Ideal Convenience Store on Sturgis Rd., in Marion has been evacuated due to a potential gas leak.
Employees and patrons were asked to leave the store when a strong gas odor was detected just before noon.
Law enforcement and emergency responders are on site.
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A new stop sign has been hung this week at the intersection of Rochester and Cherry streets near the former National Guard Armory.
The intersection will now be a three-way stop. Before, traffic traveling west on Rochester did not stop while vehicles going east on Rochester or north on Cherry had a stop sign.
Complaints of high-speed drivers through the intersection has prompted the change.
White stop bars will also be painted on the streets at the three-way stop.
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Flushing will take place during the overnight hours from 8pm to 6am each day.
Customers will from time to time experience cloudy water and lower water pressure.
This is a routine yearly maintenance procedure.
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Local authorities are looking for a Crittenden County man who eluded them in a chase that ended in Frances Wednesday night when he crashed a motorcycle.
Sheriff Evan Head said Brian Fitzgerald, 34, is wanted on an outstanding warrant for probation violation. The sheriff said Fitzgerald is also facing other charges from last night’s pursuit and felony drug charges for having a large amount of methamphetamine that was recovered during a subsequent investigation.
Anyone with information about Fitzgerald's whereabouts is asked to call central dispatching at 270-965-3500.
The event is starting earlier than normal at 6 p.m. Cost for 16-up is $15.
More fair events are coming up next week starting with the pageants on Tuesday night.
See our special 28-page special fair section inside this week's newspaper.
The closure will be on the southern end of Cool Springs Road. The work should be completed Thursday, July 27.
The second annual Marty McKenney Memorial 5K race and walk will be held at Marion-Crittenden County Park at 6 p.m., on Friday, July 28. This will be a fundraising event for the Marty McKenney Scholarship Fund, which was created recently to honor the late track and field booster. McKenney was one of Crittenden County’s early track coaches and was instrumental in helping get the oval track built at the park. She passed away in 2021 at the age of 89.
Entry fee is a minimum $25 donation to the fundraising effort. Registration can be completed in advance. Forms and payment information are available on the Marty McKenney Memorial Facebook page.
The purpose of the Emerald Club is to allow youth to connect to their community through historical and current local leaders, get to know local and state elected officials and attend meetings and explore local and national landmarks.
Anyone interested in joining can get more information by contacting the Crittenden County Extension office at 270-965-5236.
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Crittenden County Detention is now processing bonds round the clock, seven days a week.
Jailer Athena Hayes said the jail has traditionally processed bonds overnight or weekends, during typical non-business hours. Otherwise, bonds were processed at the Crittenden Circuit Clerk’s office in the courthouse.
With the circuit clerk leaving the courthouse and relocating temporarily at 208 South Main Street – during demolition of the existing courthouse and construction of a new justice center – Hayes said the jail is stepping up to help.
Beginning immediately, all cash bonds up to $9,850 can be processed 24/7 at the detention center.
In this week's full edition of The Crittenden Press you will find a high-resolution, full-color map of the entire 9.2-mile section. This map shows properties that will be impacted by the new highway and indicates precise locations for connector roads.
This map is printed on an entire newspaper page and is only available in this form in your Crittenden Press, which is available digitally starting at $2.95 a month or at newsstands for $1.
The Crittenden Press is your primary source of news and information for this community. We’re proud to serve our community and we take great pride in bringing you real news, sports reporting and other information that helps you know what’s going on in town and across the county. Help ensure that real reporting continues in this community by subscribing today. You can subscribe online to the full version of the newspaper for only $2.95 a month. Try our new e-Edition newspaper emailed straight to your inbox every Wednesday. Click here to SUBSCRIBE.
Informational fliers are posted in medical facilities in these counties. You must schedule a ride 24 hours in advance to verify availability.
To reserve a seat, call PACS Transportation at 1-800-462-4601.
For more information, contact Jenny Sosh, Crittenden and Livingston County Senior Center director, at (270) 965-5229 or (270) 928-2811.
Flooding in Western Kentucky over the past couple days is an indication of pain that can be caused by water, but in Marion there's still a crisis over not having enough.
This week's full edition of The Crittenden Press takes a look at a couple of big water-related stories. In Marion, the city council is discussing how it can pay for a struggling water department that's been nearly crippled by a problem with one of its raw water sources. Meanwhile Crittenden-Livingston Water District stands to benefit to some degree from the situation in Marion as federal officials try to help by earmarking big money for the two-county system.
In this week's newspaper, see how your water rates could be affect in Marion and what congress may do to help.
Also, this week we take a look a novel approach for welding students at CCHS and there is a full report from last week's grand jury and circuit court proceedings.
The Crittenden Press is your primary source of news and information for this community. We’re proud to serve our community and we take great pride in bringing you real news, sports reporting and other information that helps you know what’s going on in town and across the county. Help ensure that real reporting continues in this community by subscribing today. You can subscribe online to the full version of the newspaper for only $2.95 a month. Try our new e-Edition newspaper emailed straight to your inbox every Wednesday. Click here to SUBSCRIBE.
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Chumbler began her duties recently and will be meeting with patrons from 6:30 to 7:30 Thursday evening in the library meeting room.
The event is sponsored by Friends of the Library.
