Local livestock market affected by Eastern issues

Apparent financial issues that have prompted a federal investigation in Eastern Livestock Co., will affect the West Kentucky Livestock Market in Marion next week.

There will be no livestock auction there on Monday, said Ben Gibson, who was at the office Friday morning. He referred all other questions to the Louisville office, which has said it will make no comment at this time.

For more on the Eastern Livestock situation, click here.

Big Buck Expo tonight at baptist church

Southern Sound at Fohs Hall Saturday

Southern Sound will have a quartet reunion at 7 p.m., Saturday at Fohs Hall. All members and former members will join for a free concert. Marion resident Charles Brantley is a former singer of the popular gospel quartet.

Veterans honored with events today

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of November 1918, the Armistice was signed, marking the end of fighting on the Western Front of the First World War. From that event, we have what is now commonly called Veterans Day, which is being observed as customary today on Nov. 11.

J.T. Travis, commander of the Ellis B. Ordway American Legion Post 111, says this year’s service at the Veterans’ Memorial at Mapleview Cemetery will center on those men who fought in World War I.

“We’ve lost all of them now,” Travis said. “But we wanted to make them our theme.”

World War II veterans will be given time to speak about their memories of those men who fought in the Great War before them.

“It was a noble effort. They called it the war to end all wars,” Travis said.

The annual legion service will be held at the 11th hour to commemorate the Armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France.

The Mapleview service includes the Boy Scouts, Taps and a brief program by local veterans.

Crittenden County School District will also host a Veterans Day celebration starting at 8:30 a.m., at Rocket Arena.

The event will include a program and reception for veterans. The public is invited to the attend the event. For information, contact Holly White at 965-3525 or Teresa Marshall at 965-5221.

Students injured en route to school

UPDATE: The victims were high school juniors Taylor Keister and Bryce Willis, and middle school student Jayden Willis. Bryce was driving. Keister and the younger Willis boy remain hospitalized.

Three Crittenden County students were injured in a single-vehicle accident on Ky. 297 south of Sheridan early this morning. The accident happened about 7:30 a.m., as the students were driving a private vehicle to school.

Names of the victims are not being released at this time. Two are high school students and one is a middle school student. One female high school student and a male middle school student were flown from the scene by PHI Air Ambulance to Evansville hospitals. The third victim was taken by ambulance to Crittenden Hospital.

Friday night Expo kicks off deer season

Deer hunters will arm themselves with rifles for the first time this fall and head afield starting Saturday for the Kentucky modern firearm portion of the whitetail deer season.

To kickoff the season, there will be a free dinner at the third annual Buck Expo and Deer Hunting Extravaganza starting at 6 p.m., Friday night at Marion Baptist Church's Family Life Center.

Crittenden and Livingston are Zone 1 counties where the bag limit is one antlered and unlimited anlterless deer with the required permits.

Last year, hunters took 113,536 deer and more are expected to be harvested this season. About 30,000 to 40,000 deer will be taken this coming weekend alone.

The economic impact of deer hunting in Kentucky is estimated at more than $400 million annually.

Crittenden County’s Hunters for the Hungry is accepting donations of deer and money this hunting season. If you harvest a deer and would like to donate it, take the animal to Family Butcher Shop at 346 Rooster Lane off Ky. 654 North Monday through Saturday.

Hunters for the Hungry operates on donations, so please give to the organization when you donate a deer. Your contribution helps pay processing fees. The venison is distributed by the Crittenden County Food Bank at the former health department building each month. If you want to be part of Hunters for the Hungry, call 704-0435.

Pictured above is Rick Prado of Marion with a deer he harvested in the archery season. Crittenden County is well known for its trophy deer hunting.

Area deaths

James H. Young, 89, of Salem died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 at Salem Springlake Health and Rehab. Graveside services are Tuesday at Mapleview Cemetery in Marion. Gilbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Billy Lanham, 58, of Marion died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 at Crittenden Hospital. The funeral was Monday at Gilbert Funeral Home.

Fifty bear cold in 5K fundraiser

More than 50 runners of all ages turned out in frigid temperatures Saturday morning to participate in the Jogging for Jenn 5K and fun run. The event helped to raise money for Jennifer McDaniel, a Marion resident battling breast cancer. Full results will be listed in next week's Crittenden Press.

