITY IN MUFREESBORO……
THE HOT RODS OPEN POST-SEASON PLAY AS THEY ARE IN SOUTH BEND TO TAKE ON THE CUBS…..
THE SERIES WILL RETURN TO BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK TOMMORROW FOR GAME TWO…..
AND IF NEEDED…..THE THIRD GAME WILL BE FRIDAY AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK……
HEMP INSURANCE
09/03/19
THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT CERTAIN HEMP GROWERS MAY OBTAIN INSURNCE COVERAGE UNDER THE….
WHOLE-FARM REVENUE PROTECTION PROGRAM…..IN 20-20…..
THE COVERAGE IS FOR HEMP GROWN FOR FIBER…...FLOWERS…..OR SEEDS…..AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PRODUCERS WHO ARE IN AREAS
COVERED BY U-S-D-A APPROVED HEMP PLANS…..OR WHO ARE PART OF APPROVED SATE OR UNIVERSITY PILOT PROGRAMS……
WHOLE FARM REVENUS PROTECTIOS ALLOWS COVERAGE OF ALL REVENUE FOR COMMODITIES PRODUECED ON A FARM…..UP TO A TOTAL INSURED
REVENUE OF EIGHT-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS…..AND IS POPULAR FOR SPECIALITY CROPS….. ORGANIC COMMODITIES…..AND NON-TRADITIONAL
CROPS……
AG TAG
08/29/19
VOLUNTARY DONATIONS BY KENTUCKY FARMERS…..WHO PURCHASED FARM VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES ALSO KNOWN AS “AG TAGS”…..FINISHED THE
TWENTY-19 FISCAL YEAR WITH THE SECOND HIGHEST AMOUNT IN HISTORY……
THE 613-THOUSAND-246 DOLLARS TO THE…..“AG TAG” PROGRAM IN THE TWENTY-19 FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED JUNE 30TH…..WAS SURPASSED
ONLY BY THE 629-THOUSAND-865 DOLLARS DONATED IN FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-18…….
THE VOLUNTARY DONATONS ARE DIVIDED EQUALLY AMONG KENTUCKY FOUR-H ….. KENTUCKY F-F-A….AND THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE MEANING EACH WILL RECEIVE JUST OVER 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
KENTUCKY DRIVERS WHO BUY OR RENEW FARM VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES MAY MAKE A VOLUNTARY DONATIONS OF TO 10-DOLLARS TO THE “AG-
TAG” FUND…… WITH HALF OF THE FOUR-H AND F-F-A FUNDS GOING BACK TO THE COUTY WHERE THE TAG WAS PURCHASED……
ARREST
08/29/19
AN INVESTIGATION BY THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESULTS IN THE ARREST OF 65 YEAR OLD BILLY RAY GOODE OF GLASGOW…..
GOODE IS CHARGED WITH RAPE OF A VICTIM UNDER 12-YEARS OF AGE, SODOMY AND SEXUAL ABUSE…….
JUDGE
08/29/19
THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION HAS ASKED THAT A FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE BE REMOVED FROM A LAWSUIT THAT CHALLENGES THE USE OF
KENTUCKY LABOR LAW TO OBTAIN THE NAMES OF TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN “SICKOUT” TO PROTEST AT THE CAPITAL…..
THE MOTION ASKS THAT JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD BE REMOVED FROM THE CASE BECAUSE HE “LIKED” A FACEBOOK POST SUPPORTIVE OF
DEMOCRAT ANDY BESHEAR’S CAMAIGN FOR GOVERNOR…..
SPORTS
08/29/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
THE CROSS COUNTY TEAM RUNS IN THE BARREN COUNTY ALL-COMERS MEET….
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM GOES TO WARREN EAST…..
THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM FRAVELS TO SOUTH WARREN….
THE J-V SOCCER TEAM GOES TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
AND THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM HOSTS BARREN COUNTY……
SCHOOL THREATS
08/27/19
THE F-B-I SAYS IT IS AWARE OF THREATS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ON-LINE….. AGAINST SCHOOLS IN KENTUCKY AND ARKANSAS…..BUT IT SAYS
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THE THREATS ARE CREDIBLE……
ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS HAVE NOT BEEN SPECIFICALLY NAMED IN THE THREAT……
THE DISTRICT HAS SECURITY PRACTICES AND PROTOCOLS IN PLACE THAT ARE PRACTICED EVERY DAY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS….
STAFF …AND VISITORS……
THERE IS A SCHOOL RESOOURCE OFFICER IN EACH SCHOOL BUILDING….. HOWEVER…..AS AN EXTRA PRECAUTION…..THE DISTRICT PLANS TO
HAVE AN INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE ON THE CAMPUS THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW……
BOIL WATER
08/27/19
YESTERDAY…….THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT ISSUED A COUNTY WIDE “BOIL WATER: ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE…..DUE TO A MAINLINE GOING DOWN…..
THE SCOTTSVILLE CITY WATER DEPARTMENT HAS NOW ISSUED A “BOIL WATER” ADVISORY…..WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE…..FOR CITY
CUSTOMERS FROM THE TWO-THOUSAND BLOCK OF HOLLAND ROAD TO OAK FORREST…… INCLUDING CITY WATER CUSTOMERS ON PITCHFORD
RIDGE ROAD AND OAK FORREST LANE…..
THE “BOIL WATER” ADVISORY ALSO INCLUDES CITY CUSTOMERS ON MT. UNION ROAD
SPORTS
08/27/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MONROE COUNTY….
AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM HOSTS SOUTH WARREN…..
THE J-V SOCCER TEAM TAKES ON BARREN COUNTY AT THE GLASGOW SOCCER COMPLEX…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS VOLLEYBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY BOWLING GREEN……
ROAD PROJECTS
08/26/19
A NUMBER OF ROAD PROJECTS WILL CONTINUE IN SCOTTSVILLE AND ALLEN COUNTY THIS WEEK….
CREWS WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON UTILITY RELOCATIONS FOR A BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AT THE INTER-SECTION OF OLD GALLATIN ROAD AND
OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD…..TRAFFIC WILL BE DOWN TO ONE LANE AND MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS…..
THEN STARTING MONDAY…..SEPTEMBER NINTH……THE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED AS CREWS BEGIN DEMOLITON FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW
BRIDGE……
ON KENTUCKY NINE- 80……FROM 31-E TO KENTUCKY 100……CREWS WILL BE PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES ON THE RESURFACING PROJECT……
ON OLD GLASGOW ROAD…...WORK WILL CONTINUE TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE OVER BAYS FORK…..
AND ON OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD…..FROM THE TENNESSEE LINE TO THE BRIDGE OVER ROUGH CREEK……CRES WILL BEGIN WORK ON A
RESURFACING PROJECT……
SPORTS
08/26/19
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM GOES TO WARREN EAST…..
AND THE J-V SOCCER TEAM PLAYS AT RUSSELLVILLE….
BLANKENSHIP
08/22/19
82 YEAR OLD MARIE BLANKENSHIP OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO NORTON’S
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JENNER LEE BLANKENSHIP……FIVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; TERRY AND RHONDA AND JIMMY AND
TERRY ALL OF ADOLPHUS AND MICHAEL AND LINDA, BARRY AND LEE ANN AND CHRIS AND RUTHANE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND A DAUGHTER
AND SON-IN-LAW; BEVERLY AND ALAN CALVERT OF ADOLPHUS…….12 GRANDCHILDREN AND 17 GREAT-GRANDCHILDRENN ALSO SURVIVE……
TEACHER SCAM
08/22/19
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS WARNING TEACHERS AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS ABOUT A PHONE SCAM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN
FRANKLIN….. JEFFERSON…..AND WHITLEY COUNTIES…..
REPORTEDLY…..SOMEONE IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS…..DEPUTY HART….IS CALLING SCHOOLS ASKING TO SPEAK WITH A SPECIFIC TEACHER WHO
ALLEGEDLY HAS AN OUTSTNDINGWARRANT OR MISSED JURY DUTY……
SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN THREATENED WITH……OBSTRUCTION CHARGES…..IF THE SHAMMER IS NOT GIVEN INFORMATION OR ALLOWED TO
SPEAK WITH THE TEACHER…..AND ONCE ON THE PHONE WITH THE VICTIM…..THE SCAMMER REQUESTS PAYMENT VIA GIFT CARDS TO RESOLVE
THE LEGAL MATTER AND AVOID ARREST…..
ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS…...THE SCAM CALL IS….“SPOOFED”….MAKING IT APPEAR TO BE FROM A LOCAL AREA CODE….
ONE VICTIM DID PURCHASE 25-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN GIFT CARTS….BUT DIDN’T SEND THEM TO THE SCAMMER……
PIPELINE
08/22/19
ENBRIDGE INCORPORATED SAYS TWO GAS PIPELINES IN LINCOLN COUNTY….NEAR THE ONE THAT EXPLODED EARLIER THIS MONTH…. LEAVING
ONE PERSON DEAD AND FIVE OTHERS HOSPITALIZED…..ARE EXSPECTED TO PUT BACK ON-LINE BY THE END OF THE MONTH……
THE COMPANY HAS REPLACED SEVERAL POSTIONS OF THE TWO LINE WHICH ARE NEAR THE ONE THAT EXPLODED….AND THEY MUST STILL UNDER-
GO “RIGOROUS INSPECTIONS” AND REGULATORY APPROVALS….
LINE 15…..THE ONE THAT EXPLODED….STILL NEEDS TO BE ASSESSED AND THERE IS NO DATE AS TO WHEN IT WILL RETURN TO SERVICE……
TRUMP IN KENTUKCY
08/22/19
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MADE HIS FOURTH VISIT TO THE COMMONWEALTH LAST NIGHT TO ATTEND A RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND RAISER FOR
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN……..AND TO ADDRESS THE 25-HUNDRED VETERANS ATTENDING THE NATIONAL “AMVETS” CONVENTION IN LOUISVILLE….
FOLLOWING HIS ADDRESS TO THE GROUP….THE PRESIDENT SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ELIMINATING THE FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEBT OF
DISABLED VETERANS…..
TRUMP ALSO SAID THEY WON’T HAVE TO PAY FEDERAL INCOME TAX ON THE FORGIVEN DEBT……AND HE CALLED ON STATES TO WAVIVE THEIR TAXES
ON THE LOANS ALSO……
TVILLE POLICE OFFICERS RESIGNING
08/22/19
IT’S BEING REPORT THAT SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE TOMPKINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE SUBMITTING THEIR RESIGNAITONS…..LEAVING THE
DEPARTMENT WITH THREE CERTIFIED OFFICERS AND ONE IN TRAINING…..
MAYOR SCOTTY TURNER SAYS THE RESIGNATIONS AREN’T DUE TO A LACK OF FUNDING….AS SOME ARE SEEKING BETTER
OPPORTUNITIES……HOWEVER…..THE MAYOR SAYS ITS ALSO DUE TO LEGISLATIVE CHANGES IN RETIREMENT BENEFITS…..
SPORTS
09/22/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE GLASGOW COUNTY CLUB TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY….
LOTTERY
08/21/19
YOUR LOSING LOTTERY TICKET MAY BE A WINNER AFTER ALL…..AS THE KENTUCKY LOTTERY SAYS FIVE PEOPLE WTH LOSING “POWERBALL
TICKETS” WILL WIN A FOUR-DAY TRIP TO SEE THE BALL DROP IN TIMES SQUARE ON NEW YEAR’S EVE…. .AND A CHANCE TO COMPETE FOR A ONE-
MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE…..
LOSING POWER BALL TICKETS…..WORTH AT LEAST FOUR-DOLLARS CAN ENTER THE CONTEST….THROUGH HIGHER-PRICED TICKETS WILL GET
MORE ENTRIES……
ENTRIES CAN BE SUBMITTED THROUG SEPTEMBER 29TH AND WINNERS WILL B CHOSEN OCTOBER FIRST…….
THREE STATE DRUG SWEEP
08/22/19
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SAY A DRUG SWEEP IN KENTUCKY…..TENNESSEE…..AND WEST VIRGINIA HAS NETTED OVER 800 POUNDS OF METH……
ACCORDING TO THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION…..MEXICAN CARTELS AND OTEHR DRUG TRAFFICKING GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS HAVE
BEEN TARGETED…..
SINCE JANUARY……235-ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND OVER 800-THOUSND DOLLARS CASH…..53-FIREMAM…..AND SIGNIFICANT QANTITIES OF
HERION…. FENTANYL….AND OTHER DRUGS HAVE BEEN SEIZED……
IN THE COMMONWEALTH….60-ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE NAD 360-POUNDS OF METH HAVE BEEN SEIZED……
MINIMUM WAGE BILLS
08/21/19
TWO KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS HAVE PREFILED BILLS…..FOR THE 20-20 SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CONSIDER….. THAT WOULD RAISE
THE COMMONWEALTH’S MINIMUM WAGE TO 15-DOLLARS AND HOUR BY 20-27…..THE BILLS WOULD ALSO ALLOW FOR INDIVIDUAL CITIES TO ENACT
THEIR OWN MINIMUM WAGE…..
KENTUCKY’S MINIMUM WAGE HAS REMAINED AT SEVEN-DOLLARS AND 25-CENTS AN HOUR SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-EIGHT……
PARTNERSHIP
08/21/19
A PARTNERHSIP OF TWO BOWLING GREEN PLANTS WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY…..
HENKEL AND ALPLA WILL INVESTED 130-MILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD A 170-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT PACKING OPERATION ON HENKEL’S CAMPUS
AND COVER THE COST OF EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT A NEW BOTTLING PRODUCTION AREA…… WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL BY MID 20-
20…..
ONCE THE CONSTRUCTOIN IS COMPLETE….. ALPLA WILL HIRE 60-NEW EMPLOYEES…..
TRUMP VISIT
08/21/19
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL BE IN KENTUCKY TODAY……
TO SPEAK TO THE….AMVETS NATIONAL CONVENTION…..
AND HEADLINE A PRIVATE FUND RAISER FOR GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S REELECTION CAMPAIGN…….
BOTH EVENTS WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN LOUISVILLE……
SPORTS
08/21/19
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEY BALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO STATION CAMP-TENNESSEE……
AND THE J-V SOCCER TEAM GOES TO HART COUNTY……
THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL……20-19……HALL OF FAME CLASS HAS BEEN ANNOOUNCED…..
SHELBY HARPER….EMMA NAPIER MAHANEY…..DERRICK HARWOOD…..JEFF RIPPY…..AND GARRETT STONE WILL BE INDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER
13TH…..
CAIP SIGN UPS
08/19/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY CONSERVATON DISTRICT WILL HOLD SIGN-UPS FOR THE…… COUNTY AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM OR “CAIP”…..
THROUGH SEPTEMBER SIXTH……
KEEP IN MIND THAT IF YOU WERE APPROVED FOR “CAIP” IN TWENTY-18…..YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR “CAIP” FOR TWENTY-19……..
THERE WILL BE A MEETING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO ALL INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR “CAIP” AT THE ALLEN COUNTY
EXTENSION OFFICE THIS WEDNESDAY…..AUGUST 21ST….AT 12-30……
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CONSERVATION OFFICE AT…..TWO-THREE-SEVEN-31-64…….
TEACHERS VIOLATED LAW
08/19/19
THE KETUCKY LABOR CABINET ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT TEACHER RALLIES AT KENTUCKY’S CAPITOL…….FOUND MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND
EDUCATORS VIOLATED STATE LAW BY PARTICIPATING IN PROTESTS THAT SHUT DOWN SOME SCHOOLS……
LABOR SECRETARY DAVID DICKERSON SAY NO PENALITIES WILL BE ASSESSED……. BUT WARNED THAT THE……GRACE EXGTENDED IN THIS
INSTANCE……WON’T BE APPLIED IF FUTURE WORK STOPPAGES OCCUR……
THE AGENCY COULD HAVE ASSESSED CIVIL PENALITIES UP TO ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS PER PERSON FOR EACH DAY AWAY FROM WORK…..
AND THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION ASSOSICATION CALLED THE WARNING OF FUTURE PUNISHMENT A “SCARE TACTIC” TO TRY AND INTIMIDAGE
TEACHERS……
ROAD PROJECTS
08/19/19
ROAD PROJECTS CONTINUE IN SCOTTSVILLE AND ALLEN COUNTY…..
A PROJECT TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE ON OLD GLASGOW ROAD….OVER BAYS FORK….. HAS THE BRIDGE CLOSED FOR APPROXIMATLY 45-DAYS…..
THE PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT BRIDGE AND THE SIGNED DETOUR UTILIZES 31-E AND MAXWELL DRIVE…..
AND CREWS WILL BE PRESESNT TO CONTINUE WORKING ON UTILITY RELOCATIONS AND EXCAVATON FOR A BRIDGE REPLCEMENT NEAR THE INTER-
SECTION OF OLD GALLATIN ROAD AND OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD…..TRAFFIC WILL BE DOWN TO ONE LAND DURING WORKING HOURS AND MOTORISTS
SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS……
FATAL
08/19/19
AN ACCIDENT IN SMITHS GROVE FRIDAY NIGHT…..ON GLASGOW ROAD…..CLAIMED A LIFE……
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS AN S-U-V DRIVEN BY 49 YEAR OLD CHAVEZ REED OF CAVE CITY SIDE SWIPED A TRACTOR
OPERATED BY JOSHUA TEST OF SMITHS GROVE….
THE S-U-V LEFT THE ROADWAY….OVERTURNED AND STRUCK A FENCE AND TREE EJECTING REED WHO DIED AT THE SCEHED….HIS PASSENGER
ANGELA HATCHER OF HORSE CAVE WAS FLOWN TO A HOSPTIAL…..
AND TEST WAS TREATED FOR MINOR INJRIES……
SPORTS
08/19/19
THE LADY PATROT VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO EDMONSON COUNTY……
THE J-V SOCCER TEAM GOES TO RUSSELLVILLE…..
AND THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY MONROE COUNTY……..
BACK PACK PROGRAM
08/16/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS….FAMILY RESOURCE AND YOUTH SERVICE CENTERS BACKPACK PROGRAM…..HAS RECEIVED A GENEROUS
DONATION OF FOOD SUPPLIES FROM THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM SERVICE AGENCY AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATON SERVICE……….
THE DONATIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE U-S-D-A’s……FEDS FEED FAMILIES PROGRAM……
THE BACK-PACK PROGRAM PROVIDES FOOD TO STUDENTS OVER THE WEEK-ENDS…..SCHOOL STAFF PREPARE BACK-PACKS OF FOOD ITEMS AND
DISTRIBUTE THEM TO STUDENTS ON FRIDAYS……HELPING YOUNGSTERS STAY NOURISHED EACH WEEK-END DURING THE SDHOOL YEAR……
TOURISM UP
08/16/19
KENTUCKY TOURISM OFFICIALS AY MORE PEOPLE VISITED THE COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR…..AND SPENT MORE MONEY…..
VISITOR TRIPS TO AND WITHIN KENTUCKY WERE ALMOST 72-MILLION….AS VISITOR SPENDING ROSE TO NEARLY SEVEN-POINT-SIX BILLION
DOLLARS…..WHICH WAS UP FOUR-PERCNET FROM THE PRIOR YEAR…..AND A 21-PERCENT SINCE SIDNE TWENTY-13…….
THE TOURISM INDUSTRY’S ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE COMMONWEALTH WENT FROM 10-POINT-NINE BILLION DOLLARS IN TWENTY-17 TO 11-POINT-
TWO BILLION IN TWENTY-18…..
AND GENERATED ALMOST 95-THOUSAND JOBS AND 787-MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE AND LOCAL TAXES……
WKU AGREEMENT
08/16/19
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AND SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARE PARTERING ON THEIR NEW….UNIVERSITY CENTER OF SOUTHERN
KENTUCKY…….
THE “UNIVERSITY CENTER” WILL ALLOW THOSE THAT LIVE IN AND AROIUND SOMERSEST THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THEIR FULL BACHELOR’
S DEGREE LOCALLY…..WITHOUT HAVING TO ATTEND A TYPICAL FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY……
STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THEIER ASSOCIATE DEGREE AT SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE……AND THEN COMPLETE THEIR BACHELOR’S
DEGREE AT WESTERN……
HAMPTON SUIT
08/16/19
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JENEAN HAMPTON HAS SUED GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN….. AND THE PERSONNAL CABINET…..CLAIMING HIS ADMINISTRATION
DIDN’T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DISMISS TO OF HER HREE STAFFERS….
THE SUIT ASKS THE COURT TO DECLARE HAMPTON……AS A CONSTITUTIONALLY ELECTED OFFICE OF THE STATE……IS EMPOWERED BY LAW TO
APPOINT STAFF TO HER OFFICE AND TO BLOCK THE GOVERNOR FROM INTERFERING WITH HER APPOINTMENT POWER……
A HEARING ON THE SUIT IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY……
SPORTS
08/16/19
FOLLOWING THE CRASH OF HIS PRIVATE PLANE YESTERDAY…..DALE EARNHARDT-JUNIOR WILL TAKE THE WEEK-END OFF FROM BROADCASTING TO
BE WITH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER….AFTER THEIR PLANE MADE A CRASH LANDING YESTERDAY NEAR THE BRITOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY…..
TWO PILOTS AND THE COUPLE’S DOG WERE ALSO ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH……
MOTTO
08/15/19
A NEW STATE LAW REQUIRES KENTUCKY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO DISPLAY THE MOTTO….IN GOD WE TRUST……AND ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS
RESPONDED WITH FRAMED COPIES OF ONE-DOLLAR BILLS…..
AS ALL SCHOOLS IN THE FAYETTE COUNTY DISTRICT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED THE FRAMED COPY TO DISPLAY…….
REPRESENTATIVE BRANDON REED……WHO SPONSORED THE LEGISLATION…..SAYS HE’S DISAPPOINTED TO SEE SCHOOLS “SPEND TIME
SEARCHING FOR SILLY LOOPHOLES…..AS THE LAW PASSED WITH BROAD SUPPORT……
UOFL TO PURCHASE JEWISH
08/15/19
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE TRUSTEES HAVE APPROVED THE SCHOOL’S PURCHASE OF FINANCIALLY AILING JEWISH HOSPITAL…..AND OTHER
ASSETS OF KENTUCKY-ONE-HEALTH…….
AS PART OF THE PURCHASE…..THE COMMONWEALTH PLEDGED A 50-MILLION DOLLAR LOAN….HALF OF WHICH WOULD BE FORGIVEN IF JOB
RETENTION AND OTHER CONDITIONS ARE MET……
BOLES
08/15/19
74 YEAR OLD LORETTA SPROWL BOLES OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED TUESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI)
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT THE FOUNTAIN RUN CHURCH OF CHRIST WITH BURIAL IN TRACY CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS
AFTERNOON (THURS) AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME….AND AFTER NINE TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT THE CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SERENA AND JIM BEAM OF WEST VIRGINIA….TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BRENT AND
JULIE OF TENNESSEE AND SCOTT AND CINDY OF FOUNTAIN…..AND TWO BROTHERS; JIMMY SPROWL OF GLASGOW AND BOBBY SPROWL AND
BRENDA HUNT OF FOUNTAIN RUN……EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
08/15/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM ENTERTAINS GREENWOOD….
AND THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM TAKES ON EDMONSON COUNTY IN A SCRIMMAGE AT PATRIOT FIELD……
WEST NILE
08/14/19
THE LOUISVILLE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS THEY HAVE DETECTED THE WEST NILE VIRUS IN MOSQUITOES…..FOUND IN SURVEILLANCE
TRAPS…..IN ONE SECTION OF THE CITY…..
THEY’RE ADVISING ALL RESIDENTS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS THAT INCLUDE WEATING INSECT REPELLENT OUTDOORS AND REMOVING STANDING
WATER NEAR HOMES…..
NO HUMAN CASE OF WEST NILE HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN LOUISVILLE…..
LAST YEAR THERE WERE FOUR HUMAN CASE AND NO DEATHS…..
GRIMES TRIAL
08/14/19
THE FEDERAL TRIAL OF THE FATHER OF KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES BEGAN YESTERDAY…..
JERRY LINDRGAN IS ACCUSED OF FUNNELING CORPORATE MONEY INTO HIS DAUGHTER’S UNSUCCESSFUL TWENTY-14 “U-S” SENATE CAMPAIGN
WHICH IS A VIOLATION N OF FEDERAL LAW…..
THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT FOUR WEEKS……
TRUMP IN KY
08/14/18
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL BE IN THE COMMONWEALTH NEXT WEEK…..
WHERE HE WILL SPEAK TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE VETERANS GROUP…AMVETS……AND ALSO HEADLINE A FUNDRAISER IN SUPPORT
OF GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S REELECTION CAMPAIGN…..
BOTH EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE IN LOUISVILLE……
PIKEVILLE MAN ARRESTED
08/14/19
PENTAGON POLICE ARRESTED A KENTUCKY MAN AFTER HE ARRIVED AT THE FACILITY WITH A MACHETE….SHOT-GUN….A BOX OF SHELLS….AND
BOURBON……
CHARLES LAWSON OF PIKEVILLE TOLD AUTHORITES HE HAD DRIVEN ALL NIGHT TO ATTEND TO…..LIBERTY BUSINESS…..
LAWSON HAD BEEN DRINKING ALL DAY…..AND A BACKGROUND CHECK FOUND HE DOES HAVE A HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS……
DEATH INVESTIGATION
08/14/19
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A RUSSELLVILLE MAN…..
THE BODY OF 23 YEAR OLD AUSTIN PECK WAS FOUND EARLY MONDAY MORNING ON SYLVIA WAY…….
SPORTS
08/14/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS PLAY IN KANSAS CITY……
THE BRAVES HOST THE METS……
THE REDS TAKE ON THE NATIONALS IN WASHINGTON…..
AND THE HOT RODS RETURN TO BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK TO TANGLE WITH DAYTON…..
HEAT ADVISORY
08/13/19
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL SIX TONIGHT….
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 90s….AND HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON….
THE ELEVATED HEAT INDICES WILL IMPACT THOSE WHO ENGAGE IN PROLONGED OUTDOOR WORK OR OTHER ACTIVITIES…..
ALSO….CAR INTERORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES……NEVER LEAVE PETS…..CHILDREN…..OR THE ELDERLY
UNATTENED IN PARKED VEHICLES…..
AND MAKE SURE YOU PETS AND ANIMALS HAVE PLENTY OF SHADE AND WATER……
MAMMOTH CAVE CLOSURE
08/13/19
A SECTION OF MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IS CLOSING…..AND WILL BE CLOSED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR FOR RENOVATIONS….
A TWO MILE SECTON OF THE CAVE .GOING FROM THE SNOWBNALL ROOM TO GRAND CENTRAL STATON…..WILL CLOSE THIS FALL AND IS EXPECTED
TO BE CLOSED FOR 18-MONTHS…..
THE DIRT AND STONE FLOOR HAVE BECOME DEGRADED…..AND THE PROJECT WILL MAKE THE PATH SMOOTHER AND MORE DURABLE…..WHILE
MAKING THE STEP AND HANDRAILS MORE USER-FRIENDLY……
THE GRAND AVENUE AND WILD CAVE TOURS WON’T BE AVAILABLE FOR THE ENTIRE CLOSURE……WHILE OTHER TOURS WILL BE CLOSED FOR ONLY
PART OF THE RENOVATION……
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
08/12/19
A NUMBER OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WILL BE CONTINUING IN SCOTTSVILLE AND ALLEN COUNTY THIS WEEK…..
A PROJECT TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE ON OLD GLASGOW ROAD….OVER BAYS FORK……IS SET TO BEGIN WITH A LONG-TERM CLOSURE……THE
BRIDGE IS NOW SET TO CLOST THIS WEDNESDAY THE 14TH INSTEAD OF TODAY…..AND WILL REMAIN CLOSE FOR 45-DAYS……THE DETOUR WILL
UTILIZE 31-E AND MAXWELL DRIVE…..
CREWS WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON NUTILITY RELOCATIONS AND EXCAVATON FOR A BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AT THE INTER-SECTION OF GALLATIN
ROAD AND OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD….TRAFFIC WILL BE LANE DURING WORKING HOURS AND MOTOTIS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS……
ON KENTUCKY NINE-80…..FROM 31-3 TO OLD GALLATIN ROAD…..CREWS WILL BE PRESENT TO PLACE THE FINAL TOUCHES ON THE RESURFACING
PROJECT……
AND ON BROWNSFORD ROAD…..CREWS WILL BE WORKING ON CORRECTIVE WORK FOR THE DURHAM SPRINGS PROJECT…..MOST OF THE WORK
WILL BE OFF THE ROADWAY AND HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON TRAFFIC……
SPORTS
08/12/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE REDS ARE IN WASHINGTON TO TAKE ON THE NATIONALS……
AND THE HOT RODS PLAY THE LOONS IN GREAT LAKES….
UNITED WAY FUNDING
08/07/19
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY HAS ANNOUNCED 62-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION……HEALTH….AND SAFETY NET
PROGRAMS IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
13 LOCAL PROGRAMS PROVIDED THROUGH EIGHT SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL RECEIVE THE ALLOCATED CAMPAIGN DOLLARS…….
TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM UNITED WAY……PROGRAMS HAD TO ALIGN WITH THE FOUR AREAS DEEMED MOST IMPORTANT BY A COMMUNITY
RESEARCH PROJECT THAT BEGAN IN TWENTY-12…….WHICH INCLUDED NEARLY FIVE-THOUSAND SURVEYS…..55 COMMUNITY
CONVERSATIONS……AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF SECONDARY DATA………
SOLDIERS RETURN
08/07/19
MORE THAN 140 SOLDIERS FROM THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION ARE RETURNING TO FORT CAMPBELL TODAY AFTER NINE MONTHS IN KUWAIT….
DURING THEIR NINE MONTH DEPLOYMENT…..THE SOLDIERS TRANSPORTED SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT KUWAIT IN SUPPORT OF U-S
FORCES……
SPORTS
08/07/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE CARDINALS TAKE ON THE DODGERS IN LAS ANGELES…..
THE BRAVES WIND UP THEIR THREE GAME SERIES IN MINNESOTA…..
AND THE HOT ROD OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES IN WEST MICHIGAN…..
DOUBLE FATAL-CUMBERLAND
08/06/19
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON….FOUR MILES WEST OF BURKSVILLE ON KENTUCKY-90……CLAIMED TWO
LIVES…..
41 YEAR OLD SUSAN HARPER OF EDMONTON WAS TRAVELING EAST BOUND IN A 1995 GEO TRACKER…..WHEN IT STUCK RUMBLE STRIPS ON THE
RIGHT SHOULDER…….SHE OVER-CORRECTED AND HER VEHICLE CROSSED INTO THE PATH OF A TWENTY-11 CHEVY PICK-UP OPERATED BY 30
YEAR OLD ROBERT HOSTETTLER OF BURKERVILLE….
A PASSENGER IN THE HARPER VEHICLE……42 YEAR OLD JOSPEH CURRY OF EDMONTON DIED AT THE SCENE .AND HAPER WAS FLOWN TO THE U-K
MED CENTER WHERE SHE LAER DIED…..
HOSTETTLER WASN’T INJURED……
MYERS
08/06/19
68 YEAR OLD NORRIS “BIG DADDY” MYERS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN UNION CHAPEL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GLEN AND LEE ANN……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SANDY AND RUSSELL MILLS…..AND A
BROTHER; EDDIE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN, A GREAT-GRANDCHILD AND A STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
08/06/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE HIDDEN HILL COUNTRY CLUB TO PLAY IN THE MONROE COUNTY INVITATIONAL…….
RICHEY
08/05/19
A MEMBER OF THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF HAS BEEN NAMED A……HEALTHY KENTUCKY POLICY CHAMPION…..BY THE
FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY KENTUCKY……CAROLY RICHEY…..A NURSE SUPERVISOR…..WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HER WORK TO INCREASE
ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD FOR YOUTH……
THE AWARD RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF KENTUCKIANS THROUGH POLICY
CHANGE……AND AS A SIGNATURE PROJECT DURING HER NEARLY 30-YEARS AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT……SHE HAS TURNED THE STUDENT….”
VEGGIE TASTING” PILOT PROGRAM SHE LAUNCHED INTO A MODEL FOR AN INTEGRATED FARM-TO SCHOOL PROGRAM…….SHE ALSO ORGANIZED
THE…..COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTION TEAM…..WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES TO ADDRESS FOOD ACCESS ISSUES AND THE
FARM-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAM GREW OUT OF THAT……..
RICHEY WHO WAS NOMINATED BY MICHELLE HOWELL…..CO-OWNER OF NEED MORE ACRESS FARM……IS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR THE “HEALTHY
KENTUCKY POLICY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR AWARD WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCED SEPTEMBER 24TH……
JEB OPEN HOUSE
08/05/19
THE JAMES E. BAZZEL MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL HOLD SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE ORIENTATION AND OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT…..
SEVENTH GRADE WILL BE FROM FIVE-15 TO SEVEN-15……
AND EIGHTH GRADE FROM SIX-15 TO EIGHT……
METCALFE SHERIFF DIES
08/05/19
METCALFE COUNTY SHERIFF RICKY BROOKS HAS DIED…..
THE 40 YEAR OLD BROOKS…..WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IN FEBRUARY TWENTY-18……PASSED AWAY AT HIS HOME SATURDAY…..
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT BUTLER FUNERAL HOME IN EDMONTON…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE V-A BONE
MARROW TRANSPLANT SECTION IN NASHVILLE……
PARMELE
08/05/19
43 YEAR OLD KIMBERLY LEANN PARMELE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON THURSDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; DAVID DUNCAN…..THREE SONS; CODY PARMELE OF TENNESSEE AND SEAN AND JOSHUA DUNCAN BOTH OF
SCOTTSVILLE……A DAUGHTER; KAITLYN DUNCAN OF SCOTTSVILLE……HER GRANDMOTHER; BENITTA CARLSON OF OREGON……HER FATHER-IN-
LAW AND MOTHER-IN-LAW; LARRY AND ANNETTE DUNCAN OF SCOTTSVILLE……A BROTHER AND SISTER…..AND A HALF SISTER; LONI TENNANT OF
OREGON……
SPORTS
08/05/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM GOES TO THE BOWLING GREEN COUNTRY CLUB TO PLAY IN THE GATOR INVITATIONAL……
NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL
08/02/19
A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL HAS BEEN INSTALLED AT THE INTER-SECTION OF LOVERS LANE AND MIDDLE BRIDGE ROAD IN BOWLING GREEN…..
THE SIGNAL WILL BECOME OPERATONAL AT NINE THIS MORNING (FRI) AND MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION…..AS THIS IS A NEW SIGNAL TO THE
AREA…….
SMITH
08/02/19
59 YEAR OLD PAMELA DUKE SMITH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (SAT) AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS
AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; GREGORY SMITH…..A DAUGHTER; EMILY DUKE OF TEXAS…..TWO STEP-SONS AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW;
ADAM AND KASSIDY SMITH OF LAGRANGE AND ANDREW SMITH OF BOWLING GREEN…..A STEP-DAUGHTER; EMILY SMITH OF NASHVILLE…..A
BROTHER; WILLIAM CARVER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; SANDRA AND ROB HAWKS OF SCOTTSVILLE AND LAURA AND
JOHN STEEL OF ALABAMA….AND A STEP-BROTHER AND STEP-SISTER-IN-LAW; PAUL AND DEBBIE ATWOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
08/02/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO LAKE BARKLEY STATE PARK…..IN CADIZ…..TO PARTICIPATE IN THE “BEST OF THE WEST TOURNAMENT”…..
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ATHLETICS DIRECTOR MICH BARNHART ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THE UNIVERSITY…..WILL NOT…..PUBLIC
ALCOHOL SALES AT ATHLETIC EVENTS THIS SEASON…..
THE DECISION COMES AFTER THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE REVISED ITS POLICY THIS YEAR TO GIVE SCHOOLS THE CHOICE TO ALLOW
ALCOHOL SALES AT VENUES……
U-K’s POLICY APPLIES TO ALL CAMPUS VENUES LIKE…..KROGER FIELD….PROUND PARK….AND DURING U-K GAMES AT RUPP ARENA……
TAX RATE
08/01/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN SPECIAL SESSION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..WITH ONE OF THE MAJOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
BEING A DISCUSSION OF THE PROPOSED TAX RATE…….
THE BOARD WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING…..AUGUST 29TH AT FOUR-30……TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROPOSED TAX
RATE……
CRAFT CONFIRMED
08/01/19
A GLASGOW NATIVE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE “U-S” SENATE TO SERVE AS THE NATION’S NEXT AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS…..
KELLY KNIGHT CRAFT HAS BEEN SERVING AS AMBASSADOR TO CANADA SINCE TWENTY-17…..BECOMING THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD THAT POST…….
CRAFT IS NO STRANGER TO THE “U-N”…..HAVE BEEN APPOINTED IN TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN…..BY THEN PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH…..TO SERVE
AS A “U-S” DELEGATE TO THE “U-N”…..
SPORTS
08/01/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS HOST THE CUBS….
THE BRAVES ARE ON THE ROAD TO CINCINNATI…..
AND THE HOT RODS TAKE ON THE DRAGONS IN DAYTON……
THE N-F-L FOOTBALL SEASON GETS UNERWAY TONIGHT…..
AT THE FALCONS PLAY THE BRONCOS IN THE HALL OF FAME GAME……
LOUISVILLE FUND RAISING
07/31/19
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SAYS IT HAS HAD ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR SECURING FUNDING FOR RESEARCH……SINCE TWENTY-12…..WITH
MORE THAN 150-MILLION DOLLARS BEING RECEIVED FOR PROJECTS…..
THE FUNDING…..WHICH WAS FOR FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-18-19…..WAS AN INCREASSE OF 14-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL
YEAR……
SCHOOL FACULTY RECEIVED 950 GRANTS FROM FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT…..AS-WELL-AS PRIVATE SOURCES……
BESHEAR PROPOSALS
07/31/19
DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE ANY BESHEAR HAS PROPOSED TERM LIMITS AND A LIFETIME LOBBYING BAN FOR KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS
AS PART OF AN ETHICS PLAN……
UNDER BESHEAR’S PROPOSAL…..STATE REPRESENTATIVES WOULD BE LIMITED TO FOUR CONSECUTIVE TERMS AND STATE SENATORS TO TWO
TERMS……
AND HE SAYS THE LIFETIME LOBBYING BAN WOOULD END A “REVOLVING DOOR”….. IN WHICH EX-LEGISLATORS LOBBY FORMER COLLEAGEUS…
UNDER CURRENT LAW…..LAWMAKERS HAVE TO WAIT TWO YEARS AFTER LEAVING OFFICE BEFORE REGISTERING AS A LOBBIST…..UNLESS IT’S FOR
A PUBLIC AGENCY……
BIG FOOT
07/31/19
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK RANGERS ARE INVESTIGATING SHOTS BEING FIRE AT ONE OF THE BACK COUNTY CAMPSITES EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING…..
REPORTEDLY ONE CAMPER….WHO FIRED THE SHOTS….SAID SOMETHING HAD DESTROYED THEIR CAMPSITE AND THAT THEY WERE IN “BIGFOOT”
COUNTRY….
NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE INCIDENT……AND MAMMONTH CAVE OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE NOT ANY ONGOING THREATS TO THE PARK AND IT’S
SAFE TO VISIT……..
ACCIDENT-HART
07/31/19
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT ON I-65 SOUTHBOUND……AT THE 65-MILE MARKER YESTERDAY……INVOLVING A FIRE TRUCK…….
THE MUNFORDVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD RESPONDED TO AN UNRELATED ACCIDENT……WHEN A TWENTY-19 VOLVO SEMI-TRUCK…..DRIVEN BY
32 YEAR OLD HARDEEP GILL OF ONTARIO….HIT THE REAR DRIVER’S SIDE OF THE FIRE TRUCK CAUSING IT TO OVERTURN….
TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO CAVERNA HOSPTIAL WHERE THEY WERE TREAED AND RELEASED….
GILL WASN’T INJURED…..BUT WAS CITED FOR FAILING TO GIVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE AND FAILURE TO GIVE THE RIGHT-OF-
WAY TO A STOPPED EMERGENCY VEHICLE…..
SPORTS
07/31/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS HOST THE CUBS…..
THE BRAVES TAKE ON THE NATIONALS IN WASHINGTON…..
THE REDS ARE AT OME TO PLAY THE PIRATES…..
AND THE HOT RODS TANGLE WITH THE DRAGONS IN DAYTON……
SPECIAL SESSION
07/19/19
A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL CONVENE TODAY TO ADDRESS PENSION RELIEF FOR REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES
AND QUASI-GOVENMENTAL AGENCIES FACING SURGING RETIREMENT COSTS…
THE LEGISLATION WOULD SET THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION RATE….. RETROACTIVE TO JULY FIRST…..AT 49-POINT-47 PERCENT
THE PROCLAMATION ALSO SETS A…..ONE TIME WINDOW….FOR THE GROUPS TO OPT OUT OF THE KENTUCKY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM BY
JUNE 30TH 20-20….BY PAYING THE ACTUAL COSTS…..BY LUMP-SUM OR INSTALLMENTS….
THE PROPOSAL WOUILD ALSO GIVE A DISCOUNT TO THOSE AGENCIES IF THEY CHOOSE TO FREEZE THE PENSION BENEFITS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES
AND MOVE THEM INTO A LESS GENEROUS…..FOUR-OH-ONE-K….RETIREMENT PLAN…..
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
07/19/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
WAS FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT…..WHICH WAS UP SLIGHTLY FROM MAY’S FOUR PERCENT……BUT DOWN FROM THE FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT
RECORDED IN JUNE TWENTY-18…..
KENTCKY ADDED 41-HUNDRED JOBS TO THEIR PAYROLLS IN JUNE….WHICH IS ABOVE THE AVERAGE MONTHLY CHANGE OF 17-HUNDRED-25
JOBS….. HOWEVER…..THERE WAS ALSO A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING……
ALSO IN JUNE…….THE “U-S” JOBLESS RATE WAS THREE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT……WHICH WAS UP ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FROM
MAY……
SPORTS
07/19/19
MORE STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS….ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION…..AS 106-
THOUSAND-931 STUDENTS COMPETED IN K-H-S-A-A’s 13-SPORTS AN SIX SPORTS RELATED ACTIVITIES….
THE ADDITON OF SIX SPORT-ACTIVITIES…..ARCHERY, BASS FISHING, BOWLING, COMPETITIVE CHEER, DANCE, FIELD HOCKEY AND E-SPORTS….
HELPED BOLSTER NUMBERS…..
WHILE FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, CROSS COUNTY, GOLF AND SOFTBALL SAW THEIR PARTICIPATION NUMBERS DROP…..
LAW SUIT
07/15/19
A LAWSUIT BY FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE VICTIMS OF A TWENTY-17 PLANE CRASH IN BARREN COUNTY CLAIMS AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER DIDN’T
PROVIDE THE PILOT THE SAFEST OPTIONS…..
THE SUIT CLAIMS THE CONTROLLER TOLD PILOT SCOTT FOSTER TO CLIMB TO THREE-THOUSAND FEET….THROUGH ICING CONTIONS…..INSTEAD OF
TURING AROUND OR LANDING AT THE NEARERST AIRPORT……
FOSTER…..HIS 15 YEAR OLD SON….AND TWO OTHERS DIED IN THE ACCIDENT…..
LAWRENCE
0715/19
79 YEAR OLD GLENN H. LAWRENCE OF THE AMOS COMMUNITY DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL I NEW SALEM CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
10 TOMORROW 9TUES) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO NORTON’S
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL HEART UNIT IN HONOR OF RAYLEE HARSTON…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BETTY LAWRENCE….A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GLENN-JUNIOR AND PAM OF NORTH CAROLINA…..A DAUGHTER
AND SON-IN-LAWW; RITA AND GORDON BRANHAM OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO SISTERS; MAUREEN JOHNSTON OF TENNESSEE AND PATRICIA WHITE OF
ALABAMA……FOUR BROTHERS; TRAVIS OF TENNESSEE, CALEB AND JOE BOTH OF INDIANA AND LEWIS OF FRANKLIN…..AND TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW;
MARTHA BRAWNER OF TENNESSEE AND GENELLE LAWRENCE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDRERN AND EIGHT GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
07/15/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE PIRATES…..
THE BRAVES OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES IN MILWAUKEE….
THE REDS ARE IN CHICAGO TO TAKE ON THE CUBS…..
AND THE HOT RODS HOSE WISCONSIN….
CARVER
07/12/19
72 YEAR OLD CAROL SIKES CARVER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW
(SAT) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO
HOSPARUS……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; BRO. RICHARD CARVER….A SON; RICKY OF TENNESSEE…..FIVE BROTHERS-IN-LAW; WILLIE, DAVID, JAMES,
ROGER AND GARY CARVER…..AND CHERYL GIBBS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
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07/12/19
76 YEAR OLD DELOIS ANN SHIRLEY PAGE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER IN NASHVILLE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST WITH BURIAL IN RANDOLPH/PLEASANT HILL
CEMETERY IN METCALFE COUNTY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME AND
AFTER 10 TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOE AND KIM AND JOHN…… AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; AMY AND DON WRAY ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…… AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; ELZIE AND BARBARA SHIRLEY OF ILLINOIS AND ROBERT SHIRLEY OF BOWLING
GREEN……THREE GRANDCHILLDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/12/19
AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY……
THE NASCAR TRIPLE-HEADER WEEK-END CONTINUES AS THE XFINITY SERIES RUNS THE….ALSCO 300……
MCGRATH
07/10/19
A MARINE COMBAT PILOT….WHO NARROWLY LOST A HOUSE RACE TO AN INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..ANNOUNCED
YESTERDAY SHE IS RUNNING FOR THE SENATE SEAT HELD BY MITCH MCCONNELL….
AMY MCGRATH SAYS SHE SEES MOCONNELL AS VULNERABLE BECAUSE OF HIS LENTHY TENTURE IN WASHINGTON…..HIS STANCE ON HEALTH
CARE….AND HIS ALLEGIANCE TO PRESIDENT DODNALD TRUMP……
KY WIRED
07/10/19
THE COMMONWEALTH’S….KENTUCKY WIRED PROJECT…..HAS REACHED ANOTHER MILE STONE……AS THE LAST OF 20 LOCAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS HUTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED….
THE HUTS…..WHICH HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR THE FIBER OPTIC NETWORKE…..ARE LOATED PRIMARILY AT STAGTE
POLICE POSTS AND KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE CAMPUSES…..
THE KENTUCKY WIRED PROJECT IS CONSTRUCTING HIGH-SPEED….FIBER OPTIC CABLE…..IN ALL 120 COUNTIES……
WALKAWAY CAPTURED
07/10/19
AN INMATE WHO ESCAPED FROM A HART COUNTY WORK DETAIL JUST BEFORE NOON YESTERDAY…..WAS CAPTURED LATER….FOLLOW A PURSUIT…..
STATE POLCIE SAY A 1986 NISSAN PICKUP DRIVEN BY CODY DUBREE…..WAS LOCATED IN BARREN CONTY WHERE THE PURSUIT BEGAN…..AND IT
ENDED IN A CORNFIELD ON THE BARREN/EDMONSON COUNTY LINE……
DUBREE WAS CHARGED WITH THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING-AUTOMOBILE AND ESCAPE……
WIDE LOAD RESTRICTION
07/10/19
A WIDE-LOAD RESTRICTION IS IN PLACE ON A SECTON OF INTERSTATE-ONE-65….IN BOTH DIRECTIONS….BETWEEN WARREN AND BUTLER
COUNTIES….
NORTHBOUND WIDE LOADS….WIDER THAN NINE-FEET…..SHOULD USE EXIT-SEVEN IN WARREN COUNTY…..WHILE SOUTHBOUND LOADS….WIDER
THAN NINE-FEET…. SHOULD USE EXIT-26 IN BUTLER COUNTY…..
A PROJECT TO PREPARE I-ONE-65 FOR A MAJOR RESURFACING PROJECT IS UNDERWAY…..AND THE REASON FOR THE WIDE-LOAD RESTRICTIONS…..
BLOOD SHORTAGE
07/10/19
FOLLOWING THE LONG FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY……THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IS EXPERIENCING A BLOOD SHORTAGE….
TIFFANY TAYLOR TELLS NEWSWATCH THE RED CROSS HAS ONLY A THREE-DAY SUPPLY OF MOST BLOOD TYPES……SHE SAYS A LACK OF DONATION
EVENTS IN EARLY JULY HIGHTENED THE SHORTAGE…..FOLLOWING A SLOW DONATION MONTH IN JUNE…..
ANYONE INTERRESTED IN DONATING BLOOD CAN USE THE…..FIND A DRIVE…. SERVICE ON THE RED CROSS WEBSITE…..
AND YOU CAN ALSO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO DONATE BLOOD ON THE SAME WEBSITE……
GENTRY
07/10/19
54 YEAR OLD TONY FRANKLIN GENTRY OF MOUNT HERMAN DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT YOKLEY/TRIBLE FUNERAL HOME IN TOMPKINSVILLE WITH BURIAL IN BETHLEHEM CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BETH GENTERY…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LA;W JONI AND WESLEY DISMON OF FOUNTAIN RUN….AND A SON; BUD OF
MOUNT HERMAN….. FIVE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/10/19
THE PATRIOT BASKETBALL THREE-DAY…..COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE SUMMER CAMP….BEGINS TODAY AND RUNS THRU FRIDAY….FROM EIGHT
UNTIL NOON EACH DAY…..
THE CAMP IS FOR ALL BOYS WHO WILL BE IN PRESCHOOL THRU EIGHTH GRADE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR…..
AND FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL BE AVAILABLE EACH DAY OF CAMP……
CITY COUNCIL
07/09/19
LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING BEGAN WITH AN UPDATE ON THE NEW “SCOTTSVILLE TRANSIT BUS”….RIDERSHIP CONTINUES
TO INCREASE WITH YESTERDAY HAVING THE MOST RIDERS SINCE THE SERVICE BEGAN JULY FIRST…..
RECENTLY……THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENIED A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST FOR THE TURNER RESIDENCE…..LOCATED ON CHERRY STREET….
FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO BUSINESS-TWO SO IT COULD BECOME A “VENUE”….AND LAST NIGHT THE COUNCIL HAD TO VOTE ON THE COMMISSION’S
ACTIONS…..
AND ON A VOTE OF FOUR-ONE-AND-ONE….THE COUNCIL UPHELD THE PLANNING COMMISSION…..
FOLLOWING SEVERAL PHONE CALLS…..THE COUNCIL ALSO DISCUSSED ESTABLISHING A “FIREWORKS” ORDINANCE BEFORE THE NEXT FOURTH OF
JULY……
SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM
07/09/19
AGAIN THIS SUMMER…..THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PARTICIPATING IN THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM…..WHICH PROVIDES
FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO THOSE 18 AND UNDER…..
AND TODAY…..ANOTHER SITE WILL BEGIN SERVING LUNCH…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBIC LIBRARY WILL SERVE LUNCH FROM 11-30 TO 12-30….ON JULY NINTH…..11TH…..16TH……18TH…..AND 25TH……
ARREST
07/09/19
GLASGOW POLICE ARRESTED TWO SCOTTSVILLE MEN FOLLOWING A TRAFFIC STOP…..
26 YEAR OLD STEVEN PAYNE AND JUSTIN CARTER WERE BOTH CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH….
AND CARTER WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
SPORTS
07/09/19
THE ALL-STAR GAME RETURNS TO CLEVELAND TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1997…..AND THE AMERICAN LEAGUE WILL TRY TO CONTINUE
THEIR DOMINANCE OF THE MID SUMMER CLASSIC…..
AS THEY’VE WON THE LAST SIX IN A ROW…..AND 18 OUT OF THE LAST 22 ALL-STAR GAMES……
GREEN RIVER FERRY CLOSING
07/08/19
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK’S PLANNED CLOSURE OF THE GREEN RIVER FERRY CROSSING AND GREEN RIVER FERRY ROAD……SCHEUDLED
TO BEGIN TODAY…..HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT MONDAY…..JULY 15TH…..
HOWEVER…..THE DELAY WILL NOT AFFECT THE CONSTRUCTIONS PROJECT’S END DATE WHICH REMAINS NOVEMBER 15TH…..
THE PROJECT WILL EXTEND THE CURRENT VEHICLE ACCESS RAMPS INTO THE GREEN RIVER BY 30-FEET…..WHICH SHOULD ALLOW THE FERRY
BOAT TO OPERATE DURING PERIODS OF LOW WATER LEVEL…..
THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT
07/08/19
A GEORGETOWN THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT ORGANIZATION IS CLOSING ITS FACILITY AT KENTUCKY DOWNS IN FRANKLIN…..
“OLD FRIENDS” OFFICIALS SAY THE FRANKLIN DIVISION WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF JULY…..AND THE SEVEN RETIREES WILL BE RETURNED TO
GEORGETOWN……
THE FRANKLIN LOCATION OPENED IN JUNE OF TWENY-15….AND TOURS WERE SCHEDULED AND CONDUCTED BY STAFF AT THE SIMPSON COUNTY
TOURISM OFFICE…..
BANK ROBBERY PLEA
07/08/19
A KENTUCKY MAN HAS REACHED A PLEA AGREEMENT AND PLEADED GUILTY TO FOUR COUNTS OF BANK ROBBERY…..
47 YEAR OLD DECORISE MAJOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY 20-THOUSAND-618 DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION AND SERVE A YET TO BE DETERMINED
PRISON SENTECE…..WHICH COULD TOTAL 80-YEARS…..
IN TWENTY-16…..QWEMAJOR ROBBED BANKS IN SCOTTSVILLE….ELIZABETHTOWN…. AND BANKS IN INDIANA AND TENNESSEE…..
HART-FATAL
07/08/19
AN ACCIDENT ON I-65…..EARLY SATURDAY MORNING IN HART COIUNTY…..CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A WISCONSIN MAN…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWENTY-18 IMPALA….DRIVEN BY 56 YEAR OLD TODD DAVENPORT….LEFT THE ROADWAY….CROSSED BACK OVER ALL NORTH
BOUND LANES….STUCK A CONCRETE BARRIER WALL AND OVERTURNED AT LEAST ONCE….
DAVENPORT DIED AT THE SCENE AND A PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL…..
I-65 LANE CLOSURE
07/08/19
A LANE CLOSURE ON I-65 NORTHBOUND….BETWEEN MILE POINT SIX-POINT-FIVE AND MILE POINT EIGHT IN SIMPSON COUNT WILL BEGIN TODAY….
THE CLOSURE WILL BE IN PLACE FOR APPROXIMALTEY 10-DAYS WHILE CREWS REPAIR A DRAINAGE ISSUE IN THE AREA….
THE LEFT LANE WILL BE CLOSED….A BARREIR WALL WILL BE IN PLACE….AND THE SPEED LIMIT WILL BE LOWERED TO 55 MILES-PER-HOUR……
SPORTS
07/08/19
AT THE MEN’S WORLD CUP…..
IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION……
MEXICO DEFEATED THE U-S-A ONE TO NOTHING…..
AND AT THE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP…..
THE U-S A WON THEIR FOURTH WORLD CUP…..AND THE SECOND IN AROW…. AS THE DEFEATED THE NETHERLANDS TWO TO NOTHING…..
PENSION REFORM
07/05/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAYS HE HAS THE V OTES TO PASS A PENSION REFORM PLAN FOR KENTUCKY’S REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER QUASI-
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES……
HE WANTED TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE THE START OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR ON JULY FIRST….BUT SAYS
SINCE BILLS AREN’T DUE UNTIL AUGUST…..THERE IS STILL TIME…..
DEMOCRATS SAY IT WOULD TAKE A SUPER-MAJORITY OF LEGISLATORS TO PASS THE LEGISLATON…..SINCE THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION
REQUARES THAT FOR APPROPRIATION MEASURES DURING A NON-BUDGET YEAR….BUT BEVIN MAINTIANS THAT’S NOT THE CASE…..
JIM BEAM FIRE
07/03/19
A FIRE HAS DESTROYED A MASSIVE “JM BEAM” WAREHOUSE….IN WOODFORD COUNTY….THAT CONTAINED ABOUR 45-THOUSAND BARRELS OF
AGING BURBON….. ANOTHER WAREHOUSE ALSO CAUGHT FIRE….BUT DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED TO THE EXTERNAL STRUCTURE…..
OFFICIALS SAY THE BOURBON LOST WAS A RELATIVE “YOUNG WHISKEY”…..AND WILL NOT IMPACT THE AVAILABILITY OF JIM BEAM TO CUSTOMERS…..
ARREST
07/05/19
A BOWLING GREEN MAN IS FACING DRUG CHARGES FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION BY THE BOWLING GREEN/WARREN COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE
AND THE U-S POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE…..
19 YEAROLD JACOB EMBRY WAS ARRESTED AT HIS RESIDENCE ON CREASON STREET FOLLOWING THE EXECUTION OF A SEARCH WARRANT….
CHRISTIAN GUILTY PLEA
07/05/19
A FORMER CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO RAPE CHARGES INVOLVING A STUDENT….AND HIS
WIFE…A FORMER ASSISTANT COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY….HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO WITNESS TAMPERING….
JORDAN PEVELER AND HIS WIFE…..HANNAH…..WERE ARRAIGNED WEDNEADAY IN CHRISTIAN CIRCUIT COURT…..
SPORTS
07/05/19
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE BRAVES POUNDED THE PHILLIES 12 TO SIX…..
THE CARDINALS GOT PAST THE MARINERS FIVE TO FOUR…..
THE REDS SHUT OUT THE BREWERS ONE TO NOTHING….
AND THE HOT RODS DEFEATED DAYTON FOUR TO TWO…..
MAMMOTH CAVE INPUT
07/03/19
NOW THRU JULY 30TH…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IS SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT ON ITS PROPOSED CAVE AND KARST MANAGEMENT PLAN….
THE PLAN IS AVABILE FOR VIEWING ON LINE AT…..PARK-PLANNING-N-P-S-DOT-GOV….
OR COMMENTS WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED AT PUBLIC MEETINGS TO BE HELD JULY 16 AT THE CAVE CITY CONVENTION CENTER AND JULY 18TH AT THE
EDMONSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY…..
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK TWO-MILLION VISITORS EACH…..WITH ABOUT 500-THOUSNAD OF THOSE TAKING A CAVE TOUR……
FANCY FARM
07/03/19
IT’S ONLY A MONTH TO THE FANCY FARM PICNIC…..AND BOTH CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR SAY THEY WILL ATTEND THIS YEAR’S EVENT….
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND ATTORNEY GENERL ANDY BESHEAR HAVE TRADED INSULTS FOR YEARS…..
THE YEAR’S EVENT……SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST THIRD….IS THE TRADITIONAL START OF THE GENERAL-ELECTION CAMPAIGN SEASON……
FIRE WORKS DISPLAYS
07/03/19
THE FOURTH OF JULY MEAN FIREWORKS…..AND MANY INDIVIDUALS WILL BE HAVING THEIR OWN BACKYARD DISPLAY……
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FIREWORKS DISPLAYS SCHEDULED IN SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY……
TONIGHT……THUNDERFEST WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM….THERE ARE ALSO FIREWORKS SCHEUDLED FOR PLUM
SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH AND CALVERY BAPTIST CHURCH IN BOWLING GREEN….AND JELLYSTONE PARK IN CAVE CITY….
TOMORROW….THE HOT RODS AND BARREN RIVER STATE PARK WILL HAVE CELEBRATIONS……AND KEEP IN MIND THERE WILL NOT BE A
FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT DUMONT HILL THIS YEAR…..
FRIDAY…..THE K-O-A CAMPGROUND IN HORSE CAVE AND SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH IN BOWLING GREEN WILL HAVE FIREWORKS…..
4TH OF JULY CLOSINGS
07/03/19
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY…..
THE JUDGE EXECUTIVES OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..
THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW AND CLOSED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…..
THE TRANSFER STATION WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW…..OPEN FRIDAY….AND CLOSED SATURDAY
COUNTY CLERK, CIRCUIT CLERK AND PVA OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW…..
STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
ANIMAL SHELTR, ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALL CLOSED TOMORROW…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND TOMORROW’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP FRIDAY….
CORE OPEN TOMORROW FROM FIVE-30 TO FOUR-30 AND BOTH POOLS WILL CLOSE AT FOUR…..
SPORTS
07/03/19
AT THE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP YESTERDAY….
THE U-S-A DEFEATED ENGLANG TWO TO ONE….
THEY WILL NOW TAKE ON THE WINNER OF TODAY’S NETHERLAND/SWEDEN MATCH IN THE WORLD CUP FINALS SUNDAY…..
IN THE MEN’S WORLD CUP….
THE U-S-A PLAYS JAMAICA IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION IN NASHVILLE TODAY……
BEST RUN CITIES
07/02/19
KENTUCKY’S TWO LARGEST CITIES FARED WELL IN A REPORT ON THE “BEST AND WORST RUN CITIES IN AMERICA”…..RELEASED BY WALLET-HUB-
DOT-COM….
LEXINGTON RANKED FIFTHE OVERALL IN A SURVEY OF THE TOP 150-CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES…..WHILE LOUISVILLE FINISHED 28TH…..
TO MAKE THE DETERMINAITON…..WALLET-HUB DEVELPED A “QUALITY OF CITY SERVICES” SCORE…..COMPRISING OF 37-KEY PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS GROUPED INTO SIX CATEGORIES…..THAT WAS THEN MEASURED AGAINST THE CITY’S TOTAL PER-CAPITA BUDGET…..
NAMPA-IDAHO….A CITY OF JUST UNDER 82-THOUSAND PEOPLE….EARN THE NUMBER SPOT OVERALL……WHILE WASHINGTON D-C FINISHED LAST
AMONG THE 150-CITIES IN THE SURVEY……
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BILL
07/02/19
A BILL HAS BEEN PRE-FILED FOR THE 20-20 GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT WOULD MAKE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME…..PERMANENT YEAR-ROUND IN THE
COMMONWEALTH…… HOWEVER…..THE BILL WOULD ONLY “KICK-IN” IF CONGRESS PASSES A FEDERAL LAW ALLOWING STATES TO OBSERVE
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME YEAR-ROUND….
IF APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..KENTUCKY WOULD JOIN MORE THAN A DOZEN OTHER STATES THAT HAVE PASSED SIMILAR LAWS…..
TENNESSEE HAS ALREADY PASSED A BILL TO MAKE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT……
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE
07/02/19
THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE PROGRAM…..FOMERLY LOCATED AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..IS MOVING TO SIMPSON COUNTY SCHOOLS….
AS L AST APRIL….WESTERN NOTIFIED ITS PARTNERS THAT IT HAD ENDED ITS AGREEMENT WITH THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE TO OPERATE AT W-K-
U…..
SIMPSON COUNTY SCHOOLS WERE ONE OF THE FIRST DISTRICTS TO PARTNER WITH THE INSTITUTE BACK IN TWENTY-10…..
THEY HAVE A TEACHER IN EACH OF THEIR SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY…..AND PURCHASED THE “BEASLEY HOUSE” WHICH IS COMMITTED TO
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION……
SPORTS
07/02/19
THE U-S-A WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM TAKES ON ENGLAND……WITH THE WINNER MOVING ON TO THE WORLD CUP FINALS ON SUNDAY……
SVILLE TRANSIT
07/01/19
THE NEW CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE……TRANSIT BUS…..IS BEGINNING OPERATION TODAY…..
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 23-SCHEDULED STOPS THAT ARE MARKED WITH SIGNS AND CHANGES…..IF NEEDED…..WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER…..
SERVICE WILL BEGIN EACH WEEKDAY MORNING AT SEVEN AND RUN UNTIL SIX AT NIGHT…EACH RIDE WILL COST ONE TOKEN AND THEY’RE
AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL……
TN CELL PHONE
07/01/19
STARTING TODAY…..TENNESSEE’S NEW “HANDS-FREE” LAW GOES INTO EFFECT…..WHICH MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO USE A CELLPHONE WHILE
OPERATING A VEHICLE….
DRIVERS WHO ARE CITED WILL GET THREE POINTS ON THEIR DRIVING RECORD FOR EACH VIOLATION…..PLUS A 50-DOLLAR FINE FOR THE FIRST
OFFENSE….100-DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND OFFENCE….AND 200-DOLLARS FOR THE THIRD OFFENSE…
THER ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE “HANDS-FREE” LAW INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT….CAMPUS OFFICERS……EMERGENCY CREW…..UTILITY
SERVICES…. AND THOSE WHO ARE STOPPED OR PARKED…..
SPORTS
07/01/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY….
THE REDS ARE AT HOME TO OPEN A FOUR GAME SERIES WITH THE BREWERS…..
AND THE HOT RODS ARE IN LANSING TO TAKE ON THE LUGNUTS…..
CONYER
06/27/19
59 YEAR OLD DR. JOHN PAYTON CONYER….D-V-M…..DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HOLLAND MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS FATHER; DORAL GLEN CONNER OF HOLLAND…..AND TWO SISTERS; TERESA HOEFLER OF GEORGIA AND JANET CONNER OF
MONTANNA……
PAY RAISES
06/27/19
YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND PERSONNEL SECRETARY THOMAS STEPHENS ANNOUNCED THE FIRST ADJUSTMENT TO THE
COMMONWEALTH’S SALARY SCHEDULE IN MORE THAN A DECADE……
PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS WILL BE THE FIRST TO SEE THEIR SALARIES INCREASE DUE TO THE ADJUSTMENT….
OTHER KENTUCKY AGENCIES CAN APPLY TO PERSONNAL AND BUDGET OFFICIALS IN SEEKING SALARY ADJUSTMENTS…..AND STEPHENS SAYS HIGH
TURNOVER RATES WILL BE A KEY FACTOR IN REVIEWING REQUESTS……
SMOKING AGE BILL
06/27/19
A BIPARTISAN BILL THAT WOULD RAISE THE LEGAL AGE TO PURCHASE TOBACCO FROM 18 TO 21…..PASSED A KEY SENATE COMMITTEE YESTERDAY…..
PROPOSED BY SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL BACK IN APRIL….THE “TOBACCO-FREE YOUTH ACT”…. WOULD RAISE THE LEGAL AGE NATIONWIDE
AND…..AND WOULD INCLUDE E-CIGARETTES AND VAPING DEVICES……
SPORTS
06/27/19
AT THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES…..VANDERBILT DEFEATED MICHIGAN EIGHT TO TWO TO CLAIM THEIR SECOND WORLD SERIES TITLE….
THEY WERE ALSO NATIONAL CHAMPS IN TWENTY-14…….
FISCAL COURT
06/26/19
THERE WAS A LARGE CROWED ON HAND LAST NIGHT AS ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE TRAMMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HOLD THEIR
MEETING…..
A GROUP OF RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ON AYRES LANE TAKJED WITH COURT ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE WIDTH OF THE ROAD…..WHICH IS
13-FEET…..AND A NEW SUBDIVISION THAT IS BEING BUILT……THEY SPOKE OF SAFETY AND OTHER ISSUES AND JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER
SAID HE WOULD OVERSEE THE EFFORT TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS…..
FOLLOWING A PRESENTATION BY ROSS-SYNCLAIRE……THE COURT VOTED TO REFINANCE THE BONDS FOR THE JUSTICE CENTER…..
DOUG BOW TOLD THE COURT HE HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY ANTHEM INSURANCE….. WHO IS THE COUNTY’S NEW HEALTH INSURER…..ABOUT
BUNDLING THE DENTAL INSURACE AND THE COUNTY WOULD RECEIVE A TWO-PERCENT DISCOUNT ON THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE…..HOWEVER…..
IF THAT CHANGE WAS MADE THE DENTIST THAT MOST COUNTY EMPLOYEES USE WOULD NOT BE IN THE NETWORK AND THE COURT TOOK NO ACTION
ON THE PROPOSAL…..THEY THEN APPROVED BUNDLING THE COUNTY’S DENTAL…..VISION…..AND LIFE INSURANCE AND PUTTING IT OUT FOR
BID……
JOB CORPS CENTERS
06/26/19
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL HAS ANNOUNCED THAT KENTUCKY’S THREE JOB CORPS CENTERS WON’T BE CLOSED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT…..LAST MONTH…..THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED PLANS TO END NINE JOB CORPS PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE AND PLACE
OTHER UNDER MANGEMENT BY CONTRACTORS…..
THE COMMONWEALTH’S THREE JOB CORPS CENTERS ARE LOCATED IN FRENCHBURG…..PINE KNOTT….AND MAMMOTH CAVE…..
THE CENTERS PROVIDE EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING TO DISADVANTAGED YOUTH……
SPORTS
06/26/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS HOST OAKLAND…..
THE BRAVES TAKE ON THE CUBS IN CHICAGO…..
THE REDS ARE ON THE ROAD TO PLAY THE ANGELS….
AND THE HOT RODS ENTERTAIN GREAT LAKES…..
NEW LAWS
06/25/19
MOST OF THE BILLS PASSED BY THE TWENTY-19 GENERAL ASSEMBLY ARE TAKING EFFECT THIS THURSDAY…..JUNE 27TH…..
BILLS TAKE EFFECT 90-DAYS AFTER THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS….. EXCEPT FOR THOSE THAT CONTAIN A SPECIFIED DATE…..OR THOSE
THAT CONTAIN AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE…..WHICH TAKES EFFECT AS SOON AS THEY ARE SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOT…..
ACCORDING TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION…..DURING TIS YEAR’S 30-DAY SESSION…..786 BILLS WERE INTRODUCES….INCLUDING
263-SENATE BILLS AND 523 HOUSE BILLS…..
IN ALL…..68 SENATE BILLS AND 130 HOUSE BILLS BECAME LAW…..
PENSION PLAN
06/25/19
A PROMINENT KENTUCKY HOUSE DEMOCRAT IS QUESTIONING WHETHER GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS ENOUGH VOTES TO “LEGALLY” PASS HIS
PENSION-RELFIE PROPOSAL IN A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION……
REPRESENTATIVE JONI JENKINS SHE’S SHE HEARS THE GOVERNOR HAS LINED UP 51-VOTES FOR HIS PROPOSAL…BUT SHE SAYS THE MEASURE
COULD REQUIRE SUPPORT FROM AT LEAST 60-HOUSE MEMBERS AS AN APPROPRIATO BILL IN A NON-BUDGET YEAR…..
THE GOVERNOR’S CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS THEY HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TO PASS THE PROPOSAL IN A CONSTITUTIONAL MANNER……
GUILTY PLEA
06/25/19
A BARREN COUNTY WOMAN HAS PLEADED GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO MAKING THREATS AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND GIVING
FALSE STATEMENTS…..
20 YEAR OLD HAILY DUVALL WAS A SOPHOMORE PRE-NURSING STUDENT AT THE TIME AND A PART-TIME EMPLOYEE OF U-K HEAL CARE WHEN SHE
MADE THE THREATS IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR….
DUVALL FACES UP TO 10-YEARS IN PRISON AND A 250-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE…..
WILLOUGHBY
06/25/19
72 YEAR OLD POLLY WILLOUGHBY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME
WITH BURIAL IN DURHAM SPRINGS CEMETERY……VISITAION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS
OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS; SHIRLEY BALDWIN OF WISCONSIN AND CHRISSY COSTELLO OF SCOTTSVILLE……A SON-IN-LAW; MICHAEL
COSTELLO OF SCOTTSVILLE….A BROTHER; JAMES TWOMEY…AND A SISTER; SHIRLY HILL BOTH OF INDIANA……12 GRANDCHILDREN AND 21 GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
06/25/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY OAKLAND…..
THE BRAVES TAKE ON THE CUBS IN CHICAGO…..
THE REDS TRAVEL TO LAS ANGELES TO TAKE ON THE DODGERS…..
AND THE HOT RODS RETURN TO BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK TO OPEN A FOUR GAME SERIES WITH GREAT LAKES….
WEATHER FATAL
06/24/19
FRIDAY NIGHT’S SEVERE WEATHER THAT MOVED THROUGH ALLEN COUNTY CLAIMED A LIFE….
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A CALL OF A PERSON BEING STUCK IN THEIR VEHICLE DUE TO A TREE FALLING ON
IT….
WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED…..THEY CONFIRMED THAT 38 YEAR OLD MICHAEL BIRGE OF SCOTTSILLE DIED AFTER A TREE FELL ON HIS PICK-UP…….
FUGUTIVE CAPTURED
06/24/19
A FUTITIVE WHO PASSED THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY…..AND REMOVED HIS ANKLE MONITOR NEAR SMITHS GROVE…..HAS BEEN
CAPTURED IN OHIO…..
BRYAN CONLEY WAS ARRESTED IN JANUARY FOR ATTEMPTING TO RANSOM THE PARENTS OF A WOMAN FROM TENNESSEE…..
CONLEY WAS TO HAVE APPEARED IN COURT FRIDAY TO FACE A SUPERDEDING INDICTMENT CHARGING HIM WITH KIDNAPPING, BANK FRAUD,
IDENTITY THEFT AND ADDITIONAL COUNTS OF INTERSTATE THREATENING COMMUNICATIONS…..
TURK
06/24/19
84 YEAROLD PATSY TURK OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HER RESIDENCE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT
THREE-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WIH BURIAL IN CEDAR CROSS CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; LARRY AND KATHY…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW’ DONNA AND KELLEY
QUACKENBUSH AND CLARISSA AND RICKY MARTIN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; WILLIE WOOD OF INDIANA…..AND A SISTER; STELLA ELMORE
OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
PATRICK
06/24/19
63 YEAR OLD DONALD VICTOR PATRICK DIED FRIDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH PRIVATE BURIAL…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (TUES) MORNING
AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; MICKEY PATRICK…..A DAUGHTER; KAITLYN KEEN OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO SONS; DUSTIN AND DYLON KEEN BOTH OF
SCOTTSVILLE….. A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; RETHA AND ROGER COPAS OF TENNESSEE…..AND A BROTHER; JIMMY OF CALIFORNIA……
FOX
06/24/19
75 YEAR OLD MARY FOX OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT HER RESIDENCE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT ONE
AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CLIFTON CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (TUES) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL
HOME….AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGTERS-IN-LAW; DOUGIE TURNER AND JERRY AND HELEN FANN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GARY AND
JENNIFER FANN OF TENNESSEE…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; SANDRA AND LARRY PEDIGO AND ELIZABETH AND MIKE WATERSON ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE……AND SIX BROTHERS; CHARLES, BOBBY, BILLY, DONNIE, TERRY AND JERRY FOX ALL OF TENNESSEE……24 GRANDCHILDREN AND
33 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/24/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE BRAVE ARE IN CHICAGO TO TAKE ON THE CUBS….
FATAL-HART UPDATE
06/21/19
STATE POLICE SAY AN S-U-V…..TRAVELING THE WRONG WAY ON I-65 IN HART COUNTY….CRASHED INTO A GREYHOUND BUS AND SEMI IN A “HEAD-
ON” MANNER YESTERDAY….
THE DRIVER OF THE S-U-V…..37 YEAROLD CHARLES CARTWRIGHT OF LOUISVILLE…. DIED AT THE SCEHE…..
THE OPERATOR OF THE BUS…..WHO’S IN CRITICAL CONDITION…. AND SIX OF THE 35 PASSENGERS ON THE BUS WERE ALSO INJURED…..
AND THE SEMI-DRIVER AND HIS PASSENGER REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT…..
HARWOOD
06/21/19
65 YEAR OLD SHARON HARWOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
12NOON TODAY (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; TOMMY HARWOOD…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MATT AND HEATHER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER AND
SON-IN-LAW; CRYSTAL AND ANDY HENSON OF ALVATON…..AND A SISTER; PRISCILLA GOMEZ OF COLORADO…..FOUR GRANDDHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
06/21/19
AT THE N-B-A DRAFT…..
MURRAY STATE’S JA MORANT WAS THE SECOND OVER-ALL PICK AND THE FIRST PLAYER FROM KENTUCKY SELECTED…..
THEN……KENTUCKY’S P-J WASHINGTON WAS THE 12TH PICK….TYLER HERO WAS 13TH…..AND KELDON JOHNSON WAS SELECTED 29TH……
FREE LAP TOP
06/19/19
BEGINNING THIS FALL…..EVERY FIRST-TIME….FULL-TIME FRESHMAN STUDENT AT KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY WILL RECEIVE A LAPTOP
COMPUTER……AS PART OF THE NEW…..QUALITY ENHANCEMNT PLAN……WHICH HAS THE GOAL OF EQUIPING STUDENTS WITH THE TECHNOLOGY
SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE READY FOR WORK….
FACULITY HAD NOTICED STUDENT WERE USING THEIR CELL PHONES FOR CLASS WORK INSTEND OF LAP TOPS…..AND DATA SUGGESTS
DOWNLOADING TEXTBOOKS ON CELL PHONE…..RATHER THAN ON A LARGER SCREEN….COULD HURT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT….
NO FOUL PLAY
06/19/19
THE F-B-I SAYS THEY THINK NO FOUL PLAY WAS INVOLVED IN THE DEATH OF A WOMAN FOUND IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK….THE BODY OF 23
YEAR OLD MARIAH DECRU WAS DISCOVERED IN A CEMETERY ON PARK GROUNDS IN MARCH…
THE AUTOPSY FOUND SHE INGESTED TOO MUCH OF AN ANTIHISTAMINE USED IN CERTAIN TYPES OF ALLERGY AND SLEEP MEDICATIONS…..THE
MANNER OF DEATH IS LISTED AS…..“UNDETERMINED”…..BUT AUTHORIES SAY NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED…..
PARK RANGERS CALLED THE F-B-I IN BECAUSE THE BODY WAS FOUND ON NATIONAL PARK PROPERTY…..
SPORTS
06/19/19
THE KENTUCKY FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION HAS RECOMMENDED A CHANGE TO REGULATIONS THAT WOULD ALLOW HUNTERS THE OPTION OF
COMPLETING THEIR TRAINING THROUGHT A FREE ONLINE COURSE…..RATHER THAN TRAVELING TO A FIRING RANGE FOR IN-PERSON TRAINING….
THE COMMISSION IS ALSO PROPOSING THAT INDIVIDUALS EXEMPT FROM HUNTING LICENSES…..OBTAIN HUNTER EDUCATION CERTIFICATON IF THEY
WERE BORN ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST TWO-THOUSAND-TWO…..
IF APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THE NEW REGULATIONS WOULD TAKE EFFECT MARCH FIRST OF NEXT YEAR…..
SCHOOL BOARD
06/18/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR FINAL MEETING OF THE FISCAL YEAR YESTERDAY…..
THE BOARD APPROVED A NEW AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES WITH ENGLISH… LUCAS….PRIEST….AND OWSELY LAW….RATES WILL INCREASE
BY FIVE DOLLARS AND HOUR FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR TO 220-DOLLARS AND HOUR….THEN RATES WILL INCREASE ANOTHER FIVE-
DOLLARS PER HOUR FOR THE 20-20…20-21 SCHOOL YEAR……
BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO CLOSE OUT THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR WERE APPROVED…..
THE SECOND YEAR OF A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH H ORTHOPEDICS PLUS WAS APPROVED FOR ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES…..AND THE
SCHOOL NURSE CONTRACT WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO APPROVED….
THE DISTRICT ENDED THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH AN ATTENDANCE RATE 94-POINT-14 PERCENT…..WHICH WAS UP FROM 93-POINT-83 PERCENT THE
PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR…..
PLANNING COMMISION
6-18-19
THE SCOTTSVILLE-ALLEN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT.
JAMES ROBINSON, WHO WAS REQUESTING A ZONE CHANGE FROM A SINGLE FAMILY TO A BUSINESS 2 FOR THE OLD TURNER ANTBELUM HOME AT 215
WEST CHERRY STREET, WAS DENIED. ROBINSON, WHO OVERSEES A TRUST FOR THE PROPERTY WAS REQUESTING THAT THE HOME AND PROPERTY
BECOME AN EVENT VENUE.
A SUBDIVISON PLAT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED OFF PARKVIEW SHORES DRIVE BELONGING TO JIMMY HARSTON OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS APPROVED.
A SUBDIVISON WITH 43 LOTS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED CALLED HIDEAWAY RIDGE.
ANOTHER SUBDIVION PLAT WAS APPROVED, BELONGING TO WAYNE BALLARD. 41 RESIDENTIAL LOTS WILL BE LOCATED OFF PARKVIW SHORES DRIVE.
AND THE NEW BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WAS APPROVED.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISION IS JULY 15TH AT 7 P.M.
PARRISH
06/18/19
65 YEAR OLD HELEN KAY PARRISH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..AND THERE WILL BE NO
VISITATION OR SERVICE AT THIS TIME AS CREMATION WAS CHOSEN……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; DEBBIE AND CHARLES TILLSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; MARSHALL
AND SHANNON GRIZZLE OF INDIANA…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; ZELMA GRIZZLE OF INDIANA AND BONNI DEITZ AND TOMMIE AND
STEVE GOOSTREE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……
HIX
06/18/19
87 YEAR OLD DONALD GENE HIX OF SCOTTSILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER THREE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY……
HE’S SURVIVED BYU TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; DEBRA AND RALPH BARANY OF OWENSBORO AND DONNA AND BRYAN BEWLEY OF
BOWLING GREEN….. AND A BROTHER; REX OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/18/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE MARLINS…..
THE BRAVES ENTERTAIN THE METS…..
THE REDS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE RANG
AND THE HOT RODS ARE OFF UNTIL THURSDAY FOR THE WEST/EAST ALL STAR GAME WHICH IS TONIGHT…..
JACKSON RECEPTION
06/17/19
AFTER LEADING THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PAST 12-YEARS…. SUPERINTENDENT RANDALL JACKSON IS RETIRING AT THE END
OF THE MONTH…. AND THIS AFTERNOON FROM ONE TO THREE…..A RECEPTONS HONORING MR. JACKSON WILL BE HELD AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE….
AND THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND……
LOTTERY SALES
06/17/19
KENTUCKY LOTTERY SALES HAVE TOPPED MORE THANT ONE-BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW….
YEAR-TO-DATE SALES THROUGH THE END OF MAY WERE…..ONE-POINT-ZERO-35 BILLION DOLLARS…..WHICH IS EIGHT-POINT-ONE PERCENT
AHEAD OF MAY LAST ONE….AND 13-POINT-NINE MILION DOLLARS AHEAD OF BUDGET……
THIS IS THE EARLIEST POINT IN A FICAL YEAR FOR SALES TO HIT THE ONE-BILLION DOLLAR MARK……AND THE LOTTERY CREDITS OF SALE FOR THE
FOR THE MEGA MILLIONS GAME….SCRATCH-OFF TICKETS….AND LOTTERY INSTANT PLAY FOR THE INCREASE……
ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS
06/17/19
THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HAS ISSUED AN ORDER THAT ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS ARE NOT UTILITIES AND
THEREFORE SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO REGULATION…..
ACCORDING TO THE P-S-C…..THE RULING IS TO REMOVE ANY AMBIGUITY OVER THE LEGAL STATUS OF “CHARGING STATIONS”….AND PAVE THE WAY
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MORE IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
THE AGENCY NOTED IN THE ORDER THAT KENTUCKY HAS LAGGED BEHIND NEIGHBORING STATES IN THE AVAILABLITY OF PUBLIC “E-V” CHARGING
STATIONS WITH ONLY 94 IN THE COMMONWELTH SO FAR….
SUPREME COURT RULINGS
06/17/19
THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT HAS RULED THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN BE SUED FOR DAMAGES WHEN THEIR CAR CHASES LEAD TO THE
DEATH OR INJURY OF A THIRD PARTY…..
THE RULING STEMS FROM AN ACCIDENT IN SCOTT COUNTY WHEN A DRUG DEALER CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO ANOTHER VHEICLE DHRING A CHASE….
KILLING THE DRIVER…..
AND THE HIGH COURT ALSO RULED THAT A DAMAGE WAIVER SIGNED BY A PARENT…..AT A TRAMPOLINE PARK…...DOES NOT PROTECT THE PARK
FROM LIABILITY IN THE CASE OF AN INJURED CHILD….
THE COURT SAID THAT THE PUBLIC’S INTEREST IN PROTECTING CHILDREN RENDERS LIABILITY WAIVERS AT FOR-PROFIT OPERATIONS
UNENFORCEABLE…..
SPORTS
06/17/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY….
THE CARDINALS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE MARLINS….
THE BRAVES HOST THE METS…..
THE REDS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE RANGERS…..
AND THE HOT RODS ARE OFF UNTIL THURSDAY FOR THE EAST/WWEST ALL-STAR GAME…….
BOUCHER SELLS HOUSE
06/13/19
THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR OF SENATOR RAND PAUL…..WHO WAS CONVICTED OF ATTACKING HIM….HAS SOLD HIS HOME….
RENE BOUCHER PLEADED GUILTY LAST YEAR TO ASSAULTING PAUL…..WHO ALSO WON A CIVIL VERDICT AGAINST BOUCHER FOR MORE THAN 582-
THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
FOLLOWING THE SALE….. BOUCHER TURNED 482-THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER TO THE COURT……WHICH WILL BE HELD IN AN ACCOUNT UNTIL THE
CIVIL PROCEEDINGS ARE RESOLVED……
ACCIDENT-WARREN
06/13/19
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON “U-S 68”….NEAR THE INTER-SECTION WITH STAMPS ROAD IN WARREN COUNTY….SENT ONE PERSON FOR MEDICAL
TREATMENT….
STATE POLICE 41 YEAR OLD JAMES EMBRY OF MORGANTOWN WAS OPERATING A TWO-THOUSAND-SIX MACK DUMP TRUCK…..AND HE PULLED INTO
THE PATH OF A TWO-THOUSAND-FOUR INTERNATIONAL SERVICE TRUCK DRIVEN BY 23 YEAR OLD BLAKE JONES OF BOWLING GREEN….
JONES WAS FLOWN TO SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER…..AN EMBRY REFUSED TREATMENT OR TRANSPORT WHILE ON THE SCENE……
SPORTS
06/13/19
THE TITANS ARE RETIRING THE NUMBERS OF EDDIE GEORGE AND THE LATE STEVE MCNAIR….
THE TITANS SAY THIS IS HE FIRST TIME AN N-F-L TEAM HAS RETIRED EITHER A NUMBER NINE OR 27….GIVING THE LEAGE 153 NUMBERS THAT HAVE
BEEN REIRED…...
BOTH NUMBERS WILL BE RETIRED SEPTEMBER 15TH…..AT THEIR HOME OPENER AGAINST THE COLTS……
COAL BACK TAXES
06/12/19
COAL COMPANIES TIED TO WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR JIM JUSTICE ARE PROMISING TO PAY HUGE PROPERTY TAX DEBTS OWED TO SOME EASTERN
KENTUCKY COUNTIES…..
HARLIN….KNOTT…..MAGOFFIN….AND PIKE COUNTD RECEIVED CHECKS LAST WEEK TOTALING JUST OVER ONE-MILLION DOLLARS…..ACCORDING TO
THE HERALD-LEADER…..THE JUSTICE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO PLEDGED TO PAY AN EQUAL AMOUNT OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS TO RESOLVE
YEARS OF DELIQUENT TAXES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
EDMONSON SHOOTING
06/12/19
AN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING YESTERDAY MORNING IN EDMONSON COUNTY TOOK THE LIFE OF A MALE TEEN….
THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….AND FROM THERE WAS FLOWN TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CETNER…..
WHERE HE LATER DIED…..
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE SHOOTING CONTINUES……
TODD FATAL
06/12/19
A SUNDAY ACCIDENT IN TODD COUNTY CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A LEWISBURG MAN….
AUTHORITES SAY A 1999 NISSAN CAR DRIVEN BY MICHAEL WRIGHT WAS SOUTHBOUND ON KENTUCKY-ONE-81 WHEN IT LEFT HE ROADWAY….WENT
DOWN AN AMBANKMENT….STRUCK A TREE AND CAUGHT FIRE….
SPORTS
06/12/19
AFTER FIELDING A CO-ED SOCCER TEAM THE PAST TWO SEASONS…..THE JAMES E. BAZZLE MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL HAVE BOTH A BOYS AND GIRLS
TEAM THIS SEASON….
THE SOCCER PROGRAM AT THE CORE….WHICH IS THE FEEDER PROGRAM…. CONTINUES TO GROW CONTRIBUTING TO THE HIGHER NUMBBER OF
INTERESTED PLAYERS…..
LAST SEASON THE HIGH SCHOOL LAUNCHED A JUNIOR VARSITY PROGRAM….WITH THE HOPES OF FIELDING A VARSITY TEAM IN THE NEAR FUTURE…..
CITY COUNCIL
06/11/19
DURING THEIR BUDGET WORKSHOP…..SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSED MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WATER AND SEWER RATES…..AND
AT LAST NIGHT’S MEETING THEY APPROVED AN ANNUAL TWO-PERCENT PRICE ADJUSTMENT…… WHICH WILL BE LOOKED AT DURING THE BUDGET
PROCESS EACH YEAR FOR POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENT…..
THE IS ALSO CITY IS NOT GIVING A PAY RAISE THIS YEAR…..AND THEY APPROVED A “FLOATING” DAY OFF FOR EMPLOYEES….
THE COUNCIL ALSO GAVE FINAL APPROVAL TO THE NEW BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF 11-MILLION DOLLARS….
AND APROVED A ZONE CHANGE FROM SINGLE FAMILTY…..TO MULIT-FAMILY….FOR PROPERTY AT THREE-20 NORTH EIGHTH……
NORRIS
06/11/19
55 YEAR OLD SHANE EUGENE NORRIS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERIVES WILL
BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS WITH MILITARY HONORS…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME….GRAHAM LODGE NUMBER TWO-OH-EIGHT AND SCOTTSVILLE
CHAPTER NUMBER 60 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR WILL HOLD RITES TOMORROW (WED) NIGHT AT SIX-30…..AND ALL MASTER MASONS WISHING
TO PARTICIPATE SHOLD BE AT THE LODGE AT SIX……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JIMMIE NORRIS….HIS MOTHER; VIRGINIA NORRIS OF SCOTTSVILLE….A BROTHER-IN-LAW; MIKE STINSON AND WIFE
CLARA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE SISTERS-IN-LAW; DIANA STEWARD AND HUSBAND HAROLD OF BOWLING GREEN, TAMMIE CROWE AND
HUSBAND BILLY OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GEORGIA BROWNFIELD OF TENNESSEE……
SPORTS
06/11/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE CARDINALS TAKE ON THE MARLINS IN MIAMI…..
THE BRAVES HOST THE PIRATES…..
THE REDS ARE ON THE ROAD TO CLEVELAND…..
AND THE HOT RODS ARE AT HOME TO OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES WITH FORT WAYNE…..
CITY COUNCIL
06/10/19
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT…..ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR REPORTS…..AND TONIGHT’S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHER GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SIX…..
LOUISVILLE AIRPORT
06/10/19
LOUISVILLE OFFICIALS HAVE UNVEILED NEW BRANDING FOR LOUISVILLE’S AIRPORT….TO GO ALONG WITH THE RENAMING TO HONOR MUHAMMAD
ALI……
THE AIRPORT AUTHORYT VOTED IN JANUARY TO CHANGE THE AIRPORT’S NAME TO THE…..LOUISVILLE MUHAMMAND ALI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT….
THEN FRIDAY…..A NEW LOGO WAS UNVEILED…..SHOWING A SILOUETTE OF ALI WITH ARMS RAISED AGAINST A BUTTERFLY…..
BERRY RECALL
06/10/19
GROCERY STORES OWNED BY KROGER…..ACROSS THE COUNTRY…..ARE RECALLING STORE-LABEL FROZEN BERRIES BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE
CONTAMINATED WITH “HEPATITIS-A”……THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTED ILLNESSES…..AND THE STORES INCLUSE KROGER…..RALPHS…..FRY’….
FED MEYER AND OTHERS…..
THE RECALLED FRUIT ARE BRANDED….PRIVATE SELECTION…..AND THEY INCLUDE “FROZEN TRIPLE BERRY MEDLEY” IN THE 16-AND-48-OUNCE
SIZES…..AND “FROZN BLACKBERRIES” IN A 16-OUNCE PACKAGE….
KROGER HAS REMOVED THE BERRIES FROM STOVE SHELVES AND CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE THEM AT HOME SHOULD NOT EAT THEM…...
LAMB
06/10/19
86 YEAR OLD BARBARA LOUISE LAMB DIED SATURDAY AT GREENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY
NATIVE WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL OME WITH BURIAL IN WALKER’S CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO
THE CENTER FOR COURAGEOUS KIDS OR D-A-R…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; STACY AND CONNIE LAMB….AND TWO NIECES; LAUREN AND MOLLY LAMB ALL OF BOWLING
GREEN…..
SPORTS
06/10/19
PATRIOT HEAD FOOTBALL COACH BRAD HOOD HAS INFORMED NEWSWATCH THAT THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL CAMP…..SCHEDULED FOR TODAY AND
TOMORROW….HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RAIN AND POSSIBILITIES OF MORE INCOMING WEATHER…..
THE CAMP WILL BE RESHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE…..
CCK EXPANSION
06/05/19
A LARGE CROWED WAS ON HAD YESTERDAY…..AS THE CENTER FOR COURAGEOUS KIDS HELD A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THEIR FIRST EXPANSION IN
12-YEARS…..A TREE HOUSE CALL “ADVENTURE LODGE”……WHICH WILL BE USED FOR ART AND MUSIC THERAPY AND NATURE PROGRAM……
C-C-K OFFERS FREE…..YEAR ROUND….CAMPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS THAT SUFFER FROM VARIETY OF ILLNESSES AND
HANDICAPS……CAMPERS FROM 49-STATE AND 14-COUNTIES HAVE BEEN COMING TO THE CENTER FOR THE PAST 10-YEARS…..
NEXT YEAR…..C-C-K WILL BE OPENING A MINITURE GOLF COURSE……
ELECTION CERTIFICATION DELAYED
06/05/19
KENTUCKY ELECTION OFFICIALS HAVE DELAYED CERTIFYING STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS…..AFTER THE COMMONWELATH’S CHIEF
ELECTON OFFICIAL IDENTIFIED A SERIES OF DISCREPANCIES IN VOTE COUNTS…..WHICH WON’T CHANGE ANY OUTCOMES OF LAST MONTH’S
PRIMARY ELECTION……
SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES SAID THE DELAY IS DUE TO A NEW STATE LAW THAT REMOVED MUCH OF HER AUTHORITY OVER
THE STADE BORD OF ELECTIONS……
BUT BOARD CHAIRMAN JOSH BRANSCUM DIDN’T BLAME THE LAW FOR THE CERTIFICATION DELAY……BUT DID SAY THE BOARD NEEDS TO MAKE
SOME CLARIFICATIONS BEFORE IT MEETS ON FRIDAY……
KACO DIRECTOR
06/05/19
THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES HAS A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR…..
FORMER SIMPSON COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE JIM HENDERSON…..WHO HAS SERVED AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SINCE JANUARY OF LAST
YEAR…..WILL ASSUME HIS NEW DUTIES IMMEDIATELY…..
HENDERSON WAS SIMPSON JUDGE EXECUTIVE FOR FIVE TERMS BEFORE ACCEPTING HIS POSITION WITH THE KA-CO……...
SPORTS
06/05/19
KENTUCKY DEER HUNTERS WILL HAVE A LONGER PERIOD IN THE FIELD…..WITH THEIR CROSSBOWS…..AFTER A PROPOSAL TO EXPAND THE SEASON
WENT INTO EFFECT MAY 31ST…..
THE NEW CROSSBOW SEASON WILL OPEN THE THIRD SATURDAY IN SEPTEMBER…. AND CLOSE THE THIRD MONDAY IN JANUARY…..
THIS YEAR’S SEASON WILL BEGIN SEPTEMBER 21ST AND CONTINUE THRU JANUARY 20TH……
GOVERNOR PENSION PLAN
06/04/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAYS HE’S AGREED TO CHANGES TO HIS PENSION-RELIEF PLAN…..IN AN EFFORT TO WIN SUPPORT FROM LAWMAKERS
WHOSE VOTES WOULD BE NEEDED TO PASS IT IN A SPECIAL LEGISLALTIVE SESSION….
BEVIN SAYS HIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN AMENDED “ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS”…..BUT HASN’T PROVIDED SPECIFICS…..
UNLESS ACTON IS TAKEN…..REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES AND MANY QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES FACE BALLOONING COSTS BEGINNING JULY
FIRST……
MCCRACKEN SHORTFALL
06/04/19
THE NEW FISCAL YEAR IS APPROACHING….AND MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY IS EXPECTED TO HAVE AN 890-THOUSAND DOLLAR
BUDGET SHORTFALL……
ACCORDING TO THE PADUCAH SUN…..FOR YEARS THE COUNTY HAS BEEN SPENDING MORE THAN IT BRINGS IN…..COVERING THE COSTS WITH
SAVINGS FROM EARLIER YEARS…..BUT DEPUTY JUDGE-EXECUTIVE STEVE DOOLITTLE SAY HE EXPECTS HALF OF THE REMAINING TWO-POINT-EIGHT
MILLION DOLLRS IN SAVINGS TO BE GONE BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR……
DOOLITLE HAS PROPOSED A FIVE-PERCENT REDUCTION IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET OF NEARLY 30-MILLION DOLLARS…………
HABEGGER’S MARKET
06/04/19
HABEGGER’S AMISH MARKET IS ONE OF THE 80 CERTIFIED FARM MARKETS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH ACCEPTED INTO THE…..TWENTY-19
KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU CERTIFIED ROADSIDE FARM MARKET PROGRAM….
IN JOINING THE ROADSIDE MARKET PROGRAM….HABEGGER’S HAS COMMITED TO OFFERING QUALITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICE TO THEIR
CUSTOMERS…..
MARKETS CERTIFIED THROGH THE PROGAM ARE IDENTIFIED BY THE ”CORNUCOPIA LOGO” AND LISTED IN THE K-F-B CERTIFIED ROADSIDE FARM
MARKET DIRECTORY…..
THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES COLLECTIVE ADVERTISING…..PROMOTIONAL ITEMS…..EDUCATIONAL TOUR OPPORTUNITIES…..AND OTHER
MARKETING BENEFITS WITH THE INTENT TO INCREASE THE NET FARM INCOME OF MEMBER MARKETS……
FANCY FARM PICNIC
06/04/19
FORMER K-E-T JOURNALIST AND GLASGOW NATIVE…..BILL GOODMAN….WILL EMCEE THE POLITICAL SPEAKING AT THIS YEAR’S FANCY FARM PICNIC….
THE ANNUAL FUND RAISER……WHICH IS THE KICK-OFF TO THE FALL POLITICAL SEASON…..IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST THIRD…….
GOODMAN IS CURRENTLY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE KENTUCKY HUMANITIES COUNCIL…….…
BROWN
06/04/19
31 YEAR OLD CODY ONEAL BROWN OF ALVATON DIED SUNDAY AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITAION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SCHARRE BROWN…..A SON; LEELAND…..TWO DAUGHTERS; ARIEL AND HANNAH…..HIS MOTHER; DONIATA BROWN…..
HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW; CATHY HAULK…..AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; AL AND STELLA BROWN AND EDWARD AND MICHELLE MURRAY ALL
OF ALVATON….AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; MINDAY RODREGUEZ AND LADONYA AND MARON DAVIS ALL OF BOWLING GREEN……
SPORTS
06/04/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS ARE AT HOM TO PLAY THE REDS….
THE BRAVES ARE ON THE ROAD TO PITTSBURGH……
AND THE HOT RODS OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES IN SOUTH BEND….
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
06/03/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS AGAIN PARTICIPATING IN THE “SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM”…..WHICH PROVIDES FREE
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL CHILDREN…..18 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER…..REGARDLESS OF RACE…..COLOR…..NATIONAL ORIGIN…..SEX…..OR
DISABILITY…..
THE PROGRAM BEGINS TODAY….AND BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED FROM 7-30 TO 9-30 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND FROM 7-30 TO 8-30 AT THE
CORE…..
LUNCH WILL THEN BE SERVED FROM 10-30 TO 12-30 AT THE HIGH SCHOOLL….11-TO 11-25 AT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND COUNTRY PLACE
APARTMENTS…..FROM 11-35 TO 12NOON AT ALCO APARTMENTS……11-45 TO12-30 AT THE CORE…..12NOON TO 12-25 AT JIM MCDANIEL PARK…..AND
FROM 12-10 TO 12-30 AT LANDMARK APARTMENTS…..
LUNCH WILL ALSO BE SERVED AT THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN JULY……
FLAGS TO HALF STAFF
06/03/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN IS CALLING FOR AMERICAN AND KENTUCKY FLAGS TO BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE VIRGINIA
BEACH SHOOTINGS ON FRIDAY AND THEIR FAMILIES….
THE FLAGS SHOULD REMAIN AT HALF=STAFF UNTIL SUNSET TOMORROW……
CUNNINGHAM
06/03/19
70 YEAR OLD CAROLYN MCINTYRE CUNNINGHAM OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT PLEASANT HOME MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY….VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNON (MON) AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER ONE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE CHURCH……..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; WINSTON CUNNINGHAM….TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; WESLEY AND TONDA OF SCOTTSVILLE AND
WARREN AND LAURA OF SMITHS GROVE……AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; FREEMAN AND MARY MCINTYRE OF GLASGOW AND FRANKIE
AND ANITA MCINTYRE OF FOUNTAIN RUN……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO STEP-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/03/19
AT THE STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET….
AC/S JUNIOR DAVI THOMPSON FINISHED 13TH I THE FIELD OF 21 IN THE CLASS TWO-A TRIPLE JUMP COMPETITION….
THOMPSON’S BEST DISTANCE WAS 40-FEET…10-AND-A-HALF INCHES ON THIS THIRD AND FINAL JUMP……
THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED FRIDAY ITS REMOVING ITS BAN ON ALCOHOL SALES AT SPORTING EVENTS…....BUT IS LEAVING THE
DECISION ON HOW TO PROCEED IN THE HANDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL…..
THE SEC WAS THE ONLY ONE…..OF THE FIVE MAJOR CONFERENCES….WITH SUCH A BAN IN PLACE…..
BEER AND WINE SALES WILL BE ALLOWED STARTING AUGUST FIRST…..
GIFT BAN UPHELD
05/31/19
THE U-S SIX CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ISSUED A RULING YESTERDAY UPHOLDING KENTUCKY’S BAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND GIFTS FROM
LOBBYISTS…..
THE OPINION REVERSED A RULING OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY WHICH HAD STRUCK DOWN THE CONTRIBUTION AND GIFT BANS
FROM LOBBYISTS TO LEGISLATORS……
THE SUIT CLAIMED SEVERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND ETHICS STAUTES VIOLATED FIRST AND 14TH AMENDMENT
RIGHTS……
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED MAJOR ETHICS REFORMS IN 1993 FOLLOWING THE “BOPTROT” SCANDAL……
PENSION PLAN
05/31/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAYS IT’S UP TO THE G-O-P LED LEGISLATURE TO MUSTER THE VOTES NEEDED TO PASS HIS PENSION-RELIEF PLAN IN A
SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION HE WANTS TO CALL…..
HOWEVER…..LEGISLATIVE LEADERS SAY THEY’VE MADE IT CLEAR THAT IT’S THE GOVERNOR’S RESPONSIBIITY TO GET THEM TO VOTE FOR THE
BILL…..
REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES….AS-WELL-AS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS….RAPE CRISIS CENTERS…..AND MANY OTHER QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCIES FACE BALLOONING PENSION COSTS ON JULY FIRST UNLESS ACTION IS TAKEN……
HIGHLAND GAMES
05/31/19
THE GLASGOW HIGHLAND GAMES BEGIN TODAY….
LUNCH WITH THE CHIEF IS AT 12NOON…..
THERE WILL BE MORNING AND AFTERNOON SEMINARS…..
AND THE CEILIDH IS TONIGHT AT SIX-30……
SPORTS
05/31/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE BRAVES ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE TIGERS….
THE CARDINALS ENTERTAIN THE CUBS…..
THE REDS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE NATIONALS…..
AND THE HOT RODS OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES IN LANSING…..
HEMP TRANSPORTATON
05/30/19
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES SAYS A PUBLISHED LEGAL OPINION FROM THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE…..
STARING HEMP CAN BE TRANSPORTED ACROSS STATE LINES….PROVIDES MUCH NEED CERTAINITY FOR THE HEMP INDUSTRY…..
THE OPINION SAYS HEMP CAN BE TRANSPORTED ACROSS STATE LINES….EVEN THROUGH STATES THAT HAVEN’T PASSSED LAWS ALLOWING THE
CROP’S PRODUCTION…..AS THE LEGAL OPINION NOTES THE TWENTY-18 FARM BILL REMOVED HEMP FROM A FEDERAL LIST OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES……
WHILE STATES ARE FREE TO PROHIBIT THE PRODUCTION OF HEMP…..THEY STILL MUST ALLOW IT TO BE TRANSPORTED THROUGH THEIR
JURISDICTIONS….. HOWEVER…..THE CROP MUST HAVE BEEN PRODUCED UNDER A U-S-D-A LICENSE…..BY A U-S-D-A APPROVED STATE…..OR
UNDER A TWENTY-14 FEDERAL PILOT PROJECT FOR HEMP……
PARKING LOTS
05/30/19
AS YOU MAKE TRAVEL PLANS FOR TOMORROW AND SATURDAY……
KEEP IN MIND THAT THE PARKING LOT AT THE ALLEN COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER ON WOOD STREET WILL HAVE THE PARKING LOT SEALED
AND STRIPPED TOMORROW AND SATURDAY…..
AND THE PARKING LOT AT THE ALLEN COUINTY JUDICIAL CENTER ON EAST MAIN STREET WILL HAVE THE PARKING LOT SEALED AND STRIPPED
SATURDAY……
FARMERS MARKET
05/30/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARMERS MARKET WILL OPEN FOR THE SEASON…..THIS SATURDAY….AS THEY WILL BE SET UP IN THE LIBRARY QUADRANT OF
THE SQUARE FROM EIGHT TO 12NOON…..
THEN BEGINNING THURSDAY, JUNE SIXTH…..THE FARMERS MARKET WILL BE SET UP ON THE SQUARE EACH THURSDAY AND SATURDAY THRU
OCTOBER……
THE MARKET ALSO HAS A NEW…..DOUBLE DOLLAR….PROGRAM FOR SENIORS AND WIC PARTICIPANTS…..
WHICH WILL ALLOW INDI VIDUALS TO USE A FOOD COUPON…..THEN THEY WILL BE GIVEN ANOTHER COUPON…..FOR THE SAME AMOUNT…..FROM THE
FARMERS MARKET……
WARREN FATAL
05/30/19
AN ACCIDENT AROUND 12:30 THIS MORNING…..IN THE 77-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MORGANTOWN ROAD IN WARREN COUNTY…..CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A
BOWLING GREEN RESIDENT…..…..
ACCORDING TO THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT….UPON ARRIVAL DEPUTIES LOCATED A TWENTY-13 DODGE DART IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE ROADWAY….. APPARENLTY IT HAD LEFT THE ROAD AND STRUCK SEVERAL LARGE TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE ROADWAY……
THE DRIVER….22 YEAR OLD SARAH HOOD…..DIED AT THE SCENE……
MCCONNELL CHALLENGER
05/30/19
A FORMER ONE-TERM STATE LAWMAKER SAYS HE WILL CHALLENGE SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL IN NEXT YEAR’S REUBLLICAN PRIMARY…..
FORMER REPRESENTATIVE WESLEY MORGAN A RICHMOND LIQUOR STORE OWNER……CALLED MCCONNELL A “SELF-SERVING SENATOR” WHO
WAITS SO SEE “WHICH WAY THE WIND IS BLOWING” BEFORE TAKING A STAND….
MORGAN….WHO WAS ELECTED TO THE KENTUCKY HOUSE IN TWENTY-16…..BUT WAS DEFEATED TWO YEARS LATER…..SAYS HE SUPPORTS
CONGRESSONAL TERM LIMITS…..
PRESTONBURG WEATHER DEATH
05/30/19
A SEVERE STROM IN EASTERN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY IS BEING BLAMED FOR THE DEATH OF A PRESTONSBURG MAN….
AUTHORITIES SAY A MOTORIST WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET….WHEN THE ROOF OF A BUILDING WAS BLOWN OFF AND IT LANDED ON THE MOVING
VEHICLE…..
A PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE UNHARMED…..
BARTON
05/30/19
52 YEAR OLD ROBERT CHARLES “BOB” BARTON-SENIOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON SATURDAY AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SHAWN BARTON…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; ROBERT JUNIOR AND COURTNEY OF LOUISVILLE…..A DAUGHTER-
BRITTANY MORGAN OF OHIO…..A STEP DAUGHTER AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; TASHA AND MATT LIPINSKI OF COLORADO…..HIS PARENTS; BOBBY AND
KITTY BARTON…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; WILLIAM AND JOANNA ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JENNIFER
AND IAN CROSS OF TEXAS…..PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; AVA LUCIAN…..AND PATERNAL STEP-GRANDMOTERH MILDRED BARTON BOTH OF
LOUISVILLE…..AND HIS IN-LAWS; BENNY AND LINDA GUMM OF SCOTTSVILLE……A GRANDCHILD AND A STEP-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
05/30/19
EIGHT AC/S STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE RECEIVED…..TRIPLE THREAT AWARDS…. FROM THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION…..
JAX COOPER…..TYLER FORD…..TRACE MCINTYRE…..BRETT RIPPY…..CAYDEN ROSS…..OWEN STAMPER……TAD KOLTIN TAYLOR AND CHASE WARD
RECEIVED THE HONOR FOR THE TWWNTY18-19 SCHOOL YEAR…..
THE “TRIPLE THREAT AWARDS” WERE CREATED BY THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A AS A WAY TO RECOGNIZE STUDENTS WHO TAKE PART IN HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETICS AT THE VARSITY LEVEL DURING THE FALL…..WINTER….AND SPRING….
ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..269 OF THE 280 “K-H-S-A-A” MEMBER SCHOOLS HAD AT LEAST ONE HONOREE….11 SCHOOLS HAD AT LEAST 16-
HONOREES….. WITH VILLA MADONNA TOPPING THE LIST WITH 23-STUDENTS……
OVERALL 18-HUNDRED-78 STUDENT-ATHLETES RECEIVED THE “TRIPLE THREAT AWARD” THIS YEAR……
CHEMICAL DESTRUCTION
05/29/19
THE DESCTUCTION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS STORED IN THE COMMONWEALTH SINCE THE 1940s IS SET TO BEGIN….
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER…..THE DESTRUCTION OF CHEMICAL AGENTS INCLUDING MUSTARD GAS AND SARIN WILL BEGIN IN JUNE…..
AFTER DECADES OF PLANNING AND PREPARATIONS…..
THE WEAPONS ARE STORED AT THE BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT IN RICHMOND…. MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND CHEMICAL-FILLED MUNITIONS .STORED
IN EARTH COVERED IGLOOS…..WILL BE ELIMINATED BY TWENTY-23…….
U-S BANK SCAM
05/29/19
U-S BANK IS WARNING OF A “PHISHING PHONE SCAM” THAT IS TRYING TO GET INDIVIDUALS TO GIVE OUT THEIR INFORMATION VIA TEXT MESSAGE….
PEOPLE ARE GETTING TEXTS FROM A NUMBER THAT CLAIMS TO BE U-S BANAK AND THE TEXT INCLUDES A LINK FOR INDIVIDUALS TO CLICK ON…..
THE TEXT SAYS THE PERSON HAS RECENTLY MADE SOME PURCHASES THAT THE BBANK NEEDS TO ASK ABOUT…..
U-S BANK OFFICIALS SAY IF THEY WANT TO CONTACT A CUSTOMER THEY WILL DO SO THRU THEIR MOBILE BANKING “APP” OR E-MAIL…..BUT WILL
NEVER INCLUDE A LINK…….
HOBDY-CORRECTION
05/28/19
86 YEAROLD MARY JANE COVINGTON HOBDY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING
AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (THURS)
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…...AND FOR MRS. HOBDY’S FUNERAL COUNTY OFFICES AND CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY FROM 10 TO
ONE………
MANION
05/29/19
65 YEAR OLD ELAINE ALLEN MANION OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT
THREE AT SCOTTSVILLE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN SMITH CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; WHITNEY AND PAUL WIHELM OF SCOTTSVILLE AND CASEY AND CORY EDWARDS OF
GLASGOW……AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-ISN-LAW; ;ANA AND LANNY HATCHER, TERRI ROBERTSON AND TERESA AND GARY SEXTON ALL
OF GLASGOW…….THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
CHERRY
05/29/19
61 YEAR OLD RONNIE JOE CHERRY OF BOWLING GREEN….AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE….DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING
GREEN….. MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT FIVE AT THE PAVILLON ON THE RIGHT PAST BARREN RIVER DAM ON
HIGHWAY TWO-52….. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHER-IN-LAW; RONNIE AND CATHY AND MATTHEW…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS; ANGEL CLINE AND CHASITY
CHERRY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; LONNIE AND PAULA OF BOWLING GREEN AND EDDIE AND SANDY OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER; JUDY BEAL OF BOWLING GREEN…..SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
05/29/19
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END LAST NIGHT FOR THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM AS THEY LOST TO SOUTH WARREN IN THE FOURTH REGION
TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL GAME 8 TO 3….
MAMMOTH CAVE BENEFITS
05/28/19
A NEW NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPORT SHOWS THAT 533-THOUSAND VISITORS TO MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IN TWENTY-18…..SPENT JUST
OVER 45-MILLION DOLLARS IN COMMUNITIES NEAR THE PARK…..
THAT SPENDING SUPPORTED 599-JOBS IN THE LOCAL AREA AND HAD A CUMULATIVE BENEFIT TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY OF 62-MILLION DOLLARS….
AS TOURIAM IS A MAJOR ECONOMIC DRIVER IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY AS WELLOCNTY AS WELL….
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IS LOCATED IN BARREN….EDMONSON….AND HAT COUNTIES…..AND THE PARK REGULARLY COORDINATES WITH
THE CHAMBER AND TOURISM BOARDS OF THE COUNTIES…..AS-WELL-AS THE COMMUNITIES OF BROWNSVILLE…..CAVE CITY….HORSE CAVE…..PARK
CITY…AND BOWLING GREEN TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE TOURIAM THROUGHOUT THE REGION….
FATAL-HART
05/28/19
AN ACCIDENT ON I-65….SOUTH OF BONNIEVILLE SATURDAY NIGHT…..RESULTED IN MULTIPLE FATALITIES…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWENTY-13 DODGE VAN……DRIVEN BY 36 YEAR OLD AGUSTIN GONZALEZ OF NORTH CAROLINA STRUCK A TOW TRUCK….
OPERATED BY 55 YEAR OLD JEFFERY WATKINS OF ROCKFIELD IN THE REAR….THE TOW TRUCK WAS STOPPED WITH ITS YELLOW CAUTION LIGHTS
ON ASSISTING ANOTHER VEHICLE…..
THE DRIVER OF THE VAN DIED AT THE SCENE……..A SIX YEAR OLD PASSENTER WAS TAKEN TO CAVERNA MEMORIAL HOSPTIAL WERE SHE DIED….A
TWO YEAR OLD WAS FLOWN TO NORTON’S HOSPTIAL WERE WHERE SHE LATER DIED…...AND AN EIGHT YEAR OLD WAS TAKEN TO HARDIN MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT…..
THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WASN’T INJURED……
HOBDY
05/28/19
86 YEAROLD MARY JANE COVINGTON HOBDY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING
AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (TUES) AT
THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JOHNNY AND DEBORAH AND TIM AND JOHNNA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND TWO SISTERS
AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; HARRIETTE FOWLER OF SCOTTSVILLE AND BETTY AND HERBERT WESTMORELAND OF MISSOURI……A GRANDCHILD, FOUR
STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
STINSON
05/28/19
90 YEAR OLD JUNE BELL STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION METHODIST CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TODAY (TUE)
AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DON AND TERESA OF SCOTTSVILLE AND STEVE AND LINDA OF TENNESSEE……AND TWO
SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; EULA STEPHENS AND MATTIE AND BILL SHOCKLEY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND 13 GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/28/19
THE FOURTH REGION BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS BEGAN YESTERDAY……AS THE PATRIOTS DOWNED CUMBERLAND COUNTY....
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS LOST TO SOUTH WARREN…..
OTHER BASEBALL WINNERS WERE SOUTH WARREN….RUSSELL COUNTY….AND BOWLING GREEN….
AND IN THE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT….WARREN EAST….FRANKLIN/SIMPSON….AND LOGAN COUNTY ALSO WON…..
AT THE FOURTH REGION SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT TODAY…..
WARREN EAST TANGLES WITH FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND LOGAN COUNTY GOES AGAINST SOUTH WARREN……
IN THE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT……
RUSSELL COUNTY TAKES ON BOWLING GREEN…..
AND THE PATRIOTS PLAY SOUTH WARREN……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK……AND 99-POINT THREE-….WVLE…..STARTING AT FOUR-50
THIS AFTERNOON……
STONE
05/26/19
95 YEAR OLD ANNICE KATHRYN RAGSDALE STONE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 11 AT SCOTTSVILLE FDIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CENETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER FOUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME….AND AFTER NINE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SANDA AND MICHAEL MCCLARY…..AND A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GARY AND LETA ANN…..
THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
CLABORNE
05/26/19
78 YEAR OLD NINA RAYE CALVERT CLAIBORNE DIED YESTERDAY (SAT) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CEDAR CROSS CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER TWO TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BU HER HUSBAND; CLESSIE CLAIBORNE….TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; VICKIE AND DOUG PHILLIPS AND CHRISTAL
ATWOOD….AND A SON; SCOTTY…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/26/19
THE FOURTH REGION BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS BEGIN TOMORROW AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..
THE PATROTS START PLAY AT 12-15 AS THEY TAKE ON CUMBERLAND COUNTY…..
THEN AT SEVEN….THE LADY PATRIOTS TANGLE WITH SOUTH WARRREN….
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….WVLE…..STARTING AT 12NOON
TOMORROW…..
GEORGIA PACIFIC EXPANSION
05/23/19
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMBER PRODUCTS GROUP IS EXPANDING ITS BOWLING GREEN OPERATIONS…..WITH A NEARLY 100-MILLION DOLLAR
INVESTMENT…..THAT WILL CREATE MORE THAN 50 FULL-TIME JOBS….
THE SIZE OF THE CURRENT FACILITY……LOCATED IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY INDUSTRIAL PARK….. WILL BE EXPANDED BY 80-THOUDAND
SQAURE FEET TO INCREASE PRODUCTION FOR DIXIE PLATES AND BOWLS…..
CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY…..AND IT’S ANTICIPATED THE ROJECT WILL BE FINISHED IN THE FIRST HALF OF 20-20……
KY VOTER TURN OUT
05/23/19
THE KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE SAYS VOTER TURN-OUT IN TUESDAY’S PRIMARY ELECTION WAS HIGHER THAN PROJECTED…..AS
NEARLY 20-PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS CAST BALLOTS TO CHOOSE NOMINEES IN THE GOVERNOR’S RACE AND OTHER STATEWIDE
OFFICES…..
VOTER TURN-OUT HAD BEE PROJECT AT 12-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..AND IN ALLEN COUNTY…..16-POINT-SIX PERCENT OF VOTERS WENT TO THE
POLLS…..
THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WILL MEET JUNE FOURTH TO CERTIFY VOTE TOTALS…..
FERRY CLOSED
05/23/19
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY……IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK…..IS CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO LOW WATER
LEVELS…..
FERRY SERVICE WILL RESUME OPERATIONS ONCE RIVE LEVELS RAISE ENOUGH TO OPERATE THE FERRY BOAT…..
AMD TO CHECK THE CURENT STATUS OF THE GREEN RIVER FERRY…..FOLLOW MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK…..OR
CALLL….. TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-FIVE-EIGHT-21-66……
SPORTS
05/23/19
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL GAME LAST NIGHT….THE PATRIOTS CAME BACK AFTER BEING DOWN FIVE TO ONE….TO DEFEAT
THE GLASGOW SCOTTIES EIGHT TO SIX……
IN THE DISTRICT SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A SEVEN TO ONE DECISION TO BARREN COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WILL BEGIN PLAY IN THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT ON MONDAY……
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
05/22/19
AGAIN THIS SUMMER…..THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PARTICIPATING IN THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM….WHICH
PROVIDES FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL CHILDREN…..18 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER….. REGARDLESS OF RACE…..COLOR….. NATIONAL
ORIGIN….SEX….OR DISABILITY……
THE PROGRAM BEGINS JUNE THIRD….AND BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED FROM 7-30 TO 9-30 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND FROM 7-30 TO 8-30 AT THE
CORE….
LUNCH WILL THEN BE SERVED FROM 10-30 TO 12-30 AT THE HIGHSCHOOL…..11-TO 11-25 AT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND COUNTRY PLACE
APARTMENTS…..FROM 11-35 TO 12NOON AT ALCO APARTMENTS…..11-45 TO 12-30 AT THE CORE……12NOON TO 12-25 AT JIM MCDANIEL PARK…..
AND FROM 12-10 TO 12-30 AT LANDMARK APARTMENTS….
LUNCH WILL ALSO BE SERVED AT THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY JULY 9TH, 11, 16TH, 18TH AND 25TH…..
FISH AND WILDLIFE AUDIT
05/22/19
AUDITOR MIKE HARMON HAS RELEASED THE FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-18 AUDIT OF THE KENTUKCY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE….WHICH
CONTAINS TWO FINDINGS….
THE DEPARTMENT FAILED TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM OUTSIDE BANK ACCOUNTS…. TO KENTUCKY’S STATE TREASURY IN A TIMELY MANNER……
AND THEY FAILEF TO RECONCILE SALES OF HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES AND PERMITS TO THE COMMONWESLTH’S GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTING SYSTEM KNOWN AS “E-MARS”…..
REWARD
05/22/19
THE F-B-I IS OFFERING A 50-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION IN THE INVESTIGATION OF A MURDERD BARDSTOWN POLICE
OFFICER…..
OFFICER JASON ELLIS WAS KILLED ON HIS WAY HOME IN MAY OF TWENTY-13…. WHEN HE STOPPED TO REMOVE DEBRIS THAT HAD BEEN PLACE ON
AN EXIT RAMP…..WHEN HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED….
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION CAN SEND TIPS TO….ELLIS-CASE-E-TIPS-AT-K-Y-DOT-GOV……
ELECTION RESULTS
05/22/19
YESTERDAY WAS PRIMARY ELECTON DAY…..AS 16-PPONT-SEVEN PERCENT OF ALLEN COUNTY’S REGISTERED VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS……
THERE WAS ONE LOCAL RACE ON THE BALLOT TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM IN THE FIFTH MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT…..AS ANTHONY THOMPSON
DEFEATED TIM MILLER 265 VOTES TO 101……
IN THE REPUBLICAN RACE FOR GOVERNOR…..ROBERT GOFORTH WAS THE WINNER IN ALLEN COUNTY WITH 764 VOTES, CURRENT GOVERNOR MATT
BEVIN RECEIVED 716 VOTES…..WILLIAM WOODS HAD 60 VOTES…..AND IKE LAWRENCE 40……
THE SECRETARY OF STATE; RACE SAW MICHEAL ADAMS GETTING 728 VOTES, ANDREW ENGLISH 392, 160 VOTES FOR STEPHEN KNIPPER AND 136
VOTES FOR CARL NETT…..
IN THE RACE FOR ATORNEY GENERAL…..DANIEL CAMERON DEFEATED WILL SCHRODER 783 VOTES TO 653…..
INCUMBET COMMISSIONER OF AGRCULTURE RYAN QUARLES RAN AWAY FROM BILL POLYNIAK ONE-THOUSAND-170 VOTES TO 291…..
THE DEMOCRATIC RACE FOR GOVERNOR SAW ANDY BESHEAR RECEIVING 324 VOTES, ROCKY ADKINS 198 VOTES, ADAM EDELEN HAD 93 VOTES AND
GEOFFREY YOUNG 23…..
THE SECRETARY OF STATE RACE….HAD HEATHER FRENCH HENRY WITH 325 VOTES…..JASON BELCHER RECEIVED 141 VOTES, JASON GRIFFITH 107
AND GEOFF SEBESTA 16……
IN THE RACE FOR AUDIT OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS…..SHERI DONAHUE WAS THE WINNER IN ALLEN COUNTY WITH 212 VOTES, KELSEY COOTS HAD 194,
79 VOTES FOR DREW CURTIS AND 67 FOR CHRIS TOBE……
MICHAEL BOWMAN DEFEATED JOSH MERS 389 VOTES TO 152 IN THE STATE TREASURER RACE
AND IN THE RACE FOR COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE……ROBERT CONWAY DEFEATED JOE TRIGG 349 VOTES TO JOE TRIGG’S 217…..
STATEWIDE RESULTS
05/22/19
THE BEVIN/BESHEAR BATTLE OF THE PAST FOUR YEARS WILL BE GOING TO THE VOTERS THIS FALL AS GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WON THE
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY…. AND WILL BE SEEKING A SECOND TERM……WHILE CURRENT ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR WON THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR….
REPUBLICAN MICHAEL ADAMS WILL FACE DEMOCRAT HEAHER HENERY FRENCH IN THE SECRETAY OF STATE CONTEST….
AND INCUMBET REPUBLICAN RYAN QUARLES WILL SQUARE OFF AGAINST DEMOCRAT ROBERT CONWAY IN THE RACE FOR AGRICULTURE
COMMISSIONER…..
RUNNING UNCONTESTED RACES YESTERDAY WERE REPUBLICAN DANIEL CAMERON FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL….
AND DEMOCRATS SHERI DONAHUE FOR AUDITOR AND MICHAEL BOWMAN FOR TREASURER…..
SPORTS
05/22/19
THE 15TH DISTRICT SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED TONIGHT AS THE LADY PATRIOT TANGLE WITH BARREN COUNTY…..
IN THE 15TH DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL GAME….THE PATRIOTS PLAY GLASGOW…….
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS
AFTERNOON……
FORMER LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL COACH DENNY CRUM HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED AFTER SUFFERING A STROKE….
CRUM WILL TURN 82 ON SATURDAY……
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY……
BARREN COUNTY DEFEATED MONROE COUNTY 11 TO ONE…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DOWNED GLASGOW BY THE SAME SCORE OF 11 TO ONE……
PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING
5-21-19
THE PLANNING &A ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT AND DURING A PUBLIC HEARING SEVERAL PEOPLE SPOKE ABOUT A ZONE CHANGE FROM
SINGLE FAMILY TO “B-TWO” AT TWO-15 WEST CHERRY….FOR THE J- L TURNER MANSION….
DURING THE HEARING…..NEIGHBORS ADDRESSD THE COMMISSION WITH CONCERNS OF POSSIBLE LOUD NOISE….ROAD BLOCKAGES….AND
PARKING JUST TO NAME A FEW.
THE ANTUBELLUM HOME, NOW IN TRUST FOR TWO GRANDCHILDREN…..UNTIL THEY TURN 55 WHICH WILL BE 32 YEARS FROM NOW…..IS A HISTORIC
HOME WHICH STILL HOUSES THE ORIGIAL OWNERS PROPERTY.
JAMES ROBINSON….MANAGER OF THE PROPERTY….SPOKE ABOUT THE ISSUES AND CONDITIONS THE OWNERS WILL MAKE TO REDUCE THE
NOISE…PARKING AND OTHER CONCERNS WHICH THE NEIGHBORS HAVE….
THE MATTER WAS BEEN TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING…...
ALSO TABLED WAS APPROVAL OF THE NEW BUDGET…..
CITY COUNCIL
05/21/19
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION LAST NIGHT….THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A FEDERAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY FOR
EMPLOYEES OF THE NEW “SCOTTSVILLE TRANSIT” SINCE THEY WILL BE TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS…..
A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST…..FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO MULTI-FAMILY…..FOR A RESIDENCE AT THREE-20 NORTH EIGHTH WAS TABLED UNTIL THE
NEXT MEETING….
THE COUNCIL DID GIVE FIRST READING TO THE NEW BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF 11-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLARS…..
DUE TO INCREASED EXPENSES…..THERE WILL BE NO PAY INCREASE FOR CITY EMPLOYEES…..HOWEVER…..THEY WILL KEEP THEIR CURRENT
INSURANCE……
AND THE COUNCIL WILL GIVE SECOND READING TO THE BUDGET ORDINANCE AT THEIR JUNE MEETING……
SPORTS
05/21/19
THE 15TH DISTRICT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT……AS BARREN COUNTY PLAYS GLASGOW…..AND THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS TANGLE
WITH MONROE COUNTY…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK….. AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AROUND SEVEN-
15 TONIGHT……
IN OPENING ROUND ACTON AT THE 15TH DISTRICT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT…..THE PATRIOTS DEFEATED MONROE COUNTY FIVE TO
ONE…..
THE NEXT GAME FOR THE PATRIOTS WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT IN THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME……
GLASGOW PLANE CRASH
05/20/19
JUST AFTER TWO SATURDAY AFTERNOON…..A SMALL PLANED CRASHED ON PERKINS ROAD IN GLASGOW…..
TWO MALE SUBJECTS FROM MICHIGAN WERE ON BOARD…..AND THE PILOT TOLD AUTHORITIES THAT JUST AFTER TAKE OFF…THE PLANE LOST
POWER AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE……IT THEN SLID ACROSS HAPPY VALLEY ROAD AND CAME TO REST ON PERKINS ROD…..
NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE INCIDENT…..AND THE F-A-A AND N-T-S-B ARE INVESTIGATING…..
GREEN RIVER FERRY
05/20/19
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL BE CLOED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TODAY….TOMORROW…..AND WEDNESDAY…..
FROM EIGHT TO FOUR EACH DAY FOR THE PARK TO COMPLETE A FRESHWATER MUSSEL RELOCATON PROJECT…..THE FERRY WILL REOPEN FROM
SIX TO EIGHT IN THE MORNING AND FROM FOUR TO 10 AT NIGHT ON THOSE DAYS….
THE MUSSEL RELOCATION PROJECT IS BEING CONDUCTED IN ADVANCE OF THE GREEN RIVER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WHICH WILL BEGIN
CONSTRUCTION N JUNE 17TH……
TRIAL MOVED
05/20/19
THE TRIAL OF THE ACCUSED MARSHALLL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTER IS BEING MOVED TO CHRISTIAN COUNTY….
FRIDAY…..MARSHALL COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE JAMES JAMESON GRANTED A REQUEST TO MOVE THE TRIAL OF 17 YEAR ODL GABRIELD PARKER
WHO’S ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING TWO STUDENTS AND INJURING 14 OTHERS AT MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ON JANUARY 23RD
TWENTY-18….
THE TRIAL IS SET TO BEGIN IN JUNE OF NEXT YEAR……
MEETINGS
05/20/19
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONINGF COMMISSION
AND GRAHAM LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4…..
AND THE JAYCEES MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7……
SPORTS
05/20/19
THE 15TH DISTRICT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT…..BEING PLAYED AT ALLEN COUNTY/ SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL…..BEGINS TODAY AS THE PATROTS
TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY AND GLASGOW TANGLES WITH BAREN COUNTY……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE PATRIOTS GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE….WVLE….
STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
VOTE IN OFFICE
05/17/19
THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS TUESDAY…..AND IF YOU WILL BE OUT OF THE COUNTY BETWEEN SIX AND SIX THAT DAY…..YOU CAN STILL VOTE IN THE
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE THRU MONDAY…..
THE CLERKS OFFICE WILL BE OPEN……
TODAY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30…….
TOMORROW FORM EIGHT TO 12NOON……
AND MONDAY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30……
VOTER TURNOUT
05/17/19
THE KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE IS PREDICTING ONLY ABOUT 12-POINT-FIVE PERCENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S THREE-POINT-
FOUR MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS WILL GO TO THE POLLS IN PRIMARY TUESDAYS ELECTION…..
THAT WOULD MAKE THE TURN OUT FOR THE MAY 21ST ELECTION IN THE RANGE OF THE TWENTY-15 PRIMARY…..WHEN 12-POINT-57 PERCENT OF
THREE-POINT-ONE MILLION REGISTERED KENTUCKIANS VOTED…..
VOTERS CAN PREPARE FOR TUESDAYS ELECTION BY CHECKING THEIR POLLING PLACES AND VIEWING SAMPLE BALLOTS AT…..GO-VOTE-K-Y-DOT-
COM…….
GREEN RIVER FERRY
05/17/19
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL BE CLOED TO VEHICULARLUR TRAFFIC THIS COMING MONDAY….TUESDAY…..AND
WEDNESDAY MAY 20TH, 21ST AND 22ND…..FROM EIGHT TO FOUR EACH DAY FOR THE PARK TO COMPLETE A FRESHWATER MUSSEL RELOCATON
PROJECT…..THE FERRY WILL REOPEN FROM SIX TO EIGHT IN THE MORNING AND FROM FOUR TO 10 AT NIGHT ON THOSE DAYS….
THE MUSSEL RELOCATION PROJECT IS BEING CONDUCTED IN ADVANCE OF THE GREEN RIVER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WHICH WILL BEGIN
CONSTRUCTION N JUNE 17TH……
THE GREEN RIVER IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK CONTAINS SOME OF THE MOST DIVERSE POPULATIONS OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN NORTH
AMERICAN AND THE WORLD……AS OVER 50-SPECIES OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS ARE FOUND WITHIN THE PARK……WITH 10-SPECIES INCLUDED ON
THE FEDERALLY ENDANGERED LIST……
SPORTS
05/17/19
THE LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL CAMP IS COMING UP THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE….
REGISTRATION PACKETS ARE AVAILABE AT ALL THE SCHOOLS…..OR YOU CAN REGISTER THE FIRST DAY OF CAMP……
MENTAL HEALTH GRANT
05/16/19
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION……IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES….HAVE RECEIVED A NINE-
MILLION DOLLAR FEDERALGRANT TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AMONG KENTUCKY STUDENTS ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH AND IN PILOT SCHOOL DISTRICTS……
THE…ADVANCING WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE IN EDUCATION GRANT…..WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE BULLITT…..HENDERSON…..AND
WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO IMPLEMENT DISTRICT-WIDE MENTAL HEALTH POLICIES AND PROCESSES…..
THE COMMONWEALTH IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR STATES TO RECEIVE A GRANT……
GOVERNOR LACKS VOTES
05/16/19
THE SPEAKER OF THE KENTUCKY HOUSE SAYS GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN STILL LACKS VOTES IN THE HOUSE TO PASS HIS PENSION-RELIEF
PROPOSAL IN A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION….
THE GOVERNOR SENT LETTERS TO LAWMAKERS LAST WEEK SEEKING SUPPOERT FOR PROPOSAL WHICH IS A REPLACEMENT FOR A BILL HE
VETOED….
REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES….AS-WELL-AS OTHER QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES SUCH AS HEALTH DEPARTMENTS….FACE BALLOONING PENSION
COSTS ON JULY FIRST UNLESS ACTION IS TAKEN……
UPS EXPANSION
05/16/19
U-P-S IN LOUISVILLE HAS COMPLETED A MULTI-YEAR EXPANSION AT IT CENTENNIAL GROUND HUB LOCATION…..
THE COMPANY WILL ADD 300 FULL-AND-PART-TIME POSITION AS PART OF THE 838-THOUSAND SQUARE-FOOT EXPANSION…..WHICH MORE THAN
TRIPLES THE SIZE OF THE FACILITY TO OVER R ONE-MILLION SQUARE FEET….
THE ADDITIONAL SPACE WILL ACCOMMODATE INCREASED E-COMMERCE AND TRAITIONAL RETAIL PACKAGE BUSINESS…..AND WILL ALSO DOUBLE
THE SORTING CAPACITY TO 85-THOUSAND PACKAGES PER HOUR….
TODDLER FOUND
05/16/19
A EASTERN KENTUCKY TODDLER…..WHO WENT MISSING SUNDAY NIGHT…..WAS FOUND YESTERDAY……
STATE POLICE SAY THE 22-MONTH-OLD BOY WAS FOUND NEAR A STRIP MINE IN FLOYD COUNTY…..
HE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATION….AND OTHER THAN BEING DEHYDRATED…..APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE…..
SPORTS
05/16/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM CLOSES OUT THE REGULAR SEASON AS THEY’RE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM CLOSED OUT THE REGULAR SEASON LAST NIGHT WITH A NINE TO ONE LOSS TO GREENWOOD…..THE LADY
PATRIOTS BEGIN PLAY IN THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK…….
THE OWNERS OF MAXIMUM SECURITY HAVE SUED THE KENTUCKY HORSE RACING COMMISSON…..AND RACE STEWARDS…..SEEKING TO REVERSE
THE HORSE’S DISQUALIFICATION FOR INTERFERENCE AS KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER AND RESTORATION OF THE PURSE MONEY……
TEST SCORES INVALIDATED
05/15/19
KENTUCKY EDUCATION OFFICIALS SAY STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES ARE BEING INVALIDATED AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN EASTERN
KENTUCKY…..
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER…..THE DECISION COMES AFTER THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BAGAN AN INVESTIGATION OF
THE TWENTY-17 “K-PREP” TEST SCORES AT BETSY LAYNE ELEMENTRY SCHOOL IN FLOYD COUNTY…..
THE INVESTIGATION FOUND STAFF DELIBERATELY ALTERED STUDENT EXAMS AND PROVIDED INAPPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE SCORES…..
THREE ADMINISTRATORS AND A TEACHER ARE BEING REPORTED TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BOARD
WHICH OVERSEES EDUCATORS STATE LICENSES…..
COUNTERFEIT ITEMS SEIZED
05/15/19
U-S CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS HAVE SEIZED A LARGE SHIPMENT OF COUNTERFEIT LUXURY WATCHES…..HANDBAGS…..AND
SUNGLASSES AT THE LOUISVILLE PORT OF ENTRY….
THE COMBINED MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE…..FOR THE FAKE GOODS …..WAS WORTH AN ESTIMATED TWO-POINT-FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS HAD THE ITEMS BEEN GENUINE………
BLOOD MOBILE
05/15/19
THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE WILL BE AT THE SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST FROM THREE TO SEVEN THIS AFTERNOON…..AND CURRENTLY
THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR TYPLE “O” BLOOD……
TO DONATE YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE…..
WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS……
BE IN GOOD HEALTH…..
AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST 56 DAYS…..
DONOR SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D CARD OR A PHOTO I-D……
WEAVER
05/14/19
80 YEAR OLD GARLENE WIMPEE WEAVER OF BOWLING GREEN DIED MONDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) MORNING AT 11 AT JOHNSON/VAUGHN/PHELPS FUNERAL HOME IN BOWLING GREEN WITH BURIAL IN OLD LIBERTY CEMETERY…..VISITATION
IS IN PROGRESS AT THE FUNERAL HOME….…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; ROGER AND SUZIE AND RANDALL AND CONNIE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW;
WENDY AND MOGIE MILES AND WANDA AND KENNETH HESSON…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
CARR
05/15/19
85 YEAR OLD JOYCE COOK CARR OF LAFAYETTE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT ANDERSON AND SON FUNERAL HOME LAFAYETTE CHAPEL WITH BURIAL IN MACON COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDEN…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TODAY (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JACK AND WILLA OF THE NEW HARMONY COMMUNITY…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW;
CONNIE AND STRATT BYARS OF ALABAMA AND JOY CARR OF TENNESSEE……A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; GARY AND CAROLYN COOK OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JO NELL AND WARREN VAUGHN OF BOWLING GREEN……SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/15/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS GREENWOOD…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREEE….WVLE….
STARTING AT FIVE-30 THIS AFTERNOON…..
POLICE MEMORIAL
05/14/19
IN OBSRVANCE OF “NATIONAL POLICE MEMORIAL WEEK”…..THE ALLEN COUNTY FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE…..LODGE 36…..WILL HOLD ITS
ANNUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL CEREMONY TOMORROW MORNING AT 11 AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH…..AND THE PUBLIC IS
INVITED TO ATTEND……
ORGAN DONORS
05/14/19
THE COMMONWEALTH NOW HAS TWO-MILLION REGISTERED ORGN DONORS ACCORDING TO KENTUCKY CIRCUIT CLERKS…..
SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-SIX…AS PEPLE GET DRIVERS LICENSES AND LICENSE RENEWALS……CLERKS ASK THEM IF THEY WANT TO BECOME ORGAN
DONORS…… AS ‘TRUST FOR LIFE” SAYS 99-PERCENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO JOIN THE ORGAN DONOR REGISTRY…..DO SO WHILE GETTING A DRIVER’
S LICENSE……
AND BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REGISTERED AS ORGAN DONORS….. KENTUCKY HAS HAD TWO GROUNDBREAKING YEARS…..BACK-
TO-BACK…..IN THE NUMBER OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTS……
NEW ROTC PROGRAM
05/14/19
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW ARMY R-O-T-C PRGROM ON CAMPUS BEGINNING THIS FALL…..THAT WILL
OPERATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY’S R-O-T-C PROGRAM….
ALL CUMBERLAND CADETS WILL EARN A 500-DOLLSCHOLARSHIP PER YEAR AND WILL HAVE FREE TEXTBOOKS THRU THE UNIVERSITY’S TEXTBOOK
LOAN PROGRAM….OTHER DETAIL REGARDING THE PROGRAM WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER……
CITY COUNCIL
04/14/19
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING….WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT SUPERVISOR GREG COOKE UPDATED THE COUNCIL ON
THE PROGRESS OF THE NEW SEWER LINE ON VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY……
THE COUNCIL RE-APPOINTED MIKE MILLER TO THE I-D-A BOARD…..AND APPOINTED JENNY BLANKENSHIP TO THE TAX APPEALS BOARD……
KENTUCKY GIVES DAY
05/14/19
TODAY IS……KENTUCKY GIVES DAY…..AN ONLINE 24-HOUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT BRINGING NONPROFIT GROUPS AND KENTUCKIANS
TOGEHER FOR A DAY OF ACTION THRU THE “KENTUCKY NONPROFIT NETWORK”…..
EACH YEAR….THE EVENT GIVE KENTUCKIANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT CAUSES THEY CARE ABOUT….AND IT GIVES MORE THAN 170
PARTICIPATING NONPROFITS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR STORIES THROUGH ONE GIVING SITE…..
SINCE TWENTY-12…..”KENTUCKY GIVES DAY” HAS RAISED OVER ONE-POINT-SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS…..AND TO PARTICIPATE….TO ON-LINE
TO……K-Y-GIVES-DOT-ORG……
SPORTS
05/14/19
THE LADY PATROT SOFTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT RUSSELL COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS WARRERN EAST……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….
WVLE…STARTING AROUND FOUR-45 THIS AFTERNOON…….
THE DISTRICT SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS BEGIN MONDAY….
IN THE 15TH DISTRICT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT…..THE PATRIOTS PLAY MONROE COUNTY ON MONDAY…..GLASGOW TAKES ON BARREN COUNTY
TUESDAY….AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY……
ON TUESDAY…..AT THE 15TH DISTRICT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT…. BARREN COUNTY GOES AGAINST GLASGOW…..THE THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAY
MONROE COUNTY….. AND THE CHAMPONSHIP GAME IS WEDNESDAY……
GENERAL FUND
05/13/19
IT WAS A RECOND MONTH FOR STATE REVENUE IN APRIL…..AS GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS SURGED AHEAD 10-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT……
THROUGH THE FIRST 10-MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR….THE GENERAL FUND HAS GROWN FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT….WHILE THE OFFICIAL
GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATE FOR THE TWENTY-19 FISCAL YEAR CALLED FOR REVENUE TO GROW THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT……
FOLLOWING APRIL’S RECORD COLLECTIONS…..GENERAL FUND COLLECTIONS COULD FALL FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE FISCAL YEAR AND STILL MEET THE OFFICIAL ESTIMATE…..
ALSO IN APRIL…..ROAD FUND RECEIPTS INCREASED EIGHT-PERCENT…….
PILOT ARRESTED
05/13/19
A PILOT FOR AN AMERICAN AIRLINES SUBSIDIARY HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN THE TWENTY-15 SHOOTING DEATHS OF THREE PEOPLE IN KENTUCKY….
CHRISTIAN MARTIN WAS ARREST SATURDAY AT THE LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT….A DAY AFTER HE WAS INDICTED BY A CHRISTIAN COUNTY
GRAND JURY…..
MARTIN HAD MOVED FROM CHRISTIAN COUNTY AFTER THE SLAYINGS…..AND WAS LIVING IN NORTH CAROLINA……
ABORTION LAW STRUCK DOWN
05/13/19
A FEDERAL JUDGE FRIDAY STRUCK DOWN A KENTUCKY ABORTION LAW THAT WOULD HALT A COMMON SECOND-TRIMESTER PROCEDURE TO END
PREGNANCIES….
JUDGE JOSPEH MCKINLEY RULE THE TWENTY-18 LAW WOULD CREATE A….. SUBSTANTIAL OBSTACLE……TO A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO AN ABOTTION…..
VIOLATING CONSTITUTIONALLY PTROTECTD PRIVACY RIGHTS…..
THE COMMONWEALTH’S ONLY ABORTION CLINIC CHALLENGED THE LAW RIGHT AFTER IT WAS SIGNED…..
AND THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT WILL APPEAL…..
NOT BLOCKED
05/13/19
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS REFUSED TO BLOCK SUBPOENAS ISSUED BY THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION DURING AN INVESTIGATON INTO TEACHER
SICKOUTS THAT CLOSED SOME SCHOOLS….
IN HIS RULING…..JUDGE DANNY REEVES SAID MOST OF THE INFORMAON SOUGHT IN THE SUBPOENAS HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO LABOR OFFICIALS…….
THE SUBPOENAS SEEK THE NAMES OF TEACHERS WHO MIGHT HAVE USED SICK DAYS TO ATTEND RALLIES AT THE STATE CAPITAL…..
MAMMOTH CAVE NATURALIZATION
05/13/19
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HELD A NATURALIXO CEMREMONY INSIDE THE CAVE FRIDAY FOR 37-NEW CITIZENS….THAT COME FROM 20
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES….
THE CEREMONY…..WHICH HAS BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE PARK….IS HELD IN ONE OF THE HISTORIC PASSAGES INSIDE THE CAVE…
METCALFE ROAD CLOSED
05/13/19
A PORTION OF KENTUCKY ONE-63 IN METCALFE COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED TODAY THRU MAY 28TH…..TO REPLACE A BRIDGE OVER ROGER
CREEK……
THE CLOSURE IS BETWEEN ROBERTSON SHAW ROAD AND RANDOLPH-GOOD LUCK ROAD…..
THE DETOUR UTILIZES KENTUCKY-90….KENTKCTY SIX-40…..KENTUCKY EIGHT-61…. AND “U-S” 68…..
SPORTS
05/13/19
THE LADY PATROT SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
L & N FEDERAL CREDIT UNION HAS DONATED TWO-MILLION DOLLARS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE’S ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT….WHICH WILL
GO TOWARD ITS “NEXT STEP FUND” TO IMPROVE THE STUDENT/ATHLETE EXPERIENCE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS…..
11-HUNDRED SEAT ….L & N FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ARENA…..HOUSES THE CARDINALS’ VOLLEYBALL COMPETITION…..TRAINING FACILITIES…..AND
OFFICES…..
WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
05/10/19
K-E-T AND KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON A NEW RESOURCE TO HELP
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS….
“IN DEMAND”….IS A COLLETION OF VIDEOS AND A WEBSITE THE OFFER INFORMATION ON TYPLES OF HIGH-DEMAND CAREER SECTORS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….AS CURRENTLY KENTUCKY IS FACING A SHORTAGE OF HIGHLY SKILLED WORKERS TO FILL APPROZIMATELY 115-THOUSAND
OPEN JOBS….
THE VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL 61 “KENTUCKY CAREER CENTER” LOCATIONS…..
AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT…..K-ET-.DOT-ORG-FORWARD SLASH/IN-DEMAND……
DOLLAR GENERAL GRANTS
05/10/19
THE DOLLAR LITERACY FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED MORE THAN EIGHT-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLARS……TO APPROXIMATELY ONE-THOUSAND
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS…..LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS….
THE GRANTS WILL SUPPORT ADULT…..FAMILY….AND SUMMER PROGRAMS WHICH AIM TO ENHANCE LOCAL LITERACY AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES
THROUGHTOUT THE COMMUNITIES DOLLAR GENERAL SERVES……
A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS ARE PLANNED…..INCLUDING PROMOTING CHILDHOOD SUMMER READING…..HELPING ADULTS LEARN TO READ AND
PREPARE FOR THE G-E-D EXAM…..AND HELPING INDIVIDUALS LEARN ENGLISH……
RELAY
05/10/19
ALLEN COUNTY “RELAY FOR LIFE”…..WHICH BENEFITS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY……IS TONIGHT ON THE SCOTTSVILLE SQUARE….
AND KEEP IN MIND…..FOR THE “RELAY”…….THE SCOTTSVILLE SQUARE WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC FROM THREE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT……
DUI FATAL
05/10/19
ACCORDING TO THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..A THREE-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT IN SMITHS
GROVE…..AND HER FATHER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER…..
39 YEAROLD DYLLAN MARTTER WAS DRIVNG ON THREE FORKS ROAD…..WITH HIS FOUR UNDERAGE CHILDLREN IN THE VEHICLE……WHEN HE LOST
CONTROL OF THE S-U-V AND IT FLIPPED…..THE THREE YEAR OLD DIED AT THE HOSPITALE….AND THE OTHER CHILDRE WERE ALSO TRANSPORTED
FOR TREATMENT…..
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MATTER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND THREE COUNTS OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT……
SPORTS
05/10/19
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS GO TO MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
CHICKENPOX SUIT
05/09/19
THE ATTORNEY FOR A NORTHERN KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT…..WHO WASN’T ALLOW TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES BECAUSE HE
WASN’T VACCINATED FOR CHICKENPOX…..SAYS HIS CLIENT HAS NOW CONTRACTED THE ILLINESS…..
18 YEAR OLD JEROME KUNKEL HAD SUED THE NORTHERN KENTUCKY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLAIMING THE VACCINE WAS AGAINS HIS RELIGIOUS
BELIEFS……
ARSON CHARGES
05/09/19
A MUNFORDVILLE MAN IS FACING ARSON CHARGES AFTER SETTING HIS PARENTS MOBILE HOME ON FIRE….OFFICIALS SAY 40 YEAR OLD STEVEN
GLABB POURED GASOLINE ON THE MOBILE HOME….WHILE HIS PARENTS WERE INSIDE….AND SET IT ON FIRE….
THEN WHEN HE HEARD THEY HAD CALLED NINE-ONE-ONE…HE GOT A WATER HOSE AND PUT THE FIRE OUT PRIOR TO THE OFFICERS ARRIVAL…..
GLABB IS CHARGED WITH ARSON AND WANTON ENDANGERMENT……
CAVE CITY POLICE CHIEF FIRED
05/09/19
THE CHIEF OF THE CAVE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN FIRED….
CAVE CITY MAYOR DEWAYNE HATCHER SAYS…..TERRILL RILEY…..WAS TERMINATED “DUE TO UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES AND
HINDERANCE OF PERFORMANCE OF CITY FUNCTIONS……
HATCHER SAYS HE INSTRUCTED TERRILL TO PERFORM 10-MANDATORY FUNCTIONS……AND AFTER FOUR MONTHS…..HE CONTINUED TO REFUSE
OR FAILED TO PERFORM A MAJORITY OF THIS FUNCTIONS……
GOVERNORS LETTER
05/09/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS SENT A LETTER TO LAWMAKERS TO TRY AND BUILD SUPPORT FOR HIS PENSION BILL HE HOPES TO HAVE CONSIDERED
IN A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION…..
THE BILL IS TO HEAD OFF A SPPIKE IN PENSION COSTS…..ON JULY FIRST….FOR REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES AS-WELL-AS MANY QUASI-
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES…..
AND THE LETTER COMES AFTER SOME TOP G-O-P LAWMAKERS SAID THE GOVERNOR LACKS THE VOTES NEED TO PUSH THE BILL THROUGH THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY……
SULLIVAN
05/09/19
81 YEAROLD BEULAH FRANCES RIPPY SULLIVAN OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT MAPLE GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT GOAD FUNERALHOME AND AFTER ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE
CHURCH……EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY FUND OR THE GIDEONS……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; WILLIAM BRYAN “PAUL” SULLIVAN…..FIVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; ALAN AND LAURIE OF ADOLPHUS,
DOUG AND KRISTI OF NORTH CAROLINA AND MARK AND ANGELA, REV. KENNY AND MICHELLE AND REV. GARY AND GINA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……A
DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; PAM AND ROBBIE WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; NOAH AND ALMA RIPPY OF
SCOTTSVILLE AND JARVIS AND CAROLYN RIPPY OF ADOLPHUS…..AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; GRACIE HESSON, BETTY AND RANDALL
HARPER AND DIANA ISABEL ALL OF ADOLPUSH AND MARY OAKES OF SCOTTSVILLE……21 GRANDCHILDREN AND 31 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/09/19
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO WARREN EAST….
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY LARUE COUNTY…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VAITTY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….WVLE…..
STARTING AT FIVE-20 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE “K-H-S-A-A” HAS ADOPTED A NEW POLCY AIMED AT ADDRESSING CONCERNS OF UNSPORTSMAN LIKE CONDUCT BY SPECTATORS…..
THE POLICY…..WHICH WILL GO INTO EFFECT NEXT SCHOOL YEAR….STATES THAT ADULT FANS WHO ARE EJECTED FROM A SPORTING EVENT
SHOULD SERVE…..AT A MINIMUM…..A SINGLE-EVEN BAN……
THE MOVE IS IN RESPONE TO THE GROWING SHORTAGE OF REFEREES…..WHICH IS ATTRIBUTED TO UNRYULY BEHAVIOR FROM PARENTS AND
SPECTATORS….
MURDER INVESTIGATION-ALLEN
05/08/19
STATE POLICE ARE CONDUCING A MURDER INVESTIGATION IN ALLEN COUNTY….. AROUND SEVEN-30 LAST NIGHT OFFICERS RESPONDED TO ONE-
51 STINSON LANE……NEAR THE TENNESSEE LINE….WHERE DEPUTIES FROM THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAD LOCATED A
DECEASE MALE IN A YARD NEAR THE DRIVEWAY OF THE RESIDENCE……
THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGAITON REVEALED THAT 47 YEAR OLD JUSITN A. WIX WAS OUTSIDE THE RESIDENCE WHEN HE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE
GUNSHOT WOUNDS….. WIX WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CORNER’S OFFICE……
STATE POLICE IS REQUESTING THAT ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION OR LEADS CONCERNING THE DEATH OF JUSTIN WIX……TO CONTACT
DETECTIVE JONATHON JOHNSON WITH THE BOWLING GREEN POST AT…… TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-EIGHT TWO-20-10…….
LEADER IN ME
05/08/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY INTERMEDIATE CENTER HAS BEEN NAMED AS A…..LEADER IN ME LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL….BY FRANKLIN COVEY COMPANY…..
THE RECOGNITION COMES BECAUSE THE SCHOOL HAS ACHIEVED OUTSTANDING RESULTS IN SCHOOL AND STUDENT OUTCOMES…..BY
IIMPLEMENTING THE .LEADER IN ME…..PROCESS WITH FIDELITY……
INTERMEDIATE CENTER PRINCIPAL SHAWN HOLLAND SAID THEY HAVE SEEN AMAZING RESULTS…SUCH AS INCREASED STUDENT LEADERSHIP….
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT….STUDENT OWNERSHIP OF LEARNING…..STAFF COMMITMENT….AND IMPROVED ATTENDANCE SINCE IMPLEMENTING THE
“LEADER IN ME PROCESS”….
GUILTY PLEA
05/08/19
A SMITHS GROVE MAN…..KNOWN AS KENTUCKYANA JONES…..HAS PLEADED IN FEDERAL COURT TO FIVE COUNTS OF BANK FRAUD…..
56 YEAR OLD MICHAEL TODD BARRICK…..WHO WAS INDICTED IN NOVEMBER TWENTY-16…..FACES UP TO 150-YEARS IN PRISON AND HE MUST PAY
RESTITUTION OF MORE THAN ONE-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS TO FIVE BANKS THAT WERE LISTED AS THE VICTIMS IN THE CASE……
REMAINS IDENTIFIED
05/08/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY MEDICAL EXAMINATORS’S OFFICE….HUMAN REMAINS FOUND OFF VETERANS LOOP IN GLASGOW LAST YEAR HAVE
BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THOSE OF BRET BROFFMAN-JUNIOR OF LOUISVILLE…
IN JUNE OF TWENTY-17 AND ABANDONED VEHICLE……BELONGING TO BROFFMAN……WAS LOCATED IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA WHERE THE DEAD
BODY WAS DISCOVEREE…..
REPORTEDLY…..BROFFMAN WAS ON HIS WAY TO THE BONNAROO MUSIC FESTIVAL IN NASHVILLE WHEN HE DISAPPEARED…..
ALLEN DEATH INVESTIGATION
05/08/19
STATE POLICE ARE CONDUCTING A DEATH INVESTIGATION IN ALLEN COUNTY….. AFTER A DECEASED MALE WAS FOUND OUTSIDE A RESIDENCE ON
STINSON LANE…..
NO OHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED……
GRIMES FILES SUIT
05/08/19
KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES HAS FILE SUIT IN FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT…….. CHALLENGING A NEW STATE LAW
REMOVING HER POWER OVER THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTONS…..CLAIMING THE ACTON BY REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS AMOUNTS TO AN
UNCONSTITUTIONAL INFRINGEMENT OF HER EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY…..
GRIMES…..WHO CANNOT SEEK REELECTON THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF TERM LIMITS….. SAID UNLESS THE LAW IF BLOCKED BY A JUDGE……THE
PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE OVESEEN PURSUANT TO AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAW…..
SPORTS
05/08/19
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WAS AT HOME YESTERDAY…..AND DEFEATED THE BOWLING GREEN LADY PURPLES 6 TO 5.....
THERE WILL NOT BE A “TRIPLE CROWN” WINNER THIS YEAR…..AS IT WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER…..COUNTRY
HOUSE…. WILL NOT RUN IN THE PREAKNESS DUE TO ILLNESS….
COUNTRY HOUSE IS THE FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER NOT TO ENTER THE PREAKNESS SINCE “GRINDSTONE” IN 1996…..
UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS
05/07/19
A NEW…..“UNIVERSITY PARTNERHSIP”…..WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY AT SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE…..
THE PARTNERSHIP WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO EARN A BACHELOR’S DEGREE THROUGH THE NEW……UNIVERSITY CENTER OF SOUTHERN
KENTUCKY IN SOMERSET……AND THE UNIVERSITY PARTNERS INCLUDE EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..MOREHEAD STATE….THE UNIVERSITY
OF KENTUCKY…..AND WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……
THE CENTER…..WHICH WILL OPEN THIS FALL ON THE CAMPUS OF SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE…..WILL ALLOW THIRD AND FOURTH YEAR
STUDENTS TO CONTINUE PURSUING THEIR DEGREES CLOSE TO HOME…..
PENSION VOTES
05/07/19
SOME TOP REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH SAY GOVERNOR MATT BEVING HASN’T LINED UP ENOUGH VOTES YET TO PASS HIS
PENSION BILL IN AN EXPECTED SPECIAL LEGISLALTIVE SESSION….
HOUSE MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER JOHN CARNEY SAID THE GOVERNOR IS GETTING CLOSE TO GAINING ENOUGH SUPPORT…...BUT STILL LACKS THE
VOTES TO PASS IT IN THE HOUSE…..
MEANWHILE…..SENATR MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER DAMON THANYER SAYS THE GOVERNOR’S BILL WOULD HAVE A……PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF
PASSING THE SENATE……
BEVIN’S PROPOSAL IS BEING PRESENTED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO A PENSION BILL BE VOTED…..THE GOAL IS TO GIVE RELIEFT TO REGIONAL
UNIVERSITIES AND MANY AGENCIES FACING SURGING PENSION COSTS……
MARSHALL SHOOTING TRIAL
05/07/19
ATTORNEYS FOR THE TEENAGER ACCUSED IN LAST YEAR’S DEADLY SHOOTING AT MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAVE REQUESTED A CHANGE
OF VENUE FOR THE TRIAL….
IN THE PETITION…..LAWYERS FOR GABE PARKER SAY THE CASE HAS GENERATED…. A GREAT DEAL OF PUBLICITY…..IN LOCAL…REGIONAL….AND
NATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE….AND THAT THE ALLEGATIONS AGINST PARKER ARE “SENSATONAL”….. AND SINCE MARSHALL COUNTY HAS ONLY ONE
HIGH SCHOOL…..IT’S IMPOSSIBLE FOR LOCAL JURORS TO BE UNBIASED……
PARKER IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF MURDER AND 14 COUNTS OF ASSULA…..
SPORTS
05/09/19
THE PATROT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON BAREN COUNTY….
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS HOSTS BOWLING GREEN…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL….12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..
WVLE….. STARTING AT FIVE-20 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE KENTUCKY RACING COMMISSION HAS DENIED AN APPEAL BY THE OWNERS OF “MAXIMUM SECURITY”…..ON HIS DISQUALIFICATION IN THE
KENTUCKY DERBY SATURDAY…..
IN DENYING THE APPEAL….THE RACING COMMISSION SAID THE STEWARD’S DECISION IS NOT SUBJECT TO APPEAL….FOLLOWING THE RACE….THE
STEWARDS RULED THAT “MAXIMUM SECURITY” HAD SWERVED OUT OF HIS LANE….IMPEDING THE PATH OF SEVERAL HORSES IN THE FINAL TURN….
IT HAD ALREADY BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT THE HORSE WILL NOT RUN IN THE PREAKNESS IN TWO WEEKS……
SIGNS ON RIGHTS OF WAY
05/06/19
WITH THE MOWING SEASON HERE…..THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET REMINDS CANDIDATES AND PROPERTY OWNERS THAT “PRIVATE
SIGNS” AND ADVERTISING ARE NOT ALLOWED ON STATE HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY….
ILLEGALLY-PLACED SIGNS CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR HIGHWAY MOWING CREWS AND CAN DISRUPT DITCH CLEANING OR OTHER ROAD
MAINTENANCE…..
AND THEY’RE ALSO A DISTRACTION TO MOTORISTS AND CREATE SAFETY HAZARDS BY BLOCKING VIEWS OF SIDES ROADS AND APPROACHING
VEHICLES…..OR BY ENDANGERING THOSE WHO RUN OFF THE ROADWAY……
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT CREWS WILL REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGNS AND TAKE THEM TO THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FACILITY WHERE THEY’RE HELD FOR
30-DAYS….. OWNERS OR A REPRESENTATIVE WITH PROPER IDENTIFICAITION MAY PICK THEM UP……AND SIGNS NOT CLAIMED AFTER 30-DAYS WILL
BE DISCARDED…….
SUBPOENA COURT
05/06/19
THE LEGAL BATTLE IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..OVER SUBPOENAS SENT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS PART OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO SICK-OUTS…..
HAS NOW EXPANDED TO INCLUDE WHICH COURT SHOULD HEAR THE CASE……
KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET ATTORNEYS HAVE FILED A NOTICE OF REMOVAL TO HAVE THE CASE SHIFTED TO FEDERAL COURT…….
AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE…..WHICH FILED THE SUIT…..SAYS IT WILL CONTEST THE FILING…..ARGUING THE CASE BELOGNS IN STATE
COURT……
MADDEN CASE
05/06/19
IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT FRIDAY…..JUDGE JANET CROCKER DENIED A MOTION TO EXCLUDE THE DEATH PENALITY AS A POSSIBLE SENTENCE….IT
TIMOTHY MADDEN IS CONVICTED OF KILLING SEVEN YEAR OLD GABBIE DOOLIN IN NOVEMBER TWENTY-15……
JUDGE CROCKER DID GRANT A MOTION TO HAVE MADDEN UNDERGO A PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION…….
MADDENS’ TRIAL IS SET TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER……
ROAD WORK
05/06/19
MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON TWO-31…..SCOTTSVILLE ROAD NEAR THE INTER-SECTION WITH SHIVE LAN E IN BOWLING GREEN…..SHOULD EXPECT
LANE CLOSURES THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS…..BEGINING AT EIGHT AND LASTING UNTIL SIX THE NECT MORNING…..
.CREWS WILL BE WORKING DURING THE DAY AS WELL…..BUT LANE CLOSURES ARE NOT EXPECTED THEN……
THE LANE CLOSURES ARE NECESSARY AS CREWS WORK ON A “HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT”……WHICH WILL CREATE A NEW
ENTRANCE TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD THAT RUNS ALONG TWO-31…...THE ENTRANCE WILL BE RESTRICTED TO RIGHT TURNS INTO THE ENTANCE AND
RIGHT TURNS OUT OF THE ENTRANCE…..
A PHYSICAL BARRIER SAFETY FEATURE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON SCOTTSVILLE ROAD TO PREVENT MOTOTISTS FROM MAKEIN LEFT TURNS INTO
THE ENTRANCE……
SAFETY IMPROVEMENT FEATURES ON SHIVE LANE ARE ALSO BEING CONSTRUCTED…..
SPORTS
05/06/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO METCALFE COUNTY…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO SOUTH WARREN….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY BOWLING GREEN…..
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TOOK TO “TWITTER” YESTERDAY TO EXPRESSION HIS OPINION ON THE RESULTS OF SATURDAY’S KENTUCKY
DEBERY……
SAYING THE UNPRECEDENTED DECISION TO DISQUALIFY THE INITIAL VICTOR WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY…….THESE DAYS OF POLITICAL
CORRECTNESS……
RECORD VOTERS
05/02/19
A RECORD NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE MAY 21ST PRIMARY ELECTION…..BUT THE BIGGER ISSUE IS WHETHER THEY
WILL GO TO THE POLLS…..
THREE-POINT-FOUR MILLION ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE COMMONWEALTH….. WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF 19-THOSAND SINCE THE TWENY-18
GENERAL ELECTON…..AS DEMOCRATS MAKE UP 49-PERCENT OF VOTERS…..42-PERCENT ARE REPUBLICAN…AND NINE-PERCENT OF VOTERS ARE
REGISTERED AS “OTHER”….
HOWEVER……KENTUCKIANS HAVE NOT MADE PARTICIPATING IN PRIMARY ELECTION A PRIORITY IN RECENT YEARS…..AS IN TWENTY-15….THE
MOST RECENT YEAR FOR STATEWIDE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS…..ONLY 12-POINT-57 PERCENT OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS…..
AND IN TWENTY-11…..VOTER TURN OUT WAS JUST 10-POINT-35 PERCENT……
PENSION BILL
05/03/19
THE PRESIDENTS OF SEVERAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH….. INCLUDING WESTERN…..ARE URGING LAWMAKERS TO
SUPPORT A PENSION PROPOSAL DRAFTED BY THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION……
THE MEASURE IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE THE GOVERNOR REJECTED LAST MONTH…..AS IT ALLOWS REGONAL UNIVERSITIES AND AGENCIES LIKE
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO EXIT THE……KENTUCKY EMPLOYEEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM….. WITOUT PAYING THE FULL SHARE THEY OWE……
THE BILL WOULD ALSO FREEZE THE AMOUNT THAT UNIVERSITIES AND QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCIES HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PENSION SYSTEM…..
WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO INCREASE FROM 49-PERCENT OF PAYROLL TO 87-PERCENT STARTING JULY FIRST…..
SICK OUT NAMES
05/03/19
KENTUCKY EDUCATION COMMISSIONER WAYNE LEWIS SAYS THE NAMES OF TEACHERS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN “SICKOUTS” THIS YEAR
HAVE BNEEN TURNED OVER TO THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION…..
ACCORDING TO LEWIS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION….WHICH RECEIVED A SUBPOENA FROM THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY….TURNED
OVER THE DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE RELATED TO “SICKOUTS” IN 10-DISTRICTS…...
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR AND THE JEFFERSON COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION FILED A LAWSUIT THIS WEEK TRYING TO BLOCK
SUBPOENAS WHICH SEEK THE NAMES OF TEACHERS WHO MIGHT HAVE USED SICK DAYS TO ATTEND RALLIES AT THE CAPITAL…..FORCING SOME
DISTRICTS TO CANCELL CLASSES…..
TEEN FILES ANOTHER SUIT
05/03/19
THE KENTUCKY TEEN…..AT THE HEART OF AN ENCOUNTER WITH A NATIVE AMERICAN ACTIVIST IN WASHINTON…..HAS SUED N-B-C FOR 275-MILLION
DOLLARS…..ALLEGING THAT IT FALSELY LABELED HIM A RACIST WHO INSTIGATED A THREATENING CONFRONTATION……
THE ATTORNEYS FOR NICHOLAS SANDMANN ALSO FILED SUIT EARLIER THIS YEAR AGAINST C-N-N AND THE WASHINGTON POST…..AND ARE
THREATENING SUIT AGAINST OTHER NEWS ORGANIZATIONS…..
KAUFFMAN
05/03/19
45 YEAROLD STEVEN GLENN KAUFFMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..AND A MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD
AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; BRANDYN BARNES OF INDIANA AND JARED BARNES OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; TERRA
AND GENE VANWINKLE OF TENNESSEE AND GERAKA AND JUNIOR MADDOX OF SCOTTSVILLE….. HIS FATHER; GLENN KAUFFMAN OF FLORIDA…..HIS
MOTHER; CLARE KAUFFMAN OF TEXAS…..A SISTER; JULIE LYLE OF KANSAS…..A STEP-BROTHER; JOHN DREW OF NEW YORK…..AND A STEP-SISTER;
REBECCA JARRELLS OF CALIFORNIA…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/03/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO GREENWOOD…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WILL NOT BE PLAYING IN THE OWENSBORO CATHOLIC TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK-END…..AS THE
TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DO TO PENDING WEATHER…..
THE TOPPER BASEBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS RICE….
KENTUCKY HOUSING
05/02/19
DROPPING INVENTORY CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN CONCERN AS THE KENTUCKY HOUSING MARKET MAINTAINS ITS NEAR-RECORD PACE…..AS
FIRST QUARTER SALES CLOSED DOWN JUST ONE PERCENT OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR……AND MARCH HOME SALES WERE DOWN LESS
THAN A HALF-PERCENT OVER MARCH TWENTY-18……
BOTH 2019 YEAR-TO-DATE AND MARCH INVENTORY NUMBERS FELL ABOUT THREE PERCENT….. AND THE DECLINING INVENTORY CONTINUES TO
DRIVE UP THE MEDIAN SALE PRICE OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
DAYS ON THE MARKET IN MARCH WERE 118…WHICH WAS DOWN FROM 120 LAST MARCH…..WHILE THE YEAR-TO-DATE NUMBER IS SLIGHTLY LOWER
AT 116 DAYS……
AND THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE ROSE ONLY SLIGHTLY IN MARCH TO 132-THOUSAND-913 DOLLARS……
COMPUTER VIRUS SCAM
05/02/19
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED A COMPUTER VIRUS SCAM ALERT….AS COMPLANITS HAVE COME FROM SEVEAL
COUNTIES WHERE INDIVIDUALS HAVE LOST MORE THAN 90-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
A FAKE POP-UP WINDOW APPEARS ON PEOPLE’S COMPUTER SCREENS TELLING THEM THERE’S A VIRUS….AND THEY’RE GIVEN AN 800-NUMBER TO
CALL FOR HELP….
THE PERSON WHO ANSWERS SOUNDS LIKE A TECH SUPPORT SERVICE WORKER…..BUT IS REALLY A SCARM ARTIST WHO IS COLLECTING LOGIN
CREDENTIALS……THEY THEN STEAL YOU PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION….
THEY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS NEVER GIVE A STRANGER ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL COMPUTER…..
PURSUIT
05/02/19
A BOWLING GREEN MAN IS FACING CHARGES FOLLOWING A PURSUIT YESTERDAY…. OFFICERS RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF A MAN DRIVING WITH
A GUN HANGING OUT THE WINDOW AND THERE WAS ALSO AN INFANT IN THE CAR….WHICH CRASHED AND ROLLED OVER ON RIVER TANNER WAY….
24 YEAR OLD TARON WELLS HAD 14-POUNDS OF MARIJUANA WITH A STREET VALUE OF 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE VEHICLE….AND 398 “VAPE”
CARTIGES WITH A STREET VALUE OF 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
THE INFANT WASN’T INJURED…..AND AFTER BEING CHECKED OUT AT THE MEDICAL CENTER…..WELLS WAS LOGED IN THE WARREN COUNTY JAIL…..
GRAYSON MAN SENTENCED
05/02/19
A GRAYSON COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES…..
37 YEAR OLD JAMES ARMS OF MILLWOOD WAS SENTENCED TO 50-YEARS IN PRISON AND LIFETIME SUPERVISED SUPERVISION ON MULTIPLE
COUNTS OF PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY……
SPORTS
05/02/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM…..
AND LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM BOTH PLAY IN LOGAN COUNTY…..
THERE’S GOING TO BE A NEW FAVORITE FOR THE KENTUCKY DERBY SATURDAY AS “OMAHA BEACH” WAS SCRATCHED YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF A
BREATHING PRBLEM…..
AND IT’S EXPECTED THAT “GAME WINNER” WILL BE THE NEW FAVORITE…..
UK IPADS
05/01/19
BEGINNING THIS FALL…..ALL INCOMING FRESHMAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY WILL BE GIVEN AN “I-PAD” AS PART OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH
APPLE CORPORATION…..
U-K WILL PAY ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR UP TO 59-HUNDRED I-PADS FOR THE FALL FRESHMAN CLASS…..THEN EACH YEAR THE
FRESHMAN CLASS WILL BE GIVEN THE DEVCES UNTIL THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY IS CONNECTED WITH APPLE TECHNOLOGY…….AS THE “I-PADS”
WILL BE PRELOADED WITH TECHNOLOGY TO HELP STUDENTS BETTER MAKE THE TRANSITION BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE…….
THREE U-K STUDENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN INVITED TO APPLE’S…..ENTERPRISE DESIGN LAB…….TO HELP DEVELOP AN “APP” TO HELP STUDENTS
TRANSITION TO LIFE AT U-K…….
TENNESSEE SPORTS BETTING
05/01/19
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE’S OFFICE SAY HE’LL LET LEGISLATION TO ALLOW SPORTS BETTING BECOME LAW WITHOUT HIS SIGNATURE…..
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE DOESN’T BELIEVE GAMBLING EXPANSION IS BEST…...BUT RECOGNIZES MANY LAWMAKERS WANT
TO EXPLORE IT….
TENNESSEEE WILL BECOME THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO ALLOW SPORTS BETTING WITHOUT BRICK-AND MOTOR LOCATIONS…..
NEW PENSION BILL
05/01/19
THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION HAS DRAFTED A NEW PENSION BILL FOR LAWMAKERS TO CONSIDER IN A SPECIAL SESSION…..
THE MEASURE IS AIMED AT GIVING REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES…..COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS…..AND OTHER AGENCIES RELIEF FROM A SPIKE IN
PENSION COSTS BEGINNING JULY FIRST……
BEVINS SAYS HE WILL CALL THE SPECIAL SESSION IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE KENTUCKY DERBY….
THE GOVERNOR SURPRIZED LAWMAKERS WHEN HE VETOED A SIMILIAR BILL FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-19 REGULAR
SESSION…..
FOUR WAY STOP
05/01/19
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAD PLANNED TO CHANGE THE INTER-SECTION OF “U-S” 68…..GLASGOW ROAD….. AND KENTUCKY
ONE-OH-ONE…. SMITHS GROVE/SCOTTSVILLE ROAD…. IN WARREN COUNTY TO A FOUR-WAY STOP TOMORROW….HOWEVER….DUE TO THE
FORECAST OF RAIN TOMORROW…..THAT CHANGE IS BEING MADE TODAY……
OVERSIZED DUAL MOUNTED STOP SIGNS AND OVERSIZED DUAL MOUNTED STOP AHEAD SIGNS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED…..THE FLASHING BEACONS
WILL REMAIN AT THE INTER-SECTION…..BUT THE BULB COLOR HAS BEEN SWITCHED FROM YELLOW DTO RED…..AND RUMBLE STRIPS HAVE BEEN
INSTALLED ON “U-S” 68……
MESSAGE BOARDS INFORMING MOTORISTS OF THE CHANGE HAVE BEEN IN PLACE SINCE LAST WEEK…. …..
SPORTS
05/01/19
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WAS ON THE ROAD TO BARREN COUNTY LAST NIGHT WHERE THEY DROPPED A 12 TO TWO DECISION TO THE
TROJANETTES…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO PORTLAND TONIGHT….
NEW LODGE RATES
04/29/19
THE KENTUCKY STATE PARKS HAVE A NEW LODGING RATE THAT GIVES A BREAK TO KENTUCKY RESIDENTS….THE “KENTUCKY RESIDENT RATE”
OFFERS UP TO 10-PERCENT OFF THE NORMAL LODGING RATE AT THE PARK SYSTEM’S 17-RESORT PARKS….
RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE ON LINE AT……PARKS-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV…..AND GUUESTS MUST SHOW A KENTUCKY DRIVER’S LICENSE OR SOME
OTHER IDENTIFICAION THAT SHOWS THEY ARE A KENTUCKY RESIDENT…….
THE RATE…..WHICH WILL BE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR……DOESN’T INCLUDE TAXES OR FEES AND IS SUBEJCT TO AVAILABILITY……
BEVIN LEAST POPULAR
O4/29/19
A NEW POLL FINDS GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN IS THE “LEAST POPULAR GOVERNOR IN THE COUNTRY…..
THE POLL…..CONDUCTED BY MORNING CONSULT……SAYS BEVING HAS A 33-PERCENT APPROVAL RATING……WHICH IS TIED WITH FIRST YEAR
CONNECTICUT GOVENOR NED LAMONT…..HOWEVER…..LAMONT’S UNDECIDED NUMBER IS 29-PECENT COMPARED TO BEVIN’S 16-PERCENT……
SINCE MORNING CONSULT BEGAN TRACKING GOVERNOR APROVAL RATINGS IN EARLY TWENTY-17……BEVIN’S NET APPROVAL RATING HAS
DROPPED BY 30 POINTS…..
JACKSONIAN PAGEANT
04/29/19
JACKSONIAN DAY ACTIVITIES CAME TO A CLOSE YESTERDAY……WITH THE JACKSONIAN PAGEANTS……
CROWNED MISS JACKSONIAN WAS HANNAH BRYANT…..
AND LAURA HARVEY WAS CROWNED THE FIRST EVER…..MRS. JACKSONIAN……
SUMNER SHOOTING
04/29/19
TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MURDER OF SEVEN PEOPLE IN SUMNER COUNTY……AS AUTHORITIES HAVE
ARRESTED 25 YEAR OLD MICHAEL CUMMINS FOLLOWING A MANHUNT SATURDAY NIGHT….
ACCORDING TO THE T-B-I…..A FAMILY MEMBER CALLED NINE-ONE-ONE FROM A HOME ON CHARLES BROWN ROAD IN WESTMORELAND WHERE
THEY FOUND MULTIPLE BODIES…..INCLUDING A 12 YEAR OLD CHILD….ONE OF THE VICTIMS DID SURVIVE….
A SHORT TIME LATER……OFFICERS LEANRED OF A SECOND HOME ON LUBY BROWN ROAD WERE ANOTHER PERSON WAS FOUND DEAD AND HER
VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN……
BARREN MURDER
04/29/19
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CONTINUES THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE SHOOTING DEATH OF 32 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHWER
WALKER OF GLASGOW…..
DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE ON PARK CITY/GLASGOW ROAD AFTER A RESIDENT OF THAT ADDRESS……48 YEAR OLD DAVID
PONS……HAD POSTED ON FACEBOOK THAT HE HAD KILLED SOMEONE AND THAT HE WAS SUIDICAL…….
AFTER DEPUTIES ARRIVED…..PONS EVENTUALLY CAME OUT….. AND HE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MURDER……
SCHWEDER
04/29/19
90 YEAR OLD JEAN SCHWEDER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..IN LIEW OF
FLOWERS……DONATIONS ARE REQUESTED FOR HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY OR THE FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; ALBERT AND BONNIE SCHWEDER OF SCOTTSVILLE AND
TIMOTHY SALDIVAR OF
CALIFORNIA…..FIVE GRANDCHILDDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/29/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS SOUTH WARREN….
HYDRANT FLUSHING
04/26/19
THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE WILL BE FLUSHING FIRE HYDRANTS MONDAY THRU FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK…..
DURING THIS TIME…..THROUGHOUT THE CITY…..CUSTOMERS MAY TEMPORARILY EXPERIENCE LOW WATER PRESSURE…..NO WATER….OR DINGY
WATER
TAKE BACK DAY
04/26/19
TOMORROW IS….“NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY”…..WHICH GIVES INDIVIDUALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMOVE POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS MEDICINES FROM THEIR HOMES AND DISPOSE OF THEM SAFELY…..
A DROP-OFF SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE FROM 10 TO TWO……HOWEVER….. .A DROP-OFF BOX FOR
UNNEEDED MEDICATIONS IS AVAILABLE IN THE LOBBY OF THE ALLEN COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER…..24-HOURS A DAY……SEVEN DAYS
AWEEK…..
SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM IN TWO-THOUSAND-THREE….THE COMMONWEALTH HAS COLLECTED JUST OVER 135-THOUSAND
POUNDS OF UNWANTED AND UNUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS…..
CORVETTE PLANT
04/26/19
GENERAL MOTORS IS ADDING A SECOND SHIFT…..AND MORE THAN 400 HOURLY JOBS…..AT THE CORVETTE PLANT……
ADDING A SECOND SHIFT WILL INCREASE THE WORKFORCE TO MORE THAN 13-HUNDRED AT THE PLANT……WHICH HAS BUILT MORE THAN A
MILLION CORVETTES SINCE IT OPENED IN 1981…..
THE INCREASED PRODUCTION WILL SUPPORT THE NEWEST GENERATION CORVETTE…..WHICH WILL BE UNVEILED JULY 18TYH……AND WILL FIND
THE ENGINE BEING MOVED FROM UNDER THE HOOD TO BETWEEN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND THE REAR WHEELS……
ALLEN UNCMPLOYMENT
04/26/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUINTY ROSE SLIGHTLY…..FROM FOUR-POINT
THREE PERCENT IN FEBRUARY…..TO FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN MARCH……AND THIS MARCH’S JOBLESS RATE WAS HIGHER THAN THE FOUR-
POINT-TWO PERCENT RECORDED IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTICT……JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM FOUR-PERCECT IN WARREN COUNTY…..TO FIVE-POINT-FIVE
PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWELTH IN MARCH…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FELL IN 94 COUNTIES……ROSE IN 19……AND STAYED THE SAME IN SEVEN…..
WOODFORD COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT……
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 12-POINT-THREE PERCENT……
PEDIGO
04/26/19
65 YEAR OLD LONNIE PEDIGO OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JAMIE HOLDER PEDIGO……TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; TINEKIA AND JOSHUA PERRIGO OF TENNESSEE AND
KELLY AND KEITH CROSS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; GEORGE AND LINDA AND CHRISTOPHER AND TIFFANY ALL OF
TOMPKINSVILLE AND JACKIE AND ANITA OF TENNESSEE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; RUBY AND GARY WISDOM AND MARY PEDIGO
ALL OF TOMPKINSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/26/19
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO HENDERSONVILLE-TENNESSEE TO PLAY IN THE GRIFFIN CLASSIC……
THE TENNIS TEAMS TRAVEL TO GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE GREENWOOD SHOW CASE…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM ENTERTIANS WARREN CENTRAL….
FORMER TOPPER BASKETBALL COACH DARRIN HORN IS THE NEW MEN’S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….
AFTER LEAVING THE HILL……HORN WAS HEAD COAH AT SOUTH CAROLINA….AND FOR THE PAST FOUR SEASON HAS BEEN THE ASSOCIATE HEAD
COACH AT TEXAS……
FATAL AIRPLANE CRASH
04/25/19
AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING THE CRASH OF A SMALL PLANE…..AT THE HENDERSON COUINTY AIRPORT TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY YESTERDAY
MORNING…..THAT CLAIMED TWO LIVES….
THE VICTIMS HAVEN’T BEEN IDENTIFIED……AS AN AUTOPOSY IS SCHEUDLED FOR TODAY IN MADISONVILLE…..
STRATTON
04/24/19
92 YEAR OLD JEWELL STRATTON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER 10 THIS MORNING (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
DONATIONS TO GIDEON’S INTERNATIONAL OR HOSPARUS HEALTH OF BARREN RIVER……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JUDY STRATTON OF SCOTTSVILLE….. THREE GRANDCHILDREN, FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
04/25/19
THE N-F L DRAFT KICKS OFF IN NASHVILLE TODAY…..WITH OVER 100-THOUSAND PEOPLE EXPECTED TO HEAD DOWNTOWN EACH DAY OF THE THREE
DAY EVENT…..
THERE MANY ROAD CLOSURES IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE…..AS BROADWAY IS CLOSED FROM FIFTH AVENUE TO THE WATER FRONT…..
THERE ARE OFFICIAL PICKUP AND DROP-OFF ZONES…..AND SCOOTERS AND BIKE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE AREA……
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS
04/24/19
THE COMMONWEATH HAS RECEI VED ALMOST 118-MILLION DOLLARS IN TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS…..
UNDER THE TOBACCO MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT…..TOBACCO COMPANIES AGREED TO MAKE ANNUAL PAYMENTS…..IN PERPETUITY…..
WORTH 208-BILLION DOLLARS TO STATES AND TERRORITIES THAT SIGNED THE AGREEMENT….
SINCE THE FIRST PAYMENT IN 1999……KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN TWO-BILLION DOLLARS UNDER THE AGREEMENT……AND THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS DESIGNATED THAT HALF OF THE FUNDS BE INVESTED IN AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION GRANTS……
FISCAL COURT
04/24/19
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER ONE…..LAST NIGHT……TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..
RECENTLY……SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCAIL APPROVED AN ORDINANCE DEALING WITH VICIOUS DOGS AND CATS AND POULTRY……AND THE CITY
HAD ASKED THAT THE COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER WORK WITH THE CITY ON THE DOG AND CAT PORTION OF THE ORDINANCE……
CURRENTLY…….THE COUNTY RECEIVES 40-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE CITY FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER…..AND THE NEW AGREEMENT WILL
HAVE THEM CONTINUING PAYING THAT AMOUNT…..AND THE AGREEMENT WILL BE REVIEWED YEARLY……
SPORTS
04/24/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM TRAVELED TO GLASGOW LAST NIGHT…..AND PICKED UP A BIG DISTRICT WIN AS THEY DEFEATED THE SCOTTIES SIX TO
FOUR……
THE PATRIOTS NEXT GAME IS TONIGHT AS THEY GO TO SOUTH WARREN……
2018 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
04/23/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY LAST YEAR WAS FOUR-PERCENT…..
WHICH WAS DOWN FROM THE FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT RECORDED IN TWENTY-17…….
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT LAST YEAR…..JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN WARREN
COUNTY….TO FIVE-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DECREASED IN 117 COUNTIES…..ROSE IN TWO…..AND SAYED THE SAME IN
ONE…..
WOODFORD COUNTY HAS THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE IN KENTUCKY….IN TWENTY-18…..AT THREE POINT-ONE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED THE COMMONWEALTH’S HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE LAST YEAR…..AT 13-POINT TWO PERCENT……
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE CLOSING
04/23/19
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE CLOSING ITS “CONFUCIOUS INSTITUTE”…..
THE INSTITUTE HAS OPERATED AT WESTERN SINCE 20-10…….AND THE UNIVERSITY SAID THEY ENDED THEIR AGREEMENT WITH THE “CONFUCIUS
INSTITUTIE” NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET A WAIVER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE THAT WOULD ALLOW
THEM TO OPERATE THE INSTITUTE AS-WELL-AS TEIR CHINESE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM…..
LEGISLATION PASSED LAST YEAT PROHIBITS INSTITUTIONS FROM HOSTING A “CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE” IF THEY WERE USING FUNDING FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS……
PLANNING
04/23/19
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT……
A ZONE CHANGE…..FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO MULTI-FAMILY….. WAS GRANTED FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT THREE-20 NORTH EIGHTH…..
AND TWO VARIANCES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT FOUR-ZERO-TWO AST WALNUT WERE APPROVED….ONE WAS FOR AN 18-BY-18 CARPORT AND
THEOTHER FOR A 10-BY-20 PORTABLE BUILDING……
SCOTTSVILLE POST MASTER MARK BROADY TALKED WITH THE COMMISSION ABOUT THE POST OFFICE AND COMMISSON WORKING TOGETHER ON
LARGER DEVELOPMENTS…….
AND THE COMMISSION WILL BE ADDING THE “POST OFFICE” TO THEIR CHECK-LIST FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS………
BOARDS
04/23/19
63 YEAR OLD RITA LORRAINE BOARDS OF GLASGOW DIED SATURDAY AT T-S SAMSON HOSPITAL…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED)
AFTERNOON AT ON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CANEY FORK CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW (WED0 AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERSD-IN-LAW; SHELBY AND EMMA OF PARK CITY AND OWEN AND KIM OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SISTER AND
BROTHER-IN-LAW; ANNA AND SCOTTY ALLEN OF GLASGOW…..AND AN AUNT; TELLIE STARKS OF TENNESSEE……..
SPORTS
04/23/19
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS GO TO BARREN COUNTY…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM PLAYS IN GLASGOW……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT FIVE THIS AFTERNOON……
FEEDING FAITH
04/22/19
FEEDING FAITH SOUP KITCHEN WILL BE HOLDING THEIR FIRST FUND RAISER….. THIS AFTERNOON FROM FIVE TO SIX…..AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST
CHURCH……
AS THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO STOP BY TO SEE WHAT THEY DO…..
THE “THANKSGIVING” MEAL IS FREE…..BUT DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED…..
GARDEN PROGRAM
04/22/19
THE COMMUNITY ACTION GARDEN PROGRAM BEGINS TODAY……
THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC SELF-SUPPORT…..BY PROVIDING LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WITH THE ESSENTIAL
MATERIALS TO START GROWING A VEGETABLE GARDEN….
ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A VOUCHER FROM COMMUNITY ACTION THAT CAN BE USED TO PURCHASE GARDEN PRODUCTS……
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION OFFICE AT 25 J-L-TURNER PLACE……OR CALL….TWO-THREE-SEVEN-
41-49…….
CYBER SAFETY
04/22/19
TONIGHT AT SIX……THE FAITH COALITION IS SPONSORING A FREE PROGRAM ON “CYBER SAFETY” AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL…..
PARENTS…..GRANDPARENTS…..AND CHILD-INVOLVED ADULTS WILL OBTAIN A BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF THE DANGERS THEIR CHILDREN FAC ON-
LINE….AS THE TOPICE COVERED INCLUDE SEZXTING…..SOCIAL MEDIA…..GAMING…..AND ON-LINE PREDATORS…..
SPORTS
0422/19
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO SOUTH WARREN…..
IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS…..
THE PREDATORS TAKE ON THE STARS IN DALLAS……WITH THE START LEADING THE SERIES……THREE GAMES TO TWO……
CRIMINAL JUSTICE FORUM
04/18/19
KENTUCKY GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE WERE PART OF A FORM ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE YESTERDAY…..AT
BELMONT UNIVERISTY’S COLLEGE OF LAW YESTERDAY….
BOTH GOVERNORS OUTLINED CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRIORITIES AND INITIATIVES…..
BEVIN SAID HE PLANS TO CREATE A…..SENTENCING INTEGRITY UNIT….SAYING MISTAKES ARE MADE IN SENTENCING…….
AND LEE PROMISED TO EXAMINE SENTENCING GUIDELINES IN TENNESSEE…..
FEDERAL DRUG ARRESTS
04/18/19
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE CHARGED 60 PEOPLE…..INCLUDING 31 DOCTORS….. FOR THEIR ROLES IN ILLEGALLY PRESCRIBING AND
DISTRIBUTING MILLIONS OF PILLS CONTAINING OPIOIDS AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS…..
AUTHORITIES SAY THE ARRESTS ARE TIED TO SOME 350-THOUSND PRESCRIPTONS AND 32-MILLON PILLS……
AMONG THOSE ARRESTED ARE A KENTUCKY DOCTOR…..A KENTUCKY DENTIST… AND A TENNESSE DOCTOR WHO DUBBED HIMSELF THE “ROCK
DOC”…..;
ARREST-MURDER
04/18/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED 64 YEAR OLD JACKIE MUTTER OF SCOTTSVILLE WITH THE MURDER….IN
THE TWENTY-17 SHOOTING DEATH OF WENDELL JACKSON…….
MUTTER IS ALSO FACING SEVERAL DRUG CHARGES INCLUDING TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH….HE’S ALSO CHARGED WITH
POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN BY A CONVICTED FELON AND ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOR……
DOUBLE FATAL
04/18/19
TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD FOLLOWING A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT…..
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAY 23 YEAR OLD AARON WINGFILED OF BOWLING GREEN LOST CONTROL OF HIS CAR ON HAYS
LODGE ROAD AND IT HIT A TREE….
WINGFIELD AND HIS PASSENGER…..23 YEAR OLD KRISTA VINCENT OF SMITHS GROVE…. WERE BOTH PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE……..
SPORTS
04/18/19
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ENTERTAIN MONROE COUNTY….
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL PLAYS AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON….
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ENTERTAIN MONROE COUNTY….
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL PLAYS AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON….
ARTS ON MAIN
04/17/19
THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN FINDING THE INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS WHO DAMAGED…..ARTS ON
MAIN….. SOMETIME BETWEEN MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING….AS THE SPINDELS ON THE RAILINGS WERE BROKEN……
“ARTS ON MAIN”……WHICH IS LOCATED ON EAST MAIN STREET BETWEEN U-S BANK AND DOMINO’S……HAS A LIMITED BUDGET WHICH IS USED EACH
SUMMER TO BRING THE PROGRAMS TO “ARTS ON MAIN”………
“ARTS ON MAIN” OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL FIND A WAY TO REBUILD THE GAZEBO…….
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS VANDELISM……IT’S ASKED YOU CONTACT THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-36-
11……
SUBPOENAS
04/17/19
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IS DEMANDING GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND THE LABOR CABINET RESCIND SUBPOENAS CALLING
FOR NAMES OF TEACHERS INVOLVED IN SICKOUT PROTESTS AT THE STATE CAPITAL THIS YEAR…..
BESHSER SAYS THE SUBPOENAS ARE NOT LAWFUL AS THE TEACHERS WERE ENGAGED IN PROTECTED SPEECH…..HE’S GIVING THEM 10-DAYS TO
RESCIND THE SUBPOENAS….AND IF THEY DON’T HE WILL TAKE THEM TO COURT…..
SEVEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE RECEIVED SUBPOENAS…….
MISSING TEEN
04/17/19
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING WARREN COIUTY TEEN…..
17 YEAR OLD JAIRI GALLEGOS WAS LAST SEEN IN THE OAKLAND AREA AROUND EIGHT LAST NIGHT….
GALLEGOS IS A HISPANIC FEMALE…..FIVE-FEET-FIVE INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS 125 POUNDS….SHE WAS WEARING BLUE JEANS….NAVY BLUE TANK
TOP….BLACK SHOES….AND WHITE SOCKS….
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AT TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-EIGHT-FOUR-TWO-16-
33……
ARREST-SIMPSON
04/17/19
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A SIMPSON COUNTY MAN ON SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES…..
38 YEAR OLD LARRY SCHULTZ-JUNIOR OF FRANKLIN IS CHARGED IN A SIMPSON COUNTY INDICTMENT WARRANT WITH SEXUAL ABUSE-VICTIM
UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE….
BG WOMAN CHARGED
04/17/19
A BOWLING GREEN WOMAN IS FACING CHARGES AFTER SHE SLAMMED HER TWO-YEAR OLD SON ONTO THE CONCRETE FRIDAY….AND THEN
RANAWAY DURING A FIGHT SHE WAS HAVING WITH A MAN….
NOELLE GRAY IS CHARGED WITH WANTON ENGANGERMENT AND CHILD ABUSE….
ACCORDING TO OFFICER RONNIE WARD WITH THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE DEPARTMENT……CHILD…..WHO WAS FLOWN THE VANDERBILT
MEDICAL CENTER….. WAS RELEASED MONDAY…….
FARM BUREAU MOVING
04/17/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED TODAY SO THEY CAN MOVE INTO THEIR NEW FACILITY AT THREE-60 FRANKLIN ROAD…..
THE OFFICE WILL REOPEN IN THE NEW LOCATION TOMORROW…..
SPORTS
05/17/19
THE PREDATORS ARE IN DALLAS TO TANGLE WITH THE STARS IN GAME FOUR OF THE PLAY-OFFS…..
WITH NASHVILLE LEADING THE SERIES TWO GAMES TO ONE…….
THE HOT RODS HOST LAKE COUNTY……
04/15/19
06:05AM
THIS IS…..NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK…..A TIME TO RECOGNIZE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WE CALL “DISPATCHERS”……WHO ANSWER YOUR
CALL WHEN YOU NEED EMERGENCY SERVICES……
LAST YEAR……THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY DISPATCH CENTER ANSWERED SEVEN-THOUSAND-651….NINE-ONE-ONE- CALLS…..AND A TOTAL
OF 26-THOSUAND-858 CALLS FOR SERVICE……
WALKAWAY CAPTURED
04/15/19
AN INMATE WHO WALKEDAWAY FROM THE GREEN RIVER CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX IN CENTRAL CITY…..HAS BEEN CAPTURED IN WARREN
COUNTY…..
STATE POLICE SAY CHARLES PEDIGO WAS LOCATED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AT A RESIDENCE ON H-E JOHNSON ROAD…..AFTER THE
HOMEOWNER CALLED AUTHORITIES AND SAID THERE WAS A MAN ON HER PORCH TRUING TO QUIET HER DOGS…..
SPORTS
04/15/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM HOSTS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON SOUTH WARREN……
AND THE TENNIS TEAMS GO TO SOUTH WARREN….
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN DALLAS TO TAKE ON THE STARS IN GAME THREE OF THE PLAY OFFS….WITH THE SERIES TIED AT ONE GAME APIECE…..
THE HOT RODS HOST LAKE COUNTY….
REGISTRATION
04/11/19
KINDERGARTEN AND PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION…..FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR….WILL BE HELD AT THE PRIMARY CENTER THIS AFTERNOON…..FROM
4:30PM MTO 6:30PM
TO ENROLL IN KINDERGARTEN….STUDENTS MUST BE FIVE ON OR BEFORE AUGUST FIRST….. HOWEVER…..THE IS A POLICY AND PROCESS
AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO TURN FIVE BETWEEN AUGUST SECOND AND OCTOBER FIRST…. AND WOULD LIKE FOR THEIR CHILD
TO ATTEND KINDERGARTEN IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR…..
TO ATTEND PRESHCOOL….STUDENTS MUST BE FOUR BY AUGUST FIRST AND MEET INCOME GUIDELINES…..OR BE THREE AND IDENTIFIED WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS…..
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS SHOULD BRING A VALID BIRTH CERTIFICATE…..A KENTUCKY IMMUNIZATION CERTIFICATE…..AND FOR PRESCHOOL
REGISTRATION PROOF OF INCOME……
JEFFERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT SUBPOEA
04/11/19
THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT….COMMONWEALTH’S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST IN THE
COUNTRY……HAS BEEN SENT A SUBPOENA BY THE KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET SEEKING THE NAMES OF TEACHERS WHO MIGHT HAVE USED SICK
DAYS TO ATTEND RALLIES AT THE STATE CAPITAL WHILE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WAS IN SESSI0N…..
WIDESPREAD ABSENCES IN SOME DISTRICTS FORCED CLASSED TO BE CANCELED FOR AS LONG AS A FEW DAYS……
SUBPOENAS HAVE ALSO BEEN SENT TO BULLITT AND OLDHAM COUNTIES……
NEW DNA TESTING PROGRAM
04/11/19
KENTUCKY AUTHORITIES SAY THE COMMONWEALTH IS GOING TO START USING RAPID…..D-N-A TESTING….FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGAOINS…..
FOR THE LAST FW MONTHS….THE STATE POLICE FORENSICS LABS HAVE PILOTED USE OF THE SYSTEM….WHICH HAS PROVEN SUCCESSSFUL AT
IDENTFYING SUSPECTS WITHIN HOURS…..
THERE ARE ALSMOST TWO-THOUAND SEXUAL ASSAULTS REPORTED IN KENTUCKY EVERY YEAR…..AND IT’S ESTIMATED THAT NEARLY TWICE THAT
AMOUNT GO UNREPORTED……
SPORTS
04/11/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM HOSTS BOWLING GREEN…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT FIVE-30 THIS AFTERNOON…….
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE HOT RODS WERE SHUT OUT BY LAKE COUNTY SEVEN TO NOTHING….
AND THE PREDATORS DROPPED A THREE TO TWO DECISION TO THE STARS…..
PENSION BILL VETOED
04/10/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS VETOED HOUSE BILL THREE-58……A PENSION BILL THAT WAS AIMED AT PROVIDING PENSION RELIEF TO THE
COMMONWEALTH’S REGONAL UNIVERSITIES AND DOZENS OF “QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES” SUCH AS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS,
MENTAL HEALTH GROUPS…..
THE MEASURE….WHICH WAS PASSED ON THE LAST DAY OF THE SESSION SO LAWMAKERS DON’T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO OVERRIDE THE VETO…..
WOULD HAVE THE UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER AGENCIES TO LEAVE KENTUCKY’S TROUBLED PENSION SYUSTEM…..OR THEY COULD STAY IN THE
PENSION SYSTEM AND BEGIN PAYUING 84-PERCENT OF THEIR PAYROLL AS THEIR SHARE OF PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS….WHICH IS WHAT THE REST
OF STATE GOVERNMENT PAID THIS YEAR….
BEVIN SAID HE PLANS TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE JULY FIRST TO DEAL WITH THE PENSION……..A SPECIAL
SESSION THE GOVERNOR CALLED LAST DECEMBER FAILED TO REACH AN AGREMENT…..
CHILD ABUSE MONTH
04/10/19
APRIL IS …..CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH…..AND A WALK WAS HELD LAST NIGHT WITH ABOUT 100-INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING…..THE WALK
WENT FROM SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH TO THE JUSTICE CENTER……
APPROXIMATELY THREE-MILLION CHILDREN ARE REPORTED ABUSED OR NEGLECTED IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR…..
LAST YEAR…..THERE WERE 196 CASES SUBSTANTIATED AND/OR IN NEED OF SERVICES IN ALLEN COUNTY…..THAT EFFECTED 178 CHILDREN…….
SCAMS
04/10/19
ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF JEFF COOKE HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT SEVERAL PHONE SCAMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HIS OFFICE….
HE URGES RESIDENTS TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT GIVING OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION TO SOMEONE OVER THE PHONE…..
ALSO…..ANYONE WITH INTERNET ACCESS…..CAN GO TO THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S WEBSITE AND SIGN UP FOR SCAM ALERTS……
SPORTS
04/10/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM HOSTED GLASGOW LAST NIGHT AND DROPPED A 10 TO SEVEN DECISION TO THE SCOTTIES…..
THE HOT RODS DROPPED A 13 TO FOUR DECISION TO LAKE COUNTY…….
AND THE PREDATORS BEGIN STANLEY CUP PLAY-OFFS TONIGHT AS THEY’RE AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO PLAY THE STARS…..
CITY COUNCIL
04/0919
AT LAST NIGHT’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING….SECOND READING WAS TO BE GIVEN TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE ANIMAL ORDINANCE…..
THERE WERE RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE WHO SPOKE IN FAVOROF THE AMENDMENT…..WHICH PASSED ON A UNANIMOUS VOTE…..
THE COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED A RESOLUTION AND APPROVED MAYOR ROB CLINE TO SIGN THE MUNICIPAL ROAD AID AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT
OF 84-THOUSAND-737 DOLLARS……
WKU TO CUT PROGRAMS
04/09/19
THE ACTING PROVOST AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY SAYS IT’S BEING RECOMMEND THAT 26-PERCENT OF THE SCHOOL’S ACADEMIC
PROGRAMS BE SUSPENDED…..
CHERYL STEVENS SAY THE SCHOOL’S…..COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC PROGRAM EVALUATION……. IS RECOMMENDING THE SUSPENSION OF 101
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS INCLUDING 11-UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES…..FOUR-GRADUATE DEGREES…..AND 86 OTHER CREDENTIALS SUCH AS
MINORS AND CERTIFICATES……
THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE TAKEN UP FRIDAY DURING THE BOARD OF REGENTS COMMITTEE MEETING…..
HEMP
04/09/19
SPEAKING IN LOUISVILLE YESTERDAY……SENATOR MITCHELL MCCONNELL SAYS HE’S…..WILLING TO OFFER FOLLOW-UP LEGISLATION IF NEEDED…..
TO RESOLVE ANY “GLITCHES” STEMMING FROM THE MISTAKEN IDENTITY OF HEMP AND MARIJUANA……
SINCE HEMP’S LEGALIZATION…..SOME TRUCKERS HAULING HEMP HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY POLICE WHO CAN’T TELL IF THEY HAVE INTERCEPTED A
LEGAL CROP OR MARIJUANA…..
THE ONLY WAY TO DISTINGUISH HEMP AND MARIJUANA IS BY MEASURING THEIR T-H-C ….AND OFFICERS DON’T HAVE THE TESTING TECHNOLOGY
TO DO SO ON THE SPOT……
SPORTS
04/09/19
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS GO TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MONROE COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM HOSTS GLASGOW…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FORM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT FIVE THIS AFTERNOON…..
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM LAST NIGHT….
VIRGINIA WON THEIR FIRST…..MEN’S N-C-A-A BASKETBALL TITLE…..WITH AN 85 TO 77 OVERTIME WIN OVER TEXAS TECH……
PROVOST STEPS DOWN
04/08/19
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY PROVOST…..TERRY BALLMAN…..HAS STEPPED DOWN AFTER FACULITY MEMBERS APPROVED A NO-
CONFIDENCE RESOLUTION…..
BALLMAN ANNOUNCED HER DECISION IN A CAMPUSWIDE E-MAIL FRIDAY….SHE SAID SHE WILL BE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR SPECIAL
INITIATIVES UNTIL AUGUST 30TH 20-20…..AND THEN WILL BECOME A TENURED PROFESSOR…..
REPORTEDLY……THE NO CONFIDENCE VOTE STEMS FROM THE SUDDEN RESIGNATION OF POTTER COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DEAN LARRY
SYNDER LAST WEEK…..
WORK ZONE WEEK
04/08/19
WITH ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION SEASON KICKING OFF IN APRIL ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH……THE KENTUCKY TRANPORTAITON CABINET IS
ENCOURAGING MOTORISTS TO SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE WITHOUT DISTRICTIONS IN ACTIVE WORK ZONES….
THIS IS…..NATONAL WORK ZONE AWARENESS WEEK…..AND ACCORDING TO THE CABINET THE NUMBER OF WORK ZONE ACCIDENTS IN KENTUCKY
ROSE THREE-PERCENT LAST YEAR ….. FROM ONE-THJOUSAND-SEND IN TWENTY-17 TO ONE-THOUSAND-42 LAST EYAR…..
DISTRICTED DRIVING IS THE MOST SIGNIFINCANT CAUSE OF WORK ZONE CRASHES…..AS LAST YEAR IN THE COMMONWEALTH….53-PERCENT OF
WORK ZONE CRASHES LISTED DISTRACTED DRIVING AS A FACTOR……
BRING YOUR OWN BAG
04/08/19
IT’S SOON GOING TO BE…..BRING YOUR OWN BAG…..AT YOUR LOCAL KROGER STORE…..AS THEY’RE IS PHASING OUT…..USE-ONCE…THROW-AWAY-
PLACTIC BAGS AND TRANSITIONING TO REUSABLE BAGS……AND THE CHANGE IS EXPECT TO BE COMPLETED BY 20-256……
KROGER OPERATES…..EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARIES…..TWO-THOUSAND-764 SUPERMARKETS AND MULTI-DEPARTMENT
STORES…..
IT’S ESTIMATED THAT AMERICANS USE 100-BILLION PLASTIC BAGS A YEAR…..AND THE AVERAGE FAMILY TAKES HOME ALMOST 15-HUNDRED PLASTIC
SHOPPING BAGS DURING THOSE SAME 12-MONTHS……
SPORTS
04/08/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM PLAYS AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO EAST ROBINSON- TENNESSEE….
THE MEN’S N-C-A-A BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED TONIGHT AS TEXAS TECH TAKES ON VIRGINIA……
CONCEALED CARRY
04/05/19
LEGISLATION ALLOWING ADULTS TO CARRY A CONCEALD HANDGUN…..WITHOUT A PERMIT OR TRAINING….HAS BEEN SIGNED BY GOVERNOR MATT
BEVIN….
UNDER THE LEGISLATON…..KENTUCKIANS AGW 21….AND WHO ARE ABLE TO LAWFULLY POSSESS A FIREARM……CAN CONCEAL THEIR WEAPONS
WITHOUT A LICENSE…..
THE NEW LAW TAKES EFFECT IN JUNE…….
STAR PARTY
04/05/19
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL CELEBRATE…..INTERNATIONAL NIGHT SKY WEEK……WITH A MAMMOTH CAVE STAR PARTY SUNDAY NIGHT FROM
EIGHT TO 10….
TO BE HELD OUTSIDE THE VISITORS CENTER….ATTENDEES WILL BE ABLE TO VIEW PLANETS AND OTHER NIGHT SKY OBJECTS THROUGH
TELESCOPES PROVIDED BY THE PARK….OR THEY CAN BRING THEIR OWN……
IF THERE IS A HEAVILY CLOUDED SKY……A PROGRAM WILL BE HELD AT THE OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER……
SPORTS
04/05/19
AT THE FORT WALTON BEACH BASH……..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM TAKES ON FERN CREEK…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS IN HUNTSVILLE-ALABAMA TO PLAY IN THE BOB JONES INVITATIONAL……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE HOT RODS DOWNED DAYTON…..
THE PREDATORS SKATED PAST VANCOUVER THREE TO TWO….
AND IN THE MEN’S N-I-T CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..
LIPSCOMB DROPPED AN 81 TO 66 DECISION TO TEXAS……
CRIME STOPPERS
04/04/19
STATE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN IDENTIFYING TWO INDIVIDUALS WANTED IN CONNECTOIN WITH A SHOOTING IN SCOTTSVILLE ON MARCH
16TH THAT LEFT ONE PERSON AND ANOTHER DEAD……
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CRIME STOPPERS AT EIGHT-SIX-SIX-EIGHT-FOUR-TWO-
CLUE……AT THEIR WEB-SITE AT SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-CLUE-DOT-COM….OR CALL SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-CLUE…..
CRIME STOPPERS ONLY WANTS YOUR INFORMATION AND NOT YOUR NAME…..
AMBER ALERT CANCELLED
04/04/19
AN AMBER ALERT FOR A 16 YEAR OLD DAWSON SPRINGS GIRL HAS BEEN CANCELLED…..
LAURYN SIZEMORE AND HER STEP-GRANDFATHER WERE LOCATED IN ORANGE BEACH-ALABAMA……
AUTHORITIES SAY GLENN HARPER HAS BEEN DETAINED…..BUT HAVEN’T INDICATED IF HE’S FACING ANY CHARGES……
SPORTS
04/04/19
AT THE FORT WALTON BEACH BASH……
THE PATRIOTS DROPPED A 16 TO EIGHT DECISION TO MADISON CENTRAL…….
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE BRAVES ENTERTAIN THE CUBS…..
THE CARDINALS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE PADRES…..
THE REDS ARE ON THE ROAD TO PITTSBURGH…..
AND THE HOT RODS OPEN THEIR SEASON IN DAYTON….
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON VANCOUVER…..
AND IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF THE MEN’S N-I-T……
LIPSCOMB TAKES ON TEXAS……
CENSUS
04/03/19
PARTNERSHIP SPECIALISTS FROM THE U-S CENSUS BUREAU WERE IN SCOTTSVILLE YESTERDAY TO HOLD THE FIRST MEETING OF THE ALLEN
COUNTY…..COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE……
THE COMPLETE COUNTY COMMITTEE WILL MEET AGAIN IN MAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE ALSO BEING SOUGHT TO WORK WITH THE 20-20 CENSUS….
AND TO APPLY GO ONLINE TO….20-20-CENSUS-DOT-GOV-FORWARD SLASH-JOBS…..
LAWN MOWER ACCIDENT
04/03/19
A LAWNMOWER ACCIDENT IN THE 17-HUNDRED BLOCK OF PATRICK WAY…..IN BOWLING GREEN YESTERDAY….CLAIMED A LIFE….
BOWLING GREEN POLCIE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 21 YEAR OLD DYLAN GRAVES OF FRANKLIN……
THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION……..
DEATH INVESTIGATION
04/03/19
A DEATH INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY IN BARREN COUNTY AFTER A BODY WAS FOUND IN A BURNED HOME IN RAILTON…..
FIREFIGHERS WAS CALLED TO THE RESIDENCE ON BOATMAN ROAD JUST BEFORE TWO YESTERDAY MORING…..
THE BODY WAS TAKEN TO THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINSERS OFFICE….AND AUTHORITIES SAY NO FOUL PLAY IS NOT SUSPECTED AT THIS TIME…..
SPORTS
04/03/19
AT THE MEN’S N-I-T FINAL FOUR…..
LIPSCOMB DEFEATED WITCHITA STATE 71 TO 64….
AND THEY WILL NOW TAKE ON TEXAS IN TOMORROW NIGHT’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..
AND AT THE FORT WALTON BEACH BASH…..
BATH COUNTY DEFEATED THE PATRIOTS SEVEN TO SIX IN NINE INNINGS…..
TODAY AT THE FORT WALTON BEACH BASH….
THE PATRIOTS PLAY MADISON CENTRAL…..…..
NEWS LICENSES
04/02/19
RESIDENTS IN FRANKLIN AND WOODFORD COUNTIES WILL BE ABLE TO GET A NEW DRIVER’S LICENSE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS…..
THE NEW LICENSES MEET THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE…..REAL I-D….. WHICH THE COMMONWEALTH MUST COMPL WITH BY OCTOBER
FIRST OF 20-20……
KENTUCKIANS WILL HAVE THE CHOICE OF TWO TYPES OF IDENTIFICATION…..A VOLUNTARY “TRAVEL I-D” WHICK ALLOW YOU TO BOARD DOMESTIC
FLIGHTS WITHOUT A PASSPORT AND ACCESS TO RESTRICTED FEDERAL FACILITIES…..
AND A ‘STANDARD CREDENTIAL I-D”……WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO VOTE…..MAKE AGE-RESTRICTED PURCHASES…AND HAVE ACCESS TO FEDERAL
BENEFITE…..
EACH “I-D” IS VALID FOR EIGHT YEARS…...THE STANDARD “I-D” WILL COST 43-DOLLARS……WHILE THE TRAVEL “I-D” WILL BE 48-DOLLARS……
ALLEN CIRCUIT CLERK TODD CALVERT HAS TOLD NEWSWATCH HE WASN’T BEEN GIVEN A FIRM DATE
MCCONNELL
04/02/19
PROTESTERS BRIEFLY INTERRUPTED REMARKS BY SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL YESTERDAY…..AS HE HOSTED AN EVENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
LOUISVILLE….
MCCONNELL WAS ABOUT TO INTRODUCE DEMOCRATIC SENATER TIM KAINE OF VIRGINIA….WHEN A DOZEN PROTESTERS STOOD UP AND STARTED
SHOUTING…..
THEY WERE LED OUT BY POLICE AND THE EVENT CONTINUED WITH KAINE’S SPEECH……
BRIDGE COLLAPSE
04/02/19
A BRIDGE COLLAPSE HAS CLOSED A PORTION OF I-75….NEAR CHATTANOOGA….
THE COLLAPSE IS NEAR THE I-24 WESTBOUND SPLIT….AND HAS CLOSED THE NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND LANES OF I-75…..
AUTHORITIES SAY THE ROA IS EXPECTED TO BE CLOSED FOR AN EXTENDED TIME……
SPORTS
04/02/19
AT THE FORT WALTON BEACH BASH…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM DEFEATED DAVIESS COUNTY FOUR TO ONE……
KENTUCKY HEAD BASKETBALL COACH JOHN CAPIPARI WILL FINISH HIS CAREER WITH THE WILDCATS…..AS HE HAS AGREED TO A 10-YEAR
EXTENSION OF HIS CONTRACT…..
HE WAS UNDER CONTRACT THROUGH TWENTY-24 FOLLOWING A SEVEN-YEAR EXTENSION IN TWENTY-17…..
AND ONCE HE’S DONE COACHING…..CALIPARI WILL BECOME A PAID LIFETIME AMBASSADOR…..
AND AT THE FORT WALTON BEACH BASH….
THE PATRIOTS PLAY BATH COUNTY AND LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN…..
SOKY BOOK FAIR
04/01/19
MORE THAN 150-AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS WILL ATTEND THE 21ST ANNUAL…. SOUTHERN KENTUCKY BOOK FEST…..APRIL 26TH AND 27TH…..
HELD AT THE KNICELY CONFERENCE CENTER……SOKY BOOK FEST WEEKEND IS FULL OF AUTHOR PRESENTATIONS…..PANEL DISCUSSIONS….
AND BOOK SIGIENS….AS-WELL-AS THE KENTUCKY WRITERS CONFERENCE…..
FRIDAY ALSO INCLUDES “TEEN AND CHILDREN’S DAY”……AND NEW THIS YEAR WILL BE A FREE SESSIONS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH AGENTS
AND THEIR AUTHORS……
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO ON-LINE TO…..SOKY-BOOK-FEST-DOT-ORG……
HEALTH AWSUIT
04/01/19
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE……AND 11 OTHER ATTORNEY’S GENERAL….HAVE ANNOUNCED THEY’VE WON A FEDERAL LAWSUIT
THAT WILL PROTECT HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL GROUP HEALTH CARE PLANS….
THE SUIT SOUGHT TO INVALIDATE A CHANGE THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL GROUP HEALTH PLANS NOT TO COMPLY WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT….
THE RULING WILL ALSO ALLOW EMPLOYEES IN THESE PLANS TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO QUALIFY FOR HEALTH CARE TAX INCENTIVES THATKEEP
HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIMUMS AFFORDABLE…..
FATAL
04/01/19
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS AN ACCIDENT…..EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING ON SCOTTSVILLE ROAD….CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A
SCOTTSVILLE MAN…..
ACCORDNG TO DEPUTES….A 1998 F-150 DRIVEN BY 26 YEAR OLD MICHAEL WALKER RAN INTO THE MEDIAN…..THEN CAME BACK INTO THE SOUTH
BOUND LANDS AND FLIPPED SEVERAL TIME BEFORE HITTING A GUARDRAIL……
POLAND
04/01/19
73 YEAR OLD DONALD REED POLAND OF JAMESTOWN AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITAION BEGINS AFTER 10 FRIDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; PHILANIE AND ROSALIE OF JAMESTOWN AND CHAD OF ARKANSAS…..TWO BROTHERS AND
SISTER-IN-LAW; BOBBY AND KIM OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GARY OF FLORIDA…..TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; CAROLINE AND NORMAN BUNCH
OF BOWLING GREEN AND ANN AND RICHARD CROWE OF TENNESSEE……AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; TINA POLAND OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDCHILD
ALSO SURVIVES……
LONES
04/01/19
78 YEAR OLD RUSSELL LONES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TODAY (MON) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO UNION CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOSEPH…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS; DONNA ALFORD AND KELLY BEST ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
FOUR GRANDCHILDREN, A GREAT-GRANDCHILD AND TWO STEP-GREAT-GRANDCILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/01/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBLL TEAM IS IN FLORIDA TO PLAY IN THE FORT WALTON BEACH CLASSIC…..
THE BRAVES AT HOME TO PLAY THE CUBS…..
THE CARDINALS ARE IN PITTSBURGH……
AND THE REDS HOST THE BREWERS…..
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
03/29/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE FROM FOUR-POINT-ONE
PERCENT IN JANUARY…..TO FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN FEBRUARY……AND THIS FEBRUARY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO ABOVE THE FOUR-
POINT-ONE PERCENT RECORDED IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT……UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN LOGAN
COUNTY…..TO FIVE-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 13-POINT-THREE PERCENT……
HEAP DEADLINE EXTENDED
03/29/19
COMMUNITY ACTION IS EXTENDING ITS ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR THE CRISIS COMPONENT OF THE HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM…..OR
HEAP…..
AS APPLICATION WILL NOW BE ACCEPTED THRU APRIL 30TH OR UNTIL FUNDS ARE DEPLETED…..
APPLICATIONS…..WHICH ARE TAKEN ON A FIRST-COME…..FIRST-SERVIED BASIS….. ARE ACCEPTED AT THE ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION
AGENCY OFFICE LOCATED AT 25 J-L TURNER PLACE…..
TO APPLY……APPLICANTS MUST MEET INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS….. AS-WELL-AS HAVE RECEIVED A “DISCONNECT” NOTICEC FROM
THEIR UTILITY COMPANY…..OR BE WITHIN FOUR DAYS OF RUNNING OUT OF A NON-METERED FUEL SUCH AS PROPANE OR KEROSENE……
PENSION BILL
03/29/19
ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION YESTERDAY….. LAWMAKERS PASSED HOUSE BILL THREE-58 WHICH WOULD LET UP TO
118-QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES LEAVE THE COMMONWEALTH’S STRUGGLING RETIREMENT SYSTEM…..
THOSE AGENCIES NCLUDE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS….DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS….RAPE CRISIS CENTERS…..AND SOME PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES….
STARTING JULY FIRST….THEIR CONTRIBUTION RATE IS SET TO INCREASE FROM ABOUT 49-PERCENT OF EVERY EMPLOYEES’ SALARY…..TO ABOUT 84-
PERCENT…..
THE PLAN WILL ALSO LET THE AGENCIES LEAVE WITHOUT PAYING WHAT THEY OWE….WHICH COULD COST THE PENSION SYSTEM UP TO 799-MILLION
DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT FEW DECADES….
TINSLEY
03/29/19
61 YEAR OLD JAMES THOMAS “TOMMY” TINSLEY OF ADOLPHUS DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME …..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME….AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..EXPRESIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; CYNTHIA TINSLEY…..TWO STEP-SONS; WILLIAM AND EDWARD LEONARD BOTH OF ADOLPHUS…..A DAUGHTER; LENNOX
WRIGHT OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; NORMAN AND BERTIE CARTWRIGHT OF BOWLING GREEN…..THREE
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
03/29/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO BOWLING GREEN….
THE PREDATORS PLAY IN PITTSBURGH…..
THE TOPPER BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES WITH CHARLOTTE……
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
LOUISVILLE PLAYS OREGON STATE…..
AND AT THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
KENTUCKY GOES AGAINST HOUSTON…..
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
03/28/19
FOLLOWING THE 10-DAY….VETO RECESS……THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY RETURNS TO FRANKFORT TODAY FOR THE FINAL DAY OF THE
TWENTY-19 SESSION….
LAWMAKERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO OVERRIDE VETOS MADE BY GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN….AND THEY COULD STILL PASS LEGISLATION……
THE BIGGEST DECISION LAWMAKERS WILL HAVE TO MAKE IS WHETHER TO PASS HOUSE BILL THREE-58…..A MEASURE THAT WOULD PROVIDE
RELIEFT TO REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES AND QUASI-STATE AGENCIES FACING MASSIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PENSION SYSTEM…..
SINCE JANUARY EIGHTH…….LAWMAKERS HAVE PASSED 188 BILLS…..65 SENATE BILLS AND 123 HOUSE BILLS…………
MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS
03/28/19
A FEDERAL JUDGE YESTERDAY BLOCKED MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENT IN KENTUCKY AND ARKANSAS…..SAYING THE WORK REQUIREMENTS
UNDERMINE THE PROGRAM’S MISSION OF PROVIDING HEALTH CARE FOR THE NEEDY….
BUT IN HIS RULING…..JUDGE JAMES BOASBERT STOPPED SHORT OF DECIDING THE CENTRAL QUESTION OF WHETHER WORK REQUIREMENTS ARE
INCOMPATABLE WITH MEDICAID…..
WORK REQUIREMENTS WERE ALREADY IN EFFECT IN ARKANSAS…..BUT THE COMMONWEALTH’S PROGRAM HAS BEEN ON HOLD BECAUSE OF
LAWSUITS…..
SPORTS
03/28/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GREENWOOD…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-20 THIS
AFTERNOON…….
AT THE WOMEN’S N-I-T TOURNAMENT……
THE LADY TOPPERS TAKE ON OHIO…..
AND AT THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT,,,,,
TENNESSEE PLAYS PURDUE……
THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON OPENS TODAY AS…..
THE BRAVES ARE ON THE ROAD TO PHIDELPHIA….
THE CARDINALS TRAVEL TO MILWAUKEE…..
AND THE REDS HOST THE PIRATES….
FISCAL COURT
03/27/19
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE SOUTH ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING……
HEATH CRAWFORD WITH THE BOWLING GREEN…..KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS OFFICE….PRESENTED THE TWENY-19…TWENTY-20…..
RURAL SECONDARY ROAD PROGRAM……
THE COURT ALSO APPROVED A RESOLUTION PRESENTED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY DIRECTOR JOHNNY HOBDY….FOR THE I-
D-A TO ACCEPT 51-THOUSAND-282 DOLLARS FROM T-V-A TO BE USED FOR UTILITY INSTALLATION AT THE NEW INDUSTRIAL PARK……
HOLIDAY LIGHTS
03/27/19
THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM HAS ANNOUNCED THAT…..“WENDY’S”…..WILL BE THE TITLE SPONSOR OF…..TWINKLE AT THE TRACK….THIS
HOLIDAY SEASON….
PRESENTED BY “U-S” BANK…..WENDY’S “TWINKLE AT THE TRACK” WILL FEATURE 25-HOLIDAY SCENES…..OVER 350-LIGHT DISPLAYS…..AND OVER
ONE-MILLION LIGHTS…..
THE DISPLAY…..WHICH WILL BE SET UP ON THE ROAD COURSE AT THE MOTORSPORTS PARK
SPORTS
03/27/19
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO BARREN COUNTY…..
GEORGETOWN COLLGE HAS WON THE MEN’S….N-A-I-A BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP….AS THEY DEFEATED CARROLL 68 TO 46 IN THE TITLE GAME….
THIS WAS THE SEVENTH NATONAL TITLE GAME THE TIGERS HAD PLAYED IN….. CLAIMING THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1998 AND TWENTY-13……
THEY LAST PLAYED FOR THE TITLE IN TWENTY-16…….
CITY COUNCIL
03/26/19
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION LAST NIGHT WITH TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA…..
THE COUNCIL APPROVED APPLYING FOR…..AND AUTHORIZED MAYOR ROB CLINE TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS…..FOR A TRANSPORTATION OPERATONS
FUNDING GRANT…..
THE COUNCIL ALSO MADE CHANGES TO THE REQUIREMENTS TO HOLD A HOLD A ROAD BLOCK ON THE SQUARE……
THE CHANGES WILL BE EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST……
FOREST FIRES
03/26/19
THE KENTUCKY DIVISION OF FORESTY IS URGING CAUTION AFTER THE SPRING FOREST FIRE SEASON…..WHICH BEGAN FEBRUARY 15TH……HAS
BECOME MORE ACTIVE……AS IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS…….189 FOREST FIRES HAVE DAMAGED OVER 15-HUNDRED ACRES……
FIRE OFFICIALS SAY ARSON CONTINUES TO BE THE LEADING CAUSE OF WILDFIRES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…...AS 52-PERCENT OF THE FIRE THIS
YEAR HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ARSON…..
DURING SPRING FOREST FIRE SEASON…..IT IS ILLEGAL TO BURN WITH 150-FEET OF A WOODLAND OR BRUSHLAND……EXCEPT BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF SIX AT NIGHT AND SIX IN THE MORNING…..IF A CITIZEN ALLOWS A FIRE TO ESCAPE…..THEY MAY BE LIBLE FOR THE FIRE FIGHTING COSTS
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE……
MITCHELL
03/26/19
51 YEAR OLD JAMES W. “JAMEY” MITCHELL OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON)….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO
AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW 9WED) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; KRISTIAN MITCHELL OF BOWLING GREEN…….TWO BROTHERS; CHRIS AND JOHNNY…..AND TWO SISTERS AND
BROTHER-IN-LAW; PATRICIA AND JERRY HURT AND LINDA MITCHELL…..AND AN AUNT; REBA LONAS OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
03/26/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAMS GOES TO MONROE COUNTY……
AND THE TRACK TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO BARREN COUNTY…..
THE LADY TOPPER SOFTBALL TEAMS TRAVELS TO KENTUCKY……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY……
THE PREDATORS SHUT OUT MINNESOTA ONE TO NOTHING…..
AND AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
KENTUCKY DROPPED A 72 TO 57 DECISION TO N-C STATE……
GOVERNOR COMING TO SCOTTSVILLE
03/25/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WILL BE IN SCOTTSVILLE…..TOMORROW FROM 11-30 TO ONE……TO HOLD A TOWN HALL MEETING….
WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE OLD CIRCUIT COURTROOM…..ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING……
SIMPSON PLANT CLOSING
03/25/19
A SIMPSON COUNTY PLANT….THAT MAKES AUDIO COMPONENTS FOR CAR MANUFACTURERS….IS CLOSING LATER THIS YEAR….
AFTER 20-YEARS IN BUSINESS AT THE SAME LOCATION….HARMON BECKER AUTOMOTIVE WILL CLOSE IN SEPTEMBER…….
THE PLANT…..WHICH EMPLOYESS 175…..PLANS TO ELIMINATE HALF OF ITS WORKFORCE IN JUANE….AND THE REST IN SEPTEMBER……
CLEAN UP WEEK
03/25/19
SPRING CLEAN UP WEEK IS UNDERWAY IN SCOTTSVILLE AND ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE TRANSFER STATION WILL BE OPEN TODAY FROM SEVEN TO FIVE…..
TOMORROW AND THURSDAY FROM SEVEN TO SIX…..
WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY FROM SEVEN TO FIVE….
AND SATURDAY FROM SEV EN TO NOON……..
MEETINGS
03/25/19
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS THIS AFTERNOON AT FIVE-30……
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 AND ROYAL ARCH AND COUNCIL AND FISCAL COURT BOTH MEET
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7…..
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7 THE JAYCEES MEET……
SPORTS
03/25/19
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNISS TEAMS GO TO GLASGOW…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT GREENWOOD…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM HOSTS LOGAN COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MINNESOTA……
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
KENTUCKY PLAYS NORTH CAROLINA STATE……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
03/22/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S FEBRUARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-ONE
PERCENT……WHICH WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT RECORDED IN JANUARY…..
THIS FEBRUARY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO DOWN TWO-TENTHS OF A PRECENTAGE POINT FROM THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT RECORDED
IN FEBRUARY TWENTY-18……
THE “U-S” UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN FEBRUARY WAS THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT…….WHICH WAS ALSO DOWN TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENTAGE
POINT FROM THE JANUARY LEVEL……
PAUL AWARD UPHELD
03/22/19
SPECIAL JUDGE TYLER GILL HAS REJECTED A REQUEST FOR A NEW TRIAL FROM THE MAN A JURY SAID SHOULD PAY MORE THAT 580-THOUSAND
DOLLARS TO SENATOR RAND PAUL FOR INJURIES HE SUFFERED WHEN HE WAS TACKLED IN HIS YARD BY HIS NEIGHBOR……RENE BOUCHER……
GILL SAID THE JURY AWARD WASN’T EXCESSIVE CONSIDERING BOUCHER’S CONDUCT AND PAUL’S INJURIES……
HE ALSO REJECTED ARGUMENTS THAT PAUL TRIED TO PROVOKE BOUCHER OVER YARD WASTE……AND THAT PAUL FAILED TO QUANTIFY THE
AMOUNT OF DAMAGES HE SOUGHT……
ACCIDENT
03/22/10
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED A COUPLE OF INJURY ACCIDENTS IN METCALFE COUNTY….
ONE WAS ON KENTUKY TWO-18…..WHERE A TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE NISSAN CAR DRIVEN BY 71 YEAR OLD PATRICIA STOVALL OF CENTER HIT A
STOPPED GARBAGE TRUCK IN THE REAR……
AND THE SECOND WAS ON KENTUNY-90….WHERE A TWENTY-13 DODGE OPERATED BY 26 YEAR OLD SABRINA HEATON OF BURKESVILLE STRUCK
A GUARDRAIL…. CROSSED THE ROADWAY AND THE HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND TREE…..
BOTH DRIVERS WERE TAKE TO T-J SAMSON HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT……
SPORTS
03/22/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM OPENED THE HOME PORTION OF THE SEASON YESERDAY WITH A 9 TO 8 WIN OVER METCALFE COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS DROPPED A TWO TO ONE DECISION TO THE PENGUINS…..
AT THE WOMEN’S N-I-T…….
CINCINNATI….MIDDLE TENNESSE….AND THE LADY TOPPERS WERE ALL WINNERS…..
AND AT THE MEN’C N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT……
MURRAY AND KENTUCKY WER BOTH WINNTER…..
WHILE BELMONT AND LOUISVILLE BOTH LOST…..
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT……
LOUISVILLE TAKES ON ROBERT MORRIS…..
AND AT THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
CINCINNATI GOES AGAINST IOWA…..
TENNESSEE BATTLES COLGATE…..
AND NORTHREN KENTUCKY PLAYS TEXAS TECH……
ALI DISPLAY
03/21/19
THE “JODY RICHARDS HALL” ART GALLERY…..AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….. IS GIVING THE PUBLIC A LOOK INTO THE LIFE OF ONE OF THE
GREATEST BOXERS OF ALL-TIME……
60 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS…..SHOWING A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE LATE MUHAMMAND ALI…..HIGHLIGHT HIS TIME AS A
BOXER…..ACTIVIST AND PHILANTHROPIST……AS-WELL-AS HIS FIGHT WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE…..
THE PHOTOS…..WHICH WERE TAKEN BY MORE THAN A DOZEN COURIER-JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHERS…… WILL BE ON DISPLAY UNTIL MAY THIRD…….
NEW LAW BLOCKED
03/21/19
FOR THE SECOND TIME…..A FEDERAL JUDGE YESTERDAY ISSUED AN ORDER TEMPORARILY BLOCKING A NEW KENTUCKY LAW AIMED AT IMPOSING
MORE RESTRICTIONS ON ABORTION….
JUDGE DAVID HALE’S TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER….. SOUGHT BY THE U-C-L-U…..WOULD BAN ABORTION FOR WOMEN SEEKING TO END THEIR
PREGNANCIES BECAUSE OF THE GENDER…..…..RACE….OR DISABILITY OF THE FETUS…..
LAST WEEK…..THE JUDGE TEMPORARILY BLOCKED ENFORCEMENT OF ANOTHER NEW KENTUCKY LAW THAT WOULD MOSTLY BAN ABORTIONS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH ONCE A FETAL HEATBEAT IS DETECTED……
SEARCH
03/21/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE SUPERINTENDENT SCREENING COMMITTEE HELD THEIR FIRST JOINT MEET YESTERDAY…..
20 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED…..THEY INCLUDE 17-MEN AND THREE WOMEN….16 APPLICATIONS ARE FROM KENTUCKY AND FOUR ARE
FROM OUT OF STATE…..
THE APPLICANTS INCLUDE SIX- SUPERINTENDENTS…..EIGHT CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF……AND FIVE PRINCIPALS…..
THE SCREENING COMMITTEE WILL MEET AGAIN MARCH 28TH AND APRIL 18TH…..A JOINT MEETING WITH THE COMMITTEE AND BOARD WIL BE HELD
APRIL 25TH…….THE BOARD WILL INTERVIEW CANDIDATES IN MAY……AND A NEW SUPERINTENDENT WILL BE NAMED JUNE FIRST…….
SHOOTERS SOUGHT
03/21/19
YESTERDAY MORNING……THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO NINE-44 WHITES CHAPEL ROAD…..TO COMPLAINTS OF
SHOTS FIRED AT THE RESIDENCE…..
THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED FOUR SHOTS WERE FIRED AT THE RESIDENCE AND DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR TWO BLACK MALE SUSPECTS……
19 YEAR OLD DEVON WEST OF FRANKLIN AND 20 YEAR OLD JARED GRAINGER OF GLASOW ARE PERSONS OF IN THE CASE……AND AUTHORITIES SAY
THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS…….
SPORTS
03/21/19
THE LADY PATRIOT VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON LOGAN COUNTY…….
AND THE PATRIOT VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBLL TEAMS HOST MEGCALFE COUNTY……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME…..ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM….. STARTING AT FOUR-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE PENGUINS……
AT THE WOMEN’S N-I-T TOURNAMENT……
CINNCINATI TAKES ON YOUNGSTOWN STATE…..
AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE PLAYS I-U-P-U-I……
AT THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMNT…..
BELMONT PLAYS MARYLAND…..
MURRAY TANGLES WITH MARQUETTE……
KENTUCKY GOES AGAINST ABLIENE CHRISTIAN…..
WEED TREATMENT
03/20/19
KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET CREWS HAD BEGUN TREATING NOXIOUS AND NUISANCE WEEDS……TO AID IN CONTROLLING THE SPREAD
OF UNDESIRABLE PLANTS ALONG THE COMMONWEALTH’S HIGHWAY RIGHTS-ON-WAY…….
LEFT UNCONTROLLED…..NOXIOUS WEEDS CAN GROW SO LARGE THAT THEY INTERFERE WITH A DRIVERS LINE OF VISION ON HIGHWAYS……AND
THEY CAN ALSO DAMAGE PAVEMENT AND EMBANKMENTS AND CLOG DITCHES…..CAUSING DRAINAGE PROBLEMS……
MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN CREWS SPRAYING FOR WEEDS ARE ON THE ROADWAYS…..
AND PROPERTY OWNERS…..WHO ARE ACTIVELY TREATING NOXIOUS WEEDS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY…..MAY REQUEST THE ERADICATION OF
NUISANCE WEEDS FOUND ON ADJACENT STATE-OWNED RIGHTS-OF WAY….BY SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION WITH THE LOCAL DISTRICT HIGHWAY
OFFICE…….
FORD MOVING JOBS
03/20/19
FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS SHIFTING 550 JOBS TO ITS TRUCK PLANT IN LOUISVILLE TO BOOST PRODUCTION OF ITS EXPEDITION AND LINCOLN
NAVIGATOR VEHICLES TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR LARGE S-U-V’s…….
TO INCREASE THE TRUCK PLANT’S WORKFORCE……FORD IS SHIFTING THE JOBS AWAY FROM IT CROSSTOWN…..LOUISVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT…..
WHICH MAKES THE ESCAPE AND LINCOLN M-K-C…..
TEACHER NAMES
03/20/19
THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ASKED KENTUCKY’S EDUCATION COMMISSIONER TO WITHDRAW HIS REQUEST FOR NAMES OF
TEACHERS WHO USED SICK DAYS TO PROTEST AT THE STATE CAPITAL…..
COMMISSIONER WAYNE LEWIS TOLD THE BOARD…..HE WANTS THE NAMES…. BUT WON’T PUNISH TEACHERS IF SCHOOL REMAINS IN SESSION……
AT LEAST 10 DISTRICTS CLOSED BECAUSE OF TOO MANY TEACHER ABSENCES….. AND THE JEFFERSON COUNTY DISTRICT CLOSED SIX TIMES IN
TWO WEEKS…..
SECRETARY OF STATE BILL
03/20/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS SIGNED A BILL WHICH ELIMINATES THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S AUTHORITY OVER THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS…..
CURRENT SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES……WHO IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THREE SEPERATE STATE AGENCIES….IS
ACCUSED OF HAVING STAFFERS SEARCH VOTER RECORDS FOR INFORMATION ON POLITICAL RIVALS AMONG OTHER THINGS…..
THE LAW APPLIES TO GRIMES AND FUTURE SECRETARIES OF STATE…..AND GRIMES WHO IS IN HER FINAL YEAR IN OFFICE HAS SAID SHE IS
EXPLORING LEGAL OPTIONS…….
STEENBERGEN
03/20/19
57 YEAR OLD JIMMY WAYNE “FLEET-LINE” STEENGERGEN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
TWO TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR
FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; KEVIN AND ASHLEIGH AND GARY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-
IN-LAW; SHEILA AND TONY BLANKENSHIP OF SCOTTSVILLE AND PAM AND MELVIN BLANKENSHIP OF GLASGOW…….SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND A
GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
03/20/19
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN SOFTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…….
PLAY BEGINS IN THE WOMEN’S N-I-T……
AS MOREHEAD TAKES ON OHIO STATE……
AND PLAY-N GAMES CONTINUE IN THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURMANENT…..
AS N-C CENTRAL PLAYS NORTH DAKOTA STATE…..
AND ARIZONA STATE TANGLES WITH ST. JOHN’S………
HEMP
03/19/19
HEMP PRODUCERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH REPORTED HIGHER SALES IN TWENTY-18……
THE COMMONWEALTH’S HEMP PROCESSORS REPORTED NEARLY 58-MILLION DOLLARS IN GROSS PRODUCT SALES LAST YEAR…..WHICH WAS UP
FROM 17-MILLION IN TWENTY-17…….
PROCESSORS PAID KENTUCKY FARMERS NEARLY 18-MILLION DOLLARS FOR HARVESTED HEMP MATERIALS IN TWENTY-18…..WHICH WAS UP FROM
NEARLY EIGHT MILLION THE YEAR BEFORE……
PROCESSORS ALSO SPENT JUST OVER 23-MILLION DOLLARS IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND EMPLOYED 459 PEOPLE IN TWENTY-18……
MORE THAN 50-THOUSAND ACRES HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR HEMP PRODUCTION THIS YEAR…..WHICH IS UP FROM 67-HUNDRED ACRES IN
TWENTY-17……AND 33-ACRES IN TWENTY-14…..
STUDENT SUES
03/19/19
AN UNVACCINATED STUDENT AT A SCHOOL…..TRYING TO CONTAIN A CHICKENPOX OUTBREAK…..IS SUING BECAUSE HE’S BEEN BARRED FROM
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES…..
18 YEAR OLD JEROME KUNKLE IS ACCUSING THE NORTHERN KENTUCKY HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF VIOLATING HIS FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS…..
MORE THA 30 STUDENTS AT….OUT LADY OF ASSUMPTION ACADEMY…..HAVE TAKEN ILL SINCE FEBRUARY AND THE DEPARTMENT SAID FRIDAY THAT
STUDENTS WITHOUT PROOF OF VACCINATION OR IMMUNITY AGAINST CHICKENPOX CAN’T ATTEND SCHOOL OR ITS ACTIVITIES UNTIL 21-DAYS AFTER
THE LAST INFECTION….
KUNKLE AND HIS FATHER SAY THE VACCINES VIOLATE THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS BECAUSE CELL LINES DERIVED FROM ABORTED FETUSES ARE
INVOLVED IN THEIR PRODUCITON….
HOWEVER…..THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC BIOETHICS CENTER SAYS THE VACCINES DON’T ACTUALLY CONTAIN ABORTED CELLS…..SO CATHOLICS ARE
“MORALLY FREE” TO USE THEM TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE…….
COMPANY FINED
03/19/19
A COMPANY WITH A LONG-RUNNING CONTRACT TO MANAGE KENTUCKY’S WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS……HAS BEEN ASSESSED A 50-
THOUSAND DOLLAR PENALITY BY THE KENTUCKY EXECUTIVE BRANCH ETHICS COMMISSION…..
THE COMMISSION SAID YESTERDAY THAT……CANNON/COCHRAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES…..AGREED NOT TO CONTEST 14-COUNTS OF VIOLATING
THE COMMONWEALTH’S EXECUTIVE BRANCH ETHICS CODE…..
A COMPANY EXECUTIVE TESTIFIED AT THE BRIBERY TRIAL OF FORMER DEMOCRATIC LOBBYIST JAMES SULLIVAN…..THAT THE AMOUNT PAID SULLIVAN’
S CONSULTING FIRM DEPENDED ON WHETHER THE COMPANY WON A STATE CONTRACT…..
BONHAM
03/19/19
79 YEAROLD AAIRON BONHAM OF BOWLING GREEN DIED MARCH 14TH AT HIS RESIDENCE…..A PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES WAS HELD YESTERDAY
AT CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ELIZABETH BONHAM……A SON;…..THREE DAUGHTERS; INCLUDING JULIE AND BRYON KARR OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND A
SISTER…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
PEARSON
03/19/19
78 YEAR OLD KENNETH RAY PEARSON OF PEWEE VALLEY DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE
WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERL HOME……AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY ;BE MADE TO THE PARKINSON’S FOUNDATION……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BRENDA MORGAN PEARSON…..TWO SONS; DR. LANCE OF PEWEE VALLEY AND KENNY OF FLORIDA…….A DAUGHTER
AND SON-IN-LAW; DR. RAEANN AND NATHANIEL GOULET OF PEE WEE VALLEY…..FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; DORTHY PEARSON OF
BOWLING GREEN AND MALINDA AND RONNIE STINSON, MARY AND TOMMY SLEDGE AND RAMONA AND MARK ARTRBURN ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE……AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; FAYE PEARSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…….TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/19/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO WARREN EAST…….
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TRAVELS TO BOWLING GREEN…..
AND THE TENNIS TEAM PLAYS AT GREENWOOD…….
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE MAPLE LEAFS…..
PLAY IN GAMES BEGIN IN THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
AS FARLEIGH DICKINSON TAKES ON PRAIRIE VIEW…..
AND BELMONT PLAYS TEMPLE……
DOLLAR GENERAL NEW STORES
03/18/19
DOLLAR GENERAL SAYS IT WILL SPEND UP TO 825-MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR TO OPEN 975 NEW STORES…….REMODEL ONE-THOUSAND
STORES….AND RELOCATE 100-EXSISTING STORES….
THE PLANS ARE PART OF THE RETAILER’S STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE TWO-POINT-FIVE PERCENT SAME-STORE SALES GROWTH THIS YEAR……
IN TWENTY-18…..SAME STORE SALES GREW THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT….AS THE COMPANY OPENED 900-NEW STORES….REMODELED ONE-
THOUSAND-50 STORES…..AND RELOCATED 115-OTHERS……
AS OF FEBRUARY FIRST……DOLLAR GENERAL WAS OPERATING 15-THOUSAND-370 STORES IN 44 STATES……..
SHOOTING
03/18/19
A SATURDAY NIGHT SHOOTING IN SCOTTSVILLE HAS LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD……
SCOTTSVILL E POLICE CALLED STATE POLICE SATURDAY NIGHT….TO ASSIST WITH A SHOOTING INVESTIGATION AT SIX-ZERO-FIVE NORTH THIRD
WHERE TWO RESIDENTS…..21 YEAR OLD CHARLES A. HOPEWELL AND 21 YEAR OLD AYLSSIA M. RODRIGUEZ WERE INSIDE….WHEN AN UNKNOW
NPERSON OR PERSONS ENTERED WITH A FIREARM AND SHOT BOTH SUBJECTS…..
HOPEWELL WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD AREA AND WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED……WHILE REDROGUEZ WAS TAKEN TO
VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER WHERE SHE DIED YESTERDAY MORNING……
STATE POLICE IS REQUESTING THAT ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION OR LEADS CONCERNIGN THE SHOOTING INVESTIGATION……CONTACT POST
THREE AT TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-EIGHT-TWO-20-10……..
NASHVILLE OFFICER INJURED
03/18/19
A NASHVILLE METRO OFFICER WAS INJURED AFTER A HUGH GROUP OF BIKERS TOOK OVER BROADWAY IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE….
THE OFFICER WAS DRAGGED BY A FOUR-WHEELER SATRUDAY……AFTER DOZENS OF A-T-V’s AND DIRT BIKES WERE DRIVING RECKLESSLY IN FRONT
OF BRIDGESTONE AREA DUING THE S-E-C TOURNAMENT……
SPECIAL PARK RATES
03/18/19
KENTUCKY STATE PARKS ARE OFFERING SPECIAL RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED SHELTR IN THE WAKE OF TORNADOES AND STORMS IN
WESTERN KENTUCKY LAST WEEK….
THE RATES…..WHICH START AT 49-95 A NIGHT…..ARE AVAILABLE AT KENTUCKY DAM VILLAGE STATE RESORT PARK…..LAKE BARKLEY STATE RESORT
PARK…..AND KENLAKE STAT E RESORT PARK….
SPORTS
03/18/19
THE FIELD IS SET FOR THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT AS…..
LOUISVILLE PLAYS MINNESOTA, MURRAY STATE TAKES ON MARQUETTE, NORTHERN KENTUCKY BATTLES TEXAS TECH, CINNCINNATI GOES
AGAINSTS IOWA, TENNESSEE PLAYS COLGATE AND KENTUCKY TAKES ON ABILENE CHRISTIAN……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT UP
03/15/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER OF STATISTICS……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE FROM THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT
IN DECEMBER TO FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN JANUARY…..AND THIS JANUARY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO ABOVE THE THREE-POINT-NINE
PERCENT RECORDED IN JANUARY TWENTY-18……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…...UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN LOGAN AND
SIMPSON COUNTIES….. TO FIVE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 37 COUNTIES……ROSE IN 72…..AND STAYED THE SAME IN 11…..
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 14-POINT-TWO PERCENT
EDUCATION COMMISSIONER SEEKING NAMES
03/15/19
STATE EDUCATION COMMISSIONER WAYNE LEWIS IS ASKING FOR THE NAMES OF TEACHERS WHO HAVE CALLED IN SICK TO PROTEST EDUCATION
BILLS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY….
LEWIS HAS REQUESTED THE ATTENDANCE RECORDS OF AT LEAST 10 DISTRICT….. WHICH WERE FORCED TO CLOSE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE
FEBRUARY 28TH…..AFTER SO MANY TEACHERS USED THEIR SICK DAYS THAT OFFICIALS COULDN’T FIND ENOUGH SUBSTITUTES TO COVER
CLASSES…..GER SO ME RNE RUD HEIR SICK DAY THE OF COULDN’T FIEN E SUERT TO COV CLASSES…..
BESIDES THE NAMES…..LEWIS IS ASKING FOR COPIES OF ALL AFFIDAVITS AND DOCTORS NOTES…..
AND THE DISTRICTS MUST SUBMIT THE INFORMATION BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON MONDAY……
TOYOTA EXPANSION
03/15/19
TOYOTA ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT’S INVESTING NEARLY 280-MILLION DOLLARS AT ITS GEORGETOWN PLANT…..WHICH IS PART OF A 750-
MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION AT FIVE PLANTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY….
THE GEORGETWON PLANT WILL BEGIN PRODUCTION OF TWO HYBRID VEHICLES FOR THE FIRST TIME…….WITH PRODUCTION OF THE LEXUS E-S
300 TO BEGIN IN MAY….AND RAV-4 HYBRID PRODUCTION WILL START IN JANUARY…..
DOUGLAS
03/14/19
69 YEAR OLD PATRICIA WHITLOW DOUGLAS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTRNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; KELLY AND ROBBIE GRIZZLE AND MICHAEL AND CANDACE DOUGLAS…..AND A SISTER AND
BROTHER-IN-LAW; CONNIE AND DWIGHT JOHNSTON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/15/19
IN QUARTER FINAL ACTION AT THE GIRL’S SWEET 16…..
SCOTT COUNTY PLAYS OWNESBORO CATHOLIC….
AND G-R-C TAKES ON RYLE……
THEN TONIGHT…….
BARREN COUNTY TANGLES WITH MALE…..
AND SOUTHWESTERN GOES AGAINST NORTH LAUREL…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….. STARTING AT 10-45 THIS MORNING……
REVENUE REDUCTION
03/14/19
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS HAVE APPROVED HOUSE BILL THREE-54…..WHICH WILL REDUCE REVENUE BY 105-MILLION DOLLARS AYEAR……TO GIVE A
TAX BREAK TO SOME LOCALLY-OWNED BANKS….AND EXEMPT NONPROFITS FROM SOME SALES TAXES……
THE PROPOSAL WOULD LET BANKS WITH A KENTUCKY CHARTER PAY CORPORATE INCOME TAXES INSTEAD OF A “BANK FRANCHISE FEE”……THAT IS
BASED ON HOW MUCH CAPITAL A BANK HAS…..AND IT WOULD ALSO EXEMPT NONPROFITS FROM PAYING SALES TAXES ON FUNDRAISING
AXCTIVITIES……
THE MEASURE HAS GONE TO GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN FOR HIS SIGNATURE……
HEPATITIS OUTBREAK
03/14/19
KENTUCKY’S HEPATITIS “A” OUTBREAK HAS CLAIMED ANOTHER LIFE……BRINGING THE OUTBREAK’S TOLL TO 44…..
THE NATIONS’S LARGEST HEPATITIS “A” OUTBREAK HAS SICKENED MORE THAN 42-HUNDRED PEOPLE AND SENT OVER TWO-THOUSAND TO THE
HOSPITAL……
THE CURRENT OUTBREAK……WHICH BEGAN IN NOVEMBER TWENTY-17…… HAS HIT 104 OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S COUNTIES……AND IN THE
MOST RECENT REPORT…..21 COUNTIES REPORTED NEW CASES……
SPORTS
03/14/19
OPENING ROUND ACTION CONTINUES AT THE GIRL’S SWEET 16…..
AS PIKEVILLE TAKES ON BARREN COUNTY…..
THEN MALE PLAYS BOYD COUNTY…..
TONIGHT…..
COLLINGS TANGLES WITH SOUTHWESTERN….
AND NORTH LAUREL PLAYS HENDERSON COUNTY…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….. STARTING AT 10-45 THIS MORNING……
AT THE WOMEN’S C-U-S-A TOURNAMENT…..
RICE PLAYS SOUTHERN MISS, U-A-B TANGLES WITH CHARLOTTE, MIDDLE TENNESSEE BATTLES TEXAS-EL PASO AND THE LADY TOPPERS TAKE ON
OLD DOMINION…..
IN THE MEN’S C-U-S-A TOURNAMENT…..
OLD DOMINION GOES AGAINST LOUISIANA TECH, TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO PLAYS U-A-B, SOUTHERN MISS TANLES WITH MARSHALL AND THE TOPPERS
BATTLE NORTH TEXAS……
AT THE MEN’S S-E-C TOURNAMENT……
ARKANSAS PLAYS FLORIDA, MISSOURI TANGLES WITH AUBURN, ALABAMA TAKES ON OLD MISS AND TEXAS “A AND M” GOES AGAINST MISSISSIPPI
STATE……
AT THE MEN’S A-C-C TOURNAMENT…..
VIRGINIA GOES AGAINST N-C STATE, FLORIDA STATE TAKES ON VIRGINIA TECH, DUKE TANGLES WITH SYRACUSE AND LOUISVILLE PLAYS NORTH
CAROLINA……
TECHNOLOGY SALARY
03/13/19
A KENTUCKY SENATE COMMITTEE HAS ENDORSED A BILL TO SLASH THE SALARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICIAL BY ABOUT
175-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAD RAISED CHARLES GRINDLE’S SALARY FROM 160-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR TO 375-THOUSAND……
THE MEASURE WOULD PROHIBIT THE SALARY FR KENTUCKY’S TECHNOLOGY CHIEF FROM EXCCEEDING THE PAY RECEIVED BY THE HIGHEST-PAID
COUNTERPART IN BORDERING STATES…..WHICH IS JUST OVER 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
ARREST
03/13/19
STATE POLICE STOPPED A U-HAUL VAN ON I-65 LAST NIGHT….AFTER RECEIVING COMPLAINTS OF UNRESTRAINED CHILDREN IN THE CARGO AREA…..
THE VAN WAS STOPPED NEAR THR 40-MILE MARKER IN WARREN COUNTY AND TWO JUVENILE PASSENGERS…..RELATIVES OF THE DRIVER….WERE
LOCATED IN THE CARGO AREA…..
THE DRIVER……28 YEAR OLD ADAM SMITH AND A PASSENGER 19 YEAR OLD THORA THORNTON…..BOTH OF OHIO WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED
WITH CRIMINAL ABUSE….
SMITH WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE…..OPEN ALCOHOL CONTAINER IN VEHICLE…..SPEEDING AND OTHER TRAFFIC
OFFENSES……
SPORTS
03/13/19
THE GIRL’S SWEET-16 BEGINS TODAY AT RUPP ARENA AS……
KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL TAKES ON SCOTT COUNTY…..
AND OWENSBORO CATHOTIC PLAYS BETHLEM…..
THEN TONIGHT……
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK GOES AGAINST MERCY…..
AND RYLE PLAYS MURRAY……..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AT 10-45 THIS MORNING……
CITY COUNCIL
03/12/19
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING….WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT SUPERVISOR GREG COOKE TALKED WITH THE COUNCIL
ABOUT PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE EXPANSION TO BE BUILT OUT VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY…….
AND THE COUNCIL VOTED TO HIRE G-R-W ENGINEERS TO REDESIGN THE PROJECT TO CORRECT THE ERRORS…….AND CITY ATTORNEY KELLEY
POWELL WILL LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF BRINGING LEGAL ACTON…..
THE COUNCIL ALSO GAVE FIRST READING TO AN ORDINANNCE….PROPOSSED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER JERRY BIDDLE…..CONCERNING
THE KEEPING OF “FOWL” AND VICIOUS ANIMALS IN THE CITY LIMITS……
BODY IDENTIFIED
03/12/19
THE BODY FOUND WITHIN THE ZION HILL CEMETERY…..IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK YESTERDAY MORNING…..HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 23
YEAROLD MARIAH AMBER DECRU OF PARK CITY…..
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE F-B-I LOUISVILLE FIELD OFFICE….WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE…..
AS OFFICIALS WAIT FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS REPORT AND OTHER TESTS BEFORE RELEASING MORE INFORMATION…….
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE
03/12/19
AND THIS REMINDER…….
THAT THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE WILL BE CLOSING AT FOUR THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW COMPUTER CABLING…..
SPORTS
03/12/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO WARREN CENTRAL FOR A SCRIMMAGE…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN ANAHEIM TO TAKE ON THE DUCKS……
THE MEN’S A-C-C TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY AS……
MIAMI PLAYS WAKE FOREST…..
GEORGIA TECH GOES AGAINST NOTRE DAME…..
AND BOSTON COLLEGE TANGLES WITH PITT…..
FLU WIDESPREAD
03/11/19
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS FLU ACTIVITY IN THE COMMONWEALTH AS…….WIDESPREAD…..FOR THE 10TH
CONSECUTIVE WEEK…..
“WIDESPREAD” IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF FLU ACTIVITY…..INDICATING INCREASED FLU-LIKE ACTIVITY OR FLU OUTBREAKS IN AT LEAST HALF OF THE
COMMONWEAKLTH’S REGONS…..
KENTUCKY IS CURRENTLY REPORTING 44 FLU-RELEATEDD DEATHS FOR THE CURRENT FLU SEASON…. WHICH IS DOWEN FROM THE 333 FLU-
RELATED DEATHS THIS TIME LAST YEAR…..
MEETINGS
03/11/19
06:05AM
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7……
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9……ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH
MEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4……
THURSDAY NIGHT AT SIX-30……THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…….
MARTIN
03/11/19
68 YEAR OLD JENNIE SUE MARTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HATCHER AND SADDLER FUNERAL HOME IN GLASGOW WITH BURIAL IN LOCUST GROVE CEMETERY…….
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; EUGENE MARTIN…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BRYAN OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GREGORY AND TINA OF
BOWLING GFEEN…..HER MOTHER; EMMA LEE BALLARD…..AND TWO BROTHERS ;AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; PHILLIP AND BECKY BALLARD AND HAROLD
AND ANN BALLARD ALL OF GLASGOW…..FOUR GRAND CHILDREN, THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW
ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/11/19
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
KYLE BUSCH SWEPT THE WEEK-END AT THE I-S-M RACEWAY IN PHONIX AS HE WON YESTERDAY’S MONSTER ENERGEY CUP RACE AND SATURDAY’S
EFINITY RACE…..
MISSISSIPPI STATE TOOK THE WOMEN’S S-E-C TOURNAMENT TITLE WITH A 101 TO 70 WIN OVER ARKANSAS…..
AND LOUISVILLE TRINITY WON THE BOY’S STATE BASKETBALL TITLE AS THEY DOWNED SCOTT COUNTY 50 TO 40…….
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
03/08/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S JANUARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-TWO
PERCENT…..WHICH WAS DOWN FROM THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT RECORDED IN DECEMBER TWENTY-18…..
THE JANUARY JOBLESS WAS ALSO DOWN ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FROM THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT RECORDED IN
JANUARY TWENTY-18……
AS THE KENTUCKY LABOR FORCE INCREASE BY 858 INDIVIDUALS IN JANUARY….. BRINGING IT TO JUST OVER TWO-MILLION…..
THE U-S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN JANUARY WAS FOUR-PERCENT…..WHICH WAS UP ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FROM DECEMBER
TWENTY-18……..
SOCIAL SECURITY SCAM
03/08/19
ANOTHER SCAM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN KENTUCKY…..INVOLVING THOSE TRYING TO GAIN A PERSON’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER…..
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS A JEFFERSON COUNTY RESIDENT RECENTLY RECEIVED A CALL…..WHICH APPEARED TO BE
FROM AN ACTUAL SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PHONE NUMBER…..
THE CALLER CLAIMED THE VICTIM’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER HAD BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AND TO USE HER SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER AGAIN…..SHE MUST VERIFY IT AND OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION OR RISK ARREST…..
THE SCAM IS SO WIDE SPREAD THAT THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ISSUED AND ALERT AFTER MORE THANT 35-THOUSAND PEOPLE REPORTED
THE SCAM LAST YEAR…..WITH FINANCIAL LOSSES TOTALING MORE THAN 10-MILLION DOLLARS…..
SPORTS
03/08/19
AT THE MEN’S O-V-C TOURNAMENT……
BELMONT TAKES ON AUSTIN PEAY……AND MURRAY STATE PLAYS JACKSONVILLE….
AT THE WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT…..BELMONT TANGLES WITH TENNESSEE TECH AND U-T MARTING PLAYS MOREHEAD……
AT THE WOMEN’S S-E-C TOURNAMENT…..
TENNESSEE PLAYS MISSISSIPPI STATE…..KENTUCKY TAKES ON MISSOURI….. ARKANSAS BATTLES SOUTH CAROLINA……AND AUBURN GOES AGAINST
TEXAS “A AND M”……
IN QUARTER-FINAL ACTION AT THE THE BOYS SWEET 16…..
WALTON VERONA GOES AGAINST CAMPBELL COUNTY…..
AND ASHLAND BLAZER TAKES ON TRINITY…..
THEN TONIGHT…..
SCOTT COUNTY PLAYS BUTLER
AND WARREN CENTRAL BATTLES ;MADISONVILLE NORTH HOPKINS….
MURRAY HEMP CENTER
03/07/19
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY IS CREATING A NEW CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL HEMP THAT WILL FOCUS ON RESEARCH…..EDUCATION……AND
POLICY IN THE COMMONWEALTH’S GROWING HEMP INDUSTRY…….
THE CENTER WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE HUTSON SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE IN COORDINATION WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS…..
AND SUPPLIER AND MANUFACTURER……C-V SCIENCES….HAS BEEN NAMED A FOUNDATIONAL PARTNER FOR THE CENTER……
NATCHER NOW I-165
03/07/19
THE PROCESS TO OFFICIALLY CHANGE THE DESIGNATION OF THE NATCHER PARKWAY TO INTERSTATE SPUR……I-ONE-65……BEGAN YESTERDAY
WITH CREWS INSTALLING NEW INTERSTATE SHIELD SIGNS ALONG 72 MILES OF ROADWAY FROM BOWLING GREEN TO OWENSBORO…….THEY WILL
ALSSO CHANGE EXIT NUMBERS AND MILE MARKERS……AND THE ENTIRE PROCESS IS EXPECTED TO TAKE UP TO TWO WEEKS…..
DRIVERS SHOULD LOOK FOR NEW EXIT NUMBERS AT 11 INTER-CHANGES…AS THE PLANO ROAD INTERCHANGES WILL BE RENUMBERED TO EXIT-
ZERO…..AND A SECTION OF THE PARKWAY FROM I-65 TO SCOTTSVILLE ROAD WILL NOT BE A PAR OF THE I-ONE-65 DESIGNAITON DUE TO FEDERAL
GUIDELINES……
THREE CLOVERLEAF INTERCHANGES WILL HAVE TO BE RECONSTRUCTED…..AND THE INTERCHANGES WITH 31-W AND U-S 68 WILL BE
UPGRADED……
LOUISVILLE ZOO CLOSED
03/07/19
THE LOUISVILLE ZOO IS CLOSED WHILE ENGINEERS STUDY A NEWLY DISCOVERED SINKHOLE NEARLY AS LARGE AS A FOOTBALL FIELD…
THE SINKHOLE WAS FOUND YESTERDAY IN AN UNDEVELOPED AREA AWAY FROM ANY ZOO ANIMALS…..NO PEOPLE OR ANIMALS WERE REPORTED
INJURED AND NO BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED….
THE NEARBY LOUISVILLE MEGA CAVERN IS ALSO CLOSED BECAUSE OF A THREE-POINT-FOUR EARTHQUAKE TUESDAY IN TENNESSEE…..
OFFICIALS HAVEE DETERMINED IF THE EARTHQUAKE CAUSED THE SINKHOLE…..BUT OTHER CAUSES COULD INCLUDE THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF
RAIN FALL OR “NATURAL OCCURRENCES” UNDERGROUND……
SPORTS
03/07/19
AT THE MEN’S OVC TOUNRMANT…..
MOREHEAD DEFEATED S-I-U EDWARDS 72 TO 68
AND U-T MARTIN DOWEND EASTERN ILLINOIS 78-71
IN THE WOMENS TOURNAMENT….
IT WAS BELMONT 74 AND SOUTHEAST MISSOUR 65
AND MOREHEAD BEAT JACKSONVILLE 77 TO 60
AND AT THE WOMEN’S S-E-C TOURNAMENT….
FLORIDA DEFEATED OLE MISS 64 TO 57
AND IT WAS ALABAMA 74 AND VANDY 57
AT THE BOYS SWEET 16 LAST NIGHT…..
CAMPBELL COUNTY GOT PAST JOHN HARDIN 61 TO 60 AND ASHLAND BLASER GOT THE BEST OF OWENSBORO 58 TO 50
CIVIC PARTICIPATION
03/01/19
EIGHT IN 10 KENTUCKY ADULTS ARE INVOLVED IN CIVIC ACTIVITIES OF SOME KIND….. WHETHER IT’S VOLUNTEER WORK OR ENGAGING IN
POLITICS….ACCORDING TO THE LATEST KENTUCKY HEALTH ISSUES POLL……
THE REPORT FOUND THAT ABOUT SEVEN IN 10 ENGAGED IN POLITICS IN SOME WAY…..AND MORE THAN HALF WERE ACTIVE IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES……
THE MOST COMMONLY REPORTED FORMS OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY AMONG KENTUCKY ADULTS WERE ENGAGING IN POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS IN
PERSON AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA……FOLLOWED BY SIGNING PETITIONS AND CONTACTING OR VISITING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL……
AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT MOST OFTEN TOOK THE FORM OF VOLUNTEERING WITH A CHURCH OR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION……ONE IN FOUR
ALSO SAID THEY WORKED ON A COMMUNITY PROGECT AND SLIGHTLY MORE THAN ONE IN 10 DONATED BLOOD……
WELLS FARGO SETTLEMENT
03/01/19
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN MADE WHOLE…..THROUGH PREVIOUS WELLS FARGO
SETTLEMENT REMEDIATION PROGRAMS…..CAN NOW REGISTER A COMPLAINT WITH WELLS FARGO FOR POSSIBLE RELIEF….
WELLS FARGO’S “REDRESS REVIEW OF PROGRAM” IS PART OF A 575-MILLION DOLARS SETTLEMENT WITH ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF ALL 50-STATES
AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA……TO RESOLVE CONSUMES PROTECTION LAW VIOLATIONS……
THE COMMONWEALTH RECEIVED TWO-POINT-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS….AND KENTUCKIANS CAN VISIT WELLS FARGO’S WEBSITE TO DETERMINE
REFUND OR COMPENSATON ELIGIBILITY…….
BURBON INDUSTRY
03/01/19
KENTUCKY’S BURBON INDUSTRY HAS A MESSAGE FOR LAWMAKERS…..WHO ARE CONSIDERING A BILL TO ALLOW OUT-OF-STATE SHIPMENTS FOR
WINE TO KENTUCKY CONSUMERS…..….
THE KENTUCKY DISTILLERS’ ASSOCIATION SAYS WHAT’S GOOD FOR CALIFORNIA VINEYARDS SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO DISTILLED SPIRITS LIKE
BOURBON……IT SAYS THE BILL SHOULD BE EXPANDED SO BOURON DRINKERS IN SOME OTHER STATES CAN PLACE ONLINE OR PHONE ORDERS
WITH THEIR FAVORITE KENTUCKY DISTILLERS……
THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES ALMOST NINE-BILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY…..
AND LAWMAKER SAY THEY ARE REVIEWING THE CONCERNS……
SPORTS
03/01/19
THE BOYS FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT CONTINUES AT DIDDLE ARENA…..
AS CLINTON COUNTY PLAYS BOWLING GREEN…..
AND WARREN CENTRAL TANGLES WITH LOGAN COUNTY……
THE TOPPER BASEBALL TEAM BEGINS PLAY IN THE COX DIAMOND INVITATIONAL IN PENSACOLA……….
AND THE LADY TOPPER SOFTBALL TEAM IS TAKING PART IN THE SAMFORD TOURNAMENT IN BIRMINGHAM……
CAMP NELSON
02/28/19
CAMP NELSON NATONAL CEMETERY…..IN JESSAMINE COUNTY…..WILL BE DESIGNATED A NATONAL MONUMENT ONCE PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS THE
COMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL LAND PACKAGE INTO LAW…..
ESTABLISHED IN 1863……CAMP NELSON WOULD BECOME KENTUCKY’S TOP RECRUITING STATION AND TRAINING FACILITY FOR THE UNION’S
AFRICAN-AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN THE CIVIL WAR…..
BLOOD MOBILE
02/28/19
THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE WILL BE AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..THIS MORNING……FROM SEVEN UNTIL 11……
WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS…….
BE IN GOOD HEALTH……
AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST 56 DAYS……
DONORS SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D CARD OR A PHOTO I-D…….
SAP BENEFITS
02/27/19
THE KENTUCKY CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES SAYS INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM…..OR SNAP……WILL RECEIVE THEIR MARCH FUNDS ON FRIDAY….WHICH WILL BE THE ONLY TIME THEY WILL RECEIVE
BENEFITS IN MARCH…...
NORMALLY…..BENEFITS ARE MADE AVAILABLE OVER THE FIRST 19-CALENDAR DAYS OF THE MONTH……BASED ON THE FINAL DIGIT OF THE CASE
NUMBER……
BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN……THERE WAS AN EARLY RELEASE OF THE JANUARY “SNAP” BENEFITS…..WHICH INCLUDED
FEBRUARY BENEFITS……
MORGAN
02/28/19
65 YEAR OLD SUSAN MARIE “SUE” CRAWFORD MORGAN OF LEITCHFIELD DIED MONDAY AT KINDRED ACUTE CARE IN LOUISVILLE……PRIVATE
GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT OAK FOREST NUMBER TWO CEMETERY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; TROY MORGAN……TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; SETPHEN AND GINGER ANDERSON AND JOE AND
KRISTEN OTSEGO…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; MISTY AND CHRIS MERHAR AND RACHEL ANDERSON…..AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-
IN-LAW; KARL CRAWFORD AND RICK AND CINDY CRAWFORD ALL OF MINNESOTA…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; SALLY AND TERRY
ANDERSON OF MINNESOTA AND JENNIFER CRAWFORD OF MONTANNA…….SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
TAYLOR
02/28/19
82 YEAR OLD MARYLIN TAYLOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FEBRUARY 17TH AT HER RESIDENCE…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT
FIVE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FLATROCK-MICHIGAN…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON SUNDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE GIDEONS OR HOSPARUS……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; JANE AND LARRY BRENT OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
02/28/19
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY……
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LOUISVILLE DROPPED A 66 TO 59 DECISION OF BOSTON COLLEGE…..
AND AT THE GIRLS FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
IT WAS BOWLING GREEN 67 AND RUSSELLVILLE 33……
AND GLASOGW BEAT RUSSELL COUNTY 43 TO 35…….
FISCAL COURT
02/27/19
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE RESCUE SQUAD BUILDING LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND THE COURT APPROVED A
RESOLUTION APPOINTING COUNTY TREASURER JESSICA CLINE TO WORK WITH “FEMA” IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR DISASTER…..
COUNTY CLERK ELAINE WILLIAMS ALSO PRESENTED HER FINAL SETTLEMENT…..IN THE AMOUNT OF 85-THOUSAND-335 DOLLARS…..TO THE
COURT……
MAIN STREET
02/27/19
MORE THAN 91-MILLION DOLLARS WAS INFUSED INTO THE COMMONWEALTH’S ECONOMY LAST YEAR BY…KENTUCKY MAIN STREET PROGRAM
PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES……
THE 91-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN INVESTMENT IN DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS WAS REPORTED BY 29-COMMUNITIES……AND
REPRESENTS 74-MILLION DOLLARS OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT…..MATCHED BY 17-MILLION DOLLARS IN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS……THE PROGRAM
ALSO GENERATED 12-HUNDRED-15 NEW JOBS IN MAIN STREET DISTRICTS AND THE CREATION OF 142 NEW BUSINESSES…..
SINCE ITS INCEPTON IN 1979…..KENTUCKY MAIN STREET HAS GENERATED MORE THAN FOUR-POINT-FIVE BILLION DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT IN THE
COMMONWEALTH……
CITIES ACHIEVING NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FOR TWENTY-19……AS CERTIFIED BY BOTH THE KENTUCKY MAIN STREET PROGRAM AND THE
NATIONAL MAIN STREET CENTER……INCLUDED CAMPBELLSVILLE AND SCOTTSVILLE…….
PRICE GOUGING
02/27/19
NOW THAT GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS DECLARED A “STATE OF EMERGENCY” IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..KENTUCKIANS ARE BEING ASKED TO
REPORT INSTANCES OF PRICE GOUGING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE…..
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER TRIGGERS KENTUCKY’S CONSUMER PROTECTON MEASURES FOR THE NEXT 15-DAYS….AND THAT TIME FRAME CAN BE
EXTENDED….
ANYONE WITH SPPECIFIC INFORMATION REGADING POSSIBLE PRICE GOUGING SHOULD CALLL….EIGHT-EIGHT-EIGHT-FOUR-THREE-TWO-92-57…..OR
E-MAIL…. CONSUMER-PROTECTON-AT-K-Y-DOT-GOV……..
MILL LSPRINGS
02/27/19
YESTERDAY……THE “U-S” HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED MILL SPRINGS BATTLEFIELD…..IN PULASKI COUNTY…..THE BE DESIGNATED AS
A NATONAL MONUMENT AND BECOME PART OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM…..
THE SENATE GAVE ITS APPROVAL TWO WEEKS AGO…..AND THE MEASURE NOW AWAITS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SIGNATURE….
THE HISTORIC BATTLEFIELD IN NANCY…..WAS THE SITE OF THE UNION’S FIRST SIGNIFICANT VICTORY IN THE CIVIL WAR IN 18-62…….
SPORTS
02/27/19
PLAY CONTINUES AT THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
AS BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON RUSSELLVILLE…..
AND GLASGOW PLAYS RUSSELL COUNTY…….
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LOUISVILLE GOES TO BOSTON COLLEGE…..
NEW LOTTERY GAME
02/26/19
THE KENTUCKY LOTTERY HAS LAUNCHED A NEW….IN-STATE NIGHTLY DRAW GAME…. CALLED “KENTUCKY’S QUICK BUCKS……
THE ONE-DOLLAR GAME IS ONLY AVAILABE IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..AND IT WILL BE PART OF THE LOTTERY’S NIGHTLY DRAWINGS…..
PLAYERS WILL PICK NUMBERS FROM TWO DIFFERENT MACINES…..SIMILAR TO POWERBALL OR MEGA-MILLIONS…..AND THEY CAN WIN TWO-DOLLARS
FOR MATCHIN ONLY THE “KENTUCKY BALL”…..AND UP TO A TOP PRIZE OF 50-THOUSAND DOALRS BY MATCHING ALL FOUR NUMBERS PLUS THE
“KENTUCKY BALL”……
BIG BROTHERS
02/26/19
AFTER SERVING SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS…..BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHCENTRAL KENTKRY HAS CLOSED
ITS DOORS DUE TO A LACK OF FUNDING…..
BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY OFFERED “ONE-ON-ONE” MENTRING FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX AND
17……
EMERGENCY DECLARATION
02/26/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS ISSUED A STATEWIDE EMERGENCY FOLLOWING WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND DAMAGE ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH….
YESTERDAYS ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS SEVERE STORMS OVER THE WEEKEND THAT CAUSED HEAVY RAIN….STRONG WINDS…..FLOODING…..
LANDSLIDES…. AND INCREASED WATER LEVELS AT DAMS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN KENTUCKY……
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER ALLOWS THE MOBILIZATION OF STATE RESOURCES TO ASSIST COUNTIES IN NEED…..
AND AS OF YESTERDAY…..THE KENTUCKY DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAD RECEIVED 36-COUNTY AND 11- CITY “STATE OF
EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS”…….
EADES
02/26/19
88 YEAR OLD DELEA NELL “NELLIE” EADES OF ALVATON DIED SUNDAY AT GREENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MARTHA’S CHAPEL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR
THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; PATRICIA AND MARK WILSON……AND A BROTHER; BOBBY EADES ALL OF ALVATON…..AND A
SISTER-IN-LAW; FRANCES EADES OF BORLING GREEN……
SPORTS
02/26/19
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY……
THE PREDATORS SKATED PAST THE OILERS….IN OVERTIME…THREE TO TWO…..
AT THE BOYS FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
WARREN CENTRAL DEFEATED GLASGOW IN OVERTIME 63 TO 57…..
AND LOGAN COUNTY GOT PAST METCALFE COUNTY 72 TO 70 IN OVERTIME……
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE TOPPER BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MURRAY STATE…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN ST. LOUIS TO TAKE ON THE BLUES…..
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
KENTUCKY ENTERTAINS ARKANSAS…..
AND THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS AT DIDDLE ARENA…….
AS BARREN COUNTY TAKES ON SOUTH WARREN…..
AND LOGAN COUNTY BATTLES METCALFE COUNTY……..
NEW EXHIBIT
02/25/18
A NEW EXHIBIT CALLED…..GAS STATION TO SPACE STATION…..HAS OPENED AT THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM…..AND IT FOCUSES ON THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CORVETTE AND NASA…..50-YEARS AFTER NEIL ARMSTRONG WALKED ON THE MOON….
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO BEGAN WHEN ALAN SHEPARD DROVE A 1957 CORVETTE TO THE ASTRONAUT TRAINING BASE…..AND AFTER
BEING THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE IN 1961…..HE WAS PRESENTED A NEW CORVETTE….AND LATER A GENERAL MOTORS DEALER OFFERED
ASTRONAUTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEASE A CORVETTE FOR ONLY ONE-DOLLAR PER YEAR……
“GAS STATON TO SPACE STATION” WILL BE AT THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM THRU JUNE 30TH…….
AMAZON SUED
02/25/19
A FORMER AMAZON EMPLOYEE IN KENTUCKY…..WHO SUFFERS FROM CROHN’S DISEASE…..IS SURING AMAZXON OVER HIS DISMIAAL FOR HE SAY WAS
A NEED FOR MORE BATRO BREAKS….
THE SUIT……WHICH IS SEEKING A MINIMUM OF THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES….CLAIMS THE COMPANY VIOLATED THE “AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT”…..
THE FORMER EMPLOYEE……WHO WAS HIRED FOR THE WINCHESTER ALL CENTER IN NOVEMBER TWENTY-16…….WAS FIRED IN DECEMBER TWENTY-
17……
CRAFT NOMINATED
02/25/19
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS SELECTED A GLASGOW NATIVE TO SERVE AS THE NEXT U-S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS…..
KELLY KNIGHT CRAFT….WHO IS THE CURRENT U-S AMBASSADOR TO CANADA…… WHOULD REPLACE NIKKI HALEY….
CRAFT……A 1980 GRADUATE OF GLASGOW HIGH SCHOOL….PLAYED A ROLE IN FACILITATING THE….U-S-MEXICO-CANADA TRADE AGREEMENT….A
REVAMP OF THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT…...
EDELEN
02/25/19
ONE OF THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR WANTS TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE COMMONWELATH CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM……..
ADAM EDLEN IS PROPOSING CHANGES TO THE BAIL SYSTEM…..SAYNG TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE KEPT IN JAIL BECAUSE THEY CAN’T AFFORD BOND…..
HE’S ALSO CALLING FOR A REVIEW OF PROBATON AND PAROLE POLICIES….AND HE WANTS RO RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS FOR NON-VIOLENT
OFFENDER……
SPORTS
02/25/19
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END YESTERDAY……FOR THE PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM…..AS THEY LOST TO CLINTON COUNTY IN THE OPENING ROUND
OF THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT 73 TO 52……
OPENING ROUND ACTION CONTINUES AT THE BOYS FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT TONIGHT AS……
GLASGOW TAKES ON WARREN CENTRAL…..
AND LOGAN COUNTY PLAYS METCALFE COUNTY……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE OILERS……
SIMPSON PLANT EXPANDING
02/21/19
A SIMPSON COUNTY FACILITY IS EXPANDING……
R-K-W…..A GERMAN-OWNED MANUFACTURER OF INDUATRIAL FILM…..WILL INVEST 18-MILLION DOLLARS IN THE PROJECT THAT WILL CREATE 30
FULL-TIME JOBS…..
R-K-W PLANS TO BUILD A NEW……30-THOUDAND-SQUARE-FOOT MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSE FACILITY…..AS-WELL-AS ADD STATE-OF THE-
ART EQUIPMENT….. ALLOWING THE COMPANY TO TAP NEW MARKETS……
EXPLOSIVE DEVISE
02/21/19
THE STATE POLICE HAZARDOUS DEVICES UNIT WAS CALLED TO BARREN COUNTY YESTERDAY…….BY THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT……AFTER A SMALL IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVISE WAS FOUND IN A MAILBOX IN THE 13-HUNDRED BLOCK OF OIL WELL
ROAD…..
THE DEVICE WAS RENDERED SAFE ON THE SCENE…..AND OTHER MAILBOXES IN THE AREA WERE CHECKED…..BUT NO ADDITIONAL EXPLOSIVE
DEVISES WERE FOUND……
STATE POLCIE AND “U-S” POSTAL INSPECTORS ARE INVESTIGATING……
SPORTS
02/21/19
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT……
THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON GLASGOW IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..
TIP OFF IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP TO TOMPKINSVILLE…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……..
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGE STONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE KINGS…..
STATE PARKS FUNDING
02/20/19
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS WANT TO BORROW 150-MILLION DOLLARS TO FIX UP THE COMMONWEALTH’S PARK SYSEM…………
THE HOUSE APPROPRATIONS AND REVENUE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED HOUSE TWO-68……WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE “THE ARTS-TOURISM-AND
HERITAGE CABINET” TO BORROW AND SPEND 20-MILLION DOLLARS…….BEGINNING JULY FIRST….TO DO THINGS LIKE REPLACE ROOFS AND
EXPAND CAMPGROUNDS AT STATE PARKS…..
THE PLAN WOULD COST TAXPAYERS AN EXTRA TWO-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN THE FISCAL YEAR THAT BEGINS JULY FIRST…..FUROEMEIDL
DOEL IN THE FIE Y HA BEING SHLY FITT……WITH THE REST BEING PAID BACK OVER 20-YEARS……
THE BEVIN HAS ALREADY SPENT 18-MILLION IN REPAIRS AS PART OF THE ….. REFRESHING THE FINEST PROGRAM…..WHICH INCLUDES 133
PROJECT….
EARLIE THIS MONTH…..THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED AN ADDITIONAL 20-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT…..WHICH HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY LAST YEAR……
SECRETARY OF STAGTE POWERS
02/20/19
THE KENTUCKY SENATE HAS PASSED….AND SENT TO THE HOUSE…. A BILL LIMITNG THE INFLUENCE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OVER THE
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS…..
THE BILL STEMS FROM ACCUSATIONS THAT SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON ISO LUNDERGAM GRIMES OVERREACHED HER AUTHORITY AS THE
COMMONWEALTH’S CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER…….……
IF APPROVED IN THE HOUSE……THE LEGISLATION WOULD R TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY…..AND WOULD AFFECT GRIMES AND FUTURE SECRETARIES
OF STATE……
GRIMES HAD DENOUNCED THE MEASURE……SAYING IT WOULD ‘DISRUPT” STATEWIDE ELECTIONS LATER THIS YEAR……
STUDENT LAWSUIT
02/20/19
A LAWSUIT SEEKING 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGES FROM THE WASHINGTON POST HAS BEEN FILED ON BEHALF OF A COVINGTON CATHOLIC
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT…..
THE SUIT COMES AFTER VIDEO SHOWING NICHOLAS SANDMANN .AND OTHER COVINGTON CATHOLIC STUDENTS…..AND A NATIVE AMERICAN
DRUMMER WENT VIRAL…….
SANDMAN…..PICTURED IN THE INITIAL VIDEO…..BECAME ONE OF THE FOCAL POINTS OF THE ONLINE DEBATE CONCERNING WHAT HAPPENED
DURING THE EVENT…..
SANDMAN HAS SAID HE WAS NOT MAKING FACES AT NATHAN PHILLIPS…..THE NATIVE AMERICAN DRUMMER SEEN IN THE VIDEO……
MARSH
02/20/19
84 YEAR OLD RUBY JEAN GRINSTEAD MARSH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HER RESIDENCE…..A PRIVATE SERVICE WILL BE HELD
TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME…… PUBLIC VISITATION WILL BE FROM 11 UNTIL FOUR
TOMORROW (THURS)……AND MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTDED TO HOSPARUS OR HOPE CENTER FOR WOMEN……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; BERLINDA BAZZELL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO SONS; DEREK OF FLORIDA AND BARRY OF OKLAHOMA…..A BROTHER;
EDWARD GRINSTEAD…..AND A SISTER; ALICE BROWN BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…….TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
TAYLOR
02/20/19
89 YEAR OLD GLENDON TAYLOR OF HOPKINSVILLE…..AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE……DIED SUNDAY AT CONTINUE CARE HOSPITAL IN
MADISONVILLE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER NINE SATURDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM
OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES….
HE’S SURVIVED BY THREE NIECES…..THREE NEPHEWS……AND SEVERAL GREAT-NIECES AND GREAT-NEPHEWS…….
CARTWRIGHT
02/20/19
74 YEAR OLD ALVIS EUGENE “GENE” CARTWRIGHT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW
MORNING (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JOYCE GILLMORE CARTWRIGHT…..A SON; JAMES….. AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; CYNTHIA AND JEFFERY RIFFE
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; RICHARD AND VICKIE OF TEXAS…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/20/19
IN OPENING ROUND ACTION AT THE GIRL’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT…..GLASGOW DEFEATED MONROE COUNTY 62 TO 46…..AND
THEN THE BARREN COUNTY TROJANETTES HIT A THREE-POINT SHOT…..WITH ONE-POINT-EIGHT SECONDS LEFT IN OVERTIME…..TO DEFEAT THE
LADY PATRIOTS 52-51……
THE LADY PATRIOTS END THE SEASON WITH 20-WINS AND SEVEN LOSSES……
ROCKET DOCKET
02/19/19
A PROGRAM BORN OUT OF KENTUCKY’S OPIOID CRISIS IS PUTTING DRUG OFFENDERS INTO TREATMENT FASTER AND REDUCING THE COST OF
INCARCERATION……
THE……ROCKET DOCKET INITIATIVE…….ALLOWS LOCAL PROSECUTORS TO EXPEDITE NON-VIOLENT FELONY DRUG CASES THROUGH THE JUDICIAL
PROCESS……AND IT ALSO ALLOWS CERTAIN DEFENDANTS RAPID ENTRY INTO SUBSTANCE PROGRAM TREATMENT……
BEFOE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN TWENTY-15……THE AVERAGE OFFENDER SPENT 115-DAYS IN A LOCAL JAIL…….BUT NOW……THE TYPICAL STAY IS
21-DAYS BEFORE THEY ENTER SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT…..AND THAT’S RESULTED IN COST SAVINGS OF MORE THAN 80-MILLION DOLLARS
FOR LOCAL JAILS……
HOPKINSVILLE OFFICER SHOT
02/19/19
A HOPKINSVILLE POLICE OFFICER IS RECOVERING FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS HE RECEIVED YESERDAY IN PURSUIT OF A ROBBERY SUSPECT….
TWO VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN A ROBBERY AT WAL-MART AND TWO POLICE CHASES ENSUED…..
OFFICER JEREMY DAVIDSON ATTEMPTED TO STOP ONE OF THE VEHICLES….WHEN THE SUSPECT STARTED SHOOTING…..STRIKING THE OFFICER IN
THE HEAD AND ARM…..
DAVIDSON IS IN A NASHVILLE HOSPITAL WHERE HE’S EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY…..
AND TWO INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN THE INCIDENT…..
PURSUIT
02/19/19
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR A VEHICLE….. REGISTERED TO AN ALLEN COUNTY MAN……THAT WAS INVOLVED IN
A PURSUIT EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING……
A DEPUTY NOTICED A MAN AND WOMAN PASSED OUT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE INTER-SECTION OF SCOTTSVILLE ROAD AND NATCHER PARKWAY…..THE
DRIVER WAS HOLDING A WEAPON AND HAD DRUG PARAPHERNALIA IN HIS SHIRT POCKET…..
AS THEY WOKE UP…..THEY SPED AWAY……THE PURSUIT WENT THRU BOWLING GREEN…..THEN DOWN SCOTTSVILLE ROAD INTO ALLEN
COUTY……WITH SPEED IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES-PER-HOUR……
DEPUTIES FINALLY LOST SIGHT OF THE TWO-THOUSAND-NINE GRAY FORD FOCUS NEAR THE TENNESSEE LINE…..DEPUTIES SAY THE VEHICLE IS
REGISTERED TO KEITH JOHNSON OF ADOLPHUS…….
ARREST-METCALFE
02/19/19
A SEXUAL ABUSE INVESTIGATION BY STATE POLICE…..IN METCALFE COUNTY….. LEADS TO THE ARREST OF ONE PERSON ON AN INDICTMENT
WARRANT…..
41 YEAROLD TEDDY BLAKLEY OF EDMONTON IS CHARGED WITH RAPE-VICTIM UNDER 12, SEXUAL ABUSE-VICTIM UNDER 12, RAPE AND SODOMY
SPORTS
02/19/19
THE GIRL’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BEGINS AT MONROE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT……AS GLASGOW TAKES ON MONROE
COUNTY……THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS BATTLE BARREN COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE LADY PATRIOTS GAME IS SEVEN-45…….BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE……WVLE…..STARTING AT SEVEN-30 TONIGHT……
IN OPENING ROUND ACTION OF THE BOYS 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT…..IT TOOK OVERTIME FOR GLASGOW TO GET PAST BARREN
COUNTY 55 TO 50…..THEN THE PATRIOTS DEFEATED MONROE COUNTY 66 TO 51…..HERE’S KYLE HARWOOD WITH THE U-S BANK GAME WRAP UP.
SPORTS BETTING IN KENTUCKY
02/18/19
AN ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO LEGALIZE SPORTS BETTING IN KENTUCKY SAYS IT WOULD GENERATE JUST OVER 20-MILLION
DOLLARS PERYEAR IN TAX MONEY…..
HOUSE BILL ONE-57 WOULD TAX SPORTS BETTING IN THE COMMONWEALTH AT 10-POINT-25 PERCENT FOR IN-PERSON WAGERS…..AND 14-POINT-25
PERCENT FOR WAGERS MADE ON-LINE…….
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD NOT ALL BETTING ON SPORTING EVENTS INVOLVING KENTUCKY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES…..AND DOES
NOT CONSIDER THE PROPOSED 500-THOUISAND DOLLAR LICENSING FEE OR THE IMPACT OF FANTASY SPORTS AND INTERNET POKER……
LAWMAKERS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SPEND THE MONEY ON REGULATING THE INDUSTRY AND ADDICTION PREVENTION SERVICES……AND
WHATEVER IS LEFXT OVER WOULD GO TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S TROUBLED PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEMS…..
BARREN COUNTY MEASLES
02/18/19
A CASE OF MEASLES HAS BEEN REPORTED IN A YOUNG CHILD IN BARREN COUNTY…..
THE BARREN RIVER HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE CHILD…..WHO WAS NOT VACCIATED…..RECENTLY TRAVELED OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO AN
AREA WHERE MEASLES IS PREVALENT…………
THE CHILD DID NOT BECOME INFECTIOUS UNTIL RETURNING TO THE COMMONWEALTH…..PUBLIC EXPOSURE IS BELIEVED TO BE VERY LIMITED….
AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING INDIVIDUALS WHO CAME INTO CANTACT WITH THE CHILD DURING THE INFECTIOUS PERIOD……
PROBAiTON OFFICER ARRESTED
02/18/19
STATE POLICE FROM POST 15…..IN COLUMBIA….. RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM A PAROLEE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGARDING HER PROBATON
OFFICER…..33 YEAR OLD TYLER YOUNG…..
FOLLOWING A THREE DAY COVERT INVESTIGATION…..YOUNG WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE AND OFFCIAL MISCONDUCT AND
LODGED IN THE ADAIR COUNTY JAIL……
PASSPORT LAWSUIT
02/18/19
PASSPORT HEALTH PLAN HAS FILED A LAWSUIT ALLEGING THAT KENTUCKY’S CUTS TO MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENTS WILL RESULT IN THE
NONPROFIT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS BY MARCH…..
THE LOUISVILLE-BASE ORGANIZATON IS ASKING A JUDGE TO BAR THE COMMONWEALTH FROM IMPOSING THE CUTS…..AND REPAY MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN CUTS FOR THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS…….
PASSPORT HEALTH PLAN PROVIDES MANAGED CARE FOR MOST OF KENTUCKY’S ONE-POINT-THREE MILLION MEDICAID ENROLLEES…..
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES SAYS THEY ARE REVIEWING THE SUIT……BUT ADDED IT CAME AS A
SURPRISE…..BECAUSE PASSPORT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED “LEGITIMATE ISSUES” WITH THE COMMONWEALTH’S RATES……
PARDUE
02/18/19
76 YEAR OLD RUBY JEWELL GARMON PARDUE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
WEDNSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T-W- CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE
THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBABND; BILLY RAY PARDUE…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; TRACY AND KIRK ROARK….AND A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-
LAW; KEVIN AND KRISTI ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JOETTA AND LEROY HENSON OF ALVATON…..AND TWO BROTHERS
AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; BARRY AND MARILYN GARMON AND MIKE AND KATHY GARMON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/18/19
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT…..BEING PLAYED AT MONROE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL……GLASGOW TAKES ON BARREN COUNTY…..THEN THE
PATRIOTS PLAY MONORE COUNTY……
TIP OFF IS SEVEN-45……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE……STARTING AROUND SEVEN-30 TONIGHT……
SCHOOL BOARD
02/14/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….AND AT THE START OF THE MEETING……A SPECIAL PRESENTATION WAS
MADE…..
FINAL APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO THE TWENTY-19-TWENTY-20 SCHOOL CALENDER HAS THE FIRST DAY FOR STUDENTS BEING AUGUST SEVENTH
AND THE FINAL DAY FOR STUDENTS…..NEXT SCHOOL YEAR…WILL BE MAY 15TH……
THE BOARD APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF STUDENT INSURANCE FOR NEXT SCHOOL AND ALSO THE PURCHASE OF FOUR NEW BUSES….
AND THE PROCESS WAS STARTED TO INSTALL A “CANOPY” AT THE DROP-OFF AREA AT THE PRIMARY CENTER……
K-NINE NARCO
02/14/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THE PASSING OF K-NINE NARCO……
NACRO…..WHO WAS NINE YEARS OLD AND HAD BEEN BATTLING CANCER FOR THREE YEARS…..RETIRED FROM SERVICE IN DECEMBER TWENTY-17 .
AND WAS LIVING WITH HIS HANDLER…..SERGEANT NICK TABBERT AND HIS FAMILY……
ACCIDENT VICTIM
02/14/19
STATE POLICE HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF AN ACCIDENT VICTIM WHO WAS KILLED ON I-65 TUESDAY NIGHT….
57 YEAR OLD DOUGLAS WALLACE OF INDIANA WAS OPERATING A TWO-THOSUAND MILLER TRANSPORTATION BUS……WHEN 38 YEAR OLD PENNY
LANE OF TENNESEE AND HER DOG ENTERED THE NORTHBOUND LANE WHERE SHE WAS STRUCK BY THE BUS…..
LANE DIED AT THE SCENE AND NO ONE ON THE BUS WAS INJURED……
SPORTS
02/14/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE SENIOR NIGHT…..AND CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON…..AS TODD
COUNTY CENTRAL COMES TO PATRIOT GYM……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE……WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE CANADIENS…..
STATE PARKS UPGRADES
02/13/19
20-MILLION MORE DOLLARS IN UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMING TO KENTUCKY STATE PARKS…..
LAUNCHED IN TWENTY-16…..”THE REFRESH THE FINEST”…..HAS ALREADY INVESTED 18-MILLION DOLLARS IN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE KENTUCKY STATE PARKS SYSTEM…..
THE TWENTY-18 GENERAL ASSEMBLY ALLOCATED AN ADDITONAL 20-MILLION DOLLARS FOR…..PHASE TWO OF “REFRERSHING THE FINEST”…..AND
THOSE PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE A NEW ROOF FOR BARREN RIVER STATE RESORT PARK AND CAMPGROUND IMPROVEMENTS……
ALL 17-RESORT PARKS WILL ALSO RECEIVE HOSPITALITY UPGRADES THAT INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS FURNITURE……FLOORING……PAINT…..AND
FIXTURES……
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
02/13/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN TOLD A COMMUNITY FORUM IN STANFORD LAST NIGHT THAT HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SIGN A BILL TO MAKE MEDICAL
MARIJUANA LEGAL IN THE COMMONWEALTH….
HOWEVER…..BEVIN WENT ON TO SAY HIS SUPPORT FOR A BILL LEGALIZING MEDICAL MARIJUANA WOULD DEPEND ON HOW IT IS WRITTERN…..
ADDING HE WOULD BE OPPOSED TO A BILL WRITTEN SOLELY TO RAISE MONT FOR THE GENERAL FUND…..
WATER DISTRICT OFFICE
02/13/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED TODAY DUE TO AN IN-SERVICE TRAINING…..
THE OFFICE WILL RE-OPNE FOR BUSINESS UPON COMPLETON OF THE TRAINING……
SPORTS
02/13/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN CENTRAL LAST NIGHT……AND PICKED UP TWO BIG WINS…..AS THE LADY
PATRIOTS DOWNED THE LADY DRAGONS 54 TO 36……
AND THE PATRIOTS DOWNED THE DRAGONS 59 TO 56…….
THE 15TH DISTRICT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT GETS UNDERWAY MONDAY NIGHT AT MONROE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..
MONDAY…..THE PATRIOTS PLAY MONROE COUUNTY…..
AND THEN TUESDAY…..THE LADY PATROTS WILL TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY…..
THE BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK….
AND THE GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE PLAYED NEXT FRIDAY…..
MURDER SEARCH
02/12/19
A STABBING SUNDAY NIGHT IN BOWLING GREEN HAS NOW TURNED INTO THE SEARCH FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WANTED ON A MURDER CHARGE….
ACCORDING TO BOWLING GREEN POLICE…..JOSHUA CROUCH STABBED TRACY RIGGSBEE SUNDAY NIGHT…..APPARENTLY CROUCH AND RIGGSBEE
HAD BEEN ARGUING ALL DAY……
RIGGSBEE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT….WHERE SHE DIED….AND CROUCH FLED THE SCENE….
A MURDER WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CROUCH AND ADDITIONAL CHARGES COULD BE ADDED……
ANYONE WITH INFORMATON ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF JOSHUA CROUCH IS ASKED TO CONTACT BOWLING GREEN POLICE AT THREE-NINE-THREE-
FOUR THOUSAND OR NINE-ONE-ONE…….
CRIME STOPPERS IS ALSO OFFERING A CASH REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF CROUCH…….CALLL SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE
CLUE……
ARREST
02/12/19
A WARREN COUNTY MAN IS FACING SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES FOLLOWING HIS INDICTMENT BY THE WARREN COUNTY GRAND JUTY……
69 YEAR OLD JAMES DIXON OF RICHARDSVILLE IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF SODOMY-VICTIM UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE…..AND THREE COUNTS
OF SEXUAL ABUSE-VICTIM UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE….
THE CASE HAD BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION SINCE TWENTY-16….AND INVOLVED THREE JUVENILES…….
SPORTS
02/12/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN CENTRAL…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50……WLCK….AND 99-POINT-THREE….WLVE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN DETRIOT TO TAKE ON THE RED WINGS…..
AFTER BEING NAMED THE FOURTH REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR…..LADY PATRIOT SENIOR SARAH SUTTON IS NOW A FINALIST FOR KENTUCKY’S
“MISS BASKETBALL”….
SHE ENTERS THE FINAL WEEK OF THE REGULAR SEASON AVERAGING 22-POINT-FIVE POINTS AND 10-POINT-NINE REBOUNDS PER GAME…..WHICH
HAVE HELPED AC/S POST AN 18 AND SIX RECORD….
BALLOTS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO COACHES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED MARCH FIFTH IN
LEXINGTON…..
STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH
02/08/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN DELIVERED HIS FOURTH…..STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH ADDRESS LAST NIGHT….TO A JOINT SESSION OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY….
THE GOVERNOR SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF THE TIME REFLECTING ON SOME OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS…..INCLUDING 18-BILLION DOLLARS IN NEW
CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND SOME 50-THOUSAND JOBS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED…..HE BREIFLY COVERED THE TOPIC OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S
PENSION CRISIS…..WHICH BELIEVED WOULD BE A FOCAL POINT OF THE ADDRESS…..
LAST WEEK…..BEVIN ANNOUNCED HE WILL SEEK RE-ELECTON…..BUT WITH A NEW RUNNING MATE……SENATOR RALPH ALVARADO IS REPLACING
LIEUTENNT GOVERNOR JENEAN HAMPTON ON THE TICKET……..
CAPITAL RESTRICTIONS
02/08/19
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR SAYS A NEW REGULATION RESTRICTING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE STATE CAPITAL IS INVALID…..
IN THE OPINION RELEASED YESTERDAY…..BESHEAR SAYS NO “IMMINENT THREAT” TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY WAS SHOWN TO JUSTIFY THE
REGULATON….
A SPOKESPERSON FOR GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN RESPONDED SAYING THE REGULATION WAS DEVELOPED WITH GUIDANCE FROM LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY OFFICIALS….
THE “A-G’s” OPINION IS ADVISORY….AND DOES NOT CARRY THE FORCE OF LAW……
SPORTS
02/08/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD LAST NIGHT TO METCALFE COUNTY AND PICKED UP TWO WINS…..AS THE PATRIOTS GOT
PAST THE HORNEST 57 TO 56….
THEN THE LADY PATROTS DOWNED THE LAY HORNETS 77 TO 62…..KYLE
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS GO TO OWENSBORO FOR THE PRELIMINARY ROUND OF THE “REGION-TWO” SWIM
CHAMPIONSHIPS……
HALL OF FAMER…..FRANK ROBINSON…..THE FIRST BLACK MANAGER IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLL AND THE ONLY PLAYER TO WIN THE “M-V-P” IN
BOTH LEAGUES HAS DIED…..
HE WAS 83……
PHONE SCAM
02/07/19
THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A PHONE SCAM…..
AN ELDERLY BOWLING GREEN RESIDENT TOLD OFFICERS SHE RECEIVE A CALL FROM AN “OFFICER” WHO SAID THERE WAS A WARRANT FOR HER
ARREST….BUT IF SHE WOULD SEND CASH THE WARRANT WOULD BE RECALLED…..
THE CALLER ADVISED HER TO GET THREE….500-DOLLAR GIFT CARDS….THE IMPOSTER STAYED ON THE PHONE WITH THE WOMAN FOR TWO-
HOURS AS SHE DROVE TO SCOTTSVILLE TO OBTAIN THE GIFT CARDS…..THE IMPOSTER THEN HAD HER GIVE HIM THE “REDEEMING” BUMBER ON THE
BACK….AND HAD HER MAIL THE GIFT CARDS TO 15-HUNDRED PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE…..
THE WOMAN THEN CALLED SCOTTSVILLE POLICE AND THAT’S WHEN SHE LEARNED SHE HAD BEEN SCAMMED…..OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO GET THE
CARDS STOPPED AND SHE WILL BE RECEIVING A REFUND…..
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE WILL NEVER CALL AND ASK FOR MONEY IF YOU HAVE A WARRANT…..AND IF YOU RECEIVE SUCH A CALL OFFICERS ADVISE YOU
ASK FOR THEIR NAME AND BADGE NUMBER AND ADVISE YOU’RE WILL CALL THEM BACK…..
SHRUM
02/07/19
06:05AM
91 YEAR OLD ROBBIE MAE HARTMAN SHRUM OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY SIX SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BRO. BILL AND HILDA SHRUM, DONNIE SHRUM, BRO. MICHAEL AND BRENDA SHRUM, DAVID
AND CRYSTAL SHRUM, EDDIE AND TAMMY FREEMAN AND JIMMY AND KERRI SHRUM…..AND A DAUGHTER; MARTHA BESSINGER ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY AND ALICE HARTMAN OF TENNESSEE…..40-GRANDCHILDREN, SEVERAL GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/07/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO METCALFE COUNTY……
AND BE SURE AND MAKE THIS CHANGE TO YOUR SCHEDULE…..THE PATRIOTS WILL BE PLAYING GTHE FIRST GAME TONIGHT…..
TIP OFF FOR THE BOYS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK….AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON DALLAS…..
KY DEBT
02/06/19
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT RELEASED BY AUDITOR MIKE HARMON…..KENTUCKY IS MORE THAN 54-BILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT…..WITH
ESTIMATED UNFUNDED RETIRMENT BENEFITS OF 43-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLARS….ACCOUNTING FOR 80-PERCENT OF THE TOTAL…..
THE 43-BILLION DOLLARS IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PENSION AND HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS THE COMMONWEALTH OWES OVER THE NEXT 30-
YEARS…..BUT DOESN’T HAVE THE FUNDS TO PAY…..
HARMON IS CALLING ON THE LEGISLAURE TO ENACT STRONGER OVERSIGHT ON THE KENTUCKY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY…..
WHICH CURRENTLY HAS NO LIMIT ON THE BONDED DEBT IT CAN ISSUE…..
ACCORDING TO HARMON……THE TOTAL DEBT IS MORE THAN 12-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EVERY PERSON IN KENTUCKY……
WORKFORCE
02/06/19
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS LAUNCHED A NEW TOOL IT SAYS WILL GIVE A CLEARER PICTURE OF THE WORKFORCE…
THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET HAS LAUNCHED THE FIRST INTER-ACTIVE WORKFORCE “DASHBOARD” IN
KENTUCKY…..
THE “DASHBOARD” DISPLAYS REAL-TIME WORKFORCE INFORMATION INCLUDING….JOB OPENINGS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AND WORKFORCE-
RELATED FUNDING BY LOCAL WORKFORCE AREA…..
THE CABINET SAY THE DATA COLLECTED WILL ALLOW KENTUCKY TO CREATE A STRATEGY FOR UGINS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH……
ENERBLU WONT BUILD PLANT
02/06/19
THE EASTERN KENTUCKY ECONOMY HAS TAKEN ANOTHER BLOW…..AS A BATTERY MANUFACTURER SAYS IT IS SUSPENDING PLANS TO BUILD A 372-
MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY IN THE REGION AND HIRE 875 WORKERS…..
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER…..THE C-E-O OF “ENERBLU” : SAID THE COMPANY MADE THE DECISION AFTER A PRIMARY POTENTIAL
INVESTOR WITHDREW SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT…..CITING A ”SERIES OF UNEXPECTED GEO-POLITICIAL FACTORS”…..
SPORTS
02/06/19
THE PATRIOTS WERE BACK ON THE ROAD LAST NIGHT TO EDMONSON COUNTY…. .AND PICKED UP A BIG OVERTIME WIN 55 TO 52.....
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE AT HOME TOMORROW NIGHT TO TAKE ON METCALFE COUNTY…….
FLU IN KENTUCKY
02/05/19
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS FLU CASES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN 98 OF KENTUCKY’S 120 COUNTIES……
THE DEPARTMENT HAS LABELED THE CURRENT FLU ACTIVITY IN THE COMMONWEALTH AS…..WIDESPREAD….AS THE NUMBER OF LABORATORY
CONFIRM FLU CASES HAS REACHED 54-HUNDRED-NINE…..
THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF FLU CASES ARE BEING REPORTED IN THE LOUISVILLE AND BOWLING GREEN AREAS….WITH 29-HUNDRED-96 CASES OF
THE FLU IN JEFFERSON COUNTY…..AND 353 CONFIRMED FLU CASES IN BOWLING GREEN……
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
02/05/19
AFTER TAKING A THREE WEEK BREAK…..LAWMAKERS RETURN TO FRANKFORT TODAY FOR THE FINAL 26 DAYS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SESSION…..
REPUBLICANS SAY THEY WANT TO WORK ON LEGISLATON DEALING WITH PENSIONS…...SCHOOL SAFETY…..FOSTER CARE….AND DO A FOLLOW-UP
ON LAST YEAR’S TAX OVERHAUL…..
AS A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF LAWMAKERS CONTINUES TO REVIEW THE PENSION SYSTEM…..WHICH REMAINS THE MOST DIVISIVE AND
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE TO CONFRONT LAWMAKERS…..HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID OSBORNE WARNED THAT ANYONE THINKING A QUICK AGREEMENT
WILL BE FOUND IS “WRONG”……
HARRIS
02/05/19
56 YEAR OLD MARY ANN PHILLIPS HARRIS OF GLASGOW DIED SUNDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE
SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL
GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO AUNTS; ALMA WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE AND PAULINE NORBY OF MINNESOTA….AND HER STEP-MOTHER; ANNIE PHILLIPS
OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
WHEAT
02/04/19
95 YEAR OLD SHERMAN O. WHEAT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN BEECH GROVE CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON THURSDAY
AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO BEECH GROVE CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY AND DEBBIE…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; GLORIA AND LEWIS WHITE ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE….. FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, 11 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/05/19
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT…..TO EDMONSON COUNTY….. FOR A BOYS DOUBLEHEADER…..
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….AND 99-
POINT-THREE…. LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AROUND SEVEN TONIGHT……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY ARIZONA……
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND DROPPED TO GAMES TO GLASGOW….AS THE LADY PATRIOTS LOST TO THE LADY
SCOTTIES 41 TO 39……
AND THE PATRIOTS LOST THEIR SECOND DISTRICT GAME A ROW…..AS THE SCOTTIES WON 70 TO 49……
ELECTION TIE
02/04/19
A RECOUNT IN A KENTUCKY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES…..WHERE THE DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER DEFEATED THE INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN BY
ONE VOTE…..HAS ENDED IN A TIE FOLLOWING A RECOUNT ON SATURDAY….
DEMOCRAT JIM GLENN WAS CERTIFIED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND WAS SWORN IN JANUARY FIFTH…..BUT REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT D-
J JOHNSON ASKED THE KENTUCKY HOUSE FOR A RECOUNT WHICH THEY ORDERED….
THE NEXT STEP IS FOR THE DAVIESS COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE TO SEND A REPORT TO THE “ELECTON CONTEST BOARD”…..A LEGISLATIVE PANEL OF
SIX REPUBLICANS AND THREE DEMOCRATS…..WHICH MUST DECIDE WHAT TO DO NEXT AND GIVE A REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES….
STATE LAW INDICATES THE BOARD MUST CHOOSE THE WINNER BY DRAWING LOTS….
KSP GRADUATION
02/04/19
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ACADEMY PRESENTED DIPLOMAS TO 35 NEW TROOPERS ON FRIDAY…..BRINGING THE AGENCY STRENTH TO 809
TROOPERS….
SEVEN CADETS…..INCLUDING JORDAN MATTHEWS OF GLASGOW AND KATAN PARKER OF BOWLING GREEN….EARNED ASSOCIATE DEGREES IN
GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL AND TECHNICAL STUDIES FRO THE BLUEGRASS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE….WHILE AT THE ACADEMY…...
TROOPER JUSTIN FOX FROM SCOTTSVILLE WAS ASSIGNED TO POST ONE IN MAYFIELD…..…
WHILETROOPERS BRENT DAVIS FROM BOWLING GREEN….JORDAN MATTHEWS FROM GLASGOW….AND MATTHEW SPEARS FROM LAWRENCEBURG
WERE ASSIGNED TO POST THREE IN BOWLING GREEN……
SPORTS
02/04/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL
12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
HEALTH ISSUES POLL
02/01/19
A NEW…..KENTUCKY HEALTH ISSUES POLL…..SHOWS A LARGE NUMBEROF KENTUCKY ADULTS DON’T USE A REGULAR DOCTOR…..HEALTH
CLINC….OR OTHER APPROPRIATE SOURCE OF HEALTH CARE….
THE NEW POLL FINDS 24-PERCENT OF KENTUCKY ADULTS SAY THEY DON’T HAVE A USUAL PLACE TO GO FOR HEALTH CARE….WHICH IS UP FROM
18-PERCENT IN TWO-THOUSAND-NINE….AND THOSE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE WERE NEARLY TWICE AS LIKELY NOT TO GO FOR REGULAR
HEALTH CARE…..
HOWEVER…..THE REPORT FOUND THAT HASN’T NECESSARILY TRANSLATED INTO MORE VISITS TO EMERGENCY ROOM OR URGENT CARE CLINIC
VISITS…..AS EIGHT-PERCENT OF THOSE SURVEYED SAY THE GO TO THE EMERGNCY OR URGENT CARE CENTER FOR MEDICAL CARE……
AND ONE-IN-FIVE OF THOSE SURVEYED REPORTED SOMEONE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD HAS DELAYED OR SKIPPED NEEDED MEDICAL CARE BECAUSE
OF THE COST….. WHICH IS ABOUT THE SAME AS IN TWENTY-14……
FIRING
02/01/19
THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION FIRED LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JENEAN HAMPTON’S CHIEF OF STAFF……PROMPTING A LETTER FROM HER….
REAPOINTING HER FORMER EMPLOYEE TO HIS PREVIOUS POSITION…..
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER…..STEVE KNIPPER SAID HE WAS NOTIFIED HE WAS BEING TERMINATED WITHOUT CAUSE…..
KNIPPER IS A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY OF STATES….AND A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PERSONNEL CABINET SAID ALL SENIOR
GOVERNOR-APPOINTED EMPLOYEES…..WHO PLANNED TO RUN FOR A PARTISAN OFFICE IN THE TWENTY-19 ELECTION…..WOULD BE EXPECTED TO
RESIGN…..
AUSBROOKS
02/01/19
60 YEAR OLD DAVID ALAN AUSBROOKS OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. OLIVE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; CHRIS AND LINDA OF ADOLPHUS…..TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; CHARLIE AND HANNAH
OF HOLLAND AND LARRY AND LINDA OF OAKLAND…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; JANE AND HERB SMITH AND PATTY AND JIMMY
LANDERS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
SPORTS
02/01/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO CELEBRAGTE HOMECOMING AS MONROE COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT GYM…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO ACTION AS THEY’RE IN FLORDIA TO TAKE ON THE PANTHERS…..
BUSINESS FUNDING
01/31/19
ELIGIBLE KENUCKY SMALL BUSINESSES CAN NEW RECEIVE EVEN MORE FUNDING TO HELP THEM BEGIN EXPORTING……OR EXPAND THEIR EXPORT
MARKET……THROUGH THE “STATE TRADE EXPANSION PROGRAM”……
EACH COMPANY SELECTED MAY NOW RECEIVE UP TO 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANT FUNDING…..WHICH IS TWICE THE AMOUNT AVAILABLE THE
PAST SEVERAL YEARS…..BUSINESSES PREVIOUSLY AWARDED A FIVE-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT IN THE FISCAL YEARS TWENTY-18 CYCLE……NOW
HAVE AN ADDITIONAL FIVE-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO USE BY SEPTEMBER 29TH……
THE…..STEP GRANTS…..PROVIDE BUSINESSES REIMBURSEMENT FOR A VARITY OF TRADE-RELATED COSTS……
ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS
0131/19
STUDENTS PURSUING CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEGREES CAN APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS BEING OFFERED BY THE
KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET….
SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE BACHELOR’S PROGRAM RANGE FROM 62-HUNDRED TO 66-HUNDRED DOLLARS PER SEMESTER…..AND FOR THE
ASSOCIATE’S PROGRAM IN CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY THE SCHOLARSIP IS THREE-THOUSAND DOLLARS PER SEMESTER…..SCHOLARSHP
RECIPIENTS WILL ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO WORK DURING THE SUMMER AND ARE GUARANTEED EMPLOYMENT AFTER GRADUATION…..
UP TO 30 SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED…..HOWEVER….THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS TOMORROW…..
DAVIS SUIT
01/31/19
ATTORNEYS FOR GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAY FORMER ROWAN COUNT CLERK KIM DAVIS……WHO STOPPED ISSUING MARRIGAE LICENES BECAUSE
OF HER OPPOSITION TO GAY MARRIAGE…..BROKE THE LAW AND THE COMMONWEALTH SHOULDN’T HAVE TO PAY LEGAL FEES FOR PEOPLE WHO
SUED HER….
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT IS TO HEAR ARGUMENTS TODAY ABOUT WHO SHOUILD PAY THE ATTORNEYS FOR SEVERAL GAY AND STRAIGHT
COUPLES WHO SUED DAVIS IN TWENTY-15…..
BEVIN AND DAVIS HAVE ASKED THE COURT NOT TO AWARD LEGAL FEES……BUT IF THEY DO….THEY DISAGREE ON WHO SHOULD PAY….
DAVIS’ ATTORNEYS ARGUE SHE ACTED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH….. WHILE BEVIN’S ATTORNEY SAYS THE GOVERNOR STILL SUPPORTS
HER ACTIONS….. BUT BELIEVES KENTUCKY TAX PAYERS SHOULDN’T HAVE TO PAY THE BILL…..
PAUL AWARDS DAMAGES
01/31/19
A WARREN CIRCUIT COURT JURY HAS AWARDED SENATOR RAND PAUL MORE THAN 500-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGES IN HIS LAWUSIT AGAINST
HIS NEIGHBOR…. WHO TACKLED HIM WHILE HE WAS DOING YARD WORK AND BROKE SEVERAL OF HIS RIBS…..
PAUL WAS AWARDED 375-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PUNITIVE GAMAGES…..200-THOUSAND FOR PAIN AND SUFFERING…..AND 78-HUNDRED-34
DOLLARS FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES……
RENEE BOUCHER’S ATTORNEY SAYS THE WILL APPEAL……
HARWOOD
01/30/19
88 YEAR OLD LIEUTENENT COLONEL CLYDE C. HARWOOD-JUNIOR OF HOLLAND DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT MT. ZION MISSIONARY BAPTST WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMEERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TOMORROW (FRI) AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER 11 SATURDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH….. MEMORIIALS ARE
SUGGESTED TO THE MT. ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY FUND……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SUE NELL HARWOOD….AND A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; TREY AND BRANDY ALL OF HOLLAND…..FIVE DAUGHTERS
AND SONS-ON-LAW; LAURA HARWOOD, KAREN TAYLOR, MARY BESS AND J-R SCOTT AND REBEKAH AND JIMMY NEAL GARDNER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE
AND ANNELL AND DAVID BECKER OF BOWLING GREEN….A BROTHER; JAMES CECIL HARWOOD OF BOWLING GREEN…..
SPORTS
01/31/19
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LOUISVILLE DEFEATED WAKE FOREST 82 TO 54…….
PRIMARY BALLOT SET
01/30/19
STATEWIDE ELECTIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH WERE FINALIZED YESTERDAY…..AS THE FILING DEADLINE FOR THE MAY PRIMARY CAME TO A
CLOSE….
SEVEN STATEWIDE OFFICES WILL BE ON THE MAY PRIMARY…AS 31 INDIVIDUALS HAVE FILED FOR THOSE OFFICES….INCLUDING 14 REPUBLICANS
AND 17- DEMOCRATS…..
THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR WILL GET THE MOST ATTENTION WITH GOVERNOR MATT SEEKING A SECOND TERM…..HE WILL BE CHALLENGED BY
THREE OTHER REPUBLICANS…..WHILE FOUR DEMOCRATS HAVE FILED TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR…..
ALL CURENT REPUBLICAN INCUMBENTS FILED FOR RE-ELECTION…..
WHILE DEMOCRATIC SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES CAN’T SEEK RE-ELECTON BECAUSE OF TERM LIMITS…..AND ATTORNEY
GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR…..
PAUL TRIAL
01/30/19
IN WARREN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY…..
SENATOR RAND PAUL’S NEIGHBOR…..RENEE BOUCHER…..TESTIFIED HE WASN’T THINKING RATIONALLY WHEN HE TACKLED THE SENATOR WHILE
HE WAS DOING YARD WORK…..
BOUCHER….WHO PLEAD GUILTY TO ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS… AND SPENT 30-DAYS IN JAIL…..SAID HE ATTACKED THE SENATOR
BECAUSE HE WAS CREATING A PILE OF YARD DEBRIS NEAR THEIR PROPERTY LINE…..
IN THE CIVIL SUIT….PAUL IS SEEKING UP TO 500-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN COMPENSATORY DAMAGES…..AND UP TO ONE-MILLION DOLLARS IN
PUNITIVE DAMAGES…..
SPORTS
01/30/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON LAST NIGHT AND PICKED UP TWO WINS….AS THE LADY PATRIOTS
DOWNED THE LADY CATS 42 TO 30…..
AND THE PATROTS DOWNED THE WILDCATS 48 TO 44……
LOBBYING SPENDING
01/29/19
TOBACCO GIANT ALTRIA…..THE PARENT COMPANY OF PHILLIP MORRIS U-S-A AND U-S SMOKELESS….SPENT MORE THAN ANY OF THE 720
CORPORATIONS AND ASSOICATIONS LOBBYING THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY…….
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION……ALTRIA SPENT JUST OVER 552-THOUSAND DOLLARS TRYING TO INFLUENCE
KENTUCKY LAWMARKERS WHICH IS MORE THAT THE SECON LARGEREST LOBBYING SPENDED….THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE…..AND
THIRD LARGEST….THE KENTUCKY HOSPITLA ASSOCIATION COMBINED…..
ALTRIA’S SPENDING IS ONE REASON THE COMMONWEALTH SAW A RECORD 22-MILLION DOLARS BEIING SPENT IN TWENTY-18 TRYING TO INFLUENCE
THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..
GROUPS THE PAY LOBBYISTS MUST REGISTER WITH THE LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION AND REPORT ALL LOBBYING EXPENSES……
PAUL TRIAL
01/29/19
IN WARREN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY……SENATOR RAND PAUL TESTIFIED HE FEARED FOR HIS LIFE…..AFTER BEIGN HIT BY A BLINDESIDE TACKLE
FROM A NEIGHBOR…..WHICH BROKE SEVERAL OF HIS RIBS WHILE HE WAS DOING YARD WORK….
PAUL IS SUING RENEE BOUCHER FOR MEDICAL BILLS AND PAIN AND SUFFERING…. AND HE IS ALSO SEEKING PUNITIVE DAMAGES…..
BOUCHER SPENT 30 DAYS IN JAIL AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS…..
EDELEN FILES
01/29/19
PROMISING AN ISSUES-BASE CAMPAIGN…..THAT WILL NOT ACCEPT MONEY FROM SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS…..DEMOCRAT ADAM EDELEN FILED TO
RUN FOR GOVERNOR YESTERDAY….
EDELEN WAS ELECTED KENTUCKY’S AUDITOR IN TWENTY-11…..AND WAS PREPARING TO CHALLENGE SENATOR RAND PAUL IN THE TWENTY-16
ELECTION CYCLE….WHEN HE LOST HIS REELECN BID TO MIKE HARMON IN TWENTY-15…….
SPORTS
01/29/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD AS THEY TRAVLE TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……BUT YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHER GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
THE DRAW FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS HAS BEEN HELD…..
FOR THE BOYS…..
ON THURSDAY….MARCH SEVENTH THE FOURTH REGION CHAMPIONS WILL TAKE ON THE FIRST REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS…..…..
AND THE GIRLS FOURTH REGON CHAMPIONS WILL PLAY THE 15TH REGION CHAMPSION ON THURSDAY….MARCH 14TH…….
PAUL TRIAL
01/28/19
SENATOR RAND PAUL AND HIS NEIGHBOR WHO WAS CONVICTED OF ASSAULTING HIME OUTSIDE HIS HOME…..ARE EXPECTED TO COME FACE-TO-
FACE THIS WEEK IN COURT…..
PAUL IS SEEKING 500-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN COMPENSATORY DAMAGES AND UP TO ONE-MILLION DOLLARS IN PUNITIVE DAMAGES FROM RENE
BOUCHER….IN A CIVIL TRIAL THAT BEGINS TODAY IN WARREN CIRCUIT COURT…..
SPECIAL JUDGE TYLER GILL HAS ALREADY RULED THAT BOUCHER IS LIABLE AFTER PLEADING GUILTY…..IN FEDERAL COURT…..TO ASSAULTING A
MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND SERVING 30-DAYS IN JAIL…..
BARREN COUNTY JAIL SHOOTING
01/28/19
STATE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE BARREN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER SATURDAY TO INVESTIGATE A SHOOTING INSIDE THE FACILITY…..
26 YEAR OLD MATTHEW STAPLETON OF COLUMBIA HAD BEEN ARRESTED BY TROOPER RICKY CROSS IN METCALFE COUNTY AND BROUGHT TO THE
FACILITY….A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION ENSUED BETWEEN THE TW O WHEN STAPLETON WAS EXITING CROSS’S CRUISER….
STAPLETON THEN RETRIEVED A HANDGUN FROM HIS WAISTBAND…..WHICH DISCHARGED ….STRIKING STAPLETON…..WHO WAS TAKEN TO T-J
SAMSON HOSPITAL AND THEN FLOWN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL…..
TROOPER CROSS HAS BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE…..
SPORTS
01/28/19
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO GREENWOOD…..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY GREENWOOD…..
THE YEAR’S KENTUCKY DERBY WILL SEE THE PURSE RAISED TO THREE-MILLION DOLLARS…..AN INCREASE OF ONE-MILLION….AND THE FIRST
BOOST IN 14-YEARS…..
THE DERBY PURSE HAS BEEN TWO-MILLION SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE…..AND ONE MILLION FROM 1996 THRU TWO-THOUSAND FOUR…..
AND THE PURSE FOR THE KENTUCKY OAK IS ALSO BEING RAISED BY 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS…….TO ONE-POINT-25 MILLION……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
01/25/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE SLIGHTLY FROM THREE-POINT-
TWO PERCENT IN NOVEMBER……TO THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN DECEMBER…..AND THE TWENTY-18 DECEMBER JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO
ABOVE THE THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT RECORDED IN DECEMBER TWENTY-17…….
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT……UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN LOGAN AND
WARREN COUNTIES….. TO FOUR-POINT FIVE PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
IN THE COMMONWELTH……JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 69 COUNTIES……ROSE IN 38….. AND REMAINED THE SAME IN 13……
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM TWO-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN WOODFORD COUNTY…..TO 11-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN MAGOFFIN
COUNTY……
ATKINS FILES
01/25/19
LONGTIME DEMOCRATIC HOUSE LEADER ROCKY ADKINS AND HIS RUNING MATE….. STEPHANIE HORNE……OFFICIALLY FILED THEIR PAPERS
YESTERDAY TO ENTER THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR….
WITH THE FILING DEADLINE COMING UP TUESDAY…..ADKINS MAKES THE THIRD DEMOCRAT TO FILE…AS HE JOINS ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY
BESHEAR WHO FILED LAST WEEK AND FREGUENT CANDIDATE GEOFF YOUNG…..FORMER STATE AUDITOR ADAM EDELEN ANNOUCED HIS
CANDIDACY EARLIER THIS MONTH…..BUT HAS YET TO FILE….
IN THE REPUBLICAN RACE…..STATE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT GOFORTH HAS FILED…..WILLIAM WOODS IS ALSO RUNNING…..
BUT CONTINUALLY SAYING HE IS RUNING FOR RE-ELECTION…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS YET TO FILE……
SPORTS
01/25/19
DON’T FORGET THAT TONIGHTS PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL GAME WITH CLINTON COUNTY HAVE BEEN CANCELED……
AND HOMECOMING HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEXT FRIDAY….FEBRUARY FIRST……
AT THE GIRLS ALL “A” STATE TOURNAMENT…..
METCALFE COUNTY TANGLES WITH COVINGTON HOLY CROSS……
AT THE BOYS ALL “A” STATE TORNAMENT……
SHELBY VALLEY DEFEATED CLINTON COUNTY 66 TO 63 IN OVERTIME……
HOLLAND
01/24/19
90 YEAR OLD LONNIE RAY HOLLAND OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN NEAL CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND AFTER NINE SATURDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; JANET JOHNSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
WORK PLACE SAFETY
01/24/19
THE KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET HAS RECEIVED REPORTS FROM THE…..U-S BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS……THAT SHOW CONTINUED
IMPROVEMENT IN WORKPLACE SAFETY IN THE COMMONWEALTH……INCLUDNG THE LOWEST RATE OF NONFATAL INCIDENTS RECORDED IN MORE
THAN TWO DECADES……
THE RATE OF RECORDABLE…..NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES FOR ALL INDUSTRIES DROPPED TO THREE-POINT-THREE
CASES PER 100 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES IN TWENTY-17……WHICH WAS A DECREASE FROM THREE-POINT-FOUR IN TWENTY-16…..AND THE RATE OF
THREE-PONT-SEVEN IN TWENTY-15…….
70 WORK-RELATED FATALITIES ALSO OCCURRED IN KENTUCKY TWENTY-17…..WHICH WAS DOWN FROM THE 92-WORKED RELATED FATALITIES
REPORTED IN TWENTY-16
METCALFE SCHOOLS RECEIVE PRIZE
01/24/19
“POWERAID” HAS AWARDED METCALFE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRAND PRIZE…….AFTER STUDENTS SUBMITTED A VIDIEO
DESCRIBING WHY THE SCHOOL DESERVED TO WIN THE ..…POWER YOUR SCHOOL…..TOP PRIZE….
THE VIDEO……WHICH WAS ONE OF 50 GRAND PRIZE WINNERS…...DESCRIBED HOW SPORTS AT METCALFE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IS ABOUT MORE
THAN JUST TIME SPENT ON THE FIELD AND COURT……
FREE ADMISSION
01/24/19
AS THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES…..THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM IS OFFERING FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES AND UP TO THREE ACCOMPANYING….IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS……
GUESTS CAN PRESENT THEIR I-D OR BADGE AT THE ADMISSIONS COUNT TO OBTAINE ARMBANDS FOR THE MUSEUM……
WILLOUGHBY
01/24/19
87 YEAR OLD BOBBIE GENE WILLOUGHBY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW AFTERNOON (FRI) AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BILLY AND BARRY AND CONNIE…..AND DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; JAN AND MARK
RUSSELL ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/24/19
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS PLAY AT HART COUNTY….
LAWSUIT DELAY
01/22/19
A FEDERAL JUDGE IS DELAYNG A LAWSUIT SEEKING TO OVERTURN GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S MEDICAID CHANGES…..
JUDGE JAMES BOASBERG GRANTED THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE A ONE ADDITIONAL WEEK TO RESPOND TO THE SUIT BECAUSE OF THE
GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN…..
BOASBERG SAID HE WOULD DELAY THE CASE…..BUT ONLY IF KENTUCKY AGREED TO PUSH BACK THE DATE FOR IMPLEMENTATON OF THE
CHANGES….WHICH IS APRIL FIRST…..
THE COMMONWEALTH DIDN’T AGREE TO DELAY THE CASE…..BUT DID AGREE TO A 10-DAY EXTENTION…….
MISSING JUVENILE
01/22/19
STATE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLICS ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A MISSING METCALFE COUNTY TEEN…..
15 YEAR OLD AMBER SHIRLEY OF EDMONTON WAS LAST SEEN ON JANUARY 18TH…. AROUND 11 THAT NIGHT…WEARING PAJAMA PANTS AND A T-
SHIRT……
SHIRLEY IS A WHITE FEMALE WITH BROWN HAIR AND EYES…..SHE’S FIVE-FEET TWO-INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS 195-POUNDS…..
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF AMBER SHIRLEY IS ASKED TO CONTACT STATE POLICE AT 800-TWO-TWO-TWO-55-55…….
GRIMES NOT RUNNING
01/22/19
KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES SAID YESTERDAY THAT SHE HAS DECIDED NOT TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR….
GRIMES SAID SHE HAD BEEN CONSIDERING THE IDEA FOR MONTHS…...BUT HAS DECIDED TO FOCUS ON WHAT SHE CALLED HER DREAM JOB…..
BEING A MOTHER AND WIFE…..
HOWEVER….SHE DIDN’T RULE OUT RETURNING TO PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE FUTURE……
SCHOOL BOARD
01/22/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR LAST NIGHT….BRIAN CELSOR WHO WAS REELECTED IN
NOVEMBER WAS SWORN IN AND THE BOARD REELECTED JUSTIN MARSH CHAIRMAN AND AL BARMAN VICE-CHAIRMAN…..
FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR ROBIN HERRINGTON TOLD THE BOARD THAT LAST YEAR THERE SERVED 275-THOUSAND-11 BREAKFASTS AND 409-
THOUSAND-166 LUNCHES…..AND DURING THE SUNMMER FEEDING PROGRAM THEY SERVED 25-HUNDRED BREAKFASTS AND 58-HUNDRED
LUNCHES….
THE BOARD BEGAN WORK ON THE BUDGET FOR THE TWENTY-19-TWENTY-20 SCHOOL YEAR…..
AND FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO THE TWENTY-19-TWENTY-20 CALENDAR WHICH HAS THE FIRST DAY FOR STUDENTS AT AUGUST SEVENTH……
MCGUIRE
01/22/19
81 YEAR OLD EWELL WAYNE MCGUIRE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT CAR TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY
HONORS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN0-LAW; BRO. STEPHEN AND NANCY…. AND A DAUGHTR; LAURA MCGURIE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A
BROTHER; LUTHER OF INDIANA……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/22/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO GREENWOOD TONIGHT…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
VISITORS GUIDE
01/21/19
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM HAS RELEASED ITS NEW VISITOR’S GUIDE THAT FEATURES STORIES BY KENTUCKIANS TELLING OF
THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES…
THE TWENTY-19 OFFICIAL KENTUCKY VISITOR’S GUIDE FOCUSES ON SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOURISM INDUSTRY…...
AS-WELL-AS REGIONAL FEATURES………..
THE GUIDE…..WHICH FEATURES KENTUKCY’S NINE TOURISM REGONS WITH INFORMATION ON ATTRACTIONS….LODGING….AND CITIES IN EACH…..
IS AVAILABLE AT THE COMMONWEALTH’S STAFFED WELCOME CENTERS….THE KENTUCKY ARTISAN CENTER IN BEREA…..AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON-
LINE
PAUL’S VIEWS
01/21/19
ATTORNEYS FOR SENATOR RAND PAUL HAVE FILED A MOTION ASKING THAT THE SENATOR’S POLITICAL VIEWS BE OFF LIMITS IN THE UPCOMING CIVIL
TRIAL AGAINST HIS NEIGHBOR…..
PAUL’S ATTORNEYS SAY HIS POLITICAL VIEWS COULD…ALIENATE POTENTIAL JURORS WHO DON’T HAVE THE SAME VIEWS……AND THEY ARE ALSO
ASKING THAT ANY REFERENCE TO THE CONDITION OF HIS YARD BE EXCLUSED….
THE CIVIL TRAIL STEMS FROM A TWENTY-17 ATTACK……WHEN PAUL WAS TACKLED BY RENE BOUCHER WHILE DOING YARD WORK……
DAVIS
01/21/19
67 YEAR OLD DANNY JOE DAVIS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (TUES)
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…… IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATONS TO GIDEON’S
INTERNATIONAL……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; GAYLE DAVIS…..A SON; DANIEL…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; BRO. CURTIS AND NANCY…..THREE AUNTS; WANDA
KEEN, MYRA CHANDLER AND CAROLY KEEN….AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; SHALIA DAVIS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A NEPHEW AND THREE NIECES ALSO
SURVIVE….
SPORTS
01/21/19
THE FOURTH REGION ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION HAS SELECTED ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL “A-D”……KERRY HARWOOD
AS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR…..
HARWOOD….WHO WAS HIRED IN THE FALL OF 1988 AS A PARA-PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL COACH……WAS PATRIOT BASEBALL COACH FROM 1996
THRU TWENTY-12…. AND HE ASSUMED THE “A-D” DUTIES IN TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN…..
FISHER
01/20/19
71 YEAR OLD FOLLIS FISHER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SAT) AT MED CENTER HEALTH IN BOWLING GREEN… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH CREMATION TO FOLLOW AND A BURIAL AT A LATER DATE IN
CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…. VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW (MON) AFTERNOON AT 3 AT THE FUNERAL HOME… MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESRED TO
THE VETERANS SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE OFFICE OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
HE IS SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER IN LAW… DANIEL AND SUSANNA FISHER OF SCOTTSVILLE… 2 DAUGHTERS AND A SON IN LAW… VERA AND
RYAN GOSSE OF ARIZONA… AND ANNA DRUMMOND OF SCOTTSVILLE…6 GRANDCHILDREN AND 2 NIECES ALSO SURVIVE…
GRAVES
01/20/19
84 YEAR OLD CARL WAYNE GRAVES FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SAT) AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN BOWLING GREEN…
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TUESDAY MORNING AT 11 AT BROADWAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN BOWLING GREEN WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT
HILL CEMETERY… VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW (MON) AFTERNOON AT 3 AT THE CHURCH… IN LIEU OF FLOWERS… EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY
MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO BROADWAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MEMORIAL FUND OR BOWLING GREEN LIONS CLUB…
HE IS SURVIVED BY 2 SONS AND DAUGHTERS IN LAW… GARY WAYNE AND JENNIFER GRAVES OF LEXINGTON… CARL DAVID AND ALICIA GRAVES OF
BOWLING GREEN… A BROTHER… JAMES GRAVES OF ADOLPHUS… A SISTER AND BROTHER IN LAW… IMOGENE AND BOB LOGSDON OF BOWLING
GREEN… 2 GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE…
BERRY
01/20/19
94 YEAR OLD MARY WALLACE BERRY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT HER RESIDENCE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (MON) MORNING
AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN PLEASANT HOME CEMETERY… VISITATION BEGINS THIS (SUN) AFTERNOON AT 2 AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…
SHE IS SURVIVED BY A SISTER AND BROTHER IN LAW… BEATRICE AND LUCIAN HAWES OF SCOTTSVILLE… 1 BROTHER… DREWIE CUNNINGHAM OF
TURNERS STATION… AND SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE..
LANE CLOSURE
01/18/19
IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN DOWNTOWN BOWLING GREEN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS……KEEP IN MIND THAT THE RIGHT LANE OF KENTUCKY TWO-34-
EAST….. SEVENTH AVENUE….WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING TODAY AND IT IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN FEBRUARY 18TH….WHILE THE LEFT LANE WILL
REMAIN OPEN…..
THE CLSURE IS BEING DONE WHILE CONSTRUCTION WORK TAKES PLACE ON BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK……
MARTIN LUTHER KING CLOSINGS
01/18/19
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY MONDAY……
THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE AND THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY……
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES AND THE CIRCUIT CLERKS OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY……
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
TRANSFER STATON, ANIMAL SHELTER, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED MONDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND MONDAYS TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP TUESDAY……
NO SCHOOL IN ALLEN COUNTY MONDAY…..
AND THE CORE WILL BE OPE MODNEY FIVE-30 TO NINE……
SPORTS
01/18/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION AS BARREN COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT GYM……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…….AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
AT THE TWO “A” STATE TOURNAMENT….
THE GLASGOW GIRLS TAKE ON THE ROWAN COUNTY GIRLS….
AND THE GLASGOW BOYS TANGLE WITH MORGAN COUNTY……
AT THE FOURTH REGION….ALL “A”….TOURNAMENT…..
THE TODD COUNTY BOYS PLAY CLINTON COUNTY…..
AND THE METCALFE COUNTY GIRLS TAKE ON THE TODD COUNTY GIRLS…..
MEDICAID SUIT
01/16/19
MORE THAN A DOZEN KENTUCKIANS ENROLLED IN MEDICAID…..HAVE RE-FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT….CHALLENGING
ITS RE-APPROVAL OF WORK REQUIREMENTS AND CO-PAYS TO KENTUCKY’S MEDICAID PROGRAM…..
IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR…..THE U-S DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RULED THAT THE COMMONWEALTH’S….KENTUCKY HEALTH
INITIATIVE WHICH ADDS WORK REQUIREMENTD TO KENTUCKY’S MEDICAID PROGRAM WAS “ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS”…..
THEN IN NOVEMBER….THE “U-S” CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES RE-APPROVED KENTUCKY’S MEDICAID WAIVER PROPOSAL
WITH MINOR CHANGES….. PROMPTING THE AMENDED LAWSUIT THAT WAS FILED MONDAY……
LOTTERY SETS RECORD
01/16/19
KENUCKY LOTTERY SALES HAVE CLOSED OUT THE FIRST HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR WITH RECORD SETTING SALES….
AS JULY THRU DECEMBER SALES TOTALED JUST OVER 544-MILLIONN DOLLARS….. WHICH IS SEVEN-POINT-TWO PERCENT OR 37-MILLION
DOLLARS MORE THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR…...WHICH WAS THE PREVIOUS RECORD-HOLDER FOR THE SIX MONTH SALES PERIOD…..
SINCE 1989……THE KENTUCKY LOTTERY HAS EARNED OVER FIVE-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH…..WHICH PAYS
DIVIDENDS FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS…..GRANTS…..AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS……
BESHEAR FILES TO RUN
01/16/19
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR……AND HIS RUNNING MATE JACQUELINE COLEMAN….. HAVE OFFICIALLY FILED TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR AND
LIEUTENTENT GOVERNOR….
BESHEAR IS THE SECOND DEMOCRAT TO FILE FOR THE RACE…..JOINING FORMER STATE EMPLOYEE GEOFF YOUNG……TWO OTHER DEMOCRATS…..
STATE HOUSE MINORITY LEADER ROCKY ADKINS AND FORMER AUDITOR ADAM EDELEN HAVE ALSO SAID THEY ARE RUNNING…..
TWO REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES HAVE FILED TO RUN AGAINST GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WHO HAS YET TO FILE…..
AND FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN RUNNING……
SMITH
01/15/19
65 YEAR OLD PHILLIP JOHN SMITH-SENIOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
FRIDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR
FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PATRICIA SMITH…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KIMBERLY AND THOMAS VERON…..AND A SON; JOHN ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE BROTHERS; DENNIS, JEFF AND BILL ALL OF TENNESSEE…..AND THREE SISTERS; JANET CARPENTER, ALICE GREEN AND
KATHY SCOTT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….. SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
MAJOR
01/15/19
81 YEAR OLD WANDA GENE WITCHER MAJOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MAYSVILLE CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER NINE FRIDAY MORNING AT
THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY FOUR SONS; JAMES, RANDY, GREGORY AND BRADLEY…..AND A BROTHERL RON WITCHER OF INDIANA……
SPORTS
01/16/19
THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION…..ALL “A” TOURNAMENT CONTINUES….
AS TODD COUNTY CENTRAL TAKES ON RUSSELLVILLE…..
AND METCLAFE COUNTY TANGLES WITH MONROE COUNTY……
THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR INAUGURAL….CHARITY DINNER AND AUCTION…..TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 21ST AT THE
NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM……
THE FEATURED SPEAKER FOR THE EVENING WILL BE CINCINNATI REDS HALL OF FAMER AND FORMER NATIONAL LEAGUE M-V-P GEORGE
FOSTER….
THE PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT WILL BENEFIT THREE AREA GROUPS…..THE CENTER FOR COURAGEOUS KIDS…..PLAY FOR MASON…..AND BOYS
TO MEN…..
THE PREDATORS SKATED PAST THE CAPITALS SEVEN TO TWO….
CITY COUNCIL
01/15/19
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL HELD THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR LAST NIGHT…..AND DELT WITH A NUMBER OF ISSUES CONCERNING
THE NEW GAS LINE ON VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY…..A SEVEN YEAR FINANCING AGREEMENT WAS APPROVEF WITH CENTER-POINT ENERGY
SERVICES…. AND A 10-YEAR AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED FOR CENTER-POINT ENERGY TO CONTINUE AS GAS SUPPLIER…..AN INCREASE OF 25-
CENTS PER 100 CUBLIC FEET OF NATURAL GAS WAS ALSO APPROVED……
THE INCREASE WILL APPEAR ON THE APRIL BILLS….IT HAS BEEN 26-YEARS SINCE THE LAST GAS INCREASE AND THE COUNCIL AGREED THAT UTILITY
PRICES SHOULD BE REVIEWED EVERY ONE TO TWO YEARS….AND IT WAS NOTED THAT EVEN WITH THE INCREASE….GAS PRICES WILL NOT BE AS
HIGH AS THEY HAVE AT OTHER TIMES….. .
FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING 136 ACRES LOCATED AT VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY AND JOHNSON ROAD OWNED BY
THE ALLEN COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY……
A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH BRAD WILLIFORD CONCERNIGN SUPPLYING WATER TO THE “LIBERTY CENTER” DEVELOPMENT…..
ADDITIONAL INFORMAITION WILL BE OBTAINED….AND THE DISCUSSION WILL BE TAKEN UP AGAIN AT THE NEXT COUCIL MEETING…..
PAUL SURGERY
01/15/19
SENATOR RAND PAUL WILL BE TRAVELING TO ONTARIO-CANADA NEXT WEEK TO HAVE OUTPATIENT HERNIA SURGERY….WHICH PAUL’S ATTORNEYS
SAY IS RELATED TO THE ATTACK OF HIS NEIGHBOR…. RENE BOUCHER IN TWENTY-17……WHEN PAUL WAS DOING YARD WORK…..
SHOULDICE HERNIA HOSPITAL IS A PRIVATE FACILITY THAT IS DEDICATED TO REPAIRING HERNIAS…….
PAUL IS SUING BOUCHER CIVILLY FOR PAST AND FUTURE PAIN AND SUFFERING…..
GOVERNOR CANDIDATE
01/15/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WILL FACE ANOTHER REPULICAN CHALLENGER IN THE UPCOMING MAY PRIMARY…..
AS WILLIAM WOODS…..OF CORINTH…..HAS ANNOUINCED HE IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR…. HE JOINS ROBERT GOFORTH WHO HAD ALREADY
ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY….
BEVIN HAS SAID HE IS RUNNING FOR REELECTION…..BUT HAS YET TO OFFICIALLY FILE….WHICH HE SAYS HE WILL DO BEFORE THE JANUARY 29TH
DEADLINE……
SPORTS
01/15/19
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS TRAVEL TO WARERN COUNTY FOR A MEET….
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL……
KENTUCKY TRAVELS TO GEORGIA…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN WASHINGTON TO TAKE ON THE CAPITALS…..
PRINCIPAL BILL
01/12/19
THE KENTUCKY SENATE PASSED A BILL YESTERDAY THAT WOULD SHIFT THE AUTHORITY FOR SELECTING SCHOOL PRINCIPALS FROM THE
SCHOOLS SITE BASED COUNCIL TO THE SUPERINTENDENT…..WITH THE COUNCIL SERVING IN AN ADVISORY ROLL IN THE SELECTION PROCESS……
DETRACTORS SAY THE BILL WOULD WEAKEN THE ROL OF SCHOOL-BASED DECISION MAKING COUNCILS…..WHICH WERE CREATED BY THE
COMMONWEALTH’S LANDMAKR EDUCATION LAW……
FOLLOWING A LONG DEBATE….THE BILL CLEARED THE SENATE ON A 23 TO 13 VOTE AND NOW MOVES ON TO THE HOUSE……
PETTY
01/12/19
69 YEAR OLD BOBBY WADE PETTY OF SCOTTSVILLE DEID YESTERDAY (FRI) AT FRAZIER REHAB-CENTER IN LOUISVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (SUN) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER NINE TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO ST. JUDE’S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OR
THE SPONDYLITIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JUDY JOHNSON PETTY…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; CINDY FOSTER AND CHRISTY AND KEITH WARD ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE….. FIVE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/12/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO GLAGOW LAST NIGHT….. AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 61 TO 35 DECSION TO THE
LADY SCOTTIES…..
AND THE PATRIOTS REMAIN UNDEFEATED IN DISTRICT PLAY AS THEY DOWNED THE SCOTTIES 62 TO 59…….
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS CONTINUE PLAY IN THE TWO-A-SECTIONAL SEMI-FINALS AT HOPKINS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AS THEY TAKE ON
WEBSTER COUNTY TODAY……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS FOUR…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT THREE……WVLE…..STARTING AT THREE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
MARKET BASKET
01/11/19
THE MOST RECENT KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU MARKETBASKET SURVEY INDICATES A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE OVERALL COST OF FOOD IN THE
FOURTH QUARTER OF LAST YEAR…..HOWEVER…..THE AVERAGE MARKETBASKET PRICE SHOWED AN OVERALL INCREASE FOR THE YEAR…..GOING
FROM 115-DOLLARS AND SEVEN-CENTS IN TWENTY-17……TO 116-DOLLARS AND 92-CENTS LAST YEAR…..
THE OVERALL COST OF FOOD PRICES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER SHOWED A DECREASE OF POINT-73-PERCENT……OR 86-CENTS FROM THE
PREVIOUS QUARTER…..MAKING IT THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE QUARTER WHERE OVERALL FOOD PRICES DECREASED…..
THE MARKETBASKET SURVEY IS TAKEN FOUR TIMES A YEAR….AT THE END OF EACH QUARTER……TO MONITOR OVERALL AND CATEGORICAL TRENDS
IN FOOD PRICES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH……
PORK RECALL
01/11/18
AN OHIO MEAT PACKER IS RECALLING MORE THAN 17-HUNDRED POUNDS OF RAW PORK SAUSAGE MEAT THAT MAY CONTAIN RUBBER….
THE LOOSE SAUAGE MEAT AND LINKS WERE PRODUCED BETWEEN JANUARY FIRST AND FOURTH…..AND SHIPPED TO STORE IN KENTUCKY…..
OHIO…..AND PENNSYLVANIA…….
THEY’RE LABELED “DAISYFIELD BRAND FRESH PORK SAUASAGE” OR “DAISYFIELD BRAND ITALIAN SAUSAGE”……AND ALL OF THE RECALLED MEAT
WAS SOLF IN FIVE-POUND PACKAGES…..
THERE HAVE BEEN NO CONFIRMED REPORTS TO ADVERSE REACTONS IN PROPLE WHO AT THE PRODUCTS……HOWEVER…..INDIVIDUALS WHO
PURCHASED THE PRODUCTS ARE URGED TO THROW THEM OUT OR RETURN THEM TO THE STORE WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED…..
FATAL-EDMONSON
01/11/19
A TWO VEHCILE ACCIDENT ON 31-W……A MILE SOUTH OF PARK CITY YESTERDAY…. CLAIMED TWO LIVES…..
STATE POLICE SAY A 1999 CHEVROLET PASSENGER CAR….DRIVEN BY 32 YEAR OLD JAMES ARMS OF PARK CITY…..LEFT THE ROADWAY….CAME BACK
ON THE ROAD AND SPUN….CROSSING THE CENTER LINE INTO THE PATH OF A TWENTY-16 FREIGHTLINER OPERATED BY 26 YEAR OLD STEFANEE
DAWKINS OF GEORGIA….
ARMS AND A PASSENGER….45 YEAR OLD LAVONDA FLANNERY OF RICKEY HILL… WERE BOTH UNRESTRAINED AND DIED AT THE SCENE…..
AND DAWKINS WASN’T INJURED…..
ROSSI
01/10/19
63 YEAR OLD GREGORY ROSSI OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..A PRIVATE CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE WILL BE HELD
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE-30…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; DEBRA KEY TAYLOR ROSSI…..A SON JUSTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE……A STEP-SON; CAEL CLARKSON OF BOWLING GREEN….
A DAUGHTER; AIMEE NOFFSINGER OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS; MAGHAN WALTERS OF SMITHS GROVE AND RACHAEL
DOMBROWSKI OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO BROTHERS; TRACY AND ROBERT BOTH OF BOWLING GREEN……12 GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/11/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT TO GLASGOW…….
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE……STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
AGRIBUSNESS GRANTS
01/10/19
10 KENTUCKY AGRIBUSINESSES HAVE BEEN AWARDED FARM TO SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT GRANTS FOR TRAINING…..EQUIPMENT….AND OTHER NEEDS
TO ENABLE PRODUCERS TO DEVELOP OR ENHANCE THJIER FARM-TOSCHOOL MAKER EFFORTS…..
EACH RECIPIENT WILL RECEIVE SEVEN-THOUSAND DOLLARS AFTER ATTENDING A FARM-TO-SCHOOL WORKSHOP NEXT MONTH…..
THE 10 AGRIBUSINESSES RECEIVING GRANTS INCLUDE……
NEED MORE ACRES FARM IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
STRUTTIN’ ROOSTER FARM IN BUTLER COUNTY…..
AND LEE’S PLANT FARM IN LARUE COUNTY……
ELECTION BILLS
01/10/10
TWO ELECTION RELATED BILLS HAVE ADVANCED OUT OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT….AND ARE HEADED TO THE
FULL SENATE FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION….
SENATE BILL FIVE IS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE KENTUCKY CONSTIUTION TO MOVE THE ELECTION OF “CONSTITUTIONAL” OFFICIALS….SUCH
AS GOVERNOR….TO EVEN-NUMBER YEARS….. IF APPROVED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN TWENTY-20 FOR
KENTUCKIANS TO VOTE ON…..
AND SENATE BILL FOUR WOULD REQUIRE MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING OF ALL CANDIDATES’ CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS BY TWENTY-20……
CAPITAL ACCESS
01/10/19
AS THE TWENTY-19 LEGISLATIVE SESSION PROGRESSES…..NEW SECURITY REGULATIONS ARE CHANGING THE PUBLIC’S ACCESS TO THE KENTUCKY
STATE CAPITAL…..
GOVERNOR MATT BEVING SIGNED NEW EMERGENCY REGULATIONS AT THE START OF JANRURY WHICH IN PART…..PREVENTS CROWDS FROM
GATHERING OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE CHAMBERS ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE CAPITOL….. OFFICIALS WILL BE ENFORCING “GALLERY
PASSES” THAT STATE POLICE SAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN A REQUIREMENT TO WATCH PROCEEDINGS INSIDE…..
ADDITIONALLY….THOSE WITHOUT OFFICIAL CAPITOL PASSES MIGHT RUN INTO RESTRICTIONS USING THE UNDERGROUND TUNNEL CONNECTING
THE CAPITAL AND ANNEX……
STATE POLICE SAY THE CHANGES ON THE THIRD FLOOR AND IN THE TUNNEL BOIL DOWN TO SAFETY HAZARDS OF OVERCROWDING AND
CONGESTED HALLWAYS……
SPORTS
01/10/19
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO GLASGOW…..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN COLUMBUS TO TAKE ON THE BLUE JACKETS…..
MEDICAID POLL
01/09/19
A NEW POLL SHOWS THAT KENTUCKY VOTERS…..BY A TWO-TO-ONE MARGIN…. BELIEVE THE COMMONWEALTH SHOULD LEAVE KENTUCKY’S
MEDICAID PROGRAM AS IT IS WITH NO REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE COVERED….. AND BY A SIMILAR MARGIN…..THEY OPPOSE
CUTTING BACK DENTAL….... VISION…. AND NON-EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES…..EVEN IF DENTAL AND VISION CARE COULD
BE……EARNED BACK…..THROUGH REQUIRED ACTIVITIES…..
OPPOSITION WAS STRONGEST IN THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA AT 70-PERCENT AND LEAST IN NORTHER KENTUCKY AT 59-PERCENT…..
BY POLITICAL AFFILIATION…….77-PERCENT OF DEMOCRATS……53-PERCENT OF REPUBLICANS……AND 64-PERCENT OF INDEPENDENT VOTERS
SUPPORT NO CHANGE IN MEDICAID COVERAGE…..
THE REDUCTIONS IN COVERAGES AND BENEFITS ARE PART OF THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION’S 11-15 MEDICAID WAIVER PLAN KNOWN AS…..
KENTUCKY HEALTH……
FRIENDS OF MAMMOTH CAVE
01/09/19
THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUT-DOWN HAS SUSPENDED VISITOR SERVICE AT NATIONAL PARKS…..BUT APARENTLY THAT MESSAGE HASN’T
REACHED EVERYONE….AS VISITORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE STILL COMING TO MAMMOTH CAVE NATONAL
PARK……
AND THE VOLUNTEER GROUP…..“FRIENDS OF MAMMOTH CAVE”…. HAVE SET UP A TEMPORARY INFORMATION TABLE AT THE PARK’S VISITORS
CENTER…..WHERE THEY ARE OFFERING BROCHURES ON AREA ATTRACTIONS PROVIDED BY TOURISM GROUPS FROM BARREN…..EDMONSON….AND
HART COUNTIES WHERE THE PARK IS LOCATED…..
THIS PAST WEEK-END…..THEY SAY THERE WAS CLOSE TO 200 VISITORS ON SATURDAY AND ANOTHER 100 ON SUNDAY……
JACKSON
01/09/19
64 YEAR OLD LARRY G. JACKSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL OME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BOBBY AND CHERYL…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; KRISTIN AND DANIEL DAVIS AND
JADE JACKSON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
STRODE
01/08/19
82 YEAR OLD NELDA EATON STRODE OF AUSTIN DIED MONDAY AT GREENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN UNION NUMBER ONE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THURSDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; JENNIFER AND DAVID STINSON OF SCOTSVILLE AND A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOHN AND
CHRISTIE OF BOWLING GREEN…..SEVEN GRANCHIDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/09/19
THE LADY PATRIOTS TOOK ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON IN TWO-A….SECTIONAL QUARTER FINAL ACTION LAST NIGHT…..AND THEY DOWNED THE LADY
WILDCATS 56 TO 33…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL PLAY THIS WEEK-END IN THE TWO-A…..SECTIONAL SEMI-FINALS…….
GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN
01/08/19
AS THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES…..ONE STUDY SUGGESTS KENTUCKY IS NOT AMONG THE STATES MOST IMPACTED….
WHEN GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CEASE…..CERTAIN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WORK WITHOUT PAY OR ARE FURLOUGHED…..AND ACCORDING TO
THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS….THE COMMONWEALTH HAD 35-THOUSAND-618 FEDERAL WORKERS AS OF JUNE TWENTY-18….
THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE ….WALLET HUB…..STUDIED WHICH STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARE MOST EFFECTED USING FIVE
METRICS….. INCLUDING THE SHARE OF FEDERAL JOBS……THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES RECEIVING FOOD STAMPS…..AND ACCESS TO NATIONAL
PARKS…..
AND THE STUDY FOUND KENTUCKY IS THE 17TH MOST IMPACTED STATE…..WITH TENNESSEE IN THE 23RD SPOT……
THE MOST IMPACTED AREA IS WASHINGTON D-C….WHILE THE LEAST AFFECTED STATE IS MINNESOTA……
EDELEN TO RUN
01/08/19
FORMER STATE AUDITOR ADAM EDELEN OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY HIS CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR….SAYING HE WANTS TO BUILD A
MODERN KENTUCKY…
EDELEN MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT WITH HIS RUNNING MATE….. GILL HOLLAND…. A LOUISVILLE BUSINESSMAN AND DEVELOPER…..
EDELEN IS THE FOURTH DEMOCRAT TO DECLARE FOR THE RACE…..
WITH THE OTHER CANDIDATES BEING ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR….. HOUSE MINORITY FLOOR LEADER ROCKY ADKINS….AN GEOFF
YOUNG A FORMER STATE EMPLOYEE WHO HAS RUN FOR GOVERNOR BEFORE….
GREEN COUNTY MAN CHARGED
01/08/19
A GREEN COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN THE DEATH OF HIS STEP-FATHER….
STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE ON RALPH VAUGHN ROAD….WHERE THEY LOCATED 49 YEAR OLD RICHARD GREGORY WHO WAS
UNRESPONSIVE WITH A SEVERE HEAD INJURY…..
THE INVESTIGATON REVEALED THAT GREGORY HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ALTERCATON WITH HIS STEP-SON…..31 YEAR OLD ROBERT CUNFIFF….
WHO WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER AND TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE……
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
01/08/19
THE TWENTY-19 SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS TODAY….
DURING THIS SHORT 30-DAY SESSION…..PENSION REFORM WILL AGAIN BE THE TOP ISSUE…..AS THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT UNANIMOUSLY
STRUCK DOWN THE PENSION REFORM LEGISLATION PASSED BY THE TWENY-18 SESSION…..SAYING LAWMAKERS VIOLATED STATE LAW IN THE
PROCESS USED TO APPROVE THE BILL…..
LAWMAKERS WILL ALSO BE DEALING WITH SOME FIXES TO THE TAX REFORM BILL PASSED LAST SESSION…...AND SCHOOL SAFETY WILL ALSO BE A
TOP TOPIC……
HEAP
01/08/19
THE CRISIS PORTION OF THE HOME ENERGY PROGRAM BEGINS TODAY…THE “HEAP” PROGRAM HELPS HOMES THAT ARE IN A HEATING CRISIS AND
ARE WITHIN FOUR DAYS OF RUNNING OUT OF WOOD….COAL….PROPANE…FUEL OIL OR KEROSENE…. OR YOU MUST HAVE RECEIVED A DISCONNECT
NOTICE FROM THE VENDER…..
AND APPLICANTS WHO ARE IN A “PRE-PAY PROGRAM” WOULD BE ELIGIBLE IF THEY ARE WITHIN 10 DAYS OF RUNNING OUT OF SERVICE…..
THE “LI-HEAP” CRISIS PROGRAM WILL RUN THRU MARCH 31ST OR UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE DEPLEATED….
IN ALLEN COUNTY….APPLICATIONS ARE TAKEN AT THE COMMUNITY ACTION OFFICE LOCATED AT 25 J-T TURNER PLACE…….
SPORTS
01/08/19
THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE AT HOME TONIGHT TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON IN THE TWO-A SECTONAL-QUARTERFINALS…..…..
TIP OFF IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..
AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…..
IT WAS A BIG WIN FOR THE PATRIOTS LAST NIGHT…..AS THEY DEFEATED WARREN CENTRAL IN OVERTIME 77 TO 75 IN THE TWO-A SECTIONAL
QUARTER FINALS…..
THE PATRIOTS WILL CONTINUE PLAY IN THE TWO-A TOURNAMENT SATURDAY……
MONROE TEEN RECOVERED
01/07/18
SATURDAY MORNING…..SEARCH TEAMS RECOVERED THE BODY OF 19 YEAR OLD LEAH CARTER OF GAMALIEL…..WHO HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE HER
CAR WAS SWEPT OFF A FLOODED BRIDGE ON NEW YEARS EVE….
CARTER’S VEHICLE WAS LOCATED THE NEXT DAY…..AND SHE WAS FOUND ABOUT FIVE MLES DOWN STREET AS CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS WERE
SEARCHING THE AREA OF EAST FORK CREEK AND BARREN RIVER……
GLASGOW-FATAL
01/07/19
AN ACCIDENT ON VETERANS OUTER LOOP IN GLASGOW FRIDAY CLAIMED A LIFE….
GLASGOW POLICE SAY THE COLLISON INVOLVED A TWENTY-10 G-M-C TRUCK DRIVEN BY JACOB MONTGOMERY OF GLASGOW .AND A MOPED
OPERATED BY JOSPEH RAMEY OF GLASOGW……
MONTGOMERY WASN’T INJURED…..
RAMEY WAS TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON HOSPITAL…..AND A PASSENGER ON HIS MOPED……CASSIE BLANKENSHIP OF GLASGOW WAS FLOWN TO
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE LATER DIED…..
FATAL-LEXINGTON
01/07/18
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING…..A SUSPECTED DRUNKEN DRIVER HEADING THE WRONG WAY ON I-75 IN LEXINGTON…..STRUCK A VEHICLE
CARRYING FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS FROM MICHIGAN……KILLING ALL SIX INDIVIDUALS….
THE FAMILY WAS RETURNING FROM VACATION IN FLORIDA….AND THE PICKUP DRIVER WAS FROM GEORGETOWN……
SPORTS
01/07/19
THE PATRIOTS WILL BE AT HOME TONIGHT TO TAKE ON WARREN CENTRAL IN THE……TWO-A SECTONAL-QUARTERFINALS…..
TIP OFF IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..
AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN TORONTO TO TAKE ON THE MAPLE LEAFS…..
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
01/04/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATSTICS……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM THREE-POINT-NINE
PERCENT IN OCTOBER TO THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN NOVEMBER…..AND THIS NOVEMBER’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO BELOW THE THREE-
POINT-FIVE PERCENT RECORDED IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM TWO-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN MONROE COUNTY
TO FOUR-PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE TWO-THOUSAND…..ALL 120 COUNTIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE SINGLE DIGIT UNEMPLOYMENT .AS RATES FELL IN
107 COUNTIES……ROSE IN NINE….AND STAYED THE SAME IN FOUR…..
WOODFORD COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT TWO-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORED THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE NINE-POINT-NINE PERCENT……
GAS PRICES
01/04/18
THE START OF THE NEW YEAR FINDS GAS PRICES IN THE COMMONWEALTH THE LOWEST THEY’VE BEEN SINCE TWENTY-16…..
AS THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR REGULAS GAS IS ONE-DOLLAR AND 99-CENTS A GALLON…..WHICH IS LESS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF TWO-
DOLLARS AND 25-CENTS….
THIS WEEK’S AVERAGE PRICE IS ALSO BELOW THE TWO-DOLLARS AND FIVE-CENTS A GALLON LAST WEEK……AND IS WELL BELOW THE TWO-
DOLLARS AND 41-CENTS A GALLON THIS TIME LAST YEAR……
AND ACCORDING TO THE TRIPLE “A”……EAST-CENTRAL GAS PRICE REPORT…..THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR GAS IN WEST-CENTRAL KENTUCKY IS
EVEN LOWER AT ONE-DOLLAR AND 95-CENTS A GALLON…..
WHICH SIX-CENTS LESS THAN THE TWO-DOLLARS AND ONE-CENT A GALLON LAST WEEK….
AND IS ALSO WELL BELOW THE TWO-DOLLARS AND 37-CENTS A GALLON THIS TIME LAST YEAR……
SEARCH CONTINUES
01/04/18
THE SEARCH CONTINUES IN MONROE COUNTY FOR A MISSING TEEN WHO’S CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS MONDAY….
19 YEAR OLD LEAH CARTER CALLED NINE-ONE-ONE MONDAY NIGHT AND TOLD DISPATCHERS SHE’D TRIED TO CROSS A FLOOD BRIDGE AND HER
CAR STALLED AND WAS BE SWEPT AWAY….
CARTER’S VEHICLE WAS FOUND TUESDAY MORNING ABOUT 500-YARDS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE BRIDGE……BUT CARTER STILL HASN’T BEEN
LOCATED……
SPORTS
01/04/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION AS THEY TRAVEL TO MONROE COUNTY…..
DO MAKE NOTE THAT THE PATRIOTS WILL PLAY THE FIRST GAME TONIGHT AND THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAY THE SECOND…..
TIP OFF FOR THE BOYS GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP TO TOMPKINSVILLE…….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON
SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…….AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOOON…….
THE PREDATORS ARE IN DETROIT TO TAKE ON THE RED WINGS…..
E-CIGARETTE POLL
01/03/18
A NEW POLL….FINDS 73-PERCENT OF KENTUCKIANS SUPPORT ADDING A STATE EXCISE TAX ON E-CIGARETTES…..WHICH ARE SUBJECT ONLY TO
SALES TAXES IN THE COMMONWEALTH……WHILE TRADITIONAL CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS INCUR BOTH SALES AND EXCISE
TAXES…..
THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SUPPORT WAS FROM REPUBLICANS AT 77-PERCENT….AND FROM THE 10-COUNTY NORTHERN KENTUCKY AREA AT 79-
PERCENT…..76-PERCENT OF MEN WERE MORE SUPPORTIVE OF THE TAX THAN WOMEN AT 70-PERCENT….. AND 37-PERCENT OF THOSE WHO HAD
TRIED E-CIGARETTES SAID THEY WOULD SUPPORT THE TAX…..
SUPPORT WAS ALSO STRONGEST AMONG VOTERS AGES 50 TO 64 AT 79-PERCENT….. FOLLOWED BY THOSE 65 AND OLDER AT 76-PERCENT…..AND
75-PERCENT FOR VOTERS AGES 35 TO 49……..
E-CIGARETTE SALES INCREASED 132-PERCENT FROM TWENTY-12 TO TWENTY-16……AND IN THE LAST YEAR E-CIGARETTE USE BALLOONED 78-
PERCENT AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS….AND FIVE-PERCENT OF MIDDLE SCHOLERS ALSO USED E-CIGARETTES LAST YEAR….A JUMP OF 48-
PERCENT…….
ANOTHER BARGE SINKS
01/03/18
06:05AM
A SEVENTH BARGE HAS SUNK IN THE OHIO RIVER….A WEEK AFTER A TUGBOAT PUSHING 15-BARGES HIT THE SECOND STREET BRIDGE IN
LOUISVILLE….
OF THE 15 BARGES THAT WERE LOADED WITH COAL…..SIX WERE RECOVERD…. SEVEN SANK…..AND TWO ARE STILL FLOATING BUT PINNED AGAINST
THE MCALPINE DAM…….
THIRD BARREN MURDER ARREST
01/03/18
A THIRD PERSON HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN THE MURDER OF 22 YEAR OLD KESHAWN SARVER OF CAVE CITY LAST FRIDAY….
YESTERDAY…..NASHVILLE METRO POLCIE ARRESTED 22 YEAR OLD DEVONJA SWEAT OF NASHVILLE ON A BARREN COUNTY WARRANT CHARGING
ONE COUNT OF MURDER……
SWEAT WAS LODGED IN THE NASHVILLE METRO DETENTION CENTER….AWAITING AXTRADITION TO BARREN COUNTY……
MISSING TEEN
01/03/18
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING TEEN….
17 YEAR OLD ZACHARIAH CUNNINGHAM WALKED AWAY FROM HIS FOSTER HOME EARLY IN THE MORNING ON DECEMBER 27TH…..
CUNNINGHAM IS SIX FEET TALL….WEIGHS 195 POUNDS….WITH BLONDE HAIR AND BLUE EYES….AND HAS A BROKEN ARM IN A SLING…..
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF ZACHARIAH CUNNINGHAM IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT AT TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SIX-FIVE-ONE-51-51…….
SPORTS
01/03/19
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS PLAY AT MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY…..
2018 BUSINESS INVESTMENT
01/02/19
TWENTY-18 WAS THE SECOND-BEST FOR PLANNED BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN KENTUCKY…..ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY THE BEVIN
ADMINISTRATION….. AS COMPANIES PLEDGED JUST OVER FIVE-BILLION DOLLARS IN EXPANSIONS AND NEW FACILITY LOCATIONS IN THE
COMONWEALTH…..
AND FROM THOSE INVESTMENTS…..SPANNING 374 INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS….. BUSINESSES PLAN TO CREATE MORE THAN 14-THOUSAND-500 FULL-
TIME JOBS…..
KENTUCKY’S HIGHEST-EVER INVESMENT PERFORMANCE WAS IN TWENTY-17…..WITH MORE THAN NINE-BILLION DOLLARS IN CORPORTE PROJECTS
ANNOUNCED…..
RURAL COUNTIES ATTRACTED 205 OF THE 374 PRIVATE-SECTOR PROJECTS ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR…..WHILE 169 WENT TO THE 10 MOST
POPULATED COUNTIES……
URBAN COUNTIES WILL CLAIM NEARLY 78-HUNDRED OF THE NEW JOBS…..AND RURAL ACCOUT FOR MORE THAN 67-HUNDRED……
MURDER ARRESTS
01/02/19
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED TWO INDIVIDUALS…..INCLUDING AN ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENT…..INCONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING DEATH OF 22
YEAR OLD KESHAEN SARVER WHO WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS CAVE CITY APARTMENT FRIDAY…..
23 YEAR OLD INELL CRAYTON OF BOWLING GREEN IS CHARGED WITH MURDER….. BURGLARY…..AND TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE…..
AND 22 YEAR OLD KAYLA ANDERSON OF SCOTTSIVLLE…..IS CHARGED WITH TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE…….
SEARCH CONTINUES
01/02/19
THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR A MISSING MONROE CUNTY WOMAN WHO WAS SWEPT AWAY IN FLOOD WATERS MONDAY NIGHT….
STATE POLCIE WAY 19 YEAR OLD LEAH CARTER CALL AUTHORITIES AFTER HER CAR WAS SWEPT WAY WHILE TRYING TO CROSS A FLOODED BRIDGE
ON LYONS ROAD…..
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING…..CARTER’S VEHCILE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 500 YARDS FROM THE BRIDGE……AND IT WAS UNOCCUPIED……
SPORTS
01/02/19
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY……
THE PREDATORS SHUT OUT THE FLYERS FOUR TO NOTHING…..
AND AT THE CITRUS BOWL…..
KENTUCKY DEFEATED PENN STATE 27 TO 24……
HOLIDAY TRAVEL
12/31/18
MANY INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ATTENDING NEW YEARS EVE FUNCTIONS TONIGHT AND THEN MAKE THE TRIP BACK HOME TOMORROW…..
AS TRIPLE “A” SAYS MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF AMERICANS ARE TRAVELING DURING THIS LONG HOLIDAY PERIOD….…..
THE RECORD 113-MILLON TRAVELERS REPRESENT A FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR…...THE MOST ON RECORD…..
THE OFFICIAL HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD ENDS AT MIDNIGHT TOMORROW……
SINGING
12/31/18
AND THE ANNUAL ALLEN COUNTY SINGING CONVENTION’S……NEW YEARS EVE SING…..WILL BE TONIGHT FROM SEVEN TO 10…..AT SCOTTSILLE
BAPTIST CHURCH……
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE SINGING ON 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..AND SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..STARTING AT SEVEN……
CAUTHEN
12/31/18
40 YEAR OLD CHRISTINA CAROL SETTLE CAHTHEN OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED SATURDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN THE HARRISON FAMILY CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; DUSTY CAUTHEN….AND A SON; KADEN OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..HE MOTHER; CAROLYN MURLEY OF FOUNTAIN
FUN…..HER FATHER; ROBERT SETTLE OF AUSTIN…..TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; TINA AND JOHNNY TOOLEY OF TOMPKINSVILLE AND KELLY
SETTLE OF AUSTIN…..TWO BROTHERS; ROBERT AND JACOB SETTLE OF AUSTIN… HER FATHER-IN-LAW AND MOTHER-IN-LAW; MICHAEL AND VALERA
CAUTHEN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND HER GRANDMOTHER; HAZEL MURLEY OF BURKSVILLE…….…
SPORTS
12/31/18
THE PREDATORS ARE IN WASHINGTON TO TAKE ON THE CAPITALS…..
GLASGOW NATIVE…..WHITNEY WADE YOUNG….HAS BEEN NAMED THE NEW HEAD WOMEN’S GOLF COACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE….
EFFECTIVE JULY FIRST…..YOUNG REPLACES COURTNEY TRIMBLE WHO’S RETIRING JUNE 30TH……
ONE OF THE MOST DECORATED GOLFERS FROM KENTUCKY AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE…..
YOUNG CAME TO LOUISVILLE IN TWENTY-17…..AFTER FOUR SEASONS AT GEORGIA…..
WATER DISTRICT TAKE OVER
12/28/18
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IS CALLING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER OR INDEPENDENT SUPERVISOR TO ENSURE NEARLY
EIGHT-MILLION DOLLARS IN CURRENT STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDED PROJECTS….TO IMPROVE THE MARTIN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM…..ARE
COMPLETED AND NOT MISHANDLED BY THE WATER DISTRICT….
CUSTOMERS IN MARTIN COUTY HAVE GONE WITHOUT RUNNING WATER FOR DAY… AND OTHER CUSTOMERS SAY THE WATER OFTEN COMES OUT OF
THE TAP DIRTY AND DISCOLORED….
BESHEAR’S DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS HAS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT CLAIMS….
AND HIS OFFICE OF RATE INTERVENTON SAYS NUMEROUS IMPROVEMENT GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN ALMOST COMPLETELY IGNORED BY THE WATER
DISTRICT SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-TWO……
NEW DRIVERS LICENSE
12/28/18
STARTING IN JANUARY…..THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BEGIN SWITCHING FROM A FOUR-YEAR TO AN EIGHT-YEAR DRIVERS LICENSE TO CONFORM
WITH THE FEDERAL……REAL I-D…..
AND THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS AN ON-LINE INTERACTIVE TOOL AT……DRIVE-DOT-GOV…..TO HELP RESIDENTS DETERMINE
WHAT DOCUMENTS THEY WILL NEED TO OBTAIN THEIR NEW LICENSE……
WITH THE CHANGE……KENTUCKY WILL HAVE TWO DRIVER’S LICENSES….ONE THAT QUALIFIES FOR DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL AND ONE THAT DOESN’
T….
THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WILL BEGIN ENFORCEMENT OF….. REAL I-D….IN KENTUCKY IN 20-20…….BUT THE
COMMONWEALTH WILL BEGIN A PHASED IN ROLL-OUT OF THE NEW LICENSES IN JANUARY AND IT WILL CONCLUDE IN THE SPRING……
FISCAL COURT
12/28/18
THERE WAS A LARGE CROWD ON HAND LAST NIGHT AS ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO SCOTTSVILLE FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO TO HOLD
THEIR FINAL MEETING OF THE YEAR….. AS THE COURT CONDUCTED MOSTLY ROUTINE BUSINESS…..
SHERIFF JEFF INFORMED THE COURT THAT A RESIDENT IS DONATING A “DRONE” TO THE DEPARTMENT…..
LAST NIGHTS MEETING WAS THE FINAL ONE FOR JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHNNY HOBDY……
AND TONY WOLFE WAS ELECTED “ACTING DEPUTY JUDGE” AND HE WILL FILL THAT POSITION UNTIL THE JANUARY EIGHTH MEETING……
SPORTS
12/28/18
IN OPENING ROUND ACTION AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/ HALTON CLASSIC LAST NIGHT…..THE PATRIOTS DEFEATED SAYRE 61 TO 50….
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DOWNED NELSON COUNTY 76 TO 59……
THE SOUTH CENTRAL BANK1-HALTON CLASSIC CONTINUES TODAY.....
IN BOYS ACTION AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC…..
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TANGLES WITH HENDERSON COUNTY AT 11……
TODD COUNTY CENTRAL TAKES ON SAYRE AT 12-45……
AND OWENSBORO CATHOLIC PLAYS GREENWOOD AT SIX…..
GIRLS GAMES HAVE…..
NELSON COUNTY BATTLING HOLMES AT TWO-30…….
THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAY LOGAN COUNTY AT FOUR-15…..
AND THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON DAVIESS COUNTY AT SEVEN-45……..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…… WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AROUND
FOUR-15 THIS AFTERNOON……
GRIMES GIVES BIRTH
12/27/18
SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES GAVE BIRTH TO HER SON….. CRAWFORD “FORD” CASE GRIMES…..YESTERDAY MORNING…….
GRIMES BECOMES THE SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER TO HAVE A BABY WHILE IN OFFICE…..AS TREASURER ALLISON BALL GAVE BIRTH TO A
SON EARLIER THIS YEAR…..
NEW YEARS CLOSINGS
12/27/18
HERE ARE YOUR NEW YEARS CLOSINGS…..
COUNTY CLERK AND CIRCUIT CLERK OFFICES CLOSED SATURDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY…..
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY…..
TRANSFER STATION, ANIMAL SHELTER AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY…..MONDAY’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP WEDNESDAY THE SECOND AND TUESDAY’S TRASH
WILL BE COLLECTED THURSDAY THE THIRD……..
ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE OPERN SATURDAY FROM EIGHT UNTIL 12NOON….MONDAY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30….AND CLOSED
TUESDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED TUESDAY……
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED TUESDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
THE CORE OPEN MONDAY FROM FIVE-30 TO FOUR-30….AND TUESDAY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30……
SPORTS
12/27/18
THE SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC BEGINS TODAY AT ALLEN COUNTY SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WITH EIGHT BOYS’ TEAMS AND FOUR
GIRLS’ TEAMS COMPETING…..
IN THE BOYS TOURNAMENT…..
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TAKES ON OWENSBORO CATHLIC AT 11…..
THEN GREENWOOD TANGLES WITH HENDERSON COUNTY AT 12-45…..
AND TODD COUNTY CENTREAL GOES AGAINST DAVIESS COUNTY AT TWO-30…….
IN THE GIRLS TOURNAMENT
HOLMES PLAYS LOGAN COUNTY AT FOUR-15…..
THE PATRIOTS BEGIN PLAY TONIGHT AT SIX AS THEY GO AGAINST THE LEXINGTON SAYRE SPARTANS……
THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS GAKE ON NELSON COUNTY AT SEVEN-45……
AND KYLEE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE AC/S GAMES ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
NEW SCHOLARSHIP
12/26/18
THE SOUTH CENTRAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD WILL BE OFFERING A NEW SCHOLARHIP PROGRAM STARTING IN JANUARY….
“HIRED” WILL FOCUS NOT ONLY ON RAISING REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVELS…..BUT ALSO ENHANCING EMPLOYABILITY SKILL-SETS
AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS……
FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF AN INITIAL PROJECT PILOTED BY WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..THE BOARD’S PROGRAM WILL BE UNIQUE BY
OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS TO MULTIPLE SCHOOLS…….BEGINNING WITH W-K-U AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND
TECHNICAL COLLEGE……
WHEN THE “HIRED” PROGRAM BEGINS IN JANUARY……INITIAL PARTICIPATION WILL BE LIMITED TO FALL TWENTY-18….W-K-U LEARN AND EARN
SCHOLARSHOP RECIPIENTS….ALLOWING THEM A SEAMLESS TRANSITION TO “HIRED”…..
APPLICATIONS FOR ALL OTHER STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO OPEN IN MID-SPRING TWENTY-19…….
PEARSON
12.24/18
06:05AM
79 YEAR OLD WILLARD PEARSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
TOMORROW AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL OME….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; FAYE MILLER PEARSON……THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; MATTHEW PEAROSN AND KAREN ORTOLAN OF UTAH,
KEITH AND RACHELLE PEARSON OF WASHINGTON AND JOSHUA PEARSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER; KELLEY PEARSON OF ARIZONA….A
BROTHER; KENNETH OF PEEWEE VALLEY…..AND FOUR SISTERS; DOROTHY PEARSON OF BOWLING GREEN AND MARY SLEDGE, ROMONA
ARTERBURN AND MALINDA STINSON ALL OF SCOTSVILLE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…...
SEALEY
12/26/18
6:05 AM
75 YEAR OLD JUDSON ROY SEALEY JUNIOR DIED SATURDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL AT A LATER DATE…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT
T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER 10 FRIDAY MORNING AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH…… MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE
TO SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; CAROL SEALEY…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BRIAN OF ARIZONA AND ROGER AND VICKI OF WEST VIRGINIA…..
AND TWO BROTHERS; DENZIL AND DAVID…..A GRANDDAUGHTER ALSO SURVIVES….. …
SPORTS
12/26/18
THE ANNUAL SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC BEGINS TOMORROW AT ALLEN COUNTY SCOTTSILLE HIGH SCHOOL….WITH EIGHT BOYS
TEAMS AND FOUR GIRLS TEAMS COMPETING…..
BOYS PLAY BEGINS TOMORROW MORNING AT 11…WITH THE PATRIOTS PLAY AT SIX TOMORROW NIGHT…..
AND THE FOUR GIRLS ROUND-ROBIN MATCH-UPS START AT FOUR-15 TOMORROW AFTERNOON……WITH THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAYING AT SEVEN-45
TOMORROW NIGHT……
THE TOURNAMENT RUNS THRU SATURDAY NIGHT…..
MAMMOTH CAVE PARTIALLY OPEN
12/24/18
AS THE PARTIAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN CONTINUES…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK REMAINS PARTIALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC……
HOWEVER….. EMERGENCY AND RESCUE SERVICES ARE LIMITED…..THERE ARE ALSO NO CAVE TOURS AND NO ACCESS TO THE CAVE……..AND
PICNIC AREAS…. RESTROOMS….AND OTHER SERVICES THAT REQUIRE STAFFING ARE NOT OPERATING……
SOME AREAS AT ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL PARK IN HODGENGILLE ARE ACCESSALE…..
AND SERVICES AT DANIEL BOONE NATONAL FOREST AND BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL RIVER AND RECREATON AREA ARE CLOSED…..BUT VISITORS
CAN STILL ENTER THE GROUNDS
RULING OVERTURNED
12/24/18
A KENTUCKY APPEALS COURT HAS OVERTURNED ONE OF THE LARGEST JUDGEMENTS IN KENTUCKY HISTORY……BY RULING AN ONLINE POKER
COMPANY DOESN’T HAVE TO PAY THE COMMONWEALTH 870-MILLION DOLLARS PLUS INTEREST….
IN TWENTY-10……THE JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET SUED THE COMPANY THAT OWNS “POKER STARS”…..ARGUING 34-THOUSAND PEOPLE
HAD LOST 240-MILLIION DOLLARS IN ILLEGAL WAGERS ON THE WEBSITE……IN TWENTY-15 A STATE JUDGE RULED THE COMPANY HAD TO PAY THE
MONEY BACK….THREE TIMES WITH INTEREST…..
THEN FRIDAY……A THREE JUDGE PANEL ON THE KENTUCKY COURT OF APPEALS OVERTURNED THAT JUDGEMENT SAYING KENTUCKY
GOVERNMENT DOESN’T HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE TO RECOVER THE MONEY……
ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL APPEAL TO THE KENTUCKY SUPREME
CUNNINGHAM
12/24/18
102 ORA EARIS “DEE” CUNNINGHAM OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARENS….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW’ B-G AND DEAN AND RONNIE AND RUTH ANN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A DAUGHTER AND
SON-IN-LAW; BETTY AND MORRIS DOUGHLAS OF ALVATON……10 GRANDCHILDREN, 21 GRAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND 12 GREAT-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
PEARSON
12.24/18
79 YEAR OLD WILLARD PEARSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
TWO THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL OME….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; FAYE MILLER PEARSON……THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; MATTHEW PEARSON AND KAREN ORTOLAN OF
UTAH, KEITH AND RACHELLE PEARSON OF WASHINGTON AND JOSHUA PEARSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER; KELLEY PEARSON OF ARIZONA….
A BROTHER; KENNETH OF PEEWEE VALLEY…..AND FOUR SISTERS; DOROTHY PEARSON OF BOWLING GREEN AND MARY SLEDGE, ROMONA
ARTERBURN AND MALINDA STINSON ALL OF SCOTSVILLE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…...
SPORTS
12/24/18
A RECORD 107-THOUSAND DEER WERE TAKEN OVER KENTUCKY’S 16-DAY MODERN GUN SEASON…..TOPPING THE OLD RECORD SET IN TWENT-15
BY ALMOST 14-HUNDRED DEER…..
WILDLIFE OFFICIALS HAD ANTICIPATED AN INCREASE IN THE HARVES THIS SEASON……AFTER SEVERAL CHANGES WERE MADE IN DEER
REGULATIONS….. INCLUDING INCREASED THE MODERN GUN SEASON TO 16-DAYS……
CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS
12/21/18
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY……
COUNTY CLERK, CIRCUIT CLERK AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW, MONDAY AND TUESDAY……
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY…..
TRANSFER STATION, ANIMAL SHELTER, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY…..MONDAY’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP WEDNESDAY THE 26TH AND TUESDAY TRASH WILL
BE COLLECTED THURSDAY THE 27TH……
CORE CLOSSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED TUESDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
GRAVES
12/21/18
70 YEAR OLD VIRGINIA CATHERINE STINSON GRAVES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WALKER’S CHAPEL CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER ONE TOMORRWO (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BARRY AND KARRIE OF THE MT. UNION COMMUNITY AND DANIEL AND SHENA OF
SCOTTSVILLE……TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; TAMMY AND CHARLES WORKMAN OF TENNESSEE AND RHONDA DENNIS OF
SCOTTSVILLE……HER MOTHER; CATHRYN LONG STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; LARRY AND VELMA STINSON
AND JERRY AND DEBBIE STINSON…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; SHENNA AND OWEN MINIX ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……NINE
GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/21/18
THE PATRIOTS CONTINUE PLAY IN THE DERBY CLASSIC AS THEY TANGLE WITH RACELAND…..
AND AT THE P-B-I/DANNIS ANNIS CLASSIC…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON OHIO COUNTY……
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE IN OHIO COUNTY LAST NIGHT….TO TAKE ON HANCOCK COUNTY…..AND THEY CAME WITH A 55-41 WIN…..
AND AT THE DERBY CLASSIC……THE PATRIOTS DEFEATED FAIRDALE 68 TO 44……
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
12/20/18
DUE TO THE WEATHER, TONIGHT'S "HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS" THAT WAS TO HAVE BEEN HELD ON THE sQUARE HAS BEEN CANCELED.
KYTC SCHOLARSHIPS
12/20/18
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATON CABINET WILL AWARD UP TO 30 NEW SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE TWENTY-18-19 SCHOOL YEAR…..FOR
PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT COLLEGE STUDENTS PURSING CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHONOLOGY DEGREES……
AS-MANY-AS 20 COMPETITIVE CIVIL ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED FOR STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE UNVIVERSITY OF
KENTUCKY….. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE…..KENTUCKY STATE….AND WESTERN…..
FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES WILL RECEIVE 62-HUNDRED DOLLARS PER SEMESTER……WHILE JUNIORS AND SENIORS WILL RECEIVE 66-
HUNDRD DOLLARS….. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY FIRST…..AND STUDENTS AGREE TO WORK FOR THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET
ONE YEAR FOR EACH OF SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE……
IN ADDITION ….K-Y-T-C AND THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM HAVE DEVELOPED AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL BE OFFERED AT THE BLUGRASS AND BIG SANDY CAMPUSES……
KENTUCKY SURVIVOR
12/20/18
KENTUCKY NATIVE….NICK WILSON….WAS CROWNED THE WINNER OF THE 37TH SEASON OF “SURVIVOR” LAST NIGHT AND TOOK HOME ONE-MILLION
DOLLARS….
WILSON IS A PUBLIC DEFENDER FROM WILLIAMSBURG .AND A TWENTY-13 GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY……
KYTC SCHOLARSHIPS
12/20/18
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATON CABINET WILL AWARD UP TO 30 NEW SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE TWENTY-18-19 SCHOOL YEAR…..FOR
PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT COLLEGE STUDENTS PURSING CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHONOLOGY DEGREES……
AS-MANY-AS 20 COMPETITIVE CIVIL ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED FOR STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE UNVIVERSITY OF
KENTUCKY….. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE…..KENTUCKY STATE….AND WESTERN…..
FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES WILL RECEIVE 62-HUNDRED DOLLARS PER SEMESTER……WHILE JUNIORS AND SENIORS WILL RECEIVE 66-
HUNDRD DOLLARS….. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY FIRST…..AND STUDENTS AGREE TO WORK FOR THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET
ONE YEAR FOR EACH OF SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE……
IN ADDITION ….K-Y-T-C AND THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM HAVE DEVELOPED AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL BE OFFERED AT THE BLUGRASS AND BIG SANDY CAMPUSES……
HOME
12/20/18
THE HEART OF SCOTTSVILLE’S NEXT…..HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS TONIGHT FROM SIX TO EIGHT….AGAIN THERE WILL BE A LIVE NATIVITY…..CARRIAGE
RIDES…..BUSINESS’ OPNE WITH SPECIALS…..AND THE FARMERS MARET SET UP INSIDE THE LYRIC……IN ADDITION….TONIGHT WILL ALSO FEATURE
THE “UPSTAIRS-DOWNSTAIRS TOUR”…….
MCQUEEN
12/19/18
75 YEAR OLD RUBY MCQUEEN DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT
THREE AT ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…… VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL
HOME….
SHE IS SURVIED BY HER HUSBAND; JEFF MCQUEEN….ONE DAUGHTER; DIANE MILLS….AND TWO SONS; JOHN AND JUNIOR COX ALL OF PIKEVILLE….
THREE SISTERS; GERTUDE, SUE, AND MABLE…AND SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
12/20/18
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO OHIO COUNTY LAST NIGHT….TO BEGIN PLAY IN THE P-B-I/DANNY ANNIS CLASSIC….AND THEY DEFEATED
TRINITY WHITESVILLE 57 TO 46……
THE PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO RACELAND TO TAKE ON FAIRVIEW IN THE DERBY CLASSIC……
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS CONTINUE PLAY IN THE P-B-I/DANNY ANNIS CLASSIC AT OHIO COUNTY…..AS THE BATTLE HANCOCK COUNTY…..
TIP OFF IS FIVE-30……AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND
99-POINT-THREE….WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-20 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO PHILADELPHIA…..
SMALL CLAIM E-FILE
12/18/18
KENTUCKY’S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS HAS MADE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE REPRESENTING THEMSELVES WHEN FILING SMALL
CLAIMS CASES…..
UNTIL NOW…..INDIVIDUALS WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE TO FILE DOCUMENTS…..BUT NOW THEY CAN E-FILE THEM ON
LINE….
TO BEGIN FILING FOR SMALL CLAIMS……USERS MUST REGISER AS A “FIRST-TIME” USER….DURING REGISTRATION…..USERS WILL BE ASKED TO
SPECIFY AN ACCOUNT TYPE AND SHOULD SELECT “SEL REPRESENTED LITIGANT” FROM THE DROP-DOWN MENUE……
FOR ASSISSTANCE WITH E-FILING AND INFORMATION ABOUT HANDLING SMALL CLAIMS…….VISIT “E-COURTS HELP” AND USE THE TAB TITLED “SELF-
REPRESENTED LITIGANTS”…….
SENTENCING HEARING
12/18/18
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ARE SEEKING A NEW SENTENCING HEARING FOR THE MAN WHO ATTACKED SENATOR RAND PAUL WHILE DOING YARD
WORK AT HIS HOME….
PROSECUTOR SAY PAUL SUFFERED MONTHS OF CHRONIC PAIN….AND THE 30-DAY SENTENCE RENE BOUCHER SERVED WAS UNREASONABLE FOR
SUCH AN ASSAULT…….NOTIG SENTENCING GUIDELINES OUTLINE 21 TO 27 MONTHS IN PRISON…….
BOUCHER’S ATTORNEY SAYS IF THE VICTIM WERE ANYONE OTHER THAN SENATOR……THE SENTENCE WOULD BE THE SAME AS WHAT BOUCHER
RECEIVED……
SPORTS
12/18/18
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY TEAMS PLAY AT TODD COUNTY CENTRAL……
AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..
AND 99-POINT THREE……WVLE……STARTING AT SEVEN…….……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN CHICAGO TO TAKE ON THE BLACKHAWKS….
HEMP PRODUCTION
12/17/18
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE NEW FARM BILL…..WHICH LEGALIZES HEMP PRODUCTION….A HEMP PROCESSOR IN THE COMMONWEAL IS EXANDING
ITS OPERATON WITH THE CONSCTUCTION OF A 40-MILLION DOLLAR PLANT IN MAYFIELD….WHICH WILL CREATE 80-NEW JOBS….
WINCHESTER BASED…..GENCANNA GLOBAL…..IS ALSO LOOKING TO CONTRACT WITH DOZENS MORE FARMERS NEXT YEAR TO RAMP UP IT HEMP
SUPPLY……AS THIS YEAR 67-HUNDRED ACRES OF HEMP…..WITH A VALUE OF 17-MILLION DOLLARS….WERE PLANTED….
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE…..OVER ONE-THOUSAND FARMERS HAVE APPLIED TO GROW HEMP IN TWENTY-19…..
WHICH IS A 400-PERCENT INCREASE FROM APPLICATONS IN THE TWENTY-18 PRODUCTION YEAR…..
WKU GRADUATION
12/17/18
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HELD FALL GRADUATION CEREMONIES SATURDAY….
14-HUNDRED-18 DEGREES WERE CONFERRED….WHICH INCLUDED 11 DOCTORAL….. 255 MASTER’S……967 BACHELOR’S….67 ASSOCIATE
DEGREES…..AS-WELL-AS 79 UNDERGRADUATE AND 39 GRADUATE CERTIFICATES…..
AND R-O-T C CADETS WERE ALSO COMMISSIONED……
TENNESSEE EARTHQUAKE
12/17/18
A SECOND EARTHQUAKE IN THREE DAYS…..HAS STRUCK IN EASTERN TENNESSEE…..
YEATERDAY’S MAGNITUDE THREE-POINT-ZERO QUAKE….WHICH WAS CENTERED ABOUT TWO MILES SOUTHEAST OF KNOXVILLE…..WAS FELT IN
KENTUCKY…. GEORGIA…..AND NORTH CAROLINA….
A FOUR-POINT-FOUR EARTHQUAKE ON WEDNESDAY WAS CENTERED NEAR DECATOR……
SPORTS
12/17/18
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALLS TEAMS GO TO BOWLING REEN……
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS PLAY AT WARREN EAST…..
AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SWIM TEAM GOES TO HARTFORD FOR THE OHIO COUNTY MEET….
THE PREDATORS GO TO OTTAWA……
CORRUPTION LAWS.
12/14/18
AN INDEPENDENT SURVEY OF ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS IN ALL 50-STATES…..AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…..HAS RATED KENTUCKY AS HAVING
THE FOURTH-STRONGEST ETHICS LAWS IN THE COUNTRY……
THE COMMONWEALTH IS RATED AT 74-PERCENT…..CLOSE BEHIND WASHINGTON AT 78-PERCENT….AND 75-PERCEN FOR BOTH RHODE ISLAND AND
CALIFONIA……THE INDEX USES A SCALE OF ZERO TO 100….WITH 100 BEING A PERFECT SCORE……
KENTUCKY SCORED WELL BECAUSE IS HAS ETHICS COMMISSIONS IN THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES WITH SUBPONEA AND SANCTION
POWERS…..AND COMMISSION MEMBERS WHO ARE SHIELDED FROM REMOVAL WITHOUT CAUSE…..
PENSION LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
12/14/18
YESERDAY……THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN A LAW…..PASSED BY THE TWENY-18 GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..THE MADE CHANGES
TO ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S WORST FUNDED PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEMS AND PROMPTED THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS TO PROTEST AT THE STATE
CAPITAL…..
FACING A TIGHT DEADLINE…..LAWMAKERS INTRODUCED AND PASSED THE BILL IN ONE DAY….AND A COPY OF WHICH L WASN’T AVAILABLE FOR THE
PUBLIC TO READ UNTIL THE DAY AFTER IT HAD BEEN VOTED ON….
THE BILL MOVED ALL NEW HIRE TEACHERS TO A HYBRID PENSION PLAN….IT ALSO RESTRICTED HOW TEACHERS USED SICK DAYS TO CALCULATE
THEIR RETIREMENT BENEFITS…..AND CHANGED HOW THE COMMONWEALTH PAYS OFF ITS PENSION DEBT…..
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RECONVENES IN JANUARY AND IT’S UNCLEAR HOW LAWMAKERS WILL DEAL WITH THE DECISION…..
COLD CASE ARREST
12/14/18
A KENTUCKY STATE POLICE INVESTIGATION HAS LEAD TO AN INDICTMENT IN A 37-YEAR OLD COLD CASE….
THE WARREN COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTED SAMUEL LITTLE WITH ONE COUNT OF MURDER IN THE DEATH OF LINDA SUE BOARDS WHOSE
BODY WAS FOUND ON A FARM IN SMITHS GROVE IN MAY OF 19-81……
LITTLE MADE HEADLINES RECENTLY BY CLAIMING TO HAVE KILLED AROUND 90-PEOPLS OVER A 40-YEAR TIME SPAN…..
PERRY
12/14/18
79 YEAR OLD ROMAN DIXON PERRY-JUNIOR OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WALKER’S CHAPLE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER THREE THIS (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; MARTHA KEEN PERRY…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; PATRICIA AND RONNIE WHITICKR OF TENNESSEE AND
MISSY AND TODD SIKES OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/14/18
PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT TO BARREN COUNTY…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T THE TRIP…… KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50……WLCK….AND 99-POINT-THREE….WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
REVENUES UP
12/13/18
THE COMMONWEALTH’S GENERAL FUND AND ROAD FUND BOTH SAW SIZEABLE INCREASES IN RECEIPTS IN NOVEMBER WHEN COMPARED TO A
YEAR AGO….
ACCORDING TO STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON…..GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS ROSE SEVEN-POINT-ONE PERCENT LAST MONTH WHEN
COMPARED TO NOVEMBER TWENTY-17……AND THROUGH THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR…..THE GENERAL FUND HAS GROWN FOUR-
POINT-EIGHT PERCENT……
THE OFFICIAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATE CALLS FOR REVENUE TO GROW THREE-POINT-THREE PERCDNT…..SO BASED ON NOVEMBER’S
RESULTS….GENERAL FUND REVENUES MUST INCREASE TWO-POINT-THREE PERCENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO MEET THE
OFFICIAL ESTIMATE……
AND ROAD FUND RECEIPTS IN NOVEMBER INCREASED SEVEN-POINT-FOUR PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR…...AS YEAR-TO-DATE
COLLECTIONS HAVE GROWN FOUR-POINT-FIVE PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR……
SPORTS
12/13/18
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS PLAY AT BARREN COUNTY…….
WHILE THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS HOST BARREN COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON VANCOUVER…..
FIRE ALARMS
12/11/18
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY….IS PARTNERING WITH THE LAURA TURNER DUGA FUND….TO TEST AND INSTALL
SMOKE ALARMS AND PROVIDE HOME FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION TO RESIDENTS OF ALLEN COUNTY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…..DECEMBER 20TH
AND 21ST…..
RESIDENTS OF ALLEN COUNTY THAT WOULD LIKE THIS FREE SERVICE NEED TO CALL…..TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-73-77……AND
LEAVE YOU NAME…. ADDRESS…..AND PHONE NUMBER…..THE RED CROSS WILL THEN FOLLOW-UP WITH A WINDOW OF TIME FOR YOUR INSTALL ON
DECEMRB 20TH OR 21ST….
IF YOU ARE UNAVAILABE ON THOSE DATES…..THE RED CROSS WILL CONTINUE TO INSTALL ALLARMS ON A CONTIUNING BASIS UNTIL ALL
CLIENTS…..WHO HAVE EXPRESSED A NEED…..CAN BE CONTACTED AND ALARMS INSTALLED…..
VELAZQUEZ
12/11/18
TWO YEAR OLD LYNSI DELEON VELAZQUEZ…..THE DAUGHTERS OF MARTIN DELEON AND JUANITA VELZAQUEZ OF RED BOILING SPRINGS…..DIED
SATURDAY AT MACON COUINTY HOSPITAL……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH
BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
BESIDES HER PARENTS….SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SISTERS; CATHRINE AND KEYLI DELEON…..AND TWO BROTHERS; YORBY AND CHARLY DELWON
ALL OF TENNESSEE……PATERNAL-GRANDPARENTS; MARCELMA DELEON OF TENNESSEE AND YOLANDA VELAZQUEZ OF MEXICO…..AND MATERNAL-
GRANDPARENTS; FRANCISCO AND ELAINA VELAZQUEZ OF MEXICO……
SPORTS
12/11/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST….
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX….AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY OTTAWA…..
DYER
12/08/18
80 YEAR OLD FRANK LEE DYER DIED THURSDAY AT SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE MONDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T.W.
CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME… VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW (SUN) MORNING AT 10 AT THE FUNERAL HOME…
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTER AND SON AND LAW… LEANNE AND DON RUTHEFORD… A SON… MARK DYERS BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE… 2
GRANDCHILDREN… AND THREE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE….
JONES
12/08/18
43 YEAR OLD TREVOR JONES OF ADOLPHUS DIED THURSDAY… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SUN) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD
FUNERAL HOME… VISITATION BEGINS THIS (SAT) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT THE FUNERAL HOME…
HE IS SURVIVED BY 2 DAUGHTERS… KEELY JONE AND LAUREN JONES BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE… HIS FATHER… TROY JONES OF ADOLPHUS… AND 1
BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW… CORY AND CHANNA JONES OF SCOTTSVILLE….
MAMMOTH CAVE FIRE PLAN
12/06/18
TOMORROW THRU JANUARY SEVENTH…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK OFFICIALS ARE SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE PARK’S PROPOSED
FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN…….THE PARK’S CURRENT FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN IS 17-YEARS OLD AND IS BEING REVISED TO ENSURE THE PROPER
AND SAFE MANAGEMENT OF FIRE IN THE PARK……
THE PARK WILL HOLD AN OPEN HOUSE DECEMBER 13TH AT THE TRAINING CENTER…...FROM FOUR TO SIX….FOR THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS THE
PLAN AND PROVIDE COMMENTS ON ISSUES OR CONCERNS THEY MIGHT HAVE……
COMMENTS CAN ALSO BE MADE ON-LINE AT…..PARK-PLANNING-DOT-N-P-S-DOT-GOV-DOT-M-A-C-A….OR COMMENTS CAN ALSO BE MAILED TO….
MAMMOTH CAVE NATONAL PARK…. P-O BOX SEVEN…..MAMMOTH CAVE-KENTUCKY….FOUR-TWO-TWO-FIVE-NINE
NEW GRAUATION REQUIREMENTS
12/06/18
THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS APPROVED NEW…..MINIMUM HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS….THAT WILL BE PHASED IN
BEGINNING WITH THE GRADUATING CLASS OF TWENTY-23…..
THE NEW STANDARD WILL REQUIRE STUDENTS TO SHOW BASIC COMPETENCY IN READING AND MATH…..AND FULFILL ONE OF SEVEN…..
QUALIFIERS……DESIGNED TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR A CAREET OR TO PURSUE A DEGREE AT A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY……
THE MATH AND READING CAN BE FULFILLED BY MEETING MINIMUM STANDARDS ON TESTS TAKEN IN THE EIGHTH OR 10TH GRADE OR BY
PRESENTING A PORTFOLIO OF WORK DEMONSTRATING THEY HAVE MET THE STANDARD…..
THE “QUALIFIERS INCLUDE SEVERL OPTIONS…..INCLUDING MEETING ONE OF WO BENCHMARK SCORES IN READING AND MATH ON COLLEGE
ENTRANCE OR PLACEMENT EXAMS…..
SOLDIERS RETURN
12/06/18
JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS…..MORE THAN 200-SOLDIERS ARE RETURNING TO FORT CAMPBELL OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS….
ONE WELCOME BACK CEREMONY WILL BE TODAY AND ANOTHER WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK….
THEY HAVE BEEN ON A NINE-MONTH DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN……
SPORTS
12/06/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PARIOTS AE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATROT GYM….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL
12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 TONIGHT……
THE TITANS HOST THE JAGUARS……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO VANCOUVER…..
KENTUCKIANS FAVOR TERM LIMITS
12/05/18
A NEW POLL SHOWS THAT KENTUCKY RESIDENTS RESOUNDINGLY AGREE THAT IT’S TIME FOR TERM LIMITS ON CONGRESS…….AS THE SURVEY
FOUND THAT 84-PERCENT OF THOSE POLLED SUPPORT AND AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION LIMITING THE NUMBER OF TERMS SENATORS AND
REPRESENTATIVES MAY SERVE IN THE “U-S” CONGESS…..
THE POLLSERS ALSO FOUND THAT SUPPORT FOR TERM LIMITS IS BROAD AND INTENSE ACROSS ALL POLITICAL….GEOGRAPHIC…..AND
DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS…. AS 83-PERCENT OF THOSE POLLED WANT THEIR STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND STATE SENATOR TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF
AN AMENDMENT PLACING TERM LIMITS ON MEMBORS OF CONGRESS……
GIVING TUESDAY
12/05/18
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY SAW A BIG INCREASE IN DONATIONS AND GIFTS FOR THE TWENTY-18…..“GIVING TUESDAY” EVENT…..
WESTERN RECEIVED JUST OVER 118-THOUSAND DOLLARS WHICH WAS A 22-PERCENT INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR…..
THERE WERE 477-TOTAL DONORS….WITH 68 BEING FIRST TIME DONORS TO WESTERN……
SPORTS
12/05/18
IN A HARD FOUGHT GAME LAST NIGHT…..THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 68 TO 67 DECISION TO THE BOWLING GREEN LADY PURPLES IN
OVERTIME…..
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED SCOTT SATTERFIELD YESERDAY AS THE CARDINALS NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH….
SATTERFIELD TAKES OVER THE PROGRAM FROM BOBBY PETRIO WHO WAS FIRED LAST MONTH…..AS THE CARDINALS WENT TWO-AND-EIGHT…..AND
FINISHED THE SEASON ON A NINE-GAME LOSING STREAK….
SATTERFIED SPENT THE LAST SIX SEASOND AS HEAD COACH AT APPALACHIAN STATE….LEADING THE MOUNTAINEERS TO A 10-AND-TWO RECORD
THIS SEASON…. CLAIMING THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT SUN BELT CONFERENCE TITLE……
FARM RECEIPTS STABLE
1203/18
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS SAY KENTUCKY’S FARM CASH RECEIPTS STAYED RELATIVE STABLE THIS YEAR…..DUE IN PART TO CONTINUED GAINS
IN THE HORSE AND POULTRY INDUSTRIES….AND HIGHER YIELDS FOR MOST CROPS HELPED OFFSET LOWER PRICES IN SOME SECTORE……
“AG” CASH RECEIPTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH THIS YEAR ARE FORECAST AT FIVE-POINT-SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS….. MATCHING LAST YEAR’S
LEVEL…..BUT THE PROJECTION REMAINS WELL BELOW THE RECEROD HIGH OF SIX-POIJT-FIVE BILLION IN TWENY-14…….AND THE ECONOMIST DON’T
FORESEE A REBOUND IN KENTUKCY’S “AG” CASH RECEIPTS NEXT YEAR……
THE HORSE INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO LEAD THE PACXK WITH A 10-PERCENT INCREASE IN CASH RECEIPTS THIS YEAR…..BUT POULTRY
PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOP AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE……ACCOUNTING FOR 21-PERCENT OF
PROJECTED TWENTY-18 SALES……
ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU
12/03/18
AT THE 99TH KENTCKY FARM BUREAU ANNUAL MEETING…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU WAS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS OUTSTANDING MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENT IN TWENY-18……THE
AWARD HONORS COUNTY FARM BUREAU OFFICES WHO MEET THE COMPABY’S PROFITABILITY REQUIREMENTS AND WHOSE INSURANCE POLICY
GROWTH MEETS OR EXCEEDS ITS ANNUAL GROWTH GOAL…..
AND ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU ALSO RECEIVED THE TWENTY-18 YOUNG FARMER GOLD STAR AWARD OF EXCELLENCE…..WHICH HONORS A
COUNTY’S YOUNG FARMER COMMITTEE FOR ITS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN FARM BUREAU LEASDERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS…..STATE
COMPETITIONS….AND EDUCATIONAL OR PROMOTIONAL INITIATIVES…..
BARREN MULTI FATAL
12/03/18
A MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HAPPY VALLEY ROAD IN BARREN COUNTY FRIDAY CLAIMED TWO LIVES….
STATE POLICE SAY A TWENTY-19 FREIGHTLINER DRIVEN BY 57 YEAR OLD RICHARD GRAY OF MICHIGAN CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND STRUCK
THE REAR OF A FREIGHTLINER OPERATED 33 YEAR OLD MIHAIL STRUNGAV OF LOUISIANA…. GRAY’S SEMI THEN HIT A TWO-TOUID-FOUR FORD VAN
DRIVEN BY47 YEAR OLD WILLIAM JOHNSON OF LOUISVILLE….AND A TWENTY-18 NISSAN PICK-UP OPERATED 26 YEAR OLD SETH ARTERBURN OF
CAVE CITY……
GRAY DIED AT THE SCENE…..STRUNGAY WASN’T INJURED….JOHNSON WAS TRANPORTED TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE LATER
DIED….AND ATERBURN AND A PASSENGER IN JOHNSON’S VEHICLE WERE TREATED A T-J- SAMSON HOSPITAL……
HUGHES
12/03/18
68 YEAR OLD RICHARD J. HUGHES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICVES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURAL IN NEW SALEM CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TODAY (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; MIKE CARTER AND ALLEN HUGHES BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…….MIKE AND ALLEN’S MOTHER; STARLETTE HUGHES….
AND FIVE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; SHARON AND DENNIS CARVER, CAROL AND GARY STINSON, PATRICIA AND CLODY BRITT AND KIM
HUGHES ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND LINDA AND GARY WALKER OF LELXINGTON….SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO
SURVIVE….
SPORTS
12/03/18
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS GO TO GLASGOW……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHAM AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE SABRES……
KENTUCKY HAS ACCEPTED A BID TO TAKE ON PENN STATE IN THE CITRUS BOWL…. IN ORLANDO…..ON NEW YEARS DAY…..
THE MARKS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE BOWL APPEARANCE FOR THE WILDCATS UNDER COACH MARK STOOPS….WHICH TIES FOR THE SECOND
LONGEST STREAK IN SCHOOL HISTORY….AND THE 18TH BOWL APPEARANCE OVERALL….
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES
11/30/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE SLIGHTLY FROM THREE-POINT-
FOUR PERCENT IN SEPTMBER TO THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN OCTOBER…..AND THIS OCTOBER’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO ABOVE THE
THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT RECORDED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN WARREN
COUNTY TO FOUR-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN BUTLER COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES ROSE IN 76 COUNTIES…..FELL IN 34…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN 10…..
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOST UNEOER RAT AT THEEE-PPONT-TWO OERECNE…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHE JOBLESS RATE AT 11-POINT-THREE PERCENT…..
SHOOTING-SMITHS GROVE
11/30/18
STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO A SHOOTING AT A RESIDENCE ON COTTAGE STREET IN SMITHS GROVE YESTERDAY….WHERE TROOPERS FOUND 64
YEAR OLD STEVIE FLYNN HAD BEEN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES…..
THE INVESTIGION REVEALED THAT 52 YEAR OLD CANDY MOSS…..WHO WAS AT THE RESIDENCE….HAD SHOT FLYNN DURING A DOMESTIC DISPUTE
THAT OCCURRED EARLY WEDNEDAY MORNING…..
FLYNN WAS TAKEN TO AN AREA HOSPITAL AND THEN FLOWN TO A TRAMA CENTER…..
MOSS WAS CHARGED WITH ASSAUT AND TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE……
CHRISTMAS PARADES
11/30/18
BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER IN THE FORECAST…..A NUMBER OF CHRISTMAS PARADES……SCHEUDLED FOR TOMORROW….ARE BEING
MOVED….
THE BOWLING GREEN CHRISTMAS PARADE HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON……
MORGANTOWN HAS MOVED ITS PARADE TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON…..
AND THE GLASGOW/BARREN COUNTY PARADE HAS BEEN MOVED TO SUNDAY NIGHT……
THE PARK CITY…..HORSE CAVE…AND MUNFORDVILLE PARADES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY……
AND A DECISION ON THE SCOTTSVLLE/ALLEN COUNTY PARADE WILL BE MADE AT ONE TOMORROW AFTERNOON……
SPORTS
11/30/18
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY RUSSELLVILLE……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOEPSL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT SIX-50 TONIGHT……
KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED
THIS WEEK-END…..
TODAY…..BEECHWOOD TAKES ON PIKEVILLE IN THE ONE “A” GAME…..
AND CENTRAL BATTLES CORBIN IN THE THREE “A” GAME…..
THE TWO “A”….FOUR “A”….AND SIX “A” GAMES WILL BE PLAYED TOMORROW…
AND THE SIX “A” GAME IS SUNDAY……
MINIMUM WAGE
11/29/18
A STATE SENATOR FROM LEXINGTON HAS PRE-FILED A BILL FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSON THAT WOULD RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE IN
THE COMMONWEALTH…..
SENATOR REGGIE THOMAS’ BILL CALLS FOR STAGGERED WAGE INCREASES….OVER THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS…..BRING THE MINIMUM WAGE UP TO
15-DOLLARS AN HOUD BY JULY FIRST TWENY-26……
THOMAS NOTED THE ARKANSAS…..ANOTHER RURAL STATE….JUST HAD A STATEWIDE ENACTMENT OF A 12-DOLLAR MINIMUM WAGE……
AND HE WENT ON TO SAY…..IF ARKANSAS CAN RAISE ITS MINIMUM WAGE…..IT’S TIME FOR THE COMMONWEALTH TO DO THE SAME……
CONCERT
11/29/18
TONIGHT AT SEVEN AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH…..THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS A REPEAT PERFORMANCE
OF MUSIC CITY CHRISTMAS……
THE CONCEER FEATURES JASON COLEMAN SHARING THE…..SLIP FINGER….PIANO STYLE MADE FAMOUS BY HIS GRANDFATHER FLOYD CRAMER…..
AND MEGAN TAYLOR SHARING THE…..FINGER-PICKING…..GUITAR STYLE OF HER GREAT-UNCLE CHET ATKINS…..
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM ARTS COUNCIL MEMBERS….AT BOTH LOCATIONS OF FARMERS BANK IN SCOTTSVILLE…..
AND A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR….
SPORTS
11/29/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY…..
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS GO TO SOUTH WARREN……
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ENTERTAIN WARREN EAST….
THE PREDATOERS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE COYOTES…..
ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS REPORTS….PURDUE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH JEFF BROAM IS REMAINING WITH THE BOILERMAKERS….AND IS TURING
DOE AN OFFER TO COACH LOUISVILLE….
BROHAM….A FORMER TOPPER HEAD FOOTBALL COACH…..GREW UP IN LOUISVILLE AND WAS A STAR QUARTERBACK FOR THE CARDINALS…..
FISCAL COURT
11/28/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE ADOLPHUS FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND THE COURT UNANAIMOUSLY
APPROVED A RESOLUTION….MAKING A FORMAL REQUEST TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSON TO CHANGE THE CURRENT COMMUNITY
PLANNER AND MOVE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION…..
MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY
11/28/18
LAST WEEK……THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION GAVE THE COMMONWEALTH PERMISSION TO REQUIRE SOME OF KENTUCKY’S MEDICAID RECIPIENTS TO
HAVE A JOB….. GO TO SCHOOL…..OR VOLUNTEER TO KEEP THEIR BENEFITS…..
SIMILAR RULES IN ARKANSAS LED TO MORE THAN 12-THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS LOSING THEIR COVERAGE IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF
IMPLEMENTATION….. BUT KENTUCKY’S CHIEF HEALTH OFFICIAL IS DOWNPLAYING CONCERNS THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN IN THE
COMMONWEALTH……
KENTUCKY HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES SECRETARY ADAM MEIER SAYS THE NEW RULES HAVE MANY EXEMPTOINS INCLUDING FOR PREGNANT
WOMEN……FULL-TIME STUDENTS…..PRIMARY CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY….. AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE……
MEIER ALSO NOTED THAT THE COMMONWEALTH’S IMPROVING ECONOMY MEANS THE EXPANDED MEDICAID PROGRAM HAS SHRUNK BY ABOUF 41-
THOUSAND PEOPLE THIS YEAR……
SPORTS
11/28/18
THE LADY PATRIOTS OPENED THE SEASON LAST NIGHT AS THEY DROPPED A 52 TO 42 DECISION TO SOUTH WARREN…..
THE PATROTS ALSO OPENED THEIR SEASON AS THEY DOWNED THE SPARTINS 71 TO 61……
AND THE NEXT GAME FOR THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON…..
IT DIDN’T TAKE THE HILLTOPPERS LONG TO FIND A NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH…..AS TYSON HELTON WAS INTRODUCED YESTERDAY AS WESTERN’
S 21ST HEAD FOOTBALL COACH….
HELSON WAS THE TOPPER’S OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AND QUARTERBACKS COACH IN TWENTY-14 AND TWENTY-15……
AFTER LEAVING THE HILL……HELTON SPENT TWO SEASON AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS THE PASSING GAME COORDINATOR
AND QUARTERBACKS COACH….
THEN LAST SEASON…..WAS THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AND QUARTERBACKS COACH AT TENNESSEE…..
NO DRIVING TESTS
11/27/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK’S OFFICE HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT TOMORROW……WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH…..THERE WILL BE
NO DRIVER’S TESTING GIVEN…..
THIS INCLUDES BOTH THE WRITTEN TEST AND THE DRIVING SKILLS TEST……
GM CLOSINGS
11/27/18
GENERAL MOTORS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT CLOSING FIVE PLANTS….. WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE BOWLING GREEN CORVETTE
PLANT….AND LAYING OFF UP TO 14-THOUSAND FACTORY AND WHITE-COLLAR WORKLERS……
G-M IS CALLING THE CLOSING OF THE FIVE PLANTS A…..TRANSFORMATION…… AS IT’S GOING TO FOCUS ON TRUCKS….CROSSOVERS….S-U-Vs…..
AND ELECTRIC VEHCLES………
THE SALARIED REDUCTIONS AMOUNT TO 15-PERCENT OF GM’s NORTH AMERICAN WHITE-COLLAR WORK FORCE OT 54-THOUSAND……AT THE
FACTORIES…..THREE-THOUSAND WILL LOSE JOBS IN CANADA AND ANOTHER 36-HUNDRED IN THE U-S…….
G-M OFFERED A VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PACKAGE TO 18-THOUSAND ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES LAST MONTH……
VAUGHN
11/23/18
86 YEAR OLD HUBERT LEE VAUGHN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN PLEASANT HOME CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE
THIS AFERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY BE MADE TO PLEASANT HOME CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DANNY OF TENNESSEE AND TERRY AND MELINDA OF FRANKLIN……THREE DAUGHTERS; TINA
HICKS AND TAMMY VAUGHN OF FRANKLIN AND EMILY WHITE OF TENNESSEE…..AND HE’S SURVIVED BY TERESA BROWN OF SCOTTSIVLLE……..EIGHT
GRANDCHILDREN AND 14 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
11/23/18
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAY-OFFS CONTINUE TONIGHT…..
IN CLASS FOUR “A”……FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TANGLES WITH TAYLOR COUNTY……
AND IN CLASS FIVE “A”….SOUTH WARREN PLAYS SOUT OLDHAM…..
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO ST. LOUIS TO TAKE ON THE BLUES….
NASHVILLE DRIVER KILLED
11/21/18
AUTHORITIES IN NASHVILLE BELIEVE SOMEONE THREW A CHUNK OF CONCRETE FROM AN OVERPASS OVER I-24 YESTERDAY MORING…..KILLING THE
DRIVER WHO WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK……
54 YEAR OLD JOE SHELTON-JUNIOR DIED WHEN THE CONCRETE CAME THROUGH HIS FRONT WINDSHIELD AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE…..
POLICE ARE REVIEWING AVAILABLE SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE OF THE AREA……
SPRINGFIELD ARREST
11/21/18
A MASS SHOOTING ATTACK IN SPRINGFIELD WAS THWARD MONDAY AFTERNOON AFTER OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A TRESPASSING COMPLAINT AT L-
B MANUFACTURING…..
37 YEAR OLD MATTHEW SMITH OF LEBANON REFUSED TO GET OUT OF HIS VEHICLE AND RAISED A FIREARM WHICH OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO TAKE
AWAY FROM HIM….A MODIFIED FULLY-AUTOMATIC A-R-15 RIFLE AND OTHER FIREARMS WERE FOUND IN THE VEHICLE…..
THANKSGIVING CLOSINGS
11/21/18
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY……
ALLEN COUINTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY……
ANIMAL SHELER, TRANSFER STATION AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..TOMORROWS CITY TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP MONDAY, NOVER 26TH AND FRIDAYS
TRASH WILL BE COLELCTED TUESDAY THE 27TH……
COUNTY CLERK, CIRCUIT CLERK AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICES CLOSED TOORROW, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY……
CORE OPEN TODAY FROM FIVE-30 TO NINE……CLOSED TOMORROW….AND OPEN FRIDAY FIVE-30 TO FOUR-30…….
SPORTS
11/21/18
THE PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM GOES TO MARSHALL COUNTY FOR A SCRIMMAGE……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE BLUES……
FARM INCOME DECLINING
11/19/18
THE ST. LOUIS FEDERAL RESERVE BANK SAYS FARM INCOME IS CONTINUING TO DECLINE WITHIN ITS DISTRICT….
THE THIRD-QUARTER REPORT…..RELEASED LAST WEEK….WAS THE 19TH STRAIGHT SURVEY IN WHICH MOST BANKERS INDICATED THAT FARM
INCOME WAS ON THE DECLINE…..
CONCERN WAS EXPRESSED ABOUT LOW CROP PRICES……AS BANKERS ALSO REPORTED A TWO-POINT-FIVE PERCENT INCREASE IN CROP LAND
PRICES……AND A ONE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT INCREASED FOR PASTURE OR RANCH LAND……
THE FED’s ST. LOUIS DISTRICT INCLUDES ARKANSAS AND PARTS OF MISSOURI….. ILLINOIS…..INDIANA….MISSISSIPPIP…..TENNESSEE…..AND
KENTUCKY……
GIVENS ELECTED TO LEADERSHIP
11/19/18
THE SENATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS HAS ELECTED THEIR LEADERSHSIP FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS…..
SENTOR DAVID GIVENS OF GREENSBURG WAS CHOSEN AS SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEM….. REPLACING SENATOR JIMMY HIGDON WHO DIDN’T
SEEK REELECTION…..AND SENATOR MIKE WILSON FROM BOWLING GREEN WAS REELECTED MAJORITY WHIP…..
ROBERT STIVERS WILL REMAIN SENATE PRESIDENT…..DAMON THAYER WILL KEEP HIS POSITION AS MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER…AND JULIE ADAMS
WAS ELECTED CAUCUS CHAIR…….
GLASGOW RESIDENT CHARGED
11/19/18
A GLASGOW RESIDENT…..WHO EARLIER THIS MONTH WAS CHARGED WITH MAKING SAFETY THREATS OF A POTENTIAL ATTACK AT WHITE HALL AT
THE UNIVESITY OF KENTUCKY…..IS NOW FACING FEDERAL CHARGES….
19 YEAR OLD HAILY DUVALL……A SOPHOMORE FROM GLASGOW…...WHO WAS CHARGED WITH TERRORISTIC THREATENING AND FILING A FALSE
POLICE REPORT…..IS S NOW FACING FEDERAL CHARGES OF THREATENING COMMUNICATIONS…..MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS….AND HOXES……
DUVALL IS BEING HELD IN THE WOODFORD COUNTY DETENTION CENTER AND IS DUE BACK IN COURT TOMORROW……
SPORTS
11/19/18
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON TAMPA BAY
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINDS…..
THE NINE-AND-ONE CHIEFS TAKING ON THE NINE-AND-ONE RAMS……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
11/16/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S OCTOBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED STEADY AT FOUR-
POINT-FIVE PERCENT FROM SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER……HOWEVER…..THIS OCTOBER’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE
POINT BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-SIX PERCENT RECORDED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR……
EVEN THOUGH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED BOTH INCREASED…..THE INCREASSES WEREN’T
STATISTICALLY SIGNFICANT…..WHICH IS WHY THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED STEADY….
NATONALLY…..THE JOBLESS RATE ALSO REMAIND STEADY AT THREE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT FROM SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER……
KY SUPREME COURT
11/16/18
THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT HAS STRUCK DOWN A LAW REQUIRING A PANEL OF DOCTORS TO REVIEW MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES BEFORE
THEY GO TO COURT…...IN THE RULING THE COURT SAID THE LAW VIOLATED THE COMMONWEALTH’S CONSTITUTION AS IT DELAYS ACCESS TO THE
COURTS…..
AND THE COURT ALSO UP HELD A LAW THAT BANS LABOR UNIONS FROM COLLECTING MANDATORY DUES FROM WORKERS…..
THE COURT DID NOT ISSUE A RULING ON THE PENSION SYSTEM REFORM LAW PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIS YEAR…...AND THE COURT
IS NOT SCHEDULED TO ISSUE RULING AGAIN UNTIL DECEMBER 13TH….
AND THE COURT DID SCHEDULE ARGUMENTS IN A CASE CHALLENGING THE VALIDITY OF A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT APPROVED BY VOTERS ON
NOVEMBER SIXTH….. THE HIGH COURT WILL HEAD THAT CASE IN FEBRUARY……
SPORTS
11/16/18
MEET THE PATRIOTS IS TONIGHT……
A CHILI AND SOUP SUPPER WILL BE HELD IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETORIA AT FIVE-30…..WITH THE PROCEEDS GOING TO THE PATRIOT AND LADY
PATRIOT BASKETBALL PROGRAMS….
THEN MEET THE PATROTS BEGINS AT SIX-30…….
LADY PATRIOT SENIOR BASKETBALL PLAYER…..SARAH SUTTON…..SIGNED HER NATONAL LETTER OF INTENT TO PLAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL WITH
MURRAY STATE YESTERDAY……
LAST SEASON…..SUTTON AVERAGED 18-POINT-SIX POINTS AND SEVEN-POINT-SEVEN REBOUNDS PER GAME…..
ADULT LEARNERS
11/15/18
KENTUCKY’S COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDAY EDUCATION IS RECEIVING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HELP ADULT LEARNERS……
THE 400-THOUSAND DOLLAR…..LUMINA FOUNDATION GRANT…..WILL HELP STUDENTS FOLLOW CERTIFICATE OR ASSOCIAT PROGRAMS…..AS THE
INITIATIVE WILL FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME AND UNDER-REPRESENTED ADULTS WITH NO PREVIOUS HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE……
THE COMMONWEALTH WILL USE THE GRANT TO PARTNER WITH THREE KENTUCKY AND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
CAMPUSES…..AS-WELL-AS VARIOUS CAREER AND NETWORKING SERVICES……
ADKINS RUNNING
11/15/18
KENTUCKY HOUSE MINORITY LEADER ROCKY ADKINS MADE IT OFFICIAL YESTERDAY WHEN HE ANNOUNCED HE’S RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR IN
TWENTY-19…..
THE 59 YEAR OLD ADKINS JOINS ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IN WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE A COMPETITIVE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR THE
CHANCE TO UNSEAT REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN……
MCCONNELL REELECTED
11/15/18
IN WASHINGTON…..SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL AND MINORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHMER WERE REELECTED……ACCLAMATON….
TO LEAD THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTIES…..
MCCONNELL FACED NO CONTEST FOR HIS JOB……WHILE DEMOCRATS RETURNED SCHUMER’S ENTIRE LEADERSHIP TEAM…..
CHARGES
11/15/18
THE HUSBAND OF A FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN HER DEATH…..
VICTOR SILVERS OF CLARKSVILLE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SEVEN COUNTS RELATED TO THE PREMEDIATED MURDER OF SERGEANT BRITTNEY
SIVLERS….
THE CHARGES CARRY A MINIMUM SENTENCE OF NO LESS THAN 25 YEARS UP TO LIFE IN PRISON OR DEATH……
SPORTS
11/15/18
THE START OF THE BASEBALL SEASON IS MONTHS AWAY……BUT A MULTI-MILLON DOLLAR RENOVATION IS UNDERWAY AT BOWLING GREEN
BALLPARK…..
THE PROJECT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A KIDS “SPLASH ZONE” BEHIND THE CENTER FIELD WALL…..COMPLETING THE 360-DEGREE
WALKWAY AROUND THE BALL PARK…..AND ON THE SUITE LEVEL THE “REINHART CLUB” WILL BE COMPLETELY RECONFIGURED……
THE HOT RODS OPEN THEIR 11TH SEASON ON APRIL SIXTH……
THE PREDATORS CONTINUE THEIR WEST COAST TRIP AS THEY’RE IN ARIZONA TO TAKE ON THE COYOTES……
THE TOPPERS TANGLE WITH VALPARAISO AT THE MYRTLE BEACH INVITATIONAL…….
VOTE RECANVASS
11/14/18
COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS WILL CONDUCT A RECANVASS IN SIX KENTUCKY HOUSE DISTRICT RACES THAT ARE TOO CLOSE TO CALL…..
REPUBLICANS WON 59 HOUSE SEATS AND DEMOCRAT 35……AND CANDIDATES IN SIX DISTRICTS HAVE REQUESTED THE RECANVASS…..WHICH IS A
CHECK OF VOTE TOTALS…..
AMAZON NASHVILLE
11/14/18
AMAZON ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THEY WILL BUILD AN OPERATIONS HUB IN NASHVILLE WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CREATE FIVE-THOUSAND JOBS…..
THE 230-MILLION DOLLAR FACILTY WILL BE LOCATED ON A 15-ACRE……MIXED-USE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT…..
WHEN COMPLETED…..NASHVILLE WILL BECOME AMAZON’S EASTERN “U-S” HUB FOR ITS RETAIL OPERATIONS DIVISION……
FORMER PLAYER KILLED
11/14/18
06:05AM
A FORMER LADY TOPPER AND CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER HAS DIED IN A MURDER-SUICIDE IN SHAWNEE-
MISSOURI….
27 YEAR OLD COURTNEY BIVINS WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY 34 YEAR OLD JOSHUA MOBLEY WHO THEN TURNED THE GUN ON HIMSELF…..
BIVINS PLAYED HER FRESHMAN YEAR AT WESTERN BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO CAMPBELLSVILLE WHERE SHE GRADUATED IN MAY TWENTY-
13…….
SPORTS
11/14/18
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LINDSEY WILSON ENTERTAINS BRESCIA…..
AND IN MEN’S GAMES…..
KENTUCKY IS AT HOME TO PLAY UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA…….
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LOUISVILLE BEAT SOUTHERN 104 TO 54….
AND THE PREDATORS LOST TO SAN JOSE FIVE TO FOUR…..
BATTLEFIELD TOURISM
11/13/18
BATTLEFIELD TOURISM HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY…….AS THE KENTUCKY CIVIL WAR SITES ASSOCIATION SAY
VISITORS TO BATTLEFIELDS AND RELATED ATTRACTONS SPENT MORE THEN 10-MILLON DOLLARS IN THE COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR…..
VISITORS SPENT AN AVERAGE OF 258-DOLLARS IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY VISITED….WITH LODGING AND FOOD ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT HALF OF
THAT…..
REVOLUNTIONARY WAR AND CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELDS WERE ALL THAT WERE SURVEYED….SO IT DOESN’T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE DOZENS OF
OTHER CIVIL WAR SITES IN KENTUCKY THAT WEREN’T BATTLEGROUNDS……
THE ANNUAL…..CIVIL WAR LIVING HISTORY WEEK-END…..IS HELD EACH OCTOBER IN SCOTTSVILLE……
OPIOID CRISIS
11/13/18
THE NATONAL OPIOID OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC WAS DECLARED A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY LAST YEAR…..AND KENTUCKY CONTINUES TO BE IN THE
SPOTLIGHT OF THE CRISIS….
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT…..THE NUMBER OF OVERALL DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR WAS 14-HUNDRED-
69…..
JEFFERSON COUNTY RECORDED THE MOST OVERDOSE DEATH IN TWENTY-17…..WITH 44-HUNDRED-80…….THEN COMES
FAYETTE……KENTON……CAMPBELL…. AND BOONE COUNTIES……
WANTED SUBJECT
11/13/18
STATE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A SUBJECT WANT IN CONNECTION WITH AN ASSULT AND BURLGRY IN HART COUNTY…..
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..TROOPERS RESPONDED TO EIGHT-880 CHARLIE MANSFIELD ROAD…..WHERE THEY FOUND 60 YEAR OLD STEVEN
MANSFIELD HAS BEEN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES…..
MANSFIELD HAD RETURNED HOME AND WAS CONFRONTED BY 32 YEAR OLD JERMEY WHEELER OF GLASGOW WHO WAS ARMED WITH A FIREARM
AND SHOT MANSFIELD….
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF WHEELER IS ENCOURAGE TO CONTACT POST THREE AT…..TWO-SEVEN-ZERO….SEVEN-
EIGHT-TWO-20-10
FLYNN STEPPING DOWN
11/13/18
SIMPSON COUINTY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT JIM FLYNN IS STEPPING DOWN…. AFTER 16 YEARS…..TO ACCEPT A NEW POSITION….
BEGIN JULY FIRST OF NEXT YEAR…...FLYNN WILL BECOME THE EXECTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENTS……WHICH HELPS SHAPE EDUCATION POLICY IN THE COMMONWEALTH….. AND SUPPORTS THE 173 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
SUPERINTENDENTS IN KENTUCKY……
SPORTS
11/13/18
THE PREDATORS ARE IN SAN JOSE TO TAKE ON THE SHARKS…..
VETERANS EDUCATION
11/12/18
THE KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION HAS ANNOUNCED IT’S LAUNCHING A NEW INITIATIVE TO HELP MILITARY STUDENTS
TRANSITION TO CAMPUS…..
THIS FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS AN ON-LINE RESOURCE THAT CAN BE FOUND AT THE COUNCIL’S WEBSITE….. AND IT CONNECTS SOLDIERS
TO INFORMATON THAT WILL HELP THEM MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR EDUCATION……
THE SECOND PHASE WILL OUTLINE HOW EACH INSTITUTION ASSESSES EDUCATIONAL CREDITS BASED ON UNIQUE MILITARY EXPERIENCES…..
AND THE THIRD PHASE WILL ALLOW POENTIAL STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPARE INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES…..SUPPORTS…..AND
POLICIES FROM CAMPUS-TO-CAMPUS……
HART FATAL
11/12/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN HART COUNTY…..ON RAIDER HOLLOW ROAD…..THAT CLAIMED A LIFE…..
REPORTEDLY…….A FORD RANGER PICKUP DRIVEN BY 38 YEAROLD DAVID CRAIN OF HORSE CAVE LEFT THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A TREE……
CRAIN WAS TRANSPORTED TO CAVERNA MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES……
MEETINGS
11/12/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
BECAUSE OF THE VETERAN’S DAY HOLIDAY….TONIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEXT MONDAY……NOVEMBE
19TH
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4……
THURSDAY AFRNOON AT 4 THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE ALZEHIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEET AND HALFRY/DALTON V-F-W POST 57-12
MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
VETERANS DAY CLOSINGS
11/12/18
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY…..
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED TODAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED TODAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
ANIMAL SHELTER, TRANSFER STATION AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED TODAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TODAY AND TODAY’S CITY TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKUP UP ON TOMORROW……
NO SCHOOL IN ALLEN COUNTY TODAY…..
AND THE CORE IS OPEN TODAY……
SPORTS
11/12/18
THE PREDATORS ARE IN ANAHEIM TO TAKE ON THE DUCKS……
WITH TWO GAMES LEFT IN THE SEASON……THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HAS FIRED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH BOBBY PETRINO……
THE CARDINALS ARE TWO AND EIGHT…..AND IN HIS TWO STINTS WITH LOUISVILLE….. PERINO POSTED A 77 AND 35 RECORD…..
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH LORENZO WARD WILL SERVE AS INTERIM COACH…..
AS THE SEACH FOR A NEW COACH WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY…..WITH SPECULATION THE CARDINALS WILL TARGET FORMER LOUISVILLE PLAYER AND
ASSISTANT…… FORMER W-K-U HEAD COACH….AND PURDUE HEAD COACH JEFF BROHM……..
WKU STUDENTS MOVED
11/09/18
HUNDREDS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE BEING MOVED OUT OF THEIR RESIDENCE HALL BECAUSE OF MOLD….
348 STUDENTS IN MINTON HALL HAVE BEEN RELOCATED INTO OTHER ON-CAMPOUS HOUSING…….
WESTERN HAS BEEN TREATING MOLD IN MINTON AND THREE OTHER RESIDENCE HALLS THIS SEMESTER…….BUT BECAUSE OF THE
CONFIGURATION OF MINTON…..MORE WORK IS HAVE TO BE DONE LIKE REMOVING THE CEILING TILES……
GLASGOW RESIDENT CHARGED
11?09/18
A GLASGOW RESIDENT HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MAKING SAFETY THREATS OF A POTENTIAL ATTACK AT WHITE HALL AT THE UNIVESITY OF
KENTUCKY…..
19 YEAR OLD HAILY DUVALL……A SOPHOMORE FROM GLASGOW…...HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TERRORISTIC THREATENING AND FILING A FALSE
POLICE REPORT…..
DUVALL…..WHO CONTACTED AUTHORITES WESNESDAY TO REPORT THREATS BEING DISTRIBUTED THRU SOCIAL MEDIA……WAS ARRESTED
YESTERDAY….
VETERANS DAY CLOSINGS
11/09/18
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY…..
COUNTY CLERKS, CIRCUIT CLERKS AND SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY……
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
ANIMAL SHELTER, TRANSFER STATION AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED MONDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND MONDAY’S TRASH ROUTE WILL BE PICKUP UP ON TUESDAY THE 13TH……
NO SCHOOL IN ALLEN COUNTY MONDAY…..
AND THE CORE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY……
SPORTS
11/09/18
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CINTINUES TONIGHT…..
IN CLASS ONE “A”…….RUSSELLVILLE TAKES ON CAMPBELLSVILLE…..
CLASS TWO “A”….FINDS GLASGOW PLAYING CARROLL COUNTY AND MONROE COUNTY TANGLES WITH WALTON-VERONA…..
IN CLASS THREE “A”…..LARUE COUNTY GOES AGAINST CALDWELL COUNTY…..
CLASS FOUR “A”….FINDS LOGAN COUNTY GOING AGAINST FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND IN CLASS FIVE “A”…..BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON OWENSBORO AND SOUTH WARREN PLAYS GRAYSON COUNTY…..……
VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES
11/08/18
VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES IN SCOTTSVILLE BEGIN TODAY…..
THE JAMES E. BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL HAVE THEIR VETERANS DAY PROGRAM THIS MORNING AT NINE-30…..
TOMORROW…..
THE INTERMEDICATE CENTER WILL HOLD THEIR VETERAANS DAY PROGRAM AT EIGHT AND THE HIGH SCOOL WILL HAVE THEIR VETERANS DAY
PROGRAM AT 10-20…..
MAYOR ROB CLINE AND WIFE LINDA WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL VETERANS DAY LUNCH TOMORROW AT 11 AT THE WASHINGTON CENTER…..
AND THE PRIMARY DAY VETERANS PROGRAM WILL BE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT ONE……
SATURDAY NIGHT THE HALFRY/DALTON V-F-W…..POST 57-12…..WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PROGRAM AND MEAL BEGINNNG AT SIX…..
MAYES
11/08/18
79 YEAR OLD RONALD “RONNIE” DALE MAYES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…….
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AT 12NOON AT HARDWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; RHONDA AND MICHAEL BACHSCHMIDT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-
LAW; SHERRY AND ROGER MILLER AND LINDA AND PHILLIP MORRIS ALL OF TENNESSEE……THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
BORDERS
11/08/18
77 YEAR OLD CECIL B. “BUDDY” BORDERS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI)
NIGHT AT SIX AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH ENTOMBMENT AT A LATER DATE IN GLASGOW MUNICIPAL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR
TOMRROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL OME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO BROADBENT
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN IRVINGTON OR THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; SHANNON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; DEBBIS AND JERRY WOODS AND SHELIA MILLER
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND TINY BORDERS OF TENNESSEE……A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; JERRY AND SABRINA OF BOWLING GREEN……AND A
SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JOANN AND WILLIAM GREEN OF TENNESSEE……SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE………
SPORTS
11/08/18
‘IN THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…..
THE PANTHERS ARE ON THE ROAD TO PITTSBURGH…….
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY….
IAND THE PREDATORS DEFEATED COLORADO FOUR TO ONE…….
ELECTION RESULTS
11/06/18
YESTERDAY WAS ELECTION DAY……AND IN ALLEN COUNTY….43-PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS…..
IN THE FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL RACE…..INCUMBET JAMES COMER DEFEATED CHALLENGER PAUL WALKER 49-HUNDRED-43 VOTES TO
12-HUNDRED -95….AND COMER WON REELECTION IN THE DISTRICT….
INCUMBUNT STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE DEFEATED BRIAN “TIGER” GANN THREE-THOUSAND-846 VOTES TO TWO-THOUSAND-584…AND
WON REELECTION IN THE DISTRICT….…
THE COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY’S RACE…..IN ALLEN COUNTY…..SAW CHALLENGER COREY MORGAN DEFEAT INCUMBENT CLINT WILLIS 37-
HUNDRED 72 VOTES TO 24-HUNDRED-47……AND MORGAN DEFEATED WILLIS IN THE DISTRICT…...
IN THE RACE FOR COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE….DENNIS HARPER WAS THE WINNER AS HE DEFEARED STEVE ANDERSON 49-HUNDRED-92 V OTES
TO 13-HUNDRED-65……
THE FIRST DISTRICT MAGISTRATES RACE SAW TODD BRANSFORD DEFEAT ROGER BROWN 664 VOTES TO 410……
IN THE SECOND DISTRICT CONSTABLES RACE…...INCUMBERT JONATHON CARTER DEFEATED CHALLENGER CHRISTOPHER SMITH 791 VOTES TO
259……
THE SECOND DISTRICT MAGISTRATES RACE SAW CHALLENGER WENDELL SPEARS DEFEAT INCUMBENT RON COOK 643 VOTES TO 584……
IN THE RACE FOR MAYOR OF SCOTTSVILLE…..INCUMBET ROB CLINE WAS REELECTED AS HE DEFEATED CHAMMENGER JERRY WHITNEY 773 VOTES
TO 442……
THE RACE FOR CITY COUNCIL SAW SEVEN INDIVIDUALS VYING FOR SIX SEATS…..AS ALL SIX INCUMBENTS WERE REELECTION AS FRANKLIN FOSTER
RECEIVED 783 VOTES….MICHAEL MCGUIRE I 798 VOTES….. MARK HUNTSMAN 835 VOTES….. BEVERLY TRACY ANDERSON 836 VOTES…..ROGERLYNN
BUCHANON BRIDDON 694 VOTES….. KEN GOFORTH 785 VOTES AND JOHNNY BEWLETY HAS 583 VOTES……
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF UNCONTESTED RACES…..
CIRCUIT CLERK TODD CALVERT RECEIVED FOUR-THOUSAND-596 VOTES…..PVA TRACY OLIVER 55-HUNDRED-22 VOTES…..COUNTY ATTORNEY
HALLYE ARTERBURN 52-HUNDED-61 VOTES…..COUNTY CLERK ELAINE WILLIAMS FOUR-THOUSAND-522 VOTES……SHERIFF JEFF COOKE 52-
HUNDRED-42 VOTES…..JAILER LARRY PIPER 53-HUNDRED-35 VOTES…..CORONER DARRIN DAVIS FIVE-THOUSAND 367 VOTES…… CONSTABLE
DISTRICT TWO BRUCE BACHER RECEIVED 904 VOTES……MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT THREE TONY WOLFE HAD 11-HUNDRED-24 VOTES…..
CONSTABLE
DISTRICT THREE MIKE BLANKENSHIP HAD ONE-THOUDAN-86 VOTES…..DISTRICT ELECTION RESULTS
FOUR MAGISTRATE RICKY COOKSEY RECEIVED 14-HUNDRED VOTES…..DISTRICT FOUR CONSTABLE ROBERT STEENBERGEN HAD 13-HUNDRED-31
VOTES…..DISTRICT
FIVE MAGISTRATE ROMAN PERRY JUNIOR RECEIVED 763 VOTES…..FIRST DISTRICT CONSTABLE JAMES COOK HAD 754 VOTES…..
DISTRICT JUDGE MARTHA BLAIR HARRION WAS UNOPPOSED AND RECEIVED FOUR-THOUSAND-312 VOTES…..
THERE WERE TWO UNOPPOSED SCHOOL BOARD RACES AS BRIAN CELSOR HAS 805 VOTES AND JUSTIN MARSH 874
AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR “ MARSY’S LAW” WAS APPROVED IN ALLEN COUNTY WITH 29-HUNDRED-48 YES VOTES TO 25-
HUNDRED-82 VOTES….. AND PASSED IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
SPORTS
11/07/18
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO COLORADO TO TANGLE WITH THE AVALANCHE……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM LAST NIGHT…..
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
GEORGETOWN DEFEATED MIDWAY 82 TO 56…..
AND THE WILDCATS DROPPED A 114 TO 84 DECISION TO DUKE……
IN WOMEN’S GAMES…..
THE LADY TOPPERS LOST TO LOUISVILLE 102 TO 80…….
POLSTON
11/05/18
80 YEAR OLD CONNIE POLSTON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY(SUN) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALTY CARE… FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
ARE INCOMPLETE AT THIS TIME BUT WILL BE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GOAD FUNERAL HOME….
CENTERS
11/04/18
61 YEAR OLD RITA CENTERS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY(SAT) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TUESDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS… VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AT 12 AT THE FUNERAL HOME…. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATION FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES….
SHE IS SURVIVED BY 2 SONS AND DAUGHTERS IN LAW… JEFF AND JOANIE CENTERS AND JEREMY AND HEATHER CENTERS… HER MOTHER….
GENEVA JENKINS… 2 BROTHERS… RAY JENKINS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE… AND LESTER JENKINS… 3 SISTERS AND ONE BROTHER IN LAW… TINA AND
JOHN ENNIS ALL OF TENNESSEE… JANIE RUSH AND LINDA JOHNS BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE… 4 GRANDSONS ALSO SURVIVE….
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
11/02/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……THE UNEMPLOYEMNT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT
IN AUGUST TO THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER……AND THIS SEPTEMBER’S JOBLESS RATE IS ALSO BELOW THE THREE-POINT-EIGHT
PERCENT RECORDED IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM FOUR-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY TO
THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN WARREN COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FELL IN 90 COUNTIES….. ROSE IN 23…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN SEVEN………..
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE PERCENT……
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 11-POINT- SEVEN PERCENT……
COLUMBIA MAN SENTENCED
11/02/18
A COLUMBIA MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ARSON AND INSURANCE FRAUD…..
44 YEAR OLD STEVE ALLEN PRITCHARD WAS CONVICTED OF STARTING THE FIRE THAT COMPLETELY DESTROYED HIS RENTAL HOME TO COLLECT
ON A RECENTLY PURCHASSED 50-THOUSAND DOLLAR RENTAL INSURANCE POLICY…….
ADAIR STUDENTS SUSPENDED
11/02/18
TWO ADAIR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED AFTER THEY CAME TO SCHOOL ON HALLOWEEN DRESSED AS THE TWO
COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTERS….
PHOTOS ON INSTAGRAM SHOW THE GIRLS RECREATING AN IMAGE FROM THE SHOOTING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL’S LIBRARY……
HURT
11/02/18
64 YEAR OLD STEVEN FOSTER HURT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THRUS) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER NINE TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT
THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SHIRLEY SUE OSBORNE HURT…..TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS; LISA VINCENT OF SCOTTSVILLE AND TONYA EDGE OF
LOUISVILLE….. AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; DONALD AND VICKY OF RUSSELL SPRINGS AND JOHN AND JANIE OF
TOMPKINSVILLE……FIVE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/02/18
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS BEGIN TONIGHT AND IN CLASS FOUR “A”……
WARREN CENTRAL PLAYS MADISONVILLE-NORTH HOPKINS, WARREN EAST TAKES ON HOPKINSVILLE, FRANKLIN SIMPSON GOES AGAINST
CALLOWAY COUNTY AND THE PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
KICK OOF IS SEVEN…..BU IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…….AND
99-POINT-THREE…..WLVE…..STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT……
CRIME STOPPERS
11/01/18
SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY CRIME STOPPERS IS SEEKING YOUR HELP IN SOLVING A BURGLARY AND THEFT IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
ON OCTOBER 13TH……THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE 85-HUNDRED BLOCK OF VETERIANS MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY….WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THE FRON DOOR HAD BEEN BROKEN OUT…..TAKEN WERE THREE REDMAX CHAINSAWS…..FOUR RED MAX
LEAF BLOWERS….AND A RED MAX TRIMMER….
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE TWO MEN LEAVING IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HONDA PILOT AND AUDIO INDICATES THEY WERE SPEAKING
SPANISH….
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THIS INCIDENT IS ASKED TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT…..EIGHT-SIX-SIX-EIGHT-FOUR-TWO-CLUE…..YOU CAN ALSO
TEXT A TIP TO S-C-K-Y PLUS YOUR MESSAGE TO CRIMES…….
YOU WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS AND COULD RECEIVE UP TO ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS………..
FATAL
11/01/18
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT IN THE 78-HUNDRED BLOOK OF HIGHWAY ONE-85 YESTERDAY
THAT CLAIMED A LIFE…..
DEPUTIES SAY .A JEEP DRIVEN BY 19 YEAR OLD DESTINY BROOKS OF ROUNDHILL LEFT THE ROADWAY…HIT A TREE….THEN STRUCK A UNILITY
POLE AND OVERTURNED…..
BROOKS DIED AT THE SCENE…….
ARREST-HART
11/01/18
YESTERDAY MORNING…..STATE POLICE WERE CALLED TO A STRUCTURE FIRE ON WHEELER/HORTON ROAD IN HART COUNTY
THERE WERE FOUR INDIVIDUALS INSIDE THE HOME WHEN THE FIRE STARTED….. AND THE INVESTIGATION LEAD TO 31 YEAR OLD DANIEL HUMPHREY
BEING CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF ARSON AND THREE COUNTS OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT……
OLIVER
11/01/18
98 YEAR OLD VELDON E. OLIVER OF GREENFIELD-INDIANA DIED MONDAY IN GREENFIELD…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE WILL
BE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……EXPRESSONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS
ATO PARK CHAPEL CHRISTISN CHURCH IN GREENFIELD OR THE HANCOCK COUNTY SHRINE CLUB……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A NIECE; MICHELLE ANDERSON AND HUSBAND GREG….THREE NEPHEWS; WELDON AND SHERYL HELSTOM, MARC AND TAMMY
LAWRENCE AND MATTHEW AND DELORES LAWRENCE……AND ARLETT BOEMAN…….
SPORTS
11/01/18
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
MURRAY STATE HOSTS LINDSEY WILSON….
AND THE LADY TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY WEST VIRGININIA STATE……
AND THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO TAMPA BAY……
RESCUE HOUSE
10/31/18
OFFICIALS IN METCALFE COUNTY HAVE OPENED A SECOND “RESCUE HOUSE”….. WHICH IS NOT ONLY THE SECOND ONE IN METCALFE COUNTY…..
BUT ALSO THE SECOND IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
THE “RESCUE HOUSE” IS A FULLY-FURNISHED RESIDENCE WHERE FAMILIES OR INDIVIDUALS CAN STAY FOLLOWING A DISASTER LIKE A FIRE……
INDIVIDUALS CAN USE THE “RESCUE HOUSE” FOR WEEKS…..UNTIL THEY’RE ABLE TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND FIND A PERMANENT
SOLUTION……
TITLE NINE INVESTIGATION
10/31/18
A TITLE NINE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THE UNIVERSITY ISN’T SPENDING
EQUAL AMOUNTS ON MEN’S BASEBALL AND WOMEN’S SOFTBALL……
WESTERN OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED THE INVESTIGATION WHICH BEGAN IN DECEMBER OF TWENTY-16…….
SPORTS
10/31/18
FIVE PATRIOT FOOTBALL PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO THE SKY CONFERENCE FIRST OR SECOND TEAM…..IN THE LARGE SCHOOL…...CLASS
FOUR-A OR FIVE-A….
NAMED TO THE FIRST TEAM OFFENSE IS JACOB LIGHTFOOT……AND NAMED TO THE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE IS CAYDEN ROSS….
SELECTED TO THE SECOND TEAM OFFENSE WAS AUSTIN WOODS…WHILE DILLON ROOKSTOOL WAS NAMED TO THE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE……
AND HUNTER FOSTER WAS NAMED TO THE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE-PUNTER……
THE FIRST COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAY-OFF RANKINGS OF THE SEASON HAVE BEEN RELEASED….AND IT’S NO SURPRISE THE TOP FOUR TEAMS ARE
ALABAMA….. CLEMSON…. L-S-U…..AND NOTRE DAME…. WHICH ARE THE TOP FOUR TEAMS IN THE LATEST “A-P” COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL…..
KENTUCKY CAME IN NINTH IN THE RANKINGS…..WHICH COULD SEE SOME BIG CHANGES NEXT WEEK WITH FOUR GAMES MATCING TO 20 TEAMS….
INCLUDING ALABAMA AT L-S-U…….
HESSON
10/30/18
96 YEAR OLD JOHN FISHER HESSON OF LAFAYETTE DIED TODAY (TUES) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT
ANDERSON AND SON FUNERAL HOME LAFAYETTE CHAPEL WITH BURIAL IN ANDERSON MEMORIAL PARK……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 THURSDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME………..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DOUGLAS AND JEANETTE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND STEVEN AND BETTY OF GEORGIA…..EIGTH
GRANDCHILDREN, 15 GREAT-GRANDCHILDRN AND SEVERAL GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
DRUG TAKE BACK DAY
10/26/18
TOMORROW IS THE…..NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY…..WHICH GIVES INDIVIDUALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISPOSE OF EXPIRED
OR UNWANTED MEDICATIONS…..FREE…..AND WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED…..
DRUG TAKE BACK DAY IS HELD TWICE A YEAR….AND LAST APRIL 474 TONS OF UNWANTED PRESCTIPTON DRUYG WERE COLELTECT…..
IN ALLEN COIUNTY……UNWANTED DRUGS CAN BE DISPOSE OF SEVEN DAYS A WEEK……24 HOURS A DAY…..WITH THE COLLECTION BOX THAT IS
LOCATED IN THE LOBBY OF THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER…..
ITEMS THAT ARE ACCEPTED INCLUDE PRESCRIPTON AND OVER THE COUNTER PILLS…..VITAMINS….MEDICATED OINTMENTS AND LOTONS….AND PET
MEDICATIONS…..HOWEVER…..LIQUIDS….AEROSOL CANS….AND NEEDLES WILLL NOT BE ACCEPTED…..
DEATH INVESTIGATION
10/26/18
THE EDMONSON COUNTY SHERIFF HAS REQUESTED STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE THE DEATH OF AN INDIVIDUAL FOLLOWING HIS ARREST….
23 YEAR OLD AARON MEREDITH OF BEE SPRINGS…..WHO WAS ARRESTED ON A NUMBER OF CHARGES INCLUDING DRIVING UNDER THE
INFLUECNE…..WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT CAVERNA YESTERDAY MORING TO BE MEDICALLY CLEARED…...AND THAT’S WHERE HE
DIED….
IVANKA TRUMP
10/26/18
IVANKA TRUMP WILL BE IN THE COMMONWEALTH TODAY TO VISIT JOB TRAINING CENTERS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY AND MOREHEAD STATE
UNIVERSITY…. WITH GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN…..
TRUMP HAS FOCUSED ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT…..MAKING SIMILAR VISITS TO FLORIDA….NORTH CAROLINA…..PENNSYLANVIA….AND
TEXAS…..
SPORTS
10/26/18
THE PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY…..
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND
99-POINT-THREE….WVLE….STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
10/25/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..KENTUCKY’S SEPTEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FOUR-PONT-FIVE PERCENT…..
WHICH WAS UP SLIGHTLY FROM FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN AUGUAT……BUT IS BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT RECORDED IN
SEPTEMBEF OF LAST YEAR……
ECONOMISTS SAY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING IN THE COMMONWEALTH INCREASED IN SEPTEMBER…..HOWEVER…..THE INCREASE IN
THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE UNEMPLOYED WAS GREATER…..CAUSING THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TO INCREASE……
ALSO IN SEPTEMBER…..THE “U-S” JOBLESS RATE FELL TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENT….FALLING FROMTHREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN AUGUST TO
THREE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER……
CIVIL WAR
10/25/18
THE ANNUAL CIVIL WAR LIVING HISTORY WEEK-END IS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT DUMONT HILL…..HOWEVER……AS MATT PEDIGO TELLS
NEWSWATCH YOU MAY HEAR SOME ACTIVITY BEGINNING TONIGHT……
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK-END IS THE BATTLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO……
AND THE TIME FOR SUNDAY’S BATTLE IS BEING MOVED UP FROM TWO TO ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON……
HEPATITIS CASES
10/25/18
KENTUCKY NOW HAS SEEN MORE THAN TWO-THOUSAND REPORTED CASES OF HEPATITIS “A” SICNE THE OUTBREAK BEGAN IN NOVEMBER OF
LAST YEAR…..
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS IN THE LATEST REPORT THAT A RECORD 87 CASES WERE REPORTED FOR THE WEEK OF
SEPTEMBER 23RD THRU 29TH….AND 83 CASES WERE REPORTED THE NEXT WEEK……
14 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF THE OUTBREAK…..AND 11-HUNDRED-26 HAVE BEE HOSPITALIZED……
kROGER SHOOTING
10/25/18
TWO PEOPLE WER KILLED IN A SHOOTING AT THE KROGER MARKET PLACE ON HURSTBOURNE PAKWAY IN JEFFERSONTOW YESTERDAY….
AUTHORIES SAY A MAN WALKED INTO THE STORE …..PULLED OUT A GUN AND FIRE MULTIPLE SHOTS AT A MAN KILLING HIM….HE THEN LEFT THE
STORE AND WENT INTO THE PAARKING LOT WHERE HE SHOT AND KILLED A WOMAN….
AN ARMED INDIVIDUAL IN THE PARKING LOT EXCHANGED GUNFIRE WITH THE SUSPECT……NEITHER WAS STRUCK…AND THE SUSPECT WHO FLED
THE SCENE…. WAS CAPTURED NEARBY…..
AT THIS TIME…..AUTHORITES DON’T HAVE A MOTIVE FOR THE SHOOTING AND THEY SAY BOTH VICTIMS WERE “RANDOM”……
ARREST
10/25/18
FOLLOWING A TWO MONTH INVESTIGATION….THE BOWLING GREEN/WARREN COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE ARREST TWO INDIVIDUALS…..
36 YEAR OLD CARL GENE JONES OF 16-36 JOHNSON DRIVE YESTERDAY….WHO WAS CHARGED WIH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-
METH…..
AND 18 YEAR OLD JACOB DENSON OF FOUR-18 GRAY AVENUE WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH, TAMPERING
WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND DRIVING ON A D-U-I SUSPENDED LICENSE…….
OFFICERS SAY MORE ARRESTS IN THIS CASE ARE PENDING…..
SPORTS
10/25/18
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT BOWLING GREEN……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN NEW JERSEY TO TAKE ON THE DEVILS……
TAKING BACK
10/23/18
THE NEXT MEETING IN THE “TAKING BACK OUR COMMUNITY:PART 2”, WILL BE TONIGHT AT SEVEN AT CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER
TWO…. SPONSORED BY THE FAITH COALIATION, ASAP-BOARD, ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE…..
OFFICERS WILL BE WORKING WITH RESIDENTS TO ADDRESS THE DRUG ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY…..
SPORTS
10/23/18
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON SAN JOSE……
THE WORLD SEREIS BEGINS AS THE RED SOX HOST THE DODGERS…..
MARKET BASKET
10/22/18
THE KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU MARKETBASKET SURVEY….HAS SEEN ITS FIRST DROP THIS YEAR…ALTHOUGH IT WAS A SMALL ONE…..
THE SURVEY RECORDS THE PRICE OF 40-BASIC FOOD ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH…….DURING THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF THE
YEAR FOOD PRICES INCREASED ONE-POINT35 PERCENT AND TWO-POINT19 PERCENT RESPECTIVELY…….FOLLOWING A YEAR OF DECLINES IN
TWENTY-17…….
DURNG THE THIRD QUARTER…… THE OVER-ALL COST OF THE 40 FOOD ITEMS DECREASED POINT-83 PERCENT FROM THE SECOND QUARTER….
WITH THE TOTAL COST AVERAGING 117-DOLLARS AND 30-CENTS……
THIRD QUARTER PRICES WERE A MMIXED BAG WITH SEVERAL DECLINES ALONG WITH A FEW INCREASES…..
CAMPAIGN FUNDS AND CHILD CARE
10/22/18
ELECTION OFFICIALS IN KENTUCKY SAY INDIVIDUALS RUNNING FOR OFFICE COULD USE CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO PAY FOR CHILD CARE EXPENSES IN
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCE….
THE KENTUCKY REGISTRY OF ELECTION FINANCE SAYS THEY WOULD CONSIDER CHILD CARE EXPENSES ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS…..CANDIDATES
COULD NOT USE DONATIONS TO PAY FOR EXISTING CHILD CARE…..BUT IT COULD BE PERMISSIBLE IF THE EXPENSES ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO
THE CAMPAIGN…..
IN MAY…..THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISION RULED IT WAS “OK” FOR FEDERAL CANDIDATES……AND SINCE THEN…..SEVERAL STATE’S INCLDING
THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE ISSUED SIMILAR RULINGS…..
HEMP PLANT
10/22/18
A COMPANY HAS BROKEN GROUND ON A FACILITHY TO DEVELOP AND MANUFACTURE HEMP-BASED PRODUCTS IN KENTUCKY…..
THE FACILITY…..BEING BUILT IN PARIS BY AGTECH SCIENTIFIC…..WILL START WITH ABOUT 50-EMPLOYEES….BUT IS PROJECTED TO GROW TO 271
WORKERS WITHIN THREE YEARS…..
AGTECH PLANS TO WORK WITH KENTUCKY FARMERS TO GROW HEMP AND PARTNER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ON RESEARCH……
ARREST
10/22/18
THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE ARRESTED THREE SCOTTSVILLE RESIDENTS FOLLOWING THE EXECUTION OF A A SEARCH WARRANT AT
ONE-43 PARKWAY DRIVE IN CONNECTION WITH A DRUG INVESTIGATION…..
DETECTIVES DISCOVERED CRYSTAL METH….PRESCRIPTION PILLS…..DIGITAL SCALES…..AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
34 YEAR OLD ASHLEY SMITH AND 31 YEAR OLD WESLEY ALLEN STINSON WERE CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-TWO
GRAMS OF METH, TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLES SUBSTANCE-10 DOSE UNITS, TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-20 DOSE UNITS,
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
AND 23 YEAR OLD JACOB ANDREW SMITH WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA……
SCHOOLS THREATENED
10/22/18
STATE POLCIE SAY THE TEAM WORK OF STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES LED TO THE ARREST OF A MAN ACCUSED OF MAKING THREATS THAT
CLOSED SCHOOLS IN ANDERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES FRIDAY….
POLICE ARRESTED 20 YEAR OLD DYLAN JARRELL OF LAWRENCEBURG WHO HAD A FIREARM…OVER 200 ROUND OF AMMUNITION…A 100 ROUND
MAGAZINE….BULLET PROFF VEST….AND A DETAILED PLAN OF ATTACK….
SHELBY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..WHICH IS ON FALL BRREAK…..SUSPENDED ACTIVITIES FOR THE AFTERNOON……WHILE ANDERSON COUNTY
SCHOOLS CANCELED CLASSES…..
CALVERT
10/22/18
75 YEAR OLD BRO. FRANKIE CALVERT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. CARMEL CEMETERY….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS
AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SARAH WILKERSON CALVERT…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-ON-LAW; LISA CALVERT AND HUSBAND RICKY DISMAN OF
ADOLPHUS AND FAITH STREENBERGEN AND HUSBAND ROBERT OWEN OF SCOTTSVILLE……10 GRANDCHIDLREN AND EIGHT GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE….
SPORTS
10/22/18
THE PATRIOT JUNOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO PORTLAND
ASSAULT
12/18/18
JUST BEFORE FIVE THIS MORNING…..THE NINE-ONE-ONE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE 300-BLOCK OF NORTH SIXTH
STREET….THE CALLER WAS A FEMALE WHO WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE NINE-ONE-ONE OPERATOR….
E-M-S WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE AND AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL….THEY DETERMINED THE FEMALE CALLER HAD BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED
AND REQUESTED SCOTTSVILLE POLICE……
THE 52-YEAR OLD VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED……
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES AND NO OTHER INFORMATION IS BEING RELEASED AT THIS TIME……
ACT SCORES
10/18/18
MORE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS….IN THE CLASS OF TWENTY-18……MET STATE COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS AS MEASURED ON
THE A-C-T……
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS 57-PERCENT OF TWENTY-18 GRADUATES MET THE BENCHMARK IN ENGLISH COMPARED WITH
56-PERCNT IN TWENTY-17…..44-PERCENT MET THE BENCHMARK IN MATH WHICH WAS UP FROM 42-PERCENE THE PREVIOUS YEAR……AND FOR
READING 53-PERCENT MET THE BENCHMARK COMPARED WITH 51-PERCENT IN TWENTY-17…….
THE BENCHMARK REPRESENTS MINIMUM SCORES REQUIRED TO GUARANTEE STUDENTS INTO CREDIT-BEARING COURSES AT KENTUCKY
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITHOUT NEEDING ADDITIONAL WORK……
SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
10/18/18
THE C-D-C SAYS KENTUCKY IS ONE OF THE 29 STATES TO BE HIT BY A STRRAIN-RESISTENT SALMONELLA…..THAT IS FOUND IN RAW CHICKEN
PRODUCTS….
92 PEOPLE HAVE BECOME SICK NATIONWIDE WITH 21 GOING TO THE HOSPITAL…. AND THE SOURCE OF THE CHICKEN IS STILL UNKNOWN…..
THE SYMPTOMS….WHICH CAN OCCURE 12-TO-72 HOURS AFTER EXPOSURE…. INCLUDE STOMACH PAIN….CRAMPS….DIARRHEA…..AND FEVER…..
BLUEGRASS HALL OF FAME
10/18/18
THE NEW…..15-MILLION DOLLAR…..BLUEGRASS HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM IS OPENING THIS WEEK IN OWENSBORO…..
HALL OF FAME MEMBERS WILL BE PERFORMING AT AN INVITATION ONLY EVENT TONIGHT….
SAM BUSH IS PERFORMING AT A SOLD OUT CONCERT TOMORROW….
AND A FREE CONCERT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE OUTDOOR STAGE SATURDAY…….
MCGUIRE
10/18/18
78 YEAR OLD MARTHA “JEANIE” SMITH MCGUIRE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; WAYNE MCGURIE…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BRO STEPHEN AND NANCY….AND A DAUGHTER; LAURA
BETH MCGUIRE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANDDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
10/18/18
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST….
THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE CROWNED TONIGHT AS GREENWOOD PLAYS SOUTH WARREN……
TONIGHT AT DIDDLE ARENA……
THE TOPPER AND LADY TOPPER BASKETBALL TEAMS WILL HAVE “HILLTOPPER HYSTERIA”……..
MARSY’S LAW APPEAL
10/17/18
A STATE SENATOR HAS APPEALED A JUDGE’S RULING NOT TO CERTIFY RESULTS OF A CONSTITUTIONAL REFERNDUM ON NEXT MONTH’S BALLOT
DEALING WITH MARSY’S LAW….
MONDAY…..FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE THOMAS WINGATE RULED THE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT IT MISLEADING…..IT’S TOO LATE TO REMOVE THE
QUESTION FROM THE BALLOT….SO HE ORDER ELECTION OFFICIALS NOT TO “CERTIFY” THE RESULTS….
SENATOR WHITNEY WESTERFIELD…..WAS JOINED BY REPRESENTATIVE JOE FISHER AND THE NONPROFIT “MARSY’S LAW FOR KENTUCKY…..IN FILING
THE APPEAL YESTERDAY…..
FORMER SENATOR DIES
10/17/18
FORMER KENTUCKY “U-S” SENATOR WALTER “DEE” HUDDLESTON HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 92….
THE DEMOCRAT SERVED TWO TERMS IN THE “U-S” SENATE BEFORE LOSING TO THEN JEFFERSON COUNTY JUDGE-EXECUTIVE MITCH MCCONNELL
IN 1984…..
HUDDLESTON….WHO DIED AT HIS SON’S HOME…..WAS BORN IN BURKSVILLE……
PURSUIT
10/17/18
A WARREN COUNTY MAN IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES FOLLOWING A PURSUIT THAT ENDED IN ALLEN COUINTY….
THE WARREN COUNTY SHEIRFF’S DEPARTMENT ATTEMPED TO STOP A 1993 F-150 PICK-UP PULLING A UTILITY TRAILER .FOR NO TRAILER
LIGHTS…..THE ENSUING PURSUIT CROSSED INTO ALLEN COUNTY ON CEMETERY ROAD….
THE DRIVER…..49 YEAR OLD DAVID SEARS-JUNIOR OF BOWLING GREEN THEN TURNED ONTO CHERRY ROAD WHERE HE FLED ON FOOT…..
HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY NEAR A WOODLINE AND CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FLEEING AND EVADING…..WANTON ENDANGERMENT….
RECKLESS DRIVIGN…AND NO TAIL LAMPS…..
SEARS WAS ALSO SERVED A PROBATION VIOLATION WARRANT…..
SPORTS
10/17/18
AT THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE DEFEATED BY SOUTH WARREN THREE SETS TO NONE…..
AND LOGAN COUNTY DOWNED CLINTON COUNTY……
IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT….
GREENWOOD TAKES ON CLINTON COUINTY….
AND LOGAN COUNTY TANGLES WITH SOUTH WARREN……
STONE ILL
10/16/18
STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS A……SPELL……WHILE TEACHING SUNDAY
SCHOOL AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST…..TESTING LATER IN THE DAY REVEALD STONE HAS A BRAIN TUMER…..….
STONE….WHO IS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION….SAYS HE DOESN’T PLAN ON ALTERING HIS CAMPAIGN PLANS……ALTHOUGH SURGERY TO REMOVE
THE TUMER MAY LEAVE HIM INCAPACITATED FOR AWHILE…..
SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-EIGHT….STONE….A DEMOCRAT…..HAS REPRESENTED THE 22ND DISTRICT WHICH IS COMPOSED OF ALLEN….SIMPSON…..
AND A PART OF WARREN COUNTIES....
THIS YEAR HE’S RUNNING AGAINST REPUBLICAN BRIAN “TIGER” GANN OF FRANKLIN……
MARCY’S LAW
10/16/18
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE THOMAS WINGATE HAS ORDERED ELECTION OFFICIALS IN KENTUCKY NOT CERTIFY THE RESULTS OF AN UPCOMING
REFEREDUM ON WHETHER TO CHANGE THE COMMONWEALTH’S CONSTITUTION TO GUARANTEE THE RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS…..
IN HIS RULING…..WINGATE SAID THE BALLOT QUESTON ISN’T WORDED SUFFICIENTLY TO INFORM RESIDENTS OF WHAT THEY’RE VOTING ON…..
THE QUESTON WILL STILL BE ON THE BALLOTT AND VOTERS WILL STILL CAST THEIR BALLOTS……ELECTION OFFICIALS CAN COUNT THEM….BUT THE
JUDGE HAS ORDERED OFFICIALS NOT TO “CERTIFY” THE RESULTS UNTIAL AFTER APPELLATE COURTS HAVE RULED…..
WANTED INDIVIDUAL
10/16/18
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A WANTED MAN…..
OFFICERS SAY 32 YEAR OLD JOSHUA DANIEL SCOTTS SHOULD NOT BE APPROACHED… BUT IF YOU SEE HIM……CALL NINE-ONE-ONE IMMEDIATELY….
SCOTT IS A WHILE MALE…..FIVE-FEET 11-INCHES TALL….HE WEIGHS 175-POUNDS AND HAS MULTIPLE TATTOS……
AND A PICTURE OF SCOTT IS AVAILABLE ON THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE……
SPORTS
10/16/18
AT THE FOURTH REGION A VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BEING PLAYED A FRANKLIN/SIMPSON HIGH SCHOOL….…..
LOGAN COUNTY BATTLE RUSSELL COUNTY…..
THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON SOUTH WARREN…..
ABORTON CLINIC
10/12/18
KENTUCKY’S ONLY ABORTIION CLINIC…..PLANNED PARENT HOOD…..AND THE A-C-L-U ARE ASKING FOR ALMOST ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLON DOLLARS
IN LEGAL COSTS ROM THE COMMONWEALTH……AFTER WINNING A FEDERAL CASE OVER THE CLINIC’S EXISTANCE…..
U-S DISTRICT JUDGE GREG STIVER RULED LAST MONTH THAT REQUIRING ABORTION CLINICS TO HAVE A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH AN
AMBULANCE SERVICE AND HOSPITAL…FOR EMERGENCIES…..WAS MEDICALLY UNNECESSARY AND AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL BARRIER TO WOMEN
SEEKING ABORTIONS……
SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL RACE
10/12/18
KENTUCKY’S HEATED SIXTH CONGRESSION RACE WILL BE RECEIVING MORE NATIONAL ATTENTON TODAY AND TOMORROW…..
AS FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WILL BE IN OWNGSVLLE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER AMY MCGRATH…..
AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL PAY A VISIT TO RICHMOND TOMORRW IN SUPPORT OF INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN ANDY BARR……
SPORTS
10/12/18
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM CLAIMED THE 15TH DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP LAST NIGHT……WITH A THREE TO NOTHING WIN ONVER
GLASGOW…..
THEY WILL BEGIN PLAY IN THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ON MONDAY……
THE PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT……AS WARREN EAST PAYS A VISIT TO PATRIOT FIELD…..
TONIGHT IS A “PINK OUT” WITH KICK OFF AT SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATROT FIELD…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON
SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE……STARTING AT SIX-30…….
PATRIOT GOLFER OWEN STAMPER HAS BEEN SELECTED SECOND TEAM ALL-STATE BY GOLF HOUSE KENTUCKY AND THE KENTUCKY GOLF
COACHES ASSOCIATION…..
ALL-STATE GOLF FIRST AND SECOND TEAM SELECTON ARE BASED ON POINTS EARNED IN HIGH SCHOOL INVITATONAL TOURNAMENTS…..REGIONAL
TOURNAMENT…....AND THE STATE TOURNAMENT…..
STAMPER FINISHED THE SEASON WITH 460 POINTS……19TH ON THE OVER-ALL LIST……
REVENUES UP
10/11/18
ACCORDING TO NEW FIGURES RELEASED YESTERDAY……THE COMMONWEALTH’S REVENUES CONTINUE TO OUT PERFORM ESTIMATES…..
GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS ROSE FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER…. COMPARED TO SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR…..WHICH IS AN
INCREASE OF NEARLY 45-MILLION DOLLARS……
THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR…..WHICH BEGAN JULY FIRST….THE GENERAL FUND HAS GROWN FOUR-POINT-FIVE
PERCENT……
THE GAINS WERE BROAD-BASED ACCORDING TO STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON……WHO CREDITS LEGISLATION PASSED BY LAWMAKERS
EARLIER THIS YEAR…...AS SALES AND USE AND CIGARETTE TAXES CONTINUE TO PERFORM STRONGLY…..WHILE INCOME TAXES HAVE BEEN
SOFT……
REGULATIONS WAIVED
10/11/18
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATON CABINET HAS WAIVED CERTAIN COMMERCIAL MOTOR CARRIER REGULATIONS FOR OPERATORS INVOLVED IN
RELIEF EFFORTS FROM HURRICANE MICHAEL….
THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION PROVIDES TEMPORARY REGULATORY RELIEF FOR CREWS HEADING TO THE AFFECTED AREAS TO DELIVER
GOODS…..RESTORE UTILITIES…..AND REMOVE DEBRIS……
THE ORDER EXEMPS A DRIVERS HOURS OF SERVIVCE LIMINTATION AND WEIGH STATON STOPPAGE…..SUSPENDS REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS…..
AND WAIVES PERMIT FEES FOR OVERWIGHT AND OVER-DEMENSITONAL VEHICLES…..AS ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT…..
COMMERCIAL DRIVERS MUST CARRY A COPY OF THE ORDER…..WHICH EXPIRES NOVEMERB 10TH……IN THE CAB OF THEIR VEHICLE…..
ARREST-ALLEN
10/11/18
AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION HAS LEAD TO THE ARREST OF AN ALLEN COUNTY MAN ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES…..
STATE POLICE SAY MARK SCOBY OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS DISCUSSING THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN ONLINE…..A SEARCH WARRANT WAS
EXECUTED AND THE EQUIPMENT USED TO COMMIT THE CRIME WAS LOCATED….
SCOBY IS CHARGED WITH 20 COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR……
POLICE OFFICER SHOT
10/11/18
AN OWENSBORO POLICE OFFICER IS RECOVERING AFTER BEING SHOT BY A HOMEOWNER….
STATE POLICE SAY 23 YEAR OLD ZACHARY MORRIS WAS RESPONDING TO REPORTS OF A SUSPECIOUS PERSON IN AN ALLEY….THE SEARCH FOR
THE SUSPECT WAS NEAR A HOMEOWNER’S PROPERTY WHO MISTOOK THE OFFICER FOR A PROWLER AND SHOT….STRICKING THE OFFICER’S
PROTECTIVE VEST AND FRAGMENTS STRUCK HIS ABDOMEN……
THE HOMEOWNER WAS QUESTION AND RELEASED AND CHARGED HAVE BEEN FILED…..
FARM FATAL
10/11/18
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT IN TODD COUNTY THAT INVOLVED A FARM TRACTOR…..
REPORTEDLY A TWO-THOUSAD-SIX BUICK RENDEZVOUR STRUCK THE REAR….OUTER TIRE OF THE TRACTOR…..SENDING IT INTO A DITCH…..
THE OPERATOR OF THE TRACTOR…..69 YEAR OLD ADEN COBLENTZ DIED AT THE SCENE……
STATE POLICE REMIND DRIVERS THAT THIS IS HARVEST SEASON….AND FARM EQUIPMENT WILL BE ON THE ROADWAYS……
SPORTS
10/11/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT CROSS COUNTY TEAMS RUN IN THE BARREN COUNTY INVITATIONAL……
THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM GOES TO SOUTH WARREN……
AND THE LADY PATROT VOLLEYBALL TEAM TAKES ON GLASGOW IN THE CHAMPIONSIP MATCH OF THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…….
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON WINNIPEG……
HOME SALES
10/10/18
HOMES SALES IN KENTUCKY FOLLOWED THE NATIONAL TREND BY RISING IN AUGUST AND REACHING 54-HUNDRED-85 TRANSACTIONS……WHICH
WAS A FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT INCREASE OVER AUGUST OF LAST YEAR…..AND THE SECOND HIGHEST MONTHLY SALES FOR THE
COMMONWEALTH SINCE JUNE TWENTY-17……
HOME PRICES ALSO REBOUNDED IN AUGUST BY THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT TO A MEDIAN PRICE OF 134-THOUSAND-440 DOLLARS AFTER
DECREASING IN JULY….AND ARE ALSO UP FROM AUGUST OF LAST YEAR…..
KENTUCKY’S HOUSING INVENTORY ALSO FELL FROM THREE-POINT-82 MONTHS IN IN JULY….TO A THREE-POINT 56 MONTH SUPPLY IN AUGUST…..
WHICH IS DOWN SEVEN-POINT-THREE PERCENT FROM AUGUST TWENY-17……
AND DAYS ON THE MARKET ROSE FROM A RECORD LOW OF 95 IN JULY…..TO 104 DAYS IN AUGUST……WHICH IS DOWN 11-POINT-NINE PERCENT
FROM AUGUST OF ALST YEAR AND IS ALSO DOWN NINE-PERCENT FOR THE YEAR……
MARSY’S LAW
10/10/18
A KENTUCKY JUDGE SAYS HE WILL RULE IN THE NEXT 10-DAYS WHETHER A REFERENDUM TO CHANGE THE COMMONWEALTH’S CONSTITUITION CAN
CONTINUE….
EARLIER THIS YEAR…..THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGREED TO LET VOTERS DECIDE WHEHER TO CHANGE KENTUCKY’S CONSTITUTION GIVE VICTIMS
THE SAME RIGHTS AS PEOPLE ACCUSED OF CRIMES IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM……
THE EFFORT….KNOWN AS “MARSY’S LAW”….IS NAMED AFTER A CALIFORNIA COLLEGE WHO WAS MURDERED IN THE 1980s……
THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS SAYS VOTERS CAN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE AMENDMENT DOES BECAUSE THE
QUESTON POSED ON THE BALLOT DOESN’T TELL THEM……
THE COMMONWEALTH IS ONE OF SIX STATES WITH QUESTIONS LIKE THIS ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT…..
NEW RACING FACILITY
10/10/18
THE OWNERS OF KENTUCKY DOWNS IN FRANKLIN HAVE FILED AN APPLICATON WITH THE KENTUCKY HORSE RACING COMMISSION TO EXPAND ITS
FACILITY IN SIMPSON COUNTY AND BUILD AN NEW ONE NEAR FORT CAMPBELL….
KENTUCKY DOWNS WANT TO DOUBLE THE SIZE OF ITS MAIN BUILDING IN FRANKLIN AND BUILD A NEW INDOOR EQUESTRAIN COMPLEX THAT WOULD
INCLUDE NEW R-V AND TRAILER PARKING……
THE NEW 45-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY…..TO BE CALLED OAK GROVES MEADOWS……WOULD BE BUILT ON 80-ACRES OF LAND AND WOULD HOST
RACING ON 15 DAYS FROM OCTOBER 11TH TO NOVEMBER 10TH NEXT YEAR……
SEARCH EFFORT
10/10/18
OFFICIALS ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN THEY BELIEVED DROWNED AT LAKE CUMBERLAND YESERDAY…..
THE 61 YEAR OLD WAS SWIMMING NEAR HIS HOUSEBOAT…..NEAR WOLF CREEK DAM…...WHEN HE WENT UNDER THE WATER AND NEVER CAME BACK
UP……
SPORTS
10/10/18
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY’S TIP OFF EVENT FOR TOPPER AND LADY TOPPER BASKETBALL…..HILLTOPPER HYSTERIA….WILL BE THURSDAY-
OCTOBER 18TH AT SIX-30…..
PARKIING AND ADMISSION ARE FREE FOR THE EVEN IN DIDDLE ARENA…..WHICH FEATURES TWO NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART……HIGH-DEFINITION
VIDEO AND A NEW SOUND SYSTEM….……
THE TOPPERS WENT 27 AND 11 LAST YEAR…….WHILE THE LADY TOPPERS HAD RECORD OF 24-AND-NINE……
CITY COUNCIL
10/09/18
THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE HAS BEEN AWARDED A FEDERAL GRANT TO ESTABLISH A BUS ROUTE……AND AT LAST NIGHT’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING…..
CITY CLERK GAYLE DAVIS TOLD THE COUNCIL THE BUS HAS BEEN ORDERED……
WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT SUPERVISOR GREG COOK UPDATED THE COUNCIL ON THE NEW SEWER LINE ON VETERANS MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY…..THE THREE NEEDED EASEMENTS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED AND THE ENGINEERS ARE MAKING THE FINAL CHANGES TO THE PLANS…..
ONCE COMPLETED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY THEY WILL BE SENT TO FRANKFORT……
THE COUNCIL AGAIN DISCUSSED ROAD BLOCKS ON THE SQUARE AND APPROVED A MOTION THAT NO MORE WILL BE SCHEDULED….AFTER JANUARY
FIRST….UNTIL NEW GUIDELINES CAN BE ESTABLISHED……
ARREST
10/09/18
FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION THAT BEGAN IN ALLEN COUNTY IN EARLY OCTOBER…STATE POLICE ARREST TWO ALLEN COUNTY RRESIDENTS
YESTERDAY…….
20 YEAR OLD SHIANNE DAVENPORT AND 20 YEAR OLD NICHOLAS MESKER….BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE….WERE CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL ABUSE WITH
A VICTIM BEING UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE….
THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT……ALLEN COUNTY SERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND ALLEN COUNTY CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY
SERVICES WORKED WITH THE INVESTIGATION……
DEAD MAN ON TRAIN
10/09/18
A “C-S-X” TRAIN WAS STOPPED NEAR BONNIEVILLE YESTERDAY AFTER STATE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED BY THE CONDUCTOR THERE WAS A
DECEASED MAN ON TOP OF THE LOCOMOTIVE….
APPARENTLY THE 28 YEAR OLD MAN WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD….BY A LOW HANGING POWER LINE NEAR PARK CITY…..WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF
THE TRAIN…..
STATE POLICE SAY THREE HOMELESS PEOPLE HAD ILLEGALLY JUMPED ON THE TRAIN NEAR NASHVILLE……..
FATAL-METCALFE
10/09/18
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT SIX MILES EAST OF EDMONTON SATURDAY CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY 71 YEAR OLD ROBERT COATES OF EDMONTON WAS TRAVELING ON KENTUCKY FOUR-96 IN A 1995 LOG TRUCK…..WHEN HE
CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND STRUCK A TWENTY-12 CHRSYLER OPERATED BY 38 YEAR OLD AARON PETRANEK OF EDMONTON……
PETRANEK DIED AT THE SCENE…..HIS TWO PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON HOSPITAL AND COATES WAS FLOWN TO VANDERBILT
MEDICAL CENTER……
SPORTS
10/09/18
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM BEGINS PLAY IN THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT TONIGHT AS THEY TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY AT FIVE-30…..
THEN MONROE COUNTY GOES AGAINST GLASGOW AT SEVEN….
AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS THURSDAY NIGHT AT SIX…….
THE PREDATORS OPEN THE HOME PORTION OF THE SEASON TONGIGHT…..AS THEY RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON CALGARY…….
FALL CLEAN WEEK[
10/08/18
THE COMMONWEALTH’S ANNUAL…..FALL CLEANUP ALONG KENTUCKY’S ROADWAYS…..IS THIS WEEK….
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET AND THEIR EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS SPEND 200-THOUSAND HOURS REMOVING 96-THOUSAND
BAGS OF HIGHWAY LITTER EACH YEAR…..
AND TO ASSIST THOSE EFFORTS…..IN 1988….THE CABINET ESTABLISHED THE “ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROGRAM” TO REDUCE ROADSIDE
LITTER……AND TODAY THE ORGANIZATON HAS NEARLY 700-GROUPS AND VOLUNEERS WHO REMOVE THOUSANDS OF BAGS OF LITTER FROM
APPROXIMATLEY 14-HUNDRED MILES OF ROADSIDE……
ANY GROUP CAN ADOPT A TWO MILE SECTION OF HIGHWAY FOR TWO YEARS…….
TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE
10/08/18
IN THE LATEST DEMONSTRATON AGAINST LAWMAKERS WHO BACK A CONTENTIOUS PUBLIC PENSON LAW……TEACHERS AND STATE WORKERS
DROVE MOVING TRUCKS TO THE KENTUCKY STATE CAPITOL SATURDAY……AND VOWED TO OUST SOME LAWMAKERS IN NOVEMBNER…..
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER….14 U-HAUL AND BUDGET TRUCKS DROVE TO THE CAPITOL…..WITH APPROXIMATELY 100 PEOPLE
ATTENDING THE….VOTE ‘EM OUT…MOVE ‘EM OUT RALLY……SPONSORED BY THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC PENSION COALITION…….
BESHEAR FUND RAISING
10/08/18
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR SAYS HIS CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR HAS RAISED NEARLY 700-THOUSAND DOLLARS SINCE JULY NINTH…..
AND THAT TOTAL DOES INCLUDE A 20-THOUSAND DOLLAR LOAN FROM BESHEAR…..
BESHEAR HOPES TO CHALLENGE GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN……WHO ANNOUNCED IN AUGUST HE WOULD SEEK A SECOND TERM…..
HOWEVER….HE COULD FACE SEVERAL PRIMARY OPPONENTS WHO HAVE CRITICIZED HIM FOR STARTING HIS CAMPAIGN TOO EARLY……DISTRACTING
VOTERS FROM THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS…..
THREAT
10/08/18
FOR THE SECON TIME IN THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS….BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A THREAT AT THE HENKEL FACILITY YESTERDAY
MORNING….AS EMPLOYEES WERE BACK AT WORK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….
IN EARLY SEPTEMBER……AUTHORITIES RESPONDED TO A POSSIBLE BOMB THREAT AT HENKEL…..
MEETINGS
10/08/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND HALF-WAY LODGE AND THE BEEKEEPS BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW MORING AT 9 FISCAL COURT MEETS AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH MEET
AFTERNOON AT 4…..
THURSDAY NIGHT…..THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AT SIX-30 AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…….
SPORTS
10/08/18
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GREENWOOD……
CONNER
10/08/18
89 YEAR OLD CARTLON CONNER OF ALVATON DIES YESTERDAY (SUN) AT BOWLING GREEN NURSING AND REHAB… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT 1 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY… VISITATION BEGINS THIS (MON)
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT THE FUNERAL HOME…
HE IS SURVIVED BY 1 DAUGHTER… NANCY CONNER OF TENNESSEE… SEVERAL NIECES, NEPHEWS, GREAT NIECES AND GREAT NEPHEWS ALSO
SURVIVE…
FROST
10/07/18
66 YEAR OLD PHILLIP GORDON “TOOTIE” FROST OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE THIS AFTERNOON (SUN) AT 2 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLESANT CEMETERY… VISITATION BEGINS THIS (SUN) MORNING AT 10
AT THE FUNERAL HOME.. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE… GLORIA FROST… 1 SON… JESSIE DEWAYNE FROST… 1 BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW… HAROLD AND LIBBY FROST
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE… 1 SISTER… DIXIE WILLIAMS OF BOWLING GREEN… 5 GRANCHILDEN ALSO SURVIVE…
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
09/28/18
ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET….THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM FOUR-
POINT-THREE PERCENT IN JULY TO THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN AUGUST……AND THIS AUGUST’S JOBLESS RATE IS ALSO BELOW THE FOUR-
PERCENT RECORDED LAST AUGUST……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT……UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN WARREN COUNTY
TO FOUR-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH….JOLESS RATES FELL IN 115 COUNTIES….ROSE IN THREE…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN TWO….
BOONE….CAMPBELL…AND WOODFORD COUNTIES RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AT THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT….
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 11-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT…..
JONES SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT
09/28/18
A FORMER ALLEN COUNTY ACCOUNTANT HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT FOR WIRE FRAUD AND FILING FRAUDULENT FEDERAL TAX
REUENS….
ACCORDING TO THE PLEA AGREEMENT….STEPHEN C. JONES DIVERTED 766-THOUSAND-349 DOLLARS FROM HIS EMPLOYER’S BAK ACCOU TO HIS
PEOSNAL ACCOUNT AND HE ALSO DIDN’T REPOR THE FUNDS AS “INCOME” ON HIS TAX RETURNS….
JONES WAS SENTENCED TO 24 MONTHS IN PRISON…..THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE….AND HE WAS ORDERD TO PAY COMPLETE
RESTITUTION…..
DETTMAN PLEA
09/28/18
A FORMER WESTERN KENTUCKYUNIVERSITY PROFESSOR HAS PLEADED GUILTY IN FEDERAL OUT TO DEFRAUDING THE UNIVERSITY ….
ACCORDING TO THE PLEA AGREEMENT…..52 YEAR OLD MATTHEW DETTMAN DIVERTED PAYMENTS TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT….TOTALING
236-THOUSAND DOLALRS…..FOR HIS OWEN PERSONAL USE….
DETTMAN FACES UP TO 20-YEARS IN PRISON…..A FINE TO 250-THOUSAND DOLALRS….AND THREE YEARS OF SUPERVIED RELEASE…..
HE MUST ALSO PAY RESTITUTION IN THE AMOUNT OF 236-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE UNIVERSITY…..
EVANS
09/28/18
84 YEAR OLD ROBERT DALE EVANS OF PEKIN-ILLINOIS DIED MONDAY AT GRAHAM HOSPITAL IN CANTON-ILLINOIS…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SUNDAY MORNING AT 10-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WOODS CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
NINE-30 SUNDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BRUCE ANDTRACY OF MICHIGAN AND TROY OF ILLINOIS…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW;
MICHAEL AND PEGGY OF ILLINOIS…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; NORMA AND WESLEY STEIN OF CALIFORNIA AND SANDRA AND
RON SHULTS AND SHERRY EVANS ALL OF ILLINOIS…..11 GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
CHERRY
09/28/18
69 YEAR OLD DALLAS JUNIOR CHERRY OF SCOTTSVILLED DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM ON DONATIONS FOR
FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; VIRGINIA HISER OF GLASGOW AND JEANETTE AND JERRY KIRBY OF ALVATON…….
SPORTS
09/28/18
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
KICK-OFF IS SEVEN……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP TO FRANKLIN…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-30……..
KENTUCKY TAXES
09/27/18
A NEW STUDY SHOWS KENTUCKY’S BUSINESS TAX ENVIRONMENT HAD THE GREATEST IMPROVEMENT IN THE NATION…..
THE COMMONWEALTH RANKED 23RD THIS YEAR IN THE…..20-19 STATE BUSINESS TAX CLIMATE INDEX PUBLISHED BY THE TAX FOUNDATION…….A 16-
SPOT IMPROVEMENT OVER LAST YEAR…..
KENTUCKY WENT TO A SINGLE RATE INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE INCOME TAX….. ELIMINATING SOME BUSINESS TAX CREDITS…….THE
COMMONWEALTH ALSO EXPANDED THE SALES TAX BASE AND BEGAND PHASING OUT INVENTORY TAX CREDITS…..OR TAXES ON INVENTORY HELD
IN KENTUCKY BY BUSINESSES…..
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT…..KENTUCKY ACTUALLY IMPROVED ITS TAX STRUCTURE WHILE INCREASING COLLECTIONS…..WHICH IS A REVENUE
POSITIVE REFORM……
ARREST
09/27/18
TUESDAY…..DETECTIVES WITH THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE….ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT .AND SCOTTSVILLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT SIX-33 MT. CARMEL CHRUCH ROAD….IN REFERENCE TO AN ASSAULT AND DRUG
INVESTIGATIONS……
LOCATED WERE 310-GRAMS OF CRYSTAL METH WITH A STREET VALUE OF 31-THOUSAND DOLLARS, HANDGUNS, DIGITAL SCALES AND OVER FOUR-
THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH……
38 YEAR OLD KYLE CALVERT WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTNACE-METH, POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN BY A
CONVICTED FELON, POSSESION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, ASSAULT, KIDNAPPING, TERRORISTIC THREATENING AND WANTON ENDANGERMENT…..
AND 36 YEAR OLD TANESHA HAGGARD CALVERT WAS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT……
BOTH WERE LODGED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER…..
URBER SETTLEMENT
09/27/18
KENTUCKY IS GETTING OVER A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS FROM A SETTLEMENT WITH UBER….
IT’S PART OF AN AGRMENT BETWEEN ALL 50-STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE RIDE-SHARING OVER A TWENTY-16…..NATIONWIDE
DATA BREACH…..THAT EXPOSED LICENSE INFORMATION OF 600-THOUAND OF ITS DRIVERS……
IN THE COMMONWEALTH….OVER 25-HUNDRED UBER DRIVERS WERE AFFECTED…..
THE 664-THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL BE PLACED INTO KENTUCKY’S GENERAL FUND FOR LAWMAKERS TO APPROPRIATE DURING THE 20-20
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET SESSION……
SPORTS
09/27/18
YESTERDAY…..AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL….GREG DUNN WAS INTRODUCTED AT THE EIGHT HEAD COACH OF THE LADY
PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM…..
DUNN…..A FORMER HEAD COACH AT PORTLAND-TENNESSEE AND GREEWOOD….. WAS ALSO PRINCIPAL AT GREENWODD AND AC/S…..
FORMER LADY PATRIOT AND UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL PLAYER…. SHELBY HARPER…..WAS ALSO INTRODUCED AS A NEW ASSISTANT
COACH……
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLAYS IN THE REGIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT…..
THE CROSS COUNTY TEAMS RUN AT BARREN COUNTY…..
THE SOCCER TEAM GOES TO RUSSELLVILLE….
AND THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO GREENWOOD……
FISCAL COURT
09/26/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE MEADOR FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND THE COURT APPROVED A
RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE…..“ECONOMIC REGONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM”’..W HICH WILL BE FUNDED BY SIX-
PERCENT OF WHAT “T-V-A ‘ PAYS IN-LIEU OF TAXES…..
AND SHERIFF JEFF COOKE TOLD THE COURT THAT HIS DEPARTMENT HAS OBTAINED FUNDING TO PURCHASE A NEW “K-NINE……
TEST SCORES
09/26/18
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS RELEASED THE TWENTY-17-TWENTY-18 STUDENT ASSESSMENT RESULTS FOR THE SECOND
YEAR OF THE TRANSITION PERIOD…..AND ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM SUPERVISOR CHAD COOOPER TELLS NEWSWATCH THEY WERE
PLEASED WITH ALLEN COUNTY’S RESULTS……
THE COMMONWEALTH IS IN THE PROCESS OF PHASING IN A NEW ACCOUNTABILTY SYUSTEM…...WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE FULLY IMPLEMENT THIS
SCHOOL YEAR…...AND THE NEW TEST CONFOMS TO REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL “EVERY STUDENT SUCCEDDS ACT” AND KENTUCKY SENATE
BILL-ONE….
WHEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED…..SCHOOL AND DISTRICT PERFORMANCE WILL BE CLASSIFIED USING A FIVE-STAR RATING SYSTEM……
MADDEN
09/26/18
TIMOTHY MADDEN WAS BACK IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON FOR A PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE….REGARDING THE STATUS OF
THE DISCOVERY MATERIALS REQUESTED BY MADDEN’S ATTORNEY TOM GRIFFITHS AND SETTING A START DATE FOR THE TRIAL….
GRIFFITHS STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF THE REQUESTED RECORDS AND WOULD NEED TIME TO REVIEW THEM TO PREPARE
AN ADEQUATE DEFENSE….
NO PRETRIAL MOTIONS WERE RULED ON DURING TODAY’S PROCEEDINGS….JUDGE JANET CROCKER SET A DEADLINE FOR ANY SUPPLEMENTS TO
ANY PRETRIAL MOTIONS PREVIOUSLY MADE BY TRAVIS LOCK OR ANY NEW MOTIONS TO BE FILED BY NOVEMBER 16TH……ANOTHER PRETRIAL
CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD FRIDAY DECEMBER 14TH AT 9:00 AM……
SPORTS
09/26/18
THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE HAS FINED KENTUCKY 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR VIOLATING ITS POLCY ON ACCESS TO THE COMPETITION
AREA…..FOLLOWING THE WILDCATS VICTORY OVER MISSISSIPPI STATE SATURDAY…..
THE SCHOOL WAS FINED FOR A SECOND OFFENSE….ITS FIRST SINCE A TWENTY-14 FOOTBALL GAME…..AS FANS GATHERED IN THE SOUTH END
ZONE OF KROGER FIELD TO CELEBRATE THE VICTORY……
NEWS LICENSES
09/25/18
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET……YESTERDAY…..RELEASED THE NEW LOOK FOR LICENSES THAT WILL BE AVAILABEL TO RESIDENTS
NEXT YEAR…..
THE LICENSES ARE DESIGNED TO BE TOUGHER TO FORGE…..AND THEY COMPLY WITH FEDERAL ‘REAL I-D” STANDARDS WHICH REQUIRE STATES TO
OBTAIN MORE PAPERWORK FROM DRIVERS TO PROVE RESIDENCE…..
