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State highway work to re-pave U.S. 60 between Baker Church Road and the Union County line will begin late this week and continue through mid November.
A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is beginning milling and asphalt operations along a nearly six-mile section of U.S. 60 in the Rosebud Hill area of northern Crittenden County late last week.
Motorists should be alert for one-lane traffic with alternating flow controlled by flaggers. Some delays are possible during the movement and placement of equipment to facilitate the work.
Appropriate caution is required where equipment, flaggers and paving personnel are along the roadway in close proximity to traffic flow.
Weather permitting, the target completion date is Friday, Nov. 19.
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Fohs Hall in Marion is the ideal venue for your next event.
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| Crittenden's Jaylee Champion digs a ball in Tuesday's regional tournament. |
Lady Rocket senior Addy Kirby was named to the All Region Team and coach Bayley McDonald was selected Coach of the Year in the Second Region.
Find more details from tournament action in this week's full edition of The Crittenden Press.
Rocket Arena will host the semifinal round of the tournament on Wednesday night and the championship game on Thursday.
During the final three nights of the maze, Friday through Sunday, it will be open after dark until 10 p.m. Those participating are encouraged to bring their own flashlights.
Volunteer groups have been operating the maze throughout October with all proceeds benefitting their charities and booster clubs. The maze is located on Pippi Hardin Blvd., in Industrial Park North. Cost is $3. It is open 4 p.m., to dark weekdays, 10 a.m., to dark on Saturdays and 2 p.m., to dark on Sundays.
The Lady Rockets are 15-10 this season while Caldwell is 19-18. Two of Crittenden's losses were against the Lady Tigers. Caldwell beat the Rocket girls in straight sets in the All A Classic and in a tough-three set match, 25-17, 35-33, 25-13, at Princeton.
Crittenden County will host the remainder of the Second Region Tournament whether it advances or not. Below are results from first-round games played at various venues and the semifinal and championship round schedules. Get Tickets Here.
VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL
Monday’s Results
Henderson Co. 3, Christian Co. 0
Madisonville 3, Livingston Central 0
Tuesday’s Matches
Crittenden vs Caldwell
University Heights vs Webster
Wednesday’s Matches at Marion
Semfinal Round, 5:30pm
Semifinal Round, 7:30pm
Thursday’s Match at Marion
Championship, 6pm
Sheriff Bobby Davidson is requesting the public's assistance in locating Kim A. Smith, 56, of Livingston County.
Smith is described as 5'11' tall and weighing 180 lbs. He has hazel eyes and gray hair.
Smith may be driving a 2009 Saturn four-door vehicle, gray in color.
He is wanted at this time for Tampering with a Prisoner Monitoring Device a Class D Felony.
If you know the whereabouts of Smith contact the Livingston County Sheriff's Department at (270) 928-2122. Do not approach Smith if you encounter him, the sheriff said.
Crittenden County road crews competed work on A.T. Crider Road to repair a failing base and improve drainage on a second of the roadway.
The county road was closed most of this week, but reopened earlier than expected on Friday.
Pork chop meals are $7 each, which includes chips, drink and dessert. Pork chop only is $5. Hot dog meals are $5.
The football game will decide which team wins the regular-season district title and earns the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye for the Class A playoffs. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m.
Senior Night festivities begin at 6:20 p.m. Tickets are available on TicketLeap.
Tune to The Crittenden Press on YouTube for the LIVE game webcast.
Since public health officials began counting at the start of the pandemic in April 2020, at least 35 individuals in this community have died.
According to figures released late last week by the Pennyrile Area Health Department, the disease has been deadlier in Crittenden County than most other surrounding communities. See the rest of this article in this week's full edition of The Crittenden Press.
A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will begin Thursday, Oct. 21 resurfacing a section of U.S. 641 from Fredonia south to the Lyon County Line.
Motorists can anticipate milling and paving activities during this one- to two-week project to resurface 2.87 miles of highway.
Motorists should anticipate reduced speeds and stop conditions. Flaggers will be on site for traffic control.