Fall Back: Remember Time Change Saturday night

Remember to set your clocks back one hour before you go to sleep Saturday night.

The time changes officially at 2 a.m., Sunday.

Kickoff at 7 p.m., for playoff game

Tonight's opening round game of the Class A Playoffs starts a little earlier than normal.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m., as the Rockets host Bethlehem, a private Catholic school from Bardstown.

For podcasts, previews, statistics, rosters and much more, visit Rocket Football Online.

Gasoline prices spike amid fire, supply & demand

An online fuel price watchdog says gasoline in Kentucky could climb to more than $3 a gallon in the coming days.

"A small fire at a Chicago area refinery and a key move by the Federal Reserve has resulted in a large increase in wholesale gasoline prices," reports GasBuddy.com.

Wholesale gasoline prices have risen sharply in the last 72 hours, prompted by the fire in Illinois, a move by the Federal Reserve to inject $600 billion into the U.S. economy, driving down the value of the dollar, and yet another Department of Energy report showing healthy demand for petroleum amid shrinking supplies.

Gasoline in Marion rose to over $2.75 a gallon on Thursday.

Since the start of the week, gas stations have seen their wholesale cost rise as much as thirty five cents per gallon across several Midwest states, reports GasBuddy. As stations pass along their higher costs to consumers, it could lead to the highest fuel prices in 25 months.

"Unfortunately for motorists, we've seen quite a few events this week that have added significant pressure on gasoline prices to rise," says Patrick DeHaan, Senior Petroleum Analyst for GasBuddy. "Since oil prices have broken out of a well established range, I'm quite concerned we could continue to see not only oil prices rise, but gasoline and diesel prices as well."

Error in Press election coverage

The vote totals on the front page of The Press this week reversed the votes received by Donnetta Travis and Wayne Winters in the Fifth Magisterial District. Travis won the election with 59.5 percent of the vote. She received 429 votes and Winters received 292. The totals reported online and in the recap sheet of each precinct on the back page of the newspaper were correct. We apologize for the error on the front page.

Highway work near Sullivan next few days

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict traffic to one lane on US 60 in southern Union County on weekdays starting today.

Union County Highway Maintenance Crew is completing drainage improvement work on US 60 in the Sullivan community through Tuesday. Heavy equipment will be operating along the roadway on Thursday and Friday. Flaggers may be used periodically to facilitate the movement of equipment and materials as the work progresses these two days. On Monday, lane restrictions will be required. Delays should generally be less than 5 minutes. However, occasionally a few longer delays may be required during the movement and placement of equipment to facilitate the work.

Approximately 2,000 vehicles travel this section of US 60 near the Union-Crittenden County Line in an average day.

Three injured in accident on U.S. 641

UPDATED: Crittenden County emergency response agencies were on the scene of a serious accident on U.S. 641 South near the Caldwell County line at around 8 p.m., Wednesday.

Crittenden EMS, rescue squad and other agencies from Caldwell and Crittenden counties responded, including Kentucky State Police.

The highway was temporarily blocked but was open to traffic by 8:30 p.m.

Three people were taken to the hospital, two in critical condition. Brooke Coleman of Eddyville was driving the Pontiac Montana van. Her two children, Issac and Jaden, sustained serious injuries. Brooke was taken to the hospital, too, but her injuries were not as severe.

There was one vehicle involved. It was southbound and ran off the road and hit a concrete culvert.

Flu shots available for students, others

Crittenden County students can get flu shots at any of the three school nurse clinics. Standard cost is $25, but that can vary based on insurance.

Medicaid and Medicare can be billed for the vaccination, but not private insurance.

The shot is for the seasonal flu and H1N1. Children need parental consent to get the inoculation.

The vaccination is available to parents, siblings and even individuals without children in school. For more information, call the school nurse’s station at 965-9008.

Single-vehicle accident at Rosebud

Rescue Squad and other emergency personnel were called to the scene of an accident at Rosebud Curve on U.S. 60 East just before 7 a.m., Wednesday.

One victim was trapped in an overturned vehicle, which had gone off the highway. The victim had called for help on a cell phone from inside the vehicle.