KENTUCKIANS WILL BE ABLE TO SELECT STANDARD OR TRAVEL LICENESE…..THE TRAVEL LICENSE OFFERS THE SAME BENEFITS OF A STANDARD
DRIVER’S LICENSE…..WITH THE BONUS OF BEING ACCEPTED AT AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS AND MILITARY BASES……
LICENSES INITIALLY WILL BE GOOD FOR FOUR OR EIGHT YEARS…..THE NEW EIGHT-YEAR STANDARD DRIVER’S LIVENSE WILL BE 43-DOLLARS AND
THE NEW EIGHT YEAR TRAVEL I-S WILL BE 48…..THE TRAVEL “PERSONAL I-D” FOR THOSE WITHOU A DRIVERS LICENSE WILL BE 28-DOLLARS…..AND
FOUR YEAR LICENSES WILL BE HALF THAT COST….
THEN BEGINNING IN TWENTY-23….ONLY EIGHT YEAR LICENSES WILL BE AVAILABLE……
NAPIER
09/25/18
77 YEAR OLD SUE CAROL NAPIER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; THOMAS NAPIER….A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LWA TIM AND LISA….AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; BONNIE
AND BILLY THACKER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
ATWOOD
09/24/18
89 YEAR OLD ORA ATWOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNEAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (WED)
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOEM…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; RUSSELL OF TENNESSEE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; PATTY RENEAU AND BARBARA AND GERALD
RASCOE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…..
SPORTS
09/25/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO WESTMORELAND….
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS MONROE COUNTY FOR SENIOR NIGHT…..
THE SOCCER TEAM TRAVELS TO BARREN COUNTY….
AND THE BOY’S REGIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY…….
THE PREDATORS HAVE THEIR FINAL PRE-SEASON GAME TONIGHT AT THEY HOST CAROLINA……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
09/24/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVEMOPMENT CABINET…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH
ROSE FROM FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN JULY TO FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN AUGUST….. HOWEVER…..THIS AUGUST’S JOBLESS RATE IS
A-HALF-OF-A-PERCENT BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT RECORDED IN AUTUST OF LAST YEAR……
KENTUCKY IS HAVING MORE INDIVIDUALS ENTERING THE LABOR FORCE AND GETTING JOBS….HOWEVER…..THE GROWTH IN BOTH THE LABOR
FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT HAVE SLOWED AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S LABOR MARKET TIGHTENS……GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF JOBS REPORTED
BY EMPLOYERS ALSO SLOWED AND DECLINED IN AUGUST……
THE “U-S JOBLESS RATE IN AUGUST REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT THAT WAS RECORDED IN AUSUGT……
ROAD WORK IN ALLEN
09/24/18
THIS WEEK…..THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL CONTINUE WORK ON THE KENTUCKY-98 REALIGNMENT PROJECT IN THE
DURHAM SPRINGS AREA…..THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK WILL STILL TAKE PLACE OFF THE ROADWAY AND HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON TRAFFIC…..
STEWART ROAD HAS RE-OPENED AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARD THAT A STOP SIGN IS IN PLACE ON STEWARD ROAD WHERE THE NEW
ALIGNMENT OF KENTYCKY-98 CROSSES STEWART ROAD….
ON KENTUCKY FIVE-85…..GOLD CITY ROAD…..CREWS WIL BE WORKING ON PIPE REPLACEMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR A RESURFAING JOB FROM
THE ALLEN/SIMPSON COUNTY LINE TO KENTUCKY 13-32…….
STAMPS
09/24/18
65 YEAR OLD DEBBIE STAMPS OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND FORMERLY OF AUBURN….. DIED SATURDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 11 AT SUMMERS-KIRBY AND SANDERS FUNERAL HOME IN RUSSELLVILLE WITH BURIAL IN NEW HOPE CEMETERY IN
SCOTTSVILLE…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….. AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY
TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES….
SHES SURVIVED BY ERNIE MCMILLIN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; TRENT AND KESHIA OF ADAIRVILLE…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND
SON-IN-LAW; RONDA MARTIN OF ARIZONA AND JESSICA AND JON ARTERBURN OF SCOTTSVILLE… TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; GAYLE AND
MIKE HOWARD OF AUBURN AND MELANIE AND DAN DOUGLAS OF LEWISBURG…..NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/24/18
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEY BALL TEAM PLAYS AT WARREN CENTRAL……
THE JUNIOR VARISTY FOOTBALL TEAM HOSTS BOWLING GREEN…..
ANSD THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TAKES PART IN THE REGION FOUR TOURNAMENT AT THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB IN
TOMPKINSVILLE….
SUPREME COURT HEARING
09/21/18
IT WAS A SHORT HEARING FOR THE KENTUCKY SUPREMEN COURT YESTERDAY AS THEY HEARD AGRUMENT OVER THE COMMONWEALTH’S NEE
PENSION LAW…..
ATTORNEYS FOR GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR EACH HAD 20-MINUTES TO SUMERIZE THEIR SIDE OF THE
CASE….AS THEY ARGUED OVER WHETHER LEGISLATORS VIOLATED THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION BY RUSHING THE BILL TO PASSAGE IN A MATTER
OF HORUS THIS SPRING….
JUSTICES DID NOT RULE ON SENATE BILL ONE-51 YESTERDAY….BUT ONE JUSTICE INDICATED HE HAS A MORE “LITERAL” INTERPRETATION OF THE
CONSTITUTION……
HORSE CAVE SUED
09/21/18
A BARREN COUNTY MAN HAS FILED A LAWSUIT IN FEDERAL COURT AGAISNT THE CITY OF HORSE CAVE AND ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT…..THE CIVIL
SUIT ALLEGES OFFICER TRIED TO COERCE HIMS INTO ORCHESTRATING A DRUG DEAL……
TRAVIS BRANSTETTER OF GLASGOW IS ALSO SUING FORMER HORSE CAVE POLICE CHIEF SEAN HENRY AND OFFICERS LARRY DALE MARTIN AND
JAMES ROBERTS….
BRANSTETTER ALLEGES HE WAS UNLAWFULLYU DETAIND AND ARRESTED AT A ROADBLOCK IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR……AND WAS TOLD HE WAS
BEING CHARGED WITH D-U-I EVEN THOUGH OFFICERS DIDN’T PERFORM ANY FIELD SOBERITY TESTS…..
BRANSTETTER FURTHER ALLEGES THAT OFFICERS TOLD HIM HE WOULDN’T BE ARRESTED IF HE SET UP A DRUG PURCHASE WITH A THIRD PARTY…..
TRAVELING WALL
09/21/18
THE VIETMAN MEMORIAL WALL REPLICA IS IN TOMPKINSVILLE THRU THE WEEK-END…AT TOMPKINSVILLE CITY PARK…...
THE EXHIBIT IS OPEN…..TO THE PUBLIC 24-HOURS A DAY…..UNTIL SUNDAY…..
THEN THE CLOSING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT SEVEN SUNDAY NIGHT……
PUBLIC LANDS DAY
09/21/18
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL ;PARK IS CELEBRATING PUBLIC LANDS DAY THIS WEEK-END……
THE PARK WILL OFFER FREE DISCOVERTY TOURS TOMORROW…..
THE SELF-GUIDED TOURS WILL BE OFFERED AT 10 AND THREE…..PARTICIPANTS NEED TO PICK UP THEIR TICKETS IN THE VISITORS CENTER FOR
THE TOUR….WHICH BEGINS AT THE HISTORIC ENTRANCE…..
SUDNAY…..MAMMOTH CAVE WILL HOLD ITS “4TH ANNUAL MAMMOTH-ON”….. AMERICA’S ONLY CAVE WALK….TRIAL HIKE….AND BICYCLE TRIATHLON
STARTING AT EIGHT AT THE PARK LODGE…..
SPORTS
09/21/18
THE PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE HOMECOMING…..AS THEY TAKE ON GRAYSON COUNTY…..
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT FIELD…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-30……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA TONIGHT FOR A PRESEASON GAME AGAINST TAMPA BAY…..
STONE APOLOGIES
09/20/18
22ND DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE HAS APOLOGIZED FOR USING TAXPAYER MONEY TO CAMPAIGN FOR VOTES….
STONE….A DEMOCRAT….. USED PUBLIC MONDAY TO MAIL A SURVEY TO RESIDENTS IN HIS DISTRICT ASKING THEM ABOUT VARIOUS ISSUES THAT
COULD COME BEFORE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY NEXT YEAR……AND THE SURVEY INCLUDED THE LINE “I REQUEST YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT”……..
STATE G-O-P OFFICIALS….WHO SAY THAT VIOLATES STATE ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS…..YESTERDAY FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE
LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION AND THE KENTUCKY REGISTRY OF ELECTON FINANCE YESTERDAY……
IN A NEWS RELEASE…..STONE SAID THE SENTENCE WAS A MISTAKE AND PROMISED TO “QUICKLY TAKE STEPS TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION”…..
STONE…..WHO HAS BEEN IN THE HOUSE SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-NINE…..FACES REPUBLICAN BRIAN “TIGER” GANN IN NOVEMBNER……
FEDERAL MOGAL SETTLEMENT
09/20/18
FEDERAL MOGUL AND INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE COMPANY HAVE SETTLED CLAIMS WITH MORE THAN 300-PEOPLE…..WHO ALLEGED THE
COMPANIES THAT OWNED THE FEDERAL-MOGUL PLANT IN SCOTTSVILLE…...ALLOW WASTE FROM MATERIALS MANUFACTURED AT THE FACILITY TO
CONTAMINATE THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT…..
IN FEDERAL COURT…..JUDGE JOSEPH MCKINLEY DISMISSED THE PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE CLAIMS….BROUGHT BY THE
PLAINTIFFS….WHO HAD REACHED A SETTLEMENT WITH THE OWNERS OF THE FACILITY WHERE BRAKE PADS WERE ONCE MADE…..
THE CLASS ACTON LAWSUIT…..CLAIMED PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A TWO-AND-A HALF-MILES RADIUS OF THE FACILITY WERE EXPOSED TO THE
HARMFUL EFFECTS OF POLLUTANTS FOUND IN DRUM OF WASE SOLVENTS AND TOXIC SLUDGE THAT HAD BEEN BURIED UNDER A BUILDING AT THE
FACILITY AND IN THE SCOTTSVILLE CITY LANDFILL……DATING BACK TO THE 1970s…..WHEN THE PLANT MANUFACTURED METAL HARDWARE FOR
CURTAINS AND DRAPERIES……
FRATERNITY CLOSED
09/20/18
THE ALPHA TAU OMEGA FRATERNITY IS CLOSING ITS UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CHAPTER FOLLOWING AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION INTO A FATAL
ACCIDENT SATURDAY…….
SUSPEND U-K STUDENT AND A-T-O PLEDGE JACOB HEIL…WHO WAS DRINKING BEFORE THE CRASH THAT KILLED A FOUR YEAR OLD BOY.....TOLD
AUTHORITIES HE LEFT A TAILGATE BEFORE HIS ARREST…..
U-K OFFICIALS SAY THE FRATERNITY COLLECTED MONEY FROM MEMBERS FOR AN UNREGISTERED TAILGATE…..WHERE ALCOHOL WAS SERVED TO
MINORS AND PLEDGES WERE FORCED TO SERVE ALCOHOL TO OTHERS…..
THE UNIVERSITY WHICH OWNS THE PROPERTY WHERE THE CHAPTER IS LOCATED WILL WORK WITH STUDENTS TO FIND OTHER HOUSING
ARRANGEMENTS…..
HOME SCHOOLING REPORT
09/20/18
A NEW REPORT ON HOME SCHOOLING IN THE COMMONWEALTH FINDS HOME SCHOOLING IS INCREASING ACROSS THE NATION AND AT A FASTER
RATE IN KENTUKCY……
IN TWENTY-17……AN ESTIMATE THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT WERE HOME SCHOOLED NATIONWIDE…..WHILE THE NUMBER IN THE
COMMONWEAL WAS THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT…….OR MORE THAN 26-THOUSAND-500 STUDENTS…..
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONSIDERS HOME SCHOOLS TO BE PRIVATE…..UNACCREDITED SCHOOLS…..OPERATED BY A PARENT
OF GUARDIAN….. AND THEY ALSO FEAR SOME FAMILIES ARE REPORTING THEIR CHILDREN HOME SCHOOLED…..BUT ARE NOT TRULY OPERATING A
HOME SCHOOL……
SPORTS
09/20/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY WARREN EAST…..
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
THE SOCCER TEAM TAKES ON MONROE COUNTY AT THE SCOTTIE CLASSIC…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLAGOW….. AND TONIGHT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AT “PACK THE STANDS NIGHT”
…..
PLAY WILL START AT FIVE-30 WITH THE FRESHMAN…..WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JUNIOR VARSITY ACTION……AND THE VARSITY MATCH……
ALL AC/S STUDENT WILL BE ADMITTED FREE TO THE GAME…...AND FANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR RED…..….
FLU CAMPAIGN
09/19/18
THE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY KENTUCKY HAS ANNOUNCED A STATEWIDE FLU PREVENTION CAMPAIGN…..WHICH IS AIMED AT PREVENTING AN
EPIDEMIC-LEVEL FLU SEASON LIKE LAST YEAR……WHEN MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE INFECTED……
THE…..FOCUS ON FLU CAMPAIGN……IS URGING KENTUKIANS TO GET VACCINATED ON KENTUCKY FLU SHOT DAY…..WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 26TH…..
OR BY THE END OF OCTOBER……
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY WANT TO SEE VACCINATIONS INCREASE…..AS TYPICALLY ONLY 38-PERCENT OF ADULTS AND 44-PERCENT OF
CHILDREN GET A FLU SHOT……
FATAL
09/19/18
A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON BALDOCK ROAD LAST NIGHT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A BOWLING GREEN MAN…..
THE WARREN COUNTY SHEIRFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS 20 YEAR OLD BRANDON BROWN WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF
THE ACCIDENT……
UK STUDENT SUSPENDED
09/19/18
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HAS SUSPENDED A STUDENT ACCUSED OF CAUSING THE DEATH OF A FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD….
18 YEAR OLD JACOB HEIL AND THE FRATERNITY HE PLEDGED….ALPHA TAU OMEGA….. HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED PENDING INVESTIGATION…..
HEIL….. IS ACCUSED OF BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WHEN HE HIT THE CHILD SATURDAY NEAR KROGER FIELD……REPORTEDLY HEIL SAID HE
WAS LEAVING A TAILGATING PARTY WHERE HE SAYS HE DRANK TWO BEERS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE…..
REPORTEDLY…..HEIL HAD A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF “POINT-ZERO-FIVE-ONE”….. WHICH IS OVER THE LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS YOUNGER THAN
21…….
RUSSELL COUNTY MAN GUILTY
09/19/18
A FEDERAL JURY HAS CONVICTED A RUSSELL COUNTY MAN GUILTY IN A CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASE…..
54 YEAR OLD ROBERT HELTON WAS FOUND GUILTY ON FIVE COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A
MINOR AND FIVE COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR…..
SPORTS
09/19/18
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY IS INVITING TEACHERS TO SATURDAYS GAME AT KROGER FIELD…..
AS PART OF THE…..EXTRA YARD FOR TEACHERS CAMPAIGN…..U-K FOOTBALL IS INVITING TEACHER TO PURCHASE TICKETS AT A DISCOUNT PRICE OF
26-DOLLARS……
MOST LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED FOR THEIR TEACHERS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE OFFER…….
PLANNING & ZONING
09/17/2018
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT…. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD CONCERNING A REQUEST
BY GARTH MIDDAUGH TO HAVE A ZONE CHANGE FOR TWO LOTS LOCATED AT SIX-14 EAST LOCUST STREET FROM AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL
BUSINESS TO MULTI-FAMILY…. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE ZONE CHANGE…..
I-M-I REQUESTED A VARIANCE TO REDUCE ROAD FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS LOCATED AT THREE-12 SOUTH 3RD STREET….THE ROAD WILL BE
GATED AND WILL BE USED AS AN ACCESS POINT BY A-C-F-S….THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE ZONE CHANGE…..
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE OCTOBER 22ND AT 7:00 PM
PLANNING & ZONING
09/17/2018
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT…. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD CONCERNING A REQUEST
BY GARTH MIDDAUGH TO HAVE A ZONE CHANGE FOR TWO LOTS LOCATED AT SIX-14 EAST LOCUST STREET FROM AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL
BUSINESS TO MULTI-FAMILY…. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE ZONE CHANGE…..
I-M-I REQUESTED A VARIANCE TO REDUCE ROAD FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS LOCATED AT THREE-12 SOUTH 3RD STREET….THE ROAD WILL BE
GATED AND WILL BE USED AS AN ACCESS POINT BY A-C-F-S….THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE ZONE CHANGE…..
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE OCTOBER 22ND AT 7:00 PM
SPORTS
09/18/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST……
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM ENTERTAINS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
AND THE LADY PATROT VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO WARREN EAST…..
THE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM WON THEIR FIRST GAME AS THEY BEAT MONROE COUNTY THREE TO TWO…..
PRIMARY CENTER GRANT
09/17/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY PRIMARY CENTER HAS RECEIVED A……38-HUNDRED-98 DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION GRANT…..THAT WILL BE
USED TO HELP THE 900-SUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL ENHANCE THEIR READING SKILLS…..
THE GRANT WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE THE…..READING “A” TO “Z” PROGRAM….. WHICH WILL SUPPLEMENT THE CURRENT READING PROGRAM
CALLED…..BEING A READER…….
THE NEW PROGRAM PROVIDES ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR TEACHER TO USE TO TEACH READING…..AND SINCE THE NEW PROGRAM IS DIGITAL THE
65-TEACHERS IN THE BUILDING CAN USE THE PROGRAM AS NEEDED……
MEDICAL TEAM
09/17/18
A MEDICAL TEAM FROM THE COMMONWEALTH LEFT YESTERDAY TO ASSIST VICTIMS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE FLORENCE….
THE TEAM……CONSISTING OF NINE REGISTERED NURSES AND TWO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MEMBERS…..WILL TRAVEL TO SHELTERS TO PROVIDE
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE IN STABLE CONDITION…..BUT WHO HAVE A CHRONIC CONDITION THAT NEEDS SPECIAL ATTENTION…..
THE TEAM WILL BE GONE FOR TWO WEEKS…..
GRIMES INVESTIGATON
09/17/18
THE KENTUCKY PERSONNEL BOARD HAS VOTED TO INVESTIGATE SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES’ USE OF THE
COMMONWEALTH’S VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASE….
KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF ELECTONS EXECUTIE DIRECTOR JARED DEARING ASKED THE BAORD OF INVESTIGATE…..HE SAID GRIMES AND HER
OFFICE HAVE BEEN USING THE DATEBASE TO LOOK UP THE POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION OF CURRENT AND POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES…..
FANN
09/17/18
76 YEAR OLD PATRICIA ANN “PAT” FANN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TODAY (MON) AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CLIFTON CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
SHE’S SURVIVE BY HER HUSBAND; JERRY FANN…..AND THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JERRY ROBERT AND HELEN AND JERRY CALVIN AND
CANDISE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GARY AND JENNIFER OF TENNESSEE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND 11 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/17/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM PLAYS AT RUSSELLVILLE…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS CLINTON COUNTY…..
THE SOCCER TEAM GOES TO MONROE COUNTY……
AND THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WESTMORELAND…..
WHITLOW
9/15/18
66 YEAR OLD JOHN WAYNE WHITLOW OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SUN)
AFTERNOON AT 3 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME… VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW (SUN) MORNING AT 10 AT THE FUNERAL HOME… IN LIEU OF FLOWERS,
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OPF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…
HE IS SURIVED BY 1 SON… DAMON WHITLOW OF SCOTTSVILLE… 3 DAUGHTERS… TIFFANY MURPHY AND ERIN WHITLOW BOTH OF INDANA… AND
NIKOLE AMATEAU OF CALIFORNIA… HIS FATHER… ERNEST PRESTON WHITLOW OF SCOTTSVILLE… 3 BROTHERS AND 2 SISTERS IN LAW… BANNY
AND BEVERLY WHITLOW OF INDIANA… JOE WHITLOW… AND MIKE AND KANEAL WHITLOW ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE… 12 GRANDCHILDREN AND 1 GREAT-
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…
BAND FESTIVAL
09/14/18
THE PATROT MARCHING BAND WILL HOST THE…..PATRIOT MARCHING INVITATIONAL TOMORROW…..AT PATROT STADIUM……
15-BANDS WILL BE TAKING PART WITH COMPETITION BEGINNING AT THREE-45…. THE FOLLOWING A BREATK AT FIVE-45…..COMPETITION WILL
CONTINUE….
THE PATRIOT BAND WILL PERFORM AT SEVEN-45 AND THE AWEDS PROGRAM WILL START AT EIGHT….
THE PATRIOT MARCHING INVITATIONAL MARKS THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 20-YEARS THE BAND HAS HOSTED A REGULAR SEASON FESTIVAL…..THE
SCHOOL HAS HOSTED K-M-E-A STATE REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS AND SEMIFINAL EVENTS…..
PAUL SUIT
09/14/18
THE ATTORNEY FOR SENATOR RAND PAUL’S NEIGHBOR HAS APPEALED A COURT ORDER FOR HIS CLIENT TO STAY AWAY FROM PAUL AND HIS
FMAILY WHILE A LAWSUIT IS PENDING…..
JUDGE TYLER GILL ISSUED A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AGAINST RENEE BOUCHER…..WHO SPENT 30 DAYS IN JAIL…..ON A FEDERAL CHARGE OF
ASSAULTING A CONGRESSMAN OUTSIDE OF HIM HOME LAST FALL……
PAUL SUED BOUCHER IN STATE COURT FOR DAMAGES RELATED TO THE ASSAULT…. AND BOUCHER FILED A COUNTERCLAIM ALLEGING YARD WASTE
BY PAUL CONSTITUTED A PRIVATE NUISANCE…..
QUARLES ELECTED
09/14/18
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES HAS BEEN ELECTED TO A TOP POSITION IN THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE
DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE…..
QUARLES WAS SELECTED SECOND VICE-PRESIDNET DURING THE GROUPS ANNUAL MEETING……
AND HE BECOMES THE FIRST KENTUCKY “AG” COMMISSIONER TO HOLD OFFICE IN THE ASSOCIATION SINCE BILLY RAY SMITH IN THE EARLY TWO-
THOUSANDS……
SPORTS
09/14/18
THE PATROTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT TO LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE TO TAKE ON PULASKI COUNTY……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-
POINT THREE…… WVLE…. STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT……
WARREN PLANT EXPANDING
09/12/18
PRECISON STRIP INCORPORATED…..A METAL PROCESSING COMPANY LOCATED IN SCOTTYS INDUSTRIAL PARK IN BOWLING GREEN…...IS GOING TO
DOUBLE ITS ORIGINAL PLANNED INVESTMENT IN WARREN COUNTY TO 32-MILLON DOLLARS THAT WILL CREATE 31 FULL-TIME BOBS……
THE CURRENT FACILITY WILL BE DOUBLED WITH AN 80-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT ADDITION…..FOR A SECOND LINE……PRECISON STRIPS OPENED
IN BOWLING GREEN AND CURRENTLY EMPLOYEES 14 PEOPLE…..
FATAL-WARREN
09/13/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT ON I-65 IN WARREN COUNTY THAT CLAIMED A LIFE…..
39 YEAR OLD ELIZE J. PRATER OF JEFFERSONVILLE WAS SOUTHBOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE….WHEN THE VEHICLE THEY WERE FOLLOWING CAME
TO A SUDDEN STOP…..PRATER SWERVED TO AVOID A COLLISON….CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY…..GO UP AN EARTH
EMBANKMENT…..AND OVERTURN SEVERAL TIMES….
A PASSENGER…..59 YEAR OLD ELIZE T. PRATER FROM MT STERLING….WHO WAS RESTRAINED WITH THE PASSSENGER SEAT IN A RECLINED
POSITION .WAS EJECTED….
HE WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN WHERE HE LATER DIED…..AND THE DRIVER WAS TREATED AND RELEASED….
HAGAN
09/13/18
59 YEAR OLD TERESA ELLEN BROWN HAGAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALITY HOSPITAL……AND A
MEMORIAL SERVCIE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; STEVEN HAGAN…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS; MARIAH AND SARAH ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SON; BEJAMIN OF
LOUISVILLE….TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; TAMARA AND RICHARD TERRY OF HORSE CAVE AND TOMIA AND FRANCIS SMITH OF NEW
YORK…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; SANFORD AND DAISY BROWN OF CAVE CITY……AND DONNA PEARSON OF TENNESSEE…..
SPORTS
09/13/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY DRAKES CREEK…..
THE FOOTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS BARREN COUNTY……
AND THE SOCCER TEAM TRAVELS TO GLASGOW….
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM HOSTS GLASEOW…..WHILE THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE DIAMOND HILLS GOLF COURSE TO TAKE ON
WARRN EAST…….
THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS BARREN COUNTY……
THE SOCCER TEAM PLAYS AT GLASGOW…..
AND THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM GOES TO BARREN COUNTY…….
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS ADDED BEACH VOLLEYBALL TO ITS 15 OTHER VARSITY SPORTS…..
ACCORDING TO THE N-C-A-A…..BEACH VOLLEYBALL IS THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN N-C-A-A SPORTS HISTORY…..
THE SEASON BEGINS MARCH FIRST WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIPS BEING HELD THE FIRST WEEK IN MAY……
DIRECTOR STEPPING DOWN
09/12/18
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BOWLING GREEN AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU HAS ANNOUNCED HER RETIREMENT……
VICKI FITCH HAS SERVED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE LAST 13-YEARS…. AFTER SPENDING 14-YEARS AS MARKETING DIRECTOR……
HER RETIREMENT IS EFFECTIVE DECEMBER FIRST…..AND THE SEARCH FOR HER REPLACEMENT WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY……
GOLDEN ALERT
09/12/18
A GOLDEN ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A MISSING GLASGOW MAN…..
50 YEAR OLD JEFFERY DUGARD WAS LAST SEEN YESTERDAY MORNING IN THE SHALIMAR DRIVE AREA…..
DUGARD IS SIX FEET TALL….WEIGHS 200-POUNDS….AND HAS BLUE EYES AND GREY HAIR…..WHEN LAST SEEN HE WAS WEARING BROWN NIKI
TENNIS SHOES….KHAKI SHORTS….AND A WHITE T-SHIRT…..
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF JEFFERY DUGARD IS ASKED TO CONTACT GLASGOW POLICE AT TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-651-
51-51…….
DEPUTY SHOT
09/12/18
STATE POLICE SAY A SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY WAS SHOT AND THE SUSPECT KILLED…..LAST NIGHT……AT A REST AREA ON I-75 NEAR
GEORGETOWN…..
AS THE DEPUTY APPROACHED A CAR……THE DRIVER GOT OUT AND SHOT THE DEPUTY…..GUNFIRE WAS EXCHANGED AND THE SUSPECT WAS
KILLED…..
LAW
09/12/18
80 YEAR OLD NANCY CHARLINE BULOCK LONG OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT WHITE PLAINS BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS……VISITATION WILL BE FROM
THREE TO EIGHT TOMORROW (THURS) AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBABND; TOMMY LONG…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; JULIE AND DAVID DINWIDDIE OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO
STEP-GRANDSONS ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
09/12/18
ONE OF THE BIGGEST SPONSOR’S IN NASCAR IS LEAVING AT THE END OF THE SEASON…..
LOWE’S IS ENDING IT SPONSORSHIP OF SEVEN-TIME CHAMPION JIMMIE JOHNSON’S CAR AT THE END OF TWENY-18……
LOWE’S…..WHO TEAMED WITH HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS AND JOHNSON IN TWO-THOUSAND-ONE…..SAID THE DECISION TO LEAVE THE SPROT WAS
SIMPLY BUSINESS…..
TAKING BACK
09/10/18
THE FIRST MEETING IN THE…….TAKING BACK OUR COMMUNITY-PART TWO…..WILL BE TONIGHT AT SEVEN AT THE EAST ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT…..
SPONSORED BY THE FAITH COALITION…..ASAP-BOARD….ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..AND BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE…..
OFFICERS WILL BE WORKING WITH RESIDENTS TO ADDRESS THE DRUG ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY……
DETECTIVES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTONS…..AND IF YOU HAVE USUED MEDICATIONS YOU CAN BRING THOSE FOR
PROPOSAL DISPOSAL…..
FORMER PROFESSOR CHARGED
09/10/18
A FORMER WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR IS FACING A FEDERAL CHARGE OF WIRE FRAUD…..
MATT DETTMAN WAS PLACED ON UNPAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE IN OCTOBER TWENTY-17 AND HE RESIGNED IN DECEMEBR OF LAST….
DETTMAN…..WHO HAD BEEN AT WESTERN SINCE 1992……IS CHARGED IN CONNCETION WITH THE TESTING OF CONCRETE AND SOIL SAMPLES FOR
LOCAL COMPANIES WHICH WERE PERFORMED BY THE W-K-U ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT…..
IT’S ALLEGED DETTMAN DIVERTED PAYMENTS FOR THOSE TESTS TO ACCOUNTS UNDER HIS CONTROL AND FOR HIS PERSONAL USE…..
BOMB THREAT
09/10/18
BOWLING GREEN POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE HENKEL CORPORATON….LOCATED AT THREE-85 SOUTHWOOED COURT SATURDAY…..TO A
POSSIBLE BOMB THREAT….
STATE POLICE CANINE UNITS ALSO RESPONDED…..
AUTHORITIES CLEARED THE SCENE…….AS EMPLOYEES WERE ASKED NOT TO COME TO WORK SATURDAY……
MEETINGS
09/10/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK……
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND HALF-WAY LODGE AND THE BEEKEETS BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 7……
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 FISCAL COURT MEETS AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4……
THURSDAY NIGTH AT SIX-30 THE LIONS CLUB MMETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7…….
SPORTS
09/10/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTABALL TEAM TRAVELS TO SOUTH WARREN TODAY…..
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS GO TO THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB FOR THE DISTRICT GOLF TOURNAMENT…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS WESTMORELAND….
AND THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE THIS SEASON……
AND AFTER LAST YEAR WHEN MORE THAN 200 PLAYERS TOOK PARTK IN SOME SORT OF PROTEST…..FEWER THAN 10 DID YESTERDAY…..WITH ONLY
TWO TAKING A KNEE WHILE THE “NATIONAL ANTHEM” PLAYED……
HENSLEY
9/10/18
82 YEAR OLD JAMES JIM HENSLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN… FUNERAL ARRANGMENTS ARE
INCOMPLETE AT THIS TIME BUT WILL BE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GOAD FUNERAL HOME…
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE… FAYE CREEK HENSLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE… 4 DAUGHTERS AND 2 SON-IN-LAWS… VICKIE KAY SIMDON OF
HOPKINSVILLE… PEGGY AND RALPH HARRIS OF BOWLING GREEN… DEBBIE AND PAUL ATWOOD… AND VALERIE WOLFE… 2 SONS AND DAUGHTERS-
IN-LAW… MICHAEL AND VANESSA CREEK … AND GREG AND MICHELLE CREEK ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…3 BROTHERS… GALE HENSLEY… CHARLES
HENSELY BOTH OF TENESSEE…. AND RODNEY PERKINS OF MICHIGAN…2 SISTERS AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW… JAN LOOMIS OF MURRAY… AND SHELIA
AND DAVID LARROW OF VERMONT… 15 GRANDCHILDREN AND 15 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…
ULSH
9/9/18
81 YEAR OLD CAROL GRAVES ULSH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED THURSDAY AT HER RESIDENCE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AT ONE AT SCOTTSVILLE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY… EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE
THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE MUSIC MINISTRY OF SCOTTSVILLE FIRST UNITED MTHODIST CHURCH OR GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL….
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND.. NEIL ULSH… HER DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW… LYCRECIA AND REED PERRY… HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW…
DARLA GRAVES ALL OF SCOTTVILLE… HER STEP DAUGHTER… KIM EDWARDS… HER STEP SON… NEIL BOYD ULSH BOTH OF TENNESSEE… FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN…. TWO STEP GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE….
POST ELECTION AUDIT
09/07/18
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS RELEASED THE RESULTS OF THE POSTELECTON AUDITS FOR THE TWENTY-18 MAY PRIMARY….
WHICH FOUND NO POTENTIAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITY…..
KENTUCKY LAW REQUIRES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE TO CONDUCT POSTELECTON AUDITS IN NO FEWER THAN FIVE-PERCNT OF THE
COMMONWEALTH’S COUNTIES FOLLOING EACH PRIMARY ANDS GENERAL ELECTION…..
AND BULLITT….JESSAMINE….OWEN….POWELL….ROWAN…..AND SCOTT COUNTIES WERE SELETED IN A RANDOM DRAWING……
FLAGS TO HALF STAFF
09/07/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS ORDERED ALL FLAGS FLOWN….AT STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS….BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF TODAY TO HONOR CHIEF
WARRANT OFFICER TAYLOR GALVIN WHO WAS KILLED IN IRAQ….
THE 34 YEAR OLD FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER DIED AUGUST 30TH AFTER HIS HELICOPTER CRASHED…..
AND THE GOVERNOR ENCOURAGES ANYONE WHO FLIES A FLAG TO LOWER IT TODAY IN HOMOR OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER GALVIN……
CARTER
09/07/18
54 YEAR OLD RICHARD ALLEN “RICHIE” CARTER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT FIVE
AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OAK FOREST NUMBER TWO CEMETERY…. VISITAION BEGINS AFTER NINE THIS MORNING AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..AND EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HELEN JOHNSON OF SCOTTSVILLE….TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS IN LAW; PEGGY AND MIKE BLANKENSHIP OF SCOTTSVILLE
AND PATTY AND DALE SPEAKMAN OF OHIO….AND TIMMY AND CHRIS WATSON AND SHANE AND TRAVIS JOHNSON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
09/07/18
THE PARIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO GLASGOW TO TAKE ON THE SCOTTIES……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK….AND 99-
POINT THREE…. WVLE…. STARTING AT SIX-30…….
BG MAN PLEDS GUILTY
09/06/18
A BOWLING GREEN MAN HAS PLEAD GUILTY TO CHARGES OF KNOWINGLY DISTRIBUTING OXYMOREPHONE AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS WHILE
AN UNLAWFUL USER OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE……
THE PLEA AGEEMENT DOES NOT HOLD 30 YEAR OLD DAMIR ZLATOVIC CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF 21 YEAR OLD KILOISHA HOLLEY
WHO DIED FROM MULTIPLE DRUG INTOXICATON…..AND RECOMMENDS A 10-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE…
THE U-S MARSHALLS SERVICE WILL DETIIN ZLATOVIC UNTIL HIS SENTENCING ON DECEMBER FOURTH…..
WILSON
09/06/18
94 YEAR OLD VERTIE MAE HUNTSMAN WILSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN UNION CHAPEL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
12NOON SATURDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; TWYLA AND MORRIS GARMON AND TERESA AND RONNIE WILLIAMS ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE……THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
STUART
09/05/18
87 YEAR OLD JULIA LEE BLACKWELL STUART OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT CAL TURNER EXTENDED CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER FOUR TOMORROW AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EASTERN STAR SERVICES WILL BE HELD TOMORROW NIGHT (FRI) 1 AT
SEVEN-30 AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; BETH AND TODD CROWE….AND TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; RANDY AND ELEANOR OF
FLORIDA AND GREG AND KIM OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
09/06/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO BARREN COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT CROSS COUNTY TEAMS RUN IN THE BARREN COUNTY INVITATIONAL…..
THE PATIORT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS HOST MONROE COUNTY……
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AND THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS SOUTH WARREN….
GRIMES COMPLAINT
09/05/18
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY HAS FILED AN ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST DEMOCRATIC SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN
GRIMES…..
THE COMPLAINT SAYS GRIMES IS NOT COMPLYING WITH A TWENTY-10 EXECUTIVE BRANCH COMMISION RULING THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE
DOESN’T HAVE ACCESS TO THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASE…..WHICH RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT THE SECURITY OF THE
NOVEMBER ELECTIONS…..
LAST WEKK……THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS REAFFIRMED GRIMES’ ACCESS TO THE DATABASE…..
GRMES SAYS SHE NEEDS ACCESS TO THE DATABASE FOR HER JOB AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER……AND CALLED
PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS AGAINST HER POLITICALLY MOTIVATED…..
TUITION CUT
09/05/18
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT BEGINNING NEXT FALL….TUITION WILL BE CUT 57-PECENT MAKING IT 98-
HUNDRED-75 DOLLARS A YEAR INSTEAD OF 23-THOUSAD…….THE PRICE DROP….. HOWEVER..….DOESN’T INCLUDE ONLINE AND GRADUATE
PROGRAMS…
ADDING IN ROOM AND BOARD…..THE ANNUAL COST WILL BE JUST OVER 19-THOUSAND DOLLARS INSTEAD OF 32-THOUSAND…..
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT LARRY COCKRUM SAID HE DOESN’T EXPECTS THE TUITION CUT TO HAVE A MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE BUDGET AS STUDENT
ENROLLMENT WAS RISED TO 12-THOUSAND STUDENTS…..UP FROM 92-HUNDRED A YEAR AGO…..
THE UNIVERSITY PLANS TO ADD AN EXTRA 300-STUDENTS PER YEAR…..AND TO RETAIN 70-PERCENT OF ITS UNDERGRADUAGTE STUDENTS FOR
FIVE YEARS……
TODDLER SHOT
09/05/18
YESTERDAY MORNING…..THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE…..AN AMISH HOME ON BUCK CREEK ROAD….
IN REFERENCE TO AN ACCIDENTIAL SHOOTING….
DETECTIVES DETERMINED A TWO-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT BY A JUVENILE SIBLING….. WHILE THE SIBLING WAS HANDLING A LOADED RIFLE……THE
CHILDREN HAD BEEN SENT UPSTAIRS TO GET SOME ITEMS FOR THEIR PARENTS PRIOR TO THE SHOOTING……
THE TWO-YEAR-OLD DIED AT THE SCENE……
HEALTH CAMPAIGN
09/05/18
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH HAS LAUNCHED ANOTHER PHASE OF THEIR CAMPAIGN TO HELP PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GIVE UP
TOBACCO…..
THIS NEW PHASE INCLUDES BROADCAST…..PRINT….AND DIGITAL ADS…..IT ALSO FEATURES OUTREACH TO MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES AIMED AT BOOSTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE CAMPAIGN….
THE CAMPAIGN ALREADY OFFERS A FREE TOBACCO QUIT-LINE…..AT 800-QUIT-NOW…..WHICH PROVIDES FREE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT FOR
PEOPLE WANTING TO STOP SMOKING OR USING OTHER TOBACCL PRODUCTS……
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS THE NATION’S SECOND-HIGHEST SMOKING RATE…..WITH 24-POINT-SIX PERCENT OF KENTUCKY’S RESIDENTS
REPORTING DAILY USE OF TOBACCO…..AND MORE THAN EIGHT-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS DIE EACH YEAT DUE TO TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES……
SPORTS
09/05/18
THE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM TRAVELS TO GLASGOW……
THIS WEEK’S CLASS FOUR-“A” HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL FINDS BLAZER MOVING UP TO FIRST AS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON DROPS TO SECOND…..
LOGAN COUNTY IS THIRD…..THE PATRIOTS ARE SEVENTH…..AND WARREN EAST ALSO RECEIVED VOTES……
KY HOME SALE RISE
09/04/18
HOME SALES IN THE COMMONWEALTH ROSE IN JULY…..FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR…..REACHING FIVE-THOUSAND-42 TRANSACTONS
WHICH WAS A ONE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT OVER JULY TWENTY-17……FOR THE YEAR…. HOWEVER…..HOME SALES IN KENTUCKY ARE TRAILING
TWENTY-17 BY ALMOST TWO-PERCENT…..
WHILE SALES WERE UP…..HOME PRICES FELL BY FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN JULY……TO A MEDIAN OF 133-THOUSAND-814 DOLLARS….
WHICH IS DOWN FROM 140-THOUSAND-514 DOLLARS LAST JULY…..
ALSO IN JULY…..KENTUCKY’S HOUSNG INVENTORY SLIPPED TWO-POINT-ONE PERCENT…. AFTER SEEING THE FIRST ANNUAL INCREASE IN JUNE…..
CHILD CARE
09/04/18
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES SAYS THE COMMONWEALTH HAS PAID TWO-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLLARS TO
RELATIVES TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN IN STATE CUSTODY SINCE NOVEMBER TO COMPLY WITH A FEDERAL COURT RULING……
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULED LAST YEAR KENTUCKY HAD TO PAY RELATIVES CARING FOR CHILDREN IN STATE CUSTODY……JUST AS THEY DO
FOSTER PARENTS…..
TO QUALIFY…..CHILDREN MUST HAVE BEEN IN STATE CUSTORY AND RELATIVES CAN’T HAVE PERMANENT CUSTODY……
ELDER LUNDERGAN INDICTED
09/04/18
THE FATHER OF KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE AND FORMER U-S SENATE CANDIDATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES…..HAS BEEN INDICTED ON
CHARGED HE ILLEGALLY USED HIS COMPANY TO PAY FOR CONSULTANTS AND VENDOR FOR HER CAMPAIGN AND THEN LIED ABOUT IT…..
A FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTED 71 YEAR OLD JERRY LUNDERGAN FRIDAY…..AND HE FACES 10-COUNTS THAT INCLUDE UNLAWFUL CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS….. FALSE STATEMENTS….AND FALSIFYING RECORDS……
LUNDERGAN…..WHO IS A FORMER DEMOCRATIC STATE LAWMAKER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC PARTY……HAS CLOSE TIES TO
BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON WHO CAM TO CAMPAIGN FOR GRIMES DURING HER FAILED TWENTY-14 BID TO UNSEAT SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL…..
66 YEAR OLD DALE EMMONS….A POLITICAL CONSULTANT ON THE CAMPAIGN…..WAS ALSO INDICTED…..
I-65 RESURFACING
09/04/18
MOTRORISTS ARE BEING REMINDED THAT A MAJOR RESURFACING PROJECT BEGINS TONIGHT ON I-65…..FROM MILE MARKERS 35 TO 44…..
ALL SIX LINES OF THE INTER-STATE ARE BEING REPAVED FROM THE OAKLAND AREA TO THE CUMEBRLAND PARK WAY…..
THE WORK IS BEIING DONE FROM SEVEN AT NIGHT TO SEVEN THE NEXT MORNING…. AND THE INTER-STATE WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE LANE
DURING THE HOURS THE WORK IS BEING DONE……
LAW ENFORCMENT WILL BE ON SITE FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT AND MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND PARY ATTENTION…..
THE REPAVING PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER……
SPORTS
09/04/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY…..
WHILE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS RUSSELLVILLE…..
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS GO TO THE DIAMOND CAVERNS GOLF COURT TO PLAY WARREN EAST…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEY BALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
CLARK
08/31/18
77 YEAR OLD NORMAN W. CLARK OF INDIANAPOLIS DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; KAY CLARK…..A SON; CLAYTON OF BOWLING GREEN…..A DAUGHTER; HOLLY DAVIS OF ARIZONA…..TWO BROTHERS AND
SISTER-IN-LAW; JOE AND JOANN BRIDGES OF SCOTTSVILLE AND BILLY WITCHER OF SOUTH CAROLINA…..AND FIVE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW;
SHARON AND GOBEL SIMONS OF TENNESSEE, JO AVA CHERRY OF SCOTTSVILLE, VICKIE AND ROGER STICE OF ALVATON; PAM TUTTLE OF GLASGOW
AND CAROLYN AND TOM PICHON OF ILLINOIS…………
WOOD
08/31/18
39 YEAR OLD BILLY BEDFORD WOOD-JUNIOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNEDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……AND A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A
LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; KERRI WOOD…..A SON; BILLY…..AND A DAUGHTER; ALEXZANDRIA ALL OF MICHIGAN…..TWO SISTERS; LISA WOOD AND
EMILY WHITE BOTH OF TENNESSEE……TWO STEP-BROTHERS; TERRY AND DANNY VAUGHN…..AND TWO STEP-SISTERS; TAMMY AND TINA VAUGHN ALL
OF FRANKLIN…….
SPORTS
08/31/18
THE PATROTS WILL BE HOME TONIGHT…..FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON….. AS GREENWOOD COMES TO PATROT FIELD FOR THE “HALL OF FAME”
GAME…..
AT HALF TIME…..GARRY DEWITT….LUCIAN GRAVES….DON MEADOR AND RICK STARKS WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE ALLEN COUTY/SCOTTSVILLE
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME…..
KICK OFF FOR THE GAME IS SEVEN……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT FIELD….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50…. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE……WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-30……
AND THE TOPPERS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WISCONSIN……
COUNTY TRAFFIC SCHOOLS
08/30/18
ACCORDING TO STATE AUDITOR MIKE HARMON…..KENTUCKY’S COUNTY ATTORNEYS HAVE GENERATED MORE THAN THREE-POINT-FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS FOR THEIR OFFICES…..OPERATING TRAFFIC PROGRAMS INDEPENDENT OF STATE TRAFFIC SCHOOLS……
AS OF FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-17……92 OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S 120 COUNTY ATTORNEYS OPERATE SOME TYPLE OF TRAFFI SCHOOL AUTHORISED
BY THE….. COUNTY ATTORNEY TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM OR “CATS”….
THE AVERAGE COUNTY ATTORNY FEE CHARGED TO ENROLL IN A LOCAL TRAFFIC SCHOOL IS JUST OVER 95-DOLLARS…..WITH BARREN COUNTY
NOT HAVING A FEE……WHILE TRIGG COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST FEE AT 137-DOLLARS…..
TRADITIONAL STATE TRAFFIC SCHOOLS CAN BE DONE ON-LINE AT A COST OF 39-DOLLARS…..OR BY ATTENDDING A FOUR-HOUR CLASS IN PERSON
FOR 15-DOLLARS……
VETERANS CENTERS
08/30/18
THE KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE SAYS FOUR VETERANS CENTERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE POLLING PLACES IN FUTURE
ELECTIONS…..
THE CENTERS LOCATED IN HANSON…..HAZARD…..RADCLIFF…. AND WILMORE HOUSE HUNDREDS OF MILITARY VETERANS WHO NEED LONG-TERM
CARE…..
THE THOMPSON-HOOD VETERANS CENTER IN JESSAMINE COUNTY IS ALREADY A POLLING PLACE……
ACCIDENT
08/30/18
AN ACCIDENT AT THE RAILROAD TRACKS NEAR WESTERN’S CAMPUS LAST NIGHT…. RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES……BUT SNARLED TRAFFIC….
KNOCKED OUT POWER….AND SHUT DOWN THE TRACFFIC LIGHT….
BOWLING GREEN POLICE SAY A MINI-VAN WAS TURNING ONTO OLD MORGANTOWN ROAD AND PULLED IN THE PATH OF AN S-U-V….WHICH LEFT
THE ROADWAYORD…. STRUCK A UTILITY POLE…. AND BURST INTO FLAMES…..
SPORTS
08/31/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO WARREN EAST…..
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLAYS AT BOWLING GREEN…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLETY BALL TEAM GOES TO WESTMORELAND….
THE CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS RUN AT BARREN COUNTY…..
AND THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY DAVIESS COUNTY….
IN N-F-L PRE-SEAOSN FOOTBALL…..
THE TITANS HOST THE VIKINGS…..
FISCAL COURT
08/29/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE HALIFAX DIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING….
APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO ADVERTISE FOR A FULL BODY SCANNER FOR THE DETENTION CENTER…..THE PURCHASE WILL BE FUNDED THRU “KACO”
WITH THE COUNTY AND DENTENTION CENTER SPLITTING THE MONTHLY PAYMENT…..
‘FOLLOWING A PRESENTATION BY THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CONCERNING THE COST AND USE OF A NEW K-NINE……AND WITH THE SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT SAYING THEY WOULD FIND THE FUNDS…..THE COURT APPROVED THEM PROCEEDING WITH THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING A NEW K-
NNE…..
APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING TO BE POWER WASHED ON THREE SIDES….WITH THE CITY PAYING 40-PERCNT OF THE 64-
HUNDRED-32 DOLLAR COST…..
AND DEBBIE LINDSEY AND SUSAN WIMPEE WERE APPOINTED TO THE LIBRARY BOARD…..AND STEVE OSBORNE WAS REAPPOINTED TO THE
BOARD……
DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY
08/29/18
THE DOLLAR LITERACY FOUNDATON HAS AWARDED MORE THAN THREE-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS IN YOUTH LITERACY GRANTS…..TO 915
SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS….IN THE 44-STATES DOLLAR GENERAL SERVES…..
TO DATE…..THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED OVER 159-MILLION DOLLARS TO SCHOOLS…...LIBRARIES….….AND
LITERACY ORGANIZATIONS AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO INCREASE LITERACY SKILLS FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES……
EACH YEAR THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION AWARDS FUNDS TO ORGANIZATONS LOCATED WITHIN A 20-MILES RADIUS OF A DOLLAR
GENERAL STORE OR DISTRIBUTION……AND APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEXT GRANT FUNDING WILL BE AVAILABLE JANUARY SECOND…..
STATE ELECTION BOARD
08/29/18
MEETING IN SPECIAL SESSION YESTERDAY…..THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO REAFFIRM THE SECRETAY OF STATE’S
ROLE AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S CHIEF ELECTON OFFICER…...FOLLOWING ALLEGATONS SHE ABUSED HER AUTHORITY FOR POLITICAL
PURPOSES…..
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JARED DEARING HAD SENT A LEER TO BOARD MEMBERS ON MONDAY…. ACCUSING ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES……OF
MISUSING THE VOTER REGISTRAITON DATA BASE AND ORDING STAFF NOT TO COMPLY WITH A FEDERAL COURT ORDER……
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY CHAIRMAN MAC BROWN HAS CALLED FOR A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION……
JEFFERSON SCHOOL TAKE OVER
08/29/18
ON A FOUR-TO-THREE VOTE…..THE JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS APPROVED A SETTLEMENT TO AVOID THE COMMONWEALTH
TAKING OVER THE SYSTEM……
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL….THE DISTRICT AGREED TO CREATE AND STAFF AND INDEPENDENT OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE ANY
COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE DISTRICT…..IT IT WOULD HAVE TO UNDERGO A NEW MANAGEMENT AUDIT….. NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 15TH-
2020…..AFTER WHICH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION COUINTY AGAIN RECOMMEND A TAKE OVER……
THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MUST STILL ISSUE A FINAL ORDER DISMISSING THE CASE……
SPORTS
08/29/18
THE MED CENTER HEALTH 10-K IS SET FOR OCTOEBR 13TH……AND THERE WILL BE SOME CHANGES FOR THIS YEAR’ EVENT…..
AS THE “FUN WALK: IS BEING EXTENDED ABOUT TWO-TENTHS OF A MILE AND WILL BE A THREE-K…..
THERE ARE ALSO NEW START TIMES FOR THIS YEAR’S EVENT….
THE FIVE-K RUN AND WALK WILL START AT SEVEN-30…..WITH THE FUN WALK AND 10-K WHEELCHAIR RACE TO FOLLOW…..AND THE 10-K CLASSIC
WILL BEGIN AT EIGHT-15……
I-65 CONSTRUCTION
08/28/18
MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON I-65 IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET DISTRICT THREE BOWLING GREE OFFICE…..
MAY HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF ORANGE CONSTRUCTION BARRELS SETUP ALONG THE SHOULDER……IN PREPARATION FOR A MAJOR RESURFACING
PROJECT I IN BARREN…….EDMONSON…..AND WARREN COUNTIES…..
THE ACTUAL RESURFACING OF THE ROADWAY IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER FOURTH……
AS THE PROJECT WILL RESURFACE THE ENTIRE INTER-STATE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS…..BETWEEN MILE MAKER 35 AND MILE MAKER 44…..AND THE
PAVING WILL BE DONE FROM SEVEN AT NIGHT UNTIL SEVEN EACH MORNING……
PENSION SYSTEM EARNINGS
08/28/18
THERE’S SOME GOOD NEWS FOR ONE OF THE WORST-FUNDED PENSION SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRTY……AS INVESTMENTS IN KENTUCKY’ WORKER
PENSIONS EARNED MORE THAN ONE-POINT-FOUR-BILLION DOLLLARS IN FISCAL YEAT TWENTY-18….
THE KENTCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS SAYS ITS TOTAL ASSETS INCRESED TO 17-POINT-FOUR BILLION DOLALRS AT THE END OF THE FIXL EYR……
ACCORDING TO THE MOST NUMBERS FROM THE PENSION OFFICE…..THE COMMONWEALTH WAS ABOUT 27-BILLION DOLLARS SHORT OF WHAT IT
NEES TO PAY RETIREMENT BENEFITS OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS…..HOWEVER…..THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE THE FISCAL YEAR-END
RESULTS……
STATE ELECTONS BOARD
08/28/18
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE KENTUCKY ELECTIONS BOARD HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR TODAY……AFTER ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CALLED FOR
AN ETHICS PROBE AND ACCUSED THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF ABUSING HER AUTHORITY OVER THE COMMONWEALTH’S ELECTON SYSTEM……
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR…JARED DEARING…..SUBMITTED A LETTER YESTERDAY THAT SAYS SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES…..
WHO CHAIRS THE BOARD…..HAS WEAKENED “CHECKS AND BALANCES” IN KENTUCKY’S ELECTION SYSTEM….
GRIMES’ OFFICE ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING THE COMPLAINT IS “BASELESS” AND “LACKS A BASIC UNDERSTANDING” OF HER DUTIES……
SPORTS
08/28/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS BARREN COUNTY…..
WHILE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GLASGOW…..
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM PLAYS AT GLASGOW…..
THE FIRST ASSOCIATED PRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLLS ARE OUT……
AND IN CLASS FOUR “A”……FRANKLIN/SIMPSON IS NUMBER ONE AND THE PATROTS ARE EIGHTH…..
CLASS ONE “A”……FINDS BEECHWOOD NUMBER ONE AND CAMPBELLSVILLE IS SEVENTH…..
IN CLASS TWO “A”…..MAYFIELD HOLDS DOWN THE TOP SPOT….WITH GLASGOW FOURTH AND TODD COUNTY CENTRAL ALSO RECEIVED VOTES…..
CLASS THREE “A”……FINDS BOYLE COUNTY NUMBER ONE…..CASEY COUNTY IS NINTH AND EDMONSON COUNTY ALSO RECEIVED VOTES…..
CLASS FIVE “A”……HAS COVINGTON CATHOLIC HOLDING DOWN THE TOP SPOT WITH BOWLING GREEN AND SOUTH WARREN TIED FOR SECOND…..
AND IN CLASS SIX “A”…..LOUISVILE MALE IS NUMBER ONE…..
BEVIN TO SEEK REELECTON
08/27/18
SPEAKING TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCY’S LINCOLIN DAY DINNER SATURDAY NIGHT……GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAID HE IS RUNNING
FOR RE-ELECTION IN TWENTY-19……
BEVIN……WHO HASN’T FILED PAPERWORK YET TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL…..SAID THAT WILL COME LATER…..
HE ALSO HASN’T INDICATED IF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JENEAN HAMPTON WOULD BE HIS RUNNING MATE AGAIN…….
CHAO CHOSEN
08/27/18
“U-S” SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION ELAINE CHAO….IS ONE OF 16 WOMEN SELECT BY THE POPULAT LIFESTYLE WEBSITE…..MY DOMAINE…..
FOR THEIR INFLUENCE AND IMPACT ON “U-S” HISTORY……
THE ONLY ONE ON THE LIST LIVING IN KENTUCKY…….CHAO BECAME THE FIRST ASIAM AMERICAN WOMAN TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CABINET
WHEN SHE WAS APPOINTED AS SECRETARY OF LABOR IN TWO-THOUSAND-ONE UNDER PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH……
THE 63 YEAR OLD CHAO IS THE WIFE OF SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL…..
CORVETTE MUSEUM FILM HONORED
08/27/18
THE NATONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM’S FILM ON THE HISTORY OF THE CORVETTE…. WHICH LOOPS DAILY IN THE MUSEUM’S CHEVROLET THEATRE….
HAS RECEIVED A “BRONZE TELLY AWARD” IN THE CATEGORY OF NO-BROADAST GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE……
THE 13-MINUTE FILM TRAVES THE CORVETT’S DEVELOPMENT FROM THE FIRST ONE IN 1953….TO TODAY’S SEVENTH GENERATION COREVETTE…
THE “TELLY AWARDS” WERE INTRODUCED IN 1979 TO HONOR EXCELLENCE IN VIDEO AND TELEVISION ACROSS ALL SCREENS…..
THIS YEAR’S COMPETITION RECEIVED 112-THOUSAND ENTRIES FROM ALL 50-STATES AND FIVE COUNTRIES……
SPORTS
08/27/18
THE PATRIOT SOCCER TEAM TRAVELS TO RUSSELLVILLE…..
AND THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON SOUTH WARREN…..
BEGINNG WITH THE UPCOMING BASKETBALL SEASON…..THE N-C-A-A WILL NO LONGER USE THE “RATING PERCENTAGE INDEX”…..OR R-P-I….AND
INSTEAD WILL USE IT OWN EVALUATION TOOL TO SELECT TEAMS FOR THE N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
THE N-C-A-A EVALUATON TOOL WILL RELY ON GAME RESULTS…..STRENGTH OF SCHEUDLE…..GAME LOCATION…..SCORING MARGIN…..NET
OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE EFFICIENTY…..AND QUALITY OF WINS AND LOSSES…..
NET RANKINGS WILL BE RELEASED IN LATE NOVEMBER OR EARLY DECEMBER AND WILL BE UPDATED THROUGH SELECTION SUNDAY…..
KOUNS
8/25/18
4 YEAR OLD MADDISON LESLEY LESHAY KOUNS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED THURSDAY AT MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT…
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SUN) AFTERNOON AT 4 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME… VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW MORNING AFTER 11 AT
THE FUNERAL HOME… AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES….
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER FATHER… MICHAEL KOUNS… HER MOTHER… CIERRA KOUNS… MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS… PAUL AND ELIZABETH DAVIS
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE… PATERNAL GRANDFATHER…. SAMUEL MICHAEL KOUNS JR. OF MARYLAND… PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER AND STEP-
GRANDFATHER… CELINA AND BOB THOMAS OF GEORGIA… PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDPARENTS… ROSEMARIE AND CARVEL KREISEL… 2 UNCLES
AND 1 AUNT… JOSHUA AND MEGAN DAVIS… AND DUSTIN DAVIS ALL OF SCOTTVILLE… SEVERAL AUNTS, UNCLES AND COUSINS ALSO SURVIVE….
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
08/24/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY
REMAINED STEADY AT FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT FROM JUNE TO JULY……AND THIS JULY’S JOBLESS RATE IS ALSO BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-FIVE
PERCENT RECORDED IN JULY OF LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN ALLEN AND
SIMPSON COUNTIES TO FIVE-POINT-EIGHT PERCNT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
FROM JULY TWENTY-17 TO JULY TWENTY-18…….JOBELSS RATE FELL IN 110 COUNIES AND ROSE IN 10………..
WOODFORD COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT……
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 13-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT……
ARREST
08/24/18
A BOWLING GREEN MAN IS FACING CHARGES IN THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF TWO LITTLE GIRLS…..
BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARRESTED 26 YEAR OLD LADANIEL BROWN WEDNESDDAY….. OFFICERS SAY BROWN ADMITTED TO ENGAGING IN ORAL
SEX WITH A FIVE-YEAR-OLD GIRLS TWICE AND A FOUR-YEAR-OLD ONCE….
BROWN IS CHARGED WITH SODOMY AND SEXUAL ABUSE…..
GUILTY PLEA
08/24/18
A RUSSELLVILLE MAN HAS PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO BEING A FELON POSSESSON AN UNREGISTERD SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN… AND
POSSESSION OF AN UNREGISTERRF MODIFIED FIREARM…....
44 YEAR OLD TRACY BASKERVILLE FACES UP TO 15-YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON…A 500-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE…AND FIVE-YEARS OF SUPERVISED
RELEASE…..
SENTENCING IS SET FOR NOVEMEBR 15TH…….
SPORTS
0824/18
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO BARREN COUNTY……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND
LOVE-FM….. 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM……BEGINNING AT SIX-30……
NATIONAL MOTTO
08/23/18
UNDER A BILL PRE-FILED FOR THE TWENTY-19 GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..KENTUCKY’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO POST THE
NATIONAL MOTTO…..IN GOD WE TRUST…. INSIDE THEIR BUILDINGS…..
THE BILL WOULD REQUIRE ELEMENTARY…..MIDDLE…..AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO DISPLAY THE “IN GOD WE TRUST” MOTTO IN A PROMINENT
LOCATION SUCH AS A SCHOOL ENTRY WAY…..CAFEERIA…….OR COMMON AREA……
LAWS REQUIRING THE DISPLAY OF…….IN GOD WE TRUST IN SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY ON THE BOOKS I N OTHER STATES INCLUDING TENNESSEE…...
AND IF APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY……LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE MEASURE STARTING IN THE
TWENTY-19-20 SCHOOL YEAR…..
US BANK ROBBED
08/23/18
THE U-S BANK BRANCH ON LAIN AVENUE IN BOWLING GREEN WAS ROBBED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….
THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN THEN BANK WHEN AUTHORITIES SAY A LONE WHILE MALE PASSED A NOTE DEMANDING CASH….. AFTER TELLERS
COMPLIED HE LEFT ON FOOT….…..
THE SUSPECT…..BELIEVED TO BE IN HIS EARLY 30s…. WAS WEARING A GRAY/DARK GREEN BUTTON UP SHIRT WITH A WHITE UNDERSHIRT…HE
HAD A BEARD…. MUSTACHE…. BROWN HAIR….AND WAS WEARING GLASSES….
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THIS INCIDENT IS ASKED TO CALL SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY CRIME STOPPERS AT SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-
CLUE……
BRANHAM
08/23/18
83 YEAR OLD THOMAS CLAY BRAHAM OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT HARDWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE
FUNERAL HOME….MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO THE NEW SALEM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OR NORTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GORDON AND RITA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO STEP-SONS AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW;
KEVIN AND WENDY CALVERT AND BOBBY CALVERT ALL OF INDIANA…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN, FOUR STEP-GRANDCHILDREN, FOUR GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……..
SPORTS
0823/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT MONROE COUNTY…..
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM ALSO GOES TO MONROE COUINTY….
AND THE MIDDLE SCOL SOCCER TEAM TRAVELS TO RUSSELLVILLE…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO BARREN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS HOST LOGAN COUNTY AND RUSSELLVILLE….
OHIO STATE HAS RELEASED DOZENS OF DOCUMENTS…..AND A 23-PAGE INDEPENDENT SUMMARY OF FINDINDS…..…RELATED TO HEAD FOOTBALL
COACH URBAN MEYER’S HANDLING OF A DOMESTIC ABUSE ALLEGATION AGAINST FORMER BUCKEYES ASSISTANT ZACH SMITH……
THE UNIVERSITY ALSO ANNOUNCED MEYER WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE FIRST THREE GAMES OF THE SEASON AND WILL FORFEIT SIX WEEKS OF
PAY…..
TRUMP NOMINATION
08/22/18
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS NOMINATED THE PRESIDENT OF THE KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FOR A POSITION IN
HIS ADMINISTRATION…..
BOB KING HAS BEEN PICKED TO BE THE NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATON…..
KING WHO HAS BEEN PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-NINE…. HAD PLANNED TO RETIRE IN JUNE…..BUT THE COUNCIL ASKED
HIM TO STAY ON UNTIL THEY COULD FIND A REPLACEMENT…..
HAYS
08/22/18
81 YEAR OLD WESLEY HAYS OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME …..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; HOWARD OF OREGON…..AND A SISTER; ELAINE WALKER OF ARIZONA……
CALVERT
08/22/18
89 YEAR OLD WILLIE K. “JUNIOR” CALVERT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL
GARDENS……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JEFFERY AND DENISE OF ADOLPHUS…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; ANGELA AND
CHARLIE HARPER OF TENNESSEE…….THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
08/22/18
BEGINNING WITH THE UPCOMING FOOTBALL SEASON…..WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WILL ALLOW ONLY APPROVED CLEAR TOTES….PLASTIC
ZIP LOCK BAGS….AND SMALL CLUTCHES AND PURSES INTO HOUCHENS/ SMITH STADIUM……
THE N-F-L IMPLEMENTED A SIMILAR POLICY IN TWENTY-13…….AND THE S-E-C ADOPTED THE POLICY LAST SEASON……
STATE ELECTION BOARD
08/20/18
THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF ELECTONS WILL MEET THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS AN ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OPINON THAT SAYS IT’S “OK” FOR
POLL WORKERS TO POST LISTS OF CERTIFIED-WRITE IN CANDIDATES IN VOTING PRECINTS….
THE OPINION SAY POLL WORKERS AREONT REQUIRED TO POST THE LIST…...BUT IF THEY DID IT WOULDN’T VIOLATE THE COMMONWEALTH’S BAN
ON ELECTIONEERING……
THE OPINION WENT ON TO SAY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SAY WHAT IS AND IS NOT ELECTIONEERING…..AND
RECOMMENDED THEY COME UP WITH RULES ABOUT POSTING LISTS OF CANDIDATES……
ROBERTS
08/20/18
65 YEAR OLD PEGGY JANE BRITT ROBERTS OF SPARTA-TENNESSEE….AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..DIED SATURDAY AT COOKEVILLE
REGONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN COOKEVILLE-TENNESSEE…..VISITATION FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE WILL BE TODAY (MON) FROM 11 TO 12NOON
AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH GRAVESIDE SERVICVES THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT ONE AT MITCHELLVILLE CEMETERY NEAR PORTLAND-
TENNESSEE….. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; VICKIE RENEE JONES NORRIS….AND A STEP-SON; LEE ROBERTS BOTH OF TENNESSEEE……A STEP-DAUGHTER;
CASSANDRA CANTRELL OF BOWLING GREEN……AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; JAMES AND SUE BRITT OF SCOTTSVILLE AND JERRY
AND BECKY WRIGHTSMAN OF INDIANA…….SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
DENNIS
8/19/18
90 YEAR OLD JACK DENNIS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT
ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME… VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (TUES) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME… AND EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE… PATRICIA DENNIS OF SCOTTSVILLE… 2 SONS AND DAUGHTERS IN LAW… JEFFERY AND BRENNAN DENNIS OF
BOWLING GREEN.. AND DAVID AND TERESA DENNIS OF FOUNTAIN RUN… 2 DAUGHTERS AND SONS IN LAW… SHEILA AND DALE BARBELLA OF
FLORDIA… AND ANN AND TRAVIS LANGMAN OF THE STONY POINT COMMUNITY… 2 STEP SONS… JON BAXTER OF INDIANA… AND SAMUEL BAXTER… 1
STEP DAUGHTER AND STEP SON IN LAW… MARY AND TOMMY BRUCE ALL OF CENTRAL CITY… 14 GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE….
SPORTS
08/20/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY SOUTH WARREN…..
WHILE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO RUSSELLVILLE…..
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE GLASOW COUNTRY CLUB TO PLAY THE SCOTTIES…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS WAREN CENTRAL…..
AND THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT WARREN EAST…..
THE BREEDER’S CUP HAS CHOSEN SANTA ANITA……KEENELAND…..AND DEL MAR TO HOST ITS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FORM TWENTY-19 TO
TWENTY-21…..
SANTA ANITA WILL HOST THE SEASON ENDING EVENT FOR A RECORD 10TH TIME….. WHILE KEENELAND AND DEL MAR WILL HOST THE RACES FOR
THE SECOND TIME EACH….AFTER DEBUTING AS VENUES IN TWENTY-15 AND TWENTY-17…..
CHURCHILL DOWNS WILL HOST THE BREEDERS CUP THIS NOVEMBER……
MADDEN FORMER ATTORNEY RESPONDS
08/17/18
THE FORMER ATTORNEY FOR TIMOTHY MADDEN…..TRAVIS LOCK….HAS RESPONDED TO A COURT ORDER TO TURN OVER CASE FILES TO MADDENS
NEW PUBLIC DEFENDER…TOM GFIFFITHS…..
IN HIS RESPONSE…..LOCK SAID HAS NEVER REFUSED TO TURN THE INFORMATION OVER TO THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADVOCACY…..
BUT HAD NEVER BEEN GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY WOULD LIKE THE FILES DELIVERED…..
LOCK WENT ON TO SAY HE DID FORWARD 386 E-MAILS RELATED TO THE CASE AND A 16-GIGA BIT FLASH DRIVE CONTAINING HE ENTIRE FILE FOR
MADDEN….
AND LOCK SAID EVEN IF GRIFFITHS HAD RECEIVED THE INFORMATION BEFORE THE JULY 31ST COURT DATE…..HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
SET A TRIAL DATE…. NOR WOUILD ANY SUBSTITUTE ATTORNEY IN THE CASE…..
WRITE-IN CANDIDATES
08/17/18
AN OPINION FROM THE KENUCKY ATTORNEY GENREL’S OFFICE SAYS IT IS OK FOR ELECTION OFFICIALS TO POST A LIST OF CERTIFIED “WRITE-IN”
CANDIDATES AT POLLING PLACES….
IN THE COMMONWEALTH….VOTES ONLY COUNT FRO “WRITE-IN” CANDIDATES IF THEY HAVE FILED A LETTER OF INTENT…...BY THE FOURTH FRIDAY IN
OCTOBER….. WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE OR THE COUNTY CLERK……
ELECTION OFFICIALS HAVE TRAINED POLL WORKERS TO NOT POST THE LIST OF CERTIFIED “WRITE-IN” CANDIDATES FOR FEAR IT WOULD VIOLATE
THE COMMONWEALTH’S BAN ELECTIONING….
BUT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS POSTING THE LIST WOULD NOT BREAK THE LAW BECAUSE THE LISTS WOULD NOT ADVOCATE PEOPLE
TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST A CANDIDATE……
SPORTS
08/17/18
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL GOES TO OWENSBORO APOLLO TO PLAY IN THE “APOLLO SUMMER SLAM DOWN”…….
THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON GETS UNDERWAY TONIGHT….
AS BARREN COUNTY IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON CASEY COUNTY, CAVERNA ENTERTAINS EDMONSON COUNTY, FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TRAVELS TO E’
TOWN, HART COUNTY PLAYS AT TAYLOR COUNTY, SOUTH WARREN GOES TO HOPKINSVILLE, TODD COUNTY CENTRAL IS ON HE ROAD TO
BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY AND WARREN EAST TRAVELS TO PORTLAND-TENNESSEE…..
AT THE SCOTTIE BOWLING…..
MONROE COUNTY TAKES ON TRIGG COUNTY
AND THE GLASGOW PLAYS RUSSELLVILLE….
BEVIN DEFENDS PENSION LAW
08/16/18
SPEAKING TO A CONFERENCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN LOUISVILLE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR MATT SAID THE COMMONWEALTH’S
COUNTIES WILL BE “SCREWED” FINANCIALLY IF THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT INVALIDATES A NEW LAW MAKING CHANGES TO THE STRUGGLING
PENSON SYSTESM…..
BEVING WARNED THAT FEW COUNTIES WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE HIGHER PENSON COSTA WITHOUT THE CHANGES INCLUDED IN THE PENSION
REFORM LAW……
SOLDIER REMAINS RETURNED
08/16/18
THE REMAINS OF A CLINTON COUNTY SOLDIER…..WHO WENT MISSING DURING THE KOREN WAR…..AVE BEEN RETURNED TO CLINTON COUNTY…..
P-F-C JOE STANTON ELMORE DIED AT THE AGE OF 20 ON DECEMBR SECOND 1950…..
VISITATION WILL BE HELD TOMORROW AT THE ALBANY UNTIED CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE .WITH FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE HELD SATURDAY…..
ELMORE WILL BE BURIED AT A FAMILY DAY IN ALBANY……
HART FATAL
08/16/18
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY IN HART COUNTY CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWENTY-16 DODGE PASSENGER CAR DRIVEN BY 18 YEAR OLD HAILEY WILSON OF MUNFORDVILLE CROSSED THE CENTER
LINE AND STRUCK A 1992 G-M-C PICK-UP OPERATED BY 50 YEAR OLD MICHAEL RIGGS OF MUNFORDVILLE……
FOLLOWING THE COLLISION…RIGG’S VEHICLE LEFT THE ROADWAY AND CAUGHT FIRE…..
RIGGS DIED AT THE SCENE AND WILSON WAS FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL…….
FORMER DEPUTY PLEADS GUILTY
08/16/18
A FORMER MONROE COUNTY DEPTY HAS PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO WIRE FRAUD CHARGES….
UNDER THE PLEA AGREEMENT…..LARRY DALE MARTIN WILL SERVE THREE YEARS PROBATON AND PAY 75-HUNDRED DOLLARS RESTITUTION…..
MARTIN PLEADED GUILTY TO SELLING SURPLUS MILITARY PROPERTY OBTAINED FROM A DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PROGRAM……
SPORTS
08/16/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS GLASGOW…..
AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MOSS…..
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS HOST WARREN EAST…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO EDMONSON COUNTY…..
LOTTERY SALES
08/15/18
THE KENTUCKY LOTTERY HAS ANNOUNCED RECORD TICKET SALES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED JUNE 30TH……
THE LOTTERY RECORDED SALES OF ONE-POINT-ZERO-FOUR BILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR…..WHICH IS FOUR-PERCENT MORE THAN THE
PREVIOUS YEAR’S SALES….. AND THE LOTERY ALSO GAVE 253-MILLION DOLLARS TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S GENERAL FUND WHICH IS ALSO A
RECORD AMOUNT….
SCRATCH-OFF TICKETS WERE ONCE AGAIN THE LARGEST INDIVIDUAL GAME CATEGORY…..FINISHING THE FISCAL YEAR AT JUST OVER 613-MILLION
DOLLARS….. WHICH WAS UP FROM NINE-POINT-THREE MILLION IN TWENTY-17…..
AND MEGA MILLIONS HAD THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE OF ANY KENTUCKY LOTTERY GAME…...RISING NEARLY 37-PERCENT FROM 10-
POINT-SEVEN MILLION TO 39-POINT-EIGHT MILLION……LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY SEVERAL LARGE JACKPOTS DURING THE YEAR SUPRRED THE
INCREASE……
ETHICS CHANGES
08/15/18
THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION IS URGING LAWMAKERS TO UPDATE THE COMMONWEALTH’S…..LEGISLATIVE ETHICS LAW…..TO
FILL A VOID IN THE FIGHT AGAISNT SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN CASES AT THE STATE CAPITAL…..
THE COMMISSION IS RECOMMENDING THE LAW BE REVISED TO SPECIFICALLY PROHIBIT WORKPLACE HARASSMENT BY LAWMAKERS AGAINST THEIR
STAFF….AS THE CURRENT LAW DOESN’T INCLUDE SUCH LANGUAGE…..
COMMISSION MEMBERS SAY THE CHANGE WOULD REMOVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THEY HAVE JURISDICTION TO INVESTIGATE SEXUAL
HARASSMENT ALLEGATONS AGAINST LAWMAKERS……
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS STOLEN
08/15/18
STATE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO REMOVED EIGHT CATALTIC CONVERTERS FROM A BOWLING GREEN CAR DEALERSHIP….
THE CONVERTERS……VALUED AT 22-HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH….WERE TAKEN OFF CARS AT LARRY HARPER AUTO SALES ON PORTER PIKE….
THE SUSPECT IS A WHITE……HEAVY SET MALE…..WHO WAS DRIVING A DARK-COLORED VEHICE…..
A ONE-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF THE INDIVIDUAL……
SPORTS
08/15/18
THE LADY TOPPER SOCCER TEAM HAS BEEN PICKED TO FINISH NINTH IN THE PRE-SEASON……C-U-S-A……COACHES POLL….
RICE AND NORTH TEXAS…..WHO HAVE COMBINED TO WIN EVERY REGUALR SEASON TITLE SINCE TWENTY-14…..ARE TABBED FIRST AND SECOND…..
AND THEY’RE FOLLOWED BY CARLOTTE…..OLD DOMINION…..AND FLORIDA ATLANTIC……
CITY COUNCIL
08/14/18
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING….FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO SETTING THE TWENTY-18 TAX RATE…..
AND THE COUNCIL VOTED UNANAMOUSLY TO TAKE THE COMPENSATING RATE….
APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO PURCHASE THREE EASEMENTS FOR NEW SEWER PUMP STATIONS ON VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY….
AND THE COUNCIL WAS INFORMED THE CITY HAD BEEN AWARDED A RURAL AREA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GRANT WHICH WILL ESTABLISH A
PUBLIC BUS SERVICE IN SCOTTSVILLE…. THE CITY IS RECEIVING 55-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE…..10-THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR ADMINISTRATION…. 47-THOUSND-887 DOLLARS FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AND 576 DOLLARS FOR TRAINING EXPENSES…..
TWO CHARGED WITH MURDER
08/14/18
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED TWO INDIVIDUALS IN THE DEATH OF 19 YEAR OLD DAMAIN COOK OF FRANKLIN WHO WAS ASSAUTLED LAST WEEK
AND LATER DIED OF HIS INJURIES AT SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER.......
23 YEAR OLD JORDAN ALFORD OF TENNESSEE AND 52 YEAR OLD AMIE ALFORD OF FRANKLIN HAVE BOTH BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER……
WARREN STAND OFF
08/14/18
A STAND OFF ON NORTH GRAHAM STREET IN BOWLING GREEN YESTERDAY ENDED PEACEFLLY WITH THE ARREST OF ABOLWIN GREENMAN…..
31 YEAR OLD JESSE LILLARD WAS INTOXICATED AND TOLD DEPUTIES FROM THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..BY PHONE…..HE
WOULD ENGAGE IN A SHOOTOUT…..
LILLARD….WHO FINNALY WALKED OUT PEACEFULLY….WAS ARRESTED AND LODGED IN THE WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL……
SPORTS
08/14/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM HOSTS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
THE PATRIOT AND LADY GOLF TEAMS TRAVEL TO THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTY CLUB TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TANGLE WITH WARREN EAST….
DOCTOR SENTENCED
08/13/18
A SIMPSON COUNTY DOCTOR HAS BEEN SENTENCWD TO 50-MONTHS IN PRISON…..WITH NO CNANCE FOR PAROLE….ON 15-COUNTS OF ILLEGAL
DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES BY WAY OF PRESCRIBING OPIATE PAIN MEDICATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE COURSE OF PROFESSIONAL
MEDICAL PRACTICE AND WITHOUT A LEGITIMATE MEDICAL PURPOSE…..
DR. ROY REYNOLDS…..WHO THE JUDGE DESCRIBED AS A “DRUG DEALWE WITH A MEDICAL LICENSE…..WAS PRACTICNG IN FRANKLIN AT THE TIME
OF HIS ILLEGAL ACTIVITY……
MAN FOUND GUILTY
08/13/18
A FEDERAL JURY HAS CONVICTED A COLUMBIA MAN OF RIPPING OFF INVESTORS BY LYING ABOUT POTENTIAL PROFITS FROM OIL AND GAS WELLS….
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADET….62 YEAR OLD RONNIE RODGERS WAS CONVITED OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MAIL FRAUD….WIRE FRIED….
AND SECURITIES FRAUD…..
REGULATORS HAD PREVIOUSLY ORDERED RODGER TO STOP SELLING INVESTMENT I OIL AND GAS WELLS…..BUT HE KEPT DOING IT….SETTING UP
“SHELL” COMPANIES SOLICITING MONEY FROM INVESTORS IN ADAIR…..CLINTONM…..PULASKI….AND WARERN COUNTIES…..WHERE RODGERS SOLD
A TOTAL OF 10-MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF INVESTMENTS…..
MEETINGS
08/13/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND HALF-WAY LODGE AND THE BEEKEEPERS BOTH MEET A T7……
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTET AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL BOTH MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4…..
THURSDAY MORNING AT 7:30 THE CHAMEBR OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST CLUBS MEETS, THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE ALZHEIMER’S
SUPPORT GROUPS MEETS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT FOUR AND THE HALFRY/DALTON V-F-W POST MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6…….
SPORTS
08/13/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO BOWLING GREEN TO TAKE ON DRAKES CREEK….
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS GO TO THE ROLLING HILLS GOLF COURSE TO PLAY LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO CLINTON COUNTY…..
SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS HAS ANNOUNCED THAT NASCAR FANS WILL RECEIVE A TICKET CREDIT IF A RACE AT ONE OF ITS EIGHT
TRACKS……INCLUDING THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY….IS POSTPONED AND THE TICKET HOLDER CAN’T ATTEND THE RESCHEDULED DATE….
THE CREDIT MUST BE USED WITHIN ONE CALENDAR YEAR….OR AT THE SAME EVET THE NEXT YEAR…..…
CHRISTY STILL WANTED
08/10/18
AUTHORITIES ARE STILL LOOKING FOR SHAWN CHRISTY….WHO MADE THREATS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP AND MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT DAKOTA
MEYER…..AND THEY BELIEVE HE’S STILL IN THE COMMONWEALTH ACCORDING TO SURVEILLANCE VIDEO….
MYER’S BROTHER….TIMOTHY GILLIAM WHO LIVES IN ADAIR COUNTY….CAME HOME LAST NIGHT AND FOUND HIS FRONT DOOR HAD BEEN KICKED-
IN…..FOOD WAS STOLEN FROM THE REFRIGFERATOR…..AND A GREEN TWO-THOUSAND-ONE GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A BLACK HOOD WAS MISSING
FROM THE GARAGE…..
GILLIAM SHOWED TROOPERS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO…..AND K-S-P BELIEVES THE SUSPECT IN THE VIDEO IS CHRISTY…….
THREE OFFICERS HONORED
08/10/18
THREE AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS…..INCLUDING A SCOTTSVILLE POLICE OFFICER….HAVE BEEN HONORED FOR THEIR SEATBELT
ENFORCEMENT…..
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE OFFICER TREVOR THOMPSON RECEIVED THE TWENTY-18….. GOVERNOR’S OCCUPANT PROTECTION AWARD……FOR ISSUING
THE MOST SEAT BELT CITATONS DURING THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY….CLICK IT OR TICKET CAMPAIGN…..
AND WARREN COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF WAYNE MAYFIELD AND GLASGOW POLICE OFFICER NICK HOUCHENS WERE ALSO HONORED FOR THEIR
SEAT BELT ENFORCEMENT……
SCOUT CELEBRATION
08/10/18
THE 24TH ANNUAL BARREN RIVER LAKE SCOUT CELEBRATON IS THIS WEEK-END AT THE TAILWATER CAMPGROUND….WHICH WILL BE CLOSED TO
OTHER PUBLIC CAMPING THIS WEEK-END FOR THE EVFENT….
THE OPENING CAMPFIRE IS TONIGHT…..…..
TOMORROW WHICH IS THE MAIN PUBLIC EVENT WILL BEGIN WITH A PATRIOTIC FLAG RAISING AT SEVEN-45……ACTIVITES WILL RUN FROM EIGHT
UNTIL NOON WHEN THE CAMPFIRE COOK OFF CHALLENGE WILL BE HELD…..THEN ACTIEIS REUSME AT ONE…..
SUNDAY BEGINS WITH THE FLAG RAISING AT SEVEN-45……A RELIGIOUS SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT EIGHT-45….AND THEN SCOUTS WILL BEGIN
BREAKING CAMP AND DEPART…..
SPORTS
08/10/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO MIKE BUCHANON PARK FOR THE SOUTH WARREN TOURNAMENT…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL HOST A KIDS CAMP TOMORROW…..FROM EIGHT UNTIL 11-30…..IN PATRIOT GYM…..
THE CAMP IS OPEN TO STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THRU SEVENTH GRADE…..
THE FEE IS 20-DOLLARS AND REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE CAMP BEGINS…
WESTERN KENTUCKY’S….FAN FEST….RETURNS TO DIDDLE ARENA TOMORROW FROM 11-TO-ONE….
WITH THE TOPPER FOOTBALL…..SOCCER….AND VOLLEYBALL TEAMS PARTICIPATING…..
THERE WILL BE AUTOGRAPH AND INTERACTIVE STATIONS…..
AND THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL SCRIMMAGE FROM 12 TO ONE…..
SCHOOL BEGINS
08/09/18
IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TODAY…..AS SOME THREE-THOUSAND STUDENTS WILL BE RETURNING TO THE
CLASSROOM FOLLOWING THE SUMMER VACATION…..
FALL BREAK WILL BE OCTOBER FIRST THRU FIFTH……SCHOOL WILL BE OUT FOR THANKSGIVING NOVEMBER 21ST THRU THE 23RD……CHRISTMAS
BREAK RUNS DECEMBER 17TH THRU JANUARY FIRST…..SPRING BREAK IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL FIRST THRU FIFTH…..AND AS OF NOW….THE LAST
DAY FOR STUDENTS THIS SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE MAY 23RD……..
PAUL DELIVERS LETTER
08/09/18
YESTERDAY……SENATOR RAND PAUL PERSONNALLY DELIVERED A LETTER TO RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VADIMIR PUTIN ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP….. ACCORDING TO PAUL…..THE LETTER EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF FURTHER ENGAGEMENT IN VARIOUS AREAS…..
COMPARING HIS SOLO TRIP TO RUSSIA TO THAT OF FORMER PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN’S DURING THE COLD WAR…..PAUL MET WITH FORMER
SOVIET LEADER MIKHAIL GORBACHEV ON TUESDAY……
GOVERNOR WILL PAY
08/09/18
WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR JIM JUSTICE SAY COAL COMPANIES LINKED TO HIME WILL PAY THE COMMONWEALTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OWED IN
BACK TAXES…..
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER…..MORE THAN TWO-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IS OWED TO AT LEAST FIVE KENTUCKY COUNTIES….
HOWEVER…..JUSTICE SAYS HE HAS TRANSFERRED CONTROL OF THE COMPANIES TO HIS CHILDREN AND COULDN’T SAY HOW THEY ARE WORKING
TO PAY OFF THE DEBT……
SPORTS
08/09/18
THE PATROT GOLF TEAM TAKES ON EDMONSON COUNTY AT THE PARK MAMMOTH GOLF COURSE…….
THE TITANS TRAVEL TO GREEN BAY…….
KENTUCKY CONTINUES THEIR BAHAMAS TRIP AS THE TAKE ON SAN LORENZE DE ALMAGRO TONIGHT…....…….
RITE AID STORES CLOSING
08/08/18
TWO SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY RITE AID STORES ARE CLOSING…..
ONE RITE-AID STORE IN BOWLING GREEN AND ANOTHER IN GLASGOW WILL CLOSE THEIR PHARMACIES BY THE END OF THE MONTH……WITH STORE
LIQUIDATIONS AND CLOSURES TO FOLLOW…..AS WALGREENS PURCHASED ALL RITE-AID STORES IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR…..
THE RITE-AID STORE ON NASHVILLE ROAD IN BOWLING GREEN WILL CLOSE ITS PHARMACY AUGUST 20TH AND PRESCRIPTIONS WILL BE MOVED TO
THE WALGREEN STORE ACROSS THE STREET….THE STORE WILL THEN REMAIN OPEN FOR TWO WEEKS FOR A FINAL SALE….
AND THE GLASGOW PHARMACY WILL CLOSE IS PHARMACY AUGUST 28TH WITH PRESCRIPTONS BEING AVAILABLE AT THE WALGREEN STORE ON
WEST MAIN…. WITH THE STORE REMAINING OPEN FOR TWO WEEK S FOR A FINAL SALE…..
PAUL RUSSIAN MEETING
08/08/18
SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS MET WITH FORMER RUSSIAN PRESIDENT MIKHAIL GORBACHEV IN HIS CONTINUING EFFORTS TO DECREASE ESCALATING
TENSIONS BETWEEN THE U-S AND RUSSIA…..
PAUL SAID THEY DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF TOPICE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT WAS GREATLEY DISCUSSED…..
POLAND
08/06/18
66 YEAR OLD MIKE REED POLAND OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATON BEGINS AFTER 11 FRIDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; TINA BROOKS POLAND……AND TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DERIC AND SARAH AND MICHAEL AND KENDRA ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER; HANNAH POLAND OF BOWLING GREEN……THREE BROTHERS; DONALD OF JAMESTOWN, GARY OF FLORIDA AND
BOBBY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS; CAROLINE BUNCH OF BOWLING GREEN AND ANNIE CROWE OF TENNESSEE……TWO
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE….…..
SPORTS
08/08/18
THE TWENTY-18 CLASS TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME HAS BEEN SELECTED….
THIS YEAR’S CLASS INCLUDES FORMER AC/S PATRIOT COACH GARY DEWITT…. PATRIOT BASKETBALL PLAYER LUCIAN GRAVES…..SPORTS
WRITERR DON MEADOR….AND SCOTTSVILLE POINTER STAR RICK STARKS…..
THE FOUR WILL BE FORMALLY INDICTED AT HALF-TIME OF THE PATRIOTS OPENING HOME GAME ON FRIDAY….AUGUST 31ST…..
PRIOR TO THE SEVEN O’CLOCK KICK OFF……A RECEPTON WILL BE HELD IN THE NORTH END OF PATROT STADIUM STARTING AT SIX…..
MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL
08/07/18
A KENTUCKY PANEL….ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW MEDIAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BEFORE LAWSUITS CAN BE FIELD…..IS SEVERLY BACKLOGGED…..
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL…….ONLY 11-PERCENT OF 531 CLAIMS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE MEDICAL REVIEW PANALL…..
AND FINDINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN JUST THREE-PERCENT OF CASES….WITH ANOTHER FIVE-PERCENT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN….SETTLED….
OR DISMISSED…..
WANTED MAN
08/07/18
ACCORDING TO THE ADAIR COUNTY VOICE……F-B-I AGENTS AND U-S MARSHALLS HAVE BEEN SEARCHING IN ADAIR COUNTY FOR A PENNSYLVNIA
MAN WHO MADE THREATS AGAINST PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND MEDALOF HONOR RECIPIENT DAKOTA MEYER….
IN JUNE…..SHAWN RICHARD CHRISTY MADE THREATS ON FACE BOOK AGAINST THE PRESIDENT AND AN ARREST WARRANT WAS ISSUED…..
SATURDAY…..AUTHORITIES LOCATED A CAR NEAR MYERS’ HOME IN ADAIR COUNTY THAT CHRISTY HAD STOLEN…..AND AUTHORITES SAY CHRISTY
MAY HAVE SEVERAL STOLEN HANDGUNS IN HIS POSSESSION…..
SPORTS
08/07/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS TRAVEL TO THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB FOR THE MONROE COUNTY INVITATIOANLLLL
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM GOES TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
NORTH CAROLINA ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT 13-PLAYERS WILL MISS SEVERAL GAMES….AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON……FOR SELLING
TEAM-ISSUED SHOES….
THE SALE IS A SECONDARY N-C-A-A RULES VIOLATION…..AS THE PLAYERS WILL SIT OUT AT LEAST A THIRD OF THE SEASON……
FOSTER CHOSEN
08/06/18
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR….RACHEL FOSTER…..HAS BEEN SELECTED AT ALLEN COUNTY’S 47TH DISTINGUISHED YOUNG
WOMAN…..
SATURDAY NIGHT’S EVENT MARKED THE CONCLUSION OF A SUMMER OF PREPARATION AND PRACTIVE FOR FOSTER…..AND SENIORS BRIANNA
BRADY….. MORGAN MEANS….AND ZAIDE-JADE PINSON….
MEANS WAS SELECTED AS FIRST ALTERNATE AN PINSON WAS NAMED SECOND ALTERNATE….
FOSTER WILL REPRESENT ALLEN COUNTY AT THE…..TWENTY-19 KENTUCKY DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMEN PROGRAM…..IN JANUARY IN
LEXINGTON……
OPEN HOUSE
08/06/18
THE JAMES E. BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL HOLD EIGHTH GRADE ORIENTATION AND OPEN HOUSE THIS AFTENOON BEGINNING AT FIV.E….
MEETINGS
08/06/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…
THE ALLEN COUNTY LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEET TONIGHT AT SIX-30 AND THE SADDLE CLUB AND GRAHAM LODGE BOTH NEET AT
7……
THE SCOTTSVILLE ART GUILD AND THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOTH MEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 5……
THURSDAY NIGHT AT SIX-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUIB BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7……
SPORTS
08/06/18
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO THE GLASGOW COUNTY CLUB TO PLAY IN THE GLASGOW INVITATIONAL……
THE KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM BEGINS AN EIGHT-DAY…..FOUR-GAME TRIP TO THE BAHAMAS TODAY….
THEY WILL PLAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY…..HAVE AN OFF DAY FRIDAY…AND PLAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY…..
ALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED AT THE ATLANTIS IMPERIAL ARENA……
RICHARDS HONORED
08/03/18
A RETIRING KENTUCKY STATE LAWMAKER HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE 20 MOST EFFECTIVE LEGISLATORS IN THE COUNTRY BY FISCAL-NOTE….
A WASHINGTON D-C BASED TECH START-UP…..WHICH ANNUALLY CREATES A LIST OF THE TOP STATE LEGISLATORS USING ITS UNIQUE DATA
ANALYTICS SOFTWARE……
REPRESENTATIVE JODY RICHARD WAS NAMED THE THIRD-MOST PRODUCTIVE STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN THE NATIONS…..HAVING SPONSORED 11-
HUNDRED-10 BILLS WITH A 57-PERSENT PASSING RATE…...SINCE HE ENTERED THE KENTUCKY HOUSE IN 1976…….WHERE HE SERVED AS SPEAKER
FROM 1995 TO TWO-THOUSAND-EIGHT……
THE GROUP ALSO IDENTIFIED RICHARDS’ TOP POLICY ISSUES AS EDUCATION…. GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION…..AND SPORTS AND
RECREATION……
FANCY FARM
08/03/18
THE FALL CAMPAIGN SEASON IN KENTUCKY KICKS OFF TOMORROW WITH THE ANNUAL “FANCY FARM PICNIC”….WHICH HAS BEEN HELD SINCE 1880
AT ST. JEROME’S CHURCHIN WESTERN KENTUCKY……
FACNEY FARM HAS A POPULATION OF 458….BUT THAT NUMBER WILL L GROW TO 10-THOUSAND TOMORROW….
ORGANIZERS ALTERNATE BETWEEN REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC EMCEES FOR THE POLITICAL STUMP SPEAKING…..AND THIS YEAR REPUBLICAN
AGRICULTURE COMMISSONER RYAN QUARLES HAS THOSE DUTIES…..
WITH AT LEAST 34 CURRENT AND FORMER EDUCATORS ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER…..TEACHERS ARE ALSO PLANNING ON LAUNCHING THEIR
FALL OFFESIVE ON THE MID-TERM ELECTONS TOMORROW…..
AS LEADERS OF THE GROUP……HASH-TAG ONE-20 STRONG…..ARE EXPECTING AS MANY AS 200 TO ATTEND FANCY FARM……
ACCIDENT-HART
08/03/18
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON NORTH JACKSON HIGHWAY….NEAR THE GREEN RIVER BRIDGE IN HART COUNTY…..INJURED TWO PERSONS….
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO-THOUSND-SEVEN FORD PASSENGER CAR DRIVEN BY 40 YEAR OLD CRYSTAL STINES OF GREENSBURG CROSSED THE
CENTER LINE….AND HIT A TWENTY-15 TOYOTA PRIUS OPERATED BY 58 YEAR OLD SALLY HOWLETT OF OHIO……
E-M-S AND AIR-EVAC TRANSPORTED BOTH DRIVERS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT……
SPORTS
08/03/18
GLEN JACOBS……BETTER KNOWN AS W-W-E’s “KANE”….WAS ELECTED MAYOR OF KNOX COUNTY TENNEESSEE YESTERDAY…..
AFTER WINNING THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY EARLIER THIS YEAR…..JACOBS WHO HAS WORKED FOR THE W-W-E FOR OVER 20 YEARS….EASLY
DEFEATED TO DEFEAT HIS DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT TO WIN THE COUNTY’S TOP POLITICAL OFFICE……
ACCORDING TO E-S-P-N…..A ONE-ON-ONE GOLF SHOWDOWN BETWEEN TIGER WOODS AND PHIL MICKELSON WILL TAKE PLACE AROUND
THANKSGIVING AT A COURSE IN LAS VEGAS….
IT’S RUMORED 10-MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE UP FOR GRABS…..AS BOTH SIDES HAVE BE IN TALKS FOR AWHILE…..FOR A “WINNER TAKE ALL“
MATCH…..
SOLDIER REMAINS IDENTIFIED
08/02/18
A KENTUCKY SOLDIER…..WHO WENT MISSING IN 1950 DURING THE KOREAN WAR…. HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY HIS REMAINS……
P-F-C JOE STANTON ELMORE WAS 20 WHEN HE DIED DECEMBER SECOND-1950 IN NORTH KOREA…..HIS REMAINS WHICH ARE BEING RETURNED
TO HIS FAMILY IN BOWLING GREEN….. WERE AMONG THOSE OF DOZENS OF PRESUMED U-S WAR DEAD THAT WERE RECENTLY HANDED OVER BY
NORTH KOREA…..
SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOT YET COMPLETE….BUT GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WILL ORDER FLAGS LOWERED TO HALF-SFAFF IN HONOR OF P-
F-C ELMORE ON THE DATE OF HIS INTERMENT…..AND ENCOURAES INDIDUALS…..BUSINESSES…. ORGANIZATIONS…..AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
TO JOIN IN THE TRIBUTE……
FOOD HUNGER RATE
08/02/18
ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM THE FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER….. KENTUCKY RANKED 12TH IN THE NATION FOR FOOD HARDSHIP…..
WITH MORE THAN ONE-IN-SIX HOUSEHOLDS REPORTING THEY HAD TROUBLE PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE…..
NATIONALLY…..THE REPORT FOUND THAT AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF DECLINE….. THE FOOD HARDSHIP RATE FOR ALL HOUSEHOLDS INCREASED
FROM 15-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN TWENTY-16 TO 15-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN TWENTY-17…..
AND THE FOOD HARDSHIP RATE FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN IS ONE-POINT-THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT
CHILDREN……
IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..THE FOOD HARDSHIP RATE IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN IS 18-POINT-SIX PERCENT COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL
RATE OF 16-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT……
AND THE SOUTHEAST REGION OF THE COUNTY…..IN WHICH KENTUCKY IS INCLUDED……HAD THE SECOND-HIGHEST FOOD HARDSHIP RATE LAST
YEAR…. BEHIND THE SOUTHWEST….AT 17-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
BACK GROUND CHECKS
08/02/18
A NEW KENTUCKY LAW…..PASSED IN TWENTY-17……EXPANDS BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR THOSE WANTING TO WORK IN THE COMMONWEALTH’S
SCHOOL SYSTEMS……BUT IT’S CAUSING HEADACHES……
THE NEW LAW REQUIRES NEW HIRES WHO FALL IN THE CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES……STUDENT TEACHERS……CONTRACTORS…..AND
VOLUNTEERS…. TO TURN IN A LETTER FROM THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES ASSURING THEY ARE NOT ON THE LIST OF
SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT……THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT STATUTE REQUIRING A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
CHECK……
THE CONFUSION COMES FROM DECIDING WHICH NEW HIRES ARE CONSIDERED CONTRACTORS……A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE KENTUCKY
ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SAYS THEY BELIEVE THE LAW MEANS THOSE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH CHILDREN……..AND NOT
PLUMBERS OR LANDSCAPERS……
SPORTS
08/02/18
FORMER LADY PATRIOT AND UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL PLAYER…..SHELBY HARPER……IS JOINING THE LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL
STAFF…..
HARPER IS THE LADY PATRIOTS FIFTH ALL-TIME SCORER AND SECOND IN ASSISTS AND STEALS…..
AFTER TURNING DOWN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY COLLEGE BALL ON SCHOLARSHIP AT SEVERAL SMALLER N-C-A-A OR N-A-I-A SCHOOLS….SHE
ELECTED TO WALK-ON AT LOUISVILLE WHERE SHE WORKED HER WAY INTO THE STARTING LINE-UP DURING HER FIRST SEASON AND EARNED A
SCHOLARSHIP…..
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM GOES TO THE CROSSWINDS GOLF COURSE FOR THE SOUTH WARREN INVITATIONAL……
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO SOUTH WARREN FOR A SCRIMMAGE……
MADDEN
07/31/18
TIMOTHY MADDEN WAS BACK IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY S AFTERNOON FOR A PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE….REGARDING THE STATUS OF
THE DISCOVERY MATERIALS REQUEST BY MADDEN’S NEW ATTORNEY TOM GRIFFITHS AND SETTING A START DATE FOR THE TRIAL….
GRIFFITHS TOLD JUDGE JANET CROCKER HE HADN’T RECEIVED ANY OF THE PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED MATERIALS FROM MADENS’S PREVIOUS
ATTORNEY TRAVIS LOCK…… AND NEEDS THOSE TO PREPARE AN ADEQUATE DEFENSE….
JUDGE CROCKER SET A DEADLINE FOR LOCK TO TURNOVER ALL HIS FILES PERTAINING TO THE MADDEN CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 15 DAYS….
ANOTHER STATUS HEARING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 25 AT 1:30……
MADDEN IS CHARGED WITH MURDER…..RAPE…..AND KIDNAPPING IN THE NOVEMBER TWENTY-15 DEATH OF SEVEN YEAR OLD GABBIE DOOLIN……
ASHLAND LEAVING KENTUCKY
08/01/18
AFTER BEING LOCATED IN KENTUCKY FOR NEARLY A CENTURY….ASHLAND INCORPORATED ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY IT’S MOVING IT
HEADQUARTERS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH TO WILMINGTON-DELAWARE…..
THE 58-PERSON LEXINGTON OFFICE WILL CLOSE DECEMBER 31ST TWENTY-19….. SOME POSITIONS WILL BE ELIMINATED…..OTHERS WILL BE
RELOCATED TO OHO OR DELAWARE…..AND SOME EMPLOYEES WILL BE ALLOWED TO WORK REMOTELY…..
WHILE THE COVINGTON OFFICE….WITH 48 EMPLOYESSS…..WILL BE MOVED TO WILMINGTON…..
ASHLAND’S LARGEST MANUFACTUIRNG PLANT IN CALVERT CITY….EMPLOYEES 515 INDIVIDUALS….AND THE COMPANY SAID THE HOPE TO KEEP A
PRESENCE IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
APARTMENT COLLAPSE
08/01/18
SOME RESIDENTS OF A LEXINGTON APARTMENT COMPLEX WERE FORCED FROM THE HOMES LAST NIGHT…..WHEN THE BRICK VENEER OF A
BUILDING COLLAPSE ON ONE WALL….
THE BUILDING WAS USED FOR STORAGE AND SOME APARTMETN ARE ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING……SO TENANTS WERE FORCED TO LEAVE FOR
THE NIGHT WHILE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE BUILDING WAS ASSESSED……
SPORTS
08/01/18
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL BE AT HOME TO SCRIMMAGE GREENWOOD…..
THE LADY TOPPER BASKETBALL TEAM WILL BE PLAYING IN THE….VANCOUVER SHOWCASE…. NOVEMBER 22ND THRU THE 24TH…..
THE LADY TOPPERS ARE ONE OF FIVE CONFIRMED TEAMS INCLUDING….SOUTH CAROLINA….OREGON STATE….GONZAGA….AND DRAKE……..
THREE OTHER TEAMS HAVE YET TO BE ANNOUNCED…..
PAUL SUPPORTS NOMINATION
07/31/18
SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS ANNOUNCED HE WILL SUPPORT JUDGE BRETT KAVANAUGH’S APPOINTMENT TO THE SUPREME COURT….
PAUL HAD WARNED PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AGAINST CHOOSING THE APPELLAGTE JUDGE…..SAYING HE PREFERRED OTHER POTENTIAL PICKS
HE VIEWED AS MORE CONSERVATIVE…..
BUT AFTER MEETING WITH KAVANAUGH LAST WEEK…...AND REVIEWING HIS RECORD…...PAUL SAID HE DECIDED TO SUPPORT HIS NOMINATION……
SCAM WARNING
07/31/18
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED A NEW SCAM WARNING…. AFTER A MOBILE DEOSIT SCAM COST ONE
KENTUCKIAN 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
THE FRANKLIN COUNTY RESIDENT PROVIDED HER BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION…. ONLINE…..TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LEGITIMATE BANK…..
SHE WAS DEPOSITING A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR PERSONAL LOAN AND THE “LENDER” CLAIMED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE DEPOSIT AND THE
MONEY NEEDED TO BE RETURNED AND REISSUED……
AFTER SENDING THE MONEY BACK…..USING AN UNTRACEABLE METHOD OF PAYMENT……THE VICTIM’S BANK DETECTED THE LOAN CHECK WAS
COUNTERFEIT AND THE VICTIM WAS STUCK REPAYING THE BANK……
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE REMINDS RESIDENTS THAT UNTIL THE BANK CONFIRMS THAT FUNDS FROM A CHECK YOU DEPOSITED HAVE
CLEARED….YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FUNDS WITHDRAWN AGAINST THAT CHECK……
MEDICAL SCHOOL CLASS
07/31/18
THE FIRST CLASS AT THE NEW…..U-K COLLEGE OF MEDICINE BOWLING GREEN CAMPUES…..HAS ARRIVED…..
THE 30-MEMBER CLASS…..WHICH INCLUDES SEVEN WESTERN GRADUATES….BEGAN A WEEK LONG ORIENTATION YESTERDAY……
THERE WILL BE A “WHITE COAT” CEREMONY IN VAN METER HALL FRIDAY TO RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS STARTING MEDICAL SCHOOL….AND
CLASSES BEGIN MONDAY…..
SPORTS
07/31/18
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE BOWLING GREEN COUNTY CLUB TO PLAY IN THE GATOR INVITATIONAL……..
FORMER LOUISVILLE COACH RICK PITINO SAYS HE WILL “LAY ALL HIS CARDS ON THE TABLE” WHEN HIS NEW BOOK TITLED…..PITINO-MY
STORY……COMES OUT SEPTEMBER FOURTH……
PITINO SAYS THE BOOK COVERS EVERYTHING FROM HIS TIME COACHING THE NEW YORK KNICKS AND BOSTON CELTICS…..TO HIS TRIUMPHANT AND
TROUBLED CAREER IN THE N-C-A-A……
MEDICAID COPAYS
07/30/18
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A WEEK…..THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION HAS REVERSED THEMSELVE ON A CONTROVERSIAL CHANGE OT EH
COMMONWLETH MEDID ROGRM…
OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL SUSPEND PATIENT COPAYS OF ONE-TO-50- DOLLARS….THAT WERE ENACTED JULY FIRST….ON AUGUST FIREST….
THE COPAYS CAUGHT HEALTH PROVIDERS BY SURPRISE AND CAUSED ALARM AMONG PATIENTS WHO DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT OR UNDERSTAND THE
CHANGES…..
LAST WEEK…..KENTUCKY MEDICAID OFFICIALS THE RESTORATION OF DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS THAT HAD BEEN CUT OFF JULY FIRST TO SOME
400-THOUSAND RESIDENTS…..
THAT MOVE WAS MADE AFTER A FEDERAL JUDGE DENIED CHANGES TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S MEDICAID PROGRAM……
US BANK
07/30/18
U-S BANK IS CLOSING ITS HOME MORTAGE CALL CENTER IN BOWLING GREEN AND MOVING THE OPERATION TO THE MUCH LARGER CALL CENTER
IN OWENSBORO……
THE MOVE WILL AFFECT ABOUT 100 EMPLOYEES….AS SOME WILL REMAIN IN BOWLING GREEN AND WORK FROM HOME……AND OHTERS WILL GO TO
THE OWENSBORO FACILITY…..
THE BOWLING GREEN CALL CENTER WILL CEASE OPERATIONS BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER…….
RIDE MALFUNCTION
07/30/18
A WATER RIDE AT KENTUCKY KINGDOM REMAINS CLOSED….AFTER A BOT BECAMGE STUCK STAURDAY……LEADING TO THE EVACUAO OF 13 PEOR
ON BOARD….
THE BOAT…..WHICH IS PART OF THE “MILE HIGH FALL” SHOOT-THE-CHUTE WATER RIDE…..WAS HEADED BACK TO THE STATION SATURDAY NIGHT
WHEN IT GOT LODGED ALONG THE SIDE OF A WATER-FILLE TROUGH….
IT TOOK PARK OFICIALS ABOUT 10-MINUTES TO GET VERY ONE OFF THE BOAT…..
FIVE WENT TO THE PARK’S HEALTH CENTER…..ONE DECLINED TREATMENT……TWO WERE TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES…..AND TWO OTHERS
REQUESTED TRANSPORT TO THE HOSPITAL……
4 YEAR OLD DROWNS
07/30/18
A FOUR YEAR-OLD GIRL DROWN SATURDAY AT THE PENNYRILE FOREST STATE RESORT PAKR NEAR HOPKINSVILLE….
A PARK RANGER TRIED TO REVIVE THE GIRL BY DOING C-P-R…..BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL…….
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT IS CONTINUING……
SPORTS
07/30/18
THE HOT RODS HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE WARRN COUNTY DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THAT WILL KEEP
THEM AT BOWLING GREN BALL PARK UNTIL TWENTY-30…..AND WOULD ALSO SEE THE TEAM SOLD TO JACK BLACKSTOCK….A NEW YORK BUSINESS
MAN WHO HAS TIES TO BOWLING GREEN……AND FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAS BEEN A MINORITY OWNER OF THE TEAM….
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MOST APPROVE THE AGREEMENT…….
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
07/27/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE FROM THREE-POINT-THREE
PERCENT IN MAY TO FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN JUNE…..HOWEVER…..THIS JUNE’S JOBLESS RATE IS STILL BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-SEVEN
PERCENT RECORDED IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM ALLEN COUNTY’S FOUR-POINT-TWO PECENT….TO FIVE-POINT-
EIGHT PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
BETWEEN JUNE TWENTY-17 AND JUNE TWENTY-18…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FELL IN 115 COUNTIES AND ROSE IN FIVE…….
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-POINT-SIX OERCENT….
AMD MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE COMMONWEALTH’S HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT AT 14-POINT-NINE PERCENT……
TAX FREE WEEK END
07/27/18
TENNESSEE’S 13TH ANNUAL “TAX FREE WEEK-END IS UNDERWAY AND RUNS UNTIL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY…..
SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE TAX FREE INCLUDE CLOTHING COSTING LESS THAN 100-DOLLARS……SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR LESS THE 100-
DOLLARS….AND COMPUTERS UNDER 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS……
KSP CRUISER TOPS
07/27/18
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE HAS LOCKED UP THE AWARD FOR THE NATION’S BEST LOOKING POLICE CRUISER…..
THE CONTEST WAS SO COMPETTIVE…..IT CAME DOWN TO A TIE….ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE TROOPERS WHO
SPONSORED THE CONTEST……
K-S-P AND THE GEORGIA STATE PATROL EACH RECEIVED 29-THOUSAND- 900 LIKES ON FACE BOOKS…..BUT KENTUCKY HAD 19-HUNDRED “LOVES”
….TO 13-HUNDRED FOR GEORGIA……
GUILTY PLEA
07/27/18
AN ADAIR COUNTY MAN HAS PLED GUILTY TO 296 FELONY CHARGES RELATED TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE……
46 YEAR OLD WILLIAM BRYANT OF COLUMBIA APPEARED IN ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT AND PLEAD GULTY TO ONE COUNT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING…..45-
COUNTS OF SODOMY….AND 250 COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR……
SENTENCING IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 25TH……
WEAPONS CHARGES
07/27/18
A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN LOUISVILLE HAS RETUREND 20-FELONY INDICTMENTS…. CHARGING 23 INDIVIDUALS WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF
FIREARMS VIOLATIONS AND POSSESSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SCHEDULED DRUGS……
THE CHARGES CONTINUE TO BE DEVELOPED THRU THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’S…..PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE…..
IN MARCH…21-INDICTMENTS WERE RETURNED AGAINST 23-INDIVIDUALS….AND IN MAY THE GRAND JURY RETURNED 14-INDICTMENTS AGAINST 16-
INDIVVIDUALS…..
SPORTS
07/27/18
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM OPEN THEIR SEASON….AS THEY TRAVEL TO THE LONDON COUNTRY CLUB TO PLAY IN THE SOUTH LAUREL
INVITATIONAL…….
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY’S……FAN FEST….WILL BE SATURDAY, AUGUST 11TH….FROM 11 TO ONE…..IN DIDDLE ARENA….
THE TOPPER FOOTBALL….SOCCER….AND VOLLEYBALL TEAMS WILL BE TAKING PART…
“FAN FEST” WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY AUTOGRAPH AND INTERACTIVE STATIONS…. INFLATABLES…..FACE PAINTING…….BALLOON ARTISTS…..AND
MORE…….
HEALTH INSURANCE
07/26/18
A NEW STUDY SAYS HAVING A STATE-BASED…..INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE IN PLACE NEXT YEAR…...WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT THE
COMMONWEALTH……
CONGRESS HAS ELIMINATED THE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE CONTAINED IN THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT EFFECTIVE IN TWENTY-
19……AND THE STUDY BY THE URBAN INSTITUTE AND COMMONWEALTH FUND…..SAYS ENDING THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE WILL LEAD TO AN
EXPLOSION OF UNCOMPENSATED HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR STATE GOVERNMENTS…..HOSPITALS…..AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS…..
THE STUDY GOES ON TO SAY UNCOMPENSATED CARE IN KENTUCKY…..THE DEMAND FOR CARE FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE
COVERAGE…..WOULD DECREASE BY ABOUT 171-MILLION DOLLARS NEXT YEAR IN THE COMMONWEALTH IF AN INDIVIDUAL MANDATE WAS
ADOPTED……
KENTUCKY SAW THE SECOND-HIGHEST GAIN IN SURANCE COVERAGE FOLLOWING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT….
INCLUDING THE EXPANSON OF THE MEDICAID PROGRAM……
BEVIN UNPOPULAR
07/26/18
ACCORDING TO THE “MORNING CONSULT”…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN IS AMONG THE LEAST POPULAR GOVERNORS IN THE NATION….WITH THE
FOURTH HIGHEST DISAPROVAL RATING AT 57-PERCENT…..
REPUBLICAN OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR MARY FALLIN HAS THE HIGHEST DISAPROVAL RATE AT 74-PERCENT……..DEMOCRATIC CONNECTICUT
GOVERNOR DAN MALLOY HAS A 71-PERCNT DISAPPROVAL RATING…..WHILE REPUBLICAN ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER IS AT 60-
PERCENT…….
BEVINS’S APPROVAL RATING ALSO RANKS FOURTH LOWEST AT 29-PERCENT…..
THE 15 MOST POPULAR GOVERNORS ARE ALL REPUBLICANS…….AS MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR CHARLIE BAKER LEADS ALL WITH A 69-PERCENT
APPROVAL RATING…..
MAMMOTH CAVE TRAIL
07/26/18
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAS UPGRADED A TRAIL TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO DISABLED VISITORS….
THE “ECHO RIVER SPRING TRAIL” WAS RECENTLY REOPENED FOLLOWING A ONE-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION……
THE TRAIL…..WHICH WAS A GRAVEL FOOTPATH…..IS NOW AN EIGHT-FOOR-WIDE CONCERT AND WOOD PATH…..AND NEW SIGNS WERE INSTALLED IN
BRAILLE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED……
MAMMOTH CAVE IS ON OF NINE NATONAL PARKS…..AROUND THE COUNTRY…..THAT RECEIVED FEDERAL FUNDING TO DESIGN AND BUILD
PROJECTS LIKE THESE…..
SPORTS
07/26/18
IT WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT TRIPLE CROWN WINNER….JUSTIFY…..IS RETIRING….
THE UNDEFEATED THREE-YEAR-OLD HAD HOPED TO FINISH HIS CAREER AT THE BREEDER’S CUP AT CHURCHHILL DOWNS IN NOVEMBER…..BUT
TRAINER BOB BAFFER SAID HE HAD SOME “FILLING” IN HIS ANKLE AND HE’S NOT RESPONDING QUICK ENOUGH FOR A FALL CAMPAIGN…..
FISCAL COURT
07/25/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TAVELED TO THE STONY POINT FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING……
THE COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS MOVED HER OFFICE TO THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING……AND THE COURT APPROVED PUTTING THE 800-DOLLARS A
MONTH THE COUNTY HAD BEEN PAYING IN RENT….IN THE OFFICE’S OPERATONS BUDGET….AS COUNTY ATTORNY HALLYE ARTERBURN TALKED
WITH THE COURT ABOUT DECLINING REVENUE SOURCES……
THE COURT ALSO ACCEPTED THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TWENTY-17 TAX SETTLEMENT…..SUBJECT TO AUDIT……
NEW METCALFE PRINCIPAL
07/25/18
METCALFE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS A NEW PRINCIPAL…..
CLINT GRAHAM WAS INTRODUCED YESERDAY…..SINCE TWENTY-15 HE HAS SERVED AS ASSISANT PRINCIPAL AT GREEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..
AND BEFORE THAT HE WAS A TEACHER AND COACH AT TAYLOR COUNTY SCHOOLS…..
GRAHAM REPLACES KELLY BELL WHO RETIRED EARLIER THIS YEAR…..
NEW METCALFE PRINCIPAL
07/25/18
METCALFE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS A NEW PRINCIPAL…..
CLINT GRAHAM WAS INTRODUCED YESERDAY…..SINCE TWENTY-15 HE HAS SERVED AS ASSISANT PRINCIPAL AT GREEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..
AND BEFORE THAT HE WAS A TEACHER AND COACH AT TAYLOR COUNTY SCHOOLS…..
GRAHAM REPLACES KELLY BELL WHO RETIRED EARLIER THIS YEAR…..
MOVE OVER LAW
07/25/18
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE IS JOINING STATE POLICE IN FIVE OTHER STATES IN FOCUSING ON ENFORCEMENT OF THE…..MOVE OVER LAW….
THE LAW REQUIRES DRIVERS APPROACHING ANY VEHICLE WITH FLASHING OR ROTATING LIGHTS…..THAT ARE PARKED ON THE ROADSIDE….TO
MOVE OVER TO AN ADJACENT LANE……OR SLOW DOWN IF THAT ISN’T POSSIBEL……
WITHIN THE LAST 30-DAYS….A FULLY MARKED K-S-P CRUSIER FROM POST THREE…..WAS PARKED ON THE SHOULDER OF I-65 WITH ITS T BLUE
LIGHTS ON….. THE TROOPER WAS ASSISTING A STRANDED MOTORISTS….WHEN THE CRUISER WAS SIDESWIPED BY A PASSING MOTORISTS…..
“MOVE OVER” SIGNS ARE UP ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH TO REMIND DRIVERS THE LAW REQUIRES THEM TO SLOW AND USE CAUTION WHEN
THEY SEE A LAW ENFORCEMTN OR EMERGENCY VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE ALONGISE THE ROAD…. WITH ITS LIGHTS FLASHING…..
SPORTS
07/25/18
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE MEDIA MEMBERS HAVE PICKED CLEMSON TO WIN THEIR DIVISIONAL AND LEAGUE TITLES….AS THEY RECEIVED 139
FIRST-PLACE VOTES OUT OF 148…..MEDIA MEMBERS ALSO PICKED LOUISVILLE TO FINISH FIFTH IN THE ATLANTIC DIVISION…..
IN THE ATLANTIC DIVISION…..
CLEMSON IS FIRST….WITH FLORIDA STATE SECOND…N-C STATE THIRD….BOSTON COLLEGE FOURTH AND LOUISVILLE FIFTH…..
THEN COMES WAKE FOREST AND SYRACUSE…..
WHILE IN THE COSTAL DIVISION…..
MIAMI IS ON TOP….WITH VIRGINIA SECOND…..GEORGIA TECH THIRD…..DUKE FOURTH….AND PITT IS FIFTH…..
THEN COMES NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA……
SPORTS
07/24/18
JOCKEY VICTOR ESPINOZA…..WHO GUIDED AMERICAN PHAROAH TO THE TRIPLE CROWN IN TWENTY-15……WAS INJURED SUNDAY WHEN THE
HORSE HE WAS RIDING AT DEL MAR RACETRACK IN CALIFORNIA COLLAPSED DURING TRAINING…..AND DIED FROM AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK…..
THE 46 YEAR OLD ESPINOZA SUFFERED A FRACTURED VERTEBRA IN HIS NECK AND A “STINGER” TO HIS LEFT SHOUOLDER AND ARM…..BUT IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY……
KENTUCKY INCOME
07/23/18
A NEW REPORT FROM THE…..ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE…..SHOWS THE AVERAGE INCOME OF THE TOP ONE PERCENT OF KENTUCKIANS IS MORE
THAN 18-POINT-FOUR TIMES GREATER THAN THE AVERAGE INCOME OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S RESIDENTS…..
INCOME FOR THE WEALTHEST ONE-PERCENT OF EARNERS IN KENTUCKY WAS MORE THAN 719-THOUSAND-12 DOLLARS IN TWENTY-15…..
COMPARED TO AN AVERAGE INCOME OF ALMOST 39-THOUSAND-900 DOLLARS FOR ALL OTHER KENTUCKIANS……
FROM TWO-THOUSAND-NINE TO TWENTY-15…..THE TOP ONE PERCENT INCOME GREW 23-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..WHILE EVERONE ELSE’S INCOME
GREW ONLY SEVEN-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..
MCCRACKEN COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST TOP TO BOTTOM RATIO WITH THE WEALTHIEST ONE PERCENT EARNING ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLON
DOLLARS ON AVERAGE….. AND EVERYONE ELSE MAKING 39-THOUSAND-357 DOLLARS…….
DAY OF CARING
07/23/18
ACTIVITIES FOR THE 10TH ANNUAL….UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY “DAY OF CARING”…..IN ALLEN COUNTY BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON……
“FEEDING FAITH” SOUP KITCHEN WILL BE OPEN FROM FIVE TO SIX THIS AFTERNOON AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH….AND REGISTRATIONS FOR
THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY WILL ALSO BE TAKEN…….
TORNADOS CONFIRMED
07/23/18
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED TWO TORNADOES DURING SEVERE WEATHER THAT HIT THE COMMONWEALTH FRIDAY……
AND “E-F-ONE” TORNADO STRUCK HART COUNTY…..AND AN “E-F-ZERO” TORNADO HIT METCALFE COUNTY…..
IN ADDTTION TO STRONG WINDS…..THERE WERE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF HAIL….. RANGING FROM THE SIZE OF QUARTERS IN LOUISVILLE TO THE
SIZE OF SOFTBALLS IN TOMPKINSVILLE……
PEDESTRAIN FATAL
07/23/18
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE EIGHT-THOUSAND BLOCK OF NEW BOWLING GREEN
ROAD…..TO A VEHICLE VERSES PEDESTRIAN ACCIEENT…..
54 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY DICK OF COLUMBIA SAID HE SAW SOMEONE STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ..AT A MAIL BOX…..AND AS HE GOT
CLOSER….THEY STARTED ACROSS THE ROAD…..DICK BLEW HIS HORN AND MOVED PARTIALLY OFF THE ROADWAY TO AVOID THE INDIVIDUAL…..BUT
THEY CONTINUED ACROSS THE ROAD STRIKING THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK……
DICK WASN’T INJURED…..AND 73 YEAR OLD BARBARA GOODALL OF SMITHS GROVE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE BY THE BARREN
COUNTY CORONORS OFFICE…..
SPORTS
07223/18
DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION….ALABAMA….HAS BEEN PICKED TO WIN THE S-E-C FOOTBALL LCHAMPIONSHIP THIS SEASON….RECEVING 193
VOTES AT THE S-E-C MEDIA DAYS…..
IN THE EASTERN DIVISION……
KENTUCKY RECEIVED ONE FIRST PLACE VOTE AND WAS CHOSEN TO FINISH FIFTH…..
GEORGIA HOLDS DOWN THE TOP SPOT…..WITH SOUTH CAROLINA SECOND….. AND FLORIDA IS THIRD…...FOLLOWED BY MISSOURI……KENTUCKY….
TENNESSEE….AND VANDERBILT….
THE S-E-C WAST FINDS ALABAMA FIRST WITH AUBURN SECOND…..THEN COMES MISSISSIPPI STATE…..TEXAS “A AND M”….. L-S-U…..OLE MISS…..
AND ARKANSAS……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT UP
07/20/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……THE COMMONWEALTH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROSE SLIGHTLY FROM FOUR-POINT-
ONE PERCENT IN MAY….TO FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN JUNE…..
THE JUNE JOBLESS RATE….HOWEVER…… WAS DOWN NINE-TENTHS OF A PERCENT FROM THE FIVE-POINT-ONE PECENT THAT WAS RECORDED IN
JUNE OF LAST YEAR…..
AFTER FALLING TO A LOW OF FOUR-PERCENT IN MARCH AND APRIL….KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN BOTH MAY AND JUNE AS MORE
PEOPLE ENTERED THE WORKFORCE AND LOOKING FOR WORK…..RATHER THAN A DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED……
NATIONWIDE……THE JOBLESS RATE IN JUNE ROSE TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENT…..FROM THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN MAY TO FOUR-
PERCENT IN JUNE……
BENEFITS RESTORED
07/20/18
THE COMMONWEALTH IS BEGINNING THE PROCESS TO REINSTATE DENTAL AND VISION COVERAGE FOR SOME 500-THOUSAND MEDICAID D
BENEFICIARIES….
THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION HAD CUT THE VISION AND DENTAL BENEFITS….AS-WELL-AS NON-EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES JULY
FIRST…..AFTER A FEDERAL JUDGE IN WASHINGTON STRUCK DOWN THE COMMONWEALTH’S PLAN TO REQUIRE SOME MEDICAID RECIPIENT TO WORK
OR VOLUNTEER IN ORDER TO CONTINUE RECEIVING BENEFITS…..
THE ADMINISTRATION HAD HOPED FOR A QUICK REAPPROVAL OF THE PROGRAM TO BEGIN AUGUST FIRST….HOWEVER…..THAT’S NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN….SO THE BENEFITS ARE BEING RESTORED TO AVOID A PROLONGED GAP…..
A SYSTEM IS ALSO BEING PUT IN PLACE THAT WILL ALLOW PAYMENT OF CLAIMS INCURRED BY ANY ELIGIBLE MEDICAID BENEFICIARY FOR DENTAL…..
VISION….AND NONEMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCURRED DURING JULY……
HEPATITIS OUTBREAK
07/20/18
KENTUCKY’S CURRENT….HEPATITIS “A” OUTBREAK…..IS NOW THE LARGEST IN THE NATION WITH ONE-THOUSAND-94 CASES….SPREAD OVER 65 OF
THE COMMONWEALTH’S 120 COUNTIES….THAT HAS RESULTED IN EIGHT DEATHS…..
HEALTH OFFICIAL STRESS THE VIRUS IN THIS OUTBREAK IS PASSED….. PERSON-TO PERSON…..AND REMAINS CENTERED PRIMARILY AMOUNG
THOSE WHO USE ILLEGAL DRUGS AND THE HOMELESS…..HOWEVER….ABOUT 10-PERCENT OF THE CASES DO NOT FALL INTO EITHER OF THOSE
GROUPS…..
RESIDENT IN ANY OF THE AFFECTED COUNTIES ARE URGED TO GET IMMUNIZED….. THE ALSO RERMIND EVERYONE TO PRACTICE GOOD HAND
HYGIENE….. PARTICULARLY AFTER USING THE RESTROOM AND BEFORE EATING OR PREPARING FOOD……
DEPP APPOINTED COMMISSIONER
07/20/18
A GLASGOW NATIVE HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE COMMISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKPLACE STANDARDS…..…..
DWAYNE DEPP…..IS AN 18-YEAR VETERAN OF THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE….HE RETIRED IN TWO-THOUSAND-NINE AND AFTER THAT….HE
SERVED ON THE KENTUCKY PAROLE BOARD .AND WAS MOST RECENTLY ACTING DIRECTOR OF ENFORCEMENT AT THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL……
THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKPLACE STANDARDS ENFORCES KENTUCKY’S OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH LAWS…..WAGE AND HOUR LAWS….
AND CHILD LABOR LAWS…..
SALAZAR
07/20/18
88 YEAR OLD JUANITA SALAZAR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT MAGNOLIA VILLAGE IN BOWLING GREEN……FUNERAL SERVCICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME….AND VISITATION WILL BE AFTER 12-30 SUNDAY AF THE FUNERAL HOME….
THE BODY WILL THEN BE TAKE TO SPOKANE-WASHINGTON FOR SERVICES AND BURIAL…….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM
OF DONATION TO ST. JUDE CHILDREN’ HOSPITAL……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; TERESA AND RALPH TOWNSEND OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW;
KENNETH AND RUTH LITTLE AND ALAN AND JANET LITLE ALL OF ARIZONA……A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; LARRY AND HEATHER POTTER OF
OREGON….AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW LUCRETIA AND JOHN CARLSON OF IDAHO…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND 14 GREAT-
GRANDCHIDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/20/18
FINANCING TERMS ARE NOW IN PLACE SO CONSTRUCTION CAN BEGIN ON A NEW 11-THOUSAND-300 SEAT STADIUM FOR THE LOUISVLLE CITY F-C
SOCCER TEAM…..
FIFTH-THIRD BANK WILL EAD THE SYNDICATION OF THE 55-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY….WITH NO PUBLIC MONEY INVOLVED IN THE
CONSTRUCTION……
WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH WITH A TARGETED OPENING DATE IN MARCH 20-20…….
COMER ASSIGNMENT
07/19/18
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO SERVE ON THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ASSIGNED TO NEGOTIATE THE
FINAL VERSION OF THE NEW FARM BILL….
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT IS A PLUM ROLE FOR COMER….WHO IS STILL IN IS FIRST FULL TERM IN THE HOUSE…..
THE COMMITEEE WILL WORK OUT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND SENATE VERSION OF THE FARM BILL…..
AND COMER SAYS HE’LL ALSO BE A BIG ADVOCATE FOR INCLUDING LANGUAGE IN THE FARM BILL TO LEGALIZE HEMP……THE COMMONWEALTH HAS
BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF HEMP’S COMEBACK……AND COMER HAS BEEN A BIG ADVOCATE SINCE HE WAS KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE
COMMISSIONER……
STATE POLICE CRUISER
07/19/18
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP AS THEY ARE COMPETING WITH OTHER STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AROUND
THE COUNTRY….FOR THE “TWENTY-19 BEST LOOKING CRUISER CONTEST”……
THE “AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE TROOPERS” IS HAVING IS TWENTY-19 BEST LOKING CRUSIER CONTEST…..AND THE WINNING PHOTO WILL
BE FEATURED ON THE COVER AND PREMIER JANUARY POSITION ON THE ASSOCIATION’S TWENTY-19 WALL CALENDAR……
K-S-P’s ENTRY FEATURES ONE OF ITS NEWEST DODGE CHARGER CRUISERS IN FRONT OF THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING…..
TO VOTE VISIT THE “A-A-S-T” FACEBOOK PAGE AT……FACEBOOK-DOT-COM-FORWARD SLASH-P-G-FORWARD SLASH-STATE TROOPERS-FORWARD
SLASH-PHOTOS….VOTING IS OPER UNTIL FOUR ON JULY 25TH….
AND THE COMPETITION IS TOUGH AS LAST YEAR’S WINNER COLLECTED 25-THOUSAND-242 VOTES…..
FAYETTE TAX INCREASE
07/19/18
THE FAYETTE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS APPROVED A TAX INCREASE IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE SECURITY UPGRADES AT SCHOOLS….
THE TAX IS PROJECTD TO FUND 13-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS SCHOOL SECURITY UPGRADES……AS PROPERTY OWNERS WILL PAY AN
ADDITIONAL FIVE-CENTS PER 100-DOLLARS WORTH OF PROPERTY VALUE…….
THE 10-POINT PLAN INCLUDES PLACING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AT EVERY SCHOOL…..HIRING MORE MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS…...AND
FACILITY ENHANCEMES TO PROVIDE MORE SECURITY…..INCLUDING ADDING METAL DETECTORS IN EVERY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL……
BARREN DROWNING
07/19/18
THE INVESTIGATION INTO A DROWNING AT BARREN RIVER LAKE CONTINUES….
FISH AND WILD LIFE OFFICERS RESPONED TO A NINE-ONE-ONE CALL MONDAY… AND FOUND THE BODY OF 50 YEAR OLD ANGELA DUNAGAN NEAR
THE NARROWS MARINA…..
REPORTEDLY…..DUNAGAN WAS ON THE LAKE WITH ANOTHER PERSON WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED……
SPORTS
07/19/18
THE BIGGEST NAMES ON THE P-G-A TOUR WILL BE PLAYING IN THE BRITISH OPEN THIS WEEK-END….WHEN A NON-MAJOR TOUR EVENT TEES OFF
IN NICHOLASVILLE TODAY…..
THE BARBASOL CHAMPIONSHIP IS BEING PLAYED AT THE KEENTRACE GOLF CLUB…. LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF LECINGTON…..
AND BRITTANY LINCICOME WILL BECOME ONLY THE FIFTH WOMAN IN HISTORY TO PLAY IN A P-G-A TOUR EVENT….
LINCICOME….ONE OF THE LONGEST HITTERS IN WOMEN’S GOLF…. IS AN EIGHT TIME WINNER ON THE L-P-G-A TOUR….WHICH INCLUDES TWO MAJOR
TITLES…..
FRANKLIN PIG FARM
07/18/18
THE U-S BRANCH OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST MEAT PRODUCER…..J-B-S-U-S-A….HAS SUSPENDED SHIPMENTS FROM A SIMPSON COUNTY PIG FARM
AFTER UNDERCOVER VIDEO SHOWED WORKERS HITTING…..KICKING…..AND THROWING PIGS…..
THE COLORAD-BASED COMPANY SAID IT MADE THE DECISION BASED ON AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE “MERCY FOR ANIMALS VIDEO” TAKE AT A TOSH
FARMS SITE…..AND THEY WILL INVESTIGATE THE ALLEGATONS….MERCY FOR ANINALS CHOSE THE FARM AT RANDOM…..
TENNESSEE-BASED TOSH FARMS SAID SEVERAL ACTIONS SHOWN IN THE VIDEO VIOLATE ITS POLICY AND IT WILL RE-TRAIN ITS STAFF
IMMEDIATELY…..THEY ALSO SAID A VETERINARIAN FOUND NO PROBLEMS AT THE FARM YESTERDAY……
TROOPERS HONORED
07/18/18
THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE HAS ANNOUNCED ITS TROOPER AND DETECTIVE OF THE YEAR….
TROOPER DANIEL PRIDDY IS THE TROOPER OF THE YEAR…..AN EDMONSON COUNTY NATIVE….PRIDDY IS A 14-YEAR VETERAN WITH STATE POLCIE
AND HAS SERVED AT POST THREE FOR THREE YEARS….
AND DETECTIVE JOE GREGORY IS THE DETECTIVE OF THE YEAR…..A LOGAN COUNTY NATÏVE….GREGORY IS A 13-VETERAN WITH STATE POLICE
AND HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE BOWLING GREEN POST FOR A YEAR-AND-A-HALF…..
SPORTS
07/18/18
IT WAS A SLUG FEST AT LAST NIGHT’S ALL-STAR GAME…..AS A TOTAL OF 10 HOME RUNS WERE HIT……AND THE AMERICAN LEAGUE OUTLASTED THE
NATIONAL LEAGUE EIGHT TO SIX IN 10 INNINGS…..
THE WIN WAS THE SIXTH IN A ROW FOR THE AMERICAN LEAGUE….AND THE 18TH WIN IN THE LAST 22 ALL-STAR GAMES…..
AND THE ASTROS ALEX BREGMAN WAS NAMED M-V-P…….
THE KENTUCKY HORSE RACING COMMISSION HAS APPROVED THE SALE OF ELLIS PARK IN HENDERSON….TO SARATOGA CASINO AND HOSPITALITY
GROUP….WHICH PURCHASED A 30-PERCENT STAKE IN THE HENDERSON TRACK IN TWENTY-12….
THE TRACK’S PRIMARY OWNER…….RON GEARY…..PURCHASED ELLIS PARK FROM CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED IN TWO-THOUSAND-SIX……
CHAMBER INITIATIVE
07/17/17
BY SEPTEMBER…..THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PLANS TO COMPLETE SET-UP OF A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE THAT TAKES AIM AT A
PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY EMPLOYEERS ACROSS THE ECONOMIC SPECTRUM…….FILLING OPEN JOBS AND RETAINING EMPLOYEES……
THE COMMONWEALTH IS ONE OF THREE STATES CHOSEN BY THE U-S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION AND W-K KELLOGG FOUNDATION TO
CREATE SO-CALLED……TALENT PIPELINE MANAGEMENT ACADEMIES WHICH ARE AIMED AT RESHAPING EDUCATON AROUND CAREERS AND JOBS
BASED ON WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED……
AS PART OF THE INITIATIVE……THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER’S WORKFORCE CENTER WILL CREATE AT LEAST 20 FIELD-SPECIFIC ADADEMIES OVER THE
NEXT TWO YEARS…..
IN ADDITION TO KENTUCKY…..THE OTHER TWO STATES CHOSEN ARE MICHIGAN AND TENNESSEE……
CAPITOL OFFICES DAMAGED
07/17/18
SOME OFFICES IN THE KENTUCKY STATE CAPITOL SUFFERED WATER DAMAGE OVER THE WEEK-END…..DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING DRINKING
FOUNTAIN ON THE THIRD FLOOD…..
THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED SUNDAY NIGHT BY A SECUTIRY OFFICIER WHO NOTICED THE SPIGOT STUCK IN THE ON POSITION……HE TURNED
IT OFF AND CONTACTED THE DEPARTMENT FOR FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES….
THER WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF PUDDLING…..BUT NOTING TO INDICATE WATER DAMAGE BELOW…..ABD THE FULL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE WASN’T
NOTICED UNTIL FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR OFFICES WERE OPENED YESERDAY……
INITIAL ASSESSMENTS INDICATE SOME WOOD PANELING….CARPET….CEILING TILE…..AND LIGHT FIXTURES WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED…..
GUILTY PLEA
07/17/18
A HART COUNTY MAN HAS PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO PLACING GLASSS SHARDS INTO SHIPMENTS OF STYROFOAM CUPS SENT TO FAST-
FOOD RESTAURANTS……
44 YEAR OLD WAYLON HORTON OF MUNFORDVILLE….WAS ARRESTED IN TWENTY-16 AND CHARGED WITH TAMPERING WITH CONSUMER PRODUCTS
AFTER DART CORPORATION CONTACTED AUTHORITIES ABOUT POSSIBLE PRODUCT TAMPERING…..INVOLVING HORTON….. WHILE HE WAS
EMPLOYED BY THE DART PLANT IN HORSE CAVE…..
THE GLASS PIECES WERE FOUND IN THREE DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS IN OHIO….. INDIANA……AND KENTUCKY……
ARREST
07/17/18
FRIDAY……STATE POLICE FROM THE COLUMBIA POST WENT TO A RESIDENCE ON BILLY SPARKS ROAD IN METCALFE COUNTY….IN AN ATTEMPT TO
EXECUTE AN ARREST WARRANT…..
CONSENT TO EARTH THE RESIDENCE WAS GIVEN……WHICH RESULTED IN A MARIJUANA GRINDED, SMALL PLASTIC BAGS CONTAINING A CRYSTAL
LIKE SUBSTANCE AND OTHER DRUG PARAPHERNALIA WERE LOCATED…..
19 YEAR OLD NCHOLAS WILLIAMS OF EDMONTON WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
PETTY
07/17/18
77 YEAR OLD BILLY PETTY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED JULY 11TH AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..MEMORIAL SERVIVCES WILL BE HELD
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT THE LAURA TURNER CHAPEL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER 12NOON SUNDAY AT THE CHAPEL…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER-IN-LAW; JUDY PETTY OF INDIANA….THREE NEPHEWS, FIVE NIECES AND SEVERAL GREAT-NIECES AND GREAT-
NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
07/17/18
THE 89TH ALL-STAR GAME WILL BE PLAYED TONIGHT AT NATIONALS PARK IN WASHINGTON D-C….
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE AND AMERICAN LEAGUE HAVE EACH WON 43 GAMES…WITH TWO GAMES ENDING IN A TIE…….
THE LADY TOPPER BASKETBALL TEAM WILL PLAY 16….REGUALR SEASON…. CONFERENCE GAMES DURING THE TWENTY-18-19 SEASON….
UNDER FIRST YEAR COACH GREG COLLINS…..THE TWO-TIME DEFENDING C-U-S-A TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS…..WILL BEGIN LEAGU PLAY IN DIDDLE
ARREAN ON JANUARY THRID….AND WILL HOST MIDDLE TENNESSE MARCH SEVENTH IN THE REGUALR SEASON FINALE…….
THE 20-19 CONFERENCE U-S-A TOURNAMENT WILL ONCE AGAIN BE HELD AT THE FORD CENTER…..IN FRISCO-TEXAS….. MARCH 13TH THRU THE
16TH……
WHEAT
7/15/18
92 YEAR OLD ARNOLD WHEAT OF SCOTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SAT) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALTY CARE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (MON) AFTERNOON AT 2 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HICKORY HILL CEMETERY… VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW (MON)
MORNING AT 11 AT THE FUNERAL HOME…
HE IS SURVIVED BY 1 SON, TERRY GRAVES OF LONDON… 2 SISTES AND BROTHERS IN LAW… JEAN AND JAMES WHITNEY… AND ARDIS AND CARL
SUMMERS ALL OF FLORDIA… 1 GRANDSON AND SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE…
GRAHAM
07/14/18
66 YEAR OLD BONNIE BEE GRAHAM OF TENNESSEE DIED YESTERDAY (FRI) AT THE MERCY HOME IN TENNESSEE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (SUN) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION METHODIST CEMETERY… VISITATION BEGINS
TOMORROW (SUN) AFTERNOON AT 12 AT THE FUNERAL HOME…
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER MOTHER… IRENE GRAHAM OF TENNESSEE… 3 BROTHERS… BRADLEY GRAHAM OF NORTH CAROLINA… ANDREW GRAHAM
AND WAYNE GRAHAM BOTH OF TENNESSEE…. 4 SISTERS… AUDREY JORDAN OF TEXAS…. APRIL BARNES… ARLEEN THOMPSON BOTH OF NORTH
CAROLINA… AND VALERIE HANNETT OF SCOTTSVILLE… SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE….
NEW LAWS
07/13/18
MOST OF THE LAWS APPROVED DURING THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S TWENTY-18 SESSION WILL GO INTO EFFECT TOMORROW….
AMONG OTHER THINGS…..THAT MEANS DRIVERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO LEAVE AT LEAST THREE-FEET OF SPACE BETWEEN THEIR VEHICLE AND
CYCLISTS THEY PASS……CHILDREN UUNDER THE AGE OF 17 WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO GET MARRIED…..PENALITIES WILL GET TOUGHER FOR
THOSE WHO POST SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES ONLINE WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE PERSON DEPICTED….AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL
BE REQUIRED TO PASS A FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSE BEFOR GRADUATING……
THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION SPECIFIES THAT NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT 90-DAYS AFTER THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE UNLESS THEY
HAVE A SPECIAL EFFECTIVE DATE…….ARE GENERAL APPROPRIATONS MEASURES……OR INCLUDE AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE THAT MAKES THEM
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON BECOMING LAW……
ARREST-METCALFE
07/13/18
TROOPERS FROM THE COLUMBIA POST OF THE STATE POLICE AND METCALFE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SERVED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A
RESIDENCE 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SUMMER SHADE… WHERE THE LOCATED MARIJUANA….. METH….DIGITAL SCALES…..AND AN UNDISCLOSED
AMOUNT OF CASH…..
32 YEAR OLD CHRISTY JONES OF SCOTTSVILLE AND 49 YEAR OLD BRYAN MCCUE AND 43 YEAR OLD THOMAS STONE BOTH OF SUMMER SHADE WERE
CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSANCE, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
JONES WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH HINDERING PROSECUTION OR APPREHENSION…….
SPORTS
07/13/18
TRYOUTS AND PRACTICE FOR STUDENT/ATHLETES INTERESTED IN RUNNING CROSS COUNTY FOR ALLEN/COUNTY SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
WILL START MONDAY….
STUDENTS FROM THE SEVENTH THRU 12TH GRADES MAY TRY OUT FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM…..AND ACCORDING TO COACH PAUL SPERAS
TRYOUTS WILL BEGIN AT SIX MONDAY MORNING……RUNNERS SHOULD MEET IN FRONT OF THE CAREET AND TECHNICAL CENTER…...AND TRYOUTS
WILL LAST ABOUT 90-MINUTES EACH MORNING….
PROSPECTIVE RUNNERS MUST COMPLETE A K-H-S-DOUBLE-A PHYSICAL FORM AND HAVE IT ON FILE TO PARTICIPATE……
THE NASCAR TRIPLE-HEADER WEEK-END CONTINUES AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY TONIGHT WITH THE XFINITY SERIES….ALSCO 300……
AND TWO BOWLING GREEN RESIDENTS WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE RACE…..
AS LARRY BAILERY…..CHARIMAN OF THE BOWLING GREEN AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU….HAS BEEN SELECTED GRAND
MARSHALL……
AND ROB BARNETT…..MANAGER OF THE BOWLING GREEN/WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT….WILL SERVE AS THE RACE’S HONORARY
STARTER……
WESTERN ROTC
07/12/18
THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE…..WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IS BRINGING THEIR
R-O-T-C PROGRAM TO THE HARDIN COUNTY AREA…..
BEGINNING THE FALL…..ANY E-C-T-C OR WESTERN STUDENT CAN REGISTER FOR MILITARY ONE-ZERO-ONE…..WHICH IS AN INTRODUCTORY
COURSE THAT TEACHES MOUNTAINEERING OPERATIONS AND LEADERSHIP……
THE COURSE…..WHICH WILL MEET EACH FRIDAY FROM NINE TO 11……IS OPEN TO ANY MAJOR AND HIS MO REGISTRATION RESTRICTIONS…..
ACCORDING TO WESTERN .R-O-T-C RECRUITING OPERATIONS OFFICER….. BRANDON SMITH……THE COURSE CAN OPEN UP 100-PERCENT
TUITION SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WHO PLAN TO ADVANCE IN THE PROGRAM AT WESTERN’S MAIN CAMPUS IN BOWLING
GREEN……
SCHNATTER STEPS DOWN
07/12/18
PAPA JOHN’S FOUNDER JOHNN SCHNATTER HAS RESIGNED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPANY….AND HIS STEPPED DOWN FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
LOUISVILLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES…..AFTER USING A RACIAL SLUR DURING A CONFERNENC CALL….
REPORTEDLY SCHNATTER MADE THE COMMENT DURING A CONFERENCE CALL WHEN HE DISCRIBED THE PUBLIC SCRUTINY HE RECEIVED
FOLLOWING HIS STATEMENT ON N-F-L NATIONAL ANTHEM PROTESTS HURTING HIS SALES…..AND HE BROUGHT UP HOW HE WOULD DISTANCE
HIMSELF FROM RACIST ONLINE GROUPS…….
BESHEAR DONATIONS
07/12/18
NOW THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR…..HE IS FACING INCREASED SCRUTINY OVER HIS TWENTY-15
CAMPAIGN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL…..WHICH RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM TIM LONGMYER…..HIS FORMER CHEIEF DEPUTY WHO IS IN FEDERAL
PRISION FOR ACCEPTING BRIBES AND KICKBACKS AND FUNNELING SOME OF THAT MONETY TO DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATETS……
BESHEAR HAS SAID HE WOULD DONATE ALL OF THOSE FUNDS TO CHARITY….BUT HASN’T DONE TO YET…..SAYING HE IS WAITING FOR STATE
CAMPAIGN FINANCE OFFICIALS TO COMPLETE AN AUDIT OF HIS TWENTY-15 CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT……
BOUCHER MOTION
07/12/18
THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MAN WHO TACKLED SENATOR RAND PAUL AT THIS HOME LAST NOVEMBER…..WHILE HE WAS DOING YARD WORK….HAS
FILED A MOTION ARGUING THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO LEGAL RIGHT TO APPEAL HIS CLIENT’S 30-DAY SENTENCE….
IN THE MOTION…..RENE BOUCHER’S ATTORNEY ARGUES THE FEDERAL GOVEERNMENT WAIVED ITS RIGHT TO APPEAL…..AND AGREED THAT ANY
SENTENCE IMPOSED BY THE JUDGE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE……
PROSECUTORS HAD SOUGHT A 21-MONTH SENTENCE FOR BOUCHER…...WHO PLEADED GUILTY TO ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS……
SPORTS
07/12/18
AN ORIENTATON MEETING FOR ANY STUDENT/ATHLETE FROM THE JAMES E. BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH
SCOLL….. INTERESTED IN PLAYING FOR THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM…...WILL BE HELD TONIGHT AT SEVEN AT THE SCOTTSVILLE COUNTY CLUB…..
ACCORDING TO COACH SCOTT STAMPER…...EACH PERSPECTIVE GOLFER MUST HAVE A LEAST ONE PARENT OR GUARTDIAN AT THE MEETING…..
PATROT GOLF TEAM TRYOUTS WILL BEGIN MONDAY MORNING AT SEVEN…..AND THE TEAM WILL OPEN THE SEASON JULY 27TH……
CAREMARK FINED
07/11/18
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE HAS ISSUED A ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLAR CIVIL PENALITY AGAINST PHARMACY BENEFIT
MANAGER…. CAREMARK P–C-S…..FOR VIOLATIONS RELATED TO REIMBURSEMENTS TO PHARMACISTS…..AND THE AGENCY ALSO PLACED THEIR
LICENSE ON PROBATION FOR A YEAR……
AN ORDER FROM THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT CITES 454 VIOLATIONS RELATED TO REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM DENIALS THAT WERE ISSUED TO
KENTUCKY PHARMACISTS……AND 38 MORE VIOLATIONS WHERE CAREMARK PROVIDED “INACCURATE OR INCONSISTENT” INFORMATION……
CAREMARK P-S-C HEALTH…..IS ONE OF TWO C-V-S CAREMARK SUBSIDIARIES LICENSED TO OPERATE AS A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER IN THE
COMMONWEALTH……
POOR PEOPLES CAMPAIGN
07/11/18
THE “POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN” RALLIED IN FRANKFORT AGAIN YESTERDAY…. WHICH WAS THE FIRST DEMONSTRATION SINCE A JUDGE RULED
THAT CAPITOL POLICE BROKE THE LAW BY DENYING THE PROTESTORS ENTRY TO THE STATEHOUSE….WHEN ONLY TWO PROTESTEER AT A TIME
WERE PERMITTED INSIDE THE CAPTIAL…..
BUT YESTERDAY THE WHOLE GROUP WAS ALLOWED IN AND THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO GOVERNOR MATT BEVINS OFFICE TO OPPOESE CUTS IN
DENTAL AND VISION COVERAGE FOR NEARLY 500-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS ON MEDICAID…..
HOWEVER…..THEY WERE MET BY TWO STATE TROOPERS WHO INFORMED THEM THE GOVERNOR WAS ONLY TAKING APPOINTMENTS AND THEY LEFT
TOOTHBROCHES AT THE OFFICE AS A SYMBOLIC PROTEST OF THE CUTS……
THE GROUP ALSO WENT TO THE CAPITOL ANNEX TO LEAVE MESSAGES WITH REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN SESSION……
ACCIDENT-HART
07/11/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGARWS AN ACCIDENT ON I-65 YESTERDAY MORNING…. NEAR THE 71 MILER MARKER….THAT INJURED TWO PERSONS….
TROOPERS SAY A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 22 YEAR OLD TAYLOR BOILING OF ARKANSAS STRUCK A TWENTY-12 NISSAN OPERATED BY 60 YEAR OLD NITA
MILLER OF ELIZABETHTOWN IN THE REAR…..
MILLERS’S CAR CROSSED MULTIPLE LANES OF TRAFFIC….HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER WALL…..THEN CROSSED BACK OVER THE ROADWAY AND
CAME TO REST AGAINST AN EARTH EMBANKMENT…...BOILING’S VEHICLE STRUCK AN EARTH EMBANKMENT WHICH CAUSED IT TO OVERTURN
MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO REST AGAINST A TREE…..
BOILING WAS FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL…..AND MILLER WAS TRANSPORTED BY E-M-S TO HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL……
FARM BUREAU OFFICE CLOSED
07/11/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW MORNING SO THE STAFF CAN ATTEND A MEETING….
THE OFFICE WILL REOPEN TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT ONE…..AND FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE CALL TWO-THREE-SEVEN-ZERO-ONE-NINE-THREE…..
SPORTS
07/11/18
A GROUP OF FORMER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL PLAYERS ARE PLANNING TO SUE THE N-C-A-A OVER ITS DECISION TO VACATE 123
WINS…. STEMMINNG FROM THE SCHOOLS’S ESCORT SCANDAL……..
LUKE HANCOCK TOLD A LOUISVILLE RADIO STATION THAT THE PLAYERS ARE…..FED UP….WITH THE N-C-A-A’s DECISION WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN
THE VACATION OF THE TEAM’S 20-13 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP……
LOUISVILLE MUST ALSO RETURN 600-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CONFERENCE REVENUE FROM THE TWENTY-12 THRU TWENTY-15 N-C-A-A
TOURNAMENTS……
CITY COUNCIL
07/10/18
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET LAST NIGHT AND DISCUSSED A PROPOSAL FOR THE CITY TO SIGN A CONTRACT TO HIRE A BUILDING INSPECTOR…..
CARLY FUDGE, WHO IS LEVEL ONE ISNPECTOR, CURRENTLY SERVES IN THAT CAPACITY WITH NO CONTRA CT AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION
PROPOSED HIRING JOSEPH PERRY AS BUILDING INSPECTOR…..HE IS A LEVEL TWO INSPECTOR WHICH MEANS HE CAN DO RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS….
THE PLANNING COMMISSION TOLD THE COUNCIL THEY DO NOT RECEIVE THE PAPER WORK THEY NEED AND THE COMPENSATION RATE HAS
CHANGED FROM A 70-30 SPLIT TO 10-90….APPARENTLY FUDGE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY FOR THE 10-90 RATE AND THAT HAS
CARRIED OVER TO THE CITY…..
COUNCIL MEMBERS MICHAEL MCGUIRE AND DR. MARK HUNTSMAN SAID THEY HAD RECEIVED CALLS FROM CONTRACTORS ASKING THAT FUDGE
REMAIN BUILDING INSPECTOR….
ANY ACTION WAS TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION AND TALK WITH FUDGE ABOUT GETTING NECESSARY
PAPERWORK TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING OFFICE AND RETURNING THE CONPENSATION SPLIT TO 70-30……
THE COUNCIL ALSO APPOINTED DIANA WHEAT AND DELORES RICE TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION…..
BEVIN REACTION
07/10/18
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT HE IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR IN TWENTY-19……AND IT DIDN’T
TAKE LONG FOR CURRENT GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN, WHO HAS NOT SAID IF HE IS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION, TO RESPOND….
BEVIN TWEETED THAT BESHEAR WOULD OFFER VOTERS FOUR MORE YEARS OF CORRUPTION AND SELF-DEALING……AND HE INCLUDED A NEWS
ARTICLE ABOUT TOM LONGMYER WHO IS SERVING A 70-MONTH PRISON SENTENCE FOR A KICK SCHEME INVOLVING THE COMMONWEALTH’S
EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN…..LONGMYER SERVED AS PERSONNEL SECRETARY DURING STEVE BESHER’S GUBERNATORIAL
ADMINISTRATION BEFORE MOVING TO MOVING TO ANDY BESHEAR’S OFFICE WHEN HE WAS ELECTED ATTORNEY GENERAL……
AUTHORITIES HAVE NEVER ACCUSED THE BESHEARS OF KNOWING ABOUT LONGMEYER’S ILLEGAL ACTINS…..
FATAL-WARREN
07/10/18
A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-65…..AT THE SOUTHBOUND 36-MILE MARKER IN WARREN COUNTYYESTERDAY MORNING….CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A
TENNESSEE MAN…..
STATE POLCIE SAY A TWO-THOUSNAD OUTBACK…..DRIVEN BY 83 YEAR OLD JAMES WILLIAMS FROM MCMINNVILLE…..LEFT THE ROADWAY…..WENT
DOWN AN EARTH EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK A TREE…
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER STRIKING THE TREE…..AND WILLIAMS DIED AT THE SCENE……
SPORTS
07/10/18
THE U-K FOOTBALL TEAM KICKS OFF THE SEASON IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS…. BUT OFFICIALS SAY SEASON TICKET SALES ARE RUNNING BEHIND
LAST YEAR…..
ABOUT 28-THOUSAND SEASON TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD…..WHICH IS DOWN FROM 32-THOUSAND THIS TIME LAST YEAR……
THAT’S A 10-PERCENT DROP FROM A YEAR AGO FOR A TEAM THAT RETURNS 17 STARTERS AND HAS ADVANCED TO TWO STRAIGHT BOWL GAMES……
BESHEAR TO ANNOUNCE RUN
07/09/18
ACCORDING TO REPORTS…..KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR WILL ANNOUNCE TODAY THAT HE WILL RUN FOR GOVERNOR IN
TWENTY-19….. AND HIS RUNNING MATE WILL BE JACQUELINE COLEMAN…..AN ASSISTANT HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND POLITICAL RECRUITER…..
BESHEAR WILL BE THE FIRST DEMOCAT TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE HE IS RUNNING AGAINST GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN…...WHO HAS YET TO SAY IF HE
WILL RUN FOR RE-ELETION…..
BESHEAR HAS A SERIES OF SPEAKING EVENTS SCHEDULED ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH TODAY AND TOMORROW IN ORDER TO MAKE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THE FUTURE OF KENTUCKY……
HIS FIRST STOP TODAY WILL BE AT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM IN LOUISVILLE…...AFTER THAT HE HEADS TO LEXINGTON…..
PIKEVILLE….AND ASHLAND…..
AND TOMORROW BESHEAR IS SCHEDULE TO BE IN OWENSBORO…..PADUCAH….. AND BOWLING GREEN……
MCCONELL CONFRONTED
07/09/18
SATURDAY IN LOUISVILLE…..SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL WAS CONFRONTED BY A GROUP OF PROTESTERS…..ABOUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’
S IMMIGRATION POLICY…..AS HE WAS LEA VING A RESTAURANT…..
CHANTING….ABOLICE ICE….THE IMPROMTU PROTEST TOOK PLACE NEAR WHERE HUNDREDS PROTESTED THE GOVERNMENT’S NOW-ENDED
FAMILY SEPARATION POLICY……
MCCONNELL’S DINING CAMPANION……KENTUCKY POLITICIAN JOHATHAN SHELL…..CHARACTERIZED THE PROTESTING GROUP AS “SMALL” AND
“EXTREMIST”……
HEALTH INSURANCE
07/09/18
SOME KENTUCKY CUSTOMERS WHO GET INSURANCE THROUGH THE FEDERAL HEALTH EXCHANGE….WILL EVEN SOME COMPETITION AMONG
INSURANE PROVIDERS….BECAUSE ANTHEM IS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES IN WHICH IT IS OFFERING PLANS……
HEALTH INSURERS HAVE FILED WITH THE COMMONWEALTH…..THEIR PRELIMINARY RATE REQUESTS FOR TWENTY-19…..WITH ANTHEM
REQUESTING AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT OVER 13-PLANS…..AND CARESOURE IS PROPOSING AN AVERAGE 19-POINT-
FOUR PERCENT HIKE FOR ITS 12 PLANS……
THE KENTUCKY INSURANCE COMMISSION WILL REVIEW THE REQUESTS AND ARE EXPECTED TO FINALIZE ANY RATE CHANGES BY LATE
AUGUST……WITH OPEN ROLLMENT FOR TWENTY-19 BEGINNING AUGUST FIRST……
THE RATES AFFECT ABOUT 77-THOUSAND-500 KENTUCKIANS WHO GET INSURANCE THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT……
MURDER ARREST
07/09/18
A SCOTTSVILLE MAN IS DEAD AND A GLASOGW MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER FOLLOWING AN INDICENT EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING ON
LICK BRANCH ROAD IN BARREN COUNTY…..
STATE POLICE WERE CALLED AFTER THE BODY OF 40 YEAR OLD KEVIN MILLER OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS FOUND LYING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY
WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND…..
THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE HAD BEEN AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN MILLER AND 52 YEAR OLD BOBBY CONATSER OF GLASGOW…..WHICH
CONCLUDED WITH CONATSER FIRING A SHOTGUN…..STRIKING MILLER IN THE BACK….
CONATSER WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER AND LODGED IN THE BARREN COUNTY JAIL……
FISHERMEN RESCUED
07/09/18
SATURDAY NIGHT……TWO FISHERMEN WERE RESCUED FROM THE BARREN RIVER IN BOWLING GRWEN WHEN THEIR BOAT BECAME CAUGHT IN THE
CURRENT AND EVENTUALLY STUCK ON A ROCK UNDER THE COLLEGE STREET BRIDGE…..
IT TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET THEM OUT OF THE WATER….. AND NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE INCIDENT……
JOHNSON
07/09/18
96 YEAR OLD FLOYD HOWARD JOHNSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED THURSDAY AT HOPE HOSPICE IN LEHIGH-FLORIDA…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER FIVE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO ST. JUDE’S CHILDREN’S
HOSPITAL……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; POLLEY SEDAHL OF FLORIDA…..AND A SON; TED JOHNSON OF TENNESSEE…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……….
SPORTS
07/09/18
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL…..TOP WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL RECRUIT CHARLES BASSEY’S LEGAL GUARDIAN…..
IS ABOUT TO BECOME AN ASSISTANT COACH ON THE TOPPER STAFF AT A SALARY OF 200-THOUSAND-FOUR DOLLARS……;
THE HIRE…..WHICH WAS SUBMITTED ON JUNE 28TH…..IS STILL AWAITING APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF REGENTS….
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HENNSSY AURIANTAL’S HIRING ENDS MONTHS OF SPECULATION THAT HE WOULD BE JOINING BASSEY IN BOWLING……
SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES
07/06/18
THE TWENTY-18-19 SCHOOL YEAR WILL BEGIN AUGUST NINTH FOR STUDENTS IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOOL DISTRICT…..AND TO HELP
STUDENTS AND PARENTS PREPARE FOR THE RETURN TO THE CLASS ROOM…..EACH SCHOOL WIL HAVE OPEN HOUSE AND ORIENTATION EVENTS
BEGINNING LATER THIS MONTH…..
THE PRIMARY CENTER WILL HAVE OPEN HOUSE FOR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS MONDAY-JULY 30TH BEGINNING AT THREE…..THE OPEN HOUSE
FOR PRESCHOOL….FIRST….SECOND…AND THIRD GRADE STUDENT WILL BE FROM FOUR TO SIX ON JULY 31ST……
THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER WILL HOLD OPEN HOUSE FOR ALL STUDENTS TUESDAY-JULY 31ST FROM FIVE TO SEVEN…..
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL HAVE SEVENTH GRADE ORIENTATION AND OPEN HOUSE ON THURSDAY-AUGUST SECOND BEGINNING AT FIVE…..AND
EIGHTH GRADE ORIENTATON AND OPEN HOUSE WILL BE MONDAY-AUGUST SIXTH AT FIVE…..
AND THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE OPEN HOUSE FOR ALL STUDENTS THURSDAY AUGUST SECON FRO FORU TO SIX…..AND FRESHMAN ORIENTATION
AND PARENT MEETING WILL BE AT FIVE……
NATCHER UPGRADES
07/06/18
THE MODERNIZATON UPGRADES TO TURN THE NATCHER PARKWAY INTO AN INTERSTATE-65 SPUR ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN MONDAY…..AND MAJOR
TRAFFIC IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR….
THE NATCHER PARKWAY WILL BE DOWN TO ONE LANE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN EXIT-SIX….NASHVILLE ROAD AND EXIT SEVEN….
RUSSELLVILLE ROAD….
MOTORISTS NEED TO BE AWARE THE NORTHBOUND ENTRANCE TO NATCHER PARKWAY AT NASHVILLE ROAD AND THE SOUTHBOUND ENTRANCE
RAMP AT RUSSELLVILLE ROAD BE A STOP CONDITION…..MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO STOP ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP BEFORE ENTERING THE
PARKWAY WHICH IS A MAJOR CHANGE……
THE SPEED ZONE IN THE AREA WILL ALSO BE REDUCED TO 55 MILES-PER-HOUR AND WIDE LOADS WILL BE RESTRICTED…..
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO ALL A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EXTRA TRAVEL TIME OR SEEK AND ALTERNATE ROUTE……
BALL HAS FIRST CHILD
07/06/18
THE YOUNGEST FEMALE STATEWIDE OFFICE HOLDER IN THE COUNTRY…. HAS NOW BECOME THE FIRST KENTUCKY CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER TO
GIVE BIRTH WHILE IN OFFICE……
TREASURER ALLISON BALL WELCOMED A BABY BOY ON TUESDAY…..THE FIRST CHILD FOR BALL AND HUSBAND “ASA” …….
SPORTS
07/06/18
IT WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THE NASCAR MONSTER ENERGY SERIES….“QUACKER STATE 400” WHICH IS RUN ANNUALLY AT THE
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY….. WILL NOW BE SPONSORED BY WALMAT……
THE RACE WILL BE JULY 14TH AS PART OF THE NASCAR TRIPLE HEADER WEEK-END……
HEAT ADVISORY
07/05/18
THERE IS A HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL EIGHT TO NIGHT….
TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE MID 90s….COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMDITY WILL RESULT IN PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110
DEGREES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON….
THIS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS ESPECIALLY FOR THE VERY YOUNG…..THE ELDERLY….THOSE WITHOUT AIR
CONDITIONING…AND THOSE PARTICIPATING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES……
BE SURE AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS….TAKE LOTS OF BREAKD…..AND KNOW THE SIGNS OF EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE……
AND BE SURE YOUR PETS AND LIVESTOCK HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE TO GET OUT OF THE SUN………
MISSING PERSON
07/05/18
STATE POLICE FROM THE COLUMBIA POST ARE ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE A MISSING MAN…..
39 YEAR OLD SHANE WRIGHT OF LEBANON WAS LAST SEEN WHEN HE CHECKED HIMSTLF OUT OF EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL….IN LEXINGTN….ON
JUNE SECOND….
WRIGHT IS A WHITE MALE WITH BROWN HAIR AND BLUE EYES….HE’S FIVE-FEET 10-INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS 286-POUNDS…
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF SHANE WRIGHT IS ASKED TO CONTACT STATE POLICE AT 800-TWO-TWO-TWO-55-55 OR
YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY…….
ACCIDENT-FATAL
07/05/18
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HAPPY VALLEY ROAD…..JUST OUTSIDE OF CAVE CITY TUESDAY CLAIMED A LIFE…..
ACCORDING TO THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT……MARK DETWEILER OF MUNFORDVILLE LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE DO TO
WATER PONDING ON THE ROADWAY….AND IT CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND STRUCK A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 51 YEAR OLD JOHN GOAD OF
GLASGOW….
JOHN GOAD DIED AT THE SCENE AND HIS PASSENRER….LAURA GOAD….ALONG WITH DETWEILER WERE FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
HOSPITAL…..
SPORTS
07/05/18
DEFENDING CHAMPION…..JOEY “JAWS” CHESTNUT…..DOWNED A RECORD 74 HOT DOGS AND BUNS YESTERDAY TO TAKE HOME HIS 11TH TITAL AT
THE ANNUAL NATHAN’S FAMOUR JULY FOURTH HOT DOG EATING CONTEST……
IN WINNING THE “MUSTARD BELT” YESTERDAY….CHESNUT BROKE HIS OWN RECORD OF 72 WHICH HE SET LAST YEAR……
AND MIKI SUDO CLAIMED THE WOMEN’S TITLE BY DOWNING 37 HOT DODS AND BUNS……
DENTAL AND VISION CUT
07/03/18
THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION SAYS DENTAL AND VISION COVERAGE IS BEING CUT FOR NEALRY HALF-A-MILLION KENTUCKIANS DUE TO A RULING THAT
REJECTED THE COMMONWEALTH’S MEDICAID OVERHAUL PLAN…..
THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES CALLED THE CUTS AN….. UNFORTUNATE CONSEQUENCE….OF FRIDAY’S RULING…..AND A
SPOKESPERSON FOR THE CABINET SAID IT HAD BEEN MADE CLEAR THE DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS DEPENDED ON THE MEDICAID CHANGES…..
AND THE RULING MEANS THERE IS NO LONGER A “LEGAL MECHANISM” IN PLACE TO PAY FOR DENTAL AND VISION COVERAGE…..
KENTUCKY WAS THE FIRST STATE TO GET PERMISSION TO IMPOSE WORK REQUIREMENTS ON MEDICAID…..AND THE JUDGE RULED THE
COMMONWEALTH CAN’T REQUIRE POOR PEOPLE TO GET JOBS TO KEEP THEIR MEDICAID BENEFITS…..
POOR PEOPLES CAMPAIGN
07/03/18
THE “POOR PEOPLES CAMPAIGN” RECENTLY HELD PROTESTS AT THE KENTUCKY STATE CAPITAL AND ACCESS TO THE BUILDING WAS LIMITED TO
TWO PROTESTORS AT A TIME……
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED AN OPINIO THAT STATE POLICE AND THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET VIOLATED THE LAW
AND FAILED TO DEVELOP A NEW PROCEDURE THAT WAS PROPERLY VETTED…..
AND OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DO NOT CARRY THE FORCE OF LAW…..
PAUL FAMILY THREATENED
07/03/18
SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS CONFIRMED THAT CAPITOL POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A MEN WHO THREATENED TO KILL HIM AND HIS FAMILY….
DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH MEDIA…..PAUL SAID THE MAN THREATENED TO “CHOP” UP HIS FAMILY WITH AN AX……
GLASGOW BANK ROBBERY
07/03/18
THE GLASGOW POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE INDIVIDUAL WHO ROBBED THE EDMONTON STATE BANK SUNDAY
NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING….
THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A TALL SLENDER INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS DRIVING A U-HAUL VAN WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN STOLEN…..
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL…..TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SIX-FIVE-ONE-51-15……
CITY FOURTH CELEBRATION
07/03/18
THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL…….FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION…….TOMORROW ON DUMONT HILL……
MAYOR ROB CLINE TELLS NEWSWATCH THAT CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR WEEKS TO MAKE TOMORROW’S FREE CELEBRATON THE
BEST EVER……
ACTIVITIES BEGING AT FOUR TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH FREE FOOD….AS LONG AS IT LASTS….AND THE FIREWORKS WILL BEGIN AT DARK……
4TH OF JULY CLOSINGS
07/03/18
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY……
COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW……
POST OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
TRANSFER STATION, ANIMAL SHELTER, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARY ALL CLOSED TOMORROW…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND TOMORROW’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP THURSDAY THE FIFTH…..
AND THE CORE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW FIVE-30 TO FOUR-30…….
KERNEY
07/03/18
71 YEAROLD WILLIAM JOE KERNY OF HOLLAND DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….. AND THERE WILL BE HO VISITATION OR SERVICE AT THIS TIME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LASHELIA ROARK KERNEY…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DANIEL KERNEY OF GEORGIA AND DAVID AND TINA
BURTON OF GLASGOW…….TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; LORIE AND GEORGE ARRINGTON OF GEORGIA AND KIMBERLY BURTON TO
TENNESSEE…..A BROTHER; MARSHALL OF GLASGOW…..AND THREE SISTERS; DIANE RAMOS AND VICKY ZIMMERMAN BOTH OF CALIFORNIA AND JUDY
WOOD OF GLASGOW…….SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
ADLER
07/03/18
83 YEAR OLD FRITZ ADLER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CEDAR CROSS CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (WED) MORNING
AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO ST. JUDE’S OR THE CHARITY OF YOUR
CHOICE……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ANN STRODE ADLER……A SON; TIM…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; DEBBIE AND JAMES WALDEN AND
DIANE AND NEAL COLE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; WALTER OF GERMANY…..AND A SISTER; HEDY LEVKULICH OF OHIO……FIVE
GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/03/18
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGIATE DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS HAS FINALIZED THE STANDINGS FOR THE TWWNTY-17-18 DIRECTORS
CUP…..AND WESTERN FINISHED TIED FOR 152ND…..
THE DIRECTORS CUP HONORS FOUR ALL-SPORTS CHAMPONS IN THE IN THE N-C-A-A DIVISION ONE, TWO AND THREE AND THE N-A-I-A….AS
EACH INSTITUTION IS AWARDED POINTS IN A PRE-DETERMINED NUMBER OF SPORTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN…..
STANFORD CLAIMED THIS YEAR’S TITLE WITH 14-HUNDRED-42 POINTS…..
KENTUCKY WAS 17TH….LOUISVILLE 30TH…..MURRAY STATE 129TH…..AND EASTERN KENTCUKY 130TH…….
SENATE PASSES FARM BILL
06/29/18
THE U-S SENATE YESTERDAY PASSED THE NEW FARM BILL WHICH INCLUDES SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL’S…..HEMP FARMING ACT….WHICH
WOULD LEGALIZE INDUSTRIAL HEMP AND REMOVE IT FROM THE LIST OF FEDERALLY CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES…..
THE BILL ALSO GIVES STATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME THE PRIMARY REGULATORS OF HEMP PRODUCTION……IT ALLOWS HEMP
RESEARCHERS TO APPLY FOR COMPETITIVE FEDERAL GRANTS…..AND MAKES HEMP FARMERS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR CROP INSURANCE…..
A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MADE UP OF MEMBERS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE WILL NOW RECONCILE BOTH VERSIONS OF THE BILL…..
HEMPATITUS OUTBREAK
06/29/18
STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE “HEPATITIS-A” OUTBREAK IN THE COMMONWEALTH IS THE WORST IN THE
COUNTRY…
AT LEAST 969 INDIVIDUALS HAVE CONTRACTED THE DISEASE WHICH HAS RESUTLED IN SIX DEATHS…..WITH THREE OF THOSE IN JEFFERSON
COUNTY….WHERE 482 CASES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED…..
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…..WARREN COUNTY HAS REPORTED 13 CASES…… WITH ONE EACH IN ALLEN…….BARREN……BUTLER…..AND
EDMONSON COUNTIES……
HEALTH CARE FRAUD
06/29/18
10 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..INCLUDING A CAVE CITY DOCTOR……ARE FACING FEDERAL CHARGES AS PART OF A
NATONAL HEALTH CARE FRAUD INVESTIGATION…….
DR. CHANDRA REDDY HAS PLEAD NOT GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO TWO COUNTS OF CONSPIRING TO COMMIT HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ONE
COUNT EACH OF CONSPIRING TO MAKE FALSE STATEMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE MATTERS AND CONMSPIRING TO ILLEGALLY USE A DRUG
ENFORCEMTN ADMINISTRATION REGISTRATION NUMBE ISSUED TO ANOTHER PERSON……
REDDY’S WIFE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF CONSPIRING TO COMMIT HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ON COUNT OF CONSPIRING TO MAKE
FALSE STATEMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE……
THE COUPLE IS ACCUED OF BILLING MEDICARE UN DR. REDDY’S NATIONAL PROVIDER IDENTIFIER FOR SERVICES PERFORMED BY NURSE
PRACTITIONERS WHILE REDDY WAS OUT OF THE OFFICE…..KNOWING MEDICARE REIMBURSES AT A HIGHER RATE FOR SERVICES PERFORMED BY A
DOCTOR INSTEAD OF A NURSE……REDDY IS ALSO ACCUSED OF PRE-SIGNING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PRESCTIPTIONS FOR HIS NURSE
PRACTIONERS TO USE WHILE HE WAS AWAY…..
ITS ALSO ALLEGED THEY COVERED UP FRAUDULENT BILLING BY ALTERING PATIENT RECORDS…..
SPORTS
06/29/18
THE LEXINGTON CENTER BOARD HAS AWARDED A 241-MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT FOR THE RENOVATION OF RUPP ARENA AND THE LEXINGTON
CENTER…..
THE WORK WHICH WILL BEGIN IN JULY IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY TWENTY-21……AND DURING CONSTRUCTION RUPP WILL CONTINUE TO
HOST KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES…..AS-WELL-AS CONCERTS AND EVENTS……
THE CONVENTION CENTER WILL BE REPLACED IN TWO PHASES……SO ABOUT HALF OF ITS SPACE CAN CONTINUE TO BE USED DURING
CONSTRUCTION…..
NEW KY SALES TAX
06/28/18
STARTING SUNDAY……KENTUCKIANS WILL START PAYING A SIX-PERCENT SALES TAX ON SERVICES THAT HAVEN’T BEEN TAXED BEFORE….THANKS
TO A NEW LAW PASSED BY THE TWENTY-18 GENERAL ASSEMBLY……
THINGS LIKE CAR REPAIRS…..TANNING BED VISITS….SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY SERVICES AND GYM MEMBERSHIPS….INCLUDING THE CORE IN
SCOTTSVILLE…..WILL JUMP SIX-PERCENT……AND .NON-PROFITS WILL ALSO HAVE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL SIX-PERCENT FOR ADMISSION TO
CULTURAL AND ATHLETIC EVENTS……
NON-PROFITS HAVEN’T BEEN TAXED IN THE PAST…..BUT A KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT RULING SAYS THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION DOESN’T
EXEMPT NON-PROFITS FROM STATE SALES AND USE TAXES…..
HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERS SAY THE NEVER INTENDED TO TAX NON-PROFITS…. SAYING THE LAW IS BEING MISINTERPRETED BY THE FINANCE
CABINET….. HOWEVER……RICHARD DODSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF SALES AND EEXCISE TAXES……SAID THE NEW LAW AND
THE COURT DECISION LEFT THEM NO CHOICE……
ALSO SUNDAY…..SMOKERS WILL A TAX INCREASE ON CIGARETTES FROM 60-CENTS A PACK TO A DOLLAR-10 A PACK…..
KENTUCKY HEALTH
06/28/18
KENTUCKY HEALTH…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S NEW PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WHO RECEIVE MEDICAID
BENEFITS……BEGINS THIS SUNDAY JULY FIRST….
THE “NEW .PATH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT” MEANS SOME MEDICAID RECIPIENTS WILL NEED TO COMPLETE 80-HOURS OF
EMPLOYMENT…. EDUCATION OR TRAINING….VOLUNTEERING….OR CAREGIING PER MONTH TO KEEP THEIR BENEFITS…..
SEVERAL STATE AGENCIES ARE WORKING TO MAKE THE TRANSITION AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE FOR THOSE RECIPIENTS WHO ARE ENCOURGED TO
VISIT THE KENTUCKY HEALTH WEB-SITE AT…….KENTUCKY-HEALTH-DOT-KY-Y-DOT-GOV…..TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM……
SCAM ALERT
06/28/18
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED A SCAM ALERT TO WARN KENTUCKIANS ABOUT A PHONE SCAM…..WERE THE CON-
ARTIST CLAIM TO BE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATON OFFICIALS CALLING TO NOTIFY THE VICTIM THAT THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
HAS BEEN STOLEN……
THE ALERT WAS ISSUED AFTER A JEFFERSON COUNTY RESIDENT PAID 600- DOLLARS TO RECEIVE A NEW SOCIAL SECURITY CARD AND NUMBER….
RESIDENTS ARE AGAIN URGED TO NEVER GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE…..ESPECIALLY TO SOMEONE YOU DON’T KNOW…..
IF YOU GET A CALL FROM A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL…..HANG UP AND CALL THAT AGENCY…..
NEVER TRUST A “COLD” CALLER…..
AND DON’T USE UNTRACEABLE METHODIS OF PAYMENTS……..
BOUCHER FILES SUIT
06/28/18
MONDAY……SENATOR RAND PAUL FILED A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST HIS NEIGHBOUR…. RENE BOUCHER…..WHO HAS PLED GUILTY TO ATTACKING A
MEMBER OF CONGRESS WHEN HE TACKLED PAUL IN HIS YARD LAST NOVEMEBR…..
BOUCHER’S ATTORNEY HAS NOW FILED A MOTION TO DISMISS PART OF PAUL’ SUIT…..AND HAS ALSO FILED A COUNTER SUIT CLAIMING PAUL
SHOULD OWE COMPENSATION TO BOUCHER….WHO IS SEEKING ALL COMPENSAORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES PERMITTED BY LAW…..CITING
INTENTIONAL ACTIONS BY THE PAUL FAMILY…...
BOUCHE CLAIMS THE PAULS WERE IN VIOLATON OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION’S BY-LAWS BY REPEATEDLY PILING UP “UNSLIGHTLY”
DEBRIS…..TREE LIMBS…..MOUNDS OF TRASH…..AND OTHER WASTE NEAR BOUCHER’S PROPERTY……
THE SUIT ALSO NAMES PAUL’S WIFE AND THE RIVERGREEN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION…….
SUMMER NIGHT
06/28/18
THE HEART OF SCOTTSVILLE’S NEXT…..SUMMER NIGHT……WILL BE TONIGHT ON THE SQUARE……
SUMMER NIGHT WILL BE FROM FIVE TO EIGHT IN THE LIBRARY QUADRANT OF THE SQUARE……
SPORTS
06/28/18
TRIPLE CROWN TRAINER BOB BAFFERT WHO WON HIS SECOND TRIPLE CROWN THIS YEAR…..AND TRINITY FOOTBALL COACH BOB BEATTY WHO
LEAD TRINITY TO ITS 13TH STATE TITLE IN 18 YEARS THIS SEASON…. HEAD THIS YEAR’S CLASS OF INDUCTEES INTO THE KENTUCKY ATHLETIC HALL
OF FAME…..
JOINING THEN ARE FORMER KENTUCKY AND N-F-L LINEMAN SAM BALL……LONG TIME N-B-A COACH BERNIE BICKERSTAFF…..MOTORCYCLE RACER
NICKY HAYDEN….AND HORSE OWNERS KEN AND SARAH RAMSEY……
THE INDUCTEES WILL BE HONORED ON AUGUST 22ND AT THE MUHAMMAND ALI CENTER……
FISCAL COURT
06/27/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE TRAMMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND THEY CONDUCTED MOSTLY
ROUTINE BUSINESS….
FINAL APPROVE WAS GIVEN TO THE TWENTY-18-19…..AND THE TWENTY-18-19 SALARIES WERE ALSO APPROVED…..
THE COURT APPOINTED BRIAN MILLER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION…. REPLACING JOY BOMAR WHOSE TERM IS EXPIRING……
AND THE COURT APPROVED THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT PROCEEDING WITH A 75-THOUSAND DOLLAR COPS GRANT FOR DRUG PREVENTION…..
THE GRANT WILL AMONG OTHER THINGS FUND TRAINING…..HELP PURSHIP EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND CONDUCT COMMUINTY MEETING……
SHERIFF JEFF COOKE ALSO INFORMED THE COURT A DEPUTY HIS SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION AND THEY HAVE BEGUN THE HIRING
PROCESS……AND THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS ALSO BEGUN THE SEARCH FOR A NEW K-NINE……
MESONET APP
06/27/18
THE KENTUCKY MESONET SYSTEM NOW HAS AN…..”APP” FOR YOUR CELL PHONE…. THAT WILL BRING YOU REAL TIME WEATHER INFORMATION…..
THE MESONET…..A NETWORK OF AUTOMATED WEATHER AND CLIMINATE MONITORING STATIONS…..WAS DEVELOPED BY THE KENTUCKY CLIMINATE
CENTER AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AND THE NEW “APP” IS ANOTHER STEP TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SYSTEM THAT
PROVIDES WEATHER INFORMATION THAT IS UPDATED EVERY FIVE MINUTES…..24 HOURS A DAY……
THE NUMBER OF MESONET STATIONS IS STILL ON THE INCREASE IN COUNTIES YET TO HAVE ONE……AS-WELLL-AS SOME COUNTIES WHO ARE
REQUESTING ADDITIONAL STATIONS……
THE MESONET “APP” CAN BE ACCESSSED AT THE SYSTEM’S WEBSITE…..OR THROUGH THE VARIOUS “APP’ STORES…….
OFFICER SHOOTING
06/27/18
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE E’TOWN POST REQUESTING
ASSISTANCE IN A PURSUIT THAT WAS ENTERING HART COUNTY…..
THE PURSUIT ENERED NORTHERN HART COUNTY WHERE IT TURNED AND BEGAN TO TRAVEL IN THE DIRECTION OF AN INVOLVED TROOPER….WHO
FIRED MULTIPLE SHOTS FROM HIS SERVICE WEAPON…..STRIKING THE VEHICLE AND ENDING THE PURSUIT NEAR BONNIEVILLE……
THE DRIVER……24 YEAR OLD TERRY SHEETS OF INDIANA…..WAS TREATED AT THE SCENE AND CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF OFFENSES INCLUDING
ATTEMPTED MURDER-POLICE OFFICER, FOUR COUNTS OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT AND TWO COUNTS OF FLEEING OR EVADING…..
A PASSENGER….25 YEAR OLD RIKKIE PARKER ALSO OF INDIAN WHO WASN’T INJURED…...WAS ARRESTED ON AN OUTSTANDING INDIANA
WARRANT……
ARREST
06/27/18
A BARREN COUNTY MAN IS FACING CHARGES AFTER MARIJUANA PLANTS WERE FOUND GROWING ON HIS PROPERTY…..
DETECTIVES WITH THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE WENT TO 34-12 HISEVILLE/BEAR WALLOW ROAD IN CAVE CITY….. WHERE 70 YEAR OLD
JIMMY EDWARDS GAVE CONSENT TO SEARCH THE PRPOERTY…..
DETECTIVES LOCAKED A QUARTER POUND OF PROCESSED MARIJUANA DRYING IN AN OUT BUILDING……89 MARIJUANA PLANTS GROWING AT THE
EDGE OF A CORNFIELD AND FOUR MORE IN A GARDON……..A HANDGUN AND CASH WERE ALSO LOVATED……
EDWARDS WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION AND CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA…… WA HE WITH OEOR AOD DIR OF MARAIJUNA……
BONDS
06/27/18
83 YEAR OLD MAVERINE BONDS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
FRIDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE GIDEONS……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JIMMIE AND REGINA, JERRY AND SHARON AND TIM AND ANGEL ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……A
DAUGHTER; JELETA BONDS OF TENNESSEE…..AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; HAROLD AND BRENDA BROWN AND FREDDY AND
JANNICE BROWN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND 23 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……….
SPORTS
06/27/18
THE DAYS OF A DOUBLE ELIMINTION STATE FASTPITCH SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT KENTUCKY IS A THING OF THE PAST……AS THE KENTUCKY HIGH
SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SAYS THE TOURNAMENT WILL GO TO A SINGLE ELIMINATION FORMAT NEXT SEASON…….BUT THE TYPE OF FORMANT
HASN’T BEEN ANNOUNCED…..
ALSO THIS YEAR’S STATE TOURNAMENT WAS THE FINAL YEAR OF THE ASSOCIATION’S CONTRACT WITH OWENSBORO……LEAVING THE FUTURE SITE
OF THE TOURNAMENT UP FOR CONSIDERATON……
PAUL FILES SUIT
06/26/18
SENATOR RAND PAUL IS SUING HIS NEIGHBOR…..RENE BOUCHER….. WHO ADMITTED TO TACKLING PAUL AS HE MOWED HIS YARD LAST
NOVEMBER…..
BOUCHER…..WHO SAID HIS ACTIONS WERE BROUGHT ON BY PAUL CONTINUALLY STACKING YARD DEBRIS NEAR THEIR PROPERTY LINE…..HAS
PLEAD GUILTY TO ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS…..AND HE WAS SENTENCED TO 30-DAYS IN JAIL AND FINE 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
PAUL IS SEEKING DAMAGES FOR PAIN AND SUFFERING……HE’S ALSO ASKING FOR AN INJUNCTION TO KEEP BOUCHER AWAY FROM HIS FAMILEY…..
AND THAT BOUCHER PAY COURT COSTS AND INTEREST…..
MEDAL OF HONOR
06/26/18
IN WASHINGTON TODAY…..PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL POSTHUMOUSLY AWARD A KENTUCKY THE MEDAL OF HONOR…..
FIRST LIEUTENANT GARLIN CONNER’S WIDOW AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WILL ATTEND THE CEREMONY…..FOR THE CLINTON COUNTY NATIVE
WHO WAS THE SECOND-MOST DECORATED AMERICAN SERVICE MAN, FROM WORLD WAR TWO….BEHIND AUDIE MURPHY…….
ARREST-METCALFE
06/26/18
A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP BY STATE POLICE…..ON KNOB LICK ROAD IN METCALFE COUNTY….LED TO A DRUG ARREST…..
CONSENT TO SEARCH THE VEHICLE WAS GIVEN AND A SMALL PLASTIC BAG…. CONTAINING A WHITE POWER SUBSTANCE BELIVED TO BE
MTEHAMPHETAMINE….. WAS LOCATED IN THE ASH TRAY……
THE DRIVER…..44 YEAR OLD STEPHEN TENNANT OF BURKESVILLE WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, POSSESSION OF A
CONTROLLED SUBSTNACE-METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA….
AND THE PASSENGTER…..43 YEAR OLD TAMMY THOMAS OF TENNESSEE WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-
METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
SPORTS
06/26/18
FORMER RAPTORS COACH…..DWANE CASEY…..HAS BEEN N-B-A COACH OF THE YEAR….HOWEVER…..CASEY WAS FIED BY TORONO LAST MONTH AND
SINCE HAS BEEN BECOME COACH OF THE DETROIT PISTONS….
CASEY LED THE RAPTORS TO THE NUMBER ONE SEED IN THE EAST FOR THE FIRST IME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY……AND TORONTO WON A TEAM
RECORD 59 GAMES…..
CASEY ALSO COACHED THE EAST IN THE ALL-STAR GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME……
WKU BUDGET
06/25/18
FRIDAY…….THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVED A 388-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET FOR TWENTY-18-
19…..THAT INCLUDES A SIX-PERCENT REDUCTION FROM THE CURRENT BUDGET…….
THE BUDGET ENCOMPASSES A 27-MILLION DOLLAR BALANCING STRATEGY THAT INCLUDED THE ELIMINATION OF 149-POSITIONS…..72 OF WHICH
WERE FILLED….. CAMPUS BUDGETS HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY ALMOST 19-MILLION DOLLARS…. AND ADDITIONAL EIGHT-MILLION DOLLARS WILL NEED
TO BE FOUND…..
THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES A TUITION AND FEE SCHEDULE THAT INCREASES MOST RATES BY FOUR-PERCENT…..HOWEVER…..THERE WILL BE NO
INCREASE FOR KENTUCKY RESIDENTS ENROLLING IN EDUCATONAL LEADERSHIP…..NURSE PRACTITIONER….OR PHYSICAL THERAPY
PROGRAMS……AND EDUCATORS IN THE PRIMARY THRU 12TH GRADES WILL SEE A 30-PERCENT DISCOUNT IN GRADUATE TUITION……
THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES A FOUR-PERCENT SALARY INCREASE POOL TO BE ALLOCATED IN JANUARY…….
NEW TROOPERS
06/25/18
THE RANKS OF THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE GREW FRIDAY….AS 42 CADETS GRADUATED OF THE STATE POLICE ACADEMY IN FRANKFORT……THE
96TH CLASS HAD 75 MEMBERS WHEN IT BEGAN JANUARY SEVENTH……BUT DURING TRAINING WHICH INCLUDED MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND
HOURS OF CLASSROOM AND FIELD STUDY…..33 RESIGNED……
THE STATE POLICE IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR A CADET CLASS THAT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEUDULED TO BEING IN APRIL OF NEXT YEAR…..
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON-LINE AT…..KENTUCKY-STATE-POLICE-DOT-ORG….. AND THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS AUGHST 23RD…….
VOTER VERIFICATION
06/25/18
THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS HAS MAILED ADDRESS VERIFICATION CARDS TO ABOUT 600-THOUSAND REGISTERED VOTERS WHO
HAVEN’T VOTED OR MADE ANY CHANGES TO THEIR VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS…..
VOTERS WHO RECEIVE THE CARDS ARE STILL ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AND THEY DON’T NEED TO DO ANYTING IF THE POSTCARD CONTIANS THEIR
CORRECT ADDRESS….
A PERSON WHO RECEIVES A CARD FOR A PREVIOUS OCCUPANT OF THE RESIDENCE SHOULD MARK IT…..RETURN TO SENDER……AND PLACE IT
BACK IN THE MAIL…..
IF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS RECEIVES UNDELIVERABLE CARDS FROM THE MAILING……ANOTHER POSTCARD WILL BE MAILED AS REQUIRED
BY LAW…..IF A VOTER DOESN’T RESPOND TO THE SECOND MAILING……THEN A WAITING PERIOD OF TWO FEDERAL ELECTIONS BEGINS TO SEE IF THE
VOTER CASTS A BALLOT OR UPDATES THEIR INFORMATION DURING THAT TIME……
BOURBON WAREHOUSE COLLAPSES
06/25/18
FRIDAY IN BARDSTOWN……A LARGE SECTION OF A BOURBON STORAGE WAREHOUSE……CONTAINING NINE-THOUSAND BARRELS OF AGING
BOURBON COLLAPSED…..
THE WAREHOUSE CONTAINED ABOUT 20-THOUSAND BARRELS…..ABOUT HALF OF THE STRUCTURE IS STILL STANDING…..AND NO ONE WAS IN THE
BUILDING AT THE TIME OF COLLAPSE…..
THE BARTON DISTILLERY…..WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1879…… CONTAINS 29 STORAGE WAREHOUSES AND 22 OTHER BUILDINGS……
ROAD WORK-WARREN
06/25/18
AS YOU MAKE TRAVEL PLANS…..KEEP IN MIND THAT A SECTION OF KENTUCKY EIGHT-84……THREE SPRINGS ROAD IN WARREN COUNTY….WILL BE
DOWN TO ONE LANE STARTING TODAY….
AS THE BRIDGE OVER THE NATCHER PARKWAY WILL BE DOWN TO ONE LANE AND TRAFFIC WILL BE CONTROLLED BY A TEMPORARY SIGNAL FOR
SEVERL WEEKS….SO CREWS CAN MILL AND REPLACE THE BRIDGE DECK SURFACE……
THE PROJECT IS NEAR A HEAVY RESIDENTIAL AREA AND DRIVERS NEED TO PLAN FOR TRAFFIC DELAYS……
STINSON
06/25/18
84 YEAR OLD ELDER JOE TOM STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES)
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN RED HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
12NOON TODAY (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO RED HILL MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BRO. KENNIE JOE AND SHARON OF THE RED HILL COMMUNITY…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW;
DONNA AND GARY PETTY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS; LAVELLE LAND OF BOWLING GREEN AND WANDA PEARSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
06/25/18
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY……
THE CARDINALS BEAT THE BREWERS EIGHT TO TWO…..
IT WAS THE REDS EIGHT AND THE CUBS SIX…..
THE BRAVES DOWNED TO ORIOLES SEVEN TO THREE…..
THE HOT RODS DEFEATED LAKE COUNTY EIGH TO THREE…..
AND AT THE SONOMA RACEWAY…..MARTIN TRUEX-JUNIOR TOOK THE CHECKED FLAG TO WIN THE “TOYOTA/SAVE MART 300” AND PICK UP HIS THIRD
WIN OF THE SEASON……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
06/22/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE SLIGHTLY FROM THREE-POINT-TWO
PERCENT IN APRIL TO THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN MAY……HOWEVER….THIS MAY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS WELL BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-ONE
PERCENT RECORDED IN MAY OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN ALLEN AND
WARREN COUNTIES….TO FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY….
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 117 COUNTIES….ROSE IN TWO….AND REMAINED THE SAME IN NONE….
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT TWO-POINT-NNE PERCENT….
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE A T 12-PERCENT…….
FORMER BG POLICE TRAINEE ARRESTED
06/22/18
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS TRAINING TO BEOCME A BOWLING GREEN POLICE OFFICER……HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MAKING THREATS AGAINST THE
PRESIDENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA…..…..
37 YEAR OLD ANDRESW LONG RYAN OF GREEBRIER-TENNESSEE HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY ON TWO COUNTS OF MAKING
THREATS AGAINST THE PRESIDENT ON MAY 28TH AND 29TH…..
RYAN WAS HIRED BY THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE DEPARTMENT IN JUNE TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE……HE COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY IN OCTOBER TWO-THOUSAND FIVE…..AND THEN WENT INTO THE BOWLING POLICE DEPARTMENT FIELD TRAINING
PROGRAM…WHERE HE WAS UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A TRAIN OFFICER……RYAN FAILED TO COMPLETE THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAN
AND RESIGNED IN FEBRUARY-TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE……
IF COVICTED…..RYAN FACES UP TO 10-YEARS IN PRISON…….
SPORTS
06/22/18
THE HOT RODS WILL CELEBRATE THEIR TWO-MILLONTH FAN TOMORROW NIGHT AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK AS THE HOST THE LAKE CITY
CAPTAINS….
THE FESTIVITIVES WILL FEATURE A TEAM CARD GIVEAWAY….AND MONEY MACHINE WITH ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH…..AND A APPEARANCE BY
THE “ZOOPERSTARS” WHO WERE FEATUERD ON AMERICA’S GOT TALENT…..
IN ADDITION….THE HOT RODS WILL HAVE A SPECIAL CARD IN ONE OF THE TEAM CARD SETS DESIGNATIN THAT FANE AS THE TWO-MILLIONTH IN
FRANCHISE HISTORY…..AND THAT LUCKY FAN WILL WIN A HOT RODS PRIZE PACK….WHICH INCLUDES TWO SEASON TICKETS FOR THE REST O F THE
SEASON…..A CUSTON LOUISVILLE SLUGGER BAT DESIGNATING THEM AT THE TWO-MILLIONTH FAN….A TEAM JERSEY….AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALLS
FROM THE TWO-THOUSAND-NINE AND TWENTY-18 TEAMS…..100-DOLLARS TO THE TEAM STORE…..AND A HOT RODS SWAG PACK……
PENSION BILL
06/21/18
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD STRUCK DOWN KENTUCKY’S CONTROVERSIAL NEW PUBLIC PENSION LAW YESTERDAY…..SAYING
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FAILED TO ENACT THE LAW IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION……
SHEPHERD SAID THE LEGISLATURE FAILED TO GIVE THE BILL THREE READINGS ON THREE SEARATE DAYS IN EACH CHAMBER AS THE LAW
REQUIRES…….
AND AS THE BILL APPROPRIATES MONEY…..IT NEEDED SUPPORT OF A MAJORITY OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE TO PASS…..
HOWEVER THE PENSION BILL WAS APPROVED WITH ONLY 49-VOTES…..WHICH IS TWO SHY OF A CONSTITUTIONAL MAJORITY IN THE 100-MEMBER
CHAMBER…….
IT’S EXPECTED GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S OFFICE WILL APPEAL THE RULING……
GROCE
06/21/18
64 YEAR OLD EANIS D. GROCE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…… VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TOMORROW (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; KRISTIE AND EDDIE INSCOE OF RUSSELLVILLE AND MIRANDA AND HEATH CONNOR AND
MITZI GREEN ALL OF TENNESSEE…..FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; WAVEL, HOLLIS AND JUDY, TROY AND NATALIE AND NOEL AND CONNIE
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND THREE SISTERS; MONNIE ARMS OF BURKESVILLE, WONZIE STRODE OF GAMALIEL AND TIVA DODSON OF
TENNESSEE……AND HIS CAREGIVER; REGENIA WITCHER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..NINE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE………
WADE
06/21/18
57 YEAR OLD RANDY WADE OF WOODBURN DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT
THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…… VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MATT AND SAMARA AND PATRICK ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE BROTHERS AND
SISTERS-IN-LAW; CHARLES AND JUDY OF BOWLING GREEN AND GARRY AND CHRISTIE AND DALE AND RONDA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……A
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES……
SPORTS
06/221/18
AS THE FOOTBALL SEASON DRAWS CLOSER…..WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ALL HILLTOPPER HOME GAMES WILL BE
PLAYED AT NIGHT WITH KICK OFF AT SIX-30…..
CONFERENCE U-S-A HAS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT 11 OF THE TOPPERS 12-REGUALR SEASON GAMES WILL BE ON THE NATIONAL BROADCAST
SCHEDULE….
AND AS PART OF A NEW AGREEMENT….FOUR GAMES WILL AIR ON THE E-S-P-N NETWORKS……
THE TOPPERS OPEN THE SEASON AT WISCONSIN AUGUST 31ST…….
DEMOCRTIC VOTER DROP
06/20/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF ELECTONS…..THE NUMBR OF REGISTERED DEMOCRATIC VOTERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAS
DROPPED BELOW 50-PERCENT FOR THE FIRST TIEME…….
REGISTRATION STATISTICS ON THE WEBSITE GO BACK TO 1982…..AND ANY RECORDS BEFORE THAT ARE PAPER…..BUT CONSIDERING KENTUCKY’S
HISTORY THE DROP IS PROBABLY CORRECT……
CURRENTLY THE COMMONWEALTH HAS THREE-POINT-THREE MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS WITH 49-POINT-93 PERCENT BEING DEMOCRATS…..IN
1982 MORE THAN 68-PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS WERW DEMOCRATIC……BUT SINCE THEN THEIR REGISTRATION ROLLS HAVE GROWN BY 35-
PERCENT….WHILE REPUBLICAN ROLLS HAVE INCREASED 168-POINT-TWO PERCENT
HOWEVER….THE LARGEST REGISTRATION GROWTH HAVE BEEN THOSE REGISTERED AS…..OTHERS…..WHICH INCLUDES INDEPENDENTS AND
THIRD PARTIES…..WHILE “OTHERS” ACCOUNTS FOR JUST EIGHT-POINT-SIX PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS…..THEIR NUMBERS HAVE
INCREASED 382-PERCENT SINCE 1982……
OPIOID INVESTMENTS
06/20/18
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHER WANTS THE COMMONWEALTH TO STOP INVESTING TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS IN
COMPANIES THAT HAVE PROFITED FROM THE OPIOID CRISIS……
BESHEAR HAS SENT LETTERS TO THE KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND THE KENTUCKY TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM URGING THEM TO
STOP INVESTING FUNDS IN THE SIX OPIOID MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS THAT HIS OFFICE IS SUING FOR HELPING FUEL THE
COMMONWEALTH’S DRUG ABUSE……
FIVE DRUG MAKERS AND THE WALGREENS PHARMACY CHAIN ARE BEING SUED…AND BESHEAR SAYS IT APPEARS THAT KENTUCKY RETIREMENT
SYSTEM INVESTMENTS IN THE SIX COMPANIES TOTALS NEARLY 38-MILLION DOLALRS…..AND THE TEACHER RETIRMENT SYSTEM OWNS MORE THAN
A MILLION SHARES BETWEEN THE SIX COMPANIES……..
MAMMOTH CAVE PROGRAM
06/20/18
TONIGHT…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IS HOSTING “AN EVENING WITH THE STARS”…..
THE PROGRAM BEGINS AT NINE AT THE VISITORS CENTER….WHERE PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW JUPITER AND ITS MOONS
THROUGH TELESCOPES PROVIDED BY THE PARK……
IN THE EVENT OF HEAVILY CLOUDED SKIES…..A PROGRM WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE NEARBY AMPHITHEATER…..
AND IN CASE OF SEVERE WEATHER OR HEAVY RAIN THE PROGRAM MAY BE CANCELLED……
WEST
06/20/18
84 YEAR OLD DAVID BRANTLEY WEST OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNEAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFE THREE-30 THIS AFTERNOON……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; WILMA WEST…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; GLEN AND PAM WEST AND JUNIOR AND PAT BRAY OF
SCOTTSVILLE……AND THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; PAMELA AND DONALD CAMON AND LISA AILOR ALL OF TENNESSEE AND KIM AND TIMMY
DUKE OF SCOTTSVILLE……11 GRANDCHILDREN AND 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/20/18
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS TAKE ON THE PHILLIES IN PHILDELPHIA…..
THE REDS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE TIGERS……
AND THE BRAVES ARE IN TORONTO TO TAKE ON THE BLUEJAYS……
MADDEN HEARING
06/19/18
IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT THIS AFTERNOON…..A STATUS CONFERENCE HAS HELD FOR TIMMOTHY MADDEN WHO’S CHARGED WITH THE MURDER….
SODOMY….. KIDNAPPING…. AND RAPE OF SEVEN YEAR OLD GABBIE DOOLIN IN NOVEMBER TWENTY-15……
JUDGE JANET CROCKER HAD APPROVED A MOTION BY MADDEN’S ATTORNEY…. TRAVIS LOCKE….ASKING DOOLIN BE DECLARED INDIGENT AND A
PUBLIC DEFENDER BE APPOINTED….
AT TODAY’S HEARING…..TOM GRIFFITH WHO WAS APPOINTED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADVOCACY….RECEIVED ALL OF THE
“DISCOVERY” FROM THE COMMONWEALTH….AND THE ORDER APPOINTING GRIFFITH ALSO DIRECTS LOCKE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING WHAT
ASSISTANCE HE CAN…..
JUDGE CROCKER SAID SHE HOPED THE CASE WASN’T STARTING FROM “SQUARE ONE” AS THE CAPITAL TRIAL DIVISION HAS BEEN MONITORING
THE CASE….WHCIH WAS SET FOR THE TRIAL TO BEGIN JULY 23RD…..THAT DATE WILL NOW BE CONTINUED…..BUT THE TRIAL WILL BE HELD IN
HARDIN COUNTY….
A STATUS REVIEW IS SET FOR JULY 31ST AT ONE-30 AND A NEW TRIAL DATE WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THIS TIME……
SCHOOL BOARD
06/19/18
IT WAS MOSTLY ROUTINE BUSINESS FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AT THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT……
ILLNESS WAS A CONTINUING PROBLEM FOR THE JUST COMPLOETE SCHOOL YEAR…. AS ATTENDANCE FOR THE DISTRICT WAS 93-POINT-83
PERCENT…..WHICH WAS DOWN FROM 94-POINT-42 PERCENT FOR THE TWENTY-16-17 SCHOOL YEAR……
IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS FOR THE DISTRICT….THE BOARD APPROVED EMERGENCY SUBSTITUTE
CERTIFICATON FOR 50-CERTIFIED SUBSTITUTES FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMEN PROVIDES FIVE NURSES FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT…..AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR
AN INCREASE IN THEIR FEE FROM 78-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO 100-THOUSAND….A DISCUSSION WAS HELD AND ANY DECISION WAS TABLED UNTIL A
LATER MEETING…..
AND THE BOARD APPROVED MOVING THE JULY MEETING FROM THE 16TH TO THE JULY 23RD…….
PLANNING & ZONING
06/18/2018
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT…. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD CONCERNING THE
CONTINUANCE OF THE APRIL 16TH MEETING REGARDING THE APPLICATION FROM DEVELOPER CHAD HARSTON TO DIVIDE PROPERTY ON
RIVERBEND ROAD INTO 10-SEPARATE LOTS WITH ROAD FRONTAGE…PREVIOUSLY LAND OWNER STEVE HOLDER SHARED CONCERNS THAT PART OF
THE LAND INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSAL WAS ACTUALLY HIS…AFTER MEETING WITH AN INDEPEDENT SURVEYOR IT WAS DETERMINED THE PART OF
THE LAND IN QUESTION DID IN FACT BELONG TO HARSTON AND THE BOARD UNINIMOUSLY APPROVED HIS APPLICATION…..DEVELOPMENT
PARTNER FOR CORNERSTONE POINT SUBDIVIDISION BEN HANSBOROUGH APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD TO DISCUSS REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANS
TO DEVELOP A 50-TRACT SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF KAREN SIMPSON AND ALLEN SPRINGS ROADS…..THE COMMISION TABLED
MAKING A DECISION UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING…..
SHAWN MCPHERSON ALSO APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD TO DISCUSS REZONING OF A PROPERTY HE OWNS ON BOWLING GREEN ROAD FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF A POSSIBLE FOUR-PLEX….REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING WERE DISCUSSED AND THE COMMISSION TABLED THE MATTER UNTIL
THE NEXT MEETING…..
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE TUESDAY JUNE 26TH AT 6:00 PM TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET FOR THE
UPCOMING YEAR…..
GOODRUM
06/19/18
84 YEAR OLD LEONA TUCKER GOODRUM OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ROBERT’S TABERNACLE CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MIKE AND JUDY OF SCOTTSVILLE….A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; GLENNA AND CHARLES
SANDERS OF CAMPBELLSVILLE…..AN AUNT; EUNICE LAMBERT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A NEPHEW; JEFF BROWN OF GLASGOW…….THREE
GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
06/19/18
THE PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM WILL HOST A THREE-DAY…..COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE CAMP…..TOMORRW THRU FRIDAY…....
THE CAMP IS DESIGNED FOR ALL BOYS WHO WILL BE IN PRESCHOOL THRU THE EIGHTH GRADE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR…..
THE CAMP WILL RUN FROM EIGHT UNTIL NOON EACH DAY WITH A FEE OF 40-DOLLARS PER CAMPER AND HOUSEHOLDS WITH MORE THAN
ONE CAMPER WILL RECEIVE A DISCOUNT…….AND SIGN UPS WILL BE TAKEN TOMORROW…..
CAMPERS WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH THRU THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM……
PAUL’S ATTACKER SENTENCED
06/18/18
SENATOR RAND PAUL’S NEIGHBOR……WHO ATTACKED HIM WHILE HE WAS DOING YARD WORK BACK IN NOVEMBER ……HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO
30-DAYS IN PRISON…..
IN HANDING DOWN THE SENTENCE…..SPECIAL U-S DISTRICT JUDGE MARIANNE BATTANI SAID THE ATTACK WAS A DISPUTE BETWEEN NEIGHBORS….
AND ISOLATED INCIDENT……NOT MOTIVATED BY POLITICS……
PAUL…..WHO SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS IN THE ATTACK……SAID HE THOUGHT THE 21-MONTHS IN PRISON SOUGHT BY PROSECUTORS WOULD HAVE
BEEN THE APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENT…..
60 YEAR OLD RENE BOUCHE HAD PLED GUILTY IN MARCH TO ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS……
TODD JUDGE EXECUTIVE APPOINTED
06/18/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS APPOINTED DEMOCRAT MICHAEL TODD MANSFIELD…. TO FILL THE OPEN JUDGE EXECUTIVES SEAT IN TODD COUNTY…..
MANSFIELD….WHO WON THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RACE IN MAY AND HAS NO GENERAL ELECTION OPPONENT IN NOVEMBER……WAS APPOINTED
TO FILL OUT THE TERM OF FORMER JUDGE-EXECUTIVE DARYL GREENFIELD WHO RESIGNED EARLIER THIS YEAR……
MEETINGS
06/18/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND GRAHAM
LODGGE BOTH MEET AT 7……
THURSDAY MORNING AT 7-30 THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST CLUB MEETS, THE ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AT 4, HALFREY/DALTON V-F-W POST 57-12 MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6 AND THE JAYCEES MEET AT 7…….
SPORTS
06/18/18
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY MEN’S HEAD GOLF COACH….55 YEAR OLD PHILLIP HATCHETT…..WAS KILLED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING
AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A VEHICLE WHILE RIDING HIS BICYCLE WITH A GROUP OF CYCLISTS……
HATCHETT….A 1985 WESTERN GRADUATE……HAD LEAD A RESURGE OF THE MEN’S GOLF PROGRAM SINCE TAKING OVER IN 20-10…..
MEDICAID SUIT
06/15/18
A U-S DISTRICT JUDGE IN WASHINGTON WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS TODAY IN THE CASE AGAINST THE COMMONWEALTH’S SWEEPING MEDICAID
CHANGES……A GROUP OF 16 RESIDENTS FILED THE SUIT IN JANUARY…..ARGUING GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM ARE
ILLEGAL……
THE CHANGES…..WHICH ARE TO TAKE EFECT JULY FIRST…..WILL MAKE MANY MEDICAID ENROLLES WORK….VOLUNTEER….OR DO OTHER ACTIVITIES
FOR 80-HOURS A MONTH IN ORDER TO KEEP HEALTH COVERAGE…..
OTHER CHANGES INCLDUE LIMITING ACCESS TO DENTAL AND VISIION SERVICES FOR SOME…..MAKING OTHER ENROLLES PAY PREMIMUMS AND
INSTALLING LOCK-OUT PERIODS FOR NOT MAKING THOSE PAYMENTS…..
PENSION BILL SUIT
06/15/18
THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION IS TAKING A NEW APPROACH IN THE PENSION BATTLE LAWSUIT WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR….
A 40-PAGE AMENDED PETITION WAS FILED YESTERDAY…..ASKING THE JUDGE IN THE CASE TO DISCREDIT SOME OF BESHEAR’S ARGUMENT…..
THE LANGUAGE IN TH EPETITION CENTERS ON THE ONGOING DEBATE ABOUT WHETHER A BILL NEEDS TO BE READ THREE TIMES IN FULL…..AND
ALOUD….FOR IT TO BE PASSED INTO LAW IN KENTUCKY…….
BARLOW
06/15/18
80 YEAR OLD DICKIE BARLOW OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS
AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY AND PATRICIA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER; JACKIE GLASSER OF TENNESSEE…..A
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…….……
SPORTS
06/15/18
THE N-C-A-A….DIVISION ONE COUNCIL….HAS APPROVED CHANGES THAT EASE RULES ON ATHLETE TRANSFERS….
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15TH…..COLLEGE ATHLETES WILL NO LONGER NEED PERMISSION FROM THEIR COACH OR SCHOOL TO TRANSFER AND
RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL…..HOWEVER…..CONFERENCES COULD STILL RESTRICT ATHLETES FROM TRANSFERRING WITHIN
THE LEAGUE….
AND THE COUNCIL ALSO DECIDED THAT “D-ONE” FOOTBALL PLAYERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLAY IN UP TO FOUR GAMES IN A SEASON WITHOUT
LOSING A YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY IF THEY CAN NO LONGER PLAY BECAUSE OF INJURIES OR “OTHER FACTORS”
CAPITAL PROTEST
06/14/18
THE “POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN” SAYS IT BEING DENIED ITS RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH AFTER THE KENTUCKY CAPITOL PUT A NEW POLICY IN PLACE
REGARDING PROTESTERS ENTERING THE BUILDING……
ACCORDING THE POLICY…..TWO PROTESTERS CAN ENTER AT A TIME AND WHEN THEY COME OUT TWO MORE MAY ENTER……
STATE POLICE SAY THE POLICY WAS PUT IN PLACE .NOT BECAUSE OF THE GROUPS MESSAGE……BUT BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY SAY WERE
UNLAWFUL ACTS BY PROTESTERS……WHICH INCLUDED BLOCKING TRAFFIC….TAMPERING WITH PROPERTY INSIDE THE CAPITOL…..DRAWING ON
THE PORCH AND SIDEWALK AT THE GOVERNOR’ MANSION…..AND REFUSING TO LEAVE AFTER CAPITOL HOURS…..
STATE POLICE ALSO SAID…..SAY OTHER PROTEST GROUPS OBTAINED PERMITS TO PROTEST INSIDE THE CAPITOL…..BUT THE “POOR PEOPLES
CAMPAIGN” DIDN’T…..
COIN FLIP
06/14/18
THE WINNER OF A DEMOCRATIC MAGISTRATES RACE IN THE MAY PRIMARY IN LOGAN COUNTY HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE FLIP OF A COIN….
PIECES OF PAPER READING HEADS AND TAILS WERE PUT INTO DIFFERENT ENVELOPES AND THE CANDIDATES CHOSE ONE…..THE COIN WAS
FLIPPED AND IT LANDED ON TAILS…..
WHEN THE ENVELOPES WERE OPENED….BOYCE COLES HAD TAILS AND HE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION…….
SPORTS
06/14/18
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY STUDENTS WILL NOT LONGER HAVE TO TAKE PART IN TICKET LOTTERIES FOR FOOTBALL AND MEN’S BASKETBALL
GAMES….AND THEY WILL ALSO NOT HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH PAPER TICKETS FOR ATHLETIC EVENTS…..
U-K ATHLETICS IS IMPLEMENTING….MOBILE STUDENT TICKETING…..FOR FOOTBALL AND MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES……
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE AND USE THEIR TICKETS WITH THE….. U-K ATHLETICS “APP”……
A VARIETY OF SEASON AND SINGLE-GAME PACKAGES WILL BE AVAILABLE…..AS THE COST FOR SINGLE-GAME TICKETS TO FOOTBALL AND MEN’S
BASKETBALL WILL REMAIN 10-DOLLARS……
ARREST
06/13/18
FOLLOWING AN EIGHT MONTH INVESTIGATION……THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE HAS ARRESTED SIX INDIVIDUALS ON INDICTMENT
WARRANTS……
23 YEAR OLD BRITTANY N. FARLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH……
34 YEAR OLD ROBBIE LEE MORRIS OF SCOTTSVILLE IS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND ENDANGERING THE
WELFARE OF A MINOR…….
51 YEAROLD TAMMY SUE COFFEE OF HOLLAND IS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND ENDANGERING THE
WELFARE OF A MINOR
52 YEAR OLD GREGORY CORNWELL OF SCOTTSVILLE IS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-GREATER OR EQUAL TO 10-
DOSE UNITS AND PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENDER…..
45 YEAR OLD JEANNIE C. OLIVER OF SCOTTSVILLE IS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-GREATER OR EQUAL TO 10-DOSE
UNITS AND TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE- LESS THAN 10-DOSE UNITS……
AND 44 YEAR OLD BRUCE DANIEL CARVER OF SCOTTSVILLE IS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-LESS THAN TWO GRAMS
OF METH, TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO TWO GRAMS OF METH AND PERSISTENT FELONY
OFFENDER…….
MAN EXPOSES HIMSELF
06/13/18
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO EXPOSED HIMSELF AT THE SONIC MONDAY NIGHT AROUND 11….
THE INDIVIDUA WHO WAS IN A WHITE VAN…… PLACED AN ORDER….. AND WHEN AN EMPLOYEE BROUGHT IT TO THE VEHICLE…..THE MAN EXPOSED
HIMSELF AND LEFT……
OFFICERS OBTAINED A PICTURE OF THE VAN FROM SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE AND POSTED IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA….WHERE THEY RECEIVED A TIP ….
THAT HAS LED TO A SUSPECT BEING DEVELOPMENT…..
CHARGES ARE PENDING AND AN ARREST IS EXPECTED SOON………….
BLANKENSHIP
06/13/18
90 YEAR OLD MARY BLANKENSHIP OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE. FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNEAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGNS AFTER 11 TOMORROW
(THURS) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; BRENDA AND KIMBIE WILLOUGHBY OF SCOTTSVILLE……FIVE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE………… .
SPORTS
0613/18
CHURCHILL DOWNS IS HOLDING NIGHT RACING SATURDAY NIGHT….AND THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WILL GET A CHANGE TO SEE TRIPLE CROWN
WINNER JUSTITY….. DURING A PARADE THAT WILL INCUDE A WALKOVER ON THE MAIN TRACK…..A VISIT TO THE PADDOCK…..AND WINNER’S
CIRCLE…..
CITY COUNCIL
06/12/18
BEFORE LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING….A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD CONCERNING AN APPLICAION FOR A COMMUNTY
DEVELOPMENT BLACK GRANT FOR THE “L & N” DEPOT RESTORATION….FIVE-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS IS AVALABLE FOR COMMUNITY
PROJECTS AND THE CITY WILL APPLY FOR A 500-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT…..AND KATY FORD WITH BRADD SAID ABOUT 40-PERCNT OF
APPLICATIONS ARE FUNDED…..
THEN AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING….FINAL APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO THE TWENTY-18-19 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF NINE-POINT-FOUR MILLION
DOLLARS…… WHICH IS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE CURRENT BUDGET OF NINE-POINT-FIVE MILLION…..MOST OF THE DECLINE COMES FROM GRANT
PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED…….CITY SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM THOMASON TALKED WITH THE COUINCIL ABOUT WORK BEING DONE
IN PREPERATION FOR THE “PIZZA HUT BRIDGE PROJECT…….
THE COUNCIL APPROVED MAYOR ROB CLINE SIGING THE PAPER WORK FOR THE “L & N” DEPOT GRANT……AND THE COUNCIL REAPPOINTED ADAM
TABOR TO THE I-D-A BOARD…….
BOUCHER LOST TEMPER
06/12/18
THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MAN WHO TACKLED SENATOR RAND PAUL AT HIS RESIDENCE LAST NOVEMBER SAYS HE “LOST HIS TEMPER” OVER YARD
DEBRIS ON THEIR PROPERTY LINE….
THE NEIGHBOR…. 60 YEAR OLD DR RENE BOUCHER IS ASKING THE JUDGE TO GRANT PROBATION…..WHILE PROSECUTORS ARE SEEKING A 21-
MONTH PRISON SENTENCE……
BOUCHER’S ATTORNEY SAID PAUL REPEATEDLY PLACED “UNSLIGHTLY” YARD DEBRIS NEAR THEIR PROPERTY LINE…..AND THE DAY BEFORE THE
ATTACK…..BOUCHER BURNED SOME DEBRIS LAFT BY PAUL….AND THE ENXCT DAY PALY PLACED MORE DEBRIS ON THE SPOT WHERE THE PILE HAD
BEEN BURNED……
BOUCNER HAS PLEAD GUILTY TO ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND SENTENCING IS SET FOR FRIDAY……
ATNIP
06/12/18
54 YEAR OLD TERESA KAY ATNIP OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO
AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW (WED) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BRIAN AND BRITTANY OF BOWLING GREEN…..A DAUGHTER; DANA STEPHENS…..HER MOTHER;
LINDA SHORT…..AND HER FATHER; JIMMY BROWN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……A BROTHER; MASTER SERGEANT DANIEL SHORT OF FLORIDA…..AND A
SISTER; JAMIE WRIGHT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES……..
SPORTS
06/12/18
THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER “SHARP SHOOTERS” PLACED 41ST…..IN A FIELD OF 63 ELEMENTARY ARCHERY TEAMS…..AT THE NATIONAL ARCHERY IN
SCHOOLS PROGRAM WORLD TOURNAMENT JUNE SEVENTH IN LOUISVILLE……WHERE THE TEAM PLACED 21ST AMONG THE 37-KENTUCKY
SCHOOL PARTICIPATING……
THE “SHARP SHOOTERS”…..CONPOSED OF 17-FIFTH GRADERS AND SEVEN FOURTH GRADERS POSTED A TOTAL SCORE OF 28-HUNDRED-60…….
WHICH WAS AN IMPROVEMENT FROM THEIR 27-HUNDRED-97 SCORE LAST MONTHE IN THE EASTERN NATOINALS……AND REPRESENTED THEIR
HIGHEST SCORE IN THEIR 10-EVENTS THIS SCHOOL YEAR…..
RETIREES INCREASE
06/11/18
NEARLY 13-HUNDRED MORE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES THAT EXPECTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..CHOSE TO RETIRE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR THAT
ENDS THIS MONTH…..CREATING AN 18-PERCENT SPIKE IN THE ALREADY CASH-STRAPPED KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTESM……AND THOSE
NUMBERS COULD GET EVERN MORE DRAMATRIC IN AUGUST…..WHICH IS TRADITIONALY THE MOST PER RETIEMRN MONT FOR STATE WORKERS….
THE LARGEST SURGE IN RETIREMENTS…….30-PERCENT…….CAME FROM STATE GOVERNMENT…..COMPARED TO A RELATIVELY MORE MODEST 10-
PERCENT INCREASE IN RETIREMENTS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS…..
STATE WORKERS SAY BUDGET CUTS OVER THE LAST DECADE….AND REDUCTIONS IN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS….INCLUDING PENSIONS…..HAVE MADE
STATE EMPLOYMENT FAR LESS ATTRACTIVE…..
OVERALL……THE COMMONWEALTH’S WORKFORCE TODAY IS ABOUT ONE-FOURTH SMALLER THAN IT WAS A DECADE AGO…..WITH ROUGHLY 36-
THOUSAND EMPLOYEES…….
SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
06/11/18
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY A SALMONELLA OUTBREAK…..LINKED TO PRE-CUT MELON… HAS SICKENED 60 PEOPLE IN ILLINOIS…..INDIANA…..MICHIGAN…..
MISSIOURI….AND OHIO……...
THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAY CAITO FOODS HAS RECALLED PRE-CUT WAERMELONS…..HONEYDEW MELONS…..
CANTALOUPE…..AND FRUIT MEDLEY CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE OF THE MELONS PRODUCED AT ITS FACILITY IN INDIANAPOLIS…….
THE FRUIT…..WHICH WAS ALSO DISTRIBUTED IN KENTUCKY……GEORGIA….AND NORTH CAROLINA….WAS SOLD IN CLEAR PLASTIC CLAMSHELL
CONTAINERS AT COSTCO…..KROGER….. PAYLESS….. OWEN’S….SPROUTS…..TRADER JOE’S….. WALGREENS….. WALMART……AND WHOLE
FOODS/AMAZON………..
MEETINGS
06/11/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND HALF-WAY LODGE AND THE BEE KEEPERS BOTH MEET AT 7……
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT
5……
THURSDAY NIGHT AT SIX-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE FISH AND GAME CLUB AND JAYCEES BOTH MEET AT 7…….
TRAUGHBER
06/11/18
70 YEAR OLD GLEN THOMAS TRAUGHBER THE THIRD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THREE AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BUTIAL IN MT. OLIVET CHURCH CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PAT HAZEL TRAUGHBER…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; DENEEN SALVAGGIO AND REBA AND GARY
DRUMMOND…..AND TWO SONS; DINO BALES AND ROCCO SALVAGGIO ALL OF INDIANA…… THREE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; NANCY AND
JERRY ATWOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE, ANITA KENDALL OF TENNESSEE AND NONI AND JIMMY JOHNSON OF ADOLPHUS…..TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-
LAW; DAVID AND DONNA OF ADOLPHUS AND CODY OF TENNESSEE…..AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; FREDDIE SMITH OF INDIANA……EIGHT
GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/11/18
PATRIOT JUNIOR GOLFER….OWEN STAMPER……HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF TWO…..TWENTY-18 WINNERS OF THE “JUSTIN THOMAS GRANT”
…….
THE 25-HUNDRED DOLLAR GRANT IS AWARDED THROUGH THE KENTUCKY GOLF FOUNDATON AND MADE POSSIBLE BY P-G-A GOLFER JUSTIN
THOMAS……WHOSE FUND PROVIDES THE GRANTS TO A KENTUCKY JUNIOR GOLFERS WHOSE PERFORMANCE RECORD DEMONSTRATES THEY
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PLAY AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL….
THE GRANT MUST BE USED TO COVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPETING IN AN EVENT LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO JUNIOR GOLFERS……
STAMPER SHARES THE HONOR WITH WHITNEY MESSER…..A SENOR AT BARBOURVILLE HIGH SCHOOL……
ACCIDENT-WARREN
06/08/18
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…..STATE POLICE RECEIVED A CALL FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT……IN REFERENCE
TO AN A PURSUIT IN WARERN COTY….AS THE DRIVER WAS WANTED ON 18 SEPARATE FELONY AND MISDEMENANOR CHARGES……
TROOPER ASHCON KARBASI WAS TRAVELING EAST ON CEMETERY ROAD TO ASSIST…..AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF
HIM….. WHEN THE TWO-THOUSAND-ONE F-150 DRIVEN BY 35 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY TABOR OF SCOTTSVILLE STEERED INTO THE WESTBOUND LAND
TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH A TWO-THOUSAND-TWO TOYOTA S-U-V OPERATED BY 57 YEAR OLD TAMMY WELDON OF BOWLING GREEN…..
THE FRONT OF THE CRUISER THEN COLLIDED WITH THE REAT BUMPER OF THE PICKUP…….CAUSING I TO HIT THE WELDON VEHICLE….AND THEN
LEAVE THE ROADWAY……
ALL THREE DRIVERS WERE TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN WHERE THEY WERE TREATED AND RELEASED…..
SIMPSON MAN SENTENCED
06/08/18
A WOODBURN MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO 15-MONTHS IN PRISON FOR THREE FELONY VIOLATONS OF THE FEDERAL
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT…..
60 YEAR OLD GARY WOMACK HAD PLEAD GUILTY TO THE CHARGES IN MARCH…..
THE CASE RESULTED FROM A THREE YEAR UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION….BY PARK SERVICE AGENTS AND THE F-B-I…..BASED ON ALLEGATIONS
THAT WOMACK POSSESSED HUMAN REMAINS WHICH ORIGINATED FROM MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK……
ARREST
06/08/18
A BOWLING GREEN MAN IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES FOLLOWING A PURSUIT….
AUBURN POLICE HAD ASKED THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TO LOCATE A STOLEN VEHICLE…..BUT WHEN DEPUTIES LOCATED IN
ON BARRNE RIFER DAM ROAD…..IT SPED OFF…..
THE DRIVER….STEVEN R. LOGSDON…..ABANDONED THE VEHICLE ON STUMP BLUFF ROAD…..BUT WAS LATER APPREHENDED AND CHARGED WITH
FLEEING OR EVADING…..WANTON ENDANGERMENT…..RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY AND SEVERAL OTHER CHARGED……
SPORTS
06/08/18
AN ITALIAN COURT HAS RULED IN FAVOR OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….IN A 15-YEAR-LONG COURT CASE…..INVOLVING BIG RED……
W-K-U PREVIOUS SUED THE ITALIN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP…..MEDIASET IN TWO-THOUSAND-THREE……CLAIMING A SIMILAR LOOKNG CHARACTER
IS BASED ON BIG RED……
THE SCHOOL DIDN’T PREVAIL IN ITS CASE……BUT BIG RED CREATOR RALPH CARY REFILED THE CASE……
MINTON RULING
06/07/18
KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE….JOHN MINTON-JUNIOR….. HAS DENIED A REQUEST BY GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN TO DISQUALIFY A
JUDGE FROM RULING ON A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE LEGALITY OF A BILL THAT OVERHAULS THE COMMONWEALTH’S PENSION SYSTEM……
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD HAS THE CASE…..BEVIN’S ATTORNEY ASKED HIM TO RECUSE HIMSELF BECAUSE HE BELONGS TO
ONE OF KENTUCKY’S RETIREMENT SYSTEMS……ANE WHEN HE REFULED…...BEVIN ASKED MINTON TO REPLACE HIM…….
COMMERICAL VEHICLE FIRE
06/07/18
STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO A COMMERICAL VEHICLE FIRE……ON THE NATCHER PARKWAY……YESTERDAY MORNING…..
51 YEAR OLD WILLIAM BRANSCUM OF NANCY…..PULL HIS A TWENTY-10 INTERNATIONAL SEMI-TRUCK ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE CAB
BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES…...THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE TRUCK AND DID NOT IGNITE THE LIQUID FERTILIZER BEING TRANSPORTED IN
THE TANKER……
ALL LANES OF THE PARKWAY WERE TEMPORARILY CLOSSED WHILE THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED…….
WHITNEY
06/07/18
73 YEAR OLD LAURA JO “JODY” WHITNEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE TODAY (THURS) AT
12NOON AT PLEASANT GROVE CEMETERY…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; TRACY…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; FRANKIE AND SARAH CALVERT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO
GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……:
SPORTS
06/07/18
THE WESTERN KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WILL BEGIN A NEW…..FOUR-YEAR SERIES …..AGAINST LOUISVILLE BEGINNING IN TWENTY-
19….
THE TOPPERS AND CARDINALS WILL MEET FOR THE 80TH TIME AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA ON A DATE YET TO BE DETERMINED…..THE 20-20 GAME
WIL BE PLAYED IN LOUISVILLE…..THE 20-21 GAME WILL BE HELD IN BOWLING GREEN….AND THE 20-22 GAME WILL TAKE PLACE IN LOUISVILLE……
WESTERN AND LOUISVILLE FIRST MET IN 1926….AND THE CARDINALS LEAD THE SERIES…..40-TO-39……..
KY ELECTION TURNOUT
06/06/18
DESPITE CROWDED BALLOTS…..MASSIVE NUMBERS OF KENTUCKY’S REGISTERED VOTERS DECIDED TO SKIP LAST MONTH’S PRIMARY ELECTION…..
IN THE COMMONWEALTH 23-PPOINT-FIVE PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS…...WHILE IN ALLEN COUNTY THE VOTER
TURNOUT WAS 28-POINT THREE PERCENT…..
IN AT LEAST 17 COUNTIES….FEWER THAN 20-PERCENT OF VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS……WITH KENTON COUNTY RECORDING THE LOWEST
TURNOUT AT 10-POINT-ZERO-ONE PERCENT……
THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS CERTIFIED RESULTS YESTERDAY…WITH THE EXCEPTON OF A JEFFERSON COUNTY JUDICIAL RACE WHERE THE
TOP VOTE GETER DIED THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION…..AND ONLY 17-VOTES SEPARATE THE SECOND AND THIRD PLACE FINISHERS……
THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE RECEIVED MORE THAN 120-COMPLAINTS ON ELECTON DAY WITH INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO
THREE OF THOSE…..
IN ADDITION…..THE ATTORNEY GENERL’S OFFIE RECEIVED 318 COMPLAINTS ON ELECTION DAY……AND 81 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO
INVESTIGATORS……
FATAL-WARREN
06/06/18
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT THE INTER-SECTION OF RUSSELLVILLE ROAD AND PETROS ROAD…..NEAR THE WARREN/LOGAN COUNTY LINE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…. CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY 77 YEAR OLD LILLIE REMOUR OF AUBURN WAS EAST BOUND ON RUSSELLVILLE ROAD IN HER TWO-THOUSAND-ONE HONDA…..
WHEN SHE HIT A TWENTY-16 VOLVO SEMI-TRACTOR/TRAILER DRIVEN BY 62 YEAR OLD HOWARD BRADLEY OF BROWER IN THE REAR….AS HE WAS
TURNING FROM PETROS ROAD ONTO RUSSELLVILE ROAD….
REMOUR WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE BY THE WARREN COUNTY CORONER……
MARION MAN CHARGED
06/06/18
A MARION COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE…..
STATE POLICE SERVIED AN INDICTMENT WARRANT ON 45 YEAR OLD HOWARD SUMMERS OF LEBANON MONDAY…..CHARING HIM WITH MURDER,
TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON…..
SUMMERS IS BELIEVED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH F OF HIS WIFE….. .SUSANNE…..IN DECEMBER OF TWENTY-14……..
TENNESSEE MAN ARRESTED
06/06/18
A TENNESSEE MAN WANTED IN THE KILLING OF HIS BOSS IN NASHVILLE MONDAY WAS APPREHENDED ON I-65 NEAR BOWLING GREEN…..
36 YEAR OLD DOMENIC MICHELI…..KILLED HIS FORMER BOSS 46 YEAR OLD JOEL PAAVOLA WITH A HATCHER AND ANOTHER BLADED INSTRUMENT AT
THE BALANCE TRAINING CENTER IN NASHVILLE…..
PAAVOLA…. WHO HAD FIRE MICHELI 14-MONTHS AGO….WAS ASSISTING CLIENTS WITH WORKOUTS WHEN HE WAS ATTACKED…….
WHITE
06/06/18
83 YEAR OLD JOYCE LANE WHITE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT ALIVE HOSPICE IN NASHVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW
(THURS) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO ALIVE HOSPICE…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JOSEPH AND LIBBY OF TENNESSEE AND DALE AND LISA OF NORTH CAROLINA…….TWO
BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; HAROLD AND LUDY LANE OF FLORIDA AND DONALD AND RITA LANE OF SCOTTSVILLE……A SISTER; FERN
BROWNFIELD OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; ANN LANE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND PATSY LANE OF TENNESSEE…. AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW;
ROGER WHITE OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/06/18
THE PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM WILL HOST A THREE-DAY…..COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE CAMP…..JUNE 20TH D THRU 22ND…..
THE CAMP IS DESIGNED FOR ALL BOYS WHO WILL BE IN PRESCHOOL THRU THE EIGHTH GRADE FOR THE UPCOMIN SCHOOL YEAR…..
THE CAMP WILL RUN FROM EIGHT UNTIL NOON EACH DAY WITH A FEE OF 40-DOLLARS PER CAMPER AND HOUSEHOLDS WITH MORE THAN ONE
CAMPER WILL RECEIVE A DISCOUNT…….NO PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AS SIGN UPS WILL BE TAKEN THE FIRST DAY OF CAMP……
CAMPERS WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH THRU THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM……
COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
06/05/18
THE COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IS CONSIDERING A PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE MINIMUM GUIDELINES FOR ADMISSION TO
KENTUCKY’S PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES….
STUDENTS WANTING TO ENTER A STATE-SUPPORTED….FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION NEED A MINIMUM HIGH SCHOOL G-P-A OF TWO-POINT-FIVE
PERCENT…. ALTHOUGH STUDENTS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO SET HIGHER ADMISSION STANDARDS……
STUDENTS WITH A LOWER G-P-A COULD STILL BE ACCEPTED…..BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ENTER INTO A LEARNING CONTRACT WITH THE
COLLEGE THAT WOULD INCLUDE A NUMBER OF SUPPORT SERVICES…..SUCH AS REMEDIAL CLASSES AND MENTORING…..
STUDENTS WHO DECLINE TO COMMIT TO A LEARNING CONTRACT WOULD BE REFERRED TO A COMMUNITY OR TECHNICAL COLLEGE…..
ACTIVISTS DENIED ENTERY TO CAPITAL
06/05/18
ANTI-POVERTY ACTIVISTS WERE DENIED GROUP ACCESS INTOTHE KENTUCKY CAPITAL YESTERDAY…..FOLLOWING AN OUTDOOR RALLY WHERE THE
FIRST WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAID WERE DENOUNCED….
ABOUT 400-PEOPLE DEMONSTRATED IN FRONT OF THE STATE HOUSE AND MANY OF THEM MARCHED TO THE FRONT DOORS HOPING TO
ENTER……HOWEVER….THEY WERE TOLD BY OFFICERS THAT ONLY TWO COULD ENTER AT A TIME…AND WHEN THEE EEITED ANOTHER TWO WOULD
BE ALLOWED IN….
ACCORDING TO TROOPER JOSH LAWSON…..PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMANDER FOR STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS……OFFICERS LIMITED ACCESS
BECAUSES THE GROUP DIDN’T SEEK APPROVAL TO PROTEST INSIDE THE BUILDING…..
BARN FIRE
06/05/18
A BARN FIRE ON OLD GAINESVILLE ROAD WAS A TOTAL LOSS……
THE STRUCTUE CONTAINED 250 ROLLS OF HAY…..TWO TRACTORS….A ROLLER…. AND A SIDE-BY-SIDE……
IT’S THOUGHT SPONTANEUS COMBUSTION……IN THE ROLLS OF WHEAT HAY….. IS WHAT IGNITED THE BLASÉ….
AROUND 40 FIREFIGHTERS FROM DEPARTMENT BATTLED THE FIRE FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE BRINGING IT UNDER CONTROL……
GLASGOW FARMER DISCIPLINED
06/05/18
THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SAYS A BARREN COUNTY FARMER HAS BEEN DISCIPLINED FOR FAILING TO PROOERY PAY FOREIGN WORKERS….
CHRISTOPHER LEE SMITH HAS BEEB BARRED FROM APPLYING FOR CERTIFICATION TO REQUEST TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS UNDER THE
VISA PROGRAM FOR THREE YEARS….AND HE HAS ALSO BEEN FIEND MORE THAN 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS………
INVESTIGATORS SAY SMITH FAILED TO REIMBURSE WORKERS FOR TRANSPORTATION AND FOR THEIR VISA EXPENSES…..AND ALSO HE DIDN’T PAY
WORKERS THE REQUIRED MINIMUM WAGE…..AND FAILED TO PAY THEM ON TIME……
CLINTON INMATE FOUND
06/05/18
AN ESCAPEE FROM THE CLINTON COUNTY JAIL DIDN’T HAVE HIS FREEDOM LONG….
STATE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED SUNDAY THAT 32-YEAR-OLD RYAN TWEEDY OF PADUCAH HAD ESCAPED…..
TROOPERS LOCATED TWEEDY ABOUT AN HOUR LATER IN AN ABANDONED TRUCK AND HE WAS RETURNED TO THE JAIL….WHERE HE’S FACING
ADDITIONAL CHARGES…………
SPORTS
06/05/18
FORMER UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR…..C-M-NEWTON…..HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 88….
NEWTON’S BASKETBALL CAREER SPANNED 50-YEARS AS HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE WILDCATS 1951 N-C-A-A CHAMPONSHIP TEAM…..
HE ALSO HAD A 509 AND 375 COACHING RECORD FOLLOWING STINTS AT TRANSYLVANIA COLLEGE….ALABANMA…..AND VANDERBILT…….
SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM
06/04/18
AGAIN THIS SUMMER…..THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PARTICIPATING IN THE….“SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM”…..WHICH
BEGINS TODAY AND RUNS THRU JULY 31ST…..
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES BREAKFAST AND LUNCH….MONDAY THRU FRIDAY…FOR THOSUE 18 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER…..AT VARIOUS SITES….
BREAKFAST IS SERVED AT THE CORE AND THE HIGH SCHOOL FROM SEVEN-30 TO EIGHT-30…..…..
LUNCH IS SERVED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FRONM 10-30 TO 12-30…….THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND COUNTRY PLACE APARTMENTS FROM 11 TO 11-
25……ALCO APARTMENTS FROM 11-35 TO NOON……AT THE CORE FROM 11-45 TO 12-30……AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENR CNER FROM 12 TO 112-30…..
AND AT LANDMARK APARTMENTS FROM 12-10 TO 12-30….
LUNCH WILL ALSO BE SERVED AT THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY JULY 10TH, 12TH, 17TH, 19TH, 24TH AND 26TH…..
ROAD WORK
06/04/18
CREWS FROM THE BOWLING GREEN….KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET OFFICE WILL BE WORKING ON NUMBER OF PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE PROJECTS THIS WEEK IN BARREN…..MONROE…..AND TODD COUNTIES….
TODAY AND TOMORROW….CREWS WILL BE WORKING IN TODD COUNTY ON KENTUCKY ONE-ZERO-SEVEN….FROM MILE POINT EIGHT TO 10…..
CREWS WILL MOVE ONTO KENTUCKY 12-97 IN BARREN COUNTY….WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY….FROM MILE POINT SEVEN TO NINE-POINT-FIVE…….
AND THE WORK WILL WRAP-UP FRIDAY ON KENTUCKY TWO-16 IN MONROE COUNTY……..
HENSON
06/04/18
99 YEAR OLD CHRISTINE HOWELL HENSON OF THE BOYCE COMMUNITY DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT GREENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB……FUNERAL
SERVICES FOR THE TRAMMEL NATIVE WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO-30 AT BEECH GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN
THE CHURCH CEMETERY….. VISITAION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON WEDNESDAY AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…AND AFTER 10 THURSDAY MORNING AT THE
CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; RANDALL AND DAPHANA…..AND A DAUGHTER; RITA HENSON ALL OF ALVATON……FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN, NINE GREAT-GRANDCHIDLREN AND TWO GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
CANADIAN GRILL MAKER
06/01/18
A CANADIAN GRILL AND COOKWARE MAKER IS GOING TO LOCATE IN BOWLING GREEN….
CROWN VERITY U-S-A WILL BUILD A 60-THOUSAND-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY….ITS FIRST IN THE U-S…….IN THE KENTUCKTY TRANSPARK…
THE FACILITY WILL INCLUDE SPACE FOR PRODUTION OF GRILLS AND OTHER COOKING EQUIPMENT…..AS-WELL-AS STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION…..
PLANS CALL FOR CROWN VERITY TO BEGIN DISTRIBUTION OF ITS AMERICAN-MARKET PRODUCTS STARTING NEXT YEAR…….
MANHUNT
06/01/18
THE MANHUNT FOR 31 YEAR OLD STEVEN WIGGINS….WHO’S WANTED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF DICKSON COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF DANIEL
BAKER….. CONTINUES….
BAKER WAS KILLED WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER RESPONDING TO A CALL ABOUT A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE….
WIGGINS…..WHO’S BEEN ADDED TO THE T-B-I’s TOP-10 MOST WANTED LIST…. IS CONSIDERED TO BE ARMED AND DANGEROUS…..
AS THE REWARD FOR HAS CAPTURE HAS NOW GROWN TO 45-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
STEPHENS
06/01/18
80 YEAR OLD RUSSELL D. STEPHENS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY FIVE SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DAVID AND TONYA STEPHENS, ROBERT STEPHENS, STACY STEPHENS AND MICHALL HOLLAND
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND JEFFERY STEPHENS OF PENNSYLVANIA…..TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; J-D AND JUDY OF MT. WASHINGTON AND
REX AND VANESSA OF HOLLAND…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; VIRGINIA AND NORMAN CROWE OF FERN CREEK AND LINDA VIBBERT
OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..13 GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/01/18
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE’S….FREE FISHING WEEK-END……. IS TOMORROW AND SUNDAY…..DNAY….
AN ANNUAL EVENT SINCE 1992….FREE FISHING WEEK-END OFFERS RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FISH KENTUCKY
WATERS WITHOUT A LICENSE OR PERMIT….
.
HOWEVER…LIMITS ON THE SIZE AND NUMBER OF FISH THAT ANGLERS MAY KEEP STILL APPLY……
MAYES
05/31/18
75 YEAR OLD BARBARA ANN MAYS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERLA HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER FOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; RONALD MAYES…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; RHONDA AND MICHAEL BACHSCHMIDT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A
BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; MORRIS AND BETTY DOUGLAS OF ALVATON……AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; LINDA AND LARRY STOVALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GRANDDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
MCGUFFEY
05/31/18
62 YEAR OLD THOMAS CLAYPOOL MCGUFFEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS
OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE CENTER FOR COURAGEOUS KIDS……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; RITA COOK MCGUFFEY…..TWO SONS; WESLEY AND JOHN BOTH OF BRANDENBURG……A DAUGHTER; MEREDITH FUQUA
OF SCOTTSILLE….TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; KEN MCGUFFEY AND WIFE PATRICIA HARSTON OF INDIANA AND BUEL AND GAIL MCGUFFEY
OF SCOTTSVILLE…. AND A SISTER; PAMELA MCGUFFEY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
05/31/18
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM LAST NIGHT…..AS SOUTH WARREN DEFEATED AC/S IN THE FOURTH REGION
SEMI-FINALS 11 TO ONE……
IN THE OTHER SEMI-FINAL GAME…..
WARREN EAST BLANKED FRANKLIN/SIMPSON 11 TO NOTHING…..
FOURTH REGION SEMI-FNAL BASEBALL GAME SAW…..
RUSSELL COUNTY SHUT-OUT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TWO TO NOTHING…..
AND BOWLING GREEN BEAT CUMBERLAND COUNTY 12 TO TWO……
CONFERENCE U-S-A BASKETBALL WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT LOOK THIS SEASON…. WITH A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE LEAGUE’S 18-GAME
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE…..
EVERY TEAM WILL PLAY 14-GAMES GAMES AGAINST LEAGUE OPPONENTS…..
THEN THE LEAGUE WILL BE SEEDED INTO A POD SYSTERM…..BASED ON THEIR LEAGUES STANDING AFTER THE 14-GAMES…..AND CONFERNENCE U-
S-A WILL THEN ANNOUCE EVERY TEAMS REMAINING SCHEDULE TO COMPLETE THE REGUALR SEASON……FILLING PREDETERMINED DATES…..
POLICE AWARDS
05/30/18
A GOOD CROWD WAS ON HAND LAST NIGHT…..AS THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HELD THEIR ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY……
AMONG THE AWARDS PRESENTED WERE…..
THE CIVILIAN AWARD TO PETE VAUGHN AND BRENDA RICH……
TELEMCOMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR….. MADIE CALVERT…..
OFFICER OF THE YEAR…. OFFICER TOM SUOY……
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO THE FAMILY OF TRUMAN MAYS…..
AND THE LIFETIME DEDICATION OF SERVICE AWARD WENT TO DETECTIVE TED SEAMAN……
RANE TO UPGRADE
05/30/18
RANE PRECISION DIE CASTING IN RUSSELLVILLE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT PLANS TO INVEST FIVE-POINT-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS IN NEW
EQUIPMENT….. TOOLING…..AND UPGRADES AND RETAIN MORE THAN 170 JOBS…..
FOUNDED IN 1956 BY ROCKWELL CORPORATION….RAND MANUFACTURES HIGH-PRESSURE ALUMINUM DIE-CAST STEERIGN AND COMPRESSOR
COMPONENTS FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY…….
THE FACILITY WAS SOLD IN 1989….AND THAT BEGAN A SERIES F OWNERSHIP AND NAME CHANGER……CUTMINATING WITH RANE-MADRAS
PURCHASING THE COMPANY EARLIER THIS YEAR……
SPORTS
05/30/18
AFTER BEING POSTPONED YESTERDAY……THE FOURTH REGION BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS CONTINUE TODAY AT WESTERN
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..
IN THE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT…..
RUSSELL COUNTY GOES AGAINST FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND CUMBERLAND COUNTY TAKES ON BOWLING GREEN…..
IN THE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT…..
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TANGLES WITH WARREN EAST……
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAY SOUTH WARREN…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING
AROUND FIVE-45
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER IS ADDING CINCINNATI IN ITS LATEST ROUND OF EXPANSION……THE ADDITON BRINGS MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCOR TO A 26-
TEAM LEAGUE……
CINNCINNATI WILL JOIN THE LEAGUE NEXT SEASON….AND WILL PLAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI’S FOOTBALL STADIUM ….WHILE A 21-
THOUSAND SEAT SOCCER STADIUM IS BUILT……
NASHVILLE GOT ONE OF THE TWO EXPANSION SPOTS LAST YEAR…..BUT THE LEAGUE HELD OFF PICKING THE OTHER TESM FROM AMONG
SACRAMENTO….. DETROIT……AND CINCINNATI……
FATAL-ALLEN
05./29/18
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN SCOTTSIVLLE CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE ACCIDENT….INVOLVING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE…..AT THE INTER-EAXCTION OF NEW GALLATIN ROAD AND
FRANKLIN ROAD….
51 YEAR OLD DANNY HARLESS OF TENNESSEE WAS DRIVING A TWO-THOUSAND G-M-C PICK-UP ON FRANKLIN ROAD AND FAILED TO YIELD THE
RIGHT OF WAY AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNALE…..AND PULLED INTO THE PATH OF A TWENTY-12 KENWORTH OPERATED BY 27 YEAR OLD DELVIN BROWN
OF NORTH CAROLINA……
HARLESS…..WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT…..DIED AT THE SCENE……
BG MAN PLEADS GUILTY
05/29/18
A BOWLING GREEN MAN HAS PLEAD GUILTY…..IN FEDERAL COURT….TO MULTIPLE DRUG AND FIREARM OFFENSES….
40 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL L COMPTON ADMITTED TO AIDING AND ABETTING THE KNOWING AND INTENTIONAL POSSESSION WITH INTENT
TO DISTRIBUATE METH MARIJUANA…..HE ALSO ADMMITTED TO MANUFACTURING METH…….AND BEING A PROHIBITED PERSON IN POSSESSION OF
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION……
SENTENCING IS SET FOR AUGUST 27TH……AND COMPTON FACES UP TO 65-YEARS IN PRISON…...A FINE OF UP TO TWO-POINT-SEVEN MILLION
DOLLARS….AND THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE……
BOAT EXPLODES
05/19/18
A BOAT EXPLOSION ON KENTUCKY LAKE INJURED EIGHT PERSONS….
FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICERS SAY THE 32-FOOT CRUISER WAS A TURTLE BAY MARINA WHEN THE BLAST OCCURRED…..THE EXPLOSION CAME AFTER
THE ENGINE WAS STARTED WHILE THE BOAT WAS TIED TO THE FUEL ISLAND……
THE BOAT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED SCATTERED FOR 100-YARDS…..
WHITE
05/29/18
76 YEAR OLD PAT COOKSEY WHITE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNEAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE
THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER; MARY ANN OGLES OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO NIECES; BARBARA WADE AND HUSBAND JOE AND KAREN SHOCKLEY AND
HUSBAND BRO. ROY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….TWO GREAT-NEPHEWS, TWO GREAT-NIECES, TWO GREAT-GREAT-NEPHEWS AND THREE GREAT-GREAT-
NIECES ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
05/29/18
AT THE FOURTH REGION SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY….. LADY PATRIOTS ADVANCED TO THE SEMI-FINALS….AS THEY DEFEATED THE LOGAN
COUNTY LADY COUGARS ONE TO NOTHING…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE TAKING ON SOUTH WARREN TONIGHT……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
05/25/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE SATISTICS….THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM
THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN MARCH TO THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN APRIL….AND THIS APRIL’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO BELOW THE THREE-
POINT-NINE PERCENT RECORDED IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN WARREN COUNTY
TO FOUR-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES FELL IN ALL 120 COUNTIES……
WOODFORD COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT TWO-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT…..
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 11-POINT-NINE PERCENT…….
GRADUATION
05/25/18
THE 44TH COMMENCEMENT FOR ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IS TONIGHT……AT SIX-30…..IN PATRIOT GYM……
FOLLOWING GRADUATION……UP-ALL-NIGHT ACTIVITIES WILL BEGIN AT MIDNIGHT AND LAST UNTIL SIX TOMORROW MORNING……
MEMORIAL DAY DRIVING
05/25/18
THE OFFICIAL START OF SUMMER……THE LONG MEMORIAL DAY WEEK-END IS HERE…AND ACCORDING TO TRIPLE “A” .ALMOST 42-MILLON WILL
TRAVELING THIS HOLIDEY WEEK-END……WITH ONE-POINT-EIGHT MILLION TRAVELING BY AUTOMOBILE…..WHICH IS UP THREE-POINT-THREE
PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR…… THE ANNUAL “CLICK IT OR TICKET” CAMPAIGN IS ALSO UNDERWAY….AND AUTHORITIES WILL BE WORKING TO KEEP
THE ROADWAYS SAFE…..
THE OFFICIAL HOLIDAY PERIOD BEGINS AT SIX TONIGHT AND RUNS UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY…….
DEATH INVESTIGATON
05/25/18
BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARE CONDUCTING A DEATH INVESTIGATION….AFTER A WOMAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN HER MOTEL ROOM….
JAMES BROADDUS CALLED AUTHORITIES TO REPORT HE HAD FOUND HIS WIFE DEAD AT THE ECONO LODGE….
OFFICERS SAY….AS OF RIGHT NOW…..THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF FOUL PLAY .AND NO ONE IS IN CUSTODY…….
SPORTS
05/25/18
IT WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT KENTUCKY WILL HOST KANSAS ON JANUARY 26TH……IN THE HEADLINE MATCH-UP OF THE TWENTY-
19…SEC-BIG 12 CHALLENGE….
THE ONE DAY…..WHICH IS HELD ON VAROIS CAMPUSES……MATCHES ALL 10 BIG-12 SCHOOLS AND 10 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE 14-
MEMBERS…..
THE S-E-C WON LAST YEARS EVENT SIX TO FOUR…..WHICH MARKED THE FIRST TIME IN THE EVENT’S FIVE YEAR HISTORY THE S-E-C FINISHED
ABOVE 500…….ALTHOUGH THE CHALLENGE ENDED IN A FIVE-ALL TIE LAST YEAR……
WKU BUDGET
05/24/18
THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE IS SENDING TO THE FULL BOARD OF REGENTSUENTS….A PROPOSED
SENDING PLANT THAT INCREASES STUDENT TUTION AND FEES……AS-WELL-AS EMPLOYEES SALARIES……….
THE PROPOSAL……WHICH TAKES EFFECT JULY FIRST…..WOULD INCREASE UNDERGRADUATE TUITION BY FOUR-PERCENT…..AND ADD 50-
DOLLARS TO THE ON-LINE COURSE FEE ASSESSMENT TO FULL-TIME STUDENTS…..
THE PROPOSED TUITION HIKE WOULD GENERATE NEARLY FIVE-POINT-SIX MILLON DOLLARS THAT WOULD BE USED FOR MERIT-BASED RAISES
FOR WESTERN EMPLOYEES…….
GROUND BREAKING
05/24/18
GROUND WAS BROKEN IN BOWLING GREEN YESTERDAY FOR A NEW 46-THOUSAND-410 SQUARE FOOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER THAT WILL CREATE
11-NEW JOBS…..
AMERICAN LEATHER DIRECT….WHICH DISTRIBUTES FULL GRAIN LEATHER FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH-QUALITY FINISHED PRODUCTS…..IS
CONSTRUCTING THE FACILITY ON CENTRAL AVENUE……
MILK CONTRACTS
05/24/18
MORE THAN 100 FARMERS……INCLUDING 20 IN KENTUCKY….HAVE BEEN TOLD THEIR MILK PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS WITH DEAN FOODS ARE
EXPIRING THIS SUMMER…..THE TERMINNATION DATE WAS MAY 31ST….BUT THAT DEADLINE HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED END TO THE END
OFJUNE…..
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL……THE CONTRACTS ARE BEING TERMINATED BECAUSE WAL-MART WIILL NO LONGER BUY DEAN’S MILK
FOR ITS GREAT VALUEY BRAND…….
THE LOSS WLL CUT PRODUCTION AT DEAN’S LOUISILLE PLANT….WHICH WILL CLOSE……AS WAL-MART HAS OPENED ITS OWN PRODUCTION PLANT
IN INDIANA……
SPORTS
05/24/18
IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF THE 15TH DISTRICT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT….
BARREN COUNTY GOT THE BEST OF MONROE COUNTY ONE TO NOTHING…..
N-F-L OWNERS HAVE APPROVED A NEW POLICY AIMED AT ADDRESSING PROTESTS OVER THE NATIONAL ANTHEM…….
THE POLICY WILL PERMITT PLAYERS TO STAY IN THE LOCKER ROOM DURING THE PLAYING OF THE ANTHEM…..BUT IT REQUIRES THME TO STAND IF
THE COME TO THE FIELD…..AND ANY PLAYER OR TEAM PERSONNEL WHO KNEELS DURING THE ANTHENM…WILL RESULT IN THE TEAM BEING
FINED……
THE N-F-L PLAYERS ASSOCIATION SAYS IT WILL CHALLENGE ANY PART OF THE POLICY THAT VIOLATES THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT……
PRIMARY ELECTION
05/23/18
YESTERDAY WAS PRIMARY ELECTION DAY…..AND IN ALLEN COUNTY FOUR-THOUSAND-42 VOTERS…..OR 28-POINT-THREE PERCENT OF THE
REGISTERED 15-THOUSAND-ONE VOTERS……WENT TO THE POLLS….
IN THE RACE FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR JUDGE EXECUTIVE……DENNIS HARPER RECENTED 21-HUNDRED 40 VOTES……BRIAN DYER
642 VOTES AND JIMMY MAYS 617…..HARPER WILL NOW FACE DEMOCRAT STEVE ANDERSON IN NOVEMBER….
IN THE RACE FOR SHERIFF…..INCUMBENT JEFF COOKE RECEIVES 15-HUNDRED 25 VOTES….DWIGHT KEEN 13-HUNDRED-87….SAM CARTER 522
VOTES…. WITH NO OPPOSITION IN THE FALL….COOKE WAS REELECTED TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM….
THE FIRST DISTRICT MAGISTERIAL RACE SAW TODD BRANSFORD DEFEAT TERRY TUCK 358 VOTES TO 251…..BRANSFORD WILL NOW FACE
DEMOCRAT ROGER BROWN IN NOVEMBER….
IN THE THRID DISTRICT MAGSTRATES RACE…..INCUMBERT TONY WOLFE WON REELECTION AS HE RECEIVE 387 VOTES….JUNIOR BRAY HAD 231….
AND GARY HORNE 221….
THE FOURTH DISTRICT MAGISTRATES RACE SAW INCUMBENT RICKY COOKSEY BEING RELECLT WITH 496 VOTES…..AND JOHN WEAVER RECEIVED
274 VOTES….
AND IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT MAGISTRATE RACE…..INCUMBENT ROMAN PERRY JUNIOR WON RELECTION WITH 199 VOTES…..ANTHONEY THOMPSON
HAD 182 VOTES AND TIM MILLER 100 VOTES….
THE FIRST DISTRICT CONSTABLES RACE SAW CHRISTOPHER SMITH WINNING THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATOIN WITH 83 VOTES….COMPARED TO
JAMES WATKINS 62 VOTES…..SMITH WILL NOW FACE INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN JONATHAN CARTER IN THE FALL….
IN THE SECOND DISTRICT CONSTABLES RACE…..BRUCE BACHER WAS THE WINNER WITH 227 VOTES….CARLA MAYNARD RECEIVED 175 VOTES…..
TONY KING 120…… SEAN MILLER 87 VOTES…..AND JOSEPH YOUNGBLOOD 17…..
IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT CONSTABLES RACE…..JAMES COOK WAS THE WINNER WITH 224 VOTES AND LARRY SIMPSON HAD 213…..
IN THE FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL RACE….PAUL WALKER WON THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION 592 VOTES….AS ALONZO PENNINGOTN
RECEIVE 110 VOTES…WALKER WILL NOW FACE INCUMBENT JAMES COMER IN NOVEMBER…
.AND IN THE RACE FOR SCOTTSVILLE MAYOR….INCUMBENT ROB CLINE RECEIVED 558 VOTES……JERRY WHITNEY 235 VOTES…..AND CHARLIE
WITSCHEY 138 VOTES….. CLINE AND WHITNEY WILL NOW FACE EACH OTHER IN NOVEMBER…….
SPORTS
05/23/18
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT….
THE LADY PATRIOTS TOOK THE TITLE WITH A SEVEN TO TWO WIN OVER BARREN COUNTY…..BOTH TEAMS WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE FOURTH
REGION TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK….
TRUCK DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
05/18/18
06:05AM
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT THEY WILL INSTALL LARGE PANEL SIGNS ON I-65…..FOR LARGE
COMMERCIAL TRUCKS… TO USE EXIT-20 AT THE NATCHER PARKWAY TO U-S TWO-31….TO GET TO SCOTTSVILLE AND OTHER PARTS OF ALLEN
COUNTY…..
THE SIGNS WILL BE PLACED IN THE NORTHBOUND DIRECTION OF I-65…SOUTH OF EXIT SIX…..AND IN THE SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION….NORTH OF
EXIT 38 AT SMITHS GROVE…..SALLER TEMORARY SIGNS WILL BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE PERMANENT PANEL SIGNS ARE READY…..
THE DISTRICT THREE BOWLING GREEN OFFICE HAS RECEIVED A NUMBR OF CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT ILLEGAL TRUCK TRAFFIC ON
SMITHS GROVE ROAD AND THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS…
DISTRICT THREE CHIEF ENGINEER JOE PLUNK SAID VERY FEW ROUTES IN THE REGION ARE ON THE “NATIONAL TRUCK NETWORK”…..WHICH IS
THE REASON FOR NOT SIGNING IN THE PAST…..
TRUCKS THAT ARE DESIGNED INCREASED DIMENSION MUST USE THE ROUTES ON THE “NATIONAL TRUCK NETWORK” WHICH INCLUDES .WHICH
INCLUDES I-65….TWO-31…..AND 31-E………. HOWEVER…..ALLOWANCES ARE MADE FOR INCREASED DIMENSION SIZED TRUCKS FOR UP TO 15-MILES
FROM AN INTERSTATE OR JUP TO FIVE MILES FROM A STATE TRUCK NETWORK ROUTE FOR DELVERIES….FOOD… REPAIRS… SLEEP…OR HOME
LOCATIONS…..
KENTUCKIAN HEADS CIA
05/18/18
THE SENATE VOTED YESTERDAY TO CONFIRM VETERAN C-I-A AGENT AND KENTUCKIAN GINA HASPEL TO BE THE FIRST FEMALE DIRECTO IN THE 71-
YEAR HISTORY OF THE AGENCY…..
THE 61-YEAR OLD HASPEL WAS BORN IN ASHLAND……SHE ATTENED THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND GRANDUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISVILLE…..
SPORTS
05/19/18
THE PATROT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK….AND 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT
FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON….
THREE MEMBERS OF THE LADY PATROT SOFTBALL TEAM HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO THE…..TWENTY-18….REGION-FOUR…..ALL-REGION TEAMS…..
SENIORS TAYLOR STAMPS AND KRIS-ANN PARDUE EARNED FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION…..
WHILE SOPHOMORE MADI GREGORY WAS A SECOND TEAM….ALL-REGON SELECTON…..BASED ON VOTING BY REGION-FOUR COACHES……
TIRE AMNESTY
05/17/18
THE TIRE AMNESTY PROGRAM BEGINS TODAY IN ALLEN COUNTY….
TIRE RETAILERS…AGRICULTURAL TIRE RETAILERS…. AND SALVAGE YARDS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM……RESIDENTS WITH LARGE
TRUCK TIRES WILL BE REQUIRED TO BRING ASSISTANCE TO UNLOAD…..AND PROOF OF ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENCY MAY BE REQUIRED…..
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL TWO-THREE-SEVEN-36-31 OR SIX-TWO-TWO-58-67……
F-150 PRODUCTION
05/17/18
FORD IS RESUMING THE PRODUCTION OF THE F-150…..FOLLOWING A FIRE AT A PLANT IN MICHIGAN WERE COMPONENTS FOR THE DASH ARE
MADE…
WORK WILL RESTART TOMORROW AT THE DEARBORN TRUCK PLANT….AND PRODUCTION OF THE “SUPER DUTY” AT THE LOUISVILLE PLANT AND THE
F-150 AT THE KANSAS CITY PLANT WILL RESUME BY MONDAY……
ACS JOB FAIR
05/17/18
SENIORS AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TOMORROW…..TO FIND A JOB WITHOUT LEAVING SCHOOL…..
AS THE HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT…..IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KENOVA WORKS…..WILL HOST A JOB FAIR FROM 12NOON TO TWO-30 IN
THE HIGH SCHOOL LOBBY…..
HUMAN RESOURCE REPRESENTATIVES…..FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 LOCAL AND AREA BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES WILL BE ONSITE TO RECRUIT
NEW MEMBERS FOR THEIR WORKFORCE……
SPORTS
05/17/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO BOWLING GREEN…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM ALSO PLAYS IN BOWLING GREEN…..
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HAS SCHEDULED A PRESS CONFERENCE FOR 12-30 TOMORROW AFTERNOON….TO INTRODUCE THE
NEW PATRIOT HEAD BASKETBALL COACH….
LADY PATRIOT HEAD BASKETBALL COACH BRAD BONDS IS TAKING OVER THE PATRIOT PROGRAM…….REPLACING NICK CHAYKOWSKI……
CITY COUNCIL
05/15/18
IT WAS A RATHER ROUTINE MEETING FOR SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT……
THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZED MAYOR ROB CLINE TO SIGN THE DEED ON A SMALL PORTION OF LAND NEAR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ON OLD TWO-31 AND
BAYS FORK CREEK BRIDGE TO DUGAS FAMILY PARK…..THE MAYOR WAS ALSO AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE DEED GIVING THE HALCOMB HOUSE TO A
NONPROFIT ORGAINZATION……
A RESOLUTION WAS APPROVED AND MAYOR CLINE WAS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE MUNICIPAL ROAD AID AGREEMENT WITH THE KENTUCKY
TRANSPORTATION CABINET…..THE CITY WILL BE RECEIVING 84-THOUSAND-493 DOLLARS….WHICH IS UP ABOUT ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM
LAST YEAR…..
AND THE COUNCIL APPROVED ADVERTISING FOR BIDS ON SEWER LINES FOR HIGHWAY TWO-31……UPON CLEARANCE BY THE KENTUCKY DIVISION
OF WATER…..…
ONE RESIDENT APPROACHED THE COUCIL CONCERNING STOPPED UP DRAINAGE PIPES IN THE NINTH STREET AREA…..THAT IS CAUSING STANDING
WATER…..CITY SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM THOMASON AND MAYOR CLINE SAID THEY WOULD WORK WITH STATE TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS TO
CORRECT THE PROBLEM……
MESONET EXPANDING
05/15/18
THE KENTUCKY MESONET……LOCATED AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….. CONTINUES TO EXPAND WITH TWO NEW STATIONS BEING
PLANNED….
THE MESONET’S 71ST STATION WILL BE IN THE TOWN OF DIXON IN WEBSTER COUNTY……IT’S ALSO ONE OF MESONET’S SPONSORED STATIONS….
WITH A PORTION OF THE COSTS OF INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS COVERED BY WEBSTER COUNTY…….AND THE 72ND STATION WILL BE A THIRD
MESONET SITE IN SHELBY COUNTY……
THE KENTUCKY MESONET COLLECTS REAL-TIME DATA EVERY FIVE MINUTES ON TEMPERATURE…. PRECIPITATION….HUMIDITY…..SOLAR
RADIATION……WIND SPEED…. AND WIND DIRECTION…….AND THE DATA IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE…..
TODD COUNTY GROUNDBREAKING
05/14/18
GROUND WAS BROKEN IN TODD COUNTY YESTERDAY FOR NOVELIS INCORPORATED TO CONSTRUT A 305-MILLION DOLLAR ALUMINUM
PROCESSING PLANT WHICH WILL CREATE 125 FULL-TIME JOBS
THE 400-SQUARE FOO FACILITY IS BEING BUILT ON A 150-ACRE GREENFIELD SITE IN GUTHRIE……ONCE COMPLETED…..THE FACILITY WILL TREAT
AND PRE-HEAT ROLLED ALUMINUM COILS FORM NEARBY LOGAN ALUMINUM IN RUSSELLVILLE……
NOVELIS OPERATES 24-ADVBANCED ROLLING AND RECYCLING FACILITES IN 10-COUNTRIES IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA….THAT EMPLOYEES
11-HOUSAND INDIVIDUALS AND DID 12-BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE IN FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-18……
T-J SAMSON HOSPITAL
05/15/18
THE BOARD OF T-J REGIONAL HEALTH HAS ANNOUNCED THEY WILL NOT RENEW THE CONTEOR OF BUD WETHINGTON…..THE CURRENT C-E-O OF T-
J REGONAL HEALTH…..
BOARD CHAIRMAN MIKE BRYANT SAID THE BOARD APPRECIATES WETHINGTON’S CONTRIBUTIONS…….BUT THEY FEEL ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE…..
NEIL THORNBURY…..CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER…..HAS BEEN APPOINTED INTERIM C-E-O OF T-J REGIONAL HEALTH……
SPORTS
05/15/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
THE DISTRICT 15 BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS BEGIN MONDAY…..
THE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT IS BEING PLAYED AT BARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..AS MONDAY THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY…..
TUESDAY THE TROJANS BATTLE GLASGOW…..AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE PLAYED WEDNESDAY…….
THE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT IS ALSO BEING PLAYED AT BARREN COUNTY……
MONDAY THE LADY PATRIOTS TANGLE WITH MONROE COUNTY….THEN BARERN COUNTY BATTLES GLASGOW……
AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP SOFTBALL GAME WILL BE PLAYED TUEDAYS…….
RECEIPTS UP
05/11/18
GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS REBOUNDED FROM A BELOW PAR MARCH….TO HAVE THE LARGEST COLLECTION MONTH IN APRIL IN THE HISTORY OF
THE COMMONWWEALTH……
COLLECTONS GREW IN APRIL SIX-POINT-THREE PERCENT WHEN COMPARED TO APRIL OF LAST YEAR….AND FOR THE FIRST 10-MONTHS OF FISCAL
TWENTY-18…..RECEIPTS HAVE GROWN FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
IN DECEMBER……THE CONSENSUS FORECASTING GROUPS REVISED ITS REVENUE ESTIMATES WHICH NOW CALLS FOR TWO-POINT-THREE
PERCENT GROWTH FOR THE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR…..AND TO MEET THAT ESTIMATE…..RECEIPTS CAN DECLINE SIX-POINT-FIVE PERCENT OVER THE
LAST TWO MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR WHICH ENDS JUNE 30TH…..
BUDGET DIRECTOR JOH CHILTON DID SAY THAT RECENT CHANGES IN FEDERAL AND STATE TAX LAWS COULD POTENTIALLY ERODE SOME OF THE
YEAR-TO-DATE GAINS……
F150 PRODUCTION HALTED
05/11/18
FORD HAS HALTED PRODUCTION OF THE F-150…..IDLING 27-HUNDRED WORKER AT THE PLANT IN LOUISVILLE…..
A FIRE AND EXPLOSION AT A PARTS SUPPLIER IN MICHIGAN STOPPED PRODUCTION OF COMPONENTS USED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE F-
150…..
THE TEMPORARY LAYOFFS AFFECT ONLY THE F-SERIES….AND PRODUCTION OF TWO S-U-S’s AT THE LOUISVILLE PLANT WILL CONTINUE……
MUSIC HALL OF FAME
05/11/18
THE “KENTUCKY MUSIC HALL OF FAME”….LOCATED IN RENFRO VALLEY…. WILL INDUCTED ITS NEWEST CLASS TONIGHT….
THIS YEAR’S CLASS INCLUDES…..DAVID “STRINGBEAN” AKEMAN…..DALE ANN BRADLEY…..JASON CRABB….JACKIE DESHANNON…..BOBBY LEWIS…..
AND BILLY RAY CRUS…….
THE CEREMONY BEGINS AT SIX…….
FREEMAN
05/11/18
88 YEAR OLD U-W “JUNIOR” FREEMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT GREENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
MONDAY MORNING AT 11 AT MORGAN-SIFFORD FUNERAL IN PUXICO-MISSOURI WITH BURIAL IN PUXICO CEMETERY……VISITATION WILL BE FROM ONE
TO FIVE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; DELOIS FREEMAN…..A DAUGHTER; JUDY FREEMAN OF MISSOURI…..A STEP-DAUGHTER; SHERRY BARTIN OF
SCOTTSVILLE….A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; ETTA MAE AND GENE DAUGHERTY…..AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; DALTON SCOTT ALL OF MISSOSURI…..
THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
05/11/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IN ON THE ROAD TO RUSSELL COUNTY……
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO METCALFE COUNTY…….
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE PREDATORS LAST NIGHT AS THEY LOST TO WINNIPEG FIVE TO ONE….AND THE JETS WIN THE SERIES FOUR
GAME TO THREE…..
FOOD FRENZY
05/19/18
DURING THE SECOND-ANNUAL……KENTUCKY LEGAL FOOD FRENZY…….THE COMMONWEALTH’S LEGAL COMMUNITY DONATED MORE THAN 630-
THOUSAND POUNDS OF FOOD TO KENTUCKY’S SEVEN REGONAL FOOD BANKS TO HELP PREPARE FOR INCREASED DEMANDS DURING THE
SUMMER MONTHS…..….
THE TWENTY-18 CAMPAIGN RAN FROM MARCH 15TH THRU APRIL SECOND…...AND INVOLVED 118-LAW FIRMS AND LEGAL ORGANIZATONS…..
REPRESENTING OVER TWO-THOUSAND ATTORNEYS AND STAFF……
LAST YEAR……THE FOOD BANKS DISTRIBUTED OVER 75-MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD ACROSS KENTUCKY’S 120-COUNTIES…….
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
05/10/18
THE BARREN COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVES OFFICE AND THE BARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE ANNOUNCED THE CREATION OF THREE NEW
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS…..
THEJUDGGE EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE HAS CREATED THE “OFFICE MANAGEMENT” PROGRAM…..WHILE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL OFFER
APPRENTICESHIPS IN “CULINARY ARTS AND TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE”…..
EACH TWO-YEAR PROGRAM IS E AVAILABLE TO HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS….AND REQUIRE 144-CLASSROOM AND TWO-THOUSAND “ON-
THE-JOB” TRAINING HOURS EACH YEAR……
PATTI’S REOPENING
05/10/18
PATTIE’S 1880s SETTLEMENT RESTAURANT…..IN GRAND RIVERS WHICH WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE IN IN THE KITCHEN IN FEBRUARY….HAD HOPED TO
REOPEN QUICKLY…..
BUT AN INSPECTION OF THE BUILDING FOUND THE DAMAGE WAS MORE WIDE-SPREAD THAT FIRST THOUGHT…..AND INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVES
RECOMMENDED THE ENTIRE BUILDING BE RAZED AND REBUILT…...AND DEMOLITION OF THE RESTAURANT HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF APRIL AND
THEY NOW HOPE TO REOPEN AROUND NOVEMBER FIRST…..
GRAYSON TEACHER ARRESTED
05/10/18
STATE POLICE SAY A GRAYSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES….
ROGER WILLIAM IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR AND ONE COUNT OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEXUAL
PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR……
COMMENCEMENT
05/10/18
TOMORROW NIGHT…..WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVESITY WILL HOST ITS FIRST OUTDOOR COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-
SIX…..
THE 183RD COMMENCEMENT WILL BEGIN AT FIVE WITH THE H”TOPPER WALK”…..
THE W-K-U GLASGOW CAMPUS WILL HAVE GRADUATION CEREMONIES TONIGHT (THURS) AT SIX…..
WKU’S SIX ACADEMIC COLLEGES WILL HOST SPECIAL RECOGNITON CEREMONESY SATURDAY AT DIDDLE ARENA…..
AND MONDAY NIGHT…...GRADUATION WILL BE HELD AT THE ELIZABETHTOWN/FORT KNOX CAMPUS AT SIX…..AND AT THE OWENSBORO CAMPUS AT
SIX-30…..
SPORTS
05/10/18
THE PATRIOT VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAMS ARE AT OME TO PLAY WARREN EAST……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA FOR THE SEVENTH AND FINAL GAME IN THEIR PLAY-OFF SERIES WITH THE JETS……
HOME SALES
05/09/18
HOME SALES IN KENTUCKY DIDN’T FOLLOW THE NATIONAL TREND IN MARCH..AS TRANSACTIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH WERE DOWN SIX-POINT-
EIGHT PERCENT WHEN COMPARED TO MARCH OF LAST YEAR…..
EVEN WITH THE DROP OF 314 TOTAL SALES…..MARCH TWENTY-18 WAS STILL THE SECOND HIGHEST ON RECORD….JUST EDGING OUT MARCH TWO-
THOUSAND-SIX WHEN 41-HUNDRED-SIX HOMES WERE SOLD…..AND TOTAL HOME SALES FOR MARCH WERE UP 36-PERCENT OVER FEBRUARY…..
HOME PRICES IN MARCH WERE UP 11-POINT-FIVE PERCENT TO….132-THOUSAND-290 DOLLARS……MAKING MARCH’S MEDIAN PRICE THE FIFTH
HIGHEST ON RECORD……
DAYS ON THE MARKET ALSO FELL IN MARCH TO 120…..WHICH IS DOWN FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT OVER MARCH OF LAST YEAR……
AND FOR THE QUARTER…..HOMES CLOSED FOUR DAYS FASTER…..HITTING 122- DAYS…….
ESCAPEE-SIMPSON
05/09/18
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….AN INMATE WHO ESCAPED FROM A SIMPSON COUNTY JAIL WORK DETAIL WAS CAPTURED A SHORT TIME LATER NEAR
BOWLING GREEN…..
THE WORK DETAIL WAS ON BLACK JACK ROAD WHEN 50 YEAR OLD ROBERT KEITH STEELMAN OF LOUISVILLE GAINED ACCESS TO A PASSENGER
CAR AND LEFT…..
TROOPERS LOCATED THE VEHICLE ON I-65 NEAR THE NORTHBOUND 22-MILE MARKER AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP….STELLMAN WAS
CHARGED WITH ESCAPE AND THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING-AUTO…..
HE HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN LODGED IN JAIL ON A CHARGE OF POSSESSION OF A FORGED INSTRUMENT…….
HOWELL
05/09/18
80 YEAR OLD BOBBY NEAL “JOE” HOWELL OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON (THURS) AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN BEECH GROVE CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS
AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; WILMA HOWELL…..FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; RICHARD AND JAMIE BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE, JODY AND
SHARON OF TENNESSEE AND JEFF AND PENNY OF FRANKLIN……AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; SHARI AND ROBERT RIPPY AND LISA AND
MIKE HERRINGTON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; JUNIOR AND KAY OF FRANKLIN, RALPH, DAVID AND MARTIN
AND CONNIE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; SYBIL AND BOB UHLS OF FRANKLIN AND NADA AND TONY
WEIDAUER OF SCOTTSVILLE……12 GRANDCHILDREN AND 18 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
05/09/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM WAS AT HOME LAST NIGHT TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY…..AND PICKED UP A BIG DISTRICT WIN OVER THE TROJANS
NINE TO FOUR…..
KY TOURISM
05/08/18
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM….. THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOURISM INDUSTRY HAS GROWN
NEARLY FOUR-PERCENT TO MORE THAN 15-BILLION DOLLARS……
KENTUCKY’S TOURISM INDUSTRY SUPPORTS MORE THAN 195-THOUSAND JOBS AND GENERATED ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS TAXES…..
WITH 202-MILLION GOING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS…. AND THE REST WENT TO STATE GOVERNMENT…..
TOURIST SPENDING IN THE COMMONWEALTH ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN NINE-POINT-FIVE BILLION OF THE 15-BILLION DOLLAR IMPACT….AND
TOURISM JOBS ACCOUNTED FOR THREE-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLARS IN WAGES TO KENTUCKY WORKERS…..
ALL OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S NINE TOURISM REGIONS POSTED GAINS LAST YEAR…..WITH THE LARGEST GAIN OF SIX-POINT-FOUR PERCENT BEING
IN THE WESTERN WATERLANDS REGON……
FATAL-EDMONSON
05/08/18
STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….ON 31-W NEAR THE INTER-SECTION WITH KENTUCKY-TWO-29 IN
EDMONSON COUTY….THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A PARK CITY WOMAN….
A TWO-TOUSAND CHEVROLET PICK-UP……OPERATED BY 25 YEAR OLD KIAMI MILL.S….LEFT THE ROADWAY AND ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES….EJECTING
MILLS WHO WAS UNRESTRAINED…..
SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLIN GREEN WHERE SHE SUCCUMBED TO HER INJUREIS………….
SPORTS
05/08/18
THE LADY PATRIOTS SOFTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT GREENWOOD THIS AFTERNOON…..
AND THE PATROT VARSITY AND JUNOR VARSITY BASEBLL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BARREN COUNTY…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM
STARTING AROUND FOUR-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WAS AT HOME LAST NIGHT TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST…..AND DROPPED AN 11 TO NOTHING DECISION TO THE
LADY RAIDERS……
IT WAS A BIG WIN FOR THE PREDATORS LAST NIGHT AS THEY SHUT OUT WINNIPEG FOUR TO NOTHING…..
THE SERIES NOW RETURNS TO NASHVILLE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE SEVENTH AND DECIDING GAME……
VOTER NUMBERS
05/07/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE…..THREE-POINT-THREE MILLON KENTUCKIANS ARE REGISTRED TO VOTE IN THE
PRIMARY ELECTON ON MAY 22ND…..
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS REPRESENT JUST MORE THAN 50-PERCENT OF THE ELECTROATE WITH ONE-POINT-68 MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS…..
REPUBLICAN VOTERS TOTAL ONE-POINT-39 MILLION OR ABOUT 41-PERCENT OF VOTERS…. AND EIGHT-POINT-FIVE PERCET OF VOTERS…..ABOUT
289-THOUSAND….AFFILIATE WITH ANOTHER PARTY OR AS “0THER”…..THE TOTAL REGISTERED REPRESENTS A NEW INCREASE OF ABOUT 62-
THOUSAND SINCE THE TWENTY-16 GENERAL ELECTON…. AND MORE THAN HALF OF NEW REGISTERED VOTERS ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-AND-
25……….
VOTER INFORMATION INCLUDING REGISTRATION STATUS…..SAMPLE BALLOTS….AND POLLING PLACE LOCATIONS IS AVAILABE ON-LINE AT…..GO-
VOTE-K-Y-DOT-COM…….
17 YEAR OLD CHARGE WITH MURDER
05/07/18
BOWLING GREEN POLICE HAVE CHARGED A 17 YEAR OLD IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HIS STEP-FATHER…..
AUTHORITIES RESPONDED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING TO A RESIDENCE ON BRANDYWOOD COURT WHERE THE BODY OF A MAN….IDENTIFIED AT
36 YEAR OLD HOMER BOLING WAS FOUND…..THE VICTIM HAD BEEN SHOT SEVERAL TIMES….
DURING THE INVESTIGATION…..A 17 YEAR OLD MALE WHO LIVES AT THE RESIDENCE WITH HIS MOTHER….SISTER….AND STEP-FATHER ARRIVED ON
THE SCENE AND TOLD OFFICERS THAT HE HAD SHOT HIS STEP-FATHER BECAUSE HE HURT HIS MOTHER….HE WENT ON TO SAY HE HAD PLANNED
TO SHOT HIM IN THE LEGS AND DIDN’T PLAN ON KILLING HIM….HE ALSO SAID HE CONTACTED SOMEONE HE GOES TO SCHOOL WITH AT WARREN
CENTRAL HIGH AND ASKED TO BORROW A GUN….
HE ALSO TOLD OFFICERS HE THREW THE GUN OUT OF HIS CAR AROUND THE NASHVILLE ROAD/MEMPHIS JUNCTION AREA…..BUT LATER SAID HIS
FRIEND FROM SCHOOL MIGHT STILL HAVE IT….
THE 17-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE……
MEETING
05/07/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEET TONIGHT AT SIX-30 AND GRAHAM LODGE AND THE SADDLE CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW MORNING ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS AT 9 AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4…..
THURSDAY NIGHT AT SIX-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7……
SPORTS
05/07/18
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY BASEBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME THIS AFTERNOON TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VARSITY AND JUNIOR V ARSITY SOFALL TEAMS HOST WARREN EAST…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….LOVE-FM….
WVLE….. STARTING AROUND FIVE-30 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE HOT RODS RETURN TO BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK TO OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES WITH PEORIA…………
THE PREDATORS ARE BACK IN WINNIPEG FOR GAME SIX IN THE STANLY CUP PLAY-OFFS…..WITH THE JETS LEADING THE SERIES THREE-GAMES-TO-
TWO…….
BOIL WATER LIFTED
06/04/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT THE BOIL WATER ADVISORY…..FOR HIGHWAY 98 TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE
DEPARTMENT NUMBER TWO .AND ALL ADJANCENT ROADS…….HAS BEEN LIFED…..
WKU BUDGET CUTS
05/04/18
YESTERDAY…..WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. TIMOTHY CABONI REVEILED “PHASE TWO” OF THE SCHOOL’S BUDGET CUTS…..
THE SECOND ROUND OF CUTS INCLUDES 10-FILLED STAFF POSITION ON AND THE ELIMINATION OF 20-VACANT POSITIONS…..OF THOSE 20….12
ARE FACULITY AND EIGHT ARE STAFF….
CARNONI SAID TO AVOID ACROSS-THE-BARD CUTS…..HE ASK DEANS AND DIVISON HEAD TO RECOMMEND POSITIONS FOR ELIMINATION…..
THIS ROUND OF CUTS WILL RESULT IN 14-MILLION DOLLARS IN SAVINGS…..AND THE TOTAL OF THE TWO ROUNDS OF BUDGET CUTS IS 27-MILLION
DOLLARS…..…..
RUBBER DUCKY DERBY
05/04/18
“WILL TO WAY’S” FIRST…..RUBBER DUCKY DERBY……IS TOMORROW FROM 10 TO ONE AT THE OLD BRIDGE BELOW DUMONT HILL…..
THE DUCKS WILL BE RACING IN THE CREEK FOR CASH PRICES……WITH THE PROCEEDS GOING TO BUILD A “TRANSITION” HOUSE FOR THE LESS
FORTUNATE……ROCED OIG TO BUD A IENOUS FOR THE LSES FORTUNATE……
HIDDEN RIVER CAVE
05/04/18
WORK HAS STARTED ON AN EXPANSION AT HIDDEN RIVER CAVE…..IN HORSE CAVE….THAT WILL INCLUDE THE WORLD’S LONEST UNDERGROUND
SWNGING BRIDGED….
THE 100-FOOT LONG…50-FOOT HIGH BRIDGE…..WILL CROSS A DEEP CANYON AND WILL ALSO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE CAVE TOUR……WILL
OPEN IN JUNE……
THE AMERICAN CAVE CONSERVATON ASSOCIATON IS PLANING MORE EXPANSION PROJECTS ONCE THE BRIDGE IS COMPLETED……
OPRY MILLS SHOOTING
05/04/18
A SHOOTING INSIDE OPRY MILLS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A NASHVILLE MAN….
THE SHOOTING…..WHICH HAPPNED IN A HALLWAY NEAR AUNTIE ANN’S PRETZEL SHOP…….WAS THE RESULT OF AN ON-GOING DISPUTE
BETWEEN THE TWO MEN……
THE VICTIM….22 YEAR OLD DEMARCO CHURCHWELL OF NASHVILLE….WAS TAKEN TO SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE DIED…..
THE SHOOTER…...22 YEAR OLD JUSTIN GOLSON ALSO FROM NASHVILLE.…..RAN FROM THE MALL TO A TICKET BOTH OUTSIDE…..WHERE HE PUT HIS
GUN ON THE COUNTER AND ASKED THE MAN INSIDE TO CALL NINE-ONE-ONE………….
HUNTSMAN
05/04/18
87 YEAR OLD DOROTHY SUE HUNTSMAN OF BOWLING GREEN….AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE….DIED WEDNESDAY AT COLONIAL CENTER IN
BOWLING GREEN….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION
UNITED METHODIST CHRUCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER NINE TOMORROW MORNING (SAT) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON-IN-LAW; LARRY WILLIAMS AND WIFE SARAH OF BOWLING GREEN…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/04/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM HOSTS EDMONSON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM BEGINS PLAY AT THE….OWENSBORO CATHOLIC CLASSIC….AT JACK FISHER PARK IN OWENSBORO…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON BULLITT EAST AND MERCY IN TODAY’S OPENING ROUND PLAY……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM LAST NIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS BEAT WINNIPEG TWO TO ONE…..
THE SERIES…..WHICH IS NOW TIED AT TWO GAMES APIECE…..RETURNS TO BRIDGESTONE ARRENA TOMORROW NIGHT FOR GAME FIVE……
WATER TANK REPAIR
05/03/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT HAS INFORMED NEWSWATCH THAT THEY WILL HAVE THE HIGHWAY 98 WATER TANK OUT OF COMMISSION…..
DUE TO MAINTENANCE…...FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS…..
THIS MAY CAUSE PRESSURE FLUCTUATION…..AND THEY APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE……
ROMAINE DEATH
05/03/18
THE FIRST DEATH HAS BEEN REORTED IN A NATIONAL….E-COLI OUTBREAK….LINKED TO ROMANIE LETTECE GROWN IN YUMA-ARIZONA…..….
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY CALIFORNIA REPORTED THE DEATH…..BUT DIDN’T PROVIDE ANY OHER DETAILS…..
YESTERDAY….THE “C-D-C” ADDED KENTUCKY…..MASSACHUSETTS……AND UTAH TO THE STATES WITH REPORTED CASES…..
SO FAR……121 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ILL IN 25-STATES…..AT LEAST 53 HAVE BEEN HOPITALIZED…..INCLUDING 14 WITH KIDNEY
FAILURE…..
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS
05/03/18
KENTUCKY’S DIVISION OF CHILD CARE SAY NEALRY HALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S CHILD-CARE PROVIDERS ARE HIGHLY RANKED BY THEIR
QUALITY RATING SYSTEM…..
THAT NUMBER WAS ACHIEVED AS THE RESULT OF AN INITIATIVE….. BACKED BY A FEDERAL GRANT AWARDED IN TWENTY-14….THAT HELPED
DEVELOP AN EXPANDED….FIVE-STAR QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM….FOR EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS……
THE TIERED SYSTEM IS REQUIRED FOR ALL PUBLICLY FUNDED PROGRAMS SERVING YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE COMMONWEALTH INCLUDING
LICENSED CHILD CARE PROGRAMS…..CERTIFIED FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES…..STATE-FUNDED PRE-SCHOOLS…..AND HEAD START PROGRAMS……
ARREST-RUSSELL
05/03/18
A TRAFFIC STOP BY STATE POLICE IN RUSSELL COUTY….LEADS TO A DRUG ARREST….
A TWENTY-11 DODGE RAM WAS STOPPED ON THE NUNN PARKWAY AND THE DRIVER GAVE CONSENT TO SEARCH THE VEHICLE….WHERE A BLACK
BOX CONTAINING METHAMPHETAMINE WAS FOUND IN THE GLOVE BOX….
41 YEAR OLD RUBEN RODIGUEZ OF SOMERSET WAS CHARGED WITH SPEEDING, FAILURE TO WEAR SEAT BELTS, OPERATING ON A REVOKED OR
SUSPENDED OPERATOR’S LICENSE, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
SPORTS
05/03/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM PLAYS AT LOGAN COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN WINNIPEG FOR GAME FOUR IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAY-OFFS…..WITH THE JETS LEADING THE SERIES TWO-GAMES-TO-
ONE…….
FACEBOOK BREACH
05/02/18
MARCH 26TH……ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR AND ATTORNEYS- GENERAL FROM ILLINOIS…..MISSOURI…..OHIO…..TENNESSEE….AND
VIRGINIA .SENT A LETTER TO FACEBOOK ASKING FOR THE NUMBR OF USERS IMPACTED BY A PRIVACY BREACH……
ACCORDING TO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY FACEBOOK…..THE APROXIMATE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS AFFECTED BY THE BREACH IS ONE-POINT-
THREE MILLION…….WHICH IS OVER A QUARTER OF THE COMMONWEATH’S POPULATION……
NATONWIDE……ALMOST 71-MILLION FACEBOOK USERS WERE AFFECTED BY THE BREACH…….
NEW POST THREE COMMANDER
05/02/18
THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE HAS A NEW COMMANDER…. CAPTAIN TIMOTHY ADAMS HAS REPLACED JOHN CLARK…..WHO HAS
BEEN APPOINTED AS MAJOR AND IS NOW ASSIGNED TO THE K-S-P HEADQUARTERS IN FRANKFORT…. CLARK HAD SERVED AS POST THREE
COMMANDER SINCE TWNETY-13….
CAPTAIN ADAMS…..A CYNTHIANA NATIVE……IS A 14-YEAR VETERAN WITH THE STATE POLICE WITH A TOTAL OF 22 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
EXPERIENCE…..
ADAMS…..WHO RESIDES IN GLASGOW…..HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ASSIGNED TO POST THREE…….
MURRAY TUITION PLAN
05/02/18
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY IS EXPANDING ITS TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO STUDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT KENTUCKY…..
THE PROGRAM INCLUDES SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO OFFSET TUITON COSTS FOR STUDENTS IF THEIR COMBINED TOTAL OF PELL GRANT….
COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM GRANT…..AND KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP FALLS SHORT……
THE CHANGE IS AN EXPANSION OF THE PREVIOUS …..RACER PROMISE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM….THAT HAD BEEN OFFERED TO STUDENTS
IN THE UNIVERSITY’S 18-COUNTY WESTERN KENTUCKY SERVICE REGION…..
THE CHANGE…..WHICH IS ONLY AVAILABLE BEGINNING WITH THE FALL SEMESTER OF EACH ACADEMIC YEAR……ALLOWS ASSISTANCE FOR FIRST-
TIME FRESHMEN AND NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH……
TRAIN DERAILMENT
05/02/18
A FREIGHT TRAIN HAD DERAILED IN BULLITT COUNTY…..NORTH OF LEBNANON JUNCTION…..
SEVERAL CARS CAUGHT ON FIRE…..BUT OFFICIALS SAY THE IS NO DANGER TO THE PUBLIC……
THE TRAIN WASN’T CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS…..BUT WAS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES……..AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SAY THERE HAVE
BEEN SOME EXPLOSIONS FROM GAS TANKS IN THE AUTOMOBILCE THAT WERE BEING TRANSPORTED……
STONE
05/02/18
94 YEAR OLD DOROTHY MAY STONE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER NINE SATURDAY MOR ING AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO RELAY FOR LIFE……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; WILSON AND LANNA JO OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; JOHN AND
LESLIE DIETZ OF COLORADO AND WALTER AND BOBBIE DIETZ OF NEBRASKA…..AND A SISTER; BARBARA SEEVERS OF IOWA……A GRANDAUGHTER
ALSO SURVIVES……
SPORTS
05/02/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WILL BE PLAYING A MAKE-UP GAME…. THIS AFTERNOON…..AGAINST MONROE COUNTY
IN GAME THREE OF THE STANLEY CUP PLAY-OFFS…..
THE PREDATORS GOT OUT TO A THREE TO NOTING LEAD…..BUT WERE BEATEN BY THE JETS SEVEN TO FOUR….
WINNIPEG NOW LEADS THE SERIES TWO GAMES TO ONE……
ALLIANT TECHNOLOGIES EXPANDING
05/01/18
ALLIANT TECHNOLOGIES…..AN ELECTRICAL AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING COMPANY…..WILL INVEST NEARLY ONE-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN
GLASGOW TO ESTABLISH A 30-JOB ELECTRICAL PANEL FABRICATION FACILITY……
ALLIANT’S NEW OPERATON WILL LOCATE IN 21-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF AN EXISTING FACILITY ON SORENSEN DRIVE…..WHICH WILL DOUBLE
THE COMPANY’S PRODUCTION CAPACITY……
ALLIANT WAS ESTABLISHED IN LOUISVILLE IN TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE……….
PURSUIT-ADAIR
05/01/18
A PURSUIT SUNDAY NIGHT…..THAT REACHED SPEEDS OF 150 MILES-PER-HOUR…. LED TO THE ARREST OF A TENNESSEE MAN….
A TROOPER FROM THE COLUMBIA POST OF THE STATE POLICE ATTEMPTED TO STOP A TWO-THOUSAND-NINE KAWASAKI MOTORCYCLE THAT WAS
SPEEDING NORTHOUND BOUND ON KENTUCKY-61 IN ADAIR COUNTY….
THE DRIVER….IDENTIFIED AS 40 YEAR OLD JASON WOODARD OF HICMAN THEN TURNED WEST ON THE NUNN PARKWAY….
THE PURSUIT LASTED 17-MINNUTES OVER 32 MILES BEFORE WOODARD WAS STOPPED…...HE WAS CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF OFFENSES
INCLUDING SPEEDING AND WANTON ENDANGERMENT…..
A PASSENGER ON THE MOTORCYCLE…..36 YEAR OLD JERRI WOODARD OF LAWRENCEBURG…..WASN’T CHARGED…….
DILLARD
05/01/18
78 YEAR OLD SUE COX DILLARD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN UNION CHAPEL CEMETERY….. VISITAITION BEGINS AFER NINE
THURSDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; MARVIN OF ALABANA AND MARTIN OF GLASGOW….. AND THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; MARGIE AND R-J
EVANS, MARY AND MIKE CHERRY AND MARTHA KINSLOW ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..10 GRANDCHILDREN, 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/01/18
THE PATRIOT WERE ON THE ROAD TO GLASGOW LAST NIGHT AND DROPPED A NINE TO EIGHT DECISION TO THE SCOTTIES…..
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON….
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM AND LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM BOTH PLAY AT BARREN COUNTY……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN WINNIPEG FOR GAME THREE OF THEIR STANLEY CUP SERIES…..WHICH IS TIED AT ONE GAME A PIECE……
DRUG ENFORCEMENT OFFICE
04/30/18
ACCORDING TO SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL…..THE U-S DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATON IS PLANNING TO OPEN A POST IN PADUCAH…..TO
DEAL WITH THE TREMENDOUS UPSURGE IN THE AMOUNT OF METH AND SYNTHEIC MARIJUANA IMPORTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN WESTERN
KENTUCKY….
THE D-E-A ALSO HAS A POST IN MADISONVILLE…..AND LAST YEAR ANNOUNCED IT WAS PLACING A NEW FIELD OFFICE IN LOUISVILLE TO BATTLE THE
SPREAD OF OPIOID ABUSE…..
ARREST
04/30/18
A COUPLE OF ARRESTS BY THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TAKS FORCE….
APRIL 21ST…..A SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED AT SEVEN-46 WASHINGTON SCHOOL ROAD….WERE CRYSTAL METH….TWO HAND GUNDS….
DIGITAL SCALES…. CASH AND A SUSPECTED DRUG LEDGER WERE LOCATED…..
25 YEAR OLD JOSHAU BENNINGFIELD WAS ARRESTED AT THE SCENE AND CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH-
ENHANCED WITH A FIREARM AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
THEN ON APRI 26TH…..ANARREST WARRANT WAS SERVED ON 39 YEAR OLD MELISSA SCOTT……WHICH ALLEGED THAT ON APRIL 21ST SCOTT
BROUGHT CRYSTAL METH INTO THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER….HIDDEN ON HER PERSON….. AND DISTRIBUTED IT TO OTHER INMATES
WHEN SHE WAS ARRESTED FOR A SEPARATE INCIDENT…..
CASADA
04/30/18
71 YEAR OLD JERRY LEE CASADA OF THE BOYCE COMMUNITY DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(TUES) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….. VISITATION BEGINS AFER ONE THIS
AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…… AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE ROCKY MOUNTIAN
ELKS FOUNDATION……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PHYLLIS CASADA….TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; WARREN-AND DARREN AND ASHLEY....A STEP SON; WESLEY
LLOYD…..AND A STEP-DAUGHTER AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; LARIE AND WESTON VERNON ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-
LAW; JIMMY AND NANCY OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/30/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO GLASGOW FOR A MAKE-UP GAME……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAJE ON SOUTH WARREN…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM…… WVLE…..STARTING AROUND FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON…….
IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAY OFFS…..
THE PREDATORS DEFEATED THE JETS…..IN DOUBLE OVERTIME….FIVE TO FOUR TO TIE THE SERIES AT ONE GAME A PIECE…..
FATAL-CLINTON
04/26/18
STATE POLICE SAY A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT…..FOUR MILES WEST OF ALBANY…. CLAIMED A LIFE….
A 1997 CHEVROLET…..OPERATED BY 16 YEAR-OLD BREANNA GROCE OF ALBANY…. WAS TRAVELING ON KENTUCKY SEVEN-38…WHEN IT LEFT THE
ROADWAY…. CROSSED BACK OVER THE ROAD AND STRUCK A FENCE….THE VEHICLE THEN OVERTURNED AND ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES…..
GROCE….WHO WAS UNRESTRAINED…..WAS EJECTED AND DIED AT THE SCENE……
GRAVES
04/26/18
71 YEAR OLD CLARA JUNE GRAVES OF LAFAYETTE DIED TUESDAY AT MACON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE
SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OAK FOREST NUMBER ONE CEMETERY…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPRENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY FOUR SONS; JIMMY, DARRELL, GARY AND TEDDY GRAVES….. AND A DAUGHTER; MARGARET GRAVES ALL OF TENNESSEE……A
BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; MONROE AND LUCILLE BLANKENSHIP…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; LINDA BLANKENSHIP ALL OF ADOLPHUS…..SIX
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/26/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TRACK TEAMS GO TO GREENWOOD THIS AFTERNOON….
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT GLASGOW……
THE TENNIS TEAMS PLAY AT FRANKLIN SIMPSOSN……
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON RUSSELLVILLE…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50…… WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AROUND FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON……
ROUSH-FENWAY RACING ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT MATT KENSENTH IS RETURNING TO NASCAR….
KENSETH…..WHO’S FIRST RACE WILL BE MAY 112TH AT KANSAS… WILL SHARE THE NUMBER SIX RIDE WITH TREVOR BAYNE….WHO IS RUNNING THIS
WEEK-END AT TALLADEGA…..……
KENSETH…..THE TWO-THOUSAND-THREE CUP CHAMPION….HAS 39 CAREER CUP WINS….PUTTING HIM 20TH ON THE ALL-TIME WINS LIST…..
FISCAL COURT
04/25/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER ONE LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND APPROVED THE
“ADMINISTRATIVE CODE” ON FIRST READING…..
THE COURT ALSO APPROVED JUDGE HOBDY SIGNING THE PAPER WORK TO ACCEPT A FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE KENTUCKY E-P-
A WASTE MANAGEMENT….FOR THE TIRE AMNESTY PROGRAM…..
AND ALSO APPROVED JUDGE HOBDY SIGNING THE PAPER WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS…..TO ACCEPT 203-
THOUSAND- 548 DOLLARS FOR EXPENSES AT THE JUDICIAL CENTER FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR….AND THAT’S UP FROM 195-THOUSAND-
148 DOLLARS THIS FISCAL YEAR….
MILLER
04/25/18
60 YEAR OLD MARIANNE BYRN MILLER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE……AND THERE WILL BE NO FUNERAL SERVICE OF
VISITATION…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; MICHAEL MILLER…..A SON; JASON BYRN….AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; HEATHER AND JOE POPE ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE….AND THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; DWIGHT BYRN OF SCOTTSVILLE, RANDY AND REBELLE BYRN OF GLASGOW AND CHRIS
AND LESLIE BYRN OF FOUNTAIN RUN….FIVE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
APLEY
04/25/18
52 YEAR OLD STU APLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..AND A PRIVATE MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; EDIE APLEY…..THREE SONS; CORDARREL ANDERSON OF FLORIDA AND DAVID AND JESSIE ANDERSON BOTH OF
TENNESSEE…..HIS PATENTS; STEVE AND DIANE RILEY…..AND A BROTHER; CLAYTON APLEY ALL OF TENNESSEE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/25/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO GLASGOW THIS AFTERNOON FOR A MAKE UP GAME….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO SOUTH WARREN FOR A MAKE UP GAME…..
TODAY IS THE DAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL WILL LEARN THE FINDINGS FROM THE COMMISSION ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..WHCH WAS FORMED BY
THE N-C-A-A IN THE AFTERMATH OF LAST FALL’S NEWS OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE SPORT….
THERE HAS BEEN NO WORD ON WHAT THE COMISSION WILL RECOMMEND….BUT THE N-C-DOUBLE-A….BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS…..SAYS THEY
HOPE TO HAVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN PLACE BY THE START OF THE UPCOMING SEASON……
2017 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
04/24/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL
FROM FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN TWENTY-16 TO FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN TWENTY-17…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT LAST YEAR…..JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN MONROE
COUNTY TO SIX-PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DECREASED IN 80 COUNTIES…..ROSE IN 24…..AND STAYED THE SAME IN 16….
WOODFORD COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE LAST YEAR AT THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 15-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT…….
KENTUCKY NOT ECO-FRIENDLY
04/24/18
A NEW STUDY RANKS THE COMMONWEALTH THE THIRD LEAST ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY STATE IN THE NATION…..VERMONT WAS RANKED
THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WITH WEST VIRGINIA COMING IN LAST….
THE WALLET-HUB STUDY COMPARED STATES ACROSS THREE KEY FACTORS…. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY…..ECO-FRIENDLY BEHAVIORS…..AND
CLIMATE –CHANGING CONTRIBUTIONS…..
KENTUCKY RANKED 48TH OVERALL…..AND LAST IN THE CATEGORY OF ENVIRONMENTIAL QUALITY…….THAT RANKING WAS DETERMINED BY
LOOKING AT SOLID WASTE PER-CAMPITA… AIR…WATER…AND SOIL QUALITY…..
ECO-FRIENDLY BEHAVIORS CONSIDERED IN THE STUDY INCLUDE EACH STATE’S RENEWABLE ENERGY USAGE…..ENERGY AND GAS
CONSUMPTION……AND DAILY WATER USAGE……
DOCTOR FOUND GUILTY
04/24/18
A FRANKLIN PHYSICIAN HAS BEEN CONVICTED ON 15-COUNTS OF ILLEGAL A DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES….BY WAY OF
PRESCRIBING OPIATE PAIN MEDICATION OUTSIDE OF THE COURSE OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PRACTICE….AND WITHOUT A LEGITIMATE MEDICAL
PURPOSE…….
69 YEAR OLD ROY D. REYNOLDS WHO WAS CONVICTED….MONDAY….. FOLLOWING A NINE DAY TRIAL IN FEDERAL COURT…..WAS TAKEN INTO
FEDERAL CUSTODY FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE VERDICT…….
SPORTS
04/24/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TRACK TEAMS TRAVEL TO GLASGOW THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE TENNIS TEAMS PLAY AT RUSSELLVILLE……
THE PATROT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO GLASGOW…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY……
THE AREA FIVE SPECIAL OLYMPCIS WERE HELD SATURDAY AT BOWLING GREEN HIGH SCHOOL…..AND THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTICT HAD 35
ATHLETES PARTICIPATING……AND THEY WERE JOINED BY BUDDIES……COACHES…..AND FAMILIES…..
DURING THE OPENING CEREMONIES…..LAURA RECTOR RECEIVED THE DOREEN BIRK TWENTY-18 COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD…..
LEANN THOMAS RECEIVED THE TWENTY-18 CLARK VERNER VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD….
AND THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE FAMILY OF THE YEAR……
HUGHES
04/23/18
73 YEAR OLD CAROLYN HUGHES OF ADOLPHUS DIED SATURDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER SIX TOMORROW NIGHT (TUES) AT
THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; MURL R.HUGHES…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; CHRISTOPHER AND TRACY AND ERIC AND JANET ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE….A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; RENEA AND JASON STEPHENSON OF ADOLPHUS…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; STEVE AND
MARY CHARLTON OF ADOLPHUS….AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; SHERLIE AND EUGENE HARPER AND DELOYCE MEADOR ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
WAFFLE HOUSE SHOOTING UPDATE
04/23/18
AUTHORITIES IN NASHVILLE SAY THE SEARCH FOR THE MAN WHO OPENED FIRE AT AN ANTIOCH WAFFLE HOUSE EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING….
KILLING FOUR PEOPLE AND WOUNDING FOUR OTHERS….HAS BEEN ARRESTED…..
29 YEAR OLD TRAVIS REINKING WHO IS FROM ILLINOIS… HAD BEEN LIVING IN NASHVILLE SINCE TWENTY-17….FLED THE SCENE AND HE WAS
FINALLY TAKE INTO CUSTODY THIS AFTERNOON AND CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNTS OF MURDER….….. ACCORDING TO NEWS CHANNEL FIVE HE
IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED A LAWYER…..
POLICE RECEIVED A TIP OF SOMEONE GOING THRU A CONSTRUCTION SITE ON MOUNTAIN SPRINGS DRIVE NEAR AN APARTMENT COMPLEX…..AT
THE TIME OF HIS ARREST….REINKING HAD A BACK PACK CONTAINING A GUN….AMMUNITION…..FLASH LIGHT AND HOLSTER……
MISS JACKSONIAN
04/23/18
THE JACKSONIAN PAGEANTS WERE HELD YESTERDAY….AND 16 YEAR OLD MAELIE STOVALL…..THE DAUGHTER OF TRACY AND CYNTHIA STOVALL…..
WAS NAMED MISS JACKSONAIN…..
THE AC/S JUNIOR PLANS TO ATTEND WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AND MAJOR IN BUSINESS…
THE PAGENAT HAD A TOTAL OF 46 CONTESTANT IN ALL CATEGORIES……
MOVING COMPANY OWNERS SENTENCED
04/23/18
THE OWNERS OF THREE MOVING COMPANIES….LOCATED IN BULLITT AND HARDIN COUNTIES….HAVE BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO
SERVE 15-MONTHS IN PRISON…..SERVE A THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE…...AND PAY A 75-HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE FOR OVER BILLING
THE U-S ARMY FOR HOUSEHOLD GOOD SHIPMENT MOVES OF SOLDIERS…..….
63 YEAR OLD LONNIE CURL OF BROOKS AND 59 YEAR OLD KENNETH MONTGOMERY OF SHEPHERDSVILLE MUST ALSO MAKE FULL RESTITUTIKON OF
132-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE U-S ARMY…….
PREGNANT WOMEN SMOKING
04/23/18
A NEW REPORT FROM THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAYS KENTUCKY RANKS NUMBER TWO FOR THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO
HAVE SMOKED WHILE PREGNANT…..
ACCORDING TO THE STUDY……IN TWENTY-16 ONE OUT OF 14 PREGNANT WOMEN SMOKES CIGARETTES……
WEST VIRGINIA…..KENTUCKY…..AND INDIANA RANKED HIGHEST…..
WHILE CALOFIRNIA HADT THE LOWEST RATE OF WOMEN SMOKING WHILE PREGNANT……
SPORTS
04/23/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON CUMBERLAND COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS WOUND UP THEIR FIRST ROUND SERIES IN THE STANLY CUP PLAY OFFS LAST NIGHT AS THE SHUT-OUT COLORADO FIVE TO
NOTHING……
THE PREDS WILL TAKE ON WINNIPEG IN ROUND TWO……
JONES
04/22/18
62 YEAR OLD MICHAEL RAY JONES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW
(MON) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; MARK AND JUNE OF IOWA AND PATRICK AND LINDA OF LOUISVILLE…..TWO SISTERS AND
BROTHERS-IN-LAW; CHERYL AND JACK STINNETT OF BUFFALO AND LORA AND SCOTT ALDRIDGE OF ELIZABETHTOWN….AND BY WANDA STOVALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE………
POPE
04/22/18
72 YEAR OLD LINDA POPE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SAT) AT HER RESIDENCE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT
ONE AT CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; ADAM HAMILTON …..AND TWO DAUGHTERS ANS SONS-IN-LAW; LISA AND TODD PAYNE AND AMANDA AND DAVID CARTER
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; STEVE AND MICHELLE LAING OF TENNESSEE…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-
LAW; PAMELA MASON, PEGGY AND MIKE HARSTON AND TERRI LAING ALL OF INDIANA…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE……
GRAVES
04/22/18
51 YEAR OLD RICHARD DALE GRAVES OF ADOLPHUS DIED TUESDAY AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(MON) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT MT. OLIVE METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (MON) MORNING AT GOAD
FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FOR OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; KYLE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A STEP-DAUGHTER; KARA FORD OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE STEP-SONS; MICHAEL KEEN OF
SCOTTSVILLE AND JERRY AND ANDY KEEN BOTH OF BOWLING GREEN…..THREE AUNTS AND NINE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN NALSO SURVIVE…..
REGISTRATION
04/19/18
KINDERGARTEN AND PRESCHOL REGISTRATION……FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR….WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON FROM FOUR-30 TO SIX AT THE
PRIMARY CENTER…..
KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS MUST BE FIVE-YEAR-OLD ON OR BEFORE AUGUST FIRST….HOWEVER….THERE IS A POLICY AND PROCESS FOR PARENTS
OF CHILDREN WHO TURN FIVE BETWEEN AUGUST FIRST AND OCTOBER FIRST AND WOULD LIKE FOR THEIR CHILD TO ATTEND KINDERGARTEN THIS
COMING SCHOOL YEAR….
PRESCHOOL STUDENTS MUST BE FOUR BY AUGUST FIRST AND MEET INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS…..OR BE THREE-YEARS- OLD AND
IDENTIFIED WITH SPECIAL NEEDS….
PARENTS SOULD BRING A VALID BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND KENTUCKY IMMUNIZATION CERTIFICATE…….AND FOR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS…..PROOF
OF INCOME…..
HODGENVILLE APPROVES ALCOHOL SALES
04/19/18
A LARUE COUNTY TOWN HAS APPROVED THE SALE OF ALCOHOL BY A 10-VOTE MARGIN…..
HODGENVILLE VOTERS SPLIT…..347 TO 337….ON TUESDAY’S BALLOTT….
A HODGENVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SPEARHEADED THE INITIATIVE AND PER STATE LAW….BORE THE COST OF THE ELECTION WHICH WAS 10-
THOUSAND DOLLARS…...SOME OF WHICH WAS OFFSET BY DONATIONS……
ACCIDENT-MONROE
04/19/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT IN MONROE COUNTY THAT INJURED ONE PERSON….
41 YEAR OLD MICHAEL BENNETT OF EDMONTON WAS OPERATING A TWO-THOUSAND-SIX FREIGHTLINER ON OLD TEMPLE HILL ROAD….WHEN HIS
LOAD SHIFTED….CAUSING HIM TO RUN OFF THE ROADWAY AND OVERTURN…..
BENNETT…..WHO WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT…..WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT……
SPORTS
04/19/18
THE PATROT AND LADY PATROT TRACK TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO METCALFE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON…..
AND THE PATRIOT VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAMS TRAVEL TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS……
THE PREDATORS DEFEATED COLORADO THREE TO TWO…..
TO TAKE A THREE GAMES TO ONE LEAD IN THE SERIES WHICH RETURNS TO NASHVILLE TOMORROW NIGHT……
NEW HALTON PLANT
04/18/18
A SCOTTSVILLE PLANT IS EXPANDING…..HALTON AMERICAS PRESIDENT RICK BAGWELL HAS CONFIRMED THEY WILL BE CONSTRUCTING A NEW
PLANT TO BE BUILT JUST NORTH OF HALFWAY…..
HALTONS HAS PURCHAED 20-ACRES IN THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTVILLE INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY’S NEW 136-ACRE INDUSTRIAL PARK LOCATED ON
VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY……THE NEW PLANT WILL OCCUPY 35-TO 45-THOUSAND SQUARE AND WILL ALSO HAVE ITS OWN RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES…..
WHEN THE FINNISH COMPANY LOCATED IN SCOTTSVILLE IN 1997 THEY EMPLOYED 27 PEOPLE…..THAT WORK FORCE HAS NOW GROWN TO 150 AND
BAGWELL SAYS HE EXPECTS THE GROWTH TO CONTINUE IN THE YEARS TO COME…..
HALTON HAS MADE FIVE ADDITIONS TO THEIR FACILITIES SINCE MOVING TO SCOTTSVILLE….WITH THE LATEST BEING A THREE-POINT-SEVEN MILLION
DOLLAR INVESTMENT TO BRING THEIR NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS TO SCOTTSVILLE….THE 10-THOUAND-300 SQUARE FOOT STRUCTURE
ALSO HOUSES RESEACH AND DEVELOPMENTENT FACILITIES…….
PRUITT RESIGNS
04/18/18
THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION….MEETING IN CLOSED SESSION FOR FOUR HOURS YESTERDAY…..HAS ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF
EDUCATION COMMISIONER….DR. STEPHEN PRUITT….WHO HAD A YEAR AND A HALF LEFT ON HIS CONTRACT AND DIDN’T WANT TO LEAVE…..…..
HE WAS IMMEDIATELY REPLACED…..ON AN INTERIM BASIS BY WAYNE LEWIS….A SENIOR OFFICIAL IN GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S ADMINISTRATION…..
MONDAY…..BEVIN USED EXPIRING TERMS TO REPLACE MOST OF THE STATE BOARD….AND HIS APPOINTMENTS INCLUDED TO OF HIS FORMER TOP
AIDES….HAL HEINER AND AMANDA STAMPER…..
LEWIS HAD WORKED FOR HEINER AND WAS ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS OF KENTUCKY’S CHARTER SCHOOL LAW THAT WAS PASSED LAST YEAR…..
BEFORE THE VOTE…..BEVIN SAID HE LIKED PRUITT AS A PERSON….BUT HE WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE COMMONWEALTH’S RECENT DECLINE IN TEST
SCORES….
BEVIN MOTION
0418/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS FILED A MOTION….IN FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT….TO DISQUALITY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR AND HIS
OFFICE FROM THE LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE COMMONWEALTH’S RECENTLY ENACTED PENSION REFORM LAW…..SENATE BILL ONE-51…..
THE GOVERNOR’S MOTION ARGUES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MUST BE DISQUALIFIED FROM PROSECUTING ITS CASE…. AS THE “RULES OF
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT” PROHIBIT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FROM SUING THE COMMONWEALTH AND ITS LEGISLATIVE LEADERS REGARDING
THE PENSION REFORM BILL…..AS HE HAD ALREADY PROVIDED THEM LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING THE BILL……WHICH IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST……
MADDEN MOTION
04/18.18
THE ATTORNEY FOR TIMOTHY MADDEN HAS FILED A MOTION ASKING THE COURT TO FIND MADDEN INDIGENT….MEANING HE CAN’T FINANCIALLY
SUPPORT HIS COURT FEES ANY LONGER…..
THE MOTION…..FILED BY HIS ATTORNEY TRAVIS LOCK…..ASKS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH TO PROVIDE HIM WITH SPECIAL SERVICES HE’S ENTITLED
TOO IN PREPARING HIS DEFENSE AND THE RIGHT TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY OF HIS CHOICE
IF MADDEN IS DECLARED INDIGENT…..THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM KENTUCKY TAX DOLLARS…..
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS UNTIL FRIDAY TO FILE AN OFFICIAL RESPONSE….
MADDEN IS ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING…..RAPING…..AND MURDERING SEVEN-YEAR ODL GABBIE DOOLIN IN NOVEMBER OF TWENTY-15…..
MINIX
04/17/18
75 YEAR OLD CECIL MINIX OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO SHADY GROVE CEMETERY FUND……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ANITA MINIX……TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; RICKY-AND JENNIFER AND RANDY…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-
IN-LAW; TONDA & KEVIN WITT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/18/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM WAS AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND PICKED UP A BIG DISTRICT WIN OVER MONROE COUNTY NINE TO FIVE……
THE NEXT GAME FOR THE PATRIOTS WILL BE TOMORROW…..
KICK-OFFS WILL BE DIFFERENT IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL STARTING THIS SEASON…..
PLAYERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO FAIR-CATCH ANY KICK-OFF INSIDE THE 25-YARD LINE…..AND THE BALL WILL BE PLACED ON THE 25 LIKE A TOUCH
BACK……. PREVIOUSLY THE OFFENSE TOOK POSSESS AT THE POINT OF THE FIAR CATCH……
THE N-C-A-A SAYS THE CHANGE IS FOR PLAYER SAFETY….AS KICK OFFS ARE SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLAYS IN FOOTBALL…….
KICK-OFFS WILL BE DIFFERENT IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL STARTING THIS SEASON…..
PLAYERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO FAIR-CATCH ANY KICK-OFF INSIDE THE 25-YARD LINE…..AND THE BALL WILL BE PLACED ON THE 25 LIKE A TOUCH
BACK……. PREVIOUSLY THE OFFENSE TOOK POSSESS AT THE POINT OF THE FIAR CATCH……
THE N-C-A-A SAYS THE CHANGE IS FOR PLAYER SAFETY….AS KICK OFFS ARE SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLAYS IN FOOTBALL…….
SCHOOL BOARD
04/17/18
IT WAS A RATHER ROUTINE MEETING FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION LAST NIGHT…..SUPERINTENDENT RANDALL JACKSON DID TALK
WITH THE BOARD ABOUT FUNDING FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS……
AND THE BAORD APPROVED THE PURCHAE OF A NEW…. BLUEBIRD PROPANE BUS IN THE AMOUT OF 96-THOUSAND-635 DOLLARS….
PLANNING & ZONING
04/16/2018
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT…. AND DURING A PUBLIC HEARING DEVELOPER CHAD
HARSTON DISCUSSED DIVIDING PROPERTY ON RIVERBEND ROAD INTO 10-SEPARATE LOTS WITH ROAD FRONTAGE…NUMEROUS CONCERNS WERE
BROUGHT UP BY AREA RESIDENT ABOUT THE EFFECT THE DIVISION AND POTENTIAL SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT WOULD HAVE ON THE LAND AND
WATER SUPPLY AS THE PROPERTY OVERLOOKS A BLUFF DIRECTLY OVER BARREN RIVER LAKE….LAND OWNER STEVE HOLDER SHARED CONCERNS
THAT PART OF THE LAND INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSAL IS ACTUALLY HIS….AND THE BOARD RECESSED THE HEARING UNTIL THE NEXT SCHEDULED
BOARD MEETING
CORNERSTONE POINT DEVELOPER DARRYL OLIVER PRESENTED THE BOARD WITH HIS PROPOSAL TO PUT 15-NEW LOTS ON ALLEN SPRINGS
ROAD….ISSUES DISCUSSED WERE GRANTING A 10-FOOT VARIANCE ON THE ROADWAY TO ALLOW FOR A 50-FOOT VARIANCE AND AS SOME OF THE
PROPERTY IS DIVIDED BETWEEN ALLEN AND WARREN COUNTY MAKING SURE THE LAND IS CLASSIFIED AS ALLEN COUNTY FOR SCHOOL
PURPOSES….
THEFT OF WEAPONS
04/17/18
BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE THEFT OF SEVERAL WEAPONS SATURDAY FROM DUHHAM SPORTS IN THE GREENWOOD MALL…..
POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT SHOPLIFED FIVE WEAPONS…..BUT DROPPED A COUPLE AS HE WAS LEAVING THE STORE……A K-NINE UNIT TRACKED THE
INDIVIDUAL TO A CERTAIN POINT WHERE THE TRACKS STOPPED……
A-T-F IS OFFERING A FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR THE ARREST OF THE SUSPECT….AND ANYONE WITH INFORMAITION ON THIS THEFT IS
ASKED TO CONTACT BOWLING GREEN POLICE AT THREE-NINE-THREE-FOUR-THOUSAND…..OR CRIME STOPPERS AT SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-CLUE……
SPORTS
04/17/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ENTERTAIN GLASGOW THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM HOSTS BARREN COUNTY……
AND THE PATRIOT VARSITY AND JUNOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY MONROE COUNTY……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM…. WVLE…..STARTING AROUND FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON……
AND IN GAME THREE OF THE STANLY CUP PLAY OFFS…..
THE AVALANCHE DEFEATED THE PREDATORS FIVE TO THREE…..
GAME FOUR WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT AS THE PREDS LEAD THE SERIES TWO GAMES TO ONE…..
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
04/09/18
LAWMAKERS RETURNED TO FRANKFORT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…..AFTER A 10-DAY VETO RECESS….FOR THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY SESSION AND THEY OVERRODE THREE MAJOR VETOS BY GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN….
LAWMAKERS OVERTURNED VETOES ON A REVENUE AND TAX MEASSSURE THAT RAISES 487-MLLON DOLLARS IN NEW REVENUES TO FUND A
BUDGET THAT INCREASES FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND RESTORES FUNDING FOR SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION…….THE BUDGE WILL
FUND THE COMMONWEALTH’S PENSION PLANS AT RECOMMENDED LEVELS…..
THE OVERIDE OF HOUSE BILL THREE-66 LED TO A SECOND OVERIDE OF BEVIN’S VETO OF THE BUDGET THAT PHASSES IN INCREASED IN PENSION
CONTRIBUTIONS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS….
THE LEGISLATUE ALVO DECIDED NOT TO REVIST A PROVISION THAT TAXED ANY PENSION OF 31-THOUSAND-100 DOLLARS…..INSTEAD OF THE 41-
THOUSAND-100 DOLLARS THAT IS CURRENLY EXEMPTED……
BEVIN APOLOGIZES
04/16/18
THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION BEGIN WITH GOVERNOR MATT NEVIN SAYING….HE GUARANTED A CHILD WA SEXUALLY
ASAULTED AND ABUSED….WHLE TEACHERS RALLIED IN FRANKFORT TO ASK LAWMAKERS TO OVERRIDE HIS VETOS…..
THE GOVERNOR THEN APOLIGIZED …..YESTERDAY……IN A FOUR-MINUTES ON-LINE VIDEO…….
NUMEROUS LAWMAKERS SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE GOVERNOR’S COMMENTS…..AND IN AN UNUSUAL MOVE…..REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS SIGNED ON
TO A RESOLUTION CONDEMING BEVIN’S COMMENTS…..HOUSE DEMOCRATS ALSO PASSED THEIR OWN RESOLUTION…..AND BOTH PASSED ON A
VOICE VOTE WITHOUT FLOOR SPEECHES…..
TRANSPORTATION WORK
04/16/18
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTOAN CABINET WILL CONTINUE WORK ON VARIOUS PROJECTS IN ALLEN COUNTY THIS WEEK….
ON BROWNSFORD ROAD……CREWS WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON THE KENTUKCY-98 REALIGNMENT IN THE DURHAM SPRINGS AREA…..WORK HAS
BEGUN ON A NEW CULVERT FOR THE PROJECT…… AS-WELL-AS FILL MAERIAL BEING PLACED FOR THE NEW ROADWAY…….HOWER…MOS OF THE
WORK WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE PLACE OFF THE EXISTING ROADWAY AND SHOULD HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON TRAVEL IN THE AREA……
ON KENTUCKY 11-47….A SIGNAL HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON THE BRIDGE OVER TRAMMEL CREEK WHILE BRIDGE DECK OVERLY IS BEING DONE…..THIS
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THREE WEEKS……
AND A SIGNAL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE BRIDGE OVER DIFFICULT CREEK….ON KENTUCKY 15-33…….WHICL BRIDGE OVERLAY WORK IS DONE…..
THIS PROJECT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THREE WEEKS…..
SPORTS
04/16/18
THE PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BARREN COUNTY……
THE STANLY CUP PLAY-OFF MOVE TO COLORADO…..
AS THE PREDATORS WILL TAKE ON THE AVALANCHE AT THE PEPSI CENTER….
WITH THE PREDS LEADING THE SERIES TWO GAME TO NONE…..
TEACHER RALLY
04/13/18
STATE LAWMAKERS RETURN TO FRANKFORT TODAY AND TOMORROW….FOR THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE SESSION….TO CONSIDER VETOS OF THE
BUDGET AND REVENUE BILLS BY GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN…..
HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS WILL RALLY IN FRANKFORT…..AS OVER 30 SCHOOL DISTRICTS….INCLUDE ALLEN ARE CLOSED TODAY…..
HOWEVER….TEACHERS MAY HAVE LIMITED NUMBERS IN THE CAPITAL BUILDING…AS STATE POLICE SAY THEY ARE WORKING WITH FRANKLIN
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT…..THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL…..AND FRANKFORT POLICE TO ESTABLISH SAFETY PROTOCALS…..WHICH WILL
INCLUDE OPEN CORRIDORS SO PEOPLE CAN FREELY WALK IN AND OUT OF BUILDINGS AND THAT MAY LIMIT CROWD SIZE INSIDE THE CAPITOL…..
ANDERSON
04/13/18
92 YEAR OLD DOROTHY MAE ANDERSON OF BOWLING GREEN DIED WEDNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVIICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(SAT) AFTENOON AT THREE AT MT. UNION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; RACHEL SANDLIN OF BOWLING GREEN…..A SON GEORGE OF INDIANA…..THREE BROTHERS; RUSSELL AND PAUL
FOSTER BOTH OF INDIANA AND DAVID FOSTER OF LOUISVILLE…..AND A SISTER; GENEVIA MCCUE OF TENNESSEE…….FOUR GRANDCHIDLREN, 11
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDRNE ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/13/18
THE PATROT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ENTERTAIN MONROE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL GAME WITH SOUTH WARREN……SCHEUDULED FOR TOMORROW…..HAS BEEN MOVED TO SEVEN O’CLOCK TONIGHT AT
PATRIOT FIELD….
IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS…..
THE PREDATORS SHUT OUT COLORADO ONE TO NOTHING…..
THE NEXT GAME WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT AT BRIDGESTONE…..
PENSON SUIT
04/12/18
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR….AND UNIONS REPRESENTING TEACHERS AND POLICE OFFICERS….HAVE SUED TO BLOCK A BILL THE WOULD
MAKES CHANGES TO ONE OF THE COUTRY’S WORST FUNDED PUBLIC PENSON SYSTEMS……
THE BILL PROTECTS MOST BENEFITS FOR CURRENT AND RETIRED EMPLOYEES…. BUT IT WOULD MOVE ALL NEW TEACHER HIRES INTO A HYBRID
PLAN THAT PUTS LESS RISK ON THE COMMONWEALTH…..BUT DOESN’T GUARANTEE THEM THE SAME BENEFITS….
TEACHER RALLY
04/12/18
LAWMAKERS RETURN TO FRANKFORT TOMORROW…..FOR THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION TO CONSIDER VETOS BY
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN……AND KENTUCKY TEACHERS PLAN TO RALLY AGAIN……
THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS HAS ENCOURGED LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SEND DELEGATIONS TO THE
RALLY……WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT CLOSING SCHOOL MAY BE NECESSARY IF THEY HAVE TOO MANY STAFF ABSENT…..BUT THAT WOULD BE A
LOCAL DECISION…….
JONES
04/12/18
86 YEAR OLD BETTY JEAN VINSON JONES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE……GRAVESIDE
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 11 AT CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (THURS)
AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; BELINDA JONES OF BRANDENBURG…..AND A SISTER; BARBARA BLANKENSHIP OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO
GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/12/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TRACK TEAMS HOST THE AC/S INVITATIONAL THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY BOWLING GREEN……
THE PREDATORS OPEN ROUND ONE…..OF THE STANLEY CUP PLAY OFFS TONIGHT AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA….AS THE HOST THE COLORADO
AVALANCE…..
MONSTER ENERGY WILL REMAIN THE TITLE SPONSOR OF NASCAR’S PREMIER SERIES….AFTER AGREEING TO A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION THRU THE
TWENTY-19 SEASON….BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THAT ROLE AFTER THAT…..
MOSTER ENERGY…..WHICH WAS ALIGNED WITH DRIVERS AND A TEAM BEFORE BECOMING SERIES SPONSOR……IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE
SPORT…..
SCAM
04/11/18
ANOTHER SCAM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..
DETECTIVE WILLIAM FRANCIS TELLS NEWSWATCH THAT SOME RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS FROM…..IMAGE CONSULTANTS OF
KENTUCKTY….CONTAINING A STATEMENT FOR SERVICES PROVIDED…AND WHEN YOU CALL THE HELP LINE PHONE NUMBER LISTED ON THE
STATEMENT…..YOU ARE CONNECTED WITH A SEX LINE…..
IF YOU RECEIVE ONE OF THESE LETTERS……CONTACT THE ALLEN COUNTY SHSERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..
PENSION BILL
04/11/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW THAT MAKE CHANGES TO KENTUCKY’S TROUBLED PENSION SYSTEMS….
THE BILL PRESERVES MOST BENEFITS FOR CURRENT AND RETIRED TEACHERS AND STATE EMPLOYEES…..BUT IT WILL MOVE NEW HIRES INTO A
HYBRID PLAN THAT PUTS LESS RISK ON THE COMMONWEALTH…
IN SIGNING THE BILL….BEVIN SAID THE BILL IS NOT WHAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN…. BUT THERE IS NOTHING IN IT THAT IS BAD FOR KENUCKY……
HOOVER CASE SETTLED
04/11/18
THE FORMER SPEAKER OF THE KENTUCKY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS AGREED TO A ONE-THOUSAAND DOLLAR FINE AND A PUBLIC
REPREMAND FOR ENGAGING IN…. INAPPROPRIATE TEXT MESSAGES…WITH A FEMALE STAFFER…..
THE FINE AND REPREMAND ARE PART OF A SETTLEMENT BETWEEN JEFF HOOVER AND THE LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION……WHICH
APPROVED THE SETTLEMENT YESTERDAY AND CLOSED THE CASE……
MISSING BG MAN FOUND
04/11/18
THE BODY OF A MISSING BOWLING GREEN MAN WAS FOUND MONDAY AFERNOON IN JENNINGS CREEK…..34 YEAR OLD MICAH REED WAS
REPORTED MISSING MARCH 30TH….
AN AUTOPSY WAS PERFORMED IN LOUISVILLE…..BUT THE RESULTS ARE PENDING…….
DETECTIVE WITH THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE CONTINUING THE INVESTIGATION…..AND THEY HAVEN’T RULED OUT ANY CAUSE
FOR EITHER THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE DEATH OF REED……
SPORTS
04/11/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON BOWLING GREEN…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM…. WVLE….. STARTING AROUND FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON…….
SINCE 1990…..SMALL HIGH SCHOOLS IN KENTUCKY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE….. ALL-A STATE BASAKETBALL TOURNAMENT….AND NOW PLANS
ARE BEING FINALIZED FOR THE INAUGURAL……TWO-A BASKETBALL CHAMIONSHPS DURING THE TWENTY-18-19 SEASON…….
IT WAS DETERMINED 66 SCHOOLS WERE ELIGIBLE….BASED ON CURRENT ENROLLMENT…..TO PARTICIPATE …..HOWEVER…ONLY 45 HAVE ELECTED
TO PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR…..
SCHOOLS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONALS….MADE UP OF TEAMS FROM FOUR REGIONS…..WITH THE CHAMPION AND RUNNER-UP
ADVANCING TO AN EIGHT-TEAM STATE TOURNAMENT….
SECTION ONE WILL INCLUDE…… ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE…. FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..GLASGOW……WARREN CENTRAL….AND WARREN EAST……
SECTION ONE WILL ALSO INCLUDE SCHOOLS FROM REGIONS ONE AND TWO….
THE….TWO-A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE PLAYED AT THE OWENSBORO SPORTS CENTER…..
BEVIN VETOES BUDGET
04/10/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS VETOED THE COMMONWEALTH’S NEW TWO-YEAR BUDGET AND A CORRESPONDING TAX REVISION BILL…..
IN VETOING THE BUDGET….BEVIN SAID THE SPENDING PLAN L IS NOT IN BALANCE AS IT SPENDS ROUGHLY 50-MILLION DOLLARS MORE THAT THE
COMMWONWEALTH TO COLLECT IN REVENUE FRO NEW TAXES….HE ALSO CRITIZED LAWMAKERS FOR AGREEING TO SPEND 600-MILLION DOLLARS
MORE THAN HE INITIALLY PROPOSED…..
LEADERS IN THE HOUSE AND SENAE SAY THE STAND BEHIND THE REVENUE PROJECTONS THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION ISSUES…..
WHICH DIFFER FROM WHAT THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAID ABOUTH THE PLAN…..
LAWMAKERS RETURN TO FRANKFORT THIS FRDIAY AND SATURDAY TO CONSIDER VOTEOS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR……WHICH CAN BE
OVERRIDDEN BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY IN BOTH CHAMBERS……
CITY COUNCIL
04/10/18
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING…..POLICE CHIEF JEFF PEARSON INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD
HIRED ANOTHER SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER……
CITY SUPERNINTENDNET WILLIAM TOMASON TOLD THE COUCNIL THAT THE WHITE PLAINS WATER TANK HAD BEEN CLEANED AND REPAIRED…..
AND THAT THE CITY COLLECTED APPROXIMATELY 23-TONS OF DEBREE DURING THE CLEAN UP WEEK HELD LAST MONTH……
HUGHES
04/10/18
79 YEAR OLD JAMES LOWELL HUGHES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 10 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CLIFTON CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW
(WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JOANN HOLLAND HUGHES….TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JAMES AND AMY OF TENNESSEE AND JEFFERY AND
ALICIA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/10/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS GO TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM HOSTS MONROR COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOEPSL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-
FM…. WVLE….STARTING AROUND FOUR-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
ACS NOMINATIONS
04/09/18
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR PARENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SITE BASED COUNCIL….
TODAY THRU APRIL 20TH….
ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE IN WRITING AND MAILED….HAND DELIVEREDD OR EMAILED TO MARCY DOSS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL…..AS MARCY-DOT-
DOSS-AT ALLEN-DOT-K-Y-SCHOOLS-DOT-U-S….
KEEP IN MIND THAT THE PARENT MAKING THE NOMINATION AND THE NOMINEES MUST HAVE A STUDENT ATTENDING AC/S NEXT SCHOOL YEAR…..
CLINE
04/09/18
83 YEAR OLD VERN “BILL” CLINE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING
AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT
THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; NANCY CLINE….TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BRO. SCOTT AND SUE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND RICKY AND LAURA OF
GLASGOW….. A BROTHER; BRO. PAT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; LENA CARTER AND NELDA AND BILL SMITH
ALL OF INDIANA AND WILMA STEPHENS OF SCOTTSVILLE……THREE GRANDCHIDLREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
SHOCKLEY
04/09/18
87 YEAR OLD WAYNE SHOCKLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN LIBERTY CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS
AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; BOBBY AND BRENDA…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; FAYE SHOCKLEY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
04/09/18
THE PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ENTERTAIN WARREN EAST….
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY SOUTH WARREN…..
MESONET SYSTEM
04/06/18
THE KENTUCKY CLIMATE CENTER……AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….IS GOING TO INSTALL A NEW MESONET SITE IN PULASKI COUNTY AND
MAKE UPGRADES TO THE FULTON COUNTY SITE….
THE PULASKI COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PROVIDING THE LOCATION FOR THE NEW SITE WITH INSTALLATION EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER
THIS SPRING….
AND THE FULTON COUNTY SITE….WHICH IS LOCATED ONE MILE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER….WILL BECOME THE SIXTH SITE WITH THE
TEMPERATURE INVERSION MONITORING PACKAGE WHICH IS PART OF A REGONAL PILOT PROJECT…..
THE KENTUCKY MESONET IS THE COMMONWEALTH’S OFFICIAL SOURCE FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE DATE…..WITH 69-STATIONS IN 67-COUNTIES…..
THE MESONET SITES COLLECT REAL-TIME DATA ON TEMPERATURES…. PRECIPITATION…..HUMIDITY…..SOLAR RADIATION….AND WIND SPEED AND
DIRECTION WHICH IS TRANSMITTED TO THE KENTUCKY CLIMATE CENTER EVERY FIVE MINUTES…. 24-HOUR A DAY…..THROUGHOUT THE YEAR…..
AND THE DATA IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT….K-Y-MESONET-DOT-ORG…….
HEMP IMPACT
04/06/18
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISIONER DAN QUARLES SAYS A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S EXPERMENTIAL HELP PROGRAM
SHOWS IT HAD A MULTI-MILLON-DOLLAR ECONOMIC IMPACT…..
LAST YEAR……KENTUCKY LICENSED PROCESSORS PAID THE COMMONWEALTH’S GROWERS SEVEN-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR HARVESTED
HEMP…..
PROCESSORS ALSO REPORTED 26-MILLION DOLLARS IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND INVESTMENTS….AND 17-MILLION DOLLARS IN GROSS
PRODUCT SALES…..
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL IS PUSHING LEGISLATION TO BRING HEMP PRODUCTION BACK INTO THE MAINSTREAM BY REMOVING IT FROM THE
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES LIST……
BILL VETO
04/06/18
06:05AM
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS VETOED A BILL THAT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR AGENCIES TO LEAVE THE COMMONWEALTH’S TROUBLED PENSON
SUSTEM….
BEVIN SAID HE VETOED HOUSE BILL THREE-62 BECAUSE IT WOULD LET AGENCIES LEAVE AND MAKE PAYMENTS WITHOUT INTEREST ON THE
ENORMOUS COST TO LEAVE THE SYSTEM……POTENTIALLY COSTING TAXPAYERS UP TO TWO-BILLION DOLLARS…..
THE BILL WOULD ALSO HAVEN GIVEN RELIEF TO CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS .FACING INCREASED PENTION PAYMENTS…..BEVIN SAID HE
SUPPORTS THAT PART OF THE BILL……AND HE URGED LAWMAKERS TO PASS A BILL WITH THAT LANGUAGE WHEN THE RETURN TO FRANKFORT……
MORE TORNADOS
04/06/18
THE NATONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED TWO MORE TORNADOS IN THE COMMONWEALTH….DURING TUESDAY NIGHT’S SEVERE
WEATHER….
AN E-F-TWO TORNADO HIT AROUIND BURNA IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY….IN WESTERN KENTUCKY .DAMAGING A HOME…..TREES….FOUR VEHICLES….
OUT BUILDINGS…. AND IT ALSO KILLED A HORE WHEN A TREE FELL ON IT….
AND AN “E-F-ONE” TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR DANVILLE….IT DESTROYED A COUPE OF HOME….DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BARNS AND
FENCING….AND KNOCKED DOWN TREES….
BOHANNON
04/06/18
84 YEAR OLD JOHNNY AARON BOHANNON OF FRANKLIN DIED WEDNESDAY AT CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER-BRIDGEPOINTE IN BOWLING GREEN…..
GRAVESIDE SERVICES FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GREENLAWN CEMETERY IN FRANKLIN WITH
MILITARY HONORS…..VISITATIION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT GILBERT FUNERAL HOME IN FRANLIN….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; WILMA WHITE BOHANNON…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; STEVE AND VICKY OF KANSAS AND DENNIS AND
KIMMYE OF LEXINGTON…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
OSBORNE
04/06/18
80 YEAR OLD ROGER D. OSBORNE OF BOWLING GREEN DIED WEDNESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT J-C KIRBY AND SON FUNERAL HOME LOVERS LANE CHAPEL IN BOWLING
GREEN WITH BURIAL IN BOWLING GREEN GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND
MASONIC SERVICES WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT FOUR-30 AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; WANDA GOAD OSBORNE……A SON; RICK….A DAUGHTER; SHEILA MCDANIEL….AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW;
STEPHEN AND RUTH AND DONOVAN…..SIX GRANDCHIDREN AND 11 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/06/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WOUND UP PLAY AT THE CAL RIPKIN EXPERIENCEE….IN MYRTLE BEACH…..WITH A SIX TO ONE WIN OVER BISHOP
WATTERSON….
GOLFERS ARE REMINDED THEY CAN GET A 20-PERCENT DISCOUNT .OFF THE NORMAL RATE….AT ALL KENTUCKY STATE PARKS GOLF COURSES….
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY NOW THRU MAY 24TH…..
YOU CAN GET THE DISCOUT BY RESERVING A TEE-TIME…..ON LINE….AT PARKS-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV….
AND THE DISCOUT DOES NOT APPLY TO OVERNIGHT GOLF PACKAGES…..
TORNADOS
04/05/18
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS TUESDAY NIGHT’S SEVERE WEATHER IN KENTUCKY SPAWNED THREE TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS….
AN “E-F-ONE” TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT FOUR MILES NORTHWEST OF CLINTON IN HICKMAN COUNTY…..AND ANOTHER “E-F-ONE”
TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT SEVEN MILES NORTHEAST OF CLINTON…...BOTH HAS ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 100 MILES-PER-HOUR……
AND ANOTHER “E-F-ONE” TORNADO…..WITH PEAK WINDS OF 105-TO-110 MILES- PER-HOUR…..TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HANGING ROCK IN
GRAYSON COUNTY…..
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ALSO DAMAGED BARNS AND TREES IN HARDIN AND LARUE COUNTIES……
TENNESSEE ROAD WORK
04/05/18
IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE TRAVELING ON I-65 SOUTHBOUND TODAY AND TOMORROW….KEEP IN MIND THAT THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION WILL HAVE THE SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION DOWN FROM THREE LANES TO ONE……JUST ACROSS THE STATE LINE FROM NINE TO
THREE EACH DAY….FOR POTHOLE PATCHING
HEAVY CONGESTION……DELAYS……AND TRAFFIC BACKUPS ARE POSSIBLE…..
SPORTS
04/05/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WINDS UP PLAY IN MYRTLE BEACH AS THEY TAKE ON BISHOP WATTERSON….
THE HOT RODS OPEN THEIR SEASON AS THEY’RE AT HOME TO PLAY DAYTON…..
THE PREDATORS PLAY IN WASHINGTON…..
THE TITANS HELD A HUGE PARTY IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE LAST NIGHT TO UNVEIL THEIR NEW UNIFORMS….THIS WILL BE THE TEAM’S FIRST
MAKEOVER SINCE ADOPTING THE TITANS MONIKER IN 1999…..
THE HELMET IS THE BIGGEST CHANGE….AS THE OLD WHITE HELMET HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NAVY BLUE SHELL WITH A SATIN FINISH…..THE
FACEMASK IS CROME….AND THERE’S A TAPERED SILVER CENTER STRIP…..
THE ONE HOLDOVER IS THE FAMILIAR HELMET LOGO…..KNOWN AS THE “FLAMING THUMBTACK” OR “FIREBALL”…..WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN A SILVER
OUTLINE….BUT IS OTHERWISE UNCHANGED……
SEXUAL HARASSMEN COMPLAINTS DROPPED
04/04/18
THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION HAS DROPPED COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST THREE HOUSE MEMNERS……CONNECTED TO LAST
YEARS SEXUAL HARASSMENT SCANDAL INVOLVING FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER….
THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST REPRESENTATIVES JIM DECESARE OF BOWLING GREEN….BRIAN LINDER OF DRY RIDGE….AND MICHALE MEREDITH OF
OAKLAND WERE DROPPED….BUT THE COMMISSION SAYD IT WILL GO ON WITH THE COMPLAINT AGAINST HOOVER…..
THIS BEGAN LAST FALL AFTER IT WAS DISCOVERED HOOVER AND HIS THREE COLLEAGUES HAS SIGNED A CONFIDENTIAL AGREEMENT WITH A
LEGISLATIVE STAFFER WHO CLAIMED THE FOUR HAD SEXUALLY HARASSED HER BY SENDING INAPPROPRIATE TEXT MESSAGES AND MAKING VULGAR
COMMENTS……
FLAGS
04/04/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS PROCLAIMED THAT U-S AND STATE FLAGS BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF TODAY…..UNTIL LSUNSET TOMORROW…..AS A
MARK OF RESPECT FOR FALLEN HOPKINSVILLE POLICE OFFICER PHILLIP MEACHAM…..
OFFICE MEACHAM WAS KILLED WHILE OFF-DUTY THURSDAY NIGHT IN HOPKINSVILLE AFTER BEING PULLED OVER BY A MAN IMPERSONATING POLICE
OFFICER…..
BEVIN ENCOURAGES ALL KENTUCKIANS…..BUSINESSES…..ORGANIZATONS…..AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN THIS SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR
OFFICER MEACHAM’S FAMILY AND THE CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE……
MILLER
04/04/18
37 YEAR OLD LORI BETH MILLER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY IN LEXINGTON….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARGENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING
AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPERSSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO EAST WILLOW BUILDING FUND….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; GEOVANI…..TWO DAUGHTERS; NAUTICA AND CANDICE…..HER MOTHER AND STEP-FATHER; NANCY AND MARK
RISINGER….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; BRIAN AND ASHLEY MILLER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
SPORTS
04/04/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM CONTINUES PLAY IN MYRTLE BEACH….
AS THEY TANGLE WITH THE ACADEMY OF NOTRE DAME AND CHESTERFIELD…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED…..
THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER SHARP SHOOTERS ARCHRY TEAM….PARTICIPAED IN THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL ARCHERY IN SCHOOL PROGRAM STATE
CHAMPIONSHIPS LAST SATURDAY IN LOUISVILLE……AND PLACED 73RD OUT OF 81 SCHOOLS TAKING PART IN THE ELEMENTARY DIVISION…..
THE SHARP SHOOTERS….APPEARING IN THEIR FIRST STATE TOURNAMENT….. INCLUDED 24-STUDENTS WHO TOOK PART IN THE DAYLONG EVENT….
STATE BUDGET
04/03/18
THE COMMONWEALTH’S NEW TWO YEAR….22-BILLION DOLLAR SPENDING PLAN…. THAT INCLUDES A 480-MILLON DOLLAR TAX INCREASE HAS BEEN
SENT TO GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN….
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..YESTERDAY…..REVAMPED KENTUCKY’S TAX CODE THAT WILL GIVE BACK 194-MILLON DOLLARS TO TAX PAYERS….AND
IMPOSE 681- MILLION DOLLARS IN NEW TAXES INCLUDING A 50-CENT INCREASE IN THE CIGERATTE TAX AND TAXING SERVICES LIKE AUTO REPAIRS…..
THE TAX INCREASE WOULD PAY FOR RECORD-HIGH CLASS ROOM SPENDING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS…..WHILE ELIMINATIN A KEY FUNDING MECHANISM
FOR CHARGER SCHOOLS……AND IT COVERS HEALT INSURANCE FOR SOME RETIRED TEACHERS WHO ARE NOT YET MEDICARE ELIGIBLE…..
THE BUDGET…..WHICH BEVIN HIS INDICATED HE OPPOSES….STILL INCLUDES A SIX-POINT-25 PERCENT BASELINE CUT FOR MOST STATE
AGENCIES AS RECMMENDED BY THE GOVERNOT…..BUT A FEW AGENCIES INCLUDING VETERANS AFFAIRS…..STATE POLICE…..AND LOCAL SCHOOL-
BASED FAMILY RRECOURCE AND YOUTH SERVICES CENTERS WILL HAVE THEIR FUNDING RESTORED….
LAWMAKERS WILL RETURN TO FRANKFORT APRIL 13TH TO CONSIDER ANY VETOS BY THE GOVERNOR…....
TEACHER RALLY
04/02/18
THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS FILLED THE STREETS NEAR THE KENTUCKY CAPITAL YESTERDAY TO RALLY FOR EDUCATION AS STATE LAWMAKERS
WORKED ON A NEW TWO-YEAR SPENDING PLAN….
TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES GATHERED OUT THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION BEFORE MARCHING TO THE CAPITOL….
HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS CALLED IN SICK LAST FRIDAY TO PROTEST LAST-MINUTE CHANGES TO THEIR PENSION SYSTEM….
ON THURSDAY….A PENSON OVERHAUL PLAN WAS PASSED THAT PRESERVED BENEFITS FOR MOST WORKERS…..BUT DOES LITTLE IN THE SHORT
TERM TO ADDRESS THE COMMONWEALTH’S MASSIVE DEBT…..
SPORTS
04/03/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS IN MYRLE BEACH WHERE THEY PLAY MARCELLUS AND ST. FRANCIS DESALES……
AND THE PATROT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN CENTRAL…. AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…WVLE…..STARTING AT 11-50 THIS MORNING…..
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO FLORIDA…..
FATAL
04/02/18
AN ACCIDENT FRIDAY IN GLASGOW…..AT THE INTER-SECTION OF NORTH JACKSON HIGHWAY AND VETERANS OUTERLOOP….CLAIMED A LIFE….
AS A TWO-THOUSAND-SIX CHRYSLER 300 DRIVER BY 19 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER AGUERO OF GLASGOW TURNED INTO THE PATH OF A TWENTY-16
CHEVY SPARK OPERATED BY 62 YEAR OLD JAMES MARTIN ALSO OF GLASGOW….
AGUERO WASN’T INJURED AND MARTIN DIED AT THE SCENE…..
ARREST-HART
04/02/18
STATE POLICE ARRESTED A MUNFORDVILLE WOMAN YESTERDAY IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING….
TROOPERS RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE ON G. SHELTON ROAD WHERE 56 YEAR OLD JEFFREY NIE AND HIS 58 YEAR OLD WIFE BARBARA HAD
SUSTAINED GUNSHOT WOUNDS……
BARBARA NIE WAS TAKEN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL….AND JEFFREY NIE DIED AT THE SCENE….
THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION LEAD THE ARREST OF THE VICTIMS DAUGHTER…. 21 YEAR OLD BRINA NIE….WHO’S BEEN CHARGED WITH
MURDER AND ASSAULT……
ARREST
04/02/18
FRIDAY THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A RESIDENCE IN CAVE CITY WHERE THEY LOCATED AN OUNCE
OF CRYSTAL METH, DIGIAL SCALES, CASH AND A LOADED HANDGUN…
34 YEAR OLD MICHELE MCQUISTON WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA….
AND 33 YEAR OLD TRACY WRIGHT WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A HAND GUN BY A CONVICTED FELON…..
TEACHER RALLY
04/02/18
KENTUCKY TEACHERS PLAN ANOTHER ROUND OF PROTESTS AT THE STATE CAPITAL TODAY….AS LAWMAKERS ADDRESS THE NEW BUDGET…
THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IS HOSTING A RALLY AT ITS HEADQUARTERS BEFORE HEADING TO THE CAPITAL…..TEACHERS WERE AT
THE CAPITAL FRIDAY TO PROTEST LAST MINUTES CHANGES TO THEIR PENSION SYSTEM……
SOME DISTRICTS HAVE CALLED OFF CLASSES TODAY….HOWEVER….. MOST OF THE COMMONWTH IS ON SPRING BREAK……
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNALS
04/02/18
TWO ROADS IN ALLEN COUNTY WILL HAVE TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNALS PLACED ON BRIDGES WHILE BRIDGE DECK OVERLAY IS COMPLETED….
KENTUCKY 11-47 WILL HAVE A SIGNAL ON THE BRIDGE OVER TRAMMEL CREEK…. AND KENTUCKY 15-33 WILL HAVE A SIGNAL AT THE BRIDGE OVER
DIFFIDULT CREEK……
THE SIGNALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE FOR 30-DAYS……
MATHEWS
04/02/18
76 YEAROLD CARL MATHEW OF FRANKLIN DIED SATURDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE IN BOWLING GREEN….FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY
NATIVE WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT CRAFTON FUNERAL HOME IN FRANKLIN WITH BURIAL IN RESTLAWN MEMORIAL
GARDENS….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PATSY PATTERSON MATHEWS….THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; CARLA BYRD OF BOWLING GREEN, LESA AND
WOODY ETHERINGTON OF FRANKLIN AND KATHY AND KENNY INFINGER OF TENNESSEE…. A SISTER; JEWELL HOWELL….AND A BROTHER; BOBBY
BOTH OF ALLEN COUNTY….. THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/02/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY BULLITT CENTRAL……
SVILLE PROPERTY TAXES
03/29/18
THOSE WITH UNPAID SCOTTSVILLE PROPERTY TAX BILLS WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF EXTRA DAYS BEFORE THE PENALITY GOES UP…..
YOUR TAX BILLS SHOWS THAT IF IT’S PAID BY MARCH 31ST YOU’RE PAYING A SIX-PERCENT PENALITY…..AND THEN THE PENALITY GOES UP TO 19-
PERCENT APRIL FIRST….
BUT SINCE THE 31ST IS SATURDAY AND CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW…. THOSE WITH UNPAID SCOTTSVILLE PROPERTY TAX BILLS
HAVE UNTIL THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS MONDAY BEFORE THE PENALITY GOES UP TO 19-PERCENT ON TUESDAY….
GOOD FRIDAY CLOSINGS
03/29/18
HERE ARE YOUR GOOD FRIDAY CLOSINGS…..
STATE OFFICES AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSING AT 112NOON TOMORROW……
COUNTY OFFICES, THE P-V-A OFFICE, ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT OFFICE AND ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED TOMORROW…..
TRANSFER STATION CLOSED TOMORROW AND OPEN SATURDAY…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORRWM AND TOMORROW’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP MONDAY…..
CIRCUIT CLERKS OFFICE CLOSING AT 12NOON TOMORROW AND CLOSED SATURDAY….
COUNTY CLERKS AND SHERRIFFS DEPARTMENT OFFICES AND THE ANIMAL SHELTER CLOSED TOMORROW AND SATURDAY…..
NO SCHOOL IN ALLEN COUNTY TOMORROW…..
AND THE CORE WILL BE CLOSED SUNDAY……
JORDON
03/29/18
35 YEAR OLD JACOB RICHARD JORDAN OF LAFAYETTE DIED TUESDAY AT MACON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT ANDERSON AND SON FUNERAL HOME-LAFAYETTE CHAPEL-WITH BURIAL IN EULIA CEMETERY WITH POLICE HONORS…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY IS WIFE KATRINA JORDAN….AND TWO DAUGHTERS; KYNLEE JORDAN AND MAKAYLA HARRIS ALL OF LAFAYETTE…..HIS MOTHER
AND STEP-FATHERS; SANDRA AND DANNY DAVIS….HIS FATHER AND STEP-MOTHER; RICHARD AND DAWN JORDAN….AND THREE SISTERS AND
BROTHER-IN-LAW; KARA AND MARSHALL WILLIAMS, SAMATHA JORDAN AND HALEY JORDAN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….HIS FATHER-IN-LAW; RAYMOND
CARR…A BROTHER-IN-LAW AND SISER-IN-LAW; CHRIS AND DIANE CARR….A SISTER-IN-LAW; HILLARY SEXTON….AND HIS MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER;
TREVA TAYOR ALL OF TENNESSEE…..
SPORTS
03/29/18
THE PATRIOT TRACK TEAMS ARE IN METCALFE COUNTY TODAY…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO GREENWOOD……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM HOSTS RUSSELL COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY SAN JOSE…..
THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON IS SET TO OPEN TODAY…..
AS ST.LOUIS IS IN NEW YORK TO TAKE ON THE MET….
THE BRAVES HOST THE PHILLIES…..
AND THE REDS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY WASHINGTON…..
FISCAL COURT
03/28/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE SOUTH ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND THE KENTUCKY
TRANSPORTION CABINET PRESENTED THE RURAL SECONDARY ROAD PROGRAM FOR ALLEN COUNTY….
THE COURTS ALSO APPROVE APPLYING FOR A RECYLING GRANT….IN THE AMOUNT OF 15-THOUSAND-498 DOLLARS FOR A NEW BALER FOR THE
TRANSFER STATION…
AND APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO APPLY FOR A CRUM RUBBER GRANT….IN THE AMOUNT OF 63-HUNDRED DOLLARS….TO BE USED AS FLOWER BED
MULCH AT THE JUSTICE CENTER……
MEADOR
03/27/18
82 YEAR OLD LUCILLE MEADOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT SCOTTSVILLE OLD-FASHIONED MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 FRIDAY MORNING AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER 10 SATURDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; STEVE AND DEBBIE AND ELDER LONNIE AND PATRICIA ALL OF ADOLPHUS AND ELDER
MARK AND AMY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A DAUGHTER; DEBBIE MEADOR OF SCOTTSVILLE……10 GRANDCHILDLREN, 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN,
THREE STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE STEP-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
03/28/18
YESTERDAY…..THE LADY PATRIOT SOFT BALL TEAM SHUT-OUT THE GLASGOW LADY SCOTTIES 10 TO NOTHING……
THE PREDATORS GOT PAST MINNESOTA TWO TO ONE…..
AND AT THE MEN’S N-I-T…….
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE TOPPERS AS THEY DROPPED A 69 TO 64 DECISION TO UTAH…..
AND IN THE OTHER SEMI-FINAL GAME IT WAS PENN STATE 75 AND MISSISSIPPI STATE 60……
THE LADY TOPPER BASKETBALL TEAM HAS A NEW HEAD COACH…..
ASSISTANT COACH GREG COLLINS WAS PROMOTED TO THE TOP SPOT YESTERDAY FOLLOWING THE DEPARTURE OF MICHELLE CLARK-HERD .WHO
IS NOW THE HEAD COACH AT CINCINNATI…..
COLLINS HAS BEEN AN ASSISTANT FOR THE PAST SIX SEASONS….AND IN HER SIX YEARS ON THE HILL….CLARK-HEARD LEAD THE TEAM TO 154
WINS…. 48 LOSSES…. AND FOUR N-C-A-A TOURNAMEN APPEARANCES…..
AND THE UNIVERSTY OF LOUISVILLE HAS HIRED LONG TIME XAVIER COACH CHRIS MACK AS THE NEW MEN’S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH…..…..
STOP TIPLINE
03/27/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TAKING ANOTHER STEP IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY FOR THE THREE-THOUAND STUDENTS WHO ATTEND
CLASS DAILY IN THE DISTRICT…..
STUDENTS….PARENTS….OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN NO GO ON-LINE TO ANONYMOUSY REPORT A CONCERN REGARDING SAFETY…..
SECURITY….. VIOLENCE… BULLYING…..OR RISKEY BEHAVOIR……AS THE DISTRICT IS IMPLEMENTING “SAFETY TIPLINE” ON-LINE PREVENTION…. OR
“STOP TIPLINE”….. WHICH IS PROVIDED FREE BY THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AND IS DESIGNED AS AN “ON-LINE” REPORTING
AND PREVENTION TOOL…..
TO USE THE TIPLINE…LOG ON TO THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS HOME PAGE AT “ALLEN-DOT-KY-SCHOOLS-DOT-U-S”…..CLICK ON THE “STOP
TIPLINE LOGO” AND LEAVE YOUR TI….WHICH CAN BE DONE ANONYMOUSLY OR STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE TO HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT THEM…..
KY HIGHWAY MAP
03/27/18
THE TWENTY-18-19….KENTUCKY OFFICIAL HIGHWAY MAP….IS NOW AVAILABLE AT REST AREAS…..WELCOME CENTERS….LOCAL CONVENTION AND
TOURISM OFFICES….AND AT ALL KENTUCKY STATE PARKS….
TO ASSIST MOTORISTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH’S TRAVELED URBAN AREAS….15 INSERT MAPS DETAIL SEVERAL CITIES INCLUDNG BOWLING
GREEN…..OTHER MAP AIDS INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET’S FREE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM…..OR SAFE
PATROL……
THE OFFICIAL MAP….WHICH USE TO BE PUBLISHED EVERY YEAR IS NOW A TWO-YEAT PUBLICATION……AND AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE
OFFICIAL HIGHWAY MAP….ALONG WITH COUNTY AND CITY MAPS…..CAN BE DOWNLOADED ON-LINE AT TRANSPORTATION-K-Y-DOT-GOV…….
HEMP
03/27/18
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL WAS JOINED IN FRANKFORT YESTERDAY BY KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES TO
ANNOUNCE A MAJOR PUSH TO LEGALIZE HEMP…..HOPING TO BOOST THE COMMONWEALTH’S ECONOMY…..
THE BILL WOULD REMOVE HEMP FROM THE FEDERAL LIST OF CONTROLLED SUBSANCES AND LEGALIZE THE CROP AS AN AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITY……
KENTUCKY HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF HEMP’S COMBACK…..AS KENTUCKY AGRICULTUE OFFICIALS RECENTLY APPROVED MORE THAN 12-
THOUSAND ACRES TO BE GROWN THIS YEAR…..WITH 57-PROCESSORS HELPING TURN THE RAW PRODUCT INTO A MULTITUDE OF PRODUCTS…..
THE TWENTY-14 FEDERAL FARM BILL ALLOWS STATE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT TO DESIGNATE HEMP PROJECT FOR RESEARCH…..SO FAR 34-
STATES HAVE AUTHORIZED HEMP RRESEARCH…..WHILE ACTUAL PRODUCTION OCCURRED IN 19-STATES LAST YEAR…..
FEDERAL INDICTMENT
03/23/18
A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN LOUISVILLE HAS INDICTED TWO TENNESSEE RESIDENT IN A CONSPIRACY OF STEALING NEARLY 100-FIREARMS FROM
LICENSED DEALERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH….
KASHMA DARDY, JUNIOR OF NASHVILLE IS CHARGED WITH TAKING WEAPONS FROM WHEELER’S FASTWAY GUN AND PAWN ON SCOTTSVILLE ROAD
IN BOWLING GREEN…..
AND MARVIN JOHNSON OF MADISON IS CHARGED WITH THE BURGLARY OF WHEELERS…..AND WHITTAKER GUNS IN OWENSBORO……
ANDERSON
03/27/18
81 YEAR OLD IMOGENE ANDERSON OF REGINA DIED SUNDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WLLL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT LUCAS AND SON
FUNERAL HOME IN PIKEVILLE WITH BURIAL IN ANNIE E. YOUNG CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER SIX TONIGHT (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; LON ANDERSON…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DONNIE AND ANGIE OF SCOTTSVILLE, RICK AND
PEGGY AND ROGER ALL OF PIKEVILLE…..AND A SISTER; LORA WOODS OF VIRGINIA…..11 GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/27/18
THE PATROT BASEBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO MONROE COUNTY…..
THE TENNIS TEAMS ENTERTAIN SOUTH WARREN …..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GLASGOW…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARITY GAME ON 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM…. WVLE….STARTING AROUND FIVE-
15 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS RETURN HOME TO TAKE ON MINNESOTA……
THE MEN’S N-I-T FINAL FOUR GETS UNDERWAY TONIGHT….
AS PENN STATE GOES AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE…..
AND THE TOPPERS PLAY UTAH……
AFTER SERVING SIX MONTHS AS INTERIM “A-D”…..YESTERDAY THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APROVED THE HIRING OF
VINCE TYRA AS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR…..
TYRA WAS HIRED UNDER A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT AT 850-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR…..WITH A POSSIBLE 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
ADDITIONAL ANNUAL BONUSES….
MARKET BASKET
03/26/18
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY TWO YEARS……THE KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU’S MARKETBASKET SURVEY INDICATES FOOD PRICES INCREASES
SLIGHTLEY DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF TWENTY-18……
EACH QUARTER……40-BASIC FOOR IEMS ARE PRICED-CHECKED THROUGHOU THE COMMONWEALTH…..AND SINCE THE END OF TWENTY-
16…SURVEYED FOOD ITEMS HAD DROPPED BY A TOTAL OF THREE-DOLLARS AND 79-CENTS OR JUST OVER THREE-PERCENT……
THE UPWARD MOVEMENT IN FOOD PRICES AMOUNT TO ONE-OINT-35 PERCENT….OR ONE-DOLLAR AND 56-CENTS MORE THAN THE PRICE OF THE
SAME ITEMS SURVEYED DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF TWENY-17……
THE TOTAL PRICE OF THE 40-ITEMS CAME TO 115-DOLLARS AND 67-CENTS…..AND WHILE THIS CURRENT SURVEY INDICATES A RISE IN PRISES….AS
COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO….THE INCREASE IS LESS THAN A QUARTER-OF-A-PERCENT……
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES
03/26/18
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS…..TEACHERS….PARENTS…..AND VICTIMS RALLIE IN WASHINGTON D- C….AND ACROSS THE NATION ON
SATURDAY TO DEMAND TOUGHER GUN CONTROL MEASURES…..PART OF A WAVE OF POLITICAL ACTIVISM AMONG STUDENTS AND OTHERS IMPACTED
BY SCHOOL SHOOTINGS….
THE…..OUR LIVES MATTER RALLY IN BOWLING GREEN….SAW HUNDREDS MARCH FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY TO FOUNTAIN SQUARE
PARK…..WHERE THEY HEARD SEVERAL SPEAKERS…..
EKU BUDGET CUTS
03/26/18
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IS FACING 25-MILLON DOLLARS IN BUGET CUTS…AMIND AN INCREASE IN PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS AND CUTS TO
STATE FUNDING…..
PRESIDENT MICHAEL BENSON HAS MADE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT INCLUDE CLOSING THE SCHOOL’S DANVILLE CAMPUS…..ELEMINATING
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS….SLASH ATHLETIC SPENDING….AND CUTTING 200 POSITIONS…..
THE EASTERN BOARD OF REGENT WILL CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATONS AT ITS APRIL SIXTH MEETNG….
MEETINGS
03/26/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT FOUR AND ROYAL ARCH AND COUNCIL AND ALLEN FISCAL COURT
BOTH MEET TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7……
SPORTS
03/26/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS GO TO GLASGOW…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO SOUTH WARREN….
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY LOGAN COUNTY….
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE PREDATORS DROPPED A FIVE TO FOUR DECISION TO THE JETS…..
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
LOUISVILLE PUNCHED THEIR TICKET TO THE FINAL FOUR WITH A 76 TO 43 WIN OVER OREGON STATE…..
AND AT THE MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY….THE MONSTER ENERGY CUP SERIES WAS SNOWED OUT….AND THE S-T-P 500 WILL BE RUN TODAY…..
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
03/23/18
ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET….. KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL FROM FOUR-POINT-THREE
PERCENT IN JANUARY…..TO FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN FEBRUARY….
AND THIS FEBRUARY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO WELL BELOW THE FIVE-POINT-ONE PERCENT RECORDED IN FEBRUARY TWENTY-17……
THE COMMONWEALTH’S EMPLOYERS CONTINUED TO ADD WORKERS IN FEBRUARY…..HELPINT TO PUSH KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
DOWN…..AND THE JOBLESS RATE DOE NOT INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT LOOKED FOR WORK IN THE LAST FOUR WEEK……
ALSO IN FEBRUARY….THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINED FROM JANUARY TO FEBRUARY……AT FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT…..
FEED THE NEED
03/23/18
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY HAS COLLECTED MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND ITEMS TO DATE….IN THIS YEAR’S “FEED THE NEED” FOOD
DRIVE….
THIS YEAR….MORE THAN 70-COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN ALLEN…. BARREN…. BUTLER….HART….LOGAN….SIMPSON….AND WARREN
COUNTIES HELD INTERNAL FOOD DRIVES FROM FEBRURRY FIRST THRU MARCH 16TH….THIS BRINGS THE 10-YEAR TOTAL OF ITEMS COLLECTED TO
MORE THANT 675-THOUSAND…..
“FEED THE NEED” WAS CREATED 10-YEARS GO IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASED NEED IN COMMUNITIES FOR ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS….
INCLUDING FOOD….
SPORTS
03/23/18
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO WESTERN TO TAKE ON CHRISTIAN COUNTY……
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
LOUISVILLE TAKES ON STANFORD……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY….
THE PREDATORS LOST TO TORONTO FIVE TO TWO….
AND AT THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR KENTUCKY AS THEY DROPPED A 61 TO 58 DECISION TO KANSAS STATE…..
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES
03/22/18
A “MARCH FOR OUT LIVES” WILL BE HELD IN BOWLING GREEN SATURDAY IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL EVENT ORGANIZED TO PUSH FOR
STRICTER GUN LAWS IN THE WAKE OF THE SHOOTING DEATHS OF 17 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN PARKLAND-FLORIDA LAST MONTH AND THE
SHOOTING AT MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL THAT CLAIMED TWO LIVES IN JANUARY…..
THE BOWLING GREEN “MARCH FOR OUR LIVES”…..WHICH IS BEING COORDINATED BY THE CENTER FOR CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AT
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….IS TO ENCOURAGE LEGISLATORS TO PASS LAWS TO CREATE SAFER SCHOOLS AND CUT DOWN ON GUN
VIOLENCE…..
WATER COMMISSIONER TRAINING
03/22/18
THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HAS ISSUED AN ORDER REQUIRING LOCAL WATER DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS TO GET THEIR INITIAL
TRAINING THRU THE COMMISSION….
THE ORDER WAS ISSUED AFTER MULTIPLE WATER DISTRICTS RECENTLY VIOLATED BASIC LAWS GOVERNING FINANCES AND OPERATIONS……THE
COMMISSION SAYS THE PROBLEMS RAISED…..URGENT CONCERNS…..ABOUT THE CONSISTENCY AND LEVEL OF TRAINING LOCAL OFFICIALS
RECEIVE……
KENTUCKY LAW REQUIRES NEWLY APPOINTED WATER DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS TO RECEIVE 12-HOURS OF TRAINING IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF
OFFICE…..AND UNDER THE ORDER…..COMMISSIONERS MUST NOW GET THAT TRAINING THRU THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION……
TEACHERS RALLY
03/22/18
DESPITE THE SNOW AND COLD…..HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS RALLIED IN FRANKFORT YESTERDAY TO VOICE THEIR CONCERN ABOUT SENATE BILL-
ONE… WHICH COULD AFFECT THEIR RETIREMENT BENEFITS…..
A NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS CALLED OFF CLASSES YESTERDAY TO ALLOW THE TEACHERS TO RALLY…..
SEVERAL LAWMAKERS HAVE INDICAED THEY BELIVE SENATE BILL-ONE IS ‘DEAD” FOR THIS SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY…….
SPORTS
03/22/18
THE PATRTIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TRACK TEAMS GO TO GLASGOW…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO PLAY TORONTO…..
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE ANNOUINCED YESTERDAY THAT INTERIM BASKETBALL COACH DAVID PADGETT…..WILL NOT STAY ON AS THE
CARDINALS HEAD COACH….
PADGETT….A FORMER PLAYER….ASSISTANT COACH….AND DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALLL OPERATIONS AT LOUISVILLE…… REPLACED RICK PITINO
AFTER HE WAS FIRED AND LED THE CARDINALS TO 22-WINS AND AN N-I-T APPEARANCE THIS SEASON….….
AT THE MEN’S N-I-T TOURNAMENT…..
THE TOPPERS PUNCHED THEIR TICKET TO THE FINAL FOUR AS THEY DEFEATED OKLAHOMA STATE 92 TO 84….
WESTERN’S NEXT GAME WILL BE TUESDAY…..IN NEW YORK…..AS THEY TAKE ON UTAH……
ALZHEIMER’S REPORT
03/21/18
A NEW REPORT FROM THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION FINDS ALMOST SIX-MILLION AMERICANS…..INCLUDING 71-THOUSAND IN KENTUCKY….HAVE
ALZHEIMER’S DEMENITA….
AND THE REPORT PROJECTS THAT BY TWENTY-25….IN THE COMMONWEALTH…. THERE WILL BE A 21-PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER’S OR ANOTHER DEMENTIA…..
ALZHEMER’S IS THE SIXTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN BOTH KENTUCKY AND THE “U-S”….AND IT’S THE ONLY DISEASE IN THE TOP 10 CAUSES OF
DEATH IN THE “U-S” WITHOUT A WAY TO PREVENT….CURE….OR EVEN SLOW ITS PROGRESSION…..
THE REPORT ALSO FOUND THAT IN TWENTY-17…..MORE THAN 16-MILLION AMERICANS….INCLUDING 272-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS…..PROVIDED 18-
BILLION HOURS OF UNPAID CARE……RRESULTING IN 11-BILLION DOLLARS IN HEALTH CARE COSTS IN THE UNITED STATES LAST YEAR……
SENATE BUDGET
03/21/18
THE KENTUCKY SENATE HAS PASSED ITS VERSION OF A NEW….TWO-YEAR BUDGET THAT CONTAINS NO NEW TAXES…..AS IT REJECTS THE HOUSE’S
PLAN TO RAISE ABOUT 500-MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH TAXES ON CIGARETTES AND PAIN PILLS….
THE SENATE BUDGET PUTS RECORD AMOUNTS IN PER-PURPIL FUNDING…KNOWN AS SEEK…..AND ALSO MOVES THE COMMONWEALTHS PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES TO PERFORMANCE BASED FUNDING…..WHILE ENSURING FUNDING FOR WESTERN AND NORTHER KENTUCKY UNIVERSITIES ARE ON
PAR WITH THE OTHER SIX UUNIVERSITIES….
THE SENATE’S SPENDING PLAN RESTORES FUNDING FOR SOME PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE KENTUCKY MESO NET WEATHERING MONITORING
SYSTEM…..AND THE SENATE’S BUDGET KEEPS THE GOVERNOR’S PROPOSAL TO PUT ABOUT THREE-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLARS INTO THE
KENTUCKY PENSION SYSTEMS….
THE SENATE ALSO WANTS TO PUT MORE POLICE OFFICERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL BY MAKING IT LESS EXPENSIVE TO HIRE THEM….THE PROPOSAL
WOULD LET LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES REHIRE….RETIRED OFFICERS…. AS SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY
FOR THEIR RETIREMENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE…..IT WOULD ALSO LET STATE TROOPERS TAKE SECOND JOB AS SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS….
WHICH THEY CANN’T DO NOW…..
BLOOD MOBILE
03/21/18
THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE WILL BE AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST TODAY…..FROM THREE TO SEVEN……
TO DONATE YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE……
WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS……
BE IN GOOD HEALTH……
AND NOT HAVE DONATED N THE PAST 56 DAYS…..
DONORS SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D CARD OR A PHOTO I-D……
SPORTS
03/21/18
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
AT THE MEN’S N-I-T……
THE TOPPERS TAKE ON OKLAHOMA STATE……
THE KENTUCK Y DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLFIE WILL STUDY THE IMPACT OF ALLOWING ANGLERS…..PARTICIPATING IN FISHING
TOURNAMENTS….TO KEEP SHORTER BASS IN LAKES WITH SPECIAL REGULATIONS…..
THE THREE YEAR TEST WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO SRING AND TWO FALL TOURNAMENTS EACH YEAR ON LAKE CUMERLAND AND CAVE RUN LAKE…..
AND DURING THE TEST…..THE NUMBER OF FISH ANGLERS CAN KEEP EACH DAY WILL NOT CHANGE……
SCHOOL BOARD
03/20/18
EFORE LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEEING…..THE BOARD HELD A WORK SESSION CONCERNING SCHOOL SAFETY
HORACE JOHNSON….WHO’S HAD A LONG CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT…..AND HE TOLD THE BOARD KNEE JERK REACTIONS DON’T SOLVE
PROBLEMS…THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO IS AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBLEM AND THEN COME UP WITH RESPONSES……..
DURING THE MEETING….TWO RESIDENTS ADDRESSED THE BOARD….RON KEEN SAID HE WOULD VOLUNTEER HIS TIME TO SPEARHEAD A “SAFETY”
FUND RAISING EFFORT FOR THE DISTRICT……AND WENDELL SPEARS ASKED THE BOARD TO CONSIDER A COVERED WALKWAY AT THE PRIMARY
CENTER…..WHERE ONE-THIRD OF THE DISTRICT’S STUDENTS STAND OUT IN THE WEATHER TO BE DROPPED OFF OR PICKED UP….THE BOARD
APPROVED RENEWING THE STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AT A COST O 86-THOUSAND-270 DOLLARS…..
DURING HIS REPORT…..SUPERINTENDENT RANDALL JACKSON TOLD THE BOARD THE PENSION REFORM BILL IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPEARS
TO BE DEAD…..
AND THE BOARD APPROVED A JUNOR VARSITY SOCCER PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL BEGINNING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR…..
WESTERN LAY OFFS
03/20/18
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS SENT A LETTER TO FACULTY AND STAFF…. DETAILING SPECIFIC POSITIONS THAT WILL BE ELIMINATED DUE
TO A BUDGET REDUCITON…….
IN FEBRUARY IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT 40-VACANT POSITIONS WOULD NOT BE FILLED…..AND ABOUT 100 WOULE BE ELIMINATED….
MONDAY’S LETTER SAID THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF FILLED….FULL-TIME POSITIONS ELIMINATED WOULD BE 62…..ALONG WITH 57-VACANT
POSITIONS…..
BARREN DEPUTY DIES
03/20/18
A BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY DIED SUNDAY……OF A HEART ATTACK…. WHILE ASSISTING OTHER DEPUTIES WITH AN ON-GOING
INVESTIGATION…..
DETECTIVE RUSTY ANDERSON…..WHO HAD BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR 17-YEARS…..STARTED HIS CAREER WITH THE GLASGOW POLICE
DEPARTMENT……
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
03/20/18
THERE WAS AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN DAVIESS COUNTY YESTERDAY….
A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT WAS STOLEN IN LEXINGTON WAS LOCATED AT A RESIDNCE ON HILL BRIDGE ROAD….AS OFFICERS APPROACHED A
SUSPSECT RAN FROM THE HOUSE….GOT INTO THE JEEP AND DROVE OFF…
HE CRASHED ABOUT A MILE AWAY AND THEN FLED ON FOOT….WHEN A TROOPER CAUGHT UP WITH THE SUSPECT HE HAD A PISTOL IN HIS HAND….
HE WAS TOLD TO DROP THE WEAPON….BUT KEPT WALKING TOWARD HIM AND THEN POINT THE PISTOL AT THE TROOPER WHO FIRED HIS RIFLE….
STRIKING THE SUBJECT….
HE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT…BUT LATER DIED…..AND HIS IDENTITY REMAINS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME….
SPORTS
03/20/18
THE PATRIOT TRACK TEAMS GO TO SOUTH WARREN…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM PLAYS AT WARREN EAST….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON LOGAN COUNTY…..
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE PREDATORS SHUT-OUT BUFFALO FOUR TO NOTHING….
AND AT THE MEN’S N-I-T……
THE TOPPERS DEFEATED U-S-C 79 TO 75…….
CLEAN UP WEEK
03/19/18
SPRING CLEAN UP WEEK IN SCOTTSVILLE AND ALLEN COUNTY GETS UNDERWAY TODAY…..AND RUNS THRU SATURDAY…..
THE DUMPING FEE AT THE TRANSFER STATION WILL BE 21-DOLLARS AND 80-CENTS PER TON….WHICH IS HALF THE NORMAL COST…..
AND THE TRANSFER STATION WILL BE OPEN TODAY…..WEDNESDAY…..AND FRIDAY FORM SEVEN TO FIVE…..
TOMORROW AND THURSDAY FROM SEVEN TO SIX…..
AND SATURDAY FROM SEVEN TO NOON……
TRAIN DERAILMENT
03/19/18
AUTHORITIES SAY FOUR PEOPLE WERE INJURED AFTER A TRAIN DERAILMENT…. INVOLVING TWO TRAINS…..OCCURRED IN SCOTT COUNTY LAST
NIGHT.....
THERE WAS A DIESEL FUEL SPILL AND ALL FIRES HAVE BE CONTAINED….
RESIDENTS IN TWO TRIALER PARKS WERE EVACUATEDL….BUT WERE ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME AROUND TWO-30 THIS MORNING…..
SO FAR….THERE HAS BEEN NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT…..
MEETINGS
03/19/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HISTORICAL SOCITY I BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND GRAHAM LODDGE AND THE PLANNING
AND ZONING COMMISSION BOTH MEET A 7…..
THURSDAY NIGHT THE JAYCEES MEET AT 7……
SPORTS
03/19/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS GO TO WARREN EAST….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD IN A VARSITY/JUNIOR VARISTY DOUBLEHEADER…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-
FM…. WVLE….STARTING AROUND FIVE-20 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS GO TO BUFFALO……
AT THE MEN’S N-I-T……
THE TOPPERS TAKE ON U-S-C…….
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT
03/16/18
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE FROM TWO-POINT-NINE PECENT
IN DECEMBER….TO THREE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN JANUARY……
HOWEVER….THIS JANUARY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS WELL BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT RECORDED IN JANUARY TWENTY-17…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT….UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN BARREN AND
MONROE COUNTIES TO FIVE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWETH….JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 119 COUNTIES AND ROSE IN ONE BETWEEN JANUARY TWENTY-17 AND ANDJANUARY
TWENTY-18….
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT TWO-POINT-NINE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 15-POINT-TWO PERCENT….
FILING BILL
03/16/18
UNDER A BILL BEING CONSIDERED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMLBY…..POLITICAL CANDIDATES IN THE COMMONWEALTH WOULD HAVE TO FILE FOR
OFFICE ABOUT A MONTH EARLIER……
RIGHT NOW…THE DEADLINE FOR FILING FOR OFFICE IS THE LAST TUESDAY OF JANUARY…..BUT THE PROPOSED BILL WOULD CHANGE THE FILIND
DEADLINE TO THE FIRST FIRDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY OF JANUARY……
SUPPORTERS OF THE BILL SAY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY…..AND
LAWMAKERS TYPICALLY DON’T DO MUCH UNTIL THE FILING DEADLINE HAS PASSED…..
SPORTS
03/16/18
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TOFAY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN COLORADO TO TAKE ON THE AVALANCHE….
THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY…..
AS TENNESSEE TAKES ON LIBERTY…..
LOUISVILLE PLAYS BOISE STATE….
AND THE LADY TOPPERS BATTLE OREGON STATE….
AT THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT….
CINCINNATI TANGLES WITH GEORGIA STATE…..
LIPSCOMB BATTLES NORTH CAROLINA…..
AND MURRAY TAKES ON WEST VIRGINIA……
QUARTER-FINAL ACTION IS ON TAP AT THE BOYS SWEET 16 TODAY…..
TODAY…..
CORBIN TAKES ON SCOTT COUNTY….
AND WARREN CENTRAL BATTLES PIKEVILLE……
TONIGHT…
CAMPBELL COUNTY GOES AGAINST OLDHAM COUNTY…..
AND COVINGTON CATHOLICE PLAYS FERN CREEK…..
THE HOT RODS “FAN FEST” IS TOMORROW…FROM 10 TO 12NOON….AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK…..WITH SEVERAL FUN….FAMILY-FRIENDLY
ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE DAY….
THERE WILL BE STADIUM TOURS…GAMES…..AND GIVEAWAYS…..
THE HOT RODS OPEN THEIR 10TH SEASON ON APRIL FIFTH WHEN THEY HOST THE DAYTON DRAGONS….……
BEVIN SLAMS TEACHERS
03/15/18
DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH A CAMPBSLLSVILLE RADIO STATION YESTERDAY…. GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAID KENTUCKY TEACHERS WHO ARE
PROTESTING OVER CUTS TO BENEFITS ARE HAVING A “TEMPER TANTRUM” AND HE CALLED THE “SELFISH”….
THE GOVEROR SAID IF THEY GET WHAT THEY WANT….. THERE WON’T BE A PENSON SYSTEM FOR THE YOUNGER PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL
WORKING…..
LAST WEEK…..A BILL CUTTING ANNUAL COST-OF-LIVNG RAISES FOR RETIRED TEACHERS ONE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT TO ONE-PERCENT CLEARED A
KEY HURDLE IN THE LEGISLATURE...
BUT SINCE THEN…..SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS HAS SAID HE DOESN’T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF HOPE FOR THE BILL…..
PIKEVILLE OFFICER SHOT
03/15/18
A PIKEVILLE POLICE OFFICER WAS SHOT AND KILLED TUESDAY NIGHT AS HE WAS ASSISTING STATE POLICE WITH AN INVESTIGATION….
OFFICER SCOTTY HAMILTON WAS A 12-YEAR VETERAN OF THE DEPARTMENT….
STATE POLCIE SAY THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER HAS NOT BEEN CAPTURED…..
SPORTS
03/15/18
OPENING ROUND ACTION CONTINUES AT THE BOYS SWEET 16 BEING PLAYED AT RUPP ARENA….
TODAY…..
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS TAKES ON CAMPBELL COUNTY….
AND OLDHAM COUNTY BATTLES MCCRACKEN NCOUNTY……
TONIGHT…
APOLLO GOES AGAINST COVINGTON CATHOLIC…..
AND FERN CREEK PLAYS BOYD COUNTY…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AT 10-45 THIS MORNING…..
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO ARIZONA…..
PLAY BEGINS AT THE WOMEN’S N-I-T AS…..
CINCINNATI TAKES ON MICHIGAN STATE….
AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE GOES AGAINST BALL STATE…..
AT THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
TENNESSEE TANGLES WITH WRIGHT STATE……
AND KENTUCKY PLAYS DAVIDSON…..
MARKET BASKET SURVEY
03/14/18
KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU’S LATEST MARKET-BASKET SURVEY INDICATED FOOD PRICES DROPPED ONCE AGAIN DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER
OF LAST YEAR…. WHICH CONTINUES SEEN THROUGHOUT THE LAST TWO YEARS OF THE SURVEY……
DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF LAST YEAR……OVER-ALL SURVEYED ITEMS COST ONE-DOLLAR AND 52-CENTS OVER THE PREVIOUS
QUARTER…..
THE 40-ITEMS COST A TOTAL OF 114-DOLLAS AND 11-CENTS….WHICH WAS DOWN FROM 115-DOLLARS AND 63-CENTS IN THE THIRD QUARTER…..
AND WAS ALSO DOWN FROM THE 117-DOLLARS AND 90-CENTS DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF TWENTY-16……
DECLINES CAME FROM FRUITS AND VEGETABLES….GRAINS….DAIRY…. AND PORK…..
WHILE SLIGHT INCREASES CAME FROM BEEF AND POULTRY…….
HORSE CAVE OFFICERS
03/14/18
TWO HORSE CAVE POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON PAID LEAVE WHILE A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES…..
CHIEF SEAN HENRY AND OFFICER CHRIS TRULOCK ARE ON INDEFINATE LEAVE….AND HORSE CAVE MAYOR RANDALL CURRY SAYS HE HAS NO IDEA
WHY THE DEPARTMENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED….
WITH THE SUSPENSONS….THE DEPARTMEENT IS DOWN TO FOUR OFFICERS…WITH ONE ASSIGNED TO CAVERNA HIGH SCHOOL…..AND STATE
POLICE AND THE HART COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARE PROVIDING E LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE…..
FATAL
03/14/18
AN ACCIENT ON THE NUNN PARKWAY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON CLAIMED A LIFE….
ACCORDING TO GLASGOW POLICE THE S-U-V LEFT THER ROADWAY….COLLIDED WITH A GUARDRAIL….AND THEN OVERTURNED….
THE DRIVER WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIENT….HOWEVER….NO OTHER INFORMATION IS BEING RELEASED PENDING NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF KIN…..
SPORTS
03/14/18
THE BOYS SWEET 16 GETS UNDERWAY TODAY AT RUPP ARENA….
IN OPENING ROUND ACTION TODAY…..
CORBIN TAKES ON ESTILL COUNTY….
AND SCOTT COUNTY BATTLES LOUISVILLE TRINITY……
TONIGHT…SOUTHWESTERN GOES AGAINST WARREN CENTRAL…..
AND PIKEVILLE PLAYS JOHN HARDIN…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AT 10-45 THIS MORNING…..
FISCAL COURT
03/13/18
AT THIS MORNING’S FISCAL COURT MEETING……THE COURT APPROVED A ROPOSAL TO ASSIGN ANOTHER SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER FROM THE
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TO THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT…..…
AS THEY DO WITH THE CURRENT RESOURCE OFFICER…..THE COUNTY WILL PAY ONE-THIRD OF THE COST AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO-
THIRDS….
A CURRENT CONSTABLE HAS COMMITTED TO TAKING OVER PART OF THE TRAFFIC CONTROL DUTIES AND THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS WORKING
WITH ANOTHER CONSTABLE TO ALSO DO TRAFIC CONTROL….
NEW FAMILY BENEFITS
03/13/18
08:05AM
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW PAID PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE BENEFIT…..
STARTING APRIL FIRST….THESE NEW BENEFITS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFYING EVENTS TO ELIGIBLE….FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
AT DOLLAR GENERAL’S 14-THOUSAND RETAIL LOCATIONS….15-DISTRIBUTION CENTER…..AND THE CORPORATE OFFICES……
BEGINNING APRIL FIRST…..THE PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYEES TWO WEEKS OF PAID TIME OFF FOR QUALIFYING PARENTAL
LEAVE…..BIRTH MOTHERS WILL RECEIVE EIGHT WEEKS OF PALID TIME OFF…..COMPRISED OF TWO WEEKS OF QUALIFYING PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
AND AN ADDITIONAL SIX WEEKS OF QUALIFYING PAID MATERNITY LEAVE…..
ADDTIONALLY…..THE COMPANY WILL NOW PROVIDE EMPLOYEES UP TO FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ADOPTION ASSISTANCE……
CITY COUNCIL
03/13/18
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING…..FINAAL APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO TWO ZONING ORDINANCES…..ONE WILL REZONE
PROPERTY ON NORTH EIGHTH FROM SINGLE FAMILTY TO MULTI-FAMILY AND THE SECOND WILL REZONE PROPERTY AT THE CORNER OF EAST MAIN
AND NORTH EIGHTH FOR CONSTRUCITON OF A NEW JUNIOR FOODS/ CROSS ROADS I-G-A STORE…..
THE COUNCIL APPROVED FILING FOR A TRANSPORTATION GRANT …..
COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL MCGUIE READ A PREPARED STATEMENT ON HIS CONCERNS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY….INCLUDING THE ARMING OF
FACULITY AND STAFF…..
POLICE CHIEF JEFF PEARSON THEN TALKED ABOUT A RECENT TWO-HOUR MEETING ON SCHOOL SAFETY WERE THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF SUPPORT
FOR ARMING FACULITY AND STAFF….PEARSON STRESSED ACTONS NEED TO BE PRO-ACTIVE AND NOT RE-ACIVE AND HE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF
THE THING THAT HAVE BEEN INPLEMENTED SINCE THAT MEETING….INCLUDING A WEEKLY MEETING WERE “THREATS ARE DISCUSSED” AND VISITS
ARE MADE TO HOMES WHERE THE THREATS COME FROM……
DISASTER DECLARATON
03/13/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS REQUESTED A PRESIDENTIAL DISASTER DECLARATON FOR 22-EASTERN COUNTIES THAT WERE IMPACTED DURING
SEVERE FLOODING LAST MONTH……CAUSING 18-MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES TO HIGHWAYS….. BRIDGES…..AND LOCAL INFRASTRUTURE…..
THE DECLARATION WOULD PROVIDE THE COUNTIES WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS…..
SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-NINE……THE COMMONWEALTH HAS BEEN GRANTED 19-FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTER AS A RESULT OF SEVERE
WEATHER AND FLOODING…..MAKING KENTUCKY ONE OF ONLY 12 STATES TO QUALIFY FOR ENHANCED ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF
DISASTER EVENTS…..
SHELTON
03/13/18
91 YEAR OLD MARGIE CALVERT SHELTON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO
THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; HILDA TROUTT OF SCOTTSVILLE….A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…..
TABOR
03/13/18
82 YEAR OLD GERALD BRONVILLE TABOR OF SCOTTSVILLED DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE
TOMORROW ( WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……AND MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO LIBERTY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BUILDING FUND, GIDEON’S OR HOSPARUA……
HE’S IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LAUNA TABOR….TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; NATHON AND DEBBIE AND TIM AND LISA ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/13/18
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON WINNIPEG……
PLAY BEGINS TONIGHT IN THE MEN’S N-I-T TOURNAMENT…..
AS MIDDLE TENNESSEE GOES AGAINST VERMONT, LOUISVILLE TAKES ON NORTHEN KENTUCKY AND THE TOPPERS TANGLE WITH BOSTON
COLLEGE…..
AND PLAY-IN GAMES ARE ON TAP FOR THE N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
AS L-I-U BROOKLYN PLAYS RADFORD…..
AND ST. BONAVENTURE GOES AGAINST U-C-L-A……
KY UNEMPLOYEMNT RATE FALLS
03/09/18
ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET….. KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT FELL FROM FOUR-POINT-FIVE
PERCENT LAST DECEMBER…..TO FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN JANUARY…..
THE TWENTY-18 JANUARY JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO NINE-TENTHS OF A PERCENTAGE POINT BELOW THE FIVE-POINT-TWO PERCENT RECORDED
IN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR…..
DATA FROM THE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FOUND MORE PEOPLE WORKING IN JANUARY…..HOWEVER….THE DECREASE IN THE COMMONWEALTH’S
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS DUE PRIMARILY TO FEWER INDIVIDUALS SEARCHING FOR WORK AND PARTICIPATING IN THE LABOR FORCE IN
JANUARY…..
ALSO IN JANUARY……THE “U-S” JOBLESS RATE WAS UNCHANGED AT FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT FROM DECEMBER TO JANUARY……
KY VIETNAM WALL
03/09/18
A REPLICA OF THE VIETNAM WALL……THAT DISPLAYS NAMES OF KENTUCIANS KILLED IN THE VIETNAM WAR…WILL BE UNVEILED IN FRANKFOT
MONDAY…
THE TRAVELING KENTUCKY WALL ALSO DISPLAYS THE NAMES OF KENTUCKIANS WHO WERE TAKEN PRISONER OR STILL MISSING…...IN ALL….
THERE ARE 11-HUNDRED –FIVE NAMES ON THE NINE-FOOT-TALL….18-FOOT-LOGN REPLICA….
THE KENNTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WON’T HAVE A PERMANENT HOME…..BUT WILL TRAVEL THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH AND
VISIT EVERY COUNTY……
SEVERAL VETERANS GROUPS AND OTHERS RAISED THE FUNDS FOR THE WALL TWO YEARS AGO……
DISMON
03/09/18
53 YEAR OLD DANNY WAYNE DISMON OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT HIS RESIDENCE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…… VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS
AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…… AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; HEIDI DISMON….HIS PARENTS; CHARLES AND BRENDA DISMON….A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; VICKIE AND JOE
TAYLOR….TWO BROTHERS; BRO. TERRY AND CHRISTY AND JOE AND CARLA…..AND TWO STEP-CHILDREN; DONNA AND DREW DOVE…..A STEP-
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…...
SPORTS
03/09/18
QUARTER FINAL ACTON IS ON TAP TODAY AS THE GIRL’S SWEET 16 CONTINUES AT THE B-B-AND-T ARENA AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……
TODAY…..…..
OWENSBORO CATHOLIC PLAYS MERCER….
AND GEORGE ROGERS CLARK TAKES ON E’TOWN……
THEN TONIGHT…..
RYLE GOES AGAINST MERCY….
AND BOYD COUNTY PLAYS DUPONT MANUAL…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….. STARTING AT 10:45 THIS MORNING…..
SIMPSON MAN SENTENCED
03/08/18
A SIMPSON COUNTY MAN WAS SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT YESTERDAY TO 20-YEARS IN PRISON…..WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE….FOR
MAKING AND POSSESSING ILLEGAL FIREARMS…..COMMONLY KNOWN AS MOLOTOV COCKTAILS
20 YEAR OLD TREY ALEXANDER GWATHNEY-LAW HAD PLEAD GUILTY IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR TO COUNTS ONE AND TWO OF A FEDERAL SUPERSEDING
INDICTMENT….
GWATHNEY-LAW HAD TOLD AN ACQUAINTANCE THAT HE MADE THE DEVICES IN ORDER TO BLOW-UP FRANKLIN/SIMPSON MIDDLE SCOOL……
VP VISIT
03/08/18
VICE-PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE WAS IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY TO PROMOTE TAX REFORM….
THE VICE-PRESIDENT SPOKE TO A FULL HOUSE AT…..MORE-THAN-A-BAKERY IN VERSAILLES…WHICH STARTED BACK IN THE 1850’s IN PENCE’S
HOME STATE OF INDIANA….AND THEN EXPANDED INTO KENTUCKY IN TWENTY-16….
THE STOP WAS ONE OF SEVERAL VISITS THE VICE-PRESIDENT IS MAKING ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR……AMERICAN FIRST POLICIES….WHICH IS THE
NONPRFIT PROMOTING THE PRESIDENT’S WORK……
SPORTS
03/08/18
THE GIRL’S SWEET 16 CONTINUES AT THE B-B-AND-T ARENA AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……
IN OPEING ROUND GAMES TODAY…..
RYLE PLAYS SIMON KENTON….
AND MERCY TAKES ON KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL……
THEN TONIGHT…..
BOYD COUNTY GOES AGAISNT WEBSTER COUNTY….
AND SCOTT COUNTY PLAYS DUPONT MANUAL…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….. STARTING AT 10:45 THIS MORNING…..
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
03/06/18
KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS REACHED ITS LOWEST LEVEL SINCE TWO-THOUSAND…..WHEN IT WAS FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT……
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE STATISTICS……THE COMMONWEALTH’S JOBLESS RATE DROPPED
FROM FIVE-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN TWENTY-16….TO FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT LAST YEAR….
SECTORS THAT SAW AN INCREASE INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH SERVICES…..LEISURE…..HOSPITALITY…..AND MANUFACTURING…..
AND SECTORS THAT DECLINED WERE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES…..FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES…..AND THE GOVERNMENT……
THE NATONAL ANNUAL UNEMPLOYEMENT ALSO FELL LAST YEAR FROM FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN TWENTY-16…..TO FOUR-POINT-FOUR
PERCENT IN TWENTY-17……
HORSE CAVE POLICE
03/06/18
THE F-B-I SAYS THAT AS PART OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION…..THEY AND THE STATE POLICE WERE AT THE HORSE CAVE POLICE DEPARTMENT
YESTERDAY….
WHILE NO DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED….THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD BEEN TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR AN INVESTIGATION…
REPORTEDLY….THEY TOOK PICTURES OF THE INSIDE OF A LEAST ONE CRUSIER AND TOOK SEVERAL BOXS OUT OF THE DEPARTMENT…..
SPORTS
03/06/18
THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED AS BOWLING GREEN PLAYS WARREN CENTRAL……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON DALLAS….
GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL HAS HIRED WILLIAM HOWARD AS THEIR NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH….REPLACING CHRIS SEABOLT WHO STEPPED
DOWN IN DECEMBER….
HOWARD….A 1995 W-K-U GRADUATE…WHERE HE PLAYED FOR THE TOPPERS…HAS SPENT THE LAST FOUR SEASONS WITH THE GATORS…
HOWARD HAS ALSO COACHED AT WARREN CENTRAL….BARREN COUNTY….ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE AND AT WESTERN AS A GRADUATE
ASSISTANT……
IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING THE MEN’S S-E-C TOUNAMENT IN ST. LOUIS….YOU’LL BE ASKED TO ENTER THE EVENT WITH CLEAR BAGS…..
THE S-E-C IS STRONGLY ENCOURAING FANS NOT TO BRING ANY BAGS TO THE TOURNAMENT….BUT IF THEY DO…..IT MUST BE CLEAR OR A SMALL
CLUTCH BAG….
EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY ITEMS…..….
BRIDGE CLOSED
03/05/18
THE JUDGE EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT THE BRIDGE ON MITCHEL WEAVER ROAD WILL BE CLOSED…..BEGINNING
TODAY…..UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE……
BOIL WATER ADVISORY
03/05/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT HAS ISSUED A BOIL WATER ADVISORY….THAT WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE…..FROM 41-60 OLD
BOWLING GREEN ROAD TO 49-55 OLD BOWLING GREEN ROAD…..
AND THIS INCLUDES ALL SPEARS ROAD RESIDENTS……
SHOOTING
03/05/18
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING TWO INDIVIDUAL IN CONNECTION WITH A SATURDAY NIGHT SHOOTING…..
22 YEAR OLD JOEY BROWN OF GLASGOW GOT INTO AN ALTERCATION… WITH 53 YEAROLD JOHN WHEAT AND 334 YEAR OLD ASHLEY FINN BOTH OF
GLASGOW….IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT ON OAK GROVE CHURCH ROAD…NEAR PARK CITY….
WHEAT AND FINN BOTH PRODUCED FIREARMS AND DEMANDED BROWN GIVE THEM MONEY…..FINN FIRED A SHOT IN THE AIR….WHILE WHEAT SHOT
POINT BLANK AT BROWN STRICKING HIM IN THE NECK….
BROWN WAS FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL….
AND ARREST WARRANTS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FOR WHEAT AND FINN…..
FATAL-ALLEN
03/05/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT ON FRANKLIN ROAD YESTERDAY MORNING THAT CLAIMED A LIFE….
REPORTEDLY……27 YEAR OLD LESLIE ADAMS OF FRANKLIN SWERVED HER TWO-THOUSAND-SIX CHEVY H-H-R TO AVOID A CAR THE WAS STOPPED
TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO NEW ROE ROAD…...AND STEARED INTO THE PATH OF A TWENTY-12 CRYSLER 200 OPERATED BY 42 YEAR
OLD BARRETT WRIGHT OF BOWLING GREEN…..
ADAMS WAS FLOWN TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER WHERE SHE LATER DIED….
WRIGHT AND A PASSENGER…...42 YEAR OLD LARISSA HARRIS OF FRANKLIN WERE TREATED AND RELEASED FROM A LOCAL HOSPITAL…..
OPEN MIC
03/05/18
FARM OUT RECORDS WILL BEGIN ITS FOURTH YEAR OF…OPEN MIC….TONIGHT AT THE WASHINGTON CENTER…..
REGISTRATION BEGINS AT SIX-30 AND PERFORMANCES AT SEVEN…..
MEETINGS
03/05/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEET TONIGHT AT 6-30 AND THE SADDLE CLUB MEETS AT 7……
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 5 THE SCOTTSVILLE ART GUILD MEETS…..
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7……
SPORTS
03/05/18
LADY PATRIOT SENIOR OUTFIELDER…TAYLOR STAMPS….HAS BECOME THE 29TH FASTPTICH SOFTBALL PLAYER TO PLAY COLLEGE SOFTBALL….AS
SHE COMMITTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO PLAY FOR TRANSLYVANIA UNIVERSITY……
STAMPS WILL START HER FINAL YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL WITH A BATING AVERAGE OF THREE-76….114 HITS….28 DOUBLES….THREE
HOME RUNS…AND 71 R-B-I’s…..
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CONTINUES .AT DIDDLE ARENA…….
AS BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON TODD COUNTY CENTRAL…..
AND RUSSELL COUNTY PLAYS WARREN CENTRAL……
JUVENILE THRREATS
03/02/18
12:05PM
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER JEFF CENTERS WAS CALLED TO THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS OFFICE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN REFERENCE TO A
STUDENT MAKE VERBAL THREATS TOWARD ANOTHER STUDENT….THE ACCUSED WAS SENT TO THE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER FOR THREE
DAY AFTER MAKING SEXUAL REMARKS TO A FEMALE STUDET.....AFTER RETURNING TO REGULAR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES….. THE ACCUSED SAID HE
WAS…..GOING TO POUR HOT TAT ON THE FEMALE….LAYER HER IN FEATHERS….POUR GASOLINE ON HER….AND LIGHT HER ON FIRE…..AS HE WAS
BEING EXCORTED TO THE OFFICE THEY MET THE MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS AND HE THREATENED THEM…..HE WAS CHARGED WITH TWO
COUNTS OF TERRORISTIC THREATENING AND TWO COUNTS OF TAMPERING WITH A WITNESS…..
A FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IS ALSO FACING CHARGES AFTER IT WAS DISCOVRED SHE HAD A “HIT LIST” CONTAINING THE NAMES OF SEVEN
STUDENTS AND AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND A LIST OF FAVORITE WEAPONS…..…..THE LIST WAS DISCOVERED AS RESOURCE OFFICE BOBBY
JACKSON WAS TAKING THE STUDENT TO THE RIVENDELL JUVENILE CRISIS UNIT REGARDING AN ALLEGED SUICIDE ATTEMPT THE NIGHT BEFORE…..
IT WAS ALSO REPORTED SHE SENT MESSAGES….VIA FACE BOOK….THAT SHE WAS SO ANGRY SHE STOOD OVER HER MOM WITH A KNIFE AS SHE
SLEPTINVE….THE ACCUSED WENT ON TO ASK….WOULD YOU STILL BE MY FRIEND IF I KILLED SOMEONE…AND FURTHER ON TO STATE SHE COULDN’
T PROMISE SHE WOULDN’T”…..
THE YOUNG LADY GAVE A STATEMENT SHE HAD A HIT LIST AND HAD WRITTEN DETAILS OF HOW TO COMMIT MURDERS ALONG WITH HOW SHE WOULD
KILL THEM…..
OFFICER THEN WENT TO HER RESIDENCE…. WHERE CONSENT WAS GIVEN TO SEARCH HER BELONGINS AND A BLACK BOOK CONTAINING THE HIG
LIST WAS LOCATED….AND SHE WAS CHARGED WITH EIGHT COUNTS OF TERRORISTIC THREATENING….
THEY ALSO DISCOVERED ANOTHER NAME WRITTEN ON THE LIST WHO THE ACCUSED SAID HAD BULLIED HER IN THE SEVENTH GRADE….AND SHE
WAS CHARGED WITH ANOTHER COUNT OF TERRORISTIC THREATENING……
VOTER SECURITY
03/02/18
THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF ELECTIONS HAS VOTED TO REQUIRE ALL FUTNER ELECTION EQUIPMENT PURCHASE IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO
PROVIDE A VOTER-VERIFIED PAPER TRAIL….
MOST COUNTIES ALREADY ALLOW VOTERS TO CAST BALLOTS WITH A PAPER TRAIL…. AND MANY ALSO UTILIZE PAPERLESS…..DIRECT-RECORDING
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES…..THAT PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE FEATURES TO ALLOW VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES TO CAST BALLOTS
INDEPENDENTLY AND PRIVATELY….
HOWEVER…..IN RECENT MONTHS…..QUESTIONS HAVE ARISEN ABOUT THOSE MACHINES QUESTONING THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE
METHOD FOR AUDITING VOTE COUNTS……AS-WELL-AS THE MACHINES CYBER-SECUTIRY INTEGRITY………
THE BOARD ALSO CALLED ON THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CONGRESS….TO PROVIDE FUNDING TOTO UPGRADE KENTUCKY’S VOTING
MACHINES….STARTING WITH THE ALLOCATING THE REMAINING FUNDS DUE TO THE COMMONWEALTH UNDER THE ‘”HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT”……
KENTUCKY WIRED
03/02/18
MUNINET FIBER AGENCY HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH KENTUCKY…TO BUILD PART OF THE…..KENTUCKY WIRED FIBER OPTIC CABLE
PROJECT…..IN THREE WESTERN KENTUCKY COUNTIES……
MULTINET WILL CONSTRUCT 66-MILES OF THE 34-HUNDRED MILE…..ULTRA-HIGH SPEED CABLE NETWORK…..THAT WILL EXTEND INTO EVERY
COUNTY IN THE COMMONWEALTH……..
SIMILAR AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN REACHED WITH SEVERAL OTHER PRIVATE COMPANIES……WHICH HAVE SPED UP CONMSTRUCTION OF THE
NETWORK…..AND SAVED THE KENTUCKY WIRRED PROJECT OVER 23-MILLION DOLLARS…..
COMMERICAL VEHICLE WAIVER
03/02/18
AS KENTUCKIANS RECOVER FROM FLOODNG FROM RECENT RAINFALL….AND WITH MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST….THE TRANSPORTATION
CABINET HAS ISSUED AN ORDER WAIVING HOURS OF SERVICE REGULATIONS ON COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLEA TRANSPORTING PETROLEUM AND
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
THE DECLARATION PROVIDES TEMPORARY REGULATORY RELIEF BY EXEMPTING A DRIVER’S HOURS OF SERVICE…..HOWEVER….ALL OTHER SAFETY
REQUIREMENT REMAIN IN EFFECT….AND DRIVERS MUST KEEP A COPY OF THE DECLARATION…. WHICH WILL EXPIRE MARCH 20TH…..IN THE CAB OF
THEIR VEHICLE…..
SPORTS
03/02/18
AT DIDDLE ARENA…..
PLAY CONTINUES AT THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT….
AS BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND GLASGOW PLAYS SOUTH WARREN….
SCHOOL SAFETY
03/01/18
FOR THE FIRST TIME…..THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD A TWO-HOUR…..WORKING SESSION YESTERDAY……TO DISCUSS SCHOOL
SAFETY……
TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDED ARMING TEACHERS, RESTRICTING ACCESS TO SCHOOL PROPERTY….METAL DETECTORS …..INSTALLING BULLITT
PROOF MATERIAL ON WINDOWS AND INSTALLING AN ALARM SYSTEM…..AND ALL IN ATTENDANCE AGREED THAT GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH
STUDENTS IS NEEDED……
SEVERE WEATHER WEEK
03/01/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS SIGNED A PROCLAMATON DESIGNATING MARCH FIRST THRU SEVENTH AS “SEVERE WEATHER AWARNESS WEEK” IN
KENTUCKY…..
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL SAY SEVERE WEATHER IS THE COMMONWEALTH’S MOST CONSTANT THREAT….WHICH KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES AND
IMPACTS EVERY RESIDENT IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
AND AS PART OF SEVERE WEATHER WEEK…..A STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL WILL BE HELD THIS MORNING AT APPROXIMATELY NINE-OH-SEVEN
CENTRAL TIME….
OUTDOOR WEATHER SIRENS WILL SOUND…..WEATHER ALERT RADIOS WILL ACTIVATE…..AND TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS WILL BROADCAST
THE ALERT WHICH WILL GIVE RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE TORNADO SAFETY MEASSURES…..
MADDEN TRIAL DATE
03/01/18
IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY….THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING SEVEN-YEAR-OLD GABBIE DOOLIN IN NOVEMBR TWENTY-15…..HAD HIS TRIAL
DATE MOVED….
JUDGE JANET CROCKER SUSTAINED THE COMMONWELTH’ MOTION TO RESCHEDULE THE TRAIL….WHICH WILL NOW BEGIN JULY 23RD….IN HARDIN
COUNTY….
JUDGE CROCKER SET A DEADLINE OF APRIL 27TH FOR ATTORNEYS TO FILE PRETRIAL MOTIONS…...AND THE NEXT PRETRIL HEARING IS
SCHEDULED FOR MAY 22ND AT ONE-30…..
GUN SALES
03/01/18
TWO MAJOR RETAILERS…..WITH LOCATIONS IN BOWLING GREEN….HAVE MADE ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCERNING GUN SALES…
YESTERDAY….DICK’S SPORTING GOODS….SAID THEY WILL NO LONGER SELL “ASAULT-STYLE RIFLES” OR GUNS TO ANYONE UNDER 21…..
IN ADDITION…..THE WILL NO LONGER SELL HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES AND WILL NEVER SELL “BUMP STOCKS”…….
AND WAL-MART ALSO SAYS THEY WILL NO LONGER SELL FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER 21…..
IN TWENTY-15….WAL-MART STOPPED SELLING “A-R-15 RIFLES AND OTHER SEMI-AUTOMATIC WEAPONS….AND THEY DON’T SELL “BUMP STOCKS” OR
LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES…..
SPORTS
03/01/18
PLAY CONTINUES AT THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…
AS RUSSELL COUNTY GOES AGAISNT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND GLASGOW PLAYS WARREN CENTRAL…..
FISCAL COURT
02/28/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE RESCUE SQUAD BUILDING LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHNNY HOBDY
INFORMED THE COURT THAT THE STATE IS CLOSING THE BRIDGE ON MITCHELL WEAVER/HILEY SPENCE ROAD……
AND WORKING WITH CODE RED…..THE SEVERE WEATHER TELEPHONE WARNING SYSMTE…..THE COUNTY IS DEVELOOIENG A ”COUNTY
NOTIFICATION SYSTEM…TO INFORMIED RESIDENTS ABOUT ROAD CLOSINGS…WATER LINE BREAKS….OR ANY OTHER SITUATION…..
THE NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE GENERATED LOCALLY AND YOU WILL NOT NEED TO “SIGN UP” FOR THE NEW NOTIFICATION SYSTEM…..
E-COMMERCE EXPANSION
02/28/18
NATIONAL WOMEN’S FASHION RETAILER AND CLOTHING MAKER…..PINK LILY BOUTIQUE…….IS EXPANDING ITS BOWLING GREEN OPERATION….
THE COMPANY WILL EXPAND ITS FACILITY….ON MITCH MCCONNELL WAY….TO 50-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET…..WHICH WILL HOUSE PINK LILY’S
HEADQUARTERS… AS-WELL-AS MANAGEMENT PEOPLE….BRINGING IN IN MORE THAN 15-MILLIONS DOLLARS IN ANNUAL REVENUE….
THE EXPANSION WILL ALSO CREATE 56-NEW JOBS……
PIKE TEACHERS ARMED
02/28/18
TEACHERS IN PIKE COUNTY COULD SOON BE CARRYNG CONCEALED GUNS INSIDE SCHOOLS….UNDER A PROPOSAL THAT HAS RECEIVED
PRELIMINARILY APPROVAL FROM THE PIKE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION…..THE MOVE COMES FOLLOWING A TOWN HALL EETS ABOUT SCHOOL
SAFETY…..
THE BOARD’S ATTORNEY WILL WORK WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE…..WHICH WOULD OVERSEE THE PROGRAM…TO FINALIZE A FORMAL POLICY FOR
THE SCHOOL BOARD TO CONSIDER……
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REED ADKINS SAYS THEY HOPE TO HAVE ARMED STAFF IN SCHOOLS BY THIS FALL…..IF NOT SOONER…..
SPORTS
02/28/18
THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT BEGINS AS…..
BOWLING GREEN PLAYS CLINTON COUNTY…..
AND TODD COUNTY CENTRAL GOES AGIANST MONROE COUNTY…..
CITY COUNCIL
02/27/18
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION LAST NIGHT TO GIVE FIRST READING TO TWO REZONING ORDINANCES….
ONE IS TO REZONE A PARCEL OF LAND ON NORTH EIGHT STREET…FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO MULTI-FAMILY…..FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW
DUPLUX…..
AND THE OTHER WILL REZONE PROPERTY AT THE CORNER OF EAST MAIN STREET AND NORTH EIGHTH FROM “SIGNLE FAMILY” TO “B-TWO….
GENERAL BUSINESS”…. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A JUNIOR FOOD/CROSS ROADS I-G-A- STORE…. THE COUNCIL AGREED THAT A GROCERY
STORE NEEDS TO BE LOCATED IN THAT SECTION OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
BOTH ORDINANCES PASSED ON UNANIMOUS VOTES AND WILL RECEIVE SECOND READING AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MARCH
12TH…..…..
BEVIN IN WASHINGTON
02/27/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WAS AMONG A GROUP OF GOVERNORS AT THE WHITE HOUSE YESTERDAY TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP…..TO
DISCUSS THE RECENT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT THEM….
BEVIN HAS SAID THE PROBLEM ISN’T GUNS…..BUT VIDEO GAMES AND MOVIES WARPING THE CULTURE AND ENCOURAGING VIOLENCE….AND HE
REPEATED THAT SENTIMENT YESTERDAY…….
WOLFE
02/27/18
78 YEAR OLD SHELVY WOLFE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT
GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; TONY AND MICHELLE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND BOBBY AND ANNA AND SCOTT AND TINA ALL
OF TENNESSEE….. AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; POLLY FOSTER OF INDIANA AND BETTY AND JESSE REED OF TENNESSEE….11
GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/27/18
AT THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT….
RUSSELL COUNTY TAKES ON GLASGOW….
AND SOUTH WARREN GOES AGAINST TODD COUNTY CENTRAL…..
THE PREDATORS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TO TAKE ON WINNIPEG……
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
02/23/18
THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT IS ASKING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REORGANIZE THE COMMONWEALTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICTS TO HELP ALLEVIATE HEAVEY CASE LOADS IN SOME DISTRICTS…..
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN MINTON SAYS THE GRADUAL MIGRATION OF PEOPLE TO MORE URBAN AREAS HAS THROWN THE SYSTEM OUT OF BALANCE…..
CURRENLTY SOME DISTRICTS HAVE JUDGES WORKING A LESS THAN A 50-PERCENT CASELOAD….WHILE OTHERS HAVE A CASELOAD OF ALMOST
THREE JUDGES….
KENTUCKY IS CURRENTLY DIVIDED INTO 57-JUDICIAL CIRCUITS THAT HEAR CASES DEALING WITH FELONIES…..LAWSUITS…..AND PROPERTY
DISPUTES…..IT ALSO HAS 60-JUDICIAL DISTRICTS THAT HEAR MISDEMEANOR CASES….VIOLATIONS OF LOCAL ORDINANCES….AND TRAFFIC CASES…..
AND FAMILY COURTS….WHICH ARE IN JUDICIAL CIRCUITS ALSO HAVE A HEAVY CASELOADS WHICHARE DELAYING DECISIONS IN CHILD CUSTODY
AND SUPPORT ISSUES…..
TAKATA SETTLEMENT
02/23/18
KENTUCKY IS ONE OF 44 STATES TO REACH A SETTLEMENT WITH TAKATA….OVER DEGFECT AIRBAGS INSTALLED IN MILLIONS OF VEHICLES
AROUIND THE COUNTY….
THE FAULTY AIR BAGS WERE INSTALLED IN VEHICLES FROM 19-DIFFERENT AUTOMAKERS…..AND AFFECTED APPROXIMATELY 480-THOUSAND CARS
IN THE COMMOWNWEALTH…..AT LEAST 20-PEOPLE HAVE DIED WORLDWIDE AND HUNDREDS MORE INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE
AIRBAGS….
UNDER THE SETTLEMENT…..TAKATA MUST COOPERATE WITH AUTO MANUFACTURERS TO ENSURE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG INFLATORS ARE MADE
AVAILABLE AS-QUICKLY-AS-POSSIBLE…..
AND T-K HOLDINGS….TAKATA’S PARENT COMTPY….HAS BEEN ORDER TO PAY A CIVIL PENALTIY OF 650-MILLION DOLLARS….HOWVER…SINCE TH
COMPANY HAS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY…..IT WAS AGREED THE PANALTIY WOULD BE LESS SO THE COMPANY CAN PAY CONSUMERS WHO WERE
VICTIMS OF THE AIRBAG DEFECT……
OWL’S HEAD EXPANSION
02/23/18
OWL’S HEAD ALLOYS-INCORPORATED…..AND ALUMINUM RECYCLER IN BOWLING GREEN…..HAS ANNOUNCED A THREE-MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION
THAT WILL CREATE 17-NEWS JOBS…
THE COMPANY OPERATES THREE….375-CUBIC-FOOT REFRACTORY FURANCES…. AND TO KEEP UP WITH CUSTOMER DEMAND….THE PROJECT WILL
ADD NEW SPACE TO HOUSE A FOURTH FURNACE….
THE ADDITIONAL FURNACE WILL INCREASE THE COMPANY’S CAPACITY BY 60-MILLION POINDS OF SCRAP ANNUALLY….ATOP THE FACILITY’S
CURRENT 240-MILLION POUNDS…..
INTERSHIP
02/23/18
AN ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENT HAS BEEN NAMED THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….DOCTOR DELORY AND PATRICIA HIRE INTERN FOR
TWENTY-18….
CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL….A TWWNTY-15 GRADUATE OF ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL….IS A JUNIOR AT WESTERN MAJORING IN
HISTORY WITH A MINOR IN AGRICULTURE…..
THE HIRE INTERSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED IN TWENTY-15 TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS LIBRARY….. SPECIFICALLY WITH MATERIAL FROM ALLEN AND MONROE COUNTIES….AND MACON COUNTY-TENNESSEE……
EXTRADITION HEARING
02/23/18
AN EXTRADITION HEARING HELD IN COLORADO YESTERDAY FOR 28 YEAR OLD EDWARD SIDDENS OF SCOTTSVILLE….WHO’S ACCUSED OF KILLING
HIS GRANDPARENTS AND UNCLE MONDAY…..DID NOT END IN EXTRADITION…..
SIDDENS HAS 10-DAYS TO SIGN THE EXTRADITION PAPERS OR THEY WILL BE SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR…..SO STATE POLICE CAN BRING HIM BACK
TO KENTUCKY….
SIDDENS IS DUE BACK IN COURT MARCH SEVENTH……
WILSON
02/23/18
63 YEAR OLD TRESIA JANE WILSON OF ADOLPHUS DIED WEDNESDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD
FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION METHODIST CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; DAVID CARTER…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; TRACY AND PAUL TODD….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; LARRY
AND LINDA KING ALL OF SCOTTVILLE…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; REGENIA AND PAUL ANDERSON OF ADOLPHUS…..TWO
GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
GREGORY
02/23/18
80 YEAR OLD CAROLYN SUE GREGORY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT MORGANTOWN CARE AND REHAB…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THREE AT RED HILL GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN NEW BUCK CREEK CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (FRI) AT THE CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; ROBERT “BUCK” AND ANITA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A STEP-DAUGHTER; ROBBIE BERRY OF BOWLING
GREEN…..AND A SISTER; SHIRLEY MANN OF CALIFORNIA….THREE GRANDCHILDREN, SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND THE GRANDCHILDREN’S
MOTHER; ANGELA GREGORY OF GLASGOW ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/23/18
GIRLS DISTRICT BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS WERE CROWNED LAST NIGHT….
AT THE 13TH…LOGAN COUNTY DOWNED TODD COUNTY CENTRAL 56 TO 40….
AT THE 14TH….SOUTH WARREN GOT PAST BOWLING GREEN 68 TO 62…..
AT THE 16TH…..IT WAS RUSSELL COUNTY 70 AND METCALF COUNTY 40….
AND AT THE 15TH….BARREN COUNTY BEAT GLASGOW 57 TO 43……
CIVIC EDUCATION AWARDS
02/22/18
NOMINATIONS FOR THE TWENTY-18…..KENTUCKY OUTSTANDING CIVIC EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AWARD…ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED AT THE
KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE UNTIL MARCH SIXTH…..
THE AWARD RECOGNIZES SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS…..TEACHERS…. LEGISLATORS…..AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO HAVE DEDICATED TIME AND
EFFORT TOWARD THE SUCCESS OF KENTUCKY’S YOUTH AND FUTURE LEADERS……
ONE FINALIST….WHO WILL RECEIVE A 250-DOLLAR AWARD….WILL BE SELECTED FROM EACH KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
REGION….AND THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A ONE-THOUSAND DOLLAR PRIZE THEY CAN USE TO FURTHER CIVIC LEARNING
ACTIVITIES….
THE FINALISTS AND GRAND PRIZE WINNER WILL BE RECOGNIZED DURING THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A…BOY’S SWEET 16 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
IN LEXINGTON……
FATAL
02/22/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMEMT RESPONDED TO A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON MT. UNION ROAD….JUST AFTER SIX LAST NIGHT….
THAT CLAIMED A LIFE….
ACCORDING TO LIEUTENANT MICHAEL WILSON….A TWO-THOUSAND-THREE HYUNDAI…DRIVEN BY 63 YEAR OLD TRESIA WILSON OF ADOLPHUS LEFT
THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A TREE….WILSON WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE……
EDDYVILLE LOCKDOWN
02/22/18
THE KENTUCKY STATE PENITENTIARY IN EDDYVLLE WAS PLACED ON LOCK DOWN YESTERDAY AFTER INMATES ATTACKED TO CORRECTIONS
OFFICERS ….WHO WERE TREATED FOR NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES….
THE INDICENT HAPPENED AROUND SEVEN-45 YESTERDAY MORNING WHEN AN INMATE WAS BEING REMOVED FROM A ROOM…...
THE MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON HOUSES ABOUT 850 INMATES…..
KNIFE TO SCHOOL
02/22/18
A 14 YEAR OLD BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT IS FACING CHARGES AFTER BRINGING A KNIFE TO SCHOOL….
STATE POLCIE SAY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS…..ACTING ON INFORMATION AND FAMILIARITY WITH THE STUDENT…FOUND THE KNIFE WHILE
SEARCHING THE BOY TUESDAY MORNING AS HE ENTER THE SCHOOL….
THE BOY TOLD DETECTIVE THAT HE PLANNED TO STAB OTHER STUDENTS…..
HEARING
02/22/18
THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS GRANDPARENTS AND UNCLE AT THEIR RESIDENCE MONDAY….WILL HAVE AN EXTRADITION HEARING TODAY IN
COLORADO….WHERE 28 YEAR OLD YEAR OLD EDWARD SIDDENS OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS ARRESTED MONDAY NIGHT…..
ONCE THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK IS SIGNED…STATE POLICE WILL RETURN SIDDENS TO KENTUCKY……
SIDDENS
02/22/18
73 YEAR OLD JIMMY NEAL SIDDENS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW;
JULIE AND RANDALL MURLEY OF FOUNTAIN RUN AND SHELLY SIDDENS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
72 YEAR OLD HELEN RUTH SIDDENS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE….BESIDES TWO DAUGHTERS….SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO
SISTERS; AGNES NELSON OF TENNESSEE AND JANE BRITT OF GLASGOW…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; ANNA SMITH OF GEORGIA….
THE SIDDENS ARE ALSO SURIVE BY SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN….
41 YEAR OLD JIMMY NEAL SIDDENS THE SECOND OF SCOTTSVILLE ALSO DIED MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….HE’S SURVIED BY TWO SISTERS AND
BROTHER-IN-LAW; JULIE AND RANDALL MURLEY OF FOUTIN RUN AND SHELLY SIDDENS OF SCOTTSVILLE….TWO NIECES…FOUR NEPHEWS….A
GREAT-NIECE AND GREAT NEPHEW ALSO SURVIVE….
JOINT FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE SIDDENS WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL
CEMETERY…. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
MCREYNOLDS
02/22/18
89 YEAROLD LEILA MAE CAIN MCREYNOLDS OF LOUISVILLE DIED MONDAY AT NORTON AUDUBON HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY…..VISITATION WILL BE AFTER 10 SATURDAY MORNING AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATONS TO THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JEFFERY AND DEBBIE…..THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; NANCY AND AL TOMASSETTI,
MARILYN AND DOUG MOORE AND LEMINDA AND STEPHEN SWINNEY….AND THREE SISTERS-IN-LAW; CORNELIA JACKSON OF SCOTTSVILLE, DOROTHY
CAIN OF BARBOURVILLE AND SALLY TAGGERT OF NICHOLASVILLE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/22/18
A PATRIOT SENIOR FOOTBALL PLAYER HAS SIGNED TO PLAY HIS COLLEGE BALL AT CAMPBERLLSVILLE UNIVERSITY….
STEVEN WHITNEY…..A FOUR-YEAR MEMBER OF THE PATROT PROGRAM…. RECORDED 105 TOTAL TACKLES FALL TO HELP AC/S TO A SEVEN AND
FOUR RECORD…..WHITNEY ALSO RECOVERED THREE FUMBLES AND HAD AN INTERCEPTION……
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON SAN JOSE….
PENSION REFORM BILL FILED
02/21/18
THE LONG AWAITED PENSION REFORM BILL WAS FILED IN THE KENTUCKY SENATE YESTERDAY…..THE COMMONWEALTH HAS ONE OF THE WORST-
FUNDED PUBLIC PENSON SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY….AND THE BILL FILED YESTERDAY INCLUDES SOME KEY DIFFERENCES FROM A VERSION
BACKED BY GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN LAST YEAR…..
THE NEW BILL WOULD NOT FORCE CURRENT OR FUTURE STATE EMPLOYEES OR TEACHERS TO MOVE INTO A…..FOUR-OH-ONE-K STYLE
PLAN…WHICH WAS THE CORNERSTONE OF THE PROPOSAL ENDORSED BY BEVING…..
THE NEW BILL WOULD NOT REQUIRE ALL EMMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS TO PAY AN EXTRA R THREE-PERCENT OF THEIR SALARY FOR A RETIREE
HEALTH BENEFIT…..
THE NEW BILL WOULD REDUCE TEACHER’S COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FROM ONE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT TO POINT-75 PERCENT FOR THE
NEXT 12 YEARS….
FUTURE TEACHERS WPI;D ALSO BE ENROLLED IN A HYBRID CASH-BALANCE RETIREMENT PLAN INSTEAD OF THE MORE-GENEROUS DEFINED
BENEFIT PLAN CURRENTLY USED…..NEW STATE WORKERS WHO DON’T HAVE JOBS CONSIDERED TO BE HAZARDOUS WOULD ALSO BE ENROLLED IN
THE CASH-BALANCE SYSTEMS…JUST AS THEY ARE NOW….
AND STATE WORKERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE THEIR UNUSED SICK DAYS TO HELP THEM QUALIFY FOR AN EARLY RETIREMENT……
TODD TEEN CHARGED
02/21/18
A TODD COUNTY TEEN I S FACING CHARGES AFTER MAKNG THREATS….ON SOCIAL MEDIA…..TO SHOOT-UP AND BOMB TODD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL….
STATE POLICE SAY THE 16 YEAR OLD DID ADMITT TO MAKING THE THREATS….BUT HE ALSO SAID HE WAS JOKING….
SPORTS
02/21/18
IN OPENING ROUND ACTION OF THE BOY’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT….THE PATRIOTS TOOK ON MONROE COUNTY….AND DROPPED
A 66 TO 49 DECISION TO THE FALCONS…..
TWO LADY PATRIOT JUNIORS….SARAH SUTTON AND MASON TOWERY….HAVE BEEN SELECTED “ALL-REGION” BY THE FOURTH REGION COACHES…..
SUTTON WAS NAMED TO THE ALL-REGION FOUR FIRST TEAM…..WHILE TOWERY WAS NAME TO THE SECOND TEAM…..
KEELY MORROW FROM BOWLING GREEN WAS NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR….
AND ORLAND HAYDEN OF WARREN EAST WAS NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR…..
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE IS LOOSING ITS TWENTY-13….MEN’S BASKETBALL…. NATONAL CHAMPIONSHIP…..
THE N-C-A-A’s INFRATIONS’ APPEALS COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT UPHELD THE COMMITTEE ON INFRACTONS’ RULING THAT
LOUISVILLE MUST VACATE 123 WINS…..INCLUDING THE TWENTY-13 TITLE AND THEIR TWENTY-12 FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE….THIS MARKS THE
FIRST TIME A NATIONAL TITLE HAS BEEN VACATED….THE SCHOOL MUST ALSO PAY 600-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FINES….
THE COMMITTEE WENT ON TO SAY THAT MICHIGAN…..WHO LOST THE TWENTY-13 TITLE GAME TO LOUISVILLE….WILL NOT BE NAMED THE NATIONAL
CHAMPION…..
SHOOTING
02/20/18
YESTERDAY MORNING…..STATE POLICE WERE CALLED TO A RESIDENCE AT 11-39 RAY PARDUE ROAD TO ASSIST WITH A DEATH INVESTIGAION…..
THE THREE VICTIMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 41 YEAR OLD JIMMY SIDDENS THE SECOND, 73 YEAR OLD JIMMY NEAL SIDDENS AND 72 YEAR OLD
HELEN SIDDENS WHO WERE PRONOUNCED DECEASE AT THE SCENE BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE….
AROUND SIX-15 LAST NIGHT….DEPUTIES WITH THE SEDWICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IN COLORADO LOCATED AND DETAINED 28 YEAR
OLD EDWARD SIDDENS OF SCOTTSVILE FOLLOWING A VEHICLE PUSUIT….WHO WAS WANTED FOR QUESTIONING CONCERNING THE DEATHS OF HIS
BIOLOGICAL GRANDPARENTS AND UNCLE……
THEN AROUND NINE…..ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT ISSUED ARREST WARRANTS FOR EDWARD SIDDENS CHARGING HIM WITH THREE COUNTS OF
MURDER….VIOLATION OF A KENTUCKY E-P-O/D-V-O AND THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING-AUTO…..
EDWARD SIDDENS REMAINS LODGED IN COLORADO PENDING EXTRATITION….
SHELTON
2/20/18
6:05 AM
81 YEAR OLD BARBARA LIVERMORE TATUM SHELTON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE-30 AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY… VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…. AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY CAN BE MADE TO THE
SCOTTSVILLE ROTARY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP PROGAM, SCOTTSVILLE FIRST UNITED METHOIDST CHURCH OR THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION…
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JACK SHELTON… TWO SONS AND A DAUGHTER IN LAW; NICK AND JULIE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND STEVEN OF
LOUISVILLE…. THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; … JOHN AND SHU FEI GRIMES OF CALIFORNIA, BROWDER AND DEBBIE TATUM OF TEXAS
AND PHILLIP TATUM OF FLORIDA… AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; VICKI AND KEVIN SEWARD OF FLORDIA….FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND A
GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE….
SPORTS
02/20/18
THE BOY’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT AT GLAGOW HIGH SCHOOL….
AS THE PATRIOTS PLAY MONROE COUNTY AT SIX….
AND THEN BARREN COUNTY TAKES ON GLASGOW AT EIGHT…..
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM….WVLE…. STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT LAST NIGNT…..
BARREN COUNTY BEAT MONROE COUNTY 63 TO 43…..
AND THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 49 TO 41 DECISION TO GLASGOW…..
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE PLAYED THURSDAY NIGHT…..
PLANNING AND ZONING
02/19/18
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISISON WILL MEET TONIGHT AT SEVEN….
WHEN THEY WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND DICSUSS A PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO “B-TWO”….GENERAL BUSINESS….
FOR A PARCEL OF LAND AT THE CORNER OF EAST MAIN AND NORTH EIGHTH FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCIOTN OF A JUNIOR FOOD/CROSS
ROADS IGA STORE….
THE PROPOSED 52-HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT STORE WOULD ALSO INCLUDE FOUR FUEL PUMPS AND PERHAPS A FAST FOOD OUTLET…..
MEETINGS
02/19/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETS TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISION AND GRAHAM LODGE BOTH MEET AT
7……
THURSDAY NIGHT AT SEVEN THE JAYCEES MEET…..
GANN
02/18/18
57 YEAR OLD GARY RAY GANN OF WESTMORELAND DIED SATURDAY….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT
WOODARD FUNERAL HOME IN WESTMORELAND WITH BURIAL IN NEW HOPE CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (MON)
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; MELISSA AND NIP RICE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND HANNAH GANN OF TENNESSEE….HIS MOTHER;
JOYCE GANN…A SISTER; RHONDA JENT….AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; KEVIN AND JULIE OF BOWLING GREEN AND JEFFEREY ALL OF
TENNESSEE….TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/19/18
DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS BEGIN TONIGHT….
AT THE 13TH….THE LOGAN COUNTY BOYS AND GIRLS TAKE ON THE FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AT THE 14TH….THE GREENWOOD GIRLS PLAY WARREN CENTRAL AND THE GREENWOOD BOYS TANGLE WITH SOUTH WARREN.....
AT THE 16TH……THE RUSSELL COUNTY GIRLS GO AGAINST CUMBERLAND COUNTY….
AND THE CLINTON COUNTY BOYS TAKE ON METCALFE COUNTY….
AND AT THE GIRL’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT…..
BARREN COUNTY PLAYS MONROE COUNTY AT SIX…..AND THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON GLASGOW AT EIGHT-15…..
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP TO GLASGOW HIGH SCHOOL…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE….LOVE-FM…WVLE….STARTING AROUND EIGHT…..
LAWMAKERS LONG WEEKEND
02/18/18
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS ARE TAKING A LONG WEEK-END WITH THE PRESIDENT’S DAY HOLIDAY TOMORROW….
AND SENATE MAJORITY LEADER DAMON THAYER SAID THE LONG-AWAITED OVERHAUL OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S PENSION SYSTEM COULD BE
INTRODUCED WHEN THEY RETURN TO FRANKFORT ON TUESDAY….
SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS SAID WEDNESDAY A MANDATORY….A MANDATORY “FOUR-OH-ONE-K” LIKE PLAN WOULD NOT BE A PART OF
THE LEGISLATION…..AND HE ALSO SAID LAWMAKERS ARE ALSO LOOKING AT GIVING NEW TEACHERS A CHOICE OF VARIOUS PLANS…..
THE COMMONWEALTH’S PUBLIC PENSIONJ PLANS ARE AMONG THE MOST UNDERFUNDED IN THE NATION…..WITH ESTIMATES OF 40-TO-80 BILLION
DOLLARS………
MARSHALL SHOOTER
02/18/18
THE 15 YEAR OLD MARSHALL COUNTY BOY…..ACCUSED OF OPENIGN FIRE INSIDEN HIS HIGH SCHOOL ON JANUARY 23RD…..WILL BE TRIED AS AN
ADULT….
GABRIEL ROSS PARKER IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF MURDER AND 14-COUNTS OF ASSAULT….THE TWO PAGE INDICTMENT….WHICH WAS
RELEASED FRIDAY….SAID PARKER FIRED A HANDGUN INTO A CROWD OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMONS AREA OF MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL….
THE MURDER CHARGES CARRY A MINIMUM OF 20-YEARS IN PRISON AND THE ASSAULT CHARGES A MINIMUM OF 10 YEARS….PARKER’S CASE WILL
PROCEED IN THE COURTS AS AN ORDINARY CRIMINAL TRIAL SINCE HE HAS BEEN CHARGED AS AN ADULT….BUT THE LAW REQUIRES HE REMAIN IN A
JUVENILE JAIL…..AND NOT IN THE GENERAL POPULATION OF A COUNTY FACILITY……
PRESIDENTS DAY CLOSINGS
92/18/18
HERE ARE YOUR PRESIDENT’S DAY CLOSINGS…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND THERE WILL B NO MAIL DELIVERTY……
SOME FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CLOSED TOMORROW….
AND THERE WILL BE SCHOOL IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TOMORROW…..
WALKER
02/18/18
87 YEAROLD DELMIS WALKER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…. FUNERAL SERVICES WLL BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT
GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OAK FOREST NUMBER ONE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE TOMORROW (MON) AFTERNOON AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; REBECCA WALKER……FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; CLYDE AND DARLENE WALKER AND DOYAL AND JIMMIE
WALKER ALL OF TENNESSEE, ROGER AND SUE HONEYCUTT OF SCOTTSVILLE AND DAVID MEADOR OF INDIANA….A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW;
CAROLYN AND DANNY TROUTT OF ADOLPHUS……TWO SISTERS; BETTY WOLFE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND LINDA CHERRY OF ADOLPHUS…..AND A SISTER-
IN-LAW; MARY JO WALKER OF BOWLING GREEN……10 GRANDCHILDREN, 24 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
02/18/18
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL….
MURRAY STATE IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON EASTERN ILLINOIS….MOREHEAD TRAVELS TO BELMONT AND EASTERN KENTUCKY PLAYS AT TENNESSEE
STATE……KENTUCKY GOES TO SOUTH CAROLINA AND LOUISVILLE IS ON THE ROAD TO NORTH CAROLINA……
AND THE NASCAR….MONSTER ENGERY CUP SERIES GETS UNDERWAY….WITH THE RUNNING OF THE DAYTONA 500……
REDISTRICTING
02/16/18
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE KENTUCKY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS…. AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO
OVERSEE THE COMMONWEALTH’S REDISTRICTING PROCESS….TO HELP KEEP LAWMAKERS FROM DRAWING DISTRICTS THAT PROTECT
INCUMBENTS IN ELECTIONS…..
CURRENTLY……STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE THE POWER TO DRAW NEW BOUNDARIES FOR LEGISLATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 10 YEARS…WHEN NEW CENSUS DATA COMES OUT……
CURRENT DISTRICT BOUNDARIES ARE BASED ON THE TWENTY-10 CENSUS….THE ORIGINAL MAPS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND SIGNED BY
THEN GOVERNOR STEVE BESHEAR…..HAD TO BE REDRAWN AFTER THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT RULED STATE HOUSE AND SENATE DISTRICTS
WERE UNEVEN IN POPULATION AND DIVIDED TOO MANY COUNTIES…..
ANIMAL CRUELITY CHARGES
02/16/18
A PARK CITY MAN IS FACING ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES….
AFTER RECEIVING AN ANIMAL CRUELTY COMPLAINT…..DEPUTY CHRIS WYATT WITH THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WENT TO A
RESIDENCE ON FLOWERS ROAD… WHERE SEVERAL HORSES WERE BEING KEPT IN A FENCED IN AREA AND HAD NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY FED…..
THE HORSES HAD BEEN STARVED TO THE POINT THAT THEY’D EATEN THE BARK OFF THE TREES AS HIGH UP AS THEY COULD REACH…..
ONE DEAD HORSE HAD BEEN THROWN INTO A SINKHOLE ON THE PROPERTY….AND SEVERAL OTHER DEAD HORSES WERE FOUND ON THE
PROPERTY…..
57 YEAR OLD STEPHEN DOTY WAS CHARGED WITH SIX COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AND IMPROPERLY DISPOSING OF A DEAD ANIMAL…..
AUBURN BANK ROBBERY
02/16/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING A BANK ROBBERY IN AUBURN….
AROUND NINE-45 YESTERDAY MORNING A LONE BLACK MALE ENTRERED THE BANK….DEMANDED MONEY FROM TH E TELLSERS…..AND THEN LEFT
ON FOOT HEADED WEST BOUND ON WEST MAIN STREET…..
THE SUSPECT HAS A MEDIMUM BUILD AND WAS WEARING BLACK CLOTHING…..A SKI MASK….AND GLOVES…..
STATE POLICE IS ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYIN THE MAN…..IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ASKED….IT’S ASK YOU
CONTACT THE BOWLING GREEN POST AT SEVEN-EIGHT-TWO-20-10……
REYNOLDS
02/16/18
72 YEAR OLD ELSIE REYNOLDS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE MONDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN LIBERTY CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; FLORENCE REYNOLDS AND MARIE AND DARRELL PROFFITT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….A
NIECE AND THREE NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/16/18
SPEED WEEKS CONTINUE AT THE DAYTONA SPEEDWAY….
RYAN BLANEY AND CHASE ELLIOTT WERE THE WINNERS IN LAST NGIHT’S CAN-AM DUELS…..
AND THE CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SEASON BEGINS TONIGHT…..WITH THE “NEXT ERA ENERGY RESOURCES TWO-50”…..
SAFEST COLLEGE CAMPUSES
02/15/18
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HOME SAFETY AND SECURITY HAS RELEASED ITS… SAFEST COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN AMERICA TWENTY-18 REPORT…..
THE RANKINGS WERE CREATED USING THE MOST RECENT DATA FROM THE F-B-I’s UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING AND THE CAMPUS SAFETY
SECURITY SURVEY PUT OUT BY THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION…..HOWEVER….. THOSE INSTITUTIONS WITH ENROLLMENTS UNDER 10-
THOUSAND AND OTHERS FOR WHICH A SIGNIFICAN AMOUNT OF DATA WAS UNAVAILABLE WEREN’T RANKED…..
TOPPING THE LIST IS BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY…..WITH OAKLAND UNIVERSITY IN ROCHESTER-MICHIGAN SECOND…..AND NORTHERN
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IN HIGHLAND-HEIGHTS IS THIRD……
WESTERN COMES IN AT 147TH IN THE RNAKINGS…..KENTUCKY IS 184TH….. LOUISVILLE IS 203RD…..AND TENNESSEE 225TH……
MARSHALL SHOOTER
02/15/18
THE 15-YEAR-OLD MARSHAL COUNTY TEEN…..ACCUSED OF FATALLY SHOOTING TWO CLASSMATES AND WOUNDING SEVERAL OTHERS….IS
SCHEDULED TO BE ARRAIGNED TOMORROW….
A GRAND JURY MET TUESDAY TO CONSIDER MURDER AND ASSAULT CHARGED AGAINST THE 15-YEAR-OLD…WHO HASN’T BEEN IDENTIFIED……AND
DECIDE IF HE WILL FACE CHARGES IN ADULT COURT…..
ARRAIGNEMENT IS SET FOR ONE TOMORROW AFTERNOON…BUT THE ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY SAYS THAT’S “TENTATIVE”………
SPORTS
02/15/18
ON THE SDHEDULE FOR TONIGHT……
THE PREDATORS ENTERTAIN CALGARY…….
THE LEXINGTON CENTER HAS SIGNED A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY WHICH WILL KEEP MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES AT
RUPP ARENA THROUGH TWENTY-33….
THE LEASE ALSO INCLUDES USE OF THE ARENA FOR BIG BLUE MADNESS….. BLUE/WHITE GAMES…..SOME WOMEN’S BASAKEBALL GAMES….AND
WINTER AND SPRING COMMENCEMENTS…..
U-K WILL CONTROL MULTIMEDIA RIGHTS AND SOUVENIR SALES DURING GAMES…… THE UNIVERSITY WILL MAKE A ONE-POINT-NINE MILLION DOLLAR
YEARLY LEASE PAYMENT……BUT IT WILL RECEIVE REVENUES FROM THE CREATION OF FOUR CLUBS AND CLUB SPACES USED DURING GAMES…..
AND SOME UPPER-LEVEL SEATS WILL ALSO INCLUDE CHAIRBACKS…..
FOSTER CAREGIVERS ASSISTANCE
02/14/18
THE KENTUCKY CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES HAS BEGUN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE RELATIVES…..AND
FICTIVE KIN CAREGIVERS…. WITH CHILDREN PLACED IN THEIR HOME BY THE CABINET…..
AN OCTOBER RULING BY THE U-S SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS REQUIRES THE COMMONWEALTH PAY RELATIVES….WHO SERVE AS FOSTER
PARENTS IN THE SAME MANNER IT PAYS ADULTS WHO ARE LICENSED AS FOSTER PARENTS AND ARE PAID A DAILY RATE…..
THE RULING ALSO INCLUDES “FICTIVE KIN”……CLOSE FAMILY FRIENDS…..WHO PROVIDE FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN REMOVED FROM THEIR
HOMES BECAUSE OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT……
PAYMENT AMOUNTS VARY…..DEPENDING ON A CHILD’S NEEDS…..BUT WILL AVERAGE 750-DOLALRS A MONTH….PER CHILD….
PENSION BILL
02/14/18
THE TOP LAWMAKERS IN THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY BE CLOSE TO UNVEILING A BILL AIMED AT SHORING UP THE COMMONWEALTH’S
TROUBLED PENSION SYSTEM…..
SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS SAID YESTERDAY HE ANTICIPATES A PENSION BILL WILL BE PRESENTED THIS WEEK…..AS THE SESSION
REACHES ITS HALFWAY POINT TODAY…
WHILE ACTING HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID OSBOREN SAYS ITS BEEN A FRUSTRATING PROCESS THAT HAS MOVED MORE SLOWLY THAN ANTICIPATED…..
TABOR
02/14/18
96 YEAR OLD MARJORIE ELEISE TABOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT CAL TURNER EXTENDED CARE AND REHAB……FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN LIBERTY CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 10 FRIDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE LIBERTY MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH……
SPORTS
02/14/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATROTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT TO TAKE ON WARREN CENTRAL FOR SENIOR NIGHT…..AS THE LADY PATRIOTS
DEFEATED THE LADY DRAGONS 53-36 ….
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THE PATRIOTS THEN DROPPED AN 85 TO 34 DECISION TO THE DRAGONS….. KYLE HARWOOD HAS YOUR U-S BANK GAME WRAP UP…..
NEXT GAMES FOR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE NEXT WEEK IN THE DISTRICT 15 TOURNAMENT……
IN OVERTIME…..THE PREDATORS DEFEATED THE BLUES FOUR TO THREE…..
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CHEERLEADERS WILL LEAVE SATURDAY FOR SOUTH KOREA….TO REPRESENT THE U-S AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS…..
WHERE THEY WILL BE COMPETING AGAINST AUSTRAILIA….CANADA….GERMANY….GREAT BRITAIN…… NORWAY….AND RUSSIA……
CITY COUNCIL
02/13/18
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET LAST NIGHT AND GAVE FINAL APPROVAL TO AN ORDINANCE CLOSING A PORTION OF OLD “U-S TWO-31” NEAR
BAYS FORK CREEK BRIDGE……
CITY CLERK GAYLE DAVIS UPDATED THE COUNCIL ON THE STATUS OF THE WEST MAIN STREET RENOVAION PROGECT….
AND THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM OF LARGE TRUCKS GETTING LOST TRYING TO FIND THE DOLLAR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
AND CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE……
SCHOOL BOARD
02/12/2018
AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING….DIRECTOR OF PUPLI PERSONNEL GARY DEWITT SAID ATTENDANCE HAS
DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO FLU AND STREP…..AS OF YESTERDAY DISTRICT WIDE ATTENDANCE WAS 89-PECENT….A SIGNIFICANT DROP FROM
THE PREVIOUS MEASURE OF 93-PERCENT…..
RICK FISHER….DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCITON….UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE FIRST ROUND OF “GOOGLE CLASSROOM” WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL
BRIAN CARTER GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE NEWLY OPENED PATRIOT CLINIC….WHICH HAS SEEN 305-PATIENTS WITH 142 BEING STUDENTS….139
FACULTY AND RETIRED STAFF…. AND 24-FACULTY FAMILY MEMBERS….
FINAL APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO TWNEY-18-19 CALENDAR WITH THE CLARIFICATION THAT GOOD FRIDAY COULD BE USED AS A MAKE UP DAY IF
NECESSARY…..
AND THE CURRENT SCHOOL CALENDAR WAS AMENDED MAKING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 AND MAY 23RD AND 24TH & MAY 24 AS MAKEUP DAYS…WITH
THE LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS BEING MAY 25TH……
SPORTS
02/13/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TONIGHT….TO CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON AND CELEBRATE SENIOR NIGHT…..AS THEY
TAKE ON WARREN CENTRAL….
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHER GOSPEL
12-50….. WLCK….AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON ST. LOUIS…..
AT THE REGION-TWO SWIM MEET….WHICH WAS HELD LAST WEEK-END IN OWENBORO…
TAD TAYLOR FINISHED SIXTH IN THE 200-YARD FREESTYLE AND 14TH IN THE 100-YARD BACKSTROKR….
SARAH HARTMAN WAS 11TH IN THE 100-YARD BACKSTROKE AND 16TH IN THE 200-YARD FREESTYLE…
THE LADY PATRIOTS PLACE NINTH IN THE 200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY…..
WHILE THE PATRIOT 200-YARD MEDLAY RELAY TEAM PLACED 12TH….
BOWLING GREEN WON THE REGIONAL TITLE….WHILE AC/S FINISHED 12TH AMONG THE 14 TEAMS AT THE MEET…..
CORVETTE SINKHOLE
02/09/18
MONDAY MORNING AT NINE……THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM WILL HOST AN ANNIVERSARY EVENT REMEMBERING THE TWENTY-14 SINKHOLE
COLLAPSE…..
DURING THE CEREMONY….WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE SKYDOME…..THE RESTORED 1962 “SINKHOLE” CORVETTE WILL BE REVEALED…THIS
CORVETTE AND SEVEN OTHERS WERE SWALLOSED UP WHEN THE SINKHOLD OPENED UP INSIDE THEMUSEUM FOUR YEARS AGO ON FEBRUARY
12TH…….
THE MUSEUM TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION AND TURNED IT INTO A TOURIST ATTRACTION……TODAY THERE IS STILL A MANHOLE…..WITH A
VIEWING WINDOE INTO WHAT’S LEFT OF THE SINKHOLE…..AS THE MAJORITY OF IT HAS BEEN FILLED…..
ARREST
02/09/18
A WARREN COUNTY MAN WAS ARRESTED BY THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..
39 YEAR OLD AMY GARRIOSN CALLED AUTHORITIES SAYING HER BOY FRIEND….40 YEAR OLD JOHN COX….HAD PHYSICALLY AND VERBALLY ABUSED
HER FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE SETTING A BLANKET ON FIRE THAT WAS HANGING ON A DOOR….
WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED COX TRIED TO LEAVE IN A CAR….BUT WAS STOPPED…. AND AFTER BEING PLACE IN THE REAR SEAT OF A CRUISER….HE
TRIED TO KICK OUT THE REAR WINDOW….DAMAGING THE DOOR….
THERE WAS AN ACTIVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDER AT THE TIME…AND COX IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES INCLUDING ARSON AND ASSAULT…..
FORMER PRINCIPAL SENTENCED
02/09/18
A FORMER LARUE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO 108 MONTHS IN PRISON…..FOLLOWED BY A 10-
YEAR PERIOD OF SUPERVISED RELEASE…..FOR TRANSPORTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY…..
37 YEAR OLD STEPHEN GOODLETT OF ELIZABETHTOWN….WHO REMAINS IN FEDERAL COSTODY……FACES ADDITIONAL STATE CHARGES IN HARDIN
COUNTY…….
SPORTS
02/09/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50…..WLCK….AND 99-POINT-THREE….LOVE-FM……STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATROTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND TOOK TWO GAMES FROM METCALFE COUNTY…..AS THE LADY PATRIOTS
DEFEATED THE LADY HORNETS 53 TO 46…..
AND THE PATRIOTS DOWNED THE HORNETS 50 TO 43.….KYLE HARWOOD HAS YOUR U-S BANK GAME WRAP UP……..
SHERIFFS TAX AUDIT
02/08/18
STATE AUDITOR MIKE HARMON HAS RELEASED THE AUDIT OF THE TWENTY-16 TAX SETTLEMENT FOR ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF JEFF COOKE….
THE SHERIFF’S SETTLEMENT IS PREPARED ON THE REGUALTORY BASIS…..WHICH IS AN ACCEPTABLE METHODOLOGY WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY ALL
120 SHERIFF’S SETTLEMENTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
ACCORDING TO HARMON….THE SHER’FFS FINANCIAL STATEMENT FAIRLY PRESENTS THE TAXES CHARGED….CREDITED….AND PAID….FOR THE
PERIOD APRIL 16TH TWENTY-16 THROUGH APRIL 17TH TWENTY-17…….
THE AUDITOR ALSO NOTED NO INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE…..AND NO MATTERS INVOLVING INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL
REPORTING AND ITS OPERATION THAT WERE CONSIDERED TO BE MATERIAL WEAKNESSES……
ELECTRIC BILLS HIGHER
02/08/18
I’M SURE WE DON’T NEED TO TELL YOU…..BUT THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SAY A COLDER THAN NORMAL DECEMBER AND
JANUARY HAS LED TO HIGHER ELECTRIC BILLS FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO HEAT ENTIRELY OR
PRIMARILY WITH ELECTRICITY….
BY CONTRAST…..CUSTOMERS WHO HEAT WITH NATURAL GAS HAVE NOT SEEN COMPARABLE INCREASES…..
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE…..THE NEED FOR HOME HEATING IN DECEMBER WAS ABOUT 75-PERCENT HIGHER THAN IN
NOVEMBHER….AND JANUARY HEATING DEMAND WAS UP 14-PERCENT OVER DECEMBER…..OR ROUGHLY DOUBLE THAT IN NOVEMBER……
THE P-S-C SAYS CUSTOMERS CONCERNED ABOUT HIGH ELECTRIC BILLS SHOULD FIRST CONTACT THEIR UTILITY COMPANY FOR INFORMATION
ABOUT PAYMENT PLANS OR HEATING ASSISTANCE…..
THEN THE P-S-C CONSUMER SERVICES STAFF WILL DO ALL THEY CAN TO HELP CUSTOMERS WHO CANNOT RESOLVE ISSUES WITH THEIR UTILITY
PROVIDER……
SPORTS
02/08/18
PATRIOT SENIOR QUARTER BACK CHASE WILSON HAS SIGNED TO PLAY HIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL AT KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE…..
WILSON IS THE PATROT’S ALL-TIME LEADER IN PASSING YARDS…. TOUCHDOWNS… TOTAL COMPLETED PASSES…AND TOTAL ATTEMPTED
PASSES….
HE ALSO HOLDS SINGLE GAME RRECORDS FOR YARDS…..COMPLETED PASSES…. AND TOUCHDOWNS THROWN……
CATFISHING SCAM
02/06/18
WITH VALENTINE’S DAY FAST APPROACHING……THE KENTUCK Y ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS WARNING THOSE WHO TURN TO ON-LINE DATING
SITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO FIND LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP….TO BE AWARE OF “CATFISHING SCAMS”…..
LAST YEAR…..THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE RECEIVED REPORTS FROM 11-KENTUCKIANS WHO SAID THEY LOST NEARLY 300-THOUSAND
DOLLARS AFTER BEING “CATFISHED” BY AN ON-LINE SCAMMER….AND ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION……REPORTS OF ROMANCE
SCAMS HAVE TRIPLED OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS…..AND IN TWENTY-16…….220-MILLON DOLLARS WERE LOST NATIONWIDE TO ON-LINE DATING
SCAMS…..
IT’S RECOMMENDED YOU NEVER SENT UNTRACEABLE METHODS OR PAYMENT TO SOMEONE YOU JUST MET ON-LINE….AND TO WATCH FOR SIGNS
OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH ROMANCE OF FRIENDSHP SCAMS…..INCLUDING SOMEONE WHO FALLS IN LOVE OR BE-FRIENDS QUICKLY…..SAYS THEY
ARE WORKING OVERSEAS OR SERVING ABROAD IN THE MILITARY…..ASKS YOU TO LEAVE THE DATING SITE OR SOCIAL MEDIA SITE TO
COMMUNICATE…...AND CLAIMS THEY NEED MONEY FOR AN EMERGENCY AND THEY WILL PAY YOU BACK WHEN THEY COME TO SEE YOU……
DR PLEADS GUILTY
02/06/18
A WARREN COUNTY DOCTOR HAS PLEAD GUILTY….IN FEDERAL COURT….TO MULTIPLE CHARGES OF UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION AND DISPENSING
OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND HEALTH CARE FRAUD…..
ACCORDING TO THE PLEA AGREEMENT….66 YEAR OLD DR. FRED GOTT WILL SERVED 96-MONTHS IN PRISON AND PAY RESTITUTION IN AN AMOUNT
TO BE DETERMINED AT SENTENCING…….WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY SEVENTH…..
PATTI’S FIRE
02/06/18
MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE ARE OUT OF A JOB AFTER A FIRE BROKE….YESTERDAY MORNING…. IN THE KITCHEN OF “PATTI’S 1880 SETTLEMENT” IN
GRAND RIVERS…. AS EMPLOYEES WERE PREPARING FOR THE DAY….. .
ACCORDING TO A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE RESTAURANT…..NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE BLAZE AND THEY DO PLAN ON RE-OPENING…..
BRANSFORD
02/06/18
74 YEAR OLD LORETTA JEWELL BRANSFORD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
12NOON TODAY (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JAMES THOMAS BRANSFORD……THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JACK AND LEEANN OF ADOLPHUS AND
TODD AND JULIE AND BRENT AND NATASHA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; BRO. SAMMY AND FAYE CORNWELL AND
MARK AND LEA CORNWELL ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; LINDA HARVEY OF LEXINGTON AND DEWANA AND
LARRY ANDERSON OF ADOLPHUS…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND 10 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/06/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TONIGHT TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATROT GYM……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM……WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……..
FLU DEATHS REACH 100
02/05/17
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IS REPORTING 100 FLU-RELATED DEATHS IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..INCLUDING AT LEAST
FOUR-CHILDREN WHO HAVE DIED FROM WHAT IS BEING A CALL AN “EPIDEMIC”…..
DURING THE TWENTY-16-17 FLU SEASON…..THE COMMONWEALTH RECORDED 76 DEATHS FROM THE FLU…..
KENTUCKY IS IN ITS SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE WEEK OF WIDESPREAD FLU ACTIVITY…..WHICH IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL…..AND INDICATES INCREASED
FLU-LIKE ACTIVITY OR FLU OUTBREAKS IN AT LEAST HALF OF THE REGIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH…..
HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN THE VIRUS STRAIN THIS FLU SEASON….WHICH ENDS IN LATE MAY….CAN BE “EXTREMELY SERIOUS…..EVEN DEADLY”….
FOR THOSE IN HIGHE-RISK CATEGORIES…..AS-WELL-AS GENERALLY HEALTH KENTUCKIANS…..
FRANKLIN EXPANSION
02/05/17
POWER TEC SOLUTION INTERNATIONAL…..WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE WILKEY NORTH INDUSTRIAL PARK IN FRANKLIN….WILL CREATE 20 FULL-TIME
JOBS AS IT INVESTES MORE THAN TWO-POINT-26 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A NEW HEADQUARTERS AD DISTRIBUTION…..….
THE COMPANY WILL PURCHASE 17 ADDITIONAL ACRES IN THE PARK TO BUILD A 30-THOUSAND SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY…..
THE LAND PURCHASE ALSO INCLUDES ACREAGE FOR ANTICIPATED GROWTH FROM NEW-MARKET EXPANSION AND FUTURE MANUFACTURING
OPERATIONS…..
RURAL HEALTH RECEIVES GRANT
02/05/18
THE INSTITUTE FOR RURAL HEALTH….AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..HAS RECEIVED A 20-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM DELTA
DENTAL OF KENTUCKY’S….MAKING SMILES HAPPEN INITIATIVE…..
THE INSTITUTE FOR RURAL HEALTH WAS ESTABLISHED IN TWO-THOUSAND-ONE TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS RURAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
NEEDS THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF TWO MOBILE UNITS….THE MOBILE DENTAL UNIT AND THE MOBILE HEALTH UNIT…..
THE 20-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES FOR TWO PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE MOBILE
DENTAL UNIT….THE PREVENTIVE PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN, HEAD START CHILDREN AND PRENATAL DENTAL
PROGRAM…..AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS LIMITED DEFINITIVE TREATMENTS…..
OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS…..THE MOBILE DENTAL UNIT HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 12-THOUSAND TOTAL PROCEDURES IN UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY……
MEETINGS
02/05/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE RELAY FOR LIFE COMMITTEE MEETS THIS AFTERNOON AT 5….
THE RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM CAPTAINS MEET AT 5-30, THE ALLEN COUNTY LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEET TONIGHT AT 6-30 AND GRAHAM
LODGE AND THE SADDLE CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 5 THE SCOTTSVILLE ART GUILD MEETS….
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7……
SPORTS
02/05/18
THE PREDATORS START A FOUR GAME ROAD TRIP AS THEY TRAVEL TO NEW YORK…..
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY….
NICK FOLES THREW THE GO-AHEAD TOUCH DOWN PASS WITH TWO-21 TO GO IN SUPER BOWL 52….AS THE EAGLES DOWNED THE PATRIOTS 41 TO
33 TO WIN THEIR FIRST SUPER BOWL……
REST AREA
02/02/18
CONSTRUCTION ISSUES HAVE FORCED A DELAY IN THE OPENING OF A REST AREA….
THE BEAVER DAM REST AREA WAS TO HAVE OPENED LAST WEEK…..A NEW OPENING DATE HASN’T BEEN DETERMINED….BUT
IT’S EXPECTED TO BE IN LATE FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH…..
ILLINOIS-BASED….MARTIN AND BAYLERY IS THE NEW OPERATOR FOR THE REST AREA…..AND A SPOKESPERSON SAID THEIR GOAL IS TO GET THE
REST AREA OPERATONAL AS-SOON-AS POSSIBLE…..
HART MAN SENTENCED
02/02/18
A HART COUNTY FELON HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO 70-MONTHS IN PRISON….FOLLOWED BY THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED….
52 YEAR OLD RODNEY STAPLES OF MUNFORDVILLE ADMITTED IN JUNE TO THE UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM….
SEIZED FROM HIS RESIDENCE WERE 11 LONG GUNS AND A REVOLVER….WHICH STAPLES CLAIMED BELONGED TO HIS 10-YEAR OLD SON….
OFFICER SHOOTING
02/02/18
A POLICE OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN LOUISVILLE HAS LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD…..
REPORTS SAY A NARCOTICS DETECTIVE’S HEAD WAS GRAZED BY A BULLET AND ANOTHER PERSON WAS KILLED IN THE INCDEINT….
NO OTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME……
SPORTS
02/02/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO MONROE COUNTY…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
TRAIN WRECK
02/01/18
FOUR MEMBERS OF THE KENTUCKY CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION……INCLUDING FIRST DSIE COGEEM JAMES COOMER….WERE AMONG 100
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THAT WERE ON BOARD A TRAIN THAT CRASHED INTO A GARBAGE TRUCK IN VIRGINA….KILLING ONE PERSON
IN THE TRUCK…..
COMER….WHO WASN’T INJURED….SAID MOST OF THE INJURIES ON THE TRAIN WERE MINOR…..THE HOUSE DOCTOR AND FOUR MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS WHO ARE DOCTORS ATTENDED TO THE INJURED UNTIL FURTHER MEDICAL HELP ARRIVED….
ALSO ON THE TRAIN WERE REPRESENTATIVES THOMAS MASSIE….HAL ROGERS AND ANDY BARR……
HART STUDENT CHARGED
02/01/18
ACCORDING TO THE HART COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT….A STUDENT AT HART COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH
TERRORISTIC THREATENING AFTER SAYING HE WAS “GOING TO BRING AN AUTOMATIC RIFLE TO SCHOOL”……..
MEANWHILE A NUMBER OF NEW SECURITY PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE AT MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL….WERE TWO STUDENTS
WERE KILLED IN A SHOOTING LAST WEEK….
STUDENTS MUST HAVE THEIR BAGS….BACKPACKS….AND PURSES CHECKED BEFORE ENTERING…..
STUDENTS ARRIVING BY CAR…RIDING BUSES….AND NEEDING WHEELCHAIR ACCESS HAVE SEPARATE DESIGNATED ENTRANCES…..
RUTHEFORD
02/01/18
83 YEAR OLD DONALD C. RUTHEFORD, SENIOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERA HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS
MORNING (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…GRAHAM LODGE WILL HOLD MASONIC RITES TONIGHT AT SEVEN AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND ALL
MASTER MAON WISHING TO PARTICIPATE SHOULD BE AT THE LODGE AT SIX-30….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO
MT. UNION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OR THE GIDEONS…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BOBBIE RUTHEFORD…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DONALD JUNIOR AND LEANNE AND DANNY AND
DONNETTA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SHEILA AND DAVID ZUMBACH OF BOWLING GREEN…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN
AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/01/18
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS TRAVEL TO MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ENTERTAIN MONROE COUNTY…….
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE KINGS…..
WKU TOPS ONLINE
01/30/18
IN ITS ANNUAL RANKINGS OF THE “BEST ON-LINE DEGREE PROGRAMS”…..U-S NEWS AND WORLD REPORT HAS NAMED WESTERN KENTUCKY
UNIVERSITY AMONG THE TOP SCHOOLS….NATIONWIDE….IN FIVE AREAS….
W-K-U RANKED 12TH IN THE CATEGORY OF “BEST ON-LINE BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAM”…. WESTERN ALSO RANKED 12TH IN GRADUATE
DEGREE PROGRAMS IN THE CATEGORY OF “CRIMINAL JUSTICE”…..
OTHER W-K-U ON-LINE PROGRAMS RANKED AMONG THE TOP 100 INCLUDED….BEST ON-LINE GRADUATE NURSING PROGRAMS FOR THE “M-S-N”…..
BEST ON-LINE GRADUATE EDUCATON PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDES “M-A-E” PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS….. AND BEST ON-LINE “M-B-A”
PROGRAMS…..
U-S NEWS DEFINES ON-LINE PROGRAMS AS THOSE WITH 80-PERCENT OR MORE OF THE REQUIRED COURSEWORK AVAILABLE ON-LINE…..
RIGHT TO WORK
01/30/18
IN A LEGAL VICTORY FOR GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN…..A JUDGE HAS DISMISSED A LAWSUIT FILED BY ORGANIZED LABOR LEADERS….WHO
CHALLENGED THE COMMONWEALTH’S RIGHT-TO-WORK LAW…
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE THOMAS WINGATE REJECTED ORGANIZED LABOR’S ARGUMENT THAT THE TWENTY-17 LAW VIOLATES THE
COMMONWEALTH’S CONSTITUTION…..
THE RIGHT-TO-WORK LAW…..WHICH SAILED THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE IN THE FIRST WEEK OF LAST YEA’S SESSION…...BANS MANDATORY UNION
FEES IN WORKPLACES….
THE PLANTIFFS SAY THEY WILL APPEAL THE RULING…..
ELECTION FILINGS
01/30/18
ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTIONS REPORTED BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE…..
REPUBLICAN JOHN M. WEAVER HAS FILED TO RUN FOR MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT FOUR……
SPORTS
01/30/18
THE LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO OWENSBORO CATHOLIC FOR A GIRL’S DOUBLEHEADER….
AND THE PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON HART COUNTY IN A BOY’S DOUBLEHEADER…..…..
AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…. LOVE-FM….WVLE…..STARTING AT SEVEN-20 TONIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE BLACKHAWKS……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS
01/29/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE STATISTICS….THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL
FROM THREE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN NOVEMBER TO TWO-POINT-NINE PECENT IN DECEMBER….. AND THE DECEMBER TWENY-17 JOBLESS RATE
WAS WELL BELOW THE THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT RECORDED IN DECEMBR TWENTY-16…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM TWO-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN MONROE COUNTY TO
FOUR-PONT-SEVEN PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 117 COUNTIES…..STAYED THE SAME IN TWO…AND ROSE IN ONE……
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT TWO-POINT-SIX PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 12-PONT-FOUR PERCENT……
MARSHALL FUNERALS
01/29/18
FUNERALS FOR THE TWO 15-YEAR OLDS THAT WERE KILLED IN THE MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTINGS LAST WEEK WERE HELD
YESTERDAY…..
BAILEY NICOLE HOLT DIED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND PRESTON RYAN COPE WAS FLOWN TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE WAS
PRONOUNCED DEAD…..
A 15-YEAR OLD CLASSMATE IS BEING HELD ON MURDER AND ASSAULT CHARGES IN THE SHOOTING….AUTHORITIES SAY 14-STUDENTS WERE
WOUNDED BY GUNFIRE AND SEVEN OTHERS SUFFERED OTHER INJURIES WHEN THE BOY OPENED FIRE BEFORE CLASSES BEGAN……
BARREN FATAL
01/29/18
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS ARRESTED A GLASGOW RESIDENT IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDWENT FRIDAY
NIGHT…..
A TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE CHEVERLET….OPERATED BY 24 YEAR OLD SHANDRA SHOCKLEY OF GLASGOW…WAS STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT AT THE
INTER-SECION OF VETERANS OUTER LOOP AND EDMONTON ROAD…..WHEN A TWO-THOUSAND-13 CADILLAC DRIVERN BY 47 YEAR OLD LEE ANN
TARRY ALSO OF GLASGOW STRUCK THE SHOCKLEY CAR IN THE REAR….
TARRY WAS TRANSPORTED TO U-OF-L HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND SHOCKLEY WAS TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON WHERE SHE DIED OF HER
INJURIES…..
TARRY HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND MURDER…..
MEETINGS
01/29/18
ON THE MEETING CALENAR THIS WEEK…..
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 5 AND THE
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP AND THE JUNIOR JAYCEES BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
01/29/18
THE PATROT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE HOME TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
LOGAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH….TODD ADLER…HAS BEEN NAMED THE KENTUCKY FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR…...AFTER
LEADING THE COGARS TO THEIR TO FIRST UNDEFEATED REGUALR SEASON…..A DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP….AND A FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF WIN…..
WHEN ADLER TOOK OVER THE PROGRAM TWO YEARS AGO….LOGAN COIUNTY WAS IN A FOUR-YEAR LOSING STREAK…..
THE COUGARS WILL HAVE 18-STARTERS RETURNING FOR THE TWENTY-18 SEASON……
CLERKS AUDIT
01/26/18
STATE AUDITOR MIKE HARMON HAS RELEASED THE AUDIT OF THE TWENTY-16 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF ALLEN COUNTY CLERK ELAINE WILIAMS….
THE CLERK’S FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS FAIRLY PRESENTED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE REGULARTORY BASIS OF ACCOUNTING……WHICH IS AN
ACCEPTABLE REPORTING METHODOLOGY THAT IS FOLLOWED BY ALL 120 COUNTY CLERKS IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
THE AUDITOR ALSO NOTED NO INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE….AND ALSO NOTED NO MATTERS INVOLVING INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL
REPORTIGN AND ITS OPERATION THAT WERE CONSIDERD TO BE MATERIAL WEAKNESSES……
FLAGS TO HALF STAFF
01/26/18
AS A SHOW OF RESPECT FOR THE MARSHALL COUNTY COMMUNITY…..FOLLWING THE TRAGIC EVENTS AT MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS ORDER THE STATE FLAG BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF UNTIL SUNSET ON JANUARTY 30TH…
THE GOVERNOR ENCOURAGES ALL KENTUCKIANS…..BUSINESSES…. ORGANIZATIONS…..AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN THIS SHOW OF
SUPPORT FOR THE MARSHALL COUNTY COMMUNITY……
FATAL-SIMPSON
01/26/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT ON I-65 IN SIMPSON COUNTY YESTERDAY MORNING THAT CLAIMED A LIFE….
39 YEAR OLD JEREMY WELLS OF WHITE HOUSE WAS OPERATING A TWENTY-15 TRACTOR-TRAILER….AND WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND AT THE
TWO-MILE MARKER…WHEN HE FAILED TO YIELD TO THE STATIONARY TRAFFIC…AND HIS VEHICLE HIT A TWENTY-14 FREIGHTLINER OPERATED BY 50
YEAROLD DRIC CHAPMAN OF BETHPAGE…..AND HIS BIG-RIG STRUCK A TWENTY-16 FREIGHTLINER DRIVEN BY 62 YEAR OLD WILLIAM ALLEN OF
BROWNSVILLEL….
BOTH CHAPMAN AND ALLEN REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT….
WHILE WELLS SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES…..AND DIED AT THE SCENE…….
ELECTION FILING
01/26/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE HAS REPORTED ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTIONS…..
REPUBLICAN LARRY SIMPSON HAS FILED TO RUN FOR CONSTABLE IN DISTRICT FIVE……
SPORTS
01/26/18
BE SURE AND MAKE THIS CHANGE TO YOUR PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT SCHEDULE…..
TONIGHT’S DOUBLEHEADER AGAINST CLINTON COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS CLINTON COUNTY IS PLAYING IN THE ALL “A” TOURNAMENT….
TOMORROW NIGHT….AC/S WILL HOST CAVERNA AND CELEBRATE HOMECOMING…..
PLANNING & ZONING
01/24/2018
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT…. AND DURING A PUBLIC HEARING DEVELOPER ADAM
LEDSINGER DISCUSSED BUILDING PLANS FOR A FAST PACED URGENT CLINIC TO L BE LOCATED IN THE ONE-THOUSAND BLOCK OF OLD GALLATIN
ROAD ….ACROSS FROM TACO-BELL…..
AFTER HEARING CONCERNS AND SPECIFICATIONS REGARDING THE FUTURE SITE OF THE CLINIC….THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
ALLOWING CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN…..
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE FEBRUARY 19TH AT SEVEN….
MAN WRECKS CRUISER
01/25/18
STATE POLICE STOPPED A SUSPECTED STOLEN VEHICLE IN HART COUNTY YESTERDAY….. AND CHARGED THE DRIVER WITH DRIVING UNDER THE
INFLUENCE…..
25 YEAR OLD DAKOTA WHEAT OF CUB RUN WAS HANDCUFFED AND PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF TROOPER JONATHAN MCCHESNEY’S CRUISER….
WHILE MCCHESNEY WAS AWAY FROM HIS VEHICLE…..TALKING WITH THE OWNERS OF THE STOLEN CAR…..WHEAT MANGED TO GET ONE HAND OUT
OF THE HANDCUFFS…GET IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE CRUISER AND DRIVE OFF….
THE CRUISE WRECKED NEAR LEITCHFIELD AFTER TIRE DEFLATION DEVICES WERE DEPLOYED……
WHEAT WAS TREATED AT TWIN LAKES MEDICAL CENTER AND THEN LODGED IN THE GRAYSON COUNTYJAIL…..
ONE SHOOTING VICTIM RELEASED
01/25/18
ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING HAS BEEN RELEASSED FROM VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…
A SPOKSEPERSON FOR THE HOSPITAL SAYS SHE WAS RELEASEDD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..
TWO OTHERS WHO REMAIN AT VANDERBILT HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO STABLE CONDITION…..
AND ONE OTHER REMAINS IN CRITICAL….BUT BUT STABLE CONDITION…..
SPORTS
01/25/18
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS TRAVEL TO THE GLASGOW Y-M-C-A TO TAKE ON GLASGOW AND BARREN COUNTY…..
THE LADY PATROT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO GLASGOW…..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY GLASGOW…..
THE PREDATORS TRAVEL TO NEW JERSEY….
MARSHALL SHOOTING UPDATE
01/24/18
STATE POLICE NOW TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 18-TOTAL WERE INJURED IN THE SHOOTING AT MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL YESTERDAY
MORNING…OF THE 18…..14-WERE HIT BY GUNSHOTS….
OF THE TWO FATALITIES…ONE DIED AT THE SCENE AND THE OTHER DIED AFER BEING FLOWN TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER….
FOUR VICTIMS REMAIN IN VANDERBILT WITH THREE LISTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION AND ONE IS STABLE…..
AUTHORITIES SAY THE 15-YEAR OLD MALE SUSPECT WILL BE CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF MURDER AND MULTIPLE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED…..
AND THE MARSHALL COUNTY ATTORNEY WILL ASK FOR THE ACCUSED TEEN SHOOTER TO BE TRIED AS AN ADULT……
FISCAL COURT
01/24/18
THERE WAS A LARGE CROWD ON HAND LAST NIGHT AS ALLEN FISCAL COURT HELD THEIER FIRST NIGHT MEETING OF THE YEAR IN THE CITY/COUNTY
BUILDING…..THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE HOLDING ANOTHER….TIRE COLLECTION PROGRAM IN ALLEN COUNTY THIS SPRING……
AND THE COURT APPROVED THE JUDGE SGNING ALL NECESSARY PAPER WORK TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM…..
A GROUP FROM THE ALLEN COUNTY SADDLE CLUB ADDRESSED THE COURT ABOUT RENEWING THEIR FINANCIAL SUPPORT…..THE SADDLE CLUB
HAS REORGANIZED WITH A NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS….AND THEY OUTLINED THEIR UPCOMING PLOANS…..
THE COURT APPROVED RENEWING THEIR 25-HUNDRED DOLLAR SUPPORT OF THE CLUB WITH 12-HUNDRED-50 DOLLARS NOW…..
THE SADDLE CLUB WILL THEN UPDATE THE COURT LATER AND THE REMAINING 12-HUNDRED-50 DOLLARS WILL BE ALLOCATED WITH THE
COUNTY’S NEW BUDGET THAT BEGINS THE FIRST OF JULY……
ELECTION FILING
01/24/18
WITH LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO BEFORE THE DEADLINE….THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE REPORTS ANOTHER FILING FOR THIS YEAR’S
ELECTIONS……
DEMOCRAT CHRISTOPHER SMITH HAS FILED TO RUN FOR CONSTABLE IN DISTRICT ONE…….
SPORTS
01/24/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATROTS WERE BACK ON THE ROAD TO GREENWOOD LAST NIGHT….. AND THE LADY PATRIOTS SCORED A MAJOR
VICTORY….AS THEY DEFEATED THE LADY GATORS 59 TO 40…..
THE PATRIOTS THEN DROPPED A 58 TO 54 DECISION TO THE GATERS….
BOTH TEAMS RETURN HOME SATURDAY TO TAKE ON CAVERNA……
THE GIRL’S ALL “A” STATE TOURNAMENT BEGINS AT EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERITY TODAY….
AS MONROE COUNTY TAKES ON EDMONSON COUNTY…….
MARSHALL COUNTY SHOOTING
0123/18
THE NATION’S FIRST….FATAL SCHOOL SHOOTING THIS YEAR…..OCCURRED THIS MORNING AT MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WHERE A 15-YEAR-
LD OPENED FIRE WITH A HAND GUN…. KILLING TWO OF HIS CLASSMATES AND INJURING 19 OTHERS….. FIVE OF THE WOUNDED WERE FLOWN TO
VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER….
STATE POLICE SAY THE SHOOTER WILL BE CHARGED WITH MURDER AND ATTEMPTED MURDER……HIS IDENTITY HASN’T BEEN RELEASED…..NOT A
MOTIVE FOR THE SHOOTING…..
MARSHALL COUNTY IS ABOUT 30-MINUTES FROM HEATH HIGH SCHOOL…..WERE IN 1997…TWO YEARS BEFORE THE COLUMBINE HIGH SCHHOL
ATTACK…THEN 14-YEAR OLD MICHAEL CARNEAL OPENED FIRE….KILLING THREE AND WOUNDING FIVE OTHERS…..
MESONET FUNDING
01/23/18
ONE OF THE 70-PROGRAMS GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WANTS TO ELIMINATE IN HIS PROPOSED TWO-YEAR BUDGET IS THE KENTUCKY MESONET……A
SERIES OF 69-WEATHER MONITORING STATIONS LOCATED AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…….
BASED AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……THE MESONET WAS ESTABLISHED IN TWO-THOUSAND-SIX WITH A THREE-MILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL
GRANT…..AND NOW RECEIVES 750-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN STATE FUNDING…..
THE AUTOMATED MONITORING STATIONS MEASURE WEATHER CONDITIONS EVERY FIVE MINUTES….THE DATA IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE…..AND THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE USES IT TO PREPARE FORECASTS ABOUT SNOW….. THUNDERSTORMS….AND OTHER CONDITION THAT
COULD THREATEN LIVES AND PROPERTY……
THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN LOUISVILLE SAYS THE MESONT IS CRITICAL TO THEIR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS……
PITCHFORD
01/23/18
91 YEAR OLD ROSALIE “DOLL” PITCHFORD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFER NINE TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; HAROLD “WOP” PITCHFORD…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MARK AND FRIEDA OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND A
DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; JANET AND TERRY CLARK OF LEXINGTON…..FOUR GRANDCHILDLREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/13/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATROTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO GREENWOOD…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM…..WVLE….. STARTING AT FIVE-50 THS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO ACTION AS THEY ENTERTAIN TAMPA BAY…….
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO GLASGOW LAST NIGHT…..AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DEFEATED THE LADY SCOTTIES 47 TO
28…..
AND THE PATRIOTS DROPPED A 48 TO 45 DECISION TO THE SCOTTIES…..KYLE HARWOOD HAS YOUR U.S. BANK GAME WRAP UP
CORVETTE MUSEUM TOP ATTRACTION
01/22/18
U-S-A TODAY READERS….AND THE PUBLIC….HAVE VOTED THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM AS THE BEST ATTRACTION IN KENTUCKTY……
OTHER NOMINEES INCLUDED CHURCHILL DOWNS AND THE KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM….MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK…..THE LOUISVILLE
SLUGGER MUSEUM AND FACTORY…..THE KENTUCKY HORSE PARK…..AND NEWPORT AQUARIUM……
THE CORVETTE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO ADD NEW ATTRACTIONS AND EXHIBITS….. WHICH HAS LEAD ATTENDANCE INCREASING FOR THE LAST
THREE YEARS…..
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL CORVETTE INFORMATION GO ON-LINE TO……CORVETTE-MUSEUAM-DOT-ORG……
ARREST
0122/18
JANUARY 18TH….THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE AND THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WENT TO EIGHT-82 WILSON ROAD IN
CAVE CITY IN RESPONSE TO A POSSIBLE METH LAB COMPLAINT……..
UPON ARRIVAL….52 YEAR OLD LARRY MOULDER GAVE VERBAL PERMISSION TO SEARCH THE RESIDENCE……AND AN ACTIVE METH LAB AND DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA WERE LOCATED…..
39 YEAR OLD MELISSA LOGSDON OF HORSE CAVE WAS ALSO IN THE RESIDENCE…. AND THEY WERE CHARGED WITH MANUFACTURING METH,
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
HARD
01/22/18
79 YEAR OLD JOHN ROBERT “BOB” HARD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALITY HOSPITAL…..AND A MEMORIAL
SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; DORENE BIRGE THOMAS HARD…….A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; ROB AND BRIDGET OF FLORIDA…..A DAUGHTER;
CHRISTY HARD OF TEXAS…..TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; KAYE AND ROBERT YOUNG OF FLORIDA AND RITA WEBB OF
SCOTTSVILLE…. A STEP-SON AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MARK AND SID THOMAS OF LOUISVILLE…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; LINDA
AND JERRY MILLER OF TEXASD….TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND STEP GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…..
HARRISON
01/22/18
86 YEAR OLD EULA MAE HARRISON OF FOUNTIAN RUN DIED SATURDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS ARE SUGGESTED TO FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; DAVID OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; MARILYN AND STEVE OPL OF COLORADO AND PEGGY
HARRISON OF ILLINOIS…..TWO SISTERS; WILMA GOSSER OF CORBIN AND LINDA BECKWITH OF GLASGOW….AND A BROTHER; BILLY JOE CLARKSON
OF COLUMBIA……..
SPORTS
01/22/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TONIGHT….TO GLASGOW….TO MAKE UP GAMES THAT WERE CANCELLED BECAUSE OF
WEATHER……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…. KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS
01/19/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE STATISTICS…...KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL FROM FOUR-
POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN NOVEMBER…..TO FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN DECEMBER…..
AND THE DECEMBER TWENTY-17 JOBLESS RATE WAS FOUR-TENTHS OF A PERCENT POINT BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT RECORDED
IN DECEMBER TWENTY-16……
THE COMMONWEALTH’S JOBLESS RATE HAS REACHED ITS LOWEST LEVEL SINCE DECEMBER TWO-THOUSAND-TWO……WHICH SUGGESTS MORE
PEOPLE ARE ENTERING KENTUCKY’S LABOR FORCE AND FINDING WORK……
ALSO IN DECEMBER……THE “U-S” UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER…..AT FOUR-POINT-ONE
PERCENT……
HATE CRIME
01/19/18
BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP AS THEY CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE A HATE CRIME….WHICH AUTHORITIES SAY ARE RARE IN
BOWLING GREEN…..
WEDNESDAY MORNING FECES AND A NOTE CONTAINING A RACIAL SLUR WERE PLACED ON BUILDING 100 AT CROWN APARTMENTS….
ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE AREA AND SEEN SOMETHING…..OR NAERBY BUSINESSES WITH SECURITY FOOTAGE ARE ASK TO CONTACT
BOWLING GREEN POLICE AT…..THREE-NINE-THREE-42-44……
ELECTION FILING
01/19/18
TWO MORE FILINGS FOR THIS YEARS ELECTIONS REPORTED BY THE COUNTY’S CLERK’S OFFICE…..
REPUBLICAN TONE KING HAS FILED TO RUN FOR CONSTABLE IN DISTRICT TWO…..
AND JERRY WHITNEY HAS FILED TO RUN FOR MAYOR…..
TRAFFIC LIGHT DOWN
01/19/18
MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN LOGAN COUNTY….NEED TO BE AWARD THAT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INER-SECTION OF “U-S-68….79…AND FOUR-31”
…..NEAR RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL….HAS COLLAPSED DUE TO ICE….
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS INSTALLED TEMPORATY STOP-SIGNS……AND THE INTER-SECTION WILL OPERATE AS A FOUR-WAY
STOP UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE MADE…..
SPORTS
01/19/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS TRAVEL TO BARREN COUNTY TONIGHT…. TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……
AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..
LOVE-FM….WVLE…. STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
HEALTHY KENTUCKY
01/18/18
THE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY KENTUCKY INVESTED MORE THAN 361-THOUSAND DOLLARS LAST YEAR….TO WORK ON REDUCING BOTH
TOBACCO USE AND EXPOSURE TO SECOND HAND SMOKE…..
FOUNDATION GRANT FUNDING IN TWENY-17 TOTALED 899-THOUSAND DOLLARS… AND SINCE THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED IN TWO-THOUSNAND-
ONE….IT HAS INVESTED OVER 27-MILLION DOLLARS IN THE COMMONWEALTH THRU GRANTS……
THE FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENTS LAST YEAR INCLUDED 126-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE “PROMOTING RESPONSIVE HEALTH POLICY” INITIATIVE….
AND 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIPS SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES ABOUT TOBACCO-RELATED POLICY
CHANGES……
OTHER GRANTS AWARD BY THE FOUNDATION WERE USED TO SUPPORT POLICIES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE….PROMOTE THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH…..AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS……
SCHOOL BUS FUNDING
01/18/18
TUESDAY NIGHT…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN PRESENTED HIS PROPOSED….NEW TWO-YEAR STATE BUDGET….TO A JOINT SESSION OF GENERAL
ASSEMBLY…..
PER-PUPIL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WASN’T CUT….BUT THE GOVERNOR’S BUDGET PROPOSAL WOULD SLASH TRANSPORTATION
SPENDING FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEATH….
CURRENLY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS PAY 42-PERCENT OF THE COST TO RUN SCHOOL BUSES….HOWEVER…..THE GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED
BUDGET WOULD REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO COVER 75-PERCENT OF THE COST….
BEVIN SAID THE CUTS ARE NECESSARY SO THE COMMONWEALTH CAN SPEND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO KEEP THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM SOLVENT…
THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID LOCAL DISTRICTS CAN FIND THE MONEY TO PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION COSTS BY DIPPING INTO THEIR SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS AND BY CUTTING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BY 12-PERCENT……
ELECTON FILING
01/18/18
ANOTHER FILING FOR THIS YEAR’S ELECTION REPORTED BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE…..
JOHNNY BEWLEY HAS FILED TO RUN FOR SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL……
SPORTS
01/18/18
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS HOST ARIZONA…..
BEVIN STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH
01/17/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN DELIVERED HIS STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH ADDRESS AND HIS PROPOSED NEW…TWO-YEAR STATE BUDGET….TO A
JOINT SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY LAST NIGHT…..
THE GOVERNOR IS PROPOSING SPENDING CUTS OF MORE THAN SIX-PERCENT ACROSS MOST OF STATE GOVERNMENT AND ELIMINATION OF 70
PROGRAMS….. HOWEVER….PER PUPIL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION WASN’T CUT…..
CALLING THE CUTS…..SIGNIFICANT YET STRATEGIC…..BEVIN SAID THEY’RE NEEDED BECAUSE OF THE THREE-POINT-31 BILLION DOLLARS HE’S
PROPOSING TO SPEND ON THE COMMONWEALTH’S RETIREMENT SYSTEM…..
HE ALSO WANTS TO SPEND 34-MILLION IN TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS TO FIGHT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC…..24-MILLON TO HIRE MORE SOCIAL
WORKERS AND GIVE THEM A RAISE…..AND 11-MILLION IN NEW FUNDING FOR ADOPTION AND FOSTER CHILDREN SUPPORTS……
CONSERVE ELECTRICITY
01/016/18
BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER….THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY HAS ALERTED THE 159 LOCAL POWER COMPANIES THEY SERVE….
INCLUDING TRI-COUNTY…..THAT THEY HAVE INITIATED STEP-20 OF THE EMERGENCY LOAD CURTAILMENT PROGRAM…..
STEP 20 IS VOLUNTARY……BUT CONSUMERS ARE URGED TO CONSSERVE ELECTYRICITY TO MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE TO HELP KEEP THE
SYSTEM STABLE….
IN ADDITION TO LOWERING THE THERMOSTAT ON HEAT PUMPS…..CONSUMERS ARE URGED TO POSTPONE USING ELECTRIC APPLIANCES SUCH AS
DISHWASHERS….. DRYERS…..AND COOKING EQUIPMENT….AND TURN OFF ANY NONESSENTIAL LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT……
MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT
01/17/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED A FIVE VEHICLE ACCIDENT YESTERDAY….AT THE 70 MILE MARKER SOUTHBOUND ON I-65 IN HART COUNTY….THAT
INVOLVED A GREYHOUND BUS….A TRANSPORTATION CABINET SAFETY TRUCK….A VOLO TRACTOR/TRAILER AND TWO PASSENGER CARS….
A TOTAL OF 21-PEOPLE WERE TRANSPORTED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT….18 OF WHICH WERE FROM THE BUS AND THREE FROM THE SAFETY
TRUCK….
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN LISTED AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE CAUSE OF THE
ACCIDENT…..
SPORTS
01/17/18
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM LAST NIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS SHUT OUT LAS VEGAS ONE TO NOTHING….
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL….
KENTUCKY DROPPED A 76 TO 68 DECISION TO SOUTH CAROLINA…..
AND IT TOOK DOUBLE OVERTIME FOR LOUISVILLE TO GET PAST NOTRE DAME 82 TO 78…..
BG MAN SENTENCED
01/16/18
A BOWLING GREEN MAN HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF WIRE FRAUD….MONEY LAUNDEIRNG….AND SECURITIES FRAUD…..AFTER TAKING MONEY FROM
INDIVIDUALS WHO INVESTED IN A NATIONAL GAS PIPELINE IN TENNESSEE….
CLAY SHELTON WAS CHARGED WITH SOLICITING ONE-POINT-37 MILLION DOLLARS FROM 11-INVESTORS….WHO WERE TOLD THE MONEY WOULD
BE USED IN BUY THE MONTEREY PIPLINE IN TENNESSEE…..
ALLEGEDLY THE INVESTORS WERE TOLD THEIR MONEY WOULE BE HELD IN ESCROW TO SECURE A LOAN .AND ONCE THE LOAN WAS OBTAINED…..
THE INVESTORS WOULD GET THEIR INVESTMENT BACK PLUS 25-PERCNET…..OR THE PIPELINE COMPANY WOULD PURCHASE THEIR INTEREST IN
TENESSEE WELLS…
HOWEVER…..SHELTON WHO FACES UP TO 20-YEARS IN PRISON…..USED THE FUNDS FOR THER PURPOSES……
SCHOOL BOARD
01/16/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR LAST NIGHT…..WITH THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINES
BEING ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD…..
JUSTIN MARSH WAS RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN……AL BARMAN WAS RE-ELECTED VICE-CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE MEETING THE
THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH AT SIX…..
AS REQUIRED BY THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION…THE BOARD APPROVED THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL CITIZENSHIP TEST…..
ACCORDING TO A NEW STATE LAW…..SCHOOL CALENDARS MUST RECEIVE TWO READINGS…..AND FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO THE TWENTY-18-
19 CALENDAR…… OPENING DAY FOR STUDENTS WILL BE AUGUST-EIGHTH…..WITH THE FINAL DAY FOR STUDENTS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR WILL BEING
MAY 23RD……TWENTY-19……..
SPORTS
01/16/18
THE PATRIOTS TRAVEL TO BUTLER COUNTY TONIGHT FOR A BOYS DOUBLEHEADER……
AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..
AND 99-POINT-THREE….. LOVE-FM….WVLE….STARTING AT SEVEN-15 TONIGHT……
ACS GAME UPDATE
01/15/18
ACS TRAVELS TO GLASGOW TONIGHT FOR MAKE UP GAMES. THE PATRIOTS PLAY THE FIRST GAME & TIP OFF HAS BEEN MOVED UP TO 5PM. THE LADY
PATRIOTS WILL PLAY THE SECOND GAME FOLLOWING HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES.
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING-ALLEN
01/15/18
PORTLAND-TENNESSEE POLICE SAY THE MAN SHOT AND KILLED IN ALLEN COUNTY FRIDAY WAS WANTED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE THURSDAY
AND A WARRANT HAD BEEN OBTAINED CHARING HIM WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER….
ACCORDING TO STATE POLICE AROUND FIVE-15 FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..THEY RESPONDED TO FIVE-86 LEE KEEN ROAD….WHERE TWO ALLEN
COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE INVOLED IN THE SHOOTING…..
33 YEAR OLD DEPUTY TIM ROBINSON AND 33 YEAR OLD LIEUTENANT MICHAEL WILSON RESPONDED TO A NINE-ONE-ONE CALL….WHICH REPORTED
A MALE SUBJECT BRANDISHING A HANDGUN AND APPROACHING HOUSES IN THE AREA…..
UPON THEIR ARRIVAL….BOTH DEPUTIES MET 38 YEAR OLD JASON WHITTEMORE OF PORTLANDY….WHO WAS ARMED WITH A HANDGUN IN THE
DRIVE-WAY…. AND HE REFUSED TO FOLLOW VERBAL COMMANDS……
DEPUTY ROBINSON FIRED ONE ROUND….STRIKIGN WHITTEMORE….WHO DIED AT THE SCENE…..
NO OTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES…….
MEDICAID CHANGES
01/15/18
KENTUCKY HAS BECOME THE FIRST STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO REQUIRE MANY OF ITS MEDICAID RECIPIENTS TO WORK TO RECEIVE COVERAGE….AS
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED MOST OF GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S MEDICAIN
PROGRAM…..
THE CHANGES….WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT IN JULY….WILL REQUIRE ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 19 AND 64 TO COMPLETE 80-HOURS PER
MONTH OF….. “COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT”….TO KEEP THEIR COVERAGE…..THAT INCLUDES GETTING A JOB…..GOING TO SCHOOL….TAKING A JOB
TRAINING COURSE….AND COMMUNITY SERVICE……
BEVIN IS CALLING THE WAIVER…..KENTUCKY HEALTH….AND IT’S AIMED AT DECREASING WHAT THE COMMONWEALTH WILL HAVE TO PAY TO RUN THE
PROGRAM…..WHICH WAS EXPANDED TO COVER MANY MORE PEOPLE UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT……
MEETINGS
01/15/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND GRAHAM LODGE BOTH MEET AT
7,,,,,,,
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 THE MEDICAL CENTER ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND HALFRY/DALON V-F-W POST 57-12 MEETS
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
01/15/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS TRAVEL TO GLASGOW TONIGHT TO MAKE UP THE GAMES THAT WERE CANCELLED FRIDAY BECAUSE OF THE
WEATHER…..
THE SCOTTIES WILL BE CELEBRATING HOMECOMING……SO THE PATRIOTS WILL PLAY THE FIRST GAME WHICH WILL TIP OFF AT SIX…..AND THE LADY
PATRIOTS WILL PLAY FOLLOWING HOMECOMING ACTIVTIES…..
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM….WVLE STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
WINTER DRIVING
01/12/18
THE FIRST WINTER WEATHER OF THE SEASON…..WINTER STORM “HUNTER”….. IS MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY…..
AS THE STORM MOVES TO THE EAST…..THE RAIN WILL TURN TO MIXED PRECIPITATION…..AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON…WITH THE SNOW CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT……
STATE….COUNTY….AND CITY ROAD CREWS ARE READY FOR THE WEATHER…AND TO CHECK ON ROAD CONDITTIONS GO ON-LINE TO…..GO-CAPITAL
K-Y-DOT-LOWER CASE K-Y-DOT GOV……
OR GO TO THE BOWLING GREEN DISTRICT THREE TWITTER AND FACEBOOKS ACCOUNTS AT…….. K-Y-T-C-DISTRICT-NUMBER 3……
ELECTION FILINGS
01/12/18
TWO MORE FILINGS FOR THIS YEAR’S ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE……
KEN GOFORTH AND BEVERLY TRACY ANDERSON HAVE FILED TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION TO SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL…….
STEPHENS
01/12/18
53 YEAR OLD KAREN SUE STEPHENS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE MONDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL OME WITH BURIAL IN PLEASANT GROVE CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO PLEASANT GROVE CEMETERY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER PARENTS; DAVE AND KATHLEEN STEPHENS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SEVERAL UNCLES, AUNTS AND COUSINS ALSO SURVIVE…..
MEADOR
01/12/18
83 YEAR OLD JOE KNOX MEADOR OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (SAT)
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE GIDEONS…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; GORDON AND LINDA OF TENNESSEE…..TWO NIECES; BECKY AND GARY FOX AND CINDY AND
GARY MCREYNOLDS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE NEPHEWS; RANDY AND MELISSA COOK OF SCOTTSVILLE AND TERRY AND CARYN COOK AND
TIM AND DOTTIE WIMPEE ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..10 GREAT-NIECES AND GREAT-NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/12/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS TRAVEL TO GLASGOW TONIGHT…..
