Crittenden County Clerk's office hiring

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The Crittenden County Clerk's Office is seeking to fill one vacancy.

The full-time position includes a 34- to 40-hour 

workweek with benefits.

Send resume by mail or email. Please no calls or 

visits.

Spring's Free Dump Days

Spring cleaning time brings Free Dump Days at the Crittenden County Convenience Center Thursday and Friday, April 7-8 from 8 a.m., to 3:30 p.m., and Saturday, April 9 from 8 a.m., to noon. 

Waste tires will be accepted, but no household trash, residential or agriculture chemicals nor paint unless dried with kitty litter. 

This is a residential event only with no trash accepted from commercial operators. This is for residents or property owners of Crittenden County only. Identification will be checked prior to dumping. 

For more information, call 270-969-1914.

Courthouse open as storm shelter

The Crittenden County Courthouse will be open tonight as a shelter from severe weather.

Judge-Executive Perry Newcom said individuals who do not have a safe place to shelter may access the courthouse through the Carlisle Street entrance.

Ferry closed due to high winds

 The Cave In Rock Ferry is closed due to high winds. Operations will resume when winds subside.

Fohs Hall a community gem, available for rentals

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Once a school, historic Fohs Hall is an ideal location for your next event.

Available as a rental for parties, weddings, receptions and concerts, the building recently received a sound and light upgrade that further 

improved its value as a cultural arts center.

During April, two performances will be held at Fohs Hall, including a country/bluegrass event and a children's production featuring 

local youth.

Visit the new Fohs Hall website, fohshall.org.

Severe weather threat cancels school early

Crittenden County Schools is releasing school early today due to incoming severe weather.

The impact from high winds is prompting the dismissal of school at 2 p.m., to ensure student and staff safety, according to the school district.

All after-school practices and activities also are canceled.

Keeping It Rural in Ky reopening March 31

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Winter has broken and Keeping It Rural in Ky is celebrating with its return to spring business hours on March 31.

Located on Ky. 365 about four miles from Mattoon, Keeping It Rural in Ky has only Kentucky-made products.

Shop for gifts for others or spices, jellies and sauces for your kitchen. You will be amazed at all the Kentucky-made products like soaps, lotions, hand-carved wooden bowls, t-shirts, appliqué baseball caps, throw rugs, aprons and much more.

Stop by today and see Stella Guess and keep it rural, Kentucky.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Brandi Rogers and Brooke Winterrowd place pinwheels along the sidewalk at the Crittenden County Courthouse Tuesday morning in recognition of April as Child Abuse Awareness Month.

Judge-Executive Perry Newcom signed a proclamation recognizing the efforts of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and Family Court Judge Brandi Rogers to bring awareness to the severity of child abuse in Kentucky.

Crittenden County substantiated 57 cases of child abuse in Crittenden County last year. Kentucky ranks fifth in the nation for child abuse rates in the nation.

CASA volunteers represent abused and neglected children in the family court system.

Caldwell Springs site of candidate forum March 31

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Meet your candidates for elected office in Crittenden County in the third of a five-night series.

Crittenden County Judge-Executive Perry Newcom, running unopposed in the May 17 primary, is hosting meet the candidate events at rural fire departments throughout Crittenden County and at the Lions Club building for Marion residents in April.

The next event, held Thursday, March 31, will be at the Caldwell Springs Volunteer Fire Department located next to the old Frances Elementary School on Ky. 70.

Bunch Bros. to sell Perryman estate Saturday

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The family of Geneva Perryman has enlisted Bunch Brothers Auctioneers & Realty to sell the real estate and personal property in her estate. Additional items from the Barry Gilbert estate will be included in the sale.

The auction begins at 10 a.m., April 2.

To be sold is three-bedroom historic 100-year-old brick home on East Depot Street in Marion. The home features two fire places, eat-in kitchen, covered patio and a 24x26-foot outbuilding.

Personal effects in the auction include antiques, collectibles, furniture, guns, knives, tools, coins and more. 

Early-voting options finalized for May

Early-voting details have been approved by the Crittenden County Board of Elections. Its decisions will require final approval from the state, but will likely stand, as they fall within legal parameters. 

The May 17 Primary Election will be held form 6 a.m., to 6 p.m., but there will be other opportunities to cast votes. 

Paper ballots can begin being requested on April 2. They will be available until May 3. Paper ballots must be received at the county clerk’s office by May 17.

There will be six days of what’s called “excused absentee in-person voting” for anyone who will be out of town on election day, or have another approved excuse. Ballots for individuals qualifying to absentee in-person voting will 8 a.m., to 4:30 p.m., in the county clerk’s office May 4-6 and May 9-11.

Lastly, there will be three early-voting days where ballots can be cast inside the law library on the main floor of the Crittenden County Courthouse. Those opportunities are for anyone in the county and voting

Electrician injured while working at CCHS

An electrician was injured Friday afternoon while working on electrical upgrades at Crittenden County High School. School officials say the individual suffered severe burns when upgrading an electrical panel as part of the school's renovation project.

