Crittenden County EMS, Crittenden County Rescue and law enforcement are on the scene of an automobile accident on U.S. 60 East near J.P. Howerton Rd.
Multiple patients are involved, including one possible entrapment. Two Air Evac helicopters have been requested, one to the scene and one to the helipad at Crittenden Community Hospital.
U.S. 60 is closed and motorists should avoid this area.
Marion Police Department is investigating an automobile theft and other mischief that occurred overnight Thursday and early Friday morning.
A car was stolen from a residence on Maxwell Street and crashed into a dumpster at Marion-Crittenden County Park. The suspect or suspects left the damaged vehicle and fled.
Police Chief Ray O'Neal said the incident happened sometime between midnight at 5 a.m.
There were four other incidents overnight where vehicles were rummaged through. Police believe all of the cases are connected. They occurred on East Bellville, East Depot, Old Shady Grove Road and Clark Street.
Police may have a suspect. They are looking for an unnamed male subject who could have been involved.
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There will be two more Legion games at the park in the coming days. Harrisburg, Ill., will play Madisonville at 5 p.m., Sunday, July 2 and Evansville will play Madisonville at 6 p.m., Sunday, July 9.
The Madisonville team is coached by former CCHS Rocket baseball player Adam Driver.
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The purpose of the local Agriculture Leadership Hall of Fame is to recognize contributions made to agriculture and community leadership. Awards will honor those who have made outstanding contributions to Crittenden County Agriculture.
Nomination forms are available at the Crittenden County Extension office. Nomination deadline is July 5.
Honorees will be announced during the Crittenden County Lions Club Fair Breakfast on Friday, Aug. 4. For more information, contact Dee Brasher Heimgartner, agriculture and natural resources education agent, at 270-965-5236.
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Local leaders will participate in roundtable discussions during a Chamber of Commerce Leadership Breakfast Wednesday, June 28. The session will serve both to brainstorm on ways the Chamber can assist the business and the community.
Chamber president Shanna West said she has participated in similar small group discussions, which she believes have proven helpful for guiding or revamping business models. She believes working in small groups to discuss ideas can be enlightening and will give chamber directors a sense of the actions the group can use to enhance local retail.
The leadership breakfast will begin at 7 a.m., at Rocket Arena Conference Room.
A 5-ton load limit has been placed on the overflow bridge on KY 120 across the Tradewater River at the Crittenden-Webster County Line.
The load rating was ordered reduced after an inspector found significant deterioration of the bridge substructure. The bridge is one of two bridges that cross a slough immediately west of the main Tradewater River bridge between Marion and Providence.
A project to replace the bridge is expected to start sometime this fall. At that point, the highway will be closed for months.
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This fundraising event will benefit the girls' basketball team.
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| The director of RCAP presents information from a water rate study to the city council. |
Results of the formal study could soon affect your water bill.
This week's full edition of The Crittenden Press has all of the information you'll need to know if you buy water from the City of Marion.
Find out, too, about the city council's proposal to ban fishing at the town's raw water reservoirs.
Also, in this week's newspaper is information about the use fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July in Marion, and more on what's happen at Lake George.
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City of Marion Tourism & Recreation Commission will meet at 8:30am Tuesday, June 20, at the Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum.
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Cost is $30. There is a $10 discount for more than one sibling.
The camp is for ages 5-15 and will include all areas of football instruction by Crittenden County High School staff, players and former players. Flag football games will be conducted at the end of each day's workout. Each camper will receive a T-shirt.
Registration will begin at 8:30 am on the first day of camp.
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Marion remains under a Water Conservation Order due to its year-long water crisis.
See this week's full edition of The Crittenden Press for more details on what's going on at Lake George.
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Crittenden County Sheriff Evan Head, state police and authorities from Union County were chasing a black pickup truck about 1:40 p.m. Head's cruiser was at one point struck by the fleeing truck while the two met on Belles Mines Road.
The chase began in Union County following the report of a domestic violence case. The driver of the pickup sped away from police. The suspect was allegedly armed with two knives.