Livingston Election Returns

U.S. SENATOR

Rand Paul (R) 2090

Jack Conway (D) 1792

Billy Ray Wilson (W) 38

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

Edward Whitfield (R) 2569

Charles Kendall Hatchett (D) 1307

STATE SENATOR

J. Dorsey Ridley (D) 2682

STATE REPRESENTATIVE

4th DISTRICT

C. Lynn Bechler (R) 1432

Mike Cherry (D) 2498

PROPERTY VALUATION

ADMINISTRATOR

Sue Ann Carver (D) 3089

COUNTY JUDGE-EXECUTIVE

Chris Lasher (D) 3002

COUNTY ATTORNEY

Billy Norwood Riley (D) 3043

COUNTY CLERK

Sonya Williams (D) 2980

SHERIFF

Bobby Davidson (R) 1797

Jim Wilson (D) 1666

James Rundles (W) 557*

JAILER

Benjamin "Benji" Guill (D) 3023

CORONOR

Andrew S. Fox (D) 3007

COUNTY SURVEYOR

No candidate

MAGISTRATE 1ST DISTRICT

Terry R. Stringer (D) 602

CONSTABLE 1ST DISTRICT

Dennis Keith Jones (D) 532

MAGISTRATE 2ND DISTRICT

Franklin Walker (D) 872

CONSTABLE 2ND DISTRICT

R.J. Nestle (D) 730

MAGISTRATE 3RD DISTRICT

Jimmy Brent Ferrell (R) 550

Larry E. Barnes (D) 318

CONSTABLE 3RD DISTRICT

Owen L. Hurley (D) 404

Robert L. Chittenden (W) 123

MAGISTRATE 4TH DISTRICT

Marvin L. Buford (D) 907

CONSTABLE 4TH DISTRICT

Phillip R. Ramage (D) 850

DISTRICT JUDGE

55TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

1ST DIVISION

James R. Redd III 2344

DISTRICT JUDGE

55TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

2nd DIVISION

Jill Clark 2422

BOARD OF EDUCATION

1ST DISTRICT

Ronica Woodward 520

BOARD OF EDUCATION

5TH DISTRICT

Michael "Mike" Joiner 666

MAYOR CITY OF CARRSVILLE

Deena J. Gerding 17

CARRSVILLE CITY

COMMISSIONERS

No candidates

MAYOR CITY OF GRAND RIVERS

Tom Moodie 141

CITY COUNCIL CITY OF GRAND RIVERS

Pat Gordett 147

Oliver "Bud" Hunt 142

Frank J. Buchanon 138

Brenda Lady 142

Dianne Bingham 139

Randell O'Bryan 93

Mark A. Stiles 66

Bill Huffman 132

MAYOR CITY OF SALEM

No candidate

SALEM CITY COMMISSIONERS

Judy Hodge 184

Jamie James 161

Stanley C. Wallace 155

Gary Allen Ivy 150

Janet Hughes 236

MAYOR CITY OF SMITHLAND

Joe Ward 102

SMITHLAND COMMISSIONERS

James M. Terry III 97

William "Bill" Mahan 97

Melvin "Bubbie" Martin 99

James L. "Jim" Woodyard 110

R-Republican, D-Democrat, W-Write-in

Election Returns - Crittenden County

Unofficial at this Time

12 of 12 Precincts and Absentees Reported

U.S. SENATE - KENTUCKY STATE TOTALS COUNTY TOTALS Rand Paul - R 56% 2053 Jack Conway - D 44% 1316 Billy Ray Wilsons - W 0% 0 U.S. REPRESENTATIVE - 1ST DIST. STATE TOTALS COUNTY TOTALS Ed Whitfield - R 71% 2535 Charles Kendall Hatchett - D 29% 889 KY STATE SENATOR COUNTY TOTALS Dorsey Ridley - D 2233 KY STATE REPRESENTATIVE - 4th DIST. COUNTY TOTALS C. Lynn Bechler - R 1435 Mike Cherry - D 2092 PROPERTY VALUATION ADMIN. COUNTY TOTALS Ronnie Heady - D 2670 COUNTY JUDGE-EXECUTIVE COUNTY TOTALS Perry A. Newcom - R 2294 Larry D. Hearell - D 751 Kenny Floyd - I 477 COUNTY ATTORNEY COUNTY TOTALS Bart Frazer - R 1530 Rebecca Johnson - D 1991 COUNTY CLERK COUNTY TOTALS Carolyn Byford - R 2796 COUNTY SHERIFF COUNTY