THE SCOTTIES WILL BE CELEBRATING HOMECOMING……SO THE PATRIOTS WILL PLAY THE FIRST GAME WHICH WILL TIP OFF AT SIX…..AND THE LADY
PATRIOS WILL PLAY FOLLOWING HOMECOMING ACTIVTIES…..
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM….WVLE STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
HOUSE CHANGES COURSE
01/11/18
THE KENTUCKY HOUSE OF REPRESENTAITE CHANGED COURSE YESTERDAY….IN THE INVESTIGATION OF EX-SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER….AS IT VOTED
90-TO-NOTHING TO DISBAND THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE THAT WAS FORMED TO LOOK INTO A SEXUAL HARASSMENT SETTLEMENT THAT HE
SECRETLY SIGNED….
THE COMMITTEE LATER VOTED ITSELF OUT OF EXISTENCE……WHICH MEANS THE INVESTIGATION SHIFTS FULLY TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S
LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION…..
TRAFFIC FATALITIES DOWN
01/11/18
PRELIMINARY FIGURES INDICATE HIGHWAY FATALITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH DECLINED LAST YEAR TO 770…….WHICH WAS DOWN FROM 834 IN
TWENTY-16……
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE…..THIS IS KENTUCKY’S FIRST ROADWAY FATALITY
DECREASE SINCE TWENTY-13……WHEN 638 FATALITIES WERE RECORDED…..
BEGINNING TODAY…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S 75 OVERHEAD AND SIDE-MOUNT ROADWAY SIGNS WILL COMMEND THE TRAVELING PUBLIC FOR THE
PROGRESS MADE TOWARD ZERO FATAILTIES…..
THE FIGURES WILL REMAIN CLASSIFIED AS PRELIMINARY UNTIL ALL HIGHWAY CRASH DATA IS COLLECTED…..THEN A FINAL REPORT WILL BE
RELEASED IN APRIL…..
CENTERS
01/11/18
89 YEAR OLD ELONZO ALLEN CENTERS OF MARTINSVILLE-INDIANA….AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE….DIED SUNDAY AT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL IN
INDIANAPOLIS…. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN PLEASANT GROVE
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DAVID, AND KENNETH AND PAULA….AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; PEGGY AND
JIM BAY AND ROSLIE AND EDWIN ZWECK ALL OF INDIANA……TWO STEP-SONS AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; PHILLIP MITCHELL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND
LOWELL AND SUSAN MITCHELL OF INDIANA…..AND A STEP-DAUGHTER AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; SUE AND BILLY SHOULDERS OF TENNESSEE……11
GRANDCHILDREN, 20 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……I
STRADER
01/11/18
79 YEAR OLD WES STRADER…..WHO SERVED AS THE VOICE OF THE HILLTOPPERS… DOING RADIO PLAY-BY-PLAY FOR TOPPER FOOTBALL AND
BASKETBALL FOR 36 YEARS….DIED TUESDAY…..
A BARREN COUNTY NATIVE….STRADER WAS INDUCTED INTO THE KENTUCKY ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME IN TWO-THOUSAND-TWO….
AND ON FEBRUARY 21ST TWENTY-13……WESTERN UNVEILED A BANNER FOR STRADER IN THE RAFTER OF DIDDLE ARENA….AND HIS BANNER
REMAINS THE ONLY BANNER HUNG ACROSS ALL W-K-U SPOTS FOR A NON-PLAYER OF FORMER COACH……
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR WES STRADER WILL BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT EASTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH WITH PRIVATE BURIAL…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO MONDAY AT THE CHURCH……
SPORTS
01/11/18
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARITY BASKETBALL TEAMS TRAVEL TO GLASGOW…..
WHILE THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMEN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW….
SCHOOL DISMISSED
01/10/18
DUE TO ILLNESS……THE ALLEN COUNTY CSHOOL DISTRICT HAS CANCELLED CLASSES FOR TOMORROW AND FRIDAY……
SCHOOL WAS ALREADY TO HAVE BEEN OUT MONDAY FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY…..
CLASSES WILL RESUME IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT DTUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH……
NEW SPEED LIMITS
01/10/17
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT EFFECTIVE TODAY…..TWO AREAS IN ALLEN COUNTY HAVE A REDUCED
SPEED ZONE….
KENTUCKY-100 NEAR HINTON AVENUE AT MILE POINT 12-POINT-FIVE…..TO NEAR EAST LOCUST AT MILE POOINT 14-POINT-SEVEN…..HAS BEEN
LOWERED TO 35 MILES-PER-HOUR……
AND THE SECOND AREA IS KENTUCKY-35-HUNDRED BETWEEN MILE POINT THREE-POINT-SEVEN TO FOUR-POINT-ZERO-EIGHT WHICH HAS ALSO
BEEN LOWERED TO 35 MILES-PER-HOUR…..
TEMPORARY MESSAGE SIGNS HAVE BEEN SET UP AND NEW SPEED LIMIT SIGNS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED……
A RECENT TRAFFIC STUDY INDICATED THE SPEED CHANGE WAS NECESSARY TO IMPROVE SAFETY…….
HISTORY GRANTS
01/10/18
THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS ANNOUNCED THE RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS FROM THE KENTUCKY LOCAL HISTORY TRUST FUND…..
WHICH SUPPORTS LOCAL HISTORY ORGANIZATONS’ EFFORTS TO PRESERVE AND TELL KENTUCKY’S STORIES……
17-ORGANIZATIONS FROM 16-COUNTIES RECEIVED GRANTS TOTALING 22-THOUSAND-217 DOLLAR….WITH INDIVIDUALS AMOUNTS
RANGING FROM 856-DOLLARS TO 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR PROJECTS RELATED TO COLLECTON CONSERVATIONS….EDUCATION….
PROMOTION…..EXHIITS….AND STRATEGIC PLANNINS……
AND THE ALLEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS RECEIVING 15-HUNDRED DOLALRS FOR COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT……
LOCAL TRUST FUND MONEY COMES FROM KENTUCKIANS WHO DONATE A PORTION OF THEIR STATE INCOME TAX REFUND……
WILLIS FILES FOR REELECTION
01/10/18
COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY CLINT WILLIS HAS FILED FOR RE-ELECTION FOR HIS FOURTH TERM AS COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY FOR THE 49TH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHICH IS COMPOSED OF ALLEN AND SIMPSON COUNTIES…..
WILLIS EARNED HIS LAW DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY IN 1993…. AND WORKED IN PRIVATE PRACTICE UNTIL BEING ELECTED
COMMONWELATH’S ATTORNEY IN TWO-THOUSAND…..
RECALL
01/10/18
DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION HAS ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF ITS 12-OUNCE PACKAGES OF CLOVER VALLEY ICED OATMEAL
COOKIES .WITH LOT NUMBER….L-FOUR-SIX-TWO-ONE-SEVEN-30 AND A BEST-BY DATE OF AUGUST18TH-TWENTY-18….OVER CONCERNS OF
UNDECLARED MILK AND TREE NUTS….
AFTER LEARNING OF THE ISSUE…..DOLLAR GENERAL CONTACT THE U-S FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO INITIATE THE VOLUNTARY RECALL
OF THE PRODUCT RECALL…..
CONSUMERS WITH A MILK AND OR NUT ALLERGY OR SENSITIVITY TO THESE ITESM SHOULD NOT CONSUME THIS PRODUCT DUE TO POSSIBLE
HEALTH RISK OF SERIOUS ALLERGIC REACTION…..
HOWEVER……AT THIS TIME NO ILLNESSES OR REACTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED……
SOLOMON
01/10/18
87 YEAR OLD DAVID SOLOMON OF PRINCETON, INDIANA DIED MONDAY AT RIVER OAKS HEALTH CAMPUS…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) AFTERNOOON AT TWO AT HATCHER AND SADDLER FUNERAL HOME IN GLASGOW WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN FUN CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; MARIE CORNWELL SOLOMON…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; RICKY AND JESSE….AND A SISTER; DONNA WILSON
ALL OF TENNESSEE……TWO BROTHERS-IN-LAW; JOE AND NANCY CORNWELL OF FOUNTAIN RUN AND CLIFFORD OLIVER OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND
THREE SISTERS-IN-LAW; FAYE AND BOBBY MORRISON AND BECKY AND LARRY PITCOCK ALL OF FOUNTAIN RUN AND BETTY AND JERRY CRABTREE
OF TENNESSEE…..
SPORTS
01/10/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO LOGAN COUNTY LAST NIGHT…..AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DEFEATED THE LADY
COUGARS 59 TO 36…..
IT WAS A HARD FOUGHT GAME…..BUT THE PATRIOTS DROPPED A 50 TO 48 DECISION TO THE COUGARS…..
BOTH TEAMS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD FRIDAY NIGHT TO GLASGOW….THE SCOTTIES WILL BE CELEBRATING HOMECOMING…..SO THE PATRIOTS WILL
PLAY FIRST WITH A TIP OFF AT SIX….AND THE GIRL’S GAME WILL BE SECOND….FOLLOWING HOME COMING ACTIVITIES….
LITTLE LIBRARY PROJECT
01/09/18
THREE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL DECA OFFICERS…..ALLY ATWOOD….SYDNEY AUSBROOKS….AND HADLEY CELSOR…..ARE
SPEAR-HEADING A PROJECT TO PLACE FREE BOOKS INTO THE HANDS OF YOUNGSTERS IN ALLEN COUNTY….
THEY HAVE SET UP THREE…..”LITTLE LIBRARY BOXES” IN SCOTTSVILLE WITH EACH CONTAINING ABOUT 25-BOOKS…..THE “LITTLE LIBRARIES” ARE
LOCATED AT THE AC/S RECREATION CENTER…..EAST WILLOW CHURCH OF GOD….AND AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH…..
THE “LITTLE LIBRATIES” ARE GEARED TO KIDS FROM PRE-SCHOOL TO EIGHTH GRADE….. STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS CAN STOP BY ANY
LOCATION….PICK UP A FREE AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOK….READ IT…AND THEN RETURN IT TO THE “LITTLE LIBRARY” SO OTHERS CAN BENEFIT…..
THE DECA STUDENTS ARE ALSO SEEKING BOOK DONATIONS FOR THE PROJECT WHICH CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT ONE OF THE “LITTLE LIBRARIES”
OR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL……
FISCAL COURT
01/09/18
AT THIS MORNING’S ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETING…..THE COURT APPROVED INCREASING THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BY 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR……
THE 35-ACRES IS LOCATED ON VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY…..
THE COURT ALSO APPROVED JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHNNY HOBDY SIGNING THE NECESSARY PAPER WORK TO APPLY FOR A 600-THOUSAND DOLLAR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT….TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR A PROJECT THAT COULD BRING 30-NEW JOBS TO ALLEN COUNTY……
HARRISON FILES FOR REELECTION
01/09/18
MARTHA BLAIR HARRISION…..DISTRICT JUDGE FOR ALLEN AND SIMPSON COUNTIES…..HAS FILED FOR RE-ELECTION…..
SHE HAS SERVED AS JUDGE OF THE 49TH JUDICIAL DISTICT SINCE JANUARY TWENTY-11….
JUDGE HARRSION GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA…..EARNED A MASTRER’S DEGEE IN PUBLIC SERVICE FROM WESTERN
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….. AND RECEIVED HER LAW DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE….AND WHILE IN PRIVATE PRACTICE SHE
QUALIFIED AS A MEDIATOR…..
CITY COUNCIL
01/09/18
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL HELD THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR LAST NIGHT….WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
PRIDE MASTERS IN ATTENDANCE…..
THE DUGA COMMUNITY PARK HAD REQUESTED THE CLOSING OF AN OLD BRIDGE AND FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO THAT ORDINANCE…..
AND THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UPDATED THE COUNCIL ON THE NEW “FAST PACE CLINIC” THAT WILL
BE LOCATING ON THE CORNER ACROSS FROM TACO BELL……
TWO BUILDINGS WILL BE BUILT ON THE SITE…..BUT IT HASN’T BEEN ANNOUNCED WHAT WILL BE IN THE SECOND BUILDING…. AND THE PLANNING
AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MATTER JANUARY 15TH……
HOOVER RESIGNS
01/09/18
REPUBLICAN SPEAKER OF THE KENTUCKY HOUSE….JEFF HOOVER…RESIGNED FROM HIS LEADERSHIP POST YESTERDAY………AND MOMENTS
AFTER HE OFFERED TO RESIGN……SPEAKER PRO TEM DAVID OSBORNE RULED THAT HIS RESIGNATION HAD BEEN ACCEPTED…..
HOOVER WILL REMAIN A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE…
OSBORNE WENT ON TO SAY THE HOUSE WON’T HAVE AN “OFFICIAL” SPEAKER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS SESSION…..HE WILL CONTINUE TO
PRESIDE AS “SPEAKER PRO TEM” UNTIL HIS TERM EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE YEAR….
THE HOUSE WILL ELECT NEW OFFICERS NEXT YEAR…..
ELECTION FILING
01/09/18
ANOTHER FILING FOR THIS YEAR’S ELECTIONS REPORTED BY THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE…..
REPUBLICAN JIMMY D. MAYS HAS FILED TO RUN FOR JUDGE EXECUTIVE……
IVES
01/09/18
85 YEAROLD FRED R. IVES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
ONE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE BIBLE OF THE
MONTH CLUB……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; NORMA VALOISE IVES….AND SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; HOWARD AND SHERRY OF TENNESSEE…..AND A DAUGHTER
AND SON-IN-LAW; MARY ANN AND DANNY BROWN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/09/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TONIGHT TO LOGAN COUNTY….
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO ACTON AS THEY’RE AT HOME TO PLAY EDMONTON…..
FARM BUREAU CONVENTION
010/08/18
FARMERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE IN NASHVILLE THIS WEEK FOR THE…. 99TH ANNUAL AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
CONVENTION…...BEING HELD AT THE GAYLORD OPRYLAND RESORT AND CONVENTION CENTER…..
THE CONVENTION WHICH RUNS THRU WEDNESDAY…..INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS……AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL ADDRESS
THE CONVENTION TODAY…….
CITY COUNCIL
01/08/18
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT…..ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGUALR REPORTS…..AND TONIGHT’S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SIX……
MEETINGS
01/08/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND HALF-WAY LOGED AND THE BEEKEEPERS BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AT 4……
THURSDAY NIGHT THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AT 6:30 AND THE FISH AND GAME CLUB MEETS AT 7……
WOOD
01/08/18
85 YEAR OLD REX EUGENE “SHORTY” WOOD OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED SATURDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND EXTENDED CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN TRACY CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER THREE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE
TRACY CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; EVA AND CAROL CLINE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND ANNETTE AND JEFF EATON OF FOUNTAIN
RUN….FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/08/18
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARITY TEAMS PLAY AT GREENWOOD TONIGHT…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FREHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT DROP
01/05/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE STATISTICS……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL
FROM THREE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN OCTOBER TO THREE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN NOVEMEBR…..AND THIS NOVEMBER’S JOBLESS RATE
MATCHED THE THREE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT RECORDED IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.....UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN MONROE
COUNTY….TO FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMWONWEALTH JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 72 COUNTIES…. REMAINDED THE SAME IN 17….AND ROSE IN 31 COUNTIES…..
WOODFORD COUNTY HAS THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT TWO-POINT SEVEN PERCENT…..
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 12-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT…..
NEW GLASGOW PLANT
01/05/18
06:05AM
LYNX LABELING…..WHICH DEVELOPS AND SELLS CUSTOM LABELING MACHINERY AND SOFTWARE PRIMARILY TO THE MEAT AND POULTRY
INDUSTRIES….WILL BUILD A 500-THOUSAND DOLLAR FACILITY IN GLASGOW…..CREATING 10-NEW JOBS……
THE COMPANY ALSO PLANS TO INVEST 65-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN EQUIPMENT AND 25-THOUSAND IN STARTUP-RELATED ACTIVITIES AT ITS NEW 12-
THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY…...WHICH WILL BE LOCATED IN THE HIGHLAND GLEN INDUSTRIAL PARK…..
FOUNDED IN TWENTY-16…..LYNX PRIMARILY PRODUCES INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT WEIGH….PACKAGE….AND LABEL PRODUCTS…….
DICK
01/05/18
72 YEAR OLD LINDA MAE DICK OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED DECEMBER 30TH AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT)
AFTERNOON AT ONE-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (SAT)
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; JERRY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; KIM AND WILIE KINGREY AND TERERSA WHITLOW…..AND
TWO BROTHERS; PRESTON AND JACKIE WHITLOW ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SISTER-IN-LAW; MAYDELL WHITLOW OF RANDOLPH…..AND A DAUGHTER-
IN-LAW; ANISSA HOGAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..10 GRANDCHILDREN AND 15 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
01/05/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT AS MONROE COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT GYM…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE….LOVE-FM……WVLE….STARTING AT
FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON…….
HOOVER NOT RESIGNING
01/04/18
HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER IS NOT RESIGING HIS LEADERSHIP POSISION…… DESPITE SAYING IN NOVEMBER HE WOULD….AFTER ADMITTING TO
CONFIDENTIALLY SETTLING A SEXUAL HARASSMETN COMPLAINT….
IN A STATEMENT RELEASED TUESDAY…..HOOVER SAID HE WOULD “TEMPORARILY” GIVE POWERS OF THE SPEAKERSHP TO SPEAKER PRO-TEM
DAVID OSBORNE WHILE THE LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION INVESTIGATED A COMPLAINT THAT HOOVER AND HIS STAFF RETALIATED AGAINST
ANOTHER STAFFER FOR BLOWING THE WHISLE ON THE ALLEGATIONS……
TINSLEY
01/04/18
89 YEAR OLD JAMES K. TINSLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT
GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 FRIDAY MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; VONDA POLSON TINSLEY……TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; DEBORAH AND JOHNNY HOBDY AND TAMMY AND
STEVE PERRY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….A SON; KIRK OF BOWLING GREEN……AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; RUTH ANN CUNNIMGHAM AND HUSBAND RONNIE
OF SCOTTSVILLE….10 GRANDCHILDREN AND 15 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/04/18
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR TEAMS TRAVEL TO BARREN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS HOST MONROE COUNTY……
ARREST
01/03/18
MEMBERS OF THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WENT TO A RESIDENCE ON WASHINGTONM SCHOOL ROAD….TO SERVE A WARRANT ON
AN INDIVIDUAL….
AND DEPUTY DWIGHT KEEN CHARGED 18 YEAR OLD BRIANNA GRAVES OF INDIANAPOLIS WITH HINDERING PROSECUTION OR APPREHENSION,
POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN BY A MINOR AND CARRYING A CONCEALED DEADLY WEAPON…..
THEN AT THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER…..DEPUTY KEEN CHARGED GRAVES WITH PROMOTING CONTRABAND……
FATAL-HART
01/03/18
AN ACCIDENT ON CUB RUN HIGHWAY IN HART COUINTY YESTERDAY CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO-THOUSAND-FOUR MITSUBISHI OPERATED BY 24 YEAR OLD DARREL ISSACS OF MUNFORDVILLE…..LEFT THE ROADWAY….
STRUCK A TREE AND FENCE POST AND OVERTURNED…..EJECTING ISSACS AND TWO PASSENGERS…..
ALL THREE WERE FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL WHERE ISSACS LATER DIED….
AND 20 YEAR OLD CHRIS GIBBONS OF HARDYVILLE AND 31 YEAR OLD BRANDON JAGGERS WERE BOTH ADMITTED…..
ELECTION FILING
01/03/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE REPORTED ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENY-18 ELECTION YESTERDAY….
REPUBLICAN ANTHONY THOMPSON HAS FILED TO RUN FOR MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT FIVE……
PATRICK
01/03/18
70 YEAR OLD DIANE O. PATRICK OF SCOTTSVILLED DIED MONDAY AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFER 11 TOMORROW (THURS)
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DAVID AND SARA OF LOUISVILLE….A DAUGHTER; LISA PATRICK OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER;
JIM CLARK OF GLASGOW…..AND LOLLIS VERNON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SEVEN GRANDCHHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/03/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURNED TO ACTION LAST NIGHT…..AND DROPPED TWO GAMES TO GLASGOW….
AS THE LADY SCOTTIES GOT PAST THE LADY PATRIOTS 44 TO 42…..
AND THE PATRIOTS DROPPED A 59 TO 38 DECISION TO THE SCOTTIES….…
THE NEXT GAMES FOR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE FRIDAY WHEN MONROE COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT GYM…..…
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY….
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
KENTUCKY TRAVELS TO L-S-U…….
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
01/02/18
THE TWENTY-18 SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES IN FRANKFOR TODAY FOR A 60-DAY SESSION……THIS WILL BE THE
SECOND SESSION THAT REPUBLICANS HAVE CONTROLLED BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE…..
LAST YEAR….REPUBLICAN PUSHED THROUGH DOZENS OF LAWS THAT DEMOCRATS HAD BLOCKED FOR YEARS…..AND THOSE LAWAS PLACED
RESTRICTIONS ON ABORTIONS AND LABOR UNIONS…..ALLOWED CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THE FIRST TIME…...AND
CREATED A PANEL OF DOCTORS TO REVIEW MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES BEFORE THEY GO TO TRIAL…..
THIS YEAR…..REPUBLICANS MUST CRAFTS A TWO-YEAR SPENDING PLAN….. WHICH GOBVERNOR MATT BEVING HAS ALREADY SADI WON’T BE
PRETTY…. AS LAWMAKERS WILL HAVE TO FIND AN ADDITIONAL ONE-BILLION DOLLARS TO PAY TOWARD THE COMMONWEALTH’S STRUGGLING
PENSION SYSTEM……
DECESARE NOT RUNNING
01/02/18
STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM DECESARE OF BOWLING GREEN….ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT HE WILL NOT SEEK AN EIGHTH TERM IN THE KENTUCKY
HOUSE…..
DECESARE WAS ONE OF FOUR STATE LAWMAKER INVOLVED IN A SEXUAL HARASSMENT SETTLEMENT THAT RESULTED IN HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF
HOOVER STEPPING DOWN……BUT DECESARE DIDN’T MENTION THE SETTLEMENT IN MAKING HIS ANNOUINCEMENT…..
WARREN COUNTY G-O-P CHARIMAN DAVID GRAHAM HAS SAID BE SEEKING DECESARE’S SEAT…….
NEW YEARS CLOSINGS
01/02/18
HERE’S ONE FINAL REMINDER FROM THE NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY…..
IF YOUR CITY TRASH ROUTE WAS TO HAVE BEEN RUN LAST FRIDAY……IT WILL BE PICKED UP TODAY…..
AND IF YOUR CITY TRASH ROUTE WAS TO HAVE BEEN COLLECTED YESTERDAY….IT WILL BE PICKED UP TOMORROW…….
MARTIN
01/02/18
50 YEAROLD RICKY ALLEN MARTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (TUES) AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER; IRENE MARTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE……FIVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; ROGER AND LISA MARTIN, BILLY MARTIN,
RANDY MARTIN AND TRACY WHITNEY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND JEFF AND PENNY MARTIN OF FRANKLIN……AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-
LAW; CHARLOTTE SHIELDS OF BOWLING GREEEN, AND EDNA AND RICK BROWN, VONDA AND CHIP STINSON AND DIANE WITCHER ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…….
SPORTS
01/02/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT AS THEY’RE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLAGOW…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX….AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50…… WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…. LOVE-FM……WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-40 TONIGHT…….
FISCAL COURT
12/28/17
AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETING……IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT
K-NINE-OFFICER-NARCO…..WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS RETIRING……
“NARCO” HAS BEEN DEPUTY NICK TABBERT’S PARTER THE LAST SIX YEARS……
AND THE COURT VOTED UNANAMOUSLY FOR “NARCO” TO REMAIN WITH DEPUTY TABBERT AND HIS FAMILY……
BODY IDENTIFIED
12/29/17
AROUND SIX-30 YESTERDAY MORNING…..GLASGOW POLICE RESPONDED TO ELMORE REALITY…..ON OIL CITY ROAD…..WHERE THE BODY OF A
WOMAN WAS FOUND LAYING IN THE PARKING LOT…..
THE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 42 YEAR OLD KELLY SAWYER OF GLASGOW… AND AUTHORITIES SAY FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED…..
ROAD BLOCKS
12/29/17
THE NEW YEAR’S WEEK-END IS HERE….AND BEGINNING TNONGHT AND RUNNING THRU MONDAY….THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
AND SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CONDUCTING TRAFFIC SAFETY CHECK-POINTS..…..
SPORTS
12/29/17
PLAY CONTINUES AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC….
IN THE GIRL’S TOURNAMENT…..
BOWLING GREEN PLAYS MADISONVILLE-NORTH HOPKINS AT 10 THIS MORNING….
WARREN EAST TAKES ON LECANTO-FLORDIA AT 11-45……
AND UPPERMAN-TENNESSEE TANGLES WITH SIMON-KENTON AT ONE-30…..
IN THE BOY’S GOURNAMEMT…..
TODD COUNTY CENTRAL TANGLES WITH WARREN EAST AT THREE-15…..
AND LECANTO-FLORIDA TAKES ON GREEN WOOD AT FIVE…..
AT SIX-45 TONIGHT…..THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAY APOLLO….AND THEN THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON RUSSELLVILLE AT EIGHT-30…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT
SIX-25……
AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC YESTERDAY…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS RANAWAY FRO LECANTO-FLORIDA 54 TO NINE…..
THEN THE PATROTS DROPPED A 59 TO 50 DECISION TO TODD COUNTY CENTRAL IN OVERTIME…..
ALLEN COUNTY TAXES
12/28/17
AS THE YEAR DRAWS TO A CLOSE…..ALL OF THOSE WITH UNPAID ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY TAX BILLS ARE REMINDED THAT IF THEY’RE PAID BY
JANMUARY SECOND….THE FACE VALUE OF THE BILL IS DUE…..
THEN BEGINNING JANUARY THIRD….A FIVE-PERCENT PENALITY WILL BE ADDED TO ALL UNPAID ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY T AX BILLS……
THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TODAY AND TOMORROW FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30…..
SATURDAY FROM EIGH T TO 12NOON…..
AND THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY JANUARY-FIRST……
FISCAL COURT
12/28/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELS TO SCOTTSVILLE FIRE STATION BNUMBER TWO TONIGHT TO HOLD THEIR FINAL MEETING OF THE YEAR…..
AND TONIGHT’S FISCAL COURT MEETING BEING AT SIX……
ELECTION FILING
12/28/17
ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION REPORTED BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE……
REPUBLICAN MIKE BLANKENSHIP HAS FILED TO RUN FOR CONSTABLE IN DISTRICT THREE……I
NEW YEARS CLOSINGS
12/28/17
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY…..
THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30….SATURDAY FROM EIGHT TO 12NOON….AND THEN WILL
BE CLOSED MONDAY……
COUNTY CLERK AND CIRCUIT CLERK’S OFFICES, ANIMAL SHELTER AND TRANSFER STATION CLOSED TOMORROW, SATURDAY AND MONDAY…….
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY…..TOMORROW’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP TUESDAY THE SECOND…AND MONDAY’S
TRASH ROUTES WILL BE RUN WEDNESDAY THE THIRD……
FEDERAL OFFICES ND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
PUBLIC LIBNRAY CLOSED MODNAY….
EXTENSON OFFICE CLOSSED THRU JANUARY FIRST…..
THE CORE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY FROM EIGHT TO FIVE…..
SPORTS
12/28/17
THE SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC BEGINS AT ALLEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TODAY AND RUNS THRU SATRUDAY……AS EIGHT GIRLS
TEAMS AND SIX BOYS TEAMS ARE TAKING PART IN THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENT….….
THE GIRLS BEGIN PLAY AT 10 THIS MORNING AS BOWLING GREEN TAKEE ON UPPERMAN TENNESSEE…..
THEN AT 11;45…..SIMON KENTON TANGLES WITH MADISONVILLE-NORTH HOPKINS….
AND WARREN EAST GOES AGAINST APOLLO AT FIVE…..….
IN THE BOY’S TOURNAMENT…..GREENWOOD TAKES ON RUSSELLVILLE AT ONE-30…
AND WARREN EAST GOES AGAINST LECANTO-FLORIDA AT THREE-15…..
AT SIX-45 TONIGHT….THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAY LECANTO-FLORIDA….AND THEN THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON TODDD COUNTY CENTRAL EIGHT-30…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTGION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK….AND 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING
AT SIX-25……..
ANTI-SMOKING MESSAGES
12/27/17
KENTUCKY…..W HICH HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST SMOKING RATES IN THE COUNTRY…. IS NOW PAY FARMERS TO PAINT ANTI-SMOKING MESSAGES ON
OLD TOBACCO BARNS…..
THE PROGRAM PAYS FARMERS TO PAINT A MESSAGE ADVERTISING A PHONE NUMBER PEOPLE CAN CALL FOR HELP IN QUITTING SMOKING….THE
NON-SMOKING CAMPAIGN ECHOS THE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS OF TOBACCO COMPANIES…WHICH FOR DECADES WOULD PAY FARMERS TO PAINT
ADS ON THEIR BARNS……
OFFICIALS IN THE COMMONWEALTH SAY THEY GOT THE IDEA FROM WEST VIRGINIA…..WHERE THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMUNITY
CONNECTIONS…. HAS USED STATE AND LOCAL GRANTS TO PAY FOR MURALS ON 13-BARNS…….
FOREST GRANT
12/27/17
THE NATONAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE HAS AWARDED A NEARLY FIVE-MILLON MILLION DOLLAR GRANT…..TO THE NATURE
CONSERVANCY OF KENTUCKY….TO PROTECT 25-THOUSAND ACRES OF FOREST IN EASTERN KENTUCKY…. TENNESSEE….AND VIRGINIA……
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL PARTNER WITH SIMILIAR GROUPS IN TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA TO IMPLEMENT THE “WORKING WOODLANDS
PROGRAM”….WHICH LETS QUALIFIED LANDOWNERS PALCE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON THEIR PROPERTY THAT BAN USING THE LAND FOR ANY
NON-FORST USE….WITH THE EXCEPTION BEING SUSTAINABLE TIMBER…..
LAND OWNERS CAN THEN SELL THE CARBON SEQUESTERED FROM THE BEST FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES…..
EMERY
12/27/17
68 YEAR OLD JERRY LEE EMERY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT J-
C KIRBY AND SON FUNERAL HOME….LOVERS LANE CHAPEL IN BOWLING GREEN WITH BURIAL IN BOWLING GREEN GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; DANIELLE EMERY…..AND A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DANIEL AND JENNIFER ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND
HIS MOTHER; KATHLEEN EMERY OF SCOTTSVILLE……
ROARK
12/27/17
82 YEAR OLD JAMES “JAMUP” ROARK OF LAFAYETTE DIED SUNDAY AT HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES WIL BE
TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT ALEXANDER FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN AKERSVILLE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
THIS MORNING (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; MARY GREEN ROARK…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MARK AND DIANE AND DAVID…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-
LAW; SUSAN AND RICHEY GREGORY…..AND A SISTER; JOYCE BENNETT……SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/27/17
THE ANNUAL SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC BEGINS TOMORROW AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AND RUNS THRU
SATURDAY…..
EIGHT GIRLS TEAMS AND SIX BOYS TEAMS WILL BE TAKING PART IN THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENT….WITH THE FIRST GIRL’S GAME TIPPING OFF AT 10
TOMORROW MORNING AS BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON UPPERMAN-TENNESSEE….
BOY’S PLAY BEGINS AT ONE-30 TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS GREENWOOD BATTLES RUSSELLVILLE…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS BEGIN PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT AT SIX-45 AS THEY TANGLE WITH LECANTO-FLORIDA…..
AND THEN AT EIGHT-30…..THE PATRIOTS PLAY TODD COUNTY CENTRAL……
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO ST. LOUIS TO TAKE ON THE BLUES…..
FATAL-ALLEN
12/26/17
A VEHICLE/PEDISTRIAN ACCIDENT IN ALLEN COUNTY SUNDAY MORNING….ON 31-E JUST OR ONF SMITHS GROVE ROAD….. CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY 42 YEAR OLD JAMES HAWKS OF SCOTTSILLE WAS NORTHBOUND ON 31-E IN HIS TWO-THOUSAND-SIX TRAILBLAZER……AND
STRUCK 68 YEAR OLD JERRY EMREY OF SCOTTSILLE WHO WAS ON FOOT…CROSSING 31-E…..
EMERY DIED AT THE SCENE….HAWKS WASN’T INJURED….AND TOXICOLOGY REORTS ARE PENDING AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES…..
ELECTION DEADLINE
12/26/17
IF YOU’RE PLANNING ON CHANGING YOUR PARTY AFFILIATION FOR THE TWENY-18 ELECTION….THOSE CHANGES NEED TO BE TURNED INTO THE
COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE BY THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO…
IF YOU’RE MAKING THE CHANGES ON LINE…..THEY MUST BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBR 31ST…….
AND IF YOU’RE MAILING THE CHANGES…..THEY MUST BE POSTMARKED BY DECEMBER 31ST……..
FEMALE STATUE IN CAPITAL
12/26/17
THE KENTUCKY STATE CAPITAL WILL SOON HAVE IT FIRST LIFE-SIZED STATUE OF A WOMAN….
ACCORDING TO THE LEXINGTON-HEARLD LEADER…..STATE OFFICIALS WILL ERECT A STATUE OF NETTIE DEPP……WHO WAS SELECTED
SUPERINTENDENT OF BAREN COUNTY SCHOOLS IN 19-13……SEVEN YEARS BEFORE WOMEN WERE ALLOWED TO VOTE….
THE STATUE…..WHICH IS BEING PAID FOR BY PRIVATE DONATIONS…..WILL BE PLACED IN THE WEST SIDE OF THE CAPITAL BUILDING ….ON THE FIRST
FLOOR…..….
MEETINGS
12/26/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETING SCHEUDLED FOR TONIGHT…..HAS BEEN MOVED TO THURDSAY NIGHT AT SIX AT SCOTTSVILLE FIRE STATION
NUMBER TWO……
NEWS
12/26/17
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY……
IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE…..
THE STEELERS BEAT THE TEXANS 34 TO SIX….
AND THE EAGLES GOT PAST THE RAIDERS 19 TO 10……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS
12/22/17
ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET…. KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED FROM FIVE-
PERCENT IN OCTOBER TO FOUR-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN NOVEMBER…..AND THIS NOVEMBER’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO BELOW THE FOUR-
POINT-NINE PERCENT RECORDED IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR…..
THIS NOVEMBER’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS THE LOWEST RECORDED SINCE MARCH TWO-THOUSAND-ONE….AND THE DECREASE RESULTS
PARTIALLY FROM MORE INDIVIDUALS BEING EMPLOYED AND ALSO REFLECTS IMPROVEMENTS IN KENTUCKY’S JOB MARKET…..HOWEVER…..THE
ESTIMATES ALSO SUGGEST THERE WERE FEWER INDIVIDUALS IN THE LABOR FOCRE IN NOVEMBER…..
ALSO IN NOVEMBER…..THE “U-S” JOBLESS RATE WAS UNCHANGED FROM THE FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT RECORDED IN OCTOBER……
STATE BUDGET
12/22/17
DURING HIS ANNUAL NEWS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAID THE COMMONWEALTH’S NEW TWO YEAR BUDGET “WON’T BE
PRETTY”….
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE 226-YEAR HISTORY OF KENTUCKY….REPUBLICANS CONTROL THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE AND BOTH CHAMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURE…..AND THEY WILL DECIDE HOW TO SPEND MORE THAN 20-BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS…..
THE COMMONWEALTH IS HEADED TOWARD A 156-MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET DEFICIT IN THE CURRENT BUDGET YEAR……AND FOR THE NEXT TWO
YEARS….LAWMAKERS SAY THEY NEED TO FIND AN ADDITIONAL 700-MILLION TO PAY FOR THE STRUGGLING PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEM…..WHICH IS AT
LEAST 41-BILLION DOLLARS SHORT OF THE FUNDS REQUIRED TO PAY BENEFITS VOER THE NEXT 30-YEARS…..AND WITH RISING COSTS FOR THE
MEDICAID ROGRAM….. BEVIN SAYS BUDGET CUTS WILL HAVE TO BE MADE IN THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN EXEMPT FROM CUTS…..
AND LAWMAKERS SAY THEY WILL NOT TACKLE TAX REFORM DURING THE TWENY-18 SESSION WHICH BEGINS JANUARY SECOND……
FAVORITE CANDY
12/22/17
CANDY-STORE-DOT-COM HAS PUT OUT ITS ANNUAL LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR CHRISTMAS CANDY IN EACH STATE…..
IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..WE PREFER “M&M’s” FOR CHRISTMAS….WITH REESE’S MINI-CUPS COMING IN SECOND….FOLLOWED BY STARBUST…..
TENNESSIANS ALSO PREFER “M&M’s”….WITH CANDY CANES SECOND…AND STARBURST THIRD….
THE NATIONAL CONFECTIONERY ASSOCIATION SAYS CONSUMERS WILL SPEND ONE-POINT-93 BILLION DOLLARS ON HOLIDAY CANDY THIS YEAR…..
CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS
12/22/17
HERE ARE YOUR CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS….
THE COUNTY CLERKS, CIRCUIT CLERKS AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW THRU TUESDAY……
THE CORE WILL BE CLOSED SUNDAY AND MONDAY……
FEDERAL OFFICES AND POST OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED MONDAY…..
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, ANIMAL SHELTER AND TRANSFER STATION CLOSED MONDAY AND TUEDAY….
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY……MONDAY’S TRASH WILL BE PICKED UP WEDNESDAY THE 27TH….AND TUESDAY’S TRASH WILL BE
COLLECTED THURSDAY THE 28TH……
SPORTS
12/22/17
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WIND UP PLAY IN THE HERITAGE CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT IN MARYVILLE-TENNESSEE……
AND THE TOPPERS GO TO AUSTIN PEAY…..
CRAM THE CRUISER
12/20/17
THE STATE POLICE…..CRAM THE CRUISER FOOD DRIVE….COLLECTED NEARLY 210-TONS OF FOOD THIS YEAR TO HELP FAMILIES STRUGGLING
FINANCIALLY DURING THE HOLDIAY SEAOSN…..WHICH IS 80-THOUSAND POUNDS MORE THAN LAST YEAR….
K-S-P INITIATED THE “CRAM THE CRUISER” PROGRAM IN TWENTY-10….AND SINCE THEN THE AGENCY HAS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN ONE-
MILLION TONS OF FOOD TO SHELTERS….FOOD BANKS….AND CHURCHES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH…….
POST 16 IN HENDERSON TOOK TOP HONORS THIS YEAR WITH A TOTAL OF 90-THOUSAND POUNDS OF FOOD COLLECTED…..
NEW STATE OFFICE BUILDING
12/20/17
THE PUBLIC HAS GOTTEN ITS FIRST LOOK AT WHAT THE NEW STATE OFFICE BUILDING WILL LOOK LIKE….THAT WILL REPLACE THE 26-STORY CAPITAL
PLAZA TOWER IN FRANKFORT….AS PART OF THE CAPITAL PLAZA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT…
A FIVE-STORY 386-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT STATE OFFICE BUILDING…..WHICH IS MORE THAN THE TOWER IT’S REPLACING….WILL BE BUILT ON
THE EIGHT ACRES WHERE THE CAPITAL PLAZA COMPLEX IS LOCATED…...STATE OFFICES THROUGHOUT FRANKFORT WILL BE CONSOLIDATED….WITH
SOME 15-HUNDRED STATE EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE BUILDING….
THE CONTRACT CALLS FOR COMMONWEALTH TO LEASE THE BUILDING FROM THE DEVELOPER FOR SEVEN-MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY….FOR 30-
YEARS….AFTER WHICH IT WILL BE CONVEYED TO THE STATE
SPORTS
12/20/17
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS BEGIN PLAY IN THE HERITAGFE CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT IN MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE…….
BOIL WATER ADVISORY
12/19/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT HAS ISSUED A BOIL WATER ADVISORY…...FOR ROGER’S ROAD AND DREAM AWAY CIRCLE IN ZEPHYR HILLS
SUB-DIVISION UNTIL FURTNER NOTICE….
EARNIE ON THE SHELF
12/19/17
IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP SPONSOR YOUTH FOR PROGRAMS AT THE CORE……AND HAVE ERNIE STAFFORD SIT ON A SHELF….IN AN ELF COSTUME…..
THEN STOP BY THE CORE TODAY AND MAKE A DONATION OF ANY AMOUNT…..
AND IF ENOUGH DONATIONS ARE RECEIVED…..JAY STARKS WILL JOIN ERNIE DRESSED AS A REINDEER…….
PLANNING & ZONING
12/19//17
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT…. AND DURING A PUBLIC HEARING DAVID GOIN
DISCUSSED LAND BEING SOLD BY BRENDA PEARSON….AFTER HEARING CONCERNS AND SPECIFICATIONS REGARDING THE PLANNED
SUBDIVSION….THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ALLOWING THE LAND BEING DIVIDED INTO SUBDIVISION PLOTS UNDER THE
CONDITION THE SHOULDER WILL BE WIDENED ON AYERS LANE…..THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE
JANUARY-15 AT SEVEN….
VOTING AT CHURCHES
12/19/17
IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION FROM MASON COUNTY….THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE ISSUED AN OPINION…YESTERDAY…. THAT
SAID USING CHURCHES AS POLLING PLACES DOESN’T CREATE AN “EXCESSING ENTANGLEMENT WITH RELIGION”….
THE OPINION CITED A 1997 U-S SUPREME COURT CASE THAT ALLOWED PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS TO INSTRUCT AT RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS…..AS
LONG AS THE MATERIAL WAS SECULAR AND NEUTRAL IN NATURE…..AND NO “EXCESSIVE ENGANGLEMENT” BETSEEN GOVERNMENT AND RELIGION
WAS APPARENT…..
THE OPINION ALSO CITED A 1992 COURT CASE THAT ALLOWS CHURCHES TO BE USED AS POLLING PLACES…..
KENTUCKY LAW ONLY HAS A FEW REQUIREMENTS FOR POLLING PLACES…..THEY MUST BEN ACCESSIBLE TO ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS…..INCLUDING
THOSE WITH PHYSICAL LIMINTATIONS…..AND THE ELDERLY…..
EARTHQUAKE
12/19/17
THE U-S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SAYS AN EARLY MORNING EARTH QUAKE SUNDAY WAS CENTER IN MASON COUNTY….
THE TWO-POINT-EIGHT MAGNITURE QUAKE WAS IN AN AREA BETWEEN BECKETT ROAD AND VALLEY PIKE…..NEAR KENTUCKY-NINE-DOUBLE-A-
HIGHWAY…….
SPORTS
12/19/17
THE PREDATORS RETURN HOME TO TAKE ON WINNIPEG……
AND THE TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON BELMONT…..
EARLY VOTING PROPOSAL
12/15/17
A BILL TO ALLOW EARLY VOTING IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAS BEEN PRE-FILED FOR THE TWENTY-18 GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CONSIDER…..
CURRENTY….ABSENTEE VOTING…EITHER IN-PERSON AT THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE OR BY MAIL…..IS ALLOWED ONLY FOR REASONS STATED IN
STATE LAW……SUCH AS A STUDENT AWAY AT SCHOOL…..THOSE WHO ARE IN THE MILITARY….OR FOR MEDICAL REASONS…..
THE PROPOSED MEASURE WOULD ALLOW QUALIFIED KETUCKY VOTERS TO CAST THEIR BALLOT IN-PERSON….IN THEIR COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE….
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF SIX AND THREE….THE THREE SATURDAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION……
ACCORDING TO BILL…B-R-49…..A PERSON PEMITTED TO VOTE EARLY WOULD BE CONFIRMED BY THE COUNTY CLERK OR ELECTION OFFICIAL THAT
ALL VOTING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET…...IF SO…..THE VOTER WILL SIGN AN EARLY VOTER SIGNATURE ROSTER TO ENSURE THAT ONLY
ONE BALLOT IS CAST……
CURRENTLY…..EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING IS ALLOWED WITHOUT AN EXCUSE IN 33 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…..
TWO CONVICTED IN FISH CASES
12/15/17
AN INVESTIGATION BY THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HAS LEAD TO TWO MEN PLEADING GUILTY TO ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING IN
PROTECTED FISH….
56 YEAR OLD MELVIN TAYLOR OF AUBURN….THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF SMART FISH FARM…..WAS FINE 56-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CHRISTIAN
DISTRICT COURT…… AND EARLIER THIS YWAR…..TAYLOR WAS FINED 62-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN LYON COUNTY….HE WAS ALSO PUT ON 12-MONTHS
PROBATION AND FORFEITED ALL EQUIPMENT THAT WAS SEIZED…..
AND IN CRHRISTIAN COUNTY…. NATHAN NOLT OF ELKTON WAS ORDERED TO PAY 43-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN FINES AND COURT COSTS…..
ELECTION FILING
12/15/17
ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION REPORTED BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE…..
ROGERLYNNE BUCHANON BRIDDEN WAS FILED TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION TO SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL…..
TOLL
12/15/17
47 YEAROLD TYRON BROOK TOLL OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..AND A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL
BE HELD AT AT LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; WENDY GRACE TOLL OF SCOTTSIVLLE…..
SPORTS
12/15/17
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TONIGHT TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50…. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON……..
BARREN NEEDLE EXCHANGE
12/14/17
ON A FOUR-TO-THREE VOTE…..WITH ONE ABSENTENTION…..BARREN FISCAL COURT HAS APPROVED A PROGRAM THAT WILL ALLOW INTRAVENOUS
DRUG USERS TO ANONYMOUSLY SWAP DIRT SYRIGES FOR CLEAN ONES AT THE BARREN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT…..
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS A RATE OF……HEPATITIS-C….. AND HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY NEEDLE EXCHANGES CAN HELP REDUCE THE SPREAD OF
BLOOD-BORNE DISEASES…..
HOWEVER…..BEFORE A NEEDLE EXCHANGE CAN BEGIN…….GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL MUST APPROVE THE PROGRAM AT THEIR NEXT MEETING IN
JANUARY…..
JOHNSON COMMITTS SUICIDE
12/14/17
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAN JOHNSON FROM BULLITT COUNTY….WHO HAD BEEN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A TEENAGE GIRL IN HIS
HOME…HAS DIED OF AN APPARENTLY SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND…..
AN AUTOPSY WILL BE PERFORMED TODAY……
WIX
12/14/17
57 YEAR OLD RICKEY GLENN WIX OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARDWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH
CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SUSAN WIX…..A SON; BRADLEY…..AND HIS FATHER; WILLIAM WIX ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER; KATHY BARRET
OF INAIANA…..A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…..
RUSSELBURG
12/14/17
67 YEAR OLD ELLIS OWEN RUSSELBURG, SENIOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 10 AT CECIL FUNERAL HOME IN WHITESVILLE WITH BURIAL IN ST. MARY OF THE WOODS CEMETERY WITH
MILITARY HONORS….VISITATION WILL BE FROM 10 THIS MORNING UNTIL SEVEN TONIGHT AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..AND AFTER THREE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON (FRI) AT CECIL FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BRENDA ANN RADFORD RUSSELBURG……A SON; “JR” OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER; MELISSA RUSSELBURG OF
FRANKLIN….AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; BEE AND BOBBY HAYNES OF WHITESVILLE……
SPORTS
12/14/17
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNOR VARSITY TEAMS TRAVEL TO BOWLING GREEN……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
THE PREDATORS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT TO EDMONTON….
SCHOOL BOARD
12/13/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR FINAL MEETING OF THE YEAR LAST NIGHT…..AND PRIMARY CENTER PRINCIPAL TIM WILSON
INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEIR “KINDERGARTEN READINESS SCORES” HAD REACHED A NEW HEIGHT……
THE MEDICAL CLINIC AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IS OPEN AND PROVING TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL…..
YESTERDAY…..THE CLINIC SAW 14 PATIENTS…….
FEDERAL MOGUL EXPANSION
12/13/17
THE FEDERAL-MOGAL PLANT IN GLASGOW……HAS ANNOUNCED AN EIGHT-POINT-SEVEN MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION…..THAT WILL CREATE 25
FULL-TIME JOBS….. FEDERAL-MOGAL CURRENLTY EMPLOYS 172……
THE INVESTMENT WILL COVER THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF A 15-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT EXPANSION OF THE CURRENT FACILITY AND THE
PURCHASE OF NEW EQUIPMENT…..
THE FACILITY PRODUCES BRAKE DRUM FRICTION FOR O-E-M’s AND THE COMMERICAL VEHICLE AFTERMARKET…..AND WITH THE EXPANSION ….THE
PLANT WILL PRODUCE ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLION AIR DISC PADS ANNUALLY…….
REPORT CRIME ON LINE
12/13/17
THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOW HAVE CRIMES REPORTED TO THEM ON-LINE….INSTEAD OF SOMEONE HAVING TO CALL THE
DEPARTMENT OR WAIT FOR AN OFFICER TO ARRIVE….
TO REPORT A CRIME….GO ON-LINE TO THE “CITY OF BOWLING GREEN” WEB-SITE AND CLICK ON THE LINK FOR….CITIZEN ON-LINE POLCIE REPORT…..
WHERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPLES OF CRIMES CAN BE REPORTED….
OFFICERS SAY THE NEW ON-LINE REPORTING SYSTEM WILL BE A CONVENIENCE TO CITIZENS IN FILING REPORTS….AND IT WILL GIVE THEM A MORE
ACCURATE LOOK AT CRIME THAT’S OCCURING……
METEORITE EXHIBIT
12/13/17
A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE PLANETARIUM INCLUDES METEORITES THAT VISITORS CAN TOUCH….
THE EXHIBIT…..WHICH OPENS DECEMBER 17TH…..INCLUDES 90 METEORITES AND DUST FROM MARS….AMONG THE 132 SPECIMENS WHICH
VISITORS CAN SEE AND FEEL…..
ADMISSION IS FREE AND THE EXHIBIT WILL BE OPEN TO VISITORS DURING WEEK-END PUBLIC SHOWS…..
SPORTS
12/13/17
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN EAST LAST NIGHT AND SPLIT WITH THE RAIDERS…..AS THE LADY PATRIOTS
BEAT THE LADY RAIDERS 56 TO 31……
AND THE PATRIOTS DROPPER A 45 TO 40 DECISION TO THE RAIDERS….
THE NEXT GAMES FOR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN FRANKLIN/SIMPSON VISITS PATRIOT GYM…….
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO VANCOUVER……
THE SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY BASEBALL UMPIRE ASSOCIATION WILL HAVE AN ORIENTATON FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN BECOMING A
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL UMPIRE…. TONIGHT AT SIX….AT THE MARY WOOD WELDON LIBRRARY IN GLASGOW……
FISCAL COURT
12/12/17
AT THIS MORNING’S ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETING…..JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHNNY HOBDY INFORMED THE COURT THAT THE COMMONWEALTH HAD
REIMBURSED THE COUNTY ITS ROAD FLEX FUNDS……
THE COURT REAPPOINTED SHAWN MCPHERSON AND AL PEDIGO TO THE ALLEN COUNTY EXTENSION BOARD….APPROVED THE TWENTY-18 HOLIDAY
SCHEDULE AND NIGHT MEETING SCHEDULE…..
AND DO TO THE HOLIDAYS…..APPROVED MOVING THE NEXT MEETING WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMEBR 26TH……TO DECEMBER 28TH AT SIX AT
SCOTTSVILLE FIRE STATON NUMBER TWO…..
FLAGS TO HALF STAFF
12/12/13
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS DIRECTED THAT FLAGS ON ALL STATE OFFICE BUILDING BE LOWERED TO HALF STAFF TOMORROW (WED)…..IN HONOR
OF MARINE P-F-C ALBERT STANGE OF MAMMOTH CAVE….WHO WAS 18 YEARS OLD WHEN DIED IN THE BATTLE OF TARAWA IN NOVEMBER 1943…..
THE GOVERNOR ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSES…..ORGANIZATIONS….. AND GOVERNMENT AGENCISE TO JOIN IN THIS TRIBUTE TO P-F-C
STRANGE BY LOWERING THEIR FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF…..
IN MAY OF THIS YEAR……POW/MIA REPRESENTATIVES TRAVELED TO TARAWA WHERE THE REMAINS OF P-F-C STRANGE WERE IDENTIFIED…..
AND FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) 12NOON AT BOB HUNT FUNERAL CHAPEL IN CAVE CITY…… WITH BURIAL IN CAVE CITY
CEMETERY WITH FULL MILITARY HONORS…..
TROOPER APPLICATIONS UP
12/12/17
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SAY TROOPER APPLICATIONS HAVE INCREASED SINCE CHANGES WERE MADE TO ITS RECRUITMENT POLICY….
THE POLICY CHANGE REQUIRES APPLICANTS HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR G-E-D CERTIFICATE….PLUS THREE YEARS OF WORK
EXPERIENCE……
PREVIOUSLY…..APPLICANTS NEEDED MILITRAY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE….OR ENOUGH COLLEGE CREDIT HOURS COMPLETED FOR AN
ASSOCIATE DEGREE…..
CURRENTLY THE STATE POLICE HAS OVER 800 SWORN OFFICERS…..WITH 500 OF THOSE BEING ROAD TROOPERS…..THE AGENCY IS CONSIDERED
AT FULL STRENGTH WITH ONE-THOUSAND-70 SWORN OFFICERS……
CITY COUNCIL
12/12/17
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL HELD THEIR FINAL MEETING OF THE YEAR LAST NIGHT….AND CONDUCTED MOSTLY ROUTINE BUSINESS….
ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF DARRIN TABOR TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT THE CHURCH SECURITY MEETING THAT WAS HELD SATURDAY…..WAS VERY
SUCCESSFUL……
THE COUNCIL WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE WEST MAIN STREET RENOVATION PROJECT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OFJANUARY…..
WEATHER PERMITTING……
GENERAL FUND REVENUE
12/12/17
THE COMMONWEALTH’S GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS ROSE TWO-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN NOVEMBER WHEN COMPARED TO LAST YEAR….
TOTAL REVEENUES FOR THE MONTH WERE 908-MILLION DOLLARS….COMPARED TO 883-MILLION DURING NOVEMBER TWENTY-16…..
GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS HAVE NOW RISEN ONE-POINT-ONE PERCENT FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR…..AND MUST INCREASE
THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT OVER THE FINAL SEVEN MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-18 TO MEET THE OFFICIAL REVENUE ESTIMATE…..
BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON DID NOT THAT REVENUE GROWTH IN NOVEMBER WAS INCONSISTENT…..AS MOST OF THE GAINS CAME FROM
SALE AND GROSS REVENUE RECEIPTS….LED BY THE SALES AND USE TAX…..
ON THE FLIP SIDE…..INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING COLLECTIONS HAVE NOW FALLEN FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE MONTHS……
RESIGNATION
12/12/17
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH ARE CALLING ON REPORSENTATIVE DAN JOHNSON….OF BULLITT
COUINTY….TO RESIGN……
A REPORT BY THE .”KENTUCKY CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING”…. ALLEGES JOHNSON SEXUALLY ASSAULT A THEN 17-YEAR OLD GIRL WHO
WAS SLEEPING OVER AT HIS HOUSE AS A GUEST OF ONE OF JOHNSON’S DAUGHTERS…..
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT…..LOUISVILLE POLICE INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT….. BUT EVENTUALLY DROPPED THE CASE…..
SPECIAL SESSION
12/12/17
FOR THE FIRST TIME…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS ACKNOWLEGDGED HE MIGHT NOT CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO
DEAL WITH THE COMMONWEALTH’S PUBLIC PENSION PROBLEMS…
BEVIN HAS SAID HE WOULD CALL A SPECIAL SESSION BEFORE THEN END OF THE YEAR…..BUT HIS PROPOSED REVAMP OF THE PENSION SYSTEM
HAS RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION FROM STATE EMPLOYEES….TEACHERS….AND EVEN MEMBERS OF HIS OWN PARTY AS LAST WEEK 47-
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE SIGNED A LETTER ASKING THE GOVERNOR NOT TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION….
SPORTS
12/12/17
THE PATROTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TO WARREN EAST…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM……WVLE……STARTING AT FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATROT SWIM TEAMS TRAVEL TO THE WARREN COUNTY AQUATIC CENTER FOR A TRI-MEET…..
NEEDLE EXCHANGE
12/11/17
BARREN FISCAL COURT WILL VOTE TOMORROW ON A PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A “NEEDLE EXCHANGE”…..
UNDER THE PROGRAM…..INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS COULD ANONYMOUSLY SWAP DIRTY SYRINGES FOR CLEAN ONES AT THE LOCAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENT…..
RON LAFFERTY…..THE HEAD OF THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE…SAYS HE HASN’T MADE UP HIS MIND YET ABOUT THE PROGRAM….
HE SAYS BARREN COUNTY DOES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH “I-V” DRUG USERS…..WHO OFTEN LEAVE NEEDLES ON ROADSIDES OR ON PLAYGROUDS….
CREATING A PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT….
HE FEARS A NEEDLE EXCHANGE WOULD BRING IN ADDICTS FROM SURROUNDING AREAS…..BUT HE ALSO BELIEVES IT COULD HELP DRUG
ABUSERS BY EDUCATING AND STEERING THEM INTO TREATMENT…..
MED CENTER-LINDSEY WILSON
12/11/17
MED CENTER HEALTH AND LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE HAVE SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO ASSIST REGISTERED NURSES IN THE
MED CENTER HEALTH FAMILEY RECEIVE THEIR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING…..
THE AGREEMENT ALLOWS NURSES…. WORKING FULL-TIME….TO EARN AN ACCREDITED BACCALAUREATE DEGREE IN THREE SEMESTERS
THROUGH AN ONLINE FORMAT…..WITH A REDUCED TUITION FROM LINDSEY WILSON……
ADDITIONALY….ONE MED CENTER HEALTH EMPLOYEE….IN EACH ENTERING CLASS….WILL RECEIVE THE LINDSEY WILSON/MED CENTER HEALTH….
R-N….B-S-N SCHOLARSHIP…..
FOR MORE INFORMATION…..GO ONLINE TO…..LINDSEY-DOT-E-D-U-FORWARD SLASH-PROGRAMS-FORWARD SLASH-N-U-R-N……
MEETINGS
12/11/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEE KEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9, THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4, THE
INTERNEDIATE CENTER SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS TOMORROW
NIGHT AT 6….
THURSDAY MORNING AT SEVEN-30 THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST CLUB MEETS, THE LIONS CLUB MEETS
THURSDAY NIGHT AT SIX-30 AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7……
SPORTS
12/11/17
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARISTY BASKETBALL TEAMS TRAVEL TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BARREN COUNTY……
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL HAS THE PATRIOTS TRAVELING TO MIAMI….
TERM LIMIT BILL
12/08/17
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS MAY THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE TERM LIMITS FOR THEMSELVES WHEN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES NEXT
MONTH….
REPRESSENTATIVE JIM DUPLESSIS…FROM ELIZABETHTOWN….HAS PRE-FILED A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT WOULD LIMIT
SENATE MEMBERS TO FOUR….FOUR YEAR TERMS AND HOUSE MEMEBRS TO SIX…TWO YEAR TERMS…. NOT INCLUDING PARTIAL TERMS…..
LEGISLATORS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO RUN AGAIN….AFTER SITTING OUT OF OFFICE FOR AT LEAT TWO YEARS….AND THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE
APPLICABLE FOR ANYONE ELECTED IN OR AFTER NOVEMBER TWENY-18…..AND WOULD NOT BE RETROACTIVE…..
ELECTION FILING
12/08/17
ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION REPORTED BY THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE…..
REPUBLICAN TODD BRANSFORD HAS FILED TO RUN FOR MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT ONE…..
BLOOD MOBILE
12/08/17
THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE WILL BE A SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH…..THIS AFTERNOON FROM ONE TO FIVE……
TO DONATE….YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE…..WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS……
BE IN GOOD HEALTH…..AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE LAST 56-DAYS…..
DONORS SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D CARD OR A PHOTO I-D…….
SPORTS
12/08/17
THE PATROTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TO TAKE ON CUMBERLAND COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX….AND THE CORE’S “LITTLE DRIBBLERS”… COMPOSED OF KINDERGARTEN THRU THIRD GRADE STUDENTS
WILL BE PERFORMING AT HALF TIME OF THE GIRL’S GAME…..
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT THREE….
LOVE-FM,…… WVLE….. STARTING AT FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATROTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO BOWLING GREEN LAST NIGHT AND DROPPED BOTH GAMES…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE DEFEATED BY THE LADY PURPLES….
AND THE PATRIOTS DROPPED A 67 TO 44 DECISION TO THE PURPLES…
SPECIAL MEETING
12/07/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT AND SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL…..ALONG WITH THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD….MET IN SPECAIL SESSION
YESTRDAY AFTERNOON TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF LAND…..
AN APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR CLOSED SESSION WAS HELD…..WITH NO ACTON BEING TAKEN……
DOWNTOWN
12/07/17
THE NEXT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS…..SPONSORED BY THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS AND THE HEART OF SCOTTSVILLE…..IS TONIGHT…..
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WILL BE FROM SIX UNTIL EIGHT TONIGHT…..
ARSON ARREST
12/07/17
AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN CONNECTION WITH A RESIDENTIAL FIRE….LAST DECEMBER…..IN CUB RUN…..
THE HART COUNTY GRAND JURY RETURNED AN INDICTMENT ON 35 YEAR OLD AMANDA WRIGHT OF GREENVILLE-INDIANA….CHARGING HER WITH
ONE COUNT OF ARSON AND SIX COUNTS OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT…..
WRIGHT….WHO WAS ARRESTED IN CLARK COUNTY-INDIANA TUESDAY….IS AWAITING EXTRADITION BACK TO KENTUCKY…..
SPORTS
12/07/17
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBAL TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO BOWLING GREEN TONIGHT…..TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS
SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT
THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM GOES TO DRAKES CREEK THIS AFTERNOON….
WHILE THE GIRL’S TEAM HOSTS DRAKES CREEK…..….
FLAGS TO HALF STAFF
12/06/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAD DIRECTED THAT FLAGS ON ALL STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF TOMORROW…..DECEMBER
SEVENTH…..IN OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBERANCE DAY…..
THIS IS IN MEMORY AND HONOR OF THE MORE THAN 24-HUNDRED AMERICANS WHO DIED IN THE SURPRISE ATTACK ON THE “U-S” FLEET’S PEARL
HARBOR BASE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF DECEMBER SEVENTH….1941….
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSES…. ORGAIZATIONS….AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN IN THIS TRIBUE…….
STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERY
12/06/17
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE RECOVERED A STOLEN VAN AT ACE HARDWARD YESTERDAY….OFFICER GARTH BRAGG RESPONDED TO A SHOPLIFTING
COMPLAINT…..AHD TOOK 23 YEAR OLD ELVIS TISON THE THRID OF MORGANTOWN INTO CUSTODY……
WHEN SERGEANT WAYDE KNOX ARRIVED…HE OBSERVED A VAN IN THE PARKIN GLOT THAT MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION OF A VAN REPORTED
STOLEN EARLIER IN THE DAY…..IT WAS CONFIRMED THE WAS STOLEN AND THAT TISON WAS THE DRIVER……
AND HE WAS CHARGED WITH RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY UNDER 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AND LODGED IN THE ALLEN
COUNTY DETENTION CENTER……
ELECTION FILING
12/06/17
ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION……REPORTED BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE…..
REPUBLICAN TERRY TUCK HAS FILED TO RUN FOR MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT ONE……
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND
12/06/17
STATE POLICE ARE CONDUCTING A DEATH INVESTIGATION IN LOGAN COUNTY….
YESTERDAY….APPARENT HUMAN REMAINS WERE FOUND IN A WOODED AREA…ON WILLOW POND ROAD….NEAR AUBURN……
THE REMAINS HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE IN MADISONVILLE FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION…..
HANEY REELECTED
12/06/17
DELEGATES AT THE 98TH ANNUAL KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU MEETING HAVE RE-ELECTED MARK HANEY….FROM PULASKI COUNTY….. AS
PRESIDENT….
ALSO RE-ELECTED WERE WEBSTER COUNTY’S EDDIE MELTON AS FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT…..AND HART COUNTY’S FRITZ GIESECKE AS SECOND
VICE-PRESIDENT……
THEY…..ALONG WITH EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT DAVID BECK…COMPRISE K-F-B’s EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE……
GRAY RUNNING FOR CONGRESS
12/07/17
LEXINGTON MAYOR JIM GRAY HAS ANNOUNCED HE WILL SEEK THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION IN KENTUCKY’S SIXTH CONGRESSION DISTRICT…..
WHICH REPUBLICAN ANDY BARR HAS HELD SINCE TWENTY-13…..
GRAY WILL FACE OPPOSITION FROM AT LEAST THREE OTHER CANDIDATES SEEKING THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION…..
IN TWENTY-16…..GRAY RAN A STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN FOR SENATE….LOSING TO SENATOR RAND PAUL…..
FARM INCOME UP
12/06/17
NET FARM INCOME AND AGRICULTURAL CASH RECEIPTS ARE FORECAST TO REBOUND IN KEKTUCKY……BUT REMAIN BELOW RECORD LEVELS….
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY……ARE PROJECTING TWENTY-17 FARM CASH RECEIPTS TO BE FIVE-POINT-SIX
BILLION DOLLARS…..A THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR…...AND PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ALSO POINT TO A
MODEST INCREASE IN NET FARM INCOME…..
FOR TWENTY-18……ASSUMING A NORMAL GROWING SEASON……THE COMMONWEALTH’S “AG” CASH RECEIPTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY
HIGHER….AT FIVE-POINT-SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS….WITH MODEST GAINS IN POULTRY…..HORSES…..AND SOYBEANS……OFFSETTING EXPECTED
LOSSES IN TOBACCO…..CORN……AND CATTLE…..
KENTUCKY IS FOLLOWING A NATONAL TREND WITH “ U-S” FARM INCOME AND CASH RECEIPTS ALSO SEEING A SLIGHT REBOUND….BUT STILL WELL
BELOW RECORD-SETTING LEVELS……
SPORTS
12/06/17
THE PATROTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY…..AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 48 TO 46
DECISION TO THE TROJANETTES IN OVERTIME……
AND THE PATRIOTS LOST TO THE TROJANS OF 55 TO 39
THE NEXT GAMES FOR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT WHEN THEY TRAVEL TO BOWLING GREEN…..
THE BASKETBALL SEASON IS JUST GETTING STARTED…..
BUT THE SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY BASEBALL UMPIRE ASSOCIATION WILL HAVE AN ORIENTATON FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN
BECOMING A HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL UMPIRE…. DECEMBER 13TH AT SIX….AT THE MARY WOOD WELDON LIBRRARY IN GLASGOW……
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL SEVEN-NINE-ONE-18-45……
NEW TIP LINE
12/05/17
TWO MEMBERS OF THE KENTUCKY HOUSE….HAVE FILED A BILL TO CREATE A….. LEGISLATIVE TIP LINE…..TO CONFIDENTIALLY REPORT WRONG
DOING WITHIN THE LEGISLATURE….INCLUDING HARASSMENT…..DISCRIMINATION…..ETHICAL OR OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT….THEFT….AND FRAUD….
THE BILL WOULD REQUIRE THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION ENSURE THE TIP LINE PHONE NUMBER IS AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES….AND
ACCESSIBLE 24 HOURS A DAY…..SEVEN DAYS A WEEK…
WITHIN TWO HOURS OF RECEIVING A COMPLAINT…..THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMISSION WILL REVIEW THE COMPLAINT…..AND WILL
HAVE 24-HOURS TO NOTIFY THE ALLEGED PERPETRATOR OF THE COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS…..
CURENLTY….COMPLAINTS MADE BY EMPLOYEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION ARE REPORTED TO THE SAME BODY THAT
INVESTIGATES AND REPORTS TO LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP…..
ARREST
12/05/17
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ARRESTS A FOUNTIAN RUN MAN….
DEPUTIES WENT TO A RESIDENCE…..TO FOLLOW UP ON AN INVESTIGATION….AND FOUND ROBERT D. JESSIE WHO APPEARED TO BE UNDER THE
INFLUENCE….SITTING IN A VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY….
JESSIE FAILED A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST….AND WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLEUCNCE-SECOND OFFENCE AND POSSESSION OF A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH……
ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU AWARD
12/05/17
AT THE 98TH KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU ANNUAL MEETING….
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU WAS RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENT….
THE AWARD HONORS COUNTY FARM BUREAUS WHO MEET THE COMPANY’S PROFITABILITY REQUIREMENTS AND WHOSE INSURANCE POLICY
GROWTH MEETS OR EXCEEDS ITS ANNUAL GROWTH GOAL…..
SPORTS
12/05/17
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TONIGHT TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…. AND 99-POINT THREE…..LOVE-FM……WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO DALLAS……
HIGHWAY 98 IMPROVEMENT
12/01/17
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS INFORMED NEWSWATCH THAT A PROJECT TO IMPROVE A SECTION OF KENTUCKY-98….IN DURHAM
SPRINGS…IS SET TO BEGIN…..SIGNS WILL BE PUT IN PLACE AND LAND CLEARING WILL BEGIN AS EARLY AS THIS WEEK…
A NEW ALIGNMENT OF KENTUCKY-98 WILL BE CREATED FROM APPROXIMATELY MILE POINT THREE-DOT-ONE NEAR DURHAM SPRINGS ROAD….TO
MILE POINT FOUR-DOT-FIVE NEAR STEWART ROAD……
THE NEW ROUTE IS ABOUT A MILE LONG AND WILL FEATURE A STRAIGHTER ROADWAY TO IMPROVE SAFETY OVER THE CURRENT ROUTE WHICH HAS
MULTIPLE CURVES…..
THE NEW ALIENGMENT IS EXPENCT TO OPEN TO TRAFFIC IN THE FALL OF TWENTY-18…..
SHOOTING-UPDATE
12/01/17
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE CONTINUING INVESTIGATING A SHOOTNG THAT HAPPENED ON EAST POPLAR LAST NIGHT….
OFFICERS SAY AN UNKNOW PERSON FIRED MULTIPLE SHOTS….WITH ONE OF THE BULLETS HITTING 21 YEAR OLD NATHANIEL DAWSON IN LEG….
AND HE AS TRANSPORTED TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER….
THE SHOOTER REMAINS AT LARGE….HOWEVER…AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING….
DETECTIVE JOHN ROSE CHARGED 42 YEAR OLD PENNY L. CHANDLER OF BETHPAGE WITH ASSAULT, TAMPERING WITH PHYSICL EVIDENCE AND
FALSELY REPORTING AN INCIDENT…….
SHOOTING
12/01/17
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTNG THAT HAPPENED ON EAST POPLAR LAST NIGHT….
OFFICERS SAY AN UNKNOW PERSON FIRED MULTIPLE SHOTS….WITH ONE OF THE BULLETS HITTING 21 YEAR OLD NATHANIEL DAWSON IN LEG….
AND HE AS TRANSPORTED TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER….
THERE IS NO MOTIVE FOR THE SHOOTING AT THIS TIME…..AS THE SHOOTER REMAINS ON THE LOOSE…..
22ND DISTRICT FILING
12/01/17
A SIMPSON COUNTY RESIDENT HAS FILED TO RUN FOR THE KENTUCKY STATE HOUSE’S 22ND DISTRICT….WHICH INCLUDES ALLEN…..SIMPSON…..
AND A PORTION OF WARREN COUNTIES….
REPUBLICAN BRIAN GANN…..A RETIRED KENTKCY STATE TROOPER…..LIVES IN FRANKLIN….
CURRENT REPRESENTATIV E WILSON STONE HAS FILED TO RUN FOR REELECTION……
CALVERT BOND REVOKED
12/01/17
A SCOTTSVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER… HAS HAD HIS BOND REVOKED….
75 YEAR OLD WILLIAM CALVERT WILL BE ADMITTED TO RIVENDELL OR THE KENTUCKY CORRECTIONAL PSYCHIATIC CENTER FOR EVALUATION….
A PRELIMINARTY HEARING IS SET FOR DECEMBER 20TH AT 11-30……
CALVERT SHOT 47 YEAR OLLD JEFFERY POWELL…..A NORTH CENTRAL TELEPHONE EMPLOYEE…WHILE HE WAS ON A SERVICE CALL AT CALVERT’S
RESIDENCE…..
CALVERT’S WIFE WAS ALSO AT HOME AT THE TIME…..BUT WASN’T INJURED…..
PITINO SUES LOUISVILLE
12/01/17
FORMER LOUISVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH….RICK PITINO….HAS FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST THE “U OF L” ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION…..
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURINAL….PITINO IS SEEKING MORE THAN 35-MILLION DOLLARS IN THE BREACH OF CONTRACT SUIT…..
THE UNIVERSITY FIRED PITINO IN OCTOBER AFTER HE WAS LINKED TO AN F-B-I INVESTIGATION INVOLVING BRIBES TO RECRUITS…..
SPORTS
12/01/17
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT…..AS THEY TRAVEL TO RUSSELLVILLE…..HEAD COACH NICK CHAYKOWSKY……
NEWS-1………….:12………..Q-
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME…..ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND
99-POINT-THREE…. LOVE-FM…..WVLE….STARTING AT SEVEN-10 TONIGHT……
THE FIRST TWO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED….
AS BEECHWOOD TAKES ON RACE LAND IN THE ONE “A” GAME….
AND BOYLE COUNTY TANGLES WITH CORBIN IN THE THREE “A” GAME…..
ALLEN LIBRARY
11/30/17
THE SOUTH CENTRAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY…..AS
THEIR NEWEST AFFILIATE SITE…..
AS A PARTNER….AND THE ONLY AFFILIATE SITE IN ALLEN COUNTY….THE LIBRARY WILL OFFER COMPUTER ACCESS FOR JOB SEARCH…..PROVIDE
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASES FOR THE REGION…..HOST JOB PREPARATION WORKSHOPS…..AND PROVIDE LIMITED ASSISTANCE FOR RESUME
WRITING….
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
11/30/17
BEGINNING TONIGHT…..AND FOR THE NEXT THREE THURSDAY NIGHTS….YOU’RE INVITED DOWNTOWN FOR “HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS”….
.
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WILL BE FROM SIX TO EIGHT EACH THURSDAY NIGHT……
TREES
11/30/17
THE FRIENDS OF THE “L AND N” DEPOT ARE HOSTING THE FIRST…..CHRISTMAS IN SCOTTSVILLE…..AT THE WASHINGTON CENTER….AS
INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A DONATED…..DECORATED CHRISTMAS TREE WITH THE PROCEEDS GOING TO THE
DEPOT RENOVATION….
THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS DISPLAYING TREES CAN BEGIN SETTING THEM UP TODAY…..
VIEWING OF THE TREES WILL BE TOMORROW AND SATURDAY……
CONCERT
11/30/17
TONIGHT….AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH…..THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE ARTS COUNCIL WILL PRESENT “A MUSIC CITY CHRISTMAS”……
TONIGHT’S CONCERT BEGINS AT SEVEN……
SPORTS
11/30/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOY’S BASKETBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
WHILE THE GIRL’S TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY VANCOUVER…..
PRIMARY CENTER SITE BASSED
11/20/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY PRIMARY CENTER IS NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR A MINORITY PARENT REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SCHOOL’S SITE BASED
COUNCIL….AS ACCORDING TO STATE LAW…...A SCHOOL’S SITE BASED COUNCIL MUST HAVE A MINORITY REPORSENTATIVE IF THE SCHOOL HAS A
MINORITY POPULATION OF EIGHT PERCENT OR MORE…..
THE NOMINEE MUST BE A PARENT….FOSTER-PARENT….OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A CURRENT PRIMARY CENTER STUDENT….AND THE NOMINEE
MUST BE A MINORITY…. WHICH INCLUDES AMERICAN-INDIAN.….ALASKAN-NATIVE….AFRICAN-AMERICAN… HISPANIC..…PACIFIC ISLANDER….OR
OTHER ETHNIC GROUP UNDER-REPRESENTED IN THE SCHOOL……
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE PRIMARY CENTER OR THEIR FAMILIES…...EMPLOYEES AT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND
THEIR FAMILIES…..OR ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS….
A SPECIAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD DECEMBER SEVENTH…..
ELECTION FILING
11/29/17
ANOTHER FILING REPORTED BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CERK’S OFFICE FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION……
FRANKLIN FOSTER HAS FILED TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION TO SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL…….
FAVATA
11/29/17
66 YEAR OLD CASPER BERNARD FAVATA OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL IN NASHVILLE…..AND THERE
WILL BE NO VISITATION OF MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THIS TIME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LEDA FAVATA….TWO STEP-SONS AND STEP-DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DARRELL AND KIM RIPPY OF TENNESSEE AND
JEFFERY AND TAMMY RIPPY OF FRANKLIN….A BROTHER; JIM….AND A SISTER; SANDY JONES BOTH OF ILLINOIS…..SEVERAL STEP-GRANDCHILDREN
AND STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
STRAZZI
11/29/17
49 YEAR OLD LOUIS NORMAN STRAZZI OF BOWLING GREEN DIED THURSDAY…..AND A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; ATHENA AND MARK PRIQUETTE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GLORIANNA RANDY SATTERLEE OF
FLORIDA….A NIECE AND TWO NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE……
LASSITER
11/29/17
73 YEAR OLD LINDA FAY LASSITER OF GOODLETTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE
SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL
GARDENS…..VISIATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE
FORM OF DONATIONS TO POTTER’S CHILDREN’S HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; CANDY RALPH…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY AND DONNA FARLEY…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-
IN-LAW; PATSY JO LANE AND DEBBIE AND DAVID GOODIN ALL OF TENNESSEE……THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDDHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/29/17
THE LADY PATRIOTS OPENED THE SEASON LAST AS THEY DROPPED A 73 TO 45 DECISION TO SOUTH WARREN…
AND THE PATRIOTS RANAWAY FROM THE SPARTANS 63 TO 30….
THE NEXT GAME FOR THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE DECEMBER FIFTH….AND THE NEXT GAME FOR THE PATRIOTS IS FRIDAY…..
STUDENT FEDERAL AID
11/28/17
AC/S STUDENTS….PARENTS…..AND GUARDIANS WILL HAVE SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET WITH A FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT
AIR VERIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL…..
APPOINTMENTS CAN BE SCHEDULED BY CONTACTING COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELOR LAURA CARTER AT SIX-TWO-TWO-47-11…..
DATES AND TIMES AVAILABLE ARE TOMORROW FROM ONE TO THREE…..
TUESDAY….DECEMBER FIFTH FORM 8 TO 11…..
ANDMODAY….JANUARY EIGHTH FROM 12NOON TO THREE……
THE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY……
FATAL FIRE-HART
11/28/17
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL RESIDENTAL FIRE IN HART COUNTY…. AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO ONE-92 RIORDAN ROAD….WHERE
AN UNIDENTIFIED SUBJECT WAS DISCOVERED…..DECEASSED…..IN A BEDROOM INSIDE THE RESIDENCE…..
NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED…AND NO OTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED……
ALLEN COUNTY WATER
11/28/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT TOMORROW…..PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 98 WILL BE WITHOUT WATER FOR
PART OF THE DAY…..FOR LINE REPAIRS…..STARTING AROUND BAYS BEND ROAD TO THE END OF BROWNSFORD ROAD……
SPORTS
11/28/17
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS TRAVEL TO MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAMS OPEN THE SEASON AS THEY GO TO SOUTH WARREN…….LADY PATRIOT HEAD COACH
BRAD BONDS……
NEWS-3……….:18………..Q-THE POST SEASON
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME S SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON……
PATRIOT SENIOR QUARTERBACK……CHASE WILSON….HAS BEEN NAMED THE CLASS-FOUR-A……REGIONS-ON…..DISTRICT TWO PLAYER OF THE
YEAR BY THE KENTUCKY FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIAON…..
WILSON HOLDS THE SCHOOL RECORDS FOR PASSING YARDS….TOUCHDOWNS….. TOTAL COMPLETED PASSSES…AND TOTAL ATTEMPTED
PASSES…….
PLANE CRASH REPORT
11/27/27
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD HAS RELEASED A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A SMALL PLANE CRASH NEAR FOUNTAIN RUN….
EARLIER THIS MONTH… THAT CLAIMED FOUR LIVES…
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE SINGLE-ENGINE PLANE WENT INTO A SERIES OF ERRATIC TURNS…..FOLLOWED BY A SHAP DIVE INTO THE GROUND….
THERE WAA A SOLID CLOUD LAYER…..BETWEEN TWO-AND- EIGHT THOUSAND FEET IN THE AREA AT THE TIME…..AND THE PILOT DIDN’T FILE A FLIGHT
PLAN OR OBTAIN A WEATHER BREIFING BEFORE DEPARTURE…..
JONES
11/27/17
62 YEAR OLD MICHAEL RAY JONES OF BOWLING GREEN DIED FRIDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES)
AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEW BETHEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER ONE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JEANNIE STICE JONES…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MIKEY & TRACY KEIFFER AND MARK AND LUCUS
MICHAEL ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; BRENDA AND DANNY GROECSCHEN OF KINGS MOUNTAIN AND
BOBBIE MEARES AND STACEY JONES BOTH OF ELIZABETHTOWN….SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
HARWOOD
11/27/17
84 YEAR OLD ROBERT GENE HARWOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL OME…..AND MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO THE SHADY GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST
CHURCH CEMETERY FUND……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BARBARA CORNWELL HARWOOD…..A SON; JONATHON….AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; CYNTHIA AND TIM
RICHARDS ALL OF BOWLING GREEN….TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; CLYDE AND SUE NELL OF HOLLAND AND CECIL AND BARBARA OF
BOWLING GRREEN…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; LEATRICE WIX AND HUSBAND CHARLES OF SCOTTSVILLE…….A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES……
MEETINGS
11/27/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 AND ROYAL ARCH AND COUNCIL AND ALL FISCAL COURT ALL MEET
TOMORRO NIGHT AT 7…….
SPORTS
11/27/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRL’S BASKETBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY….
WHILE THE BOY’S TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MONROE COUNTY
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS TRAVEL TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS HOST GREENWOOD……
ELECTON FILINGS
11/24/17
ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION REPORTED BY THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE….
REPUBLICAN JOSEPH MIKE YOUNGBLOOD HAS FILED TO RUN FOR CONSTABLE IN DISTRICT TWO……
ARREST
11/24/17
WHILE SERVING A WARRANT AT A RESIDENCE ON DRIPPING SPRINGS ROAD…. DEPUTYS FROM THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
LOCATED AN ACTIVE METH LAB…..
THE BARREN COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE WAS CONTACTED TO DISMANTLE THE LAB AND CONDUCTE THE INVESTIGATIONS…..
44 YEAR OLD LONUS WINCHESTER, 38 YEAR OLD CHRISTPOER OBRIEN, 45 YEAR OLD STONEY WINCHESTER, 37 YEAR OLD BABBARA STILTS AND 50
YEAR OLD GUYLA DETHRIDGE…ALL OF GLASGOW…WERE CHANGED WITH MANUFAXCTURING METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA….
LONUS WINCHESTER WAS ADDITIONALLY CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH, TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE AND WAS SERVED AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT…..
AND OBRIEN WAS SERVED THREE OUTSTANDING WARRANTS………
SHOCKLEY
11/24/17
85 YEAROLD WILLIAM EVERETT SHOCKLY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO-30 AT NEW BETHEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITAITON
BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE CHURCH…..
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION OR THE ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JANE SHOCKLEY…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KAREN AND BOB DAVIS OF LEXINGTON…..TWO BROTHERS AND
SISTERS-IN-LAW; BUEL AND SUE OF ADOLPHUS AND TERRY AND JO OF FRANKFROT…..AND A SISTER; JANICE HENDRIX OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO
GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE
SPORTS
11/24/17
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE….
IN CLASS ONE “A”…..CAMPBELLSVILLE GOES AGAINST BEECHWOOD…..
CLASS TWO “A”…..FINDS GLASGOW BATTLING DANVILLE…..
IN CLASS FOUR “A”….FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TAKES ON COLLINS
AND IN CLASS FIVE “A”….SOUTH WARREN GOES AGAINST COVINGTON CATHOLIC……
THE PREDATORS GO TO SAINT LOUIS…..
THE LADY TOPPERS TAKE ON MERCER IN THE GEORGIA STATE TOURNAMENT IN ATLANTA…..
THE TOPPERS PLAY S-M-U FOR FIFTH PALCE IN THE…..BATTLE-4-ATLANTIS
THANKSGIVING CLOSINGS
11/22/17
HERE ARE YOUR THANKSGIVING CLOSINGS…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT OFFICE CLOSING AT 12NOON TODAY AND WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED TOMORROW….
FEDERAL OFFICES AND POST OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
COUNTY OFFICES, STATE OFFICES, EXTENSION OFFICE AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..TOMORROW’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP MONDAY AND FRIDAY’S TRASH ROUTES WILL
BE RUN TUESDAY…..
COUNTY CLERK, CIRCUIT CLERK, SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICES, TRANSFER STATION AND ANIMAL SHELTER CLOSED TOMORROW, FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY…..
CORE CLOSED TOMORROW AND OPEN FRIDAY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30…….
SULLIVAN
11.22.17
73 YEAR OLD JOHN L. SULLIVAN OF BETHAPAGE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE
WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
FRIDAY AT THE FUNERAL H OME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS COMMON LAW WIFE; BETTY TUCKER…..TWO SONS; LANCE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND SHANE OF BOWLING GREEN….FOUR
DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; MACHELL TESTERMANN AND RACHEL SULLIVAN BOTH OF BOWLING GREEN, KAREN AND MIKE RANDOLPH OF
FRANKLIN AND JANE REID OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; PAUL AND FRANCES AND BILLY AND VIRGINIA ALL OF
ADOLPHUS AND ROY OF SCOTTSVILLE……13 GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
CARTER
11/22/17
68 YEAR OLD PHILLIPS LEVI CARTER OF ADOLPHUS DIED MONDAY AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CARTER’S CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFER 11-30 FRIDAY MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LISA CARTER…..FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; RODNEY AND CHRISTA AND JASON AND DAWN ALL OF INDIANA,
COLBY OF TENNESSEE AND MICHAEL AND MAKAYLA OF SCOTTSVILLE……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; TAMMI AND BRIAN TURNER OF GLASGOW….
AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; LELON AND INEZ OF ADOLPHUS……SIX GRRANDCHILDREN, A GREAT-GRANDCHILD AND FIVE STEP-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE….. ..
SPORTS
11/22/17
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON MONTREAL……
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SAYS IN AN APPEAL…..THAT THE N-C-A-A’s COMMITTEE ON INFRACTIONS IMPOSED ”GROSSLY EXCESSIVEE”
PENALITIES IN ORDERING THE SCHOOL TO VACATE IT TWENTY-13 MEN’S BASKETBBALL CHAMPSIONSHIP AND TOURNAMENT REVENUE FOR A SEX
SCANDAL…..
IN JUNE THE N-C-A-A PLACE THE CARDINALS ON FOUR YEARS PROBATION…..AND ORDERS IT CACATE UP TO 124 VICTORES….INCLUDING THE
TWENTY-13 TITL E AND TWENTY-12 FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE…..
SCHOOL BOARD
11/21/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR MEETIING…..LAST NIGHT… AT THE JAMES E. BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL….AND THEY BEGAN
BY GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR 30-MINUTES TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE LITIGATION WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN….
FOLLOWING A LENGTHY DISCUSSION…..THE BOARD APPROVED CREATING CLASSIFIED….PERMANENT….PART-TIME POSTIONS….
THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED CANCELLING SCHOOL FOR A POSIBBLY RALLEY DAY…. ON THE STATE PENSION PLAN IN FRANKFORT….STUDENTS
WOULD MAKE UP THE DAY FEBRUARY 19TH AND TEACHERS WOULD MAKE UP THE DAY AT THE END OF THEY SCHOOL YEAR…..
SHOOTING
11/21/17
ONE MAN WAS HOPITALIZED AND ANOTHER ARRESTED FOLLOWING A SHOOTING LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN SCOTTSVILLE….
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE SAY 75 YEAR OLD WILLIAM CALVERT SHOT 47 YEAR OLD JEFFERY POWELL….AN EMPLOYEE OF NORTH CENTRAL TELEPHONE….
WHILE HE WAS MAKING A SERVIVCE CALL AT CALVERT’S RESIDENCE ON PARKY WAY DRIVE…..
POWELL WAS FLOWN TO SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER….
CALVERT’S WIFE WAS AT HOME AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING…..AN CALVERT….A FORMER SCOTTSVILLE POLICE OFFICER…..WAS CHARGED WITH
TWO COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AND LODGED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER…..
CALVERT
11/21/17
18 YEAR OLD BRIAN CALVERT DIED SATURDAY AT SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER…. MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT
FIVE-30 AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE CHURCH……AND
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS; DAVID AND KARLA CALVERT….TWO BROTHERS; DANIEL CALVERT AND CONNER LINDSEY…..SEVEN SISTERS; LYNZI
BRAGG, DEZI POWELL, SARA STURDIVANT, ZOII CALVERT, MICHELLE CALVERT, EMILY CALVERT AND KATIE CALVERT…..AND HIS GRAND PARENTS;
RICHARD AND JOYCE VINSON……
SPORTS
11/21/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOY’S BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYS AT BARREN COUNTY….WHILE THE GIRL’S TEAM ENTERTAINS BARREN COUNTY……
AND THE PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO SCRIMMAGE MARSHALL COUNTY…..
KY UNEMPLOYM,ENT
11/20/17
ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET…..THE COMMONWWEALTH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL FROM FIVE-
POINT-TWO PERCENT IN SEPTEMEBR……TO FIVE PERCENT IN OCTOBER….
THIS OCTOBER’S JOBLESS RATE…HOWEVER….WAS UP SLIGHTLY FROM THE FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT RECORDED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR…..
THE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SHOWED MORE KENTUCKY RESIDENTS WERE EMPLOYED IN OCTOBER THAN SEPTEMBER…..WHILE THE BUSINESS
SURVEY SUGGESTS EMPLOYERS HAD FEWER PAYROLL JOBS IN OCTOBER……AND EVEN WITH AN IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT SITUATION…..
DECREASES OCCASIONALY OCCURE…..
LAKE FEES
11/20/17
FOLLOWING A SURVEY BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS…..HOMEOWNERS WHO LIVE ALONG ROUGH RIVER LAKE….WILL HAVE TO PAY BETEEN 22-
HUNDRED AND 38-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN ADMINISTRATIVE FEES…..AND FILE FOR A RELEASE….SO THEIR BUILDINGS CAN LEGALLY EXIST ON THEIR
PROPERTY…..
THE SURVEY DETERMINED A FLOWAGE EASEMENT……DESIGNED TO ALLOW FLOOD WATERS TO FILL ONTO PRIVATE PROPERTY AND PROTECT
PEOPLE DURING A CATASTROPHIC FLOOD…..WAS NOT WHERE IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE LOCATED FOR DECADES……
PROPERTY OWNERS SAY THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO COVER THE COST OF THE FEES…..
SPECIAL SESSION
11/20/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAY HE STILL PLANS TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE COMMONWEALTH’
S TROUBLED PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEM…
THE GOVERNOR AND REPUBLICAN LEADERS UNVEILED THE PLAN LAST MONTH… BUT SINCE THEN….THE HOUSE SPEAKER HAS RESIGNED….
FOUR OTHER LAWMAKERS ARE UNDER INVESTIGAION…..AND REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE SAY THEY DON’T HAVE TH VOTES TO PASS THE MEASURE
UNLESS CHANGES ARE MADE…..
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETS IN REGULAR SESSION STARTING JANUAR SECOND……
SPORTS
11/20/17
THE BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRL’S BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYS AT MOSS….WHILE THE BOY’S TEAM ENTERTAINS MOSS…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY WINNAPEG…..
SVILLE MAN DIES AFTER SHOOTING
11/19/17
A SCOTTSVILLE MAN HAS DIED….FOLLOWING A PURSUIT IN WARREN COUNTY….THAT LED TO HIM BEING SHOT….
YESTERDAY…STATE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND REQUESTED TO INVESTIGATE AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING THAT HAD OCCURRED ON THE 13-
THOUSAND BLOCK OF NASHVILLE ROAD…..WHERE WARREN COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF WES JENKINS AND WOODBURN POLICE OFFICER TIM
SUMMER WERE INVOLED IN THE PURSUIT THAT ENDED IN GUNFIRE….
THE DRIVER OF THE VEHCILE INVOLVED…..18 YEAR OLD BRIAN CALVERT OF SCOTTSVILLE.SUSTAINED A GUNSHOT WOUND AND WAS
TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….HE WAS LATER TRANSFERRED TO SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE DIED AS A
RESULT OF HIS INJURIES…..
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT IS CONTINUING…..
CROSS WALK
11/17/17
THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION HAS NOTIFIED LEXINGTON THAT A RAINBOW-COLORED CROSS WALK….HONORING THE L-G-B-T
COMMUITY….IS A DISTRACTING SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE REMOVED…..
WHEN IT WAS PAINTED…..CITY OFFICIALS SAID THE CROSSWALK WOULD BE SAFER BECAUSE IT WOULD BETTER CATCH THE ATTENTION OF
DRIVERS…..
BUT THE KENTUCKY DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION SAID THE CROSSWALK ART DISTRACTS DRIVERS
BECAUSE IT IS DESIGNED TO “DRAW THE EYE”…..INSTEAD OF “COMMANDING THE ATTENTION”…..
HE ALSO NOTED PEDESTRIAN DEATHS IN LEXINGTON JUMPED NINE-PERCENT LAST YEAR…..
PARK CITY ROBBERY
11/17/17
AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO ROBBED THE PARK CITY SHELL EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING….
AROUND FIVE-30…..A MAN WEARING BROWN CARHARTT COAT AND FACE MASK ENTERED THE STORE…..PLACED A HANDGUN ON THE COUNTER
AND DEMANDED THE EMPLOYEE GIVE HIM ALL THEIR MONEY….
HE THEN FLED ON FOOT TOWARD THE DOLLAR STORE….WHERE IT’S BELIEVE HE GOT INTO A VEHICLE AND FLED TOWARD I-65….
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THIS ROBBERY IS ASKED TO CALL THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARMENT AT SIX-FIVE-ONE-27-71….OR CALL
THEIR TIP LINE AT SIX-FOUR-SIX-87-71…..
ELECTION FILING
11/17/17
THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE REPORTED ONE FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION YESTERDAY…..
MARK HUNTSMAN FILED TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION TO SCOTTSIVLLE CITY COUNCIL…..
SPORTS
11/17/18
MEET THE PATROTS IS TONIGHT…. AT SIX-30…..AT PATRIOT GYM….
AS THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS…..BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS….AND CHEERLEADERS WILL BE INTRODUCED…..
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE TONIGHT…..
IN CLASS ONE ”A”….CAMPBELLSVILLE TAKES ON CRITTENDEN COUNTY
CLASS TWO “A”…..HAS MONROE COUNTY BATTLING GLASGOW….
IN CLASS FOUR “A”…..FRANKLIN/SIMPSON PLAYS HOPKINSVILLE AND WAYNE COUNTY TANGLES WITH WASHINGTON COUNTY…..
AND IN CLASS FIVE “A”…..SOUTH WARERN PLAYS BOWLING GREEN…..
WKU FUND RAISING
11/16/17
YESTERDAY WAS NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY……AND DURING A SPECIAL CEREMONTY WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED ITS
DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATONS WAS CHANGING ITS NAME TO PHILANTHROPY AND ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT…..
IT WAS ALSO REVEALED THAT GEORGE AND CYNTHIA NICHOLS HAD GIVEN THE SCHOOL ONE-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS TO SUPPRE
DIVERSITY INITIATIVES……
AND LAURA TURNER DUGAS WAS NAMED PHILANTHROPIST OF THE YEAR…. .DUGAS CHAIRS THE LAURA GOAD TURNER FOUNDATION…..WHICH HAS
GIFTED WESTERN OVER TWO-MILLION DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS….SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1989……
LAWSUIT RULING
11/16/17
IN ONE OF THE LAWSUITS INVOLVING GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR…..IT WAS A PARTIAL WIN FOR BOTH SIDES
YESTERDAY…..
AS FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE THOMAS WINGATE RULED BEVIN’S ORDER EARLIER THIS YEAR SHUFFLING MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR SOME
PUBLIC EDUCATION BOARDS IS OK…..BUT HIS ORDER ESTABLISHING A NEW APPELLATE PROCESS FOR TEACHER DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND
CERTIFICATION DECISIONS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL BECAUSE IT AMOUNTS TO HIME CREATING A NEW STATE LAW…..
SPORTS
11/16/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM GOES TO DRAKES CREEK…..WHILE THE GIRLS TEAM HOST DRAKES CREEK…..
THE PATTIIOT BASKETBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO METCALFE COUNTY FOR A SCRIMMAGE….
AND THE SWIM TEAMS GO TO OHIO COUNTY FOR A MEET……
THE TITANS TRAVEL TO PITTSBURGH……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MINNESOTA……
VETS PARK DISCOUNTS
11/15/17
NOW THRU MARCH 31ST…..CURRENT AND FORMER MILITEY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES CAN RECEIVE LODGING DISCOUNTS AT KENTUCKY
STATE PARKS….WITH THE “U-S-A MILITRY DISCOUNT”…..
WITH THE DISCOUNT….LODGE ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE AT 49-95 A NIGHT…..ONE BEDROOM COTTAGES FOR 79-95 A NIGHT…..TWO-BEDROOM
COTTAGES AT 89-95 A NIGHT…..AND THREE BEDROOM COTTAGES FOR 99-95 A NIGHT…..
THE RATE IS FIVE-DOLLARS MORE A NIGHT….AT SIX PARKS…..INCLUDING BARREN RIVER STATE PARK……
THEN APRIL THRU OCTOBER OF NEXT YEAR…..CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY CAN GET A 10-PERCENT ON LODGING OR
CAMPING……
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO MAKE A RESERVATION GO ON-LINE TO…..
PARKS-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV……
HOOVER HOME
11/15/17
FORMER KENTUCKY HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM A HOSPITAL WHERE HE WENT FOR A HEART RELATED ISSUE….
FOLLOWING HIS RESIGNATION OF HIS LEADERSHIP POSISION AMID SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS…….
SPEARKER PRO TEM…DAVID OSBORNE…..SAID HOOVER IS DOING WELL AND HIS FAMILY REQUESTS PRIVACY AS HE RECOVERS AT HOME….
ELECTION FILINGS
11/15/17
06:05AM
THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE HAD ONE FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION YESTERDAY……
REPUBLICAN TONY WOLFE FILED TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION AS MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT THREE……
SIKES
11/15/17
83 YEAR OLD WALLACE D. SIKES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALTY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN DURHAM SPRINGS CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS
AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SISTER KATHLEEN SIKES…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GARY AND RUTHANN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO DAUGHTERS
AND SONS-IN-LAW; WANDA AND DUANE ROMANS OF BOWLING GREEN AND TINA AND CHAD GARMON OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND A SISTER; FLORENE
JOHNSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, A STEP-GRANDCHILD AND A STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/15/17
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
MOREHEAD IS AT HOME TO PLAY BRESCIA, EASTERN KENTUCKY TRAVELS TO WESTERN CAROLINA AND MURRAY STATE HOSTS BUTLER…..
MEN’S GAMES FIND…..
CENTRE AT HOME TO TAKE ON MARYVILLE, MURRAY STATE GOES TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND THE TOPPERS ENTERTAIN KENTUCKY WESLEYAN…..
CITY COUNCIL
11/14/17
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING….FINAL APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO AN ANNEXATION ORDINANCE…..FOR HIGHWAY TWO-31
AND THE RIGHT OF WAY ON EACH SIDE….TO THE WARREN COUNTY LINE…..
PROPERTY OWNERS WITH LAND ADJANCENT TO THE HIGHWAY…..WHO WANT THEIR PROPERTY ANNEXED INTO THE CITY….WILL BE HANDLED ON A
CASE-BY CASE BASES…..
WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT SUPERVISOR GREG COOKE INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT AFTER MANY DELAYS…..THE NEW EQUIPMENT AT THE
PLANT HAS FINALLY BEEN INSALLED…..
AND THE COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED THE TWENY-17 MERIT AWARDS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES……
PAUL RETURING TO WORK
11/14/17
SENATOR RAND PAUL IS RETURNING TO WASHINGTON….FOLLOWING AN ATTACK LAST WEEK…THAT LEFT HIM WITH SIX BROKEN RIBS .AND IN A
GOOD DEAL OF PAIN…..
PAUL WAS ATTACKED BY A NEIGHBOR WHILE MOWING HIS LAWN…..….
THE ATTORNEY FOR RENE BOUCHER…..WHO HAS PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT….SAID THE ATTACK WAS NOT POLITICALLY
MOVITAVED…. BUT INVOLVED A “TRIVIAL” DISPUTE……
ELECTION FILINGS
11/14/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE REPORTED MORE FILINGS…..YESTERDAY…. FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION….
REPUBLICAN TIM MILLER FILED TO RUN FOR MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT FIVE…..
REPUBLICAN LARRY PIPER FILED TO RUN FOR REELECTION AS ALLEN COUNTY AILER…..
REPUBLICAN DWIGHT KEEN FILED TO RUN FOR SHERIFF…..
AND MICHAEL ANTHONY MCGUIRE FILED TO RUN FOR REELECTION TO SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL……..
SPORTS
11/14/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRL’S BASKETBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO GLASGOW…..
WHILE THE BOY’S TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GLASGOW….
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE CAPITALS……
MEDICAL PANELS CAN PROCEED
11/10/17
THE KENTUCKY COURT OF APPEALS GRANTED A “STAY” YESTERDAY….OF THE FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT RULING…..IN THE MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL
CASE…..
THE CIRCUIT COURT’S OPINION HAD RULE THE NEW MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL….. PASSED BY THE TWENTY-17 GENERAL ASSEMBLY……WAS
UNCONSTITUTIOAL…..
BUT AS A RESULT OF YESTERDAY’S DECISION……89-CURRENT CURRENT CASES WILL PROCEED…..AND ALL PROSPECTIVE MALPRACTICE CASES
WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROCEED THROUGH THE MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL PROCESS BEFORE BEING FILED IN COURT……
BOUCHER PLEADS NOT GUILTY
11/10/17
IN WARREN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY…..ATTORNEY MATT BAKER ENTERED A NOT GUILTY PLEA ON BEHALF OF DOCTOR RENE BOUCHER….WHO
IS CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR ASSULT….AFTER HIS ATTACK ON SENATOR RAND PAUL…..
BAKER SAID THE ALTERCATION HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS…..BUT IT WAS ON ONGOING DISPUTE BETWEEN NEIGHBORS…..
BAKER ALSO SAID THEY’RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEDERALCHARGE BEING FILED…..WARREN COUNTY ATTORNEY AMY MILLIKEN
HAS SUGGESTED THE CHARGES MAY BE CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF PAUL’S INJURIES……
CASEY MAN SENTENCED
11/10/17
A CASEY COUTY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO 12-MONTHS IN PRISON….AND THREE YEARS SUPERVISED RELEASE…WITH
THE FIRST 12-MONTHS SPENT IN HOME CONFINMENT….
AND 38 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER FAIR OF LIBERTY WAS ORDERED TO PAY RESTITUTION OF 689-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE FARM SERVICES
AGENEY….. FOR HIS ROLE IN A CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION BY CONCEALING THE SALE OF GRAIN TO
UNAUTHORIZED PURCHASERS……
FAIR HAD PLEAD GUILTY TO CONVERTING ASSETS PLEDGED TO THE FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION AND BANKRUPTCY FRAUD……
ELECTION FILINGS
11/10/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE REPORTED ONE FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION YESTERDAY…..
REPUBLICAN GARY HORNE FILED TO RUN FOR MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT THREE……
SPORTS
11/10/17
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE TONIGHT…..
IN CLASS ONE “A”…..RUSSELLVILLE TAKES ON CAMPBELLSVILLE…..
CLASS TWO “A” FINDS….GLASGOW PLAYING NEW PORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC AND MONROE COUNTY TANGLES WITH LLOYD……
IN CLASS FOUR “A”…..LOGAN COUNTY GOES AGAINST HOPKINSVILLE AND MADISON-NORTH HOPKINS PLAYS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON….
AND IN CLASS FIVE “A”…..SOUTH WAREN PLAYS CHRISTIAN COUNTY AND GREENWOOD GOES AGAINST BOWLING GREEN…..
STUFF THE CRUISER
11/09/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE AND THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL’S RESOURCE CENTER’S ANNUAL “TOGETHER FOR
CHRISTMAS” COMES UP NEXT MONTH…….
AND IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP THE 440 CHILDREN WHO ARE REGISTERED FOR THIS YEAR’S PROGRAM…..YOU’RE INVITED TO HELP ”STUFF THE
CRUISER” TOMORROW…..FROM EIGHT TO FIVE AT THE DOLLAR GENERAL STORE ON THE SQUARE…..THE DOLLAR GENERAL MARKET…AND DOLLAR
GENERAL STORE CEDAR SPRINGS…..
CRUISERS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ALL THREE LOCATIONS TO ACCEPT NEW TOY OR TEEN ITEM DONATIONS……
ELECTION FILINGS
11/09/17
YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST DAY CANDIDATES COULD FILE FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTIONS……AND THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE
REPORTED A NUMBER OF FILINGS…..INCLUDING…..
INCUMBENT ALLEN COOUNTY CLERK….ELAINE WILLIAMS A DEMOCRAT
INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN SHERIFF…..JEFF COOKE
INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN P-V-A….TRACY OLIVER……
REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT CONSTABLE IN DISTRICT ONE…..JOHNATHAN CARTER
HALLYE ARTERBURN…A REPUBLICAN….FILED FOR ALLEN COUNTY ATTORNEY
REPUBLICAN DENNIS HARPER FILED TO RUN FOR ALLEN COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE
INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN CORONER DARREN DAVIS
RON COOK…A DEMOCRAT…FILED TO RUN FOR REELECTION AS MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT TWO…..
REPUBLICAN JUNIOR BRAY FILED TO SEEK THE THIRD DISTRICT MAGISTRATES SEAT
RICKY COOKSEY….A REPUBLICAN….IS SEEKING RELECTION AS MAGISTRAGTE IN DISTRICT FOUR
INCUMBENT ROMAN PERRY JUNIOR….A REPUBLICAN …IS SEEKING REELECTION AS MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT FIVE
AND SCOTTSIVLE MAYOR ROB CLINE FILED TO SEEK ANOTHER TERM….
THE TWENY-18 BALLOT WILL FEATURE KENTUCKY’S SIX SEATS IN THE U-S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE….AS-WELL-AS THE 100 SEATS IN THE
KENTUCKY HOUSE….AND SEATS IN EVEN NUMBERED DISTRICT IN THE KENTUCKY SENATE….ALL COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEYS, CIRCUIT COURT
CLERKS AND DISTRICT JUDGES WILL BE ON THE BALLOT….
ALL COUNTY OFFICERS ARE UP FOR ELECTION….ALONG WITH CITY LEGISLATIVE BODIES AND MAYORS OF SOME CITIES…
VETERANS DAY CLOSINGS
11/09/17
HERE ARE YOUR VETERANS DAY CLOSINGS……
COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW……
HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED TOMORROW……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND TOMORROW’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKEUP UP MONDAY THE 13TH……
TRANSFER STATION CLOSED TOMORROW AND OPEN SATURDAY…….
COUNTY CLERK, CIRCUIT CLERK AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICES AND THE ANIMAL CLOSED TOMORROW AND SATURDAY……
POST OFFICE CLOSED SATURDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…
AND THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL BE OPEN SATURDAY…………
CHISM
11/09/17
69 YEAR OLD WAYNE LEE CHISM OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OLD SCHOOL CEMETERY IN FOUNTAIN RUN…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTEHR; MICHAEL OF FOUNTAIN RUN….. A SISTER-IN-LAW; MARIE CHISM….AND TWO NEPHEWS; ROCHE AND JONATHAN
CHAISM ALL OF TEXAS….AND LYNN SANCHEZ OF SCOTTSVILLE…….
SPORTS
11/09/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRL’S AND BOY’S EIGHTH GRADE BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST…..
KENTUCKY SIXTH FATTEST
11/08/17
NOT GOOD NEWS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH…..AS A NEW STUEY FROM WALLET-HUB….FINDS KENTUCKY IS THE SIXTH FATTEST STATE IN THE
NATION….
THE SUDY EXAMINED THE NUMBER OF OBESE AND OVERWEIGHT PEOPLE IN EACH STATE…..HEALTH CONSEQUENCES…..AND FOOD AND FITNESS…
KENTUCKY RANKED FIFTH FOR THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF ASULTS WITH TYPE TWO DIABETES…..AND THE COMMONWEALTH ALSO RANKED IN
THE TOP FIVE WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF PHYSICALLY INACTIVE ADULTS……
THE STUDY ALSO FOUND TENNESSEE IS THE THIRD FATTTEST STATE IN THE COUNTRY……
FILING DATES
11/08/17
CANDIDATE PACKETS FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION ARE AVAILABLE NOW IN THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE……AND THE FIRST DAY A CANDIDATE
CAN FILE IS TODAY…..
AND THE FINAL DAY FOR CANDIDATES TO FILE FOR THE TWENY-18 ELECTION….IS JANUARY 30TH……
BLOOD MOBILE
11/08/17
THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE WILL BE AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST…. THIS AFTERNOON…..FROM THREE TO SEVEN……
DURING THIS VISIT OF THE BLOOD MOBILE….THERE WILL BE A “FRIENDLY” COMPETITION BETWEEN THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO SEE
WHO CAN GET THE MOST DONORS OUT…..
TO DONATE YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE….WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS…..BE IN GOO HEALTH…..AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST
56 DAYS……
DONORS SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D OR A PHOTO I-D……
RICHARDS STATUE
11/08/17
A BRONZE STATUE OF LONGTIME WESTERN SUPPORTER…..AND KENTUCKY STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOY RICHARDS….HAS BEEN UNVEILED IN JODY
RICHARDS HALL….
PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS MASS MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY HALL…..JODY RICHARDS HALL WAS DEDICATED IN MAY OF THIS YEAR……
RICHARDS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING STATE FUNDING FOR THE BUILDING THAT NEW BEARS HIS NAME…...AS-WELL-AS AS AT LEAST SEVEN
OTHER BUILDINGS IN HIS 42-YEARS IN OFFICE…..
DEPUTY JAILER ARRESTED
11/08/17
A CLINTON COUNTY DEPUTY JAILER IS FACING CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH A FIRE AT THE JAIL…..
31 YEAR OLD ADAM SMITH OF ALBANY IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF ARSON AND 20-COUNTS OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT…..IT’S BELIEVED
SMITH INTENTIONALLY STARTED A FIRE IN A STORAGE CLOSET INSIDE THE JAIL THAT WAS OCCUPIED BY 19- INMATS AND ONE OTHER JAILER…..…..
NO ONE WAS INJURED…..AND THE INMATES WERE MOVED TO THE RUSSELL AND PULAKSI COUNTY JAILS…..AS THE ENTIRE CLINTON JAIL
SUFFERED EXTREME SMOKE DAMAGE…..
SPORTS
11/08/17
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LINDSEY WILSON IS AT OME TO PLAY BRESCIA…..
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM LAST NIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS BEAT THE BLUE JACKETS THREE TO ONE…..
AND IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL….
IT WAS THE TOPPERS 109 AND CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY 66……
TEACHER PENSION PLAN
11/07/17
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT WOODFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL YESTERDAY….. LEADERS FROM SEVERAL EDUCATION GROUPS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH RELEASED A PENSION REFORM PLAN THEY SAY IS A SUSTIANABLE APPROACH…..
THE PLAN WOULD LEAVE MOST RETIREMENT BENEFITS IN PLACE FOR CURRENT AND RETIRED TEACHERS……..AND A HYBRID PLAND WOULD BE
CREATED FOR NEW TEACHERS HIRED BEGINNIN NEXT SUMMER…..THOSE INDIVIDUALS WOULD PARTICIPATE IN A DEFINED BENEFIT SYSTEM AND BE
ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT RETIRMENT SAVINGS WITH VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT…..
AND CURRENT TEACHERS’ SICK LEAVE PAY WOULD BE FROZEN FOR CALCULATING RETIREMENT BENEFITS BEGINNING NEXT SUMMER……
AG SUES
11/07/17
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR HAS SUED A PHAMACEUTICAL COMPANY HE SAYS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 190
OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR…..
THE DRUG…..OPANA E-R…..WHICH IS MANUFACTURED BY ENDO PHARMACEUTICAL AND ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS….IS A PRESCRIPTION OPIOID
THAT’S THREE TIMES STRONG THAN MORPHONE…AND BESHEAR SAYS THE COMPANY TARGETED MILIARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS…..
IN JULY….ENDO PHARMACEUTICAL ANNOUNCED IT WOULD STOP SELLING THE DRUG…..AFTER THE U-S FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ASKED
THE COMPANY TO PULL IT FROM THE MARKET……
FBI INVESTIGATION
11/07/17
THE F-B-I HAS CONFIRMED THEY’RE LOOKING INTO SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION CLAIMS MADE BY EMPLOYEES AT THE KENTUCKY STATE
CAPITAL….TO SEE IF ANY FEDERAL LAWS WERE BROKEN…..
HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER RESIGNED HIS LEADERSHIP POSITION SUNDAY AFTER ADMITTING TO EXCHANGING INAPPROPRIATE TEXT
MESSAGES WITH A FEMALE STAFFER……
THREE OTHER REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN IMPLICATED IN THE SCANDAL…..AND REMOVED FROM THEIR COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIPS……
PAUL ATTACK
11/07/17
THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MAN CHARGED IN AN ATTACK AGAINST SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT….SAYING THE INCIDENT WAS NOT
POLTICALLY MOTIVATED…..BUT WAS A REGRETTABLE DISPUTE MORE PEOPLE WOULD REGARD AS TRIVIAL…..BUT MATTHEW BAKER DIDN’T SAY WHAT
THE DISPUTE WAS ABOUT…..
59 YEAR OLD RENE BROUCHER….WHO’S CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT…. ADMITTED TO AUTHORITIES HE TACKLED PAUL FROM BEHIND
WHILE HE WAS MOWING HIS LAWN….
PAUL SUFFERED BROKENS RIBS….BRUSES TO HIS LUNGS…AND CUTS TO HIS FACE IN THE ATTACK…….
FLAGS TO HALF STAFF
11/07/17
TO HONOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TEXAS CHURCH SHOOTING SUNDAY…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS
DIRECTED THE AMERICAN AND STATE FLAGS AT ALL STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF….UNTIL SUNSET ON NOVEMBER
NINTH….TO HONOR THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSES….. ORGANIZATIONS…..AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN IN THIS TRIBUTE BY
LOWERING THEIR FLAGS…..
GLASGOW WATER SCAM
11/07/17
THE GLASGOW WATER COMPANY HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF A SCAM THAT INVOLVES SOMEONE CALLING CUSTOMERS…..FROM WHAT APPEARS TO
BE THE WATER COMPANY’S PHONE NUMBER….AND TELLING THEM THEIR SERVICE IS DUE FOR DISCONNECTION AND NEEDS TO BE PAID…..
THE GLASGOW WATER COMPANY REMINDERS CUSTOMERS THAT THEY DO NOT SOLICIT PAYMENT BY PHONE FOR ANY PAST DUE ACCOUNT….AND
THEY DO NOT GIVE 800-NUMBERS FOR CUSOMERS
SPORTS
11/07/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBAL LTEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN EAST…..
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO COLUMBUS TO TAKE ON THE BLUE JACKETS….
HEAP
11/06/17
THE HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM…..BETTER KNOWN AS HEAP…..BEGINS TODAY AT COMMUNINTY ACTION AGNEY OFFICES ACROSS THE
COMMONWLETH…..
APPLICATIONS ARE TAKEN BY THE FIRST LETTER OF THE LAST NAME OF THE HOUSEHOLD AT THE ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION OFFICE
LOCATED AT 25 J-L-TURNER PLACE …..
TODAY….THOSE WHOSE LAST NAMES BEGIN WITH THE LETTER “A” MAY APPLY….
TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY….THOSE WHOSE LAST NAMES BEGIN WITH THE LETTER “C” MAY APPLY….THURSDAY….THOSE WHOSE LAST NAMER
BEGIN WIT THE LETTER “C” MAY APPLY…..AND FRIDAY THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FOR VETERANS DAY….
LAST YEAR…..484 HOUSEHOLDS IN ALLEN COUNTY RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE….AND WHEN APPLYING….APPLICANTS SHOULD….
BRING THE MOST RECENT HEATING BILL OR VERIFICATIONS THAT HEATING EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED IN THE RENT…..SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
OR PERMANENT RESIDENT CARE NUMBER FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD….. PROOF OF ALL HOUSEHOLD INCOME FROM THE
PRECEEDING MONTH…..AND THE ACCOUNT NUMBER AND NAME ON THE ACCOUNT FOR MAIN HEATING FUEL SOURCES AND ELECTRIC…….
PAUL RECOVERS
11/06/17
SENATOR RAND PAUL CONTINUES TO RECOVER FROM FIVE BROKEN RIBS…. INCLUDING THREE DISPLACED FRACTURES HE SUFFERED FRIDAY….
WHEN HE WAS TACKLED FROM BEHIND…..WHILE MOWING HIS YARD….
59 YEAR OLD RENE BOUCHER….WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR TO PAUL….H WAS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT FOURTH DEGREE AND RELEASED FORM THE
WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL SATURDAY ON A 75-HUNDRED DOLLAR BOND...
AUTHORITIES HAVEN’T RELEASED A MOTIVE FOR THE ATTACK….AND IT’S NOT KNOWN WHEN PAUL WILL RETUEN TO WASHINGTON…..
HOOVER RESIGNS
11/06/17
KENTUCKY’S SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE…..REPUBLICAN JEFF HOOVER….HAS RESIGNED HIS LEADERSHIP POST AFTER ACKNOWLEDGING HE
SETTLEDED SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS FROM ONE OF HIS STAFF MEMBERS LAST MONTH…..
HE DENIED SEXUALLY HARASSING THE STAFF MEMBER…..BUT SAID HE SENT INAPPROPRIATE TEXT MESSAGES THAT WERE CONSENSUAL…..
YATES
11/06/17
80 YEAR OLD REV. BILLY H. YATES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
TOMORROW (TUES) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE ALLEN
COUNTY MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION OR THE GIDEONS……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; RICKY AND DARLENE……AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; DEBBIE AND DAVE WOLFE ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; NANCY AND DICK THOMAS OF CADIZ……THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/06/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY…..
WHILE THE GIRLS TEAM HOSTS MONROE COUNTY…..
HOME SALES DECREASE
11/03/17
KENTUCKY SAW HOME SALES DECREASE IN SEPTEMBER…..BUT SALES REMAINED POSITIVE FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE YEAR…..
TOTAL HOME SALES IN SEPTEMBER WERE DOWN FOUR-POINT-SIX PERCENT….FOR THE QUARTER….HOME SALES WERE SLIGHTLY ABOVE LAST
YEAR…..AND YEAR-TO-DATE SALES ON STILL ON A RECORD BREAKING PACE WITH A THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST
YEAR…..
HOUSING INVENTORIES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH JUMPED IN SEPTEMBER BY FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT COMPARED TO TWENTY-16…..BUT
FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR-TO-DATE…..INVENTORIES ARE STILL DOWN SEVEN-PERCENT AND 14-POINT-THREE PERCENT RESPECTIVELY
COMPARED TO LAST YEAR….
THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE INCREASED TO A NEW MONTHLY HIGH IN SEPTEMBER AT 129-THOUSAND-933 DOLLARS…..AND FOR THE YEAR….THE
TOTAL VOLUME OF HOME SALES IS UP EIGHT-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..
HOOVER ALLEGATIONS
11/03/17
KENTUCKY HOUSE REPUBLIANS WILL MEET PRIVATELY TODAY….TO DISCUSSS THE FUTURE OF HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER….FOLLOWING A
STORY IN THE COURIER-JOURNAL YESTERDAY….CITING ANONYMOUS SOURCES…. THAT HOOVER HAD SETTLED A SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIM
WITH A STAFFER……OUT OF COURT…..
THE ALLEGATONS STEM FROM EARLY TWENTY-16…..WHEN HOOVER WAS STILL MINORITY LEADER…..
SPORTS
11/03/17
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS BEIGIN TONIGHT AS THE PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MADISONVILLE-NORTH HOPKINS…..KICK OFF IS
SEVEN-30…..AND IT YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-
THREE…. LOVE-FM…..WLVE…..STARTING AT SEVEN TONIGHT……
THE STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY AT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL…..
AS SOUTH WARREN PLAYS LETCHER COUNTY CENTRAL…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN ANAHEIM TO TAKE ON THE DUCKS…..
AD SCAM
11/02/17
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED A “SCAM ALERT” TO WARN KENTUCKIANS ABOUT FRAUDULENT ADVERTISEMENTS IN
THE CLASSIFIED SECTION OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND ON-LINE…..
RESIDENTS IN SEVERAL COUNTIES……INCLUDING BARREN…..HAVE REPLYED TO ADS FOR DISCOUNTED TRACTO OR PICKUP THAT TURN OUT TO
BE A SCAM…..THE ADS APPEAR TO BE NORMAL AT FIRST AND INCLUDE A PRICE FOR THE ITEM AND PHONE NUMBER…..AND ONCE THE INTERESTED
PARTY CALLS THEY DON’T SPEAK WITH ANYONE….BUT RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES OR EMAILS…..THE REPLYS ARE FROM A MOLLY CARTER WHO SAYS
SHE’S STATIONED WITH THE AIR FORCE IN NORTH DAKOTA….CARTER CLAIMS SHE’S SELLING THE ITEMS WHICH BELONGED TO HER LATE
HUSBAND…..BECAUSE SHE’S BEING DEPLOYED OVERSEAS….
KENTUCKIANS WHO WANT ASSISTANCE IN VERIFYING A SCAM OR REPORTING A SCAM CAN CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE AT EIGHT-
EIGHT-EIGHT-FOUR-THREE-TWO-92-57…..OR FILE A COMPLAINT ON LINE…. RESIDENTS CAN ALSO RECEIVE SCAM ALERTS BY TEXTING…..K-Y-O-A-G…..
TO GOV-THREE-ONE-ONE…….
MISSING CAVE CITY TEEN
11/02/17
CAVE CITY POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING CAVE CITY TEEN….
13 YEAR OLD ADRIANNA WOOD WAS LAST SEEN AT HER RESIDENCE YESTERDAY….. WOOD IS A WHITE FEMALE….FIVE-FEET SIX-INCHES TALL….
WEIGHS 100 POUNDS… AND HAS BLONDE HAIR AND BLUE EYES…..
WHEN LAST SEEN….SHE WAS WEARING A WHITE SHIRT….BLACK PANTS….AND PINK ROSE EARRINGS….
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF ADRIANNA WOOD IS ASK TO CONTACT CAVE CITY POLICE AT TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SIX-FIVE-
ONE-51-51…….
JOHNSON
11/02/17
86 YEAR OLD CLARA JOHNSON OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVVICES WILL
BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GGARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO-30
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; JIMMY OF TENNESSEE AND BILL OF SCOTTSVILLE…. THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; JOYCE PAYNE AND
LOIS AND GARY DAVIS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND LINDA AND ROBERT KEMBLE OF BROWNSVILLE…..AND TWO BROTHERS; BENNY CRAVENS OF
INDIANA AND BOBBY CARVEN OF TENNESSEE…..17 GRANDCHILDREN, 15 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…..
GIVENS
11/02/17
12:05PM
52 YEAR OLD LYNNE GIVENS OF GREESBURG…..WIFE OF SENATOR DAVID GIVENS…. DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE MONDAY MORNING AT 11 AT EBENEZER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN GREENSBURG WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER EIGHT MONDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH…..VISITATION WILL ALSO BE HELD FROM ONE TO SEVEN SUNDAY AT GREEN
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO TWISTED PINK IN SUPPORT OF BREAST CANCER
RESEARCH…..HOSPARUS OF GREEN RIVER….OR THE EBENEZER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY…….
BESIDES HER HUSBAND; DAVID…..SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHER; HANNAH….AND TWO SONS; MATTHEW AND MICHAEL ALLOF GREENSBURG…..
HER FATHER AND MOTHER; ROGER AND MARLENE KLINGEMAN OF LOUISVILLE….A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; JEFF AND JENNIFER KLINGEMAN
OF GOSHEN…..A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; LORI AND KEVIN HESLIN OF LOUISVILLE…..HER FATHER-IN-LAW AND MOTHER –IN-LAW; DAVID AND
EVELYN GIVENS OF GREENSBURG……A SISTER –IN-LAW AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JULIE AND TODD SMYRICHINSKY OF GREENSBURG… AND A
BROTHER-IN-LAW AND SISTER-IN-LAW’ DAN AND SHERRI GIVENS OF ALABAMA…..
SPORTS
11/02/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBAL L TEAM GOES TO BUTLER COUNTY…
TAXES
11/01/17
ALL THOSE WITH UNPAID ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY TAX BILLS ARE REMINDED THAT IF YOU GET THEM PAID BY TODAY….YOU’LL RECEIVE A TWO-
PERCENT DISCOUNT….
BEGINNING TOMORROW AND RUNNING THRU JANUARY SECOND THE FACE AMOUNT OF THE BILL WILL BE DUE…..
JANUARY THIRD THRU JANUARY 31ST…..A FIVE-PERCENT PENALITY WILL BE ADDED…..
AND FEBRUARY FIRST THRU APRIL 16TH…..THE PENALITY GOES TO 21-PERCENT….
THEN ON APRIL 16TH AT FOUR-30…..ALL UNPAID ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY TAX BILLS WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE COUNTY CLERK……
MONTGOMERY
11/01/17
77 YEAR OLD CAROL LEE “PETE” MONTGOMERY OF BOWLING GREEN DIED MONDAY AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT 11 AT J-C KIRBY AND SON FUNERAL HOME…..LOVERS LANE CHAPEL IN BOWLING GREEN…..WITH BURIAL IN
BOWLING GREEN GARDENS….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL
CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY OR PROVIDENCE KNOB BAPTIST CHURCH……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LINDA DECKARD MONTGOMERY……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; MICHELLE AND KEVIN BOWLING OF BOWLING
GREEN……A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY AND FREDIA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; NORMA AND JIMMY
SPENCER OF BOWLING GREEN……TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
11/01/17
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
THE BASEBALL SEASON IS DOWN TO ONE GAME…..AS THE DODGERS HOST THE ASTROS IN GAME SEVEN OF THE WORLD SERIES……
AND IN MEN’S COLELGE BASKETBALL……
LINDSEY WILSON HOSTS MIDWAY……
AND THE TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON CAMPBELLSVILLE……
FATAL-ALLEN
10/30/17
STATE POLICE….AT THE REQUEST OF THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT… ARE INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT IN THE 88-HUNDRED BLOCK
OF SMITHS GROVE ROAD THAT CLAIMED A LIFE…..
A SOUTHBOUND CADILLAC LEFT THE ROADWAY….AND STRUCK A TREE…. BECOMING FULLY ENGULFED…..THE LONE OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE
WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE B THE ALLEN COUNTY CORONER…..
NO OTHER INFORMATION ON THE ACCIDENT HAS BEEN RELEASED PENDING IDENTIFICATION BY THE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE AND NOTIFICAION
OF NEXT OF KIN……
FATAL-WARREN
10/30/17
A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON PLANO ROAD….IN WARREN COUNTY… CLAIMED A LIFE….
ACCORDING TO THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT….A 1994 MITSUBISHI DRIVEN BY 24 YEAR OLD REGINAL SPRAWL OF SOUTH
CAROLINA LEFT THE ROADWAY….HIT A UTILITY POLE….AND FLIPPED…..
A PASSENGER…..33 YEAR OLD JESSICA WHILEDGE OF ALVATON DIED AT THE SCENE…. AND SPRAWL WAS FLOWN TO TRISTAR MEDICAL CENTER….
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE DRUGS….ALCOHOL…SPEED….AND WEATHER WERE ALL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT……
FATAL-BARREN
10/30/17
AN ACCIDENT ON THE NUNN PARKWAY IN BARREN COUNTY CLAIMED A LIFE….
STATE POLCIE SAY A TWENTY-15 FREIGHTLINER…..OPERATED BY 32 YEAR OLD STEVEN WARD OF ARKANSAS……CROSSED THE MEDIAN INTO THE
PATH OF A TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN ALTIMA DRIVEN BY 43 YEAR OLD NATHAN SEWELL OF GLASGOW….
SEWELL DIED AT THE SCEND AND WARD WASN’T INJURED…….
CAIP TRAINING
10/30/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY EXTENSION FACILITY WILL BE OFFERING….CAIP TRAINING…. AGAIN TONIGHT……
TONIGHT’S TRAINING BEGINS AT SIX AND WILL LAST ABOUT AN HOUR……
SPORTS
10/30/17
THE JAMES E. BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BAKETBBALL TEAM PLAYS AT GLASGOW…..
WHILE THE GIRL’S TEAM HOSTS GLASGOW…..
MADDEN
10/26/2017
TIMOTHY MADDEN WAS BACK IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT THIS MORNING FOR A STATUS HEARING….
MADDEN’S ATTORNEY….TRAVIS LOCK….STATED THAT ALL ITEMS REQUSTED FOR D-N-A TESTING APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND WERE
BEING REVIEWED BY THE DEFENSE’S FORENSIC ANALYST…..
THE MOTION TO REQUESTING A CHANGE OF VENUE WAS APPROVED….BUT THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE TRIAL WON’T BE DETERMINED UNTIL A
HEARING ON NOVEMBER 17TH AT NINE……
AND ALL PRETRIAL DEADLINES HAVE BEEN DEFERRED TO NOVEMBER 17TH AS WELL…..
CHILD SUPPORT OFFICE
10/25/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AS THEY MOVE TO THEIR NEW LOCATION AT ONE-15
EAST PUBLIC SQUARE…...NEXT TO THE FARMACY RESTAURANT…..
THE OFFICE WILL REOPEN MONDAY, OCTOBER 30TH…..WITH ITS REGULAR HOURS OF EIGHT TO FOUR-30 MONDAY THRU THURSDAY….AND EIGHT
TO THREE-30 ON FRIDAYS…..
AND THE PHONE NUMER REMAINS THE SAME AT TWO-THREE-SEVEN-44-50…….
ROAD CLOSED
10/25/17
JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHNNY HOBDY HAS INFORMED NEWSWATCH THAT ALLEN SPINGS ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED TO THRU TRAFFIC……UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE…. FOR REPAIRS TO A LARGE SINK HOLE…….
ARREST
10/25/17
OFFICER TREVER THOMPSON WITH SCOTTSVILLE POLICE STOPPED A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE TO USE A TURN SIGNAL AND CHARGED THE
DDRIVER……40 YEAR OLD CHRISTY J. JOHNSON OF EIGHT-ZERO-FIVE LANDMARK…..WITH FAILURE TO OR IMPROPER SIGNAL, NO REGISTRATION
PLATES, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH, TWO-COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE–DRUG UNSPECIFIED
AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
AT ANOTHER TRAFFIC STOP…..OFFICER THOMPSON CHARGED 28 YEAR OLD WILLIAM S. MASEY OF EIGHT-78 OLD GALLATIN ROAD WITH REAR
LICENSE NOT ILLUMINATED, NO REGISTRATION RECEIPT, NO REGISTRATION PLATE, LICENSE TO BE IN POSSESSION, DRIVING UNDER THE
INFLUENCE AND RESISTING ARREST…….
JOHNS
10/25/17
70 YEAR OLD RONNIE JOHNS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION IS IN PROGRESS AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; FAYE BARLOW JOHNS…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY AND PATRICIA BARLOW OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A
SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; FREEDA AND RUSTY PORTER OF TENNESSEE…..A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…….……
FISCAL COURT
10/25/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER TWO LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AS THE OPIOID
CRISIS CONTINUES IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE COUNRTY…. RECENT STATISTICS SHOW ALLEN COUNTY IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST ABUSERS
OF OPIOIDS IN THE KENTUCKY….. AND THE COURT APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO JOINT IN WITH 42 OTHER COUNTIES .AND SEVERAL STATES…..IN
SUING THE MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF OPIOIDS….
THERE’S ALSO A SHORTAGE OF FIRE FIGHTERS IN ALLEN COUNTY AND THE COUNRTY……AND THE COURT APPROVED A PLAN TO HOPEFULLY
RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS……
A BID FROM KEN-WAY…..IN THE AMOUNT OF 96-HUNDRED DOLLARS…. WAS ALSO ACCEPTED TO GRIND THE BRUSH PILE AT THE TRANSFER STATION
WITH THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE PAYING HALF……
HARPER
10/25/17
BEFORE LAST NIGHT’S FISCAL COURT MEETING…..FIRST DISTRICT MAGISTRATE DENNIS HARPER ANNOUNCED HE WOULD NOT BE SEEKING
REELECTION TO THAT OFFICE, BUT WILL BE RUNNING FOR JUDGE EXECUTIVE……
CURRENT JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHNNY HODBY IS NOT SEEKING REELECTION……..
KEY
10/25/17
58 YEAR OLD RANDALL LEWIS KEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD & STRODE FUNERAL HOME….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT
THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LISA KEY…..AND A SON; NATHAN BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…A BROTHER; JUNIOR OF WISCONSON;….AND A SISTER;
ANNIE PHILLIPS OF SCOTTSVILLE….A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES….
SPORTS
10/25/17
AT THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…..
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON BEAT CLINTON COUNTY THREE TO ONE……
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS LOST TO SOUTH WARREN THREE TO NOTHING……
IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT TONIGHT….
LOGAN COUNTY TAKES ON GREENWOOD…..
AND FRANKLLIN/SIMPSON TANGLES WITH SOUTH WARREN……
PENSION
10/24/17
REGION THREE….KENTUCKY SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION SUPERINTENDENTS AND BOARD MEMBERS…..MET AT WARREN EAST HIGH SCHOOL
YESTERDAY TO DISCUSS WHAT IMPACTS WOULD STEM FROM GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S PROPOSED PENSION PLAN……
THE SUPERINTNEDENT’S MESSAGE WAS….IT’S GOOD SOMETHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THE PENSION PLANS…..BUT THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT
WITH EDUCATION……
FISCAL COURT
10/24/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELS TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBE TWO TONIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..
TONIGHT’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SEVEN……
REAL ID ACT
10/24/17
KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED ANOTHER WAIVER FROM THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY…..TO ALLOW MORE TIME TO COME INTO
COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL…..“REAL I-D ACT”…..
THE COMMONWEALTH…..AND OTHER STATES WHO RECENTLY PASSED LEGISLATION TO COMPLY WITH “REAL I-D PROVISIONS”…..WERE GRANTED
AN EXTENSION UNTIL OCTOBER 10TH-TWENTY-18…….
WITHOUT THE EXTENSION……STARTING IN JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR….INDIVIDUALS WOULD NEED TO PRESENT PASSPORTS OR OTHER
DOCUMENTATION APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO ENTER FEDERAL FACILITIES SUCH AS MILITARY BASES….AND FOR
BOARDING ALL COMMERCIAL AIRLINE FLIGHTS…. DOMESTIC OR INTERNATIONAL…….
HOWEVER…..KENTUCKY’S NEW LAW DOESN’T TAKE EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY TWENTY-19…..SO THE COMMONWEALTH WILL NEED TO SEEK ANOTHER
EXTENSION TO COVER THE INTERVENING 22-MONTHS………
SPORTS
10/24/17
AT THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT….
LOGAN COUNTY DOWNED RUSSELL COUNTY THREE SETS TO NONE….
AND GREENWOOD DEFEATED MONROE COUNTY BY THE SAME SCORE…THREE SET TO NONE…..
TONIGHT AT THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…..
CLINTON COUNTY PLAYS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON SOUTH WARREN……
REGIONAL BAND
10/23/17
THE KENTUCKY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION…..CLASS-THREE-“A”….WEST REGIONS QUATERFINALS WERE HELD SATURDAY AT ALLEN
COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL…..
AND THE PATRIOT MARHING BAND PLACED FOURHT IN A FIELD OF 12…..WHICH ADVANCES THEM ON TO THE K-M-E-A…CLASS-THREE-“A”…SEMI-
FINALS SATURDAY AT NELSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL….
TAYLOR COUNTY TOOK TOP HONORS….WITH RUSSELL COUNTY SECOND…..AND JOHN HARDIN THRID….
ALSO ADVANCING WERE WAYNE COUNTY….CALLOWAY COUTY…..PADUCAH TILGHMAN….AND FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……THE EIGHT WEST REGION
QUALIFYING BANDS WILL JOIN THE EIGHT QUALIFYING BANDS FROM THE EAST REGION IN THE SEMI-FINALS……
THEN THE TOP FOUR SEMI-BANDS WILL ADVANCE ON TO THE STATE MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS…..SATURDAY NIGHT…..AT PAPA JOHNS
CARDINAL STADIUM……
MEETINGS
10/23/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 AND FISCAL COURT AND ROYAL ARCH AND COUNCIL ALL MEET
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7….
THURSDAY MORNING AT 8 THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS WILL MEET AND THE JAYCEES MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7…….
SPEARS
10/23/17
73 YEAR OLD JAMES G. “JIM” SPEARS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY ) AT CAL TURNER REHAB & SPECIALTY CARE….CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) NIGHT AT SIX AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL AT A LATER DATE IN HICKORY HILL CEMETERY….EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO HICKORY HILL CEMETERY FUND…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BRENDA GAINES SPEARS…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY AN DKIM OF ADOLPHUS…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-
LAW; JODI AND JOHN L. PITCHFORD OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES……
SPORTS
10/23/17
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM HOSTS PORTLAND-TENNESSEE
THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT AT WARREN EAST HIGH SCOOOL……WITH THE LADY PATRIOTS NOT SEEING
ACTION UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT….
TONIGHT’S MATCHES FINDS….
LOGAN COUNTY TAKING ON RUSSELL COUNTY…..
AND GREENWOOD BATTLES MONROE COUNTY…..
LAWMAKERS PENSION
10/20/17
SOME OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S RETIRED LAWMAKERS ….RECEIVING PENSION OF OVER 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS AYEAR….WOULD LOSE MOST OF
THAT MONEY IF A PROPOSAL FROM GOVERNOR MATT BEVING BECOMES LAW…..
WHILE SOME OF KENTUCKY’S PENSION FUNDS ARE ALMOST OUT OF FUNDS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S LAWMAKERS ARE PART OF A SEPARATE
SYSTEM THAT IS NEALRY FULLY FUNDED……
IN TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE……THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CHANGED THE LAW TO ALLOW LAWMAKERS TO COMBINE THEIR TIME IN THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY WITH THEIR SALARY AT OTHER PUBLIC JOBS……
BEVIN’S PROPOSAL…...ENDORSED BY THE LEGISLATURES TWO TOP LEADERS….. WOUDL RE-CALCULATE THOSE PENSIONS SO THEY WOULD BE
BASED SOLELY ON THE LAWMAKERS LEGISLATIVE PAY……
JONES
10/20/17
48 YEAR OLD CLIFFORD JONES OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY IN ILLINOIS…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME…VISITATION BEGINS AFER ONE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THE
FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL ARE SUGGESTED TO THE JONES CHILDREN EDUCATIONAL FUND……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; KAREN COSTELLO JONES……A DAUGHTER; KERRIGAN….AND A SON; COLLIN ALL OF ILLINOIS……HIS MOTHER; DORTHY
PEARSON OF BOLWING GREEN…..HIS FATHER AND STEP-MOTHER; JOHN AND JANETTA JONES….A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; STEVE AND
SHARON….AND HIS FATHER-IN-LAW AND MOTHER-IN-LAW; JOE AND BENITA COSTELLO ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……..
SPORTS
10/20/17
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT….TO WARREN CENTRAL…..
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…….WLCK…..AND
99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM……WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-30……
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST 60-YEARS…..THE P-G-A TOURNAMENT IS BRINGING A REGULAR TOURNAMENT TO THE COMMONWEALTH…..
“THE BARBASOL CHAMPIONSHIP” IS LEAVING ALABAMA….AND WILL BE PLAYED AT THE KEENE TRACE GOLF CLUB…..JUST OUTSIDE LOUISVILLE…..
JULY 19TH THRU THE 22ND…….
PENSION PLAN
10/18/17
THIS MORNING IN FRANKFORT…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN……SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS…..AND HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER
ANNOUNCED PLANS TO FIX KENTUCKY’S AILING PENSION SYSTEM…..
CALLED….KEEPING THE PROMSIE…..BEVIN SAY THE PLAN WILL SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH’S PENSION SYSTEMS WHILE MEETING OBLIGATIONS TO
CURRENT AND RETIRED PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS……
THERE WILL BE NO INCREASE IN THE FULL RETIREMENT AGE FOR THOSE STILL WORKING….CURRENT AND FUTURE HAZARDOUS EMPLOYEES….
SUCH AS POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS…..WILL ALSO CONTINUE IN THEIR CURRENT PENSION SYSTEMS……THE PLAN WOULD REQUIRE
MOST EXISTING STATE AND LOCAL WORKERS TO CONTRIBUTE AN EXTRA THREE-PERCENT OF THEIR SALARY FOR RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS…..
AND FUTURE TEACHERS AND NON-HAZARDOUS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE TO ENROLL IN DEFINED-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS…...COMMONLY
KNOWN AS….FOUR-OH-ONE-K’s……ALSO….C-E-R-S…..THE SYSTEM THAT COVERS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH K-R-S…. WON’T BE SPUN OFF BY THE
PENSION BILL…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID HE WILL CALL A SPECIAL SESSION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE…..IF PASSED….THE LAW WOULDN’T GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL
JULY-FIRST OF NEXT YEAR……
PENSION REFORM PLAN
10.18/17
AT A NEWS CONFERENCE IN FRANKFORT THIS MORNING…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN….SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS…..AND HOUSE
SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER WILL UNVEIL A COMPEHENSIVE PLAN TO SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH’S AILING PENSION SYSTEM…..
CALLED…..KEEPING HE PROMISIE…..BEVIN SAID THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF TIME FOR FOLKS TO LOOK AT THE PLAN BEFORE THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY VOTES ON IT….
THE GOVERNOR WILL CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE….BUT HAS NOT SAID WHEN THAT WILL BE…….
RECORD DEGREES
10/18/17
THE KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION SAYS THE COMMONWEALTH’S PUBLIC AND INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES AWARDED A RECORD 70-THOUSAND-146 DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS DURING THE TWENY-16-17 ACADEMIC YEAR……
THAT’S UP MORE THAN SIX-PERCENT FROM THE PRIOR YEAR AND IS A NEARLY 35-PERCENT GAIN 10-YEARS AGO……
KENTUCKY HAS SET A GOAL OF HAVING 60-PERCENT OF IT WORKING-AGE POPULATION WITH A POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL OR DEGREE BY
TWNEY-20….. IN TWENTY-15…..THE PERCENTAGE WAS 45-PERCENT IN THE COMMONWEALTH….. COMPARED TO A NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 53-
PERCENT……
KY BUSINESS CLIMATE
10/18/17
A NEW REPORT FROM THE TAX FOUNDATION….. RANKS KENTUCKY’S BUSINESS CLIMATE 33RD IN THE NATION….
THE BUSINESS TAX CLIMATE INDEX EXAMINES HOW COMPETITIVE A STATE’S TAX CODE IS….AND HOW WELL IT ENCOURGES BUSINESSES TO
LOCATE IN THAT STATE……
ACCORDING TO THE REORIT….THE COMMONWEALTH’S RANKING IS A LITTLE BELOW AVERAGE NOT BECAUSE OF THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX
RATE…..BUT BECAUSE OF THING LIKE KENTUCKY HAVING AN INVENTORY TAX…...WHICH IS PLACED ON INVENTORY HELD IN THE COMMONWEALTH BY
BUSINESSES……
DOLLAR STORE ROBBED
10/18/17
BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN ARMED ROBBERY AT THE DOLLAR STORE…..ON NASHVILLE ROAD…..LAST NIGHT…..
REPORTEDLY….A BLACK MALE…..WEARING A BLACK HOODY….FLASHED A GUN IN HIS WAISTBAND AND DEMANDED CASH……
WATER REPAIRS
10/18/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT WILL BE MAKING REPARS ON HIGHWAY 98…. TODAY…..STARTING A DURHAM SPRINGS ROAD AND RUNNING TO
CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER TWO…..
DURING THIS TIME YOU MAY EXPERIENCE LOW OR NO WATER PRESSURE…..
SPORTS
10/18/17
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…..IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH…..THE LADY PATRIOTS SHUT-OUT MONROE COUNY THREE TO
NOTHING TO TAKE THE TITLE…..
BOTH TEAMS WILL NOW ADVANCE ON TO THE FORUTH REGION TOURNAMENT WHICH BEGINS MONDAY……
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER JOURNAL….FORMER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE MEN’S BASKSETBALL COACH…RICK PITINO…. HAS FILED A
FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST ADIDAS…..ALLEGING COMPANY DELIBERATELY DAMAGED HIS REPUTATION……
ADIDAS TERMINATED ITS PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH PITINO MONDAY…. FOLLOWING HIS DISMISSAL BY THE LOUISVILLE ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION….
AN F-B-I COMPLAINT ACCUSES ADIDAS OF ATTEMPTING TO FUNNEL MONEY TO THE FAMILIES OF TWO LOUISVILLE RECRUITS IN RETURN FOR THEM
TO ATTEND THE LOUISVILLE…….SIGN WITH ADIDAS…….AND HIRE CERTAIN ADVISORE WHEN THEY TURNED PRO…..
IN HIS SUIT…..PITINO CONTENDS HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH…..AND NO KNOWLEDGE….. OF THE ADIDAS CONSPIRACY……
SCHOOL BOARD
10/17/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT .AT THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER…..
DIRECTOR OF PUPIL PERSONNEL….GARY DEWITT….INFORMED THE BOARD THAT ATTENDANCE FOR THE SECOND MONTH OF THE YEAR WAS 94-
POINT-66 PERCENT… WHICH WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM 95-POINT-ZERO-SEVEN PERCENT FOR THE SECOND MONTH LAST YEAR…..
SUPERINTENDENT RANDALL JACKSON TALKED WITH THE BOARD ABOUT TWO NEW MEDICAL PROGRAMS COMING TO THE DISTRICT…..INCLUDING
THE “TELE-MEDICINE” PROGRAM WITH THE VANBERBILT MEDICAL CENTER’S CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL……
AND THE BOARD APPROVED NON-RESIDENT CONTRACTS……FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR WITH BARREN…MONROE…SIMPSON…AND WARREN
COUNTIES AND THE BOWLING GREEN AND GLASGOW INDEPENDENT DISTRICTS……
ELECTION EXAMS
10/17/17
PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF CIRCUIT COURT CLERK IN NEXT YEAR’S ELECTION….MUST REGISTER FOR THE QUALIFYING EXAM…..
BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER EIGHTH……
THE EXAM WILL BE GIVEN DECEMBER SECOND IN LEXINGTON….AND THIS WILL BE THE ONLY DATE AND LOCATION FOR THE EXAM…...ANYONE
WANTING TO RUN FOR CIRCUIT CLERK MUST SCORE AT LEAST 70-PERCENT ON THE EXAM……
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE WILL HOLD THE EXAM FOR THOSE SEEKING TO RUN FOR PROPERTY EVALUATION ADMINISTRATOR NOVEMBER
17TH IN LOUISVILLE….
STATE LAW REQUIRES ANYONE WANTING TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT AS A P-V-A CANDIDATE TO HOLD A CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE REVENUE
DEPARTMENT……
ESCAPEE
10/17/17
THE COLUMBIA POST OF THE STATE POLICE IS SEEKING HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING INMATE….25 YEAR OLD SHAWN COCHRAN OF LOUSIVILLE
WAS BEING TRANSPORTED FROM THE GREEN COUNTY TO THE TAYLOR COUNTY JAIL L WHEN HE ESCAPED FROM THE GREEN COUNTY
TRANSPORTAION OFFICER…..AROUND THE CAMPBELLSVILLE/TAYLOR COUNTY WATER COMPANY LAST NIGHT……
TAYLOR IS A WHITE MALE…FIVE-FEET-10-INCHES TALL….HE WEIGHS 200 POUNDS AND HIS HAZEL EYES AND BROWN HAIR….WHEN LAST SEEN HE
WAS WEARING ORANGE PANTS…..A GRAY SHIRT….ONE SHOE…AND WAS HANDCUFFED WITH HIS HANDS IN FRONT OF HIS BODY…..
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF SHAWN COCHRAN IS ASKED TO CALL NINE-ONE-ONE….OF STATE POLICE AT 800-TWO-TWO-
TWO-55-55……
BRIDGEMAN
10/17/17
87 YEAR OLD ADA GUSTAVA CHERRY BRIDGEMEN DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DAVID AND DEBBY CHERRY OF BOWLING GREEN AND DANNY AND VENA BRIDGEMAN
AND DONNIE AND ANGIE BRIDGEMAN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/17/17
THE LADY PATRIOTS BATTLE MONROE COUNTY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AT THE 15TH DISRICT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…….
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY COLORADO……
THE LOUISVILLE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OFFICIALY FIRED COACH RICK PITINO YESTERDAY….THREE WEEKS ATER THE UNIVERSITY THAT THE MEN’
S BASKETBALL PROGRAM IS BEING INVESTIGATED AS PART OF A FEDERAL CORRUPTION PROBE……
OCTOBER SECOND…..THE ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZED UNIVERSITY INTERIM PRESIDENT GREG POSTEL TO BEGIN THE FIRING PROCESS OF
PITINO……AFTER POSTEL PLACED HIM ON UNPAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE SEPTEMBER 27TH……
PITINO ISN’T NAMED IN COURT DOCUMENTS…..BUT POSTEL SAID IN A DISCIPLINARY LERRER THAT THE ALLEGATIONS VIOLATED HIS CONTRACT……
BUDGET SHORT FALL
10/16/17
KENTUCKY TAX PAYERS CAN EXPECT A BUDGET SHORTFALL OF MORE THAN 155-MILLION DOLLARS…..AFTER A PANEL OF STATE ECONOMISTS HAVE
REVISED THE COMMONWEALTH’S OFFICIAL REVENUE FORECAST……
IN AUGUST…..THE CONSENSUS FORECASTING GROUP….ISSUED A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED SHORTFALL OF JUST OVER 206-MILLION
DOLLARS……WHICH PROMPTED GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN TO ASK FOR BUDGET CUTS OF 17-POINT-FOUR PERCENT FROM MOST STATE AGENCIES……
THE GOVERNOR CAN’T ORDER BUDGET CUTS UNLESS THE OFFICIAL REVENUE ESTIMATE IS CHANGED…..SO STATE ECONOMISTS WERE EXPECTED
TO DO THAT IN DECEMBER….BUT THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION ASKED THAT BE DONE NOW SO THEY COULD GET AN EARLY START ON CUTS…..
AND THE PANEL PREDICTED A SMALLER DEFICIT BECAUSE THE COMMONWEALTH COLLECTED MORE TAX MONEY THAT IT HAD EXPECTED IN THE
LAST THREE MONTHS…..
FLU SEASON
10/16/17
STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING FOR A TOUGH FLU SEASON IN KENTUCKY THIS WINTER…..
STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST….DR. JONATHAN BALLARD….SAYS BECAUSE OF HOW THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE WAS AFFECTED BY THE FLU…..IS A
GOOD INDICATION OF HOW IT COULD HIT THE UNITED STATES…..AS AUSTRALIA HAD THREE TIME THE NUMBER OF FLU CASES AND THREE TIMES
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS DUE TO THE FLU…..
SO FAR…..THERE HAVE BEEN THREE CONFIRMED CASES OF THE FLU IN THE COMMONWEALTH…….
DROWNING-BARREN RIVER
10/16/17
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING…..EMERGENCY PERSONEL RESPONDED TO “BOAT RAMP ROAD” IN AUSTIN WHERE A VEHICLE WAS FULLY
SUBMERGED IN ABOUT 10-FEET OF WATER….
A MAN AND A WOMAN WERE IN THE TRUCK….WHEN IT WAS NEAR THE WATER ON THE BOAT RAMP…..AND FOR SOME UNKNOW REASON IT WENT INTO
THE WATER…..
THE FEMALE WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE……HOWEVER…..THE MAN DID NOT…….AND HE’S BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE BARREN COUNTY CORNER’S OFFICE
AS 49 YEAR OLD RICHARD DAVID CROSS OF GLASGOW…….
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT CONTINUES…….
MEETINGS
10/16/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HISTORICAL BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND GRAHAM LODGE
BOTH MEET AT 7……
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT FOUR THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE ALZEHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND THE HALFRY/DALTON V-F-W
MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6…….
SPORTS
10/16/17
THE PATROT JUNIOR VARITHY FOOTBALL GOES TO OLD MONROE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TO PLAY THE FALCONS….
AND THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS AT GLASGOW HIGH SCHOOL……
AS THE LADY PATROTS TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY……
THEN MONROE COUNTY GOES AGAINST GLASGOW…….
IN MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL….
THE TITANS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE COLTS……
CREDIT BILL
10/13/17
A BILL HAS BEEN PRE-FILED FOR THE TWENTY-18 GENERAL ASSEMBLY….THAT WOULD STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS FOR KENTUCKIANS AFFECTED
BY A DATA BREACH…..
THE MASSIVE EQUIFAX BREACH…..HAS AFFECTED OVER 145-MILION AMERICANS…. AND APPROXIMATELY 40-PERCENT OF KENTUCKY FAMILIES….
THE BILL WOULD AMEND CURRENT STATE LAW TO REQUIRE COMPANIES RRESPONSIBLE FOR A DATA BREACH TO PROVIDE IMPACTED KENTUCKIANS
ACCESS TO A FREE CREDIT FREEZE…..THREE FREE CCREDIT REPORTS EACH YEAR FROM EACH OF THE MAJOR CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES….
AND FIVE YEARS OF CREDIT MONITORING…..
THE LEGISLATON WOUILD ALSO REQUIRE ALL CREDIT REPORTS BE INCRYPTED…. MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR HACKERS TO STEAL PERSONAL
AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION……
GRAVE LINE TOUR
10/13/17
THE GRAVE LINE TOUR….A GUIDED HISTORIC LANTERN TOUR OF SCOTTSVILLE’S OLD CITY CEMETERY…..BEGINS TONIGHT…..
THE GRAVE LINE TOUR IS SPONSORED BY THE HISTORICSL SOCIETY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY……
HOOD
10/13/17
76 YEAR OLD WILLIAM LEE HOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT SCOTTSVILLE MANOR…..AND THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OR
SERVICE AT THIS TIME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; VICKIE AND GENE TURNER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/13/17
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO WARREN EAST HIGH SCHOOL……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK……AND
99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE……STARTING AT SIX-30…….
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM WILL PRACTICE AT 11-30 TOMORROW MORNING AT THE SOCCER FIELD BEHIND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER….
THE EIGHTH GRADERS WILL BE RECONGIZED AND IT’S ASKED THAT YOU BRING CHAIRS…….
BUSINESS APPRECIATION
10/11/17
A GOOD CROWD WAS ON HAND….LAST NIGHT…..FOR THE ANNUAL BUSINESS APPRECIAITON DINNER……
IN TWO-THOUSAND-NINE…..THE “I-D-A” BOARD HAD ASSETS OF 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..WHICH HAVE NOW GROWN TO THREE-POINT-FIVE
MILLON……
GENERAL FUND UP
10/11/17
STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT THE COMMONWEALTH’S GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS ROSE FOUR-POINT-
ONE PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER WHEN COMPARED TO LAST SEMPTMBER….
TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUES GREW BY 40-POINT-SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS IN SEPTEMBER AS SALES AND GROSS RECEIPTS….NATURAL
RESOURCES….AND INCOME TAXES ALL POSTED GAINS…..WHILE LICENSE AND PRIVILEGE….. PROPERTY…..AND MISCELLANEOUS TAXES ALL
POSTED DECLINES…..
THE OFFICIAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATE FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR…...WHICH ENDS JUNE 30TH……CALLS FOR REVENUE TO GROW
THREE-POINT- EIGHT PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR…..AND BASED ON SEPTEMBER’S RESULTS…. GENERAL FUND REVENUES NEED TO INCREASE
FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO MEET THE OFFICIAL ESTIMATE……
OWENSBORO MAN DROWNS
10/11/17
TWO MEN…..INCLUDING A DAVIESS COUNTY MAN….HAVE DROWN NEAR GULF SHORES WHILE TRYING TO SAVE A 12-YEAR OLD WHO WAS
STRUGGLING IN THE SURF….
THE COAST GUARD IDENTIFIED THE VICTIMS AS 47 YEAR OLD STEVEN WAHLER OF OWENSBORO AND 21 YEAR OLD BRADLEY MURPHY OF ELBERTA,
CANADA….
THE CHILD MADE IT SAFELY OUT…….
SPORTS
10/11/17
THE ANNUAL SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC…..TO BE PLAYED DECEMBER 28TH THRU THE 30TH AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL…. WILL FEATURE EIGHT GIRLS TEAMS AND SIX BOYS TEAMS….
THE GIRL’S TOURNAMENT WILL HAVE…UPPERMAN HIGH SCHOOL FROM BAXTER, TENNESSEE…..BOWLING GREEN…..SIMON KENTON….
MADISONVILLE-NORTH HOPKINS….APOLLO….WARREN EAST….LECANTO, FLORIDA….AND THE LADY PATRIOTS…..
AND THE BOY’S TOURNAMENT WILL FEATURE…….GREENWOOD…..RUSSELLVILLE…. WARREN EAST…..LECANTO, FLORIDA….TODD COUNTY
CENTRAL AND THE PATRIOTS……
WKU INVESTOR RATING
10/09/17
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE….WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WILL CONTINE TO HAVE AN…..A-
TWO……UNDERLYING RATING AND STABLE OUTLOOK FROM MOODY’S……AS THEY HAVE RELEASED ITS RATING UPDATE ON THE RATED
OUTSTANDING GENERAL RECEIPTS BONDS FOR WESTERN…….
THE REPORT IS THE CONCLUSION OF REVIEWS FOR POTENTIAL RATING DOWNGRADES OF EIGHT KENTUCKY PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AND ONE
FOUNDATION…. FOLLOWING A DOWNGRADE OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S ISSUER RATING ON JULY 20TH OF THIS YEAR……
QUIT LINE
10/09/17
KENTUCKY’S…TOBACCO QUIT LINE….IS TAKING CENTER STATE IN A NEW ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THAT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO STOP USING
TOBACCO PRODUCTS…..AS THE ADS ARE DESIGNED TO LEAD RESIDENTS TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S FREE TOBACCO COUNSELING SERVICE AT….
800-QUIT-NOW……
MORE THAN EIGHT-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS DIE EACH YEAR BECAUSE OF TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASE…..WITH 85-PERCENT BEING LUNG CANCER
CAUSED BY CIGARETT SMOKING…..AS THE COMMONWEALTH LEADS THE NATIONA IN LUNG CANCER DEATHS……
ANNUAL MEDICAID AND MEDICARE COSTS EXCEED AND ESTIMATED ONE-POINT-TWO BILLION DOLLARS FOR TREATMENT OF KENTUCKIANS
SUFFERING SMOKING-RELATED DISEASES AND CONDITIONS…..WHICH EQUALS 300-DOLLARS FOR EACH OF THE FOUR-MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN
THE COMMONWEALTH……
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
10/09/17
THE CITY OF STANFORD IS CELEBRATING ITS FIRST “INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY”…. TODAY…..AT THE LINCOLN COUNTY COURTHOUSE….
THE INITIATIVE IS AIMED A BRINGIN PERSPECTIVE AND BALANCE TO COLUMBUS DAY BY HIGHLIGHTING AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE….
THE PROGRAM WILL FEATURE SPEAKERS AND MUSIC BY NATIVE AMERICAN WHO LIVE IN THE REGION…..
MEETING CALENDAR
10/09/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4….
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7……
COLUMBUS DAY CLOSINGS
10/09/17
THERE ARE SOME CLOSINGS FOR THE COLUMBUS DAY HOLIDAY TODAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE ARE CLOSED AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERT……
AND SOME FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ARE CLOSED……
SPORTS
10/09/17
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLYBALL TEAM GOES TO BUTLER COUNTY…..
AND THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD…..
VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS
10/06/17
KENTUCKY OFFICIALS SAY BEGINNING NEXT MONTH….THEY PLAN TO HALT 16-THOUSAND DRIVERS FROM RENEWING THEIR VEHICLE
REGISTRATIONS FOR REPEATEDLY FAILING TO PAY OHIO RIVER BRIDGE TOLLS……
TOLLS BEGAN DECEMBER 30TH ON THREE BRIDGES CONNECTING LOUISVILLE WITH SOUTHERN INDIANA…… RIVER-LINK….AN ALL-ELECTRONIC
TOLL NETWORK….. USES CAMERAS TO CAPTURE DRIVERS’ LICENSE PLATES AND SEND BILLS……
SINCE TOLLING BEGAN…..50-MILLION DOLLARS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED…..AS DAILY TRAFFIC LAST MONTH WAS OVER 80-THOUSAND VEHICLES
ADAY……
FITNESS CENTERS SUED
10/06/17
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHER IS TAKING TWO FITNESS CENTERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO COURT….
BESHEAR SAYS AMERICAN HEALTH CENTER IN GRAYSON AND FITNESS WORLD IN RACELAND IN FAILED TO REGISTER WITH HIS OFFICE AND ALSO
FAILED TO POST A CASH BOND THAT PROTECTS MEMBERS SHOULD A CENTER GO OUT OF BUSINESS……
LAST YEAR…..SIMIAL ACTIONS WERE TAKNE AGAINST FITNESS CENTER IN FRANKFORT…..HODGENVILLE…..LOUISVILLE……AND VERSAILLES….THOSE
CASES RESULTED IN FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLARS RETURNED TO THE COMMONWEALTH…..A NINE-THOUSAND DEFAULT JUDGEMENT…..AND ONE
COMPANY AGREED NOT TO OPERATE A FITNESS CENTER IN KENTUCKY FOR 10-YEARS……..
SHUTZ
10/06/17
76 YEAR OLD HANNELORE THOMAS SHUTZ DIED WEDNESDAY AT DIVERSICARE OF GLASGOW….A MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT A LTER
DATE…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS; DEANNA GREG OF AUBURN AND ASHLEY SHUTZ OF SCOTTSVILLE….A STEP-GAUGHER; LAURALLEN SHUTZ
AND ALVIN SHUTZ….SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
HOLZMAN
10/06/17
70 YEAR OLD JAMES ALLNE HOLZMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……THERE WILL BE
NO VISITATION OR SERVICES AT THIS TIME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; DONNA HOLZMAN…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JAMES OF CALIFORNIA, BRIAN AND KARYN OF WISCONSIN
AND STEVEN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A DAUGHTER; VALERIE HOLZMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..11 GRANDCHILDREN AND 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE…..
WADE
10/06/17
76 YEAROLD BETTY LAW WADE OF THE MIDWAY COMMUNITY DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME….. AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO GIDEONS
INTERNATIONAL…..THE SIDS FOUNDATION….OR GALILEAN HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; CHARLES WADE…..A DAUGHTER; JERRI LEE PARKER OF THE MIDWAY COMUNITY…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-
LAW; BROWNIE AND MARY LOUISE LAW OF LOUISVILLE…..AND A SISTER; SHIRLEY FLEMING OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDRN AN A GREAT-
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
WILLOUGHBY
10/06/17
83 YEAR OLD CHARLES GLEN WILLOUGHY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(SAT) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TODAY (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; NANCY WILLOUGHBY ……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; GWEN AND LEE PARRISH…..AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-
IN-LAW; CARREL AND RANDALL AND BETTY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; ANN AND SAMMY ISENBERG OF
SCOTTSVILLE AND ANITA WEST OF WEST VIRGINIA…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/06/17
IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL……
CAVERNA GOES TO BETHLEHEM…..
AND RUSSELL COUNTY IS ON THE ROAD TO ROCKCASTLE COUNTY……
BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS
10/05/17
THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS NAMED NINE SCHOOLS IN THE COMMONWEALTH AS…..TWENTY-17 NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS….
342 SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE RECEIVED THE AWARD….AND ONE OF THE NINE SCHOOLS HONORED IN KENTUCKY IS RICH POND ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL IN BOWLING GREEN……
THE PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN 1982……RECOGNIZES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ELEMENTARY…..MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE EITHER HIGH-
PERFORMING OR HAVE RAISED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TO HIGH LEVELS….
THIS YEAR’S HONOREES WILL BE ACKNOWLED AT A CEREMONY…..NEXT MONTH….IN WASHINGTON D-C…….
LABOR CABINET
10/05/17
LAST MONTH…..THE KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET CONDUCT 19 FREE….ON-SITE VISITS OR CONSUSTATIVE SURVEYS…..FOR EMPLOYEERS ACROSS
THE COMMONWEALTH…..
AND AS A RESUTL OF THE SURVEYS …..EMPLOYERS CORRECTED 65-SERIOUS VIOLATIONS THAT COULD HAVE AFFECTED 492-EMPOYEES AND
RESULTED IN ENFORCEMENT PENALITIES OF UP TO 455-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
ALSO IN SEPTEMBER…..THE LABOR CABINET RECOUPED 100-THOUSAND 395-DOLLARS IN UNPAID WAGES FOR KENTUCKY WORKERS….
ACCIDENT-HART
10/05/17
A THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-65….NEAR THE 72 MILE MARKER YESTERDAY…. INJURED FOUR PERSONS….
STATE POLCIE SAY 20 YEAR OLD TIA SMITH OF TENNESSEE WAS NORTHBOUND IN A TWO-THOUSAND-EIGHT MITSUBISHI…..WHEN SHE STRUCK A
TWO-THOUSAND-TWO P-T CRUSIER OPERATED BY 35 YEAR OLD PATRICIA KIMBLE OF FOUNTIAN RUN IN THE REAT….THE KIMBLE VEHICLE THEN
CROSSED THREE LANES OF TRAFIC AND STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL….BEFORE RE-ENTERINT THE ROADWAY….WHERE IS WAS HIT BY A TWO-
THOUSAND-SEVEN FREIGHTLINER DRIVEN BY 69 YEAR OLD RICH GLEAVES OF TENNESEE……
EVERYONE WAS WEARING SEATBELTS…AND THREE JUVENILE PASSENGERS IN THE KIMBLE VEHICLE WERE TRANSPORTED TO HARDIN MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL AND NORTON’S CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL…AND PATRICA KIMBLE WAS TAKEN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL……
SPORTS
10/05/17
THIS WEEK’S “A-P”…..CLASS FOUR “A”…FOOTBALL RANKINGS STILL FIND JOHNSON CENTRAL NUMBER ONE…AND WAYNE COUNTY SECOND…..
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON MOVES UP TO FIFTH….. LOGAN COUNTY JUMPS TO SIXTH…..
AND THE PATRIOTS ALSO RECEIVED VOTES……
IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL…..
LOUISVILLE PLAYS AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE…..
AND THE PREDATORS OPEN THEIR SEASON AS THEY GO TO BOSTON…..
SECURITY GRANTS
10/04/17
THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS ANNOUNCED THE AWARDING OF ALMOST THREE-MILLION DOLLARS……IN 114 GRANTS…..
ACROSS 77 COUNTIES….FOR THE TWENTY-17 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM TO PURCHASE LAW ENFORCEMENT…..FIRE…..AND
EMERGENCY SERVICES EQUIPMENT…..
ALLEN FISCAL COURT WILL BE RECEIVING 88-THOUSAND-500 DOLLARS FOR THE PURCHASE OF INFRASTRUTUCTURE EQUIPMENT…..
A TOTAL OF 259 APPLICATIONS……REQUESTING 13-MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS WERE RECEOVED…….
FROEGE EXPANDING
10/04/17
FROEDGE MACHINE AND SUPPLY COMPANY….WHICH PROVIDES REPAIR SERVICES TO LOCAL INDUSTRIES…..WILL INVEST 680-THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR A NEW 63-HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IN GLASGOW…THAT WILL CREATE 12 FULL-TIME JOBS….
FROEDGE…..WHICH WAS ESTABLISED IN 1962…… WILL MAINTAIN ITS HEADQUARTERS SHOP IN TOMPKINSVILLE……….
REF FILES SUIT
10/04/17
A COLLEGE BASKETBALL OFFICIAL…..HAS FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST A KENTUCKY MEDIA COMPANY….FOR HELPING INCITE DEATH THREATS
AGAINST HIM AND HIS FAMILY….AND THE POSTING OF DEFAMATORY MESSAGES ON SOCIAL MEIDA THAT DISTUPTED HIS ROOFING BUSINESS IN
OMAHA….
JOHN HIGGINS CLAIMS THE HARASSMENT CAME AFTER HE AND OTHER OFFICIALS WERE CRITIZED BY U-K COACH JOHN CALIPARI AND MEDIA
MEMBERS FOLLOWING KENTUCKY’S LOSS TO EVENTUAL CHAMPION NORTH CAROLINA IN A REGIONAL FINAL GAME……
FALL FOLIAGE
10/04/17
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS HAS LAUNCHED THE 32ND YEAR OF THE…..COLORFALL
PROGRAM…..THAT HIGHLIGHTS PEAK FOLIAGE VIEWING AREAS AND FALL EVENTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..
ON THE COLORFALL WEBSITE….AT KENTUCKY-TOURISM-DOT-COM-FORWQRD SLASH-SEASONS….THERE A STATE MAP WHERE FALL COLORS CAN
BE VIEWED BY REGION…..AND THERE ARE ALSO “BLOG POSTS” THAT PROVIDE REPORTS ON STAGES OF LEFT CHANGES IN THE
COMMONWEALTH……
KENTUCKIANS AND VISITORS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO USE THE HASHTAG…..K-Y-COLOR-FALL…..TO UPLOAD PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FALL
FOLIAGE IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
SPORTS
10/04/17
AT THE BOY’S STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT…
OWEN STAMPER SHOT A THREE OVER PAR 75 YESTERDAY……IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE BOYS STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT…..FINISHING IN
27TH INDIVIDUALLY…..
STAMPER IS ONE OF 77 GOLFERS THAT MADE THE CUT…..AND WILL ADVANCE ON TO THE SECOND ROUND TODAY……
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HAS NAMED VINCE TYRA AS ACTING ATHLETIC DIRECTOR…..WHILE TOM JURICH REMAINS ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE
LEAVE….
TYRA….A LOUISVILLE NATIVE…..IS THE SON OF FORMER CARDINAL BASKETBALL PLAYER CHARLIE TYRA…..
HE GRADUATED FROM U-K…..WHRE HE WAS A MEMBER AND TWO-YEAR CAPTAIN OF THE BASEBALL TEAM……..
FLAGS TO HALF STAFF
10/02/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS DIRECTED BOTH AMERICAN AND STATE FLAGS….AT ALL STATE BUILDINGS….BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF THRU FRIDAY
AT SUNSET TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LAS VEGAS MASSACURE…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSESS…. ORGANIZATIONS…..AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN IN THIS TRIBUTE TO
HONOR THE VICTIMS AND FAMILIES OF THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTING…..
FALL FOREST FIRE
10/03/17
THE FALL FOREST FIRE SEASON BEGAN OCTOBER FIRST AND RUNS THRU DECEMBER 15TH…..DURING THIS TIME….IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO DO
ANY OPEN BURING WITHIN 150-FEET OF ANY WOODLAND OR BRUSHLAND BETWEEN SIX IN THE MORNING AND SIX AT NIGHT…..
THERE ARE ABOUT 15-HUNDRED WILDFIRES IN THE COMMONWEALTH EACH YEAR….AND LAST FALL…..420 FIRES BURNED ABOUT 52-THOUSAND
ACRES….WITH MOST OF THOSE BEING IN NOVEMBER…..
LAST FIRE SEASON…..70 INDIVIDUALS WERE GIVEN CITATIONS FOR ILLEGAL BURNING…..AND 14 WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SETTING
FIRES…..
WORK READY COMMUNITIES
10/02/17
KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET SECRETARY HAL HEINER….HAS ANNOUNCED THAT JESSAMINE COUNTY HAS
BEEN CERTIFIED AS A “WORK READY COMMUNITY”……AND BATH COUNTY HAS HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AS A “WORK READY COMMUNITY IN PROGRESS”
…..
THE “WORK READY CERTIFICATION”…..ASSURES EMPLOYERS THAT A LOCAL WORK FORCE HAS THE TALENT AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO STAFF
EXISTING JOBS…..AND TO MASTER THE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES NEW JOBS WILL REQUIRE…..
SINCE THE “WORK READY PROGRAM” BEGAN IN FEBRUARY OF TWENTY-12….38 COUNNTIES INCLUDING ADAIR…..NELSON….WARREN….AND
WASHINGTON HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS “ WORK READY COMMUNITIES”…..
GAUDY
10/03/17
89 YEAR OLD GRACE STONE GAUDY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT WESTMORELAND CARE AND REHAB…..MEMORIAL SERVIES WILL BE HELD
LATER IN FLORIDA….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; BRAD GENS OF SCOTTSVILLE…….TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; SUE AND TIM EVANS OF SCOTTSVILLE AND
DEBORAH AND WILLIAM SCHMITZ OF NEW YORK…….FIVE GRANDCHILDRE AND NINE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/03/17
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE ATHLETIC BOARD HAS AUTHORIZED INTERIM PRESIDENT GREG POSTEL TO PROCEED WITH THE FIRING OF MEN’S
BASKETBALL COACN RICK PITINO……IN THE WAKE OF THE FEDERAL BRIBERTY INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THE PROGRAM……
PITINO WAS PLACED ON UNPAID ADMINISTRATIVE LAST WEEK…..AND EVEN THOUGH HE’S NOT NAMED IN COURT DOCUMENTS…..POSTEL SAYS THE
ALLGATIONS VIOLATED HIS CONTRACT AND PROVIDED JUST CAUSE TO BE PLACED ON UNPAID LEAVE…..
MEANTIME….PITINO HAS SENT A BREACH-OF-CONTRACT NOTICE TO LOUISVILLE….. AT STAKE IS THE 44-MILLION DOLLARS REMAINING ON HIS
CONTRACT…..
TAXES
10/02/17
ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES WENT INTO THE MAIL SATURDAY AND ARE NOW PAYABLE…..
TAXES PAID BY NOVEMBER FIRST RECEIVE A TWO-PERCENT DISCOUNT….
THE FACE AMOUNT OF THE BILL WILL BE DUE NOVEMBER SECOND THRU JANUARY SECOND….
JANUARY THIRD THRU JANUARY 31ST A FIVE-PERCENT PENALITY WILL BE ADDED….
AND FEBAURY FIRST THRU APRIL 16TH THE PENALITY GOES TO 21-PERCENT…..
THEN ON APRIL 16TH AT FOUR-30….ALL UNPAID TAX BILLS WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE COUNTY CLERK…….
IF YOU DON’T RECEIVE YOUR TAX BILL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS….BE SURE AND CONTACT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE…….
DOUBLE FATAL-WARREN
10/02/17
STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO ASSIST THE ALLENCCOUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WITH A PURSUIT….WHICH HAD BEGUN IN TENNESSEE….AND
WAS INITIATED BY THE WESTMORELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT…..
WESTMORELAND OFFICERS HAD ATTEMPED TO STOP THE VEHICLE FOR SPEEDING AND RECKLESS DRIVING……
THE PURSUIT LED ALLEN COUNTY DEPUTIES ONTO SMITHS GROVES ROAD…. CROSING INTO WARREN COUNTY ON SMITHS GROVE ROAD….AND
REACHING SPEED OVER 100 MILES-PER-HOUR……
ONCE THE PURSUIT NEARED THE SMITHS GROVE CITY LIMITS….ALLEN COUNTY DEPUTIES TERMINATED THE PURSUIT….AND MINUTES LATER THE
VEHICLE CRASHED NEAR THE 68/80 INTER-SECTION WHERE THREE OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED….
THERE WERE A TOTAL OF FIVE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE….TWO DIED AT THE SCENE AND THE OTHER THREE WERE FLOWN TO HOSPITLAS IN
TENENSSEE…..
THE NAMES OF THOSE INVOLVED HAVEN’T BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME……
TVA RATE INCREASE
10/02/17
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY HAS INCLUDED A ONE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT RATE IN ITS 10-POINT-FOUR BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET THAT
TOOK EFFECT YESTERDAY….
T-V-A SAY THE RATE INCREASE IS MODEST AND FALLS BELOW THE RATE OF INFLATION…...AMOUNTING TO A ONE-DOLLAR-AND-50 CENT MORE
MONTHLY FOR THE AVERAGE RESIDENT USING ONE-THOUSAND KILOWATT-HOURS PER MONTH……
T-V-A SERVES MORE THAN NINE-MILLION PEOPLE IN PARTS OF SEVEN STATES INCLUDING KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE……..
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
10/02/17
A CONSTRUCITON PROJECT WILL TEMPORARILY CLOSE KENTUCKY FIVE-26….AT THE INTER-SECTION WITH KENTUCKY 13-20 IN WARREN
COUNTY…TODAY THRU SATURDAY…...FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROUNDABOUT…..
THE DETOUR WILL UTILIZE KENTUCKY NINE-57 AND KENTUCKY SEVEN-43……
NEW BAND FACILITY
10/02/17
“MY VISUAL PACKAGE…..A START-UP MANUFACTURER OF CUSTOM UNIFORMS…. FLAGS…..AND ACCESSORIES FOR MARCHING BANDS HAS
ANNOUNCED IT WILL LOCATED A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING CENTER IN GLASGOW….
THE 15-THOUAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY WILL BE LOCATED ON GRANDFVIEW AVENUE….
FOUNDED IN TWENTY-17…..THE COMPANY WILL FOCUS ON PROVIDING PRODUCTS FOR MARCHING BANDS AND WINTER GUARDS……
MEETINGS
10/02/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE LEAGUE OF ARTIST AND CRAFTSMEN MEET TONIGHT AT 6:30 AND GRAHAM LODGE AND THE SADDLE CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…..
SCOTTSVILLE ART GUILD MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT ONE AND THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AT 5…..
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 5 THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND THE
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP AND JUNIOR JAYCEES BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
10/02/17
DAVID PADGETT….A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL STAFF FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS….AND A FORGER THREE-YEAR
STARTER FOR THE CARDINALS…….HAS BEEN NAMED ACTING MEN’S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH…..
PADGETT BECOMES JUST THE THIRD HEAD COACH FOR THE CARDINALS IN THE LAST 46-YEARS….FOLLOWING RICK PITINO AND DENNY CRUM……
MORE STUDENTS GRADUATE
09/29/17
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION…..MORES STUDENTS ARE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL
AND EARNING QUALIFYING SCORES ON ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS…..
OVERALL….ACHIEVEMENT INCREASED SLIGHTLY FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS…..BUT WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FOR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS……
THE COMMOWEALTH’S FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE ROSE TO 89-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT FROM 88-POINT-SIX PERCENT LAST YEAR…..
NEARLY 52-THOUSAND STUDENTS TOOK “A-P TESTs”….WITH NEARLY 26-THOUSAND EARNING QUALIFYING SCORES…..
AND THE OVERALL COMPOSITE “A-C-T” SCORE FOR KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS ROSE FROM 19-POINT-TWO PERCENT TO 19-POINT-EIGHT
PERCENT…..
FREE CAVE TOURS
09/29/17
IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY TOMORROW…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL BE OFFERING FREE MAMMOTH CAVE
DISCOVERY TOURS…..
THE FREE TOURSS WILL BE OPEN FROM 10 TO TWO….AND PARTICIPATES NEED TO PICK UP THEIR TICKET IN THE VISITORS CENTER BEFORE GOING
ON THE TOUR….
THE 30-MINUTE…..THREE-QUARTER MILE ROUND TRIP…REQUIRES A WALK DOWN AND UP THE STEEP HILL BELOW THE VISITORS CENTER…...AS-
WELL-AS 160 STEPS…..
ABORTION RULING TO BE APPEALED
09/29/17
A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED WEDNESDAY THAT KENTUCKY’S ABORTION LAW VIOLATES THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF PHYSICIANS…...AND A
SPOKESPERSON FOR GOVEROR MATT BEVIN SAYS THE RULING WILL BE APPEALED….
THE LAW REQUIRES DOCTORS CONDUCT AN ULTRASOUND EXAM BEFORE AN ABORTION…..AND THEN TRY TO SHOW FETAL IMAGES AS-WELL-AS
LAY THE FETAL HEARTBEAT TO THE PATIENT……
THE A-C-L-U FILED THE SUIT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S LONE REMAINING ABORTION PROVIDER…..
HOLLEY EXPANDING
09/29/17
IT WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT HOLLEY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS WILL ESTABLISH A NINE-POINT-15 MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY IN
FRANKLIN THAT WILL CREATE 30 NEW JOBS…..
THE DISTRIBIUTION CENTER…..WHICH WILL BE LOCATED IN A LEASED 200-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY…..IS EXPECTED TO BE
OPERATIONAL EARLY NEXT YEAR…..
TH E OPERATION WILL BE ABOUT 20-MILES FROM HOLLEY’S CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN BOWLING GREEN……
FLU SHOTS
09/29/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BE OFFERING WALK-IN FLU CLINICS ON MONDAY, OCTOEBR 2RD FROM SEVEN-45 TO 11-45…..AND
ON MONDAY, OCTOBER NINTH FROM ONE TO THREE-45…..
REGULAR FLU VACCINE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE SIX MONTHS TO 64-YEARS OF AGE…HIGH DOSE VACCINE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE
65-YEARS AND OLDER…..AND THE FLU MIST WILL NOT BE OFFERED AGAIN THIS YEAR PER PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES….
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAN BILL MEDICAID….MEDICARE PART “B”…..AND ANTHEM BLUE-CROSS AND BLUE-SHIELD….AS-WELL-AS UNITED
HEALTH CARE FOR RETIRED STATE EMPLOYEES…. BE SURE AND BRING YOUR INSURANCE CARD….AND FOR ANYONE WITHOUT INUSURANCE…..THE
COST WILL BE 20-DOLLARS…..
ALSO A PARENT OF LEGAL GUARDIAN MUST BE PRESENT TO SIGN FOR A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 18…..
SPORTS
09/29/17
THE PATRIOTS RETUEN HOME TO CELEBRATE HOMECOMING AS THEY TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT FIELD…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-30……
WOMEN MURDERED BY MEN
09/28/17
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE VIOLENCE POLICY CENTER…..KENTUCKY RANKS EIGHTH IN THE NATION IN THE RATE OF WOMEN
MURDERED BY MEN…. MARKING THE FIRST TIME SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-FOUR THE COMMONWEALTH HAS RANKED IN THE TOP 10 STATES…..
THE STUDY FOUND THAT NATIONWIDE…..93-PERCENT OF WOMEN KILLED BY MEN WERE MURDERED BY SOMEONE THEY KNEW…..AND THE MOST
COMMON WEAPON USED WAS A GUN…..
ALASKA TOPS THE LIST….WITH TENNESSEE RANKING EIGHTH……..
NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT
09/28/17
THE U-S INTERIOR DEPARTMENT HAS RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO SOME NATIONAL MONUMENTS……WHILE ALSO RECOMMENDING THREE NEW
ONE BE ESTABLISHED IN MISSISSIPPI…..MONTANA…..AND KENTUCKY….
IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..CAMP NELSON NEAR NICHOLASVILLE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1863 AS A 700-BED UNION ARMY HOSPITAL….
A CEMETERY WAS LARTER BUILT…..AND THE ARMY ALSO BUILT A REFUGEE CAMP FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF FREED SLAVE WHO TRAINED AT CAMP
NELSON……AS MANY AS EIGHT-THOUSAND TROOPS WERE GARRISONED AT THE CAM AT ANY ONE TIME…..
ACCIDENT-ADAIR
09/28/17
AN ACCIDENT ON THE NUNN PARKWAY IN ADAIR COUNTY YESTERDAY CLOSED THE ROADWAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS….
STATE POLICE SAY A TWENTY-18 INTERNATIONAL-SEMI…..OPERATED BY 53 YEAR OLD TOMMY CRISS OF MEMPHIS…..LEFT THE ROADWAY AND
OVERTUURNED….. BLOCKING BOTH EAST-BOUND LANES FOR MORE THAN SIX-HOURS….
CRISS….WHO WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT…. WAS TAKEN TO T-J HEALTH HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT…..
HOWELL
09/28/17
81 YEAR OLD JERRY FREEMAN HOWELL DIED YESTERDAY (WED) IN LAFAYETTE….. FUNERAL SERVICVES WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT
GRACE BAPTICE CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN HAYSVILLE CEMETERY….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..AND MEMORIAL CONTRIUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; TERRY AND JUDY…A NIECE; RENEE MADDEN……AND A NEPHEW; TERRY MICHAEL HOWELL ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
09/28/17
THE PATRIOT CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS GO TO BARREN COUNTY FOR THE “ALL-COMERS” RUN…..
THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO GREEWOOD…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS MONROE COUNTY…..:
THERE WAS A MAJOR SHAKE-UP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE YESTERDAY…IN CONNECTION WITH A FEDERAL INVESTIGAITON INTO
CORRUPTION IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
THE SCHOOL HAD ACKNOWLEGE TUEDAY THE MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM WAS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION…..THEN YESTERDAY….INTERIM
PRESIDENT GEORGORY POSTEL ANNOUNCED MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH RICK PITINO HAS BEEN PLACE ON UNPAID ADMINSTRATIVE LEAVE…..AND
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TOM JURICH WAS PLACED ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE….
ACCORDING TO THEIR CONTRACT’S…..NEITHER CAN BE FIRED WITHOUT NOTICE…..
ANDERSON
09/27/17
38 YEAR OLD JEFF ANDERSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE TOMORROW
(THURS) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….IN LIEU OF FLOWERS EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE
KAYDEN AND JORDAN ANDERSON FUND….AND FOR MR. ANDERSON’S FUNERAL, CITY OFFICES WILL CLOSE AT 11 FRIDAY MORNING….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; RUTHIE RENA PERRY ANDERSON….TWO SONS; KAYDEN & JORDAN….HIS PARENTS; ROGER AND LISA MARTIN….AND A
SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; MELISSA AND NICHOLAS TABBERT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….SIX BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN LAW; DICKIE AND CARRIE
MARTIN OF FOUNTAIN RUN AND SCOTTY AND ASHLEY ANDERSON AND ROGER, JUNIOR, JOEY, KEVIN AND JAMIE MARTIN, ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; IRENE MARTIN…. HIS FATHER-IN-LAW AND MOTHER-IN-LAW; BOBBY AND SHERRY PERRY….AND TWO BROTHERS-IN-LAW;
JEREMY AND COLBY PERRY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND HIS GRAND-FATHER-IN-LAW; HENRY AND PEGGY DRIVER OF INDIANA…..
MITCHELL
09/27/17
88 YEAR OLD GLENNIS SANDERS MITCHELL OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER TWO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DANNY AND PEGGY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; L-C AND HELEN
SANDERS OF TENNESSEE…..A HALF-SISTER; DONNA CRAVENS OF INDIANA…..AND A DAUGHTER-AND-LAW; TAMELA BOGGESS OF BOLWING GREEN…..
THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
FISCAL COURT
09/27/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE MEADOR FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..
THREE BIDS WERE RECEIVED TO REPAIR A “50-BY-30” SINK HOLE NEXT TO ALLEN SPRINGS ROAD…..
AND THE COURT AWARDED THE BID TO PELLIE’S CONSTRUCTION…..
THROUGH SENATOR DAVID GIVENS OFFICE…..THE COUNTY HAS BEEN AWARDED 135-THOUSAND-734 DOLLARS RESURFACE SHORES AND SHIRK
ROADS…..
AND THE COURT REAPPOINTED JEFF POWELL TO THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS…..
SAFETY DAYS
09/27/17
TOMORROW…..MORE THAN 600 FOURTH-GRADERS FROM ALLEN….EDMONSON…. AND WAREN COUNTIES WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE 22ND ANNUAL
PROGRESSIVE AGRICULTURE SAFEY DAYS PROGRAM AT WESTERN’S BROWN “AG” EXPO- CENTER…..
FROM NINE TO ONE-30….THE STUDENTS WILL ROTATE THROUGH NINE DIFFERENT…. 15-MINUTE SESSIONS….COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS
CHEMICALL….FIRE…..SUN….. TRACTOR….AND ROADWAY SAFETY…..
THE PROGRESSIVE AGRICULTURE SAFETY DAYS PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST RURAL SAFETY AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN
NORTH AMERICA…..
OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS FROM COMMUNITY AGENCIES…..PLUS SSUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM WESTERN….WILL BE DONATING THEIR TIME FOR
TOMORROW’S EVENT…..
PENSION FUNDING
09/27/17
THE HEADS OF KENTUCKY’S AILING PENSION SYSTEMS ARE ASKING THE COMMONWEALTH PAY ABOUT ONE-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLARS….
MORE….INTO THE FUNDS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS…..
KENTUCKY’S RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ARE AMONG THE WORST-FUNDED IN THE NATION……AND THE FUNDS NEEDED TO KEEP THEM AFLOAT HAS
SNOWBALLED IN RECENT YEARS…..
THE FIVE-POINT-FOUR BILLION DOLLAR TOTAL REQUESTED BY THE KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND KENTUCKY TEACHER RETIREMENT
SYSTESM AMOUNTS TO ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S…..TWO-YEAR….21-BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET……
BASKETBALL SCANDLE
09/27/17
FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS ANNOUNCED CHARGES YESTERDAY….IN A NATIONWIDE CORRUPTION SCHEME IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL….
THE CASE INVOLVES UNIVERSITY AND AMATTEUR COACHES…..OFFICIALS WITH ADIDAS….AND SPORTS MONEY MANAGERS…..
COURT DOCUMENTS IMPLY THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE WAS PART OF THE INVESTIGAION…..WHICH INTERIM PRESIDENT GREGORY POSTEL
COMFIRMED YESTERDAY……
SPORTS
09/27/17
THIS WEEK’S “A-P”……CLASS FOUR “A”……HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL FINDS THE PATRIOTS MOVING UP……
JOHNSON CENTRAL STILL NUMBER ONE…WITH WAYNE COUNTY SECOND…..AND COLLINS THIRD….
THE PATRIOTS MOVE UP TO SIXTH…..
LOGAN COUNTY IS SEVENTH…..
AND FRANKLIN/SIMPSON IS 10TH……
TRASH TRUCK FATAL
09/26/17
AN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING….INVOLVING A CITY OF SCOTTSIVLLE TRASH TRUCK… HAS CLAIMED A LIFE…..
AN INVESTIGATION BY STATE POLICE INDICATES 58 YEAR OLD KENNY MANION OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS DRIVING A 2011 GMC YUKON EASTBOUND ON
LOCUST STREET WHEN HE CAME UPON A STOPPED 2014 FREIGHTLINER TRASH TRUCK OWNED BY THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE….AN EMPLOYEE OF
THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE, JEFFREY P. ANDERSON, WAS BEHIND THE TRASH TRUCK….MANION’S VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP STRIKING ANDERSON
AND THE VEHICLE……
ANDERSON WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE WHERE HE LATER DIED…..THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING……
NEW JUSTICE PANEL
09/25/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW CRIMINAL JUSTICE PANEL THAT WILL BOLSTER EFFORTS TO CONTROL TAXPAYER SPENDING ON
PRISONS…..WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY STRENGTHENING PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH A SMARTER….. MORE DELIBERATE APPROACH TO CRIME……
THE PANEL CALLED…..THE JUSTICE REINVESTMENT WORK GROUP…..WILL PERFORM A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF KENTUCKY’S CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM…..AND RECOMMEND REFORMS FOR THE TWENTY-18 GENERAL ASSEMBLY…….
THE COMMONWEALTH IS ON TRACK TO SPEND NEARLY 600-MILLION DOLLARS ON CORRECTIONS NEXT YEAR WITH DIMINISHING RETURNS FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY……
MEAWHILE….31-OTHER STATES HAVE REDUCED BOTH THEIR CRIME RATE AND INCARCERATION RATE SINCE TWENTY-12….FREEING UP MONEY
THAT CAN BENEFIT CLASSROOMS…..WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT…..OR ….PUBLIC PENSIONS……
TENNESSEE CHURCH SHOOTING
09/25/17
A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING ONE PERSON AND WOUNDING SEVERAL OTHERS AT A TENNESSE CHURCH HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF
MURDER…
NASHVILLE METRO POLICE SAY 25 YEAR OLD EMANUEL SAMSON OF MURFRESSBORO WILL BE CHARGED LATER WITH “MULTIPLE CHARGES”…
POLICE SAY IN ADDITION TO THE TWO PISTOLS SAMSON BROUGHT INTO THE CHURCH…..THEY RECOVERED ANOTHER PISTOL AND RIFLE FROM HIS
VEHICLE…..
WILSON NEW SENATE WHIP
09/25/17
THE KENTUCKY SENATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS HAS A NEW WHIP….
SENATOR MIKE WILSON OF BOWLING GREEN REPLACES SENATOR JIMMY HIGDON…..WHO WAS SELECTED EARLIER THIS MONTH….AS THE CAUCUS
DESIGNEE TO REPLACE SENATOR DAVID GIVENS AS SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEM…GIVENS HAD STEPPED DOWN FROM HIS LEADERSHIP POST IN
JUNE…..CITING PERSON REASONS……
WILSON WAS FIRST ELECTED TO THE SENATE IN TWENY-11 AND RE-ELECTED TO A SECOND FOUR YEAR TERM IN TWENTY-15…..
BURNLEY
09/25/17
86 YEAR OLD NORMAN EARL BURNLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVIES
WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MAPLE GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH
CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO THE D-A-V
CHAPTER 20……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LINDA BRITT BURNLEY…..AND A DAUGHER AND SON-IN-LAW; BEVERLY AND RICKEY HAGAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE
GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
0925/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM WILL BE AT THE INDIAN HILLS COUNTY CLUB…. IN BOWLING GREEN….FOR THE REGION THREE TOURNAMENT…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS BUTLER COUNTY…..
AND THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS BARREN COUNTY……..
ALLEN JOBLESS RATE FALLS
09/22/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM FOUR-POINT-NINE
PERCENT IN JULY TO FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCNET IN AUGUST…..AND THIS AUGUST’S JOBLESS RATE IS ABOVE THE THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT
RECORDED IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN MONROE COUNTY
TO SIX-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 32 COUNTIES….ROSE IN 85 AND STAYED THE SAME IN THREE…..
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE
HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 15-POINT-FOUR PERCENT……
MARJUANA SUIT DISMISSSED
09/22/17
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE THOMAS WINGATE HAS DISMISSED A LAWSUIT SEEKING TO OVERTURN THE COMMONWEALTH’S BAN ON MARIJUANA FOR
MEDICAL PURPOSES…
IN HIS RULING…..WINGATE RECOGNIZED THAT MARIJUANA HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR MEDICINAL USE…..BUT HE SAID THE THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO
FILED THE LAWSUIT DO NOT HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO VIOLATE A CONTROLLED-SUBSTANCE LAW…..
WKU POLICE UNIFORMS
09/22/17
THE 22 OFFICERS OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE SPORTING A NEW LOOK TOMORROW AFTERNOON….AS
THEY WILL BE WEARING NEW BLACK UNIFORMS THAT FEATURE AN OUTER VEST WORN OVER THE SHIRT……
THE NEW UNIFORMS….WHICH WERE CHOSEN BY THE OFFICERS….ARE MORE COMFORTABLE AND INCLUDE A SUSPENDER SYSTEM THAT
DISTRIBUTES THE WEIGHT OF THE EQUIPMENT BELT FROM THE WAIST TO THE SHOULDERS…..
IN ADDITION TO SWITCHING FROM GRAY TO BLACK UNIFORMS….THE DEPARTMENT ALSO MADE MINOR COLOR CHANGES TO THE SHOULDER
PATCH…….
WILLIAMS
09/22/17
58 YEAR OLD WARREN PHILLIPS WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLED DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(SAT) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER SIX TONIGHT (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; DARLA WEAVER WILLIAMS…..TWO SONS; TONY CENTERS AND ADAM WILLIAMS BOTH OF INDIANA…..THREE DAUGHTERS
AND SON-IN-LAW; ASHLEY AND SEAN HEARTHERLY OF BOWLING GREEN, AMBER KASPER OF SCOTTSVILLE AND RENEE WILLIAMS OF INDIANA….HIS
STEP-MOTHER; GRACE WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; GEORGE MALASCZUK OF INDIANA….AND TWO SISTERS; BARBARA HOLLAND OF
TENNESSEE AND ELAINE KELLIE OF INDIANA…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/22/17
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO GRAYSON COUNTY……KICK OFF IS SEVEN…… BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE
TRIP…..KYLE GHARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT THREE…. LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING
AT SIX-30…….
ADOPT A HIGHWAY ART
09/21/17
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATON CABINET’S ANNUAL…..ADOPT-A-HIGHWY ART CONTEST…..IS UNDERWAY WITH AN ENTRY DEADLINE OF OCTOBER
31ST…..…..
THE CONTEST IS HELD ANNUALLY TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF LITTER…..…..CHANGE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS
ABOUT LITTER….AND EDUCATE KENTUCKIANS ABOUT THE ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROGRAM….
THE CONTEST IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR AGE GROUPS…..FIVE TO EIGHT….12 TO 14….. AND 15-TO 18…. WINNERS OF EACH AGE DIVISION RECEIVE A 100-
DOLLAR GIFT CARD WHILE SECOND AND THIRD PLACE FINISHERS RECEIVE A 50-DOLLAR GIFT CARD……
ADDITIONALLY….FIRST THRU THIRD PLACE RECIPIENTS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS WILL HAVE THEIR WORK FEATURED IN THE ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY
CALENDAR….AND WILL RECEIVE FRAMED PRINTS OF THEIR POSTERS…..WHILE THE ORIGINALS ARE DISPLAYED AT THE TRANSPORTAION CABINTE IN
FRANKFORT….
LAST YEAR…..16-HUNDRED STUDENTS ENTERED THE CONTEST…..
NEWS SURGERY CENTER
07/21/17
GROUND BREAKING WAS HELD YESTERDAY FOR A NEW AMBULATORY SURERY CENTER IN BOWLINGGREN…..WHICH WILL BE LOCATED ON LOVERS
LANE….NEXT TO WESTERN KENTUCKY ORTHOPEDICS….
THE 14-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY…..WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN NEXT SUNNER…. WILL HOLD THREE OPERATING ROOMS AND ONE
PROCEDURE ROOM……AS THE CENTER HOPES TO LOWER OUT OF POCKET COSTS…….REDUCE SURGICAL AND RECOVERY TIMES….AND PROVIDE
GREATER ACCESS TO PATIENTS IN THE REGION…..
SPORTS
09/21/17
THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
THE DATES HAVE BEEN SET FOR THE ANNUAL WATERFOWL BLIND DRAWING….AT SEVERAL LAKES…..INCLUDING BARREN RIVER…..
THE DRAWING FOR THE BARREN RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA…..IN ALLEN AND BARREN COUNTIES….WILL BE SATURDAY….OCTOBER
SEVENTH….FROM SEVEN TO NINE….AT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS OFFICE LOCATED ON HIGHWAY TWO-52……
ACCIDENT
09/18/17
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF THE PRIMARY CENTER THIS MORNING SENT ONE PERSON FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT…..
ACCORDING TO OFFICER DAVID CLARK WITH SCOTTSVILLE POLICE….16-YEAR OLD WAS LEAVING THE PRIMARY CENTER IN A TWO-THOUSAND-
EIGHT NISSAN…..AND PULLED INTO THE PATH OF A 1999 DODGE PICK-UP DRIVEN BY 21 YEAR OLD CODY SHERBURNE OF BOWLING GREEN….
THE 16-YEAR OLD WAS TRANSPORTED BY E-M-S TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED……..
FLU REPORTED
09/18/17
KENTUCKY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING THAT FLU CASES ARE ALREADY BEING REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS TWO CASES OF LABORATORY-CONFIRMED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY…..THE FLU SEASON
TPICALLY BEGINS IN OCTOBER OF NOVEMBER……
ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF FLU VACCINE ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR’S SEASON……HOWEVER…..ONLY INJECTABLE INFLUENZA
VACCINE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES….
BEGINNING IN OCTOBER….THE DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WILL BEGIN REPORTING WEEKLY FLU ACTIVITY TO THEN CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AND PREVENTION AS PART OF STATEWIDE FLU SURVEILLANCE EFFORTS……
ACCIDENT-MONROE
09/18/17
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT IN MONROE COUNTY INJURED ONE PERSON….
REPORTELDY A 1987 PETERBUILT SEMI….DRIVEN BY 48 YEAR OLD RANDALL STAFFORD OF LAFAYETTE….INTERED A CURVE AND THE TRAILER
CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND HIT A TWO-THOUSAND-TWO DODGE PICKUP OPERATED BY 20 YEAR OLD AUSTIN PRUITT OF HARDYVILLE…….
THE PICKUP SLIDE DOWN THE SIDE OF TRAILER AND HIT THE REAR TIRES….WHICH CAUSED IT TO SPIN….STRIKE A GUARDRAIL….AND
OVERTURN……
A PASSENGER IN THE PICKUP…..19 YEAR OLD HEATHER FORD OF MONTICELLO WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER…..
FATAL-HART
09/18/17
A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON BACON CREEK ROAD….IN THE BONNIEVILLE COMMUNITY OF HART COUNTY….CLAIMED A LIFE….
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO-THOUSAND KIA….SPORTAGE S-U-V…..OPERATED BY 48 YEAR OLD PATRICK ROSS OF LOUISVILLE LEFT THE ROADWAY AND
STRUCK A TREE… IT THEN OVERTURNED…..COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP…..
EDMONSON MAN INDICTED
09/18/17
06:05AM
AN EDMONSON COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY WITH SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN….
56 YEAR OLD BAIRD OF BROWNSVILLE IS CHARGED IN A FIVE COUNT INDICEMENT WITH FOUR COUNTS OF USING A MINOR TO ENGAGE IN SEXUALLY
EXPLICIT CONDUCT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING VISUAL DEPICTIONS OF THE CONDUCT….AND ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION CHILD
PORNOGRAPHY THAT HAD BEEN TRANSPORTED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE BY ANY MEANS…..INCLUDING BY COMPUTER……
MEETINGS
09/18/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND GRAHAM LODGED MEETS AT 7…..
TOMORORW NIGHT AT 6 WILL BE A SENIOR PARENT MEETING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL…..
THURSDAY MORNING AT SEVEN-30 THE CHAMBER BREAKFAST CLUB MEETS, THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP
MEETS THURSDAY AFERNOON AT 4 AND THE HALFRY/DALTON V-F-W MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
09/18/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM GOES TO THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTY CLUB TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY….
THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO WESTMORELAND….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
AN ORGANIZATONAL MEETING TO FORM A “RUNNING CLUB” IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNON AT FIVE-30 IN
THE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY….
AND THE HIGH SCHOOL SWIM TEAM WILL HOLD A MEETING FOR PROSPECTIVE SWIMMER AND PARENTS TONIGHT AT SIX AT THE CORE…..
HUFFINE
9/17/17
26 YEAR OLD TRAVIS SHELBY HUFFINE FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SEPTEMBER 9 IN PANAMA CITY, FLORDIA. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW(MON) AFTERNOON AT 6 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME… VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12 NOON TOMORROW(MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME… IN
LIEU OF FLOWERS, EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES….
HE IS SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER… CHOLE HUFFINE… HIS MOTHER….LENA VENTRESS… 2 BROTHERS… DUSTY HUFFINE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…
BARRY WEAVER OF TENNESSEE… ONE SISTER…. JOY HUFFINE OF KENTUCKY… ONE AUNT… PAM MANSFIELD OF OHIO… SEVERAL NIECES AND
NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE…..
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNCHANGED
09/15/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED UNCHANGED AT FIVE-POINT-FOUR
PERCENT FROM JULY TO AUGUST……
THIS AUGUST’S JOBLESS RATE…..HOWEVER…..WAS UP FROM THE FIVE-PERCENT RECORDED IN JULY OF LAST YEAR….
THE COMMONWEALTH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS HOLDING AT RELATIVELY LOW LEVELS AND NON-FARM PAYROLLS CONTINUE TO SHOW GOOD
GROWTH…..THE INCREASE OF 83-HUNDRED JOBS IN AUGUST WAS THE LARGEST INCREASE TO FAR THIS YEAR……AS ON AVERAGE…..KENTUCKY
HAS ADDED APROXIMATELY TWO-THOUSAND JOBS PER MONTH SO FAR THIS YEAR……
THE “U-S” JOBLESS RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT AUGUST….WHICH WAS UP SLIGHTLY FROM FOUR-PONT-THREE PERCENT IN JULY……
APPOINT A-G
09/15/17
SPEAKING TO THE KENTUCKY CHAPER OF THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY……GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAID THE COMMONWEALTH SHOULD AMEND ITS
CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL…..
SINCE THEIR ELECTON…..ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR HAS SUED BEVIN FOUR TIMES FOR HIS USE OF EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY……BEVIN HAS
WON ONE SUIT AND THE OTHERS ARE PENDING…..
BEVINS SAYS IT’S UNPRODUCTIVE TO HAVE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GOVERNOR DISAGREE SO PROFOUNDLY ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES…..
WHILE BESHEAR SAYS KENTUCKY DESERVES AN INDEPENDENT ATTORNEY GENERAL……
NURSES TO FLORIDA
09/15/17
A NURSE “STRIKE TEAM” FROM THE COMMONWEALTH IS ON THE WAY TO FLORIDA TO AID VICTIMS OF HURRICAN IRMA…..THIS IS THE FIRST NURSING
“STRIKE TEAM” TO BE DEPLOYED INDER THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT……
THE “STRIKE TEAM” IS GOING TO A SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTER WHERE THEY HAVE OVER 50-PATIENTS WITH A WIDE VARSITY OF MEDICAL ISSUES…..
SPORTS
09/15/17
THE PATROTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE TO PLAY PULASKI COUNTY……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN……PUT IS YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND
99-POINT-THREE…. LOVE-FM……WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT…….
FLOOD VEHICLES
09/14/17
WHILE KENTUCKY HASN’T BEEN DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY HURRICANES HARVEY AND IRMA…..THE COMMONWEALTH COULD SOON EXPERIENCE A
FLOODING OF ANOTHER KIND…...A RISE IN FLOOD-DAMAGED VEHICLES…….
THE DEPARTMENT OF VEHICLE REGIATRATION IS PREPARING FOR AN INFLUX OF TITLE REQUESTS FOR VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN DEEMED A
TOTAL LOSS DUE TO NATURAL DISASTER DAMAGE…..THEN BROUGHT TO KENTUCKY TO BE “REBUILT”…….
FLOOD-DAMAGED VEHICLES IN OTHER STATES ARE GIVEN A “SCRAP TITLE” OR JUNKING CERTIFICATE…..THEN AFTER ARRIVING IN THE
COMMONWEALTH…..THEY UNDERGO A ‘REBUILD” PROCESS THAT TYPICALLY INVOLVES ONLY CLEANING THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR AND
CHANGING THE SYSTEM FLUIDS…..THESE VEHICLES ARE THEN SOLD AT A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED COST……
IF THE DAMAGE COST IS LESS THAN 75-PERCENT OF THE VEHICLE’S RETAIL VALUE…. A NEW CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IS ISSUED…..WHICH IS PRINTED
IN RED INK WITH THE WORDS……REBUILT VEHICLE…..ON THE FACE OF THE TITLE WHICH IS DONE IN AN EFFORT TO ALERT CONSUMERS OF THE
VEHICLES HISTORY……
NEW WKU POLICE CHIEF
09/15/17
THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY POLICE HAVE A NEW CHIEF….
FOLLOWING A NATIONAL SEARCH THAT RESULTED IN 46-APPLICATIONS…..MITCHELL WALKER…..WHO HAS BEEN SERVING AS INTERIM CHIEF SINCE
AUGUST OF TWENTY-16…WAS NAMED CHIEF….
WALKER HAS MORE THAN 26-YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE INCLUDING FIVE AT WESTERN…..16 WITH THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE
DEPARTMENT…….AND SIX WITH THE BURKESVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT……
BALCONY COLLAPSE
09/15/17
FIVE PEOPLE WERE INJURED WHEN A BALCONY ON A RESIDENCE….ON EAST MAIN STREET IN GLASGOW…..GAVEWAY AND BROKE FROM THE
BUILDING….
GLASGOW POLICE SAY FOUR INDIVIDUALS WERE TRANSPORT BY E-M-S TO T-J SAMSON HOSPTIAL…..AND A FIFTH WAS TAKEN BY PRIVATE VEHICAL…..
FOR TREATMENT OF NON-LIFE THRERATENING INJURIES…….
SHOOTING-WARREN
09/14/17
MONDAY NIGHT…..STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE ON GLEN LILY ROAD IN WARREN COIUTY….TO REPORTS OF GUNFIRE IN THE AREA….
UOPON ARRRIVAL IS WAS DETERMINED THAT AN UNKNOWN PERSON FIRED MULTIPLE GUNSHOT IN TO A RESIDENCE AND FLED THE SCENE….ONE
PERSON….33 YEAR OLD JAIME GONZALES-PACHECO WAS STRUCK TWICE AND IS LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION……
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THIS INCIDENT IS ASKED TO CONTACT POST THREE AT SEVEN-EIGHT-TWO-20-10…….
JOHNSON
09/14/17
93 YEAR OLD SHELBY JOHNSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY IN JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AT ONE AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST WITH BURIAL IN SOUTH UNION CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
SATURDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SUZY AND J-C BURLESON OF GEORGIA…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/14/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM ENTERTAINS GREENWOOD……
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE KENNY PERRY GOLF COURSE TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY WESTMORELAND….
AND THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM GOES TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
DOLLAR GENERAL IS PARTNERING WITH THE BIG-12 CONFERENCE AND E-S-P-N EVENTS TO SERVE AS THE OFFICIAL DISCOUNT RETAIL SPONSOR
FOR THE BIG-12 CONFERENCE THIS SCHOOL EYAR…..
DOLLAR WILL ALSO AS THE CONFERENCE’S OFFICIAL HOMEGATING AND TAILGATIGN HEADQUARTERS….AND EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR OF THE DOLLAR
GENERAL BIG-12 CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR…..WHICH PLANS TO HOST EVENTS AT EACH OF THE 10 BIG-12 CONFERENCE CAMPUSES DURING THE
FOOTBALL SEASON…..
THE TOURS IS ALSO SCHEDULED TO BE PART OF THE FESTIVITIES BURING THE BIG-12 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..THE TEXAS BOWL…..THE
BIG-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP……AND THE BIG-12 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP……
LITERACY MONTH
09/13/17
IN CELEBRATON OF NATIONAL LITERACY MONTH…..DOLLAR GENERAL AND KELLOGG’S ARE PARTICIPATING ON A NEW…..HERE’S MY STORY
CAMPAIGN…. AIMED AT SHARING CUSTOMER’S PERSONALIZED LITERACY AND EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT STORIES THROUGH PROGRAMS FUNDED
BY THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION……
THIS FALL….EXCLUSIVE PACKAGES OF KELLOGG’S CENEALS AND CHEESE-IT CRACKERS…WILL FEATURE STORIES THAT SHOW THE POSITIVE
IMPACT LITERACY EFFORTS HAVE MADE TO ADULT AND YOUTH LEARNERS……
THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION IS CELEBRATING OVER 24-YEARS OF HELPING INDIVIDUALS LEARN TO READ…...PREPARE FOR THE
G-E-D….OR LEARN ENGLISH….
SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1993….THE FOUDATION HAS AWARDED MORES THAN 140-MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
AND SCHOOLS…… THAT HAVE HELPED MORE THAN NINE-MILLION INDIVIDUALS ADVANCE THEIR LITERACY AND BASIC EDUCATION SKILLS……
COLLEGES SHOULD CUT OFFERINGS
09/13/17
SPEAKING TO A POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN LOUISVILLE….. GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAID THE COMMONWEALTH’S PUBLIC
UNIVERSITY BOARDS SHOULD CONSIDER CUTTING SOME ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THAT DON’T FILL HIGH DEMAND JOBS….
CITING THE COMMONWEALTH’S FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS….BEVIN SAID EDUCATORS NEED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR JOBS THAT MATTER……
MEANWHIELE……ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR SAYS THE GOVERNOR’S PLAN TO CUT STATE SPENDING BY MORE THAT 17-PERCENT IS
ILLEGAL…..
CITING A STATE LAW THAT SAYS SPENDING CUTS CAN’T BE MORE THAN THE PROJECT SHORTFALL…...BEVIN’S PLAN WOULD BREAK THE LAW
BECAUSE IT WOULD USE THE BUDGET CUTS TO REPLENISH THE “RAINY DAY” FUND……
MILLER
09/13/17
68 YEAR OLD JOHN MICHAEL MILLER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME….VISITATION BEGINS AFTE 12NOON TOMORROW (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……AND
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO HOSPARUS…
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MIKE AND ANDREA…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; CHERYL AND BILLY JOE MILLER ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; FAYE AND WILLARD PEARSON AND DORIS AND BOBBY HERRINGTON ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE, LINDA AND LARRY OVERTON OF BOWLING GREEN AND MARY JO AND ALLEN DENTON OF TENNESSEE……THREE GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/13/17
EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO ORGANIZE A “RUNNING CLUB” IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SSCHOOL DISTRICT….
THE CLUB WOULD BE OPEN TO ANY KINDERGARTEN THRU EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT GREDD SUTE….
AND PARENTS AND DISTRICT PERSONNEL COULD RUN AS WELL…..
PLANS CALL FOR THE CLUB TO RUN TWO AFTERNOONS PER WEEK…..FROM THREE-30 TO FOUR-40….RUNNERS WOULD NEED A PHYSICAL FORM….
RUNNIGN SHOES…..AND A WATER BOTTLE…..
AN INFORMATION MEETING WILL BE HELD MONDAY….SEPTEMBER 18TH….AT FIVE-30 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY…….
ARREST
09/12/17
SATURDAY….THE EDMONSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CONTACTED THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE….TO GIVE THEM A TIP OF A
POSSIBLE DRUG TRAFFICKER AT THE DAYS INN IN CAVE CITY….
BASED ON THE INFORMATION A SEARCH WARRANT WAS OBTAINED FOR 42 YEAR OLD TREVOR SPREEN’S ROOM AT THE MOTEL….
LOCATED WERE CRYSTAL METH…..HIDDEN COMPARTMENT CONTAINERS AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
SPREEN WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
CHARGES DISMISSED
09/12/17
MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT CHARGES AGAINST A FORMER KENTUCKY STATE LAWMAKER AND ANOTHER PERSON HAVE BEEN DISMISSED……
FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHNNY BELL OF GLASGOW…..AND LATONYA CLAYTON…….WERE ARRESTED IN JUNE……
CITY COUNCIL
09/12/17
AT LAST NIGHT’S MEETING…..SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL GAVE SECOND REAING TO THE AD VALOREM TAX ORDINANCE……
CITY SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM THOMASON INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT MAJOR REPAIRS ARE NEEDED TO A SIX-INCH…..NATURAL GAS LINE….
THAT SERVES THE SOUTHERN POSTION OF THE CITY….INCLUDING THE SCHOOLS AND HOSPITAL…..
THE SITUATION HAS BEEN DECLARED AN “EMERGENCY” AND ARRANGMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPAIR THE LINE…..
THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE MAYOR TO SIGN ALL PAPER WOERK FOR THE NORTH COURT STREET RENOVATION…..AND AWARDED THE CONTRACT
FOR THE WEST MAIN RENOVATION TO CHARLES DEWEESE CONSTRUCTION…..
SPORTS
09/12/17
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ARE SCHEDULED TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY AT THE BARREN RIVER STATE PARK GOLF COURSE…..
AND THE LADY PATRIIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS GREENWOOD….
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAM IS LOOKING FOR SWIMMERS FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON……
A MEETING FOR PARENTS AND PROSPECTIVE NEW SWIMMERS WILL BE HELD MONDAY NIGHT…AT SIX…AT THE CORE….PARENTS OF CURRENT
SWIMMERS ARE ALSO INVITED TO ATTEND……
STUDENTS MUST BE IN AT LEAST THE SEVENTH GRADE AND HAVE BASIC SWIM SKILLS…..THE SEASON BEGINS OCTOBER FIRST AND RUNS THRU
FEBRUARY………
GOVERNOR ASKS FOR BUDGET CUTS
09/11/17
FRIDAY…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN ASKED MOST STATE AGENCIES TO CUT THEIR BUDGET BY 17-PERCENT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ONGOING
BUDGEET CRISIS…..
STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON HAD EARLIER TOLD AGENCIES THAT THE CUTS ARE NECESSARY TO DEAL WITH A 200-MILLION DOLLAR
SHORTFALL PROJECTED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR….. AND TO RESTORE 150-MILLION DOLARS TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S “RAIN DAY FUND”
…..WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE DEPLETED DURING THE YEAR….
SOME PARTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT ARE EXEMPT FROM THE CUTS….. INCLUDING THE SCHOOL FUNDING PROGRAM KNOWN AS “SEEK”…..
UNIVERSITIES….. MEDICAID…..AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS…..
AGENCIES ARE TO HAVE THEIR DRAF PLANS SUBMITTED BY SEPTEMBER 25TH…….
TRANSPORTAION REGULATIONS
09/11/17
BECAUSE OF HURRICANE IRMA…..THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CAIBINET HAS WAIVED CERTAIN REGULATIONS ON COMMERICAL MOTOR
CARRIERS INVOLVED IN THE RELIEFT EFFORT…..
THE EMERY DECLARATON PROVIDES TEMPORARY REGULATORY RELIEFT FORM CREW HEADING TO THE AFFECTED AREAS TO DELIVER GOODS…..
RESTORE UTILITIES…..AND REMOVE DEBRIS……
THE DECLARATON EXEMPTS A DRIVERS HOURS OF SERVICE LIMINTATION….. SUSPENDS REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS….AND WAIVES PERMIT
FEES FOR OVERWEIGHT AND OVER-DIMEMSION VHEICLES…..
ALL OTHER SAFETY REQUIREMENT REMAIN IN EFFECT…..AND THE DECLARATION EXPIRES ON SEPTEMBER 25TH…….
NEW CORVETTE MUSEM EXHIBIT
09/11/17
AS PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S 225TH ANNIVERY CELEBRATION….THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM HAS OPENED A NEW EXHIIT ON THE
HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION FROM THE LATE 1700’S TO NOW….
THE EXHIBIT IS DESIGNED CHRONOLOGICALLY….AND INCLUDES A RARE “DIXIE FLYER” CAR……WHICH IS ONE OF THE FEW KENTUCKY-BASED
CARE COMPANIES THAT HAVE EXISTED…..
THE EXHIBIT DOESN’T FOCUS SOLELY ON ITEMS OR OBJECTS MADE IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..AS IT TELLS THE STORY OF HOW THINGS WERE
USED IN KENTUCKY…..AND HOW PEOPLE INTERACTED WITH THAT FORM OF TRANSPORTATION…..
MEETINGS
09/11/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT AT SIX AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 FISCAL COURT MERTS AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH MEET TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AT 4….
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…….
SPORTS
09/11/17
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO BARREN COUNTY……
AND THE J-V FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
IN MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL….THERE’S A DOUBLEHEADER…..
AS THE SAINTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MINNESOTA…..
AND THE BRONCOS HOST THE CHARGERS……
DG LITERACY GRANTS
09/08/17
THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FUNDATION HAS AWARDED MORE THAN FOUR-MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS…..TO MORE THAN 900 SCHOOLS….
ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPFOFITS….TO SUPPPORT YOUTH LITERACY PROGRAMS…..
THE GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATONS….SCHOOLS….AND LIBRARIES WITHIN A 20-MILE RADIUS OF A DOLLAR GENEAL STORE
OR DISTRIBUTION…..
SINCE IT INCEPTION IN 1993….THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED MORE THAN 140-MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS AS PART
OF ITS COMMITMENT TO HELPING INCREASE THE LITERACY SKILLS OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES…..
APPLICATONS FOR THE TWENY-18 GRANT CYCLE WILL BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING JANUARY SECOND……
BG STUDENT ARRESTED
09/08/17
A BOWLING GREEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING A BOMB THREAT….
OTHER STUDENTS REPORTED THE THREAT TO SCHOOL OFFICIALS.....AND AN INVESTIGATION BY BOWLING GREEN POLICE LED TO THE ARREST OF
18 YEAR OLD ROSALIO GRAJEDA…..WHO WAS CHARGED WITH TERRORISTIC THREATENING……
STATE PARKS OFFERING ROOM DISCOUNTS
09/08/17
KENTUCKY Y STATE PARKS IS OFFERING A DISCOUNT TO FLORIDA RESIDENTS FLEEING HURRICANE IMA….
ANYONE WITH A FLORIA DRIVERS’S LICENSE CAN GET A 25-PERCENT DISCOUNT FOR ROOMS AND COTTAGES THRU TUESDAY….FLORIDA RESIDENT
CAN MAKE A RESERVATION BY CALLING THE PARK IN ADVANCE….AND MENTIONING THE CODE P-R-25…..
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS 17 RESORT PARKS THAT INCLUDE LODGES AND COTTAGES……PLUS ANOTHER 30-CAMPGROUNDS……..
SOLDIERS TO CARIBBEAN
09/08/17
SOLDIERS FROM THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD’S…..63RD THEATER AVIATION BRIGADE….HAS LEFT FOR THE CARIBBEAN WHERE THEY WILL
ASSIST WITH SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE IRMA…..
THE BRIGADE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH DISASTER RESCUE AND RECOVERTY EFFORTS.....AND HAS BEEN AIDING IN HURRICANE RELIEF
EFFORTS SINCE HURRICANE KATRINA INTWO-THOUSAND-FIVE….
SPORTS
09/08/17
THE UNDEFEATED PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM RETURN HOME TONIGHT TO GO AGAINST THE UNDEFEATED GLASGOW SCOTTIES…..
HURRICANE RELIEF SUPPLIES WILL BE COLLECTED AT THE ENTRANCE TO PATRIOT FIELD….AND TONIGHT HAS ALSO BEEN DESIGNED…..RED
OUT……AND ALL PATRIOT FANS ARE ASKED TO WEAT RED TO THE GAME…..
KICK-OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT FIELD…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM……WVLE……STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT…….
HEALTH INSURANCE
09/07/17
ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT WILL NOT SELL HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS IN 61 COUNTIES…..MOSTLY
IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY…. STARTING NEXT YEAR…..
ANTHEM HAD BEEN THE ONLY INSURANCE CARRIER TO SELL PLANS IN ALL 120-COUNTIES ON THE COMMONWEALTH’S HEALTH EXCHANGE…….BUT
WITH THE MOVE…. ANTHEM WILL SELL PLANS IN 59-COUNTIES AND CARE-SOURCE WILL SELL PLANS IN 61-COUNTIES……WHICH MEANS EACH
KENTUCKY COUNTY WILL ONLY HAVE ONE INSURANCE CARRIER ON THE COMMONWEALTH’S HEALTH EXCHANGE……
KENTUCKY PARTICIPATES IN THE FEDERAL HEALTH EXCHANGE AT…...HEALTH-CARE-DOT-GOV….AND INDIVIDUALS CAN PURCHASE SUBSIDIZED
INSURANCE PLANS ON THE FEDERAL EXCHANGE IF THEY MEET CERTAIN INCOME REQUIREMENTS……
RETIREMENTS UP
09/07/17
RETIREMENTS FROM ONE OF KENTUCKY’S LARGEST PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEMS JUMPED 37-PERCENT THIS MONTH…..AS LAWMAKERS CONSIDER
POTENTIALLY DRAMATIC CHANGES TO PREVENT INSOLVENCY……
THE KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEM SAYS 746 INDIVIDUALS RETIRED AS OF SEPTEMBER FIRST…...WHICH IS UP FROM 543 ON SEPTEMBER FIRST
OF LAST YEAR…..THE RETIREMENTS INCLUDED STATE WORKERS…..POLICE OFFICERS….. FIREFIGHTERS….AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT
WORKERS……
THE COMWONWEALTH’S PENSIONS SYSTEMS ARE AT LEAST 33-BILLION DOLLARS SHORT OF THE MONEY REQUIRED TO PAY RETIREMENT BENEFITS
OVER THE NEXT 30-YEARS……
RELIEF SUPPLIES
09/07/17
BEFORE TOMORROW NIGHT’S PATRIOT/GLASGOW FOOTABLL GAME……
HURRICANE RELIEF SUPPLIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE ENTRANCE TO PATRIOT FIELD…..ALL COLLECTED SUPPLIES WILL THEN BE DONATED
TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR DISTRIBUTION….
A LIST OF SUPPLIES THAT CAN BE DONATED CAN BE FOUND ON THE HIGH SCHOOL’S ON-LINE NEWS PAGE…..
GREEN RIVER OPEN
09/07/17
THE GREEN RIVER……IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK…..IS OPEN TO RIVER TRAFFIC AGAIN…..
THE PARK CLOSED THE RIVER LAST WEEK IN ANTICIPATION OF HEAVY RAIN FROM HURRICANE HARVEY…..THE PARK RECEIVED ALMOST EIGHT-
INCHES OF RAIN IN A 36-HOUR PERIOD…..AND THE RIVER ROSE AS HIGH AS 25-FEET….
HOWEVER……NOLIN RIVER IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK REMAINS CLOSED……
SPORTS
09/07/17
THE PATRIOT CROSS COUNTY TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO BARREN COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM GOES TO THE KENNY PERRY GOLF COURSE TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..AND THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT
HOME TO TANGLE WITH GREENWOOD…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TRAVELS TO EDMONSON COUNTY……
ABD THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN CENTRAL……
THIS WEEK’S….A-P….CLASS FOUR “A” FOOTBALL POLL….FINDS THE PATRIOTS BREAKING INTO THE TOP 10 AT NUMBER 10…..
JOHNSON CENTRAL REMAINS FIRST…..AND WAYNE COUNTY IS SECOND….WITH FRANKLIN/SIMPSON SIXTH AND AC/S 10TH…..
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES WERE TAYLOR COUNTY…..LOGAN COUNTY…..AND WARREN EAST……
SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE AND WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL GREAT……JIM MCDANIELS…….DIED IN BOWLING GREEN YESTERDAY AT
THE AGE OF 69….
MCDANIELS STILL HOLDS SEVERAL SCHOOL RECORDS…..INCLUDING FINISHING HIS CAREER ON THE HILL WITH 22-HUNDRED-38-
POINTS……WHICH TIES HIM FOR THE ALL-TIME PROGRAM RECORD……
WANTED PERSON
09/06/17
THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING AN ALLEN COUNTY MAN…..
MICHAEL R. WEAVER IS A WHITE MALE…..SIX-FEET-THREE-INCHES TALL…..WITH BROWN HAIR AND EYES…..
WEAVER IS WANTED ON NUMEROUS OUTSTANDING WARRANTS STEMMING FROM AN INVESTIGATION IN ALLEN COUNTY….INCLUDING CHARGES OF
DISTRIBUTION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR…..POSSESSION OR VIEWING MATTER PROTRAYING A SEXUAL
PERORMANCE BY A MINOR AND PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENDER…..
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMAION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF MICHAEL WEAVER IS ASKED TO CONTACT POST THREE AT SEVEN-EIGHT-TWO-20-10……
LOUISVILLE AIRPORT GRANT
09/06/17
THE LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS RECEIVING AN 11-MILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT THAT WILL GO TOWARD IMPROVEMENTS AND
FUTURE GROWTH….
SOME OF THE PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY REPAIRS AND ADDITIONAL LIGHTING….THE GRANT ALSO INCLUDES FOUR-
POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR LAND FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT……
LAST YEAR…..LOUISVILLE INTERNATONAL AIRPORT SERVED ALMOST TWO-MILLION PASSENGERS……
NATIONAL FOREST FEES
09/06/17
NATIONAL FORESTS IN KENTUCKY……TENNESSEE…..AND WEST VIRGINIA ARE AMONG MORE THAN A DOZEN ACORSS THE SOUTH WAIVING
CAMPGROUND FEES FOR INDIVIDUALS DISPLACED BY RECENT FLOODING IN TEXAS AND ELSEWHERE……
THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE U-S FOREST SERVICES SAID AREAS INCLUDED ARE DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST…….LAND BETWEEN THE
LAKES…..AND THE CHEROKEE, GGEORGE WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON NATIONAL FORESTS….WHICH SPAN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF
VIRGINIA AND CROSS INTO PARTS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY…….
THE FOREST SERVICE RECOMMENDS CALLING AHEAD….OR CHECKING WEB-SITES…. TO DEERMINE WHAT’S AVAILABLE……
SNEED
09/05/17
78 YEAR OLD L-T SNEED OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT
11 AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN THE ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS
AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY CAN BE MADE TO HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; EVELYNA SNEED….A BROTHER; JERRY….AND A SISTER; RACHEL WILLIS BOTH OF COLUMBIA…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW
AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; EDWINA AND GLEN JORDAN OF SCOTTSVILLE….
SPORTS
09/06/17
THE HOT RODS BEGIN THE PLAY-OFFS AS THEY ARE AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK TO TAKE ON FORT WAYNE……
THIS WEEK’S A-P COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL FINDS….
ALABAMA HOLDING DOWN THE TOP SPOT…..WITH OHO STATE SECOND….CLEMSON MOVES UP TO THIRD…..PENN STATE IS FOURTH….AND
OKLAHOMA IS FIFTH….
LOUISVILLE IS 17TH……TENNESSEE 25TH……AND KENTUCKY ALSO RECEIVED VOTES……
DOOLIN
09/05/17
71 YEAR OLD JOYCE LONG DOOLIN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (WED) AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFER 11
THIS MORNING (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER; CAROLYN GUINN OF INDIANA…..HER SISTER-IN-LAW; CAROLYEN KEEN….AN UNCLE; LATIE LONG AND WIFE EDITH…..AN
AUNT; BEATRICE MEADOR….AND TWO SPECIAL COUSINS; TERESA TABOR AND MARY RAPH ALL OF SCOTTSVLLE…..
STINSON
09/05/17
79 YEAR OLD WAYNE STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT THIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING
AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES)
AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; RITA STINSON…..FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; RICKY AND SANDRA, DAVID AND JENNIFER, DANY AND TINA AND
FRANK AND KELLIE….AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-N-LAW; LISA AND JEFF COPAS AND TONDA AND WESLEY CUNNINGHAM ALL OF SCOTTVILLE….
A STEP-SON; BRIAN HAGAN…AND THREE STEP-DAUGHTERS; JONA AND BETHANIE MELANDER AND JOI BUNCH ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO
BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; EARL AND JOE AND PAM ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; FAYE AND SAMMHY
CORNWELL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..23 GRANDCHILDREN, 32 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
CREEK
09/05/17
78 YEAR OLD VIRGINIA SHOCKLEY CREEK OF MACON COUNTY DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE……FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE FOUNTAIN RUN
NATIVE WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT 11 AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNDERAL HOME…. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (TUES) AT
THE FUNEAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIED BY HER DAUGHTER; MARTHA CREEK…..AND SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOE AND SHIRLEY…A GRAND CHILD AND GREAT-
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/05/17
THE LADY PATROT VOLLEYBALL TEAM GOES TO GLASGOW…..
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HAS SIGNED A 10-YEAR…..160-MILLION DOLLAR AGREEMENT WITH ADIDAS ……WHO WILL SUPPLY FOOTWEAR….
APPAREL…. ACCESSORIES….AND MARKETING SUPPORT FOR AL L23 OF THE UNIVERSITY’S INTERCOLLEGIAT ATHLETIC PROGRAMS…..
ADIDAS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THE….. U-OF-L ADIDAS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM…. WHICH PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 20
STUDENTS WHO WORK WITH ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT LEADERS…..
LABOR DAY CLOSINGS
09/01/17
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY…..
COUNTY CLERK, CIRCUIT CLERK AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY……
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC LIBARAY, TRANSFER STATION AND ANIMAL SHELTER ALL CLOSED MONDAY…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND MONDAY’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP TUESDAY…..
THE CORE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY FROM FIVE-30 TO FOUR-30….
AND THE POOL WIL BE OPEN FROM EIGHT TO FOUR……
FORSYTH
09/01/17
64 YEAR OLD NANCY FORSYTH OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..AND MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE
HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BYU TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; DEBBIE CASCADEN OF ADOLPHUS AND CYNTHIA AND JOHN RIZZARDI OF OHIO…..AND A
BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; WILLIAM AND PAT OF OHIO……
WHITLOW
09/01/17
54 YEAR OLD SHARON RIPPY WHITLOW OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OLD MACEDONIA CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE TOMORROW (SAT)
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND SCOTTSVILLE CHAPTER NUMBER -60 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR WILL HOLD RITES TOMORROW
(SAT) NIGHT AT SEVEN…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; RALPH NEAL WHITLOW…..A DAUGHTER; ANNA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HER FATHER; BRO. JUNIOR RIPPY AND WIFE
ALMA OF ADOLPHUS…. FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; TIMOTHY AND SANDRA, BRO. CHRISTOPHER AND PEGGY AND KEVIN AND VALERIE ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE AND BRO. JERRY AND MELISSA OF OHIO…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; DEBRA AND DAVID LINDSEY OF SCOTTSVILLE……
YATES
09/01/17
43 YEAR OLD BILLY J. YATES OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT 10 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TODAY
(FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER; MARY ANN MARSH MILLER…..AND A BROTHER; JEFF BOTH OF ADOLPHUS……AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-
IN-LAW; MELINDA AND ROBERT PEACE OF GREENVILLE AND VICKIE AND RANDY LOONEY AND PATRICIA AND ROBERT LASSITER ALL OF ADOLPHUS……
SPORTS
09/01/17
THE PATRIOTS GAME AGAINST GREENWOOD, SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT, WILL BE PLAYED TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT WARREN EAST HIGH
SCHOOL WITH A THREE O’CLOCK KICK-OFF….
MADDEN IN COURT
08/31/2017
TIMOTHY MADDEN WAS BACK IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT TODAY FOR A HEARING ON SEVERAL MOTIONS….. INCLUDING A MOTION FOR CHANGE OF
VENUE, A MOTION FOR SUPRESSION OF EVIDENCE INCLUDING CLOTHING AND BUCAL SWABS TAKEN FROM MADDEN ON NOVEMBER 15TH AT HIS
RESIDENCE, A MOTION TO SET A TRIAL DATE, AND A MOTION REQUESTING A FORENSIC D-N-A REPORT…..
AFTER HEARING TESTIMONY OF SEVERAL STATE TROOPERS INVOLVED IN THE SEARCH OF MADDEN’S RESIDENCE….JUDGE JANET CROCKER
OVERULED THE MOTION TO SUPRESS THE EVIDENCE…THE JUDGE DID STATE MADDEN WAS ENTITLED TO A CHANGE OF VENUE BASED ON SURVEY
RESULTS OF 256 ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENTS…..HOWEVER…..DUE TO MADDEN’S ATTORNEYS CONCERNS OVER A FAIR TRIAL IN SURROUNDING
COUNTIES…..SHE GAVE HIM 60 DAYS TO PROVIDE A SUPPLEMENT TO A CHANGE OF VENUE…..
A STATUS REVIEW HEARING WAS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 27TH AT 3:30…WITH THE TRIAL SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE FEBRUARY 26TH….2018…..WITH
THE VENUE NOT YET DETERMINED……
STATE FAIR SET RECORD
08/31/17
THE JUST COMPLETED 113TH KENTUCKY STATE FAIR DREW 44-THOUSAND-618 MORE PEOPLE THAN LAST YEAR…..DURING ITS 11 DAY RUN….AS THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF FAIRGOERS WAS 609-THOUSAND-555……
THE TWENTY-17 STATE FAIR ALSO ESTABLISHED A STRONG SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE RESULTING IN RECORD-BREAKING TRAFFIC…..BETWEEN
FACEBOOK…. INSTAGRAM….AND TWITTERE…..THERE WERE OVER 13-MILLION IMPRESSIONS…. 30-THOUSAND ENGAGEMENTS…..AND A 100-POINT-
NINE PERCENT INCREASE IN FAMS……AND MORE THAN 230-THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS VISITED THE WEBSITE……
AND NEARLY 14-THOUSAND PEOPLE DOWNLOADED THE NEW KENTUCKY STATE FAIR “APP”……WHICH INCLUDED THE MAP……WHAT’S HAPPENING….
CREATE YOUR OWN SCHEDULE…...ENTERTAINMENT……AND CONCESSIONS……
KCTC GRADUATES
08/31/17
THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM HAS SET A NEW HIGH MARK FOR GRADUATES AND CREDENTIALS AWARDED….
LAST ACADEMIC YEAR…..16-THOUSAND-146 STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE COLLEGE SYSTEM…..WHICH IS A NINE PERCENT INCREASE OVER
LAST YEAR….AND BREAKS THE RECORD HIGH OF 15-THOUSAND-958 SET IN TWENTY-13-14…..
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDENTIALS AWARDED…34-THOUSAND-502…..INCREASE BY 12-PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR…..AS ASSOCIATE DEGREES
WERE UP THREE-PERCENT…..DIPLOMAS 23-PERCENT…AND CERTIFICATES 16-PERCENT…..
THE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL SYSTEM HAS 16-COLLEGES AND MORE THAN 70-CAMPUSES…..……
BEAUTIFY THE BLUEGRASS
08/31/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS LAUNCHED THE ……BEAUTIFY THE BLUEGRASS INITIATIVE …..CALLING ON KENTUCKIANS TO COME TOGETHER TO MAKE
THEIR HOMETOWNS SHINE…..
THE CONCEPT IS SIMPLE……IDENTIFY A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION….FORM A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS…..AND THEN FIND A WAY TO GET
INVOLVED IN REPAIRING….ENHANCING….OR BEAUTIFYING IT……
TAKE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS AND UPLOAD THEM ON THE ….BEAUTIFY THE BLUEGRASS……WEBSITE……
THE WINNING TEAM WILL BE NOTIFIED IN OCTOBER….AND THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JENEAN HAMPTON WILL HOST A CATERED
BAR-B-CUE FOR UP TO 200 TEAM MEMBERS IN THAT COMMUNITY……
SPORTS
08/31/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO GLAGOW….
WHILE THE LADY PATRIIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY THE LADY SCOTTIES…..
THE LADY PATROT VOLLEYBALL TEAM GOES TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM HOSTS DAVIESS COUNTY…..
IN N-F-L PRESEASON GAMES…..
THE BENGALS GO TO INDIANAPOLIS…..
THE FALCONS ENTERTAINS JACKSONVILLE…..
AND THE TITANS GO TO KANSAS CITY…..
AND BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY TODAY AND TOMORROW……
TOMORROW NIGHT’S FOOTBALL GAME…..AGAINST GREENWOOD…. HAS BEEN MOVED TO THREE O’CLOCK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND IT WILL BE
PLAYED AT WARREN EAST HIGH SCHOOL…………
HOUSE MEETING
08/30/17
DURING A TWO HOUR……CLOSED DOOR SESSION YESTERDAY….KENTUCKY HOUSE MEMBERS GOT THEIR FIRST LOOK AT A CONSULTANT’S
SUGGESTIONS ON REFORMING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TROUBLED PUBLIC PENSION PLANS……
P-F-M GROUP CONSULTING…..WAS PAID ONE-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO CONDUCT THE STUDY…..WHICH SUGGESTS MOVING ALL NEW STATE
GOVERNMENT HIRES TO A “FOUR-ONE- K” TYPE RETIREMENT…..PUTTING NEW TEACHERS ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM…..AND MAKING THOSE
ON HAZADOUS DUTY RETIREMENT WAIT UNTIL THE AGE OF 60 BEFORE BEING ABLE TO COLLECT BENEFITS…..
REPORTEDLY….GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WILL CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN OCTOBER TO DEAL WITH THE PENSION
PROBLEMS……
VETERANS HOME
08/30/17
A VETERAN’S NURSING HOME IN BOWLING GREEN…..IS A STEP CLOSER TO REALITY AS GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS SIGNED HOUSE BILL-13…….
SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL MERREDITH FROM BROWNSVILLE……WHICH COMMITTS 10-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN
MATCHING FUNDS FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION….
THE FUNDING IS A NECESSARY STEP FOR THE U-S DEPARTMEN OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON THE 90-BED FACILITY
WHICH WILL SERVE 17 COUNTIES IN SOUTHCENTRL KENTUCKY……..
SPORTS
08/30/17
THIS WEEK’S….CLASS FOUR-A….HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL FINDS JOHNSON CENTRAL NUMBER ONE….FRANKLIN/SIMPSON IS FIFTH…..WARREN
EAST AND ROCKCASTLE COUNTY AT TIED FOR NINTH……AND THE PATRIOTS ALSO RECEIVED VOTES…..
ARREST
08/29/17
AUGUST 23RD……THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT THE RESIDENCE OF 28 YEAR OLD JESSICA YORK….
LOCATED AT 14-78 STAFFORD HOLLOW ROAD….
WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED….YORK SAID SHE HAD JUST HAD A WRECK AND HER VEHICLE WAS UPSIDE DOWN IN A CREEK….OFFICERS LOCATED THE
VEHICLE AND SEVERAL SCHEDULE-TWO PRESCRIPTION PILLS AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
YORK WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-DRUG UNSPECIFIED AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
THEN ON AUGUST 25TH…..ANOTHER SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED AT YORK’S RESIDENCE WHERE A HIDDEN SAFE WAS DISCOVERED…..
WHICH CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT-OUNCES OF CRYSTAL METH, APPROXIMATLEY 37-GRAMS OF PROCESSED MARIJUANA, SCALES,
PARAPHERNALIA, A LOADED HAND GUN AND CASH…..
YORK WAS ADDITIONALLY CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSSTANCE-METH-ENHANCE, TRAFFICKING IN MARIJUANA AND
POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA……
SHOOTING-CASEY
08/29/17
STATE POLICE SAY AN ARGUMENT IN LIBERTY SUNDAY….LEAD TO A DEADLY SHOOTING….
REPORTEDLY 53 YEAR OLD THOMAS MOSER OF STANFORD ARRIVED A OME WHERE HIS GIRLFRIEND E AND OTHERS WERE WORKING…..
MOSER GOT INTO ARGUMENT WITH 71 YEAR OLD LEONARD WALLS OF LIBERTY…..THE ARGUMENT ESCALATED WHEN MOSER PHYSICALLY
THREATENED WALLS….WHO SHOT HIM IN THE CHEST……
MOSER WAS TRANSPORTED TO CASEY COUNTY HOSPITAL WHERE HE LATER DIED….
NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE….BUT THE CASE WILL BE WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY’S OFFICE…..
ACCIDENT-WARREN
08/29/17
AN ACCIDENT ON I-65….NEAR THE 42 MILE MARKER…..INJURED ONE PERSON….
STATE POLCIE SAY A TWENTY-11 FREIGHTLINER…..OPERATED BY 67 YEAR OLD THOMAS PETERS OF OHIO…….LEFT THE ROADWAY…..WENT UP AN
EARTH EMBANKMENT…..AND STRUCK A TREE….
PETERS WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING REEN…….
AND RAIN AND WET ROAD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT……
SPORTS
08/28/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM GOES TO MONROE COUNTY…..
TOPPER HEAD BASKETBALL COACH RICK STANSBURY SAYS FRESHMAN CENTER MITCHELL ROBINSON HAS RE-ENROLLED IN CLASSES FOR THE
FALL SEMESTER…. BUT MUST MEET INTERNAL REQIREMENTS .FOR RETURNING TO THE TEAM….AFTER BEING SUSPENDED AND RELEASED….
ROBINSON WAS SUSPENDED JULY 31ST FOR VIOLATING TEAM RULES…..HOWEVER… SINCE HE DIDN’T “TRANSFER” HE CAN RETURN TO THE
HILL……
STATE PARKS HONORED
08/28/17
SIX KENTUCKY STATE PARKS HAVE BEEN HONORED AS PART OF KENTUCKY LIVING MAGAZINE’S……BEST IN KENTUCKY AWARDS……
CUMBERLAND FALLS WAS NAMED WINNER OF THE ROMANTIC GETAWAY LOCATION…..SECOND IN TOURIST ATTRACTION…..AND THE LAKE WAS
ADDED TO THE “BEST IN KENTUCKY HALL OF FAME” FOR SCENIC VIEW……..
MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME WON FIRST PLACE FOR BEST HISTORIC SITE……
AND JOHN JAMES AUDUBON STATE PARKED PICKED UP TWO THIRD LACE AWARDS FOR HISTORIC SITE AND HIKING TRAIL…..WHILE NATURAL BRIDGE
STATE PAKR RECEIVED SECOND PLACE FOR HKING TRAIL……
WHILE TWO OTHER PARKS…..PERRYVILLE BATTLE FIELD AND GENERAL BURSIDE ISLAND STATE PARK WERE ADDED TO THE HALL OF FAME….
AND THREE LAKES…..WHERE THERE ARE STATE PARKS….WERE ALSO RECOGNIZED…..LAKE CUMBERLAND AND ROUGH RIVER WERE NAMED BEST
HOUSE BOATING LAKES….LAKE CUMBERLAND AND KENTUCKY LAKE WON SECOND AND THIRD FOR FAMILY GETAWAY….AND LAKE CUMBERLAND
ENTERED THE “HALL OF FAME FOR FISHING AND BOATING……
WEST NILE
08/28/17
06:05AM
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IS REPORTING FOUR HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN THE COMMONWEALTH….
TO DATE…..42 STATES AND WASHINGTON D-C…HAVE REPORTED WEST NILE INFECTIONS IN PEOPLE…..BIRDS…..MOSQUITOES….OR HORSES….
KENTUCKY’S FOUR HUMAN CASES INCLUDE ONE IN FAYETTER COUNTY…..TWO IN HOPKINS…AND ONE CASE IN JEFFERSON…..AND ALL OF THE
CASES HAVE OCCURRED IN ADULTS…..
TETWEEN TWENTY-12 AND TWENTY-16……THE COMMONWEALTH HAS AVERAGED ABOUT 10 CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS A YEAR….WHICH OCCURS
FOLLOWING THE BITE OF AN INFECTED MOSQUITO……
BEVIN CRITIZES SOME STATE WORKERS
08/28/17
IN A WEEK-END INTERVIEW…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN CRITICIZED SOME STATE EMPLOYEES FOR INFLATING THEIR PUBLIC PENSION BENEFITS TO…..
STICK IT TO THE TAXPAYER….
BEVIN QUESTIONED WHY STATE WORKERS WERE ALLOWED TO “HORD” UNUSED SICK DAYS….AND USE THEM TO BOOST THEIR SALARIES…..TO
QUALIFY FOR A MORE LUCRATIVE RETIREMENT CHECK…..
AND HE ALSO QUESTIONED IF STATE WORKER SHOULD BE ALLWE TO “PURCHASE” SERVICE TIME”…ALLOWING THEM TO RETIRE SOONER…..
REPORTEDLY……THE GOVERNOR WILL CALL A SPECAIL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN OCTOBER…..TO DEALS WITH THE COMMONWEALTH’
S PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEMS WHICH IS ONE OF THE WORST FUNDED IN THE NATION…..
AIRMEN TO TEXAS
08/28/17
18 KENTUCKY AIR NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS…..FORM THE 123RD SPECIAL TEACTIS SQUADRON…..ARE GOING TO TEXAS TO HELP WITH THE
RECOVERY EFFORTS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE HARVEY……
14 WILL BREAK UP INTO TWO RECOVERY TEAMS….AND THE OTHER FOUR WILL STAFF A SPECIAL TACTICS OPERATIONS CENTER…..
SPORTS
08/28/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM GOES TO THE DIAMOND CAVERNS GOLF COURSE TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST….
THE LADY PPATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO THE GLASGOW COUNTRY CLUB TO PLAY THE LADY SCOTTIES…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM GOES TO WESTMORELAND TO TANGLE WITH WESTMORELAND AND HENDERSONVILLE…..
AND THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW……
THE DATES FOR THE ANNUAL WATERFOWL BLIND DRAWINGS…AT SEVERAL WILDLIFE MAMAGEMENT AREAS….. HAVE BEEN RELEASED…
THE WATER FOWL BLIND DRAWING FOR THE BARREN RIVER LAKE W-M-A….IN ALLEN AND BARREN COUNTIES WILL BE SATURDAY,OCTOBER-
SEVENTH….FROM SEVEN TO NINE…..AT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS OFFICE AT BARREN RIVER LAKE…..
ALLEN JOBLESS RATE INCREASES
08/25/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING….THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE SLIGHTLY FROM FOUR-POINT-
EIGHT PERCENT IN JUNE TO FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN JULY….AND THIS JULY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO ABOVE THE FOUR-POINT-THREE
PERCENT RECORDED IN JULY OF LAST YEAR….
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT….UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM FOUR-POINT- SEVEN PERCENT IN MONROE
COUNTY TO SEVEN PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY….
STATEWIDE….JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 18 COUNTIES….ROSE IN 99…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN THREE….
WOODFORD COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYEMENT RATE AT FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 17-POINT-SIX PERCENT
SENIOR PASS INCREASE
08/25/17
IN ORDER TO MEET REQUIREMENTS SET BY LEGISLATION PASSED BY CONGRESS IN DECEMBER TWENTY-16…..THE PRICE OF THE NATONAL PARK
SERVICES “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL SENIOR PASS” WILL INCREASE FROM 10 TO 80 DOLLARS ON MONDAY….AS THE LEGISLATION REQUIRES THE
PRICE OF THE “SENIOR LIFETIME PASS” BE THE SAME AT THE GENERAL “ANNUAL PASS” WHICH IS 80 DOLLARS…..
THE “SENIOR PASS” HAS COST 10-DOLALRS SINCE 1994 AND THOSE AGE 62 CAN STILL PURCHASE IT AT THAT PRICE BEFORE MONDAY…...AND
LIFETIME GOLDEN AGE OR SENIOR PASSES…..PURCHASE BEFORE MONDAY…WILL BE HONORED FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE PASS HOLDER….THE
LEGISLATION ALSO CREATED A NEW….. “ANNUAL SENIOR PASS”…..THAT CAN BE PURCHASED FOR 20-DOLLARS…..
THE SENOR PASS COVERS ALL ENTRANCE FEES AND MAY PROVIDE SENIOR DISCOUNTS…..THE PASS ALSO WAIVES THE ENTRANCE FEE FOR
TRAVELING COMPAIONS….
AT PER-VEHICLE FEE SITES….THE PASS ADMITS THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS IN NON-COMMERICAL VEHICLES AND AT PER-PERSON FEE
SITES….THE PASS ADMITTS THE PASS HOLDER AND THREE OTHER ADULTS…..
LOUISVILLE BRIDGE
08/25/17
YOU CAN HELP LOUISVILLE’S NEW BRIDGE OVER THE OHIO RIVER….DOWNTOWN…. BE NAMED THE BEST NEW BRIDGE IN THE COUNTY…..
THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRIDGE IS IN THE RUNNING TO WIN THE….BEST IN AMERICA PRIZE…..IN THE TWENTY-17 AMERICA’S TRANSPORTATION
AWARDS COMPETITION…..AS THE COMMONWEALTH IS IN CONSIDERATION WITH PROJECTS FROM 11 OTHER STATES….
THE GRAND PRIZE WILL BE DETERMINE BY AN INDEPENDENT PANEL OF TRANSPORTAION INDUSTRY EXPERTS….BUT YOU CAN VOTE IN THE PEOPLE’
S CHOICE CONTEST THRU SEPTEMBER 21ST BY GOING ON-LINE TO….AMERICAS- TRANSPORTATION-AWARDS-DOT-ORG…..
THE WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIZE AND THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS WILL WIN 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
SCHOOL BOARD
08/25/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN SPECIAL SESSION….LAST NIGHT…. TO SET THE TWENTY-18 TAX RATE……AND IT TOOK THREE
VOTES FOR THE BOARD TO COME TO A DECISION…..
AND TAKE THE 4% INCREASE....
65-PERCENT OF THE REVENUE WILL GO TO THE GENERAL FUND…..AND 35-PERCENT TO THE BUILDING FUND……
FORMER DEPUTY ENTERS PLEA
08/25/17
IN FEDERAL COURT….A FORMER MONROE COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF HAS PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO WIRE FRAUD…..
LARRY DALE MARTIN OF GLASGOW IS CHARGED WITH DEVISING A SCHEME TO SELL AND/OR GIVE AWAY SURPLUS MILITARY PROPERTY OTBAINED
FROM A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM……
IF CONVICTED AT TRIAL…..MARTIN FACES PRISON TIME…..A 250-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE……AND THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE……
SPORTS
08/25/17
THE PATRIOTS HOST BARREN COUNTY IN THE ATHLETIC HALL OF GAME…..
KEITH GERALD….KEN RIGDON…..RICKY MCPEAK….AND JOHN HALL WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE…… A-C-SH ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME….. DURING
HALF-TIME CEREMONIES……A MEET AND GREET WITH THE CLASS OF TWEY-17 WILL BE HELD PRIOR TO THE GAME AT SIX……
KICK-OFF AT PATRIOT FIELD IS SEVEN……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-
THREE….. LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT……
STOLEN TRAILER
08/24/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE THEFT OF AN ENCLOSED TRIALER……
THE SEVEN-BY-16 RED TRAILER…..WITH MARINE CORPS STICKERS ON THE REAR AND SIDE DOORS….WAS TAKEN FROM A RESIDENCE ON BAILEY’S
POINT ROAD YESTERDAY…..
A REWARD IS OFFERED….AND ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THIS THEFT IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT……
ARREST
08/24/17
SCOTTSVVILLE POLICE ARRESTED ONE PERSON IN CONNECTION WITH THE THEFT OF A X-BOX FROM JIMMY’S FURNITURE….
33 YEAR OLD NICHOLAS CARROLL OF 51-HINTON AVENUE….APARTMENT A-TWO WAS CHARGED WITH RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY UNDER 10-
THOUSAND DOLLARS AFTER JENNIFER GRACE TOLD ASSISTANT CHIEF DARRIN TABOR SHE SAW CARROLL TAKE THE X-BOX FROM THE STORE…..
GRACE FOLLOWED HIM TO HIS RESIDENCE AT COUNTRY PLACE APARTMENTS…..AND WHEN CARROLL WOULDN’T ANSWER THE DOOR…ASSISTANT
CHIEF TABOR AND CHIEF JEFF PEARSON WENT TO THE RESIDENCE WERE THEY WERE GIVEN PERMISSION TO SEARCH….AND THE X-BOX,
CONTROLLERS AND A GAME WERE LOCATED IN THE CLOSET UNDER SOME CLOTHES…..…..
AND OFFICER TREVER TOMPSON ARRESTED 37 YEAR OLD PHILLIP TAYLOR OF 51-HINTON AVENUE……APPARTMENT D-ONE ON A WARRANT
CHARGING THEFT BY UNLAW TAKING-AUTO 500-DOLLARS OR MORE….BUT UNDER 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ASSAULT-FOURTH DEGREE……
KY HOME SALES UP
08/24/17
FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR…..KENTUCKY’S REAL ESTATE MARKET REMAINED STRONG IN EVERY CATEGORY TRACKED……
TOTAL HOME SALES EXCEEDED THE TOTALS SEEN THROUGH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR…...WITH AN INCREAE OF FOUR-POINT-SEVEN
PERCENT…..FROM 24-THOUSAND-786 IN TWENTY-16….TO 25-THOUSAND- 943 THIS YEAR……
HOWEVER…..HOUSING INVENTORY FOR THE FIRST HALF OF TWENTY-17 REACHED A SIX-MONTH LOW OF FOUR-POINT-32 MONTHS…… DOWN 17-
POINT-FOUR PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR….WHEN INVENTORIES WERE FIVE-POINT-23 MONTHS….
DAYS ON THE MARKET ALSO HIT A RECORD LOW…..DROPPING FROM 140 LAST YEAR TO 123 THIS YEAR……WHICH IS A DECREASE OF 13-
PERCENT…..
THE MEDIAN PRICE FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR INCREASED TWO-POINT-THREE PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR……REACHING 124-THOUSAND
DOLLARS….WHICH IS UP FROM 121-THOUSAND LAST YEAR…..
AND THAT PUSHED THE TOTAL VOLUME OF ALL HOME SALE TO AMOST FIVE-BILLION DOLLARS…….
WEST NILE IN LOUISVILLE
08/24/17
THE LOUISVILLE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS HAS FOUND WEST NILE INFECTED MOSQUITOES IN TRAPS IN LOUISVILLE…..
OFFICIALS SAY IT’S COMMON TO FIND MOSQUITOES INFECTED WITH WEST NILE THIS TIME OF YEAR…..WHICH MEANS RESIDENTS SHOOULD TAKE
THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS……IN MOST CASES……INDIVIDUALS INFECTED WITH WEST NILE EITHER SHOW NO SYMPTMS OR RELATIVELY MILD
SYMPTOMS……
LAST YEAR…..ONE PERSON DIED OF WEST NILE IN LOUISVILLE AND THERE WAS ONE OTHER NON-FATAL CASE……
WRAY
08/24/17
70 YEAR OLD WANDA SUE WRAY OF BOWLING GREEN DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..PRIVATE GRAVESIDE
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AT WALKER’S CHAPEL CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DAVID AND PAM REECE, TONY RICHEY, JAMIE AND DONNA BELCHER AND CHRIS
BELCHER…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; LITTA MIKE SMITH ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…. NUMEROUS GRANCHILDREN AND GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
OLIVER
08/24/17
85 YEAR OLD CARLEEN OLIVER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILIARY HONORS…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER FIVE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO
HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY OR THE CHAIRTY OF YOUR CHOICE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PATTY MCINTYRE OLIVER…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-ON-LAW; MICHAEL AND SUSAN OF DELAWARE AND ED AND
LOIS OF BOWLING GREEN…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; REBECCA AND TONY GARCIA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW;
DEAN AND VIRGINIA OF FLORIDA…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN, THREE STEP-GRANDCHHILDREN, 12 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT STEP-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
08/24/17
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ENTERTAIN BARREN COUNTY……
IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL…..
CAMPBELLSVILLE IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON PIKEVILLE…..
EXPANDED SMOKING ORDINANCE
08/22/17
AN EXPANDED SMOKING ORDINANCE…..PASSED BY THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL….GOES INTO EFFECT MONDAY……
THE EXPANDED ORDINANCE BANS THE USE OF E-CIGARETTES AND HOOKAHS IN PUBLIC PLACES AND WORKSITES……
THERE ARE EXEMPTIONS……HOWEVER…..FOR E-CIGARETTE STORES AND NON-TOBACCO-BASED HOOKAH LOUNGES THAT USE ONLY NON-
TOBACCO AND NON-NICOTINE PRODUCTS AT THE LOCATIONS…..
POSSIBLE FINES AGAINST ESTABLISHMENTS REMAIN THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE….AS THEY RANGE FROM 50 TO 500-DOLLARS……..
DOLLAR GENERAL OPENS NEW STORE
08/22/17
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS REACHED A NEW MILESTONE BY OPENING ITS 14-THOUSANDTH STORE IN DAUPHIN-PENNSYLVANIA…..
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS 57-HUNDRED EMPLOYEES IN PENNSYLVANIA…..WITH 625 STORES AND ONE DISTRIBUTION CENTER…….
FT. KNOX VAULT
08/22/17
YESTERDAY……FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 40-YEARS…..THE GOLD DEPOSITORY AT FORT KNOX WAS OPENED TO CIVIALIANS……
TREASURY SECRETARY STEVEN MNUCHIN LED A DELEGATION OF KENTUCKY POLITICIANS…..INCLUDING SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL AND
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN TO THE DEPOSITORY…..
MNUCHIN IS JUST THE THIRD TREASURY SECRETARY TO VIEW THE GOLD AT FORT KNOX…..…
LAKE CUMBERLAND ACCIDENT
08/22/17
AN APPARENT BOATING ACCIDENT HAS CLAIMED A LIFE ON LAKE CUMBERLAND….
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE SAYS THE BODY WAS DISCOVERED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON NEAR CAMPBELLS LANDING IN
NANCY……
NO OTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME….AND AN AUTOPOSY IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY AT THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS
OFFICE…..
SCHOOL BOARD
08/22/17
AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING….DIRECTOR OF PUPIL PERSONNEL GARRY DEWITT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT
ENROLLMENT.....IN GRADES K-THRU 12 FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR…..IS 29-HUNDRED 82 STUDENTS…. AND THAT TOTAL WILL INCREASE TO THREE-
THOUSAND-82 WHEN PRESCHOOL BEGINS TOMORROW…..LAST YEAR….ENROLL MENT WAS 29-HUNDRED-73 WITHOUT PRESCHOOL AND THREE-
THOUSAND-99 WITH PRESCHOOL ADDED…..
SUPERINTENDENT RANDELL JACKSON UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE SOLAR ECLIPSE ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOLS YESTERDAY……
WENDELL SPEARS…..WHO IS RETIRING AT THE END OF THE MONTH….WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS 11 YEARS AS TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR…..IN
WHICH TIME ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL BUSES TRAVELED OVER FIVE-MILLION MILES….ROGER WEAVER WILL TAKE OVER AT TRANSPORTATION
DIRECTOR SEPTEMBER FIRST…..
THEN BOARD THEN WENT INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE LITIGATION…….
SPORTS
08/22/17
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM GOES TO COVINGTON WOODS GOLF COURSE TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
AND THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO TANGE WITH WARREN EAST……
ORTHOPEDICS PLUS SOLD
08/21/17
COMMONWEALTH HEALTH CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE VOTED TO ACQUIRE PRTHOPEDICS PLUS…… A PRIVATE COMPANY WITH
SEVEN LOCATIONS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY……INCLUDING SCOTTSVILLE…..
ORTHOPEDICS PLUS….WHICH WAS FORMED IN THOUSAND-TWO…..PROVIDES REHA;BILITATIVE SERVICES FOR NON-OPERATIVE AND POST-
OPERATIVE CONDITIONS……
ORTHOPEDICS PLUS OWNER ….JASE PINEROLA……WILL JOIN “MED CENTER HEALTH” AS VICE-PRESIDENT OF PHYSICAL REHABILITATION
SERVICES…. OVERSEEING ORTHOPEDICS PLUS…..AS-WELLP-AS THE HEALTH SYSTEM’S EXISTING INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL
REHABILITATION LOCATIONS……
PEARCE FORD EVACUATION
08/21/17
WESTERN STUDENTS LIVING IN PEARCE/FORD TOWER WERE EVACUATED FOR A TIME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..WHEN A KITCHEN FIRE BROKE
OUT ON THE 10TH FLOOR….
THE SPRINKLE SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE FIRE WAS CONTINED TO THE KITCHEN…..
MEETINGS
08/21/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND GRAHAM
LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMRROW AFTERNOON AT 4 THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS AND FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT 7……
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7 THE JAYCEES MEET…..
CORE POOL
08/21/17
KEEP IN MIND THAT BEGINNING TODAY……THE INDOOR POOL AT THE CORE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR MAJOR
MAINTENANCE WORK….
DURING THIS TIME…..THE OUTDOOR[POOL….SAUNA…..STEAM ROOM….AND HOT TUB WILL ALL OPEN AT SIX IN THE MORNING…..
THEN THE OUTDOOR POOL WILL CLOSE AROUND SEVEN AT NIGHT…..WHILE THE SAUNA… STEAM ROOAM….AND HOT TUB WLL REMAIN OPEN UNTO
EIGHT-30 AS USUAL……
PARDUE
08/21/17
72 YEAR OLD KENNETH ALLEN PARDUE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY(SUN) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; KEITH AND SANDY OF FRANKLIN….A DAUGHER AND SON-IN-LAW; KEENA AND KEVIN WOODS OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-AW; LAWAYNE PARDUE , BRO. HILLUS AND ALICE PARDUE AND BILLY AND RUBY PARDUE ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE, BRO. LARRY AND TINA EMERY OF ADOLPHUS AND JEFF AND KATHY EMERY OF NORTH CAROLINA…..A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW;
SHELIA AND DANNY CARTER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND REBA LONAS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
08/21/17
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEY BALL TEAM TRAVELS TO WARREN CENTRAL…..
AND THE JUNOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT SOUTH WARREN……
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL OPENS THE HOME PORTION OF THE SEASON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE ANNUAL “HALL OF FAME” GAME….
THREE OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES AND A LONGTIME SUPPORTER OF THE ATHLETICS PROGRAM AT ALLEN COUNTY’SCOTTSVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR INDUCTION INTO THE “ AC-SH” ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME…..
THIS YEAR’S CLASS INCLUDES FORMER ALLEN COUNTY BASKETBALL PLAYERS KEITH GERALD AND KEN RIGDON…..AC/S FOOTBALL PLAYER RICKY
MCPEAK….AND THE LATE DR. JOHN HALL….
A MEET-AND-GREET WILL BE HELD AT SIX FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE INDUCTION CEREMONIES AT HALF-TIME OF THE ACS/ BARREN COUNTY GAME…..
KY STATE FAIR
08/16/17
THE KENTUCKY STATE FAIR BEGINS ITS 10-DAY RUN TOMORROW….AND THE FAIR IS ADDING SOME NEW ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR….
THERE WILL BE NEW EVENTS….NEW MUSIC…AND NEW FOODS TOM COMPLIMENT THE DISPLAYS AND FESTIVITIES THAT ARE A REGULAR PART OF
THE FAIR…..
SOME OF THE NEW OFFERING INCLUDE AN AREA FOR INDIVIDUALS TO VIEW AND LEARN ABOUT THE ESCLIPE ON AUGUST 21ST…….A MINI-MUSIC
FESTIVAL AUGUST 24TH…….AND NEW ACTS INCLUDIGN THE FLYING WALLENDAS……
AND SOME OF THE NEW FOODS YOU CAN TRY INCLUDE ALLIGATOR AND FRIED MAC ‘N CHEESE BALLS……..
THE FAIR ALSO HAS A NEW “APP” THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED TO HELP PLAN YOUR VISIT TO THE FAIR AND SAVE MONEY……
ARREST
08/16/17
A SIX MONTH INVESTIGATION BY THE BOWLING GREEN/WARREN COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE HAS LEAD TO THE ARREST OF A BOWLING GREEN
WOMAN….
FOLLOWLING AN UNDERCOVER PURCHASE OF CRYSTAL-METH…..38 YEAR OLD BRANDON BAIZE OF 28-25 GLEN LILY ROAD WAS ARRESTED
FOLLOWING A TRAFFIC STOP AND CHARGED WITH SIX-COUNTS OF TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND TAMPERING WITH
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE……
ALL OF THE PURCHASES WERE FROM AN OLD BARREN RIVER ROAD BUSINESS…. THAT HAD NO NAME…..BUT WAS THE STORE FRONT THAT SHE WAS
SUPPOSEDLY REMODELING……
FORMER PRINCIPAL PLEADS GUILTY
08/15/17
A FORMER PRINCIPAL AT LAURE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO TRANSFERRING IMAGES FRO MPHONES
CONFISCATED FROM STUDENTS….TO HIS PERSONAL THUMB DRIVE WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT OR KNOWLEDGE…..AND THEN SHARING THE IMAGES
ON A RUSSIAN WEBSITE……
37 YEAR OLD STEPHEN GOODLETT OF ELIZABETHTOWN WAS PRINCIPAL AT LARUE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FROM TWENTY-13 UNTIL HE WAS FIRED
LAST OCTOBER…..
GOODLETT…..WHO WILL BE SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT OCTOBER 20TH…..IS FACING ADDITIONAL STATE CHARGES…..
SYMBOL REMOVAL
08/16/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAYS HE “ABSOLUTELY” DISAGREES WITH REMOVING CONFEDERATE SYMBOLS AND MONUMENTS FROM GOVERNMENT
PROPERY…. CALLING IT THE “SANITIZATION OF HISTORY”…..
THE GOVERNOR SAID IF WE DON’T WANT TO REPEAT THE MISTAKES OF OUR PAST…..THEN WE’D BETTER TEACH IT TO YOUR YOUNG PEOPLE…..AND
HE SAYS IT’S THE WRONG APPROACH TO PRETEND IT DIDN’T HAPPEN…….
WAREHOUSE EXPANSION
08/16/17
MURAKAMI MANUFACTIING U-S-A…..ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY IT WILL BUILD A THREE-MILLION DOLLAR WAREHOUSE AT ITS FACILITY IN
CAMPBELLSVILLE….THAT WILL CREATE 20 NEW JOPBS……
THE CURRENT FACILITY WILL BE EXPANDED BY 50-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET TO CONSOLIDATE STORAGE…..INCREASE MANUFACTURING
CAPACITY…..AND STREAMLINE PRODUCTION FLOW…..CONSTRUCTION IS EXPEXCTED TO START NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED BY MARCH OF
NEXT YEAR…..
KENTUCKY’S AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY INCLUDES 520 FACILITIES THAT EMPLOY OVER 100-THOUSAND……. AND THRU JULY OF THIS YEAR…...
AUTOMOTIVE RELATED COMPANIES HAD COMMITTED TO MORE THAN FOUR-BILLION DOLLARS IN EXPANSION AND NEW-LOCATIONS PROJECTS…..
HOLDER
08/16/17
76 YEAR OLD MARY JO HOLDER OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SESRVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN BEECH GROVE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW
(THURS) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; KIM AND JIM SPEARS OF ADOLPHUS AND JEANIE AND TIM DICKERSON OF GREENVILLE…..A
SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; DONNA MAE AND MIKE COLTON OF MICHIGAN….A SISTER-IN-LAW; LINDA HOLDER OF ADOLPHUS…..AND FRANK GOAD
OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN, TWO STEP-GRANDCHILDREN, SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO
SURVIVE…..
WRIGHT
08/16/17
57 YEAR OLD MICHAEL LYNN WRIGHT OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE FRIDAY AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW
(THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY IS WIFE; ROBIN WRIGHT…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; JAMI WRIGHT AND ASHELY AND WESLEY SAYRE ALL OF INDIANA…..A
STEP-SON AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BRANDON AND KRYSTAL MORRIS OF BOWLING GREEN…. TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS; MANDY SPIVEY OF
INDIANA AND ASHLEY LINDSEY OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; TOM AND GINA OF OKLAHOMA AND BRIAN AND TAMMI
OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; BARBARA AND MITCHELL JENKINS OF FOUNNTAIN RUN…..16 GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
08/16/17
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE CARDINALS ARE IN BOSTON TO TAKE ON THE RED SOX…..
THE REDS PLAY THE CUBS IN CHICAGO……
THE BRAVES ARE ON THE ROAD TO COLORADO……
AND THE HOT RODS ENTERTAIN LAKE COUNTY……
CITY COUNCIL
08/15/17
AT THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT…..SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL GAVE FIRST READING TO AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE TAX RATE…..
A LENGHY DISCUSSION ENSUED ON TAKING THE FOUR-PERCENT INCREASE VERUS A NEEDED INCREASE IN SEWER RATES…..BEFORE THE
ORDINANCE PASSED ON FIRST READING ON A FIVE TO ONE VOTE…..A PUBLIC HEARING WILL HAVE TO BE HELD ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE…..
THE COUNCIL GAVE FINAL APPROVAL TO AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE “CODE OF ORDINANCE”…..AND AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO ADVERTISE
FOR BLACKTOP BIDS……
AND THE COUNCIL WAS INFORMED THAT THE BID OPENING FOR THE WEST MAIN STREET RENOVATION WILL BE AUGUST 24TH……
SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
08/15/17
THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAYS THREE KENTUCKIANS…..ARE AMONG 141 INDIVIDUAL IN 19-STATES…..THE HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH
STRAINS OF SALMONELLA TRACED BACK TO PAPAYAS IMPORTED FROM MEXICO……
OFFICIALS HAVE LINKED THE OUTBREAK TO THE MARADOL PAPAYAS…..FROM THE CARICA DE CAMPECHE FARM IN MEXICO….AND THE C-D-C IS
WARNING CONSUMERS AND RESTAURANTS TO DISPOSE OF ANY PAPAYAS FROM THE COMPANY…..
IN TWENTY-14…..THE U-S IMPORTED NEARLY 50-BILLON DOLLARS IN FOOD FROM CANADA….CHINA….INDIA….AND MEXICO……
HISTORIC PLACES
08/14/17
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HAS ADDED EIGHT SITES AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH….INCLUDING A MOTEL NEAR CAVE CITY…..TO THE NATIONAL
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES…..….
THE KENTUCKY HERITAGE COUNCIL AND STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICES APPROVED THE NOMINATED SITES IN MAY…...BEFORE THEY
WERE SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE…..
THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IS AN OFFICIAL LIST OF HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES DEEMED WORTHY OF
PRERSERVATION……
ARREST-METCALFE
08/15/17
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A SUMMERSHADE MAN ON MURDER CHARGES…..
46 YEAR OLD BOBBIE LAWSON WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER, TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND ABUSE OF A CORPSE….
THE COLUMBIA POST WAS CONTACTED BY THE METCALFE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IN REFERENCE TO A DECEASED PERSON FOUND AT A
RESIDENCE ON NOBOB-SUMMER SHADE ROAD….AND THE INNVESTIGAITON LED TO THE ARREST OF LAWSON…..
THE IDENTITY OF THE DECEASED IS YET TO BE DETERMINED AND AN AUTOPSY WILL BE CONDUCTED TODAY AT THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS
OFFICE…..
SPORTS
08/15/17
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY……..
YESTERDAY....THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM DROPPED A TWO TO ONE DECISION TO WARREN EAST…….
BUDGET SHORTFALL
08/14/17
FRIDAY……STATE ECONOMISTS ISSUED THEIR FIRST PLANNING ESTIMATES FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR…….AND TAXPAYERS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH COULD BE FACING A BUDGET SHORTFALL OF MORE THAN 200-MILLION DOLLARS……
THE OFFICIAL ESTIMATE CALLS FOR TAX COLLECTIONS OF ABOUT 10-POINT-EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDS JUNE 30TH….
TWENTY-18….. HOWEVER……ECONOMISTS SAY THEY EXPECT COLLECTONS WILL BE ABOUT 10-POINT-SIX BILLION……
THE CONSENSUS FORECASTING GROUP CHOSE THE MOST PESSIMISTIC OF THREE OPTIONS THEY WERE PRESENTED……CITING THE PARTISAN
RANCOR IN CONGRESS AS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PREDICT FEDERAL TAX POLICY…….
THEIR OFFICIAL ESTIMATE WON’T BE FINALIZED UNTIL DECEMBER…….
CITY COUNCIL
08/14/17
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT…..ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR REPORTS…..AND TONIGHT’S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK……STARTING AROUND SIX…..
ARREST
08/14/17
THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE WEN TO FOUR-ZERO-FOUR EAST MAPLE IN SCOTTSVILLE…WHERE DETECTIVES WERE GIVEN CONSENT TO
SEARCH AND THEY FOUND SUSPECTED CRYSTAL METH, CASH. PILLS, MARIJAUANA, SCALES, SYRINGS AND VARIOUS OTHER DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA…..
38 YEAR OLD AMY STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG
PARAPHEERNALIA…..
AND 27 YEAR OLD JAMES POWELL OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TWO COUNTS OF
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA…..
PLANE CRASH
08/14/17
SATURDAY MORNING THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A CALL THAT A BI-PLANE HAS CRASHED AT CROSSWINDS GOLF
COURE….
THE PLANE STRUCK A NUMBER OF TREES….CAUSING IT TO SPIN AND COME TO REST ON THE FOURTH HOLE FAIRWAY……
THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….AND THE INVESTIGAITON INTO THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH CONTINUES…..
FORMER KSP DETECTIVE INDICTED
08/14/17
A FORMER KENTUCKY STATE POLICE DETECTIVE HAS BEED INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURYY…WITH MAKE FALSE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE
DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE IN A MURDER CASE HE WAS INVESTIGATING…..
THE INDICTMENT ALLEGES THAT 41 YEAR OLD CHARLES SENTER….DURING A HEARING IN JULY TWENTY-14…..FALSELY STATED HE HAD PERMISION
TO DESTRY A TELEPHONE CORD AND KNIFE……
TRAIL IS SET FOR OCTOBER 16TH…..AND WE REMIND LISTENERS THAT AN INDICTMENT IS A FORMAL CHARGE AND NOT PROOF OF GUILT……
MEETINGS
08/14/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
THURDAY MORNING AT SEVEN-30 THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST CLUB MEETS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 THE MECICAL CENTER AT
SCOTTSVILE ALZHERMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETS, THE HALFREY/DALTON V-F-W MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6 AND THE CATTLEMEN MEET AT
7……
BUTTERFLY WAY STATION
08/14/17
THE GARDEN CLUB OF KENTUCKY WILL DEDICATE THE LATEST OF A SERIES OF MONARCH BUTTERFLY WAY STATIONS AT BARREN RIVER LAKE STATE
PARK TODAY….
THE CEREMONY WILL BE AT 10 JUST BELOW THE LODGE PATIO AND POOL…..
MEMBERS OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF KENTUCKY AND THE GLASGOW GARDEN CLUB BEGAN WORKING WITH PARK STATE IN TWENY-13……TO DESIGN
AND INSTALL THE MONARCH WAY STATION…..
MONACH WAY STATIONS ARE GARDENS THAT PROVIDE MILKWEED…..WHICH IS THE ONLY PLANT MONARCH CATEPILLERS WILL EAT…..THE WAY
STATIONS PROVIDE NURTITION AND SHELTER FOR THE OF MONARCH BUTTERLFYIES ON THE MIGRATION TO AND FROM MEXIXO…………
11 OTHER STATE PARKS HAVE MONARCH WAY STATION…..AND TWO PARKS PLAN TO OPEN WAY STATIONS SOON……
HURT
08/14/17
83 YEAR OLD EURIE BROWN HURT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVIVCES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW
(TUES) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO MT. UNION GENERAL BAPTIST
CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; BARBARA AND SAM STOVALL AND…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DANNY AND MARY
BROWN AND RICKYAND AND EDNA BROWN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; CLARA CRUMP OF CAVE CITY AND OLA
AND RONNIE MILLER OF BOWLING GREEN…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN; 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, TWO STEP-GRANDCHILDREN. SIX STEP-GREAT-
GRANDCCHILDREN AND SIX STEP-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
CLINE
08/14/17
79 YEAR OLD BETSY CLINE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW (TUES)
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME,,,,,,
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JERRY CLINE…..A SON; DR. ERICK CLINE OF MAINE…..AND A SISTER; WANDA WINGO OF FLORIDA…..TWO
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
MADDEN
08/14/17
67 YEAROLD WILLIAM AUBREY MADDEN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) MORNING A 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEW SALEM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTEROON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN: CANDY AND BILLY JOE….A STEP-SON; MIKE PHILLIPSON…..A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; CONNIE AND MELVIN
GROCE OF GLASGOW……AND FIVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; RONNIE AND DEE, HORACE AND MARY, RICHARD AND LARRY AND DAWN ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GARY AND KAREN OF TENNESSEE……
SPORTS
0814/17
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO THE ROLLING HILLS COUNTY CLUB TO TAKE ON LOGAN COUNTY AND
RUSSELLVILLE….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TANGLE WITH WARREN EAST….
SENIOR PARADE
08/10/17
AS THE ANNUAL FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL……SENIOR PARADE……MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE SCOTTSVILLE SQUARE THIS MORNING…..TWO YOUNG
LADIES WERE INJURED….WHEN THEY LOST THEIR BALANCE…..AND FELL OUT OF THE BACK OF A PICKUP…..
BOTH WERE TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……
AND AUTHORITIES HAVE RELEASED NOT OTHER INFORMATION ON THE INCIDENT……
SCHOOL CALENDAR
08/010/17
IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TODAY…..
FALL BREAK WILL BE OCTOBER SECOND THRU SEVENTH…..
NOVEMBNER 22ND THRU THE 24TH WILL BE THANKSGIVING BREAK….
THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS BREAK WILL RUN FROM DECEMBER 18TH THRU JANUARY FIRST……
AND SPRING BREAK WILL BE APRIL SECOND THRU SIXTH….
AS OF RIGHT NOW……THE LAST DAY FOR STUDENT THIS SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE MAY 23RD AND GRADUATION IS SET FOR MAY 25TH…….
TRAIN FIRE
08/10/17
A FIRE ON A TRAIN IN HART COUNTY YESERDAY MORNING.....DISRUPTED CLASSES AT BONNIEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR A SHORT TIME……
STATE POLICE SAY A SMALL ELECTRICAL PANEL IN A C-Z-X TRAIN’S ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE………THE TRAIN WAS CARRYING
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS…...BUT NONE OF THOSE CARS WERE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE TRAIN…..
THE STUDENTS WERE EVACUATED A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY…....AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED……
KY TO RECEIVE SETTLEMENT FUNDS
08/10/17
THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE RECEIVING 80-THOUSAND DOLALRS FROM A SETTLEMENT WITH NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND
ITS SUBSIDARY….ALLIED PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY…. CONCERNING AN OCTOBER TWENTY-12 DATA BREACH…..
THE BREACH WAS ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY THE FAILURE TO APPLY A CRITICAL SECURITY PATCH…..AND RESULED IN THE LOSS OF PERSONAL
INFORMATION BELONGING TO ONE-POINT-27 MILLION CUSTOMER…..
A TOTAL OF 720 KENTUCKIANS WERE AFFECTED BY THE BREACH……
SUIT CAN PROCEED
08/10/17
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE THOMAS WINGATE HAS RULED THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESGHER’S LAWSUIT AGAINST GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN
CAN PROCEED…
THE SUIT IS OVER AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REORGANIZING SEVERAL BOARDS THAT GOVERN PUBLIC EDUCATION…..
IN HIS RULING……WINGATE CONVERTED BEVIN’S MOTION TO DISMISS INTO A MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGEMENT .AND GAVE THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL’S OFFICE 20 DAYS TO RESPOND……
PAINTED ROCKS
08/10/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS STARTED A NEW CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF KENTUCKY’S OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND HIS …..”DON’T LET THEM
DIE”…..INITIATIVE…..
HIS OFFICE HAS BEGUN PLACING PAINTED ROCKS AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH WITH MESSAGES ON THEM…… FOLLOWING THE NEW TREND OF
PAINTED ROCK SEARCHES…..A FORM OF HIDE-AN-GO-SEEK….. WHERE VOLUNTEERS PAINT AND DECORATE ROCKS AND PLACE THEM FOR OTHERS
TO FIND…..
WHEN YOU FIND A ROCK…..TAKE YOUR PICTURE WITH IT THEN POST THE PHOTO TO THE SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLET OF YOUR CHOICE……THEN HIDE
THE ROCK FOR OTHERS TO FIND……
THE PROMOTION IS INTENDED TO BE ENCOURAGING AND FUN…..AS IT SEEKS TO RAISE AWARENESS ACROSS KENTUCKY ABOUT A TRAGICALLY
SERIOUS EPIDEMIC…..
LAST YEAR……JUST OVER 14-HUNDRED KENTUCKIANS DIED AS A RESULT OF AN OPIOID OVERDOSE…….
SPORTS
08/10/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GREENWOOD…..
AND THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM HOLDS THEIR FINAL SCRIMAMGE AS EDMONSON COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT FIELD…..
TONIGHT’S SCRIMMAGE STARTS AT SIX……
CORE CHILD CARE
08/09/17
SCHOOL BEGINS FOR STUDENTS IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TOMORROW……AND THE “CORE” WILL ONCE AGAIN BE OFFERING
LICENSED CHILD CARE….
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL TWO-THREE-SEVEN-FIVE-SEVEN-ZERO-FOUR……
ARREST
08/09/17
MONDAY NIGHT……THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT ONE-ZERO-SIX PACE AVENUE IN GLASGOW….IN
REFERENCE TO POSSIBLE DRUG TRAFFICKING AND DRUG USE….
RECOVERED WERE SUSPECTED CRYSTAL METH…..MARIJUANA…..SCALES…..AND A FIREARM…..
54 YEAR OLD LARRY HUFF OF GLASGOW WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUSUBSTANCE-METH, POSSESSION
OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON…..
FT. CAMPBELL DEPLOYMENT
08/09/17
HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS FROM FORT CAMPBELL ARE DEPLOYING TO SOUTHWEST ASIA…
MEMBERS OF THE SECOND-SQUADRON……17TH CALVARY REGIMENT…..101ST COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE WILL SERVE A NINE-MONTH TOUR…..
THE UNITS FOCUS WILL BE TO BUILD CAPACITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO INCREASE REGIONAL SELF-RELIANCE AND IMPROVE SECURITY……
AUTO PLANTS
08/08/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAY HE’S TRYING TO COVINCE TWO JAPANESE AUTOMAKERS BUILD A ONE-POINT-SIX BILLION DOLLAR PLANT IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….
TOYOTA AND MAZDA ANNOUCED LAST WEEK THEY PLANN TO CONSTRUCT A JOINT FACTORY TO BUILD COROLLAS AND A NEW CROSS-OVER MODEL
MAZDA…..
TOYOTA HAS A PLANT IN GEORGEOWN THAT BUILDS CAMERY AND AVALON MODELS……
SPORTS
08/09/17
THE N-C-A-A ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT KENTUCKY….SYRACUSE…..AND THE BIG 10 RECORDED THREE OF THE TOP ATTENDANCE RECORDS
LAST SEASON….
THE WILDCATS LED THE NATION WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF ALMOST 24-THOUSAND…. SYRACUSE WAS THE ONLY TEAM TO TOP 400-
THOUSAND IN TOTAL ATTENDANCE…..AND THE BIG 10…..FOR THE 41ST CONSECUTIVE SEASON…..WAS THE TOP CONFERENCE IN MEN’S
BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE AT THREE-POINT-NINE MILLION…….
HS OPEN HOUSE
08/07/17
BACK TO SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON…..AS THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL HOLD OPEN HOUSE FROM FOUR TO SIX…….
FATAL-CUMBERLAND
08/07/17
AN ACCIDENT .IN THE LIMITS OF MARROWBONE CLAIMED A LIFE…
STATE POLCIE SAY 32 YEAR OLD JEFFERY CYPHERS OF BURKSVILLE WAS TRAVELING ON KENTUCKY-90…WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT
HAND TURN INTO A PRIVATE CRIVE…...AND COLLIDED WITH A MOTORCYCLE OPERATED BY 20 YEAR OLD ZACHERY GRAY ALSO OF BURKESVILLE…..
GRAY…..WHO WASN’T WEARING A HELMET….DIED AT THE SCENE…..WHILE CYPHERS WASN’T INJURED……
FANCY FARM
08/07/17
THE 137TH ANNUAL FANCY FARM PICNIC WAS SATURDAY…..AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR AND HOUSE MINORITY LEADER ROCKY ADKINS
INCREASED SPECULATION THAT BOTH OF THEM WILL BE RUNNING IN THE TWENTY-19 GOVERNORS RACE….
AS ADKINS SAID HE IS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING A RUN FOR GOVERNOR….WHILE BESHEAR SAID HE HASN’T DECIDED…..BUT HE DID RELEASE HIS
TWENTY-16 TAX RETURNS….AND CHALLENGED OTHER STATE LAWMAKERS TO DO THE SAME….
FINANCIAL SERVICES
08/07/17
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS HAS RELEASED ITS TWENTY-16 ANNUAL REPORT……WHICH FINDS THE FINANCIAL SERVCIES
INDUSTRY IN THE COMMONWEALTH GROWING….AS DEMONSTRATED BY TOTAL ASSETS AT STATE-CHARTED BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS
INCREASING BY FIVE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT AND SIX-POINT-15 PERCENT RESPECTIVELY……
THE D-F-I’s “DEPOSITORY DIVISION” SUPERVISED 133 STATE-CHARTED BANKS WITH ASSETS FROM 23-MILLION TO FOUR-POINT-EIGHT BILLION
DOLLARS….AND 24 STATE-CHARTERED CREDIT UNIONS WITH ASSETS FROM 700-MILLION TO ONE-POINT-ONE BILLION DOLLARS……
AND AS PART OF GOVERNOR’S RED TAPE REDUCTION INITIATIVE…..D-F-I BEGAN A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF IT REGULATIONS….AND ELIMINATED
OR AMENDED 10-PERCENT OF REGULATIONS DEEMED UNNECESSARY OR OUTDATED…..
MEETINGS
08/07/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEET TONIGHT AT 6-30 AND GRAHAM LODGE AND THE SADDLE CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7……
TOMORROW AFTERNOONA T FOUR THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS MEET….
THURSDAY MORNING AT 9 IS THE ANNUAL RETIRED TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES BRAKFAST, THE LIONS CLUB MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6-30 AND
THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET A T 7…..
HOFFMAN
08/07/17
32 YEAR OLD ADAM NEAL HOFFMAN OF FOUNTAIN FUN….AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..DIED SATURDAY AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
MEDICAL CENTER……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 FRIDAY MORNING AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME….AND AFTER EIGHT SATURDAY MORNING AT THE
CHURCH…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPAHTY MAY BE MADE TO THE ADAM HOFFMAN SCHOLARSIP FUND OR THE KENTUCKY JUNIOR SIMMENTAL
ASSOCIATION…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; KAROL ANN SHIRLEY HOFFMAN…..TWO SON; REID AND BOTH OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..HIS PARENTS; ROGER HOFFMAN OF
FRANKLIN AND DONNA HOFFMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SISTER; AMY MILLER OF BOWLING GREEN……HIS FATHER AND MOTHER-IN-LAW; STEVE AND
LEISA SHIRLEY…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; KYLE AND MEGAN SHIRLEY ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..HIS GRANDFATHER; ELMER HOFFMAN
OF OHIO….AND GRANDMOTHER-IN-LAW; FRANCIS ROYCE OD EDMONTON…..
SPORTS
08/07/17
THE CARDINALS ARE ON THE ROAD TO KANSAS CITY….
THE REDS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE PADRES….
AND THE HOT RODS HOST SOUTH BEND……
CRAFT NOMINATION CONFIRMED
08/04/17
THE U-S SENATE HAS CONFIRMED THE NOMINATION OF GLASGOW NATIVE KELLY KNIGHT CRAFT AS THE NEXT AMBASSADOR TO CANADA….WHICH IS
THE SECOND LARGEST GOODS TRADING PARTNER WITH THE U-S…..WITH 544-BILLION DOLLARS IN GOODS TRADED BETWEEN THE TWO
COUNTRIES LAST YEAR…..
CRAFT WAS PREVIOUSLY A U-S DELEGATE TO THE UNITED NATIONS……
OUTDOOR RECREATION
08/04/17
ACCORDING TO A NEW NATIONAL STUDY….THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH JUMPED TO 12-OINT-EIGHT
BILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR……WHICH IS UP FROM EIGHT-POINT-FOUR BILLON IN TWETNY-12……
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM SAYS .OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THREE-POINT-SIX BILLION
DOLLARS INWAGES AND SALARIES FROM 120-THOUSAND JOBS…..AND PROVIDES 756-MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE AND LOCAL TAX REVENUE…..
THEY STUDY……DONE BY THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION….FOUND THE COMMONWEALTH IS STARTING TO POSITION ITSELF AS A TOP-TIER
DESTINATION FOR TRAVELERS SEEKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES…..
STATE CHARGES DISMISSED
08/04/17
STATE CHARGES AGAINST A MUNFORDVILLE MAN….WHO WAS ACCUSED OF PLACING GLASS SHARDS IN CUPS PRODUCED AT DART CONTAINER IN
HORSE CAVE AND SENT TO RESTAURANTS…..HAVE BEEN DISMISSED SO THE FEDERAL CASE MAY PROCEED…..
WAYLON HORTON FACED 139 COUNTS OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT AND 139 COUNT OF POSSESSION OF A DESTRUCTIVE DEVISE IN STATE
COURT…..IN FEDERAL COURT….HORTON IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF CONSUMER PRODUCT TAMPERING……
THE STATE CHARGES WERE DISMISSED WITHOUT “PREJUDICE”……MEANING THEY CAN BE REFILED……
DEFORD
08/04/17
66 YEAR OLD STEVE DEFORD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDECE…. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATION FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIED BY A DAUGHTER; REBECCA KEMERY OF ARIZONA…..THELMA WILLIS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND EUGENE WILLIS, TERRY AND TINA WILLIS
AND DAVID AND ALISA WILLIS ALL OF OHIO…….
SPORTS
08/04/17
AFTER 17 YEARS IN THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE MIKE FISHER HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT…
THE 37 YEAR OLD FISHER WAS DRAFTED BY THE OTTAWA SENATORS 1998…..AND WAS TRADED TO THE PREDATORS DURING THE TWENTY-10-11
SEASON……
TREASURER COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
08/03/17
KENTUCKY STATE TREASURER ALLISON BALL HAS PROMOTED HER EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT….LORAN HART FERGUSON….TO SERVE AS
COMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR….
FERGUSON…..A MONROE COUNTY NATIVE…..ATTENDED LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY….AND ALSO INTERNED FOR
FORMER FIRST DISTRICT COMGRESSMAN ED WHITFIELD…….
“AG TAG” DONATIONS UP
08/03/17
KENTUCKY “AG” TAG DONATONS HAVE RISEN NEALRY 14-PERCENT….TO REACH AN ALL TIME HIGH….AS VOLUNTARY “AG” TAG DONATIONS
REACHED 630-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED JUNE 30TH…..
KENTUCKY DROVERS….. WHO BUY OR RENEWS FARM VEHICLE PLATES…. CAN MAKE A VOLUNTARY DONATION OF UP TO 10-DOLLARS TO THE “AG
TAG” FUND…..THE PROCEEDS ARE THEN DIVIDED EQUALLY BETWEEN KENTUCKY FOUR-H…. KENTUCKY F-F-A…..AND THE KENTUCKY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE…..
THEN HALF OF THE FOUR-H AND F-F-A FUNDS GO BACK TO THE COUNTY WHERE THE TAG WAS PURCHASED….WHERE THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS
USE THEM TO SUPPORT LOCAL PROGRAMS….AWARDS…..AND SCHOLARSHIPS……
BEVIN ON INSTAGRAM
08/03/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS LAUNCHED AN INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT….WHICH WILL JOIN HIS TWITTER AND FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS IN SHARING NEWS
FROM THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE…..
WITH THE…STORY FEATURE ON INSTAGRAM….THE GOVERNOR WILL GIVE FOLLOWERS UP-TO-DAY NEWS AND A LOOK BEHIND-THE-SCENES AT
WHAT GOES ON AT THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE…..
FOLLOWERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO POST PHOTOS AND VIDEOS ON INSTAGRAM……TWITTER…..AND FACEBOOK…..WHICH MAY BE SHARED ON
THE INSTAGRAM PAGE….
OFFICE FURNISHING FOR SALE
08/03/17
IF YOU’RE IN NEED OF DESKS….FILING CABINETS…..CHAIRS….OR OTHER OFFICE FURNISHINGS……NEXT WEDNESDY…AUGUST NINTH….THE
DIVISON OF SURPLUS PROPERTY WILL L HOLD A SPOT-BID-SALE IN FRANKFORT….FROM EIGHT TO ONE…. TO SELL THE FURNISHINGS FROM THE 24-
STORY CAPITAL TOWER……
BIDDING WILL END AT ONE…..ALL SALES WILL BE FINAL…. AND PAYMENT MUST BY MADE BY SIX THAT NIGHT……
ALL ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED BY THREE-30 ON FRIDAY THE 11TH….AND THERE WILL BE NO AFTER HOURS OR WEEK-END LOADING……AND FAILURE
TO REMOVE THE ITEMS WILL DISBAR THE BIDDER FROM ANY COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY PUBLIC SALES FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS….
FOR MORE INFORMATION…..CALL FIVE-ZERO-TWO…FIVE-SEVEN-THREE….48-36……
SPORTS
08/03/17
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TO THE CROSSWINDS GOLF COURSE TO PLAY IN THE SOUTH WARREN
INVITATIONALS
BLACK HEREFORD ASSOCIATIOBN
08/02/17
THE AMERICAN BLACK HEREFORD ASSOCIATION IS MOVING ITS HEADQUARTERS TO BOWLING GREEN…AND THEY WILL BE LOCATED AT 400 EAST
MAIN STREET…IN SUITE THREE-10-A….
THE MOVE TO THE COMMONWEALTH IS MADE POSSIBLE….IN PART…WITH A KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE DEVELOPLMENT FUND GRANT…..
THE ASSOCIATION WAS APPROVED FOR UP TO 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FUNDING…..WITH THE REQUIRMENT OF 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
STATE FUNDS…..TO BE MATCHED BY 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN COUNTY FUNDS…..
THE FUNDING WILL ALSO BE USED FOR REGIONAL L WORKSHOPS…COST-SHARE PROGRAMS….HOSTING THE “ A-B-H-A” JUNIOR NATIONALS.….
HOSTING THE AMERICAN BLACK HEREFORD SALES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..AND HOSTING A “WELCOME TO KEKTUCKY TOUR” FOR ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS………..
UNPAID WAGES
08/02/17
LAST MONTH…..THE KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET COLLECTED ALMOST 256-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN UNPAID WAGES TO WORKERS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….
UNPAIID OVERTIME…WITHHLED FINAL PAY CHECKS….AND ILLEGAL DEDUCTIONS ARE AMONG THE TYPES OF WAGE AND HOUR VIOLATIONS THE
CABINET PROSECUTES…..
ENFORCEMENT TYPICALLY BEGINS WITH A COMPLAINT…..INVESTIGATORS ARE THEN ASSIGNED TO THE CASE TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH THE
COMMONWEALTH’S WAGE AND HOUR LAWS…..MONITOR THE CORRECTION OF ANY VIOLATIONS….AND COLLECT BACK WAGES IMPROPERLY
WITHHELD…..
MISSING EDMONSON TEEN
08/02/17
THE EDMONSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING TEEN….
15 YEAR OLD JOSHUA CLEMONS….OF ROCKY HILL….WAS LAST SEEN JUST BEFORE THREE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….
CLEMONS….WHO TOOK HIS PARENTS SILVER….TWENTY-17 NISSAN THREE-70-Z… WAS WEARING A GRAY EDMONSON COUNTY FOOTBALL T-SHIRT
WITH THE SLEEVES CURT OUT….SHORTS…..AND NIKE ATHLETIC SHOES….
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF JOSHUA CLEMONS IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE EDMONSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT…..
FORMER BULLITT DEPUTY SENTENCED
08/02/17
A FORMER BULLITT COUNTY SPECIAL SHERIFF’S DEPUTY HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO 36-MONTHS IN PRISON….FOLLOWED BY A
FIVE-YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE….AND ORDERED TO PAY A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE….
40 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER MATTINGLY OF SHEPHERDSVILLE HAD ADMITED THAT HE CONSPIRED WITH OTHERS TO KNOWINGLY AND
INTENTIONALLY DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND-KILOGRAMS…BUT LESS THAN THREE-THOUSAND-KILOGRAMS OF MARIJUANA IMPORTED
FROM CALIFORNIA……
REPORT
08/02/17
THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE HAS RELEASED THE JULY ACTIVITY REPORT….
DURING THE MONTH…..TROOPERS AND DETECTIVES ISSUED 11-HUNDRED-75 CITATIONS WITH 338 BEING FOR SPEEDING AND 119 FOR SEAT BELT
USAGE…
15 D-U-I ARRESTS WERE MADE….116 ACCIDENTS WERE INVESTIGATED..…. 11-HUNDRED-82 COMPLAINTS WERE ANSWERED…33-CRIMINAL
CASES WERE OPENED….AND 91-CRIMINAL ARRESTS WERE MADE…..
SPORTS
08/02/17
TOPPER HEAD BASKETBALL COACH RICK STANSBURY SAYS FRESHMAN CENTER MITCHELL ROBINSON HAS BEEN GRANTED A RELEASE TO
TRANSFER FROM THE PROGAM….A DAY AFTER THE SEVEN-FOOTER WAS SUSPENDED…. INDEFINITELY… FOR AN USPECIFIED VIOLATION OF TEAM
RULES….
ROBINSON HAD ENROLLED IN SUMMER CLASSES AT WESTERN AND HAD PRACTICED AS RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK…..
HIS DEPARTURE LEAVES THE HILLTOPPERS WITHOUT THEIR HIGHEST-RATED RECRUIT IN PROGRAM HISTORY…..
OPEN HOUSE
08/01/17
OPEN HOUSES CONTINUE IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT THIS AFTERNOON…..AS THE PRIMARY CENTER WILL HAVE THEIR SECOND
KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE FROM FOUR TO SIX…..
AND THE INTERMEDICATE CENTER WILL ALSO HOLD OPEN HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON FROM FOUR TO SIX……
ARREST
08/01/17
FRIDAY…..THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CHIILD PROTECTION….RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE ON HAPPY
VALLY ROAD IN REFERENCE TO POSSIBLE DRUG ACTIVITY BEING PERFORMED IN THE PRESENCE OF TWO SMALL JUVENILES…..
DETECTIVES RECEIVED CONSENT TO SEARCH THE RESIDENCE AND LOCATED SUSPECTED CRYSTAL METH, MARIJUANA, PILLS, DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA AND FIREARMS…..ALONG WITH A 16-YEAR OLD WHO WAS ALLOWED TO USE DRUGS AT THE RESIDENCE….
27 YEAR OLD KATIE THOMPSON WAS CHARGED WITH ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOR….
28 YEAR OLD CHARLES PREECE OF GLASGOW WAS CHARGED WITH A NUMBR OF DRUG OFFENSES, POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN BY A COVICTED
FELON AND ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOT….
20 YEAR OLD DAKOTAWILSON OF GLASGOW WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF DRUG OFFENSES AND TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE…
THE 16-YEAR OLD WAS CITIED AND RELEASED TO A FAMILY MEMBER……
FATAL-WASHINGTON
08/01/17
AN ACCIDENT IN WASHINGTON COUNTY……TWO MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD…. CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO-THOUSAND-THREE TOYOTA…..DRIVEN BY 25 YEAR OLD DYLAN CHEATHAM….LEFT THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK AND
EMBANKMENT AND A TREE….
CHEATHAM….WHO WASN’T WEARING A SEATBELT….WAS EJECTED AND DIED AT THE SCEHE…..AND HIS PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO EPHRAIM
MCDOWELL HOSPITAL……
KY TEEN SUICIDE RATE
08/01/17
ACCORDING TO “KENTUCKY FORWARD”…..A TWENTY-16 SURVEY FOUND THAT EIGHT-POINT-TWO PERCENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S HIGH
SCHOOL SOPHOMORES……ABOUT ONE-IN-12….SAID THEY HAS ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT LEAST ONCE IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS…..EVEN
THOUGHT IT’S HIGH….. THE NATIONAL RATE IS EVEN HIGHER AT NINE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT….
SUICIDE IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG KENTUCKY’S TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS…..AND THE “KENTUCKY INCENTIVES FOR
PREVENTION” SURVEY IS GIVEN TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH IN EVEN-NUMBERD GRADES….. STARTING IN THE SIXTH GRADE……
THE SURVEY PRIMARILY ASSESSES ALCOHOL….TOBACCO….AND OTHER DRUG USE…...BUT ALSO LOOKS AT SUICIDE AND OTHER HIGH RISK
BEHAVIORS……
ACLU SUES BEVIN
08/01/17
THE A-C-L-U OF KENTUCKY HAS FILED SUIT AGAINST GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN FOR HIS BLOCKING OF SOME INDIVIDUALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA….
THE SUIT CLAIMS THE GOVERNOR’S PRACTICE OF BANNING AND BLOCKING INDIVIDUALS…..FROM HIS OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE AND TWITTER
ACCOUNTS….. IS A VIOLATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS…..
THE A-C-L-U FILED THE SUIT ON BEHALF OF A LOUISVILLE RESIDENT AFTER THEY POSTED COMMENTS THAT WERE NOT OBSCENE…..ABUSIVE….OR
DEFAMATORY……
SPORTS
08/01/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM CONTINEUS PLAY IN THE GATOR INVITATIONAL AT THE BOWLING GREEN COUNTY CLUB…..
TOPPER HEAD BASKETBALL COACH RICK STANSBURY HAS SUSPENDED FRESHMAN CENER MITCHELL ROBINSON….INFEFINITELY…..FOR AN
UNSPECIFIED VIOLATION OF TEAM RULES….
IN MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT….STANSBURY SAID ROBINSON IS “ A GOOD KID”…. BUT THE TEAM IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ONE PLAYER…..
THE TOPPERS WILL BE IN COSTA RICA….AUGUST SEVENTH THRU THE 14TH…..TO PLAY A NUMBER OF GAMES……
BUDGET OUTLOOK
07/31/17
KENTUCKY BUDGET OFFICIALS HAVE PAINTED A BLEAK OUTLOOK FOR THE COMMONWEALTH’S FINANCIAL SITUATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT
JUST BEGAN….
TWO WEEKS AGO….TO AVOID DIPPING INTO THE ‘RAINY DAY FUND”….GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN INPLEMENTED A ONE-PERCENT SPENDING CUT FOR
MOST STATE AGENCIES AND RENEGOTIATED CONTRACTS WITH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS…..BECAUSE OF A 152-MILLION DOLLAR
SHORTFALL…..
THE CONSENSUS FORECASTING GROUP PREDICTED THIS NEW FISCAL YEAR WOULD GROW TWO-POINT-FOUR PERCENT….AND THE NEW STATE
BUDGET WAS BASED ON THAT…..
HOWEVER…..WITH THE SHORTFALL….STATE BUDGEET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON WAYS THAT WILL BE TOUGHER TO REACH…..AND CHILTON WENT
ON TO SAY IN ORDER TO REACH THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THEY ESTIMATED…..THERE NEEDS TO BE THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT GROWTH FOR THE
ENTIRE YEAR…..
FORMER MONROE DEPUTY CHARGED
07/31/17
A FORMER MONROE COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF HAS BEEN CHARGED…BY FELONY INFORMATION……WTH WIRE FRAUD FOR DEVISING A SCHEME TO
SELL…AND OR… GIVEAWAY….SURPLUS MILITARY PROPERTY OBTAINED FROM A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM…..
34 YEAR OLD LARRY DALE MARTIN OF GLASGOW IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF WIRE FRAUD…..HE ALLEDGEDLY ORDERED PROPERTY FROM
THE PROGRAM… INCLUDING AN INDUSTRIAL ICE MAKER….A TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE DUAL AXLE CAMPER…..AND A KAWASKAI MULE……WHICH HE SOLD
OR GAVE AWAY FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL BENEFIT OR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS….
IF CONVICTED AT TRIAL…..MARTIN FACES UP TO 20-YEARS IN PRISON….A 250- THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE….AND THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED
RELEASE….
FANCY FARM
07/31/17
THE FALL ELECTION SEASON KICKS OFF THIS SATURDAY…..WITH THE ANNUAL FANCY FARM PICNIC….AND ANOTHER TOP KENTUCKY OFFICAL WON’T
BE THERE…..
SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES RELEASED A STATEMENT FRIDAY SAYING SHE WON’T ATTEND……..AND GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN
HAS ALSO SAID HE WON’T ATTEND BECAUSE OF A SCHEDULING CONFLICT….
STATE AUDITOR MIKE HARMON…..“AG” COMMISIONER RYAN QUARLES….HOSSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER…AND MINORITY LEADER ROCKY ADKINS
WILL ATTEND…. BUT LIEUTENDENT GOVERNOR JENEAN HAMPTON WON’T…..
THE “M-C” FOR THIS YEAR’S PICNIC IS FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER BOBBY RICHARDS FROM GLASGOW…..
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER REMOVED
07/31/17
GALLATIN CIRCUIT JUDGE RICHARD BREGGERMAN HAS REMOVED A MEMBER OF THE GALLATIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR FAILING TO
EARN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA….
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER…..CHAD MURRAY WAS REELECTED TO THE BOARD IN TWENTY-16….EVEN THOUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS EDUCAION…..IN JANUARY HE WAS ASKED TO RESIGN FROM THE BOAR…..BUT REFUSED…..
SO ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BRESHEAR TURNED THE MATTER OVER TO THE COURTS…..AS KENTUCKY LAW REQUIRES SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
TO COMPLETE AT LEAST THE 12TH GRADE….
ACCORDING TO THE JUDGE…..MURRAY ADMITTED HE LEFT LOVELAND BAPTIST SCHOOL BEFORE GRADUATION……
ACLU ASKS BEVIN TO STOP BLOCKING
07.31/17
THE A-C-L-U HAS ASKED GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN TO STOP BLOCKING INDIVIDUALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA….
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL…..THE A-C-L-U SENT A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR SAYING THAT BY BLOCKING PEOPLE…..HE’S VIOLATING
THEIR RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH……
THE GOVERNOR HAS BLOCK ABOUT 600 ACCOUNTS FROM HIS FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ACCOUNTS…..WHICH MEANS THOSE INDIVIDUALS CAN’T SEE
THE GOVERNOR’S POST OR COMMENT ON THEM….
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE BLOCKS PEOPLE WHO POST OBSCENE…..SPAM….OR OFF-TOPIC MATERIAL…..AND THEY WENT ON
TO SAY…. BLOCKING DOES NOT VIOLATE FREE-SPEECH BECAUSE THEY CAN STILL EXPRESS OPINIONS ON-LINE……
MEETING
07/31/17
06:05AM
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEK….
THE SCOTTSVILLE ART GUILD AND THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOTH MEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 5…..
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 5 THE MEDICAL CENTER A SCOTTSVILLE DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND THE COMPASSIONATE
FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP AND THE JUNIOR JAYCEES BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
07/31/17
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE GLASGOW COUTRY CLUB FOR THE TO PLA IN THE GLASGOW INVITATIONAL….
AND THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM GOES TO THE INDIAN HILLS GOLF COURSE FOR THE GREENWOOD INVITATIONAL……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
07/28/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE FROM THREE-POINT-EIGHT
PERCENT IN MAY TO FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN JUNE…..AND THIS JUNE’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO ABOVE THE FOUR-POINT-FIVE PERCENT
RECORDED IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT….UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM SIX-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN EDMONSON
COUNTY TO FOUR-POINT-FIVE PEERCENT IN MONROE COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH….THE JOBELES RATE ROSE IN 96 COUNTIES…..FELL IN 20…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN FOUR…..
WOODFORD COUTNTY HAD THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT….
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORED THE HIGHEST JOBELESS RATE AT 18-PERCENT……
CARTER LUMBER EXPANDING
07/28/17
50 NEW JOBS ARE COMING TO SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AS CARTER LUMBER ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY IT’S ADDING A MANUFACTURING CENTER
TO ITS LUMBER YARD AND DESIGNED CENTER WHICH ARE ALREADY LOCATED IN BOWLING GREEN……
THE 10-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY…..WHICH WILL BE BUILT IN THE TRANS-PARK…..IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A 114-MILION DOLLAR ECONOMIC IMPACT
OVER THE NEXT 10-YEARS…..
CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN TOWARD THE END OF THIS YEAR…..AND THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL AT THE END OF TWENTY-18……
FATAL-WARREN
07/28/17
AN ACCIDENT AT THE 20-MILE MARKER…..ON THE NATCHER PARKWAY….CLAIMED A LIFE….
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE TOYOTA…..OPERATED BY 27 YEAR OLD COREY MILLAY OF MORGANTOWN LEFT THE ROADWAY….HIT AN
EMBANKMENT….. CROSSED BACK OVER THE ROADWAY .AND CAME TO REST IN THE MEDIAN…..
MILLAY AND HER PASSENER….28 YEAR OLD BILLY PHELPS WERE BOTH EJECTED…. MILLARY DIED AT THE SCENE AND PHELPS WAS FLOWN TO
VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..…..
GALT HOUSE
07/28/17
THE GALT HOUSE IN LOUISVILLE SAYS AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION FOUND MALWARE HAS BEEN STEALING INFORMAITON FROM A PAYMENT CARD
PROCESSING SYSTEM…..
GUESTS WHO STATED AT THE HOTEL BETWEEN DECEMBER 21ST….TWENTY-16 AND APRILE 11TH OF THIS YEAR COULD BE AFFETEDD….
THE MALWARE COPIED NAMES AND ACCOUNT NUMBERS…..CREDIT CARD EXPIRATON DATES…..AND VERIFICATION CODES…..
THE HOTEL SAYS THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND IT’S WORKING TO STRENGTHEN ITS CYBER-SECURITY……
TRAIL CLOSING
07/28/17
TO MAKE WAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESSIBLE TRAIL TO ECHO RIVER SRING…. MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL CLOSE THE EXISTING
TRAIL AND GREEN RIVE CROSSING PARKING LOT MONDAY…..
DURING CONSTRUCTION THE FERRY WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE…..CANOESTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE RIVER…..BUT PARKING WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED…..
BESIDES A NEW TRAIL…..THE PARKING LOT WILL BE EXPANDED….AN ACCESSIBLE PICNIC AREA WILL BE BUILT….AND AN ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM
WILL BE INSTALLED….
HUNT
07/28/17
47 YEAR OLD ELIZABETH “TISSY” HUNT OF GLASGOW DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE
ADOLPHUS NATIVE WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN BETHLEHEM CEMETERY IN MONROE
COUNTY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 SUNDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JEFFERY HUNT…..TWO DAUGHTERS; JENNY PHILLIPS OF ADOLPHUS AND SARAH GILLIAM OF THE FREEDOM
COMMUNITY….HER MOTHER; SHIRLEY GILLIAM OF TENNESSEE…..AND A SISTER; ROSEMAY GILLIAM OF ADOLPHUS…….
SPORTS
07/28/17
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATORT GOLF TEAMS OPEN THEIR SEASONS TOMORROW…. AS THEY TRAVEL TO THE CAMPBELLSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB TO
PLAY IN THE TAYLOR COUNTY INVITATIONAL…..
WKU DONOR RECORD
07/27/17
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS SURPASSED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF PRIVATE SUPPORT IN A FISCAL YEAR….WITH A NEW HIGH OF 36-
POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN THE JUST COMPLETED YEAR…..WHICH IS A 20-PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 30-POINT-
TWO MILLION…..
THE TWENTY-16-17 TOTAL INCLUDES GIFTS FROM MORE THAN 14-THOUSAND DONORS FROM ALL 50-STATES AND SEVEN-COUNTRIES….WHO
MADE OVER 31-THOUSAND INDIVIDUAL GIFTS…… SUPPORTING 745 DIFFERENT INITIATIVES…..
DEFERRED GIFT EXPANTANCIES…..WHICH INCLUDE DONORS WHO HAVE SHARED INCLUSION OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THEIR ESTATE PLANS…..ALSO
REACHED AN ALL-TIME HIGH WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 123-MILLION DOLLARS……
BLOOD MOBILE
07/27/17
AS HAPPENS IN THE SUMMER…BLOOD DONATIONS TO THE RED CROSS DECLINE CREATING AN EMERGENCHY….IN MAY AND JUNE NEARLY 61-
THOUSAND FEWER BLOOD DONATIONS WERE GIVEN….PROMPTING THE EMERGENY CALL FOR DONATIONS….. AND THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE
WILL BE MAKING AN EMERGENCY VISIT….AT THE CORE TODAY….FROM 11 TO FOUR……
TO DONATE YOUR MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE…..
WEIGH AT LEAST 110-POUNDS…..
BE IN GOOD HEALTH…..
AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST 56-DAYS…..
MUNFORDVILLE FIRE CHIEF RESIGNS
07/27/17
A DISPUTE OVER FUNDING HAD LEAD MUNFORDVILLE FIRE CHIEF RICKY ADCOCK TO RESIGN AND SEVERAL OTHER FIREFIGHTERS TO QUIT….
ACCORDING TO ADCOCK….THE DEPARTMENT WAS OPERATING ON 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE COUNTY…. AS-WELL-AS A SMALL AMOUNT OF
FUNDS FROM THE KENTUCKY FIRE COMMISSION…..HE WENT ON TO SSAY THAT UNTIL JUNE….WHEN THE CITY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE
DEPARTMENT’S UTILITIES….THEY HADN’T RECEIVED ANY FUNDING FROM THE CITY…..
MUNFORDVILLE MAYOR JOHN FREEMAN THE THIRD….SAYS THERE IS MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT…..BUT THERE’S A CERTAIN WAY
THING MUS BE DONE…..AND THEY WILL BE SITTING DOWN WITH THE NEW CHIEF TO SEE WHAT THE DEPARTMENT’S NEEDS ARE…..
GRIMES DENIES REQUEST
07/27/17
SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES HAS AGAIN TURNED DOWN A REQUEST….FROM THE WHITE HOUSE….. FOR VOTING
RECORDS…..
LAST MONTH…..EVERY STATE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY…….ASKING FOR
DETAILED INFORMATION ON VOTERS REGISTERED IN THAT STATE TO INCLUDE NAMES….. PARTY AFFILIATION….AND THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF THE
VOTER’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER…..
GRIMES REFUSED THAT REQUEST…..AND YESTERDAY ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING SHE IS HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE COMMISSION…..BUT HAVING
A NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASE IS UNNECESSARY TO IMPROVING ELECTIONS….
SHE WENT ON TO SAY THE REQUEST PUTS KENTUCKY VOTERS’ PRIVACY AND PERSONAL DATA AT RISK……
WILSON
07/27/17
39 YEAROLD NICK WILSON OF JEFFERSONVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; KAITYYN WILSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HIS MOTHER; PEGGY RAGAN OF JEFFERSONVILLE…..A SISTER; LINDSEY
RAGAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HIS-STEP MOTHER; JEAN WILSON OF BOWLING GREEN….A HALF-BROTHER; LEONARD WILSON OF PENNSYLVANIA…...AND
HIS MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; CHLOE FORSBERT OF ALVATON…….,
SPORTS
07/27/17
THE CARDINALS ARE AT HOME TO OPEN A FOUR GAME SERIES WITH ARIZONA….
THE REDS PLAY IN MIAMI….
AND THE HOT RODS ARE IN GREAT LAKES TO TAKE ON THE LOONS….
VETERANS SCAM
07/26/17
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE REPORTS FROM KENTUCKIANS…..INCLUDING THE STATE POLICE….SAYING
A CALLER CLAIMING TO BE WITH THE “COALITION FOR VETERANS OF AMERICA”…..IS SEEKING DONATIONS TO HELP COVERS VETERANS AFFAIRS
MEDICAL BILLS AND AID HOMELESS VETERANS…..
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF SENIOR PROTECTION…..THE ORGANIZATION IS A SCAM…..AND A SCAM ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED…..
OFFICIAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE VERIFIED ON- LINE AT CHARITY-NAVIGATOR-DOT-ORG…..
AND KENTUCKIANS CAN SIGN UP FOR SCAM ALERTS BY TEXTING…. K-Y-O-A-G SCAM TO GOV-THREE-ONE-ONE….OR GO ON-LINE TO A-G-DOT-K-Y-
DOT-GOV-FORWARD SLASH-SCAMS……
FISCAL COURT
07/26/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE STONY POINT FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING….AND SET THE TWENY-17 TAX
RAGES…..
AND THE COURT VOTED TO TAKE THE COMPENSATING RATE….AN AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYEE HAND BOOK WAS ALSO APPROVED…..
AND THE COURT ALSO VOTED TO ASK THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO EXTEND THE LEASE AT WALNUT CREEK MARINA FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20-
YEARS…….
FERRY CLOSED
07/26/17
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY….IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAS CLOSED DUE TO LOW WATER LEVELS……AND WILL REMAINED CLOSED UNTIL
THE RIVER RISES ENOUTH TO ALLOW FOR SAFE OPERATION……
FOR CURRENT FERRY INFORMATION…..CALL TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-FIVE=EIGHT-21-66…….
BLOOD MOBILE
07/26/17
THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE WILL BE AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST….. THIS AFTERNOON FROM THREE TO SEVEN…….
TO DONATE YOUR MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE…..
WEIGH AT LEAST 110-POUNDS…..
BE IN GOOD HEALTH…..
AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST 56-DAYS…..
DONORS SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D CARD……OR A PHOTO I-D…….
VETERANS UPWARD BOUND
07/26/17
VETERANS UPWARD BOUND…..AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS…..
THE PROGRAM OFFERS FREE TUTORING IN MATH….COMPUTER LITERACY…. READING…..AND WITING…..
VETERANS UPWARD BOUND ALSO PROVIDES ACADEMIC ADVISING…..CAREER COUNSELING AND SCHOLARSHIPS….AND CAN HELP FILL OUT
ADMISIONS APPLICATIONS…..APPLY FOR FEDERAL AID….AND HELP GET THEIR G-I BILL BENEFITS….….
ALL BOOKS….EQUIPMENT…..SUPPLIES…..MATERIALS…..AND SERVICES ARE FREE FOR STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE VETERANS UPWARD
BOUND PROGRAM……
PAYNE
07/26/17
61 YEAR OLD DONALD RAY PAYNE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FAIRVIEW CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BYT HIS WIFE; CAROL PAYNE…..TWO SONS; DONALD AND TONY…. AND A DAUGTHER; SHARON PAYNE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SIX
BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; ANDY AND JIMMY AND PEGGY ALL OF BOWLING GREEN; LARRY AND SABRIA OF SCOTTSVILLE, .GREG AND ELAINE
OF OAKLAND, TOMMY AND JUDY OF BROWNSVILLE AND JEFF AND JENNIFER OF HARDYVILLE…..AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; FAYE
ABBOTT OF FRANKLIN AND CATHY PAYNE, VICKI AND JOSH RODRIGUEZ AND ROSEMARY PAYNE ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN
AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/26/17
SEASON TICKET RENEWALS FOR THE WILDCASTS UPCOMING BASKETBALL SEASON ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO SEASON TICKET HOLDER FROM LAST
SEASON….
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO SEASONS…..PER-GAME PRICES FOR ALL SEATING LOCATIONS HAVE INCREASED FIVE-DOLLARS….WHILE THE ANNUAL K-
FUND DONATION REMAINS UNCHANGED….
SEASON TICKET HOLDERS WILL RECEIVE AN E-MAIL WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO RENEW TICKETS FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON…..AFTER
RENEWALS ARE COMPLETED…..A LIMITED NUMBER OF 200-LEVEL SEATS WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE YEARLY LOTTERY…..
STUDENT TICKETS HAVE ALSO INCREASED FIVE-DOLLARS PER GAME….WHICH IS THE FIRST INCREASE SINCE THE 1990s….
BASH
07/25/17
BACK TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES BEGIN TONIGHT IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT……WITH THE ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL BASH………..FROM
FIVE TO SEVEN……AT THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER……
FISCAL COURT
07/25/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELS TO THE STONY POINT FIRE DEPARTMENT TONIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..
AND TONIGHT’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SEVEN……
NATCHER CONSTRUCTION
07/25/17
THE KENTUCKY TRANSORTATION CABINET IS URGING MOTORISTS TO CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING IN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE
ON THE NATCHER PARKWAY…..
THE WORK IS BEING DONE FROM I-65 TO THE MORGATOWN ROAD EXIT AND TRAFFIC IS DOWN TO ONE-LANE….
IF POSSIBLE…..MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO AVOID THE AREA…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T… BE SURE AND LEAVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR
DESTINATION…….
THE RECONSTRUTION PROJECT IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF AUGUST…..
NEW VETERANS CENTER
07/25/17
THE COMMONWEALTH’S NEWSEST VETERANS CENTER IN RADCLIFF….A VETERANS NURSING HOME…..NOW OPEN….
THE NEW CENTER INCORPORATES THE COMMUNITY LLIVING CONCEPT….WHICH FEATURES FOUR-NEIGHBORHOODS…..COMPRISED OF THREE 10-
BEDROOM HOUSEHOLDS…..THE DESIGN PROVIDES 120-VETERANS WITH A PRIVATED ROOM AND BATH…..FAMILY[ STYLE LIVING ROOM…..DINING
ROOM…..KITCHEN….AND PATIO….
A SEPARATE BUILDING HOUSES RECREATION…..THERAPY…..AND OTHER SERVICES……
KENTUCKY’S OTHER VETERANS CENTERS ARE LOCATED HANSON…..HAZARD…..AND WILMORE…..AND FUNDS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR A
VETERANS CENTER TO BE BUILT IN BOWLING GREEN……
FORMER TEACHER PLEAD NOT GUILTY
07/25/17
A FORMER LOGAN COUNTY TEACHER HAS PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO MULTIPLE CHARGES OF HAVING AN INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH A
STUDENT…..
37 YEAR OLD ADAM L. DECKER IS CHARGED IN AN INDICTMENT WARRANT WITH 10-COUNTS OF RAPE AND 11-COUNT OF SODOMY INVOLVING A 15
YEAR OLD GIRL….
HE’S ALSO ACCUSED PF EXCHANGING EXPLICIT PHOTOS WITH A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL…..AND USING HIS CELLPHONE WHILE EMPLOYED AS A TEACHER
TO SEND AND RECEIVE INAPPROPRIATE PHOTOS WITH TEEN GIRLS…..
SPORTS
07/25/17
JACKSONVILLE STATE HAS BEEN PICKED TO WIN ITS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE….OHIO VALLEY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP THIS SEASON…..
JACKOSNVILLE….WHICH HAS 24 STRAIGHT O-V-C VICTORIES…..IS FOLLOWED BY U-T MARTIN IN SECOND……THEN COMES TENNESSEE STATE…..
EASTERN ILLINOIS…. AND EASTERN KENTUCKY……
HOME SALES CLIMB
07/24/17
HOME SALES IN THE COMMONWEALTH CONTINUE TO CLIMB ….AS TOTAL HOME SALES INCREASED EIGHT-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN MAY……FROM 49-
HUNDRED-63 LAST YEAR…..TO 53-HUNDRED-91 THIS MAY……
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SALES HAVE PUSHED OVER FIVE-THOUSAND IN MAY….. WHILE HOUSING INVENTORY IN MAY REACHED AN ALL-TIME LOW AT
THREE-POINT-FIVE MONTH…..DOWN FROM 14-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN MAY TWENY-16……
DAYS ON THE MAKER ALSO DECREASED TO 123 DAYS….DOWN SEVEN-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..FROM 133 DAYS LAST MAY……
KENTUCKY’S MEDIAN HOME PRICE ALSO DROPPED SLIGHTLY IN MAY….FROM 131-THOUSAND- 636 DOLLARS LAST MAY….TO 130-THOUSAND-583
DOLLARS THIS MAY…..
MEANWHILE…..NATIONWIDE IN MAY….THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE HIT A NEW PEAK OF 252-THOUSAND-800 DOLLARS……
FISH KILL
07/24/17
A LEAKING PUMP SYSTEM……AT THE FORD TRUCK PLANT IN LOUISVILLE…IS BEING BLAMED FOR A FISH KILL IN HITE CREEK…
A UREA PUMPING SYSTEM LEAKED .AND THE COMPOUND….WHICH IS USED TO REDUCE EMISSIONS IN DIESEL ENGINES……TRAVELED THROUGH
THE PLANT’S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT .AND WAS RELEASED INTO A SEWER LEADING TO A METROPOLITIAN SEWER DISTRICT TREATMENT
FACILITY…..EVENTUALLY REACHING THE CREEK…..
NOAH’S ARK
07/24/17
THE KENTUCKY TOURISM…..ARTS….AND HERITAGE CABINET HAS SUSPENDED A TAX INCINTIVE…..WORTH UP TO 18-MILLION DOLLARS….FOR THE
NOAH’S ARK PARK IN WILLIAMSBURG……
THE MOVE WAS MADE AFTER THE PARK FAILED TO NOTIFY THE CABINET THEY HAD TRANSFERRED ITS MAIN PROPERTY TO A NONPROFIT
AFFILIATE…..AND THEY ALSO FAILED TO GET PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT…..
A PARK SPOKESPEROSN SAY THEY DON’T BELIEVE THE TRANSFER CREATED A DEFAULT….AND THEY WILL COMPLY WITH CONCERNS OVER THE
TRANSFER…..
CARROLL
07/24/17
ACCORDING TO “SPECTRUM NEWS” IN LOUISVILLE……STATE SENATOR JULIAN CARROLL IS BEING ACCUSED OF PROPOSITIONING AND GROPING A
MAN IN…TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE….HE TOLD HE WOULD HELP GET IN ART SCHOOL…..
THE SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS HAS VOTED TO REMOVE CARROLL FROM HIS LEADERSHIP POSITION AT MINORITY WHIP…..AND HAS CALLED ON
HIM TO RESIGN HIS SEAT…..
CARROLL WAS THE COMMONWEALTH’S GOVERNOR FROM 1974 TO 1979……
MEETINGS
07/24/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE MIDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 AND FISCAL COURT MEET TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7……
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7 THE JAYCEES MEET……
COOPER
07/23/17
74 YEAR OLD JOLENE SLEDGE COOPER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES
WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT FIVE AT CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….THEN VISITATION WILL BE FROM SIX TO NINE AT WHITE PLAINS BAPTIST
CHURCH…..IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE ALLEN COUNTY HISTORIAL SOCIETY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; CHAD AND VICKIE AND BRENT AND CHRISTEL ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER;
ANDREA TERRY OF TENNESSEE…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; TOMMY AND MARY SLEDGE OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHER-
IN-LAW; JOYCE MANSFIELD OF ARKANSAS, MARY ANN AND OSCAR CONNER OF SCOTTSVILLE, NANCY MEADOR OF LOUISVILLE AND REVA
BLANKENSHIP OF FRANKLIN…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; JEAN SLEDGE OF TEXAS……SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
0724/2017
THE CARDINALS HOST THE ROCKIES…..
THE BRAVES PLAY IN ARIZONA…..
AND THE HOT RODS ARE AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK TO WIND UP THEIR THREE GAME SERIES WITH PEROIA……….
HEAT ADVISORY
07/21/17
WITH TEMPERATURES BACK IN THE 90s TODAY AND HEAT INDEXES OVER 100, A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 SATURDAY NIGHT.
IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE, TAKE PLENTY OF BREAKS & STAY HYDRATED.....
ALSO BE SURE & CHECK ON THE ELDERLY.....
AND DON'T FORGET THE PETS & LIVE STOCK.....
BAT SURVEY
07/21/17
NEXT WEEK…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL HOST 45 BAT BIOLOGISTS FOR THE TWENTY-17….SOUTHEASTERN BAT DIVERSITY NETWORK
“BAT BLTZ”…..AS BAT BIOLOGISTS WILL SURVEY BATS FOR THREE NIGHTS TO GAIN A SNAPSHOT OF THE HEALTH OF THE PARK’S SUMMER BAT
POPULATION…….
THE SCIENTISTS WILL USE NETS AND TRAPS TO CATCH THE BATS….AND ONCE THEY’VE BEEN EXAMINED…..THEY WILL BE RELEASED….
THE DATA WILL THEN BE USED TO UNDERSTAND HOW BATS USE THE PARK….TO LOOK AT BAT POPULATIONS…..AND ALLOW THE PARK TO MORE
EFFECTIVLEY MANAGE IT’S RESOURCES TO PROTECT THE BATS…..
THE “BAT BLITZ” WILL KICK-OFF SUNDAY WITH TWO FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS….AT FOUR AND SEVEN-30……
WATER LINE FLUSHING
07/21/17
KEEP IN MIND THAT MONDAY THRU FRIDAY NEXT WEEK…..THE SCOTTSVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT WILL BE FLUSHING WATER LINES…..
DURING THIS TIME…..YOU MAY EXPERIENCE LOW PRESSURE….NO PRESSURE….OR MUDDY WATER…..
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
07/21/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROSE FROM FIVE-PERCENT IN MAY TO FIVE-
POINT-ONE PERCENT IN JUNE….
THHIS JUNE’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO A TENTH-OF-A PERCENTAGE POINT HIGHER THAT THE FIVE-PERCENT RECORDED IN JUNE OF LAST
YEAR…..
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS EXPERIENCED SOLID AND STEADY EMPLOYMENT GROWTH SINCE TWENTY-10….AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS
REMAINDED STEARY…..AROUND FIVE-PERCENT…..FOR THE LAST 24-MONTHS…..
THE U-S JOBLESS RATE ALSO INCREASD FROM FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN MAY…….TO FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN JUNE…….
YUM CENTER CONTRACT
07/21/17
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE TRUSTEES HAVE APPROVED CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL’S LEASE WITH THE K-F-C YUM CENTER AND THE LOUISVILLE
ARENA AUTHORITY….
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL….U-OF-L WILL PAY THE ARENA AN ADDITIONAL TWO-POINT-42 MILLION DOLALRS EACH YEAR…..PLUS THE
ONE-POINT-THREE TO ONE-POINT-EIGHT MILLION THEY ALREADY CONTRIBUTE….AND THE UNIVERSITY WILL RELINQUISH CONTROL OF ALL DATES IN
OCTOBER…..
THE YUM CENTER IS TO THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BAKETBALL TEAMS…..
SENTENCE APPEAL
07/21/17
AN IRAQI NATIONAL…..WHO WAS LIVING IN BOWLINGGREEN WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED ON TERRORISM CHARGES AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IN
PRISON….HAS HAS A MOTION TO VACATE HIS SENTENCE DENIED BY FEDERAL JUDGE THOMAS RUSSELL….
MOHANAD SHAREF HAMMADIE PLEAD GUILTY IN TWENTY-12 TO CONSPIRING TO SHIP THOUSAND OF DOLLARS AND WEAPONS TO AL-QAIDA IN IRAQ…..
HIS APPEALS ATTORNEY HAD ARGUED THAT HE RECEIVED INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE FROM HIS PREVIOUS ATTORNEY……AND WAS TOLD HE WOUILD
RECEIVE A LESSER SENTENCE IF HE PLEAD QUILTY……
SPORTS
07/21/17
THE CORE WILL HOLD THEIR FIRST…POWERLIFTING MEET….TOMORROW….
WEIGH-IN BEGINS AT EIGHT-30 AND COMPETITION STARTS AT 10….
35-DOLLARS TO REGISTER AND THE EVENTS WILL BE BENCH PRESS…. DEADLIFT….AND SQUAT…..
AND FOR THE MEET…..THE GYM AT THE CORE WILL CLOSE AT FIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REOPEN AT FOUR TOMORROW AFTERNOON…..
WEATHER
07/20/17
AND FINALLY THIS MORNING…..
WITH TEMPERATURES BACK IN THE 90’s TODAY AND HEAT INDEXES OVER 100….IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE….TAKE PLENTY OF BREAKS AND STAY
HYDRATED….
ALSO BE SURE AND CHECK ON THE ELDERLY…..
AND DON’T FORGEET YOUR PETS AND LIVE STOCK…..
KENTUCKY VOTER REGISTRATON
07/20/17
IN KENTUKCY…..DEMOCRATIC VOTERS HELD A 57 TO 36-PERCENT ADVANTAGE BEFORE THE TWO-THOUSAND-EIGHT ELECTION…..BUT
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBERS THAT GAP HAS FALLEN TO 10-PERCENT…..AS IN THE LAST YEAR…..REPUBLICANS
HAVE ADDED 57-THOUSAND-875 TO THE DEMOCRATS 82-HUNDRED-46……AND INDEPENDENTS INCREASED BY JUST VOER 20-THOUSAND……
CURRENT REGISTRATION TOTALS ARE ONE-POINT-SIX MILLION FOR DEMOCRATS……ONE-POINT-THREE MILLION FOR REPUBLICANS….AND 281-
THOUSAND FOR INDEPENDENTS OR OTHER PARTIES…..
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES HAVE CARRIED THE COMMONWEALTH IN EVERY ELECTION SINCE GEORGE W. BUSH IN TWO-
THOUSAND…..THE KENTUCKY HOUSE WENT UNDER G-O-P CONTROL AFTER THE TWENTY-16 ELECTION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 95 YEARS…..THE
KENTUCKY SENATE HAS BEEN IN REPUBLICAN HANDS SINCE TWO-THOUSNAD……AND FIVE OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S SEVEN CONSTITUTIONAL
OFFICERS ARE MEMBERS OF THE G-O-P……
MISSING GLASGOW MAN FOUND
07/20/17
A GLASGOW MAN…..WHO WAS ENTERED AS MISSING LAST OCTOBER….HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN ALABAMA….
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED THE LAST KNOWN LOCATION OF SPECER HUDDLESTON…..AT BARREN RIVE LAKE….
AS A POSSIBLE DROWNING/DISAPPEARNCE…..HE WAS NEVER LOCATED AND AUTHORITIES ENTERED HIM AS MISSING AND ALSO BEING WANTED ON
LOCAL CHARGES INCLUDING ARSON….
THEN YESTERDAY…..THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BALDWIN COUNTY SHEIRFF’S OFFICE HAD
ARRRESTED HUDDLESTON…. WHO HAD FLED FROM A TRAFFIC STOP…..
AN EXTRADITION HEARING WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
FORMER TEACHER SENTENCED
07/20/17
A FORMER RUSSELL COUNTY TEACHER HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO 60-MONTHS IN PRISON….10-YEARS OF SUPERVISED
RELEASE….AND HE MUST REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER….
49 YEAR OLD JEFFERY MCGAHA OF RUSSELL SPRINGS HAD ADMITTED TO USING A CELL PHONE AND OHTER SOCIAL MEDIA IN AN ATTEMPT TO
OBTAIN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY……
MEADOR
07/20/17
71 YEAR OLD DENNIS LEE MEADOR OF ADOLPHUS DIED SATURDAY AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AT
12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 SATURDAY MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; KEVIN AND BETHANY OF ADOLPHUS…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; DARRELL AND REDA OF
TENNESSEE…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; DONNA AND JAMES LYLES OF SCOTTSVILLE……
BARRETT
07/20/17
83 YEAROLD JOYCE BARRETT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT FRANKLIN-SIMPSON NURSING AND REHAB…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT HICKORY HILL U-M-C CEMETERY…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATION FOR
FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; RICKY AND STEPHANIE OF INDIANA AND ROGER OF FRANKLIN…..FIVE DAUGHTERS AND
SONS-IN-LAW; ROSE MARIE NEWCOMER, BRENDA AND BAMBI COLLINS AND BARBARA AND DAVE TROTT ALL OF INDIANA AND FAYE AND STEVE
SHERRARD AND DEBBIE BARRETT ALL OF ELIZABETHTOWN…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; DONNIE AND GRACE BROWN OF INDIANA….AND TWO
SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; BETTY GREGORY OF TENNESSEE AND LUCINDA AND DENNY BOWLING OF INDIANA…..SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN
AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/20/17
THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HAS ANNOUNCED A RULE CHANGE FOR SOFTBALL…..
THE CHANGE WILL MAKE THE COMMONWEALTH THE FIRST STATE IN THE COUNTY TO REQUIRE SOFTBALL PLAYERS WEAR PROTECTIVE FACE
MASKS….
STARTING WITH THE COMING SEASON…..PITCHERS AND FIRST AND THIRD BASEMEN WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR THE PROTECTIVE GEAR…….
ECLIPSE EXERCISE
07/19/17
RECENTLY…..KENTUCKY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HOSTED A FEMA…SOLAR ECLIPSE TABLETOP EXCERCISE….IN PREPARATION FOR THE TOTAL
SOLAR ECLIPSE ON AUGUST 21ST….
THERE WERE OVER 150 AGENCIES AND 220 PARTICIPANTS AT THE EXERCISE…..
THE TOTAL SCLIPSE WILL CROSS 14-STATES AND 21 COUNTIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH .WITH GROUND ZERO BEING IN HOPKINSVILLE…..
AND THE SCOTTSIVLLE/ALLEN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS HOSTING AN ECLIPSE VIEWING PARTY ON DUMONT HILLL THAT DAY FROM 11 TO
TWO…..THE ECLIPSE WILL START AROUND 11-30 THAT MORNING…..AND WILL BE TOTAL FROM ONE-27-56 TO ONE-29-42 THAT AFTERNOON…..
ECLIPSE T-SHIRTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CHAMBER OFFICE AND WITH EACH PURCHASE…..YOU’LL RECEIVE A PAIR OF ECLIPSE VIEWING GLASSES…..
OR THE GLASSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ONE-DOLLAR A PAIR…..
ARREST-LOGAN
07/19/17
AN INVESTIGATION BY STATE POLICE HAS LED TO THE ARREST OF A LOGAN COUNTY MAN FOR VARIOUS SEX OFFENSES WITH A MINOR…..……
29 YEAR OLD ADAM L. DECKER IS CHARGED IN AN INDICTMENT WARRANT WITH ONE COUNT OF PROHIBITED USE OF AN ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM TO PROCURE A MINOR OR POLICE OFFICER FOR SEX…..10-COUNTS OF RAPE…..11-COUNTS OF SODOMY……10-COUNTS
OF SEXUAL ABUSE…..ONE COUNT OF UNLAWFUL TRANSACTION WITH A MINOR…..TWO COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEXUAL
PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR…..AND TWO COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTION OF OBACENE MATTER TO MINORS…..
911 GRANTS
07/19/17
THE KENTUCKY NINE-ONE-ONE SERVICES BOARD HAS ANNOUNCED THE AWARDING OF 36-GRANTS….TO 31-COUNTIES…..TOTALING THREE-
POINT-SIX-MILLION DOLLARS HAVE BEEN AWARDED FOR THE TWENTY-17 GRANT CYCLE……
A TOTAL OF 59-APPLICATIONS FROM 52-COUNTIES……TOTALING SIX-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS HAD BEEN RECEIVED…..
THE THREE-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLLARS OF FUNDING FOR THE TWENTY-17 GRANT CYCLE……REPRESENTS A 50-PERCENT INCREASE OVER
TWENTY-15….WHEN TWO-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS WERE AWARDED…..
NO GRANTS WERE ISSUED IN TWENTY-16……….
TRANSITION YOUTH CENTERS
07/19/17
A KENTUCKY NONPROFIT PLANS TO OPEN FOUR ADDITIONAL……TRANSITIONAL YOUTH CENTERS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY….TO SERVE HOMELESS
TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS….
KENTUCKY RIVER COMMUNITY CARE ALREADY HAS CENTERS IN LETCHER AND PERRY COUNTIES THAT PROVIDE HOMEWORK HELP….
COMPUTERS….. SHOWERS…. CLOTHING….AND FOOD TO THOSE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 24….
THE NEW CENTERS WILL BE LOCATED IN BREATHITT…..FLOYD…..KNOTT….AND PIKE COUNTIES…..
DUGAS
07/18/17
59 YEAR OLD WAYNE FOSTER DUGAS, JUNIOR DIED JULY 12TH…..A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT T-W CROW AND
SON FUNERAL HOME…..AND VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO SATURDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PAM DUGAS…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; BRITTNIE DUGAS AND WILLIAM ORR…..A STEP-DAUGHTER; KELLY MAYS…..
HIS MOTHER; LAURA TURNER DUGAS….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; STEVE AND LYNN……
SPORTS
07/19/17
THE CONFERENCE-U-S-A…..PRESEASON FOOTBALL POLL HAS BEEN RELEASED… AND THE TOPPERS ARE PICKED TO WIN THE EAST DIVISION WITH
MIDDLE TENNESSEE SECOND….OLD DOMINION THIRD….MARSHALL FOURTH…..FLORIDA ATLANTIC FIFTH…..FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL SIXTH….AND
CHARLOTTE SEVENTH….
IN THE WEST DIVISON….LOUISIANA TECH IS THE TOP TEAM…..
THE PAST TWO SEASONS….THE TOPPERS ARE 15-AND-ONE IN REGULAR SEASON C-U-S-A GAMES….WINNING THE TWENTY -15 AND TWENTY-16
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES……
WESTERN OPENS THE SEASON SEPTEMBER SECOND….AT HOME….AS THEY HOST EASTERN KENTUCKY……
SCHOOL BOARD
07/18/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR FINAL MEETING LAST NIGHT…..BEFORE THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR…..AND
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MELISSA TOWERY SAID PLANS ARE IN PLACE FOR SCHOOL TO BEGIN…AS CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES AT THE MIDDLE
SCHOOL……
THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED THE MASTER TIME SCHEDULES FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR…..
APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR THE BOARD TO PAY TWO-THIRDS OF THE SALARY OF RESOURSE OFFIER JEFF CENTERS .WITH THE COUNTT PAYING THE
REMAINING THRID…..AND OTHOPEDICS PLUS WILL AGAIN PROVIDE ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES FOR THE DISTRICT…FOR 10-THOUSAND-500
DOLALRS….WHICH IS THE SAME AS LAST YEAR….
AND THE BOARD DECLAIRED AN EMERGENCY AT THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER TO PURCHASE A COOLING TOWER AND PAY FOR THE INSTALLATION
AT ATOTAL COST OF 158-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
PLANNING AND ZONING
07/18/2017
THE SCOTTSVILLE-ALLEN COUNTY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT…..
KIMBERLY HATLEY WAS SWORN IN AS COMMUNITY PLANNER TO REPLACE BRITNI COFFEY WHO RESIGNED ON MAY 5TH……AND BILL SALYVENS WAS
SWORN IN AS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION…..
APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR ASSESS NECESSARY UPGRADES TO THE COMMISSION’S COMPUTER SYSTEMS ….AND A
BUDGET OF 103-THOUSAND-500 DOLLARS WAS APPROVED FOR THE TWENTY-17 FISCAL YEAR……
FATAL-WARREN
07/18/17
A WARREN COUNTY WOMAN HAS DIED FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING HER TRUCK AND A STATE TROOPER….NEAR THE ANNA COMMUNITY….
TROOPER BRIAN GANN WAS RESPONDING TO ANOTHER ACCIDENT….WITH HIS EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ACTIVATED…..WHEN 63 YEAR OLD JOYCE
SMITH OF BOWLING GREEN MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HIS CRUISER….…..
SMITH….WHO WAS BELTED….DIED AT THE SCENE AND HER PASSENGER….79 YEAR OLD LEROY SMITH ALSO OF BOWLING GREEN WAS TAKEN TO THE
MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN… WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED….
TROOPER GANN….WHO WAS ALSO TREATED AT THE MEDICAL CENTER…..HAS BEEN PLACE ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WHILE AN INVESTIGATION IS
CONDUCTED…..
LOGAN MAN SENTENCED
07/18/17
A LOGAN COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT….TO 10-YEARS IN PRISON AND FIVE-YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE….FOR
CONSPIRING WITH OTHERS TO KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY POSSESS….WITH INTENT TO DSITRIBUTE…..50-GRAMS OR MORE OF METH…..…
30 YEAR OLD JORDAN DALE WALLACE OF RUSSELLVILLE HAD PREVIOUSLY ADMITTED IN COURT TO CONSPIRING WITH 62 YEAR OLD DANNY STOKES
OF RUSSELLVILLE AND 42 YEAR OLD DEAN O’BRYAN OF ALLENSVILLE TO DISTRIBUTE 50-GRAMS OR MORE OF METH….
O’BRYAN AND STROKES HAVE ALSO PLEAD GUILTY……..
NEW SPECIAL ED DIRECTOR
07/18/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A NEW DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND PRESCHOOL…..
KIM HAWKINS COMES TO ALLEN COUNTY FROM THE METCALFE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT….WHERE SHE TAUGHT SPECIAL EDUCATION…..AND
MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR METCALFE COUNTY…..
HAWKINS….A 1986 GRADUATE OF GLASGOW HIGH SCHOOL…..RECEIVED HER BACHELOR’S……MASTERS…..AND RANK ONE FROM WESTERN
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……
COMPANY AT WHITE HOUSE
07/18/17
A CAMPBELLSVILLE BASED COMPANY….REPRESENTED THE COMMONWEALTH AT THE WHITE HOUSE YESTERDAY….AS PART OF “MADE-IN-AMERICA”
WEEK….
CAMPBELLSVILLE APPAREL COMPANY WAS ONE OF 50 COMPANIES…. REPRESENTING EACH STATE….. TO HAVE THEIR PRODUCTS ON DISPLAY IN
THE EAST ROOM OF THE WHITE HOUSE…….
ETHICS
07/18/17
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH EHTICS COMMISSION….ON A FOUR TO ONE VOTE….HAS TOLD ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR HE SHOULDN’T
INVESTIGATE GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN IF HE INTENDS TO CHALLENGE HIM FOR RE-ELECTION….
BESHEAR HAD ASKED THE COMMISSON IF IT WOULD BE PROPER FOR HIM TO INVESTIGATE WHEATHER BEVIN’S PURCHASE OF A LOUISVILLE HOME….
FROM A CAMPAIGN DONOR….VIOLATED STATE LAW….
THE COMMISSION SAID BESHEAR COULD REFER THE INVESTIGATION TO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES…..
SPORTS
07/18/19
THE CARDINALS TAKE ON THE METS IN NEW YORK…..
THE REDS HOST ARIZONA….
AND THE BRAVES ENTERTAIN THE CUBS…..
NEW WKU REGENT
07/17/17
GOVERNOR MAT BEVIN HAS APPOINTED GEORGE NICHOLS THE THIRD…..OF POTOMAC, MARYLAND….TO THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF REGENTS……
NICHOLS…..A 1983 WESTERN GRADUATE…..IS SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT IN THE OFFICER OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS FOR NEW YOURK LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY…..
HE ALSO SERVED AS KENTUCKY COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE AND SPECIAL ADVISOR TO GOVERNOR PAUL PATTONS….AND ALSO AS THE
EXECUTIBVE DIRECTOR OF THE KENTUCKY HEALTH POLICY BOARD DURING TH EPATTON ADMINISTRATION….
NICHOLS…..WHO CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND IS A DIRECTOR OF THE U-S CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE….WILL BE SWORN IN DURING THE BOARD’S JULY 28TH MEETING…..
BEVIN CLOSES SHORT FALL
07/17/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS SIGNED A “BUDGET REDECTION ORDER”…..MEETING THE CONSTITUTION MANDAGE THAT THE COMMONWEALTH END
THE FISCAL YEAR WITH A BALANCED BUDGET….
FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-17 GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS WERE ONE-POINT-THREE PERCENT…OR 138-POINT-FIVE MILLON DOLLARS SHORT OF THE
OFFICIAL EXTIMATE…..
BEVIN’S VETO OF THE BUDGET BILL ALLOWED AN ADDITIONAL FIVE-MILLION DOLLARS IN LOTTERY RECEIPTS TO BE DEDICATED TO SCHOLARSHIPS
AND NOT GO TO THE GENERAL FUND….IN ADDITION….A LOWER THAN EXPECTED LAPSE IN DEBT SERVICE RAISED THE TOTAL RESOURCE
REQUIREMENTS TO MEET THE SHORTFALL TO JUST OVE 152-MILLION DOLLARS…..
THE GOVERNORS ACTIONS INCLUDED A COMBINATION OF GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION REDUCTIONS AND FUND TRANSFERS FROM
RESTRICTED FUNDS…. ALSO INCLUDED WERE ONE TIME SAVINGS IN MEDICAID COSTS DUE TO THE FAVORABLE RENEGOTATIONS OF CONTRACTS
WITH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND LOWER THAN EXPECTED PHAMACY COSTS…..
FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-17 GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS WERE ONE-POINT-THREE PERCENT…OR 138-POINT-FIVE MILLON DOLLARS SHORT OF THE
OFFICIAL EXTIMATE…..
BEVIN’S VETO OF THE BUDGET BILL ALLOWED AN ADDITIONAL FIVE-MILLION DOLLARS IN LOTTERY RECEIPTS TO BE DEDICATED TO SCHOLARSHIPS
AND NOT GO TO THE GENERAL FUND….IN ADDITION….A LOWER THAN EXPECTED LAPSE IN DEBT SERVICE RAISED THE TOTAL RESOURCE
REQUIREMENTS TO MEET THE SHORTFALL TO JUST OVE 152-MILLION DOLLARS…..
THE GOVERNORS ACTIONS INCLUDED A COMBINATION OF GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION REDUCTIONS AND FUND TRANSFERS FROM
RESTRICTED FUNDS…. ALSO INCLUDED WERE ONE TIME SAVINGS IN MEDICAID COSTS DUE TO THE FAVORABLE RENEGOTATIONS OF CONTRACTS
WITH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND LOWER THAN EXPECTED PHAMACY COSTS…..
MCONNELL DELAYS VOTE
07/17/17
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL HAS DELAYED A VOTE ON THE “BETTER CARE ACT”…..AFTER SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN ANNOUNCED
SATURDAY THAT HE IS AT HOME RECOVERING FROM SURGERY…..
MCCAIN’S ABSENSE MEANS IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR MCCONNELL TO ROUND UP THE VOTES NEEDED TO MOVE THE BILL FORWARD…..AS TWO
SENTAORS…RAND PAUL AND SUSAN COLLINS SAID THEY WILL VOTE NO…AND AT LEAST A HALF-DOZEN OTHER REPUBLICAN SENATORS ARE
WITHHOLDING SUPPROT FROM OR EXPRESSING RESERVATIONS BOUTH THE HEALTH CARE BILL….
IN ANOTHER TURN….THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE WHICH WAS TO RELEASE AN ANALYSIS OF THE BILL TODAY…..HAS BEEN
POSTPONED……
SMALL BUSINESS LOANS
07/17/17
THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE DEADLINE IS APPROACHING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES….IN CERTAIN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE
COUNTIES…..TO SEEK DISASTER LOANS STEMMING FROM DROUGHT THAT BEGAN IN OCTOBER……
IN KENTUKCY…..SOME OF THE COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR LOANS ARE ALLEN…. CLINTON….LOGAN….MONROE…SIMPSON….AND TODD….
WHILE MACON AND SUMNER COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE ELIGIBLE FOR LOANS…..
THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS AUGUST 15TH……
MEETINGS
07/17/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
MEETS AT 7…..
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND THE HALFRY/DALTON V-F-W POST
57-12 MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
07/17/17
CONDITIONING FOR THOSE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE ON THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATROT CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS THIS SEASON WILL BEGIN
CONDITIONING TOMORROW MORNING….AT SIX-30….AT THE HIGH SCHOOL….
ANY STUDENT IN GRADES SEVEN THRU 12 MAY PARTICIPATE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM…..
PROSPECTIVE RUNNERS MUST HAVE ON FILE OR BRING WITH THEM A CURRENT K-H-S-DOUBLE-A PHYSICAL FORM TO PARTICIPATE…..
A GLASGOW NATIVE IS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE GOLF TEAM COACHING STAFF….
WHITNEY WADE YOUNG COMES TO LOUISVILLE AFTER COACHING FOUR SEASONS AT GEORGIA…..WHERE SHE ALSO HAD AN OUTSTANDING
COLLEGE CAREER…..
WADE ALSO PLAYED ON THE PROFESSIONAL “FUTURES” TOUR AND EARNED HER L-P-G-A TOUR CARD FOR THE TWENTY-10 SEASON….
WADE BROKE INTO THE GOLF SPOTLIGHT IN 1994….WHEN AS A FOURTH GRADER…. SHE REPRESENTED GLASGOW HIGH SCOOL AT THE KENTUCKY
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS…..
FATAL-WARREN UPDATE
07/14/17
STATE POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED SIX INDIVIDUALS WERE KILLED IN A FOUR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-65 .LAST NIGHT….AT THE 30 MILE MARKER
NORTHBOUND……WERE ROAD CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY….AND THE ROAD MERGES FROM THREE LANES OF TRAVEL INTO TWO LANES….
TRAFFIC WAS CONGESTED DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND A “SEMI” WAS STOPPED IN THE RIGHT LANE…..WITH TWO PASSENGER CARS STOPPED
BEHIND IT…..AS A SECOND “SEMI” APPROACHED IN THE RIGHT LANE AND FAILED TO STOP…..STRIKING THE TRAILING PASSENGER VEHICLE….
CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION…..
THE NAMES OF THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLED AND THE DECEASED PERSONS HAVEN’T BEEN RELEASED DUE TO PENDING NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF
KIN…..AND TWO OF THE DECEASED HAVE YET TO BE IDENTIFIED……
585 TO BE CLOSED
07/14/17
AS YOU MAKE YOUR TRAVEL PLANS FOR NEXT WEEK…..
KEEP IN MIND THAT BEGINNING MONDAY……KENTUCKY FIVE-85 WILL BE CLOSED AT MILE POINT SEVEN AT TRAMMEL CREEK…..AS CREWS WILL BE
MAKING REPAIRS TO THE APPROACH TO THE LOW WATER BRIDGE…..
THE DETOUR WILL UTILIZE KENTUCKY FIVE-85……KENTUCKY-100…..AND RED HILL ROAD…..
THE CLOSURE IS EXPECTED TO LAST A WEEK……
TAX REFORM MEASURE
07/14/17
ADVOCATES FOR MONDERIZATION AND FAIRNESS IN KENTUKY’S TAX SYSTEM HAS FILED A TAX REFORM MEASURE FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TO CONSIDER….
THE TAX PLAN……BILL REQUEST 15…..WOULD CLOSE LOOPHOLES FOR THE WEALTHY AND SOME COPORATIONS….WHILE LOWERING TAXES FOR
MOST MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES…..
THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES AN INCREASE IN THE CIGARETTE TAX……A PROPOSED STATE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT…..AND THE SALES TAX ON
LUXURY GOODS AND SERVIVCES USED PRIMARILTY BY THE WEALTHY….SUCH AS CHAUFFEURED LIMOUSINE RIDES…WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED……
THE PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDES A CAP ON INDIVIDUAL TAX ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS…..A MODEST INCOME TAX INCREASE ON TOP EARNERS….THE
REPEAL OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS CASE SALES TAX…..FREEZING THE STATE REAL PROPERTY TAX RATE….AND APPLY SALES TAX AND TRANSIENT
ROOM TAXES TO TOTAL HOTEL ACCOMMODATION PRICES……
DRUG FRAUD ARREST
07/14/17
IN WHAT U-S ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS CALLED THE LARGEST HEALTH CARE FRAUD TAKEDOWN OPERATIONS IN U-S HISTORY…..NINE
INDIVIDUALS AND TWO COMPANIES FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA WERE AMONG THOSE INDICTED……
THE SUSPECTS ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THANT ONE-POINT-THREE BILLOION DOLLARS IN FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS….AND AT LEAST 120 WERE
INVOLVED IN OPPIOID-RELATED CRIMES…..MAKING IT THE LARGEST-EVER OPIOID-RELATED FRAUD TAKEDOWN IN THE NATION…..
300 F-B-I AGENTS…..FROM 29 FIELD OFFICES AROUND THE COUNTRY…..WERE INVOLVED IN THE OPERATION….…..
TRAIN-VEHICLE ACCIDENT
07/14/17
A CAR/TRAIN ACCIDENT IN WOODBURN YESTERDAY INJURED ONE PERSON….
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS 36 YEAR OLD CHARLOTTE WOOTEN WAS FLOWN TO SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER….
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACCIDENT CONTINUES…..
FATAL-WARREN
07/14/17
A FOUR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-65 .LAST NGIHT…NEAR THE 30 MILE MARKER NORTHBOUND……RESULTED IN MULTIPLE FATALITIES….
THE COLLISON INVOLVED TO PASSENGER VEHICLES AND TWO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES…..
AND AUTHORITIES HAVE RELEASED NO OTHER INFORMATION AT THIS TIME….
SPORTS
0714/17
THE S-E-C PRESEASON FOOTBALL RANKINGS HAVE BEEN RELEASED….
IN THE EAST…..KENTUCKY IS THIRD BEHIND GEORGIA AND FLORIDA….TENNESSEE AND SOUTH CAROLINA ARE TIED FOR FOURTH…..WITH VANDY
SIXTH AND MISSOURI SEVENTH….
OVERALL….ALABAMA IS PICKED TO TAKE THE CONFERENCE TITLE WITH L-S-U AND AUBURN TIED FOR SECOND….GEORGA IS FOURTH…..AND
FLORIDA FIFTH….
IN THE OVERALL CONFERENCE RANKINGS…..THE WILDCATS ARE 11TH…….
SQUARE
07/13/17
THE HEART OF SCOTTSVILLE INVITES EVERYONE TO COME DOWNTOWN….FROM FIVE TO EIGHT TONIGHT…… FOR A SPECIAL EVENING……
PENCE IN LEXINGTON
07/13/17
DURING HIS VISIT TO LEXINGTON YESTERDAY…..VICE-PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE SAID HE WANTED TO “TURN UP THE HEAT” ON REPUBLICANS TO
FULFILL THEIR PLEDGE TO UPROOT FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE LAW…..
PENCE SAID THE REVISED HEALTH CARE BILL THAT SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL PLAND TO INTRODUCE TODAY…...ADHERES TO CONSERVATIVE
PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD DELIVER MORE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE WITH GREATER CHOICES FOR CONSUMSERS…..
THE VICE-PRESIDENT WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE AND PRESIDENT TRUMP BELIEVE SENATOR RAND PAUL…..WHO OPPOSES THE BILL….WILL JOIN
MCCONNELL IN SUPPORTING THE LEGISLATION…..
FOSTERING SUCCESS
07/13/17
FOSTERING SUCCESS….THE SUMMER INITIATIVE FOR KENTUCKY YOUTH WHO ARE AGING OUT OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S FOSTER CARE
PROGRAM…..IS BEGINNING ITS SECOND YEAR….
AT LEAST 72 YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM THIS SUMMER…...WHICH IS UP FROM THE 52 THAT COMPLETED THE
PROGRAM LAST YEAR…..
THE 10-WEEK SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM SERVES FOSTER YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 AND 23….AND PARTICIPANTS MUST
HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR THE EQUIVALENT…..
HALF OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM LAST SUMMER EXTENDED THEIR EMPLOYMENT TO NINE MONTHS…..AND THREE WERE
OFFERED FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES…..
SPORTS
07/13/17
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLFIE IS ASKING INTERESTED HUNTERS AND CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN A SIMPLE SURVEY OF
WILD TURKEYS THIS SUMMER…..
DURING JULY AND AUSUST….DEPARTMENT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS KEEP A DATA SHEET IN THEIR VEHICLES….AND WHEN THEY SEE A WILD
TURKEY THEY RECORD THEIR OBSERVATIONS…..THE DATE IS THEN COMPILED INTO A STATEWIDE INDEX THAT GUAGES THE COMMONWEALH’S WILD
TURKEY POPULATION….
IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP…..A DOWNLOADABLE SURVEY FORM IS AVAILABLE AT…. .F-W-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV……
TOBACO SETTLEMENT SCAM
07/12/17
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS WARNING ABOUT A SCAM THAT CLAIMS KENTUCKIANS CAN RECEIVE TAX-FREE…..MONTHLY
PAYMENTS….FROM THE TOBACCO MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT…..
THE OFFICE HAS IDENTIFIED MISLEADING ON-LINE ADS…AND RECEIVED REPORTS OF SCAM E-MAILS CLAIMING INDIVIDUALS CAN RECEIVE
MONTHLY PAYMENTS DIRECTLY FROM THE MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR M-S-A…..
THE SOLICITATIONS CLAIM KENTUCKIANS….EVEN IF THEY NEVER USED TOBACCO…. CAN RECEIVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EACH MONTH…..IF
THEY PAY FIVE-DOLLARS A MONTH…..OR UP TO 100-DOLLARS A YEAR TO LEARN HOW…..
MASER SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS ARE MADE DIRECTLY TO STATES AND TERRITORIS…AND IN THE COMMONWEALTH…THEY’RE USED TO BOOST
INVESTMENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND HELP IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES……
ECLIPSE TRAFFIC
07/12/17
IT’S BEING BILLED AS A……ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EVENT…..AS A TOTAL SOLAR EXCLIPE WILL SWEEP ACROSS 14 STATES…..INCLUDNG ALLEN AND
NINE OTHER KENTUCKY COUNTIES ON AUGUST 21ST…..
AND WITH OVER HALF THE NATIONA WITHIN A DAYS DRIVE OF THE PATH…. THE ECLIPSE IS EXPECTED TO BRING UP TO HALF-A-MILLION VISITORS TO
THE COMMONWEATH..AND THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION AND STATE POLICE ARE URGING TRAVELERS TO BE AWARE OF INCREASED TRAFFIC ON
THE ROADWAYA…….BEFORE….DURING….AND AFTER THE ECLIPSE WHICH WILL HAVE THE POTENTION FOR TRAFFIC SLOWDOWNS AND PERHAPS
TRAFFIC SNARLS…..
THERE WILL ALSO BE VACATIONERS AND OTHER CROSS-COUNTRY TRAFFIC ON THE ROADWAYS WHO MAY HAVE NO INTEREST IN WATCHING THE
ECLIPSE…..WHICH WILL ADD TO THE CONGESTION….
SOLAR POWER
07/12/17
THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HAS APPROVED A PROPOSAL… FROM DUKE ENERGY….TO BUILD THREE SOLAR POWER FACILTIES IN
KENTON AND GRANT COUNTIES IN NORTH KENTUCKY….
THE FACILITIES WOULD HAVE A COMBINED MAXIMUM OUTPUR OF ALMOST SEVEN MAGAWATTS……AND THEY WOULD BE USED TO DEVELP
EXPERIENCE WITH SOLAR POWER IN PREPARATION FOR ADDING MORE RENEWABLE POWER SOURCES IN THE NEXT DECADE……
SPORTS
07/12/17
THE KENTUCKY FISH AND WILDLFIE COMMISION HAS PROPOSED SEVERAL NEW FISHING REGULATONS…..
ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD PLACE BLUE CATFISH IN BARREN RIVER LAKE…..UNDER A 15-FISH DAILY CREEL LIMIT…..AND ONLY ONE
FISH MAY BE LONGER THAN 15-INCHES…..
IF THE PROPOSALS ARE APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY….THEY WOULD TAKE EFFECT IN MARCH OF NEXT YEAR……
CITY COUNCIL
07/11/17
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING….THE BARREN RIVER REGIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE WAS APPROVED…..
THE COUNCIL ALSO GAVE FIRST READING TO AN ORDINANCE….ADOPTING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES…..WHICH COMPLIES ALL CITY ORDINANCES
INTO A PRINTED BOOK AND ON-LINE……
TO FIND THE ORDINANCES ON-LINE…..GO TO THE CITY’S WEB-PAGE AT….. SCOTTSVILLE-K-Y-DOT-ORG…….AND LOOK FOR THE LINK…….
FISCAL COURT
07/11/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS THIS MORNING IN THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING….ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR REPORTS…..
AND THIS MORNING’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….. STARTING AROUND NINE……
KY REVENUE FALLS SHORT
07/11/17
FOR THE SEVENTH STRAIGHT YEAR….KENTYUCKY’S GENERAL FUND REVENUE ROSE…..BUT FELL SHORT OF ESTIMATTES……
STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON SAYS GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED JUNE 30TH WERE 139-MILLION
DOLLARS….OR ONE-POINT-THREE PERCENT LESS THAT THE OFFICIAL REVENUE ESTIMATE ….WHICH PROJECTED GROWTH OF TWO-POINT-SEVEN
PERCENT….
HOWEVER…..GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR WERE ONE-PONT-THREE PERCENT MORE THAN COLLECTIONS LAST YEAR…..
CHILTON SAYS REVENUS WERE ON PACE TO REACH FULL-YEAR GROWTH ESTIMATES……UNTIL A SLUMP BETWEEN MARCH AND JUNE…..WHEN
CORPORATE REVENUES FELL IN MARCH…..
ALSO FOR THE JUST COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR……THE ROAD FUND GREW AFTER TWO STRAIGHT YEARS OF DECLINE……
GRANT PUBLIC HEARING
07/11/17
AMY SCOTT….FROM BRADD…..CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING LAST NIGHT CONCERNING A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT THE CITY IS
APPLYING FOR…..FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE OLD “L AND N” DEPOT….
THE CITY IS SEEKING A 500-THOUSND DOLLAR “C-D-B-G” GRANT….AND 252-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TRANSPORTATION GRANT MONEY……
THE PROJECT WILL RESTORE THE OLD FREIGHT DEPOT….WHICH IS STILL STANDING…. AND BUILD ANOTHER TWO-STORY PASSENGER DEPOT THAT
WAS TAKEN DOWN…..
FUNDS ARE ALSO BEING RAISED TO MOVE AN OLD LOCOMOTIVE TO THE SITE…..
PENCE
07/11/17
VICE-PRRESIDENT MIKE PENCE WILL BE IN LEXINGTON TOMORROW…..TO TALK ABOUT REPUBLICAN EFFORTS TO REPEAL AND REPLACE THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT……
THIS WILL BE PENCE’S FIRST VISIT TO LEXINGTON SINCE BECOMING VICE-PRESIDENT…….AND ONLY HIS SECOND VISIT TO KENTUCKY SINCE
TAKING OFFICE…….AS HE WAS IN LOUISVILLE IN MARCH…..
SPORTS
07/20/17
IT’S NOT HARD TO PICK OUT THE TOP COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL TEAMS…..BUT WHICH SCHOOL IS THE MOST ATHLETIC IN THE LAND….
YAHOO SPORTS HAS RANKED THE “POWER FIVE SCHOOLS”… WHICH COME FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST…..BIG-12….BIG-10….PAC-12…AND
SOUTHERN CONFERENCES…..PLUS NOTRE DAME…….
AND THE SCHOOL THAT TOPS THE LIST HASN’T WON A FOOTBALL OR BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE WORLD WAR TWO…..BUT STANFORD HAS
WON AT LEAST ONE N-C-A-A NATIONAL TITLE FOR 41-CONSECUTIVE YEARS….INCLUDING FOUR LAST SCHOOL YEAR…..
KENTUCKY COMES IN 18TH……LOUISVILLE IS 28TH……AND TENNESSEE IS 36TH……
OPIOID PAINKILLER BEING PULLED
07/10/17
IN TWENTY-15…..MORE THAN 225 KENTUCKIANS DIED FROM A DRUG OVEDOSE WITH OPANA IN THEIR BLOOD….
NOW THE MAKERS OF THE OPIOID PAINKILER SAYS THEY WILL NO LONGER SELL THE DRUG….AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IS CALLING
THE MOVE…..A .FIRST STEP….IN THE FIGHT AGAINST WHAT HE BELIEVES IS THE SINGLE GREATEST THREAT TO KENTUKCY…..THE COMMONWEALTH’
S DRUG EPIDEMIC…..
THE F-D-A HAD PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED THE REFORMULATED…. OPANA E-R….. CAN STILL BE READILY PREPARED FOR INJECTION AND CAN BE
CRUSHED WITH COMMON ITEMS FOR SNORTING……
LAST MONTH….BESHEAR ANNOUNCED HIS OFFICE INTENDS TO SUE DRUG MANUFACTURERS……DISTRIBUTORS…..AND RETAILERS WHERE THERE
IS EVIDENCE THAT THEY CONTRIBUTED TO THE OPIDEMIC BY ILLEGALLY MARKETING…..AND SELLING OPIOIDS TO KENTUCKIANS……
FATAL-CASEY
07/10/17
STATE POLICE FROM THE COLUMBIA POST SAY A FOUR VEHICLE ACCIDENT….FIVE MILES NOTH OF LIBERTY…… ON U-S ONE-27….CLAIMED ONE LIFE
AND INJURED SIX OTHERS….
26 YEAR OLD LPHILLIP DILLION OF DANVILLE DIED AT THE CASEY COUNTY HOSPTIAL….
THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION……
CITY COUNCIL
07/10/17
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT…..ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR REPORTS…..AND TONIGHT’S CITY
COUNCIL MEET CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK……STARTING AROUND SIX……
MEETINGS
07/10/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS, THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 AND THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISGTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEET AT 5…..
THURSDAY NIGHT THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AT 6-30 AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…….
SPORTS
07/10/17
THE KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEUDLE FOR NEXT SEASON IS NOW COMPLETE……
THE WILDCATDS HAVE ADDED EXHIBITION GAMES WITH THOMAS MORE COLLEGE ON OCTOBER 27TH……AND WITH CENTRE COLLEGE ON NOVEMBER
THIRD…..
DURING JOHN CALIPARI’S TENURE…..KENTUCKY HAS PLAYED AN EXHIBITION GAME AGAISNT AT LEAT ONE INSTATE PROGRAM…..AND THEY
TRADITIONALLY GIVE EACH TEAM AROUND……20-TO-25-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..FOR PLAYING IN THE EXHIBITION GAMES…..
REAL I-D
07/07/17
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN KENTUCKY MORE TIME TO COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL “REAL I-D” LAW…….
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS GIVEN THE COMMONWEALTH UNTIL OCTOBER 10TH TO COMPLY WITH THE “REAL I-D” ACT…..
HOWEVER…. STATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL ASK FOR ANOTHER EXTENSION IN OCTOBER THAT WILL GIVE THEM UNTIL JANUARY TWENTY-19……
EARLIER THIS YEAR…..THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED A LAW ALLOWING KENTUCKIANS TO PURCHASE A “VOLUNTARY TRAVEL I-D”…..THAT WOULD
REPLACE THE STANDARD DRIVER’S LICENSE…..BUT THEY WON’T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL TWENTY-19….
THE TRAVEL I-D’s ARE OPTIONAL……BUT IF YOU DON’T HAVE ONE…..YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO USE YOUR STANDARD DRIVER’S LICENSE TO BOARD A
DOMESTIC FLIGHT OR ENTER A MILITARY BASE……
SHRED DAY
07/07/17
WHITE PLAINS BAPTIST CHURCH’S ANNUAL….FREE SHRED DAY…..WILL BE TOMORROW FROM EIGHT-30 TO 12-30…..
THE TRUCK FROM LAND SHARK SHREDDING WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SHRED DOCUMENTS…….
A COUNTY RECYCLE TRAILER WILL ALSO BE ON SITE TO ACCEPT COMPUTERS….. MONITORS….TELEPHONES….PRINTERS….AND TEVELSIONS 21-
INCHES OR LESS….
AND THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO BE ON SITE TO ACCEPT OLD PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS FOR PROPER
DISPOSAL……..
PURSUIT
07/07/17
THE E’TOWN POST OF THE STATE POLICE WAS NOTIFIED OF A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-65…..SOUTH OF UPTON……THAT RESULTED IN A
VEHICLE BEING STOLEN….
38 YEAR OLD ANGEL WALLACE OF BOWLING GREEN WAS TRAVELING NOTH IN A TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE TOYOTA…..WHEN SHE LOST CONTOL OF HER
VEHICLE AND IT OVERTUTNED….A GOOD SAMARITAN STOPPED TO ASSIST….WHEN WALLTEN TOOK THEIR VEHICLE…..
SHE TRAVELED NORTH ON THE INTER-STATE….EXITING AND RE-ENTERING THE INTER-STATE AT THE SONORA EXIT….WALLACE REFUSED TO STOP
FOR TROOPERS AND A PURSUIT ENSUED THRU HART AND BARREN COUNTIES……
WALLACE TRAVELED THRU THE WORK ZONE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED UNTIL SHE REACHED THE HORSE CAVE EXIT WHERE TIRE DEFLATION
DEVICES WERE USED…. CAUSING THE DRIVER’S SIDE TIRES TO DEFLATE…..BUT SHE CONTINUED ON…. FINALLY STOPPING AT THE PARK CITY EXIT….
WALLACE WAS LODGED IN THE HART COUNTY JAIL….FACING A NUMBER OF CHARGES…..INCLUDING THEFT, WANTON ENDANGERMENT, RECEIVING
STOLEN PROPERTY AND DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE…..
STABBING
07/07/17
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A STABBING THAT INJURED TWO PERSONS…
DEPUTIES RESPONDED O THE NORTH NEEDMORE ACRES ROAD AREA….TO REPORTS OF TWO SUBJECTS COVERED IN BLOOD….THAT’S WHERE
THEY LOCATED A MALE AND FEMALE WHO BOTH HAD BEEN INJURED BY AN EDGED WEAPON…AT ANOTHER RESIDENCE…..
THEY TOLD OFFICERS THAT THE SUSPECT HAD FLED THE SCENE…
BOTH INDIVIDUALS WERE TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL….AND NO OTHER INFORMATION IS BEING RELEASED AT THIS TIME…….
CORVETTE DRIVE
07/07/17
IF YOU’VE EVER WANTED TO DRIVE A CORVETTE…. THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUESUM…..MOTOR SPORTS PARK IS OFFERING YOU THAT CHANCE….
AS THEY HAVE RECEIVED FIVE CORVETTE…Z-51’s…. FOR THE PUBLIC TO DRIVE…..
THE TRACK IS OFFERING AN EXPERIENCE PROGRAM….WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN LEARN “ IN-THE-CLASSROOM” AND “ON-THE-TRACK” WITH A
TOURING LAP PROGRAM……WHICH BEGINS MONDAY…..BUT YOU MUST CALL AND MAKE A RESSERVATION TO PARTICIPATE……
RIBBON CUTTING
07/07/17
A RIBBON CUTTING WAS HELD YESTERDAY MORNING TO CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF PHASE-ONE….OF THE I-65 TO U-S 31-W CONNECTOR
PROJECT….
THE CEREMONY OPENED THE NEW I-65 INTERCHANGE AT MILE MAKER 30 AND A FOUR-LANE CONNECTOR ROAD TO U-S 68…..
THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECTE……PLANNED FOR NEXT YEAR…..WILL CREATE A TWO-LANE ROAD FROM U-S 68 TO 31-W……..
SPORTS
07/07/17
THE NASCAR TRIPLE HEADER WEEK END…..CONTINUES AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY TONIGHT…..WITH THE XFINITY SERIES “ALSCO 300”…….
LOTTERY HIT ONE-BILLION
07/06/17
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 28-YEAR HISTORY…..KENTUCKY LOTTERY SALES HAVE EXCCEEDED ONE-BILLION DOLLARS….
LOTTERY OFFICIAL SAY OVER-ALL TICKET SALES……FOR THE JUST-ENDED FISCAL YEAR…..SURPASSED THE LAST YEAR’S RECORD-BREAKING
AMOUNT BY THREE-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS….
SCRATCH-OFF TICKETS WERE ONCE AGAINST THE LARGEST INDIVIDUAL GAME WITH SALE OF 604-MILLON DOLLARS….WHICH WAS UP BY SIX-AND-A-
HALF MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE PREVIOUS…..KENO HAD THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE….RISING 15-PERCNEDT TO 76-MILLION
DOLLARS…..WHILE POWER BALL SALES DROPPED SHARPLY FROM LAST YEAR…..
AND THE LOTTERY TRANSFERS TO THE COMMONWEALTH REACHED A RECORD 252-MILLION DOLLARS……WHICH WAS AN INCREASE OF TWO-POINT-
FIVE MILLION…….
REPORT
07/05/17
THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE HAS RRELEASED THE JUNE ACTIVITY REPORT…..
DURING THE MONTH TROOPERS AND DETECTIVES ISSUED 15-HUNDRED-EIGHT CITATIONS….WITH 254 BEING FOR SPEEDING AND 274 FOR
SEATBELT VIOLATIONS….
22 D-U-I ARRESTS WERE MADE….12-HUNDRED-14 COMPLIANTS WERE ANSWERED…. AND 104 ACCIDENTS WERE INVESTIGATED…..
47-CRIMINAL CASES WERE OPENED AND 190-CRIMINAL ARRESTS WERE MADE…..
NEW NATURE PRESERVE
07/05/17
THE STATE NATURE PRESERVE COMMISSION IS OPENING A NEW PRESERVE IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY LATER THIS MONTH….
THE CROOKED CREEK STATE NATURE PRESERVE… IN LEWIS COUNTY…. WILL OPEN JULY 15TH…..
THE 728-ACRE PRECERVE HAS A ONE-POINT-35 MILE TRIAL AND THE OPENING DAY EVENT WILL INCLUDE A FREE GUIDEED HIKE…..
THE NATUE COMMISSION WILL DEVELOP TRAIL MAPS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS…..AS-WELL-AS MANAGE HAITATE ALONG THE TRAIL AND
SURROUNDING NATURE PRESERVE….
WHILE LEWIS COUNTY FISCAL COURT WILL ASSISTN WITH PARKING LOT UPKEEP AND ROUTINE MOWING AND TRIAL MAINTENANCE…..
4H AGENT
07/05/17
A WELCOME RECEPTION WAS HELD AT THE ALLEN COUINTY EXTENSION FACILITY Y YESTERDAY FOR NEW 4-H AGENT ANNA MEADOR….
MEADOR……WHO WAS RAISED ON A 25-HUNDRED ACRE FARM IN SIMPSON COUNTY… GRADUATED FROM U-K THIS SPRING AND HAS BEEN
INVOVLED IN 4-H SINCE THE AGE OF FOUR….
MEADOR ASSUMES THE POSITION FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT OF MARTHA ARTERURN WHO WAS ALLEN COUNTY 4-H AGENT FOR 37-YEARS……
SPORTS
07/06/17
THE NASCAR TRIPLE-HEADER WEEK-END BEGINS TONIGHT AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY WITH THE CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SEREIS…..TIM BRAY
WITH THE SPEEDWAY TELLS US MORE……
NEWS-3……………….1:08………..Q-OF JULY
THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY IS LOCATED IN SPARTA……WHICH IS ABOUT HALF-WAY BETWEEN LOUISVILLE AND CINCINNATI……
RECEPTION
07/05/17
A WELCOME RECEPTON FOR ALLEN COUNTY’S NEW 4-H AGENT….ANNA MEADOR….WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON FROM THREE TO FIVE AT THE
ALLEN COUNTY EXTENSION FACILITY LOCATED AT 200 EAST MAIN STREET…..
WKU NEW PRESIDENT
07/05/17
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY’S NEW PRDSIDENT HAS OFFICIALLY TAKE THE REINS OF HIS POSITION…..AS TIMOTNY CABONI STARTED HIS NEW
ROLE MONDAY…. AS THE 10TH PRESIDENT OF WESTERN….
CABONI COMES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS….AND HE SUCCEEDS GARY RANSDELL WHO RETIRED AFTER LEADING THE INSTITUTION FOR 20
YEARS……
CARBONI EARNED HIS MASTER’S DEGREE AT WESTERN……HIS BACHELOR’S FROM L-S-U AND HIS DOCTORATE FROM VANDERBILT……
FANCY FARM
07/05/17
THE 137TH ANNUAL FANCY FARM PICNIC IS COMING UP THE FIRST WEEK-END IN AUGUST……
AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES, AUDITOR MIKE HARMON AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR WILL ATTEND THIS YEAR’S
PICNIC…..BUT GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WILL NOT….
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAME COMER SAYS HE WILL ATTEND….
AND FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER BOBBY RICHARDSON FROM GLASGOW WILL SERVE AS MASTER-OF-CEREMONIES……
WARREN SHOOTING
07/05/17
THE WARREN COUINTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR A BOWLING GREEN MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING…
REPORTEDLY….. A LARGE PARTY WAS UNDERWAY WHEN 20 YEAROLD RYAN LAMBERT OF BOWLING GREEN WAS SHOT BY 20 YEAR OLD RUDOLPH
RANKINS…. WHO FLED THE SCENE ON FOOT….
LAMBERT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….AND AUTHORITIES SAY RANKINS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED
AND DANGEROUS……
ARREST
07/05/17
A MAMMOTH CAVE MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN THE DEATH OF A MUNFORDVILLE MAN….
28 YEAR OLD NICHOLAS WILSON HAS BEEN ARRST AND CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF MURDER……
MONDAY MORNING …..MUNFORDVILLE POLCIE WERE CALLED TO DO A WELFARE CHECK OF 59 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY DEVORE AT HIS RESIDENCE ON
OLD MAIN STREET…..WHERE OFFICERS NOTICED SIGNS OF “FOUL PLAY” AND STATE POPLCIE WERE CALLED….
LATER THAT NIGHT…..DEVORE AND HIS VEHICLE WERE FOUND IN THE CITY LIMITS OF MUNFORDVILLE…..
KY MEDICAID CHANGES
07/05/17
LAST YEAR…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN ASKED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR PERMISSION TO OVERHAUL THE COMMONWEALTH’S MEDICAID
PROGRAM….AND NOW THE GOVERNOR HAS UPDATED THAT PLAN…..
STATE OFFICIALS SAY THE CHANGES WOULD INCREASED TAXPAYER SAVINGS TO 358-MILLION DOLLARS BY TWENTY-21….BUT IT ALSO MEANS A
TOTAL OF 95-THOUSAND PEOPLE……NINE-THOUSAND MORE THAN ORIGINALLY PROPOSED…. WOULD LOSE THEIR MEDICAID COVERAGE……
BEVIN SAYS KENTUCKY CAN’T AFFORD TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE NEW PEOPLE WHO WERE ALLOWED TO ENROLL IN MEDICAID BECAUSE OF THE
FEDERAL “AFFORDABLE CARE ACT”…..ESPECIALLY WITH THE COMMONWEALTH FACING A MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR PUBLIC PENSION SHORTFALL…..
RESIDENTS RETURN HOME
07/05.17
RESIDENTS OF THE CASEY COUNTY WERE ALLOWED BACK INTO THEIR HOMES AND MOST BUSINESSES LAST NIGHT….FOLLOWING A FUEL SPILL
EARLIER IN THE DAY….
A TANKER TRUNK OVER-TURNED AND SPILLED AN ESTIMATED THOUSAND-GALLONS OF FUEL BEHIND THE DOGWALK MARKER….
AND ANOTHER SEVEN-THOUSAND GALLONS HAD TO BE TRANSFERRED OFF THE TANKED…..WHICH WAS RIGHTED LAST NIGHT….
PETE
07/05/17
06:05AM
81 YEAR OLD ARLETA JEAN PETE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; TONY PETE…..THREE SONS; ROBERT SKINNER OF WASHINGTON, DON SKINNER OF SCOTTSVILLE AND MIKE
MATHIS OR OREGON…. THREE DAUGHTERS; TINA FERGUSON OF MICHIGAN AND TAMMY O’DELL AND TRISH PETE BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A
BROTHER; KENNY LAMAS OF OREGON…..AND A SISTER; LORAINNE BOSWICK OF OKLAHOMA…..SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
JOHNSON
07/05/17
77 YEAR OLD HAROLD JOHNSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW
(THURS) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO VICTORY HILL MINISTRIES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; CENETTA JOHNSON…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; HANK AND DEAN AND REBECCA…..AND A DAUGHTER AND
SON-IN-LAW; PAULA AND MARK COOK ALL OF FLORIDA…..THREE STEP-SONS AND STEP-DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; RONALD AND PATRICIA GRIFFIN OF
TEXAS, RODNEY AND HEATHER GRIFFIN OF MINNESOTA AND PHILLIP AND KRISTEN GRIFFIN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW;
CLIFFORD AND MARY LOIS OF FLORIDA…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN, NINE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN, A GREAT-GRANDCHILD AND SIX STEP-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
07/05/17
THE CARDINALS HOST MIAMI…..
THE REDS PLAY IN COLORADO….
THE BRAVES ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON HOUSTON…..
AND THE HOT RODS TANGLE WITH DAYTON AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK….
GIVENS GIVES UP LEADERSHIP POST
07/03/17
CITING….PRESSING FAMILY CONCERNS…..STATE SENATOR DAVID GIVENS HAS RESIGNED HIS POST AS SENATE PRESIDEN PRO TEM…
GIVENS….WHO WILL REMAIN A RANK-AND-FILE MEMBER DIDN’T ELABORATE ON HIS REASON FOR GIVING UP THE LEADERSHIP POST……
HE REPRESENTS THE NINTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT WHICH IS COMPRISED OF ALLEN……BARREN….. GREEN….METCALFE……MONROE…..AND
SIMPSON COUNTIES……
AMISH FARMER SENTENCED
07/03/17
AN AMISH FARMER HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR SELLING IMPROPERLY LABELED HRBAL SALVE….
57 YEAR OLD SAMEUL GIROD HAS BEEN MAKE AND SELL CHICKWEE SALVE FOR YEARS ON HIS FARM IN BATH COUNTY…..
HOWEVER…..THE F-D-A LABELED THE SALVE A DRUG….WHICH BROUGHT IT UNDER FEDERAL REGULATON….
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ACCUSED GIROD OF MANUFACTURING THE HERBAL SALVE IN AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT WAS NOT REGISTERED WITH THE
F-D-A….AND PACKAGED IN A CONTAINER THAT “FAILED TO BEAR LABELING CONTAINING ADEQUATE DIRECTIONS FOR USE”…..…..
GIROD MUST ALSO PAY 14-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION…..AND PER COUNT ASSESSMENT EQUALING 13-HUNDRED DOLLARS….
AND AFTER SERVING THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE….HE COULD RESUEMD MAKING HIS PRODUCTS IN A LEGAL MANNER…..
ARREST
07/03/17
A BOWLING GREEN MAN IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES FOLLOWING HIS ARREST BY THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT….
THE DEPUTY ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE A VEHCILE AT THE INTER-SECTION OF VETERAN’S MEMORIAL AND GLEN LILY ROAD….BUT IT FLED THE
AREA….AND A PURSUIT ENSUED…
THE DRIVER…..30 YEAR OLD BRYAN GRIFFIN….FLED ON FOOT IN THE AREA OF SCOTT WAY AND MITCHELL COURT…..BEFORE HE WAS LOCATED IN
THE 600 BLOCK OF GODDON AVENUE……
WKU STUDENT NAMED MISS KY
07/03/17
A WESTERN KENTUCKY UNVERSITY STUDENT HAS BEEN CROWNED MISS KENTUCKY…
20 YEAR OLD MOLLY MATNEY….A JUNIOR “AG” MAJOR AT WESTERN WHO’S PLATFORM IS “FARM FIT”….WILL REPRESENT THE COMMONWEALTH IN
THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT IN SEPTEMBER…..
MATNEY WAS COMPETING AS MISS MAMMOTH CAVE AREA……
MEETINGS
07/03/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEETS TONIGHT AT 6:30 AND GRAHAM LODGE AND THE SADDLE CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW HAS BEEN MOVED TO JULY 11TH……AND
IF YOUR GROUP IS SCHEDULED TO MEET TOMORROW….YOU’LL WANT TO CHECK AND IF THEY WILL MEET BECAUSE OF THE FOURTH OF JULY
HOLIDAY…..
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 5 THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE DIABETES, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND THE
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP AND THE JUNIOR JAYCEES BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6…..
SPORTS
07/03/17
FRANKLIN’S KENNY PERRY CLAIMED HIS SECOND….U-S SENIOR OPEN YESTERDAY….. .BY TWO STROKES…..AS HE FINISHED 16-UNDER PAR….
PERRY’S 264 TOTAL WAS THREE STROKES BETTER THAN THE U-S SENOR OPEN RECORD……SET BY HALE IRWIN IN TWO-THOUSAND…..AND
MATDHED BY PERRY IN TWENTY-13……
4TH DRIVING
06/30/17
THE EXTRA LONG FOURTH OF JULY WEEK-END IS HERE…..AS IT BEGINS AT SIX TONIGHT AND RUNS UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY…..
SOME 38-MILLION MOTORISTS WILL HIT THE ROAD….WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF ALMOST THREE-PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR……
10-PEOPLE DIED ON THE COMMONWELTH’S ROADWAYS LAST FOURTH OF JULY…… WITH THREE OF THOSE BEING ALCOHOL RELATED…..
GRIMES WON’T RELEASE INFO
06/30/17
SECRETRY OF STATE ALISON GRIMES SAYS HER OFFICE WILL NOT COMPLY WITH A REQUEST BY THE PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION ON ELECTION
INTEGRITY…..
THE COMMISSION….WHICH IS LOOKING INTO ALLEGED ACTS OF VOTER FRAUD…. SENT LETERS TO ALL 50 STATES ASKING FOR NANES….
ADDRESSES…DATE OF BIRTH…..PARTY AFFILIATION…..THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS…..AND VOTING HISTORY DATING BACK
TO TWO-THOUSAND-SIX….
CALIFORNIA AND VIRGINA HAVE ALSO SAID THEY WILL NOT RELEASE THE INFORMATION…..
FIREFIGHTERS TO ARIZONA
06/30/17
FIREFIGHTERS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH ARE IN ARIZONA TO HELP FIGHT WILDFIRES NEAR SAN CARLOS…..
THE KENTUCKY DIVISION OF FORESTY SAYS THE 20-MEMBER CREW IS MAD OF OF FIREFIGHTERS FROM THE DIVISION OF FORESTY…...DANIEL BOONE
NATIONAL FOREST…..AND CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL PARK…..
LIVER
06?/30/17
86 YEAR OLD GILLIS W. OLIVER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT ONE GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN DOVER CEMETERY…. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 THIS MORNING
(FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO DOVER CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; CHRISTINE OLIVER…..A DAUGHTER; JENNIFER DOWNING OS SCOTTSVILLE….AND A STEP-SISTER; DOT CALVERT OF
FRANKLIN…..A GRANDCHILD AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/30/17
BELFRY HIGH SCHOOL HEAD FOOTBALL COACH….PHILIP HAYWOOD……HAS BECOME THE FIRST KENTUCKY COACH TO BE NAMED….NATIONAL
FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR .BY THE NANTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC COACHES ASSOCIATION…..
HAYWOOD…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH WITH 417 CAREER VICTORIES…...CAPPED A 14-AND
ONE SEASON LAST YEAR…..BY LEADING THE PIRATES TO THEIR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE STATE TITLE…..
MURRAY DORM EXPLOSION
06/29/17
A REPORTED NATURAL GAS LEAK AT A MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY DORM CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE…..
THE BLAST GUTTED THE GROUND FLOOR AND DAMAGED PARTS OF THE SECOND FLOOR…..DEBRA FROM THE EXPLOSION FLEW INTO NEARBY
BUILDINGS…..BUT DAMAGE TO THE OTHER STRUCTURES WAS MINOR……
NO STUDENTS WERE USING THE BUILDING…..BUT ONE UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED….
AND NONE OF THE STUDENTS ON CAMPUS FOR THE GOVERNOR’S SCHOLARS PROGRAM WAS INJURED…..
PARK CITY EXPANSION
06/29/17
BLUEGRASS SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES….WILL INVEST ALMOST TWO-MILLION DOLLARS TO LEASE AND UPGRADE A BUILDING IN PARK CITY FOR
OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE SPACE THAT WILL CREATED 27 NEW FULL-TIME POSITIONS…AND WILL INVEST JUST OVER ONE-AND-A HALF MILLION
DOLLARS FOR SIMILAR UPGRADES IN SHEPHERDSVILLE THAT WILL CREATE 24 NEW FULL-TIME JOBS….
HEADERQUARTERED IN BOWLINGGREEN SINCE TWO-THOUSAND TWO…...BLUEGRASS SUPPLY PROVIDES WAREHOUSE….QUALITY SUPPORT….
LIGHT ASSEMBLY….AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO CUSTOMERS IN FOUR STATES…..
ARREST
06/29/17
THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE WAS CALLED TO A RESIDENCE IN CAVE CITY AFTER STATE POLICE DETECTED THE ORDER OF MARIJUAN
INSIDE….
CONSENT TO SEARCH WAS GIVEN….AND OFFICERS FOUND JUST OVER 11-GRAMS OF MARIJUANA, CRYSTAL METH, PRESCRIPTION PILLS AND
SUSPECTED ECSTACY…..
27 YEAR OLD BLAKE DYALN LAWLER WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH,
POSSESSION OF A LEGEND DRUG AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
GUILTY PLEA
06/29/17
A HORSE CAVE MAN AND LARUE COUNTY COACH HAS PLEADED GUILT TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT INVOLVING A JUVENILE…..
48 YEAR OLD KELTON “SIMON” FORD WAS ORGINALLY CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE…..BUT AS PART OF A PLEA AGREEMENT….THE CHARGE WAS
AMENDED TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OF A VICTIM UNDER 18….
FORD WILL RECEIVE TWO YEARS PROBATION….HE’S TO HAVE NO CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM OR HER FAMILY…..HE WILL MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO
TEACH OR COACH DURING THE PROATION PERIOD…..AND WILL PAY COURT COSTS…..
BESHEAR TO SUE COMPANIES
06/29/17
WITH A RECORD NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS DYING FROM OPIOID OVERDOSES…..
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR SAYS HIS OFFICE PLANS TO SUE UP TO 10 DRUG MANUFACTURERS…..DISTRIBUTORS….AND RETAILERS L
FOR WHAT HE SAYS IS THEIR ROLE IN FUELING THE COMMNWEALTH’S OPIOID EPIDEMIC BY ILLEGALY MARKETING AND SELLING OPIOIDS TO
KENTUCKIANS….
FOOD DONATION BILL
06/29/17
A NEW KENTUCKY LAW WILL SHIELD ENTITIES DONATING FOOD TO NONPROFITS….FROM LIABILITY……WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASISNG FOOD
DONATIONS…….
THE “FOOD IMMUNITY BILL” PROTECTS MARKETS…..FARMERS…..AND OTHER GROUPS FROM LAWSUITS AND CRIMINAL CHARGES IF SOMEONE GETS
SICK AFTER EATING THEIR DONATONS……PROVIDING THERE WAS NO INTENTIAL MISCONDUCT……
A FEDERAL GOOD SAMARITAN LAW ALREADY PROVIDED LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR FOOD DONATIONS…..BUT FEAR OF LEGAL ACTON WAS SENDING
FOOD TO TRASH BINS INSTEAD OF FOOD BANKS…..AND ITS HOPED THE NEW LAW WILL GIVE RETAILERS MORE CONFIDENCE AND MAY LEAD TO
MORE PEERISHABLE DONATIONS
SPORTS
06/29/17
THERE WILL BE INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT ON THE COMMONWEALTH’S WATERWAYS THIS WEEK END…..AS PART OF A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO
DETER IMPAIRED BOATING….
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE SAYS OPERATION “ DRY WATER”…….WILL BE CONDUCTED TOMORROW THRU JULY
SECOND….
THE DEPARTMENT SAYS INPAIRED BOATING IS A LEADING CONTRIBUTOR IN BOATING DEATHS……
FISCAL COURT
06/28/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE TRAMMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND GAVE FINAL APPROVAL TO THE
TWENTY-17-18 BUDGET…..
THE COURT APPOINTED JESSICA CLINE AS COUNTY TREASURER…..REPLACING MELBA PATRICK WHO IS RETIRING FRIDAY…….
AND A RECEPTION FOR PATRICK WILL BE HELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..FROM TWO TO FOUR…..IN THE FISCAL COURT MEETING ROOM IN THE
CITY/COUNTY BUILDING……
COMER RELEASES TAX RETURNS
06/28/17
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER HAS REIGNITED AN OLD POLITICAL RIVALRY BY PUBLICLY RELEASING HIS PERSON INCOME TAX
RETURNS…..AND QUESTIONING WHY GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HASN’T DONE THE SAME……
COMER WAS ONE OF SIX MEMNERS OF CONGRESS TO RELEASE TAX RETURNS AT THE REQUEST OF ROLL CALL…..WHICH IS A WASHINGTON BASED
PUBLICATION……
NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT
06/28/17
TOMORROW……MOST OF THE LAWS THAT MADE IT THRU THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY EARLIER THIS YEAR WILL TAKE EFFECT…..THE EXECPTIONS WERE
THOSE THAT HAD EMERGENCY CLAUSES THAT TRIGGERED THEM TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY….. AND THOSE THAT SPECIFIED LATER EFFECTIVE
DATES…..
LAWS TAKING EFFECT TOMORROW WILL ALLOW PUBLICLY FUNDED CHARTER SCHOOLS TO OPERATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..ATTACKS ON FIRST
RESPONDERS WILL BE CONSIDERED A HATE CRIME DURING SENTENCING FOR CERTAIN CRIMES…. ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO USE FEWER
DAYS FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS……ALLOWING CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR POWER IN KENTUCKY……BANNING
REGISTERED SEX-OFFENDERS FROM PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS…..ALLOW HOSPITAL PATIENTS TO DESIGNATE SOMEONE AS A “LAY CARE GIVER” TO
PROVIDE CARE TO THE PATIENT WHEN THEY RETURN HOME….. AND TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON A LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION IF
THEY HAVE AN AUNT…..UNCLE….SON-IN-LAW OR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW EMPLOYED BY THE DISTRICT……
DRUG OVERDOSES UP
06/28/17
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY…..THERE WERE 14-HUNDRED-FOUR FATAL DRUG OVERDOZE DEATH IN THE
COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR…...WHICH WAS A SEVEN-POINT-FOUR PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR……
THE REPORT ALSO FOUND THAT FENTANYL CONTRIBUTED TO AT LEAT 623 DEATHS….AND HERION WAS A FACOT IN 456 OTHERS….
THE HIGEST NUMBER OF FATALITIES OCCURRED IN LOUISVILLE…..LEXINGTON…..AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY……
AND LESLIE COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF FATAL OVERDOSES ON A PER CAPITA BASIS……
JUNIOR LIVESTOCK EXPO
06/28/17
THE AMERICAN BLACK HEREFORD ASSOCIATION IS HOLDING THE FIRST….A-B-H-A JUNIOR NATIONAL LIVESTOCK EXPO…..AT THE W-K-U AG EXPO
CENTER…TODAY THRU SUNDAY…..
THE A-B-H-A IS MOVING THEIR HEADQUARTERS TO THE COMMONWEALTH……
OPENING CEREMONIES WILL BE FRIDAY MORNG AT 10……
SPORTS
06/28/17
THE LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM WILL HOST THEIR ANNUAL SUMMER CAMP JULY 17TH THRU JULY 19TH…..FROM EIGHT TO 12NOON EACH
DAY…..
THE CAMP IS FOR GIRLS ENTERING PRESCHOOL THRU THE EIGHTH GRADE THIS FALL…..COST FOR THE CAMP IS 40-DOLLARS PER CAMPER…..AND
REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD THE FRIST DAY OF CAMP…..
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA AS PART OF THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM……
SHERIFF’S AUDIT
06/27/17
STATE AUDITOR MIKE HARMON HAS RELEASED THE TWENTY-15 TAX AUDIT FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..
STATE LAW REQUIRES THE AUDITOR TO ANNUALLY AUDIT THE ACCOUNTS OF EACH COUNTY SHERIFF…..AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW…..THE
AUDITOR ISSUES TWO REPORTS EACH YEAR…..ONE AUDITs THE SHERIFF’S TAX ACCOUNT AND THE OTHER REPORTS ON THE AUDIT OF THE SHERFF’
S FEE ACCOUNT WHICH IS USED TO RUN THE OFFICE……
ACCORDING TO THE JUST RELEASED TAX AUDIT…..THE SHERIFF’S FINANCIAL STATEMENT FAIRLY PRESENTS THE TAXES CHARGED…..CREDITED….
AND PAID FOR DURING THE PERIOD OF APRIL 16TH-TWENTY-15 THRU APRIL 15TH-TWENTY-16……. ARE IN COMFORMITY WITH THE REGULATORY
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING……
THE AUDITOR NOTED NO INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE…..AND ALSO NOTED NO MATTERS INVOLVING INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL
REPORTING AND ITS OPERATION…..THAT WERE CONSIDERED TO BE MATERIAL WEAKNESSES…….
FARMERS MARKET
06/27/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARMER’S MARKET IS NOW RENTING BOOTH SPACE….AT THE “AG” PAVILION AT THE ALLEN COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS…..FROM
EIGHT TO ONE ON SATURDAYS…..NOW TO OCTOBER FIRST…..
THE COST IS 10-DOLLARS PER BOOTH AND YOU WILL NEED TO BRING YOUR OWN TABLE……
PAYMENT GOES TO THE ALLEN COUNTY FARMER’S MARKET AND FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL TWO-THREE-SEVEN-14-43……..
HAWKS
06/2717
76 YEAR OLD KENNETH ELWOOD “WOODY” HAWKS SOF ADOLPHUS DIED TODAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENGTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 THURSDAY MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BRENDA SUE CALDWELL HAWKS…..A DAUGHTER; ASHLEE OF ADOLPHUS……A SON; WAYNE OF TOMPKINSVILLE….A
SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; DONNELL AND BILLY JOE WELLS OF GLASGOW…..A BROTHER; J-W BOWLES OF GLASGOW…A SISTER; SHELIA
LAWRENCE….AND TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; LINDA HELSON AND MARY ANN CALDWELL BOTH OF ADOLPHUS……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
STATE HIGHWAY PLAN
06/27/17
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS RELEASED A DATA-DRIVEN LIST OF STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP
GUIDE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT HIGHWAY PLAN……
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS…..THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET EVALUATED AND SCORED MORE THAN 11-HUNDRED PROJECTS ACROSS
THE COMMONWEALTH……..USING THE NEW…..STRATEGIC HIGHWAY INVESTMENT FORMULA FOR TOMORROW PROGRAM…….OR SHIFT…..
THE FORMULA IS AN OBJECTIVE APROACH THAT USES DATA ON SAFETY….. CONGESTION….ASSET MANAGEMENT…. ECONOMIC GROWTH…..AND
COST-BENEFIT RATIOS……
THE NEXT STEP IN THE …..SHIFT PROCESS…..WILL FOCUS ON RANKING REGIONAL PROJECTS…..AND TRANPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN
GEOGRAPHICAL SECTIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH…..
“SHIFT” WILL HELP PRIORITIZE SPENDING OF TWO-POINT-SIX BILLION DOLARS OVER THE NEXT SIX-YEAR CYCLE…… AS THE CURRENT SIX-YEAR
HIGHWAY PLAN HAS NEARLY SIX-BILLION DOLLARS IN UNFUNDED TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS……
DAVIS TAKES NEW POSITION
06/27/17
06:05AM
SHANE DAVIS…..WHO HAS SERVED AS PRICIPAL AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSIVLLE HIGH SCHOOL THE LAST FOUR YEARS…..IS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF
SAFETY AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS…..
DAVIS LEAVES THE HIGH SCHOOL AFTER ALMOST TWO-DECADES OF TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATION….
IN HIS NEW ROLE……DAVIS WILL BEWORKING ON SAFETY ASPECTS FOR THE DISTRICT…..AND THE SUPPORT ROLW WILL HAVE HIM WORKING WITH
EVERYONE IN THE DISTRICT……IN HELPING WITH THEIR NEEDS…..
BLUE GRASS RECORD
06/27/17
THE 14TH ANNUAL….BLUEGRASS ROOTS AND BRANCHES FESTIVAL IN OWENSBORO…. HAS SET A NEW ATTENANCE RECORD….
THE BLUEGRAS MUSEUM SAYS 26-THOUSAND PEOPLE…..FROM 39-STATES AND FOUR FOREIGN COUNTRIES….ATTEND THHIS YEARS FESTIVAL
WHICH AS HELD JUNE 21ST THRU 24TH……
THE OLD RECORD WAS SET IN TWENTY-15….WHEN OVER 25-THOUSAND ATTENDED……
FISCAL COURT
06/27/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELS TO THE TRAMMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT TONIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..
AND TONIGHT’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SEVEN……
SPORTS
06/27/17
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY FOOTBALL…..SEASON TICKET HOLDERS….MAY BEIGN PURCHASING SINGLE-GAMES TICKETS TOMORROW…..FOR THE
WILDCATS’ SEVEN HOME GAMES THIS FALL…..
THEN SINGLE GAME TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC STARTING JULY 14TH….
FOR SINGLE GAME TICKET PRICING…..KROGER FIELD HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO FOUR ZONES……AND BASED ON THE OPPONENT AND ZONE…….
SINGLE GAME TICKET PRICES WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 95 DOLLARS
NEW AC/S HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
06/26/17
THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION THIS MORNING… AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE…..TO DISCUSS HIRING A NEW
PRINCIPAL FOR ALLEN COUNTY SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL……AND FOLLOWING A ONE-AND-A HALF HOUR CLOSED SESSION…..JOSEPH COABY
WAS SELECTED AT THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF AC/S HIGH SCHOOL.
THERE WERE FIVE APPLICANTS AND THE COUNCIL INTERVIEWED THREE CANDIDATES……..
WKU BUDGET
06/26/17
THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS HAS APPROVED A 414-MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET FOR TWENTY-17-18…..
THE NEW BUDGET IS TWO-POINT-EIGHT PERCNE MORE THAN THE CURRENT BUDGET…..AND INCLUDES THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S APPROVED
EQUITY ADJUSTMENT OF TWO-POINT-34 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE STATE APPROPRIATION…. WHICH MAKES UP 18-PERCENT OF THE TOTAL
BUDGET…..
TUTION AND FEES ACCOUNT FOR 49-PERCENT OF THE BUDGET…..AND THE NEW BUDGET INCLUDES A 145-DOLLARS PER SEMESTER INCREASE IN
RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE TUTTION……WHICH IS THE SECOND LOWEST AMONG THE COMMONWEALTH’S PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS…..
THE REGENTS ALSO ELECTED DR. PHILLIP BALE OF GLASGOW AS CHAIRMAN…….
BGMU PHONE SCAM
06/26/17
A PHONE SCAM…..INVOLVING BOWLING GREEN MUNICIPAL UTILITIES…..HAS BEEN REPORTED…
THE SCAMMERS….WHO CLAIM TO REPRESENT B-G-M-U….ARE CALLING BUSINESSES AND TELLING THEM THEIR BILLS ARE OVER DUE AND SHOULD
BE PAID IMMEDIATLEY TO AVOID DISCONNECTION……
B-G-M-U SAY BILLS…..LATE NOTICES…..AND DISCONNECT INFORMATION IS SENT THROUGH THE POSTAL SERVICE OR E-MAIL…..AND IF YOU RECEIVE
ONE OF THESE CALLS…. DO NOT GIVE OUT ANY INFORMATION AND HANG UP……
STABBING-HORSE CAVE
06/26/17
STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO A STABBING AT A RESIDENCE ON SOUTH JACKSON HIGHWAY…..IN HART COUNTY…..THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH
OF A HORSE CAVE MAN…..
UPON ARRIVAL…..TROOPERS LOCATED 23 YEAR OLD ANICETO PEREZ LOPEZ OF HORES CAVE WITH A STAB WOUND TO THE ABDOMEN…..HE WAS
FLOWN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE WHERE HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES……..
THE MALE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INJURY SUSTAINED BY LOPEZ.....AND ABOTHER MALE…..WERE ON THE SCENE WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED AND
THEY HAD SUSATINED INJURIES FROM AN ALTERCATION THEY WERE IN WITH LOPEZ……
MEETINGS
06/26/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 AND FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7……
SPORTS
06/26/17
KY SPEEDWAY REMOVES SEATS
06/26/17
06:05AM
WHEN THE NASCAR TRIPLE-–HEADER IS RUN AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY…..THE FIRST WEEK-END IN JULY…..THEY’LL FIND A REDUCED
GRANDSTAND…. AS 20-THOUSAND SEATS HAVE BEEN REMOVED….REDUCING THE SEATING FROM 106-THOUSAND TO 86-THOUSAND…..
WHEN THE SPEEDWAY OPENED IN TWO-THOUSAND…..THE SEATING CAPACITY WAS 66-THOUSAND……BUT AFTER SPEEDWAY MOTOR SPORTS
BOUGHT THE TRACK AND ANNOUNCED A CUP RACE WOULD BE COMING TO THE TRACK…..SEATING WAS INCREASED TO 106-THOUSAND….
THE FIRST CUP RACE WAS A SELL OUT…..BUT SINCE THEN….HAS NEVER COME CLOSE TO SELLING OUT AGAIN……
THE SEATS REMOVED WERE THE LEAST DESIRABLE…..AND EVEN WITH A CAPACITY OF 86-THOUSAND….KENTUCK SPEEDWAY WILL STILL BE ONE OF
THE LARGEST TRACKS ON THE NASCAR CIRCUIT…..
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
06/23/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFCIE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..THE UNEMPLOYEMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM THREE-POINT-NINE
PERCENT IN APRIL TO THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN MAY……AND THIS MAY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS WELL BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-THREE
PERCENT RECORDED IN MAY OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN WARREN COUNTY
TO FIVE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH……JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 74 COUNTIES……ROSE IN 28…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN 18……
WOODFORD COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THREE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 16-POINT-SIX PERCENT……
ARTS ON MAIN
06/23/17
THE NEXT CONCERT AT “ARTS ON MAIN” WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT…..
“ARTS ON MAIN” IS LOCATED ON EAST MAIN STREET NEXT TO U-S BANK…..THE FREE CONCERT BEGINS AT SEVEN AND BE SURE AND BRING A LAWN
CHAIR OR BLANKET……
IN CASE OF RAIN…..THE CONCERT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STREET TO THE ALLEN COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE…….
ACCIDENT-BARREN
06/23/17
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT AT THE 48-MILE MARKER….IN BARREN COUNTY….THAT INJURED ONE PERSON…..
30 YEAR OLD AMANDA DEAN OF OHIO WAS SOUTHBOND….WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER TWENTY-10 PONTIAC…AND IT LEFT THE ROADWAY…..
AND OVERTURNED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MEDIAN…..EJECTING THE DRIVER……WHO WAS FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL FOR
TREATMENT……
FORMER SHERIFF PLEAD GUILTY
06/23/17
A FORMER LARUE COUNTY SHERIFF HAS PLEAD GUILTY……IN FEDERAL COURT….TO EMBEZZLING MONEY WHILE IN OFFICE…..
58 YEAROLD BOBBY CARLTON SHOFFNER OF HODGENVILLE ADMITTED TO TAKING 22-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TAX RECEIPTS……HE ALSO ADMITTED
TO ACCEPTING 12-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN PENALITIES….WHICH HE WAIVED ON THE COUNTY COMPUTER SYSTEM AND KEPT FOR HIS PERSONAL
USE…..AND HE ADMITTED TO USING THE COUNTY CREDIT CARD TO PAY 32-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN PERSONS EXPENSES…….
SHOFFNER AGREED TO PAY 36-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION TO LARU COUNTY……AND HE WILL PAY A ONE-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE AT
SENTENCING…. WHICH IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 21ST…….
FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF
06/23/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS DIRECTED THAT FLAG AT ALL STATE OFFIC EBUILDING BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF TODAY…..IN HONOR OF SERGEANT
WILLIAM BAYS….A FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER….WHO DIED IN AFGHANISTAN ON JUNE 10TH….
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSES…… ORGANIZATIONS…..AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN IN THE TRIBUTE BY
LOWERING THEIR FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF…..
SENATE HEALTH CARE BILL
06/22/17
SENATE REPUBLICANS….YESTERDAY…..RELEASED A 142-PAGE DRAFT OF THEIR BILL TO ELIMINATE MUCH OF THE OBAMA HEALTH CARE
LAW……AND SENATOR RAND PAUL SAY HE AND THREE OTHER REPUBLICAN SENATORS ARE PREPARING TO ANNOUNCE THEIR OPPOSITON TO THE
BILL AS IT’S WRITTEN…..
THE OPPOSITION PUTS THE BILL IN JEOPARDY…..SINCE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL CAN ONLY LOST TWO REPUBLICAN VOTES AND STILL
PASS THE LEGISLATION……
PAUL SAYS THE BILL TOO CLOSELY RESEMBLES OBAMA CARE AND DOESN’T GO FAR ENOUGH TO REPEAL THE FORMER PRESIDENT’S LAW…..
PAUL ALSO SAYS HE AND THE OTHER SENATORS ARE OPEN TO NEGOTIATION….BUT THEY NEED TO MAKE THEIR OPPOSITION CLEAR IN ORDER TO
ENSURE NEGOTIATIONS HAPPEN……
SPORTS
06/23/17
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR LOUISVILLE……AT THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES LAST NIGHT…..AS THEY LOST TO T-C-U FOUR TO THREE….
THE CARDINALS FINISH THE SEASON WITH A 53 AND 12 RECORD…..
HOMELESS COUNT
06/22/17
THE KENTUCKY HOUSING CORPORATION SAYS THEIR ANNUAL COUNT HAS FOUND FOUR-THOUSAND-25 HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE
COMMONWEALTH…..
THE RESULTS OF THE POINT-IN-TIME COUNT OF PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS……IN EMERENCY SHELTERS….OTHER TEMPORARY HOUSING
WERE RELEASED TUESDAY…..AS THE AGENCY COORDINATED A COUNT IN ALL COMMUNITIES…..EXCEPT IN LOUISVILLE AND LEXINGTON….;WHILE
SEPARATE COUNTS WERE CONDUCTED……
THE POINT-IN-TIME COUNT FOUND 19-HUNDRED-40 HOMELESS PEOPLE……WHILE LEXINGTON REPORTED ONE-THOUSAND-51 HOMELESS…..AND
LOUISVILLE REPORTED COUNTING ONE-THOUSAND-34 FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR-THOUSAND-25 HOMELESS IN KENTUCKY……
THE HOUSING CORPORATION SAYS WHILE IT’S ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE OVERALL NUMBER OF HOMELESS ON THE DECLINE…..THE REDUCTION
ISN’T SIGNIFICANT…..AS A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE REPORTED BEING HOMELESS FOR THE FIRST TIME……
TUITION INCREASES
06/22/17
THE AVERAGE COST OF TUITION AND FEES….FOR FOUR YEARS AT A PUBLIC KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..WILL BE MORE THAT 39-THOUSAND DOLLARS
THIS FALL AFTER THE COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION APPROVED INCREASES FOR MOST INSTITUTIONS…..
ALL BUT TWO SCHOOLS ASKED FOR THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED…..THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE DIDN’T ASK FOR AN INCREASE…..AND KENTTUCKY
STATE UNIVERSITY’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS YET TO ASK FOR AN INCREASSE…..
WESTERN’S THREE-PERCENT INCREASE PUSHES THE PRICE OF A FULL-YEAR OF TUITION AND FEES TO JUST OVER 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
TRAILING ONLY LOUISVILLE AND KENTUCKY…..
TUITION WILL ALSO BE INCREASING AT TWO-YEAR SCHOOLS IN THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM…..AS THE COUNCIL
APPROVED A SIX-DOLLAR PER CREDIT HOUR INCREASE…..
THE COUNCIL ALSO APROVED THE DETAILS OF A NEW STATE FUNDING MODEL…. FROM NOW NOW…..35-PERCENT OF STATE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITYS WILL BE BASED ON THE TYPLE OF DEGREES AWARDED…..
ETHICS RULING TO BE APPEALED
06/22/17
THE KENTUCKY ETHICS COMMISION SAYS IT WILL APPEAL A FEDERAL JUDGE’S ORDER ALLOWING LOBBYISTS TO DONATE TO POLITICAL
CAMPAIGNS….
IN HIS RULING…..JUDGE WILLIAM BERTELSMAN STRUCK DOWN MOST OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S ETHICS LAW REGARDING CONTACT BETWEEN
LAWMAKERS AND LOBBYISTS…..SAYING THE BAN ON LOBBYISTS GIVING GIFTS TO LAWMAKERS AND MAKING POLITICAL DONATIONS VIOLATED THEIR
FIRST ADMENDMENT RIGHTS…..
THE ETHICS LAWS WERE PUT IN PLACE IN THE MID-1990’s…...AFTER 22 LAWMAKERS AND LOBBYISTS WERE CHARGED WITH GIVING AND ACCEPTING
BRIBES…..
LOUISVILLE OFFICER SHOT
06/22/17
LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO ALLEGEDLY SHOT AT OFFICERS…..STRIKING ONE IN THE FOOT….
OFFICERS WHERE CALLED TO REPORTS OF A SUSPICIOUS PERSON TRYING TO OPEN DOORS……
AS THEY APPROCAHCE HE TOOK OFF RUNNING….AND AS THEY CAME AROUND A CORNER……THE SUSPECT OPENED FIRE…………
SPORTS
06/22/17
AT THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES…..
LOUISVILLE TAKES ON T-C-U……
NEW CHURCHILL FACILITY
06/21/17
CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED HAS ANNOUINCED PLANS TO BUILD A 60-MILLION DOLLAR….STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY IN LOUISVILLE….THAT
WILL INCLUDE EXOTIC WAGERING……A SPORTS BAR AND RESTAURANT…..600-RACING MACHINES…..AND A PLAYERS CLUB……
THE PROJECT WILL CREATE 250 CONSTRUCTION JOBS…….AND ANOTHER 200 NEW FULL AND PART-TIME JOBS TO MANAGE THE FACILITY WHICH
WILL OPEN NEXT SUMMER……
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT COMES ON THE HEELS OF CHURCHILL’S DECISION TO RELOCATE ITS….TWIN-SPIRES-DOT-COM BUSINESS…..TO LOUISVILLE
FROM SILICON VALLEY-CALIFORA……CREATING MORE THAN 70-NEW JOBS……
ARREST
06/21/17
BOWLING GREEN POLICE HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH TWO RECENT ROBBERIES…..
OFFICERS SAY 20 YEAR OLD CALEB HALL OF BOWLING GREEN CONFESSED TO ROBBING THE DOLLAR GENERAL STORE…..ON THE 31-W BY-PASS ON
JUNE 17TH AND LONG JOHN SILVERS ON THE BY-PASS JUNE 19TH…..
HALL HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF ROBBERY……..
MISSING MAN
06/21/17
LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A MISISNG MAN WHO WAS LIKELY IN ROUTE TO THE BONNAROO MUSIC FESTIVAL ON OR ABOUT JUNE
SEVENTH….
27 YEAR OLD BRET BROFFMAN-JUNIOR IS A WHITE MALE…..FIVE-FEET- 10-INCHES TALL….AND WEIGHS 140 POUNDS…..
HIS VEHICLE WAS FOUND ON VETERANS OUTER LOOP….NEAR FRANK MILL ROAD IN GLASGOW…..ON THE SEVENTH……
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTAXCT THE GLASGOW POLICE DEPARTMENT AT SIX-FIVE-ONE-51-51…….
GLASGOW SQUARE CLOSED
06/21/17
THE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY FILM COMMISION WILL BE IN DOWTOWN GLASGOW TOMORROW TO FILM SCENES FOR THEIR UPCOMING MOVIE…..
THE EAST AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE GLASGOW SQUARE WILL CLOSE AT FOUR-30 TOMORROW MORNING .AND WILL REMIAN CLOSED UNTIL NINE
TOMORROW NIGHT…. ONCE THE FILMING IS DONE…..THE GLASGOW COMMUNITY BAND WILL HOLD THEIR ANNUAL CONCERT ON THE SQUARE…..
AND KEEP IN MIND THERE IS ROAD WORK AT THE INTER-SECTION OF 31-E AND 68 AS WELL…..SO TRAFFIC NEEDING TO TRAVEL ON WEST MAIN .
BETWEEN THE SQUARE AND WHITE CASTLE……MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER TAKING SIDE STREETS TO AVOID BOTH AREAS……
AG SUES GOVERNOR AGAIN
06/21/17
IT’S ROUND FOUR AS ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR HAS SUED GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN FOR THE FOURTH TIME….
BESHEAR FILED THE LATEST SUIT YESTERDAY…..CHALLENGING THE GOVERNOR’S RECENT EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT ABOLISHED AND REPLACED
SOME STATE EDUCATION BOARDS……
SPORTS
06/21/17
IT’S TIME TO RETIRE YOUR PREDATORS JERSERY YOU WORE DURING THE PLAY-OFFS…..AS LAST NIGHT….THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
UNVEILED NEW JERSEYS FOR 13-TEAMS…..INCLUDING THE PREDATORS……
THE N-H-L HAS A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH ADIDAS….AS THE OLD JERSEYS WERE MADE BY REEBOK……
THE MOST NOTABLE CHANGE TO THE NEW JERSEY IS THE LACK OF NAVY BLUE….. ON THE BACK…..NEAR THE COLLAR……
AT THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES…..
LOUISVILLE DROPPED A FIVE TO ONE DECISION TO FLORIDA……
THE CARDINALS NEXT GAME WILL BE TOMORROW AGAINST T-C-U……..
SCHOOL BOARD
06/20/17
IT WAS A RATHER ROUTINE MEETING FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION LAST NIGHT…..
FOR THE JUST COMPLETED SCHOOL YEAR….ATTENDNACE WAS 94-POINT-21 PERCENT….WHICH WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM 94-POINT-27 PERCENT
THE YEAR BEFORE…..
THE BOARD APPROVED THE SCHOOL NURSE CONTRACTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 72-THOUSAND-415
DOLLARS……WHICH IS THE SAME AS LAST YEAR….
THE BOARD APPROVED HIRING ENGLISH….LUCAS…..PRIEST….AND OWLEDY FOR LEGAL SERVICES FOR NECT SCHOOL YEAR……AT A RATE OF 210-
DOLLARS AN HOUR…..WHICH WAS UP FROM 205-DOLLARS THIS YEAR…..
FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF
06/20/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS DIRECTED THAT FLAGS AT ALL STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF TODAY……IN HONOR OF
SERGEANT ERIC ERICK HOUCK….A FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER WHO DIED IN AFGHANISTAN……
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS….BUSINESSES…. ORGANIZATIONS….AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN IN THE
TRIBUTE BY LOWERING THEIR FLAG TO HALF-STAFF……
SERVICES FOR SERGEANT HOUCK WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT KENTUCKY VETERANS CEMETERY WEST IN HOPKINSVILLE
ANNUAL BUSINESS REPORTS
06/20/17
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW……KENTUCKY BUSINESSESS APPEAR TO BE READY TO BREAK THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S RECORDS FOR
ANNUAL REPORT FILINGS….152-THOUSAND HAVE FILED SO FAR…… MORE THAN THE TOTAL ON THIS DATE LAST YEAR…..WHICH WAS A RECORD…..
…..
THE MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND BUSINESESS……AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH…… MUST FILE AN ANNUAL REPORT AND PAY
A 15-DOLLAR FILING FEE BY JUNE 30TH EACH YEAR…..
IF A BUSNIESS FAILS TO FILE ITS ANNUAL REPORT BY JUNE 30TH…….IT FALLS INTO BAD STANDING AND WILL RECEIVE A FINAL 60-DAY
NOTICE……FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE 60-NOTICE RESULTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE DISSOLUTION OF THE BUSINESS OR REVOCATON OF AUTHORITY
TO DO BUSINESS IN KENTUCKY…….
LONG JOHNS ROBBERY
06/20/17
BOWLING POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO ROBBED THE LONG JOHN SILVERS….ON THE 31-W BY-PASS…..YESTERDAY MORNING….
THE LONE MALE INMLIED HE HAD A WEAPON AND DEMANDED MONEY…..AFTER THE EMPLOYEE COMPLIED…..HE LEFT ON FOOT….
THE SUSPECT IS A WHITE MALE….WITH THIN BUILD…..BLONDE HAIR….AND GLASSES….HE WAS WEARING A GRAY ZIP-UP HOODLIE….GRAY
SWEATPANTS….AND A WHITE SHIRT…….
GUILTY PLEA
06/20/17
A SIMPSON COUNTY MAN HAD PLEAD GUILTY……IN FEDERAL COURT….TO MAKING AND POSSESSING ILLEGAL FIREARMS….COMMONLY KNOW AS
MOLOTOV COCKTAILS…..
20 YEAR OLF ALEXANDER GWATHNEY-LAW OF FRANKLIN PLEAD GUILTY TO COUNTS ONE AND TWO OF A SUPERCEDING INDICTMENT……
AT SENTENCING…..PROSECUTORS WILL MOVE TO DISMISS COUNTS THREE AND FOUR….WHICH CHARGED HIM WITH ATTEMPTING TO DAMAGE AND
DESTROY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL……AND WILL ALSO AGREE TO A SENTENCE OF 20-YEARS…..FOLLOWED BY THREE YEARS OF
SUPERVISED RELEASE……
SPORTS
06/20/17
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC MEETING TONIGHT…..TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF A HUNTING
ACCEESS PROGRAM…..IN THE 14-COUNTY CONSERVATION RESERVE AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM……
THE MEETING WILL BE FROM 6-30 TO 8-30….AND WILL BE HELD AT THE BARREN COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE…..
THIS IS A PILOT PROGRDM TO TEST FOR SMALL GAME HUNTING AND THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE LOOKING TO LEASE LAND FOR HUNTING……
THE CONSERVATON RESERVE AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY……..
AND AT THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES……
LOUISVILLE TAKES ON FLORIDA………
KENTUCKY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
06/19/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED FROM FIVE-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN
APRIL TO FIVE-PERCENT IN MAY…..AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S LABOR FORCE SAW AN INCREASE OF ALMOST 25-HUNDRED COMPARED TO APRIL’S
NUMBERS……
THE EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES SECTOR SHOWED THE LARGEST GAIN WITH 11-HUNDRED MORE JOBS…….
AND OTHER SECTORS SEEING AN INCREASE WERE TRADE…..TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES……INFORMATION……..AND FINANCIAL…….
HOWEVER……KENTUCKY’S JOBLESS WAS ABOVE THE NATIONAL RATE OF FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN MAY……
KCTCS REGISTRATION
06/19/17
SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IS OFFERING STUDENTS A ONE-STOP ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITY TODAY
THRU THURSDAY….AT THE COLLEGE’S MAIN CAMPUS IN BOWLING GREEN AND AT THE FRANKLIN/SIMPSON CENTER……
EXPRESS ENROLLMENT WEEK IS A ONE-STOP OPPORTUNITY TO HELP STUDENTS WITH ONE-ON-ONE ADVISING REGARDING ENROLLMENT…..
FINANCIAL AID….. SCHEDULING…..AND OTHER ITEMS THAT PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS NEED TO COMPLETE FOR THE FALL TWENTY-17 SEMESTER….
TO REGISTER GO ON-LINE TO ….K-C-T-C-S-DOT-E-D-U-FORWARD SLASH-EXPRESS….. OR CALL TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-NINE-ZERO-ONE-ONE-
THOUSAND……
FORMER LARUE SHERIFF CHARGED
06/19/17
A FORMER LARUE COUNTY SHERIFF HAS BEEN CHARGED…..IN A FELONY INFORMATION….WITH ONE COUNT OF EMBEZZLMENT…..
ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL INFORMATION……MONIES FROM A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT WENT MISSING SOMETIME BETWEEN MAY
TWENTY-11 AND MAY TWENTY-12….WHILE 58 YEAR OLD BOBBY CARLTON SHOFFNER WAS SHERIFF….
IF CONVICED SHOFFNER …..WHO RETIRED IN FEBRUARY TWENTY-13 AFTER MORE THAN 10-YEARS IN OFFICE….. FACES UP TO FIVE YEARS IN
PRISON…..THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE….AND A MAXIMUM FINE OF 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
MEETINGS
06/19/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCAON AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND GRAHAM LODGE MEETS AT 7…….
THURSDAY NIGHT THE JAYCEES MEET AT 7…..
JONES
06/19/17
75 YEAR OLD JOHN NEWTON “PAP” JONES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT A LATER
DATE….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JAN JONES…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOHN AND CARRIE OF THE STONY POINT COMMUNITY…..TWO DAUGHTERS
AND SONS-IN-LAW; ANGELA AND DOLAN RIVETTE OF TEXAS AND KERI AND CARY ACKERMAN OF SOUTH CAROLINA……AND A SISTER; DEE LATSHA OF
TEXAS…..NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANJDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/19/17
AT THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES….
LOUISVILLE DEFEATRED TEXAS “A AND M” EIGHT TO FOUR…..THEIR NEXT GAME WILL BE TUESDAY AGAINST FLORIDA WHO SHUT OUT T-C-U THREE TO
NOTHING….
BEVIN MEETS WITH TRUMP
06/16/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVING WAS ONE OF SEVEN GOVERNORS WHO MET WITH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP……YESTERDAY…..TO TALK ABOUT
TRAINING WORKERS FOR JOBS……
EARLIER THIS WEEK…..BEVIN CREATED AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO COME UP WITH IDEAS TO HELP FOSTER CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES GET JOBS…..
IN FEBRUARY…..BEVIN WAS ALSO ONE OF SEVERAL GOVERNORS WHO MET WITH THE PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS HEALTH CARE……
KY CHAMBER
06/16/17
THE COMMONWEALTH’S LARGEST……AND MOST INFLUENTIAL LOBBYIST ORGANIZATION……SAYS IT OPPOSES A JUDGE’S RULING ALLOWING
LOBBYISTS TO GIVE MONE TO POLITICAL CANDIDATES…….
THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS URGING THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISION
TO APPELA U-S DISTRICT JUDGE WILLIAM BERLESMAN’S JUNE SIXTH RULING THAT DISMANTLED SEVERAL OF THE ETHICS LAWS THAT REGULATE
CONTACT BETWEEN LOBBYISTS AND LAWMAKERS……
BERLESMAN RULED IT IS OK FOR LOBBYISTS…..WHO ARE PAID TO INFLUENCE STATE LEGISLATION…..TO DONATE MONEY TO POLITICAL
CANDIDATTES…..HE ALSO SAID IT’S OK FOR LOBBYISTS TO BUY GIFTS FOR LAWMAKERS…..AND TO ASK OTHERS TO DONATE TO THEIR
CAMPAIGNS……
BLOOD MOBILE
06/16/17
THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE WILL BE IN THE FELLOWHSIP HALL AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH…..THIS AFTERNOON….FROM ONE TO
FIVE…….
TO DONATE……YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE……
WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS……
BE IN GOOD HEALTH……
AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST 56 DAYS……
DONORS SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D CARD OR A PHOTO I-D…….
BARREN ROAD WORK
06/16/17
MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN BARREN COUNTY SHOULD EXPECT LANE CLOSURES AND TRAVEL DELAYS AT THE INTER-SECTION OF “68 AND 31-E”
BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT….
CREWS WILL BE WORKING ON INTER-SECTION IMPROVEMENTS BY REPAIRING AND REPLACING SECTIONS OF DAMAGED CONCRETE…….
THE LONGEST DELAYS WILL BE AT THE USUAL PEAK TIMES WHEN PEOPLE HEAD INTO WORK AND LEAVE WORK IN THE EVENING…..
THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF JULY…..AND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE MAY BE A BETTER OPTION UNTIL THE PROJECT IS
DONE…..
SPORTS
06/16/17
THE N-C-A-A INFRACTIONS COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED A LIST OF PENALITIES FOR THE LOUISVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM…..AFTER IT WAS
LEARNED THAT A FORMER DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS HAD BEEN HIRING STRIPPERS FOR PLAYERS……
THE CARDINALS WERE PLACED ON FOUR YEARS PROBATION…..HEAD COACH RICK PITINO WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE FIRS TIVE CONFENCE
GAMES NEXT SEASON….THERE WILL BE SCHOLARSHIP REDUCTIONS AND RECRUITING RESTRICTIONS…..MORE THE 100 GAME RECORDS SPANNING
FROM TWENY-10 THRU TWENTY14…..INCLUSING LOUISVILL’S TWENTY-13 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP….ARE AT RISK OF BEING TAKEN AWAY……
THE SCHOOL WAS FINED FIVE-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THEY MUST RETURN MONEY RECEIVED THROUGH CONFERENCE REVENUS SHARING…..
AND THE PANEL ALSO ACCEPED THE UNIVERSITY’S SELF-IMPOSE TWENTY-15-16 POSTSEASON BAN……
PAUL AT SHOOTING
06/15/17
SENATOR RAND PAUL WAS ONE OF THOSE AT THE BALLFIELD IN ALEXANDRIA VIRGINA YESTERDAY…..WHEN A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE ON THE
REPUBCLAN BASEBALL TEAM THAT WAS PRACTICING FOR TONIGHT’S BENEFIT GAME AGAINST THE DEMOCRATIC TEAM….
PAUL WAS GETTING READY TO HIT WHEN THE SHOOTING BEGAN…INJURING FIVE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVE STEVE SCALISE OF
LOUISIANA…..AND TWO CAPTIAL POLCIE OFFICERS IN HIS SECURITY DETAIL…..
THE OFFICERS RETURNED FIRE……HITTING THE SHOOTER….66 YEAR OLD JAMES HODGKINSON OF ILLINOIS…….WHO LATER DIED…..
BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS SAY TONIGHT’S CHARITY BALLGAME WILL GO ON AS SCHEDULED…….…
MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAWSUIT
06/15/17
THE COMMONWEALTH’S BAN ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS BEING CHALLENGED IN A LAWSUIT THAT WAS FILED IN FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT
YESTERDAY…..
THE THREE PLAINTIFFS…..WHO HAVE USED MEDICAL MARIJUANA TO HELP EAS HEALTH PROBLEMS……SAY IT COULD HELP KENTUCKY’S OPIOID
ADDICTION WOES…..AND THAT THE BAN VIOLATES CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVACY RIGHTS……
29 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HAVE AUTHORIZED MEDICAL MARIJUANA…….……
FOUR GUARDSMEN ARRESTED
06/15/17
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED FOUR KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARDSMEN AND CHARGED THEM WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT….
ARRESTED WERE 25 YEAR OLD ANTHONY TUBOLINO OF AUBURN, 19 YEAR OLD TYLER HART OF BOWLING GREEN AND 21 YEAR OLD AUSTIN DENNIS
AND 22 YEAR OLD JACOB RUTH BOTH OF MUNFORDVILLE….
THE ASSAULT WAS REPORTED JUNE THIRD……AND AUTHORITIES SAY THE VICTIM WAS GIVEN ALCOHOL AND THEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED……
SPORTS
06/15/17
KENTUCKY FIRST YEAR HEAD BASEBALL COACH NICK MINGIONE HAS BEEN NAMED THE “PERFECT GAME/RAWLINGS COLLEGE COACH OF THE YEAR”
….
THE WILDCAT’S COMPLETED MINGIONE’S FIRST SEASON WITH THE PROGRAM’S FIRST TRIP TO THE SUPER-REGIONALS…..WHERE THEY WERE
ELIMINATED BY LOUISVILLE……
THE TEAMS 43 WINS WERE THE MOST FOR THE PROGRAM SINCE TWENTY-12 WHEN THEY WON A SCHOOL RECORD 45….AND THE 19 REGULAR
SEASON S-E-C WINS ARE THE SECOND MOST IN SCHOOL HISTORY…..AS THE TWO-THOUSAND-SIX TEAM WON 20……
FT. CAMPBELL SOLAR POWER
06/14/17
THE LARGEST NON-UTILITY SOLAR ARARY IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..HAS BEEN COMPLETED….AT FORT CAMPBELL…..
THE SOLAR ARRAY PRODUCES FIVE MEGA-WATTS OF SOLAR ENERGY…...WHICH IS ENOUGH TO POWER THE EQUIVALENT OF 463 HOMES AND
PROVIDE MORE THAN 10-PERCENT OF FORT CAMPBELL’S POWER REQUIREMENTS IN THE FORM OF RENEWABLE ENERGY……..
PREPARATION TO INSTALL A SOLAR ARRAY BEGAN IN TWENTY-12…..WHEN FORT CAMPBELL ESTABLISHED A RENEWABLE ENERGY PLAN……BASED
ON DIRECTIVES SET FORTH IN THE “AMERICAN RENEWABLE ENERGY ACT”…..WHICH REQUIRES 25-PERCENT OF ENERGY CONSUMED BY FEDERAL
INSTALLATIONS TO BE PRODUCE BY RENEWABLE MEANS BY TWENTY-25……
ARREST
06/14/17
SATURDAY….DEPUTIES WITH THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WENT TO 16-80 TOMPKINSVILLE ROAD TO INVESTIGATED A POSSIBLE
THEFT CASE…..
WHEN THE ARRIVED AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE RESIDENT…. 39 YEAR OLD KELLY KERNEY….THEY DETECTED THE ODOR OF A POSSIBLE METH
LAB AND CONTACTED THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE…
CONSENT TO SEARH WAS GAVEN AND A SHAKE AND BAKE METH LAB AND OTHER METH RELATED ITEMS WERE LOCATED IN AN OUTSIDE TRASH
BARERL….AND AN ACTIVE METH LAB WAS FOUND HIDDEN IN AN UPSTAIRS BEDROOM…..
KERNEY AND 33 YEAR OLD JOHN POINDEXTER OF GLASGOW WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MANUFACTURING METH, POSSESSION OF A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
KERNEY WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE……
SPORTS
06/14/17
TWO MEMBERS OF THIS YEAR’S LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO THE CLASS TWO-A…..ALL-STATE TEAM….BY THE KENTUCKY
SOFTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION…..
RYLEY WHITNEY WAS NAMED TO THE FIRST TEAM .AND KALEE SKAGGS WAS SELECTED TO THE SECOND TEAM…..THIS MARKED WHITNEY’S THIRD
CONSECUTIVE SEASON TO BE SELECTED TO THE ALL-STATE TEAM….
THEY WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS PART OF THIS WEEK-END’S…..EAST/WEST ALL-STAR SERIES…..
EIGHT PLAYERS……INCLUDING FORMER LADY PATRIOT’S HANNAH ROBERTS ANDKELSI PARDUE……WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE KENTUCKY FAST
PITCH HALL OF FAME…..ROBERTS….A FOUR TIME ALL-STATER….HELPED AC/S WIN THEIR FIRST REGION FORU TITLE IN TWO-THOUSAND AND FINISH
THIRD IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT…..AND PARDUE…..A THREE TIME ALL-STATER….WHO WAS NAMED MISS SOFTBALL IN TWENTY-12…..HELPED
PITCH THE LADY PATRIOTS TO THE STATE TITLE IN TWENTY-11 AND WIN THREE REGION FOUR TITLES…..
ROBERTS AND PARDUE WILL JOIN FORMER COACH RICK ROBERTS WHO WAS INDUCTED IN THE HALL OF FAME IN TWO-THOUSAND-THREE……
KIDS AND HOT CARS
06/13/17
WITH THE TEMPERATURES HEATING UP….AND THE START OF SUMMER COMING UP NEXT WEEK….STATE POLICE ARE WARNING PARENTS NOT TO
LEAVE A CHILD ALONE IN A HOT CAR…….
VEHICLE HEAT STROKE IS OFTERN MISUNDERSTOOD BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC….. AND A MAJORITY WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE THEY COULD NEVER
‘FORGET” THEIR CHILD IN A VEHICLE…..….
BUT ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM “KIDS AND CARS”…..39 CHILDREN DIED IN THE U-S FROM VEHICULAR STROKE LAST YEAR……AND THERE
HAVE ALREADY BEEN 11 DEATHS THIS YEAR…..….
THE INTERIOR OF A VEHICLE HEATS UP QUICKLY AND CAN REACH 125 DEGGREES IN MINUTES……A CHILD’S BODY HEATS UP FIVE TIMES FASTER
THAT AN ADULT…..AND TRAGICALLY……ABOUT 33-PERCENT OF CHILDREN WHO DIED IN HOT CARS ENTER THE VEHICLE ON THEIR OWN TO PLAY…..
WHILE LEFT UNATTENDED……
AND PET OWNERS ARE ALSO REMINDED NOT TO LEAVE THEIR PETS IN A VEHCLE…. AS THEY TOO CAN QUICKLY BE OVERCOME BY THE HEAT……
FT CAMPBELL SOLDIERS KILLED
06/13/17
THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT SAYS THREE SOLDIERS WHOE FATALLY SHOT IN AFGHANISTAN WERE FROM THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION AT FORT
CAMPBELL…..
THE INVESTIGAION INTO THE JUNE 10TH SHOOTING CONTINUES……
BODY OF MISSING TEEN FOUND
06/13/17
THE BODY OF A MISSING GRAYSON COUNTY TEEN HAS BEEN FOUND IN HARDIN COUNTY….
16 YEAR OLD SAVANNA CRAWFORD WAS REPORTED MISSING APRIEL 10TH….AND TWO FISHERMEN FOUND HER BODY UNDER A BRIDGE NEAR THE
WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAY…..
THE INVESTIGAITON CONTINUES…..
CITY COUNCIL
06/13/17
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING…..FINAL APPROVE WAS GIVEN TO THE NEW BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF NINE-POINT-FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS…. WHICH IS UP ABOUT A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE CURRENT BUDGET…..
AS PART OF THE WEST MAIN STREET RENOVATION…..THE COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION CONCERNING UTILITY LINES ON THE WEST MAIN
STREET RENOVATION PROJECT……
AND APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR THE CITY TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF DUMONT HILL TO THE DUGAS COMMUNITY PARK………
LAWRENCE
06/13/17
77 YEAR OLD CURTIS LAWRENCE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 10 AT
GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER SEVEN THURSDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; FIELDING AND ROSE OF SCOTTSVILLE……
DISMAN
06/13/17
87 YEAR OLD BARBARA DISMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HOPEWELL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS
AFTERNOON (TUED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-N-LAW; JIM AND DANA…..AND FOUR DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; NINA AND DANNY BARRON, DIANA
HUNTER, DARLENE AND RICKY YATES AND LISA AND WAYNE CALVERT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….. 11 GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/13/17
THE N-C-A-A HAS ANNOUNCED GAME TIMES FOR THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES THAT BEGINS SUNDAY……
AND IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE SERIES……LOUISVILLE WILL TAKE ON TEXAS “A AND M”…..
EIGHT TEAMS COMPETE IN THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES…..WHICH IS A DOUBLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT…..WITH A BEST OF THREE FINAL WHICH
WILL BEGIN JUNE 26TH……
KCTC TUITION INCREASE
06/12/17
FRIDAY…..THE REGENTS OF THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM APPROVED A SIX-DOLLAR PER CREDIT HOUR
INCREASE FOR IN-STATE STUDENTS BEGINNING THIS FALL….
STUDENTS TAKE 18-HOURS PER YEAR ON AVERAGE…..SO THE INCREASE TOTALS 108-DOLLARS PER YEAR……
OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS……FROM COUNTIES THAT BORDER THE COMMONWEALTH…..WILL PAY AN ADDITION 12-DOLLARS PER CREDIT HOUR….
WHILE OTHER OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS WILL BE 21-DOLLARS MORE PER CREDIT HOUR…….
THE RATES FOLLOW GUIDELINES FROM THE KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION……
CITY COUNCIL
06/12/17
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT……ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR RERPORTS…..AND TONIGHT’S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SIX……
FORMER REP ARRESTED
06/12/17
FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHNNY BELL FROM GLASGOW…AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUALS…..WERE ARRESTED LAST NIGHT ON ASSAULT
CHARGES….
21 YEAR OLD LATONYA CLAYTON CLAIMS BELL PHYSICALLY REMOVED HER FROM A CAR AND THEN STRUCK HER…..WHILE BELL SAYS CLAYTON
BROKE INTO HIS HOME FOLLOWING AN EARLIER ALTERCATION…..AND HE TOO WAS ASSAULTED……
BOTH WERE LODGE IN THE BARRCOUNTY DETENTION CENTER…..
MEETINGS
06/12/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7……
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4…..
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST CLUB WILL HAVE A LUNCHEON THURSDAY AT 12NOON, THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE
ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 AND THE V-F-W MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
FATAL-BARREN
06/12/17
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT ON I-65…..NEAR THE 50 MILER MARKER YESTERDAY……THAT CLAIMED A LIFE…..
60 YEAR OLD DALE COVINGTON OF TENNESSEE WAS NORTHBOUND….WHEN HIS TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN CHEVY PICKUP LEFT THE ROADWAY….
STRUCK A GUARDRAIL END….AND OVERTURNED….COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP….
COVINGTON…..WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT…..DIED AT THE SCENE……
KINSLOW
06/12/17
92 YEAR OLD BRO. BILL KINSLOW OF SCOTTSVILLED DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER SIX TONIGHT (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BRO. ROGER AND SANDRA, BILLY AND BRENDA AND ALLEN…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-
LAW; PHYLLIS AND JIMMY “PAPPY” VINCENT…..AND A SISTER; DOLLIE KEITH ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN, 24 GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/12/17
PITTSBURGH CLAIMED THE STANLY CUP…..DOWNING THE PREDATORS TWO TO NOTHING…..TO WIN THE SERIES FOUR GAMES TO TWO……
ALLEN ACCOUNTANT CHARGED
06/09/17
AN ALLEN COUNTY ACCOUNTANT HAS BEEN CHARGED BY A FEDERAL CRIMINAL INFORMATION WITH DEVISING A SCHEME TO DEFRAUD HIS
EMPLOYEER….AND WITH FILING FRAUDULENT INCOMETAX RERUEND…..OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD….THAT FAILED TO INCLUDE OVER 600-THOUSAND
DOLARS IN REPORTABLE INCOME……
ACCORDING TO THE INFORMAION……50 YEAR OLD STEPHEN C. JONES OF SCOTTSVILLE COMMITTED WIRE FRAUD BETWEEN JANUARY OF TWENTY-
10 AND AUSUST OF TWENY-15 WHEN HE DIVERTED MONEY FROM THE COMPANY’S BANK ACCOUNT TO HIS PERSONAL ACCOUNT…..AND DURING THE
SAME PERIOD FILED FEDERAL TAX RETURNS HE KNEW WERE FALSE AND FRAUDULENT…..
STATE CHARGES AGAINST JONES HAVE BEEN DISMISSED…..TO ALLOW THE FEDERAL PROSECUTION TO PROCEED…..
CORVETTE MUSEUM EXHIBIT
06/09/17
THIS YEAR…..KENTUCKY IS CELEBRATING ITS 225TH ANNIVERSARY OF BECOMING THE 15TH STATE IN THE NATION……AND THE NATIONAL
CORVETTE MUSEUM WILL BE HOSTING AN EXCHIBIT CALLED…. KENTUCKY 225 YEARS ON THE MOVE…..WHICH WILL OPEN AUGUST 28TH AND RUN
THRU THE SPRING OF TWENTY-18…..
THE EXHIBIT WILL BREAK THE HISTORY INTO THREE….75-YEAR INCREMENTS…… WHICH WILL HIGHLIGHT TRANSPORTATION ON LAND…..AIR….AND
WATER…..
THE MSEUM IS STILL ACCEPTING ITEMS FOR THE DISPLAY…...AND IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF THE EXHIBIT…..CALL SEVEN-SEVEN-
SEVEN-45-16 OR GO ON-LINE TO….DEREK-AT-CORVETTE-MUSEUM-DOT-ORG……
KY ETHICS LAWS THROWN OUT
06/09/17
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS THROWN OUT MUCH OF KENTUCKY’S ETHICS LAW….. REGULATING CONTACT BETWEEN LEGISLATORS AND LOBBYISTS…..
CONSIDERED ONE OF THE TOUGHEST IN THE NATION….JUDGE WILLIAM BERTELSMAN SAID THE COMMONWEALTH’S LAW BANNING LAWMAKERS
FROM ACCEPTNG GIFTS OR “ANYTHING OF VALUE” FROM A LOBBYIST WAS TOO VAGUE….
HE ALSO RULED IT’S OK FOR LOBBYISTS TO DONATE TO POLITICIANS’ CAMPAIGNS AND TO RASIE MONEY FOR THEM……
LANE CLOSURERS
06/09/17
AS YOU MAKE TRAVEL PLANS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS…..KEEP IN MIND THAT LONG-TERM LANE CLOSURES ARE IN PLACE ON THE
NATCHER PARKWAY…. FROM I-65 TO EXIT NINE…..MORGANTOWN ROAD….
MAJOR DRAINAGE AND SHOULDER IMPROVEMENT WORK IS BEING DONE….AND WHEN THAT’S FINISHED…..RESUFRACING WILL TAKE PLACE……
AND AS WORK IS COMPLETED…..THE LANE CLOSURES WILL MOVE AROUND…….
THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF AUGUST……
SPORTS
06/09/17
AT THE STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON GOES AGAINST PLEASURE RIDGE PARK…..
AT THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT……SOUTH WARREN TANGLES WITH EAST CARTER……
LOUSIVILLE TAKES ON KENTUCKY….TODAY….AT THE N-C-A-A SUPER REGONAL BEING PLAYED AT LOUSVILLE….
GAME TWO WILL BE PLAYED TOMORROW….AND IF NEEDED….GAME THREE WILL BE SUDNAY…WITH THE WINNING TEAM ADVANCING ON TO THE
COLLEGE WORILD SERIES…….
CDL LICENSE
06/08/17
FOR YEARS……THE COMMONWEALTH’S 136-THOUSAND COMMERNICAL DRIVER’S LICENSE HOLDERS….HAVE HAD TO VISIT A CIRCUIT CLERK’S
OFFICE….POST OFFICE….OR FIND A FAX MACHINE TO SUBMIT “C-D-L” PAPER WORK…..
BUT WITH THE LAUNCH OF “MY C-D-L”…..THAT CAN NOW BE DONE ON LINE AT…. MY-C-D-L-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV…..
LAST YEAR…..COMMERICAL DRIVER’S IN KENTUCKY SUBMITTED ALMOST 150-THOUSAND APPLICATIONS….MEDICAL EXAMINER’S CERTIFICATES…..
AND SELF- CERTIFICATIONS……
NOW…EACH TIME A DOCUMENT IS SUBMITTED ON-LINE…..THE “MY C-D-L” USER WILL RECEIVE AN E-MAIL CONFIRMATION……AND WITHIN 10-DAYS OF
SUBMITTING THEIR PAPER WORK…..USERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY E-MAIL IF THEIR DOCUMENTS MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS OR NEED FURTHER
ATTENTION…..
AG THREATENS TO SUE GOVERNOR
06/08/17
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BRESHEAR IS THREATENING TO SUE GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN FOR A FOURTH TIME…
BESHEAR SAYS AN EXCECUTIVE ORDER THAT BEVIN ISSUED LAST WEEK….THAT DISSOLVED AND REORGANIZED SEVERAL STATE EDUCATION
BOARDS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL…..
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS THE GOVERNOR DOESN’T HAVE ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY OVER STATE BOARDS…..
BEVIN SAYS STATE LAW GIVES HIM AUTHORITY TO REORGANIZE STATE BOARDS…. AND THAT FORMER GOVERNOR……STEVE BESHEAR…..ISSUED 103
SUCH EXECUTIVE ORDERS DURING HIS EIGHT YEARS IN OFFICE……
SPORTS
06/08/17
THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT START TODAY AT JACK FISCHER PARK IN OWENSBORO…..….AS FOURTH REGION CHAMPIONS SOUTH
WARREN WILL TAKE ON CENTRAL HARDIN IN THEIR FIRST GAME THIS AFTERNOON AT FIVE……
THE STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY AT WHITAKER BANK BALL PARK IN LEXINGTON….AND FOURTH REGION CHAMPIONS….
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON….WILL PLAY THEIR FIRST GAME TOMORROW….
AND THE PREDATORS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT…..AS THEY’RE IN PITTSBURGH TO TAKE ON THE PENGUINS IN GAME FIVE OF THE STANLEY CUP
FINALS….WITH THE SERIES TIED AT TWO GAMES A PIECE……
KY RECEIVED GOLD SHOVEL
06/06/17
KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED A TWENTY-17…..GOLD SHOVEL AWARD FROM AREA DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE…..RECOGNIZING THE COMMONWEALTH’S
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS….
THIS IS THE FIRST “GOLD SHOVEL” FOR KENTUCKY……FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IN THE FIRST FIVE-MONTHS OF THE YEAR….THE
COMMONWEALTH SHATTERED ITS ALL-TIME…..FULL-YEAR RECORD FOR CORPORATED INVESTMENT AT FIVE-POINT-EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS….
WHICH TOPS THE OLD RECORD OF FIVE-POINT-ONE BILLION SET IN TWENTY-15……
KENTUCKY RECEIVED…..SILVER SHOVEL AWARDS…..IN TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN AND FROM TWENTY-11 THRU TWENTY-16….
FAIR
06/06/17
IT’S DAY FIVE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY FAIR……AND THE FIRST DEMO-DEBRY TAKES PLACE TONIGHT…..
ADMISSION TO THE FAIR GROUNDS IS 10-DOLLARS…..WHICH INCLUDES UNLIMITED RIDES ON THE MIDWAY…….
SPORTS
06/06/17
IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS…..
THE PREDATORS TIED THE SERIES AT TWO GAMES APIECE WITH A FOUR TO ONE WIN OVER THE PENGUINS LAST NIGHT…..
THE SERIES NOW RETURNS TO PITTSBURGH FOR GAME FIVE ON THURSDAY…….
THE ANNUAL LITTLE PATRIOT FOOTBALL CAMP WILL BE MONDAY AND TUESDAY… JUNE 12TH AND 13TH……AT THE HIGH SCHOOL….
THE TWO-DAY CAMP…..WHICH WILL RUN FROM NINE TO NOON EACH DAY….. IS FOR YOUNGSTERS THAT WILL BE ENTERING KINDERGARTEN
THROUGH INCOMING SIXTH GRADERS….
COST IS 25-DOLLARS PER CAMPER…….REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN AT EIGHT-30 MONDAY AT PATROT STADIUM…..
AND LUNCH WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA…..FOLLOWING CAMP…..AS PART OF THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM…..
GRANT FUNDING
06/05/17
THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS AWARDED ALMOST 25-MILLION DOLLARS…..IN TAP FUNDING….FOR 34 PROJECTS IN 28 COUNTIES….
INCLUDING ALLEN…..
FUNDING FOR TAP IS AUTHORIZED AS A SET-ASIDE OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT FUNDING PROGRAM……AND ASSISTS
COMMUNITIES IN FUNDING TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS…..
THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE RECEIVED 577-THOUSAND-124 DOLLARS FOR THE FINAL BLOCK OF THE HEART OF SCOTTSVILLE/STREETSCAPE
PROJECT…..FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS TO A-D-A COMPLIANCE….IMPROVED LIGHTING…. AND BUMP-OUTS TO IMPROVE VEHICULAR
SIGHT DISTANCE FOR OVERALL SAFETY……
NEW DISTRIBUTION CENER
06/05/17
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS HELD THE GRAND OPENING OF THEIR 14TH DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN JANESVILLE-WISCONS9IN….
CONSTRUCTION ON THE CENTER BEGAN IN NOVEMBER OF TWENTY-15…..WITH A 100-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT…..THAT CREATRED OVER 500
JOBS…..
THE JANESVILLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER SSERVES APPROXIMATELY 800 STORES IN NINE STATES IN THE UPPER MIDWEST…..
FATAL
06/05/17
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT …..FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN BARREN COUNTY…..CLAIMED A LIFE….
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS MERANDA CASWELL WAS TRAVELING EAST ON KENTUCKY 70…..APPROACHING THE INTER-
SECTION WITH OLD MUNFORDVILLE ROAD…...AND PULLED INTO THE PATH OF FLOSSIE CHANEY…..
CHANEY DIED AT THE SCENE AND CASWELL WAS TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…………
JUVENILE CHARGED
06/05/17
STATE POLICE SAY A JUVENILE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ARSON…..CRIMINAL MISCHIEF….AND BURGLRY IN CONNECTION WITH A FRIE AT THE
GAMALIEL ELEMENTRY SCHOOL FRIDAY…..
FIVE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING IN THE SSCHOOL WHEN THE BLAZE BEGAN…..ALL WERE ABLE TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO SAFETY AND NO
ONE WAS INJURED….
DAMAGE HAS BEEN PLACED AT ONE-MILLION DOLLARS…..AND THE JUVENILE WAS RELEASED TO THE CUSTODY OF HER PARENTS…….
PAGEANTS
06/05/17
YESTERDAY WAS PAGEANT DAY AT THE ALLEN COUNTY FAIR WITH A TOTAL OF 87 CONTESTANTS….
15 YOUNG LADIES COMPETED IN THE MISS ALLEN COUNYT AND MISS ALLEN COUNTY FAIR PAGEANTS….
NAMED MISS ALLEN COUNTY WAS 16 YEAR OLD KATIE BETH WHITE THE DAUGHTER OF WENDY COCKRILL AND TOMMY WHITE……
AND 21 YEAR OLD TIFFANY NICHOLSON FROM MADISONVILLE…..WAS NAMED MISS ALLEN COUNTY FAIR…..SHE’S THE DAUGHER OF JEFF AND
RHONDA WHITE…..
MEETINGS
06/05/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEETS TONIGHT AT SIX-30 AND GRAHAM LODGE AND THE SADDLE CLUB BOTH MEET AT
SEVEN……
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT ONE THE SCOTTSVILLE ART GUILD MEETS AND THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MEET AT FIVE……
THURSDAY NIGHT AT SIX-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE FISH AND GAME CLUB MEETS AT SEVEN……..
YORK
06/05/17
87 YEAROLD WILLARD “SARGE” YORK OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE….DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CHESTNUT POINT CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TODAY (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MICHAEL AND SUSAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; JUDY AND
MARLIN FISHER OF SCOTTSVILLE, LISA AND BOB SAYERS OF BOWLING GREEN AND VANESSA CLAYTON OF FRANKLIN……SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN
AND 16 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…… ……
SPORTS
06/05/17
GAME FOUR IN THE STANLEY CUP FINALS IS TONIGHT…..AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA……AS THE PREDATORS TAKE ON THE PENGUINS……
WITH PITTSBURGN LEADING THE SERIES TWO GAMES TO ONE……
LITTLE PATRTIOT BASKETBALL CAMP IS TODAY THRU WEDNESDAY….AT PATRIOT GYM…. FROM EIGHT TO 12NOON EACH DAY….
THE CAMP IS OPEN TO YOUNGSTERS WHO WILL BE IN THE FIRST THRU EIGHTH GRADES IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR……
TOTAL ECLIPSE
06/02/17
STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES ARE PREPARING FOR A MASSIVE INFLUX OF VISITORS…DURING A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ON THE AFTERNOON OF
AUGUST 21ST….
WHILE THE ECLIPSE WILL INCLUDE 14-STATES IN THE NATION’S MID-SECTION…… GROUND ZERO FOR THE ECLIPSE RUNS FROM NEAR
CARBONDALE-ILLINOIS TO HOPKINSVILLE……
100-THOUSAND UP TO A HALF-MILLION VISITORS ARE EXPECTED TO START ARRIVING ABOUT THREE DAYS BEFORE THE ECLIPSE….AND AT TWO-
MINUTES AND 40-SECONDS….THE COMMONWEALTH HAS THE LONGEST ECLIPSE DURATION….MAKING IT EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE AS A VIEWING
DESTINATION…..
ACCORDING TO NASA…….ANY GIVEN POINT ON THE PLANET WILL ONLY EXPERIENCE A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ABOUT ONCE EVERY 375 YEARS…..
AND AN ECLIPSE WATCH PARTY IS BEING PLANNED FOR DUMONT HILL ON AUGUST 21ST…..
FAIR
06/02/17
IT’S STARTING ABOUT THREE WEEKS EARLY THIS YEAR…..AS THE ALLEN COUNTY FAIR BEGINS TONIGHT……
AND DON’T FORGET THE NEW ENTRANCE TO THE FAIR GROUNDS OFF HOLT DRIVE…….
HIGHLAND GAMES
06/02/17
THE 33RD ANNUAL GLASGOW HIGHLAND GAMES BEGIN TODAY AT BARREN RIVER STATE PARK AT 12NOON WITH LUNCH WITH THE CHIEF…..
TODAY’S ACTIVITIES CONCLUDE TONIGHT AT SEVEN….WITH THE CEILDH…..OR CONCERT AT BARREN RIVER STATE PARK……
BROWNFIELD GRANTS
06/02/17
THE U-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS SELECTED FOUR PROJECTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..TO RECEIVED A TOTAL OF FIVE
GRANTS…..FOR BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENT OR CLENAUP….
BOWLING GREEN WILL RECEIVE TWO GRANTS…..TOTALING 300-THOUSAND DOLLARS…….TO CONDUCT 12-PHASE ONE AND EIGHT-PHASE TWO SITE
ASSESSMENTS AND PREPARE FOUR CLEAN-UP PLANS……
MORGANTOWN OFFICER ARRESTED
06/02/17
A MORGANTOWN POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION BY STATE POLICE….
K-S-P RECEIVED A COMPLAINT….FROM THE PARENTS OF A JUVENILE….REPORTING THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SEXUAL CONTACT….IN THE LAST
MONTH…BETWEEN THE JUVENILE AND OFFICER JAMES EMBRY……
AND THE INVESTIGATION LEAD TO THE ARREST OF 26 YEAR OLD EMBRY ON CHARGES OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE…..
SEVEN INDICTED
06/01/17
THE WARREN COUNTY GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED SEVEN CURRENT AND FORMER FOOBALL PLAYERS AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..
THE SEVEN ALLEGEDLY ENTERED THE PREMISES PI KAPPA ALPHA FRATERNITY ON MARCH FIFTH…..AND FOUR OF THE DEFENDENTS ARE ALLEGED
TO HAVE ASSAULT AN INDIVIDUAL……
19 YEAR OLD QUINTON BAKER…..20 YEAR OLD XAVIER LANE…..18 YEAR OLD TYLER OBEE…..AND 20 YEAR OLD CECIL STALLINGS ARE CHARGED
WITH COMPLICITY TO WANTON ENDANGERMENT, COMPLICITY TO ASSAULT AN CRIMINAL TRESPASS…….
19 YEAR OLD ANDREW O’BRYAN IS CHARGED WITH MEMACING AND CRIMINAL TRESSPASS……
AND 19 YEAR OLD JACHOUR PEARSON AND 21 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON ARE CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL TRESPASS……
AND WE REMIND LISTENERS THAT AN INDICTMENT IS A FORMAL CHARGE AND NOT PROFF OF GUILT……
TOTAL ECLIPSE
06/02/17
08:05AM
STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES ARE PREPARING FOR A MASSIVE INFLUX OF VISITORS…DURING A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ON THE AFTERNOON OF
AUGUST 21ST….
WHILE THE ECLIPSE WILL INCLUDE 14-STATES IN THE NATION’S MID-SECTION…… GROUND ZERO FOR THE ECLIPSE RUNS FROM NEAR
CARBONDALE-ILLINOIS TO HOPKINSVILLE……
100-THOUSAND UP TO A HALF-MILLION VISITORS ARE EXPECTED TO START ARRIVING ABOUT THREE DAYS BEFORE THE ECLIPSE….AND AT TWO-
MINUTES AND 40-SECONDS….THE COMMONWEALTH HAS THE LONGEST ECLIPSE DURATION….MAKING IT EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE AS A VIEWING
DESTINATION…..
ACCORDING TO NASA…….ANY GIVEN POINT ON THE PLANET WILL ONLY EXPERIENCE A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ABOUT ONCE EVERY 375 YEARS…..
AND AN ECLIPSE WATCH PARTY IS BEING PLANNED FOR DUMONT HILL ON AUGUST 21ST…..
SPORTS
06/02/17
TOMORROW AND SUNDAY IS FREE FISHING WEEK-END IN THE COMMONWEALTH….
HELD SINCE 1992….FREE FISHING WEEK-END OFFERS RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FISH WITHOUT A LICENSE OR
PERMIT……
HOWEVER….LIMITS ON THE SIZE AND NUMBER OF FISH THAT AN ANGLER MAY KEEP STILL APPLY…..
AND TROUT MAY ALSO BE KEPT WITHOUT POSSESSION A TROUT PERMIT……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
06/01/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM FOUR-POINT-THREE
PERCENT IN MARCH TO THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN APRIAL…..AND THIS APRIL’S JOBLESS RATE MATCHED THE THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT
RECORDED IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN WARREN
COUNTY…..TO FIVE-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
STATEWIDE……JOBLESS RATES ROSE IN 83 COUNTIES…..FELL IN 28…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN NINE…..
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 17-POINT-THREE PERCENT…….
SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM
06/01/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PARTICIPATING IN THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AGAIN THIS SUMMER…..AS FREE
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL BE SERVED MONDAY THRU FRIDAY…..FOR THOSE 18 AND UNDER…..BEGINNING TODAY AND RUNNING THRU JULY
31ST…..
BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED FROM 7-30 TO 8-30 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE CORE…..
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED FROM 11-11:25 AT THE SCOTTSVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND COUNTRY PLACE APARTMENTS….
FROM, 11-20 TO 12-30 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL…..
FROM 11-35 TO 12NOON AT ALCO APARTMENTS…….
FROM 11-45 TO 12-30 AT THE CORE…..
FROM 12NOON TO 12-30 AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER ON WOOD STREET….
AND FROM 12NOON TO 12-30 AT LANDMARK APARTMENTS….
MAPLE GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH WILL SERVE MEALS JUNE 5TH AND 7TH FROM 6-45 TO 7-45…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL SERVE LUNCH SEVERAL DAYS IN JULY…. AND NO MEALS WILL BE SERVED JULY FOURTH…….
STATE BUDGET CUTS
06/01/17
KENTUCKY’S STATE AGENCIES WILL CUT ONE-PERCENT FROM THEIR BUDGETS TO HELP AVOID A 113-MILLION DOALR SHORTFALL…..AS STATE
BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON ORDERED THE CUTS IN A LETTER SET TO CABINET SECRETARIES……
THE CUTS ARE IN RESPONSE TO PRIJECTIONS THAT THE COMONWEALTH WILL NOT COLLECT ENOUGH MONEY……IN TAXES…..TO COVER ITS
EXPENSES BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR ON JUNE 30TH…..
AND CHILTON WENT ON TO SAY NEXT YEAR COULD BE JUST AS BAD AND CABIENT SECRETATIES SHOLD PLAN FOR MORE CUTS……AS STATE
ECONOMISTS ARE PREDICTING A….SIMILAR SHORT FALL….FOR THE TWENTY-18 FISCAL YEAR…….
GREEN RIVER REOPENED
06/01/17
THE GREEN RIVER THROUGH MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAS REOPENED FOR RECREATIONAL USE……AS THE RIVER HAS RETURNED TO SAFE
LEVELS…..
HOWEWVER…..THERE CONTINUES TO BE DOWN TREES AND HAZARDS THOUGH OUT THE GREEN AND NOLIN RIVERS….AND PERSONAL FLOTATION
JACKETS ARE REQUIRED TO BE WORN IN ALL WATER CRAFT……
SPORTS
06/01/17
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON CLAIMED THE FOURTH REGION BASEBALL TITLE WITH A SEVEN TO FOUR WIN OVER LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND IN GAME TWO OF THE STANLEY CUPS FINALS…..THE PENGUINS EXPLODED IN THE THRID PERIOD TO BREAK A ONE TO ONE TIE…..AND BEAT THE
PREDATORS FOUR TO ONE…..TO TAKE A TWO GAMES TO NONE LEAD……
THE SERIES RERTURNS TO NASHVILLE TOMORROW NIGHT WITHGAME THREE AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA…….
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLFE SAYS TURKEY HUNTERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAD A GOOD SPRING……
AS 33-THOUSAND TURKEYS WERE TAKEN DURING THE TWENTY-17 YOUT-ONLY AND GENERAL SEASONS…..
WHICH IS A SIX-POINT-FIVE PERCENT INCREASE OVER TWENTY-16…..AND THE THIRD HIGHEST TOTAL ON RECORD……
SCAM ALERTS
05/31/17
A YEAR AFTER LAUNCHING “SCAM ALERTS”……ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR SAYS HIS OFFICE IS COLLABORATING WITH MORE THAN 160-
PARTNERS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..ON KENTUCY’S FIRST CONTINUOUS AND COPREHENSIVE PUSH TO PROTECT SENIORS FROM
SCAMS…..
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS SIGNED UP OVER 93-HUNDRED RESIDENTS FOR “SCAM ALERTS” WHICH IS THE DIRECT MESSAGING ALERT
SYSTEM…...HOSTED OVER 100 SCAM PREVENTION PRESENTATIONS…..REACHING MORE THAN 65-HUNDRED KENTUCKIANS…..AND
RECEIVED OVER 800 SCAM-SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS…….
THROUGH THE A-G OFFICE’S MEDIATION SERVICES……NEARLY 880-THOUSAND DOLLARS HAS BEEN RETURNED TO KENTUCKIANS…..
ANYONE INTERESTED IN RECEIVING “SCAM ALERTS”…..CAN TEXT…..K-Y-O-A-G-SCAM……TO GOV-THREE-ONE-ONE…..OR GO ON-LINE TO A-G-DOT-K-Y-
DOT-GOV-FORWARD SLASH-SCAMS…….
WHITNEY AUTOPOSY
05/31/17
PRELIMINARY AUTOPOSY RESULTS HAVE RULED THE DEATH OF 40 YEAR OLD LARRY WHITNEY, JUNIOR ON MAY 16TH AS A HOMOCIDE……
WHITNEY’S TWO DAUGHTERS…..WHO WERE LAST SEEN AT HIS MEMORIAL SERVICE…. WERE LOCATED MONDAY AT A RESIDENCE SMITHS GROVE….
WERE RETURNED TO ALLEN COUNTY AND ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF SOCIAL SERVICES….
AND THEIR MOTHER….MELISSA SCOTT……HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE……
FATAL
05/31/17
AN ACCIDENT ON THE NUNN PARKWAY…..EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING NEAR GLASGOW…..CLAIMED A LIFE…..
GLASGOW POLICE SAY THE TWO-THOUSAND-SIX FORD….F-250….LEFT THE ROADWAY AND ROLLED SEVERALS TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP
AT THE GUARDRAIL…..
THE DRIVER…..39 YEAR OLD JAMES ELLIOTT OF INDIANA WAS EJECTED AND TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON HOSPITAL WHERE HE LATER DIED….AND HIS
PASSENGER….ALSO FROM INDIVNA…..WAS FLOWN TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES AS THE TRUCK WAS REPORTED STOLEN IN INDIANAPOLIS……
WILKINS
05/31/17
69 YEAR OLD MARSHA KAY WILKINS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; DAVE WILKINS…..TWO SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DAVID AND TAMMY OF SCOTTSVILLE AND TIM OF
TENNESSEE……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KAREN AND CHUCK STEWART OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A BROTHER; MIKE COONEY OF
LOUISVILLE……SIX GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
FORD
05/31/17
68 YEAR OLD LENA FRANCIS BROWN FORD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) AFTERNOON AT THREE AT OLD LIBERTY LIGHTHOUSE MISSION WITH BURIAL IN OLD MACEDONIA CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT THE MISSION…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; RAYMOND FORD OF TOMPKINSVILLE…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JEFFERY BROWN AND JAMES AND
MELISSA BROWN…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; SANDRA AND ASA MEANS AND TAMMY AND JESSIE WITCHER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…….
A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; MARY HELEN AND GALE PROFITT OF TOMPKINSVILLE……AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; VIRGINIA SULLIVAN AND HUSBAND
BILLY OF ADOLPHUS…..13 GRANDCHILDREN AND 10 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/31/17
IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT THE FOURTH REGION SOFTABLL TOURNAMENT…..THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE LADY PATRIOTS AS THEY
DROPPED A FIVE TO ONE DECISION TO SOUTH WARREN……
GAME TWO IN THE STANLEY CUP FINALS ARE TONIGHT IN PITTSBURGH…..AS THE PREDATORS PLAY THE PENGUINS…….WHO LEAD THE SERIES ONE
GAME TO NONE…….
STATE POLICE RECRUITMENT
05/30/17
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE WILL HOST A SERIES OF RECRUITMENT TOWN HALL MEETINGS…..ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..WHERE TROOPERS
WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW HIRING GUIDELINES AND WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME A STATE TROOPER…..
THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS BEGIN TOMORROW IN MADISONVILLE…..AND ONE WILL BE HELD AT WARREN EAST HIGH SCHOOL ON JUNE EIGHTH……
MISSING GIRLS
05/30/17
TWO ALLEN COUNTY GIRL’S…..WHO WERE LAST SEEN MAY 18TH…..HAVE BEEN LOCATED IN SMITHS GROVE…..
11 YEAR OLD CASSIE WHITNEY AND 13 YEAR OLD JEZZIE WHITNEY WERE LAST SEEN MAY 18TH AT A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THEIR FATHER…..
THE ALLEN COIUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS DEPUTIES FROM THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT LOCATED THE GIRLS….
THEY’VE BEEN RETURNED TO ALLEN COUNTY AND ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF SOCIAL SERVICES…….
MEETINGS
05/30/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 5 AND THE
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS OF ALLEN COUNTY AND THE JAYCEES BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
05/30/17
IN OPENINNG ROUND ACTION OF THE FOURTH REGIONS SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY…..THE LADY PATRIOT’S DEFEATED
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON NINE TO ONE…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT AT 6…..
IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE STANLEY CUP FINALS…..
THE PREDATORS LOST TO PITTSBURGH FIVE TO THREE…..
GAME TWO WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT……
BESHEAR NEW BOOK
05/25/17
SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE TOMORROW……FORMER GOVERNOR STEVE BESHER SAYS HIS NEW BOOK TITLED…..PEOPLE OVER POLITICS…..IS
ABOUT HOW TO MAKE GOVERNMENT WORK AGAIN…..
BESHEAR SERVED TWO TERMS AS GOVERNOR…..LEAVING OFFICE IN TWENTY-15……
SETTLEMENT
05/25/17
THE COMMONWEALTH WILL RECEIVE A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS….AS THE RESULT OF A SETTLEMENT WITH A JOHNSON AND JOHNSON
SUBSIDAIRY…..OVER ALLEGATIONS THAT FROM TWO-THOUSAND NINE TO TWENTY-11……IT UNLAWFULLY PROMOTED ITS OVER-THE-COUNER
DRUGS AS COMPLYING WITH MANUFACTURING SAFTY STANDARDS….
THE DRUGS WERE MANUFACTURED BY MCNEIL CONSUMER HEALTHCARE DIVISION……WHICH IS NOW A DIVISION OF JOHNSON AND JOHNSON……
ARREST
05/25/17
THE CAVE CITY POLICE STOPPED A 1999 MUSTANG FOR RUNNING A STOP SIGN…..
OFFICERS DETECTED THE ORDER OF MARIJUANA IN THE VEHICLE AND THE K-NINE ALERTED ON THE VEHICLE…..…..
THE BARREN RIVER E DRUG TASK FORCE WAS CALLED AND OFFICERS LOCATED MARIJUANA, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND SEVEN-THOUDAND
DOLLARS CASH…..
A MAIJURAN CIGARETT WAS FOUND ON THE DRIVER…..31 YEAR OLD JESSICA WEBB OF HORSE CAVE…AND SHE ADMITTED SHE ALSO HAS ADDITIONAL
MARIJUANA AND CRYSTAL METH ON HER PERSON……
WEBB WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN C CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-NETH, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE…..
HER PASSENGER…..30 YEAR OLD DOUGLAS WOOD OF CAVE CITY….WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, RESISTING
ARREST AND MENACING……
ARREST-WARREN
05/25/17
THE STATE POLICE ELECTRONIC CRIME BRANCH HAS ARRESTED A WARREN COUNTY MAN ON CHARGES RELATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION AND
POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEX PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR…..
50 YEAR OLD KENNETH C. COSBY IS CHARGED WITH NINE COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTION AND 20-COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A
SEX PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR…..
THE INVESTIGATION LED TO A SEARCH WARRANT BEING EXECUTED AT COSBY’S RESIDENCE…..WHERE EQUIPMENT USED TO FACILITATE THE CRIME
WAS SEIZED……
STONE
05/25/17
84 YEAR OLD DURWARD VAUGHN STONE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN STONY POINT CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A NIECE; JUANITA FAYE PARDUE OF SCOTTSVILLEL….AND A NEPHEW; KEVIN STONE OF GLAAGOW…..SEVERAL GREAT-NEICES AND
NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/25/17
BARERN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS NAMED A NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH…..
JACKSON ARNETT TAKES OVER THE PROGRAM FROM JEFF GRIFFITH…..WHO WILL BE COACHING AT WARREN EAST THIS SEASON……
911 BOARD REORGANIZED
05/24/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REORGANIZING THE KENTUCKY NINE-ONE-ONE SERVICES BOARD……
THE OREDER REDUCES THE BOARD’S MEMBERSHIP FROM 15 TO FIVE MEMERS…. AND TRANSITIONS DAILY MANAGEMENT OF THE BOARD TO THE
OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY……
THE NEW NINE-ONE-ONE BOARD WILL INCLUDE THE SECRETARY OF THE PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET…..EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
HOMELAND SECURITY……DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT…..THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT…..AND A CITIZEN APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR….WHO IS NOT A STATE EMPLOYEE……
05/24/17
06:05AM
THE REC CROSS BLOOD MOIBILE WILL BE AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST…. TODAY…..FROM THREE TO SEVEN……
TO DONATE…….YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE…..
WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS……
BE IN GOOD HEALTH…….
AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST 56-DAYS……
DONORS SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D CARD……OR A PHOTO I-D…….
TARGET SETTLEMENT
05/24/17
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS SETTLED WITH TARGET CORPORATION TO RESOLVE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE RETAILER’S TWENTY-13 DATA
BREACH…..THAT AFFECTED 700-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS……
KENTUCKY’S GENERAL FUND WILL RECEIVE 209-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR SETTLEMENT THAT INCLUDED 47-STATES
AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…..
THE SETTLEMENT DOESN’T AFFECT ANY PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION BY CONSUMERS…..AND ONLY APPLIES TO CLAIMS BROUGHT BY ATTORNEYS
GENERAL UNDER STATE’S CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS…..…….
FISCAL COURT
05/24/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE EAST ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING….
FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO THE NEW EIGHT-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR…..
THE COURT ACCEPTED A BID OF 37-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM CHARLES M. MOORE INSURANCE FOR THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND
RESQUE SQUAD INSURANCE…..
THE COURT AUTHORIZED JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHNNY HOBDY TO SIGN THE PAPER WORK FOR A RECYCLING GRANT OF 23-HUNDRED-49-DOLLARS
FOR A NEW RECYCLING TRAILER…..…..
AND THE COURT ACCPETED THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT TWENTY-16 FEE SETTLEMENT….
SPORTS
05/24/17
THE SEASON ENDED LAST NIGHT FOR THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM S AS THEY LOST 4-1 TO TO BARREN COUNTY IN THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT......
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT, CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A ONE TO NOTHING DECISION OF BARREN COUNTY.....
BOTH TEAMS NOW OVE ON TO NEXT WEEK'S REGIONAL TOURNAMENT....
SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM
05/23/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AGAIN THIS SUMMER…..AS FREE
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL BE SERVED MONDAY THRU FRIDAY…..FOR THOSE 18 AND UNDER…..JUNE FIRST THRU JULY 1ST…..
BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE CORE…..
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED AT THE SCOTTSVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND COUNTRY PLACE APARTMENTS….COUNTY PLACE APARTMENTS…..THE
HIGH SCHOOL…..ALCO APARTMENTS…….THE CORE…..THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER ON WOOD STREET….AND LANDMARK APARTMENTS….
MAPLE GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH MEALS JUNE 5TH AND 7TH….
THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL SERVE LUNCH SEVERAL DAYS IN JULY…..
AND NO MEALS WILL BE SERVED JULY FOURTH…….
SHOOTING
05/23/17
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED IN GREEN COUNTY SUNDAY THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A 12 YEAR OLD….
THE JUVENILE HAD BEEN PLAYING WITH A 13-YEAR OLD….IN THE BASEMENT OF THE RESIDENCE….WHEN A SHOT WAS FIRED FROM WHAT WAS
BELIEVED TO BE A TOY GUN……
SCHOOL BOARD
05/23/17
AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING….THE BOARD APPROVED THE TENTATIVE TWENTY-17-18 BUDGER…..
FOOD SERVIES DIRECTOR MARY HOBDY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS MET THE REQUIREMENTS…..AND STARTING NEXT
SCHOOL YEAR EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AT NO CHARGE…..
THE BOARD DID APPROVE RAISING THE PRICE OF THE STUDENT BREAKFAST FROM A DOLLAR-10 TO A DOLLAR-25….AND THE STUDENT LUNCH
FROM A DOLLAR-85 TO TWO DOLLARS….
AND APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR THE “NON-TRADATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL DAY PROGRAM” FOR NEXCT SCHOOL YEAR WHICH CAN BE USED TO MAKE
UP DAYS MISSED……
COLE
05/23/17
74 YEAR OLD LENITA COOK COLE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON SUNDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE CENTER FOR COURAGEOUS KIDS…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; KEN AND LINDA KELLAR OF TENNESSEE……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; VALERIE AND JEFF
POWELL OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; JAMES AND SANDY COOK OF BOWLING GREEN AND JOE AND DONNA COOK OF
SOUTH CAROLINA…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; RITA AND TOMMY MCGUFFEY OF BRANDENBURG AND LAURIE WILLIAMS OF
MISSISSIPPI…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SHARP
05/23/17
44 YEAR OLD RHONDA LYNN SHARP OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MAY 18TH AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AT 12NOON AT FOUNDATION BAPTIST CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY SIX SONS; ROBERT TOMES, ANTHONY SHARP, MARSHALL TOWNS, MICHA TOMES, WILLIAM TOMES AND JOSEPH SHARP ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER; TIFFANY TOWNS OF TENNESSEE……HER FATHER; CHARLES TOMES AND WIFE GAYLE OF TENNESSEE…..THREE
BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; CHARLES AND LISA TOMES, CHAD AND ROSEANNA TOMES AND JOHN TOMES…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-
IN-LAW; TINA AND ROBERT GALLOWAY AND MELISSA AND CHAD GALLOWAY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
NORRIS
05/23/17
85 YEAR OLD FONDA FAY NORRIS OF EAGLEVILLE, TENNESSEE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE
NATIVE WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISISTATION BEGINS AFTER
10 THURSDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JAMES AND JEAN OF BOWLING GREEN AND CHARLES AND VIVIAN OF MISSISSIPPI…..FOUR
DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; GAYLA AND DON BAGGETT , KATHY AND ERWIN GAINES, JUDY AND EDDIE LOWE AND SANDY AND CHUCK
HUGHES……AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; LIONS AND HELEN SANDERS ALL OF TENNESSEE…..A SISTER; GLENNIS MITCHELL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A HALF-SISTER; DONNA CRAVENS OF INDIANA…..11 GRANDCHILDREN, 27 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GREAT-
GRANCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/23/17
LAST NIGHT….THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM FACED OFF AGAINST GLASCOW IN THE FIRST ROUND IN THE 15TH DISTRICT TURNMENT….AND
CAME OUT WITH AN EIGHT TO FIVE WIN……
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY……
THE PREDATORS WILL BE PLAYING FOR THE STANLEY CUP AS THEY DEFEATED THE MIGHTY DUCKS LAST NIGHT……SIX TO THREE…..TO CLAIM THE
WESTERN CONFERENCE TITLE….
THE PREDATORS WILL PLAY DEFENDING CHAMPIONS PITTSBURGH OR OTTAWA…….MONDAY…..IN GAME ONE……
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT TONIGHT…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON THE TROJANETTES IN THE TITLE GAME…..
AND AT THE 15TH DISTRICT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT…
THE PATRIOTS BATTLE BARREN COUNTY……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…. WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-30……..
SPEED LIMIT RAISED
05/22/17
EFFECTIVE TODAY…..THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS AUTHORIZED THE SPEED LIMIT ON A SECTION OF TWO-31……IN ALLEN AND
WARREN COUNTIES….. TO BE RAISED FROM 55 MILES-PER-HOUR TO 65 MILES-PER-HOUR….
THE APPROXIMATLEY 13-MILE SECOND IS FROM NEAR THE BRIDGE OVER DRAKES CREEK AT MILE POINT FIVE-POINT-ONE IN WARREN
COUNTY……TO JUST OUTSIDE SCOTTSVILLE AT MILE POINT-SEVEN…..
THE BOWLING GREEN TRANSPORTATION OFFICE HAD HEARD FROM .AND WORKED WITH…..LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS….OFFICIALS….AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ABOUT RAISING THE SPEED LIMIT IN THAT AREA….
AND ACCORDING TO A RECENT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION…..A 65 MILE-PER-HOUR SPEED LIME ZONE IS JUSTIFIED ON THE ROUTE……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UP
05/22/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S APRIL UNEPLOYMENT RATE WAS FIVE-POINT-ONE
PERCENT…WHICH WAS UP SLIGHTLY FROM THE FIVE-PERCENT REPORTED IN MARCH…..
THIS APRIL’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO A-TENTH-OF-A-PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE FIVE PERCENT RECORDED IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR…..
HOWEVER…..THE INCREASE IN THE UNEMPLOYED RATE FOR APRIL APPEARS TO REFLECT WORKERS WHO ARE RETURING TO THE LABOR FORCE…..
AS INDIVIDUALS WHO STOPPED LOOKING FOR WORK OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS APPEAR TO BE SEARCHING FOR EMPLOYMENT AGAIN AS
KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY HAS IMPROVED…..
THE NATIONAL JOBLESS RATE FOR APRIL WAS FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT…..
ARREST
05/22/17
FRIDAY THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE INVESTIGATED ILLEGAL DRUG ACTIVITY AT A RESIDENCE ON CHEATHAM STREET IN GLASGOW….
20 YEAROLD KIA-SHAWN JAMAL TOOLEY WAS ARREST AND CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-COCAINE FIRE ARM
ENHANCED AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA….OTHER CHARGES ARE PENDING FOLLOWING THE TESTING OF OTHER DRUGS AND PILLS
THAT WERE FOUND AT THE RESIDENCE…..
DETECTIVES ALSO LOCATED FIVE-GRAMS OF CRACK COCAINE, MARIJUANA, VARIOUS PILLS AND SUSPECTED CRYSTAL METH……
ALSO FOUND IN THE RESIDENCE WERE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, A HANDGUN AND APPROXIMATELY 12-HUNDRED DOLLARS CASH…….
WORK FORCE FUNDS
05/22/17
A NUMBER OF AREA SCHOOLS HAVE RECEIVED GRANTS….FROM THE WORK READY SKILLS INITIATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE….TO TRAIN THE LOCAL
WORK FORCE…..
HART COUNTY SCHOOLS AND THE CAVERNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS WERE AWARDED THREE-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS TO CONSTRUCT
THE GREEN RIVER COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY….WHICH WILL TRAIN 300-STUDENTS AND 120- ADULTS ANNUAL IN SEVERAL CAREER
FIELDS…..
LOGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS RECEIVED 932-THOUSAND DOLALRS…..
THE TAYLOR COUNTY SCHOOLS RECEIVED TWO-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS…..
AND THE ADAIR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WAS AWARDED 238-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
MEETINGS
05/22/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS TONIGHT AT 6…..
TOMORROW MORNING AT 10 THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AT 4 AND FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7…..
WEDNESDAY THE ALLEN COUNTY “AG” DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETS AT NOON…..
THURDAY NIGHT THE JAYCEES MEET AT 7…….
YORK
05/22/17
75 YEAROLD BILLY JOE YORK OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….FUNEAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON
AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…. AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; DARLENE YORK…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; REVONDA AND LARRY CAPPS OFTOMPKINSVILLE…..TWO SONS AND
DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BOBBY AND TINA AND BRANDON AND BRANDY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; HENRY OF HOLLAND….TWO SISTERS;
SHIRLEY COFFEE OF HOLLAND AND RUBY LIGHT OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..AND HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW; WILLIE MAE RUSSELL OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..FIVE
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/22/17
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BEING PLAYED AT MONROE COUNTY….……
BARREN COUNTY GOES AGAINST MONROE COUNTY……AND THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
AND KYLE HAWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE LADY PATRIOT GAME ON 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE….STARTING AROUND SEVEN
TONIGHT……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE AREA NIGHT WITH A CHANCE TO WRAP UP THE WESTERN CONFERNECE TITLE AS THEY HOST THE
MIGHTY DUCKS…LEADING THE SERIES THREE GAME TO TWO…….
THE FOURTH REGION….ALL-SEASON SOFTBALL TEAMS THAT ARE VOTED ON BY REGION COACHES…..HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED…..
LADY PATRIOTS NAMED TO THE FIRST TEAM ARE KALEE SKAGGS AND RYLEY WHITNEY……
AND TAYLOR STAMPS WAS NAMED TO THE SECOND TEAM……
GRADUATION
05/19/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF TWENTY-17 WILL HOLD GRADUATION CEREMONIES TONIGHT……IN PATRIOT GYM…..
DOORS OPEN AT 5:30PM AND GRADUATION BEGINS AT SIX-30…….
KY PENSION DEBT GROWS
05/19/17
THE COMMONWEALTH’S PUBLIC PENSON DEBT GREW BY TWO-BILLION DOLLARS YESTERDAY…..AS THE KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS BOARD
MADE DRAMATIC CHANGES ……AND LOWERED ESTIMATES ON PAYROLL GROWTH…..INFLATION…..AND INVESTMENT RETURNS…..
THAT MEANS THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY FOR THE KENTUCKY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTME…..NON-HAZADOUS SYSTEM……GREW FROM 11-
BILLION TO 13-BILLON DOLLARS…..
WITH THE CHANGES….THE COMMONWEALTH NOW HAS 13-PERCENT OF THE MONEY IT OWES TO RETIREES OVER THE NEXT 30-YEARS…..MAKING IT
ONE OF THE WORST FUNDED FUNDS IN THE COUNTRY…..
THE BOARD DID DELAY CHANGES TO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR LOCAL GOERNMENT EMPLOYEES……
WILLIAMS
05/18/17
57 YEAR OLD RUBY CHERRY WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEAL CEMETERY. VISITATION WILL BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS
MORNING (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO HOSPICE HOUSE OF
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY.
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; CLINT WILLIAMS…TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BUSTER AND SARAHCHERRY AND CODY AND KARA
CHERRY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A STEP-SON; WESLEY WILLIAMS…..AND A STEP-DAUGHTER; LINDSEY WILLIAMS BOTH OF MUNFORDVILLE…
SPORTS
05/19/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM DOWNED GREENWOOD SIX TO TWO…..
AND THE PATROT BASEBALL TEAM WAS SHUT-OUT BY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON EIGHT TO NOTHING…….
IN OVERTIME……THE PREDATORS DROPPED A THREE TO TWO DECISION TO THE MIGHTY DUCKS…..THE SERIES WHICH IS NOW TIED AT TWO GAMES
A PIECE…. RESUMES TOMORROW IN ANAHEIM……
THE TWENTY-17…..LITTLE PATRIOT BASKETBALL CAMP…..WILL BE JUNE FIFTH THRU SEVENTH AT PATRIOT GYM……
THE CAMP IS OPEN TO YOUNGSTERS WHO WILL BE IN THE FIRST THRU EIGHTH GRADE IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR…..
COST….60-DOLLARS PER CAMPER…..100-DOLLARS FOR FAMILIES WITH TWO CAMPERS…..AND FOR A FAMILY OF THREE CAMPER 130-DOLLALRS…..
YOU CAN REGISTER ON-LINE OR ON THE FIRST DAY OF CAMP……
HOUSING MARKET GAINS
05/18/17
THE KENTUCKY REAL ESTATE MARKET FINISHED THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR ON AN UP-SWING…..AS TOTAL HOME SALES ROSE EIGHT-POINT-
SIX PERCENT… FROM 99-HUNDRED 46 LAST YEAR TO 10-THOUSAND- 805 THIS YEAR….…..
THE COMMONWEALTH’S MEDIAN HOME PRICE ROSE ONE-POINT-NINE PERCENT FOR THE QUARTER…..JUMPING FROM 114-THOUSAND-416
DOLLARS…..TO 116-THOUSAND-667 DOLLARS…..WHICH IS BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE HOME PRICE OF 232-THOUSAND-100 DOLLARS….
IN MARCH…..THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOMES SOLD IN KENTUCKY ROSE 12-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT….
MARCH ALSO SAW INVENTORY LEVELS HIT A FOUR-MONTHS SUPPLY…..WHILE THE DAYS ON MARKET DROPPED TO 124 DAYS……DOWN FROM 146
THIS TIME LAST YEAR……
CRIME STOPPERS
05/18/17
SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CRIME STOPPERS AND THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARMENT ARE SEEKING YOUR HELP IN SOLVING AN ALLEN
COUNTY MURDER…..
ON JANURY SEVENTH…..THE BODY OF 38 YEAR OLD WEDNELL JACKSON WAS FOUND IN HIS GARAGE ON HADE BELL ROAD…..HIS DEATH HAS BEEN
RULED A HOMICIDE…. AND FAMILY MEMBERS TOLD AUTHORITIES THEY LAST SPOKE WITH JACKSON ON JANUARY SECOND….
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS OR ANY CRIME…..YOU’RE ASK TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE CLUE……OR TOLL-FREE AT
EIGHT-SIX-SIX-EIGHT-FOUR-TWO-CLUE….OR GO ON-LINE AT SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-CLUE-DOT-COM…..
AND REMEMBER……CRIME STOPPERS ONLY WANTS YOUR INFORMATION AND NOT YOUR NAME……
ZIKA SUMMIT
05/18/17
THE TWENY-17 ZIKA SUMMIT WAS HELD RECENTLY IN FRANKFORT….AS STATE AND HEALTH LEADERS GATHERED TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT STATE
OF THE ZIKA THREAT…
THERE IS NO VACCINE TO PREVENT INFECTION AND NO SPECIFIC ACTIVIRAL TREATMENT FO ZIKA……..AND HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY MOSQUITO
CONTROL IS CRITICAL TO PREVENTING THE ZIKA VIRUS AND MINIMIZING THE SPREAD OF WEST NILE AND OTHER MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASES…..
ZIKA HAS BEE IDENTIFIED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AS A INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT………WITH ONGOING LOCAL
TRANSMISION OCCURRING IN MORE THAN 60-COUNTRIES….
NO LOCALLY TRANSMITTED CASE OF ZIAK HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH….HOWEVER….TO DATE….37 CASES OF ZIKA HAVE BEEN
REPORTED IN KENTUCKIANS WITH A TRAVEL EXPOSURE AND..OR…SEXUAL EXPOSURE TO SOMEONE WHO TRAVELED TO A ZIKA AFFECTED AREA……
WHITNEY
05/18/17
40 YEAR OLD LARRY EDWARD WHITNEY, JUNIOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A MEMORIAL
SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; BRAXTON…..TWO DAUGHTERS; JEZZIE AND CASSIE… THE CHILDREN’S MOTHER; MELISSA SCOTT…..HIS FATHER; LARRY
WHITNEY, SENIOR….. HIS MOTHER; KAREN MATHIS……A BROTHER; MICHAEL…..AND THREE SISTERS; LAURA AND MELISA WHITNEY AND KARA YORK
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……..
SPORTS
05/18/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO GREENWOOD
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE MIGHTY DUCKS IN GAME FOUR OF THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS……
AS NASHVILLE LEADS THE SERIES TWO GAME TO ONE…..
CONNOR RICHARDSON OF HART COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TOOK HOME TOP INDIVIDUAL HONORS IN THE TWENTY-17…..KENTUCKY STATE HIGH
SCHOOL CLAY TARGET LEAGUE’S….SPRING TRAP SHOOTING SEASON….
IN TEAM COMPETITION….GREEN COUNTY…..HART COUNTY….AND TODD COUNTY CENTERL HIGH SCHOOLS WON THEIR RESPECTIVE
CONFERENCES……
POLICE OFFICER CEREMONY
05/17/17
IN OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL POLICE MEMORIAL WEEK…..THE ALLEN COUNTY FRAERNAL OF POLCIE…..LODGE 36….WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL
“POLICE OFFICER MEMORIAL CEREMONY” TOMORORW MORNING ……STARTING 11…AT THE ALLEN COUNTY LAW ENFOCEMENT CENTER…..
GUEST SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE AND RETIRED TAMPA POLICE CHIEF ROBERT SMITH…….
THE PULIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND TOMORROW’S CEREMONY……..
DEATH INVESTIGAITION
05/17/17
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF AN ALLEN COUNTY MAN CONTINUES…..
AROUND SIX-30 YESTERDAY MORNING…..SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY NINE-ONE-ONE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE THREE-28 BAYS BEND
ROAD……IN REFEERENCE TO A PERSON THAT HAD BEEN INJURED…..
E-M-S….THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT….AND SCOTTSVILLE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE……AND UPON ARRIVAL…..FOUND AN INDIVIDUAL
IDENTIFIED AS 40 YEAR OLD LARRY WHITNEY, JUNIIOR WITH AN INJURY TO HIS CHEST……
WHITNEY WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED ON ARRIVAL………
GAS PRICES
05/17/17
THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR REGULAR GAS…..NATIONWIDE…..HAS FALLEN TO TWO-DOLLARS AND 37-CENTS A GALLON…..
MEANWHILE…..ACCORDING TO THE TRIPLE “A” EAST/CENTRAL FUEL GUAGE REPORT….GAS PRICES IN WEST/CENTRAL KENTUCKY INCREASED
THREE CENTS THIS WEEK…. TO TWO-DOLLARS AND 18-CENTS A GALLON….
THAT’S UP FROM TWO-15 A GALLON LAST WEEK…..
AND JUST SLIGHTLY BELOW THE TWO-DOLLARS AND 18-CENTS A GALLON THIS TIME LAST YEAR…….
DOOLIN SCHOLARSHIP
05/17/17
LAST NIGHT WAS “ AWARDS NIGHT” AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL… AND ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EVENING WAS THE
AWARDING OF THE FIRST GABBI DOOLIN SCHOLARSHIP…..WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO HONOR THE SEVEN YEAR OLD WHO WAS KILLED IN
NOVEMBER TWENTY-15…..
SENIOR HOLLY GAINES…..WHO PLANS TO BECOME AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER….WAS PRESENTED THE SCHOLARSHIP BY GABBI’S OLDER
BROTHER…..
TEEN CHARGED WITH ARSON
05/17/17
A 14-YEAR OLD WARREN COUNTY TEEN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ARSON AND FOUR COUNTS OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT….FOLLOWING A SMALL
FIRE AND THREATS OF ARSON EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING….
WARERN COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO OAK RIDGE WAY TO AN ARSON COMPLAINT….AND WHILE ON THE WAY….RECEIVE A CALL OF A
STRUCTURE FIRE….
THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HOME HAD BEEN SET ON FIRE….HOWEVER….THE HOME OWNER WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT……
THE INVESTIGATIONS LED DEPUTIES TO ANOTHER RESIDENCE ON OAK RIDGE WAY WHERE THEY TOOK THE 14-YEAR OLD INTO CUSTODY…….
ADAIR ARREST
05/17/17
AN ADAIR COUNTY MAN IS FACING NUMEROUS CHARGES FOLLOWING A FOUR-COUNTY…..55 MILE PURSUIT….THAT BEGAN ON THE GREEN RIVER
WILDLIFE MAMAGEMENT AREA IN TAYLOR COUNTY…..
THE PURSUIT BEGAN WHEN FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICER TRAVIS NEAL APPROACH A VEHICLE THAT WAS ILLEGALLY PARKED IN THE WILDLIFE AREA…..
38 YEAR OLD MARK MATTINGLY IS FACING NINE CHANGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURSUIT…..IN ADDITION TO TWO OUTSTANDING WARRANTS IN
WASHINGTON COUNTY AND ONE IN TAYLOR COUNTY……
E-MAIL SCAM
05/17/17
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED A SCAM ALERT….TO WARN KENTUCKIANS OF AN E-MAIL SCAM THAT RELIES ON SPOOF
GOVERNMENT E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO DEFRAUD RESIDENTS…..
FIVE REORTS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE INDICATES THE SPOOF E-MAIL APPEARS TO COME FROM A CURRENT STATE EMPLOYEE…...AND
IT SOLICITS MONEY IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A SWEEPSTAKE PRIZE THE CONSUMER HAS SUPPOOSEDLY WON……
THE CONTENT OF THE MESSAGE MIGHT ALSO INCLUDE AN…..OFFICIAL….REQUEST FOR PERSONAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION…..OR SEEK
PAYMENT FOR AN OUTSTANDING DEBT……
OVER THE LAST YEAR…..MORE THAN 200-REPORTS OF IMPERSONATION SCAMS WERE REPORTED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE……AND 10
OF THOSE REPORTS ACCOUNT FOR KENTUCKIANS LOSING NEARLY 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
SPORTS
05/17/17
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM WAS AT HOME LAST NIGHT…..TO TAKE ON WARERN CENTRAL…..AND THEY SHUT-OUT THE DRAGONS FIVE TO
NOTHING…..
NEXT GAME FOR THE PATRIOTS WILL BE TOMORROW WHEN THEY HOST FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
THE HOT RODS DROPPED A ONE TO NOTHING DECISION TO THE WHITECAPS……
IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS……THE PREDATORS BEAT THE MIGHT DUCKS TWO TO ONE…..TO TAKE A TWO GAMES TO ONE LEAD IN THE SERIES…..
GAME FOUR WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA……
THE DISTRICT 15 BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS BEGIN MONDAY….
IN BASEBALL ACTON…..GLASGOW PLAYS MONROE COUNTY MONDAY…..THE PATTIOTS TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY TUESDAY….AND THE
CHAMPSIONSHIP GAME IS WEDNESDAY……
IN THE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT……MONDAY WILL SEE BARREN COUNTY GO AGAINST MONROE COUNTY….AND THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS TANGLE
WITH GLASGOW……THE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE PLAYED TUESDAY…..
BOTH TOURNAMENT ARE BEING HELD AT MONROE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL……
AIRPORT FUNDING
05/16/17
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS BEEN SINKING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO SMALL AIRPORTS OVER THE LAST YEAR…..AND PLANS TO INVEST MORE NEXT
YEAR…..IN THE NAME OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT…..