After colliding with Head's cruiser, the black truck left northern Crittenden County and went back into Union County, traveling to near the Henderson County line before coming back south and eventually crashing on its second trip to Crittenden County. The crash that ended the hour-long pursuit was near the intersection of KY 365 and Chandler Farm Road.
The suspect, Clinton Snyder, was taken into custody and will be facing felony charges in Crittenden County as well as charges in Union County.
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Ashlyn Hicks, Lake Land College; Chandler Moss, Shawnee College; and Hadlee Rich, Southeast Illinois, will be on hand during the camp to offer expert advise to young players age 9-13.
The camp is being hosted next Wednesday and Thursday by the Lady Rocket softball team. All proceeds benefit the high school softball program.
For more information, call 270-704-0435.
There is a discount for early registration by June 19.
Players should come to camp dressed in game attire.
Livingston County Helping Hands annual will be conducting its annual fundraising yard sale June 15-17 in Smithland.
Proceeds from the sale will go toward the Helping Hands Christmas baskets program later this year and to buy meat and canned goods to provide a Christmas dinner for over 250 families during the holidays.
The sale will be at 509 Mill Street near the Smithland Dollar General. Thursday and Friday’s sales will be 8 a.m., to 4 p.m., and on Saturday it will be 8 a.m., until noon.
For starters, there will be a multi-million-dollar housing complex going up near the park and fairgrounds. All of the details were in a recent article in the newspaper.
Also, there's some breakthroughs with regard to the dam at Lake George. Experts may now know why the levee starting weeping so badly last spring, prompting a controlled breach of the earthen dam. Find out what's next by regularly reading the full edition of our newspaper.
Another very important article we published a few weeks ago outlined plans for closing KY 120 between Marion and Providence for an extended period of time. All of those details were in the newspaper, too.
Next up are plans for the new US 641 highway. You'll want to be on top of what's going there.
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This week, Crittenden County residents can show their identification to prove residency and participate in the Crittenden County Convenience Center’s Spring Free Dump Days from 8 a.m., to 3 p.m., Thursday and Friday and from 8 a.m., until noon on Saturday.
A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans to close a ramp in the Interstate 24/Interstate 69 Exit 42 Interchange in Lyon County starting at 6 p.m., on Friday, June 9.
The Exit 42 ramp from I-24 eastbound to I-69 northbound will be closed through the weekend for erosion control work, guardrail upgrades, shoulder improvements, and paving.
The ramp will close promptly at 6 p.m.,Friday. It is expected to reopen around noon on Monday, June 12.
Detour Route
Message boards will direct eastbound I-24 motorists seeking to take I-69 North to detour via the U.S. 62 Eddyville-Kuttawa Exit 40 interchange, then take U.S. 62 East to the I-69 Exit 71 Interchange to
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Marion-Crittenden County 911 has issued a request, asking livestock owners to provide their name and contact information.
Dispatchers are getting a number of calls when livestock get loose and end up on local roads or on private lawns. Dispatching maintains a list of contact information for individuals who own livestock, but it’s incomplete. If you’re a livestock owner, send your name and two phone numbers via email to kdalton@marionky.gov.
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An alleged armed robbery reported in Lyon County led to a search warrant at the Keeling Street address where William "TJ" Mayers of Marion and Joseph Workman of Salem were taken into custody on drug charges. Mayers was also charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun.
Crittenden County Sheriff Evan Head said sheriffs' departments from Lyon and Livingston counties and agents with the West Kentucky Violent Crimes Task Force and the ATF were involved in the arrest.
See next week's full edition of The Crittenden Press for further details.
The order goes into effect today.
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Free smoke detectors will be available at the Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department’s annual fundraising fish fry from 4 to 8 p.m., on Saturday, June 10.
The meal will include fish, hushpuppies, beans, slaw, potato salad, dessert and a drink. There will be a 50/50 raffle and fellowship available at the event. Cost is $10 for adults and $4 for children age 6-12. Younger ones are free. Proceeds benefit the local fire department.