"Thanks to the swift action of our middle/high nurse Brandy Whitney, as well as high school art teacher, Elizabeth Rodriguez, also a certified EMT, the gentleman received immediate quality care until paramedics with Crittenden Community Hospital arrived on the scene," said Tiffany Blazina, Crittenden County Schools public relations officer.

Crittenden County High School students were moved to Rocket Arena until the panel was evaluated and it was deemed safe for them to return to the building around 2:30 p.m.

The individual was airlifted to Nashville, Tenn.

"Our thoughts, first and foremost, are for him and his family. Please join us in prayer for his recovery," Blazina said in a news release.

Crittenden County Clerk's Office hiring

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The Crittenden County Clerk's Office is seeking to fill one vacancy.

The full-time position includes a 34- to 40-hour 

workweek with benefits.

Send resume by mail or email. Please no calls or 

visits.

Free tree seedlings today at CCCD

Free seedlings will be given away by the Crittenden County Conservation District to county residents while supplies last starting at 10 a.m., Friday, March 25 at the office on East Bellville Street.

This year’s seedlings will be northern red oak, nuttall oak, white oak, willow oak, river birch, red shumard oak, pecan, white pine and cypress. The Kentucky Division of Forestry has matched purchases of some of the trees. Trees are bagged two per bag, with a limit of four bags (8 trees). 

The district’s goal is to help the community beautify yards and homeplaces, provide habitat and keep the county one of the forested treasures of the state. 

Lundy graduating from KSP trooper academy

Jared Lundy of Marion will be among 71 new Kentucky State Troopers graduating from the state police basic training academy's Cadet Class 101 on Friday. The class is the largest since 2014.

Graduation ceremonies are at 9 a.m., Friday at Buck Run Baptist Church in Frankfort.

See more in your full edition of The Crittenden Press.

Marion office looking for employee

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A Marion office has a job opening.

Resumes for the fast-paced office position are being accepted by email.

The position is for weekdays only. Email resume to MarionEmploymentOpp@gmail.com.

Kenergy seeks legislative help to provide broadband

 

Crittenden County Judge-Executive Perry Newcom is calling on local residents to respond with support for the following legislation, which is endorsed by the local electric cooperative. Newcom said Kenergy's plan to provide rural broadband to Crittenden County and other nearby areas is the best chance to improve internet service here. 

"This bill language provides the lane that will allow Kenergy to proceed with its plan to cover our entire county with high-speed, affordable internet," Newcom said in a letter to area leaders urging them to support the plan by contacting their state senator. 

"We need to ensure that our state senator hears from everyone possible regarding the vote on this bill," Newcom said.

Newcom says it's his understanding that the governor is not in favor of this plan being approved by the General Assembly. 

MESSAGE FROM KENERGY

We need your help to expand access to highspeed broadband in Kentucky. 

Last week, the Kentucky House of Representatives unanimously approved broadband expansion legislation. Now, the Kentucky Senate is considering this bill, HB 315. Senators need to hear from rural Kentuckians like you about the important of broadband for our homes, businesses, families, schools, churches, hospitals and so many other parts of our daily lives.

Contact your state senator today and ask for a Yes vote on HB 315

Red tape and a cumbersome bureaucratic process have held up broadband funding approved a year ago. HB 315 clears the way for that funding to reach the areas that need it most. HB 315 streamlines the regulatory process for cooperatives wishing to deploy broadband and appropriates $300 million to expand broadband in rural Kentucky, specifically targeted for citizens who are unserved today.

HB 315 also improves the future broadband funding process, taking critical steps to unlock as much federal funding as possible for Kentucky to access through the Federal Infrastructure Act. 

Please tell your senator to Vote YES on HB 315 and clear the way for expanded highspeed broadband in rural Kentucky.

Thank you,
Kentucky Electric Cooperatives 

Water over a couple of county roads

 Rising rivers and streams - tributaries of the Ohio River – area creating some travel issues in rural Crittenden County. As of late yesterday, Cool Springs Road and Enon Church Road were covered with water.

Exercise caution if you are traveling in these areas in the eastern part of the county.

Magazine photographer in Marion for H&H shoot

The editor of the Hardware Connection, a national publication in the hardware industry, was in Marion today to take pictures for a feature story in H&H Home and Hardware. 

Owners Shanna and David West review photos Chris Jensen took during a mid-morning photo shoot. 

The publication has a circulation of 60,000 and will be available later this spring. 

The Wests, along with Shanna’s parents Alan and Stacy Hunt, have received local and national attention for their innovate marketing approach to their Marion store, located on Sturgis Road.

In this week's full edition of The Press, read more about Shanna West and her speaking engagement at the Chamber of Commerce Leadership Breakfast last week.

Job Corps Center has job openings

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The Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center now has a $15 minimum wage.

The Union County center is seeking employees at a competitive salary with a benefits package and opportunities for advancement. 

View current job openings at mtcjobs.com.