Thursday, January 5, 2012
Area death
Juanita Hobbs, 80, of Marion died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 at Crittenden Health Systems. Funeral services are Saturday at Myers Funeral Home.
Financial aid still available for winter heating
The crisis phase of Kentucky’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) has begun, offering financial assistance to those in need of help to pay their utility bills.
LIHEAP’s first winter funding phase, for all eligible families who need heating assistance, ended in December. The program’s crisis phase, for families facing a home-heating emergency, ends March 31 or when funding runs out.
To apply or for further information, contact the Community Action Agency in your respective county listed below:
LIHEAP’s first winter funding phase, for all eligible families who need heating assistance, ended in December. The program’s crisis phase, for families facing a home-heating emergency, ends March 31 or when funding runs out.
To apply or for further information, contact the Community Action Agency in your respective county listed below:
- Crittenden: 402 N. Walker St., Marion, 965-4763.
- Livingston: 502 Redd St., Smithland, 928-2827.
- Caldwell: 116 E. Main St., Princeton, 365-5097.
- Union: 227 Richards Lane, Morganfield, 389-3742.
- Webster: 64 N. College St., Dixon, 639-5635.
- Lyon: Courthouse, Eddyville, 388-7812.
Area death
Rosa Lee Lynch, 87, of Marion died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012 at Crittenden Health Systems. Services are Saturday at Gilbert Funeral Home.
Beshear outlines aims for legislative session
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LRC PUBLIC INFORMATION
Gov. Steve Beshear (left) greets Senate President David
Williams (R-Burkesville) as House Speaker Greg Stumbo (D-Prestonsburg) looks on prior to the governor's State of the Commonwealth Address Wednesday evening. |
For the full story, visit The Herald Leader online.
Crittenden 2nd wettest county in 2011
Although 2011 began with lingering concerns about drought, the year
ended as one of the wettest on record in Kentucky, according to state
climatologist Dr. Stuart Foster.
While final numbers from the National Climatic Data Center are not yet available, Foster said the statewide average precipitation total from the Kentucky Mesonet, Kentucky’s official source of climatological observations, exceeded 63 inches and placed 2011 along with 1979 and 1950 as the wettest years in Kentucky in more than a century.
More than six feet of rain fell in Crittenden County in 2011, ranking it second in the commonwealth.
The statewide average precipitation between 1895 and 2010 is 47.5 inches, said Foster, director of the Mesonet and the Kentucky Climate Center at Western Kentucky University. The state’s 1950 average was 62.93 inches, while the 1979 average was 62.86.
The highest totals for 2011 were recorded at the Mesonet stations in Union County (73.78 inches), Crittenden County (73.24 inches) and Breckinridge County (72.35 inches).
The Kentucky Mesonet has 61 stations statewide that collect real-time weather and climate data on temperature, precipitation, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed and direction. Data is packaged into observations and transmitted to the Kentucky Climate Center every five minutes, 24 hours per day, throughout the year and is available online at www.kymesonet.org.
“The state experienced an extended wet spell lasting through the month of April and into the first week of May,” Foster said. “The highest precipitation totals occurred in the lower Ohio River Valley, resulting in widespread flooding. Totals for the period exceeded 20 inches at sites from Elizabethtown west to Benton in Marshall County.”
Temperatures were generally warmer than normal throughout much of the year. The year’s highest temperature, 103.4 degrees on Aug. 3 at the Kentucky Mesonet station near Russellville, posed no threat to Kentucky’s record of 114 degrees recorded on July 28, 1930, at Greensburg.
The lowest temperature was 9.6 degrees below zero on Feb. 11 at the Mesonet station near Bowling Green. Kentucky’s record low temperature of 37 degrees below zero was set at Shelbyville on Jan. 19, 1994.
Weather spotters were active during Kentucky’s severe weather season in 2011. Based on reports through the end of September, tornadoes occurred on 17 days, including 10 days in April. Although no fatalities were reported, 14 people were injured, and damage from tornadoes was estimated at more than $10 million.
While tornadoes are most frequent in spring, recent years have shown that they can occur during any month. In 2011, tornadoes were reported on two days in February, including an EF-3 tornado that struck before dawn on Feb. 28 in southeastern Henry County.
Severe weather was not limited to tornadoes. On April 25, the Kentucky Mesonet station at Murray reported a record wind gust of 101 mph. Hundreds of trees were uprooted and damage was reported to houses, barns and a local factory. More than 400 reports of hail were documented by the National Climatic Data Center through September, including a report of grapefruit-size hail in Pulaski County on April 9.
Flooding through the first nine months of 2011 resulted in six deaths, four injuries, and nearly $50 million of damage across Kentucky. Four children drowned during a flash flood on Feb. 24 in Hickman County.
