June 18, 2013
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McCracken District Court
May 14 Jason R. Schaefer, 36, 4000 Old Benton Rd., Paducah, fraudulent use of a credit card, under $500 within six months; 10 days, no further offenses, pay $23.67 restitution. Michael D. Wad...
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Grant sought for improvements to Floral Hall
Upgrades to a historic McCracken County recreational building may be on the horizon as volunteers prepare an application for state funding assistance. The Carson Park board will apply for a $100...
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Wreck injures driver
A two-vehicle collision injured one person at 8:17 a.m. Thursday on Ky. 80 West near Fancy Farm, according to the Graves County Sheriff’s Department. Marvin Beasley, 73, of Clear Springs backed ...
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Bridge repairs delayed
Repairs on the U.S. 51 Ohio River bridge at Cairo, Ill., which will restrict commercial traffic this summer and fall, have been delayed from the June 24 start date, according to the Kentucky Transp...
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Fire victim identified
An autopsy by the Kentucky State Police lab in Madisonville on Thursday positively identified Patricia Bohne, 32, of Hazel as the person who died early Wednesday in a Calloway County house fire, ac...
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Contamination closes pool
Fecal matter found on the deck and along the side of the Noble Park Pool on Thursday closed the pool, according to a city parks department news release. The pool is set to open at 11 a.m. today,...
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Tearing down to build up
Construction workers are removing a warehouse at the back of the former Coca-Cola plant that will make way for 25 to 30 parking spaces, according to the former plant’s owner. Meagan Musselman, w...
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Wreck leads to arrest
A woman was arrested after her car struck a tree and parked vehicle in Cadiz on Wednesday. Julie C. Coleman, 51, of Anna Street struck a tree with the passenger side of her vehicle at the inters...
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Day offers ways to salute American flag
Residents hoping to salute the red, white and blue of the American flag will have many opportunities this Flag Day. Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777, when the Second Continental Congress offi...
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Quilt exhibit opens
A traveling exhibit will be on display at The National Quilt Museum, 215 Jefferson St., from today to Sept. 9.   The quilts in this exhibit are from the annual “11th Quilt Japan” contest, the mo...
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Lourdes Field to host track, soccer
The track and soccer field complex at the new McCracken County High School will be called Lourdes Field. Lourdes announced it had contracted with the county school system for the naming rights. ...
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Corrections
An item was incorrectly listed in Thursday’s Current section. The correct time for evening performances of “Les Misérables” is 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. The Saturday matinee performance ...
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Davis honored
The Kentucky Association of Secondary School Principals, or KASSP, has selected Paducah Tilghman High School principal Art Davis as the KASSP Principal of the Year.  This is the highest award the o...
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Man gets 20 years in porn case
Matthew Francis Ferreira, 28, of McCracken County was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to 20 years in prison and a life term of supervised release for violating child pornography laws, acc...
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Yard sale helps fund doctor’s visit
Anyone meeting Phoenix Richard would think he’s a perfectly average 8-year-old boy. He loves sports, especially baseball, and playing with his friends at Morgan Elementary. When he meets you, he...
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