What's news this week in Crittenden County...

Zero-burn order enacted

They’re not likely to land a Hollywood casting call or need an agent, but a trio of unlikely participants in local theater defies common perceptions about the dramatic arts. On the surface, Mike Crabtree, Todd Riley and Frank Pierce might seem a bit out of character performing under a spotlight on stage.

For the rest of this story and the following headlines, pick up a copy of this week's issue of The Crittenden Press:

• Drought conditions lead to countywide burn ban
• KU seeking rate increase for upgrades
• Fake $20 bills passed locally
• Man, 38, pleads guilty to child porn charges
• Grand jury indicts 9 last week
• Detention center taking in about $30,000 extra
• Community honors Korean War vets, dedicates memorial cross
• Legion hosts Veterans Day service
• FORGOTTEN PASSAGES: Community news records history of communities
• Chamber urging city holiday spree
• Christmas angel trees up Friday
• Church offering free holiday meal
• OPINION: Electoral College worth keeping
• OPINION: 3 ‘V’s of America: Vets, voters, vision
• OPINION: America too new to understand consequences of presidential elections
• OPINION: Election 2016 results: How, why God put Trump in oval office
• Ky. grocery prices fall
• Bible-based, 12-step program offers healing for participants
• 4-H organization thankful for volunteers
• Dine In Dec. 3 promotes family time at the table
• Ky. set for record soybean harvest
• CCES Rocket Role Models NAMED
• SPORTS: Epic meltdown scuttles Rockets playoff run
• VAUGHT'S VIEWS: Hardin expected to be star for UK women
• OUTDOORS: Supermoon affects hunting
• OUTDOORS: Dry weather may not impact waterfowl hunters
• Smithland bridge plans revealed
• September jobless rate up in county