MOST KENTUCKIANS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE MAJOR AIRPORTS SUCH AS LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL…..BLUEGRASS…AND CINCINNTI/NORTHERN
KENTUCKY….BUT THERE ARE NEARLY 60 SMALLER…..LESSER-KNOWN AIRPOETS….. ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..
SIX MAJOR PAVEMENT RERHABILITATION PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SO FAR…..INCLUDING FULL ASPHALT OVERLAYS AT TOMPKINSVILLE-
MONROE COUNTY…..AND RUSSELLVILLE-LOGAN COUNTY AIRPORTS…..
FOUR MORE PROJECTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR……
AND AT LEAST 15 MORE PROJECTS ARE PLANNED FOR FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-18…….
AREA SCHOOL NEWS
05/16/17
AS THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS TO WIND DOWN……
YESTERDAY…..THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BROKE GROUND FOR A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BE CONSTRUCTED NEXT TO HENRY
MOSS MIDDLE SCHOOL……
AND THE BARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SPAN TECH ANNOUNCED A NEW INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTUING TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP……
NEW MAMMOTH CAVE RIVER RULES
05/16/17
WITH THE RECENT BREACH AND REMOVAL OF LOCK AND DAM SIX ON THE GREEN RIVER…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAS ANNOUNCED NEW
RULES FOR RIVER USERS INSIDE THE PARK……
THE PARK NOW REQUIRES RIVER USERS TO WEAT PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVISES…..OR P-F-Ds….AT ALL TIMESWHEN ON THE GREEN OR NOLIN
RIVERS WITHIN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK…..AND FLOODPLAIN CAMPING IS RESTRICTED TO THE UPPER STRETCHES OF GREEN FIVE IN THE
PARK……
THE RIVER BANKS ARE CHANGING…..IN SOME PLACES THE CURRENT IS MORE SWIFT THAN IN THE PAST…..AND IT WILL TAKE TIME FOR THE RIVERS
TO FIND THEIR NEW NORMAL……
TAX ROLLS
05/16/17
HERE’S A REMINDER FROM ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY VALUATION ADMINISTRATOR TRACY OLIVER…..THAT TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY THE TAX ROLLS
WILL BE OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION……
THE P-V-A OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TODAY FROM EIGHT UNTIL FOUR-30……
SPORTS
05/16/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME THIS AFTERNOON TO TAKE ON RUSSELL COUNTY……
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAMS HOST WARREN CENTRAL……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARISTY GAME…..ON 99-POINT THREE……LOVE-FM…..WVLE……STARTING AT FIVE THIS
AFTERNOON…….
THE PREDATORS RETURN HOME TO TAKE ON THE MIGHTY DUCKS IN GAME THREE OF THEIR WESTERN SERIES CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP…..
WITH THE SERIES TIED AT ONE GAME A PIECE…….
THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY TOYOTA AS THE…..OFFICIAL VEHICLE OF THE SPEEDWAY…..
THE GEORGETOWN PLANT…..WHICH EMPLOYEES AROUND EIGHT-THOUSAND…. IS THE AUTOMAKERS LARGEST PLANT IN THE WORLD……..
GOVERNOR’S SAFETY AND HEALTH AWARDS
05/15/17
48 COMPANIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH….EARNED THE “GOVERNOR’S SAFETY AND HEALTH AWARD LAST YEAR…..WHICH WAS A RECORD FOR
WORK PLACE SAFETY IN KENTUCKY……
AMONG THOSE COMPANIES BEING HONORED WERE FARMER’S RURAL ELECTRIC IN GLASGOW AND SUMITOMO ELECTRIC WIRING SYSTEMS IN
EDMONTON AND SCOTTSVILLE….
THE KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET HAS RENEWED ITS FOCUS ON WORKPLACE SAFETY…..EDUCATION….AND TRAINING WITH ITS NEW PROGRAM
CALLED….. ”K-Y-SAFE”……
BASED ON A REPORT FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS….. OF RECORDABLE INCIDENTS PER 100 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES…. KENTUCKY’S
RATE IMPROVED FROM THREE-POINT-EIGHT IN TWENTY-14…..TO THREE-POINT-SEVEN IN TWENTY-15….WHICH WAS THE LOWEST RATE FOR THE
COMMONWEALTH SINCE IT WAS FIRST CALCULATED IN 1996 WHEN THE RATE WAS EIGHT-POINT-FOUR……….
KENTUCKY ONE TO SELL JESISH
05/15/17
KENTUCKY-ONE HEALTH SAYS IT PLANS TO SELL ITS FLAGSHIP…..JEWISH HOSPITAL….AND OTHER FACILITIES IN LOUISVILLE…..IN ORDER TO FOCUS
ON ITS OPERATIONS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY…..
KENTUCKY ONE WAS FORMED IN TWENTY-12 BY THE MERGER OF JEWISH HOSPITAL…..AND ST. MARY’S HEALTH CARE AND SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH
SYSTEM IN LEXINGTON……
MEETINGS
05/15/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
GRAHAM LODGE AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 7……
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE ALZEHEIMER’S EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND THE V-F-W
MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
PLANE CRASH
05/15/17
A SMALL PLANE CRASH IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIVES OF TWO IOWA RESIDENTS….
AUTHORITIES SAY THE COUPLE WAS ON THE WAY FROM IOWA TO ALABAMA WHEN THE PLANE WENT DOWN FRIDAY NEAR HOPKINSVILLE……
CONVICTED FELON INDICTED
05/15/17
A CONVICTED FELON LIVING IN LOGAN COUNTY HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY WITH ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO
DISTRIBUT METH AND TWO COUNTS OF BEING A FELON IN LPOSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION…..
40 YEAR OLD SHERMAN WATKINS…..WHO WAS LIVING IN RUSSELLVILLE……HAS TWO PREVIOSU CONVICTIONS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY……
WARREN ESCAPEE FOUND
05/15/17
STATE POLICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL…. THAT 27 YEAR OLD CHELSEA MINTON OF BOWLING GREEN HAD
ESCAPED….
SHE WAS LOCATED AT A RESIDENCE ON JAMES ELKINS ROAD AND TAKEN BACK INTO CUSTODY AND CHARGED WITH ESCAPE…………
ACCIDENT-HART
05/15/17
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN HART COUNTY YESTERDAY….AT THE INTER-SECTON OF 31-E AND HARDYVILLE ROAD….. INJURED ONE PERSON…..
STATE POLICE SAY 44 YEAR OLD JESSIE DAWSON OF GREENSBURG PULLED HIS TWO-THOUSAND-ONE FORD PICKUP INTO THE PATH OF A TWENTY-
15 CHEVY PICKUP OPERATED BY 40 YEAR OLD STEPHEN CARROLL OF CANMER…..
THE COLLISION CAUSED DAWSON’S PICKUP TO OVERTURN…..AND HE WAS FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL…….
SPORTS
05/15/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN EAST….
IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE…..STANLEY CUP PLAY-OFFS…..THE PREDATORS LOST TO THE DUCKS IN ANAHEIM FIVE TO THREE……
GAME THREE IN THE SERIES…..WHICH IS NOW TIED AT ONE GAME A PIECE… WILL BE TOMORORW NIGHT IN NASHVILLE……
DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY
05/12/17
THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED MORE THAN SEVEN-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN LITERACY GRANTS…..TO
NEARLY 870 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS…..LIBRAREIS….AND SCHOOLS….
THE FUNDS ARE AIMED ATSUPPORTING ADULT…..FAMILY….AND SUMMER LITERACY PROGRAMS WITHIN A 20-MILE RADIUS OF A DOLLAR GENERAL
STORE OR DISTRIBUTION CENTERS……IN THE 44 STATES DOLLAR GENERAL SERVES…..
THRU MAY 18TH…..THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FUND IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR YOUTH LITERACY GRANTS…..TO SUPPORT
SCHOOLS…..PUBLIC LIBRARIES…..AND NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN IMPLEMENTING NEW OR EXPANDING LITERACY EFFORTS……
APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT….. D-G-LITERACY-DOT-ORG…….
NEW TROOPER GUIDELINES
05/12/17
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE WILL NOW BE ABLE TO ACCEPT MORE APPLICATIONS….THANKS TO NEW HIRING QUALIFICATIONS ESTABLISHED BY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLEY….
NOW…..ANYONE WHO POSSESSES A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR G-E-D….AND HAS THREE YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE…….NOW QUALIFIES FOR
EMPLOYMENT AS A TROOPER….
PRIOR TO THE NEW GUIDELINES….APPLICANTS WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE 60-HOURS OF COLLEGE CREDIT…TWO YEARS ODF ACTIVE DUTY
MILITARY EXPERIENCE…...OR TWO YEARS OF CERTIFIED POLICE OFFICE EXPERIENCE…..
THESE QUALIFICATIONS WILL STILL APPLY BY GENERATING BONUS POINTS FOR APPLICANTS……
STATE POLICE IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR CADET CLASS 96…. WHICH WILLBEGIN EARLY NEXT YEAR……
FOSTER
05/12/17
75 YEAR OLD SARAH NELL EPLEY FOSTER OF ADOLPHUS DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLEASANT UNITED METHORIDS CHURCH
CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTE THREE THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO
GIDEON’S INTERNATIONAL……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; WOODSON FOSTER…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; MENDY AND GEORGE SULLIVAN OF ADOLPHUS…..AND A
SISTER-IN-LAW; WILMA FOSTER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDCHILD, TWO STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…………
SPORTS
05/12/17
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM WILL HOST A FOUR-TEAM…. ROUND ROBIN TOURNAMENT TODAY AND TOMORROW…..AT PATRIOT
FIELD….
TODAY….AC/S TAKES ON SOUTH WARREN AT FIVE…..THEN WARREN EAST PLAYS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON AT SEVEN…..
TOMORROW’S GAME HAVE THE PATRIOTS AND FRANKLIN/SIMPSON PLAYING AT EIGHT…..THE WILDCATS THEN TAKE ON SOUTH WARERN AT 10…..
WARREN EAST AND SOUTH WARREN WILL PLAY AT NOON…..AND THEN THE PATRIOTS TANGLE WITH WARREN EAST AT TWO……
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELED TO WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY YESTERDAY…..TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..AND
DEFEATED THE LADY WILDCATS 18 TO TWO
GENERAL FUND
05/11/17
THE COMMONWEALTH’S GENERAL FUND REVENUE REBOUNDED SOME IN APRIL….. BUT IT LIKELY WON’T BE ENOUGH TO STOP A PREDICTED 113-
MILLION DOLAR SHORTFALL WHEN THE BUDGET YEAR ENDS JUNE 30TH…..
STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON SAYS TAX COLLECTIONS WERE UP ONE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT LAST MONTH…..WHEN COMPARED TO
APRIL TWENTY-16….. WHICH IS THE SEVENTH TIME TAX COLLECTIONS HAVE GROWN DURING THE FIRST 10-MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR…..
EVEN SO…..GENERAL FUND REVENUES HAVE FALLEN SHORT OF PROJECTS SO FAR THIS FISCAL YEAR…..AND THEY WOULD NEED TO GROW
ALMOST 10-PERCENT OVER THE NEXCT TWO MONTHS TO AVOID A SHORT FALL……
MEDICAID ABUSE
05/11/17
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR HAS JOINED WITH ATTORNEYS-GENERAL FROM 36 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…..TO
SEND A LETTER URGING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND ITS POLICY REGARDING THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO INVESTIGATE AND
PROSECUTE MEDICAID ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES…..….
THE LETTER URGES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CHANGE ITS POLICY SO EACH STATE’S MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT COULD USE FEDERAL
FUNDS TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE A WIDER RANGE OF MEDICAID ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES……CURRENTLY….ONLY COMPLAINTS
CONCERNING MEDICAID-FUNDED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND COMPLAINTS RECEIVED THRU THE ELDER ABUSE HOTLINE ARE INVESTIGATED……
ACCORDING TO THE C-D-C…….. ONE-IN-10 PERSONS LIVING AT HOME…..AGE 65 AND OLDER…..WILL BECOME VICTIM OF ABUSE……AND FOR EVERY
CASE OF ELDER ABUSE DETECTED OR REPORTED…..23 MORE REMAIN UNKNOWN……
SPORTS
05/11/17
THE LADY PATRIOT VARSITY SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO WESTERN TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…….
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BOWLING GREEN…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY
GAME ON 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM……WVLE……STARTING AT FIVE THIS AFTERNOON……..
THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THE STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE MOVING TO KROGER FIELD FOR THE TWENTY-17
AND 18 SEASONS…..
FROM TWO-THOUSAND-NINE THROUGH LAST SEASON….THE SIX CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES WERE PLAYED AT WESTERN……HOWEVER….THE LAST TWO
SEASON THE FINALS SCHEDULE HAD TO BE AMENDED WHEN THE TOPPER FOOTBALL TEAM QUALIFIED FOR THE C-USA TITLE GAME…..
DOLLAR GENERAL-MILITARY CAMPAIGN
05/10/17
MAY IS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH……AND DOLLAR GENERNAL WILL OFFER THE……COKE-COLA SHARE A COKE MILITARY 16-OUNCE CAN
COLLECTION…. FROM MEMORIAL DAY THRU LABOR DAY…..
EACH 16-OUNCE CAN WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ONE-DOLLAR AND WILL ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO SALUTE A VETERAN…..SERVICE MEMBER…..MILITARY
SPOUSE….OR MILITARY MOM OR DAD…….
THE PATRIOTIC CAN ALSO COMMEMORATES COKE’S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U-S-O BY PROMINENTLY FEATURING THE U-S-O BADGE……AND DOLLAR
AND COKE PLAN TO MAKE A 25-THOUSAND DONATION TO THE U-S O AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN……
OUTDOOR BURNING
05/10/17
SPRING CLEANING SEASON IS HERE…… AND FOR MANY KENTUCKIANS THAT MEANS BURNING UNWANTED DEBRIS……HOWEVER…..BEFORE YOU
LIGHT THAT P ILE….THE KENTUCKY DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY REMINDS RESIDENTS THAT BURNING GARBAGE IS ILLEGAL IN THE
COMMONWEALTH……AND THAT ILLEGAL BURNING COULD RESULT IN FINES OF UP TO 25-THOSAND DOLLARS PER DAY…..PER VIOLATION….
BURNING GARBAGE EMITS DANGEROUS POLLUTANTS INTO THE AIR THAT ARE HARMFUL TO PUBLIC HEALTH…..ESPECIALLY CHILDREN…..THE
ELDERLY…..AND THOSE WITH EXISITING HEALTH PROBLEMS…….
BESIDES GARBAGE…..IT’S ALSO ILLEGAL TO BURN ITEMS SUCH AS PLASTIC, CARPETING, CANS, TRAILERS OR BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCITON
MATERIALS AND STAINED OR TREATRED WOOD……
LAST MONTH THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY REPORTED 143 -WILD FIRES THAT BURNED OVER 59-HUNDRED ACRES……..AND 45 OF
THOSE FIRES WERE FROM DEBRIS PILES THAT GOT OUT OF CONTROLL……
COPASS
05/10/17
66 YEAR OLD BILLY COPAS OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED TUESDAY AT SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVIES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT
THREE AT UNION NUMBER ONE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER NINE FRIDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BARBARA GUMM COPAS…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BENJAMIN AND KANEIA…..AND A DAUGHTER ANS SON-IN-LAW;
BRETTA AND CHRISTOPHER SCHALK ALL OF FOUNTAIN RUN……SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; MILDRED AND DASHIELL ISENBERG….A BROTHER-IN-
LAW AND SISTER-IN-LAW; TONY AND HUETTA GUMM…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; ELIZABETH COPASS ALL OF TOMPKINSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/10/17
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM WAS AT HOME LAST NIGHT TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……AND DOWNED THE GATORS THREE TO TWO…..
THE BRACKETS FOR THE STATE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED…
THE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS THURSDAY, JUNE EIGHTH AT WHITAKER BANK BALLPARK IN LEXINGTON….AND THE FIRST GAME FOR THE
FOURTH REGION CHAMPIONS WILL BE FRIDAY, JUNE NINTH…..
AND THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT WILL BE PLAYED AT JACK FISHER BALLPARK IN OWENSBORO STARTING JUNE EIGHT……AND THE FIRST
GAME FOR THE FOURTH REGION CHAMPONS WILL BE JUNE EIGHTH….
KENTUCKY TOURISM
05/09/17
ACCORDING TO FIGUES RELEASED YESTERDAY…..TOURISM CONTINUES TO HAVE A HUGE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE COMMONWEALTH….HAVING A
14-POINT-FIVE BILLION DOLLAR LAST YEAR….WHICH WAS UP MORE THAN FIVE-PERCENT FROM TWENTY-15….THE TOURISAM….ARTS…..AND
HERITAGE CABINET SAYS THAT WAS A FIVE-PERCENT INCREASE FROM TWENTY-15……AND THE LARGEST JUMP SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE…..
TOURISM GENERATED MORE THAN ONE-POINT-FIVE BILLION DOLLARS IN TAXES AND SUPPORTED NEAR 193-THOUSAND JOBS LAST YEAR…..
GENERATING OVER THREE-BILLION DOLLARS IN WAGES FOR KENTUCKY WORKERS…..
EVERY REGION IN THE COMMONWEALTH EXPERIENCED GROWTH….WITH THE LARGEST INCREASE IN THE “SOUTHERN LAKES REGION”….WHICH
WAS UP SEVEN-POINT-SIX PERCENT…..
IN THE “CAVES…..LAKES…..AND CORVETTES REGION”…..WHICH INCLUDES SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY……..MORE THAN 700-MILLION DOLLARS
WAS GENERATED……
WARREN ROAD CLOSURES
05/09/17
THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF ROAD CLOSURERS IN WARREN COUNTY TODAY….
A SECTION OF BROADWAY…..BETWEEN COVINGTON STREET AND 31-W WILL BE CLOSED FROM EIGHT UNTIL SIX…..FOR UTILITY WORK….
AND THERE WILL BE LANE CLOSURES ON CEMETERY ROAD TODAY AND POSSIBLY TOMORROW….FROM 10-30 TO FIVE EACH DAY…..AS PART OF THE
BRIDGE PROJECT OVER DRAKES CREEK…….
TENNESSEE TEACHER
05/09/17
A FORMER TENNESSEE TEACHER…..ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING A STUDENT AND TAKEING HER TO CALIFORNIA……..HAS BEEN RETURNED……BUT IS
BEING HELD IN THE HENDERSON COUNTY KENTUCKY JAIL….
50 YEAR OLD TAD CUMMINS WAS ARRESTED IN APRIL WHEN HE .AND THE 15 YEAR OLD GIRLS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA…..
CUMMINS IS FACING FEDERAL CHARGES OF BRINGING A MINOR ACROSS STATE LINES FOR SEX……AND CHARGES IN TENNESSEE OF KIDNAPPIGN
AND SEXUAL CONTACT WITH A MINOR…..
TEACHER WEEK
05/09/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS SIGNED A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THIS WEEK AS…. TEACHER APPRECIAITON WEEK…..IN THE COMMONWEALTH
THROUGHTOUT MAY…..THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCAITON IS ASKING RESIDENTS TO SHARE THEIR STORIES OF TEACHERS WHO HAVE
INFLUENCED THEIR LIVES…..AND THE LIVES OF THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN……BY USING HASHTAG…..THANK-A-K-Y-TEACHER…….
FISCAL COURT
05/09/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS THIS MORNING IN THE FISCAL COURT MEETING ROOM IN THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING…..ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR REPORTS…..AND THIS MORNING’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..STARTING AROUND NINE……
CITY COUNCIL
05/09/17
IT WAS A RATHER ROUTINE MEETING FOR SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT… BILLY TURNER WITH U-S BANK ASK THE COUNCIL TO MAKE
NORTH FIRST STREET… WHICH RUNS BESIDE THE MAIN BRANCH….A TWO-WAY STREET……
AND THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE REQUEST ON A FIVE TO NOTHING VOTE……
DONNIE REELS…..CHIEF OPERATOR OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT….INFORMED THE COUNCIL THEY HAD FLUSHED THE WATER DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS THE LAST WEEK IN APRIL AND WILL DO SO AGAIN THE LAST WEEK IN JULY…….
SPORTS
05/09/17
THE PATRIOT VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS ENERTAIN BOWLING GREEN……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON
99-POINT-THREE…. LOVE-FM…….WVLE……STARTING AT FIVE-30 THIS AFTERNOON……
YEAR BOOKS
05/08/17
THE TWENTY-17 PATRIOT YEARBOOKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE……
BEGINNING TODAY…..AC/S PATRIOT YEARBOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE PAID IN FULL OR WHO HAVE MADE A DOWN
PAYMENT…..
AND ALL REMAINING BALANCES MUST BE PAID…..IN CASH….WHEN STUDENTS PICK UP THEIR BOOK……
AND STARTING TOMORROW……EXTRA YEARBOOKS WILL GO ON SALE FOR 60-DOLLARS…AND AGAIN WILL BE ON A CASH BASIS ONLY…..
JUSTICE SURVEY
05/08/17
THE KENTUCKY JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET IS SEEKING TO SURVEY RESIDENTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH ABOUT THEIR
EXPERIENCES WITH CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT…..AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE DATA FOR POLICY MAKERS……
30-THOUSAND SURVEYS ARE BEING SENT OUT THIS MONTH TO SUPPLEMENT OTHER OFFICIAL SOURCES OF DATA SUCH AS ARRESTS…..COURT
CASES….AND FEDERAL STATISTICS…..THE SURVEYS WILL ASK ABOUT RESIDENTS EXPERIENCES WITH A VARIETY OF CRIMES…..AND SOME
QUESTIONS WILL FOCUS ON CONTACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PERCEPTIONS OF SAFETY IN THE COMMUNITY…..
THEN A SECOND PHASE OF THE SURVEY……SCHEDULED FOR LATER THIS MONTH….. WILL FOCUS ON TWO-THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVED
SHELTER AND SERVICES THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
SELECTED RESIDENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE WILL BE RECEIVING THE SURVEY WHICH WILL TAKE 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO
COMPLETE….
KENTUCKY HAS CONDUCTED SIX VICTIMIZATION SURVEYS SINCE 1989…….
CAPITAL FACELIFT
05/08/17
A SECOND PHASE OF RENOVATION WORK AT THE STATE CAPITAL IS NOW UNDERWAY AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPELTED BY OCTOBER 10TH….….
DURING THE FALL AND WINTER MONTHS….THE FRONT OR NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING’S EXTERIOR WAS CLEANED AND REPAIRERD…..WITH NEW
MORTAR APPLIED AND THE LIMESTONE RAILING RESTORED….AT A COST OF ONE-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS….
THIS SECOND PHASE OF RENOV ATIONS WILL WORK ON THE THREE REMAINING SIDES AND WILL COST 800-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..AS THERE ISN’T
AS MUCH ALGE GROWING AS THOSE SIDES OF THE BUILDING AS THEY RECEIVE MORE SUN,…..
AND WORK IS ALSO CONTINUING ON THE WALKWAY IN FRONT OF THE CAPITAL ANNEX……
FORMER JUDGE INDICTED
05/08/17
A FORMER CAMPBELL COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE HAS BEEN INDICTED BY THE CAMPBELL COUNTY GRAND JURY ON NINE FELONY AND TWO
MISDEMEANOR COUNTS……
70 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY NOLAN OF CALIFORNIA IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF TRAFFICKING WITH A PERSON UNDER AGE 18….ONE COUNT OF
RAPE….FIVE COUNTS HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITH ADULTS….TWO COUNTS OF UNLAWFUL TRANSACTION WITH A MINOR…..ONE COUNT OF TAMPERING
WITH A WITNESS…..AND ONE COUNT OF PROSTITITION……
THE INDICTMENT ALLEGES THE CRIMW OCCURRED IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR….AND WE REMIND LISTNERS THAT AN INDICTMENT IS A FORMAL
CHARGE AND NOT PROOF OF GUILT…..
MEETINGS
05/08/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7……
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 AND THE INERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUCILS BOTH MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4…..
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…….
CITY COUNCIL
05/08/17
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEET TONIGHT…..ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR REPORTS…..AND TONIGHT’S CITY COUNCIL
MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK……STARTING AROUND SIX…….
SPORTS
05/08/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY RUSSELLVILLE…..
AND THE REGIONAL TRACK MEET BEGINS TODAY…..
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE PREDATORS BEAT THE BLUES THREE TO ONE TO WIN THEIR STANLEY CUP SERIES FOUR GAME TO TWO…..AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
FRANCIASE HISTORY… MOVE INTO THE CONFERENCE FINALS……
ESCAPEE
05/05/17
AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL…..WHO ESCAPED FROM A SIMPSON COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF…..WHO WAS RETURNING HIM TO THE
ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER…..
MICKEY CARTER….WHO WAS ABLE TO REMOVE HIS LEG SHACKLES AND FORCE THE REAT WINDOW OF THE CRUISE OPEN….ESCAPED ON FOOT……
CARTER IS FIVE-FEET THREE-INCHES TALL…..WEIGHS 110 POUNDS….AND HAS DARK BROWN HAIR….WHEN LAST SEEN HE WAS WEARING AN
ORANGE JUMP SUIT….
IF YOU SEE CARTER…..NO NOT APPROACH HIM……AND CONTACT THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AT TWO-THREE-SEVEN-32-10……
ADAIR WOMAN PLEA
05/05/17
AN ADAIR COUNTY WOMAN HAS PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO SETTING FIRE TO HER RENTAL HOME IN ORDER TO OBTAIN MONEY…. THRU
FALSE PRETENSES…. FROM A 50-THOUSAND DOLLAR RENTERS INSURANCE POLICY…..….
41 YEAR OLD BRANDI PRITCHARD OF COLUMBIA….AND HER CO-DEFENDANT STEVEN PRITCHARD……SET THE FIRE IN JUNE OF TWENTY-11…..
ARREST-HART
05/05/17
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A BARREN COUNTY MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING IN HARDYVILLE LAST NOVEMBER THAT CLAIMED THE
LIFE OF 57 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER HOLDER…..
53 YEAR OLD ALBERT STEPHENS OF GLASGOW IS CHARGED IN A HART COUNTY INDICTMENT WARRANT WITH ONE COUNT OF MURDER……
ARREST
05/05/17
A BROWNSVILLE MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH SEVERAL BURGLARIES OF AMISH HOMES IN THE AREA…
STEPHEN GRIDER IS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF BURGLARY, TWO COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND
POSSESSION OF MARIJAUA….
THE THEFTS OCCURRED IN ALLEN AND BARREN COUNTIES…….
KENTUCKY ONE HEALTH
05/05/17
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL….BEGINNNG IN JULY…..KENTUCKY HEALTH ONE IS TERMINATING EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS WITH ABOUT
25 DOCTORS AS A COST CUTTING MEASURE…..AND THEY WILL ALSO LAY OFF 250-STAFF MEMBERS…..
THE DENVER BASE SYSTEM….WHICH EXPANDED FIVE YEARS AGO……HAS 15-HOSPITALS AND OVER 200-LOCATIONS….
AND THEY POSTED A 76-MILLION DOLLAR LOSS DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF TWENTY-16…..AND THEY SAY KENTUCKY OPERATIONS HAVE
SUFFERED YEARLY LOSSES…….
SPORTS
05/05/17
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO BUTLER COUNTY…..
AND THE OWENSBORO CATHOLIC TOURNAMENT…..THE LADY PATROIT SOFTBALL TEAM WAS TO PLAY IN THIS WEEK-END…..HAS BEEN CANCELLED…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN ST. LOUIS FOR GAME FIVE OF THEIR STANLEY CUP PLAY-OFFS……WITH THE PREDATORS LEADING THE SERIES THREE
GAMES TO ONE…..
LABOR CABINET VISITS
05/03/17
LAST MONTH….THE KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET CONDUCTED 15 FREE….ON-SITE VISITS OR CONSULTATIVE SURVEYS……FOR EMPLOYERS ACROSS
KENTUCKY…..
AS A RESULT….. 87-SERIOUS CONDITIONS THAT COULD HAVE AFFECTED UP TO 31-HUNDRED-97 EMPLOYEES AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN
ENFORCEMENT PENALITIES OF UP TO 609-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..EMPLOYERS WHO MAKE USE OF THE DIVISION’S CONSULTATIVE SURVEYS DON’T
FACE PENALITIES UNLESS THE VIOLATIONS AREN’T CORRECTED…..
IN ADDITION TO THE CONSULTATIVE SURVEYS AND FREE OSHA TRAINIING…..COST-FREE ASSISTANCE FROM THE DIVISION CONSISTS OF
PUBLICATIONS…..REQUIRED WORKPLACE POSTERS…..AND INFORMATION ON INJURY/ILLNESS RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS…….
ARREST-WARREN
05/03/17
THE STATE POLCIE ELECTRONIC CRIMES BRANCH HAS ARRESTED A BOWLING GREEN MAN….
39 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER STINNET IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF PROHIBITED USE OF ELECTRON COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO PROCUFE
A MINOR FOR SEX OFFENSES…..
TROOPER SAY THEY BEGAN AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGAITON AFTER STINETT RESPONDED TO AN ON-LINE AD ON A WEBSITE…...AND HE WAS
ARRESTED WHEN HE WENT TO A HOTEL IN BOWLING GREEN WITH PLANS TO ENGAGE IN SEX ACTS WITH A MINOR…….
SUIT AGAINST DAVIS CAN PROCEED
05/03/17
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT SAYS A GAY COUPLES LAWSUIT…. SEEKING DAMAGES FROM ROWAN COUNTY CLERK KIM DAVIS WHO REFUSED THEM A
MARRIAGE LICENSE……CAN PROCEED…
IN TWENTY-15…..DAVIS REFUSED TO ISSUE THE MARRAGIE LICENSE BECAUSE SHE SAID IT VIOLATED HER RELIGIOUS BELIEFS…..…..AND DAVIS
SPENT FIVE DAYS IN JAIL FOR REFUSING TO FOLLO A COURT ORDER…..
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED A LAW THAT REMOVED CONTYCLERK’S NAMES FROM LICENSES…...AND A DISTRICT JUDGE RULED THAT
SATISFIED THE SUT AND DISMISSED THE CASE…..BUT THE COUPLE APPEALED….SAYING THEY WANTED DAVIS TO PAY DAMAGES…..
AND A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULED YESTERDAY THE CASE CAN CONTINUE……
SPORTS
05/03/17
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAMS TRAVEL TO WARREN CENTRAL……
LAST NIGHT THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM TOOK ON BARREN COUNTY….AND AFTER GETTING DOWN THREE TO NOTHING….CAME BACK TO WIN SIX
TO 5…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM LOST THE SOUTH WARREN YESTERDAY NINE TO NOTHING…..
IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAY OFFS…..THE PREDATORS GOT PAST THE BLUES TWO TO ONE TO TAKE A THREE GAMES TO ONE LEAD IN THE SERIES….
GAME FIVE WILL BE FRIDAY IN ST. LOUIS…..
SCHOOL BOARD
05/02/17
IT WAS A RATHER ROUTINE MEETING FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION LAST NIGHT AS THEY MET AT CAREER AND TECHNICAL
CENTER…..THE BOARD DID GIVE FINAL APPROVAL TO THE NEW KINDERGARTERN PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES FOR PETITION…..
DIRECTOR OF PUPIL PERSONNEL…..GARRY DEWITT….REPORTED THAT FOR THE EIGHTH MONTH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR ATTENDANCE WAS 94-POINT-
ZERO EIGHT PERCENT….WHICH WAS UP FROM 93-POINT-45 PERCENT LAST YEAR…..
THE BOARD APPROVED RENEWING THE DRUG TESTING CONTRACT WITH PREMIER INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR….AND
APPROVED BONDING THE TRESURER FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR…..
COMMONWEALTH RESPONSE
05/02/17
THE COMONWEALTH HAS FILED ITS REPONSE TO A DEFENSE MOTION TO MOVE THE GABBIE DOOLIN CASE OUT OF ALLEN COUNTY AND ALL
ADJANCENT COUNTIES…
TIMOTHY MADDEN IS CHARGED WITH THE KIDNAPPING….RAPE….AND MURDER OF SEVEN YEAR OLD GABBIE DOOLIN IN TWENTY-15….
AND IN THEIR RESPONSE…..THE COMMONWEALTH ARGUES THE QUESTIONS THE DEFENSE ASKED IN A SURVEY ABOUT THE CASE WERE
MISLEADING…..AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST MADDEN WOULDN’T GET A FAIR TRIAL IN A SURROUNDING COUNTY……
THE COMMONWEALTH GOES ON TO SAY THAT THE DOOLIN AND MADDEN FAMILIES BOTH LIVE IN ALLEN COUNTY…..MAKING THE RESULTS DIFFERENT
IN ALLEN…. WHEN COMPARED TO SURROUNDING COUNTIES….
REPLIES IN THE CASE ARE DUE MAY 26TH……
NEW LAWYERS SWORN IN
05/02/17
AT THE STATE CAPITAL YESTERDAY….KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN MINTON, JUNIOR SWORE IN 120 NEW LAWYERS….
IN THE COMMONWEALTH….NEW ATTORNEYS WHO HAVE PASSED THE BAR EXAM…..ARE SWORN IN ON MAY FIRST EACH YEAR IN A CEREMONY
DATING BACK TO 1958…..WHEN THEN PRESIDENT DWIGHT EISENHOWER SET THE DAY ASIDE TO RECOGNIZE A HERITAGE OF LIBERTY…..JUSTICE…..
AND EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW….
MINTON ALSO PRESENTED THE “LIBERTY BELL AWARD” TO U-K LAW PROFESSOR ALLISON CONNELLY FOR HER SERVICE TO THE COURT OF
JUSTICE AND THE COMMONWEALTH…WHICH INCLUDED 13-YEARS AS A PUBLIC DEFENDER AND LATER HEADING KENTUCKY’S ENTIRE PUBLIC
DEFENDER SYSTEM……
SPORTS
05/02/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALLTEAM GOES TO SOUTH WARREN…..
THE TENNIS TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN CENTRAL….
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBLL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY….. AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY
GAME ON 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM…..WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE THIS AFTERNOON….
STANLEY CUP PLAY-OFFS CONTINUE AS THE PREDATORS HOST THE BLUE….
NASHVILLE LEADS THE SERIES TWO GAME TO ONE…..
COMMONWEALTH STADIUM IS GETTING A NEW NAME….AS U-K ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY AN AGREEMENT HAD BEEN REACHED TO RENAME IT…..
KROGER FIELD…. EFECTIVELY IMMEDIATELY….
WITH THE CHANGE…..KENTUCKY WILL HAVE THE ONLY FOOTBALL STADIUM IN THE S-E-C WITH CORPORATE NAMING RIGHTS…..
AND C-M NEWTON FIELD….WILL BE RENAMED….C-M NEWTON GROUNDS AT KROGER FIELD….
KROGER WILL PAY ONE-POINT-85 MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY….UP TO 12-YEARS…..AND KENTUCKY SAYS THE PARTNERSHIP WILL EXTEND
BEYOND THE STADIUM………..
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS
05/01/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..THE JOBLESS RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM FOUR-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN
FEBRUARY TO FOUR POINT-SIX PERCENT IN MARCH…..AND THIS MARCH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS ALSO BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-EIGHT
PERCENT RECORDED IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARRN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT....JOLESS RATES RANGED FROM FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN WARREN COUNTY TO SIX-POINT-
FOUR PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
IN THE COMMONWEALTH IN MARCH….UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DROPPED IN 55 COUNTIES…..ROSE IN 53…..AND REMAINED TH SAME IN 12……
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT….
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 18-POINT-NINE PERCENT……
HIGHWAY FATALITIES UP
05/01/17
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY OFFICE AND HIGHWAY SAFETY AND STATE POLICE… HIGHWAY FATALITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH INCREASE LAST
YEAR….AST 834 INDIVIDUALS LOST THEIR LIVES IN TWENTY-16…..WHICH WAS 73 MORE THAN TTWNEY-15……
OF THE 834 HIGHWYA FATALITIES LAST YEAR…..51-PERCENT WERE NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT….17-PERCENT INVOLVED ALCOHOL….OVER 36-
PERCENT INVOLVED SPEEDING OR AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS…..AND 23-PERCENT INVOLVED DRIVER DISTRATION…..
MOTORCYCLES ACCOUNTED FOR 90-FATALITIES……WITH 60-PERCENT NOT WEATING A HELMET…..
SO FAR THIS YEAR…...THERE HAVE BEEN 210 ROADWAY FATALITIES…..WHICH IS DOWN FROM 226 THIS TIME LAST YEAR……
ECLIPSE SHOW
05/01/17
BEGINNING TOMORROW….AND RUNNING THRU JULY SECOND….WESTERN’S HARDIN PANETARIUM WILL PRESENT THE FIRST OF TWO SHOWS
ABOUT ECLIPES…..
ON AUGUST 21ST….FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 38-YEARS…..A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE WILL BE VISIBLE FROM THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATE…..
THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE WILL BE VISIABLE TO THOSE LOCATED WITHIN A ROUGHLY 100-MILE-WIDE BAND RUNNING FROM OREGON TO SOUTH
CAROLINA…. WHICH COMES ACROSS SOUTHER CENTRAL KENTYUCKY…
THE SHOWS….WHICH ARE FREE….WILL BE PRESENTED TUESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS AT SEVEN AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AT TWO……
CORVETTE PLANT TOURS TO STOP
05/01/17
IF YOU ON PLAN ON TAKING A TOUR OF THE CORVETTE PLANT…..YOU NEED TO DO SO BEFORE JUNE 16TH….AS THE PLANT WILL SUSPEND TOURS
AFTER THAT DATE FOR A YEAR-AND-A HALF….DUE TO WORK THAT WILL BE DONE AT THE PLANT….
DURING THAT TIME….BOWLING GREEN TOURISM OFFICIALS WILL OFFER A PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES THE CORVETTE MUSEUM…..THE HISTORIC
RAIL PARK AND TRAIN MUSEUM….AND AVIATION HERITAGE PARK…....
MEETINGS
05/01/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS TONIGHT AT 6, THE LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEETS AT 6:30 AND GRAHAM LODGE
AND THE SADDLE CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 1 THE SCOTTSVILLE ART GUILD MEETS AND THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEET AT
5…..
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 5 THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND THE
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP AND THE JUNIOR JAYCEES BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
PERRY
05/01/17
83 YEAR OLD LOIS MADELINE PERRY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL
BE HELD AT A LATER DATE …..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; WILLIAM AND DOROTHY OF ADOLPHUS, BOBBY AND SUSAN OF SCOTTSVILLE, DONNIE OF
THE RAPIDS COMMUNITY AND RICKY AND TAMARA OF FRANKLIN…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; REBECCA AND JAMES BRITT OF ADOLPHUS
AND LOIS AND LENNY AUSBROOKS OF SCOTTSVILLE…….TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; ODELL UHLES OF ELKTON AND LLOYD AND MILDRED
UHLES OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-ON-LAW; FRANCES FARLEY OF INDIANA, BETTY AND WALLACE SHANKLIN OF
RUSSELLVILLE AND PATRICIA JOHNSON AND MOLLY GANT BOTH OF ELKTON…..12 GRANDCHILDREN, 21 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-
GREAT-GRANCCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
05/01/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS GO TO BARREN COUNTY….`
DEMO DERBY
04/28/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY JAYCEES…..JACKSONIAN DEMO DERBY…..IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE FAIR GROUNDS…..
ADMISSION TO THE DEMO DERBY IS 10-DOLLARS AND IT BEGINS AT 6…..
DRUG TAKE BACK
04/28/17
TOMORROW IS THE NATIONAL…..DRUG TAKE BACK DAY…..WHERE OVER FIVE-THOUSAND LOCATIONS AROUIND THE COUNTY WILL BE COLLECTING
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS…..EXPIRED…..UNUSED….AND UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS….
THE DRUG MAY BE DROPPED OFF…..WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED…..BETWEEN 10 AND TWO AT THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE DEPARTMENT…..
SAFETT CITY IN FRONT OF GREENWOOD HIGH SHOOL….AND STATE POLICE POST THREE ON NASHVILLE ROAD…..
IN ALLEN COUNTY……A DROP OFF BOX FOR UNWATED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IS AVAILABLE 24-HOURS A DAY…..SEVEN DAYS A WEEK…..IN THE
LOBBY OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER ON WOOD STREET…..
MUNFORDVILLE TRAIL TOWN
04/28/17
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM HAS CERTIFIED MUNFORDVILLE AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S 16TH TRAIL TOWN….
THE KENTUCKY TRAIL TOWN PROGRAMS IS A TOURISM-BASE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A PLAN FOR COMMUNITIES TO CAPITALIZE ON
THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION….
THE PROGRAM ALSO SEEKS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTHLY PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH INCREASED ACCESS TO TRAILS AND
RECREATIONAL AREAS…..
LEE
04/28/17
54 YEAR OLD WALTER EUGENE LEE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….. MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT
THREE AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST…..AND VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE CHURCH……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LORRIE ANN LEE…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KATRINA AND GEORGE GREASON OF ARIZONA…..A SON AND
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DAVID AND JULIA OF OAKLAND…..HIS MOTHER AND STEP-FATHER; GAYLE AND BOBBY PIERSON……AND HIS FATHER; WALTER
LEE, SENIOR ALL OF OHIO….AND A BROTHER; FORREST LEE….TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/28/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO OWENSBORO CATHOLIC….
THE PREDATORS ARE IN ST LOUIS TO TAKE ON THE BLUES…..
NASHVILLE LEADS THE SERIES ONE GAME TO NONE……
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL WAS AT HOME YESTERDAY TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST….AND DROPPED AN 11 TO FOUR DECISION TO THE RAIDERS
BRIDGE TOLLS
04/27/18
FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR…..NEARLY SEVEN-MILLION MOTORISTS CROSSED THE THREE TOLLED BRIDGES OVER THE OHIO RIVER AT
LOUISVILLE…..
THE AVERAGE WEEK DAY CROSSINGS IN MARCH….ON ALL THREE BRIDGES…WAS 89-THOUSAND WHICH WAS A 12-PERCENT INCREASE FROM
JANUARY…..
AND RIVER-LINK SAYS IT COULD TAKE UP TO FIVE YEARS FOR THE BRIDGES TO REACH THEIR MAXIMUM USAGE…..
ALSO IN THE FIRST QUARTER…..87-MILLION DOLLARS IN TOLLS WERE COLLECTED….. WHICH WAS SPLIT EVENLY BETWEEN INDIANA AND THE
COMMONWEALTH……
MADDEN
04/27/17
IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY…..JUDGE JANET CROCKER GRANTED A MOTION FILED BY TRAVIS LOCK…..WHO REPRESENTS TIMMOTY
MADDEN IN THE GABBIE DOOLIN CASE…..FROM AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO REVIEW SUPPRESSION EVIDENCE……MOVING THE DEADLINE FROM MAY
26TH TO JUNE 30TH…..
LOCK ALSO FILED A MOTION FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE POTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE AMONG HIS DEFENSE TEAM OF EXPERTS…..
JUDGE CROCKER…..THE COMMONWEALTH….AND LOCK THEN DISCUSSED HOW TO KEEP THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC….
AND JUDGE CROCKER SAID SHW WILL CRAFT AN ORDER TO PROTECT EVIDENCE FROM BEING DISTRIBUTED TO THE WRONG HANDS…..
MADDENS’S NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IS JULY 26TH……
LARUE MAN SENTENCED
04/27/17
A LARUE COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO 78 MONTHS IN PRISON….TO BE FOLLOWED BY 10 YEARS OF SUPERVISED
RELEASE….FOR THE POSSESSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY…..
BENJAMIN BOYD OF HODGNEVILLE….MUST ALSO PAY 65-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION…..TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN NINE IDENTIFIED
VICTIMS…..
BALL
04/27/17
STATE TRESURER ALISON BALL WAS IN SCOTTSVILLE YESTERDAY…..MEETING WITH RESIDENTS IN THE FISCAL COURT MEETING ROOM…..AND SHE
SAID HER OFFICE WAS HOLDING ABOUT ONE-MILLION DOLLARS IN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY FOR ALLEN COUNTY……
RUSSELL
04/27/17
80 YEAR OLD BOBBY RUSSELL OF FOUNTAIN FUN DIED TUESDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HIGHLAND CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER SIX TONIGHT (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; WILLIE MAE “TOOTIE” RUSSELL…..A SON; GORDON… AND THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; VIRGINIA AND MIKE
GAW, DARLENE AND BILLY YORK AND SHELIA AND MICHAEL SIMMONS ALL OF FOUNTAIN RUN……HIS STEP-MOTHER; MARY ANN RUSSELL OF
SCOTTSVILLE……AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JOYCE AND ROB MARTIN OF TENNESSEE, DEBORA AND NATHAN SULLIVAN OF
SCOTTSVILLE, TERESA RUSSELL OF FRANKLIN AND DENISE RUSSELL OF GLASGOW…..14 GRANDCHILDREN, 27 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SULLIVAN
04/27/17
70 YEAR OLD ROSE DISMAN SULLIVAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFER 11 THIS MORNING (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; TONY TAYLOR AND TIM AND CATHY TAYLOR ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….A DAUGHTER AND SON-
IN-LAW; TINA AND COLBY PERRY OF TENNESSEE……A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; RAY AND JOYCE DISMON…..AND A SISTER; OPAL HAYES ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND 14 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/27/17
THE PATROT TENNIS TEAMS ENTERTAIN FRANKLIN/SIMPSON THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBAL TEAMS TRAVEL TO GLASGOW…..
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL YEARS…..THE TRACK TEAMS WILL BE HOSTING A HOME MEET THIS AFTERNOON…..AND THEY WILL ALSO BE
DEDICATING A SIGN FOR SAVANNAH GREGORY FOR GOING TO STATE…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBLL TEAMS HOST WARREN EAST…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON 99-POINT-
THREE….. LOVE-FM….. WVLE…. STARTING AT FIVE THIS AFTERNOON……
FARMING ACCIDENT
04/26/17
A FARMING ACCIDENT…..LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON RED HILL ROAD… CLAIMED A LIFE….
CORONER DARRIN DAVIS TELLS NEWSWATCH THAT 54 YEAR OLD WALTER LEE, JUNIOR WAS BUSHING HOGGING….AND WAS STRUCK BY THE
BUSHHOG……I
2016 ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
04/26/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..THE TWENTY-16 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY WAS FOUR-POINT-TWO
PERCENT….. WHICH WAS DOWN FROM THE FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT RECORDED IN TWENTY-15……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..THE TWENTY-16 JOBLESS RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT…..AS WARREN
COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT T THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT…. AND EDMONSON COUNTY RECORED THE HIGHEST
JOBLESS RATE AT SIX-POINT-ONE PERCENT…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FELL IN 86 COUNTIES LAST YEAR…..ROSE IN 26….AND REMAINED THE SSAME IN EIGHT….
WOODFORD COUNTY HAS THE LOWEST ANNUAL JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 18-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT……
STATE TREASURER
04/26/17
THIS AFTERNOON AT ONE-45……STATE TREASURER ALLISON BALL WILL BE IN THE FISCAL COURT MEETING ROOM……IN THE CITY/COUNCIL
BUILDING….TO DISCUSS HER OFFICE AND THE ABANDON PROPERTY PROGRAM……
DECESARE HONORED
04/26/17
A STATE REPRESENTATIVE FROM BOWLING GREEN HAS BEEN HONORED BY THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE….
JIM DECESAER HAS BEEN NAMED THE TWENTY-17 LEGISLATIVE SESSION M-V-P… LEGISLATORS ARE CHOSEN…..BASED ON THEIR SPONSORSHIP
AND HOW THEY CHAMPION PRO-BUSINESS BILLS…..
CAPITAL VANDALISM
04/26/17
STATE POLCIE ARE LOOKING FOR FIVE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN VANDALISM AROUND THE STATE CAPITAL…
REPORTEDLY….ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 19TH…..THREE BLACK MALES AND TWO BLACK FEMALES GOT OUT OF A NEWER MODEL BLACK
CHRYSLER……PARKED IN FRONT OF THE GOVERNOR’ S MANSION…..AND SPREAD SOME SORT OF OIL IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE
CAPITAL…..INCLUDING THE CAPITAL STEPS…. CAUSING THEM TO STAIN….
VEHICLE FIRE
04/26/17
AROUND 10-30 YESTERDAY MORNING…..THE SCOTTVILLE AND SOUTH ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO A VEHICLE ON FIRE IN THE
PARKING LOT OF THE SOUTH ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT……
THE INDIVIDUAL SAID HE WAS UNLOADING RECYCLABLES…..AND WHEN HE TURNED AROUND….HIS TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES……
FISCAL COURT
04/26/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER ON LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING……
SAYING SOME INDIVIDUALS…..ELIGIBLE FOR HOME INCARCERATION CAN’T AFFORD THE 500-DOLLAR DEPOSIT…….THE COURT APPROVED A
RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO WAIVE THAT FEE……
BISHOP
04/25/17
84 YEAR OLD ROBERT MICHAEL BISHOP DIED MONDAY AT SUNSET MANOR IN HODGENVILLE…..A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE
NATIVE WILL BE HELD MAY 13TH AT MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHRUCH IN ELIZABETHTOWN….. AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO
THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JUDITH BISHOP…TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; LISA AND EMIL SIMMONS OF SCOTTSVILLE AND ANGELA AND
JERRY ISENTHAL OF INDIANA…AND TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; MICHAEL AND DONNA OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND CRAIG AND PAIGE OF
GEORGIA….NINE GRANDCHILDREN, FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/26/17
THE PREDATORS BEGIN SECOND ROUND PLAY IN THE STANLEY CUP….AS THEY’RE IN ST. LOUIS TO TAKE ON THE BLUES…….
NASCAR’S MOST POPULAR DRIVER IS RETIRING……
SAYING HE WANTED TO GO OUT ON THIS OWN TERMS….DALE EARNHARDT, JUNOR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT HE WILL RETIRE FROM SPRINT
CUP RACING WHEN HIS CONTRCT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE YEAR…..
HE DOES HAVE TWO RACES TO RUN…..FOR HIS OWN TEAM….JUNIOR MOTOR SPORTS….. IN THE XFINITY SERIES NEXT SEASON…..
EARNHARDT MISSED THE SECOND HALF OF THE TWENTY-16 SEASON AFTER SUFFERING A MID-SEASON CONCUSSION……
FISCAL COURT
04/25/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELS TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER ONE TONIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..
AND TONIGHT’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SEVEN…..
LOW INCOME PHONE SUBSIDY
04/25/17
THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HAS PUT ON HOLD A DECISION CHANGING THE COMMONWEALTH’S SUBSIDY PROGRAM…..FOR LOW-
INCOME TELEPHONE CUSTOMERS…..IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF A LAW ENACTED AFTER THE MARCH 10TH DECISION WAS ISSUED…..
THE MARCH 10TH ORDER ENDED…..EFFECTIVE MAY FIRST….THE COMMONWEALTH’S THREE-DOLLAR AND 50-CENT MONTHLY…PER CUSTOMER
PAYMENT TO CARRIERS…. THAT PROVIDE WIRELESS PHONE SERVICE FOR ELIGIBLE LOE-INCOME CUSTOMERS…..ND IT LEFT IN PLACE AN
EQUIVALENT SUBSIDY FOR LANDLINE PHONES…..AND INCREASED IT GRADUALLY TO OFFSET THE LOSS OF FEDERAL FUNDS ON A DOLLAR-FOR-
DOLLAR BASIS……
HOWEVER…A TELEPHONE DEREGULATION LAW THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE MARCH 20TH….REMOVES NEARLY ALL REMAINING REGULATION OF
LANDLINE PHONES IN KENTUCKY…..SO THE DECISION TO PUT THE MARCH 10TH….P-S-C ORDER…..ON HOLD…..
FATAL
04/25/17
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON NASHVILLE ROAD…..YESTERDAY MORNING…. CLAIMED A LFIE…..
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS A CAR DRIVEN BY 21 YEAR OLD BILLY MARTIN OF FRANKLIN CROSSED THE CENTERLINE AND
HIT A PICK-UP OPERATED BY 74 YEAR OLD JACKIE GANN…..
MARTIN DIED AT THE SCEHE AND GANN WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…….
CAUSE OF DEATH DETERMINED
04/24/17
GLASGOW POLICE SAY A PRELIMINARY CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN THE DEATH OF KRYSTAL MITCHELL…..WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND ON THE
ROOF OF A BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN GLASGOW….
AUTHORITIES SAY MITCHELL DIED FROM A OVERDOSE….HOWEVER…..THE TOXICOLOGY EXAM HASN’T BEEN COMPLETED…..SO THE DRUG OR
DRUGS THAT CAUSED THE OVERDOSE HAVE YET TO BE DETERMINED……
GUILTY PLEA
04/25/17
A FORMER RUSSELL COUNTY TEACHER HAS PLED GUILTY…..IN FEDERAL COURT…. TO A SINGLE CHARGE OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDERN….
49 YEAR OLD JEFFERY MCGAHA OF RUSSEL SPRINGS ADMITTED TO ATTEMPTING TO RECEIVE MATERIALS THAT CONTAINED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
USING A CELL PHONE AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA…..
SENTENCING IS SET FOR JULY 18TH……
ADAIR FATAL ARREST
04/25/17
AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL ACCDENT IN ADAIR COUNTY IN MARCH…..
52 YEAR OLD SAMUEL EDWARDS LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND IT FLIPPED, STRUCK A TREE AND CAME TO REST IN A POND….EJECTING
EDWARDS AND HIS PASSENGER…..
EDWARDS…..WHO WAS FLOWN TO THE U-K MED CENTER…..HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND FAILURE TO
MAINTAIN INSURANCE……
ARREST-GREEN
04/25/17
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A GREEN COUNTY MAN ON CHARGES RELATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION AND POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A
SEX PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR….
59 YEAROLD MARK NELSON WAS ARRESTED FOLLOWING AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION AND CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF DISTRIBUTION AND
20 COUNTS OF POSSESSIO OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEX PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR…..
HUNTSMAN
04/25/17
72 YEAR OLD MARY SUE HUNTSMAN OF ADOLPHUS DIED SATURDAY…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE THIS MORNING (TUES) AT 11 AT NEW HOPE
CEMETERY…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; CHARLES HUNTSMAN…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DARRELL AND RACHEL OF TENNESSEE……HER STEP-
MOTHER; JERRY STEVENS…..A SISTER; MARTHA GALLOWAY….AND A HALF-SISTER; TINA CHAPMAN ALL OF TENNESSEE…..AND A BROTHER; GEORGE
JOHNSON OF PENNSYLVANIA…. THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/25/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MONROE COUNTY…..
THE TRACK TEAM GOES TO GREENWOOD…..
THE TENNIS TEAMS HOST RUSSELLVILLE….
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO BARREN COUNTY……
ROTARY AUCTION
04/24/17
THE SCOTTSVILLE ROTARY CLUB’S ANNUAL RADIO AUCTION WILL BE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT…..FROM SOX TO NINE EACH NIGHT…..
ON 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM……WVLE……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT STEADY
04/24/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING……THE COMMONWEALTH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED STEADY AT FIVE-
PERCENT FROM FEBRUARY TO MARCH….
THIS MARCH’S JOBLESS RATE WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM FIVE-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR…..BUT WAS ABOVE THE NATIONAL
MARCH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF FOUR-POINT-FIVE PERCENT….
KENTTUCKY’S MANUFACTURING SECTOR HAD THE LARGEST EXPANSION….. GROWING BY 28-HUNDRED JOBS….WHILE THE TRADE….
TRANSPORTATION…AND UTILITIES SECTOR GREW BY 16-HUNDRED JOBS LAST MONTH…..
HOWEVER…..THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR LOST TWO-THOUSND JOBS LAST MONTH….BUT SINCE MARCH OF LAST YEAR…..THE SECTOR HAS ADDED
2
04/08/21
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD RULED YESTERDAY THAT GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S COVID-19 ORDERS…..INCLUDING THE MASK
MANDATE…..ARE STILL LEGAL AND IN EFFECT DESPITE LAWMAKERS PASSAGE OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 77……WHICH ENDS ALL EXECUTIVE
ORDERS…..ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS….OR OTHER DIRECTIVES FROM THE GOVERNOR….
JUDGE SHEPHERD SAID BOTH PARTIES AGREE THE RESOLUTION WAS PASSED AS A WAY TO IMPLEMENT SENATE BILL ONE…..WHICH LIMITS THE
GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO 30-DAYS DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
04/08/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NINE NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…....…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 19-HUNDRED-54 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 18-HUNDRED-87 HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 32 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 34 DEATHS……
THERE WERE FOUR PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
ELECTION BILL SIGNED
04/08/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS SIGNED LEGISLATION EXPANDING EARLY VOTING IN KENTUCKY…..
THE MEASURE PROVIDES FOR THREE DAYS OF NO-EXCUSE…..EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING….INCLUDING A SATURDAY….BEFORE ELECTION DAY…..
IT ALSO ALLOWS COUNTIES TO ESTABLISH VOTING CENTERS WHERE ANY REGISTERED VOTER IN EACH COUNTY CAN CAST THEIR BALLOT….
REGARDLESS OF PRECINCT….
THESE WERE SOME OF THE TEMPORARY MEASURES USED DURING THE 20-20 ELECTION….BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING PANDEMIC……
EMERGENCY DECLARATION
04/08/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ASKING THAT A MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION BE ISSUED
FROM SOME OF THE WORST FLOODING IN KENTUCKY…..WHICH LED TO FLASH FLOODING….MUDSLIDES AND LAND SLIDES ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH…..
BETWEEN FEBRUARY 26TH AND MARCH FIRST….THE COMMONWEALTH HAD MORE THAN SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
COUNTIES WHICH RESULTED IN FLOODING ON THE GREEN…..KENTUCKY…..LICKING….. OHIO….. RED…..AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS……
SPORTS
04/08/21
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM ENTERTINS LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM HOSTS EDMONSON COUNTY AND PARIS……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN DETRIOT TO PLAY THE RED WINGS……
AT THE GIRL’S SWEET 16 YESTERDAY……
SACRED HEART…..FRANKLIN COUNTY…..ANDERSON COUNTY…..AND BOWLING GREEN WERE WINNERS……
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM DROPPED A 13 TO SIX DECISION TO MADISON CENTRAL……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
04/07/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…....…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 19-HUNDRED-45 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 18-HUNDRED-67 HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 42 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 34 DEATHS……
THERE WERE FIVE PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
EMPLOYMENT CENTERS
04/07/21
THE COMMONWEALTH IS OPENING…13 REGIONAL “KENTUCKY CAREER CENTERS”……INCLUDING ONE IN BOWLING GREEN….
AND STARTING TODAY AT 12NOON…..YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO K-C-C-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV…..TO SCHEUDLE AN IN-PERSON APPOINTMENT FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AT THE CENTER…..HOWEVER…. THE APPOINTMENTS WON’T START TAKING PLACE UNTIL APRIL 15TH…..
ANYONE ATTENDING AN APPOINTMENT…..
MUST WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES…..
A PHOTO I-D WILL BE REQUIRED TO ENTER THE BUILDING…..
AND TEMPERSTURES WILL BE TAKEN BEFORE ENTERING THE BUILDING…..
SAILER IDENTIFIED
04/07/21
06:05AM
A BARREN COUNTY SAILER KILLED DURING THE PERAL HARBOT ATTACK HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED….
NAVY SEAMAN SECOND CLASS HOWARD MAGER….WHO WAS 18 AT THE TIME….WAS ASSIGNED TO THE BATTLESHIP “U-S-S OKLAHOMA”…..WHICH
TOOK MULTIPLE TORPEDO HITS AND SANK QUICKLY…..
MAGERS WILL BE BURIED MAY 29TH AT MERRY OAKS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CEMETREY IN SMITHS GROVE……
WHITLOW
04/07/21
62 YEAR OLD JOE DAVID WHITLOW OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY APRIL FIRST AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRECENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFER TWO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON A THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATONS MAY BE MADE FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON. DAVID….AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KIMBERLY AND DEVIN DOZIER ALL OF INDIANA…..AND TWO BROTHERS AND
SISTERS-IN-LAW; MIKE AND KANEAL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND DANIEL AND BEV OF INDIANA……
EDWARDS
04/07/21
81 YEAR OLD HELEN EDWARDS OF EVANSVILLE-INDIANA PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE
ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BRIAL IN MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; JAMES EDWARDS AND RICHARD JONES…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/07/21
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MADISON SOUTHEN……
THE GIRL’S SWEET 16 BEGINS TODAY AT RUPP ARENA AS….
KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL PLAYS SACRED HEART…..
THEN BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON BISHP BROSSART…..
THEN TONIGHT….
FRANKLIN COUNTY TANGLES WITH SOUTH LAURAL….
AND ANDERSON COUNTY GOES AGAINST SOUTHWESTERN…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….AND WLCK-FM AT 100-POINT ONE STARTING AT NINE-45 THIS MORNING…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
04/06/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 10 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..
WITH TWO CASES FRIDAY, TWO SATURDAY, ONE SUNDAY AND FIVE YESTERDAY…....…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 19-HUNDRED-39 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 18-HUNDRED-67 HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 37 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 34 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 3 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
FRIENDS OF MAMMOTH CAVE
04/06/21
THE FRIENDS OF MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK ARE ONE OF 26 PARK PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE A…..STRONG PARKS-STRONG
COMMUNITIES CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT…..FROM THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION…..
THE GRANT WILL ENABLE “FRIENDS OF MAMMOTH CAVE” TO CREATE A FIVE-YEAR CAPACITY-BUILDING CAMPAIGN PLAN…..TO INCREASE REACH AND
DIVERSITY IN TYPES OF MEMBERS AND DONORS TO FURTHER MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK’S “K-16” EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS…..
A PORTION OF THE GRANT WILL BE USED AS A MATCH TO INCREASE DONATIONS TO THOSE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS……
MCCONNELL DOWNPLAYS AID
04/06/21
DURING A STOP IN LEXINGTON YESTERDAY…..SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL DOWNPLAYED A NEW INFUSION OF FEDERAL RELIEF FOR KENTUCKY
GOVERNMENT….QUESTIONING THE NEED AS THE ECONOMY LOOKS TO REBOUNC FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…..
MCCONNELL TOUTED THE FEDERAL PANDEMIC AID PASSED BY CONGRESS LAST YEAR WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT……BUT WAS DISMISSIVE OF THE
LATEST ROUND OF FEDERAL RELIEF…..
THE COMMONWEALTH IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE MORE THAN TWO-POINT-FOUR BILLION DOLLARS……
UNEMPLOYMENT CHANGE
04/06/21
THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE HAS ANNOUNCED A CHANGED AIMED AT CUTTING BACK FRAUDULENT CLAIMS FILED IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….
AS THE AGENCY HAS STOPPED ALL CLAIMANTS FROM MAKIN G CHANGES TO THE BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION ON FILE WITH THE AGENCY…..
THE MOVE COMES AFTER O-U-I WAS MADE AWARE OF CLAIMANTS REPORTING UNAUTHORIZED CHANGES TO THEIR BACK ACCOUNTS IN RECENT
DAYS…..
I-65 ROAD WORK
04/06/21
A MAJOR PAVEMENT REHABILITATIONN AND RESURFACING PROJECT CONTINUES TODAY…..ON I-65…..BETWEEN THE 13-MILE MARKER IN SIMPSONN
COUNTY…..TO NEAR THE 25-MILE MARKERT IN WARREN COUNTY…..
THE PROJECT COVERS BOTH DIRECTIONS…..BUT LANE CLOSURES MAY ONLY BE IN ONE DIRECTION AT A TIME….MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT
DELAYS ALONG WITH SLOWED OR STOPPED TRAFFIC…..AND THE SPEED LIMIT WILL BE REDUCTED TO 55 MILES-PER-HOUR…..
TODAY…..I-65 NORTH-BOUND BETWEEN MILE MARKER 22 AND 24 WILL BE REDUCED TO TWO LANES AT SIX TONIGHT…..AND THEN WILL BE REDUCED
TO ONE LANE FROM SEVEN TONIGHT TO SIX TOMORROW MORNING….
SPORTS
04/06/21
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM CONTINUES PLAY AT LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..IN THE LADY PATRIOT INVITATIONAL…..AS THE TAKE ON
MARSHALL COUNTY AND NORTH HARDIN…….
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO DETRIOT TO TANGLE WITH THE RED WINGS……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS TRAVELED TO CASEY COUNTY FOR A REGUALR SEASON GAME AND PICKED UP A 10 TO FIVE WIN….
THEN THEY WENT ON TO LINCOLN COUNTY….TO START PLAY IN THE LADY PATROT INVITIALN AND DEFEATED GRAYSON COUNTY 14 TO NOTHING……
HOUCHINS PURCHASE
04/05/21
HOUCHENS INDUSTRIES HAS ANNOUNCED THE ACQUISITION OF “LEE MASONARY PRODUCTS”…..AND APPROVED THE MERGER OF THE EXISTING
LEE MASONRY EMPLOYEE “STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN” BUSINESS INTO THE HOUCHENS EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN……
LEE MASONRY PRODUCTS WAS ESTABLISHED IN FRANKFORT IN 1963 AND BECAME A COMPLETELY 100-PERCENT EMPLOYEE-OWNED COMPANY IN
TWO-THOUAND-SIX…..
LEE OPERATES 19 FACILITES IN TWO STATES WITH MORE THAN 400-EMPLOYEES……
VACCINATIONS
04/05/21
STARTING TODAY……KENTUCKY IS EXPANDING THE AGE GROUPS OF THOSE WHO CAN SIGN UP FOR THE CONVID-19 VACCINE…..
THOSE 16 AND OLDER WILL RECEIVE THE PFIZER VACCINE….AND 18 AND OVER…. WILL RECEIVE THE MODERNA AND JOHNSON AND JOHNSON
VACCINES……
TREK AT THE TRACK
04/05/21
WENDY’S…..TREK AT THE TRACK….RETURNS TO THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUMS “MOTORSPORTS PARK” TOMORROW NIGHT AND WILL BE
OFFERED EACH WEEK ON TUESDAY NIGHTS…..……
“TREK AT THE TRACK” IS A FREE EVENT AND OFFERS A SAFE….ENCLOSED ENVIRONEMTN FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO WALK….JOG….
SKATE….OR BICYCLE ON THE THREE-POINT-TWO MILE ROAD COURSE….
WEATHER PERMITTING…..
TREK AT THE TRACK WILL BE OPEN FROM FIVE TO SEVEN THRU MAY 25TH……
FIVE TO EIGHT JUNE FIRST THRU AUGUST 31ST….
AND TUESDAYS IN SEPTEMBER FROM FIVE TO SEVEN……
I-65 ROAD WORK
04/05/21
A MAJOR PAVEMENT REHABILITATIONN AND RESURFACING PROJECT IS BEGINNING TODAY…..BETWEEN THE 13-MILE MARKER IN SIMPSONN
COUNTY…..TO NEAR THE 25-MILE MARKERT IN WARREN COUNTY…..
THE PROJECT WILL COVER BOTH DIRECTIONS…..BUT LANE CLOSURES MAY ONLY BE IN ONE DIRECTION AT A TIME….MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT
DELAYS ALONG WITH SLOWED OR STOPPED TRAFFIC…..AND THE SPEED LIMIT WILL BE REDUCTED TO 55 MILES-PER-HOUR…..
TODAY…..I-65 SOUTH BOUND BETWEEN MILE MARKER 23 AND 25 WILL BE REDUCED TO TWO LANES AT SIX TONIGHT…..AND THEN WILL BE REDUCED
TO ONE LANE FROM SEVEN TONIGHT TO SIX TOMORROW MORNING….
FEE BOXES
04/05/21
THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS INSTALLED AUTOMATED FEE MACHINES AT MANY OF THE RECREATION AREAS AT BARREN RIVER LAKE…..AND
THESE AREAS WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT CASH PAYMENT…..
THE AUTOMATED FEE MACHINES ACCEPT PAYMENTS FOR DAY-USE PASSES…. AND/OR ANNUAL PASSES BY CREDIT CARD ONLY…..AND THE
AUTOMATED MACHINES WILL NOT BE INSTALLED IN ANY AREA WHERE FEES WERE PREVIOUSLY NOT COLLECTED……
SPORTS
04/05/21
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TO TAKE PART IN THE LADY PATRIOT CLASSIC……
THE MEN’S N-C-A-A BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED AT GONZAGA TAKES ON BAYLOR……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY……
STANFORD HELD OFF ARIZONA 54 TO 53 TO WIN THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP…..
IN BASEBALL ACTION…..
THE REDS BLASTED THE CARDINALS 12 TO ONE…..
AND THE PHILLIES DOWNED THE BRAVES TWO TO ONE…..
AND THE PREDATORS/BLACKHAWK GAME WAS POSTPONED……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
04/02/21
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY REMAINED STEADY FROM JANUARY TO
FEBRUARY AT FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..WHICH WAS ABOVE THE THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT RECORDED IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR…..
JOBLESS RATES IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN LOGAN COUNTY…..TO SIX-
PERCENT IN BARREN COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ROSE IN 69 COUNTIES…..FELL IN 43……AND STAYED THE SAME IN EIGHT…..
OLDHAM AND TODD COUNTIES RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 15-POINT-TWO PERCENT……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
04/02/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FIVE NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS …..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 19-HUNDRED-29 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 18-HUNDRED-52
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 43 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 32 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 11 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
CONCERT HALL
04/02/21
“ARTS OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY” HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE PRIMARY PERFORMANCE SPACE IN THE SOUTHERN KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS
CENTER…..OR SKYPAC…..WILL BE NAMED THE “RITA AND JIM SCOTT CONCERT HALL” AS A RESULT OF THE COUPLE’S ONE-MILLION-DOLLAR GIFT
TO THE ORGANIZATION…..
THE DONATION WILL BE SPLIT EVENLY BETWEEN THE SUPPORT OF OPERATING EXPENSES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE “RITA AND JIM SCOTT”
ENDOWMENT……..
HOGUE
04/02/21
84 YEAR OLD BARBARA JANE HOGUE OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAT AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) ADTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BRO. SCOTT AND SONYA OF TENNESSEE AND BRO. TIMOTHY AND VICKIE OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; JACK PERKINS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; BETTY AND EARL SPURLOCK OF
RUSSELLVILLE AND MARGARET AND DAVE ROMINE OF INDIANA…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND 15 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
KEEN
04/02/21
73 YEAR OLD RALPH BUEL KEEN OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY (THURS) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT 11-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JOANN MEDLEY KEEN…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; STEVEN AND PATRICIA…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW;
DEWEY AND BARBARA….. AND A SISTER; CAROLYN BERRY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
TURNER
04/02/21
56 YEAR OLD TROY NEAL TURNER OF TOMPKINVILLE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY (THURS) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE THIS
MORNING (FRI) AT 11 AT AKERSVILLE CEMETERY…..
HE’S SURVIVED LOCALLY BY A SISTER; KIM TURNER OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
04/02/01
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO GO AGAINST RUSSELLVILLE…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY RUSSELL COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM PICKED UP A WIN YESTERDAY….AS THEY DOWNED EDMONSON COUNTY 11 TO 10…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM DOWNED BARREN COUNTY 16 TO FIVE…..
THE PREDATORS DROPPED A FOUR TO ONE DECISION TO THE STAR…..
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
03/31/21
FOLLOWING TWO DAYS OF HECTIC ACTIVITY……THE 20-21 SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY CAME TO A CLOSE LAST NIGHT….
MOST OF MONDAY WAS SPENT OVERRIDING GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S VETOS…..AND YESTERDAY’S FOCUS WAS HEARING BILLS STILL WAITING
FINAL PASSAGE….
ANY BILLS PASSED THE FINAL TWO DAYS…..AND VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR…… CAN NOT BE OVERRIDDNE BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..
JOIN US TOMORROW MORNING…..AROUND SEVEN-30…..FOLLOWING DR. SANJA GUPTA AS 22ND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE JOINING US TO
DISCUSS THE JUST COMPLETED SESSION…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/31/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 12 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS …..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 19-HUNDRED-20 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 18-HUNDRED-43
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 47 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 32 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 11 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
I-65 ROAD WORK
03/31/21
A PROJECT TO REHABILITATE AND RESURFACE A SECTION OF I-65….IN BOTH DIRECTIONS IN SIMPSON AND WARREN COUNTIES….IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN MONDAY…..
THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE PAVEMENT ISSUES FROM NEAR THE 13-MILE MARKER IN SIMPSON COUNTY…..TO NEAR THE 25-MILE MARKER IN
WARREN COUNY…..
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS…..I-65 WILL BE REDUCED TO TWO LANES DURING CERTAIN PERIODS OF THE PROJECT…..AS-WELL-AS
DOWN TO ONE LANE IN OTHER PERIODS….AS THE SHOULDER WILL BE USED AS A TRAVEL LANE AND THE SPEED LIMIT WILL BE REDUCED TO 55
MILES-PER-HOUR………
SPORTS
03/31/21
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE PREDATORS GOT PAST THE STARS THREE TO TWO……
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
LOUISVILLE DROPPED A 78 TO 63 DECISION TO STANFORD……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WAS DEFEATED BY BARREN COUNTY 13 TO THREE……
THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE IS INCREASING THE REGUALR SESSON TO 17-GAMES…..WHILE REDUCING THE PRE-SEASON TO THREE….AND
THE SUPER BOWL WILL MOVE BACK A WEEK…..
AND THE BOY’S SWEET 16 BEGINS THIS MORNING….
AS KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL PLAYS E’TOWN…..
THEN BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS…..
TONIGHTS GAMES FIND…..
MADISON CENTRAL TANGLING WITH BALLARD….
AND GEORGE ROGERS CLARK GOES AGAINST OLDHAM COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/30/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 13 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..WITH
THREE CASES SATURDAY…..TWO SUNDAY…..AND EIGHT YESTERDAY …..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 19-HUNDRED-EIGHT CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 18-HUNDRED-28
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 47 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 32 DEATHS……
THERE WERE EIGHT PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
PARKS GRANTS
03/30/21
41 PARKS PROJECT…..TOTALING FOUR-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS…..HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE…..LAND AND
WATER CONSERVATON FUND……
ALL SELECTED PROJECTS WILL UPGRADE PARKS AND RECREATION SPACES IN THE COMMONWEALTH……AS THE FEDERAL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED
TO PROTECT IMPORTANT NATURAL AREAS…..HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACQUIRE LAND FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION SPACES…..AND TO DEVELOP
OR RENOVATE PUBLIC….. OUTDOOR RECREATION SPACES…..
IN SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY…..AUBURN IS RECEIVING 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS….. EDMONTON 67-THOUSAND…..MUNFORDVILLE 40-THOUSAND….
AND HORSE CAVE 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
FATAL-EDMONSON
03/30/21
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON KENTUCKY TWO-59 IN EDMONSON COUNTY YESTERDAY CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN ACCORD DRIVEN BY 46 YEAR OLD JULIA BRODERICK OF LOUISVILLE…..CROSSED THE CENTER LINE….
AND STRUCK A 20-12 G-M-C TRUCK OPERATED BY 54 YEAR OLD STANLEY K. BRAGG OF SMITHS GROVE…..
BRODERICK DIED AT THE SCENE…..
AND BRAGG AND HIS PASSENTER….75 YEAR OLD STANLEY V. BRAGG WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..
TEDDY BEARS
03/30/21
JUST IN TIME FOR EASTER…..KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ARE SELLING “TROOPER TEDDY BEARS”…..THROUGH APRIL FOURTH FOR 14-DOLLAR AND 99
CENTS….
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE…..TROOPER TEDDY BEAR PROJECT…..WHICH PROVIDES TEDDY BEARS TO CHILDREN IN TRAUMATIC SITUATIONS….
WHICH SOMETIMES RESULTS IN THE ARRST OF A PARENT…..
TROOPER TEDDY BEARS CAN BE ORDERED ON LINE AT…..
TROOPER-TEDDY-DOT-SQUARE-DOT-SITE-FORWARD SLASH……OR CAN BE PICKED UP AT ANY STATE POLICE POST…..
STINSON
03/30/21
19 MONTH OLD TRISTEN DAVID STINSON PASSED AWAY SATURDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE TOMORROW (WED)
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL H OME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR
FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER; CARSON STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HE FATHER; CHRIS STINSON OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO BROTHERS; AIDAN
AND GAVIN….. MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; EMILY KING AND HUSBAND DAVID…..MATERNAL GRANDFATHERS; BRENT BRANDSFORD…..AND MATERNAL
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS; MICHAEL AND CATHY KEITH ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE AUNTS AND SEVERAL COUSINS ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
03/30/21
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE STARS…..
IN QUARTER-FINAL ACTION AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
LOUISVILLE PLAYS STANFORD……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IN ON THE ROAD TO BARRNE COUNTY……
KY 585 LOW WATER CROSSING
03/29/21
CONSTRUCTION ON A NEW…..LOW WATER CROSSING ON KENTUCKY FIVE-85…..OLD FRANKLIN ROAD HAS STARTED…..
THE OLD STRUCTURE WAS CLOSED IN JANUARY FOLLOWING A STATE-WIDE LOAD RATING ANALYSIS OF SELECTED STEEL CULVERTS….AND
TRANSPORTATION CABINET BRIDGE PRESERVATION ENGINEERS DETERMINED THE CLOSURE WAS NECESSARY DUE TO DETERORAO OF THE STEEL
PIPER AND INSUFFICIENT SUPPORING MATERIAL ABOVE THE PIPES…..
THE CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY 60 WORKING DAYS……BUT THE PROJECT IS VERY WEATHER DEPENDENT…..AND
WATER LEVELS WILL GREATLY IMPACT THE CONSTRUCTION……
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
03/29/21
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS RETURN TO FRANKFOR TODAY….FOLLOWING THE VETO RECESS…..FOR THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE 20-21
SESSON……AND REPUBLICANS ARE SET TO TAKE UP DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S VETOES ON EVERYTHING FROM SCHOLARSHIP TAX
CREDITS TO HIS ABILITY TO TILL A U-S SENATE SEAT IF A VANCANY OCCURES……
REPUBLICANS HOLD SUPER-MAJORITIES IN BOTH LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS….AND G-O-P LEADERS ARE EGER TO PUT IMPRINT ON EDUCATION
POLICY AND TO WATER DOWN THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY…..
LAWMAKERS ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT HOW TO SPEND KENTUCKY’S…..TWO-POINT-FOUR- BILLION DOLLAR SHARE OF THE…..ONE-POINT-NINE
TRILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL CORONA-VIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE….
BILL CAN STILL BE PASSED THESE FINAL TWO DAYS……BUT G-O-P LAWMAKERS LOSE THEIR UPPER-HAND…..AS THEY WON’T BE ABLE TO CONSIDER
OVER-RIDING ANY VETOES OF THOSE MEASURES…..
VOTERS REMOVED
03/29/21
ACCORDING TO KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS…..FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTH…..THE COMMONWEALTH REMOVED
MORE VOTERS FROM ITS ROLLS THAN IT ADDED….
IN FEBRUARY….THREE-THOUSAND-69 NEW VOTERS REGISTERED….WHILE FIVE-THOUSAND-106 WERE REMOVED…..MEANING THERE ARE NOW TWO-
THOSUAND-37 FEWER VOTERS ON THE ROLLS AS OF FEBRUARY 28TH…..THAN ON JANAURY 31ST…..A POINT-ZERO-SIX DECREASE…..
DEMOCRATIC REGISTRANTS REPRESENT 47-PERCENT OF THE ELECGTORATE….. REPUBLICAN REGISTRANTS TOTAL 44-PERCENT…..AND NINE-
PERCENT OF VOTERS ARE LISTED UNDER “OTHER” AFFILIATIONS…..
HINTON
03/29/21
82 YEAR OLD WANDA WIX HINTON OF BOWLING GREEN PASSSED AWAY SATURDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE IN BOWLING GREEN…..THERE WILL BE NO
VISITATION AND A PRIVATE SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; RHONDA AND TERRY BLANKENSHIP OF ADOLPHUS AND KIM AND LEE HINTON OF
SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; WILLIAM AND BETTY WIX AND CHARLES AND LEATRICE WIX ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND
FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; JUDY AND DON FULLENWIDER OF ALABAMA AND ANN DURRETT, SHARON AND ROCKY PARIS AND KAREN
AND STEVE HOWARD ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/29/21
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO BARREN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GREENWOOD….
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 70 YEARS…..THE NASCAR CUP SERIES WAS TO HAVE RACED ON THE DIRT AT THE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY YESTERDAY…..
BUT AFTER TWO-AND-A-HALF INCHES OF RAIN FELL ON THUNDER VALLEY…..THE CAMPING WORLD TRUCK RACE AND THE CUP RACE WERE BOTH
RESCHEDULED FOR TODAY…….
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT….
LOUISVILLE DEFEATED OREGON 60 TO 42 TO MOVE INTO THE ELITE EIGHT…..
AND BOWLING GREEN CLAIMED THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL TITLE WITH A 49 TO 38 WIN OVER BARREN COUNTY…….
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
03/26/21
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S FEBRUARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FIVE-POINT-TWO
PERCENT…..WHICH WAS DOWN “ONE-TENTH” OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FROM JANUARY….BUT UP “ONE” PERCENTAGE POINT FROM THE FOUR-
POINT-TWO PERCENT RECORDED IN JANUARY 20-20……
THE NUMBER OF WORKERS WITH JOBS IMPROVED SLIGHTLY IN FEBRUARY….. HELPING PUSH KENTUCKY’S JOBLESS RATE FURTHE DOWN…..
OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS…..BOTH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE LABOR FORCE….AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED HAVE
IMPROVED…..HOWEVER….. WORKERS ARE FINDING JOBS MORE QUICKLY THAN THEY ARE RETURNING TO THE LABOR FORCE…..WHICH LOWERS
THE COMMONWEALTH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/26/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FOUR NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS …..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-93 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 18-HUNDRED-
SEVEN HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 54 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 32 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 3 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
03/26/21
IN RESPONSE TO YESTERDAY’S RULING BY THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT…..IN A CASE INVOLVING THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND ITS
STUDENT NEWSPAPER….
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WILL MAKE AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO ALL “TITLE-NINE” INVESTIGATIONS ASSERTED AGAINST W-K-U
EMPLOYEES…..FROM NOVEMBER 20-11 TO NOVEMBER 20-16…..AS REQUESTED BY THE COLLEGE HEIGHTS HERALD IN AN OPEN RECORDS
REQUEST…..
SOLAR FARM
03/26/21
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY PLANS TO BUILD THE LARGEST….SOLAR-PLUS-STORAGE PROJECT…..IN SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY….
THE NEW LOGAN COUNTY SOLAR FARM…..PART OF T-V-A’s “GREEN INVEST PROGRAM”….WILL PROVIDE FACEBOOK’S REGIONAL DATA CENTER
OPERATIONS WITH 145 MEGA-WATTS OF SOLAR POWER….AND G-M”S CORVETTE PLANT IN BOWLING WITH 28 MEGA-WATTS OF POWER…..
T-V-A…..WARREN RURAL ELECTRIC…..AND NASHVILLE-BASED SILICOM RANCH ARE PARTNERING TO DEVELOP THE PROJECT……
UK ARREST
03/26/21
ACTING ON A TIP….AUTHORITIES ARRESTED AN ARMED KENTUCKY MAN YESTERDAY AS HE WAS LEAVING THE U-K CHANDLER HOSPITAL
EMERGENCY ROOM…..
BRYAN CARROLL OF VERSAILLES…..WHO WAS VISITING A FAMILY MEMBER…WAS ARMED AT THE TIME…..AND BODY ARMOR AND POSSIBLE EXPLOSIVE
DEVICES WERE FOUND IN HIS CAR…..
CARROLL IS FACING STATE AND FEDERAL CHARGES…….
SPORTS
03/26/21
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO RUSSELLVILLE…..
IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
BARREN COUNTY TAKES ON GREENWOOD….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/25/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVEN NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS …..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-89 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-98
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 59 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 31 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 18 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
SHERIFFS AUDIT
03/25/21
KENTUCKY STATE AUDITOR MIKE HARMON HAS RELEASED THE AUDIT OF ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF JEFF COOK’S…..20-19 TAX SETTLEMENT….
THE AUDIT FOUND THAT THAT THE SHERIFF’S FINANCIAL STATEMENT FAIRLY PRESENTS THE TAXES CHARGED……CREDITED AND PAID……FOR THE
PERIOD APRIL 16TH 20-19 AND MAY 15TH 20-20…..IN CONFORMITY WITH THE REGULATORY BASIS OF ACCOUNTING……
THE AUDITOR NOTED NO INSTANCES OF NON-COMPLIANCE…..THE AUDITOR ALSO NOTED NO MATTERS INVOLVING INTERNAL CONTROL OVE
FINANCIAL REPORTING…. AND ITS OPERATION…..THAT WERE CONSIDERED TO BE MATERNAL WEAKNESSES…..
ARREST
03/25/21
TUESDAY MORNING…..THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE ALONG WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND SCOTTSVILLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT…. EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT 51 HINTON AVENUE-APARTMENT “C-TWO” IN REFERENCE TO A DRUG INVESTIGATION……
DETECTIVES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 15 GRAMS OF SUSPECTED CRYSTAL METH, MARIJUANA, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND CASH…….
32 YEAR OLD ASHLEY GOOSETREE, 22 YEAR OLD ZACHARY TAYLOR, 25 YEAR OLD JACOB SMITH AND 21 YEAR OLD CHELSEY SCRUGGS…..ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE….. WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSOIN OF MARIJUANA AND
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND LODGED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER……
SPORTS
03/25/21
THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT GETS UNDERWAY AS……
BARREN COUNTY TAKES ON RUSSELLVILLE…..
MECALFE COUNTY PLAYS GREENWOOD…..
BOWLING GREEN TANGLES WITH RUSSELLL COUNTY….
AND FRANKLIN/SIMPSON PLAYS GLASGOW……
THE TOPPERS TANGLE WITH LOUISIANA TECH AT THE N-I-T……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE RED WINGS……
AND BOWLING GREEN CLAIMED THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 57 TO 49 WIN OVER GREENWOOD…..
UK DUAL CREDIT
03/24/21
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IS ONE OF FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOINING THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY’S
DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM….WITH COURSES STARTING IN THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR…..
THE PROGRAM ALLOWS HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS TO SIMULATNEOUSLY EARN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEE CREDITS IN COURSES
TAUGHT BY BOTH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND U-K INSTRUCTORS WHO TEACHE THE COURSES VIA INTER-ACTIVE VIDEO……
IN ADDITION TO AC/S……THREE OTHER DISTRICTS……LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..RYLE HIGH SCHOOL…..AND FRANKFORT INDEPENDENT
HIGH SCHOOL…. WILL BEGIN OFFER DUAL CREDIT WITH “U-K” IN THE FALL……
THE PROGRAM…..WHICH LAUNCHED IN EARLY 20-20 WITH FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS AS PILOT SITES….WILL HAVE GROWN TO 14 SCHOOLS THIS
FALL……
FISCAL COURT
03/24/21
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MET BY “ZOOM” CONFERENCING LAST NIGHT….AND APPROVED ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE FLEET
MANAGEMENT….FOR SEVEN NEW VEHICLES…..FOUR FOR THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.....TWO FOR THE ROAD DEPARTMENT….AND ONE FOR ANIMAL
CONTROL……
THE ONE-POINT-NINE TRILLION DOLLAR……AMERICAN RESCUE ACT FUNDS….WAS RECENTLY APPROVED…..AND JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS
HARPER TALKED WITH THE COURT ABOUT THE FUNDING ALLEN COUNTY WILL BE RECEIVING……
THE COURT ALSO APPROVED SIGNING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THE “WASTE TIRE COLLECTION PROGRAM” WHICH WILL BE
MAY SIXTH THRU EIGHTH……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/24/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS …..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-82 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-97
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 53 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 31 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
PURSUIT-WARREN
03/24/21
STATE POLICE ARRESTED ATENNESSE MAN FOLLOWING A PURSUIT ON I-65…..
TROOPER JONATHAN DOWNS ATTEMPTED TO STOP A 20-12 ALTIMA….TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED…..NEAR THE 12 MILE MARKER
NORTHBOUND…..
WHILE FLEEING THE ALTIMA STRUCK THE SIDE OF A FORD PIKUP THAT WAS ALSO NORTHBOUDS….
A TIRE DEFLATION DEVICE WAS USED NEAR THE 22 MILE MARKER TO STOP THE VEHICLE…..WHICH WAS DRIVEN BY 18 YEAR OLD JOEL PANHALKER
OF FRANKLIN-TENNESSEE…..
HE WAS CHARGED WITH FLEEING OR EVADLING….WANTON ENDANGERMENT…AND A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC RELATED OFFENSES……
FLAGS
03/24/21
IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PROCLAMATION FROM THE WHITE HOUSE….. GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS DIRECTED THAT FLAGS AT ALL STATE OFFICE
BUILDING BE LOWERD TO HALF-STAFF…..IN HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE OF THE SHOOTING VICTIMS IN BOULDER-COLORADO……
THE PROCLAMATION GOES UNTIL SUNSET ON SATURADAY-MARCH 27TH…..
AND THE GOVERNOR ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSES….AND ORGANIZATONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH TO JOIN IN THE
TRIBUTE……
SPORTS
03/24/21
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM LAST NIGHT…..
IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT THE BOYS FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
GREENWOOD DEFEATED BARREN COUNTY 63 TO 39……
THE PREDATORS SHUT OUT THE RED WINGS TWO-NOTHING…..
AND AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT……
MICHIGAN DEFEATED TENNESSEE 70 TO 55……
AND KENTUCKY DROPPED AN 86 TO 72 DECISION TO IOWA……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/23/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 10 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..WITH NO
CASES SATURDAY…..TWO SUNDAY…..AND EIGHT YESTERDAY…..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-76 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-96
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 48 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 31 DEATHS……
THERE WERE SIX PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
SVILLE ROAD PROJECT
03/23/21
A PROJECT TO IMPROVE A SECTON OF THE U-S TWO-31…..SCOTTSVILLE ROAD CORRIDOR IN BOWLING GREEN…..HAS STARTD…..
THE PROJECT AREA FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS IS BETWEEN…..KENTUCKY EIGHT-84…. THREE SPRINGS ROAD TO THE GREENWOOD MALL ENTRANCE
ON BRYANT WAY…..
THE BULK OF THE WORK WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TO LIMIT TRAFFIC IMPACTS AS-MUCH-AS POSSIBLE…..HOWEVER….
WORK DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE AND MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS…..DELAYS…..AND LANE
LOSURES……
THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN LATE FALL…..
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT
03/23/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS APPOINTED MARK THURMOND OF FRANKLIN…..TO THE OFFICE OF CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE 49TH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT…..DIVISION ONE…. OF KENTUCKY WHICH INCLUDES ALLEN AND SIMPSON COUNTIES…..
THURMOND…..WHO REPLACES JUDGE JANET CROCKER WHO RESIGNED JANUARY 31ST……WAS A PARTNER AT THE LAW FIRM OF CROCKER AND
THURMOND….. AND PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS TRIAL COMMISSIONER……
SPORTS
03/23/21
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM LAST NIGHT…..AS THEY LOST TO THE BOWLING GREEN PURPLES IN THE SEMI-
FINALS OF THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT 53 TO 38…..
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT……
BELMONT DEFEATED GONZAGA 64 TO 59…..
AND LOUISVILLE DOWNED MIRST 74 TO 43……
DISASTER DECLARATON
03/22/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS GOTTEN THE BACKING OF KENTUCKY’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IN HIS EFFORT TO HAVE PRESIDENT JOE
BIDEN ISSUE A MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATON FOR THE COMMONWEALTH…..DUE TO FEBRUARY’S SNOW AND ICE…..
ALL SIX MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIGHED THE LETTER OT THE PRSEIDENT…..AS WELL AS SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL…….
SENATOR RAND PAUL DIDN’T SIGN THE LETTER AS HE HAD ALREADY SENT HIS OWN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BIDEN…..
THE THREE STORMS IMPACTED KENTUCKY FEBRUARY EIGHTH THRU 19TH….. PROMPTING THE GOVERNOR TO ISSUE A STATE OF EMRY ORDER…..
59 COUNTIES AND 38 CITIES LIKEWISE ISSUED LOCAL STATES-OF-EMERGENCY……
COVID UPDATE
03/22/21
THE COMMONWELTH HAS NOW HAD 10 STRAIGHT WEEKS OF DECLINING CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS AS 316 WERE REPORTED
YESTERDAY……RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 420-THOUSAND-828……
ONLY THREE COUNTIES REPORTED DOUBLE DIGIT NUMBERS WITH JEFFERSON HAVING 67 NEW CASES….FAYETTE 32……AND WAREN 13…….
16 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED……INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO FIVE-THOUSAND0738……
463 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 49-THOUSAND-105 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY TATE IS TWO-POINT-97 PERCENT….WHICH IS THE LOWEST SINCE JULY THRID…..
TAX FILING DEADLINE
03/22/21
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS EXTENDED THE TAX FILING DEADLINE FROMAPRIL 15TH TO MAY 17TH…..FOLLOWING SIMILAR ACTION TAKEN BY THE
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE……
KENTUCKY’S FILING EXTENSOIN DOESN’T APPLY TO CORPORATE INCOME TAX….. LIMITED LIABILITY ENTITY TAX…..WITHHOLDING TAC…..SALES OF
USE TAX…..OR OTHER TYPES OF STATE TAXES……
SPORTS
03/22/21
IN OPENING ROUND ACTION OF THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY…..THE PATRIOTS DEFEATED RUSSELLVILLE 53 TO 48……
IN OTHER FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT ACTION YESTERDAY….
IT WAS BOWLING GREEN 66 AND CLINTON COUNTY 50……
GREENWOOD DOWNED METCAFLE COUNTY 73 TO 58……
AND BARREN COUNTY GOT PAST FRANKLIN/SIMPSON 69 TO 62…..
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT……
TENNESSEE DEFEATED MIDDLE TENNESSEE 87 TO 62……
AND KENTUCKY BEAT IDAHO STATE 71 TO 63…..
THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MOVES TO DIDLE AREA TONIGHT FOR SEMI FINAL GAMES….AS THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON
BOWLING GREEN….. AND THEN GREENWOOD TANGLEW WITH BARREN COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE PATRIOT GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AROUND FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/19/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVEN NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-63 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-85
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 48 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 30 DEATHS……
THERE WERE TWO PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
VACCINATION EXPANSION
03/19/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS ANNOUNCED AN EXPANSOIN OF WHO CAN RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINE…..AND IS EXTENDING HOURS FOR
RESTAURANTS AND BARE…..
BEGINNING MONDAY…..PRIORITY GROUP “ONE-C” WILL BE OPENED UP TO ALL KENTUCKIANS 50 YEARS AND OLDER…..
RIGHT NOW……”ONE-C”….IS FOR THOSE 60 AND OLDER…AND THOSE WHO HAVE AT RISK CONDITONS…….
THE GOVERNOR WENT ON TO SAY THEY’RE COMMITTED TO OPENING UP VACCINE ELIGIBILITY TO EVERYONE 16 YEARS AND OLDER BY APRIL
12TH……
THE GOVERNER ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT STARTING TODAY……BARS AND RESTAURANTS CAN SERVIE UNTIL MIDNIGHT….AND DOORS MUST CLOSE
BY ONE…..
CAPACITIES…..HOWEVE….WILL REMAIN AT 60-PERCENT AND THE SEAT RULE STILL APPLIES…..
SPORTS
03/19/21
THE PATRIOTS WILL HOST A FIRST ROUND GAME…….FOR THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT……SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT PATRIOT
GYM…….
TICKET FOR THE GAME WILL BE ON SALE IN THE FRONT LOBBY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL TODAY FROM 12NOON TO TWO…..
TICKETS ARE EIGHT DOLLARS AND TICKET PRIORITY IS…..
PATRIOT PLAYERS PARENTS AND FAMILY……PARENTS OF AC/S CHEERLEADERS….. AC/S STAFF AND STUDENTS….AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC…..
ANY REMAINING TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE TOMORROW MORNING FROM 10 TO 11 IN THE FRONT LOBBY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL…..
THERE WILL BE NO TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE GATE SUNDAY…..AND NO COACHES CARDS OR PASSES WILL BE ACCEPTED…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/18/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-56 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-82
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 42 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 26 DEATHS……
THERE WERE EIGHT PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
GUARD IN WASHINGTON
03/18/21
DOZENS OF KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS WILL REMAIN IN WASHINGTON D-C…..THRU MAY 23RD…..IS SUPPORT OF THE U-S CAPITOL
POLICE……
THE KENTUCKY GUARD WILL REDUCE ITS PERSONNEL FROM 150 TO 70…..AS SOME 23-HUNDRED NATIONAL GURAD MEMBERS CONTINUE THE
SUPPORT MISSION FOLLOWING THE JANUARY SIXTH RIOT……
MCCONNELL
03/18/21
SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL HAS WARNED OF A….. SCORCHED EARTH LANDSCAPE…..IF DEMOCRATS USE THEIR NEW
MAJORITY TO BRING AN END TO THE SENATE FILIBUSTER IN HOPES OF MUSCLING LEGISLATION SUPPORTING PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S AGENDA PAST
G-O-P OPPOSITION…..
MCCONNELL FORECAST A SENATE THAT WOULD ALL BUT CEASE TO FUNCTION….. IMPLYING REPUBLICANS WOULD GRIND BUSINESS TO A HALT BY
REFUSING TO GIVE CONCENT FOR ROUTINE OPERATIONS……
13TH MILLION TOYOTA
03/18/21
KENTUCKY’S TOYOTA PLANT IN GEORGETOWN….THE COMPANY’S LARGEST WORLD-WIDE PRODUCTION PLANT…..HAS TURNED OUT ITS 13TH
MILLION VEHICLE SINCE OPENING IN 1988…..
THE PLANT……WHICH EMPLOYEES MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND PEOPLE…..PRODUCES CAMRYS….AVALONS….RAV-4s
MED CENTER HEALTH
03/18/21
DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF MORE VACCINATION SITES IN THE AREA…..MED CENTER HEALTH IS NOW SCHEDULING AND INDIVIDUAL AGE 16 AND
OLDER FOR THE COVID VACCINE……
TEXT COVID TO TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-NINE-SIX-44-HUNDRED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT…..TEXT CANCEL TO CANCEL AN APPOINTMENT…..
AND RESCHEDULE TO RESCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT…..
MED CENTER HEALTH INCLUDES HOSPITALS IN SCOTTSVILLE….BOWLING GREEN….ALBANY…..CAVERNA….AND FRANKLIN…..
AS WELL AS COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALITY HOSPITAL….A LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL……
SPORTS
03/18/21
LAST NIGHT……AT BARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL……THE PATRIOTS CLAIMED THE BOYS 15TH DISTRICT TITLE AS THEY DEFEATED BARREN
COUNTY 57 TO 48……
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE……THE PATRIOTS WILL HOST A FOURTH REGION……FIRST GOUND GAME……
A NUMBER OF PATRIOTS WERE HONORED FOLLOWING THE GAME…… MASON SHIRLEY WAS SELECTED AS THE DISTRCIT 15 PLAYER OF THE YEAR….
JOINING SHIRLEY ON THE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM ARE JAX COOPER AND TYLER FORD…..
JOINING SHIRLEY ON THE ALL-SEASON WERE COOPER AND MICHAEL…..
AND BRADY ALDERSON WAS NAMED TO THE ALL-DISTRICT ACADEMIC TEAM……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/17/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED TWO NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-50 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-82
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 36 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 26 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 13 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
HEALTH DEPT IMMUNIZATIONS
03/17/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS MAKING APPOINTMENTS FOR THOSE IN THE……ONE-C-PHASE……FOR THE MODERNA VACCINE AT THIS
TIME…..
TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT CALL……
TWO-THREE-SEVEN-44-23……OR TWO-THREE-NINE-7378
NEW VIRUS VARIANT
03/17/21
A NEW VARIANT OF COVID-19 HAS APPEARED IN A NURSING HOME IN EASTERN KENTUCKY…..
85-PERCENT OF RESIDENTS AND 48-PERCENT OF THE STAFF WERE VACCINATED…. AND IT APPEARS AN UNVACCINATED PERSON BROUGH THE
COVID-19 INTO THE FACILITY……
OF THE 41-INFECTED PERSONS…..27 ARE RESIDENTS AND 14 ARE HEALCARE WORKERS…..ONLY 30-PERCENT OF VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS HAVE
BEEN SYMPTOMATIC…..WHILE 83-PERCENT OF THE UNVACCINATED INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN SYMPTOMATIC……
DEATH INVESTIGATION-ALLEN
03/17/21
STATE POLICE IS CONDUCTING A DEATH INVESTIGATION IN ALLEN COUNTY….. AFTER A DECEASED MALE WAS LOCATED IN THE ADOLPHUS AREA….
JUST AFTER 10 YESTERDAY MORNING…..
THE BODY OF 55 YEAR OLD JAMES RUSSELL OF WESTMORELAND WAS LOCATED IN A FIELD…..NEAR HIS VEHICLE…..IN THE 200-BLOCK OF ANDREW
JACKSON HIGHWAY….. RUSSELL HAD BEEN REPORTED MISSING EARLIER YESTERDAY MORNING…..
AN AUTOPSY AND TOXICCOLGY WILL BE PERFORMED TODAY AT THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE IN LOUISVILLE…..
SPORTS
03/17/21
IN OPENING ROUND ACTION AT THE GIRL’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT….THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 63 TO 45 DECISION TO
BARREN COUNTY…..
AND IN LAST NIGHT’S OTHER GAME…..
IT WAS GLASGOW 53 AND MONROE COUNTY 46
IN TONIGHT’S BOY’S CHAMPIONSHOP GAME AT THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT…..THE PATROTS TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY……
TIP OFF AT BARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IS SIX…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AROUND FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON…….
IN THE MEN’S N-I-T……
THE TOPPERS TAKE ON ST. MARYS……
SCHOOL
03/16/21
IT’S BACK TO FOUR-DAY AWEEK……IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION…..IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TODAY……
MONDAY’S WILL REMAIN VIRTUAL DAYS FOR CLEANING OF THE BUILDINGS….. AND TO ALLOW TEACHERS TO MEET WITH FULL TIME VIRTUAL
STUDENTS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/16/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 16 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..WITH 14
ON SATURDAY…. NONE SUNDAY…..AND TWO YESTERDAY…..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-48 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-80
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 37 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 26 DEATHS……
THERE WERE SEVEN PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
FATAL-ADAIR
03/16/21
AN ACCIDENT ON THE NUNN PARKWAY…..AT THE 46 MILE MARKER YESTERDAY MORNING…..CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A 20-20 FREIGHTLINER OPERATED BY 58 YEAROLD RICKY NELSON OF GEORGIA WAS EASTBOUND…..WHEN IT CROSSED THE
MEDICAN THROUGH THE GUARDRAIL….AND OVERTURNED IN THE WESTBNOUND SHOULDER…..
NELSON WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASES ON THE SCENE……
SPORTS
03/16/21
THE GIRL’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT AT BARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL……AS THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAY BARREN COUNTY
AND GLASGOW TAKES ON MONROE COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE LADY PATRIOT GAME IS FIVE-30…….AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTOIN STARTING AROUND FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PATRIOTS OPENED 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT PLAY LAST NIGHT WITH A 76 TO 48 WIN OVER MONROE COUNTY……
IN LAST NIGHT’S OTHER GAME…..BARREN COUNTY DEFEATED GLASGOW 71 TO 66…..
SO THE PATRIOTS WILL TAKE ON THE TROJANS IN TOMORROW NIGHT’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME……
KENTUCKY GRADUATION
03/15/21
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY WILL HOLE……IN-PERSON…..COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES THIS SPRING…..
SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT RUPP ARENA THE WEEK-END OF MAY 14TH THRU 16TH…..THIS WILL BE THE FIRST “IN-PERSON” GRADUATION
CEREMONIES AT U-K SINCE DECEMBER 20-19…..
THE SCHOOL WILL ALSO OFFER A VIRTUAL OPTION FOR STUDENTS…..AND THE “IN-PERSON” CEREMONIES WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED……
COVID UPDATE
03/15/21
THE NUMBER OF NEW COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH CONTINUE TO DROP YESTERDAY…..AS 445 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED…..
INCREASING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 416-THOUSAND-215……
THERE WERE ONLY NINE COUNTIES REPORTING DOUBLE-DIGIT CASE NUMBERS….. INCLUDING ALLEN WITH 14 AND WARREN WITH 11……
16 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED……BRING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO FOUR-THOUSAND-982…….
488 REMAIN HSOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 48-THOUSAND-674 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS THREE-POINT-99 PERCENT……
BUDGET
03/15/21
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS HAVE UNVEILED A STATE BUDGET PLAN THAT STAKES OUT THEIR AUTHORITY OVER HOW THE COMMONWEALTH SPENDS ITS
NEXT MASSIVE INFUSION OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC RELIEF…..
THE SPENDING PROPOSAL…..IS MOSTLY A CONTINUATION OF THE CURRENT BUDGET PASSED LAST YEAR…..
KENTUCKY IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE ABOUT TWO-POINT-FOUR BILLION DOLLARS IN NEW PANDEMIC FEDERAL AID……AND THE BUDGET BILL
WOULD GIVE THE LEGISLATURE “EXPRESS AUTHORITY” OVER HOW IT SPENT……
UNEMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION
03/15/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS SIGNED LEGISLATON ALLOWING THE COMMONWEALTH TO WAIVE THE OVERPAYMENT OF SOME PANDEMIC-RELATED
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS….
THE BILL APPLIES TO SOME INDIVIDUALS….WHO LEFT THEIR JOBS EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT EXPOSURE TO COVID-19….
AT THE TIME….BESHER ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STAY “HEALTHY AT HOME”….AND THE COMMONWLTH SIGNALED THEY’D BE ELIGIBLE FOR JOBLESS
ASSISTANCE….. HOWEVER…..LATER THE REIPIENTS WERE INFORMED THE MONEY HAD TO BE GIVERN BACK……
GAMMON
03/15/21
87 YEAR OLD BOBBY GENE GAMON OF HOLLAND PASSED AWAY FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT ONE AT ALEXANDER FUNERAL HOME-LAFAYETTE CHAPEL WITH BURIAL IN MT. ZION CEMETERY…..VISITATION IS IN
PROGRESS AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LOUISE GAMMON…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; LOUELLA AND JODY HITE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER; BETTY
JO GRISSOM….. TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND A STEP-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/12/21
THE BOY’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT AT BARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL……
AS THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY……THEN GLASGOW PLAYS BARREN COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE PATRIOT GAME IS FIVE-30……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AROUND FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE TEAMS FOR THIS YEARS……MEN’S N-C-A-A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WERE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY…..AND MOREHEAD IS THE ONLY TEAM
FROM KENTUCKY IN THE FIELD….
AS THE EAGLES WILL TAKE ON WEST VIRGINIA FRIDAY……
LOUISVILLE IS ONE OF FOUR REPLACEMENT TEAMS NAMED…..THAT COULD BE PLACED IN THE TOURNAMENT IS A SCHOOL HAS TO DROP OUT
BECAUSE OF COVID-19 BEFORE SIX TOMORROW NIGHT…..
THE OTHER REPLACEMENT TEAMS ARE….. COLORADO STATE….. STAINT LOUIS……AND OLE MISS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/10/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-19 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-69
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 18 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 26 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 25 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
NEW NTI GUIDELINES
03/10/21
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS RELEASED NEW GUIDANCE ON CHANGES AND UPDATES TO KENTUCKY’S NON-TRADITIONAL
INSTRUCTION PROGRAM……OF N-T-L…..
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS SIGNED HOUSE BILLL TWO-ZERO-EIGHT……WHICH TURND INTO LAW MANY OF THE EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
UNDER WHICH THE COMMONWEALTH’S SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN OPERATING DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR….
DISTRICTS MUST PROVIDE EACH STUDENT WITH ACCESS TO “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION AT LEAST 40-PERCENT OF THE WEEK…..AND EACH
SCHOOL MUST BE OPEN TO SOME FORM OF “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION AT LEAST 80-PERCENT OF THE WEEK…..BEGINNING ON OR AFTER MARCH
29TH…..
MORGANTOWN PLANT
03/10/21
STRATUS PLASTICS IN MORGANTOWN IS HIRING 40-EMPLOYEES TO EXPAND PRODUCTION…..WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A TOTAL OF 135 NEW
POSITONS IN THE YEARS TO COME….
THE OPERATION…..STRATUS’ FIRST IN KENTUCKY….OPENED IN TWENTY-17 AT A 165-SQUARE FOOTB FACILITY…..
THE CANADIAN COMPANY PRODUCES AUTOMOTIVE…..INDUSTRIAL….AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS…….
TROOPER CHARGED
03/10/21
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE…..BOWLING GREEN POST….WAS CONTACTED ABOUT A TROOPER’S INVOLVEMENT WITH A POSSIBLE STOLEN…..AND
ILLEGAL FIREARM…. IN BARREN COUNTY……
AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED…..WHICH LED TO THE RESIGNATION OF TROOPER BEN HUBBARD…..AND HIS ARREST…..
HUBBARD IS CHARGED WITH OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT…..POSSESSION OF A DEFACED FIREARM…..TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE…..AND
RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY-FIREARM……
BLANKENSHIP
03/10/21
82 YEAR OLD RUBY JEWELL BLANKENSHIP OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MARTIN’C CHAPEL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON
(WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; RUSSELL NEAL BLANKENSHIP…..FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JOHN AND BETTY LEE, MATTHEW AND
DONNA LEE AND JEFFERY LEE ALL OF TENNESSEE AND BILLY AND PAIGE LEE OF VIRGINIA…..AND TWO SISTERS; MARGARET HILL AND IVORY
GREENBRIER BOTH OF TENNESSEE…..10 GRANDCHILDREN AND 11 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/10/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ON THE ROAD TO GREEWOOD LAST NIGHT…. AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 58 TO 49 DECISION TO THE
LADY GATORS…..
AND AFTER GETTING DOWN EARLY……THE PATRIOTS LOST TO THE GATORS……IN OVERTIME……82 TO 72…….
BOTH TEAMS WILL CLOSED OUT THE REGULAR SEASON TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE GO TO CUMBERLAND COUNTY……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
03/09/21
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S ANNUAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR 20-20 WAS SIX-POINT-SIX
PERCENT…..WHICH WAS UP FROM FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN 20-19…..
ALL 50 STATES EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THEIR ANNUAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FROM 20-19 TO 20-20……..AS KENTUCKY’S 20-20
JOBLESS RATE WAS HIGHER THAN 20 STATES AND LOWER THAN 29 STATES……
NEVEDA HAS THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE LAST YEAR AT 12-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT…..
WHILE NEBRASKA HAD THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT……..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/09/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVEN NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..
WITH TWO CASSES SATURDAY…..THREE SUNDAY…..AND TWO YESTERDAY…..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-13 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-63
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 18 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 26 DEATHS……
THERE WERE NINE PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
TRAILS PROJECTS
03/09/21
12 PROJECTS…..TOTALING 692-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM…..
ALL OF WHICH WILL BE USED TO UPGRADE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL SPACES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..
HART COUNTY WILL RECEIVE 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO CONSTRUCT THE…..HART COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELD
WALKING TRAIL….
THE SELECTED APPLICANTS MUST STILL UNDERGO AN ENVIRONEMNTAL REVIEW…..AND RECEIVE CLEARANCE FROM THE KENTUCKY
TRANSPORTATION CABINET AND APPROVAL FROM THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION…….
SPORTS
03/09/21
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THE TRAVEL TO GREENWOOD…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…….AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AROUND FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON…….
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO TAKE ON THE HURRICANES…..
THE MEN’S A-C-C TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY AS…..
PITT TAKES ON MIAMI…..DUKE GOES AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE…..AND NOTRE DAME PLAYS WAKE FOREST…..
PLAY BEGINS IN THE MEN’S C-USA TOURNAMENT…..
AS RICE TANGLES WITH SOUTERN MISS AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE BATTLES FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL……
THE WOMEN’S C-USA TOURNAMENT ALSO STARTS TODAY AS……
U-A-B GOES AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTIONO…..AND THE LADY TOPPERS TAKE ON OLD DOMINION…..
BLUEGRASS SALE FINAL
03/08/21
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS HAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED THE DEAL TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN ASSETS OF BLUEGRASS CELLULAR…..WHICH SERVED 210-
THOUSAND CUSTOMERS IN 34 COUNTIES……
VERIZON SAYS NO ACTION IS NEEDED FROM CUSTOMERS RIGHT NOW…..AS THEY WILL RECEIVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE ACQUISITION AND
THE ARRAY OF SERVICES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM VERIZON…….
TRANSPORTATION ORDER
03/08/21
KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY JIM GRAY HAS SIGNED AN OFFICIAL ORDER TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON
MOTOR CARRIERS ENGAGED IN RESTORING POWER AND DELIVERING FUEL AND OTHER RELIEF SERVICES TO AREAS STRICKENED BY FLOODING
AND OTHER WEATHR-RELATED DISASTERS….
THE ORDER……WHICH TEMPORARILY RELIEVES COMMERCIAL DRIVERS FROM MAXIMUM DRIVING TIMES AND WEIGH STATION STOPS IF PROVIDING
RESPONSE RELIEF…….IS EFFECTIVE THRU MARCH 19TH AND MAY BE EXTENDED IF NEED…..
IT ALSO AUTHORIZES THE WAIVER OF PERMIT FEES FOR OVERWEIGHT/OVER DIMENSIONAL VEHICLES……
CABONI CONTRACT
03/08/21
THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS HAVE APPROVED AN ADDENDUM TO PRESIDENT TIMOTHY CABONI’S EMPLOYMENT
CONTRACT THAT INCLUDES RETENTION AND PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUSES…..A DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAY…..SEPARATION PAYMENTS….
AND AN INCREASE TO HIS BASE SALARY FORM 416-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO 450-THOUSAND……
THE CONTRACT RUNS THRU JUNE 30TH……20-25…..
OVERDOSES
03/08/21
AUTHORITIES IN HAZARD ARE WORKING WITH FEDERAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF SUSPECTED OVERDOSES
THAT RESULTED IN THREE DEATHS AND SICKENED SEVERAL OTHERS…..INCLUDING TWO POLICE OFFICERS……
AUTHORITIES URGE RESIDENTS TO USE CAUTION IF THE SEE ANY SUBSTANCE THAT IS NOT EARILY RECOGNIZABLE…..AS WHAT EVER THIS IS…..IT IS
DEADLY……
SPORTS
03/08/21
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL….
TENNESSEE DOWNED FLORIDA 65 TO 54…..
SOUTH CAROLINA CLAIMED THE WOMEN’S S-E-C TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AS THEY DEFEATED GEORGIA 67 TO 62……
IN THE WOMEN’S A-C-C TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..
LOUISVILLE DROPPED A 58 TO 56 DECISION TO N-C STATE……
AND KYLE LARSON TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG AT THE LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/05/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED THREE NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-FOUR CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-50
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 22 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WAS ONE PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
03/05/21
KENTUCKY VOTERS COULD DECIDE WHETHER TO GIVE LAWMAKERS THE OPTION TO EXTEND THE NUMBER OF DAYS THEY MEET UNDER A
PROPOSAL THAT HAS WON SENATE APPROVAL…..
THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WOULD GIVE LAWMAKERS THE OPTION TO BE IN SESSION UP TO 12 EXTRA DAYS EACH YEAR…..IN
ADDITION TO THEIR REGULAR SESSION WHICH LASTS 60-DAYS IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS AND 30-DAYS IN ODD NUMBERED YEARS…..AND THE
PROPOSAL ALSO WOULD NOT CHANGE A GOVENOR’S ABILITY TO CALL SPECIAL SESSIONS…..
IF APPROVED…..THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE ON THE 20-22 BALLOT……
HALL PROMOTED
03/05/21
THE FIRST BANK SCOTTSVILLE LOCATION HAS A NEW….FINANCIAL CENTER MANAGER…..
TRACIE HALL…..AN ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE AND VETERAN BANKER WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF FINANCIAL SERVICES EXPERIENCE……HAS BEEN
PROMOTED TO “FINANCIAL CENTER MANAGER…..
IN HER NEW ROLL…..HALL WILL OVERSEE CENTER OPERTIONS….LEAD INITIATIVES TO ATTRACT NEW CUSTOMERS……AND SOLIDIFY RELATIONSHIPS
WITH EXISTING CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESSES IN THE SCOTTSVILLE COMMUNITY…..
HALL BEGAN HER BANKING CAREER IN 1993 WITH FARMERS NATIONAL BANK…. WHICH MERGED WITH FIRST BANK LAST YEAR……
JUDGE NOMINEES
03/05/21
THE JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION…..LED BY CHIEF JUSTICE OF KENTUCKY JOHN MINTON-JUNIOR…..HAS ANNOUNCED NOMINEES TO FILL THE
CIRCUIT COURT JUDICIAL VACANY FOR ALLEN AND SIMPSON COUNTIES……
THE THREE NOMINEES ARE ATTORNEYS MARK THURMON….DAVID CUMMINS….AND CLINT WILLIS ALL OF FRANKLIN…..
THURMON IS A PARTNER AT THE LAW FIRM OF CROCKER AND THURMAN AND SERVES AS A TRIAL L COMMISSIONER…..
CUMMINS IS A MEMBER WITH THE LAW FIRM OF LEACH AND CUMMINS…..
AND WILLIS SERVES AS AN ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS
COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY FOR ALLEN AND SIMPSON COUNTIES……
THE JUDICIAL SEAT BECAME VACANT WHEN JUDGE JANET CROCKER RESIGNED JANUARY 31ST…..
SPORTS
03/05/21
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO METFALVE COUNTY…..TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AROUND FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON…..
INJUNCTION GRANTED
03/04/21
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD HAS ISSUED A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION KEEPING THREE BILLS PASSED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY….. THAT
LIMIT THE GOVERNOR’S POWER TO DEAL WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…..FROM BEING IMPLEMENTED UNTIL THE MERITS OF THE CASE ARE
HEARD….
HOUSE BILL ONE AND SENATE BILLS ONE AND TWO WERE APPROVED BY THE REPUBLICAN SUPERMAJORITY…..IN BOTH CHAMBERS….DURING THE
FIRST DAYS OF THE 20-21 SESSION…..
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR THEN VETOED THE BILLS……WHICH LAWMAKERS OVERRODE…..AND THE GOVERNOR THEN FILED SUIT
SEEKING TO KEEP THE BILLS FROM BECOMING LAW…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/04/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED TWO NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 18-HUNDRED-ONE CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-50
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 19 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 11 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
ARREST-HART
03/05/21
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A HART COUNTY MAN ON MULTIPLE CHARGES RELATED TO AN INVESTIGAION INTO SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS…..
74 YEAR OLD JAMES HEALEY OF MUNFORDVILLE WAS ARRESTED ON AN INDICTMENT WARRANT AND LODGED IN THE HART COUNTY JAIL……
SPORTS
03/04/21
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON CAROLINA……
AT THE WOMEN’S A-C-C TOURNAMENT…..
NORTH CAROLINA PLAYS WAKE FOREST…..SYRCUSE TAKES ON BOSTON COLLEGE….. VIRGINIA TECH TANGLES WITH MIAMI…..AND NOTRE DAME
BATTLES CLEMSON…..
AT THE WOMEN’S S-E-C TOURNAMENT……
MISSISSIPPI STATE GOES AGAINST L-S-U…..MISSOURI PLAYS ALABAMA…..OLE MISS TANGLES WITH ARKANSAS…..AND KENTUCKY TAKES ON
FLORIDA……
CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS
03/02/21
DUE TO A SEVEN WEEK DECLINE IN NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN KENTUCKY….. BEGINNING THIS FRIDAY…..CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS IN SOME
BUSINESSES WIL BE RELAXED BY 10-PERCENT……
AMONG THE BUSINESSES AFFECT ARE BARS AND RESTAURANTS…..FITNESS CENTERS…..MOVIE THEATRES…..RETAIL….AND MOVIE THEATRES…..
CURRENT CAPACITIES ARE 50-PERCENT….WHICH WILL INCREASE TO 60-PERENT……
AT PLACES OF WORSHIP…….CAPACITY IS A RECOMMENDATON…..BUT THE RECOMMENDATON IS TO INCREASE BY 10-PERCENT……
THE MASK MANDATE IS STILL IN PLACE…..AND THE INCREASE IS ONLY ALLOWED IF THE BUSINESS CAN MAINTAIN SIX-FEET OF SOCIAL DISTANCE…..
IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY…..THAT CHILDCARE CENTER CAPACITY WILL INCREASE TO REGUALR GROUP SIZE ON MARCH 15TH……..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
03/02/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVEN NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE LAST FRIDAY
AFTERNOON……WITH THREE CASSES SATURDAY…..TWO SUNDAY…..AND TWO YESTERDAY…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-93 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-46
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 15 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE SIX PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
STATE OF EMERGENCY
03/02/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS DECLARED A “STATE OF EMERGENCY” DUE TO THE EXTREMEMLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS MOST OF KENTUCKY
OVER THE WEEK-END….
THE “STATE OF EMERGENCY” ALLOWS THE COMMONWEALTH’S RESOURCES TO BE MOBILIZED TO HELP CITIES AND COUNTIES AFECTED BY THE
RAINFALL…..
AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING…..13 COUNTIES HAD DECLARED STATES OF EMERGENCY……
ARREST
03/02/21
FRIDAY NIGHT…..THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A RESIDENCE ON OLD BOWLING GREEN ROAD IN
BARREN COUNTY…. IN REFERENCE TO A DRUG INVESTIGATION…..
LOCATED WERE SEVERAL BAGS OF CRYSTAL METH PACKAGED FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIGITAL SCALES, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, CASH, A LOADED FIRE
ARM, PILLS AND OTHER PACKAGING MATERIALS……AND A LARGE BAG OF MARIJUANA WAS FOUND IN AN OUTBUILDING…..
46 YEAR OLD MICHAEL LOWE…..WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-ENHANCED, POSSESSION OF A
HANDGUN BY A CONVICTED FELON, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHENALIA…..
DECTECTIVES SAY ADDITIONAL CHARGES ARE PENDING……
SPORTS
03/02/21
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT……AND DROPPED A 41 TO 32 DECISION TO RUSSELLVILLE……
THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE BACK IN ACTION FRIDAY NIGHT……
THE PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TONIGHT FOR A BOY’S DOUBLEHEADER…..AS BOWLING GREEN COMES TO PATRIOT GYM…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME STARTING AROUND SEVEN-15……
REAL ESTATE SALES
03/01/21
THE REALTORS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY REPORTED RECORD SALES AND FALLING INVENTORY CONTINUES…..AS JANUARY WAS THE
FIFTH MONTH IN A ROW THAT SALES HAVE TOPPED THE SAME MONTH FROM A YEAR PRIOR…..
195 RESIDENTIAL UNITS WERE SOLD IN JANUARY….WHICH WAS UP EIGHT-POINT-33 PERCENT FROM LAST JANUARY…..AS SALES VOLUME REACHED
JUST OVER 38-MILLION DOLLARS…..WHICH WAS UP 16-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT FROM JANUARY 20-20……
MEANWHILE….RESIDENTIAL INVENTORY FOR SALE HAS FALLEN 10 OF THE LAST 12 MONTH…..AS OF JANUARY 31ST THERE WERE ONLY 443
RESIDENTIAL UNITES FOR SALE…..DOWN FROM 961 FOR THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR…..
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME…..HOMES “UNDER CONTRACT” OR “PENDING” OUTNUMBERED THE ACTIVE LISTINGS…..
FLOODING
03/01
MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY IS DEALIING WITH SIGNIFICANT…..FLASH FLOODING….FOLLOWING YESTERDAY’S ALL-DAY RAIN-FALL…..
MANY ROADS IN LOW-LYING AREAS ARE IMPASSABLE…..
RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE CONTINUING TO RISE…..
IF YOU COME UPON A FLOOD ROAD…..FIND ANOTHER ROUTE……AS AUTHORITIES URGE EVERYONE TO “TURN AROUND AND DON’T DROWN”…….
A TORNADO WATCH WAS ALSO ISSUED LAST NIGHT……
COVID UPDATE
03/01/21
675 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY….. RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 404-THOUSAND-762…..
12 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO FOUR-THOUSAND-632……
732 ARE CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 45-THOUSAND-544 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS FIVE-POINT-56 PERCENT……
LICENSE RENEWAL
03/01/21
KENTUCKY REQUIRES A VISION SCREENING FOR NEW DRIVERS…..BUT NOT FOR INDIVIDUALS RENEWING THEIR LICENSE……HOWEVER…..THAT
WOULD CHANGE UNDER A BILL PASSED BY THE KENTUCKY HOUSE……
THE MEASURE WOULD REQUIRE A VISION SCREENING WHENEVER SOMEONE RENEWS THEIR’S DRIVER’S LICENSE……CURRENTLY 42 STATES
REQUIRE A VISION SCREENING DURING DRIVER’S LICENSE RENEWALS…..
THE VISION TEST COULD BE DONE BY AN EYE-CARE PROFESIONSL…..OUR OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL……OR AT THE DRIVER’S LICENSE
OFFICE…….
SPORTS
03/0121
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS TRAVEL TO THE WARREN COUNTY AQUATIC CENTER FOR A MEET…….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON RUSSELLVILLE IN A GIRL’S VARSITY GAME…..
TIP OFF IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
THE TOPPERS HOST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/25/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FIVE NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-86 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-31
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 23 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 16 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES CURRENTLY…..YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
BRENT
02/26/21
52 YEAR OLD LARRY BRENT OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..THERE WILL BE NO
VISITATION OF SERVICES AS CREMATION WAS CHOSEN…AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JANET BRENT…..TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; BILL AND FRED AND MIUK….AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; PAT BRENT
ALL OF MICHIGAN….. THREE AUNTS ALSO SURVIVE……
MAYHEW
02/26/21
87 YEAR OLD JOYCE AUSBROOKS MAYHEW OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
MONDAY AFTERNOON AT ON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WALKER’S CHAPEL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO WALKER’S CHAPEL CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; CHARLES AND HANNAH AUSBROOKS OF SCOTTSVILLE AND LARRY AND LINDA AUSBROOKS
OF OAKLAND….. TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; JANE AND HERBERT SMITH AND PATTY AND JIMMY LANDERS….AND A BROTHER; BILLY TAYLOR
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SISTER; PEGGY MCGINLY OF TEXAS…..AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; BOBBY AUSBROOKS OF ADOLPHUS……EIGHT
GRANDCHILDREN, TWO STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND 16 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
PARRISH
02/26/21
76 YEAR OLD PHILLIP S. PARRISH OF MADISONVILLE…..AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY AT HILLSIDE CENTER IN
MADISONVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HOLLAND
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOHN AND GAIL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDSON ALSO SURVIVES……
SPORTS
02/26/21
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND DROPPED A 39 TO 32 DECISION TO SOUTH WARREN…..
LADY PATRIOTS BACK IN ACTION TOMORROW AS THEY TRAVEL TO CLINTON COUNTY…….
AND THE RED WINGS DEFEATED THE PREDATORS FIVE TO TWO……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/25/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-81 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-30
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 20 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 14 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES CURRENTLY…..YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
INSTRUCTION BILL
02/245/21
THE KENTUCKY HOUSE PASSED A BILL YESTERDAY THAT REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO REOPEN TO “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION BY LATE MARCH…..
THE REQUIREMENT THAT “IN-PERSON” CLASSES RESUME BY MARCH 29TH WAS ADDED TO A LARGER EDUCATION BILL THAT NOW GOES TO THE
SENATE….
UNDER THE BILL…..SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD NEED TO OFFER….AT LEAST….A HYBRID SCHEDULE WHERE STUDENTS ATTEND “IN-PERSON”
CLASSES AT LEAST TWO DAYS A WEEK…..AND CLASSES ARE HELD AT LEAST FOUR DAYS A WEEK…
UP TO FIVE NONTRADITONAL INSTRUCTION DAYS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRICTS THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR……AND MORE N-T-I DAYS
COULD BE GRANTED IN AREAS WITH THE MOST SERIOUS COVID-19 INCIDENCE RATES….
UNEMPLOYMENT WEBSITE
02/25/21
A KENTUCKY UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIM WEBSITE WAS TEMPOARILY INACCESSIBLE YESTERDAY FOLLOWING AN ATTEMPTED CYBER-ATTACK…..
THE KENTUCKY CAREER CENTER SAYS UNIDENTIFIED SUSPECTS ATTEMPED TO GAIN ENTRY TO THE SITE AND OVERWHELMED IT WITH RANDOM
LOGIN USERNAMES……
NONE OF THE LOGIN ATTEMPTS WERE SUCCESSFUL AND NO INFORMATION WAS COMPROMISED…..
THE SITE IS USED TO FILE NEW CLAIMS…..AS-WELL-AS TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF EXSISTING CLAIMS…..VIEW PAYMENT HISTORY…..AND UPDATE
PROFILE INFORMATION……
HARPER
02/25/21
78 YEAR OLD SHERLIE CHARLTON HAPER OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY AT TUESDAY AT COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALITY HOSPITAL IN
BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OAK FOREST NUMBER ONE
CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONAITONS TO OAK FOREST NUMBER ONE CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; EUGENE HARPER…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-N-LAW; RUSTY AND RHONDA, DENNIS AND SALLY AND MIKE
AND LAURA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; DONNA AUSBROOKS OF ADOLPHUS AND BARBARA AUSBROOKS AND
LYNN AND JIMMY DENTON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; STEVE AND MARY CHARLTON OF ADOLPHUS…..A SISTER;
DELOYCE MEADOR OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; MURL HUGHES OF ADOLPHUS…..17 GRAND CHILDREN AND 30 GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/25/21
THE LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM IS BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT AS SOUTH WARREN COMES TO PATRTOT GYM FOR A GIRL’S VARSITY GAME…..
TIP OFF IS SIX…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE TOPPERS ARE ON THE ROAD TO HOUSTON……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN DETRIOT TO TAKE ON THE RED WINGS….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/24/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FOUR NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-81 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-28
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 23 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 81 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES CURRENTLY…..YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
UNEMPLOYMENT BILL
02/24/21
A BILL ALLOWING THE COMMONWEALTH TO WAIVE THE OVERPAYMENT OF SOME PANDEMIC-RELATED UNEMPLOYEMTN CLAIMS….HAS WON
APPROVAL FROM A KENTUCKY SENATE COMMITTEE…..
THE MEASURE APPLIES TO SOME PEOPLE WHO LEFT THEIR JOBS EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC DUE TO CONCERNS……AT THE TIME…..THEY WERE TOLD
THEY WERE ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE…..BUT LATER WERE INFORMED THEY MONEY HAD TO TBE GIVEN BACK….
THE LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW THE LABOR CABINET TO WAIVE OVERPAYMENTS WHEN THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE WAS AT FAULT……
MPEACHMENT PANEL
02/24/21
A LEGISLATIVE PANEL HAS WRAPPED UP ITS REVIEW OF IMPEACHMENT EFFORTS AGAINST GOVENOR ANDY BESHEAR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL
DANIEL CAMERON….. RECOMMENDING THEY NOT BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE…..
THE PETITIONS WERE FILED BY AN HANDFFUL OF KENTUCKIANS AGAINST BESHEAR FOR HIS CORONA-VIRUS RESTRICTIONS…..AND CAMERON FOR
HIS HANDLING OF THE BREONNA TAYLOR DEATH INVESTIGATION…….
ARREST-WARREN
02/24/21
AN INVESTIGATON BY THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ELECTRONIC CRIME BRANCH HAS LEAD TO THE ARREST OF 21 YEAR OLD TRISTAN SCOTT
WALLACE OF BOWLING GREEN .ON CHARGES RELATED TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE…..
A SEARCH WAS EXECUTED AT WALLACE’S RESIDENCE WHERE EQUIPMENT TO FACILIATE THE CRIME WAS SEIZED…..
TWO STATE PURSUIT
02/24/21
A TWO-DAY……TWO STATE PURSUIT LEAD TO THE ARREST OF A TENNESSEE MAN…..
THE SUMNER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE A STOLEN NISSAN TRUCK NEAR THE KENTUCKY/TENNESSEE LINE…WHEN
SIMPSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES TOOK UP THE PURSUIT ON I-65……AND K-S-P TROOPERS RESPONDED AS THE STOLEN VEHICLE EXITED I-
65 TO PLANO ROAD…..
THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A WOODED AREA WHERE IS BECAME LODGED AGAISNT A TREE……AND THE OPERATOR 31 YEAAR OLD JAMES TORSAK OF
GALLATIN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF OFFENSES AND LODGED IN THE WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL……
FBI ARREST
02/24/21
A KENTUCKY COUPLE HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY THE F-B-I IN CONNECTION WITH THE JANUARY SIXTH RIOT AT THE U-S CAPITOL…..
LORI ANN VINSON AND TOMAS RAY VINSON WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN OWENSBORO……
SPORTS
02/24/21
DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY…..THE “YUM CENTER” AND THE LOUISVILLE XTREME INDOOR FOOTBALL TEAM….ANNOUNCED A THREE
YEAR AGREEMENT FOR THE TEAM TO PLAY THEIR HOME GAMES AT THE “YUM CENTER”…..
THE EIGHT HOME GAMES WILL BE PLAYED BETWEEN APRIL AND AUGUST…..WITH THE HOME OPENER APRIL 24TH……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/23/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FOUR NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE LAST FRIDAY…..WITH ONE
CASE STAURDAY….. NONE SUNDAY AND THREE YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-77 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 17-HUNDRED-20
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 25 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 78 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS IN THE YELLOW ZONE FOR CASES CURRENTLY…..YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
VACCINES EXPANDING
02/23/21
KENTUCKY IS EXPANDING ITS VACCINATION ELIGIBILITY TO ANYONE OVER 60 BEGINNING MARCH FIRST……
STARTING MONDAY…..KENTUCKY’S REGIONAL VACCINATION SITES WILL MOVE TO PHASE “ONE-C”…..WHICH EXPANDS THE POOL OF ELIGIBLE
RECIPIENTS TO THOSE OVER 60…..AND ANYONE OVER AGE 16 WHO HAS A HIGH RISK CONDITION…..
THE “ONE-C” ALSO INCLUDES REMAINING ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO WEREN’T IN THE HIHER PRIORITY CATEGORIES……
ALCOHOL TO GO
02/23/21
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS HAVE ADVANCED LEGISLATION ALLOWING “TO-GO” ALCHOL SALES TO BECOME A PERMANENT FIXURE FOR RESTAURANTS…..
TO HELP OFFSET CORONA-VIRUS RELATED LOSSES….
THE PROPOSAL WOULD ALLO RESTAURANTS AND BARS TO SELL ALCHOHOL….. INCLUDING COCKTAISL…..IN SEALED CONTAINERS FOR DELIVERY
AND TO-GO ORDERS AS PART OF A MEAL PURCHASE…..
EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ALLOW ALCOHOL ‘TO-GO” SALES……AND THE BILL WOULD
MAKE THAT ACCOMMODATON PERMANENT……
IMPEACHMENT PANEL
02/23/21
A LEGISLATIVE PANEL TOOK NO ACTON ON IMPEACHMENT PETITONS PENDING AGAINST GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL
DANIEL CAMERON… AFTER MEETING FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR YESTERDAY……
THE PETITIONS WERE DISCUSSED DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSON…..BUT THE PANEL REACH NO “FINAL RESOLUTION…..AND ANOTHER MEETING
OF THE PANEL HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME…..
HART FIRE-FATAL
02/23/21
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL HOUSE FIRE IN HART COUNTY….
THE HARDVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO A RESIDENCE ON HUNDRED ACRE POND ROAD SUNDAY NIGHT…..WHERE A DECEASED MALE…..
IDENTIFIED AT 81 YEAROLD RALPH BENNET WAS DISCOVERED IN THE RESIDENCE……
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HASN’T BEEN DETERMINED…..BUT NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED AT THIS TIME……
SPORTS
02/23/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE BACK IN ACTION LAST NIGHT…..AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 41 TO 38 DECISION TO WARREN
EAST…..
AND THE PATRIOTS DEFEATED THE RAIDERS 74 TO 46……
THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE BACK IN ACTION THURSDAY NIGHT……
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO TAKE ON THE RED WINGS….
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LOUISVILLE IS AT HOME TO PLAY NOTRE DAME……
AND THE KENTUCKY/ TEXAS A-AND-M GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED……
COVID UPDATE
02/22/21
YESTERDAY SAW ANOTHER DROP IN COVID-19 MUMBERS IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY…..AS 979 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED…..BRINGING THE
PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 396-THOUSAND-997…..
JEFFERSON WAS THE ONLY COUNTY WITH MORE THAN 100 CASES…..WARREN WAS TIED FOR SIXTH WITH BULLITT COUNTY WITH 20 EACH…..AND
BARREN COUNTY WAS 10TH WITH 21…..
21 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOS TO THE VIRUS TO FOUR-THOUSAND-447……
902 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 46-THOUSAND-753 HAVE RECOVERED……
AND THE POSITIVIY RATE DROPPED TO SIX-POINT-72 PERCENT……
KROGER DATA BREACH
02/22/21
KROGER IS INFORMING SOME CUSTOMERS AND ASSOCIATES THAT A THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE COMPANY IT USES FOR DATA SERVICES SUFFERED A
DATA BREACH…..
KROGER’S OWN “I-T” SYSTEMS WERE NO AFFECTED….AND NO GROCERY STOR DATA….CREDIT OR DEBIT CARE INFORMATION OR CUSTOMER
ACCOUNT PASSWORDS WERE IMPACTED….
KROGER DOES SAY SOME ASSOCIATE H-R DATA…..SOME PHARMACY RECORDS…. AND SOME MONEY SERVICES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED….
KROGER IS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THOSE IMPACTED…..AND SAYS THERE IS NO INDICATION OF FRAUD OR MISUSE OF PERSONAL
INFORMATION AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT…..
KY DOWNS EXPANSION
02/22/21
THE KENTUCKY HORSE RACING COMMISSION HAS APPROVED A REQUEST FROM KENTUCKY DOWNS IN FRANKLIN…..TO EXPAND ITS LICENSED
PREMISES TO AN EXTENSION FACILITY IN BOWLING GREEN…..
THE REQUEST HAD BEEN MADE LAST FALL…..AND APPROVAL CAME JUST DAYS AFTER THE GENERAL ASSEMLY PASSED LEGISLATON TO LEGALIZE
THE ”SLOT MACHINE LIKE” HISTORIACL HORSE RACING MACHINES…..
SPORTS
02/22/21
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAMS CELEBRATE HOMECOMING TONIGHT AS WARREN EAST COMES TO PATRIOT GYM…..
HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD BETWEEN GAMES……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/19/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 11 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-73 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 16-HUNDRED-95
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 46 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 84 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY IS IN THE ORANGE ZONE FOR CASES CURRENTLY…..YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME
FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
VISITATION
02/19/21
BEGINNING TOMORROW……NON-MEDICAID CERTIFIED……LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES WILL BE OPEN TO VISITORS…..
VISITS ARE LIMITED TO ONE PERSON…..OR TWO FROM THE SAME HOUSEHOLD……
VISITORS WILL ALSO NEED TO SHOW A NEGATIVE COVID-TEST TAKEN IN THE LAST 72-HOURS…..OR PROOF OF VACCINATION…….
RULING
02/19/21
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD……YESTERDAY……EXTENDED A TEMPORARY ORDER BLOCKING A NEW STATE LAW RESTRICTING
THE GOVERNOR’S AUTHORITY TO COMBAT COVID-19……
THE RESTRAINING ORDER IS CURRENTLY BLOCKING A MEASURE THAT WOULD.ALLOW BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS TO COMPLY WITH COVID-19
GUIDELINES FROM THE BESHEAR ADMINISTRATION….OR THE C-D-C…..WHICHEVER IS LEAST RESTRICTIVE……
SPORTS
0219/21
THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS HAVE RELEASED THEIR 20-21 SCHEDULE…..
THE HOT RODS WILL PLAY A 120-GAME SCHEDULE…..HOSTING 60 CONTESTS AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK OVER 10 HOMESTANDS…..
THE HOT RODS WILL BEGIN THE SEASON ON THE ROAD AS THEY TAKE ON THE GREENVILLE DRIVE……AND WILL HOST THEIR HOME OPENER ON MAY
11TH……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/18/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED TWO NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-62 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 16-HUNDRED-45
HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 83 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE FOUR PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING
ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
MORE VACCINE
02/18/21
KENTUCKY IS SET TO RECEIVE A 29-PERCENT INCREASE IN ITS COVID-19 VACCINATION SUPPLY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT…..STARTING
NEXT WEEK…..
THE LATEST BOOST IN SHIPMENTS MEANS THE COMMONWEALTH’S VACCINE ALLOCATION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE RISEN BY 57-
PERCENT…….
MORE THAN 540-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS…..OR ABOUT 12-PERCENT OF THE POPULATON…..HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST THEIR FIRST DOSE OF
VACCINE……
SPORTS
02/18/21
THE PREDATORS ARE IN COLUMBUS TO TAKE ON THE BLUEJACKETS……
ROAD
02/16/21
ROADS IN SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY REMAN SNOW AND ICE COVERED OR PARTIALLY COVERED DUE TO THE WINTER STORM….
STATE CREWS HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON MAINLY ON PRIORITY “A” ROUTES…..WITH SOME PRIORITY “B” ROUTED BEING TREATED……THOSE WHO
LIVE ON PRIOTITY “C” ROUTES….WHICH ARE MORE RURAL AREAS ARE ASKED TO BE PATIENT……
THE COLD TEMPERATURES MAKE PLOWING HARD ON CREW MEMBERS AND EQUIPMENT….AND MAKE THE ROADWAYS HARDER TO PLOW……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/16/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FOUR NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..WITH
FOUR SATURDAY AND NONE SUNDAY AND YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-59 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 16-HUNDRED-30
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 97 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE EIGHT PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE…..THE SECOND HIGHEST IN THE COMMONWEALTH FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN
VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND
SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS
SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
VACCINE CHANGE
02/16/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNUNCED A CHANGE IN VACCINE PRIORITY FOR ONE GROUP YESTERDAY…..AS CHILD CARE WORKERS WILL BE MOVED
UP TO….ONE “B”…..
THE C-D-C MADE THAT CHANGE ABOUT A MONTH AGO….WITH LITTLE ANNOUNCEMENT…..AND THE GOVERNOR SAID THE COMMONWEALTH IS AT A
PLACE WHERE THE TIME IS RIGHT TO DO IT……
SO CHILDCARE WORKERS NOW QUALIFY TO SIGN UP ANYWHERE IN KENTUCKY FOR A COVID-19 VACCINE……
SPORTS
02/16/21
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM ARE SCHEDULED TO BE AT HOME AND TAKE ON SOUTH WARREN……
THE PREDATORS TAKE ON THE STARS IN DALLAS…….
WINTER WEATHER
02/15/21
MOST OF THE KENTUCKY IS UNDER A…..WINTER STORM WARNING…..FOR HEAVY SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT
THE COMMONWEALTH THRU TOMORROW…..
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE WILL BE TWO SEPARATE WAVES…. THERE WAS MIXED PRECIPATATION WITH SLEET AND A LITTLE
SNOW LAST NIGH…..AND THERE WILL BE A LULL BEFORE THE HEAVY SNOW BEGINS TODAY….
THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN THE AREA OF HEAVY SNOW AND ICE WILL EXTEND PRIMARILY FROM BOWLING GREEN THROUGH LEXINGTON AND ON
TO ASHLAND…..
NORTH AND WEST OF THAT LINE IS LOOKING FOR 10 TO 12 INCHES IN SOME AREAA…..WHILE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE LINE WILL HAVE MORE ICE
THAN SNOW…..
ROADS
02/15/21
CITY……COUNTY….AND STATE ROAD CREWS CONTINUE TO WORK THE ROADS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM THAT
MOVED THROUGH LAST NIGHT…..
THE SYSTEM DUMPED SLEET…..FREEZING RAIN…..AND SOME SNOW IN JUST A FEW HOURS TO COVER THE ROADS…..WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
20s……
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
02/15/21
DUE TO THE WEATHER…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BE RESHCEDLIGN TODAY’S…..COVID-19 INITIAL AND BOOSTER
VACCINATIONS…..TO WEDNESDAY……
AT THIS TIME…..INDIVIDUALS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW WILL NOT BE EFFECTED…….
SHOOTING-WARREN
02/15/21
STATE POLICE CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION INTO A SHOOT IN WARREN COUNTY YESTERDAY THAT CLAIMED A LIFE….
AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO A RESIDENCE ON GALLOWAYS MILL ROAD IN ROCKFIELD…..WHERE THERE WAS AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN 37
YEAR OLD DANIEL MOORE OF GREENSBURG AND 35 YEAR OLD BRADLEY HEARD OF ROCKFIELD….
THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN MOORE RECEIVING A KNIFE WOUND…..MOORE, WHO WAS ARMED WITH A HAND GUN, FIRED MULTIPLE ROUNDS
STRIKING HEARD ALONG WITH HIS 74 YEAR OLD FATHER RUSSELL WHO DIED AT THE SCENE……
BRANDLY HEARD WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….AND MOORE….WHO LEFT THE SCENE IN A VEHICLE….WAS LOCATED
ON RUSSELLVILLE ROAD AND TAKEN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT…..
SPORTS
02/15/21
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE SCHEDULED TO HOST LOGAN COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO DALLAS TO TAKE ON THE STARS….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/12/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED EIGHT NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-51 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 15-HUNDRED-44
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 175 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 23 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE THE HIGHEST IN THE COMMONWEALTH FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..
WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF
YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL
CARE…..
VACCINE SITES
02/12/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS ANNOUNCED NEW VACCINATION SITES IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
THERE ARE SIX NEW REGIONAL SITES…..10 KROGER STORES…..15 WALMART STORES….125 PHARMACIES INCLUDING WALGREENS AND GOOD
NEIGHBOR INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES…….…..
VACCINES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT MOBILE CLINICS AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS……
TRANSPORTATION ORDER
02/12/21
KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY JIM RAY HAS SIGNED AN OFFICIAL ORDER TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON
MOTOR CARRIERS ENGATED IN RESTORING POWER AND DELIVERING FUEL AND OTHER RELIEF SERVICES TO AREA STRICKEN BY THIS WEEK’S
SNOW AND ICE STORM….
THE ORDER IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT…..FEBRUARY 21ST…..AND MAY NE EXTENDED IF NEEDED….
IN ADDITION…..THE ORDER AUTHORIZED THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET’S…. DEPARTMENT OF VEHICLE REGULATION….TO WAIVE PERMIT FEES FOR
OVERWEIGHT-OVER-DEMENSIION VEHICLES……
CARRIERS MUST STILL COMPLY WITH ALL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND HAVE A COPY OF THE ORDER IN THE TRUCK CAB IF OPERATING UNDER ITS
AUTHORITY……
PAUL
02/12/21
SENATOR RAND PAUL IS ENCOURAGING KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS TO ADVANCE “IN-PERSON” VOTING AS A WAY TO PROTECT ELECTION SECURITY…..
KENTUCKY ALLOWED WIDESPREAD “MAIL-IN” VOTING LAST YEAR TO TRY AND PROTECT PEOPLE FROM COVID-19…..IT WAS PART OF AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR AND SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS THAT MMINIMIZED LONG LINES…..AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS…..
AND WAS CREDITED FOR THE COMMONWEALTH’S BIG VOTER TURN-OUT IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC…..
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
02/12/21
STATE POLICE CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION INTO AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN LOGAN COUNTY…..
LOGAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WENT TO THE RESIDENCE IN RUSSELLVILLE…..IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATED OF 44 YEAR OLD BRIAN ELLIS OF
HOPKINSVILLE….WHO HAD ACTIVE WARRANTS FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER…..
WHEN THEY FOUND ELLIS…..HE DROVE A VEHICLE TOWARDS THEM….AND SHOTS WERE FIRED….
ELLIS WAS TAKEN TO A MEDICAL FACILITY FOR TREATMENT…..
SPORTS
02/12/21
AND TONIGHT’S PATRIOT/LADY PATRIOT BALLGAMES IN TAYLOR COUNTY HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO A BOY’S VARSITY GAME ONLY…..
TIP OFF IS SIX-30 SCOTTSVILLE TIME…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AT SIX-15……
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
THE LADY TOPPERS ARE ON THE ROAD TO RICE….
WHILE THE TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON RICE….
SCHOOL
02/11/21
DUE TO THE WEATHER…..
THERE WILL BE NO “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TODAY AND TOMORROW…..
INSTRUCTION WILL BE VIRTUAL TODAY AND TOMORROW…..
ALLEN COUNTY HEAD START CLOSE AND WILL HAVE N-T-I INSTRUCTION…..
ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSESD TODAY….AND ALL COVID-19 VACCINATIONS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED…..
THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS WILL HAVE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION…..
BARREN COUNTY, CAVERNA, EDMONSON COUNTY HART COUNTY, METCALFE COUNTY MONROE COUNTY AND SIMPSON COUNTH….
TODAY IS AN “ALERT THURDDAY” FOR BOWLING GREEN CITY SCHOOLS…..
VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY AND GLASGOW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY CLOSED TO DAY
SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE CLOSED TODAY AND TOMORROW…..
ALL CAMPUSES OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERITY CLOSED TO “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION…..BUT REMOTE LEARNING WILL CONTINUE
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/11/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 20 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-43 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 15-HUNDRED-41
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 170 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 23 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE THE HIGHEST IN THE COMMONWEALTH FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..
WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF
YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL
CARE…..
SPORTS
02/11/21
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE RED WINGS……
THE “DUAL 150s” WILL BE RUN AT THE DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY….. WHICH WILL SET THE FIELD AND LINEUP FOR SUNDAY’S DAYTONA
500…..
APPOINTMENTS
02/10/21
IF THE IMPENDING WINTER WEATHER FORCES THE CLOSURE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT….THEY WILL RESCHEDULE
VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NEX AVAILABLE DAY AND TIME……
PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE NOTIFICATION BY PHONE OF THEIR NEW APPOINTMENT AS THEY’RE RESCHEDULED…….
IF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS OPEN…..AND YOU’RE UNABLE TO MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT DUE TO THE WEATHER…..CALL TWO-THREE-SEVEN-44-
23 TO LEAVE YOUR INFORMATION AND SOMEONE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU REGARDING MAKE-UP APPOINTMENT INSTRUCTIONS…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/10/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 15 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-23 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 15-HUNDRED-20
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 170 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 32 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE THE HIGHEST IN THE COMMONWEALTH FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..
WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF
YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL
CARE…..
DOSES INCREASING
02/10/21
KENTUCKY IS GOING TO BE RECEIVING MORE DOSES OF THE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS……AS THE WHITE HOUSED ANNOUNCED THE
COMMONWEALTH WILL BE GETTING SIX-PERCENT MORE NEXT WEEK……THAT WILL BRING THE WEEKLY TOTAL TO 71-THOUSAND675…..
AND BECAUSE OF THE IMPENDING WINTER STORM……VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW AT THE KROGER REGIONAL
VACCINE SITES….. INCLUDING THE ONE IN BOWLING GREEN….WILL BE RESCHEDULED…….
COVID UPDATE
02/10/21
23-HUNDRED-39 NEW CASES OF THE CORONA VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO
381-THOUSAND 121…..
THREE COUNTIES HAD MORE THAN 100 CASES…AND WARREN WAS TIED FOR SIXTH WITH 66…..
35 DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY……INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 41-HUNDRED-26…..
12-HUNDRED-FOUR REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 445-THOUSAND-118 HAVE RECOVERED……
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS FALLEN TO SEVEN-POINT-66 PERCENT…….
AUDIT
02/10/21
A REPORT RELEASED YESTERDAY…..BY KENTUCKY AUDITOR MIKE HARMON….. FOUND NUMEROUS ISSUES WITHIN THE KENTUCKY
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM…..INCLUDING A BACK LOG OF OVER 400-THOUSAND UNREAD EMAILS…..
THE REPORT WENT ON TO SAY THAT DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUMNE OF CLAIMS…..AND NEW FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS DURING THE
PANDEMIC…..DECISIONS WERE MADE THAT VIOLATED FEDERAL LAWS AND SACRIFICED PROGRAM INTEGRITY IN AN ATTEMPT TO MORE QUICKLY GET
PAYMENTS TO UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS……
SPORTS
02/10/21
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL….
TENNESSE IS AT HOME TO PLAY GEORGIA…….
AND THE LOUISVILLE/PITTSBURGH GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/09/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 58 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..WITH 17
SATURDAY….25 SUNDAY…..AND 16 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 17-HUNDRED-SEVEN CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 14-HUNDRED-
95 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 180 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME
OR HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 22 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 38 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
BRADD PORTAL
02/09/21
THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT HAS RECENTLY UNVEILED AN INTERACTIVE INTERFACE WEB PORTAL…..THAT GIVES ANYONE THE
OPTION TO SCROLL THROUGH A LIST OF POTENTIAL HARARDS AND WHAT AREAS THOSE HAZARDS ARE LOCATED…..
BRADD NEEDED TO UPDATE THE REGIONAL MULTI-HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN BY TWENTY-22…..ALONG WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT STRATEFY……AND THE INTERACTIVE MAP FILLS BOTH OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS….
NEW FEATURES WILL COME IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS…..INCLUDING AN INTER-ACTIVE MAPPING PORTAL WHERE RESIDENTS CAN MARK AREAS OF
CONCERN…..
THE INTERACTICE MAP IS IN-PLACE OF IN-PERSON MEETINGS THAT CAN’T BE HELD DUE TO COVORA-VIRUS RESTRICTIONS……
VACCINE UPDATE
02/09/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED 100 PRIME DOSES OF CORONA-VIRUS IMMUNIZATONS FOR THE 70 AND OLDER
POPULATION…..AND THEY WILL BE CALLING INDIVIDUALS ON THE WAIT LIST TO FILL THESE APPOINTMENTS…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BE RECEIVING WEEKLY SHIPMENTS FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS FOR THIS GROUP…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY ADMINISTERING BOOSTER DOSES TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS…..FIRST RESPONDERS….AND “K-12” FOR
THIS WEEK…. FINISHING UP THIS GROUP…..
200 BOOST DOSES WILL START TO BE ADMINISTERED NEX WEEK….AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK…..TO THE DESIGNATED “K-12” STAFF AND FACULTY
OF ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS…..PUBLIC AND PRIVATE…TO COMPLETE THIS GROUP…..
COVID UPDATE
02/09/21
THE COMMONWEALTH REPORTED ONE-THOUSAND-THREE NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….WHICH IS THE LOWEST DAILY TOTAL
SINCE DECEMBER 26TH…. AND RAISES THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 378-THOUSAND-793……
ONLY ONE COUNTY…JEFFERSON HAD MORE THAN 100 CASES….AND WARREN COUNTY WAS THIRD WITH 38…..
40 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO FOUR-THOUSAND-91……
ONE-THOUSAND-163 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 44-THOUSAND-961 HAVE RECOVERD…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE WAS SEVEN-POINT-78 PERCENT……
UOFL PARTNERSHIP
02/09/21
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE IS PARTNERING WITH INDIANAPOLIS-BASED…..ELI LILLY AND COMPANY….ON WHETHER ONE OF THE FIRM’S
TREATMENTS CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES…..
THE PHASE THREE TRIAL ENROLLS RESIDENTS AND STAFF…..WHO LIVE OR WORK AT FACILITIES THAT HAVE HAD A RECENTLY DIAGNOSED CASE OF
COVID-19…..AND WHO NOW ARE AT A HIGH RISK OF EXPOSURE……
SPORTS
02/09/21
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS TRAVEL TO MUHLENBERG COUNTY……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON TAMPA BAY……
THE BUSCH CLASH AT DAYTONNA…..NASCAR’S ANNUAL EXHIBITION RACE THAT KICKS OF SPEED WEEKS WILL BE RUN TONIGHT……AND FOR THE
FIRST TIME THE RACE WILL BE RUN ON THE DAYTONA ROAD COURSE……
COVID UPDATE
02/08/21
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN…..THE COMMONWEALTH REPORTED THE FOURTH STRAIGHT WEEK OF DECLINING CASES
YESTERAY….WITH 15-HUNDRED-32 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 377-THOUSAND-790……
TWO COUNTIES HAD OVER 100 CASES…..AND WARREN COUNTY WAS EIGHTH WITH 36……
31 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO FOUR-THOUSAND-51…..
12-HUNDRED-35 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 44-THOUSAND-945 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE DROPPED BELOW EIGHT-PERCENT TO SEVEN-POINT-97 PERCENT…..
GRADUATION RATES
02/08/21
GRADUATION AND RETENTION RATES CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN KENTUCKY’S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES LAST YEAR…..DESPITE DISRUPTIONS
CAUSED BY THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..
ACCORDING TO THE COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION…..THE SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATE AT FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITIES WAS 56-POINT-
FOUR PERCENT…. WHICH WAS UP ONE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR….AND UP NEARLY SIX-PERCENT OVER THE LAST FIVE
YEARS…..
AND GRADUATION RATES WERE ALSO UP TWO-POINT-FOUR PERCENT AT THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM……
PHISHING TEXT
02/08/32
THE KENTUVKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET IS WARNING OF A….TEXT PHISHING ATTEMPT…..IMPERSONATING THE AGENCY…..
THE TEXT MESSAGE INCLUDES A LINK AND THE SENDER IS LISTED AS….. K-Y-D-O-T”…..
THIS IMESSAGE IS NOT FROM THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET AND RECIPIENTS ARE WARNED NOT TO CLICK THE LINK THAT ASKS FOR PERSONAL
INFORMATION…..
FATAL-WARREN
02/08/21
AN ACCIDENT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING….ON I-65 SOUTH AT THE 32 MILE MARKER…..CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A WARREN COUNTY RESIDENT…..
STATE POLICE SAY A FORD PASSENGER VEHICLE OPERATED BY 30 YEAR OLD CEIRRA BROWN OF BOWLING GREEN WAS DISABLED IN THE RIGHT
LANE OF TRAVEL…..WHEN A 20-20 PETERBILT TRACTOR HAULING TWO TRAILERS AND OPERATED BY 44 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER ZATEZALO OF
TEXAS…..STRUCK THE DISABLE VEHICLE CAUSING ONE TO THE TRAILERS TO OVERTURN…..
BROWN WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE BY THE WARREN COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE…..
SHOOTING-HART
02/06/21
STATE POLICE ARE INESTIGATING A SHOOTING AT A RESIDENCE ON CUB RUN HIGHWAY IN HART COUNTY…..
21 YEAR OLD ALEXANDER GARDNER OF CUB RUN WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF ASSAULT-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE…..
HIS FATHER AND GRANDFATHER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT……
SPORTS
02/08/21
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BARREN COUNTY…
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE LIGHTENING……
REGIONAL CENTERS
02/05/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED FOUR MORE REGONAL COVID-19 VACCINATION CENTERS THAT WILL BE OPENING NEXT WEEK…..
IN COOPERAATION WITH KROGER….ONE WILL BE IN BOWLING GREEN AT THE FORMER SEARS LOCATION IN THE GREENWOOD MALL…..IT WILL BE
OPEN THURSDAY THRU SA TURDAY FROM 10 TO FOUR…..AND YOU CAN SIGN UP BY GOING TO….. KROGER-DOT-COM-FORWARD SLASH/COVID-
VACCINE…..OR CAL EIGHT-SIX-SIX-TWO-ONE-ONE-53-20…..
ANOTHER CENTER WILL BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH T-J- REGIONAL HEALTH AT THE T-J HEALTH PAVILLION IN GLASGOW…..DAYS AND HOURS ARE
STILL BEING DETERMINED…… CHECK THEIR WEBSITE AT T-J-REGIONAL-HEALTH-DOT-ORG….OR CALL TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SIX-FIVE-NINE-10-10…..
THE OTHER REGIONAL CENTERS WILL BE AT THE KENTUCKY CENTER IN COVINGTON AND AT MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/05/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 15 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 16-HUNDRED-EIGHT CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 14-HUNDRED-68
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 109 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 21 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
ARREST
02/05/21
A BOWLING GREEN MAN IS FACING A NUMBER OF CHARGES FOLLOWING HIS ARREST BY THE STATE POLICE INTERDICTION TEAM…..
21 YEAR OLD JOSEPH BUDD OF 20-69 GRIDER POND ROAD WAS A PASSENGER IN A VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED…..AFTER A BRIEF ENCOUNTER…HE
FLED ON FOOT, FOR ANOUT A BLOCK, BEFORE HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODAY…..
LOCATED IN THE VEHICLE WERE A SAWED OFF SHOT GUN, SHELLS, BAGGIES OF METH AND DIGITAL SCALES……
GERALD
02/05/21
94 YEAR OLD LARRY ELDRIDGE GERALD PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL
BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THE T-W
CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS SON; ED AND WIFE RENEE AND DAUGHTER SUSAN….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; KEITH AND MARGARET…..FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/05/21
YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS CHANGE TO YOUR AC/S SCHEDULE…..
TONIGHT’S PATRIOT/LADY PATRIOT DOUBLEHEADER AT BARREN COUNTY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A BOYS GAME ONLY….
TIP OFF IS SIX…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
VETO RULING
02/24/21
A FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE HAS ISSUED A TEMPORATY INJUNCTION ON HOUSE BILL-1…..WHICH WOULD ALLOW BUSINESSES…..SCHOOLS….
AND CHURCHES TO REMAIN OPEN DURING AN EMERGENCY…..AS LONG AS THE FOLLOW C-D-C OR STATE GUIDELINES…..
IN HIS ORDER…..JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD SAID THE LAW COULD CREATE…. CHAOS…..AND UNDERMINE MEASURESS INTENDED TO COMBAT THE
CORONA-VIRUS…..
SHEPHERD NOTED THAT SENATE BILL-ONE WHICH PLACES LIMITS ON THE GOVERNOR’S POWER TO ISSUE EXECUTIVE ORDERS DURING AN
EMERGENCY…. AND SENATE BILL TWO WHICH PROVIDES MORE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF EMERGENCY REGULATONS CAN WAIT FOR FURTHER
ACTION…..
SHEPHERD’S RESTRAINING ORDER WILL LAST FOR 30-DAYS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/04/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 11 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 15-HUNDRED-93 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 14-HUNDRED-68
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 94 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 21 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 20 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
GUIDELINES TIGHTENED
02/04/21
THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES HAS TIGHTENED THE CORONA VACCINE GUIDELINES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH….
BEGINNING TODAY….RECIPIENTS IN KENTUCKY MUST EITHER….
BE A RESIDENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE RESIDENCY……
OR BE AN INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES…..INVOLVING DIRECT CARE TO PATIENTS IN KENTUCKY…..
THE CHANGE WAS PROMPTED BY REPORTS OF PEOPLE CROSSING STATE LINES TO GET THE SHOT……
COVID UPDATE
02/24/21
25-HUNDRED-92 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY……BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO
369-THOUSAND-519…..
FIVE COUNTIES REPORTED OVER 100 CASES……WHILE WARREN COUNTY WAS SEVENTH WITH 85……
51 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY……INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO THREE-THOUSAND-863……
13-HUNDRED-40 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 44-THOUSAND-73 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS EIGHT-POINT-58 PERCENT…..
SPORTS
02/04/21
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE SCHEDULED TO PLAY AT BARREN COUNTY……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO CAROLINA TO TAKE ON THE PANTHERS…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
02/03/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 23 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 15-HUNDRED-82 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 14-HUNDRED-56
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 95 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARTINE EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 21 DEATHS……
THERE WERE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE-HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND IF YOU’RE SICK…..STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES….. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE…..
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
02/03/21
LAW MAKERS RETURNED TO FRANKFORT YESTERDAY…..FOR THE SECOND PORTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION…..WITH THE MAIN
ORDER OF BUSINESS BEING AN OVERRIDE OF ALL SIX VETOES BY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR….WHICH IN TURN PROMPTED A LAWSUIT BY
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR AGAINST THREE OF THE BILLS…..
ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNOR….HOUSE BILL ONE….SENATE BILL ONE….AND SENATE BILL TWO SEEK TO UNLAWFULLY INFRINGE ON THE
GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY TO RESPOND TO EMERGENIES……..
THE SUIT ASKES THE THREE BILLS BE DECLARED AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL….AND THAT TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF BE
GRANTED TO HALT ENFORCEMENT OF THE NEW LAWS…..
COVID UPDATE
02/03/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SILL INCREASE KENTUCKY’S VACCINE SUPPLY BY AN
ADDITIONAL FIVE=PERCENT BEGINNING NEXT WEEK….COMBINED WITH AN INCREASE ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S SUPPLY
WILL INCREASE BY 22-PERCENT BEGINNING MONDAY…..
24-HUNDRED-43 NEWS CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 366-THOUSAND-938…..
FOUR COUNTIES HAD OVER 100 NEW CASES….AND WARREN COUNTY WAS EIGHTH WITH 77 CASES….
32 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY……INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 38-HUNDRED-12……
13-HUNDRED-35 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 43-THOUSAND-714 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS EIGHT-POINT-83 PERCENT……
PURSUIT
02/03/21
A LOUISVILLE MAN IS BEHIND BARS FOLLOWING A MULTI-AGENCY POLICE PURSUIT THAT EXTENDED FROM GLASGOW TO BOWLING GREEN…..
GLASOGW POLCIE AND BARREN COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE IN PURSUIT OF A REPORTEDLY STOLEN TWO-THOUSAND-FOUR CHEVY PICK UP….WHEN
IT EXITED ONTO I-65…WHERE STATE POLICE JOINED IN…..…..
TIRE DEFLATIONN DEVICES WERE DEPLOYED….AND THE TRUCK THEN EXITED AT LOUISVILLE ROAD WHERE IT STRUCK A PASSENGER CAR…..
A PIT MANEUVER WAS FINALLY USED TO STOP THE TRUCK……AND THE DRIVER….23 YEAR OOLD CODIE DEWITT OF LOUISVILLE WAS ARRESTED….HE
WAS TAKEN TO BE MEDICALL CLEARED AND THEN LODGED IN JIAL FACING A NUMBER OF CHARGES INCLUDING WANTON ENDANGERMENT OF A
POLICE OFFICER, ASSAULT AND FLEEING OR EVADING…..
ONE PERSON FROM THE PASSENGER CAR WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES…..
CRONE
02/03/21
73 YEAR OLD JIMMY CRONE OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS)
MORNING AT 10 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HICKORY HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPTHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONAITONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY NEAL AND RENEE OF ADOLPHUS AND STEVIE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO DAUGHTERS
AND SONS-IN-LAW; NANCY AND RODNEY OWENS OF SCOTTSVILLE AND KATELYNN AND WILLIAM GIFFORD OF TENNESSEE…….THREE SISTERS AND
BROTHERS-IN-LAW; WANDA STRODE, DIANE AND LARRY MAHANEY AND JOYCE AND JESSIE MORGAN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND A SISTER-IN-LAW;
WANDA CRONE OF SCOTTSVILLE……. EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/03/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT….AND PICKED UP TWO BIG WINS OVER GLASGOW….AS THE LADY PATRIOTS
DEFEATED THE LAY SCOTTIES 40 TO 31…..
AND THE PATRIOTS DOWNED THE SCOTTIES 76 TO 59……
BOTH TEAM WILL BE BACK IN ACTION FRIDAY NIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO BARREN COUNTY…….
DRIVERS LICENSE RENEWAL
02/02/21
A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR REMOTE RENEWAL OF QUALIFYING….EXPIRED KENTUCKY DRIVER’S LICENSES AND I-D CARDS……HAS BEEN RENEWED….
THE RENEWAL APPLIES TO KENTUCKY DRIVER’S LICENSES…..PERMITS…..AND STATE-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION CARDS THAT EXPIRED OR WILL
EXPIRE BY JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR…..
APPLICANTS WHO REQUIRE DRIVER TESTING PERFORMED BY THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THAT STEP BEFORE
RENEWING A CREDENTIAL……
RESIDENTS SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR CIRCUIT CLERK’S OFFICE AS TO THE PREFERRED METHOD FOR RENEWAL….SUCH AS THE “DROP-OFF”
FORM OR “MAIL-IN” FORM…..KEEP IN MIND THAT THE “MAIL-IN” OPTION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REAL I-Ds….. OR NEW STANDARD LICENSES…..
PERMITS….AND I-Ds…..ALL OF WHICH MUST BE RENEWED OR OBTAINED IN PERSON…..
IT ALSO DOES NOT APPLY TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES…..OR LICENSE HOLDERS WHO HAVE HAD AN ADDRESS CHANGE……
TO LEARN MORE……GO TO…..DRIVE-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV…….
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
02/02/21
LAWMAKERS RETURN TO FRANKFORT TODAY….TO BEGIN THE SECOND PART OF THE 20-21 GENERAL ASSEMBLY….WITH A STATE BUDGET….
GAMBLING….AND VETO OVERRIDES AMONG THE ITEMS TO BE CONSIDEREC….
KENTUUCKY’S TOP LAW MAKERS HAVE INDICATED THE GOP-LED LEGISLATURE WILL MOVE AHEAD WITH VOTES TO OVERRIDE GOVERNOR ANDY
BESHER’S VETOES LIMITING THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE POWERS TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES….. INCLUDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…….
THERE ARE FOUR BUDGET BILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION…..FOR THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH….TRANSPORTATION CABINET….LEGISLATIVE BRANCH…..
AND JUDICIAL BRANCH……
HEALTH DEPARTMENT IMMUNIZATIONS
02/02/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ADMINISTERED 200-INITIAL VACCINE DOSES TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS….FIRST RESPONDERS….
AND K-THRU-12 EDUCATORS…..AND IS CURRENTLY ADMINISTERING THE BOOSTER TO THESE INDIVIDUALS…..
PRESENTLY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE ANY “PRIME” DOSES ON HAND FOR THE NEXT GROUP OF 70 AND OVER RESIDENTS AT
THIS TIME….
ARREST
02/02/21
TWO MORE KENTUCKY MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ILLEGALY ENTERING THE U-S CAPITOL DURING THE JANUARY SIXTH RIOT…..
DALTON CRASE AND TROY WILLIAMS WERE ARRSTED BY THE F-B-I…..WHO LEARNED OF THEIR TRIP TO WASHINGTON FROM ANOTHER PERSON WHO
HAD PLANNED TO TRAVEL WITH THEM…..BUT BECAME ILL AND DIDN’T GO…..
THE F-B-I HAS ARRESTED SEVEN KENTUCKIANS IN CONNECTION WITH THE RIOT AT THE CAPITOL……
APP-HARVEST
02/02/21
APPHARVEST…..AN AGRI-TECH BUSINESS BASED IN MOREHEAD….BEGAN TRADING ON THE NASDAQ STOCK EXCHANGE YESTERDAY…..
APPHARVEST OPENED THE LARGEST GREENHOUSE IN NORTH AMERICA….AND ONE OF THE 10-LARGEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD…..WITH THE MOST
SOPHISTICATED L-E-D LIGHTING SYSTEM THAT’S EVER BEEN CREATED…..
THEY’VE JUST DELIVERED THEIR FIRST CROP OF TOMOTOES TO GROCERY STORES ALL ALONG THE EAST COAST……
SPORTS
02/02/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT…..AS GLASGOW COMES TO PATRIOT GYM……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AROUND FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
COURT PAYMENTS
02/01/21
KENTUCKY’S COURT SYSTEM IS OFFERING MORE PAYMENT OPTIONS…..ON-LINE….. STARTING THISWEEK….
THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS HAS EXPANDED ITS….E-PAY PROGRAM…..TO LET INDIVIDUALS MAKE FULL OR PARTIAL PAYMENTS ON
ELIGIBLE CASES IN WHICH THEY OWE COURT COSTS….FINES….FEES…..OR RESTITUTION….
A PREPAYABLE CASE IS ON THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE A COURT APPEARANCE….. SUCH AS A MINOR TRAFFIC TICKET….INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A
PREPAYABLE CASE AND OPT TO MAKE PAYMENTS…..WILL RECEIVE TEXT/EMAIL REMINDERS AS PART OF THE “E-PAY” EXPANSION……
TO FIND OUT MORE……GO TO K-Y-COURTS-DOT-GOV…..AND CLICK ON THE “PAY FINE/FEE” ICON……
COVID UPDATE
02/01/21
DAILY FIGURES ON COVID-19 ALL SAW DECREASES YESTERDAY….AS 17-HUNDRED-68 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED…..
BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 346-THOUSAND-586…..
TWO COUNTIES HAD OVER 100 CASES YESTERDAY…..WHILE WARREN COUNTY WAS THIRD ON THE LIST WITH 67……
35 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERING…..RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO THREE-THOUSAND-714……
13-HUNDRED-27 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 43-THOUSAND-380 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE DROPPED TO EIGHT-POINT-81 PERCENT……
WISCONSIN TEEN ARRESTED
02/01/21
A WISCONSIN TEENAGER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH CALLING IN FALSE REPORTS OF A GUN BEING FIRED AND A BOMB THREAT AT MURRAY HIGH
SCHOOL…..
19 YEAROLD KYA NELSON…..WHO WAS ARRSTED FRIDAY IN RAINE AND CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF TERRORISTIC THREATENING…..IS
AWAITING EXTRADITION TO KENTUCKY……
SPORTS
02/02/21
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS HOST SOUTH WARREN…..
WHILE THE LADY PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS GLASGOW…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN TAMPA BAY TO PLAY THE LIGTHENING…..
ARREST
01/29/21
THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE CONCLUDED A THREE-MONTH INVESTIGATION IN BARREN COUNTY….WHEN THEY STOPPED A VEHICLE ON
BAILEYS BEND ROAD…..
THE DRIVER….34 YEAROLD TYLER BRANSTETTER TRIED TO ELUD OFFICERS BY DRIVING THRU A YARD…..BUT WAS STOPPED WITHOUT INCIDENT…..
BRANSTETTER ADMITTED TO HAVING CRYSTAL METH….AND HE ALSO HAD MARIJUANA….A HANDGUN…..AND PARAPHERBALIA…..
BRANSTTER WAS ARRESTED AND LODGED IN THE BARREN COUNTY JAIL……
CUMBERLANDS
01/29/21
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS RECENTLY RECEIVED NEARLY SIX-MILLION DOLLARS IN EMERGNEY CORONA-VIRUS RELIEF FUNDS……AND
THEY’RE DIRECTING EVERY DOLLAR TO THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT BODY….
FULL-TIME….DEGREE SEEKING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS…..WILL RECEIVE 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS…..WITH PELL-ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
RECEIVING 475-DOLLARS…..
AND PART-TIME….DEGREE SEEKING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS…..WILL RECEIVE 500-DOLLARS….WITH PELL-ELIGIBLE STUDENTS RECEIVING AN
ADDITIONAL 275-DOLLARS…….
MHS EXPANSION
01/29/21
A MT. WASHINGTON BASED MANUFACTURER OF CONVEYOR AND AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT PLANS TO OPEN A FACILITY IN BOWLING GREEN WHICH
WILL CREATE 200 NEW JOBS…..
MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS WILL INVEST SEVEN-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLLARS TO LEASE A 181-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IN THE
KENTUCKY TRANS PARK…..DO RENOVATIONS…..AND PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT……
SPORTS
01/29/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TONIGHT…..TO CELEBRATE SENIOR NIGHT…..AT THEY TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY……
TIP OF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
THE LADY TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY CHARLOTTE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/28/22
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 10 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 15-HUNDRED-15 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 13-HUNDRED-85
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 104 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 21 DEATHS …..
THERE WERE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…… AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES…. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE……
COVID UPDATE
01/28/21
KENTUCKY’S POST –HOLIDAY BUMP IN COVID-19 DEATHS CONTINUES…..WHILE NEW CASES ANS THE POSITIVITY RATE ARE DECLINING……
24-HUNDRED-24 NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 352-THOUSAND-943…..
THREE COUNTIES HAD OVER 100 CASES….WHILE WARREN COUNTY WAS SIXTH WITH 76……
47 MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY……RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO THREE-THOUSAND-
542…….
15-HUNDRED-97 REMAIN HOSPITLIZED……
AT LEAST 41-THOUSAND-625 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS DECLINED TO NINE-POINT-35 PERCENT……
IMPEACHMENT COMMITTEE
01/28/21
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE CONSIDERING A PETITION FILED BY FOUR INDIVIDUALS…..CALLING FOR THE IMPEACHMENT OF GOVERNOR
ANDY BESHEAR….. MET FOR THREE HOURS YESTERDAY……
THE COMMITTEE IS SEEKING MORE INFORMATION FROM BESHEAR…..WHO HAS UNTIL MONDAY TO RESPOND TO RESPOND TO THEIR REQUEST…..
WHILE ONE OF THE PETITIONERS HAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE PETITION……
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO CONSIDER IMPEACHMENTS AGAINST ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON AND REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT
GOFORTH……
SPORTS
01/28/21
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS GO TO MONROE COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ALSO TRAVEL TO MONROE COUNTY…..
WHILE THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKEBALL TEAM ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/27/22
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 18 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 15-HUNDRED-FIVE CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 13-HUNDRED-84
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 95 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 21 DEATHS …..
THERE WERE 16 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…… AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES…. AND IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL CARE……
COVID UPDATE
01/26/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL INCREASE ITS SUPPLY OF COVID-19 VACCINE TO THE COMMONWEALTH BY 17-
PERCENT……NOW THAT KENTUCKY HAS SEEN ITS FIRST CASES OF THE U-K VAIANT VIRUS……
27-HUNDRED-14 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY……. BRINGING THE TOTL NUMBER OF CASES TO 350-THOUSAND-528
SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN…..
THREE COUNTIES HAD MORE THAN 100 CASES….AND WARREN COUNTY WAS FOURTH WITH 94…..
35 MORE DEATHS WERE REPORED YESTERDAY…..INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 34-HUNDRED-95…..
15-HUNDRED-66 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 41-THOUSAND-878 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS DECLINED TO NINE-POINT-63 PERCENT……
FATAL-HART
01/27/21
A THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT…..AT THE 67 MILE MARKER ON I-65 NORTHBOUND IN HART COUNTY…..CLAIMED A LIFE….
STATE POLICE SAY 47 YEAR OLD NAOMI SPARROW OF LOUISVILLE DIED AT THE SCENE AFTER HER 20-14 DODGE AVENGER HIT THE GUARD RAIL….
CAUSING I TO STALL IN THE RIGHT LANE OF TRAVEL…..
THE VEHICLE WAS THEN HIT BY A KENWORTH TRACTOR/TRAILER AND A G-M-C S-U-V……
NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT……
SPORTS
01/27/21
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT…..TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..AND THEY GAINED A HARD FOUGHT 45 TO 43 WIN…..
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WILL BOTH BE BACK IN ACTION FRIDAY NIGHT AS THEY CELEBRATE SENIOR NIGHT…… K
THE PREDATORS DOWNED THE BLACKHAWKS THREE TO TWO…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/26/22
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 24 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH FIVE
SATURDAY…..FIVE SUNDAY……AND 14 YESTERDAY…….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 14-HUNDRED-87 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 13-HUNDRED-82
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 79 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 21 DEATHS …..
THERE WAS ONE PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…… AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
VOTER NUMBERS DECLINE
01/26/21
ACCORDING TO KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS….IN DECEMBER THE COMMONWEALTH’S ELECTORATE DECLINED…..AS MORE
VOTERS WERE TAKEN OFF THE VOTING ROLLS THAN WERE ADDED….
WHILE 671 NEW VOTERS REGISTERED…..THREE-THOUSAND-89 WERE REMOVED….. MAKING 24-HUNDRED-18 FEWER VOTERS ON THE ROLLS AS OF
DECEMBER 31ST…. THAN ON NOVEMBER 30TH…..A SEVEN-HUNDREDTHS OF A PERCENT DECREASE…..
DEMOCRATS REPRESENT 47-PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS…..WITH REPUBLICANS AT 44-PERCENT….AND NINE PERCENT OF VOTERS ARE
LISTED UNDER OTHER AFFILIATIONS…….
COVID UPDATE
01/26/21
NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS CONTINUE TO DROP IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..AS 12-HUNDRED-68 WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..
BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTA TO 347-THOUSAND-836……
39 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED……INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 34-HUNDRED-60……
15-HUNDRED-39 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 41-THOUSAND-760 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS DROPPED TO NINE-POINT-92 PERCENT……
FBI ARREST
01/26/21
THE F-B-I HAS ARRESTED ANOTHER KENTUCKY RESIDENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE JANUARY SIXTH ATTACK ON THE U-S CAPITOL…..
22 YEAR OLD JORDAN REVLETT OF ISLAND-KENTUCKY…..WHICH IS LOCATED IN MCLEAN COUNTY…..JOINS FOUR OTHER KENTUCKIANS ALREADY
FEDERALLY CHARGED…..
REVLETT WAS ARRESTED FOR ENTERING THE CAPITOL BUILDING AFTER POSTING PICTURES AND A 42-SECOND VIDEO ON SNAPCHAT……
SPORTS
01/26/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT AS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON COME TO PATRIOT GYM…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE HE ACTION STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE BLACKHAWKS……
STAGE LENGTHS FOR THE 20-21 NASCAR CUP SERIES HAVE BEEN RELEASED…..
NASCAR RETURNS TO THE NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY THIS SEASON….WITH A 300-LAP CUP RACE…..AND STAGE BREAKS AT 90 AND 185 LAPS……
IMMUNIZATIONS
01/25/21
AS THE COVID-19 IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE CONTINUES IN THE COMMONWEALTH….. MORE KENTUCKIANS ARE HAVING TO WAIT TO RECEIVE THE
VACCINE BECAUSE OF SUPPLY……ESPECIALLY SINCE THE COMMONWEALTH HAS EXPANDED THE “PHASE ONE-B” TO EDUCATORS AND NON-
MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDERS….
AS OF FRIDAY…..267-THOUSAND-577 TOTAL DOSES OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED IN KENTUCKY…..
223-THOUSAND-867 DOSES HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED THROUGH KENTUCKY’S PROGRAMFOR PRIORITY GROUPS…..ONE-A AND ONE-B…..
AND ANOTHER 43-THOUSAND-710 HAVE GONE THROUGH THE LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES PROGRAM…..WHICH IS HANDLED BY WALGREEN’S AND
CVS AS PART OF A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT…..
THE COMMONWEALTH IS EXPECTING 56-THOUSAND DOSES THIS WEEK…..
COVID UPDATE
01/25/21
AS IS GENERALLY THE CASE ON SUNDAY……THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS AND DEATHS IN KENTUCKY WERE DOWN
YESTERDAY…..
TWO-THOUSAND-18 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 386-THOUSAND-546…..TWO COUNTIES REPORTED OVER
100 CASES AND WARREN COUNTY WAS FIFTH ON THE LIST WITH 68……
35 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY……INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE IRUS TO 34-HUNDRED-21……
15-HUNDRED-40 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 41-THOUSAND-660 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS 10-POINT-24 PERCENT……
MCCONNELL
01/25/21
A KENTUCKY REPUBLICAN PARTY COMMITTEE ON SATUDAY REJECTED A RESOLUTION URGING SENATE G-O-P LEADER…..MITCH MCCONNELL….TO
FULLY SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP IN THE EX-PRESIDENT’S UPCOMING IMPEACHMENT TRIAL….
THE G-O-P CENTRAL COMMITTEE MET TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL AFTER A GRASSROOTS GROUP OF REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS PUSHED THE
RESOLUTION…..
CAMRON IMPEACHMENT
01/25/21
FRIDAY…..AN IMPEACHMENT PETITION SEEKING THE REMOVAL OF ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON WAS FILED WITH THE KENTUCKY HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES…..
THREE OF THE CONCERNED CITIZENS WERE MEMBERS OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY GRAND JURY…..WHO EARLIE THIS YEAR….CONSIDERED THE
SHOOTING OF BREONNA TAYLOR DURING A DRUG RAID ON HER HOME…..
ARREST
01/25/21
FOLLOWING A JOINT INVESTIGATION BY THE BOWLING GREEN/WARREN COUNTY DRUG TASK….D-T-F….AND THE U-S POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE…..
A SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED AT 12-27 HIGH STREET……
THE SUSPECT…..24 YEAR OLD OLIVER ALEXANDRE WOULDN’T OPEN THE DOOR WHICH WAS FORCED OPEN….AND HE THEM JUMPED FROM THE
SEOND FLOOR BALCONY AND RAN A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE BEING APPRDHENDED…..
SEIZED WERE SEVEN POUNDS OF HIGH-GRADE MARIJUANA……101 HIGH CONCENTRATION MARIJUANA VAPES…..92 PACKAGES PF JOGJ
CONCENTRATION T-H-C GUMMY’S….NINE JARS OF “DABS”…..A 40-MM GLOCK HANDGUN AND AN AK-PISTOL GRIP SEMI-AUTOMATIC WEAPON……
AN ADDITIONAL SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED AT A STORAGE UNIT WERE A SAFE CONTAINING 40-THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS LOCATED…..
ALEXANDRE WAS LODGED IN THE WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL…..
SPORTS
0125/21
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE LADY PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS GO TO FRANK/SIMPSON…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/21/22
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 11 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 14-HUNDRED-49 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 13-HUNDRED-12
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 118 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 165 CONTACTS IN ADDITION
TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 18 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
01/22/21
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S DECEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS SIX PERCENT…..WHICH
WAS UP THREE-TENTHS OF A POINT FROM NOVEMBER…..AND UP ONE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT FROM THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT RECORDED
IN 20-19……
MOST OF DECEMBER’S EMPLOYMENT DECLINE WAS IN THE….ACCOMMONDATIONS AND FOOD SERVICE SECTOR…..WHICH OPERATED UNDER
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS TO HELP SLOW RISING COVID-19 RATES……..
THE “U-S” DECEMBER JOBLESS RATE WAS SIX-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT….WHICH WAS UNCHANGED FROM NOVEMBER……
COVID UPDATE
01/22/21
KENTUCKY SAW ITS HIGHEST DAILY NUMBER OF DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..WITH 58 NEW CASES……BRING THE NUMBER OF
KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO THREE-THOUSAND-301…..
37-HUNDRED-28 NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE ALSO REPORTED….. RAISING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH
TO 338-THOUSAND-34…..
EIGHT COUNTIES HAD MORE THAN 100 CASES…..WITH WARREN COUNTY BEING SIXTH ON THE LIST WITH 126……
16-HUNDRED-FOUR REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 41-THOUSAND-469 HAVE RECOVERED……
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS 11-POINT-ZERO-FIVE PERCENT…….
SEARCH WARRANTS
01/22/21
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERO HAS FORMED A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE SEARCH WARRANT PROCESS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….
CAMERON SAID THE GOAL OF THE TASK FORCE IS TO ESTABLISH KENTUCKY AS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR HOW SEARCH WARRANTS SHOULD BE
PURSUED AND EXECUTED…..
THE TASK FORCE WILL BE ASKED TO CONSIDER LAW ENFORCEMENT’S ROLE IN ADVANCING PUBLIC SAFETY……ALONG WITH PERSONAL
PROTECTONS GUARANTEED TO CITIZENS BY THE CONSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE COMMONWEALTH……
TRUMP TRIAL
01/22/21
SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL IS PROPOSING TO PUSH BACK THE START OF DONALD TRUMP’S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL TO
FEBRUARY…..TO GIVE THE FORMER PRESIDENT TIME TO PREPARE AND REVIEW HIS CASE…..
HOUSE DEMOCRATS……WHO VOTED TO IMPEACH TRUMP LAST WEEK…..HAVE SIGNALED THEY WANT TO MOVE QUICKLY TO TRIAL……
SPORTS
01/22/21
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT TO CLINTON COUNTY…..
TONIGHT’S GAMES WERE ORGINALLY SCHEDULED AS A BOY/GIRL DOUBLEHEADER…..BUT THE CLINTON COUNTY GIRL’S ARE PLAYING IN THE ALL “A”
STATE CLASSIC……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO DALLAS…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/21/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX3 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 14-HUNDRED-38 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 13-HUNDRED-ONE
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 118 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 158 CONTACTS IN ADDITION
TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 28 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
COVID UPDATE
01/21/21
WHILE KENTUCKY SAW A BIG JUMP IN BOTH NEW CASES AND DEATHS DUE TO THE CORONIA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..THE POSITIVITY RATE CONTINUED
TO DROP…..
34-HUNDRED-33 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY……RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 334-THOUSAND-321……
SEVEN COUNTIES REPORTED OVER 100 CASES….WITH WARREN BEING FIFTH ON THE LIST WITH 129…..
49 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 32-HUNDRED-43……
16-HUNDRED-78 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 41-THOUSAND-240 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITRY RATE DROPPED TO 11-POINT-28 PERCENT……
REAL ESTATE RECORD
01/21/21
ACCORDING TO THE REALTOR ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY….MORE RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE WAS SOLD IN 20-20 THAN IN PREVIOUS
YEAR…..AS UNITS SOLD….SALES VOLUME….AVERAGE PRICE….AND MEDIAN PRICE WERE ALL WELL ABOVE PREVIOUS RECORDS…..
LAST YEAR…..32-HUNDRED-24 RESIDENTIAL UNITS WERE SOLD WITH A TOTAL SALES VOLUME OF 671-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..WHICH WAS IN
INCREASE OF SEVEN-POINT-SIX PERCENT AND 16-POINT14-PERCENT FORM 20-19 NUMBERS RESPECTFULLY…..
THE AVERAGE SALES PRICE WAS 208-THOUSAND DOLLARS….AND THE MEDIAN PRICE WAS 185-THOUSAND LAST YEAR…..WHICH WAS UP FROM
SEVEN-POINT-93 PERCENT…..AND EIGHT-POINT-SIX PERCENT FROM 20-19…..
HOWARD
01/21/21
81 YEAR OLD ARNOLD J. HOWARD OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL
SERVIES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
THREE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIED BY HIS WIFE; BRENDA KINSLOW HOWARD……TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JERRY AND DIANA AND JEFF…..AND TWO
DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; LISA AND GREG LEE AND HILLARY KINSLOW ALLL OF INDIANA…..AND HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW; DORIS LONAS AND
HUSBAND CLESSIE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..NINE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
BROWN
01/21/21
81 YEAR OLD SAMUEL BROWN-JUNIOR OF BIRMINGHAM-ALABAMA PASSED AWAY MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES FOR THE
ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT NEW SALEM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION WILL BE
FROM 12-30 TO ONE-30 SATUDAY AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME…..IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE “SAM BROWN
BRIDGE BUILDER AWARD”…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ELIZABETH “LIBBY” O’BRYAN BROWN…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; SCOTT AND KELLY OF ALABAMA AND
STUART AND NOELLE OF GEORGIA…..AND A DAUGHTER; JULIE BROWN OF ALABAMA…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
CROWE
01/21/21
91 YEAR OLD REBA JEAN CROWE OF FOUNTAIN RUN PASSED AWAY TUESDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL….FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY WILL BE THIS TODAY (THURS) AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEAL CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; CATHY TURNER OF MT. HERMON AND JUDY AND STEVE ELLIS OF ETOIL….A SISTER; ANNA
TURNER OF TOMPKINSVILLE…..AND TWO BROTHERS; RANCEL ISENBERG OF INDIANA AND MARVIN ISENBERG OF TOMPKINSVILLE…..THREE
GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/21/21
TUESDAY……THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAM TRAVELED TO HOPKINSVILLE FOR A TRI-MEET……
AC/S COMPILED A SCORE OF TWO-34…..TO EASLY GET PAST HOPKINSVILLE WITH 106 AND CRISTIAN COUNTY WHO SCOTED 94 POINTS…..
THE DATES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THE 20-21 BOYS AND GIRLS SWEET-16 TOURNAMENTS AT RUPP ARENA…..
HE BOYS TOURNAMENT WILL BE MARCH 31ST THRU APRIL THIRD…..AND THE GIRLS TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD APRIL SEVENTH THRU 10TH……
AT THIS TIME….ATTENDANCE AT BOTH TOURNAMENTS WILL BE RESTRICTED TO 15-PERENT OF CAPACITY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/20/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 33 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON…...
WITH THREE SATURDAY, SEVEN SUNDAY, NINE MONDAY AND 14 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 14-HUNDRED-32 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 12-HUNDRED-78
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 134 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 135 CONTACTS IN ADDITION
TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 23 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
COVID UPDATE
01/20/21
THE COMMONWEALTH REPORTED 22-HUNDRED-50 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY……BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 330-
THOUSAND-907…..THREE COUNTIES REPORTED OVER 100 CASES……INCLUDING WARREN COUNTY WHICH WAS THIRD ON THE LIST WITH
112……WHILE BARREN WAS TIED FOR SEVENTH WITH DAVIES AND PULASKI WITH 51 EACH……
27 DEATHS ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..RASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO THREE-THOUSAND-194…..
BESHEAR VETOS BILLS
01/20/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS VETOED FIVE BILLS PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..INCLUDING THREE WHICH WOULE LIMIT THE
GOVERNOR’S EMERGENCY POWERS DURING A PANDEMID……
ALL FIVE WERE PRIORITY LEGISLATION FOR THE REPUBLICAN SUPER-MAJORITIES OF BOTH CHAMBERS…..AND THE HAVE THE POWER TO OVERRIDE
THE GOVERN’S VETOS…..
BESHEAR SAID HE WOULD SEND A LETTER TO LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO HOPEFULLY BEGIN MORE DISCUSSION…….
TROOPERS TO WASHINGTON
01/20/21
A UNIT OF 44 KENTUCKY STATE POLICE TROOPERS ARE IN WASHINGTON D-C TO HELP PROVIDE SECURITY FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL
INAUGURATION…..
THE TROOPERS WERE TEMPORARILY SWORN IN AS LOCAL OFFICERS…..GIVING THEM ARREST POERS DURING THEIR DUTIES…..
TWO TROOPERS FROM EACH OF THE 16 POSTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE DETAIL……
BUTLER TRIPLE HOMICIDE
01/20/21
STATE POLICE CONTINUE THE INVESTIGAION INTO A TRIPLE HOMICIDE IN BUTLER COUNTY YESTERDAY…..
THE VICTIMS….63 YEAR OLD LUPE MCGRANAHAN, 79 YEAR OLD CHARLES MCGRANAHAN AND 30 YEAR OLD ANGELA CAREY…..ALL OF
MORGANTOWN….HAD ALL BEEN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES…..
32 YEAR OLD JOSEPH CAREY OF BOWLING GREEN…..HUSBAND OF ANGELA CAREY….
HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THE DEATHS OF THE THREE VICTIMS……
SPORTS
01/20/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN CENTRAL LAST NIGHT…..AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 60 TO 44
DECISION TO THE LADY DRAGONS……
KYLE HARWOOD HAS YOUR U-S BANK GAME WRAP-UP…..
AND THE PATRIOTS LOST TO THE DRAGONS 77 TO 47……
THE PATRIOTS TRAVEL TO CLINTON COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT……
THE VANDERBILT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HAS ELECTED NOT TO CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON……DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
COVID-19 RELATED CIRCUMSTANCES….OPT-OUTS AND INJURIES…..
THE LADY COMMODORES FINISH THE SEASON WITH A FOUR AND FOUR OVER ALL RECORD…..AND ZERO AND THREE IN THE S-E-C……..
DOLLAR GENERAL IMMUNIZATONS
01/19/21
DOLLAR GENERAL IS MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES WHO WANT TO RECEIVE A CORNA-VIRUS IMMUNIZATION TO DO SO…….
DOLLAR GENERAL DOESN’T HAVE AN “ON-SITE” PHARMACY AND ALSO DOEN’T HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE FOR EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE A VACCINE AT
THEIR WORK SITE……
SO THEY ARE PROVIDING FRONTLINE…..HOURLY TEAM MEMBERS….WITH A ONE-TIME PAYMENT EQUIVALENT TO FOUR HOURS OF REGULAR PAY
AFTER RECEIVING A COMPLETED COVID-19 VACCINATION…..AND SALARIED TEAM MEMBERS WITH ADDITIONAL STORE LABOR HOURS TO
ACCOMMODATE THEIR TIME AWAY FROM THE STORE……
DOLLAR GENERAL IS ALSO WORKING WITH THEIR DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATON TEAMS TO MAKE SIMILAR ACCOMMODATION……
SCHOOL BOARD
01/19/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR LAST NIGHT…..
BOARD MEMBERS AL BARMAN…..STEPHANIE ASHBY AND BILLY TURNER WHO WERE REELECTED IN NOVEMBER….WERE GIVEN THEIR OATH OF
OFFICE…..
JUSTIN MARSH WAS REELECTED CHAIRMAN AND AL BARMAN VICE-CHAITMAN….THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE MEETING THE THRID MONDAY OF THE
MONTH AT SIX…. EXCEPT FOR MARCH AND DECEMBER……
THE BOARD REVIEWED THE FISCAL YEAR 22 BUDGET…..
THE BOARD’S NEXT MEETING WILL BE FEBRUARY 15TH…….
COVID UPDATE
01/19/21
LESS THAN TWO-THOUSAND CORONA-VIRUS CASES WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY…….HOWEVER 40 DEATHS WERE ALSO
REPORTED BRING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TOO THE VIRUS TO 31-HUNDRED-67…..
19-HUNDRED-98 COVID-19 CASES WERE CONFIRMED…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 328-THOUSAND-668……
15-HUNDRED 87 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 40-THOUSAND-761 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE WAS 11-POINT-64 PERCENT….
KENTUCKY’S VACCINATION RATE IS ON THE RIAD WITH 83-THOUSAND-212 BEING VACCINATED THE PAST SEVEN DAYS…..
A TOTAL OF 213-THOUSAND-567 COVID-19 VACCINE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH SO FAR……
HAWES
01/19/21
87 YEAR OLD LUCIAN GLENN HAWES OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN PLEASANT HOME CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
FOUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL H OME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BEATRICE HAWES…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DAVID AND LAURA OF MICIIGAN….A DAUGHTER; LINDA SUE HAWES-
CRAWFORD….. AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; PEGGY CUNNINGHAM OF GLASGOW…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…..
RAPCHINSKI
01/19/21
80 YEAR OLD JOAN VIOLET RAMCHINSKI OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..VISITATION WILL BE
FROM 11 TO THREE TOMORROW (WED) AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH CREAMATION TO FOLLOW…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE
FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS; ROBYN BOMBA AND KELLEY GAWLIK BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER; DIANE BEARD OF NORTH
CAROLINA…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/19/21
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND DROPPED A 45 TO 34 DECISION TO BUTLER COUNTY……
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO WARREN CENTRAL…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON WLCK AND WVLE BEGINNING AT FIVE-45 THIS
AFTERNOON……
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY…..THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE WOMEN’S BASKESTBALL TEAM IS THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE
COUNTRY…..
THE LADY CARDINALS MOVED TO THE TOP SPOT YESTERDAY…. ONE DAY AFTER PREVIOUS NUMBER ONE STANFORD LOST TO COLORADO……
BRIDGE CLOSED
01/18/21
FRIDAY…….THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET CLOSED THE LOW WATER FORD ON KENTUCKY FIVE-85…..OLD FRANKLIN ROAD…..
FOLLOWING A STATEWIDE LOAD RATING ANALYSIS OF SELECT STEEL CULVERTS…… BRIDGE PRESERVATION ENGINEERS WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION CABINET DETERMINED THE CLOSURE WAS NECESSARY DUE TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE STEEL PIPES AND INSUFFICIENT
SUPPORTING MATERIAL ABOVE THE PIPES…….
ACCORDING TO DISTRICT THREE CHIEF ENGINEER…..JOE PLUNK……THE DURATION OF THE CLOSURE WILL BE DETERMINED ONCE RESTORATION
PLANS ARE CONFIRMED……
THE LOW WATER CROSSING WAS BUILT IN 1989 AFTER THE PRIVIOUS STRUCTURE WASHED OUT…..ABOUT 850 VEHICLES AND A NUMBER OF HORSE
AND BUGGIES DRIVE OVER THE CROSSING EACH DAY……
ALSO…..A PROJECT TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE OVER WEST BAYS FORK CONTINUES……AS THE OLD BRIDGE REMAINS OPEN DURING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BRIDGE…..
COVID UPDATE
01/18/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 23-HUNDRED-62 NEW COVID-19 CASES YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 326-THOUSAND-
675…..
34 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED……BRINGING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO THREE-THOUSAND-127……
16-HUNDRED-TWO REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 40-THOUSAND-541 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATED INCREASED SLIGHTLY TO 11-POINT-49 PERCENT……
ARREST-WARREN
01/18/21
06:05AM
STATE POLICE ARRESTED A MAN…..INVOLVED IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENTCE CASE FROM SIMPSON COUNTY……IN WARREN COUNTY…..
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE FLYING “J” TRAVEL CENTER AT EXIT TWO….
AUTHORITIES ARE WORKING ON CHARGES AND HAVE PENDING FELONIES ON THE SUSPECT…….
KENTUCKY MAN CHARGED
01/18/21
A KENTUCKY MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES RELATED TO THE STORMING OF THE U-S CAPITAL…..
CHAD BARRETT JONES OF MOUNT WASHINGTON WAS ARRESTED SATURDAY AND CHARGED WITH ASSAULT ON A FEDERAL OFFICER, CERTAIN ACTS
DURING A CIVIL DISORDER, DESTRUCITON OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, OBSTRUCITON OF JUSTICE, UNLAWFUL ENTRY ON RESTRICTED BUILDING
OR GROUNDS, VIOLENT ENTRY AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT ON CAPITAL GROUNDS……
MISSING TEENS
01/18/21
GLASGOW POLICE ARE SEEKING HELP IN LOCATING TWO MISSING TEENS…..
17 YEAR OLD HALEIGH FRANKE WHO HAS BLONDE/BROWN HAIR…..AND 16 YEAR OLD TRENADY HINSON WHO HAS BLACK HAIR….WERE LAST SEEN
YESTERDAY MORNING AROUND THREE AT THEIR RESIDENCE ON LEXINGTON DRIVE…..
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THEIR WHEREABOUT IS ASKED TO CONTACT GLASGOW POLICE AT….TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SIX-FIVE-ONE-51-51…….
VANCE
01/18/21
59 YEAR OLD BILLY JOE VANCE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..AND A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE
HELD AT A LATER DATE…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO LOCAL YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LISA MURPHY VANCE…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JONATHAN AND HOLLY OF AUBURN, JAKE AND HEATHER
OF FRANKLIN AND ADAM AND BRITTANY OF BOWLING GREEN……AND TWO BROTHERS; RANDY OF WOODBURN AND DANNY OF BOWLING GREEN…..
NINE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/18/21
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARITY TEAMS TRAVEL TO GLASOW…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT JUNIOR VARISTY AND VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BUTLER COUNTY…..
TIP OFF FOR THE J-V GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON WLCK AND WVLE STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON…….
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE HURRICANES……
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LOUISVILLE HOSTS FLORIDA STATE…..
WLCK FM
01/15/21
WLCK-AM HAS BEEN SERVING SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND NORTHERN TENNESSEE WITH SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC AND INSPIRATIONAL
PROGRAMMING FOR MANY YEARS…..…..
NOW…..WLCK-FM IS NOW ON THE AIR AT 100-POINT-ONE ON THE FM-DIAL…..
WLCK-AM-AND FM WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER THE BEST IN SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC AND INSPRITAIONAL PROGRAMMING 24-HOURS A
DAY……SEVEN DAYS A WEEK……
ONCE AGAIN…..WLCK-FM IS NOW ON THE AIR AT 100-POINT ONE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/15/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 11 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 13-HUNDRED-86 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 12-HUNDRED-23
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 144 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 173 CONTACTS IN ADDITION
TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 17 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
EDMONSON TEACHER ARRESTED
01/15/21
AN EDMONSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER IS FACING FEDERAL CHARGED OF ATTEMPTED PRODUCITION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND
ATTEMPTED ONLINE ENTICEMENT…..
28 YEAR OLD WILLIAM O’NEAL LINDSEY WAS CHARGED FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION THAT ALSO INVOLVED THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S
OFFICE….
LINDSEY IS FACING UP TO LIFE IN PRISON…..A 250-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE…..AND 10 YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE……
ARREST-LOGAN COUPLE
01/15/21
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED AN AUBURN COUPLE ON CHARGES RELATED TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL….
THE INVESTIGATION LED TO 39 YEAR OLD JOSHUA LEWIS AND 43 YEAR OLD DAWN LEWIS BEING CHARGED AFTER A SEARCH WAS EXECUTED AT
THEIR RESIDENCE……
JOSHUA LEWIS IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF DISTRIBUTION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A MINOR IN A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE….AND 20 COUNTS
OF POSSESSON OF MATTER PORTRAYING A MINOR IN A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE…..
AND DAWN LEWIS IS FACING 26 COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A MINOR IN A SEXUTL PERFORMANCE…..
MLK CLOSINGS
01/15/21
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY MONDAY…..
THE COUNTY CLERKS AND SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY…..
COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERTY…..
TRANSFER STATION, ANIMAL SHELTER, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED MONDAY…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND MONDAY’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP TUESDAY……
THERE’S NO SCHOOL MONDAY…..
AND THE CORE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY……
SPORTS
01/15/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TONIGHT TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-
THREE….WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTEDAY….
THE PREDATORS OPENED THE SEASON WITH A THREE TO ONE WIN OVER THE BLUE JACKETS…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/14/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 23 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 13-HUNDRED-75 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 12-HUNDRED-10X
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 146 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 173 CONTACTS IN ADDITION
TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 18 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
COVID UPDATE
01/14/21
IT WAS ANOTHER HIGH DAY OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY YESERDAY……AND A NEAR RECORD NUMBER OF DEATHS…..
45-HUNDRED-60 NEWS CASES WERE REPORTED…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 313-THOUSAND-282……
NINE COUNTIES HAD OVER 100 CASES….AS WARREN COUNTY WAS 10TH ON THE LIST WITH 97……
47 MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED…..RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TWO 29-HUNDRED-91…..
17-HUNDRED-TWO REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
EKU SOLAR FARM
01/14/21
A NEW SOLAR FARM JUST RECENTLY WENT ON-LINE AT EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……
THE NEW SOLAR ARRAYS WILL ALLOW .E-K-U TO GENERATE ABOUT 450-THOUSAND KILOWATT-HOURS A YEAR…..WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT OF
ENOUGH ENERGY TO POWER ROUGHLY 40-HOMES FOR A YEAR…..
WITH NEW SOLAR FARM…..EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS THE LARGEST SOLAR CAPABILITIES OF ANY PUBLIC COLLEGE IN THE
COMMONWEALTH…….
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
01/14/21
THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPENT THE LAST DAY…..OF THE FIRST PART OF THE 20-21 SESSION……WORKING ON THE BUDGET AND SENT
ONE BILL TO THE GOVERNOR…..
THERE WERE FOUR BUDGET BILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION….FOR THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH…..TRANSPORTATION CABINET….LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH….AND JUDICIAL BRANCH….
ALL FOUR WERE PASSED BY THE HOUSE AS CONTINUATION BUDGETS…..THE SENATE DID MAKE MINOR CHANGES IN EACH…..WHICH THE HOUSE
WOULD NOT AGREE TO AND THE SENATE WOULD NOT RECEDE FROM THEIR CHANGES….
.SO CONFERENCE COMMITTEES WERE NAMED TO BEGIN THE REAL WORK ON THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR STARTING JULY FIRST……
DOUGLAS
01/14/21
69 YEAR OLD CAROLYN CARTER DOUGLAS OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY TUESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
THREE THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
DONATIONS TO HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; EDWARD DOUGLAS…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; ROBERT AMD TAMARA OF ELIZABETHTOWN AND
DAVID AND BEVERLY OF ADOLPHUS……TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; TERESA STEWART AND EMILY AND JEREMY CREEK……THREE SISTERS
AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; NANCY AND CURTIS DAVIS, GAYLE DAVIS AND PATRICIA AND GRANT DILLARD…..AND TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; CAROL AND
MARIA CARTER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/14/21
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN COUNTY FOR THE “WARREN COUNTY INVITATIONAL”…..
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS GO TO BARREN COUNTY……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARISTY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BARREN COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS OPEN THE SEASON AS THEY’RE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE BLUE JACKETS…..
STATION OFF
01/13/21
TOMORROW…..WEATHER PERMITTING…..WLCK-AM WILL BE OFF THE AIR FOR MOST OF THE DAY AS ENGINEERS WILL BE INSTALLING AN “FM-
TRANSLOR”…..WHICH WHEN OPERATIONAL WILL PUT SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50 ALSO ON THE FM-BAND……
WHILE THE WORK IS BEING PERFORMED TOMORROW…..WVLE-FM WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE OFF THE AIR FROM TIME TO TIME DURING THE DAY…..
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE MAKE THIS IMPROVEMENT TO PROVIDE SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC TO A LARGER AUDIENCE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/13/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 8 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 13-HUNDRED-52 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 12-HUNDRED-SIX
CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERD AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 127 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER
AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 192 CONTACTS IN ADDITION
TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..THERE ARE 43 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE
AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
COVID UPDATE
01/13/21
AFTER BEING LOWER SUNDAY AND MONDAY…..THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN THE COMMONWEALTH WENT BACK UP….AD
THREE-THOUSAND-53 NEW WERE REPORTED…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 308-THOUSAND-729….. FOUR OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES
REPORTED OVER 100 NEW CASES…..WHILE WARREN COUNTY WAS SIXTH WITH 90……
22 DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY……RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 29-HUNDRED-44……
17-HUNDRED-33 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 39-THOUSAND-200 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS 12-POINT-23 PERCENT…..
ARREST
01/13/21
LAST NIGHT…..THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A RESIDENCE ON WILDCAT ROAD IN BARREN COUNTY….
LOCATED WERE 40-GRAMS OF CRYSTAL METH, 275-GRAMS OF PROCESSED MARIJUANA, PSYCHEDELIC MUSHROOMS, FIREARMS AND CASH…..
THE RESIDENT…..51 YEAR OLD BRIAN JAMES STEPHENSON WAS LODGED IN THE BARREN COUNTY CORRECTION CENTER…..CHARGED WITH A
NUMBER OF DRUG OFFENSES WHICH WERE ALL ENHANCE WITH A FIREARM….
SPORTS
01/13/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO LOGAN COUNTY LAST NIGHT AND PICKED UP TWO WINS……AS THE LADY PATRIOTS PICK
UP THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON 42 TO 39 OVER THE LADY COUGARS….
AND IT WAS A LOW SCORING GAME……AS THE PATRIOTS GOT PAST THE COUGARS 43 TO 42……KYLE HARWOOD HAS YOUR U-S BANK GAME WRAP
UP……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/12/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 36 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL
YESTERDAY…..20 SATURDAY…..11 SUNDAY…..AND FIVE YESTERDAY….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 13-HUNDRED-44 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 11-HUNDRED-89 HAVE
FULLY RECOVERD AND ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 136 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 185 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE
ACTIVE CASES…..THERE ARE 24 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE
MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
IMPEACHMENT COMMITTEE
01/12/21
REPUBLICAN HOUSE LEADERS YESTERDAY…..APPOINTED A COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER A PETITION CALLING FOR GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S
IMPEACHMENT….. FOR HIS HANDLING OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…..
THE COMMITTEE IS IN RESPONSE TO A PETITION SUBMITTED BY FOUR KENTUCKIANS…..
HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID OSBORNE SAID HE DOESN’T HAVE A CHOICE BUT TO PROCEED….. AFTER RECEIVING THE PETITION…..ADDING HE WAS
FOLLOWING A PROCEDURE SET OUT IN LAW…..
70 PLUS VACCINATIONS
01/12/21
ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENTS…..AGE 70 AND ABOVE….WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR A COVID-19 VACINATION…..CAN CALL THE ALLEN
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO BE ADDED TO A WAITING LIST….
CALL…..TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-TWO-THREE-NINE-7378…..MONDAY THRU THURS BETWEEN NINE AND 12NOON AND ONE TO THREE…..
ONCE VACCINE IS AVAILABEL….THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL CONTACT THE RESIDENT TO SCHEUDLE AN APPOINTMENT….
A DRIVER’S LICENSE….OR OTHER GOVERNMENT FORM OF PROOF OF ADDRESS AND AGE WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF THE APPOINTMENT…..
GREEN RIVER FERRY
01/12/21
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL BE CLOSED TODAY AND TOMORROW….FROM EIGHT TO FOUR…..IN ORDER TO
TRANSPORT AND INSTALL A 200-FOOT PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE ECHO RIVER…..
THE ECHO RIVER SPRINGS ACCESSIBLE TRAIL IS OPEN…..BUT VISITORS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE TRAIL ON THE DAYS OF THE BRIDGE
INSTALLATION….AND MAY EXPERIENCE LIMITED ACCESS PERIODS OVER THE COURSE OF THE BRIDGE INSTALLATION……
WILSON
01/12/21
72 YEAR OLD PEGGY ANN WILSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE….CREAMATION WAS CHOSEN AND NO SERVICES WILL BE
HELD AT THIS TIME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GLEN AND APRIL OF MICHIGAN……A DAUGHTER AND SON-N-LAW; GAIL AND STUART SCHERER
OF ADOLPHUS…..A STEP-DAUGHTER; DAWN DOWELL…..A BROTHER; DAVID LAWFIELD, A SISTER; JACQUELINE KORTE…..A HALF-BROTHER; MARK
WILSON…..AND A HALF-SISTER; OPAL WILSON ALL OF MICHIGAN…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/12/21
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THE TRAVEL TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POOINT-
THREE….. WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
COVID UPDATE
01/11/21
THERE WAS A SHARP DROP IN NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY…..BUT THE NUMBER OF DEATHS AND POSITIVITY RATE BOTH
ROSE…..
32-HUNDRED-32 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY….WHICH WAS ONE-THOUSAND-EIGHT LESS THAT SATURDAY…..THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH NOW STANDS AT 303-TOUSAND-625…..
FIVE COUNTIES HAD MORE THAN 100 CASES YESTERDAY…AND WARREN WAS SIXTH ON THE LIST WITH 98……OF KENTUCY’S 120 COUNTIES….117
HAD AT LEAST ONE NEW CASES…..
AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE NUMBER OF CASES OFTEN HAS A SHARP DROP ON SUNDAYS SINCE SOME LABS ARE CLOSED FOR THE WEEK-
END….
THERE WERE 25 NEW DEATHS YESTERDAY…..BEING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO TWO-THOUSAND-901…..
AT LEAST 39-THOUSAND-SIX HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE CONTINUED TO INCREASE TO 12-POINT-45 PERCENT…..
COURT EXECUTIVE ORDER
01/11/21
THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT HAS ENTERED TWO NEW ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS…..FOR COURT OPERATIONS….AS THE COVID PANDEMIC
CONTINUES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
ACCORDING TO CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN MINTON-JUNIOR…..THE NEW ORDERS….
POSTPONE ALL JURY TRIALS UNTIL APRIL-FIRST…..REQUIRE GRAND JURIES TO EITHER BE CONDUCTED REMOTELY OR SUSPENDED…..POSTPONE
ALL SHOW CAUSE DOCKETS UNTIL APRIL-FIRST…..REQUIRE JUDICIAL SALES TO BE CONDUCTED EITHER REMOTELY OR OUTSIDE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH C-D-C GUIDELINES….AND POSTPONES ALL IN-PERSON MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES….COMMISSIONS….TASK FORCES….BOARDS….AND OTHER
ADMINISTRSATIVE BODIES UNTIL APRIL FIRST……
VACCINATIOINS
01/11/21
THE MEDICAL HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO MOVE INTO PHASE…..”ONE-B” FOR CORONA-VIRUS
IMMUNIZATIONS…..……
“PHASE ONE-B” INCLUDES FIRST RESPONDERS…..ANYONE AT LEAST AGE 70….AND K-THRU-12 SCHOOL PERSONNEL…..
INDIVIDUALS WHO QUALITY UNDER THE AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PRIORITY PHASE CAN ADD THEIR NAME TO THE SCHEDULING REQUEST LIST
BY TEXTING….. SENIOR TO TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-NINE-SIX-32-HUNDRED…..OR BY MAILING VACCINE-AT-M-C-HEALTH-DOT-NET…..WITH YOUR
FULL NAME…..DATE OF BIRTH…. AND PHONE NUMBER…..AND YOU WILL BE CONTACTED WHEN AN APPOINTMENT TIME BECOMES AVAILABLE…..
MAYNARD
01/11/21
75 YEAR OLD MARY TINSLEY MAYNARD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY(SUN) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUE) AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; TERRY AND CARLA, JERRY AND FREDIA AND TIMMY AND DORIS…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS
AND SONS-IN-LAW; GAIL AND RICHARD SLOAN AND VICKIE AND TIMMY CARTER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW;
SHIRLEY SLACK AND BRENDA PENDLELTON AND GEORGE RUSSELL ALL OF FRANKLIN…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN,
THREE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/11/21
NASCAR HAS CONFIRMED THAT EIGHT CUP RACES THIS SEASON WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH PRACTICE AND QUALIFING SESSIONS…..BEGINNING
WITH THE DAYTONA 500 ON FEBRUARY 14TH…..
FOLLOWING NASCAR’S RETURN TO COMPETITION LAST MAY…..AFTER A TWO-MONTH PAUSE DUE TO THE CORON-VIRUS PANDEMIC……A MAJORY OF
EVENTS WERE HELD WITHOUT PRACTIVE OR QUALIFYING…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/08/21
UNFORTUNATELY…..THE COMMUNITY HAS LOST ANOTHER CITIZEN WITH CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF COVID-19……AND WE HERE AT WVLE AND
WLCK SEND OUR DEEPEST SUMPATH AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS……
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 21 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 12-HUNDRED-
91 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 11-HUNDRED-30 HAVE FULLY RECOVERD AND ARE OUT OF
QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 142 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED….. AND THERE HAVE
BEEN 19 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 185 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..THERE ARE 14
PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT
SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
COVID 19 UPDATE
01/08/21
THE CORONA-VIRUS IS CONTINUING IT LATEST SURGE…..AS KENTUCKY SAW ITS SECOND-HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES YESTERDAY…..ONE DAY
AFTER SETTING AN ALL-TIME RECORD…..BRINGING THE NUMBER OF CASES FOR THE TWO DAY PERIOD TO OVER 10-THOUSAND…..
A TOTAL OF FOUR-THOUSAND-911 NEW CASES WE REPORTED YESTERDAY….. BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 291-THOUSAND-430…..
NINE COUNTIES REPORTED OVER 100 CASES YESTERDAY….INCLUDING WARREN WITH 240…..
THERE WERE ALSO 37 MORE DEATHS YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 28-HUNDRED-42……
17-HUNDRED-44 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 38-THOUSAND-173 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS 11-POINT-NINE PERCENT…..
BUDGET
01/08/21
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEATR DELIVERED AN UNUSAL…..BUDGET AND STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH ADDRESS LAST NIGHT……AND WHILE IT TOOK
PLACE BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..HE DELIVERED IT VIRTUALLY…. INSTEAD OF IN PERSON…..
HE BEGAN BY SAYING THE STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH IS GOOD….AND THEN BEGAN TO OUTLINE HIS……BETTER KENTUCKY BUDGET…..WHICH
IS BUILT ON THREE PILLARS…..
RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND KENTUCKY FAMILITE…..PRIORITIZING PEOPLE….. AND INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE……
HE CONCLUDE BY CALLING ON ALL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT TO WORK TOGETHER……
THE HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO PASS A “CONTINUATION” BUDGET…..WHICH THE SENTATE WILL TWEAK……AND SET THE STAGE FOR A BUDGET
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE WHERE THE FINAL BUDGET WILL EMERGE…..
SPORTS
01/08/21
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THE TRAVEL TO GLASGOW….
.
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…….WLCK……AND 99-POINT-
THREE…..WVLE….. STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
THE LADY TOPPERS ARE ON THE ROAD TO LOUISIANA TECH…..
AND IN MEN’S GAMES…..
THE TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY LOUISIANA TECH……
ARREST
01/07/21
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE HAVE MADE AN ARREST INCONNECTION WITH A RESIDENTIAL FIRE AT ONE-71 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY YESTERDAY……
WITNESSES SAW A VEHICLE LEAVE THE SCENE PRIOR TO THE FIRE AND THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION….OFFICERS JOHN T. WILLIAMS AND TREVER
THOMPSON CHARGED 34 YEAR OLD CHRISTY BETH JONES OF SCOTTSVILLE WITH ARSON, WANTON ENDANGERMENT, BURGLARY, CRIMINAL
MISCHIEF, RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY UNDER 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS, POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON, TAMPERING WITH
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSANCE-METH AND PERSISTEN FELONY OFFENDER…..
AND THE TIME OF HER ARREST…..JONES WAS IN POSSESSION OF A STOLEN VEHICLE, A FIREARM AND ILLEGAL DRUGS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/07/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 23 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 12-HUNDRED-70 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 11-HUNDRED-19 HAVE
FULLY RECOVERD AND ARE OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 133 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 18 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 169 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE
ACTIVE CASES…..THERE ARE 30 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE
MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT MONEY
01/07/21
A MEASURE TO MOVE THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DECIDE HOW TO SPEND MUCH OF KENTUCKY’S SHARE OF THE……TOBACCO MASTER SETTLEMENT
MONEY FROM THE GOVERNOR’S PURVIEW…..HAS CLEARED THE SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE……
SENATE BILL THREE…..WOULD PLACE THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE FINANCE CORPORATION
UNDER THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUE……AND WOULD ALSO ABOLISH THE KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE AND THE
KENTUCKY TOBACCO SETTLEMENT TRUST CORPORATION…..
THE BILL’S SPONSOR SAYS HE FILED THE LEGISLATION OUT OF CONCERN THE GROUPS WERE BEING POLITICIZED……
COVID UPDATE
01/07/21
A HIGH NUMBER OF COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS…..ALONG WITH A DAILY RECORD NUMBER OF NEW CASES WERE REPORTED IN THE
COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY…..
A TOTAL OF FIVE-THOUSAND-732 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED…..BRINGING HE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 286-THOUSAND-541……A DOZEN COUNTIES
REPORTED MORE THAN 100 NEW CASES…..WITH WARREN COUNTY BEING THIRD WITH 238…..
34 MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 28-HUNDRED-SIX……
17-HUNDRED-78 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 37-THOUSAND-821 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS THE HIGHEST ITS BEEN SINCE MAY FIFTH AT 11-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT…..
HOBDY
01/07/21
102 YEAR OLD ALLIE HOBDY OF ADOLPHUS PASSED AWAY TUESDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WALKERS CHAPEL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW
(FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; BOBBY OF ADOLPHUS….AND A SISTER; RITA MAY WESTMORELAND FROM TENNESSEE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND
FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/07/21
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
TENNESSEE IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON ARKANSAS…..
KENTUCKY IS ON THE ROAD TO TEXAS “A-AND-M”……
AND LOUISVILLE PLAYS AT VIRGINIA TECH……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/06/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 32 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 12-HUNDRED-47 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY ONE-THOUSAND-80
HAVE FULLY RECOVERD AND ARE OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 149 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 18 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 167 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE
ACTIVE CASES…..THERE ARE 49 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND THE
MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS HAD FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
MED CENTER
01/06/21
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN IS PARTERING WITH THE KENTUCK DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH…..TO BE A COVID VACCINE
ADMINISTRATION SIDE FOR HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL IN PHASE ONE-A…..
HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL….WORKING IN CLINICAL SETTINGS….WHO WANT TO RECEIVIE THE VACCINE AND MEET THE PHASE ONE-A CRITERIA….
CAN BE SCHEDULED FOR VACCINATION BY EMAILING THER FULL NAME….CELL PHONE NUMBER…. AND THE NAME OF THEIR EMPLOYEER TO….
VACCINE-AT-M-C-HEALTH-DOT-NET……..
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
01/06/21
REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS…..ARMED WITH VETO-PROOF POWER BECAUSE OF THEIR SUPER-MAJORITIES….WASTED NO TIME IN SHOWING IT OFF
YESTERDAY AS THE 20-21 SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENED IN FRANKFORT….
REPUBLICANS PLAN TO HAVE AT LEAST SOME OF THE PRIORITY BILLS PASSED BEFORE THE UPCOMING THREE-WEEK BREAK……
BYRN
01/06/21
68 YEAR OLD DANA SARVER BYRN OF BOWLING GREEN PASSED AWAY MONDAY AT THE U-K MED CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE
ADOLPHUS NATIVE WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
FOUR TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JEFF AND BETH, JEREMY AND CINDY AND JAY AND SAMANTHA…..AND A DAUGHTER AND
SON-IN-LAW; JORDAN AND RICHIE TOWE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; DOUGLAS SARVER OF A ADOLPHUS…..TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-
IN-LAW; DIANE AND RONNIE HOWARD AND DEBBIE AND JIMMY WHEAT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; PAM SARVER OF ADOLPHUS…..
NINE GRANDCHILDREN, TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, FIVE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
HURT
01/06/21
80 YEAR OLD HAROLD DEAN HURT OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS)
AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON
(WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JEAN PEDIGO HURT…… SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOHNNY AND LINDA OF TENNESSEE……AND A DAUGHTER AND
SON-IN-LAW; TAMMY AND RANDY LINDSEY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDCHILD AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/06/21
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAMS OPENED THE SEASON LAST NIGHT…..AS THEY TRAVELED TO MONROE COUNTY…..WHERE THE
LADY PATRIOTS WERE DEFEATED BY THE LADY FALCONS 65 TO 55…..
AND THE PATRIOTS DOWNED THE FALCON 73 TO 30……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
01/05/21
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 48 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS SINCE DECEMBER 30TH….AS THERE
WERE 21 THURSDAY, 10 SATURDAY, TWO SUNDAY AND 15 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 12-HUNDRED-15 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY…..ONE-THOUSAND-42…..
HAVE FULLY RECOVERD AND ARE OF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE REMAINING 155 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 179 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE
ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AGAPE HEALTH, T-J HEALTH-SCOTTSVILLE AND
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE RED ZONE FOR CASES…..AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…..MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….. WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS HAD FREQUENTLY…..COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES.... AND IF YOU’RE SICK….STAY HOME FROM
WORK…..SCHOOL…..OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS……
LI-HEAP
01/05/21
COMMUNITY ACTION OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY’S…..”CRISIS” PORTION OF THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS NOW
AVAILABLE…..
THE PROGRAM……WHICH RUNS THRU MARCH OR UNTIL FEDERAL FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED…..ASSISTS HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE IN A HOME HEATING
CRISIS…..
WHEN APPLYING YOU WILL NEED TO BRING….PROOF OF SOCIAL SECURITY MUMBER OR PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE
HOUSEHOLD….
PROOF OF ALL THE HOUSEHOLD’S INCOME FOR THE PRECEDING MONTH…..
A DISCONNECT OR LATE NOTICE FROM YOUR UTILITY COMPANY….STATEMENT FROM YOUR LANDLORD IF HEATING EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED IN
YOUR RENT….OR A STATEMENT FROM THE UTILITY COMPANY IF YOU PARTICIPANT IN A PRE-PAY ELECTRIC PROGRAM……
AND VENDOR INFORMATION….INCLUDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND NAME ON YOUR ACCOUNT….FOR YOUR MAIN HEATING FUEL….AS WELL AS
ELECTRIC……
FOR MORE INFORMATION…..CONTACT THE ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION OFFCIE AT 25 J-L TURNER PLACE…..OR CALL TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-
TWO-THREE-SEVEN-41-49……
COVID UPDATE
01/05/21
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF COVID-19 FOR A
MONDAY WITH 23-HUNDRED-19…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 279-THOUSAND-143……AS HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE STILL TRYING TO
DETERMINE IF THE RECENT UPTICK IN CASES IS DUE TO MANY LABS BEING CLOSED DURING THE HOLIDAYS…..OR IF IT IS ANOTHER SPIKE BECAUSE
OF HOLIDAY GATHERINGS….
THREE OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES FOR NEW CASES REPORTED OVER 100…AND WARREN COUNTY WAS FIFTH ON THE LIST WITH 76…..
26 NEW DEATHS ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…….INCREASING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 27-HUNDRED-49…..
17-HUNDRED-37 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED….
AT LEAST 37-THOUSAND-455 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS NOW 11-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..
BG FIRE
01/05/21
THE BOWLING GREEN FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A LARGE STRUCTURE FIRE…..ON RIVER STREET…LATE YESTERDAY MORNING…..
PEOPLE WORKING IN THE BUILDING WERE ABLE TO EXXI SAFELY…..AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED…..
ALL ON-DUTY FIREFIGHTERS IN THE CITY RESPONDED TO THE BLAZE……AND A “STRIKE TEAM”…..WHICH CONSISTS OF COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS
WAS ACTIVITED TO ASSIST WITH OTHER CALLS……WHICH BOWLING GREEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUGHT THE FIRE…..
FURROW
01/05/21
81 YEAR OLD MARIA MAGDALENA FURROW OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY ARE SUGGESTEDD TO THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GREG AND SONYA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; CARMEN AND
MICHAEL WILSON OF BOWLING GREEN…..12 GRANDCHILDREN AND 16 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/05/20
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAM HIT THE WATER YESTERDAY FOR A DUAL MEET WITH OHIO COUNTY…..WHICH WAS ONE OF THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL SWIM
MEETS IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO BE HELD WITH THE RESUMPTON OF WINTER SPORTS THIS WEEK…..
HOWEVER…..THE MEET WAS LIMITED TO INDIVIDUAL EVENTS…..AS NO RELAY COMPETITIONS WERE PERMITTED…..
AS ACS DEFEATED OHIO COUNTY 105 TO 79…..WITH THE PATRIOTS EARING 58 POINTS…..AND THE LADY PATRIOTS ACQUIRED 47 POINTS……
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAMS OPEN THE SEASON TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO MONROE COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-
THREE…..WVLE….. STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON…..
COVID UPDATE
01/04/21
ANOTHER INCREASE IN KENTUKY’S COVID-19 POSITIVITY RATE…..AND THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES AND DEATHS REPORTED BY GOVERNOR ANDY
BESHEAR YESTERDAY….
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES WAS 28-HUNDRED-60……NEARLY DOUBLE SATURDAY’S TOTAL……AND INCREASED THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 276-
THOUSAND831……
FIVE COUNTIES REPORTED AT LEASE 100 NEW CASES…..INCLUDING WARREN WITH 116……
THERE WERE 25 NEW DEATHS…..BRINGING THENUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 27-HYNDRED-23….
THE POSITIVITY RATE CLAIMBED TO 11-POINT-21 PERCENT….WHICH HEALTH OFFICIALS BELIEVE WAS LIKELY DUE TO SOME LABS AND PUBLIC
TESTING SITES BEING CLOSED OVER THE HOLIDAY……
16-HUNDRED-77 REMAIN HOSPITAIZED…..
AND AT LEAST 37-THOUSAND-375 HAVE RECOVERED……
VOTER ROLLS
01/04/21
KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS HAS TAKEN STEPS TO CLEAN UP THE COMMONWEALTH’S VOTER ROLLS…..
ACCORDING TO ADAMS….THERE ARE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS THAT REQUIRE VOER ROLLS TO BE “CLEANED UP”…….BUT IT HAD BEEN DONE FOR
THE LAST DECADE……
AS OF DECEMBER 14TH…..33-THOUSAND-696 DECEASED VOTERS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ROLLS…..
ALONG WITH 42-HUNDRED-52 VOTERS CONVICTED OF FELONIES…..34-HUNDRED-35 WHO HAD MOVED OUT OF STATE……586 VOTERS WHO ASKED
TO DE-REGISTER….. AND 242 VOTERS JUDGED MENTALLY INCOMPETENT…….
ATV FATAL
01/04/21
AN A-T-V ACCIDENT…..EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING IN WARREN COUNTY CLAIMED A LIFE….
ACCORDING TO THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE…..THE SIDE-BY-SIDE A-T-V ROLLED OVER INTO A CREEK ON EDEN ROAD….TRAPPING
BOTH OCCUPANTS IN THE WATER…..
BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..WHERE THE FFMALE PASSENGER WAS PRONOUNCED
DEAD…..
THE DRIVER….MCINLEY BROWN WILL BE CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER AND DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE-SECOND OFFENSE…..
LAWSON
01/04/21
81 YEAR OLD SHELBY LANCE LAWSON OF FOUNTAIN RUN PASSED AWAY FRIDAY AT N-C-H HEALTH CARE IN TLASGOW…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WOOD CEMETERY…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JANICE PROFITT LAWSONS…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; CONNIE AND TODD PRUITT OF NORTH CAROLINA
AND CELESTE AND PAUL SHEARER OF TENNESSEE…..A SISTER; SHIRLEY PRUITT OF GEORGIA….AND TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; LINDA GORDON OF
LOUISVILLE AND PAT PROFITT OF GAMALIEL……THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/04/21
WHEN THE PUCK DROPS ON THE N-H-L SEASON LATER THIS MONTH…..THERE WILL BE FANS IN BRIDGESTONE ARENA….
THE PREDS WILL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 15-PERCENT CAPACITY INSIDE BRIDGESTONE FOR GAMES THROUGH
JANUARY……HOWEVER…..AND THERE’S BEEN NO WORD ON IF THE CAPACITY CAP WILL CHANGE AS THE SEASON PROGRESSES….
THE N-H-L HAS APPROVED A 56-GAME REGULAER SEASON….WHICH THE “PREDS” WILL OPEN AT HOME ON JANUARY 14TH AGAINST COLUMBUS…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/31/20
YESTERDAY…...THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 21 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 11-HUNDRED-67 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 939 CASES HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE….. WITH THE 210 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AND THERE HAVE BEEN 18
DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 223 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 20 PENDING
TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS
TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
GREEN RIVER FERRY
12/31/20
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IS NEAR COMPLETION ON SEVERAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TAKING PLACE AT GREEN RIVER FERRY….
THE FERRY….WHICH HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE SEPTEMBER TO EXTEND THE VEHICLE RAMP BY 30 FEET INTO THE GREEN RIVER….WILL RESUME
OPERATIONS SUNDAY……
THE FERRY WILL BE OPEN FROM SIX IN THE MORNING UNTIL 10 AT NIGHT…..BUT WILL BE CLOSED DAILY BETWEEN ONE-45 AND TWO-15 FOR
CLEANING AND DISINFECTION OF THE OPERATING BOOTH………..
DUE TO HIGH WATER……WORK TO INSTALL A NEW CANOE AND KAYAK ACCESS RAMP HAS BEEN SUSPENDED UNTIL LATE SPRING…..
AND THE FIRST HALF OF THE….ECHO RIVER SPRINGS ACCESSIBLE TRAIL….IS CURRENTLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC…..THE INSTALLATION OF THE
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE ECHO RIVER WILL BE JANUARY 12TH AND 13TH…..AND WILL INCLUDE A TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE GREEN
RIVER FERRY ROAD AND GREEN RIVER FERRY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR EACH DAY…..…
SCHOOL
12/31/20
SCHOOL RESUMES IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ON MONDAY….. FOLLOWING THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR BREAK…..
THE DISTRICT WILL BE OPERATING UNDER THE HYBRID PLAN…..A-B SCHEDULED ROTATION…..THAT THE DISTRICT WAS FOLLOWING BEFORE
THANKSGIVING…..
TUESDAY WILL BE A “B” DAY…..WEDNESDAY WILL BE AN “A”-DAY….
AND EACH MONDAY WILL REMAIN A FULL…..N-CLASS-AT-HOME-DAY…….
BUILDING DOORS WILL NO OPEN UNTIL SEVEN-15 EACH MORNING FOR STUDENTS DROP OFFS…..STUDENT DRIVERS….AND BUS RIDERS….
AND THE DISTRICT WILL BE MAKING A MORE AGGRESSIVE AND STRINGENT MONITORING OF COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS……
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
12/31/20
THOUSAND OF KENTUCKIANS…..WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS EXPIRED THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS…..MAY WAIT WEEKS BEFORE SEEING
THEIR NEXT PAYMENT AS THE COMMONWEALTH SWITCHES OVER TO THE NEW BENEFITS EXTENSION RECENTLY PASSED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT…..
KENTUCKY OFFICIALS MUST WAIT TO RECEIVE GUIDELINE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT….BEFORE IT CAN BEGIN ISSUING PAYMENTS AGAIN…..
WHICH WILL IMPACT AROUND 88-THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS……
SIMPSON WELCOME CENTER
12/31/20
THE NEW SIMPSON COUNTY WELCOME CENTER IS NOW OPEN TO VISITORS….
THE NEW WELCOME CENTER…..WHICH REPLACES A 1974 FACILITY….IS A FEDERAL STYLE BUILDING FEATURING TRADITIONAL RED BRICK
COMPLEMENTED WITH STONE TRIM…..AND EXPANSIVE FRONT PORCHES WITH CONFORTABLE BENCH SEATING AND ROCKING CHAIRS….
THE WELCOME CENTER IS EXPECTING 60-TO-70 THOUSAND VISITORS ANNUALLY……
SPORTS
12/31/20
CONFERENCE U-S-A…..MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL…..IS MOVING TO A DIVISIONAL STANDINGS FORMAT FOR THE CURRENT SEASON…..
THE…..EAST AND WEST DIVISIONS….WILL CROWN DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONS AT THE CONCLUSION OF CONFERENCE PLAY IN MARCH……AND
DIVISIONAL SEEDING WILL BE USED FOR THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS…..
THE TOPPERS WILL BE IN THE EAST DIVISION…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/30/20
YESTERDAY…...THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 24 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 11-HUNDRED-46 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..AND 407 CASES FOR THE MONTH
WHICH IS THE HIGHEST MONTHLY TOTAL SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN….
CURRENTLY 938 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE….. WITH THE 189 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE
AND THERE HAVE BEEN 18 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 199 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND
THERE ARE 27 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER
AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
12/30/20
A TOTAL OF 29-HUNDRED-90 NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY…..WITH 307 OF THEM INVOLVING
THOSE 18 AND YOUNGER…..AND RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 261-THOUSAND-492…..THREE COUNTIES HAD OVER 100 CASES INCLUDING
WARREN WITH 207……
31 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED….BRING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 25-HUNDRED-94…….
16-HUNDRED-35 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 36-THOUSAND-124 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS EIGHT-POINT-41 PERCENT……
NEW HIGHWAY LIGHTS
12/30/20
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET AND THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET ARE REPLACING THOUSANDS OF ROADWAY LIGHTING
FIXTURES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH WITH ENERGY-SAVING L-E-D LIGHTS…..
THE UPGRADES WILL REDUCE THE ENERGY COMSUMPTION OF ROADWAY LIGHTING SYSTEMS BY MORE THAN 50-PERCENT…..AND SAVE MORE
THANT TWO-POINT-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN REDUCED UTILITY AND MAINTENANCE COSTS….
AROUND 15-HUNDRED LIGHTS IN GARAGES AND PARKING LOTS ARE BEING REPLCED……AS ARE ROADSIDE CONTROLLER BOXES AND
CABINETS……AND “CRASH-PRONE” POLES ARE BEING RELOCATED…..
THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY 20-22………
TODD PLANT
12/30/20
TODD COUNTY FREEZER AND COOLER DOOR MANUFACTURER…..D-D-S GLASS DOORS…..IS RELOCATING TO A LARGER FACILITY IN ELKTON…..
THE ONE-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLAR EXPANSION IS EXPECTED TO CREATE 50 FULL TIME JOBS….WHICH WILL COMPRISE MOSTLY OF PRODUCTION
POSITIONS…..AS-WELL-AS SOME SUPERVISORY ROLES……
NEW YEARS CLOSINGS
12/30/20
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE NEW YEARS HOLIDAY……
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30 AND CLOSED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…..
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND CIRCUIT CLERKS OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..TOMORROW’S TRASH WILL BE PICKED UP MONDAY AND FRIDAY’S TRASH WILL BE COLLECTED
TUESDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, ALLEN COUNTY FARMERS SERVICE, FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED FRIDAY AND THERE WILL
BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
SCOTTSVILLE TRANIT BUS WILL NOT RUN FRIDAY…..
COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE, TRANSFER STATION AND ANIMAL SHELTER CLOSED TOMORROW, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…..
CORE OPEN TOMORROW FROM FIVE-30 TO FOUR-30 AND OPEN FRIDAY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR……
SPORTS
12/30/20
THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE WILL GET BACK IN ACTION NEXT MONTH WITH A TELEVISED TRIPLE-HEADER…..
AS N-B-C-S-N WILL SHOW THE….PITTSBURGH/PHILADELPHIA….CHICAGO/TAMPA BAY…..AND ST. LOUIS/COLORADO GAMES ON JANUARY 13TH……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/29/20
YESTERDAY…...THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER DEATH DUE TO COVID-19…..AND WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK
SEND OUT DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS….THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 51 NEW CASES OF
CORNA-VIRUS FROM THREE WEDNESDAY TO YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….THERE WERE 12 CASES THURSDAY, NINE SATURDAY, 11 SUNDAY AND 19
YESTERDAY…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 11-HUNDRED-22 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 926 CASES HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 178 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 18
DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 170 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 50 PENDING
TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS
TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
TAX BILLS
12/29/20
HERE’S A REMINDER TO ALL THOSE WITH UNPAID ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY TAX BILLS THAT IF THEY’RE PAID BY THIS THURSDAY…..DECEMBER
31ST…..THE FACE VALUE OF THE BILL IS DUE…..THEN BEGINNING FRIDAY…..JANUARY FIRST….A FIVE PERCENT PENALITY WILL BE ADDED TO ALL
UNPAID BILLS…..
THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE WILL BE OPEN THURSDAY…..NEW YEARS EVE…….FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30…….
AND WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…….
VOTER REGISTRATION UP
12/29/20
KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS HAS ANNOUNCED A BUMP IN VOTER REGISTRATION….WITH 10-THOUSAND-5334 NEW VOTERS
REGISTERING BETWEEN OCTOBER FIRST AND FIFTH….AND NOVEMBER FOURTH THRU 30TH….
BY LAW…..VOTER REGISTRAION BOOKS CLOSE THE FOUR WEEK BEFORE AN ELECTION…..THROUGH ELECTION DAY….AND IN COMPARISION ONLY 41-
HUNDRED-15 NEW VOTERS REGISTERED IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR….
FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER COMBINED….DEMOCRATS SAW A POINT-12-PERCENT DECREASE IN REGISTRATION…..REPUBLICANS SAW A POINT-
63-PERCENT INCREASE IN REGISTRATION…..AND “OTHERS” SAW A POINT-75-PERCENT INCREASE IN REGISTRATION……
ABSHER
12/29/20
94 YEAR OLD EVELYN MARIE KING ABSHER PASSED AWAY SUNDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST
CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BYA DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; PEGGY AND DANNY MITCHELL….. AND A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MIKE AND KATHY ABSHER
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, 10 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
KING
12/29/20
71 YEAR OLD BENTON KING OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY (MON) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS
AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; DEBBIE KING…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; KIM AND MIKE SALLEE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND JAMIE MADDEN OF
BOWLING GREEN…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BENTON AND SANDY OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND A BROTHER; RONALD OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE
GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/29/20
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
THE KENTUCKY/SOUTH CAROLINA GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED…..
COVID UPDATE
12/28/20
THERE WERE 21 MORE COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY…..ALONG WITH ONE-THOUSAND-509 NEW CASSES…..
KENTUCKY HAS NOW SEEN 257-THOUSAND-63 POSITIVE CASES SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC….WHILE 25-HUNDRED-55 KENTUCKIANS HAVE
LOST THEIR LIVES TO THE VIRUS…..
THE POSITIVITY RATE EDGED UP SLIGHTLY TO EIGHT-POINT-SIX PERCENT…..
YESTERDAY’S “COVID” INCIDENCE MAP SHOWED HICKMAN COUNTY HAS REACHED THE YELLOW ZONE…….15-COUNTIES ARE AT THE ORANGE
LEVEL….AND THE REMAINING 104 COUNTIES ARE IN THE RED ZONE……
GATTON ACADEMY
12/28/20
THE GATTON ACADEMY AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AND THE CRAFT ACADEMY AT MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERITY HAVE EXTENDED THEIR
ADMISSIONS DEADLINES FROM FEBRUARY-FIRST TO MARCH-FIRST….
IN ADDTION TO EXTENDING THE DEADLINES…..THEY ARE OFFERNG SPEICAL ADMINISTRATIONS OF THE A-C-T AT MOREHEAD AND WESTERN…..KNOW
AS “A-C-T ON CAMPUS”…..THESE SPECIAL TESTING DATES PROVIDE PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE A-C-T EXAM OUTSIDE
OF A NATIONAL TEST ADMINISTRATION AND ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE CANCELLED OR RESCHEDULED…..
THE ACADEMIES ARE TAKING THE STEPS TO SUPPORT PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS IN APPLYING FOR ADMISSIONS TO THE ACADEMIES DESPITE THE
CURRENT PANDEMIC…….
HAMBARGER
12/28/20
74 YEAR OLD CATHERINE ANN BUTTERWORTH SHAMBARGER OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT
SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH CREMATION TO
FOLLOW…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY ARE SUGGESTED FOR
FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; KAREN NILSSON OF SCOTTSILLE…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
WILLOUGHBY
12/2820
51 YEAR OLD TRACY DEE GENTRY WILLOUGHBY OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY SATURDAY AT JEWISH HOSPITAL IN LOUISVILLE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL H OME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL
CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY ARE SUGGESTED
FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; STEVE WILLOUGHBY…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; TOSHA AND HENRY LICH OF ADOLPHUS AND TALLY
AND CODY PAYNE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; TIMMY AND BRIDGET GENTRY OF BOWLING GREEN AND TROY AND
GLENDA GENTRY AND TREVER AND SHELLY GENTRY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; TAMMY AND BILL NEALY OF
FRANKLIN AND TARA BURTON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
CARVER
12/28/20
67 YEAR OLD VIKKI CALVERT CARVER OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; STEVEN AND AMANDA…..AND TWO SISTERS; FAYE HENSLEY AND HELEN JOHNSON ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
12/28/20
IN MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBLL……
BUFFALO IS ON THE ROAD TO NEW ENGLAND……
AND IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
TENNESSEE IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON LIPSCOMB…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/24/20
YESTERDAY…...THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 21 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD ONE-THOUSAND-71 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 885 CASES HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 169 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17
DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 204 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 26 PENDING
TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS
TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
12/24/20
THERE WERE TWO-THOUSAND-953 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS REPORTED IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY……BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO
250-THOUSAND-280…..
OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES….FOUR HAD OVER 100 CASES….AND WARREN COUNTY WAS SIXTH ON THE LSIT WITH 0…..
24 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 24-HUNDRED-66…..
16-HUNDRED-44 REMAIN HOSPITLIZED…..
AT LEAST 35-THOUSAND-478 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE CONTINUES ITS DECLINE AT EIGHT-POINT-35 PERCENT…….
ELECTRONIC CRIMES
12/24/20
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ELECTRONIC CRIME BRANCH SAYS 20-20 WAS A BUSY YEAR FOR THEM…..AS THEY RESPONDED TO OVER THREE-
THOUSAND CYBER-CRIME TIPS….LEADING TO 707 COMPLETED INVESTIGATIONS….RESULSING IN 114 ARRRESTS OF CHILD INTERNET
PREDATORS……
SO FAR THIS YEAR…..THE KENTUCKY INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCE….WHICH INCLUDES SERVERAL LAWENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH
CORNWELL
12/24/20
71 YEAR OLD PHILLIP GORDAN “COWBOY” CORNWELL OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY SUNDAY AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE MONDAY MORNING AT 11 AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER TWO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JASON AND ABBYE OF SOUTH CAROLINA…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SHANNON AND GLENN
HOFFMAN OF COLORADO…..A BROTHER; CAMILUS…..AND TWO SISTERS; PAYY CORNWELL AND SUE JACKSON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/24/20
THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE HAS RELEASED THE 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE WHICH WILL OPEN JANUARY 13TH……
AND THE PREDATORS WILL BEGIN THEIR SEASON JANUARY 14TH AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA AGAINST THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS….
THE SHORTENED SEASON WILL SEE THE PREDS ONLY FACE OPPONENTS FROM THE TEMPORARILY REALIGNED “CENTRAL DIVISION” OVER THE
NEXT FOUR MONTHS…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/23/20
YESTERDAY…...THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 18 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD ONE-THOUSAND-50 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 858 CASES HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 175 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17
DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 171 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 27 PENDING
TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS
TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
UNEMPLOYMENT AUDIT
12/23/20
KENTUCKY AUDITOR MIKE HARMON’S OFFICE HAS COMPLETED ITS ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE…..COMMONWEALTH’S COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT…..AND FOUND SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND…..
SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC…..THOUSANDS OF UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS HAVE GONE UNRESOLVED FOR MONTHS….WHICH HAS
FRUSTRATED UNEMPLOYED KENUCKIANS…..AND HAS PREVENTED A FULL AND ACCURATE AUDIT OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST
FUND……CAUSING THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE TO ISSUE A “QUALIFIED OPINION”……..
THE AUDITOR SAID IT’S “IMPERATIVE” THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE ADDRESS THE LACK OF RELIABLE DATA…..ESPECIALLY AS THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY STARTS WORK ON A NEW BUDGET IN JANUARY……
LEADERS VACCINATED
12/23/20
THE HEADS OF THREE BRANCHES OF KENTUCKY STATE GOVERNMENT RECEIVED VACCINATIONS AGAINST COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
THEY INCLUDED GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR…..HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID OABORNE…. AND SENATE PRESIDET ROBERT STIVERS….SUPREME COURT
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN MINTON ALSO RECEIVED THE VACCINATION…..
THEY WERE JOINED BY FIRST LADY BRITAINY BESHEAR…..SECRETARY OF THE EXECUTIVE CABINET J-MICHAEL BROWN….AND PUBLIC HEALTH
COMMISSIONER DR. STEVEN STACK……
PAUL
12/23/20
TWO KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS…..SENATOR RAND PAUL AND REPRESENTAIVE THOMAS MASSIE…..ARE EXPRESSING ANGER OVER THE SPENDING IN
THE COVID RELIEF BILL APPROVED BY CONGRESS…..
THE BILL INCLUDES 900-BILLION DOLLARS FOR COVID-19 AID…..741-BILLIONS IN DEFENSE SPENDING…..AND 665-BILLION FOR DOMESTIC
PROGRAM…..
THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES 600-DOLLAR PAYMENTS FOR MOST AMERICANS…..
SPENCER
12/23/20
79 YEAR OLD LEON SPENCER OF BOWLING GREEN PASSED AWAY MONDAY AT CHANDLER PARK MEMORY CARE…..MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR THE
ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 SATURDAY MORNING AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JEANNIE WESTFALL SPENCER…..A SON; DAVID OF INDIANA…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SARA AND ROBBIE RATHER
OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; LARRY AND KATHY OF ALVATON….. TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
12/23/20
NASCAR WILL SPEND THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF THE 20-21 SEASON IN FLORIDA…..
THE DAYTONA 500 IS FEBRUARY 14TH…..
THE NEXT WEEK-END…..THE DAYTONA ROAD COURSE WILL BE REPLACING THE AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY IN CALIFORNIA…..
AND THE THIRD WEEK WILL MOVE TO THE HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/22/20
FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 43 NEW CASES OF CORNA-
VIRUS….20 WERE SATURDAY…..14 SUNDAY….AND NINE YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD ONE-THOUSAND-32 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 855 CASES HAVE
FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 160 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17
DEATHS…..THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 151 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 33 PENDING
TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS
TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
12/22/20
KENTUCKY SAW AN INCREASE OF NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY….WITH 19-HUNDRED-88 BEING REPORTED…..RAISING THE PANDEMIC
TOTAL TO 244-THOUSAND-297…..
OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES…..ONLY ONE REPORTED OVER 100 CASES…..WITH WARREN COUNTY BEING SIX WITH 72 CASES…..
15 MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 24-HUNDRED 12…..
CURRENTLY 15-HUNDRED-80 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 34-THOUSAND-704 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS EIGHT-POINT-64 PERCENT…..
VIRTUAL SWEARING IN
12/22/20
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON SAYS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS….. WHO WANT TO HOLD THEIR SWEARING IN CEREMONIES VITALLY
ON JANUARY FIRST DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC……CAN DO SO…..
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE ISSUED THE OPINION IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM THE KENTUCKY LEAGUE OF CITIES….
CAMERON NOTED THAT WHILE THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION AND KENTUCKY LAW REQUIRE OATHS OF OFFICE MUST BE ADMINISTERE…..NO
PROVISION DICTATES WHETHER THE OATH MUST BE TAKEN IN PERSON OR THROUGH OTHER MEANS……
CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS
12/22/20
HERE ARE YOUR CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS…..
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE CORE, CIRCUIT CLERKS OFFICE, ALLEN COUNTY
FARMERS SERVICE AND ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU ALL CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY…..THURSDAY’S TRASH WILL BE PICKED UP MONDAY THE 28TH…..FRIDAY’S TRASH WILL BE
COLLECTED TUESDAY THE 29TH……
SCOTTSVILLE TRANSIT BUS WILL NOT RUN FRIDAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED FRIDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
COUNTY CLERK OFFICE, SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE, TRANSFER STATION AND ANIMAL SHELTER CLOSED THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY…….
SPORTS
12/22/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
VANDY IS ON THE ROAD TO DAVIDSON…..
LOUISVILLLE TRAVELS TO PITTSBURGH……
AND THE TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON TENNESSEE TECH……
MODERNA VACCINE
12/21/20
THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF THE MODERNA VACCINES MADE THEIR WAY INTO THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERFDAY….
THEY’LL BE IN SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY TODAY…..AND MED CENTER HEALTH HAS CONFIRMED THAT RURAL MED CENTER HEALTH OPERATIONS
WILL BE RECEIVING THE VACCINE…..
HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS WERE THE FIRST TO BE VACCINATED WITH THE PFIZER VACCINE…
WITH THE SHIPMENT OF THE MODERNA VACCINE…..THE ADVISOTY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATIONS PRACTICES SAID THE NEXT TO BE VACCINATED
SHOULD BE INDIVIDUALS 75 AND OLDER AND CERTAIN FRONT-LINE WORKERS……
COVID UPDATE
12/21/20
THE COMMONWEALTH REPORTED 17-HUNDRED-65 NEW CASES OF CORONA VIRUS YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 242-THOUSAND-
321……
THREE OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES HAD OVER 100 CASES WITH WARREN COUNTY BEING THIRD WITH 114……
26 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED….BRINGING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO TWO-THOUSAND397…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE ROSE SLIGHTELY TO EIGHT-POINT-73 PERCENT…..
UNEMPLOYMENT FUNDS
12/21/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID FRIDAY HE’S USING 52-MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL CORONA-VIRUS FUNDING TO PROVIDE RELIEFT FROM
UNEMPLOYMENT COSTS FOR MORE THAN 15-HUNDRED EMPLOYERS……
THOSE IMPACTED WILL BE PUBLIC SCHOOLS….UNIVERSITIES….GOVERNMENT ENTITIES…..AND NEARLY ONE-THOUSAND NON-PROFITS….
DURING THE PANDEMIC….THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS LET STATES PROVIDE RELIEF TO EMPLOYERS THAT REIMBURSE THE STATE 100-
PERCENT ON EMPLOYMENT CLAISM PAID ON THEIR BEHALF…..BRINGING THEIR SHARE DOWN TO 50-PRCENT…..
BESHEAR’S ACTION COVERS THE OTHER HALF OWED BY THE EMPLOYERS…..
KY RECEIVES “CARES” FUNDING
12/21/20
THE COMMONWEALTH IS RECEIVING AN ADDITIONAL TWO-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLALRS TO HELP FIGHT COVID-19…..
ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS OF THE FUNDING WILL GO TOWARDS VACCINE PREPAREDNESS…..AND 916-THOUSAND FOR TESTING AND
CONTRACT TRACING…..
AND ANOTHER 142-MILLION DOLLARS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO 598 KENTUCKY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS……
SPORTS
12/21/20
THE BOWL SCHEDULE IS NOW COMPLETE…..
AS TENNESSEE TAKES ON WEST VIRGINIA IN THE LIBERTY BOWL…..
KENTUCKY PLAYS NORTH CAROLINA STATE IN THE GATOR BOWL…..
AND THE TOPPERS TANGLE WITH GEORGA IN THE LENDING TREE BOWL……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/18/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 33 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 977 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 826 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 134 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 171 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 33 PENDING TESTS WITH
THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
12/18/20
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S NOVEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FIVE-POINT-SIX
PERCENT…..WHICH WAS DOWN ONE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT FROM OCTOBER…..BUT UP ONE-POIONT-THREE PERCENT FROM THE FOUR-POINT-
THREE PERCENT RECORDED IN NOVEMBER 20-19…..
MORE KENTUCKIANS REPORTED THEY WORKED IN OCTOBER THAN IN SEPTEMBER…. BUT KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASED IN SPITE
OF THESE EMPLOYMENT GAINS…..AS MORE KENTUCKANS ALSO REPORTED THEY WERE WITHOUT WORK…..AND ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR A
JOB……
COVID UPDATE
12/18/20
THE COMMONWEALTH SET A NEW DAILY RECORD OF DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19 YESTERDAY WITH 54…..A TOTAL OF 232-HUNDRED-16 KENTUCKIANS
HAVE NOW LOST THEIR LIVES TO THE VIRUS….
33-HUNDRED-59 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 234-THOUSAND-21…..
IN THE TOP 10 COUNTIES WITH NEW CASES…..SEVEN REPORTED AT LEAST 100 NEW CASES….AND WARREN WAS 10TH ON THE LIST WITH 80…..
18-HUNDRED-17 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 33-THOUSAND-666 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE WAS EIGHT-POINT-45 PERCENT….WHICH WAS THE LOWEST THIS WEEK…..
ONLINE POKER
12/18/20
THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT HAS RULED THAT AN ONLINE POKER COMPANY MUST PAY MORE THAN ONE-BILLION DOLLARS TO THE
COMMONWEALTH FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING LOSSES…..IN A COURT BATTLE….THAT BEGAN A DECADE AGO…..
THE RULING REINSTATES A FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT JUDGEMENT AGAINST POKER-STARS-DOT-COM….AFTER STATE APPEALS COURT REJECTED
THE COLLECTION OF THE GAMBLING LOSSES IN 20-18……
AT THAT TIME….THE TOTAL WAS 870-MILLION DOLLARS PLUS INTEREST……
SUPREME COURT
12/18/20
THE U-S SUPREME COURT YESTERDAY DECIDED AGAINST BLOCKING GOVENOR ANDY BESHEAR’S ORDER CLOSING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
SCHOOLS….SAYING THAT HIS ORDER WILL EXPIRE THIS WEEK……
THE HIGH COURT WAS RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY REQUEST FROM KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERL DANIEL CAMERON…..AND 17 PRIVATE
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS…. TO REOPEN CLASSROOMS TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION…..
THE LAWSUIT ARGUED THE GOVERNOR’S ORDERED INFRINGED ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS……
SPORTS
12/18/20
STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES WILL BE PLAYED AT KROGER FIELD STARTING TODAY….
IN THE ONE “A” GAME….KENTUCKY COUNTRY DAY TAKES ON PAINTSVILLE…..
THE TWO “A” GAME….FINDS LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN GOING AGAINST BEECHWOOD….
AND IN THE FOUR “A” GAME….BOYLE COUNTY PLAYS FRANKLIN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/17/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 11 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 944 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 816 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 111 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 159 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 24 PENDING TESTS WITH
THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
DONATED FOOD
1/17/20
THROUGH THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF…..REALTORS HOPE FOR HUNGER…. FEEDING AMERICA….AND KENTUCKY’S HEARTLAND…..A TOTAL OF 18-
HUNDRED-TWO POUNDS OF FOOD HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES IN NEED IN ALLEN COUNTY….
FAMILY RESOURCE COORDINATOR FROM ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL DETERMINE HOW THE FOOD WILL BE ALLOCATD TO CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES…..
NOW IN IT’S NINTH YEAR….REALTORS HOPE FOR HUNGER DISTRIBUTER A TOTAL OF 25-THOUAND-983 POUNDS OF FOOD TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN
NEED……
VACCCINE DISTRIBUTION
12/17/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT ALL 11 HEALTH FACILITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..IDENTIFIED TO RECEIVE INITIAL
SHIPMENT OF THE PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINES…..HAVE CONFIRMED RECEIPT….
AS YESTERDAY….MERCY HEALTH-LOURDES HOSPITAL IN PADUCAH ACCEPTED ITS DELIVERY…..
THE INITIAL RECIPIENTS OF THE VACCINE ON MONDAY….WERE U-OF-L HEALTH IN LOUISVILLE…..BAPTIST HEALTH LEXINGTON…. THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……
GOOGLE SUIT
12/17/20
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON…..HAS JOINED NINE OTHER ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN A MULTI-STATE LAWSUIT AGAINST
“GOOGLE”…..FOR VIOLATING FEDERAL AND STATE ANTITRUST LAWS THROUGH ANTICOMPETITIVE CONDUCT…..ECLUSIONARY PRACTICES….AND
DECEPTIVE MISRREPRESENTATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH ITS ROLE IN THE MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR ONLINE DISPLAY ADVERTISING INDUSTRY…..
SPORTS
12/17/20
THE KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WILL PLAY NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY IN THE……CBS SPORTS CLASSIC…..IN PLACE OF THE ORGINALLY
SCHEDULED MATCHUP WITH UCLA……WHO WILL FLIP WITH NORTH CAROLINA AND PLAY OHIO STATE…..
THE SCHEDULE CHANGE WAS MADE TO MORE CLOSELY ALIGN WITH COVID-19 TESTING PROTOCOLS BETWEEN THE PROGRAMS AND THEIR
RESPECTIVE CONFERENCES…..
CAL TURNER IMMUNIZATIONS
12/16/20
CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE IS ONE OF THE FIRST LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO RECEIVE HE PFIZER
CORONA-VIRUS VACCINE….AS MED CENTER HEALTH ALLOCTED 200 DOSES TO THE FACILITY…..
25 RESIDENTS AND STAFF WERE THE FIRST TO RECEIVE THEVACCINATION….WITH MORE SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE IT THROUGHOUT THE WEEK…..
THIS FIRST SHIPMENT OF THE VACCINE TO KENTUCKY IS BEING DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES AND FRONT LINE MEDICAL
STAFF…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/16/20
YESTERDAY….THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 22 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 933 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 814 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 101 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT
TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 155 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 26 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN
COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT
INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
CORONA UPDATE
12/16/20
29-HUNDRED-46 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY…..BRING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 227-
THOUSAND-818……
FIVE COUNTIES REPORTED OVER 100 CASES….WITH WARREN COUNTY BEING THIRD ON THE LIST WITH 123…..
15 MORE COVID-19 DEATHS REPORTED YESTERDAY….RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TOO THE VIRUS TO TWO-THOUSAND-239……
17-HUNDRED-88 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 34-THOUSAND-234 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY AT EIGHT-POINT-53 PERCENT……
MCCONNELL APPOINTS TAYLOR
12/16/20
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL IS WELCOMING….ROBBIN MORRISON TAYLOR….BACK TO SERVED AS HIS STATE DIRECTOR FOR THE
COMMONWELTH…..
SHE PREVIOUSLY WORK FOR MCCONNELL FROM 19-91 TO TWO-THOUSAND AS THE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY FIELD REPRESENTATIVE IN
BOWLING GREEN…..
A WESTERN GRADUATE…..TAYLOR SUCCEEDS TERRY CARMAK WHO MCCONNELL RECENTLY NAMED AS HIS NEW CHIEF OF STAFF IN HIS
WASHINGTON D-C OFFICE……
SPAN TECH
12/16/20
SPAN TECH HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR A 13-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION OF ITS….CONVEYOR SYSTEM MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN
GLASGOW…..
THE INVESTMENT WILL INCLUDE THE PURCHASE OF 10-ACRES ON HILLTOPPER WAY…..CONSTRUCTION OF A 100-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT
BUILDING….AS WELL AS THE PURCHASE OF NEW EQUIPMENT…..
THE EXPANSION IS EXPECTED TO CREATE 40 FULL-TIME JOBS……
SPORTS
12/16/20
THE TOPPER BASKETBALL TEAM HAS FILLED ITS FINAL…..NON-CONFERENCE VACANCY…..WITH A ROAD GAME AT ALABAMA THIS SATURDAY…..
THE TOPPERS WILL FACE THE CRIMSON TIDE AT ONE AT COLEMEN COLISEUM IN TUSCALOOSA…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/15/20
UNFORTUNATELY……DURING THE WEEK-END….THE COMMUNITY LOST ANOTHER CITIZEN WITH CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF COVID-19……WE HERE
AT WVLE AND WLCK SENT OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS…..YESTERDAY….THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT REPORTED 24 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO YESTERDAY…..THERE WERE 11 CASES
SATURDAY…SIX SUNDAY…..AND SEVEN YESTERDAY….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 911 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 797 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 97 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 17 DEATHS…..THE CONTACT
TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 161 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 32 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN
COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT
INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
IMMUNIZATIONS
12/15/20
FIVE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WERE THE FIRST PEOPLE IN KENTUCKY TO RECEIVE THE PFIZER COVID-19
VACCINE YESTERDAY…..
IN ADDITION TO U-OF-L……BAPTIST HEALTH IN LEXINGTON AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN ALSO RECEIVED THEIR FIRST SHIPMENT
OF 975 DOSES…..
FIVE FRONT-LINE MEDICAL WORKERS WERE THE FIRST TO RECEIVE THE IMMUNIZATIONS AT THE MEDICAL CENTER……
CITY COUNCIL
12/15/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET BY “ZOOM” CONFERENCING YESTERDAY….AND CITY SUPERINTENDENT GREG COOK TALKED WITH THE COUNCIL
ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE AT THE HALIFAX NATURAL GAS STATION…..WHICH SUPPLIES THE CITY WITH NATURAL
GAS……
THE COUNCIL ALSO APPOINTED CITY CLERK GAYLE DAVIS AS THE “APPLICANTS AGENT”…..TO CONTINUE WORK WITH A FEMA GRANT THAT WAS
RECEIVED IN TWO-THOUSAND-NINE WHEN THERE WAS FLOODING AT THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT……...
SCHOOL BOARD
12/15/20
IT WAS A RATHER ROUTINE MEETING FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION LAST NIGHT….
THE BOARD SET A DATE OF JANUARY 18TH FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON WAYS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE
DISTRICT……
THE REVIEWED THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND APPROVED THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN…..
AND APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR A “VOICE-OVER” PHONE SYSTEM…….
KEEN
12/15/20
83 YEAR OLD REUBEN OWEN KEEN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT BEACH GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEINS AFTER
FIVE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL…..
MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO BEACH GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; EDNA MCFARLAND KEEN…..A SON; MICHAEL….AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; GINGER AND FRANK KEEN ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE….AND HIS SISTER; BERTHA TYREE OF INDIANA…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/15/20
U-K ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MITCH BARNHART HAS REMOVED THE “INTERIM” TAG FROM KYRA ELZY’S TEMORTY JOB TITLE…..
ELZY…..NAMED INTERIM HEAD COACH AFTER MATTHEW MITCHELL UNEXPECTEDLY RETIRED LAST MONTH…..RECEIVED THE TITLE PERMANENTLY
AFTER GUIDING THE WILDCATS TO A SIX-AND-OH START TO OPEN THE SEASON…..
TONIGHT’S KENTUCKY/DETROIT MERCH BASKETBALL GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED AGAIN……
THE GAME WAS TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED EARLIER…..BUT WAS POSTPONED UNTIL NIGHT……
THE TEAM WILL NOW LOOK FOR ANOTHER DATE TO PLAY……
VACCINE
12/14/20
THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF PFIZER CORONA-VIRUS VACCINES ARRIVED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY…..
IN THIS FIRST SHIPMENT…..12-THOUSAND-674 VILES ARE GOING TO 11 REGIONAL HOSPITALS…..INCLUDING THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING
GREEN…..
AND AN ADDITIONAL 25-THOUSAND-350 ARE BEING DELIVERED TO C-V-S AND WALGREENS…..DESTINED FOR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN
KENTUCKY……
ELECTORS VOTE
12/14/20
KENTUCKY’S EIGHT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS WILL CAST THEIR VOTES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT TODAY…..AT THE CAPITAL IN A
CEREMONY HOSTED BY SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS……
THE CEREMONY IS USUALLY HELD IN THE SUPREMENT COURT OF KENTUCKY’S COURTROOM……BUT TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE SOCIAL
DISTANCING…..IT HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE KENTUCKY SENATE CHAMBER……..
COVID UPDATE
12/14/20
06:05AM
24-HUNDRED-54 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY….BRING THE TOTAL TO 223-THOUSAND-104
POSITIVE CASES IN KENTUCKY…….
15 MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED…..RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 22-HUNDRED-SEVEN……
17-HUNDRED-12 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE DECLINED FOR THE 10TH DAY TO EIGHT-POINT-52-PERCENT……
WESTERN SALARY CUTS
12/14/20
THERE’S SOME GOOD NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….AT FRIDAY’S BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING IT WAS
ANNOUNCED THAT SALARY CUTS MADE DURING THE PANDEMIC ARE ENDING THIS MONTH…..AND EMPLOYEES WILL RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR
THE AMOUNT WITHHELD SINCE JULY FIRST…..
THE CUTS WERE MADE AS THE SCHOOL PREPARED FOR AN UNCERTAIN FALL SEMESTER DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS…..HOWEVER…..FALL
ENROLLMENT EXCEEDED EXPECTIONS….AND THE UNIVERSITY EXPECTS NO ADDITIONAL CUTS TO STATE FUNDING THROUGH THE END OF THE
FISCAL YEAR…..
SPORTS
12/14/20
THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM WILL FACE GEORGIA STATE….. IN THE “LENDING TREE BOWL”……ON DECEMBER 26TH IN
MOBILE-ALABAMA…..
THIS WILL BE THE TOPPER’S SEVENTH BOWL APPEARANCE IN THE LAST NINE SEASON……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/11/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 15 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY..…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 866 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 747 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 103 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 16 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 188 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 31 PENDING TESTS WITH
THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
12/11/20
43-HUNDRED-24 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY……RAISING THE PANDEMICTOTAL TO 213-
THOUSNAD-450……
EIGHT COUNTIES HAD AT LEAST 100 CASES…..INCLUDING WARREN WITH 106…..
THERE WERE 28 MORE COVID RELATED DEATHS YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 21-HUNDRED-
46…..
17-HUNDRED-56 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
AT LEAST 30-THOUSAND-605 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE DECLINED FOR THE SEVENTH STRAIGHT DAY TO NINE-POINT-13 PERCENT……
FATAL-ALLEN
12/11/20
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON 31-E….IN THE ADOLPHUS AREA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AROUND FOUR-30….. CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A LINCOLN TOWN CAR DRIVEN BY 75 YEAR OLD LUTHER TUTTLE-JUNIOR OF ADOLPHS….CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND HIT A
TOYOTA TACOMA OPERATED BY 69 YEAR OLD ROBERT DYER OF NASHVILLE…..
TUTTLE DIED AT THE SCENE….AND DYER WAS FLOWN BY AIR-EVAC TO SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER……
SPORTS
12/11/20
THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A BOARD OF CONTROL DECIDED YESTERDAY TO KEEP THE START OF THE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SEASON THE SAME….
WHILE PUSHING BACK THE SWEET 16 WINDOW….
PRACTICE CAN START THIS COMING MONDAY…..DECEMBER 14TH….WITH GAMES BEGINNING JANUARY FOURTH…..
THE SWEET 16 WINDOW WAS ALSO PUSHED BACK TO MARCH 28TH THRU APRIL EIGHTH…..WITH DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS THE WEEK OF MARCH
15TH…AND REGONAL TOURNAMENT TAKING PLACE THE NEXT WEEK…..
OTHER WINTER SPORTS INCLUDING…WRESTLING…SWIMMING…BOWLING… CHEER AND DANCE….CAN ALSO START PRACTICE DECEMBER
14TH…WITH COMPETITION BEGINNING JANUARY FOURTH……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/10/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 26 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY..…WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ONE DAY TOTAL
SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN…...
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 851 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 730 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 105 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 16 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 152 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 31 PENDING TESTS WITH
THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
FOOD FUND
12/10/20
FOUR-THOUSAND-69 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN FILED FOR THE…..TEAM KENTUCKY FOOD AND BEVERAGE RELIEF FUND…..REQUESTING 36-POINT-
FOUR MILLION DOLLARS IN ASSISTANCE….
THE FUND CONTAINS 40-MILLION DOLLARS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ELIGIBLE BAR AND RESTAURANT OWNERS AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC……
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ALSO EXTENDED A PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE ORDER PROHIBITING PRICE-GOUGING…..WHICH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THE DURATION OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY….
AND THE RESTRICTIONS IMPACTING RESTAURANTS…BARS….SOCIAL GATHERINGS…. INDOOR FITNESS AND RECREATION ENTER…VENUES….
THEATRES….PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND SCHOOLS ARE SET TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 13TH……
ADOPT A HIGHWAY ART CONTEST
12/10/20
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET’S ANNUAL….ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY ART CONTEST IS NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES FROM CHILDREN BETWEEN
FIVE AND 18 YEARS OF AGE…..
THE CONTEST IS DIVIDED INTO THREE AGE GROUPS….AND THIS YEAR’S THEME IS…..ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY FOR A LITTER FREE KENTUCKY….
WINNERS OF EACH AGE DIVISION RECEIVE A 100-DOLLAR GIFT CARD….WHILE THE SECOND AND THIRD PLACE FINISHERS RECEIVE 50-DOLLAR GIFT
CARDS……
ADDITIONALLY….THE FIRST THRU THIRD PLACE RECIPENTS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS WILL HAVE THEIR ARTWORK FEATURED IN THE “ADOPT-A-
HiGHWAY CALENDAR….. AND PRINTS WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET’S CONFERENCE CENTER IN FRANKFORT…..
SPORTS
12/10/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINDS…..
THE PATRIOTS ON THE ROAD TO L-A TO TAKE ON THE RAMS…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL……
TENNESSEE PLAYS FURMAN….
AND IN MEN’S GAMES…..
THE TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GARDNER-WEBB……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/09/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 11 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY..….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 825 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 723 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 86 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 16 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 157 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 31 PENDING TESTS WITH
THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
GET COVERED DAY
12/09/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS PROCLAIMED TOMORROW…..DECEMBER 10TH….AS “GET COVERED DAY” IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..AND JOINED A
BROAD COALITION OF OTHER STATES….. HEALTH GROUPS…..AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN LAUNCHING “GET COVERED 20-21”……
WHICH IS A NATIONAL EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE MASK-WEARING…..AND TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH HEALTH
COVERAGE……
AC FARM BUREAU
12/09/20
DURING THE RECENT 101ST MEETING OF THE KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU…..THE ALLEN COUNTY…..YOUNG FARMER PROGRAM….. RECEIVED THE
“2020 YOUNG FARMER GOLD STAR AWARD OF EXCELLENCE….FOR ITS PARTICIPATION IN FARM BUREAU LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS…..
COMPETITIONS…..AND EDUCATIONAL OR PROMOTIONAL INITIATIVES…..
AND ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED FOR ITS OUTSTANDING MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS…..
COKE SHCOLARSHIPS
12/009/20
THREE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS…..TAYLOR HUFF, JAE MCREYNOLDS AND LAKIA SIMMONS…..HAVE BEEN NAMED
SEMIFINALIST FO THE 20-21 CLASE OF THE “COCA-COLA SCHOLARS PROGRAM…..
THE TRIO ARE AMONG ONE-THOUSAND-609 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS SELECTED AS SEMIFINALSIST FROM A POOL OF 99-THOUSAND-403 SUBMITTED
APPLICATIONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY…..
THE “COCA-COLA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM” IS THE LARGEST CORPORATGE- SPONSORED…..ACHIEVEMENT-BASED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN
THE UNITED STATES…..
HOSPITAL CAPACITY
12/09/20
HOSPITALS IN MANY PARTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH ARE NEARING FULL CAPACITY….WHICH COULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO
RECEIVE PROPER TREATMENT….
KENTUCKY IS DIVIDED INTO 10 REGIONS AND HOSPITAL CAPACITY FOR INPATIENT BEDS….I-C-U BEDS…..OR VENTALATORS IS AT OR ABOVE 80-
PERCENT IN FOUR REGIONS….WHILE I-C-U CAPACITY IN TWO ZONES…..ONE ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER AND ONE IN EASTERN KENTUCKY IS
OVE 90-PERCENT……
HOSPITALIZATOINS ARE UP ABOUT 17-PERCENT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER……
SPORTS
12/09/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
KENTUCKY TAKES ON MARSHALL….
AND LOUISVILLE PLAYS DUKE…..
IN MEN’S GAMES…..
THE LOUISVILLE/WISCONSIN GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/08/20
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 28 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO
YESTERDAY….12 WERE SATURDAY….11 SUNDAY….AND FIVE YESTERDAY….… .ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 814 CASES SINCE THE START OF
THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 716 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 82 REMAINING ACTIVE
CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 16 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 150 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 33 PENDING TESTS WITH
THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
VACCINE
12/08/20
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED THE COMMONWEALTH IS EXPECTING TWO ADDITIONAL
COVID-19 VACCINE SHIPMENTS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR……
THE GOVERNOR WENT ON TO SAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EXPECTS TO DELIVER THE SECOND BOOSTER SHOT OF THE PFIZER VACCINE TWO
WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST…..AND THE SECOND MODERNA BATCH ABOUT FOUR WEEKS LATER…..
HEALTH INSURANCE
12/08/20
THE DEADLINE FOR OPEN ENTOLLMENT IN KENTUCKY’S…..20-21 MARKET PLACE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS IS DECEMBER 15TH…..
COVERAGE STARTS JANUARY FIRST…..AND KENTUCKIAN WHO WERE ENROLLED THRU THE MARKETPLACE THIS YEAR…..AND DO NOT WANT TO
MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR PLANS….WILL BE AUSTOATICALLY RE-ENROLLED…..
MANY COUNTIES NOW OFFER TWO OR MORE OPTIONS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE CARRIERS…..AS ANTHEM AND CARE-SOURCE HAVE EXPANDED
THEIR SERVICE AREAS TO COVER ADDITIONAL COUNTIES…..
ABOUT 80-PERCENT OF THOSE ENROLLED IN THE EXCHANGE QUALIFY FOR TAX CREDITS OR SUBSIDIES THAT REDUCE THEIR MONTHLY HEALTH
INSURANCE PREMIUMS…..AND FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY…..THE CREDITS SHOULD OFFSET ANY PREIMUM INCREASES…..SO THE COST OF HEALTH
INSURANCE IN 20-21 WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME AS THIS YEAR……
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
12/08/20
THE NUMBER OF UNPROCESSED UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS IN THE COMMONWEALTH IS RISING…..
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST DATA FROM THE LABOR CABINET…..KENUCKY’S BACKLOG OF UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS HAS JUMPED TO JUST UNDER 88-
THOUSAND…...WHICH IS 14-PERCENT HIGHER THAT IT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO….
THE MAJORITY OF THE REMAINING UNPROCESSED CLAIMS WERE FILED BETWEEN JUNE AND OCTOBER…...HOWEVER…..THERE ARE STILL MORE
THAN 600 UNPROCESSED CLAIMS DATING BACK TO MARCH……
SPORTS
12/08/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
IN TUESDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…..
THE COWBOYS PLAY THE RAVENS……
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL….
VANDY TAKES ON EAST TENNESSEE…..
AND IN MEN’S GAMES…..
TENNESSEE TANGLES WITH COLORADO…….
PEARL HARBOR DAY
12/07/20
TODAY IS….“PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY….AND GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS DIRECTED THAT FLAGS AT ALL STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS BE
LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF IN OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSES….AND ORGANIZATONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH TO JOIN IN THIS
TRIBUTE……
KY ECONOMY
12/07/20
DESPITE TE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…..AND ITS EFFECT ON KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY….. THE CONSENSUS FORECASTING GROUP HAS RAISED ITS
ESTIMATE ON WHAT THE COMMONWEALTH’S REVENUES WILL BE OVER THE NEXT 18-MONTHS….
THE 10-MEMBER PANEL…..WHICH IS INDEPENDENT OF STATE GOVERNMENT AND CONSISTS OF ECONOMISTS…..HAS PROJECT CURRENT FISCAL
YEAR REVENUES….. WHICH ENDS JUNE 30TH…..TO JUMP 17-MILLION DOLLARS….
AND FOR THE 20-22 FISCAL YEAR THEY’RE PROJECTING A 53-MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE…..
THE ESTIMATE WAS COMPLETED NOT KNOWING IF CONGRESS WILL APPROVE EXTENDING THE “CARES ACT”…..OR ANOTHER FEDERAL STIMULUS
PROGRAM….OR THE AMOUNT……
COVIDA UPDATE
12/07/20
YESTERDAY….25-HUNDRED-67 NEWS CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH….RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL
TO 200-THOUSAND-632….
ONLY THREE COUNTIES REPORTED MORE THAN 100 NEW CASES….AND THE REST OF THE TOP 10 INCLUDED WARREN…..AT SIXTH…..WITH 71…..
10 MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED….RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO TWO-THOUSAND-72…..
SUNDAY’S USUALLY SEE LOWER NUMBERS AS SOME LABS ARE CLOSED AND DON’T REPORT OVER THE WEEK END….
COVID VACCINE
12/07/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR MET VIRTUALLY FRIDAY WITH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO BEGIN PLANNIGN FOR THE
EVENTUAL DISRIBUTION OF CORONA-VIRUS VACCINES TO THEIR EMPLOYEES….
THE COMMONWEALTH’S INITIAL SHIPMENT OF ABOUT 38-THOUSAND DOARS OF COVID-19 VACCINE IS EXPECTE THE MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH….AND
WILL DO TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND LONG TERM CARE RESIDENTS AND STAFF…..
AFTER THOSE GROUPS…..E-M-S WORKERS AND EDUCATORS WILL BE PRIORITIZED…..
ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU
12/07/20
RECOGNIZED FOR THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF IT WOMEN’S PROGRAM THIS YEAR….. THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU RECEIVED THE…..20-20 GOLD
STAR OF EXCELLENCE…..FROM THE KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU DURING THEIR ANNUAL MEETING…..
THE AWARD HONORS THE COUNTY WOMEN’S COMMITTEE FOR ITS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN FARM BUREAU LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS….. STATE COMPETITIONS….AND EDUCATIONAL OR PROMOTIONAL INITIATIVES…..
MARTHA ARTERBURN CHAIRS THE “ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU WOMEN’S COMMITTEE”……
SPORTS
12/07/20
ON THE SCHEUDULE FOR TODAY….
IN MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…..
WASHINGTON TAKES ON PITTSBURGH…..
AND THE BILLS PLAY THE 49ers…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/04/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT…..YESTERDAY….. ANNOUNCED THE LOSS OF ANOTHER ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENT TO THE CORONA-
CIRUS…..WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS…..
THE ALLEN HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALSO REPORTED 22 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….… .ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 776
CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 675 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH
THE 85 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 16 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 219 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 26 PENDING TESTS WITH THE
ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT
INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
HOSPITALS
12/04/20
THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF PFIZER CORONA-VACCINE IMMUNIZATIONS WILL BE GOING TO LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN
THE COMMONWEALTH….AND THE FIRST 11 HEALTHCARE SITES CHOSEN WERE ANNOUNCED YESTEDAY…..AND THEY INCLUDE THE MEDICAL
CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN WHICH WILL BE RECEIVING 975 DOSES…..
THE SITES WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE THEY ARE LARGE ENOUGH TO HANDLE AT LEAST 975 DOSES…..WHICH IS THE SIZE OF A PFIZER SHIPMENT…..
AND THEY ALSO HAVE ULTRA-LOW-COLD STORAGE WHICH IS REQUIRED……
COVID UP DATE
12/04/20
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES OF COVID-19 IN KENTUCKY HAS PASSED THE 190-THOUSAND MARK….AS 38-HUNDRED-95 NEW CASES WERE
REPORTED YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 190-THOUSAND-601…..416 OF THE NEW CASES INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL AGE 18 AND
YOUNGER…..
34-NEWS DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY….MAKING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TWO-THOUSAND-14……
18-HUNDRED-10 REMAIN HOSPSITALIZED…..
AT LEAST 28-THOUSAND 755 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATES IS 10-POINT-ZERO-SEVEN PERCENT……
THE GOVERNOR ALSO EXTENDED THE COMMONWEALTH’S FACE COVERING MANDATE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS……
SPORTS
12/04/20
THE PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO FRANKLIN COUNTY FOR THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..
KICK OFF IS SIX-30 SCOTTSVILLE TIME…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE….STARTING AT SIX
TONIGHT…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
12/03/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 17 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….… .
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 754 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 657 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 82 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 15 DEATHS…..
THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 232 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..AND THERE ARE 93 PENDING TESTS WITH THE
ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….AGAPE HEALTH….T-J HEALTH SCOTTSVILLE AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT
INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
12/03/20
FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW…..KENTUCKY HAS SET A NEW DAILY RECORD FOR DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19…..AS 37 DEATHS WERE REPORTED
YESTERDAY….THAT BRINGS THE COMMONWEALTH TO 19-HUNDRED-80 DEATHS SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC….
YESTERDAY ALSO SAW THE SIXTH MOST NEW CASES REPORTED WITH THREE-THOUSAND-601….379 OF THEM WERE AGE 18 OR YOUNGER….AND
THAT RAISES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES TO 186-THOUSAND-765…..
IN THE 10 COUNTIES REPORTING THE MOST CASES…..WARREN WAS SIXTH WITH 103……
AT LEAST 28-THOUSAND-468 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS NINE-POINT-62 PERCENT…….
TREE AUCTION
12/03/20
THE “FRIENDS OF THE “L-AND-N” DEPOT WILL HOLD THEIR ANNUAL…..CHRISTMAS IN SCOTTSVILLLE SLIENT CHRISTMAS TREE
AUCTION……TOMORROW AND SATURDAY AT THE WASHINGTON CENTER…..WHERE BUYERS CAN BID ON THEMED DECORATED TREES AND
DECORATONS…..
PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE RESTORATION O OF SCOTTSVILLE’S “L AND N” TRAIN DEPOT……
SET UP IS FROM THREE TO SEVEN THIS AFTERNOON…
PUBLIC VIEWING AND AUCTION HOURS ARE…..
TOMORROW FROM 10 TO 12NOON AND ONE TO SIX
AND SATURDAY FROM 10 TO THREE……
HABEGGER
12/03/20
86 YEAR OLD SALOME HORST HABEGGER OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY TUESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 10 AT OAKWOOD MENNONITE CHURCH WITH BURIAL OAKWOOD CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOSEPH AND ORPHA….AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOANNA HOOVER AND HUSBAN LUKE…..11
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
12/03/20
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE STEELERS GOT PAST THE RAVENS 19 TO 14……
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
KENTUCKY TAKES ON KANSAS STATE……
COFFEE
12/02/20
65 YEAR OLD STANLEY E. COFFEE OF SCOTTSVILLE PASSED AWAY SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY
AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. ZION CEMETERY…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; DARRELL OF TENNESSEEE…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; AMY AND SCOTT BERRY OF TENNESSEE AND HOPE
ERFOURTH OF HARTSVILLE…..THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; RONNIE AND CAROLINE AND JOHNNY AND JANET ALL OF TENNESSEE AND
RICKY AND DARLENE OF SCOTTSVILLE….. AND THREE SISTERS; ROSE COFFEE, TAMMY COFFEE AND JULIE SHERRARD ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SIX
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/01/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO FRANKLIN COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME….AND THERE WILL BE A
LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE DUE TO COVID-19 GUIDANCE AND SEATING LIMINTATIONS AT WATKINS FIELD…..
EACH PATRIOT PLAY WHO DRESSES FOR THE GAME CAN PURCHASE…..
ON LINE ONLY… TWO TICKETS AT 10-DOLLARS EACH….
NO ADDITIONAL TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AND NO COACHES’ CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED……
APPEALS COURT
11/30/20
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT YESTERDAY…..SIDED WITH GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S ORDER TO CLOSE RELIGIOUS PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND
OTHERS IN THE STATE DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS….
THE U-S SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS IN CINCINNATI GRANTED BESHEAR’S REQUEST TO TEMPORARILY HALT A JUDGE’S RULING THAT WOULD
HAVE ALLOWED PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS TO REOPEN….
IN MAKING THE RULING……THE APPELLATE SAID THE ORDER DIDN’T SPECIFICALLY TARGET RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS…..
THOSE SCHOOLS FILED A LAWSUIT OVER THE GOVERNOR’S RESTRICTIONS….AND WERE AWARDED A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION LAST WEEK…..
COVID UPDATE
11/30/20
YESTERDAY SAW ANOTHER BIG DAY OF NEW COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH….AS 28-HUNDRED-THREE WERE REPORTED…..BRINGING
THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 176-THOUSAND-925……
11 MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..RAISING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO ONE-THOUSAND-806…..
SINCE SOME LABS ARE CLOSED ON THE WEEKEND….ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON…. SUCH AS POSTIVITY RATE…..TESTING FIGURES….AND THE
NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE RECOVERED WILL BE UPDATED TODAY……
RESTAURANT HELP
11/30/20
KENTUCKY RESTAURANTS AND BARS…..THAT HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY IMPACTED BY SHUTDOWNS AND LIMINTATIONS DURING THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC…..WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THEIR SHARE OF 40-MILLION DOLLARS IN RELIEF FUNDS BEGINNING TODAY…..
A CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE WILL OPEN AT 10-30….AND AN APPLICATION PORTAL…..FOR THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE RELIEF FUND….. WILL OPEN AT
NOON…..
TO BE ELIGIBLE….A BUSINES MUST BE DEFINED AS A BAR OR RESTAURANT…..WITH LESS THAN 50-PERCENT OF THEIR SALES VIA DRIVE-THRU…..
HOLDER
11/30/20
89 YEAR OLD JOHN EUAL HOLDER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AT TWO……AND CAN BE VIEWED ON THE GOAD FUNERAL HOME FACE BOOK PAGE…..EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO HOSPICE OF SOUTHER KENTUCKY OR THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SARA NAPIER HOLDER…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LA;W STEPHEN AND TERI…..A DAUGHTER; MELANIE CALVER….AND A
SISTER; VAUNITA GILMORE ALL OF SCOTTSIVLLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/30/20
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINDS….
SEATTLE ON THE ROAD TO PHIDELPHIA……
RULING
11/27/20
A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED WESNESDAY THAT A PART OF GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER…..REQUIRING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
SCHOOLS TO TOP IN-PERSON CLASSES UNTIL JANUARY…..INFRIGES ON THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS…..
U-S DISTRICT JUDGE GREGORY VAN TATENHOVE SAID THE ORDER CANNOT APPLY TO PRIVATE….RELIGIOUS-LED SCHOOLS ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH…..BUT CAN REMAIN FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS….AND HE GRANTED A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION TO 17-PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
THAT HAD FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST BESHEAR’S EMERGENCY RESTRICTION……
THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE HAS FILED AN APPEAL TO THE SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT REQUESTING AN EMERGENCY STAY OF THE JUDGE’S
ORDER……AND THEY WILL APPEAL TO THE U-S SUPERE COURT IF NECESSARY……
ELECTIONS
11/27/20
SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS HAS MORE SUPPORT IN HIS EFFORT TO HAVE SOME OF THE CHANGES MADE TO THE WAY ELECTIONS WERE
CONDUCTED THIS YEAR……MADE PERMANENT BY THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY NEXT YEAR…..
ADAMS SAYS THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS HE HOPES LAWMAKERS CONSIDER….AND A SURVEY OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S 120 COUNTY CLERKS
SUPPORT HIS PROPOSALS…..
79-PERCENT WANT TO KEEP IN-PERSON EARLY VOING….
92-PERCENT SUPPORT KEEPING THE “VOTING CENTERS”…..
70-PERCENT FAVOR KEEPING A SIGNATURE “CURE” PROVESS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS….GIVING VOTERS A CHANCE TO CORRECT ERRORS WITH
THEIR BALLOTS…..
AND 89-PERCENT SUPPORT KEEPING THE ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUEST PORTAL…..WHERE VOTERS CAN APPLY ON LINE AND HAVE AN ABSENTEE
BALLOT MAILED TO THEM…..
FSA ELECTIONS
11/27/20
VOTING IS NOW UNDERWAY FOR THE 20-20….U-S-D-A FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY COMMITTEE ELECTIONS…..THRU SECEMBER SEVENTH…..
BALLOTS HAVE BEEN MAILED TO ELIGIBLE VOTERS…..HOWEVER…..IF YOU DIDN’T RECEIVE YOUR BALLOT BY MAIL…..YOU CAN REQUEST ONE FROM
THE ALLEN COUNTY U-S-D-A SERVICE CENTER……
BALLOTS MUS BE RETURNED AND POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER SEVENTH……AND FOR MORE INFORMATION…….CALL TWO-THREE-
SEVEN-31-89……
NEW PLANES
11/27/20
THE KENTUCKY AIR NATIONAL GUARD IS RECEIVIGN EIGHT NEW….C-130-J SUPER HERCULES TRANSPORT PLANES FROM THE AIR FORCE….TO
REPLACE THEIR CURRENT FLEET…..
ONLY FOUR AIR NATIONAL GUARD UNITS IN THE COUNTRY WERE CHOSEN BY THE AIR FORCE…..IN A COMPETITIVE STATIONING PROCESS….TO
RECEIVE THE PLANES…..
THE 123RD AIRLIFT WING…..STATIONED IN LOUISVILLE……IS AMONG THE MOST DECORATED AIR NATIONAL GUARD UNITS IN THE COUNTRY…..
SPORTS
11/27/20
THE PATRIOTS HOST WARREN EAST IN THE DISTRICT CHAMPSIONSHIP GAME TONIGHT…..
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE….
STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/25/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 12 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 682 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 615 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 52 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 15 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 146 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 30 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
EXTENDED BENEFITS
11/25/20
EXTENDED FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS…..PUT IN PLACE DURING HIGH PERIODS OF UNEMPLOYNEMT THIS YEAR…..ARE ENDING IN THE
COMMONWEALTH…..
THE “ENTENDED BENEFITS PROGRAM”…..WHICH IS TRIGGERED WHEN A STATE’S INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS HIGHER THANT FIVE-
PERCENT…..WILL END THIS SATURDAY….NOVEMBER 28TH…..
NO NEW APPLICATONS WILL BE PERMITTED AFTER THAT DATE…..AND THOSE WHO FAIL TO EXHAUST THEIR BENEFITS BEFORE THEN WILL NOT
RECEIVE ANY REMAINING FUNDS……
THE “FEDERAL EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM”…..DOES NOT AFFECT THE KENTUCKY UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM OR PREVENT
RESIDENTS FROM APPLYING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH…..
THANKSGIVING CLOSINGS
11/25/20
HERE ARE YOUR THANKSGIVING CLOSINGS…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED TOMORROW…..
STATE AND COUNTY OFFICES, FARM BUREAU OFFICE AND ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..
HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND EXTENSION OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY….TOMORROW TRASH ROUTES WILL BE RUN MONDAY AND FRIDAY’S TRASH WILL BE COLLECTED
TUESDAY……
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE, COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE, TRANSFER STATION AND ANIMAL SHELTER CLOSED TOMORROW…..FRIDAY….AND
SATURDAY….
SCOTTSVILLE TRANSIT BUS WILL NOT OPERATE TOMORROW OR FRIDAY…..BUT WILL RUN SATURDAY FROM EIGHT TO TWO FOR SHOP SMALL
SATURDAY…….
THE CORE CLOSED TOMORROW…..
OPEN FRIDAY FROM FIVE-30 TO 4-30
AND OPEN REGULAR HOURS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY……
WOOD
11/25/20
22 YEAR OLD LUCAS ALLEN “LIKE” WOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER…..A PRIVATE CELEBRATION OF LIFE
SERVICE WILL BE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE…..WITH DRIVE-THRU VISITAITON FRIDAY FROM 11 TO 12NOON AT THE
FUNERAL HOME….IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS; DAVID AND HIM WOOD…..TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; CORI WOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE AND ASHLEY AND JON
KOCH OF BOWLING GREEN….AND HIS PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; JOYCE WOOD OF SMITHS GRIVE….TWO NIECES ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/25/20
THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL SEASON GETS UNDERWAY TODAY…..
IN WOMEN’S GAMES…..
KENTUCKY TAKES ON MURRAY STATE…..
AND LOUISVILLE PLAYS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI….
MEN’S GAMES FIND…..
TENESSEE TANGLES WITH CHARLOTTE…..
KENTUCKY GOES AGAINST MOREHEAD IN THE BLUEGRASS SHOW CASE…..
AND LOUISVILLE PLAYS EDWARDSVILLE IN THE WADE HOUSTON TIP-OFF CLASSIC…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/24/21
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 15 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..WITH 10 CASES SATURDAY….THREE SUNDAY…..AND TWO YESTERDAY….….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 670 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 615 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 40 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 15 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 149 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 30 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS MOVED BACK INTO THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY
HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
HART-FATAL
11/24/20
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON CUB RUN HIGHWAY IN HART COUNTY YESTERDAY CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A 20-14 VOLKSWAGON…..DRIVEN BY 24 YEAR OLD JOHNNY MORAN THE THIRD OF LEITCHFIELD CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND
HIT A TWO-THOUSAND FREIGHTLINER…..OPEARTED BY 64 YEAR OLD BENNIE SIMS OF CLARKSON HEAD ON….
MORAN WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT CAVERNA WERE HE WAS PRONOUCNED DECEASED….AND SIMS WASN’T INJURED…...
TROOPER TEDDY
11/24/20
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE…..TROOPER TEDDY PROJECT SALES ARE THIS WEEK-END……
THE PROJECT…..WHICH RELIES SOLELY ON DONATIONS AND THE SALE OF BEARS…… IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP TRUST BETWEEN OFFICERS AND
CHILDREN BY PROVIDING TEDDY BEARS TO CHILDREN IN TRAUMATIC SITUATIONS……
THE BEARS WILL GO ON SALE THANKSGIVING NIGHT AT SIX AND WILL SELL THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEK-END FOR 15-DOLLARS…..PLUS
SHOPPING…..
OR YOU CAN PICK UP YOUR BEAR FOR FREE AT K-S-P HEADQUARTERS IN FRANKFORT OR AT ANY K-S-P POST……
SHOCKLEY
11/24/20
87 YEAR OLD BOBBY GLEN SHOCKLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(WED) AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN LIBERTY CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BRENDA SHOCKLEY…..A DAUGHTER; DONNA JOHNSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…AND TWO STEP-SONS AND STEP-
DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JOHNNY AND RENEE MADDEN OF FRANKLIN AND TIMMY MADDEN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS AND STEP-
SON-IN-LAW; BRENDA AND EDDIE VIOLETT AND PAMELA KINSLOW ALL OF TENNESSEE…….14 STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN STEP-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/24/20
TICKETS FOR THE PATRIOTS PLAY OFF GAME FRIDAY NIGHT ARE ON SALE…..
THIS AFTERNOON FROM 5:30 TO 6:15, AT THE STADIUM, FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADER PARENTS MAY PURCHASE…..
TOMORROW FROM FOUR TO SIX…..STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY CAN PURCHASE TICKETS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL OFFICE…..
SCHOOLS MOVE TO PURPLE
11/23/20
IN RESPONSE TO AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR…..ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE MOVING TO THE “PURPLE LEVEL”
OF INSTRUCTION BEGINNING TODAY AND RUNNING UNTIL JANUARY FOURTH…..
STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ATTENDING “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION WILL SHIFT TO….N-CLASS-AT HOME….AND STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE
“VIRTUAL LELAGNING ACADEMY”…..WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO……
STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN DAILY SCHEDULED ZOOM OR GOOGLE MEETS WITH THEIR TEACHERS……AND IT WILL BE IMPORTANT
FOR STUDENTS TO COMPLETE AND RETURN ASSIGNMENTS AND TASKS AS REQUESTED….SO THEY DO NOT FALL BEHIND AND ARE NOT COUNTED
ABSENT…..
COVID UPDATE
11/23/20
YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS FOR A SUNDAY…..AT 21-
HUNDRED-94…… BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 158-THOUSAND-100…..
YESTERDAY’S CURRENT INCIDENCE RATE MAP SHOWS 117 OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S 120 COUNTIES IN THE “RED ZONE”……WITH ALLEN COUNTY
BEING ONE OF THE THREE COUNTIES IN THE “ORANGE” ZONE……
FOUR NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY….BEING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 17-HUNDRED-87…..
15-HUNDRED-33 REMAIN HOSPTIALIZED…..
AT LEAST 26-THOUSAND-156 HAVE RECOVERED….
SCHOOLS SUE
11/23/20
FOUNDATION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IN BOWLING GREEN HAS JOINED THE LAWSUIT FILED BY A NUMBER OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS AND ATTORNEY
GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON REGARDING THE GOVERNOR’S ORDER BANNING IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AT RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS…..
THE SUIT SAYS HALTING “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION VIOLATES THE FIRST ADMENDMENT…..AS-WELL-AS KENTUCKY’S EQUIVALENT CONSTITUTIONAL
GUARANTEES AND THE COMMONWEALTH’S RELIGLOUS FREEDOM ANN RESTORATION ACT…..
THE SCHOOLS SAY THEY HAVE HEAVILY INVESTED IN COVID PRECAUTIONS….AND DONE EVERYTHING ASKED OF THE TO REMAIN OPEN FOR “IN-
PERSON” INSTRUCTION…..
SUPREME COURT MANDATES
11/23/20
ON FRIDAY…..IN RESPONSE TO THE RISING NUMBE OF COVID-19 CASES….THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT ISSUED NEE MANDATES CONCERNING
LOCAL OPERATIONS……
THE NEW ORDERS……
LIMITE ENTRANCE TO JUDICIAL FACILITIES…..REQUIRES REMOTE HEARINGS IN ALL PROCEEDINGS EXCEPT FOR EMERGENC AND TIME SENSITIVE
MATTERS…... REQUIRES REMOTE HEARING IN ALL PROCEEDINGS…..POSTPONES ALL JURY TRIALS AND SHOW CAUSE DOCKETS UNTIL FEBRUARY
FIRST…..AND REQUIRES JUDICIAL SALES TO BE CONDUCTED REMOTELY OR OUTSIDE……
SPORTS
11/23/20
THE NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY WILL HAVE A NASCAR TRIPLE HEADER ON FATHER’S DAY WEEK END…..
A CUP SERIES RACE HAD ALREADY BEEN ANNOUNCED…..
THEN LAST WEEK…..NASCAR SAID THERE WILL ALSO BE A TRUCK RACE AND XFINITY SERIES RACE THAT WEEK END…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/20/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 13X NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 650 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 594 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 41 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 15 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 173 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL
COVID UPDATE
11/20/20
A RECORD WAS SET YESTERDA FOR NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY…..AND A NEAR RECORD COVID-19 RELATED DEATH TOLL….
A TOTAL OF 36-HUNDRED-49 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED…..WHICH INCLUDES 437 KIDS AGE 18 AND UNDER…..AND BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTAL
TO 148-THOUSAND-390…….
AMONG THE TOP 10 COUNTIES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBR OF NEW CASES….. WARREN COUNTY WAS FIFTH WITH 115…..
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ALSO ANNOUNCED 30 NEW COVID RELATED DEATHS YESTERDAY…..RAISING TO 17-HUNDRED-40 THE NUMBER OF
KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVE TO THE VIRUS…..
25-THOUSAND-437 HAVE RECOVERED……
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS NINE-POINT-18 PERCENT…….
NEW RESTRICTIONS
11/20/20
THE NEW RESTRICTIONS GOING INTO EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AT FIVE INCLUDE…..
NO IN-PERSON SERVICE AT RESTAURANT AND BARS
PRIVATE AND SOCIAL GATHERING LIMITED TO EIGHT PEOPLE
GYMS, FITNESS CENTERS, POOLS AND OTHER INDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES LIMITED TO 33-PERCENTD CAPACITY WITH NO GROUP CLASSES
OR TEAM PRACTIVES
VENUES, EVENT SPACES AND THEATRES LIMITED TO 25 PEEOPLE….
PROFESSIONAL SERVIVCES LIMITED TO 33-PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES
AND ALL SCHOOLS IN THE COMMONWEALTH WILL MOVE TO VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION
THE NEW RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IN EFFECT THRU 11-59PM ON DECEMEBR 13TH……
GUARD MOBILIZED
11/20/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS MOBILIZED 50 MEMBERS OF THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD TO HELP LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN RESPONSE
TO THE INFLUX OF COVID-19 CASES….
THE GUARD MEMBERS WILL BE A PART OF 10 DIFFERENT…..NON-CLINICAL SUPPORT TEAMS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWELTH…..WHO
WILL RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR HELP FROM PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS…..
SPORTS
11/20/20
THE PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON….
.
KICK OFF IS SEVEN……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…….WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE
STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/19/20
THE COMMUNITY HAS LOST ANOTHER RESIDENT AS THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER DEATH YESTERDAY…..WE
HERE AT WVLE ANE WLCK SENT OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALSO REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 637 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 592 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 30 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 15 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 180 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 40 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
NEW RESTRICTIONS
11/19/20
SAYING…….ACTION IS UNPOPULAR, BUT INACTION IS DEADLY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUCED A NEW SERIES OF INITITIVES YESTERDAY
TO COMBAT THE CORONA VIRUS…..
THE RESTRICTIONS GO INTO EFFECT AT FIVE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND RUN THRU SUNDAY-DECEMBER 13 AT 11-59…..
RESTAURANTS AND BAR WILL CLOSED TO “INPERSON” SERVIE…..OUTDOOR DINING AREAS REMAIN OPEN ALONG WITH CARRYOUT AND DELIVERY…..
PRIVATE AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS LIMITED TO UP TO EIGHT PEOPLE FROM A MAXIMUM OF TWO HOUSEHOLDS…..
GYMS, FITNESS CENTERS, POOLS AND OTHER INDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES LIMITED TO 33-PERCENT CAPACITY, GROUP CLASSSES, TEAM
PRACTIVES AND COMPETITONS PROHIBITED AND MASKS MUST BE WORN….
VENUES, EVENT SPACES AND THEATRES LIMITED TO 25 PEOPLE…..THIS DOESN’T APPLY TO CHURCH SERVICES WHICH THE GOVERNOR WILL
ADDRESS TODAY…..
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED TO 33-PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES….ALL WHO CAN SHOUILD WORK FROM HOME….AND BUSINESS THAT CAN CLOSE
TO THE PUBLIC MUST DO SO….
ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WILL CEASED IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION….. MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS MUST REMAIN VIRTUAL UNTIL JANUARY
FOURTH…..AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS MAY REOPEN FOR INPERSON INSTRUCTION DECEMBE SEVENTH…..
A 40-MILLION DOLLAR CARES FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO HELP BARS AND RESTAURANTS….QUALIFYING ENTITIES WILL RECEIVE 10-
THOUSAND DOLLARS….. WITH A MAXIMUM AWARD OF 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS 1 TO HELP WITH EXPENSES….
BUSINESSES WITH AT LEAST 50-PERCENT OF THEIR SALES FROM DRIVE-THRU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE…..
COOMER
11/19/20
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER AND REPRESENTATIVE JIM JORDAN HAVE CALLED FOR AN IMMEDIATE CONGRESSIONAL
INTESTIGATION INTO THE 20-20 ELECTION……
COOMER SAID…..THE 20-20 ELECTON WAS FULL OF CHAOS……AND CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT IS NEEDED FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO HAVE
FAITH AND INTEGRITY IN OUR ELECTION PROCESS….
SPORTS
11/19/20
MEETING YESTERDAY…..THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION HAS MOVED THE START DATES FOR HIGH SCHOOL WINTER
SPORTS TO JANUARY FOURTH…..WITH STATE TOURNAMENTS SCHEDULED FOR LATE MARCH….
PRACTICE WOULD START UP TO THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE START OF THE SEASON…..WHICH WOULD BE DECEMBER 14TH……….
AS PERTAINS TO FOOTBALL…THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A…..DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLAYOFFS…..
18 TEAM HAVE OPTED OUT OF THE PLAY OFFS….AND COMMISSIONER JULIAN TACKETT ADDED THAT IF A TEAM WITHDRAWS IN THE SEMI-FINALS OF
FINALS…. THE TEAM THEY DEFEATED IN THE PREVIOUS ROUND WOULD REPLACE THEM……
THE BOARD ALSO GAVE THE COMMISSIONER THE AUTHORITY TO REVISE CHAMPIONSHIP DATES IF NEEDED…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/18/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FOUR NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 631 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 582 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 35 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 14 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 187 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 25 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC…MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….
SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
NEW RESTRICTIONS
11/18/20
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING TODAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR WILL ANNOUNCE NEW STEPS THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE TAKING TO HALT
THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA VIRUS…..
THE GOVERNOR WILL MEET WITH LEGISLATIVE LEADERS THIS MORNING….. BEFORE MAKING HIS PLANS PUBLICE……WHICH HE CONTINEUS TO SAY
WILL BE DIFFERENT AND A MORE TARGETED APPROACH THAN THOSE TAKEN IN MARCH AND APRIL……
THE STEPS TO BE ANNOUNCED TODAY WILL AFFECT RESTAURANTS AND BARS…. BUT A PROGRAM TO HOPEFULL PROVIDE SOME RELIEF WILL ALSO
BE ANNOUNCED……
THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID HE DOESN’T PLAN TO MAKE A STATEWIDE CURFEW AS SOME STATES HAVE…..
COVID UPDATE
11/18/20
YESTERDAY……SAW KENTUCKY’S HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY NUMBER OF DEATHS RELATED TO THE CORONA-VIRUS…..AND THE THIRD HIGHEST DAY OF
NEW CASES….. AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORED 29-HUNDRED-31 NEW CASES YESTERDAY…..WITH 325 INVOLVIND KIDS AND 18…..AND
BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 142-THOUSAND-EIGHT……
33 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE NUUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS OT 16-HUNDRED-97……
15-HUNDRED-21 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
25-THOUSAND-760 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS RISEN TO NINE-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
HOT RODS FOOD DRIVE
11/18/20
THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS ARE HOLDING A NON-PERISHABLE FOOD DRIVE THIS WEEK TO BENEFIT THE “VETERANS ALLIANCE FOOD PANTRY”
…..
THE FOOD DRIVE RUNS THRU FRIDAY…..AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK FROM NINE TO
FOUR EACH DAY…… AND THIS AFTERNOON THERE WILL BE CURBSIDE PICKUP FROM FIVE TO SEVEN…..
ANYONE WHO DONATES WILL RECEIVE A FIVE-DOLLAR COUPON TO THE HOT RODS MERCHANDISE STORE AS A THANK YOU FROM THE TEAM……
SPORTS
11/18/20
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY IS SELLING FAN CUTOUTS FOR MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES IN RUPP ARENA…..AND AT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AND
VOLLEYBALL GAMES AND GYMNASTICS EVENTS AT MEMORIAL COLISEUM…..
PRICES START AT 50-DOLLARS…..WITH OPTIONS RANGING FROM FOUR-TO-SIX FOOT TALL CUTOUTS……AND AN UPGRADED VERSION AUTOGRAPHED
BY MEN’S COACH JOHN CALIPARI……
SIMILAR OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN’S GAMES WITH AUTOGRAPHS BY INTERIM COACH KYRA ELZY…..VOLLEYBALL COACH CRAIG
SKINNER…..AND GYMNASTICS COACH TIM GARRISON…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/14/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NINE NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL YESTERDAY….
THERE WAS ONE ON SATURDAY….FIVE SUNDAY….AND THREE YESTERDAY…….
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 62718 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 576 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 37 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 14 DEATHS…..
ALSO THE CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 177 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY
HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
SCHOOL BOARD
11/17/20
IT WAS A RATHER ROUTINE MEETING FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION LAST NIGT….
THE BOARD ACCEPTED THE 2019-2020 AUDIT REPORT AND FINDINGS…. LANNIE WHITE WITH CARR-RIGGS-AND-INGRAM PRESENTED THE AUDIT TO
THE BOARD IN A WORKING SESSION BEFORE THE MEETING…..
FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR…..ROBIN HERRINGTON…..REVIEWED THE “NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REPORT FOR LAST SCHOOL YEAR….
THAT SAW FOOD SERIVE PERSONNEL PREPARE A TOTAL OF 862-THOUSAND-254 MEALS……
AND THE BOARD APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF FIVE NEW BUSES…UTILIZING THE REPLACEMENT FUNDS FROM THE “VOLKSWAGON MITIGATION
TRUST FUNDS” WHICH WILL PAY HALF-THE COST FOR TWO PROPANE BUSES…..TWO DIESEL BUSES….AND A SPECIAL NEEDS BUS…..
COVID UPDATE
11/17/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 15-HUNDRED-14 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY….WHICH WAS THE
SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES FOR A MONDAY…..WHICH THAT BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 139-THOUSAND-97……
173 OF THE NEW CASES INCLUDE CHILDREN AGE EIGHT AND YOUNGER….AND 103 OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S 120 COUNTIES ARE IN THE “RED
ZONE”…….
THREE MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY….MAKING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIUS 16-HUNDRED-64……
THE GOVERNOR WENT ON TO SAY THAT IF THE NUMBERS DON’T CHAMGE…..MORE RESTRICTION COULD BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW….HE WENT
ON TO SAY THEY WOULD NOT LOOK LIKE THE RESTRICTION BACK IN MARCH AND APRIL….AS THEY WOULD BE MORE TARGETED…..AND HE ADDED
BAR AND RESTAURANT CAPACITIES COULD BE AFFECTED……
SPORTS
11/17/20
SIX PATRIOT FOOTBALL PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE….20-20 ALL-SKY CONFERENCE TEAM FOR LARGE FOUR-A AND FIVE-A
SCHOOLS……
DILLION ROOKSTOOL…..KAYDEN WHITNEY…..AND JAX COOPER ARE FRIST TEAM SELCTIONS…..
WHILE WILL MOORE….TANNER STINSON…..AND TUCKER TRACY ARE SECOND TEAM MEMBERS…..
THE N-C-A-A ANNOUNED YESTERDAY THAT THIS YEAR’S MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WILL BE PLAYED IN ONE GEOGRAPIC AREA…..INSTEAD
OF BEING SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY……TO MITIGATE THE RISKS OF COVID-19….
CURRENLTY…..THEY’RE IN TALKS WITH INDIANAPOLIS TO SERVE AS THE HOST CITY……
THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE WORD ON THE WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT…..WHICH RUNS CONCURRENTLY IN MARCH AND EARLY APRIL……
COVID UPDATE
11/16/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 14-HUNDRED-49 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN THE COMMONWEALTH YSTERDAY…..RAISING THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 137-THOUSAND-586……
OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES WITH NEW CASES….WARREN WAS NINTH WITH 24……
THREE NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED….BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 16-HUNDRED-61,,,,,
13-HUNDRED-83 REMAIN HOSPITALIZE…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS EIGHT-POINT-88 PERCENT…..
CURRENTLY….94 OF KENTUCKY’S 120 COUNTIES ARE CONSIDERED “RED COUNTIES” MEANING THEY SHOULD FOLLOW THE “RED ZONE”
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WEEK….STARTING TODAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR NEW CASES……
HEMP APPLICATIONS
11/16/20
APPLICATIONS FOR THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S…..20-21 HEMP LICENSING PROGRAM….WILL START BEING ACCEPTED
TODAY….
K-D-A…..WHICH ADMINISTERS THE COMMONWEALTH’S HEMP LICENSING PROGRAM…..IS HOSTING AN ONLINE APPLICATION PORTAL ON ITS HEMP
WEBPAGE…..
GROWER APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 15TH…..WHILE PROCESSOR APPLICATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED YEAR ROUND…..
KY SENATE LEADERSHIP
11/16/20
THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THE KENTUCKY SENATE CHOSE THEIR LEASDERSHIP FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS FRIDAY…..ALL OF WHOM WERE
REELECTED….
SENATOR ROBERT STIVERS REMAINS PRESIDENT….PRESIDENT PRO TEM IS SENATOR DAVID GIVENS…..SENATOR DAMON THAYER IS MAJORITY
FLOOR LEADER…..SENATE MAJORITY CAUCUS CHAIR IS JULIE ADAMS……AND SENATE MAJORITY WHIP IS MIKE WILSON……
SPORTS
11/16/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM OPENS THE PLAYOFFS FRIDAY NIGHT AS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON COMES TO PATRIOT FIELD….
TODAY AND TOMORROW….FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADER PARENTS MAY PURCHASE TICKETS…..
TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY….STUDENTS AND FACULITY AND STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE TICKETS….
AND THURSDAY COMMUNITY TICKETS…..IF AVAILABLE….WILL BE SOLD IN THE HIGH OFFICE FROM 11 TO ONE…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/13/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 10 NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 616 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 565 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 37 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 14 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 147 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 19 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY
HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
11/13/20
THE COMMONWEALTH…..YESTERDAY SAW THE THIRD-HIGHEST DAILY TOTAL OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS AND MORE COUNTIES HAVE
MOVED INTO THE RED ZONE……AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 23-HUNDRED-42 NEW CASES…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO
129-THOUSAND-680…..
OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES WITH NEW CASES…..WARREN WAS FIFTH WITH 58…..
18 MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED….MAKING THE NUMBER OF KENTUKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS 16-HUNDRED-22…..
13-HUNDRED-11 REMAIN HOPITALIZED…..
23-THOUSAND-629 HAVE RECOVERED….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS NOW EIGHT-POINT-29 PERCENT….
THE NUMBER OF RED COUNTIES IS 94…..UP FROM 80 LAST THURSDAY…..MEANING MORE COUNTIES SHOULD FOLLOW THE “RED ZONE”
RECOMMENDATIONS STARTING MONDAY……
COVID ALERT
11/13/20
THE BOWLING GREEN/WARREN COUNTY CORONA-VIRUS WORK GROUP HELD A VIRTUAL NEWS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY…..WITH AN URGENT
REQUEST FOR AREA RESIDENTS TO INCREASE THEIR COMPLIANCE TO C-D-C AND STATE HEALTH GUIDELINES…….WITH THE MOST URGENT
MESSAGE COMING FROM THE LEADERS OF LOCAL HOSPITALS…..
THE WORK GROUP IS MADE UP OF LEADERS IN BUSINESS…..EDUCATION….AND HEALTH CARE…..
SUPREME COURT RULING
11/13/20
THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT RULED UNANIMOUSLY YESTEDAY THAT GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S EMERGENCY REGULATIONS TO SLOW THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19 ARE LEGAL…..
THE DECISION MEANS DOZENS OF EMERGENCY ORDERS FROM THE GOVERNOR….. RANGING FROM A REQUIREMENT FOR MOST KENTUCKIANS TO
WAS A MASK IN PUBLI….TO CLASS SIZES IN CHILD CARE CENTER…..WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT……
SPORTS
11/13/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM WAS TO HAVE THEIR FIRST PLAY-OFF GAME TONIGHT……BUT THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A HAS MOVED THE START OF THE
PLAY-OFF TO NEXT FRIDAY…….
WHEN THE PATRIOTS WILL HOST FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…….
AFTER CONSULTING WITH HIS FAMILY….KENTUCKY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH…..MATTHEW MITCHELL ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT
YESTERDAY……….
LAST SUMMER…..MITCHELL SUFFERED A FALL…WHICH LATER RESULTED IN SURGERY FOR A BRAIN BLEED……AN INCIDENT HE DESCRIBED AS “LIFE
ALTERING”….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/12/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FIVE NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 606 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 559 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 33 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 14 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 156 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY
HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
11/12/20
DURING HIS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 27-HUNDRED NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS…..WHICH IS THE
COMMONWEALTH’S HIGHEST-EVER SINGLE DAY TOTAL….WHICH RAISES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES TO 127-THOUSAND-344……
14 MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..BRINGING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO ONE-THOUSAND-604…..
12-HUNDRED-74 REMAIN HOSPITLIZED……
23-THOUSAND-165 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS INCREASED TO EIGHT-POINT-12 PERCENT…WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ITS BEEN SINCE MAY FIFTH……
DOLLAR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
11/12/20
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BUILD AN 800-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT…..COMBINATION DRY AND D-G FRESH DISTRIBUTION
CENTER IN BLAIR- NEBRASKA…..
CONSTRUCITON IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN DECENBER….AND WHEN COMPLETED IN EALRY 20-22……THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER IS EXPECTED TO
CREATE 400 NEW JOBS AND WILL SERVE E MORE THAN 15-HUNDRED STORES…..
DOLLAR GENERAL OPENED ITS FIRST STORE IN NEBRASKA IN 1992…….
BRIDGE CLOSED
11/12/20
A BUSY BRIDGE BETWEEN NORTHENR KENTUCKY AND CINCINNATI WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR SEVERL DAY TO ALL ENGINEERS TI ACCESS DAMAGE
CAUSED BY A FIREY CRASH YESTERDAY MORNING…..
THE BRENT SPENCE BRIDGE……WHICH CARRIES I-71 AND I-75 TRAFFIC ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER….WAS CLOSED AFTER TWO SEMI-TRACTOR
TRAILER RIGS CRASHED….. CAUSING ONE OF THE TRUCKS….WHICH WAS CARRYIG POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE TO BURST INTO FLAMES…..WHICH
CAUSED VISIBLE DAMABGE TO THE BRIDGE AND ITS CONCRETE DECKING….
OFFICIALS SAY AT BEST…..THE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED FOR SEVERAL DAYS….BUT MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AN EXTENDED
CLOSURE…..
SPORTS
11/12/20
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOY’S BASKETBALL TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO BE AT HOME TO PLAY BARREN COUNTY……
THE TITANS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE COLTS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/11/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO NEW CASES OF CORNA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 601 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 559 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 28 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 14 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 156 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 19 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY
HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
11/11/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED TWO-THOUSAND-120 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY….THE MOST EVER ON
TUESDAY AND THE FIFTH HIGHEST DAY OVER ALL…..
THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 124-THOUSAND-646…..
OUT OF THE TOP 10-COUNTIES WITH NEW CASES….WARREN COUNTY WAS THIRD…..
14 MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..MAKING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL 15-HUNDRED-90…..
A RECORD 11-HUNDRED-89 KENTUCKIANS REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
23-THOUSAND-165 HAVE RECOVRED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS RISEN TO SEVEN-POINT-68 PERCENT……
MCCONNELL
11/11/20
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL WAS ELECTED YESTERDAY TO SERVE AS THE SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER FOR THE 117TH CONGRESS……
MCCONNELL….IS THE LONGEST-SERVING SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES….AND IS ONLY THE SECOND
KENTUCKIAN TO EVER SERVE AS MAJORTY LEADER IN THE SENATE…..
THE FIRST…..SENATOR ALBEN BARKLEY…..LED THE DEMOCRATS FROM 1937 TO 1949…….
HUMANA TO HIRE VETERANS
11/11/20
LOUISVILLE BASED HUMANA ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT PLANS TO HIRE AN ADDITIONAL 600 MILITRAY VETERANS AND 150 MILITARY SPOUSES
IN THE COMMONWEALTH DURING THE NEXT FOUR YEARS…..
HUMAMA LAUNCHED A VETERAN’S INITIATIVE NEARLY A DECADE AGO….THAT HAS LED TO THE HIRING OF THOUSANDS OF MILITRY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS FOR JOBS COMPANY-WIDE…….
SPORTS
11/11/20
THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE HAS ANNOUNCED ITS MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE SCHEDULES FOR THE UPCOMING
SEASON….
THIS YEAR’S SCHEDULES INCREASE CONFERENCE GAMES FROM 18 TO 20….TO HELP ADDRESS ISUES DUE THE DELAYED START TO THE
SEASON……AS TEAMS WILL PLAY EVERY O-V-C TEAM ONCE AND NINE SCHOOLS TWICE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/10/20
YESTERDAY……THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE LOSS OF TWO MORE ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENTS TO THE CORONA-
VIRUS…..WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS…….
THE ALLEN ALSO REPORTED 11 NEW CASES SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..FIVE SATURDAY….TWO SUNDAY…..AND TWO YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 601 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 548 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 39 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 14 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 161 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….IF YOU’RE SICK STAY
HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
PAUL MOVES CLASS
11/10/20
SENATOR RAND PAUL MOVED A PRESENTATION AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERITY OUTDOORS YESTERDAY…..RATHER THAN PUT ON A MASK IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE SCHOOL’S COVID-19 POLICY….
PAUL WAS SPEAKING TO A GROUP OF ECONOMICS STUDENTS WHEN AN ADMINISTRATOR INTERRUPED TO INFORM HIM OF THE MASK POLICY……
PAUL THEN MOVED THE CLASS OUTDOORS AND CONTINUED SPEAKING WITHOUT A MASK…..
LAFAVOR
11/10/20
69 YEAR OLD CAROLYN MAXINE LAFAVOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS
AFTERNOON (TUED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BILLY AND ANGELA MARSH AND ETHAN AND SAMARA LAFAVOR …..AND A DAUGHTER AND
SON-IN-LAW; NIKKI AND EDDIE WOODS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO BROTHER; JASON GADDIS OF OKLAHOMA AND JOHN GADDIS OF BOWLING
GREEN…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; TERI AND THUAN TRINH AND LEIGHA AND BRUCE COOK ALL OF BOWLING GREEN……THREE
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
WEAVER
11/10/20
82 YEAR OLD WAYNE WEAVER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL
BE TODAY (TUES) AT 12NOON AT LIBERTY CEMETERY…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATION TO LIBERTY BAPTIST
CEMETERY FUND AND THE ALLEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; BETTY AND DANIEL ROSS OF LEXINGTON….SEVERAL NEPHEWS, NIECES, GREAT-NEPHEWS AND
GREAT-NIECES ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/20/20
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO TRAVEL TO BARREN COUNTY……
CORONA UPDATE
11/09/20
WHILE KENTUCKY SAW LESS THAN 12-HUNDRED NEW CASESS OF THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…….IT WAS STILL ENOUGH TO SET A NEW
WEEKLY RECORD….AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR EPORTED 11-HUNDRED-77 NEW CASES…..RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL WO 120-THOUSAND-
838…..
AND AGAIN……WARREN COUNTY WAS ONE OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES IN TERMS OF NEW CASES WITH 41…..
FOUR MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED…..BRING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 15-HUNDRED-65……
AND THE COMMONWEALTH’S POSITIVITY RATE HAS RISEN TO SEVEN-POINT-24 PERCENT…..
SINCE MANY LABS DON’T WORK ON SUNDAYS…..ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THE NUMBWR OF KENTUCKUANS WHO HAVE RECOVERED
AND TOTAL TESTS ADMINISTERED WEREN’T AVAILABLE……
AKIN
11/09/20
73 YEAR OLD ROSIE AKIN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN SILOAM CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS
AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL H OME…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; RANDY AND HELEN OF TENNESSEE…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; CATHERINE AND JASON
BROWN OF ADOLPHUS…..A STEP-SON; EDDIE AKIN OF FRANKLIN…..A STEP-DAUGHTER AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; VICKIE AND JAMES MANN OF
FRANKLIN…..TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; EUGENE AND PAULETTE CARTER AND TOMMY AND LADORA CARTER ALL OF TENNESSEE…..AND
TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; MARY LOCKE AND DORA AND R-B GULLEY ALL OF TENNESSEE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/09/20
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO PLAY IN MONROE COUNTY…..
WHILE THE GIRL’S TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY……
THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION NOTIFIED MEMBER SCHOOLS YESTERDAY THAT THE START OF THE FOOTBALLL PLAYOFFS
WILL BE DELAYED ONE WEEK IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS TIME TO REVIEW AND WORK WITH THEIR HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS TO DETERMINE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION…..
THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS WILL TAKE PLAcE THE WEEK-END OF NOVEMBE 19TH THRU 21ST…..WITH NO ADDITONAL PLANNED CHANGES IN
THE PLAYOFF STRUCTURE FOR NOW……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/05/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FIVE NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 578 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 514 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 42 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 12 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 168 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
SUPER MAJORITY
11/05/20
WITH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SET TO MEET IN JANUARY…..FOLLOWING YESTERDAY’S ELECTION….REPUBLICANS HAVE WIDENED THEIR SUPER-
MAJORITY IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE….
THE G-O-P FLIPPED TWO SEATS IN THE SENATE….GIVINGING THEM 30 OF THE 38 MEMBERS…..
AND IN THE HOUSE…..THEY PICKED UP ENOUGH TO NOW HOLD 75 OF THE 100 SEATS……
SPORTS
11/05/20
THE JAMES E. BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GLASGOW……
AND THE PATRIOT’S FOOTBALL GAME…..SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW NIGHT….HAS BEEN MOVED TO NIGHT……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE……STARTING
AT SIX-30 TONIGHT……
ELECTION RETURNS
11/04/20
06:05AM
YESTERDAY WAS ELECTION DAY….WHICH WAS THE FIRST WITH THE EXTENDED ABSENTTE VOTING AND 13-DAYS OF EARLY VOTING….
IN THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT……PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP RECEIVED SEVEN-THOUSAND-571 VOTES AND JOE BIDEN ONE-THOUSAND-67…….
THE RACE FOR THE U-S SENATE RACE SAW SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL DEFEAT AMY MCGRATH S 69-HUNDRED-31 VOTES TO 19-HUNDRED-
FIVE……
IN THE U-S REPRESENTATIVES RACE……CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER RECEIVED SEVEN-THOUSAND-783 VOTES TO JAMES RHODES’ ONE-
THOUSAND-58……
THE STATE SENATE RACE FOR THE NINTH DISTRICT SAW SENATOR DAVID GIVENS GETTING 75-HUNDRED-13 VOTES TO BRIAN PEDIGO’S 15-
HUNDRED-62……
IN THE RACE TO FILL THE 22ND DISTRICT SEAT….SHAWN MCPHERSON RECEIVED 66-HUNDRED-27 VOTES….AND DAVID YOUNG HAD 25-HUNDRED-
92……IN SIMPSON COUNTY MCPHERSON HAD 56-HUNDRED-19 VOTES TO YOUNG’S 29-HUNDRED-84… AND SIMPSON COUNTY STILL HAS 100 MAIL IN
BALLOTS OUT…..
FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE….CHRIS MCNEILL HAD 36-HUNDRED-70 VOTES TO JENNY HINES’ 25-HUNDRED-42…….
THE SOIL CONSERVATON SUPERVIRORS RACE SAW RANDY HARSTON GETTING 47-HUNDRED-93 VOTES…..DANNY SHIPLEY 44-HUNDRED-
65……TOMMY LONG
43-HUNDRED-85…..DANNY STINSON 35-HUNDRED-76……AND LINDA SMITH THREE-THOUSAND-43……
THREE MEMBERS OF THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WERE RUNING UNOPPOSED…..AS STEPHANIE ASHBY HAD 13-HUNDRED-30
VOTES……BILLY TURNER ONE-THOUSAND-84…..AND AL BARMAN 12-HUNDRED-19……
THE RACE TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE MAYOR OF SCOTTSVILLE SAW DAVID BURCH RECEIVING 11-HUNDRED-67 VOTES AND JERRY
WHITNEY 415…..
THE SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL RACE SAW BEVERLY TRACY ANDERSON GETTING 982 VOTES…..MARK HUNTMAN 967…..KEN GOFORTH 921…..
FRANKLIN FOSTER 907…..MICHAEL MCGUIRE 868…..ROGERLYNN BUCHANNON 782…..JOHNNY BEWLEY 757…..AND MARK NETHERY 393…..
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ONE…..MARCY’S LAW WAS APPROVED FOUR-THOUSAND-547 VOTES TO 27-HUNDRED-787….
AND CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT TWO DEALING WITH THE TERMS OF DISTRICT JUDGES AND COMMONWELATH ATTORNEYS WAS DEFEATED 47-
HUNDRED-73 VOTES TO 26-HUNDRED-79…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
11/03/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 13 NEWS CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON….WITH FIVE
SATURDAY…. FOUR SUNDAY…..AND FOUR YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 570 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 507 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 51 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 12 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 172 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 32 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “ORANGE ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLICC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
VERNON
11/03/20
81 YEAROLD LOLLIS VERNON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE IN BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; JARRETT HARDCASTLE….A STEP-DAUGHTER; JESSICA PORTER…..A SISTER; VIRGINIA LOCKHART…..AND TWO BROTHERS;
HENRY AND JERRY…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/03/20
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE SENIOR STUDENT-ATHLETE….JAE MCREYNOLDS….IS THE SCHOOL WINNER OF THE 20-20 HEISMAN HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOLARSHIP….. PRESENTED BY ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE……
MCREYNOLDS IS AMONG 36-HUNDRED SCHOLAR/ATHLETES NATIONWIDE THAN HAVE BEEN SELECTE AS A SCHOOL WINNER…..SHE IS NOW
ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A STATE WINNER…..A NATIONA FINALIST….OR A NATIONS WINNER……
STATE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK…..WITH THE NATIONAL FINALISTS ANNOUCED NEXT WEEK…..AND THE OVER-ALL WINNER WILL BE
ANNOUNCED IN EARLY DECEMBER……
CORONA UPDATE
11/02/20
KENTUCKY SAW THE MOST NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS LAST WEEK….THAN FOR ANY OTHER WEEK….SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN…..
AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 14-HUNDRED-23 NEW CASES YESTERDAY….BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 108-THOUSAND-642…….AMONG
THE 10 COUNTIES WITH THIS HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES REPORTED YESTERDAY WERE WARREN WITH 38 AND BARREN WITH 33……
FOUR NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 14-HUNDRED-
89…..
994 KENTUCKIAN REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS SIX-POINT-14 PERCENT……
SVILLE TRANSIT
11/02/20
BEGINNING TODAY……THE SCOTTSVILLE TRANS-IT BUS WILL RUN FROM SEVEN TO FOUR……TODAY…..TOMORROW…..WEDNESDAY…..AND
FRIDAY……
ROAD CLOSINGS
11/02/20
AS YOU MAKE YOUR TRAVEL PLANS…..
KEEP IN MIND SNAKE CREEK ROAD IS CLOSED TODAY FOR A CULVERT REPLACEMENT……
AND TODAY AND TOMORROW…..LAMBERT ROAD WILL BE RESURFACED…..
AND IT’S ASKED YOU AVOID THESE AREAS……
PEDIGO
11/02/20
73 YEAR OLD JIM PEDIGO OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES)
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HME WITH BURIAL IN CRSCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR
THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND HALFREY DALTON V-F-W POST WILL HOLD RITES TONIGHT AT SIX…..FOLLOWED BY MASONIC
RITES AD SIX-30 BY GRAHAM LODDGE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LEREASA LYNN RATHER PEDIGO…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; CHRIS PEDIGO OF EDMONTON AND JOSEPH
AND ANGEL COSBY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; CRICKET AND DON GILPIN OF EDMONTON, DR. DANA COSBY OF
BOWLING GREEN AND LINDSEY AND JONATHAN FELTY OF MISSISSIPPI…….AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; PATTI AND EDDIE HARBISON OF
SUMMER SHADE……12 GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/02/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINDS TAMPA BAY ON THE ROAD TO TAKE ON THE GIANTS……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY….
THE TITANS DROPPED A 31 TO 20 DECISION TO THE BENGALS……
AND CHASE ELLIOTT TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG AT THE MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY……
AND WILL JOIN JOEY LOGANO….BRAD KESLOWSKI…..AND DENNIE HAMLIN IN NEXT WEEKS CHAMPIONSHIP RACE…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/30/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FIVE NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 554 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 480 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 62 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 12 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 194 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE “RED ZONE” FOR CASES ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN
PUBLICCMAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
COVID UPDATE
10/30/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 18-HUNDRED-21 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY…..MAKING IT THE HIGHEST
EVER ON A THURSDAY AND THE THIRD HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY TOTAL…..THIS BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 103-THOUSAND-305……
THERE WERE ALSO 19 NEW DEATHS REPORTED YESTERDAY…….RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 15-HUNDRED-
24……
A TOTAL OF 969 KENTUCKIANS ARE CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED……
18-THOUSAND-277 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS SIX-POINT-ZERO-FOUR PERCENT……
NEW BG STEEL PLANT
10/30/20
A CANADIAN-OWNED STEEL PROCESSOR PLANS TO LOCATE A TUB MANUFACTUING FACILITY IN BOWLING GREEN…….
NOVA STEEL…..WHICH PURCHASED A 108-SQUARE FOOT BUILDING IN THE KENTUCKY TRANS PARK…..PLANS TWO ADDITIONAL EXPANSIONS IN
THREE TO FIVE YEARS….BRINGING THE TOTAL INVESTMENT TO 70-MILLION DOLLARS AND TOTAL FULL TIME JOBS TO 110………
GROUPS COMBINING
10/30/20
ORCHESTRA KENTUCKY AND THE SOUTHERN KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ARE UNITIING TO ENSURE THE FUTURE OF PERFORMING
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY….
THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF BOTH GROUPS UNAMIMOUSLY APPROVED THE PLAN WHICH WILL ALLOW SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY’S TWO
LARGEST PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES POSED BY THE CURRENT GLOBAL PANDEMIC……AND TO ENSURE
ACCESS TO ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR FUTURE AUDIENCES….
SPORTS
10/30/20
THREE MEMBERS OF THE PATRIOT CROSS COUNTY TEAM….SENIOR TAD KOLIN TAYLOR….FRESHMAN TYLER STANGER…..AND FRESHMAN SARAH
DAVIS WILL BE RUNNING IN THE STATE CROSS COUNTRY TODAY….BEING HELD AT THE BOURBON COUNTY CROSS COUNTY COURSE IN PARIS…..
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM WAS TO HAVE PLAYED MONROE COUNTY TONIGHT……BUT THE GAME HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS MONROE COUNTY
HAS GONE TO ALL VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/29/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED TWO NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 549 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 469 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 68 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 12 DEATHS…..ALSO THE
CONTACT TRACERS ARE FOLLOWING 196 CONTACTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE CASES…..
THERE ARE 21 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY REMAIN IN THE “RED ZONE” ….AND YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PUBLICC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL
DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVIDA UPDATE
10/29/20
KENTUCKY HAS NOW PASSED THE 100-THOUSAND MARK FOR CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 18-HUNDRED-
64 NEW CASES YESTERDAY RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 101-THOUSAND-494…..
14 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY….RAISING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 15-HUNDRED-
NINE…..
927 KENTUCKIANS REMAIN HOSPIALIZED…..
18-THOUSAND-165 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS NOOW SIX-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT…..
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
10/29/20
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAS COMPLETED THE “DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT PLAN AND ENVIRONMENAL ASSESSMENT” FOR THE HOUCHIN
FERRY AREA…..WITH A FINDING OF “NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT”…..
THE COMPLETED PLAN AIMS TO RE-ESTABLISH THE HOUCHIN FERRY SITE AS A DESTINATION DEDICATED TO A VARIETY OF USER GROUPS AND
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES….INCLUDING SAFE ACCESS TO THE RIVER…..
THE NEXT STEP FOR THE HOUCHIN FERRY SITE WILL BE TO SEEK PROJECT FUNGING TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT THE PLANS……
KROGER COVID TESTS
10/29/20
KROGER WILL SOON OFFER COVID-19 RAPID ANTIBODY TESTING AT ITS PHARMACIES AND CLINICS….BECOMING THE FIRST RETAILER IN THE
COUNTRY TO DO SO…..
THE CINCINNATI-BASE SUPERMARKET SAYS THE TESTS WILL INITIALLY ONLY BE AVAILABLE IN CALIFORNIA AND MICIGAN……BUT PLANS TO HAVE IT IN
ALL LOCATIONS BY THE END OF NOVEMBER……
SPORTS
10/29/20
THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE DECIDED TONIGHT AS GREENWOOD TAKES ON BOWLING GREEN…..
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINDS…..
ATLANTA ON THE ROAD TO CAROLINA…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/27/20
UNFORTNATELY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER DEATH YESTERDAY WITH CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO COVID-
19 YESTERDAY…..WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY……
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALSO REPORTED 22 NEW CASE OF THE CORONA-VIRUS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 15-SATURDAY….
SIX-SUNDAY….AND ONE YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 543 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 446 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 85 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 12 DEATHS…..
THERE ARE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PULIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
10/27/20
SAYING NEARLY HALF OF KENTUCKY’S COUNTIES ARE IN THE “RED”…. GOVENOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 953 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE
COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY…..MARKING THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DAY OF A RECORD FOR A PARTICULAR DAY OF THE WEEK…..THIS BRINGS
THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 97-THOUSAND-866…..
THREE MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY….BRING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 14-HUNDRED-80……
858 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
17-THOUSAND-881 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS RISEN TO FIVE-POINT-84 PERCENT……
PEDIGO
10/27/20
74 YEAR OLD EDNA LOUISE EATON PEDIGO OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
THURSDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JOHNNIE PEDIGO…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; LORETTA MANSFIELD OF SCOTTSVILLE AND SUSAN
AND JEFF TURNER OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..AND TWO SISTERS; ANNIE CROWE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND PATTY CARTER OF TENNESSEE…..FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN AND 10 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/27/20
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM LAST NIGHT…..AT THE FOURTH REGON TOURNAMENT…..AS THE LOST TO
RUSSELL COUNTY THREE SETS TO NONE….IN LAST NIGHT’S OTHER MATCH….GREENWOOD SHUT OUT TODD COUNTY CENTRAL THREE SETS TO
NONE….
FOLLOWING LAST SATURDAY’S….TWO-A REGION TWO CROSS COUNTRY MEET….. THE PATRIOTS WILL HAVE THREE RUNNERS COMPETING IN THE
STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET THIS FRIDAY….
SENIOR TAD KOLIN TAYLOR….FRESHMAND TYLER STANGER…..AND FRESHMAN SARAH DAVIS POSTED QUALIFYING TIMES AT THE REGIONAL MEET…..
AND WILL MOVE ON TO STATE COMPETITION…….
COVID UPDATE
10/26/20
KENTUCKY SET A NEW RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW COVID-19 CASES IN A WEEK AND FOR A SUNDAY YESTERDAY….
AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED NINE-THOUSAND-335 POSITIVE CASE FOR THIS PAST WEEK…..AND ALTHOUGH SOME LABS AREN’T OPEN
ON SUNDAY…..IT WAS ALSO THE HIGHEST NUMBE OF NEW CASES REPORTED ON SUNDY WITH 14-HUNDRED-62……BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL
TO 96-THOUSAND-942…..
WARREN COUNTY HAD THE FIFTH HIGHST CASE TOTAL REPORTED YESTERDAY WITH 37…..
THERE WERE ALSO THREE MORE DEATHS…..BRINGING TO 140HUNDRED-SEVEN THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO
THE VIRUS…..
DURING HIS BRIETING TODAY…..THE GOVERNOR WILL BE TALKING ABOUT NEW RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNTIES IN THE RED ZONE…..WHICH ARE
THOSE WITH 25 OR MORE DAILY AVERAGE CASES PER 100-THOUSAND RESIDENTS……
FATAL-WARREN
10/26/20
FRIDAY…..STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO A FATAL ACCIDENT ON I-65 IN WARREN COUNTY INVOLVING A PEDESTRIAN….
22 YEAR OLD BRANDI WILLIS OF ILLINOIS WAS SOUTHBOUND IN THE LEFT LAND OF TRAVLE….NEAR THE 23 MILE MARKER….WHEN A PEDESTRIAN
ENTERED THE ROADWAY INTO THE TRAVEL PATH OF WILLIS’ VEHILE AND WAS STRUCK….
THE PEDESTRIAN…..WHO DIED AT THE SCENE…..HASN’T BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME…..
SPORTS
10/26/20
THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEY BALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT AT RUSSELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..AS GREENWOOD TAKES ON TODD
COUNTY CENTRAL AT FIVE-30…..THEN THE LADY PATROTS BATTLE RUSSELL COUNTY…..
TOMORROW…..LOGAN COUNTY GOES AGAINST BARREN COUNTY AND CLINTON COUNTY TANGLES WITH BOWLING GREEN…..
THE SEMI-FINALS WILL BE PLAYED WEDNESDAY…..
AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH IS SET FOR THURSDAY……
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO GREENWOOD……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/23/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 12 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 516 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 431 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 74 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 11 DEATHS…..
THERE ARE 59 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE
OF ALLEN COUNTY……
YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PULIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
SURVEY
10/23/20
THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH IS ASKING COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVING AND WORKING IN 27 RURAL COUNTIES…..INCLUDING ALLEN….
TO COMPLETE A SURVEY ABOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH C-P-R AND OTHER LIFE SAVING TECHNIQUES…..
THE SURVEY…..WHICH TAKE ABOUT 10-MINUTES TO COMPLETE…..CAN BE FOUND ON LINE AT…..BIT-DOT-L-Y-FORWARD SLASH 30-I-N-K-C-D-DOT-
COM….
RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL HELP THE OFFICE PLAN FUTURE TRAINING WHICH SEEKS TO IMMPROVE OUT-OF-HOSPITAL SUDDEN CARDIAC
ARREST SURVIVAL RATES IN RURAL COUNTIES……
CARTER
10/23/20
19 YEAR OLD TAYLOR MARIE CARTER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OAK GROVE CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS
AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER FATHER AND STEP-MOTHER; JOHNNY AND LATONYA CARTER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HER MOTHER AND STEP-FATHER;
CRYSTAL AND JEFF BECK OF BOWLING GREEN…..FOUR BROTHERS; BLAKE CARTER AND MATTHEW HAWKS BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE AND CONNOR
TRIVETTE AND CANNAN MOONEYHAN BOTH OF BOWLING GREEN…..THREE SISTERS; ALYSON CARTER AND SARAH HAWKS BOTH OF SCOTTSIVLLE
AND ZALA MOONEYHAN OF BOWLING GREEN…..MATERAL GRANDMOTHERS; DEBORAH FLOWERS AND HUSBAND ROY AND LORA HUSTON ALL OF
FRANKLINE…..MATERNAL GRANDFATHER;ROBERT TRIVETTE AND WIFE CATHY OFTENNESSEE…..PATERNAL GRANDMOTHERS; ANNIE CARTER AND
LATRICE HOLDER BOTH OF ADOLPHUS…..AND PATERNAL GRANDFATHER; MARVIN MESKER AND WIFE LINDA OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
10/23/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM IS BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO RUSSELL COUNTY……
‘KICK OFF IS SEVEN……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND
99-POINT-THREE…. WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-40 TONIGHT……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/22/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 10 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 504 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 429 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 64 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 11 DEATHS…..
THERE ARE 31 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF
ALLEN COUNTY……
YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PULIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY….AND
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
10/22/20
KENTUCKY SAW ITS SECOND-HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..AND THE SESCOND-HIGHEST NUMBER OF
DEATHS…..
AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 14-HUNDRED-87 NEW POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
OF THE NEW CASES…..186 ARE AMONG THOSE AGE 18 AND YOUNGER…. AND BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 90-
THOUSAND-996…….
21 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..WHICH MEANS 13-HUNDRED063 KENTUCKIANS HAVE BEEN LOST TO THE VIRUS……
794 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…..
17-THOUSAND-534 HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS….
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS FOUR-POINT-99 PERCENT……
ARREST-WARREN & SIMPSON
10/22/21
TWO SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY MEN ARE FACING CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION CHARGES FOLLOWING THEIR ARREST BY STATE POLICE…..THE
INVESTIGATION LED TO THE EXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANTS AT BOTH RESIDENCES…..
37 YEAR OLD BRANDON SCOTT FISH OF WARREN COUNTY IS CHARGED WITH 20-COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A MINOR IN A
SEXUAL PERFORMANCE…..
AND 20 YEAR OLD DANIEL RAY ESTES OF SIMPSON COUNTY WHO’S CHARGED WITH 10-COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTION OF MATTER POTRAYING A MINOR IN
A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE…..AND 17-COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A MINOR IN A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE……
SPORTS
10/22/20
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLYBALL TEAM CLAIMED THEIR FOURTH STRAIGHT…..15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP LAST NIGHT…..AS THEY
DEFEATED BARREN COUNTY THREE SETS TO NONE…..
THEY WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/21/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 494 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 420 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 63 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 11 DEATHS…..
THERE ARE 31 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF
ALLEN COUNTY……
YOU’RE URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..WEAR A MASK IN PULIC…MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCT….WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREGUENTLY….AND
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES….
IF YOU’RE SICK STAY HOME FROM WORK….SCHOOL….OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IF YOU’RE HAVING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS…..
COVID UPDATE
10/21/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR YESTERDAY ANNOUNCED 13-HUNDRED-12 NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..WHICH WAS THE
FOURTH HIGHEST TOTAL FOR POSITIVE NEW CASES…..
144 OF THE NEW CASES INVOLVED CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 89-THOUSAND-544…….
16 MORE COVID-RELATED DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..MAKING 13-HUNDRED-42 KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO THE VIRUS…..
776 REMAIN HOSPITALIZED……
17-THOUSAND-402 HAVE RECOVERED…..
AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS BACK ABOVE FIVE……AT FIVE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT…..
“AG” TAG PROGRAM
10/21/20
DESPITE FINANCIAL ISSUES CAUSED BY THE CORONIA-VIRUS…..KENTUCKY FARMERS DONATED ALMOST 612-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE “AG” TAG
PROGRAM IN THE 20-20 FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED JUNE 30TH…..ACCORDING TO AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES…..
THE VOLUNTARY DONATIONS ARE DIVIDED EQUALLY AMONG KENTUCKY FOUR-H….. KENTUCKY F-F-A…..AND THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTUE…….
SINCE ITS INCEPTION……THE “AG” TAG PROGRAM HAS RAISED AMOST THREE-MILLION DOLLARS……
SKYCTC GRANT
10/21/20
CONGRESSMAN BRETT GUTHRIE WAS AT THE SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE YESTERDAY TO OFFICIALL
PRESNE THE SCHOOLS WITH A FIVE-YEAR…..ONE-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS GRANT FROM THE “U-S” DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION…..TO
SUPPORT STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES…..
THE GRANT WILL SERVE 120 FIRST-GENERATION…..LOW-COME STUDENTS EACH YEAR WITH SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING ACADEMIC
ADVISING……TUTORING….. ACCESS TO CULTURAL ACTIVITIES….AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE…..
GOOGLE LAWSUIT
10/21/20
ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON HAS JOINED THE “U-S” DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICT AND A MULTI-STATE COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN
FILING A CIVIL ANTITRUST COMPLAINT AGAINS GOOGLE……
THE COMPLAINT……SIMILAR TO THE CASE BROUGHT IN 1998 AGAINST MICROSOFT…. ALLEGES GOOGLE ENTER A SERIES OF EXCLUSIVE
AGREEMENTS TO ELIMINATE COMPETITION BY REQUIRING ITS SEARCH ENGINE TO SERVE AS THE DEFAULT OR OR EXCLUSIVE SEARCH FUNCTION
ON BILLIONS OF MOBILE DEVICES AND COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE…..
SPORTS
10/21/20
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLYBALL TOURNAMENT…..
BARREN COUNTY DEFEAED GLASGOW THREE SETS TO ONE……
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DOWNED MONROE COUNTY THREE SETS TO ONE……
THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE CROWNED TONIGHT AS THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS ARE SEEKING THEIR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DISTRICT 15 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/20/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS REPORTED ANOTHER DEATH IN THE COMMUNITY WITH CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO COVID-
19……WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OU DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 19 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 SINCE THREE FRIDAY AFTERNOON……1 SATURDAY…..SIX SUNDAY…..AND
12 YESTERDAY.....………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 488 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 416 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 60 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 11 DEATHS…..
THERE ARE 23 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF
ALLEN COUNTY……
BLUEGRASS SALE
10/20/20
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN ASSETS OF BLUEGRASS CELLUAR…..WHICH WENT INTO OPERATION
29 YEARS AGO AND PROVIDES WIRELESS SERVICE TO 210-THOUSAND CUSTOMERS IN 34-COUNTIES……
THE ACQUISTION IS SUBJECT TO F-C-C APPROVAL AND OTHER CONDITIONS…..AND IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE LATE THIS YEAR OR EARLY IN 20-21……
ESCAPEES LOCATED
10/20/20
STATE POLICE LOCATED TO ESCAPEES FROM THE MACON COUNTY JAIL IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY……
25 YEAR OLD JEREMY FULLER AND 22 YEAR OLD JOSEH WHITMORE….BOTH OF LAFAYETTE….WERE FOUND IN AN ABANDONED RESIDENCE ON
SOUTH OAK FOREST ROAD…..
A VAN THEY HAD TAKEN FOLLOWING THEIR ESCAPE WAS ALSO RECOVERED…..
TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS
10/20/20
SIGN UPS FOR THE ANNUAL….TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS PROGRAM….ARE BEING TAKEN THIS WEEK….THRU FRIDAY…..AT DUGAS PARK……
THE FATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE AND THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL’S YOUTH SERVICE CENTER PARTNER FOR THE PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES
LOWER INCOME FAMILIES WITH GIFTS IN DECEMBER…..
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL DO THE SHOPPING FOR THE FAMILIES…..AND A DRIVE-THRU PICK UP OF THE GIFTS WILL BE DECEMBER 12TH…..
FROM NINE TO NOON…..AT THE HIGH SCHOOL…….
GOSNELL
10/20/20
74 YEAR OLD KATHLEEN GOSNELL DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; J-R SUTTON OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; KATHYAND JAMES GOSNELL OF ADOLPHUS AND
ELIZABETH AND TIMMY WATSON OF SCOTTSVILLE….TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; EUGENE COTTON OF OWENSBORO AND CHARLES AND
MATILDA COTTON OF BEAVER DAM…..A SISTER; ROSE SIMPSON OF ELIZABETHTOWN…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; PATRICIA COTTON OF BEAVER
DAM……SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GRANDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/20/20
AFTER BEING POSTPONED YESTERDAY…..THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT WITH THE LADY PATRIOTS SEEKING A
FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DISTRICT 15 TOURNAMENT CHAMPSIONSHIP….
TONIGHT GAMES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE AS THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKES ON MONROE COUNTY AT FIVE….AND THEN
BARREN COUNTY BATTLES GLASGOW……
THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WILL BE TOMORROW……
ESCAPEES
10/19/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS SEARCHING FOR TWO ESCAPEES FROM THE MACON COUNTY JAIL…..
JOSEPH WHITTEMORE AND JEREMY FULLER ESCAPED LAST NIGHT AND THEN STOLE A VAN THAT HAS BEEN LOCATED IN ALLEN COUNTY IN THE
SOUTH OAK FOREST CHURCH/FLEET ROAD AREA OF ADOLPHUS…..
THE TWO SUBJECTS ARE BELIVED TO STILL BE IN THE AREA…..MAKE SURE TO LOCK ALL BUILDINGS AND ESPECIALLY VEHICLES……
IF YOU SEE THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS OR ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS…..CONTACT THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AT TWO-THREE-SEVEN-32-
10…..
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY MONTH
10/19/20
THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HIGHAY SAFETY IS PARTNERING WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION THIS MONTH…..FOR
NATIONAL PEDESTRIAN SAFEY MONTH……
APPROXIMATELY 17-PERCENT OF PEOPLE KILLED IN ROAYWAT-RELATED INCIDENTS ARE PEDESTRIANS…..WHICH EQUATES TO ONE EVERY 84-
MINUTES……WITH A MAJORITY OF THOSE BEING DISTRICTED BY USING THEIR CELL PHONE…..
LAST YEAR IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..THERE WERE 74-PEDETRIAN DEATHS….WITH 60 OCCURING AFTER DARK…..AND SO FAR THIS YEAR…..THERE
HAVE BEEN 58 PEDESTRIAN DEATHS…..40 OF WHICH OCCURRED AFTER DARK….
COVID VACCINE DISTRIBUTION
10/19/20
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH HAS RELEASED A DRAFT PLAN FOR DISTRIBUTING THE COVID-19 VACINE TO LOCAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS AND HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS….
THE DEPARTMENT ANTICIPATES THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF THE VACCINE WOULD BE DELIVED TO THE COMMONWEALTH SOMETIME BETWEEN LATE 20-
20 AND EARLY 20-21…….
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PLAN WILL HELP INSURE THOSE MOST AT RISK….. INCLUDING CERTAIN HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS
HAVE ACCESS TO THE VACCINATION……
PHASE TWO INCLUDE FORD SERVICE EMPLOYEES….TRANSPORTATION WORKERS….AND HIGH EDUCATION OFFICIALS….
THE THIRD PHASE ARE INDIVIDUALS 60-YEARS OLD AND OLDE…..HIGH RISK CHILDREN….AND PREGNANT WOMEN…..
AND THE REST OF THE COMMONWEALTH CAN BE VACCINATED BY PHASE FOUR……
COVID UPDATE
10/19/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE COROAN-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY FELL TO 812 YESTERDAY……116 WERE FROM CHILDREN UP THROUGH AGE 18…..
OF WHICH 28 WERE AGE FIVE AND UNDER…..
THE RAISES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 87-THOUSAND-607…..
FIVE MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..INCREASEING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIUS TO 13-
HUNDRED-17……
DUE TO LIMITED REPORTING ON SUNDAYS…..SOME INFORMATION IS DELAYED UNTIL TODAY…..AND THAT INCLUDES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TESTS
PERFORMED….THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS HOSPITALIZED……THOSE WHO HAVE RECOVERED….AND THE POSITIVITY RATE……
ABORTION LAW UPHELD
10/19/20
THE U-S SIX CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HAS RULED TO UPHOLD KENTUCKY’S “TRANSFER-AGREEMENT LAW” AND ITS IMPLEMENTING
REGULATION THAT REQUIRES ABORTION CLINICE HAVE A TRANSFER AGREEMENT WITH A HOSPITAL….. AS-WELL-AS AN AGREEMENT WITH A LOCAL
AMBULANCE PROVIDER…..……
THE TRANSFER AGREEMENT…..WHICH WAS PASSED BY THE 1998 GENERAL ASSEMBLY….ENSURES ABORTION CLINCS CAN TRANSFER PATIENTS TO
LOCAL HOSPITALS IN THE SAFEST AND FASTEST WAY POSSIBLE IN CASE OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY OR COMPLICATION…….
SPORTS
10/19/20
THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM GOES GO GLASGOW…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL BE SEEKING A FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DISTRICT 15 TOURNAMENT CHAMPSIONSHIP….WHEN THE
TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT AT BARREN COUNTH HIGH SCHOOL…..
AC/S TAKES ON MONROE COUNTY AT FIVE….AND THENN BARREN COUNTY BATTLES GLASGOW……
THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WILL BE TOMORROW……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/16/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FIVE NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 458 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 406 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 42 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 10 DEATHS…..
THERE ARE 28 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF
ALLEN COUNTY……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
10/16/20
WHILE KENTUKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL IN SEPTEMBER….COMPARED TO AUGUST…..OFFICIALS ATTRIBUTE IT TO PEOPLE GIVING UP THEIR
JOB SERCH….. DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS……
ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET….THE COMMONWEALTH’S SEPTEMBER JOBLESS RATE WAS FIVE-POINT-
SIX PERCENT….. WHICH WAS DOWN ONE-POINT-PERCENT FROM AUGUST….BUT UP ONE-POINT-THREE PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST
SEPTEMBER…..
EVEN WITH THE DROP…..DR. MIKE CLARK WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY’S CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH…..THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING IN THE COMMONWEALTH WAS STILL DOWN EIGHT-POINT-NINE PERENT COMPARED TO THE MONTHS JUST BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC…….
TRAVELING WALL
10/16/20
YOU HAVE A OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEK-END TO VISIT THE……. “VIETNAM TRAVELING MEMORIAL WALL” IN GLASGOW…..WHICH IS SET UP IN THE
BEAVER TRAIL PARK THRU MONDAY……
THE TRAVELING WALL IS A REPLICA OF THE ONE IN WASHINGTON D-C….HONORING THE LIVES LOST DURING THE VIETNAM WAR…….
COFFEE
10/16/20
47 YEAR OLD TERRY COFFEE OF HOLLAND SIDE SEPTEMBER 26TH AT HIS RESIDENCE……MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON
AT TWO AT NINE-72 WALNUT HILL ROAD……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS FATHER; STANLY COFFEE OF HOLLAND…..A BROTHER; DAVID OF TENNESSEE…..AND TWO HALF-SISTERS; AMY BERRY AND
HUSBAND SCOTTY OF TENNESSEE AND JENNIFER MCMILLAN OF FLORIDA……
CECIL
10/16/20
67 YEAR OLD DORIS JUNE MARR CECIL OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WESNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE……THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OR FUNERAL
SERVICE AS CREAMATION WAS CHOSEN…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER; CHARLOTTE LINVILLE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE NIECES AND A NEPHEW ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/16/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TONIGHT…..TO CELEBRATE HOMECOMING……AS THEY TAKE ON WARREN EAST……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES WILL BE AT HALF-TIME….. AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT FIELD…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE
THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…….AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE….STARTING AT SIX-40 TONIGHT…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/15/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVEN NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 463 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 401 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 42 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 10 DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 43 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
NEW DG STORE
10/15/20
DOLLAR GENERAL IS INTRODUCING ITS NEWEST RETAIL STORE CONCEPT…. POPSHELF STORES…..WHICH WILL OPEN LATER THIS FALL WITH 95-
PERCENT OF THE ITEMS PRICED AT FIVE-DOLLARS OR LESS……
THE NEW……POPSHELF STORES…..WILL BE LOCATED IN DIVERSE SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES WITH A TOTAL HOUSEHOLD ANNUAL INCOME RANGING
FROM 50 TO 125-THOUSAND DOLALRS…..
THE FIRST TWO……POPSHELF STORES…..WILL OPEN NEAR NASHVILLE IN THE HENDERSON AND CLARKSVILLE COMMUNITIES…..WITH CURRENT
PLANS TO HAVE 30….POPSHELF STORES….OPEN BY THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 20-21…….
MAMMOTH CAVE SHARKS
10/15/20
SCIENTISTS AT MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAVE BEEN DIGGING TROUGH FOSSILS…..SINCE NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR….. AND HAVE IDENTIFIED
AT LEAST 40 DIFFERENT SPECIES OF SHARKS THAT LIVED IN THE PARK…..
THE FOSSILS…..MOSTLY TEETH AND FIN SPINES…..WERE FOUND IN THE LIMESTONE CEILINGS AND WALLS IN REMOTE LOATIONS DEEP WITHIN THE
CAVE……
SPORTS
10/15/20
THE PATRIOT CROSS COUNTY TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO RUN IN THE BARREN COUNTY INVITATIONAL…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO OHIO COUNTY……
TONIGHT’S THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN THE CHIEFS AND BUFFALO HAS BEEN MOVED TO MONDAY…….
SCHOOL REPORT CARD
10/14/20
KENTUCKY’S 172-SCHOOL DISTRICTS CLOSED TO “IN-PERSON” CLASSES IN MARCH TO HELP CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA-VIUS…..AND
DUE TO THE CLOSURE…..THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVD A WAIVER FROM THE “U-S” DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION FOR ASSESSMENTS…..ACCOUNTABILITY….AND SCHOOL IDENTIFICATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS…..
SO DUE TO THE WAVIER…..DATA IS LIMITED FOR THE 20-20 SCHOOL REPORT CARD RELEASE….
HOWEVER….. ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINDENDENT TRAVIS HAMBY INDICATED THE SCHOOL REPORT CARD DOES HAVE SOME KEY DATA
WORTH NOTING…..
AS STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING KINDERGARTEN READINESS INCREASED FROM 61-POINT-FIVE PERCENT TO 63-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..ENGLISH
LEARNER ACCESS RESULTS SURPASSED THE GOAL OF 23-POINT-SIX PERCENT….ACHIEVING 41-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..
A-P EXAM QUALIFYING SCORES INCREASED FROM 39-PERCENT TO 42-PRCENT…..
DUAL CREDIT ENROLLMENT INCREASED FROM 412 TO 450 STUDENTS….BUT THE PERCENT OF STUDENTS RECEIVING A QUALIFYING GRADE
DROPPED SLIGHTLY FROM 87-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT TO 85-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..
AND THE FOUR AND FIVE YEAR AVERAGE GRADUATION RATE INCREASED FROM 95-POINT-ONE PERCENT TO 95-POINT-THREE PERCENT…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/14/20
06:0AM
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ONE NEW CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 446 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 396 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 40 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN 10 DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 71 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
COVID UPDATE
10/14/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS DECLINED IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY……FROM A EARLIER…..AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR
REPORTED 776 NEW CASES OF COVID-19…….
111 OF THE NEW CASES WERE CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER…..WHILE 22 WERE AGE FIVE AND UNDER……AND THAT BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO
81-THOUSAND-691 CASES……
THERE WRE ALSO 14 MORE DEATHS REPORTED YESTERDAY…..MEANING THERE HAVE NOW BEEN ONE-THOUSAND-269 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE
VIRUS…..
THE POSITIVITY RATE IS FOUR-POINT-59 PERCENT…..
AND AT LEAST 13-THOUSAND-986 HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
COX
10/14/20
73 YEAR OLD JUDY BARNFIELD COX OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HAYSVILLE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW
(THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MICHAEL AND LESLIE OF AKERSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KERRI AND JIMMY
SHRUM OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; JUSTIN AND CHRISTY BARNFIELD OF TENNESSEE…..AND A SISTER; PATRICIA HOLLAND
OF THE AMOS COMMUNITY….. SIX GRANDCHILDREN. THREE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN, A GREAT-GRANDCHILD AND SEVEN STEP-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
MCPEAK
10/14/20
56 YEAR OLD BONNIE LOU TURNER MCPEAK OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERQAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CHESTNUT POINT CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFGER 11 THIS MORNING
(WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; STEVE MCPEAK…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; JESSICA AND KENT STAMPS OF FRANKLIN AND ERICA
AND CHAD WARD OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; PHILLIPS TURNER OF TENNESSEE, LARRY AND NATALIE TURNER AND
PAUL “SOCK” TURNER ALL OF GAMALIEL….AND JEFF AND SUSAN TURNER OF TOMPKINSVILLE……AND TWO SISTERS; PATTY TURNER OF GAMALIEL
AND KATHY CLOUSE OF TENNESSEE……. THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/14/20
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE…..
AS THE BRAVES TAKE ON THE DODGERS…..WITH ATLANTA LEADING THE SERIES TWO GAME TO NONE…..
AND THE STING RAYS PLAY THE ASTROS…..WITH TAMPA BAY LEADING THE SERIES THREE GAME TO NONE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/13/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 15 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY SINCE LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THRREE….
THREE ON SATURDAY…..SIX SUNDAY…..AND SIX YESTERDAY…..………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 445 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 394 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 41 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 13 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
DEBATE
10/13/20
IN THEIR FIRST…..AND POTENTIALLY ONLY DEBATE OF THE CAMPAIGN…..SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL AND DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER AMY
MCGRATH SPARRED OVER THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC……THE SUPREME COURT NOMINATION FIGHT……AND MCCONNELL’S
DECADES LONG RECORD…..
MCGRATH ACCUSED MCCONNELL OF FAILING THE COUNTY WITH THE LACK OF ANOTHER CORONA-VIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE…..WHILE MCCONNELL
DESCRIBED HIM SELF AS A POWERFUL ADVOCATE FOR KENTUCKY……
CITY COUNCIL
10/13/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL HELD THEIR FIRST LIVE MEETING LAST NIGHT…..SINCE MARCH……AND COUDUCTED MOSTLY ROUTINE….
POLICE CHIEF DARRIN TABOR REPORED A NINE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT INCREASE IN CALL FOR SERVIE LAST MONTH…..WHILE DISPATCH
SUPERVIOR MADIE CALVERT SAID THE DISPATCH CENTER RECEIVED 638 NINE-ONE—ONE CALSS ASLE MEINT… WITH 533 BEING FROM CELL
PHHONES…..
A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN ATTENDENCE WERE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL……
ONE THANKED MAYOR DAVID BURCH FOR WORKING TO SAVE THE CITY MONEY….AND ASKED ABOUT THE COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE FOR
COUNCIL MEMBERS….
THERE WERE ALSO QUESTIONS CONCERNING SCOTTSVILLE INFRASTRUCTURE….. SPECIFICALLY SEWER LINES……
QUESTIONS ABOUT FUNDING FOR THE NEW GAS LINE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PARK WERE BROUGHT UP……
AND THERE WERE ALSO SUGGESTIONS FOR THE USE OF “CARES” FUNDING……
SPORTS
10/13/20
THE INAUGURAL L SEASON FOR THE PATRIOT SOCCER TEAM CAME TO AN END LAST NIGHT……AS THE BARREN COUNTY TROJANS DEFEATED THE
PATRIOTS NINE TO ONE IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT…..
BESHEAR QUARANTINED
10/12/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE GONE INTO QUARATINE AT THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION AFTER A
MEMBER OF HIS SECUARITY DETAIL TESTED POSTIVE FOR THE CORONA-VIRUS….
THE STATE TROOPER DROVE WITH THE FIRST FAMILY ON SATURDAY AND LEARNED OF A POSITIVE TEST LATER THAT DAY…..
THE BESHEAR’S WERE NOT IN CONTACT WITH ANYONE ELSE FOLLOWING THE EXPOSURE…….AND NONE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE…..
COVID UPDATE
10/12/20
THE COMMONEALTH SET ANOTHER WEEKLY RECORD FOR CORONA-VIRUS CASES LAST WEEK….WITH 852 NEW CASES BEING REPORTED
YESTERDAY…..PUSHING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 80-THOUSAND-292…….
OF THE NEW CASES…..90 WERE FROM CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER AND 23 BEING AGE FIVE AND UDNER…..
THREE MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY……BRINGING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO ONE-THOUSAND 252…..
DUE TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF LABS REPORTING ON SUNDAY……INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS HOSPITALIZED….TOTAL
TESTED…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S POSITIVITY RATE….AND HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE RECOVERED WERE NOT AVAILABLE……
ARRESTS
10/12/20
TWO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN CONNECTION WITH A DOUBLE MURDER IN FOUNTAIN RUN…..
29 YEAR OLD EDWARD WHITLEDGE OF BAKERSFIELD-CALIFORNIA AND 28 YEAR OLD KAYLA SPIVEY OF HIHAM-TENNESSEE WERE ARRESTED IN
BAKERSFIELD…..AND WILL BE EXTRADITED BACK TO KENTUCKY…….
SPORTS
10/12/20
THE PATRIOT SOCCER TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO ENTER THEIR FIRST POST-SEASON PLAY TODAY…..AS THEY TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY TONIGHT AT
SIX IN THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT…..BEING PLAYED AT THE GLASGOW/BARREN COUNTY SOCER COMPLEX….
THE PATRIOTS MISSED THE FINAL FOUR GAMES OF THE REGUALR SEASON DUE TO COVID-19 RELELATED ISSUES……AS THEY DROPPED AN 11-TO-
ONE DECISION TO THE TROJANS…A DAY BEFORE THE SUSPENSION OF PLAY……..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
10/02/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVEN NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 378 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 300 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 69 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 44 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
KANSAS MAN INDICTED
10/02/20
A KANSAS MAN WAS INDICTED YESTERDAY IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY…..FOR FEDERAL CHARGES OF SENDING THREATENING
COMMUNICATIONS IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE….
THE INDICTMENT OF 29 YEAR OLD WESLEY CLAY OF OLATHE-KANSAS FOLLOWS A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT ALLEGING HE CALLED THE KENTUCKY
ATTORNEY GENERALS TELEPHONE LINE IN FRANKFORT…..DEDICATED TO THE BREONNA TAYLOR INVESTIGATION…..ON THE CALL HE GAVE HIS NAME
AND TELEPHONE NUMBER AND THEN THREATENED ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON……
SPORTS
10/02/20
NASCAR HAS MADE SOME MAJOR REVISIONS TO ITS “CUP SERIES” SCHEDULE FOR NEXT YEAR…..
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 50-YEARS…..THERE WILL BE A DIRT TRACK RACE…..SIX ROAD COURSES ARE ON THE SCHEUDLE….AND THE SERIES WILL
VISIT THREE NEW VENUES INCLUDING NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY……..
FOREST FIRE SEASON
10/01/20
KENTUCKY’S FALL WILDFIRE HAZARD SEASON BEGINS TODAY AND RUNS THRU DECEMBER 15TH…..
DURING THIS TIME…..BURNING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF SIX IN THE MORNING TO SIX AT NIGHT WITH 150 FEET OF ANY WOODLAND…..BRUSHLAND….
OR FIELDS CONTAINING DRY GRASS OR OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIALS IS PROHIBITED….
SO FAR THIS YEAR…..278 WILDLAND FIRES HAVE BURNED MORE THAN 37-HUNDRED ACRES……
SPORTS
10/01/20
ALL PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELED UNTIL OCTOER 12TH
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/30/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVEN NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 352 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 295 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 48 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 42 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
WKU TUITION
09/30/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS ADDED ANOTHER WAY TO ATTRACT STUDENTS…..SPECIFICALLY THOSE FROM BORDERING STATES….
THE…..BORDER STATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM…..WILL GIVE INCOMING FRESHMAN FROM STATES BORDERING KENTUCKY…..THE CHANCE TO
ATTEN W-K-U FOR IN-STATE TUITION COSTS….
THE STATES INCLUDE…..ILLINOIS….INDIANA…MISSOURI….OHIO….. TENNESSEE…. VIRGINIA…
AND THE SCHOLARSHIP…..WHICH WILL LOWER THE TUITION RATE BY NEARLY 60-PERCENT….CAN BE STACKED WITH OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS AN
INCOMING FRESHMAN MAY HAVE……
PITCHFORD
09/30/20
94 YEAR OLD HAROLD “WOP” PITCHFORD DIED MONDAY AT CREEKWOOD NURSING AND REHAB IN RUSSELLVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER NINE
FRIDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATOINS TO SCOTTSVILLE FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MARK AND FRIEDA OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; JANET AND TERRY
CLARK OF LEXINGTON…….FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/30/20
THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY HAS LOST IT SPOT ON NASCAR’S SCHEDULE…..
KENTUCKY HELD ITS FIRST CUP SERIES RACE IN TWENTY-11…..AND HAS HOSTED A TRIPLEHEADER WEEK-ENDS IN RECENT YEARS WITH RACES IN
THE CUP…..XFINITY… AND TRUCK SERIES…..
OFFICIALS WITH THE ONE-POINT-FIVE MILE TRACK…..WHICH OPENED IN TWO-THOUSAND…..SAID THEY WOULD LOOK TO HOST OTHER RACING
SERIES…..SPECIAL EVENTS….AND MUSIC FESTIVALS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/29/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED 14 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY SINCE LAST FRIDAY…………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 345 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 294 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 42 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 20 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
ENROLLMENT
09/29/20
DESPITE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ITS EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY….. KENTUCKY’S EIGHT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ARE SHOWING ONLY A SLIGHT
DECLINE IN FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT…..ACCORDING TO DATA RELEASED BY THE COUNCIL ON POST SECONDARY EDUCATION…..
18-THOUSAND-373 FRESHMAN ARE ENROLLED AT PUBLIC…..FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE FALL SEMESTER….DOWN ONLY 44-TUDENTS OR
POINT-TWO PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR…..OVERALL….FOUR OF THE EIGHT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ACTUALLY HAS AN INCRESE IN
FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT….
FIRST-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT AT PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS IS ALSO TRACKING CLOSELY WITH LAST YEAR…..DECLINING ONE-POINT-SIX
PERCENT….
AND LIKE MOST COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NATION…..THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
EXPERIENCED LARGER DECLINES…..
GRAND JURY TAPES
09/29/20
ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON SAID LAST NIGHT THAT HIS OFFICE WILL COMPLY WITH A JUDGES ORDER BY RELEASEING A RECORDING OF
GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS IN THE BREONNA TAYLOR CASE TOMORROW….
CAMERON MAINTAINED HIS OFFICE HAS AN ETHICAL OBLIGATION NOT TO RELEASE THE RECORDINGS BECAUSE THE GRAND JURY IS MEANT TO BE A
SECRETIVE BODY…..AND THE RELEASE COULD COMPROMISE THE ONGOING F-B-I INVESTIGATION…..
SPORTS
09/29/20
AT THE BOYS THIRD REGION GOLF TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY…..PATRIOT JUNIOR GOLFER J-C SIKES FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR THE STATE GOLF
TOURNAMENT BY ONE STROKE….SIKES CARDED A ROUND OF 80 EARING HIM 11TH OVERALL IN THE TOURNAMENT….AND A SPOT IN A FOUR-PLAYER
PLAYOFF FOR THE FINAL STATE TOURNAMENT SPOT….HOWEVER…..BARREN COUNTY’S JAMISON CORBIN ELIMINATED SIKES ON THE SECOND EXTRA
HOLE….
GREENWOOD CAPTURED THE TEAM TITLE….AND FRANKLIN/SIMPSON’S CHASE WILSON TOOK INDIVIDUAL HONORS….
THE PATRIOT CROSS COUNTY TEAM RUNS AT BARREN COUNTY TODAY…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLYBALL TEAM GOES TO GLASGOW…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLAYS IN THE REGION THREE TOURNAMENT AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTRY CLUB……
COVID UPDATE
09/28/20
SINCE A NUMBER OF LABS ARE CLOSED ON THE WEEK-END……AND DON’T REPORT TEST RESULTS…..THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE
CORONA-VIRUS DROP IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY….
455 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..WHICH INCLUDED 60 FROM CHILDREN 18 AND YOUNGER….AND 10 OF WHICH WERE AGE FIVE AND
UNDER….. THAT INCREASES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 66-TOUSAND-491…..
THREE MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 11-HUNDRED-
57…..
DUE TO OTHE LIMITED REPORTING……THERE WAS NO INFORMATION ON THE POSITIVITY RATE…..NUMBER OF TESTS PERFORMED…….THE NUMBER
OF KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE RECOVERED….OR HOSPITALIATION FIGURES REPORTED YESTERDAY……
SIGNS REMOVED
09/28/20
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTAION CABINET CREWS ARE REMOVING ILLEGALLY PLACED ITEMS ALONG STATE MAINTAINED RIGHT-OF-WAY AREAS…..
POLITICAL CANDIDATES…..RESIDENTS…..BUSINESS OPERATORS…..AND PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG “U-S” AND KENTUCKY ROUTES ARE
REMINDED NO SIGNS ARE ALLOWED ON THE RIGHT OF WAY…..OTHER THAN OFFICIAL HIGHWAY SIGNS AND ITEMS APPROVED THROUGH A PERMIT
PROCESS……AND RIGHT OF WAY FENCES ARE INCLUDED….AS NO SIGNS MAY BE ATTACHED TO THE FENCE…..
IT IS ALSO ILLEGAL TO ATTACH ITEMS SUCH AS FLYERS…..POSTERS….BALLOONS…. OR STREAMERS TO STOP SIGNS…..HIGHWAY MARKERS…..OR
ANY OTHER ROAD SIGN OR UTILITY POLE……
REMOVED ITEMS WILL BE TAKEN TO EACH COUNTY’S MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND TEMPORARILY HELD BEFORE BEING TRASHED OR RECYCLED……
AC FARM BUREAU
09/28/20
AT THE RECENT ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU ANNUAL MEETING…..THE ORGANIZATION NAMED MICAH AND KORI THOMAS “YOUNG FARM FAMILY OF
HE YEAR” AND AWARDED MARY JO DEWITT THE “EXCELLENCE IN “AG” LITERACY HONOR…..
TORI LANGMAN WAS FIRST RUUNER UP IN THE “OUTSTANDING FARM BUREAU YOUTH CONTEST”……AS KIERA OWENS WON BOTH THE VARIETY
CONTEST AND THE OUTSTANDING FARM BUREAU YOUTH CONTEST……
BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR WERE….TIM GARDNER….. BART JONES….MARLIN MOODY….AND PAUL NAPIER….
JOHN NEWMAN WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT…..BART HONES FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT…..DENNIS ARTERBURN SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT….AND HARAH
HONES SECRETARY/TREASURER…..
AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE WAS HONORED FOR HIS YEARS OF LEADERSHIP IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY……
SPORTS
09/28/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLAYS IN THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT AT THE CROSSWINDS GOLF COURSE……
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL GOES TO EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AND THE JUNIOR VARISTY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON BOWLING GREEN……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT
09/25/20
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY JUMPED FROM FOUR-POINT-THREE
PERCENT IN JULY…..TO SIX-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN AUGUST…..WHICH IS WELL ABOVE THE FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT RECORDED IN AUGUST OF
LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..JOBLESS RATES RANDED FROM FIVE-POINT-EIGHT PRECENT IN LOGAN COUNTY…..TO
EIGHT-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN BARREN COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ROSE IN ALL 120 COUNTIES……
OLDHAM COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT FIVE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 18-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/25/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY SINCE LAST FRIDAY…………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 323 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 283 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 31 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 67 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
MURDER WARRANTS
09/25/20
STATE POLICE HAVE OBTAINED MURDER ARREST WARRANT FOR TWO INDIVIDAL INVOLERD IN A DOUBLE-MURDER IN FOUNTAIN RUN SUNDAY…..
29 YEAR OLD EDWARD WHITLEDGE OF CALIFORNIA IS WANTED ON TWO COUNTS OF MURDER…..HE IS SIX-FEET-TWO INCHES TALL….WEIGHT 188
POUNDS….AND HAS HAZEL EYES AND BROWN HAIR….
AND 28 YEAR OLD KAYLA SPIVEY OF TENNESSEE IS WANTED ON COUNTS OF COMPLICITY TO MURDER….SHE’S FIVE-FEET-SIX INCHES TALL….
WEIGHTS 14 POUNDS AND HAS BROWN EYES AND RED HAIR….
WHEN LAST SEEN……THEY WERE DRIVING A BLCK TWO-THOUSAND-NINE MISSAN ALTIMA……WITH TENNESSEE LICENSE….D-P-SIX-EIGHT-SEVEN-
EIGHT-ONE……
STATE POLIC SAY THE PAIR SHOULD BE CONSIDERD ARMED AND DANGEROUS…AND IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMAION ON THERE WHEREABOUTS CALL
STATE PLOLICE AT 800-TWO-TWO-TWO-55-55…… OR YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY……
SPORTS
09/25/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM IS BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT SIX-40 TONIGHT……
FISCAL COURT
09/23/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE MEADOR FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING….
SHELIA STOVALL WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTED THEIR TAX RATE…..AS THE LIBRARY DCHOSE THE COMPENSATIN RATE…..
WHICH WILL BE SEVEN-POINT-FIVE CENTS FOR REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY…..WHICH IS DOWN FROM THE CURRENT SEVEN-POINT-NINE
CENTS…..
THE COURT AUTHORIZED JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER TO SIGN THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK WITH THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR 181-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FLEX FUNDS FOR ROAD PAVING……
21 INMATES REMAIN IN THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER….AS ALL STATE INMATES WERE MOVED OUT WITH THE COVIDA-19 OUTBRREAK….
INMATES AND STAFF CONTINUE TO BE TESTED…..AND THE STATE INMATES WILL BE RETURNING AT A FUTURE DATE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/23/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FOUR NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY SINCE LAST FRIDAY…………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 310 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 281 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED
AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 20 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 82 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
MINIX
09/23/20
83 YEAR OLD BILL MINIX OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT TRISTAR SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS
AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
AND FOR MR. MINIX’S FUNERAL THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING WILL CLOSE AT 12NOON TOMORROW AND FLAGS WILL BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PEGGY MINIX…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-ON-LAW; OWEN AND SHENNA OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND A DAUGHTER-ON-LAW;
DIANE MINIX…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/23/20
ACCORDING TO REPORTS….HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL IN KENTUCKY WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT LOOK THIS SEASON AS THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A IS
PROPOSING A COIN TOSS……INSTEAD OF A JUMP BALL TO START THE GAME…..AS PART OF IT’S COVID-19 GUIDELINES……
FOLLOWING THE COIN TOSS……THE “POSSESSION ARROW” WOULD BE USED FOR THE REST OF THE GAME…….
SCHOOL BOARD
09/22/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LAST NIGHT….AND APPROVE A CHANGE TO THE “A-B” CLASS ROTATION
SCHEDULE AND ALSO APPROVED THE WORKING BUDGET…..
AND NON-RESIDNET CONTRACTS WITH BARREN COUNTY, BOWLING GREEN INDEPENDENT, GLASGOW INDEPENDENT, MONROE COUNTY, SIMPSON
COUNTY AND WARREN COUNTY WERE ALSO APPROVED……
PLANNING AND ZONING
09/22/20
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING……
A REQUEST MADE BY UNIVERSAL INVESTMENT FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM SINGLE FAMILY….TO BUSINESS….WAS APPROVED FOR THREE-11 NORTH
THIRD STREET……
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY SPECIALITY CONTRACTING HAD REQUESTED A ZONE CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURE TO B-TWO BUSINESS WAS APPROVED
FOR SEVEN-32 NEW GALLATIN ROAD…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/22/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED EIGHT NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY SINCE LAST FRIDAY…………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 306 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 280 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 17 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 38 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
UNEMPLOYMENT
09/22/20
KENTUCKY HAS APPLIED FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS FOR MANY PEOPLE WHO LOST WORK DURING THE COVID-
19 OUTBREAK…..
THE COMMONWEALTH IS SEEKING FEDERAL APPROVAL TO CONTINUE THE EXTRA 40-DOLLARS IN WEEKLY BENEFITS FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE
WEEKS….
IF APPROVED….QUALIFIED KENTUCKIANS WOULD RECEIVE THE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR THE WEEKS OF AUGUST 22ND…..AUGUST 29TH……AND
SEPTEMBER FIFTH……
ARREST
09/22/20
A SCOTTSVILLE MAN WAS ARRESTED AT THE GLASGOW WALMART SATURDAY AFTER TAKING ITEMS FROM THE STORE….
OFFICERS MAN CONTACT WITH 40 YEAR OLD DONALD HARRISON OF SCOTTSVILLE AND ANOTERH MAN….WHO WAS NOT IDENTIFIED…..IN THE
PARKING LOT…
THE UNIDENTIFED SUBJECT FLED ON FOOT AND HARRISON FLED IN A VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED…..BUT WAS APPREHENDED…..
A SYRINGE….DIGITAL SCALES AND METH WERE FOUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE….AND HARRISON WAS CHARGED WITH THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING-
SHOP LIFTING, FLEEING OR EVADING, WANTON ENDANGERMENT, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND POSSESSION OF DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA……
HARRISON
09/22/20
25 YEAR OLD BRANDON THOMAS HARRISON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SEPTEMBER 12TH…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT
ONE AT GOAD FUNEAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON FRIDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; KAYLEIGH DANIELLE HARRISON…..A SON; RYLAN…..AND A DAUGHTER; JESSLYN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……HIS MOTHER;
JESSIE SUE MANSFIELD OF FOUNTAIN RUN…MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; JOYCE PAYNE OF SCOTTSVILLE….HIS STEP-FATHER; JESSIE MANSFIELD OF
FOUNTAIN RUN…..HIS FATHER-IN-LAW AND MOTHER-IN-LAW; TERRY AND LYNDIA HIGG OF FRANKLIN…..A BROTHER; ANTHONY OF GLASGOW…..AND
TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; MONICA HARRISON OF FRANKLIN AND EMILY AND STEVEN WHITNEY OF SCOTTSVILLE…AN UNCLE, TWO
BROTHERS-IN-LAW…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
09/22/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLACED FOURTH YESTERDAY IN THE DISTRICT GOLF TOURNAMENT HELD AT THE BARREN RIVER STATE PARK GOLF
COURSE….
THE PATRIOTS WERE LED BY SENIOR PAYTON CLINE WHO SHOT A 41….
MONDAY….THE PATRIOTS WILL PLAY IN THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT…..
THE BAZZELL FOOTBALL TEAM GOES TO CAVERNA…..
AND THE BAZZELL SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MONROE COUNTY……
COVID UPDATE
09/21/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED A RELATIVELY LOW NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTCKY YESTERDAY…..COMPARED
TO THE ONE-THOUSAND-TWO CASES REPORTED ON SATURDAY….
439 NEW CASES WE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..68 WERE FROM CHILDREN AGES 18 AND YOUNGER AND 12 WERE FIVE AND UNDER…..THAT BRINGS
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 61-THOUSAND-42……
THREE MORE DEATHS WERE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY….RAISING THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO ONE-THOUSAND-111…..
DUE TO LIMITED REPORTING ON SUNDAYS…..SOME INFORMATION SUCH AS POSITIVITY RATE AND THE NUMBER OF THOSE RECOVERED WEREN’T
AVAILABLE YESTERDAY……
ROAD WORK
09/21/20
A PROJECT TO WIDEN THE NATCHER EXPRESSWAY NORTHBOUND RAMP….TO 31-W NASHVILLE ROAD IN BOWLING GREEN WITH DUAL LEFT TURN
LANES IS BEGINNING TODAY…..
THE CONSTRUCITON IS EXPECTED TO TAKE APPROXIMATLEY THREE WEEKS…..AND DURING THIS TIME…..THE RAMP WILL BE MORE NARROW THAT IT
IS CURRENTLY…..
TAYLOR
09/21/20
64 YEAR OLD CHARLES SCOTTY TAYLOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNEAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OLD MACEDONIA CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
FOUR THIS AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS
FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ANDIE TAYLOR…..A SON; CHARLES…..AND A DAUGHTER; CONSWELLA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HIS MOTHER; GRACIE
HESSON…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; DAVID AND CATHY…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; LYDIA AND STEVE RICHEY ALL OF
ADOLPHUS……
SPORTS
09/21/20
THE BAZZELL SOFTBALL TEAMS TRAVELS TO BUTLERY COUNTY…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS GLASGOW…..
THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WESTMORELAND…..
AND THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS PLAY IN THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/17/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…………
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 296 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 256 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 31 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 33 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
WARREN-FATAL
09/17/20
AN ACCIDENT ON I-65 NEAR THE 40-MILE MARKER IN WARREN COUNTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A NORTHBOUND…..TWO-THOUSAND-ONE-FORD PICKUP….. DRIVEN BY 67 YEAR OLD JEFFERY MIDLAR OF MAGNOLIA STRUCK THE
CONCRETE DIVIDING WALL……EJECTING MIDLAR WHO WAS UNRESTRAINED AT THE TIME…..AND HE DIED AT THE SCENE……
SPORTS
09/17/20
THE PATRIOT SOCCER TEAM GOES TO RUSSELLVILLE….
AND THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST……
CARTER
09/16/20
90 YEAR OLD ROGER GRAY CARTER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS
AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ARTHEMA CARTER…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; ERCI AND MARCIA OF ALVATON…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW;
ANGELA AND DON MARR OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; DIXIE WOODWARD AND MELBA AND RICHARD PERKINS
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
09/16/20
COMMUNITY TICKETS FOR THE PATRIOTS GAME FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE ONSALE TOMORROW…..FROM 11 TO TWO…..IN FRONT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL
OFFICE…..
IT’S ASKED THAT YOU HAVE CORRECT CHANGE WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR PURCHASE……
COVID UPDATE
09/14/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS DROPPED YESTERDAY…..AS IS NORMALLY THE CASE OF SUNDAY…..BUT THREE MORE DEATHS
WERE ALSO REPORTED….
536 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..87 OF WHICH WERE CHILDREN 18 AND YOUNGER…..AND 24 BEING AGE FIVE AND
UNDER…..THAT BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 56-THOUSAND-945…..
THE THREE NEW DEATHS RAIED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO ONE-THOUSAND-60……
AS OF YESTERDAY…..AT LEAST 10-THOUSAND-905 HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
ALLEN-FATAL
09/14/20
AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A MOTORCYCLE AND A TRUCK…..SATURDAY MORNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF TWO-31 AND HALFWAY-HALIFAX
ROAD……CLAIMED A LIFE……
STATE POLICE 77 YEAR OLD CHARLES WAGONER OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS OPERATING A 20-18 G-M-C PICKUP….HAULING A PONTOON BOAT….HE
ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO THE SOUTHVBOUND LANE OF TWO-31…..AND PULLED INTO THE PATH OF A TWO-THOUSAND-NINE KAWASAKI
MOTORCYCLE OPERATED BY 25 YEAR OLD BRANDON HARRISON OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND THE MOTORCYCLE STRUCK THE DRIVER’S SIDE OF THE
PONTOON…..
HARRISON DIED AT THE SCENE…..AND HIS PASSENGER….22 YEAR OLD KAYLEIGH HARRISON WAS TAKEN TO SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE
SHE’S REPORTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION……NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS THE INVESTIGATIONCONTINUES……
CITY COUNCIL
09/14/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCITY MEETS TONIGHT AT SIX…..USING “ZOOM CONFERENCING”……
THE LOG IN CREDITIONALS TO ATTEND THE MEETING ARE AVAILABE ON THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE FACE BOOK PAGE….
MISS ALLEN COUNTY
09/14/20
THE MISS ALLEN COUNTY PAGEANT WAS HELD AT THE GLEA YESTERDAY…..WITH 15 CONTESTANTS……AND 21 YEAR OLD COURTNEY SUE CROWE
OF TOMPKINSVILLE WAS CROWNED MISS ALLEN COUNTY 20-20…..
CROWE IS AN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR AT W-K-U…….
SPORTS
09/14/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOST WARREN EAST……
SCHOOL
09/08/29
IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TODAY…. FOLLOWING THE LONG LABOR DAY WEEK-END…..
FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS….SCHOOLS HAVE OPERATED ON THE “PURPLE SCHEDULE”…..IN CLASS AT HOME FOR ALL STUDENTS……
AND TODAY……THE DISTRICT SWITCHES TO THE “RED” OR “A-B” SCHEDULE…..
WHEN OPERATING ON THE “RED” SCHEDULE…..A WEEK’S SUPPLY OF FOOD WILL BE SENT HOME WITH STUDENTS ONCE A WEEK….STUDENTS ON
THE “B” ROTATON WILL RECEIVE THEIR MEALS ON TUESDAYS….AND STUDENTS ON “A” ROTATION WILL RECEIVE THEIR MEALS ON WEDNESDAY….
EACH STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THEIR MEALS HOME…..
MEALS FOR STUDENTS IN THE “VIRTUAL ACADEMY” MUST BE PICKED UP BY A DISIGNATED PERSON…..WITH I-D….AT THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFTERIA
FROM THREE-15 TO 5-15 ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS ONLY…..
CLERK FEE AUDIT
09/08/20
KENTUCKY AUDITOR MIKE HARMON HAS RELEASED THE AUDIT OF THE 20-19 FINANCIAL STATE OF ALLEN COUNTY CLERK ELAINE WILLIAMS…..
ACCORDING TO HARMON……THE CLERK’S FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS FAIRLY PRESENTED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE REGULATORY BASIS OF
CCOUNTING….. WHICH IS AN ACCEPTABLE REPORTING METHODOLOGY…..WHICH IS FOLLOWED FOR ALL 120 CLERK AUDITS IN KENTUCKY……
THE AUDITOR NOTED NO INSTANCES OF NON-COMPLIANCE…..THE AUDITOR ALSO NOTED NO MATTERS INVOLVING INTERNAL CONTROL OVER
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ITS OPERATION THAT WERE CONSIDERED TO BE MATERIAL WEAKNESSES…….
DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMAN
09/08/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY “DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMAN PROGRAM” WAS HELD SATURDAY NIGHT…..AND NAMED 20-21 DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMAN
OF ALLEN COUNTY WAS TAYLOR ELIZABETH HUFF……THE DAUGHTER OF SHAWN AND GINA HUFF…….
GREEN RIVER FERRY
09/08/20
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IS CLOSED TO COMPLETE THE LAST STEPS OF A VEHICLE RAMP EXTESION PROJECT….
THE WORK WILL REQUIRE A THREE MONTH CLOSURE OF ALL RIVER ACESS POINTS AT GREEN RIVER FERRY AND AT DENNISON FERRY WHICH IS
LOCATED EIGHT MILES UP STREET FROM THE GREEN RIVER FERRY….
RIVER USERS MAY STILL UTILIZE THE GREEN RIVER THROUGH THE PARK…..BUT THE ONLY RIVER ACCESS POINT WILL BE AT HOUCNENS FERRY……
SPORTS
09/08/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD….
AND THE SOCCER TEAMS HOSTS BUTLER COUNTY…….
WHEN THE HILLTOPPERS KICK OFF THEIR SEASON AT HOUCHENS-L-T SMITH STADIUM…..THERE WILL BE A 20-PERCENT CAPACITY WITH LESS THAN
FIVE-THOUSAND FANS…..AND A MINMUM OF ONE-THOUSAND SEATS WILL BE HELD FOR WESTERN STUDENTS….
ALL SEATS WILL BE REASSIGNED TO CREAT SOCIAL DISTANCE….
AND AT THIS TIME…..NO SINGLE GAME TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/04/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED TWO NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 256 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 235 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 12 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
BARREN-FATAL
09/04/20
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON THE CUMBERLAND PARKWAY EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING…..NEAR THE 14 MILE MARKER…..CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A 20-17 FORD FIESTA DRIVEN BY 24 YEAR ODL CASSIE HORTON OF GLASGOW CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND ENTERED INTO THE
WEST BOUND LANES WHERE IT WAS STRUCK BY A 20-15 VOLVO SEMI-TRUCK OPERATED BY 60 YEAR OLD STEVIE SURGENER OF EUBANK……
HORTON DIED AT THE SCENE…..AN EIGHT-MONTH OLD PASSENGER WAS FLOWN TO KOSAIR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL…..AND SURGENER WASN’T
INJURED……
LABOR DAY CLOSINGS
09/04/20
HERE ARE YOUR LABOR DAY CLOSINGS…..
COUNTY CLERKS AND SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY……
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
TRANSFER STATION, ANIMAL SHELTER, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED MONDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND MONDAY’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP TUESDAY……
NO SCHOOL IN ALLEN COUNTY MONDAY…..
AND THE CORE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY FROM 5:30 AM TO 4:30PM……
SPORTS
09/04/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN THE SEASON NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT……AND TODAY WE BEGIN OUT PRESEASON LOOK AT THE
TEAM WITH HEAD COACH BRAD HOOD…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/03/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ONE NEW CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 254 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 235 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 10 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 26 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
MASK EXTENSION
09/03/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SIGNALED YESTERDAY THAT HE EXPECTS TO EXTEND HIS MASK MANDATE…..WHICH EXPIRES ON THE 10TH OF
SEPTEMBE…..SAYING THE FACIAL COVERING REQUIREMENT IS….. “MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER”…….AMID EFFORTS TO REOPEN SCHOOLS AND
PROTECT THE ECONOMY DURING THE PANDEMID…..
COFFEE
09/03/20
83 YEAR OLD BILLY COFFEE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. ZION CEMETERY….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (FRI)
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; STANLEY OF HOLLAND, RONNIE AND JOHNNY AND JANET ALL OF TENNESSEE AND RICKY
AND DARLENE OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR DAUGHTERS; ROSE COFFEE, TAMMY COFFEE AND ROBBIE MORRIS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE ANDJULIE
SHERRAD OF ADOLPHUS…….A BROTHER; THOMAS OF SMITHS GROVE…….AND SIX SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; SALLY TROUT OF OHIO,
KATHLEEN LLOYD OF ROCKFIELD, JUANITA WEST AND DOROTHY RAY BOTH OF TENNESSEE AND GRACE HALL AND ALTA AND MIKE BROWN ALL OF
BOWLING GREEN…….21 GRANDCHILDREN, 50 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
09/03/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO THE WILLOW OAKS COUNTY CLUB TO TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
WHILE THE LADY PATROT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/02/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED TWO NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 253 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 229 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 15 REMAINING ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 33 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE
STUDENT MASKS
09/02/20
KENTUCKY STUDENTS WOULD WEAR MASKS INSIDE SCHOOLS ALL DAY LONG….. EVEN WHEN THEY’RE SIX FEET A APRT…..ACCORDING TO NEW
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH…..
PREVIOUSLY…..MASKS DIDN’T HAVE TO BE WORN IF STUDENTS AND SFAFF WERE SIX FEET APART…..
IF STUDENTS ARE OUTSIDE…..AND SIX FEET FROM OTHERS…..MASKS ARE NOT REQUIRED PER THE UDATED GUIDELINE……
WILKERSON STEPPING DOWN
09/03/20
CITING REOCCURRING HEALTH CONDITIONS…..BOWLING GREEN MAYOR BRUCE WILKERSON ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY HE WILL NOT BE SEEKING
REELECTION AND HIS TAKEN HIS NAME OFF THE NOVEMBER BALLOT…..
WILKERSON SAYS HE WILL FINISH OUT HIS TERM……THRU DECEMBER…..HEALTH PERMITTING…….
SPORTS
09/02/20
THE DRAW FOR SATURDAY’S KENTUCKY DERBY WAS HELD YESTERDAY…..AND FAVORITE…..“TIZ THE LAW” WILL ATTEMPT TO BECOME THE FIRST
WINNER FROM THE NUMBER 17 POST POSITION….
THE BEST FINISH IN 41 STARTS FROM THAT SPOT WAS A SECOND PLACE BY “FORTY NINER” IN 1988 AND THERE HAVE BEEN TWO THIRDS…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
09/01/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ONE NEW CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY FROM THE WEEK-END……
ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW HAD 251 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..CURRENTLY 229 CASES HAVE FULLY
RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..WITH THE 13 REMAINING ACTIVE CASSES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR
HOSPITALIZED…..AND THERE HAVE BEEN NINE DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY…..THERE ARE 28 PENDING TESTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS….. AND THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TEST
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY……
MOSER
09/01/20
64 YEAR OLD JEANETTE SUE MOSER OF DELPHI-INDIANA DIED AUGUST 19TH AT I-U ARNETT HOSPITAL IN LAFAYETTE-INDIANA…..GRAVESIDE
SERVICES FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AT ONE AT WALKER’S CHAPEL CEMETERY…..VISITATION WILL BE FROM 10 TO
121NOON TOMORROW (WED) AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY FOUR DAUGHTERS; TRISTA HILLMAN, AMBER BLANKENSHIP, TANYA TAYLOR AND JACQUELINE CREASY…..AND TWO SONS;
WILLIAM GARDNER AND BRIAN BAKER ALL OF INDIANA…..THREE BROTHERS; CLIFFORD AND JAMES PEARSON BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE AND LARRY
PEARSON OF MAINE…..AND A SISTER; DELORES EDWARDS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND A STEP GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
KINSLOW
09/01/20
61 YEAR OLD JIMMY T. KNISLOW OF GLASGOW DIED SUNDAY AT GLENVIEW HEALTH AND REHAB…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE
WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFER THREE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAS; RAHEL AND COLBY MILLER AND JENNIFER KINSLOW…..HIS MOTHER; LILLIE KINSLOW…..AND
HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW; MARY RAILEY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDCHILD AND TWO STEP-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
BULLINGTON
09/01/20
81 YEAR OLD BETTY JO BULLINGTON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING AT 10 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEW BETHEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER FIVE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOM…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SISTERS-IN-LAW; MARY RIGDON OF SMITHS GROVE, ANN RIGDON OF ALABAMA AND MARGIE RIGDON OF ILLINOIS….A
SPECIAL NIECE; BARBARA BLANKENSHIP AND HUSBAND TURK…..AND SPECIAL NEPHEWS; JAMES HARDCASTLE AND WIFE DANA AND ROBERT
HARDCASTLE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….. SEVERAL OTHER NIECES AND NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE…..
BROCK
09/01/20
75 YEAR OLD LUTHER BROCK OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT N-H-C HEALTHCARE IN GLASGOW…..AND THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OF
SERVICES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BONNIE GALE BROCK…..SIX SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; GRANT, DARREN AND RICHIE BROCK, JAMES AND VIDA
MILLER AND LEE AND BECKY MILLER ALL OF INDIANA AND SHANE AND JESSICA MILLER OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO DAUGHTERS; TERESA PITMAN AND
AMANDA YONTZ BOTH OF INDIANA…..AND TWO SISTERS; MOLLY BEST OF INDIANA AND PEGGY BROWN OF TENNESSEE…..SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN
AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIV E……
SPORTS
09/01/20
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT HAS UPHELD THE DECISION BY CHURCHILL DOWNS STEWARDS THAT MADE “COUNTRY HOUSE” THE WINNER OF THE
TWENTY-19 KENTUCKY DERBY…..
THE DECISION DISMISSED A LAWSUIT BY GARY AND MARY WEST…..WHO OWN MAXIMUM SECURITY……WHO CROSSED THE FINISH LINE FIRST IN LAST
YEAR’S DERBY……BUT WAS DISQUALIFIED FOR INTERFERENCE…..
DRUG FIGHT FUNDING
08/31/20
THE “U-S” DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HAS AWARDED THE COMMONWEALTH 35-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS AS PART OF
THE…..STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANTS PROGRAM…..
14 AGENCIES IN KENTUCKY……INCLUDING THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY FAITH COALIATION…..WILL BE RECEIVING 125-THOUSAND DOLLARS
EACH FOR THEIR WORK TO EDUCATE AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES…..
THE FUNDING CAN BE USED FOR A VARITY OF PURPOSES…..INCLUDING ADDICTION INTERVENTION AND RECOVERY PROGRAMS…..
COVID UPDATE
08/31/20
YESTERDAY SAW A HUGE DROP IN NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY…..FROM SATURDAY’S FOURTH HIGHTEST SINGLE DAY TOTAL
OF 825….. BUT THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES HAS NOW TOPPED 48-THOUSAND AND DEATHS HAVE REACHED 930…..
462 NEW…..POSITIVE CASSES OF COVID19 WERE REPORTED YESERDAY…..MAKING LAST WEEK THE LARGEST FOR NEW CASES OF THE CORNOA-
VIRUS AT FOUR-THOUSAND-503…..
CHILDREN AGE 18 AND UNDER MADE UP 79 OF YESTERDAY’S NEWLY REPORTED CASES…..OF WHICH 13 WERE CHILDRREN AGES FIVE AND
UNDER…..
AND NINE NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..
DUE TO LIMITED REPORTING ON SUNDAYS…..SOME INFORMATION IS UNVAILABLE UNTIL MONDAY INCLUDING THE POSITIVITY RATE….TOTAL NUMBER
TESTED…..HOW MANY KENTUCKIANS ARE HOSPITALIZED…..AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECOVERED…..
MCCONNELL HIRES SANDMAN
08/31/20
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL’S CAMPAIGN HAS HIRED A KENTUCKY TEEN…..KNOWN FOR HIS VIRAL ENCOUNTER WITH A NATIVE AMERICAN MAN AT
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL LAST YEAR….
NICKOLAS SANDMAN IS THE “GRASSROOTS” DIRECTOR FOR MCCONNELL’S REELECTION EFFORTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
SPORTS
08/31/20
THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET FRIDAY AND TOOK NO ACTION ON FALL SPORTS…..INCLUDING FOOTBALL……BUT DID VOTE TO SEND A
LETTER TO THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A ASKING THEM TO CONSIDER……“ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR HIGH-CONTANCT SPORTS”….
LAST WEEK…..THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A VOTED TO ALLOW THE FALL SPORTS SEASON TO START ON SEPTEMBER SEVENTH FOR SOME SPROTS…..AND
SEPTEMBER 11TH FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/28/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED SIX NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 248 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 236 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 12 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 35 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
FREE WIFI
08/28/20
KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU IS BRINGING FREE……WIFI……TO EVERY COUNTY IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..AS THEORGSNIZATION IS PROVIDING FREE
INTERNET ACCESS AT ALL THEIR OFFICES….
THE WIFI NETWORK……K-F-B-FREE-WIFI…..IS ACCESSABLE FROM THE PARKING AREAS ARUND EACH BUILDING FROM SEVEN IN THE MORNING TO 10
AT NIGHT FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO USE IT……
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU OFFICE IS LOCATED AT THREE-60 FRANKLIN ROAD…..
KSP RECRUITS
08/28/20
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE IS SEEKING INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR 101ST CADET CLASS…..
EXPERIENCED OFFICERS…..WITH AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE….CAN APPLY FOR THE “LEAP” PPROGRAM…..WHERE THEY WILL COMPET 13-
WEEKS OF TRAINING AT THE ACADEMY BEFORE RE BEING ASSIGNED TO ONE OF KSP”S 16 POSTS FOR FIELD TRAINING……..
TRADITONAL NEW HIRE CANDIDATES WILL COMPLETE 24-WEEKS AT THE ACADEMY BEFORE BEING ASSIGNED TO A POST FOR FIELD TRAINING……
SPORTS
08/28/20
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS……DESPITE RUMORS….. CANCELING OR POSTPONING THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALLL SEASON
AND OTHER FALL SPORTS WILL NOT BE A PART OF THEIR SPECIAL MEETING THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE ADENDA DOES INCLUDE A “REPORT” FROM K-H-S-DOUBLE-A COMMISSIONER JULIAN TACKETT…..
ACTING EDUCATION COMMISSIONER KEVIN BROWN SAID THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A IS A DESIGNATED AGENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
ITS AUTHORITY WILL BE RESPECTED…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/26/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ONE NEW CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 241 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 225 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 8 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 33 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
BURNLEY
08/26/20
65 YEAR OLD SHIRLEY ANN BURNLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; LEWIS BURNLEY…..TWO SONS; JEFFERY WEAVER OF LEXINGTON AND ERIC SCHWARTZ OF MICHIGAN…..TWO
DAUGHTERS; NGELA SCHWARTZ OF INDIANA AND CHRISTY TROYER OF MICHIGAN…..TWO BROTHERS; DANNY CARVER AND BILLY BUNDREN BOTH OF
SCOTTSTILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS; NINA CENTER OF SCOTTSVILLE AND TRINA PUTMAN OF ALABAMA…..11 GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
08/26/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/25/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED FOUR NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY FROM THE WEEK-END…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 240 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 224 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 8 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 33 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
COVID UPDATE
08/25/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 373 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY… WITH 68 BEING FROM CHILDREN AGES 18 AND YOUNGER…..OF
WHICH 14 WERE FIVE AND UNDER…..THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 43-THOUSAND-899…..
HE ALSO REPORTED FOUR NEW DEATHS…..RAISING THE TOTAL TO 885 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS….
THE POSITIVITY RATE IS DOWN TO FOUR-POINT-77 PERCENT……
AS AT LEST NINE-THOUSAND-544 HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS…..
PLANNING & ZONING
08/25/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FROM UNIVERSAL INVESTMENT
A ZONE CHANGE THAT AT 311 NORTH 3RD STREET….THEY’RE REQUESTING A SINGLE FAMILY ZONE BE CHANGE TO A BUSINESS ZONE…..AND THE
COMMISSION TABLED THE REQUEST UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING……
EVICTION
08/25/20
YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER SETTING UP A SYSTEM AIMED A PROTECTIN PEOPLE IN JEOPARDY OF
EVICTION…..WHILE KEEPING MONEY FLOWING TO LANDLORDS……
AND “EVICTION RELIEF FUND” WILL BE ESTABLISHED……USING 15-MILLION DOLLARS FROM “CARES” FUNDS…….
SPORTS
08/25/20
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO TANGLE WITH WARREN EAST…..
LAST WEEK…..THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A VOTED FOR FALL SPORTS…….INCLUDING FOOTBALL TO CONTINE……AND YESTERDAY GOVERNOR ANDY
BESHEAR SAID HE WAS NOT GOING TO OVERTURN THAT DECISION EVEN THOUGH HE HAS CONCERNS……
THE GOVERNOR DID NOT……HOWEVER……STEPPING IN IF CORONAVIRUS NUMBER ARE OUT OF CONTROL IN OCTOBER……
MARTIN
08/20/20
58 YEAR OLD BILLY MARTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT
GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETRY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE
FUNERA HOME….IN LIEU OF FLOWERS EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; TRUCKER PAYNE AND STORM MARTIN BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR DAUGHTERS; ANGELA WALLACE AND CORA
PAYNE BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE, AMANDA AND JUAN BARTOLON OF TENNESSEE AND BRANDY MARTIN AND WIFE JUDY OF OWENSBORO…..HIS MOTHER;
IRENE MARTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE….. FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; ROGER AND LISA MARTIN, RANDY MARTIN AND TRACY WHITNEY ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE AND JEFF AND PENNY MARTIN OF FRANKLIN……AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; EDNA BROWN, VONDA AND CHIP BROWN
AND DIANE WITCHER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND CHARLOTTE SHIELDS OF FRANKLIN…..NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO
SURVIVE……
PERKINS
08/20/20
65 YEAR OLD MARVIN LEE PERKINS OF SCOTTSVIEE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOWE WITH BURIAL IN BETHLEHEM CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 SUNDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTHER; MELVIN…..AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; IDA AND JERRY EMMITT, CONNIE EMMITT, BETTY AND WILLIAM
EMMITT AND ANGIE PERKINS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPEARS
08/20/20
74 YEAR OLD CARROL SPEARS OF MOSS-TENNESSEE DIED TUESDAY AT GREENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERONOON AT ONE AT YOKLEY-TRIBLE FUNERAL HOME IN TOMPKINSVILLE WITH BURIAL IN MONROE COUNTY MEMORIAL LAWN…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME….
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KELLY AND EVERICK LASLEY OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO SONS; SHAWN AND DONIVAN SPEARS
BOTH OF FOUNTAIN RUN……TWO SISTERS; JESSIE HAYS OF INDIANA AND WANDA CARI OF TOMPKINSVILLE…..AND FOUR BROTHERS; SINDEY,AUDIE
AND JAMES ALL OF TOMPKINSVILLE AND ROYCE OF INDIANA…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
08/20/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD…..
THE 41ST ANNUAL…..MED CENTER HEALTH 10-K CLASSIC…..WILL NOW BE VIRTUAL BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…..
PARTICIPANTS CAN RUN THEIR OWN ROUTE OR CHOOSE A COURSE PROVIDED BY MED CENTER HEALTH…..
A VARIETY OF RACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE…..AND PATRICIPANTS ARE ASKK TO COMPLETE THEIR RUN SOMETIME BETWEEN OCTOBER THIRD AND
OCTOBER 24TH…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/19/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 234 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 216 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 10 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 21 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
SHOOTING
08/19/20
MONDAY NIGHT THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO 76 HIGHLAND CHURCH ROAD TO REPORTS OF A FEMALE WITH A
GUNSHOT WOUND……
UPON ARRIVAL…..DEPUTIES DISCOVERED THAT 38 YEAR OLD DUSTIE BURTON HAD SUFFERED A SINGLE GUNSHOT WOUND TO HER UPPER BODY…..
THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE SHOOTING STEMMED FROM ONGOING DOMESTIC ISSUES INVOLVING HER HUSBAND…..JOHN PAUL BURTON….
WHO WAS ARRESTED ON OUTSTANDING WARRANTS UNRELEATED TO THE SHOOTING……
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE SHOOTING CONTINUES……
SHERFEY
08/19/20
86 YEAR OLD MARCUS D. SHERFEY-JUNIOR DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER….A FORMER PRINCIPAL AT FOUNTAIN
RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT ANDERSON-BARTLEY FUNERAL HOME IN
TOMPKINSVILLE WITH BURIAL IN MONROE COUNTY MEMORIAL LAWN MAUSOLEUM…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE
FUNERAL HOME….
HE’S SURVIVE BY HIS WIFE; NAOMI SHERFEY…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MARK AND LAURIE OF TENNESSEE……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW;
SHEILA AND JAMES EMBERGTON OF TOMPKINSVILLE…..AND A SISTER; BERNELL KENDALL OF TOMPKINSVILLE…….NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
08/19/20
CONFERENCE U-S-A IS MOVING FORWARD WITH IT PLAN TO PLAY FOOTBALL THIS FALL…..EVEN THOUGH OLD DOMINION HAS CANCELLED THEIR
FOOTBALL SEASON……
C-U-S-A JOINS THE…..SEC….ACC…..BIG 12….AAC…..AND THE SUN BELT AS THE SIX F-B-S CONFERENCES STILL PLANNING TO PLAY FOOTBALL
THIS FALL……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/17/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 FRIDAY AND NONE DURING THE
WEEK-END YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 233 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 212 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 13 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 37 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
COMMUNITY FUNDING
08/17/20
23 WESTERN KENTUCKY GOVERNMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR 14-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS…..IN REIMBURSEMENT…..FROM THE “CARES
ACT”…FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO COVID-19…..
COUNTIES RECEIVING FUNDING INCLUDE….BARREN…..LOGAN….METCALFE…..AND SIMPSON…..
AND CITIES RECEIVING FUNDING INCLUDE…..BOWLING GREEN….BROWNSVILLE….. HORSE CAVE…..GLASGOW…..AND TOMPKINSVILLE…..
TRAFFIC SIGNAL CHANGE
08/18/20
A TRAFFIC SIGNAL CHANGE IS CONING TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE 31-W BYPASS AND FAIRVIEW AVENUE IN BOWLING GREEN…..
STARTING TODAY…..CREWS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN WORKING ON CHANGING SIGNAL OPERATION AND STRIPING AT THE INTERSECTION…..
THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CHANGE AND RESTRIPING IS AN IMMEDIATE SHORT-TERM SOLUTION TO HELP THE INTERSECTION OPERATE MORE SAFELY
AND EFFIIENTLY…..
THE LONG TERM SOLUTION……WHICH IS STILL YEARS AWAY…..IS TO WIDEN THE ROADWAY……
SPORTS
08/18/10
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS TRAVEL TO THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY…..
THE S-E-C RELEASED THE REVISED….10 GAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE…..THAT HAS ONLY CONFERENCE GAMES….
KENTUCKY OPENS THE SEASON SEPTEMBE 26TH AT AUBURN….
WITH THE HOME OPENER OCTOBE 10TH AGAINST OLE MISS…..
DUE TO LOCAL AND STATE RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH…..CAPACITY AT KROGER FIELD WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED…..
NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
08//17/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR AND SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS HAVE AGREED TO THE FORMAT OF THE UPCOMING NOVEMBER THIRD
GENERAL ELECTION…..
KENTUCKIANS CONCERNED WITH CONTRACTING OR SPREADING COVID-19 CAN REQUEST A BALLOT BY MAIL….AN ONLINE PORTAL WILL LAUNCH
WITHIN THE WEEK TO REQUEST A BALLOT THRU OCTOBER NINTH……AND THEN BY TRADITIONAL MEANS AFTER THAT…..
EARLY VOTING WILL BEGIN OCTOBER 13…..
COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS WILL DECIDE ELECTION SITES ON ELECTION DAY…. AND EACH COUNTY MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE “SUPER CENTER”
…..WHERE EVERYONE FROM THE COUNTY CAN GO TO VOTE….REGARDLESS OF THEIR PRECINCT…..
FILM PRODUCTION
08/17/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WILL OFFER THE COMMONWEALTH’S FIRST….. BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN FILM PRODUCTION…..STARTING THIS
FALL…..THE NEW MAJOR IS A PRE-PROFESSIONAL DEGREE FOR STUDENTS PURSUING A CAREET IN THE FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSOTU…..
THE NEW…..B-F-A IN FILM PRODUCTION’S CONSERVATORY-STYLE APPROACH….. WILL GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNIT TO WRITE AND DIRECT
SEVERAL OF THEIR OWN FILMS…..AS-WELL-AS WORK ON 30-TO-40 OF THEIR PEERS’ FILMS IN THEIR PRODUCTION COURSES……
THE….B-F-A IN FILM PRODUCITON…..WILL BE OFFERD ALONGSIDE THE “BACHELOR OF ARTS IN FILM”…..NOW IN ITS 10TH YEAR……
GREEN RIVER FERRY
08/17/20
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY AND GREEN RIVER FERRY ROAD NORTH….IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK……WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR
TRAFFIC TODAY THRU THURSDAY….IN ORDER TO COMPLETE A FRESHWATER MUSSELL RELOCATION PROJECT AND A PAVEMENT PRESERVATION
PROJECT…..
THE RELOCATON WORK IS BEING CONDUCTED IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT PLASE OF THE GREEN RIVER FERRY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WHICH WILL
EXTEND THE SOUTH RAMP 30-FEET INTO THE RIVER AND REQUIRE THE INSTALLATION OF A COFFER DAM…..
AND THE PAVING WORK IS PART OF THE ONGOING PROJECT TO RESURFACE PAVED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE PARK…..
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
08/17/20
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING….
BOWLING GREEN POLICE RESPONDED TO A LOCATION ON WEST 10TH AVENUE….IN REFERENCE TO A THEFT COMPLAINT….
UPONN ARRIVAL…..ONE OF THE SUSPECTS GOT IN A CAR AND DROVE IT TOWARD OFFICERS….AT WHICH TIME SHOTS WERE FIRED….THE DRIVER…..
37 YEAR OLD JOSEPH COMPTON OF ROCKFIED CONTINUED ON AND WAS LOCATED AT GREENVIEW HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS SEEKING MEDICAL
TREATMENT…..
AFTER BEING TREATED……COMPTON WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A POLICE OFFICER AND WANTON
ENDANGERMENT……
SPORTS
08/17/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO KENNY PERRY’S “COUNTRY CREEK” COURSE IN FRANKLIN TO TAKE ON THE WILDCATS…..
THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE WILL ANNOUNCE IT 10-GAME FOOTBALL SECHEDULE TONIGHT……WHICH WILL BE COMPRISED OF
CONFERENCE GAMES ONLY…..
THE SCHEDULE WILL INCLUDE ONE MID-SEASON OPEN DATE FOR EACH SCHOOL…..AND AN OPEN DATE ON DECEMBER 12TH FOR ALL SCHOOLS….
THE SEASON KICKS OFF SEPTEMBER 26TH…..
AND THE CHAMPIONSHP GAME WILL BE PLAYED DECEMBER FIFTH…..
SCHOOL BOARD
08/14/20
FOLLOWING A LONG DISCUSSION AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING…..THE BOARD GAVE APPROVAL FOR THE
SCHOOL STARTING PLAN FOR AUGUST 25TH…..
CONCERNING THE 20-21 TAX RATE…..THE BOARD INTENDS TO TAKE THE FOUR-PERCENT INCREASE…..AND SET A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MATTER
FOR SEPTEMBER 10TH AT FOUR-30……
APPROVAL WAS ALSO GIVEN TO INCREASE ADULT/VISTOR MEAL PRICES….. BREAKFAST WILL GO FROM TWO-DOLLARS AND 50-CENTS TO TWO-55…..
AND LUNCH WILL GO FROM THREE-DOLLARS AND 50-CENTS TO THREE-75…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/14/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19…..YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 230 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 211 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 11 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 20 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
LEE APPOINTMENT
08/14/20
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP INTENDS TO NOMINATE…..AND APPOINT….TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE TO HIS “COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS” FOR A
TWO YEAR TERM…..
THE “COUNCIL”…..WHICH CONSISTS OF 10 GOVERNORS WITH NO MORE THAN FIVE MEMBERS FROM THE SAME PARTY……PROVIDES INPUT ON
MATTERS REGARDING THE NATIONAL GUARD…..HOMELAND DEFENSE…..AND DEFENSE SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES…..
SPORTS
08/14/20
TONIGHT AT EIGHT…..THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS ARE HOSTING MOVIE NIGHT AT THE BALL PARK AS “JAWS” WILL BE SHOWN….THERE’S NO
ADMISSION AND THE PUBLIC IS INVITED…..
THE TOMORROW NIGHT AT SEVEN…..THE TEAM WILL HOST A WATCH PARTY FOR…. U-F-C-TWO-52….WHICH WILL BE BROADCAST ON THE BALL PARK’
S VIDEO BOARD….AND THERE WILL BE A 15-DOLLAR ADMISSION CHARGE…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/13/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19…..YESTERDAY…..…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 229 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 208 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 13 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 30 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
COVID UPDATE
08/13/20
A RECORD NUMBER OF DAILY CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY……WITH MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND…..ALONG WITH
SEVEN MORE DEATHS….
LOWER NUMBERS WERE REPORTED MONDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID A TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH THE COMMONWEALTH’S DATA
PROCESSOR CAUSED A DELAY IN SOME REPORTING…..
YESTERDAY…..THOSE NUMBERS WERE UPDATING LEADING TO THE ONE-THOUSAND-163 CASES BEING REPORTED…..39 OF WHICH INVOLVED
CHILDREN FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND YOUNGER…..THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN KENTUCKY TO 36-THOUSAND-945……
SEVEN MORE DEATH WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE TOTAL TO 790 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS…..
ON A POSITIVE NOTE…..EIGHT-THOUSAND-893 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED….
NOVEMBER ELECTION
08/13/20
THERE’S NO AGREEMENT YET BETWEEN GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR AND SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS ON HOW TO CONDUCT THE
NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION…..BUT BOTH SIDES SAY THEY ARE NOT FAR APART….
THE MAJOR STICKING POINTS ARE HOW LONG THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD WILL BE…. HOW BROAD THE EXCUSES SHOULD BE FOR ABSENTEE…..AND
HOW FAST THE CAN THE VOTES BE CAST AND COUNTED……
WILSON
08/13/20
90 YEAR OLD J-R WILSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE THIS
AFTERNOON (THURS) AT TWO-30 AT UNION CHAPEL CEMETERY…..
VISITATION WILL BE FROM 12NOON TO TWO TODAY (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
PEREA
08/13/20
84 YEAR OLD MARGARET PEREA OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE
THIS MONRING (THURS) AT ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIDAL GARDENS…..
VISITATION WILL BE FROM 10 TO 10-45 THIS MORNING (THURS) AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME……
SPORTS
08/13/20
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY……
CHURCHILL DOWNS OFFICIALS SAY LESS THAN 23-THOUSAND FANS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND NEXT MONTH’S RESCHEDULED KENTUCKY DERBY….
THE UPDATED PLAN ELIMINATES GENERAL ADMISSION AND STANDING ROOM ONLY AREAS…..WITH TOTAL CAPACITY LIMITED TO LESS THAN 14-
PERCENT OF THE 20-15 RECORD ATTENDANCE OF 170-THOUSAND-513……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/11/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19…..YESTERDAY…..SINCE
FRIDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 225 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 205 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 12 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 45 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
CITY COUNCIL
08/11/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEET YESTERDAY…..VIA ZOOM TELECONFERCING…… AND GAVE FIRST READING TO THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR 20-
20…..TO TAKE THE COMPENSATING RATE WHICH WILL SEE A TAX DECREASE……
THE COUNCIL APPROVED APPLYING FOR A 696-THOUSAND-500 DOLLAR LOAN FROM THE STATE REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM…..
IF APPROVED……50-PERCENT OF THE LOAN WILL BE FORGIVEN WITH REMAINING 50-PERCENT FINANCED AT POINT-25 PERCENT……
AND FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW THE USE OF RED AND BLUE LIGHTS FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT…….
SPORTS
0811/20
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVEL TO KENNY PERRY’S…..COUNTRY CREEK…..FOR A MATCH WITH FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……..
CONFERENCE U-S-A WILL CONTINUE WITH ITS ORIGINAL PLAY FOOTBALL THIS FALL….EVEN THOUGHT CONFERENCE MEMBER “OLD DOMINION” HAS
ANNOUNCED THE CANCELLATION OF ALL FALL SPORTS…..
THE TOPPERS…..WHO WERE TO HOST O-D-U FOR THE HOMECOMING GAME ON OCTOBER 31ST….. WILL NOW BE LOOKING FOR AN OPPONENT TO
REPLACE THE MONARCHS……
COVID UPDATE
08/10/20
BOTH THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS AND DEATHS DECLINED SHARPLY IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY…..AS GOVERNOR ANDY
BESHEAR REPORTED 525 NEW CASES YESTERDAY…..
COMPARED TO 801 CASES SATURDAY…..AND NINE OF YESTERDAY’S CASE WERE CHILDREN AGE FIVE AND UNDER…..
THE TOTAL CASES IN THE COMMONWELTH NOW STANDS AT 34-THOUSAND-982…….
ONE NEW DEATH WAS ALSO REPORTED YESERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 773 KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES…..
DO TO LIMITED REPORTING ON SUNDAYS……KENTUCKY’S POSITIVITY RATE AND THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE
VIRUS WERE NOT AVAILABLE…..
KEA
08/10/20
THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION…..WHICH REPPRESENTS NEARLY 42-THOUSAND EDUCATOR……WANTS KENTUCKY’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NOT TO RESUME “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION UNTIL THE “COVIOD-19” POSITIVITY RATES IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND COUNTY LEVELS FALL AND
STAY BELOW FOUR-PERCENT FOR 21-CONSECUTIVE DAYS….AS MEASURED BY A SEVEN-DAY ROLLING AVERAGE…..
IN A LENGTHY STATEMENT……K-E-A SAID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS WORSE NOW THAN WHEN SCHOOLS CLOSED IN EARLY SPRING…..
WKU COVID CASES
08/10/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY REPORTS 187 TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 SINCE JULY FIRST…..OF THE 187 CASES……161 ARE
STUDENTS AND 26 ARE FACULTY….STAFF….OR ON-CAMPUS CONTRACTORS…..
AND ADDITIONAL 45 STUDENTS AND SIX FACULITY…..STAFF…AND ON CAMPUS CONTRACTORS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE BETWEEN JULY 31ST AND
AUGUST SIXTH…..
13-HUNDRED-30 VIRAL TESTS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED……
PAUL FILING
08/10/20
SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS FILED LEGISLATION TO PAY FOR AT LEAST PART OF THE ADDITIONAL DEBT THE COUNTRY IS PILING UP IN CORONA-VIRUS
RELIEF….
THE…..PANDEMIC-PAY-FOR ACT…..WOULD COVER APPROXIMATELY TWO-TRILLION DOLLARS OF THE FEDEAL GOVERNMENT’S EMERGENCY
SPENDING BY FREEZING DISCRETIONARY SPENDING AT FISCAL YEAR 20-21 LEVELS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS……
STRIPING
08/10/20
SEALING AND STRIPING OF THE FOUR QUADRANTS OF THE SCOTTSVILLE SQUARE WILL BEGIN THIS FRIDAY……AND WILL BE SPREAD OVER THE NEXT
TWO WEEK-END….
THIS WEEK-END…….THE DOLLAR GENERAL QUADRANT AND THE MCKINNEY AND ASSOCIATES QUADRANT WILL BE STRIPED AND SEALED…..
AND THERE WILL BE NO PARKING IN THE QUARDRANT FOR 48-HOURS WHILE THE WORK IS DONE……
CITY COUNCIL
08/10/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION THIS AFTERNOON….. AT ONE-30…..VIA ZOOM TELECONFERENCE…..
THE AGENDA AND INFORMATION TO JOIN THE MEETING ARE AVAILABE ON THE CITY’S FACEBOOK PAGE……
SPORTS
08/10/20
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE BARREN RIVER STATE PARK GOLF COURSE TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY…..
STATE FAIR RESTRICTIONS
08/07/20
THE KENTUCKY STATE FAIR……TAKING PLACE LATER THIS MONTH…..WILL BE GREATLY SCALED BACK WITH ATTENDANCE LIMITED TO
PARTICIPANTS…..DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS…..
APPEARING WITH GOVERNOR ANY BESHEAR YESTERDAY…..STATE FAIR BOARD CHAIRMAN STEVE WILSON SAID THE FAIR WOULD REQUIRE MASKS…..
EMPLOYEES HANDLING CASH PAYMENTS WILL WEAR GLOVES…..AND ONLY CREDENTIALED PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ALLOWED IN FREEDOM HLL AND
BROADBENT ARENA……
THERE WILL BE NO MIDWAY…..FOOD VENDORS WILL BE PROHIBITED…..AND THE FREE CONCERTS HAVE BEEN CANCELEDD…….
SPORTS
08/07/20
THE PREDATORS TAKE ON THE COYOTES IN GAME FOUR OF THEIR BEST OF FIVE SERIES…..WITH ARIZONA LEADING TWO GAMES TO ONE…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/06/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER SIX CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 221 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 195 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 18 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 21 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
CORONA UPDATE
08/06/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY TOOK ANOTHER SHARP DROP YESTERDAY……AND ONLY ONE NEW DEATH WAS
REPORTED……
AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 546 NEW POSITIVE CASES….WHICH WAS DOWN FROM 700 ON TUESDAY…..HOWEVER…..21 OF THE
CASES INVOLVED KIDS UNDER FIVE…..AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL CASES NOW STANDS AT 32-THOUSAND-741….
THE ONE REPORTED NEW DEATH BRINGS THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS TO 752…..
ON A POSITIVE NOTE……AT LEAST 84-HUNDRED-67 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
DEPP STATUE
08/06/20
A STATUE OF NETTIE DEPP……AN EDUCATION REFORMER AND KENTUCKY NATIVE…..WILL BE ERECTED IN THE KENTUCKY CAPITOL NEXT AUGUST…..
DEPP…..WHO WAS PART OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA EDUCATION REFORM MOVEMENT IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY…..WAS THE FIRST WOMAN
ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE IN BARREN COUNTY…..AND SHE UNITED TWO BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO CREATE THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL AVAILABLE
TO LOCAL STUDENTS IN BARREN COUNTY…..
ONCE INSTALLED…..THE LIFESIZE STATUE WILL BE THE FIRST MONUMENT OF A WOMAN IN THE COMMONWEALTH’ CAPITAL……
COMER LEGISLATION
08/06/20
WHILE THERE’S A STANDOFF IN WASHINGTON OVER EXTENDING THE “CARES ACT”…..A MEMBER OF KENTUCKY’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATON HAS
FILED TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION AIMED AT REDUCING REGULATORY BARRIERS TO THE ECONOMY COMING BACK FRO THE PANDEMIC….
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER MAINTAINS BURDENSOME FEDERAL REGULATIONS HAVE CREATED A STRONG BARRIER TO
RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY……AND THAT MANY OF THE REGULATIONS WILL ONLY SERVE TO THREATEN THE “U-S” ECONOMY’S
RECOVERY AND GETTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK…..
FORD
08/06/20
41 YEAR OLD DUSTIN RAY FORD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 10 AT HARWOOD
AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIL IN RED HILL GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS
AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS FATHER; TIMMY FORD….AND HIS MOTHER; JUDY DAVENPORT BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE….TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW;
DUSTY AND HUNTER PURSLEY OF BOWLING GREEN AND CYDNEY FORD OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; SCOTTY AND
AMANDA OF SCOTTSVILLE….
SPORTS
08/06/20
THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT IS THE FIRST SCHOOL TO CANCEL THIS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FOR THIS SEASON…..
AMONG OTHER THINGS…..GOVERNOR NED LAMONT SAID THE HUSKIES WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE STATE’S 14-DAY QUARANTINE RULE AFTER
RETURNING FROM AWAY GAMES…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/05/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 215 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 191 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 16 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 37 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
CORONA UPDATE
08/05/20
AFTER THREE DAYS IN A ROW WITH BIG DROPS IN NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS……AS KENTUCKY SAW ANOTHER SPIKE YESTERDAY….AS
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 700 NEW CASES…..BRINGING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL TO 32-THOUSAND-197…..18 OF THE NEW
CASES WERE CHILDREN AGE FIVE AND UNDER……
SEVEN MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE NUMBER TO 751 KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO THE
VIRUS….
AND EIGHT-THOUSAND-406 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
COUNTERFEIT BELTS
08/05/20
NEARLY HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS’ WORTH OF COUNTERFEIT LOUIS VUITTON BELTS HAVE BE SEIZED BY CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
OFFICERS IN LOUISVILLE….
THE PARCEL CONTAINING 216 FAKE BELTS…..WHICH ARRIVED IN LOUISVILLE FROM HONG KONG…..WAS DESTINED FOR ATLANTA……
PURSUIT
08/05/20
A THREE COUNTY PURSUIT THAT BEGAN IN OHIO COUNTY…..ENDED IN BOWLING GREEN WITH THE ARREST OF A MISSOURI MAN….
STATE POLICE CLOCKED THE 20-20 KIA TRAVELING 114 MILES-PER-HOUR ON I-65 IN OHIO COUNTY…..WHEN THE PURSUIT REACHED WARREN
COUNTY…..OFFICERS DEPLOYED TIRE DEFLATION DEVICES….ENDING THE PURSUIT NEAR THE EIGHT MILE MARKER….
26 YEAR OLD DAMIAN HOWARD FLED ON FOOT INTO A WOOD LINE….BUT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND LODGED IN THE OHIO DENTENTION
CENTER….FACING A NUMBER OF CHARGES INCLUDING DEFACING A FIREARM AND POSSESSION OF A FIRE ARM BY A CONVICTED FELON……
WKU QUARANTINE AREAS
08/05/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IS COMING UP WITH A NEW WAY TO TACKLE CONCERNS OVER COVID-19…….AS THEY’RE SETTING UP
QUARANTINING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS TO STOP THE SPREAD….
W-K-U HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE HAS SET UP DESIGNATED DORM MROOMS THAT WIL ACT AS QUARANTINE ROOMS FOR PEOPLE EXPOSED
TO……OR DIAGNOSED WITH THE VIRUS…..
IN ADDITION…..BARNES CAMPBELL HALL WILL REMAIN EMPTY THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER TO PROVIDE EXTRA SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO
QUARANTINE IF NEEDED……
SPORTS
08/05/20
THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 IS SET TO BE RUN ON AUGUST 23RD…..AND YESTERDAY SPEEDWAY OWNER ROGER PENSKE REVERSED COURSE AND SAID
FANS WILL NOT BE AT THE 104TH RUNNING OF THE INDY 500…..
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME IN HISTOY THE “500” WILL BE HELD WITHOUT SPECTATORS……
THE PREDATORS PLAY THE COYOTOES IN GAME THREE OF THE BEST OF FIVE SERIES…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
08/04/20
SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON….. THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER NEW CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 214 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 191 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 15 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 20 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
CORONA UPDATE
08/04/20
FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW…..NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY DROPPED BY MORE THAN 100 OVER THE PREVIOUS DAY…..AS
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORED 322 NEW CASES…..MAKING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL 31-THOUSAND-568……YESTERDAY’S NEW CASES
ALSO INCLUDED 12 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE…..
TWO MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE TOTAL TO 744 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS….
ON A POSITIVE NOTE……EIGHT-THOUSAND-335 HAVE RECOVERED…..AND KENTUCKY’S POSITIVITY RATE WAS FIVE-POINT-18 PERCENT
YESTERDAY…….
GILL
08/04/20
47 YEAR OLD ROBBIE NEAL FOLLIS GILL OF FRANKLINN DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE
WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT LIFE POINT CHURCH IN FRANKLIN….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THURSDAY MORNING AT THE
CHURCH…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JASON GILL…..A SON; BAILEY BULLINGTON…..A DAUGHTER; AZHLEY GILL…..AND HER MOTHER ANNETTE
WATKINS AND HUSBAND LEO ALL OF FRANKLIN……
MEADOR
08/04/20
SEVEN YEAR OLD REVELIN MARIE ELIZABETH MEADOR OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED SATURDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HIGHLAND CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HIS ADOPTED DAD; BOBBY MEADOR…..HER BIOLOGICAL FATHER; FARREN MEADOR OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..HE BIOLOGICAL
MOTHER; CASEY LEVIRS AND TWO BROTHERS BRAXTON AND SKYLER PAYNE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….. TWO SISTERS; CARLY PAYNE OF SCOTTSVILLE
AND ADDIE GRAHAM OF OHIO….. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS; TIMOTHY BOWMAN OF TENNESSEE AND MYOMI MEANS AND HUSBAND JOHN OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..PATERNAL GRANMOTHER; LORETT MARTUS OF GAMALIEL…..MATERNAL GREAT-GRANDMOTHER; DOROTHY BOWMAN OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDMOTHER; BETSY LLOYD OF TOMPKINSVILLE……
SPORTS
08/04/20
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM WILL KICK OFF THE SEASON SEPTEMBER 11TH AS THEY TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
LAST WEEK…..THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-S ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TO START SEPTEMBET 11TH….THREE WEEKS AFTER THE
ORIGINAL START DATE OF AUGUST 21ST…..IN ADDITION THE REGULAR SEASON WAS EXTENDED BY ONE WEEK…….
CORVID UPDATE
08/03/20
FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW….THERE WAS A DROP OF MORE THAN 100 NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY…..
SPARKING SOME OPTIMISM THAT WE MAY BE EXPERIENCING THE SECOND PLATEAU IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
463 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..INCLUDING 11 FROM CHILDREN AGE FIVE AND YOUNGER…..WHICH BRING’S KENTUCKY’S TOTAL
TO 31-THOUSND-185 CASES…..
THERE WERE ALSO TWO NEW DEATHS REPORTED YESTERDAY….RAISING THE TOTAL OF 743 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS……
AND AT LEAST EIGHT-THOUSND-135 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS…..
FARMERS MARKET WEEK
08/03/20
TODAY THRU SATURDAY IS “KENTUCKY FARMERS’ MARKET WEEK”….WHICH IS A TIME TO SALUTE THE 167 FARMER’S MARKETS IN 115 OF THE
COMMONWEALTH 120 COUNTIES….AND IN THOSE 167 MARKETS…..MORE THAT 27-HUNDRED-68 VENDORS ARE OFFERING PRODUCTS FOR SALE…..
WITH REPORTED SALES OF NEARLY 13-MILLON DOLLARS LAST….FARMERS’ MARKETS ARE AN ECONOMIC ENGINE THAT BRINGS THE FARM TO
KENTUCKY’S CONSUMERS……
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARMERS’ MARKET IS OPEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS…..FROM EIGHT TO 12NOON…..IN THE LIBRARY QUADRANT
OF THE SQUAR…….
LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE
08/03/20
RENOVATIONS AT THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE…..NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK….BEGIN TODAY…..
THE “KNOB CREEK TAVERN” REHABILITATION PROJECT WILL INCLUDE INSTALLING NEW INTERPRETRIVE EXBITHE IN THE FACILITY…..WHICH WILL
REOPEN AS A VISITORS CENTER…..
THE TAVERN AND BOYHOME WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE RENOVATIONS WHICH WILL TAKE SIX TO 12 MONTHS……
SPORTS
08/03/20
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLAYS IN THE GLASGOW LADY SCOTTIE INVITATIONAL AT THE GLASGOW COUNTRY CLUB….
AND THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TAKES PART IN THE GATOR INVITATIONAL AT THE BOWLING GREEN COUNTY CLUB……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/30/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 212 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 177 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 27 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 27 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ALSO ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU
DO….
CORONA UPDATE
07/30/20
THE DAILY TOTAL OF CORONA-VIRUS CASES IN KENTUCKY INCREASED AGAIN YESTERDAY AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 619 NEW
CASES OF COVID-19…..INCLUDING 17-CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE…..BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 28-THOUSAND-727….
FIVE MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTL OF 724…….
THE POSITIVITY RATE……BASED ON A SEVEN-DAY FLOATING AVERAGE…..ALSO ROSE T FIVE-POINT-81 PERCENT…..UP FROM FIVE-POINT-ZERO-EIGHT
PERCENT ON TUESDAY……
AND SEVEN-THOUSAND-495 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
NEW HS PRINCIPAL
07/30/20
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HAS A NEW PRINCIPAL……
AARON ETHERINGTON REPLACES JOSEPH COSBY WHO IS MOVING TO THE CENTRAL OFFICE TO BECOME H-R AND TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR……
DURING HIS 21-YEAR CAREER…..ETHERINGTON HAS SERVED AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER….ASSISTAN PRINCIPAL….AND PRINCIPAL…..MOST
RECENTLY AT THE NELSON COUNTY AREA TECHNOLOGY CENTER IN BARDSTOWN……
ETHERINGTON WILL BEGIN HIS NEW DUTIES ON AUGUST THIRD……
GREEN
07/30/20
61 YEAR OLD ROBERT JAMES GREEN OF ADOLPHUS DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE
HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO BROTHERS; ALBERT OF ADOLPHUS AND CARL OF MISSOURI……
SPORTS
07/30/20
THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE HAS REWORKED ITS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE TO ALLOW EACH TEAM TO PLAY AN 11-GAME SCHEUDLE…..AND TO
INCORPORATE NOTRE DAME…..WHICH IS GIVING UP ITS INDEPENDENCE….
THE 11-GAME SCHEDULE WILL INCLUDE ONE NONCONDERENCE GAME….AND PUSHES BACK THE FIRST WEEK TO SEPTEMBER SEVENTH……
THE A-C-C WILL ELIMINATE ITS TRADITIONAL DIVISIONAL FORMAT THIS SEASON….. AND THE TWO TEAMS WITH THE BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN
CONFERENCE PLAY WILL MEET FOR THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/29/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 211 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 177 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 26 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 37 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ENCOURAGE TO POST A “SELFIE” ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU DO….
AND USE THE HASHTAG…MASK-UP-ALLEN-C-O-K-Y……..
CORONA UPDATE
07/29/30
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY ROSE SLIGHTLY YESTEDAY…..AS DID THE NUMBER OF DEATHS….
AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 532 NEW CASES…..BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 28-THOUSAND-126……22 OF THE NEW CASES INVOLVED
CHILDREN AGES FIVE OR YOUNGER…..
10 NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..MAKING IT 719-KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVS TO COVID-19……
THE COMMONWEALTH’S POSITIVITY RATE DROPPED SLIGHTLY YESTERDAY TO FIVE-POINT-ZERO-EIGHT PERCENT…..
AND SEVEN-THOUSAND-470 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
FISCAL COURT
07/29/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE STONY POINT FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING AND CONDUCTED MOSTLY ROUTINE
BUSINESS…..
FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO ADD “CARES” FUNDS… THE AMENDMENT MUST NOW BE APPROVED BY “KENTUCKY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT” BEFORE FISCAL COURT GIVES IT SECOND READING……
JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER INFORMED THE COURT HE HAD APPLIED FOR EMERGENY FUDING FOR SNAKE CREEK ROAD……
AND 16-THOUSAND-312 DOLLARS WERE APPROVED FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW COMPUTERS…..MONITORS….AND SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE
NINE-ONE-ONE DISPATCH CENTER…….
SPORTS
07/29/20
THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION VOTED YESTERDAY FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE TO BEGIN PRACTICE AUGUST 24TH AND
COMPETITION TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER 11TH….
CROSS COUNTY….FIELD HOCKEY…..SOCCER….AND VOLLEYBALL WILL ALSO BEGIN PRACTICE ON AUGUST 24TH…….BUT WILL START COMPETITION
ON SEPTEMBER SEVENTH….
THE BOARD DOES PLAN TO MEET BEFORE THE AUGUST 24TH PRACTICE START DATE TO CHECK ON COVID-19 NUMBERS TO ASSURE IT’S SAFE FOR
PLAYERS TO PLAY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/28/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER THREE CONFIRMED NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY
YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 209 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 177 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 24 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 37 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
YOU’RE ENCOURAGE TO POST ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK OF YOU WEARING A MASK AND COMMENT WHY YOU DO….AND USE THE
HASHTAG…MASK-UP-ALLEN-C-O-K-Y……..
RESTRICTIONS
07/28/20
TO DEAL WITH THE SPIKE IN CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ORDERED BARS TO CLOSE AND RESTAURANTS TO SCALE
BACK SERVICE BEGINNING TODAY…….
AND THE GOVERNOR ALSO RECOMMEND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WAIT UNTIL THE THRID WEEK IN AUGUST TO OPEN…..
CLASSES IN ALLEN COUNTY ARE SCHEUDLE TO BEGIN AUGUST 25TH…..
A TOTAL OF 522 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 27-THOUSAND-601…..22 OF THE NEW
CASES INVOLVED CHILDREN UNDER FIVE….NINE NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED MAKING 709 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS….
THE COMMONWEALTH’S POSITIVITY RATE IS NOW FIVE-POINT-58 PERCENT…..
AND SEVEN-THOUSAND-446 KENTCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
BOUCHER RESENTENCED
07/28/20
SENATOR RAND PAUL’S FORMER NEIGHBOT WAS RESENTENCED YESTERDAY TO AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN MONTHS BEHIND BARS AND SIX-MONTH
HOME DETENTION FOR TACKLING AND INJURING PAUL OVER A LAWN CARE DISPUTE…..
RENE BOUCHER WAS ORIGINALLY GIVEN A 30-DAY SENTENCE AFTER HE PLEAD GUILTY…..BUT FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ARGUED THE SENTENCE
WAS TOO LENIENT FOR WHAY THEY DESCRIBED AS A “VICIOUS AND UNPROVOKED” ATTACK…..
PAUL SUFFERED MULTIPLE BROKEN RIBS AND LATER UNDERWENT LUNG AND HERNIA SURGERIES THAT HE LINKED TO THE ATTACK…..
FATAL-HART
07/28/20
A HODGENVILLE MAN DIED IN A FATAL COLLISION IN HART COUNTY YESTERDAY……
STATE POLICE SAY A SEMI-TRUCK…..DRIVEN BY 41 YEAR OLD NICHOLA SHAVER OF INDIANA…..WAS BACKING INTO A BUSINESS WHEN A TWO-
THOUSAND-EIGHT JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OPERATED BY 90 YEAR OLD JOHN COX STRUCK THE DRIVER’S SIDE OF THE TRAILER……
COX DIED AT THE SCENE AND SHAVER WAS UNINJURED……
HOBDY
07/28/20
105 YEAR OLD VIRGINIA “NYM” BINNION HOBDY OF SCOTTSVILLE LDIED SUNDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..THERE ILL BE
PRIVATE VISITATION AND SERVICE.…MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW’ HARRIETTE WILSON OF FLORIDA AND NAN AND DAVID WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND A
SISTER-IN-LAW; EFFIE BUCHANON……TWO GRANDCHILDREN, SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
ISENBERG
07/28/20
64 YEAR OLD ANNA WILLOUGHBY ISENBERG OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL
GARDENS……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; SAMMY ISENBERG……A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BRIAN AND JILL…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; PATRICIA
AND DEWAYNE PEDIGO…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; RANDALL AND BETTY WILLOUGHBY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN
AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/27/20
STARTING DATES FOR KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL FALL SPORTS WILL BE THE MAIN TOPIC FOR THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF CONTROL VIRTUAL MEETING TODAY…..
EARLIER THIS MONTH….GOLF TEAMS WERE GIVEN THE GO-HEAD TO START COMPETITION ON JULY 31ST….WITH STARTING DATES FOR SOCCER,
VOLLEYBALL, CROSS COUNTRY, FIELD HOCKEY AND FOOTBALL BEING IN AUGUST…..
AND TODAY THE BOARD OF CONTROL WILL DECIDE IF THOSE STARTING DATES WILL REMAIN……
CORONA MEETING
07/26/20
DR. DEBORAH BIRX…..RESPONSE COORDINATOR FOR THE WHITE HOUSE CORONA-VIRUS TASK FORCE…..MET WITH GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR
AND OTHER LEADERS IN A CLOSED DOOR SESSION YESTERDAY…..AND RECOMMENDED THAT KENTUCKY CLOSE BARS AND REDUECE RESTAURANT
CAPACITY IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA-VIRUS……
BESHEAR HAS ALREADY INSTITUTED A REQUIREMENT THAT MOST KENTUCKIANS WEAR A MASK WHEN THEY ARE IN PUNLIC AND REDUCED THE
NUMBER OF PEOLD ALLOWED TO ATTEND SOLICAL GATHERINGS FROM 50 TO10…..HE ALSO ISSUED A TRAVEL ADVISORY THAT KENTUCKIANS WHO
TRAVEL TO STATE WITH CORONA-VIRUS OUTBREAKS SELF-QUARANTINE FOR 14-DAYS WHEN THEY RETURN…AND RECOMMENDED RELIGIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS SUSPEND IN-PERSON SERVICES…..
THE GOVERNOR SAY HE WILL ANNOUNCE NEW RESTRICTIONS THIS AFTERNOON……
CORONA UPDATE
07/27/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY REPORTED YESTERDAY…..WAS A FRACTON OF THE NUMBERS SEEN THIS PAST
WEEK….BUT THE NUMBER OF DEATHS HAS NOW REACHED 700…..
316-NEW CASES OF COVID-19 WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY……BRINGING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL TO 27-THOUSAND-79….EIGHT OF THE
NEW CASES WERE FROM CHILDREN AGES FIVE AND YOUNGER….
THERE WERE ALSO FOUR NEW DEATHS YESTERDAY…..
AND AS OF SATURDAY…..SEVEN-THOUSAND-421 KENTUCKIANS HAD RECOVERD FROM THE VIRUS…..
07/27/20
06:05AM
THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE WILL BE FLUSHING HYDRANTS TODAY THRU FRIDAY….FROM SEVEN TO THREE EACH DAY…..
DURING THIS TIME…..CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE NO PRESSURE…..LOW PRESSURE……DINGY WATER…..OR MUDDY WATER…..
THESE CONDITIONS ARE ONLY TEMPORARY WHILE THE FLUSHING IS UNDERWAY……
GAME DESIGN
07/27/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IS LAUNCHING A NEW…..CERTIFICATE IN GAME DESIGN THIS FALL…..
THE “CERTIFICATE”…..IS AN 18-HOUR INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM…..IN WHICH STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP SKILLS IN COMPUTER ANIMATION AND
INDUSTRY-STANDARD GAME DESIGN ENGINES…….
THE CERTIFICATE CAN BE COMBINED WITH VARIOUS MAJORS AS A COMPONENT OF A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE…..OR COMPLETED AS A STAND-ALONE
CREDENTIAL IN AS LITTLE AS ONE YEAR……
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO ONLINE TO…..W-K-U-DOT-E-D-U-FORWARD SLASH-GAME-FORWARD SLASH……
SPORTS
07/27/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE REDS PLAY THE CUBS…..
AND THE BRAVES TANGLE WITH THE RAYS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/24/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 202 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 174 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 20 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN EIGHT
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 20 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
TAKE A SELFIE WEARING A MASK….POST ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK AND COMMENT WHY YOU WEAR A MASK….AND USE THE
HASHTAG…MASK-UP-ALLEN-C-O-K-Y……..
CORONA UPDATE
07/24/20
KENTUCKY SAW ITS FOURTH-HIGHEST DAILY NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY….AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REOITU
611 NEW CASES….BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 25-THOUSAND-147…..
21 OF THE NEW CASES INVOLVED KIDS UNDER FIVE…..AND THE GOVERNOR CALLED ON NKENTUCKIN TO STOP THE ESCALATION BY FOLLOWING
THE GUIDLELINES IN PLACE….
SEVEN MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 684……
AND AT LEAST SEVEN-THOUSAND-46 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
RUPP NAME CHANGE
07/23/20
RUPP ARENA HAS BEEN THE HOME OF KENTUCKY BASKETBALL SINCE NOVEMBER 1976…..BUT THE FACULITY OF THE AFRICIAN-AMERICAN AND
AFRICANA STUDIES AT “U-K” WANTS THE NAME TAKEN DOWN…..
THEIR REASONING…..ADOLPH RUPP WAS A RACIST WITH HIS LANGUAGE AND DIDN’T DO ENOUGH FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS AT “U-K”….
IN JANUARY…LEXINGTON CENTER CORPORATION AND ”U-K” ANNOUNCED NAMING RIGHTS TO THE CONVENTION CENTER HAD BEEN SOLD TO
CENTRAL BANK….AND THE HISTORIC VENUE WAS RENAMED…..RUPP ARENA AT CENTRAL BANK CENTER……
SPORTS
07/24/20
THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS…..SENIOR ALL-STAR SHOWCASE GAME….WILL BE PLAYED TOMORROW NIGHT AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK….
WITH THE FIRST PITCH SLATED FOR SIX-35…..
THE SHOWCASE IS FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO LOST THEIR SENIOR SEASON DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/23/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY…..HOWEVER…..THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT DID REPORT THE DEATH OF ANOTHER ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENT…..AND WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OUT THOUGHTS AND
PRAYERS TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS….….
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 202 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 174 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 20 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 25 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
CORONA UPDATE
07/23/20
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 518 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS…..BRING THE TOTAL TO 24-
THOUSAND-540…. YESTERDAY’S CASES INCLUDED 13-CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE….AND BRINGS THE COMMONWEALTH’S POSITIVITY RATE
TO FOUR-POINT-92 PERCENT…..
THREE NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 677……
ON THE POSITIVE SIDE……AT LEAST SEVEN-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS…….
WHITE HOUSE RECOMMENDATIONS
07/23/20
A REPORT PREPARED FOR THE WHITE HOUSE CORONA-VIRUS TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR CLOSE BARS IN ALL
COUNTIES WITH RISING PERCENTAGES OF POSITIVE TESTS FOR THE VIRUS…..LIMIT SOCIAL GATHERINGS TO NO MORE THAN 10….DECREASE
INDOOR RESTAURANT CAPACITY TO 25-PERCENT……AND INCREASE OUTDOOR DINING OPPORTUNITIES…..
IF ADOPTED…..THE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT ROLLBACK…..
COVER THE CRUISER
07/23/20
NEXT WEEK…..KENTUCKY STATE POLICE INVITES THE PUBLIC TO…..COVER THE CRUISER……IN SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS…..
STATE POLICE POSTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH WILL HAVE CRUISERS PARKED AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS…..AND WILL ENOURAGE THE
PUBLIC TO COVER THEM WITH CUSTOM SPECIAL OLYMPICS STICKERS…..WHICH CAN BE PURCHASED FOR ONE-DOLLAR AT DESIGNATED
LOCATIONS…..
SPORTS
07/23/20
THE NASCAR “CUP” SERIES IS AT THE KANSAS SPEEDWAY TONIGHT FOR THE “SUPER START BATTERIES” 400…….
AND THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON BEGINS TONIGHT AS THE…..
YANIEES TAKE ON THE NATIONALS…..
AND THE GIANTS PLAY THE DODGERS…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/22/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY….
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 202 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 173 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 22 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 32 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
CORONA UPDATE
07/22/20
ONE AGAIN…..KENTUCKY SAW A HIGH NUMBER OF NEW COVID-19 CASES YESTERDAY…..WITH 674 NEW CASES….WHICH WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST
DAILY TOTAL SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN…..TOTAL CASES NOW STAND AT 24-THOUSAND-60…..
22 OF THE NEW CASES INVOLVED CHILDREN UNDER FIVE…..
THREE MORE DEATH WERE REPORTED….BRINGING THAT NUMBER IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 674…..
KENTUCKY’S POSITIVITY RATE IS NOW FOUR-POINT-37 PERCENT…..
AND SIX-THOUSAND-927 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
BEST LOOKING CRUISER
07/22/20
THE “BEST LOOKING CRUISER” CONTEST HAS COME TO A CLOSE….AND GEORGIA’S STATE TROOPER CRUISER POLLED MORE THAN 50-THOUSAND
VOTES TO EDGE OUT THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE CRUISER….WHICH RECEIVED 48-THOUSAND-500 VOTES…. TO TAKE THE TOP SPOT…..
BUT AS ONE OF THE TOP 12…..THE K-S-P CRUISER STILL GETS A TOP SPOT IN THE NATIONAL CALENDARE…..
K-S-P TOOK THIRD LAST YEAR…..AND WON THE CONTEST IN 20-18……
ATWOOD
07/22/20
89 YEAR OLD FLO “NANNIE” ATWOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW
(THURS) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JERRY AND NANCE AND TODD AND JENNIFER…..A BROTHER-IN-LAW; DON WELCH…..AND
TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; BARBARA RASCOE AND PATTY RENEAU ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/22/20
THE N-F-L PLAYERS ASSOCIATION HAS AGREED TO THE LEAGUE’S PLAN TO DROP ALL PRESEASON GAMES FOR THE 20-20 SEASON…..
THE UNION HAS ALSO AGREED TO AN 80-PLAYER ROSTER LIMIT FOR TRAINING CAMP….INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 90…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/21/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER FIVE CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY….ONE FROM
SATURDAY AND FOUR FROM YESTERDAY…...
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 200 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 173 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 20 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 27 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
CORONA UPDATE
07/21/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED NEW RESTRICTIONS AND A TRAVEL ADVISORY YESTERDAY DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES
OVER THE PAST WEEK…..
UNDER THE TRAVEL ADVISORY…..KENTUCKIANS WHO TRAVEL TO NINE HOT SPOTS ARE URGED TO UNDERGO A 14-DAY SELF QUARATINE…….AND
NEW STRICTIONS WERE PLACED ON SOCIAL GATHERINGS……
NEWS-2………..1:08…………….Q-THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS
258 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY WHICH BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 23-THOUSAND-414….AND THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH …..
MAKING 671 SINCE KENTUCKY’S FIRST CASE WAS REPORTED….
THE COMMONWEALTH’S POSITIVITY RATE IS NOW FOUR-POINT-52 PERCENT….
AND SIX-THOUSND-876 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS…..
SCHOOL BOARD
07/21/20
LAST NIGHT……THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED A 23-PAGE….. COLORED CODED….FIVE-STEP BACK TO SCHOOL PLAN THAT A
GROUP OF 20 HAS BEEN WORKING ON…..
FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR ROBIN HERRINGTON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE “SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM” WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SCHOOL
STARTS….
THEN THE DISTRICT WILL GO BACK ON THE….NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM…. AND PLANS ARE BEING FINALIZED TO GET MEALS TO
STUDENTS USING THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM…….
ROSS
07/21/20
25 YEAR OLD CONNER DOUGLAS ROSS OF LOUISVILLE…..AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..DIED SATURDAY IN LOUISVILLE…..
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL
CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO
TAYLOR CHRISTIAN CAMP…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS; MARK AND DONNA ROSS….AND TWO BROTHERS; CAYDEN AND CHASE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……MATERNAL
GRANDPARENTS; ANN MANTUS AND RANDALL AND ELAINE DAVIDSON OF TENNESSEE…..AND PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS; LARRY AND JUDY ROSS OF
TOMPKINSVILLE……..
SHELTON
07/21/20
69 YEAR OLD NANCY CAROL SHELTON OF ADOLPHUS DIED SUNDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OAK FOREST NUMBER ONE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; LOUIS SHELTON…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; ERIC AND SHANNON PITCHFORD OF SCOTTSVILLE AND
MARCUS AND MINDY SHELTON OF ADOLPHUS…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; TARA AND BRIAN VARNER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND
SISTER-IN-LAW; KEVIN AND TERRY GLAAB OF GLASGOW…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; ANGIE AND GARY RAMSAY OF ILLINOIS…..EIGHT
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
07/21/20
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS HAVE RELEASED THEIR SCHEUDLES…..
THE PATRIOTS WILL TEE OF THE 20-20 SEASON ON JULY 31ST IN THE FIRST OF 22 EVENTS…. EITHER 18-HOLE TOURNAMENTS OR NINE-HOLE
MATCHES OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS….
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS START THEIR SEASON AUGHST FIRST WITH THE FIRST OF 14-EVENTS…..THAT WILL INCLUDE FIVE REGULAR SEASON
TOURNAMENTS….THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT….AND EIGHT MATCHES…..
CORONA UPDATE
07/20/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR TYPICALLY DOESN’T RELEASE CORONA-VIRUS CASE NUMBERS ON SUNDAY…..BUT THAT CHANGE YESTERDAY…..AS
NEARLY ONE-THOUSAND NEW CASES WERE REPORTED….
979 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO AT LEAST 23-THOUSAND-161….AND
30 OF THE NEW CASES WERE CHILDREN FIVE-YEARS-OLD OR YOUNGER…..
FOUR OF THE FIVE HIGHEST DAILY NUMBER OF NEW CASES IN KENTUCKY HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE LAST WEEK…..
THERE WERE ALSO THREE NEW DEATHS REPORTED YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE TOTAL TO 670 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS…..
GREEN RIVER FERRY
07/20/20
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON SEVERAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS PLANNED FOR THE GREEN RIVER FERRY AREA
STARTING TODAY…..
AS THE PARK WILL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON A CANOE AND KAYAK RIVER ACCESS RAMP AND THE INSTALLATION OF A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER
THE ECHO RIVER…..
RIVER AND FERRY USERS WILL BE BLE TO ACCESS THE GREEN RIVER FERRY RAMPS…..UNTIL SEPTEMBER EIGHTH…..WHEN CONSTRUCTION ON
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY RAMP EXTENSION PROJECT WILL RESUME…..
FISHER
07/20/20
79 YEAR OLD JUDY FISHER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME
WITH BURIAL IN BETHLEHEM CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT HE FUNERAL HOME….AND IN LIEU
OF FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO BETHLEHEM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HE HUSBAND WINDOL FISHER…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JONATHAN AND HOLLY OF ALVATON…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND
SON-IN-LAW; CHETA AND TOMMY PAGE OF WOODBURN AND CHANA FLANDREAU OF SOUTH DAKOTA…..A BROTHER; HAROLD GARDNER-JUNIOR OF
SOUTH CAROLINA…..AND TWO SISTERS; JEAN PENNINGTON OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND DIANNA PETERS OF SOUTH DAKITA….. THREE
GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/20/A20
THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE HASN’T RELEASED ITS PLANS FOR FALL SPORTS….. BUT REPORTEDLY THEY’RE CONSIDERING AN EIGHT AND
TWO FOOTBALL SCHEDULE…..WHICH WOULD KEEP EIGHT CONFERENCE GAMES INTACT AND ALLOW MEMBER SCHOOLS TO PLAY TWO NON-
CONFERENCE GAMES…..
LAST TUESDAY…..THE S-E-C POSTPONED THE START OF FALL SPORTS….AS THE LEAGUE CANCELED VOLLEYBALL…..SOCCER….AND CROSS
COUNTRY COMPETITION THROUGH AUGUST 31ST……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/17/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER NEW CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 194 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 166 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 21 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 21 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
BALLOT DRAW
07/17/20
THE DRAW FOR BALLOT POSITION FOR THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE
YESTERDAY…..
IN THE RACE FOR MAYOR OF SCOTTSVILLE….
JERRY WHITHEY DREW POSITION ONE…..WITH CURRENT MAYOR DAVID BURCH SECOND…..
THE CITY COUNCIL RACE SAW….
MARK NETHERY DRAWING POSITION ONE…..AND HE’S FOLLOWED BY KEN GORFORTH, MICHAEL MCGUIRE, FRANKLIN FOSTER, ROGER LYNN
BRIDDEN, BEVERLY ANDERSON, MARK HUNTSMAN AND JOHNNY BEWLEY…..
AND IN THE SOIL CONSERVATION BOARD RACE…..
RANDY HARSTON IS NUMBER ONE….AND IS FOLLOWED BY DANNY SHIPLEY, DANNY STINSON, TOMMY LONG AND LINDA SMITH……
CAMERON-BESHEAR
07/17/20
ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON IS ASKING A BOONE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE TO BLOCK ALL OF GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S COVID-19
ORDERS…..AND STOP HIM FROM MAKING OR ENFORCING ANY FUTURE ONES….
HE ACCUSES BESHEAR OF RESPONDING TO THE PANDEMIC WITH….UNCHECKED, TOTALITAIN USE OF EMERGENCY AUTHORITY….IN VIOLATION OF
THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION……
BESHSER RESPONDED BY SAYING WITHOUT ANY RULES TO HOLD OFF HE CIRUS….HE ECONOMY WILL SUFFER…..KIDS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO
BACK TO SCHOOL…..AND PEOPLE WILL DIE…..
CAMERON RESPONDED SAYING…..THE CONSTITUTION IS NOT POLITICAL…..AND MUST BE FOLLOWED EVEN IN A PANDEMIC……
CORONA UPDATE
06/17/20
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOIUNCED 413 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN KENTUCKY…..MOVING THE
COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES TO 21-THOUSAND-83…..
FIVE MORE KENTUCKIANS HAVE DIED FROM THE VIRUS RAISING THE DEATH TOTAL OF 650……AND 55-HUNDRED HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE
VIRUS…..
THE INFECTION RATE IS UP TO FOUR-POINT-38 PERCENT…..ROUGHLY TWO-PERCENT HIGHER THAT IN LATE JUNE…..
ONCE IT GETS TO FIVE-PERCENT…..IT BECOMES A REAL CONCERN……
CARVER
07/17/20
43 YEAR OLD SHERRY LYNN CARVER OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED WEDNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVIES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT)
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WOOD CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO WOOD CEMETERY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER PARENTS; AUBREY AND MAE DEAN CARVER OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; CHRISTY AND SEAN
MCPHERSON OF INDIANA…….
SPORTS
07/17/20
A NEW….SIX RACE…..SHORT-TRACK SERIES IS COMING TO C-B-S TELEVISION ON SATURDAY NIGHTS IN PRIME TIME….
THE MONTAG GROUP……CREATED BY NASCAR HALL OF FAMERS TONY STEWART AND RAY EVERHAM AND INVESTOR GEORGE PYNE….HAVE
ENTERED INTO A MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP TO PRODUCE THE SERIES…..
EACH RACE WILL INCLUDE A VARIETY OF DRIVERS AND COURSES…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/16/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER NEW CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 193 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 193 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 163 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 23 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 21 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS
CORONA UPDATE
07/15/20
ANOTHER HIGH NUMBER OF NEW CASSES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY……BUT IT WAS NEARLY
100 LESS THAT TUESDAY’S NEAR-RECORD TOTAL….
YESTERDAY…..477 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 WERE REPORTED….WHCIH WAS DOWN FROM TUESDAY’S 576 CASES…..THERE HAVE NOW BEEN AT
LEAST 20-THOUSAND-677 CORONA-VIRUS CASES IN KENTUCKY……
THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 498-THOUSAND-179 CORONA-VIRUS TESTS PERFORMED IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
THE POSITIVITY RATE CURRENTLY STANDS AD FOUR-POINT-62-PERCENT…..
AND AT LEAST FIVE-THOUSAND-475 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
APPEAL
07/16/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S LEAGAL TEAM HAS FILED PAPERS WITH THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT SEEKING TO OVERTURN LOWER COURT
RULINGS IN BOONE AND SCOTT COUNTIES THAT HALTED ENFORCEMENT OF HIS EXECUTIVE ORDERS RELATED TO THE CORONA-VIRUS
PANDEMIC…..
THE CASES INVOLVE RESTRICTIONS IN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN AT A DAYCARE AND FANS AT AN AUTO RACE TRACK….AND THE OTHER CASE
INVOLVED AN “AGRI-TOURISM” BUSINESS….
MONDAY…..KENTUCKY COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE GLENN ACREE DENIED A MOTION BY THE GOVENOR’S ATTORNEYS TO DISSOLVE THE
RESTRAINING ORDERS…..AND INSTEAD….COMBINED THE TWO CASES INTO ONE AND ASSIGNED IT TO A THREE-JUDGE APPELLATE PANEL…..
STATE MARCHING CANCELED
07/16/20
THE KENTUCKY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION…..MARCHING BAND COMMITTEE…..HAS VOTED TO CANCEL THE 20-20 STATE MARCHING BAND
CHAMPIONSHIP TO KEEP STUDENTS…STAFF…..AND PARENTS SAFE….
IN MAKING THE ANNOUCMENT……K-M-E-A SAID THEY HOPE MARCHING BANDS CONTINUE TO PERFORM….EVEN IF THEY DON’T HAVE A COMPETITION
TO ATTEND……
SPORTS
07/16/20
LAST NIGHT…..AT THE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY…..CHASE ELLIOTT TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG TO WIN THE NASCAR ALL-STAR RACE…..
THE ONLY OTHER TIME THE ALL-STAR WASN’T HELD IN CHARLOTTE…..ELLIOTT’S DAD BILL……WAS THE WINNER…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/15/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER NEW CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 192 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 163 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 22 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 24 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED……
CORONA UPDATE
07/15/20
KENTUCKY HAD NEARLY A RECORD NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY……AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 576
NEW CASES…..THE HIGHEST SINGLE DAY TOTAL WAS 625 ON MAY FIFTH…….BUT NEARLY HALF OF THOSE WERE AT THE GREEN RIVER
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY…….
THE COMMONWEALTH’S PANDEMIC TOTAL HAS NOW REACHED 20-THOUSAND-223…..
SIX ADDITIONAL DEATHS WERE ALSO ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY…..MAKING 635 KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS……
AND FIVE-THOUSAND-389 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
STATUE REMOVAL
07/15/20
THE DECISION BY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S ADMINISTRATION TO AWARD A 225-THOUSAND DOLLAR…..NO BID CONTRACT…..TO REMOVE THE
JEFFERSON DAVIS STATUE FROM THE STATE CAPITAL ROTUNDA WILL BE INVESTIGATED…..AFTER LAWMAKERS ALLEGED THE CONTRACT WENT TO A
COMPANY WITH A FAMILY MEMBER WHO DONATED TO THE GOVERNOR’S EXECTION CAMPAIGN…..
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL……REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS VOTED YESTERDAY TO ASK THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE THE
PROCESS….. SAYING THEY WEREN’T QUESTIONING THE DECISION TO REMOVE THE STATUE……. BUT SAID THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION HAD REWARDED A POLITICAL DONOR WITH A CONTRACT……
SCKCTC NEW PROGRAM
07/15/20
SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IS INTRODUCING A NEW PROGRAM THIS FALL…..
AS THE COLLEGE WILL OFFER A “DIESEL TECHONOLOGY PROGRAM” AT THE BARREN COUNTY AREA TECHNOLOGY CENTER IN GLASGOW…..
S-K-Y-C-T-C’s CLASS WILL BE THE ONLY DIESEL TECHONOLOGY PROGRAM IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AREA…..
RICH
07/15/20
88 YEAR OLD FRANK MARRS RICH OF MONROE COUNTY DIED MONDAY AT MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT ANDERSON/BARTLEY FUNERAL HOME IN TOMPKINSVILLKE WITH BURIAL IN MT. POLAND CEMETERY…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SUMPATHY CAN BE MADE IN MEMORY OF
FRANK RIC TO THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; MARY BELL RICH…..AND DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; FRANKIE AND TONY TADE OF SCOTTSVILLE….THREE
GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
07/15/20
ATHLETIC DIRECTORS FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE HAVE MET….. SOCIAL DISTANCING STYLE……TO DISCUSS THE UPCOMING
SEASON……
NO FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE CONCERNING FALL SPORTS…..BUT THE AD’s SAID THAT SHOULD COME BY LATE JULY……AS THE
CONTINUE TO MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING THE CORONA-VIRUS….AND MEET REGULARLY WITH CAMPUS LEADERS VIA VIDEO-
CONFERENCES…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/14/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED THREE NEW CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 191 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 161 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 23 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 34 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
RULING
07/14/20
A KENTUCKY APPEALS JUDGE HAS DISMISSED EFFORTS BY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEER TO OVERTURN TWO LOWER COURT RULING CONCERNING
COVID-19 EMERGENCY ORDERS….
JUDGE GLEEN ACREE UPHELD TWO LOWER COURT RULINGS THAT SAID THE GOVERNOR COULD NO LIMIT CROWD SIZES AT FLORENCE
SPEEDWAY…..CLASS SIZES AT DAY CARE CENTERS…..OR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT “PICK-YOUR-OWN” FAMILY FARMS AND EVENT CENTERS…..
THE RULING DOES NOT AFFECT A SEPARATE ORDER BY BESHEAR MANDATING KENTUCKIANS WEAR FACE MASKS IN PUBLIC PLACES WHERE
PEOPLE GATHER…. ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON HAS CHALLENDED THAT ORDER WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT
FIVE…..
FISCAL COURT
07/14/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS THIS MORNING…..IN THE FISCAL COURT MEETING ROOM….IN THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING AT NINE……
FACE MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED AND SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL BE MAINTAINED…. AND THIS MORNING’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON
SOUTHER GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND NINE……
SPORTS
07/14/20
THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION…..BOARD OF CONTROL….. HAS VOTED TO POSTPONE THE BEGINNING OF MANDATORY HIGH
SCHOOL SPORTS PRACTICES TO AT LEAST AUGUST FIRST…..EXCEPT FOR GOLF…..WHICH CAN CONTINUE AS PLANNED WITH FULL PRACTIVES
STARTING TOMORROW AND COMPETITIONS ON JULY 31ST……
THE BOARD ALSO VOTED TO LIMIT ATHLETES TO SIX HOURS OF PRACTICE PER WEEK THRU AUGUST SECOND….
COMMISSIONER JULIAN TACKETT SAID THAT IF KENTUCKY CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS IN IT EMERGENCE FROM THE PANDEMIC…..HE DOESN’T
KNOW WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE…..BUT THERE WILL BE ATHELTICS AND ACTIVITIES THIS FALL…..
CORONA UPDATE
07/13/20
KENTUCKY IS CLOSING IN ON 20-THOUSAND TOTAL CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS…..AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 277 NEW CASES
YESTERDAY….WHICH WAS DOWN FROM THE 453 CASES SATURDAY WHICH WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST DAILY TOTAL…..
THERE HAVE NOW BEEN AT LEAST 19-THOUSAND-389 COVID-19 CASES IN KENTUCKY…. .AS REPORTED NEW CASES HAVE INCREASED 48-POINT-
SEVEN PERCENT FROM JUNE 29TH…….
THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID IN THE PAST THAT SUNDAY AND MONDAY NUMBERS ARE OFTEN ARTICIALLY LOW AS SOME LABS DON’T REPORT CASES
OVER THE WEEK-END…….
NEW EDUCATION COMMISSIONER
07/13/20
THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS SELECTED THE SUPERINTENDENT OF COLORADO’S SECOND LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE THE
COMMONWEALTH’S NEXT EDUCATION COMMISSIONER…..
JASON GLASS WILL OVERSEE KENTUCKY’S…..K-THRU-12 SCHOOL SYSTEM AND IT 650-THOUSAND STUDENTS…..
HIS APPOINTMENT COMES SEVERAL MONTHE AFTER GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR MOVED TO DISBAND THE COMMONWEALTH’S SCHOOL BOARD AND
INSTALL 11-NEW MEMBERS ON HIS FIRST DAY IN OFFICE….
A FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISED A LAWSUIT BY THE FORMER BOARD MEMBERS IN JUNE…..
MAMMOTH CAVE ROAD
07/13/20
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL INTERMITTENTLY CLOSE “FLINT RIDGE ROAD”…..TODAY THRU FRIDAY FOR PAVEMENT PRESERVATION
WORK…..
THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED ANYWHERE FROM ONE TO 10 HOURS…..FROM MAMMOTH CAVE ENTRANCE ROAD TO THE PARK RIDGE/MAMMOTH CAVE
PARK ROAD INTERSECTION……
SPORTS
07/13/20
THE NASCAR WEEK-END……AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY CAME TO A CLOSE YESTERDAY WITH AN UPSET WIN….AS ROOKIE COLE CUSTER BEAT
KEVIN HARVICK AND MARTIN NTRUEX-JUNIOR TO THE FINISH LINE TO TAKE THE CLECKERED FLAG……
ACCORDING TO A NUMBER OF REPORTS….WASHINGTON’S N-F-L TEAM IS DROPPING THE NICKNAME “REDSKINS” TODAY……
WASHINGTON IS ONE OF THE LEAGUE’S OLDEST FRANCHISES…..AND IT’S UNCLEAR WHEN A NEW NAME WILL BE REVEALED…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/10/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED THREE NEW CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 183 CASES SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 158 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 18 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 44 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE
ANY TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
FACE MASK
07/10/20
FOLLOWING A HUGE SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS THE PAST FEW DAYS……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED
YESTERDAY THAT HE HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REQUIRING ALL KENTUCKIANS TO WEAR A FACE MASK……
BESHEAR WENT ON TO SAY THAT THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS TO THE REQUIREMENT……
THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION AND THE KENTUCKY RETAIL ASSOCIATION HAD ASK HIME TO TAKE THE ACTION….THE FACE MASK REQUIREMENT
GOES INTO EFFECT AT FIVE THIS AFTERNOON….. AND WILL BE RE-EVALUATED AFTER 30-DAYS…..
333-NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUSE WERE ANNOUNCED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY……BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 18-THOUSAND-245….
AND FOUR MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED…..MAKING 612-KENTUCKANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO COVID-19…….
DOLLAR GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
07/10/20
DOLLAR GENERAL AND THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACEY FOUNDATION HAVE ANNOUNCED A COMBINED FIVE-MILLION DOLLAR PLEDGE IN
SUPPORT OF RACIAL EQUITY……
THE FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON LITERACY…..EDUCATION…..AND RACIAL AND JUSTICE
JUSTICE……
SPORTS
07/10/20
THE NASCAR WEEK-END KICKED OFF LAST NIGHT AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY AS IT TOOK OVERTIME FOR AUSTIN CINDRIC TO TAKE THE
CHECKERED FLAG IN THE XFINITY……KENTUCKY 200……
IN A RARE XFINITY DOUBLEHEADER……THEY WILL BE RACING AGAIN TONIGHT IN THE….ALSCO 300……
THE BIG-10 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT WILL NOT PLAY….NON-CONFERENCE GAMES IN FOOTBALL AND SEVERAL OTHER
SPORTS THIS FALL…..
THE CONFERENCE CITED MEDICAL ADVICE IN MAKING THE DECISION….AND SAID IT WOULD BE EASIER TO JUST WORK WITH BIG-10
INSTITUTIONS…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/09/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO NEW CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 180 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 155 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 18 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 22 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE ANY
TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
COVID UPDATE
07/09/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY CONTINUES TO SPIKE…..REACHING NEARLY 18-THOUSAND….AND PROMPTING
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR TO PROMISE NEW ACTION WILL BE TAKEN TO HALT THE RECENT TREND….
THERE WERE 402 NEW CASES REPORTED YESTERDAY…..MAKING THE TOTAL AT LEAST 17-THOUSAND-919 SINCE THE START OF THE
PANDEMIC……THERE WERE ALSO SIX NEW DEATHS YESTERDAY…..RAISING THE TOTAL TO 608 KENTUCKIANS LOST TO THE VIRUS……
THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS EVER HOSPITALIZED DUE TO THE VIRUS HAS NOW REACHED TWO-THOUSAND-373…..WHILE THE CURRENT TOTAL IS
453…..
AND AT LEAST FOUR-THOUSAND-912 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS…….
GREEN RIVER FERRY HOURS
07/09/20
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAS TEMPORARILY ALTERED ITS OPERATING SCHEDULE TO…..SIX IN THE MORNING TO
EIGHT-30 AT NIGHT…..WHILE REPAIRS ARE MADE TO ELECTRICAL LIGHTS LOCATED ALONG THE SHORELINE….
THE LIGHTS ARE POSITIONED TO PROVIDE THE FERRY BOAT OPERATOR WITH AN AFTER DARK VIEW TO WATCH FOR BOATS AND FLOATING
DEBRIS……
THE FERRY WILL RESUME ITS NORMAL OPERATING HOURS OF SIX TO NINE-55 ONCE ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS HAS BEEN REPAIRED……
SPORTS
07/09/20
THE IVY LEAGUE HAS BECOME THE FIRST DIVISION-ONE CONFERENCE TO SUSPEND FALL SPORTS…..INCLUDING FOOTBALL…..LEAVING OPEN THE
POSSIBILITY OF MOVING SOME SEASON TO THE SPRING IF THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC IS BETTER CONTROLLED BY THEN…..
THE NASCAR WEEK-END GETS UNDERWAY TONIGHT AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY IN SPARTA…..WITHOUT FANS…..WITH THE FIRST OF TWO XFINIFY
SERIES RACES WITH TONIGHT’S “SHADY RAYS 200”……
KING
07/08/20
74 YEAR OLD LINDA CAROL JONES KING OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TODAY (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO DURHAM SPRINGS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OR
HOSPARUS HEALTH OF BARREN RIVER…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; PAIGE TABOR AND JULIE AND NICK SHELTON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
07/08/20
SOUTHEASTERN CONFENENCE COMMISSIONER GREG SANKEY HAS TOLD A U-S SENATE COMMITTEE THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A UNIFORM
FEDERAL LAW TO REGULATE COMPENSATON OF COLLEGE ATHLETES…..INSTEAD OF A SERIES OF STATE-LEVEL VERSIONS WITH DIFFERENT
REQUIREMENTS……
THE HEARING CAME AS THREE STATES HAVE SIGNED ATHLETE- COMPENSATION BILLS INTO WITH…..WITH FLORIDA’S SET TO TAKE EFFECT NEXT
SUMER…..
SANKEY SAID THERE’S A RISK OF STATES…..ONE-UPPING EACH OTHER….WITH THEIR OWN VERSIONS WITHOUT A FEDERAL LAW…..
STATE FAIR CONCERTS
07/07/20
THE KENTUCKY STATE FAIR HAS ANNOUNCED THE THIRD ANNUAL….. TEXAS ROADHOUSE CONCERT SERIES…..WHICH WILL BE HELD ALL 11 DAYS OF
THE KENTUCKY STATE FAIR…..
THIS YEARS FREE CONCERT SERIES INCLUDES A WIDE RANGE OF MUSICAL ARTISTS FOR A TOTAL OF 24 BANDS…..ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE WITH
PAID GATE ADMISSION TO THE STATE FAIR WHICH RUNS AUGUST 20TH THRU 30TH…..AND THERE WILL BE CHANGES TO THE CONCERT AREA DUE TO
THE CORONA VIRUS….
STATE FAIR TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW AT TICKETMASTER AND IN SELECT KROGER LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH……
ADVANCED ADMISSION IS SEVEN DOLLARS…..ADVANCE PARKING FIVE-DOLLARS…. AND RIDE WRISTBANDS ARE 20-DOLLARS……
SPORTS
07/07/20
THE N-B-A IS OFFERING PLAYERS A “SMART RING” TO TRACK THE CORONA-VIRUS AS THEY GET READY TO RESTART THE SEASON….
THE RING’S MAKER SAYS IT CAN TRACK A USSER’S HEALTH DATA AND EVEN PREDICT IF USERS ARE ABOUT TO SHOW SUMPTONS OF THE CORONA-
VIRUS INFECTION…..
RULING
07/06/20
A NORTHERN KENTUCKY JUDGE HAS ISSUED A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER TO KEEP THE BESHEAR ADMINISTRATION FOR ENFORCING SOME
OF THEIR EXECUTIVE ORDERS ISSUED TO CONTROL THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..
THE SUIT WAS FILED IN BOONE CIRCUIT COURT BY FLORENCE SPEEDWAY…..A HALF-MILE DIRT TRACK…..AND LITTLE LINKS TO LEARING CHILD CARE
CENTER…..
THE SUIT MAINTAINS THE GOVERNOR HAS NO AUTHORITY TO MAKE “VALUE JUDGEMENTS” OR “ARBITRARILY INVADE LIBERTY OR PROPERTY RIGHTS
UNDER THE GUISE OF POLCE PROTECTION…..AND THAT STATE LAW PROVIDES NO AUTHORITY FOR “ANY EMERGENCY POWERS TO EXIST FOR A
PERPETUAL…..POTENTIALLY NEVER-ENDING DISEASE OUTBREAK…..
GREEN RIVER FERRY
07/06/20
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL TEMPORARILY REOPEN THE GREEN RIVER FERRY AND GREEN RIVER FERRY ROAD TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
TODAY…..FOR SERVICE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK……FROM SIX IN THE MORNING TO NINE-55 AT NIGHT….
THE NEWLY RETROFITTED FERRY HAS BEEN CERTIFIED FOR SERVICE BY THE COAST GUARD…..BUT CONSTRUCTION ON THE SOUTH RAMP OF THE
VEHICLE CROSSING IS STILL NEEDED….AND COMMUTERS SHOULD ANTICIPATE AN ADDITIONAL CLOSURE OF THE FERRY LATER IN THE SUMMER…….
COIN SHORTAGE
07/06/20
YOU’VE SEEN THE SIGNS IN CONVENIENCE STORES AND FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS ASKING YOU TO…….PLEASE PAY WITH CORRECT CHANGE…..
THAT’S BECAUSE A NATIONWIDE COIN SHORTAGE IS IMPACTING PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS…..
ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE….ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE SHORTAGE IS THE ECONOMIC SHUTDOWNS WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY
SLOWED THE FLOW OF COINS THROUGH HOUSEHOLDS…..BUSINESSES….AND BANKS…….
WATER RESCUE
07/06/20
WARREN COUNTY EMERGNCY PERSONNEL RESPONDED TO A WATER RESCUE AT PHIL MOORE PARK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….
WHERE THEIR SEARCH LOCATED FOUR ADULTS AND A CHILD…..AND A BOAT…..THAT WAS TAKING ON WATER……..
SPORTS
07/06/20
THE N-F-L PLANS TO CONSIDER THE N-L-F PLAYERS ASSOCIATION’S RECOMMENDATION TO CANCEL THE PRESEASON…..
THE LEAGUE ANNOUNCED A PLAN LAST WEEK…..TO CUT THE PRESEASON SCHUDLE IN HALF…..FROM FOUR GAMES TO TWO…..AND PUSH BACK THE
START OF EXHIBITION PLAY…….
KEVIN HARVICK TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG AT THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY YESTERDAY TO WIN THE “BRICK YARD 400”…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/03/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER ONE CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 171 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 141 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 23 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 44 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE ANY
TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
DUGAS FIRE WORKS
07/03/20
“FIREWORKS IN THE PARK” ARE RETURNIN TO DUMONT HILL TONIGHT….AS THE DUGAS FAMILY PARK….ALLEN FISCAL COURT…..AND THE CITY OF
SCOTTSVILLE ARE HOSTING TONIGHT’S EVENT…..
HOWEVER…..THIS YEAR’S EVENT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT DUE TO THE PANDEMIC…. AS THOSE WITH TICKETS WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE PARK
STARTING AT SIX….AND ATTENDEES WILL BE REQUESTED TO WEAR A MASK AND ADHERE TO SIX-FOOT SOCIAL DISTANCING…..
THE FIREWORKS SHOW WILL START AT DARK……ROUGHLY EIGHT-30…..AND WILL LAST 15-TO-20 MINUTES…….
FATAL-HART
07/03/20
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL ACCIDENT ON I-65…..AT THE 58 MILE MARKER IN HORSE CAVE…..INVOLVING A PEDESTRIAN….
TROOPERS SAY 57 YEAR OLD LISA SWARM OF MUNFORDVILLE WAS WALKING ON THE INTER-STATE….WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK BY A VEHCILE DRIVEN
BY 28 YEAR OLD ANTHONY ANDRES OF WISCONSIN…..
SWARM DIED AT THE SCENE…….
SPORTS
07/03/20
BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING STARTS TODAY…..AS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WILL ATTEMPT TO START A SHORTENED 60-GAME SEASON IN THE
WAKE OF THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC….
SPRING TRAINING CAMP WILL BE HELD IN EVERY TEAM’S HOME BALL PARK INSTEAD OF THEIR TRADITIONAL SPRING-TRAINING FACILITIES IN FLORIDA
AND ARIZONA…..
AND THERE’S A 103 PAGE MANUAL DETAILING THE PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES PLAYERS AND STAFF MEMBER MUST ADHERE TO THIS
SEASON…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
07/01/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER THREE CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 166 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 137 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 24 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 51 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLENN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS NUMBE DOESN’T INCLUDE ANY
TESTS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
CORONA UPDATE
07/01/20
DURING HIS PRESS BREIFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 282 NEW CASSES OF COVID-19 AND FIVE MORE DEATHS…..
WHICH BRINGS THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL TO 15-THOUSAND-624 CASES AND 565 DEATHS…..
CURRENTLY……AT LEAST 39-HUNDRED90 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS…..AND 404-THOUSAND-781 TESTS HAVE BEEN
ADMINISTERED…..
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
07/01/20
LOOKING TO END A BACKLOG OF UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FILED THIS SPRING….. THE COMMONWELTH HAS HIRED ERNEST AND YOUNG TO SHORE
UP STAFFING TO PROCESS THE REQUESTS FOR BENEFITS…..
THE CONTRACT WITH THE FIRM BEGINS TODAY AND RUNS FOR FOUR WEEKS….. AND IT WILL BE PAID FOR WITH JUST OVER SEVEN-MILLION
DOLLARS OF FEDERAL “CARES” MONEY…..
THE GOAL IS TO PROCESS A BACKLOG OF 56-THOUSAND INITIAL CLAIMS FROM MARCH….. APRIL….AND MAY……
SPORTS
07/01/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OFFICIALLY CANCELED THE 20-20 MINOR LEAGUE SEASON YESTERDAY……
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE MOVE……THE HOT RODS HAVE BEEN PROAC TIVE IN TAKING CARE OF TICKET HOLDERS…..ALL INDIVIDUAL TICKETS HAVE
BEEN REFUNDED…..SEASON TICKET AND PARTIAL SEASON TICKETS HOLDERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED WITH THEIR OPTIONS….AND FAN PACK
HOLDERS WILL BE CONTACTED THIS WEEK…..
AND EVEN THOUGHT THE HOT RODS SEASON HAS BEEN CANCELED…..BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK WILL BE HOSTING A NUMBER OF EVENTS…..
WITH RESTRICTIONS……AND THE FIRST IS A 16 AND UNDER BASEBALL TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK-END……
PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS
07/30/20
THE PRIMARY ELECTION WAS JUNE 23RD AND BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS, THE RESULTS WEREN’T RELEASED UNTIL
TODAY……
IN THE 22ND DISTRICT-STATE REPRESENTATIVES RACE, TO FILL THE SEAT BEING VACATED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE WHO DIDN’T SEEK
REELECTION…..
IN ALLEN COUNTY…..SHAWN MCPHERSON WAS THE WINNER WITH 16-HUNDRED-66 VOTES…..TIGER GANN RECEIVED 798 VOTES…..TIM MILLER 216....
AND NATHAN BRACE 39 VOTES…..
IN SIMPSON COUNTY…..GANN WAS THE WINNER WITH 793 VOTES….MCPHERSON RECEI VED 322 VOTES IN SIMPSON COUNTY…..MILLER 78 AND
BRACE 48….
IN WARREN COUNTY…..GANN WAS THE WINNER WITH 335 AND MCPHERSON RECEIVED 232 VOTES….AND DEFEATS GANN BY 294 VOTES…..
IN ALLEN COUNTY IN THE REPUBLICAN RACE FOR PRESIDENT……DONALD TRUMP RECEIVED TWO-THOUSAND-553 VOTES AND UNCOMMITED 221….
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNEL WON THE REPUBLICAN RACE FOR SENATOR WITH 21-HUNDRED 47 VOTES…..WITH C-WESLEY MORGAN COMING IN
SECOND WITH 300 VOTES…..
FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WON THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT IN ALLEN COUNTY WITH 655 VOTES…AND UNCOMMITTED
WAS SECOND WITH 147…..
AMY MCGRATH CLAIMED THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR SENATOR WITH 564 VOTES….AND CHARLES BOOKER WAS SECOND WITH 273…..
AND IN ALLEN COUNTY….CHRIS MCNEILL WON THE RACE TO FILL AN UNEXPIRED TERM ON THE KENTUCKY COURT OF APPEALS WITH ONE-
THOUSAND-262 VOTES……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/30/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT THE COMMUNITY LOST ANOTHER CITIZEN THAT WAS A CONFIRMED CASE
OF COVID-19….. WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OUT HEARTFLET SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS……
ALSO…..THERE WERE NO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS REPORTED YETEERSAY….
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 165 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 134 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 24 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SEVEN
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 56 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
COMER
06/30/20
A MEMBER OF KENTUCKY’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION HAS BEEN NAMED “RANKING MINORITY MEMBER” OF A HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE…..
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER HAS BEEN CHOSEN THE REPUBLICAN LEADER OF THE……HOUSE OVERSIGHT AND REFORM
COMMITTEE……WHICH IS THE PRIMARY INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE IN CONGRESS……
QUARLES SUES GOVERNOR
06/30/20
KENTUCKY’S TOP AGRICULTURAL OFFICIAL IS TAKING THE GOVERNOR TO COURT…..
THE OWNERS OF AN AGRI-TOURISM BUSINESS IN SCOTT COUNTY ARE JOINING “AG” COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES IN THE SUIT…..WHICH ALLEGES
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS VIOLATED THE “KENTUCKY ADMINISTRAVITE PRACTICES ACT” THAT ALLOWS INPUT FROM
CITIZENS AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHEN FORMING PUBLIC POLICY……
SPORTS
06/30/20
THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH FREE-AGENT QUARTERBACK…..CAM NEWTON…..BRINGING IN THE 20-15 N-F-L
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER TO HELP THE TEAM MOVE ON FROM THE LOST OF THREE-TIME M-V-P TOM BRADY…..
THE ONE YEAR DEAL IS WORTH UP TO SEVEN-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS WITH INCENTIVES……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/29/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 165 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 129 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 30 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN SIX
DEATHS…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
NASHVILLE FACE MASKS
06/29/20
NASHVILLE HAS NOW JOINED THE GROWING LIST OF LOCALES REQUIRING THE USE OF MASKS IN PUBLIC….
OFFICIALS ISSUED AN ORDER TO ENFORCE MANDATORY WEARING OF MASKS OR FACE COVERINGS….IN NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTIES….
DUE TO THE RECENT RISE OF COV ID-19 CARED INTNE…..
THE ORDER TOOK EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT…..
FARRIS
06/29/20
62 YEAR OLD ERNEST WAYNE FARRIS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED THURSDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……CREMATION WAS CHOSEN
AND THERE WIL BE NO VISITATION OF FUNERAL SERVICES…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; CASEY FARRIS…..HIS STEP-FATHER; ODUS BROWN….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; HUMPY AND MARY ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SISTER; MELINDA HUSSEY OF BOWLINGGREEN….AND TWO HALF-SISTERS; SANDY KEEN AND CINDY BROWN BOTH OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO DRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/29/20
KENTUCKY’S WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH…..MATTHEW MITCHELL…..IS RECOVERING FOLLOWING BRAIN SURGERY….
MITCHELL FELL AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION NEARLY FOUR MONTHS AGO AND LATER BLOOD WAS FOUND ON HIS BRAIN…..
AND DENNY HAMLIN TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG AT THE POCONO SPEEDWAY YESTERDAY…..FOR HIS FOURTH WIN OF THE SEASON…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/25/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 158 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 120-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 33 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FIVE
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 25 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
BACK TO SCHOOL
06/25/20
LIEUTENANT GOVERNORT JACQUELINE COLEMAN AND ACTING EDUCATION COMMISSION KEVIN BROWN UNVEILED THE….HEALTHY AT SCHOOL
INITIATIVE YESTERDAY WHICH COVERS KINDERGARTEN THRU 12 GRADE…..WILL ALLOW KENTUCKY’S PUBLIC SCHOOL TO OPEN FOR THE 2020-21
SCHOOL YEAR…..
IT INCLUDES SOCIAL DISTANCING…..WEARING MAEKS…..SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS…..SCREENING AND SCHOOL EXCEPTIONS…..
AND CONTACT TRACING…..
COLEMAN SAID THE COMMONWEALTH IS WORKING TO ENSURE WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED TO SCHOOLS NEEDING TO USE…..NON-TRADITIONAL
INSTRUCTION DAYS…..
SHE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THROUGH “EXPANDED CARE”…..SCHOOLS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FEDERAL FUERN THAT COVERS MEDICAID-
ELIGIBLE STUDES FOR SERVICES……
DROWNING VICTIM
06/25/20
THE DROWNING VICTIM AT BARREN RIVER LAKE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AT 21 YEAR OLD SAMIR MANZULOV OF BOWLING GREEN…..
THE BODY WAS RECOVERED ABOUT 300-YARDS FROM THE BAILERYS POINT BOAT RAMP…..WHERE MANZULOV HAD BEENING RIDING ON A PONTOON
BOAT WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WHEN HE FELL OFF THE FRON OF THE BOAT……
CARVER
06/25/20
52 YEAR OLD TINA LYNN CARVER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE
HELD SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT UNION CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; HILARY CARVER AND MARIO GRAVES….. HILLARY’S DAD; WILLIAM “FROG” CARVER….AND A SISTER; MARY
JOHNSON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
MANSFIELD
06/25/20
54 YEAR OLD PAMELA RENEE MANSFIELD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(FRI) AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12-30 TOMORROW (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..IN LIEU OF
FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; ARNOLD MANSFIELD AND ASHLEY RODERICK…..AND A DAUGHTER; LENA JORDAN AND JOHN HEARD ALL OF OHIO…..A
SISTER; LENA VENTRESS…..AND DEBBIE BROWN BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
06/25/20
W-K-U FOOTBALLL HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE TEAM’S 20-20 SEASON OPENER IS BEING MOVED AHEAD TWO DAYS….ORGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR
SATURDAY…. SEPTEMBER FIFTH…..THE TOPPERS MATCH-UP WITH U-T CHATTANOOGA IS BEING MOVED TO THURSDAY…..SEPTEMBER THIRD…..
WITH A SIX O’CLOCK KICK OFF…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/24/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 156 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 119-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 32 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FIVE
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 19 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
ELECTION
06/24/20
YESTERDAY WAS ELECTION DAY IN KENTUCKY…..THE VOTING IS OVER…..BUT THE ELECTION ISN’T AS OFFICIAL RESULT TOTALS WON’T BE KNOWN
UNTIL NEXT WEEK….
THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SAID THE UNUSUAL PRIMARY WENT SMOOTHLY….. AND THEY SAY THERE COULD BE A RECORD TURN-OUT WHEN
SUAL PRIMARY WENT SMOOTHLY….. AND THEY SAY THERE COULD BE A RECORD TURN-OUT WHEN FINAL NUMBERS ARE SUBMITTED NEXT WEEK…..
FISCAL COURT
06/24/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MET LAST NIGHT USING “ZOOM” CONFERENCING…..AND THE COURT APPROVED JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER SIGNING
THE PAPER WORK FOR THE COUNTY TO RECEIVE 725-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN “CARES” FUNDING…..
THE COURT ALSO GAVE FINAL APPROVAL TO THE 2020-21 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF NINE-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS……
THE COURT ALSO APPROVED A CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF 98-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR BRUCH REMOVAL AT THE TRANSFER STATION….WITH
THE CITY PAYING HALF THE AMOUNT…..
AND 17-THOSUAND-794 DOLLARS WERE APPROVED FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW COMPUTERS FOR THE NINE-ONE-ONE DISPATCH CENTER……
K-9 TRAINING
06/24/20
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED POLICE VEHICLES FROM OTHER AGENCIES IN SCOTTSVILLE AND ALLEN COUNTY THIS WEEK……THAT’S BECAUE “ON-POINT
K-NINE” IS HOSTING A POLICE SEMINAR…..COMPETITION……AND CERTIFICATION…..
MOST OF THE DOGS IN ATTENDANCE ARE DUAL PURPOSE DOGS….WHICH MEANS THE TRACK NARCOTICS AND APPREHEND SUSPECTS…..
SPORTS
06/24/20
THE F-B-I ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THE NOOSE FOUND HANGING IN BUBBA WALLACE’S GARAGE AT THE TALLADEGA SUPER SPEEDWAY HAD
BEEN THERE SINCE LAST OCTOBER AND THERE WILL BE NO CHARGES FILED IN THE INCIDENT….
AND NO ONE COULD HAVE KNOWN WALLACE WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO GARAGE FOUR LAST WEEK……
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ISSUED A 60-GAME SCHEDULE YESTERDAY THAT WILL START JULY 23RD OR 24TH IN EMPTY BALLPARKS…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/2320
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 154 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 118 CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 31 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FIVE
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 4 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
COVID UPDATE
06/23/20
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 90 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND NO
NEW DEATHS….
THE 90 NEW CASES BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 13-THOUSAND-839 AND THE NUMBER OF DEATS REMAINS AT 526…..AND THE NUMBER OF
KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS ARE THREE-THOUSAND-534……
PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONER……DR. STEVEN STACK…..SAID THE NEXT PHASE OF REOPENINGS IN KENTUCKY WILL BE THIS COMING MONDAY-
JUNE 29TH…..WHEN PROFESSIONALLY ORGANIZED VENUES AND EVENT SPACES…..LIKE HOTELS AND ARENAS CAN OPEN……THERE WILL BE
GUIDANCE FOR GATHERINGS UP TO 50-PEOPLE…..AND RESTAURANTS AND BARS WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE UP TO 50-PERCENT CAPACITY……
SPORTS
06/23/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLANS TO UNILATERALLY ISSUE A 60-GAME SCHEDULE…..FOR ITS SHORTEST SEASON SINCE 1878……FOLLOWING THE
PLAYER’S ASSOCIATION’S REJECTION OF A NEGOTIATED DEAL OF THE SAME LENGTH……
IT TOOK OVERTIME YESTERDAY…..AT THE TALLADAGA SUPER SPEEDWAY….FOR RYAN BLANEY TO TAKE THE CHECKERD FLAG AND WIN THE RAIN
DELAYED “GEIGO 500”……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/22/20
YESTERDAY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS LOST ANOTHER CITIZEN THAT WAS A CONFIRMED
CASE OF COVID-19……WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OUR HEARTFELT SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS……
THERE WERE NO NEW CASE OF CORNA-VIRUS REPORTED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 152 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 113-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 34 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FIVE
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 18 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
BG SCHOOLS MERGE
06/22/20
TWO HISTORIC CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS IN BOWLING GREEN ARE COMBINING TO ESTABLISH….LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF BOWLING GREEN…..