A series of strong to severe thunderstorms during the early morning hours of June 20 dropped from 3 to 8 inches of rain across much of Bell and Knox counties, causing one fatality and extensive damage.
The winter of 2010-2011 was cold and snowy by Kentucky standards. A persistent weather pattern attributed to the Arctic Oscillation brought frequent snowstorms during the first half of winter. Snowfall totals for January exceed 10 inches over much of the northern and eastern portions of the state. In contrast, Foster noted, the winter of 2011-2012 has seen no significant snowfall through early January, highlighting the variable nature of Kentucky’s weather and climate.
While final numbers from the National Climatic Data Center are not yet available, Foster said the statewide average precipitation total from the Kentucky Mesonet, Kentucky’s official source of climatological observations, exceeded 63 inches and placed 2011 along with 1979 and 1950 as the wettest years in Kentucky in more than a century.
More than six feet of rain fell in Crittenden County in 2011, ranking it second in the commonwealth.
The statewide average precipitation between 1895 and 2010 is 47.5 inches, said Foster, director of the Mesonet and the Kentucky Climate Center at Western Kentucky University. The state’s 1950 average was 62.93 inches, while the 1979 average was 62.86.
The highest totals for 2011 were recorded at the Mesonet stations in Union County (73.78 inches), Crittenden County (73.24 inches) and Breckinridge County (72.35 inches).
The Kentucky Mesonet has 61 stations statewide that collect real-time weather and climate data on temperature, precipitation, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed and direction. Data is packaged into observations and transmitted to the Kentucky Climate Center every five minutes, 24 hours per day, throughout the year and is available online at www.kymesonet.org.
“The state experienced an extended wet spell lasting through the month of April and into the first week of May,” Foster said. “The highest precipitation totals occurred in the lower Ohio River Valley, resulting in widespread flooding. Totals for the period exceeded 20 inches at sites from Elizabethtown west to Benton in Marshall County.”
Temperatures were generally warmer than normal throughout much of the year. The year’s highest temperature, 103.4 degrees on Aug. 3 at the Kentucky Mesonet station near Russellville, posed no threat to Kentucky’s record of 114 degrees recorded on July 28, 1930, at Greensburg.
The lowest temperature was 9.6 degrees below zero on Feb. 11 at the Mesonet station near Bowling Green. Kentucky’s record low temperature of 37 degrees below zero was set at Shelbyville on Jan. 19, 1994.
Weather spotters were active during Kentucky’s severe weather season in 2011. Based on reports through the end of September, tornadoes occurred on 17 days, including 10 days in April. Although no fatalities were reported, 14 people were injured, and damage from tornadoes was estimated at more than $10 million.
While tornadoes are most frequent in spring, recent years have shown that they can occur during any month. In 2011, tornadoes were reported on two days in February, including an EF-3 tornado that struck before dawn on Feb. 28 in southeastern Henry County.
Severe weather was not limited to tornadoes. On April 25, the Kentucky Mesonet station at Murray reported a record wind gust of 101 mph. Hundreds of trees were uprooted and damage was reported to houses, barns and a local factory. More than 400 reports of hail were documented by the National Climatic Data Center through September, including a report of grapefruit-size hail in Pulaski County on April 9.
Flooding through the first nine months of 2011 resulted in six deaths, four injuries, and nearly $50 million of damage across Kentucky. Four children drowned during a flash flood on Feb. 24 in Hickman County.
A series of strong to severe thunderstorms during the early morning hours of June 20 dropped from 3 to 8 inches of rain across much of Bell and Knox counties, causing one fatality and extensive damage.
The winter of 2010-2011 was cold and snowy by Kentucky standards. A persistent weather pattern attributed to the Arctic Oscillation brought frequent snowstorms during the first half of winter. Snowfall totals for January exceed 10 inches over much of the northern and eastern portions of the state. In contrast, Foster noted, the winter of 2011-2012 has seen no significant snowfall through early January, highlighting the variable nature of Kentucky’s weather and climate.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Area death
Roy Spencer Rushing, 87, of Barrington Hills, Ill. died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. He was a native of Marion. Funeral services were Dec. 30, 2011 at Davenport Family Funeral Home in Barrington, Ill.
Crittenden man presents Trail of Tears program
The Fredonia Valley Heritage Society will meet on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Fredonia Lions Club Building on Shelby Street in Fredonia. Following the business meeting, William Ralph Paris, Jr., of Crittenden County, will present a program on “The Actual Trail of Tears and the Fredonia Valley.”
Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every odd numbered month where you can learn more about the history of the Fredonia Valley through informative programs and speakers. Membership fees are as follows: $15 for individual, renewed annually; $25 for family, renewed annually; $30 for businesses, renewed annually per voting member; $250 for lifetime.
Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Fredonia Valley Heritage Society is encouraged to attend the potluck meal and meeting on Thursday.
Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every odd numbered month where you can learn more about the history of the Fredonia Valley through informative programs and speakers. Membership fees are as follows: $15 for individual, renewed annually; $25 for family, renewed annually; $30 for businesses, renewed annually per voting member; $250 for lifetime.
Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Fredonia Valley Heritage Society is encouraged to attend the potluck meal and meeting on Thursday.
Area death
Kathy Belt, 55, of Marion died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012 at Kindred Health Care in Louisville. Funeral services are Friday in the chapel of Boyd Funeral Directors.
Longtime political figure Galbraith has died at 64
For the complete story, visit The Herald Leader online.
For audio of House Speaker Greg Stumbo of Prestonsburg commenting on the passing of one of the more iconoclastic figures in Kentucky politics, click here.
State is offering lowest interest rates ever through Kentucky Housing Corp.
From the KPA News Content Service
Gov. Steve Beshear Tuesday announced that the Kentucky Housing Corporation, the state housing finance agency, is offering the lowest rates in its 40-year history.
“With rates this low and down payment and closing costs assistance, Kentuckians who thought they would not be able to own a home now have an opportunity,” Beshear said in a press release from his office. “I encourage potential homeowners to contact KHC to learn more about this unique financing opportunity. These low rates will not last.”
For a limited time, rates are as low as 3.375 percent, with a 30-year, fixed-rate term. KHC also has a program for down payment and closing costs assistance with a special rate of 3.625 percent.
KHC works with customers to simplify the home purchasing process. Buyers work with a network of KHC-approved lenders and banking institutions that help the buyer throughout the purchasing process. There are also over 1,000 KHC-certified real estate agents that are committed to helping their buyers find affordable home-financing solutions. A list of lenders and real estate agents is available on KHC’s website at www.KYHousing.org.
“Kentuckians can feel comfortable purchasing a home through KHC,” said Richard L. McQuady, chief executive officer of KHC. “KHC home loans start with us and end with us. When homeowners make a payment or call about their loan, they are talking to a KHC staff person at our office in Frankfort.”
Kentucky Housing is able to offer these low rates through an extension of the New Issue Bond Program, a federal bond purchase program provided by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
To learn more about this and other options available to potential home buyers through KHC, visit www.kyhousing.org, or contact KHC’s Homeownership Department toll-free in Kentucky at 800-633-8896 or 502-564-7630, extension 291, or TTY 711.
Gov. Steve Beshear Tuesday announced that the Kentucky Housing Corporation, the state housing finance agency, is offering the lowest rates in its 40-year history.
“With rates this low and down payment and closing costs assistance, Kentuckians who thought they would not be able to own a home now have an opportunity,” Beshear said in a press release from his office. “I encourage potential homeowners to contact KHC to learn more about this unique financing opportunity. These low rates will not last.”
For a limited time, rates are as low as 3.375 percent, with a 30-year, fixed-rate term. KHC also has a program for down payment and closing costs assistance with a special rate of 3.625 percent.
KHC works with customers to simplify the home purchasing process. Buyers work with a network of KHC-approved lenders and banking institutions that help the buyer throughout the purchasing process. There are also over 1,000 KHC-certified real estate agents that are committed to helping their buyers find affordable home-financing solutions. A list of lenders and real estate agents is available on KHC’s website at www.KYHousing.org.
“Kentuckians can feel comfortable purchasing a home through KHC,” said Richard L. McQuady, chief executive officer of KHC. “KHC home loans start with us and end with us. When homeowners make a payment or call about their loan, they are talking to a KHC staff person at our office in Frankfort.”
Kentucky Housing is able to offer these low rates through an extension of the New Issue Bond Program, a federal bond purchase program provided by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
To learn more about this and other options available to potential home buyers through KHC, visit www.kyhousing.org, or contact KHC’s Homeownership Department toll-free in Kentucky at 800-633-8896 or 502-564-7630, extension 291, or TTY 711.
2 Salem men sought in theft connection
Two Salem men are sought by Livingston County Sheriff's Department in connection to the theft of copper wire from Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel near Salem and about $2,000 of wire taken from an irrigation pivot, also near Salem, that belongs to Cook Farms.
The suspects — David Bauer, 48, and Joseph Bauer, 33, a father and son both of Salem — apparently had a collision in their vehicle and fled the scene prior to Deputy Robert Johnson's arrival. The investigation began Jan. 1.
If anyone knows the whereabouts of these two subjects, they are asked to contact the sheriff's department at (270) 928-2122.