RB and Paving was awarded the project bid at $391,321.
Proceeds will benefit the Marion Hall Ruddiman Canine Shelter. Cost is $20 on race day.
Starting tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 21, there will be daytime work zone restrictions on KY 91 North where a contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will begin work associated with replacing Crooked Creek Bridge just outside Marion City Limits. Work to replace the bridge will be done by Scott & Murphy, Inc., at a cost of $940,938.
A roadway diversion will first be constructed to move traffic off of the current bridge.
Construction of the diversion begins this week, and will include a temporary bridge. This phase will take about two months. The diversion is necessary to maintain traffic along KY 91 when construction begins on a new Crooked Creek Bridge sometime next spring.
The girls won all of their regular-season round-robin matches against district opponents and earned a first-seed bye in the tournament. Livingston beat tournament host Trigg County to earn a berth in the title bout with CCHS.
Crittenden was a tad slow out of the chute. Perhaps nerves, coach Bayley McDonald said. But the girls settled in after a close first game and won the match in straight sets. Get more details in this week's full edition of The Crittenden Press.
Crittenden will host the regional tournament at Rocket Arena. Right now it’s scheduled for Monday through Wednesday, but that’s tentative. The tournament draw is Thursday.
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A.T. Crider Road (CR 1346) in rural Crittenden County will be temporarily closed to through traffic starting today near the 0.3 mile point to near the 0.5 mile point.
This closure is to allow county road crews to complete work necessary to provide major base failure repairs and drainage. Work will likely take about two weeks.
Motorists are asked to self-detour along alternate routes.
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Farmers Bank & Trust Company President and CEO Wade Berry recently presided as chairman over the Kentucky Bankers Association’s 130th annual convention at Asheville, N.C. The convention marked the end of Berry’s 12-month term as chairman of the state’s largest banking association.
The Kentucky Bankers Association (KBA) lists its primary mission as lobbying and advocating for Kentucky’s banks in Frankfort and in Washington D.C. Besides its government relations and industry advocacy role, the KBA is also a provider of key services and education to its members.
The KBA is one of the strongest trade associations in Kentucky and one of the strongest banking associations in the country.
As KBA chairman, Berry has represented the interests of the association’s 151 member banks in meetings with state and federal officials including meetings with Kentucky senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul.
In May, Berry led a group of KBA officers, executives and employees on a statewide barnstorming tour meeting with bankers in all nine of Kentucky’s KBA districts.
Speaking of the statewide tour Berry noted, “It’s unbelievable how far it is from western Kentucky to eastern Kentucky. One of our meetings was in Prestonsburg. As the crow flies, my office is as close to
Three renewable energy companies are on the cusp of building large solar farms in nearby counties.
Ashwood Solar I will likely be the first to break ground and it could come as early as December. The 1,506-acre solar farm will be located south of Fredonia off U.S. 641, near the Western Kentucky Correction Complex. The company has received preliminary approval to construct an 86-megawatt alternating current photovoltaic electric generating facility in Lyon County.
Two more solar farms are in the process of acquiring permits and Public Service Commission approval. Caldwell Solar seeks to open a 3,060-acre facility and Golden Solar Project seeks to build an 800-acre farm. Both of those are in Caldwell County off KY 91 between Fredonia and Crider.
This game will not be broadcast on Saturday due to logistical issues. We regret not being able to provide a live webcast from Fulton County.
Kids will be entertained by a hay maze sponsored by Marion Feed Mills, while adults can browse the booths set up in the H&H parking lot.
Vendor booths include crafts, artwork, jewelry, home decor, personal care, clothing, books, industrial and commercial products and demonstrations and more.
Between 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Piney Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church will host a car show to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Air Evac will make an appearance on the lot at noon pending weather and barring emergencies that may prevent its participation.
H&H will offer prizes and give-aways throughout the day.
Several food vendors will be set up at the event, which will begin at 9 a.m. and end at dark.
The festival will be held rain or shine.