ANCHORED CHRISTIAN SCHOOL WHICH BEGAN IN 1972…..AND BOWLING GREEN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1994 ARE
MERGING……
LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WILL HAVE PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE…..
COVID UPDATE
06/22/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 117 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY AND TWO MORE DEATHS….
THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES REPORTED TO AT LEAST 13-THOUSAND750 SINCE THE FIRST ONE WAS REPORTED ON MARCH SIXTH….
AS OF SATURDAY…..AT LEAST THREE-THOUSAND-530 KENTUCKIANS HAD RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……AND HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY
BELIEVE THAT NUMBER IS LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL TOTAL…..SINCE MANY RECOVERIES GO UNREPORTED…..
SPORTS
06/22/20
THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY FORCED NASCAR TO POSTPONE THE “CUP SERIES” RACE AT TALLADEGA SUPER SPEEDWAY THAT WAS TO MARK THE
RETURN OF MORE FANS TO THE TRACK….
THE RACE…..WHICH WILL BE RUN THIS AFTERNOON…..IS THE FIRST AMID THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC IN WHICH NASCAR OPENED THE GATES
FOR UP TO FIVE-THOUSAND FANS…..
GRADUATION
06/19/20
GRADUATION CEREMONIES FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 20-20 WILL BE HELD TONIGHT AT PATRIOT FIELD……
GO TO THE DISTRICT’S WEB-PAGE FOR A LINK TO THEIR “YOU-TUBE CHANNEL” WHICH WILL SHOW THE CEREMONIES….AND THEY WILL ALSO BE
“LIVE-STREAMED” ON THE DISTRICT’S PUBLIC RELATIONS FACE-PAGE…..
AND WVLE AND WLCK WILL ALSO BE BROADCASTING TONIGHT’S GRADUATION CEREMONIES……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/19/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER SEVEN CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 145 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 113-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 28 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 18 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
BOUCHER RESENTENCING
06/19/20
A NEW SENTENCING DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR THE BOWLING GREEN MAN WHO TACKLED SENATOR RAND PAUL IN HIS YARD…..IN 20-17,…..BREAKING
SEVERAL OF HIS RIBS…..
RENE BOUCHER WILL BE RESENTENCE JULY 27TH ON A COUNT OF ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS….
BOUCHER SERVED A 30-DAY SENTENCE…..PAID A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE…..AND PERFORMED COMMUNITY SERVICES AFTER PLEADING GUILTY
TO ATTACKING PAUL OVER A LAWN MAINTENANCE ISSUE ALONG THEIR PROPERTY LINE……
SPORTS
06/19/20
NASCAR IS GOING TO ALLOW UP TO 30-THOUSAND FANS AT THE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY NEXT MONTH…..WHEN IT MOVES THE “ALL-STAR
RACE” OUT OF THE CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOR JUST THE SECOND TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE RACE…..
THE RACE WAS ORGINIALLY SCHEDULED FOR MAY 16TH AT CHARLOTE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/18/20
GOOD NEWS FROM THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT YESTERDAY….AS THEY REPORTED NO NEW CASES OF COVID-19…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 138 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 110-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 24 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 18 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
CORONA UPDATE
06/18/20
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING YESTERDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THERE WERE 170-NEWS CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….AND SIX MORE DEATHS….
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES NOW STAND AT 12-THOUSAND-995…..WHILE 518 KENTUCKIANS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO THE
DISEASE……
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ANNOUNCED HE WAS REINSTATING A STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE PROGRAM…..LIKE KY-NEXT…...WHICH ALLOWED
SOME 500-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS TO PURCHASE COMMERCIAL HEALTH PLANS OR SIGN UP FOR MEDICAID…..
BESHEAR SAID HE NOTIFIED FEDERAL OFFICIALS OF HIS PLANS TO REVIVE THE STATE-BASED EXCHANGE IN JANUARY 20-22…..
SPORTS
06/18/20
THE N-C-A-A DIVISION ONE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A PLAN TO ALLOW COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYERS TO START WORKING WITH THEIR
COACHES…..FOR THE FIRST TIME…..SINCE THE PANDEMIC WIPED OUT MARCH MADNESS…..
THE SUMMER ACCESS PERIOD FOR MEN’S AND WOMEN’S PLAYES WILL BEGIN JULY 20TH……
THE COUNCIL ALSO APPROVE AN EXTENDED “PRESEASON” MODEL FOR FOOTBALL TEAMS……
AND A PROPOSAL FOR SCHOOLS TO TRANSITION STRAIGHT FROM DIVISION-THREE TO DIVISION-ONE WAS ALSO APPROVED…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/17/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 138 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 109-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 25 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 28 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
BARR’S WIFE DIES
06/17/20
CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR’S OFFICE HAS CONFIRMED THAT HIS WIFE…. CAROL….PASSSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT THEIR HOME IN LEXINGTON
YESTERDAY…..
THE BARR’S HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS……AND HE’S RUNNING FOR REELECTION IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT……
BEWLEY
06/17/20
80 YEAR OLD RAY “CORKEY” BEWLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL
HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOHNNY AND BRENDA…..A SON-IN-LAW; ;JOE OLIVER…..AND JUDY COX ALL FROM SCOTTSVILLE…..
THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GRANDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
06/17/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL COACHING LEGEND…..JIMMY FEIX….. HAS BEEN LISTED ON THE 20-21 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF
FAME BALLOTT……HE WAS PREVIOUSLY ON THE BALLOT IN 20-19 AND 19-97……IS ONE OF ONLY 40 COACHES NAMED THIS YEAR…..
FEIX IS THE ONLY FOOTBALL COACH IN WESTERN’S HISTORY TO ECLIPSE THE 100 WIN MARK….AMASSING A CAREER RECORD OF 106-56-AND-SIX….
FOR A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF SIX-49……IN HIS 16-YEARS AS THE PROGRAMS HEAD COACH……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/16/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER THREE CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 136 CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 106-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 26 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
SCHOOL BOARD
06/16/20
AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING….. SUPERINTENDENT TRAVIS HAMBY DISCUSSSED A NUMBER OF PLANS FOR THE
OPENING OF SCHOOL THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED…..AND THE BOARD APPROVED AMENDING THE SCHOOL CALENDAR…..WHICH MOVES THE
OPENING DATE FOR STUDENTS TO AUGUST 25TH……
SPORTS AND OTHER EXTRA ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MARCH BAND CAN ALSO BEGIN….AND THE BOARD APPROVED THE SUPERINTENDENT REVIEWING
OPENING PLANS FROM VARIOUS TEAMS AND GROUPS…..AND APPROVING THEM IF THEY MEET THE GUIDELINES
MAMMOTH CAVE ROAD
06/16/20
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL TEMPORARILY CLOSE FLINT RIDGE ROAD TODAY FOR PAVEMENT PRESERVATION WORK….
THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FROM THE INTERSECTION WITH MAMMOTH CAVE ENTRANCE ROAD TO THE PARK RIDGE/MAMMOTH CAVE PARK ROAD
INTERSECTION……
SPORTS
06/16/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MAY NOT PLAY AT ALL THIS YEAR…..AFTER A BREAKDOWN IN TALKS BETWEEN TEAMS AND THE PLAYERS’ ASSOCIATION ON
HOW TO SPLIT UP MONEY IN THE SEASON DELAYED BY THE CORONA-VIRUS…..
YESTERDAY THE COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE NOTIFIED THE PLAYERS’ ASSOCIAION THAT IT WILL NOT PROCEED WITH A SCHEUDLE UNLESS THE
THREAT OF LEGAL ACTION BY THE UNION IS RESOLVED……
FATAL-TAYLOR
06/15/20
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING A FATAL ACCIDENT YESTERDAY MORNING….FOUR MILE NORTH OF CAMPBELLSVILLE….
TROOPERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO STOP A RECKLESS DRIVER….WHEN THE TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN CHEVY PICK UP….OPERATED BY 76 YEAR OLD
THOMAS HUNT OF CAMPBELLSVILLE LEFT THE ROADWAY MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE STRICKING A TREE….
ALLEN RESURFACING
06/15/20
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET SCHEDULED TO BEGIN A PAVING PROJECT ON KENTUCKY 100 IN ALLEN COUNTY…..BETWEEN HUGHES
ROAD AND CELSER ROAD TODAY…..
MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT LAND CLOSURES AND USE CAUTION…..
BOWLING GREEN RESURFACING
06/15/20
A PROJECT TO RESURFACE AND ADD A CENTER TURN LANE ON A SECTION OF SCOTTSVILLE ROAD IN BOWLING GREEN BEGAN LAST NIGHT….
THE SECTION OF TWO-31…..BETWEEN WILKINSON TRCE AND THE 31-W BYPASS…… WILL BE RESURFACED FROM SIX EACH NIGHT TO SIX THE NEXT
MORNING…..AND THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEK TO COMPLETE…..
AFTER THE ROADWAY IS RESURFACED….THE SECTION BETWEEN SMALLHOUSE ROAD AND WILKINSON TRACE WILL BE RESTRIPED TO ADD A
CENTER TURN LANE…..
SPORTS
06/15/20
DESPITE WEATHER DELAYS….DENNY HAMLIN TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG AT THE HOMESTEAD/MIAMI SPEEDWAY LAST NIGHT…. TO WIN THE “DIXIE
VODKA-400”……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/12/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER FIVE CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 123-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 95-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 24 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
SCHOOL MEETING
06/12/20
KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND HEALTH OFFICIALS WILL BE MEETING TODAY TO DISCUSS HOW TO SAFELY REOPEN SCHOOLS ….
OFFICIALS SAY A TIMELINE WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR RELEASING SAFETY PROCEDURES…..WHICH WILL INCLUDE MEASURES SUCH AS WEARING
FACE MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING…..
INTERIM EDUCATION COMMISSIONER…..KEVIN BROWN….SAID HE THINKS DISTRICT CAN BEGIN LOOKIN AT AN AUGUST START DATE FOR CLASSES…..
SPORTS
06/12/20
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HAS A NEW HEAD COACH…..
CAMERON COOK HAS BEEN NAMED AS THE PROGRAM’S SEVEN COACH….. REPLACING SHELBY KEEGAN WHO STEPPED ASIDE LAST MONTH AFTER
ACCEPTING A TEACHING POSITION WITH THE BOWLING GREEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/11/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 118-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 79-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 35-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 37 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
COVID UPDATE
06/11/20
A TOTAL OF 191 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS WERE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY DURING GOVERNOR ANDY BESHERS’ DAILY BRIEFING….
THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL TO 11-THOUSAND-883……WITH ROBERTSON COUNTY REMAINING THE ONLY ONE OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S 120
COUNTIES WITHOUT A POSITIVE CASE….
BESAHER ALSO REPORTED SEVEN NEW DEATHS…..WHICH INCLUDED THREE IN LOGAN……
A TOTAL OF 145 LONG-TERM CARE CENTERS…..SUCH AS NURING HOMES….HAVE NOW SEEN POSITIVE CASES……
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN ARE 14-HUNDRED-38 RESIDENTS AND 694-STAFF……THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN 310
DEATHS AMONG RESIDENTS AND THREE STAFF MEMBERS……
GLASGOW NEWSPAPER
06/11/20
THE GLASGOW DAILY-TIMES PUBLISHED ITS LAST ADDITION TUESDAY…..AND HAS NOW CONVERTED TO “ON-LINE” ONLY DUE TO STEEP LOSSESS IN
REVENUE CAUSED BY THE CORONA-VIRUS EPIDEMIC…..AND THE ALREADY BURDENSOME PRINT DELIVERY COSTS….
THE PAPER HAD BEEN PUBLISHING FIVE DAYS A WEEK…..TUESDAY THRU SATURDAY…….
SPORTS
06/11/20
NASCAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT ITS BANNING THE CONFEDERATE FLAG FROM ITS RACES AND VENUES…..
CONFEDERATE FLAGS HAVE BEEN A FAMILIAR SIGHT AT NASCAR RACES OVER ITS 72-YEAR HISORY….DOTTING THE INFIELD ATOP RVs OR BEING
WAVED BY FANS IN THE STANDS…..
THE ISSUED WAS BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT AS BUBBA WALLANCE…..NASCAR’S ONLY BLACK DRIVER…..CALLED FOR THE BANISHMEN OF THE
FLAG SAYING THERE WAS NO PLACE FOR THEM IN THE SPORT……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/10/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 118-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 79-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 33-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 40 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
SUMMER FEEDING
06/103/20
THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM WILL BE OPEN AGAIN TODAY AT 12-SITES AROUND THE COUNTY…..EACH WEDNESDAY YOUNGSTER AGES ONE
TO18 CAN RECEIVE FIVE-DAYS WORTH OF MEALS FREE…..HOWEVER YOU NEED TO RESERVE THE MEALS BY CALLING SIX-ONE-EIGHT-31-81 OR GO
ON-LINE TO……ALLEN-DOT-K-Y-SCHOOLS-DOT-U-S AND FILL OUT A FORM…..AND ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT TRAVIS HAMBY TELLS
NEWSWATCH THAT FUNDING HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THE PROGRAM TO CONTINUE THRU JULY……..
FEEDING SITES AND TIMES ARE……
CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER ONE AND ADOLPHUS FIRE DEPARTMENTS 10-30 TO 11
HIGH SCHOOL 10-30 TO 11-30
COUNTRY PLACE AND GREEN VALLEY APARTMENTS 11 TO 11-25
EAST ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT 11 TO 11-30
ALCO APARTMENTS AND THE CORE 11-45 TO 12-10
HALIFAX AND TRAMMEL FIRE DEPARTMENTS 11-45 TO 12-15……
AND LANDMARK APARTSMENTS AND JIM MCDANIEL PARK 12-30 TO 12-55
ALSTON
06/10/20
84 YEAR OLD CHARLES NATHANIEL ALSTON DIED JUNE FOURTH…..A CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE WILL BE A VIDEO FUNERAL TRIBUTE LED BY HIS
PASTOR AT SCOTTSVILLE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH….THE FUNERAL CAN BE VIEWED AT…..T-W-CROW-FUNERAL-HOME-DOT-COM…..BY
CLICKING THE TRIBUTE VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF HIS OBITUARY PAGE…..AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; GWEN ALSTON AND RICHARD HORVATH….AND A BROTHER; JAMES….A GRANDCHILD ALSO
SURVIVES……
SPORTS
06/10/20
NASHVILLE IS MAKING A BID TO HOST THE 20-24 OR 2025 N-F-L DRAFT…..
THIS YEAR’S DRAFT WAS HELD VIRTUALLY DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS…..
CLEVELAND WILL HOST THE 20-21 N-F-L DRAFT…..WITH LAS VEGAL GETTING IT IN 20-22 TO MAKE UP FOR THE MISSED DRAFT THIS YEAR…..
AND KANSAS CITY WILL HOST THE 20-23 DRAFT……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/09/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER FIVE CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 116-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 66-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 56-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..THERE WERE 32 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
CITY COUNCIL
06/09/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET YESTERDAY…..VIA ZOOM CONFERENCING….AND GAVE SECOND AND FINAL APPROVAL TO THE NEW CITY BUDGET
THAT BEGINS JULY FIRST…..
MATTHEW LAMB…..A RESIDENT OF THE NORTH FOURTH STREET AREA…..TALKED WITH THE COUNCIL ABOUT HIS NEIGHBORHOOD……
APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR FOUR DILAPIDATD PROPERTIES TO BE RAZED……
AND CITY SUPERINTENDENT GREG CARVER RREPORTED THAT THE NEWS TWO-31 SEWER LINE PROJECT CONTINUES TO RUN ONE TO ONE-AND-A-
HALF MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE……
SPORTS
06/09/20
NASCAR IS RETURNING TO NASHVILLE…..AS THEY WILL HOLD A “CUP” RACE FOR THE FIRST TIME…..NEXT SEASON
THE LAST XFINITY AND TRUCK RACES WERE HELD AT NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY IN TWENTY-11…..
DOVER MOTORSPORTS…..WHO OWN THE NASHVILLE TRACK….IS GIVING UP ONE OF THE DOVER DATES AND MOVING IT TO MUSIC CITY……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/08/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 111-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 57-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 50-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING…..THERE WERE 3 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS GIVEN
OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH AND
SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
KENTUCKY ECONOMY REOPENING
06/07/20
MORE OF THE COMMONWEALTHS ECONOMY IS REOPENING TODAY….
HISTORICAL RRACING FACILITIES LIKE KENTUCKY DOWNS CAN REOPEN…..
AQUARIUMS…..OUTDOOR ATTRATIONS….LIBRARIES…..DISTILLARIES CAN REOPEN…..
HORSE SHOWS CAN BE HELD…..
AND MUSEUMS……INCLUDING THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM…..CAN REOPEN TODAY……
REPUBLICAN ONLINE CONVENTION
06/08/20
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY HELD ITS FIRST EVER….ON-LINE STATE CONVENTION YESTERDAY…..WITH GOP LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE
COMONWEALTH ELECTING DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES TO THE 20-20 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION……AS-WELL-AS A SLATE OF
ELECTORS FOR THE ELECTORIAL COLLEGE FOLLOWING THIS YEAR’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION……
SPORTS
06/08/20
AT THE ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY……KEVIN HARVICK TOOK THE CHECKERED FLGG…..TO WIN THE “FOLDS OF HONOR…..QUICK TRIP 500”…..
U-K ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MITCH BARNHART SAYS KENTUCKY’S FIRST PRIORITY WILL BE SAFETY WHEN STUDENT-ATHLETES RETURN TO CAMPUS
TODAY…..
THE PHASED RETURN FOR ATHLETES BEGINS TODAY WITH THE FOOTBALL TEAM…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/07/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER ….. CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..AND ANOTHER DEATH…..WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY….
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-
ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT 24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 109-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 51-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 54-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN FOUR
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING…..THERE WERE 15 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
MILLER
06/07/20
60 YEAR OLD JIMMY EUGENE MILLER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (MON) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. ZION CEMETERY…..VISITAITON BEGINS AFTER NINE-30
TOMORROW (MON) MORNING AND THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE LIVESTREAMED ON THE GOAD FUNERAL HOME FACEBOOK PAGE STARTING AT
TWO……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO BROTHERS; ROY OF BOWLING GREEN AND JERRY OF SOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW;
FRANCES KINSLOW AND DORIS AND CLESSIE LONAS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND MARY AND JUNIOR BROWN OF FRANKLIN……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/05/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED THREE….. CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME……THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 103-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 45-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 55-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAVE BEEN THREE
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING…..THERE WERE 95 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
CORONA UPDATE
06/05/20
DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED ANOTHER BIG SPIKE IN CORONA-VIRUS CASES…..WITH 295
NEW CASES BEING REPORTED…..MAKING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL 10-THOUSAND-705…..
AND EIGHT MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED…..BRINGING THAT OVERALL UMBER TO 458……
CASES HAVE NOW BEEN REPORTED IN 119 OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S 120 COUNTIES…..WITH ROBERTSON COUNTY BEING THE ONLY ONE
WITHOUT A CONFIRMED CASE…..
NASCAR
06/05/20
NASCAR HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE “QUAKER STATE 400” WILL BE HELD AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY ON JULY 12TH……
RACING AT THE SPEEDWAY WILL BEGIN THURSDAY-JULY NINTH WITH THE XFINITY SERIES RUNNING THE “KENTUCKY 200”……THE NEXT NIGHT THE
XFINITY SERIES WILL HOLD THE “ALSCO 300”…..
SATURDAY JULY 11TH……THE GANDER R-V AND OUTDOOR TRUCK SERIES WILL RUN THE “BUCKLE UP IN YOUR TRUCK TWO-25”……
THEN THE “CUP SERIES” CLOSES OUT THE WEEK END WITH THE “QUAKER STATE 400” ON SUNDAY JULY 12TH……
AND ALL RACES WILL BE HELD WITHOUT FANS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/04/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED THREE….. CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME……THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 100-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 45-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 52-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……AND THEY’RE HAS BEEN THREE
DEATHS…..
AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING…..THERE WERE 68 PENDING TESTS WITH ALLEN COUNTY PARTNERS…..AND THIS TOTAL DOEN’T INCLUDE TESTS
GIVEN OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE…..WASH
AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
COVID UPDATE
06/04/20
A LARGE SPIKE IN NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS…..AND THE COMMONWEALTH’S YOUNGEST VICTIM TO DIE WERE AMONG THE TOPICE
DISCUSSED BY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR DURING HIS DAILY BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..
A TOTAL OF EIGHT DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..INCLUDING A NINE-MONTH OLD INFANT FROM HOPKINS COUNTY….KENTUCKY PUBLIC
HEALTH COMMISSIONR…..DR. ROBERT STACK…..SAID WITHOUT COVID……THE CAUSE OF DEATH PROBBLY WOULD HAVE BEEN “SIDS”……450-
KENTUCKIANS HAVE NOW DIED FROM THE VIRUS……
265 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY……RAISING THAT TOTAL TO 10-THOUSAND-410…….
ROBERTSON COUNTY IS THE ONLY ONE IN KENTUCKY TO NOT REPORT A POSITIVE CASE OF CORONA-VIRUS……
PURSUITS
06/04/20
TWO PURSUITS……IN THE LAST THREE DAYS IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…..HAVE LEAD TO THE ARREST OF THREE PERSONS….
HORE CAVE POLICE CHARGED THREE LOUISVILLE MEN AFTER A HIGH-SPEED CHASE ON 31-W…..THE TRIO FROM LOUISVILLE THREATENED A
WOMAN…..HER MOTHER….AND HER CHILD WITH A HAND GUN….TWO OF THE MEN STOLE THE WOMEN’S CAR AND THE OTHER TOOK OFF
RUNNING……THE CHASE WHICH REACHED SPEEDS OF 120 MILES-PER-HOUR ENDED IN CAVE CITY AFTER HITTING SEVERAL VEHICLES….A
TRACTOR….AND ANOTHER CAR WITH TWO OCCUPANTS INSIDE…..
GLASGOW POLCIE ARRESTED A WESTVIEW MAN AFTER HE REFUSED TO STOP….THE F-800 SERIES FORD TRUCK LED OFFICERS THRU BARREN….
EDMONSON….HART AND METCALFE COUNTIES WHERE IT DROVE THRU SEVERAL BACK YARDS IN A MOBILE HOME PARK AND STRUCK A DECK
ATTACHED TO ONE OF THE RESIDENCES…..THE PURSUIT ENDED AFTER TIRE DEFLATION DEVISES WERE DEPLOYED AND THE TRUCK ENDED UP IN
A DITCH…….
BASEBALL
06/04/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HAS REJECTED A PLAYER’S PROPOSAL FOR A 114-GAME REGULAR SEASON WITH NO ADDITIONAL SALARY CUTS…..AND
WILL NOW TURN ITS ATTENTION TO A SHORTENED SLATE OF PERHAPS 50-GAMES FOR FEWER……
LAST WEEK…..OWNERS PROPOSED AN 82-GAME SCHEDULE STARTING IN EARLY JULY…….
THERE HASN’T BEEN A SCHEDULE AVERAGING FEWER THAN 82-GAMES PER TEAM SINCE 18-79…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/03/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ONE….. CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENS IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME……THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT 24-
HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 97-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 45-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 49-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARNTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…….
AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING…..THERE WERE 119 PENDING TESTS…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
COPS GRANTS
06/03/20
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS AWARDING NEARLY 400-MILLION DOLLARS IN “COPS” GRANT FUNDING……TO 596-LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
ACROSS THE NATION….TO HIRE 27-HUNDRED-32 FULL-TIME OFFICERS…..
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…..THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS RECEIVING 123-THOUSAND138 DOLLARS……
WHILE THE MORGANTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SIMPSON COUNTY SEHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ARE BOTH RECEIVING 250-THOUSAND
DOLLARS……
SUMMER FEEDING
06/03/20
THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM WILL BE OPEN AGAIN TODAY AT 12-SITES AROUND THE COUNTY…..EACH WEDNESDAY YOUNGSTER AGES ONE
TO18 CAN RECEIVE FIVE-DAYS WORTH OF MEALS FREE…..
HOWEVER YOU NEED TO RESERVE THE MEALS BY CALLING SIX-ONE-EIGHT-31-81 OR GO ON-LINE TO……ALLEN-DOT-K-Y-SCHOOLS-DOT-U-S AND FILL
OUT A FORM…..
FEEDING SITES AND TIMES ARE……
CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER ONE AND ADOLPHUS FIRE DEPARTMENTS 10-30 TO 11
HIGH SCHOOL 10-30 TO 11-30
COUNTRY PLACE AND GREEN VALLEY APARTMENTS 11 TO 11-25
EAST ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT 11 TO 11-30
ALCO APARTMENTS AND THE CORE 11-45 TO 12-10
HALIFAX AND TRAMMEL FIRE DEPARTMENTS 11-45 TO 12-15……
AND LANDMARK APARTSMENTS AND JIM MCDANIEL PARK 12-30 TO 12-44
SPORTS
06/03/20
74 YEAR OLD WES UNSELD….WHO WAS CHOSEN ONE OF THE 50-GREATEST PLAYERS IN N-B-A HISTORY AND LED WASHINGTON TO ITS ONLY
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP…..DIED YESTERDAY AFTER A SERIES OF HEALTH ISSUES……
UNSELD…..WHO PLAYED HIS COLLEGE BASKETBALL AT LOUISVILLE….AND WILT CHAMBERLAIN ARE THE ONLY TWO PLAYS TO WIN…N-B-A ROOKIE OF
THE YEAR AND M-V-P HONORS IN THE SAME SEASON…..
GRADUATION
06/02/20
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HAS RELEASED TENTATIVE PLAN FOR GRADUAITON ON JUNE 19TH…..HOWEVER…..KEEP IN MIND THAT
THIS PLAN IS SUBJECT TO COVID-19 GUIDELINES AND RESTRICTIONS THAT MANY BE IN PLACE AALE ON THE SCHEDULED DATE…..AND AS A
RESULT…..THE PLAN MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE.
GRADUATION ION WILL BE HELD ON THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL FIELD…..WITH AN ALTERNATE LOCATION IN PATRIOT GYM…..IN CASE OF INCLEMENT
WEATHER……
THERE WILL BE TWO CEREMONIES…..THE FIRST AT SIX WILL INCLUDE SENIORS WITH LAST NAMES BEGINNING WITH “A” AND ENDING WITH “L”…..
THEN THE SECOND CEREMEORY WILL BEGIN AT EIGHT AND INCLUDE SENIORS WITH LAST NAME BEGINNNING WITH “M” AND ENDING IN “Z”…..
ONLY THE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS OF THE GRADUATE WILL BEPER TO ATTEND THE CEREMONY…..WHICH WILL BE LIVESTREAMED AND
BROADCAST ON WVLE……
GRADUATES MUST CALL THE HIGH SCHOOL BY JUNE FIFTH TO CONFIRM THE NUMBER OF TICKETS NEEDED…..AND TO SPECFY IF HANDICAPED
PARKING AND OR SEATING IS NEEDED……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/02/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER EIGHT….. CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME……THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 96-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 44-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 49-ACTIVE CASES IN QUAANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…….
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
CORONA UPDATE
06/02/20
KENTUCKY HAS NOW ECLIPSED THE 10-THOUSAND MARK IN THE NUMBER OF CASES OF COVID-19…..ACCORDING TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOP
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIAL….
DR. ROBERT STACK KENTUCKY HAD 131 NEW CASES SUNDAY WITH NO NEW DEATHS SUNDAY…..AND YESTERDAY THERE WERE 214 NEWS CASE
EIGTH NEWS DEATHS…..
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS TESTED IS NOW 236-THOUSAND-416…..
AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT AT LEAST THREE-THOUSAND-232 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
LOUISVILLE SHOOTING
06/02/20
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE WILL BE INVESTIGARTING THE SHOOTING….EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING IN LOUISVILLE…..BY POLICE AND KENTUCKY
NATIONAL GUARDS TROOPS WHICH LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD….
DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR DIDN’T MINCE WORDS ABOUT OFFICERS NOT HAVING THEIR “BODY CAMERAS”
ON…..
THE TWO OFFICERS WHO FIRED THEIR WEAPONS HAVE BEEN PUT ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE…..AND LOUISVILLE POLICE CHIEF STEVE CONRAD HAS
BEEN FIRED…..
SPORTS
06/02/20
COLLEGE FOOTBALL CONFERENCES AND TELEVISION NETWORKS HAVE AGREED TO HOLD-OFF ON ANNOUNCING START TIMES FOR EARLY-SEASON
GAMES…..
NETWORKS GENERALLY ANNOUNCE EARLY GAME TIMES FOR THE FOOTBALL BOWLING SUBDIVISION CONFERENCES ON JUNE FIRST…..
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN WITH A HANDFUL OF GAMES ON AUGUST 29TH……WITH A FULL SLATE OF GAMES THE
FOLLOWING WEEK……
ALLEN COUNTY CASES
06/01/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER SIX…..CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME……THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS……..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 80-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENTLY 43-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 42-ACTIVE CASES IN QUAANTINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…….
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT…..MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTTANCE…..WASH AND SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY.....
COVER COUGHS AND SNEEZES…..AND A FACE MASK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IN PUBLIC AREAS……
LOUISVILLE PROTESTS
06/01/20
KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS REMAINED DEPLOYED IN LOUISVILLE FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE NIGHT LAST NIIGHT……GOVERNOR ANDY
BESHEAR CALLED OUT THE GUARD SATURDAY…..AS MORE THAN 400-MEMBERS ARE ON DUTY……
LOUISVILLE’S PROTESTS FOLLOWED THE RELEASE OF A NINE-ONE-ONE CALL……BY SHOOTING VICTIM BREONNA TAYLOR’S BOYFRIEND…..MADE
MOMENTS AFTER THE 26-YEAR-OLD E-M-T WAS SHOT BY NARCTICS DETECTIVES WHO KNOCKED DOWN HEAR FRONT DOOT…..NO DRUGS WERE
FOUND IN HER HOME…..
KY ECONOMY REOPENING
06/01/20
THE FIRST OF JUNE MEANS MORE OF KENTUCKY’S ECONONY IS REOPENING……
BOWLING ALLEYS AND MOVIE THEATRES REOPEN TODAY…..
FISHING TOURNAMENTS CAN BEGIN ALONG WITH LIVE AUCTIONS…..
AUTO/DIRT TRACKS AND AQUATIC CENTERS ARE ALSO OPENING…..
KENTUCKY STATE RESORT PARKS…..RECREATIONAL PARKS….LODGES AND CABINS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR NORMAL BUSIESS TODAY……..
HOWVER…..BARREN RIVER STATE PARK IS CLOSED DUE TO ONGOING RENOVATIONS…….
SPORTS
06/01/20
AT THE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY YESTERDAY…..BRAD KESELOWSKI WON HIS SECOND RACE IN SEVEN DAYS AS HE TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG
IN THE “SUPER MARKET 400”……
THE XFINITY SERIES WILL BE RACING AT BRISTOL TODAY…..
ALSO TODAY…….HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS CAN BEGIN HOLDING TEAM MEETINGS…..OF 10 OR LESS…..THRU JUNE 14TH…….
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 74 THRU 82
05/31/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER NINE CONFIRMED…..POSITIVE…..CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY
YESTERDAY…..….
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 82-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENLY 42-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 37-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……
CORONA UPDATE
05/31/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THERE WERE 247-NEWLY CONFIRMED CORONA-VIRUS CASES AND 13-DEATHS IN KENTTUCKY SATURDAY…..
FRIDAY’S CASES WERE ALSO HIGH….WITH 37-PECENT OF YESTERDAY’S CASES FROM LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES…..AND ANOTHER NINE-PERCENT
OF CASES WERE FROM CONGREGATE CARE SETTINGS…..MAINLY THE FEDERAL PRISON IN LEXINGTON……
65-THOUSAND-800 TESTS WERE REPORTED LAST WEEK…..
AND THREE-THOUSAND-232 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 62 THRU 67
05/29/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER FIVE CONFIRMED…..POSITIVE…..CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY
YESTERDAY…..….
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 67-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENLY 38-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 26-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……
CORONA UPDATE
05/29/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS CONTINUES TO BE ON THE DECLINE IN KENTUCKY…..HOWEVER…..THE NUMBER OF DEATHS
ROSE YESTERDAY…..
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 113-NEWS CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY FOR A TOTAL OF NINE-THOUSAND-184 IN THE
COMMONWEALTH……AND THERE WERE ALSO NINE MORE DEATHS…..RAISING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 409…….
TAYLOR
05/29/20
53 YEAR OLD TONY TAYLOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AT 12NOON
AT FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..VISITATION WILL BE TOMORROW MORNING FROM NINE-30 TO 11-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; DEREK…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; TIM AND CATHY…..AN UNCLE; RAY DESMON AND WIFE JOYCE…..AND AN AUNT;
OPAL HAYES ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES……
SPORTS
05/29/20
THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BOARD OF CONTROL VOTED YESTERDAY TO ALLOW TEAM MEETINGS OF 10 OR LESS JUNE
FIRST THRU 14TH….
BEGINNING JUNE 15TH….PRACTICES CAN RESUME FOR SOME SPORTS SUCH AS GOLF AND CROSS COUNTY….ON A LIMITED BASIS…..
ALSO ON THE 15TH…..VOLLEYBALL….FOOTBALL….SOCCER…..FIELD HOCKEY AND BASKETBALL CAN START WORKOUTS AND EXERCISE IN A SMALL-
GROUP SETTINGS…..BUT CAN’T BEGIN PRACTICES UNTIL JUNE 29TH…….
CORONA UPDATE
05/28/20
KENTUKY HAS NOW TOPPED NINE-THOUSAND CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS AND REACHED 400-DEATHS…..
DURING HIS DAILY BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THERE WERE 127-NEW CASES…..MAKING AT LEAST NINE-THOUSAND-
77 SINCE THE FIRST CASE WAS OE ON MARCH SXITH….
THERE WERE SIX DEATHS…..BRING THAT TOTAL TO 400…..
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES……SUCH AS NURSING HOMES…..ARE STILL SEEING AN INCREASE IN CASES…..BUT YESTERDAY’S TOTAL WAS LESS
THAN IN MANY RECENT DAYS…..AS THER WERE 15-NEW CASES AMONG RESIDENTS AND 16-INVOLVING STAFF MEMBERS…..
VOTING LAWSUIT
05/28/20
A FEDERAL LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED…..SEEKING TO KEEP EXPANDED ABSENTEE VOTING IN PLACE FOR THE NOVERMBER GENERAL ELECTION AND
TO THROW OUT THE PHOTO I-D REQUIREMENT TO VOTE….
THE SUIT WAS FILE BY SEVERAL GROUPS INCLUDING THE A-C-L-U………
NAMED AS DEFENDANT ARE SECRETARY OF STATE MICHALE ADAMS…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR…..AND BEN CHANDLER WHO CLAIRS THE STATE
BOARD OF ELECTIONS……
ANIMAL SHELTER
05/28/20
ALLEN COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT THE ALLEN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL
AT LEAST MONDAY…..JUNE FIRST……
SPORTS
05/28/20
THE KENTUCKY HORSE RACING COMMISSION “DATES COMMITTEE”……HAS APPROVED KEENELAND’S REQUEST TO CONDUCT A SPECTATOR-FREE….
FIVE-DAY SUMMER MEET…..WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE JULY-EIGHTH THRU 12TH…..
THE TRACK SAYS IT PLANS TO HOST NINE OR 10 RACES EACH DAY OF THE ABBREVIATED SUMMER MEET……AND WILL FEATUE 10-GRADED STAKES
RACES…… WHICH ARE TRADITIONALLY RUN DURING KEENELAND’S SPRING MEET…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 54-59
05/27/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER FIVE CASES OF COVID-19 YESTERDAY…..AS THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING
MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-
ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 59-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENLY 36-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARATINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 20-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…..
FISCAL COURT
05/27/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MET LAST NIGHT….USING “ZOOM CONFERENCING”….TO HOLD THEIR MEETING……
THE COURT GAVE FIRST READING TO THE FISAL YEAR 20-21 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF NINE-POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS…..THE BUDGET WILL
NOW BE SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR APPROVAL BEFORE RECEIVING SECOND READING BY THE COURT…..
JOHN BETNER……WITH BETNER COMMUNICATIONS…..TALKED WITH THE COURT ABOUT THE INSTALLATION OF NEW REPEATERS THAT WILL BE
TAKING PLACE TODAY……
AND A STANDING ORDER WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WAS APPROVED WHICH WILL HAVE FEES……IN EXCESS OF FIVE-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
BEING RETURNED TO THE COURT……
ARREST
05/27/20
A SCOTTSVILLE MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY SLASHING ANOTHER MAN’S NECK…..
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE SAY 31 YEAR OLD ROBERT TOMES SLASHED THE MAN’S NECK AT A RESIDENCE ON EAST WALNUT STREET….A WITNESS TO THE
STABBING GAVE AUHORITIES A DESCRIBTION OF TOMES WHO WAS LOCATED ON WEST MAIN STREET….
HE’S BEEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT…..WANTON ENDANGERMENT…..POSSESION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA……
SPORTS
05/27/20
IF PLAY IS RESUMED……THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE WILL ABANDON THE REST OF THE REGULAR SEASON AND GO STRAIGHT INTO THE PLAY-
OFFS WITH 24-TEAMS INSTEAD OF 16…..
GROUPS OF 12-TEAMS…..REPRESENTING EACH OF THE TWO CONFERENCES….WILL BE LIMITED TO PLAYING IN TWO CITIES….YET TO BE
DETERMINED….
THREE WEEK TRAINING CAMPS WOULD OPEN NO EARLIER THAN JULY FIRST….AND VOLUNTARY WORKOUT COULD BEGIN IN EARLY JUNE……
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 53
05/26/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS REPORTED THE DEATH OF ANOTHER ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENT YESTERDAY FROM THE COVID-19
OUTBREAK…..WE HERE AT WVLE AND WLCK SEND OUT DEPEST REGRETS AND HEARTFELT SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY…..
ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSTIVE CASE OF CORONA-VIRUS WAS ALSO REPORTED YESTERDAY……THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT
AND IS IN QUARTINE AT THIS TIME…..
THE HEALT DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS…..CONTACT TRACING….. WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING
THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS A TOTAL OF 53-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
CURRENLY 35-CASES HAVE FULL RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARATINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 15-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED…..
STEWART
05/26/20
63 YEAR OLD DOUG STEWART OF ADOLPHUS DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT MT. PLEASANT UNITED METHORIDS CHURCH CEMETERY……FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. BUT ASKED TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL
DISTANCING…..VISITATION WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING FROM NINE-30 TO 11-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JANICE STEWART…..A STEP-SON; JOSEPH SWAN…..AND A STEP-DAUGHTER; RECECCA GALUNAS BOTH OF NEW
YORK…..THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; BEVIN AND LISA OF ADOLPHUS; TERRY AND SHANNON OF SCOTTSIVLLE AND LEON OF CAVE CITY…..
TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; MARGARET VERNON OF NEW JERSEY AND DONNA JAMES OF NEW YORK…..AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; GORDON VERNON OF
WIFE BARBARA OF MURRAY…….
PRUITT
05/26/20
65 YEAR OLD DR. RANDY PRUITT OF LYNCHBURG-VIRGINIA DIED FRIDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..A PRIVE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE WEDNESDAY AT
NEW BETHEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY…..
HE’S SURVIVE DBY HIS WIFE; ROSE PRUITT…..FOUR DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; HANNAH QUEBEDWAUX AND HUSBAND MILES SCHRISTIAN OF
OHIO, TINA AND BEN JONE OF SCOTTSVILLE, EMILY AND LARRY MEADOR OF BOWLINGG REN AND JENNY DAVIS OF VIRGINIA…..HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW;
LOU WILLIAMS OF BOWLING GREEN….. FOUR BROTHERS ABD SISTERS-IN-LAW; GARY AND KETHY, DOUGLAS AND JEANINE, TIMOTHY AND DIANE AND
JAMES AND MARY BESS…..AND HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW; PATTY MOSS ALL OS WISCONSIN……SIX GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
KEEN
05/26/20
EIGHT MONTH OLD NOVALIE “NOVA” KEEN NOF ADOLPHUS DIEDD THURSDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT FOUR AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
DONAITONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER MOTHER; HEYANNE KEEN…..HER FATHER; CODY PHELPS OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO SISTERS; MADI KEEN OF ADOLPHUS
AND MADISON LOCKHART OF LEWISBURG….A BROTHER; MASON LOCKHART OF LEWISBURG…. MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; K-C PHELPS OF
HUSBAND ANDY OF BOWLING GREEN….. AND MATERNAL GREAT-GRANDPARENTS; ALICE AND MELVIN KIMBLE OF NEW YORK………
SPORTS
05/26/20
THE “MATCH”…..IN WHICH TIGER WOODS AND PEYTON MANNING SCORED A ONE-UP WIN OVER PHIL MICKELSON AND TOM BRADY…..WAS NOT ONLY
THE MOST WATCHED GOLF MATEH IN HISTODY…..IT ALSO RAISED 20-MILLION DOLLARS FOR COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDS…….
AND PROFESSIONAL GOLF RETURNS TO THE BLUEGRASS THIS WEEK…..AS THE “UNBRIDLED TOUR” WILL BE PLAYING AT “THE BULL AT BOONES
TAVERN” TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY……
SCHOOL BOARD
05/22/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR MAY MEETING LAST NIGHT…..USING “ZOOM” TELECONFERENCING……AND APPROVED A
REORGANIZATION OF THE CENTRAL OFFICE…..
AND THOSE FOUR DIVISIONS AR LEARNING…..OPERATIONS…..FINANCE….AND HUMAN RESOURCES….
THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED THE TENTATIVE 2020-2021 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF 37-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS…..
AND APPROVED THE CURENT CERTIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR……
ECONOMY REOPENING
05/22/20
MORE OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S ECONOMY IS SET TO REOPEN TODAY…..
AS RESTAURANT DINING ROOMS CAN REOPEN WITH 33-PERCENT CAPACITY INSIDE AND UNLIMITED OUT DOORS…..
GROUPS OF 10 OR LESS CAN BE TOGETHE TODAY……
THE TRAVEL BAN EXPIES TODAY…..
AND THE COMMONWEALTH’S ONLINE PORTAL…..TO REQUEST AN ABSENTTE BALLOT FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION GOES INTO OPERATON TODAY……
INFANT DROWNS
05/22/20
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DROWNING DEATH OF AN EIGHT-MONTH- OLD ALLEN COUNTY INFANT….
STATE POLCIE WERE CALLED…..BY ALLEN COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES…..TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE AROUND ONE-30 YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON……
AN AUTOPSY WILL BE CONDUCTED TODAY AT THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE……AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES……
SPORTS
05/22/20
WEDNESDAY THE N-C-A-A VOTED NOT TO EXTEND ITS MORATORUM ON SPORTS…. WHICH EXPIRES MAY 31ST……AND YESTERDAY THE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISVILLE RELEASED IT PHASED IN PLAN FOR ATHLETES TO RETURN TO CAMPUS…..
UOFL ATHLETES WILL REPORT TO CAMPUS ON MAY 27TH…..BE QUARANTINED AND UNDERGO TESTING FOR 14-DAYS……THEN BEGIN VOLUNTARY
ACTIVITIES ON JUNE EIGHTH……
BRITT
05/21/20
67 YEAR OLD CLOYD LEE BRITT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER NINE TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..A SPECIAL VISITATION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING FROM 7-30 TO NINE AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
AND FOR MR. BRITT’S FUNERAL……THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING WILL CLOSE AT 11 TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PATRICIA HUGHES BRITT…..FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JONATHAN AND MELISA WOLFE OF FOUNTAIN RUN,
JEREMY AND AMANDA BRITT AND ADAM BRITT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND ANDREW BRITT OF ADOLPHUS…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW;
BRENDA AND JAMES ARMSTRONG OF BOWLING GREEN…….THREE GRANDHILDREN, A STEP-GRANDCHILD AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…..
REOPENING
05/20/20
TODAY…..WILL SEE THE REOPENING OF RETAIL BUSINESSES…..INCLUDING MALLS….. IN THE COMMONWEALTH….. BUT WITH 33-PERCENT
CAPACITY……
CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES MUST MAINTAIN PROPER SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WEAR MASKS……
FUNERAL AND MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL ALSO BE ALLOWED TO RESUME TODAY….. BUT WITH THE SAME RESTRICTIONS…..
CORONA UPDATE
05/20/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR YESTERDAY ANNOUNCED 20 MORE DEATHS IN KENTUCKY .RELATED TO THE CORONA-VIRUS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S
LARGEST SINGLE-DAY TOTAL SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN…..THE GOVERNOR DID SAY THE HIGHER DEATH COUNT WAS BASED IN PART ON THE
TIMING OF SOME REPORTS…..
THE 20-ADDITIONAL DEATHS RAIDED KENTUCKY’S TOTAL TO AT LEAST 366 ……
BESHEAR ALSO REPORTED 164 MORE COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH… RAISING THE TOTAL TO MORE THAN EIGHT-THOUSAND-60…..
AND ON A POSITIVE NOTE….28-HUNDRED-20 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
HART-DEATH INVESTIGATION
05/20/20
STATE POLICE ARE CONDUCTING A DEATH INVESTIGATION IN HART COUNTY IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRE….
THE ADULT INDIVIDUAL WAS LOCATED IN A DETACHED GARAGE/BARN WHICH HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY FIRE……THE ADJACENT RESIDENCE WAS
UNOCCUPIED AND NOT DAMAGED BY THE BLAZE…..
THE BODY WAS SENT TO THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE FOR IDENTIFICATION…..AND TO DETERMINE THE MANNER AND CAUSE OF
DEATH……
SPORTS
05/20/20
NASCAR’S “CUP SERIES” WILL BE BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT AT THE DARLINGTON RACEWAY…..
DUE TO THE CORONA PANDEMIC…..HORSE RACING’S TRIPLE CROWN WILL LOOK DIFFERENT THIS YEAR…..AS THE BELMONT STAKES WILL BE RUN
BEFORE THE KENTUCKY DERBY AND PREAKNESS…. AND WILL TAKE PLACE AT A SHORTER……AS IT WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 20TH…..
THE DERBY WAS MOVED TO SEPTEMBER FIFTH AND THE PREAKNESS TO OCTOBER THIRD…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 42 & 43
05/19/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTED ANOTHER TW CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..….
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 43-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENLY 22-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 19 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE EITHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……
COVID UPDATE
05/19/20
SINCE GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR DIDN’T HAVE A BRIEFING SUNDAY…..HE GAVE A TWO-DAY UPDATE YESTERDAY…..
THERE WERE 122-NEW CASES SUNDAY ALONG WITH THREE-DEATHS AND YESTERDAY SAW 138-NEWS CASES AND NINE DEATHS…..THAT BRINGS
THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO SEVEN-THOUSAND-935 CASES AND 346 DEATHS……..THE GOVERNOR ALSO REPORTED TWO MORE CHILDREN AFFECTED
BY PEDIATRIC MULTI-SYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO FOUR……
145-THOUSAND-238 INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN TESTED…..AND 27-HUNDRED-85 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
CONE
05/19/20
51 YEAR OLD BRIAN JAMES CONE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE……
HE’ SURVIVED BY FOUR SONS; MATHEW LADD OF JAPAN, ANDREW LADD OF BOWLING GREEN AND DALTON AND WESLEY CONE……HIS MOTHER;
YOLANDA QUEEN OF TENNESSEE…..A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; VALERIE AND JOE ARMFIELD OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO STEP-BROTHRS; TONY
QUEEN OF TENNESSEE AND ROBERT QUEEN OF MISSOURI…..AND TWO STEP-SISTERS; ROBIN FUNK OF LOUISVILLE AND HOLLY JONES OF
TENNESSEE…….
SPORTS
05/19/20
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH CHOOL SENIOR FOOTBALL LINEMAN…..JORDAN MADDEN……WILL PLAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL AT CAMPBELLSVILLE
UNIVERSITY…..
MADDEN RECENTLY SIGNED WITH THE TIGERS IN PRIVATE CEREMONY AT HIS HOME…..
KY ECONOMY REOPENING
05/18/20
THE NEXT PHASE IN THE REOPENING OF KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY IS TODAY……AS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OFFICE CAN START TO “RE-OPEN”…..
HOWEVER….NO MORE THAN 50-PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYEES CAN BE IN THE BUILDING AT ONE TIME……AND NO MORE THAN 33-PERCENT
OCCUPATIONAL CAPACITY IN THE FACILITY…….
THE CITY/COUNTY COUNTY BUILDING WILL BE REOPENING……
HOWEVER….CITY OFFICE WILL NOT “REOPEN” TO IN PERSON SERVICE……
AND THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL AFTER THE JUNE PRIMARY….AND WILL REOPEN TO “IN-SERVICE” BUSINESS JULY
SIXTH……
CORONA UPDATE
05/18/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR CANCELED HIS NORMALLY SCHEUDULED CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE FOR SATURDAY……BUT HE RELEASED A VIDO
ANNOUNCING UPDATED NUMBERS…..
HE SAID THERE WERE 244 NEW CASES…..BRING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL TO SEVEN-THOUSAND-688…..HE ALSO REPORTED TWO NEW
DEATHS…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 334……AND 27-HUNDRED-68 KENTUCKIANS HAVE RECOVERED……
THE GOVERNOR’S NEXT UPDATE WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AT FOUR LOCAL TIME………….
CROLEY
05/18/20
52 YEAR OLD ROY KEITH CROLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 10 AT
HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..
A SPECIAL VISITATION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM NINE TO 11….AND VISITATION FOR GENERAL PUBLIC WILL BE
WEDNESDAY FROM 12NOON TO EIGHT……AND THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION PRIOR TO THE FUNERAL SERVVICE……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; CHRISTY PETTY CROLEY…..A SON; JACK…..TWO DAUGHTERS; MACY AND ALEX…..HIS MOTHER; GRETA DEAN BALL
CROLEY….TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; ROBERTA CROLEY AND CINDY FOSTER…..AND HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW; JUDY PETTY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
05/18/20
FOLLOWING A 10-WEEK LAY-OFF DUE TO THE CORONIA-VIRUS…..NASCAR RETURNED TO THE TRACK YESTERDAY AT THE DARLINGTON SPEEDWAY….
WITH EMPTY STANDS….AS KEVIN HARVICK WON THE 400-MILE RACE……
THE “CUP SERIES” WILL RACE AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT DARLINGTON…..WHICH IS HOSTING THREE EVENTS IN FOUR DAYS BEFORE SHIFTING
TO CHARLOTTE…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 38 & 39
05/15/20
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED TWO MORE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN
COUNTY….
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 39-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENLY 20-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 18-ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……
CORONA UPDATE
05/15/20
DURING HIS DAILY BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 199-NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS…..MAKING THE TOTAL
IN KENTUCKY SEVEN-THOUSAND-225……AND ONLY TWO DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 328…..
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES CONTINUE TO SEE A RISE IN CASES…..AS THERE WERE 20-NEW CASES INVOLVING RRESIDENTS AND SIX STAFF……
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES NOW STANDS AT 941 RESIDENTS…..380-STAFF…..AND 191 DEATHS….WITH ALL BUT TWO INVOLVING RESIDENTS…..
POSITIVE TESTS HAVE NOW BEEN FOUND AT 90-FACILITIES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH……
SIKES
05/15/20
75 YEAR OLD LARRY JAY SIKES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AT 12-30
AT CRESCENT HILL CEMETRY….THE FAMILY REQUESTS THAT FAMILY AND FRIENDS ATTENDING THE SERVICE MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING……
A DRIVE-THRU WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) FROM 11 TO 12-30….AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, EXPRESSIONS SOF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
DONATIONS TO YOUTH BASKETBALL…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LINDA JACKSON SIKES…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; TODD AND MISSY, TYLER AND STEPHANIE AND JAY
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER; KATIE BAUGHMAN OF LOUISVILLE……AND A SISTER; MELBA RICHARDSON OF GLASGOW……SIX
GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/15/20
NASCAR RETURNS TO THE TRACK SUNDAY AT THE DARLINGTON RACEWAY….AS A RANDOM DRAW WILL DETERMINE THE STARTING LINE UP FOR
SUNDAY’S CUP RACE…..
THE FIELD WILL ALSO BE FROZEN DURING THE LAP-30 OMPETITION CAUTION AND ALLOWED TO PIT TWO SEPARATE TIMES…….TO GIVE TEAMS TIME
TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS THEY WILL NOT HAVE ANY PRACTICE OR QUALIFYING BEFORE THE RACE…….
SITE BASED ELECTION
05/14/20
THE ANNUAL ELECTION FOR PARENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE……SCHOOL-BASED DECISION MAKING COUNCILS OR “SITE BASED COUNCILS” AT
ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS……ARE BEING CONDUCTED ON-LINE THIS YEAR…..
THE VOTING WINDOW…..FOR THOSE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WHO REGISTERED TO VOTE……IS NOW OPEN THRU MAY 19TH……
PARENT REPRESENTATIVES WILL SERVE A ONE YER TERM BEGINNING JULY FIRST AND ENDING JUNE 30TH OF 20-21……
CORONA UPDATE
05/14/20
THE NUMBER OF POSITIVE CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY HAS TOPPED SEVEN-THOUSAND…..AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED
227-NEW CASES YESTERDAY….MAKING THE TOTAL AT LEAST SEVEN-THOUSAND-80…..FIVE MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED BRINGING THE
PANDEMI TOTAL TO 326…..
THE BOWLING GREEN AREA HAS BECOME THE NEW HOT SPOT IN THE COMMONWELTH…..AS WARREN COUNTY HAD 72 OF YESTERDAY’S NEW CASES
AND 708 SINCE MARCH…..AND 13 OF WARREN COUNTY’S NEW CASES INCLUDED CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER…..KENTUCKY PUBLIC HEALTH
COMMISSIONER….
THE GOVERNOR ALSO REPORTED A POSITIVE NUMBER YESTERDAY…..AS TWO-THOUSAND-649 KENTUCKIANS HAVE NOW RECOVERED AFTER BEING
DIAGNOSED WITH COVIA-19……
WOOD
05/14/20
85 YEAR OLD PAUL LOUIS WOOD-SENIOR OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED WEDNESDAY AT MONREO COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER…..PRIVATE FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE HELD WITH BURIAL IN WHITE OAK CEMETERY…..IN LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATIONS ARE SUGGESTED TO WHITE OAK RIDGE
CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; PAUL-JUNIOR AND JUNE AND WILLIAM AND CHRIS…..AND THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-
LAW; MARIA WOOD, SONYA AND TIM GANN AND ANGIE AND RONNIE MORGAN ALL OF TENNESSEE……TWO BROTHERS; BOBBY OF GAMALIEL AND
JACKIE OF TENNESSEE…..AND TWO SISTERS; LVERN CAIN AND ESTELL VEACH BOTH OF TENNESSEE…..12 GRANDCHILDREN AND 24 GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN……
DOOLIN
05/14/20
90 YEAR OLD GLADYS CHERRY DOOLIN OF PORTLAND DIED TUESDAY AT OAK HILL ASSISTED LIVING IN PORTLAND……PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AT RIPPY CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; REGINA AND HOWARD BROWN AND JENNIFER AND MARK JONES ALL OF TENNESSEE…..
THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
BERRY
05/14/20
72 YEAR OLD STELLA LOUISE BERRY OF ADOLPHUS DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES
WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON…..AND THERE WILL BE A DRIVE-THRU FROM ONE TO ONE-45 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME……EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; CHARLES BERRY…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DEWAYNE AND BRENDA AND JEFF AND REBECCA
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GLEN AND DIANE OF TENNESSEE……THREE DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; CONNIE DUFFER OF TENNESSEE, SHELIA AND
DAVID HARRISON OF BOWLING GREEN AND LILY WARD OF ADOLPHUS……AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; JOYCE FARLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..21
GRANDCHILDREN AND 27 GREAT-GRANDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/14/20
THE N-F-L IS EXTENDING ITS VIRTUAL OFF-SEASON WORKOUTS THROUGH THE END OF MAY……
COACHING AND TRAINING STAFFS HAVE WORKED WITH PLAYERS BY CONDUCTING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND ON-FIELD ACTIVITIES THROUGH
DIGITAL APPLICATIONS INSTEAD OF AT TEAM FACILITIES…..WHICH HAVE BEEN CLOSED SINCE LATE MARCH……THE VIRTUAL MEETINGS CAN BE
HELD FOUR-HOURS PER DAY….FOUR DAYS PER WEEK…….
AND ALL 32-TEAM MUST SUBMIT PLANS FOR REOPENING THEIR FACILITIES TO THE LEAGUE BY TOMORROW…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 35
05/12/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED THREE CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY….
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ARE IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING
PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT
24-HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 35-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENLY 12-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 22 ACTIVE CASES IN QUARATINE AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……
CORONA UPDATE
05/13/20
DURING HIS CORONA VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 191 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE
COMMONWEALTH…..INCLUIDNG 71 NEW CASES IN WARREN COUNTY….AS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES HAVE NOW REACHED SIX-THOUSAND-
853……
AND 10-MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO 321…..
A SECOND…..16 YEAR OLD KENTUCKY YOUTH HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED DUE TO AN INFLAMMATORY ILLNESS RELATED TO THE CORONA-VIRUS….. A
10 YEAR OLD WAS REPORTED HOSPITLIZED MONDAY…..
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS TESTED IS 110-THOUSAND-609…..
AND 25-HUNDRED-46 HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS……
MED CENTER HEALTH
05/13/20
MED CENER HEALTH HAS CONFIRMED 95-EMPLOYEES HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN IN MARCH…..
NEARLY 38-HUNDRED WORK FOR MED CENTER HEALTH…..AND 38-EMPLOYEES THAT TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RETURNED TO WORK…..
MED CENTER HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE NUMBERS ARE NOT SURPRIZING…..GIVEN THE COMMUNITY-LEVEL SPREAD OF THE VIRUS AND THE SIZE
OF THEIR WORKFORCE…..
GM REOPENING
05/13/20
GENERAL MOTORS HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO REOPEN SOME OF ITS MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS ON MAY 18TH……BUT THE CORVETTE PLANT
IN BOWLING GREEN WON’T REOPEN UNTIL MAY 26TH….AND WILL DO SO SLOWLY….
DEMAND FOR THE 20-20 CORVETTE WAS EXPECTED TO BE HIGH AS G-M UNVEILED A REVOLUNTIONARY…..MID-ENGINE DESIGN……
AND THE ADDED A SECOND SHIFT AT THE PLANT WHICH INCREASED EMPLOYMENT FROM 900 TO AROUND 14-HUNDRED……
HEALTH CARE REOPENING
05/13/20
THE THIRD PHASE OF THE REOPENING OF THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IN THE COMMONWEALTH BEGINS TODAY……
AS IT ALLOWS HOSPITALS AND CARE FACILITIES TO BEGIN PERFORMING NON-EMERGENCY SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES AT 50-PERCENT OF
THEIR PRE-COVID-19 PATIENT VOLUMNE…..
SPORTS
05/13/20
THE FIELD IS SET FOR THE 20-20……SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC…..TO BE PLAYED AT ALLEN COUINTY HIGH SCHOOL IN LATE
DECEMBER…….
THE EIGHT GIRLS TEAMS IN THIS YEARS TOUNAMENT ARE FRANKLIN COUNTY….. SOUTH OLDHAM…..BARDSTOWN…..CORIN…..CRITTENDEN
COUNTY…..LOGAN COUNTY…..WARREN CENTRAL…..AND THE HOST LADY PATRIOTS….
PLANS ARE UNDER WAY FOR A BOYS TOURNAMENT AS WELL…..BUT THE TEAMS AND FORMAT HAVE YET TO BE ANNOUNCED……
LOTTERY SALES DOWN
05/12/20
LOTTERY TICKET SALES IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE TAKEN A NOSEDIVE DURING THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..
MEGA MILLIONS AND POWERBALL JACKPOT SALES ARE DOWN NEARLY 50-PERCENT…..OR JUST OVER NINE-MILLION DOLLARS….AND TOTAL SALES
ARE DOWN 11-MILLION WHEN COMPARED TO LAST YEAR…..
LAST YEAR…….THE LOTTERY GAVE 126-THOUSAND KENTUCKY STUDENTS MORE THAN 250-MILLION DOLLARS FOR THEIR COLLEGE EXPENSES
AND DESITE SALES BEING DOWN….LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL STILL HONOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SEND THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS TO
COLLEGE THROUGH ITS PROCEEDS…..
CORONA UPDATE
05/12/20
DURING HIS CORONA-VIRUS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID A 10-YEAR-OLD HAS BECOME THE FIRST KENTUCKY CHILD TO
GO ON A VENTILATOR DUE TO HIS IMMUNE SYSTEM BEING OVERSTRESSED BY THE CORONA-VIRUS….
SUNDAY SAW 141 NEW CASES OF THE VIRUS AND THREE DEATHS…..AND YESTERDAY 105 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED AND FOUR MORE
DEATHS….. BESHEAR SAID BOTH DAYS NUMBERS WERE BELOW WHAT THEY HAD BEEN SEEING SINCE MAY LABS DON’T REPORT OVER THE WEEK-
END…..AND THEY EXPECT THE NUMBERS TO CATCH BACK UP TODAY AND TOMORROW…..
104-THOUSAND-ONE KENTUCKANS HAVE BEEN TESTED…..AND 23-HUNDRED-35 HAVE RECOVED FROM THE VIRUS……
CHINA INVESTIGATION
05/12/20
ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT HE HAS JOINED AN 18-STATE COALITION CALLING ON CONGRESS TO
INVESTIGATE THE COMMUNIST CHINESE GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..
SOUTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL ALAN WILSON IS LEADING THE EFFORT……
DEATH INVESTIGATION
05/12/20
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO THE DEATH OF A MAN WHO JUMPED OVER A FENCE LAST NIGHT AND INTO THE RIVER THAT FLOWS INTO LOST
RIVER CAVE…..
AN AUTOPSY WILL BE CONDUCTED TODAY……AS AUTHORITIES HAVENT’ RELEASED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION……
SHORT
05/12/20
27 YEAR OLD KALEB DANIEL SHORT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY IN BOWLING GREEN……THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OR FUNERAL SERVICES
AND A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE….
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO WARREN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OR SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY
RESCUE SQUAD…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; NATHAN…..AND HIS MOTHER; KERRI SHORT BOTH OF ARIZONA…..HIS FATHER; DANNY SHORT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; TRILBY BROWN AND HUSBAND CHARLES……AND PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; LINDA SHORT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
05/12/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OWNERS HAVE APPROVED A PLAN…..THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLAYERS UNION TODAY…..THAT WILL OPEN THE 20-
20 SEASON AROUND THE FOURTH OF JULY…..
THE PROPOSAL WOULD RESRICT THE SCHEDULE TO ABOUT 82-GAMES…..WITH TEAMS PRIMARILY PLAYING REGONAL OPPONENTS…..REGARDLESS
OF THE LEAGUE……
AND TO EVEN THE PLAYING FIELD…..THE NATIONAL LEAGUE IS EXPECTED TO ADOPT THE DESIGNATED HITTER RULE……
ALLEN COUNTY FIRST DEATH
05/08/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT ALLEN COUNTY HAS SEEN ITS FIRST DEATH FROM THE CORONIA-VIRUS
IN THE PAST 24-HOURS…..
AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ALSO REPORTING TWO NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN THE COUNTY……
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 31-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
NINE CASES ARE FULLY RECOVED…..
WITH THE REMAINING 21 IN QUARANTINE AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED……
SCHOOL REOPENING
05/08/20
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS ASKING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE FLEXABLE AS THE CONSIDER PLANS FOR THE START OF THE
NEXT SCHOOL YEAR DURING THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY…..
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE PLANNING FOR MULTIPLE SITUATIONS THAT COULD OCCUR BEFORE AND AFTER THE START OF THE 20-20-21
SCHOOL YEAR…….AS KENTUCKY EDUCATION OFFICIALS WANT DISTRICTS TO CONSIDER THREE POSSIBILITIES FOR WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR
MIGHT START…..
PERHAPS AS EARLY AS LATE JULY…..
OR A TRADITIONAL START….
OR A LATER START….PERHAPS AFTER LABOR DAY
REOPENING DATES
05/08/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR RELEASED A TENTATIVE TIMETABLE YESTERDAY FOR MORE SECTIONS OF KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY TO REOPEN…..
TO START “HEALTHY AT WORK PHASE TWO”…….RRESTAURANTS WILL BE ABLE TO REOPEN TO LIMTIED INSIDE CAPACITY ON MAY 22ND…THAT WILL
BE 33-PERCENT PLUS THEY CAN DO UNLIMITED OUTDOOR SEATING……THE GOVERNOR HAD BEEN POINTING TOWARD JUNE FOR REOPENING
RESTAURANTS…..BUT HE SAID MOVING IT TO MAY 22ND WILL ALLOW THEM TO BE OPEN FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND…..
THE NEXT IS JUNE FIRST AND WILL INCLUDE MOVIE THEATRES AND FITNESS CENTERS…..
ON JUNE 11TH……PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CAMPGROUNDS WILL BE ABLE TO REOPEN…….
AND JUNE 15TH IS HIS GOAL TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDCARE AND YOUTH SPORTS……
CORONA UPDATE
05/08/20
DURING HIS DAILY CORONIA-VIRUS BRIEFING YESTERDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED THERE WERE 208-NEW CASES OF COVID-
19…..BRINGING THE TOTAL TO SIX-THOUSAND-129…..
THERE WERE ALSO 11 MORE DEATHS…..EIGHT OF WHICH OCCURRED AT LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES…..MAKING 294 SINCE THE PANDEMIC
BEGAN…..
BESHEAR ALSO ANNOUNCED THE CORONA-VIRUS TESTING PROGRAM WILL BE GREATLY EXPANDED AS “FIRST CARE CLINICS” CAN NOW PROVIDE
COVID-19 TESTS AT 13-LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH……SEVEN DAYS A WEEK….AND AT NO COST TO EMPLOYEES OR THEIR
EMPLOYERS……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
05/08/20
ABOUT 80-THOUSAND KENTUCKY RESIDENTS APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS LAST WEEK…..WHICH WAS DOWN 11-THOUSAND FROM THE
PRIOR WEEK…..
THE NUMBER OF LAID-OFF KENTUCKY WORKERS SEEKING JOBLESS ASSISTANCE IN THE PAST SEVEN WEEKS IS APPROACHING 700-THOUSAND…..
OR ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S CIVILIAN WORKFORCE……
SPORTS
05/08/20
THE DATE FOR…..TIGER-PHIL TWO….HAS BEEN SET FOR MAY 24TH AT MEDALIST GOLF CLUB IN FLORIDA……
PHIL MICKELSON AND TIGER WOODS FIRST MET IN TWENTY-18 WITH MICKELSON TAKING HOME THE TROPHY……
AND THIS TIME THEY WILL BE JOINED BY TOM BRADY AND PAYTON MANNING IN THE “CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITY” EVENT…..AS WOODS AND MANNING
WILL TAKE ON MICKELSON AND BRADY
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 28-29
05/07/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER TWO CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY AS OF THIS MORNING…..….
THE PATIENTS ARE UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24-
HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 29-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENTLY NINE-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 20 CASES IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME……
HUNGER INITIATIVE
05/07/20
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER……DR. RYAN QUARLES…..HAS ANNOUNCED THE DONATION OF MORE THAN 560-THOUSAND EGGS FROM
“CAL-MAINE FOODS” TO FEEDING KENTUCKY……AS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICT’S HUNGER INITIATIVE…..
FEEDING KENTUCKY’S SEVEN MEMBER FOOD BANK SERVE ALL 120- COUNTIES IN WITH COMMONWEALTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A NETWORK OF
OVER 800 LOCAN FOOD PANTRIES AND SHELTER…..THAT REACH ONE-IN-SEVEN KENTUCKIANS EACH YEAR…..
IN 20-19…..MEMBERS DISTRIBUTED 86-MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND GROCERY PRODUCTS…..WHICH WAS ENOUGH TO SUPPLY 72-MILLION MEALS
FOR THOSE IN NEED……
SPORTS
05/07/20
CHURCHILL DOWNS WILL OPEN STABLES AT THE TRACK AND TRAINING CENTERS IN PHASES BEGINNING MONDAY…..
THE OPENING OF THE STABLES…..WHICH HAVE BEEN CLOSED SINCE THE END OF DECEMBER FOR WINTER RENOVATIONS…..HAS BEEN DELAYED
SEVERAL TIMES…..
RACING WILL BEGIN AFTER TRACK OFFICIALS EVALUATE ITS INCOMING HORSE POPULATON AND LOAD-IN PROCEDURES…..AND WILL BE FREE OF
SPECTATORS UNTIL HEALTH OFFICIALS APPROVE THEIR RETURN……
REOPENING
05/06/20
AS THE COMMONWEALTH PREPARES TO REOPEN THE ECONOMY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC……THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS
PARTNERING WITH THE BESHEAR ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE MASKS AND HAND SANITIZER AVAILABLE TO THOSE BUSINESSES THAT NEED THEM…..
MASKS CAN BE ORDERED ON LINE AT…..K-Y-CHAMBER-DOT-COM-FORWARD SLASH-MASK-ORDER-FORM…..
AND HAND SANITIZER IS AVAILABLE FROM THE KENTUCKY DISTILLERS ASSOCIATION AT……K-Y-HAND-SANITIZER-DOT-COM……
MEDICAL REOPENING
05/06/20
THE PHASED IN REOPENING OF MEDICAL FACILITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH CONTINUES TODAY WITH “PHASE TWO”……WHICH WILL ALLOW
OUTPATIENT SURGERY…..AND AMBULATORY AND INVASIVE PROCEDURES TO RESUME…..
PHASE THREE OF THE REOPEING WILL BE NEXT WEDNEDAY…..MAY 13TH…..AND PHASE FOUR BEGINS MAY 27TH…..
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE REOPENING……GO ONLINE TO…..
K-Y-COVID-19-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV……..
CORONA UPDATE
05/06/20
KENTUCKY REPORTED THE HIGHEST SINGLE DAY TOTAL OF NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY WITH 625…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC
TOTAL TO FIVE-THOUSAND-822…..HOWEVER…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR WENT ON TO SAY 309 OF THOSE CASES WERE FROM THE GREEN RIVER
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY…..
14 NEW DEATHS WERE ALRO REPORTED YESTERDAY…..
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES CONTINUE TO BE HIT HARD WITH 16 NEW CASES INVOLVING RESIDENTS…..10 STAFF MAMEBRS…..AND 13 MORE
DEATHS…..
TEACHER HONORED
05/06/20
IN CONJUNCTION WITH TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK…..WESTERN KENTUCKY HAS ANNOUNCED THE INAUGURAL WINNERS OF THE “W-K-U
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES’ DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR AWARDS….WHICH CELEBRATE THE INDIVIDUAL AND
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS EDUCATORS MAKE TO THE TEACHING PROFESSION……
AND RECEIVING THE “SECONDARY AWARD”…..WAS JEREMY BYRN FROM ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL…….
HERRINGTON
05/06/20
76 YEAR OLD MARY WEST HERRINGTON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..
PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (THURS) AT UNION CHAPEL CEMETERY…..DRIVE-THRU VISITATION WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) FROM 12NOON TO ONE-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND IT’S ASKED THAT ATENDEES REMAIN IN THEIR VEHICLES…..EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO UNION CHAPEL CEMETERY FUND OR THE CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; HOWARD HERRINGTON…..FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; CLINT AND SHERRY WEST AND ERIC WEST ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE….TYLER AND KATE WEST OF BOWLING GREEN AND AARON AND REBECCA WEST OF TENNESSEE……TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS AND
STEP-SONS-IN-LAW; TERRI AND BRUCE STANLEY AND CATHY AND GARY BARNES ALL OF FRANKLIN….. FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; WILL
AND BRENDA HUNTSMAN OF ALVATON, EDWARD AND BEVERLY HUNTSMAN OF SMITHS GROVE, HAROLD HUNTSMAN OF WOODBURN AND RICKIE AND
KIM HUNTSMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; MARTHA AND KENNETH MORRISON OF FRANKIFORT, AND BRENDA
AND PHILLIP ARTERBURN AND LENDA AND JACKIE SMITH ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN, THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND
THREE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/06/20
KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION COMMISSIONER JULIAN TACKETT SAYS HE IS PREPARING FOR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES TO BE
SHUT DOWN UNTIL AUGUST FIRST….AND HAVING OR NOT SPORTS THIS FALL IS A TOSS UP RIGHT NOW…..
BECAUSE OF THE CORONA-VIRUS……THERE WAS NO CONCLUSION TO THE GIRLS AND BOYS SWEET-16 AND ALL SPRING SPORTS WERE
CANCELLED….
CORONA UPDATE
05/05/20
DURING HIS DAILY BRIEFING YESTEDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 163-NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY…..BRINGING
THE TOTAL TO FIVE-THOUSAND-245….AS-WELL-AS EIGHT ADDITIONAL DEATHS….MAKING 261 KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES SINCE THE
PANDEMIC BEGAN….
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES HAVE NOW SEEN 812 CASES OF COVID-19 AMONG RRESIDENTS……321-STAFF MEMBERS…..AND 139-DEATHS…..WITH
ALL BUT TWO BEING RRESIDENTS…..
MEDICAL AND NURSING SCHOOL STUDENTS HAE VOLUNTEERED THEIR SERVICES TO HELP STAFF MEMBERS AT LONG-TERM CARE CENTERS AND
PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISISONER…..DR. ROBERT STACK…..SAYS 40 OR MORE REMAIN DEPLOYED AT DIFFERENT FACILITIES……
TRAVEL BAN UNCONSTITUTIONAL
05/05/20
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS RULED THAT GOVERNOR ANY BESHEAR’S RESTRICTION ON TRAVEL AMID THE PANDEMIC IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL….BUT
JUDGE WILLIAM BERTELSMAN SIDED WITH THE GOVERNOR ON HIS BAN OF MASS GATHERING IN A RULING ISSUED YESTERDAY….
BESHEAR SAID LAST NIGHT THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE RULING AND WAS WILLING TO AMEND THE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS……AS BERTELSMAN
WROTE IN A FOOTNOTE THAT “MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATIONS MIGHT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEMS”
GAS LINE EXPLOSION
05/05/20
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATION A GAS PIPELINE EXPLOSION…..AND RESULTING FIRE…..IN FLEMING COUNTY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON…..
THE PIPLE LINE EXPLOSION WAS THREE MILES OUTSIDE HILLSBORO AND NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE WERE REPORTED…..
THE PIPELINE BELONGS TO TEXAS EASTERN……
SPORTS
05/05/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS EXPLORING VAROUS OPTIONS THAT COULD ALLOW THE SEASON TO START IF THE MEDICAL SITUATION
ALLOWS……INCLUDING A PLAN IN WHICH THE 30-TEAMS MIGHT BE SPLIT INTO THREE REGIONAL DIVISIONS…..WITH TH TEAM BEING RESTRICTED TO
PLAY WITHIN THEIR REGION…..
IF USED…..THE PLAN WOULD BREAK UP THE TRADITIONAL ALIGNMENT OF THE AMERICAN AND NATIONAL LEAGUES……AND WOULD CUT TRAVEL
DURING THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 19
05/01/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY TODAY….
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTCT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24-HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 19-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENTLY SIX-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 13 IN QUARATINE AT HOME……
CORONA UPDATE
05/04/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR RETURNED TO HOLDING HIS DAILY PRESS BREIFING ON THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY…..AFTER TAKING THE FIRST
DAY OFF SINCE EARLY MARCH ON SATURDAY……
HE ANNOUNCED THERE WERE 173-NEW CASES REPORTED ON SATURDAY AND ANOTERH 80-YESERDAY…..BRINGING THE PANDEMIC TOTAL TO AT
LEAST FIVE-THOUSAND-130…..THERE WERE FIVE NEW DEATHS REPORTED ON SATURDAY AND NONE YESTERDAY…..
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES CONTINUE TO BE HIT HARD…..WITH 43-NEW RESIDENT CASES REPORTED THIS WEEKEND…..NINE STAFF MEMBERS…..
AND FOUR RESIDENT DEATHS…..
BESHEAR SAID HE HAS SEVERAL GOALS FOR THIS WEEK…..WITH THE FIRST BEING TO GET ALL THE GUIDANCE UP FOR BUSINESSES THAT START MAY
11…..
AND PHASE TWO OF RELAXING HEALTHCARE RESTRICTIONS…..
BRADD LOAN PROGRAM
05/04/20
THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT HAS STARTED A MICO-LOAN PROGRAM TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY COVID-
10…..
UTILIZING ITS EXISTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION REVOLVING LOAN FUND……THE BRADD BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE ALLOCATION OF 100-THOSUAND DOLLARS IN FUNDING TO BE SET ASIDE FOR MICRO-LOANS RANGING FROM FIVE-TO
25-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR MEETING SHORT-TEM WORKING CAPITAL NEEDS…..
THE LOAN APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND ON LINE AT…..BRADD-DOT-ORG……OR CALL TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-23-81……
FEDERAL APPEALS COURT
05/04/20
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT ON SATURDAY DECLINED TO BLOCK GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S TEMPORARY BAN ON MASS GATHERINGS FROM
APPLYING TO “IN-PERSON” RELIGION SERVICES….
THE RULING CAME SOON AFTER MARYVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH ASKED THE SIXTH U-S CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR AN EMERGENCY ORDER
STOPPING BESHEAR’S MASS GATHERING BAN FROM BEING ENFORCED AGAINST RELIGIOU SERVICES…..
THE THREE JUDGE PANEL CLEARED THE WAY FOR THE CHURCH TO HOLD “DRIVE-IN” WORSHIP SERVICES WHILE ADHERING TO PUBLIC HEALTH
REQUIREMENTS…..
BESHEAR RECENTLY ANNOIUNCED THAT PLACES OF WORSHIP IN THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE ABLE TO ONCE AGAIN HOLD “IN-PEOSN” SERVICES
STARTING MAY 20TH…….AS PART OF A BROADER PLAN TO GRADUALLY REOPEN KENUCKY’S ECONOMY…..
BARREN RIVER SEARCH
05/04/20
THE SEARCH FOR A MAN WHO JUMPED OFF THE COLLEGE STREET PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE……OVER BARREN RIVER…..WAS CALLED OFF YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON DUE TO THE WEATHER….
REPORTEDLY TWO PEOPLE JUMPED OFF THE BRIDGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON….ONE PERSON SWAM TO SHORE…..BUT THE OTHER PERSON NEVER
RESURFACED……
PLANE CRASH
05/04/20
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IS INVESTIGATING THE CRASH OF A DE-HAVILLAND BI-PLANE AT THE BOWLING GREEN/WARREN
COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT SATURDAY MORNING…..
THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED IN THE CRASH WHICH HAPPENED AT THE END OF RUNWAY-THREE…..
SPORTS
05/04/20
THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE IS PLANNING TO PLAY A FULL SEASON…. THOUGH IT’S UNCERTAIN RIGHT NOW WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE….
AN N-F-L SPOKESPERSON SAID THAT THE 20-20 SCHEUDLE WAS INTENED FOR RELASE AFTER THE DRAFT…..AND IT’S PLANNED FOR RELEASE BY
THE END OF THIS WEEK….WITH THE KICK-OFF GAME THURSDAY-SEPTEMBER 10TH AND CONCLUDING WITH THE SUPER BOWL ON FEBRUARY-
SEVETH IN TAMPA……
BUT THE LEAGUE IS PLANNING SEVERL CONTINGENCIES BECAUSE OF THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..THAT COULD LEAD TO EVERYTHING FROM
A DELAYED START TO A LATE-WINTER SUPER BOWL……
ALLEN COUNTY CASE 18
05/01/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY TODAY….
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTCT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24-HOURS…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 18-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENLY SIX-CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING 12 IN QUARATINE AT HOME……
KY BUDGET SHORTFALL
05/01/20
A NEW REPORT FROM THE KENTUCKY BUDGET DIRECTOR’S OFFICE SHOWS A POTENTIAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE SHORTFALL OF 319-TO-496
MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE 20-20 FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDS JUNE 30TH….
WHILE GENERAL FUND REVENUE GROWTH WAS THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT THROUGH THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF THE FISCAL YEAR…..
FOURTH QUARTER GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS ARE ESTIMATED TO RANGE FROM 18-POINT-TWO TO 23-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT LESS THAT FOURTH
QUARTER RECEIPTS IN FISCAL YEAR 20-19…..
GENERAL FUND REVENUES IN THE FIRST HALF OF FISCAL YEAR -21 ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL ANOTHER 10-POINT-FIVE TO 17-POINT-TWO
PERCENT……
THE ROAD FUND REVENUE SHORTFALL IS PROJECT TO RANGE FROM 116-TO-195 MILLION DOLLARS…..REFLECTING A SEVEN-POINT-FIVE TO 12-
POINT-FIVE PERCENT REVENUE SHORTFALL COMPARED TO THE OFFCIAL ESTIMATE…..AS ROAD FUND RECEIPTS ARE ESTIMATED TO RANGE FROM
36-POINT-EIGHT TO 55-POINT-TWO PERENT LESS THAN THE PRIOR YEAR……
CORONA UPDATE
05/01/20
DURING HIS DAILY CORONA-VIRUS BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THERE WERE 174 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 AND FIVE
MORE DEATHS IN THE COMMONWEALTH….BRINGING THE TOTAL CASES TO FOUR-THOUSAND-708 AND 240 DEATHS SINCE THE START OF THE
PANDEMIC……
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES CONTINUE TO BE HIT HARD WITH 74 FACILITIES ACCOUNTING FOR JUST OVER HALF OF THE DEATHS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….
YESTERDAY…..LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES REPORTED 24-NEW CASES AMONG RESIDENTS…..FIVE STAFF MEMBERS….AND TWO RESIDENTS
DIED…..
THAT BRINGS THOSE TOTALS TO 727 RESIDENTS…..307 STAFF….AND 122 DEATHS…. 121 OF WHICH WERE RESIDENTS……
UNEMPLOYMENT
05/01/20
NEARLY 91-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS LAST WEEK…..WHICH WAS ACTUALLY DOWN 13-THOUSAND FROM
THE PRIOR WEEK…..
AS THE RANKS OF LAID-OFF KENTUCKY WORKERS SEEKING JOBLESS ASSISANCE IN THE PAST SIX-WEEKS HAS SWELLED TO NEARLY 600-
THOUSAND…..WHICH IS ABOUT 30-PERCENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE……
NEW JUSTICE
05/02/20
J-CHRISTOPHER MCNEILL WILL BE SWORN IN TODAY AS THE NEWEST KENTUCKY COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE…..
MCNEILL WAS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR TO SERVE THE FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT…..DIVISION ONE…..WHICH INCLUDES ALLEN….BUTLER…..
LOGAN…. SIMPSON…..AND TODD COUNTIES…..
MCNEILL SUCCEEDS JUSTICE CHRISTOPHER NICKELL WHO WAS ELECTED TO THE SUPREME COURT IN NOVEMBER…………
SOUTH WARREN TESTING
05/02/20
REGISTRATION IS BACK OPEN FOR DRIVE-THRU…..CORONA VIRUS TESTING AT SOUTH WARREN HIGH SCHOOL NEXT WEEK…..
HOWEVER…..TO BE TESTED….YOU MUST GO ON-LINE TO THE “KROGER HEALTH WEBSITE” TO REGISTER FOR A TIME SLOT……
ANYONE NEEDING HELP TO PRE-REGISTER ON-LINE CAN CALL…..EIGHT-EIGHT-EIGHT-EIGHT-FIVE-TWO-25-67…….
SPORTS
05/01/20
THIS YEAR’S LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED…..AS OFFICIALS SAID IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD THE EVENT AMID ON-
GOING RESTRICTIONS ON LARGE GATHERINGS AND TRAVEL…..
THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES HAS BEEN HELD EVERY AUGUST SINCE 1947…… AND HAD NEVER BEEN CANCELED BEFORE……
KENTUCKY REOPENING
04/30/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR…..YESTERDAY….. UNVEILED THE MOST SPECIFIC TIMELINE YET FOR REOPENING KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY……
THE FIRST PHASE BEGINS MAY 11TH WITH MANUFACTURING….CONSTRUCTION…. VEHICLE AND BOAT DEALERSHIPS….. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WITH 50-PEECENT CAPACITY…..HORSE RACING WITH NO FANS AND PET GROOMING AND BOARDING…..
PHASE ONE CONTINEUS MAY 20TH WITH RETAIL BUSINESSES REOPENING AND HOUSES OF WORSHIP MAY RESUME “IN-PERSON” SERVICES” WITH
A LIMITED CAPACITY…..
PHASE ONE CONCLUDES ON MAY 25TH BY ALLOWING 10-PERSON SOCIAL GATHERINGS…..BARBERS…..SALONS….COSMETOLOTY BUSINESSES AND
SIMILAR SERVICES TO REOPEN…..
THE GOVERNOR DID SAY ALL ASPECTS OF PHASE ONE ARE “SUBJECT TO PAUSE”…..
RESTAURANTS…..DAYCARES….PUBLIC POOLS….AND SUMMER CAMPS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN PHASE ONE…..ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNOR DID SAY
THEY ARE WORKING TO SEE OF DAYCARES WILL OPEN SOMETIME IN JUNE…..
AND NO TIMETABLE WAS GIVEN AS TO WHEN THE SECOND PHASE WILL BEGIN……
HEALTHY AT HOME
04/30/20
A NEW STUDY RELEASED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY INDICATES GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S…….”HEALTHY AT HOME” SOCIAL DISTANCING
EFFORTS…..HAVE HAS A MAJOR EFFECT ON REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CORONA-VIRUS CASES IN KENTUCKY…..
ACCORDING TO THE STUDY……CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH WOULD HAVE REACHED NEARLY 45-THOUSAND BY APRIL
25TH WITHOUT ANY IMPOSED SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES…..RATHER THAN THE 43-HUNDRED-75 AS OF APRIL 28TH……
IN OTHER WORDS…..THE RESTRICTIONS HAVE PREVENTED MORE THAN 90-PERCENT OF CONFIRMED CASES THAT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE
OCCURRED…….AND HAVE SAVED APPROXIMATELY TWO-THOUSAND LIVES……
CORONA UPDATE
04/30/20
DURING HIS DAILY CORONA VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY….GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 184-NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE
COMMONWWELTH….. ALONG WITH 10-MORE DEATHS……
THAT BRINGS THE PANDEMIC TOTLS TO AT LEAST FOUR-THOUSAND-539 CASES AND 235 DEATHS……
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES…..SUCH AS NURSING HOMES…..CONTINUE TO BE HIT HARD BY THE CORONA-VIRUS…..AS THERE HAVE NOW BEEN 703
CASES INVOLVING RESIDENTS…..302-STAFF CASES…..AND 119 RESIDENT DEATHS….ALONG WITH ONE STAFF MEMBER WHO DIED FROM THE
DISEASE…..
DAVIS
04/30/20
59 YEAR OLD DARLENE KAY DAVIS OF FRANKLIN…..AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..DIED TUESDAY AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON NURSING AND
REHAB….. THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OR SERVICES AS CREMATION WAS CHOSEN……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; BRENDA AND BRADLEY LINDQUIST OF SCOTTSVILLE…….A BROTHER; RANDY MCINTOSH…..A
SISTER; MARSHA MURPHY…..TWO STEP-SISTERS; DONNA MCCOMICK AND JEWELL SULLIVAN…..AND AN ADOPTED SISTER; DEBBIE CHAPMAN ALL OF
INDIANA…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
HURT
04/30/20
95 YEAR OLD REV. CECIL HURT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT GREENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB…..PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE
HELD TOMORROW (FRI) AT MT. UNION GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONSS TO ST.
JUDE’S…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DON OF SCOTTSVILLE AND ROGER AND WAYNETTE OF OHIO…..A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; ANN
DURRETT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SISTER; MARIE LAWSON OF WASHINGTON…..TWO HALF-BROTHERS; DENVER AND DAVID HURT BOTH OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A HALF-SISTER; GLADA HASTINGS AND HUSBAND; ALBERT OF TENNESSEE……SIX GRANDCHILDREN, FIVE GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/30/20
THE “BASEBALL HALL OF FAME” ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT HAS CANCELED THE JULY 26TH INDUCTION CEREMONY BECAUSE OF THE
CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC……
INSTEAD .THE CLASS WILL BE INCLUDED IN NEXT YEAR’S INDUCTION FESTIVIES….. ON JULY 25TH…..ALONG WITH ANY ADDITIONAL NEW CHOICES…..
CORONA UPDATE
04/29/20
DURING HIS DAILY CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 29-NEW CASES IN WARREN COUNTY…..PLACING
BOWLING IN THE TOP-10 LOCATIONS FOR CORONA-VIRUS GROWTH…..
THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED A TOTAL OF 230-NEW CASSES YESTERDAY….. BRINGING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL TO FOUR-THOUSAND-375
CASES….. 12-MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED MAKING 224 SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN……
METCALFE AND OWEN COUNTIES HAD THEIR FIRST CASES REPORTED……MEANING THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES WITHOUT A CASE IS NOW EIGHT…..
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES CONTINUE TO BE HIT HARD WITH 65-NEW CASES AMONG RESIDENTS…….10-STAFF MEMBERS…..AND THREE
DEATHS……
CHURCH BAN
04/29/20
DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY…..KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON CALLED UPON GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR TO
REOPEN CHURCHS TO “IN-PERSON” SERVICES OR FACE LEGAL ACTION…..
CAMERON SAID HE SEES THE BAN AS A VIOLATON OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT…..AS IT PERTAINS TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION…..CAMERON WENT ON
THE SAY THAT HE WASN’T ADVOCATING FOR AN IMMEDIATE RESUPMTION OF “IN-PERSON” SERVICES….AND HE FELT RELIGION LEADERS WOULD
FOLLOW GUIDANCE FROM HEALTH EXPERTS…..
ON MARCH 19TH…..BESHEAR ISSUED AN ORDER BANNING ALL MASS GATHERINGS IN AN EFFORT TO HALT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA-VIRUS…..
FISCAL COURT
04/29/30
ALLEN FISCAL COURT HELD A…..VIRTUAL “SKYPE” MEETING LAST NIGHT…..AND APPROVED USING AN 88-THOUSAND-500 DOLLAR HOMELAND
SECURITY GRANT TO PURCHASE NEW REPEATERS FOR THE NINE-ONE-ONE SYSTEM……
THE COURT ALSO APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT JUST OVER ONE-MILLION DOLLARS IN MUNICIPAL ROAD AID FUNDS FROM THE KENTUCKY
TRANSPORTATON CABINET……
MITCHELL
04/29/20
06:05AM
41 YEAR OLD BRIAN MICHAEL MITCHELL OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE
HELD AT ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; HUNTER AND AUSTIN BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO DAUGHTERS; ALLY AND ASHTON MITCHELL BOTH OF
TENNESSEE…..HIS FATHER; MIKE MITCHELL AND WIFE; BLANCA OF SCOTTSVILLE……HIS MOTHER; BOBBIE CALDWELL AND HUSBAND BILLY OF
ADOLPHUS…..AND A SISTER; HEATHER CENTERS OF SCOTTSVILLE………..
STEPHENS
04/29/20
52 YEAR OLD ANGELA LEIGH STEPHENS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER…..PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
HELD AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND IN LIEU OF FLOWER…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATONS TO HOPE LODGE IN
NASHVILLE…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; RICKY STEPHENS…..A SON; CODY OF BOWLING GREEN…..HER FATHER; JAMES COOK AND WIFE SANDY OF
BOWLING GREEN…..HER MOTHER; MARCELLA PERKINS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; CINDY AND NATHAN FARLEY OF
SCOTTSVILLE AND JENNIFER AND TODD MISENER OF OKLAHOMA…..AND A STEP-BROTHER AND STEP-SISTER-IN-LAW; MICHAEL AND KATHY LYLE OF
BOWLING GREEN….A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…….
SPORTS
04/29/20
THE 20-20 MIDWEST ALL-STAR GAME…..THAT WAS TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK….HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-
19…..
BOWLING GEEN WILL HOST THE EVENT IN JUNE OF NEXT YEAR……AND ANY TICKET PURCHASED FOR THIS YEAR’S ALL-STAR GAME AND ITS
RELATED EVENTS….WILL BE HONORED IN 20-21….
THE HOT RODS ARE ALSO OFFERING A REFUND OPTION……
ALLEN COUNTY COVID 13TH CASE
04/28/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME……THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION RREQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NECT 24-
HOURS……
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS A TOTAL OF 13-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK……
CURRENTLY…..FIVE CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE…..
WITH THE REMAINING EIGHT IN QUARANTINE AT HOME……
CORONA UPDATE
04/28/20
DURING HIS CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY……
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUCNED 87-NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN KENTUCKY…..ALONG WITH FIVE ADDITIONAL DEATHS…..THE
COMMONWALTH HAS NOW SEEN AT LEAST FOUR-THOUSAND-146 CASES AND 213 DEATHS….
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES…..SUCH AS NURSING HOMES….CONTINUE TO BE DEAVASTATED BY THE VIRUS……NINE NEW CASES INVOLVING
RESIDENTS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY…..FOUR TO STAFF MEMBERS…..AND THREE RESIDENT DEATHS…..
BESHEAR ALSO SAID ALL OUTSTANDIG UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS…..FILED IN MARCH….. WILL BE PROCESSED BY THE END OF THE WEEK…….
HEALTH CARE REOPENING
04/28/20
SPEAKING AT GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S DAILY CORONA-VIRU BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIOER DR. STEVEN STACK
ANNOUNCED THE SCHEDULE FOR PHASED HEALTHCARE REOPENING IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
PHASE ONE WHICH STARTED YESTERDAY…..ALLOWS FOR ALL OUTPATIENT SERVICES…..
PHASE TWO WILL BEGIN MAY SIXTH AND WILL ALLOW OUTPATIENT SURGERY……
PHASE THREE BEGINS MAY 13TH…..WITH SOME IN-PATIENT SURGERIES RESUMING……
AND A LARGER NUMBER OF IN-PATIENT SURGERIES WILL BE ALLOWED DURING PHASE FOUR….WHICH STARTS MAY 27TH…..
GOVERNOR BESHEAR ALSO ANNOUNCED THE GRADUAL REOPENING OF BUSINESSES STARTING MAY 11TH…….WHEN IT WILL BE MANDATORY FOR
EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS TO WEAR MASKS AT BUSINESSES….
AND THE GOVERNOR SAID ALL KENTUCKIANS SHOULD BEGINNING WEARING MASKES BEFORE MAY 11TH…….
US ATTORNEY
04/28/20
THE SECOND FULL-TIME ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY…..ASSIGNED TO THE NEWLY STAFFED BOWLING GREEN OFFICE…..WAS SWORN IN
YESTERDAY…..
WARREN COUNTY NATIVE MARK YURCHISIN JOINS BRANCH CHIEF…..MADISON SEWELL……WHO IS THE FIRST EVER…..FULL-TIME ASSISTANT
UNITED STATED ATTORNEY BASED IN BOWLING GREEN…..
FISCAL COURT
04/28/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT WILL MEET TONIHT…..AT SIX…..WITH A CIRTUAL MEETING ON SKYPE…….
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE MEETING……CONTACT THE JUDGE EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE FOR ACCESS SET-UP…….
WEST
04/28/20
74 YEAR OLD WILMA DEE WEST OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALITY HOSPITAL……PRIVATE GRAVESIDE
SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..AND A “DRIVE-THRU” WILL BE HELD FROM ONE TO TWO THIS AFTERNOON AT
GOAD FUNERAL HOME……AND IT’S ASKED THAT YOU REMAIN IN YOUR VEHICLES….
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO HIGHLAND GENERAL BAPTIST VHUECH…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JUNIOR AND PAT BRAY OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GLEN AND PAM WEST OF BOWLING GREEN…..
A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KIM ND TIMMY DUKE OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; PAM AND DONALD CARMON
AND LISA AILOR ALL OF TENNESSEE…..TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; BUCK AND KAREN CORNWELL AND MIKEY CORNWELL…….AND A
SISTER; PANSY POWELL ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….. FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
TILLEY
04/28/20
70 YEAR OLD RALPH EUGENE TILLEY DIED THURSDAY AT SUMNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER……PRIVATE SERVICES AND BURIAL AT CRESCENT
HILL CEMETERY WILL BE HELD….
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; KIM TILLEY…..AND STEP-DAUGHTER; TIFFANY WILLIS BOTH OF TENNESSEE…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/28/20
ONE PROFESSIONAL SPORT WAS BACK IN BUSINESS LAST WEEK-END….AS THE PROFESIONAL BULL RIDERS TOUR HELD AN EVENT IN GUTHRIE-
OKLAHOMA…..AS TOP BULL RIDERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY COMPETED IN FRONT OF EMPTY STANDS…...BUT FOR A TELEVISION AUDIENCE…..
AND THEY MAY HAVE SET THE TEMPLATE FOR ALL OTHER MAJOR SPORTS TO FOLLOW….
CORONA UPDATE
04/27/20
KENTUCKY NOW HAS MORE THAN FOUR-THOUSAND CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS….. GOVENOR ANDY BESHEAR MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT DURING
HIS DAILY BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..
THE GOVERNOR SAID THERE WERE 202 NEW CASES……MAKING THE TOTAL FOUR-THOUSAND-74……THREE MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO
REPORTED…..THE LOWEST NUMBER IN SEVERAL DAYS……BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO 208……
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES…..SUCH AS NURSING HOMES….HAD ONE OF THE LOWEST NUMBERS OF NEW CASES FOR SEVERAL DAYS
YESTERDAY….. WITH EIGHT NEW CASES AMONG RESIDENTS…..SEVEN STAFF MAMBERS….AND ONE NEW DEATH….
BESHEAR DID NOTE PART OF THE REASON FOR LOWER NUMBERS IS THAT SOME LABS DON’T REPORT ON SUNDAYS……
HEALTH REOPENING
04/27/20
THE COMMONWEALTH IS PARTIALLY LIFTING SOME OF THE CORONA-VIRUS RESTRCTIONS ON HEALTH CARE TODAY……AS REGUALR MEDICAL
SERVICES IN CEATAIN SETTING WILL RESUME TODAY IN HEALTHCARE CLINICS AND MEDICAL OFFICES……
SOME OF THE SERVICES RESUMING ARE OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES….. PHYSICAL THERAPPY AND CHIROPRATIC SERVICES…..AND
OPTOMETRISTS AND DENTAL OFFICES……
TRADITIONAL WAITING ROOMS WILL BE ELIMINATED IN FAVOR OF ALTERNATIVES SUCHH AS A PARKING LOT LOBBY WHERE YOU WAIT IN YOUR
VEHICLE FOR A TEXT MESSAGE TELLING YOU TO COME IN…..AND MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCING…..
PROVIDERS AND STAFF WILL HAVE TO WEAT MASKS…..AND ALL OTHERS ENTERING THE FACILITIES WILL ALSO HAVE TO WEAR MASKS…..WHICH
LIKELY HAVE TO BE PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE……
TESTING SITES
04/27/20
11-DRIVE THRU TESTING SITES…..FOR ANY ONE…..WILL BE OPEN IN THE COMMONWEALTH THIS WEEK…..INCLUDING ONE AT SOUTHWARREN HIGH
SCHOL…..
THE SOUTH WARREN SITE WAS TO HAVE PROVIDED TESTS TUESDAY THRU THURSDAY……WITH OFFICIALS HOPING TO TEST 300 PEOPLE A DAY……
THAT TESTING SITE AT SOUTH WARREN HAS BEEN EXTENDED THRU FRIDAY AND INTO NEXT WEEK……AS ALL TESTING APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS
WEEK ARE FULL……
SPORTS
04/27/20
APPARENTLY THIS WEEK END’S……N-F-L DRAFT WAS A HIT ON TELEVISION…..AS IT AVERAGED A RECORD EIGHT-POINT-FOUR MILLION VIEWERS
OVER THE THREE DAYS…..BEATING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF SIX-POINT-TWO MILLION SET LAST YEAR…..
THE DRAFT WAS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT LIVE SPORTING EVENT SINCE THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC GROUND EVERYTHING TO A HALT……
ALLEN COUNTY NINTH CASE
04/24/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERONS
WHO MAY HAV BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24-
HOURS……
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS HAD A TOTAL OF NINE-CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…….
CURRENTLY FOUR CASES HAVE FULLY RECOVERED AND ARE OFF QUARANTINE….. WITH THE REMAINING FIVE IN QUARATINE AT HOME……
ALLEN MARCH UNEMPLOYMENT
04/24/20
THE CORONA-VIRUS HAD A BIG EFFECT ON ALLEN COUNTY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN MARCH…..ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR
STATISTICS…...AS THE JOBLESS RATE ROSE FROM THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN FEBRUARY…..TO FIVE-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN
MARCH……AND THIS MARCH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS ALSO ABOVE THE FOUR-POINT-FIVE PERCENT RECORDED IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…….JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM FIVE-POINT THREE PERCENT IN ALLEN, LOGAN AND
WARREN COUNTIES…..TO SEVEN-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN HART COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH……UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ROSE IN 117-COUNTIES…..FELL IN ONE…..AND STAYED THE SAME IN TWO…..
OLDHAM COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 18-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS
04/23/20
ACCORDING TO ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON…..KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED ALMOST 113-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE ANNUAL
SETTLEMENT PAYMENT FROM THE TOBACCO MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT…..
THE FUNDS SUPPORT IMPORTANT PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH……INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION INITIATIVES…..
AND HEALTH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS…..
SINCE BEING SIGNED IN 1998…..KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN TWO-POINT-TWO BILLION DOLLARS FROM TOBACCO
MANUFACTURERS……WHO AGREED TO CONTINUING MAKING PAYMENTS AS LONG AS THE PARTICIPATING MANUFACTURERS SELL CIGARETTES….
CRIME STOPPERES
04/23/20
SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY CRIME STOPPERS IS SEEKING YOUR HELP IN FINDING AN ALLEN COUNTY WOMAN WHOSE BEEN MISSING SINCE TWO-
TOUSAND….
23 YEAR OLD PEGGY SUE ASHLEY WAS LAST SEEN AT TWO O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING….ON JULY 29TH….TWO-THOUSAND….GETTING INTO A TRUCK
AT THE A-O SMITH PLANT……
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE AND THE F-B-I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING LEADS SINCE THEN….. AND DO HAVE A PERSON OF INTEREST…..HOWEVER…..ANY
DETAILS THAT SOMEONE MAY KNOW COULD ASSIST IN A RESOLUTION OF THE CASE…..
CONTACT CRIME STOPPERS AT….SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE CLUE…..OR EIGHT-SIX-SIX-EIGHT-FOUR-TWO-CLUE…… OR ONLINE AT SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-CLUE-
DOT-COM……
CITY COUNCIL
04/23/20
THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING……IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING THIS AFTERNOON AT ONE….FOR
COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION TO NAME THE NEW BRIDGE IN SCOTTSVILLE OVER BAYS FORK CREEK ON OLD GALLATIN ROAD IN HONOR OF FORMER
MAYOR ROB CLINE…..
ANY PERSON WANTIN TO PARTICPE IN THE MEETING WILL NEED TO LOG-ON TO THE “ZOOM MEETING” I-D….878-624-0890……WITH PASSWORD:
511362……..
CORONA UPDATE
04/23/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT AN EXPANDED TESTING PROGRAM FOR THE CORONA-VIRUS WILL BE AVAILABLE
STARTING MONDAY……
AND SOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES WILL BEGIN AGAIN AT HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE CLINICS…..
BEGINNING MONDAY……IN-PERSON DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY…..NON-URGENT EMERGENT CARE……PRE-ANESTHESIA TESTING…..AND AMBULATORY
VISITS WILL BE ALLOW…..
NEW DRIVE-THRU TESTING SITES WILL OPEN NEXT WEEK…. INCLUDING ONE AT SOUTH WARREN HIGH SCHOOL……AND THE EXPANDED TESTING
PROGRAM WILL BE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE….
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ANNOUCNED 196 NEW CASES OF THE VIRUS AND 14-MORE DEATHS…..BRINGING THE TOTALS TO 33-HUNDRED-73 AND 185-
RESPECTIVELY……
VIRUS DRUG
04/23/20
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCHERS SAY THEY HAVE DEVELOPED A TECHNOLOGY THAT IS BELIEVED TO BLOCK THE CORONA-VIRUS FROM
INFECTING HUMAN CELLS….
U-OF-L IS SEEKING TO FAST-TRACK DEVELOPMENT……INCLUDING APPLICATION TO THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FOR APPROVAL TO
START TREATING PATIENTS SERIOUSLY AFFECTED WITH COVID-19…….
SPORTS
04/23/20
THE N-F-L DRAFT BEGINS TODAY AND RUNS THRU SATURDAY…..AND FOR THE FIRST TIME THE DRAFT WILL BE HELD IN A COMPLETELY VIRTUAL
FORMAT DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..
THIS YEAR’S EVENT WAS ORIGINALLY SSET TO TAKE PLACE IN LAS VEGAS….BUT THE LEAGUE WAS FORCED TO SHIFT ITS PLAN……AND ALL 32-
TEAMS WILL BE OPERATING FROM THEIR HOMES…….
VOTER REGISTRATION
04/22/20
KENTUCKY VOTER REGISTRATON SAW AN INCREASE OF JUST OVER 500 IN MARCH…..AND WITH COUNTY CLERKS OFFICES CLOSED TO “IN-PERSON”
VISITS….. SECRETRY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS IS URGING PEOPLE TO REGISTER ONLINE AND HAS EXTENDED THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE TO
MAY 26TH…..
MAY 26TH WAS THE ORIGINAL DATE FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION……BUT GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ADAMS…..
MOVED THE PRIMARY ELECTION TO JUNE 23RD WHICH IS PERMISSIABLE UNDER KENTUCKY LAW…..
AS OF MARCH 31ST …..THERE WERE THREE-POINT-FOUR MILLION REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE COMMONWEALTH….WHICH WAS A “POINT-ZERO-
ONE” PERCENT INCREASE FROM FEBRUARY 29TH……..
NKU FREEZES TUTITION
04/22/20
WHILE SOME UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE ANNOUNCED SPENDING CUTS AND LAYOFFS……YESTERDAY…..
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERISTY SAID THEY WILL HAVE A TUITION FREEZE FOR THE FALL 20-20 AND SPRING 20-21 SEMESTERS…..
UNDERGRADUATE….IN-STATE TUITION….WILL REMAIN T AT 413-DOLLARS PER CREDIT HOUR…. TOTALING 99-HUNDRED-12 DOLLARS ANNUALLY
FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS……
IN ADDITION TO FREEZING TUITION…….THE UNIVERSITY WILL ALSO KEEP PARKING FEES ON CAMPUS AT THE SAME RATE…….
ALLEN COUNTY EIGHTH CASE
04/22/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME……THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL…..AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS……
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS A TOTAL OF EIGHT CASES REPORTED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK…..
PATIENTS ONE THRU FOUR ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE AND DOING WELL…..
ONE PATIENT IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND IN HOME QUARANTINE….
AND THREE PATIENTS REMAIN IN HOME QUARANTINE…….
CORONA UPDATE
04/22/20
KENTUCKY RECORDED ITS HIGHEST ONE-DAY DEATH TOLL FROM THE CORONA-VIRUS YESTERDAY……BUT GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID
DESPITE A SPIKE IN CASES AND DEATHS…..IT LOOKS LIKE THE COMMONWEALTH HAS “LIKELY PLATEAUED……
BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 177-NEW CASES AND 17-MORE DEATHES…..BRINGING THE TOTALS TO 31-HUNDRED-92 AND 171-RESPECTIVELY……..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ANNOUNCED THE LAUCNCH OF……HEALTHY AT WORK…..A NEW INITIATIVE TO HELP KENUCKY BUSINESSES REOPEN
SAFELY…..
“HEALTHY AT WORK……IS A PHASED APPROACH TO REOPENING THE COMMONWEALTH’S ECONOMY……AND IS BASED ON CRITERIA SET BY PUBLIC
HEALTH EXPERTS AND ADVICE FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS……
BURNETTE
04/22/20
64 YEAR OLD DAVID EARL BURNETTE OF LEBANON DIED SUNDAY AT SUMNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER…..A PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL
BE HELD AT CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..WITH A CELEBRATION OF LIFE TO BE HELD AT A LATER DATE…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE
THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE BRIDGE MINISTRY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS; KENNETH AND RACHEL BURNETTE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; DOUG OF LOUISANA…..AND A SISTER AND
BROTHER-IN-LAW; SHELLY AND BILLY PHILLIPS OF FLORIDA……
SPORTS
04/22/20
ON THE HEELS OF THE CLOSE OF ALL KENTUCKY SCHOOLS TO “IN-PERSON” INSTRUCTION FOR THE REST OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR…..
YESTERDAY…..THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BOARD OF CONTROL APPROVED A RECOMMENDATON FROM COMMISSIONER
JULIAN TACKETT THAT THE 20-20 STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS WILL NOT BE RESUMED…..AND ALL SPRING SPORTS PRACTICES AND
TOURNAMENTS BE CANELLED FOR THE 20-19-20 SCHOOL YEAR……
ALLEN 2019 UNEMPLOYMENT
04/21/20
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…….THE YEARLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE FROM THREE-POINT-
EIGHT PERCENT IN TWENTY-18……TO FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN TWENTY-19……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT LAST YEAR…..JOBLES RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN METCALFE AND
WARREN COUNTIES…..TO FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FELL IN 62 COUNTIES…..ROSE IN 39….. AND REMAINED THE SAME IN 19…….
WOODFORD COUNTY HAS THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED KENTUCKY’S HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 11-PERCENT.......
CORONA VIRUS
04/21/20
DURING HIS DAILY CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 102 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN KENTUCKY….
BUT ADDED THAT NUMBER IS “ARTIFICIALLY” LOW SINCE MANY LABS ARE CLOSED ON SUNDAY….. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN THE
COMMONWEALTH NOW TOTALS THREE-THOUSNAD-50…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ANNOUNCED SIX MORE DEATHS…..BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO 154……AND ALSO SAID THERE WILL BE A WREATH LAYING
CEREMONY IN THE CAPITAL ROTONDA TODAY……BY TH STATE POLICE HONOR GUARD…..TO HONOR THOSE KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE DIED FROM
THE VIRUS….
SCHOOL BOARD
04/21/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEET ON “ZOOM” LAST NIGHT….AND SUPERINTENDENT TRAVIS HAMBY TALKED ABOUT THE
COMMONWEALTH’S DECISION THAT THERE WILL BE NO MONE “IN-PERSON” CLASSROOM INSTRUCITON FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR……
KENTUCKY REQUIRES 22 CREDITS TO GRADUATION AND ALLEN COUNTY REQUIRES 27…..THE BOARD APPROVED WAIVING GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CREDITS REQUIRED TO 25…..
THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR THIS YEAR WAS AMENDED TO MAKE MAY 12TH THE FINAL DAY OF INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS SINCE THE REQUIRED
NUMBER OF HOURS OF INSTRUCTION WILL BE MET ON THAT DATE…..
A CHANGE IN THE PAYROLL SCHEDULE WAS ALSO APPROVED TO MOVE TO TWO-PAY-PERIODS A MONTH……BEGINNING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR…..
AND THE BOARD WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN OUT…..THE DISTRICT HAS SERVED 122-THOUSAND-545 MEALS……..
WESTERN GRADUATION
04/21/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT DEGREE CONFERRAL WILL TAKE PLACE “VIRTUALLY” IN MAY TO ALLOW SENIORS TO
GRADUATE ON TIME…..
THE CLASS OFF 20-20 WILL THEN COME BACK TO WESTERN FOR COMMENCEMENT ACTIVITIES TO BE HELD THIS FALL…..WHICH ARE TENTATIVE
PLANNED FOR THE WEEK-END OF SEPTEMBER 19TH……WHICH IS ALSO PARENT AND FAMILY WEEK-END ON THE HILL…..
GRADUATES CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DECEMBER 20-20 AND MAY 20-21 CEREMONIES………..
SPORTS
04/21/20
THERE MAY NOT BE ANY GAMES ON THE FIELD…..BUT THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS ARE BRINGING “BASEBALL” TO FANS WITH THE HELP OT
“TWITCH”…..WHICH IS A STREAMING SERVICE THAT ALLOWS VIDEO GAME PLAYERS TO LIVE STREAM THEIR GAMEPLAY FOR OTHERS TO VIEW…..
CORONA UPDATE
04/20/20
KENTUCKY HAD IT HIGHEST SINGLE DAY NUMBER OF CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS REPORTED YESTERDAY WITH 293……BRINGING THE TOTAL TO
AT LEAST 29-HUNDRED-60…….AND GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ALSO REPORTED FOUR MORE DEATHS……BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO 148……
THE GOVERNOR SAID THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS EVER HOSPITALIZED DUE TO THE VIRUS IS ONE-THOUSAND-11….WITH THE CURRENT FIGURE
AT 265…..
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RECOVERED NOW STANDS AT 11-HUNDRED-22…..
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES…..SUCH AS NURSING HOMES……CONTINUE TO BE HIT HARD WITH 46 NEW CASES YESTERDAY……
REOPENING
04/20/20
FRIDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR DISCUSSED HIS SEVEN BENCHMARKS THAT THE COMMONWEALTH MUST MEET IN ORDER TO START
REOPENING KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY…..WHILE KEEPING KENTUCKIANS SAFE FROM THE CORONA-VIRUS…..
THE GOVERNOR’S PLAN REFLECTS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE ANNOUNCED BY THE WHITE HOUSE THURSDAY…..INCLUDING INCREASED
TESTING AND A 14-DAY DECREASE IN CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUE AS A THRESHOLD TO BEGIN OPENING BUSINESSES BACK UP…..
SUIT DENIED
04/20/20
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS DENIED A KENTUCKY CHURCH’S BID TO BLOCK ENFORCEMENT OF THE GOVERNOR’S RESTRICTIONS ON FAITH-BASED
GATERINGS DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..
DISRICT JUDGE DAVID HALE REJECTED A MOTION FOR A RESTRAINING ORDER SOUGHT BY MARYVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH NEAR LOUISVILLE…..
THE CHURCH ARGUED THE ORDER INFRINGED ON THE CONGREGATION’S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS…..
BUT HALE RULED THE GOVERNOR’S ORDER BANS ALL MASS GATHERINGS AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST RELIGION…..HALE ALSO NOTED
THAT OTHER FORMS OF GROUP WORSHIP ARE PERMITTED…..INCLUDING DRIVE-IN AND ONLINE SERVICES……
SCHNEIDER
04/20/20
86 YEAR OLD ALDENE HEIBERT SCHNEIDER OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED FRIDAY AT N-H-C HEALTH CARE IN GLASGOW……THERE WILL BE A PRIVATE
FUNERAL SERVICE WITH BURIAL IN FLORIDA……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; RITA AND GREG EICHER OF FOUNTAIN RUN AND JAN AND RANDY DIRKS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA….A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LA;W JOYCE AND VIRGIL FUNK OF KANSAS….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; RON AND MARILYN
HEIBERT OF KANSAS…….11 GRANDCHILDREN AND 16 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/20/20
IN A CONFERENCE CALL WITH VICE-PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE…..THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE NATION’S MAJOR FOOTBALL CONFERENCES
STRESSED THAT COLLEGE SPORTS CANNOT RETURN FROM THE CORONA-VIRUS SHUTDOWN UNTIL CAMPUSES HAVE REOPENED……
THE 10 COMMISSIONERS…..ALONG WITH THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF NOTRE DAME….. COMPRIZE THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE……
NON-PROFITS HIT
04/17/20
IT ISN’T JUST BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY RIGHT NOW…..AS NONPROFITS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH GOOD
THINGS FOR PEOPLE ARE ALSO FARING POORLY…..
THE KENTUCKY NONPROFIT NETWORK SAYS 92-PERCENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S NONPROFITS ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING DISRUPTIONS IN
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DUE TO COVID-19…….
SPORTS
04/17/20
THE P-G-A TOUR LAID OUT AN AMBITIOUS PLAN YESTERDAY TO RESUME ITS SEASON IN THE SECOND WEEK OF JUNE……BUT FANS WILL BE KEPT
AWAY FOR AT LEAST A MONTH……
THE TOUR WILL BEGIN JUNE EIGHTH THRU 14TH WITH THE CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE IN FORTH WORTH-TEXAS……HOWEVER…..THE
RETURN DEPENDS ON GOLF GETTING THE “GREEN LIGHT” FROM GOVERNMENT AND HEALTH OFFICIALS….
GOLF IS THE FIRST SPORT TO ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR A RESTART……AS IT IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER SPORTS……AS THEY PLAY OUTSIDE OVER
SOME 400-ACRES……
COMER
04/16/20
JOIN US TOMORROW MORNING....FRIDAY AT SEVEN-35…..AS FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER WILL BE JOINING US VIA TELEPHONE….
TO DISCUSS THE CORONA-VIRUS AND OTHER TOPICS…..
CORONA UPDATE
04/16/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S NIGHTLY CORONA BRIEFING WAS NEARLY DROWNED OUT LAST NIGHT BY PROTESTERS WANTING TO “REOPEN
KENTUCKY” NOW……
THE GOVERNOR REPORTED 88-NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS AND SEVEN MORE DETHS……WHICH RAISED KENTUCKY’S DEATH TOLL TO 122……
BESHEAR SAID THE COMMONWEALTH IS MOVING TO A NEW SYSTEM OF TRACKING CASES……SO ALTHOUGH THEY REPORTED 88-NEW
CASES……BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 22-HUNDRED-91…….THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER 50 ADDED TO THE LIST…….
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
04/16/20
ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION YESTERDAY….. LAWMAKERS OVERRODE LINE-ITEM VETOS THAT GOVERNOR ANDY
BESHEAR HAD MADE TO THE ONE-YEAR EXECUTIVE BRANCH BUDGET……AS-WELL-AS TO OTHER BUDGET AND REVENUE BILLS…..
BESHER’S VETOS DIDN’T REMOVE ANY SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS……BUT HE SAID THE LANGUAGE WOULD “LIMIT HIS FLEXIBILITY” TO RESPOND TO
THE CORONA-VIRUS CRISIS OR WOULD “HAMPER THE NORMAL ACTIVITIES” OF STATE GOVERNMENT……
BESHEAR SUED
04/16/20
THREE KENTUCKIANS…..WHO ATTENDED AN EASTER SERVICE IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY AGAINST THE COMMONWEALTH’S PROHIBITION OF MASS
GATHERINGS….. HAVE FIELD A FEDERAL LAWSUIT ALLEGING GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR’S CORONA-VIRUS MEASURES VIOLATE THEIR
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS…..
STATE POLICE PLACED NOTICES ON CARS IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT….. ORDERING THE CHURCHGOERS TO SELF-QUARANTINE FOR 14-
DAYS……
MARR
04/16/20
35 YEAR OLD JEREMY SCOTT MARR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..A PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE
HELD AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OAK HILL CEMETERY IN BROWNSVILLE….. AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JOANNA MARR…..TWO SONS; CALEB CANTRELL AND DYLLAN MARR BOTH OF BOWLING GREEN…..FOUR DAUGHTERS;
DESTIN MARR OF BOWLING GREEN AND EMMA MARR, CHLOE MATHIS AND MAKENZIE MATHIS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER;
EVA MARR OF OAKLAND…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW BROCK AND TARAH OF SMITHS GROVE…..A SISTER; DANA MARR OF GEORGIA……AND A
STEP-BROTHER AND STEP-SISTER-IN-LAW; ZACH AND MCKENZY CHAFFIN OF ROCKFIELD……
ADEN
04/16/20
84 YEAR OLD ELVIN HAROLD “JOHN” ADEN DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON NURSING AND REHAB CENTER…..A PRIVATE SERVICE
WILL BE HELD…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY FRIENDS; TIMOTHY AND PATTY JOHNSON…….
SPORTS
04/16/20
LOS ANGELES RAMS CENTER BRIAN ALLEN IS THE FIRST KNOWN ACTIVE “N-F-L” PLAYER TO CONTACT THE CORONA-VIRUS…..
ALLEN WAS UNDERGOING REHABILITATION FOR A KNEE INJURY WHEN HE BEGAN TO FEEL THE SYMPTOMS…..
THE 24 YEAR OLD IS BEING TREATED AND IS RECOVERING WELL……
CORONA UPDATE
04/14/20
YESTERDAY DURING HIS DAILY CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID KENTUCKY HAS TOPPED TWO-THOUSAND CASES OF
THE CORONA-VIRUS….WITH MORE THAN 100-DEATHS…..
87-NEW CASES WERE REPORTED BRINGING THE TOTAL TO TWO-THOUSAND-48……AND THE SEVEN DEATHS REPORTED PUSHED THAT TOTAL TO
104…..
THE FIRST DAY OF FREE…..DRIVE-THRU TESTING CONDUCTED BY KROGER…..WAS HELD YESTERDAY IN FRANKFORT WITH 97-PEOPLE BEING
TESTED……
A SECOND KROGER DRIVE-THRU TESTING FACILITY WILL OPEN TOMORROW IN KENTON COUNTY WITH A GOAL OF TESTING 250-INDIVIDUALS
ADAY……
04/14/20
06:05AM
LAWMAKERS RETURN TO FRANKFORT TODAY TO CONSIDER OVERRIDING VETOS MADE BY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR……TOMORROW IS THE FINAL
DAY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CAN MEET FOR THIS SESSION……
THE GOVERNOR HAS VETOED FIVE BILLS AND ALSO USED THE LINE-ITEM VETO ON THE BUDGET……
BISHOP
04/14/20
73 YEAR OLD BILLY BISHOP OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY……A PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT BETHANY CHUCH OF CHRIST
CEMETRY…. WITH A CELEBRTION OF LIFE TO BE HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; STACY AND KIM OF FRANKLIN AND CHRIS……A GRANDCHILD, TWO GREAT-GRANDHILDREN
AND A STEP-GRANCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
04/14/20
THE N-F-L AND ITS PLAYERS UNION HAVE AGREED TO CONDUCT…..VIRTUAL OFFSEASON WORKOUT PROGRAMS DUE TO THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC…..UNTIL EVERY TEAM IS PERMITTTED TO OPEN ITS FACILITIES…..
THE THREE-WEEK “VIRTUAL OFFSEASON STARTS APRIL 20TH FOR TEAMS WITH NEW HEAD COACH AND APRIL 27TH FOR THE OTHER…..AND RUNS
THRU MAY 15TH……
TEAMS WITH A NEW HEAD COACH HAVE THE OPTION TO GO FOUR WEEKS…..AND A TEAM CAN’T BEGIN ITS VIRTUAL PROGRAM AFTER APRIL 27TH……
CORONA UPDATE
04/13/20
DURING HIS DAILY CORONA-VIRUS UP DATE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 134-NEW CASES OF THE COVIA-19
VIRUS…ALONG WITH THREE MORE DEATHS….BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 19-HUNDRED-63 CASES AND 97-WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES…..THE
GOVERNOR SAID ADAIR COUNTY WAS THE HARDEST HIT WITH 35-NEW CASES….
BESHEAR ALSO SAID A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH KROGER….TO DO DRIVE-THRU CORONA=VIRUS TESTING FOR UP TO 20-THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS…..
WILL BEGIN TODAY IN FRANKFORT……KROGR HOPES TO HVE ANOTHER TESTING LOCATION OPEN THIS WEEK AND TWO MORE NEXT WEEK…..
THE INITIAL TEST WILL BE LIMITED TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS……FIRST RESPONDERS…..INDIVIDUALS 65 AND OLDER…..AND THOSE WITH A
CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION……
UOFL FURLOUGHS
04/13/20
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE WILL FURLOUGH SOME EMPLOYEES….AS-WELL-AS IMPLEMENT HIRING FREEZES AND PAY CUTS…..BECAUSE OF THE
IMPACT OF THE CORONA-VIRUS…..
THE EMAIL SENT TO STAFF AND STUDENTS DIDN’T SAY HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE FURLOUGHS .OR HOW LONW THEY
MIGHT LAST…..
SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY LOWER TUITION RATES FOR SUMMER CLASSES….THE CANCELLATION OF THE N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT….AND A
GOVERNMENT-ORDERED HALT ON OPTIONAL MEDICAL PROCEDURES ALL CONTRIBUTED TO A FINANCIAL DRAIN ON THE UNIVERSITY……
MEETINGS
04/13/20
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
SCOTTSIVLLE CITY COUNCIL HAS CANCELED THEIR MEETING FOR TONIGHT….
ALLEN FISCAL COURT WILL MEET TOMORROW MORNING BY “SKYPE”
AND THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST CLUB MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY MORNING HAS BEEN
CANCELED…..
SPORTS
04/12/20
DALE EARNHARDT-JUNIOR…..JEFF BURTON….AND CARL EDWARDS ARE AMONG THE NOMINEES FOR NASCAR’S NEXT HALL OF FAME CLASS UNDER
A REVAMPED VOTING PROCEDURE….
THE NEW PROCESS SPLITS THE NOMINEES INTO TWO BALLOTS…..MODERN CANDIDATES AND PIONEER CANDIDATES……
TWO NOMINEES FROM THE 10-MODERN CANDIDATES WILL BE ELECTED…..ALONG WITH ONE ENTRY FROM THE FIVE-CANDIATE PIONEER
CATEGORY…..
ALLEN COUNTY 5TH CASE
04/10/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY……
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARANTINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 24-
HOURS……
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS FIVE CASES REPORTED AT THIS TIME……
CORONA UPDATE
04/10/20
DURING HIS CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 134-NEWS CASE OF COVID-19 WITH SIX DEATHS….AND
HE ALSO EXPRESSSED CONCERN OVER RISING NUMBERS IN NURSING CARE FACILITIES…..
BESHEAR SAID THE TOTALS ARE NOW 14-HUNDRED-52 CASES AFTER WEEDING OUT DUPLICATE CASES AND THOSE WHO ACTUALLY LIVE OUT OF
STATE….BUT WERE TESTED HERE……THE PANDEMIC HAS NOW CLAIMED 77-LIVES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…
SPORTS
04/10/20
THE KENTUCKY/INDIANA SENIOR ALL-STAR BASKETBAL SERIES HAS BEEN CANCELED BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC….
THE SENIOR GAMES WERE SCHEDULE FOR JUNE FIFTH IN GEORGETOWN AND JUNE SIXTH IN INDIANAPOLIS…….THE JUNIOR ALL-STAR GAME
SCHEDULED FOR JUNE FIRST HAS BEEN CANCELED…..
THE MR AND MISS BASKETBALL CEREMONEY HAS ALSO BEEN RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 28TH……
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CORONA UPDATE
04/09/20
DURING HIS DAILY BREIFING YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED 204 NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY…..BRINGING
THE COMMONWEALTH’S OFFICIAL TOTAL TO 13-HUNDRED-46…….AND EIGHT MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO 73…….…..
BESHEAR SAID WORK CONTINUES ON ESTABLISHING A FIELD HOSPITAL AT THE KENTUCKY FAIR AND EXPOSITION CENTER IN LOUISVILLE….WHERE
THEY HOPE TO HAVE 250-ACTIVE BEDS IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS…..
AND ACCORDING TO KENTUCKY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONER DR. STEVEN STACK…..KENTUCKY DAM VILLAGE STATE PARK IS PREPARING TO
HOUSE HEALTH CARE WORKERS ON A LIMITED SCALE…..
SHOPPING RESTRICTIONS
04/07/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ISSUED A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER YESTERDAY TO LIMIT SHOPPING TO ONE PERSON PER HOUSEHOLD…..STEPPING UP
EFFORTS TO ENFORCE SOCIAL DISTANCING….
THE NEW ORDER MOSTLY LIMITS SHOPPING TO ONE PERSON-PER HOUSES HOLD….. IT DOES HOWEVER…..INCLUDE EXCEPTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO
HAVE CHILDREN OR OTHERS WHO NEED SUPERVISION…..
THE ORDER ALSO CRACKS DOWN ON DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES…..
CORONA UPDATE
04/08/20
DURING HIS CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REPORTED 147-NEW CASES BRINGING KENTUCKY’S TOTAL TO 11-
HUNDRED-49…… SEVEN MORE DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED….BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO 65…..
YESTERDAY WAS THE HIGHEST DAILY NUMBER OF NEW CASES REPORTED…..BUT THE THREE DAY TOTAL TREND WAS LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS
THREE DAY TREND…..
THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE CASES ARE SHOWING UP……HE SAID THERE WERE 55-CASES IN 21-NURSING HOME
FACILITIES…..THE GREEN RIVER CORRECTONAL COMPLEX HAS 14 CASES…..AND WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL 13……
ADMISSIONS
04/08/20
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IS ALLOWING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TO SELF-REPORT THEIR G-P-A TO KEEP THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS ON
TRACK…..
THIS WILL ALLOW WESTERN TO GRANT A “CONDITIONAL ADMISSION” TO STUDENTS….WHILE GIVING THEM FOUR MONTHS TO ATTAIN THEIR OFFICIAL
TRNSCRIPT…….
NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS MAY ALSO SELF REPORT THEIR G-P-A WHILE SEEKIGN THEIR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT…..
THE STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OFFICE WILL USE THE INFORMATION TO ISSUE ESTIMATED SCHOLARSUP AWARDS……
STUDENTS WHO PROVIDE THEIR SELF-REPORTED G-P-A….WILL HAVE UNTIL AUGUST FIRST TO PROVIDE AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT AND BE FULLY
ADMITTED TO WESTERN……
PAUL VOLUNTEERING
04/08/20
SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS RECOVERED FROM THE CORONA-VIRUS AND IS NOW VOLUNTEERING AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN BOWLING
GREEN…..WHILE THE SENATE IS ON A BREAK…..
PAUL…..WHO IS AN EYE SURGEON……WORKED IN EMERGENCY ROOMS EARLY IN HS CAREER AS A PHYSICIAN…….
SPORTS
04/08/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HAS CONFIRMED IT IS CONSIDERING A SCENARIO IN WHICH ALL 30-TEAMS WOULD PLAY GAMES IN ARIZONA…..AT CHASE
FIELD…..AND MULTIPLE SPRING TRAINING SITES…….ONCE THE PUBLIC HEALTH SITUATION HAS IMPROVED TO THE POINT THAT IT’S SAFE TO DO
SO……
CORONA UPDATE
04/07/20
THE NUMBER OF CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY NOW STANDS AT ONE-THOUSAND-EIGHT….AND 14 MORE DEATHS WERE REPORTED
YESTERDAY FOR A TOTAL OF 59….. AS GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR GAVE HIS DAILY UPDATE ON THE VIRUS….
YESTERDAY’S UPDATE CAME ONE MONTH SINCE THE COMMONWEALTH’S FIRST POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19….
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ASKED KENTUCKIANS FOR DONATIONS OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPEMT…..INCLUIDNG MASKS……GOWNS…..AND
GLOVES……
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL…EIGHT-THREE-THREE-FOUR-FOUR-EIGHT-37-73…….
MOSES
04/07/20
58 YEAR OLD BARRY LYNN MOSES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…CREMATION WAS CHOSEN AND A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE
HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; TINA MOSES…..A SON. STEVEN HAMER….AND A DAUGHTER; DEBRA MOSES ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…….A BROTHER AND
SISTER-IN-LAW; FRANK AND LINDA OF INDIANA…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; BRENDA AND ROGER KILMAN OF ILLINOIS AND SHEILA
AND MIKE METCALFE OF OHIO……
MAHANEY
04/07/20
90 YEAR OLD CLARA MAHANEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..A PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE
HELD AT ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; RANDY…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; BRENDA AND NORMAN CARTER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR BROTHERS
AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; MURL WIX, HAROLD AND JOYCE WIX, DANNY AND LINDA WIX AND KENNETH AND SHELIA WIX ALL OF TENNESSEE……AND TWO
SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; CASSIE TURNER OF SCOTTSVILLE AND ANN AND LOUIS WOLFE OF TENNESSEE……. THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND
SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/07/20
N-F-L COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL TOLD THE 32-TEAMS YESTERDAY THAT THE DRAFT WILL TAKE PLACE APRIL 23RD THU 25TH……BUT WILL BE
CONDUCTED IN A VIRTUAL FORMAT WITH TEAM PERSONNEL WORKING FROM THEIR HOMES…..
THE DRAFT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEUDLED TO BE HELD IN LAS VAGAS…..BUT THE N-F-L CANCELED ALL PUBLIC EVENTS LAST MONTH AS A
SAFEGUARD AGAINST THE CORONA-VIRUS……
CORONA UPDATE
04/06/20
IN HIS DAILY CORONA VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN KENTUCKY
FELL…WITH 38 NEW CASES …..BRINGING THE TOTAL IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO 955……
FIVE NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..MAKING IT 45-DURNG THE PADEMIC….. THE AGES OF THOSE WHO DIED RANGED FROM 54 TO 90…..
BESHEAR ALSO SAID MORE NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS HAD BEEN DEPLOYED ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH……THE 334 GUARD MEMBERS ARE
DOING EVERYTHINF FROM HELPING AT HOSPITALS TO HELPING AT FOOD BANKS……..THE GOVERNOR WENT ON TO SAY MORE GUARD MEMBERS
WILL BE ACTIVATED AS THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES…..
UK FIELD HOSPITAL
04/06/20
A 400-BED FIELD HOSPITAL WILL BE SET UP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AS HEALTH OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR A POTENTIAL SURGE OF
CORONA-VIRUS…..
THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THE MAKESHIFT HOSPITAL READY IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AT NUTTER FIELD HOUSE…..THE FOOTBALL PRACTICE FACILITY
ON THE LEXINGTON CAMPUS…..
FOURTH ALLEN COUNTY CASE
04/04/20
THIS MORNING, ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR SCOTT WILLIAMS HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAD
CONFIRMED THE FOURTH PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY……
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS…..AND ACCORDING TO NEW
GUIDELINES THE AGE OF GENDER OF THE PATIENT CAN’T BE RELEASED…..
THIRD ALLEN COUNTY CASE
04/04/20
ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR SCOTT WILLIAMS HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAD CONFIRMED
ANOTHER PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN ALLEN COUNTY……
THE PATIENT IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS IN QUARATINE AT THIS TIME…..THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTING PERSONS
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADVISING THEM OF THE SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS…..AND ACCORDING TO NEW
GUIDELINES THE AGE OF GENDER OF THE PATIENT CAN’T BE RELEASED…..
ALLEN COUNTY NOW HAS THREE CASES REPORTED AT THIS TIME……
MEALS
04/04/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DELIVERING MEALS TO STUDENTS WHILE SCHOOL IS OUT……
WITH “SPRING BREAK” BEING NEXT WEEK…..YESTERDAY THE SCHOOOL DELIVERED SIX MEALS TO EACH CHILD FOR A TOTAL OF 36-THOUSAND-656
MEAL BEING DELIVERED……
SINCE MARCH 16TH…….THE DISTRICT HAS DELIVERED 82-THOUSAND-713 MEALS……
THE DELIVERY WILL RESUME FOLLOWING “SPRING BREAK”……..
CARTER
04/04/20
84 YEAR OLD INEZ CARTER OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (FRI) AT HER RESIDENCE…..A PRIVATE SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME
WITH PRIVATE BURIAL IN CARTER’S TABERNACLE CEMETERY…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONAITONS TO CARTER’S
TABERNACLE CEMETERY FUND…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; LEION CARTER…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; CATHY SANDERS OF ADOLPHUS AND SANDI AND TONY
GRAVES OF FRANKLIN……A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; DONALD AND BECKY CARTER OF FLORIDA…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW;
BONNIE AND BOB LAWSON OF OHIO……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN, SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/04/20
THE W-N-B-A HAS POSTPONED THE START OF ITS 20-20 SEASON……WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MAY 15TH…….AND THERE IS NO TIMELINE
TO START THE SEASON….…..
HOWEVER……THE W-N-B-A WILL STILL HOLD A VITUAL DRAFT ON APRI 17TH….WITH THE PROSPECTS PARTICIPATING REMOTELY…….
PRIMARY ELECTION
04/02/20
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS PASSED…..AND SENT TO GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR FOR HIS SIGNATURE….LEGISLATION THAT WOULD GRANT THE
GOVERNOR….. SECREATRY OF STATE…..AND STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN THE CONDUCT OF THE 20-20 PRIMARY
ELECTION NOW SET FOR JUNE 23RD…..
CURRENT KENTUCKY LAW PERMITS THE GOVERNOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE TO CHANGE THE TIME OR PLACE…..BUT NOT THE “MANNER” OF AN
ELECTION…..
THE NEW LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO DEVELOP A PRIMARY ELECTION PROCEDURE MORE OPEN TO
ABSENTEE VOTING….. WHICH MAY BE NECESSARY IF THE CURRENT PANDEMIC CONTINUES…..
SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS RULED OUT ANY MOVE TO A UNIVERSIAL “VOTE-BY-MAIL” SYSTEM……BUT ASSURED LAWMAKERS THAT EVEN
WITH EXPANDED ABSENTEE VOTING…..THEY WOULD STILL REQUIRE PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT…..WITH SOME SORT OF
VERIFYING INFORMATION…..BEFORE THEY WOULD BE MAILED A BALLOT……
CORONA UPDATE
04/02/20
93-NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS AND TWO-DEATHES WERE REPORTED IN KENUCKY YESTERDAY BY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR DURING HIS
DAILY BREIFING…..BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES TO 680 AND THE COMMONWEALTH’S DEATH TOTAL TO A LEAST 20……
THE DEATHS WERE A 76 YEAR-OLD HOPKINS COUNTY MAN AND A 60 YEAR-OLD DAVIESS COUNTY WOMAN…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO WARNED OF SCAMS ABOUT TESTING AND TESTING KITS…… THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF “POP-UP” DRIVE-THRU SITES IN
HAZARD AND LOUISVILLE CHARGING 250-DOLLARS CASH FOR A TEST….
ALSO SAID 70-MEMBERS OF THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD WILL BE DEPLOYED TO HELP WITH FOOD BANKS IN E’TOWN…..LEXINGTON……AND
LOUISVILLE…..
PRIMARY ELECTION
04/02/20
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS PASSED…..AND SENT TO GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR FOR HIS SIGNATURE….LEGISLATION THAT WOULD GRANT THE
GOVERNOR….. SECREATRY OF STATE…..AND STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN THE CONDUCT OF THE 20-20 PRIMARY
ELECTION NOW SET FOR JUNE 23RD…..
CURRENT KENTUCKY LAW PERMITS THE GOVERNOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE TO CHANGE THE TIME OR PLACE…..BUT NOT THE “MANNER” OF AN
ELECTION…..
THE NEW LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO DEVELOP A PRIMARY ELECTION PROCEDURE MORE OPEN TO
ABSENTEE VOTING….. WHICH MAY BE NECESSARY IF THE CURRENT PANDEMIC CONTINUES…..
SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS RULED OUT ANY MOVE TO A UNIVERSIAL “VOTE-BY-MAIL” SYSTEM……BUT ASSURED LAWMAKERS THAT EVEN
WITH EXPANDED ABSENTEE VOTING…..THEY WOULD STILL REQUIRE PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT…..WITH SOME SORT OF
VERIFYING INFORMATION…..BEFORE THEY WOULD BE MAILED A BALLOT……
NEW BUDGET
04/02/20
SOCIAL DISTANCING WAS OBSERVED IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY YESTERDAY…… AS LAWMAKERS PASSED A SLIMMED-DOWN……ONE-YEAR
BUDGET WITHOUT PAY RAISES FOR TEACHERS OR INCREASED EDUCATION FUNDING…..NORMALLY A TWO-YEAR BUDGET IS APPROVED…..
THE NEW SPENDING PLAN REFLECTS KENTUCKY TAX COLECTIONS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET WITH MANY BUSINESSES ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH CLOSED OR SLIMMED DOWN TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA-VIRUS……..
THE NEW BUDGET WILL RUN THRU JUNE 30TH……20-21………
SPORTS
04/02/20
THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME HAS ANNOUNCED ITS 20-20 CLASS OF INDUCTEES…..A GROUP THAT INCLUDES 10-
PLAYERS AND THREE COACHES….
ONE OF THE PLAYERS CHOSEN IS CLARENCE GLOVER…..FROM HORSE CAVE…..WHO PLAYED HIS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL AT CAVERNA……THEN
WENT ON TO PLAY COLLEGE BALL AT WESTERN AND IN THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION……
AN INDUCTION CELEBRATION IS SET FOR JULY 11TH IN ELIZABETHTOWN…….
MEAL DELIVERY
04/01/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN DELIVERING MEALS TO STUDENTS HOMES EACH DAY……AND WITH NEXT WEEK BEING “SPRING
BREAK”…..THE SCHEDULE IS BEING ADJUSTED…..
STUDENTS WERE DELIVERED TWO MEALS TODAY AS THERE WILL BE NO MEAL DELIVERTY TOMORROW……
THEN FRIDAY…..SIX MEALS WILL BE DELIVERED TO EACH STUDENT FOR THE SPRING BREAK WEEK……
CENSUS
04/01/20
IN THE MIDST OF THE CORONIA-VIRUS PANDEMIC……WE MAY HAVE FORGOTTON THAT THE…….20-20 CENSUS IS UNDERWAY…..
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED YOUR CENSUS FORM AND AS WE…..“STAY AT HOME TO STAY HEALTHLY…..THIS WOULD BE A GREATED TIME TO
SUBMITT YOUR CENSUS INFORMATION ON-LINE…….
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST INFORNATION FROM THE CENSUS BURUEAU..... JUST OVER 26-PERCENT OF ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE
SUBMITTED THEIR INFORMATION AND 24-PERCENT OF SCOTTSVILLE RESIDENTS HAVE DONE SO…….
THE RESPONSE RATE FOR KENTUCKY IS 28-POINT-THREE PERCENT…..WHICH IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL RATE OF 28-POINT-ONE
PERCENT…..
AND IN THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT…….THE RESPONSE RATE IS 30-PERCENT…….
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
04/01/20
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN OFFICER INVOLVED…..FATAL SHOOTING…..IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY….
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ATTEMPTED TO STOP A RECKLESS DRIVER ON KENTUCKY-90….THE PURSUIT ENDED WHEN THE
DRIVER CRASHED INTO A DITCH…..
THE DRIVER…..WHO WAS ARMED WITH A KNIFE…..THEN CONFRONTED DEPUTIES IN AN AGGRESSIVE MANNER…..AND THAT’S WHEN SHOTS WERE
FIRED AND HE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES…..
CORONOA UPDATE
04/01/20
THE COMMONWEALTH HAD ITS WORSE DAY OF THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC YESTERDAY WITH 114 NEW CASES AND SEVEN DEATHS…..WHICH
BRINGS THE TOTALS TO 591 POSITIVE TESTS AND 17-DEATHS……
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAD THE ANNOUNCEMENT DURING HIS DAILY UPDATE YESTERDAY…….AND SAID ALL OF THOSE WHO DIED WERE
ELDERLY AND HAD UNDERLYING MEDICAL PROBLEMS…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ANNOUNCED ADDITIONAL STEP BEING TAKEN…..
CHILD-CARE OPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE BEING EXPANDED TO GROCERY
STORE WORKERS……
AND THE GOVERNOR SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ALLOWING LOCAL….. COUNTY…. AND STATE GOVERNMENTS TO HIRE BACK POLICE.….
FIREFIGHTERS….. E-M-S AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WHO HAVE RETIRED WITH NO PENALITY TO THEIR RETIREMENT……
KY BUDGET
04/01/20
THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY RETURNS TO FRANKFORT TODAY TO TAKE UP A NEW BUDGET FOR THE COMMONWEALTH……AND IN A RARE
MOVE PROMPTED BY THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC……BUDGET NEGOTIATORS WILL PRESENT LAWMAKERS WITH ON A ONE-YEAR SPENDING
PLANT THAT HOLDS THE LINE ON THE MAIN “K-12” SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA……LAWMAKERS TRADITIONALL PASS A TWO-YEAR BUDGET…..BUT
ECONOMIC DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE VIRUS NECESSITATED THE UNPRECEDENTED MOVE TO A ONE YEAR BUDGET…..
THE BUDGET DOESN’T INCLUDE A PAY RAISE FOR TEACHERS WHICH GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAD PUSHED FOR…..
PASSING A ONE YEAR SPENDING PLAN ENABLES LAWMAKERS TO MEET THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY OF PASSING A BUDGET……AS THEY PREPARE
FOR A SHARP DOWNTURN IN TAX COLLECTIONS AS MANY BUSINESSES HAVE CLOSED OR SCALED BACK OPERATIONS……
SPORTS
04/01/20
THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A HAS SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY REGUALR SEASONS AND POSTSEASONS FOR BASEBALL…..SOFTBALL…..TENNIS…..AND
TRACK AND FIELD…..
IN ADDITION…..THE BOYS AND GIRLS “SWEET 16” REMAINS SUSPENDED…..
ALSO…..NO PRACTICE IS PERMITTED BY ATHLETES ON A CURRENT SEASON ROSTER OR WHO HAS PRACTIVED AT ANY TIME DURING THE 2019-20
SCHOOL YEAR……
AND NO COACHING IS PERMITTED BY ANY COACH…….PAID OR UNPAID……
CORONA UPDATE
03/31/20
DURING HIS CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THERE WERE 42-NEW CASES…..BRINGING THE
COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL TO 480……YESTERDAY’S NEW POSITIVES INCLUDED TWO FROM A NURSING HOME IN CAMPBELL COUNTY……A PATIENT
AND STAFF MEMBER….WHICH ARE THE FIRST FROM A LONG-CARE NURSING FACILITY IN KENTUCKY…..
TWO NEW DEATHS WERE ALSO REPORTED…..ONE IN SIMPSON COUNTY AND ONE IN KENTON…..
GOVERNOR BESHEAR ALSO ANNOUNCED HE SIGNED A NEW EXECUTIVER ORDER TO DIRECT KENTUCKIANS TO NOT TRAVEL TO THE STATES….
EXCEPT FOR A FEW EXCEPTIONS INCLUDING FOR YOUR JOB…..TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE…..A MEDICAL CARE…..MEDICINE OR OTHER
SUPPLIES AND NECESSITIES…..TO CARE FOR A LOVED ONE….OR A COURT REQUIRES YOU TO TRAVEL…..
IF YOU DO TRAVEL TO ANOTHER STATE FOR ANY OTHER REASON….THE ORDER REQUIRES YOU TO SELF-QUARANTINE FOR 14-DAYS WHEN YOU
RETURN TO THE COMMONWEALTH…….
DOLLAR GENERAL DISCOUNT
03/31/20
DOLLAR GENERAL IS NOW PROVIDING ALL MEDICAL PERSONNEL……FIRST RESPONDERS…..AND ACTIVATED NATIONAL GUARDSMEN WITH A 10-
DISCOUNT ON QUALIFYING PURCHASES…..
THE DISCOUNT WILL BE OFFERED THRU APRIL 30TH…….BUT MAY BE EXTENDED BASED ON THE STATUS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…..
DOLLAR GENERAL STORES ARE ALSO DEDICATING THE FIRST HOUR EACH MORNING TO SENIOR SHOPPERS .WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING AT-
RISK SHOPPERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOP FOR ESSENTIAL ITEMS IN A LESS CROWDED ENVIRONMENT……
STORES ARE ALSO CLOSING ONE HOUR EARLY TO CLEAN AND RE-STOCK SHELVES……AS-WELL-AS FOR EMPLOYEES’ SAFETY AND WELL-BEING…….
JOHNSON
03/31/20
81 YEAROLD KATHLEEN GARRETT JOHNSON OF GLASGOW DIED YESTERDAY (MON)…..PRIVATE SERVICES WILL BE HELD……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SHERRY AND TIM WHEELER…. AND A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GREG AND TORIE ALL OF
FOUNTAIN RUN…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; DAVID AND EVELYN GARRETT OF TEXAS…..FIVE GRANDCHILDRREN ANDA GREAT-
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
03/31/20
THE N-C-A-A HAS VOTED TO ALLOW SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE SPRING-SPORT STUDENT-ATHLETES AN ADDITIONAL SEASON OF COMPETITION…..AND
AN EXTENSION OF THEIR PERIOD OF ELIGIBILTY……
FINANCIAL AID RULES HAVE ALSO BEEN ADJUSTED TO ALLOW TEAMS TO CARRY MORE MEMBERS ON SCHOLARSHIP TO ACCOUNT FOR INCOMING
RECRUITS AND STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO HAD BEEN IN THEIR LAST YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY WHO DECIDE TO STAY……
CORONA UPDATE
03/30/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR YESTERDAY REPORTED 45 NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY……BRINING THE TOTAL TO
439……BUT YESTERDAY’S NUMBER OFD NEW CASSES WAS THE LOWEST NUMBER IN FOUR DAYS AND LESS THAN HALF OF THE 92-NEW CASES
REPORTED ON SATURDAY……
THE GOVERNOR ALSO PRESSED KENTUCKIANS TO REMAIN VIGILANT ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING AMID REPORTS OF CROWDING AT GOLF
COURSES…..BASKETBALL COURTS…..AND HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES……..
WHILE HE DIDN’T ANNOUCE ANY MORE RESTRICTIONS……HE ONCE AGAIN CAUTION PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE BORDER WITH TENNESSEE AGAINST
GOING TO BUSINESS TYPES THERE THAT ARE CLOSED IN KENTUCKY……
STATE BUDGET
03/30/20
AS HOUSE AND SENATE BUDGET NEGOTIATORS ARE CRFTING A FINAL TWO-YEAR SPENDING PLAN……KENTUCKY HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID OSBORNE
SAYS ECONOMIC DAMAGE FROM THE CORONA-VIRUS E WILL FORCE LAWMAKERS TO SCALE BACK STATE SPENDING PLANS…..
HE’S FORECASTING AN AUSTORE STATE BUDGET…..AND SAID THAT PROPOSED PAY RAISES FOR TEACHERS AND STATE EMPLOYEES ARE NOW
UNLIKELY……
HE ALSO SAID INCREASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH’S MAIN FUNDING FORMULAT FOR…… “K” THRU 12TH GRADE SCHOOLS…..ARE NOW IN
JEOPARDY…….
SUPREME COURT
03/30/20
AS SOCIAL DISTANCING BECOMES EVEN MORE CRITICAL DURING THE PANDEMIC…… THE KENTUCKY JUDICIAL BRANCH CONTINUES TO MAKE
CHANGES THAT WILL ENSURE ACCESS TO THE COURTS…..WHILE PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF COURT PERSONNEL AND THE
PUBLIC…..
AS CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN MINTON-JUNIOR HAS ANNOUNCED NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE SUPREME COURT ORDER RESTRICTING IN-PERSON COURT
PROVEEDING……
THE AMENDMENTS EXTEND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDER THRU APRIL 24TH……
TEMPORARY CHILD SUPPORT AND IN-CUSTODY JUVENILE DETENTIONHEARINGS ARE BEING ADDED TO THE LIST OF “EMERGENCY OR TIME-
SENSITIVE MATTERS”….
AND THE NEW AMENDMENTS ALLOWS JUDGES TO USE TELEPHONIC OR VIDEO TECHNOLOGY TO HEAR SEVERL MATTERS……
SPORTS
03/30/20
THE FINAL DEADLINE TO NOMINATE HORSES FOR THE “TRIPLE CROWN” SERIES….. WHICH WAS TODAY…… IS BEING EXTENDED INDEFINITELY
BECAUSE OF THE CORONA-VIRUS……
A TOTAL OF 347 HORSES WERE NOMINATED DURING THE EARLY PHASE THAT CLOSED JANUARY 25TH…..
THE KENTUCKY DERBY HAS BEEN MOVED FROM MAY SECOND TO SEPTEMBER FIFTH…….WHILE MAYLAND AND NEW YORK RACING OFFICIALS ARE
CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS TO DECIDE WHEN THE PREAKNESS AND BELMONT STAKES WILL BE RUN……
HARTMAN
03/27/20
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE……LEAH HARTMAN…..HAS BEEN ACCEPTED TO THE GATTON ACADMEY OF MATHEMATICS
AND SCIENCE LOCATED ON THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CAMPUS…..
HARTMAN WILL START THIS FALL AT GATTON WITH DUAL ENROLLMENT STATUS…..AS A JUNIOR AT AC/S AND A STUDENT AT WESTERN……
SHE’S FINISH HIGH SCHOOL WHILE EARNING BETWEEN 60 AND 72 COLLEGE HOURS……
KET SCHEDULE
03/27/20
KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IS CHANGING ITS DAYTIME LINEUP TO HELP STUDENTS WITH AT-HOME LEARNING……
BEGINNING MONDAY….NORMAL PROGRAMMING ON WEEK-DAYS…..FROM SEVEN TO FIVE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A SPECIAL LINEUP SPECIFIC TO
AT-HOME LEARNING FOR CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH 12TH GRADE……
THE PROGRAM LINEUP WILL CATER TO PRESCHOOL THRU THIRD GRADE FROM SEVEN TO NINE…..FOURTH THRU EIGHTH GRADE FROM NINE TO
THREE…..AND TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THREE TO FIVE……
CORONA
03/27/20
KENTUCKY SAW A ONE-DAY RECORD FOR NEW CASES OF CORONA- VIRUS YESTERDAY WITH 50…..BRINGING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL TO AT
LEAST 248…..
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT DURING HIS DAILY BRIEFING…..THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID KENTUCKY HAD ITS FIRST
CASE OF SOMEONE TESTING POSITIVE IN A NURSING HOME…..A 90-YEAR-OLD MAN IN PERRY COUNTY WHO WAS REMOVED FROM THE FACILITY…….
BUT IT WAS LATER REVEALED HE HAD TESTED POSITIVE……
THE COMMONWEALTH IS ALSO REACTIVATING THE EXPIRED LICENSES OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT…….
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
03/27/20
WHILE KENTUCKY IS EXPECTED TO SEE A MASSIVE SPIKE IN UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH……FIGURES RELEASED BY THE KENTUCKY
CENTER FOR STATISTICS THE JOBLESS RATE DROPPED FOR FEBRUARY…….
THE COMMONWEALTH’S FEBRUARY 20-20 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..WHICH WAS DOWN ONE-TENTH OF A
PERCENTAGE POINT FROM JANUARY……AND WAS UNCHANGED FROM MARCH 20-19…….
HIGDON
03/27/20
60 YEAR OLD TAYLOR HIGDON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY……PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT 2-30 WITH PRIVATE BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; SKEETER HIGDON AND SCOOTER HIDGON…..A BROTHER; FRANK…..AND FOUR SISTERS; BETTY HIGDON, RUTH
DOOLIN, LOU PERRY AND SUE MEADOR ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/27/20
THE N-C-A-A WILL DISTRIBUTE 225-MILLION DOLLARS TO ITS DIVISION-ONE MEMBERS IN JUNE……
HOWEVER…..THAT’S 375-MILLION LESS THAN HAD BEEN BUDGETED THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE CORONA-VIRUS OUTBREAK FORCED THE
CANCELLATION OF THE MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT…….
COVID-19 TESTING
03/26/20
ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR SCOTT WILLIAMS HAS SHARED SOME INFORMATION WITH NEWSWATCH FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE TESTED FOR COVID-19…….
IF YOU ARE TESTED FOR COVID-19….YOU SHOULD SELF-QUARANTINE UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR TEST RESULTS…..UNLESS YOU ARE A HEALTH
CARE WORKER, THEN CONSULT WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION……THE SELF-QUARANTINE WILL PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS WHILE YOU’RE
AWATING YOUR TEST RESULTS…..
ALSO WAIT FOR YOUR MEDICAL PROVIDER TO CALLL YOU WITH THE RESULTS…… AND KEEP IN MIND THIS MAY TAKE A FEW DAYS……
IF YOU ARE POSITIVE FOR COVID-19…..YOUR RESULTS WILL BE SHARED WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT….WHO WILL CONTACT YOU TO GIVE
DIRECTIONS ON ISOLATIONS PROCEDURES AND THE NEXT STEPS……
AND JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER REMINDS RESIDENTS THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO GATHERINGS OF ANY KIND…..AND DURING THE
COMMONWEALTH’S “STATE OF EMERGENCY”…..GATHERING IS AGAINST THE LAW AND IS A CLASS “A” MISDEMEANOR……
CORONA UPDATE
03/26/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR…..DURING HIS DAILY BRIEFING YESTERDAY…..SAID THERE WERE 35-NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY…..
HOWEVER….THAT NUMBER WAS DOWN FROM TUESDAY…..
A FIFTH DEATH FROM THE VIRUS WAS ALSO REPORTED……A 75-YEAR OLD MAN FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY WHO HAD OTHER HEALTH ISSUES……
THE GOVERNOR URGED KENTUCKIANS TO CONTINUE TO STAY AT HOME AND SAID THE NEXT TWO-TO-THREE WEEKS ARE CRITICAL…..
HE ALSO SAID SOME REQUIRMENTS HAVE BEEN RELAXED SO INDIVIDUALS CAN FILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT…….INDEPENDENT CONTACTORS….SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS…..SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS……COSMETOLOGISTS…..AND ANYONE WHO HAD TO LEAVE THEIR JOB BECAUSE OF QUARANTINE
AND NO PAID LEAVE NOW QUALIFIES FOR UNEMPLOYMENT…..
INFORMATION SOURCES
03/26/19
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS ESTABLISHED TWO SOURCES FOR RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THE CORONA-VIRUS AND HAVE THEIR
QUESTIONS ANSWERED…..
THE COVID-19 HOTLINE NUMBER IS……800-SEVEN-TWO-TWO-57-25……..
AND YOU CAN ALSO GO ON-LINE TO…..K-Y-DOT-COVID-19-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV……
LOCALLY……MAYOR DAVID BURCH AND JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER HAVE CREATED A NEW FACEBOOK PAGE……A-C-S-U-ALLEN
COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE UNITED…..WHERE YOU’LL FIND LOCAL INFORMATION…..
INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACE BOOK PAGE
SCHOOL MEALS
03/26/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE MEALS TO STUDENTS AS THEY REMAIN AT HOME DURING THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC……
SEVERAL MEAL SITES ARE SET UP AND EACH MORING AT 10……SCHOOL BUSES LOADED WITH MEALS MAKE DELIVERIES TO HOMES…AS SOME 45-
HUNDRED MEALS WERE DISTRIBUTED YESTERDAY……
WHEN THE BUSES RUN TODAY…….STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN MEALS FOR TWO DAYS AS THERE WILL BE NO MEAL DELIVERY TOMORROW…….
IT TAKES 105 PEOPLE ADAY TO MAKE THE DELIVERIES……AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP…..CALL RICK FISHER AT….SIX-ONE-EIGHT-32-64……
SPORTS
03/26/20
THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON WAS TO OPEN TODAY……BUT WITH OPENING DAY DELAYED TO AT LEAST MID-MAY…..30 GAMES WILL BE
AIRED ACROSS DIGITAL PLATFORMS TODAY……
M-L-B WILL AIR ONE MEMORABLE GAME FOR EACH FRANCHISE ON ITS…..YOU-TUBE….. TWITTER…..AND FACEBOOK PAGES…..
AND ALL GAMES WILL BE STREAMED ON….M-L-B-DOT-COM……..
J-M SMUCKER
03/25/20
THE J-M MUCKER COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED A SERIES OF MEASURES TO SUPPORT ITS EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITIES AS THEY DEAL WITH THE
IMPACT OF “COVID-19”……IN ADDITION TO IMPLEMENTING EXTENSIVE SANITATION MEASURES AND TEMPERATURE SCREENINGS……THE COMPANY
HAS ESTABLISHED OTHER MESURES INCLUDING:
MAXIMIZING PRODUCTION AT ITS FACILITIES…….
PROVIDING UP TO 12-WEEKS OF FULL PAY AND BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES WHOSE MANUFACTURING OR DISTRIBUTION FACILITY IS CLOSED DUE TO
THE “COVID-19” SITUATION…..
PAID SICK LEAVE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MUST MISS WORK TO CARE FOR INDEPENDENTS OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR THE
CORNOA-VIRUS…..
AND PAYING 100-PERCENT OF “COVID-19” TESTING……
CORONA UPDATE
03/25/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID DURING HIS CORONA UPDATE YESTERDAY….THAT THE COMMONWEALTH HAD 39-NEW CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS….
THE LARGEST SINGLE DAY SO FAR…..BRINGING KENTUCKY’S TOTAL TO AT LEAST 163…..
BESHEAR ALSO ANNNOUNCES THAT EFFECT AT EIGHT’O’CLOCK TOMORROW NIGHT…..ALL “NON-LIFE SUSTAINING BUSINESSES” WILL CLOSE TO IN-
PERSON TRAFFIC……
AN EXECUTIVE ORDER….TO BE ISSUED TODAY…..WILL OUTLINE THE DETAILS…. BUT THE GOVERNOR DID SAY BUSINESSES EXEMPTED FROM HIS
ORDER OF A FEW DAYS AGO WILL REMAIN SSO…..
THOSE INCLUDED GROCERY STORES…..PHARMACIES AND DRUG STORES….. BANKS…..GAS STATIONS…..AUTO REPAIR AND PARTS BUSINESSES…..
MEDIA….. AGRICULTURE-RELATED BUSINESSES AND LIQUOR STORES…..
ALLEN CORONA CASE
03/25/20
ALLEN COUNTY STILL HAS ONLY ONE CONFIRMED CASE OF THE CORONA-VIRUS…. INVOLVING A 24-YEAR OLD FEMALE…..WHO IS CURRENTLY
RECOVERING…..
AUTHORITIES SAY ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS SHE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED…….
MCDOWELL
03/25/20
60 YEAR OLD MARK ANTHONY MCDOWELL OF JAMESTOWN DIED MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……AND NO SERVICES ARE SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; ETHAN LAFAVOR OF SCOTTSVILLE…….HIS MOTHER; JANICE BLANFORD…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; RHONDA
AND TIM BRAWNER ALL OF TENNESSEE…..SEVEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; BOR AND YVONNE BLANDORD OF TEXAS, JIM BLANDFORD OF
INDIANA, DAVID AND HEATHER BLANFORD OF FLORIDA AND KEVIN, JENNY BLANFORD AND SCOTT AND TRISH BLANFORD ALL OF TENNESSEE,
PATRICK ND CARRIE BLANFORD OF KENTUCKY AND DAVID SIMPSON OF INDIANA………..
WILSON
03/25/20
81 YEAR OLD CHARLENE DREW WILSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT CEDAR CROSS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; CHARLOTTE AND STEVE WHITE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND MARILYN DE MATTEO OF
TENNESSEE…….A STEP-SON AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; LARRY AND BECKY WILSON OF CARROLLTON….. TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
03/25/20
THE TOKYO OLYMPICS WERE POSTPONED YESTERDAY UNTIL 20-21…..
THE “I-O-C” SAID THE GAMES WILL BE HELD NO LATER THAT THE SUMMER OF 20-21……BUT THEY WILL STILL BE CALLED THE 20-20 TOKYO
OLYMPICS……
FISCAL COURT
03/24/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS TONIGHT……THE MEETING WAS TO HAVE BEEN HELD AT THE SOUTH ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT……BUT IS BEING
MOVED BACK TO THE FISCAL COURT MEETING ROOM IN THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING……
BECAUSE OF THE CORONA-VIRUS……THE PUBLIC WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE MEETING…..
BUT IT WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED ON THE ALLEN COUNTY ACTION NEWS FACEBOOK PAGE…..
AND CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…….WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SEVEN……
CORONA UPDATE
03/24/20
DURING HIS AFTERNOON BREIFING YESTERDAY……
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID KENTUCKY HAS SEEN ITS FOURTH DEATH FROM THE CORONA VIRUS AND THERE ARE NOW AT LEAST 124
CONFIRMED CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..THE LATEST DEATH WAS AN 82 YEAR OLD WOMAN IN LEXINGTON WHO HAD UNDERLYING HEALTH
CONDITIONS……
WITH NATIONAL HEALTH EXPERTS WARNING OF A SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF POSITIVE CORONA-VIRUS TESTS…..KENTUCKY IS STEPPING UP
SECURITY AT HEALTH CARE FACILITIES….WHICH HAS READY BEGUN…..AND INCLUDES LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SOME NATIONAL GUARD TO MAKE
SURE ANY CASES OF PUBLIC CONCERN OR PANIC DON’T GET SERIOUS…..AND TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF PATIENTS AND HEALTH CARE
WORKERS…..
SHOCKLEY
03/24/20
64 YEAR OLD RICKY SHOCKLEY OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….A PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICE
WILL BE HELD FOR FAMILY ONLY…….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPRESSIONS…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY THREE DAUGHTERS; MISTY GRAVES AND TERRY JACKSON OF FOUNTAIN RUN AND BEVERLY WARREN OF EDMONTON…..AND
TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; SHORTY AND JULIE SHOCKLEY OF TENNESSEE AND WILLIAM SHOCKLEY OF FLORIDA…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN
AND NINE GREAT-GRANDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
BUCHANON
03/24/70
75 YEAR OLD BETTIE LOU BUCHANON DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE……A PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL
BE HELD FOR FAMILY ONLY……AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE ALLEN OR WARREN COUNTY HUMANE
SOCIETIES OR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; FREDA AND MICHAEL HUBBARD OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND A STEP-DAUGHTER AND STEP-SON-IN-
LAW; CONNIE AND JAMES WOODARD OF TENNESSEE…..TWO GRANDCHIDLREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
03/24/20
THERE’S HOPE…..FOR AT LEAST NOW…..THAT THE P-G-A TOUR WILL STILL COME TO THE BLUEGRASS IN JULY…..
THE BARBASOL CHAMPSIONSHIP…..SCHEUDLED FOR JULY 16TH THRU 19TH AT KEENE TRACE GOLF CLUB IN NICHOLASVILLE…..HAS YET TO BE
POSTPONED OR CANCELED……
THE MASTERS AND P-G-A CHAMPIONSHIP HAVE BEEN POSTPONED…..THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP WAS CANCELED…..AND NO DECISION HAS BEEN
MADE ON THE U-S OPEN…..AS THE P-G-A TOUR HASN’T MADE ANY DECISIONS ON TOURNAMENTS BEYOND MAY 21ST…..
COVID UPDATE
03/23/20
IN HIS SUNDAY NIGHT COVID-19 BRAFING…..GOVERNOR ANDY BRESHSERA SAID THE COMMONWEALTH NOW HAS 103 POSITIVE CASE OF CORONA
VIRUS…..BESHEAR SAID HE BELIEVED OVER TWO-THOUSAND TESTS HAD BEEN ADMINISTEREDTO DATE…..AND THE AVERAGE AGE OF POSITIVE
CASES WAS 53-POINT-THREE…..THE COMMONWEALTH ALSO NOW HAS TWO NEW LABS UP AND TESTING PATIENTS…..…..
THE GOVERNER ALSO ANNOUINCED THAT NON-ESSENTIAL RETAIL BUSINESSES WILL CLOSE TONIGHT AT EIGHT…….BUSINESSES AFFERCT BY THE
CLOSURE ARE ENTERTAINMENT…..SPORTING GOODS….CLOTHING AND SHOE STORES….BOOK STORES….JEWELRY…..FLORISTS…..FURNITURE AND
AUTO DEALERS….WHILE PEOPLE CAN’T GO INTO THE STORES….THEY CAN ORDER ON LINE FOR CURBSIDE SERVICE OR DELIVERS…..
NOT AFFECTED BY THE CLOSURE ARE GROCERY STORES….PHARMACIES AND DRUG STORES…..GAS STATIONS…..AUTO REPAIR…..PARTS STORES
AND LIQUOR STORES….AND THE GOVERNOR WENT ON TO SAY THAT NO MATTER WHAT RESTRICTIN ARE PUT IN PLACE….RESIDENTS WILL ALWAYS
BE ABLE TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORS…..SO DO NOT HOARD FOOD…..
AND IT’S NOW MANDARY FOR MEDICAL FACILITIESTO CEASE ELECTIVE OR NON-ESSENTIAL PROCEDURES…..
PAUL TESTS POSITIVE
03/23/20
SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE CORONA-VIRUS….
PAUL SAID HE HAS NOT HAD ANY SYMPTOMS AND WAS TESTED OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION DUE TO HIS EXTENSIVE TRAVEL AND
EVENTS…….
HE ATTENDED A FUNDRAISER IN LOUISVILLE ON MARCH SEVENTH…..WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY A WOMAN WHO LATER TESTED POSTIVE FOR THE
VIRUS……
ALLEN COUNTY COVID-19
03/23/20
ALLEN COUNTY HAS RECORDED ITS FIRST CONFIRMED POSITIVE COVID-19 CASE…..
ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR…..DAVID WILLIAMS…..TELLS NEWSWATCH THE PATIENT IS A 24-YEAR OLD FEMALE…..
WILLIAMS WENT ON TO EMPHASIZE THAT IF ANYONE GETS A CALL FROM THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT……TO ANSWER IT…….THEY’RE IN
THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE……OR MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT……
SPORTS
03/23/20
THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE IS GOING TO TAKE UP TO FOUR WEEKS TO CONSIDER POSTPOING THE TOKYO OLYMPICS…..
THE I-O-C IS PLANNING MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES…..GLOBAL SPORTS OFFICIALS…..BROADCASTERS….AND SPONSORS……
THE GAMES ARE SCHEUDLED TO START JULY 24TH…….AND THE I-O-C SAYS CANCELING THE GAMES IS NOT UNDER CONSIDERATION……
ALLEN COUNTY CORONA CASES
03/22/90
ALLEN COUNTY HAS ITS FIRST CONFRIMED CASE OF CORONAVIRUS. A 24 YEAR OLD FEMALE WHO'S QUARANTENED.
CORONA UPDATE
03/21/20
WARREN COUNTY HAS ITS THIRD CONFIRMED CASE OF THE CORONA VIRUS….THE 73 YEAR OLD MAN IS BEING TREATED AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT
BOWLING GREEN….
DURING HIS AFTERNOON UPDATE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THE COMMONWEALTH NOW HAS 63 POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-
19…..BESIDES WARREN…..OTHER NEW CASES OF THE VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN ANDERSON….. CALLOWAY…..FAYETTE …..HARDIN…..
HENDERSON……AND OLDHAM…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ASKED SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR BAN ON “IN-PERSON” CLASSES UNTIL AT LEAST APRIL 20TH……
AND FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT…..THE COMMONWEALTH HAS EXTENDED THE TAX FILING DEADLINE TO JULY 15TH…….
NCLASS@HOME
03/20/20
IN ACCORDANCE WITH A REQUEST FROM GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR…..ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT TRAVIS HAMBY HAS INFORMED
NEWSWATCH THAT ALLEN COUNTY IS EXTENDING “NCLASS@HOME” THRU FRIDAY-APRIL 17TH…..
MORE INFORMATION ON CONTINUING “NCLASS@HOME” WILL BE FORTHCOMING NEXT WEEK…..
ALSO……..TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF DELIVERING MEALS TO STUDENTS HOMES…..AND THREE-THOUSAND MEALS WERE GIVEN OUT…..ANY
CHILD IN THE COUNTY……AGES ONE TO 18……MAY RECEIVE THE MEALS……
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ALSO SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST WITH THIS COMMUNITY PROJECT……..
CORONA UPDATE
03/20/20
IN HIS CORONA VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THE COMMONWEALTH NOW HAS 47 POSITIVE CORONA VIRUS
CASES…..A SECOND DEATH……AND A SECOND CHILD HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19…..
THE SECOND DEATH WAS A 64 YEAR OLD MAN FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY WHO HAD A NUMBER OF OTHER FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO HIS
DEATH……AND THE SECOND CHILD THAT TESTED POSITIVE IS A SIX YEAR OLD FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY……
THE GOVERNER WENT ON TO SAY THERE HASN’T BEEN ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 19…..WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE DISEASE….ADMITTED
INTO THE I-C-U…….
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT
03/20/20
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENER FOR STATISTICS……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE FROM FOUR-PERCENT IN
DECEMBER TO FOUR-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN JANAURY……WHICH IS ALSO ABOVE THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT RECORDED IN JANUARY OF
LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT….JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN WARREN COUNTY……TO
SIX-POINT-SIX PERECENT IN HART COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH……UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ROSE IN 94 COUNTIES…..FELL IN 21……AND STAYED THE SAME IN FIVE…..
OLDHAM COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT…..
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 14-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT…….
KY FUNERALS
03/20/20
KENTUCKY FUNERAL HOMES ARE STAYING OPEN DURING THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC…..BUT THE WAY BUSINESS IS DONE MUST CHANGE…..
ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCAION OF EKNCY…..
FOLLOWING A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RECOMMENDATIONS……VIEWINGS AND FUNERALS SHOULD INCLUDE ONLY IMMEDIATE FAMILY…..WITH A
LARGER MEMORIAL SERVICE DELAYED UNTIL AFTER THE CORONA VIRUS HAS PASSED……
SPORTS
03/20/20
THE OLYMPIC FLAME ARRIVED IN JAPAN FROM GREECE YESTERDAY AND WAS GREETED INN A SCALED-DOWN CEREMONY……
THE GAMES ARE SCHEDULED TO OPEN JULY 24TH……
MEAL DELIVERY
03/19/20
FOR THE PAST WEEK……ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN DELIVERING MEALS TO VARIOUS FEEDING SITES……AND BEGINNING TOMORROW
MORNING AROUND 10…..THEY WILL BEGIN DELIVERING MEALS TO STUDENTS HOMES……
IF YOUR CHILD DOESN’T RIDE A BUS IN THE AFTERNOON…..THEN YOU MAY STILL PICK UP FOOD FROM ONE OF THE SUMMER FEEDNG SITES OR
FLAG THE BUS DOWN AS IT APPROACHES YOUR HOME…….
ALSO ANY CHILD IN THE COUNTY BETWEEN THE AGES OF ONE TO 18…..REGARDLESS IF THEY ARE A CURRENT STUDENT……..IS ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE THE MEALS……
EMERGENCY ORDER
03/19/20
THIS MORNING……IN THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING……ALLEN COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER AND SCOTTSVILLE MAYOR DAVID BURCH
SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDERS DECLARING A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY IN SCOTTSVILLE AND ALLEN COUNTY……
THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS DECLARING A LOCAL STATE O EMERGENCY ARE NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE……
CORONA UPDATE
03/19/20
DURING HIS CORONA-VIRUS UPDATE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID THERE WERE NINE NEW CASES OF THE VIRUS……INCLUDING
THE FIRST CONFIRMED CASE IN WARREN COUNTY…..BRINGING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOTAL CASES OF CORONA-VIRUS TO 35……
THE WARREN COUNTY CASE IS A 73 YEAR OLD MAN WHO’S BEING TREATED AT GREENVIEW HOSPTIAL…..
THE OTHER NEW CASES WERE REPORTED IN…..BOURBON….KENTON….. FAYETTE….CLARK….AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES WITH ONE OF THE
JEFFERSON COUNTY CASES BEING AN EIGHT-MONTH-OLD…..
MEADOWS
03/19/20
88 YEAR OLD GERTRUDE MEADOWS OF LOUISVILLE DIED TUESDAY IN LOUISVILLE….. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE FOUNTAIN RUN NATIVE WILL BE
SATURDAY AT 12NOON AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WHITE OAK CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 SATURDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME….
SHE’S SURVIVED BYA SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; THOMAS AND SHIRLEY…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; ELIZABETH AND GARY REXROAT…..AND
TWO SISTERS; BRENDA DYER AND SUSIE WHITE……THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRAND-CHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
MEDLEY
03/19/20
75 YEAR OLD MURAL THOMAS MEDLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..PRIVATE GRADESIDE
SERVICES WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (FRI) ON THE FAMILY FARM IN ALLEN COUNTY…….ONLINE CONDOLENCES CAN BE MADE AT……HARWOOD-
STRODE-FUNERAL-HOME-DOT-COM…..AND MEMORIAL ARE SUGGESTED TO HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; WILLIAM AND VANESSA OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW;
KRISTINE AND JOSHUA JUDGE OF WEST VIRGINIA, CINDY AND ALAN WISELY OF VIRGINIA AND JENNIFER AND RUSS HURD OF BOWLING GREEN…..
FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/19/20
NASCAR HAS SUSPENDED ITS SEASON……UNTIL MAY…..AS PART OF THE C-D-C’s RECOMMENDATIONS TO POSTONE GATHERINGS FOR THE NEXT
EIGHT WEEKS BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC…..
THE SERIES PLANS TO RETURN TO THE TRACK AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY…..INN VIRGINIA…….ON MAY NINTH……
DOLLAR GENERAL SHOPPING
03/17/20
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO DEDICATE THE FIRST HOUR OF EACH SHOPPING DAY TO SENIOR SHOPPERS…..
DOLLAR GENERAL IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGING THE FIRST OUR OF EACH DAY BE DEDICATED TO SENIOR SHOPPS…..WHO ARE ONE OF THE MOST
VULNERABLE GROUPS TO THE CORONIA-VIRUS…..
OTHER SHOPPERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAN THEIR SHOPPING TRIPS AROUND THIS WINDOW….
ALSO…..ALL DOLLAR GENERAL STORES PLAN TO CLOSE ONE HOUR EARLIER THAN THE CURRENT CLOSING TIMES TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES TIME TO
CLEAN AND RE-STOCK SHELVES…….
INFORMATION SOURCES
03/17/19
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS ESTABLISHED TWO SOURCES FOR RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATON ON THE CORONA-VIRUS AND HAVE THEIR
QUESTIONS ASKED…..
THE COVID-19 HOTLINE NUMBER IS……800-SEVEN-TWO-TWO-57-25……..
AND YOU CAN ALSO GO ON-LINE TO…..K-Y-DOT-COVID-19-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV……
FOOD SITES
03/17/20
BEGINNING TODAY……THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE DELIVERING BREAKFAST AND LUNCH…..FOR STUDENTS…..TO VARIOUS
SITES……
BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED FROM 7-30 TO 9-30 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND FROM 7-30 TO 8-30 AT THE CORE…..
THEN LUNCH WILL BE SERVED AT THE…..
HIGH SCHOOL FROM 10-30 TO 11-30…..COUNTY PLACE APARTMENTS AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FROM 11 TO 11-25…..ALCO APARTMENTS FROM
11-35 TO 12NOON…..THE CORE FROM 11-45 TO 121-30…….JIM MCDANIEL PARK FROM 12NOON TO 12-25……AND LANDMARK APARTMENTS FORM 12-
10 TO-12-30….
AGAIN…..IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO ONE OF THE SITES…..CALL SIX-ONE-EIGHT-32-64 TO HAVE THE MEALS DELIVERED…..
CORONA UPDATE
03/17/20
FOUR NEW CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY….BRINGING THE TOTAL IN KENTUCKY TO 25…..
ONE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED……THE 66 YEAR OLD BOURBON COUNTY MAN ALSO HAD A NUMBER OF OTHER HEALTH ISSUES…..
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ALSO SAID CHILD CARE CENTERS WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF THE BUSINESS DAY ON FRIDAY……
AND THE MAY PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE POSTPONED FROM MAY 19TH TO JUNE 23RD……
CLOSURES
03/17/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY IS CLOSED THRU APRIL FIFTH AND THEY PLAN ON REOPENING ON MONDAY….APRIL SIXTH…..
DURING THIS TIME IT’S ASK THAT YOU NOT RETURN ANY LIBRARY MATERIALS UNTIL THEY REOPEN…..ALSO THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR
OVERDUE MATERIALS AND ITEMS…..AND THEY WILL AUTOMATICLLY RENEW ANY ITEMS CHECKED OUT……..
THE ALLEN COUNTY DISTRICT OFFICE LOBBY WILL BE CLOSED TODAY THRU APRIL FIRST……BILLS MAY BE PAID AT THE DRIVE THRU WINDOW…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM IS CLOSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK……
KROGER HOURS
03/16/20
KROGER HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT CONCERNING A CHANGE IN STORE HOURS IN THEIR BOWLING GREEN AND HOPKINSVILLE STORES…..
EFFECTIVE YESTERDAY…..THESE LOCATIONS HAVE TEMPORARILY SHIFTED THEIR SERVICE HOURS FROM SIX IN THE MORNING TO 10 AT NIGHT……
COURT RESTRICTIONS
03/16/20
THE KNTUCKY SUPREME COURT HAS ISSUED RESTRICTIONS TO THE COMMONWELAHT’S COURT SYSTEM IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS….
THE HIGH COURT ISSUED AN ORDER TO BE IMPLEMENTED FROM TODAY UNTIL APRIL 10TH…..TO POSTPONE AND RESCHEUDLE CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH……..
IN-PERSON HEARINGS WILL ALSO BE SEVERELY LIMITED FOR CRIMINAL CASES….. WITH THE EXECPTION OF EMERGENCY HEARINGS…..DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE HEARINGS…..AND EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS………
SHOW CAUSE HEARINGS FOR FINES AND COURT COSTS ALREADY SCHEUDULED BETWEEN TODAY AND APRIL 10TH WILL BE PUSHED OUT 60-
DAYS………..
THE ORDER IS ALSO DELAYING JURY DUTY……
KY CORNONA VIRUS UPDATE
03/16/20
GOVERNOR ANY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THREE MORE POSITIVE CASES OF THE CORONA-VIRUS IN KENTUCKY….BRINGING THE TOTAL TO
21….
THE LATEST CASES CONFIRMED WERE TWO MORE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THE FIRST CASE IN CLARK COUNTY……THE CORONA-VIRUS IS NOW
HAD CASES IN SEVEN COUNTIES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..WITH SIX IN HARRIOSN COUNTY BEING THE MOST IN ANY SINGLE AREA….
THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID HE HAS TESTED NEGATIVE….AFTER COMIN IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO WAS POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS WHILE
ATTENDING A LARGE EVENT IN LOUISVILLE EARLIES THIS MONTH……
SPORTS
03/16/20
FORMER LOUISVILLE AND KENTUCKY BASKETBALL COACH….RICK PITINO…..IS THE NEW BASKETBALL COACH AT IONA COLLEGE……PITINO
REPLACES TIM CLUEES WHO RESIGNED FRIDAY FOR HEALTH REASONS…..
PITINO HAS AN OVER-ALL COLLEGE RECORD OF 770 AND 271….
AND HE WAS THE FIRST COACH TO TAKE THREE DIFFERENCE SCHOOLS TO THE N-C-A-A FINAL FOUR…..WINNING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT
LOUISVILLE AND KENTUCKY…….AND HE ALSO WENT TO THE FINAL FOUR WITH PROVIDENCE……
WKU COVID UPDATE
03/12/20
IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC……WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WILL EXTEND SPRING BREAK AND TRANSITION FROM A
CLASSROOM STYLE SETTING…..
W-K-U WILL EXTEND SPRING BREAK THROUGH MARCH 22ND….AS RESIDENTAL HALLS WILL REMAIN OPEN THRU MARCH 15TH AS PLANNED…..
AND WESTERN WILL TRANSITION FROM FACE-TO-FACE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION TO ANOTHER FORMAT THRU APRIL FIFTH…..
SPORTS
03/12/20
THE ARENAS PLAYING HOST TO THE S-E-C AND A-C-C CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS WILL BE MOSTLY EMPTY THE REST OF THE WEEK AS THE GAMES
WILL BE LAYED WITH OUT FANS…..
AND THE N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..WHICH STARTS NEXT WEEK…..WILL ALSO BE PLAYED WITHOUT FANS IN ATTENDANCE…..
A PRESS CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL YESERDAY TO INTRODUCE JOSE RAMIREZ AS THE NEW VARSITY
SOCCER COACH AND WILLIAMD DEL RIO AS THE ASSISTANT COACH
CORONA UPDATE
03/11/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT THAT KENTUCKY’S TOTAL NUMBER OF CORONA VIRUS CASES HAS GROWN TO EIGHT…..THE
TWO NEW CASES ARE BOTH PEOPLE FROM HARRISON COUNTY WHERE THE FIRST CASE WAS CONFIRMED….
KENTUCKY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE RECEIVED RESULTS OF 54 CASES…..WITH 46 OF THOSE BEING NEGATIVE……18 OF THE 20 RESULTS
RECEIVED YESTERDAY WERE NEGATIVE…..
THE COMMONWEALTH’S NURING HOMES ARE RESTRICTING VISTORS BEGINNING TODAY TO COMBAT THE CORONA VIRUS FROM SPREADING TO A
VULNERABLE POPULATION……
THE BESHEAR ADMINISTRATION HAS ALSO ISSUED…..VERY STRONG GUIDANCE….. FOR PRIVATE RUN FACILITIES……AND CAL TURNER REHAB AND
SPECIALITY CARE IS RESTRICTING VISITATION STARTING TODAY…….
SPORTS
03/11/20
SENIOR PATRIOT BASKETBALL PLAYER CHARLIE CALVERT HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE 22-MEMBER….TOM LEACH ALL RESILIENT TEAM…..
THE RECOGNITION HONORS STUDENT-ATHLETES FROM KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOLS WHO HAD TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY TO PARTICIPATE….AND OR
EXCELL IN SPORTS IN THE PAST CALENDAR YEAR……
AND THE GIRL’S SWEET 16 BEGINS TODAY AS…..
IN TODAY’S OPENING ROUND….
RYLE PLAYS LETCHER COUNTY AND E’TOWN GOES AGAINST BULLITT EAST…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE TOURNAMENT ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…….STARTING AT 10-45 THIS MORNING…….
CORONA VIRUS
03/10/20
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE LAST NIGHT…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID TWO MORE PEOPLE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE CORONA-VIRUS IN
KENTUCKY…… BRINGING THE TOTAL TO SIX……
THE LATEST CASES ARE IN FAYETTE AND HARRISON COUNTIES……AS HARRISON COUNTY NOW HAS THRE CASES…..FAYETEE COUNTY HAS TWO
PEOPLE BEING THREATED AND ONE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY…..
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN HAS TESTED ONE PERSON FOR THE VIRUS……AND THE TEST RESULT WAS NEGATIVE…..
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH…..STATE OPERATIONS CENTER IS OPERATING AT LEVEL ONE…..WHICH IS THE HIGHEST
CACTIVATION LEVEL…..
AND THERE’S A NEW HOTLINE FOR KENTUCKIANS TO CALL WITH CONERNS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIRUS…..AND THAT NUMBER IS……ONE-
800-SEVEN-TWO-TWO-57-25
WHITE
03/10/20
67 YEAR OLD JERRY WAYNE WHITE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..GRVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE
AT ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PAM WHITE……FIVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JOSHUA AND CHRISTINE AND JUSTIN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE,
ZACHARY AND JENNIFER AND MATTHEW AND JACQUELINE ALL OF BOWLING GREEN AND BRIAN OF ILLINOIS….. THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-
LAW; SHANNON AND NICK WHITE OF BOWLING GREEN AND MEGAN AND KEVEN WHITE AND KELLIE MILLER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….. THREE
BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; TIM AND CHERYL RICE AND TERRY RICE ALL OF MISSOURI AND DENNIS RICE OF KANSAS…..AND A SISTER; TAMMY
RICE OF MISSOURI…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX STEP-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
WILLIAMS
03/10/20
93 YEAR OLD ALMA PHILLIPS WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
12NOON TOMORROW (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; NORMA AND CARROL WILLOUGHBY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SISTER; PAULINE NORBY OF
MINNESOTA……AND TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; MILDRED PHILLIPS AND ARTHEMA CARTER BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/10/20
THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED TONIGHT AS BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON WARREN CENTRAL…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN MONTREAL TO TAKE ON THE CANADIENS……
TIME OFF
03/06/20
IN THE MIDST OF A BAD FLU SEASON….AND THE GROWING THREAT OF THE CORONAVIRUS…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS CALLED ON
EMPLOYERS TO OFFER PAID SICK LEAVE IF THE DON’T ALREADY…..
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY…..THE COMMONWEALTH IS ONE OF THE WORST STATE’S IN THE NATION WHEN IT
COMES TO OFFERING PAID SICK LEAVE…..IN PART…..BECAUSE IT HAS SO MANY LOW-WAGE JOBS……
ESCAPEE CAPTURED
03/06/20
AN ESCAPEE FROM A HART COUNTY JAIL WORK DETAIL HAS BEEN LOCATED AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY STATE POLICE….
JERRY BRITT WAS CHARGED WITH ESCAPE AND THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING-AUTO……
KY CORONAVIRUS
03/0620
KENTUCKY IS TESTING A HANDFULL OF PATIENTS FOR THE CORONAVIRUS…..BUT THERE ARE NO CONFIRMED CASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS OFFICIALS HAVE TESTED SEVEN LOW-RISK INDIVIDUALS FOR THE VIRUS…..FOUR TESTED NEGATIVE AND THREE
RESULTS ARE PENDING……
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH NOW HAS THE CAPABILITY TO TEST FOR THE VIRUS AND CAN GET RESULTS IN THE SAME DAY OR
THE NEXT DAY…..
MEANWHLE….TENNESSEE HAS CONFIRMED ITS FIRST CASE OF THE VIRUS…..THE PATIENT IS AN ADULT MALE LIVING IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY WHO
RECENTLY TRAVELD OUT OF THE STATE…..THE INDIVIDUAL IS ISOLATED AT HOME WITH MILD SYMPTOMS…..
MUTTER NOT GUILTY
03/06/20
AN ALLEN COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY…..
JACKIE MUTTER HAD BEEN CHARGED WITH THE JANUARY TWENTY-17 SHOOTING DEATH OF 38 YEAR OLD WENDELL JACKSON….
MUTTER CLAIMED HE SHOT JACKSON IN SELF-DEFENSE AND THEY JURY AGREED……
RIGSBY
03/06/20
37 YEAR OLD JEFFERY BRYANT “JEFF” RIGSBY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FEBRUARY 19TH AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..A CELEBRATION OF LIFE
SERVICE WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW (SAT) AT THE
FUNERAL HOME AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS FATHER; TOM AND WIFE DEBBIE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HIS MOTHER; CINDY RIETKERK AND HUSBAND KIPP OF FLORIDA……A
BROTHER; ZACH OF BOWLING GREEN…..A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; SAMANTHA AND JOEY SMITH OF GLASGOW……A STEP-BROTHER; SEAN
RIETKERK OF MICHIGAN…..MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; DEANIE VOYLES OF LEWISPORT…..AND PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; EDNA RIGSBY OF
BOWLING GREEN…..
SPORTS
03/06/20
THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CONTINUES AT DIDDLE ARENA AS……
RUSSELL COUNTY GOES AGAINST BOWLING GREEN,,,,,
AND LOGAN COUNTY TAKES ON BARREN COUNTY……
CAMPGROUNDS TO OPEN
03/05/20
KENTUCKY STATE PARK CAMPGROUNDS ARE PREPARING TO OPEN LATER THIS MONTH…..
THE CAMPING SEASON OFFICIALY STARTS MARCH 13TH AT ALL 30-KENTUCKY STATE PARK CAMPGOUNDS…..THAT FEATUE ABOUT 23-HUNDRED
CAMPING SITES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…….
ALL STATE PARK CAMPGROUNDS HAVE WATER AND ELECTRIC SERVICE WITH DUMP STATIONS OR SEWER HOOKUPS…..ALONG WITH PICNIC TABLES
AND FIRE RINGS AT EACH IMPROVED SITE AND BATHHOUSES…..PRIMITIVE SITES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE…..
VOTING RIGHTS
03/05/20
MORE THAN 152-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS NOW HAVE A CONVENIENT WAY TO FIND OUT IF THEIR VOTING RIGHTS HAVE BEEN RESTORED….
YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR UNVEILED A WEBSITE…..CIVIL-RIGHTS-RESTORE-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV…….TO HELP KENTUCKIANS
DETERMINE IF THEY QUALIFY……
ON HIS THIRD DAY IN OFFICE……BESHEAR SIGNED AN ORDER RESTORING THE RIGHTS TO VOTE AND HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE TO KENTUCKIANS WHO
WERE CONVICTED OF MOST NON-VIOLENT FELONIES AND WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SENTENCES……
ESCAPEE
03/05/20
STATE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A SCOTTSVILLE MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM A HART COUNTY JAIL WORK DETAIL YESTERDAY…..
37 YEAR OLD JERRY BRITT TOOK A TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN….GOLD LINCOLN NAVIGATOR IN THE BLUEGRASS AVENUE AREA IN HART COUNTY…..THE
VEHICLE WAS LATER LOCATED IN THE SHANTY HOLLOW AREA OF WARREN COUNTY…..
BRITT IS A WHITE MALE WITH BROWN HAIR AND HAZEL EYES…..HE’S FIVE-FEET 11-INCLES TALL AND WEIGHT 175-POUNDS……AND WAS WEARING
BLUE JEANS….BLACK HOODIE AND CAMOUFLAGE HAT…..
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF JERRY BRITT IS ASKED TO CONTACT STATE POLICE AT TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-
EIGHT-TWO-20-10….OR BY TEXT A TIP VIA THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE APP……
SPORTS
03/05/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE STARS……
UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
03/04/20
DURING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24TH….THE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY DIVISION OF THE KENTUCKY STATE TREASURER’S OFFICE RETURNED ONE-
POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO KENTUCKIANS…..
THIS IS THE FIRST MILLION DOLLAR PAYMENT OF THE YEAR…..AND SINCE TAKING OFFICE IN TWENTY-16…..TREASURER ALLISON BALL HAS
RETURNED 93-MILLION DOLLARS IN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY TO KENTUCKIANS…..
UNCLAIMED PROPERTY GENERALLY CONSISTS OF PAYROOL CHECKS….UNCLAIMED SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES….OLD LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES…..
STOCKS…..OR VENDOR CHECKS…..
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT UNCLAIMED PROPERTY….GO ONLINE TO…..TREASURY-DOT-K-Y-DOTGOV……
SEVERE WEATHER WEEK
03/04/20
THIS IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN KENTUCKY…..AND A STATEWIDE TORNADO SAFETY DRILL IS SCHEUDLED FOR TODAY……
THE DRILL WILL BE AT NINE-OH-SEVEN CENTRAL TIME THIS MORNING…..AS OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN WILL SOUND…..WEATHER ALERT RADIOS
WILL ACTIVATE…..AND TEVEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS WILL BROADCAST THE ALERT…..ALONG WITH MOBILE DEVISES…..
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER….YOU CAN GO TO THE KENTUCKY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WEBSITE
AT…..K-Y-E-M-DOT-K-Y-DOT COM……
PURSUIT-FOUNTAIN RUN
03/04/20
STATE POLICE ATTEMPTED TO STOP A VEHICLE ON MAIN STREET IN FOUNTAIN RUN WHEN IT SPEED AWAY…..
THE PURSUIT CAME INTO ALLEN COUNTY AND TURNED ONTO CELSOR ROAD….. WHERE THE VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH A CLOSED GATE AND INTO
AN OPEN FIELD….THE CAR THEN WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT WHERE IT BECAME STUCK…..
THE DRIVER…..26 YEAR OLD AARON COLES OF FOUNTAIN RUN WAS FOUND TRYING TO HIDE UNDER A LOG….HE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED
WITH WANTON ENDANGERMENT-POLICE OFFICER, FLEEING OR EVADING, RESISTING ARREST AND A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES…..
SPORTS
03/04/20
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE PATROTS LAST NIGHT…..AT THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..AS THE DROPPED AT 78 TO 46 DECISION
TO BOWLING GREEN…..
IN LAST NIGHT’S OTHER GAME….
IT WAS LOGAN COUNTY 79 AND CUMBERLAND COUNTY 58……
SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK
03/03/20
NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK IS BEING OBSERVED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT…..
THE “NATONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK CAMPAIGN….A YEARLY PROGRAM LAUNCED IN 1989…..IS CENTERED ON A NATIONAL THEME OF “OUT OF
THIS WORLD” TO REMIND THE ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY THAT SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROVIDES A HEALTHY AND ENERGIZING START TO THE DAY
FOR STUDENTS…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVES OVER 19-HUNDRED BREAKFAST MEALS DAILY THROUGH THE FEDERALLY FUNDED SCHOOL
BREAKFAST PROGRAM….. WHICH PROVIDES BREAKFAST AND LUNCH IN ALL ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS AT NO COST TO STUDENTS…..
MADISONVILLE REAL I-D OFFICE
03/03/20
A REGIONAL….REAL-I-D OFFICE HAS OPENED IN MADISIONVILLE…..AND THE NEW HOPKINS COUNTY OFFICE CAN SERVE ALL KENTUCKIANS
REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE…….
LIKE MADISONVILLE…..THE “REAL I-D” OFFICE AT THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HEADQUARTERS IN FRANKFORT IS A REGIONAL
APPLICATION SITE…..
WHILE THE OFFICES IN PADUCAH…..SOMERSET….AND BOWLING GREEN ARE CURRENTLY SERVING THE COUNTIES WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED…..
BUT WILL SERVE THE REGION ONCE WORKSTATION CAPACITY EXPANDS……
DOLLAR GENERAL AWARD
03/02/20
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN AROW…..DOLLAR GENERAL HAS EARNED “TRAINING MAGAZINE’S” TOP HONOR FOR ITS “20-20 TOP ONE-HUNDRED-25”
IN ADDITION TO THE COMPANY’S SECOND YEAR OF EARNING THE MAGAZINE’S TOP TRAINING HONOR…..THIS IS DOLALR GENERAL’S THIRD YEAR
AMONG THE PRESTIGIOU LIST’S TOP FIVE HONOREES AND THE NINTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR TO BE NAMED TO THE TOP ONE-25 LIST……
IN ADDITION TO “TRAINING”…..DOLLAR GENERAL WAS RECOGNIZED ON “FORTUNE” MAGAZINE’S 20-20 WORLD’S MOST ADMIRED COMPANIES…..AND
NAMED AS “MASS MARKET RETAILERS” 20-20 RETAILER OF THE YEAR…..
LEGAL FOOD FRENZY
03/02/20
THE…..20-20 LEGAL FOOD FRENZY…..KICKED OFF FRIDAY…..
ACCORDING TO ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON……THE FOOD FRENZY IS A STATEWIDE COMPETITION THAT CHALLENGES THE
COMMONWEALTH’S LEGAL COMMUNITY TO RAISE RESOURCES FOR HUNGER RELIEF…..
THE GOAL OF THIS YEAR’S CAMPAIGN IS TO COLLECT 800-THOUSAND POUNDS OF FOOD OR 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS BEFORE MARCH 14TH…..
WITH THE PROCEES GOING TO “FEEDING KENTUCKY”….WHICH IS A STATEWIDE FOOD BANK NETWORK THAT DISTRIBUTES 72-MILLION MEALS
ANNUALLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 800-LOCAL CHARITABLE FEEDING ORGANIZATIONS IN ALL 120 COUNTIES…..
MULTI-VEHICLE FATAL
03/02/20
STATE POLICE SAY A MUTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY OF BARREN COUNTY…..ON AUSTIN/TRACY ROAD…..
CLAIMED A LIFE…..
A VEHICLE DRIVEN NBY 57 YEAR OLD TAMMY GOSNELL OF AUSTIN…..STRUCK THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE OPERATED BY 18 YEAR OLD ZAYNE
BARNHARDT OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..……
GOSNELL THEN PASSED BARNHARDT….HITTING THE PASSENG SIDE AND CROSSING THE CENTER LINE AND STRIKING A GOOSNECK TRAILER BEING
TOWED BY 62 YEAR OLD DAVID STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE……
GOSELL DIED AT THE SCENE…..AND A PASSENGER IN THE BARNHARDT VEHICLE….37 YEAR OLD CASSANDRA BARNHARDT WAS TRANSPORTED TO
T-J SAMSON HOSPITAL…..
SPORTS
03/02/20
THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT CONTINUES…..
AS LOGAN COUNTY TAKES ON METCALFE COUNTY…..
AND BARREN COUNTY PLAYS WARREN EAST……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE OILERS…..
BRIDGE CLOSURE
02/28/20
AS YOU BEGIN TO MAKE YOUR PLANS FOR NEXT WEEK…..KEEP IN MIND THAT A BRIDGE REHABILITATION PROJECT WILL CREATE A LONG-TERM ROAD
CLOSURE ON KENTUCKY FIVE-85…..AT MILE POINT EIGHT-POINT-THREE….AT THE ALLEN/SIMPSON COUNTY LINE…..
THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING MONDAY .AND WILL BE CLOSED FOR APPROXIMALTEY 60-DAYS…..AND KEEP IN MIND THAT THE DETOUR WILL
ADD EXTRA TRAVEL TIME TO YOUR DESTINATION……
THE BRIDGE IS BEING REHABILITATED AND UPGRADED TO ELIMINATE WEIGHT RETRICTIONS……
NEW TRACK
02/28/20
A NEW TRACK IS COMING TO THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM’S MOTORSPORTS PARK…..
THE NEW….OFF-ROADING OBSTACLE COURSE…..WILL BE FOR OFF-ROAD VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS….JEEPS….AND S-U-Vs…..
AS THE VENUE WILL CATER TO DRIVERS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS…..AND WILL INCLUDE A MUD PIT….LOG CRAWL…..SAND PIT…..AND MORE……
WARREN COUNTY NEW PLANT
02/27/20
126-NEW JOBS WILL BE COMING TO WARREN COUNTY AS CROWN CORK AND SEAL U-S-A WILL INVEST 148-MILLION DOLLARS TO CONSTRUCT A
327-THOUSAND-SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IN THE KENTUCKY TRANSPARK……
CROWN CORK AND SEAL PRODUCES METAL BEVERAGE CANS…..PROMOTIONAL PACKAGING….AND FOOD AND CONSUMER GOODS ENCLOSURES…..
HORSE CAVE PLANT EXPANSION
02/28/20
A TOTAL OF 140 NEWS JOBS WILL BE COMING TO HART COUNTY DUE TO AN EXPANSION OF THE T-MARZETTE COMPANY FACILITY IN HORSE CAVE…..
THE SALAD DRESSING PRODUCER PLANS TO EXPAND ITS PLANT WITH A 93-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT……
THE 185-THOUSAND-SQUARE-FOOT EXPANSON WILL ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURING SPACE…..AS-WELL-AS THE PURCHASE OF NEW
EQUIPMENT FOR INCREADSE DRESSING AND SAUCE PRODUCTION……
TAXING BILL
02/28/20
A KENTUCKY HOUSE PANEL HAS APPROVED A PROPOSAL AIMED AT GIVING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MORE LATITUDE IN GENERATING TAX REVENUE TO
KEEP UP WITH DEMANDS FOR SERVICES…..
THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT NOW HEADS TO THE FULL HOUSE…..
SPORTS
02/28/20
TONIGHT…..THE BOY’S 15TH DISTRICT CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL…..AS THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON
BARREN COUNTY……
TIP OFF IS SIX……AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..
AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
PATRIOT SENIOR GOLFER BRYSON BONDS WILL CONTINUE HIS PLAYING CAREER FOLLOWING GRADUATION…..
AS YESTERDAY HE SIGNED HIS LETTER OF INTENT TO PLAY COLLEGE GOLF AT BRESIA UNIVERSITY IN OWENSBORO……
NEW MESONET STATION
02/27/20
THE KENTUCKY MESNONET…..AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..IS GOING TO ADD A NEW STATION IN WAYNE COUNTY…..
THE MESONET WILL PROVIDE HALF OF THE FUNDING TO INSTALL THE STATION….. AND WAYNE COUNTY FISCAL COURT WILL PROVIDE THE OTHER
HALF…..AS-WELL-AS ANNUAL FUNDING FOR SITE MAINTENANCE….
THE MESONET…..WHICH COLLECTS REAL-TIME WEATHER DATA EVERY FIVE-MINUTES……24-HOURS A DAY….. IS THE COMMONWEALTH’S OFFICIAL
SOUCRCE FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE DATA…..
THE FIRST STATION WAS INSTALLED IN MAY TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN…..AND BY THE END OF THIS YEAR…..THE MESONET EXPECTS TO HAVE AT
LEAST 75-STATIONS OPERATING…..COVERNING OVER HALF OF KENTUCKY’S COUNTIES…..
PHONE SCAMS
02/27/20
THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE ARE TWO NEW PHONE SCAMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED…
IN ONE….THE SCAMMER SAYS THE INDIVIDUAL LEFT A CREDIT CARD IN THE STORE AND THEY NEED THEM TO VERIFY THE CARD NUMBER…..
IN THE OTHER….THE SCAMMER IMPERSONATES A POLICE OFFICER WHO SAYS THE INDIVIDUALS INFORMATION WAS COMPROMISED…..AND THEY
NEED TO TRANSFER THE INDIVIDUAL TO “HOMELAND SECURITY”….WHERE THEY ARE ASKED FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION….
IF YOU RECEIVE ONE OF THESE CALLS….HANG UP…AND NEVER GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE…..
COSBY
02/26/20
73 YEAR OLD BARBARA ANN COSBY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; CHRIS AND INA ELMORE AND JESSE AND BENITA ELMORE…..HER MOTHER; JEAN FROST…..
AND A SISTER; JANET WALLIN…..SIX GRANDCHIDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/27/20
AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL…..
BARREN COUNTY PLAYS GLASGOW IN THE CHAMPIONSHP GAME……
TIP OFF IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..
AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE……STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE FLAMES….. .
FISCAL COURT
02/26/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE RESCUE SQUAD BUILDING LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING….
THE COURT APPROVED A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING ONE-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN RURAL AND MUNICIPAL ROAD AID FROM THE KENTUCKY
TRANSPORTARION CABINET FOR BLACK TOPPING,…..THE ANNUAL SPRING CLEAN-UP WEEK WAS SET FOR MARCH 21ST THRU THE 28TH……AND THE
FINAL SATURDAY WILL BE A “COUNTY WIDE CLEAN UP DAY”……
A GRANT HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THE WIDENING OF JOHNSON ROAD…..FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS APPROVED
FOR A NEW COUNTY “LOGO” AND WEB-SITE…..AND JOE CORNWELL WAS REAPPOINTED TO THE FOUNTAIN RUN WATER DISTRICT BOARD…….
REMAINS IDENTIFIED
02/26/20
REMAINS OF A FEMALE…..FOUND IN RURAL PULASKI COUNTY NEAR NANCY IN 1995….HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THOSE OF A MISSING ALLEN COUNTY
WOMAN….
CHRISTIE YORK WITCHER WAS LAST SEEN IN JULY 1993……THERE WAS NO IDENTIFYING INFORMATION NEAR THE REMAINS AND DETAILS OF THE
CASE HAD BEEN PLACED INTO THE NATONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS SYSTEM… AND A SAMPLE OF THE FEMALE’S D-N-A WAS ALSO
PROVIDED FOR COMPARISON IN THE “COMBINED D-N-A INDEXED SYSTEM” RUN BY THE F-B-I……
THE INVESTIGATION INTO WITCHERS DISAPPEARANCE AND DEATH ARE STILL ACTIVE……AND ONGOING…..BY THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT AND PULASKI COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…….
FLU CASES DOWN
02/25/20
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES IN KENTUCKY IS DOWN….ABOUT 18-HUNDRED NEW CASES WERE REPORTED LAST WEEK…..WHICH WAS DOWN FROM
ABOUT 21-HUNDRED THE WEEK BEFORE….
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FLU CASES FOR THE SEASON…..IN THE COMMONWEALTH….. IS APPROACHING 20-THOUSAND WITH 66 DEATHS FROM FLU-
RELATED COMPLICATONS…..
SO FAR THIS YEAR……THERE HAVE BEEN 331 CONFIRMED FLU CASES IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
JURY POOL
02/25/20
SENATE BILL “ONE-32”……WHICH WOULD ADD PEOPLE WITH STATE-ISSUED PERSONAL IDENTIFICAION CARDS……TO A POOL OF POTENTIAL
JURORS…..PASSED THE KENTUCKY SENATE ON A 35-TO-NOTHING VOTE YESTERDAY……
AND SENATE BILL TWO WHICH WOULD PROVIDE A FREE STATE-ISSUED “I-D CARD” FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT LEAST 18 AND DO NOT HAVE A
VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE……CURRENTLY THE “I-D” COSTS 30-DOLLARS….
THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS COMPLIES A LIST OF PROSPECTIVE JURORS DRWAN FROM PEOPLE WITH DRIVER’S LICENSES…..TAX
ROLLS FROM INDIVIDUAL RETURNS……AND VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS……
DISTRICTED DRIVING
02/24/20
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION….. KENTUCKY RANKS IN THE TOP FIVE IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE MOST
DISTRICTED DRIVES…..
STATE POLICE SAY THEY ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE INSTANCES OF PEOPLE TEXTING…..ANSWERING MESSAGES….AND EVEN WATCHING
PROGRAMS ON I-PADS WHILE DRIVING…..
THEY GO ON TO SAY THAT IF YOU ARE AT FAULT IN A COLLISION…..BECAUSE YOU WERE TEXING AND DRIVING……YOU CAN LEGALLY BE HELD LIABLE
FOR THE ACCIDENT…….
FATAL-BARREN
02/24/20
A THREE- VEHICLE ACCIDENT YESTERDAY MORNING IN BARREN COUNTY…..ON HAPPY VALLEY ROAD NEAR HARRY KING ROAD…..CLAIMED A LIFE….
STATE POLCIE SAY 73 YEAR OLD MARY JOHNSON HIT A VEHICLE DRIVERN BY 60 YEAR OLD DEBORAH CUNDARI WHILE SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO
MAKE A TURN….. JOHNSON’S VEHICLE THEN TRAVELED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHERE IT WAS HIT BY A THIRD CAR….
JOHNSON DIED AT THE SCENE….WHILE CUNDARI WAS TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..
REMAINS FOUND
02/24/20
SUSPECTED HUMAN REMAINS WERE LOCATED IN A FIELD NEAR THE 11-HUNDRED BLOCK OF NORTH NELSON ROAD IN HART COUNTY YESTERDAY…..
STATE POLICE SAY THE REMAINS ARE UNIDENTIFIABLE AT THIS TIME AND WILL BE TAKEN TO THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE FOR
EXAMINATION…..
SPORTS
02/24/20
THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BEGINS AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL…..
AS THE BARREN COUNTY GIRLS PLAY MONROE COUNTY AT SIX…..
AND THEN THE TROJANS TAKE ON THE HORNETS AT SEVEN-30……
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-
THREE…..WVLE…. STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
SULLIVAN
02/20/20
37 YEAR OLD MALISSA SHAWN HOOTEN SULLIVAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION METHODIST CEMETERY….. VISITAION BEGINS AFTER 11 SATURDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JESSE ALLEN SULLIVAN…..A DAUGHTER; REGAN SULLIVAN….A STEP-DAUGHTER; JESSICA SULLIVAN…..HER
MOTHER; DONNA BARNES….AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; BRANDI AND JOE SULLIVAN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW AND
SISTER-IN-LAW; NATHAN AND DEBORA SULLIVAN OF FOUNTAIN RUN……A STEP-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…..
SPORTS
02/20/20
THE PATRIOTS GO TO RUSSELLVILLE FOR A BOYS DOUBLEHEADER…..
HART INMATE
02/19/20
AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR AN INMATE THAT ESCAPED FROM THE HART COUNTY JAIL…..
THE ESCAPEE IS 30 YEAR OLD DARRON WREN OF CAVE CITY…..WREN IS A WHITE MALE WITH BROWN HAIR AND HAZEL EYES…..HE’S APPROXIMATELY
FIVE-FEET NINE-INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS 135 POUNDS……
WHEN LAST SEEN HE WAS WEARING BLUE JEANS AND A WHITE HOODED SWEATSHIRT…..
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF DARRON WREN IS ASKED TO CONTACT STATE POLICE……
ROBBERY-EDMONSON
02/19/20
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN ARMED ROBBERT THAT OCCURRED SATURDAY MORNING AT THE “Z-MART” STORE IN THE SWEEDEN
COMMUNITY IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
JUST BEFOE FIVE….A MALE SUBJECT BRANDISHING A HANDGUN ENGTERED THE STORE AND DEMANDED……
HE’S DESCRIBED AS FIVE-FEET TO FIVE-FEET-TWO INCHES TALL….AND WAS WEARING BLACK CLOTHING AND BLACK MASK AND GLOVES…..
COOPER
02/19/20
28 YEAR OLD CORY REED COOPER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY IN LOUISVILLE…. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO-30 AT
GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE HEALING PLACE…. AND FOR MR. COOPER’S FUNERAL CITY
OFFICES WILL CLOSE AT NOON FRIDAY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER; JOHANNA HOBDY AND HUSBAND; TIM……AND HIS FATHER; CHAD COOPER AND WIFE VICKI ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS; GARRETT COOPER OF SCOTTSVILLE AND MATT HOBDY OF GLASGOW….A SISTER; ABIGAIL COOPER OF
SCOTTSVILLE……AND HIS MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS; JOHN AND BEVERLY ADAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE…….
SPORTS
02/19/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT TO TAKE ON WARREN CENTRAL….AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 50 TO 40
DECISION TO THE LADY DRAGONS…..
AND THE PATRIOTS LOST TO THE DRAGONS 75 TO 41……
CITY COUNCIL
02/17/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS IN SPECIAL SESSION THIS MORNING AT 10….. ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE APPROVING THE FLEET
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM…. ACCEPTING PROPOSALS…..AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO A VENDOR…..
UK TRUSTREES
02/17/20
KENTUCKY SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS SAID FRIDAY THAT FORMER GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S LAST FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY BOARD OF TRUSTEES WERE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW….
STIVERS SAID THE SENATE WILL BE UNABLE TO CONFIRM REPUBLICANS BEVIN APPOINTED LATE LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT WOULD IMPROPERLY
THROW OFF THE POLITICAL MAKEUP OF THE BOARD…..
ACCORDING TO KENTUCKY LAW…..UNIVERSITY BOARD APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR MUST REFLECT PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION OF
THE TWO LEADING POLITICAL PARTIES BASED ON THE COMMONWEALTH’S VOTER REGISTRAITON……
DEMOCRATS CURRENTLY OUTNUMBER REPUBLICANS IN KENTUCKY…..AND BEVIN’S APPOINTMENT OF THREE REPUBLICANS AND ONE DEMOCRAT
WOULD MAKE THE POLITICAL BALANCE OF THE BOARD 10 REPUBLICANS AND SEVEN DEMCRATS…..
TUITION DISCOUNT
02/17/20
BEGINNING THIS FALL…..THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA WILL OFFER DISCOUNTED TUITION TO STUDENTS FROM KENTUCKY AND
EIGHT OTHER STATES….
UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY THE GOAL OF THE NEW “REGIONAL TUTION PROGRAM IS TO ATRACT AND RETAIN DIVERSE TALENT IN THE AREA…..AS-
WELL-AS REACH ENROLLMENT GOALS….
UNDER THE NEW PROGRAM…..”REGIONAL STUDENTS” WOULD PAY ABOUT 18-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR…..INSTEAD OF ABOUT 26-THOUSAND AS
OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS…..
SPORTS
02/17/20
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
KENTUCKY DEFEATED MISSISSIPPI STATE 73 TO 62…..
AND LOUISVILLE DOWNED NOTRE DAME 82 TO 49…..
THE PREDATORS BEAT THE BLUES TWO TO ONE……
AND RAIN FORCED POSTPONEMENT OF THE DAYTONA 500 YESTERDAY…..THE GREAT AMERICAN RACE WILL BE RUN TODAY……
BACKPACK PROGRAM
02/14/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY FAMILY RECOURCE AND YOUTH SERVICE CENTERS HAVE RECEIVED A 500-DOLLAR DONATION FROM THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM
BUREAU FOUNDATION….THAT WILL BE USED TO HELP PURCHASE FOOD ITEMS FOR THE CENTER’S “BACKPACK PROGRAM”…..
THE “BACKPACK PROGRAM” FILLS BACKPACKS WITH FOOD STAPLES FOR STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO TAKE HOME FOR THE WEEK-
END….. THE STUDENT THEN RETURNS THE BACKPACK ON MONDAY FOR RE-USED THE FOLLOWING WEEK-END…..
THE DONATION WAS MADE IN RECOGNITION OF FOOD CHECK-OUT DAY….WHICH WAS FEBRUARY FIFTH….. WHICH IS THE DAY IN THE YEAR THAT THE
AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD HAS EARNED ENOUGH INCOME TO PAY A FULL YEAR’S GROCERY BILL…….
FRIENDS GRANT
02/14/20
THE FRIENDS OF MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAVE RECEIVED A SIX-THOUSAND DOLLAR STATE FARM “GOOD NEIGHBOR CITIZENSHIP
EDUCATION GRANT”…..
THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PARTNER WITH THE MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT….TO PROMOTE
TEACHE DEVELOPMENT THROUGHT A FREE OVER-NIGHT TEACH WORKSHOP IN THE PARK JULY NINTH AND TENTH…..
THE WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE TWO FULL DAYS OF LESSONS….AS-WELL-AS TEACHING METHODS……AS PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN THE
IMPORTANCE OF WATER IN A KARST ECOSYSTEM…..
SMOTHERMAN
02/14/20
76 YEAR OLD FORREST LEE “SMOKEY” SMOTHERMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..
MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT NEW LIFE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
MONDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH……
HE’S SURVIVED BY BARBARA CHAPMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JEFFERY OF BOWLING GREEN AND TIMMY AND
SHEILA OF HARDINSBURG…..A DAUGHTER; MEGAN GRIFFIN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A STEP-DAUGHTER AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; DEBBIE AND RONNIE
DONOVAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; TERRY AND CHRISTA OF AUBURN…..TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; SHEILA
ARMSTRONG OF RUSSELLVILLE AND JUDY AND MERVIN PEARSON OF DUNMOR…..AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; JUNIOR FULLER OF RUSSELLVILLE…….10
GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/14/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND PICKED UP TWO WINS OVER METCALFE COUNTY…..AS THE LADY PATROTS BEAT
THE LADY HORNETS 53 TO 49……
AND IT TOOK TWO OVERTIME FOR THE PATRIOTS TO GET PAST THE HORNETS 89 TO 78……
REVENUE UP
02/12/20
THERE’S GOOD NEWS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH’S FINANCES……AS BOTH THE GENERAL FUND AND ROAD FUND SHOWED HEALTHY INCREASES IN
JANUARY….. WHEN COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO…..
ACCORDING TO BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN HICKS…..GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS GREW NINE-POINT-TWO PERCENT INJANURY WHEN COMPARED TO A
YEAR AGO……WHILE THE ROAD FUND INCREASED FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..
THE OFFICIAL REVENUE ESTIMATE CALLS FROM ONE-POINT-SIX PERCENT GROWTH IN REVENUES OVER FISCAL YEAR-19 TOTALS……WHICH MEANS
COLLECTIONS FOR THE REMAINDER O THE YEAR CAN FALL ONE-POINT-ONE PERCENT AND STILL MEET THE OFFICIAL ESTIMATE……
FORT KNOX
02/2/20
06:05AM
FORT KNOX HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BE THE HOME OF THE NEW…..”U-S” ARMY FIFTH CORPS HEADQUARTERS…..
THE “FIFTH” CORP HEADQUARTERS WILL CONSIST OF APPROXIMATLEY 635 SOLDIERS….OF WHICH 200 WILL SUPPORT AN OPERATIONAL COMMAND
POST IN EUROPE ON A ROTATIONAL BASIS……
THE CORPS HEADQUARTERS IS PROJECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL BY THIS FALL……
VETS RIDES
02/12/20
THE FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH……A “V-F-W” SERVICE OFFICER IS AT THE HALFREY/DALTON POST TO ASSIST VETERANS AND THEIR
DEPENDENTS…..AND NOW FREE RIDES ON…..“SCOTTSVILLE TRANSIT”…..ARE AVAILBLE FOR VETERANS THAT DAY……
SPORTS
02/12/20
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS CONSIDERING EXPANDING THE PLAYOFFS TO NEARLY HALF THE TEAMS…..AND ALLOWING HIGHER-SEEDED WILD-CARD
TEAMS TO CHOSE THEIR OPPONENTS……
UNDER THE PROPOSAL….THE PLAOFFS WOULD GOT FROM THE CURRENT 10 TEAMS TO 14……WITH FOUR WILD CARD TEAMS IN EACH LEAGE…..UP
FROM TWO…..
FATAL ACCIDENTS
02/10/20
AN ACCIDENT FRIDAY NIGHT IN ROBERTSON COUNTY-TENNESSEE…..INVOLVING TWO SEMI-TRUCKS AND A NISSAN VERSA…..CLAIMED THE LIVES OF
THREE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY RESIDENTS…..
THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE VICTIMS WERE 53 YEAR OLD SHIRLEY POSEY AND 53 YEAR OLD ROBIN COFER BOTH OF BOWLING
GREEN AND 58 YEAR OLD MICHAEL POSEY OF RUSSELLVILLE….ALL THREE WERE IN THE NISSAN…..
THEN EARLIER FRIDAY ON SOUTH BOUND I-65…AS EXIT SIX…..A PICK UP DRIVEN BY 46 YEAR OLD BRIAN LOWE OF BOWLING GREEN WAS HEADED
SOUTH ON I-65 ACROSS THE OVERPASS OF KENTUCKY-100 AT EXIT SIX……WHEN HIS TRUCK LEFT THE ROADWAY…..WENT DOWN THE
EMBANKMENT….FLIPPED ONTO THE ENTRANCE RAMP OF I-5….. AND HIT A PARKED TRACTOR TRAILER…..
SPORTS
02/10/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO GLASGOW….. TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP
KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN VANCOUVER TO TAKE ON THE CANUCKS….
TYPHOID FEVER
02/07/20
A STUDENT AT BRIARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS HAVING A CASSE OF TPOID FEVER….
ACCORDING TO THE C-D-C…..THE STUDENT HAS “SALMONELLA TYPHI”….WHICH IS SPREAD THRU CONTAMINAITON OF FOOD OR WATER….AND
THROUGH PERSON-TO-PERSON CONTACT….AND IS A TREATABLE ILLNESS…..
SCHOOL OFFICIALS ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO STREE THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD HAND WASHING TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE INFECTION…..
ONLY ABOUT 350 PEOPLE IN THE “U-S” ARE DIAGNOSED WITH THE ILLNESS EVERY YEAR…….
GARDNER
02/06/20
73 YEAR OLD PEGGY STAMPS GARDNER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUUKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
11 TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; WESLEY AND TANIA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; REX STAMPS
AND PHIL AND ROSE STAMPS ALL OF INDIANA AND RANDY AND KAY STAMPS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDCHILD AND GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO
SURVIVE……
RUSH
02/06/20
61 YEAR OLD CONNIE SUE RUSH OF CAPE CORAL-FLORIDA DIED JANUARY 24TH AT GULF COAST HOSPTIAL IN FT. MYERS-FLORIDA….FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERLA HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; RALPH “POPS” RUSH…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JEREMY AND SHANNON O’DAY OF INDIANA AND
DANIEL RUSH OF FLORIDA…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; RACHEL AND MICHAEL TURNAGE OF FLORIDA……FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-
LAW; CARL AND MARIE MANUEL, JASON MANUEL, MATHEW AND TRISHA MANUEL AND ROBERT AND BRANDY MANUEL…..AND TWO SISTERS; ROBIN
CHILDS AND MARGARET FALL ALL OF INDIAIA……11 GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/07/20
THE PATROT AND LADY P BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY…..TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T
MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT
FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……..
DOLLAR GENERAL HIRING
02/06/20
DOLLAR GENERAL PLANS TO CREATE MORE THAN EIGHT-THOUSAND POSITIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 20-20 THROUGH ANTICIPATED STORE AND
DISTRIBUTION CENTER GROWTH……
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS…..DOLLAR GENERAL HAS ADDED APPROXIMATELY 35-THOUSAND NEW JOBS…..GROWING FROM 105-THOUSAND
EMPLOYEES IN TWENTY-15…..TO MORE THAN 143-THOUSAND CURRENT EMPLOYEES…..
DOLLAR GENERAL WAS RECENTLY NAMES AS “MASS MARKET RETAILER’S”….. RETAILER OF THE YEAR…..AND IS LISTED AMONG “FORTUNE
MAGAZINE’S” 20-20 LIST OF THE WORLD’S MOST ADMIRED COMPANY……
PROSECUTORS OFFICE
02/06/20
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF KENTUCKY…..THERE IS NOW A FULL-TIME FEDERAL PROSECUTORS’ IN BOWLING GREEN…..
AS UNITED STATE ATTORNEY RUSSELL COLEMEN….LAW ENFORCEMENT…..AND COMMUNITY LEADERS HELD THE RIBBON CUTTING AT THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE YESTERDAY…..
THE NEW OFFICE WILL EXPEDITE FEDERAL CASES AND FOSTER A CLOSER WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH STATE….LOCAL….AND FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT…..
PROCK
02/06/20
79 YEAR OLD PATRICIA LAW PROCK OF LAFAYETTE DIED TUESDAY AT SUMNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT ANDERSON AND SON FUNERAL HOME LAFAYETTE CHAPEL WITH BURIAL IN HAYSVILL
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 THIS MORNING (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; CHRIS AND MONESSA AND SHANE AND MONICA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDEN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/06/20
THE LADY PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY TEAMS GO TO BOWLING GREEN……
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS PLAY AT MONROE COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN CALGARY TO TAKE ON THE FLAMES……
LOBBYING EXPENSES
02/05/20
IT WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR LOBBYING EXPENSES….DURING THE 20-19 SHORT SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY……AS JUST OVER
22-MILLION DOLLARS WAS SPENT…..THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR A SHORT SESSION WAS SET IN 20-17 AT JUST VOER 30-MILLON DOLLARS…..
SPENDING DURING LAST YEARS SHORT SESSION ALMOST MATCHED THE TOTAL FOR THE 20-18 LONG SESSION WHICH TOTALED JUST OVER 23-
MILLION DOLLARS BEING SPENT ON LOBBYING….
AGAIN THE TOP TWO SPENDING LOBBYING ORGANIZATIONS WERE THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND “ALTRIA” WHICH INCLUDES
PHILIP MORRIS AND “ U-S” SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPANY…..
COAL PLANT SHUT DOWN
02/05/20
THE TENNESSEE VALLY AUTHORITY HAS SHUT DOWN ITS LAST COAL-FIRED UNIT AT THE PARADISE PLANT IN WESTERN KENTUCKY….
UNIT-THREE…..WHICH WAS THE LAST UNIT BURNING COAL AT THE MASSIVE POWER PLANT….. BEGAN OPERATING IN 1970 WITH A GENERATING
CAPACITY OF ONE-THOUAND-80 MEGAWATS……
IN 20-19…..TVA’s BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO RETIRE THE UNIT……THE OTHER TWO COAL-FIREED UNITS AT PARADISE WERE RETIRED IN
TWENTY-17…..
VISITING PROFESSOR
02/04/20
SEAN WARD…..W-K-U INSTRUCTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS…..HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE DUGAS FAMILY VISITING PROFESSOR FOR 2020-2021…….
AS PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ASSOCIATED WITH DUGA COMMUNITY PARK…..
WARD WILL INCORPORATE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE INTO THE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT WESTERN…..AS
THEY WORK TOWARD DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS PLANS ALONG WITH MARKETING….. PUBLIC RELATIONS…..AND ADVERTISING FOR THE
PARK…..
THE DUGAS COMMUNITY PARK AND DUGAS FAMILY VISITING PROFESSORSHIP WERE DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH W-K-U FROM A GENEROUS
CONTRIBUTION FROM THE DUGAS FAMILY IN TWENTY-16…..
BASKETBALL
02/05/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT….AS THE LADY PATRIOTS DOWNED THE LADY WILDCAST 46 TO 35……
AND THE PATRIOTS DOWNED THE WILDCATS 56 TO 55….
2020 CORVETTE
02/04/20
THE FIRST 20-20 CORVETTE HAS ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE AT THE GENERAL MOTORS PLAY IN BOWLING GREEN….
THE NEW CORVETTE…..THE FIRST OF ITS KIND WITH A MID-ENGINE…..WILL HAVE A BASE PRICE OF ABOUT 60-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
THE FIRST SHIPMENT TO DEALERS WILL HAPPEN LATER THIS MONTH OR IN MARCH…….
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
02/04/20
AS HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH FACE PENSION CHALLENGE THAT COULD FORCE MANY OF THE TO CUT SERVICES OR
CLOSE THEIR DOORS…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHERS’ TWO-YEAR BUDGET PROPOSAL OFFERS THEM A BIT OF A REPRIEVE…..
BESHEAR’S PROPOSL WOULD GIVE THE DEPARTMENTS ABOUT 16-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS EACH YEAR AS A WAY TO FREEZE THEIR EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTION RATE AT 67-POINT-41 PERCENT OF PAYROLL…..
THEIR CURRENT IS 49-POINT-FOUR PERCENT….BUT IS SET TO JUMP TO 83-POINT-43 PERCENT ON JULY FIRST….
IN A SPECIAL SESSION LAST SUMMER…...LAWMAKERS GAVE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS…..REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES….AND QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCIES THE CHOICE OF STAYING IN THE KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND PAYING THE FULL OBLIGATIONS OR LEAVING THE SYSTEM…..
EITHER BY PAYING A LUMP SUM OR BUYING THEIR WAY OUT OVER TIME…..
SO FAR…..NO DEPARTMENT HAS LEFT THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM….
CARVER
02/04/20
90 YEAR OLD TESSIE MARY D. “TECK’ MEADOR CARVER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AT
12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN BANDY GRAVEYARD…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWOTHIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; ROGER AND KATHY MEADOR, JIMMY MEADOR AND RICHARD AND RACHEL MEADOR ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE AND ROBERT AND DENISE MEADOR OF GLASGOW…..THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; CLESSIE MEADOR AND DARLENE AND
RICKY COFFEE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND MARGIE AND KENNETH BARNES OF TENNESSEE….TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; CLESSIE AND
DORIS LONAS AND JESSIE LONAS…..AND A SISTER; BESSIE TINSLEY…..24 GRANDCHILDREN, 47 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND 14 GREAT-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/04/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT
TO PATRIOT GYM KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE……STARTING
AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
INDIANA TECH
01/31/20
OFFICIALS FROM INDIANA TECH CUT THE RIBBON ON THEIR NEW BOWLING GREEN FACILITY YESTERDAY….WHICH IS THE THIRD CAMPUE IN
KENTUCKY AND THE 18TH AROUND THE REGION…...
THE NEW REGIONAL CAMPUS…..LOCATED AT STADIUM PARK PLAZA…..IS A FOUR-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY THAT FEATURES OFFICE….
CLASSROOM….AND TUTORING SPACE….
45 CAREER-ORIENTED DEGREE PROGRAMS ARE BEING OFFERED…..AS COURSES LAST SIX-WEEKS…..
INDIANA TECH’S OTHER TWO CAMPUSES IN THE COMMONWEALTH ARE LOCATED IN LOUISVILLE AND FORT WRIGHT……
SHOCKLEY
01/31/20
97 YEAR OLD ADELL SHOCKLEY OF KETTERING-OHIO……AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..DIED WEDNESDAY AT MIAMI VALLEY HOSPTIAL SOUTH IN
CENTERVILLE-OHIO…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEW BETHEL BAPTIST
CHURCH CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; CONNIE ROWE OF OHIO…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; ODIS AND SHERRY OF SHEPHERDSVILLE…..AND A
SISTER-IN-LAW; FRANCES WILSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/31/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON CLINTON COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
ORGAN DONORS
01/30/20
THE KENTUCKY ORGAN DONOR AFFILIATES HAD ITS HIGHEST NUMBER OF ORGAN DONORS LAST YEAR…..AS THEY HAD 137 ORGAN DONORS…..
WHICH RESULTED IN 416 ORGANS BEING TRANSPLANTED…..
ADDITIONALLY….THERE WERE A RECORD-BREAKING 523 TISSUE DONORS…..WHICH WAS A 42-PERCENT INCREASE OVER 20-18…..
AND THE KENTUCKY LIONS EYE BANK HAD 734 CORNEA DONORS…..WHICH RESULTED IN 11-HUNDRED-42 CORNAL TRANSPLANTS IN TWENTY-
19……..
HOUSE BILL ONE
01/30/20
THE KENTUCKY HOUSE IS TAKING UP LEGISLATION AIMED AT SHIFTING MORE PEOPLE OFF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND INTO THE WORKFORCE….
HOUSE BILL ONE SEEKS TO RESOLVE SITUATIONS THAT DISCOURAGE SOME PEOPLE FROM WORKING LONGER HOURS……OR GETTING BETTER-
PAYING JOBS……BECAUSE THEY CAN THEN LOSE PUBLIC BENEFITS……
FORSHEE
01/30/20
68 YEAROLD ROGER FORSHEE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE IN BOWLING GREEN…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GILBERT FUNERAL HOME IN FRANKLIN…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON SATURDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME….
AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY BE MADE TO HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…...
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; REGINA FORSHEE…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; CAYCE AND PHILIP MADISON OF PADUCAH…THREE STEP SONS
AND STEP-DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JAMES AND CHARITIE COOK OF ADOLPHUS, JEFFERY AND BECKY COOK OF ALVATON AND PHILLIP AND JORDAN
HAYES OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER; LINDA GREGORY OF FRANKLIN…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/30/20
THE PAIRINGS FOR THE 15TH DISTRICT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT….TO BE PLAYED FEBRUARY EIGHTH AT BARREN COUNT HIGH SCHOOL….HAVE
BEEN ANNOUNCED….
IN THE BOY’S TOURNAMENT….
MONROE COUNTY PLAYS GLASGOW…..THEN THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY……
AND IN THE GIRL’S TOURNAMENT…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS FACE BARREN COUNTY….AND GLASGOW GOES AGAINST MONROE COUNTY…….
FISCAL COURT
01/29/20
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MET LAST NIGHT…..AND APPROVED A PROPOSAL FROM THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE TO HELP FUND THE NEW SEWER LINE
EXPANSION…..
DUE TO NOT HAVING A VENDOR TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS…..THE COURT VOTED TO SUSPEND THE RECYCLING OF PLASTICS…..WITH NO ONE TO
PURCHASE PLASTICS…. IT’S BEING TAKEN TO THE GLASGOW LAND FILL…..
THE COURT WENT INTO A BRIEF CLOSED SESSSION TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF LAND WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN…..
CITY SPECIAL
01/29/20
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET IN SPECISL SESSION YESTERDAY….AND APPROVED REFINANCING THE LOAN FOR THE HIGHWAY TWO-31 GAS LINE
PROJECT…..WITH EDMONTON STATE BANK……
AFTER HEARING A PRESENTATION FROM “ENTERPRIZE”…..THE COUNCIL APPROVED GOING TO A FLEET MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CITY VEHICLES AND
AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO ADVERTISE FOR “REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS”……
BESHEAR BUDGET
01/29/20
CALLING IT AN EDUCATION FIRST BUDGET…..GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR PRESENTED HIS SPENDING PLAN FOR THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THE
NEXT TWO YEARS…..TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY LAST NIGHT…..
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A DECADE…..A GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET CONTAINS NO SPENDING CUTS AND FULLY FUNDS THE
PUBLIC PENSION PLANS….
BESHEAR ANTICIPATES JUST OVER 24-POINT-FIVE BILLON DOLLARS IN TOTAL INCOME…..FROM ALL SOURCES….FOR THE BIENNIUM THAT RUNS
FROM JJULY FIRST 20-20 TO JUNE 30TH 20-22……
SPORTS
01/29/20
THE GREENWOOD GATORS PAID A VISIT TO PATRIOT GYM LAST NIGHT AND TOOK TWO WINS……
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN WASHINGTON TO TAKE ON THE CAPITALS…..
VA CENTER
01/28/20
A CENTER FOR VETERANS IN BOWLING GREEN TOOK ANOTHER STEP TOWARD BECOMING A REALITY YESTERDAY…..AS THE KENTUCKY HOUSE
VOTED 90-TO-NOTHING TO APPROPRIATE TWO-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE DESIGN AND PRECONSTRUCTION COSTS OF THE
FACILITY….
IF THE CENTER IS BUILT……IT WILL BE LOCATED IN THE KENTUCKY TRANS-PARK….. AND WILL BE ONLY THE FOURTH VETERANS CENTER IN THE
COMMONWEALTH……
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
01/28/20
COLD WEATHER IS PROMPTING THE DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TO REMIND KENTUCKIANS TO TAKE STEPS IN ORDER TO PREVENT CARBON
MONOXIDE POISONING….
IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING SENDS MORE THAT 200 PEOPLE PER YEAR TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM……AND AN
AVRAGE OF 17-KENTUCKIANS DIE EVERY YEAR FROM ININTENTIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING…..
SINCE TWENTY-11…..KENTUCKY LAW HAS REQUIRED “C-O” DETECTORS IN NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS…..
TOWNHOMES LESS THAN THREE STORIES…..APARTMENT BUILDINGS…..DORMITORIES…..ADULT/CHILD CARE FACILITIES……AND ASSISTED LIVING
FACILITIES WHICH CONTAIN A FUEL-BURNING-APPLINCE OR AN ATTACHED GARAGE……
SPORTS
01/28/20
THE PATROTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TO TAKE ON GREEWOO….. TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO
PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION OF SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE….STARTING AT
FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
SALES TAX INCREASE
01/24/20
A BILL BEING CONSIDERED BY THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD RASIE THE COMMONWELTH’S SALES TAX FROM SIX-PERCENT TO EIGHT-
PERCENT STARTING IN JANUARY 20-21…..
IF APPROVED….THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST SALES TAX INCREASE SINCE 1990…..
THE BILL WOULD ALSO RAISE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX TO SIX-PERCENT AND MOTOR VEHICLE USAGE TAX UP TO EIGHT-PERCENT…..
COMMISSIONER SURVEY
01/24/20
KENTUCKY EDUCATION OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A SURVEY ON THE QUALITIES THAT THE
COMMONWEALTH’S NEXT EDUCATION COMMISSIONER SHOULD POSSESS…..
THE ON-LINE SURVEY OPENED THIS WEEK AND WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH FEBRUARU SIXTH….THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS ALSO
SEEKING AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM TO HELP FIND THE NEXT COMMISSIONER….WHICH THEY HOPE TO NAME BY JULY FIRST……
COACH ARRESTED
01/24/20
AN INVESTIGATION BY THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S….CYBER CRIMES UNIT…..HAS LEAD TO THE ARREST OF THE BOWLING GREEN JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL HEAD COACH…..
28 YEAR OLD LAVANCE ANDERSON WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY AT PARKER-BENNETT-CURRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE HE ALSO WORKS AS
AN INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT…. HE’S CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF PROHIBITED USE OF AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TO
PROCURE A MINOR TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL OR OTHER PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES…..
THE INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED AFTER HE CONTACTED AN UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE….ON LINE…..WHO WAS POSING AS A MINOR…..
SPORTS
01/24/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO BARREN COUNTY….. TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BU IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE
TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50
THIS AFTERNOON…….
HEMP PRODUCTION
01/22/20
KENTUCKY COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE…..RYAN QUARLES….SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT WILL USE THIS YEAR TO TRANSITION FROM A HEMP
RESERCH PILOT PROGRAM TO A COMMECIAL HEMP PROGRAM…..
THE TWENTY-18 FARM BILL REMOVED HEMP FROM THE FEDERAL LIST OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES……AND GAVE THE STATES AN OPTION TO
OPERATE HEMP PROGRAMS UNDER THE STATE PILOT PROVISIONS OF THE TWENTY-14 FARM ILL FOR THE 20-20 GROWING YEAR…….
QUARLES SAYS THE COMMONWEALTH WILL OPERATE KENTUCKY’S HEMP PROGRAM FOR ANOTHER YEAR AS A PILOT PROGRAM……AND USE THE
EXTENSION TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND THE U-S-D-A…..
BARREN GUN RESOLUTION
01/22/20
BARREN FISCAL COURT HAS UNANIMOUSLY PASS A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING ITS SUPPORT FOR THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS……
THE RESOLUTION ALSO SAYS THE COUNTY WILL DENOUNCE ANY LAWS BELIEVED TO INFRIGE ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT…..
HOWEVER……THE RESOLUTION DOES NOT MAKE BARREN COUNTY A “SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY”……
HOSPITAL CLOSING
01/22/20
AN EASTERN KENTUCKY HOSPITAL…..AND SEVERAL OF ITS CARE SITES…… WILL BE CLOSING LATER THIS YEAR….
BON SECOURS HEALTH SYSTEM WILL END ACUTE AND OUTPATIENT CARE IN THE ASHLAND AND TRI-STATE COMMUNITIES BY THE END OF
SEPTEMBER…..LEADING TO THE CLOSURE OF “OUR LADY OF BELLEFONTE HOSPITAL……SEVERAL SYSTEM OWNED CARE SITES AND ITS PHYSICIANS
NETWORK WILL ALSO CLOSE……
CURRENTLY THE HOSPITAL HAS ONE-THOUSANDS EMPLOYEES……
SPORTS
01/22/20
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT……AND DROPPED A 57 TO 47 DECISION TO EDMONSON COUNTY……
THE GIRL’S ALL “A” STATE TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY AT EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….
AS GLASGOW PLAYS WILLIAMSBURG…….
DOLLAR GENERAL AWARD
01/21/20
MASS MARKET RETAILER MAGAZINE HAS NAMED DOLLAR GENERAL AS ITS….. 20-19 RETAILER OF THE YEAR…..IN RECONGITION OF THE COMPANY’S
ONGOING SUCCESS IN GROWING ITS STORE BASE….SALES…..AND PROFITS…..
DURING 20-19……DOLLAR GENERAL NOT ONLY CELEBRATED ITS 80TH ANNIVERSARY……BUT ALSO OPENED ITS 16-THOUSANDTH STORE….
CURRENTLY……DOLLAR GENRNAL HAS 143-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES ACROSS 44-STATES…..IN 16-THOUSAND-100 STORES……17-TRADITIONAL AND
FOUR D-G FRESH DISTRIUTION CENTERS….AND AT THE STORE SUPPORT CENTER……
WESTMORELAND SHOOTING
01/21/20
THERE WAS AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN WESTMORELAND YESTERDAY….. AS WESTMORELAND POLICE GOT INTO A PURSUIT WITH A VEHICLE
THAT WAS TAKEN IN KENTUCKY…..
WHEN THE OFFICER GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPPED…..THE DRIVER GOT OUT WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE A HAND-GUN AND THEY EXCHANGED
SHOTS…THE SUSPECT RAN FROM THE SCENE AND WAS LATER LOCATED DOWN A CREEK…..
THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM THE SHOOTING…..BUT THE SUSPSECT WAS TREATED AFTER BEING IN THE COLD WATER…..
SCHOOL BOARD
01/21/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR LAST NIGHT……AND JUSTIN MARSH WAS ELECTED CHAIRMAN
AND .AL BARMAN WAS REELECTED VICE-CHAIRMAN…..THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE MEETING THE THIRD MONDAY AT SIX WITH A WORKING SESSION AT
FIVE…..
FIRST APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR WHICH SHOWS THE FIRST DAY FOR STUDENTS BEING AUGUST SIXTH…..
THE FISCAL YEAR 21 “DRAFT BUDGET” WAS APPROVED….WHICH IS A “ROLL OVER” OF THIS YEAR’S BUDGET…..
AND THREE BIDS WERE RECEIVED FOR THE DISTRICT-WIDE SECURITY PROJECT…. BUT ANY ANCTION WAS TABLED AS THE BOARD SEEKS MORE
INFORMATION ON THE BIDS…….
BREAK IN HELP
01/21/20
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A SUSPECT IN CONNECTION WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLE BREAK-INS
THAT HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING….IN THE BOWLING GREEN ROAD/GUY BROWN ROAD AREA….
RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE BEING ASKED TO CHECK……IF THEY HAVE THEM….. SECURITY CAMERAS….RING CAMERAS…..OR ANY TYPLE OF
CAMERA THEY MAY HAVE…..
AUTHORITIES SAY THESE BREAK-INS SERVE AS A REMINDER TO ALWAYS LOCK YOUR VEHICLE AND KEEP VALUABLE ELSEWHERE……
BRIDGES
01/21/20
80 YEAR OLD JOYCE FAYE BRIDGES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEW BETHEL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE
THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; P-J AND HEATHER OF WOODBURN……A SISTER; FRANCES WILSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO
SISTERS-IN-LAW; LINDA BRIDGE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND DIANA BRIDGES OF PENNSYLVANIA….. SIX GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……..
SPORTS
01/21/20
THE LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON EDMONSON COUNTY IN A GIRL’S DOUBLE HEADER…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARISTY GAME ON SOUTERN GOSPLE 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….WVLE…..
STARTING AT SIX-50 TONIGHT…….
GOVERNOR ELECTIONS
01/20/20
A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO MOVE KENTUCKY’S ELECTIONS FOR GOVERNOR AND OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS TO EVEN-
NUMBERED YEARS STARTING IN TWENTY-28….. TO COINCIDE WITH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS……HAS WON APPROVAL IN THE KENTUCKY SENATE….
THE BILLS SPONSOR…..SENATOR CHRISTIAN MCDANIEL…..SAYS THE COMMONWEALTH WOULD SAVE THREE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS…..AND
THE COUNTIES WOULD SAVE 13-PIONT-FIVE MILLION BY MOVING THE ELECTIONS TO EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS…..
THE BILL WOUND NOT EXTEND THE CURRENT TERM OF ANYONE IN OFFICE…..BUT IF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IS APPROVED….IT WOULD
PUT THE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT THIS FALL…..AND DURING THE TRANSITION WINNERS OF THE TWENTY-23 ELECTION WOULD GET A FIVE YEAR
TERM……
SCHOOL BOARD SUIT
01/20/20
THE BLUEGRASS INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY SOLUTIONS IS PARTNERING WITH RECENLY OUSTED MEMBERS OF THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF
EDUCATION WHO ARE SUING OVER THEIR REMOVAL….
ATTORNEYS FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE WITHDRAWN THEIR ORIGINAL CIRCUIT COURT LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE GOVERNOR…..AND HAVE
FILED A CASE IN FEDERAL COURT…..
THE FORMER STAFFERS WERE REMOVED FROM OFFICE BY AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ISUED BY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ON HIS FIRST DAY IN
OFFICE…..
WILSON
01/20/20
71 YEAR OLD BARBARA LOU WILSON OF ADOLPHUS DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITAITON BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TODAY (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; DALE WILSON…..A SON; SHAWN OF LIBERTY….. A DAUGHER AND SON-IN-LAW; BRIDGET AND JODY GARRISON OF
TENNESSEE…..FIVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; LARRY AND LINDA GLOVER, RUEL AND JULIE GLOVER AND JACK AND VINCENT GLOVER ALL OF
RUSSELL SPRINGS AND KENNY AND TAMMY GLOVER OF NANCY……AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; LINDA AND KEN ROBERTS OF DUNNVILLE…..
THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
TAYLOR
01/20/20
54 YEAR OLD FRANK E. TAYLOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; BRANDON AND DEREK OF SCOTTSVILLE….THEIR MOTHER; LORINDA TAYLOR ALL OS COTTSVILLE…..THREE
BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; ANDY OF BOWLING GREEN, JERRY OF SCOTTSVILLE AND VERLIN AND TANA OF ADOLPHUS…..AND A SISTER; PAMELA
TAYLOR OF BOWLING GREEN……
SPORTS
01/20/20
THE LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO BUTLER COUNTY FOR A VARSITY/J-V DOUBLEHEADER…..…..
AND THE PATRIOT FREAHMAN AND JUNIOR VARISTY TEAMS GO TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
MARKETBASKET
01/17/20
THE KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU MARKETBASKET SURVEY…..FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF LAST YEAR…..FOUND PRICE FLUCTUATIONS FOR MOST
FOOD ITEMS AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE OVERALL COST OF FOOD FOR THE YEAR….
THE MARKETBASKET SURVEY….WHICH IS TAKEN FOUR TIMES A YEAR….SURVEYS THE COST OF 40-BASIC FOOD ITEMS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH
AND THEN AVERAGES THE NUMBERS……
IN TWENTY-19…..THE AVERAGE OVERALL COST OF FOOD IN KENTUCKY INCREASED THREE OF THE FOUR QUARTERS TO END WITH AN AVERAGE OF
118-DOLLARS AND 74-CENTS……
AND DESPITE SLIGHT OVERALL INCREASES IN RECENT YEARS….THE AVERAGE MARKETBASKET PRICE IS STILL LOWER THAN THE COSTS SEEN FROM
20-14 THRU 20-16……
SELECTIVE SERVICE SCAM
01/17/19
THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD IS ADDRESSING RECENTLY RAISED QUESTIONS AND RUMORS ABOUT THE MILITARY’S SELECTIVE SERVICE
SYSTEM…..COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE DRAFT…..
THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS THAT TEXT MESSAGES ARE BEING SENT CLAIMING THAT A DRAFT HAS BEGUN OR IS IMMINENT…..THE KENTUCKY
NATIONAL GUARD ADVISES THAT THESE TEXT MESSAGE ARE NOT BE SENT BY THE SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY…..
AND THERE IS NO MILITARY DRAFT..…..
BY LAW……18-TO-25 YEAR OLD MALES MUST REGISTER WITH THE SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM…..
FLU CASES
01/17/20
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED FLU CASES CONTINUES TO RISE IN KENTUCKY….. LEADING SOME HOSPITALS TO ISSUE RESTRICTIONS TO VISITORS….
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH….22-HUNDRED-18 NEW CASES WERE REPORTE DURING THE PERIOD
DECEMBER 29TH THRU JANUARY FOURTH…..WHICH BRINGS THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES THIS FLU SEAON TO EIGHT-THOUSAND-106….
THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN 14-DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO THE FLU…..
BARREN COUNTY HAS REPORTED THE FIFTH HIGHEST NUMBER OF FLU CASES WITH 343……
THE C-D-C HAS KENTKCY IN THE…..WIDESPREAD CATEGORY FOR FLU…..WHICH IS THE HIGH EST CATEGORY…..
MLK CLOSINGS
01/17/20
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING-JUNIOR HOLIDAY……
THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY……
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
TRANSFER STATION, ANIMAL SHELTER, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED MONDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY…..
CITY FFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND MONDAY’S TRASH WILL BE PICKED TUESDAY……
NO SCHOOL IN ALLEN COUNTY MONDAY…..
AND THE CORE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY……
SPORTS
01/17/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WESTMORELAND…. TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..
AC SCHOOLS CLOSED
01/16/20
DUE TO HIGH ABSENTEEISM BECAUSE OF ILLNESS….ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED TODAY AND TOMORROW….AND THESE DAYS WILL BE
“N-CLASS AT HOME DAYS ONE AND TWO”…..
SCHOOLS WILL ALSO BE CLOSED MONDAY FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING-JUNIOR HOLIDAY…SO CLASSES WILL RESUME TUESDAY…..JANUARY
21ST….
ALL HOME BALL GAMES SCHEUDLED FOR TODAY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED TO ALLOW CUSTODIANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEEP CLEAN THE
BUILDINGS AND COMMON AREAS…..
THE MEDICAL CENTER CLINIC LOCATED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL REMAIN OPEN TODAY AND TOMORROW FROM SEVEN-30 TO FOUR-30 EACH
DAY…..IF YOU NEED ACCES TO THOSE SERVICES…..YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER THE BUILDING THRU THE BALLGAME ENTRANCE…..DOOR NUMBER-
33……
GLASGOW PLANT CLOSING
01/16/20
A COMMERCIAL PRINTING COMPANY THAT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN BARREN COUNTY HAS CONFIRMED IT’S CLOSING THREE OF ITS
FACILITIES…. INCLUDING ITS PLANT IN GLASGOW….THAT WAS OPERATED AT R-R DONNELLEY UNTIL TWENTY-16…..
CHICAGO BASED L-S-C COMMUNICAITONS IS THE SECOND LARGEST MANUFACTURER IN BARREN COUNTY…..AND AS R-R DONNELLEY IT WAS
THE LARGEST……
LAYOFFS WILL BE MADE GRADUALLY AHEAD OF ITS COMPLETE CLOSURE THIS SUMMER…..
L-S-C IS ALSO CLOSING PLANTS IN ILLINOIS AND VIRGINIA ASPART OF AN EFFORT TO REDUCE COSTS…….
SPORTS
01/16/20
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE DUCKS….
STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH
01/15/20
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR STRESSED HIS DESIRE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH LAWMAKERS…..TO IMPROVE THE COMMONWEALTH….AS HE
DELIVERED HIS FIRST “STATE OF THE COMMONWLETH” ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY LAST NIGHT…..
BESHEAR PROMISED TO SUPPORT FULLY FUNDING KENTUCKY’S PUBLIC PENSION OBLIGATIONS….AND CALLED ON LAWMAKERS TO ENSURE THAT
NO ONE CAN LOSE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE BECAUSE OF A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION…..
SPORTS
01/15/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON AND SPLIT WITH THE WILDCATS…..
AS THE PATRIOTS DROPPED AT 47 TO 41 DECISION…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DEFEATED THE LADY WILDCATS 59 TO 34……
THE NEXT GAMES FOR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE FRIDAY WHEN THEY GO TO WESTMORELAND…….
REVENUE DROPS
01/13/20
ACCORDING TO THE STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR’S OFFICE….THE COMMONWEALTH’S REVENUE DROPPED LAST MONTH…..WHEN COMPARED TO A
YEAR AGO…..BUT REMAINS HIGHER OVERALL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR….
WHEN COMPARED TO DECEMBER TWENTY-18…..THE DECEMBER 20-19 GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS WERE DOWN FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT…..
HOWEVER…..GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE UP TWO-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR WHICH ENDS JUNE
30TH……
STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN HICKS SAYS THE DECLINE IN GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS WAS DUE TO THE TIMING OF HE RECEIPT OF INDIVIDUAL
INCOME WITHHOLDING COLLECTIONS…..
THE OFFICIAL 20-20 FISCAL YEAR GENERAL FUND REVENUE FORECAST…..WHICH WAS REVIEND IN DECEMBER…..CALLS FOR A ONE-POINT-SIX
PERCENT GROWN….. WHICH MEANS REVENUES WOULD NEED TO GROW SIX-TENTHS OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF THE
FISCAL YEAR TO MEET THE ESTIMATE……
MEDICAID CONTRACTS
01/13/20
THE BESHEAR ADMINISTRATION HAS ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS…..FOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS …..AFTER THE GOVERNOR
CANCELED CONTRACTS AWARDED BY FORMER GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN…..
THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION DROPPED “PASSPORT HEALTH” IN AWARDING EIGHT-BILLON DOLLARS ANNUALLY IN MEDICAD CONTRACTS TO
AETNA…..HUMANA….. WELLCARE….UNITED HEALTH CARE….AND MOLINA HEALTH CARE…..
THE ADMINISTRATION HOPES TO AWARD NEW CONTRACTS IN THE SPRING……
VAPING DEATH
01/13/20
FRIDAY…..KENTUCKY HEALTH OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THE COMMONWEALTH’S FIRST PROBABLE VAPING-RELATED DEATH…..INVOLVING A 20-YEAR
OLD MAN…..
A “PROBABLE” CASE MEANS THE PERSON HAS A LUNG INJURY BELIEVED CASUED BY VAPING…..BUT MAY HAVE OTHER HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS
“FLU” OR “C-O-P-D”…..
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS HAD 48-REPORTS OF POSSIBLE VAPING-RELATED ILLNESS…..INCLUDING 13-PROBABLE CASES…..SEVEN CONFIRMED….
AND 15-PENDING…..
11-WERE DETERMINED NOT TO BE RELATED TO VAPING….AND TWO WERE RESIDENTS OF OTHER STATES TREATED IN KENTUCKY……
SPORTS
01/13/20
THE PATRIOT FRESHAM AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE SWIM TEAM IS IN GLASGOW FOR A DUAL MEET…..
ELECTION FILING
01/11/20
YESTERDAY WAS THE FILING DEADLING FOR THE 20-20 ELECTIONS…..
CURRENT 22ND DISTRICT STATE REPRSENTATIVE WILSON STONE IS NOT RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION AND FIVE INDIVIDUALS HAVE FILED TO RUN
FOR THE SEAT…..
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATED ARE SHAWN MCPHERSON AND TIM MILLER FROM SCOTTSILLE AND NATHAN BRACE AND BRIAN “TIGER” GANN OF
FRANKLIN…..DAVID YOUNG FROM SCOTTSVILLE IS THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC…….ON THE MAY 19TH PRIMARY ELECTION THE FOUR REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES WILL BE ON THE BALLOT……..
IN SCOTTSVILLE CITY RACES…..
MAYOR DAVID BURCH AND JERRY WHITNEY HAVE FILED….
FILING FOR CITY COUNCIL WERE INCUMBANTS…..
FRANKLIN FOSTER…..MICHAEL MCGUIRE…..KEN GOFORTH…..DR. MARK HUNTAMAN…..BEVERY TRACY ANDERSON….AND ROGERLYNNE BUCHANON
BRIDDEN…..ALSO FILING WERE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNNY BEWLEY AND MARK NETHERY-SENIOR…..
AND NEITHER THE MAYORS RACE OR CITY COUNCIL RACE WILL APPEAR ON THE MAY PRIMARY BALLOT.
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT
01/10/20
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY REMAINED STEADY AT THREE-POINT-SIX
PERCENT FROM OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER…..HOWEVER…..LAST NOVEMBER’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ABOVE THE THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT
RECORDED IN NOVEMBER 20-18…….
IN THE BARREN RIER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN MONROE
COUNTY….TO FIVE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN HART COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES ROSE IN 95-COUNTIES….FELL IN 18 AND REMAINED THE SAME IN SEVEN……
FAYETTE AND OLDHAM COUNTIES RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT TWO-POINT-NINE PERCENT……
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 12-PONT-SEVEN PERCENT……
EAGLE WATCH
01/10/20
THE KENTUCKY TOURISM…ARTS….AND HERITGE CABINET HAS ANNOUNCED THE DATES FOR THIS YEARS “EAGLE WATCH WEEKENDS” AT
KENTUCKY STATE PARKS….
THE TOURS WILL BE JANUARY 24TH AND 25TH AT LAKE BARKELY STATE RESORT PARK…..JANUARY 31ST THRU FEBRUARY SECOND AT KENLAKE
STATE RESORT PARK…..AND FEBRUARY SEVENTH THRU NINTH AT KENTUCKY DAM VILLAGE STATE RESORT PARK……
EACH PARK IS OFFERING OVERNIGHT PACKAGES THAT INCLUDE TOUR TICKETS AND LODGING…..THE THREE HOUR TOURS TO SEE THE BALD
EAGLES ARE CONDUCT ON A YACHT THAT HAS A HEATED CABIN…..
AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ARE PROVIDED ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS……
TEACHER OF THE YEAR
01/09/2020
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 20-21 KENTUCKY TEACHER AWARDS…..
NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY VISITING THE…..20-21 TEACHER OF THE YEAR WEBSITE AT…..KENTUCKY-T-O-Y-DOT-COM…..
THE DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS FEBRUARY 15TH…..AND ANY FULL-TIME PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..WITH AT LEAST
THRREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE….. IS ELIGBLE FOR THE AWARDS…..
THE EDUCATOR NAMED “TEACHER OF THE YEAR” WILL RECEIVE A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR CASH PRIZE AND WILL REPRESENT THE COMMONWEALTH
IN THE NATIONAL TEACHSEROF THE YEAR COMPETITION……
NEW POST FACILITY
01/09/20
STATE POLICE HAVE OPENED A NEW FACILITY IN ELIZABETHTOWN TO HOUSE POST-FOUR…..AS-WELL-AS A TRAINING FACILITY……
THE 62-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT BUILDING ALSO INCLUDES AN EVIDENCE STORAGE AREA THAT CAN BE USED BY MULTIPLE POSTS……
A BUILDING AND LAND ALREADY OWNED BY THE COMMONWEALTH WERE RENOVATED FOR THE NEW FACILITY…….
WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT
01/09/20
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE PHILIP SHEPHERD HAS DISMISSED A “WHISTLEBLOWER” COMPLAINT…..AGAINST THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
COMMISSION FROM A FORMER HOUSE REPUBLICAN STAFFER…..WHO ALLEGED SHE WAS RETALIATED AGAINST FOR SHEDDING LIGHT ON A SEXUAL
HARASSMENT SETTLEMENT INVOLVING THE FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER IN TWENTY-17
IN HIS RULING…..SHEPHERD SAID THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT DAISY OLIVO WAS FIRED BECAUSE OF HER DISCLOSURE……AND SHEPHERD
WENT ON TO SAY SHEY APPROPRIATELY REPORTED THE EXISTENCE OF THE SETTLEMENT……
HURT
01/09/20
75 YEAR OLD OTIS “O-J” HURT-JUNIOR OF FOUNTIN RUN DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLONG GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN CHURCH OF CHRIST WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETRY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERL HOME AND AFTER NINE SATURDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BECK HURT……A DAUGHTER ABD SON-IN-LAW; ; JOGEANA AND GREG JONES OF FOUNTAIN RUN……AND TWO SONS
AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; LEE AND TANYA OF BOWLING GREEN AND NICHOLAS AND AMANDA OF ADOLPHUS…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
CONNER
01/09/20
89 YEAR OLD DORAL GLEN CONNER DIED MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-
W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HOLLAND MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS
AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME………..
HE’ SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS; TERESA HOEFLER OF GEORGIA AND JANET CONNER OF MONTANNA…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
01/09/20
THE LADY PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBLL TEAM TRAVELS TO MONROE COUNTY…..
THE SWIM TEAM IS ALSO ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY….
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNOR VARISTY BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY….
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO CHICAGO TO TAKE ON THE BLACKHAWKS…..
PAUL
01/08/20
SENATOR RAND PAUL IS CO-SPONSORING A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD UPDATE THE “U-S” SENATE’S RULES ON HANDLING IMPEACHMENT….
THE RESOLUTION REGARDS ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT…..AS EXHIBITED BEFORE THE SENATE…..IF THE HOUSE FAILED TO SEND THE ARTICLES
WITHIN 25-CALENDAR DAYS OF ADOPTING THEM…..
THIS WOULD ALLOW ANY SENATOR TO INTRODUCE A MOTION TO DISMISS THE ARTICLES “WITH PREJUDICE”…….FOR FAILURE BY THE HOUSE TO
PROSECUTE SUCH ARTICLES……
CNN SETTLES
01/08/20
C-N-N HAS SETTLED A LAWSUIT WITH A KENTUCKY TEEN…..WHO CLAIMED MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS FALSELY LABELED HIM AS A RACIST…..FOLLOWING
A WELL-PUBLICIZED ENCOUNTER WITH A NATIVE AMERICAN AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL LAST YEAR….
THE NETWORK….AND NICHOLAS SANDMAN’S ATTORNEY CONFIRMED THE SETTLEMENT…..BUT GAVE NO DETAILS…..
THE COVINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SUED….C-N-N, THE WASHINGTON POST AND N-B-C UNIVERSAL…..FOR HOW HE WAS
CHARACTERIZED IN THE INCIDENT…..
THE CASES AGAINST THE POST AND N-B-C CONTINUE……
BUSTER
01/08/20
52 YEAR OLD BILLIE JOE BUSTER OF GLASGOW DIED FRIDAY AT N-H-C HEALTH CARE IN GLASGOW…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CLIFTON CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON (WED)
AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY FIVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; HAROLD BUSTER OF LOUISVILLE, JAMES AND ALMA BUSTER OF AUSTIN, TOMMY BUSTER
AND AMANDA STACY OF FRANKLIN AND BOBBY ESTERLY AND BOYD AND LEEANN ESTERLY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE AUNTS, TWO UNCLES, FIVE
NIECES AND SEVEN NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/08/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT OME LAST NIGHT AND DROPPED BOTH GAMES TO GLASGOW……AS THE LADYPATO LOST 58 TO 24……
AND THE PATRIOTS WERE DEFEATED BY THE SCOTTIEW 61 TO 42…..
NEXT GAMES FOR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE FRIDAY…….
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
01/07/20
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS WILL CONVENE IN FRANKFORT TODAY FOR A 60-DAY SESSION THAT WILL STRETCH INTO MID-APRIL…..WITH THE BUDGET
BEING THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE……
THE MAKE-UP OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH WILL BRING SOME CHALLENGES TO THE SESSION…..AS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN KENTUCKY’S MODERN
HISTORY……THERE IS A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE….WITH A DEMOCRAT IN THE GOVERNOR’S SEAT……
KY DOWN UNDER
01/07/20
KENTUCKY DOWN UNDER ADVENTURE ZOO IN HORSE CAVE IS PITCHING IN TO HELP THE AUSTRALIA ZOON AMID THE WILDFIRES THAT HAVE
RAVAGED THE COUNTRY…..
KENTUCKY DOWN UNDER OFFICIALS SAY HALF OF THEIR PROCEEDS IN JANUARY WILL BE DONATED TO THE XOO IN AUSTRIAL TO HELP SUPPORT
THEIR EFFORTS TO CARE AND TREAT ANIMALS IMPACTED BY THE WILDFIRES….
KENTUCKY DOWN UNDER IS OPEN FROM NINE TO FOUR DAILY…….
HARSTON
01/07/20
76 YEAR OLD CAROL FAYE CENTERS HARSTON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE IN BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICE WILL
BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
THREE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO GIDEON’S INTERNATIONAL…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JOHN HARSTON…..A SON, CHRIS OF TENNESSEE……TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAWW; KATHERINE AND
JERRY MARSH OF SCOTTSVILLE AND LINDA AND JERRY HUGHES OF GEORGIA….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; RICHARD AND DONNA
CENTERS OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
01/07/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW….. TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……BYT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO
PATRIOT GYM KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….. AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-
50 THIS AFTERNOON……
ARREST
01/06/20
FRIDAY AFTERNOON……ACTING ON A TIP…….SCOTTSVILLE “K-NINE” OFFICER TREVER THOMPSON ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT FIVE-10 PIPE
ROAD…..DURING THE SEARCH AN INDOOR MARIJUANA GROW, APROXIMATELY THREE-POINT-FIVE GRAMS OF METH, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, A HAND
GUN AND A A FOUR-WHEELER STOLEN IN WARREN COUNTY WERE LOCATED…..39 YEAR OLD NATALIE PLUMLEE AND 29 YEAR OLD DYLAN MARCUM
WERE CHARGED WITH CULTIVATING MARIJUANA-FIVE PLANTS OR MORE, P OSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON, POSSESSION OF
DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY AND TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH….. AND ALL OF THE CHARGES
WERE ENHANCED…..
A TRAFFIC STOP BY OFFICER THOMPSON RESULTED IN ANGELIQUE NICOLE FROMAN OF 36-ZERO-ONE EAST NEW ROE ROAD BEING CHARGED WITH
FAILURE TO PRODUCE AN INSURANCE CARD AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA…..
AT ANOTHER TRAFFIC STOP…..JUSTN PHILLIPS OF ONE-ZERO-NINE NORTH SECOND WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING ON A D-U-I SUSPENDED LICENSE
AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA……
AND 30 YEAR OLD MICHAEL NEAL OF BRADFORDSVILLE-KENTUCKY WAS ARRESTED BY OFFICER GLEN HOWARD ON A METCALFE COUNTY
INDICTMENT WARRANT CHARGING POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE -METH, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND POSSESSION
OF MARIJUANA…..
LITERACY APPLICATIONS
01/06/20
THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION HAS OPENED GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR PROGRAMS AIMED AT ENHANCING ADULT…..FAMILY…..AND
SUMMER LITERACY PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT DOLLAR GENERAL SERVES…..
SCHOOLS…..LIBARIES……AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN A 15-MILE RADIUS OF A DOLLAR GENERAL STORE…..DISTRIBUTION CENTER….OR
THE CORPORATE OFFICE ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY…..THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FEBRUAY 20TH AND GRANT RECIPIENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON
MAY 14TH……
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO ONLINE TO…..D-G-LITERACY-DOT-ORG…….
SENATE CANDIDATE
01/06/20
KENTUCKY STATE REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES BOOKER HAS JOINED A CROWDED FIELD CHALLENGING SENTAOR MITCH MCCONNELL IN THIS YEAR’
S ELECTION…..
BOOKER JOINS SIX OTHER DEMOCRATS IN THE PRIMARY….AS-WELL-AS FIVE REPUBLICAN WHO HAVE FILED TO CHALLENGE MCONNELL….WHO IS
THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER AND IS SEEKING A SEVENTH TERM……
CRISIS “HEAP” PROGRAM
01/06/20
COMMUNITY ACTION OF SOUTHER KENTUCKY WILL BEGIN THE “CRISIS” PORTION OF THE ……..LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
TODAY…..AS APPLICATIONS WILL BE TAKEN AT THE ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION OFFICE…..LOCATED AT 25 J-L TURNER PLACE….ON A FIRST
COME…..FIRST SERVED BASIS UNTIL FEDERAL FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED…..
“LI-HEAP” ASSISTS HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE IN A HOME HEATING CRISIS…..AND CLIENTS WILL NEED TO BRING…..
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD FOR EACH HOUSEHOLD MEMBER…..
PROOF OF ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS INCOME FOR THE PRECEEDING MONTH…..
A DISCONNECT OR LATE NOTIC FROM YOUR UTILITY COMPANY…...STAEMENT FROM YOUR LANDLORD IF HEATING EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR
RENT…..OR A STATEMENT FROM THE UTILITY COMPANY IF YOU PARTCIPAT IN A PRE-PAY ELECTRIC PROGRAM…..
AND VENDOR INFORMATION….INCLUDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND NAME ON THE ACCOUNT…..FOR YOUR MAIN HEATING FUEL AS-WELL-AS
ELECTRIC…..
BARREN RIVER RESCUE
01/06/20
THE WARREN COUNTY RESCUE TEAM AND BOWLING GREEN FIRE DEPARTMENT PULLED TWO STRANDED BOATERS FROM THE BARREN RIVER LAST
NIGHT….AFTER THEY BECAM STRANDED WHEN THE BOAT’S ENGINE GAVE OUT….
THE BOATERS GOT OUT OF THE BOAT TO TRY AND RESTRAT THE ENGINE….WITH NO LUCK…..AND GOT BACK INTO THE BOAT TO WAIT FOR RESCUE
PERSONNEL TO FIND THEM…..
THEY WERE LOCATED ABOUT A MILE FROM THE BOAT RAMP……
HOGAN
01/06/20
102 YEAR OLD BALLARD HOGAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MARRELL AND LINDA AND RAYBURN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……A BROTHER; BUFORD…..AND
TWO SISTERS; THELMA BLANTON AND DOROTHY CONNER ALL OF CHALYBEATE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDEN, 16 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, NINE GREAT-
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/06/20
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS GO TO WARREN CENTRAL TO TAKE ON THE DRAGONS IN THE TWO-“A” CHAMPIONSHIPS
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND
99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…..
CERTIFIED TEACHER
01/03/20
A SCIENCE TEACHER AT THE JAMES E. BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL IS THE DISTRICT’S NEWEST “NATIONAL BOARD CERTFIED TEACHER”……
SHELBY FISHER LEARNED IN EARLY DECEMBER THAT SHE IS ONE OF THE 218- KENTUCKY EDUCATORS THAT ACHIEVED “ N-B-C-T” STATUS FOR
THE TWENTY-18-19 CANDIDATE CYCLE…..
FISHER GRADUATED FROM ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLS IN 20-10….. SHE ATTENDED WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WHERE
SHE OBTAINED HER BACHELOR DEGREE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION…..
AND IN 20-17….FISHER RECEIVED HER MASTERS DEGREE IN TEACHER LEADERSHIP FROM WESTERN…..WITH AN ENDORSEMENT IN GIFTED
EDUCATION……
AG ASKS FBI TO INVESTIGATE
01/03/20
KENTUCKY’S NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ASKED THE F-B-I TO INVESTIGATE A FLURRY OF PARDONS BY FORMER GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN….
ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON SENT A LETTER TO REPRESENTATIVES CHRIS HARRIS AND MORGAN MCGARVEY ….IN RESPONSE TO THEIR
REQUEST FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR OR BIPARTISAN SPECIAL PROSECUTING TEAM TO INVESTIGATED THE PARDONS…..
IN HIS FINAL DAYS IN OFFICE…..BEVIN ISSUED HUNDREDS OF PARDONS….WHICH INCLUDED A CONVICTED MURDERER AND CHILD RAPIST…..
THE PARDONS HAVE ALSO ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF RUSSELL COLEMEN….. THE “U-S” ATTORNEY FOR KENTUCKY’S WESTERN DISTRICT……
SMITH
01/03/20
48 YEAR OLD DENIS SMITH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEING AFTER TWO TOMORROW
(SAT) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER MOTHER; LAVECE MOORE SMITH….AND AN UNCLE; WILLIAM SMITH BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO GREAT-AUNTS AND
COUSINS ALSO SURVIVE….
SPORTS
01/03/20
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL GAMES FIND…..
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON GOING TO RUSSELLVILLE…..
IN GIRLS GAMES……
BOWLING GREEN PLAYS AT BARDSTOWN, BUTLER COUNTY ENTERTAINS WARREN CENTRAL, HART COUNT IS AT HOME TO PLAY GREEN COUNTY,
LOGAN COUNTY TRAVELS TO TODD COUNTY CENTRAL AND METCALFE COUNTY IS ON THE ROAD TO SOUTH WARREN……
BOY/GIRL DOUBLEHEADERS HAVE…..
BARREN COUNTY GOING TO GLASGOW, CLINTON COUNTY PLAYS AT CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND MONROE COUNTY GOES TO RUSSELL COUNTY……
SIMPSON WELCOME CENTER
01/02/20
THE SIMPSON COUNTY WELCOME CENTER…..LOCATED AT THE “ZERO” MILE MARKER ON I-65……..IS CLOSED AND WILL BE DEMOLISHED FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FAICLTY WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 20-20…..
BUILT IN 1974…..THE CENTER HASN’T RECEIVED ANY MAJOR UPGRADES IN OVER FOUR-DECADES……AND IT HAS REQUIRED FREQUENT MINOR
REPAIRS AND MAINTENCE……
THE NEW CENTER WILL BRING IT IN A-D-A COMPLIANCE…..INCREASE SAFETY FEATURES…..ADD MORE RESTROOMS…...AND IMPROVE VENDING
AMENITIES….. HIGH MAST LIGHTING FOR RAMPS AND PARKING AREAS WILL BE ADDED….AS-WELL-AS MORE COMMERCIAL TRUCK PARKING……
HE NEW SIMPSON COUNTY WELCOME CENTER WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE REST AREAS IN HART COUNTY AND WILL FEATURE HORSE STATUES…..
FENCES…..IMPROVED SIGNAGE…..AND T-V SCREENS IN THE LOBBY TO SHOWCASE MANY OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOURIST ATTRACTIONS…..
TEACHERS
01/02/19
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHER’S ADMINISTRATION IS REVERSING A DECISION BY THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION…..NOW SAYING THAT MORE THAN ONE-
THOUSAND PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS DID NOT BREAK THE LAW WHEN THE PARTICIPATED IN PROTESTS THAT SHUT DOWN SOME SCHOOLS…
A LETTER FROM LABOR CABINET SECERETAY LARRY ROBERST CONCLUDES THAT THE TEACHERS WERE NOT ENGAGED IN AN ILLEGAL WORK
STOPPAGE…..ALTHOUGH SOME SCHOOLS HAD TO CLOSE FROM A LACK OF PERSONNEL……
ROBERTS SAYS THE TEACHERS WERE EXERCISING THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS…..AND THERE WAS NO “STRIKE” OR “WORK STOPPAGE”……
BEVIN PARDONS
01/02/20
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL…..THE “U-S” ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR KENTUCKY’S WESTERN DISTRICT SAYS IT IS LOOKING INTO
WHETHER FEDERAL CHARGES CAN BE BROUGHT AGAINST SOME OFFENDERS PARDONED BY FORMER GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN……
DURING HIS LAST DAYS IN OFFICE……BEVIN PARDONED SEVERAL VIOLENT OFFENERS…..INCLUDING CONVICTED MURDERERS AND CHILD
RAPOSITS…..
U-S ATTORNEY RUSSELL COLEMEN SAYS HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE “RISK TO THE PUBLIC”…….HOWEVER…..HE GOES ON TO SAY STATUTES OF
LIMINTATIONS AND DOUBLE JEOPARDY WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN DECIDING WHETHER TO PROSECUTE AN OFFENDER…..
EDMONSON FATAL FIRE
01/02/20
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL RESIDENTIAL FIRE IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
SEVERAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED TO THE BLAZE ON WILLIAM SIMMON ROAD YESTERDAY MORNING….WHERE 66 YEAR OOL WARREN
KESSINGER OF BOWLING GREEN WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE BURNT RESIDENCE……
NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED AT THIS TIME AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES……
SMITH
01/01/20
66 YEAR OLD PORTER WAYNE SMITH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW AFTERNOON (FRI) AT TWO AT GOAD
FUNERAL HOMWI WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 THIS MORNING (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; KATHY STINSON SMITH….. DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KRISTY AND BOBBY BURCHETT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE
BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; JAMES AND PEGGY, KENNETH, JACKIE AND LENDA AND PHILLIP ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND REX AND SUZANNE OF
AUBURN….AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; CHRISTINE AND DARRELL THOMAS, MARTHA SMITH, BARBARA AND BILLY CALDWELL AND
LARECEA AND TIMMY KEEN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…… FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/02/20
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
KENTUCKY IS ON THE ROAD TO SOUTH CAROLINA…..
LOUISVILLE GOES TO CLEMSON…….
AND THE LADY TOPPERS PLAY AT NORTH TEXAS…..
MEN’S GAMES HAVE……
THE TOPPERS HOSTING NORTH TEXAS……
AND IN MENS/WOMSN DOUBLEHEADERS…..
MOREHEAD IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON JACKSONVILLE…..
EASTERN KENTUCKY ENTERTAINS TENNESSEE TECH……
AND MURRAY STATE IS AT HOME TO PLAY U-T MARTIN……
BUSINESS COURT
12/30/19
A PILOT PROJECT BEGINS JANUARY FIRST IN JEFFERSON COUNTY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH’S FIRST “BUSINESS COURT” DOCKET……
THE DOCKET WILL PROVIDE SPECIALIZED ATTENTION FOR COMPLEX CIVIL COMMERCIAL CASES……IMPROVE COURT EFFICIENCY FOR ALL
LITIGANTS…..AND CREATE A MORE ATTRACTIVE FORUM FOR DOING BUSINESS…..
THE “BUSINESS COURT” DOCKET IS PART OF THE SUPREME COURT’S CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM INITIATIVE…….
CROP INSURANCE FRAUD
12/30/19
ANOTHER CENTRAL KENTUCKY FARMER HAS PLEADED GUILTY IN A CROP INSURANCE FRAUD SCHEME…..
ACCORDING TO THE HEARLD-LEADER……DANIEL ARVIN PLEADED GUILTY TO A CONSPIRACY CHARGE AFTER ADMITTING HE CLAIMED DAMAGE TO HIS
TOBACCO CROP……AND THEN SOLD THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF LEAF UNDER HIS MOTHER’S NAME……
ARVIN FACES UP TO FIVE-YEARS IN PRISON…….
ESCAPEE CAPTURED
12/30/19
AN INMATE WHO ESCAPED CUSTODY LAST THURSDAY WAS CAPTURED BY BOWLING GREEN POLCIE SATURDAY…..
19 YEAR OLD KEVIN ALLEN OF BOWLING GREEN WAS LOCATED AT FOUR-45 GLEN LILY ROAD…..
ALLEN ATTEMPTED TO EVADE POLCIE USING A BICYCLE AND THEN LED OFFICERS ON A FOOT PURSUIT IN PEDIGO PARK BEFORE BEING
APPREHENDED……
NEW YEARS CLOSINGS
12/30/19
HERE ARE YOUR NEW YEARS CLOSINGS…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW AND CLOSED WEDNESDAY……
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSING AT FIVE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CLOSED WEDNESDAY…..
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY……
TRANSFER STATON, ANIMAL SHELTER AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY…….
SVILLE TRANS-IT WILL NOT OPERATE TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY….
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY…..TOMORROW’S TRASH WILL BE PICKED UP THURSDAY AND WEDNESDAY’S TRASH WILL
BE COLLECTED FRIDAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES & POST OFFICE CLOSED WEDNESDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY….
CORE OPEN….
TOMORROW FROM 5-30AM TO 4-30PM
WEDNESDAY FROM 8AM TO 4-30PM
BROWN
12/30/19
82 YEAR OLD LOUISE “WEEZIE” BROWN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT ALIVE HOSPICE IN NASHVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; VICKY AND SAM TAYLOR AND CARLA PERDUE ALL OF TENNESSEE…..THREE
GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/30/19
THE LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON RUSSELL COUNTY IN A GIRL’S DOUBLEHEADER……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WLVE…..
STARTING ARUND FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON…….
LOUISVILLE TAKES ON MISSISSIPPL STATE IN THE MUSIC CITY BOWL…..
AND THE TOPPERS BATTLE WESTERN MICHIGAN IN THE FIRST RESPONDERS BOWL…….
FISCAL COURT
12/27/19
ALLEN FISCAL COURT HELD THEIR FINAL MEETING OF THE YEAR YESTERDAY AFTERNOON……
A NEW POSITION OF…..“MECHANIC/LABORER”…..HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE ROAD DEPARTMENT AND THE COURT APPROVED HIRING RICKY
MARR TO FILL THE POSITION…..
JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER INFORMED THE COURT THAT 13-RRESUMES HAD BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE…..”RECEPTIONIST/EXECUTIVE
ASSISTANT” PSOITON IN HIS OFFICE….
FIVE INDIVIDUALS WERE INTERVIEWED…..THAT NUMBER WAS REDUCED TO TWO WHO WERE INTERVIEW AGAIN…..AND THE COURT APPROVED
HIRING AYLEE LOVELL TO FILL THE POSITION…..
KY LEGISLATOR ILL
12/27/19
KENTUCKY HOUSE MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER JOHN CARNEY…..FROM TAYLOR COUNTY…..IS IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT BATTLING WHAT HIS FAMILY
SAYS WAS A SUDDEN ILLNESS….
CARNEY IS BEING TREATED FOR A SEVERE CASE OF PANCREATITIS AND INFECTION AT NORTON HOSPITAL IN LOUISVILLE…..
REPORTEDLY….HE GOT SICK WHILE EATING LUNCH SUNDAY……AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM MONDAY……
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
12/27/19
BREAKS-INTERSTATE PARK…..WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE KENTUCKY AND VIRGINIA BORDER…..WANTS TO BUILD THE LONGEST PEDESTRIAN
SWINGING BRIDGE IN NORTH AMERICA….
THE 725-FOOT BRIDGE WOULD CROSS THE RUSSEL FORK RIVER AND CONNECT THE VIRGINAI AND KENTUCKY SIDES OF THE PARK……
A VIRGINIA COALFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GRANT OF UP TO 433-THOUSAND DOLLARS WOULD HELP FUND THE BRIDGE……
THE PARK HAS AN ADDITIONAL 326-THOUSAND DOLLARS EARMARKED FOR THE BRIDGE CONSTRUCITON WHICH IS SET TO START IN 20-20 AND END
IN 20-21……
TAYLOR
12/27/19
70 YEAR OLD DELLA MAE TAYLOR OF ADOLPHUS DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT 10 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS
AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; PAUL AND KATHI TAYLOR OF MICHIGAN…..A SISTER; BETTY MCCOY OF PHELPS…..AND A SISTER-
IN-LAW; SHIRLEY TAYLOR OF OHIO….FOUR NEPHEWS, A NIECE AND SEVERAL GREAT-NIECES AND GREAT NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/27/19
THE SOUTHCENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC TIPS OFF THIS AFTERNOON AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL….
AT THREE-30…….CRITTENDEN COUNTY TANGLES WITH GRAYSON COUNTY….
THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON BULLITT CENTRAL AT FIVE-30…..
AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-
THREE…..WVLE….. STARTING AT FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON……
BEVIN INVESTIGATION
12/26/19
THE F-B-I IS INVESTIGATING FORMER GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WHO CONTROVERSIALLY ISSUED MORE THAN 400-PARDONS IN THE WEEKS AFTER HE
LOST HIS REELECTION BID….
AMONG THOSE WHO WERE GRANTED CLEMENCY WAS PATRICK BAKER….WHO HAD SERVED TWO YEARS OF A 19-YEAR SENTENCE FOR KILLING A
MAN DURING A HOME INVASION…..
AND MICAH SCHOETTE WHO WAS SENTENCED LAST YEAR TO 23-YEARS IN PRISON FO MULTIPLE SEXUAL OFFENCES INVOLVING CHILDREN…..
REPORTEDLY…..BAKER’S FAMILY DONATED 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BEVINS REELECTION CAMPAIGN…..
CORVETTE MUSEUM RENOVATION
12/26/19
THE PERFORMANCE GALLERY EXHIBIT…..AT THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM…..IS GETTING A NEW LOOK…..
THE GALLERY EXHIBIT ORGINALLY HOUSED AN INTERACTIVE PIT CREW GAME AND AN EDUCATIONAL DRIVING SIMULATOR……..
AND OVER THE COMING MONTHS…..THE GOAL IS TO DISPLAY EVEN MORE INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS……INCLUDING PROJECTIONS BEHIND EACH OF
THE DISPLAY CARS AND TOUCH SCREEN KIOSKS……
THE PERFORMANCE GALLERY IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN IN LATE MARCH……
CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS
12/26/19
HERE’S ONE LAST REMINDER FROM THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY THAT IF YOU
CITY TRASH ROUTE WAS TO HAVE BEEN RUN TUESDAY IT WILL BE PICKED UP TODAY……
AND IF YOUR CITY TRASH WAS TO HAVE BEEN COLLECTED YESTERDAY…..IT WILL BE RUN TOMORROW……
SPORTS
12/26/19
THE SOUTHCENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC TIPS OFF TOMORROW AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL….
AND FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR….AND THE SECOND TIME SINCE 1983….. ONLY FOUR GIRLS TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEARS
TOURNAMENT…..
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT THREE-30…….
CRITTENDEN COUNTY TANGLES WITH GRAYSON COUNTY….
THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON BULLITT CENTRAL AT FIVE-30…..
THE TOURNAMENT RUNS THRU SUNDAY AFTERNOON……..
ESCAPEE FOUND
12/24/19
AN ESCAPEE FROM THE WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL WAS LOCATED IN MT. VERNON-ILLINOIS YESTERDAY….
36 YEAR OLD MICHALE LANE OF BOWLING GREEN WALK AWAY FROM A WORK RELEASE PROERN ON DECEMBER 17TH….
NO OTHER DETAILS ABOUT LANE’S CAPTURE WERE RELEASED BY STATE POLICE……
MEADOR
12/24/19
87 YEAR OLD SUE ALDERSON MEADOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLEASANT METHODIST CHURCH CEMETRY…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; STEPHEN AND JOANNE OF FOUNTAIN AND DWIGHT AND ROBIN OF ADOLPHUS…..FIVE
GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
NEW MINORITY LEADER
12/23/19
KENTUCKY HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE MADE HISTORY BY SELECTING REPRESSENTATIVE JONI JENKINS AS THEIR TOP-RANKING LEADER….AS
JENKINS BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE AS THE PARTY’S FLOOR LEADER IN THE CHAMBER….
JENKINS…..WHO SUCCEEDS ROCKY ADKINS…..HAD SERVED AS MINORITY WHIP….A ROLE THAT WILL BE FILLED BY REPRESENTATIVE ANGIE
HATTON……
REFUGEES
12/23/19
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS TURNED DOWN AN OFFER FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO HALT REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT…..
IN A LETTER BESHEAR WROTE “U-S” SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO……THE GOVERNOR SAID THE COMMONWEALTH HAS ACCEPTED
REFUGEES FOR MORE THAN THREE-DECADES…..AND IN SEVERAL CITIES…..REFUGEES HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE WORKFORCE AND KENTUCKY’
S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT….
ABOUT HALF OF THE STATES HAVE CONSENTED TO KEEP ACCEPTING REFUGEES…. AND NO STATES SO FAR HAVE SAID THEY PLAN TO STOP
ACCEPTING REFUGEES UNDER TRUMP’S ORDER…..
CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS
12/23/19
HERE ARE YOUR CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS…..
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY…..
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, TRANSFER STATION, ANIMAL SHELTER AND PUBLIC LIBRATY CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY……
THE CORE CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY…..TOMORROW’S TRASH WILL BE PICKED UP THURSDAY AND WEDNESDAY’S TRASH WILL BE
COLLECTED FRIDAY…..
SCOTTSVILLE TRANSIT WILL NOT RUN TOMORROW OR WEDNEDAY…….
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED WEDNESDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
SPORTS
12/23/19
THE PATRIOTS CONTINUE PLAY AT FOUR THIS AFTERNOON…..IN THE WARREN EAST HOLIDAY HOOPS CLASSIC…..
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO “SMASHVILLE” TO TAKE ON THE COYOTES……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
12/20/10
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……THE COMMONWEALTH’S NOVEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-FOUR
PERCENT…..WHICH WAS UP SLIGHLY FROM THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT RECORDED IN OCTOBER…..
AND THIS NOVEMBER’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO UP ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FORM LAST NOVEMBER’S FOUR-POINT-THREE
PERCENT…..
ALSO IN NOVEMBER……THE “U-S” JOBLESS RATE WAS THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT….WHICH WAS DOWN ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT
FROM OCTOBER……
CRAM THE CRUISER
12/20/19
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE RAISED MORE THAN 236-TONS OF FOOD…..TO HELP FAMILIES IN NEED…..DURING ITS 10TH ANNUAL “CRAM THE CRUISER”
FOOD DRIVE…..
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS…..STATE POLICE SAY THE CAMPAIGN HAS TURNED INTO A FRIENDLY COMPETITION AMONG K-S-P POSTS……AND THIS
YEAR POST-16 IN OWENSBORO TOOK TOP HONORS WITH A TOTAL OF 61-THOUSAND POUNDS OF FOOD COLLECTED…..
SINCE IT BEGININGS IN TWENTY-10……”CRAM THE CRUISER” HAS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY TWO-MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO SHELTERS…..FOOD
BANKS…..AND CHURCHES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH……
KY GROUND BEEF
12/20/19
KENTUCKY CATTLEMEN’S GROUND BEEF RECENTLY MARKED A HUGE MILESTONE FOR KENTUCKY FARMERS BY HITTING ONE-MILLION DOLLARS IN
TOTAL FARM GATE SALES….
THE 80/20 GROUND BEEF IS PROVIDED BY 111-FARM IN 44-COUNTIES…..WHICH HAVE SOLD OVER 587-THOUSAND POUNDS OF GROUND BEEF
SINCE SALES BEGAN IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR….
THE KENTUCKY CATTLEMEN’S GROUND BEEF IS AVAILABLE AT KROGER STORRES IN KENTUCKY…..SOUTHERN INDIANA…..AND TENNESSEE…….
KENTUCKY SCHOOLS…..THE K-F-C YUM CENTER……AND THE KENTUCKY FAIR AND EXPOSITION CENTER
SPORTS
12/20/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT AS BARREN
COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT GYM……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-50 TONIGHT……
MARIJUANA BILL
12/18/19
A KENTUCKY LAW MAKER HAS PRE-FILED A BILL TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND USE THE REVENUES FROM TAXES TO FUND
THE COMMONWEALTH’S RETIREMENT SYSTEM….
THE BILL…..WOULD ALLOW ADULTS 21 AND OLDER TO USE MARIJUANA……AND IT WOULD ALLOW 75-PERCENT OF THE LICENSE AND WHOLESALE
TAX FEES TO GO TO THE KENTUCKY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND 25-PERCENT TO THE KENTUCKY TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM……..
THERE WOULD BE FOUR TYPES OF LICENSES……CULTIVATOR…..PROCESSOR….. TESTER…..AND RETAILER AND EACH LICENSE WOULD HAVE TO
BE RENEWED ANNUALLY……
NEW VOTING PORTAL
12/18/19
THE KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW “VOTING PORTAL” THAT WILL ALLOW KENTUCKIAN’S IN THE ARMED
FORCES AND TRAVELING ABROAD TO VOTE…..
IN TWENTY-13……KENTUCKY PASSED ITS FIRST EVER “MILITARY HERO’S VOTING BILL”…..WHICH FUNDED ONLINE VOTING FOR MILITARY AND
OVESEAS VOTERS…..
NOW….THE NEW “VOTING PORTAL” WILL ASSURE THEIR VOTES WILL BE RECEIVED EVEN IF FEDERAL FUNDING CHANGES IN THE FUTURE…….
FILINGS
12/18/19
ANOTHER ALLEN COUNTY RERSIDENT HAS FILED TO RUN FOR THE 22ND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES RACE…..
AS DAVID YOUNG HAS FILED TO RUN FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION…….
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE IS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION……
SPORTS
12/18/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD LAST NIGHT AND SPLIT WITH WARREN EAST…..AS THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 58 TO 31
DECISION TO THE LADY RAIDERS…..
AND THE PATRIOTS PULLED OUT A 65 TO 62 WIN…
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM LAST NIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS DEFEATED THE ISLANDERS EIGHT TO THREE….
ANDERSON
12/17/19
68 YEAR OLD LONNIE K. ANDERSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OR
SERVICE AS CREMATION WAS CHOSEN…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JEANA OWENS ANDERSON……TWO STEP-SONS AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JEREMY AND HACKEE TABOR AND JACOB
TABOR ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A BROTHER; SAM ANDERSON OF GLASGOW….. A STEP-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…..
BANDY
12/17/19
57 YEAR OLD KENNY BAND OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A
LATER DATE…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAKE TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; KENNETH SLOAN…..AND A DAUGHTER; KANDI JO SLOAN BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE BROTHERS; NICK AND JEFF
BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE AND MARK OF SOUTH CAROLINA…..AND A SISTER; MICKEY PATRICK OF SCOTTSVILLE…….
TURNER
12/17/19
66 YEAR OLD JOHNNY TURNER OF TOMPKINSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON
(TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DAVID AND HOLLY AND TERRY AND CAROLYN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND
SISTER-IN-LAW; JOE AND SHIRLEY OF TENNESSEE…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; JUDY TURNER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..10 GRANDCHILDREN AND 12 GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
12/17/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO WARREN EAST……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE……STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
HOME SALES
12/13/19
FOURTH QUARTER HOME SALES IN KENTUCKY BEGAN WITH A STRONG OCTOBER…. AS YEAR-TO-DATE SALES ARE UP ALMOST FIVE-PERCENT OVER
THE TWENTY-18 TOTAL…..
THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE IN THE COMMONWEALTH WAS ALSO UP EIGHT-POINT-THREE PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR…..AT 175-THOUSAND-500
DOLLARS…..
DAYS ON THE MARKET WERE 101….WHICH WAS A SIX-PERCENT INCREASE OVER LAST OCTOBER’S 95 DAYS……
AND THE INVENTORY SLIPPED SLIGHTLY TO FOUR-POINT-THREE MONTHS…..
EDUCATION COMMISSIONER RESIGNS
12/13/19
KENTUCKY’S EDUCATION COMMISSIONER SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION YESTERDY….. HANDING NEW GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR WHAT HE
WANTED…..AS HE RESHAPES THE TOP LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM…..
TUESDAY…ON HIS FIRST DAY IN OFFICE….BESHEAR DISBANDED THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION .AND THEN RE-CREATED IT WITH 11 NEW
MEMEBRS….
THE 10-FORMER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE FILED SUIT TO BLOCK THEIR REMOVAL…..BUT STATE JUDDGES HAVE REFUSED TO TEMPORARILY BLOCK
BESHEAR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER…..
DOLLAR GENERAL
12/13/19
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS ANNOUNCED THE AVAILABILITY OF APPROXIMATLEY 20-C-B-D PRODUCTS…..AT 11-HUNDRED STORES IN KENTUCKY AND
TENNESSEE…..AND BY SPRING OF NEXT YEAR THEY PLAN TO EXPAND THE PRODUCTS’ AVAILABILITY TO SEVEN MORE STATES…..
THE C-B-D ASSORTMENT IS LIMITED TO TOPICAL COSMETIC PRODUCTS…..AND DOLLAR GENERAL CURRENLY HAS NO PLANS TO PROVIDE
INGESTIBLE OR EDIBLE C-B-D MERCHANDISE…….
SPORTS
12/13/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE HOMECOMING AS CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT GYM…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE……WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
RIPPY
12/12/19
80 YEAR OLD NOAH M. RIPPY-JUNIOR OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OLD MACEDONIA CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS
AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..GRAHAM LODGE WILL HOLD MASONIC RITES TOMORROW NIGHT (FRI) AT SEVEN AT THE FUNERAL
HOME AND ALL MASTER MASONS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE SHOULD MEET AT THE LODGE AT SIX-30…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ALMA TAYLOR RIPPY…..FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; TIMMY AND SANDRA, CHRISTOPHER AND PEGGY AND
KEVIN AND VALERIE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND JERRY AND MELISSA OF OHIO…….A DAUGHER AND SON-IN-LAW; DEBRA AND DAVID LINDSEY OF
SCOTTSVILLE……A STEP-DAUGHTER; LEE ANN BLANKENSHIP AND HUSBAND BERRY……TWO STEP-SONS; ROBBIE TAYLOR AND MARK TAYLOR AND
WIFE PAM…..AND A SON-IN-LAW; RALPH WHITLOW ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; JARVIS AND CAROLYN OF ADOLPHUS…..
AND FOUR SISTERS; GRACIE HESSON, BETTY HARPER AND DIANE ISABEL ALL OF ADOLPHUS AND MARY OAKES OF SCOTTSVILLE…….12
GRANDCHILDREN, SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
12/12/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TO GREENWOOD….
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE SABRES…..
BESHEAR SWORE IN
12/10/19
AS IS CUSTOMARY IN THE COMMONWEALTH……TO ENSURE CONTINUITY IN STATE GOVERNMENT…..ANDY BESHEAR WAS SWORN IN AS KENTUKY’S
63RD GOVERNOR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION…..
BESHEAR FOLLOWS IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HIS FATHER STEVE BESHEAR…… WHO SERVED TWO TERMS AS GOVERNOR….AS THEY BECOME THE
FIRST “FATHER-SON” TO SERVE AS GOVERNORS OF KENTUCKY…..
A FULL DAY OF PUBLIC ACTIVITIES IS ON TAP FOR TODAY…..AND FOR TODAY’S INAGURATION…..STATE OFFICES INCLUDING THE ALLEN COUNTY P-V-A
OFFICE ARE CLOSED TODAY……
ARREST
12/10/19
THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT 84 CARVER DRIVE IN SCOTTSVILLE YESTERDAY…..
SEIZED WERE 10-GRAMS OF SUSPECTED METH…..SUSPECTED MARIJUANA….DIGITAL SCALES…..DRUG PARAPHERNALIA….AND MULTIPLE
FIREARMS….
39 YEAR OLD DUSTIN RICHARDS WAS ARRESTED AND LODGED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH, POSSESSON OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA…..AND ALL THE CHARGES WERE
“ENHANCED” DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF THE FIREARMS…..…..
HUNTSMAN
12/10/19
89 YEAR OLD CLYTIE PETTY HUNTMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TOMORROW (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; BOBBY PETTY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SHERRY AND JAMES CENTER OF ADOLPHUS…..
FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/10/19
THE PATRIOTS OPEN THE HOME PORTION OF THE SEASON TONIGHT……AS ADAIR COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT GYM FOR THE TWO “A”
CHAMPIONSHIPS…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
AC FARM BUREAU AWARDS
12/09/19
AT THE RECENT V100TH MEETING OF THE KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU…..THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU WAS NAMED “TOP COUNTY” FOR DISTRICT
FOUR…..AS THE AWARD RECOGNIZES THE COUNTY THAT BEST COMPLETES THE MANY PROGRAMS PROMOTED AT THE STATE LEVEL…..
MARTHA ARTERBURN EARNED THE “GOLD STAR AWARD” FOR THE WORK OF HER COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE “AG” EDUCATION IN THE PRIMARY
CENTER….AS-WELL-AS HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR ALL THE COUNTY…..
JOE YOUNG-JUNIOR EARNED A “GOLD STAR AWARD” FOR HIS COMMITTEE’S WORK PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING YOUNG FARMERS IN THE
COUNTY…..
AND THE ALLEN COUNTY WOMEN’S COMMITTEE ALSO RECEIVED A “GOLDF STAR” AWARD…..
KCTCS PRESIDENT RETIRING
12/09/19
THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM IS GOING TO LOOKING FOR A NEW PRESIDENT….
FRIDAY…..DURING THE BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING……PRESIDNET JAY BOX ANNOIUNCED HE WOUILD BE LEAVING AT THE END OF THE FISCAL
YEAR…WHICH IS JUNE 30TH…..
BOX WAS NAMED THE SECOND PRESIDENT OF K-C-T-CS IN NOVEMBR…..20-14…..
A NATIONAL SEARCH WILL BEGIN AND BOX’S SUCCESSOR IS EXPECTED TO BE NAMED IN EARLY FALL OF 20-20……
STINSON
12/09/19
67 YEAR OLD JIMMY STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVIES WILL BE TOMORROW
(TUES) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING
(MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ROBBIE STINSON…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BILL AND TONYA PATTERSON……A DAUGHTER; RENAY
PATTERSON…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; BOBBY AND PATRICIA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW;
MARTHA HARRISON AND PATTY JO WEBB BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE AND SHIRLEY AND BUDDY ADAMSON OF ADOLPHUS….12 GREATCHILDREN AND 10
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/09/19
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO GLASGOW…..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS HOST RUSSELL COUNTY…..
BOWL SELECTIONS WERE ANNOUONCED YESTERDAY…..
KENTUCKY WILL TAKE ON VIRGINIA TECH IN THE “BELK BOWL”…..
LOUISVILLE GOES AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE IN THE “MUSIC CITY BOWL”…..
AND THE TOPPERS TANGLE WITH WESTERN MICHIGN IN THE “FIRST RESPONDERS BOWL”…..
FARM INCOME
12/06/19
ACCORDING TO AGRICULTURAL ECOMOMISTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY….INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNCENTAINTY LOOMS OVER THE
COMMONWEALTH’S FARM ECONOMY…..WHICH WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN STABLE INCOME LEVELS WITH A BOOST FROM GOVERNMENT RELIEF
PAYMENTS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO TOTAL ABOUT 240-MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR…..
THIS YEAR STATEWIDE FARM CASH RECEIPTS ARE PROJECTED TO BE FIVE-POINT-NINE BILLION DOLLARS…..WHICH EQUALS THE PAST TWO
YEARS…..BUT IS WELL BELOW THE SIX-POINT-FIVE BILLION LEVEL IN TWENTY-14……
KENTUCK’S NET CASH INCOME……THE AMOUNT LEFT AFTER FARMER’S EXPENSES…..IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED ONE-POINT-EIGHT BILLION
DOLLARS WHICH IS UP SLIGHTLY FROM LAST YEAR……
DUI AWARDS
12/06/19
THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY HAS HONORED MORE THAN 200-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS…..FROM MORE THAN 180-AGENCIES
ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH….FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO TARGET IMPAIRD DRIVERS…..
AMONG THOSE HONORED WERE OFFICER TREVER THOMPSON WITH THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SERGEANT BRANDON LOVETT
WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..
LAST YEAR IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..THERE WERE FOUR-THOUSAND-742 CRASHES RELATED TO IMPAIRED DRIVING…..RESULTING IN 24-
HUNDRED-15 INJURIES AND 124 DEATHS……
SPORTS
12/06/19
LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL COACH SCOTT SATTERFIELD HAS BEEN NAMED THE A-C-C COACH OF THE YEAR……
IN HIS FIRST SEASON…..SATTERFIELD TURNED THE “U OF L” FOOTBALL PROGRAM AROUND MUCH SOONER THANT EXPECTED….LEADING THE
CARDINALS TO A SEVEN AND FIVE RECORD AND A BOWL TRIP….
SNAP CHANGES
12/05/19
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS ANNOIUNCED NEW RULES FOR THE…..“SNAP” PROGRAM……TO MOVE MORE RECIPIENTS
TOWARDS “SELF-SUFFICIENCY”…..
TO GO INTO EFFECT APRIL FIRST…..THE CHANGE WILL LIMIT THE ABILITY OF STATES TO EXEMPT WORK-ELIGIBLE ADULTS FROM HAVING TO OBTAIN
STEADY EMPLOYMENT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE BENEFITS…..
IT’S ESTIMATED THE CHANGE WILL REMOVE 40-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS FROM THE “SNAP” ROLLS IF THEY CAN’T FIND WORK…..
OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS
12/05/19
GOVERNOR-ELECT ANDY BESHEAR SAYS ALL EXECUTIVE BRANCH STATE AGENCIES WILL ACCEPT REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC RECORDS VIA E-MAIL
UNDER HIS ADMINISTRATION……
BESHEAR SAYS THE MOVE IS TO MAKE IT EARIER FOR KENTUCKIANS AND THE MEDIA TO INTERACT WITH THE GOVERNMENT……
KY WESLEYAN BREAK RECORD
12/05/19
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLGE HAS IT MOST SUCCESSFUL….SINGLE DAY OF GIVING IN SCHOOL HISTORY……ON “GIVING TUESDAY” AS THE
COLLEGE RAISE JUST UNDER 212-THOUSAND DOLALRS….A 35-PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR…..
THE TOTAL INCLUDED 291 GIFTS FROM DONORS IN 23-STATES…..AND 51-GIFTS OF ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE……
MOTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER
12/05/19
THE MOTHER OF A 20-MONTH-OLD EDMONSON COUNTY CHILD…..WHO DIED AFTER SHE DROVE HER VEHICLE ARROUND A “ROAD CLOSED” SIGN
INTO A FLOODED CREEK……HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER….
28 YEAR OLD ALEXANDRA RICHARDSON AND HER SEVEN YEAR OLD SON WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE…..SEARCHERS FOUND THE
TODDLER IN THE WATER AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN AND LATER FLOWN TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER
WHERE HE DIED….
A SEARCH WARRANT FOR RICHARDSON’S MEDICAL RECORDS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF METH AND MARIJUANA IN HER BLOOD AT THE TIME
SHE ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL…..
SPORTS
12/05/19
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS TRAVEL TO BOWLING GREEN……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS HOST LOGAN COUNTY…….
STUDENT LOAN BILL
12/04/19
SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS INTRODUCED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW STUDENTS TO DIP INTO RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS TO HELP PAY FOR
COLLEGE….AND MAKE MONTHLY DEBT PAYMENTS…..
UNDER HIS BILL…..INDIVIDUALS COULD TAKE UP TO 52-HUNDRED-50 DOLLARS….TAX AND PENALITY FREE…..FROM THEIR “FOUR-OH-ONE-K” OR “I-
R-A” EACH YEAR…. AND THEIR PARENTS COULD DIVERT THOUSANDS MORE….
CURRENTLY…..AMERICANS OWE ABOUT ONE ONE-POINT-FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS IN STUDENT LOANS……
CHILD SALE
12/04/19
BOWLING GREEN POLICE HAVE CHARGED THREE PEOPLE IN THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF AN INFANT….
ACTING ON A TIP FROM OFFICIALS AT PARKER/BENNETT/CURRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL…OFFICERS WENT TO A RESIDENCE ON WEST 10TH….WHERE
A WOMEN SAID SHE GAVE THE BABY AWAY…..
OFFICERS THEN FOUND THE COUPLE WHO TOOK THE CHILD AND THEY SAID THEY PAID TWO-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE INFANT….
45 YEAROLD JOSE PASCUAL…..31 YEAR OLD MARIA DOMINGO-PEREZ….AND 37 YEAR OLD CATARINA FELIPE ARE CHARGED WITH THE SALE OR
PURCHASE OF A CHILD FOR ADOPTION…..
DOMINGO-PEREZ…..WHO IS ACCUSED OF SELLING THE INFANT….HAS FIVE OTHER CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN PLACE IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY……
SPORTS
12/04/19
THE LADY PATRIOTS OPENED THE SEASON LAST NIGHT AT WARREN CENTRAL AND DROPPED A 62 TO 43 DECISION TO THE LADY SPARTANS….
.
THE PATRIOTS ALSO LOST TO THE SPARTANS 87 TO 68…….
GANN FILES
12/03/19
CURRENT 22ND DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE WHO REPRESENTS ALLEN…..SIMPSON…..AND A PORTION OF WARREN
COUNTIES…..HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL NOT SEEK REELECTION NEXT YEAR……
AND A CHECK WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE FINDS REPUBLICAN BRIAN “TIGER” GANN OF FRANKLIN HAS FILED TO RUN FOR THE
SEAT……
BESHEAR APPOINTMENTS
12/03/19
GOVERNOR ELECT ANDY BESHEAR HAS APPOINTED A GLASGOW NATIVE AND A FORMER RIVAL TO FILL POSITIONS IN HIS ADMINISTRATION…..
JIM GRAY WILL SERVE AS TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY……WHLE REPRESENTATIVE ROCKY ADKINS WILL SERVE AS BESHEAR’S SENOR ADVISOR…..
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR-ELECT JACQUELINE COLEMAN WILL SERVE AS SECRETARY OF THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
CABINET…..
HE ALSO SELECTED COLONEL HALDANE LAMBERT TO LEAD THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD AS ADJUTANT GENERAL…..
AND RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL KEITH JACKSON WILL BE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER……
BARREN FATAL
12/03/19
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN BARREN COUNTY……YESTEDAY MORNING NEAR THE SIX-THOUSAND BLOCK OF NEW BOWLING
GREEN ROAD…..CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A GLASGOW TEEN…..
REPORTEDLY….A TWO-THOUSAND=FIVE MERCURY S-U-V DRIVEN BY 19 YEAR OLD JACIE SMITH OF PARK CITY AND A TWO-THOUSAND-THREE FORD
PICKUP OPERATED BY 35 YEAR OLD BRANDON SMITH OF GLASOGW MADE CONTACT NEAR THE CENTER LINE…..
JACIE SMITH SWERVED HER VEHICLE WHICH WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK A TREE…..BRANDON SMITH WAS ABLE TO STOP HIS
VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER…..
JACIE SMITH AND A ONE YEAR OLD PASSENGER WE TRANSPORTED TO T-J SAMSON WHERE SMITH SUCCUMBED TO HER INJURIES….
BRANDON SMITH WAS ALSO TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL FOR MINOR INJURIES AND HIS PASSENGER WASN’T INJURED……
HENSON
12/03/19
80 YEAR OLD ANNA LEE HENSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING
AT 10 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; SUSAN BROADY OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO NICES, A NEPHEW,A GRANDCHILD AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/03/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS OPEN THE SEASON TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO SOUTH WARREN….
.
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
VETERANS DONATIONS
12/02/19
WITH TEMPERATURS FALLING AND WINTER QUICKLY APPROACHING…..THE VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC IN BOWLING GREEN IS ASKING FOR
DONATIONS THAT WILL BE GIVE TO VETERANS IN NEED……TO KEEP THEM WARM AND FED THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS….
HATS…..SCARVES….GLOVES…THICK WINTER COATS ARE ALL NEEDED…..ALONG WITH NON-PERISHABLE READY-TO-EAT FOOD DONATIONS…..….
ITEMS CAN BE DROPPED OFF TUESDAYS THROUGH THURSDAYS…..FROM 10 TO TWO…..AT THE “V-A” CLINIC LOCATED ON FAIVIEW AVENUE……
KY SCHOOL DISTRICT SUING
12/02/19
A KENTUCKY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS VOTED TO SUE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE COMPANIES FOR CREATING WHAT IT SAYS IS AN…..EPIDEMIC OF
NICOTINE ADDICTION…..AFFECTING STUDENT HEALTH AND SCHOOL LEAGNING INVIRONMENTS….
THE BULLIT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PLANS TO SUE JUUL AND OTHER INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS……DISTRIBUTORS…..AND
RETAILERS…..
JUUL…..WHICH CONTROLS ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE NATIONS E-CIGARETTE MARKET…..VACES SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS BY CONGRESS AND
FEDERAL REGULATORS……
KY HEMP SUMMIT
12/02/19
A KENTUCKY HEMP SUMMIT WILL BE HELD THIS WEDNESDAY……DECEMBER FOURTH….AT THE KENTUCKY EPOSITION CENTER IN LOUISVILLE…..
HOSTED BY THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE….THE SUMMIT WILL PROVIDE THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT HEMP PRODUCTION……KENTUCKY’S PLANS FOR 20-20…..AND THE NEW ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS……
A TRADE SHOW WILL ALSO BE PART OF THE ACTVITIES……
SEARS
12/01/19
84 YEAR OLD MARY ELLA SHIPLEY SEARS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JAMES SEARS……A SON; JEFF SHIPLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GAUGHTER; TONI WHITE OF INDIANA…..A BROTHER
AND SISTER-IN-LAW; WILLIE AND BERNICE SHIPLEY…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; JEAN SHIPLEY ALL OF CALIFORNIA…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND 19
GREAT-GRANDCHIDLREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/02/19
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS PLAY AT GREENWOOD…..
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
11/29/19
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICES WILL PROVIDE CONSULTANTS TO HELP CREATE EIGHT LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATION AND CONSERVATON AREAS
IN….. ALABAMA…. MISSISSIPPI…..SOUTH CAROLINA…..FLORIDA…..AND KENTUCKY …..
TWO PROJECTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED FOR THE PROGRAM…..ONE WILL CREATE AN “OHIO RIVER RECREATION TRAIL…..
AND THE OTHER WILL CREATE A TRAIL ALONG THE PATH THAT NATURALIST JOHN MUIR TOOK THROUGH KENTUCKY DURING HIS WALK TO THE GULF
OF MEXICO…..
COPPER THEFTS
11/29/19
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET IS ASKING RESIDENTS TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIEVES STEALING COPPER FROM K-Y-T-C
LIGHTING AROUND THE DISTRICT THREE AREA…..
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF COPPER WIRING WAS RECENTLY TAKEN IN WARREN COUNTY……WHICH CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR
MOTORISTS…..AS IT TAKES TIME TO GET THE WIRING REPLACED AND THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON……
THE COMMUNITY IS ASKED TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IS THEY SEE ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY……ESPECIALLY AT
NIGHT NEAR LIGHTING AREAS ON ROADWAYS…..
AND LOCAL RECYCLING BUSINESSES ARE ALSO BEING ASKED TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANYONE TRYIN TO SELL POSSIBLE STOLEN COPPER
WIRING……
MEDICAID CONTRACTS
11/29/19
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAID SERVICES HAS AWARDED NEW CONTRACTS TO FIVE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS……TO BEGIN
NEXT JULY……. BUT TWO CURRENT PROVIDERS……ANTHEM KENTUCKY AND PASSPORT HEALTH ARE BEING REPLACED…….
BOTH WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO MEDICAID MEMBERS THROUGH THE EXISTING CONTRACT TERMS WHICH EXPORES JUNE 30TH……
MOLINA AND UNITED HEALTHCARE ARE REPLACING ANTHEM AND PASSPORT……
SPORTS
11/29/19
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LOUISVILLE DEFEATED TEXAS-ARLINGTON 76 TO 67……
IN THE N-F-L……..
NEW ORLEANS BEAT ATLANTA 28 TO 18…..
AND THE BEARS GOT PAST THE LIONS 24 TO 20……
FISCAL COURT
11/27/19
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE ADOLPHUS FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING AND CONDUCTED MOSTLY ROUTINE
BUSINESS….
FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO THE FIRST BUDGET AMENDMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR…..
AND SHERIFF JEFF COOKE SAID THE THREE NEW VEHICLES FOR HIS DEPARTMENT WERE IN PADUCAH HAVE SPOTLIGHTS INSTALLED….
THE COURT HELD A SHORT CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNAL….AND UPON RETURNING TO OPEN SESSION…..ANNOUNCED THAT TWO
EMPLOYEES WITH THE ROAD DEPARTMENT HAD RESIGNED AND ONE EMPLOYEE AT THE TRANSFER STATION HAD BEEN TERMINATED…..
911 COMMITTEE
11/27/19
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY……NINE-ONE-ONE….ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET YESTERDAY…..
JOHN BETNER UPDATED THE COMMITTEE ON HIS WORK WITH THE RADIO SYSTEM…. ALL RADIOS HAVE NOW BEEN GONE THRU WITH NEEDED WORK
DONE ON EACH ONE…..AND PRE-AMPS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE REPEATERS….
THE NEXT STEP IS AT THE MT. UNION SITE WHERE TWO MORE ANTENNAS WILL BE INSTALLED SO THE AGENCIES WON’T BE WORKING OFF OF ONE
ANTENNA…..
A MADIE CALVERT WAS INTRODUCES AT THE NEW….NINE-ONE—ONE SUPERVISOR…..
LONG TIME SUPERVISOR RANDY STOVALL WILL BE STAYING WITH NINE-ONE-ONE……
SPORTS
11/27/19
THE PREDATORS ARE AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS…..
POST ELECTION AUDIT
11/25/19
SIX KENTUCKY COUNTIES WERE DRAWN AT RANDOM FRIDAY TO UNDERGO POST-ELECTION AUDITS…..
BY LAW…..THE ATTORNEY GENRAL’S OFFICE IS RQUIRED TO CONDUCT POSTELECTION AUDITS IN NO FEWER THAN FIVE-PERCENT OF THE
COMMONWEALTH’S COUNTIES FOLLOWING EACH PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION……AND FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION…..BOYLE….
GALLATIN…. HENDERSON…. KENTON….OLDHAM….AND POWELL COUNTIES HAVE BEEN SELECTED…..
DURING THE NOVEMBER ELECTION CYCLE…..THE ELECTIONN LAW VIOLATIONS HOTLINE RECEIVED 164-ELECTION CALLS FROM 56-COUNTIES……
AND BY LAW……THE OFFICE CAN’T PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS OR POSSIBLE PENDING INVESTIGATIONS…..
KY HOUSE TERMS
11/25/19
A KENTUCKY STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT WOULD INCREASE THE TERM OF HOUSE MEMBERS
FROM TWO TO FOUR YEAR…..WHICH WOULD MAKE IT THE SAME AS THE KENUCKY SENATE…
IF APPROVED BY THE HOUSE AND SENATE DURING THE UPCOMING GENERAL ASSEMBLEY SESSION……THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE PLACED ON THE
20-20 NOVEMBER BALLOT…..
HOUSE MEMBERS IN EVEN-NUMBED DISTRICT WOULD RECEIVE FOUR-YEAT TERMS IN 20-22…..WHILE ELECTIONS IN ODD-NUMBERED DISTRICT
WOULD BE FOR ONLY TWO YEARS…..WITH THE LATTER SERVING FOUR-YEAR TERMS STARTING WITH THE 20-24 ELECTION…..
GLASGOW NATIVE APPOINTED
11/25/19
GOVERNOR ELECT ANDY BESHEAR HAS APPOINTED A GLASGOW NATIVE TO SERVE AS GENERAL COUNCIL FOR THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE….
LA TASHA BUCKNER…..A 1992 GRADUATE OF GLASGOW HIGH SCHOOLS….IS A FORMER PROCECUTOR AND SERVED AS ASSISTANT DEPUTY
ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE CIVIL DIVISION……
BESHEAR TAKES OFFICE DECEMBER 10TH…..
SPORTS
11/25/19
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE BLUES…..
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT
11/22/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE SLIGHTLY FROM THREE-POINT-SIX
PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER TO THREE-POINT-SEVEN PERECENT IN OCTOBER…..WHICH IS ALSO SLIGHTLY ABOVE LAST OCTOBER’S THREE-POINT-SIX
PERCENT…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN MONROE COUNTY TO
FOUR-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN METCALFE COUNTY….
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FELL IN 85 COUNTIES….. ROSE IN 24…..AND SAYE THE SAME IN 11…..
FAYETTE AND OLDHAM COUNTIES RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATES AT TWO-POINT-NINE PERCENT….
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 10-POINT-NINE PERCENT……
SPORTS
11/22/19
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE…..
IN CLASS ONE “A”…..RUSSELLVILLE PLAYS CRITTENDEN COUNTY…..
CLASS TWO “A”…..FINDS EDMONSON COUNTY TAKING ON MAYFIELD…..
IN CLASS THREE “A”…..TAYLOR COUNTY GOES AGAINST PADUCAH TILGHMAN…..
CLASS FOUR “A”…..FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TANGLES WITH MADISONVILLE NORTH HOPKINS…..
AND IN CLASS FIVE “A”…..BOWLING GREEN PLAYS SOUTH OLDHAM…..
HEMP LICENSING
11/21/19
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES SAYS THE COMMONWEALTH’S HEMP LICENSING PROGRAM FOR 20-20 IS UNDERWAY…..
GROWER APPLICATONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 15TH OF NEXT YEAR….. PROCESSOR APPLICATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED YEAR-ROUND…..
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS HOSTING AN ONLINE APPLICATION PORTAL ON ITS HEMP WEBPAGE……
IN 20-19….KENTUCKY’S HEMP INDUSTRY HAD NEARLY ONE-THOUSAND GROWERS AND AN INFLUX OF PROCESSORS…….
FINAL C-7 STINGRAY DELIVERED
11/21/19
THE FINAL…..“C-7” FRONT ENGINE STINGRAY TO BE PRDUCED…..WAS DELIVERED TO THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MESUSM YESTERDAY….
WITH PRODUCTION OF THE EIGHTH GENERATION……THEY’RE MOVING TO A MID-ENGINE VEHICLE……SO THIS IS THE END OF A 66-YEAR ERA…..
THIS FINAL “C-7” HAS A WHITE EXTERIOR AND RED INTERIOR TO HONOR THE FIRST 300-CORVETTES PRODUCED IN 1953…….AS THEY WERE ALL
WHITE WITH RED INTERIOR…….
METCALFE TEACHER
11/21/19
A METCALFE COUNTY KINDERGARTEN TEACHER WILL BE RETURING TO THE WHITEHOUSE NEXT WEEK TO HELP DECORATE THE WHITE HOUSE FOR
CHRISTMAS….
JAY WHITE MADE THE TRIP LAST YEAR WHEN THE “PATRIOTI THEME” WAS CHOSEN BY THE FIRST LADY……..HOWEVER…..THIS YEAR’S THEME HAS
NOT YET BEEN ANNOUNCED……
SPORTS
11/21/19
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO HARTFORD FOR A DUAL MEET WITH OHIO COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO SCRIMMAGE HART COUNTY….
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE CANUCKS……
REAL ID
11/20/19
A KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIAL SAY THE COMMONWEALTH PLANS TO SET UP 12-REGIONAL OFFICES TO ISSUE SPECIAL DRIVER’S
LICENSES THAT WILL BE NEEDED IN LESS THAT A YEAR TO BOARD DOMESTIC AIRLINE FLIGHTS…..AS KENTUCKY FACES AN OCTOBER FIRST 20-20
FEDERAL DEADLINE TO START ISSUING I “REAL I-D” DRIVERS LICENSES…..
VEHICLE REGULATION COMMISSIONER……MATT HENDERSON……SAYS THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY LIKE TO HAVE 28 TO 30 REGIONAL OFFICES
WHICH WOULD COST ABOUT 16-MILLION DOLLARS TO OPERAE…..
THE LICENSES WILL COST 24-DOLLARS FOR FOUR YEARS AND 48-DOLLARS FOR EIGHT YEARS WHICH WOULD HELP DEFAY THE EXPENSES……
ROAD FUNDING
11/20/19
THE “MILEAGE-BASE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TAKS FORCE” HAS MADE THEIR RECOMMENDAITONS TO STATE LAWMAKERS…..
MEETING OVER THE LAST YEAR…..THE TASK FORCE LOOKED INTO ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO PAY FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
PROJECTS…. OTHER THAN THE CURRENT GAS TAX……
CO-CHAIRMAN…..SENATOR JIMMY HIGDON….SAID THEY FOUND ISSUES WITH MILAGE-BASED FUNDING…..USING A G-P-S AND THIRD-PARTY VENDOR
TO DETERMINE WHAT A DRIVER WOULD PAY…….
HOWEVER…..HE DID SAY SEXPECT TO SEE FEES FOR ELECTRIC VEHILCES WHICH CURRENTLY PAY NOTHING….THE TASK FORCE NOTED THAT
TENNESSE CHARGES ELECTRIC CAR OWNERS 200-DOLLAS A YEAR AND HYBRID OWNERS 100-DOLLARS…..
SPORTS
11/20/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL……
EASTERN KENTUCKY HOSTS MIAMI UNIVERSITY…….
AND LINDSEY WILSON IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON TALLADEGA COLLEGE…..
MEN’S GAMES HAVE…..
MORELEAD ON THE ROAD TO MISSOURI…..
CENTRE GOES TO TRANSY……
AND LOUISVILLE ENTERTAINS U-S-C UPSTATE……
SCHOOL BOARD
11/19/19
AT LAST NIGHT ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING…..THE BOARD APPROVED A MODIFICAION TO THE …….N-CLASS-AT-HOME…..HIGH
SCHOOL MODEL…..
FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR…..ROBIN HERRINGTON….PRESENTED THE NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REPORT FOR LAST YEAR……AS THEY
SERVED….
327-THOUSAND-622 BREAKFASTS AND 427-THOUSAND-929 LUNCHES….
WHILE THE SUMMER MEALS PROGRM SERVED….
27-HUNDRED-62 BREAKFASTS ND 67-HUNDRED-52 LUNHES……
THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED THE HIRING OF BOYS AND GIRLS VARISTY HEAD COACHES AND ASSISTANTS AND ARCHERY COACHES…..
PLANNING
11/19/19
AT LAST NIGHT’S PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING…..APUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD CONCERNIGN A PROPOSAL FROM “AT&T” TO CONSTRUCT A NEW
CELL TOWN AT 18-65 PLEASANT FIELD CHURCH ROAD…….ROBERT GRANT, THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING “AT&T” TOLD THE COMMISSION THAT
THE NEW CELL TOWER HAS BEEN PLANNED SINCE 9/11.
THIS AREA IN ALLEN COUNTY IS EXPERIENCES LOW COVERAGE….SO “AT&T” WANTS TO HELP THE SITUATION BY FOCUSING ON GETTING MORE
COVERAGE TO THEM.
EMERGENY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR GARY PETTY EXPRESSED HIS SUPPORT OF THE TOWER…..AND ALSO ASKED IF AN EXTRA ANTENNA COULD BE
ADDED SO THAT EMERGENCIES CALLED-IN THAT AREA CAN HAVE A BROADER RANGE OF COVERAGE.
FOLLOWING TESTIMONY THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE PLAN…..
SPORTS
11/19/19
THE PREDATORS ARE AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON WINNIPEG…..
CAVE TOURS CLOSE
11/18/19
BEGINNING TODAY…..THE GRAND AVENUE AND WILD CAVE TOURS AT MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED…….AND THE
MAMMOTH CAVE ACCESSIBLE TOUR WILL BE LIMITED TO WEEKENDS ONLY DURING THE FIRST PHASE OF A CAVE TRAIL REHABILITATION PROJECT…….
THE TRAIL WORK WILL IMPROVE THE WALKING PATH…..STAIRS….. HANDRAILS….. SEATING AND RESOURCE ISSUES ALONG THE APPROXIMATELY
TWO MILES OF CAVE TRAIL THAT RUNS FROM THE SNOWBALL ROOM TO THE GRAND CENTRAL STATION……
THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE 18-TO-20 MONTHS TO COMPLETE….. BUT THE REMAINDER OF THE CAVE TOURS IN THE PARK WILL
BE OPEN TO VISITORS AS USUAL……
BARREN FATAL
11/18/19
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN CAVE CITY SATURDAY NIGHT CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE PASSENGER CAR…..DRIVEN BY 27 YEAR OLD JACOB RIGGS OF MUNFORDVILLE WAS TRAVELING ON
MAMMOTH CAVE STREET….WHEN HIS VEHICLE RAN ONTO THE SOULDER…HE OVER-CORRECTED CAUSING IT TO SPIN INTO THE PATH OF A TWO-
THOUSAND-EIGHT TAHOE OPERATED BY 28 YEAR OLD ASHLEY VANCE OF CANMER…..
RIGGS…..WHO WAS UNRESTRAINED…..DIED AT THE SCENE….
VANCE AND HER PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON FOR TREATMENT OF MINOR INJURIES……
RAILROAD PROJECT
11/18/19
A RAIROAD PROJECT WILL TEMPORARILY CLOSE KENTKCY -70…..AT THE RAILROAD TRACK IN CAVE CITY……
THE CLOSURRE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TODAY AND WILL LAST FOR TWO DAYS……
A SIGNED DETOUR USING 31-W AND KENTUYCKY-90 WILL BE IN PLACE……
SPORTS
11/18/19
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS DISMISSED A LAWSUIT BY THE OWNERS OF….MAXIMUM SECURITY…..SEEKING TO CHALLENGE THE DECISION TO DISQUALIFY
THEIR HORSE AS WINNER OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY…..
THE OWNERS…..GARY AND MARY WEST…..WANTED THE COURT TO REVERSE THE STEWARDS’ DECISION AND FIND THAT THEIR DECISION VIOLATED
THE COUPLES CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO DUE PROCESS…….
GREEN RIVER FERRY
11/15/19
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY VEHICLE RAMP IMPROVEMENT PROJECT…..IN MAMMOTH CAVE NAITONAL PARK….HAS BEEN EXTENDED BEYOUND THE
ORIGINAL COMPLETION DATE OF TODAY DUE TO SEVERAL DELAYS…..
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY WILL REMAIN CLOSED FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GREEN RIVER…..BEGINNING JUST SOUTH OF MAPLE SPRINGS
CAMPGROUND……TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RIVER AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE GREEN RIVER FERRY PARKINGLOT…..
THE FERRY AREA…..HOWEVER…..WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR HIKERS AND RIVER PADDLERS ……
SPORTS
11/15/19
THE PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO FRANKLLIN/SIMPSON…..KICK OFF IS SEVEN….. BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE
THE ACTION ON SOUTHEN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK……AND 99-POINT THEEE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-40 TONIGHT……
COMBS
11/14/19
18 YEAR OLD ROBERT BRAEDEN PATTON COMBS OF CHALYBEATE DIED SUNDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT
PLEASANT UNION UNITED BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (FRI)
AFTERNON AT PATTON FUNERAL HOME BROWNSVILLE CHAPEL…..IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE BRAEDEN
COMBS MEMORIAL SCHOLARHIP FUND AT THE BANK OF EDMONSON COUNTY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS ; ALISON AND JAY HOLLAND OF CHALYBEATE AND ROBERT SHANNON AND HEATHER COMBS OF RICHMOND….
SIBILINGS; WHITLEY COMBS AND MIA HOLLND…GRANDPARENTS; JERRY AND MARILYN PATTON OF BROWNSVILLE, DANNY AND JOY HOLLAND OF
SCOTTSVILLE AND STEPHANIE WELLS OF RICHMOND……
SPORTS
11/14/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BSKETBALL…..
CENTRE TRAVELS TO WABASH…..
AND MOREHEAD IS ON THE ROAD TO PRESBYTERIAN…..
WOMEN’S GAMES FIND……
LOUISVILLE AT HOME TO TAKE ON CENTRAL MICHIGAN……
AND IN THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…..
THE STEELERS GO TO CLEVELAND TO PLAY THE BROWNS……
MESONET SITE
11/13/19
THE KENTUCKY MESONIT AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERISTY HAS SELECTED A SITE FOR A NEW STATION IN NICHOLAS COUNTY…..THE COUNTY’S
FIRST STATION WAS INSTALLED IN MARCH 20-10…..BUT WAS CLOSED IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR…..
THE NEW SITE WILL BE LOCATED NEAR CARLISLE AND IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL IN THE SPRING OF 20-20……
THE MESSONET STATIONS…..COLLECT REAL-TIME WEATHER DATA…..AND TRANSMIT IT TO THE MESONET OPERATIONS CENTER AT WESTERN…..
CURRENTLY THE KENTUCKY MESSONET HAS 71-STATONS LOCATED IN 68-COUNTIES……
CITY COUNCIL
11/13/19
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS THIS MORNING….ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR REPORTS…..AND THIS MORNING’S
CITY COUNCIL MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND 10……..
BOUCHER APPEAL
11/13/19
THE MAN WHO WAS CONVICTED OF ATTACKING SENATOR RAND PAUL IN HIS YARD…. IS ASKING THE U-S SUPREME COURT TO HEAR HIS CASE…..
AFTER AN APPELLATE COURT VACATED HIS 30-DAY JAIL SENTENCE AND SUGGESTED IT WAS TOO LENIENT…..
THE TRIAL COURT SENTENCED RENE BOUCHER TO 30-DAYS IN PRISON….A FINE OF 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS….AND 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY
SERVICE AFTER HE PLEADED GUILT TO ATTACKING PAUL IN 20-17…..
IN SEPTEMBER…..THE COURT OF APPEALS VACATED THE SENTENCE AND SENT THE CASE BACK TO FEDERAL COURT FOR RESENTENCING…..
IN HIS FILING…..BOUCHER’S ATTORNEY SAID THE GOVERNMENT IS GETTING A…. MULLIGAN…..BECAUSE THE VICTIM IS A U-S SENATOR….
SPORTS
11/13/19
IN MEN’S GAMES….
LOUISVILLE ENTERTAINS INDIANA STATE…..
WOMEN’S GAMES HAVE…..
GEORGETOWN GOING TO MIDWAY…..
MURRAY STATE PLAYS AT MISSISSIPPI VALLEY……
KENTUCKY HOSTS STETSON……
AND THE LADY TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BELMONT……
PAUL ON ELECTION
11/11/19
SENATOR RAND PAUL SAYS MATT BEVIN’S RECENT ELECTION PERFORMANCE HAD MORE TO DO WITH VOTERS’ DISPLEASURE WITH KENTUCKY’S G-
O-P GOVERNOR THAT THEIR ATTITUDES ABOUT REPUBLICANS IN GENERAL…..
BEVIN HAD A RUNNING FUED WITH TEACHERS WHO OPPOSED HIS EFFORTS TO REVAMP THE COMMONWEALTH UNDERFUNDED PUBLIC PENSION
SYSTSM…..
BEVIN HAS RESUSED TO CONCEDE THE GOVERNORS RACE…..IN WHICH HE TRAILS DEMOCRAT ANDY BESHEAR BY MORE THAN FIVE-THOUSAND
VOTES….AND HAS REQUESTED A RECANVASS WHICH IS SET FOR NOVEMBER 14TH…..
BUTLER-FATAL
11/11/19
A TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN BUTLER COUNTY YESTERDAY CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWENTY-15 FORD PICK UP…..OPERATED BY 72 YEAR OLD PAUL HENSLEY OF HAZARED…..CROSSED THE CENTER LINE ON
REEDYVILLE ROAD AND STRUCK A TWO-THOUSNAD FIVE FORD PICK UP…..DRIVEN BY 18 YEAER OLD ROBERT COMBS OF SMITHS GROVE HEAD-
ON……
COMBS DIED AT THE SCENE AND HENSLEY WAS FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL……
VETERANS DAY
11/11/19
CONTINUING A TRADITION STARTED WHILE HE WAS STILL IN OFFICE….FORMER SCOTTSVILLE MAYOR ROB CLINE AND WIFE LINDA WILL THEIR
ANNUAL VETERANS LUNCHEON….FOR ALL VETERAND AND ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL….. TODAY AT 11 AT THE WASHINGTON CENTER…..
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO THE HALFREY/DALTON….POST 57-12 OF THE V-F-W…..TO THEIR ANNUAL VETERANS DAY CEREMONY AND OPEN HOUSE
TONIGHT AT SXI AT THE POST HOME LOCATED ON THE OLD GLASGOW ROAD….THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WILL BE RETIRED ARMY COLONEL JIM
HUGGINS…….
SPORTS
11/11/19
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINDS……
THE SEAHAWKS ON THE ROAD TO SAN FRANCISCO TO TAKE ON THE 49ers……
ELECTON RETURNS
11/06/19
YESTERDAY WAS ELECTION DAY……AND IN ALLEN COUNTY 35-PERCENT OF THE VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS WHICH WAS UP FROM THE LAST
GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION WHEN 24-PERCENT OF ALLEN COUNTY VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS…..
IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR….
MATT BEVIN RECEIVED THREE-THOUSAND-564 VOTES…..ANDY BESHEAR 16-HUNDRED-49 VOTES…..AND JOHN HICKS 96 VOTES….
THE SECRETARY OF STATE’ SREACE SAW….
MCHALE ADAMS DEFEAT HEATHER FRENCH HENRY 38-HUNDRED-58 VOTES TO 13-HUNDRED 66…..
IN THE ATTORNEY GENERALS RACE…..
IT WAS DANIEL CAMERON THREE-THOUSAND- 946 VOTES TO GREG STUMBO’S 12-HUNDRED-82 VOTES……
IN THE RACE FOR AUDITOR…..
MIKE HARMON RECEIVED 38-HUNDRED-41VOTES…..SHERI DONAHUE 11-HUNDRE-99 VOTES…..AND KYLE HUGENBERG 12…..
THE STATE’TREASURER’S RACE SAW…..
ALLISON BALL RECEIVE FOUR-THOUSAND-80 VOTES…..TO MICHAEL BOWMAN’S 11-HUNDRED-24-VOTES…..
FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE…..
RYAN QUARLES HAD 39-HUNDRED-56 VOTES…..ROBERT CONWAY 11-HUNDRED-19
AND JOSH GILPIN 117 VOTES……
IN THE RACE TO FILL THE FIRST DISTRICT SEAT ON THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT…..
WHITNEY WESTERFIELD DEFEATED CHRISTOPHER NICKELL ONE-THOUSAND-877 VOTES TO ONE-THOUSAND-543…..
AND RUNNING UNOPPOSED FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT MAGISTRATE SEAT….
ANTHONY THOMPSON RECEIVED 723 VOTES…..
MCPEARK
11/06/19
74 YEAR OLD DONALD “CHOPPER” MCPEAK OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY 9TUES) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER 11 FRIDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; LONNIE OF LOUISVILLE…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; DONNA AND JOE WOOD OF ADOLPHUS…..A BROTHER AND
SISTER-IN-LAW; DENNIS AND MARCELLA OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JOYCE AND JEFF LOVINO OF FLORIDA AND
BARBARA SIMONS, JUDY BESSINGER AND NANCY WOOD ALL OF TENNESSEE……TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/06/19
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
KENTUCKY BEAT MOUNT ST. MARY’S 67 TO 44….
AND LOUISVILLE DOWNED THE LADY TOPPERS 75 TO 56…..
IN MEN’S GAMES IT WAS…..
KENTUCKY 69 AND MICHIGAN STATE 62……
SPORTS
11/05/19
AT THE STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET THIS PAST SATURDAY…..
AC/S EIGHTH GRADER…..JAMES TYLER STANGER…..PLACED 16TH IN THE FIELD OF 251 RUNNERS
WHILE AC/S JUNIOR TAD KOLTON TAYLOR WAS 62ND…..
SUNDAY…..THE ALL-STATE TEAMS WERE ANNOUNCED…..STANGER WAS SELECTED TO THE TEAM AND IS THE ONLY EIGHTHE GRADER TO MAKE THE
ALL-STATE TEAM…..
HEAP
11/04/19
COMMUNITY ACTION OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY’S….LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANT PROGRAM…..BEGINS TODAY….
APPLICATIONS ARE TAKEN BY THE FIRST LETTER OF THE LAST NAME OF THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE HOLD…..
AND TODAY…..THOSE WHOSE LAST NAMES BEGIN WITH THE LETTER “A” MAY APPLY…..
TOMORROW IS A STAFF DAY…..
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY…..THOSE WHOSE LAST NAMES BEGIN WITH THE LETTER “B” MAY APPLY…..
AND FRIDAY….THOSE WHOSE LAST NAMES BEGIN WIT THE LETTER “C” MAY APPLY……
APPLICATIONS ARE TAKE AT THE ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION OFFICE AT 25 J-L TURNER PLACE…….TO APPLY….YOU MUST BRING PROOF OF
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD FOR EACH HOUSEHOLD MEMBER……. PROOF OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR THE
PREVIOUS MONTH…..MOST CURRENT HEATING BILL OR STATEMENT FROM YOUR LANDLORD IF HEATING EXPENSES IS INCLUDED IN RENT……AND
VENDER INFORMATION FOR YOUR MAIN HEATING FUEL AS WELL AS ELECTRIC…..
ROAD WORK
11/04/19
ROAD WORK CONTINUES ON THREE PROJECT IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE BRIDGE AT THE INTER-SECTION OF OLD GALLATIN ROAD AND OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD IS OPEN TO TRAFFIC…..HOWEVER….CREWS WLL BE
WORKING ON FINISHING ITEMS INCLUDING SHOULDER ROCK THIS WEEK…..AND TRAFFIC MAY BE DOWN TO ONE LANE…..
ON BROWNS FORD ROAD…..FROM KENTUCKY 100 TO KENTUCKY 18-55…..CREWS MAY BE PRESENT CONSTRUCTING EDGE LINE RUMBLE STRIPS
FOR THE RESURFACINGT PROJECT…..
AND ON OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD…FROM THE TENNESSE STATE LINE TO THE BRIDGE OVER ROUGH CREEK…..CREWS WILL BE PRESENT PLACING
ASPHALT SURFACE…..
KEEN
11/04/19
76 YEAR OLD RUTH RIPPY KEEN OF ADOLPHUS DIED FRIDAY AT HER RESIDENCE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON T ONE-
30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WALKER’S CHAPEL CEMETRY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JEWELL AND JERRY JONES OF FRANKLIN…..TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; HAZEL PARKER AND
HUSBAND WAYNE AND MARGIE LONG AND HUSBAND GROVER…..AND A BROTER-IN-LAW; ARLIE KEEN ALL OF ADOLPHUS…..
SPORTS
11/04/19
THE PREDATORS ARE IN DETRIOT TO TAKE ON THE RED WINGS…..
FLORIDA STATE HAS FIRED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH WILLIE TAGGART….WHO WAS NINE AND 12 IN PARTS OF TWO SEASONS……
ACCORDING TO REPORTS……KENTUCKY COACH MARK STOOPS IS ONE OF THOSE BEING CONSIDERED AS TAGGART’S REPLACEMENT…..
SUPREME COURT RULING
11/01/19
THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT HAS SIDED WITH A LEXINGTON PRINT SHOP OWNER….THAT REFUSED TO PRINT T-SHIRT FOR THE CITY’S PRIDE
FESTIVAL…..
IN THEIR RULING….THE HIGH COURT SAID THE WRONG PARTY FIELD THE SUIT…..MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHO WAS
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST…..
SUPREME COURT RULING
11/01/19
THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT HAS SIDED WITH A LEXINGTON PRINT SHOP OWNER….THAT REFUSED TO PRINT T-SHIRT FOR THE CITY’S PRIDE
FESTIVAL…..
IN THEIR RULING….THE HIGH COURT SAID THE WRONG PARTY FIELD THE SUIT…..MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHO WAS
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST…..
MASSEY
11/01/19
75 YEAR OLD JERRY LEE MASSEY OF ADOLPHUS DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..AND THERE WILL NE NO VISITATION OR SERVICE AS
CREMATION WAS CHOSEN….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ALICE MASSEY…..FOUR SONS; AARON, MARK, DONALD AND ALEX ALL OF OHIO…..AND THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-
LAW; CHRISTINE AND GREG FUNK OF ADOLPHUS AND PATARICIA AND TOM ELLISON AND ELIZABETH MASSEY ALL OF OHIO…..32 GRANDCHILDREN
AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
ENGLAND
11/01/19
71 YEAR OLD GENE ENGLAND OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED OCTOBER 11TH…..AND A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT THE BAR AT 3-M FARMS AT 224 HARPER ROAD……
MASON
11/01/19
64 YEAR OLD MICHELE MASON OF ADOLPHUS DIED WEDNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..A MEMORIAL MASS WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT 11
AT HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE CHURCH…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; EDDIE MASON…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JUSTIN AND ABIGAIL MORRELLL OF LEXINGTON,
GARRETT MORRELL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND MICHAEL MASON OF LOUISVILLE……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KARA AND DAVID UNDERWOOD OF
LOUISVILLE……A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; FRANK AND MARY VACCARO OF FLORIDA…..A SISTER; JANET BERGER OF TEXAS…..AND A SISTER-IN-
LAW; NANCY MASON OF TENNESSEE…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
11/01/19
THE PATRIOTS CELEBRATE SENIOR NIGHT AS MONROE COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT FIELD……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT SIX-45 TONIGHT…..
POACHERS ARRESTED
10/31/19
THREE BOWLING GGREEN MEN HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH NUMEROUS FISH AND WILDLIFE-RELATED VIOLATIONS IN ALLEN COUNTY……
FOLLOWING A TIP FROM A CONCERNED LANDOWNER AND USING A “TRAIL CAMERA”….JACKSON FOUND A RACOON….TWO HEN TURKEYS…..FOUR
DUCKS…. AND NINE SQUIRRELS HD BEEN HARVESTED…..
26 YEAR OLD Oo REH, 43 YEAR OLD PLU REH AND 49 YEAR OLD JAY REH WERE ALL CHARGED WITH ENTRY ON LAND TO SHOOT, HUNT, FISH OR
TRAP WITH OUT CONSENT…..TWO COUNTS OF ILLEGAL TAKING OR PURSUIT OF DEER OR WILD TURKEY…..FOUR COUNTS OF ILLEGAL TAKING OF A
MIGRATORY BIRD…..AND HUNTING WITHOUT A LICENSE…….
IN ADDITION…..PLU REH WAS CHARGED WITH HUNTING UNDER THE INFLUENCE….. AND Oo REH ALSO HAD AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT FROM 20-
15 FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE CHARGES IN BUTLER COUNTY…..
BOUBON PRODUCTION
10/31/19
BOURBON PRODUCTION FLOWED AT A RECORD PACE IN KENTUCKY LAST YEAR…..
THE KENTUCKY DISTILLERS’ ACCOCIATION SAY DISTILLERS FILLED MORE THAN TWO-POINT-ONE MILLION BARRELS OF BOURBON IN TWENTY-18…..
AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S INVENTORY OF AGING SPIRITS REACHED NINE-POINT-ONE MILLION BARRELS WHICH ARE BOTH MODERN-ERA
RECORDS…..
ITS THE HIGHEST INVENTORY IN THE 52-YEARS THAT RRECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT…..AND IT’S THE ONLY TIME SINCE 1967 THAT KENTUCKY
DISTILLERS FILLED MORE THAN TWO-MILLION BARRELS……
HALLOWEEN
10/31/19
IT’S HALLOWEEN AND TRICK-OR-TREATERS WILL BE OUT TONIGHT……
IT’S ASKED THAT ALL TRICK-OR-TREATING BE COMPLETED BY SEVEN TONIGHT…..
AND KEEP IN MIND THAT A COLD FRONT WILL BE PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 30s….WITH
SRONG WINDS THAT WILL MAKE IT FEEL EVER COLDER…..
NEW TROOPERS
10/31/19
THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE HAS TWO NEW TROOPERS….
CODY EDWARDS AND BEN HUBBARD…..BOTH OF GLASGOW….WERE AMONG THE 48-CADETS TO GRADUATE FROM THE TRAINING ACADEMY ON
OCTOBER 25TH…..
FIELD TRAINING OFFICER WILL SUPERVISE THE NEW TROOPERS FOR 12-WEEKS BEFORE WORKING THEIR ASSIGNED AREAS…….
CREWS
10/31/19
85 YEAR OLD DORIS BEA CREWS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER EIGHT SATURDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO “READS AND FEEDS”……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; FRANK CREWS….. SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MITCH AND AMY….AND A DAUGHTER; CORTNI CREWS ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE TWO GRANDCHILDREN ND FIVE GREAT-GRANDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/31/19
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY BOWLING GREEN….
TAXES
10/30/19
TWENTY-19 ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY TAX BILLS ARE NOW PAYABLE….AND IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE TWO-PERCENT DISCOUNT…..THEY NEED
TO BE PAID BY FRIIDAY….……
TAX BILLS PAID BY FRIDAY WILL RECEIVE A TWO-PERCENT DISCOUNT….
THEN STARTING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER SECOND…..THE FACE VALUE OF THE BILL WILL BE DUE…..
KY REVENUE TO GROW
10/30/19
THE CONSENSUS FORECASTING GROUP SAYS A PRELIMINARTY ESTIMATE SHOWS A SLIGHT GROWTH IN STATE REVENUE FOR THE NEXT TWO
YEARS…..
THE GROUP PROJECTS GENERAL FUND REVENUE TO REACH NEALTY 11-POINT-FIVE BILLION DOLLARS…..A POINT-EIGHT PERCENT GROWTH
INCREASE FOR THE 20-20 FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH……
THE GROUP ANTICIPTES A TWO-PERCENT INCREASE IN 20-21…..FOLLOWED BY A ONE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT INCREASE IN THE 20-22 FISCAL
YER…..
KENTUCKY’S ROAD FUND IS FORECAST TO BRING IN MORE THAN ONE-POINT-56 BILLION DOLALRS FOR FISCAL YEAR 20-20…..WHICH WOULE BE A
POINT-TWO PERCENT DECREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR…..THAT GROWTH COULD DOUBLE IN TO-21 WITH A POINT-FOUR PERCENT…..
FOLLOWED BY A ONE-POINT-TWO PERCENT INCREASE IN 20-22……
IT WILL BE MID TO LATE JANUARY BEFORE THE GOVERNOR ELECTED IN NOVEMBE PRESENTS HIS SPENDING PLAN TO LAWMAKERS……
DEBATE
10/30/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER…..ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR…..HELD THEIR FINAL DEBATE LAST NIGHT AT
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….
THE SERIES OF DEBATES EXPOSED NOT ONLY THEIR DIFFERENCES ON KEY ISSUES….. BUT ALSO THEIR MUTUAL ANIMOSITY…….
SPORTS
10/30/19
IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…..
SOUTH WARREN TAKES ON CLINTON COUNTY…..
AND LOGAN COUNTY PLAYS GREENWOOD……
THE N-C-A-A HAS TAKEN A MAJOR STEP TOWARD ALLOWING COLLEGE ATHLETES TO CASH IN ON THEIR FAME….AS THEY HAVE VOTED TO PERMIT
THEM TO….BENEFIT FROM THE USE OF THEIR NAME….IMAGE….AND LIKENESS…..
NOW THEY MUST FIGURE OUT HOW TO ALLOW THEM TO PROFIT…..WHILE STILL MAINTAINING RULES REGARDING AMATEURISM……
SCARECROW WINNERS
10/29/19
THE END OF OCTOBER MEANS THE “INVASION OF THE SCARECROWS” IS COMING TO AND END FOR THIS YEAR……AND THE WINNERS OF THE
SCARECROW CONTEST HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED….
SCARIEST…..FIRST PLACE TRUE GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP CHURCH…..
MOST CREATIVE…..FIRST PLACE A-J TREE SERVICE……SECONDN PLACE SOUTHERN STATES…..
CUTEST…..FIRST PLACE EDMONTON STATE BANK…..SECOND PLACE MED CENTER HEALTH……
FUNNIEST…..GIRL SCOUT TROOP FIVE-83…..SECOND PLACE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT…..
BEST PHOTO-OP…..FIRST PLACE FARMERS NATIONAL BANK….SECOND PLACE DOLLAR GENERAL…..
AND BEST OF SHOW…..J-M SMUCKER……
NEW MESONET OFFICES
10/29/19
THE KENTUCKY MESONET OFFICES HAVE MOVED FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY’S MAIN CAMPUS….TO THE W-K-U CENTER FOR
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT….
THE NEW LOCATON OFFERS DOUBLE THE SPACE…..AS-WELL-AS A LAB AND STORAGE ROOM….
THE KENTUCKY MESONET…..WHICH COLLETS DATA ON WEATHER AND CLIMATE .IS EXPANDING AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..AS THERE ARE
CURRENTLY 71-MONITORING STATIONS AND THE PLAN IS TO ADD NINE MORE…..
CHANDLER
10/29/19
59 YEAR OLD MICHAEL WAYNE CHANDLER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
12NOON TODAY (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; TAMMY CHANDLER…..HIS MOTHER; BENITA CHANDLER….. A SON; LOGAN…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-AW; ABBEY
AND ZACH PARDUE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO STEP-SONS AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DONOVAN HAGAN OF BOWLING GREEN AND JERRETT
AND TIFFANY WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A STEP-DAUGHTER AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; LACY AND MIKE HOUCHENS OF GLASGOW…..TWO STEP-
GRANDCHILDRENN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
10/29/19
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM LAST NIGHT…..AT THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
AS THEY WERE SHUT OUT BY SOUTH WARREN THREE TO NOTHING….
AND CLINTON COUNTY DOWNED TODD COUNTY CENTRAL THREE TO NOTHING…..
TWO PATRIOT CROSS RUNNERS HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE MEET THIS WEEK-END…..BY FINISHING IN THE TOP 17 AT THE REGIONAL MEET….
JAMES TYLER STANGER PLACED NINTH IN THE FIELD WHILE TAD KOLTON TAYLOR WAS 17TH IN THE FIELD OF 92 RUNNERS……
UNITED WAY GRANTS
10/24/19
UNITED WAY OF SOUHERN KENTUCKY IS PROVIDING OVER 55-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FLEXIBLE SUPPORT GRANTS…..WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO
MEET THE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WOULD NOT QUALIFY OR BE SUITABLE FOR THE ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS PROCESS…..
THESE GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO BE A ONE-TIME REQUEST FOR A PARTICULAR NEED…..AND NOT INTENDED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE
REGUALAR ALLOCATIONS PROGESS…..
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WILL RECEIVE SIX-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PURCHASE OF CHROMEBOOKS FOR USE BY NINE
CLASSROOMS…..
THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 20-APPLICATIONS ….SEEKING MORE THAN 143-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
BEVIN PRIORITIES
10/24/19
SPEAKING TO A MEETING OF COUNTY OFFICIALS YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN LAID OUT HIS TOP PROPRITE IF VOTERS GIVE HIM A SECOND
TERM…..
THE GOVERNOR VOWED TO SHORE UP PUBLIC PENSIONS……MODERNIZE THE COMMONWEALTH’S TAX CODE……IMPROVE ADOPTION AND FOSTER
CARE SYSTEMS…..AND REPAIR ROAD AND BRIDGES…..
SALMON
10/24/19
73 YEAROLD WAYNE SALMON OF HOLLAND DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) AT 12NOON AT OF GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SANDIE SALMON…..FIVE SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JAMES AND NICOLE OF FRANKLIN, KENNY OF BOWLING GREEN
AND JEFFERY, PHILLIP AND KURTIS ALL OF HOLLAND…..TWO DAUGHTERS; SARA BOATRIGHT OF FRANKLIN AND ROSA SALMON OF HOLLAND…..A
SISTER; PATRICIA BANTON OF INDIANA… AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; ROBERT CAMPBELL AND WIFE INGRID OF TENNESSEE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN
ASLSO SURVIVE….
SPORTS
10/24/19
THE PATROT FRESHAMN FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE WILD…..
MADDEN SENTENCING
10/23/19
IT WAS A LONG…..EMOTIONAL DAY IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY…..AS FINAL SENTENCING WAS HELD FOR TIMOTHY MADDEN WHO HAD
PLEAD GUILTY TO THE MURDER AND DEATH OF GABBIE DOOLIN IN NOEMBER 20-15……AND ALSO ENTERED AN ALFORD PLEA TO THE CHARGES OF
RAPE AND KIDNAPPING….
THE COMMONWEALTH CALLED SEVERAL STATE TROOOPERS WHO WERE INVOLVED WITH THE INVESTIGATION AND THE “D-N-A ” FORENSIC
SPECIALIST FROM THE STATE CRIME LAB……
HOWEVER……EVEN THOUGHT MADDEN HAD PLEAD GUILTY, HIS ATTORNEY TOM GRIFFITHS READ A STATEMENT FROM MADDEN IN WHICH HE
CONTINUED TO PROCLAIM HIS INNOCENSE AND SAID THERE WOULD NOT BE JUSTICE UNTILL HE WAS RELEASED AND THE RESPONSIBLE
PERSONWAS CHARGED…..MADDEN CLAIMS THE STATE POLCIE WANTED TO PLACE THE BAME ON HIM AND PLANTED EVIDENCE……
THE FINAL PERSON TO SPEAK WAS GABBIES MOTHER…..AMY DOOLIN…..AND DURING HER EMOTIONAL “VICTIM INPACT STATEMENT”…..MADDEN WAS
TALKING TO HIS ATTORNEY’S WHICH ANGERED BRIAN DOOLIN WHO SAID THEY HAD BEEN WAITING FOUR YEARS AND HE COULD GIVE THEM THREE
MINUTES OF RESPECT….
OFFICERS HAD TO RESTRAIN DOOLIN AND AT THAT POINT JUDGE JANET CROCKER CALLED FOR A RECESS AND HAD BOTH FAMILIES TAKEN FROM
THE COURT ROOM…..
UPON RETURING TO OPEN COURT……JUDGE CROCKER SAID IT WAS A PAINFUL DAY FOR BOTH FAMILIES…..HAVING TO HEAR THE TESTIMONY…..AND
SHE ALSO SAID THE DAY WAS ABOUT T GABBIE DOOLIN….AND SHE WAS ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND
SENTENCED MADDEN TO LIFE IN PROSON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE…..
MADDEN WILL BE MOVED TO THE MAXIMUM SECUTITY PRISON IN EDDYVILLE WITHIN THE NEXT 45-DAYS……
FISCAL COURT
10/23/19
THERE WAS A GOOD CROWD ON HAND LAST NIGHT AS ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER TWO TO
HOLD THEIR MEETING….
GREG COPLEY WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY…..CENTER FOR APPLIED ENERGY RESOURCE…..TALKED WITH THE COURT ABOUT A PROGRAM
IN THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT…..TO RENOVATE FACILITES TO MAKE THEM MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT…….
COPLEY WENT ON TO SAY ONCE A PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED……THAT IT’S NOT A CONTRACT AND IT CAN BE NEGOTIATED WITH THE COMPANY….AND
THE PROPOSED ENERGY SAVINGS ARE GUARENTEED…..
CURRENTLY…..THE TRANSFER STATION IS LOOSING ABOUT 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR…..AND THE COURT APPROVED A SLIDING INCREASE
IN THE DUMPING FEE…..BEING JANUARY FIRST THE FEE WILL GO UP TO 55-DOLLARS A TON….BUT WILL REMAIN AT 45-DOLLARS FOR THE CITY OF
SCOTTSVILLE….THEN FOR FISCAL YEAR 20-21 THE FEE WILL INCREASE TO 55-DOLLARS A TON FOR EVERYONE….AND INCREASE TO 60-DOLLARS A
TONE IN FISCAL YEAR 20-22……..
MADDEN SENTENCING
10/23/19
THE SENTENCING PHASE IN THE CASE OF TIMOTHY MADDEN BEGINS THIS MORNING IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT….
IN AUGUST…..MADDEN PLEAD GUILTY TO THE MURDER AND KIDNAPPING OF SEVEN YEAR OLD GABBIE DOOBLIN IN NOVEMBER 2O-15…..AND ALSO
ENTERED AN ALFORD PLEA TO THE RAPE AND SODOMY CHARGES…..
THE SENTENCING PHASE OF THE CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW…….
SPORTS
10/23/19
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS SHUT OUT GLASGOW IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THREE TO NOTHING….
AC/S WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS RELEASED ITS MEN’S PRESEASON COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL WHICH FINDS LOUISVILLE AND KENTUCKY BOTH
RANKED IN THE TOP FIVE…..
MICHIGAN STATE IS NUMBR ONE……WITH KENTUCKY SECOND….KANSAS THIRD…. DUKE IS FOURTH….AND LOUISVILLE IS FIFTH……
FISCAL COURT
10/22/19
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELS TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBE TWO TONIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..
AND TONIGHT’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..BEGINNING AROUND SEVEN…..
LESTER
10/22/19
60 YEAR OLD JERRY LYNN LESTER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..CREMATION WAS
CHOSEN AND THER WILL BE NO VISITATION OR SERVICE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; TRAVIS…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; CASEY AND ADAM GOODWIN AND KAMMIE AND PATRICK THROCKMORTON
ALL OF TENNESSEE…..AND SHERLENE DAVIS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
BERLIN
1022/19
48 YEAROLD CONNIE ANN BERLIN OF WESTMORELAND DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..CREMATION WAS CHOSEN AND
HERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OR SERVICE…. AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FOR OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; JOSH MORRIS OF TENNESSEE…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; CARYSTAL AND ROBERT HANOVER OF ADOLPHUS…….
SIX BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; CHARLIE AND BETTY SWALEF AND RAYMOND AND CHRISTOPHER SWALEF ALL OF FLORIDA, ARNIE AND
DARLENE SWALEF OF INDIANA, MIKE AND MAUDIE CALLADO OF SCOTTSVILLE AND RONALD AND BETTY SWALEF OF VIRGINIA……THREE SISTERS AND
BROTHERS-IN-LAW; JENNIFER AND EDDIE CARDWELL AND BOBBI AND GARY ERICKSON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND RINI SWALEF OF EUROPE……AND
JASON PRESLEY OF WESTMORELAND…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
STOTT
10/22/19
69 YEAR OLD BRENDA LEE STOTT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CROWN HIL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; RONNIE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; PHILLIP STOVALL AND DAVID AND CONNIE
STOVALL ALL OF INDIANA AND RICHARD AND SHEI KIRK OF FRANKLIN……TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LA;W BETTY AND WYMAN STOVALL OF
INDIANA AND LAUR AND WAYNE CATER OF TENNESSEE…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; CAROLYN MCDANIELS OF NORTH CAROLINA…..A GRANDCHILD AND
GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
10/22/19
IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AT THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…. THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON GLASGOW AT 6 TONIGHT…..
TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS
10/21/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE YOUTH SERVICE CENTERS AND THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE…..ARE
PARTNERING FOR THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR FOR THE “TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS” PROGRAM…..
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR CHILD’S CHRISTMAS MUST REGISTER FOR THE PROGRAM MUST REGISTER THIS
WEEK….BETWEEN MONDAY AND FRIDAY FROM NINE AND FIVE EACH DAY AT THE ATHLETIC COMPLEX LOCATED BEHIND THE HIGH SCHOOL……
TO REGISTER……YOU WILL NEED TO BRING A COPY OF EACH OF EACH CHILD’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD…..PROOF OF
RESIDENCEY IN ALLEN COUNTY….AND PROOF OF INCOME……
THE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF 18…..PROVIDED THE 18-YEAR OLDS ARE STILL ENROLLED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT……
DISASTER DECLARATION
10/21/19
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES WANTTS THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ISSUE A DISASTER DECLARATION
FOR PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH SUFFERING FROM EXTREME HEAT AND DROUGHT….
QUARLES SENT THE REQUEST TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S FARM SERVICE AGENCY…..SAYING THE DECLARATION WOULD ALLO
FFECTED FARMERS TO APPLY FOR EMERGENCY F-S-A LOANS TO HELP RECOVER FROM THE ONGOING DROUGHT….
AS OF TWO WEEKS AGO…..109 OF KENTUCKY’S 120 COUNTIES WERE UNDER A BURN BAN……BUT AS OF SATURDAY……ONLY 17 COUNTY BURN BNS
REMAINED IN EFFECT……
SCHOOL BOARD
10/21/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND APPROVED A MEMORANDUN OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS……
THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED THE HIGH SCHOOL APPLYING FOR A “21ST CENTURY LEARNING CENTER GRANT”….AND APPROVED TWO “K-S-B-A:
FIRST DEGREE SCHOLARHOP NOMINEES BEFORE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONDUCT A STUDENT HEARING……
SPORTS
10/21/19
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GLASGOW….
AND THE DISTRICT 15TH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT AT PATRIOT GYM….
AS THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY AT SIX….
THEN GLASGOW AND MONROE COUNTY PLAY THE SECOND MATCH…..
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6…..
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
10/18/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED UNCHANGED AT FOUR-
POINT-FOUR PERCENT FROM AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER…..
HOWEVER…..THIS SEPTEMBER’S JOBLESS RATE WAS UP ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FROM THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT
RECORDED IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR….
SINCE SEPTEMBER OF LASAT YEAR….KENTUCKY HAS ADDED 26-THOUSAND-200 JOBS…..FOR A GROWTH RATE OF ONE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT…..
ALSO IN SEPTEMBER…..THE “U-S” UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..WHICH WAS DOWN TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENTAGE
POINT FROM AUGUST……
DEER-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
10/17/19
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET IS WARNING MOTORISTS ABOUT THE START OF…… “FALL” DEER-VEHICLE COLLISON SEASON….AS
KENTUCKY IS RANKED 15TH IN THE NATION FOR CRASHES INVOLVING DEER…..
THE MOVEMENT OF DEER INCREASES IN OCTOBER AS THE DAYS GET SHORTER AND THE EVENINGS COOLER…..
OCTOBER…..NOVEMBER….AND DECEMBER ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT HALF OF THE DEER/VEICLE COLLISIONS….AS LAST YEAR THERE WERE THREE-
THOUSAND-86 DEER/VEHICLE COLLISIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH……WHICH WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE MORE THAN 32-HUNDRED IN
TWENTY-17……
IN ADDITION TO CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLES…..DEERS CONTRIBUTE TO MORE THAN 100 INJURY CRASHES AND ARE BLAMED FOR THREE-
HIGHWAY FATALITIES IN KENTUCKY EACH YEAR……
VICTIM ADVOCATE
10/17/19
YESTERDAY…..THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE WELCOMED SHANNON PICKETT AS THE NEW VICTIM ADVOCATE…..
A MUNFORDVILLE NATIVE….PICKETT GRADUATED FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERITY…..WHERE SHE RECEIVED A DEGEE IN ENGLISH….A
MASTER’S DEGREE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION….AND A RANK-ONE IN SCHOOL ADMINSITERIOT……
PICKETT….WHO HAS SPENT 27-YEARS AS A LOCAL EDUCATION…..CURRENTLY RESIDES IN GLASGOW WITH HER HUSBAND KEVIN PICKETT…..
GOVERNORS RACE
10/17/19
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST MASON/DIXON POLL…..WITH JUST OVER TWO WEEKS TO GO UNTIL THE ELECTION…..THE KENTUCKY GOVERNOR’S
RACE IS A DEAD HEAT WITH 46-PERCENT OF VOTERS SUPPORTING MATT BEVIN’S BID FOR REELELCCTION….AND 46-PERCENT BACKING
DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER ANDY BESHER…THE CURRENT ATTORNEY GENERAL……
ONE PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS VOTED FOR LIBERTARIAN NOMINEE JOHN HICKS…..WHILE SEVEN PERCENT WERE UNDECIDED……
LAST DECEMBER…..IN A SIMILAR POLL…..BESHEAR HELD A 48-TO-40 PERCENT LEAD OVER BEVIN…..
BEVIN LEADS AMONG MEN…OLDER VOTERS…AND THOSE IN RURAL AREAS….
WHILE BESHEAR IS STRONGER WITH WOMEN….YOUNGER VOTERS…..AND THOSE IN METROPOLITAN AREAS…..
BONNEAU
10/17/19
68 YEAR OLD RAYMOND E. BONNEAU OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT THE FIRST PAVILION ON THE RIGHT AT BARREN RIVER STATE PARK…. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
DONATIONS TO THE GATES FOUDATION……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; TRACEY BONNEAU…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; ERIK AND VICTORIA OF SCOTTSVILLE AND JOSEPH AND
RANDI OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; KATHYRN AND JAMES SAYERS OF SCOTTSVILLE AND CRYSAL AND YASAR KAYA
OF WASHINGTON…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTR-IN-LAW; JOHN AND TRACEY LARODA OF MASSACHUSETTS……EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SKAGGS
10/17/19
58 YEAR OLD JAMES HENRY SKAGGS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY IN LEXINGTON…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON
AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ELISA SKAGGS…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; PATRICK AND REBECCA FANNIN OF SCOTTSVILLE AND
ANDREW AND MELISSA FANNIN AND LEIF AND ASHLEY SKAGGS ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; CAROLYN AND
RONNIE SHIRLEY OF GLASGOW, JANIE AND STEVEN BUMPUS AND NELDA AND TOM DORMAN ALL OF BOWLIN GREEN AND LORETTA KITCHENS OF
IOWA……SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
10/17/19
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS RUN IN THE BARREN COUNTY INVITATIONAL……..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY PORTLAND……
THE BASKETBALL SEASON KICKS OFF ON THE HILL TONIGHT….AS THE TOPPERS AND LADY TOPPERS HOST…..HILLTOPPER HYSTERIA……
THE PREDATORS ARE BACK IN ACTION AS THEY’RE IN ARIZONA TO TAKE ON THE COYOTES….
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
10/16/19
OCTOBER IS…..NATIONAL ENERGY AWARENESS MOTH…..AND A RECENT REPORT RANKS KENTUCKY AS ONE OF THE LEAST ENERGY EFFICIENT
STATES….
IN THE REORT…..KENTUCKY RANKED 40TH OUT OF THE 48 STATES INLUDED IN THE STUDY…..
AS THE COMMONWEALTH RECEIVED BELOW AVERAGE SCORES IN THREE MAJOR EFFICIENTY CATEGORIES…..VEHICLE-FUEL….. TRANSPORTATION….
AND HOME ENERGY…..
KENTUCKY WAS RANKED 42ND IN THE HOME ENERGY CATEGORY…..WHICH WAS THE WORST OF THE THREE SCORES…..
GOVERNORS DEBATE
10/16/19
THE FEUD BETWEEN GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IS GROWING AS WE GET CLOSER TO ELECTION DAY….AS
THEY DEBATED LAST NIGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY….
THEY HAD SOME HEATED EXCHANGES ON SEVERAL TOPICS INCLUDING HEALTHCARE…..PENSIONS…AND EDUCATION…..AND THE EXCHANGES
SOMETIMES BECAME PERSONAL…….
SPORTS
10/16/19
THE PREDATORS GOT THE BEST OF THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS FIVE TO TWO…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM DEFEATED FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TWO TO NOTHING…..
MAYOR SWORN IN
10/15/19
THERE WAS A LARGE CROWD IN THE DISTRICT COURT ROOM THIS MORNING…..AS JUDGE JANET CROCKER ADMINISTERED THE OATH OF OFFICE TO
NEW…..INTRUM SCOTTSVILLE MAYOR DAVID BURCH……
BURCH WILL SERVE UNTIL THE NEXT MAYORIAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBR 20-20…..
NOVEMBER SIXTH IS THE FIRST FILING DATE FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM FOR MAYOR……
AND JANUTRY 10TH IS THE FILING DEADLINE…….
CITY COUNCIL
10/16/19
AFTER SERVING FOR 17-YEARS……AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING…..MAYOR ROB CLINE SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION…..
MAYOR PRO-TEM BEVERLY ANDERSON……
NEWS-3……………:41…………Q- ONE OPPOSED
THERE WAS A GROUP OF RESIDENTS AT THE MEETING ASKING HOW THE DECISION WAS REACHED TO APPOINT DAVID BURCH AS INTERUM-
MAYOR……COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WERE CONSIDERED…..BUT BURCH HAS EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE CITY
AND THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS NEEDED BEFORE THE NEXT MAYORIAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER 20-20…….
WASTE WATER TREAEMTN PLANT SUPEVISOR GREG COOKE INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THE PLANS FOR THE TWO-31 SEWER LINE EXPANSION
HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE…….
SCHOOL BOARD
10/15/19
AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEEING….THE BOARD APPROVED A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB OF FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TO OPEN A FACILITY IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE FACILITY WILL ALSO BE RECEIVING A 100-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE LAURA GOAD FOUNDATION….
THE DISTRICT WILL BE RECEIVING TWO NEW BUSES AND WILL BE UPGRADING A SPECIAL NEEDS BUS…..EIGHT TO 10 NEW BUS DRIVERS WILL BE
UNDERGOING TRAINING CLASSES AND WILL BE READY TO TAKE TO THE ROADS BY DECEMBER…. CURRENTLY THE DISTRICT IS STRUGGLING TO
GET ROUTES COVERED DUE TO DRIVERS BEING OUT FOR VARIOUS RREASONS….
SPORTS
10/15/19
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAMS TRAVELS TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
THE PREDATORS ARE BACK IN ACTIONS AS THEY ARE IN LAS VEGAS TO TAKE ON THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS…..
STATE REVENUE
10/14/19
THERE’S GOOD NEWS…..AND BAD NEWS IN STATE REVENUE IN SEPTEMBER…..AS GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS FELL….WHILE THE ROAD FUND SAW AN
INCREASE…..
STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON SAYS GENRAL FUND RECEIPTS FELL ONE-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER….COMPARED TO
SEPTEMBER TWENTY-18….
HOWEVER…..FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR WHICH BEGAN JULY FIRST…..GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS HAVE GROWN ONE-
POINT ONE PERCENT…. THE OFFICIAL REVENUE ESTIMATE CALLS FOR REVENUSE TO GROW POINT-SIX-PERCENT….. SO BASED ON SEPTEMBER’S
RESULTS…..GENERAL FUND REVENUES MUST INCREASE POINT-FIVE-PERCENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO MEET THE OFFICIAL
ESTIMATE…..
MEANWHILE…..ROAD FUND RECEIPTS IN SEPTEMBEN GREW THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT……AND YEAR TO DAY…..ROAD FUND REVENUES HAVE
GROWN ONE-POINT-ONE PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR……
WHILE THE OFFICIAL ESTIMATE CALLS FOR ROAD FUND RECEIPTS TO DECREASE THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR…..
MAGA MILLION
10/14/19
A ONE-MILLION DOLLAR “MEGA MILLIONS” TICKET WAS SOLD IN GLASGOW SATURDAY…..
THE WINNING TICKET MATCHED ALL FIVE WHITE BALL WINNING NUMBERS…..BUT NOT THE “MEGA BALL”…..WINNING THE GAMES SECOND PRIZE OF
ONE MILLION DOLLARS….
THE WINNING NUMERBS ARE 14…..22…..30…..37…..AND 60….. WITH A “MEGA BALL” OF EIGHT….
MEETINGS
10/14/19
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS THIS AFTERNOON AT 4…..
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS…..
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 AND HALFREY/DALTON V-F-W POST 57-
12 MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
10/14/19
THE PATROT FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM GOES TO PORTLAND….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GLASGOW……
BURN RESTRICTION
10/13/19
DUE TO THE RECENT RAINS AND FAVORABLE WEATHER FORECASTS…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAS LIFTED THE BURN RESTRICTION THAT
WAS IN PLACE FOR ALL OPEN FIRES WITHIN THE PARK…..
THE RESTRICTION HAD BEEN IN PLACE SINCE MID-SEPTEMBER AND APPLIED TO THE USE OF CAMPFIRES IN THE PARK’S THREE FRONT COUNTRY
CAMPGROUNDS AND ALL BACK-COUNTRY CAMPSITES AN PICNIC AREAS…..
VISITORS ARE NOW PERMITTED TO USE THE FIRE PITS AND GRILLS FOUND WITHIN THESE AREAS……
SPORTS
10/13/19
PATRIOT SENIOR GOLFER OWEN STAMPER PLACED THIRD IN THE IN THE STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP…..
MARSHALL COUNTY JUNIOR JAY NIMMO SHOT AN EVER PAR ROUND OF 72 YESTERDAY TO FINISH THREE-UNDER…..TO EARN INDIVIDUAL
MEDALIST HONORS…..
JOHN BUTLER…A SENIOR AT LOUISVILLE TRINITY…..FINISHED AT ONE UNDER TO CLAIM SECOND PLACE…..
AND STAMPER WAS A STROKE BACK AT EVEN PAR FOR THE 36-HOLE TOURNAMENT…..
TAYLOR COUNTY CLAIMED THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW……
OPERATION CRASH REDUCTION
10/12/19
KENTUCKY IS ONE OF SEVERAL STATES PARTICIPATING IN A NEW PROGRAM TO CUT DOWN ON TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS DURING THE COLUMBUS DAY
WEEK-END…..
”OPERATION CRASH REDUCTION” RUNS THRU MONDAY WITH A GOAL OF SAVING LIVES AND PREVENTING INJURIES DUE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS…..
AND DURING THIS TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL CONDUCT A HIGH-VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SEAT BELT USE….
DURING THE COLUMBUS DAY WEEK-END LAST YEAR….IN THE SIX STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHICH ARE TAKING PART IN THE
CAMPAIGN….THERE WERE MORE FATAL CRACHES ON THE COLUMBUS DAY WEEK-END…THAN DURING THE LONG WEEK-ENDS OF THANKSGIVING
OR MEMORIAL DAY….AS COLUMBUS DAY WAS THE SECOND DEADLIEST HOLIDAY IN 20-17 FOR THESE STATES….TRAILING ONLY INDEPENDENCE
DAY….
FLAGS
10/12/19
BOTH AMERICAN AND KENTUCKY FLAGS WILL BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF TOMORROW…..IN HONOR OF THE NATIONAL FALLEN FIGHTERS
MEMORIAL SERVICE…..
THE SERVICE…..HELD IN MARYLAND….WILL HONOR 92 FIREFIGHTER WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF LAST YEAR AND 27-FIREFIGHTER WHO DIED IN THE
LINE OF DUTY IN PREVIOUS SYEARS……
ALL INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSES….ORGANIZATIONS…..AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN……
MARSH
10/12/19
94 YEAR OLD CELMER ARLENE SADDLER MARSH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTEDAY (FRI) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVIE WILL BE TOMORROW (SUN) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HIGHLAND GENERAL BAPTIST
CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON (SAT) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JERRY AND KATHERINE…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS; CLARA MCCLARD AND VIRGINIA SPEARMAN ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, 10 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/12/19
AT THE BOY’S STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT…..BEING PLAYED AT THE BOWLING GREEN COUNTRY CLUB……SENIOR PATRIOT GOLFER AND MIDDLE
TENNESEE STATE UNIVERITY COMMIT OWEN STAMPER……MADE IT TO THE SECOND DAY OF PLAY TODAY BY SHOOTING A 74 YESTERDAY…..
STAMPER STARTS THE FINAL 18-HOLES FIVE STROKES OFF THE LEAD….TIED FOR 11TH OVERALL…..
MCDERMOTT
10/11/19
70 YEAR OLD SHARON GAYLE MCDERMOTT OF TOMPKINSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(SAT) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT YOKLEY/TRIBLE FUNERAL HOME IN TOMPKINSVILLE WITH BURIAL IN BAILEY CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; MISSY AND ERIC WIDENHOUSE OF SCOTTSVILLE……THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
10/11/19
THE BOY’S STATE GOLF CHAMPIIONSHIP TEES OFF TODAY AT THE BOWLING GREEN COUNTRY CLUB…..
AND SENIOR PATRIOT GOLFER AND MIDDLE TENNESSE UNIVERSITY COMMIT….. OWEN STAMPER…..WILL BE ONE OF THOSE IN THE FIELD…..MARKING
HIS THIRD CONSECUTIVE APPEARANCE IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT…..
TEACHER EMAILS
10/10/19
THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IS CALLING FOR A THROUGH AND IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION…..BY THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION….. INTO THE MISUE OF PUBLIC-TEACHERS’ E-MAILS BY AN UNKNOW ENTITY SUPPORTING THE REELECTION OF GOVERNOR MATT
BEVIN…..
THE K-E-A SAYS THEY HAVE RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF MESSAGES FROM TEACHERS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH VOICING THEIR OUTRAGE AT
RECEIVING POLITICAL EMAIL THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SYSTEM….
MARTIN
10/10/19
43 YEAR OLD BRYAN RAY MARTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HATCHER AND SADDLER FUNERAL HOME IN GLASGOW WITH BURIAL IN LOCUST GROVE CEMETERY…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; GAGE OF GLASGOW AND KONNER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HIS FATHER; EUGENE MARTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER
AND SISTER IN LAW; GREG AND TINA OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND HIS MATERNL GRANDMOTHER; EMMA BALLARD OF GLASGOW……
PITCOCK
10/10/19
70 YEAR OLD CHARLOTE MARIE PITCOCK OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 10 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEAL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW (FRI) AT
THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BOBBY AND SHIRLEY KEY OF ROCKFIELD…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SHAWNTAY AND TOM
CARTER OF DELAWARE…..TWO BROTHERS; BARLIN, JIMMY AND RICKEY WIX ALL OF TENNESSEE…..AND TWO SISTERS; GERTIE SILVA OF TENNESSEE
AND PATRICIA RIPPY OF FRANKLIN……FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDRENE ALSO SURVIVE…….
GREGORY
10/10/19
68 YEAR OLD EUNICE CONYER GREGORY OF ADOLPHUS DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CARTER’S TABERNACLE CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
12NOON TODAY (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO CARTER’S
TABERNACLE CEMETERY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; BRO. CLEATUS GREGORY…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JONATHAN AND AMY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO
DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; STEPHANIE AND RICK FERRELL OF TENNESSEE AND MARCELLINA AND RODNEY GROSS OF ADOLPHUS……TWO
BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; PAUL AND BRINDA CONYER AND TONY AND JENNIFER CONYER ALL OF TENNESSEE……AND TO SISTERS AND
BROTHERS-IN-LAW; WANDA AND BOBY SPEARS AND DARLA AND BRO. WOODY ALDERSON ALL OF TENNESSEE…….NINE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE………
SPORTS
10/10/19
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE CAPITALS……
EARTHQUAKE EXHIBIT
10/09/19
THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM HAS A NEW EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY FEATURING EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMISI…..AS THE “WHEN
THE EARTH SHAKES EXHIBIT” WILL BE OPEN THRU DECEMBER……
THERE ARE SEVERAL INTER-ACTIVE EARTHQUAKE EXHIBITS…..ONE OF WHICH WILL LET YOU TEST YOUR ENGINEERING SKILLS TO SEE IF YOU CAN
DESIGN A BUILDING THAT CAN HOLD UP TO AN EARTH QUAKE…..
THERE’s ALSO A 16-FOOT TSUNAMI TANK WHERE YOU CAN BUILD A WALL AND THEN MAKE THE TSUNAMI CRASH ON THE BEACH TO SEE IF YOUR
STRUCTURE HOLDS UP……
THE EXHIBIT IS INCLUDED WITH THE REGUALR ADMISSION TO THE CORVETTE MUSEUM……
RICH
10/09/19
68 YEAR OLD JUDY SCOTT RICH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HER RESIDENCE…..VISITATION WILL BE FROM 10 UNTIL EIGHT
TOMORROW AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND THERE WILL BE NO FUNERAL SERVICE……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; STEVEN AND LESLIE…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; DONNA AND STEVEN CROSSFIELD
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/09/19
LEGISLATION PROPOSED FOR THE 20-20 GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..WOULD INCREASE PENALTIES FOR ASSAULTING A SPORTS OFFICIAL…..AND ALSO
ADD THE CRIME OF INTIMIDATION OF A SPORTS OFFICIAL….
UNDER CURRENT LAW…..ASSAULTING A SPORTS OFFICIAL IS A MISDEMEANOR…. UNLESS FIVE OR MORE PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED….THEN IT
BECOMES A FELONY….
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATON WOULD MAKE THE ASSAULT OF A SPORTS OFFICIAL A FELONY .REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS
INVOLVED……
PIZZA HUT BRIDGE
10/07/19
THE “PIZZA HUT BRIDGE”….AT THE INTER-SECTION OF OLD GALLATIN ROAD AND OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD REMAINS CLOSED….WITH CREWS
PREPARING FOR THE BRIDGE STRUCTURE TO BE PUT IN PLACE STARTING TOMORROW WEATHER PERMITTING…….
CAMPBELLSVILLE EXPANSION
10/07/19
THE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION HAS APPROVED CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TO OFFER DEGREE PROGRAMS IN
WEST VIRGINIA……
THE EXPANSION WILL INITIALLY FOCUS ON UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE THEOLOGY DEGREES……AND THE EXPANDED PROGRAMS WILL STAY
ON-LINE WHILE THE COLLEGE SEEKS FURTHER APPROVALS TO OFFER IN-PERSON PROGRAMS……
THE UNIVERSITY IS WORKING ON THE EXPANSION WITH CHRIST TEMPLE CHURCH IN HUNTINGTON…..AND THE MAYOR OF WILLIAMSON WHO INVITED
THE COLLEGE TO HIS CITY……
SHOOTING
10/07/19
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED A SHOOTING SATURDAY MORNING IN THE 16-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MORGANTOWN
ROAD….
24 YEAR OLD RAYMOND GREEN HAD SHOWN UP AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN “E-R” WITH MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS….
DURING THE INVESTIGATION……DEPUTIES ARRESTED 20 YEAR OLD DEANTE DOWLEN OF RUSSELLVILLE….WHO WAS INSIDE THE RESIDENCE…..
ON A NON-RELATED FELONY WARRANT…..DRUGS AND PARAPHERNALIA WERE ALSO LOCATED IN THE RESIDENCE……
HART TEENS CHARGED
10/08/19
TWO HART COUNTY TEENS ARE FACING CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE BURGLARY AND DAMAGE TO SEVERL AMISH SCHOOLS AND
PROPERTY….
18 YEAR ODL ADAM MILLER AND 18 YEAR OLD PAUL GRABER….BOTH OF MUNFORDVILLE…ARE CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNTS OF BURTGLEY AND
FIVE COUNTS OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF…..
CHARGES ARE ALSO PENDING AGAINST A JUVENILE……
WIECH
10/07/19
47 YEAR OLD JEFFERY ALLEN WIECH OF FRANKLIN DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..AND THERE WILL BE NO
SERVICE OR VISITATION…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HI WIFE MELISSA WIECH…..AND TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; LUNDY AND HUNTER AND JESSICA ALL OF FRANKLIN…..HIS
MOTHER; BARBARA WIECH OF INDIANA…..AND TWO BROTHERS; MARK OF INDIANA AND CHRIS OF COLORADO…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
10/07/19
IN N-F-L ACTION…..
HOUSTON BLASTED ATLANAT 53 TO 32….
IT WAS ARIZONA 26 AND THE BENGALS 23….
AND THE TITANS DROPPED A 14 TO SEVEN DECISION TO THE BILLS….
DROUGHT
10/04/19
KENTUCKY’S ONGOING HOT….DRY WEATHER HAS PUSHED THE COMMONWEALTH DEEPER INTO A DROUGHT SITUATION…..AND PROMPTED
DROUGHT DECLARATIONS FOR ALL 120-COUNTIES…..
EIGHT PERCENT OF KENTUCKY IS NOW CONSIDERED ABNORMALLY DRY…..33-PERCENT IS IN MODERAGE DROUGHT…..54-PERCENT IN SEVERE
DROUGHT…..AND FOUR-PERCENT IN EXTREME DROUGHT WHICH IS THE SECOND HIGHEST CATEGORY……
AS A RESUT…..BASED ON A SCALE OF ONE TO THREE…..A LEVEL TWO DROUGHT DECLARATON HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS IN EASTERN….
CENTRAL….AND PARTS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY….
AND A LEVEONE DECLARATION HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS IN WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN KENTUCKY…..
RICHARDS
10/04/19
51 YEAR OLD REX RICHARDS OF ADOLPHUS DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….. CREMATION WAS CHOSEN AND THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION
OR SERVICE….
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; AUSTIN OF INDIANA…..A DAUGHTER; JESSICA OF BOWLING GREEN…..HIS MOTHER; LINDA BOEHLER….AND TWO
BROTHERS; JASEN AND GARY GREGORY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND SUSAN BUCKLEY OF ADOLPHUS……..
BLEVINS
10/04/19
57 YEAR OLD BARBARA ANN ROSE BLEVINS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE….CREMATION WAS CHOSEN AND THERE WILL
BE NO VISITATION OF SERVICE……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; CHRISTOPHER HINKLE AND TOM AND MICHELLE PETERMAN ALL OF ASHLND…..A DAUGHTER
AND SON-IN-LAW; REBECCA AND WESLEY FANNIN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; DAVID CRUM OF OHIO…..AND A SISTER; BRENDA MAYS OF WEST
VIRTINIA……11 GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/04/19
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY DO TO DANVILLE….. KICK-OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP KYLE
HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….. WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-45 TONIGHT……
THE PREDATORS OPENED THE SEASON WITH A FIVE TO TWO WIN OVER THE WILD…..
SCHOOL THREAT
10/03/19
A SCOTTSVILLE TEEN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TERRORISTIC THREATENING AFTER MAKING A THREAT ON THE ALLEN CUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION VOICE MAIL…..
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE TEEN CALLED THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TODAY AND DEMONDED MONEY IN THE VOICE MAIL….SAYING THERE WOULD BE
A MASSACURE IN 24-HOURS IF HE DIDN’T RECEIVE PAYMENT……
THROUGH THEIR INVESTIGATION…..SCOTTSVILLE POLICE…..THE F-B-I…..AND DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DETERMINED THE CALL CAME
FROM A STUDENT IN HE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM….
AUTHORITIES INTERVIEWS THE TEEN ALONG WITH A PARENT….AND HE CONFESSED TO MAKING THE THREAT……
FALL BURN BAN
10/02/19
YESTERDAY MARKED THE START OF THE ANNUAL “FALL WILDFIRE HAZARD SEASON” IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..BRINGING BURNING RESTRICTIONS
TO COMMUNITIES NOT ALREADY UNDER A LOCAL BURN BAN……
CURRENTLY….110 KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDING ALLEN…..HAVE ISSUED BURN BANS…....
DURING THIS TIME…..BURNING IS PROHIBITED BETWEEN SIX IN THE MORNING AND SIX AT NIGHT WITHIN 150-FEET OF A WOODLAND, BRUSHLAND
OR FIELDS CONTAINING DRY GRASS OR OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIALS…..AND THE RESTRICTIONS RUN THRU DECEMBER 15TH EVEN IF A LOCAL
BURN BAN IS LIFTED…..
IN SEPTEMBER…..THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FORESTY RESPONDED TO OVER 104 WILFIRES FIRES…..WHEN NORNALLY THERE ARE NONE
THIS TIME OF YEAR…..
AND RECENTLY RECENT FIRES HAVE BEEN CONTROLLED BY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE DIVISION’S STATISTICS…..
TAINTED CHICKEN
10/02/19
THE BARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ALERTING PARENTS THAT THEIR CHILDEN MAY HAVE CONSUMED CHICKEN FROM A COMPANY THAT JUST
ISSUED A RECALL…..
THE CHICKEN…..FROM TIP TOP POULTRY…..WAS RECENTLY RECALLED DUE TO POSSIBLE LISTERIA CONTAMINATION……
THE DICED CHICKEN WAS SERVED DURING AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER BEFORE THE SHOOLS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE CHICKEN MAY BE
CONTAMINATED……
THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF ANY ILLNESSES….AND THE CHICKEN THAT WAS LISTED IN THE RECALL HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE
CAFETERIAS……
OFFICER SHOOTING
10/02/19
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING FOLLOWING ATRAFFIC STOP IN TODD COUNTY THAT LEFT A MAN DEAD…..
A TODD COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY AND ELKTON POLICE OFICER PULLED A PICK-UP OVER THAT THE ELKTON OFFICER HAD ENCOUNTERED
EARLIER IN THE DAY……
K-S-P SAYS DURING THE STOP THE DRIVER OF THE PICK-UP…..WHO WAS ALONE…. PULLED OUT A WEAPON AND GUNFIRE WAS EXCHANGED….
KILLING THE DRIVER…..
NO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE INJURED AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES……
SPORTS
10/02/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM CONCLUDED THEIR SEASON WITH A FOURTH PLACE FINISH IN THE REGION THREE GOLF TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY….
AC/S CARDED A TEAM SCORE OF 322…..18-SHOTS OFF THE TOP SCORE OF 304…. POSTED BY BOWLING GREEN….GREENWOOD FINISHED AS
RUNNER-UP AND FRANKLIN/SIMPSON WAS THIRD IN THE 18-TEAM EVENT…..
PATRIOT SENIOR AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE COMMIT OWEN STAMPER….SHOT A 76 WHICH PLACED HIM IN THE SEVEN PLAYERS NOT ON THE
CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM….AND QUALFIED STAMPER FOR THE STATE TOURNAMENT WHICH WILL BE PLAYED IN BOWLING GREEN NEXT WEEK……
COLD CASE INVESTIGATION
10/01/19
THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT…..WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE F-B-I AND HART COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..ARE INVESTIGATING
THE COLD CASE OF PEGGY SUE ASHLEY WHO WENT MISSING FROM SCOTTSVILL ON JULY 29TH-TWO-THOUSAND….
THOUGH THE INVESTIGATION….CALVIN SMITH WHO RESIDES AT TWO-20 LESTER GARDNER ROAD IN MUNFORDVILL BECAME A PERSON OF
INVETEREST OM THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ASHLEY…..WHO WAS LAST SEEN GETTING INTO SMITH’S TRUCK ON JULY 29TH IN THE A-O SMITH PLANT
PARKING LOT IN SCOTTSVILLE AROUND TWO IN THE MORNING….
PROBABLE CAUSE LED INVESTIGATORS TO OBTAIN A SEARCH WARRANT FOR THE BARN LOCATED ON THE SMITH PROPERTY……
NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS BEING RELEASED AT THIS TIME AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES……
FLU SHOTS
10/01/19
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING KENTUCKIANS TO GE VACCINATED AGAINS THE FLU….
THE OFFICIAL FLU SEASON BEGAN SUNDAY AND RUNS THRU MAY 16TH…..AND THE DEPATMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS THERE HAVE ALREADY
BEEN 154 LAB-CONFIRMED FLU CASES IN THECOMMONWEALTH….
ALTHOUGH VACCINATION IF RECOMMEND FOR EVEYONE SIX-MONTHS AND OLDER…. OFFICIALS SAY INDIVIDUALS AT HIGHER RISK FOR
COMPLICATIONS INCLUDING CHILDREN…..OLDER ADULTS…PREGNANT WOMEN…..AND CARE GIVERS SHOULD GET IMMUNIZED……
LAST YEAR….KENTUCKY REPORTED 194 FLU-RELATED DEATHS…..TWO OF WHICH WERE CHILDERN……
ALGAE ADVISORY
10/01/19
KENTUCKY’S DIVISION OF WATER AND DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH HAVE ISSUED A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY FOR HARMFUL ALGE BLOOMS
ALONG THE OHIO RIVER…..
THE ADVISORY IS FOR PEOPLE USING THE WATER FOR RECREATION…..AND RUNS FROM THE MCALPINE DAM NEAR LOUISVILLE TO THE GREENUP
DAM IN NORTHEASTER KENTUCKY……
AN ADVISORY HS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR BRIGGS LAKE NEAR RUSSELLVILLE…..
EXPOSURE TO THE ALGAE BLOOMS CAN LEAD TO RASHES…..EYE IRRITATION…. NAUSEA…..AND OTHER SYMPTOMS……
SCORES
10/01/19
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS RELEASED ITS REPORT ON THE NEW…..FIVE STAR RATING SYSTEM…FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN
THE COMMOWNWEALTH……
OF THE 643 PUBLIC SHCOOLS IN KENTUCKY…..56 RECEIVED THE FIVE STAR RATING….. 89 RECEIVED ONE STAR….AND THE MAJORITY OF PUBLIC
SCHOOLS FALL IN THE MID-RANGE THREE-STAR CATEGORY…..
NO SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT IS IDENTIFIED AS “A-T-S-I” OR “C-S-I”…..
THE COMBINED GRADUATION RATE INCREASED TWO-POINT-NINE PERCENT….
AND THE TRANSITION READINESS SCORE INCREASED BY 18-POINT-TWO POINTS…..
WOOD
10/01/19
86 YEAR OLD BISHOP JAMES WOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT MAGNOLIA VILLAGE IN BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE AT
12NOON TOMORROW (WED) AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER SEVEN THIS
MORNING (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER; BARBARA FIKES OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE SISTERS-IN-LAW; JUDY WOOD AND BOBBYE WOOD BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE
AND FOLLIS PERDUE OF LOUISVILLE…..AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; BOBBY SAYLORS OF SMITHS GROVE……
BRANSFORD
10/01/19
90 YEAR OLD JAMES THOMAS BRANSFORD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO-30 WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JACK AND LEE ANN OF ADOLPHUS AND TODD AND JULIE AND BRENT ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE……SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND 12 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE………
SPORTS
10/01/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLAYS IN THE REGION THREE TOURNAMENT TODAY AT THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB IN TOMPKINSVILLE……
FIVE FORMER LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL PLAYERS HAVE REACHED A CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT OF A LAWSUIT WITH THE N-C-A-A….
THE SETTLEMENT DOESN’T RESTORE THE CARDINALS’ VACATEDTWENTY-13 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHP AND TWENTY-12 FINAL FOUR……BUT
RETAINS THE PLAYER’S STATISTICS AND HONORS “WITHOUT AN ASTERK.”……
16,000 DOLLAR STORE
09/30/19
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS HELD THE GRAND OPENING OF ITS…..16,000TH STORE…..IN PANAMA CITY –FLORIDA…..
DOLLAR GENERAL OPENED ONE OF ITS VERY FIRST FLORDIA LOCATIONS IN PANAMA CITY IN 1977….AND THE COMPANY ALSO OPERATES ONE OF ITS
16-DISTRIBUTION IN FLORIDA AND EMPLOYEES MORE THAN 83-HUNDRED FLORIDIANS…..
DOLLAR GENERAL OPERATES FACILITIES IN 44-STATES AND EMPLOYEES 141-THOUSAND PEOPLE THROUGH 16-THOUSAND RETAIL STORES…..16-
TRADITIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTERS….AND FOUR D-G FRESH FACILITIES…..
EARLIER THIS MONTH….DOLLAR GENERAL ANNOUNCED ITS PLAN TO EXPAND ITS PRESENCE TO 46 STATES…..BY ADDING LOCATIONS IN WYOMING
AND WASHINGTON IN FISCAL YEAR 20-20…….
CBD COMPANY FILES SUIT
09/30/19
A KENTUCKY BASED COMPANY…..THAT PRODUCES C-B-D…..HAS FILED A 44-MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT AGAINS AN OREGAN COMPANY IT CLAIMS
SOLD IT NEARLY WORTHLESS HEMP SEEDS THAT RUINED A GIANT 20-19 CROP…..
THE CROP WAS DESTINED TO HELP FULFILL THE COUNTRY’S BOOMING DEMAND FOR C-B-D…..BUT ELEMENTAL PROCESSING OF LEXINGTON…..
CLAIMS THOSE PLANS TANKED WHEN “H-P” FARMS IN OREGON SOLD IT MORE THAN SIX-MILLION SEEDS THAT WERE MOSTLY “MALE”……
THE FEMALE PLANTS PRODUCE A C-B-D RICH FLOWER…..AND THE SUIT SAYS IT WAS ONLY AFTER THE KENTUCKY COMPANY HAD DISTRIBUTED THE
SEEDS TO PRODUCERS…..AND THE CROPS SPROUTED…..THAT THE COMPANY LEARNED THE SEEDS WERE MALE……
TEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER
09/30/19
A WASHINGTON COUNTY TEEN IS FACING MURDER CHARGES….AFTER THE BODY OF A DECEASED MALE WAS FOUNDED IN AN OUT BUILDING ON
MOUNT ZION ROAD….
STATE POLICE SAY THE VICTIM…..18 YEAR OLD JOSPEH DAVIDSON OF UPTON…. HAD BEEN SHOT THREE TIMES AND THEN SET ON FIRE….
THE SUSPERCT IS CHARGED WITH MURDER…..TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVICENCE…...AND ABUSE OF A CORPSE……
SPORTS
09/30/19
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEY BALL TEAM TRAVELS TO METCALFE COUNTY…..
THE JUNIOR VARISTY FOOTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO BOWLING GREEN…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLAYS IN THE REGION FOUR TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD AT THE CROSSWINDS GOLF COURSE IN BOWLING
GREEN…..
THE TITANS GOT BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN YESTERDAY WITH A 21 TO 10 VICORY OVER ATLANTA…..
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
09/27/19
THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS SAYS THE UNEMPLOYHEMTN RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY DECLINED FROM FIVE-PERCENT IN JULY TO FOUR-
POINT-ONE PERCENT IN AUGUST…..HOWEVER…..THIS AUGUST’S JOBLESS WAS ABOVE THE THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT RECORDED IN AUGUST
OF LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN WARREN COUNTY
TO FIVE-PERCENT IN METCALFE COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES ROSE IN 75 COUNTIES…..FELL IN 36…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN NINE…..
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-PERCENT IN WOODFORD COUNTY…..
TO 13-PERCENT IN HARLAN COUNTY……
CIGARETTE SALES DOWN
09/27/19
ACCORDING TO THE COALITION FOR A SMOKE FREE TOMORROW…..CIGARETTE SALES IN KENTUCKY HAVE DROPPED MORE THAN 10-PERCNT IN
THE FIRST YEAR OF A TAX INCREASE….
ACCORDING TO THE COALIOTN…..IN THE FIRST 12-MONTHS OF A 50-CENT-PER-PACK STATE TAX……THE NUMBER OF CIGARETTE PACKAGES SOLD
IN THE COMMOWN DROPPED BY 36-MILLION……WHILE RAISING 140-MILLION DOLLARS…..
KENTUCKY’S 10-POINT-ONE PERCENT DROP WAS ALSO THE BIGGEST IN THE NATION WHICH SAW SALES DECLINE SIX-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
UNITED WAY FUNDING
09/27/19
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY IS INVITING ALL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS…..WHO WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR FUNDING FOR THE 2020-
2021 FUNDING CYCLE…..TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTENT BY OCTOBER 22ND…..
THE IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE ALLPLICATION PROCESS AND A SUBMISSION LINK CAN BE FOUND AT THE UNITED WAY WEBSITE AT……U-W-S-K-DOT-
ORG…..
ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING FUNDING FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS MUST SUBMIT A LETTTER OF INTENT FOR EACH PROGRAM…..
LONG
09/27/19
84 YEAR OLD SARAH EDITH LONG OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TOMORROW (SAT) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; LATTIE LONG…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; RICKY AND VICKIE JO ….AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW;
VICKIE AND BRO. MICHAEL HARPER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…….AND A SISTER; JUANITA BUCHANAN OF BOWLING GREEN…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND
SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
09/27/19
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM RETURNS HOME TONIGHT TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…… AND BEFORE THE GAME……THERE WILL BE A THREE-
HOUR “COMMUNITY TAILGATING”……
EDMOTON STATE BANK IS ALSO HOSTING A….GAME DAY LIVE EVENT…..FROM FIVE TO SEVEN……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT FIELD…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOEPEL 12-50…..
WLK….AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…. STARTING AT SIX-45 TONIGHT……
THE PREDATORS WIND UP THE PRESEASON AS THEY’RE IN CAROLINA TO TANGLE WITH THE HURRICANES…….
VOTER REGISTRATION
09/26/19
THE KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE SAYS MORE THAN ONE-POINT-TWO MILLION KENTUCKIAN HAVE VISITED…..GO-VOTE-K-Y-DOT-COM….
THE COMMONWEALTH’S FIRST-EVER ON-LINE VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM…..WITH MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND UPDATING THEIR
REGISTRATION…..AND 79-THOUSAND-448 REGISTERING FOR THE FIRST TIME…..
YESTERDAY WAS…..NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY…..AND OVER FIVE-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS UPDATED THEIR REGISTRAION AND
REGISTERED TO VOTE FOR THE FIRST TIME….
THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE UPCOMING NOVEMBER ELECTION IS OCTOBER SEVENTH……
UK SUIT
09/26/19
TWO UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY STUDENTS HAVE FILED A FEDERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ALLEGING THE SCHOOL VIOLATED “TITLE-NINE” BY NOT
OFFERING WOMEN MORE VARSITY SPORTS….
THE SUIT ALLEGES KENTUCKY NEEDS TO ADD 183 WOMEN TO ITS PROGRAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE 1972 FEDERAL LAW REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO
PROVIDE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN……
THE SCHOOL……IN A STATEMENT….SAID IT “FULLY COMPLIES WITH “TITLE-NINE” AND HAS THE BROADEST BASED ATHLETICS PROGRAM IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE WITH 22-SPORTS….
IT ADDED THAT STUDENT SURVEYS HAVE SAID CURRENT OFFERING ACCOMMODATE INTERESTS AND ABILITIES OF UNDERGRADUATES…..
CHURCH VANDELIZED
09/26/19
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING AN AT OF VANDALISM THAT OCCURRED AT THE HISTORC …..MAMMOTH CAVE BAPTIST
CHURCH…..ON SATURDAY…..
GRAFFITI NOW COVERS PARTS OF THE CHURCH’S EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR….. ALONG WITH ITS WINDOWS AND BENCHES…..
THE CHRUCH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1827 WITH THE CURRENT BUILDING BEING CONSTRUCTED IN 1927……AND ITS ONE OF ONLY THREE CHURCH
THAT REMAIN FROM THE TIME BEFORE THE PAR WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1941……
PARK OFFICIALS SAY THE PROCESS OF REMOVING GRAFFITI CAN DESTROY THE HISTORIC WOOD…..MAKING THE GRAFFITI’S COMPLETE REMOVAL
NEARLY IMPOSSIGLE…..IT’S ESTIMATED REPAIR WILL COST BETWEEN 10-AND-15-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
SPORTS
09/26/19
IN THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…..
THE EAGLES TRAVEL TO GREEN BAY TO TAKE ON THE PACKERS……
IN PRESEASON HOCKEY ACTION…..
THE PREDATORS SHUT OUT CAROLINA THREE TO NOTHING…..
BARREN RIVER STATE PARK
09/24/19
BARREN RIVER STATE PARK IS RECEIVING TWO-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLARS AS PART OF THE KENTUCKY STATE PARKS…..RESTORING THE
FINIEST…..INITIATIVE…..
THE FUNDING WILL GO TOWARD EXTERIOR AND ROOFING REPAIRS AT THE PARK LODGE….UPGRADES TO THE CAMPGROUNDS….AND TO VARIOUS
OTHER UTILITY AND SAFETY NEEDS……
SINCE TWENTY-16…..BARREN RIVER STATE PARK HAS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF FOUR-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS AS A RESULT OF ADDITION
STATE PARKS FUNDING……
FLU SEASON STARTED
09/24/19
KENTUCKY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE REMINDING KENTUCKIANS TO GET THEIR FLU SHOTS…..AS THE FIRST LABORATORY CONFIRMED CASE OF THE
FLU IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAS BEEN REPORTED IN LEXINGTON FOR THE TWENTY-19-TWENTY-TWENTY FLU SEASON….
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 25-PERCENT OF THE POPULATION GETS THE FLU ANNUALLY……
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDS THAT EVERYONE SIX MONTHS OF AGE AND OLDR SHOULD BE VACCINATED
AGAINST THE FLU…..AND WHILE VACCINATON AGAINST THE FLU IS RECOMMENDED FOR EVERYONE….IT’S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE AT
HIGH RISK FOR SERIOUS FLU-RELATED COMPLICATIONS OR THOSE WHO LIVE WITH OR CARE FOR PEOPLE AT HIGH RISK……
PEARSON
09/24/19
65 YEAR OLD RICHARD MOSS PEARSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WOLF CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL H OME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; WESLEY AND BRADLEY BOTH OF BOWLING GREEN AND DAKOTA AND MARY OF GLASGOW…..
TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; MELISSA AND CALVIN CRANDELL AND MANDY PEARSON ALL OF BOWLING REEN…….A SISTER; BRENDA PEDIGO
OF BOWLING GREEN….AND DIANA BLANKENSHIP, DEANA JONES AND LONNIE BLANKENSHIP ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……SIX GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/24/19
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO BARREN COUNTY…..
KCTCS NURSING
09/23/19
THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS HAS APPROVED A 2020-2022 BIENNIAL BUDGET REQUEST TO
BE CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION……
THE REQUEST INCLUDES A SEVEN-PERCENT INCREASE TO PERFORMANCE FUNDING IN 2021…..AND A 10-PERCENT INCREASE IN 20-21-22……IT
ALSO INCLUDES A REQUEST TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF NURSING PROGRAMS AT ALL K-C-T-C-S COLLEGES….
THE DEMAND FOR REGISTERED NURSES IN THE COMMONWEALTH FAR EXCEEDS THE SUPPLY…..LAST YEAR…..KC-T-C-S COLLEGES AWARDED 840
NURSING CREDENTIALS…...FULFILLNG 31-PERCENT OF KENTUCKY’S TOTAL NEED……
THE FUNDING REQUEST WILL ALLOW THE 16 K-C-T-C-S COLLEGES TO HIRE MORE NURSING FACULTY AND PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND COURSE
OFFERINGS AND IS EXPECTED TO GROW THE NUMBER OF NURSING GRADUATES BY ALMOST 25-PERCENT ANNUALLY……
VETERANS BIKE RIDE
09/23/19
A GROUP OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS FROM ARMY POSTS IN KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA ARE BIKING 101 MILES…..BEGINNING AT FORT CAMPBELL…..
“WHERE HOROES RENDEZVOUS”….. WILL BEGIN THIS FRIDAY AND WILL INCLUDE 70 WOUNDED…..ILL…..AND INJURED SOLIDERS FROM FORT
CAMPBELL…..FORT STEWART…..AND FORT BENNING…..ALONG WITH OTHER VETERNS AND VOLUNTEERS……
POWER BALL TICKET
09/23/19
KENTUCK LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY A POWERBALL TICKET WOTH ONE-MILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN SOLD IN OAK GROVE…..THE TICKET MATCHED ALL
FIVE WHITE BALLS….BUT NOT THE POWER BALL…
THE WINNER HAS 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE DRAWING TO CLAIM THEIR PRIZE…...WHICH HAS TO BE DONE AT LOTTERY HEADQUATERS IN
LOUISVILLE……
FARM BUREAU
09/23/19
HERE’S A REMINDER TO ALLEN COUNTY FARM BURESU MEMBERS…..THAT THIS IS THE FINAL DAY FOR YOU TO OBTAIN COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS TO
TOMORROW NIGHT’S ANNUAL MEETING…..
CALL OR STOP BY THE OFFICE BEFORE THREE THIS AFTERNOON……
SPORTS
09/23/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM PLAYS AT METCALFE COUNTY…..
AND THE PARTRIIOT JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBAL TRAVELS TO WESTMORELAND……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
09/20/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……THE COMMONWEALTH’S AUGUST UNEMPLOYEMNT RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-FOUR
PERCENT…..WHICH WAS UP SLIGHTLY FROM JULY’S FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT….AND THE AUGUST 20-19 JOBLESS RATE WAS UNCHANGED
FROM THE FOOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT RECORDED IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR……
LOSSES IN DURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING AND PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES CONTRIBUTED TO LOWER NONFARM PAYROLL
EMPLOYMENT IN AUGUST…..
THE “U-S” UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED UNCHANGED AT THREE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT FROM JULY TO AUGUST…..
FLIGHT LOGS RELEASED
09/20/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS RELEASED THE FLIGHT LOGS FOR HIS OFFICIAL TRIPS USING A STATE-OWNED PLANE……
THE LOG DETAILS THE PURPOSE OF EACH FLIGHT AND SHOWS A RANGE OF OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES REQUIRING AIR TRAVEL…..IT ALSO SHOWS THE
PASSENGERS ON EACH FLIGHT…..
THE FLIGHT LOGS HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC…. HOWEVER…..OFFICIALS HAVE NOT BEEN REQUIRED BY LAW TO RELEASE
THE REASON FOR OFFICIAL TRIPS…..AND SUCH INFORMATION IS EXEMPT FROM KENTUCKY’S OPEN RECORDS LAW…….
FATAL-HART
09/320/19
AN A-T-V ACCIDENT IN HART COUTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 31-E…..IN THE CANMER COMMUNITY….WHERE 77 YEAR OLD LARRY ROGERS LOST CONTROL OF
HIS A-T-V AND IT LEFT THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A TREE…..
ROGERS WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT CAVERNA WHERE HE LATER DIED……
STUDENT CHARGED
09/20/19
STATE POLICE SAY A STUDENT IN WASHINGTON COUNTY IS FACING CHARGES AFTER AUTHORITIES FOUND A HANDGUN IN THEIR BACK PACK ON
THE SCHOOL BUS…..
STUDENTS ON THE BUS SAW THE GUN AND IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE DRIVER….AND SCHOOL STAFF WERE ABLE TO INTERDEDE BEFORE THE
STUDENT ENTERED THE BUILDING……
THE STUDENT HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON ON SCHOOL PROPERTY……
SPORTS
09/20/19
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM IS BACK ON THE ROAD TO WARREN CENTRAL…. KICK-OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE
HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…. WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-45 TONIGHT…….
IN PRESEASON HOCKEY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN TAMPA BAY TO TANGLE WITH THE LIGHTNING….
MURDER ARRESTS
09/19/19
THREE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF AN ALLEN COUNTY MAN IN MAY OF THIS YEAR….. 47 YEAR OLD
JUSTIN WIX DIED AT HIS RESIDENCE ON STINSON LANE FROM MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS…..
YESTERDAY…..DETECTIVES FROM THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE OBTAINED ARREST WARRANTS FOR 20 YEAR OLD SEVONTE
SUMPTER-BAY OF BROWNSBURG-INDIANA AND 21 YEAR OLD DEREK LUCAS OF JANESTOWN-INDIANA…..
SUMPTER-BAY…..LUCAS….AND A MALE JUVENILE WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY CHARGED WITH MURDER AND ROBBERY……ALL THREE ARE
AWAITING EXTRADITION TO KENTUCKY……
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE
09/19/19
THE SCHEDULE FOR THE 20-20 GENERAL ASSMLYS EIO HAS BEEN APPROVED BY LEGISLLEADE…..
THE SESSION WILL CONVENE JANUARY SEVENTH AND ADJOURN APRIL 15TH……IT’S EXPECTED LAST 60-LEGISLATIVE DAYS……WHICH IS THE
MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS……
LAWMAKERS WILL NOT CONVENE ON JANUARY 20TH IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING-JUNIOR DAY……OR ON FEBRUARY 17TH IN
OBSERVANCE OF PRESIDENT’S DAY……
MARCH SECOND WILL BE THE FINAL DAY THAT HOUSE BILLS CAN BE INTRODUCED….AND MARCH THIRD WILL BE THE FINAL DAY FOR THE
INTRODUCTION OF SENATE BILLS…..
THE VETRO RECESS WILL RUN FROM APRIL THIRD THRU 13TH…….AND LAWMAKERS WILL RETURN TO THE CAPITAL ON APRIL 14TH AND 15TH FOR
THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE SESSION……
COMPUTER SEIZED
09/19/19
ATTORNEYS FOR SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES SAY STATE POLICE HAS SEIZED A COMPUTER FROM HER OFFICE IN AN
INVESTIGAION OF HOW SHE AND HER AIDES USED VOTER DATA…..
ACCORDING T THE HERALD-LEADER……A MOTION FILED IN FRANKLIN CIRCUIT SAYS THE COMPUTER IS THAT OF THE PERSON WHO MAINTAINED THE
VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM……
THE MOTION WAS FILED AS PART OF GRIMES’ LEGAL CHALLENGE TO A NEW STATE LAW STRIPPING SOME OF HER POWERS…..
REAL I-D
09/19/19
THE ON-AGAIN…..OFF-AGAIN ROLLOUT OF KENTUCKY’S NEW DRIVER’S LICENSE….. TO MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’
S “REAL I-D” PROGRAM IS OFF AGAIN….
THE COMMONWEALTH STARTED A PILOT PROGRAM IN FRANKLIN AND WOODFORD COUNTIES TO DISTRIBUT THE ENHANCED-SECURITY TRAVEL ID’
s…..WHICH IDENTIFIED STAFFING AND WORKLOAD INCREASES IN CIRCUIT CLERK OFFICES THAT ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE BOTH IN THE SHORT AND
LONG TERM…..
THE PLAN NOW IS TO HAVE CIRCUIT CLERK’S OFFICES CONTINUE TO ISSUE TRADITIONAL DRIVER’S LICENSES…..AND THE TRANSPORTATION
CABINET WILL WORK WITH STATE LAWMAKERS TO CONSIDER HAVING A NETWORK OF REGIONAL OFFICES ISSUE THE TRAVEL IDs…….
SPORTS
09/19/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO SOUTH WARREN…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE PATROT FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY WARREN EAST……
IN THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…..
THE TITANS ARE ON THE ROAD TO JACKSONVILLE TO TAKE ON THE JAGUARS…..
APPLE CONTRACT
09/18/19
APPLE HAS AWARD A HARRODSBURG PLANT 250-MILLION DOLLARS TO SUPPORT CORNING’S CONTINUED WORK TO DEVELOP GLASS FOR I-
PHONES AND OTHER DEVISES….
CORNING’S HARRODSBURG PLANT…..WHICH IS ITS LONGEST-RUNNING “U-S” BASED MANUFACTURING FACILITY……HAS BEEN IN HARRODSBURG
OVER 65-YEARS AND EMPLOYS 400-PEOPLE AT ITS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS…..
ALLEN MAN SENTENCED
09/18/19
AN ALLEN COUNTY MAN…..CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER…. WAS IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT FOR SENTENCING YESTERDAY IN THE SHOOTING
DEATH OF HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW IN TWENTY-16…..
JUDGE JANET CROCKER SENTENED KALOB CARTER TO 60-DAYS IN JAIL AND FIVE YEARS PROBATION….
CARTER SAID HE WENT TO HIS SISTERS HOME….WHEN AN ALTERCATION BROKE OUT BETWEEN HER AND HER HUSBAND……AND HE WAS TRYING
TO PROTECT HIS SISTER WHEN HE SHOT ERNEST MATT DAVIS…..
SPORTS
09/18/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CO-ED SOCCER TEAM PLAYS IN THE SCOTTIE CLASSIC……
SCHOOL BOARD
09/17/19
AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING…..THE BOARD APPROVED MOVING AHEAD TO PARTNER WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB OF FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TO ESTABLISH A BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN SCOTTSVILLE…..
THE BOARD APPROVED THE TWENTY-19-20 WORKING BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF 38-POINT THREE MILLION DOLLARS….
AND APPROVED AN AGREEMENT WITH MID-WEST AMERICA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FOR A…..“PATRIOT” DEBIT CARD FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS…..THAT
WOIULD SEE FOUR-CENTS GOING TO THE DISTRICT WITH EACH SWIPE OF THE CARD……THE AGREEMENT ALSO GUARENTEES THE DISTRICT 12-
THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS…….
INACTIVE VOTERS
09/17/19
THE KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CLAIMS MORE THAN 150-THOUSAND REGISTRED VOTERS…..REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS….. WERE
IMPROPERLY PLACED ON AN “INACTIVE LIST” THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE IN NOVEMBER…..
IN A LETTER TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS….DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN BEN SELF DEMANDED THE BOARD IMMEDIATLEY REACTIVE THOSE
REGISTRATIONS….. SAYING THE BOARD DEACTIVAED THE REGISTRATIONS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND WITH NO PUBLIC INPUT…..
SIMMONS
09/17/19
77 YEAR OLD SAMUEL LEROY SIMMONS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GILBERT FUNERAL HOME IN FRANKLIN WITH BURIAL IN GREENLAWN CEMETERY WITH MILITARY
HONORS……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; WILMA SIMMONS…..A SISTER AND BROTHER-N-LAW BETTY AND EWING HOPKINS OF GLASGOW…..AND SIX BROTHERS
AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; ROBERT OF TEXAS, KENNETH AND ROSE, DELMER, DANNY AND NANCY, DAVID AND TONY AND DEBORAH ALL OF GLASGOW……
SPORTS
09/17/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST…..
THE SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO BARREN COUNTY…..
THE SOCCER EAM TRAVELS TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MONREO COUNTY….
THE PREDATORS SWEPT THEIR PRESEASON DOUBELHEADER AGAINST FLORIDA SIX TO THREE AND ONE TO NOTHING…..
UK ENROLLMENT
09/16/19
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY IS REPORTING A RECORD NUMBER OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER…..
THIS YEAR’S FRESHMAN CLASS TOTALS FIVE-THOUSAND-396…..WHICH IS 319 MORE THAN LAST YEAR…..
THE NUMBER OF KENTUCKY RESIDENTS INCREASED TO 34-HUNDRED-22….UP FROM 32-HUNDRED-59 LAST YEAR…..WHICH IS THE LARGEST
NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS IN THE FIRST-YEAR CLASS SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-ONE….
AND ONE-THOUSAND-55 TRANSFER STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER……WHICH IS THE HIGHEST IN FIVE YEARS……
WARREN COUNTY BRIDGE CLOSURE
09/16/19
A SECTION OF KENTUCKY 26-23…..HAMMETT HILL ROAD IN WARREN COUNTY…..WILL CLOSE TODAY AT THE BRIDGE OVER SALT LICK CREEK……SO
THE BRIDGE CAN BE REPLACED….
THE CLOSURE IS EXPECTED TO LAST 42-DAYS WITH A SIGNED DETOUR USING MORGANTOWN ROAD AND JACKSON BRIDGE ROAD…..
THE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT IS PART OF A FIVE BRIDGE CONTRACT…..FOR ONE-POINT-NINE MILLION DOLLARS…..FOR BRIDGES IN ALLEN…..
TODD……AND WARREN COUNTIES……
DOLLAR GENERAL EXPANSION
09/16/19
DOLLAR GENERAL IS EXPANDING ITS SERVICE AREA TO 46- STATES FROM THE CURRENT 44 …..AS THE FIRST DOLLAR GENERAL STORES IN
WASHINGTON AND WYOMING ARE UNCER CONSTRUCTION….
THE TWO STORES IN WASHINGTON AND ONE IN WYOMING ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE THEIR GRAND OPENINGS IN EARLY FISCAHL YEAR 20-20…..
CURRENTLY DOLLAR GENERAL HAS 16-THOUSAND RETAIL LOCATIONS AND APPROXIMATELY 140-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES……..
SPORTS
09/16/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER TEAM PLAYS AT RUSSELLVILLE…..
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLD TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY WARREN EAST…..
THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE PATRIOT J-V FOOTBALL GAME HAS BEEN CANCELED……
THE PREDATORS OPEN THE PRESEASON TODAY AT BRIDGESTONE AREA AS THE TAKE ON THE FLORDIA PANTHERS….
PATRIOT BAND
09/13/19
THE PATROT MARCHING BAND AND GUARD WILL HOST THE…..ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE PATRIOT MARICN INVITIOAN……TOMORROW AT PARIOT
STADUEM……
NINE BANDS WILL BE IN COPERT STARING AT FIVE……THE PATRIOTS WON’T BE IN COMPETITION……BUT WILL PRESENT THEIR SHOW AT SEVEN-45….
AND AWARDS ARE SCHEDULED FOR EIGHT……
MAIL SCAMS
09/13/19
A RASH OF MAIL SCAMS…..TARGETING SENIOR CITIZENS AND LEADING TO THE LOSS OF 85-THOUSAND DOLLARS….HAS PROMPTED THE KENTUCKY
ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE TO ISSUE A SCAM ALERT….
SENIORS IN BOONE…..FRANKLIN….AND GREENUP COUNTIES SENT 85-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH….TO SCAMMERS POSING AS A COMPUTER
REPAIR TECHNICIAN…. A FAMILY MEMBER IN JAIL….AND A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL AWARDING GRANTS…..
THE MONEY WAS SENT USING FEDEX…..UPS….AND THE POSTAL SERVICE….
TWO OTHER POTENTIAL VICTIMS IN HARLAN AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES REPORTED A SCAMMER CLAIMING TO BE A FAMILY MEMBER NEEDING HELP
AFTER A CAR WRECK…..BUT THEY LOST NO MONEY……
INDIANA TECH
09/13/19
INDIANA TECH IS EXPANDING ITS PRESENCE IN THE COMMONWALTH BY OPENING A CAMPUS IN BOWLING GREEN….THEY CURRENLTY HAVE A
LOCATION IN LOUISVILLE…...
THE SCHOOL HOPES TO BE OPEN IN BOWLING GREEN BY NOVEMBER FIRST WITH CLASSES STARTING IN JANUARY……THEY WILL BE LOCATED IN A
FOUR-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT SPACE AT STADIUM PARK PLAZA….
INDIANA STATE OFFERS ASSOCIATE TO GRADUATE LEVEL DEGREES BOTH ONLINE AND IN THE CLASSROOM……AND THE IN-PERSON CLASSES WILL
BE TAUGHT IN THE EVENING TO ACCOMMODATE WORKING ADULTS……
GRIMES CONVICTED
09/13/19
A FEDERAL JURY HAS CONVICTED THE FATHER OF KENTUCKY’S SECRETARY OF STATE OF FUNNELING ILLEGAL CORPORATE CONRIBUTIONS TO HIS
DAUGHTERS FAILED 20-14 CHALLENGE OF SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL…..
JERRY LUNDERGAN WAS FOUND GUILTY ON 10-COUNTS AND CO-DEFENDANT DALE EMMONS WAS CONVICTED ON SIX COUNTS……
SENTENCING IS SET FOR JANUARY 22ND…..AS BOTH MEN FACE POTENTIALLY LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCES…..
BYRN
09/13/19
50 YEAR OLD CHRIS BYRN OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE
SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 10 THIS MORNING (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LESLIE BYRN…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS; BROOKE AND KHOLE ALL OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..AND TWO BROTHERS; DWIGHT
OF SCOTTSVILLE AND RANDY OF GLASGOW……
SPORTS
09/13/19
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM OPENS THE HOME PORTION OF THE SEASON TONIGHT AS THE GLASGOW SCOTTIES COME TO PATRIOT FIELD…..
TONIGHT’S GAME IS THE “HALL OF FAME” GAME WHEN THE TWENTY-19 CLASS….. CONSISTING OF SHELBY HARPER, EMMA NAPIER, DERRICK
HARWOOD, JEFF RIPPY AND GARRETT STONE WILL BE INDUCTED AT HALF-TIME…..
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT SIX-45 TONIGHT……
E-CIGARETTES
09/11/19
FEDERAL…..STATE…..AND LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING AN OUTBREAK OF SEVER PULMONARY DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH E-
CIGARETTE PRODUCTS……
ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION…..AS OF SEPTEMBER SIXTH……THERE HAVE BEEN 450 CASES
ASSOCIATED WITH E-CIGARETTE USE IN 33 STATES……INCLUDING KENTUCKY…..AS-WELL-AS FIVE DEATHS…..
THE C-D-C SAYS THEY’RE WORKING WITH STATES TO CREAE A CASE DEFINITION TO CLASSFY CASES IN A CONSISTENT WAY……
REMAINS
09/11/19
THE REMAINS OF A KENTUCKY SOLIDER WHO DIED IN GERMANY DURING WORLD WAR TWO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND WILL BE RETURNED
HOME….
P-F-C JACOB GIVENS….A NATIVE OF MOUNT STERLING….WAS 30 WHEN HE DIED FIGHTING IN GERMANY IN OCTOBER 1944…….
DODSON
09/10/19
SIX YEAR OLD TY MATTHEW MICHAEL DODSONN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY IN HERMITGE-TENNESSEE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNEAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…. VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW AT THE
FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER SEVEN THURSDAY MORNING……
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS; JENNIFER AND DANNY SMALLING…..FOUR SISTERS; JADEN CARTER, LAYLA CARTER, ADILYNN SMALLING AND
CIERA SMALLING ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……MATERNAL GRANPARENTS; MIKE AND BELINDA SHEA OF TENNESSEE…..PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS;
TEDDY AND TERESA DODSON….AND .PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDMOTHER; BETTY HALE ALL OF TOMPKINSVILLE……AND MATERNAL GREAT-
GRANDPARENTS; LEONARD AND ELIZABETH MANGRUM OF TENNESSEE AND BRO. DANNY AND BRENDA SMALLING OF SCOTTSVILLE……THREE
UNCLES AND TWO AUNTS ALSO SURVIVE……
SHEA
09/10/19
61 YEAR OLD LEIGH RENEE SHEA OF HERMITGE-TENNESSEE DIED SATURDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..VISITATION WILL BE FROM 11 TO EIGHT
TOMORROW (WED) AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND THERE WILL BE NO FUNERAL SERVICE…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JASON AND LYZA PEACHER OF INDIANA…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; JENNIFER AND DANNY
SMALLING OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HER PARENTS; LEONARD AND MARY MANGRUM…..AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; LEONARD AND TONYA
MANGRUM AND JAMES AND THERESA MANGRUM ALL OF TENNESSEE……SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
09/10/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM CLAIMED THE 15TH DISTRICT GOLF TITLE YESTERDAY…AS THEY CARDED A COMBINED SCORE OF ONE-49 TO EDGE
MONROE COUNTY BY FOUR STROKES IN THE NINE HOLE TOURNAMENT…..
IN INDIVIDUAL PLAY……AC/S SENIOR AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY COMMIT OWEN STAMPER CARD A TWO UNDER PAR ROUND OF
33 TO TAKE FIRST PLACE……
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
AND THE SOFTBALL TEAM HOSTS MONROE COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS GO TO THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO GLASGOW……
HOME SALES
09/06/19
HOME SALES IN THE COMMONELTH WERE UP SEVEN-PERCENT IN JULY….WHICH WAS A RECORD…AS 54-HUNDRED-71 HOMES WERE SOLD LAST
MONTH….AND FOR THE YEAR…..SALES FIGURES ARE ALSO HIGHER….AS THEY’RE UP TWO-PERCENT…..
THE MEDICAN HOME PRICE IN KENTUCY IN JULY WAS UP EIGHT-POINT FIVE PERCENT OVE LAST JULY…..AT 145-THOUSAND-325 DOLALRS……..
THE INVENTORY NUMBER FOR THE COMMONWEALTH IS UDNER FOUR-MONTHS…. FOR THE FIFTH COSECUTIVE MONTH…..AND DAYS ON THE
MARKET IS 97-DAYS……
NURSES TO NC
09/06/19
A TEAM OF NURSES FROM THE COMMONWEALTH IS HEADING TO NORTH CAROLINA TO HELP VICTIMS OF HURRICANE DORIAN…..
THE TEAM…..MADE UP OF REGISTERED NURSES AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF….. WILL WORK IN LOCAL SHELTERS IN HURRICANE AFFECTED AREAS…..
THE TEAM IS EXPECTED TO BE IN NORTH CAOLINA ABOUT TWO WEEKS……
NEW UK MED CENTER
09/06/19
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE……ALONG WITH ST. ELIZABETH HEALTH CARE AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..
HAVE OFFICIALLY OPENED U-K’s NORTHERN KENTUCKY CAMPUS…..AND WELCOMED THE 35-MEMBERS OF THE INAUGURLA CLASS….
THIS IS THE U-K COLLEGE OF MEDICINE’S FOUR-YEAR REGIONAL CAMPUS…..THE FIRST OPENED AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN
LAST YEAR…….
HOSPITALS SUE
09/06/19
A GROUP OF KENTUCKY HOSPTIAS IS SUING DOZENS OF OPIOID MAKERS AND DISTRIBUTORS…..SAYING THE COMPANIES MISREPRESENTED THE
BENEFITS AND DANGERS OF THE PAINKILLER….
THE CIVIL SUIT…..FILED IN WARREN CIRCUIT COURT…..INCLUDES HOSPITAL IN BOWLING GREEN…..PIKEVILLE…..MADISONVILLE….AND SEVERAL
COUNTY HOSPITALS…..
ABOUT 300-HOSPITALS AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE FILED SIMILAR SUITS……
SPORTS
09/06/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM IS BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO GREENWOOD……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….AND 99-
POINT-THREE….. WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-45 TONIGHT……
JUDGE WON’T STEP DOWN
09/05/19
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD HAS DENIED A MOTION ASKING THAT HE DISQUALITY HIMSELF FROM A HEARING A LAWSUIT
STEMMING FROM PROTESTS THAT SHUT DOWN SOME SCHOOLS…..
GOVENOR MATT BEVIN’S LEGAL TEAM SAID SHEPHERD SHOULD STEP ASIDE BECAUSE HE……LIKED…..A FACEBOOK POST PRAISING VOLUNTEERS
WORKING FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IN HIS CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR….
BESHEAR FILED THE SUIT…..CHALLENGING THE LABOR CABINET’S AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE PROTESTING TEACHERS…….
BESHEAR PAY RAISSE
09/05/19
DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE ANDY BESHEAR SAID YESTERDAY THAT IF ELECTED…..HIS ADMINISTRATION WOULD GIVE TEACHERS A
TWO-THOUSAND DOLLAR SALARY INCREASE……AND WOULD CREATE A PAY SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE NO STARTING TEACHER SALARY IS BELOW 40-
THOUSAND DOLLARS BY 20-22……
DURING THE CAMPAIGN…..BESHEAR HAS TRIED TO CAPITALIZE ON GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S FUED WITH EDUCATION GROUPS…….
OPIOID FUNDING
09/05/19
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THE COMMONWEALTH WILL RECEVIVE JUST OVER 32-MILLION DOLLARS…..FROM THE
U-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES…..AS PART OF THE STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANTS PROGRAM……
SINCE 1990…..DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS HAD CLIMBED…..BUT LAST YEAR SAW THE FIRST DROP….WHICH WAS FIVE PERCENT NATIONWIDE AND 15-
PERCENT IN KENTUCKY…….
COMER
09/05/19
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER WILL BE HOLDING A TOWN HALL MEETING THIS AFTERNOON……AT TWO….IN THE FISCAL COURT
MEETING ROOM IN THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING……
SPORTS
09/06/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO RUSSELLVILLE….
THE BOY’S SOCCER TEAM ALSO GOES TO RUSSELLVILLE…..
AND THE SOFTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS GLASGOW…..
THE CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS RUNS AT BARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GREENWOOD…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS BARREN COUNTY…….
AND THE J-V SOCCER TEAM GOES TO GLASGOW TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY…..
SCHOOL SECURITY MARSHALL
09/04/19
SENATE BILL ONE…..PASSED BY THE TWENTY-19 GENERAL ASSEMBLY….DEALS WITH SCHOOL SAFETY….ONE PORTION OF THE BILL REQUIRES THE
HIRING OF A “SCHOOL SECURITY MARSHALL”….AND BEN WILCOX HAS BEEN HIRED TO FILL THAT POSITION…..
WILCOX BECAM A RESOURCE OFFICER IN 1999 AFTER THE COLUMBINE SHOOTING…..AND LATER TRAINED OFFICERS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING…..
PART OF HIS POSITION WILL BE TO HIRE “COMPLIANCE OFFICERS”…..WHO WILL CHECK IN ON SCHOOLS AND MAKE SURE THEY’RE LOCKING
DOORS…..BUZZING PEOPLE IN…..AND CHECKING FOR IDs BEFORE LETTING ANYONE CHECK OUT A STUDENT…….
ADAIR MAN SENTENCED
09/04/19
06:05AM
AN ADAIR COUNTY MAN WILL BE SPENDING MORE THAN 23- YEARS BEHIND BARS AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO THE RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A
CHILD…..
STATE POLICE SAY 36 YEAR OLD JOSHUA GAYDE OF COLUMBIA ENTER THE GUILTY PLEA TO NINE CHARGES INVOLVING SEX CRIMES AGAINST A CHILD
UNDER THE AGE OF 12…….
GAYDE WILL BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A LIFETIME SEX OFFENDER….ON THE KENTUCKY STATE SEX REGISTRY…..AFTER HIS RELEASE…….
FUGITIVE
09/04/19
A MAN WANTED IN TENNESSEE WAS LODGED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER AFTER HE ATTEMPTED TO FIGHT A K-NINE…..NAKED…..
35 YEAR OLD WILLIAM CREASY OF WESTMROELAND….WHO DIDN’T HAVE ANY CLOTHES ON….WAS LOCATED IN A FIELD ON CALVERT ROAD….
HE FLED THE SCENE…..BUT WAS LATE LOCATED BY A CREEK WHEN THE K-NINE WAS RELEASED…..CASEY STRUCK THE DOG MULTIPLE TIMES WITH
A CLOSED FIST…..AND OFFICER THEN USED A TASER…..
CASEY IS CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OFFENSES INCLUDING INDECENT EXPOSURE….. RESISTING ARREST…..AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF…..
SPORTS
09/04/19
A MEMBER OF THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM HAS WILL BE PLAYING COLLEGE GOLF….. AS SENIOR OWEN STAMPER HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY
COLLEGIATE GOLF AT MIDDLE TENNESSE STATE UNIVERSITY IN MUFREESBORO……
THE HOT RODS OPEN POST-SEASON PLAY AS THEY ARE IN SOUTH BEND TO TAKE ON THE CUBS…..
THE SERIES WILL RETURN TO BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK TOMMORROW FOR GAME TWO…..
AND IF NEEDED…..THE THIRD GAME WILL BE FRIDAY AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK……
HEMP INSURANCE
09/03/19
THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT CERTAIN HEMP GROWERS MAY OBTAIN INSURNCE COVERAGE UNDER THE….
WHOLE-FARM REVENUE PROTECTION PROGRAM…..IN 20-20…..
THE COVERAGE IS FOR HEMP GROWN FOR FIBER…...FLOWERS…..OR SEEDS…..AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PRODUCERS WHO ARE IN AREAS
COVERED BY U-S-D-A APPROVED HEMP PLANS…..OR WHO ARE PART OF APPROVED SATE OR UNIVERSITY PILOT PROGRAMS……
WHOLE FARM REVENUS PROTECTIOS ALLOWS COVERAGE OF ALL REVENUE FOR COMMODITIES PRODUECED ON A FARM…..UP TO A TOTAL INSURED
REVENUE OF EIGHT-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS…..AND IS POPULAR FOR SPECIALITY CROPS….. ORGANIC COMMODITIES…..AND NON-TRADITIONAL
CROPS……
AG TAG
08/29/19
VOLUNTARY DONATIONS BY KENTUCKY FARMERS…..WHO PURCHASED FARM VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES ALSO KNOWN AS “AG TAGS”…..FINISHED THE
TWENTY-19 FISCAL YEAR WITH THE SECOND HIGHEST AMOUNT IN HISTORY……
THE 613-THOUSAND-246 DOLLARS TO THE…..“AG TAG” PROGRAM IN THE TWENTY-19 FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED JUNE 30TH…..WAS SURPASSED
ONLY BY THE 629-THOUSAND-865 DOLLARS DONATED IN FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-18…….
THE VOLUNTARY DONATONS ARE DIVIDED EQUALLY AMONG KENTUCKY FOUR-H ….. KENTUCKY F-F-A….AND THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE MEANING EACH WILL RECEIVE JUST OVER 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
KENTUCKY DRIVERS WHO BUY OR RENEW FARM VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES MAY MAKE A VOLUNTARY DONATIONS OF TO 10-DOLLARS TO THE “AG-
TAG” FUND…… WITH HALF OF THE FOUR-H AND F-F-A FUNDS GOING BACK TO THE COUTY WHERE THE TAG WAS PURCHASED……
ARREST
08/29/19
AN INVESTIGATION BY THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESULTS IN THE ARREST OF 65 YEAR OLD BILLY RAY GOODE OF GLASGOW…..
GOODE IS CHARGED WITH RAPE OF A VICTIM UNDER 12-YEARS OF AGE, SODOMY AND SEXUAL ABUSE…….
JUDGE
08/29/19
THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION HAS ASKED THAT A FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE BE REMOVED FROM A LAWSUIT THAT CHALLENGES THE USE OF
KENTUCKY LABOR LAW TO OBTAIN THE NAMES OF TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN “SICKOUT” TO PROTEST AT THE CAPITAL…..
THE MOTION ASKS THAT JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD BE REMOVED FROM THE CASE BECAUSE HE “LIKED” A FACEBOOK POST SUPPORTIVE OF
DEMOCRAT ANDY BESHEAR’S CAMAIGN FOR GOVERNOR…..
SPORTS
08/29/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
THE CROSS COUNTY TEAM RUNS IN THE BARREN COUNTY ALL-COMERS MEET….
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM GOES TO WARREN EAST…..
THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM FRAVELS TO SOUTH WARREN….
THE J-V SOCCER TEAM GOES TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
AND THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM HOSTS BARREN COUNTY……
SCHOOL THREATS
08/27/19
THE F-B-I SAYS IT IS AWARE OF THREATS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ON-LINE….. AGAINST SCHOOLS IN KENTUCKY AND ARKANSAS…..BUT IT SAYS
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THE THREATS ARE CREDIBLE……
ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS HAVE NOT BEEN SPECIFICALLY NAMED IN THE THREAT……
THE DISTRICT HAS SECURITY PRACTICES AND PROTOCOLS IN PLACE THAT ARE PRACTICED EVERY DAY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS….
STAFF …AND VISITORS……
THERE IS A SCHOOL RESOOURCE OFFICER IN EACH SCHOOL BUILDING….. HOWEVER…..AS AN EXTRA PRECAUTION…..THE DISTRICT PLANS TO
HAVE AN INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE ON THE CAMPUS THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW……
BOIL WATER
08/27/19
YESTERDAY…….THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT ISSUED A COUNTY WIDE “BOIL WATER: ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE…..DUE TO A MAINLINE GOING DOWN…..
THE SCOTTSVILLE CITY WATER DEPARTMENT HAS NOW ISSUED A “BOIL WATER” ADVISORY…..WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE…..FOR CITY
CUSTOMERS FROM THE TWO-THOUSAND BLOCK OF HOLLAND ROAD TO OAK FORREST…… INCLUDING CITY WATER CUSTOMERS ON PITCHFORD
RIDGE ROAD AND OAK FORREST LANE…..
THE “BOIL WATER” ADVISORY ALSO INCLUDES CITY CUSTOMERS ON MT. UNION ROAD
SPORTS
08/27/19
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MONROE COUNTY….
AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM HOSTS SOUTH WARREN…..
THE J-V SOCCER TEAM TAKES ON BARREN COUNTY AT THE GLASGOW SOCCER COMPLEX…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS VOLLEYBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY BOWLING GREEN……
ROAD PROJECTS
08/26/19
A NUMBER OF ROAD PROJECTS WILL CONTINUE IN SCOTTSVILLE AND ALLEN COUNTY THIS WEEK….
CREWS WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON UTILITY RELOCATIONS FOR A BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AT THE INTER-SECTION OF OLD GALLATIN ROAD AND
OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD…..TRAFFIC WILL BE DOWN TO ONE LANE AND MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS…..
THEN STARTING MONDAY…..SEPTEMBER NINTH……THE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED AS CREWS BEGIN DEMOLITON FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW
BRIDGE……
ON KENTUCKY NINE- 80……FROM 31-E TO KENTUCKY 100……CREWS WILL BE PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES ON THE RESURFACING PROJECT……
ON OLD GLASGOW ROAD…...WORK WILL CONTINUE TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE OVER BAYS FORK…..
AND ON OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD…..FROM THE TENNESSEE LINE TO THE BRIDGE OVER ROUGH CREEK……CRES WILL BEGIN WORK ON A
RESURFACING PROJECT……
SPORTS
08/26/19
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM GOES TO WARREN EAST…..
AND THE J-V SOCCER TEAM PLAYS AT RUSSELLVILLE….
BLANKENSHIP
08/22/19
82 YEAR OLD MARIE BLANKENSHIP OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO NORTON’S
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JENNER LEE BLANKENSHIP……FIVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; TERRY AND RHONDA AND JIMMY AND
TERRY ALL OF ADOLPHUS AND MICHAEL AND LINDA, BARRY AND LEE ANN AND CHRIS AND RUTHANE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND A DAUGHTER
AND SON-IN-LAW; BEVERLY AND ALAN CALVERT OF ADOLPHUS…….12 GRANDCHILDREN AND 17 GREAT-GRANDCHILDRENN ALSO SURVIVE……
TEACHER SCAM
08/22/19
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS WARNING TEACHERS AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS ABOUT A PHONE SCAM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN
FRANKLIN….. JEFFERSON…..AND WHITLEY COUNTIES…..
REPORTEDLY…..SOMEONE IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS…..DEPUTY HART….IS CALLING SCHOOLS ASKING TO SPEAK WITH A SPECIFIC TEACHER WHO
ALLEGEDLY HAS AN OUTSTNDINGWARRANT OR MISSED JURY DUTY……
SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN THREATENED WITH……OBSTRUCTION CHARGES…..IF THE SHAMMER IS NOT GIVEN INFORMATION OR ALLOWED TO
SPEAK WITH THE TEACHER…..AND ONCE ON THE PHONE WITH THE VICTIM…..THE SCAMMER REQUESTS PAYMENT VIA GIFT CARDS TO RESOLVE
THE LEGAL MATTER AND AVOID ARREST…..
ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS…...THE SCAM CALL IS….“SPOOFED”….MAKING IT APPEAR TO BE FROM A LOCAL AREA CODE….
ONE VICTIM DID PURCHASE 25-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN GIFT CARTS….BUT DIDN’T SEND THEM TO THE SCAMMER……
PIPELINE
08/22/19
ENBRIDGE INCORPORATED SAYS TWO GAS PIPELINES IN LINCOLN COUNTY….NEAR THE ONE THAT EXPLODED EARLIER THIS MONTH…. LEAVING
ONE PERSON DEAD AND FIVE OTHERS HOSPITALIZED…..ARE EXSPECTED TO PUT BACK ON-LINE BY THE END OF THE MONTH……
THE COMPANY HAS REPLACED SEVERAL POSTIONS OF THE TWO LINE WHICH ARE NEAR THE ONE THAT EXPLODED….AND THEY MUST STILL UNDER-
GO “RIGOROUS INSPECTIONS” AND REGULATORY APPROVALS….
LINE 15…..THE ONE THAT EXPLODED….STILL NEEDS TO BE ASSESSED AND THERE IS NO DATE AS TO WHEN IT WILL RETURN TO SERVICE……
TRUMP IN KENTUKCY
08/22/19
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MADE HIS FOURTH VISIT TO THE COMMONWEALTH LAST NIGHT TO ATTEND A RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND RAISER FOR
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN……..AND TO ADDRESS THE 25-HUNDRED VETERANS ATTENDING THE NATIONAL “AMVETS” CONVENTION IN LOUISVILLE….
FOLLOWING HIS ADDRESS TO THE GROUP….THE PRESIDENT SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ELIMINATING THE FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEBT OF
DISABLED VETERANS…..
TRUMP ALSO SAID THEY WON’T HAVE TO PAY FEDERAL INCOME TAX ON THE FORGIVEN DEBT……AND HE CALLED ON STATES TO WAVIVE THEIR TAXES
ON THE LOANS ALSO……
TVILLE POLICE OFFICERS RESIGNING
08/22/19
IT’S BEING REPORT THAT SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE TOMPKINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE SUBMITTING THEIR RESIGNAITONS…..LEAVING THE
DEPARTMENT WITH THREE CERTIFIED OFFICERS AND ONE IN TRAINING…..
MAYOR SCOTTY TURNER SAYS THE RESIGNATIONS AREN’T DUE TO A LACK OF FUNDING….AS SOME ARE SEEKING BETTER
OPPORTUNITIES……HOWEVER…..THE MAYOR SAYS ITS ALSO DUE TO LEGISLATIVE CHANGES IN RETIREMENT BENEFITS…..
SPORTS
09/22/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE GLASGOW COUNTY CLUB TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY….
LOTTERY
08/21/19
YOUR LOSING LOTTERY TICKET MAY BE A WINNER AFTER ALL…..AS THE KENTUCKY LOTTERY SAYS FIVE PEOPLE WTH LOSING “POWERBALL
TICKETS” WILL WIN A FOUR-DAY TRIP TO SEE THE BALL DROP IN TIMES SQUARE ON NEW YEAR’S EVE…. .AND A CHANCE TO COMPETE FOR A ONE-
MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE…..
LOSING POWER BALL TICKETS…..WORTH AT LEAST FOUR-DOLLARS CAN ENTER THE CONTEST….THROUGH HIGHER-PRICED TICKETS WILL GET
MORE ENTRIES……
ENTRIES CAN BE SUBMITTED THROUG SEPTEMBER 29TH AND WINNERS WILL B CHOSEN OCTOBER FIRST…….
THREE STATE DRUG SWEEP
08/22/19
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SAY A DRUG SWEEP IN KENTUCKY…..TENNESSEE…..AND WEST VIRGINIA HAS NETTED OVER 800 POUNDS OF METH……
ACCORDING TO THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION…..MEXICAN CARTELS AND OTEHR DRUG TRAFFICKING GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS HAVE
BEEN TARGETED…..
SINCE JANUARY……235-ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND OVER 800-THOUSND DOLLARS CASH…..53-FIREMAM…..AND SIGNIFICANT QANTITIES OF
HERION…. FENTANYL….AND OTHER DRUGS HAVE BEEN SEIZED……
IN THE COMMONWEALTH….60-ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE NAD 360-POUNDS OF METH HAVE BEEN SEIZED……
MINIMUM WAGE BILLS
08/21/19
TWO KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS HAVE PREFILED BILLS…..FOR THE 20-20 SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CONSIDER….. THAT WOULD RAISE
THE COMMONWEALTH’S MINIMUM WAGE TO 15-DOLLARS AND HOUR BY 20-27…..THE BILLS WOULD ALSO ALLOW FOR INDIVIDUAL CITIES TO ENACT
THEIR OWN MINIMUM WAGE…..
KENTUCKY’S MINIMUM WAGE HAS REMAINED AT SEVEN-DOLLARS AND 25-CENTS AN HOUR SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-EIGHT……
PARTNERSHIP
08/21/19
A PARTNERHSIP OF TWO BOWLING GREEN PLANTS WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY…..
HENKEL AND ALPLA WILL INVESTED 130-MILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD A 170-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT PACKING OPERATION ON HENKEL’S CAMPUS
AND COVER THE COST OF EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT A NEW BOTTLING PRODUCTION AREA…… WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL BY MID 20-
20…..
ONCE THE CONSTRUCTOIN IS COMPLETE….. ALPLA WILL HIRE 60-NEW EMPLOYEES…..
TRUMP VISIT
08/21/19
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL BE IN KENTUCKY TODAY……
TO SPEAK TO THE….AMVETS NATIONAL CONVENTION…..
AND HEADLINE A PRIVATE FUND RAISER FOR GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S REELECTION CAMPAIGN…….
BOTH EVENTS WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN LOUISVILLE……
SPORTS
08/21/19
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEY BALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO STATION CAMP-TENNESSEE……
AND THE J-V SOCCER TEAM GOES TO HART COUNTY……
THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL……20-19……HALL OF FAME CLASS HAS BEEN ANNOOUNCED…..
SHELBY HARPER….EMMA NAPIER MAHANEY…..DERRICK HARWOOD…..JEFF RIPPY…..AND GARRETT STONE WILL BE INDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER
13TH…..
CAIP SIGN UPS
08/19/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY CONSERVATON DISTRICT WILL HOLD SIGN-UPS FOR THE…… COUNTY AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM OR “CAIP”…..
THROUGH SEPTEMBER SIXTH……
KEEP IN MIND THAT IF YOU WERE APPROVED FOR “CAIP” IN TWENTY-18…..YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR “CAIP” FOR TWENTY-19……..
THERE WILL BE A MEETING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO ALL INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR “CAIP” AT THE ALLEN COUNTY
EXTENSION OFFICE THIS WEDNESDAY…..AUGUST 21ST….AT 12-30……
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CONSERVATION OFFICE AT…..TWO-THREE-SEVEN-31-64…….
TEACHERS VIOLATED LAW
08/19/19
THE KETUCKY LABOR CABINET ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT TEACHER RALLIES AT KENTUCKY’S CAPITOL…….FOUND MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND
EDUCATORS VIOLATED STATE LAW BY PARTICIPATING IN PROTESTS THAT SHUT DOWN SOME SCHOOLS……
LABOR SECRETARY DAVID DICKERSON SAY NO PENALITIES WILL BE ASSESSED……. BUT WARNED THAT THE……GRACE EXGTENDED IN THIS
INSTANCE……WON’T BE APPLIED IF FUTURE WORK STOPPAGES OCCUR……
THE AGENCY COULD HAVE ASSESSED CIVIL PENALITIES UP TO ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS PER PERSON FOR EACH DAY AWAY FROM WORK…..
AND THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION ASSOSICATION CALLED THE WARNING OF FUTURE PUNISHMENT A “SCARE TACTIC” TO TRY AND INTIMIDAGE
TEACHERS……
ROAD PROJECTS
08/19/19
ROAD PROJECTS CONTINUE IN SCOTTSVILLE AND ALLEN COUNTY…..
A PROJECT TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE ON OLD GLASGOW ROAD….OVER BAYS FORK….. HAS THE BRIDGE CLOSED FOR APPROXIMATLY 45-DAYS…..
THE PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT BRIDGE AND THE SIGNED DETOUR UTILIZES 31-E AND MAXWELL DRIVE…..
AND CREWS WILL BE PRESESNT TO CONTINUE WORKING ON UTILITY RELOCATIONS AND EXCAVATON FOR A BRIDGE REPLCEMENT NEAR THE INTER-
SECTION OF OLD GALLATIN ROAD AND OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD…..TRAFFIC WILL BE DOWN TO ONE LAND DURING WORKING HOURS AND MOTORISTS
SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS……
FATAL
08/19/19
AN ACCIDENT IN SMITHS GROVE FRIDAY NIGHT…..ON GLASGOW ROAD…..CLAIMED A LIFE……
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS AN S-U-V DRIVEN BY 49 YEAR OLD CHAVEZ REED OF CAVE CITY SIDE SWIPED A TRACTOR
OPERATED BY JOSHUA TEST OF SMITHS GROVE….
THE S-U-V LEFT THE ROADWAY….OVERTURNED AND STRUCK A FENCE AND TREE EJECTING REED WHO DIED AT THE SCEHED….HIS PASSENGER
ANGELA HATCHER OF HORSE CAVE WAS FLOWN TO A HOSPTIAL…..
AND TEST WAS TREATED FOR MINOR INJRIES……
SPORTS
08/19/19
THE LADY PATROT VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO EDMONSON COUNTY……
THE J-V SOCCER TEAM GOES TO RUSSELLVILLE…..
AND THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY MONROE COUNTY……..
BACK PACK PROGRAM
08/16/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS….FAMILY RESOURCE AND YOUTH SERVICE CENTERS BACKPACK PROGRAM…..HAS RECEIVED A GENEROUS
DONATION OF FOOD SUPPLIES FROM THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM SERVICE AGENCY AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATON SERVICE……….
THE DONATIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE U-S-D-A’s……FEDS FEED FAMILIES PROGRAM……
THE BACK-PACK PROGRAM PROVIDES FOOD TO STUDENTS OVER THE WEEK-ENDS…..SCHOOL STAFF PREPARE BACK-PACKS OF FOOD ITEMS AND
DISTRIBUTE THEM TO STUDENTS ON FRIDAYS……HELPING YOUNGSTERS STAY NOURISHED EACH WEEK-END DURING THE SDHOOL YEAR……
TOURISM UP
08/16/19
KENTUCKY TOURISM OFFICIALS AY MORE PEOPLE VISITED THE COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR…..AND SPENT MORE MONEY…..
VISITOR TRIPS TO AND WITHIN KENTUCKY WERE ALMOST 72-MILLION….AS VISITOR SPENDING ROSE TO NEARLY SEVEN-POINT-SIX BILLION
DOLLARS…..WHICH WAS UP FOUR-PERCNET FROM THE PRIOR YEAR…..AND A 21-PERCENT SINCE SIDNE TWENTY-13…….
THE TOURISM INDUSTRY’S ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE COMMONWEALTH WENT FROM 10-POINT-NINE BILLION DOLLARS IN TWENTY-17 TO 11-POINT-
TWO BILLION IN TWENTY-18…..
AND GENERATED ALMOST 95-THOUSAND JOBS AND 787-MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE AND LOCAL TAXES……
WKU AGREEMENT
08/16/19
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AND SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARE PARTERING ON THEIR NEW….UNIVERSITY CENTER OF SOUTHERN
KENTUCKY…….
THE “UNIVERSITY CENTER” WILL ALLOW THOSE THAT LIVE IN AND AROIUND SOMERSEST THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THEIR FULL BACHELOR’
S DEGREE LOCALLY…..WITHOUT HAVING TO ATTEND A TYPICAL FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY……
STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THEIER ASSOCIATE DEGREE AT SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE……AND THEN COMPLETE THEIR BACHELOR’S
DEGREE AT WESTERN……
HAMPTON SUIT
08/16/19
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JENEAN HAMPTON HAS SUED GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN….. AND THE PERSONNAL CABINET…..CLAIMING HIS ADMINISTRATION
DIDN’T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DISMISS TO OF HER HREE STAFFERS….
THE SUIT ASKS THE COURT TO DECLARE HAMPTON……AS A CONSTITUTIONALLY ELECTED OFFICE OF THE STATE……IS EMPOWERED BY LAW TO
APPOINT STAFF TO HER OFFICE AND TO BLOCK THE GOVERNOR FROM INTERFERING WITH HER APPOINTMENT POWER……
A HEARING ON THE SUIT IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY……
SPORTS
08/16/19
FOLLOWING THE CRASH OF HIS PRIVATE PLANE YESTERDAY…..DALE EARNHARDT-JUNIOR WILL TAKE THE WEEK-END OFF FROM BROADCASTING TO
BE WITH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER….AFTER THEIR PLANE MADE A CRASH LANDING YESTERDAY NEAR THE BRITOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY…..
TWO PILOTS AND THE COUPLE’S DOG WERE ALSO ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH……
MOTTO
08/15/19
A NEW STATE LAW REQUIRES KENTUCKY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO DISPLAY THE MOTTO….IN GOD WE TRUST……AND ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS
RESPONDED WITH FRAMED COPIES OF ONE-DOLLAR BILLS…..
AS ALL SCHOOLS IN THE FAYETTE COUNTY DISTRICT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED THE FRAMED COPY TO DISPLAY…….
REPRESENTATIVE BRANDON REED……WHO SPONSORED THE LEGISLATION…..SAYS HE’S DISAPPOINTED TO SEE SCHOOLS “SPEND TIME
SEARCHING FOR SILLY LOOPHOLES…..AS THE LAW PASSED WITH BROAD SUPPORT……
UOFL TO PURCHASE JEWISH
08/15/19
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE TRUSTEES HAVE APPROVED THE SCHOOL’S PURCHASE OF FINANCIALLY AILING JEWISH HOSPITAL…..AND OTHER
ASSETS OF KENTUCKY-ONE-HEALTH…….
AS PART OF THE PURCHASE…..THE COMMONWEALTH PLEDGED A 50-MILLION DOLLAR LOAN….HALF OF WHICH WOULD BE FORGIVEN IF JOB
RETENTION AND OTHER CONDITIONS ARE MET……
BOLES
08/15/19
74 YEAR OLD LORETTA SPROWL BOLES OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED TUESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI)
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT THE FOUNTAIN RUN CHURCH OF CHRIST WITH BURIAL IN TRACY CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS
AFTERNOON (THURS) AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME….AND AFTER NINE TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT THE CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SERENA AND JIM BEAM OF WEST VIRGINIA….TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BRENT AND
JULIE OF TENNESSEE AND SCOTT AND CINDY OF FOUNTAIN…..AND TWO BROTHERS; JIMMY SPROWL OF GLASGOW AND BOBBY SPROWL AND
BRENDA HUNT OF FOUNTAIN RUN……EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
08/15/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM ENTERTAINS GREENWOOD….
AND THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM TAKES ON EDMONSON COUNTY IN A SCRIMMAGE AT PATRIOT FIELD……
WEST NILE
08/14/19
THE LOUISVILLE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS THEY HAVE DETECTED THE WEST NILE VIRUS IN MOSQUITOES…..FOUND IN SURVEILLANCE
TRAPS…..IN ONE SECTION OF THE CITY…..
THEY’RE ADVISING ALL RESIDENTS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS THAT INCLUDE WEATING INSECT REPELLENT OUTDOORS AND REMOVING STANDING
WATER NEAR HOMES…..
NO HUMAN CASE OF WEST NILE HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN LOUISVILLE…..
LAST YEAR THERE WERE FOUR HUMAN CASE AND NO DEATHS…..
GRIMES TRIAL
08/14/19
THE FEDERAL TRIAL OF THE FATHER OF KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES BEGAN YESTERDAY…..
JERRY LINDRGAN IS ACCUSED OF FUNNELING CORPORATE MONEY INTO HIS DAUGHTER’S UNSUCCESSFUL TWENTY-14 “U-S” SENATE CAMPAIGN
WHICH IS A VIOLATION N OF FEDERAL LAW…..
THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT FOUR WEEKS……
TRUMP IN KY
08/14/18
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL BE IN THE COMMONWEALTH NEXT WEEK…..
WHERE HE WILL SPEAK TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE VETERANS GROUP…AMVETS……AND ALSO HEADLINE A FUNDRAISER IN SUPPORT
OF GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S REELECTION CAMPAIGN…..
BOTH EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE IN LOUISVILLE……
PIKEVILLE MAN ARRESTED
08/14/19
PENTAGON POLICE ARRESTED A KENTUCKY MAN AFTER HE ARRIVED AT THE FACILITY WITH A MACHETE….SHOT-GUN….A BOX OF SHELLS….AND
BOURBON……
CHARLES LAWSON OF PIKEVILLE TOLD AUTHORITES HE HAD DRIVEN ALL NIGHT TO ATTEND TO…..LIBERTY BUSINESS…..
LAWSON HAD BEEN DRINKING ALL DAY…..AND A BACKGROUND CHECK FOUND HE DOES HAVE A HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS……
DEATH INVESTIGATION
08/14/19
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A RUSSELLVILLE MAN…..
THE BODY OF 23 YEAR OLD AUSTIN PECK WAS FOUND EARLY MONDAY MORNING ON SYLVIA WAY…….
SPORTS
08/14/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS PLAY IN KANSAS CITY……
THE BRAVES HOST THE METS……
THE REDS TAKE ON THE NATIONALS IN WASHINGTON…..
AND THE HOT RODS RETURN TO BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK TO TANGLE WITH DAYTON…..
HEAT ADVISORY
08/13/19
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL SIX TONIGHT….
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 90s….AND HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON….
THE ELEVATED HEAT INDICES WILL IMPACT THOSE WHO ENGAGE IN PROLONGED OUTDOOR WORK OR OTHER ACTIVITIES…..
ALSO….CAR INTERORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES……NEVER LEAVE PETS…..CHILDREN…..OR THE ELDERLY
UNATTENED IN PARKED VEHICLES…..
AND MAKE SURE YOU PETS AND ANIMALS HAVE PLENTY OF SHADE AND WATER……
MAMMOTH CAVE CLOSURE
08/13/19
A SECTION OF MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IS CLOSING…..AND WILL BE CLOSED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR FOR RENOVATIONS….
A TWO MILE SECTON OF THE CAVE .GOING FROM THE SNOWBNALL ROOM TO GRAND CENTRAL STATON…..WILL CLOSE THIS FALL AND IS EXPECTED
TO BE CLOSED FOR 18-MONTHS…..
THE DIRT AND STONE FLOOR HAVE BECOME DEGRADED…..AND THE PROJECT WILL MAKE THE PATH SMOOTHER AND MORE DURABLE…..WHILE
MAKING THE STEP AND HANDRAILS MORE USER-FRIENDLY……
THE GRAND AVENUE AND WILD CAVE TOURS WON’T BE AVAILABLE FOR THE ENTIRE CLOSURE……WHILE OTHER TOURS WILL BE CLOSED FOR ONLY
PART OF THE RENOVATION……
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
08/12/19
A NUMBER OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WILL BE CONTINUING IN SCOTTSVILLE AND ALLEN COUNTY THIS WEEK…..
A PROJECT TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE ON OLD GLASGOW ROAD….OVER BAYS FORK……IS SET TO BEGIN WITH A LONG-TERM CLOSURE……THE
BRIDGE IS NOW SET TO CLOST THIS WEDNESDAY THE 14TH INSTEAD OF TODAY…..AND WILL REMAIN CLOSE FOR 45-DAYS……THE DETOUR WILL
UTILIZE 31-E AND MAXWELL DRIVE…..
CREWS WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON NUTILITY RELOCATIONS AND EXCAVATON FOR A BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AT THE INTER-SECTION OF GALLATIN
ROAD AND OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD….TRAFFIC WILL BE LANE DURING WORKING HOURS AND MOTOTIS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS……
ON KENTUCKY NINE-80…..FROM 31-3 TO OLD GALLATIN ROAD…..CREWS WILL BE PRESENT TO PLACE THE FINAL TOUCHES ON THE RESURFACING
PROJECT……
AND ON BROWNSFORD ROAD…..CREWS WILL BE WORKING ON CORRECTIVE WORK FOR THE DURHAM SPRINGS PROJECT…..MOST OF THE WORK
WILL BE OFF THE ROADWAY AND HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON TRAFFIC……
SPORTS
08/12/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE REDS ARE IN WASHINGTON TO TAKE ON THE NATIONALS……
AND THE HOT RODS PLAY THE LOONS IN GREAT LAKES….
UNITED WAY FUNDING
08/07/19
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY HAS ANNOUNCED 62-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION……HEALTH….AND SAFETY NET
PROGRAMS IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
13 LOCAL PROGRAMS PROVIDED THROUGH EIGHT SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL RECEIVE THE ALLOCATED CAMPAIGN DOLLARS…….
TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM UNITED WAY……PROGRAMS HAD TO ALIGN WITH THE FOUR AREAS DEEMED MOST IMPORTANT BY A COMMUNITY
RESEARCH PROJECT THAT BEGAN IN TWENTY-12…….WHICH INCLUDED NEARLY FIVE-THOUSAND SURVEYS…..55 COMMUNITY
CONVERSATIONS……AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF SECONDARY DATA………
SOLDIERS RETURN
08/07/19
MORE THAN 140 SOLDIERS FROM THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION ARE RETURNING TO FORT CAMPBELL TODAY AFTER NINE MONTHS IN KUWAIT….
DURING THEIR NINE MONTH DEPLOYMENT…..THE SOLDIERS TRANSPORTED SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT KUWAIT IN SUPPORT OF U-S
FORCES……
SPORTS
08/07/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE CARDINALS TAKE ON THE DODGERS IN LAS ANGELES…..
THE BRAVES WIND UP THEIR THREE GAME SERIES IN MINNESOTA…..
AND THE HOT ROD OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES IN WEST MICHIGAN…..
DOUBLE FATAL-CUMBERLAND
08/06/19
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON….FOUR MILES WEST OF BURKSVILLE ON KENTUCKY-90……CLAIMED TWO
LIVES…..
41 YEAR OLD SUSAN HARPER OF EDMONTON WAS TRAVELING EAST BOUND IN A 1995 GEO TRACKER…..WHEN IT STUCK RUMBLE STRIPS ON THE
RIGHT SHOULDER…….SHE OVER-CORRECTED AND HER VEHICLE CROSSED INTO THE PATH OF A TWENTY-11 CHEVY PICK-UP OPERATED BY 30
YEAR OLD ROBERT HOSTETTLER OF BURKERVILLE….
A PASSENGER IN THE HARPER VEHICLE……42 YEAR OLD JOSPEH CURRY OF EDMONTON DIED AT THE SCENE .AND HAPER WAS FLOWN TO THE U-K
MED CENTER WHERE SHE LAER DIED…..
HOSTETTLER WASN’T INJURED……
MYERS
08/06/19
68 YEAR OLD NORRIS “BIG DADDY” MYERS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN UNION CHAPEL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GLEN AND LEE ANN……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SANDY AND RUSSELL MILLS…..AND A
BROTHER; EDDIE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN, A GREAT-GRANDCHILD AND A STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
08/06/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE HIDDEN HILL COUNTRY CLUB TO PLAY IN THE MONROE COUNTY INVITATIONAL…….
RICHEY
08/05/19
A MEMBER OF THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF HAS BEEN NAMED A……HEALTHY KENTUCKY POLICY CHAMPION…..BY THE
FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY KENTUCKY……CAROLY RICHEY…..A NURSE SUPERVISOR…..WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HER WORK TO INCREASE
ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD FOR YOUTH……
THE AWARD RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF KENTUCKIANS THROUGH POLICY
CHANGE……AND AS A SIGNATURE PROJECT DURING HER NEARLY 30-YEARS AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT……SHE HAS TURNED THE STUDENT….”
VEGGIE TASTING” PILOT PROGRAM SHE LAUNCHED INTO A MODEL FOR AN INTEGRATED FARM-TO SCHOOL PROGRAM…….SHE ALSO ORGANIZED
THE…..COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTION TEAM…..WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES TO ADDRESS FOOD ACCESS ISSUES AND THE
FARM-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAM GREW OUT OF THAT……..
RICHEY WHO WAS NOMINATED BY MICHELLE HOWELL…..CO-OWNER OF NEED MORE ACRESS FARM……IS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR THE “HEALTHY
KENTUCKY POLICY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR AWARD WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCED SEPTEMBER 24TH……
JEB OPEN HOUSE
08/05/19
THE JAMES E. BAZZEL MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL HOLD SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE ORIENTATION AND OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT…..
SEVENTH GRADE WILL BE FROM FIVE-15 TO SEVEN-15……
AND EIGHTH GRADE FROM SIX-15 TO EIGHT……
METCALFE SHERIFF DIES
08/05/19
METCALFE COUNTY SHERIFF RICKY BROOKS HAS DIED…..
THE 40 YEAR OLD BROOKS…..WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IN FEBRUARY TWENTY-18……PASSED AWAY AT HIS HOME SATURDAY…..
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT BUTLER FUNERAL HOME IN EDMONTON…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE V-A BONE
MARROW TRANSPLANT SECTION IN NASHVILLE……
PARMELE
08/05/19
43 YEAR OLD KIMBERLY LEANN PARMELE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON THURSDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; DAVID DUNCAN…..THREE SONS; CODY PARMELE OF TENNESSEE AND SEAN AND JOSHUA DUNCAN BOTH OF
SCOTTSVILLE……A DAUGHTER; KAITLYN DUNCAN OF SCOTTSVILLE……HER GRANDMOTHER; BENITTA CARLSON OF OREGON……HER FATHER-IN-
LAW AND MOTHER-IN-LAW; LARRY AND ANNETTE DUNCAN OF SCOTTSVILLE……A BROTHER AND SISTER…..AND A HALF SISTER; LONI TENNANT OF
OREGON……
SPORTS
08/05/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM GOES TO THE BOWLING GREEN COUNTRY CLUB TO PLAY IN THE GATOR INVITATIONAL……
NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL
08/02/19
A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL HAS BEEN INSTALLED AT THE INTER-SECTION OF LOVERS LANE AND MIDDLE BRIDGE ROAD IN BOWLING GREEN…..
THE SIGNAL WILL BECOME OPERATONAL AT NINE THIS MORNING (FRI) AND MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION…..AS THIS IS A NEW SIGNAL TO THE
AREA…….
SMITH
08/02/19
59 YEAR OLD PAMELA DUKE SMITH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (SAT) AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS
AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; GREGORY SMITH…..A DAUGHTER; EMILY DUKE OF TEXAS…..TWO STEP-SONS AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW;
ADAM AND KASSIDY SMITH OF LAGRANGE AND ANDREW SMITH OF BOWLING GREEN…..A STEP-DAUGHTER; EMILY SMITH OF NASHVILLE…..A
BROTHER; WILLIAM CARVER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; SANDRA AND ROB HAWKS OF SCOTTSVILLE AND LAURA AND
JOHN STEEL OF ALABAMA….AND A STEP-BROTHER AND STEP-SISTER-IN-LAW; PAUL AND DEBBIE ATWOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
08/02/19
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO LAKE BARKLEY STATE PARK…..IN CADIZ…..TO PARTICIPATE IN THE “BEST OF THE WEST TOURNAMENT”…..
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ATHLETICS DIRECTOR MICH BARNHART ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THE UNIVERSITY…..WILL NOT…..PUBLIC
ALCOHOL SALES AT ATHLETIC EVENTS THIS SEASON…..
THE DECISION COMES AFTER THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE REVISED ITS POLICY THIS YEAR TO GIVE SCHOOLS THE CHOICE TO ALLOW
ALCOHOL SALES AT VENUES……
U-K’s POLICY APPLIES TO ALL CAMPUS VENUES LIKE…..KROGER FIELD….PROUND PARK….AND DURING U-K GAMES AT RUPP ARENA……
TAX RATE
08/01/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN SPECIAL SESSION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..WITH ONE OF THE MAJOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
BEING A DISCUSSION OF THE PROPOSED TAX RATE…….
THE BOARD WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING…..AUGUST 29TH AT FOUR-30……TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROPOSED TAX
RATE……
CRAFT CONFIRMED
08/01/19
A GLASGOW NATIVE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE “U-S” SENATE TO SERVE AS THE NATION’S NEXT AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS…..
KELLY KNIGHT CRAFT HAS BEEN SERVING AS AMBASSADOR TO CANADA SINCE TWENTY-17…..BECOMING THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD THAT POST…….
CRAFT IS NO STRANGER TO THE “U-N”…..HAVE BEEN APPOINTED IN TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN…..BY THEN PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH…..TO SERVE
AS A “U-S” DELEGATE TO THE “U-N”…..
SPORTS
08/01/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS HOST THE CUBS….
THE BRAVES ARE ON THE ROAD TO CINCINNATI…..
AND THE HOT RODS TAKE ON THE DRAGONS IN DAYTON……
THE N-F-L FOOTBALL SEASON GETS UNERWAY TONIGHT…..
AT THE FALCONS PLAY THE BRONCOS IN THE HALL OF FAME GAME……
LOUISVILLE FUND RAISING
07/31/19
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SAYS IT HAS HAD ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR SECURING FUNDING FOR RESEARCH……SINCE TWENTY-12…..WITH
MORE THAN 150-MILLION DOLLARS BEING RECEIVED FOR PROJECTS…..
THE FUNDING…..WHICH WAS FOR FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-18-19…..WAS AN INCREASSE OF 14-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL
YEAR……
SCHOOL FACULTY RECEIVED 950 GRANTS FROM FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT…..AS-WELL-AS PRIVATE SOURCES……
BESHEAR PROPOSALS
07/31/19
DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE ANY BESHEAR HAS PROPOSED TERM LIMITS AND A LIFETIME LOBBYING BAN FOR KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS
AS PART OF AN ETHICS PLAN……
UNDER BESHEAR’S PROPOSAL…..STATE REPRESENTATIVES WOULD BE LIMITED TO FOUR CONSECUTIVE TERMS AND STATE SENATORS TO TWO
TERMS……
AND HE SAYS THE LIFETIME LOBBYING BAN WOOULD END A “REVOLVING DOOR”….. IN WHICH EX-LEGISLATORS LOBBY FORMER COLLEAGEUS…
UNDER CURRENT LAW…..LAWMAKERS HAVE TO WAIT TWO YEARS AFTER LEAVING OFFICE BEFORE REGISTERING AS A LOBBIST…..UNLESS IT’S FOR
A PUBLIC AGENCY……
BIG FOOT
07/31/19
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK RANGERS ARE INVESTIGATING SHOTS BEING FIRE AT ONE OF THE BACK COUNTY CAMPSITES EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING…..
REPORTEDLY ONE CAMPER….WHO FIRED THE SHOTS….SAID SOMETHING HAD DESTROYED THEIR CAMPSITE AND THAT THEY WERE IN “BIGFOOT”
COUNTRY….
NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE INCIDENT……AND MAMMONTH CAVE OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE NOT ANY ONGOING THREATS TO THE PARK AND IT’S
SAFE TO VISIT……..
ACCIDENT-HART
07/31/19
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT ON I-65 SOUTHBOUND……AT THE 65-MILE MARKER YESTERDAY……INVOLVING A FIRE TRUCK…….
THE MUNFORDVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD RESPONDED TO AN UNRELATED ACCIDENT……WHEN A TWENTY-19 VOLVO SEMI-TRUCK…..DRIVEN BY
32 YEAR OLD HARDEEP GILL OF ONTARIO….HIT THE REAR DRIVER’S SIDE OF THE FIRE TRUCK CAUSING IT TO OVERTURN….
TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO CAVERNA HOSPTIAL WHERE THEY WERE TREAED AND RELEASED….
GILL WASN’T INJURED…..BUT WAS CITED FOR FAILING TO GIVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE AND FAILURE TO GIVE THE RIGHT-OF-
WAY TO A STOPPED EMERGENCY VEHICLE…..
SPORTS
07/31/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS HOST THE CUBS…..
THE BRAVES TAKE ON THE NATIONALS IN WASHINGTON…..
THE REDS ARE AT OME TO PLAY THE PIRATES…..
AND THE HOT RODS TANGLE WITH THE DRAGONS IN DAYTON……
SPECIAL SESSION
07/19/19
A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL CONVENE TODAY TO ADDRESS PENSION RELIEF FOR REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES
AND QUASI-GOVENMENTAL AGENCIES FACING SURGING RETIREMENT COSTS…
THE LEGISLATION WOULD SET THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION RATE….. RETROACTIVE TO JULY FIRST…..AT 49-POINT-47 PERCENT
THE PROCLAMATION ALSO SETS A…..ONE TIME WINDOW….FOR THE GROUPS TO OPT OUT OF THE KENTUCKY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM BY
JUNE 30TH 20-20….BY PAYING THE ACTUAL COSTS…..BY LUMP-SUM OR INSTALLMENTS….
THE PROPOSAL WOUILD ALSO GIVE A DISCOUNT TO THOSE AGENCIES IF THEY CHOOSE TO FREEZE THE PENSION BENEFITS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES
AND MOVE THEM INTO A LESS GENEROUS…..FOUR-OH-ONE-K….RETIREMENT PLAN…..
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
07/19/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
WAS FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT…..WHICH WAS UP SLIGHTLY FROM MAY’S FOUR PERCENT……BUT DOWN FROM THE FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT
RECORDED IN JUNE TWENTY-18…..
KENTCKY ADDED 41-HUNDRED JOBS TO THEIR PAYROLLS IN JUNE….WHICH IS ABOVE THE AVERAGE MONTHLY CHANGE OF 17-HUNDRED-25
JOBS….. HOWEVER…..THERE WAS ALSO A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING……
ALSO IN JUNE…….THE “U-S” JOBLESS RATE WAS THREE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT……WHICH WAS UP ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FROM
MAY……
SPORTS
07/19/19
MORE STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS….ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION…..AS 106-
THOUSAND-931 STUDENTS COMPETED IN K-H-S-A-A’s 13-SPORTS AN SIX SPORTS RELATED ACTIVITIES….
THE ADDITON OF SIX SPORT-ACTIVITIES…..ARCHERY, BASS FISHING, BOWLING, COMPETITIVE CHEER, DANCE, FIELD HOCKEY AND E-SPORTS….
HELPED BOLSTER NUMBERS…..
WHILE FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, CROSS COUNTY, GOLF AND SOFTBALL SAW THEIR PARTICIPATION NUMBERS DROP…..
LAW SUIT
07/15/19
A LAWSUIT BY FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE VICTIMS OF A TWENTY-17 PLANE CRASH IN BARREN COUNTY CLAIMS AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER DIDN’T
PROVIDE THE PILOT THE SAFEST OPTIONS…..
THE SUIT CLAIMS THE CONTROLLER TOLD PILOT SCOTT FOSTER TO CLIMB TO THREE-THOUSAND FEET….THROUGH ICING CONTIONS…..INSTEAD OF
TURING AROUND OR LANDING AT THE NEARERST AIRPORT……
FOSTER…..HIS 15 YEAR OLD SON….AND TWO OTHERS DIED IN THE ACCIDENT…..
LAWRENCE
0715/19
79 YEAR OLD GLENN H. LAWRENCE OF THE AMOS COMMUNITY DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL I NEW SALEM CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
10 TOMORROW 9TUES) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO NORTON’S
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL HEART UNIT IN HONOR OF RAYLEE HARSTON…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BETTY LAWRENCE….A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GLENN-JUNIOR AND PAM OF NORTH CAROLINA…..A DAUGHTER
AND SON-IN-LAWW; RITA AND GORDON BRANHAM OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO SISTERS; MAUREEN JOHNSTON OF TENNESSEE AND PATRICIA WHITE OF
ALABAMA……FOUR BROTHERS; TRAVIS OF TENNESSEE, CALEB AND JOE BOTH OF INDIANA AND LEWIS OF FRANKLIN…..AND TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW;
MARTHA BRAWNER OF TENNESSEE AND GENELLE LAWRENCE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDRERN AND EIGHT GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
07/15/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE PIRATES…..
THE BRAVES OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES IN MILWAUKEE….
THE REDS ARE IN CHICAGO TO TAKE ON THE CUBS…..
AND THE HOT RODS HOSE WISCONSIN….
CARVER
07/12/19
72 YEAR OLD CAROL SIKES CARVER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW
(SAT) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO
HOSPARUS……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; BRO. RICHARD CARVER….A SON; RICKY OF TENNESSEE…..FIVE BROTHERS-IN-LAW; WILLIE, DAVID, JAMES,
ROGER AND GARY CARVER…..AND CHERYL GIBBS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
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07/12/19
76 YEAR OLD DELOIS ANN SHIRLEY PAGE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER IN NASHVILLE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST WITH BURIAL IN RANDOLPH/PLEASANT HILL
CEMETERY IN METCALFE COUNTY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME AND
AFTER 10 TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOE AND KIM AND JOHN…… AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; AMY AND DON WRAY ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…… AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; ELZIE AND BARBARA SHIRLEY OF ILLINOIS AND ROBERT SHIRLEY OF BOWLING
GREEN……THREE GRANDCHILLDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/12/19
AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY……
THE NASCAR TRIPLE-HEADER WEEK-END CONTINUES AS THE XFINITY SERIES RUNS THE….ALSCO 300……
MCGRATH
07/10/19
A MARINE COMBAT PILOT….WHO NARROWLY LOST A HOUSE RACE TO AN INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..ANNOUNCED
YESTERDAY SHE IS RUNNING FOR THE SENATE SEAT HELD BY MITCH MCCONNELL….
AMY MCGRATH SAYS SHE SEES MOCONNELL AS VULNERABLE BECAUSE OF HIS LENTHY TENTURE IN WASHINGTON…..HIS STANCE ON HEALTH
CARE….AND HIS ALLEGIANCE TO PRESIDENT DODNALD TRUMP……
KY WIRED
07/10/19
THE COMMONWEALTH’S….KENTUCKY WIRED PROJECT…..HAS REACHED ANOTHER MILE STONE……AS THE LAST OF 20 LOCAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS HUTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED….
THE HUTS…..WHICH HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR THE FIBER OPTIC NETWORKE…..ARE LOATED PRIMARILY AT STAGTE
POLICE POSTS AND KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE CAMPUSES…..
THE KENTUCKY WIRED PROJECT IS CONSTRUCTING HIGH-SPEED….FIBER OPTIC CABLE…..IN ALL 120 COUNTIES……
WALKAWAY CAPTURED
07/10/19
AN INMATE WHO ESCAPED FROM A HART COUNTY WORK DETAIL JUST BEFORE NOON YESTERDAY…..WAS CAPTURED LATER….FOLLOW A PURSUIT…..
STATE POLCIE SAY A 1986 NISSAN PICKUP DRIVEN BY CODY DUBREE…..WAS LOCATED IN BARREN CONTY WHERE THE PURSUIT BEGAN…..AND IT
ENDED IN A CORNFIELD ON THE BARREN/EDMONSON COUNTY LINE……
DUBREE WAS CHARGED WITH THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING-AUTOMOBILE AND ESCAPE……
WIDE LOAD RESTRICTION
07/10/19
A WIDE-LOAD RESTRICTION IS IN PLACE ON A SECTON OF INTERSTATE-ONE-65….IN BOTH DIRECTIONS….BETWEEN WARREN AND BUTLER
COUNTIES….
NORTHBOUND WIDE LOADS….WIDER THAN NINE-FEET…..SHOULD USE EXIT-SEVEN IN WARREN COUNTY…..WHILE SOUTHBOUND LOADS….WIDER
THAN NINE-FEET…. SHOULD USE EXIT-26 IN BUTLER COUNTY…..
A PROJECT TO PREPARE I-ONE-65 FOR A MAJOR RESURFACING PROJECT IS UNDERWAY…..AND THE REASON FOR THE WIDE-LOAD RESTRICTIONS…..
BLOOD SHORTAGE
07/10/19
FOLLOWING THE LONG FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY……THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IS EXPERIENCING A BLOOD SHORTAGE….
TIFFANY TAYLOR TELLS NEWSWATCH THE RED CROSS HAS ONLY A THREE-DAY SUPPLY OF MOST BLOOD TYPES……SHE SAYS A LACK OF DONATION
EVENTS IN EARLY JULY HIGHTENED THE SHORTAGE…..FOLLOWING A SLOW DONATION MONTH IN JUNE…..
ANYONE INTERRESTED IN DONATING BLOOD CAN USE THE…..FIND A DRIVE…. SERVICE ON THE RED CROSS WEBSITE…..
AND YOU CAN ALSO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO DONATE BLOOD ON THE SAME WEBSITE……
GENTRY
07/10/19
54 YEAR OLD TONY FRANKLIN GENTRY OF MOUNT HERMAN DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT YOKLEY/TRIBLE FUNERAL HOME IN TOMPKINSVILLE WITH BURIAL IN BETHLEHEM CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BETH GENTERY…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LA;W JONI AND WESLEY DISMON OF FOUNTAIN RUN….AND A SON; BUD OF
MOUNT HERMAN….. FIVE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/10/19
THE PATRIOT BASKETBALL THREE-DAY…..COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE SUMMER CAMP….BEGINS TODAY AND RUNS THRU FRIDAY….FROM EIGHT
UNTIL NOON EACH DAY…..
THE CAMP IS FOR ALL BOYS WHO WILL BE IN PRESCHOOL THRU EIGHTH GRADE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR…..
AND FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL BE AVAILABLE EACH DAY OF CAMP……
CITY COUNCIL
07/09/19
LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING BEGAN WITH AN UPDATE ON THE NEW “SCOTTSVILLE TRANSIT BUS”….RIDERSHIP CONTINUES
TO INCREASE WITH YESTERDAY HAVING THE MOST RIDERS SINCE THE SERVICE BEGAN JULY FIRST…..
RECENTLY……THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENIED A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST FOR THE TURNER RESIDENCE…..LOCATED ON CHERRY STREET….
FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO BUSINESS-TWO SO IT COULD BECOME A “VENUE”….AND LAST NIGHT THE COUNCIL HAD TO VOTE ON THE COMMISSION’S
ACTIONS…..
AND ON A VOTE OF FOUR-ONE-AND-ONE….THE COUNCIL UPHELD THE PLANNING COMMISSION…..
FOLLOWING SEVERAL PHONE CALLS…..THE COUNCIL ALSO DISCUSSED ESTABLISHING A “FIREWORKS” ORDINANCE BEFORE THE NEXT FOURTH OF
JULY……
SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM
07/09/19
AGAIN THIS SUMMER…..THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PARTICIPATING IN THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM…..WHICH PROVIDES
FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO THOSE 18 AND UNDER…..
AND TODAY…..ANOTHER SITE WILL BEGIN SERVING LUNCH…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBIC LIBRARY WILL SERVE LUNCH FROM 11-30 TO 12-30….ON JULY NINTH…..11TH…..16TH……18TH…..AND 25TH……
ARREST
07/09/19
GLASGOW POLICE ARRESTED TWO SCOTTSVILLE MEN FOLLOWING A TRAFFIC STOP…..
26 YEAR OLD STEVEN PAYNE AND JUSTIN CARTER WERE BOTH CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH….
AND CARTER WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
SPORTS
07/09/19
THE ALL-STAR GAME RETURNS TO CLEVELAND TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1997…..AND THE AMERICAN LEAGUE WILL TRY TO CONTINUE
THEIR DOMINANCE OF THE MID SUMMER CLASSIC…..
AS THEY’VE WON THE LAST SIX IN A ROW…..AND 18 OUT OF THE LAST 22 ALL-STAR GAMES……
GREEN RIVER FERRY CLOSING
07/08/19
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK’S PLANNED CLOSURE OF THE GREEN RIVER FERRY CROSSING AND GREEN RIVER FERRY ROAD……SCHEUDLED
TO BEGIN TODAY…..HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT MONDAY…..JULY 15TH…..
HOWEVER…..THE DELAY WILL NOT AFFECT THE CONSTRUCTIONS PROJECT’S END DATE WHICH REMAINS NOVEMBER 15TH…..
THE PROJECT WILL EXTEND THE CURRENT VEHICLE ACCESS RAMPS INTO THE GREEN RIVER BY 30-FEET…..WHICH SHOULD ALLOW THE FERRY
BOAT TO OPERATE DURING PERIODS OF LOW WATER LEVEL…..
THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT
07/08/19
A GEORGETOWN THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT ORGANIZATION IS CLOSING ITS FACILITY AT KENTUCKY DOWNS IN FRANKLIN…..
“OLD FRIENDS” OFFICIALS SAY THE FRANKLIN DIVISION WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF JULY…..AND THE SEVEN RETIREES WILL BE RETURNED TO
GEORGETOWN……
THE FRANKLIN LOCATION OPENED IN JUNE OF TWENY-15….AND TOURS WERE SCHEDULED AND CONDUCTED BY STAFF AT THE SIMPSON COUNTY
TOURISM OFFICE…..
BANK ROBBERY PLEA
07/08/19
A KENTUCKY MAN HAS REACHED A PLEA AGREEMENT AND PLEADED GUILTY TO FOUR COUNTS OF BANK ROBBERY…..
47 YEAR OLD DECORISE MAJOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY 20-THOUSAND-618 DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION AND SERVE A YET TO BE DETERMINED
PRISON SENTECE…..WHICH COULD TOTAL 80-YEARS…..
IN TWENTY-16…..QWEMAJOR ROBBED BANKS IN SCOTTSVILLE….ELIZABETHTOWN…. AND BANKS IN INDIANA AND TENNESSEE…..
HART-FATAL
07/08/19
AN ACCIDENT ON I-65…..EARLY SATURDAY MORNING IN HART COIUNTY…..CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A WISCONSIN MAN…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWENTY-18 IMPALA….DRIVEN BY 56 YEAR OLD TODD DAVENPORT….LEFT THE ROADWAY….CROSSED BACK OVER ALL NORTH
BOUND LANES….STUCK A CONCRETE BARRIER WALL AND OVERTURNED AT LEAST ONCE….
DAVENPORT DIED AT THE SCENE AND A PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL…..
I-65 LANE CLOSURE
07/08/19
A LANE CLOSURE ON I-65 NORTHBOUND….BETWEEN MILE POINT SIX-POINT-FIVE AND MILE POINT EIGHT IN SIMPSON COUNT WILL BEGIN TODAY….
THE CLOSURE WILL BE IN PLACE FOR APPROXIMALTEY 10-DAYS WHILE CREWS REPAIR A DRAINAGE ISSUE IN THE AREA….
THE LEFT LANE WILL BE CLOSED….A BARREIR WALL WILL BE IN PLACE….AND THE SPEED LIMIT WILL BE LOWERED TO 55 MILES-PER-HOUR……
SPORTS
07/08/19
AT THE MEN’S WORLD CUP…..
IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION……
MEXICO DEFEATED THE U-S-A ONE TO NOTHING…..
AND AT THE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP…..
THE U-S A WON THEIR FOURTH WORLD CUP…..AND THE SECOND IN AROW…. AS THE DEFEATED THE NETHERLANDS TWO TO NOTHING…..
PENSION REFORM
07/05/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAYS HE HAS THE V OTES TO PASS A PENSION REFORM PLAN FOR KENTUCKY’S REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER QUASI-
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES……
HE WANTED TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE THE START OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR ON JULY FIRST….BUT SAYS
SINCE BILLS AREN’T DUE UNTIL AUGUST…..THERE IS STILL TIME…..
DEMOCRATS SAY IT WOULD TAKE A SUPER-MAJORITY OF LEGISLATORS TO PASS THE LEGISLATON…..SINCE THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION
REQUARES THAT FOR APPROPRIATION MEASURES DURING A NON-BUDGET YEAR….BUT BEVIN MAINTIANS THAT’S NOT THE CASE…..
JIM BEAM FIRE
07/03/19
A FIRE HAS DESTROYED A MASSIVE “JM BEAM” WAREHOUSE….IN WOODFORD COUNTY….THAT CONTAINED ABOUR 45-THOUSAND BARRELS OF
AGING BURBON….. ANOTHER WAREHOUSE ALSO CAUGHT FIRE….BUT DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED TO THE EXTERNAL STRUCTURE…..
OFFICIALS SAY THE BOURBON LOST WAS A RELATIVE “YOUNG WHISKEY”…..AND WILL NOT IMPACT THE AVAILABILITY OF JIM BEAM TO CUSTOMERS…..
ARREST
07/05/19
A BOWLING GREEN MAN IS FACING DRUG CHARGES FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION BY THE BOWLING GREEN/WARREN COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE
AND THE U-S POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE…..
19 YEAROLD JACOB EMBRY WAS ARRESTED AT HIS RESIDENCE ON CREASON STREET FOLLOWING THE EXECUTION OF A SEARCH WARRANT….
CHRISTIAN GUILTY PLEA
07/05/19
A FORMER CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO RAPE CHARGES INVOLVING A STUDENT….AND HIS
WIFE…A FORMER ASSISTANT COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY….HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO WITNESS TAMPERING….
JORDAN PEVELER AND HIS WIFE…..HANNAH…..WERE ARRAIGNED WEDNEADAY IN CHRISTIAN CIRCUIT COURT…..
SPORTS
07/05/19
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE BRAVES POUNDED THE PHILLIES 12 TO SIX…..
THE CARDINALS GOT PAST THE MARINERS FIVE TO FOUR…..
THE REDS SHUT OUT THE BREWERS ONE TO NOTHING….
AND THE HOT RODS DEFEATED DAYTON FOUR TO TWO…..
MAMMOTH CAVE INPUT
07/03/19
NOW THRU JULY 30TH…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IS SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT ON ITS PROPOSED CAVE AND KARST MANAGEMENT PLAN….
THE PLAN IS AVABILE FOR VIEWING ON LINE AT…..PARK-PLANNING-N-P-S-DOT-GOV….
OR COMMENTS WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED AT PUBLIC MEETINGS TO BE HELD JULY 16 AT THE CAVE CITY CONVENTION CENTER AND JULY 18TH AT THE
EDMONSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY…..
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK TWO-MILLION VISITORS EACH…..WITH ABOUT 500-THOUSNAD OF THOSE TAKING A CAVE TOUR……
FANCY FARM
07/03/19
IT’S ONLY A MONTH TO THE FANCY FARM PICNIC…..AND BOTH CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR SAY THEY WILL ATTEND THIS YEAR’S EVENT….
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND ATTORNEY GENERL ANDY BESHEAR HAVE TRADED INSULTS FOR YEARS…..
THE YEAR’S EVENT……SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST THIRD….IS THE TRADITIONAL START OF THE GENERAL-ELECTION CAMPAIGN SEASON……
FIRE WORKS DISPLAYS
07/03/19
THE FOURTH OF JULY MEAN FIREWORKS…..AND MANY INDIVIDUALS WILL BE HAVING THEIR OWN BACKYARD DISPLAY……
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FIREWORKS DISPLAYS SCHEDULED IN SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY……
TONIGHT……THUNDERFEST WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM….THERE ARE ALSO FIREWORKS SCHEUDLED FOR PLUM
SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH AND CALVERY BAPTIST CHURCH IN BOWLING GREEN….AND JELLYSTONE PARK IN CAVE CITY….
TOMORROW….THE HOT RODS AND BARREN RIVER STATE PARK WILL HAVE CELEBRATIONS……AND KEEP IN MIND THERE WILL NOT BE A
FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT DUMONT HILL THIS YEAR…..
FRIDAY…..THE K-O-A CAMPGROUND IN HORSE CAVE AND SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH IN BOWLING GREEN WILL HAVE FIREWORKS…..
4TH OF JULY CLOSINGS
07/03/19
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY…..
THE JUDGE EXECUTIVES OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..
THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW AND CLOSED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…..
THE TRANSFER STATION WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW…..OPEN FRIDAY….AND CLOSED SATURDAY
COUNTY CLERK, CIRCUIT CLERK AND PVA OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW…..
STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
ANIMAL SHELTR, ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALL CLOSED TOMORROW…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND TOMORROW’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP FRIDAY….
CORE OPEN TOMORROW FROM FIVE-30 TO FOUR-30 AND BOTH POOLS WILL CLOSE AT FOUR…..
SPORTS
07/03/19
AT THE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP YESTERDAY….
THE U-S-A DEFEATED ENGLANG TWO TO ONE….
THEY WILL NOW TAKE ON THE WINNER OF TODAY’S NETHERLAND/SWEDEN MATCH IN THE WORLD CUP FINALS SUNDAY…..
IN THE MEN’S WORLD CUP….
THE U-S-A PLAYS JAMAICA IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION IN NASHVILLE TODAY……
BEST RUN CITIES
07/02/19
KENTUCKY’S TWO LARGEST CITIES FARED WELL IN A REPORT ON THE “BEST AND WORST RUN CITIES IN AMERICA”…..RELEASED BY WALLET-HUB-
DOT-COM….
LEXINGTON RANKED FIFTHE OVERALL IN A SURVEY OF THE TOP 150-CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES…..WHILE LOUISVILLE FINISHED 28TH…..
TO MAKE THE DETERMINAITON…..WALLET-HUB DEVELPED A “QUALITY OF CITY SERVICES” SCORE…..COMPRISING OF 37-KEY PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS GROUPED INTO SIX CATEGORIES…..THAT WAS THEN MEASURED AGAINST THE CITY’S TOTAL PER-CAPITA BUDGET…..
NAMPA-IDAHO….A CITY OF JUST UNDER 82-THOUSAND PEOPLE….EARN THE NUMBER SPOT OVERALL……WHILE WASHINGTON D-C FINISHED LAST
AMONG THE 150-CITIES IN THE SURVEY……
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BILL
07/02/19
A BILL HAS BEEN PRE-FILED FOR THE 20-20 GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT WOULD MAKE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME…..PERMANENT YEAR-ROUND IN THE
COMMONWEALTH…… HOWEVER…..THE BILL WOULD ONLY “KICK-IN” IF CONGRESS PASSES A FEDERAL LAW ALLOWING STATES TO OBSERVE
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME YEAR-ROUND….
IF APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..KENTUCKY WOULD JOIN MORE THAN A DOZEN OTHER STATES THAT HAVE PASSED SIMILAR LAWS…..
TENNESSEE HAS ALREADY PASSED A BILL TO MAKE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT……
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE
07/02/19
THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE PROGRAM…..FOMERLY LOCATED AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..IS MOVING TO SIMPSON COUNTY SCHOOLS….
AS L AST APRIL….WESTERN NOTIFIED ITS PARTNERS THAT IT HAD ENDED ITS AGREEMENT WITH THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE TO OPERATE AT W-K-
U…..
SIMPSON COUNTY SCHOOLS WERE ONE OF THE FIRST DISTRICTS TO PARTNER WITH THE INSTITUTE BACK IN TWENTY-10…..
THEY HAVE A TEACHER IN EACH OF THEIR SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY…..AND PURCHASED THE “BEASLEY HOUSE” WHICH IS COMMITTED TO
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION……
SPORTS
07/02/19
THE U-S-A WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM TAKES ON ENGLAND……WITH THE WINNER MOVING ON TO THE WORLD CUP FINALS ON SUNDAY……
SVILLE TRANSIT
07/01/19
THE NEW CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE……TRANSIT BUS…..IS BEGINNING OPERATION TODAY…..
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 23-SCHEDULED STOPS THAT ARE MARKED WITH SIGNS AND CHANGES…..IF NEEDED…..WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER…..
SERVICE WILL BEGIN EACH WEEKDAY MORNING AT SEVEN AND RUN UNTIL SIX AT NIGHT…EACH RIDE WILL COST ONE TOKEN AND THEY’RE
AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL……
TN CELL PHONE
07/01/19
STARTING TODAY…..TENNESSEE’S NEW “HANDS-FREE” LAW GOES INTO EFFECT…..WHICH MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO USE A CELLPHONE WHILE
OPERATING A VEHICLE….
DRIVERS WHO ARE CITED WILL GET THREE POINTS ON THEIR DRIVING RECORD FOR EACH VIOLATION…..PLUS A 50-DOLLAR FINE FOR THE FIRST
OFFENSE….100-DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND OFFENCE….AND 200-DOLLARS FOR THE THIRD OFFENSE…
THER ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE “HANDS-FREE” LAW INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT….CAMPUS OFFICERS……EMERGENCY CREW…..UTILITY
SERVICES…. AND THOSE WHO ARE STOPPED OR PARKED…..
SPORTS
07/01/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY….
THE REDS ARE AT HOME TO OPEN A FOUR GAME SERIES WITH THE BREWERS…..
AND THE HOT RODS ARE IN LANSING TO TAKE ON THE LUGNUTS…..
CONYER
06/27/19
59 YEAR OLD DR. JOHN PAYTON CONYER….D-V-M…..DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HOLLAND MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS FATHER; DORAL GLEN CONNER OF HOLLAND…..AND TWO SISTERS; TERESA HOEFLER OF GEORGIA AND JANET CONNER OF
MONTANNA……
PAY RAISES
06/27/19
YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND PERSONNEL SECRETARY THOMAS STEPHENS ANNOUNCED THE FIRST ADJUSTMENT TO THE
COMMONWEALTH’S SALARY SCHEDULE IN MORE THAN A DECADE……
PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS WILL BE THE FIRST TO SEE THEIR SALARIES INCREASE DUE TO THE ADJUSTMENT….
OTHER KENTUCKY AGENCIES CAN APPLY TO PERSONNAL AND BUDGET OFFICIALS IN SEEKING SALARY ADJUSTMENTS…..AND STEPHENS SAYS HIGH
TURNOVER RATES WILL BE A KEY FACTOR IN REVIEWING REQUESTS……
SMOKING AGE BILL
06/27/19
A BIPARTISAN BILL THAT WOULD RAISE THE LEGAL AGE TO PURCHASE TOBACCO FROM 18 TO 21…..PASSED A KEY SENATE COMMITTEE YESTERDAY…..
PROPOSED BY SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL BACK IN APRIL….THE “TOBACCO-FREE YOUTH ACT”…. WOULD RAISE THE LEGAL AGE NATIONWIDE
AND…..AND WOULD INCLUDE E-CIGARETTES AND VAPING DEVICES……
SPORTS
06/27/19
AT THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES…..VANDERBILT DEFEATED MICHIGAN EIGHT TO TWO TO CLAIM THEIR SECOND WORLD SERIES TITLE….
THEY WERE ALSO NATIONAL CHAMPS IN TWENTY-14…….
FISCAL COURT
06/26/19
THERE WAS A LARGE CROWED ON HAND LAST NIGHT AS ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE TRAMMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HOLD THEIR
MEETING…..
A GROUP OF RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ON AYRES LANE TAKJED WITH COURT ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE WIDTH OF THE ROAD…..WHICH IS
13-FEET…..AND A NEW SUBDIVISION THAT IS BEING BUILT……THEY SPOKE OF SAFETY AND OTHER ISSUES AND JUDGE EXECUTIVE DENNIS HARPER
SAID HE WOULD OVERSEE THE EFFORT TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS…..
FOLLOWING A PRESENTATION BY ROSS-SYNCLAIRE……THE COURT VOTED TO REFINANCE THE BONDS FOR THE JUSTICE CENTER…..
DOUG BOW TOLD THE COURT HE HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY ANTHEM INSURANCE….. WHO IS THE COUNTY’S NEW HEALTH INSURER…..ABOUT
BUNDLING THE DENTAL INSURACE AND THE COUNTY WOULD RECEIVE A TWO-PERCENT DISCOUNT ON THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE…..HOWEVER…..