TOTALS Wayne Agent - R 2908 COUNTY JAILER COUNTY TOTALS Rickey Riley - R 2028 Rick Mills - D 1365 COUNTY CORONER COUNTY TOTALS Brad Gilbert - R 2634 MAGISTRATE DISTRICT 1 COUNTY TOTALS Jeff Ellis - R 243 Danny Fowler - D 226 Helen McConnell - W 78 COUNSTABLE DISTRICT 1 COUNTY TOTALS Bobby Phelps - W 36 MAGISTRATE DISTRICT 2 COUNTY TOTALS Curt Buntin - D 503 COUNSTABLE DISTRICT 2 COUNTY TOTALS Loyd L. Patton - R 456 MAGISTRATE DISTRICT 3 COUNTY TOTALS Glenn Underdown - R 429 COUNSTABLE DISTRICT 3 COUNTY TOTALS Roy Todd - D 307 MAGISTRATE - DISTRICT 4 COUNTY TOTALS Percy L. Cook - D 271 COUNSTABLE DISTRICT 4 COUNTY TOTALS C.L. McDaniel - W 26 MAGISTRATE DISTRICT 5 COUNTY TOTALS Wayne Winters - R 292 Donnetta Travis - D 429 COUNSTABLE DISTRICT 5 COUNTY TOTALS Wayne West 456 MAGISTRATE DISTRICT 6 COUNTY TOTALS Dan Wood - D 447 CONSTABLE DISTRICT 6 COUNTY TOTALS Billy Arflack - D 437 DISTRICT JUDGE - DISTRICT 5 District Total COUNTY TOTALS Daniel M. Heady 73% 2650 C. Michael Williamson 27% 570 SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 2 COUNTY TOTALS James Eric LaRue 307 Barrett Belt 324 SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5 COUNTY TOTALS Frank Pierce 208 Phyllis Orr 741 CITY OF MARION MAYOR CITY TOTALS Mickey Alexander 667 MARION CITY COUNCIL CITY TOTALS Dwight Sherer 711 Darrin Tabor 632 Michael Byford 667 Donald Arflack 669 James "Jim" Brown 681 Jared D. Byford 687 Andy Hunt 605

Election Day in Crittenden County

Stay tuned this evening for returns as they

become available, starting around 6:30 p.m.

We will post them live from Crittenden County Courthouse

Using Marion Kentucky's Free WiFi

Crittenden County

Precincts and Locations

Polls are open 6 a.m., to 6 p.m., today (Tuesday, Nov. 2)

If you are not sure which precinct you should use, call the county clerk’s office at 965-3403.

Marion Precinct 1

Courthouse Basement

Marion Precinct 2

Emmanuel Baptist Church

Greenwood Heights

Marion Precinct 3

Marion Baptist Church

East Depot Street

Marion Precinct 4

Crittenden County Elementary

120 Autumn Lane

Marion Precinct 5

Crittenden County Gun Club

2261 Ky. 91 North

Marion Precinct 6

St. William Catholic Church

South Main Street

Frances Precinct 7

Frances Lodge Hall

4329 Ky. 70

Frances Precinct 8

Frances Baptist Church

4324 Ky. 70

Sheridan Precinct 9

Deer Creek Church

Ky. 297, Sheridan

Tolu Precinct 10

Tolu Community Center

6238 Ky. 135

Mattoon Precinct 11

Mattoon Fire Department

Ky. 365 near U.S. 60 East

Shady Grove Precinct 12

Shady Grove Fire Department

35 Providence Road

CCES hosts Family Math Night

Crittenden County Elementary School is hosting a Family Math Night from 6 to 7:30 p.m., tonight (Monday).

Parents and children can experience math in action at the event. Activities will include computer games, technology (CPS Units) used to take quizzes, card games, jingo, jeopardy, and others.

Door prizes will be given away throughout the evening, including a 19inch flat-screen television.

Refreshments will be served.