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Call Crittenden Community Hospital to schedule your non-invasive heart scan and take advantage of this special $49 test during February.
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Crittenden-Livingston Water District will meet in special session at 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 10 at Deer lakes Golf Course Clubhouse.
The agenda is attached below. Click image to enlarge.
This still-image camera refreshes approximately every 15 seconds, providing updated snapshots of traffic conditions. The direct link to view the camera feed is:
https://www.trimarc.org/images/milestone/CCTV_01_69_0681.jpg
Motorists can also find this camera and others across Western Kentucky by visiting goky.ky.gov, where images can be clicked to enlarge for a clearer view of real-time road conditions.
SEN. JASON HOWELL’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
After a constitutionally required three-week recess, the Kentucky General Assembly reconvened to continue the people's business. The first and most critical order of business was passing House Bill 1, which will lower Kentucky’s income tax from 4 percent to 3.5 percent in January 2026. This reduction is part of a carefully structured process established by House Bill 8 in the 2022 legislative session.
Every Republican agrees that eliminating the income tax is the ultimate goal. However, we are committed to a responsible, step-by-step approach that includes safeguards to protect taxpayers, ensure fiscal stability, and maintain essential government services.Kentucky’s disciplined approach has earned praise from Moody’s and other leading economic rating agencies for being a well-structured, fiscally sound path to eventually reaching a 0 percent income tax. Unlike the aggressive tax cuts that led to fiscal instability in states like Kansas and West Virginia, our plan ensures long-term success without jeopardizing the state’s financial health.
Our measured approach ensures tax reductions occur while critical government services are not put at risk. Since implementing these policies, Kentucky taxpayers have saved an estimated $1.8 billion through 2024. With this latest cut, taxpayers will save an additional $718 million annually. I was proud to cast my vote to lower individual income taxes and advance Kentucky’s path to greater economic freedom and prosperity.
In addition to passing HB 1, the Senate took up the following bills and passed them over to the House.
Senate Bill 17, also known as the Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act, establishes licensure requirements for freestanding birthing centers in Kentucky. It directs the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create administrative regulations for licensing, including criteria for medical directors, written informed consent, and medical malpractice insurance. The bill requires written transfer agreements with hospitals providing obstetric and emergency medical transportation services to ensure patient safety. Birthing centers with no more than four beds will be exempt from certificate-of-need requirements, removing regulatory hurdles to their establishment. SB 17 also prohibits abortions in freestanding birthing centers, ensures it does not alter liability protections for healthcare providers, and adds freestanding birthing centers to the definition of "health facility." The Cabinet for Health and Family Services is required to implement administrative regulations by December 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 23 strengthens legislative oversight of administrative regulations and ensures greater transparency and accountability in the regulatory process. It defines “full review” procedures for evaluating rules imposed by state agencies, distinguishing them from informational reviews focusing on minor updates. The bill also mandates agency cooperation during reviews and allows for deferrals when necessary, ensuring flexibility while upholding oversight responsibilities. An emergency clause ensures these changes take immediate effect upon the bill’s filing with the Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office.
Senate Bill 37 ensures that when a deceased person has no spouse or next of kin, the responsibility for
Crittenden County Road Department has announced that Providence Road, Enon Church Road and Cool Springs Road are each covered by backwater from the Tradewater River and Piney Creek.
Signs has been posted.
UPDATE: All systems should be back online and working properly.
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Sheriff Evan Head confirmed that, as of today, there are no new developments in the case. A man suffered a gunshot wound and was admitted to the hospital.
Authorities urge anyone with details that may assist in the investigation to contact the sheriff’s office at 270-965-3400.
For more information on this matter, see this week's full edition of The Crittenden Press.
❄️ Winter Storm Possible Early Next Week, Uncertainty Remains ❄️
The National Weather Service in Paducah warns of a 🌨️ potential winter storm that could impact portions of the region Monday night into Tuesday. Accumulating snow and/or ice is possible, with the highest risk north of the Ohio River.