IF THAT CHANGE WAS MADE THE DENTIST THAT MOST COUNTY EMPLOYEES USE WOULD NOT BE IN THE NETWORK AND THE COURT TOOK NO ACTION
ON THE PROPOSAL…..THEY THEN APPROVED BUNDLING THE COUNTY’S DENTAL…..VISION…..AND LIFE INSURANCE AND PUTTING IT OUT FOR
BID……
JOB CORPS CENTERS
06/26/19
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL HAS ANNOUNCED THAT KENTUCKY’S THREE JOB CORPS CENTERS WON’T BE CLOSED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT…..LAST MONTH…..THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED PLANS TO END NINE JOB CORPS PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE AND PLACE
OTHER UNDER MANGEMENT BY CONTRACTORS…..
THE COMMONWEALTH’S THREE JOB CORPS CENTERS ARE LOCATED IN FRENCHBURG…..PINE KNOTT….AND MAMMOTH CAVE…..
THE CENTERS PROVIDE EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING TO DISADVANTAGED YOUTH……
SPORTS
06/26/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS HOST OAKLAND…..
THE BRAVES TAKE ON THE CUBS IN CHICAGO…..
THE REDS ARE ON THE ROAD TO PLAY THE ANGELS….
AND THE HOT RODS ENTERTAIN GREAT LAKES…..
NEW LAWS
06/25/19
MOST OF THE BILLS PASSED BY THE TWENTY-19 GENERAL ASSEMBLY ARE TAKING EFFECT THIS THURSDAY…..JUNE 27TH…..
BILLS TAKE EFFECT 90-DAYS AFTER THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS….. EXCEPT FOR THOSE THAT CONTAIN A SPECIFIED DATE…..OR THOSE
THAT CONTAIN AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE…..WHICH TAKES EFFECT AS SOON AS THEY ARE SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOT…..
ACCORDING TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION…..DURING TIS YEAR’S 30-DAY SESSION…..786 BILLS WERE INTRODUCES….INCLUDING
263-SENATE BILLS AND 523 HOUSE BILLS…..
IN ALL…..68 SENATE BILLS AND 130 HOUSE BILLS BECAME LAW…..
PENSION PLAN
06/25/19
A PROMINENT KENTUCKY HOUSE DEMOCRAT IS QUESTIONING WHETHER GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS ENOUGH VOTES TO “LEGALLY” PASS HIS
PENSION-RELFIE PROPOSAL IN A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION……
REPRESENTATIVE JONI JENKINS SHE’S SHE HEARS THE GOVERNOR HAS LINED UP 51-VOTES FOR HIS PROPOSAL…BUT SHE SAYS THE MEASURE
COULD REQUIRE SUPPORT FROM AT LEAST 60-HOUSE MEMBERS AS AN APPROPRIATO BILL IN A NON-BUDGET YEAR…..
THE GOVERNOR’S CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS THEY HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TO PASS THE PROPOSAL IN A CONSTITUTIONAL MANNER……
GUILTY PLEA
06/25/19
A BARREN COUNTY WOMAN HAS PLEADED GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO MAKING THREATS AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND GIVING
FALSE STATEMENTS…..
20 YEAR OLD HAILY DUVALL WAS A SOPHOMORE PRE-NURSING STUDENT AT THE TIME AND A PART-TIME EMPLOYEE OF U-K HEAL CARE WHEN SHE
MADE THE THREATS IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR….
DUVALL FACES UP TO 10-YEARS IN PRISON AND A 250-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE…..
WILLOUGHBY
06/25/19
72 YEAR OLD POLLY WILLOUGHBY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME
WITH BURIAL IN DURHAM SPRINGS CEMETERY……VISITAION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS
OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS; SHIRLEY BALDWIN OF WISCONSIN AND CHRISSY COSTELLO OF SCOTTSVILLE……A SON-IN-LAW; MICHAEL
COSTELLO OF SCOTTSVILLE….A BROTHER; JAMES TWOMEY…AND A SISTER; SHIRLY HILL BOTH OF INDIANA……12 GRANDCHILDREN AND 21 GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
06/25/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY OAKLAND…..
THE BRAVES TAKE ON THE CUBS IN CHICAGO…..
THE REDS TRAVEL TO LAS ANGELES TO TAKE ON THE DODGERS…..
AND THE HOT RODS RETURN TO BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK TO OPEN A FOUR GAME SERIES WITH GREAT LAKES….
WEATHER FATAL
06/24/19
FRIDAY NIGHT’S SEVERE WEATHER THAT MOVED THROUGH ALLEN COUNTY CLAIMED A LIFE….
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A CALL OF A PERSON BEING STUCK IN THEIR VEHICLE DUE TO A TREE FALLING ON
IT….
WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED…..THEY CONFIRMED THAT 38 YEAR OLD MICHAEL BIRGE OF SCOTTSILLE DIED AFTER A TREE FELL ON HIS PICK-UP…….
FUGUTIVE CAPTURED
06/24/19
A FUTITIVE WHO PASSED THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY…..AND REMOVED HIS ANKLE MONITOR NEAR SMITHS GROVE…..HAS BEEN
CAPTURED IN OHIO…..
BRYAN CONLEY WAS ARRESTED IN JANUARY FOR ATTEMPTING TO RANSOM THE PARENTS OF A WOMAN FROM TENNESSEE…..
CONLEY WAS TO HAVE APPEARED IN COURT FRIDAY TO FACE A SUPERDEDING INDICTMENT CHARGING HIM WITH KIDNAPPING, BANK FRAUD,
IDENTITY THEFT AND ADDITIONAL COUNTS OF INTERSTATE THREATENING COMMUNICATIONS…..
TURK
06/24/19
84 YEAROLD PATSY TURK OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HER RESIDENCE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT
THREE-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WIH BURIAL IN CEDAR CROSS CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; LARRY AND KATHY…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW’ DONNA AND KELLEY
QUACKENBUSH AND CLARISSA AND RICKY MARTIN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; WILLIE WOOD OF INDIANA…..AND A SISTER; STELLA ELMORE
OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
PATRICK
06/24/19
63 YEAR OLD DONALD VICTOR PATRICK DIED FRIDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH PRIVATE BURIAL…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (TUES) MORNING
AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; MICKEY PATRICK…..A DAUGHTER; KAITLYN KEEN OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO SONS; DUSTIN AND DYLON KEEN BOTH OF
SCOTTSVILLE….. A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; RETHA AND ROGER COPAS OF TENNESSEE…..AND A BROTHER; JIMMY OF CALIFORNIA……
FOX
06/24/19
75 YEAR OLD MARY FOX OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT HER RESIDENCE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT ONE
AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CLIFTON CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (TUES) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL
HOME….AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGTERS-IN-LAW; DOUGIE TURNER AND JERRY AND HELEN FANN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GARY AND
JENNIFER FANN OF TENNESSEE…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; SANDRA AND LARRY PEDIGO AND ELIZABETH AND MIKE WATERSON ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE……AND SIX BROTHERS; CHARLES, BOBBY, BILLY, DONNIE, TERRY AND JERRY FOX ALL OF TENNESSEE……24 GRANDCHILDREN AND
33 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/24/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE BRAVE ARE IN CHICAGO TO TAKE ON THE CUBS….
FATAL-HART UPDATE
06/21/19
STATE POLICE SAY AN S-U-V…..TRAVELING THE WRONG WAY ON I-65 IN HART COUNTY….CRASHED INTO A GREYHOUND BUS AND SEMI IN A “HEAD-
ON” MANNER YESTERDAY….
THE DRIVER OF THE S-U-V…..37 YEAROLD CHARLES CARTWRIGHT OF LOUISVILLE…. DIED AT THE SCEHE…..
THE OPERATOR OF THE BUS…..WHO’S IN CRITICAL CONDITION…. AND SIX OF THE 35 PASSENGERS ON THE BUS WERE ALSO INJURED…..
AND THE SEMI-DRIVER AND HIS PASSENGER REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT…..
HARWOOD
06/21/19
65 YEAR OLD SHARON HARWOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
12NOON TODAY (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; TOMMY HARWOOD…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MATT AND HEATHER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER AND
SON-IN-LAW; CRYSTAL AND ANDY HENSON OF ALVATON…..AND A SISTER; PRISCILLA GOMEZ OF COLORADO…..FOUR GRANDDHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
06/21/19
AT THE N-B-A DRAFT…..
MURRAY STATE’S JA MORANT WAS THE SECOND OVER-ALL PICK AND THE FIRST PLAYER FROM KENTUCKY SELECTED…..
THEN……KENTUCKY’S P-J WASHINGTON WAS THE 12TH PICK….TYLER HERO WAS 13TH…..AND KELDON JOHNSON WAS SELECTED 29TH……
FREE LAP TOP
06/19/19
BEGINNING THIS FALL…..EVERY FIRST-TIME….FULL-TIME FRESHMAN STUDENT AT KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY WILL RECEIVE A LAPTOP
COMPUTER……AS PART OF THE NEW…..QUALITY ENHANCEMNT PLAN……WHICH HAS THE GOAL OF EQUIPING STUDENTS WITH THE TECHNOLOGY
SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE READY FOR WORK….
FACULITY HAD NOTICED STUDENT WERE USING THEIR CELL PHONES FOR CLASS WORK INSTEND OF LAP TOPS…..AND DATA SUGGESTS
DOWNLOADING TEXTBOOKS ON CELL PHONE…..RATHER THAN ON A LARGER SCREEN….COULD HURT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT….
NO FOUL PLAY
06/19/19
THE F-B-I SAYS THEY THINK NO FOUL PLAY WAS INVOLVED IN THE DEATH OF A WOMAN FOUND IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK….THE BODY OF 23
YEAR OLD MARIAH DECRU WAS DISCOVERED IN A CEMETERY ON PARK GROUNDS IN MARCH…
THE AUTOPSY FOUND SHE INGESTED TOO MUCH OF AN ANTIHISTAMINE USED IN CERTAIN TYPES OF ALLERGY AND SLEEP MEDICATIONS…..THE
MANNER OF DEATH IS LISTED AS…..“UNDETERMINED”…..BUT AUTHORIES SAY NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED…..
PARK RANGERS CALLED THE F-B-I IN BECAUSE THE BODY WAS FOUND ON NATIONAL PARK PROPERTY…..
SPORTS
06/19/19
THE KENTUCKY FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION HAS RECOMMENDED A CHANGE TO REGULATIONS THAT WOULD ALLOW HUNTERS THE OPTION OF
COMPLETING THEIR TRAINING THROUGHT A FREE ONLINE COURSE…..RATHER THAN TRAVELING TO A FIRING RANGE FOR IN-PERSON TRAINING….
THE COMMISSION IS ALSO PROPOSING THAT INDIVIDUALS EXEMPT FROM HUNTING LICENSES…..OBTAIN HUNTER EDUCATION CERTIFICATON IF THEY
WERE BORN ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST TWO-THOUSAND-TWO…..
IF APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THE NEW REGULATIONS WOULD TAKE EFFECT MARCH FIRST OF NEXT YEAR…..
SCHOOL BOARD
06/18/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR FINAL MEETING OF THE FISCAL YEAR YESTERDAY…..
THE BOARD APPROVED A NEW AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES WITH ENGLISH… LUCAS….PRIEST….AND OWSELY LAW….RATES WILL INCREASE
BY FIVE DOLLARS AND HOUR FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR TO 220-DOLLARS AND HOUR….THEN RATES WILL INCREASE ANOTHER FIVE-
DOLLARS PER HOUR FOR THE 20-20…20-21 SCHOOL YEAR……
BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO CLOSE OUT THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR WERE APPROVED…..
THE SECOND YEAR OF A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH H ORTHOPEDICS PLUS WAS APPROVED FOR ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES…..AND THE
SCHOOL NURSE CONTRACT WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO APPROVED….
THE DISTRICT ENDED THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH AN ATTENDANCE RATE 94-POINT-14 PERCENT…..WHICH WAS UP FROM 93-POINT-83 PERCENT THE
PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR…..
PLANNING COMMISION
6-18-19
THE SCOTTSVILLE-ALLEN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT.
JAMES ROBINSON, WHO WAS REQUESTING A ZONE CHANGE FROM A SINGLE FAMILY TO A BUSINESS 2 FOR THE OLD TURNER ANTBELUM HOME AT 215
WEST CHERRY STREET, WAS DENIED. ROBINSON, WHO OVERSEES A TRUST FOR THE PROPERTY WAS REQUESTING THAT THE HOME AND PROPERTY
BECOME AN EVENT VENUE.
A SUBDIVISON PLAT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED OFF PARKVIEW SHORES DRIVE BELONGING TO JIMMY HARSTON OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS APPROVED.
A SUBDIVISON WITH 43 LOTS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED CALLED HIDEAWAY RIDGE.
ANOTHER SUBDIVION PLAT WAS APPROVED, BELONGING TO WAYNE BALLARD. 41 RESIDENTIAL LOTS WILL BE LOCATED OFF PARKVIW SHORES DRIVE.
AND THE NEW BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WAS APPROVED.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISION IS JULY 15TH AT 7 P.M.
PARRISH
06/18/19
65 YEAR OLD HELEN KAY PARRISH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..AND THERE WILL BE NO
VISITATION OR SERVICE AT THIS TIME AS CREMATION WAS CHOSEN……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; DEBBIE AND CHARLES TILLSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; MARSHALL
AND SHANNON GRIZZLE OF INDIANA…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; ZELMA GRIZZLE OF INDIANA AND BONNI DEITZ AND TOMMIE AND
STEVE GOOSTREE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……
HIX
06/18/19
87 YEAR OLD DONALD GENE HIX OF SCOTTSILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER THREE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY……
HE’S SURVIVED BYU TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; DEBRA AND RALPH BARANY OF OWENSBORO AND DONNA AND BRYAN BEWLEY OF
BOWLING GREEN….. AND A BROTHER; REX OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/18/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE MARLINS…..
THE BRAVES ENTERTAIN THE METS…..
THE REDS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE RANG
AND THE HOT RODS ARE OFF UNTIL THURSDAY FOR THE WEST/EAST ALL STAR GAME WHICH IS TONIGHT…..
JACKSON RECEPTION
06/17/19
AFTER LEADING THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PAST 12-YEARS…. SUPERINTENDENT RANDALL JACKSON IS RETIRING AT THE END
OF THE MONTH…. AND THIS AFTERNOON FROM ONE TO THREE…..A RECEPTONS HONORING MR. JACKSON WILL BE HELD AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE….
AND THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND……
LOTTERY SALES
06/17/19
KENTUCKY LOTTERY SALES HAVE TOPPED MORE THANT ONE-BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW….
YEAR-TO-DATE SALES THROUGH THE END OF MAY WERE…..ONE-POINT-ZERO-35 BILLION DOLLARS…..WHICH IS EIGHT-POINT-ONE PERCENT
AHEAD OF MAY LAST ONE….AND 13-POINT-NINE MILION DOLLARS AHEAD OF BUDGET……
THIS IS THE EARLIEST POINT IN A FICAL YEAR FOR SALES TO HIT THE ONE-BILLION DOLLAR MARK……AND THE LOTTERY CREDITS OF SALE FOR THE
FOR THE MEGA MILLIONS GAME….SCRATCH-OFF TICKETS….AND LOTTERY INSTANT PLAY FOR THE INCREASE……
ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS
06/17/19
THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HAS ISSUED AN ORDER THAT ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS ARE NOT UTILITIES AND
THEREFORE SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO REGULATION…..
ACCORDING TO THE P-S-C…..THE RULING IS TO REMOVE ANY AMBIGUITY OVER THE LEGAL STATUS OF “CHARGING STATIONS”….AND PAVE THE WAY
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MORE IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
THE AGENCY NOTED IN THE ORDER THAT KENTUCKY HAS LAGGED BEHIND NEIGHBORING STATES IN THE AVAILABLITY OF PUBLIC “E-V” CHARGING
STATIONS WITH ONLY 94 IN THE COMMONWELTH SO FAR….
SUPREME COURT RULINGS
06/17/19
THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT HAS RULED THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN BE SUED FOR DAMAGES WHEN THEIR CAR CHASES LEAD TO THE
DEATH OR INJURY OF A THIRD PARTY…..
THE RULING STEMS FROM AN ACCIDENT IN SCOTT COUNTY WHEN A DRUG DEALER CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO ANOTHER VHEICLE DHRING A CHASE….
KILLING THE DRIVER…..
AND THE HIGH COURT ALSO RULED THAT A DAMAGE WAIVER SIGNED BY A PARENT…..AT A TRAMPOLINE PARK…...DOES NOT PROTECT THE PARK
FROM LIABILITY IN THE CASE OF AN INJURED CHILD….
THE COURT SAID THAT THE PUBLIC’S INTEREST IN PROTECTING CHILDREN RENDERS LIABILITY WAIVERS AT FOR-PROFIT OPERATIONS
UNENFORCEABLE…..
SPORTS
06/17/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY….
THE CARDINALS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE MARLINS….
THE BRAVES HOST THE METS…..
THE REDS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE RANGERS…..
AND THE HOT RODS ARE OFF UNTIL THURSDAY FOR THE EAST/WWEST ALL-STAR GAME…….
BOUCHER SELLS HOUSE
06/13/19
THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR OF SENATOR RAND PAUL…..WHO WAS CONVICTED OF ATTACKING HIM….HAS SOLD HIS HOME….
RENE BOUCHER PLEADED GUILTY LAST YEAR TO ASSAULTING PAUL…..WHO ALSO WON A CIVIL VERDICT AGAINST BOUCHER FOR MORE THAN 582-
THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
FOLLOWING THE SALE….. BOUCHER TURNED 482-THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER TO THE COURT……WHICH WILL BE HELD IN AN ACCOUNT UNTIL THE
CIVIL PROCEEDINGS ARE RESOLVED……
ACCIDENT-WARREN
06/13/19
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON “U-S 68”….NEAR THE INTER-SECTION WITH STAMPS ROAD IN WARREN COUNTY….SENT ONE PERSON FOR MEDICAL
TREATMENT….
STATE POLICE 41 YEAR OLD JAMES EMBRY OF MORGANTOWN WAS OPERATING A TWO-THOUSAND-SIX MACK DUMP TRUCK…..AND HE PULLED INTO
THE PATH OF A TWO-THOUSAND-FOUR INTERNATIONAL SERVICE TRUCK DRIVEN BY 23 YEAR OLD BLAKE JONES OF BOWLING GREEN….
JONES WAS FLOWN TO SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER…..AN EMBRY REFUSED TREATMENT OR TRANSPORT WHILE ON THE SCENE……
SPORTS
06/13/19
THE TITANS ARE RETIRING THE NUMBERS OF EDDIE GEORGE AND THE LATE STEVE MCNAIR….
THE TITANS SAY THIS IS HE FIRST TIME AN N-F-L TEAM HAS RETIRED EITHER A NUMBER NINE OR 27….GIVING THE LEAGE 153 NUMBERS THAT HAVE
BEEN REIRED…...
BOTH NUMBERS WILL BE RETIRED SEPTEMBER 15TH…..AT THEIR HOME OPENER AGAINST THE COLTS……
COAL BACK TAXES
06/12/19
COAL COMPANIES TIED TO WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR JIM JUSTICE ARE PROMISING TO PAY HUGE PROPERTY TAX DEBTS OWED TO SOME EASTERN
KENTUCKY COUNTIES…..
HARLIN….KNOTT…..MAGOFFIN….AND PIKE COUNTD RECEIVED CHECKS LAST WEEK TOTALING JUST OVER ONE-MILLION DOLLARS…..ACCORDING TO
THE HERALD-LEADER…..THE JUSTICE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO PLEDGED TO PAY AN EQUAL AMOUNT OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS TO RESOLVE
YEARS OF DELIQUENT TAXES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
EDMONSON SHOOTING
06/12/19
AN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING YESTERDAY MORNING IN EDMONSON COUNTY TOOK THE LIFE OF A MALE TEEN….
THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….AND FROM THERE WAS FLOWN TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CETNER…..
WHERE HE LATER DIED…..
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE SHOOTING CONTINUES……
TODD FATAL
06/12/19
A SUNDAY ACCIDENT IN TODD COUNTY CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A LEWISBURG MAN….
AUTHORITES SAY A 1999 NISSAN CAR DRIVEN BY MICHAEL WRIGHT WAS SOUTHBOUND ON KENTUCKY-ONE-81 WHEN IT LEFT HE ROADWAY….WENT
DOWN AN AMBANKMENT….STRUCK A TREE AND CAUGHT FIRE….
SPORTS
06/12/19
AFTER FIELDING A CO-ED SOCCER TEAM THE PAST TWO SEASONS…..THE JAMES E. BAZZLE MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL HAVE BOTH A BOYS AND GIRLS
TEAM THIS SEASON….
THE SOCCER PROGRAM AT THE CORE….WHICH IS THE FEEDER PROGRAM…. CONTINUES TO GROW CONTRIBUTING TO THE HIGHER NUMBBER OF
INTERESTED PLAYERS…..
LAST SEASON THE HIGH SCHOOL LAUNCHED A JUNIOR VARSITY PROGRAM….WITH THE HOPES OF FIELDING A VARSITY TEAM IN THE NEAR FUTURE…..
CITY COUNCIL
06/11/19
DURING THEIR BUDGET WORKSHOP…..SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSED MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WATER AND SEWER RATES…..AND
AT LAST NIGHT’S MEETING THEY APPROVED AN ANNUAL TWO-PERCENT PRICE ADJUSTMENT…… WHICH WILL BE LOOKED AT DURING THE BUDGET
PROCESS EACH YEAR FOR POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENT…..
THE IS ALSO CITY IS NOT GIVING A PAY RAISE THIS YEAR…..AND THEY APPROVED A “FLOATING” DAY OFF FOR EMPLOYEES….
THE COUNCIL ALSO GAVE FINAL APPROVAL TO THE NEW BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF 11-MILLION DOLLARS….
AND APROVED A ZONE CHANGE FROM SINGLE FAMILTY…..TO MULIT-FAMILY….FOR PROPERTY AT THREE-20 NORTH EIGHTH……
NORRIS
06/11/19
55 YEAR OLD SHANE EUGENE NORRIS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERIVES WILL
BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS WITH MILITARY HONORS…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME….GRAHAM LODGE NUMBER TWO-OH-EIGHT AND SCOTTSVILLE
CHAPTER NUMBER 60 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR WILL HOLD RITES TOMORROW (WED) NIGHT AT SIX-30…..AND ALL MASTER MASONS WISHING
TO PARTICIPATE SHOLD BE AT THE LODGE AT SIX……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JIMMIE NORRIS….HIS MOTHER; VIRGINIA NORRIS OF SCOTTSVILLE….A BROTHER-IN-LAW; MIKE STINSON AND WIFE
CLARA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE SISTERS-IN-LAW; DIANA STEWARD AND HUSBAND HAROLD OF BOWLING GREEN, TAMMIE CROWE AND
HUSBAND BILLY OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GEORGIA BROWNFIELD OF TENNESSEE……
SPORTS
06/11/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE CARDINALS TAKE ON THE MARLINS IN MIAMI…..
THE BRAVES HOST THE PIRATES…..
THE REDS ARE ON THE ROAD TO CLEVELAND…..
AND THE HOT RODS ARE AT HOME TO OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES WITH FORT WAYNE…..
CITY COUNCIL
06/10/19
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT…..ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR REPORTS…..AND TONIGHT’S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHER GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SIX…..
LOUISVILLE AIRPORT
06/10/19
LOUISVILLE OFFICIALS HAVE UNVEILED NEW BRANDING FOR LOUISVILLE’S AIRPORT….TO GO ALONG WITH THE RENAMING TO HONOR MUHAMMAD
ALI……
THE AIRPORT AUTHORYT VOTED IN JANUARY TO CHANGE THE AIRPORT’S NAME TO THE…..LOUISVILLE MUHAMMAND ALI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT….
THEN FRIDAY…..A NEW LOGO WAS UNVEILED…..SHOWING A SILOUETTE OF ALI WITH ARMS RAISED AGAINST A BUTTERFLY…..
BERRY RECALL
06/10/19
GROCERY STORES OWNED BY KROGER…..ACROSS THE COUNTRY…..ARE RECALLING STORE-LABEL FROZEN BERRIES BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE
CONTAMINATED WITH “HEPATITIS-A”……THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTED ILLNESSES…..AND THE STORES INCLUSE KROGER…..RALPHS…..FRY’….
FED MEYER AND OTHERS…..
THE RECALLED FRUIT ARE BRANDED….PRIVATE SELECTION…..AND THEY INCLUDE “FROZEN TRIPLE BERRY MEDLEY” IN THE 16-AND-48-OUNCE
SIZES…..AND “FROZN BLACKBERRIES” IN A 16-OUNCE PACKAGE….
KROGER HAS REMOVED THE BERRIES FROM STOVE SHELVES AND CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE THEM AT HOME SHOULD NOT EAT THEM…...
LAMB
06/10/19
86 YEAR OLD BARBARA LOUISE LAMB DIED SATURDAY AT GREENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY
NATIVE WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL OME WITH BURIAL IN WALKER’S CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO
THE CENTER FOR COURAGEOUS KIDS OR D-A-R…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; STACY AND CONNIE LAMB….AND TWO NIECES; LAUREN AND MOLLY LAMB ALL OF BOWLING
GREEN…..
SPORTS
06/10/19
PATRIOT HEAD FOOTBALL COACH BRAD HOOD HAS INFORMED NEWSWATCH THAT THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL CAMP…..SCHEDULED FOR TODAY AND
TOMORROW….HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RAIN AND POSSIBILITIES OF MORE INCOMING WEATHER…..
THE CAMP WILL BE RESHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE…..
CCK EXPANSION
06/05/19
A LARGE CROWED WAS ON HAD YESTERDAY…..AS THE CENTER FOR COURAGEOUS KIDS HELD A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THEIR FIRST EXPANSION IN
12-YEARS…..A TREE HOUSE CALL “ADVENTURE LODGE”……WHICH WILL BE USED FOR ART AND MUSIC THERAPY AND NATURE PROGRAM……
C-C-K OFFERS FREE…..YEAR ROUND….CAMPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS THAT SUFFER FROM VARIETY OF ILLNESSES AND
HANDICAPS……CAMPERS FROM 49-STATE AND 14-COUNTIES HAVE BEEN COMING TO THE CENTER FOR THE PAST 10-YEARS…..
NEXT YEAR…..C-C-K WILL BE OPENING A MINITURE GOLF COURSE……
ELECTION CERTIFICATION DELAYED
06/05/19
KENTUCKY ELECTION OFFICIALS HAVE DELAYED CERTIFYING STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS…..AFTER THE COMMONWELATH’S CHIEF
ELECTON OFFICIAL IDENTIFIED A SERIES OF DISCREPANCIES IN VOTE COUNTS…..WHICH WON’T CHANGE ANY OUTCOMES OF LAST MONTH’S
PRIMARY ELECTION……
SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES SAID THE DELAY IS DUE TO A NEW STATE LAW THAT REMOVED MUCH OF HER AUTHORITY OVER
THE STADE BORD OF ELECTIONS……
BUT BOARD CHAIRMAN JOSH BRANSCUM DIDN’T BLAME THE LAW FOR THE CERTIFICATION DELAY……BUT DID SAY THE BOARD NEEDS TO MAKE
SOME CLARIFICATIONS BEFORE IT MEETS ON FRIDAY……
KACO DIRECTOR
06/05/19
THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES HAS A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR…..
FORMER SIMPSON COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE JIM HENDERSON…..WHO HAS SERVED AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SINCE JANUARY OF LAST
YEAR…..WILL ASSUME HIS NEW DUTIES IMMEDIATELY…..
HENDERSON WAS SIMPSON JUDGE EXECUTIVE FOR FIVE TERMS BEFORE ACCEPTING HIS POSITION WITH THE KA-CO……...
SPORTS
06/05/19
KENTUCKY DEER HUNTERS WILL HAVE A LONGER PERIOD IN THE FIELD…..WITH THEIR CROSSBOWS…..AFTER A PROPOSAL TO EXPAND THE SEASON
WENT INTO EFFECT MAY 31ST…..
THE NEW CROSSBOW SEASON WILL OPEN THE THIRD SATURDAY IN SEPTEMBER…. AND CLOSE THE THIRD MONDAY IN JANUARY…..
THIS YEAR’S SEASON WILL BEGIN SEPTEMBER 21ST AND CONTINUE THRU JANUARY 20TH……
GOVERNOR PENSION PLAN
06/04/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAYS HE’S AGREED TO CHANGES TO HIS PENSION-RELIEF PLAN…..IN AN EFFORT TO WIN SUPPORT FROM LAWMAKERS
WHOSE VOTES WOULD BE NEEDED TO PASS IT IN A SPECIAL LEGISLALTIVE SESSION….
BEVIN SAYS HIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN AMENDED “ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS”…..BUT HASN’T PROVIDED SPECIFICS…..
UNLESS ACTON IS TAKEN…..REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES AND MANY QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES FACE BALLOONING COSTS BEGINNING JULY
FIRST……
MCCRACKEN SHORTFALL
06/04/19
THE NEW FISCAL YEAR IS APPROACHING….AND MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY IS EXPECTED TO HAVE AN 890-THOUSAND DOLLAR
BUDGET SHORTFALL……
ACCORDING TO THE PADUCAH SUN…..FOR YEARS THE COUNTY HAS BEEN SPENDING MORE THAN IT BRINGS IN…..COVERING THE COSTS WITH
SAVINGS FROM EARLIER YEARS…..BUT DEPUTY JUDGE-EXECUTIVE STEVE DOOLITTLE SAY HE EXPECTS HALF OF THE REMAINING TWO-POINT-EIGHT
MILLION DOLLRS IN SAVINGS TO BE GONE BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR……
DOOLITLE HAS PROPOSED A FIVE-PERCENT REDUCTION IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET OF NEARLY 30-MILLION DOLLARS…………
HABEGGER’S MARKET
06/04/19
HABEGGER’S AMISH MARKET IS ONE OF THE 80 CERTIFIED FARM MARKETS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH ACCEPTED INTO THE…..TWENTY-19
KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU CERTIFIED ROADSIDE FARM MARKET PROGRAM….
IN JOINING THE ROADSIDE MARKET PROGRAM….HABEGGER’S HAS COMMITED TO OFFERING QUALITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICE TO THEIR
CUSTOMERS…..
MARKETS CERTIFIED THROGH THE PROGAM ARE IDENTIFIED BY THE ”CORNUCOPIA LOGO” AND LISTED IN THE K-F-B CERTIFIED ROADSIDE FARM
MARKET DIRECTORY…..
THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES COLLECTIVE ADVERTISING…..PROMOTIONAL ITEMS…..EDUCATIONAL TOUR OPPORTUNITIES…..AND OTHER
MARKETING BENEFITS WITH THE INTENT TO INCREASE THE NET FARM INCOME OF MEMBER MARKETS……
FANCY FARM PICNIC
06/04/19
FORMER K-E-T JOURNALIST AND GLASGOW NATIVE…..BILL GOODMAN….WILL EMCEE THE POLITICAL SPEAKING AT THIS YEAR’S FANCY FARM PICNIC….
THE ANNUAL FUND RAISER……WHICH IS THE KICK-OFF TO THE FALL POLITICAL SEASON…..IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST THIRD…….
GOODMAN IS CURRENTLY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE KENTUCKY HUMANITIES COUNCIL…….…
BROWN
06/04/19
31 YEAR OLD CODY ONEAL BROWN OF ALVATON DIED SUNDAY AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITAION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SCHARRE BROWN…..A SON; LEELAND…..TWO DAUGHTERS; ARIEL AND HANNAH…..HIS MOTHER; DONIATA BROWN…..
HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW; CATHY HAULK…..AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; AL AND STELLA BROWN AND EDWARD AND MICHELLE MURRAY ALL
OF ALVATON….AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; MINDAY RODREGUEZ AND LADONYA AND MARON DAVIS ALL OF BOWLING GREEN……
SPORTS
06/04/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS ARE AT HOM TO PLAY THE REDS….
THE BRAVES ARE ON THE ROAD TO PITTSBURGH……
AND THE HOT RODS OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES IN SOUTH BEND….
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
06/03/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS AGAIN PARTICIPATING IN THE “SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM”…..WHICH PROVIDES FREE
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL CHILDREN…..18 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER…..REGARDLESS OF RACE…..COLOR…..NATIONAL ORIGIN…..SEX…..OR
DISABILITY…..
THE PROGRAM BEGINS TODAY….AND BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED FROM 7-30 TO 9-30 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND FROM 7-30 TO 8-30 AT THE
CORE…..
LUNCH WILL THEN BE SERVED FROM 10-30 TO 12-30 AT THE HIGH SCHOOLL….11-TO 11-25 AT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND COUNTRY PLACE
APARTMENTS…..FROM 11-35 TO 12NOON AT ALCO APARTMENTS……11-45 TO12-30 AT THE CORE…..12NOON TO 12-25 AT JIM MCDANIEL PARK…..AND
FROM 12-10 TO 12-30 AT LANDMARK APARTMENTS…..
LUNCH WILL ALSO BE SERVED AT THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN JULY……
FLAGS TO HALF STAFF
06/03/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN IS CALLING FOR AMERICAN AND KENTUCKY FLAGS TO BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE VIRGINIA
BEACH SHOOTINGS ON FRIDAY AND THEIR FAMILIES….
THE FLAGS SHOULD REMAIN AT HALF=STAFF UNTIL SUNSET TOMORROW……
CUNNINGHAM
06/03/19
70 YEAR OLD CAROLYN MCINTYRE CUNNINGHAM OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT PLEASANT HOME MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY….VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNON (MON) AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER ONE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE CHURCH……..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; WINSTON CUNNINGHAM….TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; WESLEY AND TONDA OF SCOTTSVILLE AND
WARREN AND LAURA OF SMITHS GROVE……AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; FREEMAN AND MARY MCINTYRE OF GLASGOW AND FRANKIE
AND ANITA MCINTYRE OF FOUNTAIN RUN……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO STEP-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/03/19
AT THE STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET….
AC/S JUNIOR DAVI THOMPSON FINISHED 13TH I THE FIELD OF 21 IN THE CLASS TWO-A TRIPLE JUMP COMPETITION….
THOMPSON’S BEST DISTANCE WAS 40-FEET…10-AND-A-HALF INCHES ON THIS THIRD AND FINAL JUMP……
THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED FRIDAY ITS REMOVING ITS BAN ON ALCOHOL SALES AT SPORTING EVENTS…....BUT IS LEAVING THE
DECISION ON HOW TO PROCEED IN THE HANDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL…..
THE SEC WAS THE ONLY ONE…..OF THE FIVE MAJOR CONFERENCES….WITH SUCH A BAN IN PLACE…..
BEER AND WINE SALES WILL BE ALLOWED STARTING AUGUST FIRST…..
GIFT BAN UPHELD
05/31/19
THE U-S SIX CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ISSUED A RULING YESTERDAY UPHOLDING KENTUCKY’S BAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND GIFTS FROM
LOBBYISTS…..
THE OPINION REVERSED A RULING OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY WHICH HAD STRUCK DOWN THE CONTRIBUTION AND GIFT BANS
FROM LOBBYISTS TO LEGISLATORS……
THE SUIT CLAIMED SEVERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND ETHICS STAUTES VIOLATED FIRST AND 14TH AMENDMENT
RIGHTS……
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED MAJOR ETHICS REFORMS IN 1993 FOLLOWING THE “BOPTROT” SCANDAL……
PENSION PLAN
05/31/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAYS IT’S UP TO THE G-O-P LED LEGISLATURE TO MUSTER THE VOTES NEEDED TO PASS HIS PENSION-RELIEF PLAN IN A
SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION HE WANTS TO CALL…..
HOWEVER…..LEGISLATIVE LEADERS SAY THEY’VE MADE IT CLEAR THAT IT’S THE GOVERNOR’S RESPONSIBIITY TO GET THEM TO VOTE FOR THE
BILL…..
REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES….AS-WELL-AS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS….RAPE CRISIS CENTERS…..AND MANY OTHER QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCIES FACE BALLOONING PENSION COSTS ON JULY FIRST UNLESS ACTION IS TAKEN……
HIGHLAND GAMES
05/31/19
THE GLASGOW HIGHLAND GAMES BEGIN TODAY….
LUNCH WITH THE CHIEF IS AT 12NOON…..
THERE WILL BE MORNING AND AFTERNOON SEMINARS…..
AND THE CEILIDH IS TONIGHT AT SIX-30……
SPORTS
05/31/19
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE BRAVES ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE TIGERS….
THE CARDINALS ENTERTAIN THE CUBS…..
THE REDS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE NATIONALS…..
AND THE HOT RODS OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES IN LANSING…..
HEMP TRANSPORTATON
05/30/19
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES SAYS A PUBLISHED LEGAL OPINION FROM THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE…..
STARING HEMP CAN BE TRANSPORTED ACROSS STATE LINES….PROVIDES MUCH NEED CERTAINITY FOR THE HEMP INDUSTRY…..
THE OPINION SAYS HEMP CAN BE TRANSPORTED ACROSS STATE LINES….EVEN THROUGH STATES THAT HAVEN’T PASSSED LAWS ALLOWING THE
CROP’S PRODUCTION…..AS THE LEGAL OPINION NOTES THE TWENTY-18 FARM BILL REMOVED HEMP FROM A FEDERAL LIST OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES……
WHILE STATES ARE FREE TO PROHIBIT THE PRODUCTION OF HEMP…..THEY STILL MUST ALLOW IT TO BE TRANSPORTED THROUGH THEIR
JURISDICTIONS….. HOWEVER…..THE CROP MUST HAVE BEEN PRODUCED UNDER A U-S-D-A LICENSE…..BY A U-S-D-A APPROVED STATE…..OR
UNDER A TWENTY-14 FEDERAL PILOT PROJECT FOR HEMP……
PARKING LOTS
05/30/19
AS YOU MAKE TRAVEL PLANS FOR TOMORROW AND SATURDAY……
KEEP IN MIND THAT THE PARKING LOT AT THE ALLEN COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER ON WOOD STREET WILL HAVE THE PARKING LOT SEALED
AND STRIPPED TOMORROW AND SATURDAY…..
AND THE PARKING LOT AT THE ALLEN COUINTY JUDICIAL CENTER ON EAST MAIN STREET WILL HAVE THE PARKING LOT SEALED AND STRIPPED
SATURDAY……
FARMERS MARKET
05/30/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARMERS MARKET WILL OPEN FOR THE SEASON…..THIS SATURDAY….AS THEY WILL BE SET UP IN THE LIBRARY QUADRANT OF
THE SQUARE FROM EIGHT TO 12NOON…..
THEN BEGINNING THURSDAY, JUNE SIXTH…..THE FARMERS MARKET WILL BE SET UP ON THE SQUARE EACH THURSDAY AND SATURDAY THRU
OCTOBER……
THE MARKET ALSO HAS A NEW…..DOUBLE DOLLAR….PROGRAM FOR SENIORS AND WIC PARTICIPANTS…..
WHICH WILL ALLOW INDI VIDUALS TO USE A FOOD COUPON…..THEN THEY WILL BE GIVEN ANOTHER COUPON…..FOR THE SAME AMOUNT…..FROM THE
FARMERS MARKET……
WARREN FATAL
05/30/19
AN ACCIDENT AROUND 12:30 THIS MORNING…..IN THE 77-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MORGANTOWN ROAD IN WARREN COUNTY…..CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A
BOWLING GREEN RESIDENT…..…..
ACCORDING TO THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT….UPON ARRIVAL DEPUTIES LOCATED A TWENTY-13 DODGE DART IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE ROADWAY….. APPARENLTY IT HAD LEFT THE ROAD AND STRUCK SEVERAL LARGE TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE ROADWAY……
THE DRIVER….22 YEAR OLD SARAH HOOD…..DIED AT THE SCENE……
MCCONNELL CHALLENGER
05/30/19
A FORMER ONE-TERM STATE LAWMAKER SAYS HE WILL CHALLENGE SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL IN NEXT YEAR’S REUBLLICAN PRIMARY…..
FORMER REPRESENTATIVE WESLEY MORGAN A RICHMOND LIQUOR STORE OWNER……CALLED MCCONNELL A “SELF-SERVING SENATOR” WHO
WAITS SO SEE “WHICH WAY THE WIND IS BLOWING” BEFORE TAKING A STAND….
MORGAN….WHO WAS ELECTED TO THE KENTUCKY HOUSE IN TWENTY-16…..BUT WAS DEFEATED TWO YEARS LATER…..SAYS HE SUPPORTS
CONGRESSONAL TERM LIMITS…..
PRESTONBURG WEATHER DEATH
05/30/19
A SEVERE STROM IN EASTERN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY IS BEING BLAMED FOR THE DEATH OF A PRESTONSBURG MAN….
AUTHORITIES SAY A MOTORIST WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET….WHEN THE ROOF OF A BUILDING WAS BLOWN OFF AND IT LANDED ON THE MOVING
VEHICLE…..
A PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE UNHARMED…..
BARTON
05/30/19
52 YEAR OLD ROBERT CHARLES “BOB” BARTON-SENIOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON SATURDAY AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SHAWN BARTON…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; ROBERT JUNIOR AND COURTNEY OF LOUISVILLE…..A DAUGHTER-
BRITTANY MORGAN OF OHIO…..A STEP DAUGHTER AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; TASHA AND MATT LIPINSKI OF COLORADO…..HIS PARENTS; BOBBY AND
KITTY BARTON…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; WILLIAM AND JOANNA ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JENNIFER
AND IAN CROSS OF TEXAS…..PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; AVA LUCIAN…..AND PATERNAL STEP-GRANDMOTERH MILDRED BARTON BOTH OF
LOUISVILLE…..AND HIS IN-LAWS; BENNY AND LINDA GUMM OF SCOTTSVILLE……A GRANDCHILD AND A STEP-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
05/30/19
EIGHT AC/S STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE RECEIVED…..TRIPLE THREAT AWARDS…. FROM THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION…..
JAX COOPER…..TYLER FORD…..TRACE MCINTYRE…..BRETT RIPPY…..CAYDEN ROSS…..OWEN STAMPER……TAD KOLTIN TAYLOR AND CHASE WARD
RECEIVED THE HONOR FOR THE TWWNTY18-19 SCHOOL YEAR…..
THE “TRIPLE THREAT AWARDS” WERE CREATED BY THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A AS A WAY TO RECOGNIZE STUDENTS WHO TAKE PART IN HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETICS AT THE VARSITY LEVEL DURING THE FALL…..WINTER….AND SPRING….
ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..269 OF THE 280 “K-H-S-A-A” MEMBER SCHOOLS HAD AT LEAST ONE HONOREE….11 SCHOOLS HAD AT LEAST 16-
HONOREES….. WITH VILLA MADONNA TOPPING THE LIST WITH 23-STUDENTS……
OVERALL 18-HUNDRED-78 STUDENT-ATHLETES RECEIVED THE “TRIPLE THREAT AWARD” THIS YEAR……
CHEMICAL DESTRUCTION
05/29/19
THE DESCTUCTION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS STORED IN THE COMMONWEALTH SINCE THE 1940s IS SET TO BEGIN….
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER…..THE DESTRUCTION OF CHEMICAL AGENTS INCLUDING MUSTARD GAS AND SARIN WILL BEGIN IN JUNE…..
AFTER DECADES OF PLANNING AND PREPARATIONS…..
THE WEAPONS ARE STORED AT THE BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT IN RICHMOND…. MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND CHEMICAL-FILLED MUNITIONS .STORED
IN EARTH COVERED IGLOOS…..WILL BE ELIMINATED BY TWENTY-23…….
U-S BANK SCAM
05/29/19
U-S BANK IS WARNING OF A “PHISHING PHONE SCAM” THAT IS TRYING TO GET INDIVIDUALS TO GIVE OUT THEIR INFORMATION VIA TEXT MESSAGE….
PEOPLE ARE GETTING TEXTS FROM A NUMBER THAT CLAIMS TO BE U-S BANAK AND THE TEXT INCLUDES A LINK FOR INDIVIDUALS TO CLICK ON…..
THE TEXT SAYS THE PERSON HAS RECENTLY MADE SOME PURCHASES THAT THE BBANK NEEDS TO ASK ABOUT…..
U-S BANK OFFICIALS SAY IF THEY WANT TO CONTACT A CUSTOMER THEY WILL DO SO THRU THEIR MOBILE BANKING “APP” OR E-MAIL…..BUT WILL
NEVER INCLUDE A LINK…….
HOBDY-CORRECTION
05/28/19
86 YEAROLD MARY JANE COVINGTON HOBDY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING
AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (THURS)
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…...AND FOR MRS. HOBDY’S FUNERAL COUNTY OFFICES AND CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY FROM 10 TO
ONE………
MANION
05/29/19
65 YEAR OLD ELAINE ALLEN MANION OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT
THREE AT SCOTTSVILLE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN SMITH CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; WHITNEY AND PAUL WIHELM OF SCOTTSVILLE AND CASEY AND CORY EDWARDS OF
GLASGOW……AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-ISN-LAW; ;ANA AND LANNY HATCHER, TERRI ROBERTSON AND TERESA AND GARY SEXTON ALL
OF GLASGOW…….THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
CHERRY
05/29/19
61 YEAR OLD RONNIE JOE CHERRY OF BOWLING GREEN….AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE….DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING
GREEN….. MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT FIVE AT THE PAVILLON ON THE RIGHT PAST BARREN RIVER DAM ON
HIGHWAY TWO-52….. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHER-IN-LAW; RONNIE AND CATHY AND MATTHEW…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS; ANGEL CLINE AND CHASITY
CHERRY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; LONNIE AND PAULA OF BOWLING GREEN AND EDDIE AND SANDY OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER; JUDY BEAL OF BOWLING GREEN…..SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
05/29/19
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END LAST NIGHT FOR THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM AS THEY LOST TO SOUTH WARREN IN THE FOURTH REGION
TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL GAME 8 TO 3….
MAMMOTH CAVE BENEFITS
05/28/19
A NEW NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPORT SHOWS THAT 533-THOUSAND VISITORS TO MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IN TWENTY-18…..SPENT JUST
OVER 45-MILLION DOLLARS IN COMMUNITIES NEAR THE PARK…..
THAT SPENDING SUPPORTED 599-JOBS IN THE LOCAL AREA AND HAD A CUMULATIVE BENEFIT TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY OF 62-MILLION DOLLARS….
AS TOURIAM IS A MAJOR ECONOMIC DRIVER IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY AS WELLOCNTY AS WELL….
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IS LOCATED IN BARREN….EDMONSON….AND HAT COUNTIES…..AND THE PARK REGULARLY COORDINATES WITH
THE CHAMBER AND TOURISM BOARDS OF THE COUNTIES…..AS-WELL-AS THE COMMUNITIES OF BROWNSVILLE…..CAVE CITY….HORSE CAVE…..PARK
CITY…AND BOWLING GREEN TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE TOURIAM THROUGHOUT THE REGION….
FATAL-HART
05/28/19
AN ACCIDENT ON I-65….SOUTH OF BONNIEVILLE SATURDAY NIGHT…..RESULTED IN MULTIPLE FATALITIES…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWENTY-13 DODGE VAN……DRIVEN BY 36 YEAR OLD AGUSTIN GONZALEZ OF NORTH CAROLINA STRUCK A TOW TRUCK….
OPERATED BY 55 YEAR OLD JEFFERY WATKINS OF ROCKFIELD IN THE REAR….THE TOW TRUCK WAS STOPPED WITH ITS YELLOW CAUTION LIGHTS
ON ASSISTING ANOTHER VEHICLE…..
THE DRIVER OF THE VAN DIED AT THE SCENE……..A SIX YEAR OLD PASSENTER WAS TAKEN TO CAVERNA MEMORIAL HOSPTIAL WERE SHE DIED….A
TWO YEAR OLD WAS FLOWN TO NORTON’S HOSPTIAL WERE WHERE SHE LATER DIED…...AND AN EIGHT YEAR OLD WAS TAKEN TO HARDIN MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT…..
THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WASN’T INJURED……
HOBDY
05/28/19
86 YEAROLD MARY JANE COVINGTON HOBDY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING
AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (TUES) AT
THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JOHNNY AND DEBORAH AND TIM AND JOHNNA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND TWO SISTERS
AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; HARRIETTE FOWLER OF SCOTTSVILLE AND BETTY AND HERBERT WESTMORELAND OF MISSOURI……A GRANDCHILD, FOUR
STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
STINSON
05/28/19
90 YEAR OLD JUNE BELL STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION METHODIST CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TODAY (TUE)
AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DON AND TERESA OF SCOTTSVILLE AND STEVE AND LINDA OF TENNESSEE……AND TWO
SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; EULA STEPHENS AND MATTIE AND BILL SHOCKLEY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND 13 GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/28/19
THE FOURTH REGION BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS BEGAN YESTERDAY……AS THE PATRIOTS DOWNED CUMBERLAND COUNTY....
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS LOST TO SOUTH WARREN…..
OTHER BASEBALL WINNERS WERE SOUTH WARREN….RUSSELL COUNTY….AND BOWLING GREEN….
AND IN THE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT….WARREN EAST….FRANKLIN/SIMPSON….AND LOGAN COUNTY ALSO WON…..
AT THE FOURTH REGION SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT TODAY…..
WARREN EAST TANGLES WITH FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND LOGAN COUNTY GOES AGAINST SOUTH WARREN……
IN THE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT……
RUSSELL COUNTY TAKES ON BOWLING GREEN…..
AND THE PATRIOTS PLAY SOUTH WARREN……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK……AND 99-POINT THREE-….WVLE…..STARTING AT FOUR-50
THIS AFTERNOON……
STONE
05/26/19
95 YEAR OLD ANNICE KATHRYN RAGSDALE STONE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 11 AT SCOTTSVILLE FDIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CENETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER FOUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME….AND AFTER NINE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SANDA AND MICHAEL MCCLARY…..AND A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GARY AND LETA ANN…..
THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
CLABORNE
05/26/19
78 YEAR OLD NINA RAYE CALVERT CLAIBORNE DIED YESTERDAY (SAT) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CEDAR CROSS CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER TWO TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BU HER HUSBAND; CLESSIE CLAIBORNE….TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; VICKIE AND DOUG PHILLIPS AND CHRISTAL
ATWOOD….AND A SON; SCOTTY…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/26/19
THE FOURTH REGION BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS BEGIN TOMORROW AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..
THE PATROTS START PLAY AT 12-15 AS THEY TAKE ON CUMBERLAND COUNTY…..
THEN AT SEVEN….THE LADY PATRIOTS TANGLE WITH SOUTH WARRREN….
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….WVLE…..STARTING AT 12NOON
TOMORROW…..
GEORGIA PACIFIC EXPANSION
05/23/19
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMBER PRODUCTS GROUP IS EXPANDING ITS BOWLING GREEN OPERATIONS…..WITH A NEARLY 100-MILLION DOLLAR
INVESTMENT…..THAT WILL CREATE MORE THAN 50 FULL-TIME JOBS….
THE SIZE OF THE CURRENT FACILITY……LOCATED IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY INDUSTRIAL PARK….. WILL BE EXPANDED BY 80-THOUDAND
SQAURE FEET TO INCREASE PRODUCTION FOR DIXIE PLATES AND BOWLS…..
CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY…..AND IT’S ANTICIPATED THE ROJECT WILL BE FINISHED IN THE FIRST HALF OF 20-20……
KY VOTER TURN OUT
05/23/19
THE KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE SAYS VOTER TURN-OUT IN TUESDAY’S PRIMARY ELECTION WAS HIGHER THAN PROJECTED…..AS
NEARLY 20-PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS CAST BALLOTS TO CHOOSE NOMINEES IN THE GOVERNOR’S RACE AND OTHER STATEWIDE
OFFICES…..
VOTER TURN-OUT HAD BEE PROJECT AT 12-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..AND IN ALLEN COUNTY…..16-POINT-SIX PERCENT OF VOTERS WENT TO THE
POLLS…..
THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WILL MEET JUNE FOURTH TO CERTIFY VOTE TOTALS…..
FERRY CLOSED
05/23/19
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY……IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK…..IS CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO LOW WATER
LEVELS…..
FERRY SERVICE WILL RESUME OPERATIONS ONCE RIVE LEVELS RAISE ENOUGH TO OPERATE THE FERRY BOAT…..
AMD TO CHECK THE CURENT STATUS OF THE GREEN RIVER FERRY…..FOLLOW MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK…..OR
CALLL….. TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-FIVE-EIGHT-21-66……
SPORTS
05/23/19
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL GAME LAST NIGHT….THE PATRIOTS CAME BACK AFTER BEING DOWN FIVE TO ONE….TO DEFEAT
THE GLASGOW SCOTTIES EIGHT TO SIX……
IN THE DISTRICT SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A SEVEN TO ONE DECISION TO BARREN COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WILL BEGIN PLAY IN THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT ON MONDAY……
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
05/22/19
AGAIN THIS SUMMER…..THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PARTICIPATING IN THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM….WHICH
PROVIDES FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL CHILDREN…..18 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER….. REGARDLESS OF RACE…..COLOR….. NATIONAL
ORIGIN….SEX….OR DISABILITY……
THE PROGRAM BEGINS JUNE THIRD….AND BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED FROM 7-30 TO 9-30 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND FROM 7-30 TO 8-30 AT THE
CORE….
LUNCH WILL THEN BE SERVED FROM 10-30 TO 12-30 AT THE HIGHSCHOOL…..11-TO 11-25 AT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND COUNTRY PLACE
APARTMENTS…..FROM 11-35 TO 12NOON AT ALCO APARTMENTS…..11-45 TO 12-30 AT THE CORE……12NOON TO 12-25 AT JIM MCDANIEL PARK…..
AND FROM 12-10 TO 12-30 AT LANDMARK APARTMENTS….
LUNCH WILL ALSO BE SERVED AT THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY JULY 9TH, 11, 16TH, 18TH AND 25TH…..
FISH AND WILDLIFE AUDIT
05/22/19
AUDITOR MIKE HARMON HAS RELEASED THE FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-18 AUDIT OF THE KENTUKCY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE….WHICH
CONTAINS TWO FINDINGS….
THE DEPARTMENT FAILED TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM OUTSIDE BANK ACCOUNTS…. TO KENTUCKY’S STATE TREASURY IN A TIMELY MANNER……
AND THEY FAILEF TO RECONCILE SALES OF HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES AND PERMITS TO THE COMMONWESLTH’S GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTING SYSTEM KNOWN AS “E-MARS”…..
REWARD
05/22/19
THE F-B-I IS OFFERING A 50-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION IN THE INVESTIGATION OF A MURDERD BARDSTOWN POLICE
OFFICER…..
OFFICER JASON ELLIS WAS KILLED ON HIS WAY HOME IN MAY OF TWENTY-13…. WHEN HE STOPPED TO REMOVE DEBRIS THAT HAD BEEN PLACE ON
AN EXIT RAMP…..WHEN HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED….
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION CAN SEND TIPS TO….ELLIS-CASE-E-TIPS-AT-K-Y-DOT-GOV……
ELECTION RESULTS
05/22/19
YESTERDAY WAS PRIMARY ELECTON DAY…..AS 16-PPONT-SEVEN PERCENT OF ALLEN COUNTY’S REGISTERED VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS……
THERE WAS ONE LOCAL RACE ON THE BALLOT TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM IN THE FIFTH MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT…..AS ANTHONY THOMPSON
DEFEATED TIM MILLER 265 VOTES TO 101……
IN THE REPUBLICAN RACE FOR GOVERNOR…..ROBERT GOFORTH WAS THE WINNER IN ALLEN COUNTY WITH 764 VOTES, CURRENT GOVERNOR MATT
BEVIN RECEIVED 716 VOTES…..WILLIAM WOODS HAD 60 VOTES…..AND IKE LAWRENCE 40……
THE SECRETARY OF STATE; RACE SAW MICHEAL ADAMS GETTING 728 VOTES, ANDREW ENGLISH 392, 160 VOTES FOR STEPHEN KNIPPER AND 136
VOTES FOR CARL NETT…..
IN THE RACE FOR ATORNEY GENERAL…..DANIEL CAMERON DEFEATED WILL SCHRODER 783 VOTES TO 653…..
INCUMBET COMMISSIONER OF AGRCULTURE RYAN QUARLES RAN AWAY FROM BILL POLYNIAK ONE-THOUSAND-170 VOTES TO 291…..
THE DEMOCRATIC RACE FOR GOVERNOR SAW ANDY BESHEAR RECEIVING 324 VOTES, ROCKY ADKINS 198 VOTES, ADAM EDELEN HAD 93 VOTES AND
GEOFFREY YOUNG 23…..
THE SECRETARY OF STATE RACE….HAD HEATHER FRENCH HENRY WITH 325 VOTES…..JASON BELCHER RECEIVED 141 VOTES, JASON GRIFFITH 107
AND GEOFF SEBESTA 16……
IN THE RACE FOR AUDIT OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS…..SHERI DONAHUE WAS THE WINNER IN ALLEN COUNTY WITH 212 VOTES, KELSEY COOTS HAD 194,
79 VOTES FOR DREW CURTIS AND 67 FOR CHRIS TOBE……
MICHAEL BOWMAN DEFEATED JOSH MERS 389 VOTES TO 152 IN THE STATE TREASURER RACE
AND IN THE RACE FOR COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE……ROBERT CONWAY DEFEATED JOE TRIGG 349 VOTES TO JOE TRIGG’S 217…..
STATEWIDE RESULTS
05/22/19
THE BEVIN/BESHEAR BATTLE OF THE PAST FOUR YEARS WILL BE GOING TO THE VOTERS THIS FALL AS GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WON THE
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY…. AND WILL BE SEEKING A SECOND TERM……WHILE CURRENT ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR WON THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR….
REPUBLICAN MICHAEL ADAMS WILL FACE DEMOCRAT HEAHER HENERY FRENCH IN THE SECRETAY OF STATE CONTEST….
AND INCUMBET REPUBLICAN RYAN QUARLES WILL SQUARE OFF AGAINST DEMOCRAT ROBERT CONWAY IN THE RACE FOR AGRICULTURE
COMMISSIONER…..
RUNNING UNCONTESTED RACES YESTERDAY WERE REPUBLICAN DANIEL CAMERON FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL….
AND DEMOCRATS SHERI DONAHUE FOR AUDITOR AND MICHAEL BOWMAN FOR TREASURER…..
SPORTS
05/22/19
THE 15TH DISTRICT SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED TONIGHT AS THE LADY PATRIOT TANGLE WITH BARREN COUNTY…..
IN THE 15TH DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL GAME….THE PATRIOTS PLAY GLASGOW…….
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS
AFTERNOON……
FORMER LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL COACH DENNY CRUM HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED AFTER SUFFERING A STROKE….
CRUM WILL TURN 82 ON SATURDAY……
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY……
BARREN COUNTY DEFEATED MONROE COUNTY 11 TO ONE…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DOWNED GLASGOW BY THE SAME SCORE OF 11 TO ONE……
PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING
5-21-19
THE PLANNING &A ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT AND DURING A PUBLIC HEARING SEVERAL PEOPLE SPOKE ABOUT A ZONE CHANGE FROM
SINGLE FAMILY TO “B-TWO” AT TWO-15 WEST CHERRY….FOR THE J- L TURNER MANSION….
DURING THE HEARING…..NEIGHBORS ADDRESSD THE COMMISSION WITH CONCERNS OF POSSIBLE LOUD NOISE….ROAD BLOCKAGES….AND
PARKING JUST TO NAME A FEW.
THE ANTUBELLUM HOME, NOW IN TRUST FOR TWO GRANDCHILDREN…..UNTIL THEY TURN 55 WHICH WILL BE 32 YEARS FROM NOW…..IS A HISTORIC
HOME WHICH STILL HOUSES THE ORIGIAL OWNERS PROPERTY.
JAMES ROBINSON….MANAGER OF THE PROPERTY….SPOKE ABOUT THE ISSUES AND CONDITIONS THE OWNERS WILL MAKE TO REDUCE THE
NOISE…PARKING AND OTHER CONCERNS WHICH THE NEIGHBORS HAVE….
THE MATTER WAS BEEN TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING…...
ALSO TABLED WAS APPROVAL OF THE NEW BUDGET…..
CITY COUNCIL
05/21/19
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION LAST NIGHT….THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A FEDERAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY FOR
EMPLOYEES OF THE NEW “SCOTTSVILLE TRANSIT” SINCE THEY WILL BE TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS…..
A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST…..FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO MULTI-FAMILY…..FOR A RESIDENCE AT THREE-20 NORTH EIGHTH WAS TABLED UNTIL THE
NEXT MEETING….
THE COUNCIL DID GIVE FIRST READING TO THE NEW BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF 11-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLARS…..
DUE TO INCREASED EXPENSES…..THERE WILL BE NO PAY INCREASE FOR CITY EMPLOYEES…..HOWEVER…..THEY WILL KEEP THEIR CURRENT
INSURANCE……
AND THE COUNCIL WILL GIVE SECOND READING TO THE BUDGET ORDINANCE AT THEIR JUNE MEETING……
SPORTS
05/21/19
THE 15TH DISTRICT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT……AS BARREN COUNTY PLAYS GLASGOW…..AND THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS TANGLE
WITH MONROE COUNTY…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK….. AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AROUND SEVEN-
15 TONIGHT……
IN OPENING ROUND ACTON AT THE 15TH DISTRICT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT…..THE PATRIOTS DEFEATED MONROE COUNTY FIVE TO
ONE…..
THE NEXT GAME FOR THE PATRIOTS WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT IN THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME……
GLASGOW PLANE CRASH
05/20/19
JUST AFTER TWO SATURDAY AFTERNOON…..A SMALL PLANED CRASHED ON PERKINS ROAD IN GLASGOW…..
TWO MALE SUBJECTS FROM MICHIGAN WERE ON BOARD…..AND THE PILOT TOLD AUTHORITIES THAT JUST AFTER TAKE OFF…THE PLANE LOST
POWER AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE……IT THEN SLID ACROSS HAPPY VALLEY ROAD AND CAME TO REST ON PERKINS ROD…..
NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE INCIDENT…..AND THE F-A-A AND N-T-S-B ARE INVESTIGATING…..
GREEN RIVER FERRY
05/20/19
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL BE CLOED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TODAY….TOMORROW…..AND WEDNESDAY…..
FROM EIGHT TO FOUR EACH DAY FOR THE PARK TO COMPLETE A FRESHWATER MUSSEL RELOCATON PROJECT…..THE FERRY WILL REOPEN FROM
SIX TO EIGHT IN THE MORNING AND FROM FOUR TO 10 AT NIGHT ON THOSE DAYS….
THE MUSSEL RELOCATION PROJECT IS BEING CONDUCTED IN ADVANCE OF THE GREEN RIVER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WHICH WILL BEGIN
CONSTRUCTION N JUNE 17TH……
TRIAL MOVED
05/20/19
THE TRIAL OF THE ACCUSED MARSHALLL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTER IS BEING MOVED TO CHRISTIAN COUNTY….
FRIDAY…..MARSHALL COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE JAMES JAMESON GRANTED A REQUEST TO MOVE THE TRIAL OF 17 YEAR ODL GABRIELD PARKER
WHO’S ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING TWO STUDENTS AND INJURING 14 OTHERS AT MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ON JANUARY 23RD
TWENTY-18….
THE TRIAL IS SET TO BEGIN IN JUNE OF NEXT YEAR……
MEETINGS
05/20/19
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONINGF COMMISSION
AND GRAHAM LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4…..
AND THE JAYCEES MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7……
SPORTS
05/20/19
THE 15TH DISTRICT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT…..BEING PLAYED AT ALLEN COUNTY/ SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL…..BEGINS TODAY AS THE PATROTS
TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY AND GLASGOW TANGLES WITH BAREN COUNTY……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE PATRIOTS GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE….WVLE….
STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……
VOTE IN OFFICE
05/17/19
THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS TUESDAY…..AND IF YOU WILL BE OUT OF THE COUNTY BETWEEN SIX AND SIX THAT DAY…..YOU CAN STILL VOTE IN THE
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE THRU MONDAY…..
THE CLERKS OFFICE WILL BE OPEN……
TODAY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30…….
TOMORROW FORM EIGHT TO 12NOON……
AND MONDAY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30……
VOTER TURNOUT
05/17/19
THE KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE IS PREDICTING ONLY ABOUT 12-POINT-FIVE PERCENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S THREE-POINT-
FOUR MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS WILL GO TO THE POLLS IN PRIMARY TUESDAYS ELECTION…..
THAT WOULD MAKE THE TURN OUT FOR THE MAY 21ST ELECTION IN THE RANGE OF THE TWENTY-15 PRIMARY…..WHEN 12-POINT-57 PERCENT OF
THREE-POINT-ONE MILLION REGISTERED KENTUCKIANS VOTED…..
VOTERS CAN PREPARE FOR TUESDAYS ELECTION BY CHECKING THEIR POLLING PLACES AND VIEWING SAMPLE BALLOTS AT…..GO-VOTE-K-Y-DOT-
COM…….
GREEN RIVER FERRY
05/17/19
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL BE CLOED TO VEHICULARLUR TRAFFIC THIS COMING MONDAY….TUESDAY…..AND
WEDNESDAY MAY 20TH, 21ST AND 22ND…..FROM EIGHT TO FOUR EACH DAY FOR THE PARK TO COMPLETE A FRESHWATER MUSSEL RELOCATON
PROJECT…..THE FERRY WILL REOPEN FROM SIX TO EIGHT IN THE MORNING AND FROM FOUR TO 10 AT NIGHT ON THOSE DAYS….
THE MUSSEL RELOCATION PROJECT IS BEING CONDUCTED IN ADVANCE OF THE GREEN RIVER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WHICH WILL BEGIN
CONSTRUCTION N JUNE 17TH……
THE GREEN RIVER IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK CONTAINS SOME OF THE MOST DIVERSE POPULATIONS OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN NORTH
AMERICAN AND THE WORLD……AS OVER 50-SPECIES OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS ARE FOUND WITHIN THE PARK……WITH 10-SPECIES INCLUDED ON
THE FEDERALLY ENDANGERED LIST……
SPORTS
05/17/19
THE LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL CAMP IS COMING UP THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE….
REGISTRATION PACKETS ARE AVAILABE AT ALL THE SCHOOLS…..OR YOU CAN REGISTER THE FIRST DAY OF CAMP……
MENTAL HEALTH GRANT
05/16/19
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION……IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES….HAVE RECEIVED A NINE-
MILLION DOLLAR FEDERALGRANT TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AMONG KENTUCKY STUDENTS ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH AND IN PILOT SCHOOL DISTRICTS……
THE…ADVANCING WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE IN EDUCATION GRANT…..WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE BULLITT…..HENDERSON…..AND
WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO IMPLEMENT DISTRICT-WIDE MENTAL HEALTH POLICIES AND PROCESSES…..
THE COMMONWEALTH IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR STATES TO RECEIVE A GRANT……
GOVERNOR LACKS VOTES
05/16/19
THE SPEAKER OF THE KENTUCKY HOUSE SAYS GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN STILL LACKS VOTES IN THE HOUSE TO PASS HIS PENSION-RELIEF
PROPOSAL IN A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION….
THE GOVERNOR SENT LETTERS TO LAWMAKERS LAST WEEK SEEKING SUPPOERT FOR PROPOSAL WHICH IS A REPLACEMENT FOR A BILL HE
VETOED….
REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES….AS-WELL-AS OTHER QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES SUCH AS HEALTH DEPARTMENTS….FACE BALLOONING PENSION
COSTS ON JULY FIRST UNLESS ACTION IS TAKEN……
UPS EXPANSION
05/16/19
U-P-S IN LOUISVILLE HAS COMPLETED A MULTI-YEAR EXPANSION AT IT CENTENNIAL GROUND HUB LOCATION…..
THE COMPANY WILL ADD 300 FULL-AND-PART-TIME POSITION AS PART OF THE 838-THOUSAND SQUARE-FOOT EXPANSION…..WHICH MORE THAN
TRIPLES THE SIZE OF THE FACILITY TO OVER R ONE-MILLION SQUARE FEET….
THE ADDITIONAL SPACE WILL ACCOMMODATE INCREASED E-COMMERCE AND TRAITIONAL RETAIL PACKAGE BUSINESS…..AND WILL ALSO DOUBLE
THE SORTING CAPACITY TO 85-THOUSAND PACKAGES PER HOUR….
TODDLER FOUND
05/16/19
A EASTERN KENTUCKY TODDLER…..WHO WENT MISSING SUNDAY NIGHT…..WAS FOUND YESTERDAY……
STATE POLICE SAY THE 22-MONTH-OLD BOY WAS FOUND NEAR A STRIP MINE IN FLOYD COUNTY…..
HE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATION….AND OTHER THAN BEING DEHYDRATED…..APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE…..
SPORTS
05/16/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM CLOSES OUT THE REGULAR SEASON AS THEY’RE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM CLOSED OUT THE REGULAR SEASON LAST NIGHT WITH A NINE TO ONE LOSS TO GREENWOOD…..THE LADY
PATRIOTS BEGIN PLAY IN THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK…….
THE OWNERS OF MAXIMUM SECURITY HAVE SUED THE KENTUCKY HORSE RACING COMMISSON…..AND RACE STEWARDS…..SEEKING TO REVERSE
THE HORSE’S DISQUALIFICATION FOR INTERFERENCE AS KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER AND RESTORATION OF THE PURSE MONEY……
TEST SCORES INVALIDATED
05/15/19
KENTUCKY EDUCATION OFFICIALS SAY STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES ARE BEING INVALIDATED AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN EASTERN
KENTUCKY…..
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER…..THE DECISION COMES AFTER THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BAGAN AN INVESTIGATION OF
THE TWENTY-17 “K-PREP” TEST SCORES AT BETSY LAYNE ELEMENTRY SCHOOL IN FLOYD COUNTY…..
THE INVESTIGATION FOUND STAFF DELIBERATELY ALTERED STUDENT EXAMS AND PROVIDED INAPPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE SCORES…..
THREE ADMINISTRATORS AND A TEACHER ARE BEING REPORTED TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BOARD
WHICH OVERSEES EDUCATORS STATE LICENSES…..
COUNTERFEIT ITEMS SEIZED
05/15/19
U-S CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS HAVE SEIZED A LARGE SHIPMENT OF COUNTERFEIT LUXURY WATCHES…..HANDBAGS…..AND
SUNGLASSES AT THE LOUISVILLE PORT OF ENTRY….
THE COMBINED MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE…..FOR THE FAKE GOODS …..WAS WORTH AN ESTIMATED TWO-POINT-FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS HAD THE ITEMS BEEN GENUINE………
BLOOD MOBILE
05/15/19
THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE WILL BE AT THE SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST FROM THREE TO SEVEN THIS AFTERNOON…..AND CURRENTLY
THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR TYPLE “O” BLOOD……
TO DONATE YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE…..
WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS……
BE IN GOOD HEALTH…..
AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST 56 DAYS…..
DONOR SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D CARD OR A PHOTO I-D……
WEAVER
05/14/19
80 YEAR OLD GARLENE WIMPEE WEAVER OF BOWLING GREEN DIED MONDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) MORNING AT 11 AT JOHNSON/VAUGHN/PHELPS FUNERAL HOME IN BOWLING GREEN WITH BURIAL IN OLD LIBERTY CEMETERY…..VISITATION
IS IN PROGRESS AT THE FUNERAL HOME….…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; ROGER AND SUZIE AND RANDALL AND CONNIE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW;
WENDY AND MOGIE MILES AND WANDA AND KENNETH HESSON…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
CARR
05/15/19
85 YEAR OLD JOYCE COOK CARR OF LAFAYETTE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT ANDERSON AND SON FUNERAL HOME LAFAYETTE CHAPEL WITH BURIAL IN MACON COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDEN…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TODAY (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JACK AND WILLA OF THE NEW HARMONY COMMUNITY…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW;
CONNIE AND STRATT BYARS OF ALABAMA AND JOY CARR OF TENNESSEE……A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; GARY AND CAROLYN COOK OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JO NELL AND WARREN VAUGHN OF BOWLING GREEN……SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/15/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS GREENWOOD…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREEE….WVLE….
STARTING AT FIVE-30 THIS AFTERNOON…..
POLICE MEMORIAL
05/14/19
IN OBSRVANCE OF “NATIONAL POLICE MEMORIAL WEEK”…..THE ALLEN COUNTY FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE…..LODGE 36…..WILL HOLD ITS
ANNUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL CEREMONY TOMORROW MORNING AT 11 AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH…..AND THE PUBLIC IS
INVITED TO ATTEND……
ORGAN DONORS
05/14/19
THE COMMONWEALTH NOW HAS TWO-MILLION REGISTERED ORGN DONORS ACCORDING TO KENTUCKY CIRCUIT CLERKS…..
SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-SIX…AS PEPLE GET DRIVERS LICENSES AND LICENSE RENEWALS……CLERKS ASK THEM IF THEY WANT TO BECOME ORGAN
DONORS…… AS ‘TRUST FOR LIFE” SAYS 99-PERCENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO JOIN THE ORGAN DONOR REGISTRY…..DO SO WHILE GETTING A DRIVER’
S LICENSE……
AND BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REGISTERED AS ORGAN DONORS….. KENTUCKY HAS HAD TWO GROUNDBREAKING YEARS…..BACK-
TO-BACK…..IN THE NUMBER OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTS……
NEW ROTC PROGRAM
05/14/19
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW ARMY R-O-T-C PRGROM ON CAMPUS BEGINNING THIS FALL…..THAT WILL
OPERATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY’S R-O-T-C PROGRAM….
ALL CUMBERLAND CADETS WILL EARN A 500-DOLLSCHOLARSHIP PER YEAR AND WILL HAVE FREE TEXTBOOKS THRU THE UNIVERSITY’S TEXTBOOK
LOAN PROGRAM….OTHER DETAIL REGARDING THE PROGRAM WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER……
CITY COUNCIL
04/14/19
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING….WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT SUPERVISOR GREG COOKE UPDATED THE COUNCIL ON
THE PROGRESS OF THE NEW SEWER LINE ON VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY……
THE COUNCIL RE-APPOINTED MIKE MILLER TO THE I-D-A BOARD…..AND APPOINTED JENNY BLANKENSHIP TO THE TAX APPEALS BOARD……
KENTUCKY GIVES DAY
05/14/19
TODAY IS……KENTUCKY GIVES DAY…..AN ONLINE 24-HOUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT BRINGING NONPROFIT GROUPS AND KENTUCKIANS
TOGEHER FOR A DAY OF ACTION THRU THE “KENTUCKY NONPROFIT NETWORK”…..
EACH YEAR….THE EVENT GIVE KENTUCKIANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT CAUSES THEY CARE ABOUT….AND IT GIVES MORE THAN 170
PARTICIPATING NONPROFITS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR STORIES THROUGH ONE GIVING SITE…..
SINCE TWENTY-12…..”KENTUCKY GIVES DAY” HAS RAISED OVER ONE-POINT-SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS…..AND TO PARTICIPATE….TO ON-LINE
TO……K-Y-GIVES-DOT-ORG……
SPORTS
05/14/19
THE LADY PATROT SOFTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT RUSSELL COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS WARRERN EAST……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….
WVLE…STARTING AROUND FOUR-45 THIS AFTERNOON…….
THE DISTRICT SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS BEGIN MONDAY….
IN THE 15TH DISTRICT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT…..THE PATRIOTS PLAY MONROE COUNTY ON MONDAY…..GLASGOW TAKES ON BARREN COUNTY
TUESDAY….AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY……
ON TUESDAY…..AT THE 15TH DISTRICT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT…. BARREN COUNTY GOES AGAINST GLASGOW…..THE THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAY
MONROE COUNTY….. AND THE CHAMPONSHIP GAME IS WEDNESDAY……
GENERAL FUND
05/13/19
IT WAS A RECOND MONTH FOR STATE REVENUE IN APRIL…..AS GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS SURGED AHEAD 10-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT……
THROUGH THE FIRST 10-MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR….THE GENERAL FUND HAS GROWN FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT….WHILE THE OFFICIAL
GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATE FOR THE TWENTY-19 FISCAL YEAR CALLED FOR REVENUE TO GROW THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT……
FOLLOWING APRIL’S RECORD COLLECTIONS…..GENERAL FUND COLLECTIONS COULD FALL FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE FISCAL YEAR AND STILL MEET THE OFFICIAL ESTIMATE…..
ALSO IN APRIL…..ROAD FUND RECEIPTS INCREASED EIGHT-PERCENT…….
PILOT ARRESTED
05/13/19
A PILOT FOR AN AMERICAN AIRLINES SUBSIDIARY HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN THE TWENTY-15 SHOOTING DEATHS OF THREE PEOPLE IN KENTUCKY….
CHRISTIAN MARTIN WAS ARREST SATURDAY AT THE LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT….A DAY AFTER HE WAS INDICTED BY A CHRISTIAN COUNTY
GRAND JURY…..
MARTIN HAD MOVED FROM CHRISTIAN COUNTY AFTER THE SLAYINGS…..AND WAS LIVING IN NORTH CAROLINA……
ABORTION LAW STRUCK DOWN
05/13/19
A FEDERAL JUDGE FRIDAY STRUCK DOWN A KENTUCKY ABORTION LAW THAT WOULD HALT A COMMON SECOND-TRIMESTER PROCEDURE TO END
PREGNANCIES….
JUDGE JOSPEH MCKINLEY RULE THE TWENTY-18 LAW WOULD CREATE A….. SUBSTANTIAL OBSTACLE……TO A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO AN ABOTTION…..
VIOLATING CONSTITUTIONALLY PTROTECTD PRIVACY RIGHTS…..
THE COMMONWEALTH’S ONLY ABORTION CLINIC CHALLENGED THE LAW RIGHT AFTER IT WAS SIGNED…..
AND THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT WILL APPEAL…..
NOT BLOCKED
05/13/19
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS REFUSED TO BLOCK SUBPOENAS ISSUED BY THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION DURING AN INVESTIGATON INTO TEACHER
SICKOUTS THAT CLOSED SOME SCHOOLS….
IN HIS RULING…..JUDGE DANNY REEVES SAID MOST OF THE INFORMAON SOUGHT IN THE SUBPOENAS HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO LABOR OFFICIALS…….
THE SUBPOENAS SEEK THE NAMES OF TEACHERS WHO MIGHT HAVE USED SICK DAYS TO ATTEND RALLIES AT THE STATE CAPITAL…..
MAMMOTH CAVE NATURALIZATION
05/13/19
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HELD A NATURALIXO CEMREMONY INSIDE THE CAVE FRIDAY FOR 37-NEW CITIZENS….THAT COME FROM 20
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES….
THE CEREMONY…..WHICH HAS BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE PARK….IS HELD IN ONE OF THE HISTORIC PASSAGES INSIDE THE CAVE…
METCALFE ROAD CLOSED
05/13/19
A PORTION OF KENTUCKY ONE-63 IN METCALFE COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED TODAY THRU MAY 28TH…..TO REPLACE A BRIDGE OVER ROGER
CREEK……
THE CLOSURE IS BETWEEN ROBERTSON SHAW ROAD AND RANDOLPH-GOOD LUCK ROAD…..
THE DETOUR UTILIZES KENTUCKY-90….KENTKCTY SIX-40…..KENTUCKY EIGHT-61…. AND “U-S” 68…..
SPORTS
05/13/19
THE LADY PATROT SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
L & N FEDERAL CREDIT UNION HAS DONATED TWO-MILLION DOLLARS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE’S ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT….WHICH WILL
GO TOWARD ITS “NEXT STEP FUND” TO IMPROVE THE STUDENT/ATHLETE EXPERIENCE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS…..
11-HUNDRED SEAT ….L & N FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ARENA…..HOUSES THE CARDINALS’ VOLLEYBALL COMPETITION…..TRAINING FACILITIES…..AND
OFFICES…..
WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
05/10/19
K-E-T AND KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON A NEW RESOURCE TO HELP
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS….
“IN DEMAND”….IS A COLLETION OF VIDEOS AND A WEBSITE THE OFFER INFORMATION ON TYPLES OF HIGH-DEMAND CAREER SECTORS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….AS CURRENTLY KENTUCKY IS FACING A SHORTAGE OF HIGHLY SKILLED WORKERS TO FILL APPROZIMATELY 115-THOUSAND
OPEN JOBS….
THE VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL 61 “KENTUCKY CAREER CENTER” LOCATIONS…..
AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT…..K-ET-.DOT-ORG-FORWARD SLASH/IN-DEMAND……
DOLLAR GENERAL GRANTS
05/10/19
THE DOLLAR LITERACY FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED MORE THAN EIGHT-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLARS……TO APPROXIMATELY ONE-THOUSAND
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS…..LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS….
THE GRANTS WILL SUPPORT ADULT…..FAMILY….AND SUMMER PROGRAMS WHICH AIM TO ENHANCE LOCAL LITERACY AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES
THROUGHTOUT THE COMMUNITIES DOLLAR GENERAL SERVES……
A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS ARE PLANNED…..INCLUDING PROMOTING CHILDHOOD SUMMER READING…..HELPING ADULTS LEARN TO READ AND
PREPARE FOR THE G-E-D EXAM…..AND HELPING INDIVIDUALS LEARN ENGLISH……
RELAY
05/10/19
ALLEN COUNTY “RELAY FOR LIFE”…..WHICH BENEFITS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY……IS TONIGHT ON THE SCOTTSVILLE SQUARE….
AND KEEP IN MIND…..FOR THE “RELAY”…….THE SCOTTSVILLE SQUARE WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC FROM THREE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT……
DUI FATAL
05/10/19
ACCORDING TO THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..A THREE-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT IN SMITHS
GROVE…..AND HER FATHER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER…..
39 YEAROLD DYLLAN MARTTER WAS DRIVNG ON THREE FORKS ROAD…..WITH HIS FOUR UNDERAGE CHILDLREN IN THE VEHICLE……WHEN HE LOST
CONTROL OF THE S-U-V AND IT FLIPPED…..THE THREE YEAR OLD DIED AT THE HOSPITALE….AND THE OTHER CHILDRE WERE ALSO TRANSPORTED
FOR TREATMENT…..
.
MATTER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND THREE COUNTS OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT……
SPORTS
05/10/19
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS GO TO MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
CHICKENPOX SUIT
05/09/19
THE ATTORNEY FOR A NORTHERN KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT…..WHO WASN’T ALLOW TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES BECAUSE HE
WASN’T VACCINATED FOR CHICKENPOX…..SAYS HIS CLIENT HAS NOW CONTRACTED THE ILLINESS…..
18 YEAR OLD JEROME KUNKEL HAD SUED THE NORTHERN KENTUCKY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLAIMING THE VACCINE WAS AGAINS HIS RELIGIOUS
BELIEFS……
ARSON CHARGES
05/09/19
A MUNFORDVILLE MAN IS FACING ARSON CHARGES AFTER SETTING HIS PARENTS MOBILE HOME ON FIRE….OFFICIALS SAY 40 YEAR OLD STEVEN
GLABB POURED GASOLINE ON THE MOBILE HOME….WHILE HIS PARENTS WERE INSIDE….AND SET IT ON FIRE….
THEN WHEN HE HEARD THEY HAD CALLED NINE-ONE-ONE…HE GOT A WATER HOSE AND PUT THE FIRE OUT PRIOR TO THE OFFICERS ARRIVAL…..
GLABB IS CHARGED WITH ARSON AND WANTON ENDANGERMENT……
CAVE CITY POLICE CHIEF FIRED
05/09/19
THE CHIEF OF THE CAVE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN FIRED….
CAVE CITY MAYOR DEWAYNE HATCHER SAYS…..TERRILL RILEY…..WAS TERMINATED “DUE TO UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES AND
HINDERANCE OF PERFORMANCE OF CITY FUNCTIONS……
HATCHER SAYS HE INSTRUCTED TERRILL TO PERFORM 10-MANDATORY FUNCTIONS……AND AFTER FOUR MONTHS…..HE CONTINUED TO REFUSE
OR FAILED TO PERFORM A MAJORITY OF THIS FUNCTIONS……
GOVERNORS LETTER
05/09/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS SENT A LETTER TO LAWMAKERS TO TRY AND BUILD SUPPORT FOR HIS PENSION BILL HE HOPES TO HAVE CONSIDERED
IN A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION…..
THE BILL IS TO HEAD OFF A SPPIKE IN PENSION COSTS…..ON JULY FIRST….FOR REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES AS-WELL-AS MANY QUASI-
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES…..
AND THE LETTER COMES AFTER SOME TOP G-O-P LAWMAKERS SAID THE GOVERNOR LACKS THE VOTES NEED TO PUSH THE BILL THROUGH THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY……
SULLIVAN
05/09/19
81 YEAROLD BEULAH FRANCES RIPPY SULLIVAN OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT MAPLE GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT GOAD FUNERALHOME AND AFTER ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE
CHURCH……EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY FUND OR THE GIDEONS……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; WILLIAM BRYAN “PAUL” SULLIVAN…..FIVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; ALAN AND LAURIE OF ADOLPHUS,
DOUG AND KRISTI OF NORTH CAROLINA AND MARK AND ANGELA, REV. KENNY AND MICHELLE AND REV. GARY AND GINA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……A
DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; PAM AND ROBBIE WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; NOAH AND ALMA RIPPY OF
SCOTTSVILLE AND JARVIS AND CAROLYN RIPPY OF ADOLPHUS…..AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; GRACIE HESSON, BETTY AND RANDALL
HARPER AND DIANA ISABEL ALL OF ADOLPUSH AND MARY OAKES OF SCOTTSVILLE……21 GRANDCHILDREN AND 31 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/09/19
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO WARREN EAST….
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY LARUE COUNTY…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VAITTY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….WVLE…..
STARTING AT FIVE-20 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE “K-H-S-A-A” HAS ADOPTED A NEW POLCY AIMED AT ADDRESSING CONCERNS OF UNSPORTSMAN LIKE CONDUCT BY SPECTATORS…..
THE POLICY…..WHICH WILL GO INTO EFFECT NEXT SCHOOL YEAR….STATES THAT ADULT FANS WHO ARE EJECTED FROM A SPORTING EVENT
SHOULD SERVE…..AT A MINIMUM…..A SINGLE-EVEN BAN……
THE MOVE IS IN RESPONE TO THE GROWING SHORTAGE OF REFEREES…..WHICH IS ATTRIBUTED TO UNRYULY BEHAVIOR FROM PARENTS AND
SPECTATORS….
MURDER INVESTIGATION-ALLEN
05/08/19
STATE POLICE ARE CONDUCING A MURDER INVESTIGATION IN ALLEN COUNTY….. AROUND SEVEN-30 LAST NIGHT OFFICERS RESPONDED TO ONE-
51 STINSON LANE……NEAR THE TENNESSEE LINE….WHERE DEPUTIES FROM THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAD LOCATED A
DECEASE MALE IN A YARD NEAR THE DRIVEWAY OF THE RESIDENCE……
THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGAITON REVEALED THAT 47 YEAR OLD JUSITN A. WIX WAS OUTSIDE THE RESIDENCE WHEN HE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE
GUNSHOT WOUNDS….. WIX WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CORNER’S OFFICE……
STATE POLICE IS REQUESTING THAT ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION OR LEADS CONCERNING THE DEATH OF JUSTIN WIX……TO CONTACT
DETECTIVE JONATHON JOHNSON WITH THE BOWLING GREEN POST AT…… TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-EIGHT TWO-20-10…….
LEADER IN ME
05/08/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY INTERMEDIATE CENTER HAS BEEN NAMED AS A…..LEADER IN ME LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL….BY FRANKLIN COVEY COMPANY…..
THE RECOGNITION COMES BECAUSE THE SCHOOL HAS ACHIEVED OUTSTANDING RESULTS IN SCHOOL AND STUDENT OUTCOMES…..BY
IIMPLEMENTING THE .LEADER IN ME…..PROCESS WITH FIDELITY……
INTERMEDIATE CENTER PRINCIPAL SHAWN HOLLAND SAID THEY HAVE SEEN AMAZING RESULTS…SUCH AS INCREASED STUDENT LEADERSHIP….
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT….STUDENT OWNERSHIP OF LEARNING…..STAFF COMMITMENT….AND IMPROVED ATTENDANCE SINCE IMPLEMENTING THE
“LEADER IN ME PROCESS”….
GUILTY PLEA
05/08/19
A SMITHS GROVE MAN…..KNOWN AS KENTUCKYANA JONES…..HAS PLEADED IN FEDERAL COURT TO FIVE COUNTS OF BANK FRAUD…..
56 YEAR OLD MICHAEL TODD BARRICK…..WHO WAS INDICTED IN NOVEMBER TWENTY-16…..FACES UP TO 150-YEARS IN PRISON AND HE MUST PAY
RESTITUTION OF MORE THAN ONE-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS TO FIVE BANKS THAT WERE LISTED AS THE VICTIMS IN THE CASE……
REMAINS IDENTIFIED
05/08/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY MEDICAL EXAMINATORS’S OFFICE….HUMAN REMAINS FOUND OFF VETERANS LOOP IN GLASGOW LAST YEAR HAVE
BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THOSE OF BRET BROFFMAN-JUNIOR OF LOUISVILLE…
IN JUNE OF TWENTY-17 AND ABANDONED VEHICLE……BELONGING TO BROFFMAN……WAS LOCATED IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA WHERE THE DEAD
BODY WAS DISCOVEREE…..
REPORTEDLY…..BROFFMAN WAS ON HIS WAY TO THE BONNAROO MUSIC FESTIVAL IN NASHVILLE WHEN HE DISAPPEARED…..
ALLEN DEATH INVESTIGATION
05/08/19
STATE POLICE ARE CONDUCTING A DEATH INVESTIGATION IN ALLEN COUNTY….. AFTER A DECEASED MALE WAS FOUND OUTSIDE A RESIDENCE ON
STINSON LANE…..
NO OHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED……
GRIMES FILES SUIT
05/08/19
KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES HAS FILE SUIT IN FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT…….. CHALLENGING A NEW STATE LAW
REMOVING HER POWER OVER THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTONS…..CLAIMING THE ACTON BY REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS AMOUNTS TO AN
UNCONSTITUTIONAL INFRINGEMENT OF HER EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY…..
GRIMES…..WHO CANNOT SEEK REELECTON THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF TERM LIMITS….. SAID UNLESS THE LAW IF BLOCKED BY A JUDGE……THE
PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE OVESEEN PURSUANT TO AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAW…..
SPORTS
05/08/19
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WAS AT HOME YESTERDAY…..AND DEFEATED THE BOWLING GREEN LADY PURPLES 6 TO 5.....
THERE WILL NOT BE A “TRIPLE CROWN” WINNER THIS YEAR…..AS IT WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER…..COUNTRY
HOUSE…. WILL NOT RUN IN THE PREAKNESS DUE TO ILLNESS….
COUNTRY HOUSE IS THE FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER NOT TO ENTER THE PREAKNESS SINCE “GRINDSTONE” IN 1996…..
UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS
05/07/19
A NEW…..“UNIVERSITY PARTNERHSIP”…..WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY AT SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE…..
THE PARTNERSHIP WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO EARN A BACHELOR’S DEGREE THROUGH THE NEW……UNIVERSITY CENTER OF SOUTHERN
KENTUCKY IN SOMERSET……AND THE UNIVERSITY PARTNERS INCLUDE EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..MOREHEAD STATE….THE UNIVERSITY
OF KENTUCKY…..AND WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……
THE CENTER…..WHICH WILL OPEN THIS FALL ON THE CAMPUS OF SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE…..WILL ALLOW THIRD AND FOURTH YEAR
STUDENTS TO CONTINUE PURSUING THEIR DEGREES CLOSE TO HOME…..
PENSION VOTES
05/07/19
SOME TOP REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH SAY GOVERNOR MATT BEVING HASN’T LINED UP ENOUGH VOTES YET TO PASS HIS
PENSION BILL IN AN EXPECTED SPECIAL LEGISLALTIVE SESSION….
HOUSE MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER JOHN CARNEY SAID THE GOVERNOR IS GETTING CLOSE TO GAINING ENOUGH SUPPORT…...BUT STILL LACKS THE
VOTES TO PASS IT IN THE HOUSE…..
MEANWHILE…..SENATR MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER DAMON THANYER SAYS THE GOVERNOR’S BILL WOULD HAVE A……PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF
PASSING THE SENATE……
BEVIN’S PROPOSAL IS BEING PRESENTED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO A PENSION BILL BE VOTED…..THE GOAL IS TO GIVE RELIEFT TO REGIONAL
UNIVERSITIES AND MANY AGENCIES FACING SURGING PENSION COSTS……
MARSHALL SHOOTING TRIAL
05/07/19
ATTORNEYS FOR THE TEENAGER ACCUSED IN LAST YEAR’S DEADLY SHOOTING AT MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAVE REQUESTED A CHANGE
OF VENUE FOR THE TRIAL….
IN THE PETITION…..LAWYERS FOR GABE PARKER SAY THE CASE HAS GENERATED…. A GREAT DEAL OF PUBLICITY…..IN LOCAL…REGIONAL….AND
NATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE….AND THAT THE ALLEGATIONS AGINST PARKER ARE “SENSATONAL”….. AND SINCE MARSHALL COUNTY HAS ONLY ONE
HIGH SCHOOL…..IT’S IMPOSSIBLE FOR LOCAL JURORS TO BE UNBIASED……
PARKER IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF MURDER AND 14 COUNTS OF ASSULA…..
SPORTS
05/09/19
THE PATROT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON BAREN COUNTY….
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS HOSTS BOWLING GREEN…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL….12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..
WVLE….. STARTING AT FIVE-20 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE KENTUCKY RACING COMMISSION HAS DENIED AN APPEAL BY THE OWNERS OF “MAXIMUM SECURITY”…..ON HIS DISQUALIFICATION IN THE
KENTUCKY DERBY SATURDAY…..
IN DENYING THE APPEAL….THE RACING COMMISSION SAID THE STEWARD’S DECISION IS NOT SUBJECT TO APPEAL….FOLLOWING THE RACE….THE
STEWARDS RULED THAT “MAXIMUM SECURITY” HAD SWERVED OUT OF HIS LANE….IMPEDING THE PATH OF SEVERAL HORSES IN THE FINAL TURN….
IT HAD ALREADY BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT THE HORSE WILL NOT RUN IN THE PREAKNESS IN TWO WEEKS……
SIGNS ON RIGHTS OF WAY
05/06/19
WITH THE MOWING SEASON HERE…..THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET REMINDS CANDIDATES AND PROPERTY OWNERS THAT “PRIVATE
SIGNS” AND ADVERTISING ARE NOT ALLOWED ON STATE HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY….
ILLEGALLY-PLACED SIGNS CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR HIGHWAY MOWING CREWS AND CAN DISRUPT DITCH CLEANING OR OTHER ROAD
MAINTENANCE…..
AND THEY’RE ALSO A DISTRACTION TO MOTORISTS AND CREATE SAFETY HAZARDS BY BLOCKING VIEWS OF SIDES ROADS AND APPROACHING
VEHICLES…..OR BY ENDANGERING THOSE WHO RUN OFF THE ROADWAY……
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT CREWS WILL REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGNS AND TAKE THEM TO THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FACILITY WHERE THEY’RE HELD FOR
30-DAYS….. OWNERS OR A REPRESENTATIVE WITH PROPER IDENTIFICAITION MAY PICK THEM UP……AND SIGNS NOT CLAIMED AFTER 30-DAYS WILL
BE DISCARDED…….
SUBPOENA COURT
05/06/19
THE LEGAL BATTLE IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..OVER SUBPOENAS SENT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS PART OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO SICK-OUTS…..
HAS NOW EXPANDED TO INCLUDE WHICH COURT SHOULD HEAR THE CASE……
KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET ATTORNEYS HAVE FILED A NOTICE OF REMOVAL TO HAVE THE CASE SHIFTED TO FEDERAL COURT…….
AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE…..WHICH FILED THE SUIT…..SAYS IT WILL CONTEST THE FILING…..ARGUING THE CASE BELOGNS IN STATE
COURT……
MADDEN CASE
05/06/19
IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT FRIDAY…..JUDGE JANET CROCKER DENIED A MOTION TO EXCLUDE THE DEATH PENALITY AS A POSSIBLE SENTENCE….IT
TIMOTHY MADDEN IS CONVICTED OF KILLING SEVEN YEAR OLD GABBIE DOOLIN IN NOVEMBER TWENTY-15……
JUDGE CROCKER DID GRANT A MOTION TO HAVE MADDEN UNDERGO A PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION…….
MADDENS’ TRIAL IS SET TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER……
ROAD WORK
05/06/19
MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON TWO-31…..SCOTTSVILLE ROAD NEAR THE INTER-SECTION WITH SHIVE LAN E IN BOWLING GREEN…..SHOULD EXPECT
LANE CLOSURES THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS…..BEGINING AT EIGHT AND LASTING UNTIL SIX THE NECT MORNING…..
.CREWS WILL BE WORKING DURING THE DAY AS WELL…..BUT LANE CLOSURES ARE NOT EXPECTED THEN……
THE LANE CLOSURES ARE NECESSARY AS CREWS WORK ON A “HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT”……WHICH WILL CREATE A NEW
ENTRANCE TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD THAT RUNS ALONG TWO-31…...THE ENTRANCE WILL BE RESTRICTED TO RIGHT TURNS INTO THE ENTANCE AND
RIGHT TURNS OUT OF THE ENTRANCE…..
A PHYSICAL BARRIER SAFETY FEATURE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON SCOTTSVILLE ROAD TO PREVENT MOTOTISTS FROM MAKEIN LEFT TURNS INTO
THE ENTRANCE……
SAFETY IMPROVEMENT FEATURES ON SHIVE LANE ARE ALSO BEING CONSTRUCTED…..
SPORTS
05/06/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO METCALFE COUNTY…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO SOUTH WARREN….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY BOWLING GREEN…..
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TOOK TO “TWITTER” YESTERDAY TO EXPRESSION HIS OPINION ON THE RESULTS OF SATURDAY’S KENTUCKY
DEBERY……
SAYING THE UNPRECEDENTED DECISION TO DISQUALIFY THE INITIAL VICTOR WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY…….THESE DAYS OF POLITICAL
CORRECTNESS……
RECORD VOTERS
05/02/19
A RECORD NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE MAY 21ST PRIMARY ELECTION…..BUT THE BIGGER ISSUE IS WHETHER THEY
WILL GO TO THE POLLS…..
THREE-POINT-FOUR MILLION ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE COMMONWEALTH….. WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF 19-THOSAND SINCE THE TWENY-18
GENERAL ELECTON…..AS DEMOCRATS MAKE UP 49-PERCENT OF VOTERS…..42-PERCENT ARE REPUBLICAN…AND NINE-PERCENT OF VOTERS ARE
REGISTERED AS “OTHER”….
HOWEVER……KENTUCKIANS HAVE NOT MADE PARTICIPATING IN PRIMARY ELECTION A PRIORITY IN RECENT YEARS…..AS IN TWENTY-15….THE
MOST RECENT YEAR FOR STATEWIDE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS…..ONLY 12-POINT-57 PERCENT OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS…..
AND IN TWENTY-11…..VOTER TURN OUT WAS JUST 10-POINT-35 PERCENT……
PENSION BILL
05/03/19
THE PRESIDENTS OF SEVERAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH….. INCLUDING WESTERN…..ARE URGING LAWMAKERS TO
SUPPORT A PENSION PROPOSAL DRAFTED BY THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION……
THE MEASURE IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE THE GOVERNOR REJECTED LAST MONTH…..AS IT ALLOWS REGONAL UNIVERSITIES AND AGENCIES LIKE
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO EXIT THE……KENTUCKY EMPLOYEEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM….. WITOUT PAYING THE FULL SHARE THEY OWE……
THE BILL WOULD ALSO FREEZE THE AMOUNT THAT UNIVERSITIES AND QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCIES HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PENSION SYSTEM…..
WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO INCREASE FROM 49-PERCENT OF PAYROLL TO 87-PERCENT STARTING JULY FIRST…..
SICK OUT NAMES
05/03/19
KENTUCKY EDUCATION COMMISSIONER WAYNE LEWIS SAYS THE NAMES OF TEACHERS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN “SICKOUTS” THIS YEAR
HAVE BNEEN TURNED OVER TO THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION…..
ACCORDING TO LEWIS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION….WHICH RECEIVED A SUBPOENA FROM THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY….TURNED
OVER THE DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE RELATED TO “SICKOUTS” IN 10-DISTRICTS…...
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR AND THE JEFFERSON COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION FILED A LAWSUIT THIS WEEK TRYING TO BLOCK
SUBPOENAS WHICH SEEK THE NAMES OF TEACHERS WHO MIGHT HAVE USED SICK DAYS TO ATTEND RALLIES AT THE CAPITAL…..FORCING SOME
DISTRICTS TO CANCELL CLASSES…..
TEEN FILES ANOTHER SUIT
05/03/19
THE KENTUCKY TEEN…..AT THE HEART OF AN ENCOUNTER WITH A NATIVE AMERICAN ACTIVIST IN WASHINTON…..HAS SUED N-B-C FOR 275-MILLION
DOLLARS…..ALLEGING THAT IT FALSELY LABELED HIM A RACIST WHO INSTIGATED A THREATENING CONFRONTATION……
THE ATTORNEYS FOR NICHOLAS SANDMANN ALSO FILED SUIT EARLIER THIS YEAR AGAINST C-N-N AND THE WASHINGTON POST…..AND ARE
THREATENING SUIT AGAINST OTHER NEWS ORGANIZATIONS…..
KAUFFMAN
05/03/19
45 YEAROLD STEVEN GLENN KAUFFMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..AND A MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD
AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; BRANDYN BARNES OF INDIANA AND JARED BARNES OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; TERRA
AND GENE VANWINKLE OF TENNESSEE AND GERAKA AND JUNIOR MADDOX OF SCOTTSVILLE….. HIS FATHER; GLENN KAUFFMAN OF FLORIDA…..HIS
MOTHER; CLARE KAUFFMAN OF TEXAS…..A SISTER; JULIE LYLE OF KANSAS…..A STEP-BROTHER; JOHN DREW OF NEW YORK…..AND A STEP-SISTER;
REBECCA JARRELLS OF CALIFORNIA…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/03/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO GREENWOOD…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WILL NOT BE PLAYING IN THE OWENSBORO CATHOLIC TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK-END…..AS THE
TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DO TO PENDING WEATHER…..
THE TOPPER BASEBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS RICE….
KENTUCKY HOUSING
05/02/19
DROPPING INVENTORY CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN CONCERN AS THE KENTUCKY HOUSING MARKET MAINTAINS ITS NEAR-RECORD PACE…..AS
FIRST QUARTER SALES CLOSED DOWN JUST ONE PERCENT OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR……AND MARCH HOME SALES WERE DOWN LESS
THAN A HALF-PERCENT OVER MARCH TWENTY-18……
BOTH 2019 YEAR-TO-DATE AND MARCH INVENTORY NUMBERS FELL ABOUT THREE PERCENT….. AND THE DECLINING INVENTORY CONTINUES TO
DRIVE UP THE MEDIAN SALE PRICE OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
DAYS ON THE MARKET IN MARCH WERE 118…WHICH WAS DOWN FROM 120 LAST MARCH…..WHILE THE YEAR-TO-DATE NUMBER IS SLIGHTLY LOWER
AT 116 DAYS……
AND THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE ROSE ONLY SLIGHTLY IN MARCH TO 132-THOUSAND-913 DOLLARS……
COMPUTER VIRUS SCAM
05/02/19
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED A COMPUTER VIRUS SCAM ALERT….AS COMPLANITS HAVE COME FROM SEVEAL
COUNTIES WHERE INDIVIDUALS HAVE LOST MORE THAN 90-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
A FAKE POP-UP WINDOW APPEARS ON PEOPLE’S COMPUTER SCREENS TELLING THEM THERE’S A VIRUS….AND THEY’RE GIVEN AN 800-NUMBER TO
CALL FOR HELP….
THE PERSON WHO ANSWERS SOUNDS LIKE A TECH SUPPORT SERVICE WORKER…..BUT IS REALLY A SCARM ARTIST WHO IS COLLECTING LOGIN
CREDENTIALS……THEY THEN STEAL YOU PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION….
THEY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS NEVER GIVE A STRANGER ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL COMPUTER…..
PURSUIT
05/02/19
A BOWLING GREEN MAN IS FACING CHARGES FOLLOWING A PURSUIT YESTERDAY…. OFFICERS RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF A MAN DRIVING WITH
A GUN HANGING OUT THE WINDOW AND THERE WAS ALSO AN INFANT IN THE CAR….WHICH CRASHED AND ROLLED OVER ON RIVER TANNER WAY….
24 YEAR OLD TARON WELLS HAD 14-POUNDS OF MARIJUANA WITH A STREET VALUE OF 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE VEHICLE….AND 398 “VAPE”
CARTIGES WITH A STREET VALUE OF 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
THE INFANT WASN’T INJURED…..AND AFTER BEING CHECKED OUT AT THE MEDICAL CENTER…..WELLS WAS LOGED IN THE WARREN COUNTY JAIL…..
GRAYSON MAN SENTENCED
05/02/19
A GRAYSON COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES…..
37 YEAR OLD JAMES ARMS OF MILLWOOD WAS SENTENCED TO 50-YEARS IN PRISON AND LIFETIME SUPERVISED SUPERVISION ON MULTIPLE
COUNTS OF PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY……
SPORTS
05/02/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM…..
AND LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM BOTH PLAY IN LOGAN COUNTY…..
THERE’S GOING TO BE A NEW FAVORITE FOR THE KENTUCKY DERBY SATURDAY AS “OMAHA BEACH” WAS SCRATCHED YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF A
BREATHING PRBLEM…..
AND IT’S EXPECTED THAT “GAME WINNER” WILL BE THE NEW FAVORITE…..
UK IPADS
05/01/19
BEGINNING THIS FALL…..ALL INCOMING FRESHMAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY WILL BE GIVEN AN “I-PAD” AS PART OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH
APPLE CORPORATION…..
U-K WILL PAY ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR UP TO 59-HUNDRED I-PADS FOR THE FALL FRESHMAN CLASS…..THEN EACH YEAR THE
FRESHMAN CLASS WILL BE GIVEN THE DEVCES UNTIL THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY IS CONNECTED WITH APPLE TECHNOLOGY…….AS THE “I-PADS”
WILL BE PRELOADED WITH TECHNOLOGY TO HELP STUDENTS BETTER MAKE THE TRANSITION BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE…….
THREE U-K STUDENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN INVITED TO APPLE’S…..ENTERPRISE DESIGN LAB…….TO HELP DEVELOP AN “APP” TO HELP STUDENTS
TRANSITION TO LIFE AT U-K…….
TENNESSEE SPORTS BETTING
05/01/19
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE’S OFFICE SAY HE’LL LET LEGISLATION TO ALLOW SPORTS BETTING BECOME LAW WITHOUT HIS SIGNATURE…..
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE DOESN’T BELIEVE GAMBLING EXPANSION IS BEST…...BUT RECOGNIZES MANY LAWMAKERS WANT
TO EXPLORE IT….
TENNESSEEE WILL BECOME THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO ALLOW SPORTS BETTING WITHOUT BRICK-AND MOTOR LOCATIONS…..
NEW PENSION BILL
05/01/19
THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION HAS DRAFTED A NEW PENSION BILL FOR LAWMAKERS TO CONSIDER IN A SPECIAL SESSION…..
THE MEASURE IS AIMED AT GIVING REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES…..COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS…..AND OTHER AGENCIES RELIEF FROM A SPIKE IN
PENSION COSTS BEGINNING JULY FIRST……
BEVINS SAYS HE WILL CALL THE SPECIAL SESSION IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE KENTUCKY DERBY….
THE GOVERNOR SURPRIZED LAWMAKERS WHEN HE VETOED A SIMILIAR BILL FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-19 REGULAR
SESSION…..
FOUR WAY STOP
05/01/19
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAD PLANNED TO CHANGE THE INTER-SECTION OF “U-S” 68…..GLASGOW ROAD….. AND KENTUCKY
ONE-OH-ONE…. SMITHS GROVE/SCOTTSVILLE ROAD…. IN WARREN COUNTY TO A FOUR-WAY STOP TOMORROW….HOWEVER….DUE TO THE
FORECAST OF RAIN TOMORROW…..THAT CHANGE IS BEING MADE TODAY……
OVERSIZED DUAL MOUNTED STOP SIGNS AND OVERSIZED DUAL MOUNTED STOP AHEAD SIGNS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED…..THE FLASHING BEACONS
WILL REMAIN AT THE INTER-SECTION…..BUT THE BULB COLOR HAS BEEN SWITCHED FROM YELLOW DTO RED…..AND RUMBLE STRIPS HAVE BEEN
INSTALLED ON “U-S” 68……
MESSAGE BOARDS INFORMING MOTORISTS OF THE CHANGE HAVE BEEN IN PLACE SINCE LAST WEEK…. …..
SPORTS
05/01/19
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WAS ON THE ROAD TO BARREN COUNTY LAST NIGHT WHERE THEY DROPPED A 12 TO TWO DECISION TO THE
TROJANETTES…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO PORTLAND TONIGHT….
NEW LODGE RATES
04/29/19
THE KENTUCKY STATE PARKS HAVE A NEW LODGING RATE THAT GIVES A BREAK TO KENTUCKY RESIDENTS….THE “KENTUCKY RESIDENT RATE”
OFFERS UP TO 10-PERCENT OFF THE NORMAL LODGING RATE AT THE PARK SYSTEM’S 17-RESORT PARKS….
RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE ON LINE AT……PARKS-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV…..AND GUUESTS MUST SHOW A KENTUCKY DRIVER’S LICENSE OR SOME
OTHER IDENTIFICAION THAT SHOWS THEY ARE A KENTUCKY RESIDENT…….
THE RATE…..WHICH WILL BE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR……DOESN’T INCLUDE TAXES OR FEES AND IS SUBEJCT TO AVAILABILITY……
BEVIN LEAST POPULAR
O4/29/19
A NEW POLL FINDS GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN IS THE “LEAST POPULAR GOVERNOR IN THE COUNTRY…..
THE POLL…..CONDUCTED BY MORNING CONSULT……SAYS BEVING HAS A 33-PERCENT APPROVAL RATING……WHICH IS TIED WITH FIRST YEAR
CONNECTICUT GOVENOR NED LAMONT…..HOWEVER…..LAMONT’S UNDECIDED NUMBER IS 29-PECENT COMPARED TO BEVIN’S 16-PERCENT……
SINCE MORNING CONSULT BEGAN TRACKING GOVERNOR APROVAL RATINGS IN EARLY TWENTY-17……BEVIN’S NET APPROVAL RATING HAS
DROPPED BY 30 POINTS…..
JACKSONIAN PAGEANT
04/29/19
JACKSONIAN DAY ACTIVITIES CAME TO A CLOSE YESTERDAY……WITH THE JACKSONIAN PAGEANTS……
CROWNED MISS JACKSONIAN WAS HANNAH BRYANT…..
AND LAURA HARVEY WAS CROWNED THE FIRST EVER…..MRS. JACKSONIAN……
SUMNER SHOOTING
04/29/19
TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MURDER OF SEVEN PEOPLE IN SUMNER COUNTY……AS AUTHORITIES HAVE
ARRESTED 25 YEAR OLD MICHAEL CUMMINS FOLLOWING A MANHUNT SATURDAY NIGHT….
ACCORDING TO THE T-B-I…..A FAMILY MEMBER CALLED NINE-ONE-ONE FROM A HOME ON CHARLES BROWN ROAD IN WESTMORELAND WHERE
THEY FOUND MULTIPLE BODIES…..INCLUDING A 12 YEAR OLD CHILD….ONE OF THE VICTIMS DID SURVIVE….
A SHORT TIME LATER……OFFICERS LEANRED OF A SECOND HOME ON LUBY BROWN ROAD WERE ANOTHER PERSON WAS FOUND DEAD AND HER
VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN……
BARREN MURDER
04/29/19
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CONTINUES THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE SHOOTING DEATH OF 32 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHWER
WALKER OF GLASGOW…..
DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE ON PARK CITY/GLASGOW ROAD AFTER A RESIDENT OF THAT ADDRESS……48 YEAR OLD DAVID
PONS……HAD POSTED ON FACEBOOK THAT HE HAD KILLED SOMEONE AND THAT HE WAS SUIDICAL…….
AFTER DEPUTIES ARRIVED…..PONS EVENTUALLY CAME OUT….. AND HE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MURDER……
SCHWEDER
04/29/19
90 YEAR OLD JEAN SCHWEDER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..IN LIEW OF
FLOWERS……DONATIONS ARE REQUESTED FOR HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY OR THE FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; ALBERT AND BONNIE SCHWEDER OF SCOTTSVILLE AND
TIMOTHY SALDIVAR OF
CALIFORNIA…..FIVE GRANDCHILDDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/29/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS SOUTH WARREN….
HYDRANT FLUSHING
04/26/19
THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE WILL BE FLUSHING FIRE HYDRANTS MONDAY THRU FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK…..
DURING THIS TIME…..THROUGHOUT THE CITY…..CUSTOMERS MAY TEMPORARILY EXPERIENCE LOW WATER PRESSURE…..NO WATER….OR DINGY
WATER
TAKE BACK DAY
04/26/19
TOMORROW IS….“NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY”…..WHICH GIVES INDIVIDUALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMOVE POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS MEDICINES FROM THEIR HOMES AND DISPOSE OF THEM SAFELY…..
A DROP-OFF SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE FROM 10 TO TWO……HOWEVER….. .A DROP-OFF BOX FOR
UNNEEDED MEDICATIONS IS AVAILABLE IN THE LOBBY OF THE ALLEN COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER…..24-HOURS A DAY……SEVEN DAYS
AWEEK…..
SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM IN TWO-THOUSAND-THREE….THE COMMONWEALTH HAS COLLECTED JUST OVER 135-THOUSAND
POUNDS OF UNWANTED AND UNUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS…..
CORVETTE PLANT
04/26/19
GENERAL MOTORS IS ADDING A SECOND SHIFT…..AND MORE THAN 400 HOURLY JOBS…..AT THE CORVETTE PLANT……
ADDING A SECOND SHIFT WILL INCREASE THE WORKFORCE TO MORE THAN 13-HUNDRED AT THE PLANT……WHICH HAS BUILT MORE THAN A
MILLION CORVETTES SINCE IT OPENED IN 1981…..
THE INCREASED PRODUCTION WILL SUPPORT THE NEWEST GENERATION CORVETTE…..WHICH WILL BE UNVEILED JULY 18TYH……AND WILL FIND
THE ENGINE BEING MOVED FROM UNDER THE HOOD TO BETWEEN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND THE REAR WHEELS……
ALLEN UNCMPLOYMENT
04/26/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUINTY ROSE SLIGHTLY…..FROM FOUR-POINT
THREE PERCENT IN FEBRUARY…..TO FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN MARCH……AND THIS MARCH’S JOBLESS RATE WAS HIGHER THAN THE FOUR-
POINT-TWO PERCENT RECORDED IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTICT……JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM FOUR-PERCECT IN WARREN COUNTY…..TO FIVE-POINT-FIVE
PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWELTH IN MARCH…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FELL IN 94 COUNTIES……ROSE IN 19……AND STAYED THE SAME IN SEVEN…..
WOODFORD COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT……
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 12-POINT-THREE PERCENT……
PEDIGO
04/26/19
65 YEAR OLD LONNIE PEDIGO OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JAMIE HOLDER PEDIGO……TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; TINEKIA AND JOSHUA PERRIGO OF TENNESSEE AND
KELLY AND KEITH CROSS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; GEORGE AND LINDA AND CHRISTOPHER AND TIFFANY ALL OF
TOMPKINSVILLE AND JACKIE AND ANITA OF TENNESSEE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; RUBY AND GARY WISDOM AND MARY PEDIGO
ALL OF TOMPKINSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/26/19
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO HENDERSONVILLE-TENNESSEE TO PLAY IN THE GRIFFIN CLASSIC……
THE TENNIS TEAMS TRAVEL TO GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE GREENWOOD SHOW CASE…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM ENTERTIANS WARREN CENTRAL….
FORMER TOPPER BASKETBALL COACH DARRIN HORN IS THE NEW MEN’S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….
AFTER LEAVING THE HILL……HORN WAS HEAD COAH AT SOUTH CAROLINA….AND FOR THE PAST FOUR SEASON HAS BEEN THE ASSOCIATE HEAD
COACH AT TEXAS……
FATAL AIRPLANE CRASH
04/25/19
AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING THE CRASH OF A SMALL PLANE…..AT THE HENDERSON COUINTY AIRPORT TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY YESTERDAY
MORNING…..THAT CLAIMED TWO LIVES….
THE VICTIMS HAVEN’T BEEN IDENTIFIED……AS AN AUTOPOSY IS SCHEUDLED FOR TODAY IN MADISONVILLE…..
STRATTON
04/24/19
92 YEAR OLD JEWELL STRATTON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER 10 THIS MORNING (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
DONATIONS TO GIDEON’S INTERNATIONAL OR HOSPARUS HEALTH OF BARREN RIVER……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JUDY STRATTON OF SCOTTSVILLE….. THREE GRANDCHILDREN, FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
04/25/19
THE N-F L DRAFT KICKS OFF IN NASHVILLE TODAY…..WITH OVER 100-THOUSAND PEOPLE EXPECTED TO HEAD DOWNTOWN EACH DAY OF THE THREE
DAY EVENT…..
THERE MANY ROAD CLOSURES IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE…..AS BROADWAY IS CLOSED FROM FIFTH AVENUE TO THE WATER FRONT…..
THERE ARE OFFICIAL PICKUP AND DROP-OFF ZONES…..AND SCOOTERS AND BIKE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE AREA……
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS
04/24/19
THE COMMONWEATH HAS RECEI VED ALMOST 118-MILLION DOLLARS IN TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS…..
UNDER THE TOBACCO MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT…..TOBACCO COMPANIES AGREED TO MAKE ANNUAL PAYMENTS…..IN PERPETUITY…..
WORTH 208-BILLION DOLLARS TO STATES AND TERRORITIES THAT SIGNED THE AGREEMENT….
SINCE THE FIRST PAYMENT IN 1999……KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN TWO-BILLION DOLLARS UNDER THE AGREEMENT……AND THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS DESIGNATED THAT HALF OF THE FUNDS BE INVESTED IN AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION GRANTS……
FISCAL COURT
04/24/19
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER ONE…..LAST NIGHT……TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..
RECENTLY……SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCAIL APPROVED AN ORDINANCE DEALING WITH VICIOUS DOGS AND CATS AND POULTRY……AND THE CITY
HAD ASKED THAT THE COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER WORK WITH THE CITY ON THE DOG AND CAT PORTION OF THE ORDINANCE……
CURRENTLY…….THE COUNTY RECEIVES 40-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE CITY FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER…..AND THE NEW AGREEMENT WILL
HAVE THEM CONTINUING PAYING THAT AMOUNT…..AND THE AGREEMENT WILL BE REVIEWED YEARLY……
SPORTS
04/24/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM TRAVELED TO GLASGOW LAST NIGHT…..AND PICKED UP A BIG DISTRICT WIN AS THEY DEFEATED THE SCOTTIES SIX TO
FOUR……
THE PATRIOTS NEXT GAME IS TONIGHT AS THEY GO TO SOUTH WARREN……
2018 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
04/23/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY LAST YEAR WAS FOUR-PERCENT…..
WHICH WAS DOWN FROM THE FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT RECORDED IN TWENTY-17…….
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT LAST YEAR…..JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN WARREN
COUNTY….TO FIVE-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DECREASED IN 117 COUNTIES…..ROSE IN TWO…..AND SAYED THE SAME IN
ONE…..
WOODFORD COUNTY HAS THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE IN KENTUCKY….IN TWENTY-18…..AT THREE POINT-ONE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED THE COMMONWEALTH’S HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE LAST YEAR…..AT 13-POINT TWO PERCENT……
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE CLOSING
04/23/19
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE CLOSING ITS “CONFUCIOUS INSTITUTE”…..
THE INSTITUTE HAS OPERATED AT WESTERN SINCE 20-10…….AND THE UNIVERSITY SAID THEY ENDED THEIR AGREEMENT WITH THE “CONFUCIUS
INSTITUTIE” NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET A WAIVER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE THAT WOULD ALLOW
THEM TO OPERATE THE INSTITUTE AS-WELL-AS TEIR CHINESE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM…..
LEGISLATION PASSED LAST YEAT PROHIBITS INSTITUTIONS FROM HOSTING A “CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE” IF THEY WERE USING FUNDING FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS……
PLANNING
04/23/19
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT……
A ZONE CHANGE…..FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO MULTI-FAMILY….. WAS GRANTED FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT THREE-20 NORTH EIGHTH…..
AND TWO VARIANCES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT FOUR-ZERO-TWO AST WALNUT WERE APPROVED….ONE WAS FOR AN 18-BY-18 CARPORT AND
THEOTHER FOR A 10-BY-20 PORTABLE BUILDING……
SCOTTSVILLE POST MASTER MARK BROADY TALKED WITH THE COMMISSION ABOUT THE POST OFFICE AND COMMISSON WORKING TOGETHER ON
LARGER DEVELOPMENTS…….
AND THE COMMISSION WILL BE ADDING THE “POST OFFICE” TO THEIR CHECK-LIST FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS………
BOARDS
04/23/19
63 YEAR OLD RITA LORRAINE BOARDS OF GLASGOW DIED SATURDAY AT T-S SAMSON HOSPITAL…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED)
AFTERNOON AT ON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CANEY FORK CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW (WED0 AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERSD-IN-LAW; SHELBY AND EMMA OF PARK CITY AND OWEN AND KIM OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SISTER AND
BROTHER-IN-LAW; ANNA AND SCOTTY ALLEN OF GLASGOW…..AND AN AUNT; TELLIE STARKS OF TENNESSEE……..
SPORTS
04/23/19
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS GO TO BARREN COUNTY…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM PLAYS IN GLASGOW……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT FIVE THIS AFTERNOON……
FEEDING FAITH
04/22/19
FEEDING FAITH SOUP KITCHEN WILL BE HOLDING THEIR FIRST FUND RAISER….. THIS AFTERNOON FROM FIVE TO SIX…..AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST
CHURCH……
AS THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO STOP BY TO SEE WHAT THEY DO…..
THE “THANKSGIVING” MEAL IS FREE…..BUT DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED…..
GARDEN PROGRAM
04/22/19
THE COMMUNITY ACTION GARDEN PROGRAM BEGINS TODAY……
THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC SELF-SUPPORT…..BY PROVIDING LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WITH THE ESSENTIAL
MATERIALS TO START GROWING A VEGETABLE GARDEN….
ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A VOUCHER FROM COMMUNITY ACTION THAT CAN BE USED TO PURCHASE GARDEN PRODUCTS……
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION OFFICE AT 25 J-L-TURNER PLACE……OR CALL….TWO-THREE-SEVEN-
41-49…….
CYBER SAFETY
04/22/19
TONIGHT AT SIX……THE FAITH COALITION IS SPONSORING A FREE PROGRAM ON “CYBER SAFETY” AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL…..
PARENTS…..GRANDPARENTS…..AND CHILD-INVOLVED ADULTS WILL OBTAIN A BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF THE DANGERS THEIR CHILDREN FAC ON-
LINE….AS THE TOPICE COVERED INCLUDE SEZXTING…..SOCIAL MEDIA…..GAMING…..AND ON-LINE PREDATORS…..
SPORTS
0422/19
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO SOUTH WARREN…..
IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS…..
THE PREDATORS TAKE ON THE STARS IN DALLAS……WITH THE START LEADING THE SERIES……THREE GAMES TO TWO……
CRIMINAL JUSTICE FORUM
04/18/19
KENTUCKY GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE WERE PART OF A FORM ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE YESTERDAY…..AT
BELMONT UNIVERISTY’S COLLEGE OF LAW YESTERDAY….
BOTH GOVERNORS OUTLINED CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRIORITIES AND INITIATIVES…..
BEVIN SAID HE PLANS TO CREATE A…..SENTENCING INTEGRITY UNIT….SAYING MISTAKES ARE MADE IN SENTENCING…….
AND LEE PROMISED TO EXAMINE SENTENCING GUIDELINES IN TENNESSEE…..
FEDERAL DRUG ARRESTS
04/18/19
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE CHARGED 60 PEOPLE…..INCLUDING 31 DOCTORS….. FOR THEIR ROLES IN ILLEGALLY PRESCRIBING AND
DISTRIBUTING MILLIONS OF PILLS CONTAINING OPIOIDS AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS…..
AUTHORITIES SAY THE ARRESTS ARE TIED TO SOME 350-THOUSND PRESCRIPTONS AND 32-MILLON PILLS……
AMONG THOSE ARRESTED ARE A KENTUCKY DOCTOR…..A KENTUCKY DENTIST… AND A TENNESSE DOCTOR WHO DUBBED HIMSELF THE “ROCK
DOC”…..;
ARREST-MURDER
04/18/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED 64 YEAR OLD JACKIE MUTTER OF SCOTTSVILLE WITH THE MURDER….IN
THE TWENTY-17 SHOOTING DEATH OF WENDELL JACKSON…….
MUTTER IS ALSO FACING SEVERAL DRUG CHARGES INCLUDING TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH….HE’S ALSO CHARGED WITH
POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN BY A CONVICTED FELON AND ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOR……
DOUBLE FATAL
04/18/19
TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD FOLLOWING A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT…..
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAY 23 YEAR OLD AARON WINGFILED OF BOWLING GREEN LOST CONTROL OF HIS CAR ON HAYS
LODGE ROAD AND IT HIT A TREE….
WINGFIELD AND HIS PASSENGER…..23 YEAR OLD KRISTA VINCENT OF SMITHS GROVE…. WERE BOTH PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE……..
SPORTS
04/18/19
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ENTERTAIN MONROE COUNTY….
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL PLAYS AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON….
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ENTERTAIN MONROE COUNTY….
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL PLAYS AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON….
ARTS ON MAIN
04/17/19
THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN FINDING THE INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS WHO DAMAGED…..ARTS ON
MAIN….. SOMETIME BETWEEN MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING….AS THE SPINDELS ON THE RAILINGS WERE BROKEN……
“ARTS ON MAIN”……WHICH IS LOCATED ON EAST MAIN STREET BETWEEN U-S BANK AND DOMINO’S……HAS A LIMITED BUDGET WHICH IS USED EACH
SUMMER TO BRING THE PROGRAMS TO “ARTS ON MAIN”………
“ARTS ON MAIN” OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL FIND A WAY TO REBUILD THE GAZEBO…….
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS VANDELISM……IT’S ASKED YOU CONTACT THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-36-
11……
SUBPOENAS
04/17/19
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IS DEMANDING GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND THE LABOR CABINET RESCIND SUBPOENAS CALLING
FOR NAMES OF TEACHERS INVOLVED IN SICKOUT PROTESTS AT THE STATE CAPITAL THIS YEAR…..
BESHSER SAYS THE SUBPOENAS ARE NOT LAWFUL AS THE TEACHERS WERE ENGAGED IN PROTECTED SPEECH…..HE’S GIVING THEM 10-DAYS TO
RESCIND THE SUBPOENAS….AND IF THEY DON’T HE WILL TAKE THEM TO COURT…..
SEVEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE RECEIVED SUBPOENAS…….
MISSING TEEN
04/17/19
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING WARREN COIUTY TEEN…..
17 YEAR OLD JAIRI GALLEGOS WAS LAST SEEN IN THE OAKLAND AREA AROUND EIGHT LAST NIGHT….
GALLEGOS IS A HISPANIC FEMALE…..FIVE-FEET-FIVE INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS 125 POUNDS….SHE WAS WEARING BLUE JEANS….NAVY BLUE TANK
TOP….BLACK SHOES….AND WHITE SOCKS….
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AT TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-EIGHT-FOUR-TWO-16-
33……
ARREST-SIMPSON
04/17/19
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A SIMPSON COUNTY MAN ON SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES…..
38 YEAR OLD LARRY SCHULTZ-JUNIOR OF FRANKLIN IS CHARGED IN A SIMPSON COUNTY INDICTMENT WARRANT WITH SEXUAL ABUSE-VICTIM
UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE….
BG WOMAN CHARGED
04/17/19
A BOWLING GREEN WOMAN IS FACING CHARGES AFTER SHE SLAMMED HER TWO-YEAR OLD SON ONTO THE CONCRETE FRIDAY….AND THEN
RANAWAY DURING A FIGHT SHE WAS HAVING WITH A MAN….
NOELLE GRAY IS CHARGED WITH WANTON ENGANGERMENT AND CHILD ABUSE….
ACCORDING TO OFFICER RONNIE WARD WITH THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE DEPARTMENT……CHILD…..WHO WAS FLOWN THE VANDERBILT
MEDICAL CENTER….. WAS RELEASED MONDAY…….
FARM BUREAU MOVING
04/17/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED TODAY SO THEY CAN MOVE INTO THEIR NEW FACILITY AT THREE-60 FRANKLIN ROAD…..
THE OFFICE WILL REOPEN IN THE NEW LOCATION TOMORROW…..
SPORTS
05/17/19
THE PREDATORS ARE IN DALLAS TO TANGLE WITH THE STARS IN GAME FOUR OF THE PLAY-OFFS…..
WITH NASHVILLE LEADING THE SERIES TWO GAMES TO ONE…….
THE HOT RODS HOST LAKE COUNTY……
04/15/19
06:05AM
THIS IS…..NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK…..A TIME TO RECOGNIZE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WE CALL “DISPATCHERS”……WHO ANSWER YOUR
CALL WHEN YOU NEED EMERGENCY SERVICES……
LAST YEAR……THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY DISPATCH CENTER ANSWERED SEVEN-THOUSAND-651….NINE-ONE-ONE- CALLS…..AND A TOTAL
OF 26-THOSUAND-858 CALLS FOR SERVICE……
WALKAWAY CAPTURED
04/15/19
AN INMATE WHO WALKEDAWAY FROM THE GREEN RIVER CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX IN CENTRAL CITY…..HAS BEEN CAPTURED IN WARREN
COUNTY…..
STATE POLICE SAY CHARLES PEDIGO WAS LOCATED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AT A RESIDENCE ON H-E JOHNSON ROAD…..AFTER THE
HOMEOWNER CALLED AUTHORITIES AND SAID THERE WAS A MAN ON HER PORCH TRUING TO QUIET HER DOGS…..
SPORTS
04/15/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM HOSTS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON SOUTH WARREN……
AND THE TENNIS TEAMS GO TO SOUTH WARREN….
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN DALLAS TO TAKE ON THE STARS IN GAME THREE OF THE PLAY OFFS….WITH THE SERIES TIED AT ONE GAME APIECE…..
THE HOT RODS HOST LAKE COUNTY….
REGISTRATION
04/11/19
KINDERGARTEN AND PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION…..FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR….WILL BE HELD AT THE PRIMARY CENTER THIS AFTERNOON…..FROM
4:30PM MTO 6:30PM
TO ENROLL IN KINDERGARTEN….STUDENTS MUST BE FIVE ON OR BEFORE AUGUST FIRST….. HOWEVER…..THE IS A POLICY AND PROCESS
AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO TURN FIVE BETWEEN AUGUST SECOND AND OCTOBER FIRST…. AND WOULD LIKE FOR THEIR CHILD
TO ATTEND KINDERGARTEN IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR…..
TO ATTEND PRESHCOOL….STUDENTS MUST BE FOUR BY AUGUST FIRST AND MEET INCOME GUIDELINES…..OR BE THREE AND IDENTIFIED WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS…..
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS SHOULD BRING A VALID BIRTH CERTIFICATE…..A KENTUCKY IMMUNIZATION CERTIFICATE…..AND FOR PRESCHOOL
REGISTRATION PROOF OF INCOME……
JEFFERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT SUBPOEA
04/11/19
THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT….COMMONWEALTH’S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST IN THE
COUNTRY……HAS BEEN SENT A SUBPOENA BY THE KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET SEEKING THE NAMES OF TEACHERS WHO MIGHT HAVE USED SICK
DAYS TO ATTEND RALLIES AT THE STATE CAPITAL WHILE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WAS IN SESSI0N…..
WIDESPREAD ABSENCES IN SOME DISTRICTS FORCED CLASSED TO BE CANCELED FOR AS LONG AS A FEW DAYS……
SUBPOENAS HAVE ALSO BEEN SENT TO BULLITT AND OLDHAM COUNTIES……
NEW DNA TESTING PROGRAM
04/11/19
KENTUCKY AUTHORITIES SAY THE COMMONWEALTH IS GOING TO START USING RAPID…..D-N-A TESTING….FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGAOINS…..
FOR THE LAST FW MONTHS….THE STATE POLICE FORENSICS LABS HAVE PILOTED USE OF THE SYSTEM….WHICH HAS PROVEN SUCCESSSFUL AT
IDENTFYING SUSPECTS WITHIN HOURS…..
THERE ARE ALSMOST TWO-THOUAND SEXUAL ASSAULTS REPORTED IN KENTUCKY EVERY YEAR…..AND IT’S ESTIMATED THAT NEARLY TWICE THAT
AMOUNT GO UNREPORTED……
SPORTS
04/11/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM HOSTS BOWLING GREEN…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT FIVE-30 THIS AFTERNOON…….
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE HOT RODS WERE SHUT OUT BY LAKE COUNTY SEVEN TO NOTHING….
AND THE PREDATORS DROPPED A THREE TO TWO DECISION TO THE STARS…..
PENSION BILL VETOED
04/10/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS VETOED HOUSE BILL THREE-58……A PENSION BILL THAT WAS AIMED AT PROVIDING PENSION RELIEF TO THE
COMMONWEALTH’S REGONAL UNIVERSITIES AND DOZENS OF “QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES” SUCH AS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS,
MENTAL HEALTH GROUPS…..
THE MEASURE….WHICH WAS PASSED ON THE LAST DAY OF THE SESSION SO LAWMAKERS DON’T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO OVERRIDE THE VETO…..
WOULD HAVE THE UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER AGENCIES TO LEAVE KENTUCKY’S TROUBLED PENSION SYUSTEM…..OR THEY COULD STAY IN THE
PENSION SYSTEM AND BEGIN PAYUING 84-PERCENT OF THEIR PAYROLL AS THEIR SHARE OF PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS….WHICH IS WHAT THE REST
OF STATE GOVERNMENT PAID THIS YEAR….
BEVIN SAID HE PLANS TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE JULY FIRST TO DEAL WITH THE PENSION……..A SPECIAL
SESSION THE GOVERNOR CALLED LAST DECEMBER FAILED TO REACH AN AGREMENT…..
CHILD ABUSE MONTH
04/10/19
APRIL IS …..CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH…..AND A WALK WAS HELD LAST NIGHT WITH ABOUT 100-INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING…..THE WALK
WENT FROM SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH TO THE JUSTICE CENTER……
APPROXIMATELY THREE-MILLION CHILDREN ARE REPORTED ABUSED OR NEGLECTED IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR…..
LAST YEAR…..THERE WERE 196 CASES SUBSTANTIATED AND/OR IN NEED OF SERVICES IN ALLEN COUNTY…..THAT EFFECTED 178 CHILDREN…….
SCAMS
04/10/19
ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF JEFF COOKE HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT SEVERAL PHONE SCAMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HIS OFFICE….
HE URGES RESIDENTS TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT GIVING OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION TO SOMEONE OVER THE PHONE…..
ALSO…..ANYONE WITH INTERNET ACCESS…..CAN GO TO THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S WEBSITE AND SIGN UP FOR SCAM ALERTS……
SPORTS
04/10/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM HOSTED GLASGOW LAST NIGHT AND DROPPED A 10 TO SEVEN DECISION TO THE SCOTTIES…..
THE HOT RODS DROPPED A 13 TO FOUR DECISION TO LAKE COUNTY…….
AND THE PREDATORS BEGIN STANLEY CUP PLAY-OFFS TONIGHT AS THEY’RE AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO PLAY THE STARS…..
CITY COUNCIL
04/0919
AT LAST NIGHT’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING….SECOND READING WAS TO BE GIVEN TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE ANIMAL ORDINANCE…..
THERE WERE RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE WHO SPOKE IN FAVOROF THE AMENDMENT…..WHICH PASSED ON A UNANIMOUS VOTE…..
THE COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED A RESOLUTION AND APPROVED MAYOR ROB CLINE TO SIGN THE MUNICIPAL ROAD AID AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT
OF 84-THOUSAND-737 DOLLARS……
WKU TO CUT PROGRAMS
04/09/19
THE ACTING PROVOST AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY SAYS IT’S BEING RECOMMEND THAT 26-PERCENT OF THE SCHOOL’S ACADEMIC
PROGRAMS BE SUSPENDED…..
CHERYL STEVENS SAY THE SCHOOL’S…..COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC PROGRAM EVALUATION……. IS RECOMMENDING THE SUSPENSION OF 101
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS INCLUDING 11-UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES…..FOUR-GRADUATE DEGREES…..AND 86 OTHER CREDENTIALS SUCH AS
MINORS AND CERTIFICATES……
THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE TAKEN UP FRIDAY DURING THE BOARD OF REGENTS COMMITTEE MEETING…..
HEMP
04/09/19
SPEAKING IN LOUISVILLE YESTERDAY……SENATOR MITCHELL MCCONNELL SAYS HE’S…..WILLING TO OFFER FOLLOW-UP LEGISLATION IF NEEDED…..
TO RESOLVE ANY “GLITCHES” STEMMING FROM THE MISTAKEN IDENTITY OF HEMP AND MARIJUANA……
SINCE HEMP’S LEGALIZATION…..SOME TRUCKERS HAULING HEMP HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY POLICE WHO CAN’T TELL IF THEY HAVE INTERCEPTED A
LEGAL CROP OR MARIJUANA…..
THE ONLY WAY TO DISTINGUISH HEMP AND MARIJUANA IS BY MEASURING THEIR T-H-C ….AND OFFICERS DON’T HAVE THE TESTING TECHNOLOGY
TO DO SO ON THE SPOT……
SPORTS
04/09/19
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS GO TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MONROE COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM HOSTS GLASGOW…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FORM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT FIVE THIS AFTERNOON…..
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM LAST NIGHT….
VIRGINIA WON THEIR FIRST…..MEN’S N-C-A-A BASKETBALL TITLE…..WITH AN 85 TO 77 OVERTIME WIN OVER TEXAS TECH……
PROVOST STEPS DOWN
04/08/19
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY PROVOST…..TERRY BALLMAN…..HAS STEPPED DOWN AFTER FACULITY MEMBERS APPROVED A NO-
CONFIDENCE RESOLUTION…..
BALLMAN ANNOUNCED HER DECISION IN A CAMPUSWIDE E-MAIL FRIDAY….SHE SAID SHE WILL BE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR SPECIAL
INITIATIVES UNTIL AUGUST 30TH 20-20…..AND THEN WILL BECOME A TENURED PROFESSOR…..
REPORTEDLY……THE NO CONFIDENCE VOTE STEMS FROM THE SUDDEN RESIGNATION OF POTTER COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DEAN LARRY
SYNDER LAST WEEK…..
WORK ZONE WEEK
04/08/19
WITH ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION SEASON KICKING OFF IN APRIL ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH……THE KENTUCKY TRANPORTAITON CABINET IS
ENCOURAGING MOTORISTS TO SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE WITHOUT DISTRICTIONS IN ACTIVE WORK ZONES….
THIS IS…..NATONAL WORK ZONE AWARENESS WEEK…..AND ACCORDING TO THE CABINET THE NUMBER OF WORK ZONE ACCIDENTS IN KENTUCKY
ROSE THREE-PERCENT LAST YEAR ….. FROM ONE-THJOUSAND-SEND IN TWENTY-17 TO ONE-THOUSAND-42 LAST EYAR…..
DISTRICTED DRIVING IS THE MOST SIGNIFINCANT CAUSE OF WORK ZONE CRASHES…..AS LAST YEAR IN THE COMMONWEALTH….53-PERCENT OF
WORK ZONE CRASHES LISTED DISTRACTED DRIVING AS A FACTOR……
BRING YOUR OWN BAG
04/08/19
IT’S SOON GOING TO BE…..BRING YOUR OWN BAG…..AT YOUR LOCAL KROGER STORE…..AS THEY’RE IS PHASING OUT…..USE-ONCE…THROW-AWAY-
PLACTIC BAGS AND TRANSITIONING TO REUSABLE BAGS……AND THE CHANGE IS EXPECT TO BE COMPLETED BY 20-256……
KROGER OPERATES…..EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARIES…..TWO-THOUSAND-764 SUPERMARKETS AND MULTI-DEPARTMENT
STORES…..
IT’S ESTIMATED THAT AMERICANS USE 100-BILLION PLASTIC BAGS A YEAR…..AND THE AVERAGE FAMILY TAKES HOME ALMOST 15-HUNDRED PLASTIC
SHOPPING BAGS DURING THOSE SAME 12-MONTHS……
SPORTS
04/08/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM PLAYS AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO EAST ROBINSON- TENNESSEE….
THE MEN’S N-C-A-A BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED TONIGHT AS TEXAS TECH TAKES ON VIRGINIA……
CONCEALED CARRY
04/05/19
LEGISLATION ALLOWING ADULTS TO CARRY A CONCEALD HANDGUN…..WITHOUT A PERMIT OR TRAINING….HAS BEEN SIGNED BY GOVERNOR MATT
BEVIN….
UNDER THE LEGISLATON…..KENTUCKIANS AGW 21….AND WHO ARE ABLE TO LAWFULLY POSSESS A FIREARM……CAN CONCEAL THEIR WEAPONS
WITHOUT A LICENSE…..
THE NEW LAW TAKES EFFECT IN JUNE…….
STAR PARTY
04/05/19
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL CELEBRATE…..INTERNATIONAL NIGHT SKY WEEK……WITH A MAMMOTH CAVE STAR PARTY SUNDAY NIGHT FROM
EIGHT TO 10….
TO BE HELD OUTSIDE THE VISITORS CENTER….ATTENDEES WILL BE ABLE TO VIEW PLANETS AND OTHER NIGHT SKY OBJECTS THROUGH
TELESCOPES PROVIDED BY THE PARK….OR THEY CAN BRING THEIR OWN……
IF THERE IS A HEAVILY CLOUDED SKY……A PROGRAM WILL BE HELD AT THE OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER……
SPORTS
04/05/19
AT THE FORT WALTON BEACH BASH……..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM TAKES ON FERN CREEK…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS IN HUNTSVILLE-ALABAMA TO PLAY IN THE BOB JONES INVITATIONAL……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE HOT RODS DOWNED DAYTON…..
THE PREDATORS SKATED PAST VANCOUVER THREE TO TWO….
AND IN THE MEN’S N-I-T CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..
LIPSCOMB DROPPED AN 81 TO 66 DECISION TO TEXAS……
CRIME STOPPERS
04/04/19
STATE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN IDENTIFYING TWO INDIVIDUALS WANTED IN CONNECTOIN WITH A SHOOTING IN SCOTTSVILLE ON MARCH
16TH THAT LEFT ONE PERSON AND ANOTHER DEAD……
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CRIME STOPPERS AT EIGHT-SIX-SIX-EIGHT-FOUR-TWO-
CLUE……AT THEIR WEB-SITE AT SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-CLUE-DOT-COM….OR CALL SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-CLUE…..
CRIME STOPPERS ONLY WANTS YOUR INFORMATION AND NOT YOUR NAME…..
AMBER ALERT CANCELLED
04/04/19
AN AMBER ALERT FOR A 16 YEAR OLD DAWSON SPRINGS GIRL HAS BEEN CANCELLED…..
LAURYN SIZEMORE AND HER STEP-GRANDFATHER WERE LOCATED IN ORANGE BEACH-ALABAMA……
AUTHORITIES SAY GLENN HARPER HAS BEEN DETAINED…..BUT HAVEN’T INDICATED IF HE’S FACING ANY CHARGES……
SPORTS
04/04/19
AT THE FORT WALTON BEACH BASH……
THE PATRIOTS DROPPED A 16 TO EIGHT DECISION TO MADISON CENTRAL…….
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE BRAVES ENTERTAIN THE CUBS…..
THE CARDINALS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE PADRES…..
THE REDS ARE ON THE ROAD TO PITTSBURGH…..
AND THE HOT RODS OPEN THEIR SEASON IN DAYTON….
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON VANCOUVER…..
AND IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF THE MEN’S N-I-T……
LIPSCOMB TAKES ON TEXAS……
CENSUS
04/03/19
PARTNERSHIP SPECIALISTS FROM THE U-S CENSUS BUREAU WERE IN SCOTTSVILLE YESTERDAY TO HOLD THE FIRST MEETING OF THE ALLEN
COUNTY…..COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE……
THE COMPLETE COUNTY COMMITTEE WILL MEET AGAIN IN MAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE ALSO BEING SOUGHT TO WORK WITH THE 20-20 CENSUS….
AND TO APPLY GO ONLINE TO….20-20-CENSUS-DOT-GOV-FORWARD SLASH-JOBS…..
LAWN MOWER ACCIDENT
04/03/19
A LAWNMOWER ACCIDENT IN THE 17-HUNDRED BLOCK OF PATRICK WAY…..IN BOWLING GREEN YESTERDAY….CLAIMED A LIFE….
BOWLING GREEN POLCIE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 21 YEAR OLD DYLAN GRAVES OF FRANKLIN……
THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION……..
DEATH INVESTIGATION
04/03/19
A DEATH INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY IN BARREN COUNTY AFTER A BODY WAS FOUND IN A BURNED HOME IN RAILTON…..
FIREFIGHERS WAS CALLED TO THE RESIDENCE ON BOATMAN ROAD JUST BEFORE TWO YESTERDAY MORING…..
THE BODY WAS TAKEN TO THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINSERS OFFICE….AND AUTHORITIES SAY NO FOUL PLAY IS NOT SUSPECTED AT THIS TIME…..
SPORTS
04/03/19
AT THE MEN’S N-I-T FINAL FOUR…..
LIPSCOMB DEFEATED WITCHITA STATE 71 TO 64….
AND THEY WILL NOW TAKE ON TEXAS IN TOMORROW NIGHT’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..
AND AT THE FORT WALTON BEACH BASH…..
BATH COUNTY DEFEATED THE PATRIOTS SEVEN TO SIX IN NINE INNINGS…..
TODAY AT THE FORT WALTON BEACH BASH….
THE PATRIOTS PLAY MADISON CENTRAL…..…..
NEWS LICENSES
04/02/19
RESIDENTS IN FRANKLIN AND WOODFORD COUNTIES WILL BE ABLE TO GET A NEW DRIVER’S LICENSE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS…..
THE NEW LICENSES MEET THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE…..REAL I-D….. WHICH THE COMMONWEALTH MUST COMPL WITH BY OCTOBER
FIRST OF 20-20……
KENTUCKIANS WILL HAVE THE CHOICE OF TWO TYPES OF IDENTIFICATION…..A VOLUNTARY “TRAVEL I-D” WHICK ALLOW YOU TO BOARD DOMESTIC
FLIGHTS WITHOUT A PASSPORT AND ACCESS TO RESTRICTED FEDERAL FACILITIES…..
AND A ‘STANDARD CREDENTIAL I-D”……WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO VOTE…..MAKE AGE-RESTRICTED PURCHASES…AND HAVE ACCESS TO FEDERAL
BENEFITE…..
EACH “I-D” IS VALID FOR EIGHT YEARS…...THE STANDARD “I-D” WILL COST 43-DOLLARS……WHILE THE TRAVEL “I-D” WILL BE 48-DOLLARS……
ALLEN CIRCUIT CLERK TODD CALVERT HAS TOLD NEWSWATCH HE WASN’T BEEN GIVEN A FIRM DATE
MCCONNELL
04/02/19
PROTESTERS BRIEFLY INTERRUPTED REMARKS BY SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL YESTERDAY…..AS HE HOSTED AN EVENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
LOUISVILLE….
MCCONNELL WAS ABOUT TO INTRODUCE DEMOCRATIC SENATER TIM KAINE OF VIRGINIA….WHEN A DOZEN PROTESTERS STOOD UP AND STARTED
SHOUTING…..
THEY WERE LED OUT BY POLICE AND THE EVENT CONTINUED WITH KAINE’S SPEECH……
BRIDGE COLLAPSE
04/02/19
A BRIDGE COLLAPSE HAS CLOSED A PORTION OF I-75….NEAR CHATTANOOGA….
THE COLLAPSE IS NEAR THE I-24 WESTBOUND SPLIT….AND HAS CLOSED THE NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND LANES OF I-75…..
AUTHORITIES SAY THE ROA IS EXPECTED TO BE CLOSED FOR AN EXTENDED TIME……
SPORTS
04/02/19
AT THE FORT WALTON BEACH BASH…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM DEFEATED DAVIESS COUNTY FOUR TO ONE……
KENTUCKY HEAD BASKETBALL COACH JOHN CAPIPARI WILL FINISH HIS CAREER WITH THE WILDCATS…..AS HE HAS AGREED TO A 10-YEAR
EXTENSION OF HIS CONTRACT…..
HE WAS UNDER CONTRACT THROUGH TWENTY-24 FOLLOWING A SEVEN-YEAR EXTENSION IN TWENTY-17…..
AND ONCE HE’S DONE COACHING…..CALIPARI WILL BECOME A PAID LIFETIME AMBASSADOR…..
AND AT THE FORT WALTON BEACH BASH….
THE PATRIOTS PLAY BATH COUNTY AND LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN…..
SOKY BOOK FAIR
04/01/19
MORE THAN 150-AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS WILL ATTEND THE 21ST ANNUAL…. SOUTHERN KENTUCKY BOOK FEST…..APRIL 26TH AND 27TH…..
HELD AT THE KNICELY CONFERENCE CENTER……SOKY BOOK FEST WEEKEND IS FULL OF AUTHOR PRESENTATIONS…..PANEL DISCUSSIONS….
AND BOOK SIGIENS….AS-WELL-AS THE KENTUCKY WRITERS CONFERENCE…..
FRIDAY ALSO INCLUDES “TEEN AND CHILDREN’S DAY”……AND NEW THIS YEAR WILL BE A FREE SESSIONS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH AGENTS
AND THEIR AUTHORS……
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO ON-LINE TO…..SOKY-BOOK-FEST-DOT-ORG……
HEALTH AWSUIT
04/01/19
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE……AND 11 OTHER ATTORNEY’S GENERAL….HAVE ANNOUNCED THEY’VE WON A FEDERAL LAWSUIT
THAT WILL PROTECT HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL GROUP HEALTH CARE PLANS….
THE SUIT SOUGHT TO INVALIDATE A CHANGE THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL GROUP HEALTH PLANS NOT TO COMPLY WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT….
THE RULING WILL ALSO ALLOW EMPLOYEES IN THESE PLANS TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO QUALIFY FOR HEALTH CARE TAX INCENTIVES THATKEEP
HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIMUMS AFFORDABLE…..
FATAL
04/01/19
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS AN ACCIDENT…..EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING ON SCOTTSVILLE ROAD….CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A
SCOTTSVILLE MAN…..
ACCORDNG TO DEPUTES….A 1998 F-150 DRIVEN BY 26 YEAR OLD MICHAEL WALKER RAN INTO THE MEDIAN…..THEN CAME BACK INTO THE SOUTH
BOUND LANDS AND FLIPPED SEVERAL TIME BEFORE HITTING A GUARDRAIL……
POLAND
04/01/19
73 YEAR OLD DONALD REED POLAND OF JAMESTOWN AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITAION BEGINS AFTER 10 FRIDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; PHILANIE AND ROSALIE OF JAMESTOWN AND CHAD OF ARKANSAS…..TWO BROTHERS AND
SISTER-IN-LAW; BOBBY AND KIM OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GARY OF FLORIDA…..TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; CAROLINE AND NORMAN BUNCH
OF BOWLING GREEN AND ANN AND RICHARD CROWE OF TENNESSEE……AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; TINA POLAND OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDCHILD
ALSO SURVIVES……
LONES
04/01/19
78 YEAR OLD RUSSELL LONES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TODAY (MON) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO UNION CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOSEPH…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS; DONNA ALFORD AND KELLY BEST ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
FOUR GRANDCHILDREN, A GREAT-GRANDCHILD AND TWO STEP-GREAT-GRANDCILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/01/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBLL TEAM IS IN FLORIDA TO PLAY IN THE FORT WALTON BEACH CLASSIC…..
THE BRAVES AT HOME TO PLAY THE CUBS…..
THE CARDINALS ARE IN PITTSBURGH……
AND THE REDS HOST THE BREWERS…..
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
03/29/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE FROM FOUR-POINT-ONE
PERCENT IN JANUARY…..TO FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN FEBRUARY……AND THIS FEBRUARY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO ABOVE THE FOUR-
POINT-ONE PERCENT RECORDED IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT……UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN LOGAN
COUNTY…..TO FIVE-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 13-POINT-THREE PERCENT……
HEAP DEADLINE EXTENDED
03/29/19
COMMUNITY ACTION IS EXTENDING ITS ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR THE CRISIS COMPONENT OF THE HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM…..OR
HEAP…..
AS APPLICATION WILL NOW BE ACCEPTED THRU APRIL 30TH OR UNTIL FUNDS ARE DEPLETED…..
APPLICATIONS…..WHICH ARE TAKEN ON A FIRST-COME…..FIRST-SERVIED BASIS….. ARE ACCEPTED AT THE ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION
AGENCY OFFICE LOCATED AT 25 J-L TURNER PLACE…..
TO APPLY……APPLICANTS MUST MEET INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS….. AS-WELL-AS HAVE RECEIVED A “DISCONNECT” NOTICEC FROM
THEIR UTILITY COMPANY…..OR BE WITHIN FOUR DAYS OF RUNNING OUT OF A NON-METERED FUEL SUCH AS PROPANE OR KEROSENE……
PENSION BILL
03/29/19
ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION YESTERDAY….. LAWMAKERS PASSED HOUSE BILL THREE-58 WHICH WOULD LET UP TO
118-QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES LEAVE THE COMMONWEALTH’S STRUGGLING RETIREMENT SYSTEM…..
THOSE AGENCIES NCLUDE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS….DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS….RAPE CRISIS CENTERS…..AND SOME PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES….
STARTING JULY FIRST….THEIR CONTRIBUTION RATE IS SET TO INCREASE FROM ABOUT 49-PERCENT OF EVERY EMPLOYEES’ SALARY…..TO ABOUT 84-
PERCENT…..
THE PLAN WILL ALSO LET THE AGENCIES LEAVE WITHOUT PAYING WHAT THEY OWE….WHICH COULD COST THE PENSION SYSTEM UP TO 799-MILLION
DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT FEW DECADES….
TINSLEY
03/29/19
61 YEAR OLD JAMES THOMAS “TOMMY” TINSLEY OF ADOLPHUS DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME …..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME….AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..EXPRESIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; CYNTHIA TINSLEY…..TWO STEP-SONS; WILLIAM AND EDWARD LEONARD BOTH OF ADOLPHUS…..A DAUGHTER; LENNOX
WRIGHT OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; NORMAN AND BERTIE CARTWRIGHT OF BOWLING GREEN…..THREE
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
03/29/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO BOWLING GREEN….
THE PREDATORS PLAY IN PITTSBURGH…..
THE TOPPER BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES WITH CHARLOTTE……
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
LOUISVILLE PLAYS OREGON STATE…..
AND AT THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
KENTUCKY GOES AGAINST HOUSTON…..
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
03/28/19
FOLLOWING THE 10-DAY….VETO RECESS……THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY RETURNS TO FRANKFORT TODAY FOR THE FINAL DAY OF THE
TWENTY-19 SESSION….
LAWMAKERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO OVERRIDE VETOS MADE BY GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN….AND THEY COULD STILL PASS LEGISLATION……
THE BIGGEST DECISION LAWMAKERS WILL HAVE TO MAKE IS WHETHER TO PASS HOUSE BILL THREE-58…..A MEASURE THAT WOULD PROVIDE
RELIEFT TO REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES AND QUASI-STATE AGENCIES FACING MASSIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PENSION SYSTEM…..
SINCE JANUARY EIGHTH…….LAWMAKERS HAVE PASSED 188 BILLS…..65 SENATE BILLS AND 123 HOUSE BILLS…………
MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS
03/28/19
A FEDERAL JUDGE YESTERDAY BLOCKED MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENT IN KENTUCKY AND ARKANSAS…..SAYING THE WORK REQUIREMENTS
UNDERMINE THE PROGRAM’S MISSION OF PROVIDING HEALTH CARE FOR THE NEEDY….
BUT IN HIS RULING…..JUDGE JAMES BOASBERT STOPPED SHORT OF DECIDING THE CENTRAL QUESTION OF WHETHER WORK REQUIREMENTS ARE
INCOMPATABLE WITH MEDICAID…..
WORK REQUIREMENTS WERE ALREADY IN EFFECT IN ARKANSAS…..BUT THE COMMONWEALTH’S PROGRAM HAS BEEN ON HOLD BECAUSE OF
LAWSUITS…..
SPORTS
03/28/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GREENWOOD…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-20 THIS
AFTERNOON…….
AT THE WOMEN’S N-I-T TOURNAMENT……
THE LADY TOPPERS TAKE ON OHIO…..
AND AT THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT,,,,,
TENNESSEE PLAYS PURDUE……
THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON OPENS TODAY AS…..
THE BRAVES ARE ON THE ROAD TO PHIDELPHIA….
THE CARDINALS TRAVEL TO MILWAUKEE…..
AND THE REDS HOST THE PIRATES….
FISCAL COURT
03/27/19
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE SOUTH ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING……
HEATH CRAWFORD WITH THE BOWLING GREEN…..KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS OFFICE….PRESENTED THE TWENY-19…TWENTY-20…..
RURAL SECONDARY ROAD PROGRAM……
THE COURT ALSO APPROVED A RESOLUTION PRESENTED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY DIRECTOR JOHNNY HOBDY….FOR THE I-
D-A TO ACCEPT 51-THOUSAND-282 DOLLARS FROM T-V-A TO BE USED FOR UTILITY INSTALLATION AT THE NEW INDUSTRIAL PARK……
HOLIDAY LIGHTS
03/27/19
THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM HAS ANNOUNCED THAT…..“WENDY’S”…..WILL BE THE TITLE SPONSOR OF…..TWINKLE AT THE TRACK….THIS
HOLIDAY SEASON….
PRESENTED BY “U-S” BANK…..WENDY’S “TWINKLE AT THE TRACK” WILL FEATURE 25-HOLIDAY SCENES…..OVER 350-LIGHT DISPLAYS…..AND OVER
ONE-MILLION LIGHTS…..
THE DISPLAY…..WHICH WILL BE SET UP ON THE ROAD COURSE AT THE MOTORSPORTS PARK
SPORTS
03/27/19
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO BARREN COUNTY…..
GEORGETOWN COLLGE HAS WON THE MEN’S….N-A-I-A BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP….AS THEY DEFEATED CARROLL 68 TO 46 IN THE TITLE GAME….
THIS WAS THE SEVENTH NATONAL TITLE GAME THE TIGERS HAD PLAYED IN….. CLAIMING THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1998 AND TWENTY-13……
THEY LAST PLAYED FOR THE TITLE IN TWENTY-16…….
CITY COUNCIL
03/26/19
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION LAST NIGHT WITH TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA…..
THE COUNCIL APPROVED APPLYING FOR…..AND AUTHORIZED MAYOR ROB CLINE TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS…..FOR A TRANSPORTATION OPERATONS
FUNDING GRANT…..
THE COUNCIL ALSO MADE CHANGES TO THE REQUIREMENTS TO HOLD A HOLD A ROAD BLOCK ON THE SQUARE……
THE CHANGES WILL BE EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST……
FOREST FIRES
03/26/19
THE KENTUCKY DIVISION OF FORESTY IS URGING CAUTION AFTER THE SPRING FOREST FIRE SEASON…..WHICH BEGAN FEBRUARY 15TH……HAS
BECOME MORE ACTIVE……AS IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS…….189 FOREST FIRES HAVE DAMAGED OVER 15-HUNDRED ACRES……
FIRE OFFICIALS SAY ARSON CONTINUES TO BE THE LEADING CAUSE OF WILDFIRES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…...AS 52-PERCENT OF THE FIRE THIS
YEAR HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ARSON…..
DURING SPRING FOREST FIRE SEASON…..IT IS ILLEGAL TO BURN WITH 150-FEET OF A WOODLAND OR BRUSHLAND……EXCEPT BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF SIX AT NIGHT AND SIX IN THE MORNING…..IF A CITIZEN ALLOWS A FIRE TO ESCAPE…..THEY MAY BE LIBLE FOR THE FIRE FIGHTING COSTS
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE……
MITCHELL
03/26/19
51 YEAR OLD JAMES W. “JAMEY” MITCHELL OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON)….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO
AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW 9WED) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; KRISTIAN MITCHELL OF BOWLING GREEN…….TWO BROTHERS; CHRIS AND JOHNNY…..AND TWO SISTERS AND
BROTHER-IN-LAW; PATRICIA AND JERRY HURT AND LINDA MITCHELL…..AND AN AUNT; REBA LONAS OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
03/26/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAMS GOES TO MONROE COUNTY……
AND THE TRACK TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO BARREN COUNTY…..
THE LADY TOPPER SOFTBALL TEAMS TRAVELS TO KENTUCKY……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY……
THE PREDATORS SHUT OUT MINNESOTA ONE TO NOTHING…..
AND AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
KENTUCKY DROPPED A 72 TO 57 DECISION TO N-C STATE……
GOVERNOR COMING TO SCOTTSVILLE
03/25/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WILL BE IN SCOTTSVILLE…..TOMORROW FROM 11-30 TO ONE……TO HOLD A TOWN HALL MEETING….
WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE OLD CIRCUIT COURTROOM…..ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING……
SIMPSON PLANT CLOSING
03/25/19
A SIMPSON COUNTY PLANT….THAT MAKES AUDIO COMPONENTS FOR CAR MANUFACTURERS….IS CLOSING LATER THIS YEAR….
AFTER 20-YEARS IN BUSINESS AT THE SAME LOCATION….HARMON BECKER AUTOMOTIVE WILL CLOSE IN SEPTEMBER…….
THE PLANT…..WHICH EMPLOYESS 175…..PLANS TO ELIMINATE HALF OF ITS WORKFORCE IN JUANE….AND THE REST IN SEPTEMBER……
CLEAN UP WEEK
03/25/19
SPRING CLEAN UP WEEK IS UNDERWAY IN SCOTTSVILLE AND ALLEN COUNTY…..
THE TRANSFER STATION WILL BE OPEN TODAY FROM SEVEN TO FIVE…..
TOMORROW AND THURSDAY FROM SEVEN TO SIX…..
WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY FROM SEVEN TO FIVE….
AND SATURDAY FROM SEV EN TO NOON……..
MEETINGS
03/25/19
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS THIS AFTERNOON AT FIVE-30……
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 AND ROYAL ARCH AND COUNCIL AND FISCAL COURT BOTH MEET
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7…..
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7 THE JAYCEES MEET……
SPORTS
03/25/19
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNISS TEAMS GO TO GLASGOW…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT GREENWOOD…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM HOSTS LOGAN COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MINNESOTA……
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
KENTUCKY PLAYS NORTH CAROLINA STATE……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
03/22/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S FEBRUARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-ONE
PERCENT……WHICH WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT RECORDED IN JANUARY…..
THIS FEBRUARY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO DOWN TWO-TENTHS OF A PRECENTAGE POINT FROM THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT RECORDED
IN FEBRUARY TWENTY-18……
THE “U-S” UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN FEBRUARY WAS THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT…….WHICH WAS ALSO DOWN TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENTAGE
POINT FROM THE JANUARY LEVEL……
PAUL AWARD UPHELD
03/22/19
SPECIAL JUDGE TYLER GILL HAS REJECTED A REQUEST FOR A NEW TRIAL FROM THE MAN A JURY SAID SHOULD PAY MORE THAT 580-THOUSAND
DOLLARS TO SENATOR RAND PAUL FOR INJURIES HE SUFFERED WHEN HE WAS TACKLED IN HIS YARD BY HIS NEIGHBOR……RENE BOUCHER……
GILL SAID THE JURY AWARD WASN’T EXCESSIVE CONSIDERING BOUCHER’S CONDUCT AND PAUL’S INJURIES……
HE ALSO REJECTED ARGUMENTS THAT PAUL TRIED TO PROVOKE BOUCHER OVER YARD WASTE……AND THAT PAUL FAILED TO QUANTIFY THE
AMOUNT OF DAMAGES HE SOUGHT……
ACCIDENT
03/22/10
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED A COUPLE OF INJURY ACCIDENTS IN METCALFE COUNTY….
ONE WAS ON KENTUKY TWO-18…..WHERE A TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE NISSAN CAR DRIVEN BY 71 YEAR OLD PATRICIA STOVALL OF CENTER HIT A
STOPPED GARBAGE TRUCK IN THE REAR……
AND THE SECOND WAS ON KENTUNY-90….WHERE A TWENTY-13 DODGE OPERATED BY 26 YEAR OLD SABRINA HEATON OF BURKESVILLE STRUCK
A GUARDRAIL…. CROSSED THE ROADWAY AND THE HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND TREE…..
BOTH DRIVERS WERE TAKE TO T-J SAMSON HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT……
SPORTS
03/22/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM OPENED THE HOME PORTION OF THE SEASON YESERDAY WITH A 9 TO 8 WIN OVER METCALFE COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS DROPPED A TWO TO ONE DECISION TO THE PENGUINS…..
AT THE WOMEN’S N-I-T…….
CINCINNATI….MIDDLE TENNESSE….AND THE LADY TOPPERS WERE ALL WINNERS…..
AND AT THE MEN’C N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT……
MURRAY AND KENTUCKY WER BOTH WINNTER…..
WHILE BELMONT AND LOUISVILLE BOTH LOST…..
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT……
LOUISVILLE TAKES ON ROBERT MORRIS…..
AND AT THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
CINCINNATI GOES AGAINST IOWA…..
TENNESSEE BATTLES COLGATE…..
AND NORTHREN KENTUCKY PLAYS TEXAS TECH……
ALI DISPLAY
03/21/19
THE “JODY RICHARDS HALL” ART GALLERY…..AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….. IS GIVING THE PUBLIC A LOOK INTO THE LIFE OF ONE OF THE
GREATEST BOXERS OF ALL-TIME……
60 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS…..SHOWING A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE LATE MUHAMMAND ALI…..HIGHLIGHT HIS TIME AS A
BOXER…..ACTIVIST AND PHILANTHROPIST……AS-WELL-AS HIS FIGHT WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE…..
THE PHOTOS…..WHICH WERE TAKEN BY MORE THAN A DOZEN COURIER-JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHERS…… WILL BE ON DISPLAY UNTIL MAY THIRD…….
NEW LAW BLOCKED
03/21/19
FOR THE SECOND TIME…..A FEDERAL JUDGE YESTERDAY ISSUED AN ORDER TEMPORARILY BLOCKING A NEW KENTUCKY LAW AIMED AT IMPOSING
MORE RESTRICTIONS ON ABORTION….
JUDGE DAVID HALE’S TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER….. SOUGHT BY THE U-C-L-U…..WOULD BAN ABORTION FOR WOMEN SEEKING TO END THEIR
PREGNANCIES BECAUSE OF THE GENDER…..…..RACE….OR DISABILITY OF THE FETUS…..
LAST WEEK…..THE JUDGE TEMPORARILY BLOCKED ENFORCEMENT OF ANOTHER NEW KENTUCKY LAW THAT WOULD MOSTLY BAN ABORTIONS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH ONCE A FETAL HEATBEAT IS DETECTED……
SEARCH
03/21/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE SUPERINTENDENT SCREENING COMMITTEE HELD THEIR FIRST JOINT MEET YESTERDAY…..
20 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED…..THEY INCLUDE 17-MEN AND THREE WOMEN….16 APPLICATIONS ARE FROM KENTUCKY AND FOUR ARE
FROM OUT OF STATE…..
THE APPLICANTS INCLUDE SIX- SUPERINTENDENTS…..EIGHT CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF……AND FIVE PRINCIPALS…..
THE SCREENING COMMITTEE WILL MEET AGAIN MARCH 28TH AND APRIL 18TH…..A JOINT MEETING WITH THE COMMITTEE AND BOARD WIL BE HELD
APRIL 25TH…….THE BOARD WILL INTERVIEW CANDIDATES IN MAY……AND A NEW SUPERINTENDENT WILL BE NAMED JUNE FIRST…….
SHOOTERS SOUGHT
03/21/19
YESTERDAY MORNING……THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO NINE-44 WHITES CHAPEL ROAD…..TO COMPLAINTS OF
SHOTS FIRED AT THE RESIDENCE…..
THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED FOUR SHOTS WERE FIRED AT THE RESIDENCE AND DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR TWO BLACK MALE SUSPECTS……
19 YEAR OLD DEVON WEST OF FRANKLIN AND 20 YEAR OLD JARED GRAINGER OF GLASOW ARE PERSONS OF IN THE CASE……AND AUTHORITIES SAY
THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS…….
SPORTS
03/21/19
THE LADY PATRIOT VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON LOGAN COUNTY…….
AND THE PATRIOT VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBLL TEAMS HOST MEGCALFE COUNTY……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME…..ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM….. STARTING AT FOUR-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE PENGUINS……
AT THE WOMEN’S N-I-T TOURNAMENT……
CINNCINATI TAKES ON YOUNGSTOWN STATE…..
AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE PLAYS I-U-P-U-I……
AT THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMNT…..
BELMONT PLAYS MARYLAND…..
MURRAY TANGLES WITH MARQUETTE……
KENTUCKY GOES AGAINST ABLIENE CHRISTIAN…..
WEED TREATMENT
03/20/19
KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET CREWS HAD BEGUN TREATING NOXIOUS AND NUISANCE WEEDS……TO AID IN CONTROLLING THE SPREAD
OF UNDESIRABLE PLANTS ALONG THE COMMONWEALTH’S HIGHWAY RIGHTS-ON-WAY…….
LEFT UNCONTROLLED…..NOXIOUS WEEDS CAN GROW SO LARGE THAT THEY INTERFERE WITH A DRIVERS LINE OF VISION ON HIGHWAYS……AND
THEY CAN ALSO DAMAGE PAVEMENT AND EMBANKMENTS AND CLOG DITCHES…..CAUSING DRAINAGE PROBLEMS……
MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN CREWS SPRAYING FOR WEEDS ARE ON THE ROADWAYS…..
AND PROPERTY OWNERS…..WHO ARE ACTIVELY TREATING NOXIOUS WEEDS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY…..MAY REQUEST THE ERADICATION OF
NUISANCE WEEDS FOUND ON ADJACENT STATE-OWNED RIGHTS-OF WAY….BY SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION WITH THE LOCAL DISTRICT HIGHWAY
OFFICE…….
FORD MOVING JOBS
03/20/19
FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS SHIFTING 550 JOBS TO ITS TRUCK PLANT IN LOUISVILLE TO BOOST PRODUCTION OF ITS EXPEDITION AND LINCOLN
NAVIGATOR VEHICLES TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR LARGE S-U-V’s…….
TO INCREASE THE TRUCK PLANT’S WORKFORCE……FORD IS SHIFTING THE JOBS AWAY FROM IT CROSSTOWN…..LOUISVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT…..
WHICH MAKES THE ESCAPE AND LINCOLN M-K-C…..
TEACHER NAMES
03/20/19
THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ASKED KENTUCKY’S EDUCATION COMMISSIONER TO WITHDRAW HIS REQUEST FOR NAMES OF
TEACHERS WHO USED SICK DAYS TO PROTEST AT THE STATE CAPITAL…..
COMMISSIONER WAYNE LEWIS TOLD THE BOARD…..HE WANTS THE NAMES…. BUT WON’T PUNISH TEACHERS IF SCHOOL REMAINS IN SESSION……
AT LEAST 10 DISTRICTS CLOSED BECAUSE OF TOO MANY TEACHER ABSENCES….. AND THE JEFFERSON COUNTY DISTRICT CLOSED SIX TIMES IN
TWO WEEKS…..
SECRETARY OF STATE BILL
03/20/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS SIGNED A BILL WHICH ELIMINATES THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S AUTHORITY OVER THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS…..
CURRENT SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES……WHO IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THREE SEPERATE STATE AGENCIES….IS
ACCUSED OF HAVING STAFFERS SEARCH VOTER RECORDS FOR INFORMATION ON POLITICAL RIVALS AMONG OTHER THINGS…..
THE LAW APPLIES TO GRIMES AND FUTURE SECRETARIES OF STATE…..AND GRIMES WHO IS IN HER FINAL YEAR IN OFFICE HAS SAID SHE IS
EXPLORING LEGAL OPTIONS…….
STEENBERGEN
03/20/19
57 YEAR OLD JIMMY WAYNE “FLEET-LINE” STEENGERGEN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
TWO TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR
FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; KEVIN AND ASHLEIGH AND GARY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-
IN-LAW; SHEILA AND TONY BLANKENSHIP OF SCOTTSVILLE AND PAM AND MELVIN BLANKENSHIP OF GLASGOW…….SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND A
GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
03/20/19
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN SOFTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…….
PLAY BEGINS IN THE WOMEN’S N-I-T……
AS MOREHEAD TAKES ON OHIO STATE……
AND PLAY-N GAMES CONTINUE IN THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURMANENT…..
AS N-C CENTRAL PLAYS NORTH DAKOTA STATE…..
AND ARIZONA STATE TANGLES WITH ST. JOHN’S………
HEMP
03/19/19
HEMP PRODUCERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH REPORTED HIGHER SALES IN TWENTY-18……
THE COMMONWEALTH’S HEMP PROCESSORS REPORTED NEARLY 58-MILLION DOLLARS IN GROSS PRODUCT SALES LAST YEAR…..WHICH WAS UP
FROM 17-MILLION IN TWENTY-17…….
PROCESSORS PAID KENTUCKY FARMERS NEARLY 18-MILLION DOLLARS FOR HARVESTED HEMP MATERIALS IN TWENTY-18…..WHICH WAS UP FROM
NEARLY EIGHT MILLION THE YEAR BEFORE……
PROCESSORS ALSO SPENT JUST OVER 23-MILLION DOLLARS IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND EMPLOYED 459 PEOPLE IN TWENTY-18……
MORE THAN 50-THOUSAND ACRES HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR HEMP PRODUCTION THIS YEAR…..WHICH IS UP FROM 67-HUNDRED ACRES IN
TWENTY-17……AND 33-ACRES IN TWENTY-14…..
STUDENT SUES
03/19/19
AN UNVACCINATED STUDENT AT A SCHOOL…..TRYING TO CONTAIN A CHICKENPOX OUTBREAK…..IS SUING BECAUSE HE’S BEEN BARRED FROM
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES…..
18 YEAR OLD JEROME KUNKLE IS ACCUSING THE NORTHERN KENTUCKY HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF VIOLATING HIS FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS…..
MORE THA 30 STUDENTS AT….OUT LADY OF ASSUMPTION ACADEMY…..HAVE TAKEN ILL SINCE FEBRUARY AND THE DEPARTMENT SAID FRIDAY THAT
STUDENTS WITHOUT PROOF OF VACCINATION OR IMMUNITY AGAINST CHICKENPOX CAN’T ATTEND SCHOOL OR ITS ACTIVITIES UNTIL 21-DAYS AFTER
THE LAST INFECTION….
KUNKLE AND HIS FATHER SAY THE VACCINES VIOLATE THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS BECAUSE CELL LINES DERIVED FROM ABORTED FETUSES ARE
INVOLVED IN THEIR PRODUCITON….
HOWEVER…..THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC BIOETHICS CENTER SAYS THE VACCINES DON’T ACTUALLY CONTAIN ABORTED CELLS…..SO CATHOLICS ARE
“MORALLY FREE” TO USE THEM TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE…….
COMPANY FINED
03/19/19
A COMPANY WITH A LONG-RUNNING CONTRACT TO MANAGE KENTUCKY’S WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS……HAS BEEN ASSESSED A 50-
THOUSAND DOLLAR PENALITY BY THE KENTUCKY EXECUTIVE BRANCH ETHICS COMMISSION…..
THE COMMISSION SAID YESTERDAY THAT……CANNON/COCHRAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES…..AGREED NOT TO CONTEST 14-COUNTS OF VIOLATING
THE COMMONWEALTH’S EXECUTIVE BRANCH ETHICS CODE…..
A COMPANY EXECUTIVE TESTIFIED AT THE BRIBERY TRIAL OF FORMER DEMOCRATIC LOBBYIST JAMES SULLIVAN…..THAT THE AMOUNT PAID SULLIVAN’
S CONSULTING FIRM DEPENDED ON WHETHER THE COMPANY WON A STATE CONTRACT…..
BONHAM
03/19/19
79 YEAROLD AAIRON BONHAM OF BOWLING GREEN DIED MARCH 14TH AT HIS RESIDENCE…..A PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICES WAS HELD YESTERDAY
AT CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ELIZABETH BONHAM……A SON;…..THREE DAUGHTERS; INCLUDING JULIE AND BRYON KARR OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND A
SISTER…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
PEARSON
03/19/19
78 YEAR OLD KENNETH RAY PEARSON OF PEWEE VALLEY DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE
WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERL HOME……AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY ;BE MADE TO THE PARKINSON’S FOUNDATION……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BRENDA MORGAN PEARSON…..TWO SONS; DR. LANCE OF PEWEE VALLEY AND KENNY OF FLORIDA…….A DAUGHTER
AND SON-IN-LAW; DR. RAEANN AND NATHANIEL GOULET OF PEE WEE VALLEY…..FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; DORTHY PEARSON OF
BOWLING GREEN AND MALINDA AND RONNIE STINSON, MARY AND TOMMY SLEDGE AND RAMONA AND MARK ARTRBURN ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE……AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; FAYE PEARSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…….TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/19/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO WARREN EAST…….
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TRAVELS TO BOWLING GREEN…..
AND THE TENNIS TEAM PLAYS AT GREENWOOD…….
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE MAPLE LEAFS…..
PLAY IN GAMES BEGIN IN THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
AS FARLEIGH DICKINSON TAKES ON PRAIRIE VIEW…..
AND BELMONT PLAYS TEMPLE……
DOLLAR GENERAL NEW STORES
03/18/19
DOLLAR GENERAL SAYS IT WILL SPEND UP TO 825-MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR TO OPEN 975 NEW STORES…….REMODEL ONE-THOUSAND
STORES….AND RELOCATE 100-EXSISTING STORES….
THE PLANS ARE PART OF THE RETAILER’S STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE TWO-POINT-FIVE PERCENT SAME-STORE SALES GROWTH THIS YEAR……
IN TWENTY-18…..SAME STORE SALES GREW THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT….AS THE COMPANY OPENED 900-NEW STORES….REMODELED ONE-
THOUSAND-50 STORES…..AND RELOCATED 115-OTHERS……
AS OF FEBRUARY FIRST……DOLLAR GENERAL WAS OPERATING 15-THOUSAND-370 STORES IN 44 STATES……..
SHOOTING
03/18/19
A SATURDAY NIGHT SHOOTING IN SCOTTSVILLE HAS LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD……
SCOTTSVILL E POLICE CALLED STATE POLICE SATURDAY NIGHT….TO ASSIST WITH A SHOOTING INVESTIGATION AT SIX-ZERO-FIVE NORTH THIRD
WHERE TWO RESIDENTS…..21 YEAR OLD CHARLES A. HOPEWELL AND 21 YEAR OLD AYLSSIA M. RODRIGUEZ WERE INSIDE….WHEN AN UNKNOW
NPERSON OR PERSONS ENTERED WITH A FIREARM AND SHOT BOTH SUBJECTS…..
HOPEWELL WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD AREA AND WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED……WHILE REDROGUEZ WAS TAKEN TO
VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER WHERE SHE DIED YESTERDAY MORNING……
STATE POLICE IS REQUESTING THAT ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION OR LEADS CONCERNIGN THE SHOOTING INVESTIGATION……CONTACT POST
THREE AT TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-EIGHT-TWO-20-10……..
NASHVILLE OFFICER INJURED
03/18/19
A NASHVILLE METRO OFFICER WAS INJURED AFTER A HUGH GROUP OF BIKERS TOOK OVER BROADWAY IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE….
THE OFFICER WAS DRAGGED BY A FOUR-WHEELER SATRUDAY……AFTER DOZENS OF A-T-V’s AND DIRT BIKES WERE DRIVING RECKLESSLY IN FRONT
OF BRIDGESTONE AREA DUING THE S-E-C TOURNAMENT……
SPECIAL PARK RATES
03/18/19
KENTUCKY STATE PARKS ARE OFFERING SPECIAL RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED SHELTR IN THE WAKE OF TORNADOES AND STORMS IN
WESTERN KENTUCKY LAST WEEK….
THE RATES…..WHICH START AT 49-95 A NIGHT…..ARE AVAILABLE AT KENTUCKY DAM VILLAGE STATE RESORT PARK…..LAKE BARKLEY STATE RESORT
PARK…..AND KENLAKE STAT E RESORT PARK….
SPORTS
03/18/19
THE FIELD IS SET FOR THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT AS…..
LOUISVILLE PLAYS MINNESOTA, MURRAY STATE TAKES ON MARQUETTE, NORTHERN KENTUCKY BATTLES TEXAS TECH, CINNCINNATI GOES
AGAINSTS IOWA, TENNESSEE PLAYS COLGATE AND KENTUCKY TAKES ON ABILENE CHRISTIAN……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT UP
03/15/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER OF STATISTICS……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE FROM THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT
IN DECEMBER TO FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN JANUARY…..AND THIS JANUARY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO ABOVE THE THREE-POINT-NINE
PERCENT RECORDED IN JANUARY TWENTY-18……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…...UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN LOGAN AND
SIMPSON COUNTIES….. TO FIVE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 37 COUNTIES……ROSE IN 72…..AND STAYED THE SAME IN 11…..
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 14-POINT-TWO PERCENT
EDUCATION COMMISSIONER SEEKING NAMES
03/15/19
STATE EDUCATION COMMISSIONER WAYNE LEWIS IS ASKING FOR THE NAMES OF TEACHERS WHO HAVE CALLED IN SICK TO PROTEST EDUCATION
BILLS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY….
LEWIS HAS REQUESTED THE ATTENDANCE RECORDS OF AT LEAST 10 DISTRICT….. WHICH WERE FORCED TO CLOSE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE
FEBRUARY 28TH…..AFTER SO MANY TEACHERS USED THEIR SICK DAYS THAT OFFICIALS COULDN’T FIND ENOUGH SUBSTITUTES TO COVER
CLASSES…..GER SO ME RNE RUD HEIR SICK DAY THE OF COULDN’T FIEN E SUERT TO COV CLASSES…..
BESIDES THE NAMES…..LEWIS IS ASKING FOR COPIES OF ALL AFFIDAVITS AND DOCTORS NOTES…..
AND THE DISTRICTS MUST SUBMIT THE INFORMATION BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON MONDAY……
TOYOTA EXPANSION
03/15/19
TOYOTA ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT’S INVESTING NEARLY 280-MILLION DOLLARS AT ITS GEORGETOWN PLANT…..WHICH IS PART OF A 750-
MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION AT FIVE PLANTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY….
THE GEORGETWON PLANT WILL BEGIN PRODUCTION OF TWO HYBRID VEHICLES FOR THE FIRST TIME…….WITH PRODUCTION OF THE LEXUS E-S
300 TO BEGIN IN MAY….AND RAV-4 HYBRID PRODUCTION WILL START IN JANUARY…..
DOUGLAS
03/14/19
69 YEAR OLD PATRICIA WHITLOW DOUGLAS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTRNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; KELLY AND ROBBIE GRIZZLE AND MICHAEL AND CANDACE DOUGLAS…..AND A SISTER AND
BROTHER-IN-LAW; CONNIE AND DWIGHT JOHNSTON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/15/19
IN QUARTER FINAL ACTION AT THE GIRL’S SWEET 16…..
SCOTT COUNTY PLAYS OWNESBORO CATHOLIC….
AND G-R-C TAKES ON RYLE……
THEN TONIGHT…….
BARREN COUNTY TANGLES WITH MALE…..
AND SOUTHWESTERN GOES AGAINST NORTH LAUREL…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….. STARTING AT 10-45 THIS MORNING……
REVENUE REDUCTION
03/14/19
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS HAVE APPROVED HOUSE BILL THREE-54…..WHICH WILL REDUCE REVENUE BY 105-MILLION DOLLARS AYEAR……TO GIVE A
TAX BREAK TO SOME LOCALLY-OWNED BANKS….AND EXEMPT NONPROFITS FROM SOME SALES TAXES……
THE PROPOSAL WOULD LET BANKS WITH A KENTUCKY CHARTER PAY CORPORATE INCOME TAXES INSTEAD OF A “BANK FRANCHISE FEE”……THAT IS
BASED ON HOW MUCH CAPITAL A BANK HAS…..AND IT WOULD ALSO EXEMPT NONPROFITS FROM PAYING SALES TAXES ON FUNDRAISING
AXCTIVITIES……
THE MEASURE HAS GONE TO GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN FOR HIS SIGNATURE……
HEPATITIS OUTBREAK
03/14/19
KENTUCKY’S HEPATITIS “A” OUTBREAK HAS CLAIMED ANOTHER LIFE……BRINGING THE OUTBREAK’S TOLL TO 44…..
THE NATIONS’S LARGEST HEPATITIS “A” OUTBREAK HAS SICKENED MORE THAN 42-HUNDRED PEOPLE AND SENT OVER TWO-THOUSAND TO THE
HOSPITAL……
THE CURRENT OUTBREAK……WHICH BEGAN IN NOVEMBER TWENTY-17…… HAS HIT 104 OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S COUNTIES……AND IN THE
MOST RECENT REPORT…..21 COUNTIES REPORTED NEW CASES……
SPORTS
03/14/19
OPENING ROUND ACTION CONTINUES AT THE GIRL’S SWEET 16…..
AS PIKEVILLE TAKES ON BARREN COUNTY…..
THEN MALE PLAYS BOYD COUNTY…..
TONIGHT…..
COLLINGS TANGLES WITH SOUTHWESTERN….
AND NORTH LAUREL PLAYS HENDERSON COUNTY…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….. STARTING AT 10-45 THIS MORNING……
AT THE WOMEN’S C-U-S-A TOURNAMENT…..
RICE PLAYS SOUTHERN MISS, U-A-B TANGLES WITH CHARLOTTE, MIDDLE TENNESSEE BATTLES TEXAS-EL PASO AND THE LADY TOPPERS TAKE ON
OLD DOMINION…..
IN THE MEN’S C-U-S-A TOURNAMENT…..
OLD DOMINION GOES AGAINST LOUISIANA TECH, TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO PLAYS U-A-B, SOUTHERN MISS TANLES WITH MARSHALL AND THE TOPPERS
BATTLE NORTH TEXAS……
AT THE MEN’S S-E-C TOURNAMENT……
ARKANSAS PLAYS FLORIDA, MISSOURI TANGLES WITH AUBURN, ALABAMA TAKES ON OLD MISS AND TEXAS “A AND M” GOES AGAINST MISSISSIPPI
STATE……
AT THE MEN’S A-C-C TOURNAMENT…..
VIRGINIA GOES AGAINST N-C STATE, FLORIDA STATE TAKES ON VIRGINIA TECH, DUKE TANGLES WITH SYRACUSE AND LOUISVILLE PLAYS NORTH
CAROLINA……
TECHNOLOGY SALARY
03/13/19
A KENTUCKY SENATE COMMITTEE HAS ENDORSED A BILL TO SLASH THE SALARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICIAL BY ABOUT
175-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAD RAISED CHARLES GRINDLE’S SALARY FROM 160-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR TO 375-THOUSAND……
THE MEASURE WOULD PROHIBIT THE SALARY FR KENTUCKY’S TECHNOLOGY CHIEF FROM EXCCEEDING THE PAY RECEIVED BY THE HIGHEST-PAID
COUNTERPART IN BORDERING STATES…..WHICH IS JUST OVER 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
ARREST
03/13/19
STATE POLICE STOPPED A U-HAUL VAN ON I-65 LAST NIGHT….AFTER RECEIVING COMPLAINTS OF UNRESTRAINED CHILDREN IN THE CARGO AREA…..
THE VAN WAS STOPPED NEAR THR 40-MILE MARKER IN WARREN COUNTY AND TWO JUVENILE PASSENGERS…..RELATIVES OF THE DRIVER….WERE
LOCATED IN THE CARGO AREA…..
THE DRIVER……28 YEAR OLD ADAM SMITH AND A PASSENGER 19 YEAR OLD THORA THORNTON…..BOTH OF OHIO WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED
WITH CRIMINAL ABUSE….
SMITH WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE…..OPEN ALCOHOL CONTAINER IN VEHICLE…..SPEEDING AND OTHER TRAFFIC
OFFENSES……
SPORTS
03/13/19
THE GIRL’S SWEET-16 BEGINS TODAY AT RUPP ARENA AS……
KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL TAKES ON SCOTT COUNTY…..
AND OWENSBORO CATHOTIC PLAYS BETHLEM…..
THEN TONIGHT……
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK GOES AGAINST MERCY…..
AND RYLE PLAYS MURRAY……..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AT 10-45 THIS MORNING……
CITY COUNCIL
03/12/19
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING….WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT SUPERVISOR GREG COOKE TALKED WITH THE COUNCIL
ABOUT PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE EXPANSION TO BE BUILT OUT VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY…….
AND THE COUNCIL VOTED TO HIRE G-R-W ENGINEERS TO REDESIGN THE PROJECT TO CORRECT THE ERRORS…….AND CITY ATTORNEY KELLEY
POWELL WILL LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF BRINGING LEGAL ACTON…..
THE COUNCIL ALSO GAVE FIRST READING TO AN ORDINANNCE….PROPOSSED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER JERRY BIDDLE…..CONCERNING
THE KEEPING OF “FOWL” AND VICIOUS ANIMALS IN THE CITY LIMITS……
BODY IDENTIFIED
03/12/19
THE BODY FOUND WITHIN THE ZION HILL CEMETERY…..IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK YESTERDAY MORNING…..HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 23
YEAROLD MARIAH AMBER DECRU OF PARK CITY…..
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE F-B-I LOUISVILLE FIELD OFFICE….WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE…..
AS OFFICIALS WAIT FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS REPORT AND OTHER TESTS BEFORE RELEASING MORE INFORMATION…….
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE
03/12/19
AND THIS REMINDER…….
THAT THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE WILL BE CLOSING AT FOUR THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW COMPUTER CABLING…..
SPORTS
03/12/19
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO WARREN CENTRAL FOR A SCRIMMAGE…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN ANAHEIM TO TAKE ON THE DUCKS……
THE MEN’S A-C-C TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY AS……
MIAMI PLAYS WAKE FOREST…..
GEORGIA TECH GOES AGAINST NOTRE DAME…..
AND BOSTON COLLEGE TANGLES WITH PITT…..
FLU WIDESPREAD
03/11/19
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS FLU ACTIVITY IN THE COMMONWEALTH AS…….WIDESPREAD…..FOR THE 10TH
CONSECUTIVE WEEK…..
“WIDESPREAD” IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF FLU ACTIVITY…..INDICATING INCREASED FLU-LIKE ACTIVITY OR FLU OUTBREAKS IN AT LEAST HALF OF THE
COMMONWEAKLTH’S REGONS…..
KENTUCKY IS CURRENTLY REPORTING 44 FLU-RELEATEDD DEATHS FOR THE CURRENT FLU SEASON…. WHICH IS DOWEN FROM THE 333 FLU-
RELATED DEATHS THIS TIME LAST YEAR…..
MEETINGS
03/11/19
06:05AM
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7……
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9……ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH
MEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4……
THURSDAY NIGHT AT SIX-30……THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…….
MARTIN
03/11/19
68 YEAR OLD JENNIE SUE MARTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HATCHER AND SADDLER FUNERAL HOME IN GLASGOW WITH BURIAL IN LOCUST GROVE CEMETERY…….
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; EUGENE MARTIN…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BRYAN OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GREGORY AND TINA OF
BOWLING GFEEN…..HER MOTHER; EMMA LEE BALLARD…..AND TWO BROTHERS ;AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; PHILLIP AND BECKY BALLARD AND HAROLD
AND ANN BALLARD ALL OF GLASGOW…..FOUR GRAND CHILDREN, THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW
ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/11/19
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
KYLE BUSCH SWEPT THE WEEK-END AT THE I-S-M RACEWAY IN PHONIX AS HE WON YESTERDAY’S MONSTER ENERGEY CUP RACE AND SATURDAY’S
EFINITY RACE…..
MISSISSIPPI STATE TOOK THE WOMEN’S S-E-C TOURNAMENT TITLE WITH A 101 TO 70 WIN OVER ARKANSAS…..
AND LOUISVILLE TRINITY WON THE BOY’S STATE BASKETBALL TITLE AS THEY DOWNED SCOTT COUNTY 50 TO 40…….
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
03/08/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S JANUARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-TWO
PERCENT…..WHICH WAS DOWN FROM THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT RECORDED IN DECEMBER TWENTY-18…..
THE JANUARY JOBLESS WAS ALSO DOWN ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FROM THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT RECORDED IN
JANUARY TWENTY-18……
AS THE KENTUCKY LABOR FORCE INCREASE BY 858 INDIVIDUALS IN JANUARY….. BRINGING IT TO JUST OVER TWO-MILLION…..
THE U-S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN JANUARY WAS FOUR-PERCENT…..WHICH WAS UP ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FROM DECEMBER
TWENTY-18……..
SOCIAL SECURITY SCAM
03/08/19
ANOTHER SCAM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN KENTUCKY…..INVOLVING THOSE TRYING TO GAIN A PERSON’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER…..
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS A JEFFERSON COUNTY RESIDENT RECENTLY RECEIVED A CALL…..WHICH APPEARED TO BE
FROM AN ACTUAL SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PHONE NUMBER…..
THE CALLER CLAIMED THE VICTIM’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER HAD BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AND TO USE HER SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER AGAIN…..SHE MUST VERIFY IT AND OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION OR RISK ARREST…..
THE SCAM IS SO WIDE SPREAD THAT THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ISSUED AND ALERT AFTER MORE THANT 35-THOUSAND PEOPLE REPORTED
THE SCAM LAST YEAR…..WITH FINANCIAL LOSSES TOTALING MORE THAN 10-MILLION DOLLARS…..
SPORTS
03/08/19
AT THE MEN’S O-V-C TOURNAMENT……
BELMONT TAKES ON AUSTIN PEAY……AND MURRAY STATE PLAYS JACKSONVILLE….
AT THE WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT…..BELMONT TANGLES WITH TENNESSEE TECH AND U-T MARTING PLAYS MOREHEAD……
AT THE WOMEN’S S-E-C TOURNAMENT…..
TENNESSEE PLAYS MISSISSIPPI STATE…..KENTUCKY TAKES ON MISSOURI….. ARKANSAS BATTLES SOUTH CAROLINA……AND AUBURN GOES AGAINST
TEXAS “A AND M”……
IN QUARTER-FINAL ACTION AT THE THE BOYS SWEET 16…..
WALTON VERONA GOES AGAINST CAMPBELL COUNTY…..
AND ASHLAND BLAZER TAKES ON TRINITY…..
THEN TONIGHT…..
SCOTT COUNTY PLAYS BUTLER
AND WARREN CENTRAL BATTLES ;MADISONVILLE NORTH HOPKINS….
MURRAY HEMP CENTER
03/07/19
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY IS CREATING A NEW CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL HEMP THAT WILL FOCUS ON RESEARCH…..EDUCATION……AND
POLICY IN THE COMMONWEALTH’S GROWING HEMP INDUSTRY…….
THE CENTER WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE HUTSON SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE IN COORDINATION WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS…..
AND SUPPLIER AND MANUFACTURER……C-V SCIENCES….HAS BEEN NAMED A FOUNDATIONAL PARTNER FOR THE CENTER……
NATCHER NOW I-165
03/07/19
THE PROCESS TO OFFICIALLY CHANGE THE DESIGNATION OF THE NATCHER PARKWAY TO INTERSTATE SPUR……I-ONE-65……BEGAN YESTERDAY
WITH CREWS INSTALLING NEW INTERSTATE SHIELD SIGNS ALONG 72 MILES OF ROADWAY FROM BOWLING GREEN TO OWENSBORO…….THEY WILL
ALSSO CHANGE EXIT NUMBERS AND MILE MARKERS……AND THE ENTIRE PROCESS IS EXPECTED TO TAKE UP TO TWO WEEKS…..
DRIVERS SHOULD LOOK FOR NEW EXIT NUMBERS AT 11 INTER-CHANGES…AS THE PLANO ROAD INTERCHANGES WILL BE RENUMBERED TO EXIT-
ZERO…..AND A SECTION OF THE PARKWAY FROM I-65 TO SCOTTSVILLE ROAD WILL NOT BE A PAR OF THE I-ONE-65 DESIGNAITON DUE TO FEDERAL
GUIDELINES……
THREE CLOVERLEAF INTERCHANGES WILL HAVE TO BE RECONSTRUCTED…..AND THE INTERCHANGES WITH 31-W AND U-S 68 WILL BE
UPGRADED……
LOUISVILLE ZOO CLOSED
03/07/19
THE LOUISVILLE ZOO IS CLOSED WHILE ENGINEERS STUDY A NEWLY DISCOVERED SINKHOLE NEARLY AS LARGE AS A FOOTBALL FIELD…
THE SINKHOLE WAS FOUND YESTERDAY IN AN UNDEVELOPED AREA AWAY FROM ANY ZOO ANIMALS…..NO PEOPLE OR ANIMALS WERE REPORTED
INJURED AND NO BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED….
THE NEARBY LOUISVILLE MEGA CAVERN IS ALSO CLOSED BECAUSE OF A THREE-POINT-FOUR EARTHQUAKE TUESDAY IN TENNESSEE…..
OFFICIALS HAVEE DETERMINED IF THE EARTHQUAKE CAUSED THE SINKHOLE…..BUT OTHER CAUSES COULD INCLUDE THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF
RAIN FALL OR “NATURAL OCCURRENCES” UNDERGROUND……
SPORTS
03/07/19
AT THE MEN’S OVC TOUNRMANT…..
MOREHEAD DEFEATED S-I-U EDWARDS 72 TO 68
AND U-T MARTIN DOWEND EASTERN ILLINOIS 78-71
IN THE WOMENS TOURNAMENT….
IT WAS BELMONT 74 AND SOUTHEAST MISSOUR 65
AND MOREHEAD BEAT JACKSONVILLE 77 TO 60
AND AT THE WOMEN’S S-E-C TOURNAMENT….
FLORIDA DEFEATED OLE MISS 64 TO 57
AND IT WAS ALABAMA 74 AND VANDY 57
AT THE BOYS SWEET 16 LAST NIGHT…..
CAMPBELL COUNTY GOT PAST JOHN HARDIN 61 TO 60 AND ASHLAND BLASER GOT THE BEST OF OWENSBORO 58 TO 50
CIVIC PARTICIPATION
03/01/19
EIGHT IN 10 KENTUCKY ADULTS ARE INVOLVED IN CIVIC ACTIVITIES OF SOME KIND….. WHETHER IT’S VOLUNTEER WORK OR ENGAGING IN
POLITICS….ACCORDING TO THE LATEST KENTUCKY HEALTH ISSUES POLL……
THE REPORT FOUND THAT ABOUT SEVEN IN 10 ENGAGED IN POLITICS IN SOME WAY…..AND MORE THAN HALF WERE ACTIVE IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES……
THE MOST COMMONLY REPORTED FORMS OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY AMONG KENTUCKY ADULTS WERE ENGAGING IN POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS IN
PERSON AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA……FOLLOWED BY SIGNING PETITIONS AND CONTACTING OR VISITING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL……
AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT MOST OFTEN TOOK THE FORM OF VOLUNTEERING WITH A CHURCH OR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION……ONE IN FOUR
ALSO SAID THEY WORKED ON A COMMUNITY PROGECT AND SLIGHTLY MORE THAN ONE IN 10 DONATED BLOOD……
WELLS FARGO SETTLEMENT
03/01/19
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS KENTUCKIANS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN MADE WHOLE…..THROUGH PREVIOUS WELLS FARGO
SETTLEMENT REMEDIATION PROGRAMS…..CAN NOW REGISTER A COMPLAINT WITH WELLS FARGO FOR POSSIBLE RELIEF….
WELLS FARGO’S “REDRESS REVIEW OF PROGRAM” IS PART OF A 575-MILLION DOLARS SETTLEMENT WITH ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF ALL 50-STATES
AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA……TO RESOLVE CONSUMES PROTECTION LAW VIOLATIONS……
THE COMMONWEALTH RECEIVED TWO-POINT-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS….AND KENTUCKIANS CAN VISIT WELLS FARGO’S WEBSITE TO DETERMINE
REFUND OR COMPENSATON ELIGIBILITY…….
BURBON INDUSTRY
03/01/19
KENTUCKY’S BURBON INDUSTRY HAS A MESSAGE FOR LAWMAKERS…..WHO ARE CONSIDERING A BILL TO ALLOW OUT-OF-STATE SHIPMENTS FOR
WINE TO KENTUCKY CONSUMERS…..….
THE KENTUCKY DISTILLERS’ ASSOCIATION SAYS WHAT’S GOOD FOR CALIFORNIA VINEYARDS SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO DISTILLED SPIRITS LIKE
BOURBON……IT SAYS THE BILL SHOULD BE EXPANDED SO BOURON DRINKERS IN SOME OTHER STATES CAN PLACE ONLINE OR PHONE ORDERS
WITH THEIR FAVORITE KENTUCKY DISTILLERS……
THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES ALMOST NINE-BILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY…..
AND LAWMAKER SAY THEY ARE REVIEWING THE CONCERNS……
SPORTS
03/01/19
THE BOYS FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT CONTINUES AT DIDDLE ARENA…..
AS CLINTON COUNTY PLAYS BOWLING GREEN…..
AND WARREN CENTRAL TANGLES WITH LOGAN COUNTY……
THE TOPPER BASEBALL TEAM BEGINS PLAY IN THE COX DIAMOND INVITATIONAL IN PENSACOLA……….
AND THE LADY TOPPER SOFTBALL TEAM IS TAKING PART IN THE SAMFORD TOURNAMENT IN BIRMINGHAM……
CAMP NELSON
02/28/19
CAMP NELSON NATONAL CEMETERY…..IN JESSAMINE COUNTY…..WILL BE DESIGNATED A NATONAL MONUMENT ONCE PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS THE
COMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL LAND PACKAGE INTO LAW…..
ESTABLISHED IN 1863……CAMP NELSON WOULD BECOME KENTUCKY’S TOP RECRUITING STATION AND TRAINING FACILITY FOR THE UNION’S
AFRICAN-AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN THE CIVIL WAR…..
BLOOD MOBILE
02/28/19
THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE WILL BE AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..THIS MORNING……FROM SEVEN UNTIL 11……
WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS…….
BE IN GOOD HEALTH……
AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST 56 DAYS……
DONORS SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D CARD OR A PHOTO I-D…….
SAP BENEFITS
02/27/19
THE KENTUCKY CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES SAYS INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM…..OR SNAP……WILL RECEIVE THEIR MARCH FUNDS ON FRIDAY….WHICH WILL BE THE ONLY TIME THEY WILL RECEIVE
BENEFITS IN MARCH…...
NORMALLY…..BENEFITS ARE MADE AVAILABLE OVER THE FIRST 19-CALENDAR DAYS OF THE MONTH……BASED ON THE FINAL DIGIT OF THE CASE
NUMBER……
BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN……THERE WAS AN EARLY RELEASE OF THE JANUARY “SNAP” BENEFITS…..WHICH INCLUDED
FEBRUARY BENEFITS……
MORGAN
02/28/19
65 YEAR OLD SUSAN MARIE “SUE” CRAWFORD MORGAN OF LEITCHFIELD DIED MONDAY AT KINDRED ACUTE CARE IN LOUISVILLE……PRIVATE
GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT OAK FOREST NUMBER TWO CEMETERY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; TROY MORGAN……TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; SETPHEN AND GINGER ANDERSON AND JOE AND
KRISTEN OTSEGO…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; MISTY AND CHRIS MERHAR AND RACHEL ANDERSON…..AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-
IN-LAW; KARL CRAWFORD AND RICK AND CINDY CRAWFORD ALL OF MINNESOTA…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; SALLY AND TERRY
ANDERSON OF MINNESOTA AND JENNIFER CRAWFORD OF MONTANNA…….SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
TAYLOR
02/28/19
82 YEAR OLD MARYLIN TAYLOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FEBRUARY 17TH AT HER RESIDENCE…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT
FIVE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FLATROCK-MICHIGAN…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON SUNDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE GIDEONS OR HOSPARUS……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; JANE AND LARRY BRENT OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
02/28/19
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY……
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LOUISVILLE DROPPED A 66 TO 59 DECISION OF BOSTON COLLEGE…..
AND AT THE GIRLS FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
IT WAS BOWLING GREEN 67 AND RUSSELLVILLE 33……
AND GLASOGW BEAT RUSSELL COUNTY 43 TO 35…….
FISCAL COURT
02/27/19
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE RESCUE SQUAD BUILDING LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND THE COURT APPROVED A
RESOLUTION APPOINTING COUNTY TREASURER JESSICA CLINE TO WORK WITH “FEMA” IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR DISASTER…..
COUNTY CLERK ELAINE WILLIAMS ALSO PRESENTED HER FINAL SETTLEMENT…..IN THE AMOUNT OF 85-THOUSAND-335 DOLLARS…..TO THE
COURT……
MAIN STREET
02/27/19
MORE THAN 91-MILLION DOLLARS WAS INFUSED INTO THE COMMONWEALTH’S ECONOMY LAST YEAR BY…KENTUCKY MAIN STREET PROGRAM
PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES……
THE 91-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN INVESTMENT IN DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS WAS REPORTED BY 29-COMMUNITIES……AND
REPRESENTS 74-MILLION DOLLARS OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT…..MATCHED BY 17-MILLION DOLLARS IN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS……THE PROGRAM
ALSO GENERATED 12-HUNDRED-15 NEW JOBS IN MAIN STREET DISTRICTS AND THE CREATION OF 142 NEW BUSINESSES…..
SINCE ITS INCEPTON IN 1979…..KENTUCKY MAIN STREET HAS GENERATED MORE THAN FOUR-POINT-FIVE BILLION DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT IN THE
COMMONWEALTH……
CITIES ACHIEVING NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FOR TWENTY-19……AS CERTIFIED BY BOTH THE KENTUCKY MAIN STREET PROGRAM AND THE
NATIONAL MAIN STREET CENTER……INCLUDED CAMPBELLSVILLE AND SCOTTSVILLE…….
PRICE GOUGING
02/27/19
NOW THAT GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS DECLARED A “STATE OF EMERGENCY” IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..KENTUCKIANS ARE BEING ASKED TO
REPORT INSTANCES OF PRICE GOUGING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE…..
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER TRIGGERS KENTUCKY’S CONSUMER PROTECTON MEASURES FOR THE NEXT 15-DAYS….AND THAT TIME FRAME CAN BE
EXTENDED….
ANYONE WITH SPPECIFIC INFORMATION REGADING POSSIBLE PRICE GOUGING SHOULD CALLL….EIGHT-EIGHT-EIGHT-FOUR-THREE-TWO-92-57…..OR
E-MAIL…. CONSUMER-PROTECTON-AT-K-Y-DOT-GOV……..
MILL LSPRINGS
02/27/19
YESTERDAY……THE “U-S” HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED MILL SPRINGS BATTLEFIELD…..IN PULASKI COUNTY…..THE BE DESIGNATED AS
A NATONAL MONUMENT AND BECOME PART OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM…..
THE SENATE GAVE ITS APPROVAL TWO WEEKS AGO…..AND THE MEASURE NOW AWAITS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SIGNATURE….
THE HISTORIC BATTLEFIELD IN NANCY…..WAS THE SITE OF THE UNION’S FIRST SIGNIFICANT VICTORY IN THE CIVIL WAR IN 18-62…….
SPORTS
02/27/19
PLAY CONTINUES AT THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
AS BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON RUSSELLVILLE…..
AND GLASGOW PLAYS RUSSELL COUNTY…….
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LOUISVILLE GOES TO BOSTON COLLEGE…..
NEW LOTTERY GAME
02/26/19
THE KENTUCKY LOTTERY HAS LAUNCHED A NEW….IN-STATE NIGHTLY DRAW GAME…. CALLED “KENTUCKY’S QUICK BUCKS……
THE ONE-DOLLAR GAME IS ONLY AVAILABE IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..AND IT WILL BE PART OF THE LOTTERY’S NIGHTLY DRAWINGS…..
PLAYERS WILL PICK NUMBERS FROM TWO DIFFERENT MACINES…..SIMILAR TO POWERBALL OR MEGA-MILLIONS…..AND THEY CAN WIN TWO-DOLLARS
FOR MATCHIN ONLY THE “KENTUCKY BALL”…..AND UP TO A TOP PRIZE OF 50-THOUSAND DOALRS BY MATCHING ALL FOUR NUMBERS PLUS THE
“KENTUCKY BALL”……
BIG BROTHERS
02/26/19
AFTER SERVING SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS…..BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHCENTRAL KENTKRY HAS CLOSED
ITS DOORS DUE TO A LACK OF FUNDING…..
BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY OFFERED “ONE-ON-ONE” MENTRING FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX AND
17……
EMERGENCY DECLARATION
02/26/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS ISSUED A STATEWIDE EMERGENCY FOLLOWING WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND DAMAGE ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH….
YESTERDAYS ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS SEVERE STORMS OVER THE WEEKEND THAT CAUSED HEAVY RAIN….STRONG WINDS…..FLOODING…..
LANDSLIDES…. AND INCREASED WATER LEVELS AT DAMS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN KENTUCKY……
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER ALLOWS THE MOBILIZATION OF STATE RESOURCES TO ASSIST COUNTIES IN NEED…..
AND AS OF YESTERDAY…..THE KENTUCKY DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAD RECEIVED 36-COUNTY AND 11- CITY “STATE OF
EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS”…….
EADES
02/26/19
88 YEAR OLD DELEA NELL “NELLIE” EADES OF ALVATON DIED SUNDAY AT GREENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MARTHA’S CHAPEL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR
THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; PATRICIA AND MARK WILSON……AND A BROTHER; BOBBY EADES ALL OF ALVATON…..AND A
SISTER-IN-LAW; FRANCES EADES OF BORLING GREEN……
SPORTS
02/26/19
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY……
THE PREDATORS SKATED PAST THE OILERS….IN OVERTIME…THREE TO TWO…..
AT THE BOYS FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…..
WARREN CENTRAL DEFEATED GLASGOW IN OVERTIME 63 TO 57…..
AND LOGAN COUNTY GOT PAST METCALFE COUNTY 72 TO 70 IN OVERTIME……
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE TOPPER BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MURRAY STATE…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN ST. LOUIS TO TAKE ON THE BLUES…..
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
KENTUCKY ENTERTAINS ARKANSAS…..
AND THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS AT DIDDLE ARENA…….
AS BARREN COUNTY TAKES ON SOUTH WARREN…..
AND LOGAN COUNTY BATTLES METCALFE COUNTY……..
NEW EXHIBIT
02/25/18
A NEW EXHIBIT CALLED…..GAS STATION TO SPACE STATION…..HAS OPENED AT THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM…..AND IT FOCUSES ON THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CORVETTE AND NASA…..50-YEARS AFTER NEIL ARMSTRONG WALKED ON THE MOON….
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO BEGAN WHEN ALAN SHEPARD DROVE A 1957 CORVETTE TO THE ASTRONAUT TRAINING BASE…..AND AFTER
BEING THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE IN 1961…..HE WAS PRESENTED A NEW CORVETTE….AND LATER A GENERAL MOTORS DEALER OFFERED
ASTRONAUTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEASE A CORVETTE FOR ONLY ONE-DOLLAR PER YEAR……
“GAS STATON TO SPACE STATION” WILL BE AT THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM THRU JUNE 30TH…….
AMAZON SUED
02/25/19
A FORMER AMAZON EMPLOYEE IN KENTUCKY…..WHO SUFFERS FROM CROHN’S DISEASE…..IS SURING AMAZXON OVER HIS DISMIAAL FOR HE SAY WAS
A NEED FOR MORE BATRO BREAKS….
THE SUIT……WHICH IS SEEKING A MINIMUM OF THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES….CLAIMS THE COMPANY VIOLATED THE “AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT”…..
THE FORMER EMPLOYEE……WHO WAS HIRED FOR THE WINCHESTER ALL CENTER IN NOVEMBER TWENTY-16…….WAS FIRED IN DECEMBER TWENTY-
17……
CRAFT NOMINATED
02/25/19
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS SELECTED A GLASGOW NATIVE TO SERVE AS THE NEXT U-S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS…..
KELLY KNIGHT CRAFT….WHO IS THE CURRENT U-S AMBASSADOR TO CANADA…… WHOULD REPLACE NIKKI HALEY….
CRAFT……A 1980 GRADUATE OF GLASGOW HIGH SCHOOL….PLAYED A ROLE IN FACILITATING THE….U-S-MEXICO-CANADA TRADE AGREEMENT….A
REVAMP OF THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT…...
EDELEN
02/25/19
ONE OF THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR WANTS TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE COMMONWELATH CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM……..
ADAM EDLEN IS PROPOSING CHANGES TO THE BAIL SYSTEM…..SAYNG TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE KEPT IN JAIL BECAUSE THEY CAN’T AFFORD BOND…..
HE’S ALSO CALLING FOR A REVIEW OF PROBATON AND PAROLE POLICIES….AND HE WANTS RO RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS FOR NON-VIOLENT
OFFENDER……
SPORTS
02/25/19
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END YESTERDAY……FOR THE PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM…..AS THEY LOST TO CLINTON COUNTY IN THE OPENING ROUND
OF THE FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT 73 TO 52……
OPENING ROUND ACTION CONTINUES AT THE BOYS FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT TONIGHT AS……
GLASGOW TAKES ON WARREN CENTRAL…..
AND LOGAN COUNTY PLAYS METCALFE COUNTY……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE OILERS……
SIMPSON PLANT EXPANDING
02/21/19
A SIMPSON COUNTY FACILITY IS EXPANDING……
R-K-W…..A GERMAN-OWNED MANUFACTURER OF INDUATRIAL FILM…..WILL INVEST 18-MILLION DOLLARS IN THE PROJECT THAT WILL CREATE 30
FULL-TIME JOBS…..
R-K-W PLANS TO BUILD A NEW……30-THOUDAND-SQUARE-FOOT MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSE FACILITY…..AS-WELL-AS ADD STATE-OF THE-
ART EQUIPMENT….. ALLOWING THE COMPANY TO TAP NEW MARKETS……
EXPLOSIVE DEVISE
02/21/19
THE STATE POLICE HAZARDOUS DEVICES UNIT WAS CALLED TO BARREN COUNTY YESTERDAY…….BY THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT……AFTER A SMALL IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVISE WAS FOUND IN A MAILBOX IN THE 13-HUNDRED BLOCK OF OIL WELL
ROAD…..
THE DEVICE WAS RENDERED SAFE ON THE SCENE…..AND OTHER MAILBOXES IN THE AREA WERE CHECKED…..BUT NO ADDITIONAL EXPLOSIVE
DEVISES WERE FOUND……
STATE POLCIE AND “U-S” POSTAL INSPECTORS ARE INVESTIGATING……
SPORTS
02/21/19
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT……
THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON GLASGOW IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..
TIP OFF IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP TO TOMPKINSVILLE…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-45 THIS AFTERNOON……..
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGE STONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE KINGS…..
STATE PARKS FUNDING
02/20/19
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS WANT TO BORROW 150-MILLION DOLLARS TO FIX UP THE COMMONWEALTH’S PARK SYSEM…………
THE HOUSE APPROPRATIONS AND REVENUE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED HOUSE TWO-68……WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE “THE ARTS-TOURISM-AND
HERITAGE CABINET” TO BORROW AND SPEND 20-MILLION DOLLARS…….BEGINNING JULY FIRST….TO DO THINGS LIKE REPLACE ROOFS AND
EXPAND CAMPGROUNDS AT STATE PARKS…..
THE PLAN WOULD COST TAXPAYERS AN EXTRA TWO-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN THE FISCAL YEAR THAT BEGINS JULY FIRST…..FUROEMEIDL
DOEL IN THE FIE Y HA BEING SHLY FITT……WITH THE REST BEING PAID BACK OVER 20-YEARS……
THE BEVIN HAS ALREADY SPENT 18-MILLION IN REPAIRS AS PART OF THE ….. REFRESHING THE FINEST PROGRAM…..WHICH INCLUDES 133
PROJECT….
EARLIE THIS MONTH…..THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED AN ADDITIONAL 20-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT…..WHICH HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY LAST YEAR……
SECRETARY OF STAGTE POWERS
02/20/19
THE KENTUCKY SENATE HAS PASSED….AND SENT TO THE HOUSE…. A BILL LIMITNG THE INFLUENCE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OVER THE
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS…..
THE BILL STEMS FROM ACCUSATIONS THAT SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON ISO LUNDERGAM GRIMES OVERREACHED HER AUTHORITY AS THE
COMMONWEALTH’S CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER…….……
IF APPROVED IN THE HOUSE……THE LEGISLATION WOULD R TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY…..AND WOULD AFFECT GRIMES AND FUTURE SECRETARIES
OF STATE……
GRIMES HAD DENOUNCED THE MEASURE……SAYING IT WOULD ‘DISRUPT” STATEWIDE ELECTIONS LATER THIS YEAR……
STUDENT LAWSUIT
02/20/19
A LAWSUIT SEEKING 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGES FROM THE WASHINGTON POST HAS BEEN FILED ON BEHALF OF A COVINGTON CATHOLIC
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT…..
THE SUIT COMES AFTER VIDEO SHOWING NICHOLAS SANDMANN .AND OTHER COVINGTON CATHOLIC STUDENTS…..AND A NATIVE AMERICAN
DRUMMER WENT VIRAL…….
SANDMAN…..PICTURED IN THE INITIAL VIDEO…..BECAME ONE OF THE FOCAL POINTS OF THE ONLINE DEBATE CONCERNING WHAT HAPPENED
DURING THE EVENT…..
SANDMAN HAS SAID HE WAS NOT MAKING FACES AT NATHAN PHILLIPS…..THE NATIVE AMERICAN DRUMMER SEEN IN THE VIDEO……
MARSH
02/20/19
84 YEAR OLD RUBY JEAN GRINSTEAD MARSH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HER RESIDENCE…..A PRIVATE SERVICE WILL BE HELD
TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME…… PUBLIC VISITATION WILL BE FROM 11 UNTIL FOUR
TOMORROW (THURS)……AND MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTDED TO HOSPARUS OR HOPE CENTER FOR WOMEN……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; BERLINDA BAZZELL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO SONS; DEREK OF FLORIDA AND BARRY OF OKLAHOMA…..A BROTHER;
EDWARD GRINSTEAD…..AND A SISTER; ALICE BROWN BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…….TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
TAYLOR
02/20/19
89 YEAR OLD GLENDON TAYLOR OF HOPKINSVILLE…..AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE……DIED SUNDAY AT CONTINUE CARE HOSPITAL IN
MADISONVILLE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER NINE SATURDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM
OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES….
HE’S SURVIVED BY THREE NIECES…..THREE NEPHEWS……AND SEVERAL GREAT-NIECES AND GREAT-NEPHEWS…….
CARTWRIGHT
02/20/19
74 YEAR OLD ALVIS EUGENE “GENE” CARTWRIGHT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW
MORNING (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JOYCE GILLMORE CARTWRIGHT…..A SON; JAMES….. AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; CYNTHIA AND JEFFERY RIFFE
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; RICHARD AND VICKIE OF TEXAS…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/20/19
IN OPENING ROUND ACTION AT THE GIRL’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT…..GLASGOW DEFEATED MONROE COUNTY 62 TO 46…..AND
THEN THE BARREN COUNTY TROJANETTES HIT A THREE-POINT SHOT…..WITH ONE-POINT-EIGHT SECONDS LEFT IN OVERTIME…..TO DEFEAT THE
LADY PATRIOTS 52-51……
THE LADY PATRIOTS END THE SEASON WITH 20-WINS AND SEVEN LOSSES……
ROCKET DOCKET
02/19/19
A PROGRAM BORN OUT OF KENTUCKY’S OPIOID CRISIS IS PUTTING DRUG OFFENDERS INTO TREATMENT FASTER AND REDUCING THE COST OF
INCARCERATION……
THE……ROCKET DOCKET INITIATIVE…….ALLOWS LOCAL PROSECUTORS TO EXPEDITE NON-VIOLENT FELONY DRUG CASES THROUGH THE JUDICIAL
PROCESS……AND IT ALSO ALLOWS CERTAIN DEFENDANTS RAPID ENTRY INTO SUBSTANCE PROGRAM TREATMENT……
BEFOE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN TWENTY-15……THE AVERAGE OFFENDER SPENT 115-DAYS IN A LOCAL JAIL…….BUT NOW……THE TYPICAL STAY IS
21-DAYS BEFORE THEY ENTER SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT…..AND THAT’S RESULTED IN COST SAVINGS OF MORE THAN 80-MILLION DOLLARS
FOR LOCAL JAILS……
HOPKINSVILLE OFFICER SHOT
02/19/19
A HOPKINSVILLE POLICE OFFICER IS RECOVERING FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS HE RECEIVED YESERDAY IN PURSUIT OF A ROBBERY SUSPECT….
TWO VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN A ROBBERY AT WAL-MART AND TWO POLICE CHASES ENSUED…..
OFFICER JEREMY DAVIDSON ATTEMPTED TO STOP ONE OF THE VEHICLES….WHEN THE SUSPECT STARTED SHOOTING…..STRIKING THE OFFICER IN
THE HEAD AND ARM…..
DAVIDSON IS IN A NASHVILLE HOSPITAL WHERE HE’S EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY…..
AND TWO INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN THE INCIDENT…..
PURSUIT
02/19/19
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR A VEHICLE….. REGISTERED TO AN ALLEN COUNTY MAN……THAT WAS INVOLVED IN
A PURSUIT EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING……
A DEPUTY NOTICED A MAN AND WOMAN PASSED OUT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE INTER-SECTION OF SCOTTSVILLE ROAD AND NATCHER PARKWAY…..THE
DRIVER WAS HOLDING A WEAPON AND HAD DRUG PARAPHERNALIA IN HIS SHIRT POCKET…..
AS THEY WOKE UP…..THEY SPED AWAY……THE PURSUIT WENT THRU BOWLING GREEN…..THEN DOWN SCOTTSVILLE ROAD INTO ALLEN
COUTY……WITH SPEED IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES-PER-HOUR……
DEPUTIES FINALLY LOST SIGHT OF THE TWO-THOUSAND-NINE GRAY FORD FOCUS NEAR THE TENNESSEE LINE…..DEPUTIES SAY THE VEHICLE IS
REGISTERED TO KEITH JOHNSON OF ADOLPHUS…….
ARREST-METCALFE
02/19/19
A SEXUAL ABUSE INVESTIGATION BY STATE POLICE…..IN METCALFE COUNTY….. LEADS TO THE ARREST OF ONE PERSON ON AN INDICTMENT
WARRANT…..
41 YEAROLD TEDDY BLAKLEY OF EDMONTON IS CHARGED WITH RAPE-VICTIM UNDER 12, SEXUAL ABUSE-VICTIM UNDER 12, RAPE AND SODOMY
SPORTS
02/19/19
THE GIRL’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BEGINS AT MONROE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT……AS GLASGOW TAKES ON MONROE
COUNTY……THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS BATTLE BARREN COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE LADY PATRIOTS GAME IS SEVEN-45…….BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE……WVLE…..STARTING AT SEVEN-30 TONIGHT……
IN OPENING ROUND ACTION OF THE BOYS 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT…..IT TOOK OVERTIME FOR GLASGOW TO GET PAST BARREN
COUNTY 55 TO 50…..THEN THE PATRIOTS DEFEATED MONROE COUNTY 66 TO 51…..HERE’S KYLE HARWOOD WITH THE U-S BANK GAME WRAP UP.
SPORTS BETTING IN KENTUCKY
02/18/19
AN ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO LEGALIZE SPORTS BETTING IN KENTUCKY SAYS IT WOULD GENERATE JUST OVER 20-MILLION
DOLLARS PERYEAR IN TAX MONEY…..
HOUSE BILL ONE-57 WOULD TAX SPORTS BETTING IN THE COMMONWEALTH AT 10-POINT-25 PERCENT FOR IN-PERSON WAGERS…..AND 14-POINT-25
PERCENT FOR WAGERS MADE ON-LINE…….
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD NOT ALL BETTING ON SPORTING EVENTS INVOLVING KENTUCKY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES…..AND DOES
NOT CONSIDER THE PROPOSED 500-THOUISAND DOLLAR LICENSING FEE OR THE IMPACT OF FANTASY SPORTS AND INTERNET POKER……
LAWMAKERS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SPEND THE MONEY ON REGULATING THE INDUSTRY AND ADDICTION PREVENTION SERVICES……AND
WHATEVER IS LEFXT OVER WOULD GO TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S TROUBLED PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEMS…..
BARREN COUNTY MEASLES
02/18/19
A CASE OF MEASLES HAS BEEN REPORTED IN A YOUNG CHILD IN BARREN COUNTY…..
THE BARREN RIVER HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE CHILD…..WHO WAS NOT VACCIATED…..RECENTLY TRAVELED OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO AN
AREA WHERE MEASLES IS PREVALENT…………
THE CHILD DID NOT BECOME INFECTIOUS UNTIL RETURNING TO THE COMMONWEALTH…..PUBLIC EXPOSURE IS BELIEVED TO BE VERY LIMITED….
AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING INDIVIDUALS WHO CAME INTO CANTACT WITH THE CHILD DURING THE INFECTIOUS PERIOD……
PROBAiTON OFFICER ARRESTED
02/18/19
STATE POLICE FROM POST 15…..IN COLUMBIA….. RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM A PAROLEE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGARDING HER PROBATON
OFFICER…..33 YEAR OLD TYLER YOUNG…..
FOLLOWING A THREE DAY COVERT INVESTIGATION…..YOUNG WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE AND OFFCIAL MISCONDUCT AND
LODGED IN THE ADAIR COUNTY JAIL……
PASSPORT LAWSUIT
02/18/19
PASSPORT HEALTH PLAN HAS FILED A LAWSUIT ALLEGING THAT KENTUCKY’S CUTS TO MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENTS WILL RESULT IN THE
NONPROFIT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS BY MARCH…..
THE LOUISVILLE-BASE ORGANIZATON IS ASKING A JUDGE TO BAR THE COMMONWEALTH FROM IMPOSING THE CUTS…..AND REPAY MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN CUTS FOR THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS…….
PASSPORT HEALTH PLAN PROVIDES MANAGED CARE FOR MOST OF KENTUCKY’S ONE-POINT-THREE MILLION MEDICAID ENROLLEES…..
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES SAYS THEY ARE REVIEWING THE SUIT……BUT ADDED IT CAME AS A
SURPRISE…..BECAUSE PASSPORT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED “LEGITIMATE ISSUES” WITH THE COMMONWEALTH’S RATES……
PARDUE
02/18/19
76 YEAR OLD RUBY JEWELL GARMON PARDUE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
WEDNSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T-W- CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE
THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBABND; BILLY RAY PARDUE…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; TRACY AND KIRK ROARK….AND A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-
LAW; KEVIN AND KRISTI ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JOETTA AND LEROY HENSON OF ALVATON…..AND TWO BROTHERS
AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; BARRY AND MARILYN GARMON AND MIKE AND KATHY GARMON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/18/19
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT…..BEING PLAYED AT MONROE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL……GLASGOW TAKES ON BARREN COUNTY…..THEN THE
PATRIOTS PLAY MONORE COUNTY……
TIP OFF IS SEVEN-45……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE……STARTING AROUND SEVEN-30 TONIGHT……
SCHOOL BOARD
02/14/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….AND AT THE START OF THE MEETING……A SPECIAL PRESENTATION WAS
MADE…..
FINAL APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO THE TWENTY-19-TWENTY-20 SCHOOL CALENDER HAS THE FIRST DAY FOR STUDENTS BEING AUGUST SEVENTH
AND THE FINAL DAY FOR STUDENTS…..NEXT SCHOOL YEAR…WILL BE MAY 15TH……
THE BOARD APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF STUDENT INSURANCE FOR NEXT SCHOOL AND ALSO THE PURCHASE OF FOUR NEW BUSES….
AND THE PROCESS WAS STARTED TO INSTALL A “CANOPY” AT THE DROP-OFF AREA AT THE PRIMARY CENTER……
K-NINE NARCO
02/14/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THE PASSING OF K-NINE NARCO……
NACRO…..WHO WAS NINE YEARS OLD AND HAD BEEN BATTLING CANCER FOR THREE YEARS…..RETIRED FROM SERVICE IN DECEMBER TWENTY-17 .
AND WAS LIVING WITH HIS HANDLER…..SERGEANT NICK TABBERT AND HIS FAMILY……
ACCIDENT VICTIM
02/14/19
STATE POLICE HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF AN ACCIDENT VICTIM WHO WAS KILLED ON I-65 TUESDAY NIGHT….
57 YEAR OLD DOUGLAS WALLACE OF INDIANA WAS OPERATING A TWO-THOSUAND MILLER TRANSPORTATION BUS……WHEN 38 YEAR OLD PENNY
LANE OF TENNESEE AND HER DOG ENTERED THE NORTHBOUND LANE WHERE SHE WAS STRUCK BY THE BUS…..
LANE DIED AT THE SCENE AND NO ONE ON THE BUS WAS INJURED……
SPORTS
02/14/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE SENIOR NIGHT…..AND CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON…..AS TODD
COUNTY CENTRAL COMES TO PATRIOT GYM……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE……WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE CANADIENS…..
STATE PARKS UPGRADES
02/13/19
20-MILLION MORE DOLLARS IN UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMING TO KENTUCKY STATE PARKS…..
LAUNCHED IN TWENTY-16…..”THE REFRESH THE FINEST”…..HAS ALREADY INVESTED 18-MILLION DOLLARS IN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE KENTUCKY STATE PARKS SYSTEM…..
THE TWENTY-18 GENERAL ASSEMBLY ALLOCATED AN ADDITONAL 20-MILLION DOLLARS FOR…..PHASE TWO OF “REFRERSHING THE FINEST”…..AND
THOSE PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE A NEW ROOF FOR BARREN RIVER STATE RESORT PARK AND CAMPGROUND IMPROVEMENTS……
ALL 17-RESORT PARKS WILL ALSO RECEIVE HOSPITALITY UPGRADES THAT INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS FURNITURE……FLOORING……PAINT…..AND
FIXTURES……
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
02/13/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN TOLD A COMMUNITY FORUM IN STANFORD LAST NIGHT THAT HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SIGN A BILL TO MAKE MEDICAL
MARIJUANA LEGAL IN THE COMMONWEALTH….
HOWEVER…..BEVIN WENT ON TO SAY HIS SUPPORT FOR A BILL LEGALIZING MEDICAL MARIJUANA WOULD DEPEND ON HOW IT IS WRITTERN…..
ADDING HE WOULD BE OPPOSED TO A BILL WRITTEN SOLELY TO RAISE MONT FOR THE GENERAL FUND…..
WATER DISTRICT OFFICE
02/13/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED TODAY DUE TO AN IN-SERVICE TRAINING…..
THE OFFICE WILL RE-OPNE FOR BUSINESS UPON COMPLETON OF THE TRAINING……
SPORTS
02/13/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN CENTRAL LAST NIGHT……AND PICKED UP TWO BIG WINS…..AS THE LADY
PATRIOTS DOWNED THE LADY DRAGONS 54 TO 36……
AND THE PATRIOTS DOWNED THE DRAGONS 59 TO 56…….
THE 15TH DISTRICT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT GETS UNDERWAY MONDAY NIGHT AT MONROE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..
MONDAY…..THE PATRIOTS PLAY MONROE COUUNTY…..
AND THEN TUESDAY…..THE LADY PATROTS WILL TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY…..
THE BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK….
AND THE GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE PLAYED NEXT FRIDAY…..
MURDER SEARCH
02/12/19
A STABBING SUNDAY NIGHT IN BOWLING GREEN HAS NOW TURNED INTO THE SEARCH FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WANTED ON A MURDER CHARGE….
ACCORDING TO BOWLING GREEN POLICE…..JOSHUA CROUCH STABBED TRACY RIGGSBEE SUNDAY NIGHT…..APPARENTLY CROUCH AND RIGGSBEE
HAD BEEN ARGUING ALL DAY……
RIGGSBEE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT….WHERE SHE DIED….AND CROUCH FLED THE SCENE….
A MURDER WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CROUCH AND ADDITIONAL CHARGES COULD BE ADDED……
ANYONE WITH INFORMATON ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF JOSHUA CROUCH IS ASKED TO CONTACT BOWLING GREEN POLICE AT THREE-NINE-THREE-
FOUR THOUSAND OR NINE-ONE-ONE…….
CRIME STOPPERS IS ALSO OFFERING A CASH REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF CROUCH…….CALLL SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE
CLUE……
ARREST
02/12/19
A WARREN COUNTY MAN IS FACING SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES FOLLOWING HIS INDICTMENT BY THE WARREN COUNTY GRAND JUTY……
69 YEAR OLD JAMES DIXON OF RICHARDSVILLE IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF SODOMY-VICTIM UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE…..AND THREE COUNTS
OF SEXUAL ABUSE-VICTIM UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE….
THE CASE HAD BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION SINCE TWENTY-16….AND INVOLVED THREE JUVENILES…….
SPORTS
02/12/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN CENTRAL…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50……WLCK….AND 99-POINT-THREE….WLVE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN DETRIOT TO TAKE ON THE RED WINGS…..
AFTER BEING NAMED THE FOURTH REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR…..LADY PATRIOT SENIOR SARAH SUTTON IS NOW A FINALIST FOR KENTUCKY’S
“MISS BASKETBALL”….
SHE ENTERS THE FINAL WEEK OF THE REGULAR SEASON AVERAGING 22-POINT-FIVE POINTS AND 10-POINT-NINE REBOUNDS PER GAME…..WHICH
HAVE HELPED AC/S POST AN 18 AND SIX RECORD….
BALLOTS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO COACHES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED MARCH FIFTH IN
LEXINGTON…..
STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH
02/08/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN DELIVERED HIS FOURTH…..STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH ADDRESS LAST NIGHT….TO A JOINT SESSION OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY….
THE GOVERNOR SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF THE TIME REFLECTING ON SOME OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS…..INCLUDING 18-BILLION DOLLARS IN NEW
CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND SOME 50-THOUSAND JOBS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED…..HE BREIFLY COVERED THE TOPIC OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S
PENSION CRISIS…..WHICH BELIEVED WOULD BE A FOCAL POINT OF THE ADDRESS…..
LAST WEEK…..BEVIN ANNOUNCED HE WILL SEEK RE-ELECTON…..BUT WITH A NEW RUNNING MATE……SENATOR RALPH ALVARADO IS REPLACING
LIEUTENNT GOVERNOR JENEAN HAMPTON ON THE TICKET……..
CAPITAL RESTRICTIONS
02/08/19
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR SAYS A NEW REGULATION RESTRICTING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE STATE CAPITAL IS INVALID…..
IN THE OPINION RELEASED YESTERDAY…..BESHEAR SAYS NO “IMMINENT THREAT” TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY WAS SHOWN TO JUSTIFY THE
REGULATON….
A SPOKESPERSON FOR GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN RESPONDED SAYING THE REGULATION WAS DEVELOPED WITH GUIDANCE FROM LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY OFFICIALS….
THE “A-G’s” OPINION IS ADVISORY….AND DOES NOT CARRY THE FORCE OF LAW……
SPORTS
02/08/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD LAST NIGHT TO METCALFE COUNTY AND PICKED UP TWO WINS…..AS THE PATRIOTS GOT
PAST THE HORNEST 57 TO 56….
THEN THE LADY PATROTS DOWNED THE LAY HORNETS 77 TO 62…..KYLE
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS GO TO OWENSBORO FOR THE PRELIMINARY ROUND OF THE “REGION-TWO” SWIM
CHAMPIONSHIPS……
HALL OF FAMER…..FRANK ROBINSON…..THE FIRST BLACK MANAGER IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLL AND THE ONLY PLAYER TO WIN THE “M-V-P” IN
BOTH LEAGUES HAS DIED…..
HE WAS 83……
PHONE SCAM
02/07/19
THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A PHONE SCAM…..
AN ELDERLY BOWLING GREEN RESIDENT TOLD OFFICERS SHE RECEIVE A CALL FROM AN “OFFICER” WHO SAID THERE WAS A WARRANT FOR HER
ARREST….BUT IF SHE WOULD SEND CASH THE WARRANT WOULD BE RECALLED…..
THE CALLER ADVISED HER TO GET THREE….500-DOLLAR GIFT CARDS….THE IMPOSTER STAYED ON THE PHONE WITH THE WOMAN FOR TWO-
HOURS AS SHE DROVE TO SCOTTSVILLE TO OBTAIN THE GIFT CARDS…..THE IMPOSTER THEN HAD HER GIVE HIM THE “REDEEMING” BUMBER ON THE
BACK….AND HAD HER MAIL THE GIFT CARDS TO 15-HUNDRED PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE…..
THE WOMAN THEN CALLED SCOTTSVILLE POLICE AND THAT’S WHEN SHE LEARNED SHE HAD BEEN SCAMMED…..OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO GET THE
CARDS STOPPED AND SHE WILL BE RECEIVING A REFUND…..
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE WILL NEVER CALL AND ASK FOR MONEY IF YOU HAVE A WARRANT…..AND IF YOU RECEIVE SUCH A CALL OFFICERS ADVISE YOU
ASK FOR THEIR NAME AND BADGE NUMBER AND ADVISE YOU’RE WILL CALL THEM BACK…..
SHRUM
02/07/19
06:05AM
91 YEAR OLD ROBBIE MAE HARTMAN SHRUM OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY SIX SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BRO. BILL AND HILDA SHRUM, DONNIE SHRUM, BRO. MICHAEL AND BRENDA SHRUM, DAVID
AND CRYSTAL SHRUM, EDDIE AND TAMMY FREEMAN AND JIMMY AND KERRI SHRUM…..AND A DAUGHTER; MARTHA BESSINGER ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY AND ALICE HARTMAN OF TENNESSEE…..40-GRANDCHILDREN, SEVERAL GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/07/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO METCALFE COUNTY……
AND BE SURE AND MAKE THIS CHANGE TO YOUR SCHEDULE…..THE PATRIOTS WILL BE PLAYING GTHE FIRST GAME TONIGHT…..
TIP OFF FOR THE BOYS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK….AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON DALLAS…..
KY DEBT
02/06/19
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT RELEASED BY AUDITOR MIKE HARMON…..KENTUCKY IS MORE THAN 54-BILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT…..WITH
ESTIMATED UNFUNDED RETIRMENT BENEFITS OF 43-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLARS….ACCOUNTING FOR 80-PERCENT OF THE TOTAL…..
THE 43-BILLION DOLLARS IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PENSION AND HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS THE COMMONWEALTH OWES OVER THE NEXT 30-
YEARS…..BUT DOESN’T HAVE THE FUNDS TO PAY…..
HARMON IS CALLING ON THE LEGISLAURE TO ENACT STRONGER OVERSIGHT ON THE KENTUCKY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY…..
WHICH CURRENTLY HAS NO LIMIT ON THE BONDED DEBT IT CAN ISSUE…..
ACCORDING TO HARMON……THE TOTAL DEBT IS MORE THAN 12-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EVERY PERSON IN KENTUCKY……
WORKFORCE
02/06/19
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS LAUNCHED A NEW TOOL IT SAYS WILL GIVE A CLEARER PICTURE OF THE WORKFORCE…
THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET HAS LAUNCHED THE FIRST INTER-ACTIVE WORKFORCE “DASHBOARD” IN
KENTUCKY…..
THE “DASHBOARD” DISPLAYS REAL-TIME WORKFORCE INFORMATION INCLUDING….JOB OPENINGS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AND WORKFORCE-
RELATED FUNDING BY LOCAL WORKFORCE AREA…..
THE CABINET SAY THE DATA COLLECTED WILL ALLOW KENTUCKY TO CREATE A STRATEGY FOR UGINS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH……
ENERBLU WONT BUILD PLANT
02/06/19
THE EASTERN KENTUCKY ECONOMY HAS TAKEN ANOTHER BLOW…..AS A BATTERY MANUFACTURER SAYS IT IS SUSPENDING PLANS TO BUILD A 372-
MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY IN THE REGION AND HIRE 875 WORKERS…..
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER…..THE C-E-O OF “ENERBLU” : SAID THE COMPANY MADE THE DECISION AFTER A PRIMARY POTENTIAL
INVESTOR WITHDREW SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT…..CITING A ”SERIES OF UNEXPECTED GEO-POLITICIAL FACTORS”…..
SPORTS
02/06/19
THE PATRIOTS WERE BACK ON THE ROAD LAST NIGHT TO EDMONSON COUNTY…. .AND PICKED UP A BIG OVERTIME WIN 55 TO 52.....
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE AT HOME TOMORROW NIGHT TO TAKE ON METCALFE COUNTY…….
FLU IN KENTUCKY
02/05/19
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS FLU CASES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN 98 OF KENTUCKY’S 120 COUNTIES……
THE DEPARTMENT HAS LABELED THE CURRENT FLU ACTIVITY IN THE COMMONWEALTH AS…..WIDESPREAD….AS THE NUMBER OF LABORATORY
CONFIRM FLU CASES HAS REACHED 54-HUNDRED-NINE…..
THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF FLU CASES ARE BEING REPORTED IN THE LOUISVILLE AND BOWLING GREEN AREAS….WITH 29-HUNDRED-96 CASES OF
THE FLU IN JEFFERSON COUNTY…..AND 353 CONFIRMED FLU CASES IN BOWLING GREEN……
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
02/05/19
AFTER TAKING A THREE WEEK BREAK…..LAWMAKERS RETURN TO FRANKFORT TODAY FOR THE FINAL 26 DAYS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SESSION…..
REPUBLICANS SAY THEY WANT TO WORK ON LEGISLATON DEALING WITH PENSIONS…...SCHOOL SAFETY…..FOSTER CARE….AND DO A FOLLOW-UP
ON LAST YEAR’S TAX OVERHAUL…..
AS A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF LAWMAKERS CONTINUES TO REVIEW THE PENSION SYSTEM…..WHICH REMAINS THE MOST DIVISIVE AND
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE TO CONFRONT LAWMAKERS…..HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID OSBORNE WARNED THAT ANYONE THINKING A QUICK AGREEMENT
WILL BE FOUND IS “WRONG”……
HARRIS
02/05/19
56 YEAR OLD MARY ANN PHILLIPS HARRIS OF GLASGOW DIED SUNDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE
SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL
GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO AUNTS; ALMA WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE AND PAULINE NORBY OF MINNESOTA….AND HER STEP-MOTHER; ANNIE PHILLIPS
OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
WHEAT
02/04/19
95 YEAR OLD SHERMAN O. WHEAT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN BEECH GROVE CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON THURSDAY
AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO BEECH GROVE CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY AND DEBBIE…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; GLORIA AND LEWIS WHITE ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE….. FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, 11 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/05/19
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT…..TO EDMONSON COUNTY….. FOR A BOYS DOUBLEHEADER…..
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….AND 99-
POINT-THREE…. LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AROUND SEVEN TONIGHT……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY ARIZONA……
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND DROPPED TO GAMES TO GLASGOW….AS THE LADY PATRIOTS LOST TO THE LADY
SCOTTIES 41 TO 39……
AND THE PATRIOTS LOST THEIR SECOND DISTRICT GAME A ROW…..AS THE SCOTTIES WON 70 TO 49……
ELECTION TIE
02/04/19
A RECOUNT IN A KENTUCKY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES…..WHERE THE DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER DEFEATED THE INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN BY
ONE VOTE…..HAS ENDED IN A TIE FOLLOWING A RECOUNT ON SATURDAY….
DEMOCRAT JIM GLENN WAS CERTIFIED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND WAS SWORN IN JANUARY FIFTH…..BUT REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT D-
J JOHNSON ASKED THE KENTUCKY HOUSE FOR A RECOUNT WHICH THEY ORDERED….
THE NEXT STEP IS FOR THE DAVIESS COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE TO SEND A REPORT TO THE “ELECTON CONTEST BOARD”…..A LEGISLATIVE PANEL OF
SIX REPUBLICANS AND THREE DEMOCRATS…..WHICH MUST DECIDE WHAT TO DO NEXT AND GIVE A REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES….
STATE LAW INDICATES THE BOARD MUST CHOOSE THE WINNER BY DRAWING LOTS….
KSP GRADUATION
02/04/19
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ACADEMY PRESENTED DIPLOMAS TO 35 NEW TROOPERS ON FRIDAY…..BRINGING THE AGENCY STRENTH TO 809
TROOPERS….
SEVEN CADETS…..INCLUDING JORDAN MATTHEWS OF GLASGOW AND KATAN PARKER OF BOWLING GREEN….EARNED ASSOCIATE DEGREES IN
GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL AND TECHNICAL STUDIES FRO THE BLUEGRASS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE….WHILE AT THE ACADEMY…...
TROOPER JUSTIN FOX FROM SCOTTSVILLE WAS ASSIGNED TO POST ONE IN MAYFIELD…..…
WHILETROOPERS BRENT DAVIS FROM BOWLING GREEN….JORDAN MATTHEWS FROM GLASGOW….AND MATTHEW SPEARS FROM LAWRENCEBURG
WERE ASSIGNED TO POST THREE IN BOWLING GREEN……
SPORTS
02/04/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL
12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
HEALTH ISSUES POLL
02/01/19
A NEW…..KENTUCKY HEALTH ISSUES POLL…..SHOWS A LARGE NUMBEROF KENTUCKY ADULTS DON’T USE A REGULAR DOCTOR…..HEALTH
CLINC….OR OTHER APPROPRIATE SOURCE OF HEALTH CARE….
THE NEW POLL FINDS 24-PERCENT OF KENTUCKY ADULTS SAY THEY DON’T HAVE A USUAL PLACE TO GO FOR HEALTH CARE….WHICH IS UP FROM
18-PERCENT IN TWO-THOUSAND-NINE….AND THOSE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE WERE NEARLY TWICE AS LIKELY NOT TO GO FOR REGULAR
HEALTH CARE…..
HOWEVER…..THE REPORT FOUND THAT HASN’T NECESSARILY TRANSLATED INTO MORE VISITS TO EMERGENCY ROOM OR URGENT CARE CLINIC
VISITS…..AS EIGHT-PERCENT OF THOSE SURVEYED SAY THE GO TO THE EMERGNCY OR URGENT CARE CENTER FOR MEDICAL CARE……
AND ONE-IN-FIVE OF THOSE SURVEYED REPORTED SOMEONE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD HAS DELAYED OR SKIPPED NEEDED MEDICAL CARE BECAUSE
OF THE COST….. WHICH IS ABOUT THE SAME AS IN TWENTY-14……
FIRING
02/01/19
THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION FIRED LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JENEAN HAMPTON’S CHIEF OF STAFF……PROMPTING A LETTER FROM HER….
REAPOINTING HER FORMER EMPLOYEE TO HIS PREVIOUS POSITION…..
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER…..STEVE KNIPPER SAID HE WAS NOTIFIED HE WAS BEING TERMINATED WITHOUT CAUSE…..
KNIPPER IS A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY OF STATES….AND A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PERSONNEL CABINET SAID ALL SENIOR
GOVERNOR-APPOINTED EMPLOYEES…..WHO PLANNED TO RUN FOR A PARTISAN OFFICE IN THE TWENTY-19 ELECTION…..WOULD BE EXPECTED TO
RESIGN…..
AUSBROOKS
02/01/19
60 YEAR OLD DAVID ALAN AUSBROOKS OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. OLIVE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; CHRIS AND LINDA OF ADOLPHUS…..TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; CHARLIE AND HANNAH
OF HOLLAND AND LARRY AND LINDA OF OAKLAND…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; JANE AND HERB SMITH AND PATTY AND JIMMY
LANDERS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
SPORTS
02/01/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO CELEBRAGTE HOMECOMING AS MONROE COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT GYM…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO ACTION AS THEY’RE IN FLORDIA TO TAKE ON THE PANTHERS…..
BUSINESS FUNDING
01/31/19
ELIGIBLE KENUCKY SMALL BUSINESSES CAN NEW RECEIVE EVEN MORE FUNDING TO HELP THEM BEGIN EXPORTING……OR EXPAND THEIR EXPORT
MARKET……THROUGH THE “STATE TRADE EXPANSION PROGRAM”……
EACH COMPANY SELECTED MAY NOW RECEIVE UP TO 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANT FUNDING…..WHICH IS TWICE THE AMOUNT AVAILABLE THE
PAST SEVERAL YEARS…..BUSINESSES PREVIOUSLY AWARDED A FIVE-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT IN THE FISCAL YEARS TWENTY-18 CYCLE……NOW
HAVE AN ADDITIONAL FIVE-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO USE BY SEPTEMBER 29TH……
THE…..STEP GRANTS…..PROVIDE BUSINESSES REIMBURSEMENT FOR A VARITY OF TRADE-RELATED COSTS……
ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS
0131/19
STUDENTS PURSUING CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEGREES CAN APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS BEING OFFERED BY THE
KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET….
SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE BACHELOR’S PROGRAM RANGE FROM 62-HUNDRED TO 66-HUNDRED DOLLARS PER SEMESTER…..AND FOR THE
ASSOCIATE’S PROGRAM IN CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY THE SCHOLARSIP IS THREE-THOUSAND DOLLARS PER SEMESTER…..SCHOLARSHP
RECIPIENTS WILL ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO WORK DURING THE SUMMER AND ARE GUARANTEED EMPLOYMENT AFTER GRADUATION…..
UP TO 30 SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED…..HOWEVER….THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS TOMORROW…..
DAVIS SUIT
01/31/19
ATTORNEYS FOR GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAY FORMER ROWAN COUNT CLERK KIM DAVIS……WHO STOPPED ISSUING MARRIGAE LICENES BECAUSE
OF HER OPPOSITION TO GAY MARRIAGE…..BROKE THE LAW AND THE COMMONWEALTH SHOULDN’T HAVE TO PAY LEGAL FEES FOR PEOPLE WHO
SUED HER….
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT IS TO HEAR ARGUMENTS TODAY ABOUT WHO SHOUILD PAY THE ATTORNEYS FOR SEVERAL GAY AND STRAIGHT
COUPLES WHO SUED DAVIS IN TWENTY-15…..
BEVIN AND DAVIS HAVE ASKED THE COURT NOT TO AWARD LEGAL FEES……BUT IF THEY DO….THEY DISAGREE ON WHO SHOULD PAY….
DAVIS’ ATTORNEYS ARGUE SHE ACTED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH….. WHILE BEVIN’S ATTORNEY SAYS THE GOVERNOR STILL SUPPORTS
HER ACTIONS….. BUT BELIEVES KENTUCKY TAX PAYERS SHOULDN’T HAVE TO PAY THE BILL…..
PAUL AWARDS DAMAGES
01/31/19
A WARREN CIRCUIT COURT JURY HAS AWARDED SENATOR RAND PAUL MORE THAN 500-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGES IN HIS LAWUSIT AGAINST
HIS NEIGHBOR…. WHO TACKLED HIM WHILE HE WAS DOING YARD WORK AND BROKE SEVERAL OF HIS RIBS…..
PAUL WAS AWARDED 375-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PUNITIVE GAMAGES…..200-THOUSAND FOR PAIN AND SUFFERING…..AND 78-HUNDRED-34
DOLLARS FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES……
RENEE BOUCHER’S ATTORNEY SAYS THE WILL APPEAL……
HARWOOD
01/30/19
88 YEAR OLD LIEUTENENT COLONEL CLYDE C. HARWOOD-JUNIOR OF HOLLAND DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT MT. ZION MISSIONARY BAPTST WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMEERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TOMORROW (FRI) AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER 11 SATURDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH….. MEMORIIALS ARE
SUGGESTED TO THE MT. ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY FUND……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SUE NELL HARWOOD….AND A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; TREY AND BRANDY ALL OF HOLLAND…..FIVE DAUGHTERS
AND SONS-ON-LAW; LAURA HARWOOD, KAREN TAYLOR, MARY BESS AND J-R SCOTT AND REBEKAH AND JIMMY NEAL GARDNER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE
AND ANNELL AND DAVID BECKER OF BOWLING GREEN….A BROTHER; JAMES CECIL HARWOOD OF BOWLING GREEN…..
SPORTS
01/31/19
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LOUISVILLE DEFEATED WAKE FOREST 82 TO 54…….
PRIMARY BALLOT SET
01/30/19
STATEWIDE ELECTIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH WERE FINALIZED YESTERDAY…..AS THE FILING DEADLINE FOR THE MAY PRIMARY CAME TO A
CLOSE….
SEVEN STATEWIDE OFFICES WILL BE ON THE MAY PRIMARY…AS 31 INDIVIDUALS HAVE FILED FOR THOSE OFFICES….INCLUDING 14 REPUBLICANS
AND 17- DEMOCRATS…..
THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR WILL GET THE MOST ATTENTION WITH GOVERNOR MATT SEEKING A SECOND TERM…..HE WILL BE CHALLENGED BY
THREE OTHER REPUBLICANS…..WHILE FOUR DEMOCRATS HAVE FILED TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR…..
ALL CURENT REPUBLICAN INCUMBENTS FILED FOR RE-ELECTION…..
WHILE DEMOCRATIC SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES CAN’T SEEK RE-ELECTON BECAUSE OF TERM LIMITS…..AND ATTORNEY
GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR…..
PAUL TRIAL
01/30/19
IN WARREN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY…..
SENATOR RAND PAUL’S NEIGHBOR…..RENEE BOUCHER…..TESTIFIED HE WASN’T THINKING RATIONALLY WHEN HE TACKLED THE SENATOR WHILE
HE WAS DOING YARD WORK…..
BOUCHER….WHO PLEAD GUILTY TO ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS… AND SPENT 30-DAYS IN JAIL…..SAID HE ATTACKED THE SENATOR
BECAUSE HE WAS CREATING A PILE OF YARD DEBRIS NEAR THEIR PROPERTY LINE…..
IN THE CIVIL SUIT….PAUL IS SEEKING UP TO 500-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN COMPENSATORY DAMAGES…..AND UP TO ONE-MILLION DOLLARS IN
PUNITIVE DAMAGES…..
SPORTS
01/30/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON LAST NIGHT AND PICKED UP TWO WINS….AS THE LADY PATRIOTS
DOWNED THE LADY CATS 42 TO 30…..
AND THE PATROTS DOWNED THE WILDCATS 48 TO 44……
LOBBYING SPENDING
01/29/19
TOBACCO GIANT ALTRIA…..THE PARENT COMPANY OF PHILLIP MORRIS U-S-A AND U-S SMOKELESS….SPENT MORE THAN ANY OF THE 720
CORPORATIONS AND ASSOICATIONS LOBBYING THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY…….
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION……ALTRIA SPENT JUST OVER 552-THOUSAND DOLLARS TRYING TO INFLUENCE
KENTUCKY LAWMARKERS WHICH IS MORE THAT THE SECON LARGEREST LOBBYING SPENDED….THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE…..AND
THIRD LARGEST….THE KENTUCKY HOSPITLA ASSOCIATION COMBINED…..
ALTRIA’S SPENDING IS ONE REASON THE COMMONWEALTH SAW A RECORD 22-MILLION DOLARS BEIING SPENT IN TWENTY-18 TRYING TO INFLUENCE
THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..
GROUPS THE PAY LOBBYISTS MUST REGISTER WITH THE LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION AND REPORT ALL LOBBYING EXPENSES……
PAUL TRIAL
01/29/19
IN WARREN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY……SENATOR RAND PAUL TESTIFIED HE FEARED FOR HIS LIFE…..AFTER BEIGN HIT BY A BLINDESIDE TACKLE
FROM A NEIGHBOR…..WHICH BROKE SEVERAL OF HIS RIBS WHILE HE WAS DOING YARD WORK….
PAUL IS SUING RENEE BOUCHER FOR MEDICAL BILLS AND PAIN AND SUFFERING…. AND HE IS ALSO SEEKING PUNITIVE DAMAGES…..
BOUCHER SPENT 30 DAYS IN JAIL AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS…..
EDELEN FILES
01/29/19
PROMISING AN ISSUES-BASE CAMPAIGN…..THAT WILL NOT ACCEPT MONEY FROM SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS…..DEMOCRAT ADAM EDELEN FILED TO
RUN FOR GOVERNOR YESTERDAY….
EDELEN WAS ELECTED KENTUCKY’S AUDITOR IN TWENTY-11…..AND WAS PREPARING TO CHALLENGE SENATOR RAND PAUL IN THE TWENTY-16
ELECTION CYCLE….WHEN HE LOST HIS REELECN BID TO MIKE HARMON IN TWENTY-15…….
SPORTS
01/29/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD AS THEY TRAVLE TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……BUT YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHER GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
THE DRAW FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS HAS BEEN HELD…..
FOR THE BOYS…..
ON THURSDAY….MARCH SEVENTH THE FOURTH REGION CHAMPIONS WILL TAKE ON THE FIRST REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS…..…..
AND THE GIRLS FOURTH REGON CHAMPIONS WILL PLAY THE 15TH REGION CHAMPSION ON THURSDAY….MARCH 14TH…….
PAUL TRIAL
01/28/19
SENATOR RAND PAUL AND HIS NEIGHBOR WHO WAS CONVICTED OF ASSAULTING HIME OUTSIDE HIS HOME…..ARE EXPECTED TO COME FACE-TO-
FACE THIS WEEK IN COURT…..
PAUL IS SEEKING 500-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN COMPENSATORY DAMAGES AND UP TO ONE-MILLION DOLLARS IN PUNITIVE DAMAGES FROM RENE
BOUCHER….IN A CIVIL TRIAL THAT BEGINS TODAY IN WARREN CIRCUIT COURT…..
SPECIAL JUDGE TYLER GILL HAS ALREADY RULED THAT BOUCHER IS LIABLE AFTER PLEADING GUILTY…..IN FEDERAL COURT…..TO ASSAULTING A
MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND SERVING 30-DAYS IN JAIL…..
BARREN COUNTY JAIL SHOOTING
01/28/19
STATE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE BARREN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER SATURDAY TO INVESTIGATE A SHOOTING INSIDE THE FACILITY…..
26 YEAR OLD MATTHEW STAPLETON OF COLUMBIA HAD BEEN ARRESTED BY TROOPER RICKY CROSS IN METCALFE COUNTY AND BROUGHT TO THE
FACILITY….A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION ENSUED BETWEEN THE TW O WHEN STAPLETON WAS EXITING CROSS’S CRUISER….
STAPLETON THEN RETRIEVED A HANDGUN FROM HIS WAISTBAND…..WHICH DISCHARGED ….STRIKING STAPLETON…..WHO WAS TAKEN TO T-J
SAMSON HOSPITAL AND THEN FLOWN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL…..
TROOPER CROSS HAS BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE…..
SPORTS
01/28/19
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO GREENWOOD…..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY GREENWOOD…..
THE YEAR’S KENTUCKY DERBY WILL SEE THE PURSE RAISED TO THREE-MILLION DOLLARS…..AN INCREASE OF ONE-MILLION….AND THE FIRST
BOOST IN 14-YEARS…..
THE DERBY PURSE HAS BEEN TWO-MILLION SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE…..AND ONE MILLION FROM 1996 THRU TWO-THOUSAND FOUR…..
AND THE PURSE FOR THE KENTUCKY OAK IS ALSO BEING RAISED BY 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS…….TO ONE-POINT-25 MILLION……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
01/25/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE SLIGHTLY FROM THREE-POINT-
TWO PERCENT IN NOVEMBER……TO THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN DECEMBER…..AND THE TWENTY-18 DECEMBER JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO
ABOVE THE THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT RECORDED IN DECEMBER TWENTY-17…….
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT……UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN LOGAN AND
WARREN COUNTIES….. TO FOUR-POINT FIVE PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
IN THE COMMONWELTH……JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 69 COUNTIES……ROSE IN 38….. AND REMAINED THE SAME IN 13……
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM TWO-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN WOODFORD COUNTY…..TO 11-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN MAGOFFIN
COUNTY……
ATKINS FILES
01/25/19
LONGTIME DEMOCRATIC HOUSE LEADER ROCKY ADKINS AND HIS RUNING MATE….. STEPHANIE HORNE……OFFICIALLY FILED THEIR PAPERS
YESTERDAY TO ENTER THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR….
WITH THE FILING DEADLINE COMING UP TUESDAY…..ADKINS MAKES THE THIRD DEMOCRAT TO FILE…AS HE JOINS ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY
BESHEAR WHO FILED LAST WEEK AND FREGUENT CANDIDATE GEOFF YOUNG…..FORMER STATE AUDITOR ADAM EDELEN ANNOUCED HIS
CANDIDACY EARLIER THIS MONTH…..BUT HAS YET TO FILE….
IN THE REPUBLICAN RACE…..STATE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT GOFORTH HAS FILED…..WILLIAM WOODS IS ALSO RUNNING…..
BUT CONTINUALLY SAYING HE IS RUNING FOR RE-ELECTION…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS YET TO FILE……
SPORTS
01/25/19
DON’T FORGET THAT TONIGHTS PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL GAME WITH CLINTON COUNTY HAVE BEEN CANCELED……
AND HOMECOMING HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEXT FRIDAY….FEBRUARY FIRST……
AT THE GIRLS ALL “A” STATE TOURNAMENT…..
METCALFE COUNTY TANGLES WITH COVINGTON HOLY CROSS……
AT THE BOYS ALL “A” STATE TORNAMENT……
SHELBY VALLEY DEFEATED CLINTON COUNTY 66 TO 63 IN OVERTIME……
HOLLAND
01/24/19
90 YEAR OLD LONNIE RAY HOLLAND OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN NEAL CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND AFTER NINE SATURDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; JANET JOHNSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
WORK PLACE SAFETY
01/24/19
THE KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET HAS RECEIVED REPORTS FROM THE…..U-S BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS……THAT SHOW CONTINUED
IMPROVEMENT IN WORKPLACE SAFETY IN THE COMMONWEALTH……INCLUDNG THE LOWEST RATE OF NONFATAL INCIDENTS RECORDED IN MORE
THAN TWO DECADES……
THE RATE OF RECORDABLE…..NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES FOR ALL INDUSTRIES DROPPED TO THREE-POINT-THREE
CASES PER 100 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES IN TWENTY-17……WHICH WAS A DECREASE FROM THREE-POINT-FOUR IN TWENTY-16…..AND THE RATE OF
THREE-PONT-SEVEN IN TWENTY-15…….
70 WORK-RELATED FATALITIES ALSO OCCURRED IN KENTUCKY TWENTY-17…..WHICH WAS DOWN FROM THE 92-WORKED RELATED FATALITIES
REPORTED IN TWENTY-16
METCALFE SCHOOLS RECEIVE PRIZE
01/24/19
“POWERAID” HAS AWARDED METCALFE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRAND PRIZE…….AFTER STUDENTS SUBMITTED A VIDIEO
DESCRIBING WHY THE SCHOOL DESERVED TO WIN THE ..…POWER YOUR SCHOOL…..TOP PRIZE….
THE VIDEO……WHICH WAS ONE OF 50 GRAND PRIZE WINNERS…...DESCRIBED HOW SPORTS AT METCALFE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IS ABOUT MORE
THAN JUST TIME SPENT ON THE FIELD AND COURT……
FREE ADMISSION
01/24/19
AS THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES…..THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM IS OFFERING FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES AND UP TO THREE ACCOMPANYING….IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS……
GUESTS CAN PRESENT THEIR I-D OR BADGE AT THE ADMISSIONS COUNT TO OBTAINE ARMBANDS FOR THE MUSEUM……
WILLOUGHBY
01/24/19
87 YEAR OLD BOBBIE GENE WILLOUGHBY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW AFTERNOON (FRI) AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BILLY AND BARRY AND CONNIE…..AND DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; JAN AND MARK
RUSSELL ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/24/19
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS PLAY AT HART COUNTY….
LAWSUIT DELAY
01/22/19
A FEDERAL JUDGE IS DELAYNG A LAWSUIT SEEKING TO OVERTURN GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S MEDICAID CHANGES…..
JUDGE JAMES BOASBERG GRANTED THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE A ONE ADDITIONAL WEEK TO RESPOND TO THE SUIT BECAUSE OF THE
GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN…..
BOASBERG SAID HE WOULD DELAY THE CASE…..BUT ONLY IF KENTUCKY AGREED TO PUSH BACK THE DATE FOR IMPLEMENTATON OF THE
CHANGES….WHICH IS APRIL FIRST…..
THE COMMONWEALTH DIDN’T AGREE TO DELAY THE CASE…..BUT DID AGREE TO A 10-DAY EXTENTION…….
MISSING JUVENILE
01/22/19
STATE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLICS ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A MISSING METCALFE COUNTY TEEN…..
15 YEAR OLD AMBER SHIRLEY OF EDMONTON WAS LAST SEEN ON JANUARY 18TH…. AROUND 11 THAT NIGHT…WEARING PAJAMA PANTS AND A T-
SHIRT……
SHIRLEY IS A WHITE FEMALE WITH BROWN HAIR AND EYES…..SHE’S FIVE-FEET TWO-INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS 195-POUNDS…..
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF AMBER SHIRLEY IS ASKED TO CONTACT STATE POLICE AT 800-TWO-TWO-TWO-55-55…….
GRIMES NOT RUNNING
01/22/19
KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES SAID YESTERDAY THAT SHE HAS DECIDED NOT TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR….
GRIMES SAID SHE HAD BEEN CONSIDERING THE IDEA FOR MONTHS…...BUT HAS DECIDED TO FOCUS ON WHAT SHE CALLED HER DREAM JOB…..
BEING A MOTHER AND WIFE…..
HOWEVER….SHE DIDN’T RULE OUT RETURNING TO PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE FUTURE……
SCHOOL BOARD
01/22/19
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR LAST NIGHT….BRIAN CELSOR WHO WAS REELECTED IN
NOVEMBER WAS SWORN IN AND THE BOARD REELECTED JUSTIN MARSH CHAIRMAN AND AL BARMAN VICE-CHAIRMAN…..
FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR ROBIN HERRINGTON TOLD THE BOARD THAT LAST YEAR THERE SERVED 275-THOUSAND-11 BREAKFASTS AND 409-
THOUSAND-166 LUNCHES…..AND DURING THE SUNMMER FEEDING PROGRAM THEY SERVED 25-HUNDRED BREAKFASTS AND 58-HUNDRED
LUNCHES….
THE BOARD BEGAN WORK ON THE BUDGET FOR THE TWENTY-19-TWENTY-20 SCHOOL YEAR…..
AND FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO THE TWENTY-19-TWENTY-20 CALENDAR WHICH HAS THE FIRST DAY FOR STUDENTS AT AUGUST SEVENTH……
MCGUIRE
01/22/19
81 YEAR OLD EWELL WAYNE MCGUIRE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT CAR TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY
HONORS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN0-LAW; BRO. STEPHEN AND NANCY…. AND A DAUGHTR; LAURA MCGURIE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A
BROTHER; LUTHER OF INDIANA……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/22/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO GREENWOOD TONIGHT…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
VISITORS GUIDE
01/21/19
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM HAS RELEASED ITS NEW VISITOR’S GUIDE THAT FEATURES STORIES BY KENTUCKIANS TELLING OF
THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES…
THE TWENTY-19 OFFICIAL KENTUCKY VISITOR’S GUIDE FOCUSES ON SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOURISM INDUSTRY…...
AS-WELL-AS REGIONAL FEATURES………..
THE GUIDE…..WHICH FEATURES KENTUKCY’S NINE TOURISM REGONS WITH INFORMATION ON ATTRACTIONS….LODGING….AND CITIES IN EACH…..
IS AVAILABLE AT THE COMMONWEALTH’S STAFFED WELCOME CENTERS….THE KENTUCKY ARTISAN CENTER IN BEREA…..AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON-
LINE
PAUL’S VIEWS
01/21/19
ATTORNEYS FOR SENATOR RAND PAUL HAVE FILED A MOTION ASKING THAT THE SENATOR’S POLITICAL VIEWS BE OFF LIMITS IN THE UPCOMING CIVIL
TRIAL AGAINST HIS NEIGHBOR…..
PAUL’S ATTORNEYS SAY HIS POLITICAL VIEWS COULD…ALIENATE POTENTIAL JURORS WHO DON’T HAVE THE SAME VIEWS……AND THEY ARE ALSO
ASKING THAT ANY REFERENCE TO THE CONDITION OF HIS YARD BE EXCLUSED….
THE CIVIL TRAIL STEMS FROM A TWENTY-17 ATTACK……WHEN PAUL WAS TACKLED BY RENE BOUCHER WHILE DOING YARD WORK……
DAVIS
01/21/19
67 YEAR OLD DANNY JOE DAVIS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (TUES)
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…… IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATONS TO GIDEON’S
INTERNATIONAL……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; GAYLE DAVIS…..A SON; DANIEL…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; BRO. CURTIS AND NANCY…..THREE AUNTS; WANDA
KEEN, MYRA CHANDLER AND CAROLY KEEN….AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; SHALIA DAVIS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A NEPHEW AND THREE NIECES ALSO
SURVIVE….
SPORTS
01/21/19
THE FOURTH REGION ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION HAS SELECTED ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL “A-D”……KERRY HARWOOD
AS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR…..
HARWOOD….WHO WAS HIRED IN THE FALL OF 1988 AS A PARA-PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL COACH……WAS PATRIOT BASEBALL COACH FROM 1996
THRU TWENTY-12…. AND HE ASSUMED THE “A-D” DUTIES IN TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN…..
FISHER
01/20/19
71 YEAR OLD FOLLIS FISHER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SAT) AT MED CENTER HEALTH IN BOWLING GREEN… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH CREMATION TO FOLLOW AND A BURIAL AT A LATER DATE IN
CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…. VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW (MON) AFTERNOON AT 3 AT THE FUNERAL HOME… MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESRED TO
THE VETERANS SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE OFFICE OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
HE IS SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER IN LAW… DANIEL AND SUSANNA FISHER OF SCOTTSVILLE… 2 DAUGHTERS AND A SON IN LAW… VERA AND
RYAN GOSSE OF ARIZONA… AND ANNA DRUMMOND OF SCOTTSVILLE…6 GRANDCHILDREN AND 2 NIECES ALSO SURVIVE…
GRAVES
01/20/19
84 YEAR OLD CARL WAYNE GRAVES FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SAT) AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN BOWLING GREEN…
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TUESDAY MORNING AT 11 AT BROADWAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN BOWLING GREEN WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT
HILL CEMETERY… VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW (MON) AFTERNOON AT 3 AT THE CHURCH… IN LIEU OF FLOWERS… EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY
MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO BROADWAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MEMORIAL FUND OR BOWLING GREEN LIONS CLUB…
HE IS SURVIVED BY 2 SONS AND DAUGHTERS IN LAW… GARY WAYNE AND JENNIFER GRAVES OF LEXINGTON… CARL DAVID AND ALICIA GRAVES OF
BOWLING GREEN… A BROTHER… JAMES GRAVES OF ADOLPHUS… A SISTER AND BROTHER IN LAW… IMOGENE AND BOB LOGSDON OF BOWLING
GREEN… 2 GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE…
BERRY
01/20/19
94 YEAR OLD MARY WALLACE BERRY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT HER RESIDENCE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (MON) MORNING
AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN PLEASANT HOME CEMETERY… VISITATION BEGINS THIS (SUN) AFTERNOON AT 2 AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…
SHE IS SURVIVED BY A SISTER AND BROTHER IN LAW… BEATRICE AND LUCIAN HAWES OF SCOTTSVILLE… 1 BROTHER… DREWIE CUNNINGHAM OF
TURNERS STATION… AND SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE..
LANE CLOSURE
01/18/19
IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN DOWNTOWN BOWLING GREEN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS……KEEP IN MIND THAT THE RIGHT LANE OF KENTUCKY TWO-34-
EAST….. SEVENTH AVENUE….WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING TODAY AND IT IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN FEBRUARY 18TH….WHILE THE LEFT LANE WILL
REMAIN OPEN…..
THE CLSURE IS BEING DONE WHILE CONSTRUCTION WORK TAKES PLACE ON BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK……
MARTIN LUTHER KING CLOSINGS
01/18/19
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY MONDAY……
THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE AND THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY……
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES AND THE CIRCUIT CLERKS OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY……
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
TRANSFER STATON, ANIMAL SHELTER, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED MONDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND MONDAYS TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP TUESDAY……
NO SCHOOL IN ALLEN COUNTY MONDAY…..
AND THE CORE WILL BE OPE MODNEY FIVE-30 TO NINE……
SPORTS
01/18/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION AS BARREN COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT GYM……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…….AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
AT THE TWO “A” STATE TOURNAMENT….
THE GLASGOW GIRLS TAKE ON THE ROWAN COUNTY GIRLS….
AND THE GLASGOW BOYS TANGLE WITH MORGAN COUNTY……
AT THE FOURTH REGION….ALL “A”….TOURNAMENT…..
THE TODD COUNTY BOYS PLAY CLINTON COUNTY…..
AND THE METCALFE COUNTY GIRLS TAKE ON THE TODD COUNTY GIRLS…..
MEDICAID SUIT
01/16/19
MORE THAN A DOZEN KENTUCKIANS ENROLLED IN MEDICAID…..HAVE RE-FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT….CHALLENGING
ITS RE-APPROVAL OF WORK REQUIREMENTS AND CO-PAYS TO KENTUCKY’S MEDICAID PROGRAM…..
IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR…..THE U-S DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RULED THAT THE COMMONWEALTH’S….KENTUCKY HEALTH
INITIATIVE WHICH ADDS WORK REQUIREMENTD TO KENTUCKY’S MEDICAID PROGRAM WAS “ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS”…..
THEN IN NOVEMBER….THE “U-S” CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES RE-APPROVED KENTUCKY’S MEDICAID WAIVER PROPOSAL
WITH MINOR CHANGES….. PROMPTING THE AMENDED LAWSUIT THAT WAS FILED MONDAY……
LOTTERY SETS RECORD
01/16/19
KENUCKY LOTTERY SALES HAVE CLOSED OUT THE FIRST HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR WITH RECORD SETTING SALES….
AS JULY THRU DECEMBER SALES TOTALED JUST OVER 544-MILLIONN DOLLARS….. WHICH IS SEVEN-POINT-TWO PERCENT OR 37-MILLION
DOLLARS MORE THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR…...WHICH WAS THE PREVIOUS RECORD-HOLDER FOR THE SIX MONTH SALES PERIOD…..
SINCE 1989……THE KENTUCKY LOTTERY HAS EARNED OVER FIVE-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH…..WHICH PAYS
DIVIDENDS FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS…..GRANTS…..AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS……
BESHEAR FILES TO RUN
01/16/19
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR……AND HIS RUNNING MATE JACQUELINE COLEMAN….. HAVE OFFICIALLY FILED TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR AND
LIEUTENTENT GOVERNOR….
BESHEAR IS THE SECOND DEMOCRAT TO FILE FOR THE RACE…..JOINING FORMER STATE EMPLOYEE GEOFF YOUNG……TWO OTHER DEMOCRATS…..
STATE HOUSE MINORITY LEADER ROCKY ADKINS AND FORMER AUDITOR ADAM EDELEN HAVE ALSO SAID THEY ARE RUNNING…..
TWO REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES HAVE FILED TO RUN AGAINST GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WHO HAS YET TO FILE…..
AND FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN RUNNING……
SMITH
01/15/19
65 YEAR OLD PHILLIP JOHN SMITH-SENIOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
FRIDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR
FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PATRICIA SMITH…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KIMBERLY AND THOMAS VERON…..AND A SON; JOHN ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE BROTHERS; DENNIS, JEFF AND BILL ALL OF TENNESSEE…..AND THREE SISTERS; JANET CARPENTER, ALICE GREEN AND
KATHY SCOTT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….. SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
MAJOR
01/15/19
81 YEAR OLD WANDA GENE WITCHER MAJOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MAYSVILLE CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER NINE FRIDAY MORNING AT
THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY FOUR SONS; JAMES, RANDY, GREGORY AND BRADLEY…..AND A BROTHERL RON WITCHER OF INDIANA……
SPORTS
01/16/19
THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION…..ALL “A” TOURNAMENT CONTINUES….
AS TODD COUNTY CENTRAL TAKES ON RUSSELLVILLE…..
AND METCLAFE COUNTY TANGLES WITH MONROE COUNTY……
THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR INAUGURAL….CHARITY DINNER AND AUCTION…..TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 21ST AT THE
NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM……
THE FEATURED SPEAKER FOR THE EVENING WILL BE CINCINNATI REDS HALL OF FAMER AND FORMER NATIONAL LEAGUE M-V-P GEORGE
FOSTER….
THE PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT WILL BENEFIT THREE AREA GROUPS…..THE CENTER FOR COURAGEOUS KIDS…..PLAY FOR MASON…..AND BOYS
TO MEN…..
THE PREDATORS SKATED PAST THE CAPITALS SEVEN TO TWO….
CITY COUNCIL
01/15/19
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL HELD THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR LAST NIGHT…..AND DELT WITH A NUMBER OF ISSUES CONCERNING
THE NEW GAS LINE ON VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY…..A SEVEN YEAR FINANCING AGREEMENT WAS APPROVEF WITH CENTER-POINT ENERGY
SERVICES…. AND A 10-YEAR AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED FOR CENTER-POINT ENERGY TO CONTINUE AS GAS SUPPLIER…..AN INCREASE OF 25-
CENTS PER 100 CUBLIC FEET OF NATURAL GAS WAS ALSO APPROVED……
THE INCREASE WILL APPEAR ON THE APRIL BILLS….IT HAS BEEN 26-YEARS SINCE THE LAST GAS INCREASE AND THE COUNCIL AGREED THAT UTILITY
PRICES SHOULD BE REVIEWED EVERY ONE TO TWO YEARS….AND IT WAS NOTED THAT EVEN WITH THE INCREASE….GAS PRICES WILL NOT BE AS
HIGH AS THEY HAVE AT OTHER TIMES….. .
FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING 136 ACRES LOCATED AT VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY AND JOHNSON ROAD OWNED BY
THE ALLEN COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY……
A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH BRAD WILLIFORD CONCERNIGN SUPPLYING WATER TO THE “LIBERTY CENTER” DEVELOPMENT…..
ADDITIONAL INFORMAITION WILL BE OBTAINED….AND THE DISCUSSION WILL BE TAKEN UP AGAIN AT THE NEXT COUCIL MEETING…..
PAUL SURGERY
01/15/19
SENATOR RAND PAUL WILL BE TRAVELING TO ONTARIO-CANADA NEXT WEEK TO HAVE OUTPATIENT HERNIA SURGERY….WHICH PAUL’S ATTORNEYS
SAY IS RELATED TO THE ATTACK OF HIS NEIGHBOR…. RENE BOUCHER IN TWENTY-17……WHEN PAUL WAS DOING YARD WORK…..
SHOULDICE HERNIA HOSPITAL IS A PRIVATE FACILITY THAT IS DEDICATED TO REPAIRING HERNIAS…….
PAUL IS SUING BOUCHER CIVILLY FOR PAST AND FUTURE PAIN AND SUFFERING…..
GOVERNOR CANDIDATE
01/15/19
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WILL FACE ANOTHER REPULICAN CHALLENGER IN THE UPCOMING MAY PRIMARY…..
AS WILLIAM WOODS…..OF CORINTH…..HAS ANNOUINCED HE IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR…. HE JOINS ROBERT GOFORTH WHO HAD ALREADY
ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY….
BEVIN HAS SAID HE IS RUNNING FOR REELECTION…..BUT HAS YET TO OFFICIALLY FILE….WHICH HE SAYS HE WILL DO BEFORE THE JANUARY 29TH
DEADLINE……
SPORTS
01/15/19
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS TRAVEL TO WARERN COUNTY FOR A MEET….
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL……
KENTUCKY TRAVELS TO GEORGIA…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN WASHINGTON TO TAKE ON THE CAPITALS…..
PRINCIPAL BILL
01/12/19
THE KENTUCKY SENATE PASSED A BILL YESTERDAY THAT WOULD SHIFT THE AUTHORITY FOR SELECTING SCHOOL PRINCIPALS FROM THE
SCHOOLS SITE BASED COUNCIL TO THE SUPERINTENDENT…..WITH THE COUNCIL SERVING IN AN ADVISORY ROLL IN THE SELECTION PROCESS……
DETRACTORS SAY THE BILL WOULD WEAKEN THE ROL OF SCHOOL-BASED DECISION MAKING COUNCILS…..WHICH WERE CREATED BY THE
COMMONWEALTH’S LANDMAKR EDUCATION LAW……
FOLLOWING A LONG DEBATE….THE BILL CLEARED THE SENATE ON A 23 TO 13 VOTE AND NOW MOVES ON TO THE HOUSE……
PETTY
01/12/19
69 YEAR OLD BOBBY WADE PETTY OF SCOTTSVILLE DEID YESTERDAY (FRI) AT FRAZIER REHAB-CENTER IN LOUISVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (SUN) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER NINE TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO ST. JUDE’S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OR
THE SPONDYLITIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JUDY JOHNSON PETTY…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; CINDY FOSTER AND CHRISTY AND KEITH WARD ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE….. FIVE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
01/12/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO GLAGOW LAST NIGHT….. AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 61 TO 35 DECSION TO THE
LADY SCOTTIES…..
AND THE PATRIOTS REMAIN UNDEFEATED IN DISTRICT PLAY AS THEY DOWNED THE SCOTTIES 62 TO 59…….
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS CONTINUE PLAY IN THE TWO-A-SECTIONAL SEMI-FINALS AT HOPKINS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AS THEY TAKE ON
WEBSTER COUNTY TODAY……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS FOUR…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT THREE……WVLE…..STARTING AT THREE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
MARKET BASKET
01/11/19
THE MOST RECENT KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU MARKETBASKET SURVEY INDICATES A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE OVERALL COST OF FOOD IN THE
FOURTH QUARTER OF LAST YEAR…..HOWEVER…..THE AVERAGE MARKETBASKET PRICE SHOWED AN OVERALL INCREASE FOR THE YEAR…..GOING
FROM 115-DOLLARS AND SEVEN-CENTS IN TWENTY-17……TO 116-DOLLARS AND 92-CENTS LAST YEAR…..
THE OVERALL COST OF FOOD PRICES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER SHOWED A DECREASE OF POINT-73-PERCENT……OR 86-CENTS FROM THE
PREVIOUS QUARTER…..MAKING IT THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE QUARTER WHERE OVERALL FOOD PRICES DECREASED…..
THE MARKETBASKET SURVEY IS TAKEN FOUR TIMES A YEAR….AT THE END OF EACH QUARTER……TO MONITOR OVERALL AND CATEGORICAL TRENDS
IN FOOD PRICES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH……
PORK RECALL
01/11/18
AN OHIO MEAT PACKER IS RECALLING MORE THAN 17-HUNDRED POUNDS OF RAW PORK SAUSAGE MEAT THAT MAY CONTAIN RUBBER….
THE LOOSE SAUAGE MEAT AND LINKS WERE PRODUCED BETWEEN JANUARY FIRST AND FOURTH…..AND SHIPPED TO STORE IN KENTUCKY…..
OHIO…..AND PENNSYLVANIA…….
THEY’RE LABELED “DAISYFIELD BRAND FRESH PORK SAUASAGE” OR “DAISYFIELD BRAND ITALIAN SAUSAGE”……AND ALL OF THE RECALLED MEAT
WAS SOLF IN FIVE-POUND PACKAGES…..
THERE HAVE BEEN NO CONFIRMED REPORTS TO ADVERSE REACTONS IN PROPLE WHO AT THE PRODUCTS……HOWEVER…..INDIVIDUALS WHO
PURCHASED THE PRODUCTS ARE URGED TO THROW THEM OUT OR RETURN THEM TO THE STORE WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED…..
FATAL-EDMONSON
01/11/19
A TWO VEHCILE ACCIDENT ON 31-W……A MILE SOUTH OF PARK CITY YESTERDAY…. CLAIMED TWO LIVES…..
STATE POLICE SAY A 1999 CHEVROLET PASSENGER CAR….DRIVEN BY 32 YEAR OLD JAMES ARMS OF PARK CITY…..LEFT THE ROADWAY….CAME BACK
ON THE ROAD AND SPUN….CROSSING THE CENTER LINE INTO THE PATH OF A TWENTY-16 FREIGHTLINER OPERATED BY 26 YEAR OLD STEFANEE
DAWKINS OF GEORGIA….
ARMS AND A PASSENGER….45 YEAR OLD LAVONDA FLANNERY OF RICKEY HILL… WERE BOTH UNRESTRAINED AND DIED AT THE SCENE…..
AND DAWKINS WASN’T INJURED…..
ROSSI
01/10/19
63 YEAR OLD GREGORY ROSSI OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..A PRIVATE CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE WILL BE HELD
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE-30…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; DEBRA KEY TAYLOR ROSSI…..A SON JUSTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE……A STEP-SON; CAEL CLARKSON OF BOWLING GREEN….
A DAUGHTER; AIMEE NOFFSINGER OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS; MAGHAN WALTERS OF SMITHS GROVE AND RACHAEL
DOMBROWSKI OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO BROTHERS; TRACY AND ROBERT BOTH OF BOWLING GREEN……12 GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/11/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT TO GLASGOW…….
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE……STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
AGRIBUSNESS GRANTS
01/10/19
10 KENTUCKY AGRIBUSINESSES HAVE BEEN AWARDED FARM TO SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT GRANTS FOR TRAINING…..EQUIPMENT….AND OTHER NEEDS
TO ENABLE PRODUCERS TO DEVELOP OR ENHANCE THJIER FARM-TOSCHOOL MAKER EFFORTS…..
EACH RECIPIENT WILL RECEIVE SEVEN-THOUSAND DOLLARS AFTER ATTENDING A FARM-TO-SCHOOL WORKSHOP NEXT MONTH…..
THE 10 AGRIBUSINESSES RECEIVING GRANTS INCLUDE……
NEED MORE ACRES FARM IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
STRUTTIN’ ROOSTER FARM IN BUTLER COUNTY…..
AND LEE’S PLANT FARM IN LARUE COUNTY……
ELECTION BILLS
01/10/10
TWO ELECTION RELATED BILLS HAVE ADVANCED OUT OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT….AND ARE HEADED TO THE
FULL SENATE FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION….
SENATE BILL FIVE IS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE KENTUCKY CONSTIUTION TO MOVE THE ELECTION OF “CONSTITUTIONAL” OFFICIALS….SUCH
AS GOVERNOR….TO EVEN-NUMBER YEARS….. IF APPROVED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN TWENTY-20 FOR
KENTUCKIANS TO VOTE ON…..
AND SENATE BILL FOUR WOULD REQUIRE MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING OF ALL CANDIDATES’ CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS BY TWENTY-20……
CAPITAL ACCESS
01/10/19
AS THE TWENTY-19 LEGISLATIVE SESSION PROGRESSES…..NEW SECURITY REGULATIONS ARE CHANGING THE PUBLIC’S ACCESS TO THE KENTUCKY
STATE CAPITAL…..
GOVERNOR MATT BEVING SIGNED NEW EMERGENCY REGULATIONS AT THE START OF JANRURY WHICH IN PART…..PREVENTS CROWDS FROM
GATHERING OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE CHAMBERS ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE CAPITOL….. OFFICIALS WILL BE ENFORCING “GALLERY
PASSES” THAT STATE POLICE SAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN A REQUIREMENT TO WATCH PROCEEDINGS INSIDE…..
ADDITIONALLY….THOSE WITHOUT OFFICIAL CAPITOL PASSES MIGHT RUN INTO RESTRICTIONS USING THE UNDERGROUND TUNNEL CONNECTING
THE CAPITAL AND ANNEX……
STATE POLICE SAY THE CHANGES ON THE THIRD FLOOR AND IN THE TUNNEL BOIL DOWN TO SAFETY HAZARDS OF OVERCROWDING AND
CONGESTED HALLWAYS……
SPORTS
01/10/19
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO GLASGOW…..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN COLUMBUS TO TAKE ON THE BLUE JACKETS…..
MEDICAID POLL
01/09/19
A NEW POLL SHOWS THAT KENTUCKY VOTERS…..BY A TWO-TO-ONE MARGIN…. BELIEVE THE COMMONWEALTH SHOULD LEAVE KENTUCKY’S
MEDICAID PROGRAM AS IT IS WITH NO REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE COVERED….. AND BY A SIMILAR MARGIN…..THEY OPPOSE
CUTTING BACK DENTAL….... VISION…. AND NON-EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES…..EVEN IF DENTAL AND VISION CARE COULD
BE……EARNED BACK…..THROUGH REQUIRED ACTIVITIES…..
OPPOSITION WAS STRONGEST IN THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA AT 70-PERCENT AND LEAST IN NORTHER KENTUCKY AT 59-PERCENT…..
BY POLITICAL AFFILIATION…….77-PERCENT OF DEMOCRATS……53-PERCENT OF REPUBLICANS……AND 64-PERCENT OF INDEPENDENT VOTERS
SUPPORT NO CHANGE IN MEDICAID COVERAGE…..
THE REDUCTIONS IN COVERAGES AND BENEFITS ARE PART OF THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION’S 11-15 MEDICAID WAIVER PLAN KNOWN AS…..
KENTUCKY HEALTH……
FRIENDS OF MAMMOTH CAVE
01/09/19
THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUT-DOWN HAS SUSPENDED VISITOR SERVICE AT NATIONAL PARKS…..BUT APARENTLY THAT MESSAGE HASN’T
REACHED EVERYONE….AS VISITORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE STILL COMING TO MAMMOTH CAVE NATONAL
PARK……
AND THE VOLUNTEER GROUP…..“FRIENDS OF MAMMOTH CAVE”…. HAVE SET UP A TEMPORARY INFORMATION TABLE AT THE PARK’S VISITORS
CENTER…..WHERE THEY ARE OFFERING BROCHURES ON AREA ATTRACTIONS PROVIDED BY TOURISM GROUPS FROM BARREN…..EDMONSON….AND
HART COUNTIES WHERE THE PARK IS LOCATED…..
THIS PAST WEEK-END…..THEY SAY THERE WAS CLOSE TO 200 VISITORS ON SATURDAY AND ANOTHER 100 ON SUNDAY……
JACKSON
01/09/19
64 YEAR OLD LARRY G. JACKSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL OME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BOBBY AND CHERYL…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; KRISTIN AND DANIEL DAVIS AND
JADE JACKSON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
STRODE
01/08/19
82 YEAR OLD NELDA EATON STRODE OF AUSTIN DIED MONDAY AT GREENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN UNION NUMBER ONE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THURSDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; JENNIFER AND DAVID STINSON OF SCOTSVILLE AND A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOHN AND
CHRISTIE OF BOWLING GREEN…..SEVEN GRANCHIDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/09/19
THE LADY PATRIOTS TOOK ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON IN TWO-A….SECTIONAL QUARTER FINAL ACTION LAST NIGHT…..AND THEY DOWNED THE LADY
WILDCATS 56 TO 33…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL PLAY THIS WEEK-END IN THE TWO-A…..SECTIONAL SEMI-FINALS…….
GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN
01/08/19
AS THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES…..ONE STUDY SUGGESTS KENTUCKY IS NOT AMONG THE STATES MOST IMPACTED….
WHEN GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CEASE…..CERTAIN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WORK WITHOUT PAY OR ARE FURLOUGHED…..AND ACCORDING TO
THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS….THE COMMONWEALTH HAD 35-THOUSAND-618 FEDERAL WORKERS AS OF JUNE TWENTY-18….
THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE ….WALLET HUB…..STUDIED WHICH STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARE MOST EFFECTED USING FIVE
METRICS….. INCLUDING THE SHARE OF FEDERAL JOBS……THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES RECEIVING FOOD STAMPS…..AND ACCESS TO NATIONAL
PARKS…..
AND THE STUDY FOUND KENTUCKY IS THE 17TH MOST IMPACTED STATE…..WITH TENNESSEE IN THE 23RD SPOT……
THE MOST IMPACTED AREA IS WASHINGTON D-C….WHILE THE LEAST AFFECTED STATE IS MINNESOTA……
EDELEN TO RUN
01/08/19
FORMER STATE AUDITOR ADAM EDELEN OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY HIS CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR….SAYING HE WANTS TO BUILD A
MODERN KENTUCKY…
EDELEN MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT WITH HIS RUNNING MATE….. GILL HOLLAND…. A LOUISVILLE BUSINESSMAN AND DEVELOPER…..
EDELEN IS THE FOURTH DEMOCRAT TO DECLARE FOR THE RACE…..
WITH THE OTHER CANDIDATES BEING ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR….. HOUSE MINORITY FLOOR LEADER ROCKY ADKINS….AN GEOFF
YOUNG A FORMER STATE EMPLOYEE WHO HAS RUN FOR GOVERNOR BEFORE….
GREEN COUNTY MAN CHARGED
01/08/19
A GREEN COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN THE DEATH OF HIS STEP-FATHER….
STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE ON RALPH VAUGHN ROAD….WHERE THEY LOCATED 49 YEAR OLD RICHARD GREGORY WHO WAS
UNRESPONSIVE WITH A SEVERE HEAD INJURY…..
THE INVESTIGATON REVEALED THAT GREGORY HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ALTERCATON WITH HIS STEP-SON…..31 YEAR OLD ROBERT CUNFIFF….
WHO WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER AND TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE……
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
01/08/19
THE TWENTY-19 SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS TODAY….
DURING THIS SHORT 30-DAY SESSION…..PENSION REFORM WILL AGAIN BE THE TOP ISSUE…..AS THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT UNANIMOUSLY
STRUCK DOWN THE PENSION REFORM LEGISLATION PASSED BY THE TWENY-18 SESSION…..SAYING LAWMAKERS VIOLATED STATE LAW IN THE
PROCESS USED TO APPROVE THE BILL…..
LAWMAKERS WILL ALSO BE DEALING WITH SOME FIXES TO THE TAX REFORM BILL PASSED LAST SESSION…...AND SCHOOL SAFETY WILL ALSO BE A
TOP TOPIC……
HEAP
01/08/19
THE CRISIS PORTION OF THE HOME ENERGY PROGRAM BEGINS TODAY…THE “HEAP” PROGRAM HELPS HOMES THAT ARE IN A HEATING CRISIS AND
ARE WITHIN FOUR DAYS OF RUNNING OUT OF WOOD….COAL….PROPANE…FUEL OIL OR KEROSENE…. OR YOU MUST HAVE RECEIVED A DISCONNECT
NOTICE FROM THE VENDER…..
AND APPLICANTS WHO ARE IN A “PRE-PAY PROGRAM” WOULD BE ELIGIBLE IF THEY ARE WITHIN 10 DAYS OF RUNNING OUT OF SERVICE…..
THE “LI-HEAP” CRISIS PROGRAM WILL RUN THRU MARCH 31ST OR UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE DEPLEATED….
IN ALLEN COUNTY….APPLICATIONS ARE TAKEN AT THE COMMUNITY ACTION OFFICE LOCATED AT 25 J-T TURNER PLACE…….
SPORTS
01/08/19
THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE AT HOME TONIGHT TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON IN THE TWO-A SECTONAL-QUARTERFINALS…..…..
TIP OFF IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..
AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…..
IT WAS A BIG WIN FOR THE PATRIOTS LAST NIGHT…..AS THEY DEFEATED WARREN CENTRAL IN OVERTIME 77 TO 75 IN THE TWO-A SECTIONAL
QUARTER FINALS…..
THE PATRIOTS WILL CONTINUE PLAY IN THE TWO-A TOURNAMENT SATURDAY……
MONROE TEEN RECOVERED
01/07/18
SATURDAY MORNING…..SEARCH TEAMS RECOVERED THE BODY OF 19 YEAR OLD LEAH CARTER OF GAMALIEL…..WHO HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE HER
CAR WAS SWEPT OFF A FLOODED BRIDGE ON NEW YEARS EVE….
CARTER’S VEHICLE WAS LOCATED THE NEXT DAY…..AND SHE WAS FOUND ABOUT FIVE MLES DOWN STREET AS CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS WERE
SEARCHING THE AREA OF EAST FORK CREEK AND BARREN RIVER……
GLASGOW-FATAL
01/07/19
AN ACCIDENT ON VETERANS OUTER LOOP IN GLASGOW FRIDAY CLAIMED A LIFE….
GLASGOW POLICE SAY THE COLLISON INVOLVED A TWENTY-10 G-M-C TRUCK DRIVEN BY JACOB MONTGOMERY OF GLASGOW .AND A MOPED
OPERATED BY JOSPEH RAMEY OF GLASOGW……
MONTGOMERY WASN’T INJURED…..
RAMEY WAS TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON HOSPITAL…..AND A PASSENGER ON HIS MOPED……CASSIE BLANKENSHIP OF GLASGOW WAS FLOWN TO
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE LATER DIED…..
FATAL-LEXINGTON
01/07/18
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING…..A SUSPECTED DRUNKEN DRIVER HEADING THE WRONG WAY ON I-75 IN LEXINGTON…..STRUCK A VEHICLE
CARRYING FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS FROM MICHIGAN……KILLING ALL SIX INDIVIDUALS….
THE FAMILY WAS RETURNING FROM VACATION IN FLORIDA….AND THE PICKUP DRIVER WAS FROM GEORGETOWN……
SPORTS
01/07/19
THE PATRIOTS WILL BE AT HOME TONIGHT TO TAKE ON WARREN CENTRAL IN THE……TWO-A SECTONAL-QUARTERFINALS…..
TIP OFF IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..
AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN TORONTO TO TAKE ON THE MAPLE LEAFS…..
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
01/04/19
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATSTICS……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM THREE-POINT-NINE
PERCENT IN OCTOBER TO THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN NOVEMBER…..AND THIS NOVEMBER’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO BELOW THE THREE-
POINT-FIVE PERCENT RECORDED IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM TWO-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN MONROE COUNTY
TO FOUR-PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE TWO-THOUSAND…..ALL 120 COUNTIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE SINGLE DIGIT UNEMPLOYMENT .AS RATES FELL IN
107 COUNTIES……ROSE IN NINE….AND STAYED THE SAME IN FOUR…..
WOODFORD COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT TWO-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORED THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE NINE-POINT-NINE PERCENT……
GAS PRICES
01/04/18
THE START OF THE NEW YEAR FINDS GAS PRICES IN THE COMMONWEALTH THE LOWEST THEY’VE BEEN SINCE TWENTY-16…..
AS THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR REGULAS GAS IS ONE-DOLLAR AND 99-CENTS A GALLON…..WHICH IS LESS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF TWO-
DOLLARS AND 25-CENTS….
THIS WEEK’S AVERAGE PRICE IS ALSO BELOW THE TWO-DOLLARS AND FIVE-CENTS A GALLON LAST WEEK……AND IS WELL BELOW THE TWO-
DOLLARS AND 41-CENTS A GALLON THIS TIME LAST YEAR……
AND ACCORDING TO THE TRIPLE “A”……EAST-CENTRAL GAS PRICE REPORT…..THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR GAS IN WEST-CENTRAL KENTUCKY IS
EVEN LOWER AT ONE-DOLLAR AND 95-CENTS A GALLON…..
WHICH SIX-CENTS LESS THAN THE TWO-DOLLARS AND ONE-CENT A GALLON LAST WEEK….
AND IS ALSO WELL BELOW THE TWO-DOLLARS AND 37-CENTS A GALLON THIS TIME LAST YEAR……
SEARCH CONTINUES
01/04/18
THE SEARCH CONTINUES IN MONROE COUNTY FOR A MISSING TEEN WHO’S CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS MONDAY….
19 YEAR OLD LEAH CARTER CALLED NINE-ONE-ONE MONDAY NIGHT AND TOLD DISPATCHERS SHE’D TRIED TO CROSS A FLOOD BRIDGE AND HER
CAR STALLED AND WAS BE SWEPT AWAY….
CARTER’S VEHICLE WAS FOUND TUESDAY MORNING ABOUT 500-YARDS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE BRIDGE……BUT CARTER STILL HASN’T BEEN
LOCATED……
SPORTS
01/04/19
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION AS THEY TRAVEL TO MONROE COUNTY…..
DO MAKE NOTE THAT THE PATRIOTS WILL PLAY THE FIRST GAME TONIGHT AND THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAY THE SECOND…..
TIP OFF FOR THE BOYS GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP TO TOMPKINSVILLE…….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON
SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…….AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOOON…….
THE PREDATORS ARE IN DETROIT TO TAKE ON THE RED WINGS…..
E-CIGARETTE POLL
01/03/18
A NEW POLL….FINDS 73-PERCENT OF KENTUCKIANS SUPPORT ADDING A STATE EXCISE TAX ON E-CIGARETTES…..WHICH ARE SUBJECT ONLY TO
SALES TAXES IN THE COMMONWEALTH……WHILE TRADITIONAL CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS INCUR BOTH SALES AND EXCISE
TAXES…..
THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SUPPORT WAS FROM REPUBLICANS AT 77-PERCENT….AND FROM THE 10-COUNTY NORTHERN KENTUCKY AREA AT 79-
PERCENT…..76-PERCENT OF MEN WERE MORE SUPPORTIVE OF THE TAX THAN WOMEN AT 70-PERCENT….. AND 37-PERCENT OF THOSE WHO HAD
TRIED E-CIGARETTES SAID THEY WOULD SUPPORT THE TAX…..
SUPPORT WAS ALSO STRONGEST AMONG VOTERS AGES 50 TO 64 AT 79-PERCENT….. FOLLOWED BY THOSE 65 AND OLDER AT 76-PERCENT…..AND
75-PERCENT FOR VOTERS AGES 35 TO 49……..
E-CIGARETTE SALES INCREASED 132-PERCENT FROM TWENTY-12 TO TWENTY-16……AND IN THE LAST YEAR E-CIGARETTE USE BALLOONED 78-
PERCENT AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS….AND FIVE-PERCENT OF MIDDLE SCHOLERS ALSO USED E-CIGARETTES LAST YEAR….A JUMP OF 48-
PERCENT…….
ANOTHER BARGE SINKS
01/03/18
06:05AM
A SEVENTH BARGE HAS SUNK IN THE OHIO RIVER….A WEEK AFTER A TUGBOAT PUSHING 15-BARGES HIT THE SECOND STREET BRIDGE IN
LOUISVILLE….
OF THE 15 BARGES THAT WERE LOADED WITH COAL…..SIX WERE RECOVERD…. SEVEN SANK…..AND TWO ARE STILL FLOATING BUT PINNED AGAINST
THE MCALPINE DAM…….
THIRD BARREN MURDER ARREST
01/03/18
A THIRD PERSON HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN THE MURDER OF 22 YEAR OLD KESHAWN SARVER OF CAVE CITY LAST FRIDAY….
YESTERDAY…..NASHVILLE METRO POLCIE ARRESTED 22 YEAR OLD DEVONJA SWEAT OF NASHVILLE ON A BARREN COUNTY WARRANT CHARGING
ONE COUNT OF MURDER……
SWEAT WAS LODGED IN THE NASHVILLE METRO DETENTION CENTER….AWAITING AXTRADITION TO BARREN COUNTY……
MISSING TEEN
01/03/18
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING TEEN….
17 YEAR OLD ZACHARIAH CUNNINGHAM WALKED AWAY FROM HIS FOSTER HOME EARLY IN THE MORNING ON DECEMBER 27TH…..
CUNNINGHAM IS SIX FEET TALL….WEIGHS 195 POUNDS….WITH BLONDE HAIR AND BLUE EYES….AND HAS A BROKEN ARM IN A SLING…..
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF ZACHARIAH CUNNINGHAM IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT AT TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SIX-FIVE-ONE-51-51…….
SPORTS
01/03/19
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS PLAY AT MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY…..
2018 BUSINESS INVESTMENT
01/02/19
TWENTY-18 WAS THE SECOND-BEST FOR PLANNED BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN KENTUCKY…..ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY THE BEVIN
ADMINISTRATION….. AS COMPANIES PLEDGED JUST OVER FIVE-BILLION DOLLARS IN EXPANSIONS AND NEW FACILITY LOCATIONS IN THE
COMONWEALTH…..
AND FROM THOSE INVESTMENTS…..SPANNING 374 INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS….. BUSINESSES PLAN TO CREATE MORE THAN 14-THOUSAND-500 FULL-
TIME JOBS…..
KENTUCKY’S HIGHEST-EVER INVESMENT PERFORMANCE WAS IN TWENTY-17…..WITH MORE THAN NINE-BILLION DOLLARS IN CORPORTE PROJECTS
ANNOUNCED…..
RURAL COUNTIES ATTRACTED 205 OF THE 374 PRIVATE-SECTOR PROJECTS ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR…..WHILE 169 WENT TO THE 10 MOST
POPULATED COUNTIES……
URBAN COUNTIES WILL CLAIM NEARLY 78-HUNDRED OF THE NEW JOBS…..AND RURAL ACCOUT FOR MORE THAN 67-HUNDRED……
MURDER ARRESTS
01/02/19
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED TWO INDIVIDUALS…..INCLUDING AN ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENT…..INCONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING DEATH OF 22
YEAR OLD KESHAEN SARVER WHO WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS CAVE CITY APARTMENT FRIDAY…..
23 YEAR OLD INELL CRAYTON OF BOWLING GREEN IS CHARGED WITH MURDER….. BURGLARY…..AND TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE…..
AND 22 YEAR OLD KAYLA ANDERSON OF SCOTTSIVLLE…..IS CHARGED WITH TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE…….
SEARCH CONTINUES
01/02/19
THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR A MISSING MONROE CUNTY WOMAN WHO WAS SWEPT AWAY IN FLOOD WATERS MONDAY NIGHT….
STATE POLCIE WAY 19 YEAR OLD LEAH CARTER CALL AUTHORITIES AFTER HER CAR WAS SWEPT WAY WHILE TRYING TO CROSS A FLOODED BRIDGE
ON LYONS ROAD…..
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING…..CARTER’S VEHCILE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 500 YARDS FROM THE BRIDGE……AND IT WAS UNOCCUPIED……
SPORTS
01/02/19
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY……
THE PREDATORS SHUT OUT THE FLYERS FOUR TO NOTHING…..
AND AT THE CITRUS BOWL…..
KENTUCKY DEFEATED PENN STATE 27 TO 24……
HOLIDAY TRAVEL
12/31/18
MANY INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ATTENDING NEW YEARS EVE FUNCTIONS TONIGHT AND THEN MAKE THE TRIP BACK HOME TOMORROW…..
AS TRIPLE “A” SAYS MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF AMERICANS ARE TRAVELING DURING THIS LONG HOLIDAY PERIOD….…..
THE RECORD 113-MILLON TRAVELERS REPRESENT A FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR…...THE MOST ON RECORD…..
THE OFFICIAL HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD ENDS AT MIDNIGHT TOMORROW……
SINGING
12/31/18
AND THE ANNUAL ALLEN COUNTY SINGING CONVENTION’S……NEW YEARS EVE SING…..WILL BE TONIGHT FROM SEVEN TO 10…..AT SCOTTSILLE
BAPTIST CHURCH……
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE SINGING ON 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..AND SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..STARTING AT SEVEN……
CAUTHEN
12/31/18
40 YEAR OLD CHRISTINA CAROL SETTLE CAHTHEN OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED SATURDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN THE HARRISON FAMILY CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; DUSTY CAUTHEN….AND A SON; KADEN OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..HE MOTHER; CAROLYN MURLEY OF FOUNTAIN
FUN…..HER FATHER; ROBERT SETTLE OF AUSTIN…..TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; TINA AND JOHNNY TOOLEY OF TOMPKINSVILLE AND KELLY
SETTLE OF AUSTIN…..TWO BROTHERS; ROBERT AND JACOB SETTLE OF AUSTIN… HER FATHER-IN-LAW AND MOTHER-IN-LAW; MICHAEL AND VALERA
CAUTHEN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND HER GRANDMOTHER; HAZEL MURLEY OF BURKSVILLE…….…
SPORTS
12/31/18
THE PREDATORS ARE IN WASHINGTON TO TAKE ON THE CAPITALS…..
GLASGOW NATIVE…..WHITNEY WADE YOUNG….HAS BEEN NAMED THE NEW HEAD WOMEN’S GOLF COACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE….
EFFECTIVE JULY FIRST…..YOUNG REPLACES COURTNEY TRIMBLE WHO’S RETIRING JUNE 30TH……
ONE OF THE MOST DECORATED GOLFERS FROM KENTUCKY AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE…..
YOUNG CAME TO LOUISVILLE IN TWENTY-17…..AFTER FOUR SEASONS AT GEORGIA…..
WATER DISTRICT TAKE OVER
12/28/18
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IS CALLING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER OR INDEPENDENT SUPERVISOR TO ENSURE NEARLY
EIGHT-MILLION DOLLARS IN CURRENT STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDED PROJECTS….TO IMPROVE THE MARTIN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM…..ARE
COMPLETED AND NOT MISHANDLED BY THE WATER DISTRICT….
CUSTOMERS IN MARTIN COUTY HAVE GONE WITHOUT RUNNING WATER FOR DAY… AND OTHER CUSTOMERS SAY THE WATER OFTEN COMES OUT OF
THE TAP DIRTY AND DISCOLORED….
BESHEAR’S DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS HAS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT CLAIMS….
AND HIS OFFICE OF RATE INTERVENTON SAYS NUMEROUS IMPROVEMENT GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN ALMOST COMPLETELY IGNORED BY THE WATER
DISTRICT SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-TWO……
NEW DRIVERS LICENSE
12/28/18
STARTING IN JANUARY…..THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BEGIN SWITCHING FROM A FOUR-YEAR TO AN EIGHT-YEAR DRIVERS LICENSE TO CONFORM
WITH THE FEDERAL……REAL I-D…..
AND THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS AN ON-LINE INTERACTIVE TOOL AT……DRIVE-DOT-GOV…..TO HELP RESIDENTS DETERMINE
WHAT DOCUMENTS THEY WILL NEED TO OBTAIN THEIR NEW LICENSE……
WITH THE CHANGE……KENTUCKY WILL HAVE TWO DRIVER’S LICENSES….ONE THAT QUALIFIES FOR DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL AND ONE THAT DOESN’
T….
THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WILL BEGIN ENFORCEMENT OF….. REAL I-D….IN KENTUCKY IN 20-20…….BUT THE
COMMONWEALTH WILL BEGIN A PHASED IN ROLL-OUT OF THE NEW LICENSES IN JANUARY AND IT WILL CONCLUDE IN THE SPRING……
FISCAL COURT
12/28/18
THERE WAS A LARGE CROWD ON HAND LAST NIGHT AS ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO SCOTTSVILLE FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO TO HOLD
THEIR FINAL MEETING OF THE YEAR….. AS THE COURT CONDUCTED MOSTLY ROUTINE BUSINESS…..
SHERIFF JEFF INFORMED THE COURT THAT A RESIDENT IS DONATING A “DRONE” TO THE DEPARTMENT…..
LAST NIGHTS MEETING WAS THE FINAL ONE FOR JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHNNY HOBDY……
AND TONY WOLFE WAS ELECTED “ACTING DEPUTY JUDGE” AND HE WILL FILL THAT POSITION UNTIL THE JANUARY EIGHTH MEETING……
SPORTS
12/28/18
IN OPENING ROUND ACTION AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/ HALTON CLASSIC LAST NIGHT…..THE PATRIOTS DEFEATED SAYRE 61 TO 50….
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DOWNED NELSON COUNTY 76 TO 59……
THE SOUTH CENTRAL BANK1-HALTON CLASSIC CONTINUES TODAY.....
IN BOYS ACTION AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC…..
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TANGLES WITH HENDERSON COUNTY AT 11……
TODD COUNTY CENTRAL TAKES ON SAYRE AT 12-45……
AND OWENSBORO CATHOLIC PLAYS GREENWOOD AT SIX…..
GIRLS GAMES HAVE…..
NELSON COUNTY BATTLING HOLMES AT TWO-30…….
THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAY LOGAN COUNTY AT FOUR-15…..
AND THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON DAVIESS COUNTY AT SEVEN-45……..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…… WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AROUND
FOUR-15 THIS AFTERNOON……
GRIMES GIVES BIRTH
12/27/18
SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES GAVE BIRTH TO HER SON….. CRAWFORD “FORD” CASE GRIMES…..YESTERDAY MORNING…….
GRIMES BECOMES THE SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER TO HAVE A BABY WHILE IN OFFICE…..AS TREASURER ALLISON BALL GAVE BIRTH TO A
SON EARLIER THIS YEAR…..
NEW YEARS CLOSINGS
12/27/18
HERE ARE YOUR NEW YEARS CLOSINGS…..
COUNTY CLERK AND CIRCUIT CLERK OFFICES CLOSED SATURDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY…..
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY…..
TRANSFER STATION, ANIMAL SHELTER AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY…..MONDAY’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP WEDNESDAY THE SECOND AND TUESDAY’S TRASH
WILL BE COLLECTED THURSDAY THE THIRD……..
ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE OPERN SATURDAY FROM EIGHT UNTIL 12NOON….MONDAY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30….AND CLOSED
TUESDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED TUESDAY……
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED TUESDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
THE CORE OPEN MONDAY FROM FIVE-30 TO FOUR-30….AND TUESDAY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30……
SPORTS
12/27/18
THE SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC BEGINS TODAY AT ALLEN COUNTY SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WITH EIGHT BOYS’ TEAMS AND FOUR
GIRLS’ TEAMS COMPETING…..
IN THE BOYS TOURNAMENT…..
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TAKES ON OWENSBORO CATHLIC AT 11…..
THEN GREENWOOD TANGLES WITH HENDERSON COUNTY AT 12-45…..
AND TODD COUNTY CENTREAL GOES AGAINST DAVIESS COUNTY AT TWO-30…….
IN THE GIRLS TOURNAMENT
HOLMES PLAYS LOGAN COUNTY AT FOUR-15…..
THE PATRIOTS BEGIN PLAY TONIGHT AT SIX AS THEY GO AGAINST THE LEXINGTON SAYRE SPARTANS……
THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS GAKE ON NELSON COUNTY AT SEVEN-45……
AND KYLEE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE AC/S GAMES ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
NEW SCHOLARSHIP
12/26/18
THE SOUTH CENTRAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD WILL BE OFFERING A NEW SCHOLARHIP PROGRAM STARTING IN JANUARY….
“HIRED” WILL FOCUS NOT ONLY ON RAISING REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVELS…..BUT ALSO ENHANCING EMPLOYABILITY SKILL-SETS
AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS……
FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF AN INITIAL PROJECT PILOTED BY WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..THE BOARD’S PROGRAM WILL BE UNIQUE BY
OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS TO MULTIPLE SCHOOLS…….BEGINNING WITH W-K-U AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND
TECHNICAL COLLEGE……
WHEN THE “HIRED” PROGRAM BEGINS IN JANUARY……INITIAL PARTICIPATION WILL BE LIMITED TO FALL TWENTY-18….W-K-U LEARN AND EARN
SCHOLARSHOP RECIPIENTS….ALLOWING THEM A SEAMLESS TRANSITION TO “HIRED”…..
APPLICATIONS FOR ALL OTHER STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO OPEN IN MID-SPRING TWENTY-19…….
PEARSON
12.24/18
06:05AM
79 YEAR OLD WILLARD PEARSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
TOMORROW AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL OME….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; FAYE MILLER PEARSON……THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; MATTHEW PEAROSN AND KAREN ORTOLAN OF UTAH,
KEITH AND RACHELLE PEARSON OF WASHINGTON AND JOSHUA PEARSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER; KELLEY PEARSON OF ARIZONA….A
BROTHER; KENNETH OF PEEWEE VALLEY…..AND FOUR SISTERS; DOROTHY PEARSON OF BOWLING GREEN AND MARY SLEDGE, ROMONA
ARTERBURN AND MALINDA STINSON ALL OF SCOTSVILLE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…...
SEALEY
12/26/18
6:05 AM
75 YEAR OLD JUDSON ROY SEALEY JUNIOR DIED SATURDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL AT A LATER DATE…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT
T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER 10 FRIDAY MORNING AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH…… MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE
TO SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; CAROL SEALEY…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BRIAN OF ARIZONA AND ROGER AND VICKI OF WEST VIRGINIA…..
AND TWO BROTHERS; DENZIL AND DAVID…..A GRANDDAUGHTER ALSO SURVIVES….. …
SPORTS
12/26/18
THE ANNUAL SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC BEGINS TOMORROW AT ALLEN COUNTY SCOTTSILLE HIGH SCHOOL….WITH EIGHT BOYS
TEAMS AND FOUR GIRLS TEAMS COMPETING…..
BOYS PLAY BEGINS TOMORROW MORNING AT 11…WITH THE PATRIOTS PLAY AT SIX TOMORROW NIGHT…..
AND THE FOUR GIRLS ROUND-ROBIN MATCH-UPS START AT FOUR-15 TOMORROW AFTERNOON……WITH THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAYING AT SEVEN-45
TOMORROW NIGHT……
THE TOURNAMENT RUNS THRU SATURDAY NIGHT…..
MAMMOTH CAVE PARTIALLY OPEN
12/24/18
AS THE PARTIAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN CONTINUES…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK REMAINS PARTIALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC……
HOWEVER….. EMERGENCY AND RESCUE SERVICES ARE LIMITED…..THERE ARE ALSO NO CAVE TOURS AND NO ACCESS TO THE CAVE……..AND
PICNIC AREAS…. RESTROOMS….AND OTHER SERVICES THAT REQUIRE STAFFING ARE NOT OPERATING……
SOME AREAS AT ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL PARK IN HODGENGILLE ARE ACCESSALE…..
AND SERVICES AT DANIEL BOONE NATONAL FOREST AND BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL RIVER AND RECREATON AREA ARE CLOSED…..BUT VISITORS
CAN STILL ENTER THE GROUNDS
RULING OVERTURNED
12/24/18
A KENTUCKY APPEALS COURT HAS OVERTURNED ONE OF THE LARGEST JUDGEMENTS IN KENTUCKY HISTORY……BY RULING AN ONLINE POKER
COMPANY DOESN’T HAVE TO PAY THE COMMONWEALTH 870-MILLION DOLLARS PLUS INTEREST….
IN TWENTY-10……THE JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET SUED THE COMPANY THAT OWNS “POKER STARS”…..ARGUING 34-THOUSAND PEOPLE
HAD LOST 240-MILLIION DOLLARS IN ILLEGAL WAGERS ON THE WEBSITE……IN TWENTY-15 A STATE JUDGE RULED THE COMPANY HAD TO PAY THE
MONEY BACK….THREE TIMES WITH INTEREST…..
THEN FRIDAY……A THREE JUDGE PANEL ON THE KENTUCKY COURT OF APPEALS OVERTURNED THAT JUDGEMENT SAYING KENTUCKY
GOVERNMENT DOESN’T HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE TO RECOVER THE MONEY……
ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL APPEAL TO THE KENTUCKY SUPREME
CUNNINGHAM
12/24/18
102 ORA EARIS “DEE” CUNNINGHAM OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARENS….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW’ B-G AND DEAN AND RONNIE AND RUTH ANN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A DAUGHTER AND
SON-IN-LAW; BETTY AND MORRIS DOUGHLAS OF ALVATON……10 GRANDCHILDREN, 21 GRAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND 12 GREAT-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
PEARSON
12.24/18
79 YEAR OLD WILLARD PEARSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
TWO THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL OME….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; FAYE MILLER PEARSON……THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; MATTHEW PEARSON AND KAREN ORTOLAN OF
UTAH, KEITH AND RACHELLE PEARSON OF WASHINGTON AND JOSHUA PEARSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER; KELLEY PEARSON OF ARIZONA….
A BROTHER; KENNETH OF PEEWEE VALLEY…..AND FOUR SISTERS; DOROTHY PEARSON OF BOWLING GREEN AND MARY SLEDGE, ROMONA
ARTERBURN AND MALINDA STINSON ALL OF SCOTSVILLE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…...
SPORTS
12/24/18
A RECORD 107-THOUSAND DEER WERE TAKEN OVER KENTUCKY’S 16-DAY MODERN GUN SEASON…..TOPPING THE OLD RECORD SET IN TWENT-15
BY ALMOST 14-HUNDRED DEER…..
WILDLIFE OFFICIALS HAD ANTICIPATED AN INCREASE IN THE HARVES THIS SEASON……AFTER SEVERAL CHANGES WERE MADE IN DEER
REGULATIONS….. INCLUDING INCREASED THE MODERN GUN SEASON TO 16-DAYS……
CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS
12/21/18
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY……
COUNTY CLERK, CIRCUIT CLERK AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW, MONDAY AND TUESDAY……
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY…..
TRANSFER STATION, ANIMAL SHELTER, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY…..MONDAY’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP WEDNESDAY THE 26TH AND TUESDAY TRASH WILL
BE COLLECTED THURSDAY THE 27TH……
CORE CLOSSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED TUESDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
GRAVES
12/21/18
70 YEAR OLD VIRGINIA CATHERINE STINSON GRAVES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WALKER’S CHAPEL CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER ONE TOMORRWO (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BARRY AND KARRIE OF THE MT. UNION COMMUNITY AND DANIEL AND SHENA OF
SCOTTSVILLE……TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; TAMMY AND CHARLES WORKMAN OF TENNESSEE AND RHONDA DENNIS OF
SCOTTSVILLE……HER MOTHER; CATHRYN LONG STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; LARRY AND VELMA STINSON
AND JERRY AND DEBBIE STINSON…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; SHENNA AND OWEN MINIX ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……NINE
GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/21/18
THE PATRIOTS CONTINUE PLAY IN THE DERBY CLASSIC AS THEY TANGLE WITH RACELAND…..
AND AT THE P-B-I/DANNIS ANNIS CLASSIC…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON OHIO COUNTY……
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE IN OHIO COUNTY LAST NIGHT….TO TAKE ON HANCOCK COUNTY…..AND THEY CAME WITH A 55-41 WIN…..
AND AT THE DERBY CLASSIC……THE PATRIOTS DEFEATED FAIRDALE 68 TO 44……
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
12/20/18
DUE TO THE WEATHER, TONIGHT'S "HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS" THAT WAS TO HAVE BEEN HELD ON THE sQUARE HAS BEEN CANCELED.
KYTC SCHOLARSHIPS
12/20/18
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATON CABINET WILL AWARD UP TO 30 NEW SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE TWENTY-18-19 SCHOOL YEAR…..FOR
PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT COLLEGE STUDENTS PURSING CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHONOLOGY DEGREES……
AS-MANY-AS 20 COMPETITIVE CIVIL ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED FOR STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE UNVIVERSITY OF
KENTUCKY….. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE…..KENTUCKY STATE….AND WESTERN…..
FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES WILL RECEIVE 62-HUNDRED DOLLARS PER SEMESTER……WHILE JUNIORS AND SENIORS WILL RECEIVE 66-
HUNDRD DOLLARS….. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY FIRST…..AND STUDENTS AGREE TO WORK FOR THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET
ONE YEAR FOR EACH OF SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE……
IN ADDITION ….K-Y-T-C AND THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM HAVE DEVELOPED AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL BE OFFERED AT THE BLUGRASS AND BIG SANDY CAMPUSES……
KENTUCKY SURVIVOR
12/20/18
KENTUCKY NATIVE….NICK WILSON….WAS CROWNED THE WINNER OF THE 37TH SEASON OF “SURVIVOR” LAST NIGHT AND TOOK HOME ONE-MILLION
DOLLARS….
WILSON IS A PUBLIC DEFENDER FROM WILLIAMSBURG .AND A TWENTY-13 GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY……
KYTC SCHOLARSHIPS
12/20/18
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATON CABINET WILL AWARD UP TO 30 NEW SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE TWENTY-18-19 SCHOOL YEAR…..FOR
PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT COLLEGE STUDENTS PURSING CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHONOLOGY DEGREES……
AS-MANY-AS 20 COMPETITIVE CIVIL ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED FOR STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE UNVIVERSITY OF
KENTUCKY….. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE…..KENTUCKY STATE….AND WESTERN…..
FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES WILL RECEIVE 62-HUNDRED DOLLARS PER SEMESTER……WHILE JUNIORS AND SENIORS WILL RECEIVE 66-
HUNDRD DOLLARS….. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY FIRST…..AND STUDENTS AGREE TO WORK FOR THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET
ONE YEAR FOR EACH OF SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE……
IN ADDITION ….K-Y-T-C AND THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM HAVE DEVELOPED AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL BE OFFERED AT THE BLUGRASS AND BIG SANDY CAMPUSES……
HOME
12/20/18
THE HEART OF SCOTTSVILLE’S NEXT…..HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS TONIGHT FROM SIX TO EIGHT….AGAIN THERE WILL BE A LIVE NATIVITY…..CARRIAGE
RIDES…..BUSINESS’ OPNE WITH SPECIALS…..AND THE FARMERS MARET SET UP INSIDE THE LYRIC……IN ADDITION….TONIGHT WILL ALSO FEATURE
THE “UPSTAIRS-DOWNSTAIRS TOUR”…….
MCQUEEN
12/19/18
75 YEAR OLD RUBY MCQUEEN DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT
THREE AT ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…… VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL
HOME….
SHE IS SURVIED BY HER HUSBAND; JEFF MCQUEEN….ONE DAUGHTER; DIANE MILLS….AND TWO SONS; JOHN AND JUNIOR COX ALL OF PIKEVILLE….
THREE SISTERS; GERTUDE, SUE, AND MABLE…AND SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
12/20/18
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO OHIO COUNTY LAST NIGHT….TO BEGIN PLAY IN THE P-B-I/DANNY ANNIS CLASSIC….AND THEY DEFEATED
TRINITY WHITESVILLE 57 TO 46……
THE PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO RACELAND TO TAKE ON FAIRVIEW IN THE DERBY CLASSIC……
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS CONTINUE PLAY IN THE P-B-I/DANNY ANNIS CLASSIC AT OHIO COUNTY…..AS THE BATTLE HANCOCK COUNTY…..
TIP OFF IS FIVE-30……AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND
99-POINT-THREE….WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-20 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO PHILADELPHIA…..
SMALL CLAIM E-FILE
12/18/18
KENTUCKY’S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS HAS MADE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE REPRESENTING THEMSELVES WHEN FILING SMALL
CLAIMS CASES…..
UNTIL NOW…..INDIVIDUALS WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE TO FILE DOCUMENTS…..BUT NOW THEY CAN E-FILE THEM ON
LINE….
TO BEGIN FILING FOR SMALL CLAIMS……USERS MUST REGISER AS A “FIRST-TIME” USER….DURING REGISTRATION…..USERS WILL BE ASKED TO
SPECIFY AN ACCOUNT TYPE AND SHOULD SELECT “SEL REPRESENTED LITIGANT” FROM THE DROP-DOWN MENUE……
FOR ASSISSTANCE WITH E-FILING AND INFORMATION ABOUT HANDLING SMALL CLAIMS…….VISIT “E-COURTS HELP” AND USE THE TAB TITLED “SELF-
REPRESENTED LITIGANTS”…….
SENTENCING HEARING
12/18/18
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ARE SEEKING A NEW SENTENCING HEARING FOR THE MAN WHO ATTACKED SENATOR RAND PAUL WHILE DOING YARD
WORK AT HIS HOME….
PROSECUTOR SAY PAUL SUFFERED MONTHS OF CHRONIC PAIN….AND THE 30-DAY SENTENCE RENE BOUCHER SERVED WAS UNREASONABLE FOR
SUCH AN ASSAULT…….NOTIG SENTENCING GUIDELINES OUTLINE 21 TO 27 MONTHS IN PRISON…….
BOUCHER’S ATTORNEY SAYS IF THE VICTIM WERE ANYONE OTHER THAN SENATOR……THE SENTENCE WOULD BE THE SAME AS WHAT BOUCHER
RECEIVED……
SPORTS
12/18/18
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY TEAMS PLAY AT TODD COUNTY CENTRAL……
AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..
AND 99-POINT THREE……WVLE……STARTING AT SEVEN…….……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN CHICAGO TO TAKE ON THE BLACKHAWKS….
HEMP PRODUCTION
12/17/18
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE NEW FARM BILL…..WHICH LEGALIZES HEMP PRODUCTION….A HEMP PROCESSOR IN THE COMMONWEAL IS EXANDING
ITS OPERATON WITH THE CONSCTUCTION OF A 40-MILLION DOLLAR PLANT IN MAYFIELD….WHICH WILL CREATE 80-NEW JOBS….
WINCHESTER BASED…..GENCANNA GLOBAL…..IS ALSO LOOKING TO CONTRACT WITH DOZENS MORE FARMERS NEXT YEAR TO RAMP UP IT HEMP
SUPPLY……AS THIS YEAR 67-HUNDRED ACRES OF HEMP…..WITH A VALUE OF 17-MILLION DOLLARS….WERE PLANTED….
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE…..OVER ONE-THOUSAND FARMERS HAVE APPLIED TO GROW HEMP IN TWENTY-19…..
WHICH IS A 400-PERCENT INCREASE FROM APPLICATONS IN THE TWENTY-18 PRODUCTION YEAR…..
WKU GRADUATION
12/17/18
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HELD FALL GRADUATION CEREMONIES SATURDAY….
14-HUNDRED-18 DEGREES WERE CONFERRED….WHICH INCLUDED 11 DOCTORAL….. 255 MASTER’S……967 BACHELOR’S….67 ASSOCIATE
DEGREES…..AS-WELL-AS 79 UNDERGRADUATE AND 39 GRADUATE CERTIFICATES…..
AND R-O-T C CADETS WERE ALSO COMMISSIONED……
TENNESSEE EARTHQUAKE
12/17/18
A SECOND EARTHQUAKE IN THREE DAYS…..HAS STRUCK IN EASTERN TENNESSEE…..
YEATERDAY’S MAGNITUDE THREE-POINT-ZERO QUAKE….WHICH WAS CENTERED ABOUT TWO MILES SOUTHEAST OF KNOXVILLE…..WAS FELT IN
KENTUCKY…. GEORGIA…..AND NORTH CAROLINA….
A FOUR-POINT-FOUR EARTHQUAKE ON WEDNESDAY WAS CENTERED NEAR DECATOR……
SPORTS
12/17/18
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALLS TEAMS GO TO BOWLING REEN……
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS PLAY AT WARREN EAST…..
AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SWIM TEAM GOES TO HARTFORD FOR THE OHIO COUNTY MEET….
THE PREDATORS GO TO OTTAWA……
CORRUPTION LAWS.
12/14/18
AN INDEPENDENT SURVEY OF ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS IN ALL 50-STATES…..AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…..HAS RATED KENTUCKY AS HAVING
THE FOURTH-STRONGEST ETHICS LAWS IN THE COUNTRY……
THE COMMONWEALTH IS RATED AT 74-PERCENT…..CLOSE BEHIND WASHINGTON AT 78-PERCENT….AND 75-PERCEN FOR BOTH RHODE ISLAND AND
CALIFONIA……THE INDEX USES A SCALE OF ZERO TO 100….WITH 100 BEING A PERFECT SCORE……
KENTUCKY SCORED WELL BECAUSE IS HAS ETHICS COMMISSIONS IN THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES WITH SUBPONEA AND SANCTION
POWERS…..AND COMMISSION MEMBERS WHO ARE SHIELDED FROM REMOVAL WITHOUT CAUSE…..
PENSION LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
12/14/18
YESERDAY……THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN A LAW…..PASSED BY THE TWENY-18 GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..THE MADE CHANGES
TO ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S WORST FUNDED PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEMS AND PROMPTED THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS TO PROTEST AT THE STATE
CAPITAL…..
FACING A TIGHT DEADLINE…..LAWMAKERS INTRODUCED AND PASSED THE BILL IN ONE DAY….AND A COPY OF WHICH L WASN’T AVAILABLE FOR THE
PUBLIC TO READ UNTIL THE DAY AFTER IT HAD BEEN VOTED ON….
THE BILL MOVED ALL NEW HIRE TEACHERS TO A HYBRID PENSION PLAN….IT ALSO RESTRICTED HOW TEACHERS USED SICK DAYS TO CALCULATE
THEIR RETIREMENT BENEFITS…..AND CHANGED HOW THE COMMONWEALTH PAYS OFF ITS PENSION DEBT…..
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RECONVENES IN JANUARY AND IT’S UNCLEAR HOW LAWMAKERS WILL DEAL WITH THE DECISION…..
COLD CASE ARREST
12/14/18
A KENTUCKY STATE POLICE INVESTIGATION HAS LEAD TO AN INDICTMENT IN A 37-YEAR OLD COLD CASE….
THE WARREN COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTED SAMUEL LITTLE WITH ONE COUNT OF MURDER IN THE DEATH OF LINDA SUE BOARDS WHOSE
BODY WAS FOUND ON A FARM IN SMITHS GROVE IN MAY OF 19-81……
LITTLE MADE HEADLINES RECENTLY BY CLAIMING TO HAVE KILLED AROUND 90-PEOPLS OVER A 40-YEAR TIME SPAN…..
PERRY
12/14/18
79 YEAR OLD ROMAN DIXON PERRY-JUNIOR OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WALKER’S CHAPLE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER THREE THIS (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; MARTHA KEEN PERRY…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; PATRICIA AND RONNIE WHITICKR OF TENNESSEE AND
MISSY AND TODD SIKES OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/14/18
PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT TO BARREN COUNTY…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T THE TRIP…… KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50……WLCK….AND 99-POINT-THREE….WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
REVENUES UP
12/13/18
THE COMMONWEALTH’S GENERAL FUND AND ROAD FUND BOTH SAW SIZEABLE INCREASES IN RECEIPTS IN NOVEMBER WHEN COMPARED TO A
YEAR AGO….
ACCORDING TO STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON…..GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS ROSE SEVEN-POINT-ONE PERCENT LAST MONTH WHEN
COMPARED TO NOVEMBER TWENTY-17……AND THROUGH THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR…..THE GENERAL FUND HAS GROWN FOUR-
POINT-EIGHT PERCENT……
THE OFFICIAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATE CALLS FOR REVENUE TO GROW THREE-POINT-THREE PERCDNT…..SO BASED ON NOVEMBER’S
RESULTS….GENERAL FUND REVENUES MUST INCREASE TWO-POINT-THREE PERCENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO MEET THE
OFFICIAL ESTIMATE……
AND ROAD FUND RECEIPTS IN NOVEMBER INCREASED SEVEN-POINT-FOUR PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR…...AS YEAR-TO-DATE
COLLECTIONS HAVE GROWN FOUR-POINT-FIVE PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR……
SPORTS
12/13/18
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS PLAY AT BARREN COUNTY…….
WHILE THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS HOST BARREN COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON VANCOUVER…..
FIRE ALARMS
12/11/18
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY….IS PARTNERING WITH THE LAURA TURNER DUGA FUND….TO TEST AND INSTALL
SMOKE ALARMS AND PROVIDE HOME FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION TO RESIDENTS OF ALLEN COUNTY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…..DECEMBER 20TH
AND 21ST…..
RESIDENTS OF ALLEN COUNTY THAT WOULD LIKE THIS FREE SERVICE NEED TO CALL…..TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-73-77……AND
LEAVE YOU NAME…. ADDRESS…..AND PHONE NUMBER…..THE RED CROSS WILL THEN FOLLOW-UP WITH A WINDOW OF TIME FOR YOUR INSTALL ON
DECEMRB 20TH OR 21ST….
IF YOU ARE UNAVAILABE ON THOSE DATES…..THE RED CROSS WILL CONTINUE TO INSTALL ALLARMS ON A CONTIUNING BASIS UNTIL ALL
CLIENTS…..WHO HAVE EXPRESSED A NEED…..CAN BE CONTACTED AND ALARMS INSTALLED…..
VELAZQUEZ
12/11/18
TWO YEAR OLD LYNSI DELEON VELAZQUEZ…..THE DAUGHTERS OF MARTIN DELEON AND JUANITA VELZAQUEZ OF RED BOILING SPRINGS…..DIED
SATURDAY AT MACON COUINTY HOSPITAL……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH
BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
BESIDES HER PARENTS….SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SISTERS; CATHRINE AND KEYLI DELEON…..AND TWO BROTHERS; YORBY AND CHARLY DELWON
ALL OF TENNESSEE……PATERNAL-GRANDPARENTS; MARCELMA DELEON OF TENNESSEE AND YOLANDA VELAZQUEZ OF MEXICO…..AND MATERNAL-
GRANDPARENTS; FRANCISCO AND ELAINA VELAZQUEZ OF MEXICO……
SPORTS
12/11/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST….
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX….AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY OTTAWA…..
DYER
12/08/18
80 YEAR OLD FRANK LEE DYER DIED THURSDAY AT SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE MONDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T.W.
CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME… VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW (SUN) MORNING AT 10 AT THE FUNERAL HOME…
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTER AND SON AND LAW… LEANNE AND DON RUTHEFORD… A SON… MARK DYERS BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE… 2
GRANDCHILDREN… AND THREE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE….
JONES
12/08/18
43 YEAR OLD TREVOR JONES OF ADOLPHUS DIED THURSDAY… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SUN) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD
FUNERAL HOME… VISITATION BEGINS THIS (SAT) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT THE FUNERAL HOME…
HE IS SURVIVED BY 2 DAUGHTERS… KEELY JONE AND LAUREN JONES BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE… HIS FATHER… TROY JONES OF ADOLPHUS… AND 1
BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW… CORY AND CHANNA JONES OF SCOTTSVILLE….
MAMMOTH CAVE FIRE PLAN
12/06/18
TOMORROW THRU JANUARY SEVENTH…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK OFFICIALS ARE SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE PARK’S PROPOSED
FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN…….THE PARK’S CURRENT FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN IS 17-YEARS OLD AND IS BEING REVISED TO ENSURE THE PROPER
AND SAFE MANAGEMENT OF FIRE IN THE PARK……
THE PARK WILL HOLD AN OPEN HOUSE DECEMBER 13TH AT THE TRAINING CENTER…...FROM FOUR TO SIX….FOR THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS THE
PLAN AND PROVIDE COMMENTS ON ISSUES OR CONCERNS THEY MIGHT HAVE……
COMMENTS CAN ALSO BE MADE ON-LINE AT…..PARK-PLANNING-DOT-N-P-S-DOT-GOV-DOT-M-A-C-A….OR COMMENTS CAN ALSO BE MAILED TO….
MAMMOTH CAVE NATONAL PARK…. P-O BOX SEVEN…..MAMMOTH CAVE-KENTUCKY….FOUR-TWO-TWO-FIVE-NINE
NEW GRAUATION REQUIREMENTS
12/06/18
THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS APPROVED NEW…..MINIMUM HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS….THAT WILL BE PHASED IN
BEGINNING WITH THE GRADUATING CLASS OF TWENTY-23…..
THE NEW STANDARD WILL REQUIRE STUDENTS TO SHOW BASIC COMPETENCY IN READING AND MATH…..AND FULFILL ONE OF SEVEN…..
QUALIFIERS……DESIGNED TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR A CAREET OR TO PURSUE A DEGREE AT A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY……
THE MATH AND READING CAN BE FULFILLED BY MEETING MINIMUM STANDARDS ON TESTS TAKEN IN THE EIGHTH OR 10TH GRADE OR BY
PRESENTING A PORTFOLIO OF WORK DEMONSTRATING THEY HAVE MET THE STANDARD…..
THE “QUALIFIERS INCLUDE SEVERL OPTIONS…..INCLUDING MEETING ONE OF WO BENCHMARK SCORES IN READING AND MATH ON COLLEGE
ENTRANCE OR PLACEMENT EXAMS…..
SOLDIERS RETURN
12/06/18
JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS…..MORE THAN 200-SOLDIERS ARE RETURNING TO FORT CAMPBELL OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS….
ONE WELCOME BACK CEREMONY WILL BE TODAY AND ANOTHER WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK….
THEY HAVE BEEN ON A NINE-MONTH DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN……
SPORTS
12/06/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PARIOTS AE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATROT GYM….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL
12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 TONIGHT……
THE TITANS HOST THE JAGUARS……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO VANCOUVER…..
KENTUCKIANS FAVOR TERM LIMITS
12/05/18
A NEW POLL SHOWS THAT KENTUCKY RESIDENTS RESOUNDINGLY AGREE THAT IT’S TIME FOR TERM LIMITS ON CONGRESS…….AS THE SURVEY
FOUND THAT 84-PERCENT OF THOSE POLLED SUPPORT AND AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION LIMITING THE NUMBER OF TERMS SENATORS AND
REPRESENTATIVES MAY SERVE IN THE “U-S” CONGESS…..
THE POLLSERS ALSO FOUND THAT SUPPORT FOR TERM LIMITS IS BROAD AND INTENSE ACROSS ALL POLITICAL….GEOGRAPHIC…..AND
DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS…. AS 83-PERCENT OF THOSE POLLED WANT THEIR STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND STATE SENATOR TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF
AN AMENDMENT PLACING TERM LIMITS ON MEMBORS OF CONGRESS……
GIVING TUESDAY
12/05/18
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY SAW A BIG INCREASE IN DONATIONS AND GIFTS FOR THE TWENTY-18…..“GIVING TUESDAY” EVENT…..
WESTERN RECEIVED JUST OVER 118-THOUSAND DOLLARS WHICH WAS A 22-PERCENT INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR…..
THERE WERE 477-TOTAL DONORS….WITH 68 BEING FIRST TIME DONORS TO WESTERN……
SPORTS
12/05/18
IN A HARD FOUGHT GAME LAST NIGHT…..THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 68 TO 67 DECISION TO THE BOWLING GREEN LADY PURPLES IN
OVERTIME…..
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED SCOTT SATTERFIELD YESERDAY AS THE CARDINALS NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH….
SATTERFIELD TAKES OVER THE PROGRAM FROM BOBBY PETRIO WHO WAS FIRED LAST MONTH…..AS THE CARDINALS WENT TWO-AND-EIGHT…..AND
FINISHED THE SEASON ON A NINE-GAME LOSING STREAK….
SATTERFIED SPENT THE LAST SIX SEASOND AS HEAD COACH AT APPALACHIAN STATE….LEADING THE MOUNTAINEERS TO A 10-AND-TWO RECORD
THIS SEASON…. CLAIMING THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT SUN BELT CONFERENCE TITLE……
FARM RECEIPTS STABLE
1203/18
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS SAY KENTUCKY’S FARM CASH RECEIPTS STAYED RELATIVE STABLE THIS YEAR…..DUE IN PART TO CONTINUED GAINS
IN THE HORSE AND POULTRY INDUSTRIES….AND HIGHER YIELDS FOR MOST CROPS HELPED OFFSET LOWER PRICES IN SOME SECTORE……
“AG” CASH RECEIPTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH THIS YEAR ARE FORECAST AT FIVE-POINT-SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS….. MATCHING LAST YEAR’S
LEVEL…..BUT THE PROJECTION REMAINS WELL BELOW THE RECEROD HIGH OF SIX-POIJT-FIVE BILLION IN TWENY-14…….AND THE ECONOMIST DON’T
FORESEE A REBOUND IN KENTUKCY’S “AG” CASH RECEIPTS NEXT YEAR……
THE HORSE INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO LEAD THE PACXK WITH A 10-PERCENT INCREASE IN CASH RECEIPTS THIS YEAR…..BUT POULTRY
PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOP AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE……ACCOUNTING FOR 21-PERCENT OF
PROJECTED TWENTY-18 SALES……
ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU
12/03/18
AT THE 99TH KENTCKY FARM BUREAU ANNUAL MEETING…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU WAS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS OUTSTANDING MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENT IN TWENY-18……THE
AWARD HONORS COUNTY FARM BUREAU OFFICES WHO MEET THE COMPABY’S PROFITABILITY REQUIREMENTS AND WHOSE INSURANCE POLICY
GROWTH MEETS OR EXCEEDS ITS ANNUAL GROWTH GOAL…..
AND ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU ALSO RECEIVED THE TWENTY-18 YOUNG FARMER GOLD STAR AWARD OF EXCELLENCE…..WHICH HONORS A
COUNTY’S YOUNG FARMER COMMITTEE FOR ITS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN FARM BUREAU LEASDERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS…..STATE
COMPETITIONS….AND EDUCATIONAL OR PROMOTIONAL INITIATIVES…..
BARREN MULTI FATAL
12/03/18
A MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HAPPY VALLEY ROAD IN BARREN COUNTY FRIDAY CLAIMED TWO LIVES….
STATE POLICE SAY A TWENTY-19 FREIGHTLINER DRIVEN BY 57 YEAR OLD RICHARD GRAY OF MICHIGAN CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND STRUCK
THE REAR OF A FREIGHTLINER OPERATED 33 YEAR OLD MIHAIL STRUNGAV OF LOUISIANA…. GRAY’S SEMI THEN HIT A TWO-TOUID-FOUR FORD VAN
DRIVEN BY47 YEAR OLD WILLIAM JOHNSON OF LOUISVILLE….AND A TWENTY-18 NISSAN PICK-UP OPERATED 26 YEAR OLD SETH ARTERBURN OF
CAVE CITY……
GRAY DIED AT THE SCENE…..STRUNGAY WASN’T INJURED….JOHNSON WAS TRANPORTED TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE LATER
DIED….AND ATERBURN AND A PASSENGER IN JOHNSON’S VEHICLE WERE TREATED A T-J- SAMSON HOSPITAL……
HUGHES
12/03/18
68 YEAR OLD RICHARD J. HUGHES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICVES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURAL IN NEW SALEM CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TODAY (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; MIKE CARTER AND ALLEN HUGHES BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…….MIKE AND ALLEN’S MOTHER; STARLETTE HUGHES….
AND FIVE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; SHARON AND DENNIS CARVER, CAROL AND GARY STINSON, PATRICIA AND CLODY BRITT AND KIM
HUGHES ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND LINDA AND GARY WALKER OF LELXINGTON….SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO
SURVIVE….
SPORTS
12/03/18
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS GO TO GLASGOW……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHAM AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE SABRES……
KENTUCKY HAS ACCEPTED A BID TO TAKE ON PENN STATE IN THE CITRUS BOWL…. IN ORLANDO…..ON NEW YEARS DAY…..
THE MARKS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE BOWL APPEARANCE FOR THE WILDCATS UNDER COACH MARK STOOPS….WHICH TIES FOR THE SECOND
LONGEST STREAK IN SCHOOL HISTORY….AND THE 18TH BOWL APPEARANCE OVERALL….
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES
11/30/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE SLIGHTLY FROM THREE-POINT-
FOUR PERCENT IN SEPTMBER TO THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN OCTOBER…..AND THIS OCTOBER’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO ABOVE THE
THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT RECORDED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN WARREN
COUNTY TO FOUR-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN BUTLER COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES ROSE IN 76 COUNTIES…..FELL IN 34…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN 10…..
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOST UNEOER RAT AT THEEE-PPONT-TWO OERECNE…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHE JOBLESS RATE AT 11-POINT-THREE PERCENT…..
SHOOTING-SMITHS GROVE
11/30/18
STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO A SHOOTING AT A RESIDENCE ON COTTAGE STREET IN SMITHS GROVE YESTERDAY….WHERE TROOPERS FOUND 64
YEAR OLD STEVIE FLYNN HAD BEEN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES…..
THE INVESTIGION REVEALED THAT 52 YEAR OLD CANDY MOSS…..WHO WAS AT THE RESIDENCE….HAD SHOT FLYNN DURING A DOMESTIC DISPUTE
THAT OCCURRED EARLY WEDNEDAY MORNING…..
FLYNN WAS TAKEN TO AN AREA HOSPITAL AND THEN FLOWN TO A TRAMA CENTER…..
MOSS WAS CHARGED WITH ASSAUT AND TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE……
CHRISTMAS PARADES
11/30/18
BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER IN THE FORECAST…..A NUMBER OF CHRISTMAS PARADES……SCHEUDLED FOR TOMORROW….ARE BEING
MOVED….
THE BOWLING GREEN CHRISTMAS PARADE HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON……
MORGANTOWN HAS MOVED ITS PARADE TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON…..
AND THE GLASGOW/BARREN COUNTY PARADE HAS BEEN MOVED TO SUNDAY NIGHT……
THE PARK CITY…..HORSE CAVE…AND MUNFORDVILLE PARADES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY……
AND A DECISION ON THE SCOTTSVLLE/ALLEN COUNTY PARADE WILL BE MADE AT ONE TOMORROW AFTERNOON……
SPORTS
11/30/18
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY RUSSELLVILLE……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOEPSL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..
STARTING AT SIX-50 TONIGHT……
KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED
THIS WEEK-END…..
TODAY…..BEECHWOOD TAKES ON PIKEVILLE IN THE ONE “A” GAME…..
AND CENTRAL BATTLES CORBIN IN THE THREE “A” GAME…..
THE TWO “A”….FOUR “A”….AND SIX “A” GAMES WILL BE PLAYED TOMORROW…
AND THE SIX “A” GAME IS SUNDAY……
MINIMUM WAGE
11/29/18
A STATE SENATOR FROM LEXINGTON HAS PRE-FILED A BILL FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSON THAT WOULD RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE IN
THE COMMONWEALTH…..
SENATOR REGGIE THOMAS’ BILL CALLS FOR STAGGERED WAGE INCREASES….OVER THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS…..BRING THE MINIMUM WAGE UP TO
15-DOLLARS AN HOUD BY JULY FIRST TWENY-26……
THOMAS NOTED THE ARKANSAS…..ANOTHER RURAL STATE….JUST HAD A STATEWIDE ENACTMENT OF A 12-DOLLAR MINIMUM WAGE……
AND HE WENT ON TO SAY…..IF ARKANSAS CAN RAISE ITS MINIMUM WAGE…..IT’S TIME FOR THE COMMONWEALTH TO DO THE SAME……
CONCERT
11/29/18
TONIGHT AT SEVEN AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH…..THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS A REPEAT PERFORMANCE
OF MUSIC CITY CHRISTMAS……
THE CONCEER FEATURES JASON COLEMAN SHARING THE…..SLIP FINGER….PIANO STYLE MADE FAMOUS BY HIS GRANDFATHER FLOYD CRAMER…..
AND MEGAN TAYLOR SHARING THE…..FINGER-PICKING…..GUITAR STYLE OF HER GREAT-UNCLE CHET ATKINS…..
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM ARTS COUNCIL MEMBERS….AT BOTH LOCATIONS OF FARMERS BANK IN SCOTTSVILLE…..
AND A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR….
SPORTS
11/29/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY…..
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS GO TO SOUTH WARREN……
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ENTERTAIN WARREN EAST….
THE PREDATOERS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE COYOTES…..
ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS REPORTS….PURDUE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH JEFF BROAM IS REMAINING WITH THE BOILERMAKERS….AND IS TURING
DOE AN OFFER TO COACH LOUISVILLE….
BROHAM….A FORMER TOPPER HEAD FOOTBALL COACH…..GREW UP IN LOUISVILLE AND WAS A STAR QUARTERBACK FOR THE CARDINALS…..
FISCAL COURT
11/28/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE ADOLPHUS FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND THE COURT UNANAIMOUSLY
APPROVED A RESOLUTION….MAKING A FORMAL REQUEST TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSON TO CHANGE THE CURRENT COMMUNITY
PLANNER AND MOVE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION…..
MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY
11/28/18
LAST WEEK……THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION GAVE THE COMMONWEALTH PERMISSION TO REQUIRE SOME OF KENTUCKY’S MEDICAID RECIPIENTS TO
HAVE A JOB….. GO TO SCHOOL…..OR VOLUNTEER TO KEEP THEIR BENEFITS…..
SIMILAR RULES IN ARKANSAS LED TO MORE THAN 12-THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS LOSING THEIR COVERAGE IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF
IMPLEMENTATION….. BUT KENTUCKY’S CHIEF HEALTH OFFICIAL IS DOWNPLAYING CONCERNS THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN IN THE
COMMONWEALTH……
KENTUCKY HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES SECRETARY ADAM MEIER SAYS THE NEW RULES HAVE MANY EXEMPTOINS INCLUDING FOR PREGNANT
WOMEN……FULL-TIME STUDENTS…..PRIMARY CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY….. AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE……
MEIER ALSO NOTED THAT THE COMMONWEALTH’S IMPROVING ECONOMY MEANS THE EXPANDED MEDICAID PROGRAM HAS SHRUNK BY ABOUF 41-
THOUSAND PEOPLE THIS YEAR……
SPORTS
11/28/18
THE LADY PATRIOTS OPENED THE SEASON LAST NIGHT AS THEY DROPPED A 52 TO 42 DECISION TO SOUTH WARREN…..
THE PATROTS ALSO OPENED THEIR SEASON AS THEY DOWNED THE SPARTINS 71 TO 61……
AND THE NEXT GAME FOR THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON…..
IT DIDN’T TAKE THE HILLTOPPERS LONG TO FIND A NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH…..AS TYSON HELTON WAS INTRODUCED YESTERDAY AS WESTERN’
S 21ST HEAD FOOTBALL COACH….
HELSON WAS THE TOPPER’S OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AND QUARTERBACKS COACH IN TWENTY-14 AND TWENTY-15……
AFTER LEAVING THE HILL……HELTON SPENT TWO SEASON AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS THE PASSING GAME COORDINATOR
AND QUARTERBACKS COACH….
THEN LAST SEASON…..WAS THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AND QUARTERBACKS COACH AT TENNESSEE…..
NO DRIVING TESTS
11/27/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK’S OFFICE HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT TOMORROW……WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH…..THERE WILL BE
NO DRIVER’S TESTING GIVEN…..
THIS INCLUDES BOTH THE WRITTEN TEST AND THE DRIVING SKILLS TEST……
GM CLOSINGS
11/27/18
GENERAL MOTORS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT CLOSING FIVE PLANTS….. WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE BOWLING GREEN CORVETTE
PLANT….AND LAYING OFF UP TO 14-THOUSAND FACTORY AND WHITE-COLLAR WORKLERS……
G-M IS CALLING THE CLOSING OF THE FIVE PLANTS A…..TRANSFORMATION…… AS IT’S GOING TO FOCUS ON TRUCKS….CROSSOVERS….S-U-Vs…..
AND ELECTRIC VEHCLES………
THE SALARIED REDUCTIONS AMOUNT TO 15-PERCENT OF GM’s NORTH AMERICAN WHITE-COLLAR WORK FORCE OT 54-THOUSAND……AT THE
FACTORIES…..THREE-THOUSAND WILL LOSE JOBS IN CANADA AND ANOTHER 36-HUNDRED IN THE U-S…….
G-M OFFERED A VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PACKAGE TO 18-THOUSAND ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES LAST MONTH……
VAUGHN
11/23/18
86 YEAR OLD HUBERT LEE VAUGHN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN PLEASANT HOME CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE
THIS AFERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY BE MADE TO PLEASANT HOME CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DANNY OF TENNESSEE AND TERRY AND MELINDA OF FRANKLIN……THREE DAUGHTERS; TINA
HICKS AND TAMMY VAUGHN OF FRANKLIN AND EMILY WHITE OF TENNESSEE…..AND HE’S SURVIVED BY TERESA BROWN OF SCOTTSIVLLE……..EIGHT
GRANDCHILDREN AND 14 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
11/23/18
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAY-OFFS CONTINUE TONIGHT…..
IN CLASS FOUR “A”……FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TANGLES WITH TAYLOR COUNTY……
AND IN CLASS FIVE “A”….SOUTH WARREN PLAYS SOUT OLDHAM…..
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO ST. LOUIS TO TAKE ON THE BLUES….
NASHVILLE DRIVER KILLED
11/21/18
AUTHORITIES IN NASHVILLE BELIEVE SOMEONE THREW A CHUNK OF CONCRETE FROM AN OVERPASS OVER I-24 YESTERDAY MORING…..KILLING THE
DRIVER WHO WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK……
54 YEAR OLD JOE SHELTON-JUNIOR DIED WHEN THE CONCRETE CAME THROUGH HIS FRONT WINDSHIELD AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE…..
POLICE ARE REVIEWING AVAILABLE SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE OF THE AREA……
SPRINGFIELD ARREST
11/21/18
A MASS SHOOTING ATTACK IN SPRINGFIELD WAS THWARD MONDAY AFTERNOON AFTER OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A TRESPASSING COMPLAINT AT L-
B MANUFACTURING…..
37 YEAR OLD MATTHEW SMITH OF LEBANON REFUSED TO GET OUT OF HIS VEHICLE AND RAISED A FIREARM WHICH OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO TAKE
AWAY FROM HIM….A MODIFIED FULLY-AUTOMATIC A-R-15 RIFLE AND OTHER FIREARMS WERE FOUND IN THE VEHICLE…..
THANKSGIVING CLOSINGS
11/21/18
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY……
ALLEN COUINTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY……
ANIMAL SHELER, TRANSFER STATION AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..TOMORROWS CITY TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP MONDAY, NOVER 26TH AND FRIDAYS
TRASH WILL BE COLELCTED TUESDAY THE 27TH……
COUNTY CLERK, CIRCUIT CLERK AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICES CLOSED TOORROW, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY……
CORE OPEN TODAY FROM FIVE-30 TO NINE……CLOSED TOMORROW….AND OPEN FRIDAY FIVE-30 TO FOUR-30…….
SPORTS
11/21/18
THE PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM GOES TO MARSHALL COUNTY FOR A SCRIMMAGE……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE BLUES……
FARM INCOME DECLINING
11/19/18
THE ST. LOUIS FEDERAL RESERVE BANK SAYS FARM INCOME IS CONTINUING TO DECLINE WITHIN ITS DISTRICT….
THE THIRD-QUARTER REPORT…..RELEASED LAST WEEK….WAS THE 19TH STRAIGHT SURVEY IN WHICH MOST BANKERS INDICATED THAT FARM
INCOME WAS ON THE DECLINE…..
CONCERN WAS EXPRESSED ABOUT LOW CROP PRICES……AS BANKERS ALSO REPORTED A TWO-POINT-FIVE PERCENT INCREASE IN CROP LAND
PRICES……AND A ONE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT INCREASED FOR PASTURE OR RANCH LAND……
THE FED’s ST. LOUIS DISTRICT INCLUDES ARKANSAS AND PARTS OF MISSOURI….. ILLINOIS…..INDIANA….MISSISSIPPIP…..TENNESSEE…..AND
KENTUCKY……
GIVENS ELECTED TO LEADERSHIP
11/19/18
THE SENATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS HAS ELECTED THEIR LEADERSHSIP FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS…..
SENTOR DAVID GIVENS OF GREENSBURG WAS CHOSEN AS SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEM….. REPLACING SENATOR JIMMY HIGDON WHO DIDN’T
SEEK REELECTION…..AND SENATOR MIKE WILSON FROM BOWLING GREEN WAS REELECTED MAJORITY WHIP…..
ROBERT STIVERS WILL REMAIN SENATE PRESIDENT…..DAMON THAYER WILL KEEP HIS POSITION AS MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER…AND JULIE ADAMS
WAS ELECTED CAUCUS CHAIR…….
GLASGOW RESIDENT CHARGED
11/19/18
A GLASGOW RESIDENT…..WHO EARLIER THIS MONTH WAS CHARGED WITH MAKING SAFETY THREATS OF A POTENTIAL ATTACK AT WHITE HALL AT
THE UNIVESITY OF KENTUCKY…..IS NOW FACING FEDERAL CHARGES….
19 YEAR OLD HAILY DUVALL……A SOPHOMORE FROM GLASGOW…...WHO WAS CHARGED WITH TERRORISTIC THREATENING AND FILING A FALSE
POLICE REPORT…..IS S NOW FACING FEDERAL CHARGES OF THREATENING COMMUNICATIONS…..MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS….AND HOXES……
DUVALL IS BEING HELD IN THE WOODFORD COUNTY DETENTION CENTER AND IS DUE BACK IN COURT TOMORROW……
SPORTS
11/19/18
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON TAMPA BAY
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINDS…..
THE NINE-AND-ONE CHIEFS TAKING ON THE NINE-AND-ONE RAMS……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
11/16/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S OCTOBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED STEADY AT FOUR-
POINT-FIVE PERCENT FROM SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER……HOWEVER…..THIS OCTOBER’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE
POINT BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-SIX PERCENT RECORDED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR……
EVEN THOUGH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED BOTH INCREASED…..THE INCREASSES WEREN’T
STATISTICALLY SIGNFICANT…..WHICH IS WHY THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED STEADY….
NATONALLY…..THE JOBLESS RATE ALSO REMAIND STEADY AT THREE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT FROM SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER……
KY SUPREME COURT
11/16/18
THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT HAS STRUCK DOWN A LAW REQUIRING A PANEL OF DOCTORS TO REVIEW MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES BEFORE
THEY GO TO COURT…...IN THE RULING THE COURT SAID THE LAW VIOLATED THE COMMONWEALTH’S CONSTITUTION AS IT DELAYS ACCESS TO THE
COURTS…..
AND THE COURT ALSO UP HELD A LAW THAT BANS LABOR UNIONS FROM COLLECTING MANDATORY DUES FROM WORKERS…..
THE COURT DID NOT ISSUE A RULING ON THE PENSION SYSTEM REFORM LAW PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIS YEAR…...AND THE COURT
IS NOT SCHEDULED TO ISSUE RULING AGAIN UNTIL DECEMBER 13TH….
AND THE COURT DID SCHEDULE ARGUMENTS IN A CASE CHALLENGING THE VALIDITY OF A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT APPROVED BY VOTERS ON
NOVEMBER SIXTH….. THE HIGH COURT WILL HEAD THAT CASE IN FEBRUARY……
SPORTS
11/16/18
MEET THE PATRIOTS IS TONIGHT……
A CHILI AND SOUP SUPPER WILL BE HELD IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETORIA AT FIVE-30…..WITH THE PROCEEDS GOING TO THE PATRIOT AND LADY
PATRIOT BASKETBALL PROGRAMS….
THEN MEET THE PATROTS BEGINS AT SIX-30…….
LADY PATRIOT SENIOR BASKETBALL PLAYER…..SARAH SUTTON…..SIGNED HER NATONAL LETTER OF INTENT TO PLAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL WITH
MURRAY STATE YESTERDAY……
LAST SEASON…..SUTTON AVERAGED 18-POINT-SIX POINTS AND SEVEN-POINT-SEVEN REBOUNDS PER GAME…..
ADULT LEARNERS
11/15/18
KENTUCKY’S COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDAY EDUCATION IS RECEIVING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HELP ADULT LEARNERS……
THE 400-THOUSAND DOLLAR…..LUMINA FOUNDATION GRANT…..WILL HELP STUDENTS FOLLOW CERTIFICATE OR ASSOCIAT PROGRAMS…..AS THE
INITIATIVE WILL FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME AND UNDER-REPRESENTED ADULTS WITH NO PREVIOUS HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE……
THE COMMONWEALTH WILL USE THE GRANT TO PARTNER WITH THREE KENTUCKY AND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
CAMPUSES…..AS-WELL-AS VARIOUS CAREER AND NETWORKING SERVICES……
ADKINS RUNNING
11/15/18
KENTUCKY HOUSE MINORITY LEADER ROCKY ADKINS MADE IT OFFICIAL YESTERDAY WHEN HE ANNOUNCED HE’S RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR IN
TWENTY-19…..
THE 59 YEAR OLD ADKINS JOINS ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IN WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE A COMPETITIVE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR THE
CHANCE TO UNSEAT REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN……
MCCONNELL REELECTED
11/15/18
IN WASHINGTON…..SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL AND MINORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHMER WERE REELECTED……ACCLAMATON….
TO LEAD THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTIES…..
MCCONNELL FACED NO CONTEST FOR HIS JOB……WHILE DEMOCRATS RETURNED SCHUMER’S ENTIRE LEADERSHIP TEAM…..
CHARGES
11/15/18
THE HUSBAND OF A FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN HER DEATH…..
VICTOR SILVERS OF CLARKSVILLE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SEVEN COUNTS RELATED TO THE PREMEDIATED MURDER OF SERGEANT BRITTNEY
SIVLERS….
THE CHARGES CARRY A MINIMUM SENTENCE OF NO LESS THAN 25 YEARS UP TO LIFE IN PRISON OR DEATH……
SPORTS
11/15/18
THE START OF THE BASEBALL SEASON IS MONTHS AWAY……BUT A MULTI-MILLON DOLLAR RENOVATION IS UNDERWAY AT BOWLING GREEN
BALLPARK…..
THE PROJECT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A KIDS “SPLASH ZONE” BEHIND THE CENTER FIELD WALL…..COMPLETING THE 360-DEGREE
WALKWAY AROUND THE BALL PARK…..AND ON THE SUITE LEVEL THE “REINHART CLUB” WILL BE COMPLETELY RECONFIGURED……
THE HOT RODS OPEN THEIR 11TH SEASON ON APRIL SIXTH……
THE PREDATORS CONTINUE THEIR WEST COAST TRIP AS THEY’RE IN ARIZONA TO TAKE ON THE COYOTES……
THE TOPPERS TANGLE WITH VALPARAISO AT THE MYRTLE BEACH INVITATIONAL…….
VOTE RECANVASS
11/14/18
COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS WILL CONDUCT A RECANVASS IN SIX KENTUCKY HOUSE DISTRICT RACES THAT ARE TOO CLOSE TO CALL…..
REPUBLICANS WON 59 HOUSE SEATS AND DEMOCRAT 35……AND CANDIDATES IN SIX DISTRICTS HAVE REQUESTED THE RECANVASS…..WHICH IS A
CHECK OF VOTE TOTALS…..
AMAZON NASHVILLE
11/14/18
AMAZON ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THEY WILL BUILD AN OPERATIONS HUB IN NASHVILLE WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CREATE FIVE-THOUSAND JOBS…..
THE 230-MILLION DOLLAR FACILTY WILL BE LOCATED ON A 15-ACRE……MIXED-USE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT…..
WHEN COMPLETED…..NASHVILLE WILL BECOME AMAZON’S EASTERN “U-S” HUB FOR ITS RETAIL OPERATIONS DIVISION……
FORMER PLAYER KILLED
11/14/18
06:05AM
A FORMER LADY TOPPER AND CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER HAS DIED IN A MURDER-SUICIDE IN SHAWNEE-
MISSOURI….
27 YEAR OLD COURTNEY BIVINS WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY 34 YEAR OLD JOSHUA MOBLEY WHO THEN TURNED THE GUN ON HIMSELF…..
BIVINS PLAYED HER FRESHMAN YEAR AT WESTERN BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO CAMPBELLSVILLE WHERE SHE GRADUATED IN MAY TWENTY-
13…….
SPORTS
11/14/18
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LINDSEY WILSON ENTERTAINS BRESCIA…..
AND IN MEN’S GAMES…..
KENTUCKY IS AT HOME TO PLAY UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA…….
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LOUISVILLE BEAT SOUTHERN 104 TO 54….
AND THE PREDATORS LOST TO SAN JOSE FIVE TO FOUR…..
BATTLEFIELD TOURISM
11/13/18
BATTLEFIELD TOURISM HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY…….AS THE KENTUCKY CIVIL WAR SITES ASSOCIATION SAY
VISITORS TO BATTLEFIELDS AND RELATED ATTRACTONS SPENT MORE THEN 10-MILLON DOLLARS IN THE COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR…..
VISITORS SPENT AN AVERAGE OF 258-DOLLARS IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY VISITED….WITH LODGING AND FOOD ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT HALF OF
THAT…..
REVOLUNTIONARY WAR AND CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELDS WERE ALL THAT WERE SURVEYED….SO IT DOESN’T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE DOZENS OF
OTHER CIVIL WAR SITES IN KENTUCKY THAT WEREN’T BATTLEGROUNDS……
THE ANNUAL…..CIVIL WAR LIVING HISTORY WEEK-END…..IS HELD EACH OCTOBER IN SCOTTSVILLE……
OPIOID CRISIS
11/13/18
THE NATONAL OPIOID OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC WAS DECLARED A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY LAST YEAR…..AND KENTUCKY CONTINUES TO BE IN THE
SPOTLIGHT OF THE CRISIS….
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT…..THE NUMBER OF OVERALL DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR WAS 14-HUNDRED-
69…..
JEFFERSON COUNTY RECORDED THE MOST OVERDOSE DEATH IN TWENTY-17…..WITH 44-HUNDRED-80…….THEN COMES
FAYETTE……KENTON……CAMPBELL…. AND BOONE COUNTIES……
WANTED SUBJECT
11/13/18
STATE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A SUBJECT WANT IN CONNECTION WITH AN ASSULT AND BURLGRY IN HART COUNTY…..
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..TROOPERS RESPONDED TO EIGHT-880 CHARLIE MANSFIELD ROAD…..WHERE THEY FOUND 60 YEAR OLD STEVEN
MANSFIELD HAS BEEN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES…..
MANSFIELD HAD RETURNED HOME AND WAS CONFRONTED BY 32 YEAR OLD JERMEY WHEELER OF GLASGOW WHO WAS ARMED WITH A FIREARM
AND SHOT MANSFIELD….
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF WHEELER IS ENCOURAGE TO CONTACT POST THREE AT…..TWO-SEVEN-ZERO….SEVEN-
EIGHT-TWO-20-10
FLYNN STEPPING DOWN
11/13/18
SIMPSON COUINTY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT JIM FLYNN IS STEPPING DOWN…. AFTER 16 YEARS…..TO ACCEPT A NEW POSITION….
BEGIN JULY FIRST OF NEXT YEAR…...FLYNN WILL BECOME THE EXECTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENTS……WHICH HELPS SHAPE EDUCATION POLICY IN THE COMMONWEALTH….. AND SUPPORTS THE 173 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
SUPERINTENDENTS IN KENTUCKY……
SPORTS
11/13/18
THE PREDATORS ARE IN SAN JOSE TO TAKE ON THE SHARKS…..
VETERANS EDUCATION
11/12/18
THE KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION HAS ANNOUNCED IT’S LAUNCHING A NEW INITIATIVE TO HELP MILITARY STUDENTS
TRANSITION TO CAMPUS…..
THIS FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS AN ON-LINE RESOURCE THAT CAN BE FOUND AT THE COUNCIL’S WEBSITE….. AND IT CONNECTS SOLDIERS
TO INFORMATON THAT WILL HELP THEM MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR EDUCATION……
THE SECOND PHASE WILL OUTLINE HOW EACH INSTITUTION ASSESSES EDUCATIONAL CREDITS BASED ON UNIQUE MILITARY EXPERIENCES…..
AND THE THIRD PHASE WILL ALLOW POENTIAL STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPARE INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES…..SUPPORTS…..AND
POLICIES FROM CAMPUS-TO-CAMPUS……
HART FATAL
11/12/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN HART COUNTY…..ON RAIDER HOLLOW ROAD…..THAT CLAIMED A LIFE…..
REPORTEDLY…….A FORD RANGER PICKUP DRIVEN BY 38 YEAROLD DAVID CRAIN OF HORSE CAVE LEFT THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A TREE……
CRAIN WAS TRANSPORTED TO CAVERNA MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES……
MEETINGS
11/12/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
BECAUSE OF THE VETERAN’S DAY HOLIDAY….TONIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEXT MONDAY……NOVEMBE
19TH
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4……
THURSDAY AFRNOON AT 4 THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE ALZEHIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEET AND HALFRY/DALTON V-F-W POST 57-12
MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
VETERANS DAY CLOSINGS
11/12/18
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY…..
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED TODAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED TODAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
ANIMAL SHELTER, TRANSFER STATION AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED TODAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TODAY AND TODAY’S CITY TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKUP UP ON TOMORROW……
NO SCHOOL IN ALLEN COUNTY TODAY…..
AND THE CORE IS OPEN TODAY……
SPORTS
11/12/18
THE PREDATORS ARE IN ANAHEIM TO TAKE ON THE DUCKS……
WITH TWO GAMES LEFT IN THE SEASON……THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HAS FIRED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH BOBBY PETRINO……
THE CARDINALS ARE TWO AND EIGHT…..AND IN HIS TWO STINTS WITH LOUISVILLE….. PERINO POSTED A 77 AND 35 RECORD…..
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH LORENZO WARD WILL SERVE AS INTERIM COACH…..
AS THE SEACH FOR A NEW COACH WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY…..WITH SPECULATION THE CARDINALS WILL TARGET FORMER LOUISVILLE PLAYER AND
ASSISTANT…… FORMER W-K-U HEAD COACH….AND PURDUE HEAD COACH JEFF BROHM……..
WKU STUDENTS MOVED
11/09/18
HUNDREDS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE BEING MOVED OUT OF THEIR RESIDENCE HALL BECAUSE OF MOLD….
348 STUDENTS IN MINTON HALL HAVE BEEN RELOCATED INTO OTHER ON-CAMPOUS HOUSING…….
WESTERN HAS BEEN TREATING MOLD IN MINTON AND THREE OTHER RESIDENCE HALLS THIS SEMESTER…….BUT BECAUSE OF THE
CONFIGURATION OF MINTON…..MORE WORK IS HAVE TO BE DONE LIKE REMOVING THE CEILING TILES……
GLASGOW RESIDENT CHARGED
11?09/18
A GLASGOW RESIDENT HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MAKING SAFETY THREATS OF A POTENTIAL ATTACK AT WHITE HALL AT THE UNIVESITY OF
KENTUCKY…..
19 YEAR OLD HAILY DUVALL……A SOPHOMORE FROM GLASGOW…...HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TERRORISTIC THREATENING AND FILING A FALSE
POLICE REPORT…..
DUVALL…..WHO CONTACTED AUTHORITES WESNESDAY TO REPORT THREATS BEING DISTRIBUTED THRU SOCIAL MEDIA……WAS ARRESTED
YESTERDAY….
VETERANS DAY CLOSINGS
11/09/18
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY…..
COUNTY CLERKS, CIRCUIT CLERKS AND SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY……
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
ANIMAL SHELTER, TRANSFER STATION AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED MONDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND MONDAY’S TRASH ROUTE WILL BE PICKUP UP ON TUESDAY THE 13TH……
NO SCHOOL IN ALLEN COUNTY MONDAY…..
AND THE CORE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY……
SPORTS
11/09/18
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CINTINUES TONIGHT…..
IN CLASS ONE “A”…….RUSSELLVILLE TAKES ON CAMPBELLSVILLE…..
CLASS TWO “A”….FINDS GLASGOW PLAYING CARROLL COUNTY AND MONROE COUNTY TANGLES WITH WALTON-VERONA…..
IN CLASS THREE “A”…..LARUE COUNTY GOES AGAINST CALDWELL COUNTY…..
CLASS FOUR “A”….FINDS LOGAN COUNTY GOING AGAINST FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND IN CLASS FIVE “A”…..BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON OWENSBORO AND SOUTH WARREN PLAYS GRAYSON COUNTY…..……
VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES
11/08/18
VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES IN SCOTTSVILLE BEGIN TODAY…..
THE JAMES E. BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL HAVE THEIR VETERANS DAY PROGRAM THIS MORNING AT NINE-30…..
TOMORROW…..
THE INTERMEDICATE CENTER WILL HOLD THEIR VETERAANS DAY PROGRAM AT EIGHT AND THE HIGH SCOOL WILL HAVE THEIR VETERANS DAY
PROGRAM AT 10-20…..
MAYOR ROB CLINE AND WIFE LINDA WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL VETERANS DAY LUNCH TOMORROW AT 11 AT THE WASHINGTON CENTER…..
AND THE PRIMARY DAY VETERANS PROGRAM WILL BE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT ONE……
SATURDAY NIGHT THE HALFRY/DALTON V-F-W…..POST 57-12…..WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PROGRAM AND MEAL BEGINNNG AT SIX…..
MAYES
11/08/18
79 YEAR OLD RONALD “RONNIE” DALE MAYES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…….
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AT 12NOON AT HARDWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; RHONDA AND MICHAEL BACHSCHMIDT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-
LAW; SHERRY AND ROGER MILLER AND LINDA AND PHILLIP MORRIS ALL OF TENNESSEE……THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
BORDERS
11/08/18
77 YEAR OLD CECIL B. “BUDDY” BORDERS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI)
NIGHT AT SIX AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH ENTOMBMENT AT A LATER DATE IN GLASGOW MUNICIPAL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR
TOMRROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL OME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO BROADBENT
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN IRVINGTON OR THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; SHANNON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; DEBBIS AND JERRY WOODS AND SHELIA MILLER
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND TINY BORDERS OF TENNESSEE……A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; JERRY AND SABRINA OF BOWLING GREEN……AND A
SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JOANN AND WILLIAM GREEN OF TENNESSEE……SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE………
SPORTS
11/08/18
‘IN THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…..
THE PANTHERS ARE ON THE ROAD TO PITTSBURGH…….
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY….
IAND THE PREDATORS DEFEATED COLORADO FOUR TO ONE…….
ELECTION RESULTS
11/06/18
YESTERDAY WAS ELECTION DAY……AND IN ALLEN COUNTY….43-PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS…..
IN THE FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL RACE…..INCUMBET JAMES COMER DEFEATED CHALLENGER PAUL WALKER 49-HUNDRED-43 VOTES TO
12-HUNDRED -95….AND COMER WON REELECTION IN THE DISTRICT….
INCUMBUNT STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE DEFEATED BRIAN “TIGER” GANN THREE-THOUSAND-846 VOTES TO TWO-THOUSAND-584…AND
WON REELECTION IN THE DISTRICT….…
THE COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY’S RACE…..IN ALLEN COUNTY…..SAW CHALLENGER COREY MORGAN DEFEAT INCUMBENT CLINT WILLIS 37-
HUNDRED 72 VOTES TO 24-HUNDRED-47……AND MORGAN DEFEATED WILLIS IN THE DISTRICT…...
IN THE RACE FOR COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE….DENNIS HARPER WAS THE WINNER AS HE DEFEARED STEVE ANDERSON 49-HUNDRED-92 V OTES
TO 13-HUNDRED-65……
THE FIRST DISTRICT MAGISTRATES RACE SAW TODD BRANSFORD DEFEAT ROGER BROWN 664 VOTES TO 410……
IN THE SECOND DISTRICT CONSTABLES RACE…...INCUMBERT JONATHON CARTER DEFEATED CHALLENGER CHRISTOPHER SMITH 791 VOTES TO
259……
THE SECOND DISTRICT MAGISTRATES RACE SAW CHALLENGER WENDELL SPEARS DEFEAT INCUMBENT RON COOK 643 VOTES TO 584……
IN THE RACE FOR MAYOR OF SCOTTSVILLE…..INCUMBET ROB CLINE WAS REELECTED AS HE DEFEATED CHAMMENGER JERRY WHITNEY 773 VOTES
TO 442……
THE RACE FOR CITY COUNCIL SAW SEVEN INDIVIDUALS VYING FOR SIX SEATS…..AS ALL SIX INCUMBENTS WERE REELECTION AS FRANKLIN FOSTER
RECEIVED 783 VOTES….MICHAEL MCGUIRE I 798 VOTES….. MARK HUNTSMAN 835 VOTES….. BEVERLY TRACY ANDERSON 836 VOTES…..ROGERLYNN
BUCHANON BRIDDON 694 VOTES….. KEN GOFORTH 785 VOTES AND JOHNNY BEWLETY HAS 583 VOTES……
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF UNCONTESTED RACES…..
CIRCUIT CLERK TODD CALVERT RECEIVED FOUR-THOUSAND-596 VOTES…..PVA TRACY OLIVER 55-HUNDRED-22 VOTES…..COUNTY ATTORNEY
HALLYE ARTERBURN 52-HUNDED-61 VOTES…..COUNTY CLERK ELAINE WILLIAMS FOUR-THOUSAND-522 VOTES……SHERIFF JEFF COOKE 52-
HUNDRED-42 VOTES…..JAILER LARRY PIPER 53-HUNDRED-35 VOTES…..CORONER DARRIN DAVIS FIVE-THOUSAND 367 VOTES…… CONSTABLE
DISTRICT TWO BRUCE BACHER RECEIVED 904 VOTES……MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT THREE TONY WOLFE HAD 11-HUNDRED-24 VOTES…..
CONSTABLE
DISTRICT THREE MIKE BLANKENSHIP HAD ONE-THOUDAN-86 VOTES…..DISTRICT ELECTION RESULTS
FOUR MAGISTRATE RICKY COOKSEY RECEIVED 14-HUNDRED VOTES…..DISTRICT FOUR CONSTABLE ROBERT STEENBERGEN HAD 13-HUNDRED-31
VOTES…..DISTRICT
FIVE MAGISTRATE ROMAN PERRY JUNIOR RECEIVED 763 VOTES…..FIRST DISTRICT CONSTABLE JAMES COOK HAD 754 VOTES…..
DISTRICT JUDGE MARTHA BLAIR HARRION WAS UNOPPOSED AND RECEIVED FOUR-THOUSAND-312 VOTES…..
THERE WERE TWO UNOPPOSED SCHOOL BOARD RACES AS BRIAN CELSOR HAS 805 VOTES AND JUSTIN MARSH 874
AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR “ MARSY’S LAW” WAS APPROVED IN ALLEN COUNTY WITH 29-HUNDRED-48 YES VOTES TO 25-
HUNDRED-82 VOTES….. AND PASSED IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
SPORTS
11/07/18
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO COLORADO TO TANGLE WITH THE AVALANCHE……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM LAST NIGHT…..
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
GEORGETOWN DEFEATED MIDWAY 82 TO 56…..
AND THE WILDCATS DROPPED A 114 TO 84 DECISION TO DUKE……
IN WOMEN’S GAMES…..
THE LADY TOPPERS LOST TO LOUISVILLE 102 TO 80…….
POLSTON
11/05/18
80 YEAR OLD CONNIE POLSTON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY(SUN) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALTY CARE… FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
ARE INCOMPLETE AT THIS TIME BUT WILL BE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GOAD FUNERAL HOME….
CENTERS
11/04/18
61 YEAR OLD RITA CENTERS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY(SAT) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TUESDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS… VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AT 12 AT THE FUNERAL HOME…. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATION FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES….
SHE IS SURVIVED BY 2 SONS AND DAUGHTERS IN LAW… JEFF AND JOANIE CENTERS AND JEREMY AND HEATHER CENTERS… HER MOTHER….
GENEVA JENKINS… 2 BROTHERS… RAY JENKINS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE… AND LESTER JENKINS… 3 SISTERS AND ONE BROTHER IN LAW… TINA AND
JOHN ENNIS ALL OF TENNESSEE… JANIE RUSH AND LINDA JOHNS BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE… 4 GRANDSONS ALSO SURVIVE….
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
11/02/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……THE UNEMPLOYEMNT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT
IN AUGUST TO THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER……AND THIS SEPTEMBER’S JOBLESS RATE IS ALSO BELOW THE THREE-POINT-EIGHT
PERCENT RECORDED IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM FOUR-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY TO
THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN WARREN COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FELL IN 90 COUNTIES….. ROSE IN 23…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN SEVEN………..
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE PERCENT……
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 11-POINT- SEVEN PERCENT……
COLUMBIA MAN SENTENCED
11/02/18
A COLUMBIA MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ARSON AND INSURANCE FRAUD…..
44 YEAR OLD STEVE ALLEN PRITCHARD WAS CONVICTED OF STARTING THE FIRE THAT COMPLETELY DESTROYED HIS RENTAL HOME TO COLLECT
ON A RECENTLY PURCHASSED 50-THOUSAND DOLLAR RENTAL INSURANCE POLICY…….
ADAIR STUDENTS SUSPENDED
11/02/18
TWO ADAIR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED AFTER THEY CAME TO SCHOOL ON HALLOWEEN DRESSED AS THE TWO
COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTERS….
PHOTOS ON INSTAGRAM SHOW THE GIRLS RECREATING AN IMAGE FROM THE SHOOTING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL’S LIBRARY……
HURT
11/02/18
64 YEAR OLD STEVEN FOSTER HURT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THRUS) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER NINE TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT
THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SHIRLEY SUE OSBORNE HURT…..TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS; LISA VINCENT OF SCOTTSVILLE AND TONYA EDGE OF
LOUISVILLE….. AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; DONALD AND VICKY OF RUSSELL SPRINGS AND JOHN AND JANIE OF
TOMPKINSVILLE……FIVE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/02/18
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS BEGIN TONIGHT AND IN CLASS FOUR “A”……
WARREN CENTRAL PLAYS MADISONVILLE-NORTH HOPKINS, WARREN EAST TAKES ON HOPKINSVILLE, FRANKLIN SIMPSON GOES AGAINST
CALLOWAY COUNTY AND THE PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
KICK OOF IS SEVEN…..BU IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…….AND
99-POINT-THREE…..WLVE…..STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT……
CRIME STOPPERS
11/01/18
SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY CRIME STOPPERS IS SEEKING YOUR HELP IN SOLVING A BURGLARY AND THEFT IN ALLEN COUNTY…..
ON OCTOBER 13TH……THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE 85-HUNDRED BLOCK OF VETERIANS MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY….WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THE FRON DOOR HAD BEEN BROKEN OUT…..TAKEN WERE THREE REDMAX CHAINSAWS…..FOUR RED MAX
LEAF BLOWERS….AND A RED MAX TRIMMER….
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE TWO MEN LEAVING IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HONDA PILOT AND AUDIO INDICATES THEY WERE SPEAKING
SPANISH….
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THIS INCIDENT IS ASKED TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT…..EIGHT-SIX-SIX-EIGHT-FOUR-TWO-CLUE…..YOU CAN ALSO
TEXT A TIP TO S-C-K-Y PLUS YOUR MESSAGE TO CRIMES…….
YOU WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS AND COULD RECEIVE UP TO ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS………..
FATAL
11/01/18
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT IN THE 78-HUNDRED BLOOK OF HIGHWAY ONE-85 YESTERDAY
THAT CLAIMED A LIFE…..
DEPUTIES SAY .A JEEP DRIVEN BY 19 YEAR OLD DESTINY BROOKS OF ROUNDHILL LEFT THE ROADWAY…HIT A TREE….THEN STRUCK A UNILITY
POLE AND OVERTURNED…..
BROOKS DIED AT THE SCENE…….
ARREST-HART
11/01/18
YESTERDAY MORNING…..STATE POLICE WERE CALLED TO A STRUCTURE FIRE ON WHEELER/HORTON ROAD IN HART COUNTY
THERE WERE FOUR INDIVIDUALS INSIDE THE HOME WHEN THE FIRE STARTED….. AND THE INVESTIGATION LEAD TO 31 YEAR OLD DANIEL HUMPHREY
BEING CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF ARSON AND THREE COUNTS OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT……
OLIVER
11/01/18
98 YEAR OLD VELDON E. OLIVER OF GREENFIELD-INDIANA DIED MONDAY IN GREENFIELD…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE WILL
BE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……EXPRESSONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS
ATO PARK CHAPEL CHRISTISN CHURCH IN GREENFIELD OR THE HANCOCK COUNTY SHRINE CLUB……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A NIECE; MICHELLE ANDERSON AND HUSBAND GREG….THREE NEPHEWS; WELDON AND SHERYL HELSTOM, MARC AND TAMMY
LAWRENCE AND MATTHEW AND DELORES LAWRENCE……AND ARLETT BOEMAN…….
SPORTS
11/01/18
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
MURRAY STATE HOSTS LINDSEY WILSON….
AND THE LADY TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY WEST VIRGININIA STATE……
AND THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO TAMPA BAY……
RESCUE HOUSE
10/31/18
OFFICIALS IN METCALFE COUNTY HAVE OPENED A SECOND “RESCUE HOUSE”….. WHICH IS NOT ONLY THE SECOND ONE IN METCALFE COUNTY…..
BUT ALSO THE SECOND IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
THE “RESCUE HOUSE” IS A FULLY-FURNISHED RESIDENCE WHERE FAMILIES OR INDIVIDUALS CAN STAY FOLLOWING A DISASTER LIKE A FIRE……
INDIVIDUALS CAN USE THE “RESCUE HOUSE” FOR WEEKS…..UNTIL THEY’RE ABLE TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND FIND A PERMANENT
SOLUTION……
TITLE NINE INVESTIGATION
10/31/18
A TITLE NINE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THE UNIVERSITY ISN’T SPENDING
EQUAL AMOUNTS ON MEN’S BASEBALL AND WOMEN’S SOFTBALL……
WESTERN OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED THE INVESTIGATION WHICH BEGAN IN DECEMBER OF TWENTY-16…….
SPORTS
10/31/18
FIVE PATRIOT FOOTBALL PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO THE SKY CONFERENCE FIRST OR SECOND TEAM…..IN THE LARGE SCHOOL…...CLASS
FOUR-A OR FIVE-A….
NAMED TO THE FIRST TEAM OFFENSE IS JACOB LIGHTFOOT……AND NAMED TO THE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE IS CAYDEN ROSS….
SELECTED TO THE SECOND TEAM OFFENSE WAS AUSTIN WOODS…WHILE DILLON ROOKSTOOL WAS NAMED TO THE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE……
AND HUNTER FOSTER WAS NAMED TO THE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE-PUNTER……
THE FIRST COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAY-OFF RANKINGS OF THE SEASON HAVE BEEN RELEASED….AND IT’S NO SURPRISE THE TOP FOUR TEAMS ARE
ALABAMA….. CLEMSON…. L-S-U…..AND NOTRE DAME…. WHICH ARE THE TOP FOUR TEAMS IN THE LATEST “A-P” COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL…..
KENTUCKY CAME IN NINTH IN THE RANKINGS…..WHICH COULD SEE SOME BIG CHANGES NEXT WEEK WITH FOUR GAMES MATCING TO 20 TEAMS….
INCLUDING ALABAMA AT L-S-U…….
HESSON
10/30/18
96 YEAR OLD JOHN FISHER HESSON OF LAFAYETTE DIED TODAY (TUES) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT
ANDERSON AND SON FUNERAL HOME LAFAYETTE CHAPEL WITH BURIAL IN ANDERSON MEMORIAL PARK……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 THURSDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME………..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DOUGLAS AND JEANETTE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND STEVEN AND BETTY OF GEORGIA…..EIGTH
GRANDCHILDREN, 15 GREAT-GRANDCHILDRN AND SEVERAL GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
DRUG TAKE BACK DAY
10/26/18
TOMORROW IS THE…..NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY…..WHICH GIVES INDIVIDUALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISPOSE OF EXPIRED
OR UNWANTED MEDICATIONS…..FREE…..AND WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED…..
DRUG TAKE BACK DAY IS HELD TWICE A YEAR….AND LAST APRIL 474 TONS OF UNWANTED PRESCTIPTON DRUYG WERE COLELTECT…..
IN ALLEN COIUNTY……UNWANTED DRUGS CAN BE DISPOSE OF SEVEN DAYS A WEEK……24 HOURS A DAY…..WITH THE COLLECTION BOX THAT IS
LOCATED IN THE LOBBY OF THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER…..
ITEMS THAT ARE ACCEPTED INCLUDE PRESCRIPTON AND OVER THE COUNTER PILLS…..VITAMINS….MEDICATED OINTMENTS AND LOTONS….AND PET
MEDICATIONS…..HOWEVER…..LIQUIDS….AEROSOL CANS….AND NEEDLES WILLL NOT BE ACCEPTED…..
DEATH INVESTIGATION
10/26/18
THE EDMONSON COUNTY SHERIFF HAS REQUESTED STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE THE DEATH OF AN INDIVIDUAL FOLLOWING HIS ARREST….
23 YEAR OLD AARON MEREDITH OF BEE SPRINGS…..WHO WAS ARRESTED ON A NUMBER OF CHARGES INCLUDING DRIVING UNDER THE
INFLUECNE…..WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT CAVERNA YESTERDAY MORING TO BE MEDICALLY CLEARED…...AND THAT’S WHERE HE
DIED….
IVANKA TRUMP
10/26/18
IVANKA TRUMP WILL BE IN THE COMMONWEALTH TODAY TO VISIT JOB TRAINING CENTERS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY AND MOREHEAD STATE
UNIVERSITY…. WITH GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN…..
TRUMP HAS FOCUSED ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT…..MAKING SIMILAR VISITS TO FLORIDA….NORTH CAROLINA…..PENNSYLANVIA….AND
TEXAS…..
SPORTS
10/26/18
THE PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY…..
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND
99-POINT-THREE….WVLE….STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
10/25/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..KENTUCKY’S SEPTEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FOUR-PONT-FIVE PERCENT…..
WHICH WAS UP SLIGHTLY FROM FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN AUGUAT……BUT IS BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT RECORDED IN
SEPTEMBEF OF LAST YEAR……
ECONOMISTS SAY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING IN THE COMMONWEALTH INCREASED IN SEPTEMBER…..HOWEVER…..THE INCREASE IN
THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE UNEMPLOYED WAS GREATER…..CAUSING THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TO INCREASE……
ALSO IN SEPTEMBER…..THE “U-S” JOBLESS RATE FELL TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENT….FALLING FROMTHREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN AUGUST TO
THREE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER……
CIVIL WAR
10/25/18
THE ANNUAL CIVIL WAR LIVING HISTORY WEEK-END IS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT DUMONT HILL…..HOWEVER……AS MATT PEDIGO TELLS
NEWSWATCH YOU MAY HEAR SOME ACTIVITY BEGINNING TONIGHT……
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK-END IS THE BATTLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO……
AND THE TIME FOR SUNDAY’S BATTLE IS BEING MOVED UP FROM TWO TO ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON……
HEPATITIS CASES
10/25/18
KENTUCKY NOW HAS SEEN MORE THAN TWO-THOUSAND REPORTED CASES OF HEPATITIS “A” SICNE THE OUTBREAK BEGAN IN NOVEMBER OF
LAST YEAR…..
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS IN THE LATEST REPORT THAT A RECORD 87 CASES WERE REPORTED FOR THE WEEK OF
SEPTEMBER 23RD THRU 29TH….AND 83 CASES WERE REPORTED THE NEXT WEEK……
14 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF THE OUTBREAK…..AND 11-HUNDRED-26 HAVE BEE HOSPITALIZED……
kROGER SHOOTING
10/25/18
TWO PEOPLE WER KILLED IN A SHOOTING AT THE KROGER MARKET PLACE ON HURSTBOURNE PAKWAY IN JEFFERSONTOW YESTERDAY….
AUTHORIES SAY A MAN WALKED INTO THE STORE …..PULLED OUT A GUN AND FIRE MULTIPLE SHOTS AT A MAN KILLING HIM….HE THEN LEFT THE
STORE AND WENT INTO THE PAARKING LOT WHERE HE SHOT AND KILLED A WOMAN….
AN ARMED INDIVIDUAL IN THE PARKING LOT EXCHANGED GUNFIRE WITH THE SUSPECT……NEITHER WAS STRUCK…AND THE SUSPECT WHO FLED
THE SCENE…. WAS CAPTURED NEARBY…..
AT THIS TIME…..AUTHORITES DON’T HAVE A MOTIVE FOR THE SHOOTING AND THEY SAY BOTH VICTIMS WERE “RANDOM”……
ARREST
10/25/18
FOLLOWING A TWO MONTH INVESTIGATION….THE BOWLING GREEN/WARREN COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE ARREST TWO INDIVIDUALS…..
36 YEAR OLD CARL GENE JONES OF 16-36 JOHNSON DRIVE YESTERDAY….WHO WAS CHARGED WIH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-
METH…..
AND 18 YEAR OLD JACOB DENSON OF FOUR-18 GRAY AVENUE WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH, TAMPERING
WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND DRIVING ON A D-U-I SUSPENDED LICENSE…….
OFFICERS SAY MORE ARRESTS IN THIS CASE ARE PENDING…..
SPORTS
10/25/18
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT BOWLING GREEN……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN NEW JERSEY TO TAKE ON THE DEVILS……
TAKING BACK
10/23/18
THE NEXT MEETING IN THE “TAKING BACK OUR COMMUNITY:PART 2”, WILL BE TONIGHT AT SEVEN AT CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER
TWO…. SPONSORED BY THE FAITH COALIATION, ASAP-BOARD, ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE…..
OFFICERS WILL BE WORKING WITH RESIDENTS TO ADDRESS THE DRUG ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY…..
SPORTS
10/23/18
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON SAN JOSE……
THE WORLD SEREIS BEGINS AS THE RED SOX HOST THE DODGERS…..
MARKET BASKET
10/22/18
THE KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU MARKETBASKET SURVEY….HAS SEEN ITS FIRST DROP THIS YEAR…ALTHOUGH IT WAS A SMALL ONE…..
THE SURVEY RECORDS THE PRICE OF 40-BASIC FOOD ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH…….DURING THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF THE
YEAR FOOD PRICES INCREASED ONE-POINT35 PERCENT AND TWO-POINT19 PERCENT RESPECTIVELY…….FOLLOWING A YEAR OF DECLINES IN
TWENTY-17…….
DURNG THE THIRD QUARTER…… THE OVER-ALL COST OF THE 40 FOOD ITEMS DECREASED POINT-83 PERCENT FROM THE SECOND QUARTER….
WITH THE TOTAL COST AVERAGING 117-DOLLARS AND 30-CENTS……
THIRD QUARTER PRICES WERE A MMIXED BAG WITH SEVERAL DECLINES ALONG WITH A FEW INCREASES…..
CAMPAIGN FUNDS AND CHILD CARE
10/22/18
ELECTION OFFICIALS IN KENTUCKY SAY INDIVIDUALS RUNNING FOR OFFICE COULD USE CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO PAY FOR CHILD CARE EXPENSES IN
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCE….
THE KENTUCKY REGISTRY OF ELECTION FINANCE SAYS THEY WOULD CONSIDER CHILD CARE EXPENSES ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS…..CANDIDATES
COULD NOT USE DONATIONS TO PAY FOR EXISTING CHILD CARE…..BUT IT COULD BE PERMISSIBLE IF THE EXPENSES ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO
THE CAMPAIGN…..
IN MAY…..THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISION RULED IT WAS “OK” FOR FEDERAL CANDIDATES……AND SINCE THEN…..SEVERAL STATE’S INCLDING
THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE ISSUED SIMILAR RULINGS…..
HEMP PLANT
10/22/18
A COMPANY HAS BROKEN GROUND ON A FACILITHY TO DEVELOP AND MANUFACTURE HEMP-BASED PRODUCTS IN KENTUCKY…..
THE FACILITY…..BEING BUILT IN PARIS BY AGTECH SCIENTIFIC…..WILL START WITH ABOUT 50-EMPLOYEES….BUT IS PROJECTED TO GROW TO 271
WORKERS WITHIN THREE YEARS…..
AGTECH PLANS TO WORK WITH KENTUCKY FARMERS TO GROW HEMP AND PARTNER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ON RESEARCH……
ARREST
10/22/18
THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE ARRESTED THREE SCOTTSVILLE RESIDENTS FOLLOWING THE EXECUTION OF A A SEARCH WARRANT AT
ONE-43 PARKWAY DRIVE IN CONNECTION WITH A DRUG INVESTIGATION…..
DETECTIVES DISCOVERED CRYSTAL METH….PRESCRIPTION PILLS…..DIGITAL SCALES…..AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
34 YEAR OLD ASHLEY SMITH AND 31 YEAR OLD WESLEY ALLEN STINSON WERE CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-TWO
GRAMS OF METH, TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLES SUBSTANCE-10 DOSE UNITS, TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-20 DOSE UNITS,
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
AND 23 YEAR OLD JACOB ANDREW SMITH WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA……
SCHOOLS THREATENED
10/22/18
STATE POLCIE SAY THE TEAM WORK OF STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES LED TO THE ARREST OF A MAN ACCUSED OF MAKING THREATS THAT
CLOSED SCHOOLS IN ANDERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES FRIDAY….
POLICE ARRESTED 20 YEAR OLD DYLAN JARRELL OF LAWRENCEBURG WHO HAD A FIREARM…OVER 200 ROUND OF AMMUNITION…A 100 ROUND
MAGAZINE….BULLET PROFF VEST….AND A DETAILED PLAN OF ATTACK….
SHELBY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..WHICH IS ON FALL BRREAK…..SUSPENDED ACTIVITIES FOR THE AFTERNOON……WHILE ANDERSON COUNTY
SCHOOLS CANCELED CLASSES…..
CALVERT
10/22/18
75 YEAR OLD BRO. FRANKIE CALVERT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. CARMEL CEMETERY….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS
AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SARAH WILKERSON CALVERT…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-ON-LAW; LISA CALVERT AND HUSBAND RICKY DISMAN OF
ADOLPHUS AND FAITH STREENBERGEN AND HUSBAND ROBERT OWEN OF SCOTTSVILLE……10 GRANDCHIDLREN AND EIGHT GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE….
SPORTS
10/22/18
THE PATRIOT JUNOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO PORTLAND
ASSAULT
12/18/18
JUST BEFORE FIVE THIS MORNING…..THE NINE-ONE-ONE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE 300-BLOCK OF NORTH SIXTH
STREET….THE CALLER WAS A FEMALE WHO WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE NINE-ONE-ONE OPERATOR….
E-M-S WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE AND AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL….THEY DETERMINED THE FEMALE CALLER HAD BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED
AND REQUESTED SCOTTSVILLE POLICE……
THE 52-YEAR OLD VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED……
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES AND NO OTHER INFORMATION IS BEING RELEASED AT THIS TIME……
ACT SCORES
10/18/18
MORE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS….IN THE CLASS OF TWENTY-18……MET STATE COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS AS MEASURED ON
THE A-C-T……
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS 57-PERCENT OF TWENTY-18 GRADUATES MET THE BENCHMARK IN ENGLISH COMPARED WITH
56-PERCNT IN TWENTY-17…..44-PERCENT MET THE BENCHMARK IN MATH WHICH WAS UP FROM 42-PERCENE THE PREVIOUS YEAR……AND FOR
READING 53-PERCENT MET THE BENCHMARK COMPARED WITH 51-PERCENT IN TWENTY-17…….
THE BENCHMARK REPRESENTS MINIMUM SCORES REQUIRED TO GUARANTEE STUDENTS INTO CREDIT-BEARING COURSES AT KENTUCKY
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITHOUT NEEDING ADDITIONAL WORK……
SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
10/18/18
THE C-D-C SAYS KENTUCKY IS ONE OF THE 29 STATES TO BE HIT BY A STRRAIN-RESISTENT SALMONELLA…..THAT IS FOUND IN RAW CHICKEN
PRODUCTS….
92 PEOPLE HAVE BECOME SICK NATIONWIDE WITH 21 GOING TO THE HOSPITAL…. AND THE SOURCE OF THE CHICKEN IS STILL UNKNOWN…..
THE SYMPTOMS….WHICH CAN OCCURE 12-TO-72 HOURS AFTER EXPOSURE…. INCLUDE STOMACH PAIN….CRAMPS….DIARRHEA…..AND FEVER…..
BLUEGRASS HALL OF FAME
10/18/18
THE NEW…..15-MILLION DOLLAR…..BLUEGRASS HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM IS OPENING THIS WEEK IN OWENSBORO…..
HALL OF FAME MEMBERS WILL BE PERFORMING AT AN INVITATION ONLY EVENT TONIGHT….
SAM BUSH IS PERFORMING AT A SOLD OUT CONCERT TOMORROW….
AND A FREE CONCERT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE OUTDOOR STAGE SATURDAY…….
MCGUIRE
10/18/18
78 YEAR OLD MARTHA “JEANIE” SMITH MCGUIRE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; WAYNE MCGURIE…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BRO STEPHEN AND NANCY….AND A DAUGHTER; LAURA
BETH MCGUIRE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANDDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
10/18/18
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST….
THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE CROWNED TONIGHT AS GREENWOOD PLAYS SOUTH WARREN……
TONIGHT AT DIDDLE ARENA……
THE TOPPER AND LADY TOPPER BASKETBALL TEAMS WILL HAVE “HILLTOPPER HYSTERIA”……..
MARSY’S LAW APPEAL
10/17/18
A STATE SENATOR HAS APPEALED A JUDGE’S RULING NOT TO CERTIFY RESULTS OF A CONSTITUTIONAL REFERNDUM ON NEXT MONTH’S BALLOT
DEALING WITH MARSY’S LAW….
MONDAY…..FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE THOMAS WINGATE RULED THE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT IT MISLEADING…..IT’S TOO LATE TO REMOVE THE
QUESTION FROM THE BALLOT….SO HE ORDER ELECTION OFFICIALS NOT TO “CERTIFY” THE RESULTS….
SENATOR WHITNEY WESTERFIELD…..WAS JOINED BY REPRESENTATIVE JOE FISHER AND THE NONPROFIT “MARSY’S LAW FOR KENTUCKY…..IN FILING
THE APPEAL YESTERDAY…..
FORMER SENATOR DIES
10/17/18
FORMER KENTUCKY “U-S” SENATOR WALTER “DEE” HUDDLESTON HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 92….
THE DEMOCRAT SERVED TWO TERMS IN THE “U-S” SENATE BEFORE LOSING TO THEN JEFFERSON COUNTY JUDGE-EXECUTIVE MITCH MCCONNELL
IN 1984…..
HUDDLESTON….WHO DIED AT HIS SON’S HOME…..WAS BORN IN BURKSVILLE……
PURSUIT
10/17/18
A WARREN COUNTY MAN IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES FOLLOWING A PURSUIT THAT ENDED IN ALLEN COUINTY….
THE WARREN COUNTY SHEIRFF’S DEPARTMENT ATTEMPED TO STOP A 1993 F-150 PICK-UP PULLING A UTILITY TRAILER .FOR NO TRAILER
LIGHTS…..THE ENSUING PURSUIT CROSSED INTO ALLEN COUNTY ON CEMETERY ROAD….
THE DRIVER…..49 YEAR OLD DAVID SEARS-JUNIOR OF BOWLING GREEN THEN TURNED ONTO CHERRY ROAD WHERE HE FLED ON FOOT…..
HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY NEAR A WOODLINE AND CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FLEEING AND EVADING…..WANTON ENDANGERMENT….
RECKLESS DRIVIGN…AND NO TAIL LAMPS…..
SEARS WAS ALSO SERVED A PROBATION VIOLATION WARRANT…..
SPORTS
10/17/18
AT THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE DEFEATED BY SOUTH WARREN THREE SETS TO NONE…..
AND LOGAN COUNTY DOWNED CLINTON COUNTY……
IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT….
GREENWOOD TAKES ON CLINTON COUINTY….
AND LOGAN COUNTY TANGLES WITH SOUTH WARREN……
STONE ILL
10/16/18
STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS A……SPELL……WHILE TEACHING SUNDAY
SCHOOL AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST…..TESTING LATER IN THE DAY REVEALD STONE HAS A BRAIN TUMER…..….
STONE….WHO IS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION….SAYS HE DOESN’T PLAN ON ALTERING HIS CAMPAIGN PLANS……ALTHOUGH SURGERY TO REMOVE
THE TUMER MAY LEAVE HIM INCAPACITATED FOR AWHILE…..
SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-EIGHT….STONE….A DEMOCRAT…..HAS REPRESENTED THE 22ND DISTRICT WHICH IS COMPOSED OF ALLEN….SIMPSON…..
AND A PART OF WARREN COUNTIES....
THIS YEAR HE’S RUNNING AGAINST REPUBLICAN BRIAN “TIGER” GANN OF FRANKLIN……
MARCY’S LAW
10/16/18
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE THOMAS WINGATE HAS ORDERED ELECTION OFFICIALS IN KENTUCKY NOT CERTIFY THE RESULTS OF AN UPCOMING
REFEREDUM ON WHETHER TO CHANGE THE COMMONWEALTH’S CONSTITUTION TO GUARANTEE THE RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS…..
IN HIS RULING…..WINGATE SAID THE BALLOT QUESTON ISN’T WORDED SUFFICIENTLY TO INFORM RESIDENTS OF WHAT THEY’RE VOTING ON…..
THE QUESTON WILL STILL BE ON THE BALLOTT AND VOTERS WILL STILL CAST THEIR BALLOTS……ELECTION OFFICIALS CAN COUNT THEM….BUT THE
JUDGE HAS ORDERED OFFICIALS NOT TO “CERTIFY” THE RESULTS UNTIAL AFTER APPELLATE COURTS HAVE RULED…..
WANTED INDIVIDUAL
10/16/18
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A WANTED MAN…..
OFFICERS SAY 32 YEAR OLD JOSHUA DANIEL SCOTTS SHOULD NOT BE APPROACHED… BUT IF YOU SEE HIM……CALL NINE-ONE-ONE IMMEDIATELY….
SCOTT IS A WHILE MALE…..FIVE-FEET 11-INCHES TALL….HE WEIGHS 175-POUNDS AND HAS MULTIPLE TATTOS……
AND A PICTURE OF SCOTT IS AVAILABLE ON THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE……
SPORTS
10/16/18
AT THE FOURTH REGION A VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BEING PLAYED A FRANKLIN/SIMPSON HIGH SCHOOL….…..
LOGAN COUNTY BATTLE RUSSELL COUNTY…..
THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON SOUTH WARREN…..
ABORTON CLINIC
10/12/18
KENTUCKY’S ONLY ABORTIION CLINIC…..PLANNED PARENT HOOD…..AND THE A-C-L-U ARE ASKING FOR ALMOST ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLON DOLLARS
IN LEGAL COSTS ROM THE COMMONWEALTH……AFTER WINNING A FEDERAL CASE OVER THE CLINIC’S EXISTANCE…..
U-S DISTRICT JUDGE GREG STIVER RULED LAST MONTH THAT REQUIRING ABORTION CLINICS TO HAVE A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH AN
AMBULANCE SERVICE AND HOSPITAL…FOR EMERGENCIES…..WAS MEDICALLY UNNECESSARY AND AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL BARRIER TO WOMEN
SEEKING ABORTIONS……
SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL RACE
10/12/18
KENTUCKY’S HEATED SIXTH CONGRESSION RACE WILL BE RECEIVING MORE NATIONAL ATTENTON TODAY AND TOMORROW…..
AS FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WILL BE IN OWNGSVLLE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER AMY MCGRATH…..
AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL PAY A VISIT TO RICHMOND TOMORRW IN SUPPORT OF INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN ANDY BARR……
SPORTS
10/12/18
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM CLAIMED THE 15TH DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP LAST NIGHT……WITH A THREE TO NOTHING WIN ONVER
GLASGOW…..
THEY WILL BEGIN PLAY IN THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ON MONDAY……
THE PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT……AS WARREN EAST PAYS A VISIT TO PATRIOT FIELD…..
TONIGHT IS A “PINK OUT” WITH KICK OFF AT SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATROT FIELD…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON
SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE……STARTING AT SIX-30…….
PATRIOT GOLFER OWEN STAMPER HAS BEEN SELECTED SECOND TEAM ALL-STATE BY GOLF HOUSE KENTUCKY AND THE KENTUCKY GOLF
COACHES ASSOCIATION…..
ALL-STATE GOLF FIRST AND SECOND TEAM SELECTON ARE BASED ON POINTS EARNED IN HIGH SCHOOL INVITATONAL TOURNAMENTS…..REGIONAL
TOURNAMENT…....AND THE STATE TOURNAMENT…..
STAMPER FINISHED THE SEASON WITH 460 POINTS……19TH ON THE OVER-ALL LIST……
REVENUES UP
10/11/18
ACCORDING TO NEW FIGURES RELEASED YESTERDAY……THE COMMONWEALTH’S REVENUES CONTINUE TO OUT PERFORM ESTIMATES…..
GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS ROSE FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER…. COMPARED TO SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR…..WHICH IS AN
INCREASE OF NEARLY 45-MILLION DOLLARS……
THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR…..WHICH BEGAN JULY FIRST….THE GENERAL FUND HAS GROWN FOUR-POINT-FIVE
PERCENT……
THE GAINS WERE BROAD-BASED ACCORDING TO STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON……WHO CREDITS LEGISLATION PASSED BY LAWMAKERS
EARLIER THIS YEAR…...AS SALES AND USE AND CIGARETTE TAXES CONTINUE TO PERFORM STRONGLY…..WHILE INCOME TAXES HAVE BEEN
SOFT……
REGULATIONS WAIVED
10/11/18
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATON CABINET HAS WAIVED CERTAIN COMMERCIAL MOTOR CARRIER REGULATIONS FOR OPERATORS INVOLVED IN
RELIEF EFFORTS FROM HURRICANE MICHAEL….
THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION PROVIDES TEMPORARY REGULATORY RELIEF FOR CREWS HEADING TO THE AFFECTED AREAS TO DELIVER
GOODS…..RESTORE UTILITIES…..AND REMOVE DEBRIS……
THE ORDER EXEMPS A DRIVERS HOURS OF SERVIVCE LIMINTATION AND WEIGH STATON STOPPAGE…..SUSPENDS REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS…..
AND WAIVES PERMIT FEES FOR OVERWIGHT AND OVER-DEMENSITONAL VEHICLES…..AS ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT…..
COMMERCIAL DRIVERS MUST CARRY A COPY OF THE ORDER…..WHICH EXPIRES NOVEMERB 10TH……IN THE CAB OF THEIR VEHICLE…..
ARREST-ALLEN
10/11/18
AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION HAS LEAD TO THE ARREST OF AN ALLEN COUNTY MAN ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES…..
STATE POLICE SAY MARK SCOBY OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS DISCUSSING THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN ONLINE…..A SEARCH WARRANT WAS
EXECUTED AND THE EQUIPMENT USED TO COMMIT THE CRIME WAS LOCATED….
SCOBY IS CHARGED WITH 20 COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR……
POLICE OFFICER SHOT
10/11/18
AN OWENSBORO POLICE OFFICER IS RECOVERING AFTER BEING SHOT BY A HOMEOWNER….
STATE POLICE SAY 23 YEAR OLD ZACHARY MORRIS WAS RESPONDING TO REPORTS OF A SUSPECIOUS PERSON IN AN ALLEY….THE SEARCH FOR
THE SUSPECT WAS NEAR A HOMEOWNER’S PROPERTY WHO MISTOOK THE OFFICER FOR A PROWLER AND SHOT….STRICKING THE OFFICER’S
PROTECTIVE VEST AND FRAGMENTS STRUCK HIS ABDOMEN……
THE HOMEOWNER WAS QUESTION AND RELEASED AND CHARGED HAVE BEEN FILED…..
FARM FATAL
10/11/18
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT IN TODD COUNTY THAT INVOLVED A FARM TRACTOR…..
REPORTEDLY A TWO-THOUSAD-SIX BUICK RENDEZVOUR STRUCK THE REAR….OUTER TIRE OF THE TRACTOR…..SENDING IT INTO A DITCH…..
THE OPERATOR OF THE TRACTOR…..69 YEAR OLD ADEN COBLENTZ DIED AT THE SCENE……
STATE POLICE REMIND DRIVERS THAT THIS IS HARVEST SEASON….AND FARM EQUIPMENT WILL BE ON THE ROADWAYS……
SPORTS
10/11/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT CROSS COUNTY TEAMS RUN IN THE BARREN COUNTY INVITATIONAL……
THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM GOES TO SOUTH WARREN……
AND THE LADY PATROT VOLLEYBALL TEAM TAKES ON GLASGOW IN THE CHAMPIONSIP MATCH OF THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…….
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON WINNIPEG……
HOME SALES
10/10/18
HOMES SALES IN KENTUCKY FOLLOWED THE NATIONAL TREND BY RISING IN AUGUST AND REACHING 54-HUNDRED-85 TRANSACTIONS……WHICH
WAS A FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT INCREASE OVER AUGUST OF LAST YEAR…..AND THE SECOND HIGHEST MONTHLY SALES FOR THE
COMMONWEALTH SINCE JUNE TWENTY-17……
HOME PRICES ALSO REBOUNDED IN AUGUST BY THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT TO A MEDIAN PRICE OF 134-THOUSAND-440 DOLLARS AFTER
DECREASING IN JULY….AND ARE ALSO UP FROM AUGUST OF LAST YEAR…..
KENTUCKY’S HOUSING INVENTORY ALSO FELL FROM THREE-POINT-82 MONTHS IN IN JULY….TO A THREE-POINT 56 MONTH SUPPLY IN AUGUST…..
WHICH IS DOWN SEVEN-POINT-THREE PERCENT FROM AUGUST TWENY-17……
AND DAYS ON THE MARKET ROSE FROM A RECORD LOW OF 95 IN JULY…..TO 104 DAYS IN AUGUST……WHICH IS DOWN 11-POINT-NINE PERCENT
FROM AUGUST OF ALST YEAR AND IS ALSO DOWN NINE-PERCENT FOR THE YEAR……
MARSY’S LAW
10/10/18
A KENTUCKY JUDGE SAYS HE WILL RULE IN THE NEXT 10-DAYS WHETHER A REFERENDUM TO CHANGE THE COMMONWEALTH’S CONSTITUITION CAN
CONTINUE….
EARLIER THIS YEAR…..THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGREED TO LET VOTERS DECIDE WHEHER TO CHANGE KENTUCKY’S CONSTITUTION GIVE VICTIMS
THE SAME RIGHTS AS PEOPLE ACCUSED OF CRIMES IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM……
THE EFFORT….KNOWN AS “MARSY’S LAW”….IS NAMED AFTER A CALIFORNIA COLLEGE WHO WAS MURDERED IN THE 1980s……
THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS SAYS VOTERS CAN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE AMENDMENT DOES BECAUSE THE
QUESTON POSED ON THE BALLOT DOESN’T TELL THEM……
THE COMMONWEALTH IS ONE OF SIX STATES WITH QUESTIONS LIKE THIS ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT…..
NEW RACING FACILITY
10/10/18
THE OWNERS OF KENTUCKY DOWNS IN FRANKLIN HAVE FILED AN APPLICATON WITH THE KENTUCKY HORSE RACING COMMISSION TO EXPAND ITS
FACILITY IN SIMPSON COUNTY AND BUILD AN NEW ONE NEAR FORT CAMPBELL….
KENTUCKY DOWNS WANT TO DOUBLE THE SIZE OF ITS MAIN BUILDING IN FRANKLIN AND BUILD A NEW INDOOR EQUESTRAIN COMPLEX THAT WOULD
INCLUDE NEW R-V AND TRAILER PARKING……
THE NEW 45-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY…..TO BE CALLED OAK GROVES MEADOWS……WOULD BE BUILT ON 80-ACRES OF LAND AND WOULD HOST
RACING ON 15 DAYS FROM OCTOBER 11TH TO NOVEMBER 10TH NEXT YEAR……
SEARCH EFFORT
10/10/18
OFFICIALS ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN THEY BELIEVED DROWNED AT LAKE CUMBERLAND YESERDAY…..
THE 61 YEAR OLD WAS SWIMMING NEAR HIS HOUSEBOAT…..NEAR WOLF CREEK DAM…...WHEN HE WENT UNDER THE WATER AND NEVER CAME BACK
UP……
SPORTS
10/10/18
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY’S TIP OFF EVENT FOR TOPPER AND LADY TOPPER BASKETBALL…..HILLTOPPER HYSTERIA….WILL BE THURSDAY-
OCTOBER 18TH AT SIX-30…..
PARKIING AND ADMISSION ARE FREE FOR THE EVEN IN DIDDLE ARENA…..WHICH FEATURES TWO NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART……HIGH-DEFINITION
VIDEO AND A NEW SOUND SYSTEM….……
THE TOPPERS WENT 27 AND 11 LAST YEAR…….WHILE THE LADY TOPPERS HAD RECORD OF 24-AND-NINE……
CITY COUNCIL
10/09/18
THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE HAS BEEN AWARDED A FEDERAL GRANT TO ESTABLISH A BUS ROUTE……AND AT LAST NIGHT’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING…..
CITY CLERK GAYLE DAVIS TOLD THE COUNCIL THE BUS HAS BEEN ORDERED……
WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT SUPERVISOR GREG COOK UPDATED THE COUNCIL ON THE NEW SEWER LINE ON VETERANS MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY…..THE THREE NEEDED EASEMENTS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED AND THE ENGINEERS ARE MAKING THE FINAL CHANGES TO THE PLANS…..
ONCE COMPLETED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY THEY WILL BE SENT TO FRANKFORT……
THE COUNCIL AGAIN DISCUSSED ROAD BLOCKS ON THE SQUARE AND APPROVED A MOTION THAT NO MORE WILL BE SCHEDULED….AFTER JANUARY
FIRST….UNTIL NEW GUIDELINES CAN BE ESTABLISHED……
ARREST
10/09/18
FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION THAT BEGAN IN ALLEN COUNTY IN EARLY OCTOBER…STATE POLICE ARREST TWO ALLEN COUNTY RRESIDENTS
YESTERDAY…….
20 YEAR OLD SHIANNE DAVENPORT AND 20 YEAR OLD NICHOLAS MESKER….BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE….WERE CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL ABUSE WITH
A VICTIM BEING UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE….
THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT……ALLEN COUNTY SERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND ALLEN COUNTY CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY
SERVICES WORKED WITH THE INVESTIGATION……
DEAD MAN ON TRAIN
10/09/18
A “C-S-X” TRAIN WAS STOPPED NEAR BONNIEVILLE YESTERDAY AFTER STATE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED BY THE CONDUCTOR THERE WAS A
DECEASED MAN ON TOP OF THE LOCOMOTIVE….
APPARENTLY THE 28 YEAR OLD MAN WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD….BY A LOW HANGING POWER LINE NEAR PARK CITY…..WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF
THE TRAIN…..
STATE POLICE SAY THREE HOMELESS PEOPLE HAD ILLEGALLY JUMPED ON THE TRAIN NEAR NASHVILLE……..
FATAL-METCALFE
10/09/18
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT SIX MILES EAST OF EDMONTON SATURDAY CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY 71 YEAR OLD ROBERT COATES OF EDMONTON WAS TRAVELING ON KENTUCKY FOUR-96 IN A 1995 LOG TRUCK…..WHEN HE
CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND STRUCK A TWENTY-12 CHRSYLER OPERATED BY 38 YEAR OLD AARON PETRANEK OF EDMONTON……
PETRANEK DIED AT THE SCENE…..HIS TWO PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON HOSPITAL AND COATES WAS FLOWN TO VANDERBILT
MEDICAL CENTER……
SPORTS
10/09/18
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM BEGINS PLAY IN THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT TONIGHT AS THEY TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY AT FIVE-30…..
THEN MONROE COUNTY GOES AGAINST GLASGOW AT SEVEN….
AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS THURSDAY NIGHT AT SIX…….
THE PREDATORS OPEN THE HOME PORTION OF THE SEASON TONGIGHT…..AS THEY RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON CALGARY…….
FALL CLEAN WEEK[
10/08/18
THE COMMONWEALTH’S ANNUAL…..FALL CLEANUP ALONG KENTUCKY’S ROADWAYS…..IS THIS WEEK….
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET AND THEIR EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS SPEND 200-THOUSAND HOURS REMOVING 96-THOUSAND
BAGS OF HIGHWAY LITTER EACH YEAR…..
AND TO ASSIST THOSE EFFORTS…..IN 1988….THE CABINET ESTABLISHED THE “ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROGRAM” TO REDUCE ROADSIDE
LITTER……AND TODAY THE ORGANIZATON HAS NEARLY 700-GROUPS AND VOLUNEERS WHO REMOVE THOUSANDS OF BAGS OF LITTER FROM
APPROXIMATLEY 14-HUNDRED MILES OF ROADSIDE……
ANY GROUP CAN ADOPT A TWO MILE SECTION OF HIGHWAY FOR TWO YEARS…….
TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE
10/08/18
IN THE LATEST DEMONSTRATON AGAINST LAWMAKERS WHO BACK A CONTENTIOUS PUBLIC PENSON LAW……TEACHERS AND STATE WORKERS
DROVE MOVING TRUCKS TO THE KENTUCKY STATE CAPITOL SATURDAY……AND VOWED TO OUST SOME LAWMAKERS IN NOVEMBNER…..
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER….14 U-HAUL AND BUDGET TRUCKS DROVE TO THE CAPITOL…..WITH APPROXIMATELY 100 PEOPLE
ATTENDING THE….VOTE ‘EM OUT…MOVE ‘EM OUT RALLY……SPONSORED BY THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC PENSION COALITION…….
BESHEAR FUND RAISING
10/08/18
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR SAYS HIS CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR HAS RAISED NEARLY 700-THOUSAND DOLLARS SINCE JULY NINTH…..
AND THAT TOTAL DOES INCLUDE A 20-THOUSAND DOLLAR LOAN FROM BESHEAR…..
BESHEAR HOPES TO CHALLENGE GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN……WHO ANNOUNCED IN AUGUST HE WOULD SEEK A SECOND TERM…..
HOWEVER….HE COULD FACE SEVERAL PRIMARY OPPONENTS WHO HAVE CRITICIZED HIM FOR STARTING HIS CAMPAIGN TOO EARLY……DISTRACTING
VOTERS FROM THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS…..
THREAT
10/08/18
FOR THE SECON TIME IN THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS….BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A THREAT AT THE HENKEL FACILITY YESTERDAY
MORNING….AS EMPLOYEES WERE BACK AT WORK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….
IN EARLY SEPTEMBER……AUTHORITIES RESPONDED TO A POSSIBLE BOMB THREAT AT HENKEL…..
MEETINGS
10/08/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND HALF-WAY LODGE AND THE BEEKEEPS BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW MORING AT 9 FISCAL COURT MEETS AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH MEET
AFTERNOON AT 4…..
THURSDAY NIGHT…..THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AT SIX-30 AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…….
SPORTS
10/08/18
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GREENWOOD……
CONNER
10/08/18
89 YEAR OLD CARTLON CONNER OF ALVATON DIES YESTERDAY (SUN) AT BOWLING GREEN NURSING AND REHAB… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT 1 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY… VISITATION BEGINS THIS (MON)
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT THE FUNERAL HOME…
HE IS SURVIVED BY 1 DAUGHTER… NANCY CONNER OF TENNESSEE… SEVERAL NIECES, NEPHEWS, GREAT NIECES AND GREAT NEPHEWS ALSO
SURVIVE…
FROST
10/07/18
66 YEAR OLD PHILLIP GORDON “TOOTIE” FROST OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE THIS AFTERNOON (SUN) AT 2 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLESANT CEMETERY… VISITATION BEGINS THIS (SUN) MORNING AT 10
AT THE FUNERAL HOME.. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE… GLORIA FROST… 1 SON… JESSIE DEWAYNE FROST… 1 BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW… HAROLD AND LIBBY FROST
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE… 1 SISTER… DIXIE WILLIAMS OF BOWLING GREEN… 5 GRANCHILDEN ALSO SURVIVE…
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
09/28/18
ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET….THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM FOUR-
POINT-THREE PERCENT IN JULY TO THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN AUGUST……AND THIS AUGUST’S JOBLESS RATE IS ALSO BELOW THE FOUR-
PERCENT RECORDED LAST AUGUST……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT……UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN WARREN COUNTY
TO FOUR-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH….JOLESS RATES FELL IN 115 COUNTIES….ROSE IN THREE…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN TWO….
BOONE….CAMPBELL…AND WOODFORD COUNTIES RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AT THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT….
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 11-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT…..
JONES SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT
09/28/18
A FORMER ALLEN COUNTY ACCOUNTANT HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT FOR WIRE FRAUD AND FILING FRAUDULENT FEDERAL TAX
REUENS….
ACCORDING TO THE PLEA AGREEMENT….STEPHEN C. JONES DIVERTED 766-THOUSAND-349 DOLLARS FROM HIS EMPLOYER’S BAK ACCOU TO HIS
PEOSNAL ACCOUNT AND HE ALSO DIDN’T REPOR THE FUNDS AS “INCOME” ON HIS TAX RETURNS….
JONES WAS SENTENCED TO 24 MONTHS IN PRISON…..THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE….AND HE WAS ORDERD TO PAY COMPLETE
RESTITUTION…..
DETTMAN PLEA
09/28/18
A FORMER WESTERN KENTUCKYUNIVERSITY PROFESSOR HAS PLEADED GUILTY IN FEDERAL OUT TO DEFRAUDING THE UNIVERSITY ….
ACCORDING TO THE PLEA AGREEMENT…..52 YEAR OLD MATTHEW DETTMAN DIVERTED PAYMENTS TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT….TOTALING
236-THOUSAND DOLALRS…..FOR HIS OWEN PERSONAL USE….
DETTMAN FACES UP TO 20-YEARS IN PRISON…..A FINE TO 250-THOUSAND DOLALRS….AND THREE YEARS OF SUPERVIED RELEASE…..
HE MUST ALSO PAY RESTITUTION IN THE AMOUNT OF 236-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE UNIVERSITY…..
EVANS
09/28/18
84 YEAR OLD ROBERT DALE EVANS OF PEKIN-ILLINOIS DIED MONDAY AT GRAHAM HOSPITAL IN CANTON-ILLINOIS…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SUNDAY MORNING AT 10-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN WOODS CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
NINE-30 SUNDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BRUCE ANDTRACY OF MICHIGAN AND TROY OF ILLINOIS…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW;
MICHAEL AND PEGGY OF ILLINOIS…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; NORMA AND WESLEY STEIN OF CALIFORNIA AND SANDRA AND
RON SHULTS AND SHERRY EVANS ALL OF ILLINOIS…..11 GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
CHERRY
09/28/18
69 YEAR OLD DALLAS JUNIOR CHERRY OF SCOTTSVILLED DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM ON DONATIONS FOR
FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; VIRGINIA HISER OF GLASGOW AND JEANETTE AND JERRY KIRBY OF ALVATON…….
SPORTS
09/28/18
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
KICK-OFF IS SEVEN……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP TO FRANKLIN…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-30……..
KENTUCKY TAXES
09/27/18
A NEW STUDY SHOWS KENTUCKY’S BUSINESS TAX ENVIRONMENT HAD THE GREATEST IMPROVEMENT IN THE NATION…..
THE COMMONWEALTH RANKED 23RD THIS YEAR IN THE…..20-19 STATE BUSINESS TAX CLIMATE INDEX PUBLISHED BY THE TAX FOUNDATION…….A 16-
SPOT IMPROVEMENT OVER LAST YEAR…..
KENTUCKY WENT TO A SINGLE RATE INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE INCOME TAX….. ELIMINATING SOME BUSINESS TAX CREDITS…….THE
COMMONWEALTH ALSO EXPANDED THE SALES TAX BASE AND BEGAND PHASING OUT INVENTORY TAX CREDITS…..OR TAXES ON INVENTORY HELD
IN KENTUCKY BY BUSINESSES…..
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT…..KENTUCKY ACTUALLY IMPROVED ITS TAX STRUCTURE WHILE INCREASING COLLECTIONS…..WHICH IS A REVENUE
POSITIVE REFORM……
ARREST
09/27/18
TUESDAY…..DETECTIVES WITH THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE….ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT .AND SCOTTSVILLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT SIX-33 MT. CARMEL CHRUCH ROAD….IN REFERENCE TO AN ASSAULT AND DRUG
INVESTIGATIONS……
LOCATED WERE 310-GRAMS OF CRYSTAL METH WITH A STREET VALUE OF 31-THOUSAND DOLLARS, HANDGUNS, DIGITAL SCALES AND OVER FOUR-
THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH……
38 YEAR OLD KYLE CALVERT WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTNACE-METH, POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN BY A
CONVICTED FELON, POSSESION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, ASSAULT, KIDNAPPING, TERRORISTIC THREATENING AND WANTON ENDANGERMENT…..
AND 36 YEAR OLD TANESHA HAGGARD CALVERT WAS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT……
BOTH WERE LODGED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER…..
URBER SETTLEMENT
09/27/18
KENTUCKY IS GETTING OVER A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS FROM A SETTLEMENT WITH UBER….
IT’S PART OF AN AGRMENT BETWEEN ALL 50-STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE RIDE-SHARING OVER A TWENTY-16…..NATIONWIDE
DATA BREACH…..THAT EXPOSED LICENSE INFORMATION OF 600-THOUAND OF ITS DRIVERS……
IN THE COMMONWEALTH….OVER 25-HUNDRED UBER DRIVERS WERE AFFECTED…..
THE 664-THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL BE PLACED INTO KENTUCKY’S GENERAL FUND FOR LAWMAKERS TO APPROPRIATE DURING THE 20-20
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET SESSION……
SPORTS
09/27/18
YESTERDAY…..AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL….GREG DUNN WAS INTRODUCTED AT THE EIGHT HEAD COACH OF THE LADY
PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM…..
DUNN…..A FORMER HEAD COACH AT PORTLAND-TENNESSEE AND GREEWOOD….. WAS ALSO PRINCIPAL AT GREENWODD AND AC/S…..
FORMER LADY PATRIOT AND UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL PLAYER…. SHELBY HARPER…..WAS ALSO INTRODUCED AS A NEW ASSISTANT
COACH……
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLAYS IN THE REGIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT…..
THE CROSS COUNTY TEAMS RUN AT BARREN COUNTY…..
THE SOCCER TEAM GOES TO RUSSELLVILLE….
AND THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO GREENWOOD……
FISCAL COURT
09/26/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE MEADOR FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND THE COURT APPROVED A
RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE…..“ECONOMIC REGONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM”’..W HICH WILL BE FUNDED BY SIX-
PERCENT OF WHAT “T-V-A ‘ PAYS IN-LIEU OF TAXES…..
AND SHERIFF JEFF COOKE TOLD THE COURT THAT HIS DEPARTMENT HAS OBTAINED FUNDING TO PURCHASE A NEW “K-NINE……
TEST SCORES
09/26/18
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS RELEASED THE TWENTY-17-TWENTY-18 STUDENT ASSESSMENT RESULTS FOR THE SECOND
YEAR OF THE TRANSITION PERIOD…..AND ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM SUPERVISOR CHAD COOOPER TELLS NEWSWATCH THEY WERE
PLEASED WITH ALLEN COUNTY’S RESULTS……
THE COMMONWEALTH IS IN THE PROCESS OF PHASING IN A NEW ACCOUNTABILTY SYUSTEM…...WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE FULLY IMPLEMENT THIS
SCHOOL YEAR…...AND THE NEW TEST CONFOMS TO REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL “EVERY STUDENT SUCCEDDS ACT” AND KENTUCKY SENATE
BILL-ONE….
WHEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED…..SCHOOL AND DISTRICT PERFORMANCE WILL BE CLASSIFIED USING A FIVE-STAR RATING SYSTEM……
MADDEN
09/26/18
TIMOTHY MADDEN WAS BACK IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON FOR A PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE….REGARDING THE STATUS OF
THE DISCOVERY MATERIALS REQUESTED BY MADDEN’S ATTORNEY TOM GRIFFITHS AND SETTING A START DATE FOR THE TRIAL….
GRIFFITHS STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF THE REQUESTED RECORDS AND WOULD NEED TIME TO REVIEW THEM TO PREPARE
AN ADEQUATE DEFENSE….
NO PRETRIAL MOTIONS WERE RULED ON DURING TODAY’S PROCEEDINGS….JUDGE JANET CROCKER SET A DEADLINE FOR ANY SUPPLEMENTS TO
ANY PRETRIAL MOTIONS PREVIOUSLY MADE BY TRAVIS LOCK OR ANY NEW MOTIONS TO BE FILED BY NOVEMBER 16TH……ANOTHER PRETRIAL
CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD FRIDAY DECEMBER 14TH AT 9:00 AM……
SPORTS
09/26/18
THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE HAS FINED KENTUCKY 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR VIOLATING ITS POLCY ON ACCESS TO THE COMPETITION
AREA…..FOLLOWING THE WILDCATS VICTORY OVER MISSISSIPPI STATE SATURDAY…..
THE SCHOOL WAS FINED FOR A SECOND OFFENSE….ITS FIRST SINCE A TWENTY-14 FOOTBALL GAME…..AS FANS GATHERED IN THE SOUTH END
ZONE OF KROGER FIELD TO CELEBRATE THE VICTORY……
NEWS LICENSES
09/25/18
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET……YESTERDAY…..RELEASED THE NEW LOOK FOR LICENSES THAT WILL BE AVAILABEL TO RESIDENTS
NEXT YEAR…..
THE LICENSES ARE DESIGNED TO BE TOUGHER TO FORGE…..AND THEY COMPLY WITH FEDERAL ‘REAL I-D” STANDARDS WHICH REQUIRE STATES TO
OBTAIN MORE PAPERWORK FROM DRIVERS TO PROVE RESIDENCE…..
KENTUCKIANS WILL BE ABLE TO SELECT STANDARD OR TRAVEL LICENESE…..THE TRAVEL LICENSE OFFERS THE SAME BENEFITS OF A STANDARD
DRIVER’S LICENSE…..WITH THE BONUS OF BEING ACCEPTED AT AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS AND MILITARY BASES……
LICENSES INITIALLY WILL BE GOOD FOR FOUR OR EIGHT YEARS…..THE NEW EIGHT-YEAR STANDARD DRIVER’S LIVENSE WILL BE 43-DOLLARS AND
THE NEW EIGHT YEAR TRAVEL I-S WILL BE 48…..THE TRAVEL “PERSONAL I-D” FOR THOSE WITHOU A DRIVERS LICENSE WILL BE 28-DOLLARS…..AND
FOUR YEAR LICENSES WILL BE HALF THAT COST….
THEN BEGINNING IN TWENTY-23….ONLY EIGHT YEAR LICENSES WILL BE AVAILABLE……
NAPIER
09/25/18
77 YEAR OLD SUE CAROL NAPIER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; THOMAS NAPIER….A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LWA TIM AND LISA….AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; BONNIE
AND BILLY THACKER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
ATWOOD
09/24/18
89 YEAR OLD ORA ATWOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNEAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (WED)
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOEM…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; RUSSELL OF TENNESSEE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; PATTY RENEAU AND BARBARA AND GERALD
RASCOE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…..
SPORTS
09/25/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO WESTMORELAND….
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS MONROE COUNTY FOR SENIOR NIGHT…..
THE SOCCER TEAM TRAVELS TO BARREN COUNTY….
AND THE BOY’S REGIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY…….
THE PREDATORS HAVE THEIR FINAL PRE-SEASON GAME TONIGHT AT THEY HOST CAROLINA……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
09/24/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVEMOPMENT CABINET…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH
ROSE FROM FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN JULY TO FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN AUGUST….. HOWEVER…..THIS AUGUST’S JOBLESS RATE IS
A-HALF-OF-A-PERCENT BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT RECORDED IN AUTUST OF LAST YEAR……
KENTUCKY IS HAVING MORE INDIVIDUALS ENTERING THE LABOR FORCE AND GETTING JOBS….HOWEVER…..THE GROWTH IN BOTH THE LABOR
FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT HAVE SLOWED AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S LABOR MARKET TIGHTENS……GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF JOBS REPORTED
BY EMPLOYERS ALSO SLOWED AND DECLINED IN AUGUST……
THE “U-S JOBLESS RATE IN AUGUST REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT THAT WAS RECORDED IN AUSUGT……
ROAD WORK IN ALLEN
09/24/18
THIS WEEK…..THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL CONTINUE WORK ON THE KENTUCKY-98 REALIGNMENT PROJECT IN THE
DURHAM SPRINGS AREA…..THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK WILL STILL TAKE PLACE OFF THE ROADWAY AND HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON TRAFFIC…..
STEWART ROAD HAS RE-OPENED AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARD THAT A STOP SIGN IS IN PLACE ON STEWARD ROAD WHERE THE NEW
ALIGNMENT OF KENTYCKY-98 CROSSES STEWART ROAD….
ON KENTUCKY FIVE-85…..GOLD CITY ROAD…..CREWS WIL BE WORKING ON PIPE REPLACEMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR A RESURFAING JOB FROM
THE ALLEN/SIMPSON COUNTY LINE TO KENTUCKY 13-32…….
STAMPS
09/24/18
65 YEAR OLD DEBBIE STAMPS OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND FORMERLY OF AUBURN….. DIED SATURDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 11 AT SUMMERS-KIRBY AND SANDERS FUNERAL HOME IN RUSSELLVILLE WITH BURIAL IN NEW HOPE CEMETERY IN
SCOTTSVILLE…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….. AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY
TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES….
SHES SURVIVED BY ERNIE MCMILLIN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; TRENT AND KESHIA OF ADAIRVILLE…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND
SON-IN-LAW; RONDA MARTIN OF ARIZONA AND JESSICA AND JON ARTERBURN OF SCOTTSVILLE… TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; GAYLE AND
MIKE HOWARD OF AUBURN AND MELANIE AND DAN DOUGLAS OF LEWISBURG…..NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/24/18
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEY BALL TEAM PLAYS AT WARREN CENTRAL……
THE JUNIOR VARISTY FOOTBALL TEAM HOSTS BOWLING GREEN…..
ANSD THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TAKES PART IN THE REGION FOUR TOURNAMENT AT THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB IN
TOMPKINSVILLE….
SUPREME COURT HEARING
09/21/18
IT WAS A SHORT HEARING FOR THE KENTUCKY SUPREMEN COURT YESTERDAY AS THEY HEARD AGRUMENT OVER THE COMMONWEALTH’S NEE
PENSION LAW…..
ATTORNEYS FOR GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR EACH HAD 20-MINUTES TO SUMERIZE THEIR SIDE OF THE
CASE….AS THEY ARGUED OVER WHETHER LEGISLATORS VIOLATED THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION BY RUSHING THE BILL TO PASSAGE IN A MATTER
OF HORUS THIS SPRING….
JUSTICES DID NOT RULE ON SENATE BILL ONE-51 YESTERDAY….BUT ONE JUSTICE INDICATED HE HAS A MORE “LITERAL” INTERPRETATION OF THE
CONSTITUTION……
HORSE CAVE SUED
09/21/18
A BARREN COUNTY MAN HAS FILED A LAWSUIT IN FEDERAL COURT AGAISNT THE CITY OF HORSE CAVE AND ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT…..THE CIVIL
SUIT ALLEGES OFFICER TRIED TO COERCE HIMS INTO ORCHESTRATING A DRUG DEAL……
TRAVIS BRANSTETTER OF GLASGOW IS ALSO SUING FORMER HORSE CAVE POLICE CHIEF SEAN HENRY AND OFFICERS LARRY DALE MARTIN AND
JAMES ROBERTS….
BRANSTETTER ALLEGES HE WAS UNLAWFULLYU DETAIND AND ARRESTED AT A ROADBLOCK IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR……AND WAS TOLD HE WAS
BEING CHARGED WITH D-U-I EVEN THOUGH OFFICERS DIDN’T PERFORM ANY FIELD SOBERITY TESTS…..
BRANSTETTER FURTHER ALLEGES THAT OFFICERS TOLD HIM HE WOULDN’T BE ARRESTED IF HE SET UP A DRUG PURCHASE WITH A THIRD PARTY…..
TRAVELING WALL
09/21/18
THE VIETMAN MEMORIAL WALL REPLICA IS IN TOMPKINSVILLE THRU THE WEEK-END…AT TOMPKINSVILLE CITY PARK…...
THE EXHIBIT IS OPEN…..TO THE PUBLIC 24-HOURS A DAY…..UNTIL SUNDAY…..
THEN THE CLOSING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT SEVEN SUNDAY NIGHT……
PUBLIC LANDS DAY
09/21/18
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL ;PARK IS CELEBRATING PUBLIC LANDS DAY THIS WEEK-END……
THE PARK WILL OFFER FREE DISCOVERTY TOURS TOMORROW…..
THE SELF-GUIDED TOURS WILL BE OFFERED AT 10 AND THREE…..PARTICIPANTS NEED TO PICK UP THEIR TICKETS IN THE VISITORS CENTER FOR
THE TOUR….WHICH BEGINS AT THE HISTORIC ENTRANCE…..
SUDNAY…..MAMMOTH CAVE WILL HOLD ITS “4TH ANNUAL MAMMOTH-ON”….. AMERICA’S ONLY CAVE WALK….TRIAL HIKE….AND BICYCLE TRIATHLON
STARTING AT EIGHT AT THE PARK LODGE…..
SPORTS
09/21/18
THE PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE HOMECOMING…..AS THEY TAKE ON GRAYSON COUNTY…..
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT FIELD…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-30……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA TONIGHT FOR A PRESEASON GAME AGAINST TAMPA BAY…..
STONE APOLOGIES
09/20/18
22ND DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE HAS APOLOGIZED FOR USING TAXPAYER MONEY TO CAMPAIGN FOR VOTES….
STONE….A DEMOCRAT….. USED PUBLIC MONDAY TO MAIL A SURVEY TO RESIDENTS IN HIS DISTRICT ASKING THEM ABOUT VARIOUS ISSUES THAT
COULD COME BEFORE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY NEXT YEAR……AND THE SURVEY INCLUDED THE LINE “I REQUEST YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT”……..
STATE G-O-P OFFICIALS….WHO SAY THAT VIOLATES STATE ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS…..YESTERDAY FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE
LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION AND THE KENTUCKY REGISTRY OF ELECTON FINANCE YESTERDAY……
IN A NEWS RELEASE…..STONE SAID THE SENTENCE WAS A MISTAKE AND PROMISED TO “QUICKLY TAKE STEPS TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION”…..
STONE…..WHO HAS BEEN IN THE HOUSE SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-NINE…..FACES REPUBLICAN BRIAN “TIGER” GANN IN NOVEMBNER……
FEDERAL MOGAL SETTLEMENT
09/20/18
FEDERAL MOGUL AND INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE COMPANY HAVE SETTLED CLAIMS WITH MORE THAN 300-PEOPLE…..WHO ALLEGED THE
COMPANIES THAT OWNED THE FEDERAL-MOGUL PLANT IN SCOTTSVILLE…...ALLOW WASTE FROM MATERIALS MANUFACTURED AT THE FACILITY TO
CONTAMINATE THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT…..
IN FEDERAL COURT…..JUDGE JOSEPH MCKINLEY DISMISSED THE PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE CLAIMS….BROUGHT BY THE
PLAINTIFFS….WHO HAD REACHED A SETTLEMENT WITH THE OWNERS OF THE FACILITY WHERE BRAKE PADS WERE ONCE MADE…..
THE CLASS ACTON LAWSUIT…..CLAIMED PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A TWO-AND-A HALF-MILES RADIUS OF THE FACILITY WERE EXPOSED TO THE
HARMFUL EFFECTS OF POLLUTANTS FOUND IN DRUM OF WASE SOLVENTS AND TOXIC SLUDGE THAT HAD BEEN BURIED UNDER A BUILDING AT THE
FACILITY AND IN THE SCOTTSVILLE CITY LANDFILL……DATING BACK TO THE 1970s…..WHEN THE PLANT MANUFACTURED METAL HARDWARE FOR
CURTAINS AND DRAPERIES……
FRATERNITY CLOSED
09/20/18
THE ALPHA TAU OMEGA FRATERNITY IS CLOSING ITS UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CHAPTER FOLLOWING AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION INTO A FATAL
ACCIDENT SATURDAY…….
SUSPEND U-K STUDENT AND A-T-O PLEDGE JACOB HEIL…WHO WAS DRINKING BEFORE THE CRASH THAT KILLED A FOUR YEAR OLD BOY.....TOLD
AUTHORITIES HE LEFT A TAILGATE BEFORE HIS ARREST…..
U-K OFFICIALS SAY THE FRATERNITY COLLECTED MONEY FROM MEMBERS FOR AN UNREGISTERED TAILGATE…..WHERE ALCOHOL WAS SERVED TO
MINORS AND PLEDGES WERE FORCED TO SERVE ALCOHOL TO OTHERS…..
THE UNIVERSITY WHICH OWNS THE PROPERTY WHERE THE CHAPTER IS LOCATED WILL WORK WITH STUDENTS TO FIND OTHER HOUSING
ARRANGEMENTS…..
HOME SCHOOLING REPORT
09/20/18
A NEW REPORT ON HOME SCHOOLING IN THE COMMONWEALTH FINDS HOME SCHOOLING IS INCREASING ACROSS THE NATION AND AT A FASTER
RATE IN KENTUKCY……
IN TWENTY-17……AN ESTIMATE THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT WERE HOME SCHOOLED NATIONWIDE…..WHILE THE NUMBER IN THE
COMMONWEAL WAS THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT…….OR MORE THAN 26-THOUSAND-500 STUDENTS…..
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONSIDERS HOME SCHOOLS TO BE PRIVATE…..UNACCREDITED SCHOOLS…..OPERATED BY A PARENT
OF GUARDIAN….. AND THEY ALSO FEAR SOME FAMILIES ARE REPORTING THEIR CHILDREN HOME SCHOOLED…..BUT ARE NOT TRULY OPERATING A
HOME SCHOOL……
SPORTS
09/20/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY WARREN EAST…..
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
THE SOCCER TEAM TAKES ON MONROE COUNTY AT THE SCOTTIE CLASSIC…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLAGOW….. AND TONIGHT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AT “PACK THE STANDS NIGHT”
…..
PLAY WILL START AT FIVE-30 WITH THE FRESHMAN…..WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JUNIOR VARSITY ACTION……AND THE VARSITY MATCH……
ALL AC/S STUDENT WILL BE ADMITTED FREE TO THE GAME…...AND FANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR RED…..….
FLU CAMPAIGN
09/19/18
THE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY KENTUCKY HAS ANNOUNCED A STATEWIDE FLU PREVENTION CAMPAIGN…..WHICH IS AIMED AT PREVENTING AN
EPIDEMIC-LEVEL FLU SEASON LIKE LAST YEAR……WHEN MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE INFECTED……
THE…..FOCUS ON FLU CAMPAIGN……IS URGING KENTUKIANS TO GET VACCINATED ON KENTUCKY FLU SHOT DAY…..WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 26TH…..
OR BY THE END OF OCTOBER……
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY WANT TO SEE VACCINATIONS INCREASE…..AS TYPICALLY ONLY 38-PERCENT OF ADULTS AND 44-PERCENT OF
CHILDREN GET A FLU SHOT……
FATAL
09/19/18
A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON BALDOCK ROAD LAST NIGHT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A BOWLING GREEN MAN…..
THE WARREN COUNTY SHEIRFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS 20 YEAR OLD BRANDON BROWN WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF
THE ACCIDENT……
UK STUDENT SUSPENDED
09/19/18
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HAS SUSPENDED A STUDENT ACCUSED OF CAUSING THE DEATH OF A FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD….
18 YEAR OLD JACOB HEIL AND THE FRATERNITY HE PLEDGED….ALPHA TAU OMEGA….. HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED PENDING INVESTIGATION…..
HEIL….. IS ACCUSED OF BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WHEN HE HIT THE CHILD SATURDAY NEAR KROGER FIELD……REPORTEDLY HEIL SAID HE
WAS LEAVING A TAILGATING PARTY WHERE HE SAYS HE DRANK TWO BEERS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE…..
REPORTEDLY…..HEIL HAD A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF “POINT-ZERO-FIVE-ONE”….. WHICH IS OVER THE LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS YOUNGER THAN
21…….
RUSSELL COUNTY MAN GUILTY
09/19/18
A FEDERAL JURY HAS CONVICTED A RUSSELL COUNTY MAN GUILTY IN A CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASE…..
54 YEAR OLD ROBERT HELTON WAS FOUND GUILTY ON FIVE COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A
MINOR AND FIVE COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR…..
SPORTS
09/19/18
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY IS INVITING TEACHERS TO SATURDAYS GAME AT KROGER FIELD…..
AS PART OF THE…..EXTRA YARD FOR TEACHERS CAMPAIGN…..U-K FOOTBALL IS INVITING TEACHER TO PURCHASE TICKETS AT A DISCOUNT PRICE OF
26-DOLLARS……
MOST LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED FOR THEIR TEACHERS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE OFFER…….
PLANNING & ZONING
09/17/2018
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT…. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD CONCERNING A REQUEST
BY GARTH MIDDAUGH TO HAVE A ZONE CHANGE FOR TWO LOTS LOCATED AT SIX-14 EAST LOCUST STREET FROM AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL
BUSINESS TO MULTI-FAMILY…. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE ZONE CHANGE…..
I-M-I REQUESTED A VARIANCE TO REDUCE ROAD FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS LOCATED AT THREE-12 SOUTH 3RD STREET….THE ROAD WILL BE
GATED AND WILL BE USED AS AN ACCESS POINT BY A-C-F-S….THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE ZONE CHANGE…..
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE OCTOBER 22ND AT 7:00 PM
PLANNING & ZONING
09/17/2018
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT…. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD CONCERNING A REQUEST
BY GARTH MIDDAUGH TO HAVE A ZONE CHANGE FOR TWO LOTS LOCATED AT SIX-14 EAST LOCUST STREET FROM AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL
BUSINESS TO MULTI-FAMILY…. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE ZONE CHANGE…..
I-M-I REQUESTED A VARIANCE TO REDUCE ROAD FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS LOCATED AT THREE-12 SOUTH 3RD STREET….THE ROAD WILL BE
GATED AND WILL BE USED AS AN ACCESS POINT BY A-C-F-S….THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE ZONE CHANGE…..
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE OCTOBER 22ND AT 7:00 PM
SPORTS
09/18/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST……
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM ENTERTAINS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
AND THE LADY PATROT VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO WARREN EAST…..
THE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM WON THEIR FIRST GAME AS THEY BEAT MONROE COUNTY THREE TO TWO…..
PRIMARY CENTER GRANT
09/17/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY PRIMARY CENTER HAS RECEIVED A……38-HUNDRED-98 DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION GRANT…..THAT WILL BE
USED TO HELP THE 900-SUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL ENHANCE THEIR READING SKILLS…..
THE GRANT WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE THE…..READING “A” TO “Z” PROGRAM….. WHICH WILL SUPPLEMENT THE CURRENT READING PROGRAM
CALLED…..BEING A READER…….
THE NEW PROGRAM PROVIDES ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR TEACHER TO USE TO TEACH READING…..AND SINCE THE NEW PROGRAM IS DIGITAL THE
65-TEACHERS IN THE BUILDING CAN USE THE PROGRAM AS NEEDED……
MEDICAL TEAM
09/17/18
A MEDICAL TEAM FROM THE COMMONWEALTH LEFT YESTERDAY TO ASSIST VICTIMS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE FLORENCE….
THE TEAM……CONSISTING OF NINE REGISTERED NURSES AND TWO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MEMBERS…..WILL TRAVEL TO SHELTERS TO PROVIDE
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE IN STABLE CONDITION…..BUT WHO HAVE A CHRONIC CONDITION THAT NEEDS SPECIAL ATTENTION…..
THE TEAM WILL BE GONE FOR TWO WEEKS…..
GRIMES INVESTIGATON
09/17/18
THE KENTUCKY PERSONNEL BOARD HAS VOTED TO INVESTIGATE SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES’ USE OF THE
COMMONWEALTH’S VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASE….
KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF ELECTONS EXECUTIE DIRECTOR JARED DEARING ASKED THE BAORD OF INVESTIGATE…..HE SAID GRIMES AND HER
OFFICE HAVE BEEN USING THE DATEBASE TO LOOK UP THE POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION OF CURRENT AND POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES…..
FANN
09/17/18
76 YEAR OLD PATRICIA ANN “PAT” FANN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TODAY (MON) AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CLIFTON CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
SHE’S SURVIVE BY HER HUSBAND; JERRY FANN…..AND THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JERRY ROBERT AND HELEN AND JERRY CALVIN AND
CANDISE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GARY AND JENNIFER OF TENNESSEE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND 11 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/17/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM PLAYS AT RUSSELLVILLE…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS CLINTON COUNTY…..
THE SOCCER TEAM GOES TO MONROE COUNTY……
AND THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WESTMORELAND…..
WHITLOW
9/15/18
66 YEAR OLD JOHN WAYNE WHITLOW OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SUN)
AFTERNOON AT 3 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME… VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW (SUN) MORNING AT 10 AT THE FUNERAL HOME… IN LIEU OF FLOWERS,
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OPF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…
HE IS SURIVED BY 1 SON… DAMON WHITLOW OF SCOTTSVILLE… 3 DAUGHTERS… TIFFANY MURPHY AND ERIN WHITLOW BOTH OF INDANA… AND
NIKOLE AMATEAU OF CALIFORNIA… HIS FATHER… ERNEST PRESTON WHITLOW OF SCOTTSVILLE… 3 BROTHERS AND 2 SISTERS IN LAW… BANNY
AND BEVERLY WHITLOW OF INDIANA… JOE WHITLOW… AND MIKE AND KANEAL WHITLOW ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE… 12 GRANDCHILDREN AND 1 GREAT-
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…
BAND FESTIVAL
09/14/18
THE PATROT MARCHING BAND WILL HOST THE…..PATRIOT MARCHING INVITATIONAL TOMORROW…..AT PATROT STADIUM……
15-BANDS WILL BE TAKING PART WITH COMPETITION BEGINNING AT THREE-45…. THE FOLLOWING A BREATK AT FIVE-45…..COMPETITION WILL
CONTINUE….
THE PATRIOT BAND WILL PERFORM AT SEVEN-45 AND THE AWEDS PROGRAM WILL START AT EIGHT….
THE PATRIOT MARCHING INVITATIONAL MARKS THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 20-YEARS THE BAND HAS HOSTED A REGULAR SEASON FESTIVAL…..THE
SCHOOL HAS HOSTED K-M-E-A STATE REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS AND SEMIFINAL EVENTS…..
PAUL SUIT
09/14/18
THE ATTORNEY FOR SENATOR RAND PAUL’S NEIGHBOR HAS APPEALED A COURT ORDER FOR HIS CLIENT TO STAY AWAY FROM PAUL AND HIS
FMAILY WHILE A LAWSUIT IS PENDING…..
JUDGE TYLER GILL ISSUED A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AGAINST RENEE BOUCHER…..WHO SPENT 30 DAYS IN JAIL…..ON A FEDERAL CHARGE OF
ASSAULTING A CONGRESSMAN OUTSIDE OF HIM HOME LAST FALL……
PAUL SUED BOUCHER IN STATE COURT FOR DAMAGES RELATED TO THE ASSAULT…. AND BOUCHER FILED A COUNTERCLAIM ALLEGING YARD WASTE
BY PAUL CONSTITUTED A PRIVATE NUISANCE…..
QUARLES ELECTED
09/14/18
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES HAS BEEN ELECTED TO A TOP POSITION IN THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE
DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE…..
QUARLES WAS SELECTED SECOND VICE-PRESIDNET DURING THE GROUPS ANNUAL MEETING……
AND HE BECOMES THE FIRST KENTUCKY “AG” COMMISSIONER TO HOLD OFFICE IN THE ASSOCIATION SINCE BILLY RAY SMITH IN THE EARLY TWO-
THOUSANDS……
SPORTS
09/14/18
THE PATROTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT TO LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE TO TAKE ON PULASKI COUNTY……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-
POINT THREE…… WVLE…. STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT……
WARREN PLANT EXPANDING
09/12/18
PRECISON STRIP INCORPORATED…..A METAL PROCESSING COMPANY LOCATED IN SCOTTYS INDUSTRIAL PARK IN BOWLING GREEN…...IS GOING TO
DOUBLE ITS ORIGINAL PLANNED INVESTMENT IN WARREN COUNTY TO 32-MILLON DOLLARS THAT WILL CREATE 31 FULL-TIME BOBS……
THE CURRENT FACILITY WILL BE DOUBLED WITH AN 80-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT ADDITION…..FOR A SECOND LINE……PRECISON STRIPS OPENED
IN BOWLING GREEN AND CURRENTLY EMPLOYEES 14 PEOPLE…..
FATAL-WARREN
09/13/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT ON I-65 IN WARREN COUNTY THAT CLAIMED A LIFE…..
39 YEAR OLD ELIZE J. PRATER OF JEFFERSONVILLE WAS SOUTHBOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE….WHEN THE VEHICLE THEY WERE FOLLOWING CAME
TO A SUDDEN STOP…..PRATER SWERVED TO AVOID A COLLISON….CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY…..GO UP AN EARTH
EMBANKMENT…..AND OVERTURN SEVERAL TIMES….
A PASSENGER…..59 YEAR OLD ELIZE T. PRATER FROM MT STERLING….WHO WAS RESTRAINED WITH THE PASSSENGER SEAT IN A RECLINED
POSITION .WAS EJECTED….
HE WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN WHERE HE LATER DIED…..AND THE DRIVER WAS TREATED AND RELEASED….
HAGAN
09/13/18
59 YEAR OLD TERESA ELLEN BROWN HAGAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALITY HOSPITAL……AND A
MEMORIAL SERVCIE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; STEVEN HAGAN…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS; MARIAH AND SARAH ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SON; BEJAMIN OF
LOUISVILLE….TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; TAMARA AND RICHARD TERRY OF HORSE CAVE AND TOMIA AND FRANCIS SMITH OF NEW
YORK…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; SANFORD AND DAISY BROWN OF CAVE CITY……AND DONNA PEARSON OF TENNESSEE…..
SPORTS
09/13/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY DRAKES CREEK…..
THE FOOTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS BARREN COUNTY……
AND THE SOCCER TEAM TRAVELS TO GLASGOW….
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM HOSTS GLASEOW…..WHILE THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE DIAMOND HILLS GOLF COURSE TO TAKE ON
WARRN EAST…….
THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS BARREN COUNTY……
THE SOCCER TEAM PLAYS AT GLASGOW…..
AND THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM GOES TO BARREN COUNTY…….
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS ADDED BEACH VOLLEYBALL TO ITS 15 OTHER VARSITY SPORTS…..
ACCORDING TO THE N-C-A-A…..BEACH VOLLEYBALL IS THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN N-C-A-A SPORTS HISTORY…..
THE SEASON BEGINS MARCH FIRST WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIPS BEING HELD THE FIRST WEEK IN MAY……
DIRECTOR STEPPING DOWN
09/12/18
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BOWLING GREEN AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU HAS ANNOUNCED HER RETIREMENT……
VICKI FITCH HAS SERVED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE LAST 13-YEARS…. AFTER SPENDING 14-YEARS AS MARKETING DIRECTOR……
HER RETIREMENT IS EFFECTIVE DECEMBER FIRST…..AND THE SEARCH FOR HER REPLACEMENT WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY……
GOLDEN ALERT
09/12/18
A GOLDEN ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A MISSING GLASGOW MAN…..
50 YEAR OLD JEFFERY DUGARD WAS LAST SEEN YESTERDAY MORNING IN THE SHALIMAR DRIVE AREA…..
DUGARD IS SIX FEET TALL….WEIGHS 200-POUNDS….AND HAS BLUE EYES AND GREY HAIR…..WHEN LAST SEEN HE WAS WEARING BROWN NIKI
TENNIS SHOES….KHAKI SHORTS….AND A WHITE T-SHIRT…..
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF JEFFERY DUGARD IS ASKED TO CONTACT GLASGOW POLICE AT TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-651-
51-51…….
DEPUTY SHOT
09/12/18
STATE POLICE SAY A SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY WAS SHOT AND THE SUSPECT KILLED…..LAST NIGHT……AT A REST AREA ON I-75 NEAR
GEORGETOWN…..
AS THE DEPUTY APPROACHED A CAR……THE DRIVER GOT OUT AND SHOT THE DEPUTY…..GUNFIRE WAS EXCHANGED AND THE SUSPECT WAS
KILLED…..
LAW
09/12/18
80 YEAR OLD NANCY CHARLINE BULOCK LONG OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT WHITE PLAINS BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS……VISITATION WILL BE FROM
THREE TO EIGHT TOMORROW (THURS) AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBABND; TOMMY LONG…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; JULIE AND DAVID DINWIDDIE OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO
STEP-GRANDSONS ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
09/12/18
ONE OF THE BIGGEST SPONSOR’S IN NASCAR IS LEAVING AT THE END OF THE SEASON…..
LOWE’S IS ENDING IT SPONSORSHIP OF SEVEN-TIME CHAMPION JIMMIE JOHNSON’S CAR AT THE END OF TWENY-18……
LOWE’S…..WHO TEAMED WITH HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS AND JOHNSON IN TWO-THOUSAND-ONE…..SAID THE DECISION TO LEAVE THE SPROT WAS
SIMPLY BUSINESS…..
TAKING BACK
09/10/18
THE FIRST MEETING IN THE…….TAKING BACK OUR COMMUNITY-PART TWO…..WILL BE TONIGHT AT SEVEN AT THE EAST ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT…..
SPONSORED BY THE FAITH COALITION…..ASAP-BOARD….ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..AND BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE…..
OFFICERS WILL BE WORKING WITH RESIDENTS TO ADDRESS THE DRUG ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY……
DETECTIVES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTONS…..AND IF YOU HAVE USUED MEDICATIONS YOU CAN BRING THOSE FOR
PROPOSAL DISPOSAL…..
FORMER PROFESSOR CHARGED
09/10/18
A FORMER WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR IS FACING A FEDERAL CHARGE OF WIRE FRAUD…..
MATT DETTMAN WAS PLACED ON UNPAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE IN OCTOBER TWENTY-17 AND HE RESIGNED IN DECEMEBR OF LAST….
DETTMAN…..WHO HAD BEEN AT WESTERN SINCE 1992……IS CHARGED IN CONNCETION WITH THE TESTING OF CONCRETE AND SOIL SAMPLES FOR
LOCAL COMPANIES WHICH WERE PERFORMED BY THE W-K-U ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT…..
IT’S ALLEGED DETTMAN DIVERTED PAYMENTS FOR THOSE TESTS TO ACCOUNTS UNDER HIS CONTROL AND FOR HIS PERSONAL USE…..
BOMB THREAT
09/10/18
BOWLING GREEN POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE HENKEL CORPORATON….LOCATED AT THREE-85 SOUTHWOOED COURT SATURDAY…..TO A
POSSIBLE BOMB THREAT….
STATE POLICE CANINE UNITS ALSO RESPONDED…..
AUTHORITIES CLEARED THE SCENE…….AS EMPLOYEES WERE ASKED NOT TO COME TO WORK SATURDAY……
MEETINGS
09/10/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK……
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND HALF-WAY LODGE AND THE BEEKEETS BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 7……
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 FISCAL COURT MEETS AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4……
THURSDAY NIGTH AT SIX-30 THE LIONS CLUB MMETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7…….
SPORTS
09/10/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTABALL TEAM TRAVELS TO SOUTH WARREN TODAY…..
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS GO TO THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB FOR THE DISTRICT GOLF TOURNAMENT…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS WESTMORELAND….
AND THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE THIS SEASON……
AND AFTER LAST YEAR WHEN MORE THAN 200 PLAYERS TOOK PARTK IN SOME SORT OF PROTEST…..FEWER THAN 10 DID YESTERDAY…..WITH ONLY
TWO TAKING A KNEE WHILE THE “NATIONAL ANTHEM” PLAYED……
HENSLEY
9/10/18
82 YEAR OLD JAMES JIM HENSLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN… FUNERAL ARRANGMENTS ARE
INCOMPLETE AT THIS TIME BUT WILL BE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GOAD FUNERAL HOME…
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE… FAYE CREEK HENSLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE… 4 DAUGHTERS AND 2 SON-IN-LAWS… VICKIE KAY SIMDON OF
HOPKINSVILLE… PEGGY AND RALPH HARRIS OF BOWLING GREEN… DEBBIE AND PAUL ATWOOD… AND VALERIE WOLFE… 2 SONS AND DAUGHTERS-
IN-LAW… MICHAEL AND VANESSA CREEK … AND GREG AND MICHELLE CREEK ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…3 BROTHERS… GALE HENSLEY… CHARLES
HENSELY BOTH OF TENESSEE…. AND RODNEY PERKINS OF MICHIGAN…2 SISTERS AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW… JAN LOOMIS OF MURRAY… AND SHELIA
AND DAVID LARROW OF VERMONT… 15 GRANDCHILDREN AND 15 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…
ULSH
9/9/18
81 YEAR OLD CAROL GRAVES ULSH OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED THURSDAY AT HER RESIDENCE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AT ONE AT SCOTTSVILLE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY… EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE
THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE MUSIC MINISTRY OF SCOTTSVILLE FIRST UNITED MTHODIST CHURCH OR GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL….
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND.. NEIL ULSH… HER DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW… LYCRECIA AND REED PERRY… HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW…
DARLA GRAVES ALL OF SCOTTVILLE… HER STEP DAUGHTER… KIM EDWARDS… HER STEP SON… NEIL BOYD ULSH BOTH OF TENNESSEE… FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN…. TWO STEP GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE….
POST ELECTION AUDIT
09/07/18
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS RELEASED THE RESULTS OF THE POSTELECTON AUDITS FOR THE TWENTY-18 MAY PRIMARY….
WHICH FOUND NO POTENTIAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITY…..
KENTUCKY LAW REQUIRES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE TO CONDUCT POSTELECTON AUDITS IN NO FEWER THAN FIVE-PERCNT OF THE
COMMONWEALTH’S COUNTIES FOLLOING EACH PRIMARY ANDS GENERAL ELECTION…..
AND BULLITT….JESSAMINE….OWEN….POWELL….ROWAN…..AND SCOTT COUNTIES WERE SELETED IN A RANDOM DRAWING……
FLAGS TO HALF STAFF
09/07/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS ORDERED ALL FLAGS FLOWN….AT STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS….BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF TODAY TO HONOR CHIEF
WARRANT OFFICER TAYLOR GALVIN WHO WAS KILLED IN IRAQ….
THE 34 YEAR OLD FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER DIED AUGUST 30TH AFTER HIS HELICOPTER CRASHED…..
AND THE GOVERNOR ENCOURAGES ANYONE WHO FLIES A FLAG TO LOWER IT TODAY IN HOMOR OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER GALVIN……
CARTER
09/07/18
54 YEAR OLD RICHARD ALLEN “RICHIE” CARTER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT FIVE
AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OAK FOREST NUMBER TWO CEMETERY…. VISITAION BEGINS AFTER NINE THIS MORNING AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..AND EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HELEN JOHNSON OF SCOTTSVILLE….TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS IN LAW; PEGGY AND MIKE BLANKENSHIP OF SCOTTSVILLE
AND PATTY AND DALE SPEAKMAN OF OHIO….AND TIMMY AND CHRIS WATSON AND SHANE AND TRAVIS JOHNSON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
09/07/18
THE PARIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO GLASGOW TO TAKE ON THE SCOTTIES……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK….AND 99-
POINT THREE…. WVLE…. STARTING AT SIX-30…….
BG MAN PLEDS GUILTY
09/06/18
A BOWLING GREEN MAN HAS PLEAD GUILTY TO CHARGES OF KNOWINGLY DISTRIBUTING OXYMOREPHONE AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS WHILE
AN UNLAWFUL USER OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE……
THE PLEA AGEEMENT DOES NOT HOLD 30 YEAR OLD DAMIR ZLATOVIC CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF 21 YEAR OLD KILOISHA HOLLEY
WHO DIED FROM MULTIPLE DRUG INTOXICATON…..AND RECOMMENDS A 10-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE…
THE U-S MARSHALLS SERVICE WILL DETIIN ZLATOVIC UNTIL HIS SENTENCING ON DECEMBER FOURTH…..
WILSON
09/06/18
94 YEAR OLD VERTIE MAE HUNTSMAN WILSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN UNION CHAPEL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
12NOON SATURDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; TWYLA AND MORRIS GARMON AND TERESA AND RONNIE WILLIAMS ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE……THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
STUART
09/05/18
87 YEAR OLD JULIA LEE BLACKWELL STUART OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT CAL TURNER EXTENDED CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER FOUR TOMORROW AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EASTERN STAR SERVICES WILL BE HELD TOMORROW NIGHT (FRI) 1 AT
SEVEN-30 AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; BETH AND TODD CROWE….AND TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; RANDY AND ELEANOR OF
FLORIDA AND GREG AND KIM OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
09/06/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO BARREN COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT CROSS COUNTY TEAMS RUN IN THE BARREN COUNTY INVITATIONAL…..
THE PATIORT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS HOST MONROE COUNTY……
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AND THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS SOUTH WARREN….
GRIMES COMPLAINT
09/05/18
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY HAS FILED AN ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST DEMOCRATIC SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN
GRIMES…..
THE COMPLAINT SAYS GRIMES IS NOT COMPLYING WITH A TWENTY-10 EXECUTIVE BRANCH COMMISION RULING THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE
DOESN’T HAVE ACCESS TO THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASE…..WHICH RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT THE SECURITY OF THE
NOVEMBER ELECTIONS…..
LAST WEKK……THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS REAFFIRMED GRIMES’ ACCESS TO THE DATABASE…..
GRMES SAYS SHE NEEDS ACCESS TO THE DATABASE FOR HER JOB AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER……AND CALLED
PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS AGAINST HER POLITICALLY MOTIVATED…..
TUITION CUT
09/05/18
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT BEGINNING NEXT FALL….TUITION WILL BE CUT 57-PECENT MAKING IT 98-
HUNDRED-75 DOLLARS A YEAR INSTEAD OF 23-THOUSAD…….THE PRICE DROP….. HOWEVER..….DOESN’T INCLUDE ONLINE AND GRADUATE
PROGRAMS…
ADDING IN ROOM AND BOARD…..THE ANNUAL COST WILL BE JUST OVER 19-THOUSAND DOLLARS INSTEAD OF 32-THOUSAND…..
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT LARRY COCKRUM SAID HE DOESN’T EXPECTS THE TUITION CUT TO HAVE A MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE BUDGET AS STUDENT
ENROLLMENT WAS RISED TO 12-THOUSAND STUDENTS…..UP FROM 92-HUNDRED A YEAR AGO…..
THE UNIVERSITY PLANS TO ADD AN EXTRA 300-STUDENTS PER YEAR…..AND TO RETAIN 70-PERCENT OF ITS UNDERGRADUAGTE STUDENTS FOR
FIVE YEARS……
TODDLER SHOT
09/05/18
YESTERDAY MORNING…..THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE…..AN AMISH HOME ON BUCK CREEK ROAD….
IN REFERENCE TO AN ACCIDENTIAL SHOOTING….
DETECTIVES DETERMINED A TWO-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT BY A JUVENILE SIBLING….. WHILE THE SIBLING WAS HANDLING A LOADED RIFLE……THE
CHILDREN HAD BEEN SENT UPSTAIRS TO GET SOME ITEMS FOR THEIR PARENTS PRIOR TO THE SHOOTING……
THE TWO-YEAR-OLD DIED AT THE SCENE……
HEALTH CAMPAIGN
09/05/18
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH HAS LAUNCHED ANOTHER PHASE OF THEIR CAMPAIGN TO HELP PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GIVE UP
TOBACCO…..
THIS NEW PHASE INCLUDES BROADCAST…..PRINT….AND DIGITAL ADS…..IT ALSO FEATURES OUTREACH TO MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES AIMED AT BOOSTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE CAMPAIGN….
THE CAMPAIGN ALREADY OFFERS A FREE TOBACCO QUIT-LINE…..AT 800-QUIT-NOW…..WHICH PROVIDES FREE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT FOR
PEOPLE WANTING TO STOP SMOKING OR USING OTHER TOBACCL PRODUCTS……
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS THE NATION’S SECOND-HIGHEST SMOKING RATE…..WITH 24-POINT-SIX PERCENT OF KENTUCKY’S RESIDENTS
REPORTING DAILY USE OF TOBACCO…..AND MORE THAN EIGHT-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS DIE EACH YEAT DUE TO TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES……
SPORTS
09/05/18
THE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM TRAVELS TO GLASGOW……
THIS WEEK’S CLASS FOUR-“A” HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL FINDS BLAZER MOVING UP TO FIRST AS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON DROPS TO SECOND…..
LOGAN COUNTY IS THIRD…..THE PATRIOTS ARE SEVENTH…..AND WARREN EAST ALSO RECEIVED VOTES……
KY HOME SALE RISE
09/04/18
HOME SALES IN THE COMMONWEALTH ROSE IN JULY…..FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR…..REACHING FIVE-THOUSAND-42 TRANSACTONS
WHICH WAS A ONE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT OVER JULY TWENTY-17……FOR THE YEAR…. HOWEVER…..HOME SALES IN KENTUCKY ARE TRAILING
TWENTY-17 BY ALMOST TWO-PERCENT…..
WHILE SALES WERE UP…..HOME PRICES FELL BY FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN JULY……TO A MEDIAN OF 133-THOUSAND-814 DOLLARS….
WHICH IS DOWN FROM 140-THOUSAND-514 DOLLARS LAST JULY…..
ALSO IN JULY…..KENTUCKY’S HOUSNG INVENTORY SLIPPED TWO-POINT-ONE PERCENT…. AFTER SEEING THE FIRST ANNUAL INCREASE IN JUNE…..
CHILD CARE
09/04/18
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES SAYS THE COMMONWEALTH HAS PAID TWO-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLLARS TO
RELATIVES TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN IN STATE CUSTODY SINCE NOVEMBER TO COMPLY WITH A FEDERAL COURT RULING……
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULED LAST YEAR KENTUCKY HAD TO PAY RELATIVES CARING FOR CHILDREN IN STATE CUSTODY……JUST AS THEY DO
FOSTER PARENTS…..
TO QUALIFY…..CHILDREN MUST HAVE BEEN IN STATE CUSTORY AND RELATIVES CAN’T HAVE PERMANENT CUSTODY……
ELDER LUNDERGAN INDICTED
09/04/18
THE FATHER OF KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE AND FORMER U-S SENATE CANDIDATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES…..HAS BEEN INDICTED ON
CHARGED HE ILLEGALLY USED HIS COMPANY TO PAY FOR CONSULTANTS AND VENDOR FOR HER CAMPAIGN AND THEN LIED ABOUT IT…..
A FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTED 71 YEAR OLD JERRY LUNDERGAN FRIDAY…..AND HE FACES 10-COUNTS THAT INCLUDE UNLAWFUL CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS….. FALSE STATEMENTS….AND FALSIFYING RECORDS……
LUNDERGAN…..WHO IS A FORMER DEMOCRATIC STATE LAWMAKER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC PARTY……HAS CLOSE TIES TO
BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON WHO CAM TO CAMPAIGN FOR GRIMES DURING HER FAILED TWENTY-14 BID TO UNSEAT SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL…..
66 YEAR OLD DALE EMMONS….A POLITICAL CONSULTANT ON THE CAMPAIGN…..WAS ALSO INDICTED…..
I-65 RESURFACING
09/04/18
MOTRORISTS ARE BEING REMINDED THAT A MAJOR RESURFACING PROJECT BEGINS TONIGHT ON I-65…..FROM MILE MARKERS 35 TO 44…..
ALL SIX LINES OF THE INTER-STATE ARE BEING REPAVED FROM THE OAKLAND AREA TO THE CUMEBRLAND PARK WAY…..
THE WORK IS BEIING DONE FROM SEVEN AT NIGHT TO SEVEN THE NEXT MORNING…. AND THE INTER-STATE WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE LANE
DURING THE HOURS THE WORK IS BEING DONE……
LAW ENFORCMENT WILL BE ON SITE FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT AND MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND PARY ATTENTION…..
THE REPAVING PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER……
SPORTS
09/04/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY…..
WHILE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS RUSSELLVILLE…..
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS GO TO THE DIAMOND CAVERNS GOLF COURT TO PLAY WARREN EAST…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEY BALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
CLARK
08/31/18
77 YEAR OLD NORMAN W. CLARK OF INDIANAPOLIS DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; KAY CLARK…..A SON; CLAYTON OF BOWLING GREEN…..A DAUGHTER; HOLLY DAVIS OF ARIZONA…..TWO BROTHERS AND
SISTER-IN-LAW; JOE AND JOANN BRIDGES OF SCOTTSVILLE AND BILLY WITCHER OF SOUTH CAROLINA…..AND FIVE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW;
SHARON AND GOBEL SIMONS OF TENNESSEE, JO AVA CHERRY OF SCOTTSVILLE, VICKIE AND ROGER STICE OF ALVATON; PAM TUTTLE OF GLASGOW
AND CAROLYN AND TOM PICHON OF ILLINOIS…………
WOOD
08/31/18
39 YEAR OLD BILLY BEDFORD WOOD-JUNIOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNEDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……AND A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A
LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; KERRI WOOD…..A SON; BILLY…..AND A DAUGHTER; ALEXZANDRIA ALL OF MICHIGAN…..TWO SISTERS; LISA WOOD AND
EMILY WHITE BOTH OF TENNESSEE……TWO STEP-BROTHERS; TERRY AND DANNY VAUGHN…..AND TWO STEP-SISTERS; TAMMY AND TINA VAUGHN ALL
OF FRANKLIN…….
SPORTS
08/31/18
THE PATROTS WILL BE HOME TONIGHT…..FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON….. AS GREENWOOD COMES TO PATROT FIELD FOR THE “HALL OF FAME”
GAME…..
AT HALF TIME…..GARRY DEWITT….LUCIAN GRAVES….DON MEADOR AND RICK STARKS WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE ALLEN COUTY/SCOTTSVILLE
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME…..
KICK OFF FOR THE GAME IS SEVEN……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT FIELD….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50…. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE……WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-30……
AND THE TOPPERS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WISCONSIN……
COUNTY TRAFFIC SCHOOLS
08/30/18
ACCORDING TO STATE AUDITOR MIKE HARMON…..KENTUCKY’S COUNTY ATTORNEYS HAVE GENERATED MORE THAN THREE-POINT-FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS FOR THEIR OFFICES…..OPERATING TRAFFIC PROGRAMS INDEPENDENT OF STATE TRAFFIC SCHOOLS……
AS OF FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-17……92 OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S 120 COUNTY ATTORNEYS OPERATE SOME TYPLE OF TRAFFI SCHOOL AUTHORISED
BY THE….. COUNTY ATTORNEY TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM OR “CATS”….
THE AVERAGE COUNTY ATTORNY FEE CHARGED TO ENROLL IN A LOCAL TRAFFIC SCHOOL IS JUST OVER 95-DOLLARS…..WITH BARREN COUNTY
NOT HAVING A FEE……WHILE TRIGG COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST FEE AT 137-DOLLARS…..
TRADITIONAL STATE TRAFFIC SCHOOLS CAN BE DONE ON-LINE AT A COST OF 39-DOLLARS…..OR BY ATTENDDING A FOUR-HOUR CLASS IN PERSON
FOR 15-DOLLARS……
VETERANS CENTERS
08/30/18
THE KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE SAYS FOUR VETERANS CENTERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE POLLING PLACES IN FUTURE
ELECTIONS…..
THE CENTERS LOCATED IN HANSON…..HAZARD…..RADCLIFF…. AND WILMORE HOUSE HUNDREDS OF MILITARY VETERANS WHO NEED LONG-TERM
CARE…..
THE THOMPSON-HOOD VETERANS CENTER IN JESSAMINE COUNTY IS ALREADY A POLLING PLACE……
ACCIDENT
08/30/18
AN ACCIDENT AT THE RAILROAD TRACKS NEAR WESTERN’S CAMPUS LAST NIGHT…. RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES……BUT SNARLED TRAFFIC….
KNOCKED OUT POWER….AND SHUT DOWN THE TRACFFIC LIGHT….
BOWLING GREEN POLICE SAY A MINI-VAN WAS TURNING ONTO OLD MORGANTOWN ROAD AND PULLED IN THE PATH OF AN S-U-V….WHICH LEFT
THE ROADWAYORD…. STRUCK A UTILITY POLE…. AND BURST INTO FLAMES…..
SPORTS
08/31/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO WARREN EAST…..
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM PLAYS AT BOWLING GREEN…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLETY BALL TEAM GOES TO WESTMORELAND….
THE CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS RUN AT BARREN COUNTY…..
AND THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY DAVIESS COUNTY….
IN N-F-L PRE-SEAOSN FOOTBALL…..
THE TITANS HOST THE VIKINGS…..
FISCAL COURT
08/29/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE HALIFAX DIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING….
APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO ADVERTISE FOR A FULL BODY SCANNER FOR THE DETENTION CENTER…..THE PURCHASE WILL BE FUNDED THRU “KACO”
WITH THE COUNTY AND DENTENTION CENTER SPLITTING THE MONTHLY PAYMENT…..
‘FOLLOWING A PRESENTATION BY THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CONCERNING THE COST AND USE OF A NEW K-NINE……AND WITH THE SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT SAYING THEY WOULD FIND THE FUNDS…..THE COURT APPROVED THEM PROCEEDING WITH THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING A NEW K-
NNE…..
APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING TO BE POWER WASHED ON THREE SIDES….WITH THE CITY PAYING 40-PERCNT OF THE 64-
HUNDRED-32 DOLLAR COST…..
AND DEBBIE LINDSEY AND SUSAN WIMPEE WERE APPOINTED TO THE LIBRARY BOARD…..AND STEVE OSBORNE WAS REAPPOINTED TO THE
BOARD……
DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY
08/29/18
THE DOLLAR LITERACY FOUNDATON HAS AWARDED MORE THAN THREE-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS IN YOUTH LITERACY GRANTS…..TO 915
SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS….IN THE 44-STATES DOLLAR GENERAL SERVES…..
TO DATE…..THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED OVER 159-MILLION DOLLARS TO SCHOOLS…...LIBRARIES….….AND
LITERACY ORGANIZATIONS AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO INCREASE LITERACY SKILLS FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES……
EACH YEAR THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION AWARDS FUNDS TO ORGANIZATONS LOCATED WITHIN A 20-MILES RADIUS OF A DOLLAR
GENERAL STORE OR DISTRIBUTION……AND APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEXT GRANT FUNDING WILL BE AVAILABLE JANUARY SECOND…..
STATE ELECTION BOARD
08/29/18
MEETING IN SPECIAL SESSION YESTERDAY…..THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO REAFFIRM THE SECRETAY OF STATE’S
ROLE AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S CHIEF ELECTON OFFICER…...FOLLOWING ALLEGATONS SHE ABUSED HER AUTHORITY FOR POLITICAL
PURPOSES…..
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JARED DEARING HAD SENT A LEER TO BOARD MEMBERS ON MONDAY…. ACCUSING ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES……OF
MISUSING THE VOTER REGISTRAITON DATA BASE AND ORDING STAFF NOT TO COMPLY WITH A FEDERAL COURT ORDER……
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY CHAIRMAN MAC BROWN HAS CALLED FOR A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION……
JEFFERSON SCHOOL TAKE OVER
08/29/18
ON A FOUR-TO-THREE VOTE…..THE JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS APPROVED A SETTLEMENT TO AVOID THE COMMONWEALTH
TAKING OVER THE SYSTEM……
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL….THE DISTRICT AGREED TO CREATE AND STAFF AND INDEPENDENT OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE ANY
COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE DISTRICT…..IT IT WOULD HAVE TO UNDERGO A NEW MANAGEMENT AUDIT….. NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 15TH-
2020…..AFTER WHICH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION COUINTY AGAIN RECOMMEND A TAKE OVER……
THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MUST STILL ISSUE A FINAL ORDER DISMISSING THE CASE……
SPORTS
08/29/18
THE MED CENTER HEALTH 10-K IS SET FOR OCTOEBR 13TH……AND THERE WILL BE SOME CHANGES FOR THIS YEAR’ EVENT…..
AS THE “FUN WALK: IS BEING EXTENDED ABOUT TWO-TENTHS OF A MILE AND WILL BE A THREE-K…..
THERE ARE ALSO NEW START TIMES FOR THIS YEAR’S EVENT….
THE FIVE-K RUN AND WALK WILL START AT SEVEN-30…..WITH THE FUN WALK AND 10-K WHEELCHAIR RACE TO FOLLOW…..AND THE 10-K CLASSIC
WILL BEGIN AT EIGHT-15……
I-65 CONSTRUCTION
08/28/18
MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON I-65 IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET DISTRICT THREE BOWLING GREE OFFICE…..
MAY HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF ORANGE CONSTRUCTION BARRELS SETUP ALONG THE SHOULDER……IN PREPARATION FOR A MAJOR RESURFACING
PROJECT I IN BARREN…….EDMONSON…..AND WARREN COUNTIES…..
THE ACTUAL RESURFACING OF THE ROADWAY IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER FOURTH……
AS THE PROJECT WILL RESURFACE THE ENTIRE INTER-STATE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS…..BETWEEN MILE MAKER 35 AND MILE MAKER 44…..AND THE
PAVING WILL BE DONE FROM SEVEN AT NIGHT UNTIL SEVEN EACH MORNING……
PENSION SYSTEM EARNINGS
08/28/18
THERE’S SOME GOOD NEWS FOR ONE OF THE WORST-FUNDED PENSION SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRTY……AS INVESTMENTS IN KENTUCKY’ WORKER
PENSIONS EARNED MORE THAN ONE-POINT-FOUR-BILLION DOLLLARS IN FISCAL YEAT TWENTY-18….
THE KENTCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS SAYS ITS TOTAL ASSETS INCRESED TO 17-POINT-FOUR BILLION DOLALRS AT THE END OF THE FIXL EYR……
ACCORDING TO THE MOST NUMBERS FROM THE PENSION OFFICE…..THE COMMONWEALTH WAS ABOUT 27-BILLION DOLLARS SHORT OF WHAT IT
NEES TO PAY RETIREMENT BENEFITS OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS…..HOWEVER…..THAT NUMBER DOESN’T INCLUDE THE FISCAL YEAR-END
RESULTS……
STATE ELECTONS BOARD
08/28/18
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE KENTUCKY ELECTIONS BOARD HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR TODAY……AFTER ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CALLED FOR
AN ETHICS PROBE AND ACCUSED THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF ABUSING HER AUTHORITY OVER THE COMMONWEALTH’S ELECTON SYSTEM……
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR…JARED DEARING…..SUBMITTED A LETTER YESTERDAY THAT SAYS SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES…..
WHO CHAIRS THE BOARD…..HAS WEAKENED “CHECKS AND BALANCES” IN KENTUCKY’S ELECTION SYSTEM….
GRIMES’ OFFICE ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING THE COMPLAINT IS “BASELESS” AND “LACKS A BASIC UNDERSTANDING” OF HER DUTIES……
SPORTS
08/28/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS BARREN COUNTY…..
WHILE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GLASGOW…..
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM PLAYS AT GLASGOW…..
THE FIRST ASSOCIATED PRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLLS ARE OUT……
AND IN CLASS FOUR “A”……FRANKLIN/SIMPSON IS NUMBER ONE AND THE PATROTS ARE EIGHTH…..
CLASS ONE “A”……FINDS BEECHWOOD NUMBER ONE AND CAMPBELLSVILLE IS SEVENTH…..
IN CLASS TWO “A”…..MAYFIELD HOLDS DOWN THE TOP SPOT….WITH GLASGOW FOURTH AND TODD COUNTY CENTRAL ALSO RECEIVED VOTES…..
CLASS THREE “A”……FINDS BOYLE COUNTY NUMBER ONE…..CASEY COUNTY IS NINTH AND EDMONSON COUNTY ALSO RECEIVED VOTES…..
CLASS FIVE “A”……HAS COVINGTON CATHOLIC HOLDING DOWN THE TOP SPOT WITH BOWLING GREEN AND SOUTH WARREN TIED FOR SECOND…..
AND IN CLASS SIX “A”…..LOUISVILE MALE IS NUMBER ONE…..
BEVIN TO SEEK REELECTON
08/27/18
SPEAKING TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCY’S LINCOLIN DAY DINNER SATURDAY NIGHT……GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAID HE IS RUNNING
FOR RE-ELECTION IN TWENTY-19……
BEVIN……WHO HASN’T FILED PAPERWORK YET TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL…..SAID THAT WILL COME LATER…..
HE ALSO HASN’T INDICATED IF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JENEAN HAMPTON WOULD BE HIS RUNNING MATE AGAIN…….
CHAO CHOSEN
08/27/18
“U-S” SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION ELAINE CHAO….IS ONE OF 16 WOMEN SELECT BY THE POPULAT LIFESTYLE WEBSITE…..MY DOMAINE…..
FOR THEIR INFLUENCE AND IMPACT ON “U-S” HISTORY……
THE ONLY ONE ON THE LIST LIVING IN KENTUCKY…….CHAO BECAME THE FIRST ASIAM AMERICAN WOMAN TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CABINET
WHEN SHE WAS APPOINTED AS SECRETARY OF LABOR IN TWO-THOUSAND-ONE UNDER PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH……
THE 63 YEAR OLD CHAO IS THE WIFE OF SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL…..
CORVETTE MUSEUM FILM HONORED
08/27/18
THE NATONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM’S FILM ON THE HISTORY OF THE CORVETTE…. WHICH LOOPS DAILY IN THE MUSEUM’S CHEVROLET THEATRE….
HAS RECEIVED A “BRONZE TELLY AWARD” IN THE CATEGORY OF NO-BROADAST GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE……
THE 13-MINUTE FILM TRAVES THE CORVETT’S DEVELOPMENT FROM THE FIRST ONE IN 1953….TO TODAY’S SEVENTH GENERATION COREVETTE…
THE “TELLY AWARDS” WERE INTRODUCED IN 1979 TO HONOR EXCELLENCE IN VIDEO AND TELEVISION ACROSS ALL SCREENS…..
THIS YEAR’S COMPETITION RECEIVED 112-THOUSAND ENTRIES FROM ALL 50-STATES AND FIVE COUNTRIES……
SPORTS
08/27/18
THE PATRIOT SOCCER TEAM TRAVELS TO RUSSELLVILLE…..
AND THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON SOUTH WARREN…..
BEGINNG WITH THE UPCOMING BASKETBALL SEASON…..THE N-C-A-A WILL NO LONGER USE THE “RATING PERCENTAGE INDEX”…..OR R-P-I….AND
INSTEAD WILL USE IT OWN EVALUATION TOOL TO SELECT TEAMS FOR THE N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
THE N-C-A-A EVALUATON TOOL WILL RELY ON GAME RESULTS…..STRENGTH OF SCHEUDLE…..GAME LOCATION…..SCORING MARGIN…..NET
OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE EFFICIENTY…..AND QUALITY OF WINS AND LOSSES…..
NET RANKINGS WILL BE RELEASED IN LATE NOVEMBER OR EARLY DECEMBER AND WILL BE UPDATED THROUGH SELECTION SUNDAY…..
KOUNS
8/25/18
4 YEAR OLD MADDISON LESLEY LESHAY KOUNS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED THURSDAY AT MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT…
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SUN) AFTERNOON AT 4 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME… VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW MORNING AFTER 11 AT
THE FUNERAL HOME… AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES….
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER FATHER… MICHAEL KOUNS… HER MOTHER… CIERRA KOUNS… MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS… PAUL AND ELIZABETH DAVIS
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE… PATERNAL GRANDFATHER…. SAMUEL MICHAEL KOUNS JR. OF MARYLAND… PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER AND STEP-
GRANDFATHER… CELINA AND BOB THOMAS OF GEORGIA… PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDPARENTS… ROSEMARIE AND CARVEL KREISEL… 2 UNCLES
AND 1 AUNT… JOSHUA AND MEGAN DAVIS… AND DUSTIN DAVIS ALL OF SCOTTVILLE… SEVERAL AUNTS, UNCLES AND COUSINS ALSO SURVIVE….
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
08/24/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY
REMAINED STEADY AT FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT FROM JUNE TO JULY……AND THIS JULY’S JOBLESS RATE IS ALSO BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-FIVE
PERCENT RECORDED IN JULY OF LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN ALLEN AND
SIMPSON COUNTIES TO FIVE-POINT-EIGHT PERCNT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
FROM JULY TWENTY-17 TO JULY TWENTY-18…….JOBELSS RATE FELL IN 110 COUNIES AND ROSE IN 10………..
WOODFORD COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT……
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 13-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT……
ARREST
08/24/18
A BOWLING GREEN MAN IS FACING CHARGES IN THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF TWO LITTLE GIRLS…..
BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARRESTED 26 YEAR OLD LADANIEL BROWN WEDNESDDAY….. OFFICERS SAY BROWN ADMITTED TO ENGAGING IN ORAL
SEX WITH A FIVE-YEAR-OLD GIRLS TWICE AND A FOUR-YEAR-OLD ONCE….
BROWN IS CHARGED WITH SODOMY AND SEXUAL ABUSE…..
GUILTY PLEA
08/24/18
A RUSSELLVILLE MAN HAS PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO BEING A FELON POSSESSON AN UNREGISTERD SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN… AND
POSSESSION OF AN UNREGISTERRF MODIFIED FIREARM…....
44 YEAR OLD TRACY BASKERVILLE FACES UP TO 15-YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON…A 500-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE…AND FIVE-YEARS OF SUPERVISED
RELEASE…..
SENTENCING IS SET FOR NOVEMEBR 15TH…….
SPORTS
0824/18
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO BARREN COUNTY……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND
LOVE-FM….. 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM……BEGINNING AT SIX-30……
NATIONAL MOTTO
08/23/18
UNDER A BILL PRE-FILED FOR THE TWENTY-19 GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..KENTUCKY’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO POST THE
NATIONAL MOTTO…..IN GOD WE TRUST…. INSIDE THEIR BUILDINGS…..
THE BILL WOULD REQUIRE ELEMENTARY…..MIDDLE…..AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO DISPLAY THE “IN GOD WE TRUST” MOTTO IN A PROMINENT
LOCATION SUCH AS A SCHOOL ENTRY WAY…..CAFEERIA…….OR COMMON AREA……
LAWS REQUIRING THE DISPLAY OF…….IN GOD WE TRUST IN SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY ON THE BOOKS I N OTHER STATES INCLUDING TENNESSEE…...
AND IF APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY……LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE MEASURE STARTING IN THE
TWENTY-19-20 SCHOOL YEAR…..
US BANK ROBBED
08/23/18
THE U-S BANK BRANCH ON LAIN AVENUE IN BOWLING GREEN WAS ROBBED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….
THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN THEN BANK WHEN AUTHORITIES SAY A LONE WHILE MALE PASSED A NOTE DEMANDING CASH….. AFTER TELLERS
COMPLIED HE LEFT ON FOOT….…..
THE SUSPECT…..BELIEVED TO BE IN HIS EARLY 30s…. WAS WEARING A GRAY/DARK GREEN BUTTON UP SHIRT WITH A WHITE UNDERSHIRT…HE
HAD A BEARD…. MUSTACHE…. BROWN HAIR….AND WAS WEARING GLASSES….
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THIS INCIDENT IS ASKED TO CALL SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY CRIME STOPPERS AT SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-
CLUE……
BRANHAM
08/23/18
83 YEAR OLD THOMAS CLAY BRAHAM OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT HARDWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE
FUNERAL HOME….MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO THE NEW SALEM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OR NORTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GORDON AND RITA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO STEP-SONS AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW;
KEVIN AND WENDY CALVERT AND BOBBY CALVERT ALL OF INDIANA…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN, FOUR STEP-GRANDCHILDREN, FOUR GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……..
SPORTS
0823/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT MONROE COUNTY…..
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM ALSO GOES TO MONROE COUINTY….
AND THE MIDDLE SCOL SOCCER TEAM TRAVELS TO RUSSELLVILLE…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO BARREN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS HOST LOGAN COUNTY AND RUSSELLVILLE….
OHIO STATE HAS RELEASED DOZENS OF DOCUMENTS…..AND A 23-PAGE INDEPENDENT SUMMARY OF FINDINDS…..…RELATED TO HEAD FOOTBALL
COACH URBAN MEYER’S HANDLING OF A DOMESTIC ABUSE ALLEGATION AGAINST FORMER BUCKEYES ASSISTANT ZACH SMITH……
THE UNIVERSITY ALSO ANNOUNCED MEYER WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE FIRST THREE GAMES OF THE SEASON AND WILL FORFEIT SIX WEEKS OF
PAY…..
TRUMP NOMINATION
08/22/18
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS NOMINATED THE PRESIDENT OF THE KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FOR A POSITION IN
HIS ADMINISTRATION…..
BOB KING HAS BEEN PICKED TO BE THE NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATON…..
KING WHO HAS BEEN PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-NINE…. HAD PLANNED TO RETIRE IN JUNE…..BUT THE COUNCIL ASKED
HIM TO STAY ON UNTIL THEY COULD FIND A REPLACEMENT…..
HAYS
08/22/18
81 YEAR OLD WESLEY HAYS OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME …..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; HOWARD OF OREGON…..AND A SISTER; ELAINE WALKER OF ARIZONA……
CALVERT
08/22/18
89 YEAR OLD WILLIE K. “JUNIOR” CALVERT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL
GARDENS……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JEFFERY AND DENISE OF ADOLPHUS…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; ANGELA AND
CHARLIE HARPER OF TENNESSEE…….THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
08/22/18
BEGINNING WITH THE UPCOMING FOOTBALL SEASON…..WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WILL ALLOW ONLY APPROVED CLEAR TOTES….PLASTIC
ZIP LOCK BAGS….AND SMALL CLUTCHES AND PURSES INTO HOUCHENS/ SMITH STADIUM……
THE N-F-L IMPLEMENTED A SIMILAR POLICY IN TWENTY-13…….AND THE S-E-C ADOPTED THE POLICY LAST SEASON……
STATE ELECTION BOARD
08/20/18
THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF ELECTONS WILL MEET THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS AN ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OPINON THAT SAYS IT’S “OK” FOR
POLL WORKERS TO POST LISTS OF CERTIFIED-WRITE IN CANDIDATES IN VOTING PRECINTS….
THE OPINION SAY POLL WORKERS AREONT REQUIRED TO POST THE LIST…...BUT IF THEY DID IT WOULDN’T VIOLATE THE COMMONWEALTH’S BAN
ON ELECTIONEERING……
THE OPINION WENT ON TO SAY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SAY WHAT IS AND IS NOT ELECTIONEERING…..AND
RECOMMENDED THEY COME UP WITH RULES ABOUT POSTING LISTS OF CANDIDATES……
ROBERTS
08/20/18
65 YEAR OLD PEGGY JANE BRITT ROBERTS OF SPARTA-TENNESSEE….AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..DIED SATURDAY AT COOKEVILLE
REGONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN COOKEVILLE-TENNESSEE…..VISITATION FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE WILL BE TODAY (MON) FROM 11 TO 12NOON
AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH GRAVESIDE SERVICVES THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT ONE AT MITCHELLVILLE CEMETERY NEAR PORTLAND-
TENNESSEE….. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; VICKIE RENEE JONES NORRIS….AND A STEP-SON; LEE ROBERTS BOTH OF TENNESSEEE……A STEP-DAUGHTER;
CASSANDRA CANTRELL OF BOWLING GREEN……AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; JAMES AND SUE BRITT OF SCOTTSVILLE AND JERRY
AND BECKY WRIGHTSMAN OF INDIANA…….SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
DENNIS
8/19/18
90 YEAR OLD JACK DENNIS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT
ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME… VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (TUES) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME… AND EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE… PATRICIA DENNIS OF SCOTTSVILLE… 2 SONS AND DAUGHTERS IN LAW… JEFFERY AND BRENNAN DENNIS OF
BOWLING GREEN.. AND DAVID AND TERESA DENNIS OF FOUNTAIN RUN… 2 DAUGHTERS AND SONS IN LAW… SHEILA AND DALE BARBELLA OF
FLORDIA… AND ANN AND TRAVIS LANGMAN OF THE STONY POINT COMMUNITY… 2 STEP SONS… JON BAXTER OF INDIANA… AND SAMUEL BAXTER… 1
STEP DAUGHTER AND STEP SON IN LAW… MARY AND TOMMY BRUCE ALL OF CENTRAL CITY… 14 GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE….
SPORTS
08/20/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY SOUTH WARREN…..
WHILE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO RUSSELLVILLE…..
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE GLASOW COUNTRY CLUB TO PLAY THE SCOTTIES…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS WAREN CENTRAL…..
AND THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT WARREN EAST…..
THE BREEDER’S CUP HAS CHOSEN SANTA ANITA……KEENELAND…..AND DEL MAR TO HOST ITS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FORM TWENTY-19 TO
TWENTY-21…..