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Crittenden is one of only a few western Kentucky counties that had for about a week remained out of the so-called Red Zone and in the more tolerable Orange Zone on the state’s COVID map. The county ticked back into the Red on Wednesday, but the local caseload is still trending downward compared to the past 8 weeks.
Red Zone counties have greater restrictions.
Crittenden County School District has established a masking policy based on the colored map. The district will announce Friday its masking requirements for next week.
For more detailed figures from the local COVID caseload, see this week's full edition of The Crittenden Press.
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The Extension Service is coordinating this self-touring progam and you can vote online for your favorite feature.
Trail maps are available in a kiosk behind the Extension office on U.S. 60 East and at the 4-H booth at H&H Home and Hardware’s Fall Festival starting at 9 a.m., Saturday.
You can also get a map at the Crittenden County Bale Trail and Crittenden County Extension Service Facebook pages.
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With parent or guardian approval, students will be allowed to participate in this voluntary vaccine clinic. More information, including a consent form, has been sent home with middle and high school students. A completed consent form must be returned to the school by Wednesday, Oct. 20, along with a copy of the child's insurance card.
Non-students do not need an appointment, but should have a copy of their insurance card.
Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccines are available.
Get a copy of the consent form by emailing tiffany.blazina@crittenden.kyschools.us, or stop by the school district's central office on the high school / middle school campus.
With fall draping the community, there's a whole lot going on and we've got it covered for you.
From bale trails and fall festivals to car shows and corn mazes, The Press has the details from A to Z.
The big story this week is reaction from local workers, some of whom are facing immediate decisions on whether to be vaccinated in order to stay on the job.
We also take a look at some of Marion's interesting trees, a handful of which are destined for the lumber pile, and historian Brenda Underdown steps back into the early days of Crittenden County and Marion High football for some interesting features on former players.
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Crittenden County High School's cross country squad finished its regular season Tuesday at the Fellowship Christian Academy meet at Noble Park.
All of the running Rockets did amazing, said coach Sandra Martinez.
Leading the way on the girls' team was Mary Martinez in 2nd place and Karsyn Potter 5th in the high school division. Ella Geary was 6th and Presley Potter was 7th in the middle school division.
For the boys' team, Asa McCord led the way followed by Dennon Wilson. In the middle school division Colt Belt was the top Rocket finisher.
The cross country team will be competing Oct. 23 in the regional race at Trigg County.
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Fall break wraps up today for Crittenden County students. They return to class this morning (Tuesday, Oct. 12) to a 10-minute longer day in order for the school district to bank four extra days into the calendar in case of pandemic cancelations or inclement weather this winter.
For the remainder of the academic year, the school day will officially begin at 7:50 a.m., and conclude at 3:05 p.m. Director of Pupil Personnel Diana Lusby said the added minutes allow the district flexibility in case more days are needed for closings.
Marion’s Trick or Treat on Main Street will return to downtown late this month. Plans are for the event to be held on Friday, Oct. 29 from 3 p.m., until 5 p.m.
For more information, call the Marion Welcome Center at 270-965-5015. The Touism, Recreation and Convention Bureau is organizing the event.
Also, through October, the community corn maze is open in Industrial Park North. It is open 4 p.m., to dark on weekdays, 10 to dark on Saturday and 2 to dark on Sunday.
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Grand opening hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Oct. 15 and Oct. 16.
Residential customers of GFL Environmental, the home garbage collection company, should pay particular attention to their recent bills.
Crittenden County Judge-Executive Perry Newcom said the company has eroneously charged an Energy Recovery Charge.
See the Oct. 7, 2021 full edition of The Crittenden Press for complete details, including what to do to get a refund.
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Kellye Dalton, who was recently hired as the new 911 coordinator, says updating the dispatching center’s database is critical to improving first responder services and meeting the needs during non-emergency response to issues that arise daily.
The dispatching center has created a form and is asking residents, caretakers, business owners and others to complete the one-page document and return it to central dispatching at city hall.
Dalton, a former Kentucky State Police dispatcher, explains that the 911 center needs to constantly update its files because things change.
