The military tank that’s been in front of the former Kentucky National Guard Armory for several years is getting ready to be gone.
The Department of the Army has already moved it off a concrete pad in front of the building to the east parking lot where it will soon be loaded onto a trailer and taken to an undeclared location.
The armory building was recently donated to the county. Plans are in the works to utilize the building in a variety of ways, including storage and a recreation center.
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As of this morning, two Crittenden County roads previously covered in backwater from nearby steams or creeks are open. Those now open are Cool Springs and Providence roads.
There were among three local roads covered by water late last week.
Only Enon Church Road remains under water.
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Marion City Council will meet in special session on Thursday to formally approve the plan.
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Unfortunately, there was no new information shared today from area leaders or health officials about forthcoming availability of more vaccine.
School teachers, who originally expected to be among the first to receive the vaccine, are now likely to not to get it until February, according to a local school administrator.
Of the cases reported today, most were elderly, age 64 or older. One, however, was a teenager. None were hospitalized.
Over the seven-day period ending yesterday, there had been 50 positive cases in Crittenden County.
There have been 496 cases diagnosed here since the pandemic began, which is approaching six percent of the county’s population. There have also been six Crittenden County deaths reported as COVID related.
Motorists may have noticed the longer waits from the Bellville Street approach to Main Street since new blacktop was laid before the holidays. That construction project took out detectors woven into the pavement that tells the stop light when to change.
Keith Todd, spokesperson for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, said new radar-sensing detectors are being installed today and will be wired up, which should make for more timely color changes on the stop light.
“These radars detect when a vehicle pulls up to the light,” Todd said. “We’ve had some complaints lately about the wait times from Bellville Street.”
An average of 9,825 vehicles pass through that intersection each day.
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A vaccine clinic for residents age 70 and older last Wednesday at the county health department distributed about 100 doses in about an hour before supplies were exhausted. Almost 1,000 doses were distributed last week to individuals over 70 in the five-county Pennyrile District Health Department's area, including Livingston, Caldwell, Lyon and Trigg counties.
Most local first responders and healthcare workers, who have requested the vaccine, have received it. Based on the state's phased plan for rolling out the vaccine, particular sectors of the general public are next in line, including the elderly. However, a nationwide hiccup in the distribution process is creating availability issues.
Crittenden County Judge-Executive Perry Newcom says he is meeting this morning with other community leaders from the region and may know something afterwards.
Stay tuned to The Press Online and the weekly newspaper for updates on the vaccine situation in Marion.
Crittenden County Property Valuation Administrator's office continues to recover from last week's flooding inside the courthouse.
PVA Ronnie Heady says his office has set up a temporary office site inside the county clerk's office where he and his staff are trying to help anyone in need of assistance.
You may also email the PVA at RonnieD.Heady@ky.gov with any requests for service.
The PVA's office, which is in the basement of the courthouse, was greatly affected by several inches of water that seeped into the basement during heavy rains over the New Year's holiday. A sump pump malfunction allowed the water to back up into offices and storage spaces downstairs.
At 23, he’s possibly the youngest fire chief ever to head Salem Fire Department. He takes over the reins from his father, Troy Newcomb, who had served as fire chief at Salem since 2017. Coincidentally, Troy Newcomb was in 1982 the county’s youngest fire chief ever, taking over at Grand Lakes Fire Department in Grand Rivers at the age of 18. He served there until 2011.
“I have ridden in a fire truck my whole life,” says Daniel, a 2015 graduate of Livingston County High School. He is also the Livingston County Emergency Management director and county animal control officer.
He explains that serving the community as a firefighter is a passion, and it’s getting tougher to find volunteers with the enthusiasm to serve.
Jerry Newcomb, Daniel’s late grandfather, was the first fire chief at Grand Rivers starting in 1969.
“People ask if it’s a hobby,” Newcomb said, “I tell them, no, it’s about helping people in the ...
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Fifteen new cases of COVID-19 were reported today. These diagnoses were made on Friday.
These cases bring the last seven-day total to 45, and the county total to 484 since the pandemic began.
None of the cases from Friday required hospitalization. Ages ranged from 13 to 72 with many young adults in the latest list.
Across Kentucky, cases are up, too.
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There were eight new cases of COVID-19 reported in Crittenden County today. None were hospitalized. These were cases confirmed yesterday.
There were 50 new cases reported here in the seven-day period from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7.
After returning to class earlier this week, a pandemic issue prompted the district to shutter the high school all this week and Monday.
In other school developments, trade school will resume after a lengthy hiatus. Students enrolled in trade school at Princeton will need to check their school district's social media sites or contact school advisors for a current schedule for next week.
Due to recent heavy rainfall and rising creeks, there are three Crittenden County roads that are under water and impassable by vehicle, according to the county road maintenance department
They are the following:
There were 11 new positive cases of COVID-19 reported today in Crittenden County, bringing its seven-day total to 42 confirmed diagnoses since the beginning of the year.
There was one 26-year-old female in today's positives. Otherwise, all were 42 or older. None were hospitalized.
Gov. Andy Beshear announced nearly 5,000 new COVID-19 cases in the commonwealth’s second-highest daily report – yesterday’s report was the highest-ever – and the state’s highest positivity rate since May 5.
The Governor has announced 10,653 cases in just two days.
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For the foreseeable future, data on new COVID-19 cases in Crittenden County will not be available daily as it typically has been since the pandemic began.
Crittenden County Judge-Executive Perry Newcom said local healthcare systems and health departments area concentrating their efforts on getting vaccine distributed. Therefore, data gathering will take a back seat for a time.
So, updates on this website of new, local COVID-19 cases will be less frequent in the coming days.
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The Pennyrile district said on its social media site today that “Caldwell, Crittenden, and Lyon vaccine clinics are full. COVID vaccine clinics scheduled for tomorrow will be cancelled for those counties. We will announce through media and Facebook when we receive more vaccine from the state. Thank you for your patience and understanding.”
In Crittenden County, a line of vehicles began forming this morning almost two hours before the clinic opened at 9am. All of the available vaccine was administered within about an hour. There were 100 doses available to residents here today.
The local health department had planned to offer vaccinations on Thursday of this week and Monday through Thursday next week. However, district health officials now say it's unclear when more vaccine will be available here.
Stay tuned to The Press Online for further details as they become available.