SANTA ANITA WILL HOST THE SEASON ENDING EVENT FOR A RECORD 10TH TIME….. WHILE KEENELAND AND DEL MAR WILL HOST THE RACES FOR
THE SECOND TIME EACH….AFTER DEBUTING AS VENUES IN TWENTY-15 AND TWENTY-17…..
CHURCHILL DOWNS WILL HOST THE BREEDERS CUP THIS NOVEMBER……
MADDEN FORMER ATTORNEY RESPONDS
08/17/18
THE FORMER ATTORNEY FOR TIMOTHY MADDEN…..TRAVIS LOCK….HAS RESPONDED TO A COURT ORDER TO TURN OVER CASE FILES TO MADDENS
NEW PUBLIC DEFENDER…TOM GFIFFITHS…..
IN HIS RESPONSE…..LOCK SAID HAS NEVER REFUSED TO TURN THE INFORMATION OVER TO THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADVOCACY…..
BUT HAD NEVER BEEN GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY WOULD LIKE THE FILES DELIVERED…..
LOCK WENT ON TO SAY HE DID FORWARD 386 E-MAILS RELATED TO THE CASE AND A 16-GIGA BIT FLASH DRIVE CONTAINING HE ENTIRE FILE FOR
MADDEN….
AND LOCK SAID EVEN IF GRIFFITHS HAD RECEIVED THE INFORMATION BEFORE THE JULY 31ST COURT DATE…..HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
SET A TRIAL DATE…. NOR WOUILD ANY SUBSTITUTE ATTORNEY IN THE CASE…..
WRITE-IN CANDIDATES
08/17/18
AN OPINION FROM THE KENUCKY ATTORNEY GENREL’S OFFICE SAYS IT IS OK FOR ELECTION OFFICIALS TO POST A LIST OF CERTIFIED “WRITE-IN”
CANDIDATES AT POLLING PLACES….
IN THE COMMONWEALTH….VOTES ONLY COUNT FRO “WRITE-IN” CANDIDATES IF THEY HAVE FILED A LETTER OF INTENT…...BY THE FOURTH FRIDAY IN
OCTOBER….. WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE OR THE COUNTY CLERK……
ELECTION OFFICIALS HAVE TRAINED POLL WORKERS TO NOT POST THE LIST OF CERTIFIED “WRITE-IN” CANDIDATES FOR FEAR IT WOULD VIOLATE
THE COMMONWEALTH’S BAN ELECTIONING….
BUT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS POSTING THE LIST WOULD NOT BREAK THE LAW BECAUSE THE LISTS WOULD NOT ADVOCATE PEOPLE
TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST A CANDIDATE……
SPORTS
08/17/18
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL GOES TO OWENSBORO APOLLO TO PLAY IN THE “APOLLO SUMMER SLAM DOWN”…….
THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON GETS UNDERWAY TONIGHT….
AS BARREN COUNTY IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON CASEY COUNTY, CAVERNA ENTERTAINS EDMONSON COUNTY, FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TRAVELS TO E’
TOWN, HART COUNTY PLAYS AT TAYLOR COUNTY, SOUTH WARREN GOES TO HOPKINSVILLE, TODD COUNTY CENTRAL IS ON HE ROAD TO
BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY AND WARREN EAST TRAVELS TO PORTLAND-TENNESSEE…..
AT THE SCOTTIE BOWLING…..
MONROE COUNTY TAKES ON TRIGG COUNTY
AND THE GLASGOW PLAYS RUSSELLVILLE….
BEVIN DEFENDS PENSION LAW
08/16/18
SPEAKING TO A CONFERENCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN LOUISVILLE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR MATT SAID THE COMMONWEALTH’S
COUNTIES WILL BE “SCREWED” FINANCIALLY IF THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT INVALIDATES A NEW LAW MAKING CHANGES TO THE STRUGGLING
PENSON SYSTESM…..
BEVING WARNED THAT FEW COUNTIES WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE HIGHER PENSON COSTA WITHOUT THE CHANGES INCLUDED IN THE PENSION
REFORM LAW……
SOLDIER REMAINS RETURNED
08/16/18
THE REMAINS OF A CLINTON COUNTY SOLDIER…..WHO WENT MISSING DURING THE KOREN WAR…..AVE BEEN RETURNED TO CLINTON COUNTY…..
P-F-C JOE STANTON ELMORE DIED AT THE AGE OF 20 ON DECEMBR SECOND 1950…..
VISITATION WILL BE HELD TOMORROW AT THE ALBANY UNTIED CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE .WITH FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE HELD SATURDAY…..
ELMORE WILL BE BURIED AT A FAMILY DAY IN ALBANY……
HART FATAL
08/16/18
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY IN HART COUNTY CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWENTY-16 DODGE PASSENGER CAR DRIVEN BY 18 YEAR OLD HAILEY WILSON OF MUNFORDVILLE CROSSED THE CENTER
LINE AND STRUCK A 1992 G-M-C PICK-UP OPERATED BY 50 YEAR OLD MICHAEL RIGGS OF MUNFORDVILLE……
FOLLOWING THE COLLISION…RIGG’S VEHICLE LEFT THE ROADWAY AND CAUGHT FIRE…..
RIGGS DIED AT THE SCENE AND WILSON WAS FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL…….
FORMER DEPUTY PLEADS GUILTY
08/16/18
A FORMER MONROE COUNTY DEPTY HAS PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO WIRE FRAUD CHARGES….
UNDER THE PLEA AGREEMENT…..LARRY DALE MARTIN WILL SERVE THREE YEARS PROBATON AND PAY 75-HUNDRED DOLLARS RESTITUTION…..
MARTIN PLEADED GUILTY TO SELLING SURPLUS MILITARY PROPERTY OBTAINED FROM A DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PROGRAM……
SPORTS
08/16/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS GLASGOW…..
AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MOSS…..
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS HOST WARREN EAST…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO EDMONSON COUNTY…..
LOTTERY SALES
08/15/18
THE KENTUCKY LOTTERY HAS ANNOUNCED RECORD TICKET SALES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED JUNE 30TH……
THE LOTTERY RECORDED SALES OF ONE-POINT-ZERO-FOUR BILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR…..WHICH IS FOUR-PERCENT MORE THAN THE
PREVIOUS YEAR’S SALES….. AND THE LOTERY ALSO GAVE 253-MILLION DOLLARS TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S GENERAL FUND WHICH IS ALSO A
RECORD AMOUNT….
SCRATCH-OFF TICKETS WERE ONCE AGAIN THE LARGEST INDIVIDUAL GAME CATEGORY…..FINISHING THE FISCAL YEAR AT JUST OVER 613-MILLION
DOLLARS….. WHICH WAS UP FROM NINE-POINT-THREE MILLION IN TWENTY-17…..
AND MEGA MILLIONS HAD THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE OF ANY KENTUCKY LOTTERY GAME…...RISING NEARLY 37-PERCENT FROM 10-
POINT-SEVEN MILLION TO 39-POINT-EIGHT MILLION……LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY SEVERAL LARGE JACKPOTS DURING THE YEAR SUPRRED THE
INCREASE……
ETHICS CHANGES
08/15/18
THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION IS URGING LAWMAKERS TO UPDATE THE COMMONWEALTH’S…..LEGISLATIVE ETHICS LAW…..TO
FILL A VOID IN THE FIGHT AGAISNT SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN CASES AT THE STATE CAPITAL…..
THE COMMISSION IS RECOMMENDING THE LAW BE REVISED TO SPECIFICALLY PROHIBIT WORKPLACE HARASSMENT BY LAWMAKERS AGAINST THEIR
STAFF….AS THE CURRENT LAW DOESN’T INCLUDE SUCH LANGUAGE…..
COMMISSION MEMBERS SAY THE CHANGE WOULD REMOVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THEY HAVE JURISDICTION TO INVESTIGATE SEXUAL
HARASSMENT ALLEGATONS AGAINST LAWMAKERS……
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS STOLEN
08/15/18
STATE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO REMOVED EIGHT CATALTIC CONVERTERS FROM A BOWLING GREEN CAR DEALERSHIP….
THE CONVERTERS……VALUED AT 22-HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH….WERE TAKEN OFF CARS AT LARRY HARPER AUTO SALES ON PORTER PIKE….
THE SUSPECT IS A WHITE……HEAVY SET MALE…..WHO WAS DRIVING A DARK-COLORED VEHICE…..
A ONE-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF THE INDIVIDUAL……
SPORTS
08/15/18
THE LADY TOPPER SOCCER TEAM HAS BEEN PICKED TO FINISH NINTH IN THE PRE-SEASON……C-U-S-A……COACHES POLL….
RICE AND NORTH TEXAS…..WHO HAVE COMBINED TO WIN EVERY REGUALR SEASON TITLE SINCE TWENTY-14…..ARE TABBED FIRST AND SECOND…..
AND THEY’RE FOLLOWED BY CARLOTTE…..OLD DOMINION…..AND FLORIDA ATLANTIC……
CITY COUNCIL
08/14/18
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING….FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO SETTING THE TWENTY-18 TAX RATE…..
AND THE COUNCIL VOTED UNANAMOUSLY TO TAKE THE COMPENSATING RATE….
APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO PURCHASE THREE EASEMENTS FOR NEW SEWER PUMP STATIONS ON VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY….
AND THE COUNCIL WAS INFORMED THE CITY HAD BEEN AWARDED A RURAL AREA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GRANT WHICH WILL ESTABLISH A
PUBLIC BUS SERVICE IN SCOTTSVILLE…. THE CITY IS RECEIVING 55-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE…..10-THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR ADMINISTRATION…. 47-THOUSND-887 DOLLARS FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AND 576 DOLLARS FOR TRAINING EXPENSES…..
TWO CHARGED WITH MURDER
08/14/18
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED TWO INDIVIDUALS IN THE DEATH OF 19 YEAR OLD DAMAIN COOK OF FRANKLIN WHO WAS ASSAUTLED LAST WEEK
AND LATER DIED OF HIS INJURIES AT SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER.......
23 YEAR OLD JORDAN ALFORD OF TENNESSEE AND 52 YEAR OLD AMIE ALFORD OF FRANKLIN HAVE BOTH BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER……
WARREN STAND OFF
08/14/18
A STAND OFF ON NORTH GRAHAM STREET IN BOWLING GREEN YESTERDAY ENDED PEACEFLLY WITH THE ARREST OF ABOLWIN GREENMAN…..
31 YEAR OLD JESSE LILLARD WAS INTOXICATED AND TOLD DEPUTIES FROM THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..BY PHONE…..HE
WOULD ENGAGE IN A SHOOTOUT…..
LILLARD….WHO FINNALY WALKED OUT PEACEFULLY….WAS ARRESTED AND LODGED IN THE WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL……
SPORTS
08/14/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM HOSTS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
THE PATRIOT AND LADY GOLF TEAMS TRAVEL TO THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTY CLUB TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TANGLE WITH WARREN EAST….
DOCTOR SENTENCED
08/13/18
A SIMPSON COUNTY DOCTOR HAS BEEN SENTENCWD TO 50-MONTHS IN PRISON…..WITH NO CNANCE FOR PAROLE….ON 15-COUNTS OF ILLEGAL
DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES BY WAY OF PRESCRIBING OPIATE PAIN MEDICATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE COURSE OF PROFESSIONAL
MEDICAL PRACTICE AND WITHOUT A LEGITIMATE MEDICAL PURPOSE…..
DR. ROY REYNOLDS…..WHO THE JUDGE DESCRIBED AS A “DRUG DEALWE WITH A MEDICAL LICENSE…..WAS PRACTICNG IN FRANKLIN AT THE TIME
OF HIS ILLEGAL ACTIVITY……
MAN FOUND GUILTY
08/13/18
A FEDERAL JURY HAS CONVICTED A COLUMBIA MAN OF RIPPING OFF INVESTORS BY LYING ABOUT POTENTIAL PROFITS FROM OIL AND GAS WELLS….
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADET….62 YEAR OLD RONNIE RODGERS WAS CONVITED OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MAIL FRAUD….WIRE FRIED….
AND SECURITIES FRAUD…..
REGULATORS HAD PREVIOUSLY ORDERED RODGER TO STOP SELLING INVESTMENT I OIL AND GAS WELLS…..BUT HE KEPT DOING IT….SETTING UP
“SHELL” COMPANIES SOLICITING MONEY FROM INVESTORS IN ADAIR…..CLINTONM…..PULASKI….AND WARERN COUNTIES…..WHERE RODGERS SOLD
A TOTAL OF 10-MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF INVESTMENTS…..
MEETINGS
08/13/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND HALF-WAY LODGE AND THE BEEKEEPERS BOTH MEET A T7……
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTET AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL BOTH MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4…..
THURSDAY MORNING AT 7:30 THE CHAMEBR OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST CLUBS MEETS, THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE ALZHEIMER’S
SUPPORT GROUPS MEETS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT FOUR AND THE HALFRY/DALTON V-F-W POST MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6…….
SPORTS
08/13/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO BOWLING GREEN TO TAKE ON DRAKES CREEK….
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS GO TO THE ROLLING HILLS GOLF COURSE TO PLAY LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO CLINTON COUNTY…..
SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS HAS ANNOUNCED THAT NASCAR FANS WILL RECEIVE A TICKET CREDIT IF A RACE AT ONE OF ITS EIGHT
TRACKS……INCLUDING THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY….IS POSTPONED AND THE TICKET HOLDER CAN’T ATTEND THE RESCHEDULED DATE….
THE CREDIT MUST BE USED WITHIN ONE CALENDAR YEAR….OR AT THE SAME EVET THE NEXT YEAR…..…
CHRISTY STILL WANTED
08/10/18
AUTHORITIES ARE STILL LOOKING FOR SHAWN CHRISTY….WHO MADE THREATS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP AND MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT DAKOTA
MEYER…..AND THEY BELIEVE HE’S STILL IN THE COMMONWEALTH ACCORDING TO SURVEILLANCE VIDEO….
MYER’S BROTHER….TIMOTHY GILLIAM WHO LIVES IN ADAIR COUNTY….CAME HOME LAST NIGHT AND FOUND HIS FRONT DOOR HAD BEEN KICKED-
IN…..FOOD WAS STOLEN FROM THE REFRIGFERATOR…..AND A GREEN TWO-THOUSAND-ONE GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A BLACK HOOD WAS MISSING
FROM THE GARAGE…..
GILLIAM SHOWED TROOPERS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO…..AND K-S-P BELIEVES THE SUSPECT IN THE VIDEO IS CHRISTY…….
THREE OFFICERS HONORED
08/10/18
THREE AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS…..INCLUDING A SCOTTSVILLE POLICE OFFICER….HAVE BEEN HONORED FOR THEIR SEATBELT
ENFORCEMENT…..
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE OFFICER TREVOR THOMPSON RECEIVED THE TWENTY-18….. GOVERNOR’S OCCUPANT PROTECTION AWARD……FOR ISSUING
THE MOST SEAT BELT CITATONS DURING THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY….CLICK IT OR TICKET CAMPAIGN…..
AND WARREN COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF WAYNE MAYFIELD AND GLASGOW POLICE OFFICER NICK HOUCHENS WERE ALSO HONORED FOR THEIR
SEAT BELT ENFORCEMENT……
SCOUT CELEBRATION
08/10/18
THE 24TH ANNUAL BARREN RIVER LAKE SCOUT CELEBRATON IS THIS WEEK-END AT THE TAILWATER CAMPGROUND….WHICH WILL BE CLOSED TO
OTHER PUBLIC CAMPING THIS WEEK-END FOR THE EVFENT….
THE OPENING CAMPFIRE IS TONIGHT…..…..
TOMORROW WHICH IS THE MAIN PUBLIC EVENT WILL BEGIN WITH A PATRIOTIC FLAG RAISING AT SEVEN-45……ACTIVITES WILL RUN FROM EIGHT
UNTIL NOON WHEN THE CAMPFIRE COOK OFF CHALLENGE WILL BE HELD…..THEN ACTIEIS REUSME AT ONE…..
SUNDAY BEGINS WITH THE FLAG RAISING AT SEVEN-45……A RELIGIOUS SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT EIGHT-45….AND THEN SCOUTS WILL BEGIN
BREAKING CAMP AND DEPART…..
SPORTS
08/10/18
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO MIKE BUCHANON PARK FOR THE SOUTH WARREN TOURNAMENT…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL HOST A KIDS CAMP TOMORROW…..FROM EIGHT UNTIL 11-30…..IN PATRIOT GYM…..
THE CAMP IS OPEN TO STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THRU SEVENTH GRADE…..
THE FEE IS 20-DOLLARS AND REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE CAMP BEGINS…
WESTERN KENTUCKY’S….FAN FEST….RETURNS TO DIDDLE ARENA TOMORROW FROM 11-TO-ONE….
WITH THE TOPPER FOOTBALL…..SOCCER….AND VOLLEYBALL TEAMS PARTICIPATING…..
THERE WILL BE AUTOGRAPH AND INTERACTIVE STATIONS…..
AND THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL SCRIMMAGE FROM 12 TO ONE…..
SCHOOL BEGINS
08/09/18
IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TODAY…..AS SOME THREE-THOUSAND STUDENTS WILL BE RETURNING TO THE
CLASSROOM FOLLOWING THE SUMMER VACATION…..
FALL BREAK WILL BE OCTOBER FIRST THRU FIFTH……SCHOOL WILL BE OUT FOR THANKSGIVING NOVEMBER 21ST THRU THE 23RD……CHRISTMAS
BREAK RUNS DECEMBER 17TH THRU JANUARY FIRST…..SPRING BREAK IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL FIRST THRU FIFTH…..AND AS OF NOW….THE LAST
DAY FOR STUDENTS THIS SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE MAY 23RD……..
PAUL DELIVERS LETTER
08/09/18
YESTERDAY……SENATOR RAND PAUL PERSONNALLY DELIVERED A LETTER TO RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VADIMIR PUTIN ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP….. ACCORDING TO PAUL…..THE LETTER EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF FURTHER ENGAGEMENT IN VARIOUS AREAS…..
COMPARING HIS SOLO TRIP TO RUSSIA TO THAT OF FORMER PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN’S DURING THE COLD WAR…..PAUL MET WITH FORMER
SOVIET LEADER MIKHAIL GORBACHEV ON TUESDAY……
GOVERNOR WILL PAY
08/09/18
WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR JIM JUSTICE SAY COAL COMPANIES LINKED TO HIME WILL PAY THE COMMONWEALTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OWED IN
BACK TAXES…..
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER…..MORE THAN TWO-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IS OWED TO AT LEAST FIVE KENTUCKY COUNTIES….
HOWEVER…..JUSTICE SAYS HE HAS TRANSFERRED CONTROL OF THE COMPANIES TO HIS CHILDREN AND COULDN’T SAY HOW THEY ARE WORKING
TO PAY OFF THE DEBT……
SPORTS
08/09/18
THE PATROT GOLF TEAM TAKES ON EDMONSON COUNTY AT THE PARK MAMMOTH GOLF COURSE…….
THE TITANS TRAVEL TO GREEN BAY…….
KENTUCKY CONTINUES THEIR BAHAMAS TRIP AS THE TAKE ON SAN LORENZE DE ALMAGRO TONIGHT…....…….
RITE AID STORES CLOSING
08/08/18
TWO SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY RITE AID STORES ARE CLOSING…..
ONE RITE-AID STORE IN BOWLING GREEN AND ANOTHER IN GLASGOW WILL CLOSE THEIR PHARMACIES BY THE END OF THE MONTH……WITH STORE
LIQUIDATIONS AND CLOSURES TO FOLLOW…..AS WALGREENS PURCHASED ALL RITE-AID STORES IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR…..
THE RITE-AID STORE ON NASHVILLE ROAD IN BOWLING GREEN WILL CLOSE ITS PHARMACY AUGUST 20TH AND PRESCRIPTIONS WILL BE MOVED TO
THE WALGREEN STORE ACROSS THE STREET….THE STORE WILL THEN REMAIN OPEN FOR TWO WEEKS FOR A FINAL SALE….
AND THE GLASGOW PHARMACY WILL CLOSE IS PHARMACY AUGUST 28TH WITH PRESCRIPTONS BEING AVAILABLE AT THE WALGREEN STORE ON
WEST MAIN…. WITH THE STORE REMAINING OPEN FOR TWO WEEK S FOR A FINAL SALE…..
PAUL RUSSIAN MEETING
08/08/18
SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS MET WITH FORMER RUSSIAN PRESIDENT MIKHAIL GORBACHEV IN HIS CONTINUING EFFORTS TO DECREASE ESCALATING
TENSIONS BETWEEN THE U-S AND RUSSIA…..
PAUL SAID THEY DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF TOPICE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT WAS GREATLEY DISCUSSED…..
POLAND
08/06/18
66 YEAR OLD MIKE REED POLAND OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATON BEGINS AFTER 11 FRIDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; TINA BROOKS POLAND……AND TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DERIC AND SARAH AND MICHAEL AND KENDRA ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER; HANNAH POLAND OF BOWLING GREEN……THREE BROTHERS; DONALD OF JAMESTOWN, GARY OF FLORIDA AND
BOBBY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS; CAROLINE BUNCH OF BOWLING GREEN AND ANNIE CROWE OF TENNESSEE……TWO
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE….…..
SPORTS
08/08/18
THE TWENTY-18 CLASS TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME HAS BEEN SELECTED….
THIS YEAR’S CLASS INCLUDES FORMER AC/S PATRIOT COACH GARY DEWITT…. PATRIOT BASKETBALL PLAYER LUCIAN GRAVES…..SPORTS
WRITERR DON MEADOR….AND SCOTTSVILLE POINTER STAR RICK STARKS…..
THE FOUR WILL BE FORMALLY INDICTED AT HALF-TIME OF THE PATRIOTS OPENING HOME GAME ON FRIDAY….AUGUST 31ST…..
PRIOR TO THE SEVEN O’CLOCK KICK OFF……A RECEPTON WILL BE HELD IN THE NORTH END OF PATROT STADIUM STARTING AT SIX…..
MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL
08/07/18
A KENTUCKY PANEL….ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW MEDIAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BEFORE LAWSUITS CAN BE FIELD…..IS SEVERLY BACKLOGGED…..
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL…….ONLY 11-PERCENT OF 531 CLAIMS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE MEDICAL REVIEW PANALL…..
AND FINDINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN JUST THREE-PERCENT OF CASES….WITH ANOTHER FIVE-PERCENT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN….SETTLED….
OR DISMISSED…..
WANTED MAN
08/07/18
ACCORDING TO THE ADAIR COUNTY VOICE……F-B-I AGENTS AND U-S MARSHALLS HAVE BEEN SEARCHING IN ADAIR COUNTY FOR A PENNSYLVNIA
MAN WHO MADE THREATS AGAINST PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND MEDALOF HONOR RECIPIENT DAKOTA MEYER….
IN JUNE…..SHAWN RICHARD CHRISTY MADE THREATS ON FACE BOOK AGAINST THE PRESIDENT AND AN ARREST WARRANT WAS ISSUED…..
SATURDAY…..AUTHORITIES LOCATED A CAR NEAR MYERS’ HOME IN ADAIR COUNTY THAT CHRISTY HAD STOLEN…..AND AUTHORITES SAY CHRISTY
MAY HAVE SEVERAL STOLEN HANDGUNS IN HIS POSSESSION…..
SPORTS
08/07/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS TRAVEL TO THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB FOR THE MONROE COUNTY INVITATIOANLLLL
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM GOES TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
NORTH CAROLINA ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT 13-PLAYERS WILL MISS SEVERAL GAMES….AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON……FOR SELLING
TEAM-ISSUED SHOES….
THE SALE IS A SECONDARY N-C-A-A RULES VIOLATION…..AS THE PLAYERS WILL SIT OUT AT LEAST A THIRD OF THE SEASON……
FOSTER CHOSEN
08/06/18
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR….RACHEL FOSTER…..HAS BEEN SELECTED AT ALLEN COUNTY’S 47TH DISTINGUISHED YOUNG
WOMAN…..
SATURDAY NIGHT’S EVENT MARKED THE CONCLUSION OF A SUMMER OF PREPARATION AND PRACTIVE FOR FOSTER…..AND SENIORS BRIANNA
BRADY….. MORGAN MEANS….AND ZAIDE-JADE PINSON….
MEANS WAS SELECTED AS FIRST ALTERNATE AN PINSON WAS NAMED SECOND ALTERNATE….
FOSTER WILL REPRESENT ALLEN COUNTY AT THE…..TWENTY-19 KENTUCKY DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMEN PROGRAM…..IN JANUARY IN
LEXINGTON……
OPEN HOUSE
08/06/18
THE JAMES E. BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL HOLD EIGHTH GRADE ORIENTATION AND OPEN HOUSE THIS AFTENOON BEGINNING AT FIV.E….
MEETINGS
08/06/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…
THE ALLEN COUNTY LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEET TONIGHT AT SIX-30 AND THE SADDLE CLUB AND GRAHAM LODGE BOTH NEET AT
7……
THE SCOTTSVILLE ART GUILD AND THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOTH MEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 5……
THURSDAY NIGHT AT SIX-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUIB BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7……
SPORTS
08/06/18
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO THE GLASGOW COUNTY CLUB TO PLAY IN THE GLASGOW INVITATIONAL……
THE KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM BEGINS AN EIGHT-DAY…..FOUR-GAME TRIP TO THE BAHAMAS TODAY….
THEY WILL PLAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY…..HAVE AN OFF DAY FRIDAY…AND PLAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY…..
ALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED AT THE ATLANTIS IMPERIAL ARENA……
RICHARDS HONORED
08/03/18
A RETIRING KENTUCKY STATE LAWMAKER HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE 20 MOST EFFECTIVE LEGISLATORS IN THE COUNTRY BY FISCAL-NOTE….
A WASHINGTON D-C BASED TECH START-UP…..WHICH ANNUALLY CREATES A LIST OF THE TOP STATE LEGISLATORS USING ITS UNIQUE DATA
ANALYTICS SOFTWARE……
REPRESENTATIVE JODY RICHARD WAS NAMED THE THIRD-MOST PRODUCTIVE STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN THE NATIONS…..HAVING SPONSORED 11-
HUNDRED-10 BILLS WITH A 57-PERSENT PASSING RATE…...SINCE HE ENTERED THE KENTUCKY HOUSE IN 1976…….WHERE HE SERVED AS SPEAKER
FROM 1995 TO TWO-THOUSAND-EIGHT……
THE GROUP ALSO IDENTIFIED RICHARDS’ TOP POLICY ISSUES AS EDUCATION…. GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION…..AND SPORTS AND
RECREATION……
FANCY FARM
08/03/18
THE FALL CAMPAIGN SEASON IN KENTUCKY KICKS OFF TOMORROW WITH THE ANNUAL “FANCY FARM PICNIC”….WHICH HAS BEEN HELD SINCE 1880
AT ST. JEROME’S CHURCHIN WESTERN KENTUCKY……
FACNEY FARM HAS A POPULATION OF 458….BUT THAT NUMBER WILL L GROW TO 10-THOUSAND TOMORROW….
ORGANIZERS ALTERNATE BETWEEN REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC EMCEES FOR THE POLITICAL STUMP SPEAKING…..AND THIS YEAR REPUBLICAN
AGRICULTURE COMMISSONER RYAN QUARLES HAS THOSE DUTIES…..
WITH AT LEAST 34 CURRENT AND FORMER EDUCATORS ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER…..TEACHERS ARE ALSO PLANNING ON LAUNCHING THEIR
FALL OFFESIVE ON THE MID-TERM ELECTONS TOMORROW…..
AS LEADERS OF THE GROUP……HASH-TAG ONE-20 STRONG…..ARE EXPECTING AS MANY AS 200 TO ATTEND FANCY FARM……
ACCIDENT-HART
08/03/18
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON NORTH JACKSON HIGHWAY….NEAR THE GREEN RIVER BRIDGE IN HART COUNTY…..INJURED TWO PERSONS….
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO-THOUSND-SEVEN FORD PASSENGER CAR DRIVEN BY 40 YEAR OLD CRYSTAL STINES OF GREENSBURG CROSSED THE
CENTER LINE….AND HIT A TWENTY-15 TOYOTA PRIUS OPERATED BY 58 YEAR OLD SALLY HOWLETT OF OHIO……
E-M-S AND AIR-EVAC TRANSPORTED BOTH DRIVERS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT……
SPORTS
08/03/18
GLEN JACOBS……BETTER KNOWN AS W-W-E’s “KANE”….WAS ELECTED MAYOR OF KNOX COUNTY TENNEESSEE YESTERDAY…..
AFTER WINNING THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY EARLIER THIS YEAR…..JACOBS WHO HAS WORKED FOR THE W-W-E FOR OVER 20 YEARS….EASLY
DEFEATED TO DEFEAT HIS DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT TO WIN THE COUNTY’S TOP POLITICAL OFFICE……
ACCORDING TO E-S-P-N…..A ONE-ON-ONE GOLF SHOWDOWN BETWEEN TIGER WOODS AND PHIL MICKELSON WILL TAKE PLACE AROUND
THANKSGIVING AT A COURSE IN LAS VEGAS….
IT’S RUMORED 10-MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE UP FOR GRABS…..AS BOTH SIDES HAVE BE IN TALKS FOR AWHILE…..FOR A “WINNER TAKE ALL“
MATCH…..
SOLDIER REMAINS IDENTIFIED
08/02/18
A KENTUCKY SOLDIER…..WHO WENT MISSING IN 1950 DURING THE KOREAN WAR…. HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY HIS REMAINS……
P-F-C JOE STANTON ELMORE WAS 20 WHEN HE DIED DECEMBER SECOND-1950 IN NORTH KOREA…..HIS REMAINS WHICH ARE BEING RETURNED
TO HIS FAMILY IN BOWLING GREEN….. WERE AMONG THOSE OF DOZENS OF PRESUMED U-S WAR DEAD THAT WERE RECENTLY HANDED OVER BY
NORTH KOREA…..
SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOT YET COMPLETE….BUT GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WILL ORDER FLAGS LOWERED TO HALF-SFAFF IN HONOR OF P-
F-C ELMORE ON THE DATE OF HIS INTERMENT…..AND ENCOURAES INDIDUALS…..BUSINESSES…. ORGANIZATIONS…..AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
TO JOIN IN THE TRIBUTE……
FOOD HUNGER RATE
08/02/18
ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM THE FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER….. KENTUCKY RANKED 12TH IN THE NATION FOR FOOD HARDSHIP…..
WITH MORE THAN ONE-IN-SIX HOUSEHOLDS REPORTING THEY HAD TROUBLE PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE…..
NATIONALLY…..THE REPORT FOUND THAT AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF DECLINE….. THE FOOD HARDSHIP RATE FOR ALL HOUSEHOLDS INCREASED
FROM 15-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN TWENTY-16 TO 15-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN TWENTY-17…..
AND THE FOOD HARDSHIP RATE FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN IS ONE-POINT-THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT
CHILDREN……
IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..THE FOOD HARDSHIP RATE IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN IS 18-POINT-SIX PERCENT COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL
RATE OF 16-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT……
AND THE SOUTHEAST REGION OF THE COUNTY…..IN WHICH KENTUCKY IS INCLUDED……HAD THE SECOND-HIGHEST FOOD HARDSHIP RATE LAST
YEAR…. BEHIND THE SOUTHWEST….AT 17-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
BACK GROUND CHECKS
08/02/18
A NEW KENTUCKY LAW…..PASSED IN TWENTY-17……EXPANDS BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR THOSE WANTING TO WORK IN THE COMMONWEALTH’S
SCHOOL SYSTEMS……BUT IT’S CAUSING HEADACHES……
THE NEW LAW REQUIRES NEW HIRES WHO FALL IN THE CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES……STUDENT TEACHERS……CONTRACTORS…..AND
VOLUNTEERS…. TO TURN IN A LETTER FROM THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES ASSURING THEY ARE NOT ON THE LIST OF
SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT……THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT STATUTE REQUIRING A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
CHECK……
THE CONFUSION COMES FROM DECIDING WHICH NEW HIRES ARE CONSIDERED CONTRACTORS……A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE KENTUCKY
ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SAYS THEY BELIEVE THE LAW MEANS THOSE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH CHILDREN……..AND NOT
PLUMBERS OR LANDSCAPERS……
SPORTS
08/02/18
FORMER LADY PATRIOT AND UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL PLAYER…..SHELBY HARPER……IS JOINING THE LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL
STAFF…..
HARPER IS THE LADY PATRIOTS FIFTH ALL-TIME SCORER AND SECOND IN ASSISTS AND STEALS…..
AFTER TURNING DOWN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY COLLEGE BALL ON SCHOLARSHIP AT SEVERAL SMALLER N-C-A-A OR N-A-I-A SCHOOLS….SHE
ELECTED TO WALK-ON AT LOUISVILLE WHERE SHE WORKED HER WAY INTO THE STARTING LINE-UP DURING HER FIRST SEASON AND EARNED A
SCHOLARSHIP…..
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM GOES TO THE CROSSWINDS GOLF COURSE FOR THE SOUTH WARREN INVITATIONAL……
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO SOUTH WARREN FOR A SCRIMMAGE……
MADDEN
07/31/18
TIMOTHY MADDEN WAS BACK IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY S AFTERNOON FOR A PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE….REGARDING THE STATUS OF
THE DISCOVERY MATERIALS REQUEST BY MADDEN’S NEW ATTORNEY TOM GRIFFITHS AND SETTING A START DATE FOR THE TRIAL….
GRIFFITHS TOLD JUDGE JANET CROCKER HE HADN’T RECEIVED ANY OF THE PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED MATERIALS FROM MADENS’S PREVIOUS
ATTORNEY TRAVIS LOCK…… AND NEEDS THOSE TO PREPARE AN ADEQUATE DEFENSE….
JUDGE CROCKER SET A DEADLINE FOR LOCK TO TURNOVER ALL HIS FILES PERTAINING TO THE MADDEN CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 15 DAYS….
ANOTHER STATUS HEARING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 25 AT 1:30……
MADDEN IS CHARGED WITH MURDER…..RAPE…..AND KIDNAPPING IN THE NOVEMBER TWENTY-15 DEATH OF SEVEN YEAR OLD GABBIE DOOLIN……
ASHLAND LEAVING KENTUCKY
08/01/18
AFTER BEING LOCATED IN KENTUCKY FOR NEARLY A CENTURY….ASHLAND INCORPORATED ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY IT’S MOVING IT
HEADQUARTERS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH TO WILMINGTON-DELAWARE…..
THE 58-PERSON LEXINGTON OFFICE WILL CLOSE DECEMBER 31ST TWENTY-19….. SOME POSITIONS WILL BE ELIMINATED…..OTHERS WILL BE
RELOCATED TO OHO OR DELAWARE…..AND SOME EMPLOYEES WILL BE ALLOWED TO WORK REMOTELY…..
WHILE THE COVINGTON OFFICE….WITH 48 EMPLOYESSS…..WILL BE MOVED TO WILMINGTON…..
ASHLAND’S LARGEST MANUFACTUIRNG PLANT IN CALVERT CITY….EMPLOYEES 515 INDIVIDUALS….AND THE COMPANY SAID THE HOPE TO KEEP A
PRESENCE IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
APARTMENT COLLAPSE
08/01/18
SOME RESIDENTS OF A LEXINGTON APARTMENT COMPLEX WERE FORCED FROM THE HOMES LAST NIGHT…..WHEN THE BRICK VENEER OF A
BUILDING COLLAPSE ON ONE WALL….
THE BUILDING WAS USED FOR STORAGE AND SOME APARTMETN ARE ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING……SO TENANTS WERE FORCED TO LEAVE FOR
THE NIGHT WHILE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE BUILDING WAS ASSESSED……
SPORTS
08/01/18
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL BE AT HOME TO SCRIMMAGE GREENWOOD…..
THE LADY TOPPER BASKETBALL TEAM WILL BE PLAYING IN THE….VANCOUVER SHOWCASE…. NOVEMBER 22ND THRU THE 24TH…..
THE LADY TOPPERS ARE ONE OF FIVE CONFIRMED TEAMS INCLUDING….SOUTH CAROLINA….OREGON STATE….GONZAGA….AND DRAKE……..
THREE OTHER TEAMS HAVE YET TO BE ANNOUNCED…..
PAUL SUPPORTS NOMINATION
07/31/18
SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS ANNOUNCED HE WILL SUPPORT JUDGE BRETT KAVANAUGH’S APPOINTMENT TO THE SUPREME COURT….
PAUL HAD WARNED PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AGAINST CHOOSING THE APPELLAGTE JUDGE…..SAYING HE PREFERRED OTHER POTENTIAL PICKS
HE VIEWED AS MORE CONSERVATIVE…..
BUT AFTER MEETING WITH KAVANAUGH LAST WEEK…...AND REVIEWING HIS RECORD…...PAUL SAID HE DECIDED TO SUPPORT HIS NOMINATION……
SCAM WARNING
07/31/18
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED A NEW SCAM WARNING…. AFTER A MOBILE DEOSIT SCAM COST ONE
KENTUCKIAN 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
THE FRANKLIN COUNTY RESIDENT PROVIDED HER BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION…. ONLINE…..TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LEGITIMATE BANK…..
SHE WAS DEPOSITING A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR PERSONAL LOAN AND THE “LENDER” CLAIMED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE DEPOSIT AND THE
MONEY NEEDED TO BE RETURNED AND REISSUED……
AFTER SENDING THE MONEY BACK…..USING AN UNTRACEABLE METHOD OF PAYMENT……THE VICTIM’S BANK DETECTED THE LOAN CHECK WAS
COUNTERFEIT AND THE VICTIM WAS STUCK REPAYING THE BANK……
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE REMINDS RESIDENTS THAT UNTIL THE BANK CONFIRMS THAT FUNDS FROM A CHECK YOU DEPOSITED HAVE
CLEARED….YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FUNDS WITHDRAWN AGAINST THAT CHECK……
MEDICAL SCHOOL CLASS
07/31/18
THE FIRST CLASS AT THE NEW…..U-K COLLEGE OF MEDICINE BOWLING GREEN CAMPUES…..HAS ARRIVED…..
THE 30-MEMBER CLASS…..WHICH INCLUDES SEVEN WESTERN GRADUATES….BEGAN A WEEK LONG ORIENTATION YESTERDAY……
THERE WILL BE A “WHITE COAT” CEREMONY IN VAN METER HALL FRIDAY TO RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS STARTING MEDICAL SCHOOL….AND
CLASSES BEGIN MONDAY…..
SPORTS
07/31/18
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE BOWLING GREEN COUNTY CLUB TO PLAY IN THE GATOR INVITATIONAL……..
FORMER LOUISVILLE COACH RICK PITINO SAYS HE WILL “LAY ALL HIS CARDS ON THE TABLE” WHEN HIS NEW BOOK TITLED…..PITINO-MY
STORY……COMES OUT SEPTEMBER FOURTH……
PITINO SAYS THE BOOK COVERS EVERYTHING FROM HIS TIME COACHING THE NEW YORK KNICKS AND BOSTON CELTICS…..TO HIS TRIUMPHANT AND
TROUBLED CAREER IN THE N-C-A-A……
MEDICAID COPAYS
07/30/18
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A WEEK…..THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION HAS REVERSED THEMSELVE ON A CONTROVERSIAL CHANGE OT EH
COMMONWLETH MEDID ROGRM…
OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL SUSPEND PATIENT COPAYS OF ONE-TO-50- DOLLARS….THAT WERE ENACTED JULY FIRST….ON AUGUST FIREST….
THE COPAYS CAUGHT HEALTH PROVIDERS BY SURPRISE AND CAUSED ALARM AMONG PATIENTS WHO DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT OR UNDERSTAND THE
CHANGES…..
LAST WEEK…..KENTUCKY MEDICAID OFFICIALS THE RESTORATION OF DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS THAT HAD BEEN CUT OFF JULY FIRST TO SOME
400-THOUSAND RESIDENTS…..
THAT MOVE WAS MADE AFTER A FEDERAL JUDGE DENIED CHANGES TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S MEDICAID PROGRAM……
US BANK
07/30/18
U-S BANK IS CLOSING ITS HOME MORTAGE CALL CENTER IN BOWLING GREEN AND MOVING THE OPERATION TO THE MUCH LARGER CALL CENTER
IN OWENSBORO……
THE MOVE WILL AFFECT ABOUT 100 EMPLOYEES….AS SOME WILL REMAIN IN BOWLING GREEN AND WORK FROM HOME……AND OHTERS WILL GO TO
THE OWENSBORO FACILITY…..
THE BOWLING GREEN CALL CENTER WILL CEASE OPERATIONS BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER…….
RIDE MALFUNCTION
07/30/18
A WATER RIDE AT KENTUCKY KINGDOM REMAINS CLOSED….AFTER A BOT BECAMGE STUCK STAURDAY……LEADING TO THE EVACUAO OF 13 PEOR
ON BOARD….
THE BOAT…..WHICH IS PART OF THE “MILE HIGH FALL” SHOOT-THE-CHUTE WATER RIDE…..WAS HEADED BACK TO THE STATION SATURDAY NIGHT
WHEN IT GOT LODGED ALONG THE SIDE OF A WATER-FILLE TROUGH….
IT TOOK PARK OFICIALS ABOUT 10-MINUTES TO GET VERY ONE OFF THE BOAT…..
FIVE WENT TO THE PARK’S HEALTH CENTER…..ONE DECLINED TREATMENT……TWO WERE TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES…..AND TWO OTHERS
REQUESTED TRANSPORT TO THE HOSPITAL……
4 YEAR OLD DROWNS
07/30/18
A FOUR YEAR-OLD GIRL DROWN SATURDAY AT THE PENNYRILE FOREST STATE RESORT PAKR NEAR HOPKINSVILLE….
A PARK RANGER TRIED TO REVIVE THE GIRL BY DOING C-P-R…..BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL…….
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT IS CONTINUING……
SPORTS
07/30/18
THE HOT RODS HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE WARRN COUNTY DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THAT WILL KEEP
THEM AT BOWLING GREN BALL PARK UNTIL TWENTY-30…..AND WOULD ALSO SEE THE TEAM SOLD TO JACK BLACKSTOCK….A NEW YORK BUSINESS
MAN WHO HAS TIES TO BOWLING GREEN……AND FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAS BEEN A MINORITY OWNER OF THE TEAM….
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MOST APPROVE THE AGREEMENT…….
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
07/27/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE FROM THREE-POINT-THREE
PERCENT IN MAY TO FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN JUNE…..HOWEVER…..THIS JUNE’S JOBLESS RATE IS STILL BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-SEVEN
PERCENT RECORDED IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM ALLEN COUNTY’S FOUR-POINT-TWO PECENT….TO FIVE-POINT-
EIGHT PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
BETWEEN JUNE TWENTY-17 AND JUNE TWENTY-18…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FELL IN 115 COUNTIES AND ROSE IN FIVE…….
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-POINT-SIX OERCENT….
AMD MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE COMMONWEALTH’S HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT AT 14-POINT-NINE PERCENT……
TAX FREE WEEK END
07/27/18
TENNESSEE’S 13TH ANNUAL “TAX FREE WEEK-END IS UNDERWAY AND RUNS UNTIL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY…..
SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE TAX FREE INCLUDE CLOTHING COSTING LESS THAN 100-DOLLARS……SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR LESS THE 100-
DOLLARS….AND COMPUTERS UNDER 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS……
KSP CRUISER TOPS
07/27/18
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE HAS LOCKED UP THE AWARD FOR THE NATION’S BEST LOOKING POLICE CRUISER…..
THE CONTEST WAS SO COMPETTIVE…..IT CAME DOWN TO A TIE….ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE TROOPERS WHO
SPONSORED THE CONTEST……
K-S-P AND THE GEORGIA STATE PATROL EACH RECEIVED 29-THOUSAND- 900 LIKES ON FACE BOOKS…..BUT KENTUCKY HAD 19-HUNDRED “LOVES”
….TO 13-HUNDRED FOR GEORGIA……
GUILTY PLEA
07/27/18
AN ADAIR COUNTY MAN HAS PLED GUILTY TO 296 FELONY CHARGES RELATED TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE……
46 YEAR OLD WILLIAM BRYANT OF COLUMBIA APPEARED IN ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT AND PLEAD GULTY TO ONE COUNT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING…..45-
COUNTS OF SODOMY….AND 250 COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR……
SENTENCING IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 25TH……
WEAPONS CHARGES
07/27/18
A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN LOUISVILLE HAS RETUREND 20-FELONY INDICTMENTS…. CHARGING 23 INDIVIDUALS WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF
FIREARMS VIOLATIONS AND POSSESSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SCHEDULED DRUGS……
THE CHARGES CONTINUE TO BE DEVELOPED THRU THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’S…..PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE…..
IN MARCH…21-INDICTMENTS WERE RETURNED AGAINST 23-INDIVIDUALS….AND IN MAY THE GRAND JURY RETURNED 14-INDICTMENTS AGAINST 16-
INDIVVIDUALS…..
SPORTS
07/27/18
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM OPEN THEIR SEASON….AS THEY TRAVEL TO THE LONDON COUNTRY CLUB TO PLAY IN THE SOUTH LAUREL
INVITATIONAL…….
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY’S……FAN FEST….WILL BE SATURDAY, AUGUST 11TH….FROM 11 TO ONE…..IN DIDDLE ARENA….
THE TOPPER FOOTBALL….SOCCER….AND VOLLEYBALL TEAMS WILL BE TAKING PART…
“FAN FEST” WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY AUTOGRAPH AND INTERACTIVE STATIONS…. INFLATABLES…..FACE PAINTING…….BALLOON ARTISTS…..AND
MORE…….
HEALTH INSURANCE
07/26/18
A NEW STUDY SAYS HAVING A STATE-BASED…..INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE IN PLACE NEXT YEAR…...WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT THE
COMMONWEALTH……
CONGRESS HAS ELIMINATED THE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE CONTAINED IN THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT EFFECTIVE IN TWENTY-
19……AND THE STUDY BY THE URBAN INSTITUTE AND COMMONWEALTH FUND…..SAYS ENDING THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE WILL LEAD TO AN
EXPLOSION OF UNCOMPENSATED HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR STATE GOVERNMENTS…..HOSPITALS…..AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS…..
THE STUDY GOES ON TO SAY UNCOMPENSATED CARE IN KENTUCKY…..THE DEMAND FOR CARE FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE
COVERAGE…..WOULD DECREASE BY ABOUT 171-MILLION DOLLARS NEXT YEAR IN THE COMMONWEALTH IF AN INDIVIDUAL MANDATE WAS
ADOPTED……
KENTUCKY SAW THE SECOND-HIGHEST GAIN IN SURANCE COVERAGE FOLLOWING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT….
INCLUDING THE EXPANSON OF THE MEDICAID PROGRAM……
BEVIN UNPOPULAR
07/26/18
ACCORDING TO THE “MORNING CONSULT”…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN IS AMONG THE LEAST POPULAR GOVERNORS IN THE NATION….WITH THE
FOURTH HIGHEST DISAPROVAL RATING AT 57-PERCENT…..
REPUBLICAN OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR MARY FALLIN HAS THE HIGHEST DISAPROVAL RATE AT 74-PERCENT……..DEMOCRATIC CONNECTICUT
GOVERNOR DAN MALLOY HAS A 71-PERCNT DISAPPROVAL RATING…..WHILE REPUBLICAN ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER IS AT 60-
PERCENT…….
BEVINS’S APPROVAL RATING ALSO RANKS FOURTH LOWEST AT 29-PERCENT…..
THE 15 MOST POPULAR GOVERNORS ARE ALL REPUBLICANS…….AS MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR CHARLIE BAKER LEADS ALL WITH A 69-PERCENT
APPROVAL RATING…..
MAMMOTH CAVE TRAIL
07/26/18
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAS UPGRADED A TRAIL TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO DISABLED VISITORS….
THE “ECHO RIVER SPRING TRAIL” WAS RECENTLY REOPENED FOLLOWING A ONE-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION……
THE TRAIL…..WHICH WAS A GRAVEL FOOTPATH…..IS NOW AN EIGHT-FOOR-WIDE CONCERT AND WOOD PATH…..AND NEW SIGNS WERE INSTALLED IN
BRAILLE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED……
MAMMOTH CAVE IS ON OF NINE NATONAL PARKS…..AROUND THE COUNTRY…..THAT RECEIVED FEDERAL FUNDING TO DESIGN AND BUILD
PROJECTS LIKE THESE…..
SPORTS
07/26/18
IT WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT TRIPLE CROWN WINNER….JUSTIFY…..IS RETIRING….
THE UNDEFEATED THREE-YEAR-OLD HAD HOPED TO FINISH HIS CAREER AT THE BREEDER’S CUP AT CHURCHHILL DOWNS IN NOVEMBER…..BUT
TRAINER BOB BAFFER SAID HE HAD SOME “FILLING” IN HIS ANKLE AND HE’S NOT RESPONDING QUICK ENOUGH FOR A FALL CAMPAIGN…..
FISCAL COURT
07/25/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TAVELED TO THE STONY POINT FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING……
THE COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS MOVED HER OFFICE TO THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING……AND THE COURT APPROVED PUTTING THE 800-DOLLARS A
MONTH THE COUNTY HAD BEEN PAYING IN RENT….IN THE OFFICE’S OPERATONS BUDGET….AS COUNTY ATTORNY HALLYE ARTERBURN TALKED
WITH THE COURT ABOUT DECLINING REVENUE SOURCES……
THE COURT ALSO ACCEPTED THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TWENTY-17 TAX SETTLEMENT…..SUBJECT TO AUDIT……
NEW METCALFE PRINCIPAL
07/25/18
METCALFE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS A NEW PRINCIPAL…..
CLINT GRAHAM WAS INTRODUCED YESERDAY…..SINCE TWENTY-15 HE HAS SERVED AS ASSISANT PRINCIPAL AT GREEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..
AND BEFORE THAT HE WAS A TEACHER AND COACH AT TAYLOR COUNTY SCHOOLS…..
GRAHAM REPLACES KELLY BELL WHO RETIRED EARLIER THIS YEAR…..
NEW METCALFE PRINCIPAL
07/25/18
METCALFE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS A NEW PRINCIPAL…..
CLINT GRAHAM WAS INTRODUCED YESERDAY…..SINCE TWENTY-15 HE HAS SERVED AS ASSISANT PRINCIPAL AT GREEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..
AND BEFORE THAT HE WAS A TEACHER AND COACH AT TAYLOR COUNTY SCHOOLS…..
GRAHAM REPLACES KELLY BELL WHO RETIRED EARLIER THIS YEAR…..
MOVE OVER LAW
07/25/18
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE IS JOINING STATE POLICE IN FIVE OTHER STATES IN FOCUSING ON ENFORCEMENT OF THE…..MOVE OVER LAW….
THE LAW REQUIRES DRIVERS APPROACHING ANY VEHICLE WITH FLASHING OR ROTATING LIGHTS…..THAT ARE PARKED ON THE ROADSIDE….TO
MOVE OVER TO AN ADJACENT LANE……OR SLOW DOWN IF THAT ISN’T POSSIBEL……
WITHIN THE LAST 30-DAYS….A FULLY MARKED K-S-P CRUSIER FROM POST THREE…..WAS PARKED ON THE SHOULDER OF I-65 WITH ITS T BLUE
LIGHTS ON….. THE TROOPER WAS ASSISTING A STRANDED MOTORISTS….WHEN THE CRUISER WAS SIDESWIPED BY A PASSING MOTORISTS…..
“MOVE OVER” SIGNS ARE UP ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH TO REMIND DRIVERS THE LAW REQUIRES THEM TO SLOW AND USE CAUTION WHEN
THEY SEE A LAW ENFORCEMTN OR EMERGENCY VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE ALONGISE THE ROAD…. WITH ITS LIGHTS FLASHING…..
SPORTS
07/25/18
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE MEDIA MEMBERS HAVE PICKED CLEMSON TO WIN THEIR DIVISIONAL AND LEAGUE TITLES….AS THEY RECEIVED 139
FIRST-PLACE VOTES OUT OF 148…..MEDIA MEMBERS ALSO PICKED LOUISVILLE TO FINISH FIFTH IN THE ATLANTIC DIVISION…..
IN THE ATLANTIC DIVISION…..
CLEMSON IS FIRST….WITH FLORIDA STATE SECOND…N-C STATE THIRD….BOSTON COLLEGE FOURTH AND LOUISVILLE FIFTH…..
THEN COMES WAKE FOREST AND SYRACUSE…..
WHILE IN THE COSTAL DIVISION…..
MIAMI IS ON TOP….WITH VIRGINIA SECOND…..GEORGIA TECH THIRD…..DUKE FOURTH….AND PITT IS FIFTH…..
THEN COMES NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA……
SPORTS
07/24/18
JOCKEY VICTOR ESPINOZA…..WHO GUIDED AMERICAN PHAROAH TO THE TRIPLE CROWN IN TWENTY-15……WAS INJURED SUNDAY WHEN THE
HORSE HE WAS RIDING AT DEL MAR RACETRACK IN CALIFORNIA COLLAPSED DURING TRAINING…..AND DIED FROM AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK…..
THE 46 YEAR OLD ESPINOZA SUFFERED A FRACTURED VERTEBRA IN HIS NECK AND A “STINGER” TO HIS LEFT SHOUOLDER AND ARM…..BUT IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY……
KENTUCKY INCOME
07/23/18
A NEW REPORT FROM THE…..ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE…..SHOWS THE AVERAGE INCOME OF THE TOP ONE PERCENT OF KENTUCKIANS IS MORE
THAN 18-POINT-FOUR TIMES GREATER THAN THE AVERAGE INCOME OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S RESIDENTS…..
INCOME FOR THE WEALTHEST ONE-PERCENT OF EARNERS IN KENTUCKY WAS MORE THAN 719-THOUSAND-12 DOLLARS IN TWENTY-15…..
COMPARED TO AN AVERAGE INCOME OF ALMOST 39-THOUSAND-900 DOLLARS FOR ALL OTHER KENTUCKIANS……
FROM TWO-THOUSAND-NINE TO TWENTY-15…..THE TOP ONE PERCENT INCOME GREW 23-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..WHILE EVERONE ELSE’S INCOME
GREW ONLY SEVEN-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..
MCCRACKEN COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST TOP TO BOTTOM RATIO WITH THE WEALTHIEST ONE PERCENT EARNING ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLON
DOLLARS ON AVERAGE….. AND EVERYONE ELSE MAKING 39-THOUSAND-357 DOLLARS…….
DAY OF CARING
07/23/18
ACTIVITIES FOR THE 10TH ANNUAL….UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY “DAY OF CARING”…..IN ALLEN COUNTY BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON……
“FEEDING FAITH” SOUP KITCHEN WILL BE OPEN FROM FIVE TO SIX THIS AFTERNOON AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH….AND REGISTRATIONS FOR
THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY WILL ALSO BE TAKEN…….
TORNADOS CONFIRMED
07/23/18
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED TWO TORNADOES DURING SEVERE WEATHER THAT HIT THE COMMONWEALTH FRIDAY……
AND “E-F-ONE” TORNADO STRUCK HART COUNTY…..AND AN “E-F-ZERO” TORNADO HIT METCALFE COUNTY…..
IN ADDTTION TO STRONG WINDS…..THERE WERE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF HAIL….. RANGING FROM THE SIZE OF QUARTERS IN LOUISVILLE TO THE
SIZE OF SOFTBALLS IN TOMPKINSVILLE……
PEDESTRAIN FATAL
07/23/18
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE EIGHT-THOUSAND BLOCK OF NEW BOWLING GREEN
ROAD…..TO A VEHICLE VERSES PEDESTRIAN ACCIEENT…..
54 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY DICK OF COLUMBIA SAID HE SAW SOMEONE STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ..AT A MAIL BOX…..AND AS HE GOT
CLOSER….THEY STARTED ACROSS THE ROAD…..DICK BLEW HIS HORN AND MOVED PARTIALLY OFF THE ROADWAY TO AVOID THE INDIVIDUAL…..BUT
THEY CONTINUED ACROSS THE ROAD STRIKING THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK……
DICK WASN’T INJURED…..AND 73 YEAR OLD BARBARA GOODALL OF SMITHS GROVE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE BY THE BARREN
COUNTY CORONORS OFFICE…..
SPORTS
07223/18
DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION….ALABAMA….HAS BEEN PICKED TO WIN THE S-E-C FOOTBALL LCHAMPIONSHIP THIS SEASON….RECEVING 193
VOTES AT THE S-E-C MEDIA DAYS…..
IN THE EASTERN DIVISION……
KENTUCKY RECEIVED ONE FIRST PLACE VOTE AND WAS CHOSEN TO FINISH FIFTH…..
GEORGIA HOLDS DOWN THE TOP SPOT…..WITH SOUTH CAROLINA SECOND….. AND FLORIDA IS THIRD…...FOLLOWED BY MISSOURI……KENTUCKY….
TENNESSEE….AND VANDERBILT….
THE S-E-C WAST FINDS ALABAMA FIRST WITH AUBURN SECOND…..THEN COMES MISSISSIPPI STATE…..TEXAS “A AND M”….. L-S-U…..OLE MISS…..
AND ARKANSAS……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT UP
07/20/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS……THE COMMONWEALTH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROSE SLIGHTLY FROM FOUR-POINT-
ONE PERCENT IN MAY….TO FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN JUNE…..
THE JUNE JOBLESS RATE….HOWEVER…… WAS DOWN NINE-TENTHS OF A PERCENT FROM THE FIVE-POINT-ONE PECENT THAT WAS RECORDED IN
JUNE OF LAST YEAR…..
AFTER FALLING TO A LOW OF FOUR-PERCENT IN MARCH AND APRIL….KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN BOTH MAY AND JUNE AS MORE
PEOPLE ENTERED THE WORKFORCE AND LOOKING FOR WORK…..RATHER THAN A DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED……
NATIONWIDE……THE JOBLESS RATE IN JUNE ROSE TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENT…..FROM THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN MAY TO FOUR-
PERCENT IN JUNE……
BENEFITS RESTORED
07/20/18
THE COMMONWEALTH IS BEGINNING THE PROCESS TO REINSTATE DENTAL AND VISION COVERAGE FOR SOME 500-THOUSAND MEDICAID D
BENEFICIARIES….
THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION HAD CUT THE VISION AND DENTAL BENEFITS….AS-WELL-AS NON-EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES JULY
FIRST…..AFTER A FEDERAL JUDGE IN WASHINGTON STRUCK DOWN THE COMMONWEALTH’S PLAN TO REQUIRE SOME MEDICAID RECIPIENT TO WORK
OR VOLUNTEER IN ORDER TO CONTINUE RECEIVING BENEFITS…..
THE ADMINISTRATION HAD HOPED FOR A QUICK REAPPROVAL OF THE PROGRAM TO BEGIN AUGUST FIRST….HOWEVER…..THAT’S NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN….SO THE BENEFITS ARE BEING RESTORED TO AVOID A PROLONGED GAP…..
A SYSTEM IS ALSO BEING PUT IN PLACE THAT WILL ALLOW PAYMENT OF CLAIMS INCURRED BY ANY ELIGIBLE MEDICAID BENEFICIARY FOR DENTAL…..
VISION….AND NONEMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCURRED DURING JULY……
HEPATITIS OUTBREAK
07/20/18
KENTUCKY’S CURRENT….HEPATITIS “A” OUTBREAK…..IS NOW THE LARGEST IN THE NATION WITH ONE-THOUSAND-94 CASES….SPREAD OVER 65 OF
THE COMMONWEALTH’S 120 COUNTIES….THAT HAS RESULTED IN EIGHT DEATHS…..
HEALTH OFFICIAL STRESS THE VIRUS IN THIS OUTBREAK IS PASSED….. PERSON-TO PERSON…..AND REMAINS CENTERED PRIMARILY AMOUNG
THOSE WHO USE ILLEGAL DRUGS AND THE HOMELESS…..HOWEVER….ABOUT 10-PERCENT OF THE CASES DO NOT FALL INTO EITHER OF THOSE
GROUPS…..
RESIDENT IN ANY OF THE AFFECTED COUNTIES ARE URGED TO GET IMMUNIZED….. THE ALSO RERMIND EVERYONE TO PRACTICE GOOD HAND
HYGIENE….. PARTICULARLY AFTER USING THE RESTROOM AND BEFORE EATING OR PREPARING FOOD……
DEPP APPOINTED COMMISSIONER
07/20/18
A GLASGOW NATIVE HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE COMMISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKPLACE STANDARDS…..…..
DWAYNE DEPP…..IS AN 18-YEAR VETERAN OF THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE….HE RETIRED IN TWO-THOUSAND-NINE AND AFTER THAT….HE
SERVED ON THE KENTUCKY PAROLE BOARD .AND WAS MOST RECENTLY ACTING DIRECTOR OF ENFORCEMENT AT THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL……
THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKPLACE STANDARDS ENFORCES KENTUCKY’S OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH LAWS…..WAGE AND HOUR LAWS….
AND CHILD LABOR LAWS…..
SALAZAR
07/20/18
88 YEAR OLD JUANITA SALAZAR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT MAGNOLIA VILLAGE IN BOWLING GREEN……FUNERAL SERVCICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME….AND VISITATION WILL BE AFTER 12-30 SUNDAY AF THE FUNERAL HOME….
THE BODY WILL THEN BE TAKE TO SPOKANE-WASHINGTON FOR SERVICES AND BURIAL…….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM
OF DONATION TO ST. JUDE CHILDREN’ HOSPITAL……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; TERESA AND RALPH TOWNSEND OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW;
KENNETH AND RUTH LITTLE AND ALAN AND JANET LITLE ALL OF ARIZONA……A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; LARRY AND HEATHER POTTER OF
OREGON….AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW LUCRETIA AND JOHN CARLSON OF IDAHO…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND 14 GREAT-
GRANDCHIDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/20/18
FINANCING TERMS ARE NOW IN PLACE SO CONSTRUCTION CAN BEGIN ON A NEW 11-THOUSAND-300 SEAT STADIUM FOR THE LOUISVLLE CITY F-C
SOCCER TEAM…..
FIFTH-THIRD BANK WILL EAD THE SYNDICATION OF THE 55-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY….WITH NO PUBLIC MONEY INVOLVED IN THE
CONSTRUCTION……
WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH WITH A TARGETED OPENING DATE IN MARCH 20-20…….
COMER ASSIGNMENT
07/19/18
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO SERVE ON THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ASSIGNED TO NEGOTIATE THE
FINAL VERSION OF THE NEW FARM BILL….
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT IS A PLUM ROLE FOR COMER….WHO IS STILL IN IS FIRST FULL TERM IN THE HOUSE…..
THE COMMITEEE WILL WORK OUT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND SENATE VERSION OF THE FARM BILL…..
AND COMER SAYS HE’LL ALSO BE A BIG ADVOCATE FOR INCLUDING LANGUAGE IN THE FARM BILL TO LEGALIZE HEMP……THE COMMONWEALTH HAS
BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF HEMP’S COMEBACK……AND COMER HAS BEEN A BIG ADVOCATE SINCE HE WAS KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE
COMMISSIONER……
STATE POLICE CRUISER
07/19/18
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP AS THEY ARE COMPETING WITH OTHER STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AROUND
THE COUNTRY….FOR THE “TWENTY-19 BEST LOOKING CRUISER CONTEST”……
THE “AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE TROOPERS” IS HAVING IS TWENTY-19 BEST LOKING CRUSIER CONTEST…..AND THE WINNING PHOTO WILL
BE FEATURED ON THE COVER AND PREMIER JANUARY POSITION ON THE ASSOCIATION’S TWENTY-19 WALL CALENDAR……
K-S-P’s ENTRY FEATURES ONE OF ITS NEWEST DODGE CHARGER CRUISERS IN FRONT OF THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING…..
TO VOTE VISIT THE “A-A-S-T” FACEBOOK PAGE AT……FACEBOOK-DOT-COM-FORWARD SLASH-P-G-FORWARD SLASH-STATE TROOPERS-FORWARD
SLASH-PHOTOS….VOTING IS OPER UNTIL FOUR ON JULY 25TH….
AND THE COMPETITION IS TOUGH AS LAST YEAR’S WINNER COLLECTED 25-THOUSAND-242 VOTES…..
FAYETTE TAX INCREASE
07/19/18
THE FAYETTE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS APPROVED A TAX INCREASE IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE SECURITY UPGRADES AT SCHOOLS….
THE TAX IS PROJECTD TO FUND 13-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS SCHOOL SECURITY UPGRADES……AS PROPERTY OWNERS WILL PAY AN
ADDITIONAL FIVE-CENTS PER 100-DOLLARS WORTH OF PROPERTY VALUE…….
THE 10-POINT PLAN INCLUDES PLACING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AT EVERY SCHOOL…..HIRING MORE MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS…...AND
FACILITY ENHANCEMES TO PROVIDE MORE SECURITY…..INCLUDING ADDING METAL DETECTORS IN EVERY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL……
BARREN DROWNING
07/19/18
THE INVESTIGATION INTO A DROWNING AT BARREN RIVER LAKE CONTINUES….
FISH AND WILD LIFE OFFICERS RESPONED TO A NINE-ONE-ONE CALL MONDAY… AND FOUND THE BODY OF 50 YEAR OLD ANGELA DUNAGAN NEAR
THE NARROWS MARINA…..
REPORTEDLY…..DUNAGAN WAS ON THE LAKE WITH ANOTHER PERSON WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED……
SPORTS
07/19/18
THE BIGGEST NAMES ON THE P-G-A TOUR WILL BE PLAYING IN THE BRITISH OPEN THIS WEEK-END….WHEN A NON-MAJOR TOUR EVENT TEES OFF
IN NICHOLASVILLE TODAY…..
THE BARBASOL CHAMPIONSHIP IS BEING PLAYED AT THE KEENTRACE GOLF CLUB…. LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF LECINGTON…..
AND BRITTANY LINCICOME WILL BECOME ONLY THE FIFTH WOMAN IN HISTORY TO PLAY IN A P-G-A TOUR EVENT….
LINCICOME….ONE OF THE LONGEST HITTERS IN WOMEN’S GOLF…. IS AN EIGHT TIME WINNER ON THE L-P-G-A TOUR….WHICH INCLUDES TWO MAJOR
TITLES…..
FRANKLIN PIG FARM
07/18/18
THE U-S BRANCH OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST MEAT PRODUCER…..J-B-S-U-S-A….HAS SUSPENDED SHIPMENTS FROM A SIMPSON COUNTY PIG FARM
AFTER UNDERCOVER VIDEO SHOWED WORKERS HITTING…..KICKING…..AND THROWING PIGS…..
THE COLORAD-BASED COMPANY SAID IT MADE THE DECISION BASED ON AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE “MERCY FOR ANIMALS VIDEO” TAKE AT A TOSH
FARMS SITE…..AND THEY WILL INVESTIGATE THE ALLEGATONS….MERCY FOR ANINALS CHOSE THE FARM AT RANDOM…..
TENNESSEE-BASED TOSH FARMS SAID SEVERAL ACTIONS SHOWN IN THE VIDEO VIOLATE ITS POLICY AND IT WILL RE-TRAIN ITS STAFF
IMMEDIATELY…..THEY ALSO SAID A VETERINARIAN FOUND NO PROBLEMS AT THE FARM YESTERDAY……
TROOPERS HONORED
07/18/18
THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE HAS ANNOUNCED ITS TROOPER AND DETECTIVE OF THE YEAR….
TROOPER DANIEL PRIDDY IS THE TROOPER OF THE YEAR…..AN EDMONSON COUNTY NATIVE….PRIDDY IS A 14-YEAR VETERAN WITH STATE POLCIE
AND HAS SERVED AT POST THREE FOR THREE YEARS….
AND DETECTIVE JOE GREGORY IS THE DETECTIVE OF THE YEAR…..A LOGAN COUNTY NATÏVE….GREGORY IS A 13-VETERAN WITH STATE POLICE
AND HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE BOWLING GREEN POST FOR A YEAR-AND-A-HALF…..
SPORTS
07/18/18
IT WAS A SLUG FEST AT LAST NIGHT’S ALL-STAR GAME…..AS A TOTAL OF 10 HOME RUNS WERE HIT……AND THE AMERICAN LEAGUE OUTLASTED THE
NATIONAL LEAGUE EIGHT TO SIX IN 10 INNINGS…..
THE WIN WAS THE SIXTH IN A ROW FOR THE AMERICAN LEAGUE….AND THE 18TH WIN IN THE LAST 22 ALL-STAR GAMES…..
AND THE ASTROS ALEX BREGMAN WAS NAMED M-V-P…….
THE KENTUCKY HORSE RACING COMMISSION HAS APPROVED THE SALE OF ELLIS PARK IN HENDERSON….TO SARATOGA CASINO AND HOSPITALITY
GROUP….WHICH PURCHASED A 30-PERCENT STAKE IN THE HENDERSON TRACK IN TWENTY-12….
THE TRACK’S PRIMARY OWNER…….RON GEARY…..PURCHASED ELLIS PARK FROM CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED IN TWO-THOUSAND-SIX……
CHAMBER INITIATIVE
07/17/17
BY SEPTEMBER…..THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PLANS TO COMPLETE SET-UP OF A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE THAT TAKES AIM AT A
PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY EMPLOYEERS ACROSS THE ECONOMIC SPECTRUM…….FILLING OPEN JOBS AND RETAINING EMPLOYEES……
THE COMMONWEALTH IS ONE OF THREE STATES CHOSEN BY THE U-S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION AND W-K KELLOGG FOUNDATION TO
CREATE SO-CALLED……TALENT PIPELINE MANAGEMENT ACADEMIES WHICH ARE AIMED AT RESHAPING EDUCATON AROUND CAREERS AND JOBS
BASED ON WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED……
AS PART OF THE INITIATIVE……THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER’S WORKFORCE CENTER WILL CREATE AT LEAST 20 FIELD-SPECIFIC ADADEMIES OVER THE
NEXT TWO YEARS…..
IN ADDITION TO KENTUCKY…..THE OTHER TWO STATES CHOSEN ARE MICHIGAN AND TENNESSEE……
CAPITOL OFFICES DAMAGED
07/17/18
SOME OFFICES IN THE KENTUCKY STATE CAPITOL SUFFERED WATER DAMAGE OVER THE WEEK-END…..DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING DRINKING
FOUNTAIN ON THE THIRD FLOOD…..
THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED SUNDAY NIGHT BY A SECUTIRY OFFICIER WHO NOTICED THE SPIGOT STUCK IN THE ON POSITION……HE TURNED
IT OFF AND CONTACTED THE DEPARTMENT FOR FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES….
THER WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF PUDDLING…..BUT NOTING TO INDICATE WATER DAMAGE BELOW…..ABD THE FULL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE WASN’T
NOTICED UNTIL FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR OFFICES WERE OPENED YESERDAY……
INITIAL ASSESSMENTS INDICATE SOME WOOD PANELING….CARPET….CEILING TILE…..AND LIGHT FIXTURES WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED…..
GUILTY PLEA
07/17/18
A HART COUNTY MAN HAS PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO PLACING GLASSS SHARDS INTO SHIPMENTS OF STYROFOAM CUPS SENT TO FAST-
FOOD RESTAURANTS……
44 YEAR OLD WAYLON HORTON OF MUNFORDVILLE….WAS ARRESTED IN TWENTY-16 AND CHARGED WITH TAMPERING WITH CONSUMER PRODUCTS
AFTER DART CORPORATION CONTACTED AUTHORITIES ABOUT POSSIBLE PRODUCT TAMPERING…..INVOLVING HORTON….. WHILE HE WAS
EMPLOYED BY THE DART PLANT IN HORSE CAVE…..
THE GLASS PIECES WERE FOUND IN THREE DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS IN OHIO….. INDIANA……AND KENTUCKY……
ARREST
07/17/18
FRIDAY……STATE POLICE FROM THE COLUMBIA POST WENT TO A RESIDENCE ON BILLY SPARKS ROAD IN METCALFE COUNTY….IN AN ATTEMPT TO
EXECUTE AN ARREST WARRANT…..
CONSENT TO EARTH THE RESIDENCE WAS GIVEN……WHICH RESULTED IN A MARIJUANA GRINDED, SMALL PLASTIC BAGS CONTAINING A CRYSTAL
LIKE SUBSTANCE AND OTHER DRUG PARAPHERNALIA WERE LOCATED…..
19 YEAR OLD NCHOLAS WILLIAMS OF EDMONTON WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
PETTY
07/17/18
77 YEAR OLD BILLY PETTY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED JULY 11TH AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..MEMORIAL SERVIVCES WILL BE HELD
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT THE LAURA TURNER CHAPEL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER 12NOON SUNDAY AT THE CHAPEL…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER-IN-LAW; JUDY PETTY OF INDIANA….THREE NEPHEWS, FIVE NIECES AND SEVERAL GREAT-NIECES AND GREAT-
NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
07/17/18
THE 89TH ALL-STAR GAME WILL BE PLAYED TONIGHT AT NATIONALS PARK IN WASHINGTON D-C….
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE AND AMERICAN LEAGUE HAVE EACH WON 43 GAMES…WITH TWO GAMES ENDING IN A TIE…….
THE LADY TOPPER BASKETBALL TEAM WILL PLAY 16….REGUALR SEASON…. CONFERENCE GAMES DURING THE TWENTY-18-19 SEASON….
UNDER FIRST YEAR COACH GREG COLLINS…..THE TWO-TIME DEFENDING C-U-S-A TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS…..WILL BEGIN LEAGU PLAY IN DIDDLE
ARREAN ON JANUARY THRID….AND WILL HOST MIDDLE TENNESSE MARCH SEVENTH IN THE REGUALR SEASON FINALE…….
THE 20-19 CONFERENCE U-S-A TOURNAMENT WILL ONCE AGAIN BE HELD AT THE FORD CENTER…..IN FRISCO-TEXAS….. MARCH 13TH THRU THE
16TH……
WHEAT
7/15/18
92 YEAR OLD ARNOLD WHEAT OF SCOTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SAT) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALTY CARE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (MON) AFTERNOON AT 2 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HICKORY HILL CEMETERY… VISITATION BEGINS TOMORROW (MON)
MORNING AT 11 AT THE FUNERAL HOME…
HE IS SURVIVED BY 1 SON, TERRY GRAVES OF LONDON… 2 SISTES AND BROTHERS IN LAW… JEAN AND JAMES WHITNEY… AND ARDIS AND CARL
SUMMERS ALL OF FLORDIA… 1 GRANDSON AND SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE…
GRAHAM
07/14/18
66 YEAR OLD BONNIE BEE GRAHAM OF TENNESSEE DIED YESTERDAY (FRI) AT THE MERCY HOME IN TENNESSEE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (SUN) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION METHODIST CEMETERY… VISITATION BEGINS
TOMORROW (SUN) AFTERNOON AT 12 AT THE FUNERAL HOME…
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER MOTHER… IRENE GRAHAM OF TENNESSEE… 3 BROTHERS… BRADLEY GRAHAM OF NORTH CAROLINA… ANDREW GRAHAM
AND WAYNE GRAHAM BOTH OF TENNESSEE…. 4 SISTERS… AUDREY JORDAN OF TEXAS…. APRIL BARNES… ARLEEN THOMPSON BOTH OF NORTH
CAROLINA… AND VALERIE HANNETT OF SCOTTSVILLE… SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE….
NEW LAWS
07/13/18
MOST OF THE LAWS APPROVED DURING THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S TWENTY-18 SESSION WILL GO INTO EFFECT TOMORROW….
AMONG OTHER THINGS…..THAT MEANS DRIVERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO LEAVE AT LEAST THREE-FEET OF SPACE BETWEEN THEIR VEHICLE AND
CYCLISTS THEY PASS……CHILDREN UUNDER THE AGE OF 17 WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO GET MARRIED…..PENALITIES WILL GET TOUGHER FOR
THOSE WHO POST SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES ONLINE WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE PERSON DEPICTED….AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL
BE REQUIRED TO PASS A FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSE BEFOR GRADUATING……
THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION SPECIFIES THAT NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT 90-DAYS AFTER THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE UNLESS THEY
HAVE A SPECIAL EFFECTIVE DATE…….ARE GENERAL APPROPRIATONS MEASURES……OR INCLUDE AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE THAT MAKES THEM
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON BECOMING LAW……
ARREST-METCALFE
07/13/18
TROOPERS FROM THE COLUMBIA POST OF THE STATE POLICE AND METCALFE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SERVED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A
RESIDENCE 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SUMMER SHADE… WHERE THE LOCATED MARIJUANA….. METH….DIGITAL SCALES…..AND AN UNDISCLOSED
AMOUNT OF CASH…..
32 YEAR OLD CHRISTY JONES OF SCOTTSVILLE AND 49 YEAR OLD BRYAN MCCUE AND 43 YEAR OLD THOMAS STONE BOTH OF SUMMER SHADE WERE
CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSANCE, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
JONES WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH HINDERING PROSECUTION OR APPREHENSION…….
SPORTS
07/13/18
TRYOUTS AND PRACTICE FOR STUDENT/ATHLETES INTERESTED IN RUNNING CROSS COUNTY FOR ALLEN/COUNTY SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
WILL START MONDAY….
STUDENTS FROM THE SEVENTH THRU 12TH GRADES MAY TRY OUT FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM…..AND ACCORDING TO COACH PAUL SPERAS
TRYOUTS WILL BEGIN AT SIX MONDAY MORNING……RUNNERS SHOULD MEET IN FRONT OF THE CAREET AND TECHNICAL CENTER…...AND TRYOUTS
WILL LAST ABOUT 90-MINUTES EACH MORNING….
PROSPECTIVE RUNNERS MUST COMPLETE A K-H-S-DOUBLE-A PHYSICAL FORM AND HAVE IT ON FILE TO PARTICIPATE……
THE NASCAR TRIPLE-HEADER WEEK-END CONTINUES AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY TONIGHT WITH THE XFINITY SERIES….ALSCO 300……
AND TWO BOWLING GREEN RESIDENTS WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE RACE…..
AS LARRY BAILERY…..CHARIMAN OF THE BOWLING GREEN AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU….HAS BEEN SELECTED GRAND
MARSHALL……
AND ROB BARNETT…..MANAGER OF THE BOWLING GREEN/WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT….WILL SERVE AS THE RACE’S HONORARY
STARTER……
WESTERN ROTC
07/12/18
THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE…..WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IS BRINGING THEIR
R-O-T-C PROGRAM TO THE HARDIN COUNTY AREA…..
BEGINNING THE FALL…..ANY E-C-T-C OR WESTERN STUDENT CAN REGISTER FOR MILITARY ONE-ZERO-ONE…..WHICH IS AN INTRODUCTORY
COURSE THAT TEACHES MOUNTAINEERING OPERATIONS AND LEADERSHIP……
THE COURSE…..WHICH WILL MEET EACH FRIDAY FROM NINE TO 11……IS OPEN TO ANY MAJOR AND HIS MO REGISTRATION RESTRICTIONS…..
ACCORDING TO WESTERN .R-O-T-C RECRUITING OPERATIONS OFFICER….. BRANDON SMITH……THE COURSE CAN OPEN UP 100-PERCENT
TUITION SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WHO PLAN TO ADVANCE IN THE PROGRAM AT WESTERN’S MAIN CAMPUS IN BOWLING
GREEN……
SCHNATTER STEPS DOWN
07/12/18
PAPA JOHN’S FOUNDER JOHNN SCHNATTER HAS RESIGNED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPANY….AND HIS STEPPED DOWN FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
LOUISVILLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES…..AFTER USING A RACIAL SLUR DURING A CONFERNENC CALL….
REPORTEDLY SCHNATTER MADE THE COMMENT DURING A CONFERENCE CALL WHEN HE DISCRIBED THE PUBLIC SCRUTINY HE RECEIVED
FOLLOWING HIS STATEMENT ON N-F-L NATIONAL ANTHEM PROTESTS HURTING HIS SALES…..AND HE BROUGHT UP HOW HE WOULD DISTANCE
HIMSELF FROM RACIST ONLINE GROUPS…….
BESHEAR DONATIONS
07/12/18
NOW THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR…..HE IS FACING INCREASED SCRUTINY OVER HIS TWENTY-15
CAMPAIGN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL…..WHICH RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM TIM LONGMYER…..HIS FORMER CHEIEF DEPUTY WHO IS IN FEDERAL
PRISION FOR ACCEPTING BRIBES AND KICKBACKS AND FUNNELING SOME OF THAT MONETY TO DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATETS……
BESHEAR HAS SAID HE WOULD DONATE ALL OF THOSE FUNDS TO CHARITY….BUT HASN’T DONE TO YET…..SAYING HE IS WAITING FOR STATE
CAMPAIGN FINANCE OFFICIALS TO COMPLETE AN AUDIT OF HIS TWENTY-15 CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT……
BOUCHER MOTION
07/12/18
THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MAN WHO TACKLED SENATOR RAND PAUL AT THIS HOME LAST NOVEMBER…..WHILE HE WAS DOING YARD WORK….HAS
FILED A MOTION ARGUING THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO LEGAL RIGHT TO APPEAL HIS CLIENT’S 30-DAY SENTENCE….
IN THE MOTION…..RENE BOUCHER’S ATTORNEY ARGUES THE FEDERAL GOVEERNMENT WAIVED ITS RIGHT TO APPEAL…..AND AGREED THAT ANY
SENTENCE IMPOSED BY THE JUDGE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE……
PROSECUTORS HAD SOUGHT A 21-MONTH SENTENCE FOR BOUCHER…...WHO PLEADED GUILTY TO ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS……
SPORTS
07/12/18
AN ORIENTATON MEETING FOR ANY STUDENT/ATHLETE FROM THE JAMES E. BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH
SCOLL….. INTERESTED IN PLAYING FOR THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM…...WILL BE HELD TONIGHT AT SEVEN AT THE SCOTTSVILLE COUNTY CLUB…..
ACCORDING TO COACH SCOTT STAMPER…...EACH PERSPECTIVE GOLFER MUST HAVE A LEAST ONE PARENT OR GUARTDIAN AT THE MEETING…..
PATROT GOLF TEAM TRYOUTS WILL BEGIN MONDAY MORNING AT SEVEN…..AND THE TEAM WILL OPEN THE SEASON JULY 27TH……
CAREMARK FINED
07/11/18
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE HAS ISSUED A ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLAR CIVIL PENALITY AGAINST PHARMACY BENEFIT
MANAGER…. CAREMARK P–C-S…..FOR VIOLATIONS RELATED TO REIMBURSEMENTS TO PHARMACISTS…..AND THE AGENCY ALSO PLACED THEIR
LICENSE ON PROBATION FOR A YEAR……
AN ORDER FROM THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT CITES 454 VIOLATIONS RELATED TO REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM DENIALS THAT WERE ISSUED TO
KENTUCKY PHARMACISTS……AND 38 MORE VIOLATIONS WHERE CAREMARK PROVIDED “INACCURATE OR INCONSISTENT” INFORMATION……
CAREMARK P-S-C HEALTH…..IS ONE OF TWO C-V-S CAREMARK SUBSIDIARIES LICENSED TO OPERATE AS A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER IN THE
COMMONWEALTH……
POOR PEOPLES CAMPAIGN
07/11/18
THE “POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN” RALLIED IN FRANKFORT AGAIN YESTERDAY…. WHICH WAS THE FIRST DEMONSTRATION SINCE A JUDGE RULED
THAT CAPITOL POLICE BROKE THE LAW BY DENYING THE PROTESTORS ENTRY TO THE STATEHOUSE….WHEN ONLY TWO PROTESTEER AT A TIME
WERE PERMITTED INSIDE THE CAPTIAL…..
BUT YESTERDAY THE WHOLE GROUP WAS ALLOWED IN AND THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO GOVERNOR MATT BEVINS OFFICE TO OPPOESE CUTS IN
DENTAL AND VISION COVERAGE FOR NEARLY 500-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS ON MEDICAID…..
HOWEVER…..THEY WERE MET BY TWO STATE TROOPERS WHO INFORMED THEM THE GOVERNOR WAS ONLY TAKING APPOINTMENTS AND THEY LEFT
TOOTHBROCHES AT THE OFFICE AS A SYMBOLIC PROTEST OF THE CUTS……
THE GROUP ALSO WENT TO THE CAPITOL ANNEX TO LEAVE MESSAGES WITH REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN SESSION……
ACCIDENT-HART
07/11/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGARWS AN ACCIDENT ON I-65 YESTERDAY MORNING…. NEAR THE 71 MILER MARKER….THAT INJURED TWO PERSONS….
TROOPERS SAY A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 22 YEAR OLD TAYLOR BOILING OF ARKANSAS STRUCK A TWENTY-12 NISSAN OPERATED BY 60 YEAR OLD NITA
MILLER OF ELIZABETHTOWN IN THE REAR…..
MILLERS’S CAR CROSSED MULTIPLE LANES OF TRAFFIC….HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER WALL…..THEN CROSSED BACK OVER THE ROADWAY AND
CAME TO REST AGAINST AN EARTH EMBANKMENT…...BOILING’S VEHICLE STRUCK AN EARTH EMBANKMENT WHICH CAUSED IT TO OVERTURN
MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO REST AGAINST A TREE…..
BOILING WAS FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL…..AND MILLER WAS TRANSPORTED BY E-M-S TO HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL……
FARM BUREAU OFFICE CLOSED
07/11/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW MORNING SO THE STAFF CAN ATTEND A MEETING….
THE OFFICE WILL REOPEN TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT ONE…..AND FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE CALL TWO-THREE-SEVEN-ZERO-ONE-NINE-THREE…..
SPORTS
07/11/18
A GROUP OF FORMER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL PLAYERS ARE PLANNING TO SUE THE N-C-A-A OVER ITS DECISION TO VACATE 123
WINS…. STEMMINNG FROM THE SCHOOLS’S ESCORT SCANDAL……..
LUKE HANCOCK TOLD A LOUISVILLE RADIO STATION THAT THE PLAYERS ARE…..FED UP….WITH THE N-C-A-A’s DECISION WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN
THE VACATION OF THE TEAM’S 20-13 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP……
LOUISVILLE MUST ALSO RETURN 600-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CONFERENCE REVENUE FROM THE TWENTY-12 THRU TWENTY-15 N-C-A-A
TOURNAMENTS……
CITY COUNCIL
07/10/18
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET LAST NIGHT AND DISCUSSED A PROPOSAL FOR THE CITY TO SIGN A CONTRACT TO HIRE A BUILDING INSPECTOR…..
CARLY FUDGE, WHO IS LEVEL ONE ISNPECTOR, CURRENTLY SERVES IN THAT CAPACITY WITH NO CONTRA CT AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION
PROPOSED HIRING JOSEPH PERRY AS BUILDING INSPECTOR…..HE IS A LEVEL TWO INSPECTOR WHICH MEANS HE CAN DO RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS….
THE PLANNING COMMISSION TOLD THE COUNCIL THEY DO NOT RECEIVE THE PAPER WORK THEY NEED AND THE COMPENSATION RATE HAS
CHANGED FROM A 70-30 SPLIT TO 10-90….APPARENTLY FUDGE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY FOR THE 10-90 RATE AND THAT HAS
CARRIED OVER TO THE CITY…..
COUNCIL MEMBERS MICHAEL MCGUIRE AND DR. MARK HUNTSMAN SAID THEY HAD RECEIVED CALLS FROM CONTRACTORS ASKING THAT FUDGE
REMAIN BUILDING INSPECTOR….
ANY ACTION WAS TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION AND TALK WITH FUDGE ABOUT GETTING NECESSARY
PAPERWORK TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING OFFICE AND RETURNING THE CONPENSATION SPLIT TO 70-30……
THE COUNCIL ALSO APPOINTED DIANA WHEAT AND DELORES RICE TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION…..
BEVIN REACTION
07/10/18
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT HE IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR IN TWENTY-19……AND IT DIDN’T
TAKE LONG FOR CURRENT GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN, WHO HAS NOT SAID IF HE IS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION, TO RESPOND….
BEVIN TWEETED THAT BESHEAR WOULD OFFER VOTERS FOUR MORE YEARS OF CORRUPTION AND SELF-DEALING……AND HE INCLUDED A NEWS
ARTICLE ABOUT TOM LONGMYER WHO IS SERVING A 70-MONTH PRISON SENTENCE FOR A KICK SCHEME INVOLVING THE COMMONWEALTH’S
EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN…..LONGMYER SERVED AS PERSONNEL SECRETARY DURING STEVE BESHER’S GUBERNATORIAL
ADMINISTRATION BEFORE MOVING TO MOVING TO ANDY BESHEAR’S OFFICE WHEN HE WAS ELECTED ATTORNEY GENERAL……
AUTHORITIES HAVE NEVER ACCUSED THE BESHEARS OF KNOWING ABOUT LONGMEYER’S ILLEGAL ACTINS…..
FATAL-WARREN
07/10/18
A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-65…..AT THE SOUTHBOUND 36-MILE MARKER IN WARREN COUNTYYESTERDAY MORNING….CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A
TENNESSEE MAN…..
STATE POLCIE SAY A TWO-THOUSNAD OUTBACK…..DRIVEN BY 83 YEAR OLD JAMES WILLIAMS FROM MCMINNVILLE…..LEFT THE ROADWAY…..WENT
DOWN AN EARTH EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK A TREE…
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER STRIKING THE TREE…..AND WILLIAMS DIED AT THE SCENE……
SPORTS
07/10/18
THE U-K FOOTBALL TEAM KICKS OFF THE SEASON IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS…. BUT OFFICIALS SAY SEASON TICKET SALES ARE RUNNING BEHIND
LAST YEAR…..
ABOUT 28-THOUSAND SEASON TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD…..WHICH IS DOWN FROM 32-THOUSAND THIS TIME LAST YEAR……
THAT’S A 10-PERCENT DROP FROM A YEAR AGO FOR A TEAM THAT RETURNS 17 STARTERS AND HAS ADVANCED TO TWO STRAIGHT BOWL GAMES……
BESHEAR TO ANNOUNCE RUN
07/09/18
ACCORDING TO REPORTS…..KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR WILL ANNOUNCE TODAY THAT HE WILL RUN FOR GOVERNOR IN
TWENTY-19….. AND HIS RUNNING MATE WILL BE JACQUELINE COLEMAN…..AN ASSISTANT HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND POLITICAL RECRUITER…..
BESHEAR WILL BE THE FIRST DEMOCAT TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE HE IS RUNNING AGAINST GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN…...WHO HAS YET TO SAY IF HE
WILL RUN FOR RE-ELETION…..
BESHEAR HAS A SERIES OF SPEAKING EVENTS SCHEDULED ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH TODAY AND TOMORROW IN ORDER TO MAKE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THE FUTURE OF KENTUCKY……
HIS FIRST STOP TODAY WILL BE AT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM IN LOUISVILLE…...AFTER THAT HE HEADS TO LEXINGTON…..
PIKEVILLE….AND ASHLAND…..
AND TOMORROW BESHEAR IS SCHEDULE TO BE IN OWENSBORO…..PADUCAH….. AND BOWLING GREEN……
MCCONELL CONFRONTED
07/09/18
SATURDAY IN LOUISVILLE…..SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL WAS CONFRONTED BY A GROUP OF PROTESTERS…..ABOUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’
S IMMIGRATION POLICY…..AS HE WAS LEA VING A RESTAURANT…..
CHANTING….ABOLICE ICE….THE IMPROMTU PROTEST TOOK PLACE NEAR WHERE HUNDREDS PROTESTED THE GOVERNMENT’S NOW-ENDED
FAMILY SEPARATION POLICY……
MCCONNELL’S DINING CAMPANION……KENTUCKY POLITICIAN JOHATHAN SHELL…..CHARACTERIZED THE PROTESTING GROUP AS “SMALL” AND
“EXTREMIST”……
HEALTH INSURANCE
07/09/18
SOME KENTUCKY CUSTOMERS WHO GET INSURANCE THROUGH THE FEDERAL HEALTH EXCHANGE….WILL EVEN SOME COMPETITION AMONG
INSURANE PROVIDERS….BECAUSE ANTHEM IS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES IN WHICH IT IS OFFERING PLANS……
HEALTH INSURERS HAVE FILED WITH THE COMMONWEALTH…..THEIR PRELIMINARY RATE REQUESTS FOR TWENTY-19…..WITH ANTHEM
REQUESTING AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT OVER 13-PLANS…..AND CARESOURE IS PROPOSING AN AVERAGE 19-POINT-
FOUR PERCENT HIKE FOR ITS 12 PLANS……
THE KENTUCKY INSURANCE COMMISSION WILL REVIEW THE REQUESTS AND ARE EXPECTED TO FINALIZE ANY RATE CHANGES BY LATE
AUGUST……WITH OPEN ROLLMENT FOR TWENTY-19 BEGINNING AUGUST FIRST……
THE RATES AFFECT ABOUT 77-THOUSAND-500 KENTUCKIANS WHO GET INSURANCE THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT……
MURDER ARREST
07/09/18
A SCOTTSVILLE MAN IS DEAD AND A GLASOGW MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER FOLLOWING AN INDICENT EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING ON
LICK BRANCH ROAD IN BARREN COUNTY…..
STATE POLICE WERE CALLED AFTER THE BODY OF 40 YEAR OLD KEVIN MILLER OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS FOUND LYING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY
WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND…..
THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE HAD BEEN AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN MILLER AND 52 YEAR OLD BOBBY CONATSER OF GLASGOW…..WHICH
CONCLUDED WITH CONATSER FIRING A SHOTGUN…..STRIKING MILLER IN THE BACK….
CONATSER WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER AND LODGED IN THE BARREN COUNTY JAIL……
FISHERMEN RESCUED
07/09/18
SATURDAY NIGHT……TWO FISHERMEN WERE RESCUED FROM THE BARREN RIVER IN BOWLING GRWEN WHEN THEIR BOAT BECAME CAUGHT IN THE
CURRENT AND EVENTUALLY STUCK ON A ROCK UNDER THE COLLEGE STREET BRIDGE…..
IT TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET THEM OUT OF THE WATER….. AND NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE INCIDENT……
JOHNSON
07/09/18
96 YEAR OLD FLOYD HOWARD JOHNSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED THURSDAY AT HOPE HOSPICE IN LEHIGH-FLORIDA…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER FIVE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO ST. JUDE’S CHILDREN’S
HOSPITAL……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; POLLEY SEDAHL OF FLORIDA…..AND A SON; TED JOHNSON OF TENNESSEE…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……….
SPORTS
07/09/18
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL…..TOP WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL RECRUIT CHARLES BASSEY’S LEGAL GUARDIAN…..
IS ABOUT TO BECOME AN ASSISTANT COACH ON THE TOPPER STAFF AT A SALARY OF 200-THOUSAND-FOUR DOLLARS……;
THE HIRE…..WHICH WAS SUBMITTED ON JUNE 28TH…..IS STILL AWAITING APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF REGENTS….
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HENNSSY AURIANTAL’S HIRING ENDS MONTHS OF SPECULATION THAT HE WOULD BE JOINING BASSEY IN BOWLING……
SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES
07/06/18
THE TWENTY-18-19 SCHOOL YEAR WILL BEGIN AUGUST NINTH FOR STUDENTS IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOOL DISTRICT…..AND TO HELP
STUDENTS AND PARENTS PREPARE FOR THE RETURN TO THE CLASS ROOM…..EACH SCHOOL WIL HAVE OPEN HOUSE AND ORIENTATION EVENTS
BEGINNING LATER THIS MONTH…..
THE PRIMARY CENTER WILL HAVE OPEN HOUSE FOR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS MONDAY-JULY 30TH BEGINNING AT THREE…..THE OPEN HOUSE
FOR PRESCHOOL….FIRST….SECOND…AND THIRD GRADE STUDENT WILL BE FROM FOUR TO SIX ON JULY 31ST……
THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER WILL HOLD OPEN HOUSE FOR ALL STUDENTS TUESDAY-JULY 31ST FROM FIVE TO SEVEN…..
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL HAVE SEVENTH GRADE ORIENTATION AND OPEN HOUSE ON THURSDAY-AUGUST SECOND BEGINNING AT FIVE…..AND
EIGHTH GRADE ORIENTATON AND OPEN HOUSE WILL BE MONDAY-AUGUST SIXTH AT FIVE…..
AND THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE OPEN HOUSE FOR ALL STUDENTS THURSDAY AUGUST SECON FRO FORU TO SIX…..AND FRESHMAN ORIENTATION
AND PARENT MEETING WILL BE AT FIVE……
NATCHER UPGRADES
07/06/18
THE MODERNIZATON UPGRADES TO TURN THE NATCHER PARKWAY INTO AN INTERSTATE-65 SPUR ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN MONDAY…..AND MAJOR
TRAFFIC IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR….
THE NATCHER PARKWAY WILL BE DOWN TO ONE LANE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN EXIT-SIX….NASHVILLE ROAD AND EXIT SEVEN….
RUSSELLVILLE ROAD….
MOTORISTS NEED TO BE AWARE THE NORTHBOUND ENTRANCE TO NATCHER PARKWAY AT NASHVILLE ROAD AND THE SOUTHBOUND ENTRANCE
RAMP AT RUSSELLVILLE ROAD BE A STOP CONDITION…..MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO STOP ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP BEFORE ENTERING THE
PARKWAY WHICH IS A MAJOR CHANGE……
THE SPEED ZONE IN THE AREA WILL ALSO BE REDUCED TO 55 MILES-PER-HOUR AND WIDE LOADS WILL BE RESTRICTED…..
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO ALL A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EXTRA TRAVEL TIME OR SEEK AND ALTERNATE ROUTE……
BALL HAS FIRST CHILD
07/06/18
THE YOUNGEST FEMALE STATEWIDE OFFICE HOLDER IN THE COUNTRY…. HAS NOW BECOME THE FIRST KENTUCKY CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER TO
GIVE BIRTH WHILE IN OFFICE……
TREASURER ALLISON BALL WELCOMED A BABY BOY ON TUESDAY…..THE FIRST CHILD FOR BALL AND HUSBAND “ASA” …….
SPORTS
07/06/18
IT WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THE NASCAR MONSTER ENERGY SERIES….“QUACKER STATE 400” WHICH IS RUN ANNUALLY AT THE
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY….. WILL NOW BE SPONSORED BY WALMAT……
THE RACE WILL BE JULY 14TH AS PART OF THE NASCAR TRIPLE HEADER WEEK-END……
HEAT ADVISORY
07/05/18
THERE IS A HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL EIGHT TO NIGHT….
TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE MID 90s….COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMDITY WILL RESULT IN PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110
DEGREES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON….
THIS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS ESPECIALLY FOR THE VERY YOUNG…..THE ELDERLY….THOSE WITHOUT AIR
CONDITIONING…AND THOSE PARTICIPATING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES……
BE SURE AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS….TAKE LOTS OF BREAKD…..AND KNOW THE SIGNS OF EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE……
AND BE SURE YOUR PETS AND LIVESTOCK HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE TO GET OUT OF THE SUN………
MISSING PERSON
07/05/18
STATE POLICE FROM THE COLUMBIA POST ARE ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE A MISSING MAN…..
39 YEAR OLD SHANE WRIGHT OF LEBANON WAS LAST SEEN WHEN HE CHECKED HIMSTLF OUT OF EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL….IN LEXINGTN….ON
JUNE SECOND….
WRIGHT IS A WHITE MALE WITH BROWN HAIR AND BLUE EYES….HE’S FIVE-FEET 10-INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS 286-POUNDS…
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF SHANE WRIGHT IS ASKED TO CONTACT STATE POLICE AT 800-TWO-TWO-TWO-55-55 OR
YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY…….
ACCIDENT-FATAL
07/05/18
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HAPPY VALLEY ROAD…..JUST OUTSIDE OF CAVE CITY TUESDAY CLAIMED A LIFE…..
ACCORDING TO THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT……MARK DETWEILER OF MUNFORDVILLE LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE DO TO
WATER PONDING ON THE ROADWAY….AND IT CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND STRUCK A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 51 YEAR OLD JOHN GOAD OF
GLASGOW….
JOHN GOAD DIED AT THE SCENE AND HIS PASSENRER….LAURA GOAD….ALONG WITH DETWEILER WERE FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
HOSPITAL…..
SPORTS
07/05/18
DEFENDING CHAMPION…..JOEY “JAWS” CHESTNUT…..DOWNED A RECORD 74 HOT DOGS AND BUNS YESTERDAY TO TAKE HOME HIS 11TH TITAL AT
THE ANNUAL NATHAN’S FAMOUR JULY FOURTH HOT DOG EATING CONTEST……
IN WINNING THE “MUSTARD BELT” YESTERDAY….CHESNUT BROKE HIS OWN RECORD OF 72 WHICH HE SET LAST YEAR……
AND MIKI SUDO CLAIMED THE WOMEN’S TITLE BY DOWNING 37 HOT DODS AND BUNS……
DENTAL AND VISION CUT
07/03/18
THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION SAYS DENTAL AND VISION COVERAGE IS BEING CUT FOR NEALRY HALF-A-MILLION KENTUCKIANS DUE TO A RULING THAT
REJECTED THE COMMONWEALTH’S MEDICAID OVERHAUL PLAN…..
THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES CALLED THE CUTS AN….. UNFORTUNATE CONSEQUENCE….OF FRIDAY’S RULING…..AND A
SPOKESPERSON FOR THE CABINET SAID IT HAD BEEN MADE CLEAR THE DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS DEPENDED ON THE MEDICAID CHANGES…..
AND THE RULING MEANS THERE IS NO LONGER A “LEGAL MECHANISM” IN PLACE TO PAY FOR DENTAL AND VISION COVERAGE…..
KENTUCKY WAS THE FIRST STATE TO GET PERMISSION TO IMPOSE WORK REQUIREMENTS ON MEDICAID…..AND THE JUDGE RULED THE
COMMONWEALTH CAN’T REQUIRE POOR PEOPLE TO GET JOBS TO KEEP THEIR MEDICAID BENEFITS…..
POOR PEOPLES CAMPAIGN
07/03/18
THE “POOR PEOPLES CAMPAIGN” RECENTLY HELD PROTESTS AT THE KENTUCKY STATE CAPITAL AND ACCESS TO THE BUILDING WAS LIMITED TO
TWO PROTESTORS AT A TIME……
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED AN OPINIO THAT STATE POLICE AND THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET VIOLATED THE LAW
AND FAILED TO DEVELOP A NEW PROCEDURE THAT WAS PROPERLY VETTED…..
AND OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DO NOT CARRY THE FORCE OF LAW…..
PAUL FAMILY THREATENED
07/03/18
SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS CONFIRMED THAT CAPITOL POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A MEN WHO THREATENED TO KILL HIM AND HIS FAMILY….
DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH MEDIA…..PAUL SAID THE MAN THREATENED TO “CHOP” UP HIS FAMILY WITH AN AX……
GLASGOW BANK ROBBERY
07/03/18
THE GLASGOW POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE INDIVIDUAL WHO ROBBED THE EDMONTON STATE BANK SUNDAY
NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING….
THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A TALL SLENDER INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS DRIVING A U-HAUL VAN WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN STOLEN…..
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL…..TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SIX-FIVE-ONE-51-15……
CITY FOURTH CELEBRATION
07/03/18
THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL…….FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION…….TOMORROW ON DUMONT HILL……
MAYOR ROB CLINE TELLS NEWSWATCH THAT CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR WEEKS TO MAKE TOMORROW’S FREE CELEBRATON THE
BEST EVER……
ACTIVITIES BEGING AT FOUR TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH FREE FOOD….AS LONG AS IT LASTS….AND THE FIREWORKS WILL BEGIN AT DARK……
4TH OF JULY CLOSINGS
07/03/18
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY……
COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW……
POST OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
TRANSFER STATION, ANIMAL SHELTER, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARY ALL CLOSED TOMORROW…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND TOMORROW’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP THURSDAY THE FIFTH…..
AND THE CORE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW FIVE-30 TO FOUR-30…….
KERNEY
07/03/18
71 YEAROLD WILLIAM JOE KERNY OF HOLLAND DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….. AND THERE WILL BE HO VISITATION OR SERVICE AT THIS TIME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LASHELIA ROARK KERNEY…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DANIEL KERNEY OF GEORGIA AND DAVID AND TINA
BURTON OF GLASGOW…….TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; LORIE AND GEORGE ARRINGTON OF GEORGIA AND KIMBERLY BURTON TO
TENNESSEE…..A BROTHER; MARSHALL OF GLASGOW…..AND THREE SISTERS; DIANE RAMOS AND VICKY ZIMMERMAN BOTH OF CALIFORNIA AND JUDY
WOOD OF GLASGOW…….SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
ADLER
07/03/18
83 YEAR OLD FRITZ ADLER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CEDAR CROSS CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (WED) MORNING
AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO ST. JUDE’S OR THE CHARITY OF YOUR
CHOICE……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ANN STRODE ADLER……A SON; TIM…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; DEBBIE AND JAMES WALDEN AND
DIANE AND NEAL COLE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; WALTER OF GERMANY…..AND A SISTER; HEDY LEVKULICH OF OHIO……FIVE
GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/03/18
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGIATE DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS HAS FINALIZED THE STANDINGS FOR THE TWWNTY-17-18 DIRECTORS
CUP…..AND WESTERN FINISHED TIED FOR 152ND…..
THE DIRECTORS CUP HONORS FOUR ALL-SPORTS CHAMPONS IN THE IN THE N-C-A-A DIVISION ONE, TWO AND THREE AND THE N-A-I-A….AS
EACH INSTITUTION IS AWARDED POINTS IN A PRE-DETERMINED NUMBER OF SPORTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN…..
STANFORD CLAIMED THIS YEAR’S TITLE WITH 14-HUNDRED-42 POINTS…..
KENTUCKY WAS 17TH….LOUISVILLE 30TH…..MURRAY STATE 129TH…..AND EASTERN KENTCUKY 130TH…….
SENATE PASSES FARM BILL
06/29/18
THE U-S SENATE YESTERDAY PASSED THE NEW FARM BILL WHICH INCLUDES SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL’S…..HEMP FARMING ACT….WHICH
WOULD LEGALIZE INDUSTRIAL HEMP AND REMOVE IT FROM THE LIST OF FEDERALLY CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES…..
THE BILL ALSO GIVES STATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME THE PRIMARY REGULATORS OF HEMP PRODUCTION……IT ALLOWS HEMP
RESEARCHERS TO APPLY FOR COMPETITIVE FEDERAL GRANTS…..AND MAKES HEMP FARMERS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR CROP INSURANCE…..
A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MADE UP OF MEMBERS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE WILL NOW RECONCILE BOTH VERSIONS OF THE BILL…..
HEMPATITUS OUTBREAK
06/29/18
STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE “HEPATITIS-A” OUTBREAK IN THE COMMONWEALTH IS THE WORST IN THE
COUNTRY…
AT LEAST 969 INDIVIDUALS HAVE CONTRACTED THE DISEASE WHICH HAS RESUTLED IN SIX DEATHS…..WITH THREE OF THOSE IN JEFFERSON
COUNTY….WHERE 482 CASES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED…..
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…..WARREN COUNTY HAS REPORTED 13 CASES…… WITH ONE EACH IN ALLEN…….BARREN……BUTLER…..AND
EDMONSON COUNTIES……
HEALTH CARE FRAUD
06/29/18
10 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..INCLUDING A CAVE CITY DOCTOR……ARE FACING FEDERAL CHARGES AS PART OF A
NATONAL HEALTH CARE FRAUD INVESTIGATION…….
DR. CHANDRA REDDY HAS PLEAD NOT GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO TWO COUNTS OF CONSPIRING TO COMMIT HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ONE
COUNT EACH OF CONSPIRING TO MAKE FALSE STATEMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE MATTERS AND CONMSPIRING TO ILLEGALLY USE A DRUG
ENFORCEMTN ADMINISTRATION REGISTRATION NUMBE ISSUED TO ANOTHER PERSON……
REDDY’S WIFE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF CONSPIRING TO COMMIT HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ON COUNT OF CONSPIRING TO MAKE
FALSE STATEMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE……
THE COUPLE IS ACCUED OF BILLING MEDICARE UN DR. REDDY’S NATIONAL PROVIDER IDENTIFIER FOR SERVICES PERFORMED BY NURSE
PRACTITIONERS WHILE REDDY WAS OUT OF THE OFFICE…..KNOWING MEDICARE REIMBURSES AT A HIGHER RATE FOR SERVICES PERFORMED BY A
DOCTOR INSTEAD OF A NURSE……REDDY IS ALSO ACCUSED OF PRE-SIGNING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PRESCTIPTIONS FOR HIS NURSE
PRACTIONERS TO USE WHILE HE WAS AWAY…..
ITS ALSO ALLEGED THEY COVERED UP FRAUDULENT BILLING BY ALTERING PATIENT RECORDS…..
SPORTS
06/29/18
THE LEXINGTON CENTER BOARD HAS AWARDED A 241-MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT FOR THE RENOVATION OF RUPP ARENA AND THE LEXINGTON
CENTER…..
THE WORK WHICH WILL BEGIN IN JULY IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY TWENTY-21……AND DURING CONSTRUCTION RUPP WILL CONTINUE TO
HOST KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES…..AS-WELL-AS CONCERTS AND EVENTS……
THE CONVENTION CENTER WILL BE REPLACED IN TWO PHASES……SO ABOUT HALF OF ITS SPACE CAN CONTINUE TO BE USED DURING
CONSTRUCTION…..
NEW KY SALES TAX
06/28/18
STARTING SUNDAY……KENTUCKIANS WILL START PAYING A SIX-PERCENT SALES TAX ON SERVICES THAT HAVEN’T BEEN TAXED BEFORE….THANKS
TO A NEW LAW PASSED BY THE TWENTY-18 GENERAL ASSEMBLY……
THINGS LIKE CAR REPAIRS…..TANNING BED VISITS….SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY SERVICES AND GYM MEMBERSHIPS….INCLUDING THE CORE IN
SCOTTSVILLE…..WILL JUMP SIX-PERCENT……AND .NON-PROFITS WILL ALSO HAVE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL SIX-PERCENT FOR ADMISSION TO
CULTURAL AND ATHLETIC EVENTS……
NON-PROFITS HAVEN’T BEEN TAXED IN THE PAST…..BUT A KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT RULING SAYS THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION DOESN’T
EXEMPT NON-PROFITS FROM STATE SALES AND USE TAXES…..
HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERS SAY THE NEVER INTENDED TO TAX NON-PROFITS…. SAYING THE LAW IS BEING MISINTERPRETED BY THE FINANCE
CABINET….. HOWEVER……RICHARD DODSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF SALES AND EEXCISE TAXES……SAID THE NEW LAW AND
THE COURT DECISION LEFT THEM NO CHOICE……
ALSO SUNDAY…..SMOKERS WILL A TAX INCREASE ON CIGARETTES FROM 60-CENTS A PACK TO A DOLLAR-10 A PACK…..
KENTUCKY HEALTH
06/28/18
KENTUCKY HEALTH…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S NEW PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WHO RECEIVE MEDICAID
BENEFITS……BEGINS THIS SUNDAY JULY FIRST….
THE “NEW .PATH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT” MEANS SOME MEDICAID RECIPIENTS WILL NEED TO COMPLETE 80-HOURS OF
EMPLOYMENT…. EDUCATION OR TRAINING….VOLUNTEERING….OR CAREGIING PER MONTH TO KEEP THEIR BENEFITS…..
SEVERAL STATE AGENCIES ARE WORKING TO MAKE THE TRANSITION AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE FOR THOSE RECIPIENTS WHO ARE ENCOURGED TO
VISIT THE KENTUCKY HEALTH WEB-SITE AT…….KENTUCKY-HEALTH-DOT-KY-Y-DOT-GOV…..TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM……
SCAM ALERT
06/28/18
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED A SCAM ALERT TO WARN KENTUCKIANS ABOUT A PHONE SCAM…..WERE THE CON-
ARTIST CLAIM TO BE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATON OFFICIALS CALLING TO NOTIFY THE VICTIM THAT THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
HAS BEEN STOLEN……
THE ALERT WAS ISSUED AFTER A JEFFERSON COUNTY RESIDENT PAID 600- DOLLARS TO RECEIVE A NEW SOCIAL SECURITY CARD AND NUMBER….
RESIDENTS ARE AGAIN URGED TO NEVER GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE…..ESPECIALLY TO SOMEONE YOU DON’T KNOW…..
IF YOU GET A CALL FROM A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL…..HANG UP AND CALL THAT AGENCY…..
NEVER TRUST A “COLD” CALLER…..
AND DON’T USE UNTRACEABLE METHODIS OF PAYMENTS……..
BOUCHER FILES SUIT
06/28/18
MONDAY……SENATOR RAND PAUL FILED A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST HIS NEIGHBOUR…. RENE BOUCHER…..WHO HAS PLED GUILTY TO ATTACKING A
MEMBER OF CONGRESS WHEN HE TACKLED PAUL IN HIS YARD LAST NOVEMEBR…..
BOUCHER’S ATTORNEY HAS NOW FILED A MOTION TO DISMISS PART OF PAUL’ SUIT…..AND HAS ALSO FILED A COUNTER SUIT CLAIMING PAUL
SHOULD OWE COMPENSATION TO BOUCHER….WHO IS SEEKING ALL COMPENSAORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES PERMITTED BY LAW…..CITING
INTENTIONAL ACTIONS BY THE PAUL FAMILY…...
BOUCHE CLAIMS THE PAULS WERE IN VIOLATON OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION’S BY-LAWS BY REPEATEDLY PILING UP “UNSLIGHTLY”
DEBRIS…..TREE LIMBS…..MOUNDS OF TRASH…..AND OTHER WASTE NEAR BOUCHER’S PROPERTY……
THE SUIT ALSO NAMES PAUL’S WIFE AND THE RIVERGREEN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION…….
SUMMER NIGHT
06/28/18
THE HEART OF SCOTTSVILLE’S NEXT…..SUMMER NIGHT……WILL BE TONIGHT ON THE SQUARE……
SUMMER NIGHT WILL BE FROM FIVE TO EIGHT IN THE LIBRARY QUADRANT OF THE SQUARE……
SPORTS
06/28/18
TRIPLE CROWN TRAINER BOB BAFFERT WHO WON HIS SECOND TRIPLE CROWN THIS YEAR…..AND TRINITY FOOTBALL COACH BOB BEATTY WHO
LEAD TRINITY TO ITS 13TH STATE TITLE IN 18 YEARS THIS SEASON…. HEAD THIS YEAR’S CLASS OF INDUCTEES INTO THE KENTUCKY ATHLETIC HALL
OF FAME…..
JOINING THEN ARE FORMER KENTUCKY AND N-F-L LINEMAN SAM BALL……LONG TIME N-B-A COACH BERNIE BICKERSTAFF…..MOTORCYCLE RACER
NICKY HAYDEN….AND HORSE OWNERS KEN AND SARAH RAMSEY……
THE INDUCTEES WILL BE HONORED ON AUGUST 22ND AT THE MUHAMMAND ALI CENTER……
FISCAL COURT
06/27/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE TRAMMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND THEY CONDUCTED MOSTLY
ROUTINE BUSINESS….
FINAL APPROVE WAS GIVEN TO THE TWENTY-18-19…..AND THE TWENTY-18-19 SALARIES WERE ALSO APPROVED…..
THE COURT APPOINTED BRIAN MILLER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION…. REPLACING JOY BOMAR WHOSE TERM IS EXPIRING……
AND THE COURT APPROVED THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT PROCEEDING WITH A 75-THOUSAND DOLLAR COPS GRANT FOR DRUG PREVENTION…..
THE GRANT WILL AMONG OTHER THINGS FUND TRAINING…..HELP PURSHIP EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND CONDUCT COMMUINTY MEETING……
SHERIFF JEFF COOKE ALSO INFORMED THE COURT A DEPUTY HIS SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION AND THEY HAVE BEGUN THE HIRING
PROCESS……AND THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS ALSO BEGUN THE SEARCH FOR A NEW K-NINE……
MESONET APP
06/27/18
THE KENTUCKY MESONET SYSTEM NOW HAS AN…..”APP” FOR YOUR CELL PHONE…. THAT WILL BRING YOU REAL TIME WEATHER INFORMATION…..
THE MESONET…..A NETWORK OF AUTOMATED WEATHER AND CLIMINATE MONITORING STATIONS…..WAS DEVELOPED BY THE KENTUCKY CLIMINATE
CENTER AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AND THE NEW “APP” IS ANOTHER STEP TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SYSTEM THAT
PROVIDES WEATHER INFORMATION THAT IS UPDATED EVERY FIVE MINUTES…..24 HOURS A DAY……
THE NUMBER OF MESONET STATIONS IS STILL ON THE INCREASE IN COUNTIES YET TO HAVE ONE……AS-WELLL-AS SOME COUNTIES WHO ARE
REQUESTING ADDITIONAL STATIONS……
THE MESONET “APP” CAN BE ACCESSSED AT THE SYSTEM’S WEBSITE…..OR THROUGH THE VARIOUS “APP’ STORES…….
OFFICER SHOOTING
06/27/18
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE E’TOWN POST REQUESTING
ASSISTANCE IN A PURSUIT THAT WAS ENTERING HART COUNTY…..
THE PURSUIT ENERED NORTHERN HART COUNTY WHERE IT TURNED AND BEGAN TO TRAVEL IN THE DIRECTION OF AN INVOLVED TROOPER….WHO
FIRED MULTIPLE SHOTS FROM HIS SERVICE WEAPON…..STRIKING THE VEHICLE AND ENDING THE PURSUIT NEAR BONNIEVILLE……
THE DRIVER……24 YEAR OLD TERRY SHEETS OF INDIANA…..WAS TREATED AT THE SCENE AND CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF OFFENSES INCLUDING
ATTEMPTED MURDER-POLICE OFFICER, FOUR COUNTS OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT AND TWO COUNTS OF FLEEING OR EVADING…..
A PASSENGER….25 YEAR OLD RIKKIE PARKER ALSO OF INDIAN WHO WASN’T INJURED…...WAS ARRESTED ON AN OUTSTANDING INDIANA
WARRANT……
ARREST
06/27/18
A BARREN COUNTY MAN IS FACING CHARGES AFTER MARIJUANA PLANTS WERE FOUND GROWING ON HIS PROPERTY…..
DETECTIVES WITH THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE WENT TO 34-12 HISEVILLE/BEAR WALLOW ROAD IN CAVE CITY….. WHERE 70 YEAR OLD
JIMMY EDWARDS GAVE CONSENT TO SEARCH THE PRPOERTY…..
DETECTIVES LOCAKED A QUARTER POUND OF PROCESSED MARIJUANA DRYING IN AN OUT BUILDING……89 MARIJUANA PLANTS GROWING AT THE
EDGE OF A CORNFIELD AND FOUR MORE IN A GARDON……..A HANDGUN AND CASH WERE ALSO LOVATED……
EDWARDS WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION AND CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA…… WA HE WITH OEOR AOD DIR OF MARAIJUNA……
BONDS
06/27/18
83 YEAR OLD MAVERINE BONDS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
FRIDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE GIDEONS……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JIMMIE AND REGINA, JERRY AND SHARON AND TIM AND ANGEL ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……A
DAUGHTER; JELETA BONDS OF TENNESSEE…..AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; HAROLD AND BRENDA BROWN AND FREDDY AND
JANNICE BROWN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND 23 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……….
SPORTS
06/27/18
THE DAYS OF A DOUBLE ELIMINTION STATE FASTPITCH SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT KENTUCKY IS A THING OF THE PAST……AS THE KENTUCKY HIGH
SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SAYS THE TOURNAMENT WILL GO TO A SINGLE ELIMINATION FORMAT NEXT SEASON…….BUT THE TYPE OF FORMANT
HASN’T BEEN ANNOUNCED…..
ALSO THIS YEAR’S STATE TOURNAMENT WAS THE FINAL YEAR OF THE ASSOCIATION’S CONTRACT WITH OWENSBORO……LEAVING THE FUTURE SITE
OF THE TOURNAMENT UP FOR CONSIDERATON……
PAUL FILES SUIT
06/26/18
SENATOR RAND PAUL IS SUING HIS NEIGHBOR…..RENE BOUCHER….. WHO ADMITTED TO TACKLING PAUL AS HE MOWED HIS YARD LAST
NOVEMBER…..
BOUCHER…..WHO SAID HIS ACTIONS WERE BROUGHT ON BY PAUL CONTINUALLY STACKING YARD DEBRIS NEAR THEIR PROPERTY LINE…..HAS
PLEAD GUILTY TO ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS…..AND HE WAS SENTENCED TO 30-DAYS IN JAIL AND FINE 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
PAUL IS SEEKING DAMAGES FOR PAIN AND SUFFERING……HE’S ALSO ASKING FOR AN INJUNCTION TO KEEP BOUCHER AWAY FROM HIS FAMILEY…..
AND THAT BOUCHER PAY COURT COSTS AND INTEREST…..
MEDAL OF HONOR
06/26/18
IN WASHINGTON TODAY…..PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL POSTHUMOUSLY AWARD A KENTUCKY THE MEDAL OF HONOR…..
FIRST LIEUTENANT GARLIN CONNER’S WIDOW AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WILL ATTEND THE CEREMONY…..FOR THE CLINTON COUNTY NATIVE
WHO WAS THE SECOND-MOST DECORATED AMERICAN SERVICE MAN, FROM WORLD WAR TWO….BEHIND AUDIE MURPHY…….
ARREST-METCALFE
06/26/18
A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP BY STATE POLICE…..ON KNOB LICK ROAD IN METCALFE COUNTY….LED TO A DRUG ARREST…..
CONSENT TO SEARCH THE VEHICLE WAS GIVEN AND A SMALL PLASTIC BAG…. CONTAINING A WHITE POWER SUBSTANCE BELIVED TO BE
MTEHAMPHETAMINE….. WAS LOCATED IN THE ASH TRAY……
THE DRIVER…..44 YEAR OLD STEPHEN TENNANT OF BURKESVILLE WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, POSSESSION OF A
CONTROLLED SUBSTNACE-METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA….
AND THE PASSENGTER…..43 YEAR OLD TAMMY THOMAS OF TENNESSEE WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-
METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
SPORTS
06/26/18
FORMER RAPTORS COACH…..DWANE CASEY…..HAS BEEN N-B-A COACH OF THE YEAR….HOWEVER…..CASEY WAS FIED BY TORONO LAST MONTH AND
SINCE HAS BEEN BECOME COACH OF THE DETROIT PISTONS….
CASEY LED THE RAPTORS TO THE NUMBER ONE SEED IN THE EAST FOR THE FIRST IME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY……AND TORONTO WON A TEAM
RECORD 59 GAMES…..
CASEY ALSO COACHED THE EAST IN THE ALL-STAR GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME……
WKU BUDGET
06/25/18
FRIDAY…….THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVED A 388-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET FOR TWENTY-18-
19…..THAT INCLUDES A SIX-PERCENT REDUCTION FROM THE CURRENT BUDGET…….
THE BUDGET ENCOMPASSES A 27-MILLION DOLLAR BALANCING STRATEGY THAT INCLUDED THE ELIMINATION OF 149-POSITIONS…..72 OF WHICH
WERE FILLED….. CAMPUS BUDGETS HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY ALMOST 19-MILLION DOLLARS…. AND ADDITIONAL EIGHT-MILLION DOLLARS WILL NEED
TO BE FOUND…..
THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES A TUITION AND FEE SCHEDULE THAT INCREASES MOST RATES BY FOUR-PERCENT…..HOWEVER…..THERE WILL BE NO
INCREASE FOR KENTUCKY RESIDENTS ENROLLING IN EDUCATONAL LEADERSHIP…..NURSE PRACTITIONER….OR PHYSICAL THERAPY
PROGRAMS……AND EDUCATORS IN THE PRIMARY THRU 12TH GRADES WILL SEE A 30-PERCENT DISCOUNT IN GRADUATE TUITION……
THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES A FOUR-PERCENT SALARY INCREASE POOL TO BE ALLOCATED IN JANUARY…….
NEW TROOPERS
06/25/18
THE RANKS OF THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE GREW FRIDAY….AS 42 CADETS GRADUATED OF THE STATE POLICE ACADEMY IN FRANKFORT……THE
96TH CLASS HAD 75 MEMBERS WHEN IT BEGAN JANUARY SEVENTH……BUT DURING TRAINING WHICH INCLUDED MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND
HOURS OF CLASSROOM AND FIELD STUDY…..33 RESIGNED……
THE STATE POLICE IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR A CADET CLASS THAT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEUDULED TO BEING IN APRIL OF NEXT YEAR…..
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON-LINE AT…..KENTUCKY-STATE-POLICE-DOT-ORG….. AND THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS AUGHST 23RD…….
VOTER VERIFICATION
06/25/18
THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS HAS MAILED ADDRESS VERIFICATION CARDS TO ABOUT 600-THOUSAND REGISTERED VOTERS WHO
HAVEN’T VOTED OR MADE ANY CHANGES TO THEIR VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS…..
VOTERS WHO RECEIVE THE CARDS ARE STILL ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AND THEY DON’T NEED TO DO ANYTING IF THE POSTCARD CONTIANS THEIR
CORRECT ADDRESS….
A PERSON WHO RECEIVES A CARD FOR A PREVIOUS OCCUPANT OF THE RESIDENCE SHOULD MARK IT…..RETURN TO SENDER……AND PLACE IT
BACK IN THE MAIL…..
IF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS RECEIVES UNDELIVERABLE CARDS FROM THE MAILING……ANOTHER POSTCARD WILL BE MAILED AS REQUIRED
BY LAW…..IF A VOTER DOESN’T RESPOND TO THE SECOND MAILING……THEN A WAITING PERIOD OF TWO FEDERAL ELECTIONS BEGINS TO SEE IF THE
VOTER CASTS A BALLOT OR UPDATES THEIR INFORMATION DURING THAT TIME……
BOURBON WAREHOUSE COLLAPSES
06/25/18
FRIDAY IN BARDSTOWN……A LARGE SECTION OF A BOURBON STORAGE WAREHOUSE……CONTAINING NINE-THOUSAND BARRELS OF AGING
BOURBON COLLAPSED…..
THE WAREHOUSE CONTAINED ABOUT 20-THOUSAND BARRELS…..ABOUT HALF OF THE STRUCTURE IS STILL STANDING…..AND NO ONE WAS IN THE
BUILDING AT THE TIME OF COLLAPSE…..
THE BARTON DISTILLERY…..WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1879…… CONTAINS 29 STORAGE WAREHOUSES AND 22 OTHER BUILDINGS……
ROAD WORK-WARREN
06/25/18
AS YOU MAKE TRAVEL PLANS…..KEEP IN MIND THAT A SECTION OF KENTUCKY EIGHT-84……THREE SPRINGS ROAD IN WARREN COUNTY….WILL BE
DOWN TO ONE LANE STARTING TODAY….
AS THE BRIDGE OVER THE NATCHER PARKWAY WILL BE DOWN TO ONE LANE AND TRAFFIC WILL BE CONTROLLED BY A TEMPORARY SIGNAL FOR
SEVERL WEEKS….SO CREWS CAN MILL AND REPLACE THE BRIDGE DECK SURFACE……
THE PROJECT IS NEAR A HEAVY RESIDENTIAL AREA AND DRIVERS NEED TO PLAN FOR TRAFFIC DELAYS……
STINSON
06/25/18
84 YEAR OLD ELDER JOE TOM STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES)
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN RED HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
12NOON TODAY (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO RED HILL MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BRO. KENNIE JOE AND SHARON OF THE RED HILL COMMUNITY…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW;
DONNA AND GARY PETTY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS; LAVELLE LAND OF BOWLING GREEN AND WANDA PEARSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
06/25/18
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY……
THE CARDINALS BEAT THE BREWERS EIGHT TO TWO…..
IT WAS THE REDS EIGHT AND THE CUBS SIX…..
THE BRAVES DOWNED TO ORIOLES SEVEN TO THREE…..
THE HOT RODS DEFEATED LAKE COUNTY EIGH TO THREE…..
AND AT THE SONOMA RACEWAY…..MARTIN TRUEX-JUNIOR TOOK THE CHECKED FLAG TO WIN THE “TOYOTA/SAVE MART 300” AND PICK UP HIS THIRD
WIN OF THE SEASON……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
06/22/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE SLIGHTLY FROM THREE-POINT-TWO
PERCENT IN APRIL TO THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN MAY……HOWEVER….THIS MAY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS WELL BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-ONE
PERCENT RECORDED IN MAY OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN ALLEN AND
WARREN COUNTIES….TO FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY….
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 117 COUNTIES….ROSE IN TWO….AND REMAINED THE SAME IN NONE….
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT TWO-POINT-NNE PERCENT….
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE A T 12-PERCENT…….
FORMER BG POLICE TRAINEE ARRESTED
06/22/18
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS TRAINING TO BEOCME A BOWLING GREEN POLICE OFFICER……HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MAKING THREATS AGAINST THE
PRESIDENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA…..…..
37 YEAR OLD ANDRESW LONG RYAN OF GREEBRIER-TENNESSEE HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY ON TWO COUNTS OF MAKING
THREATS AGAINST THE PRESIDENT ON MAY 28TH AND 29TH…..
RYAN WAS HIRED BY THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE DEPARTMENT IN JUNE TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE……HE COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY IN OCTOBER TWO-THOUSAND FIVE…..AND THEN WENT INTO THE BOWLING POLICE DEPARTMENT FIELD TRAINING
PROGRAM…WHERE HE WAS UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A TRAIN OFFICER……RYAN FAILED TO COMPLETE THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAN
AND RESIGNED IN FEBRUARY-TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE……
IF COVICTED…..RYAN FACES UP TO 10-YEARS IN PRISON…….
SPORTS
06/22/18
THE HOT RODS WILL CELEBRATE THEIR TWO-MILLONTH FAN TOMORROW NIGHT AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK AS THE HOST THE LAKE CITY
CAPTAINS….
THE FESTIVITIVES WILL FEATURE A TEAM CARD GIVEAWAY….AND MONEY MACHINE WITH ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH…..AND A APPEARANCE BY
THE “ZOOPERSTARS” WHO WERE FEATUERD ON AMERICA’S GOT TALENT…..
IN ADDITION….THE HOT RODS WILL HAVE A SPECIAL CARD IN ONE OF THE TEAM CARD SETS DESIGNATIN THAT FANE AS THE TWO-MILLIONTH IN
FRANCHISE HISTORY…..AND THAT LUCKY FAN WILL WIN A HOT RODS PRIZE PACK….WHICH INCLUDES TWO SEASON TICKETS FOR THE REST O F THE
SEASON…..A CUSTON LOUISVILLE SLUGGER BAT DESIGNATING THEM AT THE TWO-MILLIONTH FAN….A TEAM JERSEY….AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALLS
FROM THE TWO-THOUSAND-NINE AND TWENTY-18 TEAMS…..100-DOLLARS TO THE TEAM STORE…..AND A HOT RODS SWAG PACK……
PENSION BILL
06/21/18
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD STRUCK DOWN KENTUCKY’S CONTROVERSIAL NEW PUBLIC PENSION LAW YESTERDAY…..SAYING
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FAILED TO ENACT THE LAW IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION……
SHEPHERD SAID THE LEGISLATURE FAILED TO GIVE THE BILL THREE READINGS ON THREE SEARATE DAYS IN EACH CHAMBER AS THE LAW
REQUIRES…….
AND AS THE BILL APPROPRIATES MONEY…..IT NEEDED SUPPORT OF A MAJORITY OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE TO PASS…..
HOWEVER THE PENSION BILL WAS APPROVED WITH ONLY 49-VOTES…..WHICH IS TWO SHY OF A CONSTITUTIONAL MAJORITY IN THE 100-MEMBER
CHAMBER…….
IT’S EXPECTED GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S OFFICE WILL APPEAL THE RULING……
GROCE
06/21/18
64 YEAR OLD EANIS D. GROCE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…… VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TOMORROW (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…….
HE’S SURVIVED BY THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; KRISTIE AND EDDIE INSCOE OF RUSSELLVILLE AND MIRANDA AND HEATH CONNOR AND
MITZI GREEN ALL OF TENNESSEE…..FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; WAVEL, HOLLIS AND JUDY, TROY AND NATALIE AND NOEL AND CONNIE
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND THREE SISTERS; MONNIE ARMS OF BURKESVILLE, WONZIE STRODE OF GAMALIEL AND TIVA DODSON OF
TENNESSEE……AND HIS CAREGIVER; REGENIA WITCHER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..NINE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE………
WADE
06/21/18
57 YEAR OLD RANDY WADE OF WOODBURN DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT
THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…… VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MATT AND SAMARA AND PATRICK ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE BROTHERS AND
SISTERS-IN-LAW; CHARLES AND JUDY OF BOWLING GREEN AND GARRY AND CHRISTIE AND DALE AND RONDA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……A
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES……
SPORTS
06/221/18
AS THE FOOTBALL SEASON DRAWS CLOSER…..WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ALL HILLTOPPER HOME GAMES WILL BE
PLAYED AT NIGHT WITH KICK OFF AT SIX-30…..
CONFERENCE U-S-A HAS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT 11 OF THE TOPPERS 12-REGUALR SEASON GAMES WILL BE ON THE NATIONAL BROADCAST
SCHEDULE….
AND AS PART OF A NEW AGREEMENT….FOUR GAMES WILL AIR ON THE E-S-P-N NETWORKS……
THE TOPPERS OPEN THE SEASON AT WISCONSIN AUGUST 31ST…….
DEMOCRTIC VOTER DROP
06/20/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF ELECTONS…..THE NUMBR OF REGISTERED DEMOCRATIC VOTERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAS
DROPPED BELOW 50-PERCENT FOR THE FIRST TIEME…….
REGISTRATION STATISTICS ON THE WEBSITE GO BACK TO 1982…..AND ANY RECORDS BEFORE THAT ARE PAPER…..BUT CONSIDERING KENTUCKY’S
HISTORY THE DROP IS PROBABLY CORRECT……
CURRENTLY THE COMMONWEALTH HAS THREE-POINT-THREE MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS WITH 49-POINT-93 PERCENT BEING DEMOCRATS…..IN
1982 MORE THAN 68-PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS WERW DEMOCRATIC……BUT SINCE THEN THEIR REGISTRATION ROLLS HAVE GROWN BY 35-
PERCENT….WHILE REPUBLICAN ROLLS HAVE INCREASED 168-POINT-TWO PERCENT
HOWEVER….THE LARGEST REGISTRATION GROWTH HAVE BEEN THOSE REGISTERED AS…..OTHERS…..WHICH INCLUDES INDEPENDENTS AND
THIRD PARTIES…..WHILE “OTHERS” ACCOUNTS FOR JUST EIGHT-POINT-SIX PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS…..THEIR NUMBERS HAVE
INCREASED 382-PERCENT SINCE 1982……
OPIOID INVESTMENTS
06/20/18
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHER WANTS THE COMMONWEALTH TO STOP INVESTING TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS IN
COMPANIES THAT HAVE PROFITED FROM THE OPIOID CRISIS……
BESHEAR HAS SENT LETTERS TO THE KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND THE KENTUCKY TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM URGING THEM TO
STOP INVESTING FUNDS IN THE SIX OPIOID MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS THAT HIS OFFICE IS SUING FOR HELPING FUEL THE
COMMONWEALTH’S DRUG ABUSE……
FIVE DRUG MAKERS AND THE WALGREENS PHARMACY CHAIN ARE BEING SUED…AND BESHEAR SAYS IT APPEARS THAT KENTUCKY RETIREMENT
SYSTEM INVESTMENTS IN THE SIX COMPANIES TOTALS NEARLY 38-MILLION DOLALRS…..AND THE TEACHER RETIRMENT SYSTEM OWNS MORE THAN
A MILLION SHARES BETWEEN THE SIX COMPANIES……..
MAMMOTH CAVE PROGRAM
06/20/18
TONIGHT…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IS HOSTING “AN EVENING WITH THE STARS”…..
THE PROGRAM BEGINS AT NINE AT THE VISITORS CENTER….WHERE PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW JUPITER AND ITS MOONS
THROUGH TELESCOPES PROVIDED BY THE PARK……
IN THE EVENT OF HEAVILY CLOUDED SKIES…..A PROGRM WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE NEARBY AMPHITHEATER…..
AND IN CASE OF SEVERE WEATHER OR HEAVY RAIN THE PROGRAM MAY BE CANCELLED……
WEST
06/20/18
84 YEAR OLD DAVID BRANTLEY WEST OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE……FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNEAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFE THREE-30 THIS AFTERNOON……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; WILMA WEST…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; GLEN AND PAM WEST AND JUNIOR AND PAT BRAY OF
SCOTTSVILLE……AND THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; PAMELA AND DONALD CAMON AND LISA AILOR ALL OF TENNESSEE AND KIM AND TIMMY
DUKE OF SCOTTSVILLE……11 GRANDCHILDREN AND 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/20/18
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
THE CARDINALS TAKE ON THE PHILLIES IN PHILDELPHIA…..
THE REDS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE TIGERS……
AND THE BRAVES ARE IN TORONTO TO TAKE ON THE BLUEJAYS……
MADDEN HEARING
06/19/18
IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT THIS AFTERNOON…..A STATUS CONFERENCE HAS HELD FOR TIMMOTHY MADDEN WHO’S CHARGED WITH THE MURDER….
SODOMY….. KIDNAPPING…. AND RAPE OF SEVEN YEAR OLD GABBIE DOOLIN IN NOVEMBER TWENTY-15……
JUDGE JANET CROCKER HAD APPROVED A MOTION BY MADDEN’S ATTORNEY…. TRAVIS LOCKE….ASKING DOOLIN BE DECLARED INDIGENT AND A
PUBLIC DEFENDER BE APPOINTED….
AT TODAY’S HEARING…..TOM GRIFFITH WHO WAS APPOINTED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADVOCACY….RECEIVED ALL OF THE
“DISCOVERY” FROM THE COMMONWEALTH….AND THE ORDER APPOINTING GRIFFITH ALSO DIRECTS LOCKE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING WHAT
ASSISTANCE HE CAN…..
JUDGE CROCKER SAID SHE HOPED THE CASE WASN’T STARTING FROM “SQUARE ONE” AS THE CAPITAL TRIAL DIVISION HAS BEEN MONITORING
THE CASE….WHCIH WAS SET FOR THE TRIAL TO BEGIN JULY 23RD…..THAT DATE WILL NOW BE CONTINUED…..BUT THE TRIAL WILL BE HELD IN
HARDIN COUNTY….
A STATUS REVIEW IS SET FOR JULY 31ST AT ONE-30 AND A NEW TRIAL DATE WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THIS TIME……
SCHOOL BOARD
06/19/18
IT WAS MOSTLY ROUTINE BUSINESS FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AT THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT……
ILLNESS WAS A CONTINUING PROBLEM FOR THE JUST COMPLOETE SCHOOL YEAR…. AS ATTENDANCE FOR THE DISTRICT WAS 93-POINT-83
PERCENT…..WHICH WAS DOWN FROM 94-POINT-42 PERCENT FOR THE TWENTY-16-17 SCHOOL YEAR……
IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS FOR THE DISTRICT….THE BOARD APPROVED EMERGENCY SUBSTITUTE
CERTIFICATON FOR 50-CERTIFIED SUBSTITUTES FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMEN PROVIDES FIVE NURSES FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT…..AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR
AN INCREASE IN THEIR FEE FROM 78-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO 100-THOUSAND….A DISCUSSION WAS HELD AND ANY DECISION WAS TABLED UNTIL A
LATER MEETING…..
AND THE BOARD APPROVED MOVING THE JULY MEETING FROM THE 16TH TO THE JULY 23RD…….
PLANNING & ZONING
06/18/2018
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT…. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD CONCERNING THE
CONTINUANCE OF THE APRIL 16TH MEETING REGARDING THE APPLICATION FROM DEVELOPER CHAD HARSTON TO DIVIDE PROPERTY ON
RIVERBEND ROAD INTO 10-SEPARATE LOTS WITH ROAD FRONTAGE…PREVIOUSLY LAND OWNER STEVE HOLDER SHARED CONCERNS THAT PART OF
THE LAND INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSAL WAS ACTUALLY HIS…AFTER MEETING WITH AN INDEPEDENT SURVEYOR IT WAS DETERMINED THE PART OF
THE LAND IN QUESTION DID IN FACT BELONG TO HARSTON AND THE BOARD UNINIMOUSLY APPROVED HIS APPLICATION…..DEVELOPMENT
PARTNER FOR CORNERSTONE POINT SUBDIVIDISION BEN HANSBOROUGH APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD TO DISCUSS REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANS
TO DEVELOP A 50-TRACT SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF KAREN SIMPSON AND ALLEN SPRINGS ROADS…..THE COMMISION TABLED
MAKING A DECISION UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING…..
SHAWN MCPHERSON ALSO APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD TO DISCUSS REZONING OF A PROPERTY HE OWNS ON BOWLING GREEN ROAD FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF A POSSIBLE FOUR-PLEX….REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING WERE DISCUSSED AND THE COMMISSION TABLED THE MATTER UNTIL
THE NEXT MEETING…..
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE TUESDAY JUNE 26TH AT 6:00 PM TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET FOR THE
UPCOMING YEAR…..
GOODRUM
06/19/18
84 YEAR OLD LEONA TUCKER GOODRUM OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ROBERT’S TABERNACLE CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MIKE AND JUDY OF SCOTTSVILLE….A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; GLENNA AND CHARLES
SANDERS OF CAMPBELLSVILLE…..AN AUNT; EUNICE LAMBERT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A NEPHEW; JEFF BROWN OF GLASGOW…….THREE
GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
06/19/18
THE PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM WILL HOST A THREE-DAY…..COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE CAMP…..TOMORRW THRU FRIDAY…....
THE CAMP IS DESIGNED FOR ALL BOYS WHO WILL BE IN PRESCHOOL THRU THE EIGHTH GRADE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR…..
THE CAMP WILL RUN FROM EIGHT UNTIL NOON EACH DAY WITH A FEE OF 40-DOLLARS PER CAMPER AND HOUSEHOLDS WITH MORE THAN
ONE CAMPER WILL RECEIVE A DISCOUNT…….AND SIGN UPS WILL BE TAKEN TOMORROW…..
CAMPERS WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH THRU THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM……
PAUL’S ATTACKER SENTENCED
06/18/18
SENATOR RAND PAUL’S NEIGHBOR……WHO ATTACKED HIM WHILE HE WAS DOING YARD WORK BACK IN NOVEMBER ……HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO
30-DAYS IN PRISON…..
IN HANDING DOWN THE SENTENCE…..SPECIAL U-S DISTRICT JUDGE MARIANNE BATTANI SAID THE ATTACK WAS A DISPUTE BETWEEN NEIGHBORS….
AND ISOLATED INCIDENT……NOT MOTIVATED BY POLITICS……
PAUL…..WHO SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS IN THE ATTACK……SAID HE THOUGHT THE 21-MONTHS IN PRISON SOUGHT BY PROSECUTORS WOULD HAVE
BEEN THE APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENT…..
60 YEAR OLD RENE BOUCHE HAD PLED GUILTY IN MARCH TO ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS……
TODD JUDGE EXECUTIVE APPOINTED
06/18/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS APPOINTED DEMOCRAT MICHAEL TODD MANSFIELD…. TO FILL THE OPEN JUDGE EXECUTIVES SEAT IN TODD COUNTY…..
MANSFIELD….WHO WON THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RACE IN MAY AND HAS NO GENERAL ELECTION OPPONENT IN NOVEMBER……WAS APPOINTED
TO FILL OUT THE TERM OF FORMER JUDGE-EXECUTIVE DARYL GREENFIELD WHO RESIGNED EARLIER THIS YEAR……
MEETINGS
06/18/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND GRAHAM
LODGGE BOTH MEET AT 7……
THURSDAY MORNING AT 7-30 THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST CLUB MEETS, THE ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AT 4, HALFREY/DALTON V-F-W POST 57-12 MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6 AND THE JAYCEES MEET AT 7…….
SPORTS
06/18/18
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY MEN’S HEAD GOLF COACH….55 YEAR OLD PHILLIP HATCHETT…..WAS KILLED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING
AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A VEHICLE WHILE RIDING HIS BICYCLE WITH A GROUP OF CYCLISTS……
HATCHETT….A 1985 WESTERN GRADUATE……HAD LEAD A RESURGE OF THE MEN’S GOLF PROGRAM SINCE TAKING OVER IN 20-10…..
MEDICAID SUIT
06/15/18
A U-S DISTRICT JUDGE IN WASHINGTON WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS TODAY IN THE CASE AGAINST THE COMMONWEALTH’S SWEEPING MEDICAID
CHANGES……A GROUP OF 16 RESIDENTS FILED THE SUIT IN JANUARY…..ARGUING GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM ARE
ILLEGAL……
THE CHANGES…..WHICH ARE TO TAKE EFECT JULY FIRST…..WILL MAKE MANY MEDICAID ENROLLES WORK….VOLUNTEER….OR DO OTHER ACTIVITIES
FOR 80-HOURS A MONTH IN ORDER TO KEEP HEALTH COVERAGE…..
OTHER CHANGES INCLDUE LIMITING ACCESS TO DENTAL AND VISIION SERVICES FOR SOME…..MAKING OTHER ENROLLES PAY PREMIMUMS AND
INSTALLING LOCK-OUT PERIODS FOR NOT MAKING THOSE PAYMENTS…..
PENSION BILL SUIT
06/15/18
THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION IS TAKING A NEW APPROACH IN THE PENSION BATTLE LAWSUIT WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR….
A 40-PAGE AMENDED PETITION WAS FILED YESTERDAY…..ASKING THE JUDGE IN THE CASE TO DISCREDIT SOME OF BESHEAR’S ARGUMENT…..
THE LANGUAGE IN TH EPETITION CENTERS ON THE ONGOING DEBATE ABOUT WHETHER A BILL NEEDS TO BE READ THREE TIMES IN FULL…..AND
ALOUD….FOR IT TO BE PASSED INTO LAW IN KENTUCKY…….
BARLOW
06/15/18
80 YEAR OLD DICKIE BARLOW OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS
AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY AND PATRICIA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER; JACKIE GLASSER OF TENNESSEE…..A
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…….……
SPORTS
06/15/18
THE N-C-A-A….DIVISION ONE COUNCIL….HAS APPROVED CHANGES THAT EASE RULES ON ATHLETE TRANSFERS….
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15TH…..COLLEGE ATHLETES WILL NO LONGER NEED PERMISSION FROM THEIR COACH OR SCHOOL TO TRANSFER AND
RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL…..HOWEVER…..CONFERENCES COULD STILL RESTRICT ATHLETES FROM TRANSFERRING WITHIN
THE LEAGUE….
AND THE COUNCIL ALSO DECIDED THAT “D-ONE” FOOTBALL PLAYERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLAY IN UP TO FOUR GAMES IN A SEASON WITHOUT
LOSING A YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY IF THEY CAN NO LONGER PLAY BECAUSE OF INJURIES OR “OTHER FACTORS”
CAPITAL PROTEST
06/14/18
THE “POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN” SAYS IT BEING DENIED ITS RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH AFTER THE KENTUCKY CAPITOL PUT A NEW POLICY IN PLACE
REGARDING PROTESTERS ENTERING THE BUILDING……
ACCORDING THE POLICY…..TWO PROTESTERS CAN ENTER AT A TIME AND WHEN THEY COME OUT TWO MORE MAY ENTER……
STATE POLICE SAY THE POLICY WAS PUT IN PLACE .NOT BECAUSE OF THE GROUPS MESSAGE……BUT BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY SAY WERE
UNLAWFUL ACTS BY PROTESTERS……WHICH INCLUDED BLOCKING TRAFFIC….TAMPERING WITH PROPERTY INSIDE THE CAPITOL…..DRAWING ON
THE PORCH AND SIDEWALK AT THE GOVERNOR’ MANSION…..AND REFUSING TO LEAVE AFTER CAPITOL HOURS…..
STATE POLICE ALSO SAID…..SAY OTHER PROTEST GROUPS OBTAINED PERMITS TO PROTEST INSIDE THE CAPITOL…..BUT THE “POOR PEOPLES
CAMPAIGN” DIDN’T…..
COIN FLIP
06/14/18
THE WINNER OF A DEMOCRATIC MAGISTRATES RACE IN THE MAY PRIMARY IN LOGAN COUNTY HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE FLIP OF A COIN….
PIECES OF PAPER READING HEADS AND TAILS WERE PUT INTO DIFFERENT ENVELOPES AND THE CANDIDATES CHOSE ONE…..THE COIN WAS
FLIPPED AND IT LANDED ON TAILS…..
WHEN THE ENVELOPES WERE OPENED….BOYCE COLES HAD TAILS AND HE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION…….
SPORTS
06/14/18
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY STUDENTS WILL NOT LONGER HAVE TO TAKE PART IN TICKET LOTTERIES FOR FOOTBALL AND MEN’S BASKETBALL
GAMES….AND THEY WILL ALSO NOT HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH PAPER TICKETS FOR ATHLETIC EVENTS…..
U-K ATHLETICS IS IMPLEMENTING….MOBILE STUDENT TICKETING…..FOR FOOTBALL AND MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES……
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE AND USE THEIR TICKETS WITH THE….. U-K ATHLETICS “APP”……
A VARIETY OF SEASON AND SINGLE-GAME PACKAGES WILL BE AVAILABLE…..AS THE COST FOR SINGLE-GAME TICKETS TO FOOTBALL AND MEN’S
BASKETBALL WILL REMAIN 10-DOLLARS……
ARREST
06/13/18
FOLLOWING AN EIGHT MONTH INVESTIGATION……THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE HAS ARRESTED SIX INDIVIDUALS ON INDICTMENT
WARRANTS……
23 YEAR OLD BRITTANY N. FARLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH……
34 YEAR OLD ROBBIE LEE MORRIS OF SCOTTSVILLE IS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND ENDANGERING THE
WELFARE OF A MINOR…….
51 YEAROLD TAMMY SUE COFFEE OF HOLLAND IS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND ENDANGERING THE
WELFARE OF A MINOR
52 YEAR OLD GREGORY CORNWELL OF SCOTTSVILLE IS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-GREATER OR EQUAL TO 10-
DOSE UNITS AND PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENDER…..
45 YEAR OLD JEANNIE C. OLIVER OF SCOTTSVILLE IS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-GREATER OR EQUAL TO 10-DOSE
UNITS AND TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE- LESS THAN 10-DOSE UNITS……
AND 44 YEAR OLD BRUCE DANIEL CARVER OF SCOTTSVILLE IS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-LESS THAN TWO GRAMS
OF METH, TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO TWO GRAMS OF METH AND PERSISTENT FELONY
OFFENDER…….
MAN EXPOSES HIMSELF
06/13/18
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO EXPOSED HIMSELF AT THE SONIC MONDAY NIGHT AROUND 11….
THE INDIVIDUA WHO WAS IN A WHITE VAN…… PLACED AN ORDER….. AND WHEN AN EMPLOYEE BROUGHT IT TO THE VEHICLE…..THE MAN EXPOSED
HIMSELF AND LEFT……
OFFICERS OBTAINED A PICTURE OF THE VAN FROM SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE AND POSTED IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA….WHERE THEY RECEIVED A TIP ….
THAT HAS LED TO A SUSPECT BEING DEVELOPMENT…..
CHARGES ARE PENDING AND AN ARREST IS EXPECTED SOON………….
BLANKENSHIP
06/13/18
90 YEAR OLD MARY BLANKENSHIP OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE. FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNEAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGNS AFTER 11 TOMORROW
(THURS) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; BRENDA AND KIMBIE WILLOUGHBY OF SCOTTSVILLE……FIVE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE………… .
SPORTS
0613/18
CHURCHILL DOWNS IS HOLDING NIGHT RACING SATURDAY NIGHT….AND THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WILL GET A CHANGE TO SEE TRIPLE CROWN
WINNER JUSTITY….. DURING A PARADE THAT WILL INCUDE A WALKOVER ON THE MAIN TRACK…..A VISIT TO THE PADDOCK…..AND WINNER’S
CIRCLE…..
CITY COUNCIL
06/12/18
BEFORE LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING….A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD CONCERNING AN APPLICAION FOR A COMMUNTY
DEVELOPMENT BLACK GRANT FOR THE “L & N” DEPOT RESTORATION….FIVE-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS IS AVALABLE FOR COMMUNITY
PROJECTS AND THE CITY WILL APPLY FOR A 500-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT…..AND KATY FORD WITH BRADD SAID ABOUT 40-PERCNT OF
APPLICATIONS ARE FUNDED…..
THEN AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING….FINAL APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO THE TWENTY-18-19 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF NINE-POINT-FOUR MILLION
DOLLARS…… WHICH IS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE CURRENT BUDGET OF NINE-POINT-FIVE MILLION…..MOST OF THE DECLINE COMES FROM GRANT
PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED…….CITY SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM THOMASON TALKED WITH THE COUINCIL ABOUT WORK BEING DONE
IN PREPERATION FOR THE “PIZZA HUT BRIDGE PROJECT…….
THE COUNCIL APPROVED MAYOR ROB CLINE SIGING THE PAPER WORK FOR THE “L & N” DEPOT GRANT……AND THE COUNCIL REAPPOINTED ADAM
TABOR TO THE I-D-A BOARD…….
BOUCHER LOST TEMPER
06/12/18
THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MAN WHO TACKLED SENATOR RAND PAUL AT HIS RESIDENCE LAST NOVEMBER SAYS HE “LOST HIS TEMPER” OVER YARD
DEBRIS ON THEIR PROPERTY LINE….
THE NEIGHBOR…. 60 YEAR OLD DR RENE BOUCHER IS ASKING THE JUDGE TO GRANT PROBATION…..WHILE PROSECUTORS ARE SEEKING A 21-
MONTH PRISON SENTENCE……
BOUCHER’S ATTORNEY SAID PAUL REPEATEDLY PLACED “UNSLIGHTLY” YARD DEBRIS NEAR THEIR PROPERTY LINE…..AND THE DAY BEFORE THE
ATTACK…..BOUCHER BURNED SOME DEBRIS LAFT BY PAUL….AND THE ENXCT DAY PALY PLACED MORE DEBRIS ON THE SPOT WHERE THE PILE HAD
BEEN BURNED……
BOUCNER HAS PLEAD GUILTY TO ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND SENTENCING IS SET FOR FRIDAY……
ATNIP
06/12/18
54 YEAR OLD TERESA KAY ATNIP OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO
AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW (WED) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BRIAN AND BRITTANY OF BOWLING GREEN…..A DAUGHTER; DANA STEPHENS…..HER MOTHER;
LINDA SHORT…..AND HER FATHER; JIMMY BROWN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……A BROTHER; MASTER SERGEANT DANIEL SHORT OF FLORIDA…..AND A
SISTER; JAMIE WRIGHT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES……..
SPORTS
06/12/18
THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER “SHARP SHOOTERS” PLACED 41ST…..IN A FIELD OF 63 ELEMENTARY ARCHERY TEAMS…..AT THE NATIONAL ARCHERY IN
SCHOOLS PROGRAM WORLD TOURNAMENT JUNE SEVENTH IN LOUISVILLE……WHERE THE TEAM PLACED 21ST AMONG THE 37-KENTUCKY
SCHOOL PARTICIPATING……
THE “SHARP SHOOTERS”…..CONPOSED OF 17-FIFTH GRADERS AND SEVEN FOURTH GRADERS POSTED A TOTAL SCORE OF 28-HUNDRED-60…….
WHICH WAS AN IMPROVEMENT FROM THEIR 27-HUNDRED-97 SCORE LAST MONTHE IN THE EASTERN NATOINALS……AND REPRESENTED THEIR
HIGHEST SCORE IN THEIR 10-EVENTS THIS SCHOOL YEAR…..
RETIREES INCREASE
06/11/18
NEARLY 13-HUNDRED MORE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES THAT EXPECTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..CHOSE TO RETIRE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR THAT
ENDS THIS MONTH…..CREATING AN 18-PERCENT SPIKE IN THE ALREADY CASH-STRAPPED KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTESM……AND THOSE
NUMBERS COULD GET EVERN MORE DRAMATRIC IN AUGUST…..WHICH IS TRADITIONALY THE MOST PER RETIEMRN MONT FOR STATE WORKERS….
THE LARGEST SURGE IN RETIREMENTS…….30-PERCENT…….CAME FROM STATE GOVERNMENT…..COMPARED TO A RELATIVELY MORE MODEST 10-
PERCENT INCREASE IN RETIREMENTS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS…..
STATE WORKERS SAY BUDGET CUTS OVER THE LAST DECADE….AND REDUCTIONS IN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS….INCLUDING PENSIONS…..HAVE MADE
STATE EMPLOYMENT FAR LESS ATTRACTIVE…..
OVERALL……THE COMMONWEALTH’S WORKFORCE TODAY IS ABOUT ONE-FOURTH SMALLER THAN IT WAS A DECADE AGO…..WITH ROUGHLY 36-
THOUSAND EMPLOYEES…….
SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
06/11/18
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY A SALMONELLA OUTBREAK…..LINKED TO PRE-CUT MELON… HAS SICKENED 60 PEOPLE IN ILLINOIS…..INDIANA…..MICHIGAN…..
MISSIOURI….AND OHIO……...
THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAY CAITO FOODS HAS RECALLED PRE-CUT WAERMELONS…..HONEYDEW MELONS…..
CANTALOUPE…..AND FRUIT MEDLEY CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE OF THE MELONS PRODUCED AT ITS FACILITY IN INDIANAPOLIS…….
THE FRUIT…..WHICH WAS ALSO DISTRIBUTED IN KENTUCKY……GEORGIA….AND NORTH CAROLINA….WAS SOLD IN CLEAR PLASTIC CLAMSHELL
CONTAINERS AT COSTCO…..KROGER….. PAYLESS….. OWEN’S….SPROUTS…..TRADER JOE’S….. WALGREENS….. WALMART……AND WHOLE
FOODS/AMAZON………..
MEETINGS
06/11/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND HALF-WAY LODGE AND THE BEE KEEPERS BOTH MEET AT 7……
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT
5……
THURSDAY NIGHT AT SIX-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE FISH AND GAME CLUB AND JAYCEES BOTH MEET AT 7…….
TRAUGHBER
06/11/18
70 YEAR OLD GLEN THOMAS TRAUGHBER THE THIRD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THREE AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BUTIAL IN MT. OLIVET CHURCH CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PAT HAZEL TRAUGHBER…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; DENEEN SALVAGGIO AND REBA AND GARY
DRUMMOND…..AND TWO SONS; DINO BALES AND ROCCO SALVAGGIO ALL OF INDIANA…… THREE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; NANCY AND
JERRY ATWOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE, ANITA KENDALL OF TENNESSEE AND NONI AND JIMMY JOHNSON OF ADOLPHUS…..TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-
LAW; DAVID AND DONNA OF ADOLPHUS AND CODY OF TENNESSEE…..AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; FREDDIE SMITH OF INDIANA……EIGHT
GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/11/18
PATRIOT JUNIOR GOLFER….OWEN STAMPER……HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF TWO…..TWENTY-18 WINNERS OF THE “JUSTIN THOMAS GRANT”
…….
THE 25-HUNDRED DOLLAR GRANT IS AWARDED THROUGH THE KENTUCKY GOLF FOUNDATON AND MADE POSSIBLE BY P-G-A GOLFER JUSTIN
THOMAS……WHOSE FUND PROVIDES THE GRANTS TO A KENTUCKY JUNIOR GOLFERS WHOSE PERFORMANCE RECORD DEMONSTRATES THEY
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PLAY AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL….
THE GRANT MUST BE USED TO COVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPETING IN AN EVENT LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO JUNIOR GOLFERS……
STAMPER SHARES THE HONOR WITH WHITNEY MESSER…..A SENOR AT BARBOURVILLE HIGH SCHOOL……
ACCIDENT-WARREN
06/08/18
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…..STATE POLICE RECEIVED A CALL FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT……IN REFERENCE
TO AN A PURSUIT IN WARERN COTY….AS THE DRIVER WAS WANTED ON 18 SEPARATE FELONY AND MISDEMENANOR CHARGES……
TROOPER ASHCON KARBASI WAS TRAVELING EAST ON CEMETERY ROAD TO ASSIST…..AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF
HIM….. WHEN THE TWO-THOUSAND-ONE F-150 DRIVEN BY 35 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY TABOR OF SCOTTSVILLE STEERED INTO THE WESTBOUND LAND
TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH A TWO-THOUSAND-TWO TOYOTA S-U-V OPERATED BY 57 YEAR OLD TAMMY WELDON OF BOWLING GREEN…..
THE FRONT OF THE CRUISER THEN COLLIDED WITH THE REAT BUMPER OF THE PICKUP…….CAUSING I TO HIT THE WELDON VEHICLE….AND THEN
LEAVE THE ROADWAY……
ALL THREE DRIVERS WERE TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN WHERE THEY WERE TREATED AND RELEASED…..
SIMPSON MAN SENTENCED
06/08/18
A WOODBURN MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO 15-MONTHS IN PRISON FOR THREE FELONY VIOLATONS OF THE FEDERAL
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT…..
60 YEAR OLD GARY WOMACK HAD PLEAD GUILTY TO THE CHARGES IN MARCH…..
THE CASE RESULTED FROM A THREE YEAR UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION….BY PARK SERVICE AGENTS AND THE F-B-I…..BASED ON ALLEGATIONS
THAT WOMACK POSSESSED HUMAN REMAINS WHICH ORIGINATED FROM MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK……
ARREST
06/08/18
A BOWLING GREEN MAN IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES FOLLOWING A PURSUIT….
AUBURN POLICE HAD ASKED THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TO LOCATE A STOLEN VEHICLE…..BUT WHEN DEPUTIES LOCATED IN
ON BARRNE RIFER DAM ROAD…..IT SPED OFF…..
THE DRIVER….STEVEN R. LOGSDON…..ABANDONED THE VEHICLE ON STUMP BLUFF ROAD…..BUT WAS LATER APPREHENDED AND CHARGED WITH
FLEEING OR EVADING…..WANTON ENDANGERMENT…..RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY AND SEVERAL OTHER CHARGED……
SPORTS
06/08/18
AN ITALIAN COURT HAS RULED IN FAVOR OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….IN A 15-YEAR-LONG COURT CASE…..INVOLVING BIG RED……
W-K-U PREVIOUS SUED THE ITALIN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP…..MEDIASET IN TWO-THOUSAND-THREE……CLAIMING A SIMILAR LOOKNG CHARACTER
IS BASED ON BIG RED……
THE SCHOOL DIDN’T PREVAIL IN ITS CASE……BUT BIG RED CREATOR RALPH CARY REFILED THE CASE……
MINTON RULING
06/07/18
KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE….JOHN MINTON-JUNIOR….. HAS DENIED A REQUEST BY GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN TO DISQUALIFY A
JUDGE FROM RULING ON A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE LEGALITY OF A BILL THAT OVERHAULS THE COMMONWEALTH’S PENSION SYSTEM……
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE PHILLIP SHEPHERD HAS THE CASE…..BEVIN’S ATTORNEY ASKED HIM TO RECUSE HIMSELF BECAUSE HE BELONGS TO
ONE OF KENTUCKY’S RETIREMENT SYSTEMS……ANE WHEN HE REFULED…...BEVIN ASKED MINTON TO REPLACE HIM…….
COMMERICAL VEHICLE FIRE
06/07/18
STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO A COMMERICAL VEHICLE FIRE……ON THE NATCHER PARKWAY……YESTERDAY MORNING…..
51 YEAR OLD WILLIAM BRANSCUM OF NANCY…..PULL HIS A TWENTY-10 INTERNATIONAL SEMI-TRUCK ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE CAB
BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES…...THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE TRUCK AND DID NOT IGNITE THE LIQUID FERTILIZER BEING TRANSPORTED IN
THE TANKER……
ALL LANES OF THE PARKWAY WERE TEMPORARILY CLOSSED WHILE THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED…….
WHITNEY
06/07/18
73 YEAR OLD LAURA JO “JODY” WHITNEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE TODAY (THURS) AT
12NOON AT PLEASANT GROVE CEMETERY…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; TRACY…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; FRANKIE AND SARAH CALVERT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO
GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……:
SPORTS
06/07/18
THE WESTERN KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WILL BEGIN A NEW…..FOUR-YEAR SERIES …..AGAINST LOUISVILLE BEGINNING IN TWENTY-
19….
THE TOPPERS AND CARDINALS WILL MEET FOR THE 80TH TIME AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA ON A DATE YET TO BE DETERMINED…..THE 20-20 GAME
WIL BE PLAYED IN LOUISVILLE…..THE 20-21 GAME WILL BE HELD IN BOWLING GREEN….AND THE 20-22 GAME WILL TAKE PLACE IN LOUISVILLE……
WESTERN AND LOUISVILLE FIRST MET IN 1926….AND THE CARDINALS LEAD THE SERIES…..40-TO-39……..
KY ELECTION TURNOUT
06/06/18
DESPITE CROWDED BALLOTS…..MASSIVE NUMBERS OF KENTUCKY’S REGISTERED VOTERS DECIDED TO SKIP LAST MONTH’S PRIMARY ELECTION…..
IN THE COMMONWEALTH 23-PPOINT-FIVE PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS…...WHILE IN ALLEN COUNTY THE VOTER
TURNOUT WAS 28-POINT THREE PERCENT…..
IN AT LEAST 17 COUNTIES….FEWER THAN 20-PERCENT OF VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS……WITH KENTON COUNTY RECORDING THE LOWEST
TURNOUT AT 10-POINT-ZERO-ONE PERCENT……
THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS CERTIFIED RESULTS YESTERDAY…WITH THE EXCEPTON OF A JEFFERSON COUNTY JUDICIAL RACE WHERE THE
TOP VOTE GETER DIED THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION…..AND ONLY 17-VOTES SEPARATE THE SECOND AND THIRD PLACE FINISHERS……
THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE RECEIVED MORE THAN 120-COMPLAINTS ON ELECTON DAY WITH INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO
THREE OF THOSE…..
IN ADDITION…..THE ATTORNEY GENERL’S OFFIE RECEIVED 318 COMPLAINTS ON ELECTION DAY……AND 81 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO
INVESTIGATORS……
FATAL-WARREN
06/06/18
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT THE INTER-SECTION OF RUSSELLVILLE ROAD AND PETROS ROAD…..NEAR THE WARREN/LOGAN COUNTY LINE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…. CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY 77 YEAR OLD LILLIE REMOUR OF AUBURN WAS EAST BOUND ON RUSSELLVILLE ROAD IN HER TWO-THOUSAND-ONE HONDA…..
WHEN SHE HIT A TWENTY-16 VOLVO SEMI-TRACTOR/TRAILER DRIVEN BY 62 YEAR OLD HOWARD BRADLEY OF BROWER IN THE REAR….AS HE WAS
TURNING FROM PETROS ROAD ONTO RUSSELLVILE ROAD….
REMOUR WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE BY THE WARREN COUNTY CORONER……
MARION MAN CHARGED
06/06/18
A MARION COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE…..
STATE POLICE SERVIED AN INDICTMENT WARRANT ON 45 YEAR OLD HOWARD SUMMERS OF LEBANON MONDAY…..CHARING HIM WITH MURDER,
TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON…..
SUMMERS IS BELIEVED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH F OF HIS WIFE….. .SUSANNE…..IN DECEMBER OF TWENTY-14……..
TENNESSEE MAN ARRESTED
06/06/18
A TENNESSEE MAN WANTED IN THE KILLING OF HIS BOSS IN NASHVILLE MONDAY WAS APPREHENDED ON I-65 NEAR BOWLING GREEN…..
36 YEAR OLD DOMENIC MICHELI…..KILLED HIS FORMER BOSS 46 YEAR OLD JOEL PAAVOLA WITH A HATCHER AND ANOTHER BLADED INSTRUMENT AT
THE BALANCE TRAINING CENTER IN NASHVILLE…..
PAAVOLA…. WHO HAD FIRE MICHELI 14-MONTHS AGO….WAS ASSISTING CLIENTS WITH WORKOUTS WHEN HE WAS ATTACKED…….
WHITE
06/06/18
83 YEAR OLD JOYCE LANE WHITE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT ALIVE HOSPICE IN NASHVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW
(THURS) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO ALIVE HOSPICE…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JOSEPH AND LIBBY OF TENNESSEE AND DALE AND LISA OF NORTH CAROLINA…….TWO
BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; HAROLD AND LUDY LANE OF FLORIDA AND DONALD AND RITA LANE OF SCOTTSVILLE……A SISTER; FERN
BROWNFIELD OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; ANN LANE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND PATSY LANE OF TENNESSEE…. AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW;
ROGER WHITE OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/06/18
THE PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM WILL HOST A THREE-DAY…..COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE CAMP…..JUNE 20TH D THRU 22ND…..
THE CAMP IS DESIGNED FOR ALL BOYS WHO WILL BE IN PRESCHOOL THRU THE EIGHTH GRADE FOR THE UPCOMIN SCHOOL YEAR…..
THE CAMP WILL RUN FROM EIGHT UNTIL NOON EACH DAY WITH A FEE OF 40-DOLLARS PER CAMPER AND HOUSEHOLDS WITH MORE THAN ONE
CAMPER WILL RECEIVE A DISCOUNT…….NO PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AS SIGN UPS WILL BE TAKEN THE FIRST DAY OF CAMP……
CAMPERS WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH THRU THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM……
COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
06/05/18
THE COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IS CONSIDERING A PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE MINIMUM GUIDELINES FOR ADMISSION TO
KENTUCKY’S PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES….
STUDENTS WANTING TO ENTER A STATE-SUPPORTED….FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION NEED A MINIMUM HIGH SCHOOL G-P-A OF TWO-POINT-FIVE
PERCENT…. ALTHOUGH STUDENTS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO SET HIGHER ADMISSION STANDARDS……
STUDENTS WITH A LOWER G-P-A COULD STILL BE ACCEPTED…..BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ENTER INTO A LEARNING CONTRACT WITH THE
COLLEGE THAT WOULD INCLUDE A NUMBER OF SUPPORT SERVICES…..SUCH AS REMEDIAL CLASSES AND MENTORING…..
STUDENTS WHO DECLINE TO COMMIT TO A LEARNING CONTRACT WOULD BE REFERRED TO A COMMUNITY OR TECHNICAL COLLEGE…..
ACTIVISTS DENIED ENTERY TO CAPITAL
06/05/18
ANTI-POVERTY ACTIVISTS WERE DENIED GROUP ACCESS INTOTHE KENTUCKY CAPITAL YESTERDAY…..FOLLOWING AN OUTDOOR RALLY WHERE THE
FIRST WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAID WERE DENOUNCED….
ABOUT 400-PEOPLE DEMONSTRATED IN FRONT OF THE STATE HOUSE AND MANY OF THEM MARCHED TO THE FRONT DOORS HOPING TO
ENTER……HOWEVER….THEY WERE TOLD BY OFFICERS THAT ONLY TWO COULD ENTER AT A TIME…AND WHEN THEE EEITED ANOTHER TWO WOULD
BE ALLOWED IN….
ACCORDING TO TROOPER JOSH LAWSON…..PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMANDER FOR STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS……OFFICERS LIMITED ACCESS
BECAUSES THE GROUP DIDN’T SEEK APPROVAL TO PROTEST INSIDE THE BUILDING…..
BARN FIRE
06/05/18
A BARN FIRE ON OLD GAINESVILLE ROAD WAS A TOTAL LOSS……
THE STRUCTUE CONTAINED 250 ROLLS OF HAY…..TWO TRACTORS….A ROLLER…. AND A SIDE-BY-SIDE……
IT’S THOUGHT SPONTANEUS COMBUSTION……IN THE ROLLS OF WHEAT HAY….. IS WHAT IGNITED THE BLASÉ….
AROUND 40 FIREFIGHTERS FROM DEPARTMENT BATTLED THE FIRE FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE BRINGING IT UNDER CONTROL……
GLASGOW FARMER DISCIPLINED
06/05/18
THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SAYS A BARREN COUNTY FARMER HAS BEEN DISCIPLINED FOR FAILING TO PROOERY PAY FOREIGN WORKERS….
CHRISTOPHER LEE SMITH HAS BEEB BARRED FROM APPLYING FOR CERTIFICATION TO REQUEST TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS UNDER THE
VISA PROGRAM FOR THREE YEARS….AND HE HAS ALSO BEEN FIEND MORE THAN 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS………
INVESTIGATORS SAY SMITH FAILED TO REIMBURSE WORKERS FOR TRANSPORTATION AND FOR THEIR VISA EXPENSES…..AND ALSO HE DIDN’T PAY
WORKERS THE REQUIRED MINIMUM WAGE…..AND FAILED TO PAY THEM ON TIME……
CLINTON INMATE FOUND
06/05/18
AN ESCAPEE FROM THE CLINTON COUNTY JAIL DIDN’T HAVE HIS FREEDOM LONG….
STATE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED SUNDAY THAT 32-YEAR-OLD RYAN TWEEDY OF PADUCAH HAD ESCAPED…..
TROOPERS LOCATED TWEEDY ABOUT AN HOUR LATER IN AN ABANDONED TRUCK AND HE WAS RETURNED TO THE JAIL….WHERE HE’S FACING
ADDITIONAL CHARGES…………
SPORTS
06/05/18
FORMER UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR…..C-M-NEWTON…..HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 88….
NEWTON’S BASKETBALL CAREER SPANNED 50-YEARS AS HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE WILDCATS 1951 N-C-A-A CHAMPONSHIP TEAM…..
HE ALSO HAD A 509 AND 375 COACHING RECORD FOLLOWING STINTS AT TRANSYLVANIA COLLEGE….ALABANMA…..AND VANDERBILT…….
SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM
06/04/18
AGAIN THIS SUMMER…..THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PARTICIPATING IN THE….“SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM”…..WHICH
BEGINS TODAY AND RUNS THRU JULY 31ST…..
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES BREAKFAST AND LUNCH….MONDAY THRU FRIDAY…FOR THOSUE 18 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER…..AT VARIOUS SITES….
BREAKFAST IS SERVED AT THE CORE AND THE HIGH SCHOOL FROM SEVEN-30 TO EIGHT-30…..…..
LUNCH IS SERVED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FRONM 10-30 TO 12-30…….THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND COUNTRY PLACE APARTMENTS FROM 11 TO 11-
25……ALCO APARTMENTS FROM 11-35 TO NOON……AT THE CORE FROM 11-45 TO 12-30……AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENR CNER FROM 12 TO 112-30…..
AND AT LANDMARK APARTMENTS FROM 12-10 TO 12-30….
LUNCH WILL ALSO BE SERVED AT THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY JULY 10TH, 12TH, 17TH, 19TH, 24TH AND 26TH…..
ROAD WORK
06/04/18
CREWS FROM THE BOWLING GREEN….KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET OFFICE WILL BE WORKING ON NUMBER OF PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE PROJECTS THIS WEEK IN BARREN…..MONROE…..AND TODD COUNTIES….
TODAY AND TOMORROW….CREWS WILL BE WORKING IN TODD COUNTY ON KENTUCKY ONE-ZERO-SEVEN….FROM MILE POINT EIGHT TO 10…..
CREWS WILL MOVE ONTO KENTUCKY 12-97 IN BARREN COUNTY….WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY….FROM MILE POINT SEVEN TO NINE-POINT-FIVE…….
AND THE WORK WILL WRAP-UP FRIDAY ON KENTUCKY TWO-16 IN MONROE COUNTY……..
HENSON
06/04/18
99 YEAR OLD CHRISTINE HOWELL HENSON OF THE BOYCE COMMUNITY DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT GREENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB……FUNERAL
SERVICES FOR THE TRAMMEL NATIVE WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO-30 AT BEECH GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN
THE CHURCH CEMETERY….. VISITAION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON WEDNESDAY AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…AND AFTER 10 THURSDAY MORNING AT THE
CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; RANDALL AND DAPHANA…..AND A DAUGHTER; RITA HENSON ALL OF ALVATON……FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN, NINE GREAT-GRANDCHIDLREN AND TWO GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
CANADIAN GRILL MAKER
06/01/18
A CANADIAN GRILL AND COOKWARE MAKER IS GOING TO LOCATE IN BOWLING GREEN….
CROWN VERITY U-S-A WILL BUILD A 60-THOUSAND-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY….ITS FIRST IN THE U-S…….IN THE KENTUCKTY TRANSPARK…
THE FACILITY WILL INCLUDE SPACE FOR PRODUTION OF GRILLS AND OTHER COOKING EQUIPMENT…..AS-WELL-AS STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION…..
PLANS CALL FOR CROWN VERITY TO BEGIN DISTRIBUTION OF ITS AMERICAN-MARKET PRODUCTS STARTING NEXT YEAR…….
MANHUNT
06/01/18
THE MANHUNT FOR 31 YEAR OLD STEVEN WIGGINS….WHO’S WANTED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF DICKSON COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF DANIEL
BAKER….. CONTINUES….
BAKER WAS KILLED WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER RESPONDING TO A CALL ABOUT A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE….
WIGGINS…..WHO’S BEEN ADDED TO THE T-B-I’s TOP-10 MOST WANTED LIST…. IS CONSIDERED TO BE ARMED AND DANGEROUS…..
AS THE REWARD FOR HAS CAPTURE HAS NOW GROWN TO 45-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
STEPHENS
06/01/18
80 YEAR OLD RUSSELL D. STEPHENS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY FIVE SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DAVID AND TONYA STEPHENS, ROBERT STEPHENS, STACY STEPHENS AND MICHALL HOLLAND
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND JEFFERY STEPHENS OF PENNSYLVANIA…..TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; J-D AND JUDY OF MT. WASHINGTON AND
REX AND VANESSA OF HOLLAND…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; VIRGINIA AND NORMAN CROWE OF FERN CREEK AND LINDA VIBBERT
OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..13 GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/01/18
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE’S….FREE FISHING WEEK-END……. IS TOMORROW AND SUNDAY…..DNAY….
AN ANNUAL EVENT SINCE 1992….FREE FISHING WEEK-END OFFERS RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FISH KENTUCKY
WATERS WITHOUT A LICENSE OR PERMIT….
.
HOWEVER…LIMITS ON THE SIZE AND NUMBER OF FISH THAT ANGLERS MAY KEEP STILL APPLY……
MAYES
05/31/18
75 YEAR OLD BARBARA ANN MAYS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERLA HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER FOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; RONALD MAYES…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; RHONDA AND MICHAEL BACHSCHMIDT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A
BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; MORRIS AND BETTY DOUGLAS OF ALVATON……AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; LINDA AND LARRY STOVALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GRANDDHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
MCGUFFEY
05/31/18
62 YEAR OLD THOMAS CLAYPOOL MCGUFFEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS
OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE CENTER FOR COURAGEOUS KIDS……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; RITA COOK MCGUFFEY…..TWO SONS; WESLEY AND JOHN BOTH OF BRANDENBURG……A DAUGHTER; MEREDITH FUQUA
OF SCOTTSILLE….TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; KEN MCGUFFEY AND WIFE PATRICIA HARSTON OF INDIANA AND BUEL AND GAIL MCGUFFEY
OF SCOTTSVILLE…. AND A SISTER; PAMELA MCGUFFEY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
05/31/18
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM LAST NIGHT…..AS SOUTH WARREN DEFEATED AC/S IN THE FOURTH REGION
SEMI-FINALS 11 TO ONE……
IN THE OTHER SEMI-FINAL GAME…..
WARREN EAST BLANKED FRANKLIN/SIMPSON 11 TO NOTHING…..
FOURTH REGION SEMI-FNAL BASEBALL GAME SAW…..
RUSSELL COUNTY SHUT-OUT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TWO TO NOTHING…..
AND BOWLING GREEN BEAT CUMBERLAND COUNTY 12 TO TWO……
CONFERENCE U-S-A BASKETBALL WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT LOOK THIS SEASON…. WITH A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE LEAGUE’S 18-GAME
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE…..
EVERY TEAM WILL PLAY 14-GAMES GAMES AGAINST LEAGUE OPPONENTS…..
THEN THE LEAGUE WILL BE SEEDED INTO A POD SYSTERM…..BASED ON THEIR LEAGUES STANDING AFTER THE 14-GAMES…..AND CONFERNENCE U-
S-A WILL THEN ANNOUCE EVERY TEAMS REMAINING SCHEDULE TO COMPLETE THE REGUALR SEASON……FILLING PREDETERMINED DATES…..
POLICE AWARDS
05/30/18
A GOOD CROWD WAS ON HAND LAST NIGHT…..AS THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HELD THEIR ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY……
AMONG THE AWARDS PRESENTED WERE…..
THE CIVILIAN AWARD TO PETE VAUGHN AND BRENDA RICH……
TELEMCOMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR….. MADIE CALVERT…..
OFFICER OF THE YEAR…. OFFICER TOM SUOY……
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO THE FAMILY OF TRUMAN MAYS…..
AND THE LIFETIME DEDICATION OF SERVICE AWARD WENT TO DETECTIVE TED SEAMAN……
RANE TO UPGRADE
05/30/18
RANE PRECISION DIE CASTING IN RUSSELLVILLE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT PLANS TO INVEST FIVE-POINT-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS IN NEW
EQUIPMENT….. TOOLING…..AND UPGRADES AND RETAIN MORE THAN 170 JOBS…..
FOUNDED IN 1956 BY ROCKWELL CORPORATION….RAND MANUFACTURES HIGH-PRESSURE ALUMINUM DIE-CAST STEERIGN AND COMPRESSOR
COMPONENTS FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY…….
THE FACILITY WAS SOLD IN 1989….AND THAT BEGAN A SERIES F OWNERSHIP AND NAME CHANGER……CUTMINATING WITH RANE-MADRAS
PURCHASING THE COMPANY EARLIER THIS YEAR……
SPORTS
05/30/18
AFTER BEING POSTPONED YESTERDAY……THE FOURTH REGION BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS CONTINUE TODAY AT WESTERN
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..
IN THE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT…..
RUSSELL COUNTY GOES AGAINST FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND CUMBERLAND COUNTY TAKES ON BOWLING GREEN…..
IN THE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT…..
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TANGLES WITH WARREN EAST……
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAY SOUTH WARREN…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING
AROUND FIVE-45
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER IS ADDING CINCINNATI IN ITS LATEST ROUND OF EXPANSION……THE ADDITON BRINGS MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCOR TO A 26-
TEAM LEAGUE……
CINNCINNATI WILL JOIN THE LEAGUE NEXT SEASON….AND WILL PLAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI’S FOOTBALL STADIUM ….WHILE A 21-
THOUSAND SEAT SOCCER STADIUM IS BUILT……
NASHVILLE GOT ONE OF THE TWO EXPANSION SPOTS LAST YEAR…..BUT THE LEAGUE HELD OFF PICKING THE OTHER TESM FROM AMONG
SACRAMENTO….. DETROIT……AND CINCINNATI……
FATAL-ALLEN
05./29/18
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN SCOTTSIVLLE CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE ACCIDENT….INVOLVING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE…..AT THE INTER-EAXCTION OF NEW GALLATIN ROAD AND
FRANKLIN ROAD….
51 YEAR OLD DANNY HARLESS OF TENNESSEE WAS DRIVING A TWO-THOUSAND G-M-C PICK-UP ON FRANKLIN ROAD AND FAILED TO YIELD THE
RIGHT OF WAY AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNALE…..AND PULLED INTO THE PATH OF A TWENTY-12 KENWORTH OPERATED BY 27 YEAR OLD DELVIN BROWN
OF NORTH CAROLINA……
HARLESS…..WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT…..DIED AT THE SCENE……
BG MAN PLEADS GUILTY
05/29/18
A BOWLING GREEN MAN HAS PLEAD GUILTY…..IN FEDERAL COURT….TO MULTIPLE DRUG AND FIREARM OFFENSES….
40 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL L COMPTON ADMITTED TO AIDING AND ABETTING THE KNOWING AND INTENTIONAL POSSESSION WITH INTENT
TO DISTRIBUATE METH MARIJUANA…..HE ALSO ADMMITTED TO MANUFACTURING METH…….AND BEING A PROHIBITED PERSON IN POSSESSION OF
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION……
SENTENCING IS SET FOR AUGUST 27TH……AND COMPTON FACES UP TO 65-YEARS IN PRISON…...A FINE OF UP TO TWO-POINT-SEVEN MILLION
DOLLARS….AND THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE……
BOAT EXPLODES
05/19/18
A BOAT EXPLOSION ON KENTUCKY LAKE INJURED EIGHT PERSONS….
FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICERS SAY THE 32-FOOT CRUISER WAS A TURTLE BAY MARINA WHEN THE BLAST OCCURRED…..THE EXPLOSION CAME AFTER
THE ENGINE WAS STARTED WHILE THE BOAT WAS TIED TO THE FUEL ISLAND……
THE BOAT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED SCATTERED FOR 100-YARDS…..
WHITE
05/29/18
76 YEAR OLD PAT COOKSEY WHITE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNEAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE
THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER; MARY ANN OGLES OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO NIECES; BARBARA WADE AND HUSBAND JOE AND KAREN SHOCKLEY AND
HUSBAND BRO. ROY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….TWO GREAT-NEPHEWS, TWO GREAT-NIECES, TWO GREAT-GREAT-NEPHEWS AND THREE GREAT-GREAT-
NIECES ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
05/29/18
AT THE FOURTH REGION SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY….. LADY PATRIOTS ADVANCED TO THE SEMI-FINALS….AS THEY DEFEATED THE LOGAN
COUNTY LADY COUGARS ONE TO NOTHING…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE TAKING ON SOUTH WARREN TONIGHT……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
05/25/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE SATISTICS….THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM
THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN MARCH TO THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN APRIL….AND THIS APRIL’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO BELOW THE THREE-
POINT-NINE PERCENT RECORDED IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN WARREN COUNTY
TO FOUR-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES FELL IN ALL 120 COUNTIES……
WOODFORD COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT TWO-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT…..
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 11-POINT-NINE PERCENT…….
GRADUATION
05/25/18
THE 44TH COMMENCEMENT FOR ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IS TONIGHT……AT SIX-30…..IN PATRIOT GYM……
FOLLOWING GRADUATION……UP-ALL-NIGHT ACTIVITIES WILL BEGIN AT MIDNIGHT AND LAST UNTIL SIX TOMORROW MORNING……
MEMORIAL DAY DRIVING
05/25/18
THE OFFICIAL START OF SUMMER……THE LONG MEMORIAL DAY WEEK-END IS HERE…AND ACCORDING TO TRIPLE “A” .ALMOST 42-MILLON WILL
TRAVELING THIS HOLIDEY WEEK-END……WITH ONE-POINT-EIGHT MILLION TRAVELING BY AUTOMOBILE…..WHICH IS UP THREE-POINT-THREE
PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR…… THE ANNUAL “CLICK IT OR TICKET” CAMPAIGN IS ALSO UNDERWAY….AND AUTHORITIES WILL BE WORKING TO KEEP
THE ROADWAYS SAFE…..
THE OFFICIAL HOLIDAY PERIOD BEGINS AT SIX TONIGHT AND RUNS UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY…….
DEATH INVESTIGATON
05/25/18
BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARE CONDUCTING A DEATH INVESTIGATION….AFTER A WOMAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN HER MOTEL ROOM….
JAMES BROADDUS CALLED AUTHORITIES TO REPORT HE HAD FOUND HIS WIFE DEAD AT THE ECONO LODGE….
OFFICERS SAY….AS OF RIGHT NOW…..THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF FOUL PLAY .AND NO ONE IS IN CUSTODY…….
SPORTS
05/25/18
IT WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT KENTUCKY WILL HOST KANSAS ON JANUARY 26TH……IN THE HEADLINE MATCH-UP OF THE TWENTY-
19…SEC-BIG 12 CHALLENGE….
THE ONE DAY…..WHICH IS HELD ON VAROIS CAMPUSES……MATCHES ALL 10 BIG-12 SCHOOLS AND 10 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE 14-
MEMBERS…..
THE S-E-C WON LAST YEARS EVENT SIX TO FOUR…..WHICH MARKED THE FIRST TIME IN THE EVENT’S FIVE YEAR HISTORY THE S-E-C FINISHED
ABOVE 500…….ALTHOUGH THE CHALLENGE ENDED IN A FIVE-ALL TIE LAST YEAR……
WKU BUDGET
05/24/18
THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE IS SENDING TO THE FULL BOARD OF REGENTSUENTS….A PROPOSED
SENDING PLANT THAT INCREASES STUDENT TUTION AND FEES……AS-WELL-AS EMPLOYEES SALARIES……….
THE PROPOSAL……WHICH TAKES EFFECT JULY FIRST…..WOULD INCREASE UNDERGRADUATE TUITION BY FOUR-PERCENT…..AND ADD 50-
DOLLARS TO THE ON-LINE COURSE FEE ASSESSMENT TO FULL-TIME STUDENTS…..
THE PROPOSED TUITION HIKE WOULD GENERATE NEARLY FIVE-POINT-SIX MILLON DOLLARS THAT WOULD BE USED FOR MERIT-BASED RAISES
FOR WESTERN EMPLOYEES…….
GROUND BREAKING
05/24/18
GROUND WAS BROKEN IN BOWLING GREEN YESTERDAY FOR A NEW 46-THOUSAND-410 SQUARE FOOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER THAT WILL CREATE
11-NEW JOBS…..
AMERICAN LEATHER DIRECT….WHICH DISTRIBUTES FULL GRAIN LEATHER FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH-QUALITY FINISHED PRODUCTS…..IS
CONSTRUCTING THE FACILITY ON CENTRAL AVENUE……
MILK CONTRACTS
05/24/18
MORE THAN 100 FARMERS……INCLUDING 20 IN KENTUCKY….HAVE BEEN TOLD THEIR MILK PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS WITH DEAN FOODS ARE
EXPIRING THIS SUMMER…..THE TERMINNATION DATE WAS MAY 31ST….BUT THAT DEADLINE HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED END TO THE END
OFJUNE…..
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL……THE CONTRACTS ARE BEING TERMINATED BECAUSE WAL-MART WIILL NO LONGER BUY DEAN’S MILK
FOR ITS GREAT VALUEY BRAND…….
THE LOSS WLL CUT PRODUCTION AT DEAN’S LOUISILLE PLANT….WHICH WILL CLOSE……AS WAL-MART HAS OPENED ITS OWN PRODUCTION PLANT
IN INDIANA……
SPORTS
05/24/18
IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF THE 15TH DISTRICT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT….
BARREN COUNTY GOT THE BEST OF MONROE COUNTY ONE TO NOTHING…..
N-F-L OWNERS HAVE APPROVED A NEW POLICY AIMED AT ADDRESSING PROTESTS OVER THE NATIONAL ANTHEM…….
THE POLICY WILL PERMITT PLAYERS TO STAY IN THE LOCKER ROOM DURING THE PLAYING OF THE ANTHEM…..BUT IT REQUIRES THME TO STAND IF
THE COME TO THE FIELD…..AND ANY PLAYER OR TEAM PERSONNEL WHO KNEELS DURING THE ANTHENM…WILL RESULT IN THE TEAM BEING
FINED……
THE N-F-L PLAYERS ASSOCIATION SAYS IT WILL CHALLENGE ANY PART OF THE POLICY THAT VIOLATES THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT……
PRIMARY ELECTION
05/23/18
YESTERDAY WAS PRIMARY ELECTION DAY…..AND IN ALLEN COUNTY FOUR-THOUSAND-42 VOTERS…..OR 28-POINT-THREE PERCENT OF THE
REGISTERED 15-THOUSAND-ONE VOTERS……WENT TO THE POLLS….
IN THE RACE FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR JUDGE EXECUTIVE……DENNIS HARPER RECENTED 21-HUNDRED 40 VOTES……BRIAN DYER
642 VOTES AND JIMMY MAYS 617…..HARPER WILL NOW FACE DEMOCRAT STEVE ANDERSON IN NOVEMBER….
IN THE RACE FOR SHERIFF…..INCUMBENT JEFF COOKE RECEIVES 15-HUNDRED 25 VOTES….DWIGHT KEEN 13-HUNDRED-87….SAM CARTER 522
VOTES…. WITH NO OPPOSITION IN THE FALL….COOKE WAS REELECTED TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM….
THE FIRST DISTRICT MAGISTERIAL RACE SAW TODD BRANSFORD DEFEAT TERRY TUCK 358 VOTES TO 251…..BRANSFORD WILL NOW FACE
DEMOCRAT ROGER BROWN IN NOVEMBER….
IN THE THRID DISTRICT MAGSTRATES RACE…..INCUMBERT TONY WOLFE WON REELECTION AS HE RECEIVE 387 VOTES….JUNIOR BRAY HAD 231….
AND GARY HORNE 221….
THE FOURTH DISTRICT MAGISTRATES RACE SAW INCUMBENT RICKY COOKSEY BEING RELECLT WITH 496 VOTES…..AND JOHN WEAVER RECEIVED
274 VOTES….
AND IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT MAGISTRATE RACE…..INCUMBENT ROMAN PERRY JUNIOR WON RELECTION WITH 199 VOTES…..ANTHONEY THOMPSON
HAD 182 VOTES AND TIM MILLER 100 VOTES….
THE FIRST DISTRICT CONSTABLES RACE SAW CHRISTOPHER SMITH WINNING THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATOIN WITH 83 VOTES….COMPARED TO
JAMES WATKINS 62 VOTES…..SMITH WILL NOW FACE INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN JONATHAN CARTER IN THE FALL….
IN THE SECOND DISTRICT CONSTABLES RACE…..BRUCE BACHER WAS THE WINNER WITH 227 VOTES….CARLA MAYNARD RECEIVED 175 VOTES…..
TONY KING 120…… SEAN MILLER 87 VOTES…..AND JOSEPH YOUNGBLOOD 17…..
IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT CONSTABLES RACE…..JAMES COOK WAS THE WINNER WITH 224 VOTES AND LARRY SIMPSON HAD 213…..
IN THE FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL RACE….PAUL WALKER WON THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION 592 VOTES….AS ALONZO PENNINGOTN
RECEIVE 110 VOTES…WALKER WILL NOW FACE INCUMBENT JAMES COMER IN NOVEMBER…
.AND IN THE RACE FOR SCOTTSVILLE MAYOR….INCUMBENT ROB CLINE RECEIVED 558 VOTES……JERRY WHITNEY 235 VOTES…..AND CHARLIE
WITSCHEY 138 VOTES….. CLINE AND WHITNEY WILL NOW FACE EACH OTHER IN NOVEMBER…….
SPORTS
05/23/18
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT….
THE LADY PATRIOTS TOOK THE TITLE WITH A SEVEN TO TWO WIN OVER BARREN COUNTY…..BOTH TEAMS WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE FOURTH
REGION TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK….
TRUCK DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
05/18/18
06:05AM
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT THEY WILL INSTALL LARGE PANEL SIGNS ON I-65…..FOR LARGE
COMMERCIAL TRUCKS… TO USE EXIT-20 AT THE NATCHER PARKWAY TO U-S TWO-31….TO GET TO SCOTTSVILLE AND OTHER PARTS OF ALLEN
COUNTY…..
THE SIGNS WILL BE PLACED IN THE NORTHBOUND DIRECTION OF I-65…SOUTH OF EXIT SIX…..AND IN THE SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION….NORTH OF
EXIT 38 AT SMITHS GROVE…..SALLER TEMORARY SIGNS WILL BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE PERMANENT PANEL SIGNS ARE READY…..
THE DISTRICT THREE BOWLING GREEN OFFICE HAS RECEIVED A NUMBR OF CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT ILLEGAL TRUCK TRAFFIC ON
SMITHS GROVE ROAD AND THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS…
DISTRICT THREE CHIEF ENGINEER JOE PLUNK SAID VERY FEW ROUTES IN THE REGION ARE ON THE “NATIONAL TRUCK NETWORK”…..WHICH IS
THE REASON FOR NOT SIGNING IN THE PAST…..
TRUCKS THAT ARE DESIGNED INCREASED DIMENSION MUST USE THE ROUTES ON THE “NATIONAL TRUCK NETWORK” WHICH INCLUDES .WHICH
INCLUDES I-65….TWO-31…..AND 31-E………. HOWEVER…..ALLOWANCES ARE MADE FOR INCREASED DIMENSION SIZED TRUCKS FOR UP TO 15-MILES
FROM AN INTERSTATE OR JUP TO FIVE MILES FROM A STATE TRUCK NETWORK ROUTE FOR DELVERIES….FOOD… REPAIRS… SLEEP…OR HOME
LOCATIONS…..
KENTUCKIAN HEADS CIA
05/18/18
THE SENATE VOTED YESTERDAY TO CONFIRM VETERAN C-I-A AGENT AND KENTUCKIAN GINA HASPEL TO BE THE FIRST FEMALE DIRECTO IN THE 71-
YEAR HISTORY OF THE AGENCY…..
THE 61-YEAR OLD HASPEL WAS BORN IN ASHLAND……SHE ATTENED THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND GRANDUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISVILLE…..
SPORTS
05/19/18
THE PATROT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK….AND 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT
FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON….
THREE MEMBERS OF THE LADY PATROT SOFTBALL TEAM HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO THE…..TWENTY-18….REGION-FOUR…..ALL-REGION TEAMS…..
SENIORS TAYLOR STAMPS AND KRIS-ANN PARDUE EARNED FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION…..
WHILE SOPHOMORE MADI GREGORY WAS A SECOND TEAM….ALL-REGON SELECTON…..BASED ON VOTING BY REGION-FOUR COACHES……
TIRE AMNESTY
05/17/18
THE TIRE AMNESTY PROGRAM BEGINS TODAY IN ALLEN COUNTY….
TIRE RETAILERS…AGRICULTURAL TIRE RETAILERS…. AND SALVAGE YARDS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM……RESIDENTS WITH LARGE
TRUCK TIRES WILL BE REQUIRED TO BRING ASSISTANCE TO UNLOAD…..AND PROOF OF ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENCY MAY BE REQUIRED…..
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL TWO-THREE-SEVEN-36-31 OR SIX-TWO-TWO-58-67……
F-150 PRODUCTION
05/17/18
FORD IS RESUMING THE PRODUCTION OF THE F-150…..FOLLOWING A FIRE AT A PLANT IN MICHIGAN WERE COMPONENTS FOR THE DASH ARE
MADE…
WORK WILL RESTART TOMORROW AT THE DEARBORN TRUCK PLANT….AND PRODUCTION OF THE “SUPER DUTY” AT THE LOUISVILLE PLANT AND THE
F-150 AT THE KANSAS CITY PLANT WILL RESUME BY MONDAY……
ACS JOB FAIR
05/17/18
SENIORS AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TOMORROW…..TO FIND A JOB WITHOUT LEAVING SCHOOL…..
AS THE HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT…..IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KENOVA WORKS…..WILL HOST A JOB FAIR FROM 12NOON TO TWO-30 IN
THE HIGH SCHOOL LOBBY…..
HUMAN RESOURCE REPRESENTATIVES…..FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 LOCAL AND AREA BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES WILL BE ONSITE TO RECRUIT
NEW MEMBERS FOR THEIR WORKFORCE……
SPORTS
05/17/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO BOWLING GREEN…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM ALSO PLAYS IN BOWLING GREEN…..
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HAS SCHEDULED A PRESS CONFERENCE FOR 12-30 TOMORROW AFTERNOON….TO INTRODUCE THE
NEW PATRIOT HEAD BASKETBALL COACH….
LADY PATRIOT HEAD BASKETBALL COACH BRAD BONDS IS TAKING OVER THE PATRIOT PROGRAM…….REPLACING NICK CHAYKOWSKI……
CITY COUNCIL
05/15/18
IT WAS A RATHER ROUTINE MEETING FOR SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT……
THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZED MAYOR ROB CLINE TO SIGN THE DEED ON A SMALL PORTION OF LAND NEAR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ON OLD TWO-31 AND
BAYS FORK CREEK BRIDGE TO DUGAS FAMILY PARK…..THE MAYOR WAS ALSO AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE DEED GIVING THE HALCOMB HOUSE TO A
NONPROFIT ORGAINZATION……
A RESOLUTION WAS APPROVED AND MAYOR CLINE WAS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE MUNICIPAL ROAD AID AGREEMENT WITH THE KENTUCKY
TRANSPORTATION CABINET…..THE CITY WILL BE RECEIVING 84-THOUSAND-493 DOLLARS….WHICH IS UP ABOUT ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM
LAST YEAR…..
AND THE COUNCIL APPROVED ADVERTISING FOR BIDS ON SEWER LINES FOR HIGHWAY TWO-31……UPON CLEARANCE BY THE KENTUCKY DIVISION
OF WATER…..…
ONE RESIDENT APPROACHED THE COUCIL CONCERNING STOPPED UP DRAINAGE PIPES IN THE NINTH STREET AREA…..THAT IS CAUSING STANDING
WATER…..CITY SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM THOMASON AND MAYOR CLINE SAID THEY WOULD WORK WITH STATE TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS TO
CORRECT THE PROBLEM……
MESONET EXPANDING
05/15/18
THE KENTUCKY MESONET……LOCATED AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….. CONTINUES TO EXPAND WITH TWO NEW STATIONS BEING
PLANNED….
THE MESONET’S 71ST STATION WILL BE IN THE TOWN OF DIXON IN WEBSTER COUNTY……IT’S ALSO ONE OF MESONET’S SPONSORED STATIONS….
WITH A PORTION OF THE COSTS OF INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS COVERED BY WEBSTER COUNTY…….AND THE 72ND STATION WILL BE A THIRD
MESONET SITE IN SHELBY COUNTY……
THE KENTUCKY MESONET COLLECTS REAL-TIME DATA EVERY FIVE MINUTES ON TEMPERATURE…. PRECIPITATION….HUMIDITY…..SOLAR
RADIATION……WIND SPEED…. AND WIND DIRECTION…….AND THE DATA IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE…..
TODD COUNTY GROUNDBREAKING
05/14/18
GROUND WAS BROKEN IN TODD COUNTY YESTERDAY FOR NOVELIS INCORPORATED TO CONSTRUT A 305-MILLION DOLLAR ALUMINUM
PROCESSING PLANT WHICH WILL CREATE 125 FULL-TIME JOBS
THE 400-SQUARE FOO FACILITY IS BEING BUILT ON A 150-ACRE GREENFIELD SITE IN GUTHRIE……ONCE COMPLETED…..THE FACILITY WILL TREAT
AND PRE-HEAT ROLLED ALUMINUM COILS FORM NEARBY LOGAN ALUMINUM IN RUSSELLVILLE……
NOVELIS OPERATES 24-ADVBANCED ROLLING AND RECYCLING FACILITES IN 10-COUNTRIES IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA….THAT EMPLOYEES
11-HOUSAND INDIVIDUALS AND DID 12-BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE IN FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-18……
T-J SAMSON HOSPITAL
05/15/18
THE BOARD OF T-J REGIONAL HEALTH HAS ANNOUNCED THEY WILL NOT RENEW THE CONTEOR OF BUD WETHINGTON…..THE CURRENT C-E-O OF T-
J REGONAL HEALTH…..
BOARD CHAIRMAN MIKE BRYANT SAID THE BOARD APPRECIATES WETHINGTON’S CONTRIBUTIONS…….BUT THEY FEEL ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE…..
NEIL THORNBURY…..CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER…..HAS BEEN APPOINTED INTERIM C-E-O OF T-J REGIONAL HEALTH……
SPORTS
05/15/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
THE DISTRICT 15 BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS BEGIN MONDAY…..
THE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT IS BEING PLAYED AT BARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..AS MONDAY THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY…..
TUESDAY THE TROJANS BATTLE GLASGOW…..AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE PLAYED WEDNESDAY…….
THE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT IS ALSO BEING PLAYED AT BARREN COUNTY……
MONDAY THE LADY PATRIOTS TANGLE WITH MONROE COUNTY….THEN BARERN COUNTY BATTLES GLASGOW……
AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP SOFTBALL GAME WILL BE PLAYED TUEDAYS…….
RECEIPTS UP
05/11/18
GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS REBOUNDED FROM A BELOW PAR MARCH….TO HAVE THE LARGEST COLLECTION MONTH IN APRIL IN THE HISTORY OF
THE COMMONWWEALTH……
COLLECTONS GREW IN APRIL SIX-POINT-THREE PERCENT WHEN COMPARED TO APRIL OF LAST YEAR….AND FOR THE FIRST 10-MONTHS OF FISCAL
TWENTY-18…..RECEIPTS HAVE GROWN FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT……
IN DECEMBER……THE CONSENSUS FORECASTING GROUPS REVISED ITS REVENUE ESTIMATES WHICH NOW CALLS FOR TWO-POINT-THREE
PERCENT GROWTH FOR THE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR…..AND TO MEET THAT ESTIMATE…..RECEIPTS CAN DECLINE SIX-POINT-FIVE PERCENT OVER THE
LAST TWO MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR WHICH ENDS JUNE 30TH…..
BUDGET DIRECTOR JOH CHILTON DID SAY THAT RECENT CHANGES IN FEDERAL AND STATE TAX LAWS COULD POTENTIALLY ERODE SOME OF THE
YEAR-TO-DATE GAINS……
F150 PRODUCTION HALTED
05/11/18
FORD HAS HALTED PRODUCTION OF THE F-150…..IDLING 27-HUNDRED WORKER AT THE PLANT IN LOUISVILLE…..
A FIRE AND EXPLOSION AT A PARTS SUPPLIER IN MICHIGAN STOPPED PRODUCTION OF COMPONENTS USED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE F-
150…..
THE TEMPORARY LAYOFFS AFFECT ONLY THE F-SERIES….AND PRODUCTION OF TWO S-U-S’s AT THE LOUISVILLE PLANT WILL CONTINUE……
MUSIC HALL OF FAME
05/11/18
THE “KENTUCKY MUSIC HALL OF FAME”….LOCATED IN RENFRO VALLEY…. WILL INDUCTED ITS NEWEST CLASS TONIGHT….
THIS YEAR’S CLASS INCLUDES…..DAVID “STRINGBEAN” AKEMAN…..DALE ANN BRADLEY…..JASON CRABB….JACKIE DESHANNON…..BOBBY LEWIS…..
AND BILLY RAY CRUS…….
THE CEREMONY BEGINS AT SIX…….
FREEMAN
05/11/18
88 YEAR OLD U-W “JUNIOR” FREEMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT GREENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
MONDAY MORNING AT 11 AT MORGAN-SIFFORD FUNERAL IN PUXICO-MISSOURI WITH BURIAL IN PUXICO CEMETERY……VISITATION WILL BE FROM ONE
TO FIVE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; DELOIS FREEMAN…..A DAUGHTER; JUDY FREEMAN OF MISSOURI…..A STEP-DAUGHTER; SHERRY BARTIN OF
SCOTTSVILLE….A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; ETTA MAE AND GENE DAUGHERTY…..AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW; DALTON SCOTT ALL OF MISSOSURI…..
THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
05/11/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IN ON THE ROAD TO RUSSELL COUNTY……
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO METCALFE COUNTY…….
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE PREDATORS LAST NIGHT AS THEY LOST TO WINNIPEG FIVE TO ONE….AND THE JETS WIN THE SERIES FOUR
GAME TO THREE…..
FOOD FRENZY
05/19/18
DURING THE SECOND-ANNUAL……KENTUCKY LEGAL FOOD FRENZY…….THE COMMONWEALTH’S LEGAL COMMUNITY DONATED MORE THAN 630-
THOUSAND POUNDS OF FOOD TO KENTUCKY’S SEVEN REGONAL FOOD BANKS TO HELP PREPARE FOR INCREASED DEMANDS DURING THE
SUMMER MONTHS…..….
THE TWENTY-18 CAMPAIGN RAN FROM MARCH 15TH THRU APRIL SECOND…...AND INVOLVED 118-LAW FIRMS AND LEGAL ORGANIZATONS…..
REPRESENTING OVER TWO-THOUSAND ATTORNEYS AND STAFF……
LAST YEAR……THE FOOD BANKS DISTRIBUTED OVER 75-MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD ACROSS KENTUCKY’S 120-COUNTIES…….
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
05/10/18
THE BARREN COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVES OFFICE AND THE BARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE ANNOUNCED THE CREATION OF THREE NEW
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS…..
THEJUDGGE EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE HAS CREATED THE “OFFICE MANAGEMENT” PROGRAM…..WHILE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL OFFER
APPRENTICESHIPS IN “CULINARY ARTS AND TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE”…..
EACH TWO-YEAR PROGRAM IS E AVAILABLE TO HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS….AND REQUIRE 144-CLASSROOM AND TWO-THOUSAND “ON-
THE-JOB” TRAINING HOURS EACH YEAR……
PATTI’S REOPENING
05/10/18
PATTIE’S 1880s SETTLEMENT RESTAURANT…..IN GRAND RIVERS WHICH WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE IN IN THE KITCHEN IN FEBRUARY….HAD HOPED TO
REOPEN QUICKLY…..
BUT AN INSPECTION OF THE BUILDING FOUND THE DAMAGE WAS MORE WIDE-SPREAD THAT FIRST THOUGHT…..AND INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVES
RECOMMENDED THE ENTIRE BUILDING BE RAZED AND REBUILT…...AND DEMOLITION OF THE RESTAURANT HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF APRIL AND
THEY NOW HOPE TO REOPEN AROUND NOVEMBER FIRST…..
GRAYSON TEACHER ARRESTED
05/10/18
STATE POLICE SAY A GRAYSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES….
ROGER WILLIAM IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR AND ONE COUNT OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEXUAL
PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR……
COMMENCEMENT
05/10/18
TOMORROW NIGHT…..WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVESITY WILL HOST ITS FIRST OUTDOOR COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-
SIX…..
THE 183RD COMMENCEMENT WILL BEGIN AT FIVE WITH THE H”TOPPER WALK”…..
THE W-K-U GLASGOW CAMPUS WILL HAVE GRADUATION CEREMONIES TONIGHT (THURS) AT SIX…..
WKU’S SIX ACADEMIC COLLEGES WILL HOST SPECIAL RECOGNITON CEREMONESY SATURDAY AT DIDDLE ARENA…..
AND MONDAY NIGHT…...GRADUATION WILL BE HELD AT THE ELIZABETHTOWN/FORT KNOX CAMPUS AT SIX…..AND AT THE OWENSBORO CAMPUS AT
SIX-30…..
SPORTS
05/10/18
THE PATRIOT VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAMS ARE AT OME TO PLAY WARREN EAST……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA FOR THE SEVENTH AND FINAL GAME IN THEIR PLAY-OFF SERIES WITH THE JETS……
HOME SALES
05/09/18
HOME SALES IN KENTUCKY DIDN’T FOLLOW THE NATIONAL TREND IN MARCH..AS TRANSACTIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH WERE DOWN SIX-POINT-
EIGHT PERCENT WHEN COMPARED TO MARCH OF LAST YEAR…..
EVEN WITH THE DROP OF 314 TOTAL SALES…..MARCH TWENTY-18 WAS STILL THE SECOND HIGHEST ON RECORD….JUST EDGING OUT MARCH TWO-
THOUSAND-SIX WHEN 41-HUNDRED-SIX HOMES WERE SOLD…..AND TOTAL HOME SALES FOR MARCH WERE UP 36-PERCENT OVER FEBRUARY…..
HOME PRICES IN MARCH WERE UP 11-POINT-FIVE PERCENT TO….132-THOUSAND-290 DOLLARS……MAKING MARCH’S MEDIAN PRICE THE FIFTH
HIGHEST ON RECORD……
DAYS ON THE MARKET ALSO FELL IN MARCH TO 120…..WHICH IS DOWN FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT OVER MARCH OF LAST YEAR……
AND FOR THE QUARTER…..HOMES CLOSED FOUR DAYS FASTER…..HITTING 122- DAYS…….
ESCAPEE-SIMPSON
05/09/18
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….AN INMATE WHO ESCAPED FROM A SIMPSON COUNTY JAIL WORK DETAIL WAS CAPTURED A SHORT TIME LATER NEAR
BOWLING GREEN…..
THE WORK DETAIL WAS ON BLACK JACK ROAD WHEN 50 YEAR OLD ROBERT KEITH STEELMAN OF LOUISVILLE GAINED ACCESS TO A PASSENGER
CAR AND LEFT…..
TROOPERS LOCATED THE VEHICLE ON I-65 NEAR THE NORTHBOUND 22-MILE MARKER AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP….STELLMAN WAS
CHARGED WITH ESCAPE AND THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING-AUTO…..
HE HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN LODGED IN JAIL ON A CHARGE OF POSSESSION OF A FORGED INSTRUMENT…….
HOWELL
05/09/18
80 YEAR OLD BOBBY NEAL “JOE” HOWELL OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON (THURS) AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN BEECH GROVE CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS
AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; WILMA HOWELL…..FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; RICHARD AND JAMIE BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE, JODY AND
SHARON OF TENNESSEE AND JEFF AND PENNY OF FRANKLIN……AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; SHARI AND ROBERT RIPPY AND LISA AND
MIKE HERRINGTON ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; JUNIOR AND KAY OF FRANKLIN, RALPH, DAVID AND MARTIN
AND CONNIE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; SYBIL AND BOB UHLS OF FRANKLIN AND NADA AND TONY
WEIDAUER OF SCOTTSVILLE……12 GRANDCHILDREN AND 18 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
05/09/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM WAS AT HOME LAST NIGHT TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY…..AND PICKED UP A BIG DISTRICT WIN OVER THE TROJANS
NINE TO FOUR…..
KY TOURISM
05/08/18
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM….. THE COMMONWEALTH’S TOURISM INDUSTRY HAS GROWN
NEARLY FOUR-PERCENT TO MORE THAN 15-BILLION DOLLARS……
KENTUCKY’S TOURISM INDUSTRY SUPPORTS MORE THAN 195-THOUSAND JOBS AND GENERATED ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS TAXES…..
WITH 202-MILLION GOING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS…. AND THE REST WENT TO STATE GOVERNMENT…..
TOURIST SPENDING IN THE COMMONWEALTH ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN NINE-POINT-FIVE BILLION OF THE 15-BILLION DOLLAR IMPACT….AND
TOURISM JOBS ACCOUNTED FOR THREE-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLARS IN WAGES TO KENTUCKY WORKERS…..
ALL OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S NINE TOURISM REGIONS POSTED GAINS LAST YEAR…..WITH THE LARGEST GAIN OF SIX-POINT-FOUR PERCENT BEING
IN THE WESTERN WATERLANDS REGON……
FATAL-EDMONSON
05/08/18
STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….ON 31-W NEAR THE INTER-SECTION WITH KENTUCKY-TWO-29 IN
EDMONSON COUTY….THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A PARK CITY WOMAN….
A TWO-TOUSAND CHEVROLET PICK-UP……OPERATED BY 25 YEAR OLD KIAMI MILL.S….LEFT THE ROADWAY AND ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES….EJECTING
MILLS WHO WAS UNRESTRAINED…..
SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLIN GREEN WHERE SHE SUCCUMBED TO HER INJUREIS………….
SPORTS
05/08/18
THE LADY PATRIOTS SOFTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT GREENWOOD THIS AFTERNOON…..
AND THE PATROT VARSITY AND JUNOR VARSITY BASEBLL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BARREN COUNTY…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM
STARTING AROUND FOUR-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WAS AT HOME LAST NIGHT TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST…..AND DROPPED AN 11 TO NOTHING DECISION TO THE
LADY RAIDERS……
IT WAS A BIG WIN FOR THE PREDATORS LAST NIGHT AS THEY SHUT OUT WINNIPEG FOUR TO NOTHING…..
THE SERIES NOW RETURNS TO NASHVILLE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE SEVENTH AND DECIDING GAME……
VOTER NUMBERS
05/07/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE…..THREE-POINT-THREE MILLON KENTUCKIANS ARE REGISTRED TO VOTE IN THE
PRIMARY ELECTON ON MAY 22ND…..
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS REPRESENT JUST MORE THAN 50-PERCENT OF THE ELECTROATE WITH ONE-POINT-68 MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS…..
REPUBLICAN VOTERS TOTAL ONE-POINT-39 MILLION OR ABOUT 41-PERCENT OF VOTERS…. AND EIGHT-POINT-FIVE PERCET OF VOTERS…..ABOUT
289-THOUSAND….AFFILIATE WITH ANOTHER PARTY OR AS “0THER”…..THE TOTAL REGISTERED REPRESENTS A NEW INCREASE OF ABOUT 62-
THOUSAND SINCE THE TWENTY-16 GENERAL ELECTON…. AND MORE THAN HALF OF NEW REGISTERED VOTERS ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-AND-
25……….
VOTER INFORMATION INCLUDING REGISTRATION STATUS…..SAMPLE BALLOTS….AND POLLING PLACE LOCATIONS IS AVAILABE ON-LINE AT…..GO-
VOTE-K-Y-DOT-COM…….
17 YEAR OLD CHARGE WITH MURDER
05/07/18
BOWLING GREEN POLICE HAVE CHARGED A 17 YEAR OLD IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HIS STEP-FATHER…..
AUTHORITIES RESPONDED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING TO A RESIDENCE ON BRANDYWOOD COURT WHERE THE BODY OF A MAN….IDENTIFIED AT
36 YEAR OLD HOMER BOLING WAS FOUND…..THE VICTIM HAD BEEN SHOT SEVERAL TIMES….
DURING THE INVESTIGATION…..A 17 YEAR OLD MALE WHO LIVES AT THE RESIDENCE WITH HIS MOTHER….SISTER….AND STEP-FATHER ARRIVED ON
THE SCENE AND TOLD OFFICERS THAT HE HAD SHOT HIS STEP-FATHER BECAUSE HE HURT HIS MOTHER….HE WENT ON TO SAY HE HAD PLANNED
TO SHOT HIM IN THE LEGS AND DIDN’T PLAN ON KILLING HIM….HE ALSO SAID HE CONTACTED SOMEONE HE GOES TO SCHOOL WITH AT WARREN
CENTRAL HIGH AND ASKED TO BORROW A GUN….
HE ALSO TOLD OFFICERS HE THREW THE GUN OUT OF HIS CAR AROUND THE NASHVILLE ROAD/MEMPHIS JUNCTION AREA…..BUT LATER SAID HIS
FRIEND FROM SCHOOL MIGHT STILL HAVE IT….
THE 17-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE……
MEETING
05/07/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEET TONIGHT AT SIX-30 AND GRAHAM LODGE AND THE SADDLE CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW MORNING ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS AT 9 AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4…..
THURSDAY NIGHT AT SIX-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7……
SPORTS
05/07/18
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY BASEBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME THIS AFTERNOON TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VARSITY AND JUNIOR V ARSITY SOFALL TEAMS HOST WARREN EAST…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….LOVE-FM….
WVLE….. STARTING AROUND FIVE-30 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE HOT RODS RETURN TO BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK TO OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES WITH PEORIA…………
THE PREDATORS ARE BACK IN WINNIPEG FOR GAME SIX IN THE STANLY CUP PLAY-OFFS…..WITH THE JETS LEADING THE SERIES THREE-GAMES-TO-
TWO…….
BOIL WATER LIFTED
06/04/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT THE BOIL WATER ADVISORY…..FOR HIGHWAY 98 TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE
DEPARTMENT NUMBER TWO .AND ALL ADJANCENT ROADS…….HAS BEEN LIFED…..
WKU BUDGET CUTS
05/04/18
YESTERDAY…..WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. TIMOTHY CABONI REVEILED “PHASE TWO” OF THE SCHOOL’S BUDGET CUTS…..
THE SECOND ROUND OF CUTS INCLUDES 10-FILLED STAFF POSITION ON AND THE ELIMINATION OF 20-VACANT POSITIONS…..OF THOSE 20….12
ARE FACULITY AND EIGHT ARE STAFF….
CARNONI SAID TO AVOID ACROSS-THE-BARD CUTS…..HE ASK DEANS AND DIVISON HEAD TO RECOMMEND POSITIONS FOR ELIMINATION…..
THIS ROUND OF CUTS WILL RESULT IN 14-MILLION DOLLARS IN SAVINGS…..AND THE TOTAL OF THE TWO ROUNDS OF BUDGET CUTS IS 27-MILLION
DOLLARS…..…..
RUBBER DUCKY DERBY
05/04/18
“WILL TO WAY’S” FIRST…..RUBBER DUCKY DERBY……IS TOMORROW FROM 10 TO ONE AT THE OLD BRIDGE BELOW DUMONT HILL…..
THE DUCKS WILL BE RACING IN THE CREEK FOR CASH PRICES……WITH THE PROCEEDS GOING TO BUILD A “TRANSITION” HOUSE FOR THE LESS
FORTUNATE……ROCED OIG TO BUD A IENOUS FOR THE LSES FORTUNATE……
HIDDEN RIVER CAVE
05/04/18
WORK HAS STARTED ON AN EXPANSION AT HIDDEN RIVER CAVE…..IN HORSE CAVE….THAT WILL INCLUDE THE WORLD’S LONEST UNDERGROUND
SWNGING BRIDGED….
THE 100-FOOT LONG…50-FOOT HIGH BRIDGE…..WILL CROSS A DEEP CANYON AND WILL ALSO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE CAVE TOUR……WILL
OPEN IN JUNE……
THE AMERICAN CAVE CONSERVATON ASSOCIATON IS PLANING MORE EXPANSION PROJECTS ONCE THE BRIDGE IS COMPLETED……
OPRY MILLS SHOOTING
05/04/18
A SHOOTING INSIDE OPRY MILLS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A NASHVILLE MAN….
THE SHOOTING…..WHICH HAPPNED IN A HALLWAY NEAR AUNTIE ANN’S PRETZEL SHOP…….WAS THE RESULT OF AN ON-GOING DISPUTE
BETWEEN THE TWO MEN……
THE VICTIM….22 YEAR OLD DEMARCO CHURCHWELL OF NASHVILLE….WAS TAKEN TO SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE DIED…..
THE SHOOTER…...22 YEAR OLD JUSTIN GOLSON ALSO FROM NASHVILLE.…..RAN FROM THE MALL TO A TICKET BOTH OUTSIDE…..WHERE HE PUT HIS
GUN ON THE COUNTER AND ASKED THE MAN INSIDE TO CALL NINE-ONE-ONE………….
HUNTSMAN
05/04/18
87 YEAR OLD DOROTHY SUE HUNTSMAN OF BOWLING GREEN….AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE….DIED WEDNESDAY AT COLONIAL CENTER IN
BOWLING GREEN….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION
UNITED METHODIST CHRUCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER NINE TOMORROW MORNING (SAT) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON-IN-LAW; LARRY WILLIAMS AND WIFE SARAH OF BOWLING GREEN…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/04/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM HOSTS EDMONSON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM BEGINS PLAY AT THE….OWENSBORO CATHOLIC CLASSIC….AT JACK FISHER PARK IN OWENSBORO…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON BULLITT EAST AND MERCY IN TODAY’S OPENING ROUND PLAY……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM LAST NIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS BEAT WINNIPEG TWO TO ONE…..
THE SERIES…..WHICH IS NOW TIED AT TWO GAMES APIECE…..RETURNS TO BRIDGESTONE ARRENA TOMORROW NIGHT FOR GAME FIVE……
WATER TANK REPAIR
05/03/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT HAS INFORMED NEWSWATCH THAT THEY WILL HAVE THE HIGHWAY 98 WATER TANK OUT OF COMMISSION…..
DUE TO MAINTENANCE…...FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS…..
THIS MAY CAUSE PRESSURE FLUCTUATION…..AND THEY APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE……
ROMAINE DEATH
05/03/18
THE FIRST DEATH HAS BEEN REORTED IN A NATIONAL….E-COLI OUTBREAK….LINKED TO ROMANIE LETTECE GROWN IN YUMA-ARIZONA…..….
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY CALIFORNIA REPORTED THE DEATH…..BUT DIDN’T PROVIDE ANY OHER DETAILS…..
YESTERDAY….THE “C-D-C” ADDED KENTUCKY…..MASSACHUSETTS……AND UTAH TO THE STATES WITH REPORTED CASES…..
SO FAR……121 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ILL IN 25-STATES…..AT LEAST 53 HAVE BEEN HOPITALIZED…..INCLUDING 14 WITH KIDNEY
FAILURE…..
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS
05/03/18
KENTUCKY’S DIVISION OF CHILD CARE SAY NEALRY HALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S CHILD-CARE PROVIDERS ARE HIGHLY RANKED BY THEIR
QUALITY RATING SYSTEM…..
THAT NUMBER WAS ACHIEVED AS THE RESULT OF AN INITIATIVE….. BACKED BY A FEDERAL GRANT AWARDED IN TWENTY-14….THAT HELPED
DEVELOP AN EXPANDED….FIVE-STAR QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM….FOR EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS……
THE TIERED SYSTEM IS REQUIRED FOR ALL PUBLICLY FUNDED PROGRAMS SERVING YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE COMMONWEALTH INCLUDING
LICENSED CHILD CARE PROGRAMS…..CERTIFIED FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES…..STATE-FUNDED PRE-SCHOOLS…..AND HEAD START PROGRAMS……
ARREST-RUSSELL
05/03/18
A TRAFFIC STOP BY STATE POLICE IN RUSSELL COUTY….LEADS TO A DRUG ARREST….
A TWENTY-11 DODGE RAM WAS STOPPED ON THE NUNN PARKWAY AND THE DRIVER GAVE CONSENT TO SEARCH THE VEHICLE….WHERE A BLACK
BOX CONTAINING METHAMPHETAMINE WAS FOUND IN THE GLOVE BOX….
41 YEAR OLD RUBEN RODIGUEZ OF SOMERSET WAS CHARGED WITH SPEEDING, FAILURE TO WEAR SEAT BELTS, OPERATING ON A REVOKED OR
SUSPENDED OPERATOR’S LICENSE, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
SPORTS
05/03/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM PLAYS AT LOGAN COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN WINNIPEG FOR GAME FOUR IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAY-OFFS…..WITH THE JETS LEADING THE SERIES TWO-GAMES-TO-
ONE…….
FACEBOOK BREACH
05/02/18
MARCH 26TH……ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR AND ATTORNEYS- GENERAL FROM ILLINOIS…..MISSOURI…..OHIO…..TENNESSEE….AND
VIRGINIA .SENT A LETTER TO FACEBOOK ASKING FOR THE NUMBR OF USERS IMPACTED BY A PRIVACY BREACH……
ACCORDING TO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY FACEBOOK…..THE APROXIMATE NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS AFFECTED BY THE BREACH IS ONE-POINT-
THREE MILLION…….WHICH IS OVER A QUARTER OF THE COMMONWEATH’S POPULATION……
NATONWIDE……ALMOST 71-MILLION FACEBOOK USERS WERE AFFECTED BY THE BREACH…….
NEW POST THREE COMMANDER
05/02/18
THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE HAS A NEW COMMANDER…. CAPTAIN TIMOTHY ADAMS HAS REPLACED JOHN CLARK…..WHO HAS
BEEN APPOINTED AS MAJOR AND IS NOW ASSIGNED TO THE K-S-P HEADQUARTERS IN FRANKFORT…. CLARK HAD SERVED AS POST THREE
COMMANDER SINCE TWNETY-13….
CAPTAIN ADAMS…..A CYNTHIANA NATIVE……IS A 14-YEAR VETERAN WITH THE STATE POLICE WITH A TOTAL OF 22 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
EXPERIENCE…..
ADAMS…..WHO RESIDES IN GLASGOW…..HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ASSIGNED TO POST THREE…….
MURRAY TUITION PLAN
05/02/18
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY IS EXPANDING ITS TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO STUDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT KENTUCKY…..
THE PROGRAM INCLUDES SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO OFFSET TUITON COSTS FOR STUDENTS IF THEIR COMBINED TOTAL OF PELL GRANT….
COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM GRANT…..AND KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP FALLS SHORT……
THE CHANGE IS AN EXPANSION OF THE PREVIOUS …..RACER PROMISE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM….THAT HAD BEEN OFFERED TO STUDENTS
IN THE UNIVERSITY’S 18-COUNTY WESTERN KENTUCKY SERVICE REGION…..
THE CHANGE…..WHICH IS ONLY AVAILABLE BEGINNING WITH THE FALL SEMESTER OF EACH ACADEMIC YEAR……ALLOWS ASSISTANCE FOR FIRST-
TIME FRESHMEN AND NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH……
TRAIN DERAILMENT
05/02/18
A FREIGHT TRAIN HAD DERAILED IN BULLITT COUNTY…..NORTH OF LEBNANON JUNCTION…..
SEVERAL CARS CAUGHT ON FIRE…..BUT OFFICIALS SAY THE IS NO DANGER TO THE PUBLIC……
THE TRAIN WASN’T CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS…..BUT WAS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES……..AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SAY THERE HAVE
BEEN SOME EXPLOSIONS FROM GAS TANKS IN THE AUTOMOBILCE THAT WERE BEING TRANSPORTED……
STONE
05/02/18
94 YEAR OLD DOROTHY MAY STONE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER NINE SATURDAY MOR ING AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO RELAY FOR LIFE……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; WILSON AND LANNA JO OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; JOHN AND
LESLIE DIETZ OF COLORADO AND WALTER AND BOBBIE DIETZ OF NEBRASKA…..AND A SISTER; BARBARA SEEVERS OF IOWA……A GRANDAUGHTER
ALSO SURVIVES……
SPORTS
05/02/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WILL BE PLAYING A MAKE-UP GAME…. THIS AFTERNOON…..AGAINST MONROE COUNTY
IN GAME THREE OF THE STANLEY CUP PLAY-OFFS…..
THE PREDATORS GOT OUT TO A THREE TO NOTING LEAD…..BUT WERE BEATEN BY THE JETS SEVEN TO FOUR….
WINNIPEG NOW LEADS THE SERIES TWO GAMES TO ONE……
ALLIANT TECHNOLOGIES EXPANDING
05/01/18
ALLIANT TECHNOLOGIES…..AN ELECTRICAL AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING COMPANY…..WILL INVEST NEARLY ONE-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN
GLASGOW TO ESTABLISH A 30-JOB ELECTRICAL PANEL FABRICATION FACILITY……
ALLIANT’S NEW OPERATON WILL LOCATE IN 21-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF AN EXISTING FACILITY ON SORENSEN DRIVE…..WHICH WILL DOUBLE
THE COMPANY’S PRODUCTION CAPACITY……
ALLIANT WAS ESTABLISHED IN LOUISVILLE IN TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE……….
PURSUIT-ADAIR
05/01/18
A PURSUIT SUNDAY NIGHT…..THAT REACHED SPEEDS OF 150 MILES-PER-HOUR…. LED TO THE ARREST OF A TENNESSEE MAN….
A TROOPER FROM THE COLUMBIA POST OF THE STATE POLICE ATTEMPTED TO STOP A TWO-THOUSAND-NINE KAWASAKI MOTORCYCLE THAT WAS
SPEEDING NORTHOUND BOUND ON KENTUCKY-61 IN ADAIR COUNTY….
THE DRIVER….IDENTIFIED AS 40 YEAR OLD JASON WOODARD OF HICMAN THEN TURNED WEST ON THE NUNN PARKWAY….
THE PURSUIT LASTED 17-MINNUTES OVER 32 MILES BEFORE WOODARD WAS STOPPED…...HE WAS CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF OFFENSES
INCLUDING SPEEDING AND WANTON ENDANGERMENT…..
A PASSENGER ON THE MOTORCYCLE…..36 YEAR OLD JERRI WOODARD OF LAWRENCEBURG…..WASN’T CHARGED…….
DILLARD
05/01/18
78 YEAR OLD SUE COX DILLARD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN UNION CHAPEL CEMETERY….. VISITAITION BEGINS AFER NINE
THURSDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; MARVIN OF ALABANA AND MARTIN OF GLASGOW….. AND THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; MARGIE AND R-J
EVANS, MARY AND MIKE CHERRY AND MARTHA KINSLOW ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..10 GRANDCHILDREN, 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/01/18
THE PATRIOT WERE ON THE ROAD TO GLASGOW LAST NIGHT AND DROPPED A NINE TO EIGHT DECISION TO THE SCOTTIES…..
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON….
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM AND LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM BOTH PLAY AT BARREN COUNTY……
THE PREDATORS ARE IN WINNIPEG FOR GAME THREE OF THEIR STANLEY CUP SERIES…..WHICH IS TIED AT ONE GAME A PIECE……
DRUG ENFORCEMENT OFFICE
04/30/18
ACCORDING TO SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL…..THE U-S DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATON IS PLANNING TO OPEN A POST IN PADUCAH…..TO
DEAL WITH THE TREMENDOUS UPSURGE IN THE AMOUNT OF METH AND SYNTHEIC MARIJUANA IMPORTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN WESTERN
KENTUCKY….
THE D-E-A ALSO HAS A POST IN MADISONVILLE…..AND LAST YEAR ANNOUNCED IT WAS PLACING A NEW FIELD OFFICE IN LOUISVILLE TO BATTLE THE
SPREAD OF OPIOID ABUSE…..
ARREST
04/30/18
A COUPLE OF ARRESTS BY THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TAKS FORCE….
APRIL 21ST…..A SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED AT SEVEN-46 WASHINGTON SCHOOL ROAD….WERE CRYSTAL METH….TWO HAND GUNDS….
DIGITAL SCALES…. CASH AND A SUSPECTED DRUG LEDGER WERE LOCATED…..
25 YEAR OLD JOSHAU BENNINGFIELD WAS ARRESTED AT THE SCENE AND CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH-
ENHANCED WITH A FIREARM AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
THEN ON APRI 26TH…..ANARREST WARRANT WAS SERVED ON 39 YEAR OLD MELISSA SCOTT……WHICH ALLEGED THAT ON APRIL 21ST SCOTT
BROUGHT CRYSTAL METH INTO THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER….HIDDEN ON HER PERSON….. AND DISTRIBUTED IT TO OTHER INMATES
WHEN SHE WAS ARRESTED FOR A SEPARATE INCIDENT…..
CASADA
04/30/18
71 YEAR OLD JERRY LEE CASADA OF THE BOYCE COMMUNITY DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(TUES) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….. VISITATION BEGINS AFER ONE THIS
AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…… AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE ROCKY MOUNTIAN
ELKS FOUNDATION……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PHYLLIS CASADA….TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; WARREN-AND DARREN AND ASHLEY....A STEP SON; WESLEY
LLOYD…..AND A STEP-DAUGHTER AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; LARIE AND WESTON VERNON ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-
LAW; JIMMY AND NANCY OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/30/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO GLASGOW FOR A MAKE-UP GAME……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAJE ON SOUTH WARREN…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM…… WVLE…..STARTING AROUND FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON…….
IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAY OFFS…..
THE PREDATORS DEFEATED THE JETS…..IN DOUBLE OVERTIME….FIVE TO FOUR TO TIE THE SERIES AT ONE GAME A PIECE…..
FATAL-CLINTON
04/26/18
STATE POLICE SAY A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT…..FOUR MILES WEST OF ALBANY…. CLAIMED A LIFE….
A 1997 CHEVROLET…..OPERATED BY 16 YEAR-OLD BREANNA GROCE OF ALBANY…. WAS TRAVELING ON KENTUCKY SEVEN-38…WHEN IT LEFT THE
ROADWAY…. CROSSED BACK OVER THE ROAD AND STRUCK A FENCE….THE VEHICLE THEN OVERTURNED AND ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES…..
GROCE….WHO WAS UNRESTRAINED…..WAS EJECTED AND DIED AT THE SCENE……
GRAVES
04/26/18
71 YEAR OLD CLARA JUNE GRAVES OF LAFAYETTE DIED TUESDAY AT MACON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE
SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OAK FOREST NUMBER ONE CEMETERY…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPRENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY FOUR SONS; JIMMY, DARRELL, GARY AND TEDDY GRAVES….. AND A DAUGHTER; MARGARET GRAVES ALL OF TENNESSEE……A
BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; MONROE AND LUCILLE BLANKENSHIP…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; LINDA BLANKENSHIP ALL OF ADOLPHUS…..SIX
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/26/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TRACK TEAMS GO TO GREENWOOD THIS AFTERNOON….
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT GLASGOW……
THE TENNIS TEAMS PLAY AT FRANKLIN SIMPSOSN……
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON RUSSELLVILLE…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50…… WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AROUND FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON……
ROUSH-FENWAY RACING ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT MATT KENSENTH IS RETURNING TO NASCAR….
KENSETH…..WHO’S FIRST RACE WILL BE MAY 112TH AT KANSAS… WILL SHARE THE NUMBER SIX RIDE WITH TREVOR BAYNE….WHO IS RUNNING THIS
WEEK-END AT TALLADEGA…..……
KENSETH…..THE TWO-THOUSAND-THREE CUP CHAMPION….HAS 39 CAREER CUP WINS….PUTTING HIM 20TH ON THE ALL-TIME WINS LIST…..
FISCAL COURT
04/25/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER ONE LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND APPROVED THE
“ADMINISTRATIVE CODE” ON FIRST READING…..
THE COURT ALSO APPROVED JUDGE HOBDY SIGNING THE PAPER WORK TO ACCEPT A FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE KENTUCKY E-P-
A WASTE MANAGEMENT….FOR THE TIRE AMNESTY PROGRAM…..
AND ALSO APPROVED JUDGE HOBDY SIGNING THE PAPER WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS…..TO ACCEPT 203-
THOUSAND- 548 DOLLARS FOR EXPENSES AT THE JUDICIAL CENTER FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR….AND THAT’S UP FROM 195-THOUSAND-
148 DOLLARS THIS FISCAL YEAR….
MILLER
04/25/18
60 YEAR OLD MARIANNE BYRN MILLER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE……AND THERE WILL BE NO FUNERAL SERVICE OF
VISITATION…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; MICHAEL MILLER…..A SON; JASON BYRN….AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; HEATHER AND JOE POPE ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE….AND THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; DWIGHT BYRN OF SCOTTSVILLE, RANDY AND REBELLE BYRN OF GLASGOW AND CHRIS
AND LESLIE BYRN OF FOUNTAIN RUN….FIVE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
APLEY
04/25/18
52 YEAR OLD STU APLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..AND A PRIVATE MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; EDIE APLEY…..THREE SONS; CORDARREL ANDERSON OF FLORIDA AND DAVID AND JESSIE ANDERSON BOTH OF
TENNESSEE…..HIS PATENTS; STEVE AND DIANE RILEY…..AND A BROTHER; CLAYTON APLEY ALL OF TENNESSEE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/25/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO GLASGOW THIS AFTERNOON FOR A MAKE UP GAME….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO SOUTH WARREN FOR A MAKE UP GAME…..
TODAY IS THE DAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL WILL LEARN THE FINDINGS FROM THE COMMISSION ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..WHCH WAS FORMED BY
THE N-C-A-A IN THE AFTERMATH OF LAST FALL’S NEWS OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE SPORT….
THERE HAS BEEN NO WORD ON WHAT THE COMISSION WILL RECOMMEND….BUT THE N-C-DOUBLE-A….BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS…..SAYS THEY
HOPE TO HAVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN PLACE BY THE START OF THE UPCOMING SEASON……
2017 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
04/24/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE STATISTICS…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL
FROM FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN TWENTY-16 TO FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN TWENTY-17…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT LAST YEAR…..JOBLESS RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN MONROE
COUNTY TO SIX-PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DECREASED IN 80 COUNTIES…..ROSE IN 24…..AND STAYED THE SAME IN 16….
WOODFORD COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE LAST YEAR AT THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 15-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT…….
KENTUCKY NOT ECO-FRIENDLY
04/24/18
A NEW STUDY RANKS THE COMMONWEALTH THE THIRD LEAST ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY STATE IN THE NATION…..VERMONT WAS RANKED
THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WITH WEST VIRGINIA COMING IN LAST….
THE WALLET-HUB STUDY COMPARED STATES ACROSS THREE KEY FACTORS…. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY…..ECO-FRIENDLY BEHAVIORS…..AND
CLIMATE –CHANGING CONTRIBUTIONS…..
KENTUCKY RANKED 48TH OVERALL…..AND LAST IN THE CATEGORY OF ENVIRONMENTIAL QUALITY…….THAT RANKING WAS DETERMINED BY
LOOKING AT SOLID WASTE PER-CAMPITA… AIR…WATER…AND SOIL QUALITY…..
ECO-FRIENDLY BEHAVIORS CONSIDERED IN THE STUDY INCLUDE EACH STATE’S RENEWABLE ENERGY USAGE…..ENERGY AND GAS
CONSUMPTION……AND DAILY WATER USAGE……
DOCTOR FOUND GUILTY
04/24/18
A FRANKLIN PHYSICIAN HAS BEEN CONVICTED ON 15-COUNTS OF ILLEGAL A DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES….BY WAY OF
PRESCRIBING OPIATE PAIN MEDICATION OUTSIDE OF THE COURSE OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PRACTICE….AND WITHOUT A LEGITIMATE MEDICAL
PURPOSE…….
69 YEAR OLD ROY D. REYNOLDS WHO WAS CONVICTED….MONDAY….. FOLLOWING A NINE DAY TRIAL IN FEDERAL COURT…..WAS TAKEN INTO
FEDERAL CUSTODY FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE VERDICT…….
SPORTS
04/24/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TRACK TEAMS TRAVEL TO GLASGOW THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE TENNIS TEAMS PLAY AT RUSSELLVILLE……
THE PATROT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO GLASGOW…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY……
THE AREA FIVE SPECIAL OLYMPCIS WERE HELD SATURDAY AT BOWLING GREEN HIGH SCHOOL…..AND THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTICT HAD 35
ATHLETES PARTICIPATING……AND THEY WERE JOINED BY BUDDIES……COACHES…..AND FAMILIES…..
DURING THE OPENING CEREMONIES…..LAURA RECTOR RECEIVED THE DOREEN BIRK TWENTY-18 COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD…..
LEANN THOMAS RECEIVED THE TWENTY-18 CLARK VERNER VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD….
AND THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE FAMILY OF THE YEAR……
HUGHES
04/23/18
73 YEAR OLD CAROLYN HUGHES OF ADOLPHUS DIED SATURDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER SIX TOMORROW NIGHT (TUES) AT
THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; MURL R.HUGHES…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; CHRISTOPHER AND TRACY AND ERIC AND JANET ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE….A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; RENEA AND JASON STEPHENSON OF ADOLPHUS…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; STEVE AND
MARY CHARLTON OF ADOLPHUS….AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; SHERLIE AND EUGENE HARPER AND DELOYCE MEADOR ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
WAFFLE HOUSE SHOOTING UPDATE
04/23/18
AUTHORITIES IN NASHVILLE SAY THE SEARCH FOR THE MAN WHO OPENED FIRE AT AN ANTIOCH WAFFLE HOUSE EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING….
KILLING FOUR PEOPLE AND WOUNDING FOUR OTHERS….HAS BEEN ARRESTED…..
29 YEAR OLD TRAVIS REINKING WHO IS FROM ILLINOIS… HAD BEEN LIVING IN NASHVILLE SINCE TWENTY-17….FLED THE SCENE AND HE WAS
FINALLY TAKE INTO CUSTODY THIS AFTERNOON AND CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNTS OF MURDER….….. ACCORDING TO NEWS CHANNEL FIVE HE
IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED A LAWYER…..
POLICE RECEIVED A TIP OF SOMEONE GOING THRU A CONSTRUCTION SITE ON MOUNTAIN SPRINGS DRIVE NEAR AN APARTMENT COMPLEX…..AT
THE TIME OF HIS ARREST….REINKING HAD A BACK PACK CONTAINING A GUN….AMMUNITION…..FLASH LIGHT AND HOLSTER……
MISS JACKSONIAN
04/23/18
THE JACKSONIAN PAGEANTS WERE HELD YESTERDAY….AND 16 YEAR OLD MAELIE STOVALL…..THE DAUGHTER OF TRACY AND CYNTHIA STOVALL…..
WAS NAMED MISS JACKSONAIN…..
THE AC/S JUNIOR PLANS TO ATTEND WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AND MAJOR IN BUSINESS…
THE PAGENAT HAD A TOTAL OF 46 CONTESTANT IN ALL CATEGORIES……
MOVING COMPANY OWNERS SENTENCED
04/23/18
THE OWNERS OF THREE MOVING COMPANIES….LOCATED IN BULLITT AND HARDIN COUNTIES….HAVE BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO
SERVE 15-MONTHS IN PRISON…..SERVE A THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE…...AND PAY A 75-HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE FOR OVER BILLING
THE U-S ARMY FOR HOUSEHOLD GOOD SHIPMENT MOVES OF SOLDIERS…..….
63 YEAR OLD LONNIE CURL OF BROOKS AND 59 YEAR OLD KENNETH MONTGOMERY OF SHEPHERDSVILLE MUST ALSO MAKE FULL RESTITUTIKON OF
132-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE U-S ARMY…….
PREGNANT WOMEN SMOKING
04/23/18
A NEW REPORT FROM THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAYS KENTUCKY RANKS NUMBER TWO FOR THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO
HAVE SMOKED WHILE PREGNANT…..
ACCORDING TO THE STUDY……IN TWENTY-16 ONE OUT OF 14 PREGNANT WOMEN SMOKES CIGARETTES……
WEST VIRGINIA…..KENTUCKY…..AND INDIANA RANKED HIGHEST…..
WHILE CALOFIRNIA HADT THE LOWEST RATE OF WOMEN SMOKING WHILE PREGNANT……
SPORTS
04/23/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON CUMBERLAND COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS WOUND UP THEIR FIRST ROUND SERIES IN THE STANLY CUP PLAY OFFS LAST NIGHT AS THE SHUT-OUT COLORADO FIVE TO
NOTHING……
THE PREDS WILL TAKE ON WINNIPEG IN ROUND TWO……
JONES
04/22/18
62 YEAR OLD MICHAEL RAY JONES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW
(MON) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; MARK AND JUNE OF IOWA AND PATRICK AND LINDA OF LOUISVILLE…..TWO SISTERS AND
BROTHERS-IN-LAW; CHERYL AND JACK STINNETT OF BUFFALO AND LORA AND SCOTT ALDRIDGE OF ELIZABETHTOWN….AND BY WANDA STOVALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE………
POPE
04/22/18
72 YEAR OLD LINDA POPE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SAT) AT HER RESIDENCE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT
ONE AT CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; ADAM HAMILTON …..AND TWO DAUGHTERS ANS SONS-IN-LAW; LISA AND TODD PAYNE AND AMANDA AND DAVID CARTER
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; STEVE AND MICHELLE LAING OF TENNESSEE…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-
LAW; PAMELA MASON, PEGGY AND MIKE HARSTON AND TERRI LAING ALL OF INDIANA…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE……
GRAVES
04/22/18
51 YEAR OLD RICHARD DALE GRAVES OF ADOLPHUS DIED TUESDAY AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(MON) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT MT. OLIVE METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (MON) MORNING AT GOAD
FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FOR OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; KYLE OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A STEP-DAUGHTER; KARA FORD OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE STEP-SONS; MICHAEL KEEN OF
SCOTTSVILLE AND JERRY AND ANDY KEEN BOTH OF BOWLING GREEN…..THREE AUNTS AND NINE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN NALSO SURVIVE…..
REGISTRATION
04/19/18
KINDERGARTEN AND PRESCHOL REGISTRATION……FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR….WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON FROM FOUR-30 TO SIX AT THE
PRIMARY CENTER…..
KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS MUST BE FIVE-YEAR-OLD ON OR BEFORE AUGUST FIRST….HOWEVER….THERE IS A POLICY AND PROCESS FOR PARENTS
OF CHILDREN WHO TURN FIVE BETWEEN AUGUST FIRST AND OCTOBER FIRST AND WOULD LIKE FOR THEIR CHILD TO ATTEND KINDERGARTEN THIS
COMING SCHOOL YEAR….
PRESCHOOL STUDENTS MUST BE FOUR BY AUGUST FIRST AND MEET INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS…..OR BE THREE-YEARS- OLD AND
IDENTIFIED WITH SPECIAL NEEDS….
PARENTS SOULD BRING A VALID BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND KENTUCKY IMMUNIZATION CERTIFICATE…….AND FOR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS…..PROOF
OF INCOME…..
HODGENVILLE APPROVES ALCOHOL SALES
04/19/18
A LARUE COUNTY TOWN HAS APPROVED THE SALE OF ALCOHOL BY A 10-VOTE MARGIN…..
HODGENVILLE VOTERS SPLIT…..347 TO 337….ON TUESDAY’S BALLOTT….
A HODGENVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SPEARHEADED THE INITIATIVE AND PER STATE LAW….BORE THE COST OF THE ELECTION WHICH WAS 10-
THOUSAND DOLLARS…...SOME OF WHICH WAS OFFSET BY DONATIONS……
ACCIDENT-MONROE
04/19/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT IN MONROE COUNTY THAT INJURED ONE PERSON….
41 YEAR OLD MICHAEL BENNETT OF EDMONTON WAS OPERATING A TWO-THOUSAND-SIX FREIGHTLINER ON OLD TEMPLE HILL ROAD….WHEN HIS
LOAD SHIFTED….CAUSING HIM TO RUN OFF THE ROADWAY AND OVERTURN…..
BENNETT…..WHO WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT…..WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT……
SPORTS
04/19/18
THE PATROT AND LADY PATROT TRACK TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO METCALFE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON…..
AND THE PATRIOT VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAMS TRAVEL TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS……
THE PREDATORS DEFEATED COLORADO THREE TO TWO…..
TO TAKE A THREE GAMES TO ONE LEAD IN THE SERIES WHICH RETURNS TO NASHVILLE TOMORROW NIGHT……
NEW HALTON PLANT
04/18/18
A SCOTTSVILLE PLANT IS EXPANDING…..HALTON AMERICAS PRESIDENT RICK BAGWELL HAS CONFIRMED THEY WILL BE CONSTRUCTING A NEW
PLANT TO BE BUILT JUST NORTH OF HALFWAY…..
HALTONS HAS PURCHAED 20-ACRES IN THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTVILLE INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY’S NEW 136-ACRE INDUSTRIAL PARK LOCATED ON
VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY……THE NEW PLANT WILL OCCUPY 35-TO 45-THOUSAND SQUARE AND WILL ALSO HAVE ITS OWN RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES…..
WHEN THE FINNISH COMPANY LOCATED IN SCOTTSVILLE IN 1997 THEY EMPLOYED 27 PEOPLE…..THAT WORK FORCE HAS NOW GROWN TO 150 AND
BAGWELL SAYS HE EXPECTS THE GROWTH TO CONTINUE IN THE YEARS TO COME…..
HALTON HAS MADE FIVE ADDITIONS TO THEIR FACILITIES SINCE MOVING TO SCOTTSVILLE….WITH THE LATEST BEING A THREE-POINT-SEVEN MILLION
DOLLAR INVESTMENT TO BRING THEIR NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS TO SCOTTSVILLE….THE 10-THOUAND-300 SQUARE FOOT STRUCTURE
ALSO HOUSES RESEACH AND DEVELOPMENTENT FACILITIES…….
PRUITT RESIGNS
04/18/18
THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION….MEETING IN CLOSED SESSION FOR FOUR HOURS YESTERDAY…..HAS ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF
EDUCATION COMMISIONER….DR. STEPHEN PRUITT….WHO HAD A YEAR AND A HALF LEFT ON HIS CONTRACT AND DIDN’T WANT TO LEAVE…..…..
HE WAS IMMEDIATELY REPLACED…..ON AN INTERIM BASIS BY WAYNE LEWIS….A SENIOR OFFICIAL IN GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S ADMINISTRATION…..
MONDAY…..BEVIN USED EXPIRING TERMS TO REPLACE MOST OF THE STATE BOARD….AND HIS APPOINTMENTS INCLUDED TO OF HIS FORMER TOP
AIDES….HAL HEINER AND AMANDA STAMPER…..
LEWIS HAD WORKED FOR HEINER AND WAS ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS OF KENTUCKY’S CHARTER SCHOOL LAW THAT WAS PASSED LAST YEAR…..
BEFORE THE VOTE…..BEVIN SAID HE LIKED PRUITT AS A PERSON….BUT HE WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE COMMONWEALTH’S RECENT DECLINE IN TEST
SCORES….
BEVIN MOTION
0418/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS FILED A MOTION….IN FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT….TO DISQUALITY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR AND HIS
OFFICE FROM THE LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE COMMONWEALTH’S RECENTLY ENACTED PENSION REFORM LAW…..SENATE BILL ONE-51…..
THE GOVERNOR’S MOTION ARGUES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MUST BE DISQUALIFIED FROM PROSECUTING ITS CASE…. AS THE “RULES OF
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT” PROHIBIT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FROM SUING THE COMMONWEALTH AND ITS LEGISLATIVE LEADERS REGARDING
THE PENSION REFORM BILL…..AS HE HAD ALREADY PROVIDED THEM LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING THE BILL……WHICH IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST……
MADDEN MOTION
04/18.18
THE ATTORNEY FOR TIMOTHY MADDEN HAS FILED A MOTION ASKING THE COURT TO FIND MADDEN INDIGENT….MEANING HE CAN’T FINANCIALLY
SUPPORT HIS COURT FEES ANY LONGER…..
THE MOTION…..FILED BY HIS ATTORNEY TRAVIS LOCK…..ASKS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH TO PROVIDE HIM WITH SPECIAL SERVICES HE’S ENTITLED
TOO IN PREPARING HIS DEFENSE AND THE RIGHT TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY OF HIS CHOICE
IF MADDEN IS DECLARED INDIGENT…..THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM KENTUCKY TAX DOLLARS…..
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS UNTIL FRIDAY TO FILE AN OFFICIAL RESPONSE….
MADDEN IS ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING…..RAPING…..AND MURDERING SEVEN-YEAR ODL GABBIE DOOLIN IN NOVEMBER OF TWENTY-15…..
MINIX
04/17/18
75 YEAR OLD CECIL MINIX OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO SHADY GROVE CEMETERY FUND……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; ANITA MINIX……TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; RICKY-AND JENNIFER AND RANDY…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-
IN-LAW; TONDA & KEVIN WITT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/18/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM WAS AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND PICKED UP A BIG DISTRICT WIN OVER MONROE COUNTY NINE TO FIVE……
THE NEXT GAME FOR THE PATRIOTS WILL BE TOMORROW…..
KICK-OFFS WILL BE DIFFERENT IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL STARTING THIS SEASON…..
PLAYERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO FAIR-CATCH ANY KICK-OFF INSIDE THE 25-YARD LINE…..AND THE BALL WILL BE PLACED ON THE 25 LIKE A TOUCH
BACK……. PREVIOUSLY THE OFFENSE TOOK POSSESS AT THE POINT OF THE FIAR CATCH……
THE N-C-A-A SAYS THE CHANGE IS FOR PLAYER SAFETY….AS KICK OFFS ARE SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLAYS IN FOOTBALL…….
KICK-OFFS WILL BE DIFFERENT IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL STARTING THIS SEASON…..
PLAYERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO FAIR-CATCH ANY KICK-OFF INSIDE THE 25-YARD LINE…..AND THE BALL WILL BE PLACED ON THE 25 LIKE A TOUCH
BACK……. PREVIOUSLY THE OFFENSE TOOK POSSESS AT THE POINT OF THE FIAR CATCH……
THE N-C-A-A SAYS THE CHANGE IS FOR PLAYER SAFETY….AS KICK OFFS ARE SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLAYS IN FOOTBALL…….
SCHOOL BOARD
04/17/18
IT WAS A RATHER ROUTINE MEETING FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION LAST NIGHT…..SUPERINTENDENT RANDALL JACKSON DID TALK
WITH THE BOARD ABOUT FUNDING FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS……
AND THE BAORD APPROVED THE PURCHAE OF A NEW…. BLUEBIRD PROPANE BUS IN THE AMOUT OF 96-THOUSAND-635 DOLLARS….
PLANNING & ZONING
04/16/2018
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT…. AND DURING A PUBLIC HEARING DEVELOPER CHAD
HARSTON DISCUSSED DIVIDING PROPERTY ON RIVERBEND ROAD INTO 10-SEPARATE LOTS WITH ROAD FRONTAGE…NUMEROUS CONCERNS WERE
BROUGHT UP BY AREA RESIDENT ABOUT THE EFFECT THE DIVISION AND POTENTIAL SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT WOULD HAVE ON THE LAND AND
WATER SUPPLY AS THE PROPERTY OVERLOOKS A BLUFF DIRECTLY OVER BARREN RIVER LAKE….LAND OWNER STEVE HOLDER SHARED CONCERNS
THAT PART OF THE LAND INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSAL IS ACTUALLY HIS….AND THE BOARD RECESSED THE HEARING UNTIL THE NEXT SCHEDULED
BOARD MEETING
CORNERSTONE POINT DEVELOPER DARRYL OLIVER PRESENTED THE BOARD WITH HIS PROPOSAL TO PUT 15-NEW LOTS ON ALLEN SPRINGS
ROAD….ISSUES DISCUSSED WERE GRANTING A 10-FOOT VARIANCE ON THE ROADWAY TO ALLOW FOR A 50-FOOT VARIANCE AND AS SOME OF THE
PROPERTY IS DIVIDED BETWEEN ALLEN AND WARREN COUNTY MAKING SURE THE LAND IS CLASSIFIED AS ALLEN COUNTY FOR SCHOOL
PURPOSES….
THEFT OF WEAPONS
04/17/18
BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE THEFT OF SEVERAL WEAPONS SATURDAY FROM DUHHAM SPORTS IN THE GREENWOOD MALL…..
POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT SHOPLIFED FIVE WEAPONS…..BUT DROPPED A COUPLE AS HE WAS LEAVING THE STORE……A K-NINE UNIT TRACKED THE
INDIVIDUAL TO A CERTAIN POINT WHERE THE TRACKS STOPPED……
A-T-F IS OFFERING A FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR THE ARREST OF THE SUSPECT….AND ANYONE WITH INFORMAITION ON THIS THEFT IS
ASKED TO CONTACT BOWLING GREEN POLICE AT THREE-NINE-THREE-FOUR-THOUSAND…..OR CRIME STOPPERS AT SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-CLUE……
SPORTS
04/17/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ENTERTAIN GLASGOW THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM HOSTS BARREN COUNTY……
AND THE PATRIOT VARSITY AND JUNOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY MONROE COUNTY……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM…. WVLE…..STARTING AROUND FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON……
AND IN GAME THREE OF THE STANLY CUP PLAY OFFS…..
THE AVALANCHE DEFEATED THE PREDATORS FIVE TO THREE…..
GAME FOUR WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT AS THE PREDS LEAD THE SERIES TWO GAMES TO ONE…..
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
04/09/18
LAWMAKERS RETURNED TO FRANKFORT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…..AFTER A 10-DAY VETO RECESS….FOR THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY SESSION AND THEY OVERRODE THREE MAJOR VETOS BY GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN….
LAWMAKERS OVERTURNED VETOES ON A REVENUE AND TAX MEASSSURE THAT RAISES 487-MLLON DOLLARS IN NEW REVENUES TO FUND A
BUDGET THAT INCREASES FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND RESTORES FUNDING FOR SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION…….THE BUDGE WILL
FUND THE COMMONWEALTH’S PENSION PLANS AT RECOMMENDED LEVELS…..
THE OVERIDE OF HOUSE BILL THREE-66 LED TO A SECOND OVERIDE OF BEVIN’S VETO OF THE BUDGET THAT PHASSES IN INCREASED IN PENSION
CONTRIBUTIONS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS….
THE LEGISLATUE ALVO DECIDED NOT TO REVIST A PROVISION THAT TAXED ANY PENSION OF 31-THOUSAND-100 DOLLARS…..INSTEAD OF THE 41-
THOUSAND-100 DOLLARS THAT IS CURRENLY EXEMPTED……
BEVIN APOLOGIZES
04/16/18
THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION BEGIN WITH GOVERNOR MATT NEVIN SAYING….HE GUARANTED A CHILD WA SEXUALLY
ASAULTED AND ABUSED….WHLE TEACHERS RALLIED IN FRANKFORT TO ASK LAWMAKERS TO OVERRIDE HIS VETOS…..
THE GOVERNOR THEN APOLIGIZED …..YESTERDAY……IN A FOUR-MINUTES ON-LINE VIDEO…….
NUMEROUS LAWMAKERS SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE GOVERNOR’S COMMENTS…..AND IN AN UNUSUAL MOVE…..REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS SIGNED ON
TO A RESOLUTION CONDEMING BEVIN’S COMMENTS…..HOUSE DEMOCRATS ALSO PASSED THEIR OWN RESOLUTION…..AND BOTH PASSED ON A
VOICE VOTE WITHOUT FLOOR SPEECHES…..
TRANSPORTATION WORK
04/16/18
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTOAN CABINET WILL CONTINUE WORK ON VARIOUS PROJECTS IN ALLEN COUNTY THIS WEEK….
ON BROWNSFORD ROAD……CREWS WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON THE KENTUKCY-98 REALIGNMENT IN THE DURHAM SPRINGS AREA…..WORK HAS
BEGUN ON A NEW CULVERT FOR THE PROJECT…… AS-WELL-AS FILL MAERIAL BEING PLACED FOR THE NEW ROADWAY…….HOWER…MOS OF THE
WORK WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE PLACE OFF THE EXISTING ROADWAY AND SHOULD HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON TRAVEL IN THE AREA……
ON KENTUCKY 11-47….A SIGNAL HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON THE BRIDGE OVER TRAMMEL CREEK WHILE BRIDGE DECK OVERLY IS BEING DONE…..THIS
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THREE WEEKS……
AND A SIGNAL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE BRIDGE OVER DIFFICULT CREEK….ON KENTUCKY 15-33…….WHICL BRIDGE OVERLAY WORK IS DONE…..
THIS PROJECT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THREE WEEKS…..
SPORTS
04/16/18
THE PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BARREN COUNTY……
THE STANLY CUP PLAY-OFF MOVE TO COLORADO…..
AS THE PREDATORS WILL TAKE ON THE AVALANCHE AT THE PEPSI CENTER….
WITH THE PREDS LEADING THE SERIES TWO GAME TO NONE…..
TEACHER RALLY
04/13/18
STATE LAWMAKERS RETURN TO FRANKFORT TODAY AND TOMORROW….FOR THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE SESSION….TO CONSIDER VETOS OF THE
BUDGET AND REVENUE BILLS BY GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN…..
HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS WILL RALLY IN FRANKFORT…..AS OVER 30 SCHOOL DISTRICTS….INCLUDE ALLEN ARE CLOSED TODAY…..
HOWEVER….TEACHERS MAY HAVE LIMITED NUMBERS IN THE CAPITAL BUILDING…AS STATE POLICE SAY THEY ARE WORKING WITH FRANKLIN
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT…..THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL…..AND FRANKFORT POLICE TO ESTABLISH SAFETY PROTOCALS…..WHICH WILL
INCLUDE OPEN CORRIDORS SO PEOPLE CAN FREELY WALK IN AND OUT OF BUILDINGS AND THAT MAY LIMIT CROWD SIZE INSIDE THE CAPITOL…..
ANDERSON
04/13/18
92 YEAR OLD DOROTHY MAE ANDERSON OF BOWLING GREEN DIED WEDNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVIICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(SAT) AFTENOON AT THREE AT MT. UNION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; RACHEL SANDLIN OF BOWLING GREEN…..A SON GEORGE OF INDIANA…..THREE BROTHERS; RUSSELL AND PAUL
FOSTER BOTH OF INDIANA AND DAVID FOSTER OF LOUISVILLE…..AND A SISTER; GENEVIA MCCUE OF TENNESSEE…….FOUR GRANDCHIDLREN, 11
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDRNE ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/13/18
THE PATROT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ENTERTAIN MONROE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL GAME WITH SOUTH WARREN……SCHEUDULED FOR TOMORROW…..HAS BEEN MOVED TO SEVEN O’CLOCK TONIGHT AT
PATRIOT FIELD….
IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS…..
THE PREDATORS SHUT OUT COLORADO ONE TO NOTHING…..
THE NEXT GAME WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT AT BRIDGESTONE…..
PENSON SUIT
04/12/18
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR….AND UNIONS REPRESENTING TEACHERS AND POLICE OFFICERS….HAVE SUED TO BLOCK A BILL THE WOULD
MAKES CHANGES TO ONE OF THE COUTRY’S WORST FUNDED PUBLIC PENSON SYSTEMS……
THE BILL PROTECTS MOST BENEFITS FOR CURRENT AND RETIRED EMPLOYEES…. BUT IT WOULD MOVE ALL NEW TEACHER HIRES INTO A HYBRID
PLAN THAT PUTS LESS RISK ON THE COMMONWEALTH…..BUT DOESN’T GUARANTEE THEM THE SAME BENEFITS….
TEACHER RALLY
04/12/18
LAWMAKERS RETURN TO FRANKFORT TOMORROW…..FOR THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION TO CONSIDER VETOS BY
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN……AND KENTUCKY TEACHERS PLAN TO RALLY AGAIN……
THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS HAS ENCOURGED LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SEND DELEGATIONS TO THE
RALLY……WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT CLOSING SCHOOL MAY BE NECESSARY IF THEY HAVE TOO MANY STAFF ABSENT…..BUT THAT WOULD BE A
LOCAL DECISION…….
JONES
04/12/18
86 YEAR OLD BETTY JEAN VINSON JONES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE……GRAVESIDE
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 11 AT CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (THURS)
AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; BELINDA JONES OF BRANDENBURG…..AND A SISTER; BARBARA BLANKENSHIP OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO
GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/12/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TRACK TEAMS HOST THE AC/S INVITATIONAL THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY BOWLING GREEN……
THE PREDATORS OPEN ROUND ONE…..OF THE STANLEY CUP PLAY OFFS TONIGHT AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA….AS THE HOST THE COLORADO
AVALANCE…..
MONSTER ENERGY WILL REMAIN THE TITLE SPONSOR OF NASCAR’S PREMIER SERIES….AFTER AGREEING TO A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION THRU THE
TWENTY-19 SEASON….BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THAT ROLE AFTER THAT…..
MOSTER ENERGY…..WHICH WAS ALIGNED WITH DRIVERS AND A TEAM BEFORE BECOMING SERIES SPONSOR……IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE
SPORT…..
SCAM
04/11/18
ANOTHER SCAM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..
DETECTIVE WILLIAM FRANCIS TELLS NEWSWATCH THAT SOME RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS FROM…..IMAGE CONSULTANTS OF
KENTUCKTY….CONTAINING A STATEMENT FOR SERVICES PROVIDED…AND WHEN YOU CALL THE HELP LINE PHONE NUMBER LISTED ON THE
STATEMENT…..YOU ARE CONNECTED WITH A SEX LINE…..
IF YOU RECEIVE ONE OF THESE LETTERS……CONTACT THE ALLEN COUNTY SHSERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..
PENSION BILL
04/11/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW THAT MAKE CHANGES TO KENTUCKY’S TROUBLED PENSION SYSTEMS….
THE BILL PRESERVES MOST BENEFITS FOR CURRENT AND RETIRED TEACHERS AND STATE EMPLOYEES…..BUT IT WILL MOVE NEW HIRES INTO A
HYBRID PLAN THAT PUTS LESS RISK ON THE COMMONWEALTH…
IN SIGNING THE BILL….BEVIN SAID THE BILL IS NOT WHAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN…. BUT THERE IS NOTHING IN IT THAT IS BAD FOR KENUCKY……
HOOVER CASE SETTLED
04/11/18
THE FORMER SPEAKER OF THE KENTUCKY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS AGREED TO A ONE-THOUSAAND DOLLAR FINE AND A PUBLIC
REPREMAND FOR ENGAGING IN…. INAPPROPRIATE TEXT MESSAGES…WITH A FEMALE STAFFER…..
THE FINE AND REPREMAND ARE PART OF A SETTLEMENT BETWEEN JEFF HOOVER AND THE LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION……WHICH
APPROVED THE SETTLEMENT YESTERDAY AND CLOSED THE CASE……
MISSING BG MAN FOUND
04/11/18
THE BODY OF A MISSING BOWLING GREEN MAN WAS FOUND MONDAY AFERNOON IN JENNINGS CREEK…..34 YEAR OLD MICAH REED WAS
REPORTED MISSING MARCH 30TH….
AN AUTOPSY WAS PERFORMED IN LOUISVILLE…..BUT THE RESULTS ARE PENDING…….
DETECTIVE WITH THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE CONTINUING THE INVESTIGATION…..AND THEY HAVEN’T RULED OUT ANY CAUSE
FOR EITHER THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE DEATH OF REED……
SPORTS
04/11/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON BOWLING GREEN…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM…. WVLE….. STARTING AROUND FIVE-15 THIS AFTERNOON…….
SINCE 1990…..SMALL HIGH SCHOOLS IN KENTUCKY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE….. ALL-A STATE BASAKETBALL TOURNAMENT….AND NOW PLANS
ARE BEING FINALIZED FOR THE INAUGURAL……TWO-A BASKETBALL CHAMIONSHPS DURING THE TWENTY-18-19 SEASON…….
IT WAS DETERMINED 66 SCHOOLS WERE ELIGIBLE….BASED ON CURRENT ENROLLMENT…..TO PARTICIPATE …..HOWEVER…ONLY 45 HAVE ELECTED
TO PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR…..
SCHOOLS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONALS….MADE UP OF TEAMS FROM FOUR REGIONS…..WITH THE CHAMPION AND RUNNER-UP
ADVANCING TO AN EIGHT-TEAM STATE TOURNAMENT….
SECTION ONE WILL INCLUDE…… ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE…. FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..GLASGOW……WARREN CENTRAL….AND WARREN EAST……
SECTION ONE WILL ALSO INCLUDE SCHOOLS FROM REGIONS ONE AND TWO….
THE….TWO-A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE PLAYED AT THE OWENSBORO SPORTS CENTER…..
BEVIN VETOES BUDGET
04/10/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS VETOED THE COMMONWEALTH’S NEW TWO-YEAR BUDGET AND A CORRESPONDING TAX REVISION BILL…..
IN VETOING THE BUDGET….BEVIN SAID THE SPENDING PLAN L IS NOT IN BALANCE AS IT SPENDS ROUGHLY 50-MILLION DOLLARS MORE THAT THE
COMMWONWEALTH TO COLLECT IN REVENUE FRO NEW TAXES….HE ALSO CRITIZED LAWMAKERS FOR AGREEING TO SPEND 600-MILLION DOLLARS
MORE THAN HE INITIALLY PROPOSED…..
LEADERS IN THE HOUSE AND SENAE SAY THE STAND BEHIND THE REVENUE PROJECTONS THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION ISSUES…..
WHICH DIFFER FROM WHAT THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAID ABOUTH THE PLAN…..
LAWMAKERS RETURN TO FRANKFORT THIS FRDIAY AND SATURDAY TO CONSIDER VOTEOS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR……WHICH CAN BE
OVERRIDDEN BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY IN BOTH CHAMBERS……
CITY COUNCIL
04/10/18
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING…..POLICE CHIEF JEFF PEARSON INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD
HIRED ANOTHER SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER……
CITY SUPERNINTENDNET WILLIAM TOMASON TOLD THE COUCNIL THAT THE WHITE PLAINS WATER TANK HAD BEEN CLEANED AND REPAIRED…..
AND THAT THE CITY COLLECTED APPROXIMATELY 23-TONS OF DEBREE DURING THE CLEAN UP WEEK HELD LAST MONTH……
HUGHES
04/10/18
79 YEAR OLD JAMES LOWELL HUGHES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 10 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CLIFTON CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW
(WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JOANN HOLLAND HUGHES….TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JAMES AND AMY OF TENNESSEE AND JEFFERY AND
ALICIA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/10/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS GO TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM HOSTS MONROR COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOEPSL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-
FM…. WVLE….STARTING AROUND FOUR-50 THIS AFTERNOON…….
ACS NOMINATIONS
04/09/18
ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR PARENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SITE BASED COUNCIL….
TODAY THRU APRIL 20TH….
ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE IN WRITING AND MAILED….HAND DELIVEREDD OR EMAILED TO MARCY DOSS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL…..AS MARCY-DOT-
DOSS-AT ALLEN-DOT-K-Y-SCHOOLS-DOT-U-S….
KEEP IN MIND THAT THE PARENT MAKING THE NOMINATION AND THE NOMINEES MUST HAVE A STUDENT ATTENDING AC/S NEXT SCHOOL YEAR…..
CLINE
04/09/18
83 YEAR OLD VERN “BILL” CLINE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING
AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT
THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; NANCY CLINE….TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BRO. SCOTT AND SUE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND RICKY AND LAURA OF
GLASGOW….. A BROTHER; BRO. PAT OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; LENA CARTER AND NELDA AND BILL SMITH
ALL OF INDIANA AND WILMA STEPHENS OF SCOTTSVILLE……THREE GRANDCHIDLREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
SHOCKLEY
04/09/18
87 YEAR OLD WAYNE SHOCKLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN LIBERTY CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS
AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; BOBBY AND BRENDA…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; FAYE SHOCKLEY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
04/09/18
THE PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS ENTERTAIN WARREN EAST….
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY SOUTH WARREN…..
MESONET SYSTEM
04/06/18
THE KENTUCKY CLIMATE CENTER……AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….IS GOING TO INSTALL A NEW MESONET SITE IN PULASKI COUNTY AND
MAKE UPGRADES TO THE FULTON COUNTY SITE….
THE PULASKI COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PROVIDING THE LOCATION FOR THE NEW SITE WITH INSTALLATION EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER
THIS SPRING….
AND THE FULTON COUNTY SITE….WHICH IS LOCATED ONE MILE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER….WILL BECOME THE SIXTH SITE WITH THE
TEMPERATURE INVERSION MONITORING PACKAGE WHICH IS PART OF A REGONAL PILOT PROJECT…..
THE KENTUCKY MESONET IS THE COMMONWEALTH’S OFFICIAL SOURCE FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE DATE…..WITH 69-STATIONS IN 67-COUNTIES…..
THE MESONET SITES COLLECT REAL-TIME DATA ON TEMPERATURES…. PRECIPITATION…..HUMIDITY…..SOLAR RADIATION….AND WIND SPEED AND
DIRECTION WHICH IS TRANSMITTED TO THE KENTUCKY CLIMATE CENTER EVERY FIVE MINUTES…. 24-HOUR A DAY…..THROUGHOUT THE YEAR…..
AND THE DATA IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT….K-Y-MESONET-DOT-ORG…….
HEMP IMPACT
04/06/18
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISIONER DAN QUARLES SAYS A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S EXPERMENTIAL HELP PROGRAM
SHOWS IT HAD A MULTI-MILLON-DOLLAR ECONOMIC IMPACT…..
LAST YEAR……KENTUCKY LICENSED PROCESSORS PAID THE COMMONWEALTH’S GROWERS SEVEN-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR HARVESTED
HEMP…..
PROCESSORS ALSO REPORTED 26-MILLION DOLLARS IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND INVESTMENTS….AND 17-MILLION DOLLARS IN GROSS
PRODUCT SALES…..
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL IS PUSHING LEGISLATION TO BRING HEMP PRODUCTION BACK INTO THE MAINSTREAM BY REMOVING IT FROM THE
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES LIST……
BILL VETO
04/06/18
06:05AM
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS VETOED A BILL THAT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR AGENCIES TO LEAVE THE COMMONWEALTH’S TROUBLED PENSON
SUSTEM….
BEVIN SAID HE VETOED HOUSE BILL THREE-62 BECAUSE IT WOULD LET AGENCIES LEAVE AND MAKE PAYMENTS WITHOUT INTEREST ON THE
ENORMOUS COST TO LEAVE THE SYSTEM……POTENTIALLY COSTING TAXPAYERS UP TO TWO-BILLION DOLLARS…..
THE BILL WOULD ALSO HAVEN GIVEN RELIEF TO CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS .FACING INCREASED PENTION PAYMENTS…..BEVIN SAID HE
SUPPORTS THAT PART OF THE BILL……AND HE URGED LAWMAKERS TO PASS A BILL WITH THAT LANGUAGE WHEN THE RETURN TO FRANKFORT……
MORE TORNADOS
04/06/18
THE NATONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED TWO MORE TORNADOS IN THE COMMONWEALTH….DURING TUESDAY NIGHT’S SEVERE
WEATHER….
AN E-F-TWO TORNADO HIT AROUIND BURNA IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY….IN WESTERN KENTUCKY .DAMAGING A HOME…..TREES….FOUR VEHICLES….
OUT BUILDINGS…. AND IT ALSO KILLED A HORE WHEN A TREE FELL ON IT….
AND AN “E-F-ONE” TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR DANVILLE….IT DESTROYED A COUPE OF HOME….DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BARNS AND
FENCING….AND KNOCKED DOWN TREES….
BOHANNON
04/06/18
84 YEAR OLD JOHNNY AARON BOHANNON OF FRANKLIN DIED WEDNESDAY AT CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER-BRIDGEPOINTE IN BOWLING GREEN…..
GRAVESIDE SERVICES FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GREENLAWN CEMETERY IN FRANKLIN WITH
MILITARY HONORS…..VISITATIION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT GILBERT FUNERAL HOME IN FRANLIN….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; WILMA WHITE BOHANNON…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; STEVE AND VICKY OF KANSAS AND DENNIS AND
KIMMYE OF LEXINGTON…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
OSBORNE
04/06/18
80 YEAR OLD ROGER D. OSBORNE OF BOWLING GREEN DIED WEDNESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT J-C KIRBY AND SON FUNERAL HOME LOVERS LANE CHAPEL IN BOWLING
GREEN WITH BURIAL IN BOWLING GREEN GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND
MASONIC SERVICES WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT FOUR-30 AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; WANDA GOAD OSBORNE……A SON; RICK….A DAUGHTER; SHEILA MCDANIEL….AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW;
STEPHEN AND RUTH AND DONOVAN…..SIX GRANDCHIDREN AND 11 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/06/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WOUND UP PLAY AT THE CAL RIPKIN EXPERIENCEE….IN MYRTLE BEACH…..WITH A SIX TO ONE WIN OVER BISHOP
WATTERSON….
GOLFERS ARE REMINDED THEY CAN GET A 20-PERCENT DISCOUNT .OFF THE NORMAL RATE….AT ALL KENTUCKY STATE PARKS GOLF COURSES….
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY NOW THRU MAY 24TH…..
YOU CAN GET THE DISCOUT BY RESERVING A TEE-TIME…..ON LINE….AT PARKS-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV….
AND THE DISCOUT DOES NOT APPLY TO OVERNIGHT GOLF PACKAGES…..
TORNADOS
04/05/18
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS TUESDAY NIGHT’S SEVERE WEATHER IN KENTUCKY SPAWNED THREE TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS….
AN “E-F-ONE” TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT FOUR MILES NORTHWEST OF CLINTON IN HICKMAN COUNTY…..AND ANOTHER “E-F-ONE”
TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT SEVEN MILES NORTHEAST OF CLINTON…...BOTH HAS ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 100 MILES-PER-HOUR……
AND ANOTHER “E-F-ONE” TORNADO…..WITH PEAK WINDS OF 105-TO-110 MILES- PER-HOUR…..TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HANGING ROCK IN
GRAYSON COUNTY…..
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ALSO DAMAGED BARNS AND TREES IN HARDIN AND LARUE COUNTIES……
TENNESSEE ROAD WORK
04/05/18
IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE TRAVELING ON I-65 SOUTHBOUND TODAY AND TOMORROW….KEEP IN MIND THAT THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION WILL HAVE THE SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION DOWN FROM THREE LANES TO ONE……JUST ACROSS THE STATE LINE FROM NINE TO
THREE EACH DAY….FOR POTHOLE PATCHING
HEAVY CONGESTION……DELAYS……AND TRAFFIC BACKUPS ARE POSSIBLE…..
SPORTS
04/05/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM WINDS UP PLAY IN MYRTLE BEACH AS THEY TAKE ON BISHOP WATTERSON….
THE HOT RODS OPEN THEIR SEASON AS THEY’RE AT HOME TO PLAY DAYTON…..
THE PREDATORS PLAY IN WASHINGTON…..
THE TITANS HELD A HUGE PARTY IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE LAST NIGHT TO UNVEIL THEIR NEW UNIFORMS….THIS WILL BE THE TEAM’S FIRST
MAKEOVER SINCE ADOPTING THE TITANS MONIKER IN 1999…..
THE HELMET IS THE BIGGEST CHANGE….AS THE OLD WHITE HELMET HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NAVY BLUE SHELL WITH A SATIN FINISH…..THE
FACEMASK IS CROME….AND THERE’S A TAPERED SILVER CENTER STRIP…..
THE ONE HOLDOVER IS THE FAMILIAR HELMET LOGO…..KNOWN AS THE “FLAMING THUMBTACK” OR “FIREBALL”…..WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN A SILVER
OUTLINE….BUT IS OTHERWISE UNCHANGED……
SEXUAL HARASSMEN COMPLAINTS DROPPED
04/04/18
THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION HAS DROPPED COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST THREE HOUSE MEMNERS……CONNECTED TO LAST
YEARS SEXUAL HARASSMENT SCANDAL INVOLVING FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER….
THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST REPRESENTATIVES JIM DECESARE OF BOWLING GREEN….BRIAN LINDER OF DRY RIDGE….AND MICHALE MEREDITH OF
OAKLAND WERE DROPPED….BUT THE COMMISSION SAYD IT WILL GO ON WITH THE COMPLAINT AGAINST HOOVER…..
THIS BEGAN LAST FALL AFTER IT WAS DISCOVERED HOOVER AND HIS THREE COLLEAGUES HAS SIGNED A CONFIDENTIAL AGREEMENT WITH A
LEGISLATIVE STAFFER WHO CLAIMED THE FOUR HAD SEXUALLY HARASSED HER BY SENDING INAPPROPRIATE TEXT MESSAGES AND MAKING VULGAR
COMMENTS……
FLAGS
04/04/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS PROCLAIMED THAT U-S AND STATE FLAGS BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF TODAY…..UNTIL LSUNSET TOMORROW…..AS A
MARK OF RESPECT FOR FALLEN HOPKINSVILLE POLICE OFFICER PHILLIP MEACHAM…..
OFFICE MEACHAM WAS KILLED WHILE OFF-DUTY THURSDAY NIGHT IN HOPKINSVILLE AFTER BEING PULLED OVER BY A MAN IMPERSONATING POLICE
OFFICER…..
BEVIN ENCOURAGES ALL KENTUCKIANS…..BUSINESSES…..ORGANIZATONS…..AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN THIS SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR
OFFICER MEACHAM’S FAMILY AND THE CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE……
MILLER
04/04/18
37 YEAR OLD LORI BETH MILLER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY IN LEXINGTON….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARGENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING
AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPERSSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO EAST WILLOW BUILDING FUND….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; GEOVANI…..TWO DAUGHTERS; NAUTICA AND CANDICE…..HER MOTHER AND STEP-FATHER; NANCY AND MARK
RISINGER….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; BRIAN AND ASHLEY MILLER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
SPORTS
04/04/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM CONTINUES PLAY IN MYRTLE BEACH….
AS THEY TANGLE WITH THE ACADEMY OF NOTRE DAME AND CHESTERFIELD…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED…..
THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER SHARP SHOOTERS ARCHRY TEAM….PARTICIPAED IN THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL ARCHERY IN SCHOOL PROGRAM STATE
CHAMPIONSHIPS LAST SATURDAY IN LOUISVILLE……AND PLACED 73RD OUT OF 81 SCHOOLS TAKING PART IN THE ELEMENTARY DIVISION…..
THE SHARP SHOOTERS….APPEARING IN THEIR FIRST STATE TOURNAMENT….. INCLUDED 24-STUDENTS WHO TOOK PART IN THE DAYLONG EVENT….
STATE BUDGET
04/03/18
THE COMMONWEALTH’S NEW TWO YEAR….22-BILLION DOLLAR SPENDING PLAN…. THAT INCLUDES A 480-MILLON DOLLAR TAX INCREASE HAS BEEN
SENT TO GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN….
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY…..YESTERDAY…..REVAMPED KENTUCKY’S TAX CODE THAT WILL GIVE BACK 194-MILLON DOLLARS TO TAX PAYERS….AND
IMPOSE 681- MILLION DOLLARS IN NEW TAXES INCLUDING A 50-CENT INCREASE IN THE CIGERATTE TAX AND TAXING SERVICES LIKE AUTO REPAIRS…..
THE TAX INCREASE WOULD PAY FOR RECORD-HIGH CLASS ROOM SPENDING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS…..WHILE ELIMINATIN A KEY FUNDING MECHANISM
FOR CHARGER SCHOOLS……AND IT COVERS HEALT INSURANCE FOR SOME RETIRED TEACHERS WHO ARE NOT YET MEDICARE ELIGIBLE…..
THE BUDGET…..WHICH BEVIN HIS INDICATED HE OPPOSES….STILL INCLUDES A SIX-POINT-25 PERCENT BASELINE CUT FOR MOST STATE
AGENCIES AS RECMMENDED BY THE GOVERNOT…..BUT A FEW AGENCIES INCLUDING VETERANS AFFAIRS…..STATE POLICE…..AND LOCAL SCHOOL-
BASED FAMILY RRECOURCE AND YOUTH SERVICES CENTERS WILL HAVE THEIR FUNDING RESTORED….
LAWMAKERS WILL RETURN TO FRANKFORT APRIL 13TH TO CONSIDER ANY VETOS BY THE GOVERNOR…....
TEACHER RALLY
04/02/18
THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS FILLED THE STREETS NEAR THE KENTUCKY CAPITAL YESTERDAY TO RALLY FOR EDUCATION AS STATE LAWMAKERS
WORKED ON A NEW TWO-YEAR SPENDING PLAN….
TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES GATHERED OUT THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION BEFORE MARCHING TO THE CAPITOL….
HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS CALLED IN SICK LAST FRIDAY TO PROTEST LAST-MINUTE CHANGES TO THEIR PENSION SYSTEM….
ON THURSDAY….A PENSON OVERHAUL PLAN WAS PASSED THAT PRESERVED BENEFITS FOR MOST WORKERS…..BUT DOES LITTLE IN THE SHORT
TERM TO ADDRESS THE COMMONWEALTH’S MASSIVE DEBT…..
SPORTS
04/03/18
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS IN MYRLE BEACH WHERE THEY PLAY MARCELLUS AND ST. FRANCIS DESALES……
AND THE PATROT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN CENTRAL…. AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…WVLE…..STARTING AT 11-50 THIS MORNING…..
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO FLORIDA…..
FATAL
04/02/18
AN ACCIDENT FRIDAY IN GLASGOW…..AT THE INTER-SECTION OF NORTH JACKSON HIGHWAY AND VETERANS OUTERLOOP….CLAIMED A LIFE….
AS A TWO-THOUSAND-SIX CHRYSLER 300 DRIVER BY 19 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER AGUERO OF GLASGOW TURNED INTO THE PATH OF A TWENTY-16
CHEVY SPARK OPERATED BY 62 YEAR OLD JAMES MARTIN ALSO OF GLASGOW….
AGUERO WASN’T INJURED AND MARTIN DIED AT THE SCENE…..
ARREST-HART
04/02/18
STATE POLICE ARRESTED A MUNFORDVILLE WOMAN YESTERDAY IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING….
TROOPERS RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE ON G. SHELTON ROAD WHERE 56 YEAR OLD JEFFREY NIE AND HIS 58 YEAR OLD WIFE BARBARA HAD
SUSTAINED GUNSHOT WOUNDS……
BARBARA NIE WAS TAKEN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL….AND JEFFREY NIE DIED AT THE SCENE….
THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION LEAD THE ARREST OF THE VICTIMS DAUGHTER…. 21 YEAR OLD BRINA NIE….WHO’S BEEN CHARGED WITH
MURDER AND ASSAULT……
ARREST
04/02/18
FRIDAY THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A RESIDENCE IN CAVE CITY WHERE THEY LOCATED AN OUNCE
OF CRYSTAL METH, DIGIAL SCALES, CASH AND A LOADED HANDGUN…
34 YEAR OLD MICHELE MCQUISTON WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA….
AND 33 YEAR OLD TRACY WRIGHT WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A HAND GUN BY A CONVICTED FELON…..
TEACHER RALLY
04/02/18
KENTUCKY TEACHERS PLAN ANOTHER ROUND OF PROTESTS AT THE STATE CAPITAL TODAY….AS LAWMAKERS ADDRESS THE NEW BUDGET…
THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IS HOSTING A RALLY AT ITS HEADQUARTERS BEFORE HEADING TO THE CAPITAL…..TEACHERS WERE AT
THE CAPITAL FRIDAY TO PROTEST LAST MINUTES CHANGES TO THEIR PENSION SYSTEM……
SOME DISTRICTS HAVE CALLED OFF CLASSES TODAY….HOWEVER….. MOST OF THE COMMONWTH IS ON SPRING BREAK……
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNALS
04/02/18
TWO ROADS IN ALLEN COUNTY WILL HAVE TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNALS PLACED ON BRIDGES WHILE BRIDGE DECK OVERLAY IS COMPLETED….
KENTUCKY 11-47 WILL HAVE A SIGNAL ON THE BRIDGE OVER TRAMMEL CREEK…. AND KENTUCKY 15-33 WILL HAVE A SIGNAL AT THE BRIDGE OVER
DIFFIDULT CREEK……
THE SIGNALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE FOR 30-DAYS……
MATHEWS
04/02/18
76 YEAROLD CARL MATHEW OF FRANKLIN DIED SATURDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE IN BOWLING GREEN….FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY
NATIVE WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT CRAFTON FUNERAL HOME IN FRANKLIN WITH BURIAL IN RESTLAWN MEMORIAL
GARDENS….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PATSY PATTERSON MATHEWS….THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; CARLA BYRD OF BOWLING GREEN, LESA AND
WOODY ETHERINGTON OF FRANKLIN AND KATHY AND KENNY INFINGER OF TENNESSEE…. A SISTER; JEWELL HOWELL….AND A BROTHER; BOBBY
BOTH OF ALLEN COUNTY….. THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/02/18
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY BULLITT CENTRAL……
SVILLE PROPERTY TAXES
03/29/18
THOSE WITH UNPAID SCOTTSVILLE PROPERTY TAX BILLS WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF EXTRA DAYS BEFORE THE PENALITY GOES UP…..
YOUR TAX BILLS SHOWS THAT IF IT’S PAID BY MARCH 31ST YOU’RE PAYING A SIX-PERCENT PENALITY…..AND THEN THE PENALITY GOES UP TO 19-
PERCENT APRIL FIRST….
BUT SINCE THE 31ST IS SATURDAY AND CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW…. THOSE WITH UNPAID SCOTTSVILLE PROPERTY TAX BILLS
HAVE UNTIL THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS MONDAY BEFORE THE PENALITY GOES UP TO 19-PERCENT ON TUESDAY….
GOOD FRIDAY CLOSINGS
03/29/18
HERE ARE YOUR GOOD FRIDAY CLOSINGS…..
STATE OFFICES AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSING AT 112NOON TOMORROW……
COUNTY OFFICES, THE P-V-A OFFICE, ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT OFFICE AND ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED TOMORROW…..
TRANSFER STATION CLOSED TOMORROW AND OPEN SATURDAY…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORRWM AND TOMORROW’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP MONDAY…..
CIRCUIT CLERKS OFFICE CLOSING AT 12NOON TOMORROW AND CLOSED SATURDAY….
COUNTY CLERKS AND SHERRIFFS DEPARTMENT OFFICES AND THE ANIMAL SHELTER CLOSED TOMORROW AND SATURDAY…..
NO SCHOOL IN ALLEN COUNTY TOMORROW…..
AND THE CORE WILL BE CLOSED SUNDAY……
JORDON
03/29/18
35 YEAR OLD JACOB RICHARD JORDAN OF LAFAYETTE DIED TUESDAY AT MACON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT ANDERSON AND SON FUNERAL HOME-LAFAYETTE CHAPEL-WITH BURIAL IN EULIA CEMETERY WITH POLICE HONORS…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY IS WIFE KATRINA JORDAN….AND TWO DAUGHTERS; KYNLEE JORDAN AND MAKAYLA HARRIS ALL OF LAFAYETTE…..HIS MOTHER
AND STEP-FATHERS; SANDRA AND DANNY DAVIS….HIS FATHER AND STEP-MOTHER; RICHARD AND DAWN JORDAN….AND THREE SISTERS AND
BROTHER-IN-LAW; KARA AND MARSHALL WILLIAMS, SAMATHA JORDAN AND HALEY JORDAN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….HIS FATHER-IN-LAW; RAYMOND
CARR…A BROTHER-IN-LAW AND SISER-IN-LAW; CHRIS AND DIANE CARR….A SISTER-IN-LAW; HILLARY SEXTON….AND HIS MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER;
TREVA TAYOR ALL OF TENNESSEE…..
SPORTS
03/29/18
THE PATRIOT TRACK TEAMS ARE IN METCALFE COUNTY TODAY…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO GREENWOOD……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM HOSTS RUSSELL COUNTY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY SAN JOSE…..
THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON IS SET TO OPEN TODAY…..
AS ST.LOUIS IS IN NEW YORK TO TAKE ON THE MET….
THE BRAVES HOST THE PHILLIES…..
AND THE REDS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY WASHINGTON…..
FISCAL COURT
03/28/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE SOUTH ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND THE KENTUCKY
TRANSPORTION CABINET PRESENTED THE RURAL SECONDARY ROAD PROGRAM FOR ALLEN COUNTY….
THE COURTS ALSO APPROVE APPLYING FOR A RECYLING GRANT….IN THE AMOUNT OF 15-THOUSAND-498 DOLLARS FOR A NEW BALER FOR THE
TRANSFER STATION…
AND APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO APPLY FOR A CRUM RUBBER GRANT….IN THE AMOUNT OF 63-HUNDRED DOLLARS….TO BE USED AS FLOWER BED
MULCH AT THE JUSTICE CENTER……
MEADOR
03/27/18
82 YEAR OLD LUCILLE MEADOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT SCOTTSVILLE OLD-FASHIONED MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 FRIDAY MORNING AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER 10 SATURDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; STEVE AND DEBBIE AND ELDER LONNIE AND PATRICIA ALL OF ADOLPHUS AND ELDER
MARK AND AMY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A DAUGHTER; DEBBIE MEADOR OF SCOTTSVILLE……10 GRANDCHILDLREN, 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN,
THREE STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE STEP-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
03/28/18
YESTERDAY…..THE LADY PATRIOT SOFT BALL TEAM SHUT-OUT THE GLASGOW LADY SCOTTIES 10 TO NOTHING……
THE PREDATORS GOT PAST MINNESOTA TWO TO ONE…..
AND AT THE MEN’S N-I-T…….
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE TOPPERS AS THEY DROPPED A 69 TO 64 DECISION TO UTAH…..
AND IN THE OTHER SEMI-FINAL GAME IT WAS PENN STATE 75 AND MISSISSIPPI STATE 60……
THE LADY TOPPER BASKETBALL TEAM HAS A NEW HEAD COACH…..
ASSISTANT COACH GREG COLLINS WAS PROMOTED TO THE TOP SPOT YESTERDAY FOLLOWING THE DEPARTURE OF MICHELLE CLARK-HERD .WHO
IS NOW THE HEAD COACH AT CINCINNATI…..
COLLINS HAS BEEN AN ASSISTANT FOR THE PAST SIX SEASONS….AND IN HER SIX YEARS ON THE HILL….CLARK-HEARD LEAD THE TEAM TO 154
WINS…. 48 LOSSES…. AND FOUR N-C-A-A TOURNAMEN APPEARANCES…..
AND THE UNIVERSTY OF LOUISVILLE HAS HIRED LONG TIME XAVIER COACH CHRIS MACK AS THE NEW MEN’S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH…..…..
STOP TIPLINE
03/27/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TAKING ANOTHER STEP IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY FOR THE THREE-THOUAND STUDENTS WHO ATTEND
CLASS DAILY IN THE DISTRICT…..
STUDENTS….PARENTS….OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN NO GO ON-LINE TO ANONYMOUSY REPORT A CONCERN REGARDING SAFETY…..
SECURITY….. VIOLENCE… BULLYING…..OR RISKEY BEHAVOIR……AS THE DISTRICT IS IMPLEMENTING “SAFETY TIPLINE” ON-LINE PREVENTION…. OR
“STOP TIPLINE”….. WHICH IS PROVIDED FREE BY THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AND IS DESIGNED AS AN “ON-LINE” REPORTING
AND PREVENTION TOOL…..
TO USE THE TIPLINE…LOG ON TO THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS HOME PAGE AT “ALLEN-DOT-KY-SCHOOLS-DOT-U-S”…..CLICK ON THE “STOP
TIPLINE LOGO” AND LEAVE YOUR TI….WHICH CAN BE DONE ANONYMOUSLY OR STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE TO HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT THEM…..
KY HIGHWAY MAP
03/27/18
THE TWENTY-18-19….KENTUCKY OFFICIAL HIGHWAY MAP….IS NOW AVAILABLE AT REST AREAS…..WELCOME CENTERS….LOCAL CONVENTION AND
TOURISM OFFICES….AND AT ALL KENTUCKY STATE PARKS….
TO ASSIST MOTORISTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH’S TRAVELED URBAN AREAS….15 INSERT MAPS DETAIL SEVERAL CITIES INCLUDNG BOWLING
GREEN…..OTHER MAP AIDS INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET’S FREE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM…..OR SAFE
PATROL……
THE OFFICIAL MAP….WHICH USE TO BE PUBLISHED EVERY YEAR IS NOW A TWO-YEAT PUBLICATION……AND AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE
OFFICIAL HIGHWAY MAP….ALONG WITH COUNTY AND CITY MAPS…..CAN BE DOWNLOADED ON-LINE AT TRANSPORTATION-K-Y-DOT-GOV…….
HEMP
03/27/18
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL WAS JOINED IN FRANKFORT YESTERDAY BY KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES TO
ANNOUNCE A MAJOR PUSH TO LEGALIZE HEMP…..HOPING TO BOOST THE COMMONWEALTH’S ECONOMY…..
THE BILL WOULD REMOVE HEMP FROM THE FEDERAL LIST OF CONTROLLED SUBSANCES AND LEGALIZE THE CROP AS AN AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITY……
KENTUCKY HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF HEMP’S COMBACK…..AS KENTUCKY AGRICULTUE OFFICIALS RECENTLY APPROVED MORE THAN 12-
THOUSAND ACRES TO BE GROWN THIS YEAR…..WITH 57-PROCESSORS HELPING TURN THE RAW PRODUCT INTO A MULTITUDE OF PRODUCTS…..
THE TWENTY-14 FEDERAL FARM BILL ALLOWS STATE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT TO DESIGNATE HEMP PROJECT FOR RESEARCH…..SO FAR 34-
STATES HAVE AUTHORIZED HEMP RRESEARCH…..WHILE ACTUAL PRODUCTION OCCURRED IN 19-STATES LAST YEAR…..
FEDERAL INDICTMENT
03/23/18
A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN LOUISVILLE HAS INDICTED TWO TENNESSEE RESIDENT IN A CONSPIRACY OF STEALING NEARLY 100-FIREARMS FROM
LICENSED DEALERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH….
KASHMA DARDY, JUNIOR OF NASHVILLE IS CHARGED WITH TAKING WEAPONS FROM WHEELER’S FASTWAY GUN AND PAWN ON SCOTTSVILLE ROAD
IN BOWLING GREEN…..
AND MARVIN JOHNSON OF MADISON IS CHARGED WITH THE BURGLARY OF WHEELERS…..AND WHITTAKER GUNS IN OWENSBORO……
ANDERSON
03/27/18
81 YEAR OLD IMOGENE ANDERSON OF REGINA DIED SUNDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WLLL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 11 AT LUCAS AND SON
FUNERAL HOME IN PIKEVILLE WITH BURIAL IN ANNIE E. YOUNG CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER SIX TONIGHT (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; LON ANDERSON…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DONNIE AND ANGIE OF SCOTTSVILLE, RICK AND
PEGGY AND ROGER ALL OF PIKEVILLE…..AND A SISTER; LORA WOODS OF VIRGINIA…..11 GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/27/18
THE PATROT BASEBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO MONROE COUNTY…..
THE TENNIS TEAMS ENTERTAIN SOUTH WARREN …..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GLASGOW…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARITY GAME ON 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM…. WVLE….STARTING AROUND FIVE-
15 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS RETURN HOME TO TAKE ON MINNESOTA……
THE MEN’S N-I-T FINAL FOUR GETS UNDERWAY TONIGHT….
AS PENN STATE GOES AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE…..
AND THE TOPPERS PLAY UTAH……
AFTER SERVING SIX MONTHS AS INTERIM “A-D”…..YESTERDAY THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APROVED THE HIRING OF
VINCE TYRA AS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR…..
TYRA WAS HIRED UNDER A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT AT 850-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR…..WITH A POSSIBLE 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
ADDITIONAL ANNUAL BONUSES….
MARKET BASKET
03/26/18
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY TWO YEARS……THE KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU’S MARKETBASKET SURVEY INDICATES FOOD PRICES INCREASES
SLIGHTLEY DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF TWENTY-18……
EACH QUARTER……40-BASIC FOOR IEMS ARE PRICED-CHECKED THROUGHOU THE COMMONWEALTH…..AND SINCE THE END OF TWENTY-
16…SURVEYED FOOD ITEMS HAD DROPPED BY A TOTAL OF THREE-DOLLARS AND 79-CENTS OR JUST OVER THREE-PERCENT……
THE UPWARD MOVEMENT IN FOOD PRICES AMOUNT TO ONE-OINT-35 PERCENT….OR ONE-DOLLAR AND 56-CENTS MORE THAN THE PRICE OF THE
SAME ITEMS SURVEYED DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF TWENY-17……
THE TOTAL PRICE OF THE 40-ITEMS CAME TO 115-DOLLARS AND 67-CENTS…..AND WHILE THIS CURRENT SURVEY INDICATES A RISE IN PRISES….AS
COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO….THE INCREASE IS LESS THAN A QUARTER-OF-A-PERCENT……
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES
03/26/18
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS…..TEACHERS….PARENTS…..AND VICTIMS RALLIE IN WASHINGTON D- C….AND ACROSS THE NATION ON
SATURDAY TO DEMAND TOUGHER GUN CONTROL MEASURES…..PART OF A WAVE OF POLITICAL ACTIVISM AMONG STUDENTS AND OTHERS IMPACTED
BY SCHOOL SHOOTINGS….
THE…..OUR LIVES MATTER RALLY IN BOWLING GREEN….SAW HUNDREDS MARCH FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY TO FOUNTAIN SQUARE
PARK…..WHERE THEY HEARD SEVERAL SPEAKERS…..
EKU BUDGET CUTS
03/26/18
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IS FACING 25-MILLON DOLLARS IN BUGET CUTS…AMIND AN INCREASE IN PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS AND CUTS TO
STATE FUNDING…..
PRESIDENT MICHAEL BENSON HAS MADE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT INCLUDE CLOSING THE SCHOOL’S DANVILLE CAMPUS…..ELEMINATING
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS….SLASH ATHLETIC SPENDING….AND CUTTING 200 POSITIONS…..
THE EASTERN BOARD OF REGENT WILL CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATONS AT ITS APRIL SIXTH MEETNG….
MEETINGS
03/26/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT FOUR AND ROYAL ARCH AND COUNCIL AND ALLEN FISCAL COURT
BOTH MEET TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7……
SPORTS
03/26/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS GO TO GLASGOW…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO SOUTH WARREN….
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY LOGAN COUNTY….
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE PREDATORS DROPPED A FIVE TO FOUR DECISION TO THE JETS…..
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
LOUISVILLE PUNCHED THEIR TICKET TO THE FINAL FOUR WITH A 76 TO 43 WIN OVER OREGON STATE…..
AND AT THE MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY….THE MONSTER ENERGY CUP SERIES WAS SNOWED OUT….AND THE S-T-P 500 WILL BE RUN TODAY…..
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
03/23/18
ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET….. KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL FROM FOUR-POINT-THREE
PERCENT IN JANUARY…..TO FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN FEBRUARY….
AND THIS FEBRUARY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO WELL BELOW THE FIVE-POINT-ONE PERCENT RECORDED IN FEBRUARY TWENTY-17……
THE COMMONWEALTH’S EMPLOYERS CONTINUED TO ADD WORKERS IN FEBRUARY…..HELPINT TO PUSH KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
DOWN…..AND THE JOBLESS RATE DOE NOT INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT LOOKED FOR WORK IN THE LAST FOUR WEEK……
ALSO IN FEBRUARY….THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINED FROM JANUARY TO FEBRUARY……AT FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT…..
FEED THE NEED
03/23/18
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY HAS COLLECTED MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND ITEMS TO DATE….IN THIS YEAR’S “FEED THE NEED” FOOD
DRIVE….
THIS YEAR….MORE THAN 70-COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN ALLEN…. BARREN…. BUTLER….HART….LOGAN….SIMPSON….AND WARREN
COUNTIES HELD INTERNAL FOOD DRIVES FROM FEBRURRY FIRST THRU MARCH 16TH….THIS BRINGS THE 10-YEAR TOTAL OF ITEMS COLLECTED TO
MORE THANT 675-THOUSAND…..
“FEED THE NEED” WAS CREATED 10-YEARS GO IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASED NEED IN COMMUNITIES FOR ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS….
INCLUDING FOOD….
SPORTS
03/23/18
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO WESTERN TO TAKE ON CHRISTIAN COUNTY……
AT THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
LOUISVILLE TAKES ON STANFORD……
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY….
THE PREDATORS LOST TO TORONTO FIVE TO TWO….
AND AT THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR KENTUCKY AS THEY DROPPED A 61 TO 58 DECISION TO KANSAS STATE…..
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES
03/22/18
A “MARCH FOR OUT LIVES” WILL BE HELD IN BOWLING GREEN SATURDAY IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL EVENT ORGANIZED TO PUSH FOR
STRICTER GUN LAWS IN THE WAKE OF THE SHOOTING DEATHS OF 17 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN PARKLAND-FLORIDA LAST MONTH AND THE
SHOOTING AT MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL THAT CLAIMED TWO LIVES IN JANUARY…..
THE BOWLING GREEN “MARCH FOR OUR LIVES”…..WHICH IS BEING COORDINATED BY THE CENTER FOR CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AT
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….IS TO ENCOURAGE LEGISLATORS TO PASS LAWS TO CREATE SAFER SCHOOLS AND CUT DOWN ON GUN
VIOLENCE…..
WATER COMMISSIONER TRAINING
03/22/18
THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HAS ISSUED AN ORDER REQUIRING LOCAL WATER DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS TO GET THEIR INITIAL
TRAINING THRU THE COMMISSION….
THE ORDER WAS ISSUED AFTER MULTIPLE WATER DISTRICTS RECENTLY VIOLATED BASIC LAWS GOVERNING FINANCES AND OPERATIONS……THE
COMMISSION SAYS THE PROBLEMS RAISED…..URGENT CONCERNS…..ABOUT THE CONSISTENCY AND LEVEL OF TRAINING LOCAL OFFICIALS
RECEIVE……
KENTUCKY LAW REQUIRES NEWLY APPOINTED WATER DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS TO RECEIVE 12-HOURS OF TRAINING IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF
OFFICE…..AND UNDER THE ORDER…..COMMISSIONERS MUST NOW GET THAT TRAINING THRU THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION……
TEACHERS RALLY
03/22/18
DESPITE THE SNOW AND COLD…..HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS RALLIED IN FRANKFORT YESTERDAY TO VOICE THEIR CONCERN ABOUT SENATE BILL-
ONE… WHICH COULD AFFECT THEIR RETIREMENT BENEFITS…..
A NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS CALLED OFF CLASSES YESTERDAY TO ALLOW THE TEACHERS TO RALLY…..
SEVERAL LAWMAKERS HAVE INDICAED THEY BELIVE SENATE BILL-ONE IS ‘DEAD” FOR THIS SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY…….
SPORTS
03/22/18
THE PATRTIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TRACK TEAMS GO TO GLASGOW…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO PLAY TORONTO…..
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE ANNOUINCED YESTERDAY THAT INTERIM BASKETBALL COACH DAVID PADGETT…..WILL NOT STAY ON AS THE
CARDINALS HEAD COACH….
PADGETT….A FORMER PLAYER….ASSISTANT COACH….AND DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALLL OPERATIONS AT LOUISVILLE…… REPLACED RICK PITINO
AFTER HE WAS FIRED AND LED THE CARDINALS TO 22-WINS AND AN N-I-T APPEARANCE THIS SEASON….….
AT THE MEN’S N-I-T TOURNAMENT…..
THE TOPPERS PUNCHED THEIR TICKET TO THE FINAL FOUR AS THEY DEFEATED OKLAHOMA STATE 92 TO 84….
WESTERN’S NEXT GAME WILL BE TUESDAY…..IN NEW YORK…..AS THEY TAKE ON UTAH……
ALZHEIMER’S REPORT
03/21/18
A NEW REPORT FROM THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION FINDS ALMOST SIX-MILLION AMERICANS…..INCLUDING 71-THOUSAND IN KENTUCKY….HAVE
ALZHEIMER’S DEMENITA….
AND THE REPORT PROJECTS THAT BY TWENTY-25….IN THE COMMONWEALTH…. THERE WILL BE A 21-PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER’S OR ANOTHER DEMENTIA…..
ALZHEMER’S IS THE SIXTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN BOTH KENTUCKY AND THE “U-S”….AND IT’S THE ONLY DISEASE IN THE TOP 10 CAUSES OF
DEATH IN THE “U-S” WITHOUT A WAY TO PREVENT….CURE….OR EVEN SLOW ITS PROGRESSION…..
THE REPORT ALSO FOUND THAT IN TWENTY-17…..MORE THAN 16-MILLION AMERICANS….INCLUDING 272-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS…..PROVIDED 18-
BILLION HOURS OF UNPAID CARE……RRESULTING IN 11-BILLION DOLLARS IN HEALTH CARE COSTS IN THE UNITED STATES LAST YEAR……
SENATE BUDGET
03/21/18
THE KENTUCKY SENATE HAS PASSED ITS VERSION OF A NEW….TWO-YEAR BUDGET THAT CONTAINS NO NEW TAXES…..AS IT REJECTS THE HOUSE’S
PLAN TO RAISE ABOUT 500-MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH TAXES ON CIGARETTES AND PAIN PILLS….
THE SENATE BUDGET PUTS RECORD AMOUNTS IN PER-PURPIL FUNDING…KNOWN AS SEEK…..AND ALSO MOVES THE COMMONWEALTHS PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES TO PERFORMANCE BASED FUNDING…..WHILE ENSURING FUNDING FOR WESTERN AND NORTHER KENTUCKY UNIVERSITIES ARE ON
PAR WITH THE OTHER SIX UUNIVERSITIES….
THE SENATE’S SPENDING PLAN RESTORES FUNDING FOR SOME PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE KENTUCKY MESO NET WEATHERING MONITORING
SYSTEM…..AND THE SENATE’S BUDGET KEEPS THE GOVERNOR’S PROPOSAL TO PUT ABOUT THREE-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLARS INTO THE
KENTUCKY PENSION SYSTEMS….
THE SENATE ALSO WANTS TO PUT MORE POLICE OFFICERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL BY MAKING IT LESS EXPENSIVE TO HIRE THEM….THE PROPOSAL
WOULD LET LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES REHIRE….RETIRED OFFICERS…. AS SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY
FOR THEIR RETIREMENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE…..IT WOULD ALSO LET STATE TROOPERS TAKE SECOND JOB AS SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS….
WHICH THEY CANN’T DO NOW…..
BLOOD MOBILE
03/21/18
THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE WILL BE AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST TODAY…..FROM THREE TO SEVEN……
TO DONATE YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE……
WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS……
BE IN GOOD HEALTH……
AND NOT HAVE DONATED N THE PAST 56 DAYS…..
DONORS SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D CARD OR A PHOTO I-D……
SPORTS
03/21/18
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY…..
AT THE MEN’S N-I-T……
THE TOPPERS TAKE ON OKLAHOMA STATE……
THE KENTUCK Y DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLFIE WILL STUDY THE IMPACT OF ALLOWING ANGLERS…..PARTICIPATING IN FISHING
TOURNAMENTS….TO KEEP SHORTER BASS IN LAKES WITH SPECIAL REGULATIONS…..
THE THREE YEAR TEST WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO SRING AND TWO FALL TOURNAMENTS EACH YEAR ON LAKE CUMERLAND AND CAVE RUN LAKE…..
AND DURING THE TEST…..THE NUMBER OF FISH ANGLERS CAN KEEP EACH DAY WILL NOT CHANGE……
SCHOOL BOARD
03/20/18
EFORE LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEEING…..THE BOARD HELD A WORK SESSION CONCERNING SCHOOL SAFETY
HORACE JOHNSON….WHO’S HAD A LONG CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT…..AND HE TOLD THE BOARD KNEE JERK REACTIONS DON’T SOLVE
PROBLEMS…THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO IS AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBLEM AND THEN COME UP WITH RESPONSES……..
DURING THE MEETING….TWO RESIDENTS ADDRESSED THE BOARD….RON KEEN SAID HE WOULD VOLUNTEER HIS TIME TO SPEARHEAD A “SAFETY”
FUND RAISING EFFORT FOR THE DISTRICT……AND WENDELL SPEARS ASKED THE BOARD TO CONSIDER A COVERED WALKWAY AT THE PRIMARY
CENTER…..WHERE ONE-THIRD OF THE DISTRICT’S STUDENTS STAND OUT IN THE WEATHER TO BE DROPPED OFF OR PICKED UP….THE BOARD
APPROVED RENEWING THE STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AT A COST O 86-THOUSAND-270 DOLLARS…..
DURING HIS REPORT…..SUPERINTENDENT RANDALL JACKSON TOLD THE BOARD THE PENSION REFORM BILL IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPEARS
TO BE DEAD…..
AND THE BOARD APPROVED A JUNOR VARSITY SOCCER PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL BEGINNING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR…..
WESTERN LAY OFFS
03/20/18
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS SENT A LETTER TO FACULTY AND STAFF…. DETAILING SPECIFIC POSITIONS THAT WILL BE ELIMINATED DUE
TO A BUDGET REDUCITON…….
IN FEBRUARY IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT 40-VACANT POSITIONS WOULD NOT BE FILLED…..AND ABOUT 100 WOULE BE ELIMINATED….
MONDAY’S LETTER SAID THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF FILLED….FULL-TIME POSITIONS ELIMINATED WOULD BE 62…..ALONG WITH 57-VACANT
POSITIONS…..
BARREN DEPUTY DIES
03/20/18
A BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY DIED SUNDAY……OF A HEART ATTACK…. WHILE ASSISTING OTHER DEPUTIES WITH AN ON-GOING
INVESTIGATION…..
DETECTIVE RUSTY ANDERSON…..WHO HAD BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR 17-YEARS…..STARTED HIS CAREER WITH THE GLASGOW POLICE
DEPARTMENT……
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
03/20/18
THERE WAS AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN DAVIESS COUNTY YESTERDAY….
A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT WAS STOLEN IN LEXINGTON WAS LOCATED AT A RESIDNCE ON HILL BRIDGE ROAD….AS OFFICERS APPROACHED A
SUSPSECT RAN FROM THE HOUSE….GOT INTO THE JEEP AND DROVE OFF…
HE CRASHED ABOUT A MILE AWAY AND THEN FLED ON FOOT….WHEN A TROOPER CAUGHT UP WITH THE SUSPECT HE HAD A PISTOL IN HIS HAND….
HE WAS TOLD TO DROP THE WEAPON….BUT KEPT WALKING TOWARD HIM AND THEN POINT THE PISTOL AT THE TROOPER WHO FIRED HIS RIFLE….
STRIKING THE SUBJECT….
HE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT…BUT LATER DIED…..AND HIS IDENTITY REMAINS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME….
SPORTS
03/20/18
THE PATRIOT TRACK TEAMS GO TO SOUTH WARREN…..
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM PLAYS AT WARREN EAST….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON LOGAN COUNTY…..
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE PREDATORS SHUT-OUT BUFFALO FOUR TO NOTHING….
AND AT THE MEN’S N-I-T……
THE TOPPERS DEFEATED U-S-C 79 TO 75…….
CLEAN UP WEEK
03/19/18
SPRING CLEAN UP WEEK IN SCOTTSVILLE AND ALLEN COUNTY GETS UNDERWAY TODAY…..AND RUNS THRU SATURDAY…..
THE DUMPING FEE AT THE TRANSFER STATION WILL BE 21-DOLLARS AND 80-CENTS PER TON….WHICH IS HALF THE NORMAL COST…..
AND THE TRANSFER STATION WILL BE OPEN TODAY…..WEDNESDAY…..AND FRIDAY FORM SEVEN TO FIVE…..
TOMORROW AND THURSDAY FROM SEVEN TO SIX…..
AND SATURDAY FROM SEVEN TO NOON……
TRAIN DERAILMENT
03/19/18
AUTHORITIES SAY FOUR PEOPLE WERE INJURED AFTER A TRAIN DERAILMENT…. INVOLVING TWO TRAINS…..OCCURRED IN SCOTT COUNTY LAST
NIGHT.....
THERE WAS A DIESEL FUEL SPILL AND ALL FIRES HAVE BE CONTAINED….
RESIDENTS IN TWO TRIALER PARKS WERE EVACUATEDL….BUT WERE ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME AROUND TWO-30 THIS MORNING…..
SO FAR….THERE HAS BEEN NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT…..
MEETINGS
03/19/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HISTORICAL SOCITY I BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND GRAHAM LODDGE AND THE PLANNING
AND ZONING COMMISSION BOTH MEET A 7…..
THURSDAY NIGHT THE JAYCEES MEET AT 7……
SPORTS
03/19/18
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT TENNIS TEAMS GO TO WARREN EAST….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD IN A VARSITY/JUNIOR VARISTY DOUBLEHEADER…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-
FM…. WVLE….STARTING AROUND FIVE-20 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS GO TO BUFFALO……
AT THE MEN’S N-I-T……
THE TOPPERS TAKE ON U-S-C…….
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT
03/16/18
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE FROM TWO-POINT-NINE PECENT
IN DECEMBER….TO THREE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN JANUARY……
HOWEVER….THIS JANUARY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS WELL BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT RECORDED IN JANUARY TWENTY-17…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT….UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN BARREN AND
MONROE COUNTIES TO FIVE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWETH….JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 119 COUNTIES AND ROSE IN ONE BETWEEN JANUARY TWENTY-17 AND ANDJANUARY
TWENTY-18….
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT TWO-POINT-NINE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 15-POINT-TWO PERCENT….
FILING BILL
03/16/18
UNDER A BILL BEING CONSIDERED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMLBY…..POLITICAL CANDIDATES IN THE COMMONWEALTH WOULD HAVE TO FILE FOR
OFFICE ABOUT A MONTH EARLIER……
RIGHT NOW…THE DEADLINE FOR FILING FOR OFFICE IS THE LAST TUESDAY OF JANUARY…..BUT THE PROPOSED BILL WOULD CHANGE THE FILIND
DEADLINE TO THE FIRST FIRDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY OF JANUARY……
SUPPORTERS OF THE BILL SAY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY…..AND
LAWMAKERS TYPICALLY DON’T DO MUCH UNTIL THE FILING DEADLINE HAS PASSED…..
SPORTS
03/16/18
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TOFAY…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN COLORADO TO TAKE ON THE AVALANCHE….
THE WOMEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY…..
AS TENNESSEE TAKES ON LIBERTY…..
LOUISVILLE PLAYS BOISE STATE….
AND THE LADY TOPPERS BATTLE OREGON STATE….
AT THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT….
CINCINNATI TANGLES WITH GEORGIA STATE…..
LIPSCOMB BATTLES NORTH CAROLINA…..
AND MURRAY TAKES ON WEST VIRGINIA……
QUARTER-FINAL ACTION IS ON TAP AT THE BOYS SWEET 16 TODAY…..
TODAY…..
CORBIN TAKES ON SCOTT COUNTY….
AND WARREN CENTRAL BATTLES PIKEVILLE……
TONIGHT…
CAMPBELL COUNTY GOES AGAINST OLDHAM COUNTY…..
AND COVINGTON CATHOLICE PLAYS FERN CREEK…..
THE HOT RODS “FAN FEST” IS TOMORROW…FROM 10 TO 12NOON….AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK…..WITH SEVERAL FUN….FAMILY-FRIENDLY
ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE DAY….
THERE WILL BE STADIUM TOURS…GAMES…..AND GIVEAWAYS…..
THE HOT RODS OPEN THEIR 10TH SEASON ON APRIL FIFTH WHEN THEY HOST THE DAYTON DRAGONS….……
BEVIN SLAMS TEACHERS
03/15/18
DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH A CAMPBSLLSVILLE RADIO STATION YESTERDAY…. GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAID KENTUCKY TEACHERS WHO ARE
PROTESTING OVER CUTS TO BENEFITS ARE HAVING A “TEMPER TANTRUM” AND HE CALLED THE “SELFISH”….
THE GOVEROR SAID IF THEY GET WHAT THEY WANT….. THERE WON’T BE A PENSON SYSTEM FOR THE YOUNGER PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL
WORKING…..
LAST WEEK…..A BILL CUTTING ANNUAL COST-OF-LIVNG RAISES FOR RETIRED TEACHERS ONE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT TO ONE-PERCENT CLEARED A
KEY HURDLE IN THE LEGISLATURE...
BUT SINCE THEN…..SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS HAS SAID HE DOESN’T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF HOPE FOR THE BILL…..
PIKEVILLE OFFICER SHOT
03/15/18
A PIKEVILLE POLICE OFFICER WAS SHOT AND KILLED TUESDAY NIGHT AS HE WAS ASSISTING STATE POLICE WITH AN INVESTIGATION….
OFFICER SCOTTY HAMILTON WAS A 12-YEAR VETERAN OF THE DEPARTMENT….
STATE POLCIE SAY THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER HAS NOT BEEN CAPTURED…..
SPORTS
03/15/18
OPENING ROUND ACTION CONTINUES AT THE BOYS SWEET 16 BEING PLAYED AT RUPP ARENA….
TODAY…..
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS TAKES ON CAMPBELL COUNTY….
AND OLDHAM COUNTY BATTLES MCCRACKEN NCOUNTY……
TONIGHT…
APOLLO GOES AGAINST COVINGTON CATHOLIC…..
AND FERN CREEK PLAYS BOYD COUNTY…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AT 10-45 THIS MORNING…..
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO ARIZONA…..
PLAY BEGINS AT THE WOMEN’S N-I-T AS…..
CINCINNATI TAKES ON MICHIGAN STATE….
AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE GOES AGAINST BALL STATE…..
AT THE MEN’S N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
TENNESSEE TANGLES WITH WRIGHT STATE……
AND KENTUCKY PLAYS DAVIDSON…..
MARKET BASKET SURVEY
03/14/18
KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU’S LATEST MARKET-BASKET SURVEY INDICATED FOOD PRICES DROPPED ONCE AGAIN DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER
OF LAST YEAR…. WHICH CONTINUES SEEN THROUGHOUT THE LAST TWO YEARS OF THE SURVEY……
DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF LAST YEAR……OVER-ALL SURVEYED ITEMS COST ONE-DOLLAR AND 52-CENTS OVER THE PREVIOUS
QUARTER…..
THE 40-ITEMS COST A TOTAL OF 114-DOLLAS AND 11-CENTS….WHICH WAS DOWN FROM 115-DOLLARS AND 63-CENTS IN THE THIRD QUARTER…..
AND WAS ALSO DOWN FROM THE 117-DOLLARS AND 90-CENTS DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF TWENTY-16……
DECLINES CAME FROM FRUITS AND VEGETABLES….GRAINS….DAIRY…. AND PORK…..
WHILE SLIGHT INCREASES CAME FROM BEEF AND POULTRY…….
HORSE CAVE OFFICERS
03/14/18
TWO HORSE CAVE POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON PAID LEAVE WHILE A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES…..
CHIEF SEAN HENRY AND OFFICER CHRIS TRULOCK ARE ON INDEFINATE LEAVE….AND HORSE CAVE MAYOR RANDALL CURRY SAYS HE HAS NO IDEA
WHY THE DEPARTMENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED….
WITH THE SUSPENSONS….THE DEPARTMEENT IS DOWN TO FOUR OFFICERS…WITH ONE ASSIGNED TO CAVERNA HIGH SCHOOL…..AND STATE
POLICE AND THE HART COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARE PROVIDING E LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE…..
FATAL
03/14/18
AN ACCIENT ON THE NUNN PARKWAY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON CLAIMED A LIFE….
ACCORDING TO GLASGOW POLICE THE S-U-V LEFT THER ROADWAY….COLLIDED WITH A GUARDRAIL….AND THEN OVERTURNED….
THE DRIVER WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIENT….HOWEVER….NO OTHER INFORMATION IS BEING RELEASED PENDING NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF KIN…..
SPORTS
03/14/18
THE BOYS SWEET 16 GETS UNDERWAY TODAY AT RUPP ARENA….
IN OPENING ROUND ACTION TODAY…..
CORBIN TAKES ON ESTILL COUNTY….
AND SCOTT COUNTY BATTLES LOUISVILLE TRINITY……
TONIGHT…SOUTHWESTERN GOES AGAINST WARREN CENTRAL…..
AND PIKEVILLE PLAYS JOHN HARDIN…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AT 10-45 THIS MORNING…..
FISCAL COURT
03/13/18
AT THIS MORNING’S FISCAL COURT MEETING……THE COURT APPROVED A ROPOSAL TO ASSIGN ANOTHER SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER FROM THE
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TO THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT…..…
AS THEY DO WITH THE CURRENT RESOURCE OFFICER…..THE COUNTY WILL PAY ONE-THIRD OF THE COST AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO-
THIRDS….
A CURRENT CONSTABLE HAS COMMITTED TO TAKING OVER PART OF THE TRAFFIC CONTROL DUTIES AND THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS WORKING
WITH ANOTHER CONSTABLE TO ALSO DO TRAFIC CONTROL….
NEW FAMILY BENEFITS
03/13/18
08:05AM
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW PAID PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE BENEFIT…..
STARTING APRIL FIRST….THESE NEW BENEFITS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFYING EVENTS TO ELIGIBLE….FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
AT DOLLAR GENERAL’S 14-THOUSAND RETAIL LOCATIONS….15-DISTRIBUTION CENTER…..AND THE CORPORATE OFFICES……
BEGINNING APRIL FIRST…..THE PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYEES TWO WEEKS OF PAID TIME OFF FOR QUALIFYING PARENTAL
LEAVE…..BIRTH MOTHERS WILL RECEIVE EIGHT WEEKS OF PALID TIME OFF…..COMPRISED OF TWO WEEKS OF QUALIFYING PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
AND AN ADDITIONAL SIX WEEKS OF QUALIFYING PAID MATERNITY LEAVE…..
ADDTIONALLY…..THE COMPANY WILL NOW PROVIDE EMPLOYEES UP TO FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ADOPTION ASSISTANCE……
CITY COUNCIL
03/13/18
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING…..FINAAL APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO TWO ZONING ORDINANCES…..ONE WILL REZONE
PROPERTY ON NORTH EIGHTH FROM SINGLE FAMILTY TO MULTI-FAMILY AND THE SECOND WILL REZONE PROPERTY AT THE CORNER OF EAST MAIN
AND NORTH EIGHTH FOR CONSTRUCITON OF A NEW JUNIOR FOODS/ CROSS ROADS I-G-A STORE…..
THE COUNCIL APPROVED FILING FOR A TRANSPORTATION GRANT …..
COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL MCGUIE READ A PREPARED STATEMENT ON HIS CONCERNS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY….INCLUDING THE ARMING OF
FACULITY AND STAFF…..
POLICE CHIEF JEFF PEARSON THEN TALKED ABOUT A RECENT TWO-HOUR MEETING ON SCHOOL SAFETY WERE THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF SUPPORT
FOR ARMING FACULITY AND STAFF….PEARSON STRESSED ACTONS NEED TO BE PRO-ACTIVE AND NOT RE-ACIVE AND HE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF
THE THING THAT HAVE BEEN INPLEMENTED SINCE THAT MEETING….INCLUDING A WEEKLY MEETING WERE “THREATS ARE DISCUSSED” AND VISITS
ARE MADE TO HOMES WHERE THE THREATS COME FROM……
DISASTER DECLARATON
03/13/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS REQUESTED A PRESIDENTIAL DISASTER DECLARATON FOR 22-EASTERN COUNTIES THAT WERE IMPACTED DURING
SEVERE FLOODING LAST MONTH……CAUSING 18-MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES TO HIGHWAYS….. BRIDGES…..AND LOCAL INFRASTRUTURE…..
THE DECLARATION WOULD PROVIDE THE COUNTIES WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS…..
SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-NINE……THE COMMONWEALTH HAS BEEN GRANTED 19-FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTER AS A RESULT OF SEVERE
WEATHER AND FLOODING…..MAKING KENTUCKY ONE OF ONLY 12 STATES TO QUALIFY FOR ENHANCED ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF
DISASTER EVENTS…..
SHELTON
03/13/18
91 YEAR OLD MARGIE CALVERT SHELTON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO
THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; HILDA TROUTT OF SCOTTSVILLE….A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…..
TABOR
03/13/18
82 YEAR OLD GERALD BRONVILLE TABOR OF SCOTTSVILLED DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE
TOMORROW ( WED) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……AND MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO LIBERTY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BUILDING FUND, GIDEON’S OR HOSPARUA……
HE’S IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LAUNA TABOR….TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; NATHON AND DEBBIE AND TIM AND LISA ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
03/13/18
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON WINNIPEG……
PLAY BEGINS TONIGHT IN THE MEN’S N-I-T TOURNAMENT…..
AS MIDDLE TENNESSEE GOES AGAINST VERMONT, LOUISVILLE TAKES ON NORTHEN KENTUCKY AND THE TOPPERS TANGLE WITH BOSTON
COLLEGE…..
AND PLAY-IN GAMES ARE ON TAP FOR THE N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT…..
AS L-I-U BROOKLYN PLAYS RADFORD…..
AND ST. BONAVENTURE GOES AGAINST U-C-L-A……
KY UNEMPLOYEMNT RATE FALLS
03/09/18
ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET….. KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT FELL FROM FOUR-POINT-FIVE
PERCENT LAST DECEMBER…..TO FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN JANUARY…..
THE TWENTY-18 JANUARY JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO NINE-TENTHS OF A PERCENTAGE POINT BELOW THE FIVE-POINT-TWO PERCENT RECORDED
IN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR…..
DATA FROM THE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FOUND MORE PEOPLE WORKING IN JANUARY…..HOWEVER….THE DECREASE IN THE COMMONWEALTH’S
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS DUE PRIMARILY TO FEWER INDIVIDUALS SEARCHING FOR WORK AND PARTICIPATING IN THE LABOR FORCE IN
JANUARY…..
ALSO IN JANUARY……THE “U-S” JOBLESS RATE WAS UNCHANGED AT FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT FROM DECEMBER TO JANUARY……
KY VIETNAM WALL
03/09/18
A REPLICA OF THE VIETNAM WALL……THAT DISPLAYS NAMES OF KENTUCIANS KILLED IN THE VIETNAM WAR…WILL BE UNVEILED IN FRANKFOT
MONDAY…
THE TRAVELING KENTUCKY WALL ALSO DISPLAYS THE NAMES OF KENTUCKIANS WHO WERE TAKEN PRISONER OR STILL MISSING…...IN ALL….
THERE ARE 11-HUNDRED –FIVE NAMES ON THE NINE-FOOT-TALL….18-FOOT-LOGN REPLICA….
THE KENNTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WON’T HAVE A PERMANENT HOME…..BUT WILL TRAVEL THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH AND
VISIT EVERY COUNTY……
SEVERAL VETERANS GROUPS AND OTHERS RAISED THE FUNDS FOR THE WALL TWO YEARS AGO……
DISMON
03/09/18
53 YEAR OLD DANNY WAYNE DISMON OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT HIS RESIDENCE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…… VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS
AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…… AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; HEIDI DISMON….HIS PARENTS; CHARLES AND BRENDA DISMON….A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; VICKIE AND JOE
TAYLOR….TWO BROTHERS; BRO. TERRY AND CHRISTY AND JOE AND CARLA…..AND TWO STEP-CHILDREN; DONNA AND DREW DOVE…..A STEP-
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…...
SPORTS
03/09/18
QUARTER FINAL ACTON IS ON TAP TODAY AS THE GIRL’S SWEET 16 CONTINUES AT THE B-B-AND-T ARENA AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……
TODAY…..…..
OWENSBORO CATHOLIC PLAYS MERCER….
AND GEORGE ROGERS CLARK TAKES ON E’TOWN……
THEN TONIGHT…..
RYLE GOES AGAINST MERCY….
AND BOYD COUNTY PLAYS DUPONT MANUAL…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….. STARTING AT 10:45 THIS MORNING…..
SIMPSON MAN SENTENCED
03/08/18
A SIMPSON COUNTY MAN WAS SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT YESTERDAY TO 20-YEARS IN PRISON…..WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE….FOR
MAKING AND POSSESSING ILLEGAL FIREARMS…..COMMONLY KNOWN AS MOLOTOV COCKTAILS
20 YEAR OLD TREY ALEXANDER GWATHNEY-LAW HAD PLEAD GUILTY IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR TO COUNTS ONE AND TWO OF A FEDERAL SUPERSEDING
INDICTMENT….
GWATHNEY-LAW HAD TOLD AN ACQUAINTANCE THAT HE MADE THE DEVICES IN ORDER TO BLOW-UP FRANKLIN/SIMPSON MIDDLE SCOOL……
VP VISIT
03/08/18
VICE-PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE WAS IN THE COMMONWEALTH YESTERDAY TO PROMOTE TAX REFORM….
THE VICE-PRESIDENT SPOKE TO A FULL HOUSE AT…..MORE-THAN-A-BAKERY IN VERSAILLES…WHICH STARTED BACK IN THE 1850’s IN PENCE’S
HOME STATE OF INDIANA….AND THEN EXPANDED INTO KENTUCKY IN TWENTY-16….
THE STOP WAS ONE OF SEVERAL VISITS THE VICE-PRESIDENT IS MAKING ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR……AMERICAN FIRST POLICIES….WHICH IS THE
NONPRFIT PROMOTING THE PRESIDENT’S WORK……
SPORTS
03/08/18
THE GIRL’S SWEET 16 CONTINUES AT THE B-B-AND-T ARENA AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……
IN OPEING ROUND GAMES TODAY…..
RYLE PLAYS SIMON KENTON….
AND MERCY TAKES ON KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL……
THEN TONIGHT…..
BOYD COUNTY GOES AGAISNT WEBSTER COUNTY….
AND SCOTT COUNTY PLAYS DUPONT MANUAL…..
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….. STARTING AT 10:45 THIS MORNING…..
KY UNEMPLOYMENT
03/06/18
KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS REACHED ITS LOWEST LEVEL SINCE TWO-THOUSAND…..WHEN IT WAS FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT……
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE STATISTICS……THE COMMONWEALTH’S JOBLESS RATE DROPPED
FROM FIVE-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN TWENTY-16….TO FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT LAST YEAR….
SECTORS THAT SAW AN INCREASE INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH SERVICES…..LEISURE…..HOSPITALITY…..AND MANUFACTURING…..
AND SECTORS THAT DECLINED WERE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES…..FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES…..AND THE GOVERNMENT……
THE NATONAL ANNUAL UNEMPLOYEMENT ALSO FELL LAST YEAR FROM FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN TWENTY-16…..TO FOUR-POINT-FOUR
PERCENT IN TWENTY-17……
HORSE CAVE POLICE
03/06/18
THE F-B-I SAYS THAT AS PART OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION…..THEY AND THE STATE POLICE WERE AT THE HORSE CAVE POLICE DEPARTMENT
YESTERDAY….
WHILE NO DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED….THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD BEEN TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR AN INVESTIGATION…
REPORTEDLY….THEY TOOK PICTURES OF THE INSIDE OF A LEAST ONE CRUSIER AND TOOK SEVERAL BOXS OUT OF THE DEPARTMENT…..
SPORTS
03/06/18
THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED AS BOWLING GREEN PLAYS WARREN CENTRAL……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON DALLAS….
GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL HAS HIRED WILLIAM HOWARD AS THEIR NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH….REPLACING CHRIS SEABOLT WHO STEPPED
DOWN IN DECEMBER….
HOWARD….A 1995 W-K-U GRADUATE…WHERE HE PLAYED FOR THE TOPPERS…HAS SPENT THE LAST FOUR SEASONS WITH THE GATORS…
HOWARD HAS ALSO COACHED AT WARREN CENTRAL….BARREN COUNTY….ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE AND AT WESTERN AS A GRADUATE
ASSISTANT……
IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING THE MEN’S S-E-C TOUNAMENT IN ST. LOUIS….YOU’LL BE ASKED TO ENTER THE EVENT WITH CLEAR BAGS…..
THE S-E-C IS STRONGLY ENCOURAING FANS NOT TO BRING ANY BAGS TO THE TOURNAMENT….BUT IF THEY DO…..IT MUST BE CLEAR OR A SMALL
CLUTCH BAG….
EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY ITEMS…..….
BRIDGE CLOSED
03/05/18
THE JUDGE EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT THE BRIDGE ON MITCHEL WEAVER ROAD WILL BE CLOSED…..BEGINNING
TODAY…..UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE……
BOIL WATER ADVISORY
03/05/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT HAS ISSUED A BOIL WATER ADVISORY….THAT WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE…..FROM 41-60 OLD
BOWLING GREEN ROAD TO 49-55 OLD BOWLING GREEN ROAD…..
AND THIS INCLUDES ALL SPEARS ROAD RESIDENTS……
SHOOTING
03/05/18
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING TWO INDIVIDUAL IN CONNECTION WITH A SATURDAY NIGHT SHOOTING…..
22 YEAR OLD JOEY BROWN OF GLASGOW GOT INTO AN ALTERCATION… WITH 53 YEAROLD JOHN WHEAT AND 334 YEAR OLD ASHLEY FINN BOTH OF
GLASGOW….IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT ON OAK GROVE CHURCH ROAD…NEAR PARK CITY….
WHEAT AND FINN BOTH PRODUCED FIREARMS AND DEMANDED BROWN GIVE THEM MONEY…..FINN FIRED A SHOT IN THE AIR….WHILE WHEAT SHOT
POINT BLANK AT BROWN STRICKING HIM IN THE NECK….
BROWN WAS FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL….
AND ARREST WARRANTS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FOR WHEAT AND FINN…..
FATAL-ALLEN
03/05/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT ON FRANKLIN ROAD YESTERDAY MORNING THAT CLAIMED A LIFE….
REPORTEDLY……27 YEAR OLD LESLIE ADAMS OF FRANKLIN SWERVED HER TWO-THOUSAND-SIX CHEVY H-H-R TO AVOID A CAR THE WAS STOPPED
TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO NEW ROE ROAD…...AND STEARED INTO THE PATH OF A TWENTY-12 CRYSLER 200 OPERATED BY 42 YEAR
OLD BARRETT WRIGHT OF BOWLING GREEN…..
ADAMS WAS FLOWN TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER WHERE SHE LATER DIED….
WRIGHT AND A PASSENGER…...42 YEAR OLD LARISSA HARRIS OF FRANKLIN WERE TREATED AND RELEASED FROM A LOCAL HOSPITAL…..
OPEN MIC
03/05/18
FARM OUT RECORDS WILL BEGIN ITS FOURTH YEAR OF…OPEN MIC….TONIGHT AT THE WASHINGTON CENTER…..
REGISTRATION BEGINS AT SIX-30 AND PERFORMANCES AT SEVEN…..
MEETINGS
03/05/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEET TONIGHT AT 6-30 AND THE SADDLE CLUB MEETS AT 7……
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 5 THE SCOTTSVILLE ART GUILD MEETS…..
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7……
SPORTS
03/05/18
LADY PATRIOT SENIOR OUTFIELDER…TAYLOR STAMPS….HAS BECOME THE 29TH FASTPTICH SOFTBALL PLAYER TO PLAY COLLEGE SOFTBALL….AS
SHE COMMITTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO PLAY FOR TRANSLYVANIA UNIVERSITY……
STAMPS WILL START HER FINAL YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL WITH A BATING AVERAGE OF THREE-76….114 HITS….28 DOUBLES….THREE
HOME RUNS…AND 71 R-B-I’s…..
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CONTINUES .AT DIDDLE ARENA…….
AS BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON TODD COUNTY CENTRAL…..
AND RUSSELL COUNTY PLAYS WARREN CENTRAL……
JUVENILE THRREATS
03/02/18
12:05PM
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER JEFF CENTERS WAS CALLED TO THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS OFFICE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN REFERENCE TO A
STUDENT MAKE VERBAL THREATS TOWARD ANOTHER STUDENT….THE ACCUSED WAS SENT TO THE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER FOR THREE
DAY AFTER MAKING SEXUAL REMARKS TO A FEMALE STUDET.....AFTER RETURNING TO REGULAR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES….. THE ACCUSED SAID HE
WAS…..GOING TO POUR HOT TAT ON THE FEMALE….LAYER HER IN FEATHERS….POUR GASOLINE ON HER….AND LIGHT HER ON FIRE…..AS HE WAS
BEING EXCORTED TO THE OFFICE THEY MET THE MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS AND HE THREATENED THEM…..HE WAS CHARGED WITH TWO
COUNTS OF TERRORISTIC THREATENING AND TWO COUNTS OF TAMPERING WITH A WITNESS…..
A FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IS ALSO FACING CHARGES AFTER IT WAS DISCOVRED SHE HAD A “HIT LIST” CONTAINING THE NAMES OF SEVEN
STUDENTS AND AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND A LIST OF FAVORITE WEAPONS…..…..THE LIST WAS DISCOVERED AS RESOURCE OFFICE BOBBY
JACKSON WAS TAKING THE STUDENT TO THE RIVENDELL JUVENILE CRISIS UNIT REGARDING AN ALLEGED SUICIDE ATTEMPT THE NIGHT BEFORE…..
IT WAS ALSO REPORTED SHE SENT MESSAGES….VIA FACE BOOK….THAT SHE WAS SO ANGRY SHE STOOD OVER HER MOM WITH A KNIFE AS SHE
SLEPTINVE….THE ACCUSED WENT ON TO ASK….WOULD YOU STILL BE MY FRIEND IF I KILLED SOMEONE…AND FURTHER ON TO STATE SHE COULDN’
T PROMISE SHE WOULDN’T”…..
THE YOUNG LADY GAVE A STATEMENT SHE HAD A HIT LIST AND HAD WRITTEN DETAILS OF HOW TO COMMIT MURDERS ALONG WITH HOW SHE WOULD
KILL THEM…..
OFFICER THEN WENT TO HER RESIDENCE…. WHERE CONSENT WAS GIVEN TO SEARCH HER BELONGINS AND A BLACK BOOK CONTAINING THE HIG
LIST WAS LOCATED….AND SHE WAS CHARGED WITH EIGHT COUNTS OF TERRORISTIC THREATENING….
THEY ALSO DISCOVERED ANOTHER NAME WRITTEN ON THE LIST WHO THE ACCUSED SAID HAD BULLIED HER IN THE SEVENTH GRADE….AND SHE
WAS CHARGED WITH ANOTHER COUNT OF TERRORISTIC THREATENING……
VOTER SECURITY
03/02/18
THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF ELECTIONS HAS VOTED TO REQUIRE ALL FUTNER ELECTION EQUIPMENT PURCHASE IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO
PROVIDE A VOTER-VERIFIED PAPER TRAIL….
MOST COUNTIES ALREADY ALLOW VOTERS TO CAST BALLOTS WITH A PAPER TRAIL…. AND MANY ALSO UTILIZE PAPERLESS…..DIRECT-RECORDING
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES…..THAT PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE FEATURES TO ALLOW VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES TO CAST BALLOTS
INDEPENDENTLY AND PRIVATELY….
HOWEVER…..IN RECENT MONTHS…..QUESTIONS HAVE ARISEN ABOUT THOSE MACHINES QUESTONING THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE
METHOD FOR AUDITING VOTE COUNTS……AS-WELL-AS THE MACHINES CYBER-SECUTIRY INTEGRITY………
THE BOARD ALSO CALLED ON THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CONGRESS….TO PROVIDE FUNDING TOTO UPGRADE KENTUCKY’S VOTING
MACHINES….STARTING WITH THE ALLOCATING THE REMAINING FUNDS DUE TO THE COMMONWEALTH UNDER THE ‘”HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT”……
KENTUCKY WIRED
03/02/18
MUNINET FIBER AGENCY HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH KENTUCKY…TO BUILD PART OF THE…..KENTUCKY WIRED FIBER OPTIC CABLE
PROJECT…..IN THREE WESTERN KENTUCKY COUNTIES……
MULTINET WILL CONSTRUCT 66-MILES OF THE 34-HUNDRED MILE…..ULTRA-HIGH SPEED CABLE NETWORK…..THAT WILL EXTEND INTO EVERY
COUNTY IN THE COMMONWEALTH……..
SIMILAR AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN REACHED WITH SEVERAL OTHER PRIVATE COMPANIES……WHICH HAVE SPED UP CONMSTRUCTION OF THE
NETWORK…..AND SAVED THE KENTUCKY WIRRED PROJECT OVER 23-MILLION DOLLARS…..
COMMERICAL VEHICLE WAIVER
03/02/18
AS KENTUCKIANS RECOVER FROM FLOODNG FROM RECENT RAINFALL….AND WITH MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST….THE TRANSPORTATION
CABINET HAS ISSUED AN ORDER WAIVING HOURS OF SERVICE REGULATIONS ON COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLEA TRANSPORTING PETROLEUM AND
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
THE DECLARATION PROVIDES TEMPORARY REGULATORY RELIEF BY EXEMPTING A DRIVER’S HOURS OF SERVICE…..HOWEVER….ALL OTHER SAFETY
REQUIREMENT REMAIN IN EFFECT….AND DRIVERS MUST KEEP A COPY OF THE DECLARATION…. WHICH WILL EXPIRE MARCH 20TH…..IN THE CAB OF
THEIR VEHICLE…..
SPORTS
03/02/18
AT DIDDLE ARENA…..
PLAY CONTINUES AT THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT….
AS BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND GLASGOW PLAYS SOUTH WARREN….
SCHOOL SAFETY
03/01/18
FOR THE FIRST TIME…..THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD A TWO-HOUR…..WORKING SESSION YESTERDAY……TO DISCUSS SCHOOL
SAFETY……
TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDED ARMING TEACHERS, RESTRICTING ACCESS TO SCHOOL PROPERTY….METAL DETECTORS …..INSTALLING BULLITT
PROOF MATERIAL ON WINDOWS AND INSTALLING AN ALARM SYSTEM…..AND ALL IN ATTENDANCE AGREED THAT GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH
STUDENTS IS NEEDED……
SEVERE WEATHER WEEK
03/01/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS SIGNED A PROCLAMATON DESIGNATING MARCH FIRST THRU SEVENTH AS “SEVERE WEATHER AWARNESS WEEK” IN
KENTUCKY…..
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL SAY SEVERE WEATHER IS THE COMMONWEALTH’S MOST CONSTANT THREAT….WHICH KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES AND
IMPACTS EVERY RESIDENT IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
AND AS PART OF SEVERE WEATHER WEEK…..A STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL WILL BE HELD THIS MORNING AT APPROXIMATELY NINE-OH-SEVEN
CENTRAL TIME….
OUTDOOR WEATHER SIRENS WILL SOUND…..WEATHER ALERT RADIOS WILL ACTIVATE…..AND TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS WILL BROADCAST
THE ALERT WHICH WILL GIVE RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE TORNADO SAFETY MEASSURES…..
MADDEN TRIAL DATE
03/01/18
IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY….THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING SEVEN-YEAR-OLD GABBIE DOOLIN IN NOVEMBR TWENTY-15…..HAD HIS TRIAL
DATE MOVED….
JUDGE JANET CROCKER SUSTAINED THE COMMONWELTH’ MOTION TO RESCHEDULE THE TRAIL….WHICH WILL NOW BEGIN JULY 23RD….IN HARDIN
COUNTY….
JUDGE CROCKER SET A DEADLINE OF APRIL 27TH FOR ATTORNEYS TO FILE PRETRIAL MOTIONS…...AND THE NEXT PRETRIL HEARING IS
SCHEDULED FOR MAY 22ND AT ONE-30…..
GUN SALES
03/01/18
TWO MAJOR RETAILERS…..WITH LOCATIONS IN BOWLING GREEN….HAVE MADE ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCERNING GUN SALES…
YESTERDAY….DICK’S SPORTING GOODS….SAID THEY WILL NO LONGER SELL “ASAULT-STYLE RIFLES” OR GUNS TO ANYONE UNDER 21…..
IN ADDITION…..THE WILL NO LONGER SELL HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES AND WILL NEVER SELL “BUMP STOCKS”…….
AND WAL-MART ALSO SAYS THEY WILL NO LONGER SELL FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER 21…..
IN TWENTY-15….WAL-MART STOPPED SELLING “A-R-15 RIFLES AND OTHER SEMI-AUTOMATIC WEAPONS….AND THEY DON’T SELL “BUMP STOCKS” OR
LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES…..
SPORTS
03/01/18
PLAY CONTINUES AT THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT…
AS RUSSELL COUNTY GOES AGAISNT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND GLASGOW PLAYS WARREN CENTRAL…..
FISCAL COURT
02/28/18
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE RESCUE SQUAD BUILDING LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHNNY HOBDY
INFORMED THE COURT THAT THE STATE IS CLOSING THE BRIDGE ON MITCHELL WEAVER/HILEY SPENCE ROAD……
AND WORKING WITH CODE RED…..THE SEVERE WEATHER TELEPHONE WARNING SYSMTE…..THE COUNTY IS DEVELOOIENG A ”COUNTY
NOTIFICATION SYSTEM…TO INFORMIED RESIDENTS ABOUT ROAD CLOSINGS…WATER LINE BREAKS….OR ANY OTHER SITUATION…..
THE NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE GENERATED LOCALLY AND YOU WILL NOT NEED TO “SIGN UP” FOR THE NEW NOTIFICATION SYSTEM…..
E-COMMERCE EXPANSION
02/28/18
NATIONAL WOMEN’S FASHION RETAILER AND CLOTHING MAKER…..PINK LILY BOUTIQUE…….IS EXPANDING ITS BOWLING GREEN OPERATION….
THE COMPANY WILL EXPAND ITS FACILITY….ON MITCH MCCONNELL WAY….TO 50-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET…..WHICH WILL HOUSE PINK LILY’S
HEADQUARTERS… AS-WELL-AS MANAGEMENT PEOPLE….BRINGING IN IN MORE THAN 15-MILLIONS DOLLARS IN ANNUAL REVENUE….
THE EXPANSION WILL ALSO CREATE 56-NEW JOBS……
PIKE TEACHERS ARMED
02/28/18
TEACHERS IN PIKE COUNTY COULD SOON BE CARRYNG CONCEALED GUNS INSIDE SCHOOLS….UNDER A PROPOSAL THAT HAS RECEIVED
PRELIMINARILY APPROVAL FROM THE PIKE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION…..THE MOVE COMES FOLLOWING A TOWN HALL EETS ABOUT SCHOOL
SAFETY…..
THE BOARD’S ATTORNEY WILL WORK WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE…..WHICH WOULD OVERSEE THE PROGRAM…TO FINALIZE A FORMAL POLICY FOR
THE SCHOOL BOARD TO CONSIDER……
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REED ADKINS SAYS THEY HOPE TO HAVE ARMED STAFF IN SCHOOLS BY THIS FALL…..IF NOT SOONER…..
SPORTS
02/28/18
THE BOY’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT BEGINS AS…..
BOWLING GREEN PLAYS CLINTON COUNTY…..
AND TODD COUNTY CENTRAL GOES AGIANST MONROE COUNTY…..
CITY COUNCIL
02/27/18
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION LAST NIGHT TO GIVE FIRST READING TO TWO REZONING ORDINANCES….
ONE IS TO REZONE A PARCEL OF LAND ON NORTH EIGHT STREET…FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO MULTI-FAMILY…..FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW
DUPLUX…..
AND THE OTHER WILL REZONE PROPERTY AT THE CORNER OF EAST MAIN STREET AND NORTH EIGHTH FROM “SIGNLE FAMILY” TO “B-TWO….
GENERAL BUSINESS”…. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A JUNIOR FOOD/CROSS ROADS I-G-A- STORE…. THE COUNCIL AGREED THAT A GROCERY
STORE NEEDS TO BE LOCATED IN THAT SECTION OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
BOTH ORDINANCES PASSED ON UNANIMOUS VOTES AND WILL RECEIVE SECOND READING AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MARCH
12TH…..…..
BEVIN IN WASHINGTON
02/27/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WAS AMONG A GROUP OF GOVERNORS AT THE WHITE HOUSE YESTERDAY TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP…..TO
DISCUSS THE RECENT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT THEM….
BEVIN HAS SAID THE PROBLEM ISN’T GUNS…..BUT VIDEO GAMES AND MOVIES WARPING THE CULTURE AND ENCOURAGING VIOLENCE….AND HE
REPEATED THAT SENTIMENT YESTERDAY…….
WOLFE
02/27/18
78 YEAR OLD SHELVY WOLFE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT
GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; TONY AND MICHELLE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND BOBBY AND ANNA AND SCOTT AND TINA ALL
OF TENNESSEE….. AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; POLLY FOSTER OF INDIANA AND BETTY AND JESSE REED OF TENNESSEE….11
GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/27/18
AT THE GIRL’S FOURTH REGION TOURNAMENT….
RUSSELL COUNTY TAKES ON GLASGOW….
AND SOUTH WARREN GOES AGAINST TODD COUNTY CENTRAL…..
THE PREDATORS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TO TAKE ON WINNIPEG……
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
02/23/18
THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT IS ASKING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REORGANIZE THE COMMONWEALTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICTS TO HELP ALLEVIATE HEAVEY CASE LOADS IN SOME DISTRICTS…..
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN MINTON SAYS THE GRADUAL MIGRATION OF PEOPLE TO MORE URBAN AREAS HAS THROWN THE SYSTEM OUT OF BALANCE…..
CURRENLTY SOME DISTRICTS HAVE JUDGES WORKING A LESS THAN A 50-PERCENT CASELOAD….WHILE OTHERS HAVE A CASELOAD OF ALMOST
THREE JUDGES….
KENTUCKY IS CURRENTLY DIVIDED INTO 57-JUDICIAL CIRCUITS THAT HEAR CASES DEALING WITH FELONIES…..LAWSUITS…..AND PROPERTY
DISPUTES…..IT ALSO HAS 60-JUDICIAL DISTRICTS THAT HEAR MISDEMEANOR CASES….VIOLATIONS OF LOCAL ORDINANCES….AND TRAFFIC CASES…..
AND FAMILY COURTS….WHICH ARE IN JUDICIAL CIRCUITS ALSO HAVE A HEAVY CASELOADS WHICHARE DELAYING DECISIONS IN CHILD CUSTODY
AND SUPPORT ISSUES…..
TAKATA SETTLEMENT
02/23/18
KENTUCKY IS ONE OF 44 STATES TO REACH A SETTLEMENT WITH TAKATA….OVER DEGFECT AIRBAGS INSTALLED IN MILLIONS OF VEHICLES
AROUIND THE COUNTY….
THE FAULTY AIR BAGS WERE INSTALLED IN VEHICLES FROM 19-DIFFERENT AUTOMAKERS…..AND AFFECTED APPROXIMATELY 480-THOUSAND CARS
IN THE COMMOWNWEALTH…..AT LEAST 20-PEOPLE HAVE DIED WORLDWIDE AND HUNDREDS MORE INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE
AIRBAGS….
UNDER THE SETTLEMENT…..TAKATA MUST COOPERATE WITH AUTO MANUFACTURERS TO ENSURE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG INFLATORS ARE MADE
AVAILABLE AS-QUICKLY-AS-POSSIBLE…..
AND T-K HOLDINGS….TAKATA’S PARENT COMTPY….HAS BEEN ORDER TO PAY A CIVIL PENALTIY OF 650-MILLION DOLLARS….HOWVER…SINCE TH
COMPANY HAS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY…..IT WAS AGREED THE PANALTIY WOULD BE LESS SO THE COMPANY CAN PAY CONSUMERS WHO WERE
VICTIMS OF THE AIRBAG DEFECT……
OWL’S HEAD EXPANSION
02/23/18
OWL’S HEAD ALLOYS-INCORPORATED…..AND ALUMINUM RECYCLER IN BOWLING GREEN…..HAS ANNOUNCED A THREE-MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION
THAT WILL CREATE 17-NEWS JOBS…
THE COMPANY OPERATES THREE….375-CUBIC-FOOT REFRACTORY FURANCES…. AND TO KEEP UP WITH CUSTOMER DEMAND….THE PROJECT WILL
ADD NEW SPACE TO HOUSE A FOURTH FURNACE….
THE ADDITIONAL FURNACE WILL INCREASE THE COMPANY’S CAPACITY BY 60-MILLION POINDS OF SCRAP ANNUALLY….ATOP THE FACILITY’S
CURRENT 240-MILLION POUNDS…..
INTERSHIP
02/23/18
AN ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENT HAS BEEN NAMED THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….DOCTOR DELORY AND PATRICIA HIRE INTERN FOR
TWENTY-18….
CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL….A TWWNTY-15 GRADUATE OF ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL….IS A JUNIOR AT WESTERN MAJORING IN
HISTORY WITH A MINOR IN AGRICULTURE…..
THE HIRE INTERSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED IN TWENTY-15 TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS LIBRARY….. SPECIFICALLY WITH MATERIAL FROM ALLEN AND MONROE COUNTIES….AND MACON COUNTY-TENNESSEE……
EXTRADITION HEARING
02/23/18
AN EXTRADITION HEARING HELD IN COLORADO YESTERDAY FOR 28 YEAR OLD EDWARD SIDDENS OF SCOTTSVILLE….WHO’S ACCUSED OF KILLING
HIS GRANDPARENTS AND UNCLE MONDAY…..DID NOT END IN EXTRADITION…..
SIDDENS HAS 10-DAYS TO SIGN THE EXTRADITION PAPERS OR THEY WILL BE SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR…..SO STATE POLICE CAN BRING HIM BACK
TO KENTUCKY….
SIDDENS IS DUE BACK IN COURT MARCH SEVENTH……
WILSON
02/23/18
63 YEAR OLD TRESIA JANE WILSON OF ADOLPHUS DIED WEDNESDAY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD
FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION METHODIST CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; DAVID CARTER…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; TRACY AND PAUL TODD….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; LARRY
AND LINDA KING ALL OF SCOTTVILLE…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; REGENIA AND PAUL ANDERSON OF ADOLPHUS…..TWO
GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
GREGORY
02/23/18
80 YEAR OLD CAROLYN SUE GREGORY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT MORGANTOWN CARE AND REHAB…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THREE AT RED HILL GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN NEW BUCK CREEK CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (FRI) AT THE CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; ROBERT “BUCK” AND ANITA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A STEP-DAUGHTER; ROBBIE BERRY OF BOWLING
GREEN…..AND A SISTER; SHIRLEY MANN OF CALIFORNIA….THREE GRANDCHILDREN, SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND THE GRANDCHILDREN’S
MOTHER; ANGELA GREGORY OF GLASGOW ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/23/18
GIRLS DISTRICT BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS WERE CROWNED LAST NIGHT….
AT THE 13TH…LOGAN COUNTY DOWNED TODD COUNTY CENTRAL 56 TO 40….
AT THE 14TH….SOUTH WARREN GOT PAST BOWLING GREEN 68 TO 62…..
AT THE 16TH…..IT WAS RUSSELL COUNTY 70 AND METCALF COUNTY 40….
AND AT THE 15TH….BARREN COUNTY BEAT GLASGOW 57 TO 43……
CIVIC EDUCATION AWARDS
02/22/18
NOMINATIONS FOR THE TWENTY-18…..KENTUCKY OUTSTANDING CIVIC EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AWARD…ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED AT THE
KENTUCKY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE UNTIL MARCH SIXTH…..
THE AWARD RECOGNIZES SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS…..TEACHERS…. LEGISLATORS…..AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO HAVE DEDICATED TIME AND
EFFORT TOWARD THE SUCCESS OF KENTUCKY’S YOUTH AND FUTURE LEADERS……
ONE FINALIST….WHO WILL RECEIVE A 250-DOLLAR AWARD….WILL BE SELECTED FROM EACH KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
REGION….AND THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A ONE-THOUSAND DOLLAR PRIZE THEY CAN USE TO FURTHER CIVIC LEARNING
ACTIVITIES….
THE FINALISTS AND GRAND PRIZE WINNER WILL BE RECOGNIZED DURING THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A…BOY’S SWEET 16 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
IN LEXINGTON……
FATAL
02/22/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMEMT RESPONDED TO A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON MT. UNION ROAD….JUST AFTER SIX LAST NIGHT….
THAT CLAIMED A LIFE….
ACCORDING TO LIEUTENANT MICHAEL WILSON….A TWO-THOUSAND-THREE HYUNDAI…DRIVEN BY 63 YEAR OLD TRESIA WILSON OF ADOLPHUS LEFT
THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A TREE….WILSON WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE……
EDDYVILLE LOCKDOWN
02/22/18
THE KENTUCKY STATE PENITENTIARY IN EDDYVLLE WAS PLACED ON LOCK DOWN YESTERDAY AFTER INMATES ATTACKED TO CORRECTIONS
OFFICERS ….WHO WERE TREATED FOR NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES….
THE INDICENT HAPPENED AROUND SEVEN-45 YESTERDAY MORNING WHEN AN INMATE WAS BEING REMOVED FROM A ROOM…...
THE MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON HOUSES ABOUT 850 INMATES…..
KNIFE TO SCHOOL
02/22/18
A 14 YEAR OLD BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT IS FACING CHARGES AFTER BRINGING A KNIFE TO SCHOOL….
STATE POLCIE SAY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS…..ACTING ON INFORMATION AND FAMILIARITY WITH THE STUDENT…FOUND THE KNIFE WHILE
SEARCHING THE BOY TUESDAY MORNING AS HE ENTER THE SCHOOL….
THE BOY TOLD DETECTIVE THAT HE PLANNED TO STAB OTHER STUDENTS…..
HEARING
02/22/18
THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS GRANDPARENTS AND UNCLE AT THEIR RESIDENCE MONDAY….WILL HAVE AN EXTRADITION HEARING TODAY IN
COLORADO….WHERE 28 YEAR OLD YEAR OLD EDWARD SIDDENS OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS ARRESTED MONDAY NIGHT…..
ONCE THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK IS SIGNED…STATE POLICE WILL RETURN SIDDENS TO KENTUCKY……
SIDDENS
02/22/18
73 YEAR OLD JIMMY NEAL SIDDENS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW;
JULIE AND RANDALL MURLEY OF FOUNTAIN RUN AND SHELLY SIDDENS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
72 YEAR OLD HELEN RUTH SIDDENS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE….BESIDES TWO DAUGHTERS….SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO
SISTERS; AGNES NELSON OF TENNESSEE AND JANE BRITT OF GLASGOW…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; ANNA SMITH OF GEORGIA….
THE SIDDENS ARE ALSO SURIVE BY SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN….
41 YEAR OLD JIMMY NEAL SIDDENS THE SECOND OF SCOTTSVILLE ALSO DIED MONDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….HE’S SURVIED BY TWO SISTERS AND
BROTHER-IN-LAW; JULIE AND RANDALL MURLEY OF FOUTIN RUN AND SHELLY SIDDENS OF SCOTTSVILLE….TWO NIECES…FOUR NEPHEWS….A
GREAT-NIECE AND GREAT NEPHEW ALSO SURVIVE….
JOINT FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE SIDDENS WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL
CEMETERY…. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
MCREYNOLDS
02/22/18
89 YEAROLD LEILA MAE CAIN MCREYNOLDS OF LOUISVILLE DIED MONDAY AT NORTON AUDUBON HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY…..VISITATION WILL BE AFTER 10 SATURDAY MORNING AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATONS TO THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JEFFERY AND DEBBIE…..THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; NANCY AND AL TOMASSETTI,
MARILYN AND DOUG MOORE AND LEMINDA AND STEPHEN SWINNEY….AND THREE SISTERS-IN-LAW; CORNELIA JACKSON OF SCOTTSVILLE, DOROTHY
CAIN OF BARBOURVILLE AND SALLY TAGGERT OF NICHOLASVILLE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/22/18
A PATRIOT SENIOR FOOTBALL PLAYER HAS SIGNED TO PLAY HIS COLLEGE BALL AT CAMPBERLLSVILLE UNIVERSITY….
STEVEN WHITNEY…..A FOUR-YEAR MEMBER OF THE PATROT PROGRAM…. RECORDED 105 TOTAL TACKLES FALL TO HELP AC/S TO A SEVEN AND
FOUR RECORD…..WHITNEY ALSO RECOVERED THREE FUMBLES AND HAD AN INTERCEPTION……
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON SAN JOSE….
PENSION REFORM BILL FILED
02/21/18
THE LONG AWAITED PENSION REFORM BILL WAS FILED IN THE KENTUCKY SENATE YESTERDAY…..THE COMMONWEALTH HAS ONE OF THE WORST-
FUNDED PUBLIC PENSON SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY….AND THE BILL FILED YESTERDAY INCLUDES SOME KEY DIFFERENCES FROM A VERSION
BACKED BY GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN LAST YEAR…..
THE NEW BILL WOULD NOT FORCE CURRENT OR FUTURE STATE EMPLOYEES OR TEACHERS TO MOVE INTO A…..FOUR-OH-ONE-K STYLE
PLAN…WHICH WAS THE CORNERSTONE OF THE PROPOSAL ENDORSED BY BEVING…..
THE NEW BILL WOULD NOT REQUIRE ALL EMMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS TO PAY AN EXTRA R THREE-PERCENT OF THEIR SALARY FOR A RETIREE
HEALTH BENEFIT…..
THE NEW BILL WOULD REDUCE TEACHER’S COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FROM ONE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT TO POINT-75 PERCENT FOR THE
NEXT 12 YEARS….
FUTURE TEACHERS WPI;D ALSO BE ENROLLED IN A HYBRID CASH-BALANCE RETIREMENT PLAN INSTEAD OF THE MORE-GENEROUS DEFINED
BENEFIT PLAN CURRENTLY USED…..NEW STATE WORKERS WHO DON’T HAVE JOBS CONSIDERED TO BE HAZARDOUS WOULD ALSO BE ENROLLED IN
THE CASH-BALANCE SYSTEMS…JUST AS THEY ARE NOW….
AND STATE WORKERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE THEIR UNUSED SICK DAYS TO HELP THEM QUALIFY FOR AN EARLY RETIREMENT……
TODD TEEN CHARGED
02/21/18
A TODD COUNTY TEEN I S FACING CHARGES AFTER MAKNG THREATS….ON SOCIAL MEDIA…..TO SHOOT-UP AND BOMB TODD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL….
STATE POLICE SAY THE 16 YEAR OLD DID ADMITT TO MAKING THE THREATS….BUT HE ALSO SAID HE WAS JOKING….
SPORTS
02/21/18
IN OPENING ROUND ACTION OF THE BOY’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT….THE PATRIOTS TOOK ON MONROE COUNTY….AND DROPPED
A 66 TO 49 DECISION TO THE FALCONS…..
TWO LADY PATRIOT JUNIORS….SARAH SUTTON AND MASON TOWERY….HAVE BEEN SELECTED “ALL-REGION” BY THE FOURTH REGION COACHES…..
SUTTON WAS NAMED TO THE ALL-REGION FOUR FIRST TEAM…..WHILE TOWERY WAS NAME TO THE SECOND TEAM…..
KEELY MORROW FROM BOWLING GREEN WAS NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR….
AND ORLAND HAYDEN OF WARREN EAST WAS NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR…..
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE IS LOOSING ITS TWENTY-13….MEN’S BASKETBALL…. NATONAL CHAMPIONSHIP…..
THE N-C-A-A’s INFRATIONS’ APPEALS COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT UPHELD THE COMMITTEE ON INFRACTONS’ RULING THAT
LOUISVILLE MUST VACATE 123 WINS…..INCLUDING THE TWENTY-13 TITLE AND THEIR TWENTY-12 FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE….THIS MARKS THE
FIRST TIME A NATIONAL TITLE HAS BEEN VACATED….THE SCHOOL MUST ALSO PAY 600-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FINES….
THE COMMITTEE WENT ON TO SAY THAT MICHIGAN…..WHO LOST THE TWENTY-13 TITLE GAME TO LOUISVILLE….WILL NOT BE NAMED THE NATIONAL
CHAMPION…..
SHOOTING
02/20/18
YESTERDAY MORNING…..STATE POLICE WERE CALLED TO A RESIDENCE AT 11-39 RAY PARDUE ROAD TO ASSIST WITH A DEATH INVESTIGAION…..
THE THREE VICTIMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 41 YEAR OLD JIMMY SIDDENS THE SECOND, 73 YEAR OLD JIMMY NEAL SIDDENS AND 72 YEAR OLD
HELEN SIDDENS WHO WERE PRONOUNCED DECEASE AT THE SCENE BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE….
AROUND SIX-15 LAST NIGHT….DEPUTIES WITH THE SEDWICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IN COLORADO LOCATED AND DETAINED 28 YEAR
OLD EDWARD SIDDENS OF SCOTTSVILE FOLLOWING A VEHICLE PUSUIT….WHO WAS WANTED FOR QUESTIONING CONCERNING THE DEATHS OF HIS
BIOLOGICAL GRANDPARENTS AND UNCLE……
THEN AROUND NINE…..ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT ISSUED ARREST WARRANTS FOR EDWARD SIDDENS CHARGING HIM WITH THREE COUNTS OF
MURDER….VIOLATION OF A KENTUCKY E-P-O/D-V-O AND THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING-AUTO…..
EDWARD SIDDENS REMAINS LODGED IN COLORADO PENDING EXTRATITION….
SHELTON
2/20/18
6:05 AM
81 YEAR OLD BARBARA LIVERMORE TATUM SHELTON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE… FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE-30 AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY… VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…. AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY CAN BE MADE TO THE
SCOTTSVILLE ROTARY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP PROGAM, SCOTTSVILLE FIRST UNITED METHOIDST CHURCH OR THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION…
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JACK SHELTON… TWO SONS AND A DAUGHTER IN LAW; NICK AND JULIE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND STEVEN OF
LOUISVILLE…. THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; … JOHN AND SHU FEI GRIMES OF CALIFORNIA, BROWDER AND DEBBIE TATUM OF TEXAS
AND PHILLIP TATUM OF FLORIDA… AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; VICKI AND KEVIN SEWARD OF FLORDIA….FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND A
GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE….
SPORTS
02/20/18
THE BOY’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT AT GLAGOW HIGH SCHOOL….
AS THE PATRIOTS PLAY MONROE COUNTY AT SIX….
AND THEN BARREN COUNTY TAKES ON GLASGOW AT EIGHT…..
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM….WVLE…. STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT LAST NIGNT…..
BARREN COUNTY BEAT MONROE COUNTY 63 TO 43…..
AND THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 49 TO 41 DECISION TO GLASGOW…..
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE PLAYED THURSDAY NIGHT…..
PLANNING AND ZONING
02/19/18
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISISON WILL MEET TONIGHT AT SEVEN….
WHEN THEY WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND DICSUSS A PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO “B-TWO”….GENERAL BUSINESS….
FOR A PARCEL OF LAND AT THE CORNER OF EAST MAIN AND NORTH EIGHTH FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCIOTN OF A JUNIOR FOOD/CROSS
ROADS IGA STORE….
THE PROPOSED 52-HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT STORE WOULD ALSO INCLUDE FOUR FUEL PUMPS AND PERHAPS A FAST FOOD OUTLET…..
MEETINGS
02/19/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETS TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISION AND GRAHAM LODGE BOTH MEET AT
7……
THURSDAY NIGHT AT SEVEN THE JAYCEES MEET…..
GANN
02/18/18
57 YEAR OLD GARY RAY GANN OF WESTMORELAND DIED SATURDAY….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT
WOODARD FUNERAL HOME IN WESTMORELAND WITH BURIAL IN NEW HOPE CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (MON)
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; MELISSA AND NIP RICE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND HANNAH GANN OF TENNESSEE….HIS MOTHER;
JOYCE GANN…A SISTER; RHONDA JENT….AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; KEVIN AND JULIE OF BOWLING GREEN AND JEFFEREY ALL OF
TENNESSEE….TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/19/18
DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS BEGIN TONIGHT….
AT THE 13TH….THE LOGAN COUNTY BOYS AND GIRLS TAKE ON THE FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AT THE 14TH….THE GREENWOOD GIRLS PLAY WARREN CENTRAL AND THE GREENWOOD BOYS TANGLE WITH SOUTH WARREN.....
AT THE 16TH……THE RUSSELL COUNTY GIRLS GO AGAINST CUMBERLAND COUNTY….
AND THE CLINTON COUNTY BOYS TAKE ON METCALFE COUNTY….
AND AT THE GIRL’S 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT…..
BARREN COUNTY PLAYS MONROE COUNTY AT SIX…..AND THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON GLASGOW AT EIGHT-15…..
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP TO GLASGOW HIGH SCHOOL…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE….LOVE-FM…WVLE….STARTING AROUND EIGHT…..
LAWMAKERS LONG WEEKEND
02/18/18
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS ARE TAKING A LONG WEEK-END WITH THE PRESIDENT’S DAY HOLIDAY TOMORROW….
AND SENATE MAJORITY LEADER DAMON THAYER SAID THE LONG-AWAITED OVERHAUL OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S PENSION SYSTEM COULD BE
INTRODUCED WHEN THEY RETURN TO FRANKFORT ON TUESDAY….
SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS SAID WEDNESDAY A MANDATORY….A MANDATORY “FOUR-OH-ONE-K” LIKE PLAN WOULD NOT BE A PART OF
THE LEGISLATION…..AND HE ALSO SAID LAWMAKERS ARE ALSO LOOKING AT GIVING NEW TEACHERS A CHOICE OF VARIOUS PLANS…..
THE COMMONWEALTH’S PUBLIC PENSIONJ PLANS ARE AMONG THE MOST UNDERFUNDED IN THE NATION…..WITH ESTIMATES OF 40-TO-80 BILLION
DOLLARS………
MARSHALL SHOOTER
02/18/18
THE 15 YEAR OLD MARSHALL COUNTY BOY…..ACCUSED OF OPENIGN FIRE INSIDEN HIS HIGH SCHOOL ON JANUARY 23RD…..WILL BE TRIED AS AN
ADULT….
GABRIEL ROSS PARKER IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF MURDER AND 14-COUNTS OF ASSAULT….THE TWO PAGE INDICTMENT….WHICH WAS
RELEASED FRIDAY….SAID PARKER FIRED A HANDGUN INTO A CROWD OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMONS AREA OF MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL….
THE MURDER CHARGES CARRY A MINIMUM OF 20-YEARS IN PRISON AND THE ASSAULT CHARGES A MINIMUM OF 10 YEARS….PARKER’S CASE WILL
PROCEED IN THE COURTS AS AN ORDINARY CRIMINAL TRIAL SINCE HE HAS BEEN CHARGED AS AN ADULT….BUT THE LAW REQUIRES HE REMAIN IN A
JUVENILE JAIL…..AND NOT IN THE GENERAL POPULATION OF A COUNTY FACILITY……
PRESIDENTS DAY CLOSINGS
92/18/18
HERE ARE YOUR PRESIDENT’S DAY CLOSINGS…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND THERE WILL B NO MAIL DELIVERTY……
SOME FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CLOSED TOMORROW….
AND THERE WILL BE SCHOOL IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TOMORROW…..
WALKER
02/18/18
87 YEAROLD DELMIS WALKER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…. FUNERAL SERVICES WLL BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT
GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OAK FOREST NUMBER ONE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE TOMORROW (MON) AFTERNOON AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; REBECCA WALKER……FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; CLYDE AND DARLENE WALKER AND DOYAL AND JIMMIE
WALKER ALL OF TENNESSEE, ROGER AND SUE HONEYCUTT OF SCOTTSVILLE AND DAVID MEADOR OF INDIANA….A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW;
CAROLYN AND DANNY TROUTT OF ADOLPHUS……TWO SISTERS; BETTY WOLFE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND LINDA CHERRY OF ADOLPHUS…..AND A SISTER-
IN-LAW; MARY JO WALKER OF BOWLING GREEN……10 GRANDCHILDREN, 24 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
02/18/18
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL….
MURRAY STATE IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON EASTERN ILLINOIS….MOREHEAD TRAVELS TO BELMONT AND EASTERN KENTUCKY PLAYS AT TENNESSEE
STATE……KENTUCKY GOES TO SOUTH CAROLINA AND LOUISVILLE IS ON THE ROAD TO NORTH CAROLINA……
AND THE NASCAR….MONSTER ENGERY CUP SERIES GETS UNDERWAY….WITH THE RUNNING OF THE DAYTONA 500……
REDISTRICTING
02/16/18
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE KENTUCKY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS…. AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO
OVERSEE THE COMMONWEALTH’S REDISTRICTING PROCESS….TO HELP KEEP LAWMAKERS FROM DRAWING DISTRICTS THAT PROTECT
INCUMBENTS IN ELECTIONS…..
CURRENTLY……STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE THE POWER TO DRAW NEW BOUNDARIES FOR LEGISLATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 10 YEARS…WHEN NEW CENSUS DATA COMES OUT……
CURRENT DISTRICT BOUNDARIES ARE BASED ON THE TWENTY-10 CENSUS….THE ORIGINAL MAPS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND SIGNED BY
THEN GOVERNOR STEVE BESHEAR…..HAD TO BE REDRAWN AFTER THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT RULED STATE HOUSE AND SENATE DISTRICTS
WERE UNEVEN IN POPULATION AND DIVIDED TOO MANY COUNTIES…..
ANIMAL CRUELITY CHARGES
02/16/18
A PARK CITY MAN IS FACING ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES….
AFTER RECEIVING AN ANIMAL CRUELTY COMPLAINT…..DEPUTY CHRIS WYATT WITH THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WENT TO A
RESIDENCE ON FLOWERS ROAD… WHERE SEVERAL HORSES WERE BEING KEPT IN A FENCED IN AREA AND HAD NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY FED…..
THE HORSES HAD BEEN STARVED TO THE POINT THAT THEY’D EATEN THE BARK OFF THE TREES AS HIGH UP AS THEY COULD REACH…..
ONE DEAD HORSE HAD BEEN THROWN INTO A SINKHOLE ON THE PROPERTY….AND SEVERAL OTHER DEAD HORSES WERE FOUND ON THE
PROPERTY…..
57 YEAR OLD STEPHEN DOTY WAS CHARGED WITH SIX COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AND IMPROPERLY DISPOSING OF A DEAD ANIMAL…..
AUBURN BANK ROBBERY
02/16/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING A BANK ROBBERY IN AUBURN….
AROUND NINE-45 YESTERDAY MORNING A LONE BLACK MALE ENTRERED THE BANK….DEMANDED MONEY FROM TH E TELLSERS…..AND THEN LEFT
ON FOOT HEADED WEST BOUND ON WEST MAIN STREET…..
THE SUSPECT HAS A MEDIMUM BUILD AND WAS WEARING BLACK CLOTHING…..A SKI MASK….AND GLOVES…..
STATE POLICE IS ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYIN THE MAN…..IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ASKED….IT’S ASK YOU
CONTACT THE BOWLING GREEN POST AT SEVEN-EIGHT-TWO-20-10……
REYNOLDS
02/16/18
72 YEAR OLD ELSIE REYNOLDS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE MONDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN LIBERTY CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; FLORENCE REYNOLDS AND MARIE AND DARRELL PROFFITT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….A
NIECE AND THREE NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/16/18
SPEED WEEKS CONTINUE AT THE DAYTONA SPEEDWAY….
RYAN BLANEY AND CHASE ELLIOTT WERE THE WINNERS IN LAST NGIHT’S CAN-AM DUELS…..
AND THE CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SEASON BEGINS TONIGHT…..WITH THE “NEXT ERA ENERGY RESOURCES TWO-50”…..
SAFEST COLLEGE CAMPUSES
02/15/18
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HOME SAFETY AND SECURITY HAS RELEASED ITS… SAFEST COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN AMERICA TWENTY-18 REPORT…..
THE RANKINGS WERE CREATED USING THE MOST RECENT DATA FROM THE F-B-I’s UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING AND THE CAMPUS SAFETY
SECURITY SURVEY PUT OUT BY THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION…..HOWEVER….. THOSE INSTITUTIONS WITH ENROLLMENTS UNDER 10-
THOUSAND AND OTHERS FOR WHICH A SIGNIFICAN AMOUNT OF DATA WAS UNAVAILABLE WEREN’T RANKED…..
TOPPING THE LIST IS BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY…..WITH OAKLAND UNIVERSITY IN ROCHESTER-MICHIGAN SECOND…..AND NORTHERN
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IN HIGHLAND-HEIGHTS IS THIRD……
WESTERN COMES IN AT 147TH IN THE RNAKINGS…..KENTUCKY IS 184TH….. LOUISVILLE IS 203RD…..AND TENNESSEE 225TH……
MARSHALL SHOOTER
02/15/18
THE 15-YEAR-OLD MARSHAL COUNTY TEEN…..ACCUSED OF FATALLY SHOOTING TWO CLASSMATES AND WOUNDING SEVERAL OTHERS….IS
SCHEDULED TO BE ARRAIGNED TOMORROW….
A GRAND JURY MET TUESDAY TO CONSIDER MURDER AND ASSAULT CHARGED AGAINST THE 15-YEAR-OLD…WHO HASN’T BEEN IDENTIFIED……AND
DECIDE IF HE WILL FACE CHARGES IN ADULT COURT…..
ARRAIGNEMENT IS SET FOR ONE TOMORROW AFTERNOON…BUT THE ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY SAYS THAT’S “TENTATIVE”………
SPORTS
02/15/18
ON THE SDHEDULE FOR TONIGHT……
THE PREDATORS ENTERTAIN CALGARY…….
THE LEXINGTON CENTER HAS SIGNED A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY WHICH WILL KEEP MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES AT
RUPP ARENA THROUGH TWENTY-33….
THE LEASE ALSO INCLUDES USE OF THE ARENA FOR BIG BLUE MADNESS….. BLUE/WHITE GAMES…..SOME WOMEN’S BASAKEBALL GAMES….AND
WINTER AND SPRING COMMENCEMENTS…..
U-K WILL CONTROL MULTIMEDIA RIGHTS AND SOUVENIR SALES DURING GAMES…… THE UNIVERSITY WILL MAKE A ONE-POINT-NINE MILLION DOLLAR
YEARLY LEASE PAYMENT……BUT IT WILL RECEIVE REVENUES FROM THE CREATION OF FOUR CLUBS AND CLUB SPACES USED DURING GAMES…..
AND SOME UPPER-LEVEL SEATS WILL ALSO INCLUDE CHAIRBACKS…..
FOSTER CAREGIVERS ASSISTANCE
02/14/18
THE KENTUCKY CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES HAS BEGUN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE RELATIVES…..AND
FICTIVE KIN CAREGIVERS…. WITH CHILDREN PLACED IN THEIR HOME BY THE CABINET…..
AN OCTOBER RULING BY THE U-S SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS REQUIRES THE COMMONWEALTH PAY RELATIVES….WHO SERVE AS FOSTER
PARENTS IN THE SAME MANNER IT PAYS ADULTS WHO ARE LICENSED AS FOSTER PARENTS AND ARE PAID A DAILY RATE…..
THE RULING ALSO INCLUDES “FICTIVE KIN”……CLOSE FAMILY FRIENDS…..WHO PROVIDE FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN REMOVED FROM THEIR
HOMES BECAUSE OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT……
PAYMENT AMOUNTS VARY…..DEPENDING ON A CHILD’S NEEDS…..BUT WILL AVERAGE 750-DOLALRS A MONTH….PER CHILD….
PENSION BILL
02/14/18
THE TOP LAWMAKERS IN THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY BE CLOSE TO UNVEILING A BILL AIMED AT SHORING UP THE COMMONWEALTH’S
TROUBLED PENSION SYSTEM…..
SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS SAID YESTERDAY HE ANTICIPATES A PENSION BILL WILL BE PRESENTED THIS WEEK…..AS THE SESSION
REACHES ITS HALFWAY POINT TODAY…
WHILE ACTING HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID OSBOREN SAYS ITS BEEN A FRUSTRATING PROCESS THAT HAS MOVED MORE SLOWLY THAN ANTICIPATED…..
TABOR
02/14/18
96 YEAR OLD MARJORIE ELEISE TABOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT CAL TURNER EXTENDED CARE AND REHAB……FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN LIBERTY CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 10 FRIDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE LIBERTY MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH……
SPORTS
02/14/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATROTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT TO TAKE ON WARREN CENTRAL FOR SENIOR NIGHT…..AS THE LADY PATRIOTS
DEFEATED THE LADY DRAGONS 53-36 ….
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THE PATRIOTS THEN DROPPED AN 85 TO 34 DECISION TO THE DRAGONS….. KYLE HARWOOD HAS YOUR U-S BANK GAME WRAP UP…..
NEXT GAMES FOR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE NEXT WEEK IN THE DISTRICT 15 TOURNAMENT……
IN OVERTIME…..THE PREDATORS DEFEATED THE BLUES FOUR TO THREE…..
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CHEERLEADERS WILL LEAVE SATURDAY FOR SOUTH KOREA….TO REPRESENT THE U-S AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS…..
WHERE THEY WILL BE COMPETING AGAINST AUSTRAILIA….CANADA….GERMANY….GREAT BRITAIN…… NORWAY….AND RUSSIA……
CITY COUNCIL
02/13/18
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET LAST NIGHT AND GAVE FINAL APPROVAL TO AN ORDINANCE CLOSING A PORTION OF OLD “U-S TWO-31” NEAR
BAYS FORK CREEK BRIDGE……
CITY CLERK GAYLE DAVIS UPDATED THE COUNCIL ON THE STATUS OF THE WEST MAIN STREET RENOVAION PROGECT….
AND THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM OF LARGE TRUCKS GETTING LOST TRYING TO FIND THE DOLLAR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
AND CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE……
SCHOOL BOARD
02/12/2018
AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING….DIRECTOR OF PUPLI PERSONNEL GARY DEWITT SAID ATTENDANCE HAS
DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO FLU AND STREP…..AS OF YESTERDAY DISTRICT WIDE ATTENDANCE WAS 89-PECENT….A SIGNIFICANT DROP FROM
THE PREVIOUS MEASURE OF 93-PERCENT…..
RICK FISHER….DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCITON….UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE FIRST ROUND OF “GOOGLE CLASSROOM” WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL
BRIAN CARTER GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE NEWLY OPENED PATRIOT CLINIC….WHICH HAS SEEN 305-PATIENTS WITH 142 BEING STUDENTS….139
FACULTY AND RETIRED STAFF…. AND 24-FACULTY FAMILY MEMBERS….
FINAL APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO TWNEY-18-19 CALENDAR WITH THE CLARIFICATION THAT GOOD FRIDAY COULD BE USED AS A MAKE UP DAY IF
NECESSARY…..
AND THE CURRENT SCHOOL CALENDAR WAS AMENDED MAKING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 AND MAY 23RD AND 24TH & MAY 24 AS MAKEUP DAYS…WITH
THE LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS BEING MAY 25TH……
SPORTS
02/13/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TONIGHT….TO CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON AND CELEBRATE SENIOR NIGHT…..AS THEY
TAKE ON WARREN CENTRAL….
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX……AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHER GOSPEL
12-50….. WLCK….AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON ST. LOUIS…..
AT THE REGION-TWO SWIM MEET….WHICH WAS HELD LAST WEEK-END IN OWENBORO…
TAD TAYLOR FINISHED SIXTH IN THE 200-YARD FREESTYLE AND 14TH IN THE 100-YARD BACKSTROKR….
SARAH HARTMAN WAS 11TH IN THE 100-YARD BACKSTROKE AND 16TH IN THE 200-YARD FREESTYLE…
THE LADY PATRIOTS PLACE NINTH IN THE 200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY…..
WHILE THE PATRIOT 200-YARD MEDLAY RELAY TEAM PLACED 12TH….
BOWLING GREEN WON THE REGIONAL TITLE….WHILE AC/S FINISHED 12TH AMONG THE 14 TEAMS AT THE MEET…..
CORVETTE SINKHOLE
02/09/18
MONDAY MORNING AT NINE……THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM WILL HOST AN ANNIVERSARY EVENT REMEMBERING THE TWENTY-14 SINKHOLE
COLLAPSE…..
DURING THE CEREMONY….WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE SKYDOME…..THE RESTORED 1962 “SINKHOLE” CORVETTE WILL BE REVEALED…THIS
CORVETTE AND SEVEN OTHERS WERE SWALLOSED UP WHEN THE SINKHOLD OPENED UP INSIDE THEMUSEUM FOUR YEARS AGO ON FEBRUARY
12TH…….
THE MUSEUM TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION AND TURNED IT INTO A TOURIST ATTRACTION……TODAY THERE IS STILL A MANHOLE…..WITH A
VIEWING WINDOE INTO WHAT’S LEFT OF THE SINKHOLE…..AS THE MAJORITY OF IT HAS BEEN FILLED…..
ARREST
02/09/18
A WARREN COUNTY MAN WAS ARRESTED BY THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..
39 YEAR OLD AMY GARRIOSN CALLED AUTHORITIES SAYING HER BOY FRIEND….40 YEAR OLD JOHN COX….HAD PHYSICALLY AND VERBALLY ABUSED
HER FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE SETTING A BLANKET ON FIRE THAT WAS HANGING ON A DOOR….
WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED COX TRIED TO LEAVE IN A CAR….BUT WAS STOPPED…. AND AFTER BEING PLACE IN THE REAR SEAT OF A CRUISER….HE
TRIED TO KICK OUT THE REAR WINDOW….DAMAGING THE DOOR….
THERE WAS AN ACTIVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDER AT THE TIME…AND COX IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES INCLUDING ARSON AND ASSAULT…..
FORMER PRINCIPAL SENTENCED
02/09/18
A FORMER LARUE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO 108 MONTHS IN PRISON…..FOLLOWED BY A 10-
YEAR PERIOD OF SUPERVISED RELEASE…..FOR TRANSPORTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY…..
37 YEAR OLD STEPHEN GOODLETT OF ELIZABETHTOWN….WHO REMAINS IN FEDERAL COSTODY……FACES ADDITIONAL STATE CHARGES IN HARDIN
COUNTY…….
SPORTS
02/09/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50…..WLCK….AND 99-POINT-THREE….LOVE-FM……STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATROTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND TOOK TWO GAMES FROM METCALFE COUNTY…..AS THE LADY PATRIOTS
DEFEATED THE LADY HORNETS 53 TO 46…..
AND THE PATRIOTS DOWNED THE HORNETS 50 TO 43.….KYLE HARWOOD HAS YOUR U-S BANK GAME WRAP UP……..
SHERIFFS TAX AUDIT
02/08/18
STATE AUDITOR MIKE HARMON HAS RELEASED THE AUDIT OF THE TWENTY-16 TAX SETTLEMENT FOR ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF JEFF COOKE….
THE SHERIFF’S SETTLEMENT IS PREPARED ON THE REGUALTORY BASIS…..WHICH IS AN ACCEPTABLE METHODOLOGY WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY ALL
120 SHERIFF’S SETTLEMENTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
ACCORDING TO HARMON….THE SHER’FFS FINANCIAL STATEMENT FAIRLY PRESENTS THE TAXES CHARGED….CREDITED….AND PAID….FOR THE
PERIOD APRIL 16TH TWENTY-16 THROUGH APRIL 17TH TWENTY-17…….
THE AUDITOR ALSO NOTED NO INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE…..AND NO MATTERS INVOLVING INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL
REPORTING AND ITS OPERATION THAT WERE CONSIDERED TO BE MATERIAL WEAKNESSES……
ELECTRIC BILLS HIGHER
02/08/18
I’M SURE WE DON’T NEED TO TELL YOU…..BUT THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SAY A COLDER THAN NORMAL DECEMBER AND
JANUARY HAS LED TO HIGHER ELECTRIC BILLS FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO HEAT ENTIRELY OR
PRIMARILY WITH ELECTRICITY….
BY CONTRAST…..CUSTOMERS WHO HEAT WITH NATURAL GAS HAVE NOT SEEN COMPARABLE INCREASES…..
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE…..THE NEED FOR HOME HEATING IN DECEMBER WAS ABOUT 75-PERCENT HIGHER THAN IN
NOVEMBHER….AND JANUARY HEATING DEMAND WAS UP 14-PERCENT OVER DECEMBER…..OR ROUGHLY DOUBLE THAT IN NOVEMBER……
THE P-S-C SAYS CUSTOMERS CONCERNED ABOUT HIGH ELECTRIC BILLS SHOULD FIRST CONTACT THEIR UTILITY COMPANY FOR INFORMATION
ABOUT PAYMENT PLANS OR HEATING ASSISTANCE…..
THEN THE P-S-C CONSUMER SERVICES STAFF WILL DO ALL THEY CAN TO HELP CUSTOMERS WHO CANNOT RESOLVE ISSUES WITH THEIR UTILITY
PROVIDER……
SPORTS
02/08/18
PATRIOT SENIOR QUARTER BACK CHASE WILSON HAS SIGNED TO PLAY HIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL AT KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE…..
WILSON IS THE PATROT’S ALL-TIME LEADER IN PASSING YARDS…. TOUCHDOWNS… TOTAL COMPLETED PASSES…AND TOTAL ATTEMPTED
PASSES….
HE ALSO HOLDS SINGLE GAME RRECORDS FOR YARDS…..COMPLETED PASSES…. AND TOUCHDOWNS THROWN……
CATFISHING SCAM
02/06/18
WITH VALENTINE’S DAY FAST APPROACHING……THE KENTUCK Y ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS WARNING THOSE WHO TURN TO ON-LINE DATING
SITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO FIND LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP….TO BE AWARE OF “CATFISHING SCAMS”…..
LAST YEAR…..THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE RECEIVED REPORTS FROM 11-KENTUCKIANS WHO SAID THEY LOST NEARLY 300-THOUSAND
DOLLARS AFTER BEING “CATFISHED” BY AN ON-LINE SCAMMER….AND ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION……REPORTS OF ROMANCE
SCAMS HAVE TRIPLED OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS…..AND IN TWENTY-16…….220-MILLON DOLLARS WERE LOST NATIONWIDE TO ON-LINE DATING
SCAMS…..
IT’S RECOMMENDED YOU NEVER SENT UNTRACEABLE METHODS OR PAYMENT TO SOMEONE YOU JUST MET ON-LINE….AND TO WATCH FOR SIGNS
OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH ROMANCE OF FRIENDSHP SCAMS…..INCLUDING SOMEONE WHO FALLS IN LOVE OR BE-FRIENDS QUICKLY…..SAYS THEY
ARE WORKING OVERSEAS OR SERVING ABROAD IN THE MILITARY…..ASKS YOU TO LEAVE THE DATING SITE OR SOCIAL MEDIA SITE TO
COMMUNICATE…...AND CLAIMS THEY NEED MONEY FOR AN EMERGENCY AND THEY WILL PAY YOU BACK WHEN THEY COME TO SEE YOU……
DR PLEADS GUILTY
02/06/18
A WARREN COUNTY DOCTOR HAS PLEAD GUILTY….IN FEDERAL COURT….TO MULTIPLE CHARGES OF UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION AND DISPENSING
OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND HEALTH CARE FRAUD…..
ACCORDING TO THE PLEA AGREEMENT….66 YEAR OLD DR. FRED GOTT WILL SERVED 96-MONTHS IN PRISON AND PAY RESTITUTION IN AN AMOUNT
TO BE DETERMINED AT SENTENCING…….WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY SEVENTH…..
PATTI’S FIRE
02/06/18
MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE ARE OUT OF A JOB AFTER A FIRE BROKE….YESTERDAY MORNING…. IN THE KITCHEN OF “PATTI’S 1880 SETTLEMENT” IN
GRAND RIVERS…. AS EMPLOYEES WERE PREPARING FOR THE DAY….. .
ACCORDING TO A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE RESTAURANT…..NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE BLAZE AND THEY DO PLAN ON RE-OPENING…..
BRANSFORD
02/06/18
74 YEAR OLD LORETTA JEWELL BRANSFORD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
12NOON TODAY (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JAMES THOMAS BRANSFORD……THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JACK AND LEEANN OF ADOLPHUS AND
TODD AND JULIE AND BRENT AND NATASHA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; BRO. SAMMY AND FAYE CORNWELL AND
MARK AND LEA CORNWELL ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; LINDA HARVEY OF LEXINGTON AND DEWANA AND
LARRY ANDERSON OF ADOLPHUS…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND 10 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
02/06/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TONIGHT TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATROT GYM……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM……WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……..
FLU DEATHS REACH 100
02/05/17
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IS REPORTING 100 FLU-RELATED DEATHS IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..INCLUDING AT LEAST
FOUR-CHILDREN WHO HAVE DIED FROM WHAT IS BEING A CALL AN “EPIDEMIC”…..
DURING THE TWENTY-16-17 FLU SEASON…..THE COMMONWEALTH RECORDED 76 DEATHS FROM THE FLU…..
KENTUCKY IS IN ITS SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE WEEK OF WIDESPREAD FLU ACTIVITY…..WHICH IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL…..AND INDICATES INCREASED
FLU-LIKE ACTIVITY OR FLU OUTBREAKS IN AT LEAST HALF OF THE REGIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH…..
HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN THE VIRUS STRAIN THIS FLU SEASON….WHICH ENDS IN LATE MAY….CAN BE “EXTREMELY SERIOUS…..EVEN DEADLY”….
FOR THOSE IN HIGHE-RISK CATEGORIES…..AS-WELL-AS GENERALLY HEALTH KENTUCKIANS…..
FRANKLIN EXPANSION
02/05/17
POWER TEC SOLUTION INTERNATIONAL…..WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE WILKEY NORTH INDUSTRIAL PARK IN FRANKLIN….WILL CREATE 20 FULL-TIME
JOBS AS IT INVESTES MORE THAN TWO-POINT-26 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A NEW HEADQUARTERS AD DISTRIBUTION…..….
THE COMPANY WILL PURCHASE 17 ADDITIONAL ACRES IN THE PARK TO BUILD A 30-THOUSAND SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY…..
THE LAND PURCHASE ALSO INCLUDES ACREAGE FOR ANTICIPATED GROWTH FROM NEW-MARKET EXPANSION AND FUTURE MANUFACTURING
OPERATIONS…..
RURAL HEALTH RECEIVES GRANT
02/05/18
THE INSTITUTE FOR RURAL HEALTH….AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..HAS RECEIVED A 20-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM DELTA
DENTAL OF KENTUCKY’S….MAKING SMILES HAPPEN INITIATIVE…..
THE INSTITUTE FOR RURAL HEALTH WAS ESTABLISHED IN TWO-THOUSAND-ONE TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS RURAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
NEEDS THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF TWO MOBILE UNITS….THE MOBILE DENTAL UNIT AND THE MOBILE HEALTH UNIT…..
THE 20-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES FOR TWO PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE MOBILE
DENTAL UNIT….THE PREVENTIVE PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN, HEAD START CHILDREN AND PRENATAL DENTAL
PROGRAM…..AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS LIMITED DEFINITIVE TREATMENTS…..
OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS…..THE MOBILE DENTAL UNIT HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 12-THOUSAND TOTAL PROCEDURES IN UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY……
MEETINGS
02/05/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE RELAY FOR LIFE COMMITTEE MEETS THIS AFTERNOON AT 5….
THE RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM CAPTAINS MEET AT 5-30, THE ALLEN COUNTY LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEET TONIGHT AT 6-30 AND GRAHAM
LODGE AND THE SADDLE CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 5 THE SCOTTSVILLE ART GUILD MEETS….
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7……
SPORTS
02/05/18
THE PREDATORS START A FOUR GAME ROAD TRIP AS THEY TRAVEL TO NEW YORK…..
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY….
NICK FOLES THREW THE GO-AHEAD TOUCH DOWN PASS WITH TWO-21 TO GO IN SUPER BOWL 52….AS THE EAGLES DOWNED THE PATRIOTS 41 TO
33 TO WIN THEIR FIRST SUPER BOWL……
REST AREA
02/02/18
CONSTRUCTION ISSUES HAVE FORCED A DELAY IN THE OPENING OF A REST AREA….
THE BEAVER DAM REST AREA WAS TO HAVE OPENED LAST WEEK…..A NEW OPENING DATE HASN’T BEEN DETERMINED….BUT
IT’S EXPECTED TO BE IN LATE FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH…..
ILLINOIS-BASED….MARTIN AND BAYLERY IS THE NEW OPERATOR FOR THE REST AREA…..AND A SPOKESPERSON SAID THEIR GOAL IS TO GET THE
REST AREA OPERATONAL AS-SOON-AS POSSIBLE…..
HART MAN SENTENCED
02/02/18
A HART COUNTY FELON HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO 70-MONTHS IN PRISON….FOLLOWED BY THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED….
52 YEAR OLD RODNEY STAPLES OF MUNFORDVILLE ADMITTED IN JUNE TO THE UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM….
SEIZED FROM HIS RESIDENCE WERE 11 LONG GUNS AND A REVOLVER….WHICH STAPLES CLAIMED BELONGED TO HIS 10-YEAR OLD SON….
OFFICER SHOOTING
02/02/18
A POLICE OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN LOUISVILLE HAS LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD…..
REPORTS SAY A NARCOTICS DETECTIVE’S HEAD WAS GRAZED BY A BULLET AND ANOTHER PERSON WAS KILLED IN THE INCDEINT….
NO OTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME……
SPORTS
02/02/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO MONROE COUNTY…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE….LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
TRAIN WRECK
02/01/18
FOUR MEMBERS OF THE KENTUCKY CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION……INCLUDING FIRST DSIE COGEEM JAMES COOMER….WERE AMONG 100
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THAT WERE ON BOARD A TRAIN THAT CRASHED INTO A GARBAGE TRUCK IN VIRGINA….KILLING ONE PERSON
IN THE TRUCK…..
COMER….WHO WASN’T INJURED….SAID MOST OF THE INJURIES ON THE TRAIN WERE MINOR…..THE HOUSE DOCTOR AND FOUR MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS WHO ARE DOCTORS ATTENDED TO THE INJURED UNTIL FURTHER MEDICAL HELP ARRIVED….
ALSO ON THE TRAIN WERE REPRESENTATIVES THOMAS MASSIE….HAL ROGERS AND ANDY BARR……
HART STUDENT CHARGED
02/01/18
ACCORDING TO THE HART COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT….A STUDENT AT HART COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH
TERRORISTIC THREATENING AFTER SAYING HE WAS “GOING TO BRING AN AUTOMATIC RIFLE TO SCHOOL”……..
MEANWHILE A NUMBER OF NEW SECURITY PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE AT MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL….WERE TWO STUDENTS
WERE KILLED IN A SHOOTING LAST WEEK….
STUDENTS MUST HAVE THEIR BAGS….BACKPACKS….AND PURSES CHECKED BEFORE ENTERING…..
STUDENTS ARRIVING BY CAR…RIDING BUSES….AND NEEDING WHEELCHAIR ACCESS HAVE SEPARATE DESIGNATED ENTRANCES…..
RUTHEFORD
02/01/18
83 YEAR OLD DONALD C. RUTHEFORD, SENIOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (FRI) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERA HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS
MORNING (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…GRAHAM LODGE WILL HOLD MASONIC RITES TONIGHT AT SEVEN AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND ALL
MASTER MAON WISHING TO PARTICIPATE SHOULD BE AT THE LODGE AT SIX-30….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO
MT. UNION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OR THE GIDEONS…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BOBBIE RUTHEFORD…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DONALD JUNIOR AND LEANNE AND DANNY AND
DONNETTA ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SHEILA AND DAVID ZUMBACH OF BOWLING GREEN…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN
AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
02/01/18
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS TRAVEL TO MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ENTERTAIN MONROE COUNTY…….
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE KINGS…..
WKU TOPS ONLINE
01/30/18
IN ITS ANNUAL RANKINGS OF THE “BEST ON-LINE DEGREE PROGRAMS”…..U-S NEWS AND WORLD REPORT HAS NAMED WESTERN KENTUCKY
UNIVERSITY AMONG THE TOP SCHOOLS….NATIONWIDE….IN FIVE AREAS….
W-K-U RANKED 12TH IN THE CATEGORY OF “BEST ON-LINE BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAM”…. WESTERN ALSO RANKED 12TH IN GRADUATE
DEGREE PROGRAMS IN THE CATEGORY OF “CRIMINAL JUSTICE”…..
OTHER W-K-U ON-LINE PROGRAMS RANKED AMONG THE TOP 100 INCLUDED….BEST ON-LINE GRADUATE NURSING PROGRAMS FOR THE “M-S-N”…..
BEST ON-LINE GRADUATE EDUCATON PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDES “M-A-E” PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS….. AND BEST ON-LINE “M-B-A”
PROGRAMS…..
U-S NEWS DEFINES ON-LINE PROGRAMS AS THOSE WITH 80-PERCENT OR MORE OF THE REQUIRED COURSEWORK AVAILABLE ON-LINE…..
RIGHT TO WORK
01/30/18
IN A LEGAL VICTORY FOR GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN…..A JUDGE HAS DISMISSED A LAWSUIT FILED BY ORGANIZED LABOR LEADERS….WHO
CHALLENGED THE COMMONWEALTH’S RIGHT-TO-WORK LAW…
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE THOMAS WINGATE REJECTED ORGANIZED LABOR’S ARGUMENT THAT THE TWENTY-17 LAW VIOLATES THE
COMMONWEALTH’S CONSTITUTION…..
THE RIGHT-TO-WORK LAW…..WHICH SAILED THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE IN THE FIRST WEEK OF LAST YEA’S SESSION…...BANS MANDATORY UNION
FEES IN WORKPLACES….
THE PLANTIFFS SAY THEY WILL APPEAL THE RULING…..
ELECTION FILINGS
01/30/18
ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTIONS REPORTED BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE…..
REPUBLICAN JOHN M. WEAVER HAS FILED TO RUN FOR MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT FOUR……
SPORTS
01/30/18
THE LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO OWENSBORO CATHOLIC FOR A GIRL’S DOUBLEHEADER….
AND THE PATRIOTS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON HART COUNTY IN A BOY’S DOUBLEHEADER…..…..
AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…. LOVE-FM….WVLE…..STARTING AT SEVEN-20 TONIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE BLACKHAWKS……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS
01/29/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE STATISTICS….THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL
FROM THREE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN NOVEMBER TO TWO-POINT-NINE PECENT IN DECEMBER….. AND THE DECEMBER TWENY-17 JOBLESS RATE
WAS WELL BELOW THE THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT RECORDED IN DECEMBR TWENTY-16…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM TWO-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN MONROE COUNTY TO
FOUR-PONT-SEVEN PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 117 COUNTIES…..STAYED THE SAME IN TWO…AND ROSE IN ONE……
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT TWO-POINT-SIX PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 12-PONT-FOUR PERCENT……
MARSHALL FUNERALS
01/29/18
FUNERALS FOR THE TWO 15-YEAR OLDS THAT WERE KILLED IN THE MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTINGS LAST WEEK WERE HELD
YESTERDAY…..
BAILEY NICOLE HOLT DIED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND PRESTON RYAN COPE WAS FLOWN TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE WAS
PRONOUNCED DEAD…..
A 15-YEAR OLD CLASSMATE IS BEING HELD ON MURDER AND ASSAULT CHARGES IN THE SHOOTING….AUTHORITIES SAY 14-STUDENTS WERE
WOUNDED BY GUNFIRE AND SEVEN OTHERS SUFFERED OTHER INJURIES WHEN THE BOY OPENED FIRE BEFORE CLASSES BEGAN……
BARREN FATAL
01/29/18
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS ARRESTED A GLASGOW RESIDENT IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDWENT FRIDAY
NIGHT…..
A TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE CHEVERLET….OPERATED BY 24 YEAR OLD SHANDRA SHOCKLEY OF GLASGOW…WAS STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT AT THE
INTER-SECION OF VETERANS OUTER LOOP AND EDMONTON ROAD…..WHEN A TWO-THOUSAND-13 CADILLAC DRIVERN BY 47 YEAR OLD LEE ANN
TARRY ALSO OF GLASGOW STRUCK THE SHOCKLEY CAR IN THE REAR….
TARRY WAS TRANSPORTED TO U-OF-L HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND SHOCKLEY WAS TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON WHERE SHE DIED OF HER
INJURIES…..
TARRY HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND MURDER…..
MEETINGS
01/29/18
ON THE MEETING CALENAR THIS WEEK…..
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 5 AND THE
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP AND THE JUNIOR JAYCEES BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
01/29/18
THE PATROT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE HOME TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
LOGAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH….TODD ADLER…HAS BEEN NAMED THE KENTUCKY FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR…...AFTER
LEADING THE COGARS TO THEIR TO FIRST UNDEFEATED REGUALR SEASON…..A DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP….AND A FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF WIN…..
WHEN ADLER TOOK OVER THE PROGRAM TWO YEARS AGO….LOGAN COIUNTY WAS IN A FOUR-YEAR LOSING STREAK…..
THE COUGARS WILL HAVE 18-STARTERS RETURNING FOR THE TWENTY-18 SEASON……
CLERKS AUDIT
01/26/18
STATE AUDITOR MIKE HARMON HAS RELEASED THE AUDIT OF THE TWENTY-16 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF ALLEN COUNTY CLERK ELAINE WILIAMS….
THE CLERK’S FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS FAIRLY PRESENTED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE REGULARTORY BASIS OF ACCOUNTING……WHICH IS AN
ACCEPTABLE REPORTING METHODOLOGY THAT IS FOLLOWED BY ALL 120 COUNTY CLERKS IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
THE AUDITOR ALSO NOTED NO INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE….AND ALSO NOTED NO MATTERS INVOLVING INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL
REPORTIGN AND ITS OPERATION THAT WERE CONSIDERD TO BE MATERIAL WEAKNESSES……
FLAGS TO HALF STAFF
01/26/18
AS A SHOW OF RESPECT FOR THE MARSHALL COUNTY COMMUNITY…..FOLLWING THE TRAGIC EVENTS AT MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS ORDER THE STATE FLAG BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF UNTIL SUNSET ON JANUARTY 30TH…
THE GOVERNOR ENCOURAGES ALL KENTUCKIANS…..BUSINESSES…. ORGANIZATIONS…..AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN THIS SHOW OF
SUPPORT FOR THE MARSHALL COUNTY COMMUNITY……
FATAL-SIMPSON
01/26/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT ON I-65 IN SIMPSON COUNTY YESTERDAY MORNING THAT CLAIMED A LIFE….
39 YEAR OLD JEREMY WELLS OF WHITE HOUSE WAS OPERATING A TWENTY-15 TRACTOR-TRAILER….AND WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND AT THE
TWO-MILE MARKER…WHEN HE FAILED TO YIELD TO THE STATIONARY TRAFFIC…AND HIS VEHICLE HIT A TWENTY-14 FREIGHTLINER OPERATED BY 50
YEAROLD DRIC CHAPMAN OF BETHPAGE…..AND HIS BIG-RIG STRUCK A TWENTY-16 FREIGHTLINER DRIVEN BY 62 YEAR OLD WILLIAM ALLEN OF
BROWNSVILLEL….
BOTH CHAPMAN AND ALLEN REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT….
WHILE WELLS SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES…..AND DIED AT THE SCENE…….
ELECTION FILING
01/26/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE HAS REPORTED ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTIONS…..
REPUBLICAN LARRY SIMPSON HAS FILED TO RUN FOR CONSTABLE IN DISTRICT FIVE……
SPORTS
01/26/18
BE SURE AND MAKE THIS CHANGE TO YOUR PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT SCHEDULE…..
TONIGHT’S DOUBLEHEADER AGAINST CLINTON COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS CLINTON COUNTY IS PLAYING IN THE ALL “A” TOURNAMENT….
TOMORROW NIGHT….AC/S WILL HOST CAVERNA AND CELEBRATE HOMECOMING…..
PLANNING & ZONING
01/24/2018
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT…. AND DURING A PUBLIC HEARING DEVELOPER ADAM
LEDSINGER DISCUSSED BUILDING PLANS FOR A FAST PACED URGENT CLINIC TO L BE LOCATED IN THE ONE-THOUSAND BLOCK OF OLD GALLATIN
ROAD ….ACROSS FROM TACO-BELL…..
AFTER HEARING CONCERNS AND SPECIFICATIONS REGARDING THE FUTURE SITE OF THE CLINIC….THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
ALLOWING CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN…..
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE FEBRUARY 19TH AT SEVEN….
MAN WRECKS CRUISER
01/25/18
STATE POLICE STOPPED A SUSPECTED STOLEN VEHICLE IN HART COUNTY YESTERDAY….. AND CHARGED THE DRIVER WITH DRIVING UNDER THE
INFLUENCE…..
25 YEAR OLD DAKOTA WHEAT OF CUB RUN WAS HANDCUFFED AND PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF TROOPER JONATHAN MCCHESNEY’S CRUISER….
WHILE MCCHESNEY WAS AWAY FROM HIS VEHICLE…..TALKING WITH THE OWNERS OF THE STOLEN CAR…..WHEAT MANGED TO GET ONE HAND OUT
OF THE HANDCUFFS…GET IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE CRUISER AND DRIVE OFF….
THE CRUISE WRECKED NEAR LEITCHFIELD AFTER TIRE DEFLATION DEVICES WERE DEPLOYED……
WHEAT WAS TREATED AT TWIN LAKES MEDICAL CENTER AND THEN LODGED IN THE GRAYSON COUNTYJAIL…..
ONE SHOOTING VICTIM RELEASED
01/25/18
ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING HAS BEEN RELEASSED FROM VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…
A SPOKSEPERSON FOR THE HOSPITAL SAYS SHE WAS RELEASEDD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..
TWO OTHERS WHO REMAIN AT VANDERBILT HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO STABLE CONDITION…..
AND ONE OTHER REMAINS IN CRITICAL….BUT BUT STABLE CONDITION…..
SPORTS
01/25/18
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS TRAVEL TO THE GLASGOW Y-M-C-A TO TAKE ON GLASGOW AND BARREN COUNTY…..
THE LADY PATROT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO GLASGOW…..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY GLASGOW…..
THE PREDATORS TRAVEL TO NEW JERSEY….
MARSHALL SHOOTING UPDATE
01/24/18
STATE POLICE NOW TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 18-TOTAL WERE INJURED IN THE SHOOTING AT MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL YESTERDAY
MORNING…OF THE 18…..14-WERE HIT BY GUNSHOTS….
OF THE TWO FATALITIES…ONE DIED AT THE SCENE AND THE OTHER DIED AFER BEING FLOWN TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER….
FOUR VICTIMS REMAIN IN VANDERBILT WITH THREE LISTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION AND ONE IS STABLE…..
AUTHORITIES SAY THE 15-YEAR OLD MALE SUSPECT WILL BE CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF MURDER AND MULTIPLE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED…..
AND THE MARSHALL COUNTY ATTORNEY WILL ASK FOR THE ACCUSED TEEN SHOOTER TO BE TRIED AS AN ADULT……
FISCAL COURT
01/24/18
THERE WAS A LARGE CROWD ON HAND LAST NIGHT AS ALLEN FISCAL COURT HELD THEIER FIRST NIGHT MEETING OF THE YEAR IN THE CITY/COUNTY
BUILDING…..THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE HOLDING ANOTHER….TIRE COLLECTION PROGRAM IN ALLEN COUNTY THIS SPRING……
AND THE COURT APPROVED THE JUDGE SGNING ALL NECESSARY PAPER WORK TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM…..
A GROUP FROM THE ALLEN COUNTY SADDLE CLUB ADDRESSED THE COURT ABOUT RENEWING THEIR FINANCIAL SUPPORT…..THE SADDLE CLUB
HAS REORGANIZED WITH A NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS….AND THEY OUTLINED THEIR UPCOMING PLOANS…..
THE COURT APPROVED RENEWING THEIR 25-HUNDRED DOLLAR SUPPORT OF THE CLUB WITH 12-HUNDRED-50 DOLLARS NOW…..
THE SADDLE CLUB WILL THEN UPDATE THE COURT LATER AND THE REMAINING 12-HUNDRED-50 DOLLARS WILL BE ALLOCATED WITH THE
COUNTY’S NEW BUDGET THAT BEGINS THE FIRST OF JULY……
ELECTION FILING
01/24/18
WITH LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO BEFORE THE DEADLINE….THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE REPORTS ANOTHER FILING FOR THIS YEAR’S
ELECTIONS……
DEMOCRAT CHRISTOPHER SMITH HAS FILED TO RUN FOR CONSTABLE IN DISTRICT ONE…….
SPORTS
01/24/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATROTS WERE BACK ON THE ROAD TO GREENWOOD LAST NIGHT….. AND THE LADY PATRIOTS SCORED A MAJOR
VICTORY….AS THEY DEFEATED THE LADY GATORS 59 TO 40…..
THE PATRIOTS THEN DROPPED A 58 TO 54 DECISION TO THE GATERS….
BOTH TEAMS RETURN HOME SATURDAY TO TAKE ON CAVERNA……
THE GIRL’S ALL “A” STATE TOURNAMENT BEGINS AT EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERITY TODAY….
AS MONROE COUNTY TAKES ON EDMONSON COUNTY…….
MARSHALL COUNTY SHOOTING
0123/18
THE NATION’S FIRST….FATAL SCHOOL SHOOTING THIS YEAR…..OCCURRED THIS MORNING AT MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WHERE A 15-YEAR-
LD OPENED FIRE WITH A HAND GUN…. KILLING TWO OF HIS CLASSMATES AND INJURING 19 OTHERS….. FIVE OF THE WOUNDED WERE FLOWN TO
VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER….
STATE POLICE SAY THE SHOOTER WILL BE CHARGED WITH MURDER AND ATTEMPTED MURDER……HIS IDENTITY HASN’T BEEN RELEASED…..NOT A
MOTIVE FOR THE SHOOTING…..
MARSHALL COUNTY IS ABOUT 30-MINUTES FROM HEATH HIGH SCHOOL…..WERE IN 1997…TWO YEARS BEFORE THE COLUMBINE HIGH SCHHOL
ATTACK…THEN 14-YEAR OLD MICHAEL CARNEAL OPENED FIRE….KILLING THREE AND WOUNDING FIVE OTHERS…..
MESONET FUNDING
01/23/18
ONE OF THE 70-PROGRAMS GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WANTS TO ELIMINATE IN HIS PROPOSED TWO-YEAR BUDGET IS THE KENTUCKY MESONET……A
SERIES OF 69-WEATHER MONITORING STATIONS LOCATED AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…….
BASED AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……THE MESONET WAS ESTABLISHED IN TWO-THOUSAND-SIX WITH A THREE-MILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL
GRANT…..AND NOW RECEIVES 750-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN STATE FUNDING…..
THE AUTOMATED MONITORING STATIONS MEASURE WEATHER CONDITIONS EVERY FIVE MINUTES….THE DATA IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE…..AND THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE USES IT TO PREPARE FORECASTS ABOUT SNOW….. THUNDERSTORMS….AND OTHER CONDITION THAT
COULD THREATEN LIVES AND PROPERTY……
THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN LOUISVILLE SAYS THE MESONT IS CRITICAL TO THEIR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS……
PITCHFORD
01/23/18
91 YEAR OLD ROSALIE “DOLL” PITCHFORD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFER NINE TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; HAROLD “WOP” PITCHFORD…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MARK AND FRIEDA OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND A
DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; JANET AND TERRY CLARK OF LEXINGTON…..FOUR GRANDCHILDLREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/13/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATROTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO GREENWOOD…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM…..WVLE….. STARTING AT FIVE-50 THS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO ACTION AS THEY ENTERTAIN TAMPA BAY…….
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO GLASGOW LAST NIGHT…..AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DEFEATED THE LADY SCOTTIES 47 TO
28…..
AND THE PATRIOTS DROPPED A 48 TO 45 DECISION TO THE SCOTTIES…..KYLE HARWOOD HAS YOUR U.S. BANK GAME WRAP UP
CORVETTE MUSEUM TOP ATTRACTION
01/22/18
U-S-A TODAY READERS….AND THE PUBLIC….HAVE VOTED THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM AS THE BEST ATTRACTION IN KENTUCKTY……
OTHER NOMINEES INCLUDED CHURCHILL DOWNS AND THE KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM….MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK…..THE LOUISVILLE
SLUGGER MUSEUM AND FACTORY…..THE KENTUCKY HORSE PARK…..AND NEWPORT AQUARIUM……
THE CORVETTE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO ADD NEW ATTRACTIONS AND EXHIBITS….. WHICH HAS LEAD ATTENDANCE INCREASING FOR THE LAST
THREE YEARS…..
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL CORVETTE INFORMATION GO ON-LINE TO……CORVETTE-MUSEUAM-DOT-ORG……
ARREST
0122/18
JANUARY 18TH….THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE AND THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WENT TO EIGHT-82 WILSON ROAD IN
CAVE CITY IN RESPONSE TO A POSSIBLE METH LAB COMPLAINT……..
UPON ARRIVAL….52 YEAR OLD LARRY MOULDER GAVE VERBAL PERMISSION TO SEARCH THE RESIDENCE……AND AN ACTIVE METH LAB AND DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA WERE LOCATED…..
39 YEAR OLD MELISSA LOGSDON OF HORSE CAVE WAS ALSO IN THE RESIDENCE…. AND THEY WERE CHARGED WITH MANUFACTURING METH,
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
HARD
01/22/18
79 YEAR OLD JOHN ROBERT “BOB” HARD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALITY HOSPITAL…..AND A MEMORIAL
SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; DORENE BIRGE THOMAS HARD…….A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; ROB AND BRIDGET OF FLORIDA…..A DAUGHTER;
CHRISTY HARD OF TEXAS…..TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; KAYE AND ROBERT YOUNG OF FLORIDA AND RITA WEBB OF
SCOTTSVILLE…. A STEP-SON AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MARK AND SID THOMAS OF LOUISVILLE…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; LINDA
AND JERRY MILLER OF TEXASD….TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND STEP GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…..
HARRISON
01/22/18
86 YEAR OLD EULA MAE HARRISON OF FOUNTIAN RUN DIED SATURDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
FOUR THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS ARE SUGGESTED TO FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; DAVID OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; MARILYN AND STEVE OPL OF COLORADO AND PEGGY
HARRISON OF ILLINOIS…..TWO SISTERS; WILMA GOSSER OF CORBIN AND LINDA BECKWITH OF GLASGOW….AND A BROTHER; BILLY JOE CLARKSON
OF COLUMBIA……..
SPORTS
01/22/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TONIGHT….TO GLASGOW….TO MAKE UP GAMES THAT WERE CANCELLED BECAUSE OF
WEATHER……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…. KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS
01/19/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE STATISTICS…...KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL FROM FOUR-
POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN NOVEMBER…..TO FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN DECEMBER…..
AND THE DECEMBER TWENTY-17 JOBLESS RATE WAS FOUR-TENTHS OF A PERCENT POINT BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT RECORDED
IN DECEMBER TWENTY-16……
THE COMMONWEALTH’S JOBLESS RATE HAS REACHED ITS LOWEST LEVEL SINCE DECEMBER TWO-THOUSAND-TWO……WHICH SUGGESTS MORE
PEOPLE ARE ENTERING KENTUCKY’S LABOR FORCE AND FINDING WORK……
ALSO IN DECEMBER……THE “U-S” UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER…..AT FOUR-POINT-ONE
PERCENT……
HATE CRIME
01/19/18
BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP AS THEY CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE A HATE CRIME….WHICH AUTHORITIES SAY ARE RARE IN
BOWLING GREEN…..
WEDNESDAY MORNING FECES AND A NOTE CONTAINING A RACIAL SLUR WERE PLACED ON BUILDING 100 AT CROWN APARTMENTS….
ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE AREA AND SEEN SOMETHING…..OR NAERBY BUSINESSES WITH SECURITY FOOTAGE ARE ASK TO CONTACT
BOWLING GREEN POLICE AT…..THREE-NINE-THREE-42-44……
ELECTION FILING
01/19/18
TWO MORE FILINGS FOR THIS YEARS ELECTIONS REPORTED BY THE COUNTY’S CLERK’S OFFICE…..
REPUBLICAN TONE KING HAS FILED TO RUN FOR CONSTABLE IN DISTRICT TWO…..
AND JERRY WHITNEY HAS FILED TO RUN FOR MAYOR…..
TRAFFIC LIGHT DOWN
01/19/18
MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN LOGAN COUNTY….NEED TO BE AWARD THAT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INER-SECTION OF “U-S-68….79…AND FOUR-31”
…..NEAR RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL….HAS COLLAPSED DUE TO ICE….
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS INSTALLED TEMPORATY STOP-SIGNS……AND THE INTER-SECTION WILL OPERATE AS A FOUR-WAY
STOP UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE MADE…..
SPORTS
01/19/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS TRAVEL TO BARREN COUNTY TONIGHT…. TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……
AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..
LOVE-FM….WVLE…. STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
HEALTHY KENTUCKY
01/18/18
THE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY KENTUCKY INVESTED MORE THAN 361-THOUSAND DOLLARS LAST YEAR….TO WORK ON REDUCING BOTH
TOBACCO USE AND EXPOSURE TO SECOND HAND SMOKE…..
FOUNDATION GRANT FUNDING IN TWENY-17 TOTALED 899-THOUSAND DOLLARS… AND SINCE THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED IN TWO-THOUSNAND-
ONE….IT HAS INVESTED OVER 27-MILLION DOLLARS IN THE COMMONWEALTH THRU GRANTS……
THE FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENTS LAST YEAR INCLUDED 126-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE “PROMOTING RESPONSIVE HEALTH POLICY” INITIATIVE….
AND 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIPS SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES ABOUT TOBACCO-RELATED POLICY
CHANGES……
OTHER GRANTS AWARD BY THE FOUNDATION WERE USED TO SUPPORT POLICIES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE….PROMOTE THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH…..AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS……
SCHOOL BUS FUNDING
01/18/18
TUESDAY NIGHT…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN PRESENTED HIS PROPOSED….NEW TWO-YEAR STATE BUDGET….TO A JOINT SESSION OF GENERAL
ASSEMBLY…..
PER-PUPIL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WASN’T CUT….BUT THE GOVERNOR’S BUDGET PROPOSAL WOULD SLASH TRANSPORTATION
SPENDING FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEATH….
CURRENLY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS PAY 42-PERCENT OF THE COST TO RUN SCHOOL BUSES….HOWEVER…..THE GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED
BUDGET WOULD REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO COVER 75-PERCENT OF THE COST….
BEVIN SAID THE CUTS ARE NECESSARY SO THE COMMONWEALTH CAN SPEND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO KEEP THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM SOLVENT…
THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID LOCAL DISTRICTS CAN FIND THE MONEY TO PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION COSTS BY DIPPING INTO THEIR SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS AND BY CUTTING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BY 12-PERCENT……
ELECTON FILING
01/18/18
ANOTHER FILING FOR THIS YEAR’S ELECTION REPORTED BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE…..
JOHNNY BEWLEY HAS FILED TO RUN FOR SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL……
SPORTS
01/18/18
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS HOST ARIZONA…..
BEVIN STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH
01/17/18
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN DELIVERED HIS STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH ADDRESS AND HIS PROPOSED NEW…TWO-YEAR STATE BUDGET….TO A
JOINT SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY LAST NIGHT…..
THE GOVERNOR IS PROPOSING SPENDING CUTS OF MORE THAN SIX-PERCENT ACROSS MOST OF STATE GOVERNMENT AND ELIMINATION OF 70
PROGRAMS….. HOWEVER….PER PUPIL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION WASN’T CUT…..
CALLING THE CUTS…..SIGNIFICANT YET STRATEGIC…..BEVIN SAID THEY’RE NEEDED BECAUSE OF THE THREE-POINT-31 BILLION DOLLARS HE’S
PROPOSING TO SPEND ON THE COMMONWEALTH’S RETIREMENT SYSTEM…..
HE ALSO WANTS TO SPEND 34-MILLION IN TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS TO FIGHT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC…..24-MILLON TO HIRE MORE SOCIAL
WORKERS AND GIVE THEM A RAISE…..AND 11-MILLION IN NEW FUNDING FOR ADOPTION AND FOSTER CHILDREN SUPPORTS……
CONSERVE ELECTRICITY
01/016/18
BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER….THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY HAS ALERTED THE 159 LOCAL POWER COMPANIES THEY SERVE….
INCLUDING TRI-COUNTY…..THAT THEY HAVE INITIATED STEP-20 OF THE EMERGENCY LOAD CURTAILMENT PROGRAM…..
STEP 20 IS VOLUNTARY……BUT CONSUMERS ARE URGED TO CONSSERVE ELECTYRICITY TO MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE TO HELP KEEP THE
SYSTEM STABLE….
IN ADDITION TO LOWERING THE THERMOSTAT ON HEAT PUMPS…..CONSUMERS ARE URGED TO POSTPONE USING ELECTRIC APPLIANCES SUCH AS
DISHWASHERS….. DRYERS…..AND COOKING EQUIPMENT….AND TURN OFF ANY NONESSENTIAL LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT……
MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT
01/17/18
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED A FIVE VEHICLE ACCIDENT YESTERDAY….AT THE 70 MILE MARKER SOUTHBOUND ON I-65 IN HART COUNTY….THAT
INVOLVED A GREYHOUND BUS….A TRANSPORTATION CABINET SAFETY TRUCK….A VOLO TRACTOR/TRAILER AND TWO PASSENGER CARS….
A TOTAL OF 21-PEOPLE WERE TRANSPORTED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT….18 OF WHICH WERE FROM THE BUS AND THREE FROM THE SAFETY
TRUCK….
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN LISTED AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE CAUSE OF THE
ACCIDENT…..
SPORTS
01/17/18
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM LAST NIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS SHUT OUT LAS VEGAS ONE TO NOTHING….
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL….
KENTUCKY DROPPED A 76 TO 68 DECISION TO SOUTH CAROLINA…..
AND IT TOOK DOUBLE OVERTIME FOR LOUISVILLE TO GET PAST NOTRE DAME 82 TO 78…..
BG MAN SENTENCED
01/16/18
A BOWLING GREEN MAN HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF WIRE FRAUD….MONEY LAUNDEIRNG….AND SECURITIES FRAUD…..AFTER TAKING MONEY FROM
INDIVIDUALS WHO INVESTED IN A NATIONAL GAS PIPELINE IN TENNESSEE….
CLAY SHELTON WAS CHARGED WITH SOLICITING ONE-POINT-37 MILLION DOLLARS FROM 11-INVESTORS….WHO WERE TOLD THE MONEY WOULD
BE USED IN BUY THE MONTEREY PIPLINE IN TENNESSEE…..
ALLEGEDLY THE INVESTORS WERE TOLD THEIR MONEY WOULE BE HELD IN ESCROW TO SECURE A LOAN .AND ONCE THE LOAN WAS OBTAINED…..
THE INVESTORS WOULD GET THEIR INVESTMENT BACK PLUS 25-PERCNET…..OR THE PIPELINE COMPANY WOULD PURCHASE THEIR INTEREST IN
TENESSEE WELLS…
HOWEVER…..SHELTON WHO FACES UP TO 20-YEARS IN PRISON…..USED THE FUNDS FOR THER PURPOSES……
SCHOOL BOARD
01/16/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR LAST NIGHT…..WITH THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINES
BEING ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD…..
JUSTIN MARSH WAS RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN……AL BARMAN WAS RE-ELECTED VICE-CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE MEETING THE
THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH AT SIX…..
AS REQUIRED BY THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION…THE BOARD APPROVED THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL CITIZENSHIP TEST…..
ACCORDING TO A NEW STATE LAW…..SCHOOL CALENDARS MUST RECEIVE TWO READINGS…..AND FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO THE TWENTY-18-
19 CALENDAR…… OPENING DAY FOR STUDENTS WILL BE AUGUST-EIGHTH…..WITH THE FINAL DAY FOR STUDENTS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR WILL BEING
MAY 23RD……TWENTY-19……..
SPORTS
01/16/18
THE PATRIOTS TRAVEL TO BUTLER COUNTY TONIGHT FOR A BOYS DOUBLEHEADER……
AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..
AND 99-POINT-THREE….. LOVE-FM….WVLE….STARTING AT SEVEN-15 TONIGHT……
ACS GAME UPDATE
01/15/18
ACS TRAVELS TO GLASGOW TONIGHT FOR MAKE UP GAMES. THE PATRIOTS PLAY THE FIRST GAME & TIP OFF HAS BEEN MOVED UP TO 5PM. THE LADY
PATRIOTS WILL PLAY THE SECOND GAME FOLLOWING HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES.
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING-ALLEN
01/15/18
PORTLAND-TENNESSEE POLICE SAY THE MAN SHOT AND KILLED IN ALLEN COUNTY FRIDAY WAS WANTED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE THURSDAY
AND A WARRANT HAD BEEN OBTAINED CHARING HIM WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER….
ACCORDING TO STATE POLICE AROUND FIVE-15 FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..THEY RESPONDED TO FIVE-86 LEE KEEN ROAD….WHERE TWO ALLEN
COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE INVOLED IN THE SHOOTING…..
33 YEAR OLD DEPUTY TIM ROBINSON AND 33 YEAR OLD LIEUTENANT MICHAEL WILSON RESPONDED TO A NINE-ONE-ONE CALL….WHICH REPORTED
A MALE SUBJECT BRANDISHING A HANDGUN AND APPROACHING HOUSES IN THE AREA…..
UPON THEIR ARRIVAL….BOTH DEPUTIES MET 38 YEAR OLD JASON WHITTEMORE OF PORTLANDY….WHO WAS ARMED WITH A HANDGUN IN THE
DRIVE-WAY…. AND HE REFUSED TO FOLLOW VERBAL COMMANDS……
DEPUTY ROBINSON FIRED ONE ROUND….STRIKIGN WHITTEMORE….WHO DIED AT THE SCENE…..
NO OTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES…….
MEDICAID CHANGES
01/15/18
KENTUCKY HAS BECOME THE FIRST STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO REQUIRE MANY OF ITS MEDICAID RECIPIENTS TO WORK TO RECEIVE COVERAGE….AS
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED MOST OF GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S MEDICAIN
PROGRAM…..
THE CHANGES….WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT IN JULY….WILL REQUIRE ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 19 AND 64 TO COMPLETE 80-HOURS PER
MONTH OF….. “COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT”….TO KEEP THEIR COVERAGE…..THAT INCLUDES GETTING A JOB…..GOING TO SCHOOL….TAKING A JOB
TRAINING COURSE….AND COMMUNITY SERVICE……
BEVIN IS CALLING THE WAIVER…..KENTUCKY HEALTH….AND IT’S AIMED AT DECREASING WHAT THE COMMONWEALTH WILL HAVE TO PAY TO RUN THE
PROGRAM…..WHICH WAS EXPANDED TO COVER MANY MORE PEOPLE UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT……
MEETINGS
01/15/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND GRAHAM LODGE BOTH MEET AT
7,,,,,,,
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 THE MEDICAL CENTER ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND HALFRY/DALON V-F-W POST 57-12 MEETS
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
01/15/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS TRAVEL TO GLASGOW TONIGHT TO MAKE UP THE GAMES THAT WERE CANCELLED FRIDAY BECAUSE OF THE
WEATHER…..
THE SCOTTIES WILL BE CELEBRATING HOMECOMING……SO THE PATRIOTS WILL PLAY THE FIRST GAME WHICH WILL TIP OFF AT SIX…..AND THE LADY
PATRIOTS WILL PLAY FOLLOWING HOMECOMING ACTIVTIES…..
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM….WVLE STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
WINTER DRIVING
01/12/18
THE FIRST WINTER WEATHER OF THE SEASON…..WINTER STORM “HUNTER”….. IS MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY…..
AS THE STORM MOVES TO THE EAST…..THE RAIN WILL TURN TO MIXED PRECIPITATION…..AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON…WITH THE SNOW CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT……
STATE….COUNTY….AND CITY ROAD CREWS ARE READY FOR THE WEATHER…AND TO CHECK ON ROAD CONDITTIONS GO ON-LINE TO…..GO-CAPITAL
K-Y-DOT-LOWER CASE K-Y-DOT GOV……
OR GO TO THE BOWLING GREEN DISTRICT THREE TWITTER AND FACEBOOKS ACCOUNTS AT…….. K-Y-T-C-DISTRICT-NUMBER 3……
ELECTION FILINGS
01/12/18
TWO MORE FILINGS FOR THIS YEAR’S ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE……
KEN GOFORTH AND BEVERLY TRACY ANDERSON HAVE FILED TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION TO SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL…….
STEPHENS
01/12/18
53 YEAR OLD KAREN SUE STEPHENS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE MONDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL OME WITH BURIAL IN PLEASANT GROVE CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO PLEASANT GROVE CEMETERY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER PARENTS; DAVE AND KATHLEEN STEPHENS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SEVERAL UNCLES, AUNTS AND COUSINS ALSO SURVIVE…..
MEADOR
01/12/18
83 YEAR OLD JOE KNOX MEADOR OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (SAT)
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE GIDEONS…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; GORDON AND LINDA OF TENNESSEE…..TWO NIECES; BECKY AND GARY FOX AND CINDY AND
GARY MCREYNOLDS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE NEPHEWS; RANDY AND MELISSA COOK OF SCOTTSVILLE AND TERRY AND CARYN COOK AND
TIM AND DOTTIE WIMPEE ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..10 GREAT-NIECES AND GREAT-NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/12/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS TRAVEL TO GLASGOW TONIGHT…..
THE SCOTTIES WILL BE CELEBRATING HOMECOMING……SO THE PATRIOTS WILL PLAY THE FIRST GAME WHICH WILL TIP OFF AT SIX…..AND THE LADY
PATRIOS WILL PLAY FOLLOWING HOMECOMING ACTIVTIES…..
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-
FM….WVLE STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
HOUSE CHANGES COURSE
01/11/18
THE KENTUCKY HOUSE OF REPRESENTAITE CHANGED COURSE YESTERDAY….IN THE INVESTIGATION OF EX-SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER….AS IT VOTED
90-TO-NOTHING TO DISBAND THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE THAT WAS FORMED TO LOOK INTO A SEXUAL HARASSMENT SETTLEMENT THAT HE
SECRETLY SIGNED….
THE COMMITTEE LATER VOTED ITSELF OUT OF EXISTENCE……WHICH MEANS THE INVESTIGATION SHIFTS FULLY TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S
LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION…..
TRAFFIC FATALITIES DOWN
01/11/18
PRELIMINARY FIGURES INDICATE HIGHWAY FATALITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH DECLINED LAST YEAR TO 770…….WHICH WAS DOWN FROM 834 IN
TWENTY-16……
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE…..THIS IS KENTUCKY’S FIRST ROADWAY FATALITY
DECREASE SINCE TWENTY-13……WHEN 638 FATALITIES WERE RECORDED…..
BEGINNING TODAY…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S 75 OVERHEAD AND SIDE-MOUNT ROADWAY SIGNS WILL COMMEND THE TRAVELING PUBLIC FOR THE
PROGRESS MADE TOWARD ZERO FATAILTIES…..
THE FIGURES WILL REMAIN CLASSIFIED AS PRELIMINARY UNTIL ALL HIGHWAY CRASH DATA IS COLLECTED…..THEN A FINAL REPORT WILL BE
RELEASED IN APRIL…..
CENTERS
01/11/18
89 YEAR OLD ELONZO ALLEN CENTERS OF MARTINSVILLE-INDIANA….AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE….DIED SUNDAY AT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL IN
INDIANAPOLIS…. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN PLEASANT GROVE
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DAVID, AND KENNETH AND PAULA….AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; PEGGY AND
JIM BAY AND ROSLIE AND EDWIN ZWECK ALL OF INDIANA……TWO STEP-SONS AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; PHILLIP MITCHELL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND
LOWELL AND SUSAN MITCHELL OF INDIANA…..AND A STEP-DAUGHTER AND STEP-SON-IN-LAW; SUE AND BILLY SHOULDERS OF TENNESSEE……11
GRANDCHILDREN, 20 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……I
STRADER
01/11/18
79 YEAR OLD WES STRADER…..WHO SERVED AS THE VOICE OF THE HILLTOPPERS… DOING RADIO PLAY-BY-PLAY FOR TOPPER FOOTBALL AND
BASKETBALL FOR 36 YEARS….DIED TUESDAY…..
A BARREN COUNTY NATIVE….STRADER WAS INDUCTED INTO THE KENTUCKY ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME IN TWO-THOUSAND-TWO….
AND ON FEBRUARY 21ST TWENTY-13……WESTERN UNVEILED A BANNER FOR STRADER IN THE RAFTER OF DIDDLE ARENA….AND HIS BANNER
REMAINS THE ONLY BANNER HUNG ACROSS ALL W-K-U SPOTS FOR A NON-PLAYER OF FORMER COACH……
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR WES STRADER WILL BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT EASTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH WITH PRIVATE BURIAL…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO MONDAY AT THE CHURCH……
SPORTS
01/11/18
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARITY BASKETBALL TEAMS TRAVEL TO GLASGOW…..
WHILE THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMEN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW….
SCHOOL DISMISSED
01/10/18
DUE TO ILLNESS……THE ALLEN COUNTY CSHOOL DISTRICT HAS CANCELLED CLASSES FOR TOMORROW AND FRIDAY……
SCHOOL WAS ALREADY TO HAVE BEEN OUT MONDAY FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY…..
CLASSES WILL RESUME IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT DTUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH……
NEW SPEED LIMITS
01/10/17
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT EFFECTIVE TODAY…..TWO AREAS IN ALLEN COUNTY HAVE A REDUCED
SPEED ZONE….
KENTUCKY-100 NEAR HINTON AVENUE AT MILE POINT 12-POINT-FIVE…..TO NEAR EAST LOCUST AT MILE POOINT 14-POINT-SEVEN…..HAS BEEN
LOWERED TO 35 MILES-PER-HOUR……
AND THE SECOND AREA IS KENTUCKY-35-HUNDRED BETWEEN MILE POINT THREE-POINT-SEVEN TO FOUR-POINT-ZERO-EIGHT WHICH HAS ALSO
BEEN LOWERED TO 35 MILES-PER-HOUR…..
TEMPORARY MESSAGE SIGNS HAVE BEEN SET UP AND NEW SPEED LIMIT SIGNS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED……
A RECENT TRAFFIC STUDY INDICATED THE SPEED CHANGE WAS NECESSARY TO IMPROVE SAFETY…….
HISTORY GRANTS
01/10/18
THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS ANNOUNCED THE RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS FROM THE KENTUCKY LOCAL HISTORY TRUST FUND…..
WHICH SUPPORTS LOCAL HISTORY ORGANIZATONS’ EFFORTS TO PRESERVE AND TELL KENTUCKY’S STORIES……
17-ORGANIZATIONS FROM 16-COUNTIES RECEIVED GRANTS TOTALING 22-THOUSAND-217 DOLLAR….WITH INDIVIDUALS AMOUNTS
RANGING FROM 856-DOLLARS TO 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR PROJECTS RELATED TO COLLECTON CONSERVATIONS….EDUCATION….
PROMOTION…..EXHIITS….AND STRATEGIC PLANNINS……
AND THE ALLEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS RECEIVING 15-HUNDRED DOLALRS FOR COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT……
LOCAL TRUST FUND MONEY COMES FROM KENTUCKIANS WHO DONATE A PORTION OF THEIR STATE INCOME TAX REFUND……
WILLIS FILES FOR REELECTION
01/10/18
COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY CLINT WILLIS HAS FILED FOR RE-ELECTION FOR HIS FOURTH TERM AS COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY FOR THE 49TH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHICH IS COMPOSED OF ALLEN AND SIMPSON COUNTIES…..
WILLIS EARNED HIS LAW DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY IN 1993…. AND WORKED IN PRIVATE PRACTICE UNTIL BEING ELECTED
COMMONWELATH’S ATTORNEY IN TWO-THOUSAND…..
RECALL
01/10/18
DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION HAS ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF ITS 12-OUNCE PACKAGES OF CLOVER VALLEY ICED OATMEAL
COOKIES .WITH LOT NUMBER….L-FOUR-SIX-TWO-ONE-SEVEN-30 AND A BEST-BY DATE OF AUGUST18TH-TWENTY-18….OVER CONCERNS OF
UNDECLARED MILK AND TREE NUTS….
AFTER LEARNING OF THE ISSUE…..DOLLAR GENERAL CONTACT THE U-S FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO INITIATE THE VOLUNTARY RECALL
OF THE PRODUCT RECALL…..
CONSUMERS WITH A MILK AND OR NUT ALLERGY OR SENSITIVITY TO THESE ITESM SHOULD NOT CONSUME THIS PRODUCT DUE TO POSSIBLE
HEALTH RISK OF SERIOUS ALLERGIC REACTION…..
HOWEVER……AT THIS TIME NO ILLNESSES OR REACTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED……
SOLOMON
01/10/18
87 YEAR OLD DAVID SOLOMON OF PRINCETON, INDIANA DIED MONDAY AT RIVER OAKS HEALTH CAMPUS…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) AFTERNOOON AT TWO AT HATCHER AND SADDLER FUNERAL HOME IN GLASGOW WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN FUN CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; MARIE CORNWELL SOLOMON…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; RICKY AND JESSE….AND A SISTER; DONNA WILSON
ALL OF TENNESSEE……TWO BROTHERS-IN-LAW; JOE AND NANCY CORNWELL OF FOUNTAIN RUN AND CLIFFORD OLIVER OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND
THREE SISTERS-IN-LAW; FAYE AND BOBBY MORRISON AND BECKY AND LARRY PITCOCK ALL OF FOUNTAIN RUN AND BETTY AND JERRY CRABTREE
OF TENNESSEE…..
SPORTS
01/10/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO LOGAN COUNTY LAST NIGHT…..AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DEFEATED THE LADY
COUGARS 59 TO 36…..
IT WAS A HARD FOUGHT GAME…..BUT THE PATRIOTS DROPPED A 50 TO 48 DECISION TO THE COUGARS…..
BOTH TEAMS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD FRIDAY NIGHT TO GLASGOW….THE SCOTTIES WILL BE CELEBRATING HOMECOMING…..SO THE PATRIOTS WILL
PLAY FIRST WITH A TIP OFF AT SIX….AND THE GIRL’S GAME WILL BE SECOND….FOLLOWING HOME COMING ACTIVITIES….
LITTLE LIBRARY PROJECT
01/09/18
THREE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL DECA OFFICERS…..ALLY ATWOOD….SYDNEY AUSBROOKS….AND HADLEY CELSOR…..ARE
SPEAR-HEADING A PROJECT TO PLACE FREE BOOKS INTO THE HANDS OF YOUNGSTERS IN ALLEN COUNTY….
THEY HAVE SET UP THREE…..”LITTLE LIBRARY BOXES” IN SCOTTSVILLE WITH EACH CONTAINING ABOUT 25-BOOKS…..THE “LITTLE LIBRARIES” ARE
LOCATED AT THE AC/S RECREATION CENTER…..EAST WILLOW CHURCH OF GOD….AND AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH…..
THE “LITTLE LIBRATIES” ARE GEARED TO KIDS FROM PRE-SCHOOL TO EIGHTH GRADE….. STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS CAN STOP BY ANY
LOCATION….PICK UP A FREE AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOK….READ IT…AND THEN RETURN IT TO THE “LITTLE LIBRARY” SO OTHERS CAN BENEFIT…..
THE DECA STUDENTS ARE ALSO SEEKING BOOK DONATIONS FOR THE PROJECT WHICH CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT ONE OF THE “LITTLE LIBRARIES”
OR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL……
FISCAL COURT
01/09/18
AT THIS MORNING’S ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETING…..THE COURT APPROVED INCREASING THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BY 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR……
THE 35-ACRES IS LOCATED ON VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY…..
THE COURT ALSO APPROVED JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHNNY HOBDY SIGNING THE NECESSARY PAPER WORK TO APPLY FOR A 600-THOUSAND DOLLAR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT….TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR A PROJECT THAT COULD BRING 30-NEW JOBS TO ALLEN COUNTY……
HARRISON FILES FOR REELECTION
01/09/18
MARTHA BLAIR HARRISION…..DISTRICT JUDGE FOR ALLEN AND SIMPSON COUNTIES…..HAS FILED FOR RE-ELECTION…..
SHE HAS SERVED AS JUDGE OF THE 49TH JUDICIAL DISTICT SINCE JANUARY TWENTY-11….
JUDGE HARRSION GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA…..EARNED A MASTRER’S DEGEE IN PUBLIC SERVICE FROM WESTERN
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY….. AND RECEIVED HER LAW DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE….AND WHILE IN PRIVATE PRACTICE SHE
QUALIFIED AS A MEDIATOR…..
CITY COUNCIL
01/09/18
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL HELD THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR LAST NIGHT….WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
PRIDE MASTERS IN ATTENDANCE…..
THE DUGA COMMUNITY PARK HAD REQUESTED THE CLOSING OF AN OLD BRIDGE AND FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO THAT ORDINANCE…..
AND THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UPDATED THE COUNCIL ON THE NEW “FAST PACE CLINIC” THAT WILL
BE LOCATING ON THE CORNER ACROSS FROM TACO BELL……
TWO BUILDINGS WILL BE BUILT ON THE SITE…..BUT IT HASN’T BEEN ANNOUNCED WHAT WILL BE IN THE SECOND BUILDING…. AND THE PLANNING
AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MATTER JANUARY 15TH……
HOOVER RESIGNS
01/09/18
REPUBLICAN SPEAKER OF THE KENTUCKY HOUSE….JEFF HOOVER…RESIGNED FROM HIS LEADERSHIP POST YESTERDAY………AND MOMENTS
AFTER HE OFFERED TO RESIGN……SPEAKER PRO TEM DAVID OSBORNE RULED THAT HIS RESIGNATION HAD BEEN ACCEPTED…..
HOOVER WILL REMAIN A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE…
OSBORNE WENT ON TO SAY THE HOUSE WON’T HAVE AN “OFFICIAL” SPEAKER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS SESSION…..HE WILL CONTINUE TO
PRESIDE AS “SPEAKER PRO TEM” UNTIL HIS TERM EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE YEAR….
THE HOUSE WILL ELECT NEW OFFICERS NEXT YEAR…..
ELECTION FILING
01/09/18
ANOTHER FILING FOR THIS YEAR’S ELECTIONS REPORTED BY THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE…..
REPUBLICAN JIMMY D. MAYS HAS FILED TO RUN FOR JUDGE EXECUTIVE……
IVES
01/09/18
85 YEAROLD FRED R. IVES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER
ONE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE BIBLE OF THE
MONTH CLUB……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; NORMA VALOISE IVES….AND SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; HOWARD AND SHERRY OF TENNESSEE…..AND A DAUGHTER
AND SON-IN-LAW; MARY ANN AND DANNY BROWN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/09/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TONIGHT TO LOGAN COUNTY….
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..STARTING AT FIVE-50 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO ACTON AS THEY’RE AT HOME TO PLAY EDMONTON…..
FARM BUREAU CONVENTION
010/08/18
FARMERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE IN NASHVILLE THIS WEEK FOR THE…. 99TH ANNUAL AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
CONVENTION…...BEING HELD AT THE GAYLORD OPRYLAND RESORT AND CONVENTION CENTER…..
THE CONVENTION WHICH RUNS THRU WEDNESDAY…..INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS……AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL ADDRESS
THE CONVENTION TODAY…….
CITY COUNCIL
01/08/18
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT…..ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGUALR REPORTS…..AND TONIGHT’S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SIX……
MEETINGS
01/08/18
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND HALF-WAY LOGED AND THE BEEKEEPERS BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AT 4……
THURSDAY NIGHT THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AT 6:30 AND THE FISH AND GAME CLUB MEETS AT 7……
WOOD
01/08/18
85 YEAR OLD REX EUGENE “SHORTY” WOOD OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED SATURDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND EXTENDED CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN TRACY CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER THREE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE
TRACY CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; EVA AND CAROL CLINE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND ANNETTE AND JEFF EATON OF FOUNTAIN
RUN….FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/08/18
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARITY TEAMS PLAY AT GREENWOOD TONIGHT…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FREHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT DROP
01/05/18
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE STATISTICS……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL
FROM THREE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN OCTOBER TO THREE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN NOVEMEBR…..AND THIS NOVEMBER’S JOBLESS RATE
MATCHED THE THREE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT RECORDED IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.....UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN MONROE
COUNTY….TO FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMWONWEALTH JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 72 COUNTIES…. REMAINDED THE SAME IN 17….AND ROSE IN 31 COUNTIES…..
WOODFORD COUNTY HAS THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT TWO-POINT SEVEN PERCENT…..
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 12-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT…..
NEW GLASGOW PLANT
01/05/18
06:05AM
LYNX LABELING…..WHICH DEVELOPS AND SELLS CUSTOM LABELING MACHINERY AND SOFTWARE PRIMARILY TO THE MEAT AND POULTRY
INDUSTRIES….WILL BUILD A 500-THOUSAND DOLLAR FACILITY IN GLASGOW…..CREATING 10-NEW JOBS……
THE COMPANY ALSO PLANS TO INVEST 65-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN EQUIPMENT AND 25-THOUSAND IN STARTUP-RELATED ACTIVITIES AT ITS NEW 12-
THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY…...WHICH WILL BE LOCATED IN THE HIGHLAND GLEN INDUSTRIAL PARK…..
FOUNDED IN TWENTY-16…..LYNX PRIMARILY PRODUCES INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT WEIGH….PACKAGE….AND LABEL PRODUCTS…….
DICK
01/05/18
72 YEAR OLD LINDA MAE DICK OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED DECEMBER 30TH AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT)
AFTERNOON AT ONE-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW (SAT)
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; JERRY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; KIM AND WILIE KINGREY AND TERERSA WHITLOW…..AND
TWO BROTHERS; PRESTON AND JACKIE WHITLOW ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SISTER-IN-LAW; MAYDELL WHITLOW OF RANDOLPH…..AND A DAUGHTER-
IN-LAW; ANISSA HOGAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..10 GRANDCHILDREN AND 15 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SPORTS
01/05/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT AS MONROE COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT GYM…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE….LOVE-FM……WVLE….STARTING AT
FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON…….
HOOVER NOT RESIGNING
01/04/18
HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER IS NOT RESIGING HIS LEADERSHIP POSISION…… DESPITE SAYING IN NOVEMBER HE WOULD….AFTER ADMITTING TO
CONFIDENTIALLY SETTLING A SEXUAL HARASSMETN COMPLAINT….
IN A STATEMENT RELEASED TUESDAY…..HOOVER SAID HE WOULD “TEMPORARILY” GIVE POWERS OF THE SPEAKERSHP TO SPEAKER PRO-TEM
DAVID OSBORNE WHILE THE LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION INVESTIGATED A COMPLAINT THAT HOOVER AND HIS STAFF RETALIATED AGAINST
ANOTHER STAFFER FOR BLOWING THE WHISLE ON THE ALLEGATIONS……
TINSLEY
01/04/18
89 YEAR OLD JAMES K. TINSLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT
GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 FRIDAY MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; VONDA POLSON TINSLEY……TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; DEBORAH AND JOHNNY HOBDY AND TAMMY AND
STEVE PERRY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….A SON; KIRK OF BOWLING GREEN……AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; RUTH ANN CUNNIMGHAM AND HUSBAND RONNIE
OF SCOTTSVILLE….10 GRANDCHILDREN AND 15 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/04/18
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR TEAMS TRAVEL TO BARREN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS HOST MONROE COUNTY……
ARREST
01/03/18
MEMBERS OF THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WENT TO A RESIDENCE ON WASHINGTONM SCHOOL ROAD….TO SERVE A WARRANT ON
AN INDIVIDUAL….
AND DEPUTY DWIGHT KEEN CHARGED 18 YEAR OLD BRIANNA GRAVES OF INDIANAPOLIS WITH HINDERING PROSECUTION OR APPREHENSION,
POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN BY A MINOR AND CARRYING A CONCEALED DEADLY WEAPON…..
THEN AT THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER…..DEPUTY KEEN CHARGED GRAVES WITH PROMOTING CONTRABAND……
FATAL-HART
01/03/18
AN ACCIDENT ON CUB RUN HIGHWAY IN HART COUINTY YESTERDAY CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO-THOUSAND-FOUR MITSUBISHI OPERATED BY 24 YEAR OLD DARREL ISSACS OF MUNFORDVILLE…..LEFT THE ROADWAY….
STRUCK A TREE AND FENCE POST AND OVERTURNED…..EJECTING ISSACS AND TWO PASSENGERS…..
ALL THREE WERE FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL WHERE ISSACS LATER DIED….
AND 20 YEAR OLD CHRIS GIBBONS OF HARDYVILLE AND 31 YEAR OLD BRANDON JAGGERS WERE BOTH ADMITTED…..
ELECTION FILING
01/03/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE REPORTED ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENY-18 ELECTION YESTERDAY….
REPUBLICAN ANTHONY THOMPSON HAS FILED TO RUN FOR MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT FIVE……
PATRICK
01/03/18
70 YEAR OLD DIANE O. PATRICK OF SCOTTSVILLED DIED MONDAY AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFER 11 TOMORROW (THURS)
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DAVID AND SARA OF LOUISVILLE….A DAUGHTER; LISA PATRICK OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER;
JIM CLARK OF GLASGOW…..AND LOLLIS VERNON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SEVEN GRANDCHHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
01/03/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURNED TO ACTION LAST NIGHT…..AND DROPPED TWO GAMES TO GLASGOW….
AS THE LADY SCOTTIES GOT PAST THE LADY PATRIOTS 44 TO 42…..
AND THE PATRIOTS DROPPED A 59 TO 38 DECISION TO THE SCOTTIES….…
THE NEXT GAMES FOR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE FRIDAY WHEN MONROE COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT GYM…..…
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY….
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
KENTUCKY TRAVELS TO L-S-U…….
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
01/02/18
THE TWENTY-18 SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES IN FRANKFOR TODAY FOR A 60-DAY SESSION……THIS WILL BE THE
SECOND SESSION THAT REPUBLICANS HAVE CONTROLLED BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE…..
LAST YEAR….REPUBLICAN PUSHED THROUGH DOZENS OF LAWS THAT DEMOCRATS HAD BLOCKED FOR YEARS…..AND THOSE LAWAS PLACED
RESTRICTIONS ON ABORTIONS AND LABOR UNIONS…..ALLOWED CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THE FIRST TIME…...AND
CREATED A PANEL OF DOCTORS TO REVIEW MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES BEFORE THEY GO TO TRIAL…..
THIS YEAR…..REPUBLICANS MUST CRAFTS A TWO-YEAR SPENDING PLAN….. WHICH GOBVERNOR MATT BEVING HAS ALREADY SADI WON’T BE
PRETTY…. AS LAWMAKERS WILL HAVE TO FIND AN ADDITIONAL ONE-BILLION DOLLARS TO PAY TOWARD THE COMMONWEALTH’S STRUGGLING
PENSION SYSTEM……
DECESARE NOT RUNNING
01/02/18
STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM DECESARE OF BOWLING GREEN….ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT HE WILL NOT SEEK AN EIGHTH TERM IN THE KENTUCKY
HOUSE…..
DECESARE WAS ONE OF FOUR STATE LAWMAKER INVOLVED IN A SEXUAL HARASSMENT SETTLEMENT THAT RESULTED IN HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF
HOOVER STEPPING DOWN……BUT DECESARE DIDN’T MENTION THE SETTLEMENT IN MAKING HIS ANNOUINCEMENT…..
WARREN COUNTY G-O-P CHARIMAN DAVID GRAHAM HAS SAID BE SEEKING DECESARE’S SEAT…….
NEW YEARS CLOSINGS
01/02/18
HERE’S ONE FINAL REMINDER FROM THE NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY…..
IF YOUR CITY TRASH ROUTE WAS TO HAVE BEEN RUN LAST FRIDAY……IT WILL BE PICKED UP TODAY…..
AND IF YOUR CITY TRASH ROUTE WAS TO HAVE BEEN COLLECTED YESTERDAY….IT WILL BE PICKED UP TOMORROW…….
MARTIN
01/02/18
50 YEAROLD RICKY ALLEN MARTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (TUES) AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER; IRENE MARTIN OF SCOTTSVILLE……FIVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; ROGER AND LISA MARTIN, BILLY MARTIN,
RANDY MARTIN AND TRACY WHITNEY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND JEFF AND PENNY MARTIN OF FRANKLIN……AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-
LAW; CHARLOTTE SHIELDS OF BOWLING GREEEN, AND EDNA AND RICK BROWN, VONDA AND CHIP STINSON AND DIANE WITCHER ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…….
SPORTS
01/02/18
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT AS THEY’RE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLAGOW…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX….AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50…… WLCK……AND 99-POINT-THREE…. LOVE-FM……WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-40 TONIGHT…….
FISCAL COURT
12/28/17
AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETING……IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT
K-NINE-OFFICER-NARCO…..WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS RETIRING……
“NARCO” HAS BEEN DEPUTY NICK TABBERT’S PARTER THE LAST SIX YEARS……
AND THE COURT VOTED UNANAMOUSLY FOR “NARCO” TO REMAIN WITH DEPUTY TABBERT AND HIS FAMILY……
BODY IDENTIFIED
12/29/17
AROUND SIX-30 YESTERDAY MORNING…..GLASGOW POLICE RESPONDED TO ELMORE REALITY…..ON OIL CITY ROAD…..WHERE THE BODY OF A
WOMAN WAS FOUND LAYING IN THE PARKING LOT…..
THE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 42 YEAR OLD KELLY SAWYER OF GLASGOW… AND AUTHORITIES SAY FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED…..
ROAD BLOCKS
12/29/17
THE NEW YEAR’S WEEK-END IS HERE….AND BEGINNING TNONGHT AND RUNNING THRU MONDAY….THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
AND SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CONDUCTING TRAFFIC SAFETY CHECK-POINTS..…..
SPORTS
12/29/17
PLAY CONTINUES AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC….
IN THE GIRL’S TOURNAMENT…..
BOWLING GREEN PLAYS MADISONVILLE-NORTH HOPKINS AT 10 THIS MORNING….
WARREN EAST TAKES ON LECANTO-FLORDIA AT 11-45……
AND UPPERMAN-TENNESSEE TANGLES WITH SIMON-KENTON AT ONE-30…..
IN THE BOY’S GOURNAMEMT…..
TODD COUNTY CENTRAL TANGLES WITH WARREN EAST AT THREE-15…..
AND LECANTO-FLORIDA TAKES ON GREEN WOOD AT FIVE…..
AT SIX-45 TONIGHT…..THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAY APOLLO….AND THEN THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON RUSSELLVILLE AT EIGHT-30…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT
SIX-25……
AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC YESTERDAY…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS RANAWAY FRO LECANTO-FLORIDA 54 TO NINE…..
THEN THE PATROTS DROPPED A 59 TO 50 DECISION TO TODD COUNTY CENTRAL IN OVERTIME…..
ALLEN COUNTY TAXES
12/28/17
AS THE YEAR DRAWS TO A CLOSE…..ALL OF THOSE WITH UNPAID ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY TAX BILLS ARE REMINDED THAT IF THEY’RE PAID BY
JANMUARY SECOND….THE FACE VALUE OF THE BILL IS DUE…..
THEN BEGINNING JANUARY THIRD….A FIVE-PERCENT PENALITY WILL BE ADDED TO ALL UNPAID ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY T AX BILLS……
THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TODAY AND TOMORROW FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30…..
SATURDAY FROM EIGH T TO 12NOON…..
AND THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY JANUARY-FIRST……
FISCAL COURT
12/28/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELS TO SCOTTSVILLE FIRE STATION BNUMBER TWO TONIGHT TO HOLD THEIR FINAL MEETING OF THE YEAR…..
AND TONIGHT’S FISCAL COURT MEETING BEING AT SIX……
ELECTION FILING
12/28/17
ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION REPORTED BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE……
REPUBLICAN MIKE BLANKENSHIP HAS FILED TO RUN FOR CONSTABLE IN DISTRICT THREE……I
NEW YEARS CLOSINGS
12/28/17
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY…..
THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30….SATURDAY FROM EIGHT TO 12NOON….AND THEN WILL
BE CLOSED MONDAY……
COUNTY CLERK AND CIRCUIT CLERK’S OFFICES, ANIMAL SHELTER AND TRANSFER STATION CLOSED TOMORROW, SATURDAY AND MONDAY…….
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY…..TOMORROW’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP TUESDAY THE SECOND…AND MONDAY’S
TRASH ROUTES WILL BE RUN WEDNESDAY THE THIRD……
FEDERAL OFFICES ND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
PUBLIC LIBNRAY CLOSED MODNAY….
EXTENSON OFFICE CLOSSED THRU JANUARY FIRST…..
THE CORE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY FROM EIGHT TO FIVE…..
SPORTS
12/28/17
THE SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC BEGINS AT ALLEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TODAY AND RUNS THRU SATRUDAY……AS EIGHT GIRLS
TEAMS AND SIX BOYS TEAMS ARE TAKING PART IN THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENT….….
THE GIRLS BEGIN PLAY AT 10 THIS MORNING AS BOWLING GREEN TAKEE ON UPPERMAN TENNESSEE…..
THEN AT 11;45…..SIMON KENTON TANGLES WITH MADISONVILLE-NORTH HOPKINS….
AND WARREN EAST GOES AGAINST APOLLO AT FIVE…..….
IN THE BOY’S TOURNAMENT…..GREENWOOD TAKES ON RUSSELLVILLE AT ONE-30…
AND WARREN EAST GOES AGAINST LECANTO-FLORIDA AT THREE-15…..
AT SIX-45 TONIGHT….THE LADY PATRIOTS PLAY LECANTO-FLORIDA….AND THEN THE PATRIOTS TAKE ON TODDD COUNTY CENTRAL EIGHT-30…..
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTGION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK….AND 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING
AT SIX-25……..
ANTI-SMOKING MESSAGES
12/27/17
KENTUCKY…..W HICH HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST SMOKING RATES IN THE COUNTRY…. IS NOW PAY FARMERS TO PAINT ANTI-SMOKING MESSAGES ON
OLD TOBACCO BARNS…..
THE PROGRAM PAYS FARMERS TO PAINT A MESSAGE ADVERTISING A PHONE NUMBER PEOPLE CAN CALL FOR HELP IN QUITTING SMOKING….THE
NON-SMOKING CAMPAIGN ECHOS THE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS OF TOBACCO COMPANIES…WHICH FOR DECADES WOULD PAY FARMERS TO PAINT
ADS ON THEIR BARNS……
OFFICIALS IN THE COMMONWEALTH SAY THEY GOT THE IDEA FROM WEST VIRGINIA…..WHERE THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMUNITY
CONNECTIONS…. HAS USED STATE AND LOCAL GRANTS TO PAY FOR MURALS ON 13-BARNS…….
FOREST GRANT
12/27/17
THE NATONAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE HAS AWARDED A NEARLY FIVE-MILLON MILLION DOLLAR GRANT…..TO THE NATURE
CONSERVANCY OF KENTUCKY….TO PROTECT 25-THOUSAND ACRES OF FOREST IN EASTERN KENTUCKY…. TENNESSEE….AND VIRGINIA……
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL PARTNER WITH SIMILIAR GROUPS IN TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA TO IMPLEMENT THE “WORKING WOODLANDS
PROGRAM”….WHICH LETS QUALIFIED LANDOWNERS PALCE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON THEIR PROPERTY THAT BAN USING THE LAND FOR ANY
NON-FORST USE….WITH THE EXCEPTION BEING SUSTAINABLE TIMBER…..
LAND OWNERS CAN THEN SELL THE CARBON SEQUESTERED FROM THE BEST FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES…..
EMERY
12/27/17
68 YEAR OLD JERRY LEE EMERY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT J-
C KIRBY AND SON FUNERAL HOME….LOVERS LANE CHAPEL IN BOWLING GREEN WITH BURIAL IN BOWLING GREEN GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; DANIELLE EMERY…..AND A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DANIEL AND JENNIFER ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND
HIS MOTHER; KATHLEEN EMERY OF SCOTTSVILLE……
ROARK
12/27/17
82 YEAR OLD JAMES “JAMUP” ROARK OF LAFAYETTE DIED SUNDAY AT HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES WIL BE
TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT ALEXANDER FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN AKERSVILLE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
THIS MORNING (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; MARY GREEN ROARK…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MARK AND DIANE AND DAVID…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-
LAW; SUSAN AND RICHEY GREGORY…..AND A SISTER; JOYCE BENNETT……SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
12/27/17
THE ANNUAL SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC BEGINS TOMORROW AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AND RUNS THRU
SATURDAY…..
EIGHT GIRLS TEAMS AND SIX BOYS TEAMS WILL BE TAKING PART IN THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENT….WITH THE FIRST GIRL’S GAME TIPPING OFF AT 10
TOMORROW MORNING AS BOWLING GREEN TAKES ON UPPERMAN-TENNESSEE….
BOY’S PLAY BEGINS AT ONE-30 TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS GREENWOOD BATTLES RUSSELLVILLE…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS BEGIN PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT AT SIX-45 AS THEY TANGLE WITH LECANTO-FLORIDA…..
AND THEN AT EIGHT-30…..THE PATRIOTS PLAY TODD COUNTY CENTRAL……
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO ST. LOUIS TO TAKE ON THE BLUES…..
FATAL-ALLEN
12/26/17
A VEHICLE/PEDISTRIAN ACCIDENT IN ALLEN COUNTY SUNDAY MORNING….ON 31-E JUST OR ONF SMITHS GROVE ROAD….. CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY 42 YEAR OLD JAMES HAWKS OF SCOTTSILLE WAS NORTHBOUND ON 31-E IN HIS TWO-THOUSAND-SIX TRAILBLAZER……AND
STRUCK 68 YEAR OLD JERRY EMREY OF SCOTTSILLE WHO WAS ON FOOT…CROSSING 31-E…..
EMERY DIED AT THE SCENE….HAWKS WASN’T INJURED….AND TOXICOLOGY REORTS ARE PENDING AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES…..
ELECTION DEADLINE
12/26/17
IF YOU’RE PLANNING ON CHANGING YOUR PARTY AFFILIATION FOR THE TWENY-18 ELECTION….THOSE CHANGES NEED TO BE TURNED INTO THE
COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE BY THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO…
IF YOU’RE MAKING THE CHANGES ON LINE…..THEY MUST BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBR 31ST…….
AND IF YOU’RE MAILING THE CHANGES…..THEY MUST BE POSTMARKED BY DECEMBER 31ST……..
FEMALE STATUE IN CAPITAL
12/26/17
THE KENTUCKY STATE CAPITAL WILL SOON HAVE IT FIRST LIFE-SIZED STATUE OF A WOMAN….
ACCORDING TO THE LEXINGTON-HEARLD LEADER…..STATE OFFICIALS WILL ERECT A STATUE OF NETTIE DEPP……WHO WAS SELECTED
SUPERINTENDENT OF BAREN COUNTY SCHOOLS IN 19-13……SEVEN YEARS BEFORE WOMEN WERE ALLOWED TO VOTE….
THE STATUE…..WHICH IS BEING PAID FOR BY PRIVATE DONATIONS…..WILL BE PLACED IN THE WEST SIDE OF THE CAPITAL BUILDING ….ON THE FIRST
FLOOR…..….
MEETINGS
12/26/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETING SCHEUDLED FOR TONIGHT…..HAS BEEN MOVED TO THURDSAY NIGHT AT SIX AT SCOTTSVILLE FIRE STATION
NUMBER TWO……
NEWS
12/26/17
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY……
IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE…..
THE STEELERS BEAT THE TEXANS 34 TO SIX….
AND THE EAGLES GOT PAST THE RAIDERS 19 TO 10……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS
12/22/17
ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET…. KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED FROM FIVE-
PERCENT IN OCTOBER TO FOUR-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN NOVEMBER…..AND THIS NOVEMBER’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO BELOW THE FOUR-
POINT-NINE PERCENT RECORDED IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR…..
THIS NOVEMBER’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS THE LOWEST RECORDED SINCE MARCH TWO-THOUSAND-ONE….AND THE DECREASE RESULTS
PARTIALLY FROM MORE INDIVIDUALS BEING EMPLOYED AND ALSO REFLECTS IMPROVEMENTS IN KENTUCKY’S JOB MARKET…..HOWEVER…..THE
ESTIMATES ALSO SUGGEST THERE WERE FEWER INDIVIDUALS IN THE LABOR FOCRE IN NOVEMBER…..
ALSO IN NOVEMBER…..THE “U-S” JOBLESS RATE WAS UNCHANGED FROM THE FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT RECORDED IN OCTOBER……
STATE BUDGET
12/22/17
DURING HIS ANNUAL NEWS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAID THE COMMONWEALTH’S NEW TWO YEAR BUDGET “WON’T BE
PRETTY”….
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE 226-YEAR HISTORY OF KENTUCKY….REPUBLICANS CONTROL THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE AND BOTH CHAMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURE…..AND THEY WILL DECIDE HOW TO SPEND MORE THAN 20-BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS…..
THE COMMONWEALTH IS HEADED TOWARD A 156-MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET DEFICIT IN THE CURRENT BUDGET YEAR……AND FOR THE NEXT TWO
YEARS….LAWMAKERS SAY THEY NEED TO FIND AN ADDITIONAL 700-MILLION TO PAY FOR THE STRUGGLING PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEM…..WHICH IS AT
LEAST 41-BILLION DOLLARS SHORT OF THE FUNDS REQUIRED TO PAY BENEFITS VOER THE NEXT 30-YEARS…..AND WITH RISING COSTS FOR THE
MEDICAID ROGRAM….. BEVIN SAYS BUDGET CUTS WILL HAVE TO BE MADE IN THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN EXEMPT FROM CUTS…..
AND LAWMAKERS SAY THEY WILL NOT TACKLE TAX REFORM DURING THE TWENY-18 SESSION WHICH BEGINS JANUARY SECOND……
FAVORITE CANDY
12/22/17
CANDY-STORE-DOT-COM HAS PUT OUT ITS ANNUAL LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR CHRISTMAS CANDY IN EACH STATE…..
IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..WE PREFER “M&M’s” FOR CHRISTMAS….WITH REESE’S MINI-CUPS COMING IN SECOND….FOLLOWED BY STARBUST…..
TENNESSIANS ALSO PREFER “M&M’s”….WITH CANDY CANES SECOND…AND STARBURST THIRD….
THE NATIONAL CONFECTIONERY ASSOCIATION SAYS CONSUMERS WILL SPEND ONE-POINT-93 BILLION DOLLARS ON HOLIDAY CANDY THIS YEAR…..
CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS
12/22/17
HERE ARE YOUR CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS….
THE COUNTY CLERKS, CIRCUIT CLERKS AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW THRU TUESDAY……
THE CORE WILL BE CLOSED SUNDAY AND MONDAY……
FEDERAL OFFICES AND POST OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY……
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED MONDAY…..
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, ANIMAL SHELTER AND TRANSFER STATION CLOSED MONDAY AND TUEDAY….
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY……MONDAY’S TRASH WILL BE PICKED UP WEDNESDAY THE 27TH….AND TUESDAY’S TRASH WILL BE
COLLECTED THURSDAY THE 28TH……
SPORTS
12/22/17
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WIND UP PLAY IN THE HERITAGE CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT IN MARYVILLE-TENNESSEE……
AND THE TOPPERS GO TO AUSTIN PEAY…..
CRAM THE CRUISER
12/20/17
THE STATE POLICE…..CRAM THE CRUISER FOOD DRIVE….COLLECTED NEARLY 210-TONS OF FOOD THIS YEAR TO HELP FAMILIES STRUGGLING
FINANCIALLY DURING THE HOLDIAY SEAOSN…..WHICH IS 80-THOUSAND POUNDS MORE THAN LAST YEAR….
K-S-P INITIATED THE “CRAM THE CRUISER” PROGRAM IN TWENTY-10….AND SINCE THEN THE AGENCY HAS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN ONE-
MILLION TONS OF FOOD TO SHELTERS….FOOD BANKS….AND CHURCHES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH…….
POST 16 IN HENDERSON TOOK TOP HONORS THIS YEAR WITH A TOTAL OF 90-THOUSAND POUNDS OF FOOD COLLECTED…..
NEW STATE OFFICE BUILDING
12/20/17
THE PUBLIC HAS GOTTEN ITS FIRST LOOK AT WHAT THE NEW STATE OFFICE BUILDING WILL LOOK LIKE….THAT WILL REPLACE THE 26-STORY CAPITAL
PLAZA TOWER IN FRANKFORT….AS PART OF THE CAPITAL PLAZA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT…
A FIVE-STORY 386-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT STATE OFFICE BUILDING…..WHICH IS MORE THAN THE TOWER IT’S REPLACING….WILL BE BUILT ON
THE EIGHT ACRES WHERE THE CAPITAL PLAZA COMPLEX IS LOCATED…...STATE OFFICES THROUGHOUT FRANKFORT WILL BE CONSOLIDATED….WITH
SOME 15-HUNDRED STATE EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE BUILDING….
THE CONTRACT CALLS FOR COMMONWEALTH TO LEASE THE BUILDING FROM THE DEVELOPER FOR SEVEN-MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY….FOR 30-
YEARS….AFTER WHICH IT WILL BE CONVEYED TO THE STATE
SPORTS
12/20/17
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS BEGIN PLAY IN THE HERITAGFE CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT IN MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE…….
BOIL WATER ADVISORY
12/19/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT HAS ISSUED A BOIL WATER ADVISORY…...FOR ROGER’S ROAD AND DREAM AWAY CIRCLE IN ZEPHYR HILLS
SUB-DIVISION UNTIL FURTNER NOTICE….
EARNIE ON THE SHELF
12/19/17
IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP SPONSOR YOUTH FOR PROGRAMS AT THE CORE……AND HAVE ERNIE STAFFORD SIT ON A SHELF….IN AN ELF COSTUME…..
THEN STOP BY THE CORE TODAY AND MAKE A DONATION OF ANY AMOUNT…..
AND IF ENOUGH DONATIONS ARE RECEIVED…..JAY STARKS WILL JOIN ERNIE DRESSED AS A REINDEER…….
PLANNING & ZONING
12/19//17
THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY PLANING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT…. AND DURING A PUBLIC HEARING DAVID GOIN
DISCUSSED LAND BEING SOLD BY BRENDA PEARSON….AFTER HEARING CONCERNS AND SPECIFICATIONS REGARDING THE PLANNED
SUBDIVSION….THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ALLOWING THE LAND BEING DIVIDED INTO SUBDIVISION PLOTS UNDER THE
CONDITION THE SHOULDER WILL BE WIDENED ON AYERS LANE…..THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE
JANUARY-15 AT SEVEN….
VOTING AT CHURCHES
12/19/17
IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION FROM MASON COUNTY….THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE ISSUED AN OPINION…YESTERDAY…. THAT
SAID USING CHURCHES AS POLLING PLACES DOESN’T CREATE AN “EXCESSING ENTANGLEMENT WITH RELIGION”….
THE OPINION CITED A 1997 U-S SUPREME COURT CASE THAT ALLOWED PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS TO INSTRUCT AT RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS…..AS
LONG AS THE MATERIAL WAS SECULAR AND NEUTRAL IN NATURE…..AND NO “EXCESSIVE ENGANGLEMENT” BETSEEN GOVERNMENT AND RELIGION
WAS APPARENT…..
THE OPINION ALSO CITED A 1992 COURT CASE THAT ALLOWS CHURCHES TO BE USED AS POLLING PLACES…..
KENTUCKY LAW ONLY HAS A FEW REQUIREMENTS FOR POLLING PLACES…..THEY MUST BEN ACCESSIBLE TO ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS…..INCLUDING
THOSE WITH PHYSICAL LIMINTATIONS…..AND THE ELDERLY…..
EARTHQUAKE
12/19/17
THE U-S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SAYS AN EARLY MORNING EARTH QUAKE SUNDAY WAS CENTER IN MASON COUNTY….
THE TWO-POINT-EIGHT MAGNITURE QUAKE WAS IN AN AREA BETWEEN BECKETT ROAD AND VALLEY PIKE…..NEAR KENTUCKY-NINE-DOUBLE-A-
HIGHWAY…….
SPORTS
12/19/17
THE PREDATORS RETURN HOME TO TAKE ON WINNIPEG……
AND THE TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON BELMONT…..
EARLY VOTING PROPOSAL
12/15/17
A BILL TO ALLOW EARLY VOTING IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAS BEEN PRE-FILED FOR THE TWENTY-18 GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CONSIDER…..
CURRENTY….ABSENTEE VOTING…EITHER IN-PERSON AT THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE OR BY MAIL…..IS ALLOWED ONLY FOR REASONS STATED IN
STATE LAW……SUCH AS A STUDENT AWAY AT SCHOOL…..THOSE WHO ARE IN THE MILITARY….OR FOR MEDICAL REASONS…..
THE PROPOSED MEASURE WOULD ALLOW QUALIFIED KETUCKY VOTERS TO CAST THEIR BALLOT IN-PERSON….IN THEIR COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE….
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF SIX AND THREE….THE THREE SATURDAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION……
ACCORDING TO BILL…B-R-49…..A PERSON PEMITTED TO VOTE EARLY WOULD BE CONFIRMED BY THE COUNTY CLERK OR ELECTION OFFICIAL THAT
ALL VOTING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET…...IF SO…..THE VOTER WILL SIGN AN EARLY VOTER SIGNATURE ROSTER TO ENSURE THAT ONLY
ONE BALLOT IS CAST……
CURRENTLY…..EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING IS ALLOWED WITHOUT AN EXCUSE IN 33 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…..
TWO CONVICTED IN FISH CASES
12/15/17
AN INVESTIGATION BY THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HAS LEAD TO TWO MEN PLEADING GUILTY TO ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING IN
PROTECTED FISH….
56 YEAR OLD MELVIN TAYLOR OF AUBURN….THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF SMART FISH FARM…..WAS FINE 56-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CHRISTIAN
DISTRICT COURT…… AND EARLIER THIS YWAR…..TAYLOR WAS FINED 62-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN LYON COUNTY….HE WAS ALSO PUT ON 12-MONTHS
PROBATION AND FORFEITED ALL EQUIPMENT THAT WAS SEIZED…..
AND IN CRHRISTIAN COUNTY…. NATHAN NOLT OF ELKTON WAS ORDERED TO PAY 43-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN FINES AND COURT COSTS…..
ELECTION FILING
12/15/17
ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION REPORTED BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE…..
ROGERLYNNE BUCHANON BRIDDEN WAS FILED TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION TO SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL…..
TOLL
12/15/17
47 YEAROLD TYRON BROOK TOLL OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..AND A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL
BE HELD AT AT LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; WENDY GRACE TOLL OF SCOTTSIVLLE…..
SPORTS
12/15/17
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TONIGHT TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50…. WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON……..
BARREN NEEDLE EXCHANGE
12/14/17
ON A FOUR-TO-THREE VOTE…..WITH ONE ABSENTENTION…..BARREN FISCAL COURT HAS APPROVED A PROGRAM THAT WILL ALLOW INTRAVENOUS
DRUG USERS TO ANONYMOUSLY SWAP DIRT SYRIGES FOR CLEAN ONES AT THE BARREN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT…..
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS A RATE OF……HEPATITIS-C….. AND HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY NEEDLE EXCHANGES CAN HELP REDUCE THE SPREAD OF
BLOOD-BORNE DISEASES…..
HOWEVER…..BEFORE A NEEDLE EXCHANGE CAN BEGIN…….GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL MUST APPROVE THE PROGRAM AT THEIR NEXT MEETING IN
JANUARY…..
JOHNSON COMMITTS SUICIDE
12/14/17
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAN JOHNSON FROM BULLITT COUNTY….WHO HAD BEEN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A TEENAGE GIRL IN HIS
HOME…HAS DIED OF AN APPARENTLY SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND…..
AN AUTOPSY WILL BE PERFORMED TODAY……
WIX
12/14/17
57 YEAR OLD RICKEY GLENN WIX OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARDWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH
CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SUSAN WIX…..A SON; BRADLEY…..AND HIS FATHER; WILLIAM WIX ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER; KATHY BARRET
OF INAIANA…..A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…..
RUSSELBURG
12/14/17
67 YEAR OLD ELLIS OWEN RUSSELBURG, SENIOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 10 AT CECIL FUNERAL HOME IN WHITESVILLE WITH BURIAL IN ST. MARY OF THE WOODS CEMETERY WITH
MILITARY HONORS….VISITATION WILL BE FROM 10 THIS MORNING UNTIL SEVEN TONIGHT AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..AND AFTER THREE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON (FRI) AT CECIL FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BRENDA ANN RADFORD RUSSELBURG……A SON; “JR” OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER; MELISSA RUSSELBURG OF
FRANKLIN….AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; BEE AND BOBBY HAYNES OF WHITESVILLE……
SPORTS
12/14/17
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNOR VARSITY TEAMS TRAVEL TO BOWLING GREEN……
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
THE PREDATORS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT TO EDMONTON….
SCHOOL BOARD
12/13/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR FINAL MEETING OF THE YEAR LAST NIGHT…..AND PRIMARY CENTER PRINCIPAL TIM WILSON
INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEIR “KINDERGARTEN READINESS SCORES” HAD REACHED A NEW HEIGHT……
THE MEDICAL CLINIC AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IS OPEN AND PROVING TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL…..
YESTERDAY…..THE CLINIC SAW 14 PATIENTS…….
FEDERAL MOGUL EXPANSION
12/13/17
THE FEDERAL-MOGAL PLANT IN GLASGOW……HAS ANNOUNCED AN EIGHT-POINT-SEVEN MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION…..THAT WILL CREATE 25
FULL-TIME JOBS….. FEDERAL-MOGAL CURRENLTY EMPLOYS 172……
THE INVESTMENT WILL COVER THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF A 15-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT EXPANSION OF THE CURRENT FACILITY AND THE
PURCHASE OF NEW EQUIPMENT…..
THE FACILITY PRODUCES BRAKE DRUM FRICTION FOR O-E-M’s AND THE COMMERICAL VEHICLE AFTERMARKET…..AND WITH THE EXPANSION ….THE
PLANT WILL PRODUCE ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLION AIR DISC PADS ANNUALLY…….
REPORT CRIME ON LINE
12/13/17
THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOW HAVE CRIMES REPORTED TO THEM ON-LINE….INSTEAD OF SOMEONE HAVING TO CALL THE
DEPARTMENT OR WAIT FOR AN OFFICER TO ARRIVE….
TO REPORT A CRIME….GO ON-LINE TO THE “CITY OF BOWLING GREEN” WEB-SITE AND CLICK ON THE LINK FOR….CITIZEN ON-LINE POLCIE REPORT…..
WHERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPLES OF CRIMES CAN BE REPORTED….
OFFICERS SAY THE NEW ON-LINE REPORTING SYSTEM WILL BE A CONVENIENCE TO CITIZENS IN FILING REPORTS….AND IT WILL GIVE THEM A MORE
ACCURATE LOOK AT CRIME THAT’S OCCURING……
METEORITE EXHIBIT
12/13/17
A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE PLANETARIUM INCLUDES METEORITES THAT VISITORS CAN TOUCH….
THE EXHIBIT…..WHICH OPENS DECEMBER 17TH…..INCLUDES 90 METEORITES AND DUST FROM MARS….AMONG THE 132 SPECIMENS WHICH
VISITORS CAN SEE AND FEEL…..
ADMISSION IS FREE AND THE EXHIBIT WILL BE OPEN TO VISITORS DURING WEEK-END PUBLIC SHOWS…..
SPORTS
12/13/17
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN EAST LAST NIGHT AND SPLIT WITH THE RAIDERS…..AS THE LADY PATRIOTS
BEAT THE LADY RAIDERS 56 TO 31……
AND THE PATRIOTS DROPPER A 45 TO 40 DECISION TO THE RAIDERS….
THE NEXT GAMES FOR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN FRANKLIN/SIMPSON VISITS PATRIOT GYM…….
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO VANCOUVER……
THE SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY BASEBALL UMPIRE ASSOCIATION WILL HAVE AN ORIENTATON FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN BECOMING A
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL UMPIRE…. TONIGHT AT SIX….AT THE MARY WOOD WELDON LIBRRARY IN GLASGOW……
FISCAL COURT
12/12/17
AT THIS MORNING’S ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETING…..JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHNNY HOBDY INFORMED THE COURT THAT THE COMMONWEALTH HAD
REIMBURSED THE COUNTY ITS ROAD FLEX FUNDS……
THE COURT REAPPOINTED SHAWN MCPHERSON AND AL PEDIGO TO THE ALLEN COUNTY EXTENSION BOARD….APPROVED THE TWENTY-18 HOLIDAY
SCHEDULE AND NIGHT MEETING SCHEDULE…..
AND DO TO THE HOLIDAYS…..APPROVED MOVING THE NEXT MEETING WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMEBR 26TH……TO DECEMBER 28TH AT SIX AT
SCOTTSVILLE FIRE STATON NUMBER TWO…..
FLAGS TO HALF STAFF
12/12/13
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS DIRECTED THAT FLAGS ON ALL STATE OFFICE BUILDING BE LOWERED TO HALF STAFF TOMORROW (WED)…..IN HONOR
OF MARINE P-F-C ALBERT STANGE OF MAMMOTH CAVE….WHO WAS 18 YEARS OLD WHEN DIED IN THE BATTLE OF TARAWA IN NOVEMBER 1943…..
THE GOVERNOR ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSES…..ORGANIZATIONS….. AND GOVERNMENT AGENCISE TO JOIN IN THIS TRIBUTE TO P-F-C
STRANGE BY LOWERING THEIR FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF…..
IN MAY OF THIS YEAR……POW/MIA REPRESENTATIVES TRAVELED TO TARAWA WHERE THE REMAINS OF P-F-C STRANGE WERE IDENTIFIED…..
AND FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) 12NOON AT BOB HUNT FUNERAL CHAPEL IN CAVE CITY…… WITH BURIAL IN CAVE CITY
CEMETERY WITH FULL MILITARY HONORS…..
TROOPER APPLICATIONS UP
12/12/17
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SAY TROOPER APPLICATIONS HAVE INCREASED SINCE CHANGES WERE MADE TO ITS RECRUITMENT POLICY….
THE POLICY CHANGE REQUIRES APPLICANTS HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR G-E-D CERTIFICATE….PLUS THREE YEARS OF WORK
EXPERIENCE……
PREVIOUSLY…..APPLICANTS NEEDED MILITRAY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE….OR ENOUGH COLLEGE CREDIT HOURS COMPLETED FOR AN
ASSOCIATE DEGREE…..
CURRENTLY THE STATE POLICE HAS OVER 800 SWORN OFFICERS…..WITH 500 OF THOSE BEING ROAD TROOPERS…..THE AGENCY IS CONSIDERED
AT FULL STRENGTH WITH ONE-THOUSAND-70 SWORN OFFICERS……
CITY COUNCIL
12/12/17
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL HELD THEIR FINAL MEETING OF THE YEAR LAST NIGHT….AND CONDUCTED MOSTLY ROUTINE BUSINESS….
ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF DARRIN TABOR TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT THE CHURCH SECURITY MEETING THAT WAS HELD SATURDAY…..WAS VERY
SUCCESSFUL……
THE COUNCIL WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE WEST MAIN STREET RENOVATION PROJECT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OFJANUARY…..
WEATHER PERMITTING……
GENERAL FUND REVENUE
12/12/17
THE COMMONWEALTH’S GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS ROSE TWO-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN NOVEMBER WHEN COMPARED TO LAST YEAR….
TOTAL REVEENUES FOR THE MONTH WERE 908-MILLION DOLLARS….COMPARED TO 883-MILLION DURING NOVEMBER TWENTY-16…..
GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS HAVE NOW RISEN ONE-POINT-ONE PERCENT FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR…..AND MUST INCREASE
THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT OVER THE FINAL SEVEN MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-18 TO MEET THE OFFICIAL REVENUE ESTIMATE…..
BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON DID NOT THAT REVENUE GROWTH IN NOVEMBER WAS INCONSISTENT…..AS MOST OF THE GAINS CAME FROM
SALE AND GROSS REVENUE RECEIPTS….LED BY THE SALES AND USE TAX…..
ON THE FLIP SIDE…..INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING COLLECTIONS HAVE NOW FALLEN FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE MONTHS……
RESIGNATION
12/12/17
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH ARE CALLING ON REPORSENTATIVE DAN JOHNSON….OF BULLITT
COUINTY….TO RESIGN……
A REPORT BY THE .”KENTUCKY CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING”…. ALLEGES JOHNSON SEXUALLY ASSAULT A THEN 17-YEAR OLD GIRL WHO
WAS SLEEPING OVER AT HIS HOUSE AS A GUEST OF ONE OF JOHNSON’S DAUGHTERS…..
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT…..LOUISVILLE POLICE INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT….. BUT EVENTUALLY DROPPED THE CASE…..
SPECIAL SESSION
12/12/17
FOR THE FIRST TIME…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS ACKNOWLEGDGED HE MIGHT NOT CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO
DEAL WITH THE COMMONWEALTH’S PUBLIC PENSION PROBLEMS…
BEVIN HAS SAID HE WOULD CALL A SPECIAL SESSION BEFORE THEN END OF THE YEAR…..BUT HIS PROPOSED REVAMP OF THE PENSION SYSTEM
HAS RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION FROM STATE EMPLOYEES….TEACHERS….AND EVEN MEMBERS OF HIS OWN PARTY AS LAST WEEK 47-
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE SIGNED A LETTER ASKING THE GOVERNOR NOT TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION….
SPORTS
12/12/17
THE PATROTS AND LADY PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TO WARREN EAST…..
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX…..AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM……WVLE……STARTING AT FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATROT SWIM TEAMS TRAVEL TO THE WARREN COUNTY AQUATIC CENTER FOR A TRI-MEET…..
NEEDLE EXCHANGE
12/11/17
BARREN FISCAL COURT WILL VOTE TOMORROW ON A PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A “NEEDLE EXCHANGE”…..
UNDER THE PROGRAM…..INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS COULD ANONYMOUSLY SWAP DIRTY SYRINGES FOR CLEAN ONES AT THE LOCAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENT…..
RON LAFFERTY…..THE HEAD OF THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE…SAYS HE HASN’T MADE UP HIS MIND YET ABOUT THE PROGRAM….
HE SAYS BARREN COUNTY DOES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH “I-V” DRUG USERS…..WHO OFTEN LEAVE NEEDLES ON ROADSIDES OR ON PLAYGROUDS….
CREATING A PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT….
HE FEARS A NEEDLE EXCHANGE WOULD BRING IN ADDICTS FROM SURROUNDING AREAS…..BUT HE ALSO BELIEVES IT COULD HELP DRUG
ABUSERS BY EDUCATING AND STEERING THEM INTO TREATMENT…..
MED CENTER-LINDSEY WILSON
12/11/17
MED CENTER HEALTH AND LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE HAVE SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO ASSIST REGISTERED NURSES IN THE
MED CENTER HEALTH FAMILEY RECEIVE THEIR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING…..
THE AGREEMENT ALLOWS NURSES…. WORKING FULL-TIME….TO EARN AN ACCREDITED BACCALAUREATE DEGREE IN THREE SEMESTERS
THROUGH AN ONLINE FORMAT…..WITH A REDUCED TUITION FROM LINDSEY WILSON……
ADDITIONALY….ONE MED CENTER HEALTH EMPLOYEE….IN EACH ENTERING CLASS….WILL RECEIVE THE LINDSEY WILSON/MED CENTER HEALTH….
R-N….B-S-N SCHOLARSHIP…..
FOR MORE INFORMATION…..GO ONLINE TO…..LINDSEY-DOT-E-D-U-FORWARD SLASH-PROGRAMS-FORWARD SLASH-N-U-R-N……
MEETINGS
12/11/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEE KEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9, THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4, THE
INTERNEDIATE CENTER SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS TOMORROW
NIGHT AT 6….
THURSDAY MORNING AT SEVEN-30 THE SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST CLUB MEETS, THE LIONS CLUB MEETS
THURSDAY NIGHT AT SIX-30 AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7……
SPORTS
12/11/17
THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARISTY BASKETBALL TEAMS TRAVEL TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BARREN COUNTY……
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL HAS THE PATRIOTS TRAVELING TO MIAMI….
TERM LIMIT BILL
12/08/17
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS MAY THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE TERM LIMITS FOR THEMSELVES WHEN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES NEXT
MONTH….
REPRESSENTATIVE JIM DUPLESSIS…FROM ELIZABETHTOWN….HAS PRE-FILED A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT WOULD LIMIT
SENATE MEMBERS TO FOUR….FOUR YEAR TERMS AND HOUSE MEMEBRS TO SIX…TWO YEAR TERMS…. NOT INCLUDING PARTIAL TERMS…..
LEGISLATORS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO RUN AGAIN….AFTER SITTING OUT OF OFFICE FOR AT LEAT TWO YEARS….AND THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE
APPLICABLE FOR ANYONE ELECTED IN OR AFTER NOVEMBER TWENY-18…..AND WOULD NOT BE RETROACTIVE…..
ELECTION FILING
12/08/17
ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION REPORTED BY THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE…..
REPUBLICAN TODD BRANSFORD HAS FILED TO RUN FOR MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT ONE…..
BLOOD MOBILE
12/08/17
THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE WILL BE A SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH…..THIS AFTERNOON FROM ONE TO FIVE……
TO DONATE….YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE…..WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS……
BE IN GOOD HEALTH…..AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE LAST 56-DAYS…..
DONORS SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D CARD OR A PHOTO I-D…….
SPORTS
12/08/17
THE PATROTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TO TAKE ON CUMBERLAND COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRLS GAME IS SIX….AND THE CORE’S “LITTLE DRIBBLERS”… COMPOSED OF KINDERGARTEN THRU THIRD GRADE STUDENTS
WILL BE PERFORMING AT HALF TIME OF THE GIRL’S GAME…..
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT THREE….
LOVE-FM,…… WVLE….. STARTING AT FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATROTS WERE ON THE ROAD TO BOWLING GREEN LAST NIGHT AND DROPPED BOTH GAMES…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS WERE DEFEATED BY THE LADY PURPLES….
AND THE PATRIOTS DROPPED A 67 TO 44 DECISION TO THE PURPLES…
SPECIAL MEETING
12/07/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT AND SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL…..ALONG WITH THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD….MET IN SPECAIL SESSION
YESTRDAY AFTERNOON TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF LAND…..
AN APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR CLOSED SESSION WAS HELD…..WITH NO ACTON BEING TAKEN……
DOWNTOWN
12/07/17
THE NEXT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS…..SPONSORED BY THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS AND THE HEART OF SCOTTSVILLE…..IS TONIGHT…..
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WILL BE FROM SIX UNTIL EIGHT TONIGHT…..
ARSON ARREST
12/07/17
AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN CONNECTION WITH A RESIDENTIAL FIRE….LAST DECEMBER…..IN CUB RUN…..
THE HART COUNTY GRAND JURY RETURNED AN INDICTMENT ON 35 YEAR OLD AMANDA WRIGHT OF GREENVILLE-INDIANA….CHARGING HER WITH
ONE COUNT OF ARSON AND SIX COUNTS OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT…..
WRIGHT….WHO WAS ARRESTED IN CLARK COUNTY-INDIANA TUESDAY….IS AWAITING EXTRADITION BACK TO KENTUCKY…..
SPORTS
12/07/17
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBAL TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO BOWLING GREEN TONIGHT…..TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS
SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT
THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM GOES TO DRAKES CREEK THIS AFTERNOON….
WHILE THE GIRL’S TEAM HOSTS DRAKES CREEK…..….
FLAGS TO HALF STAFF
12/06/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAD DIRECTED THAT FLAGS ON ALL STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF TOMORROW…..DECEMBER
SEVENTH…..IN OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBERANCE DAY…..
THIS IS IN MEMORY AND HONOR OF THE MORE THAN 24-HUNDRED AMERICANS WHO DIED IN THE SURPRISE ATTACK ON THE “U-S” FLEET’S PEARL
HARBOR BASE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF DECEMBER SEVENTH….1941….
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSES…. ORGAIZATIONS….AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN IN THIS TRIBUE…….
STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERY
12/06/17
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE RECOVERED A STOLEN VAN AT ACE HARDWARD YESTERDAY….OFFICER GARTH BRAGG RESPONDED TO A SHOPLIFTING
COMPLAINT…..AHD TOOK 23 YEAR OLD ELVIS TISON THE THRID OF MORGANTOWN INTO CUSTODY……
WHEN SERGEANT WAYDE KNOX ARRIVED…HE OBSERVED A VAN IN THE PARKIN GLOT THAT MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION OF A VAN REPORTED
STOLEN EARLIER IN THE DAY…..IT WAS CONFIRMED THE WAS STOLEN AND THAT TISON WAS THE DRIVER……
AND HE WAS CHARGED WITH RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY UNDER 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AND LODGED IN THE ALLEN
COUNTY DETENTION CENTER……
ELECTION FILING
12/06/17
ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION……REPORTED BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE…..
REPUBLICAN TERRY TUCK HAS FILED TO RUN FOR MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT ONE……
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND
12/06/17
STATE POLICE ARE CONDUCTING A DEATH INVESTIGATION IN LOGAN COUNTY….
YESTERDAY….APPARENT HUMAN REMAINS WERE FOUND IN A WOODED AREA…ON WILLOW POND ROAD….NEAR AUBURN……
THE REMAINS HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE IN MADISONVILLE FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION…..
HANEY REELECTED
12/06/17
DELEGATES AT THE 98TH ANNUAL KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU MEETING HAVE RE-ELECTED MARK HANEY….FROM PULASKI COUNTY….. AS
PRESIDENT….
ALSO RE-ELECTED WERE WEBSTER COUNTY’S EDDIE MELTON AS FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT…..AND HART COUNTY’S FRITZ GIESECKE AS SECOND
VICE-PRESIDENT……
THEY…..ALONG WITH EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT DAVID BECK…COMPRISE K-F-B’s EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE……
GRAY RUNNING FOR CONGRESS
12/07/17
LEXINGTON MAYOR JIM GRAY HAS ANNOUNCED HE WILL SEEK THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION IN KENTUCKY’S SIXTH CONGRESSION DISTRICT…..
WHICH REPUBLICAN ANDY BARR HAS HELD SINCE TWENTY-13…..
GRAY WILL FACE OPPOSITION FROM AT LEAST THREE OTHER CANDIDATES SEEKING THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION…..
IN TWENTY-16…..GRAY RAN A STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN FOR SENATE….LOSING TO SENATOR RAND PAUL…..
FARM INCOME UP
12/06/17
NET FARM INCOME AND AGRICULTURAL CASH RECEIPTS ARE FORECAST TO REBOUND IN KEKTUCKY……BUT REMAIN BELOW RECORD LEVELS….
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY……ARE PROJECTING TWENTY-17 FARM CASH RECEIPTS TO BE FIVE-POINT-SIX
BILLION DOLLARS…..A THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR…...AND PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ALSO POINT TO A
MODEST INCREASE IN NET FARM INCOME…..
FOR TWENTY-18……ASSUMING A NORMAL GROWING SEASON……THE COMMONWEALTH’S “AG” CASH RECEIPTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY
HIGHER….AT FIVE-POINT-SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS….WITH MODEST GAINS IN POULTRY…..HORSES…..AND SOYBEANS……OFFSETTING EXPECTED
LOSSES IN TOBACCO…..CORN……AND CATTLE…..
KENTUCKY IS FOLLOWING A NATONAL TREND WITH “ U-S” FARM INCOME AND CASH RECEIPTS ALSO SEEING A SLIGHT REBOUND….BUT STILL WELL
BELOW RECORD-SETTING LEVELS……
SPORTS
12/06/17
THE PATROTS AND LADY PATRIOTS WERE AT HOME LAST NIGHT TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY…..AND THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A 48 TO 46
DECISION TO THE TROJANETTES IN OVERTIME……
AND THE PATRIOTS LOST TO THE TROJANS OF 55 TO 39
THE NEXT GAMES FOR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT WHEN THEY TRAVEL TO BOWLING GREEN…..