“Now is a good time to update our records, and I would encourage anyone whose situation changes to in the future to let us know,” she said.
Sought is critical information that might include the following: hard-of-hearing or sight-impaired individuals residing at an address, the names and phone numbers of key-holders to businesses or
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Kentucky State Police have charged Jimmy Crider, 21, with killing his father-in-law, Joseph Harris, 52, during an altercation at a home on Butler Road in Livingston County.
Crider allegedly stabbed Harris.
Livingston County deputies arrived on the scene about 10 p.m., and detained Crider while Livingston County EMS attempted life-saving measures on Harris, who was transported to Livingston Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Crider is currently lodged without bond at the McCracken County Jail.
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Tickets for tonight’s varsity football game at Trigg County are now available at Go.TicketsPicket.com. The process it a bit different than most other online sales programs. For this game, eTickets will be texted to the phone number of the purchaser or the phone number entered at time of purchase.
The Crittenden Press crew will broadcast the game live on its YouTube channel. Go Here to Watch.
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Deadline is approaching to have a fall feature in the Crittenden County Bale Trail. The University of Kentucky Extension Service is coordinating the program again this year and deadline to register your site on the official map is this Friday, Oct. 8.
Trail maps will be available Oct. 16 and voting for the best site will be done on the Extension Service Facebook page. Register by emailing crittenden.ext@uky.edu.
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Amos Road north of Frances in rural southern Crittenden County is closed near the KY 855 end.
The road closed yesterday and will be closed today for repairs.
The phone system Crittenden County Courthouse is partially down this morning.
The judge-executive's office and county clerk's office are without phone service.
It appears to be an internal matter because those office have different carriers.
There is no indication of how long the phones will be out, perhaps all day.
The clerk's office is still able to accept facsimiles at 270-965-3447 or email us at crittendencountycler@ky.gov.
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To support the squad, mail a $25 check to Crittendne County Rescue Squad, PO Box 346, Marion, KY 42064.
The squad mailed 2,400 letters to area residents last year seeking contributions. Six hundred were returned to the squad with a donation.
This work zone with one-lane traffic and alternating flow controlled by an automated signal is to allow erosion control work and other improvements around the Crooked Creek Branch Bridge at KY 91 mile point 6.15, immediately south of the Freedom Church Road intersection.
Crittenden County Highway Maintenance Crew will be straightening the ditch line and improving shoulder and slope protection along both sides of the highway near the bridge.
Initially, the guardrail will be removed from the downstream side of the bridge to allow fill and riprap
“Healthy Forests and Healthy Communities” is the 2021 Conservation District’s natural resource focus.
“Although we see many trees daily, and the Crittenden County Conservation District gives out over 1,000 trees each year, the community may not often think about the importance of the trees all around us,” the district said in a news release.
Healthy forests add to a healthy community, which can be the human community or the forest community. We humans have hundreds of uses for trees, from environmental, and mental, physical and emotional health, to economic uses. The community of the forest can be the wildlife that is sustained by it but also the health and variety of trees themselves, the news relrelease added.
K-12 students are invited to illustrate these or related ideas in a poster. The size may be anything from 81⁄2 x 11 inches to 14 x 22 inches. Any material may be used to show the idea, but the result must be two-dimensional. Additional rules and suggestions can be found from the District office or online at Nacdnet.org/general-resources/stewardship-and-education-materials/contests/.
Deadline to receive posters at the district office at 118 E. Bellville St. is Oct. 29.
This contest also awards monetary prizes at the local, state and up to national levels.
Creating a poster can be a fun and rewarding experience for area youth in many ways. They will also be helping the community understand why “Healthy Forests” lead to a “Healthy Community,” the district said.
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The open house lasts from 9 a.m., until 2 p.m., with the formal dedication of the airstrip set for 11 a.m.
The dedication will be attended by local, state and federal dignitaries, including Sen. James Comer. There will be plane rides, military aircraft, classic airplanes and cars, flight school information and concessions.