The suspects — David Bauer, 48, and Joseph Bauer, 33, a father and son both of Salem — apparently had a collision in their vehicle and fled the scene prior to Deputy Robert Johnson's arrival. The investigation began Jan. 1.
If anyone knows the whereabouts of these two subjects, they are asked to contact the sheriff's department at (270) 928-2122.
$3.6 million in 2011 lottery proceeds come back to area high school graduates
Sen. Dorsey Ridley (D-Henderson) announced Wednesday that higher education in western Kentucky reaped the rewards of the Kentucky Lottery proceeds during the 2011 fiscal year.
During the past fiscal year, 2,372 grants and scholarships worth $3.65 million were awarded to students in the Fourth Senatorial District, which Ridley represents. The Fourth District includes Crittenden, Caldwell, Henderson, Livingston, Union and Webster counties.
Read about how the lottery has helped Crittenden County graduates achieve their higher education goals in next week's issue of The Crittenden Press.
During the past fiscal year, 2,372 grants and scholarships worth $3.65 million were awarded to students in the Fourth Senatorial District, which Ridley represents. The Fourth District includes Crittenden, Caldwell, Henderson, Livingston, Union and Webster counties.
Read about how the lottery has helped Crittenden County graduates achieve their higher education goals in next week's issue of The Crittenden Press.
Press shifts rack sales to compensate for temporary loss of Five Star outlet
During the temporary closing of Five Star Food Mart, readers of The Crittenden Press should know that they can pick up copies of the newspaper at the following vendors in Marion, Salem, Burna and Fredonia. We also sell the newspaper at our office and from the vending rack out front.
Marion rack sales
Additional rack sales
Marion rack sales
- Food Giant
- KB Pharmacy
- Conrad’s Food Store
- Liberty Fuels
- Glenn’s Apothecary
- The Crittenden Press
Additional rack sales
- Salem Food Market
- Salem Rx
- Salem Pit Stop
- Tambco
- Gee Jays
- Fredonia Foods
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Five Star shuts for expansion beginning today
Five Star Food Mart, the county's only 24-hour convenience store, will shut its doors beginning at 6 a.m., today to start an expansion project. A spokesperson for Newcomb Oil Co., the Bardstown, Ky. operator of all Five Star stores across three states, said the project would likely take four months.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Time to apply for college aid running out
For many students, choosing and applying to colleges often comes down to
dollars and cents. How to pay for college often is one of the first
things students begin to contemplate when the college application
process begins. One of the main components in seeking aid is completing
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
The application for 2012-13 funding became available Sunday and can be found at www.fafsa.ed.gov. That’s the best way to determine a family’s financial situation when it comes to paying for college, and what other means they need to find, said Michael Barlow, the financial aid director at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.
Barlow encourages students to complete the document by the end of January, because one fund, the College Access Program, typically is depleted by mid-February.
For the complete story, visit The News Enterprise online.
The application for 2012-13 funding became available Sunday and can be found at www.fafsa.ed.gov. That’s the best way to determine a family’s financial situation when it comes to paying for college, and what other means they need to find, said Michael Barlow, the financial aid director at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.
Barlow encourages students to complete the document by the end of January, because one fund, the College Access Program, typically is depleted by mid-February.
For the complete story, visit The News Enterprise online.
Area death
Ann Howard Stoehr, 70, of Eddyville died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 at her residence. Services are Tuesday at Lakeland Funeral Home Chapel in Eddyville.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Area death
Mildred Thompson, 96, of Salem died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 at Salem Springlake Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services are Tuesday in the chapel of Boyd Funeral Directors.
State senator wants to end office of treasurer
State Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, has prefiled legislation that
would eliminate the constitutional office of state treasurer. The
legislation proposes an amendment to the state constitution, which
voters would have to decide on at the polls in November.
For the complete story, visit The Georgetown News-Graphic online.
For the complete story, visit The Georgetown News-Graphic online.
Area death
Ray Franklin Cosby, 84, of Smithland died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah. Funeral services are Tuesday in the chapel of Boyd Funeral Directors.
Early parole sparks outcry
Amber Goerler received a five-year sentence in December 2009 for serving
as a lookout while Travis White’s mutilated body was rolled up in a red
carpet, stuffed in a trash can and dumped near railroad tracks in
Covington. The fact the 22-year-old is among 990 convicted felons set be
paroled Tuesday as part of a sweeping penal code reform designed to
reduce prison populations and costs angers White’s mother. Others to be
paroled include armed robbers, burglars, arsonists and child molesters.
January’s release will be followed by an additional 300 early releases
each month until the state achieves an annual cost saving of about $42
million.
For the full story, visit The Kentucky Enquirer online.
For the full story, visit The Kentucky Enquirer online.
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