THE BASKETBALL SEASON IS JUST GETTING STARTED…..
BUT THE SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY BASEBALL UMPIRE ASSOCIATION WILL HAVE AN ORIENTATON FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN
BECOMING A HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL UMPIRE…. DECEMBER 13TH AT SIX….AT THE MARY WOOD WELDON LIBRRARY IN GLASGOW……
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL SEVEN-NINE-ONE-18-45……
NEW TIP LINE
12/05/17
TWO MEMBERS OF THE KENTUCKY HOUSE….HAVE FILED A BILL TO CREATE A….. LEGISLATIVE TIP LINE…..TO CONFIDENTIALLY REPORT WRONG
DOING WITHIN THE LEGISLATURE….INCLUDING HARASSMENT…..DISCRIMINATION…..ETHICAL OR OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT….THEFT….AND FRAUD….
THE BILL WOULD REQUIRE THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION ENSURE THE TIP LINE PHONE NUMBER IS AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES….AND
ACCESSIBLE 24 HOURS A DAY…..SEVEN DAYS A WEEK…
WITHIN TWO HOURS OF RECEIVING A COMPLAINT…..THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMISSION WILL REVIEW THE COMPLAINT…..AND WILL
HAVE 24-HOURS TO NOTIFY THE ALLEGED PERPETRATOR OF THE COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS…..
CURENLTY….COMPLAINTS MADE BY EMPLOYEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION ARE REPORTED TO THE SAME BODY THAT
INVESTIGATES AND REPORTS TO LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP…..
ARREST
12/05/17
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ARRESTS A FOUNTIAN RUN MAN….
DEPUTIES WENT TO A RESIDENCE…..TO FOLLOW UP ON AN INVESTIGATION….AND FOUND ROBERT D. JESSIE WHO APPEARED TO BE UNDER THE
INFLUENCE….SITTING IN A VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY….
JESSIE FAILED A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST….AND WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLEUCNCE-SECOND OFFENCE AND POSSESSION OF A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH……
ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU AWARD
12/05/17
AT THE 98TH KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU ANNUAL MEETING….
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU WAS RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENT….
THE AWARD HONORS COUNTY FARM BUREAUS WHO MEET THE COMPANY’S PROFITABILITY REQUIREMENTS AND WHOSE INSURANCE POLICY
GROWTH MEETS OR EXCEEDS ITS ANNUAL GROWTH GOAL…..
SPORTS
12/05/17
THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TONIGHT TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY……
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME IS SIX……AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT GYM…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN
GOSPEL 12-50….. WLCK…. AND 99-POINT THREE…..LOVE-FM……WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO DALLAS……
HIGHWAY 98 IMPROVEMENT
12/01/17
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS INFORMED NEWSWATCH THAT A PROJECT TO IMPROVE A SECTION OF KENTUCKY-98….IN DURHAM
SPRINGS…IS SET TO BEGIN…..SIGNS WILL BE PUT IN PLACE AND LAND CLEARING WILL BEGIN AS EARLY AS THIS WEEK…
A NEW ALIGNMENT OF KENTUCKY-98 WILL BE CREATED FROM APPROXIMATELY MILE POINT THREE-DOT-ONE NEAR DURHAM SPRINGS ROAD….TO
MILE POINT FOUR-DOT-FIVE NEAR STEWART ROAD……
THE NEW ROUTE IS ABOUT A MILE LONG AND WILL FEATURE A STRAIGHTER ROADWAY TO IMPROVE SAFETY OVER THE CURRENT ROUTE WHICH HAS
MULTIPLE CURVES…..
THE NEW ALIENGMENT IS EXPENCT TO OPEN TO TRAFFIC IN THE FALL OF TWENTY-18…..
SHOOTING-UPDATE
12/01/17
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE CONTINUING INVESTIGATING A SHOOTNG THAT HAPPENED ON EAST POPLAR LAST NIGHT….
OFFICERS SAY AN UNKNOW PERSON FIRED MULTIPLE SHOTS….WITH ONE OF THE BULLETS HITTING 21 YEAR OLD NATHANIEL DAWSON IN LEG….
AND HE AS TRANSPORTED TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER….
THE SHOOTER REMAINS AT LARGE….HOWEVER…AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING….
DETECTIVE JOHN ROSE CHARGED 42 YEAR OLD PENNY L. CHANDLER OF BETHPAGE WITH ASSAULT, TAMPERING WITH PHYSICL EVIDENCE AND
FALSELY REPORTING AN INCIDENT…….
SHOOTING
12/01/17
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTNG THAT HAPPENED ON EAST POPLAR LAST NIGHT….
OFFICERS SAY AN UNKNOW PERSON FIRED MULTIPLE SHOTS….WITH ONE OF THE BULLETS HITTING 21 YEAR OLD NATHANIEL DAWSON IN LEG….
AND HE AS TRANSPORTED TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER….
THERE IS NO MOTIVE FOR THE SHOOTING AT THIS TIME…..AS THE SHOOTER REMAINS ON THE LOOSE…..
22ND DISTRICT FILING
12/01/17
A SIMPSON COUNTY RESIDENT HAS FILED TO RUN FOR THE KENTUCKY STATE HOUSE’S 22ND DISTRICT….WHICH INCLUDES ALLEN…..SIMPSON…..
AND A PORTION OF WARREN COUNTIES….
REPUBLICAN BRIAN GANN…..A RETIRED KENTKCY STATE TROOPER…..LIVES IN FRANKLIN….
CURRENT REPRESENTATIV E WILSON STONE HAS FILED TO RUN FOR REELECTION……
CALVERT BOND REVOKED
12/01/17
A SCOTTSVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER… HAS HAD HIS BOND REVOKED….
75 YEAR OLD WILLIAM CALVERT WILL BE ADMITTED TO RIVENDELL OR THE KENTUCKY CORRECTIONAL PSYCHIATIC CENTER FOR EVALUATION….
A PRELIMINARTY HEARING IS SET FOR DECEMBER 20TH AT 11-30……
CALVERT SHOT 47 YEAR OLLD JEFFERY POWELL…..A NORTH CENTRAL TELEPHONE EMPLOYEE…WHILE HE WAS ON A SERVICE CALL AT CALVERT’S
RESIDENCE…..
CALVERT’S WIFE WAS ALSO AT HOME AT THE TIME…..BUT WASN’T INJURED…..
PITINO SUES LOUISVILLE
12/01/17
FORMER LOUISVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH….RICK PITINO….HAS FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST THE “U OF L” ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION…..
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURINAL….PITINO IS SEEKING MORE THAN 35-MILLION DOLLARS IN THE BREACH OF CONTRACT SUIT…..
THE UNIVERSITY FIRED PITINO IN OCTOBER AFTER HE WAS LINKED TO AN F-B-I INVESTIGATION INVOLVING BRIBES TO RECRUITS…..
SPORTS
12/01/17
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT…..AS THEY TRAVEL TO RUSSELLVILLE…..HEAD COACH NICK CHAYKOWSKY……
NEWS-1………….:12………..Q-
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME…..ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND
99-POINT-THREE…. LOVE-FM…..WVLE….STARTING AT SEVEN-10 TONIGHT……
THE FIRST TWO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONS WILL BE DECIDED….
AS BEECHWOOD TAKES ON RACE LAND IN THE ONE “A” GAME….
AND BOYLE COUNTY TANGLES WITH CORBIN IN THE THREE “A” GAME…..
ALLEN LIBRARY
11/30/17
THE SOUTH CENTRAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY…..AS
THEIR NEWEST AFFILIATE SITE…..
AS A PARTNER….AND THE ONLY AFFILIATE SITE IN ALLEN COUNTY….THE LIBRARY WILL OFFER COMPUTER ACCESS FOR JOB SEARCH…..PROVIDE
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASES FOR THE REGION…..HOST JOB PREPARATION WORKSHOPS…..AND PROVIDE LIMITED ASSISTANCE FOR RESUME
WRITING….
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
11/30/17
BEGINNING TONIGHT…..AND FOR THE NEXT THREE THURSDAY NIGHTS….YOU’RE INVITED DOWNTOWN FOR “HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS”….
.
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WILL BE FROM SIX TO EIGHT EACH THURSDAY NIGHT……
TREES
11/30/17
THE FRIENDS OF THE “L AND N” DEPOT ARE HOSTING THE FIRST…..CHRISTMAS IN SCOTTSVILLE…..AT THE WASHINGTON CENTER….AS
INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A DONATED…..DECORATED CHRISTMAS TREE WITH THE PROCEEDS GOING TO THE
DEPOT RENOVATION….
THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS DISPLAYING TREES CAN BEGIN SETTING THEM UP TODAY…..
VIEWING OF THE TREES WILL BE TOMORROW AND SATURDAY……
CONCERT
11/30/17
TONIGHT….AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH…..THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE ARTS COUNCIL WILL PRESENT “A MUSIC CITY CHRISTMAS”……
TONIGHT’S CONCERT BEGINS AT SEVEN……
SPORTS
11/30/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOY’S BASKETBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
WHILE THE GIRL’S TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY VANCOUVER…..
PRIMARY CENTER SITE BASSED
11/20/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY PRIMARY CENTER IS NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR A MINORITY PARENT REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SCHOOL’S SITE BASED
COUNCIL….AS ACCORDING TO STATE LAW…...A SCHOOL’S SITE BASED COUNCIL MUST HAVE A MINORITY REPORSENTATIVE IF THE SCHOOL HAS A
MINORITY POPULATION OF EIGHT PERCENT OR MORE…..
THE NOMINEE MUST BE A PARENT….FOSTER-PARENT….OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A CURRENT PRIMARY CENTER STUDENT….AND THE NOMINEE
MUST BE A MINORITY…. WHICH INCLUDES AMERICAN-INDIAN.….ALASKAN-NATIVE….AFRICAN-AMERICAN… HISPANIC..…PACIFIC ISLANDER….OR
OTHER ETHNIC GROUP UNDER-REPRESENTED IN THE SCHOOL……
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE PRIMARY CENTER OR THEIR FAMILIES…...EMPLOYEES AT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND
THEIR FAMILIES…..OR ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS….
A SPECIAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD DECEMBER SEVENTH…..
ELECTION FILING
11/29/17
ANOTHER FILING REPORTED BY THE ALLEN COUNTY CERK’S OFFICE FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION……
FRANKLIN FOSTER HAS FILED TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION TO SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL…….
FAVATA
11/29/17
66 YEAR OLD CASPER BERNARD FAVATA OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL IN NASHVILLE…..AND THERE
WILL BE NO VISITATION OF MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THIS TIME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LEDA FAVATA….TWO STEP-SONS AND STEP-DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DARRELL AND KIM RIPPY OF TENNESSEE AND
JEFFERY AND TAMMY RIPPY OF FRANKLIN….A BROTHER; JIM….AND A SISTER; SANDY JONES BOTH OF ILLINOIS…..SEVERAL STEP-GRANDCHILDREN
AND STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
STRAZZI
11/29/17
49 YEAR OLD LOUIS NORMAN STRAZZI OF BOWLING GREEN DIED THURSDAY…..AND A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; ATHENA AND MARK PRIQUETTE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GLORIANNA RANDY SATTERLEE OF
FLORIDA….A NIECE AND TWO NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE……
LASSITER
11/29/17
73 YEAR OLD LINDA FAY LASSITER OF GOODLETTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE
SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL
GARDENS…..VISIATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE
FORM OF DONATIONS TO POTTER’S CHILDREN’S HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; CANDY RALPH…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY AND DONNA FARLEY…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-
IN-LAW; PATSY JO LANE AND DEBBIE AND DAVID GOODIN ALL OF TENNESSEE……THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDDHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/29/17
THE LADY PATRIOTS OPENED THE SEASON LAST AS THEY DROPPED A 73 TO 45 DECISION TO SOUTH WARREN…
AND THE PATRIOTS RANAWAY FROM THE SPARTANS 63 TO 30….
THE NEXT GAME FOR THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE DECEMBER FIFTH….AND THE NEXT GAME FOR THE PATRIOTS IS FRIDAY…..
STUDENT FEDERAL AID
11/28/17
AC/S STUDENTS….PARENTS…..AND GUARDIANS WILL HAVE SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET WITH A FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT
AIR VERIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL…..
APPOINTMENTS CAN BE SCHEDULED BY CONTACTING COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELOR LAURA CARTER AT SIX-TWO-TWO-47-11…..
DATES AND TIMES AVAILABLE ARE TOMORROW FROM ONE TO THREE…..
TUESDAY….DECEMBER FIFTH FORM 8 TO 11…..
ANDMODAY….JANUARY EIGHTH FROM 12NOON TO THREE……
THE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY……
FATAL FIRE-HART
11/28/17
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL RESIDENTAL FIRE IN HART COUNTY…. AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO ONE-92 RIORDAN ROAD….WHERE
AN UNIDENTIFIED SUBJECT WAS DISCOVERED…..DECEASSED…..IN A BEDROOM INSIDE THE RESIDENCE…..
NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED…AND NO OTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED……
ALLEN COUNTY WATER
11/28/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT HAS NOTIFIED NEWSWATCH THAT TOMORROW…..PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 98 WILL BE WITHOUT WATER FOR
PART OF THE DAY…..FOR LINE REPAIRS…..STARTING AROUND BAYS BEND ROAD TO THE END OF BROWNSFORD ROAD……
SPORTS
11/28/17
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAMS TRAVEL TO MONROE COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAMS OPEN THE SEASON AS THEY GO TO SOUTH WARREN…….LADY PATRIOT HEAD COACH
BRAD BONDS……
NEWS-3……….:18………..Q-THE POST SEASON
TIP OFF FOR THE GIRL’S GAME S SIX……BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-
50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE-40 THIS AFTERNOON……
PATRIOT SENIOR QUARTERBACK……CHASE WILSON….HAS BEEN NAMED THE CLASS-FOUR-A……REGIONS-ON…..DISTRICT TWO PLAYER OF THE
YEAR BY THE KENTUCKY FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIAON…..
WILSON HOLDS THE SCHOOL RECORDS FOR PASSING YARDS….TOUCHDOWNS….. TOTAL COMPLETED PASSSES…AND TOTAL ATTEMPTED
PASSES…….
PLANE CRASH REPORT
11/27/27
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD HAS RELEASED A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A SMALL PLANE CRASH NEAR FOUNTAIN RUN….
EARLIER THIS MONTH… THAT CLAIMED FOUR LIVES…
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE SINGLE-ENGINE PLANE WENT INTO A SERIES OF ERRATIC TURNS…..FOLLOWED BY A SHAP DIVE INTO THE GROUND….
THERE WAA A SOLID CLOUD LAYER…..BETWEEN TWO-AND- EIGHT THOUSAND FEET IN THE AREA AT THE TIME…..AND THE PILOT DIDN’T FILE A FLIGHT
PLAN OR OBTAIN A WEATHER BREIFING BEFORE DEPARTURE…..
JONES
11/27/17
62 YEAR OLD MICHAEL RAY JONES OF BOWLING GREEN DIED FRIDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES)
AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEW BETHEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER ONE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JEANNIE STICE JONES…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MIKEY & TRACY KEIFFER AND MARK AND LUCUS
MICHAEL ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; BRENDA AND DANNY GROECSCHEN OF KINGS MOUNTAIN AND
BOBBIE MEARES AND STACEY JONES BOTH OF ELIZABETHTOWN….SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
HARWOOD
11/27/17
84 YEAR OLD ROBERT GENE HARWOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL OME…..AND MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO THE SHADY GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST
CHURCH CEMETERY FUND……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BARBARA CORNWELL HARWOOD…..A SON; JONATHON….AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; CYNTHIA AND TIM
RICHARDS ALL OF BOWLING GREEN….TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; CLYDE AND SUE NELL OF HOLLAND AND CECIL AND BARBARA OF
BOWLING GRREEN…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; LEATRICE WIX AND HUSBAND CHARLES OF SCOTTSVILLE…….A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES……
MEETINGS
11/27/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 AND ROYAL ARCH AND COUNCIL AND ALL FISCAL COURT ALL MEET
TOMORRO NIGHT AT 7…….
SPORTS
11/27/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRL’S BASKETBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY….
WHILE THE BOY’S TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MONROE COUNTY
THE LADY PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS TRAVEL TO LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE PATRIOT FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS HOST GREENWOOD……
ELECTON FILINGS
11/24/17
ANOTHER FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION REPORTED BY THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE….
REPUBLICAN JOSEPH MIKE YOUNGBLOOD HAS FILED TO RUN FOR CONSTABLE IN DISTRICT TWO……
ARREST
11/24/17
WHILE SERVING A WARRANT AT A RESIDENCE ON DRIPPING SPRINGS ROAD…. DEPUTYS FROM THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
LOCATED AN ACTIVE METH LAB…..
THE BARREN COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE WAS CONTACTED TO DISMANTLE THE LAB AND CONDUCTE THE INVESTIGATIONS…..
44 YEAR OLD LONUS WINCHESTER, 38 YEAR OLD CHRISTPOER OBRIEN, 45 YEAR OLD STONEY WINCHESTER, 37 YEAR OLD BABBARA STILTS AND 50
YEAR OLD GUYLA DETHRIDGE…ALL OF GLASGOW…WERE CHANGED WITH MANUFAXCTURING METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA….
LONUS WINCHESTER WAS ADDITIONALLY CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH, TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE AND WAS SERVED AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT…..
AND OBRIEN WAS SERVED THREE OUTSTANDING WARRANTS………
SHOCKLEY
11/24/17
85 YEAROLD WILLIAM EVERETT SHOCKLY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO-30 AT NEW BETHEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY…..VISITAITON
BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE CHURCH…..
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION OR THE ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JANE SHOCKLEY…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KAREN AND BOB DAVIS OF LEXINGTON…..TWO BROTHERS AND
SISTERS-IN-LAW; BUEL AND SUE OF ADOLPHUS AND TERRY AND JO OF FRANKFROT…..AND A SISTER; JANICE HENDRIX OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO
GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE
SPORTS
11/24/17
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE….
IN CLASS ONE “A”…..CAMPBELLSVILLE GOES AGAINST BEECHWOOD…..
CLASS TWO “A”…..FINDS GLASGOW BATTLING DANVILLE…..
IN CLASS FOUR “A”….FRANKLIN/SIMPSON TAKES ON COLLINS
AND IN CLASS FIVE “A”….SOUTH WARREN GOES AGAINST COVINGTON CATHOLIC……
THE PREDATORS GO TO SAINT LOUIS…..
THE LADY TOPPERS TAKE ON MERCER IN THE GEORGIA STATE TOURNAMENT IN ATLANTA…..
THE TOPPERS PLAY S-M-U FOR FIFTH PALCE IN THE…..BATTLE-4-ATLANTIS
THANKSGIVING CLOSINGS
11/22/17
HERE ARE YOUR THANKSGIVING CLOSINGS…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT OFFICE CLOSING AT 12NOON TODAY AND WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED TOMORROW….
FEDERAL OFFICES AND POST OFFICE CLOSED TOMORROW AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
COUNTY OFFICES, STATE OFFICES, EXTENSION OFFICE AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY…..TOMORROW’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP MONDAY AND FRIDAY’S TRASH ROUTES WILL
BE RUN TUESDAY…..
COUNTY CLERK, CIRCUIT CLERK, SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICES, TRANSFER STATION AND ANIMAL SHELTER CLOSED TOMORROW, FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY…..
CORE CLOSED TOMORROW AND OPEN FRIDAY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR-30…….
SULLIVAN
11.22.17
73 YEAR OLD JOHN L. SULLIVAN OF BETHAPAGE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY NATIVE
WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
FRIDAY AT THE FUNERAL H OME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS COMMON LAW WIFE; BETTY TUCKER…..TWO SONS; LANCE OF SCOTTSVILLE AND SHANE OF BOWLING GREEN….FOUR
DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; MACHELL TESTERMANN AND RACHEL SULLIVAN BOTH OF BOWLING GREEN, KAREN AND MIKE RANDOLPH OF
FRANKLIN AND JANE REID OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; PAUL AND FRANCES AND BILLY AND VIRGINIA ALL OF
ADOLPHUS AND ROY OF SCOTTSVILLE……13 GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
CARTER
11/22/17
68 YEAR OLD PHILLIPS LEVI CARTER OF ADOLPHUS DIED MONDAY AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CARTER’S CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFER 11-30 FRIDAY MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LISA CARTER…..FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; RODNEY AND CHRISTA AND JASON AND DAWN ALL OF INDIANA,
COLBY OF TENNESSEE AND MICHAEL AND MAKAYLA OF SCOTTSVILLE……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; TAMMI AND BRIAN TURNER OF GLASGOW….
AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; LELON AND INEZ OF ADOLPHUS……SIX GRRANDCHILDREN, A GREAT-GRANDCHILD AND FIVE STEP-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE….. ..
SPORTS
11/22/17
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON MONTREAL……
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SAYS IN AN APPEAL…..THAT THE N-C-A-A’s COMMITTEE ON INFRACTIONS IMPOSED ”GROSSLY EXCESSIVEE”
PENALITIES IN ORDERING THE SCHOOL TO VACATE IT TWENTY-13 MEN’S BASKETBBALL CHAMPSIONSHIP AND TOURNAMENT REVENUE FOR A SEX
SCANDAL…..
IN JUNE THE N-C-A-A PLACE THE CARDINALS ON FOUR YEARS PROBATION…..AND ORDERS IT CACATE UP TO 124 VICTORES….INCLUDING THE
TWENTY-13 TITL E AND TWENTY-12 FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE…..
SCHOOL BOARD
11/21/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR MEETIING…..LAST NIGHT… AT THE JAMES E. BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL….AND THEY BEGAN
BY GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR 30-MINUTES TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE LITIGATION WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN….
FOLLOWING A LENGTHY DISCUSSION…..THE BOARD APPROVED CREATING CLASSIFIED….PERMANENT….PART-TIME POSTIONS….
THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED CANCELLING SCHOOL FOR A POSIBBLY RALLEY DAY…. ON THE STATE PENSION PLAN IN FRANKFORT….STUDENTS
WOULD MAKE UP THE DAY FEBRUARY 19TH AND TEACHERS WOULD MAKE UP THE DAY AT THE END OF THEY SCHOOL YEAR…..
SHOOTING
11/21/17
ONE MAN WAS HOPITALIZED AND ANOTHER ARRESTED FOLLOWING A SHOOTING LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN SCOTTSVILLE….
SCOTTSVILLE POLICE SAY 75 YEAR OLD WILLIAM CALVERT SHOT 47 YEAR OLD JEFFERY POWELL….AN EMPLOYEE OF NORTH CENTRAL TELEPHONE….
WHILE HE WAS MAKING A SERVIVCE CALL AT CALVERT’S RESIDENCE ON PARKY WAY DRIVE…..
POWELL WAS FLOWN TO SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER….
CALVERT’S WIFE WAS AT HOME AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING…..AN CALVERT….A FORMER SCOTTSVILLE POLICE OFFICER…..WAS CHARGED WITH
TWO COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AND LODGED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER…..
CALVERT
11/21/17
18 YEAR OLD BRIAN CALVERT DIED SATURDAY AT SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER…. MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT
FIVE-30 AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE CHURCH……AND
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS; DAVID AND KARLA CALVERT….TWO BROTHERS; DANIEL CALVERT AND CONNER LINDSEY…..SEVEN SISTERS; LYNZI
BRAGG, DEZI POWELL, SARA STURDIVANT, ZOII CALVERT, MICHELLE CALVERT, EMILY CALVERT AND KATIE CALVERT…..AND HIS GRAND PARENTS;
RICHARD AND JOYCE VINSON……
SPORTS
11/21/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOY’S BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYS AT BARREN COUNTY….WHILE THE GIRL’S TEAM ENTERTAINS BARREN COUNTY……
AND THE PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO SCRIMMAGE MARSHALL COUNTY…..
KY UNEMPLOYM,ENT
11/20/17
ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET…..THE COMMONWWEALTH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL FROM FIVE-
POINT-TWO PERCENT IN SEPTEMEBR……TO FIVE PERCENT IN OCTOBER….
THIS OCTOBER’S JOBLESS RATE…HOWEVER….WAS UP SLIGHTLY FROM THE FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT RECORDED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR…..
THE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SHOWED MORE KENTUCKY RESIDENTS WERE EMPLOYED IN OCTOBER THAN SEPTEMBER…..WHILE THE BUSINESS
SURVEY SUGGESTS EMPLOYERS HAD FEWER PAYROLL JOBS IN OCTOBER……AND EVEN WITH AN IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT SITUATION…..
DECREASES OCCASIONALY OCCURE…..
LAKE FEES
11/20/17
FOLLOWING A SURVEY BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS…..HOMEOWNERS WHO LIVE ALONG ROUGH RIVER LAKE….WILL HAVE TO PAY BETEEN 22-
HUNDRED AND 38-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN ADMINISTRATIVE FEES…..AND FILE FOR A RELEASE….SO THEIR BUILDINGS CAN LEGALLY EXIST ON THEIR
PROPERTY…..
THE SURVEY DETERMINED A FLOWAGE EASEMENT……DESIGNED TO ALLOW FLOOD WATERS TO FILL ONTO PRIVATE PROPERTY AND PROTECT
PEOPLE DURING A CATASTROPHIC FLOOD…..WAS NOT WHERE IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE LOCATED FOR DECADES……
PROPERTY OWNERS SAY THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO COVER THE COST OF THE FEES…..
SPECIAL SESSION
11/20/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAY HE STILL PLANS TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE COMMONWEALTH’
S TROUBLED PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEM…
THE GOVERNOR AND REPUBLICAN LEADERS UNVEILED THE PLAN LAST MONTH… BUT SINCE THEN….THE HOUSE SPEAKER HAS RESIGNED….
FOUR OTHER LAWMAKERS ARE UNDER INVESTIGAION…..AND REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE SAY THEY DON’T HAVE TH VOTES TO PASS THE MEASURE
UNLESS CHANGES ARE MADE…..
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETS IN REGULAR SESSION STARTING JANUAR SECOND……
SPORTS
11/20/17
THE BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRL’S BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYS AT MOSS….WHILE THE BOY’S TEAM ENTERTAINS MOSS…..
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY WINNAPEG…..
SVILLE MAN DIES AFTER SHOOTING
11/19/17
A SCOTTSVILLE MAN HAS DIED….FOLLOWING A PURSUIT IN WARREN COUNTY….THAT LED TO HIM BEING SHOT….
YESTERDAY…STATE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND REQUESTED TO INVESTIGATE AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING THAT HAD OCCURRED ON THE 13-
THOUSAND BLOCK OF NASHVILLE ROAD…..WHERE WARREN COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF WES JENKINS AND WOODBURN POLICE OFFICER TIM
SUMMER WERE INVOLED IN THE PURSUIT THAT ENDED IN GUNFIRE….
THE DRIVER OF THE VEHCILE INVOLVED…..18 YEAR OLD BRIAN CALVERT OF SCOTTSVILLE.SUSTAINED A GUNSHOT WOUND AND WAS
TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….HE WAS LATER TRANSFERRED TO SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE DIED AS A
RESULT OF HIS INJURIES…..
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT IS CONTINUING…..
CROSS WALK
11/17/17
THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION HAS NOTIFIED LEXINGTON THAT A RAINBOW-COLORED CROSS WALK….HONORING THE L-G-B-T
COMMUITY….IS A DISTRACTING SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE REMOVED…..
WHEN IT WAS PAINTED…..CITY OFFICIALS SAID THE CROSSWALK WOULD BE SAFER BECAUSE IT WOULD BETTER CATCH THE ATTENTION OF
DRIVERS…..
BUT THE KENTUCKY DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION SAID THE CROSSWALK ART DISTRACTS DRIVERS
BECAUSE IT IS DESIGNED TO “DRAW THE EYE”…..INSTEAD OF “COMMANDING THE ATTENTION”…..
HE ALSO NOTED PEDESTRIAN DEATHS IN LEXINGTON JUMPED NINE-PERCENT LAST YEAR…..
PARK CITY ROBBERY
11/17/17
AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO ROBBED THE PARK CITY SHELL EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING….
AROUND FIVE-30…..A MAN WEARING BROWN CARHARTT COAT AND FACE MASK ENTERED THE STORE…..PLACED A HANDGUN ON THE COUNTER
AND DEMANDED THE EMPLOYEE GIVE HIM ALL THEIR MONEY….
HE THEN FLED ON FOOT TOWARD THE DOLLAR STORE….WHERE IT’S BELIEVE HE GOT INTO A VEHICLE AND FLED TOWARD I-65….
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THIS ROBBERY IS ASKED TO CALL THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARMENT AT SIX-FIVE-ONE-27-71….OR CALL
THEIR TIP LINE AT SIX-FOUR-SIX-87-71…..
ELECTION FILING
11/17/17
THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE REPORTED ONE FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION YESTERDAY…..
MARK HUNTSMAN FILED TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION TO SCOTTSIVLLE CITY COUNCIL…..
SPORTS
11/17/18
MEET THE PATROTS IS TONIGHT…. AT SIX-30…..AT PATRIOT GYM….
AS THE PATRIOTS AND LADY PATRIOTS…..BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS….AND CHEERLEADERS WILL BE INTRODUCED…..
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE TONIGHT…..
IN CLASS ONE ”A”….CAMPBELLSVILLE TAKES ON CRITTENDEN COUNTY
CLASS TWO “A”…..HAS MONROE COUNTY BATTLING GLASGOW….
IN CLASS FOUR “A”…..FRANKLIN/SIMPSON PLAYS HOPKINSVILLE AND WAYNE COUNTY TANGLES WITH WASHINGTON COUNTY…..
AND IN CLASS FIVE “A”…..SOUTH WARERN PLAYS BOWLING GREEN…..
WKU FUND RAISING
11/16/17
YESTERDAY WAS NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY……AND DURING A SPECIAL CEREMONTY WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED ITS
DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATONS WAS CHANGING ITS NAME TO PHILANTHROPY AND ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT…..
IT WAS ALSO REVEALED THAT GEORGE AND CYNTHIA NICHOLS HAD GIVEN THE SCHOOL ONE-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS TO SUPPRE
DIVERSITY INITIATIVES……
AND LAURA TURNER DUGAS WAS NAMED PHILANTHROPIST OF THE YEAR…. .DUGAS CHAIRS THE LAURA GOAD TURNER FOUNDATION…..WHICH HAS
GIFTED WESTERN OVER TWO-MILLION DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS….SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1989……
LAWSUIT RULING
11/16/17
IN ONE OF THE LAWSUITS INVOLVING GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR…..IT WAS A PARTIAL WIN FOR BOTH SIDES
YESTERDAY…..
AS FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE THOMAS WINGATE RULED BEVIN’S ORDER EARLIER THIS YEAR SHUFFLING MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR SOME
PUBLIC EDUCATION BOARDS IS OK…..BUT HIS ORDER ESTABLISHING A NEW APPELLATE PROCESS FOR TEACHER DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND
CERTIFICATION DECISIONS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL BECAUSE IT AMOUNTS TO HIME CREATING A NEW STATE LAW…..
SPORTS
11/16/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM GOES TO DRAKES CREEK…..WHILE THE GIRLS TEAM HOST DRAKES CREEK…..
THE PATTIIOT BASKETBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO METCALFE COUNTY FOR A SCRIMMAGE….
AND THE SWIM TEAMS GO TO OHIO COUNTY FOR A MEET……
THE TITANS TRAVEL TO PITTSBURGH……
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MINNESOTA……
VETS PARK DISCOUNTS
11/15/17
NOW THRU MARCH 31ST…..CURRENT AND FORMER MILITEY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES CAN RECEIVE LODGING DISCOUNTS AT KENTUCKY
STATE PARKS….WITH THE “U-S-A MILITRY DISCOUNT”…..
WITH THE DISCOUNT….LODGE ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE AT 49-95 A NIGHT…..ONE BEDROOM COTTAGES FOR 79-95 A NIGHT…..TWO-BEDROOM
COTTAGES AT 89-95 A NIGHT…..AND THREE BEDROOM COTTAGES FOR 99-95 A NIGHT…..
THE RATE IS FIVE-DOLLARS MORE A NIGHT….AT SIX PARKS…..INCLUDING BARREN RIVER STATE PARK……
THEN APRIL THRU OCTOBER OF NEXT YEAR…..CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY CAN GET A 10-PERCENT ON LODGING OR
CAMPING……
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO MAKE A RESERVATION GO ON-LINE TO…..
PARKS-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV……
HOOVER HOME
11/15/17
FORMER KENTUCKY HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM A HOSPITAL WHERE HE WENT FOR A HEART RELATED ISSUE….
FOLLOWING HIS RESIGNATION OF HIS LEADERSHIP POSISION AMID SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS…….
SPEARKER PRO TEM…DAVID OSBORNE…..SAID HOOVER IS DOING WELL AND HIS FAMILY REQUESTS PRIVACY AS HE RECOVERS AT HOME….
ELECTION FILINGS
11/15/17
06:05AM
THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE HAD ONE FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION YESTERDAY……
REPUBLICAN TONY WOLFE FILED TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION AS MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT THREE……
SIKES
11/15/17
83 YEAR OLD WALLACE D. SIKES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALTY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN DURHAM SPRINGS CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR THIS
AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; SISTER KATHLEEN SIKES…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; GARY AND RUTHANN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..TWO DAUGHTERS
AND SONS-IN-LAW; WANDA AND DUANE ROMANS OF BOWLING GREEN AND TINA AND CHAD GARMON OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND A SISTER; FLORENE
JOHNSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, A STEP-GRANDCHILD AND A STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/15/17
IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
MOREHEAD IS AT HOME TO PLAY BRESCIA, EASTERN KENTUCKY TRAVELS TO WESTERN CAROLINA AND MURRAY STATE HOSTS BUTLER…..
MEN’S GAMES FIND…..
CENTRE AT HOME TO TAKE ON MARYVILLE, MURRAY STATE GOES TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND THE TOPPERS ENTERTAIN KENTUCKY WESLEYAN…..
CITY COUNCIL
11/14/17
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING….FINAL APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO AN ANNEXATION ORDINANCE…..FOR HIGHWAY TWO-31
AND THE RIGHT OF WAY ON EACH SIDE….TO THE WARREN COUNTY LINE…..
PROPERTY OWNERS WITH LAND ADJANCENT TO THE HIGHWAY…..WHO WANT THEIR PROPERTY ANNEXED INTO THE CITY….WILL BE HANDLED ON A
CASE-BY CASE BASES…..
WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT SUPERVISOR GREG COOKE INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT AFTER MANY DELAYS…..THE NEW EQUIPMENT AT THE
PLANT HAS FINALLY BEEN INSALLED…..
AND THE COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED THE TWENY-17 MERIT AWARDS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES……
PAUL RETURING TO WORK
11/14/17
SENATOR RAND PAUL IS RETURNING TO WASHINGTON….FOLLOWING AN ATTACK LAST WEEK…THAT LEFT HIM WITH SIX BROKEN RIBS .AND IN A
GOOD DEAL OF PAIN…..
PAUL WAS ATTACKED BY A NEIGHBOR WHILE MOWING HIS LAWN…..….
THE ATTORNEY FOR RENE BOUCHER…..WHO HAS PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT….SAID THE ATTACK WAS NOT POLITICALLY
MOVITAVED…. BUT INVOLVED A “TRIVIAL” DISPUTE……
ELECTION FILINGS
11/14/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE REPORTED MORE FILINGS…..YESTERDAY…. FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION….
REPUBLICAN TIM MILLER FILED TO RUN FOR MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT FIVE…..
REPUBLICAN LARRY PIPER FILED TO RUN FOR REELECTION AS ALLEN COUNTY AILER…..
REPUBLICAN DWIGHT KEEN FILED TO RUN FOR SHERIFF…..
AND MICHAEL ANTHONY MCGUIRE FILED TO RUN FOR REELECTION TO SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL……..
SPORTS
11/14/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRL’S BASKETBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO GLASGOW…..
WHILE THE BOY’S TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GLASGOW….
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA TO TAKE ON THE CAPITALS……
MEDICAL PANELS CAN PROCEED
11/10/17
THE KENTUCKY COURT OF APPEALS GRANTED A “STAY” YESTERDAY….OF THE FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT RULING…..IN THE MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL
CASE…..
THE CIRCUIT COURT’S OPINION HAD RULE THE NEW MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL….. PASSED BY THE TWENTY-17 GENERAL ASSEMBLY……WAS
UNCONSTITUTIOAL…..
BUT AS A RESULT OF YESTERDAY’S DECISION……89-CURRENT CURRENT CASES WILL PROCEED…..AND ALL PROSPECTIVE MALPRACTICE CASES
WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROCEED THROUGH THE MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL PROCESS BEFORE BEING FILED IN COURT……
BOUCHER PLEADS NOT GUILTY
11/10/17
IN WARREN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY…..ATTORNEY MATT BAKER ENTERED A NOT GUILTY PLEA ON BEHALF OF DOCTOR RENE BOUCHER….WHO
IS CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR ASSULT….AFTER HIS ATTACK ON SENATOR RAND PAUL…..
BAKER SAID THE ALTERCATION HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS…..BUT IT WAS ON ONGOING DISPUTE BETWEEN NEIGHBORS…..
BAKER ALSO SAID THEY’RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEDERALCHARGE BEING FILED…..WARREN COUNTY ATTORNEY AMY MILLIKEN
HAS SUGGESTED THE CHARGES MAY BE CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF PAUL’S INJURIES……
CASEY MAN SENTENCED
11/10/17
A CASEY COUTY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO 12-MONTHS IN PRISON….AND THREE YEARS SUPERVISED RELEASE…WITH
THE FIRST 12-MONTHS SPENT IN HOME CONFINMENT….
AND 38 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER FAIR OF LIBERTY WAS ORDERED TO PAY RESTITUTION OF 689-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE FARM SERVICES
AGENEY….. FOR HIS ROLE IN A CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION BY CONCEALING THE SALE OF GRAIN TO
UNAUTHORIZED PURCHASERS……
FAIR HAD PLEAD GUILTY TO CONVERTING ASSETS PLEDGED TO THE FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION AND BANKRUPTCY FRAUD……
ELECTION FILINGS
11/10/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE REPORTED ONE FILING FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION YESTERDAY…..
REPUBLICAN GARY HORNE FILED TO RUN FOR MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT THREE……
SPORTS
11/10/17
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE TONIGHT…..
IN CLASS ONE “A”…..RUSSELLVILLE TAKES ON CAMPBELLSVILLE…..
CLASS TWO “A” FINDS….GLASGOW PLAYING NEW PORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC AND MONROE COUNTY TANGLES WITH LLOYD……
IN CLASS FOUR “A”…..LOGAN COUNTY GOES AGAINST HOPKINSVILLE AND MADISON-NORTH HOPKINS PLAYS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON….
AND IN CLASS FIVE “A”…..SOUTH WAREN PLAYS CHRISTIAN COUNTY AND GREENWOOD GOES AGAINST BOWLING GREEN…..
STUFF THE CRUISER
11/09/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE AND THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL’S RESOURCE CENTER’S ANNUAL “TOGETHER FOR
CHRISTMAS” COMES UP NEXT MONTH…….
AND IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP THE 440 CHILDREN WHO ARE REGISTERED FOR THIS YEAR’S PROGRAM…..YOU’RE INVITED TO HELP ”STUFF THE
CRUISER” TOMORROW…..FROM EIGHT TO FIVE AT THE DOLLAR GENERAL STORE ON THE SQUARE…..THE DOLLAR GENERAL MARKET…AND DOLLAR
GENERAL STORE CEDAR SPRINGS…..
CRUISERS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ALL THREE LOCATIONS TO ACCEPT NEW TOY OR TEEN ITEM DONATIONS……
ELECTION FILINGS
11/09/17
YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST DAY CANDIDATES COULD FILE FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTIONS……AND THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE
REPORTED A NUMBER OF FILINGS…..INCLUDING…..
INCUMBENT ALLEN COOUNTY CLERK….ELAINE WILLIAMS A DEMOCRAT
INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN SHERIFF…..JEFF COOKE
INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN P-V-A….TRACY OLIVER……
REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT CONSTABLE IN DISTRICT ONE…..JOHNATHAN CARTER
HALLYE ARTERBURN…A REPUBLICAN….FILED FOR ALLEN COUNTY ATTORNEY
REPUBLICAN DENNIS HARPER FILED TO RUN FOR ALLEN COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE
INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN CORONER DARREN DAVIS
RON COOK…A DEMOCRAT…FILED TO RUN FOR REELECTION AS MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT TWO…..
REPUBLICAN JUNIOR BRAY FILED TO SEEK THE THIRD DISTRICT MAGISTRATES SEAT
RICKY COOKSEY….A REPUBLICAN….IS SEEKING RELECTION AS MAGISTRAGTE IN DISTRICT FOUR
INCUMBENT ROMAN PERRY JUNIOR….A REPUBLICAN …IS SEEKING REELECTION AS MAGISTRATE IN DISTRICT FIVE
AND SCOTTSIVLE MAYOR ROB CLINE FILED TO SEEK ANOTHER TERM….
THE TWENY-18 BALLOT WILL FEATURE KENTUCKY’S SIX SEATS IN THE U-S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE….AS-WELL-AS THE 100 SEATS IN THE
KENTUCKY HOUSE….AND SEATS IN EVEN NUMBERED DISTRICT IN THE KENTUCKY SENATE….ALL COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEYS, CIRCUIT COURT
CLERKS AND DISTRICT JUDGES WILL BE ON THE BALLOT….
ALL COUNTY OFFICERS ARE UP FOR ELECTION….ALONG WITH CITY LEGISLATIVE BODIES AND MAYORS OF SOME CITIES…
VETERANS DAY CLOSINGS
11/09/17
HERE ARE YOUR VETERANS DAY CLOSINGS……
COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW……
HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED TOMORROW……
CITY OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND TOMORROW’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKEUP UP MONDAY THE 13TH……
TRANSFER STATION CLOSED TOMORROW AND OPEN SATURDAY…….
COUNTY CLERK, CIRCUIT CLERK AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICES AND THE ANIMAL CLOSED TOMORROW AND SATURDAY……
POST OFFICE CLOSED SATURDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…
AND THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL BE OPEN SATURDAY…………
CHISM
11/09/17
69 YEAR OLD WAYNE LEE CHISM OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OLD SCHOOL CEMETERY IN FOUNTAIN RUN…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTERNOON (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTEHR; MICHAEL OF FOUNTAIN RUN….. A SISTER-IN-LAW; MARIE CHISM….AND TWO NEPHEWS; ROCHE AND JONATHAN
CHAISM ALL OF TEXAS….AND LYNN SANCHEZ OF SCOTTSVILLE…….
SPORTS
11/09/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRL’S AND BOY’S EIGHTH GRADE BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST…..
KENTUCKY SIXTH FATTEST
11/08/17
NOT GOOD NEWS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH…..AS A NEW STUEY FROM WALLET-HUB….FINDS KENTUCKY IS THE SIXTH FATTEST STATE IN THE
NATION….
THE SUDY EXAMINED THE NUMBER OF OBESE AND OVERWEIGHT PEOPLE IN EACH STATE…..HEALTH CONSEQUENCES…..AND FOOD AND FITNESS…
KENTUCKY RANKED FIFTH FOR THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF ASULTS WITH TYPE TWO DIABETES…..AND THE COMMONWEALTH ALSO RANKED IN
THE TOP FIVE WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF PHYSICALLY INACTIVE ADULTS……
THE STUDY ALSO FOUND TENNESSEE IS THE THIRD FATTTEST STATE IN THE COUNTRY……
FILING DATES
11/08/17
CANDIDATE PACKETS FOR THE TWENTY-18 ELECTION ARE AVAILABLE NOW IN THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE……AND THE FIRST DAY A CANDIDATE
CAN FILE IS TODAY…..
AND THE FINAL DAY FOR CANDIDATES TO FILE FOR THE TWENY-18 ELECTION….IS JANUARY 30TH……
BLOOD MOBILE
11/08/17
THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE WILL BE AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST…. THIS AFTERNOON…..FROM THREE TO SEVEN……
DURING THIS VISIT OF THE BLOOD MOBILE….THERE WILL BE A “FRIENDLY” COMPETITION BETWEEN THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO SEE
WHO CAN GET THE MOST DONORS OUT…..
TO DONATE YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE….WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS…..BE IN GOO HEALTH…..AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST
56 DAYS……
DONORS SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D OR A PHOTO I-D……
RICHARDS STATUE
11/08/17
A BRONZE STATUE OF LONGTIME WESTERN SUPPORTER…..AND KENTUCKY STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOY RICHARDS….HAS BEEN UNVEILED IN JODY
RICHARDS HALL….
PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS MASS MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY HALL…..JODY RICHARDS HALL WAS DEDICATED IN MAY OF THIS YEAR……
RICHARDS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING STATE FUNDING FOR THE BUILDING THAT NEW BEARS HIS NAME…...AS-WELL-AS AS AT LEAST SEVEN
OTHER BUILDINGS IN HIS 42-YEARS IN OFFICE…..
DEPUTY JAILER ARRESTED
11/08/17
A CLINTON COUNTY DEPUTY JAILER IS FACING CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH A FIRE AT THE JAIL…..
31 YEAR OLD ADAM SMITH OF ALBANY IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF ARSON AND 20-COUNTS OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT…..IT’S BELIEVED
SMITH INTENTIONALLY STARTED A FIRE IN A STORAGE CLOSET INSIDE THE JAIL THAT WAS OCCUPIED BY 19- INMATS AND ONE OTHER JAILER…..…..
NO ONE WAS INJURED…..AND THE INMATES WERE MOVED TO THE RUSSELL AND PULAKSI COUNTY JAILS…..AS THE ENTIRE CLINTON JAIL
SUFFERED EXTREME SMOKE DAMAGE…..
SPORTS
11/08/17
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
LINDSEY WILSON IS AT OME TO PLAY BRESCIA…..
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM LAST NIGHT…..
THE PREDATORS BEAT THE BLUE JACKETS THREE TO ONE…..
AND IN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL….
IT WAS THE TOPPERS 109 AND CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY 66……
TEACHER PENSION PLAN
11/07/17
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT WOODFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL YESTERDAY….. LEADERS FROM SEVERAL EDUCATION GROUPS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH RELEASED A PENSION REFORM PLAN THEY SAY IS A SUSTIANABLE APPROACH…..
THE PLAN WOULD LEAVE MOST RETIREMENT BENEFITS IN PLACE FOR CURRENT AND RETIRED TEACHERS……..AND A HYBRID PLAND WOULD BE
CREATED FOR NEW TEACHERS HIRED BEGINNIN NEXT SUMMER…..THOSE INDIVIDUALS WOULD PARTICIPATE IN A DEFINED BENEFIT SYSTEM AND BE
ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT RETIRMENT SAVINGS WITH VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT…..
AND CURRENT TEACHERS’ SICK LEAVE PAY WOULD BE FROZEN FOR CALCULATING RETIREMENT BENEFITS BEGINNING NEXT SUMMER……
AG SUES
11/07/17
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR HAS SUED A PHAMACEUTICAL COMPANY HE SAYS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 190
OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR…..
THE DRUG…..OPANA E-R…..WHICH IS MANUFACTURED BY ENDO PHARMACEUTICAL AND ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS….IS A PRESCRIPTION OPIOID
THAT’S THREE TIMES STRONG THAN MORPHONE…AND BESHEAR SAYS THE COMPANY TARGETED MILIARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS…..
IN JULY….ENDO PHARMACEUTICAL ANNOUNCED IT WOULD STOP SELLING THE DRUG…..AFTER THE U-S FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ASKED
THE COMPANY TO PULL IT FROM THE MARKET……
FBI INVESTIGATION
11/07/17
THE F-B-I HAS CONFIRMED THEY’RE LOOKING INTO SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION CLAIMS MADE BY EMPLOYEES AT THE KENTUCKY STATE
CAPITAL….TO SEE IF ANY FEDERAL LAWS WERE BROKEN…..
HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER RESIGNED HIS LEADERSHIP POSITION SUNDAY AFTER ADMITTING TO EXCHANGING INAPPROPRIATE TEXT
MESSAGES WITH A FEMALE STAFFER……
THREE OTHER REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN IMPLICATED IN THE SCANDAL…..AND REMOVED FROM THEIR COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIPS……
PAUL ATTACK
11/07/17
THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MAN CHARGED IN AN ATTACK AGAINST SENATOR RAND PAUL HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT….SAYING THE INCIDENT WAS NOT
POLTICALLY MOTIVATED…..BUT WAS A REGRETTABLE DISPUTE MORE PEOPLE WOULD REGARD AS TRIVIAL…..BUT MATTHEW BAKER DIDN’T SAY WHAT
THE DISPUTE WAS ABOUT…..
59 YEAR OLD RENE BROUCHER….WHO’S CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT…. ADMITTED TO AUTHORITIES HE TACKLED PAUL FROM BEHIND
WHILE HE WAS MOWING HIS LAWN….
PAUL SUFFERED BROKENS RIBS….BRUSES TO HIS LUNGS…AND CUTS TO HIS FACE IN THE ATTACK…….
FLAGS TO HALF STAFF
11/07/17
TO HONOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TEXAS CHURCH SHOOTING SUNDAY…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS
DIRECTED THE AMERICAN AND STATE FLAGS AT ALL STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF….UNTIL SUNSET ON NOVEMBER
NINTH….TO HONOR THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSES….. ORGANIZATIONS…..AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN IN THIS TRIBUTE BY
LOWERING THEIR FLAGS…..
GLASGOW WATER SCAM
11/07/17
THE GLASGOW WATER COMPANY HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF A SCAM THAT INVOLVES SOMEONE CALLING CUSTOMERS…..FROM WHAT APPEARS TO
BE THE WATER COMPANY’S PHONE NUMBER….AND TELLING THEM THEIR SERVICE IS DUE FOR DISCONNECTION AND NEEDS TO BE PAID…..
THE GLASGOW WATER COMPANY REMINDERS CUSTOMERS THAT THEY DO NOT SOLICIT PAYMENT BY PHONE FOR ANY PAST DUE ACCOUNT….AND
THEY DO NOT GIVE 800-NUMBERS FOR CUSOMERS
SPORTS
11/07/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBAL LTEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN EAST…..
THE PREDATORS ARE ON THE ROAD TO COLUMBUS TO TAKE ON THE BLUE JACKETS….
HEAP
11/06/17
THE HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM…..BETTER KNOWN AS HEAP…..BEGINS TODAY AT COMMUNINTY ACTION AGNEY OFFICES ACROSS THE
COMMONWLETH…..
APPLICATIONS ARE TAKEN BY THE FIRST LETTER OF THE LAST NAME OF THE HOUSEHOLD AT THE ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION OFFICE
LOCATED AT 25 J-L-TURNER PLACE …..
TODAY….THOSE WHOSE LAST NAMES BEGIN WITH THE LETTER “A” MAY APPLY….
TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY….THOSE WHOSE LAST NAMES BEGIN WITH THE LETTER “C” MAY APPLY….THURSDAY….THOSE WHOSE LAST NAMER
BEGIN WIT THE LETTER “C” MAY APPLY…..AND FRIDAY THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FOR VETERANS DAY….
LAST YEAR…..484 HOUSEHOLDS IN ALLEN COUNTY RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE….AND WHEN APPLYING….APPLICANTS SHOULD….
BRING THE MOST RECENT HEATING BILL OR VERIFICATIONS THAT HEATING EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED IN THE RENT…..SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
OR PERMANENT RESIDENT CARE NUMBER FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD….. PROOF OF ALL HOUSEHOLD INCOME FROM THE
PRECEEDING MONTH…..AND THE ACCOUNT NUMBER AND NAME ON THE ACCOUNT FOR MAIN HEATING FUEL SOURCES AND ELECTRIC…….
PAUL RECOVERS
11/06/17
SENATOR RAND PAUL CONTINUES TO RECOVER FROM FIVE BROKEN RIBS…. INCLUDING THREE DISPLACED FRACTURES HE SUFFERED FRIDAY….
WHEN HE WAS TACKLED FROM BEHIND…..WHILE MOWING HIS YARD….
59 YEAR OLD RENE BOUCHER….WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR TO PAUL….H WAS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT FOURTH DEGREE AND RELEASED FORM THE
WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL SATURDAY ON A 75-HUNDRED DOLLAR BOND...
AUTHORITIES HAVEN’T RELEASED A MOTIVE FOR THE ATTACK….AND IT’S NOT KNOWN WHEN PAUL WILL RETUEN TO WASHINGTON…..
HOOVER RESIGNS
11/06/17
KENTUCKY’S SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE…..REPUBLICAN JEFF HOOVER….HAS RESIGNED HIS LEADERSHIP POST AFTER ACKNOWLEDGING HE
SETTLEDED SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS FROM ONE OF HIS STAFF MEMBERS LAST MONTH…..
HE DENIED SEXUALLY HARASSING THE STAFF MEMBER…..BUT SAID HE SENT INAPPROPRIATE TEXT MESSAGES THAT WERE CONSENSUAL…..
YATES
11/06/17
80 YEAR OLD REV. BILLY H. YATES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
TOMORROW (TUES) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE ALLEN
COUNTY MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION OR THE GIDEONS……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; RICKY AND DARLENE……AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; DEBBIE AND DAVE WOLFE ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; NANCY AND DICK THOMAS OF CADIZ……THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
11/06/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO MONROE COUNTY…..
WHILE THE GIRLS TEAM HOSTS MONROE COUNTY…..
HOME SALES DECREASE
11/03/17
KENTUCKY SAW HOME SALES DECREASE IN SEPTEMBER…..BUT SALES REMAINED POSITIVE FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE YEAR…..
TOTAL HOME SALES IN SEPTEMBER WERE DOWN FOUR-POINT-SIX PERCENT….FOR THE QUARTER….HOME SALES WERE SLIGHTLY ABOVE LAST
YEAR…..AND YEAR-TO-DATE SALES ON STILL ON A RECORD BREAKING PACE WITH A THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST
YEAR…..
HOUSING INVENTORIES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH JUMPED IN SEPTEMBER BY FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT COMPARED TO TWENTY-16…..BUT
FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR-TO-DATE…..INVENTORIES ARE STILL DOWN SEVEN-PERCENT AND 14-POINT-THREE PERCENT RESPECTIVELY
COMPARED TO LAST YEAR….
THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE INCREASED TO A NEW MONTHLY HIGH IN SEPTEMBER AT 129-THOUSAND-933 DOLLARS…..AND FOR THE YEAR….THE
TOTAL VOLUME OF HOME SALES IS UP EIGHT-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..
HOOVER ALLEGATIONS
11/03/17
KENTUCKY HOUSE REPUBLIANS WILL MEET PRIVATELY TODAY….TO DISCUSSS THE FUTURE OF HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER….FOLLOWING A
STORY IN THE COURIER-JOURNAL YESTERDAY….CITING ANONYMOUS SOURCES…. THAT HOOVER HAD SETTLED A SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIM
WITH A STAFFER……OUT OF COURT…..
THE ALLEGATONS STEM FROM EARLY TWENTY-16…..WHEN HOOVER WAS STILL MINORITY LEADER…..
SPORTS
11/03/17
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS BEIGIN TONIGHT AS THE PATRIOTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MADISONVILLE-NORTH HOPKINS…..KICK OFF IS
SEVEN-30…..AND IT YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-
THREE…. LOVE-FM…..WLVE…..STARTING AT SEVEN TONIGHT……
THE STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY AT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL…..
AS SOUTH WARREN PLAYS LETCHER COUNTY CENTRAL…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN ANAHEIM TO TAKE ON THE DUCKS…..
AD SCAM
11/02/17
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED A “SCAM ALERT” TO WARN KENTUCKIANS ABOUT FRAUDULENT ADVERTISEMENTS IN
THE CLASSIFIED SECTION OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND ON-LINE…..
RESIDENTS IN SEVERAL COUNTIES……INCLUDING BARREN…..HAVE REPLYED TO ADS FOR DISCOUNTED TRACTO OR PICKUP THAT TURN OUT TO
BE A SCAM…..THE ADS APPEAR TO BE NORMAL AT FIRST AND INCLUDE A PRICE FOR THE ITEM AND PHONE NUMBER…..AND ONCE THE INTERESTED
PARTY CALLS THEY DON’T SPEAK WITH ANYONE….BUT RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES OR EMAILS…..THE REPLYS ARE FROM A MOLLY CARTER WHO SAYS
SHE’S STATIONED WITH THE AIR FORCE IN NORTH DAKOTA….CARTER CLAIMS SHE’S SELLING THE ITEMS WHICH BELONGED TO HER LATE
HUSBAND…..BECAUSE SHE’S BEING DEPLOYED OVERSEAS….
KENTUCKIANS WHO WANT ASSISTANCE IN VERIFYING A SCAM OR REPORTING A SCAM CAN CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE AT EIGHT-
EIGHT-EIGHT-FOUR-THREE-TWO-92-57…..OR FILE A COMPLAINT ON LINE…. RESIDENTS CAN ALSO RECEIVE SCAM ALERTS BY TEXTING…..K-Y-O-A-G…..
TO GOV-THREE-ONE-ONE…….
MISSING CAVE CITY TEEN
11/02/17
CAVE CITY POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING CAVE CITY TEEN….
13 YEAR OLD ADRIANNA WOOD WAS LAST SEEN AT HER RESIDENCE YESTERDAY….. WOOD IS A WHITE FEMALE….FIVE-FEET SIX-INCHES TALL….
WEIGHS 100 POUNDS… AND HAS BLONDE HAIR AND BLUE EYES…..
WHEN LAST SEEN….SHE WAS WEARING A WHITE SHIRT….BLACK PANTS….AND PINK ROSE EARRINGS….
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF ADRIANNA WOOD IS ASK TO CONTACT CAVE CITY POLICE AT TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SIX-FIVE-
ONE-51-51…….
JOHNSON
11/02/17
86 YEAR OLD CLARA JOHNSON OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL SERVVICES WILL
BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GGARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO-30
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS; JIMMY OF TENNESSEE AND BILL OF SCOTTSVILLE…. THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; JOYCE PAYNE AND
LOIS AND GARY DAVIS ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE AND LINDA AND ROBERT KEMBLE OF BROWNSVILLE…..AND TWO BROTHERS; BENNY CRAVENS OF
INDIANA AND BOBBY CARVEN OF TENNESSEE…..17 GRANDCHILDREN, 15 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…..
GIVENS
11/02/17
12:05PM
52 YEAR OLD LYNNE GIVENS OF GREESBURG…..WIFE OF SENATOR DAVID GIVENS…. DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE MONDAY MORNING AT 11 AT EBENEZER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN GREENSBURG WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER EIGHT MONDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH…..VISITATION WILL ALSO BE HELD FROM ONE TO SEVEN SUNDAY AT GREEN
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO TWISTED PINK IN SUPPORT OF BREAST CANCER
RESEARCH…..HOSPARUS OF GREEN RIVER….OR THE EBENEZER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY…….
BESIDES HER HUSBAND; DAVID…..SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHER; HANNAH….AND TWO SONS; MATTHEW AND MICHAEL ALLOF GREENSBURG…..
HER FATHER AND MOTHER; ROGER AND MARLENE KLINGEMAN OF LOUISVILLE….A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; JEFF AND JENNIFER KLINGEMAN
OF GOSHEN…..A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; LORI AND KEVIN HESLIN OF LOUISVILLE…..HER FATHER-IN-LAW AND MOTHER –IN-LAW; DAVID AND
EVELYN GIVENS OF GREENSBURG……A SISTER –IN-LAW AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JULIE AND TODD SMYRICHINSKY OF GREENSBURG… AND A
BROTHER-IN-LAW AND SISTER-IN-LAW’ DAN AND SHERRI GIVENS OF ALABAMA…..
SPORTS
11/02/17
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBAL L TEAM GOES TO BUTLER COUNTY…
TAXES
11/01/17
ALL THOSE WITH UNPAID ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY TAX BILLS ARE REMINDED THAT IF YOU GET THEM PAID BY TODAY….YOU’LL RECEIVE A TWO-
PERCENT DISCOUNT….
BEGINNING TOMORROW AND RUNNING THRU JANUARY SECOND THE FACE AMOUNT OF THE BILL WILL BE DUE…..
JANUARY THIRD THRU JANUARY 31ST…..A FIVE-PERCENT PENALITY WILL BE ADDED…..
AND FEBRUARY FIRST THRU APRIL 16TH…..THE PENALITY GOES TO 21-PERCENT….
THEN ON APRIL 16TH AT FOUR-30…..ALL UNPAID ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY TAX BILLS WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE COUNTY CLERK……
MONTGOMERY
11/01/17
77 YEAR OLD CAROL LEE “PETE” MONTGOMERY OF BOWLING GREEN DIED MONDAY AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT 11 AT J-C KIRBY AND SON FUNERAL HOME…..LOVERS LANE CHAPEL IN BOWLING GREEN…..WITH BURIAL IN
BOWLING GREEN GARDENS….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL
CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY OR PROVIDENCE KNOB BAPTIST CHURCH……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LINDA DECKARD MONTGOMERY……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; MICHELLE AND KEVIN BOWLING OF BOWLING
GREEN……A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY AND FREDIA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; NORMA AND JIMMY
SPENCER OF BOWLING GREEN……TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
11/01/17
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT…..
THE BASEBALL SEASON IS DOWN TO ONE GAME…..AS THE DODGERS HOST THE ASTROS IN GAME SEVEN OF THE WORLD SERIES……
AND IN MEN’S COLELGE BASKETBALL……
LINDSEY WILSON HOSTS MIDWAY……
AND THE TOPPERS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON CAMPBELLSVILLE……
FATAL-ALLEN
10/30/17
STATE POLICE….AT THE REQUEST OF THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT… ARE INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT IN THE 88-HUNDRED BLOCK
OF SMITHS GROVE ROAD THAT CLAIMED A LIFE…..
A SOUTHBOUND CADILLAC LEFT THE ROADWAY….AND STRUCK A TREE…. BECOMING FULLY ENGULFED…..THE LONE OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE
WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE B THE ALLEN COUNTY CORONER…..
NO OTHER INFORMATION ON THE ACCIDENT HAS BEEN RELEASED PENDING IDENTIFICATION BY THE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE AND NOTIFICAION
OF NEXT OF KIN……
FATAL-WARREN
10/30/17
A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON PLANO ROAD….IN WARREN COUNTY… CLAIMED A LIFE….
ACCORDING TO THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT….A 1994 MITSUBISHI DRIVEN BY 24 YEAR OLD REGINAL SPRAWL OF SOUTH
CAROLINA LEFT THE ROADWAY….HIT A UTILITY POLE….AND FLIPPED…..
A PASSENGER…..33 YEAR OLD JESSICA WHILEDGE OF ALVATON DIED AT THE SCENE…. AND SPRAWL WAS FLOWN TO TRISTAR MEDICAL CENTER….
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE DRUGS….ALCOHOL…SPEED….AND WEATHER WERE ALL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT……
FATAL-BARREN
10/30/17
AN ACCIDENT ON THE NUNN PARKWAY IN BARREN COUNTY CLAIMED A LIFE….
STATE POLCIE SAY A TWENTY-15 FREIGHTLINER…..OPERATED BY 32 YEAR OLD STEVEN WARD OF ARKANSAS……CROSSED THE MEDIAN INTO THE
PATH OF A TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN ALTIMA DRIVEN BY 43 YEAR OLD NATHAN SEWELL OF GLASGOW….
SEWELL DIED AT THE SCEND AND WARD WASN’T INJURED…….
CAIP TRAINING
10/30/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY EXTENSION FACILITY WILL BE OFFERING….CAIP TRAINING…. AGAIN TONIGHT……
TONIGHT’S TRAINING BEGINS AT SIX AND WILL LAST ABOUT AN HOUR……
SPORTS
10/30/17
THE JAMES E. BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BAKETBBALL TEAM PLAYS AT GLASGOW…..
WHILE THE GIRL’S TEAM HOSTS GLASGOW…..
MADDEN
10/26/2017
TIMOTHY MADDEN WAS BACK IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT THIS MORNING FOR A STATUS HEARING….
MADDEN’S ATTORNEY….TRAVIS LOCK….STATED THAT ALL ITEMS REQUSTED FOR D-N-A TESTING APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND WERE
BEING REVIEWED BY THE DEFENSE’S FORENSIC ANALYST…..
THE MOTION TO REQUESTING A CHANGE OF VENUE WAS APPROVED….BUT THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE TRIAL WON’T BE DETERMINED UNTIL A
HEARING ON NOVEMBER 17TH AT NINE……
AND ALL PRETRIAL DEADLINES HAVE BEEN DEFERRED TO NOVEMBER 17TH AS WELL…..
CHILD SUPPORT OFFICE
10/25/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AS THEY MOVE TO THEIR NEW LOCATION AT ONE-15
EAST PUBLIC SQUARE…...NEXT TO THE FARMACY RESTAURANT…..
THE OFFICE WILL REOPEN MONDAY, OCTOBER 30TH…..WITH ITS REGULAR HOURS OF EIGHT TO FOUR-30 MONDAY THRU THURSDAY….AND EIGHT
TO THREE-30 ON FRIDAYS…..
AND THE PHONE NUMER REMAINS THE SAME AT TWO-THREE-SEVEN-44-50…….
ROAD CLOSED
10/25/17
JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHNNY HOBDY HAS INFORMED NEWSWATCH THAT ALLEN SPINGS ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED TO THRU TRAFFIC……UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE…. FOR REPAIRS TO A LARGE SINK HOLE…….
ARREST
10/25/17
OFFICER TREVER THOMPSON WITH SCOTTSVILLE POLICE STOPPED A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE TO USE A TURN SIGNAL AND CHARGED THE
DDRIVER……40 YEAR OLD CHRISTY J. JOHNSON OF EIGHT-ZERO-FIVE LANDMARK…..WITH FAILURE TO OR IMPROPER SIGNAL, NO REGISTRATION
PLATES, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH, TWO-COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE–DRUG UNSPECIFIED
AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
AT ANOTHER TRAFFIC STOP…..OFFICER THOMPSON CHARGED 28 YEAR OLD WILLIAM S. MASEY OF EIGHT-78 OLD GALLATIN ROAD WITH REAR
LICENSE NOT ILLUMINATED, NO REGISTRATION RECEIPT, NO REGISTRATION PLATE, LICENSE TO BE IN POSSESSION, DRIVING UNDER THE
INFLUENCE AND RESISTING ARREST…….
JOHNS
10/25/17
70 YEAR OLD RONNIE JOHNS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION IS IN PROGRESS AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; FAYE BARLOW JOHNS…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY AND PATRICIA BARLOW OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A
SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; FREEDA AND RUSTY PORTER OF TENNESSEE…..A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES…….……
FISCAL COURT
10/25/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER TWO LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AS THE OPIOID
CRISIS CONTINUES IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE COUNRTY…. RECENT STATISTICS SHOW ALLEN COUNTY IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST ABUSERS
OF OPIOIDS IN THE KENTUCKY….. AND THE COURT APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO JOINT IN WITH 42 OTHER COUNTIES .AND SEVERAL STATES…..IN
SUING THE MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF OPIOIDS….
THERE’S ALSO A SHORTAGE OF FIRE FIGHTERS IN ALLEN COUNTY AND THE COUNRTY……AND THE COURT APPROVED A PLAN TO HOPEFULLY
RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS……
A BID FROM KEN-WAY…..IN THE AMOUNT OF 96-HUNDRED DOLLARS…. WAS ALSO ACCEPTED TO GRIND THE BRUSH PILE AT THE TRANSFER STATION
WITH THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE PAYING HALF……
HARPER
10/25/17
BEFORE LAST NIGHT’S FISCAL COURT MEETING…..FIRST DISTRICT MAGISTRATE DENNIS HARPER ANNOUNCED HE WOULD NOT BE SEEKING
REELECTION TO THAT OFFICE, BUT WILL BE RUNNING FOR JUDGE EXECUTIVE……
CURRENT JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHNNY HODBY IS NOT SEEKING REELECTION……..
KEY
10/25/17
58 YEAR OLD RANDALL LEWIS KEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD & STRODE FUNERAL HOME….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT
THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LISA KEY…..AND A SON; NATHAN BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…A BROTHER; JUNIOR OF WISCONSON;….AND A SISTER;
ANNIE PHILLIPS OF SCOTTSVILLE….A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES….
SPORTS
10/25/17
AT THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…..
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON BEAT CLINTON COUNTY THREE TO ONE……
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS LOST TO SOUTH WARREN THREE TO NOTHING……
IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT TONIGHT….
LOGAN COUNTY TAKES ON GREENWOOD…..
AND FRANKLLIN/SIMPSON TANGLES WITH SOUTH WARREN……
PENSION
10/24/17
REGION THREE….KENTUCKY SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION SUPERINTENDENTS AND BOARD MEMBERS…..MET AT WARREN EAST HIGH SCHOOL
YESTERDAY TO DISCUSS WHAT IMPACTS WOULD STEM FROM GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN’S PROPOSED PENSION PLAN……
THE SUPERINTNEDENT’S MESSAGE WAS….IT’S GOOD SOMETHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THE PENSION PLANS…..BUT THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT
WITH EDUCATION……
FISCAL COURT
10/24/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELS TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBE TWO TONIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..
TONIGHT’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SEVEN……
REAL ID ACT
10/24/17
KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED ANOTHER WAIVER FROM THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY…..TO ALLOW MORE TIME TO COME INTO
COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL…..“REAL I-D ACT”…..
THE COMMONWEALTH…..AND OTHER STATES WHO RECENTLY PASSED LEGISLATION TO COMPLY WITH “REAL I-D PROVISIONS”…..WERE GRANTED
AN EXTENSION UNTIL OCTOBER 10TH-TWENTY-18…….
WITHOUT THE EXTENSION……STARTING IN JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR….INDIVIDUALS WOULD NEED TO PRESENT PASSPORTS OR OTHER
DOCUMENTATION APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO ENTER FEDERAL FACILITIES SUCH AS MILITARY BASES….AND FOR
BOARDING ALL COMMERCIAL AIRLINE FLIGHTS…. DOMESTIC OR INTERNATIONAL…….
HOWEVER…..KENTUCKY’S NEW LAW DOESN’T TAKE EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY TWENTY-19…..SO THE COMMONWEALTH WILL NEED TO SEEK ANOTHER
EXTENSION TO COVER THE INTERVENING 22-MONTHS………
SPORTS
10/24/17
AT THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT….
LOGAN COUNTY DOWNED RUSSELL COUNTY THREE SETS TO NONE….
AND GREENWOOD DEFEATED MONROE COUNTY BY THE SAME SCORE…THREE SET TO NONE…..
TONIGHT AT THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…..
CLINTON COUNTY PLAYS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON SOUTH WARREN……
REGIONAL BAND
10/23/17
THE KENTUCKY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION…..CLASS-THREE-“A”….WEST REGIONS QUATERFINALS WERE HELD SATURDAY AT ALLEN
COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL…..
AND THE PATRIOT MARHING BAND PLACED FOURHT IN A FIELD OF 12…..WHICH ADVANCES THEM ON TO THE K-M-E-A…CLASS-THREE-“A”…SEMI-
FINALS SATURDAY AT NELSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL….
TAYLOR COUNTY TOOK TOP HONORS….WITH RUSSELL COUNTY SECOND…..AND JOHN HARDIN THRID….
ALSO ADVANCING WERE WAYNE COUNTY….CALLOWAY COUTY…..PADUCAH TILGHMAN….AND FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……THE EIGHT WEST REGION
QUALIFYING BANDS WILL JOIN THE EIGHT QUALIFYING BANDS FROM THE EAST REGION IN THE SEMI-FINALS……
THEN THE TOP FOUR SEMI-BANDS WILL ADVANCE ON TO THE STATE MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS…..SATURDAY NIGHT…..AT PAPA JOHNS
CARDINAL STADIUM……
MEETINGS
10/23/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 AND FISCAL COURT AND ROYAL ARCH AND COUNCIL ALL MEET
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7….
THURSDAY MORNING AT 8 THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS WILL MEET AND THE JAYCEES MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7…….
SPEARS
10/23/17
73 YEAR OLD JAMES G. “JIM” SPEARS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY ) AT CAL TURNER REHAB & SPECIALTY CARE….CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) NIGHT AT SIX AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL AT A LATER DATE IN HICKORY HILL CEMETERY….EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO HICKORY HILL CEMETERY FUND…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BRENDA GAINES SPEARS…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JIMMY AN DKIM OF ADOLPHUS…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-
LAW; JODI AND JOHN L. PITCHFORD OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND A GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVES……
SPORTS
10/23/17
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM HOSTS PORTLAND-TENNESSEE
THE FOURTH REGION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TONIGHT AT WARREN EAST HIGH SCOOOL……WITH THE LADY PATRIOTS NOT SEEING
ACTION UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT….
TONIGHT’S MATCHES FINDS….
LOGAN COUNTY TAKING ON RUSSELL COUNTY…..
AND GREENWOOD BATTLES MONROE COUNTY…..
LAWMAKERS PENSION
10/20/17
SOME OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S RETIRED LAWMAKERS ….RECEIVING PENSION OF OVER 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS AYEAR….WOULD LOSE MOST OF
THAT MONEY IF A PROPOSAL FROM GOVERNOR MATT BEVING BECOMES LAW…..
WHILE SOME OF KENTUCKY’S PENSION FUNDS ARE ALMOST OUT OF FUNDS…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S LAWMAKERS ARE PART OF A SEPARATE
SYSTEM THAT IS NEALRY FULLY FUNDED……
IN TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE……THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CHANGED THE LAW TO ALLOW LAWMAKERS TO COMBINE THEIR TIME IN THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY WITH THEIR SALARY AT OTHER PUBLIC JOBS……
BEVIN’S PROPOSAL…...ENDORSED BY THE LEGISLATURES TWO TOP LEADERS….. WOUDL RE-CALCULATE THOSE PENSIONS SO THEY WOULD BE
BASED SOLELY ON THE LAWMAKERS LEGISLATIVE PAY……
JONES
10/20/17
48 YEAR OLD CLIFFORD JONES OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY IN ILLINOIS…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME…VISITATION BEGINS AFER ONE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THE
FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL ARE SUGGESTED TO THE JONES CHILDREN EDUCATIONAL FUND……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; KAREN COSTELLO JONES……A DAUGHTER; KERRIGAN….AND A SON; COLLIN ALL OF ILLINOIS……HIS MOTHER; DORTHY
PEARSON OF BOLWING GREEN…..HIS FATHER AND STEP-MOTHER; JOHN AND JANETTA JONES….A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; STEVE AND
SHARON….AND HIS FATHER-IN-LAW AND MOTHER-IN-LAW; JOE AND BENITA COSTELLO ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……..
SPORTS
10/20/17
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT….TO WARREN CENTRAL…..
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP….KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…….WLCK…..AND
99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM……WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-30……
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST 60-YEARS…..THE P-G-A TOURNAMENT IS BRINGING A REGULAR TOURNAMENT TO THE COMMONWEALTH…..
“THE BARBASOL CHAMPIONSHIP” IS LEAVING ALABAMA….AND WILL BE PLAYED AT THE KEENE TRACE GOLF CLUB…..JUST OUTSIDE LOUISVILLE…..
JULY 19TH THRU THE 22ND…….
PENSION PLAN
10/18/17
THIS MORNING IN FRANKFORT…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN……SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS…..AND HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER
ANNOUNCED PLANS TO FIX KENTUCKY’S AILING PENSION SYSTEM…..
CALLED….KEEPING THE PROMSIE…..BEVIN SAY THE PLAN WILL SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH’S PENSION SYSTEMS WHILE MEETING OBLIGATIONS TO
CURRENT AND RETIRED PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS……
THERE WILL BE NO INCREASE IN THE FULL RETIREMENT AGE FOR THOSE STILL WORKING….CURRENT AND FUTURE HAZARDOUS EMPLOYEES….
SUCH AS POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS…..WILL ALSO CONTINUE IN THEIR CURRENT PENSION SYSTEMS……THE PLAN WOULD REQUIRE
MOST EXISTING STATE AND LOCAL WORKERS TO CONTRIBUTE AN EXTRA THREE-PERCENT OF THEIR SALARY FOR RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS…..
AND FUTURE TEACHERS AND NON-HAZARDOUS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE TO ENROLL IN DEFINED-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS…...COMMONLY
KNOWN AS….FOUR-OH-ONE-K’s……ALSO….C-E-R-S…..THE SYSTEM THAT COVERS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH K-R-S…. WON’T BE SPUN OFF BY THE
PENSION BILL…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID HE WILL CALL A SPECIAL SESSION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE…..IF PASSED….THE LAW WOULDN’T GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL
JULY-FIRST OF NEXT YEAR……
PENSION REFORM PLAN
10.18/17
AT A NEWS CONFERENCE IN FRANKFORT THIS MORNING…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN….SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS…..AND HOUSE
SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER WILL UNVEIL A COMPEHENSIVE PLAN TO SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH’S AILING PENSION SYSTEM…..
CALLED…..KEEPING HE PROMISIE…..BEVIN SAID THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF TIME FOR FOLKS TO LOOK AT THE PLAN BEFORE THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY VOTES ON IT….
THE GOVERNOR WILL CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE….BUT HAS NOT SAID WHEN THAT WILL BE…….
RECORD DEGREES
10/18/17
THE KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION SAYS THE COMMONWEALTH’S PUBLIC AND INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES AWARDED A RECORD 70-THOUSAND-146 DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS DURING THE TWENY-16-17 ACADEMIC YEAR……
THAT’S UP MORE THAN SIX-PERCENT FROM THE PRIOR YEAR AND IS A NEARLY 35-PERCENT GAIN 10-YEARS AGO……
KENTUCKY HAS SET A GOAL OF HAVING 60-PERCENT OF IT WORKING-AGE POPULATION WITH A POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL OR DEGREE BY
TWNEY-20….. IN TWENTY-15…..THE PERCENTAGE WAS 45-PERCENT IN THE COMMONWEALTH….. COMPARED TO A NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 53-
PERCENT……
KY BUSINESS CLIMATE
10/18/17
A NEW REPORT FROM THE TAX FOUNDATION….. RANKS KENTUCKY’S BUSINESS CLIMATE 33RD IN THE NATION….
THE BUSINESS TAX CLIMATE INDEX EXAMINES HOW COMPETITIVE A STATE’S TAX CODE IS….AND HOW WELL IT ENCOURGES BUSINESSES TO
LOCATE IN THAT STATE……
ACCORDING TO THE REORIT….THE COMMONWEALTH’S RANKING IS A LITTLE BELOW AVERAGE NOT BECAUSE OF THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX
RATE…..BUT BECAUSE OF THING LIKE KENTUCKY HAVING AN INVENTORY TAX…...WHICH IS PLACED ON INVENTORY HELD IN THE COMMONWEALTH BY
BUSINESSES……
DOLLAR STORE ROBBED
10/18/17
BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN ARMED ROBBERY AT THE DOLLAR STORE…..ON NASHVILLE ROAD…..LAST NIGHT…..
REPORTEDLY….A BLACK MALE…..WEARING A BLACK HOODY….FLASHED A GUN IN HIS WAISTBAND AND DEMANDED CASH……
WATER REPAIRS
10/18/18
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT WILL BE MAKING REPARS ON HIGHWAY 98…. TODAY…..STARTING A DURHAM SPRINGS ROAD AND RUNNING TO
CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER TWO…..
DURING THIS TIME YOU MAY EXPERIENCE LOW OR NO WATER PRESSURE…..
SPORTS
10/18/17
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…..IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH…..THE LADY PATRIOTS SHUT-OUT MONROE COUNY THREE TO
NOTHING TO TAKE THE TITLE…..
BOTH TEAMS WILL NOW ADVANCE ON TO THE FORUTH REGION TOURNAMENT WHICH BEGINS MONDAY……
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER JOURNAL….FORMER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE MEN’S BASKSETBALL COACH…RICK PITINO…. HAS FILED A
FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST ADIDAS…..ALLEGING COMPANY DELIBERATELY DAMAGED HIS REPUTATION……
ADIDAS TERMINATED ITS PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH PITINO MONDAY…. FOLLOWING HIS DISMISSAL BY THE LOUISVILLE ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION….
AN F-B-I COMPLAINT ACCUSES ADIDAS OF ATTEMPTING TO FUNNEL MONEY TO THE FAMILIES OF TWO LOUISVILLE RECRUITS IN RETURN FOR THEM
TO ATTEND THE LOUISVILLE…….SIGN WITH ADIDAS…….AND HIRE CERTAIN ADVISORE WHEN THEY TURNED PRO…..
IN HIS SUIT…..PITINO CONTENDS HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH…..AND NO KNOWLEDGE….. OF THE ADIDAS CONSPIRACY……
SCHOOL BOARD
10/17/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT .AT THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER…..
DIRECTOR OF PUPIL PERSONNEL….GARY DEWITT….INFORMED THE BOARD THAT ATTENDANCE FOR THE SECOND MONTH OF THE YEAR WAS 94-
POINT-66 PERCENT… WHICH WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM 95-POINT-ZERO-SEVEN PERCENT FOR THE SECOND MONTH LAST YEAR…..
SUPERINTENDENT RANDALL JACKSON TALKED WITH THE BOARD ABOUT TWO NEW MEDICAL PROGRAMS COMING TO THE DISTRICT…..INCLUDING
THE “TELE-MEDICINE” PROGRAM WITH THE VANBERBILT MEDICAL CENTER’S CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL……
AND THE BOARD APPROVED NON-RESIDENT CONTRACTS……FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR WITH BARREN…MONROE…SIMPSON…AND WARREN
COUNTIES AND THE BOWLING GREEN AND GLASGOW INDEPENDENT DISTRICTS……
ELECTION EXAMS
10/17/17
PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF CIRCUIT COURT CLERK IN NEXT YEAR’S ELECTION….MUST REGISTER FOR THE QUALIFYING EXAM…..
BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER EIGHTH……
THE EXAM WILL BE GIVEN DECEMBER SECOND IN LEXINGTON….AND THIS WILL BE THE ONLY DATE AND LOCATION FOR THE EXAM…...ANYONE
WANTING TO RUN FOR CIRCUIT CLERK MUST SCORE AT LEAST 70-PERCENT ON THE EXAM……
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE WILL HOLD THE EXAM FOR THOSE SEEKING TO RUN FOR PROPERTY EVALUATION ADMINISTRATOR NOVEMBER
17TH IN LOUISVILLE….
STATE LAW REQUIRES ANYONE WANTING TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT AS A P-V-A CANDIDATE TO HOLD A CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE REVENUE
DEPARTMENT……
ESCAPEE
10/17/17
THE COLUMBIA POST OF THE STATE POLICE IS SEEKING HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING INMATE….25 YEAR OLD SHAWN COCHRAN OF LOUSIVILLE
WAS BEING TRANSPORTED FROM THE GREEN COUNTY TO THE TAYLOR COUNTY JAIL L WHEN HE ESCAPED FROM THE GREEN COUNTY
TRANSPORTAION OFFICER…..AROUND THE CAMPBELLSVILLE/TAYLOR COUNTY WATER COMPANY LAST NIGHT……
TAYLOR IS A WHITE MALE…FIVE-FEET-10-INCHES TALL….HE WEIGHS 200 POUNDS AND HIS HAZEL EYES AND BROWN HAIR….WHEN LAST SEEN HE
WAS WEARING ORANGE PANTS…..A GRAY SHIRT….ONE SHOE…AND WAS HANDCUFFED WITH HIS HANDS IN FRONT OF HIS BODY…..
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF SHAWN COCHRAN IS ASKED TO CALL NINE-ONE-ONE….OF STATE POLICE AT 800-TWO-TWO-
TWO-55-55……
BRIDGEMAN
10/17/17
87 YEAR OLD ADA GUSTAVA CHERRY BRIDGEMEN DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DAVID AND DEBBY CHERRY OF BOWLING GREEN AND DANNY AND VENA BRIDGEMAN
AND DONNIE AND ANGIE BRIDGEMAN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/17/17
THE LADY PATRIOTS BATTLE MONROE COUNTY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AT THE 15TH DISRICT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT…….
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY COLORADO……
THE LOUISVILLE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OFFICIALY FIRED COACH RICK PITINO YESTERDAY….THREE WEEKS ATER THE UNIVERSITY THAT THE MEN’
S BASKETBALL PROGRAM IS BEING INVESTIGATED AS PART OF A FEDERAL CORRUPTION PROBE……
OCTOBER SECOND…..THE ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZED UNIVERSITY INTERIM PRESIDENT GREG POSTEL TO BEGIN THE FIRING PROCESS OF
PITINO……AFTER POSTEL PLACED HIM ON UNPAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE SEPTEMBER 27TH……
PITINO ISN’T NAMED IN COURT DOCUMENTS…..BUT POSTEL SAID IN A DISCIPLINARY LERRER THAT THE ALLEGATIONS VIOLATED HIS CONTRACT……
BUDGET SHORT FALL
10/16/17
KENTUCKY TAX PAYERS CAN EXPECT A BUDGET SHORTFALL OF MORE THAN 155-MILLION DOLLARS…..AFTER A PANEL OF STATE ECONOMISTS HAVE
REVISED THE COMMONWEALTH’S OFFICIAL REVENUE FORECAST……
IN AUGUST…..THE CONSENSUS FORECASTING GROUP….ISSUED A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED SHORTFALL OF JUST OVER 206-MILLION
DOLLARS……WHICH PROMPTED GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN TO ASK FOR BUDGET CUTS OF 17-POINT-FOUR PERCENT FROM MOST STATE AGENCIES……
THE GOVERNOR CAN’T ORDER BUDGET CUTS UNLESS THE OFFICIAL REVENUE ESTIMATE IS CHANGED…..SO STATE ECONOMISTS WERE EXPECTED
TO DO THAT IN DECEMBER….BUT THE BEVIN ADMINISTRATION ASKED THAT BE DONE NOW SO THEY COULD GET AN EARLY START ON CUTS…..
AND THE PANEL PREDICTED A SMALLER DEFICIT BECAUSE THE COMMONWEALTH COLLECTED MORE TAX MONEY THAT IT HAD EXPECTED IN THE
LAST THREE MONTHS…..
FLU SEASON
10/16/17
STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING FOR A TOUGH FLU SEASON IN KENTUCKY THIS WINTER…..
STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST….DR. JONATHAN BALLARD….SAYS BECAUSE OF HOW THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE WAS AFFECTED BY THE FLU…..IS A
GOOD INDICATION OF HOW IT COULD HIT THE UNITED STATES…..AS AUSTRALIA HAD THREE TIME THE NUMBER OF FLU CASES AND THREE TIMES
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS DUE TO THE FLU…..
SO FAR…..THERE HAVE BEEN THREE CONFIRMED CASES OF THE FLU IN THE COMMONWEALTH…….
DROWNING-BARREN RIVER
10/16/17
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING…..EMERGENCY PERSONEL RESPONDED TO “BOAT RAMP ROAD” IN AUSTIN WHERE A VEHICLE WAS FULLY
SUBMERGED IN ABOUT 10-FEET OF WATER….
A MAN AND A WOMAN WERE IN THE TRUCK….WHEN IT WAS NEAR THE WATER ON THE BOAT RAMP…..AND FOR SOME UNKNOW REASON IT WENT INTO
THE WATER…..
THE FEMALE WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE……HOWEVER…..THE MAN DID NOT…….AND HE’S BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE BARREN COUNTY CORNER’S OFFICE
AS 49 YEAR OLD RICHARD DAVID CROSS OF GLASGOW…….
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT CONTINUES…….
MEETINGS
10/16/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HISTORICAL BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND GRAHAM LODGE
BOTH MEET AT 7……
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT FOUR THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE ALZEHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND THE HALFRY/DALTON V-F-W
MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6…….
SPORTS
10/16/17
THE PATROT JUNIOR VARITHY FOOTBALL GOES TO OLD MONROE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TO PLAY THE FALCONS….
AND THE 15TH DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS AT GLASGOW HIGH SCHOOL……
AS THE LADY PATROTS TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY……
THEN MONROE COUNTY GOES AGAINST GLASGOW…….
IN MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL….
THE TITANS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE COLTS……
CREDIT BILL
10/13/17
A BILL HAS BEEN PRE-FILED FOR THE TWENTY-18 GENERAL ASSEMBLY….THAT WOULD STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS FOR KENTUCKIANS AFFECTED
BY A DATA BREACH…..
THE MASSIVE EQUIFAX BREACH…..HAS AFFECTED OVER 145-MILION AMERICANS…. AND APPROXIMATELY 40-PERCENT OF KENTUCKY FAMILIES….
THE BILL WOULD AMEND CURRENT STATE LAW TO REQUIRE COMPANIES RRESPONSIBLE FOR A DATA BREACH TO PROVIDE IMPACTED KENTUCKIANS
ACCESS TO A FREE CREDIT FREEZE…..THREE FREE CCREDIT REPORTS EACH YEAR FROM EACH OF THE MAJOR CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES….
AND FIVE YEARS OF CREDIT MONITORING…..
THE LEGISLATON WOUILD ALSO REQUIRE ALL CREDIT REPORTS BE INCRYPTED…. MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR HACKERS TO STEAL PERSONAL
AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION……
GRAVE LINE TOUR
10/13/17
THE GRAVE LINE TOUR….A GUIDED HISTORIC LANTERN TOUR OF SCOTTSVILLE’S OLD CITY CEMETERY…..BEGINS TONIGHT…..
THE GRAVE LINE TOUR IS SPONSORED BY THE HISTORICSL SOCIETY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY……
HOOD
10/13/17
76 YEAR OLD WILLIAM LEE HOOD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT SCOTTSVILLE MANOR…..AND THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OR
SERVICE AT THIS TIME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; VICKIE AND GENE TURNER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/13/17
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO WARREN EAST HIGH SCHOOL……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK……AND
99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE……STARTING AT SIX-30…….
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM WILL PRACTICE AT 11-30 TOMORROW MORNING AT THE SOCCER FIELD BEHIND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER….
THE EIGHTH GRADERS WILL BE RECONGIZED AND IT’S ASKED THAT YOU BRING CHAIRS…….
BUSINESS APPRECIATION
10/11/17
A GOOD CROWD WAS ON HAND….LAST NIGHT…..FOR THE ANNUAL BUSINESS APPRECIAITON DINNER……
IN TWO-THOUSAND-NINE…..THE “I-D-A” BOARD HAD ASSETS OF 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..WHICH HAVE NOW GROWN TO THREE-POINT-FIVE
MILLON……
GENERAL FUND UP
10/11/17
STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT THE COMMONWEALTH’S GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS ROSE FOUR-POINT-
ONE PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER WHEN COMPARED TO LAST SEMPTMBER….
TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUES GREW BY 40-POINT-SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS IN SEPTEMBER AS SALES AND GROSS RECEIPTS….NATURAL
RESOURCES….AND INCOME TAXES ALL POSTED GAINS…..WHILE LICENSE AND PRIVILEGE….. PROPERTY…..AND MISCELLANEOUS TAXES ALL
POSTED DECLINES…..
THE OFFICIAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATE FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR…...WHICH ENDS JUNE 30TH……CALLS FOR REVENUE TO GROW
THREE-POINT- EIGHT PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR…..AND BASED ON SEPTEMBER’S RESULTS…. GENERAL FUND REVENUES NEED TO INCREASE
FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO MEET THE OFFICIAL ESTIMATE……
OWENSBORO MAN DROWNS
10/11/17
TWO MEN…..INCLUDING A DAVIESS COUNTY MAN….HAVE DROWN NEAR GULF SHORES WHILE TRYING TO SAVE A 12-YEAR OLD WHO WAS
STRUGGLING IN THE SURF….
THE COAST GUARD IDENTIFIED THE VICTIMS AS 47 YEAR OLD STEVEN WAHLER OF OWENSBORO AND 21 YEAR OLD BRADLEY MURPHY OF ELBERTA,
CANADA….
THE CHILD MADE IT SAFELY OUT…….
SPORTS
10/11/17
THE ANNUAL SOUTH CENTRAL BANK/HALTON CLASSIC…..TO BE PLAYED DECEMBER 28TH THRU THE 30TH AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL…. WILL FEATURE EIGHT GIRLS TEAMS AND SIX BOYS TEAMS….
THE GIRL’S TOURNAMENT WILL HAVE…UPPERMAN HIGH SCHOOL FROM BAXTER, TENNESSEE…..BOWLING GREEN…..SIMON KENTON….
MADISONVILLE-NORTH HOPKINS….APOLLO….WARREN EAST….LECANTO, FLORIDA….AND THE LADY PATRIOTS…..
AND THE BOY’S TOURNAMENT WILL FEATURE…….GREENWOOD…..RUSSELLVILLE…. WARREN EAST…..LECANTO, FLORIDA….TODD COUNTY
CENTRAL AND THE PATRIOTS……
WKU INVESTOR RATING
10/09/17
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE….WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WILL CONTINE TO HAVE AN…..A-
TWO……UNDERLYING RATING AND STABLE OUTLOOK FROM MOODY’S……AS THEY HAVE RELEASED ITS RATING UPDATE ON THE RATED
OUTSTANDING GENERAL RECEIPTS BONDS FOR WESTERN…….
THE REPORT IS THE CONCLUSION OF REVIEWS FOR POTENTIAL RATING DOWNGRADES OF EIGHT KENTUCKY PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AND ONE
FOUNDATION…. FOLLOWING A DOWNGRADE OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S ISSUER RATING ON JULY 20TH OF THIS YEAR……
QUIT LINE
10/09/17
KENTUCKY’S…TOBACCO QUIT LINE….IS TAKING CENTER STATE IN A NEW ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THAT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO STOP USING
TOBACCO PRODUCTS…..AS THE ADS ARE DESIGNED TO LEAD RESIDENTS TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S FREE TOBACCO COUNSELING SERVICE AT….
800-QUIT-NOW……
MORE THAN EIGHT-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS DIE EACH YEAR BECAUSE OF TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASE…..WITH 85-PERCENT BEING LUNG CANCER
CAUSED BY CIGARETT SMOKING…..AS THE COMMONWEALTH LEADS THE NATIONA IN LUNG CANCER DEATHS……
ANNUAL MEDICAID AND MEDICARE COSTS EXCEED AND ESTIMATED ONE-POINT-TWO BILLION DOLLARS FOR TREATMENT OF KENTUCKIANS
SUFFERING SMOKING-RELATED DISEASES AND CONDITIONS…..WHICH EQUALS 300-DOLLARS FOR EACH OF THE FOUR-MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN
THE COMMONWEALTH……
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
10/09/17
THE CITY OF STANFORD IS CELEBRATING ITS FIRST “INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY”…. TODAY…..AT THE LINCOLN COUNTY COURTHOUSE….
THE INITIATIVE IS AIMED A BRINGIN PERSPECTIVE AND BALANCE TO COLUMBUS DAY BY HIGHLIGHTING AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE….
THE PROGRAM WILL FEATURE SPEAKERS AND MUSIC BY NATIVE AMERICAN WHO LIVE IN THE REGION…..
MEETING CALENDAR
10/09/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4….
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7……
COLUMBUS DAY CLOSINGS
10/09/17
THERE ARE SOME CLOSINGS FOR THE COLUMBUS DAY HOLIDAY TODAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE ARE CLOSED AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERT……
AND SOME FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ARE CLOSED……
SPORTS
10/09/17
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLYBALL TEAM GOES TO BUTLER COUNTY…..
AND THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD…..
VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS
10/06/17
KENTUCKY OFFICIALS SAY BEGINNING NEXT MONTH….THEY PLAN TO HALT 16-THOUSAND DRIVERS FROM RENEWING THEIR VEHICLE
REGISTRATIONS FOR REPEATEDLY FAILING TO PAY OHIO RIVER BRIDGE TOLLS……
TOLLS BEGAN DECEMBER 30TH ON THREE BRIDGES CONNECTING LOUISVILLE WITH SOUTHERN INDIANA…… RIVER-LINK….AN ALL-ELECTRONIC
TOLL NETWORK….. USES CAMERAS TO CAPTURE DRIVERS’ LICENSE PLATES AND SEND BILLS……
SINCE TOLLING BEGAN…..50-MILLION DOLLARS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED…..AS DAILY TRAFFIC LAST MONTH WAS OVER 80-THOUSAND VEHICLES
ADAY……
FITNESS CENTERS SUED
10/06/17
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHER IS TAKING TWO FITNESS CENTERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO COURT….
BESHEAR SAYS AMERICAN HEALTH CENTER IN GRAYSON AND FITNESS WORLD IN RACELAND IN FAILED TO REGISTER WITH HIS OFFICE AND ALSO
FAILED TO POST A CASH BOND THAT PROTECTS MEMBERS SHOULD A CENTER GO OUT OF BUSINESS……
LAST YEAR…..SIMIAL ACTIONS WERE TAKNE AGAINST FITNESS CENTER IN FRANKFORT…..HODGENVILLE…..LOUISVILLE……AND VERSAILLES….THOSE
CASES RESULTED IN FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLARS RETURNED TO THE COMMONWEALTH…..A NINE-THOUSAND DEFAULT JUDGEMENT…..AND ONE
COMPANY AGREED NOT TO OPERATE A FITNESS CENTER IN KENTUCKY FOR 10-YEARS……..
SHUTZ
10/06/17
76 YEAR OLD HANNELORE THOMAS SHUTZ DIED WEDNESDAY AT DIVERSICARE OF GLASGOW….A MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT A LTER
DATE…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS; DEANNA GREG OF AUBURN AND ASHLEY SHUTZ OF SCOTTSVILLE….A STEP-GAUGHER; LAURALLEN SHUTZ
AND ALVIN SHUTZ….SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
HOLZMAN
10/06/17
70 YEAR OLD JAMES ALLNE HOLZMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……THERE WILL BE
NO VISITATION OR SERVICES AT THIS TIME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; DONNA HOLZMAN…..THREE SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JAMES OF CALIFORNIA, BRIAN AND KARYN OF WISCONSIN
AND STEVEN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A DAUGHTER; VALERIE HOLZMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..11 GRANDCHILDREN AND 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE…..
WADE
10/06/17
76 YEAROLD BETTY LAW WADE OF THE MIDWAY COMMUNITY DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME….. AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO GIDEONS
INTERNATIONAL…..THE SIDS FOUNDATION….OR GALILEAN HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; CHARLES WADE…..A DAUGHTER; JERRI LEE PARKER OF THE MIDWAY COMUNITY…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-
LAW; BROWNIE AND MARY LOUISE LAW OF LOUISVILLE…..AND A SISTER; SHIRLEY FLEMING OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDRN AN A GREAT-
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
WILLOUGHBY
10/06/17
83 YEAR OLD CHARLES GLEN WILLOUGHY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(SAT) AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON
TODAY (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; NANCY WILLOUGHBY ……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; GWEN AND LEE PARRISH…..AND TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-
IN-LAW; CARREL AND RANDALL AND BETTY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; ANN AND SAMMY ISENBERG OF
SCOTTSVILLE AND ANITA WEST OF WEST VIRGINIA…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/06/17
IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL……
CAVERNA GOES TO BETHLEHEM…..
AND RUSSELL COUNTY IS ON THE ROAD TO ROCKCASTLE COUNTY……
BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS
10/05/17
THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS NAMED NINE SCHOOLS IN THE COMMONWEALTH AS…..TWENTY-17 NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS….
342 SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE RECEIVED THE AWARD….AND ONE OF THE NINE SCHOOLS HONORED IN KENTUCKY IS RICH POND ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL IN BOWLING GREEN……
THE PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN 1982……RECOGNIZES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ELEMENTARY…..MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE EITHER HIGH-
PERFORMING OR HAVE RAISED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TO HIGH LEVELS….
THIS YEAR’S HONOREES WILL BE ACKNOWLED AT A CEREMONY…..NEXT MONTH….IN WASHINGTON D-C…….
LABOR CABINET
10/05/17
LAST MONTH…..THE KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET CONDUCT 19 FREE….ON-SITE VISITS OR CONSUSTATIVE SURVEYS…..FOR EMPLOYEERS ACROSS
THE COMMONWEALTH…..
AND AS A RESUTL OF THE SURVEYS …..EMPLOYERS CORRECTED 65-SERIOUS VIOLATIONS THAT COULD HAVE AFFECTED 492-EMPOYEES AND
RESULTED IN ENFORCEMENT PENALITIES OF UP TO 455-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
ALSO IN SEPTEMBER…..THE LABOR CABINET RECOUPED 100-THOUSAND 395-DOLLARS IN UNPAID WAGES FOR KENTUCKY WORKERS….
ACCIDENT-HART
10/05/17
A THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-65….NEAR THE 72 MILE MARKER YESTERDAY…. INJURED FOUR PERSONS….
STATE POLCIE SAY 20 YEAR OLD TIA SMITH OF TENNESSEE WAS NORTHBOUND IN A TWO-THOUSAND-EIGHT MITSUBISHI…..WHEN SHE STRUCK A
TWO-THOUSAND-TWO P-T CRUSIER OPERATED BY 35 YEAR OLD PATRICIA KIMBLE OF FOUNTIAN RUN IN THE REAT….THE KIMBLE VEHICLE THEN
CROSSED THREE LANES OF TRAFIC AND STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL….BEFORE RE-ENTERINT THE ROADWAY….WHERE IS WAS HIT BY A TWO-
THOUSAND-SEVEN FREIGHTLINER DRIVEN BY 69 YEAR OLD RICH GLEAVES OF TENNESEE……
EVERYONE WAS WEARING SEATBELTS…AND THREE JUVENILE PASSENGERS IN THE KIMBLE VEHICLE WERE TRANSPORTED TO HARDIN MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL AND NORTON’S CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL…AND PATRICA KIMBLE WAS TAKEN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL……
SPORTS
10/05/17
THIS WEEK’S “A-P”…..CLASS FOUR “A”…FOOTBALL RANKINGS STILL FIND JOHNSON CENTRAL NUMBER ONE…AND WAYNE COUNTY SECOND…..
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON MOVES UP TO FIFTH….. LOGAN COUNTY JUMPS TO SIXTH…..
AND THE PATRIOTS ALSO RECEIVED VOTES……
IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL…..
LOUISVILLE PLAYS AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE…..
AND THE PREDATORS OPEN THEIR SEASON AS THEY GO TO BOSTON…..
SECURITY GRANTS
10/04/17
THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS ANNOUNCED THE AWARDING OF ALMOST THREE-MILLION DOLLARS……IN 114 GRANTS…..
ACROSS 77 COUNTIES….FOR THE TWENTY-17 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM TO PURCHASE LAW ENFORCEMENT…..FIRE…..AND
EMERGENCY SERVICES EQUIPMENT…..
ALLEN FISCAL COURT WILL BE RECEIVING 88-THOUSAND-500 DOLLARS FOR THE PURCHASE OF INFRASTRUTUCTURE EQUIPMENT…..
A TOTAL OF 259 APPLICATIONS……REQUESTING 13-MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS WERE RECEOVED…….
FROEGE EXPANDING
10/04/17
FROEDGE MACHINE AND SUPPLY COMPANY….WHICH PROVIDES REPAIR SERVICES TO LOCAL INDUSTRIES…..WILL INVEST 680-THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR A NEW 63-HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IN GLASGOW…THAT WILL CREATE 12 FULL-TIME JOBS….
FROEDGE…..WHICH WAS ESTABLISED IN 1962…… WILL MAINTAIN ITS HEADQUARTERS SHOP IN TOMPKINSVILLE……….
REF FILES SUIT
10/04/17
A COLLEGE BASKETBALL OFFICIAL…..HAS FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST A KENTUCKY MEDIA COMPANY….FOR HELPING INCITE DEATH THREATS
AGAINST HIM AND HIS FAMILY….AND THE POSTING OF DEFAMATORY MESSAGES ON SOCIAL MEIDA THAT DISTUPTED HIS ROOFING BUSINESS IN
OMAHA….
JOHN HIGGINS CLAIMS THE HARASSMENT CAME AFTER HE AND OTHER OFFICIALS WERE CRITIZED BY U-K COACH JOHN CALIPARI AND MEDIA
MEMBERS FOLLOWING KENTUCKY’S LOSS TO EVENTUAL CHAMPION NORTH CAROLINA IN A REGIONAL FINAL GAME……
FALL FOLIAGE
10/04/17
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS HAS LAUNCHED THE 32ND YEAR OF THE…..COLORFALL
PROGRAM…..THAT HIGHLIGHTS PEAK FOLIAGE VIEWING AREAS AND FALL EVENTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..
ON THE COLORFALL WEBSITE….AT KENTUCKY-TOURISM-DOT-COM-FORWQRD SLASH-SEASONS….THERE A STATE MAP WHERE FALL COLORS CAN
BE VIEWED BY REGION…..AND THERE ARE ALSO “BLOG POSTS” THAT PROVIDE REPORTS ON STAGES OF LEFT CHANGES IN THE
COMMONWEALTH……
KENTUCKIANS AND VISITORS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO USE THE HASHTAG…..K-Y-COLOR-FALL…..TO UPLOAD PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FALL
FOLIAGE IN THE COMMONWEALTH……
SPORTS
10/04/17
AT THE BOY’S STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT…
OWEN STAMPER SHOT A THREE OVER PAR 75 YESTERDAY……IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE BOYS STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT…..FINISHING IN
27TH INDIVIDUALLY…..
STAMPER IS ONE OF 77 GOLFERS THAT MADE THE CUT…..AND WILL ADVANCE ON TO THE SECOND ROUND TODAY……
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HAS NAMED VINCE TYRA AS ACTING ATHLETIC DIRECTOR…..WHILE TOM JURICH REMAINS ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE
LEAVE….
TYRA….A LOUISVILLE NATIVE…..IS THE SON OF FORMER CARDINAL BASKETBALL PLAYER CHARLIE TYRA…..
HE GRADUATED FROM U-K…..WHRE HE WAS A MEMBER AND TWO-YEAR CAPTAIN OF THE BASEBALL TEAM……..
FLAGS TO HALF STAFF
10/02/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS DIRECTED BOTH AMERICAN AND STATE FLAGS….AT ALL STATE BUILDINGS….BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF THRU FRIDAY
AT SUNSET TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LAS VEGAS MASSACURE…..
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSESS…. ORGANIZATIONS…..AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN IN THIS TRIBUTE TO
HONOR THE VICTIMS AND FAMILIES OF THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTING…..
FALL FOREST FIRE
10/03/17
THE FALL FOREST FIRE SEASON BEGAN OCTOBER FIRST AND RUNS THRU DECEMBER 15TH…..DURING THIS TIME….IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO DO
ANY OPEN BURING WITHIN 150-FEET OF ANY WOODLAND OR BRUSHLAND BETWEEN SIX IN THE MORNING AND SIX AT NIGHT…..
THERE ARE ABOUT 15-HUNDRED WILDFIRES IN THE COMMONWEALTH EACH YEAR….AND LAST FALL…..420 FIRES BURNED ABOUT 52-THOUSAND
ACRES….WITH MOST OF THOSE BEING IN NOVEMBER…..
LAST FIRE SEASON…..70 INDIVIDUALS WERE GIVEN CITATIONS FOR ILLEGAL BURNING…..AND 14 WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SETTING
FIRES…..
WORK READY COMMUNITIES
10/02/17
KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET SECRETARY HAL HEINER….HAS ANNOUNCED THAT JESSAMINE COUNTY HAS
BEEN CERTIFIED AS A “WORK READY COMMUNITY”……AND BATH COUNTY HAS HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AS A “WORK READY COMMUNITY IN PROGRESS”
…..
THE “WORK READY CERTIFICATION”…..ASSURES EMPLOYERS THAT A LOCAL WORK FORCE HAS THE TALENT AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO STAFF
EXISTING JOBS…..AND TO MASTER THE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES NEW JOBS WILL REQUIRE…..
SINCE THE “WORK READY PROGRAM” BEGAN IN FEBRUARY OF TWENTY-12….38 COUNNTIES INCLUDING ADAIR…..NELSON….WARREN….AND
WASHINGTON HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS “ WORK READY COMMUNITIES”…..
GAUDY
10/03/17
89 YEAR OLD GRACE STONE GAUDY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT WESTMORELAND CARE AND REHAB…..MEMORIAL SERVIES WILL BE HELD
LATER IN FLORIDA….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; BRAD GENS OF SCOTTSVILLE…….TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; SUE AND TIM EVANS OF SCOTTSVILLE AND
DEBORAH AND WILLIAM SCHMITZ OF NEW YORK…….FIVE GRANDCHILDRE AND NINE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
10/03/17
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE ATHLETIC BOARD HAS AUTHORIZED INTERIM PRESIDENT GREG POSTEL TO PROCEED WITH THE FIRING OF MEN’S
BASKETBALL COACN RICK PITINO……IN THE WAKE OF THE FEDERAL BRIBERTY INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THE PROGRAM……
PITINO WAS PLACED ON UNPAID ADMINISTRATIVE LAST WEEK…..AND EVEN THOUGH HE’S NOT NAMED IN COURT DOCUMENTS…..POSTEL SAYS THE
ALLGATIONS VIOLATED HIS CONTRACT AND PROVIDED JUST CAUSE TO BE PLACED ON UNPAID LEAVE…..
MEANTIME….PITINO HAS SENT A BREACH-OF-CONTRACT NOTICE TO LOUISVILLE….. AT STAKE IS THE 44-MILLION DOLLARS REMAINING ON HIS
CONTRACT…..
TAXES
10/02/17
ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES WENT INTO THE MAIL SATURDAY AND ARE NOW PAYABLE…..
TAXES PAID BY NOVEMBER FIRST RECEIVE A TWO-PERCENT DISCOUNT….
THE FACE AMOUNT OF THE BILL WILL BE DUE NOVEMBER SECOND THRU JANUARY SECOND….
JANUARY THIRD THRU JANUARY 31ST A FIVE-PERCENT PENALITY WILL BE ADDED….
AND FEBAURY FIRST THRU APRIL 16TH THE PENALITY GOES TO 21-PERCENT…..
THEN ON APRIL 16TH AT FOUR-30….ALL UNPAID TAX BILLS WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE COUNTY CLERK…….
IF YOU DON’T RECEIVE YOUR TAX BILL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS….BE SURE AND CONTACT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE…….
DOUBLE FATAL-WARREN
10/02/17
STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO ASSIST THE ALLENCCOUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WITH A PURSUIT….WHICH HAD BEGUN IN TENNESSEE….AND
WAS INITIATED BY THE WESTMORELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT…..
WESTMORELAND OFFICERS HAD ATTEMPED TO STOP THE VEHICLE FOR SPEEDING AND RECKLESS DRIVING……
THE PURSUIT LED ALLEN COUNTY DEPUTIES ONTO SMITHS GROVES ROAD…. CROSING INTO WARREN COUNTY ON SMITHS GROVE ROAD….AND
REACHING SPEED OVER 100 MILES-PER-HOUR……
ONCE THE PURSUIT NEARED THE SMITHS GROVE CITY LIMITS….ALLEN COUNTY DEPUTIES TERMINATED THE PURSUIT….AND MINUTES LATER THE
VEHICLE CRASHED NEAR THE 68/80 INTER-SECTION WHERE THREE OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED….
THERE WERE A TOTAL OF FIVE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE….TWO DIED AT THE SCENE AND THE OTHER THREE WERE FLOWN TO HOSPITLAS IN
TENENSSEE…..
THE NAMES OF THOSE INVOLVED HAVEN’T BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME……
TVA RATE INCREASE
10/02/17
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY HAS INCLUDED A ONE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT RATE IN ITS 10-POINT-FOUR BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET THAT
TOOK EFFECT YESTERDAY….
T-V-A SAY THE RATE INCREASE IS MODEST AND FALLS BELOW THE RATE OF INFLATION…...AMOUNTING TO A ONE-DOLLAR-AND-50 CENT MORE
MONTHLY FOR THE AVERAGE RESIDENT USING ONE-THOUSAND KILOWATT-HOURS PER MONTH……
T-V-A SERVES MORE THAN NINE-MILLION PEOPLE IN PARTS OF SEVEN STATES INCLUDING KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE……..
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
10/02/17
A CONSTRUCITON PROJECT WILL TEMPORARILY CLOSE KENTUCKY FIVE-26….AT THE INTER-SECTION WITH KENTUCKY 13-20 IN WARREN
COUNTY…TODAY THRU SATURDAY…...FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROUNDABOUT…..
THE DETOUR WILL UTILIZE KENTUCKY NINE-57 AND KENTUCKY SEVEN-43……
NEW BAND FACILITY
10/02/17
“MY VISUAL PACKAGE…..A START-UP MANUFACTURER OF CUSTOM UNIFORMS…. FLAGS…..AND ACCESSORIES FOR MARCHING BANDS HAS
ANNOUNCED IT WILL LOCATED A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING CENTER IN GLASGOW….
THE 15-THOUAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY WILL BE LOCATED ON GRANDFVIEW AVENUE….
FOUNDED IN TWENTY-17…..THE COMPANY WILL FOCUS ON PROVIDING PRODUCTS FOR MARCHING BANDS AND WINTER GUARDS……
MEETINGS
10/02/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE LEAGUE OF ARTIST AND CRAFTSMEN MEET TONIGHT AT 6:30 AND GRAHAM LODGE AND THE SADDLE CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…..
SCOTTSVILLE ART GUILD MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT ONE AND THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AT 5…..
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 5 THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND THE
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP AND JUNIOR JAYCEES BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
10/02/17
DAVID PADGETT….A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL STAFF FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS….AND A FORGER THREE-YEAR
STARTER FOR THE CARDINALS…….HAS BEEN NAMED ACTING MEN’S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH…..
PADGETT BECOMES JUST THE THIRD HEAD COACH FOR THE CARDINALS IN THE LAST 46-YEARS….FOLLOWING RICK PITINO AND DENNY CRUM……
MORE STUDENTS GRADUATE
09/29/17
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION…..MORES STUDENTS ARE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL
AND EARNING QUALIFYING SCORES ON ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS…..
OVERALL….ACHIEVEMENT INCREASED SLIGHTLY FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS…..BUT WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FOR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS……
THE COMMOWEALTH’S FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE ROSE TO 89-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT FROM 88-POINT-SIX PERCENT LAST YEAR…..
NEARLY 52-THOUSAND STUDENTS TOOK “A-P TESTs”….WITH NEARLY 26-THOUSAND EARNING QUALIFYING SCORES…..
AND THE OVERALL COMPOSITE “A-C-T” SCORE FOR KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS ROSE FROM 19-POINT-TWO PERCENT TO 19-POINT-EIGHT
PERCENT…..
FREE CAVE TOURS
09/29/17
IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY TOMORROW…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL BE OFFERING FREE MAMMOTH CAVE
DISCOVERY TOURS…..
THE FREE TOURSS WILL BE OPEN FROM 10 TO TWO….AND PARTICIPATES NEED TO PICK UP THEIR TICKET IN THE VISITORS CENTER BEFORE GOING
ON THE TOUR….
THE 30-MINUTE…..THREE-QUARTER MILE ROUND TRIP…REQUIRES A WALK DOWN AND UP THE STEEP HILL BELOW THE VISITORS CENTER…...AS-
WELL-AS 160 STEPS…..
ABORTION RULING TO BE APPEALED
09/29/17
A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED WEDNESDAY THAT KENTUCKY’S ABORTION LAW VIOLATES THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF PHYSICIANS…...AND A
SPOKESPERSON FOR GOVEROR MATT BEVIN SAYS THE RULING WILL BE APPEALED….
THE LAW REQUIRES DOCTORS CONDUCT AN ULTRASOUND EXAM BEFORE AN ABORTION…..AND THEN TRY TO SHOW FETAL IMAGES AS-WELL-AS
LAY THE FETAL HEARTBEAT TO THE PATIENT……
THE A-C-L-U FILED THE SUIT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S LONE REMAINING ABORTION PROVIDER…..
HOLLEY EXPANDING
09/29/17
IT WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT HOLLEY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS WILL ESTABLISH A NINE-POINT-15 MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY IN
FRANKLIN THAT WILL CREATE 30 NEW JOBS…..
THE DISTRIBIUTION CENTER…..WHICH WILL BE LOCATED IN A LEASED 200-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY…..IS EXPECTED TO BE
OPERATIONAL EARLY NEXT YEAR…..
TH E OPERATION WILL BE ABOUT 20-MILES FROM HOLLEY’S CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN BOWLING GREEN……
FLU SHOTS
09/29/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BE OFFERING WALK-IN FLU CLINICS ON MONDAY, OCTOEBR 2RD FROM SEVEN-45 TO 11-45…..AND
ON MONDAY, OCTOBER NINTH FROM ONE TO THREE-45…..
REGULAR FLU VACCINE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE SIX MONTHS TO 64-YEARS OF AGE…HIGH DOSE VACCINE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE
65-YEARS AND OLDER…..AND THE FLU MIST WILL NOT BE OFFERED AGAIN THIS YEAR PER PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES….
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAN BILL MEDICAID….MEDICARE PART “B”…..AND ANTHEM BLUE-CROSS AND BLUE-SHIELD….AS-WELL-AS UNITED
HEALTH CARE FOR RETIRED STATE EMPLOYEES…. BE SURE AND BRING YOUR INSURANCE CARD….AND FOR ANYONE WITHOUT INUSURANCE…..THE
COST WILL BE 20-DOLLARS…..
ALSO A PARENT OF LEGAL GUARDIAN MUST BE PRESENT TO SIGN FOR A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 18…..
SPORTS
09/29/17
THE PATRIOTS RETUEN HOME TO CELEBRATE HOMECOMING AS THEY TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
KICK OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT FIELD…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-30……
WOMEN MURDERED BY MEN
09/28/17
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE VIOLENCE POLICY CENTER…..KENTUCKY RANKS EIGHTH IN THE NATION IN THE RATE OF WOMEN
MURDERED BY MEN…. MARKING THE FIRST TIME SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-FOUR THE COMMONWEALTH HAS RANKED IN THE TOP 10 STATES…..
THE STUDY FOUND THAT NATIONWIDE…..93-PERCENT OF WOMEN KILLED BY MEN WERE MURDERED BY SOMEONE THEY KNEW…..AND THE MOST
COMMON WEAPON USED WAS A GUN…..
ALASKA TOPS THE LIST….WITH TENNESSEE RANKING EIGHTH……..
NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT
09/28/17
THE U-S INTERIOR DEPARTMENT HAS RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO SOME NATIONAL MONUMENTS……WHILE ALSO RECOMMENDING THREE NEW
ONE BE ESTABLISHED IN MISSISSIPPI…..MONTANA…..AND KENTUCKY….
IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..CAMP NELSON NEAR NICHOLASVILLE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1863 AS A 700-BED UNION ARMY HOSPITAL….
A CEMETERY WAS LARTER BUILT…..AND THE ARMY ALSO BUILT A REFUGEE CAMP FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF FREED SLAVE WHO TRAINED AT CAMP
NELSON……AS MANY AS EIGHT-THOUSAND TROOPS WERE GARRISONED AT THE CAM AT ANY ONE TIME…..
ACCIDENT-ADAIR
09/28/17
AN ACCIDENT ON THE NUNN PARKWAY IN ADAIR COUNTY YESTERDAY CLOSED THE ROADWAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS….
STATE POLICE SAY A TWENTY-18 INTERNATIONAL-SEMI…..OPERATED BY 53 YEAR OLD TOMMY CRISS OF MEMPHIS…..LEFT THE ROADWAY AND
OVERTUURNED….. BLOCKING BOTH EAST-BOUND LANES FOR MORE THAN SIX-HOURS….
CRISS….WHO WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT…. WAS TAKEN TO T-J HEALTH HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT…..
HOWELL
09/28/17
81 YEAR OLD JERRY FREEMAN HOWELL DIED YESTERDAY (WED) IN LAFAYETTE….. FUNERAL SERVICVES WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT
GRACE BAPTICE CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN HAYSVILLE CEMETERY….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..AND MEMORIAL CONTRIUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; TERRY AND JUDY…A NIECE; RENEE MADDEN……AND A NEPHEW; TERRY MICHAEL HOWELL ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE……
SPORTS
09/28/17
THE PATRIOT CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS GO TO BARREN COUNTY FOR THE “ALL-COMERS” RUN…..
THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO GREEWOOD…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS MONROE COUNTY…..:
THERE WAS A MAJOR SHAKE-UP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE YESTERDAY…IN CONNECTION WITH A FEDERAL INVESTIGAITON INTO
CORRUPTION IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL…..
THE SCHOOL HAD ACKNOWLEGE TUEDAY THE MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM WAS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION…..THEN YESTERDAY….INTERIM
PRESIDENT GEORGORY POSTEL ANNOUNCED MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH RICK PITINO HAS BEEN PLACE ON UNPAID ADMINSTRATIVE LEAVE…..AND
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TOM JURICH WAS PLACED ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE….
ACCORDING TO THEIR CONTRACT’S…..NEITHER CAN BE FIRED WITHOUT NOTICE…..
ANDERSON
09/27/17
38 YEAR OLD JEFF ANDERSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE TOMORROW
(THURS) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….IN LIEU OF FLOWERS EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE
KAYDEN AND JORDAN ANDERSON FUND….AND FOR MR. ANDERSON’S FUNERAL, CITY OFFICES WILL CLOSE AT 11 FRIDAY MORNING….
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; RUTHIE RENA PERRY ANDERSON….TWO SONS; KAYDEN & JORDAN….HIS PARENTS; ROGER AND LISA MARTIN….AND A
SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; MELISSA AND NICHOLAS TABBERT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….SIX BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN LAW; DICKIE AND CARRIE
MARTIN OF FOUNTAIN RUN AND SCOTTY AND ASHLEY ANDERSON AND ROGER, JUNIOR, JOEY, KEVIN AND JAMIE MARTIN, ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..
PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; IRENE MARTIN…. HIS FATHER-IN-LAW AND MOTHER-IN-LAW; BOBBY AND SHERRY PERRY….AND TWO BROTHERS-IN-LAW;
JEREMY AND COLBY PERRY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….AND HIS GRAND-FATHER-IN-LAW; HENRY AND PEGGY DRIVER OF INDIANA…..
MITCHELL
09/27/17
88 YEAR OLD GLENNIS SANDERS MITCHELL OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER TWO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DANNY AND PEGGY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; L-C AND HELEN
SANDERS OF TENNESSEE…..A HALF-SISTER; DONNA CRAVENS OF INDIANA…..AND A DAUGHTER-AND-LAW; TAMELA BOGGESS OF BOLWING GREEN…..
THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE…..
FISCAL COURT
09/27/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE MEADOR FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..
THREE BIDS WERE RECEIVED TO REPAIR A “50-BY-30” SINK HOLE NEXT TO ALLEN SPRINGS ROAD…..
AND THE COURT AWARDED THE BID TO PELLIE’S CONSTRUCTION…..
THROUGH SENATOR DAVID GIVENS OFFICE…..THE COUNTY HAS BEEN AWARDED 135-THOUSAND-734 DOLLARS RESURFACE SHORES AND SHIRK
ROADS…..
AND THE COURT REAPPOINTED JEFF POWELL TO THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS…..
SAFETY DAYS
09/27/17
TOMORROW…..MORE THAN 600 FOURTH-GRADERS FROM ALLEN….EDMONSON…. AND WAREN COUNTIES WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE 22ND ANNUAL
PROGRESSIVE AGRICULTURE SAFEY DAYS PROGRAM AT WESTERN’S BROWN “AG” EXPO- CENTER…..
FROM NINE TO ONE-30….THE STUDENTS WILL ROTATE THROUGH NINE DIFFERENT…. 15-MINUTE SESSIONS….COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS
CHEMICALL….FIRE…..SUN….. TRACTOR….AND ROADWAY SAFETY…..
THE PROGRESSIVE AGRICULTURE SAFETY DAYS PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST RURAL SAFETY AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN
NORTH AMERICA…..
OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS FROM COMMUNITY AGENCIES…..PLUS SSUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM WESTERN….WILL BE DONATING THEIR TIME FOR
TOMORROW’S EVENT…..
PENSION FUNDING
09/27/17
THE HEADS OF KENTUCKY’S AILING PENSION SYSTEMS ARE ASKING THE COMMONWEALTH PAY ABOUT ONE-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLARS….
MORE….INTO THE FUNDS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS…..
KENTUCKY’S RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ARE AMONG THE WORST-FUNDED IN THE NATION……AND THE FUNDS NEEDED TO KEEP THEM AFLOAT HAS
SNOWBALLED IN RECENT YEARS…..
THE FIVE-POINT-FOUR BILLION DOLLAR TOTAL REQUESTED BY THE KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND KENTUCKY TEACHER RETIREMENT
SYSTESM AMOUNTS TO ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S…..TWO-YEAR….21-BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET……
BASKETBALL SCANDLE
09/27/17
FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS ANNOUNCED CHARGES YESTERDAY….IN A NATIONWIDE CORRUPTION SCHEME IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL….
THE CASE INVOLVES UNIVERSITY AND AMATTEUR COACHES…..OFFICIALS WITH ADIDAS….AND SPORTS MONEY MANAGERS…..
COURT DOCUMENTS IMPLY THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE WAS PART OF THE INVESTIGAION…..WHICH INTERIM PRESIDENT GREGORY POSTEL
COMFIRMED YESTERDAY……
SPORTS
09/27/17
THIS WEEK’S “A-P”……CLASS FOUR “A”……HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL FINDS THE PATRIOTS MOVING UP……
JOHNSON CENTRAL STILL NUMBER ONE…WITH WAYNE COUNTY SECOND…..AND COLLINS THIRD….
THE PATRIOTS MOVE UP TO SIXTH…..
LOGAN COUNTY IS SEVENTH…..
AND FRANKLIN/SIMPSON IS 10TH……
TRASH TRUCK FATAL
09/26/17
AN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING….INVOLVING A CITY OF SCOTTSIVLLE TRASH TRUCK… HAS CLAIMED A LIFE…..
AN INVESTIGATION BY STATE POLICE INDICATES 58 YEAR OLD KENNY MANION OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS DRIVING A 2011 GMC YUKON EASTBOUND ON
LOCUST STREET WHEN HE CAME UPON A STOPPED 2014 FREIGHTLINER TRASH TRUCK OWNED BY THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE….AN EMPLOYEE OF
THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE, JEFFREY P. ANDERSON, WAS BEHIND THE TRASH TRUCK….MANION’S VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP STRIKING ANDERSON
AND THE VEHICLE……
ANDERSON WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE WHERE HE LATER DIED…..THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING……
NEW JUSTICE PANEL
09/25/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW CRIMINAL JUSTICE PANEL THAT WILL BOLSTER EFFORTS TO CONTROL TAXPAYER SPENDING ON
PRISONS…..WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY STRENGTHENING PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH A SMARTER….. MORE DELIBERATE APPROACH TO CRIME……
THE PANEL CALLED…..THE JUSTICE REINVESTMENT WORK GROUP…..WILL PERFORM A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF KENTUCKY’S CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM…..AND RECOMMEND REFORMS FOR THE TWENTY-18 GENERAL ASSEMBLY…….
THE COMMONWEALTH IS ON TRACK TO SPEND NEARLY 600-MILLION DOLLARS ON CORRECTIONS NEXT YEAR WITH DIMINISHING RETURNS FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY……
MEAWHILE….31-OTHER STATES HAVE REDUCED BOTH THEIR CRIME RATE AND INCARCERATION RATE SINCE TWENTY-12….FREEING UP MONEY
THAT CAN BENEFIT CLASSROOMS…..WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT…..OR ….PUBLIC PENSIONS……
TENNESSEE CHURCH SHOOTING
09/25/17
A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING ONE PERSON AND WOUNDING SEVERAL OTHERS AT A TENNESSE CHURCH HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF
MURDER…
NASHVILLE METRO POLICE SAY 25 YEAR OLD EMANUEL SAMSON OF MURFRESSBORO WILL BE CHARGED LATER WITH “MULTIPLE CHARGES”…
POLICE SAY IN ADDITION TO THE TWO PISTOLS SAMSON BROUGHT INTO THE CHURCH…..THEY RECOVERED ANOTHER PISTOL AND RIFLE FROM HIS
VEHICLE…..
WILSON NEW SENATE WHIP
09/25/17
THE KENTUCKY SENATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS HAS A NEW WHIP….
SENATOR MIKE WILSON OF BOWLING GREEN REPLACES SENATOR JIMMY HIGDON…..WHO WAS SELECTED EARLIER THIS MONTH….AS THE CAUCUS
DESIGNEE TO REPLACE SENATOR DAVID GIVENS AS SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEM…GIVENS HAD STEPPED DOWN FROM HIS LEADERSHIP POST IN
JUNE…..CITING PERSON REASONS……
WILSON WAS FIRST ELECTED TO THE SENATE IN TWENY-11 AND RE-ELECTED TO A SECOND FOUR YEAR TERM IN TWENTY-15…..
BURNLEY
09/25/17
86 YEAR OLD NORMAN EARL BURNLEY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVIES
WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MAPLE GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH
CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO THE D-A-V
CHAPTER 20……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LINDA BRITT BURNLEY…..AND A DAUGHER AND SON-IN-LAW; BEVERLY AND RICKEY HAGAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE
GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
0925/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM WILL BE AT THE INDIAN HILLS COUNTY CLUB…. IN BOWLING GREEN….FOR THE REGION THREE TOURNAMENT…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS BUTLER COUNTY…..
AND THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM ENTERTAINS BARREN COUNTY……..
ALLEN JOBLESS RATE FALLS
09/22/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING……THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM FOUR-POINT-NINE
PERCENT IN JULY TO FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCNET IN AUGUST…..AND THIS AUGUST’S JOBLESS RATE IS ABOVE THE THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT
RECORDED IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN MONROE COUNTY
TO SIX-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY……
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 32 COUNTIES….ROSE IN 85 AND STAYED THE SAME IN THREE…..
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE
HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 15-POINT-FOUR PERCENT……
MARJUANA SUIT DISMISSSED
09/22/17
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE THOMAS WINGATE HAS DISMISSED A LAWSUIT SEEKING TO OVERTURN THE COMMONWEALTH’S BAN ON MARIJUANA FOR
MEDICAL PURPOSES…
IN HIS RULING…..WINGATE RECOGNIZED THAT MARIJUANA HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR MEDICINAL USE…..BUT HE SAID THE THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO
FILED THE LAWSUIT DO NOT HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO VIOLATE A CONTROLLED-SUBSTANCE LAW…..
WKU POLICE UNIFORMS
09/22/17
THE 22 OFFICERS OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE SPORTING A NEW LOOK TOMORROW AFTERNOON….AS
THEY WILL BE WEARING NEW BLACK UNIFORMS THAT FEATURE AN OUTER VEST WORN OVER THE SHIRT……
THE NEW UNIFORMS….WHICH WERE CHOSEN BY THE OFFICERS….ARE MORE COMFORTABLE AND INCLUDE A SUSPENDER SYSTEM THAT
DISTRIBUTES THE WEIGHT OF THE EQUIPMENT BELT FROM THE WAIST TO THE SHOULDERS…..
IN ADDITION TO SWITCHING FROM GRAY TO BLACK UNIFORMS….THE DEPARTMENT ALSO MADE MINOR COLOR CHANGES TO THE SHOULDER
PATCH…….
WILLIAMS
09/22/17
58 YEAR OLD WARREN PHILLIPS WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLED DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(SAT) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER SIX TONIGHT (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; DARLA WEAVER WILLIAMS…..TWO SONS; TONY CENTERS AND ADAM WILLIAMS BOTH OF INDIANA…..THREE DAUGHTERS
AND SON-IN-LAW; ASHLEY AND SEAN HEARTHERLY OF BOWLING GREEN, AMBER KASPER OF SCOTTSVILLE AND RENEE WILLIAMS OF INDIANA….HIS
STEP-MOTHER; GRACE WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; GEORGE MALASCZUK OF INDIANA….AND TWO SISTERS; BARBARA HOLLAND OF
TENNESSEE AND ELAINE KELLIE OF INDIANA…..SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/22/17
THE PATRIOTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO GRAYSON COUNTY……KICK OFF IS SEVEN…… BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE
TRIP…..KYLE GHARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND 99-POINT THREE…. LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING
AT SIX-30…….
ADOPT A HIGHWAY ART
09/21/17
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATON CABINET’S ANNUAL…..ADOPT-A-HIGHWY ART CONTEST…..IS UNDERWAY WITH AN ENTRY DEADLINE OF OCTOBER
31ST…..…..
THE CONTEST IS HELD ANNUALLY TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF LITTER…..…..CHANGE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS
ABOUT LITTER….AND EDUCATE KENTUCKIANS ABOUT THE ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROGRAM….
THE CONTEST IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR AGE GROUPS…..FIVE TO EIGHT….12 TO 14….. AND 15-TO 18…. WINNERS OF EACH AGE DIVISION RECEIVE A 100-
DOLLAR GIFT CARD WHILE SECOND AND THIRD PLACE FINISHERS RECEIVE A 50-DOLLAR GIFT CARD……
ADDITIONALLY….FIRST THRU THIRD PLACE RECIPIENTS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS WILL HAVE THEIR WORK FEATURED IN THE ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY
CALENDAR….AND WILL RECEIVE FRAMED PRINTS OF THEIR POSTERS…..WHILE THE ORIGINALS ARE DISPLAYED AT THE TRANSPORTAION CABINTE IN
FRANKFORT….
LAST YEAR…..16-HUNDRED STUDENTS ENTERED THE CONTEST…..
NEWS SURGERY CENTER
07/21/17
GROUND BREAKING WAS HELD YESTERDAY FOR A NEW AMBULATORY SURERY CENTER IN BOWLINGGREN…..WHICH WILL BE LOCATED ON LOVERS
LANE….NEXT TO WESTERN KENTUCKY ORTHOPEDICS….
THE 14-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY…..WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN NEXT SUNNER…. WILL HOLD THREE OPERATING ROOMS AND ONE
PROCEDURE ROOM……AS THE CENTER HOPES TO LOWER OUT OF POCKET COSTS…….REDUCE SURGICAL AND RECOVERY TIMES….AND PROVIDE
GREATER ACCESS TO PATIENTS IN THE REGION…..
SPORTS
09/21/17
THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
THE DATES HAVE BEEN SET FOR THE ANNUAL WATERFOWL BLIND DRAWING….AT SEVERAL LAKES…..INCLUDING BARREN RIVER…..
THE DRAWING FOR THE BARREN RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA…..IN ALLEN AND BARREN COUNTIES….WILL BE SATURDAY….OCTOBER
SEVENTH….FROM SEVEN TO NINE….AT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS OFFICE LOCATED ON HIGHWAY TWO-52……
ACCIDENT
09/18/17
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF THE PRIMARY CENTER THIS MORNING SENT ONE PERSON FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT…..
ACCORDING TO OFFICER DAVID CLARK WITH SCOTTSVILLE POLICE….16-YEAR OLD WAS LEAVING THE PRIMARY CENTER IN A TWO-THOUSAND-
EIGHT NISSAN…..AND PULLED INTO THE PATH OF A 1999 DODGE PICK-UP DRIVEN BY 21 YEAR OLD CODY SHERBURNE OF BOWLING GREEN….
THE 16-YEAR OLD WAS TRANSPORTED BY E-M-S TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED……..
FLU REPORTED
09/18/17
KENTUCKY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING THAT FLU CASES ARE ALREADY BEING REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS TWO CASES OF LABORATORY-CONFIRMED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY…..THE FLU SEASON
TPICALLY BEGINS IN OCTOBER OF NOVEMBER……
ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF FLU VACCINE ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR’S SEASON……HOWEVER…..ONLY INJECTABLE INFLUENZA
VACCINE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES….
BEGINNING IN OCTOBER….THE DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WILL BEGIN REPORTING WEEKLY FLU ACTIVITY TO THEN CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AND PREVENTION AS PART OF STATEWIDE FLU SURVEILLANCE EFFORTS……
ACCIDENT-MONROE
09/18/17
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT IN MONROE COUNTY INJURED ONE PERSON….
REPORTELDY A 1987 PETERBUILT SEMI….DRIVEN BY 48 YEAR OLD RANDALL STAFFORD OF LAFAYETTE….INTERED A CURVE AND THE TRAILER
CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND HIT A TWO-THOUSAND-TWO DODGE PICKUP OPERATED BY 20 YEAR OLD AUSTIN PRUITT OF HARDYVILLE…….
THE PICKUP SLIDE DOWN THE SIDE OF TRAILER AND HIT THE REAR TIRES….WHICH CAUSED IT TO SPIN….STRIKE A GUARDRAIL….AND
OVERTURN……
A PASSENGER IN THE PICKUP…..19 YEAR OLD HEATHER FORD OF MONTICELLO WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER…..
FATAL-HART
09/18/17
A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON BACON CREEK ROAD….IN THE BONNIEVILLE COMMUNITY OF HART COUNTY….CLAIMED A LIFE….
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO-THOUSAND KIA….SPORTAGE S-U-V…..OPERATED BY 48 YEAR OLD PATRICK ROSS OF LOUISVILLE LEFT THE ROADWAY AND
STRUCK A TREE… IT THEN OVERTURNED…..COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP…..
EDMONSON MAN INDICTED
09/18/17
06:05AM
AN EDMONSON COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY WITH SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN….
56 YEAR OLD BAIRD OF BROWNSVILLE IS CHARGED IN A FIVE COUNT INDICEMENT WITH FOUR COUNTS OF USING A MINOR TO ENGAGE IN SEXUALLY
EXPLICIT CONDUCT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING VISUAL DEPICTIONS OF THE CONDUCT….AND ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION CHILD
PORNOGRAPHY THAT HAD BEEN TRANSPORTED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE BY ANY MEANS…..INCLUDING BY COMPUTER……
MEETINGS
09/18/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND GRAHAM LODGED MEETS AT 7…..
TOMORORW NIGHT AT 6 WILL BE A SENIOR PARENT MEETING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL…..
THURSDAY MORNING AT SEVEN-30 THE CHAMBER BREAKFAST CLUB MEETS, THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP
MEETS THURSDAY AFERNOON AT 4 AND THE HALFRY/DALTON V-F-W MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
09/18/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM GOES TO THE HIDDEN HILLS COUNTY CLUB TO TAKE ON MONROE COUNTY….
THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO WESTMORELAND….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
AN ORGANIZATONAL MEETING TO FORM A “RUNNING CLUB” IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNON AT FIVE-30 IN
THE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY….
AND THE HIGH SCHOOL SWIM TEAM WILL HOLD A MEETING FOR PROSPECTIVE SWIMMER AND PARENTS TONIGHT AT SIX AT THE CORE…..
HUFFINE
9/17/17
26 YEAR OLD TRAVIS SHELBY HUFFINE FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SEPTEMBER 9 IN PANAMA CITY, FLORDIA. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW(MON) AFTERNOON AT 6 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME… VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12 NOON TOMORROW(MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME… IN
LIEU OF FLOWERS, EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES….
HE IS SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER… CHOLE HUFFINE… HIS MOTHER….LENA VENTRESS… 2 BROTHERS… DUSTY HUFFINE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…
BARRY WEAVER OF TENNESSEE… ONE SISTER…. JOY HUFFINE OF KENTUCKY… ONE AUNT… PAM MANSFIELD OF OHIO… SEVERAL NIECES AND
NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE…..
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNCHANGED
09/15/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED UNCHANGED AT FIVE-POINT-FOUR
PERCENT FROM JULY TO AUGUST……
THIS AUGUST’S JOBLESS RATE…..HOWEVER…..WAS UP FROM THE FIVE-PERCENT RECORDED IN JULY OF LAST YEAR….
THE COMMONWEALTH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS HOLDING AT RELATIVELY LOW LEVELS AND NON-FARM PAYROLLS CONTINUE TO SHOW GOOD
GROWTH…..THE INCREASE OF 83-HUNDRED JOBS IN AUGUST WAS THE LARGEST INCREASE TO FAR THIS YEAR……AS ON AVERAGE…..KENTUCKY
HAS ADDED APROXIMATELY TWO-THOUSAND JOBS PER MONTH SO FAR THIS YEAR……
THE “U-S” JOBLESS RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT AUGUST….WHICH WAS UP SLIGHTLY FROM FOUR-PONT-THREE PERCENT IN JULY……
APPOINT A-G
09/15/17
SPEAKING TO THE KENTUCKY CHAPER OF THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY……GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAID THE COMMONWEALTH SHOULD AMEND ITS
CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL…..
SINCE THEIR ELECTON…..ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR HAS SUED BEVIN FOUR TIMES FOR HIS USE OF EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY……BEVIN HAS
WON ONE SUIT AND THE OTHERS ARE PENDING…..
BEVINS SAYS IT’S UNPRODUCTIVE TO HAVE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GOVERNOR DISAGREE SO PROFOUNDLY ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES…..
WHILE BESHEAR SAYS KENTUCKY DESERVES AN INDEPENDENT ATTORNEY GENERAL……
NURSES TO FLORIDA
09/15/17
A NURSE “STRIKE TEAM” FROM THE COMMONWEALTH IS ON THE WAY TO FLORIDA TO AID VICTIMS OF HURRICAN IRMA…..THIS IS THE FIRST NURSING
“STRIKE TEAM” TO BE DEPLOYED INDER THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT……
THE “STRIKE TEAM” IS GOING TO A SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTER WHERE THEY HAVE OVER 50-PATIENTS WITH A WIDE VARSITY OF MEDICAL ISSUES…..
SPORTS
09/15/17
THE PATROTS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AS THEY TRAVEL TO LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE TO PLAY PULASKI COUNTY……
KICK OFF IS SEVEN……PUT IS YOU CAN’T MAKE THE TRIP……KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTON ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..AND
99-POINT-THREE…. LOVE-FM……WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT…….
FLOOD VEHICLES
09/14/17
WHILE KENTUCKY HASN’T BEEN DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY HURRICANES HARVEY AND IRMA…..THE COMMONWEALTH COULD SOON EXPERIENCE A
FLOODING OF ANOTHER KIND…...A RISE IN FLOOD-DAMAGED VEHICLES…….
THE DEPARTMENT OF VEHICLE REGIATRATION IS PREPARING FOR AN INFLUX OF TITLE REQUESTS FOR VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN DEEMED A
TOTAL LOSS DUE TO NATURAL DISASTER DAMAGE…..THEN BROUGHT TO KENTUCKY TO BE “REBUILT”…….
FLOOD-DAMAGED VEHICLES IN OTHER STATES ARE GIVEN A “SCRAP TITLE” OR JUNKING CERTIFICATE…..THEN AFTER ARRIVING IN THE
COMMONWEALTH…..THEY UNDERGO A ‘REBUILD” PROCESS THAT TYPICALLY INVOLVES ONLY CLEANING THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR AND
CHANGING THE SYSTEM FLUIDS…..THESE VEHICLES ARE THEN SOLD AT A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED COST……
IF THE DAMAGE COST IS LESS THAN 75-PERCENT OF THE VEHICLE’S RETAIL VALUE…. A NEW CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IS ISSUED…..WHICH IS PRINTED
IN RED INK WITH THE WORDS……REBUILT VEHICLE…..ON THE FACE OF THE TITLE WHICH IS DONE IN AN EFFORT TO ALERT CONSUMERS OF THE
VEHICLES HISTORY……
NEW WKU POLICE CHIEF
09/15/17
THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY POLICE HAVE A NEW CHIEF….
FOLLOWING A NATIONAL SEARCH THAT RESULTED IN 46-APPLICATIONS…..MITCHELL WALKER…..WHO HAS BEEN SERVING AS INTERIM CHIEF SINCE
AUGUST OF TWENTY-16…WAS NAMED CHIEF….
WALKER HAS MORE THAN 26-YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE INCLUDING FIVE AT WESTERN…..16 WITH THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE
DEPARTMENT…….AND SIX WITH THE BURKESVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT……
BALCONY COLLAPSE
09/15/17
FIVE PEOPLE WERE INJURED WHEN A BALCONY ON A RESIDENCE….ON EAST MAIN STREET IN GLASGOW…..GAVEWAY AND BROKE FROM THE
BUILDING….
GLASGOW POLICE SAY FOUR INDIVIDUALS WERE TRANSPORT BY E-M-S TO T-J SAMSON HOSPTIAL…..AND A FIFTH WAS TAKEN BY PRIVATE VEHICAL…..
FOR TREATMENT OF NON-LIFE THRERATENING INJURIES…….
SHOOTING-WARREN
09/14/17
MONDAY NIGHT…..STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE ON GLEN LILY ROAD IN WARREN COIUTY….TO REPORTS OF GUNFIRE IN THE AREA….
UOPON ARRRIVAL IS WAS DETERMINED THAT AN UNKNOWN PERSON FIRED MULTIPLE GUNSHOT IN TO A RESIDENCE AND FLED THE SCENE….ONE
PERSON….33 YEAR OLD JAIME GONZALES-PACHECO WAS STRUCK TWICE AND IS LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION……
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THIS INCIDENT IS ASKED TO CONTACT POST THREE AT SEVEN-EIGHT-TWO-20-10…….
JOHNSON
09/14/17
93 YEAR OLD SHELBY JOHNSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY IN JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AT ONE AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST WITH BURIAL IN SOUTH UNION CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
SATURDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; SUZY AND J-C BURLESON OF GEORGIA…..TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/14/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM ENTERTAINS GREENWOOD……
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE KENNY PERRY GOLF COURSE TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY WESTMORELAND….
AND THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM GOES TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
DOLLAR GENERAL IS PARTNERING WITH THE BIG-12 CONFERENCE AND E-S-P-N EVENTS TO SERVE AS THE OFFICIAL DISCOUNT RETAIL SPONSOR
FOR THE BIG-12 CONFERENCE THIS SCHOOL EYAR…..
DOLLAR WILL ALSO AS THE CONFERENCE’S OFFICIAL HOMEGATING AND TAILGATIGN HEADQUARTERS….AND EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR OF THE DOLLAR
GENERAL BIG-12 CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR…..WHICH PLANS TO HOST EVENTS AT EACH OF THE 10 BIG-12 CONFERENCE CAMPUSES DURING THE
FOOTBALL SEASON…..
THE TOURS IS ALSO SCHEDULED TO BE PART OF THE FESTIVITIES BURING THE BIG-12 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..THE TEXAS BOWL…..THE
BIG-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP……AND THE BIG-12 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP……
LITERACY MONTH
09/13/17
IN CELEBRATON OF NATIONAL LITERACY MONTH…..DOLLAR GENERAL AND KELLOGG’S ARE PARTICIPATING ON A NEW…..HERE’S MY STORY
CAMPAIGN…. AIMED AT SHARING CUSTOMER’S PERSONALIZED LITERACY AND EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT STORIES THROUGH PROGRAMS FUNDED
BY THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION……
THIS FALL….EXCLUSIVE PACKAGES OF KELLOGG’S CENEALS AND CHEESE-IT CRACKERS…WILL FEATURE STORIES THAT SHOW THE POSITIVE
IMPACT LITERACY EFFORTS HAVE MADE TO ADULT AND YOUTH LEARNERS……
THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION IS CELEBRATING OVER 24-YEARS OF HELPING INDIVIDUALS LEARN TO READ…...PREPARE FOR THE
G-E-D….OR LEARN ENGLISH….
SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1993….THE FOUDATION HAS AWARDED MORES THAN 140-MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
AND SCHOOLS…… THAT HAVE HELPED MORE THAN NINE-MILLION INDIVIDUALS ADVANCE THEIR LITERACY AND BASIC EDUCATION SKILLS……
COLLEGES SHOULD CUT OFFERINGS
09/13/17
SPEAKING TO A POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN LOUISVILLE….. GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAID THE COMMONWEALTH’S PUBLIC
UNIVERSITY BOARDS SHOULD CONSIDER CUTTING SOME ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THAT DON’T FILL HIGH DEMAND JOBS….
CITING THE COMMONWEALTH’S FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS….BEVIN SAID EDUCATORS NEED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR JOBS THAT MATTER……
MEANWHIELE……ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR SAYS THE GOVERNOR’S PLAN TO CUT STATE SPENDING BY MORE THAT 17-PERCENT IS
ILLEGAL…..
CITING A STATE LAW THAT SAYS SPENDING CUTS CAN’T BE MORE THAN THE PROJECT SHORTFALL…...BEVIN’S PLAN WOULD BREAK THE LAW
BECAUSE IT WOULD USE THE BUDGET CUTS TO REPLENISH THE “RAINY DAY” FUND……
MILLER
09/13/17
68 YEAR OLD JOHN MICHAEL MILLER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME….VISITATION BEGINS AFTE 12NOON TOMORROW (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……AND
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO HOSPARUS…
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MIKE AND ANDREA…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; CHERYL AND BILLY JOE MILLER ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW; FAYE AND WILLARD PEARSON AND DORIS AND BOBBY HERRINGTON ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE, LINDA AND LARRY OVERTON OF BOWLING GREEN AND MARY JO AND ALLEN DENTON OF TENNESSEE……THREE GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/13/17
EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO ORGANIZE A “RUNNING CLUB” IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SSCHOOL DISTRICT….
THE CLUB WOULD BE OPEN TO ANY KINDERGARTEN THRU EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT GREDD SUTE….
AND PARENTS AND DISTRICT PERSONNEL COULD RUN AS WELL…..
PLANS CALL FOR THE CLUB TO RUN TWO AFTERNOONS PER WEEK…..FROM THREE-30 TO FOUR-40….RUNNERS WOULD NEED A PHYSICAL FORM….
RUNNIGN SHOES…..AND A WATER BOTTLE…..
AN INFORMATION MEETING WILL BE HELD MONDAY….SEPTEMBER 18TH….AT FIVE-30 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY…….
ARREST
09/12/17
SATURDAY….THE EDMONSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CONTACTED THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE….TO GIVE THEM A TIP OF A
POSSIBLE DRUG TRAFFICKER AT THE DAYS INN IN CAVE CITY….
BASED ON THE INFORMATION A SEARCH WARRANT WAS OBTAINED FOR 42 YEAR OLD TREVOR SPREEN’S ROOM AT THE MOTEL….
LOCATED WERE CRYSTAL METH…..HIDDEN COMPARTMENT CONTAINERS AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
SPREEN WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
CHARGES DISMISSED
09/12/17
MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT CHARGES AGAINST A FORMER KENTUCKY STATE LAWMAKER AND ANOTHER PERSON HAVE BEEN DISMISSED……
FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHNNY BELL OF GLASGOW…..AND LATONYA CLAYTON…….WERE ARRESTED IN JUNE……
CITY COUNCIL
09/12/17
AT LAST NIGHT’S MEETING…..SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL GAVE SECOND REAING TO THE AD VALOREM TAX ORDINANCE……
CITY SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM THOMASON INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT MAJOR REPAIRS ARE NEEDED TO A SIX-INCH…..NATURAL GAS LINE….
THAT SERVES THE SOUTHERN POSTION OF THE CITY….INCLUDING THE SCHOOLS AND HOSPITAL…..
THE SITUATION HAS BEEN DECLARED AN “EMERGENCY” AND ARRANGMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPAIR THE LINE…..
THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE MAYOR TO SIGN ALL PAPER WOERK FOR THE NORTH COURT STREET RENOVATION…..AND AWARDED THE CONTRACT
FOR THE WEST MAIN RENOVATION TO CHARLES DEWEESE CONSTRUCTION…..
SPORTS
09/12/17
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ARE SCHEDULED TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY AT THE BARREN RIVER STATE PARK GOLF COURSE…..
AND THE LADY PATRIIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS GREENWOOD….
THE PATRIOT SWIM TEAM IS LOOKING FOR SWIMMERS FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON……
A MEETING FOR PARENTS AND PROSPECTIVE NEW SWIMMERS WILL BE HELD MONDAY NIGHT…AT SIX…AT THE CORE….PARENTS OF CURRENT
SWIMMERS ARE ALSO INVITED TO ATTEND……
STUDENTS MUST BE IN AT LEAST THE SEVENTH GRADE AND HAVE BASIC SWIM SKILLS…..THE SEASON BEGINS OCTOBER FIRST AND RUNS THRU
FEBRUARY………
GOVERNOR ASKS FOR BUDGET CUTS
09/11/17
FRIDAY…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN ASKED MOST STATE AGENCIES TO CUT THEIR BUDGET BY 17-PERCENT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ONGOING
BUDGEET CRISIS…..
STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON HAD EARLIER TOLD AGENCIES THAT THE CUTS ARE NECESSARY TO DEAL WITH A 200-MILLION DOLLAR
SHORTFALL PROJECTED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR….. AND TO RESTORE 150-MILLION DOLARS TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S “RAIN DAY FUND”
…..WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE DEPLETED DURING THE YEAR….
SOME PARTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT ARE EXEMPT FROM THE CUTS….. INCLUDING THE SCHOOL FUNDING PROGRAM KNOWN AS “SEEK”…..
UNIVERSITIES….. MEDICAID…..AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS…..
AGENCIES ARE TO HAVE THEIR DRAF PLANS SUBMITTED BY SEPTEMBER 25TH…….
TRANSPORTAION REGULATIONS
09/11/17
BECAUSE OF HURRICANE IRMA…..THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CAIBINET HAS WAIVED CERTAIN REGULATIONS ON COMMERICAL MOTOR
CARRIERS INVOLVED IN THE RELIEFT EFFORT…..
THE EMERY DECLARATON PROVIDES TEMPORARY REGULATORY RELIEFT FORM CREW HEADING TO THE AFFECTED AREAS TO DELIVER GOODS…..
RESTORE UTILITIES…..AND REMOVE DEBRIS……
THE DECLARATON EXEMPTS A DRIVERS HOURS OF SERVICE LIMINTATION….. SUSPENDS REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS….AND WAIVES PERMIT
FEES FOR OVERWEIGHT AND OVER-DIMEMSION VHEICLES…..
ALL OTHER SAFETY REQUIREMENT REMAIN IN EFFECT…..AND THE DECLARATION EXPIRES ON SEPTEMBER 25TH…….
NEW CORVETTE MUSEM EXHIBIT
09/11/17
AS PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S 225TH ANNIVERY CELEBRATION….THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM HAS OPENED A NEW EXHIIT ON THE
HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION FROM THE LATE 1700’S TO NOW….
THE EXHIBIT IS DESIGNED CHRONOLOGICALLY….AND INCLUDES A RARE “DIXIE FLYER” CAR……WHICH IS ONE OF THE FEW KENTUCKY-BASED
CARE COMPANIES THAT HAVE EXISTED…..
THE EXHIBIT DOESN’T FOCUS SOLELY ON ITEMS OR OBJECTS MADE IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..AS IT TELLS THE STORY OF HOW THINGS WERE
USED IN KENTUCKY…..AND HOW PEOPLE INTERACTED WITH THAT FORM OF TRANSPORTATION…..
MEETINGS
09/11/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT AT SIX AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 FISCAL COURT MERTS AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH MEET TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AT 4….
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…….
SPORTS
09/11/17
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO BARREN COUNTY……
AND THE J-V FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
IN MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL….THERE’S A DOUBLEHEADER…..
AS THE SAINTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO MINNESOTA…..
AND THE BRONCOS HOST THE CHARGERS……
DG LITERACY GRANTS
09/08/17
THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FUNDATION HAS AWARDED MORE THAN FOUR-MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS…..TO MORE THAN 900 SCHOOLS….
ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPFOFITS….TO SUPPPORT YOUTH LITERACY PROGRAMS…..
THE GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATONS….SCHOOLS….AND LIBRARIES WITHIN A 20-MILE RADIUS OF A DOLLAR GENEAL STORE
OR DISTRIBUTION…..
SINCE IT INCEPTION IN 1993….THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED MORE THAN 140-MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS AS PART
OF ITS COMMITMENT TO HELPING INCREASE THE LITERACY SKILLS OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES…..
APPLICATONS FOR THE TWENY-18 GRANT CYCLE WILL BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING JANUARY SECOND……
BG STUDENT ARRESTED
09/08/17
A BOWLING GREEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING A BOMB THREAT….
OTHER STUDENTS REPORTED THE THREAT TO SCHOOL OFFICIALS.....AND AN INVESTIGATION BY BOWLING GREEN POLICE LED TO THE ARREST OF
18 YEAR OLD ROSALIO GRAJEDA…..WHO WAS CHARGED WITH TERRORISTIC THREATENING……
STATE PARKS OFFERING ROOM DISCOUNTS
09/08/17
KENTUCKY Y STATE PARKS IS OFFERING A DISCOUNT TO FLORIDA RESIDENTS FLEEING HURRICANE IMA….
ANYONE WITH A FLORIA DRIVERS’S LICENSE CAN GET A 25-PERCENT DISCOUNT FOR ROOMS AND COTTAGES THRU TUESDAY….FLORIDA RESIDENT
CAN MAKE A RESERVATION BY CALLING THE PARK IN ADVANCE….AND MENTIONING THE CODE P-R-25…..
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS 17 RESORT PARKS THAT INCLUDE LODGES AND COTTAGES……PLUS ANOTHER 30-CAMPGROUNDS……..
SOLDIERS TO CARIBBEAN
09/08/17
SOLDIERS FROM THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD’S…..63RD THEATER AVIATION BRIGADE….HAS LEFT FOR THE CARIBBEAN WHERE THEY WILL
ASSIST WITH SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE IRMA…..
THE BRIGADE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH DISASTER RESCUE AND RECOVERTY EFFORTS.....AND HAS BEEN AIDING IN HURRICANE RELIEF
EFFORTS SINCE HURRICANE KATRINA INTWO-THOUSAND-FIVE….
SPORTS
09/08/17
THE UNDEFEATED PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM RETURN HOME TONIGHT TO GO AGAINST THE UNDEFEATED GLASGOW SCOTTIES…..
HURRICANE RELIEF SUPPLIES WILL BE COLLECTED AT THE ENTRANCE TO PATRIOT FIELD….AND TONIGHT HAS ALSO BEEN DESIGNED…..RED
OUT……AND ALL PATRIOT FANS ARE ASKED TO WEAT RED TO THE GAME…..
KICK-OFF IS SEVEN…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO PATRIOT FIELD…..KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM……WVLE……STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT…….
HEALTH INSURANCE
09/07/17
ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT WILL NOT SELL HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS IN 61 COUNTIES…..MOSTLY
IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY…. STARTING NEXT YEAR…..
ANTHEM HAD BEEN THE ONLY INSURANCE CARRIER TO SELL PLANS IN ALL 120-COUNTIES ON THE COMMONWEALTH’S HEALTH EXCHANGE…….BUT
WITH THE MOVE…. ANTHEM WILL SELL PLANS IN 59-COUNTIES AND CARE-SOURCE WILL SELL PLANS IN 61-COUNTIES……WHICH MEANS EACH
KENTUCKY COUNTY WILL ONLY HAVE ONE INSURANCE CARRIER ON THE COMMONWEALTH’S HEALTH EXCHANGE……
KENTUCKY PARTICIPATES IN THE FEDERAL HEALTH EXCHANGE AT…...HEALTH-CARE-DOT-GOV….AND INDIVIDUALS CAN PURCHASE SUBSIDIZED
INSURANCE PLANS ON THE FEDERAL EXCHANGE IF THEY MEET CERTAIN INCOME REQUIREMENTS……
RETIREMENTS UP
09/07/17
RETIREMENTS FROM ONE OF KENTUCKY’S LARGEST PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEMS JUMPED 37-PERCENT THIS MONTH…..AS LAWMAKERS CONSIDER
POTENTIALLY DRAMATIC CHANGES TO PREVENT INSOLVENCY……
THE KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEM SAYS 746 INDIVIDUALS RETIRED AS OF SEPTEMBER FIRST…...WHICH IS UP FROM 543 ON SEPTEMBER FIRST
OF LAST YEAR…..THE RETIREMENTS INCLUDED STATE WORKERS…..POLICE OFFICERS….. FIREFIGHTERS….AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT
WORKERS……
THE COMWONWEALTH’S PENSIONS SYSTEMS ARE AT LEAST 33-BILLION DOLLARS SHORT OF THE MONEY REQUIRED TO PAY RETIREMENT BENEFITS
OVER THE NEXT 30-YEARS……
RELIEF SUPPLIES
09/07/17
BEFORE TOMORROW NIGHT’S PATRIOT/GLASGOW FOOTABLL GAME……
HURRICANE RELIEF SUPPLIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE ENTRANCE TO PATRIOT FIELD…..ALL COLLECTED SUPPLIES WILL THEN BE DONATED
TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR DISTRIBUTION….
A LIST OF SUPPLIES THAT CAN BE DONATED CAN BE FOUND ON THE HIGH SCHOOL’S ON-LINE NEWS PAGE…..
GREEN RIVER OPEN
09/07/17
THE GREEN RIVER……IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK…..IS OPEN TO RIVER TRAFFIC AGAIN…..
THE PARK CLOSED THE RIVER LAST WEEK IN ANTICIPATION OF HEAVY RAIN FROM HURRICANE HARVEY…..THE PARK RECEIVED ALMOST EIGHT-
INCHES OF RAIN IN A 36-HOUR PERIOD…..AND THE RIVER ROSE AS HIGH AS 25-FEET….
HOWEVER……NOLIN RIVER IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK REMAINS CLOSED……
SPORTS
09/07/17
THE PATRIOT CROSS COUNTY TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO BARREN COUNTY…..
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM GOES TO THE KENNY PERRY GOLF COURSE TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..AND THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT
HOME TO TANGLE WITH GREENWOOD…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TRAVELS TO EDMONSON COUNTY……
ABD THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON WARREN CENTRAL……
THIS WEEK’S….A-P….CLASS FOUR “A” FOOTBALL POLL….FINDS THE PATRIOTS BREAKING INTO THE TOP 10 AT NUMBER 10…..
JOHNSON CENTRAL REMAINS FIRST…..AND WAYNE COUNTY IS SECOND….WITH FRANKLIN/SIMPSON SIXTH AND AC/S 10TH…..
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES WERE TAYLOR COUNTY…..LOGAN COUNTY…..AND WARREN EAST……
SCOTTSVILLE NATIVE AND WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL GREAT……JIM MCDANIELS…….DIED IN BOWLING GREEN YESTERDAY AT
THE AGE OF 69….
MCDANIELS STILL HOLDS SEVERAL SCHOOL RECORDS…..INCLUDING FINISHING HIS CAREER ON THE HILL WITH 22-HUNDRED-38-
POINTS……WHICH TIES HIM FOR THE ALL-TIME PROGRAM RECORD……
WANTED PERSON
09/06/17
THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING AN ALLEN COUNTY MAN…..
MICHAEL R. WEAVER IS A WHITE MALE…..SIX-FEET-THREE-INCHES TALL…..WITH BROWN HAIR AND EYES…..
WEAVER IS WANTED ON NUMEROUS OUTSTANDING WARRANTS STEMMING FROM AN INVESTIGATION IN ALLEN COUNTY….INCLUDING CHARGES OF
DISTRIBUTION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR…..POSSESSION OR VIEWING MATTER PROTRAYING A SEXUAL
PERORMANCE BY A MINOR AND PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENDER…..
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMAION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF MICHAEL WEAVER IS ASKED TO CONTACT POST THREE AT SEVEN-EIGHT-TWO-20-10……
LOUISVILLE AIRPORT GRANT
09/06/17
THE LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS RECEIVING AN 11-MILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT THAT WILL GO TOWARD IMPROVEMENTS AND
FUTURE GROWTH….
SOME OF THE PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY REPAIRS AND ADDITIONAL LIGHTING….THE GRANT ALSO INCLUDES FOUR-
POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR LAND FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT……
LAST YEAR…..LOUISVILLE INTERNATONAL AIRPORT SERVED ALMOST TWO-MILLION PASSENGERS……
NATIONAL FOREST FEES
09/06/17
NATIONAL FORESTS IN KENTUCKY……TENNESSEE…..AND WEST VIRGINIA ARE AMONG MORE THAN A DOZEN ACORSS THE SOUTH WAIVING
CAMPGROUND FEES FOR INDIVIDUALS DISPLACED BY RECENT FLOODING IN TEXAS AND ELSEWHERE……
THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE U-S FOREST SERVICES SAID AREAS INCLUDED ARE DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST…….LAND BETWEEN THE
LAKES…..AND THE CHEROKEE, GGEORGE WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON NATIONAL FORESTS….WHICH SPAN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF
VIRGINIA AND CROSS INTO PARTS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY…….
THE FOREST SERVICE RECOMMENDS CALLING AHEAD….OR CHECKING WEB-SITES…. TO DEERMINE WHAT’S AVAILABLE……
SNEED
09/05/17
78 YEAR OLD L-T SNEED OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT
11 AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN THE ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS
AFTERNOON (WED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY CAN BE MADE TO HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; EVELYNA SNEED….A BROTHER; JERRY….AND A SISTER; RACHEL WILLIS BOTH OF COLUMBIA…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW
AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; EDWINA AND GLEN JORDAN OF SCOTTSVILLE….
SPORTS
09/06/17
THE HOT RODS BEGIN THE PLAY-OFFS AS THEY ARE AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK TO TAKE ON FORT WAYNE……
THIS WEEK’S A-P COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL FINDS….
ALABAMA HOLDING DOWN THE TOP SPOT…..WITH OHO STATE SECOND….CLEMSON MOVES UP TO THIRD…..PENN STATE IS FOURTH….AND
OKLAHOMA IS FIFTH….
LOUISVILLE IS 17TH……TENNESSEE 25TH……AND KENTUCKY ALSO RECEIVED VOTES……
DOOLIN
09/05/17
71 YEAR OLD JOYCE LONG DOOLIN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (WED) AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFER 11
THIS MORNING (TUES) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SISTER; CAROLYN GUINN OF INDIANA…..HER SISTER-IN-LAW; CAROLYEN KEEN….AN UNCLE; LATIE LONG AND WIFE EDITH…..AN
AUNT; BEATRICE MEADOR….AND TWO SPECIAL COUSINS; TERESA TABOR AND MARY RAPH ALL OF SCOTTSVLLE…..
STINSON
09/05/17
79 YEAR OLD WAYNE STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (SUN) AT THIS RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING
AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES)
AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; RITA STINSON…..FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; RICKY AND SANDRA, DAVID AND JENNIFER, DANY AND TINA AND
FRANK AND KELLIE….AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-N-LAW; LISA AND JEFF COPAS AND TONDA AND WESLEY CUNNINGHAM ALL OF SCOTTVILLE….
A STEP-SON; BRIAN HAGAN…AND THREE STEP-DAUGHTERS; JONA AND BETHANIE MELANDER AND JOI BUNCH ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO
BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; EARL AND JOE AND PAM ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; FAYE AND SAMMHY
CORNWELL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..23 GRANDCHILDREN, 32 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
CREEK
09/05/17
78 YEAR OLD VIRGINIA SHOCKLEY CREEK OF MACON COUNTY DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE……FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE FOUNTAIN RUN
NATIVE WILL BE TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT 11 AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNDERAL HOME…. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS MORNING (TUES) AT
THE FUNEAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIED BY HER DAUGHTER; MARTHA CREEK…..AND SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOE AND SHIRLEY…A GRAND CHILD AND GREAT-
GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
09/05/17
THE LADY PATROT VOLLEYBALL TEAM GOES TO GLASGOW…..
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HAS SIGNED A 10-YEAR…..160-MILLION DOLLAR AGREEMENT WITH ADIDAS ……WHO WILL SUPPLY FOOTWEAR….
APPAREL…. ACCESSORIES….AND MARKETING SUPPORT FOR AL L23 OF THE UNIVERSITY’S INTERCOLLEGIAT ATHLETIC PROGRAMS…..
ADIDAS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THE….. U-OF-L ADIDAS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM…. WHICH PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 20
STUDENTS WHO WORK WITH ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT LEADERS…..
LABOR DAY CLOSINGS
09/01/17
HERE ARE YOUR CLOSINGS FOR THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY…..
COUNTY CLERK, CIRCUIT CLERK AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OFFICES CLOSED TOMORROW AND MONDAY……
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY…..
FEDERAL OFFICES AND THE POST OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY…..
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC LIBARAY, TRANSFER STATION AND ANIMAL SHELTER ALL CLOSED MONDAY…..
CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY AND MONDAY’S TRASH ROUTES WILL BE PICKED UP TUESDAY…..
THE CORE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY FROM FIVE-30 TO FOUR-30….
AND THE POOL WIL BE OPEN FROM EIGHT TO FOUR……
FORSYTH
09/01/17
64 YEAR OLD NANCY FORSYTH OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL…..AND MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE
HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BYU TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; DEBBIE CASCADEN OF ADOLPHUS AND CYNTHIA AND JOHN RIZZARDI OF OHIO…..AND A
BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; WILLIAM AND PAT OF OHIO……
WHITLOW
09/01/17
54 YEAR OLD SHARON RIPPY WHITLOW OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN OLD MACEDONIA CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE TOMORROW (SAT)
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND SCOTTSVILLE CHAPTER NUMBER -60 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR WILL HOLD RITES TOMORROW
(SAT) NIGHT AT SEVEN…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; RALPH NEAL WHITLOW…..A DAUGHTER; ANNA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HER FATHER; BRO. JUNIOR RIPPY AND WIFE
ALMA OF ADOLPHUS…. FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; TIMOTHY AND SANDRA, BRO. CHRISTOPHER AND PEGGY AND KEVIN AND VALERIE ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE AND BRO. JERRY AND MELISSA OF OHIO…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; DEBRA AND DAVID LINDSEY OF SCOTTSVILLE……
YATES
09/01/17
43 YEAR OLD BILLY J. YATES OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (THURS) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (SAT) MORNING AT 10 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TODAY
(FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER; MARY ANN MARSH MILLER…..AND A BROTHER; JEFF BOTH OF ADOLPHUS……AND THREE SISTERS AND BROTHERS-
IN-LAW; MELINDA AND ROBERT PEACE OF GREENVILLE AND VICKIE AND RANDY LOONEY AND PATRICIA AND ROBERT LASSITER ALL OF ADOLPHUS……
SPORTS
09/01/17
THE PATRIOTS GAME AGAINST GREENWOOD, SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT, WILL BE PLAYED TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT WARREN EAST HIGH
SCHOOL WITH A THREE O’CLOCK KICK-OFF….
MADDEN IN COURT
08/31/2017
TIMOTHY MADDEN WAS BACK IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT TODAY FOR A HEARING ON SEVERAL MOTIONS….. INCLUDING A MOTION FOR CHANGE OF
VENUE, A MOTION FOR SUPRESSION OF EVIDENCE INCLUDING CLOTHING AND BUCAL SWABS TAKEN FROM MADDEN ON NOVEMBER 15TH AT HIS
RESIDENCE, A MOTION TO SET A TRIAL DATE, AND A MOTION REQUESTING A FORENSIC D-N-A REPORT…..
AFTER HEARING TESTIMONY OF SEVERAL STATE TROOPERS INVOLVED IN THE SEARCH OF MADDEN’S RESIDENCE….JUDGE JANET CROCKER
OVERULED THE MOTION TO SUPRESS THE EVIDENCE…THE JUDGE DID STATE MADDEN WAS ENTITLED TO A CHANGE OF VENUE BASED ON SURVEY
RESULTS OF 256 ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENTS…..HOWEVER…..DUE TO MADDEN’S ATTORNEYS CONCERNS OVER A FAIR TRIAL IN SURROUNDING
COUNTIES…..SHE GAVE HIM 60 DAYS TO PROVIDE A SUPPLEMENT TO A CHANGE OF VENUE…..
A STATUS REVIEW HEARING WAS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 27TH AT 3:30…WITH THE TRIAL SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE FEBRUARY 26TH….2018…..WITH
THE VENUE NOT YET DETERMINED……
STATE FAIR SET RECORD
08/31/17
THE JUST COMPLETED 113TH KENTUCKY STATE FAIR DREW 44-THOUSAND-618 MORE PEOPLE THAN LAST YEAR…..DURING ITS 11 DAY RUN….AS THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF FAIRGOERS WAS 609-THOUSAND-555……
THE TWENTY-17 STATE FAIR ALSO ESTABLISHED A STRONG SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE RESULTING IN RECORD-BREAKING TRAFFIC…..BETWEEN
FACEBOOK…. INSTAGRAM….AND TWITTERE…..THERE WERE OVER 13-MILLION IMPRESSIONS…. 30-THOUSAND ENGAGEMENTS…..AND A 100-POINT-
NINE PERCENT INCREASE IN FAMS……AND MORE THAN 230-THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS VISITED THE WEBSITE……
AND NEARLY 14-THOUSAND PEOPLE DOWNLOADED THE NEW KENTUCKY STATE FAIR “APP”……WHICH INCLUDED THE MAP……WHAT’S HAPPENING….
CREATE YOUR OWN SCHEDULE…...ENTERTAINMENT……AND CONCESSIONS……
KCTC GRADUATES
08/31/17
THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM HAS SET A NEW HIGH MARK FOR GRADUATES AND CREDENTIALS AWARDED….
LAST ACADEMIC YEAR…..16-THOUSAND-146 STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE COLLEGE SYSTEM…..WHICH IS A NINE PERCENT INCREASE OVER
LAST YEAR….AND BREAKS THE RECORD HIGH OF 15-THOUSAND-958 SET IN TWENTY-13-14…..
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDENTIALS AWARDED…34-THOUSAND-502…..INCREASE BY 12-PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR…..AS ASSOCIATE DEGREES
WERE UP THREE-PERCENT…..DIPLOMAS 23-PERCENT…AND CERTIFICATES 16-PERCENT…..
THE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL SYSTEM HAS 16-COLLEGES AND MORE THAN 70-CAMPUSES…..……
BEAUTIFY THE BLUEGRASS
08/31/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS LAUNCHED THE ……BEAUTIFY THE BLUEGRASS INITIATIVE …..CALLING ON KENTUCKIANS TO COME TOGETHER TO MAKE
THEIR HOMETOWNS SHINE…..
THE CONCEPT IS SIMPLE……IDENTIFY A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION….FORM A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS…..AND THEN FIND A WAY TO GET
INVOLVED IN REPAIRING….ENHANCING….OR BEAUTIFYING IT……
TAKE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS AND UPLOAD THEM ON THE ….BEAUTIFY THE BLUEGRASS……WEBSITE……
THE WINNING TEAM WILL BE NOTIFIED IN OCTOBER….AND THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JENEAN HAMPTON WILL HOST A CATERED
BAR-B-CUE FOR UP TO 200 TEAM MEMBERS IN THAT COMMUNITY……
SPORTS
08/31/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO GLAGOW….
WHILE THE LADY PATRIIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY THE LADY SCOTTIES…..
THE LADY PATROT VOLLEYBALL TEAM GOES TO FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..
AND THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM HOSTS DAVIESS COUNTY…..
IN N-F-L PRESEASON GAMES…..
THE BENGALS GO TO INDIANAPOLIS…..
THE FALCONS ENTERTAINS JACKSONVILLE…..
AND THE TITANS GO TO KANSAS CITY…..
AND BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY TODAY AND TOMORROW……
TOMORROW NIGHT’S FOOTBALL GAME…..AGAINST GREENWOOD…. HAS BEEN MOVED TO THREE O’CLOCK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND IT WILL BE
PLAYED AT WARREN EAST HIGH SCHOOL…………
HOUSE MEETING
08/30/17
DURING A TWO HOUR……CLOSED DOOR SESSION YESTERDAY….KENTUCKY HOUSE MEMBERS GOT THEIR FIRST LOOK AT A CONSULTANT’S
SUGGESTIONS ON REFORMING THE COMMONWEALTH’S TROUBLED PUBLIC PENSION PLANS……
P-F-M GROUP CONSULTING…..WAS PAID ONE-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO CONDUCT THE STUDY…..WHICH SUGGESTS MOVING ALL NEW STATE
GOVERNMENT HIRES TO A “FOUR-ONE- K” TYPE RETIREMENT…..PUTTING NEW TEACHERS ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM…..AND MAKING THOSE
ON HAZADOUS DUTY RETIREMENT WAIT UNTIL THE AGE OF 60 BEFORE BEING ABLE TO COLLECT BENEFITS…..
REPORTEDLY….GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WILL CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN OCTOBER TO DEAL WITH THE PENSION
PROBLEMS……
VETERANS HOME
08/30/17
A VETERAN’S NURSING HOME IN BOWLING GREEN…..IS A STEP CLOSER TO REALITY AS GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS SIGNED HOUSE BILL-13…….
SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL MERREDITH FROM BROWNSVILLE……WHICH COMMITTS 10-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN
MATCHING FUNDS FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION….
THE FUNDING IS A NECESSARY STEP FOR THE U-S DEPARTMEN OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON THE 90-BED FACILITY
WHICH WILL SERVE 17 COUNTIES IN SOUTHCENTRL KENTUCKY……..
SPORTS
08/30/17
THIS WEEK’S….CLASS FOUR-A….HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL FINDS JOHNSON CENTRAL NUMBER ONE….FRANKLIN/SIMPSON IS FIFTH…..WARREN
EAST AND ROCKCASTLE COUNTY AT TIED FOR NINTH……AND THE PATRIOTS ALSO RECEIVED VOTES…..
ARREST
08/29/17
AUGUST 23RD……THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT THE RESIDENCE OF 28 YEAR OLD JESSICA YORK….
LOCATED AT 14-78 STAFFORD HOLLOW ROAD….
WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED….YORK SAID SHE HAD JUST HAD A WRECK AND HER VEHICLE WAS UPSIDE DOWN IN A CREEK….OFFICERS LOCATED THE
VEHICLE AND SEVERAL SCHEDULE-TWO PRESCRIPTION PILLS AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
YORK WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-DRUG UNSPECIFIED AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA……
THEN ON AUGUST 25TH…..ANOTHER SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED AT YORK’S RESIDENCE WHERE A HIDDEN SAFE WAS DISCOVERED…..
WHICH CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT-OUNCES OF CRYSTAL METH, APPROXIMATLEY 37-GRAMS OF PROCESSED MARIJUANA, SCALES,
PARAPHERNALIA, A LOADED HAND GUN AND CASH…..
YORK WAS ADDITIONALLY CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSSTANCE-METH-ENHANCE, TRAFFICKING IN MARIJUANA AND
POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA……
SHOOTING-CASEY
08/29/17
STATE POLICE SAY AN ARGUMENT IN LIBERTY SUNDAY….LEAD TO A DEADLY SHOOTING….
REPORTEDLY 53 YEAR OLD THOMAS MOSER OF STANFORD ARRIVED A OME WHERE HIS GIRLFRIEND E AND OTHERS WERE WORKING…..
MOSER GOT INTO ARGUMENT WITH 71 YEAR OLD LEONARD WALLS OF LIBERTY…..THE ARGUMENT ESCALATED WHEN MOSER PHYSICALLY
THREATENED WALLS….WHO SHOT HIM IN THE CHEST……
MOSER WAS TRANSPORTED TO CASEY COUNTY HOSPITAL WHERE HE LATER DIED….
NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE….BUT THE CASE WILL BE WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY’S OFFICE…..
ACCIDENT-WARREN
08/29/17
AN ACCIDENT ON I-65….NEAR THE 42 MILE MARKER…..INJURED ONE PERSON….
STATE POLCIE SAY A TWENTY-11 FREIGHTLINER…..OPERATED BY 67 YEAR OLD THOMAS PETERS OF OHIO…….LEFT THE ROADWAY…..WENT UP AN
EARTH EMBANKMENT…..AND STRUCK A TREE….
PETERS WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING REEN…….
AND RAIN AND WET ROAD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT……
SPORTS
08/28/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM GOES TO MONROE COUNTY…..
TOPPER HEAD BASKETBALL COACH RICK STANSBURY SAYS FRESHMAN CENTER MITCHELL ROBINSON HAS RE-ENROLLED IN CLASSES FOR THE
FALL SEMESTER…. BUT MUST MEET INTERNAL REQIREMENTS .FOR RETURNING TO THE TEAM….AFTER BEING SUSPENDED AND RELEASED….
ROBINSON WAS SUSPENDED JULY 31ST FOR VIOLATING TEAM RULES…..HOWEVER… SINCE HE DIDN’T “TRANSFER” HE CAN RETURN TO THE
HILL……
STATE PARKS HONORED
08/28/17
SIX KENTUCKY STATE PARKS HAVE BEEN HONORED AS PART OF KENTUCKY LIVING MAGAZINE’S……BEST IN KENTUCKY AWARDS……
CUMBERLAND FALLS WAS NAMED WINNER OF THE ROMANTIC GETAWAY LOCATION…..SECOND IN TOURIST ATTRACTION…..AND THE LAKE WAS
ADDED TO THE “BEST IN KENTUCKY HALL OF FAME” FOR SCENIC VIEW……..
MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME WON FIRST PLACE FOR BEST HISTORIC SITE……
AND JOHN JAMES AUDUBON STATE PARKED PICKED UP TWO THIRD LACE AWARDS FOR HISTORIC SITE AND HIKING TRAIL…..WHILE NATURAL BRIDGE
STATE PAKR RECEIVED SECOND PLACE FOR HKING TRAIL……
WHILE TWO OTHER PARKS…..PERRYVILLE BATTLE FIELD AND GENERAL BURSIDE ISLAND STATE PARK WERE ADDED TO THE HALL OF FAME….
AND THREE LAKES…..WHERE THERE ARE STATE PARKS….WERE ALSO RECOGNIZED…..LAKE CUMBERLAND AND ROUGH RIVER WERE NAMED BEST
HOUSE BOATING LAKES….LAKE CUMBERLAND AND KENTUCKY LAKE WON SECOND AND THIRD FOR FAMILY GETAWAY….AND LAKE CUMBERLAND
ENTERED THE “HALL OF FAME FOR FISHING AND BOATING……
WEST NILE
08/28/17
06:05AM
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IS REPORTING FOUR HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN THE COMMONWEALTH….
TO DATE…..42 STATES AND WASHINGTON D-C…HAVE REPORTED WEST NILE INFECTIONS IN PEOPLE…..BIRDS…..MOSQUITOES….OR HORSES….
KENTUCKY’S FOUR HUMAN CASES INCLUDE ONE IN FAYETTER COUNTY…..TWO IN HOPKINS…AND ONE CASE IN JEFFERSON…..AND ALL OF THE
CASES HAVE OCCURRED IN ADULTS…..
TETWEEN TWENTY-12 AND TWENTY-16……THE COMMONWEALTH HAS AVERAGED ABOUT 10 CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS A YEAR….WHICH OCCURS
FOLLOWING THE BITE OF AN INFECTED MOSQUITO……
BEVIN CRITIZES SOME STATE WORKERS
08/28/17
IN A WEEK-END INTERVIEW…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN CRITICIZED SOME STATE EMPLOYEES FOR INFLATING THEIR PUBLIC PENSION BENEFITS TO…..
STICK IT TO THE TAXPAYER….
BEVIN QUESTIONED WHY STATE WORKERS WERE ALLOWED TO “HORD” UNUSED SICK DAYS….AND USE THEM TO BOOST THEIR SALARIES…..TO
QUALIFY FOR A MORE LUCRATIVE RETIREMENT CHECK…..
AND HE ALSO QUESTIONED IF STATE WORKER SHOULD BE ALLWE TO “PURCHASE” SERVICE TIME”…ALLOWING THEM TO RETIRE SOONER…..
REPORTEDLY……THE GOVERNOR WILL CALL A SPECAIL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN OCTOBER…..TO DEALS WITH THE COMMONWEALTH’
S PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEMS WHICH IS ONE OF THE WORST FUNDED IN THE NATION…..
AIRMEN TO TEXAS
08/28/17
18 KENTUCKY AIR NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS…..FORM THE 123RD SPECIAL TEACTIS SQUADRON…..ARE GOING TO TEXAS TO HELP WITH THE
RECOVERY EFFORTS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE HARVEY……
14 WILL BREAK UP INTO TWO RECOVERY TEAMS….AND THE OTHER FOUR WILL STAFF A SPECIAL TACTICS OPERATIONS CENTER…..
SPORTS
08/28/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM GOES TO THE DIAMOND CAVERNS GOLF COURSE TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST….
THE LADY PPATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO THE GLASGOW COUNTRY CLUB TO PLAY THE LADY SCOTTIES…..
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM GOES TO WESTMORELAND TO TANGLE WITH WESTMORELAND AND HENDERSONVILLE…..
AND THE JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GLASGOW……
THE DATES FOR THE ANNUAL WATERFOWL BLIND DRAWINGS…AT SEVERAL WILDLIFE MAMAGEMENT AREAS….. HAVE BEEN RELEASED…
THE WATER FOWL BLIND DRAWING FOR THE BARREN RIVER LAKE W-M-A….IN ALLEN AND BARREN COUNTIES WILL BE SATURDAY,OCTOBER-
SEVENTH….FROM SEVEN TO NINE…..AT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS OFFICE AT BARREN RIVER LAKE…..
ALLEN JOBLESS RATE INCREASES
08/25/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING….THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE SLIGHTLY FROM FOUR-POINT-
EIGHT PERCENT IN JUNE TO FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN JULY….AND THIS JULY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO ABOVE THE FOUR-POINT-THREE
PERCENT RECORDED IN JULY OF LAST YEAR….
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT….UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM FOUR-POINT- SEVEN PERCENT IN MONROE
COUNTY TO SEVEN PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY….
STATEWIDE….JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 18 COUNTIES….ROSE IN 99…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN THREE….
WOODFORD COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYEMENT RATE AT FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 17-POINT-SIX PERCENT
SENIOR PASS INCREASE
08/25/17
IN ORDER TO MEET REQUIREMENTS SET BY LEGISLATION PASSED BY CONGRESS IN DECEMBER TWENTY-16…..THE PRICE OF THE NATONAL PARK
SERVICES “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL SENIOR PASS” WILL INCREASE FROM 10 TO 80 DOLLARS ON MONDAY….AS THE LEGISLATION REQUIRES THE
PRICE OF THE “SENIOR LIFETIME PASS” BE THE SAME AT THE GENERAL “ANNUAL PASS” WHICH IS 80 DOLLARS…..
THE “SENIOR PASS” HAS COST 10-DOLALRS SINCE 1994 AND THOSE AGE 62 CAN STILL PURCHASE IT AT THAT PRICE BEFORE MONDAY…...AND
LIFETIME GOLDEN AGE OR SENIOR PASSES…..PURCHASE BEFORE MONDAY…WILL BE HONORED FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE PASS HOLDER….THE
LEGISLATION ALSO CREATED A NEW….. “ANNUAL SENIOR PASS”…..THAT CAN BE PURCHASED FOR 20-DOLLARS…..
THE SENOR PASS COVERS ALL ENTRANCE FEES AND MAY PROVIDE SENIOR DISCOUNTS…..THE PASS ALSO WAIVES THE ENTRANCE FEE FOR
TRAVELING COMPAIONS….
AT PER-VEHICLE FEE SITES….THE PASS ADMITS THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS IN NON-COMMERICAL VEHICLES AND AT PER-PERSON FEE
SITES….THE PASS ADMITTS THE PASS HOLDER AND THREE OTHER ADULTS…..
LOUISVILLE BRIDGE
08/25/17
YOU CAN HELP LOUISVILLE’S NEW BRIDGE OVER THE OHIO RIVER….DOWNTOWN…. BE NAMED THE BEST NEW BRIDGE IN THE COUNTY…..
THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRIDGE IS IN THE RUNNING TO WIN THE….BEST IN AMERICA PRIZE…..IN THE TWENTY-17 AMERICA’S TRANSPORTATION
AWARDS COMPETITION…..AS THE COMMONWEALTH IS IN CONSIDERATION WITH PROJECTS FROM 11 OTHER STATES….
THE GRAND PRIZE WILL BE DETERMINE BY AN INDEPENDENT PANEL OF TRANSPORTAION INDUSTRY EXPERTS….BUT YOU CAN VOTE IN THE PEOPLE’
S CHOICE CONTEST THRU SEPTEMBER 21ST BY GOING ON-LINE TO….AMERICAS- TRANSPORTATION-AWARDS-DOT-ORG…..
THE WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIZE AND THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS WILL WIN 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
SCHOOL BOARD
08/25/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN SPECIAL SESSION….LAST NIGHT…. TO SET THE TWENTY-18 TAX RATE……AND IT TOOK THREE
VOTES FOR THE BOARD TO COME TO A DECISION…..
AND TAKE THE 4% INCREASE....
65-PERCENT OF THE REVENUE WILL GO TO THE GENERAL FUND…..AND 35-PERCENT TO THE BUILDING FUND……
FORMER DEPUTY ENTERS PLEA
08/25/17
IN FEDERAL COURT….A FORMER MONROE COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF HAS PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO WIRE FRAUD…..
LARRY DALE MARTIN OF GLASGOW IS CHARGED WITH DEVISING A SCHEME TO SELL AND/OR GIVE AWAY SURPLUS MILITARY PROPERTY OTBAINED
FROM A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM……
IF CONVICTED AT TRIAL…..MARTIN FACES PRISON TIME…..A 250-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE……AND THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE……
SPORTS
08/25/17
THE PATRIOTS HOST BARREN COUNTY IN THE ATHLETIC HALL OF GAME…..
KEITH GERALD….KEN RIGDON…..RICKY MCPEAK….AND JOHN HALL WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE…… A-C-SH ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME….. DURING
HALF-TIME CEREMONIES……A MEET AND GREET WITH THE CLASS OF TWEY-17 WILL BE HELD PRIOR TO THE GAME AT SIX……
KICK-OFF AT PATRIOT FIELD IS SEVEN……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50……WLCK…..AND 99-POINT-
THREE….. LOVE-FM…..WVLE…..STARTING AT SIX-30 TONIGHT……
STOLEN TRAILER
08/24/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE THEFT OF AN ENCLOSED TRIALER……
THE SEVEN-BY-16 RED TRAILER…..WITH MARINE CORPS STICKERS ON THE REAR AND SIDE DOORS….WAS TAKEN FROM A RESIDENCE ON BAILEY’S
POINT ROAD YESTERDAY…..
A REWARD IS OFFERED….AND ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THIS THEFT IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT……
ARREST
08/24/17
SCOTTSVVILLE POLICE ARRESTED ONE PERSON IN CONNECTION WITH THE THEFT OF A X-BOX FROM JIMMY’S FURNITURE….
33 YEAR OLD NICHOLAS CARROLL OF 51-HINTON AVENUE….APARTMENT A-TWO WAS CHARGED WITH RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY UNDER 10-
THOUSAND DOLLARS AFTER JENNIFER GRACE TOLD ASSISTANT CHIEF DARRIN TABOR SHE SAW CARROLL TAKE THE X-BOX FROM THE STORE…..
GRACE FOLLOWED HIM TO HIS RESIDENCE AT COUNTRY PLACE APARTMENTS…..AND WHEN CARROLL WOULDN’T ANSWER THE DOOR…ASSISTANT
CHIEF TABOR AND CHIEF JEFF PEARSON WENT TO THE RESIDENCE WERE THEY WERE GIVEN PERMISSION TO SEARCH….AND THE X-BOX,
CONTROLLERS AND A GAME WERE LOCATED IN THE CLOSET UNDER SOME CLOTHES…..…..
AND OFFICER TREVER TOMPSON ARRESTED 37 YEAR OLD PHILLIP TAYLOR OF 51-HINTON AVENUE……APPARTMENT D-ONE ON A WARRANT
CHARGING THEFT BY UNLAW TAKING-AUTO 500-DOLLARS OR MORE….BUT UNDER 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ASSAULT-FOURTH DEGREE……
KY HOME SALES UP
08/24/17
FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR…..KENTUCKY’S REAL ESTATE MARKET REMAINED STRONG IN EVERY CATEGORY TRACKED……
TOTAL HOME SALES EXCEEDED THE TOTALS SEEN THROUGH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR…...WITH AN INCREAE OF FOUR-POINT-SEVEN
PERCENT…..FROM 24-THOUSAND-786 IN TWENTY-16….TO 25-THOUSAND- 943 THIS YEAR……
HOWEVER…..HOUSING INVENTORY FOR THE FIRST HALF OF TWENTY-17 REACHED A SIX-MONTH LOW OF FOUR-POINT-32 MONTHS…… DOWN 17-
POINT-FOUR PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR….WHEN INVENTORIES WERE FIVE-POINT-23 MONTHS….
DAYS ON THE MARKET ALSO HIT A RECORD LOW…..DROPPING FROM 140 LAST YEAR TO 123 THIS YEAR……WHICH IS A DECREASE OF 13-
PERCENT…..
THE MEDIAN PRICE FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR INCREASED TWO-POINT-THREE PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR……REACHING 124-THOUSAND
DOLLARS….WHICH IS UP FROM 121-THOUSAND LAST YEAR…..
AND THAT PUSHED THE TOTAL VOLUME OF ALL HOME SALE TO AMOST FIVE-BILLION DOLLARS…….
WEST NILE IN LOUISVILLE
08/24/17
THE LOUISVILLE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS HAS FOUND WEST NILE INFECTED MOSQUITOES IN TRAPS IN LOUISVILLE…..
OFFICIALS SAY IT’S COMMON TO FIND MOSQUITOES INFECTED WITH WEST NILE THIS TIME OF YEAR…..WHICH MEANS RESIDENTS SHOOULD TAKE
THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS……IN MOST CASES……INDIVIDUALS INFECTED WITH WEST NILE EITHER SHOW NO SYMPTMS OR RELATIVELY MILD
SYMPTOMS……
LAST YEAR…..ONE PERSON DIED OF WEST NILE IN LOUISVILLE AND THERE WAS ONE OTHER NON-FATAL CASE……
WRAY
08/24/17
70 YEAR OLD WANDA SUE WRAY OF BOWLING GREEN DIED TUESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..PRIVATE GRAVESIDE
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AT WALKER’S CHAPEL CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DAVID AND PAM REECE, TONY RICHEY, JAMIE AND DONNA BELCHER AND CHRIS
BELCHER…..AND A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; LITTA MIKE SMITH ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…. NUMEROUS GRANCHILDREN AND GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
OLIVER
08/24/17
85 YEAR OLD CARLEEN OLIVER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILIARY HONORS…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFTER FIVE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO
HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY OR THE CHAIRTY OF YOUR CHOICE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PATTY MCINTYRE OLIVER…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-ON-LAW; MICHAEL AND SUSAN OF DELAWARE AND ED AND
LOIS OF BOWLING GREEN…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; REBECCA AND TONY GARCIA OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW;
DEAN AND VIRGINIA OF FLORIDA…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN, THREE STEP-GRANDCHHILDREN, 12 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT STEP-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
08/24/17
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ENTERTAIN BARREN COUNTY……
IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL…..
CAMPBELLSVILLE IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON PIKEVILLE…..
EXPANDED SMOKING ORDINANCE
08/22/17
AN EXPANDED SMOKING ORDINANCE…..PASSED BY THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL….GOES INTO EFFECT MONDAY……
THE EXPANDED ORDINANCE BANS THE USE OF E-CIGARETTES AND HOOKAHS IN PUBLIC PLACES AND WORKSITES……
THERE ARE EXEMPTIONS……HOWEVER…..FOR E-CIGARETTE STORES AND NON-TOBACCO-BASED HOOKAH LOUNGES THAT USE ONLY NON-
TOBACCO AND NON-NICOTINE PRODUCTS AT THE LOCATIONS…..
POSSIBLE FINES AGAINST ESTABLISHMENTS REMAIN THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE….AS THEY RANGE FROM 50 TO 500-DOLLARS……..
DOLLAR GENERAL OPENS NEW STORE
08/22/17
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS REACHED A NEW MILESTONE BY OPENING ITS 14-THOUSANDTH STORE IN DAUPHIN-PENNSYLVANIA…..
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS 57-HUNDRED EMPLOYEES IN PENNSYLVANIA…..WITH 625 STORES AND ONE DISTRIBUTION CENTER…….
FT. KNOX VAULT
08/22/17
YESTERDAY……FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 40-YEARS…..THE GOLD DEPOSITORY AT FORT KNOX WAS OPENED TO CIVIALIANS……
TREASURY SECRETARY STEVEN MNUCHIN LED A DELEGATION OF KENTUCKY POLITICIANS…..INCLUDING SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL AND
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN TO THE DEPOSITORY…..
MNUCHIN IS JUST THE THIRD TREASURY SECRETARY TO VIEW THE GOLD AT FORT KNOX…..…
LAKE CUMBERLAND ACCIDENT
08/22/17
AN APPARENT BOATING ACCIDENT HAS CLAIMED A LIFE ON LAKE CUMBERLAND….
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE SAYS THE BODY WAS DISCOVERED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON NEAR CAMPBELLS LANDING IN
NANCY……
NO OTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME….AND AN AUTOPOSY IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY AT THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS
OFFICE…..
SCHOOL BOARD
08/22/17
AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING….DIRECTOR OF PUPIL PERSONNEL GARRY DEWITT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT
ENROLLMENT.....IN GRADES K-THRU 12 FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR…..IS 29-HUNDRED 82 STUDENTS…. AND THAT TOTAL WILL INCREASE TO THREE-
THOUSAND-82 WHEN PRESCHOOL BEGINS TOMORROW…..LAST YEAR….ENROLL MENT WAS 29-HUNDRED-73 WITHOUT PRESCHOOL AND THREE-
THOUSAND-99 WITH PRESCHOOL ADDED…..
SUPERINTENDENT RANDELL JACKSON UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE SOLAR ECLIPSE ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOLS YESTERDAY……
WENDELL SPEARS…..WHO IS RETIRING AT THE END OF THE MONTH….WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS 11 YEARS AS TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR…..IN
WHICH TIME ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL BUSES TRAVELED OVER FIVE-MILLION MILES….ROGER WEAVER WILL TAKE OVER AT TRANSPORTATION
DIRECTOR SEPTEMBER FIRST…..
THEN BOARD THEN WENT INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE LITIGATION…….
SPORTS
08/22/17
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM GOES TO COVINGTON WOODS GOLF COURSE TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……
AND THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO TANGE WITH WARREN EAST……
ORTHOPEDICS PLUS SOLD
08/21/17
COMMONWEALTH HEALTH CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE VOTED TO ACQUIRE PRTHOPEDICS PLUS…… A PRIVATE COMPANY WITH
SEVEN LOCATIONS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY……INCLUDING SCOTTSVILLE…..
ORTHOPEDICS PLUS….WHICH WAS FORMED IN THOUSAND-TWO…..PROVIDES REHA;BILITATIVE SERVICES FOR NON-OPERATIVE AND POST-
OPERATIVE CONDITIONS……
ORTHOPEDICS PLUS OWNER ….JASE PINEROLA……WILL JOIN “MED CENTER HEALTH” AS VICE-PRESIDENT OF PHYSICAL REHABILITATION
SERVICES…. OVERSEEING ORTHOPEDICS PLUS…..AS-WELLP-AS THE HEALTH SYSTEM’S EXISTING INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL
REHABILITATION LOCATIONS……
PEARCE FORD EVACUATION
08/21/17
WESTERN STUDENTS LIVING IN PEARCE/FORD TOWER WERE EVACUATED FOR A TIME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON…..WHEN A KITCHEN FIRE BROKE
OUT ON THE 10TH FLOOR….
THE SPRINKLE SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE FIRE WAS CONTINED TO THE KITCHEN…..
MEETINGS
08/21/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND GRAHAM
LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMRROW AFTERNOON AT 4 THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS AND FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT 7……
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7 THE JAYCEES MEET…..
CORE POOL
08/21/17
KEEP IN MIND THAT BEGINNING TODAY……THE INDOOR POOL AT THE CORE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR MAJOR
MAINTENANCE WORK….
DURING THIS TIME…..THE OUTDOOR[POOL….SAUNA…..STEAM ROOM….AND HOT TUB WILL ALL OPEN AT SIX IN THE MORNING…..
THEN THE OUTDOOR POOL WILL CLOSE AROUND SEVEN AT NIGHT…..WHILE THE SAUNA… STEAM ROOAM….AND HOT TUB WLL REMAIN OPEN UNTO
EIGHT-30 AS USUAL……
PARDUE
08/21/17
72 YEAR OLD KENNETH ALLEN PARDUE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY(SUN) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY……VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; KEITH AND SANDY OF FRANKLIN….A DAUGHER AND SON-IN-LAW; KEENA AND KEVIN WOODS OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-AW; LAWAYNE PARDUE , BRO. HILLUS AND ALICE PARDUE AND BILLY AND RUBY PARDUE ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE, BRO. LARRY AND TINA EMERY OF ADOLPHUS AND JEFF AND KATHY EMERY OF NORTH CAROLINA…..A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW;
SHELIA AND DANNY CARTER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND REBA LONAS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
08/21/17
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEY BALL TEAM TRAVELS TO WARREN CENTRAL…..
AND THE JUNOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYS AT SOUTH WARREN……
THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL OPENS THE HOME PORTION OF THE SEASON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE ANNUAL “HALL OF FAME” GAME….
THREE OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES AND A LONGTIME SUPPORTER OF THE ATHLETICS PROGRAM AT ALLEN COUNTY’SCOTTSVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR INDUCTION INTO THE “ AC-SH” ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME…..
THIS YEAR’S CLASS INCLUDES FORMER ALLEN COUNTY BASKETBALL PLAYERS KEITH GERALD AND KEN RIGDON…..AC/S FOOTBALL PLAYER RICKY
MCPEAK….AND THE LATE DR. JOHN HALL….
A MEET-AND-GREET WILL BE HELD AT SIX FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE INDUCTION CEREMONIES AT HALF-TIME OF THE ACS/ BARREN COUNTY GAME…..
KY STATE FAIR
08/16/17
THE KENTUCKY STATE FAIR BEGINS ITS 10-DAY RUN TOMORROW….AND THE FAIR IS ADDING SOME NEW ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR….
THERE WILL BE NEW EVENTS….NEW MUSIC…AND NEW FOODS TOM COMPLIMENT THE DISPLAYS AND FESTIVITIES THAT ARE A REGULAR PART OF
THE FAIR…..
SOME OF THE NEW OFFERING INCLUDE AN AREA FOR INDIVIDUALS TO VIEW AND LEARN ABOUT THE ESCLIPE ON AUGUST 21ST…….A MINI-MUSIC
FESTIVAL AUGUST 24TH…….AND NEW ACTS INCLUDIGN THE FLYING WALLENDAS……
AND SOME OF THE NEW FOODS YOU CAN TRY INCLUDE ALLIGATOR AND FRIED MAC ‘N CHEESE BALLS……..
THE FAIR ALSO HAS A NEW “APP” THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED TO HELP PLAN YOUR VISIT TO THE FAIR AND SAVE MONEY……
ARREST
08/16/17
A SIX MONTH INVESTIGATION BY THE BOWLING GREEN/WARREN COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE HAS LEAD TO THE ARREST OF A BOWLING GREEN
WOMAN….
FOLLOWLING AN UNDERCOVER PURCHASE OF CRYSTAL-METH…..38 YEAR OLD BRANDON BAIZE OF 28-25 GLEN LILY ROAD WAS ARRESTED
FOLLOWING A TRAFFIC STOP AND CHARGED WITH SIX-COUNTS OF TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND TAMPERING WITH
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE……
ALL OF THE PURCHASES WERE FROM AN OLD BARREN RIVER ROAD BUSINESS…. THAT HAD NO NAME…..BUT WAS THE STORE FRONT THAT SHE WAS
SUPPOSEDLY REMODELING……
FORMER PRINCIPAL PLEADS GUILTY
08/15/17
A FORMER PRINCIPAL AT LAURE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO TRANSFERRING IMAGES FRO MPHONES
CONFISCATED FROM STUDENTS….TO HIS PERSONAL THUMB DRIVE WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT OR KNOWLEDGE…..AND THEN SHARING THE IMAGES
ON A RUSSIAN WEBSITE……
37 YEAR OLD STEPHEN GOODLETT OF ELIZABETHTOWN WAS PRINCIPAL AT LARUE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FROM TWENTY-13 UNTIL HE WAS FIRED
LAST OCTOBER…..
GOODLETT…..WHO WILL BE SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT OCTOBER 20TH…..IS FACING ADDITIONAL STATE CHARGES…..
SYMBOL REMOVAL
08/16/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAYS HE “ABSOLUTELY” DISAGREES WITH REMOVING CONFEDERATE SYMBOLS AND MONUMENTS FROM GOVERNMENT
PROPERY…. CALLING IT THE “SANITIZATION OF HISTORY”…..
THE GOVERNOR SAID IF WE DON’T WANT TO REPEAT THE MISTAKES OF OUR PAST…..THEN WE’D BETTER TEACH IT TO YOUR YOUNG PEOPLE…..AND
HE SAYS IT’S THE WRONG APPROACH TO PRETEND IT DIDN’T HAPPEN…….
WAREHOUSE EXPANSION
08/16/17
MURAKAMI MANUFACTIING U-S-A…..ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY IT WILL BUILD A THREE-MILLION DOLLAR WAREHOUSE AT ITS FACILITY IN
CAMPBELLSVILLE….THAT WILL CREATE 20 NEW JOPBS……
THE CURRENT FACILITY WILL BE EXPANDED BY 50-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET TO CONSOLIDATE STORAGE…..INCREASE MANUFACTURING
CAPACITY…..AND STREAMLINE PRODUCTION FLOW…..CONSTRUCTION IS EXPEXCTED TO START NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED BY MARCH OF
NEXT YEAR…..
KENTUCKY’S AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY INCLUDES 520 FACILITIES THAT EMPLOY OVER 100-THOUSAND……. AND THRU JULY OF THIS YEAR…...
AUTOMOTIVE RELATED COMPANIES HAD COMMITTED TO MORE THAN FOUR-BILLION DOLLARS IN EXPANSION AND NEW-LOCATIONS PROJECTS…..
HOLDER
08/16/17
76 YEAR OLD MARY JO HOLDER OF ADOLPHUS DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SESRVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN BEECH GROVE CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 TOMORROW
(THURS) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; KIM AND JIM SPEARS OF ADOLPHUS AND JEANIE AND TIM DICKERSON OF GREENVILLE…..A
SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; DONNA MAE AND MIKE COLTON OF MICHIGAN….A SISTER-IN-LAW; LINDA HOLDER OF ADOLPHUS…..AND FRANK GOAD
OF SCOTTSVILLE…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN, TWO STEP-GRANDCHILDREN, SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO
SURVIVE…..
WRIGHT
08/16/17
57 YEAR OLD MICHAEL LYNN WRIGHT OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED MONDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE FRIDAY AT 12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TOMORROW
(THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY IS WIFE; ROBIN WRIGHT…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-LAW; JAMI WRIGHT AND ASHELY AND WESLEY SAYRE ALL OF INDIANA…..A
STEP-SON AND STEP-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BRANDON AND KRYSTAL MORRIS OF BOWLING GREEN…. TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS; MANDY SPIVEY OF
INDIANA AND ASHLEY LINDSEY OF BOWLING GREEN…..TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; TOM AND GINA OF OKLAHOMA AND BRIAN AND TAMMI
OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; BARBARA AND MITCHELL JENKINS OF FOUNNTAIN RUN…..16 GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE……
SPORTS
08/16/17
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY……
THE CARDINALS ARE IN BOSTON TO TAKE ON THE RED SOX…..
THE REDS PLAY THE CUBS IN CHICAGO……
THE BRAVES ARE ON THE ROAD TO COLORADO……
AND THE HOT RODS ENTERTAIN LAKE COUNTY……
CITY COUNCIL
08/15/17
AT THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT…..SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL GAVE FIRST READING TO AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE TAX RATE…..
A LENGHY DISCUSSION ENSUED ON TAKING THE FOUR-PERCENT INCREASE VERUS A NEEDED INCREASE IN SEWER RATES…..BEFORE THE
ORDINANCE PASSED ON FIRST READING ON A FIVE TO ONE VOTE…..A PUBLIC HEARING WILL HAVE TO BE HELD ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE…..
THE COUNCIL GAVE FINAL APPROVAL TO AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE “CODE OF ORDINANCE”…..AND AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO ADVERTISE
FOR BLACKTOP BIDS……
AND THE COUNCIL WAS INFORMED THAT THE BID OPENING FOR THE WEST MAIN STREET RENOVATION WILL BE AUGUST 24TH……
SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
08/15/17
THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAYS THREE KENTUCKIANS…..ARE AMONG 141 INDIVIDUAL IN 19-STATES…..THE HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH
STRAINS OF SALMONELLA TRACED BACK TO PAPAYAS IMPORTED FROM MEXICO……
OFFICIALS HAVE LINKED THE OUTBREAK TO THE MARADOL PAPAYAS…..FROM THE CARICA DE CAMPECHE FARM IN MEXICO….AND THE C-D-C IS
WARNING CONSUMERS AND RESTAURANTS TO DISPOSE OF ANY PAPAYAS FROM THE COMPANY…..
IN TWENTY-14…..THE U-S IMPORTED NEARLY 50-BILLON DOLLARS IN FOOD FROM CANADA….CHINA….INDIA….AND MEXICO……
HISTORIC PLACES
08/14/17
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HAS ADDED EIGHT SITES AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH….INCLUDING A MOTEL NEAR CAVE CITY…..TO THE NATIONAL
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES…..….
THE KENTUCKY HERITAGE COUNCIL AND STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICES APPROVED THE NOMINATED SITES IN MAY…...BEFORE THEY
WERE SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE…..
THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IS AN OFFICIAL LIST OF HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES DEEMED WORTHY OF
PRERSERVATION……
ARREST-METCALFE
08/15/17
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A SUMMERSHADE MAN ON MURDER CHARGES…..
46 YEAR OLD BOBBIE LAWSON WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER, TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND ABUSE OF A CORPSE….
THE COLUMBIA POST WAS CONTACTED BY THE METCALFE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IN REFERENCE TO A DECEASED PERSON FOUND AT A
RESIDENCE ON NOBOB-SUMMER SHADE ROAD….AND THE INNVESTIGAITON LED TO THE ARREST OF LAWSON…..
THE IDENTITY OF THE DECEASED IS YET TO BE DETERMINED AND AN AUTOPSY WILL BE CONDUCTED TODAY AT THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS
OFFICE…..
SPORTS
08/15/17
THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY……..
YESTERDAY....THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM DROPPED A TWO TO ONE DECISION TO WARREN EAST…….
BUDGET SHORTFALL
08/14/17
FRIDAY……STATE ECONOMISTS ISSUED THEIR FIRST PLANNING ESTIMATES FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR…….AND TAXPAYERS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH COULD BE FACING A BUDGET SHORTFALL OF MORE THAN 200-MILLION DOLLARS……
THE OFFICIAL ESTIMATE CALLS FOR TAX COLLECTIONS OF ABOUT 10-POINT-EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDS JUNE 30TH….
TWENTY-18….. HOWEVER……ECONOMISTS SAY THEY EXPECT COLLECTONS WILL BE ABOUT 10-POINT-SIX BILLION……
THE CONSENSUS FORECASTING GROUP CHOSE THE MOST PESSIMISTIC OF THREE OPTIONS THEY WERE PRESENTED……CITING THE PARTISAN
RANCOR IN CONGRESS AS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PREDICT FEDERAL TAX POLICY…….
THEIR OFFICIAL ESTIMATE WON’T BE FINALIZED UNTIL DECEMBER…….
CITY COUNCIL
08/14/17
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT…..ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR REPORTS…..AND TONIGHT’S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK……STARTING AROUND SIX…..
ARREST
08/14/17
THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE WEN TO FOUR-ZERO-FOUR EAST MAPLE IN SCOTTSVILLE…WHERE DETECTIVES WERE GIVEN CONSENT TO
SEARCH AND THEY FOUND SUSPECTED CRYSTAL METH, CASH. PILLS, MARIJAUANA, SCALES, SYRINGS AND VARIOUS OTHER DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA…..
38 YEAR OLD AMY STINSON OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH AND POSSESSION OF DRUG
PARAPHEERNALIA…..
AND 27 YEAR OLD JAMES POWELL OF SCOTTSVILLE WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TWO COUNTS OF
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA…..
PLANE CRASH
08/14/17
SATURDAY MORNING THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A CALL THAT A BI-PLANE HAS CRASHED AT CROSSWINDS GOLF
COURE….
THE PLANE STRUCK A NUMBER OF TREES….CAUSING IT TO SPIN AND COME TO REST ON THE FOURTH HOLE FAIRWAY……
THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….AND THE INVESTIGAITON INTO THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH CONTINUES…..
FORMER KSP DETECTIVE INDICTED
08/14/17
A FORMER KENTUCKY STATE POLICE DETECTIVE HAS BEED INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURYY…WITH MAKE FALSE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE
DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE IN A MURDER CASE HE WAS INVESTIGATING…..
THE INDICTMENT ALLEGES THAT 41 YEAR OLD CHARLES SENTER….DURING A HEARING IN JULY TWENTY-14…..FALSELY STATED HE HAD PERMISION
TO DESTRY A TELEPHONE CORD AND KNIFE……
TRAIL IS SET FOR OCTOBER 16TH…..AND WE REMIND LISTENERS THAT AN INDICTMENT IS A FORMAL CHARGE AND NOT PROOF OF GUILT……
MEETINGS
08/14/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
THURDAY MORNING AT SEVEN-30 THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST CLUB MEETS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 THE MECICAL CENTER AT
SCOTTSVILE ALZHERMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETS, THE HALFREY/DALTON V-F-W MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6 AND THE CATTLEMEN MEET AT
7……
BUTTERFLY WAY STATION
08/14/17
THE GARDEN CLUB OF KENTUCKY WILL DEDICATE THE LATEST OF A SERIES OF MONARCH BUTTERFLY WAY STATIONS AT BARREN RIVER LAKE STATE
PARK TODAY….
THE CEREMONY WILL BE AT 10 JUST BELOW THE LODGE PATIO AND POOL…..
MEMBERS OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF KENTUCKY AND THE GLASGOW GARDEN CLUB BEGAN WORKING WITH PARK STATE IN TWENY-13……TO DESIGN
AND INSTALL THE MONARCH WAY STATION…..
MONACH WAY STATIONS ARE GARDENS THAT PROVIDE MILKWEED…..WHICH IS THE ONLY PLANT MONARCH CATEPILLERS WILL EAT…..THE WAY
STATIONS PROVIDE NURTITION AND SHELTER FOR THE OF MONARCH BUTTERLFYIES ON THE MIGRATION TO AND FROM MEXIXO…………
11 OTHER STATE PARKS HAVE MONARCH WAY STATION…..AND TWO PARKS PLAN TO OPEN WAY STATIONS SOON……
HURT
08/14/17
83 YEAR OLD EURIE BROWN HURT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVIVCES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. UNION CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW
(TUES) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO MT. UNION GENERAL BAPTIST
CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; BARBARA AND SAM STOVALL AND…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; DANNY AND MARY
BROWN AND RICKYAND AND EDNA BROWN ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; CLARA CRUMP OF CAVE CITY AND OLA
AND RONNIE MILLER OF BOWLING GREEN…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN; 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, TWO STEP-GRANDCHILDREN. SIX STEP-GREAT-
GRANDCCHILDREN AND SIX STEP-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
CLINE
08/14/17
79 YEAR OLD BETSY CLINE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE TOMORROW (TUES)
AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME,,,,,,
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JERRY CLINE…..A SON; DR. ERICK CLINE OF MAINE…..AND A SISTER; WANDA WINGO OF FLORIDA…..TWO
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
MADDEN
08/14/17
67 YEAROLD WILLIAM AUBREY MADDEN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (TUES) MORNING A 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEW SALEM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO THIS AFTEROON (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN: CANDY AND BILLY JOE….A STEP-SON; MIKE PHILLIPSON…..A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; CONNIE AND MELVIN
GROCE OF GLASGOW……AND FIVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; RONNIE AND DEE, HORACE AND MARY, RICHARD AND LARRY AND DAWN ALL
OF SCOTTSVILLE AND GARY AND KAREN OF TENNESSEE……
SPORTS
0814/17
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO THE ROLLING HILLS COUNTY CLUB TO TAKE ON LOGAN COUNTY AND
RUSSELLVILLE….
AND THE LADY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TANGLE WITH WARREN EAST….
SENIOR PARADE
08/10/17
AS THE ANNUAL FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL……SENIOR PARADE……MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE SCOTTSVILLE SQUARE THIS MORNING…..TWO YOUNG
LADIES WERE INJURED….WHEN THEY LOST THEIR BALANCE…..AND FELL OUT OF THE BACK OF A PICKUP…..
BOTH WERE TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN……
AND AUTHORITIES HAVE RELEASED NOT OTHER INFORMATION ON THE INCIDENT……
SCHOOL CALENDAR
08/010/17
IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TODAY…..
FALL BREAK WILL BE OCTOBER SECOND THRU SEVENTH…..
NOVEMBNER 22ND THRU THE 24TH WILL BE THANKSGIVING BREAK….
THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS BREAK WILL RUN FROM DECEMBER 18TH THRU JANUARY FIRST……
AND SPRING BREAK WILL BE APRIL SECOND THRU SIXTH….
AS OF RIGHT NOW……THE LAST DAY FOR STUDENT THIS SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE MAY 23RD AND GRADUATION IS SET FOR MAY 25TH…….
TRAIN FIRE
08/10/17
A FIRE ON A TRAIN IN HART COUNTY YESERDAY MORNING.....DISRUPTED CLASSES AT BONNIEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR A SHORT TIME……
STATE POLICE SAY A SMALL ELECTRICAL PANEL IN A C-Z-X TRAIN’S ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE………THE TRAIN WAS CARRYING
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS…...BUT NONE OF THOSE CARS WERE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE TRAIN…..
THE STUDENTS WERE EVACUATED A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY…....AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED……
KY TO RECEIVE SETTLEMENT FUNDS
08/10/17
THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE RECEIVING 80-THOUSAND DOLALRS FROM A SETTLEMENT WITH NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND
ITS SUBSIDARY….ALLIED PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY…. CONCERNING AN OCTOBER TWENTY-12 DATA BREACH…..
THE BREACH WAS ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY THE FAILURE TO APPLY A CRITICAL SECURITY PATCH…..AND RESULED IN THE LOSS OF PERSONAL
INFORMATION BELONGING TO ONE-POINT-27 MILLION CUSTOMER…..
A TOTAL OF 720 KENTUCKIANS WERE AFFECTED BY THE BREACH……
SUIT CAN PROCEED
08/10/17
FRANKLIN CIRCUIT JUDGE THOMAS WINGATE HAS RULED THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESGHER’S LAWSUIT AGAINST GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN
CAN PROCEED…
THE SUIT IS OVER AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REORGANIZING SEVERAL BOARDS THAT GOVERN PUBLIC EDUCATION…..
IN HIS RULING……WINGATE CONVERTED BEVIN’S MOTION TO DISMISS INTO A MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGEMENT .AND GAVE THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL’S OFFICE 20 DAYS TO RESPOND……
PAINTED ROCKS
08/10/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS STARTED A NEW CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF KENTUCKY’S OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND HIS …..”DON’T LET THEM
DIE”…..INITIATIVE…..
HIS OFFICE HAS BEGUN PLACING PAINTED ROCKS AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH WITH MESSAGES ON THEM…… FOLLOWING THE NEW TREND OF
PAINTED ROCK SEARCHES…..A FORM OF HIDE-AN-GO-SEEK….. WHERE VOLUNTEERS PAINT AND DECORATE ROCKS AND PLACE THEM FOR OTHERS
TO FIND…..
WHEN YOU FIND A ROCK…..TAKE YOUR PICTURE WITH IT THEN POST THE PHOTO TO THE SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLET OF YOUR CHOICE……THEN HIDE
THE ROCK FOR OTHERS TO FIND……
THE PROMOTION IS INTENDED TO BE ENCOURAGING AND FUN…..AS IT SEEKS TO RAISE AWARENESS ACROSS KENTUCKY ABOUT A TRAGICALLY
SERIOUS EPIDEMIC…..
LAST YEAR……JUST OVER 14-HUNDRED KENTUCKIANS DIED AS A RESULT OF AN OPIOID OVERDOSE…….
SPORTS
08/10/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY GREENWOOD…..
AND THE PATRIOT FOOTBALL TEAM HOLDS THEIR FINAL SCRIMAMGE AS EDMONSON COUNTY COMES TO PATRIOT FIELD…..
TONIGHT’S SCRIMMAGE STARTS AT SIX……
CORE CHILD CARE
08/09/17
SCHOOL BEGINS FOR STUDENTS IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TOMORROW……AND THE “CORE” WILL ONCE AGAIN BE OFFERING
LICENSED CHILD CARE….
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL TWO-THREE-SEVEN-FIVE-SEVEN-ZERO-FOUR……
ARREST
08/09/17
MONDAY NIGHT……THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT ONE-ZERO-SIX PACE AVENUE IN GLASGOW….IN
REFERENCE TO POSSIBLE DRUG TRAFFICKING AND DRUG USE….
RECOVERED WERE SUSPECTED CRYSTAL METH…..MARIJUANA…..SCALES…..AND A FIREARM…..
54 YEAR OLD LARRY HUFF OF GLASGOW WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUSUBSTANCE-METH, POSSESSION
OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON…..
FT. CAMPBELL DEPLOYMENT
08/09/17
HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS FROM FORT CAMPBELL ARE DEPLOYING TO SOUTHWEST ASIA…
MEMBERS OF THE SECOND-SQUADRON……17TH CALVARY REGIMENT…..101ST COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE WILL SERVE A NINE-MONTH TOUR…..
THE UNITS FOCUS WILL BE TO BUILD CAPACITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO INCREASE REGIONAL SELF-RELIANCE AND IMPROVE SECURITY……
AUTO PLANTS
08/08/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN SAY HE’S TRYING TO COVINCE TWO JAPANESE AUTOMAKERS BUILD A ONE-POINT-SIX BILLION DOLLAR PLANT IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….
TOYOTA AND MAZDA ANNOUCED LAST WEEK THEY PLANN TO CONSTRUCT A JOINT FACTORY TO BUILD COROLLAS AND A NEW CROSS-OVER MODEL
MAZDA…..
TOYOTA HAS A PLANT IN GEORGEOWN THAT BUILDS CAMERY AND AVALON MODELS……
SPORTS
08/09/17
THE N-C-A-A ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT KENTUCKY….SYRACUSE…..AND THE BIG 10 RECORDED THREE OF THE TOP ATTENDANCE RECORDS
LAST SEASON….
THE WILDCATS LED THE NATION WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF ALMOST 24-THOUSAND…. SYRACUSE WAS THE ONLY TEAM TO TOP 400-
THOUSAND IN TOTAL ATTENDANCE…..AND THE BIG 10…..FOR THE 41ST CONSECUTIVE SEASON…..WAS THE TOP CONFERENCE IN MEN’S
BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE AT THREE-POINT-NINE MILLION…….
HS OPEN HOUSE
08/07/17
BACK TO SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON…..AS THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL HOLD OPEN HOUSE FROM FOUR TO SIX…….
FATAL-CUMBERLAND
08/07/17
AN ACCIDENT .IN THE LIMITS OF MARROWBONE CLAIMED A LIFE…
STATE POLCIE SAY 32 YEAR OLD JEFFERY CYPHERS OF BURKSVILLE WAS TRAVELING ON KENTUCKY-90…WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT
HAND TURN INTO A PRIVATE CRIVE…...AND COLLIDED WITH A MOTORCYCLE OPERATED BY 20 YEAR OLD ZACHERY GRAY ALSO OF BURKESVILLE…..
GRAY…..WHO WASN’T WEARING A HELMET….DIED AT THE SCENE…..WHILE CYPHERS WASN’T INJURED……
FANCY FARM
08/07/17
THE 137TH ANNUAL FANCY FARM PICNIC WAS SATURDAY…..AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR AND HOUSE MINORITY LEADER ROCKY ADKINS
INCREASED SPECULATION THAT BOTH OF THEM WILL BE RUNNING IN THE TWENTY-19 GOVERNORS RACE….
AS ADKINS SAID HE IS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING A RUN FOR GOVERNOR….WHILE BESHEAR SAID HE HASN’T DECIDED…..BUT HE DID RELEASE HIS
TWENTY-16 TAX RETURNS….AND CHALLENGED OTHER STATE LAWMAKERS TO DO THE SAME….
FINANCIAL SERVICES
08/07/17
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS HAS RELEASED ITS TWENTY-16 ANNUAL REPORT……WHICH FINDS THE FINANCIAL SERVCIES
INDUSTRY IN THE COMMONWEALTH GROWING….AS DEMONSTRATED BY TOTAL ASSETS AT STATE-CHARTED BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS
INCREASING BY FIVE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT AND SIX-POINT-15 PERCENT RESPECTIVELY……
THE D-F-I’s “DEPOSITORY DIVISION” SUPERVISED 133 STATE-CHARTED BANKS WITH ASSETS FROM 23-MILLION TO FOUR-POINT-EIGHT BILLION
DOLLARS….AND 24 STATE-CHARTERED CREDIT UNIONS WITH ASSETS FROM 700-MILLION TO ONE-POINT-ONE BILLION DOLLARS……
AND AS PART OF GOVERNOR’S RED TAPE REDUCTION INITIATIVE…..D-F-I BEGAN A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF IT REGULATIONS….AND ELIMINATED
OR AMENDED 10-PERCENT OF REGULATIONS DEEMED UNNECESSARY OR OUTDATED…..
MEETINGS
08/07/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEET TONIGHT AT 6-30 AND GRAHAM LODGE AND THE SADDLE CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7……
TOMORROW AFTERNOONA T FOUR THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS MEET….
THURSDAY MORNING AT 9 IS THE ANNUAL RETIRED TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES BRAKFAST, THE LIONS CLUB MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6-30 AND
THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET A T 7…..
HOFFMAN
08/07/17
32 YEAR OLD ADAM NEAL HOFFMAN OF FOUNTAIN FUN….AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE…..DIED SATURDAY AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
MEDICAL CENTER……FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..
VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 FRIDAY MORNING AT HARWOOD AND STRODE FUNERAL HOME….AND AFTER EIGHT SATURDAY MORNING AT THE
CHURCH…..EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPAHTY MAY BE MADE TO THE ADAM HOFFMAN SCHOLARSIP FUND OR THE KENTUCKY JUNIOR SIMMENTAL
ASSOCIATION…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; KAROL ANN SHIRLEY HOFFMAN…..TWO SON; REID AND BOTH OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..HIS PARENTS; ROGER HOFFMAN OF
FRANKLIN AND DONNA HOFFMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A SISTER; AMY MILLER OF BOWLING GREEN……HIS FATHER AND MOTHER-IN-LAW; STEVE AND
LEISA SHIRLEY…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; KYLE AND MEGAN SHIRLEY ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..HIS GRANDFATHER; ELMER HOFFMAN
OF OHIO….AND GRANDMOTHER-IN-LAW; FRANCIS ROYCE OD EDMONTON…..
SPORTS
08/07/17
THE CARDINALS ARE ON THE ROAD TO KANSAS CITY….
THE REDS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON THE PADRES….
AND THE HOT RODS HOST SOUTH BEND……
CRAFT NOMINATION CONFIRMED
08/04/17
THE U-S SENATE HAS CONFIRMED THE NOMINATION OF GLASGOW NATIVE KELLY KNIGHT CRAFT AS THE NEXT AMBASSADOR TO CANADA….WHICH IS
THE SECOND LARGEST GOODS TRADING PARTNER WITH THE U-S…..WITH 544-BILLION DOLLARS IN GOODS TRADED BETWEEN THE TWO
COUNTRIES LAST YEAR…..
CRAFT WAS PREVIOUSLY A U-S DELEGATE TO THE UNITED NATIONS……
OUTDOOR RECREATION
08/04/17
ACCORDING TO A NEW NATIONAL STUDY….THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH JUMPED TO 12-OINT-EIGHT
BILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR……WHICH IS UP FROM EIGHT-POINT-FOUR BILLON IN TWETNY-12……
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM SAYS .OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THREE-POINT-SIX BILLION
DOLLARS INWAGES AND SALARIES FROM 120-THOUSAND JOBS…..AND PROVIDES 756-MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE AND LOCAL TAX REVENUE…..
THEY STUDY……DONE BY THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION….FOUND THE COMMONWEALTH IS STARTING TO POSITION ITSELF AS A TOP-TIER
DESTINATION FOR TRAVELERS SEEKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES…..
STATE CHARGES DISMISSED
08/04/17
STATE CHARGES AGAINST A MUNFORDVILLE MAN….WHO WAS ACCUSED OF PLACING GLASS SHARDS IN CUPS PRODUCED AT DART CONTAINER IN
HORSE CAVE AND SENT TO RESTAURANTS…..HAVE BEEN DISMISSED SO THE FEDERAL CASE MAY PROCEED…..
WAYLON HORTON FACED 139 COUNTS OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT AND 139 COUNT OF POSSESSION OF A DESTRUCTIVE DEVISE IN STATE
COURT…..IN FEDERAL COURT….HORTON IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF CONSUMER PRODUCT TAMPERING……
THE STATE CHARGES WERE DISMISSED WITHOUT “PREJUDICE”……MEANING THEY CAN BE REFILED……
DEFORD
08/04/17
66 YEAR OLD STEVE DEFORD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDECE…. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF
SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATION FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIED BY A DAUGHTER; REBECCA KEMERY OF ARIZONA…..THELMA WILLIS OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND EUGENE WILLIS, TERRY AND TINA WILLIS
AND DAVID AND ALISA WILLIS ALL OF OHIO…….
SPORTS
08/04/17
AFTER 17 YEARS IN THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE MIKE FISHER HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT…
THE 37 YEAR OLD FISHER WAS DRAFTED BY THE OTTAWA SENATORS 1998…..AND WAS TRADED TO THE PREDATORS DURING THE TWENTY-10-11
SEASON……
TREASURER COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
08/03/17
KENTUCKY STATE TREASURER ALLISON BALL HAS PROMOTED HER EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT….LORAN HART FERGUSON….TO SERVE AS
COMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR….
FERGUSON…..A MONROE COUNTY NATIVE…..ATTENDED LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY….AND ALSO INTERNED FOR
FORMER FIRST DISTRICT COMGRESSMAN ED WHITFIELD…….
“AG TAG” DONATIONS UP
08/03/17
KENTUCKY “AG” TAG DONATONS HAVE RISEN NEALRY 14-PERCENT….TO REACH AN ALL TIME HIGH….AS VOLUNTARY “AG” TAG DONATIONS
REACHED 630-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED JUNE 30TH…..
KENTUCKY DROVERS….. WHO BUY OR RENEWS FARM VEHICLE PLATES…. CAN MAKE A VOLUNTARY DONATION OF UP TO 10-DOLLARS TO THE “AG
TAG” FUND…..THE PROCEEDS ARE THEN DIVIDED EQUALLY BETWEEN KENTUCKY FOUR-H…. KENTUCKY F-F-A…..AND THE KENTUCKY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE…..
THEN HALF OF THE FOUR-H AND F-F-A FUNDS GO BACK TO THE COUNTY WHERE THE TAG WAS PURCHASED….WHERE THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS
USE THEM TO SUPPORT LOCAL PROGRAMS….AWARDS…..AND SCHOLARSHIPS……
BEVIN ON INSTAGRAM
08/03/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS LAUNCHED AN INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT….WHICH WILL JOIN HIS TWITTER AND FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS IN SHARING NEWS
FROM THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE…..
WITH THE…STORY FEATURE ON INSTAGRAM….THE GOVERNOR WILL GIVE FOLLOWERS UP-TO-DAY NEWS AND A LOOK BEHIND-THE-SCENES AT
WHAT GOES ON AT THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE…..
FOLLOWERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO POST PHOTOS AND VIDEOS ON INSTAGRAM……TWITTER…..AND FACEBOOK…..WHICH MAY BE SHARED ON
THE INSTAGRAM PAGE….
OFFICE FURNISHING FOR SALE
08/03/17
IF YOU’RE IN NEED OF DESKS….FILING CABINETS…..CHAIRS….OR OTHER OFFICE FURNISHINGS……NEXT WEDNESDY…AUGUST NINTH….THE
DIVISON OF SURPLUS PROPERTY WILL L HOLD A SPOT-BID-SALE IN FRANKFORT….FROM EIGHT TO ONE…. TO SELL THE FURNISHINGS FROM THE 24-
STORY CAPITAL TOWER……
BIDDING WILL END AT ONE…..ALL SALES WILL BE FINAL…. AND PAYMENT MUST BY MADE BY SIX THAT NIGHT……
ALL ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED BY THREE-30 ON FRIDAY THE 11TH….AND THERE WILL BE NO AFTER HOURS OR WEEK-END LOADING……AND FAILURE
TO REMOVE THE ITEMS WILL DISBAR THE BIDDER FROM ANY COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY PUBLIC SALES FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS….
FOR MORE INFORMATION…..CALL FIVE-ZERO-TWO…FIVE-SEVEN-THREE….48-36……
SPORTS
08/03/17
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAMS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD TO THE CROSSWINDS GOLF COURSE TO PLAY IN THE SOUTH WARREN
INVITATIONALS
BLACK HEREFORD ASSOCIATIOBN
08/02/17
THE AMERICAN BLACK HEREFORD ASSOCIATION IS MOVING ITS HEADQUARTERS TO BOWLING GREEN…AND THEY WILL BE LOCATED AT 400 EAST
MAIN STREET…IN SUITE THREE-10-A….
THE MOVE TO THE COMMONWEALTH IS MADE POSSIBLE….IN PART…WITH A KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE DEVELOPLMENT FUND GRANT…..
THE ASSOCIATION WAS APPROVED FOR UP TO 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FUNDING…..WITH THE REQUIRMENT OF 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
STATE FUNDS…..TO BE MATCHED BY 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN COUNTY FUNDS…..
THE FUNDING WILL ALSO BE USED FOR REGIONAL L WORKSHOPS…COST-SHARE PROGRAMS….HOSTING THE “ A-B-H-A” JUNIOR NATIONALS.….
HOSTING THE AMERICAN BLACK HEREFORD SALES IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..AND HOSTING A “WELCOME TO KEKTUCKY TOUR” FOR ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS………..
UNPAID WAGES
08/02/17
LAST MONTH…..THE KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET COLLECTED ALMOST 256-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN UNPAID WAGES TO WORKERS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….
UNPAIID OVERTIME…WITHHLED FINAL PAY CHECKS….AND ILLEGAL DEDUCTIONS ARE AMONG THE TYPES OF WAGE AND HOUR VIOLATIONS THE
CABINET PROSECUTES…..
ENFORCEMENT TYPICALLY BEGINS WITH A COMPLAINT…..INVESTIGATORS ARE THEN ASSIGNED TO THE CASE TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH THE
COMMONWEALTH’S WAGE AND HOUR LAWS…..MONITOR THE CORRECTION OF ANY VIOLATIONS….AND COLLECT BACK WAGES IMPROPERLY
WITHHELD…..
MISSING EDMONSON TEEN
08/02/17
THE EDMONSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING TEEN….
15 YEAR OLD JOSHUA CLEMONS….OF ROCKY HILL….WAS LAST SEEN JUST BEFORE THREE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON….
CLEMONS….WHO TOOK HIS PARENTS SILVER….TWENTY-17 NISSAN THREE-70-Z… WAS WEARING A GRAY EDMONSON COUNTY FOOTBALL T-SHIRT
WITH THE SLEEVES CURT OUT….SHORTS…..AND NIKE ATHLETIC SHOES….
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF JOSHUA CLEMONS IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE EDMONSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT…..
FORMER BULLITT DEPUTY SENTENCED
08/02/17
A FORMER BULLITT COUNTY SPECIAL SHERIFF’S DEPUTY HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO 36-MONTHS IN PRISON….FOLLOWED BY A
FIVE-YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE….AND ORDERED TO PAY A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE….
40 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER MATTINGLY OF SHEPHERDSVILLE HAD ADMITED THAT HE CONSPIRED WITH OTHERS TO KNOWINGLY AND
INTENTIONALLY DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND-KILOGRAMS…BUT LESS THAN THREE-THOUSAND-KILOGRAMS OF MARIJUANA IMPORTED
FROM CALIFORNIA……
REPORT
08/02/17
THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE HAS RELEASED THE JULY ACTIVITY REPORT….
DURING THE MONTH…..TROOPERS AND DETECTIVES ISSUED 11-HUNDRED-75 CITATIONS WITH 338 BEING FOR SPEEDING AND 119 FOR SEAT BELT
USAGE…
15 D-U-I ARRESTS WERE MADE….116 ACCIDENTS WERE INVESTIGATED..…. 11-HUNDRED-82 COMPLAINTS WERE ANSWERED…33-CRIMINAL
CASES WERE OPENED….AND 91-CRIMINAL ARRESTS WERE MADE…..
SPORTS
08/02/17
TOPPER HEAD BASKETBALL COACH RICK STANSBURY SAYS FRESHMAN CENTER MITCHELL ROBINSON HAS BEEN GRANTED A RELEASE TO
TRANSFER FROM THE PROGAM….A DAY AFTER THE SEVEN-FOOTER WAS SUSPENDED…. INDEFINITELY… FOR AN USPECIFIED VIOLATION OF TEAM
RULES….
ROBINSON HAD ENROLLED IN SUMMER CLASSES AT WESTERN AND HAD PRACTICED AS RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK…..
HIS DEPARTURE LEAVES THE HILLTOPPERS WITHOUT THEIR HIGHEST-RATED RECRUIT IN PROGRAM HISTORY…..
OPEN HOUSE
08/01/17
OPEN HOUSES CONTINUE IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT THIS AFTERNOON…..AS THE PRIMARY CENTER WILL HAVE THEIR SECOND
KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE FROM FOUR TO SIX…..
AND THE INTERMEDICATE CENTER WILL ALSO HOLD OPEN HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON FROM FOUR TO SIX……
ARREST
08/01/17
FRIDAY…..THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CHIILD PROTECTION….RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE ON HAPPY
VALLY ROAD IN REFERENCE TO POSSIBLE DRUG ACTIVITY BEING PERFORMED IN THE PRESENCE OF TWO SMALL JUVENILES…..
DETECTIVES RECEIVED CONSENT TO SEARCH THE RESIDENCE AND LOCATED SUSPECTED CRYSTAL METH, MARIJUANA, PILLS, DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA AND FIREARMS…..ALONG WITH A 16-YEAR OLD WHO WAS ALLOWED TO USE DRUGS AT THE RESIDENCE….
27 YEAR OLD KATIE THOMPSON WAS CHARGED WITH ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOR….
28 YEAR OLD CHARLES PREECE OF GLASGOW WAS CHARGED WITH A NUMBR OF DRUG OFFENSES, POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN BY A COVICTED
FELON AND ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOT….
20 YEAR OLD DAKOTAWILSON OF GLASGOW WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF DRUG OFFENSES AND TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE…
THE 16-YEAR OLD WAS CITIED AND RELEASED TO A FAMILY MEMBER……
FATAL-WASHINGTON
08/01/17
AN ACCIDENT IN WASHINGTON COUNTY……TWO MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD…. CLAIMED A LIFE…..
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO-THOUSAND-THREE TOYOTA…..DRIVEN BY 25 YEAR OLD DYLAN CHEATHAM….LEFT THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK AND
EMBANKMENT AND A TREE….
CHEATHAM….WHO WASN’T WEARING A SEATBELT….WAS EJECTED AND DIED AT THE SCEHE…..AND HIS PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO EPHRAIM
MCDOWELL HOSPITAL……
KY TEEN SUICIDE RATE
08/01/17
ACCORDING TO “KENTUCKY FORWARD”…..A TWENTY-16 SURVEY FOUND THAT EIGHT-POINT-TWO PERCENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S HIGH
SCHOOL SOPHOMORES……ABOUT ONE-IN-12….SAID THEY HAS ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT LEAST ONCE IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS…..EVEN
THOUGHT IT’S HIGH….. THE NATIONAL RATE IS EVEN HIGHER AT NINE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT….
SUICIDE IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG KENTUCKY’S TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS…..AND THE “KENTUCKY INCENTIVES FOR
PREVENTION” SURVEY IS GIVEN TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH IN EVEN-NUMBERD GRADES….. STARTING IN THE SIXTH GRADE……
THE SURVEY PRIMARILY ASSESSES ALCOHOL….TOBACCO….AND OTHER DRUG USE…...BUT ALSO LOOKS AT SUICIDE AND OTHER HIGH RISK
BEHAVIORS……
ACLU SUES BEVIN
08/01/17
THE A-C-L-U OF KENTUCKY HAS FILED SUIT AGAINST GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN FOR HIS BLOCKING OF SOME INDIVIDUALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA….
THE SUIT CLAIMS THE GOVERNOR’S PRACTICE OF BANNING AND BLOCKING INDIVIDUALS…..FROM HIS OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE AND TWITTER
ACCOUNTS….. IS A VIOLATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS…..
THE A-C-L-U FILED THE SUIT ON BEHALF OF A LOUISVILLE RESIDENT AFTER THEY POSTED COMMENTS THAT WERE NOT OBSCENE…..ABUSIVE….OR
DEFAMATORY……
SPORTS
08/01/17
THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM CONTINEUS PLAY IN THE GATOR INVITATIONAL AT THE BOWLING GREEN COUNTY CLUB…..
TOPPER HEAD BASKETBALL COACH RICK STANSBURY HAS SUSPENDED FRESHMAN CENER MITCHELL ROBINSON….INFEFINITELY…..FOR AN
UNSPECIFIED VIOLATION OF TEAM RULES….
IN MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT….STANSBURY SAID ROBINSON IS “ A GOOD KID”…. BUT THE TEAM IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ONE PLAYER…..
THE TOPPERS WILL BE IN COSTA RICA….AUGUST SEVENTH THRU THE 14TH…..TO PLAY A NUMBER OF GAMES……
BUDGET OUTLOOK
07/31/17
KENTUCKY BUDGET OFFICIALS HAVE PAINTED A BLEAK OUTLOOK FOR THE COMMONWEALTH’S FINANCIAL SITUATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT
JUST BEGAN….
TWO WEEKS AGO….TO AVOID DIPPING INTO THE ‘RAINY DAY FUND”….GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN INPLEMENTED A ONE-PERCENT SPENDING CUT FOR
MOST STATE AGENCIES AND RENEGOTIATED CONTRACTS WITH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS…..BECAUSE OF A 152-MILLION DOLLAR
SHORTFALL…..
THE CONSENSUS FORECASTING GROUP PREDICTED THIS NEW FISCAL YEAR WOULD GROW TWO-POINT-FOUR PERCENT….AND THE NEW STATE
BUDGET WAS BASED ON THAT…..
HOWEVER…..WITH THE SHORTFALL….STATE BUDGEET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON WAYS THAT WILL BE TOUGHER TO REACH…..AND CHILTON WENT
ON TO SAY IN ORDER TO REACH THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THEY ESTIMATED…..THERE NEEDS TO BE THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT GROWTH FOR THE
ENTIRE YEAR…..
FORMER MONROE DEPUTY CHARGED
07/31/17
A FORMER MONROE COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF HAS BEEN CHARGED…BY FELONY INFORMATION……WTH WIRE FRAUD FOR DEVISING A SCHEME TO
SELL…AND OR… GIVEAWAY….SURPLUS MILITARY PROPERTY OBTAINED FROM A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM…..
34 YEAR OLD LARRY DALE MARTIN OF GLASGOW IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF WIRE FRAUD…..HE ALLEDGEDLY ORDERED PROPERTY FROM
THE PROGRAM… INCLUDING AN INDUSTRIAL ICE MAKER….A TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE DUAL AXLE CAMPER…..AND A KAWASKAI MULE……WHICH HE SOLD
OR GAVE AWAY FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL BENEFIT OR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS….
IF CONVICTED AT TRIAL…..MARTIN FACES UP TO 20-YEARS IN PRISON….A 250- THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE….AND THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED
RELEASE….
FANCY FARM
07/31/17
THE FALL ELECTION SEASON KICKS OFF THIS SATURDAY…..WITH THE ANNUAL FANCY FARM PICNIC….AND ANOTHER TOP KENTUCKY OFFICAL WON’T
BE THERE…..
SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES RELEASED A STATEMENT FRIDAY SAYING SHE WON’T ATTEND……..AND GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN
HAS ALSO SAID HE WON’T ATTEND BECAUSE OF A SCHEDULING CONFLICT….
STATE AUDITOR MIKE HARMON…..“AG” COMMISIONER RYAN QUARLES….HOSSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER…AND MINORITY LEADER ROCKY ADKINS
WILL ATTEND…. BUT LIEUTENDENT GOVERNOR JENEAN HAMPTON WON’T…..
THE “M-C” FOR THIS YEAR’S PICNIC IS FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER BOBBY RICHARDS FROM GLASGOW…..
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER REMOVED
07/31/17
GALLATIN CIRCUIT JUDGE RICHARD BREGGERMAN HAS REMOVED A MEMBER OF THE GALLATIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR FAILING TO
EARN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA….
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER…..CHAD MURRAY WAS REELECTED TO THE BOARD IN TWENTY-16….EVEN THOUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS EDUCAION…..IN JANUARY HE WAS ASKED TO RESIGN FROM THE BOAR…..BUT REFUSED…..
SO ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BRESHEAR TURNED THE MATTER OVER TO THE COURTS…..AS KENTUCKY LAW REQUIRES SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
TO COMPLETE AT LEAST THE 12TH GRADE….
ACCORDING TO THE JUDGE…..MURRAY ADMITTED HE LEFT LOVELAND BAPTIST SCHOOL BEFORE GRADUATION……
ACLU ASKS BEVIN TO STOP BLOCKING
07.31/17
THE A-C-L-U HAS ASKED GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN TO STOP BLOCKING INDIVIDUALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA….
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL…..THE A-C-L-U SENT A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR SAYING THAT BY BLOCKING PEOPLE…..HE’S VIOLATING
THEIR RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH……
THE GOVERNOR HAS BLOCK ABOUT 600 ACCOUNTS FROM HIS FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ACCOUNTS…..WHICH MEANS THOSE INDIVIDUALS CAN’T SEE
THE GOVERNOR’S POST OR COMMENT ON THEM….
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE BLOCKS PEOPLE WHO POST OBSCENE…..SPAM….OR OFF-TOPIC MATERIAL…..AND THEY WENT ON
TO SAY…. BLOCKING DOES NOT VIOLATE FREE-SPEECH BECAUSE THEY CAN STILL EXPRESS OPINIONS ON-LINE……
MEETING
07/31/17
06:05AM
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEK….
THE SCOTTSVILLE ART GUILD AND THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOTH MEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 5…..
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 5 THE MEDICAL CENTER A SCOTTSVILLE DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND THE COMPASSIONATE
FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP AND THE JUNIOR JAYCEES BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
07/31/17
THE LADY PATRIOT GOLF TEAM TRAVELS TO THE GLASGOW COUTRY CLUB FOR THE TO PLA IN THE GLASGOW INVITATIONAL….
AND THE PATRIOT GOLF TEAM GOES TO THE INDIAN HILLS GOLF COURSE FOR THE GREENWOOD INVITATIONAL……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
07/28/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY ROSE FROM THREE-POINT-EIGHT
PERCENT IN MAY TO FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN JUNE…..AND THIS JUNE’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO ABOVE THE FOUR-POINT-FIVE PERCENT
RECORDED IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT….UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM SIX-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN EDMONSON
COUNTY TO FOUR-POINT-FIVE PEERCENT IN MONROE COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH….THE JOBELES RATE ROSE IN 96 COUNTIES…..FELL IN 20…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN FOUR…..
WOODFORD COUTNTY HAD THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT….
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORED THE HIGHEST JOBELESS RATE AT 18-PERCENT……
CARTER LUMBER EXPANDING
07/28/17
50 NEW JOBS ARE COMING TO SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AS CARTER LUMBER ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY IT’S ADDING A MANUFACTURING CENTER
TO ITS LUMBER YARD AND DESIGNED CENTER WHICH ARE ALREADY LOCATED IN BOWLING GREEN……
THE 10-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY…..WHICH WILL BE BUILT IN THE TRANS-PARK…..IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A 114-MILION DOLLAR ECONOMIC IMPACT
OVER THE NEXT 10-YEARS…..
CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN TOWARD THE END OF THIS YEAR…..AND THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL AT THE END OF TWENTY-18……
FATAL-WARREN
07/28/17
AN ACCIDENT AT THE 20-MILE MARKER…..ON THE NATCHER PARKWAY….CLAIMED A LIFE….
STATE POLICE SAY A TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE TOYOTA…..OPERATED BY 27 YEAR OLD COREY MILLAY OF MORGANTOWN LEFT THE ROADWAY….HIT AN
EMBANKMENT….. CROSSED BACK OVER THE ROADWAY .AND CAME TO REST IN THE MEDIAN…..
MILLAY AND HER PASSENER….28 YEAR OLD BILLY PHELPS WERE BOTH EJECTED…. MILLARY DIED AT THE SCENE AND PHELPS WAS FLOWN TO
VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..…..
GALT HOUSE
07/28/17
THE GALT HOUSE IN LOUISVILLE SAYS AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION FOUND MALWARE HAS BEEN STEALING INFORMAITON FROM A PAYMENT CARD
PROCESSING SYSTEM…..
GUESTS WHO STATED AT THE HOTEL BETWEEN DECEMBER 21ST….TWENTY-16 AND APRILE 11TH OF THIS YEAR COULD BE AFFETEDD….
THE MALWARE COPIED NAMES AND ACCOUNT NUMBERS…..CREDIT CARD EXPIRATON DATES…..AND VERIFICATION CODES…..
THE HOTEL SAYS THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND IT’S WORKING TO STRENGTHEN ITS CYBER-SECURITY……
TRAIL CLOSING
07/28/17
TO MAKE WAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESSIBLE TRAIL TO ECHO RIVER SRING…. MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL CLOSE THE EXISTING
TRAIL AND GREEN RIVE CROSSING PARKING LOT MONDAY…..
DURING CONSTRUCTION THE FERRY WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE…..CANOESTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE RIVER…..BUT PARKING WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED…..
BESIDES A NEW TRAIL…..THE PARKING LOT WILL BE EXPANDED….AN ACCESSIBLE PICNIC AREA WILL BE BUILT….AND AN ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM
WILL BE INSTALLED….
HUNT
07/28/17
47 YEAR OLD ELIZABETH “TISSY” HUNT OF GLASGOW DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE
ADOLPHUS NATIVE WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO-30 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN BETHLEHEM CEMETERY IN MONROE
COUNTY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11 SUNDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; JEFFERY HUNT…..TWO DAUGHTERS; JENNY PHILLIPS OF ADOLPHUS AND SARAH GILLIAM OF THE FREEDOM
COMMUNITY….HER MOTHER; SHIRLEY GILLIAM OF TENNESSEE…..AND A SISTER; ROSEMAY GILLIAM OF ADOLPHUS…….
SPORTS
07/28/17
THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATORT GOLF TEAMS OPEN THEIR SEASONS TOMORROW…. AS THEY TRAVEL TO THE CAMPBELLSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB TO
PLAY IN THE TAYLOR COUNTY INVITATIONAL…..
WKU DONOR RECORD
07/27/17
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS SURPASSED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF PRIVATE SUPPORT IN A FISCAL YEAR….WITH A NEW HIGH OF 36-
POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN THE JUST COMPLETED YEAR…..WHICH IS A 20-PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 30-POINT-
TWO MILLION…..
THE TWENTY-16-17 TOTAL INCLUDES GIFTS FROM MORE THAN 14-THOUSAND DONORS FROM ALL 50-STATES AND SEVEN-COUNTRIES….WHO
MADE OVER 31-THOUSAND INDIVIDUAL GIFTS…… SUPPORTING 745 DIFFERENT INITIATIVES…..
DEFERRED GIFT EXPANTANCIES…..WHICH INCLUDE DONORS WHO HAVE SHARED INCLUSION OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THEIR ESTATE PLANS…..ALSO
REACHED AN ALL-TIME HIGH WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 123-MILLION DOLLARS……
BLOOD MOBILE
07/27/17
AS HAPPENS IN THE SUMMER…BLOOD DONATIONS TO THE RED CROSS DECLINE CREATING AN EMERGENCHY….IN MAY AND JUNE NEARLY 61-
THOUSAND FEWER BLOOD DONATIONS WERE GIVEN….PROMPTING THE EMERGENY CALL FOR DONATIONS….. AND THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE
WILL BE MAKING AN EMERGENCY VISIT….AT THE CORE TODAY….FROM 11 TO FOUR……
TO DONATE YOUR MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE…..
WEIGH AT LEAST 110-POUNDS…..
BE IN GOOD HEALTH…..
AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST 56-DAYS…..
MUNFORDVILLE FIRE CHIEF RESIGNS
07/27/17
A DISPUTE OVER FUNDING HAD LEAD MUNFORDVILLE FIRE CHIEF RICKY ADCOCK TO RESIGN AND SEVERAL OTHER FIREFIGHTERS TO QUIT….
ACCORDING TO ADCOCK….THE DEPARTMENT WAS OPERATING ON 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE COUNTY…. AS-WELL-AS A SMALL AMOUNT OF
FUNDS FROM THE KENTUCKY FIRE COMMISSION…..HE WENT ON TO SSAY THAT UNTIL JUNE….WHEN THE CITY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE
DEPARTMENT’S UTILITIES….THEY HADN’T RECEIVED ANY FUNDING FROM THE CITY…..
MUNFORDVILLE MAYOR JOHN FREEMAN THE THIRD….SAYS THERE IS MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT…..BUT THERE’S A CERTAIN WAY
THING MUS BE DONE…..AND THEY WILL BE SITTING DOWN WITH THE NEW CHIEF TO SEE WHAT THE DEPARTMENT’S NEEDS ARE…..
GRIMES DENIES REQUEST
07/27/17
SECRETARY OF STATE ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES HAS AGAIN TURNED DOWN A REQUEST….FROM THE WHITE HOUSE….. FOR VOTING
RECORDS…..
LAST MONTH…..EVERY STATE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY…….ASKING FOR
DETAILED INFORMATION ON VOTERS REGISTERED IN THAT STATE TO INCLUDE NAMES….. PARTY AFFILIATION….AND THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF THE
VOTER’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER…..
GRIMES REFUSED THAT REQUEST…..AND YESTERDAY ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING SHE IS HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE COMMISSION…..BUT HAVING
A NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASE IS UNNECESSARY TO IMPROVING ELECTIONS….
SHE WENT ON TO SAY THE REQUEST PUTS KENTUCKY VOTERS’ PRIVACY AND PERSONAL DATA AT RISK……
WILSON
07/27/17
39 YEAROLD NICK WILSON OF JEFFERSONVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT
TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER; KAITYYN WILSON OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HIS MOTHER; PEGGY RAGAN OF JEFFERSONVILLE…..A SISTER; LINDSEY
RAGAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..HIS-STEP MOTHER; JEAN WILSON OF BOWLING GREEN….A HALF-BROTHER; LEONARD WILSON OF PENNSYLVANIA…...AND
HIS MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER; CHLOE FORSBERT OF ALVATON…….,
SPORTS
07/27/17
THE CARDINALS ARE AT HOME TO OPEN A FOUR GAME SERIES WITH ARIZONA….
THE REDS PLAY IN MIAMI….
AND THE HOT RODS ARE IN GREAT LAKES TO TAKE ON THE LOONS….
VETERANS SCAM
07/26/17
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE REPORTS FROM KENTUCKIANS…..INCLUDING THE STATE POLICE….SAYING
A CALLER CLAIMING TO BE WITH THE “COALITION FOR VETERANS OF AMERICA”…..IS SEEKING DONATIONS TO HELP COVERS VETERANS AFFAIRS
MEDICAL BILLS AND AID HOMELESS VETERANS…..
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF SENIOR PROTECTION…..THE ORGANIZATION IS A SCAM…..AND A SCAM ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED…..
OFFICIAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE VERIFIED ON- LINE AT CHARITY-NAVIGATOR-DOT-ORG…..
AND KENTUCKIANS CAN SIGN UP FOR SCAM ALERTS BY TEXTING…. K-Y-O-A-G SCAM TO GOV-THREE-ONE-ONE….OR GO ON-LINE TO A-G-DOT-K-Y-
DOT-GOV-FORWARD SLASH-SCAMS……
FISCAL COURT
07/26/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE STONY POINT FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING….AND SET THE TWENY-17 TAX
RAGES…..
AND THE COURT VOTED TO TAKE THE COMPENSATING RATE….AN AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYEE HAND BOOK WAS ALSO APPROVED…..
AND THE COURT ALSO VOTED TO ASK THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO EXTEND THE LEASE AT WALNUT CREEK MARINA FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20-
YEARS…….
FERRY CLOSED
07/26/17
THE GREEN RIVER FERRY….IN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAS CLOSED DUE TO LOW WATER LEVELS……AND WILL REMAINED CLOSED UNTIL
THE RIVER RISES ENOUTH TO ALLOW FOR SAFE OPERATION……
FOR CURRENT FERRY INFORMATION…..CALL TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-SEVEN-FIVE=EIGHT-21-66…….
BLOOD MOBILE
07/26/17
THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE WILL BE AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST….. THIS AFTERNOON FROM THREE TO SEVEN…….
TO DONATE YOUR MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE…..
WEIGH AT LEAST 110-POUNDS…..
BE IN GOOD HEALTH…..
AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST 56-DAYS…..
DONORS SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D CARD……OR A PHOTO I-D…….
VETERANS UPWARD BOUND
07/26/17
VETERANS UPWARD BOUND…..AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS…..
THE PROGRAM OFFERS FREE TUTORING IN MATH….COMPUTER LITERACY…. READING…..AND WITING…..
VETERANS UPWARD BOUND ALSO PROVIDES ACADEMIC ADVISING…..CAREER COUNSELING AND SCHOLARSHIPS….AND CAN HELP FILL OUT
ADMISIONS APPLICATIONS…..APPLY FOR FEDERAL AID….AND HELP GET THEIR G-I BILL BENEFITS….….
ALL BOOKS….EQUIPMENT…..SUPPLIES…..MATERIALS…..AND SERVICES ARE FREE FOR STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE VETERANS UPWARD
BOUND PROGRAM……
PAYNE
07/26/17
61 YEAR OLD DONALD RAY PAYNE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FAIRVIEW CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES……
HE’S SURVIVED BYT HIS WIFE; CAROL PAYNE…..TWO SONS; DONALD AND TONY…. AND A DAUGTHER; SHARON PAYNE ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..SIX
BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; ANDY AND JIMMY AND PEGGY ALL OF BOWLING GREEN; LARRY AND SABRIA OF SCOTTSVILLE, .GREG AND ELAINE
OF OAKLAND, TOMMY AND JUDY OF BROWNSVILLE AND JEFF AND JENNIFER OF HARDYVILLE…..AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; FAYE
ABBOTT OF FRANKLIN AND CATHY PAYNE, VICKI AND JOSH RODRIGUEZ AND ROSEMARY PAYNE ALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN
AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/26/17
SEASON TICKET RENEWALS FOR THE WILDCASTS UPCOMING BASKETBALL SEASON ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO SEASON TICKET HOLDER FROM LAST
SEASON….
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO SEASONS…..PER-GAME PRICES FOR ALL SEATING LOCATIONS HAVE INCREASED FIVE-DOLLARS….WHILE THE ANNUAL K-
FUND DONATION REMAINS UNCHANGED….
SEASON TICKET HOLDERS WILL RECEIVE AN E-MAIL WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO RENEW TICKETS FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON…..AFTER
RENEWALS ARE COMPLETED…..A LIMITED NUMBER OF 200-LEVEL SEATS WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE YEARLY LOTTERY…..
STUDENT TICKETS HAVE ALSO INCREASED FIVE-DOLLARS PER GAME….WHICH IS THE FIRST INCREASE SINCE THE 1990s….
BASH
07/25/17
BACK TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES BEGIN TONIGHT IN THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT……WITH THE ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL BASH………..FROM
FIVE TO SEVEN……AT THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER……
FISCAL COURT
07/25/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELS TO THE STONY POINT FIRE DEPARTMENT TONIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..
AND TONIGHT’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SEVEN……
NATCHER CONSTRUCTION
07/25/17
THE KENTUCKY TRANSORTATION CABINET IS URGING MOTORISTS TO CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING IN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE
ON THE NATCHER PARKWAY…..
THE WORK IS BEING DONE FROM I-65 TO THE MORGATOWN ROAD EXIT AND TRAFFIC IS DOWN TO ONE-LANE….
IF POSSIBLE…..MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO AVOID THE AREA…..BUT IF YOU CAN’T… BE SURE AND LEAVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR
DESTINATION…….
THE RECONSTRUTION PROJECT IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF AUGUST…..
NEW VETERANS CENTER
07/25/17
THE COMMONWEALTH’S NEWSEST VETERANS CENTER IN RADCLIFF….A VETERANS NURSING HOME…..NOW OPEN….
THE NEW CENTER INCORPORATES THE COMMUNITY LLIVING CONCEPT….WHICH FEATURES FOUR-NEIGHBORHOODS…..COMPRISED OF THREE 10-
BEDROOM HOUSEHOLDS…..THE DESIGN PROVIDES 120-VETERANS WITH A PRIVATED ROOM AND BATH…..FAMILY[ STYLE LIVING ROOM…..DINING
ROOM…..KITCHEN….AND PATIO….
A SEPARATE BUILDING HOUSES RECREATION…..THERAPY…..AND OTHER SERVICES……
KENTUCKY’S OTHER VETERANS CENTERS ARE LOCATED HANSON…..HAZARD…..AND WILMORE…..AND FUNDS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR A
VETERANS CENTER TO BE BUILT IN BOWLING GREEN……
FORMER TEACHER PLEAD NOT GUILTY
07/25/17
A FORMER LOGAN COUNTY TEACHER HAS PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO MULTIPLE CHARGES OF HAVING AN INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH A
STUDENT…..
37 YEAR OLD ADAM L. DECKER IS CHARGED IN AN INDICTMENT WARRANT WITH 10-COUNTS OF RAPE AND 11-COUNT OF SODOMY INVOLVING A 15
YEAR OLD GIRL….
HE’S ALSO ACCUSED PF EXCHANGING EXPLICIT PHOTOS WITH A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL…..AND USING HIS CELLPHONE WHILE EMPLOYED AS A TEACHER
TO SEND AND RECEIVE INAPPROPRIATE PHOTOS WITH TEEN GIRLS…..
SPORTS
07/25/17
JACKSONVILLE STATE HAS BEEN PICKED TO WIN ITS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE….OHIO VALLEY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP THIS SEASON…..
JACKOSNVILLE….WHICH HAS 24 STRAIGHT O-V-C VICTORIES…..IS FOLLOWED BY U-T MARTIN IN SECOND……THEN COMES TENNESSEE STATE…..
EASTERN ILLINOIS…. AND EASTERN KENTUCKY……
HOME SALES CLIMB
07/24/17
HOME SALES IN THE COMMONWEALTH CONTINUE TO CLIMB ….AS TOTAL HOME SALES INCREASED EIGHT-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN MAY……FROM 49-
HUNDRED-63 LAST YEAR…..TO 53-HUNDRED-91 THIS MAY……
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SALES HAVE PUSHED OVER FIVE-THOUSAND IN MAY….. WHILE HOUSING INVENTORY IN MAY REACHED AN ALL-TIME LOW AT
THREE-POINT-FIVE MONTH…..DOWN FROM 14-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN MAY TWENY-16……
DAYS ON THE MAKER ALSO DECREASED TO 123 DAYS….DOWN SEVEN-POINT-FIVE PERCENT…..FROM 133 DAYS LAST MAY……
KENTUCKY’S MEDIAN HOME PRICE ALSO DROPPED SLIGHTLY IN MAY….FROM 131-THOUSAND- 636 DOLLARS LAST MAY….TO 130-THOUSAND-583
DOLLARS THIS MAY…..
MEANWHILE…..NATIONWIDE IN MAY….THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE HIT A NEW PEAK OF 252-THOUSAND-800 DOLLARS……
FISH KILL
07/24/17
A LEAKING PUMP SYSTEM……AT THE FORD TRUCK PLANT IN LOUISVILLE…IS BEING BLAMED FOR A FISH KILL IN HITE CREEK…
A UREA PUMPING SYSTEM LEAKED .AND THE COMPOUND….WHICH IS USED TO REDUCE EMISSIONS IN DIESEL ENGINES……TRAVELED THROUGH
THE PLANT’S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT .AND WAS RELEASED INTO A SEWER LEADING TO A METROPOLITIAN SEWER DISTRICT TREATMENT
FACILITY…..EVENTUALLY REACHING THE CREEK…..
NOAH’S ARK
07/24/17
THE KENTUCKY TOURISM…..ARTS….AND HERITAGE CABINET HAS SUSPENDED A TAX INCINTIVE…..WORTH UP TO 18-MILLION DOLLARS….FOR THE
NOAH’S ARK PARK IN WILLIAMSBURG……
THE MOVE WAS MADE AFTER THE PARK FAILED TO NOTIFY THE CABINET THEY HAD TRANSFERRED ITS MAIN PROPERTY TO A NONPROFIT
AFFILIATE…..AND THEY ALSO FAILED TO GET PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT…..
A PARK SPOKESPEROSN SAY THEY DON’T BELIEVE THE TRANSFER CREATED A DEFAULT….AND THEY WILL COMPLY WITH CONCERNS OVER THE
TRANSFER…..
CARROLL
07/24/17
ACCORDING TO “SPECTRUM NEWS” IN LOUISVILLE……STATE SENATOR JULIAN CARROLL IS BEING ACCUSED OF PROPOSITIONING AND GROPING A
MAN IN…TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE….HE TOLD HE WOULD HELP GET IN ART SCHOOL…..
THE SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS HAS VOTED TO REMOVE CARROLL FROM HIS LEADERSHIP POSITION AT MINORITY WHIP…..AND HAS CALLED ON
HIM TO RESIGN HIS SEAT…..
CARROLL WAS THE COMMONWEALTH’S GOVERNOR FROM 1974 TO 1979……
MEETINGS
07/24/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE MIDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 AND FISCAL COURT MEET TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7……
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7 THE JAYCEES MEET……
COOPER
07/23/17
74 YEAR OLD JOLENE SLEDGE COOPER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES
WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT FIVE AT CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY….THEN VISITATION WILL BE FROM SIX TO NINE AT WHITE PLAINS BAPTIST
CHURCH…..IN LIEU OF FLOWERS….EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE ALLEN COUNTY HISTORIAL SOCIETY……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; CHAD AND VICKIE AND BRENT AND CHRISTEL ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER;
ANDREA TERRY OF TENNESSEE…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; TOMMY AND MARY SLEDGE OF SCOTTSVILLE……FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHER-
IN-LAW; JOYCE MANSFIELD OF ARKANSAS, MARY ANN AND OSCAR CONNER OF SCOTTSVILLE, NANCY MEADOR OF LOUISVILLE AND REVA
BLANKENSHIP OF FRANKLIN…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; JEAN SLEDGE OF TEXAS……SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
0724/2017
THE CARDINALS HOST THE ROCKIES…..
THE BRAVES PLAY IN ARIZONA…..
AND THE HOT RODS ARE AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK TO WIND UP THEIR THREE GAME SERIES WITH PEROIA……….
HEAT ADVISORY
07/21/17
WITH TEMPERATURES BACK IN THE 90s TODAY AND HEAT INDEXES OVER 100, A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 SATURDAY NIGHT.
IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE, TAKE PLENTY OF BREAKS & STAY HYDRATED.....
ALSO BE SURE & CHECK ON THE ELDERLY.....
AND DON'T FORGET THE PETS & LIVE STOCK.....
BAT SURVEY
07/21/17
NEXT WEEK…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK WILL HOST 45 BAT BIOLOGISTS FOR THE TWENTY-17….SOUTHEASTERN BAT DIVERSITY NETWORK
“BAT BLTZ”…..AS BAT BIOLOGISTS WILL SURVEY BATS FOR THREE NIGHTS TO GAIN A SNAPSHOT OF THE HEALTH OF THE PARK’S SUMMER BAT
POPULATION…….
THE SCIENTISTS WILL USE NETS AND TRAPS TO CATCH THE BATS….AND ONCE THEY’VE BEEN EXAMINED…..THEY WILL BE RELEASED….
THE DATA WILL THEN BE USED TO UNDERSTAND HOW BATS USE THE PARK….TO LOOK AT BAT POPULATIONS…..AND ALLOW THE PARK TO MORE
EFFECTIVLEY MANAGE IT’S RESOURCES TO PROTECT THE BATS…..
THE “BAT BLITZ” WILL KICK-OFF SUNDAY WITH TWO FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS….AT FOUR AND SEVEN-30……
WATER LINE FLUSHING
07/21/17
KEEP IN MIND THAT MONDAY THRU FRIDAY NEXT WEEK…..THE SCOTTSVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT WILL BE FLUSHING WATER LINES…..
DURING THIS TIME…..YOU MAY EXPERIENCE LOW PRESSURE….NO PRESSURE….OR MUDDY WATER…..
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
07/21/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROSE FROM FIVE-PERCENT IN MAY TO FIVE-
POINT-ONE PERCENT IN JUNE….
THHIS JUNE’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO A TENTH-OF-A PERCENTAGE POINT HIGHER THAT THE FIVE-PERCENT RECORDED IN JUNE OF LAST
YEAR…..
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS EXPERIENCED SOLID AND STEADY EMPLOYMENT GROWTH SINCE TWENTY-10….AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS
REMAINDED STEARY…..AROUND FIVE-PERCENT…..FOR THE LAST 24-MONTHS…..
THE U-S JOBLESS RATE ALSO INCREASD FROM FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN MAY…….TO FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN JUNE…….
YUM CENTER CONTRACT
07/21/17
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE TRUSTEES HAVE APPROVED CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL’S LEASE WITH THE K-F-C YUM CENTER AND THE LOUISVILLE
ARENA AUTHORITY….
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL….U-OF-L WILL PAY THE ARENA AN ADDITIONAL TWO-POINT-42 MILLION DOLALRS EACH YEAR…..PLUS THE
ONE-POINT-THREE TO ONE-POINT-EIGHT MILLION THEY ALREADY CONTRIBUTE….AND THE UNIVERSITY WILL RELINQUISH CONTROL OF ALL DATES IN
OCTOBER…..
THE YUM CENTER IS TO THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BAKETBALL TEAMS…..
SENTENCE APPEAL
07/21/17
AN IRAQI NATIONAL…..WHO WAS LIVING IN BOWLINGGREEN WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED ON TERRORISM CHARGES AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IN
PRISON….HAS HAS A MOTION TO VACATE HIS SENTENCE DENIED BY FEDERAL JUDGE THOMAS RUSSELL….
MOHANAD SHAREF HAMMADIE PLEAD GUILTY IN TWENTY-12 TO CONSPIRING TO SHIP THOUSAND OF DOLLARS AND WEAPONS TO AL-QAIDA IN IRAQ…..
HIS APPEALS ATTORNEY HAD ARGUED THAT HE RECEIVED INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE FROM HIS PREVIOUS ATTORNEY……AND WAS TOLD HE WOUILD
RECEIVE A LESSER SENTENCE IF HE PLEAD QUILTY……
SPORTS
07/21/17
THE CORE WILL HOLD THEIR FIRST…POWERLIFTING MEET….TOMORROW….
WEIGH-IN BEGINS AT EIGHT-30 AND COMPETITION STARTS AT 10….
35-DOLLARS TO REGISTER AND THE EVENTS WILL BE BENCH PRESS…. DEADLIFT….AND SQUAT…..
AND FOR THE MEET…..THE GYM AT THE CORE WILL CLOSE AT FIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REOPEN AT FOUR TOMORROW AFTERNOON…..
WEATHER
07/20/17
AND FINALLY THIS MORNING…..
WITH TEMPERATURES BACK IN THE 90’s TODAY AND HEAT INDEXES OVER 100….IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE….TAKE PLENTY OF BREAKS AND STAY
HYDRATED….
ALSO BE SURE AND CHECK ON THE ELDERLY…..
AND DON’T FORGEET YOUR PETS AND LIVE STOCK…..
KENTUCKY VOTER REGISTRATON
07/20/17
IN KENTUKCY…..DEMOCRATIC VOTERS HELD A 57 TO 36-PERCENT ADVANTAGE BEFORE THE TWO-THOUSAND-EIGHT ELECTION…..BUT
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBERS THAT GAP HAS FALLEN TO 10-PERCENT…..AS IN THE LAST YEAR…..REPUBLICANS
HAVE ADDED 57-THOUSAND-875 TO THE DEMOCRATS 82-HUNDRED-46……AND INDEPENDENTS INCREASED BY JUST VOER 20-THOUSAND……
CURRENT REGISTRATION TOTALS ARE ONE-POINT-SIX MILLION FOR DEMOCRATS……ONE-POINT-THREE MILLION FOR REPUBLICANS….AND 281-
THOUSAND FOR INDEPENDENTS OR OTHER PARTIES…..
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES HAVE CARRIED THE COMMONWEALTH IN EVERY ELECTION SINCE GEORGE W. BUSH IN TWO-
THOUSAND…..THE KENTUCKY HOUSE WENT UNDER G-O-P CONTROL AFTER THE TWENTY-16 ELECTION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 95 YEARS…..THE
KENTUCKY SENATE HAS BEEN IN REPUBLICAN HANDS SINCE TWO-THOUSNAD……AND FIVE OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S SEVEN CONSTITUTIONAL
OFFICERS ARE MEMBERS OF THE G-O-P……
MISSING GLASGOW MAN FOUND
07/20/17
A GLASGOW MAN…..WHO WAS ENTERED AS MISSING LAST OCTOBER….HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN ALABAMA….
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED THE LAST KNOWN LOCATION OF SPECER HUDDLESTON…..AT BARREN RIVE LAKE….
AS A POSSIBLE DROWNING/DISAPPEARNCE…..HE WAS NEVER LOCATED AND AUTHORITIES ENTERED HIM AS MISSING AND ALSO BEING WANTED ON
LOCAL CHARGES INCLUDING ARSON….
THEN YESTERDAY…..THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BALDWIN COUNTY SHEIRFF’S OFFICE HAD
ARRRESTED HUDDLESTON…. WHO HAD FLED FROM A TRAFFIC STOP…..
AN EXTRADITION HEARING WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
FORMER TEACHER SENTENCED
07/20/17
A FORMER RUSSELL COUNTY TEACHER HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO 60-MONTHS IN PRISON….10-YEARS OF SUPERVISED
RELEASE….AND HE MUST REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER….
49 YEAR OLD JEFFERY MCGAHA OF RUSSELL SPRINGS HAD ADMITTED TO USING A CELL PHONE AND OHTER SOCIAL MEDIA IN AN ATTEMPT TO
OBTAIN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY……
MEADOR
07/20/17
71 YEAR OLD DENNIS LEE MEADOR OF ADOLPHUS DIED SATURDAY AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AT
12NOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 SATURDAY MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; KEVIN AND BETHANY OF ADOLPHUS…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; DARRELL AND REDA OF
TENNESSEE…..AND A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; DONNA AND JAMES LYLES OF SCOTTSVILLE……
BARRETT
07/20/17
83 YEAROLD JOYCE BARRETT OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT FRANKLIN-SIMPSON NURSING AND REHAB…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT HICKORY HILL U-M-C CEMETERY…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATION FOR
FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; RICKY AND STEPHANIE OF INDIANA AND ROGER OF FRANKLIN…..FIVE DAUGHTERS AND
SONS-IN-LAW; ROSE MARIE NEWCOMER, BRENDA AND BAMBI COLLINS AND BARBARA AND DAVE TROTT ALL OF INDIANA AND FAYE AND STEVE
SHERRARD AND DEBBIE BARRETT ALL OF ELIZABETHTOWN…..A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; DONNIE AND GRACE BROWN OF INDIANA….AND TWO
SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; BETTY GREGORY OF TENNESSEE AND LUCINDA AND DENNY BOWLING OF INDIANA…..SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN
AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
07/20/17
THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HAS ANNOUNCED A RULE CHANGE FOR SOFTBALL…..
THE CHANGE WILL MAKE THE COMMONWEALTH THE FIRST STATE IN THE COUNTY TO REQUIRE SOFTBALL PLAYERS WEAR PROTECTIVE FACE
MASKS….
STARTING WITH THE COMING SEASON…..PITCHERS AND FIRST AND THIRD BASEMEN WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR THE PROTECTIVE GEAR…….
ECLIPSE EXERCISE
07/19/17
RECENTLY…..KENTUCKY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HOSTED A FEMA…SOLAR ECLIPSE TABLETOP EXCERCISE….IN PREPARATION FOR THE TOTAL
SOLAR ECLIPSE ON AUGUST 21ST….
THERE WERE OVER 150 AGENCIES AND 220 PARTICIPANTS AT THE EXERCISE…..
THE TOTAL SCLIPSE WILL CROSS 14-STATES AND 21 COUNTIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH .WITH GROUND ZERO BEING IN HOPKINSVILLE…..
AND THE SCOTTSIVLLE/ALLEN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS HOSTING AN ECLIPSE VIEWING PARTY ON DUMONT HILLL THAT DAY FROM 11 TO
TWO…..THE ECLIPSE WILL START AROUND 11-30 THAT MORNING…..AND WILL BE TOTAL FROM ONE-27-56 TO ONE-29-42 THAT AFTERNOON…..
ECLIPSE T-SHIRTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CHAMBER OFFICE AND WITH EACH PURCHASE…..YOU’LL RECEIVE A PAIR OF ECLIPSE VIEWING GLASSES…..
OR THE GLASSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ONE-DOLLAR A PAIR…..
ARREST-LOGAN
07/19/17
AN INVESTIGATION BY STATE POLICE HAS LED TO THE ARREST OF A LOGAN COUNTY MAN FOR VARIOUS SEX OFFENSES WITH A MINOR…..……
29 YEAR OLD ADAM L. DECKER IS CHARGED IN AN INDICTMENT WARRANT WITH ONE COUNT OF PROHIBITED USE OF AN ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM TO PROCURE A MINOR OR POLICE OFFICER FOR SEX…..10-COUNTS OF RAPE…..11-COUNTS OF SODOMY……10-COUNTS
OF SEXUAL ABUSE…..ONE COUNT OF UNLAWFUL TRANSACTION WITH A MINOR…..TWO COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEXUAL
PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR…..AND TWO COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTION OF OBACENE MATTER TO MINORS…..
911 GRANTS
07/19/17
THE KENTUCKY NINE-ONE-ONE SERVICES BOARD HAS ANNOUNCED THE AWARDING OF 36-GRANTS….TO 31-COUNTIES…..TOTALING THREE-
POINT-SIX-MILLION DOLLARS HAVE BEEN AWARDED FOR THE TWENTY-17 GRANT CYCLE……
A TOTAL OF 59-APPLICATIONS FROM 52-COUNTIES……TOTALING SIX-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS HAD BEEN RECEIVED…..
THE THREE-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLLARS OF FUNDING FOR THE TWENTY-17 GRANT CYCLE……REPRESENTS A 50-PERCENT INCREASE OVER
TWENTY-15….WHEN TWO-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS WERE AWARDED…..
NO GRANTS WERE ISSUED IN TWENTY-16……….
TRANSITION YOUTH CENTERS
07/19/17
A KENTUCKY NONPROFIT PLANS TO OPEN FOUR ADDITIONAL……TRANSITIONAL YOUTH CENTERS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY….TO SERVE HOMELESS
TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS….
KENTUCKY RIVER COMMUNITY CARE ALREADY HAS CENTERS IN LETCHER AND PERRY COUNTIES THAT PROVIDE HOMEWORK HELP….
COMPUTERS….. SHOWERS…. CLOTHING….AND FOOD TO THOSE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 24….
THE NEW CENTERS WILL BE LOCATED IN BREATHITT…..FLOYD…..KNOTT….AND PIKE COUNTIES…..
DUGAS
07/18/17
59 YEAR OLD WAYNE FOSTER DUGAS, JUNIOR DIED JULY 12TH…..A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT T-W CROW AND
SON FUNERAL HOME…..AND VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO SATURDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; PAM DUGAS…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; BRITTNIE DUGAS AND WILLIAM ORR…..A STEP-DAUGHTER; KELLY MAYS…..
HIS MOTHER; LAURA TURNER DUGAS….AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; STEVE AND LYNN……
SPORTS
07/19/17
THE CONFERENCE-U-S-A…..PRESEASON FOOTBALL POLL HAS BEEN RELEASED… AND THE TOPPERS ARE PICKED TO WIN THE EAST DIVISION WITH
MIDDLE TENNESSEE SECOND….OLD DOMINION THIRD….MARSHALL FOURTH…..FLORIDA ATLANTIC FIFTH…..FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL SIXTH….AND
CHARLOTTE SEVENTH….
IN THE WEST DIVISON….LOUISIANA TECH IS THE TOP TEAM…..
THE PAST TWO SEASONS….THE TOPPERS ARE 15-AND-ONE IN REGULAR SEASON C-U-S-A GAMES….WINNING THE TWENTY -15 AND TWENTY-16
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES……
WESTERN OPENS THE SEASON SEPTEMBER SECOND….AT HOME….AS THEY HOST EASTERN KENTUCKY……
SCHOOL BOARD
07/18/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD THEIR FINAL MEETING LAST NIGHT…..BEFORE THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR…..AND
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MELISSA TOWERY SAID PLANS ARE IN PLACE FOR SCHOOL TO BEGIN…AS CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES AT THE MIDDLE
SCHOOL……
THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED THE MASTER TIME SCHEDULES FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR…..
APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR THE BOARD TO PAY TWO-THIRDS OF THE SALARY OF RESOURSE OFFIER JEFF CENTERS .WITH THE COUNTT PAYING THE
REMAINING THRID…..AND OTHOPEDICS PLUS WILL AGAIN PROVIDE ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES FOR THE DISTRICT…FOR 10-THOUSAND-500
DOLALRS….WHICH IS THE SAME AS LAST YEAR….
AND THE BOARD DECLAIRED AN EMERGENCY AT THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER TO PURCHASE A COOLING TOWER AND PAY FOR THE INSTALLATION
AT ATOTAL COST OF 158-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
PLANNING AND ZONING
07/18/2017
THE SCOTTSVILLE-ALLEN COUNTY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST NIGHT…..
KIMBERLY HATLEY WAS SWORN IN AS COMMUNITY PLANNER TO REPLACE BRITNI COFFEY WHO RESIGNED ON MAY 5TH……AND BILL SALYVENS WAS
SWORN IN AS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION…..
APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR ASSESS NECESSARY UPGRADES TO THE COMMISSION’S COMPUTER SYSTEMS ….AND A
BUDGET OF 103-THOUSAND-500 DOLLARS WAS APPROVED FOR THE TWENTY-17 FISCAL YEAR……
FATAL-WARREN
07/18/17
A WARREN COUNTY WOMAN HAS DIED FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING HER TRUCK AND A STATE TROOPER….NEAR THE ANNA COMMUNITY….
TROOPER BRIAN GANN WAS RESPONDING TO ANOTHER ACCIDENT….WITH HIS EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ACTIVATED…..WHEN 63 YEAR OLD JOYCE
SMITH OF BOWLING GREEN MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HIS CRUISER….…..
SMITH….WHO WAS BELTED….DIED AT THE SCENE AND HER PASSENGER….79 YEAR OLD LEROY SMITH ALSO OF BOWLING GREEN WAS TAKEN TO THE
MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN… WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED….
TROOPER GANN….WHO WAS ALSO TREATED AT THE MEDICAL CENTER…..HAS BEEN PLACE ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WHILE AN INVESTIGATION IS
CONDUCTED…..
LOGAN MAN SENTENCED
07/18/17
A LOGAN COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT….TO 10-YEARS IN PRISON AND FIVE-YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE….FOR
CONSPIRING WITH OTHERS TO KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY POSSESS….WITH INTENT TO DSITRIBUTE…..50-GRAMS OR MORE OF METH…..…
30 YEAR OLD JORDAN DALE WALLACE OF RUSSELLVILLE HAD PREVIOUSLY ADMITTED IN COURT TO CONSPIRING WITH 62 YEAR OLD DANNY STOKES
OF RUSSELLVILLE AND 42 YEAR OLD DEAN O’BRYAN OF ALLENSVILLE TO DISTRIBUTE 50-GRAMS OR MORE OF METH….
O’BRYAN AND STROKES HAVE ALSO PLEAD GUILTY……..
NEW SPECIAL ED DIRECTOR
07/18/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A NEW DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND PRESCHOOL…..
KIM HAWKINS COMES TO ALLEN COUNTY FROM THE METCALFE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT….WHERE SHE TAUGHT SPECIAL EDUCATION…..AND
MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR METCALFE COUNTY…..
HAWKINS….A 1986 GRADUATE OF GLASGOW HIGH SCHOOL…..RECEIVED HER BACHELOR’S……MASTERS…..AND RANK ONE FROM WESTERN
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……
COMPANY AT WHITE HOUSE
07/18/17
A CAMPBELLSVILLE BASED COMPANY….REPRESENTED THE COMMONWEALTH AT THE WHITE HOUSE YESTERDAY….AS PART OF “MADE-IN-AMERICA”
WEEK….
CAMPBELLSVILLE APPAREL COMPANY WAS ONE OF 50 COMPANIES…. REPRESENTING EACH STATE….. TO HAVE THEIR PRODUCTS ON DISPLAY IN
THE EAST ROOM OF THE WHITE HOUSE…….
ETHICS
07/18/17
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH EHTICS COMMISSION….ON A FOUR TO ONE VOTE….HAS TOLD ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR HE SHOULDN’T
INVESTIGATE GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN IF HE INTENDS TO CHALLENGE HIM FOR RE-ELECTION….
BESHEAR HAD ASKED THE COMMISSON IF IT WOULD BE PROPER FOR HIM TO INVESTIGATE WHEATHER BEVIN’S PURCHASE OF A LOUISVILLE HOME….
FROM A CAMPAIGN DONOR….VIOLATED STATE LAW….
THE COMMISSION SAID BESHEAR COULD REFER THE INVESTIGATION TO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES…..
SPORTS
07/18/19
THE CARDINALS TAKE ON THE METS IN NEW YORK…..
THE REDS HOST ARIZONA….
AND THE BRAVES ENTERTAIN THE CUBS…..
NEW WKU REGENT
07/17/17
GOVERNOR MAT BEVIN HAS APPOINTED GEORGE NICHOLS THE THIRD…..OF POTOMAC, MARYLAND….TO THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF REGENTS……
NICHOLS…..A 1983 WESTERN GRADUATE…..IS SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT IN THE OFFICER OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS FOR NEW YOURK LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY…..
HE ALSO SERVED AS KENTUCKY COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE AND SPECIAL ADVISOR TO GOVERNOR PAUL PATTONS….AND ALSO AS THE
EXECUTIBVE DIRECTOR OF THE KENTUCKY HEALTH POLICY BOARD DURING TH EPATTON ADMINISTRATION….
NICHOLS…..WHO CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND IS A DIRECTOR OF THE U-S CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE….WILL BE SWORN IN DURING THE BOARD’S JULY 28TH MEETING…..
BEVIN CLOSES SHORT FALL
07/17/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS SIGNED A “BUDGET REDECTION ORDER”…..MEETING THE CONSTITUTION MANDAGE THAT THE COMMONWEALTH END
THE FISCAL YEAR WITH A BALANCED BUDGET….
FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-17 GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS WERE ONE-POINT-THREE PERCENT…OR 138-POINT-FIVE MILLON DOLLARS SHORT OF THE
OFFICIAL EXTIMATE…..
BEVIN’S VETO OF THE BUDGET BILL ALLOWED AN ADDITIONAL FIVE-MILLION DOLLARS IN LOTTERY RECEIPTS TO BE DEDICATED TO SCHOLARSHIPS
AND NOT GO TO THE GENERAL FUND….IN ADDITION….A LOWER THAN EXPECTED LAPSE IN DEBT SERVICE RAISED THE TOTAL RESOURCE
REQUIREMENTS TO MEET THE SHORTFALL TO JUST OVE 152-MILLION DOLLARS…..
THE GOVERNORS ACTIONS INCLUDED A COMBINATION OF GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION REDUCTIONS AND FUND TRANSFERS FROM
RESTRICTED FUNDS…. ALSO INCLUDED WERE ONE TIME SAVINGS IN MEDICAID COSTS DUE TO THE FAVORABLE RENEGOTATIONS OF CONTRACTS
WITH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND LOWER THAN EXPECTED PHAMACY COSTS…..
FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-17 GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS WERE ONE-POINT-THREE PERCENT…OR 138-POINT-FIVE MILLON DOLLARS SHORT OF THE
OFFICIAL EXTIMATE…..
BEVIN’S VETO OF THE BUDGET BILL ALLOWED AN ADDITIONAL FIVE-MILLION DOLLARS IN LOTTERY RECEIPTS TO BE DEDICATED TO SCHOLARSHIPS
AND NOT GO TO THE GENERAL FUND….IN ADDITION….A LOWER THAN EXPECTED LAPSE IN DEBT SERVICE RAISED THE TOTAL RESOURCE
REQUIREMENTS TO MEET THE SHORTFALL TO JUST OVE 152-MILLION DOLLARS…..
THE GOVERNORS ACTIONS INCLUDED A COMBINATION OF GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION REDUCTIONS AND FUND TRANSFERS FROM
RESTRICTED FUNDS…. ALSO INCLUDED WERE ONE TIME SAVINGS IN MEDICAID COSTS DUE TO THE FAVORABLE RENEGOTATIONS OF CONTRACTS
WITH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND LOWER THAN EXPECTED PHAMACY COSTS…..
MCONNELL DELAYS VOTE
07/17/17
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL HAS DELAYED A VOTE ON THE “BETTER CARE ACT”…..AFTER SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN ANNOUNCED
SATURDAY THAT HE IS AT HOME RECOVERING FROM SURGERY…..
MCCAIN’S ABSENSE MEANS IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR MCCONNELL TO ROUND UP THE VOTES NEEDED TO MOVE THE BILL FORWARD…..AS TWO
SENTAORS…RAND PAUL AND SUSAN COLLINS SAID THEY WILL VOTE NO…AND AT LEAST A HALF-DOZEN OTHER REPUBLICAN SENATORS ARE
WITHHOLDING SUPPROT FROM OR EXPRESSING RESERVATIONS BOUTH THE HEALTH CARE BILL….
IN ANOTHER TURN….THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE WHICH WAS TO RELEASE AN ANALYSIS OF THE BILL TODAY…..HAS BEEN
POSTPONED……
SMALL BUSINESS LOANS
07/17/17
THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE DEADLINE IS APPROACHING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES….IN CERTAIN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE
COUNTIES…..TO SEEK DISASTER LOANS STEMMING FROM DROUGHT THAT BEGAN IN OCTOBER……
IN KENTUKCY…..SOME OF THE COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR LOANS ARE ALLEN…. CLINTON….LOGAN….MONROE…SIMPSON….AND TODD….
WHILE MACON AND SUMNER COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE ELIGIBLE FOR LOANS…..
THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS AUGUST 15TH……
MEETINGS
07/17/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
MEETS AT 7…..
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND THE HALFRY/DALTON V-F-W POST
57-12 MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
07/17/17
CONDITIONING FOR THOSE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE ON THE PATRIOT AND LADY PATROT CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS THIS SEASON WILL BEGIN
CONDITIONING TOMORROW MORNING….AT SIX-30….AT THE HIGH SCHOOL….
ANY STUDENT IN GRADES SEVEN THRU 12 MAY PARTICIPATE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM…..
PROSPECTIVE RUNNERS MUST HAVE ON FILE OR BRING WITH THEM A CURRENT K-H-S-DOUBLE-A PHYSICAL FORM TO PARTICIPATE…..
A GLASGOW NATIVE IS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE GOLF TEAM COACHING STAFF….
WHITNEY WADE YOUNG COMES TO LOUISVILLE AFTER COACHING FOUR SEASONS AT GEORGIA…..WHERE SHE ALSO HAD AN OUTSTANDING
COLLEGE CAREER…..
WADE ALSO PLAYED ON THE PROFESSIONAL “FUTURES” TOUR AND EARNED HER L-P-G-A TOUR CARD FOR THE TWENTY-10 SEASON….
WADE BROKE INTO THE GOLF SPOTLIGHT IN 1994….WHEN AS A FOURTH GRADER…. SHE REPRESENTED GLASGOW HIGH SCOOL AT THE KENTUCKY
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS…..
FATAL-WARREN UPDATE
07/14/17
STATE POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED SIX INDIVIDUALS WERE KILLED IN A FOUR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-65 .LAST NIGHT….AT THE 30 MILE MARKER
NORTHBOUND……WERE ROAD CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY….AND THE ROAD MERGES FROM THREE LANES OF TRAVEL INTO TWO LANES….
TRAFFIC WAS CONGESTED DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND A “SEMI” WAS STOPPED IN THE RIGHT LANE…..WITH TWO PASSENGER CARS STOPPED
BEHIND IT…..AS A SECOND “SEMI” APPROACHED IN THE RIGHT LANE AND FAILED TO STOP…..STRIKING THE TRAILING PASSENGER VEHICLE….
CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION…..
THE NAMES OF THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLED AND THE DECEASED PERSONS HAVEN’T BEEN RELEASED DUE TO PENDING NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF
KIN…..AND TWO OF THE DECEASED HAVE YET TO BE IDENTIFIED……
585 TO BE CLOSED
07/14/17
AS YOU MAKE YOUR TRAVEL PLANS FOR NEXT WEEK…..
KEEP IN MIND THAT BEGINNING MONDAY……KENTUCKY FIVE-85 WILL BE CLOSED AT MILE POINT SEVEN AT TRAMMEL CREEK…..AS CREWS WILL BE
MAKING REPAIRS TO THE APPROACH TO THE LOW WATER BRIDGE…..
THE DETOUR WILL UTILIZE KENTUCKY FIVE-85……KENTUCKY-100…..AND RED HILL ROAD…..
THE CLOSURE IS EXPECTED TO LAST A WEEK……
TAX REFORM MEASURE
07/14/17
ADVOCATES FOR MONDERIZATION AND FAIRNESS IN KENTUKY’S TAX SYSTEM HAS FILED A TAX REFORM MEASURE FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TO CONSIDER….
THE TAX PLAN……BILL REQUEST 15…..WOULD CLOSE LOOPHOLES FOR THE WEALTHY AND SOME COPORATIONS….WHILE LOWERING TAXES FOR
MOST MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES…..
THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES AN INCREASE IN THE CIGARETTE TAX……A PROPOSED STATE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT…..AND THE SALES TAX ON
LUXURY GOODS AND SERVIVCES USED PRIMARILTY BY THE WEALTHY….SUCH AS CHAUFFEURED LIMOUSINE RIDES…WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED……
THE PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDES A CAP ON INDIVIDUAL TAX ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS…..A MODEST INCOME TAX INCREASE ON TOP EARNERS….THE
REPEAL OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS CASE SALES TAX…..FREEZING THE STATE REAL PROPERTY TAX RATE….AND APPLY SALES TAX AND TRANSIENT
ROOM TAXES TO TOTAL HOTEL ACCOMMODATION PRICES……
DRUG FRAUD ARREST
07/14/17
IN WHAT U-S ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS CALLED THE LARGEST HEALTH CARE FRAUD TAKEDOWN OPERATIONS IN U-S HISTORY…..NINE
INDIVIDUALS AND TWO COMPANIES FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA WERE AMONG THOSE INDICTED……
THE SUSPECTS ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THANT ONE-POINT-THREE BILLOION DOLLARS IN FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS….AND AT LEAST 120 WERE
INVOLVED IN OPPIOID-RELATED CRIMES…..MAKING IT THE LARGEST-EVER OPIOID-RELATED FRAUD TAKEDOWN IN THE NATION…..
300 F-B-I AGENTS…..FROM 29 FIELD OFFICES AROUND THE COUNTRY…..WERE INVOLVED IN THE OPERATION….…..
TRAIN-VEHICLE ACCIDENT
07/14/17
A CAR/TRAIN ACCIDENT IN WOODBURN YESTERDAY INJURED ONE PERSON….
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS 36 YEAR OLD CHARLOTTE WOOTEN WAS FLOWN TO SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER….
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACCIDENT CONTINUES…..
FATAL-WARREN
07/14/17
A FOUR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-65 .LAST NGIHT…NEAR THE 30 MILE MARKER NORTHBOUND……RESULTED IN MULTIPLE FATALITIES….
THE COLLISON INVOLVED TO PASSENGER VEHICLES AND TWO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES…..
AND AUTHORITIES HAVE RELEASED NO OTHER INFORMATION AT THIS TIME….
SPORTS
0714/17
THE S-E-C PRESEASON FOOTBALL RANKINGS HAVE BEEN RELEASED….
IN THE EAST…..KENTUCKY IS THIRD BEHIND GEORGIA AND FLORIDA….TENNESSEE AND SOUTH CAROLINA ARE TIED FOR FOURTH…..WITH VANDY
SIXTH AND MISSOURI SEVENTH….
OVERALL….ALABAMA IS PICKED TO TAKE THE CONFERENCE TITLE WITH L-S-U AND AUBURN TIED FOR SECOND….GEORGA IS FOURTH…..AND
FLORIDA FIFTH….
IN THE OVERALL CONFERENCE RANKINGS…..THE WILDCATS ARE 11TH…….
SQUARE
07/13/17
THE HEART OF SCOTTSVILLE INVITES EVERYONE TO COME DOWNTOWN….FROM FIVE TO EIGHT TONIGHT…… FOR A SPECIAL EVENING……
PENCE IN LEXINGTON
07/13/17
DURING HIS VISIT TO LEXINGTON YESTERDAY…..VICE-PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE SAID HE WANTED TO “TURN UP THE HEAT” ON REPUBLICANS TO
FULFILL THEIR PLEDGE TO UPROOT FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE LAW…..
PENCE SAID THE REVISED HEALTH CARE BILL THAT SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL PLAND TO INTRODUCE TODAY…...ADHERES TO CONSERVATIVE
PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD DELIVER MORE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE WITH GREATER CHOICES FOR CONSUMSERS…..
THE VICE-PRESIDENT WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE AND PRESIDENT TRUMP BELIEVE SENATOR RAND PAUL…..WHO OPPOSES THE BILL….WILL JOIN
MCCONNELL IN SUPPORTING THE LEGISLATION…..
FOSTERING SUCCESS
07/13/17
FOSTERING SUCCESS….THE SUMMER INITIATIVE FOR KENTUCKY YOUTH WHO ARE AGING OUT OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S FOSTER CARE
PROGRAM…..IS BEGINNING ITS SECOND YEAR….
AT LEAST 72 YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM THIS SUMMER…...WHICH IS UP FROM THE 52 THAT COMPLETED THE
PROGRAM LAST YEAR…..
THE 10-WEEK SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM SERVES FOSTER YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 AND 23….AND PARTICIPANTS MUST
HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR THE EQUIVALENT…..
HALF OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM LAST SUMMER EXTENDED THEIR EMPLOYMENT TO NINE MONTHS…..AND THREE WERE
OFFERED FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES…..
SPORTS
07/13/17
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLFIE IS ASKING INTERESTED HUNTERS AND CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN A SIMPLE SURVEY OF
WILD TURKEYS THIS SUMMER…..
DURING JULY AND AUSUST….DEPARTMENT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS KEEP A DATA SHEET IN THEIR VEHICLES….AND WHEN THEY SEE A WILD
TURKEY THEY RECORD THEIR OBSERVATIONS…..THE DATE IS THEN COMPILED INTO A STATEWIDE INDEX THAT GUAGES THE COMMONWEALH’S WILD
TURKEY POPULATION….
IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP…..A DOWNLOADABLE SURVEY FORM IS AVAILABLE AT…. .F-W-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV……
TOBACO SETTLEMENT SCAM
07/12/17
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS WARNING ABOUT A SCAM THAT CLAIMS KENTUCKIANS CAN RECEIVE TAX-FREE…..MONTHLY
PAYMENTS….FROM THE TOBACCO MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT…..
THE OFFICE HAS IDENTIFIED MISLEADING ON-LINE ADS…AND RECEIVED REPORTS OF SCAM E-MAILS CLAIMING INDIVIDUALS CAN RECEIVE
MONTHLY PAYMENTS DIRECTLY FROM THE MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR M-S-A…..
THE SOLICITATIONS CLAIM KENTUCKIANS….EVEN IF THEY NEVER USED TOBACCO…. CAN RECEIVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EACH MONTH…..IF
THEY PAY FIVE-DOLLARS A MONTH…..OR UP TO 100-DOLLARS A YEAR TO LEARN HOW…..
MASER SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS ARE MADE DIRECTLY TO STATES AND TERRITORIS…AND IN THE COMMONWEALTH…THEY’RE USED TO BOOST
INVESTMENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND HELP IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES……
ECLIPSE TRAFFIC
07/12/17
IT’S BEING BILLED AS A……ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EVENT…..AS A TOTAL SOLAR EXCLIPE WILL SWEEP ACROSS 14 STATES…..INCLUDNG ALLEN AND
NINE OTHER KENTUCKY COUNTIES ON AUGUST 21ST…..
AND WITH OVER HALF THE NATIONA WITHIN A DAYS DRIVE OF THE PATH…. THE ECLIPSE IS EXPECTED TO BRING UP TO HALF-A-MILLION VISITORS TO
THE COMMONWEATH..AND THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION AND STATE POLICE ARE URGING TRAVELERS TO BE AWARE OF INCREASED TRAFFIC ON
THE ROADWAYA…….BEFORE….DURING….AND AFTER THE ECLIPSE WHICH WILL HAVE THE POTENTION FOR TRAFFIC SLOWDOWNS AND PERHAPS
TRAFFIC SNARLS…..
THERE WILL ALSO BE VACATIONERS AND OTHER CROSS-COUNTRY TRAFFIC ON THE ROADWAYS WHO MAY HAVE NO INTEREST IN WATCHING THE
ECLIPSE…..WHICH WILL ADD TO THE CONGESTION….
SOLAR POWER
07/12/17
THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HAS APPROVED A PROPOSAL… FROM DUKE ENERGY….TO BUILD THREE SOLAR POWER FACILTIES IN
KENTON AND GRANT COUNTIES IN NORTH KENTUCKY….
THE FACILITIES WOULD HAVE A COMBINED MAXIMUM OUTPUR OF ALMOST SEVEN MAGAWATTS……AND THEY WOULD BE USED TO DEVELP
EXPERIENCE WITH SOLAR POWER IN PREPARATION FOR ADDING MORE RENEWABLE POWER SOURCES IN THE NEXT DECADE……
SPORTS
07/12/17
THE KENTUCKY FISH AND WILDLFIE COMMISION HAS PROPOSED SEVERAL NEW FISHING REGULATONS…..
ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD PLACE BLUE CATFISH IN BARREN RIVER LAKE…..UNDER A 15-FISH DAILY CREEL LIMIT…..AND ONLY ONE
FISH MAY BE LONGER THAN 15-INCHES…..
IF THE PROPOSALS ARE APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY….THEY WOULD TAKE EFFECT IN MARCH OF NEXT YEAR……
CITY COUNCIL
07/11/17
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING….THE BARREN RIVER REGIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE WAS APPROVED…..
THE COUNCIL ALSO GAVE FIRST READING TO AN ORDINANCE….ADOPTING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES…..WHICH COMPLIES ALL CITY ORDINANCES
INTO A PRINTED BOOK AND ON-LINE……
TO FIND THE ORDINANCES ON-LINE…..GO TO THE CITY’S WEB-PAGE AT….. SCOTTSVILLE-K-Y-DOT-ORG…….AND LOOK FOR THE LINK…….
FISCAL COURT
07/11/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS THIS MORNING IN THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING….ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR REPORTS…..
AND THIS MORNING’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK….. STARTING AROUND NINE……
KY REVENUE FALLS SHORT
07/11/17
FOR THE SEVENTH STRAIGHT YEAR….KENTYUCKY’S GENERAL FUND REVENUE ROSE…..BUT FELL SHORT OF ESTIMATTES……
STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON SAYS GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED JUNE 30TH WERE 139-MILLION
DOLLARS….OR ONE-POINT-THREE PERCENT LESS THAT THE OFFICIAL REVENUE ESTIMATE ….WHICH PROJECTED GROWTH OF TWO-POINT-SEVEN
PERCENT….
HOWEVER…..GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR WERE ONE-PONT-THREE PERCENT MORE THAN COLLECTIONS LAST YEAR…..
CHILTON SAYS REVENUS WERE ON PACE TO REACH FULL-YEAR GROWTH ESTIMATES……UNTIL A SLUMP BETWEEN MARCH AND JUNE…..WHEN
CORPORATE REVENUES FELL IN MARCH…..
ALSO FOR THE JUST COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR……THE ROAD FUND GREW AFTER TWO STRAIGHT YEARS OF DECLINE……
GRANT PUBLIC HEARING
07/11/17
AMY SCOTT….FROM BRADD…..CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING LAST NIGHT CONCERNING A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT THE CITY IS
APPLYING FOR…..FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE OLD “L AND N” DEPOT….
THE CITY IS SEEKING A 500-THOUSND DOLLAR “C-D-B-G” GRANT….AND 252-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TRANSPORTATION GRANT MONEY……
THE PROJECT WILL RESTORE THE OLD FREIGHT DEPOT….WHICH IS STILL STANDING…. AND BUILD ANOTHER TWO-STORY PASSENGER DEPOT THAT
WAS TAKEN DOWN…..
FUNDS ARE ALSO BEING RAISED TO MOVE AN OLD LOCOMOTIVE TO THE SITE…..
PENCE
07/11/17
VICE-PRRESIDENT MIKE PENCE WILL BE IN LEXINGTON TOMORROW…..TO TALK ABOUT REPUBLICAN EFFORTS TO REPEAL AND REPLACE THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT……
THIS WILL BE PENCE’S FIRST VISIT TO LEXINGTON SINCE BECOMING VICE-PRESIDENT…….AND ONLY HIS SECOND VISIT TO KENTUCKY SINCE
TAKING OFFICE…….AS HE WAS IN LOUISVILLE IN MARCH…..
SPORTS
07/20/17
IT’S NOT HARD TO PICK OUT THE TOP COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL TEAMS…..BUT WHICH SCHOOL IS THE MOST ATHLETIC IN THE LAND….
YAHOO SPORTS HAS RANKED THE “POWER FIVE SCHOOLS”… WHICH COME FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST…..BIG-12….BIG-10….PAC-12…AND
SOUTHERN CONFERENCES…..PLUS NOTRE DAME…….
AND THE SCHOOL THAT TOPS THE LIST HASN’T WON A FOOTBALL OR BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE WORLD WAR TWO…..BUT STANFORD HAS
WON AT LEAST ONE N-C-A-A NATIONAL TITLE FOR 41-CONSECUTIVE YEARS….INCLUDING FOUR LAST SCHOOL YEAR…..
KENTUCKY COMES IN 18TH……LOUISVILLE IS 28TH……AND TENNESSEE IS 36TH……
OPIOID PAINKILLER BEING PULLED
07/10/17
IN TWENTY-15…..MORE THAN 225 KENTUCKIANS DIED FROM A DRUG OVEDOSE WITH OPANA IN THEIR BLOOD….
NOW THE MAKERS OF THE OPIOID PAINKILER SAYS THEY WILL NO LONGER SELL THE DRUG….AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR IS CALLING
THE MOVE…..A .FIRST STEP….IN THE FIGHT AGAINST WHAT HE BELIEVES IS THE SINGLE GREATEST THREAT TO KENTUKCY…..THE COMMONWEALTH’
S DRUG EPIDEMIC…..
THE F-D-A HAD PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED THE REFORMULATED…. OPANA E-R….. CAN STILL BE READILY PREPARED FOR INJECTION AND CAN BE
CRUSHED WITH COMMON ITEMS FOR SNORTING……
LAST MONTH….BESHEAR ANNOUNCED HIS OFFICE INTENDS TO SUE DRUG MANUFACTURERS……DISTRIBUTORS…..AND RETAILERS WHERE THERE
IS EVIDENCE THAT THEY CONTRIBUTED TO THE OPIDEMIC BY ILLEGALLY MARKETING…..AND SELLING OPIOIDS TO KENTUCKIANS……
FATAL-CASEY
07/10/17
STATE POLICE FROM THE COLUMBIA POST SAY A FOUR VEHICLE ACCIDENT….FIVE MILES NOTH OF LIBERTY…… ON U-S ONE-27….CLAIMED ONE LIFE
AND INJURED SIX OTHERS….
26 YEAR OLD LPHILLIP DILLION OF DANVILLE DIED AT THE CASEY COUNTY HOSPTIAL….
THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION……
CITY COUNCIL
07/10/17
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT…..ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR REPORTS…..AND TONIGHT’S CITY
COUNCIL MEET CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK……STARTING AROUND SIX……
MEETINGS
07/10/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS, THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 AND THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISGTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEET AT 5…..
THURSDAY NIGHT THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AT 6-30 AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…….
SPORTS
07/10/17
THE KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEUDLE FOR NEXT SEASON IS NOW COMPLETE……
THE WILDCATDS HAVE ADDED EXHIBITION GAMES WITH THOMAS MORE COLLEGE ON OCTOBER 27TH……AND WITH CENTRE COLLEGE ON NOVEMBER
THIRD…..
DURING JOHN CALIPARI’S TENURE…..KENTUCKY HAS PLAYED AN EXHIBITION GAME AGAISNT AT LEAT ONE INSTATE PROGRAM…..AND THEY
TRADITIONALLY GIVE EACH TEAM AROUND……20-TO-25-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..FOR PLAYING IN THE EXHIBITION GAMES…..
REAL I-D
07/07/17
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN KENTUCKY MORE TIME TO COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL “REAL I-D” LAW…….
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS GIVEN THE COMMONWEALTH UNTIL OCTOBER 10TH TO COMPLY WITH THE “REAL I-D” ACT…..
HOWEVER…. STATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL ASK FOR ANOTHER EXTENSION IN OCTOBER THAT WILL GIVE THEM UNTIL JANUARY TWENTY-19……
EARLIER THIS YEAR…..THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED A LAW ALLOWING KENTUCKIANS TO PURCHASE A “VOLUNTARY TRAVEL I-D”…..THAT WOULD
REPLACE THE STANDARD DRIVER’S LICENSE…..BUT THEY WON’T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL TWENTY-19….
THE TRAVEL I-D’s ARE OPTIONAL……BUT IF YOU DON’T HAVE ONE…..YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO USE YOUR STANDARD DRIVER’S LICENSE TO BOARD A
DOMESTIC FLIGHT OR ENTER A MILITARY BASE……
SHRED DAY
07/07/17
WHITE PLAINS BAPTIST CHURCH’S ANNUAL….FREE SHRED DAY…..WILL BE TOMORROW FROM EIGHT-30 TO 12-30…..
THE TRUCK FROM LAND SHARK SHREDDING WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SHRED DOCUMENTS…….
A COUNTY RECYCLE TRAILER WILL ALSO BE ON SITE TO ACCEPT COMPUTERS….. MONITORS….TELEPHONES….PRINTERS….AND TEVELSIONS 21-
INCHES OR LESS….
AND THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO BE ON SITE TO ACCEPT OLD PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS FOR PROPER
DISPOSAL……..
PURSUIT
07/07/17
THE E’TOWN POST OF THE STATE POLICE WAS NOTIFIED OF A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-65…..SOUTH OF UPTON……THAT RESULTED IN A
VEHICLE BEING STOLEN….
38 YEAR OLD ANGEL WALLACE OF BOWLING GREEN WAS TRAVELING NOTH IN A TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE TOYOTA…..WHEN SHE LOST CONTOL OF HER
VEHICLE AND IT OVERTUTNED….A GOOD SAMARITAN STOPPED TO ASSIST….WHEN WALLTEN TOOK THEIR VEHICLE…..
SHE TRAVELED NORTH ON THE INTER-STATE….EXITING AND RE-ENTERING THE INTER-STATE AT THE SONORA EXIT….WALLACE REFUSED TO STOP
FOR TROOPERS AND A PURSUIT ENSUED THRU HART AND BARREN COUNTIES……
WALLACE TRAVELED THRU THE WORK ZONE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED UNTIL SHE REACHED THE HORSE CAVE EXIT WHERE TIRE DEFLATION
DEVICES WERE USED…. CAUSING THE DRIVER’S SIDE TIRES TO DEFLATE…..BUT SHE CONTINUED ON…. FINALLY STOPPING AT THE PARK CITY EXIT….
WALLACE WAS LODGED IN THE HART COUNTY JAIL….FACING A NUMBER OF CHARGES…..INCLUDING THEFT, WANTON ENDANGERMENT, RECEIVING
STOLEN PROPERTY AND DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE…..
STABBING
07/07/17
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A STABBING THAT INJURED TWO PERSONS…
DEPUTIES RESPONDED O THE NORTH NEEDMORE ACRES ROAD AREA….TO REPORTS OF TWO SUBJECTS COVERED IN BLOOD….THAT’S WHERE
THEY LOCATED A MALE AND FEMALE WHO BOTH HAD BEEN INJURED BY AN EDGED WEAPON…AT ANOTHER RESIDENCE…..
THEY TOLD OFFICERS THAT THE SUSPECT HAD FLED THE SCENE…
BOTH INDIVIDUALS WERE TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL….AND NO OTHER INFORMATION IS BEING RELEASED AT THIS TIME…….
CORVETTE DRIVE
07/07/17
IF YOU’VE EVER WANTED TO DRIVE A CORVETTE…. THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUESUM…..MOTOR SPORTS PARK IS OFFERING YOU THAT CHANCE….
AS THEY HAVE RECEIVED FIVE CORVETTE…Z-51’s…. FOR THE PUBLIC TO DRIVE…..
THE TRACK IS OFFERING AN EXPERIENCE PROGRAM….WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN LEARN “ IN-THE-CLASSROOM” AND “ON-THE-TRACK” WITH A
TOURING LAP PROGRAM……WHICH BEGINS MONDAY…..BUT YOU MUST CALL AND MAKE A RESSERVATION TO PARTICIPATE……
RIBBON CUTTING
07/07/17
A RIBBON CUTTING WAS HELD YESTERDAY MORNING TO CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF PHASE-ONE….OF THE I-65 TO U-S 31-W CONNECTOR
PROJECT….
THE CEREMONY OPENED THE NEW I-65 INTERCHANGE AT MILE MAKER 30 AND A FOUR-LANE CONNECTOR ROAD TO U-S 68…..
THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECTE……PLANNED FOR NEXT YEAR…..WILL CREATE A TWO-LANE ROAD FROM U-S 68 TO 31-W……..
SPORTS
07/07/17
THE NASCAR TRIPLE HEADER WEEK END…..CONTINUES AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY TONIGHT…..WITH THE XFINITY SERIES “ALSCO 300”…….
LOTTERY HIT ONE-BILLION
07/06/17
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 28-YEAR HISTORY…..KENTUCKY LOTTERY SALES HAVE EXCCEEDED ONE-BILLION DOLLARS….
LOTTERY OFFICIAL SAY OVER-ALL TICKET SALES……FOR THE JUST-ENDED FISCAL YEAR…..SURPASSED THE LAST YEAR’S RECORD-BREAKING
AMOUNT BY THREE-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS….
SCRATCH-OFF TICKETS WERE ONCE AGAINST THE LARGEST INDIVIDUAL GAME WITH SALE OF 604-MILLON DOLLARS….WHICH WAS UP BY SIX-AND-A-
HALF MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE PREVIOUS…..KENO HAD THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE….RISING 15-PERCNEDT TO 76-MILLION
DOLLARS…..WHILE POWER BALL SALES DROPPED SHARPLY FROM LAST YEAR…..
AND THE LOTTERY TRANSFERS TO THE COMMONWEALTH REACHED A RECORD 252-MILLION DOLLARS……WHICH WAS AN INCREASE OF TWO-POINT-
FIVE MILLION…….
REPORT
07/05/17
THE BOWLING GREEN POST OF THE STATE POLICE HAS RRELEASED THE JUNE ACTIVITY REPORT…..
DURING THE MONTH TROOPERS AND DETECTIVES ISSUED 15-HUNDRED-EIGHT CITATIONS….WITH 254 BEING FOR SPEEDING AND 274 FOR
SEATBELT VIOLATIONS….
22 D-U-I ARRESTS WERE MADE….12-HUNDRED-14 COMPLIANTS WERE ANSWERED…. AND 104 ACCIDENTS WERE INVESTIGATED…..
47-CRIMINAL CASES WERE OPENED AND 190-CRIMINAL ARRESTS WERE MADE…..
NEW NATURE PRESERVE
07/05/17
THE STATE NATURE PRESERVE COMMISSION IS OPENING A NEW PRESERVE IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY LATER THIS MONTH….
THE CROOKED CREEK STATE NATURE PRESERVE… IN LEWIS COUNTY…. WILL OPEN JULY 15TH…..
THE 728-ACRE PRECERVE HAS A ONE-POINT-35 MILE TRIAL AND THE OPENING DAY EVENT WILL INCLUDE A FREE GUIDEED HIKE…..
THE NATUE COMMISSION WILL DEVELOP TRAIL MAPS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS…..AS-WELL-AS MANAGE HAITATE ALONG THE TRAIL AND
SURROUNDING NATURE PRESERVE….
WHILE LEWIS COUNTY FISCAL COURT WILL ASSISTN WITH PARKING LOT UPKEEP AND ROUTINE MOWING AND TRIAL MAINTENANCE…..
4H AGENT
07/05/17
A WELCOME RECEPTION WAS HELD AT THE ALLEN COUINTY EXTENSION FACILITY Y YESTERDAY FOR NEW 4-H AGENT ANNA MEADOR….
MEADOR……WHO WAS RAISED ON A 25-HUNDRED ACRE FARM IN SIMPSON COUNTY… GRADUATED FROM U-K THIS SPRING AND HAS BEEN
INVOVLED IN 4-H SINCE THE AGE OF FOUR….
MEADOR ASSUMES THE POSITION FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT OF MARTHA ARTERURN WHO WAS ALLEN COUNTY 4-H AGENT FOR 37-YEARS……
SPORTS
07/06/17
THE NASCAR TRIPLE-HEADER WEEK-END BEGINS TONIGHT AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY WITH THE CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SEREIS…..TIM BRAY
WITH THE SPEEDWAY TELLS US MORE……
NEWS-3……………….1:08………..Q-OF JULY
THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY IS LOCATED IN SPARTA……WHICH IS ABOUT HALF-WAY BETWEEN LOUISVILLE AND CINCINNATI……
RECEPTION
07/05/17
A WELCOME RECEPTON FOR ALLEN COUNTY’S NEW 4-H AGENT….ANNA MEADOR….WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON FROM THREE TO FIVE AT THE
ALLEN COUNTY EXTENSION FACILITY LOCATED AT 200 EAST MAIN STREET…..
WKU NEW PRESIDENT
07/05/17
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY’S NEW PRDSIDENT HAS OFFICIALLY TAKE THE REINS OF HIS POSITION…..AS TIMOTNY CABONI STARTED HIS NEW
ROLE MONDAY…. AS THE 10TH PRESIDENT OF WESTERN….
CABONI COMES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS….AND HE SUCCEEDS GARY RANSDELL WHO RETIRED AFTER LEADING THE INSTITUTION FOR 20
YEARS……
CARBONI EARNED HIS MASTER’S DEGREE AT WESTERN……HIS BACHELOR’S FROM L-S-U AND HIS DOCTORATE FROM VANDERBILT……
FANCY FARM
07/05/17
THE 137TH ANNUAL FANCY FARM PICNIC IS COMING UP THE FIRST WEEK-END IN AUGUST……
AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RYAN QUARLES, AUDITOR MIKE HARMON AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR WILL ATTEND THIS YEAR’S
PICNIC…..BUT GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN WILL NOT….
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAME COMER SAYS HE WILL ATTEND….
AND FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER BOBBY RICHARDSON FROM GLASGOW WILL SERVE AS MASTER-OF-CEREMONIES……
WARREN SHOOTING
07/05/17
THE WARREN COUINTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR A BOWLING GREEN MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING…
REPORTEDLY….. A LARGE PARTY WAS UNDERWAY WHEN 20 YEAROLD RYAN LAMBERT OF BOWLING GREEN WAS SHOT BY 20 YEAR OLD RUDOLPH
RANKINS…. WHO FLED THE SCENE ON FOOT….
LAMBERT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….AND AUTHORITIES SAY RANKINS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED
AND DANGEROUS……
ARREST
07/05/17
A MAMMOTH CAVE MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN THE DEATH OF A MUNFORDVILLE MAN….
28 YEAR OLD NICHOLAS WILSON HAS BEEN ARRST AND CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF MURDER……
MONDAY MORNING …..MUNFORDVILLE POLCIE WERE CALLED TO DO A WELFARE CHECK OF 59 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY DEVORE AT HIS RESIDENCE ON
OLD MAIN STREET…..WHERE OFFICERS NOTICED SIGNS OF “FOUL PLAY” AND STATE POPLCIE WERE CALLED….
LATER THAT NIGHT…..DEVORE AND HIS VEHICLE WERE FOUND IN THE CITY LIMITS OF MUNFORDVILLE…..
KY MEDICAID CHANGES
07/05/17
LAST YEAR…..GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN ASKED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR PERMISSION TO OVERHAUL THE COMMONWEALTH’S MEDICAID
PROGRAM….AND NOW THE GOVERNOR HAS UPDATED THAT PLAN…..
STATE OFFICIALS SAY THE CHANGES WOULD INCREASED TAXPAYER SAVINGS TO 358-MILLION DOLLARS BY TWENTY-21….BUT IT ALSO MEANS A
TOTAL OF 95-THOUSAND PEOPLE……NINE-THOUSAND MORE THAN ORIGINALLY PROPOSED…. WOULD LOSE THEIR MEDICAID COVERAGE……
BEVIN SAYS KENTUCKY CAN’T AFFORD TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE NEW PEOPLE WHO WERE ALLOWED TO ENROLL IN MEDICAID BECAUSE OF THE
FEDERAL “AFFORDABLE CARE ACT”…..ESPECIALLY WITH THE COMMONWEALTH FACING A MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR PUBLIC PENSION SHORTFALL…..
RESIDENTS RETURN HOME
07/05.17
RESIDENTS OF THE CASEY COUNTY WERE ALLOWED BACK INTO THEIR HOMES AND MOST BUSINESSES LAST NIGHT….FOLLOWING A FUEL SPILL
EARLIER IN THE DAY….
A TANKER TRUNK OVER-TURNED AND SPILLED AN ESTIMATED THOUSAND-GALLONS OF FUEL BEHIND THE DOGWALK MARKER….
AND ANOTHER SEVEN-THOUSAND GALLONS HAD TO BE TRANSFERRED OFF THE TANKED…..WHICH WAS RIGHTED LAST NIGHT….
PETE
07/05/17
06:05AM
81 YEAR OLD ARLETA JEAN PETE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT CAL TURNER REHAB AND SPECIALITY CARE…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; TONY PETE…..THREE SONS; ROBERT SKINNER OF WASHINGTON, DON SKINNER OF SCOTTSVILLE AND MIKE
MATHIS OR OREGON…. THREE DAUGHTERS; TINA FERGUSON OF MICHIGAN AND TAMMY O’DELL AND TRISH PETE BOTH OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A
BROTHER; KENNY LAMAS OF OREGON…..AND A SISTER; LORAINNE BOSWICK OF OKLAHOMA…..SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
JOHNSON
07/05/17
77 YEAR OLD HAROLD JOHNSON OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (THURS)
AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 TOMORROW
(THURS) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO VICTORY HILL MINISTRIES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; CENETTA JOHNSON…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; HANK AND DEAN AND REBECCA…..AND A DAUGHTER AND
SON-IN-LAW; PAULA AND MARK COOK ALL OF FLORIDA…..THREE STEP-SONS AND STEP-DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; RONALD AND PATRICIA GRIFFIN OF
TEXAS, RODNEY AND HEATHER GRIFFIN OF MINNESOTA AND PHILLIP AND KRISTEN GRIFFIN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW;
CLIFFORD AND MARY LOIS OF FLORIDA…..THREE GRANDCHILDREN, NINE STEP-GRANDCHILDREN, A GREAT-GRANDCHILD AND SIX STEP-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
07/05/17
THE CARDINALS HOST MIAMI…..
THE REDS PLAY IN COLORADO….
THE BRAVES ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON HOUSTON…..
AND THE HOT RODS TANGLE WITH DAYTON AT BOWLING GREEN BALL PARK….
GIVENS GIVES UP LEADERSHIP POST
07/03/17
CITING….PRESSING FAMILY CONCERNS…..STATE SENATOR DAVID GIVENS HAS RESIGNED HIS POST AS SENATE PRESIDEN PRO TEM…
GIVENS….WHO WILL REMAIN A RANK-AND-FILE MEMBER DIDN’T ELABORATE ON HIS REASON FOR GIVING UP THE LEADERSHIP POST……
HE REPRESENTS THE NINTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT WHICH IS COMPRISED OF ALLEN……BARREN….. GREEN….METCALFE……MONROE…..AND
SIMPSON COUNTIES……
AMISH FARMER SENTENCED
07/03/17
AN AMISH FARMER HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR SELLING IMPROPERLY LABELED HRBAL SALVE….
57 YEAR OLD SAMEUL GIROD HAS BEEN MAKE AND SELL CHICKWEE SALVE FOR YEARS ON HIS FARM IN BATH COUNTY…..
HOWEVER…..THE F-D-A LABELED THE SALVE A DRUG….WHICH BROUGHT IT UNDER FEDERAL REGULATON….
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ACCUSED GIROD OF MANUFACTURING THE HERBAL SALVE IN AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT WAS NOT REGISTERED WITH THE
F-D-A….AND PACKAGED IN A CONTAINER THAT “FAILED TO BEAR LABELING CONTAINING ADEQUATE DIRECTIONS FOR USE”…..…..
GIROD MUST ALSO PAY 14-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION…..AND PER COUNT ASSESSMENT EQUALING 13-HUNDRED DOLLARS….
AND AFTER SERVING THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE….HE COULD RESUEMD MAKING HIS PRODUCTS IN A LEGAL MANNER…..
ARREST
07/03/17
A BOWLING GREEN MAN IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES FOLLOWING HIS ARREST BY THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT….
THE DEPUTY ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE A VEHCILE AT THE INTER-SECTION OF VETERAN’S MEMORIAL AND GLEN LILY ROAD….BUT IT FLED THE
AREA….AND A PURSUIT ENSUED…
THE DRIVER…..30 YEAR OLD BRYAN GRIFFIN….FLED ON FOOT IN THE AREA OF SCOTT WAY AND MITCHELL COURT…..BEFORE HE WAS LOCATED IN
THE 600 BLOCK OF GODDON AVENUE……
WKU STUDENT NAMED MISS KY
07/03/17
A WESTERN KENTUCKY UNVERSITY STUDENT HAS BEEN CROWNED MISS KENTUCKY…
20 YEAR OLD MOLLY MATNEY….A JUNIOR “AG” MAJOR AT WESTERN WHO’S PLATFORM IS “FARM FIT”….WILL REPRESENT THE COMMONWEALTH IN
THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT IN SEPTEMBER…..
MATNEY WAS COMPETING AS MISS MAMMOTH CAVE AREA……
MEETINGS
07/03/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEETS TONIGHT AT 6:30 AND GRAHAM LODGE AND THE SADDLE CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW HAS BEEN MOVED TO JULY 11TH……AND
IF YOUR GROUP IS SCHEDULED TO MEET TOMORROW….YOU’LL WANT TO CHECK AND IF THEY WILL MEET BECAUSE OF THE FOURTH OF JULY
HOLIDAY…..
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 5 THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE DIABETES, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND THE
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP AND THE JUNIOR JAYCEES BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6…..
SPORTS
07/03/17
FRANKLIN’S KENNY PERRY CLAIMED HIS SECOND….U-S SENIOR OPEN YESTERDAY….. .BY TWO STROKES…..AS HE FINISHED 16-UNDER PAR….
PERRY’S 264 TOTAL WAS THREE STROKES BETTER THAN THE U-S SENOR OPEN RECORD……SET BY HALE IRWIN IN TWO-THOUSAND…..AND
MATDHED BY PERRY IN TWENTY-13……
4TH DRIVING
06/30/17
THE EXTRA LONG FOURTH OF JULY WEEK-END IS HERE…..AS IT BEGINS AT SIX TONIGHT AND RUNS UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY…..
SOME 38-MILLION MOTORISTS WILL HIT THE ROAD….WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF ALMOST THREE-PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR……
10-PEOPLE DIED ON THE COMMONWELTH’S ROADWAYS LAST FOURTH OF JULY…… WITH THREE OF THOSE BEING ALCOHOL RELATED…..
GRIMES WON’T RELEASE INFO
06/30/17
SECRETRY OF STATE ALISON GRIMES SAYS HER OFFICE WILL NOT COMPLY WITH A REQUEST BY THE PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION ON ELECTION
INTEGRITY…..
THE COMMISSION….WHICH IS LOOKING INTO ALLEGED ACTS OF VOTER FRAUD…. SENT LETERS TO ALL 50 STATES ASKING FOR NANES….
ADDRESSES…DATE OF BIRTH…..PARTY AFFILIATION…..THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS…..AND VOTING HISTORY DATING BACK
TO TWO-THOUSAND-SIX….
CALIFORNIA AND VIRGINA HAVE ALSO SAID THEY WILL NOT RELEASE THE INFORMATION…..
FIREFIGHTERS TO ARIZONA
06/30/17
FIREFIGHTERS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH ARE IN ARIZONA TO HELP FIGHT WILDFIRES NEAR SAN CARLOS…..
THE KENTUCKY DIVISION OF FORESTY SAYS THE 20-MEMBER CREW IS MAD OF OF FIREFIGHTERS FROM THE DIVISION OF FORESTY…...DANIEL BOONE
NATIONAL FOREST…..AND CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL PARK…..
LIVER
06?/30/17
86 YEAR OLD GILLIS W. OLIVER OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT ONE GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN DOVER CEMETERY…. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 THIS MORNING
(FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO DOVER CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; CHRISTINE OLIVER…..A DAUGHTER; JENNIFER DOWNING OS SCOTTSVILLE….AND A STEP-SISTER; DOT CALVERT OF
FRANKLIN…..A GRANDCHILD AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/30/17
BELFRY HIGH SCHOOL HEAD FOOTBALL COACH….PHILIP HAYWOOD……HAS BECOME THE FIRST KENTUCKY COACH TO BE NAMED….NATIONAL
FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR .BY THE NANTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC COACHES ASSOCIATION…..
HAYWOOD…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH WITH 417 CAREER VICTORIES…...CAPPED A 14-AND
ONE SEASON LAST YEAR…..BY LEADING THE PIRATES TO THEIR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE STATE TITLE…..
MURRAY DORM EXPLOSION
06/29/17
A REPORTED NATURAL GAS LEAK AT A MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY DORM CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE…..
THE BLAST GUTTED THE GROUND FLOOR AND DAMAGED PARTS OF THE SECOND FLOOR…..DEBRA FROM THE EXPLOSION FLEW INTO NEARBY
BUILDINGS…..BUT DAMAGE TO THE OTHER STRUCTURES WAS MINOR……
NO STUDENTS WERE USING THE BUILDING…..BUT ONE UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED….
AND NONE OF THE STUDENTS ON CAMPUS FOR THE GOVERNOR’S SCHOLARS PROGRAM WAS INJURED…..
PARK CITY EXPANSION
06/29/17
BLUEGRASS SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES….WILL INVEST ALMOST TWO-MILLION DOLLARS TO LEASE AND UPGRADE A BUILDING IN PARK CITY FOR
OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE SPACE THAT WILL CREATED 27 NEW FULL-TIME POSITIONS…AND WILL INVEST JUST OVER ONE-AND-A HALF MILLION
DOLLARS FOR SIMILAR UPGRADES IN SHEPHERDSVILLE THAT WILL CREATE 24 NEW FULL-TIME JOBS….
HEADERQUARTERED IN BOWLINGGREEN SINCE TWO-THOUSAND TWO…...BLUEGRASS SUPPLY PROVIDES WAREHOUSE….QUALITY SUPPORT….
LIGHT ASSEMBLY….AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO CUSTOMERS IN FOUR STATES…..
ARREST
06/29/17
THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE WAS CALLED TO A RESIDENCE IN CAVE CITY AFTER STATE POLICE DETECTED THE ORDER OF MARIJUAN
INSIDE….
CONSENT TO SEARCH WAS GIVEN….AND OFFICERS FOUND JUST OVER 11-GRAMS OF MARIJUANA, CRYSTAL METH, PRESCRIPTION PILLS AND
SUSPECTED ECSTACY…..
27 YEAR OLD BLAKE DYALN LAWLER WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METH,
POSSESSION OF A LEGEND DRUG AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
GUILTY PLEA
06/29/17
A HORSE CAVE MAN AND LARUE COUNTY COACH HAS PLEADED GUILT TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT INVOLVING A JUVENILE…..
48 YEAR OLD KELTON “SIMON” FORD WAS ORGINALLY CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE…..BUT AS PART OF A PLEA AGREEMENT….THE CHARGE WAS
AMENDED TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OF A VICTIM UNDER 18….
FORD WILL RECEIVE TWO YEARS PROBATION….HE’S TO HAVE NO CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM OR HER FAMILY…..HE WILL MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO
TEACH OR COACH DURING THE PROATION PERIOD…..AND WILL PAY COURT COSTS…..
BESHEAR TO SUE COMPANIES
06/29/17
WITH A RECORD NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS DYING FROM OPIOID OVERDOSES…..
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR SAYS HIS OFFICE PLANS TO SUE UP TO 10 DRUG MANUFACTURERS…..DISTRIBUTORS….AND RETAILERS L
FOR WHAT HE SAYS IS THEIR ROLE IN FUELING THE COMMNWEALTH’S OPIOID EPIDEMIC BY ILLEGALY MARKETING AND SELLING OPIOIDS TO
KENTUCKIANS….
FOOD DONATION BILL
06/29/17
A NEW KENTUCKY LAW WILL SHIELD ENTITIES DONATING FOOD TO NONPROFITS….FROM LIABILITY……WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASISNG FOOD
DONATIONS…….
THE “FOOD IMMUNITY BILL” PROTECTS MARKETS…..FARMERS…..AND OTHER GROUPS FROM LAWSUITS AND CRIMINAL CHARGES IF SOMEONE GETS
SICK AFTER EATING THEIR DONATONS……PROVIDING THERE WAS NO INTENTIAL MISCONDUCT……
A FEDERAL GOOD SAMARITAN LAW ALREADY PROVIDED LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR FOOD DONATIONS…..BUT FEAR OF LEGAL ACTON WAS SENDING
FOOD TO TRASH BINS INSTEAD OF FOOD BANKS…..AND ITS HOPED THE NEW LAW WILL GIVE RETAILERS MORE CONFIDENCE AND MAY LEAD TO
MORE PEERISHABLE DONATIONS
SPORTS
06/29/17
THERE WILL BE INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT ON THE COMMONWEALTH’S WATERWAYS THIS WEEK END…..AS PART OF A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO
DETER IMPAIRED BOATING….
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE SAYS OPERATION “ DRY WATER”…….WILL BE CONDUCTED TOMORROW THRU JULY
SECOND….
THE DEPARTMENT SAYS INPAIRED BOATING IS A LEADING CONTRIBUTOR IN BOATING DEATHS……
FISCAL COURT
06/28/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE TRAMMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..AND GAVE FINAL APPROVAL TO THE
TWENTY-17-18 BUDGET…..
THE COURT APPOINTED JESSICA CLINE AS COUNTY TREASURER…..REPLACING MELBA PATRICK WHO IS RETIRING FRIDAY…….
AND A RECEPTION FOR PATRICK WILL BE HELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON…..FROM TWO TO FOUR…..IN THE FISCAL COURT MEETING ROOM IN THE
CITY/COUNTY BUILDING……
COMER RELEASES TAX RETURNS
06/28/17
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER HAS REIGNITED AN OLD POLITICAL RIVALRY BY PUBLICLY RELEASING HIS PERSON INCOME TAX
RETURNS…..AND QUESTIONING WHY GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HASN’T DONE THE SAME……
COMER WAS ONE OF SIX MEMNERS OF CONGRESS TO RELEASE TAX RETURNS AT THE REQUEST OF ROLL CALL…..WHICH IS A WASHINGTON BASED
PUBLICATION……
NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT
06/28/17
TOMORROW……MOST OF THE LAWS THAT MADE IT THRU THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY EARLIER THIS YEAR WILL TAKE EFFECT…..THE EXECPTIONS WERE
THOSE THAT HAD EMERGENCY CLAUSES THAT TRIGGERED THEM TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY….. AND THOSE THAT SPECIFIED LATER EFFECTIVE
DATES…..
LAWS TAKING EFFECT TOMORROW WILL ALLOW PUBLICLY FUNDED CHARTER SCHOOLS TO OPERATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..ATTACKS ON FIRST
RESPONDERS WILL BE CONSIDERED A HATE CRIME DURING SENTENCING FOR CERTAIN CRIMES…. ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO USE FEWER
DAYS FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS……ALLOWING CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR POWER IN KENTUCKY……BANNING
REGISTERED SEX-OFFENDERS FROM PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS…..ALLOW HOSPITAL PATIENTS TO DESIGNATE SOMEONE AS A “LAY CARE GIVER” TO
PROVIDE CARE TO THE PATIENT WHEN THEY RETURN HOME….. AND TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON A LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION IF
THEY HAVE AN AUNT…..UNCLE….SON-IN-LAW OR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW EMPLOYED BY THE DISTRICT……
DRUG OVERDOSES UP
06/28/17
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY…..THERE WERE 14-HUNDRED-FOUR FATAL DRUG OVERDOZE DEATH IN THE
COMMONWEALTH LAST YEAR…...WHICH WAS A SEVEN-POINT-FOUR PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR……
THE REPORT ALSO FOUND THAT FENTANYL CONTRIBUTED TO AT LEAT 623 DEATHS….AND HERION WAS A FACOT IN 456 OTHERS….
THE HIGEST NUMBER OF FATALITIES OCCURRED IN LOUISVILLE…..LEXINGTON…..AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY……
AND LESLIE COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF FATAL OVERDOSES ON A PER CAPITA BASIS……
JUNIOR LIVESTOCK EXPO
06/28/17
THE AMERICAN BLACK HEREFORD ASSOCIATION IS HOLDING THE FIRST….A-B-H-A JUNIOR NATIONAL LIVESTOCK EXPO…..AT THE W-K-U AG EXPO
CENTER…TODAY THRU SUNDAY…..
THE A-B-H-A IS MOVING THEIR HEADQUARTERS TO THE COMMONWEALTH……
OPENING CEREMONIES WILL BE FRIDAY MORNG AT 10……
SPORTS
06/28/17
THE LADY PATRIOT BASKETBALL TEAM WILL HOST THEIR ANNUAL SUMMER CAMP JULY 17TH THRU JULY 19TH…..FROM EIGHT TO 12NOON EACH
DAY…..
THE CAMP IS FOR GIRLS ENTERING PRESCHOOL THRU THE EIGHTH GRADE THIS FALL…..COST FOR THE CAMP IS 40-DOLLARS PER CAMPER…..AND
REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD THE FRIST DAY OF CAMP…..
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA AS PART OF THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM……
SHERIFF’S AUDIT
06/27/17
STATE AUDITOR MIKE HARMON HAS RELEASED THE TWENTY-15 TAX AUDIT FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..
STATE LAW REQUIRES THE AUDITOR TO ANNUALLY AUDIT THE ACCOUNTS OF EACH COUNTY SHERIFF…..AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW…..THE
AUDITOR ISSUES TWO REPORTS EACH YEAR…..ONE AUDITs THE SHERIFF’S TAX ACCOUNT AND THE OTHER REPORTS ON THE AUDIT OF THE SHERFF’
S FEE ACCOUNT WHICH IS USED TO RUN THE OFFICE……
ACCORDING TO THE JUST RELEASED TAX AUDIT…..THE SHERIFF’S FINANCIAL STATEMENT FAIRLY PRESENTS THE TAXES CHARGED…..CREDITED….
AND PAID FOR DURING THE PERIOD OF APRIL 16TH-TWENTY-15 THRU APRIL 15TH-TWENTY-16……. ARE IN COMFORMITY WITH THE REGULATORY
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING……
THE AUDITOR NOTED NO INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE…..AND ALSO NOTED NO MATTERS INVOLVING INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL
REPORTING AND ITS OPERATION…..THAT WERE CONSIDERED TO BE MATERIAL WEAKNESSES…….
FARMERS MARKET
06/27/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY FARMER’S MARKET IS NOW RENTING BOOTH SPACE….AT THE “AG” PAVILION AT THE ALLEN COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS…..FROM
EIGHT TO ONE ON SATURDAYS…..NOW TO OCTOBER FIRST…..
THE COST IS 10-DOLLARS PER BOOTH AND YOU WILL NEED TO BRING YOUR OWN TABLE……
PAYMENT GOES TO THE ALLEN COUNTY FARMER’S MARKET AND FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL TWO-THREE-SEVEN-14-43……..
HAWKS
06/2717
76 YEAR OLD KENNETH ELWOOD “WOODY” HAWKS SOF ADOLPHUS DIED TODAY (TUES) AT THE MEDICAL CENGTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10 THURSDAY MORNING AT THE
FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BRENDA SUE CALDWELL HAWKS…..A DAUGHTER; ASHLEE OF ADOLPHUS……A SON; WAYNE OF TOMPKINSVILLE….A
SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; DONNELL AND BILLY JOE WELLS OF GLASGOW…..A BROTHER; J-W BOWLES OF GLASGOW…A SISTER; SHELIA
LAWRENCE….AND TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW; LINDA HELSON AND MARY ANN CALDWELL BOTH OF ADOLPHUS……FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
STATE HIGHWAY PLAN
06/27/17
THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS RELEASED A DATA-DRIVEN LIST OF STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP
GUIDE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT HIGHWAY PLAN……
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS…..THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET EVALUATED AND SCORED MORE THAN 11-HUNDRED PROJECTS ACROSS
THE COMMONWEALTH……..USING THE NEW…..STRATEGIC HIGHWAY INVESTMENT FORMULA FOR TOMORROW PROGRAM…….OR SHIFT…..
THE FORMULA IS AN OBJECTIVE APROACH THAT USES DATA ON SAFETY….. CONGESTION….ASSET MANAGEMENT…. ECONOMIC GROWTH…..AND
COST-BENEFIT RATIOS……
THE NEXT STEP IN THE …..SHIFT PROCESS…..WILL FOCUS ON RANKING REGIONAL PROJECTS…..AND TRANPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN
GEOGRAPHICAL SECTIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH…..
“SHIFT” WILL HELP PRIORITIZE SPENDING OF TWO-POINT-SIX BILLION DOLARS OVER THE NEXT SIX-YEAR CYCLE…… AS THE CURRENT SIX-YEAR
HIGHWAY PLAN HAS NEARLY SIX-BILLION DOLLARS IN UNFUNDED TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS……
DAVIS TAKES NEW POSITION
06/27/17
06:05AM
SHANE DAVIS…..WHO HAS SERVED AS PRICIPAL AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSIVLLE HIGH SCHOOL THE LAST FOUR YEARS…..IS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF
SAFETY AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS…..
DAVIS LEAVES THE HIGH SCHOOL AFTER ALMOST TWO-DECADES OF TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATION….
IN HIS NEW ROLE……DAVIS WILL BEWORKING ON SAFETY ASPECTS FOR THE DISTRICT…..AND THE SUPPORT ROLW WILL HAVE HIM WORKING WITH
EVERYONE IN THE DISTRICT……IN HELPING WITH THEIR NEEDS…..
BLUE GRASS RECORD
06/27/17
THE 14TH ANNUAL….BLUEGRASS ROOTS AND BRANCHES FESTIVAL IN OWENSBORO…. HAS SET A NEW ATTENANCE RECORD….
THE BLUEGRAS MUSEUM SAYS 26-THOUSAND PEOPLE…..FROM 39-STATES AND FOUR FOREIGN COUNTRIES….ATTEND THHIS YEARS FESTIVAL
WHICH AS HELD JUNE 21ST THRU 24TH……
THE OLD RECORD WAS SET IN TWENTY-15….WHEN OVER 25-THOUSAND ATTENDED……
FISCAL COURT
06/27/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELS TO THE TRAMMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT TONIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..
AND TONIGHT’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SEVEN……
SPORTS
06/27/17
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY FOOTBALL…..SEASON TICKET HOLDERS….MAY BEIGN PURCHASING SINGLE-GAMES TICKETS TOMORROW…..FOR THE
WILDCATS’ SEVEN HOME GAMES THIS FALL…..
THEN SINGLE GAME TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC STARTING JULY 14TH….
FOR SINGLE GAME TICKET PRICING…..KROGER FIELD HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO FOUR ZONES……AND BASED ON THE OPPONENT AND ZONE…….
SINGLE GAME TICKET PRICES WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 95 DOLLARS
NEW AC/S HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
06/26/17
THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION THIS MORNING… AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE…..TO DISCUSS HIRING A NEW
PRINCIPAL FOR ALLEN COUNTY SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL……AND FOLLOWING A ONE-AND-A HALF HOUR CLOSED SESSION…..JOSEPH COABY
WAS SELECTED AT THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF AC/S HIGH SCHOOL.
THERE WERE FIVE APPLICANTS AND THE COUNCIL INTERVIEWED THREE CANDIDATES……..
WKU BUDGET
06/26/17
THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS HAS APPROVED A 414-MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET FOR TWENTY-17-18…..
THE NEW BUDGET IS TWO-POINT-EIGHT PERCNE MORE THAN THE CURRENT BUDGET…..AND INCLUDES THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S APPROVED
EQUITY ADJUSTMENT OF TWO-POINT-34 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE STATE APPROPRIATION…. WHICH MAKES UP 18-PERCENT OF THE TOTAL
BUDGET…..
TUTION AND FEES ACCOUNT FOR 49-PERCENT OF THE BUDGET…..AND THE NEW BUDGET INCLUDES A 145-DOLLARS PER SEMESTER INCREASE IN
RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE TUTTION……WHICH IS THE SECOND LOWEST AMONG THE COMMONWEALTH’S PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS…..
THE REGENTS ALSO ELECTED DR. PHILLIP BALE OF GLASGOW AS CHAIRMAN…….
BGMU PHONE SCAM
06/26/17
A PHONE SCAM…..INVOLVING BOWLING GREEN MUNICIPAL UTILITIES…..HAS BEEN REPORTED…
THE SCAMMERS….WHO CLAIM TO REPRESENT B-G-M-U….ARE CALLING BUSINESSES AND TELLING THEM THEIR BILLS ARE OVER DUE AND SHOULD
BE PAID IMMEDIATLEY TO AVOID DISCONNECTION……
B-G-M-U SAY BILLS…..LATE NOTICES…..AND DISCONNECT INFORMATION IS SENT THROUGH THE POSTAL SERVICE OR E-MAIL…..AND IF YOU RECEIVE
ONE OF THESE CALLS…. DO NOT GIVE OUT ANY INFORMATION AND HANG UP……
STABBING-HORSE CAVE
06/26/17
STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO A STABBING AT A RESIDENCE ON SOUTH JACKSON HIGHWAY…..IN HART COUNTY…..THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH
OF A HORSE CAVE MAN…..
UPON ARRIVAL…..TROOPERS LOCATED 23 YEAR OLD ANICETO PEREZ LOPEZ OF HORES CAVE WITH A STAB WOUND TO THE ABDOMEN…..HE WAS
FLOWN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE WHERE HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES……..
THE MALE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INJURY SUSTAINED BY LOPEZ.....AND ABOTHER MALE…..WERE ON THE SCENE WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED AND
THEY HAD SUSATINED INJURIES FROM AN ALTERCATION THEY WERE IN WITH LOPEZ……
MEETINGS
06/26/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 AND FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7……
SPORTS
06/26/17
KY SPEEDWAY REMOVES SEATS
06/26/17
06:05AM
WHEN THE NASCAR TRIPLE-–HEADER IS RUN AT THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY…..THE FIRST WEEK-END IN JULY…..THEY’LL FIND A REDUCED
GRANDSTAND…. AS 20-THOUSAND SEATS HAVE BEEN REMOVED….REDUCING THE SEATING FROM 106-THOUSAND TO 86-THOUSAND…..
WHEN THE SPEEDWAY OPENED IN TWO-THOUSAND…..THE SEATING CAPACITY WAS 66-THOUSAND……BUT AFTER SPEEDWAY MOTOR SPORTS
BOUGHT THE TRACK AND ANNOUNCED A CUP RACE WOULD BE COMING TO THE TRACK…..SEATING WAS INCREASED TO 106-THOUSAND….
THE FIRST CUP RACE WAS A SELL OUT…..BUT SINCE THEN….HAS NEVER COME CLOSE TO SELLING OUT AGAIN……
THE SEATS REMOVED WERE THE LEAST DESIRABLE…..AND EVEN WITH A CAPACITY OF 86-THOUSAND….KENTUCK SPEEDWAY WILL STILL BE ONE OF
THE LARGEST TRACKS ON THE NASCAR CIRCUIT…..
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
06/23/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFCIE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..THE UNEMPLOYEMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM THREE-POINT-NINE
PERCENT IN APRIL TO THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN MAY……AND THIS MAY’S JOBLESS RATE WAS WELL BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-THREE
PERCENT RECORDED IN MAY OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN WARREN COUNTY
TO FIVE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH……JOBLESS RATES FELL IN 74 COUNTIES……ROSE IN 28…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN 18……
WOODFORD COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THREE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 16-POINT-SIX PERCENT……
ARTS ON MAIN
06/23/17
THE NEXT CONCERT AT “ARTS ON MAIN” WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT…..
“ARTS ON MAIN” IS LOCATED ON EAST MAIN STREET NEXT TO U-S BANK…..THE FREE CONCERT BEGINS AT SEVEN AND BE SURE AND BRING A LAWN
CHAIR OR BLANKET……
IN CASE OF RAIN…..THE CONCERT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STREET TO THE ALLEN COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE…….
ACCIDENT-BARREN
06/23/17
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT AT THE 48-MILE MARKER….IN BARREN COUNTY….THAT INJURED ONE PERSON…..
30 YEAR OLD AMANDA DEAN OF OHIO WAS SOUTHBOND….WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER TWENTY-10 PONTIAC…AND IT LEFT THE ROADWAY…..
AND OVERTURNED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MEDIAN…..EJECTING THE DRIVER……WHO WAS FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL FOR
TREATMENT……
FORMER SHERIFF PLEAD GUILTY
06/23/17
A FORMER LARUE COUNTY SHERIFF HAS PLEAD GUILTY……IN FEDERAL COURT….TO EMBEZZLING MONEY WHILE IN OFFICE…..
58 YEAROLD BOBBY CARLTON SHOFFNER OF HODGENVILLE ADMITTED TO TAKING 22-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TAX RECEIPTS……HE ALSO ADMITTED
TO ACCEPTING 12-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN PENALITIES….WHICH HE WAIVED ON THE COUNTY COMPUTER SYSTEM AND KEPT FOR HIS PERSONAL
USE…..AND HE ADMITTED TO USING THE COUNTY CREDIT CARD TO PAY 32-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN PERSONS EXPENSES…….
SHOFFNER AGREED TO PAY 36-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION TO LARU COUNTY……AND HE WILL PAY A ONE-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE AT
SENTENCING…. WHICH IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 21ST…….
FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF
06/23/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS DIRECTED THAT FLAG AT ALL STATE OFFIC EBUILDING BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF TODAY…..IN HONOR OF SERGEANT
WILLIAM BAYS….A FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER….WHO DIED IN AFGHANISTAN ON JUNE 10TH….
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS…..BUSINESSES…… ORGANIZATIONS…..AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN IN THE TRIBUTE BY
LOWERING THEIR FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF…..
SENATE HEALTH CARE BILL
06/22/17
SENATE REPUBLICANS….YESTERDAY…..RELEASED A 142-PAGE DRAFT OF THEIR BILL TO ELIMINATE MUCH OF THE OBAMA HEALTH CARE
LAW……AND SENATOR RAND PAUL SAY HE AND THREE OTHER REPUBLICAN SENATORS ARE PREPARING TO ANNOUNCE THEIR OPPOSITON TO THE
BILL AS IT’S WRITTEN…..
THE OPPOSITION PUTS THE BILL IN JEOPARDY…..SINCE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL CAN ONLY LOST TWO REPUBLICAN VOTES AND STILL
PASS THE LEGISLATION……
PAUL SAYS THE BILL TOO CLOSELY RESEMBLES OBAMA CARE AND DOESN’T GO FAR ENOUGH TO REPEAL THE FORMER PRESIDENT’S LAW…..
PAUL ALSO SAYS HE AND THE OTHER SENATORS ARE OPEN TO NEGOTIATION….BUT THEY NEED TO MAKE THEIR OPPOSITION CLEAR IN ORDER TO
ENSURE NEGOTIATIONS HAPPEN……
SPORTS
06/23/17
THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR LOUISVILLE……AT THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES LAST NIGHT…..AS THEY LOST TO T-C-U FOUR TO THREE….
THE CARDINALS FINISH THE SEASON WITH A 53 AND 12 RECORD…..
HOMELESS COUNT
06/22/17
THE KENTUCKY HOUSING CORPORATION SAYS THEIR ANNUAL COUNT HAS FOUND FOUR-THOUSAND-25 HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE
COMMONWEALTH…..
THE RESULTS OF THE POINT-IN-TIME COUNT OF PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS……IN EMERENCY SHELTERS….OTHER TEMPORARY HOUSING
WERE RELEASED TUESDAY…..AS THE AGENCY COORDINATED A COUNT IN ALL COMMUNITIES…..EXCEPT IN LOUISVILLE AND LEXINGTON….;WHILE
SEPARATE COUNTS WERE CONDUCTED……
THE POINT-IN-TIME COUNT FOUND 19-HUNDRED-40 HOMELESS PEOPLE……WHILE LEXINGTON REPORTED ONE-THOUSAND-51 HOMELESS…..AND
LOUISVILLE REPORTED COUNTING ONE-THOUSAND-34 FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR-THOUSAND-25 HOMELESS IN KENTUCKY……
THE HOUSING CORPORATION SAYS WHILE IT’S ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE OVERALL NUMBER OF HOMELESS ON THE DECLINE…..THE REDUCTION
ISN’T SIGNIFICANT…..AS A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE REPORTED BEING HOMELESS FOR THE FIRST TIME……
TUITION INCREASES
06/22/17
THE AVERAGE COST OF TUITION AND FEES….FOR FOUR YEARS AT A PUBLIC KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..WILL BE MORE THAT 39-THOUSAND DOLLARS
THIS FALL AFTER THE COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION APPROVED INCREASES FOR MOST INSTITUTIONS…..
ALL BUT TWO SCHOOLS ASKED FOR THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED…..THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE DIDN’T ASK FOR AN INCREASE…..AND KENTTUCKY
STATE UNIVERSITY’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS YET TO ASK FOR AN INCREASSE…..
WESTERN’S THREE-PERCENT INCREASE PUSHES THE PRICE OF A FULL-YEAR OF TUITION AND FEES TO JUST OVER 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
TRAILING ONLY LOUISVILLE AND KENTUCKY…..
TUITION WILL ALSO BE INCREASING AT TWO-YEAR SCHOOLS IN THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM…..AS THE COUNCIL
APPROVED A SIX-DOLLAR PER CREDIT HOUR INCREASE…..
THE COUNCIL ALSO APROVED THE DETAILS OF A NEW STATE FUNDING MODEL…. FROM NOW NOW…..35-PERCENT OF STATE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITYS WILL BE BASED ON THE TYPLE OF DEGREES AWARDED…..
ETHICS RULING TO BE APPEALED
06/22/17
THE KENTUCKY ETHICS COMMISION SAYS IT WILL APPEAL A FEDERAL JUDGE’S ORDER ALLOWING LOBBYISTS TO DONATE TO POLITICAL
CAMPAIGNS….
IN HIS RULING…..JUDGE WILLIAM BERTELSMAN STRUCK DOWN MOST OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S ETHICS LAW REGARDING CONTACT BETWEEN
LAWMAKERS AND LOBBYISTS…..SAYING THE BAN ON LOBBYISTS GIVING GIFTS TO LAWMAKERS AND MAKING POLITICAL DONATIONS VIOLATED THEIR
FIRST ADMENDMENT RIGHTS…..
THE ETHICS LAWS WERE PUT IN PLACE IN THE MID-1990’s…...AFTER 22 LAWMAKERS AND LOBBYISTS WERE CHARGED WITH GIVING AND ACCEPTING
BRIBES…..
LOUISVILLE OFFICER SHOT
06/22/17
LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO ALLEGEDLY SHOT AT OFFICERS…..STRIKING ONE IN THE FOOT….
OFFICERS WHERE CALLED TO REPORTS OF A SUSPICIOUS PERSON TRYING TO OPEN DOORS……
AS THEY APPROCAHCE HE TOOK OFF RUNNING….AND AS THEY CAME AROUND A CORNER……THE SUSPECT OPENED FIRE…………
SPORTS
06/22/17
AT THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES…..
LOUISVILLE TAKES ON T-C-U……
NEW CHURCHILL FACILITY
06/21/17
CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED HAS ANNOUINCED PLANS TO BUILD A 60-MILLION DOLLAR….STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY IN LOUISVILLE….THAT
WILL INCLUDE EXOTIC WAGERING……A SPORTS BAR AND RESTAURANT…..600-RACING MACHINES…..AND A PLAYERS CLUB……
THE PROJECT WILL CREATE 250 CONSTRUCTION JOBS…….AND ANOTHER 200 NEW FULL AND PART-TIME JOBS TO MANAGE THE FACILITY WHICH
WILL OPEN NEXT SUMMER……
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT COMES ON THE HEELS OF CHURCHILL’S DECISION TO RELOCATE ITS….TWIN-SPIRES-DOT-COM BUSINESS…..TO LOUISVILLE
FROM SILICON VALLEY-CALIFORA……CREATING MORE THAN 70-NEW JOBS……
ARREST
06/21/17
BOWLING GREEN POLICE HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH TWO RECENT ROBBERIES…..
OFFICERS SAY 20 YEAR OLD CALEB HALL OF BOWLING GREEN CONFESSED TO ROBBING THE DOLLAR GENERAL STORE…..ON THE 31-W BY-PASS ON
JUNE 17TH AND LONG JOHN SILVERS ON THE BY-PASS JUNE 19TH…..
HALL HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF ROBBERY……..
MISSING MAN
06/21/17
LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A MISISNG MAN WHO WAS LIKELY IN ROUTE TO THE BONNAROO MUSIC FESTIVAL ON OR ABOUT JUNE
SEVENTH….
27 YEAR OLD BRET BROFFMAN-JUNIOR IS A WHITE MALE…..FIVE-FEET- 10-INCHES TALL….AND WEIGHS 140 POUNDS…..
HIS VEHICLE WAS FOUND ON VETERANS OUTER LOOP….NEAR FRANK MILL ROAD IN GLASGOW…..ON THE SEVENTH……
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTAXCT THE GLASGOW POLICE DEPARTMENT AT SIX-FIVE-ONE-51-51…….
GLASGOW SQUARE CLOSED
06/21/17
THE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY FILM COMMISION WILL BE IN DOWTOWN GLASGOW TOMORROW TO FILM SCENES FOR THEIR UPCOMING MOVIE…..
THE EAST AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE GLASGOW SQUARE WILL CLOSE AT FOUR-30 TOMORROW MORNING .AND WILL REMIAN CLOSED UNTIL NINE
TOMORROW NIGHT…. ONCE THE FILMING IS DONE…..THE GLASGOW COMMUNITY BAND WILL HOLD THEIR ANNUAL CONCERT ON THE SQUARE…..
AND KEEP IN MIND THERE IS ROAD WORK AT THE INTER-SECTION OF 31-E AND 68 AS WELL…..SO TRAFFIC NEEDING TO TRAVEL ON WEST MAIN .
BETWEEN THE SQUARE AND WHITE CASTLE……MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER TAKING SIDE STREETS TO AVOID BOTH AREAS……
AG SUES GOVERNOR AGAIN
06/21/17
IT’S ROUND FOUR AS ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR HAS SUED GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN FOR THE FOURTH TIME….
BESHEAR FILED THE LATEST SUIT YESTERDAY…..CHALLENGING THE GOVERNOR’S RECENT EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT ABOLISHED AND REPLACED
SOME STATE EDUCATION BOARDS……
SPORTS
06/21/17
IT’S TIME TO RETIRE YOUR PREDATORS JERSERY YOU WORE DURING THE PLAY-OFFS…..AS LAST NIGHT….THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
UNVEILED NEW JERSEYS FOR 13-TEAMS…..INCLUDING THE PREDATORS……
THE N-H-L HAS A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH ADIDAS….AS THE OLD JERSEYS WERE MADE BY REEBOK……
THE MOST NOTABLE CHANGE TO THE NEW JERSEY IS THE LACK OF NAVY BLUE….. ON THE BACK…..NEAR THE COLLAR……
AT THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES…..
LOUISVILLE DROPPED A FIVE TO ONE DECISION TO FLORIDA……
THE CARDINALS NEXT GAME WILL BE TOMORROW AGAINST T-C-U……..
SCHOOL BOARD
06/20/17
IT WAS A RATHER ROUTINE MEETING FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION LAST NIGHT…..
FOR THE JUST COMPLETED SCHOOL YEAR….ATTENDNACE WAS 94-POINT-21 PERCENT….WHICH WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM 94-POINT-27 PERCENT
THE YEAR BEFORE…..
THE BOARD APPROVED THE SCHOOL NURSE CONTRACTS WITH THE ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 72-THOUSAND-415
DOLLARS……WHICH IS THE SAME AS LAST YEAR….
THE BOARD APPROVED HIRING ENGLISH….LUCAS…..PRIEST….AND OWLEDY FOR LEGAL SERVICES FOR NECT SCHOOL YEAR……AT A RATE OF 210-
DOLLARS AN HOUR…..WHICH WAS UP FROM 205-DOLLARS THIS YEAR…..
FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF
06/20/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS DIRECTED THAT FLAGS AT ALL STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF TODAY……IN HONOR OF
SERGEANT ERIC ERICK HOUCK….A FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER WHO DIED IN AFGHANISTAN……
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS….BUSINESSES…. ORGANIZATIONS….AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN IN THE
TRIBUTE BY LOWERING THEIR FLAG TO HALF-STAFF……
SERVICES FOR SERGEANT HOUCK WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON (TUES) AT KENTUCKY VETERANS CEMETERY WEST IN HOPKINSVILLE
ANNUAL BUSINESS REPORTS
06/20/17
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW……KENTUCKY BUSINESSESS APPEAR TO BE READY TO BREAK THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S RECORDS FOR
ANNUAL REPORT FILINGS….152-THOUSAND HAVE FILED SO FAR…… MORE THAN THE TOTAL ON THIS DATE LAST YEAR…..WHICH WAS A RECORD…..
…..
THE MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND BUSINESESS……AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH…… MUST FILE AN ANNUAL REPORT AND PAY
A 15-DOLLAR FILING FEE BY JUNE 30TH EACH YEAR…..
IF A BUSNIESS FAILS TO FILE ITS ANNUAL REPORT BY JUNE 30TH…….IT FALLS INTO BAD STANDING AND WILL RECEIVE A FINAL 60-DAY
NOTICE……FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE 60-NOTICE RESULTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE DISSOLUTION OF THE BUSINESS OR REVOCATON OF AUTHORITY
TO DO BUSINESS IN KENTUCKY…….
LONG JOHNS ROBBERY
06/20/17
BOWLING POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO ROBBED THE LONG JOHN SILVERS….ON THE 31-W BY-PASS…..YESTERDAY MORNING….
THE LONE MALE INMLIED HE HAD A WEAPON AND DEMANDED MONEY…..AFTER THE EMPLOYEE COMPLIED…..HE LEFT ON FOOT….
THE SUSPECT IS A WHITE MALE….WITH THIN BUILD…..BLONDE HAIR….AND GLASSES….HE WAS WEARING A GRAY ZIP-UP HOODLIE….GRAY
SWEATPANTS….AND A WHITE SHIRT…….
GUILTY PLEA
06/20/17
A SIMPSON COUNTY MAN HAD PLEAD GUILTY……IN FEDERAL COURT….TO MAKING AND POSSESSING ILLEGAL FIREARMS….COMMONLY KNOW AS
MOLOTOV COCKTAILS…..
20 YEAR OLF ALEXANDER GWATHNEY-LAW OF FRANKLIN PLEAD GUILTY TO COUNTS ONE AND TWO OF A SUPERCEDING INDICTMENT……
AT SENTENCING…..PROSECUTORS WILL MOVE TO DISMISS COUNTS THREE AND FOUR….WHICH CHARGED HIM WITH ATTEMPTING TO DAMAGE AND
DESTROY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL……AND WILL ALSO AGREE TO A SENTENCE OF 20-YEARS…..FOLLOWED BY THREE YEARS OF
SUPERVISED RELEASE……
SPORTS
06/20/17
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC MEETING TONIGHT…..TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF A HUNTING
ACCEESS PROGRAM…..IN THE 14-COUNTY CONSERVATION RESERVE AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM……
THE MEETING WILL BE FROM 6-30 TO 8-30….AND WILL BE HELD AT THE BARREN COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE…..
THIS IS A PILOT PROGRDM TO TEST FOR SMALL GAME HUNTING AND THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE LOOKING TO LEASE LAND FOR HUNTING……
THE CONSERVATON RESERVE AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY……..
AND AT THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES……
LOUISVILLE TAKES ON FLORIDA………
KENTUCKY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
06/19/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED FROM FIVE-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN
APRIL TO FIVE-PERCENT IN MAY…..AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S LABOR FORCE SAW AN INCREASE OF ALMOST 25-HUNDRED COMPARED TO APRIL’S
NUMBERS……
THE EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES SECTOR SHOWED THE LARGEST GAIN WITH 11-HUNDRED MORE JOBS…….
AND OTHER SECTORS SEEING AN INCREASE WERE TRADE…..TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES……INFORMATION……..AND FINANCIAL…….
HOWEVER……KENTUCKY’S JOBLESS WAS ABOVE THE NATIONAL RATE OF FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN MAY……
KCTCS REGISTRATION
06/19/17
SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IS OFFERING STUDENTS A ONE-STOP ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITY TODAY
THRU THURSDAY….AT THE COLLEGE’S MAIN CAMPUS IN BOWLING GREEN AND AT THE FRANKLIN/SIMPSON CENTER……
EXPRESS ENROLLMENT WEEK IS A ONE-STOP OPPORTUNITY TO HELP STUDENTS WITH ONE-ON-ONE ADVISING REGARDING ENROLLMENT…..
FINANCIAL AID….. SCHEDULING…..AND OTHER ITEMS THAT PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS NEED TO COMPLETE FOR THE FALL TWENTY-17 SEMESTER….
TO REGISTER GO ON-LINE TO ….K-C-T-C-S-DOT-E-D-U-FORWARD SLASH-EXPRESS….. OR CALL TWO-SEVEN-ZERO-NINE-ZERO-ONE-ONE-
THOUSAND……
FORMER LARUE SHERIFF CHARGED
06/19/17
A FORMER LARUE COUNTY SHERIFF HAS BEEN CHARGED…..IN A FELONY INFORMATION….WITH ONE COUNT OF EMBEZZLMENT…..
ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL INFORMATION……MONIES FROM A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT WENT MISSING SOMETIME BETWEEN MAY
TWENTY-11 AND MAY TWENTY-12….WHILE 58 YEAR OLD BOBBY CARLTON SHOFFNER WAS SHERIFF….
IF CONVICED SHOFFNER …..WHO RETIRED IN FEBRUARY TWENTY-13 AFTER MORE THAN 10-YEARS IN OFFICE….. FACES UP TO FIVE YEARS IN
PRISON…..THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE….AND A MAXIMUM FINE OF 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
MEETINGS
06/19/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCAON AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 6 AND GRAHAM LODGE MEETS AT 7…….
THURSDAY NIGHT THE JAYCEES MEET AT 7…..
JONES
06/19/17
75 YEAR OLD JOHN NEWTON “PAP” JONES OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT A LATER
DATE….AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JAN JONES…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JOHN AND CARRIE OF THE STONY POINT COMMUNITY…..TWO DAUGHTERS
AND SONS-IN-LAW; ANGELA AND DOLAN RIVETTE OF TEXAS AND KERI AND CARY ACKERMAN OF SOUTH CAROLINA……AND A SISTER; DEE LATSHA OF
TEXAS…..NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANJDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/19/17
AT THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES….
LOUISVILLE DEFEATRED TEXAS “A AND M” EIGHT TO FOUR…..THEIR NEXT GAME WILL BE TUESDAY AGAINST FLORIDA WHO SHUT OUT T-C-U THREE TO
NOTHING….
BEVIN MEETS WITH TRUMP
06/16/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVING WAS ONE OF SEVEN GOVERNORS WHO MET WITH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP……YESTERDAY…..TO TALK ABOUT
TRAINING WORKERS FOR JOBS……
EARLIER THIS WEEK…..BEVIN CREATED AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO COME UP WITH IDEAS TO HELP FOSTER CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES GET JOBS…..
IN FEBRUARY…..BEVIN WAS ALSO ONE OF SEVERAL GOVERNORS WHO MET WITH THE PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS HEALTH CARE……
KY CHAMBER
06/16/17
THE COMMONWEALTH’S LARGEST……AND MOST INFLUENTIAL LOBBYIST ORGANIZATION……SAYS IT OPPOSES A JUDGE’S RULING ALLOWING
LOBBYISTS TO GIVE MONE TO POLITICAL CANDIDATES…….
THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS URGING THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISION
TO APPELA U-S DISTRICT JUDGE WILLIAM BERLESMAN’S JUNE SIXTH RULING THAT DISMANTLED SEVERAL OF THE ETHICS LAWS THAT REGULATE
CONTACT BETWEEN LOBBYISTS AND LAWMAKERS……
BERLESMAN RULED IT IS OK FOR LOBBYISTS…..WHO ARE PAID TO INFLUENCE STATE LEGISLATION…..TO DONATE MONEY TO POLITICAL
CANDIDATTES…..HE ALSO SAID IT’S OK FOR LOBBYISTS TO BUY GIFTS FOR LAWMAKERS…..AND TO ASK OTHERS TO DONATE TO THEIR
CAMPAIGNS……
BLOOD MOBILE
06/16/17
THE RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE WILL BE IN THE FELLOWHSIP HALL AT SCOTTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH…..THIS AFTERNOON….FROM ONE TO
FIVE…….
TO DONATE……YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE……
WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS……
BE IN GOOD HEALTH……
AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST 56 DAYS……
DONORS SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D CARD OR A PHOTO I-D…….
BARREN ROAD WORK
06/16/17
MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN BARREN COUNTY SHOULD EXPECT LANE CLOSURES AND TRAVEL DELAYS AT THE INTER-SECTION OF “68 AND 31-E”
BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT….
CREWS WILL BE WORKING ON INTER-SECTION IMPROVEMENTS BY REPAIRING AND REPLACING SECTIONS OF DAMAGED CONCRETE…….
THE LONGEST DELAYS WILL BE AT THE USUAL PEAK TIMES WHEN PEOPLE HEAD INTO WORK AND LEAVE WORK IN THE EVENING…..
THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF JULY…..AND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE MAY BE A BETTER OPTION UNTIL THE PROJECT IS
DONE…..
SPORTS
06/16/17
THE N-C-A-A INFRACTIONS COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED A LIST OF PENALITIES FOR THE LOUISVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM…..AFTER IT WAS
LEARNED THAT A FORMER DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS HAD BEEN HIRING STRIPPERS FOR PLAYERS……
THE CARDINALS WERE PLACED ON FOUR YEARS PROBATION…..HEAD COACH RICK PITINO WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE FIRS TIVE CONFENCE
GAMES NEXT SEASON….THERE WILL BE SCHOLARSHIP REDUCTIONS AND RECRUITING RESTRICTIONS…..MORE THE 100 GAME RECORDS SPANNING
FROM TWENY-10 THRU TWENTY14…..INCLUSING LOUISVILL’S TWENTY-13 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP….ARE AT RISK OF BEING TAKEN AWAY……
THE SCHOOL WAS FINED FIVE-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THEY MUST RETURN MONEY RECEIVED THROUGH CONFERENCE REVENUS SHARING…..
AND THE PANEL ALSO ACCEPED THE UNIVERSITY’S SELF-IMPOSE TWENTY-15-16 POSTSEASON BAN……
PAUL AT SHOOTING
06/15/17
SENATOR RAND PAUL WAS ONE OF THOSE AT THE BALLFIELD IN ALEXANDRIA VIRGINA YESTERDAY…..WHEN A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE ON THE
REPUBCLAN BASEBALL TEAM THAT WAS PRACTICING FOR TONIGHT’S BENEFIT GAME AGAINST THE DEMOCRATIC TEAM….
PAUL WAS GETTING READY TO HIT WHEN THE SHOOTING BEGAN…INJURING FIVE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVE STEVE SCALISE OF
LOUISIANA…..AND TWO CAPTIAL POLCIE OFFICERS IN HIS SECURITY DETAIL…..
THE OFFICERS RETURNED FIRE……HITTING THE SHOOTER….66 YEAR OLD JAMES HODGKINSON OF ILLINOIS…….WHO LATER DIED…..
BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS SAY TONIGHT’S CHARITY BALLGAME WILL GO ON AS SCHEDULED…….…
MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAWSUIT
06/15/17
THE COMMONWEALTH’S BAN ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS BEING CHALLENGED IN A LAWSUIT THAT WAS FILED IN FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT
YESTERDAY…..
THE THREE PLAINTIFFS…..WHO HAVE USED MEDICAL MARIJUANA TO HELP EAS HEALTH PROBLEMS……SAY IT COULD HELP KENTUCKY’S OPIOID
ADDICTION WOES…..AND THAT THE BAN VIOLATES CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVACY RIGHTS……
29 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HAVE AUTHORIZED MEDICAL MARIJUANA…….……
FOUR GUARDSMEN ARRESTED
06/15/17
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED FOUR KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARDSMEN AND CHARGED THEM WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT….
ARRESTED WERE 25 YEAR OLD ANTHONY TUBOLINO OF AUBURN, 19 YEAR OLD TYLER HART OF BOWLING GREEN AND 21 YEAR OLD AUSTIN DENNIS
AND 22 YEAR OLD JACOB RUTH BOTH OF MUNFORDVILLE….
THE ASSAULT WAS REPORTED JUNE THIRD……AND AUTHORITIES SAY THE VICTIM WAS GIVEN ALCOHOL AND THEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED……
SPORTS
06/15/17
KENTUCKY FIRST YEAR HEAD BASEBALL COACH NICK MINGIONE HAS BEEN NAMED THE “PERFECT GAME/RAWLINGS COLLEGE COACH OF THE YEAR”
….
THE WILDCAT’S COMPLETED MINGIONE’S FIRST SEASON WITH THE PROGRAM’S FIRST TRIP TO THE SUPER-REGIONALS…..WHERE THEY WERE
ELIMINATED BY LOUISVILLE……
THE TEAMS 43 WINS WERE THE MOST FOR THE PROGRAM SINCE TWENTY-12 WHEN THEY WON A SCHOOL RECORD 45….AND THE 19 REGULAR
SEASON S-E-C WINS ARE THE SECOND MOST IN SCHOOL HISTORY…..AS THE TWO-THOUSAND-SIX TEAM WON 20……
FT. CAMPBELL SOLAR POWER
06/14/17
THE LARGEST NON-UTILITY SOLAR ARARY IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..HAS BEEN COMPLETED….AT FORT CAMPBELL…..
THE SOLAR ARRAY PRODUCES FIVE MEGA-WATTS OF SOLAR ENERGY…...WHICH IS ENOUGH TO POWER THE EQUIVALENT OF 463 HOMES AND
PROVIDE MORE THAN 10-PERCENT OF FORT CAMPBELL’S POWER REQUIREMENTS IN THE FORM OF RENEWABLE ENERGY……..
PREPARATION TO INSTALL A SOLAR ARRAY BEGAN IN TWENTY-12…..WHEN FORT CAMPBELL ESTABLISHED A RENEWABLE ENERGY PLAN……BASED
ON DIRECTIVES SET FORTH IN THE “AMERICAN RENEWABLE ENERGY ACT”…..WHICH REQUIRES 25-PERCENT OF ENERGY CONSUMED BY FEDERAL
INSTALLATIONS TO BE PRODUCE BY RENEWABLE MEANS BY TWENTY-25……
ARREST
06/14/17
SATURDAY….DEPUTIES WITH THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WENT TO 16-80 TOMPKINSVILLE ROAD TO INVESTIGATED A POSSIBLE
THEFT CASE…..
WHEN THE ARRIVED AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE RESIDENT…. 39 YEAR OLD KELLY KERNEY….THEY DETECTED THE ODOR OF A POSSIBLE METH
LAB AND CONTACTED THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE…
CONSENT TO SEARH WAS GAVEN AND A SHAKE AND BAKE METH LAB AND OTHER METH RELATED ITEMS WERE LOCATED IN AN OUTSIDE TRASH
BARERL….AND AN ACTIVE METH LAB WAS FOUND HIDDEN IN AN UPSTAIRS BEDROOM…..
KERNEY AND 33 YEAR OLD JOHN POINDEXTER OF GLASGOW WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MANUFACTURING METH, POSSESSION OF A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA…..
KERNEY WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE……
SPORTS
06/14/17
TWO MEMBERS OF THIS YEAR’S LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO THE CLASS TWO-A…..ALL-STATE TEAM….BY THE KENTUCKY
SOFTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION…..
RYLEY WHITNEY WAS NAMED TO THE FIRST TEAM .AND KALEE SKAGGS WAS SELECTED TO THE SECOND TEAM…..THIS MARKED WHITNEY’S THIRD
CONSECUTIVE SEASON TO BE SELECTED TO THE ALL-STATE TEAM….
THEY WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS PART OF THIS WEEK-END’S…..EAST/WEST ALL-STAR SERIES…..
EIGHT PLAYERS……INCLUDING FORMER LADY PATRIOT’S HANNAH ROBERTS ANDKELSI PARDUE……WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE KENTUCKY FAST
PITCH HALL OF FAME…..ROBERTS….A FOUR TIME ALL-STATER….HELPED AC/S WIN THEIR FIRST REGION FORU TITLE IN TWO-THOUSAND AND FINISH
THIRD IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT…..AND PARDUE…..A THREE TIME ALL-STATER….WHO WAS NAMED MISS SOFTBALL IN TWENTY-12…..HELPED
PITCH THE LADY PATRIOTS TO THE STATE TITLE IN TWENTY-11 AND WIN THREE REGION FOUR TITLES…..
ROBERTS AND PARDUE WILL JOIN FORMER COACH RICK ROBERTS WHO WAS INDUCTED IN THE HALL OF FAME IN TWO-THOUSAND-THREE……
KIDS AND HOT CARS
06/13/17
WITH THE TEMPERATURES HEATING UP….AND THE START OF SUMMER COMING UP NEXT WEEK….STATE POLICE ARE WARNING PARENTS NOT TO
LEAVE A CHILD ALONE IN A HOT CAR…….
VEHICLE HEAT STROKE IS OFTERN MISUNDERSTOOD BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC….. AND A MAJORITY WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE THEY COULD NEVER
‘FORGET” THEIR CHILD IN A VEHICLE…..….
BUT ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM “KIDS AND CARS”…..39 CHILDREN DIED IN THE U-S FROM VEHICULAR STROKE LAST YEAR……AND THERE
HAVE ALREADY BEEN 11 DEATHS THIS YEAR…..….
THE INTERIOR OF A VEHICLE HEATS UP QUICKLY AND CAN REACH 125 DEGGREES IN MINUTES……A CHILD’S BODY HEATS UP FIVE TIMES FASTER
THAT AN ADULT…..AND TRAGICALLY……ABOUT 33-PERCENT OF CHILDREN WHO DIED IN HOT CARS ENTER THE VEHICLE ON THEIR OWN TO PLAY…..
WHILE LEFT UNATTENDED……
AND PET OWNERS ARE ALSO REMINDED NOT TO LEAVE THEIR PETS IN A VEHCLE…. AS THEY TOO CAN QUICKLY BE OVERCOME BY THE HEAT……
FT CAMPBELL SOLDIERS KILLED
06/13/17
THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT SAYS THREE SOLDIERS WHOE FATALLY SHOT IN AFGHANISTAN WERE FROM THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION AT FORT
CAMPBELL…..
THE INVESTIGAION INTO THE JUNE 10TH SHOOTING CONTINUES……
BODY OF MISSING TEEN FOUND
06/13/17
THE BODY OF A MISSING GRAYSON COUNTY TEEN HAS BEEN FOUND IN HARDIN COUNTY….
16 YEAR OLD SAVANNA CRAWFORD WAS REPORTED MISSING APRIEL 10TH….AND TWO FISHERMEN FOUND HER BODY UNDER A BRIDGE NEAR THE
WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAY…..
THE INVESTIGAITON CONTINUES…..
CITY COUNCIL
06/13/17
AT LAST NIGHT’S SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING…..FINAL APPROVE WAS GIVEN TO THE NEW BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF NINE-POINT-FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS…. WHICH IS UP ABOUT A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE CURRENT BUDGET…..
AS PART OF THE WEST MAIN STREET RENOVATION…..THE COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION CONCERNING UTILITY LINES ON THE WEST MAIN
STREET RENOVATION PROJECT……
AND APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR THE CITY TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF DUMONT HILL TO THE DUGAS COMMUNITY PARK………
LAWRENCE
06/13/17
77 YEAR OLD CURTIS LAWRENCE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SUNDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AT 10 AT
GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER SEVEN THURSDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL
HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; FIELDING AND ROSE OF SCOTTSVILLE……
DISMAN
06/13/17
87 YEAR OLD BARBARA DISMAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (MON) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
TOMORROW (WED) MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HOPEWELL CEMETERY……VISITATION BEGINS AFTER THREE THIS
AFTERNOON (TUED) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-N-LAW; JIM AND DANA…..AND FOUR DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; NINA AND DANNY BARRON, DIANA
HUNTER, DARLENE AND RICKY YATES AND LISA AND WAYNE CALVERT ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….. 11 GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/13/17
THE N-C-A-A HAS ANNOUNCED GAME TIMES FOR THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES THAT BEGINS SUNDAY……
AND IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE SERIES……LOUISVILLE WILL TAKE ON TEXAS “A AND M”…..
EIGHT TEAMS COMPETE IN THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES…..WHICH IS A DOUBLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT…..WITH A BEST OF THREE FINAL WHICH
WILL BEGIN JUNE 26TH……
KCTC TUITION INCREASE
06/12/17
FRIDAY…..THE REGENTS OF THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM APPROVED A SIX-DOLLAR PER CREDIT HOUR
INCREASE FOR IN-STATE STUDENTS BEGINNING THIS FALL….
STUDENTS TAKE 18-HOURS PER YEAR ON AVERAGE…..SO THE INCREASE TOTALS 108-DOLLARS PER YEAR……
OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS……FROM COUNTIES THAT BORDER THE COMMONWEALTH…..WILL PAY AN ADDITION 12-DOLLARS PER CREDIT HOUR….
WHILE OTHER OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS WILL BE 21-DOLLARS MORE PER CREDIT HOUR…….
THE RATES FOLLOW GUIDELINES FROM THE KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION……
CITY COUNCIL
06/12/17
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT……ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR RERPORTS…..AND TONIGHT’S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SIX……
FORMER REP ARRESTED
06/12/17
FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHNNY BELL FROM GLASGOW…AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUALS…..WERE ARRESTED LAST NIGHT ON ASSAULT
CHARGES….
21 YEAR OLD LATONYA CLAYTON CLAIMS BELL PHYSICALLY REMOVED HER FROM A CAR AND THEN STRUCK HER…..WHILE BELL SAYS CLAYTON
BROKE INTO HIS HOME FOLLOWING AN EARLIER ALTERCATION…..AND HE TOO WAS ASSAULTED……
BOTH WERE LODGE IN THE BARRCOUNTY DETENTION CENTER…..
MEETINGS
06/12/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7……
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS AND THE INTERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCILS BOTH MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4…..
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST CLUB WILL HAVE A LUNCHEON THURSDAY AT 12NOON, THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE
ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 AND THE V-F-W MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
FATAL-BARREN
06/12/17
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT ON I-65…..NEAR THE 50 MILER MARKER YESTERDAY……THAT CLAIMED A LIFE…..
60 YEAR OLD DALE COVINGTON OF TENNESSEE WAS NORTHBOUND….WHEN HIS TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN CHEVY PICKUP LEFT THE ROADWAY….
STRUCK A GUARDRAIL END….AND OVERTURNED….COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP….
COVINGTON…..WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT…..DIED AT THE SCENE……
KINSLOW
06/12/17
92 YEAR OLD BRO. BILL KINSLOW OF SCOTTSVILLED DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER SIX TONIGHT (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BRO. ROGER AND SANDRA, BILLY AND BRENDA AND ALLEN…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-
LAW; PHYLLIS AND JIMMY “PAPPY” VINCENT…..AND A SISTER; DOLLIE KEITH ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN, 24 GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
06/12/17
PITTSBURGH CLAIMED THE STANLY CUP…..DOWNING THE PREDATORS TWO TO NOTHING…..TO WIN THE SERIES FOUR GAMES TO TWO……
ALLEN ACCOUNTANT CHARGED
06/09/17
AN ALLEN COUNTY ACCOUNTANT HAS BEEN CHARGED BY A FEDERAL CRIMINAL INFORMATION WITH DEVISING A SCHEME TO DEFRAUD HIS
EMPLOYEER….AND WITH FILING FRAUDULENT INCOMETAX RERUEND…..OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD….THAT FAILED TO INCLUDE OVER 600-THOUSAND
DOLARS IN REPORTABLE INCOME……
ACCORDING TO THE INFORMAION……50 YEAR OLD STEPHEN C. JONES OF SCOTTSVILLE COMMITTED WIRE FRAUD BETWEEN JANUARY OF TWENTY-
10 AND AUSUST OF TWENY-15 WHEN HE DIVERTED MONEY FROM THE COMPANY’S BANK ACCOUNT TO HIS PERSONAL ACCOUNT…..AND DURING THE
SAME PERIOD FILED FEDERAL TAX RETURNS HE KNEW WERE FALSE AND FRAUDULENT…..
STATE CHARGES AGAINST JONES HAVE BEEN DISMISSED…..TO ALLOW THE FEDERAL PROSECUTION TO PROCEED…..
CORVETTE MUSEUM EXHIBIT
06/09/17
THIS YEAR…..KENTUCKY IS CELEBRATING ITS 225TH ANNIVERSARY OF BECOMING THE 15TH STATE IN THE NATION……AND THE NATIONAL
CORVETTE MUSEUM WILL BE HOSTING AN EXCHIBIT CALLED…. KENTUCKY 225 YEARS ON THE MOVE…..WHICH WILL OPEN AUGUST 28TH AND RUN
THRU THE SPRING OF TWENTY-18…..
THE EXHIBIT WILL BREAK THE HISTORY INTO THREE….75-YEAR INCREMENTS…… WHICH WILL HIGHLIGHT TRANSPORTATION ON LAND…..AIR….AND
WATER…..
THE MSEUM IS STILL ACCEPTING ITEMS FOR THE DISPLAY…...AND IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF THE EXHIBIT…..CALL SEVEN-SEVEN-
SEVEN-45-16 OR GO ON-LINE TO….DEREK-AT-CORVETTE-MUSEUM-DOT-ORG……
KY ETHICS LAWS THROWN OUT
06/09/17
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS THROWN OUT MUCH OF KENTUCKY’S ETHICS LAW….. REGULATING CONTACT BETWEEN LEGISLATORS AND LOBBYISTS…..
CONSIDERED ONE OF THE TOUGHEST IN THE NATION….JUDGE WILLIAM BERTELSMAN SAID THE COMMONWEALTH’S LAW BANNING LAWMAKERS
FROM ACCEPTNG GIFTS OR “ANYTHING OF VALUE” FROM A LOBBYIST WAS TOO VAGUE….
HE ALSO RULED IT’S OK FOR LOBBYISTS TO DONATE TO POLITICIANS’ CAMPAIGNS AND TO RASIE MONEY FOR THEM……
LANE CLOSURERS
06/09/17
AS YOU MAKE TRAVEL PLANS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS…..KEEP IN MIND THAT LONG-TERM LANE CLOSURES ARE IN PLACE ON THE
NATCHER PARKWAY…. FROM I-65 TO EXIT NINE…..MORGANTOWN ROAD….
MAJOR DRAINAGE AND SHOULDER IMPROVEMENT WORK IS BEING DONE….AND WHEN THAT’S FINISHED…..RESUFRACING WILL TAKE PLACE……
AND AS WORK IS COMPLETED…..THE LANE CLOSURES WILL MOVE AROUND…….
THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF AUGUST……
SPORTS
06/09/17
AT THE STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT FRANKLIN/SIMPSON GOES AGAINST PLEASURE RIDGE PARK…..
AT THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT……SOUTH WARREN TANGLES WITH EAST CARTER……
LOUSIVILLE TAKES ON KENTUCKY….TODAY….AT THE N-C-A-A SUPER REGONAL BEING PLAYED AT LOUSVILLE….
GAME TWO WILL BE PLAYED TOMORROW….AND IF NEEDED….GAME THREE WILL BE SUDNAY…WITH THE WINNING TEAM ADVANCING ON TO THE
COLLEGE WORILD SERIES…….
CDL LICENSE
06/08/17
FOR YEARS……THE COMMONWEALTH’S 136-THOUSAND COMMERNICAL DRIVER’S LICENSE HOLDERS….HAVE HAD TO VISIT A CIRCUIT CLERK’S
OFFICE….POST OFFICE….OR FIND A FAX MACHINE TO SUBMIT “C-D-L” PAPER WORK…..
BUT WITH THE LAUNCH OF “MY C-D-L”…..THAT CAN NOW BE DONE ON LINE AT…. MY-C-D-L-DOT-K-Y-DOT-GOV…..
LAST YEAR…..COMMERICAL DRIVER’S IN KENTUCKY SUBMITTED ALMOST 150-THOUSAND APPLICATIONS….MEDICAL EXAMINER’S CERTIFICATES…..
AND SELF- CERTIFICATIONS……
NOW…EACH TIME A DOCUMENT IS SUBMITTED ON-LINE…..THE “MY C-D-L” USER WILL RECEIVE AN E-MAIL CONFIRMATION……AND WITHIN 10-DAYS OF
SUBMITTING THEIR PAPER WORK…..USERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY E-MAIL IF THEIR DOCUMENTS MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS OR NEED FURTHER
ATTENTION…..
AG THREATENS TO SUE GOVERNOR
06/08/17
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BRESHEAR IS THREATENING TO SUE GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN FOR A FOURTH TIME…
BESHEAR SAYS AN EXCECUTIVE ORDER THAT BEVIN ISSUED LAST WEEK….THAT DISSOLVED AND REORGANIZED SEVERAL STATE EDUCATION
BOARDS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL…..
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS THE GOVERNOR DOESN’T HAVE ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY OVER STATE BOARDS…..
BEVIN SAYS STATE LAW GIVES HIM AUTHORITY TO REORGANIZE STATE BOARDS…. AND THAT FORMER GOVERNOR……STEVE BESHEAR…..ISSUED 103
SUCH EXECUTIVE ORDERS DURING HIS EIGHT YEARS IN OFFICE……
SPORTS
06/08/17
THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT START TODAY AT JACK FISCHER PARK IN OWENSBORO…..….AS FOURTH REGION CHAMPIONS SOUTH
WARREN WILL TAKE ON CENTRAL HARDIN IN THEIR FIRST GAME THIS AFTERNOON AT FIVE……
THE STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY AT WHITAKER BANK BALL PARK IN LEXINGTON….AND FOURTH REGION CHAMPIONS….
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON….WILL PLAY THEIR FIRST GAME TOMORROW….
AND THE PREDATORS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT…..AS THEY’RE IN PITTSBURGH TO TAKE ON THE PENGUINS IN GAME FIVE OF THE STANLEY CUP
FINALS….WITH THE SERIES TIED AT TWO GAMES A PIECE……
KY RECEIVED GOLD SHOVEL
06/06/17
KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED A TWENTY-17…..GOLD SHOVEL AWARD FROM AREA DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE…..RECOGNIZING THE COMMONWEALTH’S
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS….
THIS IS THE FIRST “GOLD SHOVEL” FOR KENTUCKY……FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IN THE FIRST FIVE-MONTHS OF THE YEAR….THE
COMMONWEALTH SHATTERED ITS ALL-TIME…..FULL-YEAR RECORD FOR CORPORATED INVESTMENT AT FIVE-POINT-EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS….
WHICH TOPS THE OLD RECORD OF FIVE-POINT-ONE BILLION SET IN TWENTY-15……
KENTUCKY RECEIVED…..SILVER SHOVEL AWARDS…..IN TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN AND FROM TWENTY-11 THRU TWENTY-16….
FAIR
06/06/17
IT’S DAY FIVE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY FAIR……AND THE FIRST DEMO-DEBRY TAKES PLACE TONIGHT…..
ADMISSION TO THE FAIR GROUNDS IS 10-DOLLARS…..WHICH INCLUDES UNLIMITED RIDES ON THE MIDWAY…….
SPORTS
06/06/17
IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS…..
THE PREDATORS TIED THE SERIES AT TWO GAMES APIECE WITH A FOUR TO ONE WIN OVER THE PENGUINS LAST NIGHT…..
THE SERIES NOW RETURNS TO PITTSBURGH FOR GAME FIVE ON THURSDAY…….
THE ANNUAL LITTLE PATRIOT FOOTBALL CAMP WILL BE MONDAY AND TUESDAY… JUNE 12TH AND 13TH……AT THE HIGH SCHOOL….
THE TWO-DAY CAMP…..WHICH WILL RUN FROM NINE TO NOON EACH DAY….. IS FOR YOUNGSTERS THAT WILL BE ENTERING KINDERGARTEN
THROUGH INCOMING SIXTH GRADERS….
COST IS 25-DOLLARS PER CAMPER…….REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN AT EIGHT-30 MONDAY AT PATROT STADIUM…..
AND LUNCH WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA…..FOLLOWING CAMP…..AS PART OF THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM…..
GRANT FUNDING
06/05/17
THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS AWARDED ALMOST 25-MILLION DOLLARS…..IN TAP FUNDING….FOR 34 PROJECTS IN 28 COUNTIES….
INCLUDING ALLEN…..
FUNDING FOR TAP IS AUTHORIZED AS A SET-ASIDE OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT FUNDING PROGRAM……AND ASSISTS
COMMUNITIES IN FUNDING TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS…..
THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE RECEIVED 577-THOUSAND-124 DOLLARS FOR THE FINAL BLOCK OF THE HEART OF SCOTTSVILLE/STREETSCAPE
PROJECT…..FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS TO A-D-A COMPLIANCE….IMPROVED LIGHTING…. AND BUMP-OUTS TO IMPROVE VEHICULAR
SIGHT DISTANCE FOR OVERALL SAFETY……
NEW DISTRIBUTION CENER
06/05/17
DOLLAR GENERAL HAS HELD THE GRAND OPENING OF THEIR 14TH DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN JANESVILLE-WISCONS9IN….
CONSTRUCTION ON THE CENTER BEGAN IN NOVEMBER OF TWENTY-15…..WITH A 100-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT…..THAT CREATRED OVER 500
JOBS…..
THE JANESVILLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER SSERVES APPROXIMATELY 800 STORES IN NINE STATES IN THE UPPER MIDWEST…..
FATAL
06/05/17
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT …..FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN BARREN COUNTY…..CLAIMED A LIFE….
THE BARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS MERANDA CASWELL WAS TRAVELING EAST ON KENTUCKY 70…..APPROACHING THE INTER-
SECTION WITH OLD MUNFORDVILLE ROAD…...AND PULLED INTO THE PATH OF FLOSSIE CHANEY…..
CHANEY DIED AT THE SCENE AND CASWELL WAS TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…………
JUVENILE CHARGED
06/05/17
STATE POLICE SAY A JUVENILE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ARSON…..CRIMINAL MISCHIEF….AND BURGLRY IN CONNECTION WITH A FRIE AT THE
GAMALIEL ELEMENTRY SCHOOL FRIDAY…..
FIVE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING IN THE SSCHOOL WHEN THE BLAZE BEGAN…..ALL WERE ABLE TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO SAFETY AND NO
ONE WAS INJURED….
DAMAGE HAS BEEN PLACED AT ONE-MILLION DOLLARS…..AND THE JUVENILE WAS RELEASED TO THE CUSTODY OF HER PARENTS…….
PAGEANTS
06/05/17
YESTERDAY WAS PAGEANT DAY AT THE ALLEN COUNTY FAIR WITH A TOTAL OF 87 CONTESTANTS….
15 YOUNG LADIES COMPETED IN THE MISS ALLEN COUNYT AND MISS ALLEN COUNTY FAIR PAGEANTS….
NAMED MISS ALLEN COUNTY WAS 16 YEAR OLD KATIE BETH WHITE THE DAUGHTER OF WENDY COCKRILL AND TOMMY WHITE……
AND 21 YEAR OLD TIFFANY NICHOLSON FROM MADISONVILLE…..WAS NAMED MISS ALLEN COUNTY FAIR…..SHE’S THE DAUGHER OF JEFF AND
RHONDA WHITE…..
MEETINGS
06/05/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEETS TONIGHT AT SIX-30 AND GRAHAM LODGE AND THE SADDLE CLUB BOTH MEET AT
SEVEN……
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT ONE THE SCOTTSVILLE ART GUILD MEETS AND THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MEET AT FIVE……
THURSDAY NIGHT AT SIX-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE FISH AND GAME CLUB MEETS AT SEVEN……..
YORK
06/05/17
87 YEAROLD WILLARD “SARGE” YORK OF BOWLING GREEN…..AND FORMERLY OF SCOTTSVILLE….DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE……FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CHESTNUT POINT CEMETERY…..VISITATION
BEGINS AFTER 12NOON TODAY (MON) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; MICHAEL AND SUSAN OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; JUDY AND
MARLIN FISHER OF SCOTTSVILLE, LISA AND BOB SAYERS OF BOWLING GREEN AND VANESSA CLAYTON OF FRANKLIN……SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN
AND 16 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…… ……
SPORTS
06/05/17
GAME FOUR IN THE STANLEY CUP FINALS IS TONIGHT…..AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA……AS THE PREDATORS TAKE ON THE PENGUINS……
WITH PITTSBURGN LEADING THE SERIES TWO GAMES TO ONE……
LITTLE PATRTIOT BASKETBALL CAMP IS TODAY THRU WEDNESDAY….AT PATRIOT GYM…. FROM EIGHT TO 12NOON EACH DAY….
THE CAMP IS OPEN TO YOUNGSTERS WHO WILL BE IN THE FIRST THRU EIGHTH GRADES IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR……
TOTAL ECLIPSE
06/02/17
STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES ARE PREPARING FOR A MASSIVE INFLUX OF VISITORS…DURING A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ON THE AFTERNOON OF
AUGUST 21ST….
WHILE THE ECLIPSE WILL INCLUDE 14-STATES IN THE NATION’S MID-SECTION…… GROUND ZERO FOR THE ECLIPSE RUNS FROM NEAR
CARBONDALE-ILLINOIS TO HOPKINSVILLE……
100-THOUSAND UP TO A HALF-MILLION VISITORS ARE EXPECTED TO START ARRIVING ABOUT THREE DAYS BEFORE THE ECLIPSE….AND AT TWO-
MINUTES AND 40-SECONDS….THE COMMONWEALTH HAS THE LONGEST ECLIPSE DURATION….MAKING IT EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE AS A VIEWING
DESTINATION…..
ACCORDING TO NASA…….ANY GIVEN POINT ON THE PLANET WILL ONLY EXPERIENCE A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ABOUT ONCE EVERY 375 YEARS…..
AND AN ECLIPSE WATCH PARTY IS BEING PLANNED FOR DUMONT HILL ON AUGUST 21ST…..
FAIR
06/02/17
IT’S STARTING ABOUT THREE WEEKS EARLY THIS YEAR…..AS THE ALLEN COUNTY FAIR BEGINS TONIGHT……
AND DON’T FORGET THE NEW ENTRANCE TO THE FAIR GROUNDS OFF HOLT DRIVE…….
HIGHLAND GAMES
06/02/17
THE 33RD ANNUAL GLASGOW HIGHLAND GAMES BEGIN TODAY AT BARREN RIVER STATE PARK AT 12NOON WITH LUNCH WITH THE CHIEF…..
TODAY’S ACTIVITIES CONCLUDE TONIGHT AT SEVEN….WITH THE CEILDH…..OR CONCERT AT BARREN RIVER STATE PARK……
BROWNFIELD GRANTS
06/02/17
THE U-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS SELECTED FOUR PROJECTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..TO RECEIVED A TOTAL OF FIVE
GRANTS…..FOR BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENT OR CLENAUP….
BOWLING GREEN WILL RECEIVE TWO GRANTS…..TOTALING 300-THOUSAND DOLLARS…….TO CONDUCT 12-PHASE ONE AND EIGHT-PHASE TWO SITE
ASSESSMENTS AND PREPARE FOUR CLEAN-UP PLANS……
MORGANTOWN OFFICER ARRESTED
06/02/17
A MORGANTOWN POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION BY STATE POLICE….
K-S-P RECEIVED A COMPLAINT….FROM THE PARENTS OF A JUVENILE….REPORTING THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SEXUAL CONTACT….IN THE LAST
MONTH…BETWEEN THE JUVENILE AND OFFICER JAMES EMBRY……
AND THE INVESTIGATION LEAD TO THE ARREST OF 26 YEAR OLD EMBRY ON CHARGES OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE…..
SEVEN INDICTED
06/01/17
THE WARREN COUNTY GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED SEVEN CURRENT AND FORMER FOOBALL PLAYERS AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY…..
THE SEVEN ALLEGEDLY ENTERED THE PREMISES PI KAPPA ALPHA FRATERNITY ON MARCH FIFTH…..AND FOUR OF THE DEFENDENTS ARE ALLEGED
TO HAVE ASSAULT AN INDIVIDUAL……
19 YEAR OLD QUINTON BAKER…..20 YEAR OLD XAVIER LANE…..18 YEAR OLD TYLER OBEE…..AND 20 YEAR OLD CECIL STALLINGS ARE CHARGED
WITH COMPLICITY TO WANTON ENDANGERMENT, COMPLICITY TO ASSAULT AN CRIMINAL TRESPASS…….
19 YEAR OLD ANDREW O’BRYAN IS CHARGED WITH MEMACING AND CRIMINAL TRESSPASS……
AND 19 YEAR OLD JACHOUR PEARSON AND 21 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON ARE CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL TRESPASS……
AND WE REMIND LISTENERS THAT AN INDICTMENT IS A FORMAL CHARGE AND NOT PROFF OF GUILT……
TOTAL ECLIPSE
06/02/17
08:05AM
STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES ARE PREPARING FOR A MASSIVE INFLUX OF VISITORS…DURING A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ON THE AFTERNOON OF
AUGUST 21ST….
WHILE THE ECLIPSE WILL INCLUDE 14-STATES IN THE NATION’S MID-SECTION…… GROUND ZERO FOR THE ECLIPSE RUNS FROM NEAR
CARBONDALE-ILLINOIS TO HOPKINSVILLE……
100-THOUSAND UP TO A HALF-MILLION VISITORS ARE EXPECTED TO START ARRIVING ABOUT THREE DAYS BEFORE THE ECLIPSE….AND AT TWO-
MINUTES AND 40-SECONDS….THE COMMONWEALTH HAS THE LONGEST ECLIPSE DURATION….MAKING IT EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE AS A VIEWING
DESTINATION…..
ACCORDING TO NASA…….ANY GIVEN POINT ON THE PLANET WILL ONLY EXPERIENCE A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ABOUT ONCE EVERY 375 YEARS…..
AND AN ECLIPSE WATCH PARTY IS BEING PLANNED FOR DUMONT HILL ON AUGUST 21ST…..
SPORTS
06/02/17
TOMORROW AND SUNDAY IS FREE FISHING WEEK-END IN THE COMMONWEALTH….
HELD SINCE 1992….FREE FISHING WEEK-END OFFERS RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FISH WITHOUT A LICENSE OR
PERMIT……
HOWEVER….LIMITS ON THE SIZE AND NUMBER OF FISH THAT AN ANGLER MAY KEEP STILL APPLY…..
AND TROUT MAY ALSO BE KEPT WITHOUT POSSESSION A TROUT PERMIT……
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
06/01/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM FOUR-POINT-THREE
PERCENT IN MARCH TO THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT IN APRIAL…..AND THIS APRIL’S JOBLESS RATE MATCHED THE THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT
RECORDED IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANGED FROM THREE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN WARREN
COUNTY…..TO FIVE-POINT-SIX PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
STATEWIDE……JOBLESS RATES ROSE IN 83 COUNTIES…..FELL IN 28…..AND REMAINED THE SAME IN NINE…..
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT…..
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AT 17-POINT-THREE PERCENT…….
SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM
06/01/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PARTICIPATING IN THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AGAIN THIS SUMMER…..AS FREE
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL BE SERVED MONDAY THRU FRIDAY…..FOR THOSE 18 AND UNDER…..BEGINNING TODAY AND RUNNING THRU JULY
31ST…..
BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED FROM 7-30 TO 8-30 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE CORE…..
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED FROM 11-11:25 AT THE SCOTTSVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND COUNTRY PLACE APARTMENTS….
FROM, 11-20 TO 12-30 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL…..
FROM 11-35 TO 12NOON AT ALCO APARTMENTS…….
FROM 11-45 TO 12-30 AT THE CORE…..
FROM 12NOON TO 12-30 AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER ON WOOD STREET….
AND FROM 12NOON TO 12-30 AT LANDMARK APARTMENTS….
MAPLE GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH WILL SERVE MEALS JUNE 5TH AND 7TH FROM 6-45 TO 7-45…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL SERVE LUNCH SEVERAL DAYS IN JULY…. AND NO MEALS WILL BE SERVED JULY FOURTH…….
STATE BUDGET CUTS
06/01/17
KENTUCKY’S STATE AGENCIES WILL CUT ONE-PERCENT FROM THEIR BUDGETS TO HELP AVOID A 113-MILLION DOALR SHORTFALL…..AS STATE
BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON ORDERED THE CUTS IN A LETTER SET TO CABINET SECRETARIES……
THE CUTS ARE IN RESPONSE TO PRIJECTIONS THAT THE COMONWEALTH WILL NOT COLLECT ENOUGH MONEY……IN TAXES…..TO COVER ITS
EXPENSES BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR ON JUNE 30TH…..
AND CHILTON WENT ON TO SAY NEXT YEAR COULD BE JUST AS BAD AND CABIENT SECRETATIES SHOLD PLAN FOR MORE CUTS……AS STATE
ECONOMISTS ARE PREDICTING A….SIMILAR SHORT FALL….FOR THE TWENTY-18 FISCAL YEAR…….
GREEN RIVER REOPENED
06/01/17
THE GREEN RIVER THROUGH MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAS REOPENED FOR RECREATIONAL USE……AS THE RIVER HAS RETURNED TO SAFE
LEVELS…..
HOWEWVER…..THERE CONTINUES TO BE DOWN TREES AND HAZARDS THOUGH OUT THE GREEN AND NOLIN RIVERS….AND PERSONAL FLOTATION
JACKETS ARE REQUIRED TO BE WORN IN ALL WATER CRAFT……
SPORTS
06/01/17
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON CLAIMED THE FOURTH REGION BASEBALL TITLE WITH A SEVEN TO FOUR WIN OVER LOGAN COUNTY…..
AND IN GAME TWO OF THE STANLEY CUPS FINALS…..THE PENGUINS EXPLODED IN THE THRID PERIOD TO BREAK A ONE TO ONE TIE…..AND BEAT THE
PREDATORS FOUR TO ONE…..TO TAKE A TWO GAMES TO NONE LEAD……
THE SERIES RERTURNS TO NASHVILLE TOMORROW NIGHT WITHGAME THREE AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA…….
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLFE SAYS TURKEY HUNTERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH HAD A GOOD SPRING……
AS 33-THOUSAND TURKEYS WERE TAKEN DURING THE TWENTY-17 YOUT-ONLY AND GENERAL SEASONS…..
WHICH IS A SIX-POINT-FIVE PERCENT INCREASE OVER TWENTY-16…..AND THE THIRD HIGHEST TOTAL ON RECORD……
SCAM ALERTS
05/31/17
A YEAR AFTER LAUNCHING “SCAM ALERTS”……ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR SAYS HIS OFFICE IS COLLABORATING WITH MORE THAN 160-
PARTNERS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..ON KENTUCY’S FIRST CONTINUOUS AND COPREHENSIVE PUSH TO PROTECT SENIORS FROM
SCAMS…..
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS SIGNED UP OVER 93-HUNDRED RESIDENTS FOR “SCAM ALERTS” WHICH IS THE DIRECT MESSAGING ALERT
SYSTEM…...HOSTED OVER 100 SCAM PREVENTION PRESENTATIONS…..REACHING MORE THAN 65-HUNDRED KENTUCKIANS…..AND
RECEIVED OVER 800 SCAM-SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS…….
THROUGH THE A-G OFFICE’S MEDIATION SERVICES……NEARLY 880-THOUSAND DOLLARS HAS BEEN RETURNED TO KENTUCKIANS…..
ANYONE INTERESTED IN RECEIVING “SCAM ALERTS”…..CAN TEXT…..K-Y-O-A-G-SCAM……TO GOV-THREE-ONE-ONE…..OR GO ON-LINE TO A-G-DOT-K-Y-
DOT-GOV-FORWARD SLASH-SCAMS…….
WHITNEY AUTOPOSY
05/31/17
PRELIMINARY AUTOPOSY RESULTS HAVE RULED THE DEATH OF 40 YEAR OLD LARRY WHITNEY, JUNIOR ON MAY 16TH AS A HOMOCIDE……
WHITNEY’S TWO DAUGHTERS…..WHO WERE LAST SEEN AT HIS MEMORIAL SERVICE…. WERE LOCATED MONDAY AT A RESIDENCE SMITHS GROVE….
WERE RETURNED TO ALLEN COUNTY AND ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF SOCIAL SERVICES….
AND THEIR MOTHER….MELISSA SCOTT……HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE……
FATAL
05/31/17
AN ACCIDENT ON THE NUNN PARKWAY…..EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING NEAR GLASGOW…..CLAIMED A LIFE…..
GLASGOW POLICE SAY THE TWO-THOUSAND-SIX FORD….F-250….LEFT THE ROADWAY AND ROLLED SEVERALS TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP
AT THE GUARDRAIL…..
THE DRIVER…..39 YEAR OLD JAMES ELLIOTT OF INDIANA WAS EJECTED AND TAKEN TO T-J SAMSON HOSPITAL WHERE HE LATER DIED….AND HIS
PASSENGER….ALSO FROM INDIVNA…..WAS FLOWN TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER…..
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES AS THE TRUCK WAS REPORTED STOLEN IN INDIANAPOLIS……
WILKINS
05/31/17
69 YEAR OLD MARSHA KAY WILKINS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (TUES) AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 11
TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; DAVE WILKINS…..TWO SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DAVID AND TAMMY OF SCOTTSVILLE AND TIM OF
TENNESSEE……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KAREN AND CHUCK STEWART OF SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A BROTHER; MIKE COONEY OF
LOUISVILLE……SIX GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
FORD
05/31/17
68 YEAR OLD LENA FRANCIS BROWN FORD OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MONDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW
(THURS) AFTERNOON AT THREE AT OLD LIBERTY LIGHTHOUSE MISSION WITH BURIAL IN OLD MACEDONIA CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 10
TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING AT THE MISSION…..AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; RAYMOND FORD OF TOMPKINSVILLE…..TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; JEFFERY BROWN AND JAMES AND
MELISSA BROWN…..AND TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; SANDRA AND ASA MEANS AND TAMMY AND JESSIE WITCHER ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…….
A SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; MARY HELEN AND GALE PROFITT OF TOMPKINSVILLE……AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; VIRGINIA SULLIVAN AND HUSBAND
BILLY OF ADOLPHUS…..13 GRANDCHILDREN AND 10 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/31/17
IN SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT THE FOURTH REGION SOFTABLL TOURNAMENT…..THE SEASON CAME TO AN END FOR THE LADY PATRIOTS AS THEY
DROPPED A FIVE TO ONE DECISION TO SOUTH WARREN……
GAME TWO IN THE STANLEY CUP FINALS ARE TONIGHT IN PITTSBURGH…..AS THE PREDATORS PLAY THE PENGUINS…….WHO LEAD THE SERIES ONE
GAME TO NONE…….
STATE POLICE RECRUITMENT
05/30/17
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE WILL HOST A SERIES OF RECRUITMENT TOWN HALL MEETINGS…..ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..WHERE TROOPERS
WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW HIRING GUIDELINES AND WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME A STATE TROOPER…..
THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS BEGIN TOMORROW IN MADISONVILLE…..AND ONE WILL BE HELD AT WARREN EAST HIGH SCHOOL ON JUNE EIGHTH……
MISSING GIRLS
05/30/17
TWO ALLEN COUNTY GIRL’S…..WHO WERE LAST SEEN MAY 18TH…..HAVE BEEN LOCATED IN SMITHS GROVE…..
11 YEAR OLD CASSIE WHITNEY AND 13 YEAR OLD JEZZIE WHITNEY WERE LAST SEEN MAY 18TH AT A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THEIR FATHER…..
THE ALLEN COIUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS DEPUTIES FROM THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT LOCATED THE GIRLS….
THEY’VE BEEN RETURNED TO ALLEN COUNTY AND ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF SOCIAL SERVICES…….
MEETINGS
05/30/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 5 AND THE
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS OF ALLEN COUNTY AND THE JAYCEES BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
SPORTS
05/30/17
IN OPENINNG ROUND ACTION OF THE FOURTH REGIONS SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY…..THE LADY PATRIOT’S DEFEATED
FRANKLIN/SIMPSON NINE TO ONE…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL BE BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT AT 6…..
IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE STANLEY CUP FINALS…..
THE PREDATORS LOST TO PITTSBURGH FIVE TO THREE…..
GAME TWO WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT……
BESHEAR NEW BOOK
05/25/17
SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE TOMORROW……FORMER GOVERNOR STEVE BESHER SAYS HIS NEW BOOK TITLED…..PEOPLE OVER POLITICS…..IS
ABOUT HOW TO MAKE GOVERNMENT WORK AGAIN…..
BESHEAR SERVED TWO TERMS AS GOVERNOR…..LEAVING OFFICE IN TWENTY-15……
SETTLEMENT
05/25/17
THE COMMONWEALTH WILL RECEIVE A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS….AS THE RESULT OF A SETTLEMENT WITH A JOHNSON AND JOHNSON
SUBSIDAIRY…..OVER ALLEGATIONS THAT FROM TWO-THOUSAND NINE TO TWENTY-11……IT UNLAWFULLY PROMOTED ITS OVER-THE-COUNER
DRUGS AS COMPLYING WITH MANUFACTURING SAFTY STANDARDS….
THE DRUGS WERE MANUFACTURED BY MCNEIL CONSUMER HEALTHCARE DIVISION……WHICH IS NOW A DIVISION OF JOHNSON AND JOHNSON……
ARREST
05/25/17
THE CAVE CITY POLICE STOPPED A 1999 MUSTANG FOR RUNNING A STOP SIGN…..
OFFICERS DETECTED THE ORDER OF MARIJUANA IN THE VEHICLE AND THE K-NINE ALERTED ON THE VEHICLE…..…..
THE BARREN RIVER E DRUG TASK FORCE WAS CALLED AND OFFICERS LOCATED MARIJUANA, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND SEVEN-THOUDAND
DOLLARS CASH…..
A MAIJURAN CIGARETT WAS FOUND ON THE DRIVER…..31 YEAR OLD JESSICA WEBB OF HORSE CAVE…AND SHE ADMITTED SHE ALSO HAS ADDITIONAL
MARIJUANA AND CRYSTAL METH ON HER PERSON……
WEBB WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN C CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-NETH, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE…..
HER PASSENGER…..30 YEAR OLD DOUGLAS WOOD OF CAVE CITY….WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, RESISTING
ARREST AND MENACING……
ARREST-WARREN
05/25/17
THE STATE POLICE ELECTRONIC CRIME BRANCH HAS ARRESTED A WARREN COUNTY MAN ON CHARGES RELATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION AND
POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEX PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR…..
50 YEAR OLD KENNETH C. COSBY IS CHARGED WITH NINE COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTION AND 20-COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A
SEX PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR…..
THE INVESTIGATION LED TO A SEARCH WARRANT BEING EXECUTED AT COSBY’S RESIDENCE…..WHERE EQUIPMENT USED TO FACILITATE THE CRIME
WAS SEIZED……
STONE
05/25/17
84 YEAR OLD DURWARD VAUGHN STONE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN STONY POINT CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FOUR
TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A NIECE; JUANITA FAYE PARDUE OF SCOTTSVILLEL….AND A NEPHEW; KEVIN STONE OF GLAAGOW…..SEVERAL GREAT-NEICES AND
NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/25/17
BARERN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS NAMED A NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH…..
JACKSON ARNETT TAKES OVER THE PROGRAM FROM JEFF GRIFFITH…..WHO WILL BE COACHING AT WARREN EAST THIS SEASON……
911 BOARD REORGANIZED
05/24/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REORGANIZING THE KENTUCKY NINE-ONE-ONE SERVICES BOARD……
THE OREDER REDUCES THE BOARD’S MEMBERSHIP FROM 15 TO FIVE MEMERS…. AND TRANSITIONS DAILY MANAGEMENT OF THE BOARD TO THE
OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY……
THE NEW NINE-ONE-ONE BOARD WILL INCLUDE THE SECRETARY OF THE PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET…..EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
HOMELAND SECURITY……DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT…..THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT…..AND A CITIZEN APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR….WHO IS NOT A STATE EMPLOYEE……
05/24/17
06:05AM
THE REC CROSS BLOOD MOIBILE WILL BE AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST…. TODAY…..FROM THREE TO SEVEN……
TO DONATE…….YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE…..
WEIGH AT LEAST 110 POUNDS……
BE IN GOOD HEALTH…….
AND NOT HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST 56-DAYS……
DONORS SHOULD ALSO BRING THEIR DONOR I-D CARD……OR A PHOTO I-D…….
TARGET SETTLEMENT
05/24/17
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS SETTLED WITH TARGET CORPORATION TO RESOLVE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE RETAILER’S TWENTY-13 DATA
BREACH…..THAT AFFECTED 700-THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS……
KENTUCKY’S GENERAL FUND WILL RECEIVE 209-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR SETTLEMENT THAT INCLUDED 47-STATES
AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…..
THE SETTLEMENT DOESN’T AFFECT ANY PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION BY CONSUMERS…..AND ONLY APPLIES TO CLAIMS BROUGHT BY ATTORNEYS
GENERAL UNDER STATE’S CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS…..…….
FISCAL COURT
05/24/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO THE EAST ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING….
FIRST READING WAS GIVEN TO THE NEW EIGHT-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR…..
THE COURT ACCEPTED A BID OF 37-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM CHARLES M. MOORE INSURANCE FOR THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND
RESQUE SQUAD INSURANCE…..
THE COURT AUTHORIZED JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHNNY HOBDY TO SIGN THE PAPER WORK FOR A RECYCLING GRANT OF 23-HUNDRED-49-DOLLARS
FOR A NEW RECYCLING TRAILER…..…..
AND THE COURT ACCPETED THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT TWENTY-16 FEE SETTLEMENT….
SPORTS
05/24/17
THE SEASON ENDED LAST NIGHT FOR THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM S AS THEY LOST 4-1 TO TO BARREN COUNTY IN THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT......
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT, CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, THE LADY PATRIOTS DROPPED A ONE TO NOTHING DECISION OF BARREN COUNTY.....
BOTH TEAMS NOW OVE ON TO NEXT WEEK'S REGIONAL TOURNAMENT....
SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM
05/23/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AGAIN THIS SUMMER…..AS FREE
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL BE SERVED MONDAY THRU FRIDAY…..FOR THOSE 18 AND UNDER…..JUNE FIRST THRU JULY 1ST…..
BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE CORE…..
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED AT THE SCOTTSVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND COUNTRY PLACE APARTMENTS….COUNTY PLACE APARTMENTS…..THE
HIGH SCHOOL…..ALCO APARTMENTS…….THE CORE…..THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER ON WOOD STREET….AND LANDMARK APARTMENTS….
MAPLE GROVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH MEALS JUNE 5TH AND 7TH….
THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL SERVE LUNCH SEVERAL DAYS IN JULY…..
AND NO MEALS WILL BE SERVED JULY FOURTH…….
SHOOTING
05/23/17
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED IN GREEN COUNTY SUNDAY THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A 12 YEAR OLD….
THE JUVENILE HAD BEEN PLAYING WITH A 13-YEAR OLD….IN THE BASEMENT OF THE RESIDENCE….WHEN A SHOT WAS FIRED FROM WHAT WAS
BELIEVED TO BE A TOY GUN……
SCHOOL BOARD
05/23/17
AT LAST NIGHT’S ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING….THE BOARD APPROVED THE TENTATIVE TWENTY-17-18 BUDGER…..
FOOD SERVIES DIRECTOR MARY HOBDY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS MET THE REQUIREMENTS…..AND STARTING NEXT
SCHOOL YEAR EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AT NO CHARGE…..
THE BOARD DID APPROVE RAISING THE PRICE OF THE STUDENT BREAKFAST FROM A DOLLAR-10 TO A DOLLAR-25….AND THE STUDENT LUNCH
FROM A DOLLAR-85 TO TWO DOLLARS….
AND APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR THE “NON-TRADATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL DAY PROGRAM” FOR NEXCT SCHOOL YEAR WHICH CAN BE USED TO MAKE
UP DAYS MISSED……
COLE
05/23/17
74 YEAR OLD LENITA COOK COLE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED FRIDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN….A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER 12NOON SUNDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..AND
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE CENTER FOR COURAGEOUS KIDS…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; KEN AND LINDA KELLAR OF TENNESSEE……A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; VALERIE AND JEFF
POWELL OF SCOTTSVILLE……TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; JAMES AND SANDY COOK OF BOWLING GREEN AND JOE AND DONNA COOK OF
SOUTH CAROLINA…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; RITA AND TOMMY MCGUFFEY OF BRANDENBURG AND LAURIE WILLIAMS OF
MISSISSIPPI…..FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…….
SHARP
05/23/17
44 YEAR OLD RHONDA LYNN SHARP OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED MAY 18TH AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE
SATURDAY AT 12NOON AT FOUNDATION BAPTIST CHURCH……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY SIX SONS; ROBERT TOMES, ANTHONY SHARP, MARSHALL TOWNS, MICHA TOMES, WILLIAM TOMES AND JOSEPH SHARP ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..A DAUGHTER; TIFFANY TOWNS OF TENNESSEE……HER FATHER; CHARLES TOMES AND WIFE GAYLE OF TENNESSEE…..THREE
BROTHERS AND SISTERS-IN-LAW; CHARLES AND LISA TOMES, CHAD AND ROSEANNA TOMES AND JOHN TOMES…..AND TWO SISTERS AND BROTHERS-
IN-LAW; TINA AND ROBERT GALLOWAY AND MELISSA AND CHAD GALLOWAY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……THREE GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
NORRIS
05/23/17
85 YEAR OLD FONDA FAY NORRIS OF EAGLEVILLE, TENNESSEE DIED SUNDAY AT HER RESIDENCE…..FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE
NATIVE WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY…..VISISTATION BEGINS AFTER
10 THURSDAY MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME…..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; JAMES AND JEAN OF BOWLING GREEN AND CHARLES AND VIVIAN OF MISSISSIPPI…..FOUR
DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; GAYLA AND DON BAGGETT , KATHY AND ERWIN GAINES, JUDY AND EDDIE LOWE AND SANDY AND CHUCK
HUGHES……AND A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; LIONS AND HELEN SANDERS ALL OF TENNESSEE…..A SISTER; GLENNIS MITCHELL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A HALF-SISTER; DONNA CRAVENS OF INDIANA…..11 GRANDCHILDREN, 27 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT-GREAT-
GRANCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/23/17
LAST NIGHT….THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM FACED OFF AGAINST GLASCOW IN THE FIRST ROUND IN THE 15TH DISTRICT TURNMENT….AND
CAME OUT WITH AN EIGHT TO FIVE WIN……
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY……
THE PREDATORS WILL BE PLAYING FOR THE STANLEY CUP AS THEY DEFEATED THE MIGHTY DUCKS LAST NIGHT……SIX TO THREE…..TO CLAIM THE
WESTERN CONFERENCE TITLE….
THE PREDATORS WILL PLAY DEFENDING CHAMPIONS PITTSBURGH OR OTTAWA…….MONDAY…..IN GAME ONE……
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT TONIGHT…..
THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON THE TROJANETTES IN THE TITLE GAME…..
AND AT THE 15TH DISTRICT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT…
THE PATRIOTS BATTLE BARREN COUNTY……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION ON 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…. WVLE…..STARTING AT FIVE-30……..
SPEED LIMIT RAISED
05/22/17
EFFECTIVE TODAY…..THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS AUTHORIZED THE SPEED LIMIT ON A SECTION OF TWO-31……IN ALLEN AND
WARREN COUNTIES….. TO BE RAISED FROM 55 MILES-PER-HOUR TO 65 MILES-PER-HOUR….
THE APPROXIMATLEY 13-MILE SECOND IS FROM NEAR THE BRIDGE OVER DRAKES CREEK AT MILE POINT FIVE-POINT-ONE IN WARREN
COUNTY……TO JUST OUTSIDE SCOTTSVILLE AT MILE POINT-SEVEN…..
THE BOWLING GREEN TRANSPORTATION OFFICE HAD HEARD FROM .AND WORKED WITH…..LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS….OFFICIALS….AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ABOUT RAISING THE SPEED LIMIT IN THAT AREA….
AND ACCORDING TO A RECENT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION…..A 65 MILE-PER-HOUR SPEED LIME ZONE IS JUSTIFIED ON THE ROUTE……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UP
05/22/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..THE COMMONWEALTH’S APRIL UNEPLOYMENT RATE WAS FIVE-POINT-ONE
PERCENT…WHICH WAS UP SLIGHTLY FROM THE FIVE-PERCENT REPORTED IN MARCH…..
THIS APRIL’S JOBLESS RATE WAS ALSO A-TENTH-OF-A-PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE FIVE PERCENT RECORDED IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR…..
HOWEVER…..THE INCREASE IN THE UNEMPLOYED RATE FOR APRIL APPEARS TO REFLECT WORKERS WHO ARE RETURING TO THE LABOR FORCE…..
AS INDIVIDUALS WHO STOPPED LOOKING FOR WORK OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS APPEAR TO BE SEARCHING FOR EMPLOYMENT AGAIN AS
KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY HAS IMPROVED…..
THE NATIONAL JOBLESS RATE FOR APRIL WAS FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT…..
ARREST
05/22/17
FRIDAY THE BARREN RIVER DRUG TASK FORCE INVESTIGATED ILLEGAL DRUG ACTIVITY AT A RESIDENCE ON CHEATHAM STREET IN GLASGOW….
20 YEAROLD KIA-SHAWN JAMAL TOOLEY WAS ARREST AND CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-COCAINE FIRE ARM
ENHANCED AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA….OTHER CHARGES ARE PENDING FOLLOWING THE TESTING OF OTHER DRUGS AND PILLS
THAT WERE FOUND AT THE RESIDENCE…..
DETECTIVES ALSO LOCATED FIVE-GRAMS OF CRACK COCAINE, MARIJUANA, VARIOUS PILLS AND SUSPECTED CRYSTAL METH……
ALSO FOUND IN THE RESIDENCE WERE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, A HANDGUN AND APPROXIMATELY 12-HUNDRED DOLLARS CASH…….
WORK FORCE FUNDS
05/22/17
A NUMBER OF AREA SCHOOLS HAVE RECEIVED GRANTS….FROM THE WORK READY SKILLS INITIATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE….TO TRAIN THE LOCAL
WORK FORCE…..
HART COUNTY SCHOOLS AND THE CAVERNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS WERE AWARDED THREE-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS TO CONSTRUCT
THE GREEN RIVER COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY….WHICH WILL TRAIN 300-STUDENTS AND 120- ADULTS ANNUAL IN SEVERAL CAREER
FIELDS…..
LOGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS RECEIVED 932-THOUSAND DOLALRS…..
THE TAYLOR COUNTY SCHOOLS RECEIVED TWO-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS…..
AND THE ADAIR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WAS AWARDED 238-THOUSAND DOLLARS……
MEETINGS
05/22/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS TONIGHT AT 6…..
TOMORROW MORNING AT 10 THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE BASED COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AT 4 AND FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7…..
WEDNESDAY THE ALLEN COUNTY “AG” DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETS AT NOON…..
THURDAY NIGHT THE JAYCEES MEET AT 7…….
YORK
05/22/17
75 YEAROLD BILLY JOE YORK OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….FUNEAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (TUES) AFTERNOON
AT ONE AT FOUNTAIN RUN FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…. VISITATION BEGINS AFTER FIVE THIS AFTERNOON (MON) AT
THE FUNERAL HOME…. AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; DARLENE YORK…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; REVONDA AND LARRY CAPPS OFTOMPKINSVILLE…..TWO SONS AND
DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BOBBY AND TINA AND BRANDON AND BRANDY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A BROTHER; HENRY OF HOLLAND….TWO SISTERS;
SHIRLEY COFFEE OF HOLLAND AND RUBY LIGHT OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..AND HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW; WILLIE MAE RUSSELL OF FOUNTAIN RUN…..FIVE
GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/22/17
AT THE 15TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BEING PLAYED AT MONROE COUNTY….……
BARREN COUNTY GOES AGAINST MONROE COUNTY……AND THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS TAKE ON GLASGOW…..
AND KYLE HAWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE LADY PATRIOT GAME ON 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM…..WVLE….STARTING AROUND SEVEN
TONIGHT……
THE PREDATORS RETURN TO BRIDGESTONE AREA NIGHT WITH A CHANCE TO WRAP UP THE WESTERN CONFERNECE TITLE AS THEY HOST THE
MIGHTY DUCKS…LEADING THE SERIES THREE GAME TO TWO…….
THE FOURTH REGION….ALL-SEASON SOFTBALL TEAMS THAT ARE VOTED ON BY REGION COACHES…..HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED…..
LADY PATRIOTS NAMED TO THE FIRST TEAM ARE KALEE SKAGGS AND RYLEY WHITNEY……
AND TAYLOR STAMPS WAS NAMED TO THE SECOND TEAM……
GRADUATION
05/19/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF TWENTY-17 WILL HOLD GRADUATION CEREMONIES TONIGHT……IN PATRIOT GYM…..
DOORS OPEN AT 5:30PM AND GRADUATION BEGINS AT SIX-30…….
KY PENSION DEBT GROWS
05/19/17
THE COMMONWEALTH’S PUBLIC PENSON DEBT GREW BY TWO-BILLION DOLLARS YESTERDAY…..AS THE KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS BOARD
MADE DRAMATIC CHANGES ……AND LOWERED ESTIMATES ON PAYROLL GROWTH…..INFLATION…..AND INVESTMENT RETURNS…..
THAT MEANS THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY FOR THE KENTUCKY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTME…..NON-HAZADOUS SYSTEM……GREW FROM 11-
BILLION TO 13-BILLON DOLLARS…..
WITH THE CHANGES….THE COMMONWEALTH NOW HAS 13-PERCENT OF THE MONEY IT OWES TO RETIREES OVER THE NEXT 30-YEARS…..MAKING IT
ONE OF THE WORST FUNDED FUNDS IN THE COUNTRY…..
THE BOARD DID DELAY CHANGES TO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR LOCAL GOERNMENT EMPLOYEES……
WILLIAMS
05/18/17
57 YEAR OLD RUBY CHERRY WILLIAMS OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HOSPICE HOUSE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…..FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN NEAL CEMETERY. VISITATION WILL BEGINS AFTER 11 THIS
MORNING (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……AND EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO HOSPICE HOUSE OF
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY.
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; CLINT WILLIAMS…TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; BUSTER AND SARAHCHERRY AND CODY AND KARA
CHERRY ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A STEP-SON; WESLEY WILLIAMS…..AND A STEP-DAUGHTER; LINDSEY WILLIAMS BOTH OF MUNFORDVILLE…
SPORTS
05/19/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM DOWNED GREENWOOD SIX TO TWO…..
AND THE PATROT BASEBALL TEAM WAS SHUT-OUT BY FRANKLIN/SIMPSON EIGHT TO NOTHING…….
IN OVERTIME……THE PREDATORS DROPPED A THREE TO TWO DECISION TO THE MIGHTY DUCKS…..THE SERIES WHICH IS NOW TIED AT TWO GAMES
A PIECE…. RESUMES TOMORROW IN ANAHEIM……
THE TWENTY-17…..LITTLE PATRIOT BASKETBALL CAMP…..WILL BE JUNE FIFTH THRU SEVENTH AT PATRIOT GYM……
THE CAMP IS OPEN TO YOUNGSTERS WHO WILL BE IN THE FIRST THRU EIGHTH GRADE IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR…..
COST….60-DOLLARS PER CAMPER…..100-DOLLARS FOR FAMILIES WITH TWO CAMPERS…..AND FOR A FAMILY OF THREE CAMPER 130-DOLLALRS…..
YOU CAN REGISTER ON-LINE OR ON THE FIRST DAY OF CAMP……
HOUSING MARKET GAINS
05/18/17
THE KENTUCKY REAL ESTATE MARKET FINISHED THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR ON AN UP-SWING…..AS TOTAL HOME SALES ROSE EIGHT-POINT-
SIX PERCENT… FROM 99-HUNDRED 46 LAST YEAR TO 10-THOUSAND- 805 THIS YEAR….…..
THE COMMONWEALTH’S MEDIAN HOME PRICE ROSE ONE-POINT-NINE PERCENT FOR THE QUARTER…..JUMPING FROM 114-THOUSAND-416
DOLLARS…..TO 116-THOUSAND-667 DOLLARS…..WHICH IS BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE HOME PRICE OF 232-THOUSAND-100 DOLLARS….
IN MARCH…..THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOMES SOLD IN KENTUCKY ROSE 12-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT….
MARCH ALSO SAW INVENTORY LEVELS HIT A FOUR-MONTHS SUPPLY…..WHILE THE DAYS ON MARKET DROPPED TO 124 DAYS……DOWN FROM 146
THIS TIME LAST YEAR……
CRIME STOPPERS
05/18/17
SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CRIME STOPPERS AND THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARMENT ARE SEEKING YOUR HELP IN SOLVING AN ALLEN
COUNTY MURDER…..
ON JANURY SEVENTH…..THE BODY OF 38 YEAR OLD WEDNELL JACKSON WAS FOUND IN HIS GARAGE ON HADE BELL ROAD…..HIS DEATH HAS BEEN
RULED A HOMICIDE…. AND FAMILY MEMBERS TOLD AUTHORITIES THEY LAST SPOKE WITH JACKSON ON JANUARY SECOND….
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS OR ANY CRIME…..YOU’RE ASK TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE CLUE……OR TOLL-FREE AT
EIGHT-SIX-SIX-EIGHT-FOUR-TWO-CLUE….OR GO ON-LINE AT SEVEN-EIGHT-ONE-CLUE-DOT-COM…..
AND REMEMBER……CRIME STOPPERS ONLY WANTS YOUR INFORMATION AND NOT YOUR NAME……
ZIKA SUMMIT
05/18/17
THE TWENY-17 ZIKA SUMMIT WAS HELD RECENTLY IN FRANKFORT….AS STATE AND HEALTH LEADERS GATHERED TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT STATE
OF THE ZIKA THREAT…
THERE IS NO VACCINE TO PREVENT INFECTION AND NO SPECIFIC ACTIVIRAL TREATMENT FO ZIKA……..AND HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY MOSQUITO
CONTROL IS CRITICAL TO PREVENTING THE ZIKA VIRUS AND MINIMIZING THE SPREAD OF WEST NILE AND OTHER MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASES…..
ZIKA HAS BEE IDENTIFIED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AS A INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT………WITH ONGOING LOCAL
TRANSMISION OCCURRING IN MORE THAN 60-COUNTRIES….
NO LOCALLY TRANSMITTED CASE OF ZIAK HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH….HOWEVER….TO DATE….37 CASES OF ZIKA HAVE BEEN
REPORTED IN KENTUCKIANS WITH A TRAVEL EXPOSURE AND..OR…SEXUAL EXPOSURE TO SOMEONE WHO TRAVELED TO A ZIKA AFFECTED AREA……
WHITNEY
05/18/17
40 YEAR OLD LARRY EDWARD WHITNEY, JUNIOR OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..AND A MEMORIAL
SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY A SON; BRAXTON…..TWO DAUGHTERS; JEZZIE AND CASSIE… THE CHILDREN’S MOTHER; MELISSA SCOTT…..HIS FATHER; LARRY
WHITNEY, SENIOR….. HIS MOTHER; KAREN MATHIS……A BROTHER; MICHAEL…..AND THREE SISTERS; LAURA AND MELISA WHITNEY AND KARA YORK
ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE……..
SPORTS
05/18/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO GREENWOOD
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
THE PREDATORS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY THE MIGHTY DUCKS IN GAME FOUR OF THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS……
AS NASHVILLE LEADS THE SERIES TWO GAME TO ONE…..
CONNOR RICHARDSON OF HART COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TOOK HOME TOP INDIVIDUAL HONORS IN THE TWENTY-17…..KENTUCKY STATE HIGH
SCHOOL CLAY TARGET LEAGUE’S….SPRING TRAP SHOOTING SEASON….
IN TEAM COMPETITION….GREEN COUNTY…..HART COUNTY….AND TODD COUNTY CENTERL HIGH SCHOOLS WON THEIR RESPECTIVE
CONFERENCES……
POLICE OFFICER CEREMONY
05/17/17
IN OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL POLICE MEMORIAL WEEK…..THE ALLEN COUNTY FRAERNAL OF POLCIE…..LODGE 36….WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL
“POLICE OFFICER MEMORIAL CEREMONY” TOMORORW MORNING ……STARTING 11…AT THE ALLEN COUNTY LAW ENFOCEMENT CENTER…..
GUEST SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILSON STONE AND RETIRED TAMPA POLICE CHIEF ROBERT SMITH…….
THE PULIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND TOMORROW’S CEREMONY……..
DEATH INVESTIGAITION
05/17/17
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF AN ALLEN COUNTY MAN CONTINUES…..
AROUND SIX-30 YESTERDAY MORNING…..SCOTTSVILLE/ALLEN COUNTY NINE-ONE-ONE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE THREE-28 BAYS BEND
ROAD……IN REFEERENCE TO A PERSON THAT HAD BEEN INJURED…..
E-M-S….THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT….AND SCOTTSVILLE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE……AND UPON ARRIVAL…..FOUND AN INDIVIDUAL
IDENTIFIED AS 40 YEAR OLD LARRY WHITNEY, JUNIIOR WITH AN INJURY TO HIS CHEST……
WHITNEY WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE….WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED ON ARRIVAL………
GAS PRICES
05/17/17
THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR REGULAR GAS…..NATIONWIDE…..HAS FALLEN TO TWO-DOLLARS AND 37-CENTS A GALLON…..
MEANWHILE…..ACCORDING TO THE TRIPLE “A” EAST/CENTRAL FUEL GUAGE REPORT….GAS PRICES IN WEST/CENTRAL KENTUCKY INCREASED
THREE CENTS THIS WEEK…. TO TWO-DOLLARS AND 18-CENTS A GALLON….
THAT’S UP FROM TWO-15 A GALLON LAST WEEK…..
AND JUST SLIGHTLY BELOW THE TWO-DOLLARS AND 18-CENTS A GALLON THIS TIME LAST YEAR…….
DOOLIN SCHOLARSHIP
05/17/17
LAST NIGHT WAS “ AWARDS NIGHT” AT ALLEN COUNTY/SCOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL… AND ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EVENING WAS THE
AWARDING OF THE FIRST GABBI DOOLIN SCHOLARSHIP…..WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO HONOR THE SEVEN YEAR OLD WHO WAS KILLED IN
NOVEMBER TWENTY-15…..
SENIOR HOLLY GAINES…..WHO PLANS TO BECOME AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER….WAS PRESENTED THE SCHOLARSHIP BY GABBI’S OLDER
BROTHER…..
TEEN CHARGED WITH ARSON
05/17/17
A 14-YEAR OLD WARREN COUNTY TEEN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ARSON AND FOUR COUNTS OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT….FOLLOWING A SMALL
FIRE AND THREATS OF ARSON EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING….
WARERN COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO OAK RIDGE WAY TO AN ARSON COMPLAINT….AND WHILE ON THE WAY….RECEIVE A CALL OF A
STRUCTURE FIRE….
THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HOME HAD BEEN SET ON FIRE….HOWEVER….THE HOME OWNER WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT……
THE INVESTIGATIONS LED DEPUTIES TO ANOTHER RESIDENCE ON OAK RIDGE WAY WHERE THEY TOOK THE 14-YEAR OLD INTO CUSTODY…….
ADAIR ARREST
05/17/17
AN ADAIR COUNTY MAN IS FACING NUMEROUS CHARGES FOLLOWING A FOUR-COUNTY…..55 MILE PURSUIT….THAT BEGAN ON THE GREEN RIVER
WILDLIFE MAMAGEMENT AREA IN TAYLOR COUNTY…..
THE PURSUIT BEGAN WHEN FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICER TRAVIS NEAL APPROACH A VEHICLE THAT WAS ILLEGALLY PARKED IN THE WILDLIFE AREA…..
38 YEAR OLD MARK MATTINGLY IS FACING NINE CHANGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURSUIT…..IN ADDITION TO TWO OUTSTANDING WARRANTS IN
WASHINGTON COUNTY AND ONE IN TAYLOR COUNTY……
E-MAIL SCAM
05/17/17
THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED A SCAM ALERT….TO WARN KENTUCKIANS OF AN E-MAIL SCAM THAT RELIES ON SPOOF
GOVERNMENT E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO DEFRAUD RESIDENTS…..
FIVE REORTS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE INDICATES THE SPOOF E-MAIL APPEARS TO COME FROM A CURRENT STATE EMPLOYEE…...AND
IT SOLICITS MONEY IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A SWEEPSTAKE PRIZE THE CONSUMER HAS SUPPOOSEDLY WON……
THE CONTENT OF THE MESSAGE MIGHT ALSO INCLUDE AN…..OFFICIAL….REQUEST FOR PERSONAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION…..OR SEEK
PAYMENT FOR AN OUTSTANDING DEBT……
OVER THE LAST YEAR…..MORE THAN 200-REPORTS OF IMPERSONATION SCAMS WERE REPORTED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE……AND 10
OF THOSE REPORTS ACCOUNT FOR KENTUCKIANS LOSING NEARLY 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
SPORTS
05/17/17
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM WAS AT HOME LAST NIGHT…..TO TAKE ON WARERN CENTRAL…..AND THEY SHUT-OUT THE DRAGONS FIVE TO
NOTHING…..
NEXT GAME FOR THE PATRIOTS WILL BE TOMORROW WHEN THEY HOST FRANKLIN/SIMPSON……
THE HOT RODS DROPPED A ONE TO NOTHING DECISION TO THE WHITECAPS……
IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS……THE PREDATORS BEAT THE MIGHT DUCKS TWO TO ONE…..TO TAKE A TWO GAMES TO ONE LEAD IN THE SERIES…..
GAME FOUR WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA……
THE DISTRICT 15 BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS BEGIN MONDAY….
IN BASEBALL ACTON…..GLASGOW PLAYS MONROE COUNTY MONDAY…..THE PATTIOTS TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY TUESDAY….AND THE
CHAMPSIONSHIP GAME IS WEDNESDAY……
IN THE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT……MONDAY WILL SEE BARREN COUNTY GO AGAINST MONROE COUNTY….AND THEN THE LADY PATRIOTS TANGLE
WITH GLASGOW……THE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE PLAYED TUESDAY…..
BOTH TOURNAMENT ARE BEING HELD AT MONROE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL……
AIRPORT FUNDING
05/16/17
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS BEEN SINKING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO SMALL AIRPORTS OVER THE LAST YEAR…..AND PLANS TO INVEST MORE NEXT
YEAR…..IN THE NAME OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT…..
MOST KENTUCKIANS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE MAJOR AIRPORTS SUCH AS LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL…..BLUEGRASS…AND CINCINNTI/NORTHERN
KENTUCKY….BUT THERE ARE NEARLY 60 SMALLER…..LESSER-KNOWN AIRPOETS….. ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..
SIX MAJOR PAVEMENT RERHABILITATION PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SO FAR…..INCLUDING FULL ASPHALT OVERLAYS AT TOMPKINSVILLE-
MONROE COUNTY…..AND RUSSELLVILLE-LOGAN COUNTY AIRPORTS…..
FOUR MORE PROJECTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR……
AND AT LEAST 15 MORE PROJECTS ARE PLANNED FOR FISCAL YEAR TWENTY-18…….
AREA SCHOOL NEWS
05/16/17
AS THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS TO WIND DOWN……
YESTERDAY…..THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BROKE GROUND FOR A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BE CONSTRUCTED NEXT TO HENRY
MOSS MIDDLE SCHOOL……
AND THE BARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SPAN TECH ANNOUNCED A NEW INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTUING TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP……
NEW MAMMOTH CAVE RIVER RULES
05/16/17
WITH THE RECENT BREACH AND REMOVAL OF LOCK AND DAM SIX ON THE GREEN RIVER…..MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK HAS ANNOUNCED NEW
RULES FOR RIVER USERS INSIDE THE PARK……
THE PARK NOW REQUIRES RIVER USERS TO WEAT PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVISES…..OR P-F-Ds….AT ALL TIMESWHEN ON THE GREEN OR NOLIN
RIVERS WITHIN MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK…..AND FLOODPLAIN CAMPING IS RESTRICTED TO THE UPPER STRETCHES OF GREEN FIVE IN THE
PARK……
THE RIVER BANKS ARE CHANGING…..IN SOME PLACES THE CURRENT IS MORE SWIFT THAN IN THE PAST…..AND IT WILL TAKE TIME FOR THE RIVERS
TO FIND THEIR NEW NORMAL……
TAX ROLLS
05/16/17
HERE’S A REMINDER FROM ALLEN COUNTY PROPERTY VALUATION ADMINISTRATOR TRACY OLIVER…..THAT TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY THE TAX ROLLS
WILL BE OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION……
THE P-V-A OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TODAY FROM EIGHT UNTIL FOUR-30……
SPORTS
05/16/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME THIS AFTERNOON TO TAKE ON RUSSELL COUNTY……
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAMS HOST WARREN CENTRAL……
AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARISTY GAME…..ON 99-POINT THREE……LOVE-FM…..WVLE……STARTING AT FIVE THIS
AFTERNOON…….
THE PREDATORS RETURN HOME TO TAKE ON THE MIGHTY DUCKS IN GAME THREE OF THEIR WESTERN SERIES CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP…..
WITH THE SERIES TIED AT ONE GAME A PIECE…….
THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY TOYOTA AS THE…..OFFICIAL VEHICLE OF THE SPEEDWAY…..
THE GEORGETOWN PLANT…..WHICH EMPLOYEES AROUND EIGHT-THOUSAND…. IS THE AUTOMAKERS LARGEST PLANT IN THE WORLD……..
GOVERNOR’S SAFETY AND HEALTH AWARDS
05/15/17
48 COMPANIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH….EARNED THE “GOVERNOR’S SAFETY AND HEALTH AWARD LAST YEAR…..WHICH WAS A RECORD FOR
WORK PLACE SAFETY IN KENTUCKY……
AMONG THOSE COMPANIES BEING HONORED WERE FARMER’S RURAL ELECTRIC IN GLASGOW AND SUMITOMO ELECTRIC WIRING SYSTEMS IN
EDMONTON AND SCOTTSVILLE….
THE KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET HAS RENEWED ITS FOCUS ON WORKPLACE SAFETY…..EDUCATION….AND TRAINING WITH ITS NEW PROGRAM
CALLED….. ”K-Y-SAFE”……
BASED ON A REPORT FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS….. OF RECORDABLE INCIDENTS PER 100 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES…. KENTUCKY’S
RATE IMPROVED FROM THREE-POINT-EIGHT IN TWENTY-14…..TO THREE-POINT-SEVEN IN TWENTY-15….WHICH WAS THE LOWEST RATE FOR THE
COMMONWEALTH SINCE IT WAS FIRST CALCULATED IN 1996 WHEN THE RATE WAS EIGHT-POINT-FOUR……….
KENTUCKY ONE TO SELL JESISH
05/15/17
KENTUCKY-ONE HEALTH SAYS IT PLANS TO SELL ITS FLAGSHIP…..JEWISH HOSPITAL….AND OTHER FACILITIES IN LOUISVILLE…..IN ORDER TO FOCUS
ON ITS OPERATIONS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY…..
KENTUCKY ONE WAS FORMED IN TWENTY-12 BY THE MERGER OF JEWISH HOSPITAL…..AND ST. MARY’S HEALTH CARE AND SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH
SYSTEM IN LEXINGTON……
MEETINGS
05/15/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
GRAHAM LODGE AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOTH MEET TONIGHT AT 7……
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE ALZEHEIMER’S EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND THE V-F-W
MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
PLANE CRASH
05/15/17
A SMALL PLANE CRASH IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIVES OF TWO IOWA RESIDENTS….
AUTHORITIES SAY THE COUPLE WAS ON THE WAY FROM IOWA TO ALABAMA WHEN THE PLANE WENT DOWN FRIDAY NEAR HOPKINSVILLE……
CONVICTED FELON INDICTED
05/15/17
A CONVICTED FELON LIVING IN LOGAN COUNTY HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY WITH ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO
DISTRIBUT METH AND TWO COUNTS OF BEING A FELON IN LPOSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION…..
40 YEAR OLD SHERMAN WATKINS…..WHO WAS LIVING IN RUSSELLVILLE……HAS TWO PREVIOSU CONVICTIONS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY……
WARREN ESCAPEE FOUND
05/15/17
STATE POLICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL…. THAT 27 YEAR OLD CHELSEA MINTON OF BOWLING GREEN HAD
ESCAPED….
SHE WAS LOCATED AT A RESIDENCE ON JAMES ELKINS ROAD AND TAKEN BACK INTO CUSTODY AND CHARGED WITH ESCAPE…………
ACCIDENT-HART
05/15/17
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN HART COUNTY YESTERDAY….AT THE INTER-SECTON OF 31-E AND HARDYVILLE ROAD….. INJURED ONE PERSON…..
STATE POLICE SAY 44 YEAR OLD JESSIE DAWSON OF GREENSBURG PULLED HIS TWO-THOUSAND-ONE FORD PICKUP INTO THE PATH OF A TWENTY-
15 CHEVY PICKUP OPERATED BY 40 YEAR OLD STEPHEN CARROLL OF CANMER…..
THE COLLISION CAUSED DAWSON’S PICKUP TO OVERTURN…..AND HE WAS FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL…….
SPORTS
05/15/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN EAST….
IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE…..STANLEY CUP PLAY-OFFS…..THE PREDATORS LOST TO THE DUCKS IN ANAHEIM FIVE TO THREE……
GAME THREE IN THE SERIES…..WHICH IS NOW TIED AT ONE GAME A PIECE… WILL BE TOMORORW NIGHT IN NASHVILLE……
DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY
05/12/17
THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED MORE THAN SEVEN-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN LITERACY GRANTS…..TO
NEARLY 870 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS…..LIBRAREIS….AND SCHOOLS….
THE FUNDS ARE AIMED ATSUPPORTING ADULT…..FAMILY….AND SUMMER LITERACY PROGRAMS WITHIN A 20-MILE RADIUS OF A DOLLAR GENERAL
STORE OR DISTRIBUTION CENTERS……IN THE 44 STATES DOLLAR GENERAL SERVES…..
THRU MAY 18TH…..THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FUND IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR YOUTH LITERACY GRANTS…..TO SUPPORT
SCHOOLS…..PUBLIC LIBRARIES…..AND NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN IMPLEMENTING NEW OR EXPANDING LITERACY EFFORTS……
APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT….. D-G-LITERACY-DOT-ORG…….
NEW TROOPER GUIDELINES
05/12/17
THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE WILL NOW BE ABLE TO ACCEPT MORE APPLICATIONS….THANKS TO NEW HIRING QUALIFICATIONS ESTABLISHED BY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLEY….
NOW…..ANYONE WHO POSSESSES A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR G-E-D….AND HAS THREE YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE…….NOW QUALIFIES FOR
EMPLOYMENT AS A TROOPER….
PRIOR TO THE NEW GUIDELINES….APPLICANTS WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE 60-HOURS OF COLLEGE CREDIT…TWO YEARS ODF ACTIVE DUTY
MILITARY EXPERIENCE…...OR TWO YEARS OF CERTIFIED POLICE OFFICE EXPERIENCE…..
THESE QUALIFICATIONS WILL STILL APPLY BY GENERATING BONUS POINTS FOR APPLICANTS……
STATE POLICE IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR CADET CLASS 96…. WHICH WILLBEGIN EARLY NEXT YEAR……
FOSTER
05/12/17
75 YEAR OLD SARAH NELL EPLEY FOSTER OF ADOLPHUS DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL
BE TOMORROW (SAT) AFTERNOON AT TWO AT T-W CROW AND SON FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN MT. PLEASANT UNITED METHORIDS CHURCH
CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTE THREE THIS AFTERNOON (FRI) AT THE FUNERAL HOME….AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO
GIDEON’S INTERNATIONAL……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; WOODSON FOSTER…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; MENDY AND GEORGE SULLIVAN OF ADOLPHUS…..AND A
SISTER-IN-LAW; WILMA FOSTER OF SCOTTSVILLE…..A GRANDCHILD, TWO STEP-GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE STEP-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO
SURVIVE…………
SPORTS
05/12/17
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM WILL HOST A FOUR-TEAM…. ROUND ROBIN TOURNAMENT TODAY AND TOMORROW…..AT PATRIOT
FIELD….
TODAY….AC/S TAKES ON SOUTH WARREN AT FIVE…..THEN WARREN EAST PLAYS FRANKLIN/SIMPSON AT SEVEN…..
TOMORROW’S GAME HAVE THE PATRIOTS AND FRANKLIN/SIMPSON PLAYING AT EIGHT…..THE WILDCATS THEN TAKE ON SOUTH WARERN AT 10…..
WARREN EAST AND SOUTH WARREN WILL PLAY AT NOON…..AND THEN THE PATRIOTS TANGLE WITH WARREN EAST AT TWO……
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELED TO WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY YESTERDAY…..TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…..AND
DEFEATED THE LADY WILDCATS 18 TO TWO
GENERAL FUND
05/11/17
THE COMMONWEALTH’S GENERAL FUND REVENUE REBOUNDED SOME IN APRIL….. BUT IT LIKELY WON’T BE ENOUGH TO STOP A PREDICTED 113-
MILLION DOLAR SHORTFALL WHEN THE BUDGET YEAR ENDS JUNE 30TH…..
STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR JOHN CHILTON SAYS TAX COLLECTIONS WERE UP ONE-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT LAST MONTH…..WHEN COMPARED TO
APRIL TWENTY-16….. WHICH IS THE SEVENTH TIME TAX COLLECTIONS HAVE GROWN DURING THE FIRST 10-MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR…..
EVEN SO…..GENERAL FUND REVENUES HAVE FALLEN SHORT OF PROJECTS SO FAR THIS FISCAL YEAR…..AND THEY WOULD NEED TO GROW
ALMOST 10-PERCENT OVER THE NEXCT TWO MONTHS TO AVOID A SHORT FALL……
MEDICAID ABUSE
05/11/17
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR HAS JOINED WITH ATTORNEYS-GENERAL FROM 36 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…..TO
SEND A LETTER URGING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND ITS POLICY REGARDING THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO INVESTIGATE AND
PROSECUTE MEDICAID ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES…..….
THE LETTER URGES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CHANGE ITS POLICY SO EACH STATE’S MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT COULD USE FEDERAL
FUNDS TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE A WIDER RANGE OF MEDICAID ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES……CURRENTLY….ONLY COMPLAINTS
CONCERNING MEDICAID-FUNDED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND COMPLAINTS RECEIVED THRU THE ELDER ABUSE HOTLINE ARE INVESTIGATED……
ACCORDING TO THE C-D-C…….. ONE-IN-10 PERSONS LIVING AT HOME…..AGE 65 AND OLDER…..WILL BECOME VICTIM OF ABUSE……AND FOR EVERY
CASE OF ELDER ABUSE DETECTED OR REPORTED…..23 MORE REMAIN UNKNOWN……
SPORTS
05/11/17
THE LADY PATRIOT VARSITY SOFTBALL TEAM GOES TO WESTERN TO TAKE ON FRANKLIN/SIMPSON…….
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY BOWLING GREEN…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY
GAME ON 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM……WVLE……STARTING AT FIVE THIS AFTERNOON……..
THE K-H-S-DOUBLE-A ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THE STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE MOVING TO KROGER FIELD FOR THE TWENTY-17
AND 18 SEASONS…..
FROM TWO-THOUSAND-NINE THROUGH LAST SEASON….THE SIX CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES WERE PLAYED AT WESTERN……HOWEVER….THE LAST TWO
SEASON THE FINALS SCHEDULE HAD TO BE AMENDED WHEN THE TOPPER FOOTBALL TEAM QUALIFIED FOR THE C-USA TITLE GAME…..
DOLLAR GENERAL-MILITARY CAMPAIGN
05/10/17
MAY IS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH……AND DOLLAR GENERNAL WILL OFFER THE……COKE-COLA SHARE A COKE MILITARY 16-OUNCE CAN
COLLECTION…. FROM MEMORIAL DAY THRU LABOR DAY…..
EACH 16-OUNCE CAN WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ONE-DOLLAR AND WILL ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO SALUTE A VETERAN…..SERVICE MEMBER…..MILITARY
SPOUSE….OR MILITARY MOM OR DAD…….
THE PATRIOTIC CAN ALSO COMMEMORATES COKE’S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U-S-O BY PROMINENTLY FEATURING THE U-S-O BADGE……AND DOLLAR
AND COKE PLAN TO MAKE A 25-THOUSAND DONATION TO THE U-S O AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN……
OUTDOOR BURNING
05/10/17
SPRING CLEANING SEASON IS HERE…… AND FOR MANY KENTUCKIANS THAT MEANS BURNING UNWANTED DEBRIS……HOWEVER…..BEFORE YOU
LIGHT THAT P ILE….THE KENTUCKY DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY REMINDS RESIDENTS THAT BURNING GARBAGE IS ILLEGAL IN THE
COMMONWEALTH……AND THAT ILLEGAL BURNING COULD RESULT IN FINES OF UP TO 25-THOSAND DOLLARS PER DAY…..PER VIOLATION….
BURNING GARBAGE EMITS DANGEROUS POLLUTANTS INTO THE AIR THAT ARE HARMFUL TO PUBLIC HEALTH…..ESPECIALLY CHILDREN…..THE
ELDERLY…..AND THOSE WITH EXISITING HEALTH PROBLEMS…….
BESIDES GARBAGE…..IT’S ALSO ILLEGAL TO BURN ITEMS SUCH AS PLASTIC, CARPETING, CANS, TRAILERS OR BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCITON
MATERIALS AND STAINED OR TREATRED WOOD……
LAST MONTH THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY REPORTED 143 -WILD FIRES THAT BURNED OVER 59-HUNDRED ACRES……..AND 45 OF
THOSE FIRES WERE FROM DEBRIS PILES THAT GOT OUT OF CONTROLL……
COPASS
05/10/17
66 YEAR OLD BILLY COPAS OF FOUNTAIN RUN DIED TUESDAY AT SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER…..FUNERAL SERVIES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT
THREE AT UNION NUMBER ONE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY….VISITATION BEGINS AFTER TWO
TOMORROW (THURS) AFTERNOON AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME AND AFTER NINE FRIDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; BARBARA GUMM COPAS…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; BENJAMIN AND KANEIA…..AND A DAUGHTER ANS SON-IN-LAW;
BRETTA AND CHRISTOPHER SCHALK ALL OF FOUNTAIN RUN……SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; MILDRED AND DASHIELL ISENBERG….A BROTHER-IN-
LAW AND SISTER-IN-LAW; TONY AND HUETTA GUMM…..AND A SISTER-IN-LAW; ELIZABETH COPASS ALL OF TOMPKINSVILLE…..FOUR GRANDCHILDREN
ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
05/10/17
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM WAS AT HOME LAST NIGHT TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD……AND DOWNED THE GATORS THREE TO TWO…..
THE BRACKETS FOR THE STATE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED…
THE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS THURSDAY, JUNE EIGHTH AT WHITAKER BANK BALLPARK IN LEXINGTON….AND THE FIRST GAME FOR THE
FOURTH REGION CHAMPIONS WILL BE FRIDAY, JUNE NINTH…..
AND THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT WILL BE PLAYED AT JACK FISHER BALLPARK IN OWENSBORO STARTING JUNE EIGHT……AND THE FIRST
GAME FOR THE FOURTH REGION CHAMPONS WILL BE JUNE EIGHTH….
KENTUCKY TOURISM
05/09/17
ACCORDING TO FIGUES RELEASED YESTERDAY…..TOURISM CONTINUES TO HAVE A HUGE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE COMMONWEALTH….HAVING A
14-POINT-FIVE BILLION DOLLAR LAST YEAR….WHICH WAS UP MORE THAN FIVE-PERCENT FROM TWENTY-15….THE TOURISAM….ARTS…..AND
HERITAGE CABINET SAYS THAT WAS A FIVE-PERCENT INCREASE FROM TWENTY-15……AND THE LARGEST JUMP SINCE TWO-THOUSAND-FIVE…..
TOURISM GENERATED MORE THAN ONE-POINT-FIVE BILLION DOLLARS IN TAXES AND SUPPORTED NEAR 193-THOUSAND JOBS LAST YEAR…..
GENERATING OVER THREE-BILLION DOLLARS IN WAGES FOR KENTUCKY WORKERS…..
EVERY REGION IN THE COMMONWEALTH EXPERIENCED GROWTH….WITH THE LARGEST INCREASE IN THE “SOUTHERN LAKES REGION”….WHICH
WAS UP SEVEN-POINT-SIX PERCENT…..
IN THE “CAVES…..LAKES…..AND CORVETTES REGION”…..WHICH INCLUDES SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY……..MORE THAN 700-MILLION DOLLARS
WAS GENERATED……
WARREN ROAD CLOSURES
05/09/17
THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF ROAD CLOSURERS IN WARREN COUNTY TODAY….
A SECTION OF BROADWAY…..BETWEEN COVINGTON STREET AND 31-W WILL BE CLOSED FROM EIGHT UNTIL SIX…..FOR UTILITY WORK….
AND THERE WILL BE LANE CLOSURES ON CEMETERY ROAD TODAY AND POSSIBLY TOMORROW….FROM 10-30 TO FIVE EACH DAY…..AS PART OF THE
BRIDGE PROJECT OVER DRAKES CREEK…….
TENNESSEE TEACHER
05/09/17
A FORMER TENNESSEE TEACHER…..ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING A STUDENT AND TAKEING HER TO CALIFORNIA……..HAS BEEN RETURNED……BUT IS
BEING HELD IN THE HENDERSON COUNTY KENTUCKY JAIL….
50 YEAR OLD TAD CUMMINS WAS ARRESTED IN APRIL WHEN HE .AND THE 15 YEAR OLD GIRLS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA…..
CUMMINS IS FACING FEDERAL CHARGES OF BRINGING A MINOR ACROSS STATE LINES FOR SEX……AND CHARGES IN TENNESSEE OF KIDNAPPIGN
AND SEXUAL CONTACT WITH A MINOR…..
TEACHER WEEK
05/09/17
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN HAS SIGNED A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THIS WEEK AS…. TEACHER APPRECIAITON WEEK…..IN THE COMMONWEALTH
THROUGHTOUT MAY…..THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCAITON IS ASKING RESIDENTS TO SHARE THEIR STORIES OF TEACHERS WHO HAVE
INFLUENCED THEIR LIVES…..AND THE LIVES OF THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN……BY USING HASHTAG…..THANK-A-K-Y-TEACHER…….
FISCAL COURT
05/09/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS THIS MORNING IN THE FISCAL COURT MEETING ROOM IN THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING…..ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR REPORTS…..AND THIS MORNING’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..
WLCK…..STARTING AROUND NINE……
CITY COUNCIL
05/09/17
IT WAS A RATHER ROUTINE MEETING FOR SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT… BILLY TURNER WITH U-S BANK ASK THE COUNCIL TO MAKE
NORTH FIRST STREET… WHICH RUNS BESIDE THE MAIN BRANCH….A TWO-WAY STREET……
AND THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE REQUEST ON A FIVE TO NOTHING VOTE……
DONNIE REELS…..CHIEF OPERATOR OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT….INFORMED THE COUNCIL THEY HAD FLUSHED THE WATER DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS THE LAST WEEK IN APRIL AND WILL DO SO AGAIN THE LAST WEEK IN JULY…….
SPORTS
05/09/17
THE PATRIOT VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO TAKE ON GREENWOOD…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS ENERTAIN BOWLING GREEN……AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON
99-POINT-THREE…. LOVE-FM…….WVLE……STARTING AT FIVE-30 THIS AFTERNOON……
YEAR BOOKS
05/08/17
THE TWENTY-17 PATRIOT YEARBOOKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE……
BEGINNING TODAY…..AC/S PATRIOT YEARBOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE PAID IN FULL OR WHO HAVE MADE A DOWN
PAYMENT…..
AND ALL REMAINING BALANCES MUST BE PAID…..IN CASH….WHEN STUDENTS PICK UP THEIR BOOK……
AND STARTING TOMORROW……EXTRA YEARBOOKS WILL GO ON SALE FOR 60-DOLLARS…AND AGAIN WILL BE ON A CASH BASIS ONLY…..
JUSTICE SURVEY
05/08/17
THE KENTUCKY JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET IS SEEKING TO SURVEY RESIDENTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH ABOUT THEIR
EXPERIENCES WITH CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT…..AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE DATA FOR POLICY MAKERS……
30-THOUSAND SURVEYS ARE BEING SENT OUT THIS MONTH TO SUPPLEMENT OTHER OFFICIAL SOURCES OF DATA SUCH AS ARRESTS…..COURT
CASES….AND FEDERAL STATISTICS…..THE SURVEYS WILL ASK ABOUT RESIDENTS EXPERIENCES WITH A VARIETY OF CRIMES…..AND SOME
QUESTIONS WILL FOCUS ON CONTACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PERCEPTIONS OF SAFETY IN THE COMMUNITY…..
THEN A SECOND PHASE OF THE SURVEY……SCHEDULED FOR LATER THIS MONTH….. WILL FOCUS ON TWO-THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVED
SHELTER AND SERVICES THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
SELECTED RESIDENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE WILL BE RECEIVING THE SURVEY WHICH WILL TAKE 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO
COMPLETE….
KENTUCKY HAS CONDUCTED SIX VICTIMIZATION SURVEYS SINCE 1989…….
CAPITAL FACELIFT
05/08/17
A SECOND PHASE OF RENOVATION WORK AT THE STATE CAPITAL IS NOW UNDERWAY AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPELTED BY OCTOBER 10TH….….
DURING THE FALL AND WINTER MONTHS….THE FRONT OR NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING’S EXTERIOR WAS CLEANED AND REPAIRERD…..WITH NEW
MORTAR APPLIED AND THE LIMESTONE RAILING RESTORED….AT A COST OF ONE-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS….
THIS SECOND PHASE OF RENOV ATIONS WILL WORK ON THE THREE REMAINING SIDES AND WILL COST 800-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..AS THERE ISN’T
AS MUCH ALGE GROWING AS THOSE SIDES OF THE BUILDING AS THEY RECEIVE MORE SUN,…..
AND WORK IS ALSO CONTINUING ON THE WALKWAY IN FRONT OF THE CAPITAL ANNEX……
FORMER JUDGE INDICTED
05/08/17
A FORMER CAMPBELL COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE HAS BEEN INDICTED BY THE CAMPBELL COUNTY GRAND JURY ON NINE FELONY AND TWO
MISDEMEANOR COUNTS……
70 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY NOLAN OF CALIFORNIA IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF TRAFFICKING WITH A PERSON UNDER AGE 18….ONE COUNT OF
RAPE….FIVE COUNTS HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITH ADULTS….TWO COUNTS OF UNLAWFUL TRANSACTION WITH A MINOR…..ONE COUNT OF TAMPERING
WITH A WITNESS…..AND ONE COUNT OF PROSTITITION……
THE INDICTMENT ALLEGES THE CRIMW OCCURRED IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR….AND WE REMIND LISTNERS THAT AN INDICTMENT IS A FORMAL
CHARGE AND NOT PROOF OF GUILT…..
MEETINGS
05/08/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK…..
CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT AT 6 AND THE BEEKEEPERS AND HALF-WAY LODGE BOTH MEET AT 7……
ALLEN FISCAL COURT MEETS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 AND THE INERMEDIATE CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE BASED COUCILS BOTH MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4…..
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6-30 THE LIONS CLUB MEETS AND THE JAYCEES AND FISH AND GAME CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…….
CITY COUNCIL
05/08/17
SCOTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEET TONIGHT…..ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE HEARING THE REGULAR REPORTS…..AND TONIGHT’S CITY COUNCIL
MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK……STARTING AROUND SIX…….
SPORTS
05/08/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO PLAY RUSSELLVILLE…..
AND THE REGIONAL TRACK MEET BEGINS TODAY…..
ON THE SCORE BOARD FROM YESTERDAY…..
THE PREDATORS BEAT THE BLUES THREE TO ONE TO WIN THEIR STANLEY CUP SERIES FOUR GAME TO TWO…..AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
FRANCIASE HISTORY… MOVE INTO THE CONFERENCE FINALS……
ESCAPEE
05/05/17
AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL…..WHO ESCAPED FROM A SIMPSON COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF…..WHO WAS RETURNING HIM TO THE
ALLEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER…..
MICKEY CARTER….WHO WAS ABLE TO REMOVE HIS LEG SHACKLES AND FORCE THE REAT WINDOW OF THE CRUISE OPEN….ESCAPED ON FOOT……
CARTER IS FIVE-FEET THREE-INCHES TALL…..WEIGHS 110 POUNDS….AND HAS DARK BROWN HAIR….WHEN LAST SEEN HE WAS WEARING AN
ORANGE JUMP SUIT….
IF YOU SEE CARTER…..NO NOT APPROACH HIM……AND CONTACT THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AT TWO-THREE-SEVEN-32-10……
ADAIR WOMAN PLEA
05/05/17
AN ADAIR COUNTY WOMAN HAS PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO SETTING FIRE TO HER RENTAL HOME IN ORDER TO OBTAIN MONEY…. THRU
FALSE PRETENSES…. FROM A 50-THOUSAND DOLLAR RENTERS INSURANCE POLICY…..….
41 YEAR OLD BRANDI PRITCHARD OF COLUMBIA….AND HER CO-DEFENDANT STEVEN PRITCHARD……SET THE FIRE IN JUNE OF TWENTY-11…..
ARREST-HART
05/05/17
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A BARREN COUNTY MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING IN HARDYVILLE LAST NOVEMBER THAT CLAIMED THE
LIFE OF 57 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER HOLDER…..
53 YEAR OLD ALBERT STEPHENS OF GLASGOW IS CHARGED IN A HART COUNTY INDICTMENT WARRANT WITH ONE COUNT OF MURDER……
ARREST
05/05/17
A BROWNSVILLE MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH SEVERAL BURGLARIES OF AMISH HOMES IN THE AREA…
STEPHEN GRIDER IS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF BURGLARY, TWO COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND
POSSESSION OF MARIJAUA….
THE THEFTS OCCURRED IN ALLEN AND BARREN COUNTIES…….
KENTUCKY ONE HEALTH
05/05/17
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL….BEGINNNG IN JULY…..KENTUCKY HEALTH ONE IS TERMINATING EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS WITH ABOUT
25 DOCTORS AS A COST CUTTING MEASURE…..AND THEY WILL ALSO LAY OFF 250-STAFF MEMBERS…..
THE DENVER BASE SYSTEM….WHICH EXPANDED FIVE YEARS AGO……HAS 15-HOSPITALS AND OVER 200-LOCATIONS….
AND THEY POSTED A 76-MILLION DOLLAR LOSS DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF TWENTY-16…..AND THEY SAY KENTUCKY OPERATIONS HAVE
SUFFERED YEARLY LOSSES…….
SPORTS
05/05/17
THE PATRIOT JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO BUTLER COUNTY…..
AND THE OWENSBORO CATHOLIC TOURNAMENT…..THE LADY PATROIT SOFTBALL TEAM WAS TO PLAY IN THIS WEEK-END…..HAS BEEN CANCELLED…..
THE PREDATORS ARE IN ST. LOUIS FOR GAME FIVE OF THEIR STANLEY CUP PLAY-OFFS……WITH THE PREDATORS LEADING THE SERIES THREE
GAMES TO ONE…..
LABOR CABINET VISITS
05/03/17
LAST MONTH….THE KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET CONDUCTED 15 FREE….ON-SITE VISITS OR CONSULTATIVE SURVEYS……FOR EMPLOYERS ACROSS
KENTUCKY…..
AS A RESULT….. 87-SERIOUS CONDITIONS THAT COULD HAVE AFFECTED UP TO 31-HUNDRED-97 EMPLOYEES AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN
ENFORCEMENT PENALITIES OF UP TO 609-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..EMPLOYERS WHO MAKE USE OF THE DIVISION’S CONSULTATIVE SURVEYS DON’T
FACE PENALITIES UNLESS THE VIOLATIONS AREN’T CORRECTED…..
IN ADDITION TO THE CONSULTATIVE SURVEYS AND FREE OSHA TRAINIING…..COST-FREE ASSISTANCE FROM THE DIVISION CONSISTS OF
PUBLICATIONS…..REQUIRED WORKPLACE POSTERS…..AND INFORMATION ON INJURY/ILLNESS RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS…….
ARREST-WARREN
05/03/17
THE STATE POLCIE ELECTRONIC CRIMES BRANCH HAS ARRESTED A BOWLING GREEN MAN….
39 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER STINNET IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF PROHIBITED USE OF ELECTRON COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO PROCUFE
A MINOR FOR SEX OFFENSES…..
TROOPER SAY THEY BEGAN AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGAITON AFTER STINETT RESPONDED TO AN ON-LINE AD ON A WEBSITE…...AND HE WAS
ARRESTED WHEN HE WENT TO A HOTEL IN BOWLING GREEN WITH PLANS TO ENGAGE IN SEX ACTS WITH A MINOR…….
SUIT AGAINST DAVIS CAN PROCEED
05/03/17
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT SAYS A GAY COUPLES LAWSUIT…. SEEKING DAMAGES FROM ROWAN COUNTY CLERK KIM DAVIS WHO REFUSED THEM A
MARRIAGE LICENSE……CAN PROCEED…
IN TWENTY-15…..DAVIS REFUSED TO ISSUE THE MARRAGIE LICENSE BECAUSE SHE SAID IT VIOLATED HER RELIGIOUS BELIEFS…..…..AND DAVIS
SPENT FIVE DAYS IN JAIL FOR REFUSING TO FOLLO A COURT ORDER…..
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED A LAW THAT REMOVED CONTYCLERK’S NAMES FROM LICENSES…...AND A DISTRICT JUDGE RULED THAT
SATISFIED THE SUT AND DISMISSED THE CASE…..BUT THE COUPLE APPEALED….SAYING THEY WANTED DAVIS TO PAY DAMAGES…..
AND A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULED YESTERDAY THE CASE CAN CONTINUE……
SPORTS
05/03/17
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAMS TRAVEL TO WARREN CENTRAL……
LAST NIGHT THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM TOOK ON BARREN COUNTY….AND AFTER GETTING DOWN THREE TO NOTHING….CAME BACK TO WIN SIX
TO 5…..
AND THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM LOST THE SOUTH WARREN YESTERDAY NINE TO NOTHING…..
IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAY OFFS…..THE PREDATORS GOT PAST THE BLUES TWO TO ONE TO TAKE A THREE GAMES TO ONE LEAD IN THE SERIES….
GAME FIVE WILL BE FRIDAY IN ST. LOUIS…..
SCHOOL BOARD
05/02/17
IT WAS A RATHER ROUTINE MEETING FOR THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION LAST NIGHT AS THEY MET AT CAREER AND TECHNICAL
CENTER…..THE BOARD DID GIVE FINAL APPROVAL TO THE NEW KINDERGARTERN PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES FOR PETITION…..
DIRECTOR OF PUPIL PERSONNEL…..GARRY DEWITT….REPORTED THAT FOR THE EIGHTH MONTH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR ATTENDANCE WAS 94-POINT-
ZERO EIGHT PERCENT….WHICH WAS UP FROM 93-POINT-45 PERCENT LAST YEAR…..
THE BOARD APPROVED RENEWING THE DRUG TESTING CONTRACT WITH PREMIER INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR….AND
APPROVED BONDING THE TRESURER FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR…..
COMMONWEALTH RESPONSE
05/02/17
THE COMONWEALTH HAS FILED ITS REPONSE TO A DEFENSE MOTION TO MOVE THE GABBIE DOOLIN CASE OUT OF ALLEN COUNTY AND ALL
ADJANCENT COUNTIES…
TIMOTHY MADDEN IS CHARGED WITH THE KIDNAPPING….RAPE….AND MURDER OF SEVEN YEAR OLD GABBIE DOOLIN IN TWENTY-15….
AND IN THEIR RESPONSE…..THE COMMONWEALTH ARGUES THE QUESTIONS THE DEFENSE ASKED IN A SURVEY ABOUT THE CASE WERE
MISLEADING…..AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST MADDEN WOULDN’T GET A FAIR TRIAL IN A SURROUNDING COUNTY……
THE COMMONWEALTH GOES ON TO SAY THAT THE DOOLIN AND MADDEN FAMILIES BOTH LIVE IN ALLEN COUNTY…..MAKING THE RESULTS DIFFERENT
IN ALLEN…. WHEN COMPARED TO SURROUNDING COUNTIES….
REPLIES IN THE CASE ARE DUE MAY 26TH……
NEW LAWYERS SWORN IN
05/02/17
AT THE STATE CAPITAL YESTERDAY….KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN MINTON, JUNIOR SWORE IN 120 NEW LAWYERS….
IN THE COMMONWEALTH….NEW ATTORNEYS WHO HAVE PASSED THE BAR EXAM…..ARE SWORN IN ON MAY FIRST EACH YEAR IN A CEREMONY
DATING BACK TO 1958…..WHEN THEN PRESIDENT DWIGHT EISENHOWER SET THE DAY ASIDE TO RECOGNIZE A HERITAGE OF LIBERTY…..JUSTICE…..
AND EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW….
MINTON ALSO PRESENTED THE “LIBERTY BELL AWARD” TO U-K LAW PROFESSOR ALLISON CONNELLY FOR HER SERVICE TO THE COURT OF
JUSTICE AND THE COMMONWEALTH…WHICH INCLUDED 13-YEARS AS A PUBLIC DEFENDER AND LATER HEADING KENTUCKY’S ENTIRE PUBLIC
DEFENDER SYSTEM……
SPORTS
05/02/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALLTEAM GOES TO SOUTH WARREN…..
THE TENNIS TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO WARREN CENTRAL….
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBLL TEAMS ARE AT HOME TO TAKE ON BARREN COUNTY….. AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY
GAME ON 99-POINT-THREE……LOVE-FM…..WVLE….STARTING AT FIVE THIS AFTERNOON….
STANLEY CUP PLAY-OFFS CONTINUE AS THE PREDATORS HOST THE BLUE….
NASHVILLE LEADS THE SERIES TWO GAME TO ONE…..
COMMONWEALTH STADIUM IS GETTING A NEW NAME….AS U-K ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY AN AGREEMENT HAD BEEN REACHED TO RENAME IT…..
KROGER FIELD…. EFECTIVELY IMMEDIATELY….
WITH THE CHANGE…..KENTUCKY WILL HAVE THE ONLY FOOTBALL STADIUM IN THE S-E-C WITH CORPORATE NAMING RIGHTS…..
AND C-M NEWTON FIELD….WILL BE RENAMED….C-M NEWTON GROUNDS AT KROGER FIELD….
KROGER WILL PAY ONE-POINT-85 MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY….UP TO 12-YEARS…..AND KENTUCKY SAYS THE PARTNERSHIP WILL EXTEND
BEYOND THE STADIUM………..
ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS
05/01/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..THE JOBLESS RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY FELL FROM FOUR-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN
FEBRUARY TO FOUR POINT-SIX PERCENT IN MARCH…..AND THIS MARCH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS ALSO BELOW THE FOUR-POINT-EIGHT
PERCENT RECORDED IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR…..
IN THE BARRN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT....JOLESS RATES RANGED FROM FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN WARREN COUNTY TO SIX-POINT-
FOUR PERCENT IN EDMONSON COUNTY…..
IN THE COMMONWEALTH IN MARCH….UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DROPPED IN 55 COUNTIES…..ROSE IN 53…..AND REMAINED TH SAME IN 12……
WOODFORD COUNTY RECORDED THE LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT….
WHILE MAGOFFIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 18-POINT-NINE PERCENT……
HIGHWAY FATALITIES UP
05/01/17
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY OFFICE AND HIGHWAY SAFETY AND STATE POLICE… HIGHWAY FATALITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH INCREASE LAST
YEAR….AST 834 INDIVIDUALS LOST THEIR LIVES IN TWENTY-16…..WHICH WAS 73 MORE THAN TTWNEY-15……
OF THE 834 HIGHWYA FATALITIES LAST YEAR…..51-PERCENT WERE NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT….17-PERCENT INVOLVED ALCOHOL….OVER 36-
PERCENT INVOLVED SPEEDING OR AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS…..AND 23-PERCENT INVOLVED DRIVER DISTRATION…..
MOTORCYCLES ACCOUNTED FOR 90-FATALITIES……WITH 60-PERCENT NOT WEATING A HELMET…..
SO FAR THIS YEAR…...THERE HAVE BEEN 210 ROADWAY FATALITIES…..WHICH IS DOWN FROM 226 THIS TIME LAST YEAR……
ECLIPSE SHOW
05/01/17
BEGINNING TOMORROW….AND RUNNING THRU JULY SECOND….WESTERN’S HARDIN PANETARIUM WILL PRESENT THE FIRST OF TWO SHOWS
ABOUT ECLIPES…..
ON AUGUST 21ST….FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 38-YEARS…..A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE WILL BE VISIBLE FROM THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATE…..
THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE WILL BE VISIABLE TO THOSE LOCATED WITHIN A ROUGHLY 100-MILE-WIDE BAND RUNNING FROM OREGON TO SOUTH
CAROLINA…. WHICH COMES ACROSS SOUTHER CENTRAL KENTYUCKY…
THE SHOWS….WHICH ARE FREE….WILL BE PRESENTED TUESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS AT SEVEN AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AT TWO……
CORVETTE PLANT TOURS TO STOP
05/01/17
IF YOU ON PLAN ON TAKING A TOUR OF THE CORVETTE PLANT…..YOU NEED TO DO SO BEFORE JUNE 16TH….AS THE PLANT WILL SUSPEND TOURS
AFTER THAT DATE FOR A YEAR-AND-A HALF….DUE TO WORK THAT WILL BE DONE AT THE PLANT….
DURING THAT TIME….BOWLING GREEN TOURISM OFFICIALS WILL OFFER A PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES THE CORVETTE MUSEUM…..THE HISTORIC
RAIL PARK AND TRAIN MUSEUM….AND AVIATION HERITAGE PARK…....
MEETINGS
05/01/17
ON THE MEETING CALENDAR THIS WEEK….
THE ALLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS TONIGHT AT 6, THE LEAGUE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN MEETS AT 6:30 AND GRAHAM LODGE
AND THE SADDLE CLUB BOTH MEET AT 7…..
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 1 THE SCOTTSVILLE ART GUILD MEETS AND THE ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEET AT
5…..
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 5 THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AND THE
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP AND THE JUNIOR JAYCEES BOTH MEET THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6……
PERRY
05/01/17
83 YEAR OLD LOIS MADELINE PERRY OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED SATURDAY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL
BE HELD AT A LATER DATE …..
SHE’S SURVIVED BY FOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; WILLIAM AND DOROTHY OF ADOLPHUS, BOBBY AND SUSAN OF SCOTTSVILLE, DONNIE OF
THE RAPIDS COMMUNITY AND RICKY AND TAMARA OF FRANKLIN…..TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; REBECCA AND JAMES BRITT OF ADOLPHUS
AND LOIS AND LENNY AUSBROOKS OF SCOTTSVILLE…….TWO BROTHERS AND SISTER-IN-LAW; ODELL UHLES OF ELKTON AND LLOYD AND MILDRED
UHLES OF SCOTTSVILLE……AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS-ON-LAW; FRANCES FARLEY OF INDIANA, BETTY AND WALLACE SHANKLIN OF
RUSSELLVILLE AND PATRICIA JOHNSON AND MOLLY GANT BOTH OF ELKTON…..12 GRANDCHILDREN, 21 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-
GREAT-GRANCCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
05/01/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS GO TO BARREN COUNTY….`
DEMO DERBY
04/28/17
THE ALLEN COUNTY JAYCEES…..JACKSONIAN DEMO DERBY…..IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE FAIR GROUNDS…..
ADMISSION TO THE DEMO DERBY IS 10-DOLLARS AND IT BEGINS AT 6…..
DRUG TAKE BACK
04/28/17
TOMORROW IS THE NATIONAL…..DRUG TAKE BACK DAY…..WHERE OVER FIVE-THOUSAND LOCATIONS AROUIND THE COUNTY WILL BE COLLECTING
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS…..EXPIRED…..UNUSED….AND UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS….
THE DRUG MAY BE DROPPED OFF…..WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED…..BETWEEN 10 AND TWO AT THE BOWLING GREEN POLICE DEPARTMENT…..
SAFETT CITY IN FRONT OF GREENWOOD HIGH SHOOL….AND STATE POLICE POST THREE ON NASHVILLE ROAD…..
IN ALLEN COUNTY……A DROP OFF BOX FOR UNWATED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IS AVAILABLE 24-HOURS A DAY…..SEVEN DAYS A WEEK…..IN THE
LOBBY OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER ON WOOD STREET…..
MUNFORDVILLE TRAIL TOWN
04/28/17
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM HAS CERTIFIED MUNFORDVILLE AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S 16TH TRAIL TOWN….
THE KENTUCKY TRAIL TOWN PROGRAMS IS A TOURISM-BASE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A PLAN FOR COMMUNITIES TO CAPITALIZE ON
THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION….
THE PROGRAM ALSO SEEKS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTHLY PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH INCREASED ACCESS TO TRAILS AND
RECREATIONAL AREAS…..
LEE
04/28/17
54 YEAR OLD WALTER EUGENE LEE OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED TUESDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE….. MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT
THREE AT SCOTTSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST…..AND VISITATION BEGINS AFTER ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE CHURCH……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; LORRIE ANN LEE…..A DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW; KATRINA AND GEORGE GREASON OF ARIZONA…..A SON AND
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DAVID AND JULIA OF OAKLAND…..HIS MOTHER AND STEP-FATHER; GAYLE AND BOBBY PIERSON……AND HIS FATHER; WALTER
LEE, SENIOR ALL OF OHIO….AND A BROTHER; FORREST LEE….TWO GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/28/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAMS ARE ON THE ROAD TO OWENSBORO CATHOLIC….
THE PREDATORS ARE IN ST LOUIS TO TAKE ON THE BLUES…..
NASHVILLE LEADS THE SERIES ONE GAME TO NONE……
THE PATRIOT BASEBALL WAS AT HOME YESTERDAY TO TAKE ON WARREN EAST….AND DROPPED AN 11 TO FOUR DECISION TO THE RAIDERS
BRIDGE TOLLS
04/27/18
FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR…..NEARLY SEVEN-MILLION MOTORISTS CROSSED THE THREE TOLLED BRIDGES OVER THE OHIO RIVER AT
LOUISVILLE…..
THE AVERAGE WEEK DAY CROSSINGS IN MARCH….ON ALL THREE BRIDGES…WAS 89-THOUSAND WHICH WAS A 12-PERCENT INCREASE FROM
JANUARY…..
AND RIVER-LINK SAYS IT COULD TAKE UP TO FIVE YEARS FOR THE BRIDGES TO REACH THEIR MAXIMUM USAGE…..
ALSO IN THE FIRST QUARTER…..87-MILLION DOLLARS IN TOLLS WERE COLLECTED….. WHICH WAS SPLIT EVENLY BETWEEN INDIANA AND THE
COMMONWEALTH……
MADDEN
04/27/17
IN ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT YESTERDAY…..JUDGE JANET CROCKER GRANTED A MOTION FILED BY TRAVIS LOCK…..WHO REPRESENTS TIMMOTY
MADDEN IN THE GABBIE DOOLIN CASE…..FROM AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO REVIEW SUPPRESSION EVIDENCE……MOVING THE DEADLINE FROM MAY
26TH TO JUNE 30TH…..
LOCK ALSO FILED A MOTION FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE POTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE AMONG HIS DEFENSE TEAM OF EXPERTS…..
JUDGE CROCKER…..THE COMMONWEALTH….AND LOCK THEN DISCUSSED HOW TO KEEP THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC….
AND JUDGE CROCKER SAID SHW WILL CRAFT AN ORDER TO PROTECT EVIDENCE FROM BEING DISTRIBUTED TO THE WRONG HANDS…..
MADDENS’S NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IS JULY 26TH……
LARUE MAN SENTENCED
04/27/17
A LARUE COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO 78 MONTHS IN PRISON….TO BE FOLLOWED BY 10 YEARS OF SUPERVISED
RELEASE….FOR THE POSSESSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY…..
BENJAMIN BOYD OF HODGNEVILLE….MUST ALSO PAY 65-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION…..TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN NINE IDENTIFIED
VICTIMS…..
BALL
04/27/17
STATE TRESURER ALISON BALL WAS IN SCOTTSVILLE YESTERDAY…..MEETING WITH RESIDENTS IN THE FISCAL COURT MEETING ROOM…..AND SHE
SAID HER OFFICE WAS HOLDING ABOUT ONE-MILLION DOLLARS IN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY FOR ALLEN COUNTY……
RUSSELL
04/27/17
80 YEAR OLD BOBBY RUSSELL OF FOUNTAIN FUN DIED TUESDAY AT T-J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL…..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY
MORNING AT 11 AT GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN HIGHLAND CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS AFTER SIX TONIGHT (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL
HOME……
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; WILLIE MAE “TOOTIE” RUSSELL…..A SON; GORDON… AND THREE DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; VIRGINIA AND MIKE
GAW, DARLENE AND BILLY YORK AND SHELIA AND MICHAEL SIMMONS ALL OF FOUNTAIN RUN……HIS STEP-MOTHER; MARY ANN RUSSELL OF
SCOTTSVILLE……AND FOUR SISTERS AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; JOYCE AND ROB MARTIN OF TENNESSEE, DEBORA AND NATHAN SULLIVAN OF
SCOTTSVILLE, TERESA RUSSELL OF FRANKLIN AND DENISE RUSSELL OF GLASGOW…..14 GRANDCHILDREN, 27 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SULLIVAN
04/27/17
70 YEAR OLD ROSE DISMAN SULLIVAN OF SCOTTSVILLE DIED YESTERDAY (WED) AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…..FUNERAL
SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AT THE GOAD FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL IN FOUNTAIN RUN CEMETERY…..VISITATION BEGINS
AFER 11 THIS MORNING (THURS) AT THE FUNERAL HOME……
SHE’S SURVIVED BY TWO SONS AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; TONY TAYLOR AND TIM AND CATHY TAYLOR ALL OF SCOTTSVILLE….A DAUGHTER AND SON-
IN-LAW; TINA AND COLBY PERRY OF TENNESSEE……A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW; RAY AND JOYCE DISMON…..AND A SISTER; OPAL HAYES ALL OF
SCOTTSVILLE…..SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND 14 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/27/17
THE PATROT TENNIS TEAMS ENTERTAIN FRANKLIN/SIMPSON THIS AFTERNOON…..
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBAL TEAMS TRAVEL TO GLASGOW…..
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL YEARS…..THE TRACK TEAMS WILL BE HOSTING A HOME MEET THIS AFTERNOON…..AND THEY WILL ALSO BE
DEDICATING A SIGN FOR SAVANNAH GREGORY FOR GOING TO STATE…..
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBLL TEAMS HOST WARREN EAST…..AND KYLE HARWOOD WILL HAVE THE ACTION FROM THE VARSITY GAME ON 99-POINT-
THREE….. LOVE-FM….. WVLE…. STARTING AT FIVE THIS AFTERNOON……
FARMING ACCIDENT
04/26/17
A FARMING ACCIDENT…..LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON RED HILL ROAD… CLAIMED A LIFE….
CORONER DARRIN DAVIS TELLS NEWSWATCH THAT 54 YEAR OLD WALTER LEE, JUNIOR WAS BUSHING HOGGING….AND WAS STRUCK BY THE
BUSHHOG……I
2016 ALLEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
04/26/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING…..THE TWENTY-16 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ALLEN COUNTY WAS FOUR-POINT-TWO
PERCENT….. WHICH WAS DOWN FROM THE FOUR-POINT-NINE PERCENT RECORDED IN TWENTY-15……
IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT…..THE TWENTY-16 JOBLESS RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT…..AS WARREN
COUNTY HAD THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT T THREE-POINT-NINE PERCENT…. AND EDMONSON COUNTY RECORED THE HIGHEST
JOBLESS RATE AT SIX-POINT-ONE PERCENT…..
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH…..UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FELL IN 86 COUNTIES LAST YEAR…..ROSE IN 26….AND REMAINED THE SSAME IN EIGHT….
WOODFORD COUNTY HAS THE LOWEST ANNUAL JOBLESS RATE AT THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT…..
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY RECORDED THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 18-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT……
STATE TREASURER
04/26/17
THIS AFTERNOON AT ONE-45……STATE TREASURER ALLISON BALL WILL BE IN THE FISCAL COURT MEETING ROOM……IN THE CITY/COUNCIL
BUILDING….TO DISCUSS HER OFFICE AND THE ABANDON PROPERTY PROGRAM……
DECESARE HONORED
04/26/17
A STATE REPRESENTATIVE FROM BOWLING GREEN HAS BEEN HONORED BY THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE….
JIM DECESAER HAS BEEN NAMED THE TWENTY-17 LEGISLATIVE SESSION M-V-P… LEGISLATORS ARE CHOSEN…..BASED ON THEIR SPONSORSHIP
AND HOW THEY CHAMPION PRO-BUSINESS BILLS…..
CAPITAL VANDALISM
04/26/17
STATE POLCIE ARE LOOKING FOR FIVE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN VANDALISM AROUND THE STATE CAPITAL…
REPORTEDLY….ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 19TH…..THREE BLACK MALES AND TWO BLACK FEMALES GOT OUT OF A NEWER MODEL BLACK
CHRYSLER……PARKED IN FRONT OF THE GOVERNOR’ S MANSION…..AND SPREAD SOME SORT OF OIL IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE
CAPITAL…..INCLUDING THE CAPITAL STEPS…. CAUSING THEM TO STAIN….
VEHICLE FIRE
04/26/17
AROUND 10-30 YESTERDAY MORNING…..THE SCOTTVILLE AND SOUTH ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO A VEHICLE ON FIRE IN THE
PARKING LOT OF THE SOUTH ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT……
THE INDIVIDUAL SAID HE WAS UNLOADING RECYCLABLES…..AND WHEN HE TURNED AROUND….HIS TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES……
FISCAL COURT
04/26/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELED TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER ON LAST NIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING……
SAYING SOME INDIVIDUALS…..ELIGIBLE FOR HOME INCARCERATION CAN’T AFFORD THE 500-DOLLAR DEPOSIT…….THE COURT APPROVED A
RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO WAIVE THAT FEE……
BISHOP
04/25/17
84 YEAR OLD ROBERT MICHAEL BISHOP DIED MONDAY AT SUNSET MANOR IN HODGENVILLE…..A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR THE SCOTTSVILLE
NATIVE WILL BE HELD MAY 13TH AT MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHRUCH IN ELIZABETHTOWN….. AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO
THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION…..
HE’S SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; JUDITH BISHOP…TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW; LISA AND EMIL SIMMONS OF SCOTTSVILLE AND ANGELA AND
JERRY ISENTHAL OF INDIANA…AND TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; MICHAEL AND DONNA OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND CRAIG AND PAIGE OF
GEORGIA….NINE GRANDCHILDREN, FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILD ALSO SURVIVE……
SPORTS
04/26/17
THE PREDATORS BEGIN SECOND ROUND PLAY IN THE STANLEY CUP….AS THEY’RE IN ST. LOUIS TO TAKE ON THE BLUES…….
NASCAR’S MOST POPULAR DRIVER IS RETIRING……
SAYING HE WANTED TO GO OUT ON THIS OWN TERMS….DALE EARNHARDT, JUNOR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT HE WILL RETIRE FROM SPRINT
CUP RACING WHEN HIS CONTRCT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE YEAR…..
HE DOES HAVE TWO RACES TO RUN…..FOR HIS OWN TEAM….JUNIOR MOTOR SPORTS….. IN THE XFINITY SERIES NEXT SEASON…..
EARNHARDT MISSED THE SECOND HALF OF THE TWENTY-16 SEASON AFTER SUFFERING A MID-SEASON CONCUSSION……
FISCAL COURT
04/25/17
ALLEN FISCAL COURT TRAVELS TO CEDAR SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER ONE TONIGHT TO HOLD THEIR MEETING…..
AND TONIGHT’S FISCAL COURT MEETING CAN BE HEARD ON SOUTHERN GOSPEL 12-50…..WLCK…..STARTING AROUND SEVEN…..
LOW INCOME PHONE SUBSIDY
04/25/17
THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HAS PUT ON HOLD A DECISION CHANGING THE COMMONWEALTH’S SUBSIDY PROGRAM…..FOR LOW-
INCOME TELEPHONE CUSTOMERS…..IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF A LAW ENACTED AFTER THE MARCH 10TH DECISION WAS ISSUED…..
THE MARCH 10TH ORDER ENDED…..EFFECTIVE MAY FIRST….THE COMMONWEALTH’S THREE-DOLLAR AND 50-CENT MONTHLY…PER CUSTOMER
PAYMENT TO CARRIERS…. THAT PROVIDE WIRELESS PHONE SERVICE FOR ELIGIBLE LOE-INCOME CUSTOMERS…..ND IT LEFT IN PLACE AN
EQUIVALENT SUBSIDY FOR LANDLINE PHONES…..AND INCREASED IT GRADUALLY TO OFFSET THE LOSS OF FEDERAL FUNDS ON A DOLLAR-FOR-
DOLLAR BASIS……
HOWEVER…A TELEPHONE DEREGULATION LAW THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE MARCH 20TH….REMOVES NEARLY ALL REMAINING REGULATION OF
LANDLINE PHONES IN KENTUCKY…..SO THE DECISION TO PUT THE MARCH 10TH….P-S-C ORDER…..ON HOLD…..
FATAL
04/25/17
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON NASHVILLE ROAD…..YESTERDAY MORNING…. CLAIMED A LFIE…..
THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS A CAR DRIVEN BY 21 YEAR OLD BILLY MARTIN OF FRANKLIN CROSSED THE CENTERLINE AND
HIT A PICK-UP OPERATED BY 74 YEAR OLD JACKIE GANN…..
MARTIN DIED AT THE SCEHE AND GANN WAS TAKEN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN…….
CAUSE OF DEATH DETERMINED
04/24/17
GLASGOW POLICE SAY A PRELIMINARY CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN THE DEATH OF KRYSTAL MITCHELL…..WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND ON THE
ROOF OF A BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN GLASGOW….
AUTHORITIES SAY MITCHELL DIED FROM A OVERDOSE….HOWEVER…..THE TOXICOLOGY EXAM HASN’T BEEN COMPLETED…..SO THE DRUG OR
DRUGS THAT CAUSED THE OVERDOSE HAVE YET TO BE DETERMINED……
GUILTY PLEA
04/25/17
A FORMER RUSSELL COUNTY TEACHER HAS PLED GUILTY…..IN FEDERAL COURT…. TO A SINGLE CHARGE OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDERN….
49 YEAR OLD JEFFERY MCGAHA OF RUSSEL SPRINGS ADMITTED TO ATTEMPTING TO RECEIVE MATERIALS THAT CONTAINED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
USING A CELL PHONE AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA…..
SENTENCING IS SET FOR JULY 18TH……
ADAIR FATAL ARREST
04/25/17
AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL ACCDENT IN ADAIR COUNTY IN MARCH…..
52 YEAR OLD SAMUEL EDWARDS LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND IT FLIPPED, STRUCK A TREE AND CAME TO REST IN A POND….EJECTING
EDWARDS AND HIS PASSENGER…..
EDWARDS…..WHO WAS FLOWN TO THE U-K MED CENTER…..HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND FAILURE TO
MAINTAIN INSURANCE……
ARREST-GREEN
04/25/17
STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A GREEN COUNTY MAN ON CHARGES RELATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION AND POSSESSION OF MATTER PORTRAYING A
SEX PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR….
59 YEAROLD MARK NELSON WAS ARRESTED FOLLOWING AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION AND CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF DISTRIBUTION AND
20 COUNTS OF POSSESSIO OF MATTER PORTRAYING A SEX PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR…..
HUNTSMAN
04/25/17
72 YEAR OLD MARY SUE HUNTSMAN OF ADOLPHUS DIED SATURDAY…..GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE THIS MORNING (TUES) AT 11 AT NEW HOPE
CEMETERY…….
SHE’S SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND; CHARLES HUNTSMAN…..A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; DARRELL AND RACHEL OF TENNESSEE……HER STEP-
MOTHER; JERRY STEVENS…..A SISTER; MARTHA GALLOWAY….AND A HALF-SISTER; TINA CHAPMAN ALL OF TENNESSEE…..AND A BROTHER; GEORGE
JOHNSON OF PENNSYLVANIA…. THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ALSO SURVIVE…..
SPORTS
04/25/17
THE LADY PATRIOT SOFTBALL TEAM IS AT HOME TO PLAY MONROE COUNTY…..
THE TRACK TEAM GOES TO GREENWOOD…..
THE TENNIS TEAMS HOST RUSSELLVILLE….
AND THE PATRIOT BASEBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD TO BARREN COUNTY……
ROTARY AUCTION
04/24/17
THE SCOTTSVILLE ROTARY CLUB’S ANNUAL RADIO AUCTION WILL BE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT…..FROM SOX TO NINE EACH NIGHT…..
ON 99-POINT-THREE…..LOVE-FM……WVLE……
KY UNEMPLOYMENT STEADY
04/24/17
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING……THE COMMONWEALTH’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED STEADY AT FIVE-
PERCENT FROM FEBRUARY TO MARCH….
THIS MARCH’S JOBLESS RATE WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM FIVE-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR…..BUT WAS ABOVE THE NATIONAL
MARCH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF FOUR-POINT-FIVE PERCENT….
KENTTUCKY’S MANUFACTURING SECTOR HAD THE LARGEST EXPANSION….. GROWING BY 28-HUNDRED JOBS….WHILE THE TRADE….
TRANSPORTATION…AND UTILITIES SECTOR GREW BY 16-HUNDRED JOBS LAST MONTH…..
HOWEVER…..THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR LOST TWO-THOUSND JOBS LAST MONTH….BUT SINCE MARCH OF LAST YEAR…..THE SECTOR HAS ADDED
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