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Enrollment drop costing county schools
Enrollment continues to fall for McCracken County Schools, costing the district millions of state education dollars. The district’s average daily attendance rate shrank by more than 100 students...
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Seth Perlman | Associated Press The remains of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ridgeway, Ill., stand in this March 1 file photo as a testament to the power of the EF-4 tornado that claimed seven lives when it rumbled through southern Illinois last February.
Still moving forward
Harrisburg, Ill., Mayor Eric Gregg remembers the sirens going off just after 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 29, 2012. He remembers getting his wife and youngest son to safety. He remembers walking outside to hi...
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Court dismisses attorney’s charge
A Paducah attorney accused of providing alcohol to minors is no longer facing a misdemeanor charge after the case was dismissed Tuesday in McCracken District Court. According to the district cle...
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n Murray City Council — 6:30 p.m., City Hall. n Paducah-McCracken Joint Sewer Agency — 5 p.m., meeting facility, Northview St.
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Livingston Livestock
LEDBETTER — Markets totaled 365 head. Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs., $1 to $10 higher; over 500 lbs., $4 to $5 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls,...
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Sun files Scrap metal and remnants of a grain silo are scattered throughout a field in western McCracken County after a tornado last February. McCracken County has 19 tornado sirens and is looking to add more, while Ballard County only has one siren in the town of La Center.
Ballard works toward better warning systems
Severe weather safety is a top priority of law enforcement and emergency management teams across western Kentucky. Being susceptible to tornadoes, the region places a high importance on forecasting...
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Man pleads guilty to child porn
A McCracken County man faces a maximum of 70 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal child pornography charges in U.S. District Court in Paducah. A federal grand jury indicted Matthew F...
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The Lineup
Today Senior Medicare Patrol, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive. Learn to detect potential Medicare errors, fraud and abuse. Report errors or suspected fraud to SMP. 442-8993. Paduca...
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Paducah police arrest 14 on various drug charges
A several-month Paducah police investigation culminated Wednesday morning in the arrests of 14 McCracken County residents, 13 charged with drug trafficking. Six other people face charges. Sgt. W...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Empty commercial lots in front of the Paducah Regional Sports Plex are for sale on U.S. 60. Tim Stonecipher, complex co-owner and general manager, petitioned McCracken Judge-Executive Van Newberry in February for a wet-dry vote to allow alcohol sales within the precinct after a restaurant and gas station expressed interest in developing on the lots.
Interest sparks alcohol petition
The western McCracken County precinct that encompasses Barkley Regional Airport, the Paducah Regional Sports Plex and the new county high school may soon allow alcohol sales. Doug Harnice, McCra...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun Paducah Mayor Gayle Kaler (left), Human Rights Commission Chairwoman Bernice Belt (center) and anti-bullying advocate Morgan Guess sign a resolution against bullying at the City Commission meeting on Tuesday night at City Hall. Kaler also announced that the city and county would be forming a task force to address the area's bullying issue.
Kaler announces bullying task force for city-county
Everyone has a story about bullying. That idea alone led Paducah Mayor Gayle Kaler to introduce an anti-bullying resolution at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting. Then, one by one, the commissio...
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The Lineup
Today Lone Oak Kiwanis, 7 a.m., Lone Oak Little Castle. 554-0431. AARP with IRS offers free tax service to low and moderate income individuals, with special attention to those age 60 and ol...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun The air traffic control tower stands Tuesday at Barkley Regional Airport. The possible closure of the tower could mean increased delays during bad weather.
Officials say tower closure safe
The possible closure of the air traffic control tower at Barkley Regional Airport could increase travel delays during bad weather, but would not compromise the safety of passengers, according to ai...
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LAUREL BLACK | The Sun Lori Devine, chairwoman of the 56th annual Telethon of Stars, addresses members of the Lions Club and Telethon beneficiaries at the Lions Club meeting at Walker Hall, 229 Madison St., on Tuesday. Devine presented checks from the Telethon, which raised $436,934.47 this year, to representatives from Easter Seals West Kentucky, St. John's Community Service-CDS, TLC of Southern Illinois and Easter Seals Southeast Missouri.
Checks mark close of Telethon
No one ever said organizing an event that raises nearly $500,000 would be easy, but all the effort to make the 56th annual Lions Club Telethon of Stars a success paid off — literally — on Tuesday. ...
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County leads leash law discussion
After hearing from residents on both sides of implementing a countywide leash law, the McCracken Fiscal Court faces the task of finding a happy medium to control loose dogs. People who attended ...
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