Area Death

James Harley Rose, 87, of Cave-In-Rock died Friday at Mt. Vernon Health Care Center. 

Services are scheduled for Sunday at Rose-Gilbert Funeral Home in Cave-in-Rock with interment in Cave Hill Cemetery. 

No Victory Garden work today

Due to weather there will be no Victory Garden harvesting nor distribution this morning.

Tiline man charged in Livingston investigation

Livingston County Sheriff's Department has charged Jonathan D. Starczewski, 46,  of Tiline with one count of felony third-degree sodomy and two counts of felony first-degree sexual abuse as the result of an investigation conducted by Deputy Kenneth Vincent.

Starczewski is charged having sexual contact with a female under 15 years of age and one female under 14.

Starczewski was arrested at his residence yesterday and lodged in the McCracken County Jail.

Ledbetter bridge down to one lane tomorrow

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict traffic to one lane on the U.S. 60 Tennessee River Bridge between Paducah and Ledbetter.

The lane restriction is to allow a walk-through inspection on the bridge deck.

Motorists can expect to encounter one-lane traffic with alternating flow controlled by flaggers between about 8:30 a.m., and 1 p.m.

Motorists are reminded that the US 60 Tennessee River Bridge continues to have a strictly enforced 3-ton load limit and a 35-mile-per-hour speed limit with an enhanced police presence.

Students raising money Wednesday at DQ

On Wednesday night, bring the coupon below to Marion Dairy Queen to help local students raise money for their freshman and junior trip to Washington, D.C.

Area Death

Jerald Allen Penn, 52, of Marion died Sunday at his home. Services are Thursday at Gilbert Funeral Home.

School board meets at CCES library

Crittenden County Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m., Tuesday at Crittenden Elementary School's library.

School board meets at CCES library

Crittenden County Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m., Tuesday at Crittenden Elementary School's library.

School board meets at CCES library

Crittenden County Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m., Tuesday at Crittenden Elementary School's library.

School board meets at CCES library

Crittenden County Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m., Tuesday at Crittenden Elementary School's library.

Nominations sought for Distinguished Alumni

Local education leaders are looking for nominees for the 2013 class of Crittenden County Schools Distinguished Alumni Awards, which will be presented before graduation in the spring. Both living and posthumous awards can be given.

Nominations may be made through Oct. 15, and selections will be determined by educational, professional and communities service accomplishments. The five-member selection panel will announce the honorees later this winter.

Anyone may nominate an individual. Recipients of the award must have graduated high school from a Crittenden County school. Applications are available online on the school district's website at www.crittenden.k12.ky.us or you may download the PDF by this link.

Past honorees have included authors, legislators, educators, research specialists, historians, geologists and scientists. 

Any nominee not inducted will be considered by the committee for three years after the initial nomination is submitted. They will not need to be renominated until after that three years is up.

Area death

Mary Lois Wicker, 88, of Marion died Wednesday at Livingston Hospital. Services are Sunday at Myers Funeral Home.

Area Death

Charlotte Ann Maness, 69, of Marion, died Wednesday Sept. 19 at St. Mary Hospital in Evansville.

Services are scheduled for  Saturday at Gilbert Funeral Home in Marion.

Area Death

John Earl Crider Sr., 71, of Greenville, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. Services will be Friday, Sept. 21. Gary's Funeral Home of Greenville is in charge of arrangements.

Water boil advisory

UPDATE: The boil water advisory has been lifted by the Crittenden-Livingston Water District.

The Crittenden-Livingston Water District has issued a water boil advisory along U.S. 60 West, from Moore Hill to address 1201 U.S. 60 West. The advisory includes residents of Claylick Road. The district said the advisory will stay in place until tomorrow, but could not give a specific time. Only 50 customers are affected by the advisory.

New developments in Invensys expansion

There are some new developments in Invensys' plans to expand its wayside division. The Marion manufacturing facility may have a good chance to keeping 50 new jobs the company is expected to create in the coming months. The jobs were originally slated to go to Lyon County.

See today's Crittenden Press printed edition for details. The newspaper will be on sale after 3  p.m.

Junior pro football cancelled tonight

There will be no Crittenden County Junior Pro football practice tonight due to wet fields and forecast of more rain.

Area Death

 Rosa Nell Hillyard, 84, of Marion, died September 15, 2012 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, Sept. 18 Myers Funeral Home in Marion.

Authorities need help locating missing woman

UPADTE: The missing woman was found unharmed early Sunday morning walking along U.S. 60 West.

Local authorities need the community's help locating a missing special needs woman who was last seen Saturday morning at 9 a.m., on West Elm Street in Marion.

Katherine Stokes, 27, of Marion was last seen wearing black shorts and white shirt with Special Olympics printed on the front.

Stokes is 5-foot-7, 180 pounds with dark hair and she wears glasses.

Authorities say Stokes had an argument with her mother then disappeared. She is believed to have been on foot initially, but law enforcement has searched the neighborhood and knocked on doors in the area without any luck finding her.

If you see her, call Marion Police Department at 965-3500.

Rocket football kickoff at 7:30 tonight

There has been some confusion this year because some games start earlier. This one kicks off at 7:30 and it's Young Rockets Nights. Players and cheerleaders in flag football, junior pro and middle school can wear jerseys and get in free.