📌 Growing potential for a winter storm early next week.
📌 Accumulating snow/ice is possible.
🧊 How cold will it get?
🌧️➡️❄️ Where will rain transition to snow/ice?
📏 How much snow/ice will fall?
👀 Monitor forecasts closely.
⚠️ Consider alternate plans for activities Monday night into Tuesday.
⚡ Uncertainty remains! The storm's 🌀 track and 🌡️ temperatures will determine its impact. Stay updated at weather.gov/pah and follow @NWSPaducah for the latest alerts.
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- On Monday, January 27, 2025, around 10:51am, Deputy Shannon Oliver responded to a two-vehicle, non-injury collision in Kuttawa on US 62. His investigation revealed a 2002 Nissan Kicks, driven by Louise M. McClanahan (79) of Eddyville was in the left lane near the stoplight at Days Inn Drive on US 62 when she attempted to merge into the right lane. McClanahan was unaware there was already a vehicle in the right lane when she merged. Her vehicle collided in a sideswipe fashion with a 2016 Ford Edge, driven by Randal L. Heathcott (56) of Eddyville. No injuries were reported in the collision.
- On Monday, January 27, 2025, around 3:30pm, Deputies and Kuttawa Fire Department responded to a gas leak with the City of Kuttawa Gas Department on Locust Street in Kuttawa. Upon arrival, Deputy Shannon Oliver made contact with Jimmy G. Oliver (44) of Eddyville. He was sitting on a skid steer and advised he had accidentally hit a gas line. He told the deputy he was going to go retrieve his vehicle and come back to the scene; however, after 2 hours he never returned.
- An investigation revealed Oliver had rented the skid steer and other excavation equipment and failed to return it to the vendor at his designated time. In addition, on Saturday, January 25, 2025, Oliver was using the excavating equipment when he reportedly was removing trees from a family member’s property. As he felled the trees, they impacted Kentucky Utilities electric line infrastructure which temporarily disrupted power service to the neighborhood. On January 27, he was using the same excavating equipment without a pre-authorized 811 dig ticket when he impacted a city natural gas line, which disrupted gas service to several neighborhood homes overnight.
- After failing to return to the scene, the excavating equipment and a tandem axle trailer was seized and impounded. Jimmy Oliver was located the following date and charged by Deputy Oliver with Endangering an Underground Facility by Excavator and Criminal Mischief-1st Degree. He faces a February 5th court date in Lyon District Court.
- On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Sheriff Brent White requested the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office to investigate an incident which reportedly occurred in their jurisdiction the previous night at a high school varsity basketball game in Smithland. The incident, which was captured on video, showed a man throwing an object at a sports official from the stands. The item also impacted a Lyon County High School basketball player on the floor.
- Sheriff Bobby Davidson and his deputies initiated an investigation which resulted in charges against Douglas E. Walker (47) of Salem. He was charged by Livingston County Sheriff’s Deputies with Assault on a Sports Official-1st Offense, Disorderly Conduct-2nd Degree, and Registered Sex Offender-School Restrictions. Walker was lodged in the McCracken County Detention Center.
- Once identified, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office also began an investigation into the same offender, Douglas E. Walker, II due to him being at the Lyon County High School on or about December 10, 2024 for a varsity basketball game. Walker is a lifetime registrant on the KY Sex Offender Registry and is not allowed on Lyon County School District property. Sheriff Brent White submitted a criminal complaint against Walker to a District Judge following his investigation. An arrest warrant was authorized and on Saturday, February 1, 2025, Walker turned himself in to the Marion Police Department where he was served with the arrest warrant from Lyon County and lodged in the Crittenden County Detention Center. In that case Walker was charged with one count of Registered Sex Offender-School Restrictions.
- On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, around 2:50pm, Sheriff Brent White was assisting Probation & Parole